Road repair in Susquehanna Borough was the hot topic at this week’s Borough meeting. On Wednesday May 15th, the board members met to discuss some of the projects taking place in town. The street projects were brought to attention by the Treasurer’s report, which called for some numbers to be submitted by the next meeting in June for the upcoming street projects. Leftover money from a project completed on Elm Street may be designated towards beautifying the Welcome to Susquehanna signs located in town. The sign on West Main Street may be moved a bit farther down and there are ideas circulating about planting on Elm Street as well. The sidewalk project that was bid on May 3rd for Broad Avenue was started this week and things are progressing toward finishing the project.

Among the many motions passed during the DPW Committee Report, one that will help alleviate the aggravations with the potholes in town is particularly interesting. A famed “pothole machine,” from a company can be rented out to the Borough for a week’s worth of road repair. Borough workers will be trained to use the machine and it is rumored to keep potholes at bay for at least five to seven years.

Another massive construction project everyone in town is well-aware of is the bridge repair on Main Street, complete with malfunctioning traffic lights. The mayor spoke briefly about the inconveniences these lights have caused and despite several adjustments made to them, the borough was still forced to send police officers down to direct traffic at times. Mayor William Perry also stressed the importance of obeying these lights as well as the signs indicating no left hand turn.

One of the mayor’s final thoughts illustrated a caution for Borough residents. Recently there has been an influx into the town of people who are staying in vacant homes. Mayor Perry advised that there people are difficult for the authorities to deal with and community members should keep a watchful eye out. The meeting concluded after these final words from the mayor and the board then moved into their executive session.

The public meeting of the Harford Township Supervisors on May 14th took barely an hour, and so far at least they haven’t scheduled any more meetings for the month. For Supervisor and Township Secretary Sue Furney that works out well. Ms. Furney is satisfied with the part-time hours she already serves, but Supervisor Garry Foltz wants the office phones covered for more hours, so the township is looking to provide her with an assistant. Thus, although the public meeting lasted only an hour, Supervisor Doug Phelps asked for a following executive session to discuss that, as well as sewer delinquencies.

It’s not clear why a discussion of properties with liens for unpaid sewer fees should be secret. The township has liens on 7 deadbeats, and when the township threatened to “execute” the liens and take the properties to sheriff’s sale, all of them came up with some money. Two of them paid arrears in full; the other 5 have at least paid something. Mr. Foltz wants to know why the sewer system can’t get all the money it is owed, but Ms. Furney said she has been working closely with the township’s solicitor on the matter.

In other sewer matters, the Supervisors agreed to release $30,000 to the system’s engineers to get a new ultra-violet filtration system installed, along with a $500 permit fee for the state Department of Environmental Protection. They also noted that the electric bill for May for the sewer plant was half of the amount for the prior month, a positive outcome for the recent work done on plant’s large blower motors.

The Supervisors reported paying only $90 to be rid of an accumulation of used motor oil. And they accepted the low bid by Ronald Kiefer to supply the township with up to 500 yards of coarse black cinders for winter roads at $13.50 per cubic yard. Samples were provided by a couple of vendors of both coarse and fine material. The fine material – much like powder – was rejected as unsuitable.

The township received no bids on some surplus equipment they would like to be shut of, including a small roller that doesn’t work, a propane generator that may or may not work, and a stone rake that is beyond its prime. Ms. Furney will try to contact a person who expressed interest in the roller some time ago. In the meantime, Lisa Schmidt offered to place an ad on Craig’s List, the on-line classified site.

Ms. Schmidt herself reported that her effort to get a grant to improve drainage on Tyler Lake Road is progressing. She said the paperwork was submitted to the county Conservation District on time, and that awards usually follow quickly. She also said she had 4 bids for the project. The township will have to pony up some of the money for the work, but the Supervisors so far have taken a positive stance on it.

Mr. Foltz expressed some concern about a permit recently granted to Lopke and Odell for an 83-acre quarry in the township. Most quarries are considerably smaller, and Mr. Foltz is worried about the impact of such a large operation that will probably produce mostly crushed stone.

