CANDIS RIEDER
Correspondent
NHS inductees
Article Photos
Regional Band
Eisenhower Middle/High School who were selected to participate this weekend in the PMEA Regional Band event Macy Retterer on contra bass clarinet, Greg Mizak on trumpet, Jessalyn Peterson on piccolo, and Patty Bogniak on clarinet.
Eisenhower students were inducted into the National Honor Society during a special assembly on Wednesday, Feb. 22.
In the Junior National Honor Society the following students were inducted:
In sixth grade the students were Mitchell Angove, Eric Corse, Maya Edwards, Miranda Garris, Stephanie Hice, Phillip Passinger, Ross Venman, and Megan Wilson.
In seventh grade the students inducted were Hannah Bortz, Sara Dietsch, Dominick Giannini, Evan Honsberger, Levi Kelly, Hunter McNutt, Owen Nizzi, Taylor Nulph, Emily Satterfield, and Hosanna Senz.
In eighth grade the students inducted were Kara Coffaro, Kate Daugharthy, Alexandra Hagberg, Matthew Linkerhoff, Abby Lundmark, Carly Martone, Emily Shorts, Mallory Trumbull, Casey Vincent, and Kristen Wagner.
Those National Honor Society 2012 inductees for upper classman were August Bauer, Nicole Ewer, Kearsten Maine, Jessalyn Peterson, Charleigh Smith, Brooke Stanton, and Taylor Talasky.
A reception for the students and their parents was held in the Library after the event. Again, Congratulations to all those new inductees for the 2011-12 school year.
Faculty fun
The Eisenhower High School presented their annual faculty drama on Friday and Saturday, February 17th through 18th. The faculty presented three short melodramas which were titled "High Noon in the Styrofoam with timely Nick and Betty Brown. This was a Knight-time players production produced and directed by Mary Passinger and Pam Durnell. A huge thanks goes out to the faculty and administration and even some of their spouses who gave of their time to participate. They spend many personal hours in between teaching, coaching, and meetings to fit in play practice and learning lines. Of course as always, the charm of these productions is watching our principals Gary Weber and Erik Leamon steal the show with their dramatic performances, outrageous antics, or just needing to know their lines. Thank you to Kathy Bertolini, Marty Durnell, Pam Durnell, Jamie Ely, Adiranne Hunt, Anna Joncas, Erik Leamon, Jen Long, Stacey Ludwig, Mike McElhaney, Carrie Niemetz, Bob Passinger, Mary Passinger, Denise Pearson, Jeweline Rozanski, Jessica Shoemaker, Maggie Smith, Gary Weber, Cassie Gilbert, Olivia Zapel, and Patrick Zapel.
Just a reminder the 2nd Annual EMHS Knight time players Dinner Theater will take place on March 16th and 17th.
Regional Band
Eisenhower High School students who have qualified for PMEA Regional Band being held on Saturday Feb. 25 at the West Shamokin Jr/Sr High School in Dayton, Pennsylvania. They are Macy Retterer on contra bass clarinet, Greg Mizak on trumpet, Jessalyn Peterson on piccolo, and Patty Bogniak on clarinet. The Band Director is Mark Napolitan.
Taxes
The Sugar Grove Free Library will be hosting tax assistance again this year. VITA personnel affiliated with RSVP will be available to assist with the preparation for 2011 tax forms. The following information will be needed when attending: Social Security Card, W-2 statements, Social Security statements, Interest and/or dividend statements, Stock and/or bond statements, Pension statements, Unemployment statements, Any other income statements, Last year's taxes (federal, state, local, and/or rebate), Property taxes paid statement.
Preparation help will be available on Feb. 23, 27; March 5, 8, 12, 15, 19, 26; April 2 and 9.
Registration
The Imaginative Preschool of the Sugar Grove Free Methodist Church is taking registrations for the fall 2012-2013 school year. Registration will be on a first come first served basis. Class times will be for the 4 year old class will be Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 12:15 p.m.-3:15 p.m. Class times for the 3 year old class will be Wednesday and Friday from 8:30-11 a.m. A second 4 year old class will meet if needed on Tuesday and Thursdays from 8:30-11:30 a.m. and Wednesday from noon 3 p.m. Children must be three years old on or before Sept. 1 to enter the 3 year old class and they must be 4 years old on or before Sept. 1 to enter the 4-5 year old class. Children who plan to attend elementary schools in New York State may begin at a younger age according to their school district admittance policies.
If you have any questions about attendance or fees or would like to visit the preschool, you can contact 489-3105 and ask for the preschool department.
Getting volunteers
connected
Tuesday, May 8, from 6-8 p.m. at the Sugar Grove Fire Hall on Willson Street the Sugar Grove Borough Council will hold a new public event to provide information about the government and nonprofit services available to residents. The event will provide residents the opportunity to find answers to their questions, address concerns, and ultimately assist them in finding ways to become involved in our community. This event is planned so that various local organizations can participate by hosting a table of information and have volunteers to speak to all those who attend. Organizations such as the scouts, planning and zoning, the library, the food bank, the fire department, the community centers, the day care and child programs in the area, the local churches, the sports booster clubs, the master gardeners, AMVETS, the American Legion, the senior centers, and more would be included. Watch for more information as the event details are worked out in the coming weeks and watch for ways you can reserve a place to provide information for your non-profit organization.
World Day
of Prayer Service
The Sugar Grove Community will hold their annual World Day of Prayer Service on Friday, March 2 at 7:30 p.m. at the Sugar Grove Free Methodist Church located on the Jamestown Street. There will be special music and times of prayer for situations happening in our world today. The service is sponsored by our local Sugar Grove Ministerial Women's Missions groups. The churches involved with the service are the Sugar Grove Free Methodist Church, The Sugar Grove United Methodist Church, The First Presbyterian Church, The Mission Covenant Church, The Chandlers Valley United Methodist Church, and the Hessel Valley Lutheran Church.
Everyone is invited to join in the service as all faiths around the world lift up prayer.
College scholarship
The American Legion of Sugar Grove Post #758 is offering three scholarships to Eisenhower High School Seniors. Information is available at the Eisenhower Guidance Office on this and other local scholarships available to our seniors.
Love Inc.
Love INC (which stands for Love in the Name of Christ) has moved into its office at 205 East Main Street in Youngsville. After many volunteer hours of repairing, moving, painting, and cleaning, the office is preparing to open its Clearinghouse in the spring.
Donations, both monetary and office related have been instrumental in getting the office up and running. Love Inc works together with agencies throughout Warren County to provide for needs they are made aware of. This ministry will work with clients to help solve problems that cause the hardship or need.
Over the past few months, Love INC has participated in various community activities throughout the Sugar Grove and Youngsville areas. There are currently 14 churches in the Brokenstraw Valley who are partners with Love INC. They include all kinds of Christian denominations in the demographic areas of Sugar Grove, Youngsville, Grand Valley , Irvine and Tidioute. To volunteer or donate to Love INC, call Love INC office on Tuesday or Thursday @ 563-3394 or contact a local church office to see if they are a partner.