When Caroline County Public Schools were 100 percent virtual, Shermeka BakerâLatney said some studentsâ mental health was affected.
They had been away from school buildings since last March and only saw their friends on a computer screen.
BakerâLatney, the director of nonprofit agency Carolineâs Promise, discovered a productive way for at least 30 students in the county to spend their time indoors with the help of funds from the Caroline County branch of the NAACP.
Carolineâs NAACP dispersed funds from a grant from oral health care company DentaQuest to provide materials for youth in the county to produce masks for fellow students in the school system. About 2,000 masks have been produced by students in the county from all grade levels.
Ballots for the April 6 municipal election will soon be arriving and The Daily Sentinel this week has been covering the city council races that voters will be deciding.
Profiles of the eight candidates running for City Council can be found online at gjsentinel.com along with their complete answers to questions asked by The Daily Sentinel.
Included in those surveys to candidates were questions about some of the biggest issues currently facing the city. Should Grand Junction buy Glacier Ice Arena? What about converting downtown parking to a plaza or a community center at Lincoln Park? The Daily Sentinel tried to pin candidates down on a yes/no answer, but allowed room for elaboration.
James (Jim, Jimmy, Sig, Siggy, WD0/GVW) Robert Dall, 78, loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle, cousin and friend, passed away on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, after an 8-month battle
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