Pacino takes on Paterno

Ilike college football as much as the next guy — provided that the next guy wasn’t a Penn State fan in 2011. As presented in “Paterno” (8 p.m. Saturday, HBO), Happy Valley, the nickname for the area surrounding the university, comes off like an oxymoron as students and townsfolk react with increasing levels of rage to developments in the sexual abuse scandal engulfing the football team.

With coach Joe Paterno (Al Pacino) and his family sequestered in their home, their front lawn is besieged by dozens of students and members of the media. Son Scott (Greg Grunberg), an attorney, goes out to address them and implore them also to think about the young boys former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky ultimately would be convicted of raping.

Each time Scott tries to mention the children, he’s shouted down by chants of “Joe Pa-ter-no!”

When Paterno is eventually fired for his involvement — or lack thereof — in the scandal, city streets become a mob scene. Police turn out in riot gear. Sara Ganim (Riley Keough),

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gly worms, insects that also protect plants from harmful pests. Packets of ladybugs are normally sold for about $7.99, according to Gwaltney.

“We work with a grower out of California that we contract to grow things for us,” Gwaltney said. “They do something similar at their garden centers and they’ve had really great success with it. So, we wanted to replicate that here, because it’s a fun thing to get excited about for spring.”

No ladybugs are harmed in this exchange, as they’re shipped in cardboard cases in temperaturecontrolled trucks.

They only come 25 pouches to a case so they won’t crush each other. Little holes in the cases and mesh-textured pouches ensure the ladybugs can breathe.

Customers can expect to receive one free pouch per person on Saturday.

A few cautionary steps will ensure the ladybugs stay put once released into the garden.

“You want to release them in the evening when it’s a little bit cooler and they’re more calm,” Gwaltney said.

“When they come out, they’ll need to have a little bit of water. Most importantly, they need something to eat. So if you don’t have any pests in your garden — if you have more of a sterile environment, they’re going to fly away and find something to eat. If you have pests, then they’ll stick around.”

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