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College Students Likely to be Spared Deep Cut in State Grant Awards; Some May Even See An Increase

Jan Murphy, Harrisburg Patriot News

Thursday, April 25, 2019

College students who depend on the state grant program to help them cover their tuition and related bills can breathe a tentative sigh of relief. The state grant program looks like it will be spared the deep funding cuts that had been forecasted for it. The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency board on Thursday approved a formula that would maintain the maximum grant award at $4,123 for a third consecutive year assuming state funding proposed for the program comes through. When combined with the maximum federal Pell grant for 2019-20 of $6,195, that would provide a significant amount of financial aid that does not have to be repaid to help students cover their cost of attendance. "We're really giving those students and families opportunities," said Rep. Mike Peifer, R-Pike County.

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Event Re-Cap

On Wednesday, April 24 we celebrated Administrative Professionals Day with comedian, Seth Knorr.

On Thursday, April 25 we hosted the Elected Officials Reception. We'd like to thank Gage Mansion Bed & Breakfast for hosting us and Mimi's Restaurant & Martini Bar for catering. Thank you to our sponsors for making this event possible. They are First National Bank, Kish Bank, J.C. Blair Health System, SPE Federal Credit Union, Jeff Tate Paving, MDB Drafting & Design and FirstEnergy Corp. Elected Officials in attendance were Commissioner Jeff Thomas, Commissioner Scott Walls, Commissioner Mark Sather, Senator Judy Ward, John Breneman from Senator Jake Corman's office, John Frick & Loreen Benice from Senator Toomey's office, Representative Rich Irvin, Susan Harry, Huntingdon County Treasurer, Pat Himes & Alan Clark and Congressman John Joyce, Huntingdon Borough Council Members, Sean Steeg, John Hyde, Jim Bair, and Robert Jackson, Huntingdon County Audior Gary O'Korn and Huntingdon County District Attorney, Dave Smith.

Business Showcase

Join us for the May 16 Business Showcase at the Smithfield Fire Hall from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Current participants are Alexis Thompson, Realtor (Perry Wellington Reality), Apex Reality Group, Cricket Wireless at One-Stop, F&M Trust, First National Bank, MCS Bank, Nancy MacNamara, SPE Federal Credit Union, Lincoln Caverns, Family Chiropractic, AristaCare at Huntingdon Park, Valley Rural Electric, Isett Acres Museum, and A-1 Pro Cleaning and Restoration. See the flyer below for details on participating. 

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