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Sen. chuck Schumer, d–Ny, visited awe- struck cider tuesday in re- sponse to the alcohol and to- bacco tax and trade Bureau’s (ttB) call for new labeling mandates affecting the state’s hard cider industry. terming the ttB’s pro- posed changes “bureaucratic idiocy,” Schumer said: “i’ll be using whatever clout i have … to get them to desist.” the proposed rule would force hard cider manufac- turers to include the words “sparkling” and “carbonated” on labeling, a change consid- ered cost prohibitive by ci- dery owners and, according to Schumer, “confusing.” in a press statement, he said, “requiring cideries to label their cider as ‘carbon- ated’ is confusing for consum- ers and, more importantly, it runs counter to New york (cideries’) desire to compete with beer, rather than cham- pagnes and sparkling wines.” grouping hard ciders with more expensive beverages, he said, makes the product less accessible and “puts the bur- geoning industry … at a sig- nificant disadvantage.” He said, “(cideries) seek to broaden their appeal to con- sumers, and new labeling re- quirements would impose un- necessary costs on these small businesses.” according to the New york cider association, awestruck is one of 90 cideries state- wide and part of a 300 per- cent increase seen in the last five years. Noting that cider- ies such as Schumer noted: “we’re No. 1 in cideries, first in the whole country.” Hindering the industry’s growth, Schumer said, would prove detrimental to more than just cider producers. “cideries … throughout delaware county and the Southern tier pour local products and jobs into our economy,” he said, “which is why we must make sure their exciting growth is not choked off by bureaucratic nonsense.” He added, “for … local cideries like awestruck to expand and create more good- paying local jobs, we need the federal alcohol and tobacco tax and trade Bureau to back off.” Schumer praised awe- struck founders patti wilcox and casey Vitti’s commitment to bringing the craft indus- try to their native delaware county. the pair grew up in walton, where awestruck be- gan, and moved the business to Sidney three years ago. US Sen. Schumer Pledges Support for Cider Industry During Sidney Visit U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer stands with co-founders of Awestruck Cider, Patti Wilcox and Casey Vitti, Tuesday in Sidney. See Schumer, pg. 5 Share the Bounty Celebrates 20 Years of Local Outreach This year, Share the Bounty marks two decades of consistent service to Sidney and surrounding communities. Since its inception, the organization has offered free, monthly meals to diners in need. Meals take place at Sidney United Methodist Church at 12 Liberty St. To read organizers’ thoughts on this milestone, see the Letter to the Editor section. Nancy Hathaway, named ‘First Lady of the Year’ by Sidney’s Preceptor Beta Kappa chapter of Beta Sigma Phi, stands with Mayor Matviak after receiving the Sidney Chamber’s ‘Business of the Year’ award in 2013. By allison collins SidNey – continuing a tradition begun in 1975, Sid- ney’s preceptor Beta kappa chapter of Beta Sigma phi has named its “first Lady of the year” for 2018. in recognition of her devo- tion to the tri-town commu- nity and its people, along with years of service in many local groups, Nancy Hathaway will be this year’s first Lady. according to a press state- ment, the annual award “hon- ors the very special women in our communities for their selfless service to improve the quality of life in the commu- nities in which they live and work.” though sorority record- ing secretary Marcia Honsa- ker said the choice was a hard one, after a february mail-in campaign yielded several worthy nominations, Hatha- way’s “length and breadth of service” distinguished the Sidney center native. Honsa- ker noted that a seven-person committee made the selection. “i’ve been on the commit- tee a long time,” Honsaker said, “and when i look at a candidate, i try to look at how involved they are and in how many different things.” extolling Hathaway’s long- time place on boards of the tri-town youth club, the tri-county Senior center and united way, alongside her roles in the Sidney cham- ber of commerce and the full Life assembly of god church, Honsaker comment- ed, “Nancy has always been active.” Hathaway also owns and operates trackside din- ing, which she has done since 1983. the diversity of Hatha- way’s involvement has been matched only by her willing- ness to help, said