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Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Auditor General Jack Wagner Says Fixing PA's Charter School Formula Could Save $365 Million a Year in Taxpayer Money
Auditor General Jack Wagner Says Fixing PA's Charter School Formula Could Save $365 Million a Year in Taxpayer Money
HARRISBURG, Pa., June 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Auditor General Jack Wagner said today that Pennsylvania could save $365 million a year in taxpayer money by adopting separate charter and cyber charter school funding formulas similar to those used in other states, and by closing an administrative loophole that permits double-dipping in pension payments through the calculation of tuition rates.
A study by the Department of the Auditor General shows that Pennsylvania has overpaid charter schools because its formula is pegged to educational costs in the sending school district rather than on the actual educational cost to the charter or cyber charter school.
Wagner's special report found that Pennsylvania charter schools spent an average of $13,411 per student, which was about equal to the funding they received. That amount was about $3,000 more than the national average of about $10,000, Wagner's auditors found. While Pennsylvania cyber charter schools received about the same funding level as bricks-and-mortar charter schools, they spent an average of $10,145 per student, reflecting their lower operating costs. Wagner's report found that Pennsylvania cyber charter school's average cost of $10,145 was $3,500 more than the national average of $6,500.
Wagner's special report estimated $315 million in sustainable annual savings if Pennsylvania paid charter and cyber charter schools the national averages for its 100,000 charter and cyber charter students. He noted that most of the savings would flow to local taxpayers who are the primary funding source for charter and cyber-charter schools.
"With the tightening of school budgets and funding available to school districts throughout the state, Pennsylvania's flawed and overly generous funding formula for charter and cyber charter schools is a luxury taxpayers can no longer afford," Wagner said. "While I have long supported alternative forms of education, as the state's independent fiscal watchdog, I cannot look the other way and ignore a broken system in which charter and cyber charter schools are being funded at significantly higher levels than their actual cost of educating students. It is time for the Pennsylvania Department of Education, along with the General Assembly and the Corbett administration, to fix Pennsylvania's flawed funding formula for charter and cyber charter schools."
The projected $365 million in savings were calculated as follows:
Brick-and-mortar Savings, $210 Million – Taking the approximate $3,000 per student rate difference between Pennsylvania's costs and the national average brick-and-mortar costs, and multiplying by the number of brick-and-mortar charter students in 2011-12 (70,000 rounded figure);
Cyber Savings, $105 Million – Taking the $3,500 per student rate difference between Pennsylvania's costs and the national average cyber costs, and multiplying by the number of cyber students in 2011-12 (30,000 rounded figure);
Double-Dipping Savings, $50 million – Taking the estimated per student Public School Employee Retirement Systems' (PSERS) contribution rate in 2011-12, multiplied by the number of charter/cyber students in 2011-12 (100,000).
Wagner's auditors found that based on the five U.S. states with the largest student enrollment in independently operated charter and cyber schools, Pennsylvania's spending of $12,657 was clearly the highest among the five states with the most charter and cyber charter students. Ohio spent $10,652; Michigan, $9,480; Texas, $8,954; and Arizona, $7,671.
Wagner said that Pennsylvania could save taxpayer dollars by correcting the charter and cyber charter school funding formula by implementing existing state models that have proven to be more equitable, including using a set state-based rate to fund charter and cyber schools like some other states across the country have done. The report further noted that across all states, funding levels appear to dictate spending habits.
Wagner said Pennsylvania taxpayers could realize even greater savings if the commonwealth directly funded charter and cyber education as do Michigan and Arizona. If Pennsylvania used Michigan's rate of $9,480, it would save about $318 million annually; if it used Arizona's rate of $7,671 it would save nearly $500 million annually, based on 2008-09 state rates reported by the U.S. Department of Education.
In Pennsylvania, school districts have been heavily dependent on local property taxes to provide funding to school districts, including charter and cyber schools, Wagner said. In 2009-10, local property taxes accounted for 44 percent of all school district revenue, compared with just 28 percent nationally.
One loophole within the charter and cyber school funding formula that Wagner highlighted in his special report was a double dipping of retirement benefits at charter and cyber schools. Wagner's report noted that in 2010-11, school districts paid retirement costs that equate to approximately $500 per student, because of a duplication of state reimbursements for school districts costs that charter and cybers schools are eligible to receive in direct state funding. Wagner said the double-dipping into the retirement reimbursement is particularly concerning, given the fact that Pennsylvania's public educational organizations are seeing a steep rise in the cost of the commonwealth's public employee pension system.
