34th Year, No. 11 Ph. 814-683-4841 P.O. BOX 451, LINESVILLE, PA 16424 [email protected] Monday, April 27, 2020 • THIS IS A DIGITAL EDITION! NO HARD COPY! • ORDER SILVER SHORES, P. JOE’S TAKEOUT! School district may go Sadsbury Township supervisors hold to computers for all April meeting at office and by phone Sadsbury Township Board demic, agenda items were lim- emergency meeting as submitted - By DAVID SCHAEF with the old computers then passed of Supervisors conducted their ited to those necessary to keep the by the secretary. Community News down to the K - 4 students. K - 6 regular monthly meeting on township functioning. All other ROAD MASTER REPORT, graders would pretty much just use Tuesday, April 14, at the Sads- items were tabled to a later date. given by Joel Stone included : The budget committee of the the computers in school and not bury Township Municipal Agenda was posted on the town- • Installed signs to close Rec- Conneaut School Board at its lat- take them home as 7 - 12 graders Building, 9888 State Highway ship website. Questions and com- reation Area due to coronavirus est finance committee meeting would and could do. 285, Conneaut Lake. ments could be phoned and e- until further notice; listened to a proposal made by the Having computers for all K -12 In attendance were Board mailed to the township office. • Filled holes in both gravel district’s Director of Technology, graders would make it easier for Members Lyle Hoovler, Kevin There were no visitors in atten- and blacktopped roads as needed Rick Kelly, who offered a plan that students to get lessons plans and VanHonk, and Bonnie Smith dance. No questions or comments • Graded and maintained dirt would give all students in the dis- do lessons for grading and review (via phone). were phoned or e-mailed to the of- roads; trict - K - 12 - a computer to use. as it has been a challenge with all Others attending were Joel fice to be reviewed at the meeting. • Filled washouts with mill- The plan would have 5th and schools closed down currently to Stone, Rose Mumau, and Atty. MOTION by Kevin VanHonk, ings; 9th graders receive new computers get lessons plans and class work to Joseph Ferguson (via phone) seconded by Bonnie Smith, to ap- • Reinstalled signs that were or Chromebooks, every 4th year students largely in K - 8 classes. The meeting was called to or- prove minutes of 2/24/20 Public knocked over by high winds; That has been a lesson learned der by Chairman Lyle Hoovler Hearing, 3/10/20 Board of Super- • Removed limbs and trees by the Conneaut School District at 1:00 p.m. with the salute to visors’ meeting, 4/2/20 Crawford from roadways due to high needing to get lesson packets home the flag. Co. Joint Seal Coat Bid meeting winds; to K - 8th graders, in that the com- Due to the COVID-19 pan- and 4/2/20 Board of Supervisors - See Sadsbury page 5 ment was made that school districts in the state that have computers for all their K - 12 graders were find- Summerhill puts hold on Clean Up Day PRSRT STD PRSRT ing it easier to reach out to their Summerhill has cancelled its an- repairs. tions received with no action re- U.S. Postage paid students for teaching purposes. The Community News Should schools ever be closed nual Clean Up Day, held in con- Supervisors noted that the CCA- quired. down again, the K -12 one-on-one junction with next door neighbor TO Spring Convention set for April Motion by Dave Johns, second computer plan is the better way to Summit Township, due to concerns 22 had been cancelled as was the by Bob Arendash, to pay the bills, go,it was said. over the COVID-19 virus. PSATS Convention May 3 - 6. was approved The budget meeting, like the Clean up day had been set for The road report included plow- past couple of school board meet- May 9. ing and cindering as needed, filling County COVID-19 ings, was a virtual setup with Jarrin Township supervisors Duane of potholes and spreading gravel positives climbs to 19 Agnew, David Johns, and Bob Ar- on various roads. Ditches were Sperry, Superintendent, Greg May- MEADVILLE – The number endash were in attendance at the cleaned on Carr and Morris Roads, le, business manager, Dot Luckock, of people testing positive for CO- April meeting, as was secretary berms removed on Canal, Sher- board member, Jamie Hornstein, VID-19 in Crawford County is at Brenda Braden, held at the Crozier mansville and Fish Roads. Drain board member and Theressa Mill- 19 as of reports Thursday. Road township building. tile was installed down the cen- er, board member, taking part from Governor Tom Wolf - To pg. 5 