The Community College of Beaver County is showing its new colors all over its the Center Township campus as part of a $26 million renovation project.

The new colors, are blue, white and a hue described as "copper penny."

The colors are being used on building panels, signs and the official college logo.

Ground was broken for the renovations in October 2007, and all work is expected to be completed on schedule by this time next year.

Ribbon cutting was held in January to mark the opening of the first new building -- a maintenance facility.

Also completed is a building for administrative services, the business office, information technology and human resources.

The multiyear project is expect to add 20,000 additional square feet of buildings and refurbish parking lots, upgrade entrances and landscaping and expand labs and faculty offices.

Approximately 100 students in the Congressional district of U.S. Rep. Jason Altmire, D-McCandless, walked a combined 14.8 million steps to win the American Horsepower Challenge sponsored by the Humana Foundation.

Those steps, equal to about 5,600 miles, mean the participants burned more than 250,000 calories during the four-week exercise and video-game program involving nearly 1,600 students in 20 Congressional districts or states.

Each of the participating schools in Rep. Altmire's district will receive a $5,000 grant from The Humana Foundation -- Midland Elementary/Middle School, Hopewell Memorial Junior High School, Beaver Falls Middle School, Deer Lakes Middle School and Franklin Regional Middle School.

The Center Theatre Players' production of "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" will be presented at 7:30 p.m. July 24 and 25 and 7:30 p.m. July 31 and Aug. 1 in the auditorium of the Penn State Beaver Student Union Building, Brodhead Road, Center.

The musical, which is part of the Brodhead Cultural Center's 33rd summer programming series, is directed by Sandy Reigel, of Monaca, who also is the director of the Center Theatre Players.

Tickets are $13. Call 724-773-3610 or e-mail, rxm70@psu.edu.

The deadline has been extended to Dec. 31 to apply for the state property tax and rent rebate program.

The state program benefits individuals age 65 and older, widows and widowers age 50 and older, and people with disabilities age 18 and older.

The income limit is $35,000, which excludes half of Social Security income, for homeowners and $15,000 for renters.

The income guidelines are: under $8,000, $650 rebate; $8,001-$15,000, $500 rebate; $15,001-$18,000, $300 rebate; $18,001-$35,000, $250 rebate.

The rebate applies to property taxes or rent paid in 2008. The program is funded by state Lottery proceeds.

Applications can be obtained by calling the office of state Sen. John Pippy at 412-262-2260 in Moon or 412-749-4722 in Sewickley.

Applications also can be obtained online at www.papropertytaxrelief.com.