The Harford Township Supervisors meet on the 2nd Tuesday of each month, beginning at 7:00 p.m., at the township office on Route 547. Sometimes they meet at other times.

For the second year in a row, and the third time in its history, Susky High has been ranked in the nation’s top 20% of “U.S. News & World Report’s Best High Schools.” Susquehanna Community’s recognition as a Bronze school puts it in the top 4,800 schools out of some 21,000 in 49 of the 50 states and District of Columbia.

Superintendent Bronson Stone, grinning mischievously, announced the school’s second straight bronze honor and contrasted the award with the state’s warning that the school had failed to meet AYP (Annual Yearly Progress). U.S. News’ methodology and objectivity may be closer to the mark since its criteria takes into consideration a wide range of performance indicators and is based on an over-arching principle that “a great high school must serve all of its students well, not just those who are college-bound.” Susky High’s repeated recognition is certainly indicative of the quality education it provides to both gifted and disadvantaged students, as well as those in-between.

SCSD’s news of academic excellence came at the district’s May 15 meeting with the following members in attendance: Steven Stanford, Clay Weaver, Lori Canfield, Jason Chamberlain, Amanda Cook, Evelyn Cottrell, and Holly Kubus. Board member Carol Jackson was absent. During the meeting’s 37 minutes of compacted business, board members re-elected Evelyn Cottrell as Secretary and Martha Stanford as Treasurer for the 2013-2017 term. President Steven Stanford performed the honor of swearing in each in her turn.

In his report to the board, Superintendent Stone reported not only the headline news of this article, but also a reminder that Class Night would be held on May 31 and graduation on June 8. Mr. Stone noted how very well the two evacuation drills, elementary to high school and vice-versa, had gone earlier this month, and that the annual full evacuation drill would be conducted on May 23. That evacuation of students to Turnpike Terrace Apartments is only a drill, he reminded, and parents should not come to the campus at the time of the drill.

Superintendent Stone also had words of high praise for Susquehanna County Career & Technology Center (SCCTC) He noted that several of the district’s students would have their graduation at SCCTC’s June 6 exercises. Concerning other topics, Mr. Stone had no news concerning Title I or Title VI, and he likewise had no feedback from the State Department of Education concerning the district’s Strategic Plan. Still, he cheerfully noted the Governor’s naming of William Harner to replace current state Education Secretary Ronald Tomalis at the end of this month.

Elementary School Principal Bob Keyes passed out a copy of the school’s Spring 2013 Title I Newsletter. It emphasized the importance of students’ continued reading over the summer, and to that end provided links to reading resources on the internet as well as at the library. Keeping children reading, he stressed, keeps them from regressing over the summer.

Principal Keyes also had the pleasure of announcing this year’s “Principal’s Award Winner.” The winner of this year’s award was C. J. Stone, son of Superintendent Stone. Mr. Keyes explained that elementary school principals in each of the county’s six school districts select one outstanding student, respectively, for this award. Winners are recognized and feted at Green Gables in May of each year. At this year’s event Master C. J. Stone was not only recognized by Principal Keyes as Susky Elementary’s most outstanding student, he was also chosen as the entire county’s award winner. Well done, Master Stone!

In new business the board approved a motion for “a tentative District Budget of $13,742,621.00 for the 2013/2014” school year, and also “setting the District millage at 45.78 for Susquehanna County and 13.27 in Wayne County for the 2013/2014 School year.”

Also in new business the board approved “the service agreement between the Susquehanna Community School District and Borough of Lanesboro for Campus Safety and security for the 2013-2014 school year.” Superintendent Stone went to great pains to explain that the officer provided by Lanesboro for the 180 school days of the 2013-2014 school year is an employee of Lanesboro, NOT the District. As such, District personnel do not issue orders or guidance to the officer concerned; rather they report incidents/issues of concern and the officer will respond in a manner consistent with law enforcement. The approximate cost to the district for this law enforcement service is $18,500.00.

