Elco News

Sandra Moritz, school nurse at Cornwall Elementary School, was recognized by Cornwall-Lebanon School Board yesterday for being named Pennsylvania Nurse of the Year by the Pennsylvania Association of School Nurses and Practitioners.

State FFA President Molly Walmer, left, greets Vernon and Ruth Ann Balmer, who received the 2009 Century Farm award at the Lebanon Valley Chamber of Commerce s Farm-City Banquet Thursday night.

The Elco school board Monday night borrowed $7.6 million to fund the final construction phase of the new intermediate school and to make repairs on existing facilities.

Michelle Elizabeth Doll, daughter of Michael and Betty Doll, Schaefferstown, recently received the degree of Doctor of Medicine from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia.

Elco remains committed to abiding by the state's open-records law, school-board President Donna Moyer said Monday night, but the procedures are growing "a bit expensive." Gwen Boltz, district business manager, told the school board she has spent more than 90 hours responding to requests for information since the enactment of the state law in ...

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No one loved 5-Town Park more than Marguerite Cox. The lifelong Roscoe resident and her husband, Charles - along with a group of devoted volunteers - worked tirelessly to restore the park more than a decade ago.

Nine candidates are vying for four four-year seats on the Board of School Directors at Elco, a district embroiled in a bitter battle over planned elementary-school changes.

Alice Keath checks on goldfish in Elco High School s courtyard pond last week. Keath, the school s head custodian, will retire in July after 15 years of service.

By a 6-1 vote, the Elco school board awarded construction contracts for an intermediate school last night - contingent upon approval from the Pennsylvania Department of Education.