In addition, Wagner's report found that 42 percent of cybers and 30 percent of brick-and-mortar charters paid management companies in 2010-11. He said that because Pennsylvania's charters and cyber charters are funded by a school district's per-student tuition rate, our funding method has attracted management companies to cyber charters and charters in urban areas, noting that 100 percent of the state's top five charter and cyber schools that have the highest student enrollment used a management company in 2010-11. The report noted that a review of a management company contract found the company's fees were based on a percentage of the school's total revenue and not on the management services provided.
"Pennsylvania needs a fair and appropriate public education funding system capable of sustaining both traditional public schools and charter and cyber schools, and Pennsylvania taxpayers should not be spending one dollar more than the actual cost to educate our children in a charter or cyber school," Wagner said.
Wagner's special follow-up report on charter school funding made several key recommendations to the Pennsylvania Department of Education, the General Assembly and the governor, to save taxpayers money, while maintaining high-quality school choice options.
Correct the charter/cyber funding formula based on existing state models that have proven to be more equitable, and develop a statewide brick-and-mortar charter school funding rate and a statewide cyber school funding rate;
Develop a charter school funding model that avoids double-dipping of commonwealth retirement contributions to state funded programs such as the Public School Employees' Retirement System ;
Develop limits on the fees management companies can charge to save on excessive administrative costs to run charter and cyber schools;
Pennsylvania Department of Education should lead the charge to correct the charter school funding formula and to improve oversight of charter schools to prevent the commonwealth from continuing to pour money into poorly run schools.
Auditor General Jack Wagner is responsible for ensuring that all state money is spent legally and properly. He is the commonwealth's elected independent fiscal watchdog, conducting financial audits, performance audits and special investigations. The Department of the Auditor General conducts thousands of audits each year. To learn more about the Department of the Auditor General, taxpayers are encouraged to visit the department's website at www.auditorgen.state.pa.us.
280 STUDENTS NAMED TO SPRING DEAN’S LIST AT PITT-BRADFORD
280 STUDENTS NAMED TO SPRING DEAN’S LIST AT PITT-BRADFORD
BRADFORD, Pa. – The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford has named 280 students to its spring Dean’s list.
Dean’s list status is awarded to full-time students who have earned a grade point average of 3.5 or higher.
Full-time students earning a grade point average of 4.0 from Bradford were Richard W. Persing, a junior accounting major; Barbara A. Allen and Kira Lee Lipps, both junior early childhood education (PreK-4) majors; Jeffrey M. Warner, a freshman engineering major; Maxwell L. Cercone, a junior history-political science major; Kaitlin Marie Zapel, a senior human relations major; Jodi L. Irons, a freshman nursing major; and Amanda J. Kleps, a junior public relations major.
Other full-time students from McKean County earning a 4.0 were Vincent D. Berrettini, a senior mathematics education 7-12 major from Eldred; Nicole D. Corliss, a junior accounting major, Bethany L. Mealy, a junior early childhood education (preK-4) major and Kyle J. Meserole, an undeclared freshman, all from Kane; Pamela K. Terrette, a senior accounting major, and Jennifer R. Anderson, a senior athletic training major, Paul M. Woods, a junior biology and pre-medicine major, and Alyssa L. Lapp, a psychology major, all from Port Allegany.
Other full-time students from Pennsylvania earning a 4.0 were Rebecca Elizabeth Zipay, a senior criminal justice major from South Park; Matthew E. Nolder, a freshman history-political science major from Emporium; Kimberly Saline, a senior accounting major from St. Marys; Stephanie Makin, a senior criminal justice major from Colver; Jude W. Harter, a senior social studies education major 7-12 from Clarendon; Daniel W. Gribbin, a senior computer information systems and technology major from McKean; Olivia Fernandes, a senior athletic training major from Erie; Michael F. Gallina; a sophomore psychology major from Roulette; Jennifer L. Trippett, a senior entrepreneurship and interdisciplinary arts major from Lemont; Sarah Elizabeth Monger, a senior mathematics education 7-12 and applied mathematics major from Coudersport; Kelly Lynel DeRolf, a senior biology major from Carlisle; Shannon M. Gatesman, a freshman nursing major from Mechanicsburg; Danielle Erdley, a sophomore biology major from Northumberland; Nicolette A. Fruehan, a sophomore biology major from Brackney; and Kristine Nicole Zubler, a senior nursing major from Churchville.