Other substantive actions approved included the following: Making a $100 donation to Susquehanna Fire Dept. Ambulance fund drive; Approving the District’s “All Hazard Plan;” Approving PNB as a depository for the district’s funds for 2013-14; Appointing Attorney Joseph Gaughan as the District Solicitor for 2013-14.

At the meeting’s start and end Superintendent Stone informed school directors of the 13 school policy revisions just released by PSBA (Pennsylvania School Boards Association). Copies for each individual board member sprawled and meandered about on one table‘s end. Along with final approval of the district’s budget tentatively approved at this meeting, the 13 new policies will be voted upon at the June meeting.

At 7:38 p.m. President Stanford inquired as to whether anyone would entertain a motion to close out the evening’s meeting. As quickly as the last word rolled off his lips, Treasurer Martha Stanford entertained the motion, much to the board’s delight and roar of approval. Soft, luscious brownies, courtesy of the school‘s cafeteria staff, called as reward. Neither Bob Keyes nor Gary Kiernan wasted a moment to courtly distribute for those so inclined to partake.

Last board meeting for this school year is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 19.

Those present at the Elk Lake School Board meeting observed a moment of silence after the pledge and prayer, in memory of the loss of Mrs. Ives’ dad.

During the correspondence section, a card was read aloud from the Bountiful Blessings program, which distributed Easter baskets to families of Susquehanna County. The card read that once again area business and civic organizations had pitched in for the cause. There was a thank you card to the district on behalf of the families who benefited, with a special thank you to the students who came and helped pack the food.

Dr. Bush had a few items which he wanted to raise for discussion, he stated. Firstly, the district was going to look to replace the oldest freezer in the cafeteria, the original freezer.

Secondly, in the board’s packet there was a memorandum of understanding with Johnson Controls, who had attended a previous meeting to provide an energy presentation. Dr. Bush had informed them that the district would be busy with budgets, etc., and they had sent the memorandum of understanding regarding a business case analysis. The document stated that there was no financial obligation for this preliminary business case analysis, and that there would be no further action unless the district decided to pursue such. Dr. Bush wished the board to clearly understand that there was no obligation for this - the company would come in and perform the assessment and then present the findings to the board. Mr. Curley asked if it would be wise to remove the natural gas conversion from any decision to move forward. The free money saved from such a conversion would go a long way toward making the company look successful, he opined. Dr. Bush responded that when the company came back with the report, it could be the board’s decision to remove that portion from the recommendations.

Mr. Emmerich pointed out that however the district converted to gas someone would have to do the work. Dr. Bush related that he had spoken with a Leatherstocking representative. He stated that the state was 100% behind using the gas locally, thus there was no problem in that regard and it should be able to be completed quickly. It had been suggested that the district could be hooked up for the start of the next school year.

Mr. Emmerich asked what this did to the district’s recently approved fuel bid. He asked if the approved bid required them to take a certain amount of fuel. Mrs. Hollister explained that the district had needed to set an estimate, but if there was a change, so long as the district had entered into the agreement in good faith, she figured there would likely be no penalty.

Dr. Bush then reviewed correspondence regarding the Plan Con process. He had contacted representative Pickett, and she had responded. He read an excerpt from this letter, and summed it up by saying that they would have to wait for the results of a report. He had spoken with people at the PARS conference, and while many districts had not been reimbursed all of the cyber charter construction projects had been paid in full, up to that point. One person had stated that, it was the consensus around the state, probably the best way for districts to proceed would be to enter into a class action lawsuit against PDE. At that point no one had stepped forward to initiate this, but it might happen further down the road. It was reiterated that no public school had been reimbursed regardless of Plan Con stage, including existing projects. Mr. Place stated that 166 projects were sitting in limbo right now. Mr. Emmerich pointed out that suing the state would involve additional legal expenses to recoup their money. Mrs. McGee suggested trying to get the public involved, letting them know about the situation.

