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Volunteers are abandoned

Editor: We have the pleasure of living in a tight knit community such as Lisbon, where everyone knows everyone. Sometimes this can be bad depending on what you said or did at the bar last weekend. However, the beauty of living in a small town is reflected most when tragedy strikes or a neighbor needs help. When this does occur, who can we rely on? Volunteers! A wise and quick handed man once said, “Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on Earth.” I was dismayed when I heard that a number of volunteers were instructed that their services were no longer ...

The right track

Editor: Congratulations to the Wellsville Board of Education and Superintendent Richard Bereschik on your decision to renovate Nicholson Field with the installation of a turf field, six lane all weather track, upgraded practice field, and parking area. This is truly a great investment in our community and the students of Wellsville school district. In this competitive environment of open enrollment it is critical Wellsville school system offers as many assets and opportunities as possible it’s students. The district has taken positive steps in that direction recently. The ...

Still waiting

Editor: I wish to set the record straight regarding the Journal’s election coverage. In the paper dated Wednesday, Nov. 7, it was reported that I was not available to comment on the election results. I was available that evening, and every day since as well. I spent election evening with other candidates, Shawna Roberts CD-6 and Ray Wagner, Jr. and friends and supporters at a Salem restaurant. I received no phone call, no text, nor email from any Journal staff either that evening or in the days following. Having been contacted in the past by the reporters, I feel confident they ...

Despite all the ills, dump starts again

Editor: I really can’t believe that the dump in Negley has been permitted to start up again. This dump, located uphill and above the village, was supposedly for construction debris only. This has repeatedly been called into question considering the terrible odors coming from the site when it was in full production in the past as well as the fouled water and foaming substances coming from leaks and springs in several places around the base of the dump site. Construction debris doesn’t stink. Most importantly, many of the wells of Negley residents, their only source of water, ...

Reasons to back Crestview issue

Editor: As chairman of the levy committee, proud Rebel parent and community member I am urging you to support the upcoming school levy. There is a team of motivated community members working countless hours to inform the community about the bond based on facts. We are asking voters to approve a bond to build a new state of the art PreK-12 facility. The state is funding 88 percent of the project saving us, the taxpayers, millions of dollars. We have already spent $188,000 over the past three years trying to repair the failing heating system. The repairs are draining our budget. As a ...

Help the Angels

Editor: I just wanted to say that I was greatly helped by the wonderful spay programs of Angels for Animals. I have had many cats which were strays, that I felt sorry for. I knew they needed to be spayed and neutered, but I had no way to afford it. I was looking for help and saw a post about fostering kittens for Angels. I talked to a volunteer named Sameera. She told me about a family, the Kissingers, who raised money at Angels by putting on pancake breakfasts, then sold vouchers to have cats “fixed” for $15 each. Sherry Kissinger called me and said she had a few vouchers ...