When schools were closed last spring, our teachers and parents did the very best they could to continue our children’s learning remotely. Some students continued to thrive but others struggled to cope with such a drastic change, and as a result, those students could face additional challenges this fall. That’s why we are proud to sponsor innovative legislation in our respective chambers to bring Back on Track education scholarship accounts (ESAs) to families in need of additional learning support.
With the start of the school year fast approaching, everyone from parents and students to teachers and school administrators is likely feeling anxious about what lies ahead. So many kids want and need to go back to the classroom, and our school district officials across the state are working hard to make that happen safely. But whether a student chooses to return to the school building or to learn at home, that student deserves the very best education possible.
When schools were closed last spring, our teachers and parents did the very best they could to continue our children’s learning remotely. Some students continued to thrive but others struggled to cope with such a drastic change, and as a result, those students could face additional challenges this fall. That’s why we are proud to sponsor innovative legislation in our respective chambers to bring Back on Track education scholarship accounts (ESAs) to families in need of additional learning support. The Endless Mountains Visitors Bureau (EMVB) is now accepting applications for 2020 Room Tax Grants. Non-profit organizations based in Sullivan, Susquehanna, or Wyoming counties are eligible for money to help fund special events or exhibits, marketing and promotional projects, historical preservation projects, and wayfinding aides. Pre-applications must be postmarked by Friday, Sept. 25 for consideration.
“Room Tax Funds are a great way for our non-profit organizations to advance projects or to attract people from other areas to see how much the Endless Mountains have to offer,” said EMVB executive director Jean Ruhf. This marks the 14th year the EMVB has given money back to the community through the grant program as part of its efforts to promote the area to visitors, residents, and neighbors of the three-county region. Blossburg Memorial Library is still offering Grab & Go services: call, e-mail, or log into your account via our website and find out how easy it is to check out books, dvds and audiobooks! We can help you choose items for you and your entire family! We also are providing contactless copying, printing and faxing and have limited half hour computer appointments available for essential business needs on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoons. Need to do banking, check e-mail, file taxes, job search, print your car registration, even complete the census? Yes, you can come in and get your business done! Give us a call or e-mail to arrange an appointment.
Check out the library’s new YouTube channel: Blossburg Memorial Library Programs, which is home to a new children’s virtual program: Stories and Songs of America’s Folk Heroes, created by Momentum Music Services. Watch all the videos whenever it’s convenient for your family. Be sure to have your kids tune into these videos and watch for other fun library posts! This program was made possible thanks to a generous grant from the Ward Foundation. Call the library at 570-638-2197 or e-mail us at blosslibcirculation@gmail.com so that we can help connect you with our library services. And remember that e-books and other resources are available for free through our website. Hello, I hope this past week was good to you all.
Best of luck to all the kids starting and returning to college. Hopefully you all that planted a garden got to harvest some things I got some squash,tomatoes,cucumbers and a coupe of peppers. It sure has been dry this summer. If anyone wants me to put something in the paper just let me know. Have a great weekend and week. It is with profound sadness that I let you know we lost our beloved canine “fur-child” Palin. To compound the tragedy we were on vacation camping with friends at Ives Run in Tioga. I don’t need to tell you how broken hearted Ron and I are. He would have turned 12 in December. Please bear with us as we try to mend.
On a positive note, we have received word from Hershey Medical Center that Ron can now be scheduled for the end of the month to receive the surgery to reverse the illiostomy bag and reconnect his “plumbing”. We appreciate your continued prayers and support for him (us!) for a successful operation. I wasn’t surprised when we returned home from vacation to find most all the flowers and vegetable containers dead – fried to a crisp. I did see a couple that might be salvageable, but, definitely not the veggies. We didn’t receive much rain while camping either. I dread checking on the cemeteries today. I’ll probably find them scorched beyond help also. The COVID-19 continues to trample down any thoughts of returning to normalcy. While on vacation, there were many discussions with our friends about this, especially with grand kids that are headed back to school, plus a school teacher, and a bus driver. Also, there were two “essential” workers in the medical field that have been working tirelessly through ALL of this since March, and continue to do so. One person said they had been tested four times already – always negative, fortunately – but when you have to wear a mask 6 to 8 hours a day it can become sickening, literally. We need to pray for a vaccine – soon! Quote by Ben Franklin: “Doing an injury puts you below your enemy; revenging one makes you but even with him; forgiving it sets you above him.” Food for thought: Everyone makes mistakes – just don’t respond with encores. Reminder: Summer Reading logs are due back on August 31st or if a child is participating in ReadSquared, they must finish logging their activity by August 31st.