Mr. Place stated that the cyber charter schools made more money the more students they received, as the schools were then forced to raise tuition which in turn meant that the cyber schools were paid more per student. He later said that he was not saying there was no place for cyber school, however the advertisement that it was no cost to the parents was incorrect. It cost every tax payer and land owner, he opined.

Mrs. Teel asked if a letter to the editor could be sent to the papers, to let the public know what was occurring.

The administrators then gave their reports. Mr. Pironne noted that June 4th was the sixth grade graduation. He spoke highly of the band and chorus concerts. The Head Start program was planning to put up an additional playground as the existing playground was normed for ages 5 and up. He felt that this perhaps would be more of a space for them, with toys. Field day was scheduled for May 31st.

The Special Education plan was submitted that week, Mrs. Staats reported. The second annual Special Education prom had been held at Lackawanna Trail. She called the event a big success.

Mr. Mallery wished to congratulate Mrs. Host and Rebecca Warholic. The district had aligned their language arts classes to this national test and Miss Warholic placed tenth.

Mr. Mallery then reviewed the alternative ed program, though he stated that he would like it to be called the choices program as the latter was a more positive title. He spoke of the success of the program, and the various educational forms which were available. He thanked Mrs. Anderson who had taken on the pilot program, noting with appreciation also the staff who helped to arrange a breakfast and lunch program. It was explained in response to a question by Mr. Emmerich, that students were no longer sent out for schooling to PATH (formerly Bethesda), though there were some students who went to the after school program through no connection to the district. The PATH program had cost a substantial amount of money in the past, when the district sent students to it for the educational component. Dr. Cuomo said that the existing program gave both the students and the school choices.

Mr. Curley asked how the program ran. Dr. Cuomo explained that they were involved in an advanced academics program where, rather than having to hire a separate instructor for each subject, the district was able to pay by course. Mr. Curley then pointed out that cyber schooling was less expensive, and opined that there were a lot of places within their system where such things would be beneficial. Mrs. Teel explained that some schools were using such a format for advanced language courses, and other subjects. Mr. Mallery explained that some students who had returned from outside cyber charter schools had difficulty transitioning back into the school’s curriculum, with this program the courses were aligned with the district’s existing offerings to ease the transition.

Dr. Cuomo was next to report. He had gone to Myrtle Beach with the seniors, and spoke highly of both this, the prom, and the band and chorus concert. He said that the students had done a phenomenal job changing the environment for prom. The awards day had been held the previous Monday and over $40,000 had been given out in awards and scholarships.

The Keystone Exams were progressing, some on line and some by paper and pencil. Field Day was scheduled for the next day.

The Child Evangelism Fellowship requested to hold classes again for the coming school year. That group had provided this service for the last 21 years at least, Dr. Bush stated.

Laurie Evans was approved as the board secretary for Elk Lake for the following school year. Mr. Tewksbury, after confirming that Mrs. Hollister no long wanted to fill the secretary position, stated that he couldn’t let the motion pass without expressing the work she had done for the board through the years. He said that the board was extremely, extremely appreciative of the work she had done. Mr. Place also spoke on this, bringing up the fact that she had held the position for 20 years. He and Mrs. McGee also thanked her publicly.

There were two properties which were to be going up for judicial sales. The properties would be able to be put back on the tax rolls if sold, and they were to be sold if the board had no objection to this.

Back in April the state had decided to fix the road between Elk Lake and Rush, Dr. Cuomo reported. This had impacted eight different bus contractors. There were bus contract revisions on the agenda for approval due to this, covering a ten day period.