president of the tri-county Senior center carol allen. Noting that Hathaway Sidney’s Nancy Hathaway Named ‘First Lady of the Year’ See Hathaway, pg. 5 By allison collins SidNey – Since its Memo- rial day dedication ceremony in 2016, the Sidney Veterans Memorial park has been gain- ing acclaim as a place of dis- tinction not only locally, but at a regional and national level, too. as a result, members of the Sidney Veterans Memorial park association approved expansion of the park’s Vic- tory wall at a March 12 meeting. dick germond, first Vice president of the Sidney Veter- ans Memorial park associa- tion, said that, while always a part of park plans, increas- ing demand for space on the wall expedited the two-phase expansion. “we always knew we were going to have to (expand),” germond said, “but we didn’t think we’d be doing this for a while.” germond said association members are hopeful that work on the expansion will begin some time this year. though labor and materials have yet to be secured, he said, both are likely to be sourced locally. a press statement estimat- ed that the expansion is “ex- pected to satisfy wall space requirements for at least the next 10 years and nearly tri- ples the space available on the original wall.” germond credited the ex- ceptional nature of the wall and its many plaques and nameplates with fueling recognition. “there’s no one else in the Northeast that does this,” he said. “i don’t think there’s anybody that does it like we do. Our main goal is to recog- nize veterans. we wanted to shine a light on what they did when they served and that’s Demand Drives Expansion Plans at Sidney Veterans Memorial Park See Expansion, pg. 5
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By allison collins
SidNey – u.S. Sen. chuck Schumer, d–Ny, visited awe-struck cider tuesday in re-sponse to the alcohol and to-bacco tax and trade Bureau’s (ttB) call for new labeling mandates affecting the state’s hard cider industry.
terming the ttB’s pro-posed changes “bureaucratic idiocy,” Schumer said: “i’ll be using whatever clout i have … to get them to desist.”
the proposed rule would force hard cider manufac-turers to include the words “sparkling” and “carbonated” on labeling, a change consid-ered cost prohibitive by ci-dery owners and, according to Schumer, “confusing.”
in a press statement, he said, “requiring cideries to label their cider as ‘carbon-ated’ is confusing for consum-
ers and, more importantly, it runs counter to New york (cideries’) desire to compete with beer, rather than cham-pagnes and sparkling wines.”
grouping hard ciders with more expensive beverages, he said, makes the product less accessible and “puts the bur-geoning industry … at a sig-nificant disadvantage.”
He said, “(cideries) seek to broaden their appeal to con-sumers, and new labeling re-quirements would impose un-necessary costs on these small businesses.”
according to the New york cider association, awestruck is one of 90 cideries state-wide and part of a 300 per-cent increase seen in the last five years. Noting that cider-ies such as Schumer noted: “we’re No. 1 in cideries, first in the whole country.”
Hindering the industry’s
growth, Schumer said, would prove detrimental to more than just cider producers.
“cideries … throughout delaware county and the Southern tier pour local products and jobs into our economy,” he said, “which is why we must make sure their exciting growth is not choked off by bureaucratic nonsense.”
He added, “for … local cideries like awestruck to expand and create more good-paying local jobs, we need the federal alcohol and tobacco tax and trade Bureau to back off.”
Schumer praised awe-struck founders patti wilcox and casey Vitti’s commitment to bringing the craft indus-try to their native delaware county. the pair grew up in walton, where awestruck be-gan, and moved the business to Sidney three years ago.
US Sen. Schumer Pledges Support for Cider Industry During Sidney Visit
U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer stands with co-founders of Awestruck Cider, Patti Wilcox and Casey Vitti, Tuesday in Sidney.See Schumer, pg. 5
Share the Bounty Celebrates 20 Years of Local Outreach
This year, Share the Bounty marks two decades of consistent service to Sidney and surrounding communities. Since its inception, the organization has offered free, monthly meals to diners in need. Meals take place at Sidney United Methodist Church at 12 Liberty St. To read organizers’ thoughts on this milestone, see the Letter to the Editor section.
