At a recent meeting of the Beta Rho Chapter of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International, members contributed items for baskets to be given to support a teacher early in her teaching career.  This international project of the society is called S.E.E. (Support for Early Career Educators).  The project was selected because statistics now show that early career educators are leaving the teaching profession after only three to five years.  Hopefully, with strong support from long-time career educators as well as retired teachers, new teachers will commit to staying in teaching. 

Pictured Beta Rho Chapter members of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International, Cindy Reynolds and Mary Ann Cunningham took new teacher Jenny Keating to dinner at Bingham’s Restaurant.  They presented her with a basket of supplies as a part of the S.E.E. (Support Early Career Educators) Project. 

Women teachers who are members of the Beta Rho Chapter are from Bradford, Susquehanna, and Wyoming Counties.  In a free drawing, Mary Ann Cunningham, a retired teacher from the Montrose School District, was the winner of the basket.  She donated the basket of items to Jenny Keating, a newly hired second grade teacher in the Mountain View School District.  Jenny is a graduate of Mountain View and was a substitute in the district for several years.  She also taught in the summer school program.  Mary Ann and Cindy Reynolds met Jenny at Bingham’s Restaurant and treated her to dinner and gave her the basket and a bouquet of flowers.  Jenny was so pleased and plans to share the gift of items with her second grade team of teachers.

Michael C. Campbell, MD, Behavioral Health director for Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers, (WMCHC) can now add FAPA to his initials. He was recently named a “Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association (APA).” 

According to the APA’s website, Fellowship is the highest honor the association bestows upon its members.  The designation is awarded to “outstanding psychiatrists who have made significant contributions to the psychiatric profession in at least five of the following areas:  administration, teaching, scientific and scholarly publications, volunteering in mental health and medical activities of social significance, community involvement as well as for clinical excellence.”

Michael C. Campbell, MD, FAPA

Dr. Campbell has been treating adults and children age three and older at the Behavioral Health Center, Stourbridge Professional and Medical Complex, 600 Maple Street in Honesdale for the past two years.  He is board-certified in psychiatry and family medicine.  He is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and earned his medical degree from Thomas Jefferson University‘s Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia.  He completed a joint residency program at West Virginia University Hospital. 

“Dr. Campbell continues to impress those of us who work with him directly as well as members of the community,” stated Frederick Jackson, executive director, WMCHC.  “This latest accomplishment is no exception.  Dr. Campbell has proven to be a leader within our organization in addition to an outstanding clinician to his patients.”

Pennsylvania American Water announced that Ed Krug has been promoted to distribution supervisor for the company’s Susquehanna District.

Ed Krug

As the new distribution supervisor for the area, Krug will oversee the company’s distribution and field operations in the district. He replaces Dan Millard, who retired as supervisor after 34 years with Pennsylvania American Water.

A resident of Great Bend, Krug joined Pennsylvania American Water in 1991 as a utility person. He became the lead operator of the Susquehanna Water Treatment Plant and has served in that role until his promotion to supervisor. Krug holds a Certified Class A Plant Operator license.

Remmy is an old gal just looking for a kind hearted person to give her a home and some love.  She is 12 years old, housebroke, friendly and seems okay with other dogs.  Her owner could not keep her as he lost his home.  She is a sweet dog that really needs to spend her last years in comfort.  If you are interested  in adopting or fostering her please call the shelter. 

Remmy

We have many animals that have been waiting a long time for those special people that can give them the right environment and training.  If you can give them the time and energy needed to help them become good citizens come in and visit them.

The Cloverpups 4-H Dog Club recently met at a members' home in New Milford for a winter book meeting.

The club started to fill in their Blue Animal Project books and their 4-H workbooks.

Two of the leaders helped with the books and taught the club how to perform a fecal examination on the club’s dogs. The members observed the stool under the microscope looking for intestinal parasite eggs. Also, pictures and preserved samples of intestinal parasites were looked at by the club. The leaders explained the life cycles of intestinal parasites and some symptoms that dogs might show if they have these parasites. While cleaning up the samples, we discussed how to properly clean up after our dogs, how to wash our hands and for how long.

The next meeting will be planned soon.

The recently adopted transportation funding package gives much needed support to business, tourism and agriculture across the state. This bill, which will have far-reaching impacts for Pennsylvanians well into the future, included $35 million for the Dirt and Gravel Road Program; a seven-fold annual increase to the funding. Funding for this program has not been increased since its inception in 1997.

