by Rachel Heitzenrater
rachelh@myweeklysentinel.com


CANTON — As of last week, local libraries were allowed to reopen, but still follow CDC guidelines with social distancing.


Because of this, The Green Free Library in Canton decided to continue its traditional “Preschool Learning Time,” but instead, with a Facebook Live online called “Virtual Preschool Learning Time.”


“Our whole summer learning for preschoolers and school age up to grade 5/6 will be online. We won’t have any children’s programming in the Library until school returns,” said the library’s director, Cathy Golder, who is also hosting the free program every Thursday.


Preschool Learning Time lasts about 10-15 minutes every Thursday at 10 a.m. Golder says she usually does it on Facebook Live, but is working on getting a YouTube channel account going so those who do not have Facebook can still enjoy the program as well.


“Last week we celebrated mommies and grammies by reading three books about Moms. I also sang two songs they know, called Five Little Ducks and Skinamarink,” said Golder. “I then asked them to draw a picture of their mom, grandmom, etc.”
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photo provided/CLINT OWLETT
“One of our favorite traditions is the Troy Memorial Day Parade, where we honor those who secured our freedom. This year, however, was a little different, but they still put a very moving service together remembering those that have fallen,” wrote Rep. Clint Owlett in a post on Facebook. This year, Troy parade representatives asked the community to still gather despite COVID-19 restrictions. A “reverse parade” took place on Main Street Monday morning. Residents were encouraged to drive by C&N Bank slowly with emergency flashers on. The ceremony took place afterwards, following social distancing guidelines.

The Summer Lunch Program’s mission is to connect our community with the lives of the youth in our region.


The last couple of summers our local community joined us in our efforts to provide free lunch to local youth every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday throughout the summer. The program exceeded our expectations and we want to start off by saying a huge THANK YOU to all the businesses and individuals who donated their time and money to help us care for the youth in our community during the summers of 2018 & 2019.


This summer due to the CDC guidelines established as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic we will be providing this service differently. We will be providing lunch three days a week but we will be adopting the Grab & Go Lunch Program’s model.


This means that every Monday evening at the Canton location only (Impact Youth Building) we will be handing out bagged lunches to every child age 18 and under. Each child can receive up to 3 bags at that pickup location per week. Pick up will be from 4:30-5:30 pm every Monday from June 1, 2020 until August 2, 2020.


This program is not determined by your financial status and is available to all Canton Area School District students. The Impact Youth Building is conveniently located by the Canton War Memorial Pool and its basketball and tennis courts.


Would you join us in this effort? We are looking for volunteers to help pack bags and distribute them on Monday evenings. Lighthouse is a 501c3 nonprofit and all donations are tax deductible. If donating, please write a check to Lighthouse and in the memo write Summer Lunch. If interested in helping or need more information, email Jackie Harper at jharper@lighthousecanton.com.

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Troy Lions met last weekend for their annual Adopt-a-Highway Cleanup. There was a great turnout and successful cleanup of the Route 6 area between East Troy and West Burlington!

Volunteer Drivers are needed to drive “limo” golf carts at this year’s Troy Fair.
This person will help fair goers from the parking lot to the entrance gates and back.
They must be a licensed “careful driver.”
For more information call Troy Fair Board Director David Rockwell 570-637-2222.
The Troy Fair is located on Route 14 just North of Troy Pennsylvania.

Bradford County District Attorney Chad M. Salsman reported that the following persons were recently sentenced in the Bradford County Court of Common Pleas, Towanda, PA:


Rachael L. Taylor, 30, Towanda, was sentenced to incarceration in the Bradford County Correctional Facility for 30 days to 108 days, for the offenses of Receiving Stolen Property, a misdemeanor of the second degree and Defiant Trespass, a misdemeanor of the third degree.


Officer Derek Campbell of the Towanda Borough Police Department arrested Taylor for the offense occurring on Oct. 13, 2019.


Tyler D. Condner, 25, of Sayre, was sentenced to incarceration in the Bradford County Correctional Facility for a term of 30 days to six months, plus court costs, for the offense Simple Assault, a misdemeanor of the second degree. Cordner’s sentence is consecutive to his other sentences.


Trooper Douglas Jennings of the Pennsylvania State Police arrested Cordner following investigation of an incident that occurred in Monroeton Borough on Nov. 11, 2019.