Nancy Hathaway, named ‘First Lady of the Year’ by Sidney’s Preceptor Beta Kappa chapter of Beta Sigma Phi, stands with Mayor Matviak after receiving the Sidney Chamber’s ‘Business of the Year’ award in 2013.
By allison collins
SidNey – continuing a tradition begun in 1975, Sid-ney’s preceptor Beta kappa chapter of Beta Sigma phi has named its “first Lady of the year” for 2018.
in recognition of her devo-tion to the tri-town commu-nity and its people, along with years of service in many local groups, Nancy Hathaway will be this year’s first Lady.
according to a press state-ment, the annual award “hon-ors the very special women in our communities for their selfless service to improve the quality of life in the commu-
nities in which they live and work.”
though sorority record-ing secretary Marcia Honsa-ker said the choice was a hard one, after a february mail-in campaign yielded several worthy nominations, Hatha-way’s “length and breadth of service” distinguished the Sidney center native. Honsa-ker noted that a seven-person committee made the selection.
“i’ve been on the commit-tee a long time,” Honsaker said, “and when i look at a candidate, i try to look at how involved they are and in how many different things.”
extolling Hathaway’s long-
time place on boards of the tri-town youth club, the tri-county Senior center and united way, alongside her roles in the Sidney cham-ber of commerce and the full Life assembly of god church, Honsaker comment-ed, “Nancy has always been active.” Hathaway also owns and operates trackside din-ing, which she has done since 1983.
the diversity of Hatha-way’s involvement has been matched only by her willing-ness to help, said president of the tri-county Senior center carol allen.
Noting that Hathaway
Sidney’s Nancy Hathaway Named ‘First Lady of the Year’
See Hathaway, pg. 5
By allison collins
SidNey – Since its Memo-rial day dedication ceremony in 2016, the Sidney Veterans Memorial park has been gain-ing acclaim as a place of dis-tinction not only locally, but at a regional and national level, too.
as a result, members of the Sidney Veterans Memorial park association approved expansion of the park’s Vic-tory wall at a March 12 meeting.
dick germond, first Vice president of the Sidney Veter-ans Memorial park associa-
tion, said that, while always a part of park plans, increas-ing demand for space on the wall expedited the two-phase expansion.
“we always knew we were going to have to (expand),” germond said, “but we didn’t think we’d be doing this for a while.”
germond said association members are hopeful that work on the expansion will begin some time this year. though labor and materials have yet to be secured, he said, both are likely to be sourced locally.
a press statement estimat-
ed that the expansion is “ex-pected to satisfy wall space requirements for at least the next 10 years and nearly tri-ples the space available on the original wall.”
germond credited the ex-ceptional nature of the wall and its many plaques and nameplates with fueling recognition.
“there’s no one else in the Northeast that does this,” he said. “i don’t think there’s anybody that does it like we do. Our main goal is to recog-nize veterans. we wanted to shine a light on what they did when they served and that’s
Demand Drives Expansion Plans at Sidney Veterans Memorial Park
See Expansion, pg. 5
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HarpurSViLLe – the Harpursville united Method-ist church will hold its an-nual spring rummage and bake sale at the church friday, april 6 from 4 to 7 p.m., with a bag sale Saturday, april 7 from 9a.m. to noon.
there will be a variety of household items, clothing and toys available.
OtegO - unatego central School district board meeting will be held Monday, april 9 in room 93 of the unatego middle/high school.
6:00 p.m. Budget work-shop; 6:30 p.m. exempt Ses-sion cSe; 7:00 p.m. regular Meeting
HarpurSViLLe - the Harpursville central School board of education will hold a budget development work-shop Monday, april 9 at 6 p.m. in the high school library.
BaiNBridge – the woman’s club of Bainbridge will meet at the presbyterian church wednesday at 2 p.m.
attendees will hear of Hope thurlby’s experiences in paris, where she lived years ago, when she presents “to paris with Hope.”
a short business meeting and refreshments will round out the afternoon.
for more information, contact carol roberts at 967-5687.