Other full-time students earning a 4.0 were Kirby D. Craft, a senior athletic training major from Goodyear, Ariz.; Xueyuan Lin, a senior biology major from Bayonne, N.J.; Katlin Marie Barrile, a senior broadcast communications major from Albion, N.Y.; and Ashley Heram, a freshman sports medicine major from Olean, N.Y.
Other full-time students awarded dean’s list status from Bradford were Hallie L. Kleiner, a sophomore applied mathematics major; Samuel G. Williamson, a senior biology and English major; Matt Wilber, a sophomore business management major; James Robert Stevens, Thomas Robert Taylor and Matthew A. Teribery, all senior business management majors; Breann Elizabeth Lyons, a senior business management and accounting major; Kyle C. Yurkewicz, a sophomore chemistry major; Ian J. McDonough, a senior communications major; Lewis Pon Keller Jr., a senior computer information systems and technology major; Richard T. Obermeyer, a junior criminal justice major; Jacob M. Karrasch and Danielle Lynn Persing, both senior criminal justice majors; Gina Knowlton, a freshman early childhood education major; Rachel L. Britton, a sophomore early childhood education major; Kara M. Piganelli, a junior elementary education major; Samantha Cobb, a senior elementary education major; Amanda D. Perkins, a senior elementary education and sociology major;
Penny M. Amacher, a junior English and English education 7-12 major; Joseph A. Burns, a freshman entrepreneurship major; Calvin B. Pfeil, a freshman environmental education K-12 major; Lachlan T. Ross, a junior environmental studies major; Katie S. Vecellio, a senior environmental studies major; Benjamin John Walter, a senior history-political science major; Kamie Laih, a senior human relations major; Susan A. Krainz, a sophomore nursing major; Douglas A. Dixon, a senior petroleum technology and chemistry major; Ding Lin Genevieve Tan, a freshman biology major; Jonnie A. Mascho, a sophomore biology major; Katelyn A. Morris a junior public relations major; Tiara O. Brown, a senior sport and recreation management and business management major; Megan Lyn Truman, a senior sports medicine major; Cassandra M. Glover, an undeclared freshman; Sagi Shahaj, an undeclared sophomore; and James O. Segee, a junior writing major.
Other full-time students awarded dean’s list status from McKean County were Daniel K. Comes, a senior computer information systems and technology and history-political science major from Cyclone; Kelly O’Brien, a senior broadcast communications major from Derrick City; Brittany L. Nichols, a junior early childhood education major from Duke Center; Allyson J. Rhinehart, a junior biology major, Beth Freer, a junior elementary education major, Morgan J. Emery, a junior English and social sciences major, Torrey L. Johnson, a sophomore entrepreneurship major, and Ashley R. Johnston, a junior public relations major, all from Eldred; Brittany Ruth Gorrell, a senior social studies education 7-12 and history-political science major, and Courtney L. Gorrell, a sophomore writing major, both from Gifford; Timothy Spilka, a senior biology and nursing major, Heather Kathleen Aul, a senior broadcast communications major, Seth M. Habicht, a freshman chemistry and pre-pharmacy major, Jennifer Lynn Moore, a senior criminal justice major, Sheila M. Lorenzo, a senior elementary education major, Tianna R. Johnson, a junior environmental studies and biology major, Trishia A. Hollingshead, a junior health and physical education major, and Kyle A. Engelken, a sophomore petroleum technology major, all from Kane;
Nichole Lynn Krietemeyer, a senior elementary education major, Caitlin C. Castina, a senior entrepreneurship and biology major, Richard Edward Castina, a junior liberal studies and biology major, and Kayla D. Swartz, a senior radiological science major, all from Mount Jewett; Cortney D. Barnett, a junior criminal justice major, Brittany Renee Keck, a senior elementary education major, and Ashley L. Bandish, a freshman nursing major, all from Port Allegany; Daniel G. Yeager, a freshman computer information systems and technology major from Rew; Shadow L. Kirkman, a senior accounting major from Roulette; Amelia R. Dibble and Angela M. Lapp, both junior early childhood education majors, Colby J. Austin, a senior elementary education major, Alyssa J. Cunningham, a junior health and physical education major, Kristine Noel Ball, a senior nursing major, Katelyne M. Barr, a freshman public relations major, and Megan Danielle Woods, a senior social sciences major, all from Smethport.
