Eyes Wide Shut

Photo: Pastor Marwyn & First Lady Barbara Reeves in front of their church Christ Community Worship Center, Inc. (top), Willie Weber, former Lycoming County Chief Detective (bottom left), Brandon Pardoe, WAHS head principal (bottom middle), Randy Zangara, WAHS head principal (bottom right).

“I will not be pressured by anyone or put in a position to be punished for my vote.” – Barbara Reeves 10-20-20

That statement was made by WASD school board member Barbara Reeves in the most recent WASD school board meeting when she was challenged on her “no” vote to return to 5-day per week in-person learning.

A running theme throughout the series, “A Baseball Story In The Birthplace of Little League Baseball – most recently PART XXII; is the deep connective tissue of all the parties involved.
Should the WASD taxpayers be concerned with the underlying enmeshments involving Fred Holland and members of the WASD school board?
As an elected official full disclosure is a long standing tenant in order to engender trust with the public which casts ballots.

WASD school board member Nancy Somers and husband William have undertaken a multiple years long process to build a home in Loyalsock Township.

According to Lycoming County property records, the first lot was acquired on May 20, 2019 for $95,000 from a local doctor.

The second lot was acquired on February 22, 2020 for $86,500 from the same local doctor.

Photo: Somers home under construction in Loyalsock Township

Construction began earlier this year and the pandemic stalled the process, if not for the pandemic the Somers’ could have actually occupied the home.

At the current stage of construction all indications are the Somers could occupy the home by as early as the end of the year.

Was Nancy Somers going to inform the taxpayers who elected her of her possible intentions to move out of the WASD; at the same time she votes to keep students in a hybrid model?

If the science Somers cites, dictating children cannot be in school with in-person learning; how are construction workers feverishly putting the final touches on her new home, in a different school district?

According to city-data.com the estimated median house or condo value in 2017: $128,906 (it was $67,900 in 2000).

Nancy Somers also failed to second the motion made by Adam Welteroth regarding an independent third party investigation into the 2018 WAHS baseball team trip to Myrtle Beach where “criminal sexual misconduct” was committed by a WAHS baseball player.

Back to Barbara Reeves, “I will not be pressured by anyone or put in a position to be punished for my vote.”

Her statement was made by WASD school board member Barbara Reeves in the most recent WASD school board meeting when she was challenged on her “no” vote to return to 5-day per week in-person learning.

Barbara Reeves WASD school board member and wife of Pastor Marwyn Reeves sat silent when fellow board member Adam Welteroth made a motion to explore an independent third-party investigation into the WASD response to the 2018 WAHS baseball team trip to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

Is Pastor Marwyn Reeves now a spokesperson for the WASD or at a very minimum his wife Barbara?

Talkwilliamsport.com has confirmed Pastor Marwyn Reeves and wife Barbara reside in the same neighborhood as WAHS head principal Brandon Pardoe, former WASD administrator Randy Zangara and Lycoming County detective Willie Weber.

According to Lycoming County property records, the Reeves family home was purchased in 2004.

In fact, the address obtained by Talkwilliamsport.com makes it next door neighbors with a WASD administrator listed above.

If the enmeshment of the relationships on the WASD school board could not be any closer; according to Lycoming County property records, the “Certificate of Residence” affirming the address of the “Grantee” (Reeves) was signed by…Fred Holland in his capacity as Attorney or Agent for Grantee on October 28, 2004.

A new and revised mortgage on the same property was executed on December 23, 2010 by Barbara Reeves and Marwyn Reeves. Again, the “Certificate of Residence” affirming the address of the “mortgagee” (Reeves) was signed by…Fred Holland.

The same Fred Holland who filed the non-profit documentation with the State of Pennsylvania for fellow WASD school board member Jennifer Lake.

The same Fred Holland who characterized the events in the Myrtle Beach case as “indecent and inappropriate behavior in the part of a WAHS baseball player.”

The characterization was thoroughly debunked by Lycoming County District Attorney Ryan Gardner, who referred the case of “criminal sexual misconduct” to Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro.

Fred Holland is the same person who said WAHS head principal Brandon Pardoe had no conflicts of interest and approved the very “prompt” Myrtle Beach case investigation.

Should the WASD taxpayers be concerned with the underlying enmeshments involving Fred Holland and members of the WASD school board?

Do those enmeshments subvert a possible third party investigation into the Myrtle Beach case which would lead to a contradiction of the WASD narrative (the WASD handled the entire Myrtle Beach case properly) that has been discredited?

Does Fred Holland having performed legal services for at least two WASD school board members has some type of control of their votes since he has yet to recuse himself or resign as solicitor?

Holland is also the solicitor for the South Williamsport School District where the wife of WAHS head principal Brandon Pardoe works.

All of this is very cozy, isn’t it?

 

On background, “Pastor Marwyn Reeves threatens legal action, while confirming link to Roger Freed” in response to “Reeves and Freed linked through church and WASD.”

Talkwilliamsport.com has obtained a number of e-mails and text messages between WASD school board members discussing issues of public importance. Details with be forthcoming.

Barbara Reeves, Nancy Somers, Jennifer Lake and the rest of the WASD school board will be voting on a return to 5-day per week in-person learning this evening in a special meeting open to the public at 6 p.m.