SidNey - the april meet-ing of the united Methodist
women of the Sidney united Methodist church will be held thursday, april 12 in the Harvester room at 1:30 p.m.
a business meeting and program will be conducted with refreshments to follow. all women of the church are welcome and encouraged to attend.
SidNey – the prospect Hill cemetery association board will hold its annual meeting and election of of-ficers Saturday, april 14 at 10:00 a.m. in the Sidney chamber of commerce of-fice, 85 Main St. community members are invited to at-tend the meeting to hear about the board’s accomplishments throughout the past year as well as ideas and plans for up-coming projects at the ceme-tery. after the meeting, board members will be conducting a spring cleanup around cem-etery grounds.
the Harpursville central School board of education will hold a regular meeting Monday, april 16 in the high school library. the executive session of the meeting will begin at 6 p.m.
guiLfOrd - there will be a free rabies clinic at the guilford town garage, 223 Marble rd., wednesday, april 18 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
aftON - afton village residents, business owners, non-profits and volunteer
organizations are invited to attend the unveiling of the economic revitalization stra-tegic plan draft and the water/flooding study.
these reports reflect the re-sults of three separate surveys and three years of research and analysis funded by the NyS department of State and the empire State regional development council.
Join afton officials thurs-day, april 19 at 7 p.m. in the Jack Bolster community center, 105 Main St., to learn about these important studies and provide comments and input. Questions may be di-rected to april at 639-4849.
uNadiLLa – the unadil-la chamber of commerce’s annual dinner will take place Sunday, april 22 at the unadilla united Methodist church on Main Street.
the menu will feature a beef pot roast, with dinner reservations requested by april 17.
the Business of the year and good Neighbor awards will be presented, with selec-tions made at the next regu-lar meeting of the unadilla chamber of commerce, tues-day, april 3. Members, please mark your calendars for this date and attend to vote for your selection.
BaiNBridge - the vil-lage of Bainbridge board of trustees will hold its regularly scheduled monthly meeting tuesday, March 27 at 6:30
p.m. in the village clerk’s of-fice, 33 west Main St., Bain-bridge. Meetings are open to the public and any interested parties are welcome to attend
BaiNBridge - the vil-lage of Bainbridge zoning board of appeals will hold its regularly scheduled monthly meeting Monday, March 27 at 7 p.m. in the village clerk’s office, 33 west Main St., Bainbridge.
depOSit - the annual meeting of the deposit His-torical Society will be held wednesday, March 28 at 7:30 p.m. at the deposit Histori-cal Museum, 145 Second St., deposit.
following the meeting there will be refreshments and entertainment by the Orange Blossom Special, a musical duo featuring guitar, keyboard and vocals. the duo’s performance will fea-ture oldies, country and sock hop music.
everyone is invited to attend.
SidNey – Saturday, March 31 all area children 12 and under are invited to attend the Sidney elks Lodge easter egg Hunt, beginning at 1 p.m.
the event will include re-freshments, games, the egg hunt and a visit from the eas-ter bunny.
participants must be ac-companied by an adult.
the lodge is located at 104 river St. in Sidney.
AFTONFirst Baptist Church30 caswell St., afton
chris prezorski, pastorJosh clink, pastor
Sunday worship: 9:30 a.m.Life groups: 11:05 a.m.
639-1030
Mercy Fellowship967 rt. 41 North, afton
friday prayer: 7 p.m.Sunday worship: 10 a.m.
North Afton United Meth-odist Church
121 county rd. 17, aftonthomas pullyblank, pastorSunday worship: 10:30 a.m.
662-3374
St. Agnes Catholic Church14 Spring St., afton
dc. tim McNerney, admin.Sunday Mass: 8:30 a.m.
967-4481
St. Ann’s Episcopal Church128 S. Main St., aftonfr. david Hanselman
Sunday worship: 9:15 a.m. 639-2330
alcoholic’s anonymous:Open meetings: Sundays, 7
p.m.closed meetings: thursdays,
7 p.m.