Other full-time students awarded dean’s list status from Warren County were Kristen N. Bertch, a senior criminal justice major from Clarendon, Stephanie Nicole Vetterly, a senior criminal justice major from Guys Mills; Nicholas O. Davies, a junior biology major, and Laura Lee Long, a senior sports medicine major, both from Pittsfield; Nickolas W. Thomas, a junior biology major, James Michael Cable, a senior biology major, Mark P. Massa, a junior petroleum technology major, Kayla D. Lukasiewicz-O’Brien, a freshman nursing major, and Kristina Lyn Fithian, a senior radiological science major, all from Russell; Tyler Labesky, a senior business management major from Sheffield; Kelsey A. Krepps, a freshman environmental studies major, Autumn D. Pepple, a freshman pre-radiological science major, and Kateri P. Hall, a junior writing major, all from Titusville;
Joanna K. Lasher and Christopher M. Urban, both senior elementary education majors from Warren; Kimberly Truhlik, a senior accounting and business management major, Mitchell Ellsworth Boston, a senior business management major, Matthew James Abplanalp, a senior chemistry major, Joseph L. Sienkiewicz, a freshman history-political science major, Stephanie N. Johnson, a junior human relations major, Heidi Powley, a junior public relations major, and Elizabeth Tipton, a senior social studies education 7-12 and history-political science major, all from Warren; Nyssa M. Brumagin, a senior interdisciplinary arts major from North Warren; and Harold L. Cochran III, a junior criminal justice major from Bear Lake.
Other full-time students awarded dean’s list status from Potter County were Desiree Lamer, a senior criminal justice major from Austin; Jacob R. Sedorchuk, a freshman computer information systems and technology major, Sara J. White, a freshman economics and business management major, and Heidi Reese, a sophomore sports medicine major, all from Coudersport; Michelle Y. Campbell, a sophomore pre-radiological science major from Galeton; Jordan R. Reed, a sophomore computer information systems and technology major from Genesee; and Joshua D. Kosa, a senior accounting and business management major from Ulysses.
Other full-time students awarded dean’s list status from Pennsylvania were Ashley N. Beers, a senior elementary education major from De Young; Charles Everett Holjencin, a senior biology and chemistry major, Emily Crowell, a junior pre-radiological science major, and Glenn P. Doud, a freshman social studies education 7-12 major, all from Emporium; Scott R. Neil, a senior accounting major, Francis X. Straub IV, a senior history-political science major, Jessica R. Catalano, a senior nursing major, and Bethany M. Lyons, a junior sports medicine major, all from St. Marys; Alida I. Leslie, a senior hospitality management major from Johnsonburg; Megan L. Delhunty, a senior nursing major from Ridgway; Cara Danielle Huff, a senior social sciences major from Weedville; Alyse R. Bisbee, a business management and accounting major, and Robert S. Seitz Jr., a criminal justice major, both juniors from Union City;
Erika Louise Braeger, a senior broadcast communications major from Harborcreek; Laura A. Kacprowicz, a freshman nursing major from Erie; Jason P. Burkes, a health and physical education major, and Rebecca Alborn, a sports medicine major, both seniors from New Castle; Taylor R. Corbin, a freshman chemistry and pre-pharmacy major from Sandy Lake; Jay B. Leipheimer, a senior pre-medicine major from Transfer; Mary Gross, a senior sports medicine major from Ford City; Kelsey N. Milliron, a freshman public relations major from Portersville; Yadhu R. Dhital, a freshman pre-medicine major, Dominika N. Urban, a freshman pre-physical therapy and sports medicine major, Maria Grace Costanza, a senior public relations major, and Anthony D. Citriniti, a junior athletic training major, all from Pittsburgh; Clarice D. Rutledge, a senior public relations and writing major from Monroeville;
