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David Schaef update: (12/05/23)

I spoke with David yesterday. He had just arrived at the Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital in Erie.

There are still a couple of issues to resolve, and David is optimistic that Encompass has the skills. We didn't speak much of medicine and health, most of the conversation was about our subscribers and the Community News newspaper.

I was much encouraged by the tone of his voice and the idea he was interested in talking about Community News. So, he’s at that, “I want to get back to work” stage of healing.

He talked about his subscribers and a letter he is composing for them. He talked about how to proceed with the newspaper when he gets home.

He said he hopes to be home in 2 weeks.


Thank You all for your Love and Prayers and Well Wishes.
Tom Deighton

The state of Pennsylvania is moving towards the Common Core standards which lays out what students should know and are tested on.

Three Conneaut Valley Elementary School teachers and CVE principal Adam Jardina, along with Conneaut School District curriculum director John Hines, touched on some of the requirements and testing taking place or being planned for.

Residents of the school district should understand that when various test results are released that they should take - with a grain of salt - the complexity, the challenge of the requirements.

These tests are for 3rd and 4th graders. An example of an English Language question is as follows - What inference can best be made from the details in the sentence with four statements listed.

Read more in this weeks issue.


For additional details about Common Core challenging to school district students, as well as the headlines noted below, please purchase a Monday, Feb. 9, newspaper at area locations or a digital download of the paper.

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  • Tax time help! New rules - Who to see! Inside!
  • Summit’s February meeting held