BAINBRIDGEFirst Baptist Church
12 S. Main St., Bainbridgewendy depew partelow,
pastorSunday worship: 10 a.m.church office: 967-8034
pastor: 315-750-0997www.bainbridgefbc.com
First Presbyterian Church3 church St., BainbridgeSunday worship: 10 a.m.
967-8021
St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church
34 S. Main St., Bainbridgedc. tim McNerney, admin.
Saturday Mass: 5:15 p.m.Sunday Mass: 11 a.m.
967-4481
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
1 church St., Bainbridgerebecca (Becky) drebert,
pastorSunday worship: 10 a.m.
967-3441 GILBERTSVILLE
First Presbyterian Church113 Marion ave.,
gilbertsvilleMark piedmonte, pastorSunday worship: 11 a.m.
783-2867
Gilbertsville Baptist Church
corner of commercial and elm streets, gilbertsville
Sunday worship: 9:30 a.m.783-2993
HARPURSVILLEHarpursville UMC
3500 State rt. 79, Harpursville
Sue crawson-Brizzolara, pastor
Sunday worship: 11 a.m.240-9139
MASONVILLE
Masonville Federated Church
corner of State rt. 8 and State rt. 206, Masonville
thomas Vance, pastorSunday worship: 11 a.m.
265-3774
MT. UPTONMt. Upton United Method-
ist Church1741 State rt. 8, Mt. uptonBrandilynne craver, pastorSunday worship: 11 a.m.
764-8536
NORWICHSpringvale Open Door
Church361 co. rd. 34, Norwich
ken kolb, pastorSunday worship: 11:30 a.m.
693-1469
OTEGOFirst Christian Church of
Otego704 co. rt. 6, Otego
Bob thompson, pastorSunday worship: 9:30 a.m.
and 6:30 p.m.988-7144
Unatego Community Church
290 Main St., OtegoBrian cutting, pastor
Sunday worship: 10:30 a.m.369-7425
United Methodist Church8 church St., Otego
Sunday worship: 11 a.m.988-2866
SIDNEY
Assembly of Godplankenhorn rd., Sidney
robert perkins, pastorSunday worship: 10:45 a.m.
First Baptist Church28 river St., Sidney
kenneth Southworth, pastorSunday worship: 10:45 a.m.
church office: 563-8456parsonage: 563-1166
First Congregational Church
1 Bridge St., Sidneypatricia robinson, pastor
Sunday worship: 10:30 a.m.563-1329
Sacred Heart Church15 Liberty St., Sidney
Bernard Osei ampong, pastorSaturday Mass: 5:30 p.m.
Sunday Mass: 8:30 & 10:30 a.m.
563-1591
St. Luke’s Lutheran Church139 w. Main St., Sidney
ernie Varga, pastorSunday worship: 10 a.m.church office: 563-1806pastor home: 265-3829
pastor cell: 413-212-8202
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church25 river St., Sidney
rev. roy Van dermarkSunday worship: 10 a.m.
607-287-1406
United Methodist Church12 Liberty St., Sidney
thomas pullyblank, pastorSunday worship: 10:15 a.m.
563-1921
United Presbyterian Church of East Guilford
corner of State rt. 8 and co. rd. 35
patty wolff, pastorSunday worship: 9 a.m.
563-1083www.eastguilfordpc.org
UNADILLA
First Presbyterian Church156 Main St., unadilla
paul e. c. Hamilton, pastorSunday worship: 10:30 a.m.
369-4630
First United Methodist Church
170 Main St., unadillaBrandilynne craver, pastor
Sunday worship: 9 a.m.761-6519
www.unaumc.org
Friends Church747 rogers Hollow rd.,
unadillaSunday worship: 10:30 a.m.
