According to Debbie Wygent of LancasterOnline, Atglen is setting aside a day this weekend to honor local men and women who have served in the miltary: Since the official Veterans Day isn’t until November, Atglen Borough residents have decided to give veterans one more unofficial holiday — in the spring. On Saturday, May 4, the [...]
Another View Of This Week’s Octorara Board Meeting
LancasterOnline published Debbie Wygent’s account of Monday’s school board meeting where the board voted 7-1 (Bob Hume cast the lone dissenting vote) to approve the district’s final proposed budget. Debbie’s description of the meeting had this humorous outtake of board member Leon Lapp’s response to teacher sabbaticals: Reviewed personnel items, including one that prompted disgruntled [...]
Debbie Wygent, Leon Lapp, Octorara Area School Board, Octorara Area School DistrictOctorara Stadium Field Upgrade Update
LancasterOnline’s local reporter Debbie Wygent had a short blurb on the public-private initiative to upgrade Gene R. Davis Memorial Field’s playing surface and stands scheduled to get underway next week. This money quote: The combined cost, with the district paying about $220,000 for the bleachers and volunteers footing the $120,000 bill for the field work, [...]
Debbie Wygent, Gene Davis Memorial Field, Octorara Area School District, Octorara High School