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Sgt. Michael Bogart spoke to the crowd at the Back the Blue event in Weatherly last Friday, sponsored by Centenary United Methodist Church. People presented cards and donuts and spoke words of thanks and appreciation to the local police force. The community enjoyed hotdogs snacks and drinks.
Photos courtesy Lori Reiner
WASD changes plans for in-school instruction by Seth Isenberg
for five of these staff to be reduced from full-time with Because COVID-19 cases are benefits, to part-time — withon the rise again locally, the out benefits. Since then, Weatherly Area School Dismost have resigned. At this trict revised its plan for students to return to in-person learning in the WASD buildings. Instead of a start for grades 7 to 12, only 7th and 8th graders started this week from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday, with synchronous learning by Seth Isenberg Tuesday and Thursday online. Penn Lake Borough CounPlans for the high schoolers to start in-person classes two cil, at their October meeting, voted to contract for a dam days a week are on hold. At their November 4 caucus inspection, after checking meeting, the Weatherly Area with the PA DEP to see if it was needed due to the plans School Board accepted two for the upgrade. It was, and more resignations from the engineers Borton Lawson will District’s part-time paraprofessionals staff. As the school be out before winter to do the year budget was discussed work. back in June, the Board voted For the dam work, Borton
meeting, the board accepted resignations from Christa Buoniauto, effective October 25, and Mary Stoffel, effective November 2.
WASD business manager Natasha Milazzo explained that the District intends to replace those who resigned. “Superintendent Teresa Young
has advertisements out, [and] it is posted on our website.” Superintendent Young was absent from this meeting. The See WASB, page 5
More from Penn Lake Council October meeting
Dam discussion continues in Penn Lake Lawson was asked to provide a depiction of where the lake would be before it was lowered in 1985. It’s hoped the new work might restore the lake to that level. Applications will be made to FEMA for FNA and Brick grants to help pay for the dam repairs. Senator Lisa Baker’s office also pledged to help in finding grants for the project. Kathy Donaldson was added
to the dam advisory group. Discussion on whether the dam work will result in a dead end on Lakeview led to council president Paul Rogan pledging to work to see that the road does not dead end. He qualified this by saying that without cost estimates for all options, there’s little to be done right now. It was shared that the bridge option could cost over seven million dollars
for 300'. That was the cost estimate for another community’s bridge. Other ideas include a ford below the dam, or a labyrinth spillway with a crossing over it. Rogan believes the ford can be done within the budget. The labyrinth spillway road See PENN LAKE, page 11