563-2053
Sand Hill United Methodist Church
127 Sand Hill rd., unadillaSunday worship: 9 a.m.
St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church
240 Main St., unadillacharles Bailey, deaconSunday worship: 10 a.m.
369-3081
Unadilla Center United Methodist Church
1203 Butternut rd., unadillaSunday worship: 9 a.m.
369-4360 WELLS BRIDGE
Wells Bridge Baptist7 church St., wells Bridge
david Steensma, pastorSunday worship: 11 a.m.
988-7090
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SIDNEY25 YEARS AGO
April 7, 1993the “Blizzard of ‘93” was
still evident in the mounds of late-season snow when another weather phenom-enon – flooding – hit the tri-town area. flooding condi-tions reportedly “took hold” mid-week as swollen rivers and streams overflowed their banks.
a state of emergency was declared in afton and resi-dents of a trailer park on the chenango-Broome county line were asked to evacuate. route 26 between afton and Nineveh was closed, along with other sections of road.
in Sidney, keith clark park and the Sidney firemen’s field looked “more like a shallow swimming pool than ball fields.” Sidney’s problems were further com-plicated at the time by a break in the waterline in a pip near the griswald building in the park.
then village engineer for Sidney, John woodyshek, said that the river at its highest during this period was about six inches below the pier on the Main Street river bridge. He noted then that, in 1977, waters rose over the pier.
then-fire chief Jack thompson reported pumping out at least 10 cellars on riv-er, Bridge, cherry and weir
streets. there was also flooding in
low-lying areas of unadilla and Bainbridge.
at the time, several locals recalled that, in 1934 and ’35, the area experienced three floods, including one in 1935 that brought the Susquehanna river 16 feet above its normal level and swept away a rail-road bridge in Sidney.
charles Shuppherd was ap-
pointed deputy mayor by Sid-ney Mayor elwood “dixie” davis at the village board’s organizational meeting in early april.
BAINBRIDGE
25 YEARS AGOApril 7, 1993
a tentative village bud-get developed by trustees on March 22 showed the total general fund budget of $351,628, up 5.7 percent from the 1992-’93 budget of $331,647.
although the budget was up almost $20,000 for the 1993-’94 fiscal year, the tax rate was to stay the same.
Holding the line as such was possible because of a $48,076 increase in the amount raised by property taxes. the in-crease was the result of prop-erty assessments.
then-mayor floyd prouty declared that, in honor of 200th anniversaries shared by the Olde Jericho tavern and
the Bainbridge presbyterian church, July 1-5 would be named “Historic preservation days in Bainbridge.”
a proclamation was signed in early april and a variety of events, including an ice cream social and old-time band con-cert, planned.
GILBERTSVILLE
25 YEARS AGOApril 7, 1993
Shovel-wielding gilberts-ville-Mt. upton students made history april 2 when they par-ticipated in a groundbreaking ceremony for the district’s new k-12 building.
though the Blizzard of ’93 delayed groundbreaking from March 18, the rain that fell april 2 failed to dampen the spirits of participating stu-dents and staff, who sported blue and gold for the momen-tous occasion.
the groundbreaking fell just ix days shy of the one-year anniversary of the build-ing project vote.
also that day, protesters flanked the grounds in opposi-tion to one of the project sub-contractors hiring out-of-state labor for the project instead of local union members.
SIDNEY50 YEARS AGO
April 10, 1968Spencer Milk co. and carr
dairy were both sold to How-ard Ostrander of Mt. upton.
the company was to remain known as the Spencer Milk co, with the business run by clifford Banta of unadilla.
Nancy turtur of Masonville
was the “recipient of a new lease on life and the promise of a normal childhood” af-ter successfully undergoing open-heart surgery in albany.
BAINBRIDGE
50 YEARS AGOApril 10, 1968
Books returned to their shelves after work on the new library in the B-g High School was completed.
UNADILLA
50 YEARS AGOApril 10, 1968
a hearing on the budget for the village of unadilla was help in the office of the clerk april 3.
there were some minor ad-ditions and reductions in the budget, but the bulk of the increase was due to bonds of interest for the Martin Brook project of $5,000, land fill op-eration of $2,500 and street lighting of $1,000.
