34th Year, No. 50 Ph. 814-683-4841 P.O. BOX 451, LINESVILLE, PA 16424 [email protected] Monday, February 1, 2021 • CNRP ACCEPTING NEW PATIENTS, LINESVILLE! • CONNEAUTVILLE BORO MAY BUILD NEW OFFICE! Community News changes noted, hard copy Feb. 8 4 day a week school Due to the economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 virus, Community News, has changed to an online/hard copy publication schedule through February with decisions at that time about returning to a weekly hard copy edition. classes underway Community News will offer a free online edition of Community News on Monday, January 4, 2021, Starting today, Monday, Febru- ten. the hard copy edition on Monday, January 11, 2021, then online editions on January 18, January 25, and ary 1, all Conneaut schools are re- Additionally, if you, or anyone February 1, with a hard copy edition Monday, February 8. Online editions will continue then through turning to full attendance Monday in your household, is symptomatic, the rest of February. through Thursday while Friday awaiting test results, or have had a Hard copy editions will carry many of the online edition stories and advertising for those who may will continue to be a virtual day for positive test, please contact your have been unable to read the online editions. students. This will also allow for school nurse to let them know. deep cleaning of buildings. Some extra runs to keep buses The Community News ON-LINE editions can be viewed simply by typing in Again, all students will attend as un-crowded as possible, extra each day, Monday through Thurs- lunch periods and/or using gyms communitynewslinesville.com day and virtually from home on for lunches as well are planned. Friday. Breakfast is grab and go as in There is no charge for going on-line above to view and read Community News. All are reminded that students the fall and at no cost to any stu- are to continue to wear masks, so- dent. For Friday’s and weekends - Thank you for your understanding, patience and support in this challenging time. cial distance to the greatest extent meals for 3 days will be sent home Sincerely, David Schaef, Publisher - Community News possible, and wash their hands of- on Thursday for Middle and High School students. For elementary, CLIP-N-SAVE CLIP-N-SAVE CLIP-N-SAVE K-2 will get three days of meals sent home on Wednesday, and Pre- k, 3rd and 4th grades will get three tices postponed because of https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/ - Figures through the end of De- days sent home on Thursday COVID cases on their teams. just like was done for fall sports. cember indicate it could possibly School officials say they will Corry, Ft. LeBoeuf, and General The Crawford County Career cost the Conneaut School District continue to monitor the situation McLane are three recently impact- and Technical Center (CCCTC) is over $1.5 million in payments to PRSRT STD PRSRT and will comply with any further ed. excited to announce that they are outside cyber charter schools this U.S. Postage paid measures that the state releases. The impact of not being in school planning to open two new High school year. The Community News School board members will re- also has had an impact on senior School Programs for the 2022- Roughly 95 students are attend- view what is happening at meet- class activities as it has been noted 2023 school year. ing outside cyber charter schools ings in February with an eye on that as of Tuesday, January 19, only The CCCTC is sharing a short such as PA Cyber, Agora, Reach, COVID-19 cases. 21 seniors have submitted a senior 2-minute survey to help gather in- 21st Century - 10 cyber charter There is a push on by certain of- picture for the yearbook! formation from students, parents, schools in all - with PA Cyber hav- ficials at state and federal levels to Senior yearbook pictures can be and community members to help ing the most at 42, and Reach 15 have students return to normal full- submitted to Mr. Peters (the Year- understand the needs and interests at 15. The 42 attending PA Cyber time schooling but under certain book advisor) by email at jason.pe- of the community. The CTC vision is projected to cost the Conneaut guidelines of COVID cases. [email protected] with seniors is to prepare the students of the District nearly $665,000 with 5 stu- So far Conneaut School District to make sure to include their name CCCTC for post-secondary edu- dents at 21st Century costing over has been fortunate with few cases in the email with picture. cation or career opportunities in a $76,000. of COVID even as sports and other Seniors will have until April 23, global workplace. Lake Middle School was ap- Address Service Requested extracurriculars have started up. to submit photos. All are asked to take a moment proved to do a sewing club. Some area schools have had Those not submitting a picture to complete the survey listed below winter sports games and prac- for the yearbook will have the pho- in order for them to gather a wide Inside This Issue to taken on picture day/retake day range of responses that represent used. as much of the community as pos- Springboro! Page 3! Fans of CASH winter sports sible.the survey is at ... Active Aging! Page 2! teams are reminded they can watch https://forms.office.com/Pages/ live stream all sporting events at ResponsePage.aspx... Tax Time Help! Community News Box 451 P.O. 16424 Linesville, PA 2 - Monday, February 1, 2021, The Community News was referred to as a “novel” virus, up as well – the Meadville Medical ders will be filled first and any ex- something that had never been seen Center has a registration form on tra will be available as long as sup- before. their website, Rite-Aid and Wahl- plies last. Cost is just $6.00/quart, Very little was known about it berg Family Pharmacies have an so give a call today and reserve a The Active Aging Center at ... from what it actually was to how online registration as well. quart or two. it was spread to how to treat people Please remember that depend- Are you ready for some football? Lakeland/Valley who contracted it. ing on the vaccine you receive, We are getting ready for the SU- As with anything that is new, it you may need to have two doses, PER BOWL (perhaps it would be 237 South Pymatuning St., Linesville, PA took some time for the work to be and you still do not reach the level better named the Corona Bowl!!) - Janet Wasserman, Center Manager done that would lead to the recom- of immunity needed until several with our Lucky Football Squares mendations of mask wearing, hand- weeks after the second dose. 50/50. washing, and physical distancing. In order to keep everyone We will be selling 100 squares Welcome to February 2021! It is had a whole year of Groundhog As more time passed, develop- healthy, it is vitally important for at $1.00 each. The winner will get hard to believe that we are already Days with having to limit our com- ment of a vaccine became more and everyone (whether you have been $50.00 with the other $50.00 go- into the second month of the year, ings and goings, wearing masks, more important as well as effective immunized or not) to continue ing to the Center. These are much and tomorrow we find out if Spring and all of the other precautions we treatments. There have been monu- to follow the protocols of mask better odds than the Lottery and the will be here in 6 weeks or if we just have endured in order to keep our- mental accomplishments made and wearing, hand washing and physi- money raised supports our Lake- have to endure winter for another selves and others safe during the we are beginning to see a glimmer cal distancing until the bulk of the land/Valley Center. The winner month and a half! pandemic. of hope with the vaccines that have population has been immunized. will be announced the day after the Groundhog Day – if you have While it may seem that every day been developed and received emer- We are getting closer to “nor- Super Bowl. seen the movie these two words has been the same, take some time gency approval. mal”, but we are not there yet and For those who don’t know how bring to mind redundancy with the to really think about all that has oc- So many people have spent hours will need to continue with our pre- it works, there will be a team name same thing happening day after curred in the past year. When the upon hours putting their knowl- cautions to keep everyone safe. across the top and one down the day. Many people feel as if we have Coronavirus was first discovered, it edge into practice to get us to this The Lakeland/Valley Center side. Numbers from 0-9, drawn at point – in only one year. continues to operate within the random, will be listed across and Compare this to the polio vac- established guidelines and the fol- down (these will be drawn at our cine that took from the late 1800’s lowing activities are now open: Super Bowl Party on February 5). Law Corner or early 1900’s until 1955 before an Walking Track, Gym area, Dine-in At the end of the game, the last Have Property Questions? effective vaccine was developed.