DISTRIBUTION of laptops, tablets, iPads and desktop computers donated to support home schooling pupils has started in earnest by the Rotary Satellite E-Club of Barnard Castle. Fifty items were offered up following an appeal by the club, with many items being given to the project after donors had received new equipment at Christmas. Ben Collins, of TinkerDog Computers, Barnard Castle ensures that all donated items are digitally cleaned to industry standards, and, where possible, made “student ready” with appropriate software. To aid an increased capacity, the e-club has arranged for the purchase of additional hardware. A donation of £500 by Durham County Councillors Richard Bell, George Richardson, Ted Henderson, and Heather Smith is being used to assist in this, and also with the purchase of child-proof cases, power adaptors and other items to help prepare the equipment for distribution to schools.
It is to introduce a temporary Mobile Post Office service to Wolsingham next month to maintain service. Following the resignation of the operator, the Wolsingham Post Office is due to close on Monday, February 1. The Spar store is moving to a new location at the A689 Shell petrol station on the outskirts of the town, without the Post Office. The Postmaster for Tow Law is to operate a temporary Mobile Post Office whilst they continue to look for a permanent solution. From Wednesday, February 3, this service will be available twice a week outside the car park next to the Town Hall, Wolsingham.
Beloved educator leaves generous gift to help Leavitt Area High School students for years to come Miss Chenard was of small stature but of big expectations [..] We re all better because of her. Author: Lindsey Mills (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 4:01 PM EST January 12, 2021 Updated: 4:54 AM EST January 13, 2021
MAINE, USA Think back to your days in high school for a moment. Was there a teacher or a coach who influenced you in some way?
In Turner, to so many students, spanning generations, that influential adult was Elaine Chenard.
When she passed away in 2018 she left behind a generous gift. Starting this year, it will be put into action.
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Westport Island First Selectman George Richardson said Monday night, Road Commissioner and G & D Cromwell co-owner Garry Cromwell and Fire Chief Stacey Hutchison talked, as Richardson asked them to. “And Stacey got back to me and said they had had a positive discussion and resolved the issues caused by the big (Dec. 17) storm and equipment malfunctions.
“If any issues come up that cannot be resolved, then Stacey will contact the selectmen,” Richardson told fellow board members and other attendees of the UberConference meeting.
“Excellent,” Second Selectman Gerald Bodmer said. Dec. 21, officials discussed G & D’s plowing in that storm including at the fire station.
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Which is the higher priority, a plowed fire station or plowed roads? Westport Island officials pondered that question in selectmen’s UberConference call Monday night. The question stemmed from the Dec. 17 snowstorm, when, according to officials, snow was falling at two to three inches an hour and the town’s plowing contractor, G & D Cromwell, had some equipment problems.
Second Selectman Gerald Bodmer said the fire department tends to all emergencies and should be the first priority to keep clear of snow. “It is critical to have that open.”
“Yeah, you really can’t do that,” Third Selectman Ross Norton said. He said the fire trucks can get out of the station in over a foot of snow, but the department and the island need the roads cleared.