Defining Beauty

Penn State alumna and Lamar resident Jaime Gentzyl receives highlights at Looks Hair Design in State College, Pa. by hairdresser Kelly McMurtrie on Monday. Photo by Marilyn Perez

Penn State alumna and Lamar resident Jaime Gentzyl gets her hair washed at Looks Hair Design in State College, Pa. by hairdresser Kelly McMurtrie on Monday. Photo by Marilyn Perez

Meal Moments

Church member Rodney Reese enjoys a conversation during a Thursday dinner affiliated with the University Baptist Church located on S. Burrowes Street in State College, Pa. on the third of February. 

Church member Marnie Hoy enjoys a conversation during a Thursday dinner affiliated with the University Baptist Church located on S. Burrowes Street in State College, Pa. on the third of February.

Superhero

 Elizabeth Strickler has been helping stray animals find homes as the volunteer dog coordinator at Centre County PAWS in State College, Pa since 1985. She performs reiki, a Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation that also promotes healing, on a male cat named Wishbone who has been paralyzed from the waist down since being hit by a car. Photo taken by Marilyn Perez for Comm 469 on Sunday, January 30, 2011.

Elizabeth Strickler, volunteer dog coordinator at Centre County PAWS in State College, plays with three-year-old dog Joseph who will likely find a home for adoption in the afternoon. Photo taken by Marilyn Perez for Comm 469 on Sunday, January 30, 2011.