A motion was made to approve board docs. Mr. Tewksbury wished to make a statement to express his opinions regarding this. He stated that he failed to see where using board docs was going to help the students, suggesting that rather it was for the pleasure of the board. (The cost was to be split between the SCCTC and Elk Lake.) He spoke of other cuts which the district had made, employee salary freezes, and the lack of reimbursement from the state regarding the SCCTC project. Although they were not talking a lot of money with the board docs, he would be voting against it. Mr. Emmerich reiterated comments he had made at the SCCTC meeting, at which time Mr. Tewksbury was not present. He had spoken with a representative from another school for whom the system had worked out well. He felt there were advantages, including the reduction of board member paperwork and storage. Mr. Place said that he would give a reluctant yes when it came to voting, but he wanted the board when it came to this to decide how far back and how much information from the past ought to be entered into it. He saw this as an advantage, the ability to do a keyword search. The information would be stored in the cloud.

When Mrs. Heed asked about the public, it was explained that at the meeting there would be a screen which could be viewed. Public documents were also to be available on-line a few days prior to the meeting, and the public could print out their own documents. Mrs. Heed said that she agreed with Mr. Tewksbury, though it was not a large expense there were other places the money could be spent. Dr. Bush pointed out that this was only a one year pilot.

There was some discussion regarding the dual meetings. When a visitor asked about the items which were passed at the SCCTC meeting, it was stated that items from each school could be covered at either meeting. Mr. Curley and Mrs. McGee spoke on this, having two meetings, to give more attention to certain topics. When the visitor asked if an interested party then needed to attend both meetings if they wanted to ensure they knew what was going on, it was responded to the affirmative.

A board treasurer needed to be appointed. Mr. Tewksbury said that with no disrespect to the existing treasurer, he couldn’t remember when there had been an officer from Meshoppen borough. For that reason he wished to nominate Mr. Bender. Mr. Bender quipped that paybacks were difficult. This was passed almost unanimously.

Dr. Bush stated that there had been talk administratively regarding graduation. There had been discussion regarding holding graduation in the auditorium, as was the practice for the SCCTC. The current year it would still be in the gymnasium, but he asked the board to consider the auditorium for the following year. Mr. Tewksbury asked how many seats would be lost. It was stated that the auditorium had 588 seats. Mr. Place pointed out that there were more SCCTC graduates than Elk Lake the year previous. No one knew how many seats were currently in the gymnasium, and it was suggested that this be established prior to making a decision. Seats had been lost in the gym as well with the new bleacher system. Dr. Bush said that maintenance had a count of chairs on the floor. It was asked if there could be a count that year of the number of people sitting on the bleachers as well.

Mr. Place said that he had seen on the television that DEP was monitoring gas wells. He thought it was on the district property, and asked if the district had been notified. Dr. Bush responded that they had told him, both a few months and the week beforehand. The agency was monitoring air quality.

Years ago there had been a policy put in place regarding backpacks being mesh or clear plastic. This had not been implemented however. Mr. Place said that he would like to see this implemented at that time for the following year, or else taken out of policy. Mr. Bender thought that it had been reversed the year prior. The mesh bags were difficult to work with, various people explained. Mr. Place said that he liked the quality of the regular backpacks, but he thought that having something see through would dissuade students from bringing in items which oughtn’t to be brought. Mr. Curley pointed out that if students were able to still bring in instrument cases, etc. any illicit items could be put in those, which they were allowed to bring in. Mr. Place asked to see where the policy had been taken off the books. If it hadn’t been removed, then it ought to be.

Mrs. Heed asked if anyone on the board had contacted a legislator regarding the pension problem and the governor’s proposal, which might affect the employees. It was responded by various board members that they made contact.

After an executive session, requested during the meeting and lasting some time, nothing happened.

There were only two visitors present at the May 15th New Milford Township meeting, and one of them was press. The secretary was also absent, though all three solicitors were present. After reviewing and accepting the treasurer’s report and the minutes of the previous month’s meeting, the solicitors moved on to that evening’s agenda, which sported only three items.

The gas company was going to be doing work on Highlands road, and SWN had requested permission to reroute traffic to come all the way through on Upper Highlands Rd. The construction was going to begin the following Monday.

The township was to put out for bid for a general contractor who had several pieces of equipment available. This was in case there was an emergency or additional work which needed to be done, Mr. Hunter explained.