Address Service Requested their homes, Frank Kimmel, Di- Supervisors approved a Declara- ter of Fish Road. Equipment was rector of Maintenance, and Kelly tion of Disaster which will make washed and routine maintenance attending from within the school the township eligible for federal was done on the 2014 Silverado district. - See School page 7 funds in event of expenses related and the loader. Plows and spreaders Inside This Issue to the disaster. were removed from the trucks and Blossoms & Blooms! Page 2! Supervisors approved Hillside painted and repaired. Repairs were Stone’s bid of $16 per ton for #57 done to the trapezoidal bucket and Rants & Raves! Page 3! and $13.23 per ton of 2A stone - planer wheel hub. Tax Time Help! Page 6! Community News Box 451 P.O. 16424 Linesville, PA both of which will be used for road There were various communica- 2 - Monday, April 27, 2020, The Community News Linesville tax Linesville Library closed The Active Aging Center at ... office closed The Linesville Community Public Library is closed until further notice The Linesville borough tax of- (as well as all the public libraries in Crawford County and Pennsylvania). Lakeland/Valley fice of Sherry Tidwell is currently At this time any library items you have, you may hold on to until we closed due to the Corona Virus is- reopen and there will be no fines. If you must return your library items 237 South Pymatuning St., Linesville, PA sue. please use the book drop located on the library front porch (please do not - Janet Wasserman, Center Manager Tax payments can be made in put DVD’s in the book drop...just hold on to them). two ways - mail the payments to It is our hope that you all stay safe and that we can open as soon as the address listed on the tax bills possible. Until the Linesville Community Public Library reopens, please As we enter the second month of “distancing” due to COVID-19, now or, if marked clearly for Sherry visit our Facebook as we have been posting things to do/see/suggested is a good time to find that one thing that brings us joy and delve into it Tidwell, Linesville Borough Tax crafts and other online activities. with gusto! As with any situation, there are those parts that we can con- Collector - the payments can be There are Story Time readings and many other things. You can also trol and those parts that cannot be controlled and it is our attitude towards dropped off at the Linesville Bor- go to PowerLibrary which is a link on our website and login with your the situation that will determine whether we live in joy or in misery. ough water drop off box located library card to access Bookflixs which are stories with activities for chil- With the changes that have occurred over the past month, most of us just behind the borough building. dren. are “out of sync” with our regular routines, and so we fall out of sync Tax payments can not be You can view hundreds of magazines and newspapers as well as lots with everything and everyone. We rely on regular routines to keep us dropped off inside the borough of- of other venues too. grounded, and when the routines are disrupted, we become anxious as the fice as in the past as the borough You can go to Universal Class and take free online courses (over a 100 rhythm of life has changed. office is closed. Tax payments can to choose from). Don’t forget you can get into Overdrive from our web- One way that we can keep ourselves grounded and connected is not be dropped off at the tax collec- site with your library card and download ebooks! through music. Music is beneficial in a multitude of ways – the structure tor’s house in the effort to avoid all We miss you all and can hardly wait to see you! of basic rhythms offers predictability, the melodies stimulate brain activ- face to face contact. -Sincerely, Miss Telce & Miss Vicki ity by evoking images and memories, and the interwoven intricacies offer Linesville Borough and Craw- cohesiveness. ford County taxes are due at dis- FLOWER/gift shops To begin, go outside – or turn off the television and open the windows count levels by April 30. and just listen. There is so much music surrounding us in everyday life Questions can be called to that we have either blocked out of consciousness or are too busy to even Tidwell at 814-683-4517. notice. We remain open - for details call or Take time to listen to the sounds in the neighborhood, listen to the wind LVFD 4-Person visit our website! Loefflersflowers.com as it blows through the trees; listen to the birds tell their stories; listen as the garbage truck bangs the dumpster.