Currently, there are more than 14,000 identified sites in need of infrastructure improvements in Pennsylvania. Bradford County has 2,000 identified sites (1,505 miles) and has completed 96 of them totaling 627 miles in the past 17 years. Susquehanna County has 2722 identified sites (1,000 miles) and has completed 84 sites totaling 29 miles since the program’s beginning. Sullivan County has 367 identified sites with 104.98 miles, and has completed 82 sites totaling 32.43 miles. Sullivan County has 353.78 miles of dirt and gravel roads.

Within Bradford, Sullivan, and Susquehanna Counties, this funding has been widely used to improve our local dirt and gravel roads. Specifically, the program focuses on the use of Environmentally Sensitive Management practices to reduce runoff and sediment pollution to streams, which comes hand in hand with rural dirt roads in our area. Every year the Conservation Districts accept applications from townships and municipalities for consideration of funding. The applications are ranked by evaluating each road for the following environmental concerns: sediment load to the streams, wet site conditions, road surface material, road slope, road shape, slope to streams, distance to streams, outlets to streams, outlet stability, road ditch stability, road bank stability, and average canopy cover. With the increase in funding, Conservation Districts will be able to provide more technical expertise and greater attention to our unimproved infrastructure. Improvements to our dirt and gravel roads will greatly benefit our environment, by helping reduce sediment loss; and our communities, by providing safer roads to travel for residents and visitors alike. 

The infusion of dollars in this transportation funding package is a win for all Pennsylvanians. The conservation districts stand on the front line ready to improve these unpaved roads to benefit us all.

Under HB 1060, $35 million has been allotted for the state’s Dirt and Gravel Roads Program. Of this, $28 million is allotted to conservation districts, with $8 million earmarked specifically for low-volume roads. The other $7 million is allotted to the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.  For more information about the state’s conservation districts, visit www.pacd.org/CD. For more information about the Dirt & Gravel Roads Program, visit http://www.dirtandgravel.psu.edu/.

The United Way of Susquehanna County (UWSC) recently completed its allocation process. With the help of many community volunteers who came together to serve, thoughtful decisions were made as to where to invest generous donor dollars given to the UWSC to distribute to its 23 partner agencies. UWSC funds vital programs that serve those most vulnerable and at risk in our community. A dedicated group came together over the course of several weeks to evaluate the effectiveness of agencies and the programs they were seeking funding for through UWSC. Special thanks go out to the following individuals who generously gave of their time, talent and expertise to help make these important community decisions:

Bob Welch-Retail Market Manager, Pennstar Bank and United Way of Susquehanna County Advisory Board Chairman.

Terri Allen-CPA, Johnson, Lauder and Savidge and United Way of Susquehanna County Advisory Board Treasurer.

 Alice Davis, Ph.D., Administrative Director, Susquehanna County Career and Technology Center and United Way of Susquehanna County Advisory Board Secretary.

Joel Levy-Community Volunteer and Allocation Committee Chairman.

Karl Kail-retired businessman and Community Volunteer.

Frank Dresser-retired businessman and Community Volunteer.

Tammy Bonnice-Williams Company, LLC, United Way of Susquehanna County Advisory Board member.

Kathy Tuttle-Keystone College and Advisory Board member.

 “I am grateful to have had the privilege to serve and act as a steward of the community’s generous giving to the United Way of Susquehanna County. I was inspired by the stories of lives positively impacted with the help of partner agencies”, said Mr. Welch.

With support from all sectors of the community, our partner agencies stand ready to serve and deliver essential programming offering a hand up to those in need. The majority of donor dollars are directed to agencies providing essential services such as food, shelter, heating assistance and clothing while a portion of allocable dollars go towards basic and community services that offer educational, cultural and recreation services as well as programs dedicated towards the preservation of the environment and community development.

UWSC will continue to work towards enhancing the Health, Education and Financial Stability outcomes of the residents in Susquehanna County. Your generous financial support is greatly appreciated. Please visit unitedwayofsusquehannacounty.org to donate or volunteer.

Wayne Memorial Hospital Laboratory Services is now offering blood draws at the Marian Community Professional Building in Carbondale. Services are available Monday through Friday, from 6 am to 2:30 pm.

 “Wayne Memorial Hospital and its clinical affiliate, Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers, are committed to providing services to the Greater Carbondale area,” said James Hockenbury, director Ancillary Services, “and laboratory services clearly meet a need in this community.” 

 Hockenbury added that Wayne Memorial hopes to add x-ray services at the same site in the near future.

 Primary care and pediatric services are offered in the same building by Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers (WMCHC), which opened the Carbondale Family Health Center in October of 2012, approximately eight months after Marian Community Hospital closed its doors in the same community.

 Wayne Memorial Hospital (WMH) Laboratory Services is located at 141 Salem Avenue. No appointments for blood draws are necessary. The phone number is 570-282-1637. For more information about WMH and WMCHC, visit www.wmh.org.