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TheDaily Your Leading Source for Fay-West Area News Connellsville, PA • www.dailycourier.com Your Leading Source ¢ CourierConnellsville, PA • www.dailycourier.com Monday, March 1, 2021 for Fay-West AreaONLINE News EDITION75 SCOUTING MEMORABILIA Good) Morning& Scottdale Rise Shine! License expiration dates extended planning PennDOT said ex- piration dates for com- mercial driver licenses and commercial learn- er’s permits will be concert extended in response to COVID-19 mitigation efforts. The expiration date series that was scheduled to By CINDY EKAS expire from March 16, The Scottdale Parks Commission is getting 2020, through March ready for the summer season. 31, 2021, is extended The commission announced last week it through March 31, plans to sponsor a summer concert series 6 to 2021. 8 p.m. Saturdays from June through August at Expiration extension PHOTOS: Jamie Rankin | The Daily Courier the gazebo. deadlines on noncom- Boy Scout Troop 150, Scottdale, held a Boy Scout Memorabilia Trade-O-Ree on Friday at the Councilwoman Charity Colebank, a com- Tryone Presbyterian Church’s School House. Above is a display of patches. mercial driver license, mission member, said the series will cost an photo identification estimated $4,500 — $4,000 for the bands and $500 for signage, cards, learner’s permits banners and ad- and camera cards end- vertising. “This will depend on ed Aug. 31, 2020. “We received $2,100 in spon- what happens with Westmoreland sets sorships from lo- COVID-19 as we get demolition program cal businesses,” Colebank said. closer to the summer. The Westmoreland “We applied for I’m hoping that we County Redevelop- $2,000 through ment Authority is seek- the Westmoreland don’t have to cancel it, ing applicants for its County Local Arts but you never know Countywide Demolition Grant program. We have received what’s going to Program. The program it in the past. We happen.” covers much of the are trying to get cost for demolition of new bands and CHARITY COLEBANK residential and com- younger people SCOTTDALE PARKS COMMISSION mercial structures that down there for the are vacant, abandoned concert series.” and blighted. Colebank said The program reduces the Scottdale Community Band, Scottdale Choral Society and the Geyer Performing Arts the cost for property Center are interested in performing. owners to demolish The band Contagious might also sign on. structures. Residential The schedule will be announced soon, Cole- structures require a bank said. cash match on a slid- “We really can’t pay more than about $500 ing scale at as little for each band, and we will have to raise some as $500. Commercial money to pay the bands,” she said. The committee discussed scheduling a band structures require a and giving away hot dogs to children on July cash match at a min- 3.. imum of 50% of the If COVID-19 restrictions are in place over project cost. the the summer, Colebank said the concert se- Money available to ries might be canceled. the redevelopment “I’m hoping that we don’t have to cancel it, authority through the At top is a display of patches and knapsacks. but you never know what’s going to happen,” Community Develop- Above, Dan Sosko of Troop 150 and Jeff Lydic Colebank said. of Troop 465 preside over a table at the Trade- A car show might be scheduled 4 to 9 p.m. ment Block Grant might O-Ree. At right, Troop 150 Scoutmaster Aaron June 19, if a sponsor is found. cover the demolition of Coffman displays some of the memorabilia Rain date is July 10. nearly 30 structures, available for purchase and trade. See SCOTTDALE on A2 depending on a variety of factors. Property owners should complete demo- lition applications found Mt. Pleasant senior center offers online fundraising at www.co.westmore- By CINDY EKAS land.pa.us/652/Revital- “Anyone who is 60 years of age is asked to make a $2 donation per meal. ization. A staff member The Mt. Pleasant senior center has The senior center is preparing meals Mondays and Thursdays. They are full, balanced meals that are will contact candidates been closed to the public since March Anyone 60 years of age or older who has been approved by the very nutritious.” to begin the process. 17 because of the COVID-19 pandem- Fields said she has no idea when the ic, but it is still preparing and deliver- Area Agency on Aging is eligible to receive the meals. The frozen senior center might reopen. Savor the Avenue ing meals to qualified seniors. meals can be delivered to homes or picked up at the center if “That will depend on what happens event is planned Jody Fields, Mt. Pleasant senior with COVID and what decisions are center director, and Beverly LaGorga, seniors make arrangements a week ahead of time. made,” Fields said. Greater Connellsville supervisor, said the center is conduct- “It’s really up to Westmoreland Chamber of Commerce ing fundraising events for its members preparing meals Mondays and Thurs- if seniors make arrangements a week County to make that call. It’s out of Savor the Avenue is and the public. days. ahead of time. our hands. They have to make sure that set Aug. 5. The event “But we are still working in the cen- Anyone 60 years of age or older “Anyone 59 years of age or young- they take the seniors best interests into will be limited to 250 ters and answering questions that se- who has been approved by the Area er is welcome to come to the senior consideration.” Although the senior center is open guests. More informa- nior citizens may have,” LaGorga said. Agency on Aging is eligible to receive center and purchase the meals for “We are there to help seniors as much the meals. $3.97 each, but they do have to make for employees, LaGorga said protocol tion will be available must be followed. soon. as we can.” The frozen meals can be delivered arrangements a week in advance,” LaGorga said the senior center is to homes or picked up at the center LaGorga said. See SENIOR CENTER on A2 Today’s Donna Jean Bloom, Vanderbilt Michael W. Eberhart, Uniontown Today’s Weather Obituaries Jeffrey J. Brooks, Connellsville Richard James Long, Hopwood Partly sunny High: 50 Low: 18 DON’T LET HIGH FUEL PRICES GET YOU DOWN... 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Fighting to launched a virtual wellness posed by Gov. Tom Wolf are Live virtual classes offered about how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected keep our economy going during this pandemic platform through a region- followed. local communities and the county’s workforce. hasn’t been easy.” al collaboration to benefit its “We are making sure that at the Laurel Highlands YMCA Ward, guest speaker last week during the Eco- Ward recently sponsored a constitutional members and the community everyone is wearing a mask, include Back ‘n Balance with during the COVID-19 pan- nomic Growth Connection of Westmoreland amendment designed to limit the governor’s and that we are socially dis- Prutz at noon Wednesdays and demic. County event, said the “pandemic has paralyzed powers to extend emergency disaster declara- tancing,” he said. Joyce Prutz, active old- High Intensity Interval Train- the economy.” tions. The amendment could make its way to a When members come to the er adult advisor, and Bea ing with Jarbeck-Burk at 8:45 “This has really affected our workforce in ballot referendum as early as this spring. Y to exercise, they are given a Pennsylvania,” said Ward, the first woman to Jarbeck-Burk, director of a.m. Thursdays. Ward said she introduced the proposed amend- spray bottle with cleaner in it serve in a Senate leadership position. fitness, said the facility in “We are excited to partner ment last year in response to constituent com- so they can spray the machines She is an advocate for transportation and eco- East Huntingdon Township plaints that the governor had abused his powers. and then use a cloth to wipe the with YMCAs from across the nomic development. The proposed amendment would limit the di- launched Y Wellness 24/7 in Northeast region,” said Erica “We have many issues that we still need to January.