1/09/08
Blossburg News & Views
By Cheryl Whitney Boinske
This week we heard from yet another 'satisfied customer': "Hi Blossburg news, To let you know that I do enjoy hearing news from Blossburg. We lived on North Williamson Rd. so that really rang a bell. I am sure that the town has changed much in the years since we left." Lucille Hadley
The Blossburg Memorial Library has added weekend hours. The library will be open every Saturday from 8 AM 3PM starting January 5, 2008.
Mon Jan 7 6pm 6:30pm. The newly elected members of council will be sworn in at the Blossburg Borough swearing in meeting; held at the Blossburg Borough Council Room. Immediately following will be a Blossburg Borough Council reorganizational meeting; purpose of the meeting will be to meet and organize in order to continue the daily operations of the borough.
Wed Jan 9 11:30am 12:30pm (Monthly at 11:30am on the second Wednesday) STSD Communities that Care meeting at the Blossburg Memorial Library. Contact information: Stephanie Sweet, Program Assistant. Tioga County Partnership for Community Health 570-723-0519.
Wed Jan 9 6pm 9pm (Monthly at 6pm on the second Wednesday) Hillside Rod & Gun Club General Membership Meeting - Open to members only. Doors open at 6 PM, meeting starts at 7 PM. Dinner available following the meeting. http://www.hillsiderodandgun.org
Mon Jan 14 6:30pm 8:30pm. Southern Tioga School District Board of Education meeting held at the Liberty High School Auditorium. Meetings are open to the public.
The Blossburg Memorial Library board of trustees will meet on January 21, 2008 at 4 PM in the community room. All library board meetings are open to the public.
Thank you to all those who have generously donated to the North Penn Area United Fund. We will continue to collect donations until the end of January 2008. Funds collected will be distributed to non-profit community organizations within the Arnot, Morris Run, Blossburg and Covington area. All citizen donations will be matched by Ward Manufacturing. If you have not yet donated you may do so by sending your donation to; North Penn Area United Fund, PO Box 21, Blossburg, PA 16912.
With increased interest in buying local and supporting farmers markets, there has been expressed frustration with persons wanting to participate but unable because cooked/baked goods sold must be prepared in an inspected kitchen. There is information and possibly funding for a certified public kitchen that can be used by persons wanting to produce such products. Anyone interested in looking into the possibility of getting a certified public kitchen in the Blossburg area please contact me at mcnamara@epix,net. Meeting(s) would be held at Wellsboro Penn Tech, during the daytime at a date yet to be determined.
Congratulations to the following students for their acceptance into Certified Nurse Assistant program beginning this month. The ten students from STSD will train at Penn College North Campus for 18 weeks, in addition to taking their full schedules at their high schools. Alison Wood, Dana Coates, Brittany Schimpf, and Jessica Stewart from MHS, Danielle Rhoads, and Jessica Roan from LHS, and Onalee Anderson, Kayla House, Aleesha Henry, and Megan Slater from NPHS will form their own class. Wish them great success! A special thank you to Southern Tioga School District for covering the costs of tuition for the students!!!
The transition from high school to college can be a challenging, if not traumatic, experience for students and parents alike. Thats why the seniors have spent I Block time researching college information and talking about what to expect their first year out of high school. Ms. Peterson, our new school psychologist, visited the senior I Block a couple of times to offer information and advice. Miss Deljanovan, Mr. Smith, and Mrs. Snyder will continue these conversations with seniors during I Block until the end of the semester. And, as always, Mrs. Barton is available to answer questions and find information.
REMINDERS:
A food pantry is held the third Monday each month from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at First United Methodist Church of Blossburg. For more information, contact Betty Johnson at (570) 638-2805.
T.O.P.S. (Take off Pounds Sensibly) meets every Monday at the First United Methodist Church of Blossburg. Weigh-in is at 5 p.m.
Blossburg BINGO! Every Monday bingo is held at St. Mary's Hall, 6:30 p.m.
Loretta Frost-Steffen; a Creative Memories Consultant holds scrapbooking classes every Tuesday night from 6pm to 10 pm. Call for more information: 570-404-4336
If you or your organizations have any birthdays, anniversaries, congratulations, sympathies, events, information or any questions for Blossburg News & Views, please contact Cheryl Whitney Boinske, (570) 638-3107 or news@blossburg.org.
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