1/16/08

Blossburg News & Views
By Cheryl Whitney Boinske

Submitted by Ethel Sandstrom:
"I read your Blossburg Views every week and have something for you.

Ralph and Ethel Sandstrom of Arnot are proud to announce that their granddaughter Ashlee has had her poem chosen to appear in the National Edition of school poetry. High Honors is a compilation of poems submitted by teachers. Only 8 poems were chosen from Ashlee's school with her submission being one of them. Ashlee attends school near Ithaca, NY, and is an honor student there. Gram is a published poet too, so this has special meaning to her."

Wednesday, January 16th is the next Act 80 Day. Students will be dismissed at 11:30 A.M. Schools and Offices will be closed on Monday, January 21st for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Tuesday, January 22nd is an Inservice Day. No school for students.

The North Penn Industrial Arts program is primarily in junior high mode. The seventh grade students are learning proper tool use and layout skills, while the eighth grade students are at various stages of completion of birdfeeders, shelves and cabinets. Skye Stiner, Jason DeHaven, and Austin Stoudt are strong performers in the shop.

Ninth grade students are working on drafting mechanical drawings. McKayla Kshir and Amber Lloyd are working hard and the results show. The class is now transitioning into the fundamentals of architectural drawings.

The juniors should start looking at the spring SAT dates and get registered on line ASAP. There is still time for sophomores and juniors to apply for the Pennsylvania Governor’s Schools (summer 2008). Seniors need to check community service hours and credits. If anyone is in danger of not graduating parents will be notified. Scholarship information is available in the guidance office.

Wed Jan 16 6pm – 7:30pm (Monthly at 6pm on the third Wednesday) Blossburg Visions in Business and Entertainment (VIBE) Monthly Meeting. Blossburg Visions in Business and Entertainment (V.I.B.E.) is a non-profit organization dedicated to revitalizing downtown Blossburg. All of our monthly meetings are open to the general public to come in an find out more about our organization, get involved in an action team or start a new project under V.I.B.E. http://www.blossburg.org/vibe

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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