This week will be our final Virtual Summer Learning Adventure! We had a great time reading stories, singing some songs, performing puppet shows and recreating some classic fairy tales. Fall Preschool Learning Time will be held virtually through a private Facebook group. Please contact the library for information on how you can join us each Thursday at 10 AM. We will also continue to post a few stories online as well during the week. Grab bags will be available for families to pick up each week with a craft that goes along with the theme. Fall Preschool Learning Time Schedule: September 10th The same/different 17th Cats 24th Trains October 1st Bedtime in the Jungle 8th Skyscraper 15th Orange, Pear, Apple, Bear 22nd Squirrels 29th Halloween November 5th Big, Bigger, Biggest 12th Nocturnal Animals 19th Thankfulness December 3rd Quilts 10th Pies 17th Holiday Stories Memorials have been received in memory of: Eloise McNett given by the Class of 1954 Charles Rockwell A donation was received from the Roberts Family The Book Club is reading “The Stillwater Girls” by Minka Kent for October. The hostess for October to be announced.
Through the Liberty Lutheran Church, 200 dresses are ready to be sent to Haiti in August. The dresses are made by Carolyn Weaver, Brenda Sollenberger, and Ladine Martin. The dresses are for girls from Kindergarten to teens and are made of lightweight colorful cotton prints and decorated with lace and other trim notions. A truck will take the dresses to the Lancaster Calvary Church and from there they will go on a ship to Haiti when the container is full and the missionaries are ready to leave. Lots of Liberty folks are busy canning and freezing vegetables from the bounty of their gardens. Others like me, didn’t get much of anything from the garden because of extremely hot weather and lack of rain. If anyone needs quart canning jars (regular size mouth), please call JoAnn Kreger at 570-324-6293, The Harris family has set up a fresh produce stand near the corner of Beuterstown Road and Rt.414. The produce is very nice and farm fresh. The Quilting Group is still in need of helpers to make quilts for the homeless. They meet every Friday at Liberty Lutheran Church starting at 9 a.m. Please pray for rain. Elementary kids at all experience levels explored the visual and musical arts at Rekindle’s arts week in July.
They did traditional arts and design some unique projects with materials and qualified instructors funded partially by a grant from the United Way of Bradford County. They did painting, drawing, planting indoor succulents/potted plant while adding a hand-crafted macramé hanging basket, marbling paper and musical instruments, tie-dying a T-shirt and more. Campers enrolled in the program created with the guidance and assistance of our artists and our studio staff, while enjoying the activities offered. The camp took place from Monday to Thursday: July 27-30 in the morning. Space was limited and filled quickly. Lucy Chamberlain helped coordinate the event with Rekindle the Spirit at the Manley-Bohlayer farm. James 4:4
[4] You adulterous people! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. (ESV) Perhaps you have heard someone say, “Christianity is not a religion, it is a relationship.” There is some great truth to that. In fact, in support of such a claim, James goes so far as to use the imagery of adultery to describe someone who is not walking in ways that are pleasing to God. The relationship has gone sour because someone is cheating. And for the record, it is not God who cheats. Priority Prayer Mail
The 8-year-old boy tumbled over two or three times into Mr. Law’s front yard; his bicycle was stuck in the hedge beside the road. It was one of my first true experiments with “prayer.” Cruising down the hill past the log cabin and into our little village of Grover’s Mill, NJ, I thought I’d see if God could keep the bike under control as I closed my eyes to pray. Thus, ending one of my first lessons in true prayer with a little message from above, “If you insist on holding onto the handlebars, open your eyes; I would really like a little help from your end.” I’ve spent hours looking for lost stuff in my life; always aware of the fact that “Only God knows where I put it –and He won’t tell me.” Over our years in ministry Gloria (Mrs. Marple) and I have listened to all sorts of prayers: close your eyes and give a speech; close your eyes and scold your enemies/friends; close your eyes and brag. We’ve seen prayer used as a sort of demonstration where people are gathered into an emblematic public place –then, hope (or plan) that the press will cover the event. |
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