Harold decided to celebrate by giving back to an organization that has helped him in the past. Author: WNEP Web Staff Updated: 7:01 PM EDT June 5, 2021
MONTROSE, Pa. A man from Susquehanna County celebrated his 100th birthday on Saturday, but he wasn t accepting any gifts for himself.
Last year, Twin Tiers Honor Flight, an organization that brings veterans to visit memorials in Washington D.C., teamed up with Harold Gary s friends to get folks to send him birthday cards.
Community rallies around high school teacher diagnosed with ALS on first-ever Lou Gehrig s Day
Montrose Area High School math teacher Todd Legg was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig s Disease in August of 2019. Author: Carolyn Blackburne Updated: 11:04 PM EDT June 2, 2021
SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY, Pa. A high school teacher s fight against ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig s disease has mobilized his community in Susquehanna County.
It comes as major league baseball is recognizing its first ever Lou Gehrig s Day. His fight is our fight, that s how the Montrose area community feels about high school math teacher Todd Legg.
He was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig s disease in August of last year.
Student-run store serves their first customers
The Meteor Space Station sold snacks, drinks, and school gear to those who came by the Montrose Area High School. Author: WNEP Web Staff Updated: 9:41 PM EDT May 4, 2021
MONTROSE, Pa. Students in the Montrose Area High School Special Education Program served their first customer at their school store named Meteor Space Station after the school s mascot the Meteors.
The student-staffed business sold snacks, drinks, and even school gear to those who came by.
It all came together following a grant the school received to help prepare students for employment after they graduate. The keys to this grant is for our teachers to go out into the community and job shadow and work with our local businesses and industries to learn what skill sets our students will need to be employable in the workforce, explained Christine Rosenkrans, Director of Curriculum and Instruction.
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Montrose High School rallies around teacher battling ALS
A math teacher in Susquehanna County was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig s Disease in August and the school district is working to support him. Author: Courtney Harrison Updated: 5:00 PM EST March 10, 2021
MONTROSE, Pa. Montrose Area High School math teacher Todd Legg has become an inspiration within the walls of the high school in Susquehanna County.
Legg says he noticed some physical changes and decided to go directly to a specialist. Legg lost his mother to ALS ten years ago and thought that was the first to check on his list of possibilities.
In August of last year, his hunch became his new reality. He, too, was battling the disease.