Todd E. Moore, 32, of Dushore, was sentenced to incarceration in Pennsylvania State Correctional Facility for 90 days to 24 months, followed by Probation Supervision for 36 months, fines of $1,500, plus court costs, for the offenses of Driving under the Influence, (highest rate), (2nd-10), a misdemeanor of the first degree, and Driving under suspension, (DUI related), 90 days jail, concurrent.


Officer Thomas Zebrowski of the Sayre Borough Police Department arrested Moore for the offenses occurring on Nov. 11, 2019.

Dear Editor,


The article that was ran on our meeting on May 18 has a short summary to some extent of the occurrences that actually took place that night.


I however would like to shed more light on the subject. If trying to look out for our citizens no matter how big or small they are is considered “interfering” then you can bet I will continue to do so.


Mr. Raub said I was not looking out for the community. However, that couldn’t be further from the truth. These citizens seemed to have been wronged by the actions that occurred. They reached out to a person they trusted to look into the issue and see what was going on.


They, like I, have no trust in the system as it has been doing things this way for years before I came along. It was said these individuals were my “friends.” Which, though I know them through either my job or mutual acquaintances, I would not necessarily call them a friend. A friend to me is someone you hang out with constantly and talk to regularly in a capacity outside of work or business.


Me trying to get to the bottom of cases that were brought to me by citizens is in my job description. It was said at the previous meeting in March that I should be looking out for them by many people in attendance, as well as, at least one at the meeting in question.


Now, I agreed and apologized for my part in the trash violation as information given me seemed to be false to an extent.

by John Shaffer


Many of us have relatives or friends in nursing homes or long-term care facilities, but do you have any idea how many Americans live in those places? According to the CDC, there are 5.1 million. That’s a substantial number, but it is 1.6% of the US population. But, according to the states that provide breakdowns, 42% of the reported Wuhan coronavirus victims reside in long-term care facilities. That is what the statisticians might call “disproportionate.” And so, any Governor who ordered, relegated, sent or retained known Covid patients in those places – for instance, California, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, to name a few – might feel some regret over those decisions. Or at least one would hope. But no, the nice thing about being a progressive politician who listens to experts is that you can never be wrong. Well, at least the mother of Pennsylvania’s Secretary of Health was able to escape from the nursing facility she had been living in. Too bad few others were able to do so.


New York State’s allegedly capable Governor Andrew Cuomo actually ordered patients who were recovering from Covid to be accepted by the nursing homes, even as home administrators begged him not to, the US government recommended against it, and while there were thousands of empty hospital beds in the Javits Center and the Billie Jean King center in New York and a nearly empty hospital ship “Comfort” in New York harbor, all perfectly able and willing to take on those patients.

by Joe Carreon
jcarreon@myweeklysentinel.com


March 16 was the day I remember realizing that 2020 would change for good.


A couple weeks prior I remember attending the 2020 PIAA state wrestling tournament amidst growing fears of a new virus that had made its way to America. I recall thinking to myself that if I was going to catch this virus, it would be while I was down in Hershey. I remember having such an anxiety about catching a “deadly” virus that I almost couldn’t think of anything else.


I sit here today,  blessed to say that no one in my family or social circle have (so far) contracted Covid-19. Others cannot say the same thing and my thoughts and prayers are with them.


As the last six weeks transpired, it went from keeping myself and family in quarantine to making sure I stayed in check mentally.

By Rutul Dalal, MD, Medical Director
Infectious Diseases, UPMC Susquehanna

As Pennsylvania reopens, counties will begin the transition from mitigation phase red to yellow and eventually green by gradually easing stay-at-home orders and restrictions. As this happens, we all need to consider how we can continue to do our part to prevent a second wave of COVID-19 in our region. While it’s encouraging to once again leave the house, see our family and friends, and get back to work, preventative measures like wearing a facemask in public is still essential to controlling the spread.


The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends the continued use of facemasks because although people are most contagious when they’re showing COVID-19 symptoms like fever, cough, or shortness of breath, those who are infected without symptoms — known as asymptomatic — can also spread the virus. When someone infected talks, coughs, or sneezes, it releases airborne droplets that can be inhaled by people within six feet, possibly infecting them. Those droplets also can land on surfaces and infect those who come in contact with the surface.
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