Kelly L. Morrow, a freshman hospitality management major from Gibsonia; David James Kunkle, a senior criminal justice major from Lower Burrell; Katharine M. O’Neil, a freshman social studies education 7-12 major from Arnold; Sheri R. Smay, a junior business management major from Mahaffey; Michael A. Hutchins, a sophomore accounting major from Dubois, Vanessa M. Olivio, a junior early childhood education major from Brockway; Jamie L. Vanalstine, a sophomore biology major from Byrnedale; Clinton R. Corman, a junior chemistry major from Howard; Wesley Milliron, a junior computer information systems and technology major from Julian; Amanda Kessler, a senior social sciences major from Millerton; Larissa M. Soroko, a freshman business management major from Westfield; Jason P. Carmany, a junior pre-pharmacy major from Reedsville;
Ashley Wilson-Rew, a sophomore interdisciplinary arts major from Harrisburg; Ashley L. Seidenstricker, a senior sports medicine major from York; Travis P. Herr, a junior sports medicine major from Gap; Danielle N. Zeamer, a senior health and physical education major from Manheim; Brittany Gehman, a junior athletic training major from Ronks; Ashley M. Wenger, an athletic training major, and Audrey J. Wenger, a radiological science major, both seniors from Lancaster; Michael T. Eiswerth, a freshman chemical engineering major from Williamsport; John Donald Setzer, a senior accounting and business management major, and Ethan R. Showers, a freshman athletic training major, both from Hughesville; Elliott M. Goff, a junior sports and recreation management major from Lewisburg; Thomas P. Specht, a freshman pre-radiological science major from Milton;
Ashleigh Mae Permar Hauck, a senior sports medicine major from New Columbia; Ashley L. Andrucyk, a junior public relations major from Shamokin; Samantha M. Sweinhart, a freshman nursing major from Hegins; Tracy Le, a senior biology major, and Steven S. Quiroga, a freshman chemical engineering major, both from Bethlehem; Thang Tran, a senior biology major from Northampton; Ashley Marie DeLong, a senior accounting and business management major from Allentown; Caitlin A. Smith, a freshman nursing major from Stroudsburg; Christie Lee Marcho, a senior human relations major from Clifford; Victor J. Robertazza, a freshman history-political science and environmental science major from Greentown; Michael T. Moran, a sophomore pre-law major from White Haven; Keanu Sorbelli, a sophomore accounting major, and Nicole Povilitus, a senior sport and recreation management major, both from Wilkes-Barre;
Korbin J. Keene, a sophomore from Larksville, and Brian C. Roberts, a senior from New Albany, both athletic training majors; Bradley M. Miner, a junior psychology major from Sayre; Alexandria K. Young, a sophomore broadcast communications major from Towanda; Erin K. Goodwin, a junior accounting major from Wyalusing; Thomas LaLicata, a senior business management major from Doylestown; Amanda N. Pell, a sophomore criminal justice major from Wrightstown; Anna Fountas, a junior nursing major from Churchville; Tahira A. Custis, a sophomore broadcast communications major from Folcroft; Emily R. Harris, a junior business management major from Sharon Hill; Love D. Lee, a sophomore broadcast communications major from Upper Darby; Alisa C. Cornell, a junior athletic training major, Ashley L. Young, a freshman broadcast communications major, and Jeanelle Pankey, a freshman hospitality management major, all from Philadelphia; Stephanie R. Krall, a sophomore sports medicine major from Downingtown; Ryan Hunter, a junior criminal justice major from Harleysville; Alyssa M. McQuirns from North Wales and Alexander R. Schrock from Somerset, both junior history-political science majors; and Harold Carr, a senior engineering science and petroleum technology major from Kersey.