The bids were opened for the 86 International, the Osh Kosh, and a crane. The first bid was only on the International. The second bid was from Boots and Hanks, which company was awarded the bids for the Osh Kosh and the crane as they were the only company to bid on them. That company also bid more than the other company on the 86 International, so they were granted that as well.

A 2002 Mack truck had been purchased from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, it was related.

The meeting ended around 7:40, lasting roughly ten minutes in its entirely. A visitor commended the supervisors, stating that they were doing an awesome job.

Susquehanna Community School District’s finances are “good” . . . for now. That fairly describes how Superintendent Bronson Stone and District Business Manager Gary Kiernan characterize the district’s immediate and short-term future. In fact there is much good news when one analyzes the statistics short-term and in comparison to other school districts’ and the state’s financial situations.

At both the District’s Deliberation & Informational Session and the Regular Monthly Meeting, held respectively on May 14 and 15, Superintendent Stone gave a financial presentation of interest to all taxpayers. On the revenue projection side of the 2013/2014 proposed budget, 30% ($4,159,210) comes from local (real estate) taxes; 4% ($532,405) comes from the federal government; and 66% ($8,991,006) comes from the state government. That last figure demonstrates how heavily dependent the District is on the state, though the percentage of revenue from local real estate taxes has never been higher. Still, Mr. Stone proudly pointed out that SCSD remains one of the only 46 school districts in the Pennsylvania universe of 501 school districts that has not imposed an Earned Income Tax (EIT) or Personal Income Tax (PIT).

Federal aid to the district is projected to decline 14% year-over-year from the 2012/2013 school year to 2013/2014. With the zenith of federal aid being over $2 million in the 2010/2011 school year, the projection of next school year’s aid at $532,405 represents a decline of nearly 74% over the course of four years. One wonders if federal mandates have declined in proportion to the shrinking aid, or if those mandates are now merely unfunded.

On the Expenditure side of the ledger in the proposed 2013/2014 budget, facilities will consume 5%; instructional materials 21%; and benefits (24%) and salaries (47%) combine to consume more than 70% of revenue. The remaining 3% is directed to the “Other” (Miscellaneous) category, bringing projected total expenditures to $13,742,621.

That expenditure total is exactly $60,000 more than projected revenues. Fortunately, the District has a healthy fund balance and funds will be transferred to fill that 60k hole. In the words of Mr. Kiernan, “To be only $60k short on an estimated $13 million budget with all the chaos associated with the funding of public education is a great place to be.”

Mr. Kiernan went on to add that the state’s revenue collections are coming in at a rate less than projected for FY 2013. If that trend holds, the state will NOT have a budget surplus at the end of this fiscal year (ending June 30) sufficient to permit follow-through on the budget proposed and required to be passed by July 1, the start of FY 2014. Neither pension reform nor sale of the state’s liquor store business seems imminent. Without a game-changer on the revenue side of the state’s ledgers, structural deficits - rather than surpluses - appear likely for this and the out-years.

Both Mr. Stone and Mr. Kiernan emphasized that the state’s revenue from gaming (gambling) continues to soar. Because of that all approved homesteads/farmsteads in the District will be eligible for property tax reduction this year. The school district’s allocation for property tax reduction this year is $398,336. And the amount of tax reduction available for individual resident taxpayers will be approximately the same as last year, despite the fact that the number of homesteads/farmsteads eligible for tax reduction has risen slightly since last year.

Finally, Mr. Kiernan explained the seriousness of the looming pension crisis in Pennsylvania, and why taxpayers should care. A bit of history: PSERS (Pennsylvania State Employees Retirement System) had an unfunded liability of $2.3 billion in 1976. Pension trustees expected that unfunded liability to be discharged sometime during the period of 1998 to 2001. That, in fact, did not happen. Instead the unfunded liability grew, and continues to grow, minute by minute, hour by hour, day by day, to the most recently documented $31 billion as of June 30, 2012.

