Happy Valley hosts a wealth of Special Events in every season: Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall. Fall is Football  & Pumpkins with all its Harvest Celebrations. Winter features Christmas with Tannenbaum and Mistletoe, and First Night Ice Sculptures, with Skiing and Snow Sports in Frigid January. Spring's Blossoms bedeck the once barren silhouettes of nature awakening, and travelers risk fickle weather for Blue-White activities.  Summer's Glory is nature full-blown to frame outdoor activities up and down the byways of Centre County, the Keystone of the Keystone State.   Besides the Annual array of these Seasonal Events which form a base for short or extended visits, let us help you with itineraries of a more esoteric nature. They may be Artfully Evergreen and On-Going,  or display the simple Art of Our Lives in creative offerings of this charming work called Tourism, where we offer something of Our deepest selves to enrich Your lives, dear Traveler. 

 

Organizers of the Tussey Mountainback 50 Mile Relay and Ultramarathon have announced that the 2007 event has been selected by USA Track and Field to host the USA 50-Mile National Championships (see attachments). This year's race will take place on Saturday, September 22nd 2007 in central Pennsylvania's Rothrock State Forest. Start and Finish will be at the Tussey Mountain Ski and Family Fun Center, one mile south of Boalsburg on SR322.

Each year, proceeds from the Mountainback Relay support a local non-profit cause. We have a special incentive this year to encourage your participation. Proceeds this year will be directed to the Marine Corps League Nittany Leathernecks Detachment's Colonel Gerald F. Russell Scholarship Fund.

About the Colonel Gerald F. Russell Scholarship Fund
Initiated 1 May 2006, this scholarship fund honors Colonel Gerald F. Russell, USMC (Ret), a veteran of Guadalcanal, Iwo Jima, Korea, and the Cuban Missile Crisis. The scholarship provides financial support to the dependants of eligible Centre County Pennsylvania Marine Corps League veteran dependents. Most importantly, it also embraces the children of ANY Centre County Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard or Marine warrior who is killed or significantly wounded as a result of military engagements associated with the Global War on Terrorism, to include direct support and/or associated training missions since 11 September 2001. To date, this additional obligation currently includes four children of Army Reserve (2), National Guard (1), and Marine Corps (1) patriots.