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Newspapers are getting smaller, even disappearing, with the headlong rush to publish on-line, and Christina Whitney doesn’t want it to happen to the Raider Reader.

At the Blue Ridge School Board meeting on January 7th, Abby Kerr, Allison Coller, Adam Ferg-Demopoulos and their advisor, Kimberly Davenport, gave the Board a preview of the on-line version of the school newspaper, the Raider Reader, that is expected to make its debut soon. Under development for some time already, the digital publication is providing students with plenty of learning opportunities in journalism as well as coding for the world wide web, according to Middle/High School Principal Matthew Nebzydoski.

While the Great Flood of 2006 may have played some role in the borough’s shrinkage, Lanesboro Mayor Chris Maby placed the blame squarely on the federal government for shortchanging Lanesboro’s population statistics. “We know they’re (people) still there because we’re getting payments in lieu of taxes,” said Mayor Maby. He was referring to the folks who reside at Turnpike Terrace apartments on Turnpike Street in Lanesboro. With the Census Bureau tally showing 14% shrinkage in borough population from the year 2000 to 2010, Mayor Maby’s investigation into the apparent disappearance of over 80 residents revealed that Census Bureau maps were wrong. The Census Bureau had incorrectly shifted a good chunk of Lanesboro residents into Susquehanna Depot, thereby dropping Lanesboro’s population from 588 in 2000 to a mere 506 in 2010. Although Lanesboro has not lost any revenue due to this “faux pas,” readers can be sure Mayor Maby will stay on top of the matter to help the Census Bureau see the error of its ways.

Incorrect Census maps weren’t by any means the only concern of Lanesboro’s borough council. Council members present for the 7 p.m. meeting on Tuesday, January 8, were President Todd Glover, Vice-President Dan Boughton, Regina Dilello, Jason Fissel, Colleen Y. Wilkes, and David Glidden; Dale Rockwell was absent. Beside the aforementioned Mayor Maby, Secretary/Treasurer Gail Hanrahan was present, as well as half a dozen residents of the borough to observe and comment.

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