Schuylkill County commissioners on Wednesday approved the private and repository sales of several properties.

The parcels are: 0.7 acre on Condor Lane, Cass Township, owned by Cassel Coal Co., to Michael S. Ondisco for $2,500; 27 Walnut St., Delano Township, owned by Patricia and James Pacely, to the Township of Delano, for $1; 163 Park Place Road, Mahanoy Township, owned by Louis Kalinock, to Jeffrey Blackwell for $1,687.01; 534 E. Mahanoy St., Mahanoy City, owned by John McLain Jr., to James C. Mayberry for $500; 110 N. Lincoln St., McAdoo, owned by U.S. Bank, to Daniel Gonzalez, for $2,274; 112 N. Lincoln St., McAdoo, owned by U.S. Bank, to Daniel Gonzalez for $852; 222 Carbon St., Minersville, opened by Your Home Solutions, to Harry Bowers for $400; 115 Market St., Port Carbon, owned by David M. Kamp, to Brandie Lee Hunter for $500; 226 N. Nichols St., Saint Clair, owned by Moses Hinchey, to Tim Ogden for $500; 0 N. 10th St., Pottsville, owned by Robert D. Mahute Sr., to Holly J. Frie for $1,000.Commissioners also approved repository sale bids for two Girardville properties to Rangers Hose Co. for $50 each. They are 18 E. Ogden St., owned by NanciJo Black, and 0 N. Reed Alley, Girardville, owned by Therlow Strickler.In other matters, commissioners awarded a plaque and trophy to Schuylkill County Scholar Athlete Tyler Cavenas to the cheers of an auditorium full of high school students.Cavenas is a student at Mahanoy Area High School. Commissioners held their weekly meeting at the school in order to acknowledge his accomplishments.A defensive guard for the Golden Bears football team, Cavenas plans to attend Lehigh University.Also on Wednesday, commissioners approved the terminations of two full-time nurse's aides from the county nursing home at Rest Haven. They are Veronica McCuller, Girardville, and Cherianne McCuller of Pottsville. Each earned $11.72 an hour. Their terminations were effective April 14. There was no information about the reasons for the terminations.Commissioners also approved the hiring of a per diem licensed practical nurse. Patricia Howerter of Mount Carmel will be paid $18 an hour. They also approved the hiring of a part-time store room clerk, Shane McCoog, who will be paid $9 an hour. Also, part-time nurse's aide trainee Karen Becker, who earned $7.70 an hour, resigned.Commissioners learned that the prothonotary's office has accepted the resignation, effective April 10, of solicitor Gretchen Sterns of Deer Lake, who earned $2,597.08, and hired as solicitor, effective April 11, Eric Prook of Mount Carbon, who will earn $2,448.The court administrator's office appointed Carla Cunningham, Mahanoy City, as secretary 1 at $12.02 an hour, effective April 28. Human Resources accepted the resignation of office support person Marcy Kleckner, effective April 22. She earned $11.09 an hour.On April 16, commissioners opened bids for the job of improving storm drainage on East Phillips Street, Coaldale. However, they have yet to award the job. The county is reviewing the offers, and commissioners may decide when they meet next at 10 a.m. May 7.The bidders are:Dirt Work Solutions, Slatington: $33,682.50; Lehigh Asphalt Paving & Construction, Andreas: $79,750; RGC Development, Bath: $45,511.50; Schuylkill Paving, Schuylkill Haven: $55,770; Sikora Brothers Paving, Schickshinny: $69,735.Commissioners will not meet on April 30 as it is the fifth week of the month.