Other full-time students awarded dean’s list status from New York were Sanusi Kamara, a freshman chemistry major from Bronx; Nicholas Choy, a junior psychology major from Flushing; Sarah L. Oberton, a sophomore criminal justice major from Cicero; Joshua Nathaniel Poorman, a senior environmental studies major from Syracuse; Sarah Bush, a senior elementary education major from Turin; Elizabeth A. Tillman, a senior human relations major from Appleton; Mackenzie Miller, a senior English and writing major from Attica; Kristina L. Brinkle, a senior elementary education major from Hamburg; Ronald Witt, a junior athletic training major from Lancaster; Kyle N. Sutton, a senior sports and recreation management major from West Valley; Kelly A. Schucker, a sophomore writing major from Niagara Falls; James Willson, a senior biology major from Bellona; Mackenzie L. Heale, a sophomore criminal justice major from Bergen;
Amanda Jean Pfeil, a senior business and hospitality management major from Lima; Lindsey M. Perry, a junior biology major from Bolivar; Kimberly L. Derk, a senior pre-radiological science major from Cattaraugus; Shauntae A. Donner, a sophomore accounting major from Cuba; Troy Phillips, a junior early childhood education major from Ellicottville; Caitlin Marie Garcia Cutting from Fillmore and Kylie Alexa Luzier from Kill Buck, both senior hospitality management majors; Abby Minich, a junior economics major from Limestone; Matthew R. Flick, a criminal justice major, and Kayla E. Branch, a human relations major, both seniors from Olean; Danielle M. Abers, a junior early childhood education major from Panama; Joshua K. Kausner, a sports medicine major from Portville, and Jennie M. Wheeler, an English education 7-12 major from Steamburg, both seniors; Andrea Gundlach, a sophomore health and physical education major from Westfield; and Amanda M. Foyle, a junior psychology major from New York.
Other full-time students awarded dean’s list status were Javier Nicholas Patino, a senior history-political science major from Rio Rico, Ariz.; Aubree Veronica Tietbohl, a senior nursing major from Edwards, Colo.; Amirah Naja Sabir, a senior sports medicine major from Washington, D.C.; Donald Chester Cox, a senior sport and recreation management major from Bear, Del.; Megan E. Sponseller, a sophomore sports medicine major from Clayton, Del.; Saul J. Rubin, a freshman biology major from Silver Spring, Md.; Shane T. Mann, a junior accounting major, and Zachary M. Carson, a senior hospitality management major, both from Smithsburg, Md.; Christina Marie McClarren, a senior psychology major from Ocean City, Md.; Thomas Gibbons, a senior economics major from Basking Ridge, N.J.; Seth A. Levy, a freshman broadcast communications major from Cherry Hill, N.J.; Jasmine Alexandria McEwen, a senior psychology major from Lawrenceville, N.J.; Maria Paula Laverde, a freshman biology major from Bogota, Colombia; Ziyao Chen, a sophomore accounting major from Fuzhou, China; Yuzhe Bai, a freshman biology major from Kunming, China; and Victoria Eugenia Grossman Giancarlo, a sophomore biology major from Caracas, Venezuela.
Dean’s list status is also awarded annually, at the conclusion of the spring term, to part-time students who have earned a 3.5 or higher grade point average in the past three consecutive semesters.
Part-time students earning a grade point average of 4.0 were, from Bradford, Jeffrey Bosworth, a senior business management major, Jody Ann Randolph, a junior public relations major, and Toni L. Duzick, an undeclared sophomore; Maria E. Olsen, a senior sociology major from Derrick City; Debbra A. Nelson, a senior nursing major from Kane; Steven A. Valentiy, a junior computer information systems and technology major from Smethport; Rita M. Cecco, a senior elementary education major from Warren; and Kelly A. Peterson, a junior early childhood education major from St. Marys.
Other part-time students awarded dean’s list status were, from Bradford, Lori B. Vickery, a sophomore accounting major, Erin E. Bridges and Tammy L. Gardner, both senior human relation majors, and Angela M. Bishop, a sophomore psychology major; Rose Wilken Manning, a senior health and physical education major from Olean, N.Y.; and Rosanne E. Leach, a senior elementary education major, Christin A. DuBots, a Bridges student, and Mary Jo Stuckey, a senior sociology major, all from Coudersport.
PITT-BRADFORD NAMES ADDITIONAL STUDENTS TO DEAN’S LIST
BRADFORD, Pa. – The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford has announced additional students to its spring dean’s list.
The additional students were not on the original list because they will be attending a different University of Pittsburgh campus for the fall semester and their records were moved to their new Pitt campus before information for the dean’s list was collected.
Dean’s list status is awarded to full-time students who have earned a 3.5 or higher grade point average during the Spring 2012 semester.
Earning a 4.0 was Ryan K. Ferguson, a sophomore civil engineering major from Kirkwood.
