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Thanks & Spanks

THANKS, writes a reader, for those at East Liverpool Schools for repairing the pole situation along Lane 8 at the Mangano Track. SPANKS, writes a reader, to the police departments within the city of East Liverpool and Liverpool Township for not posting where the traffic cameras will be located while officers conduct radar to detect speeding motorists. THANKS, though, as the unknown has kept me maintaining a legal speed. SPANKS, writes a reader, to officials in East Liverpool for conducting meetings in private concerning the proposed sale of the former Riverview Florist ...

Thanks & Spanks

SPANKS, writes a reader, to those who continue to block the ATM lane on East Fourth Street in East Liverpool. SPANKS, also, to the city’s parking enforcement and other city leaders for not seeing that it is enforced. It’s a shame when even a small car can’t pull in the lane. Notes were left on the car’s windshield — not that it will do any good again. THANKS, writes a reader, to all involved in presenting the “Easter Pageant on the Hillside” during the Easter season. It was a first-rate program, and the dedication and preparation of the participants was obvious. Our ...

Thanks & Spanks

SPANKS, writes a reader, to the teachers at East Liverpool High School prom, held this past weekend, for letting only certain people into the building early while the rest of us waited outside. SPANKS, also, to the teacher who dropped off her parents at Potter Fieldhouse and did not come back to remove her vehicle, while everyone else walked the hill. THANKS, writes a reader, to the young man who treated me and my husband to dinner at Wendy’s on Tuesday. My husband was in uniform from doing a funeral for a local veteran. The young man turned and thanked my husband for his service and ...

Thanks & Spanks

THANKS, writes a reader, to the waste disposal workers who, throughout the year and in all kinds of weather, pick up our trash. SPANKS, writes a reader, to US Post Office workers who walk their routes while talking on their cell phones, leaving neighbors to exchange wrongly delivered mail to each other. THANKS, writes a reader, to the two policemen and the ambulance attendant who helped me on March 24. I had been in Dr. Bartolovich’s office in downtown East Liverpool and because of a physical disability, I was unable to get back into my friend’s mini-van. She couldn’t help me, so ...

Thanks & Spanks

THANKS, writes a reader, to Mr. Stowers, Mr. Hogue, and their helpers for cleaning up the trash along Second Street in East Liverpool. The area now looks great. THANKS, writes a reader, to students, staff and families of Garfield Elementary School for being recognized as an Asset Building School in Columbiana County. This is a great example of what can happen when you have collaboration, communication and commitment for the sake of the kids. The community of Wellsville can be very proud! THANKS, writes a reader, to whomever paid for my meal at Bob Evans on Friday. It was greatly ...

Thanks & Spanks

THANKS, writes VFW Post 66, to those who attended the weekly breakfast at Post 66 on Blakeley Street in East Liverpool. THANKS, writes a reader, to the East Liverpool Street Department for plowing the Northside area, south of North Street. Great Job. SPANKS, writes a reader, to officials at Beaver Local Schools, who, after two years, still do not have the baseball and softball fields ready for the start of the 2017 spring season. THANKS, writes a reader, to two recent residents who submitted Letters to the Editor, which ran March 19. They put into writing what many of us are ...