Yet, PSERS is just one chunk of the pension crisis. Included within Pennsylvania’s pension crisis is a $12 billion unfunded liability in SERS (State Employees Retirement System), a $17 billion unfunded liability for retired public works’ health benefits, and a $6 billion unfunded liability in the municipal pension fund. As of the end of FY 2012 (June 30, 2012), “the fund had total assets of approximately $48.8 billion to pay more than $70 billion in liabilities.”

So why should Susquehanna Community School District taxpayers care about this? First the District is dependent on the state for 66% of its revenues. While rising pension and benefit costs, now consuming 71% of District revenues, will bankrupt this and every district in the not-too-distant future, the state would mathematically and necessarily collapse first - if elected officials continue to dodge difficult decisions. Crippling tax increases or a federal bail-out might put off the day of reckoning, but would not solve the underlying problems.

Promises will be broken, explicitly or implicitly, and there’s no way of getting around that inconvenient fact. Susquehanna Community School District finances are good . . . for now. Prudent leadership at the District level has kept it on a steady course, even with storm clouds gathering. And although many mainstream economists and unions promote an “all’s well” attitude, those willing to take a closer look at the Pennsylvania’s pension crisis may see reason for concern, or more.

Susquehanna Community School District Board Directors approved the following personnel actions during their regular meeting on Wednesday, May 15, 2013.

Hired for the 2013 Summer: Thomas Adornato - Drivers Education Teacher, Jamie Ballinger - Speech Teacher, Roze DeCicco - School Aide, Sarah McNamara-Sparks - School Aide, Carla Perry - School Aide, Steve Nayduch - H.S. Teacher (shared position), Jennifer Rockwell - H.S. Teacher (shared position), Debra Stone - Elementary Teacher, Katherine Edwards - Elementary Teacher, Dori Spencer - Elementary Teacher, Raymond Testa - Elementary Teacher.

Hired as Extended School Year Teachers for the 2013 Summer: Ellen Rockwell, Bridgette McKennas, Jessica Welch.

Hired for the 2013-14 and 2014-15 school years: Errol Manick, Varsity Girls Basketball Coach, Kim Legg - Junior Varsity Girls Basketball Coach, Tom Kubus - Junior High Girls Basketball Head Coach, Gina Baker - Junior High Girls Basketball Assistant Coach, Lawrence Tompkins - Varsity Boys Basketball Coach, Rich Emmons - Junior Varsity Girls Basketball Coach, Will Szili - Junior High Boys Basketball Head Coach, Susan Crawford - Varsity Girls Basketball Game Manager, Carol Bushong - Junior High Basketball Game Manager, Robin Carmody - Substitute Game Manager, Dennis Gow - Elementary Wrestling Coach, Matt Misiura - Senior Class Advisor, Carly Batzel - Student Council Advisor, Raymond Testa - Grades 5 & 6 Girls Basketball Coach, Jack Beamer - Grades 5 & 6 Boys Basketball Coach.

The Susquehanna County Commissioners announce the Courthouse will be closed on Monday, May 27, 2013 in observance of Memorial Day. All court related offices will be available.

The Susquehanna County DOMESTIC RELATIONS Section has outstanding BENCH WARRANT’S for the following individuals as of 11:10 a.m. on May 17, 2013: Elbert G. Allen, Beau Baker, Jason J. Carroll, Thomas D. Earley, David J. Fischer, James Karhnak, Kay L. Knolles, Whade A. Koch, Jean M. Larson, Todd J. Layton, Charlie J. Legere, Joseph C Mikloiche, Richard A. Murphy III, Heather L. Nystrand, Frank T. Perera II, Sunshine X. Quick, Bruce A. Schurr, Neil D. Shaffer, David J. Shiner, Eric J. Snell, Krista Strohl, Justin S. Thompson, Earl H. Thompson, Jr, Steven G. Warner. Please contact the Domestic Relations Section at 570-278-4600 ext. 170 with any information on the location of these individuals.