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05 6 / 2012

Perfect Valentine- Heart Awareness Month now means much more for local family and their baby

By BRANDI STRETAVSKI

L-V Staff Writer

SOUTH BETHLEHEM - As many people associate February with hearts, love and treats, this year, one local family has a greater appreciation for the month that extends beyond the geometric shapes and material gifts.

February is the month of National Heart Awareness. Also, Feb. 7-14 is Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week. Recently, Kisha Mangiantini of South Bethlehem and her family have realized the importance of heart disease awareness after her daughter was born with a potentially life-threatening heart defect.

On Dec. 26, Mangiantini and her husband, Cory, welcomed their daughter, Meadow Rayne, weighing 6 pounds, 13 ounces and 19 inches long. She was born with a congenital heart defect called Tetralogy of Fallot.

C-L officials: State’s funding shift must stop

By BRANDI STRETAVSKI
L-V Staff Writer

STRATTANVILLE – Members of the Clarion-Limestone School Board are expressing their concerns about the way state officials plan to fund public schools.

Last week, the C-L Board of Directors unanimously adopted a resolution requesting an “end to the shift in responsibility,” from the state to local taxpayers for providing education revenue and a call to eradicate the plan to bundle certain appropriations in Gov. Tom Corbett’s proposed 2012-13 state budget.

“I think it’s important to pass the resolution,” John Johnson, superintendent, said. “We’re a little tired of how they are funding our schools.”

Interim or acting? Clarion leaders debate officer’s title

By BRANDI STRETAVSKI
L-V Staff Writer

CLARION – Although Clarion Borough is running without a borough manager, additional responsibilities given to police chief and acting borough secretary and treasurer Mark Hall have caused many people to question his title.

After some discussion, the Clarion Borough Council passed two resolutions that appointed the acting borough secretary and treasurer as chief administrative officer of the police pension plan and general employees pension plan at its Feb. 1 meeting.