Scholarships are a wealth of help for students pursuing additional education after high school, but first, they need to apply.
Two years ago Ken Glozer set up a donor advisory fund and provided $25,000 for the purpose of making a $5,000 annual scholarship to a financially needy Uniontown High School student wanting to attend a junior college or technical institute instead of a four-year college.
Glozer is a member of the 1959 class of Uniontown High School and went on to a career as a federal bank examiner, a career servant in the Office of Management & Budget in the White House under six presidents, and created a successful consulting firm in Washington, D.C. for Fortune 500 companies.
After several COVID-19 cases were detected, Uniontown Area High School moved to fully remote learning until Monday, March 8.
In a letter posted on the districtâs website Wednesday, Superintendent Dr. Charles Machesky indicated classes would be delivered to students in real time, adhering to their typical schedule. All other district buildings will continue to have in-person learning.
Student attendance will be taken during remote learning days via the Canvas system.
Since Feb. 8, five individuals have tested positive for COVID-19. The most recent was on Wednesday. That person had last been on campus on Feb. 19, according to the district.
Those who were in close contact will be notified by the state Department of Health.
New Salem resident William Rostich was only 18 years old when he enlisted in the Navy, having just graduated from Uniontown Area High School.
He became part of the Seabees 111th U.S. Naval Construction Battalion. One year later, on June 7 of 1944, Rostich, now 96, was operating a pontoon boat with supplies headed to the beaches of Normandy in France during the largest amphibious military operation in history: the Battle of Normandy.
This month, Rostich was sent the highest French decoration for his service during that time: the French Legion of Honor. The medal is divided into degrees, of which Rostich is a Chevalier, or knight.
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Fayette County residents might make some new friends while dropping off their recycling.
Recently, a group of âInksnorksâ traveled all the way from Morgantown, West Virginia, to join the countyâs recycling program. Known as âSnorks,â the colorful creatures are actually inkjet cartridge recycling stations.
Created by Michael and Joanna Fraley, founders of Fraley Publishing Co., Inc.; the Snorks serve as mascots for the reuse and recycle program, and citizens are encouraged to âfeedâ them ink cartridges when dropping off other recyclables at one of the countyâs new haul-all bins.
While some cartridges are able to be refilled and reused, others are sent back to their original manufacturers for recycling, effectively keeping all inkjet cartridges out of area landfills.