Other additional students added to the dean’s list were, from Bradford, Shroy S. Mukerjee, a freshman mechanical engineering major; Rachel L. Dennis, a Bridges student; Jing Dong, a sophomore business management major; and Amina Sosic, a Bridges student.
Other students named to the dean’s list were Douglas Chaffee, a sophomore business management major from Erie; Christopher T. Birdsell, a sophomore computer information systems and technology major from New Castle; Joseph T. Grunklee, a junior engineering major from North Wales; Brianna R. Pinckney, a sophomore civil engineering major from Mount Laurel, N.J.; and Jun G. Chang, a sophomore pre-medicine major from Junction City, Kan.
Monday, June 18, 2012
6-21/22/23 and 6-25 Thru 6-30 58th Annual Rummage Sale
The 58th Annual Rummage Sale
Sponsored by the Catholic Daughters of the Americas, will be held
June 21st, 22nd and 23rd, and June 25th through June 30th at St. Eulalia's Parish Center in
Coudersport.
Hours are from 10AM to 6PM.
Two raffles, one for an L.L. Bean Cooler Bag and a second for a wicker picnic basket both filled with
all the items needed for a gourmet picnic will also be held. Tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5 and may
be purchased during the sale. Winning tickets will be drawn on June 30th.
The amount of merchandise this year is bigger and better than ever. Shoppers will find an abundance
of treasures and bargains galore at this popular sale.
6-23 Pancake Supper
First Church of God
142 Main St
Eldred PA 16731
Pancake Dinner
June 23th from 5pm-7pm
Any donations made will go toward the church building fund.
6-24 Benefit Concert for Gracie Ebert
First Church of God
142 Main St
Eldred PA 16731
Benefit Concert for Gracie Ebert
Featuring Crown & Church of God Praise Team
June 24th from 7pm-8:30pm
8 yr old Grace is currently undergoing chemotherapy with weekly trips to Buffalo
Benefit is to help with medical costs.
Saturday, June 16, 2012
Friday, June 15, 2012
Detour For Laninger Creek Bridge
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| Just receive a PA-1-CALL notification that indicates that Duffy Inc. will begin removal of the old bridge across Laninger Creek on Monday, June 18th as planned. I have attached copies of the Passenger Car/ Light Truck and Heavy Truck Detour routes that will be in effect during the time that this construction is taking place. |
Thursday, June 14, 2012
2003 FORD 1 TON PICKUP FOR SALE BY SEALED BID
2003 FORD 1 TON PICKUP
FOR SALE BY SEALED BID Sealed bids, clearly marked, will be received by the Borough of Port Allegany, McKean County, PA at 45 W. Maple Street, Port Allegany, PA 16743, until 7:30 pm on Monday, July 2, 2012, to be opened the same date at 7:30 pm at the regularly scheduled Council Meeting, for the following:
2003 Ford Super Duty One Ton Pickup Includes Snow Plow, Good Rubber, Flat Bed with Tool Box, 45,000 Miles, Towing Package, 5.4L Gas Engine (minimum bid $5000), being sold as is and must be picked up where it is located. Inspection and questions may be made during normal business hours or by contacting the Borough Office at (814) 642-2526. The Borough reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
PORT ALLEGANY BOROUGH
Susan E. Carter Roboski
Borough Secretary
Friday, June 8, 2012
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
THE BUCKTAIL CHAPTER OF THE MILIARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION
THE BUCKTAIL CHAPTER OF THE MILIARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION WILL HOLD ITS MONTHLY MEETING AT THE BUCKTAIL HOTEL IN MARENVILLE.PA ON THE 19 OF JUNE AT 1130 HRS 2012.
ALL MEMBERS AND GUESTS SUCH AS FORMER OFFICERS OF ANY BRANCH OF SERVICE SHOULD ATTEND. THE HOST FOR THIS MEETING IS LTC FRED JEFFERDS (RET) USA. MEALS WILL BE AVAILBLE FROM THE BUCKTAIL HOTEL MENU. ANY QUESTIONS CALL HOST.
Monday, June 4, 2012
Friday, June 1, 2012
TORNADO WATCH
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR ALL OF NORTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA UNTIL MIDNIGHT ON FRIDAY
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