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WASD transfers IU trust funds for health expenses by Seth Isenberg
Weatherly Area School Board held its regular April meeting on the 14th. At this meeting, Board members approved business manager Natasha Milazzo’s recommendations to transfer $291,390 left over in the closed Intermediate Unit #21 health expenses trust account to the Public School Health Insurance Cooperative medical trust account. The District White Haven Little League Opening Day is this Saturday, May 1. Pictures will be is self-insured for medical in the morning with opening ceremonies starting at noon, and games to follow. expenses and the medical Fields are ready for opening day, thanks to work by White Haven Street Departtrust fund is the pool of monment personnel Joe Wychock and Jared Ellis. White Haven Red Rock donated ey from which medical claims stone for the fields, and Weatherly Wreckers baseball player Jacob Solonoski got are drawn. The remainder his service hours by helping shovel and rake stone on the Babe Ruth field. All t-ball of $484,026 from the closed games will start on opening day. Weatherly Little League opened last weekend, account was approved to be and games were well attended. JH: Ruth Isenberg transferred into the District’s general fund. These are both one-time actions. Jill Seigendall was approved to fill the Business Office conby Ruth Isenberg and Len Weston had 30 days the vacancy board, chaired by fidential secretary position, to be paid $15 an hour, effective to appoint a new supervisor, Dave Fairchild, an additional once her clearances and paThe April 5 Lehigh Townwho will serve until the end 15 days could be used before perwork are complete. ship Supervisors meeting of the year. The position will an appointment. Brian McGrory was apopened with a moment of be on the ballot in November; Supervisors adopted a resoproved as a substitute teacher, silence for deceased township the vacancy occured too late lution making Lehigh Townand will be added to the list residents Bruce Hoffman, to have it on the May ballot. ship a Second Amendment Pierre Curtis, and township Skinner said a short list of Sanctuary municipality. They once all necessary clearances are filed. supervisor Wayne Wagner. names was being looked at, decided against adopting an The Board approved the Supervisors Larry Skinner and that if the matter went to See LEHIGH TWP, page 3
Lehigh honors memory of Supervisor, residents
2021 Senior Class Trip, which will go to Hersheypark. This replaces the proposed trip to Washington, DC, which did not get enough takers. As recommended by the Carbon County Tax Collectors, the board approved moving the individual tax filing day this year to May 17, matching the Federal filing day. As the meeting wrapped up, the Athletic committee offered thanks to everyone who helped to make the fields playable. Member Matthew vonFrisch added that “the kids are loving it.” Member Tom Connors mentioned that the high school baseball field fences, scoreboard and bleachers all need some sprucing up. Business Manager Milazzo noted that at the May meeting, there will be a proposed final budget for the next school year to look at. May meetings are the 5th and 12th, in the Elementary/Middle School cafeteria, each starting at 7 p.m.