UNADILLA75 YEARS AGO
April 9, 1943a “freak thunderstorm”
swept up the rogers Hollow valley area, doing “consider-able damage to a number of farms.”
this week’s quote is from Mother teresa: “every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love: a gift to that person, a beautiful thing.” time to smile, everyone and give the gift of love, so needed in the world today.
Hope all students, teach-ers and administration had a great spring break and a good easter with family and friends. School resumed ear-lier this week; hope everyone was ready for it.
thursday there will be an Honor Society/tri-M induc-tions at the high school audi-torium at 6:30 p.m. congratu-lations to all students.
friday is the deadline to register for the May Sat tests. april 11 through 13 will be eLa (english, Language, arts) testing for grades 3-8; good luck to all students.
the third marking period
ends friday, april 13.the act tests will take
place Saturday, april 14. Here on the farm we are
liking the better temperatures, though higher temps bring some concern when spreading the manure. the fields have some muddy spots and we wish farmers when spreading.
the cows were tested last weekend and are doing very well. we are told that it is very important to watch the butterfat and somatic cell count in the cows, as a better milk price is given for good tests, but it is still very hard to keep up with the costs of feed, fuel costs, and machin-ery maintenance.
this weekend the cows will have their feet trimmed, since they are kept in the free stall barn and don’t get out in the pasture any more to keep them from growing too long
and getting uncomfortable for the cows.
the milk in the tank suffers for a while, but when the cows get used to the better feet, it comes up to normal.
as always, keep all our farmers in your thoughts, with hopes for better milk prices and a good spring planting season.
thanks for your support of the dairy industry and keep on buying all those dairy products.
Birthday greetings this week go out to Sam cutting and paige Jump on april 5; Ben tiska, Ondrea Mott, Mi-chael Burpoe and pat entrup on april 6; glenn Heyer, Sr. on april 7;Vincent warner on april 8; Jessie fisher on april 9; tyler wormsley on april 10; and Sylvia Mugglin on april 11. Have a great day, everyone.
Masonville federated church Sunday services are at 11 a.m., with adult Sunday school at 9:45 a.m.
tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. is Bible study at the church; all are welcome.
Monday there will be church council at 6:30 p.m.
this friday, the food pan-try at the church will be open from 1 to 3 p.m. for anyone in need of assistance. the pantry opens the first friday of every month.
friday, april 20 there will be another movie night at the church at 6 p.m. “i am gabri-el” will be shown, with pop-corn and drinks available. all are welcome.
the robins have been show-ing themselves around town, so maybe spring is just around the corner. we all hope so!
Have a great week, everyone.
gMu administration an-nounced the top 5 students for this school year: Valedic-torian timothy picozzi, Salu-tatorian Michael O’connor; Lucas piedmonte; Vasiliki drapaniotis; and Scarlett Newman. all five have been very active in school by tak-ing college courses and being involved in clubs, sports, mu-sic and plays during their high school years.
the gMu drama club will present “arsenic and Old Lace” at 7 p.m. thursday, april 5 and Saturday, april 7 in the school auditorium.
the Otsego county all-county festival was held recently at Laurens central School. those participating included anika christensen, emily Hammond, fiona Held and gavin and Hannah Bonc-zkowski for Junior-High cho-rus. those selected for Senior-
High Band included ethan charron, Hunter christian, Nina d’amato, Vasiliki dra-paniotis, elizabeth french, karli Hinman, Michael pope, Naamah romano, theo-dore Sharkey and Shalleigh taranto.
the american Legion aux-iliary post of gilbertsville an-nounced that Shalleigh taran-to has been chosen delegate to the 2018 empire girls State Leadership conference, tak-ing place at the end of June at Brockport university. Hunter christian was selected as the alternate.
Sydney Swift has been chosen as a rotary youth ex-change student to Mexico for the 2018-2019 school year.
Last week, some local resi-dents had the opportunity to watch “Jersey Boys” at the forum in Binghamton.
Laurie griffin of Schuy-
lerville was a Saturday night visitor of her mom, Shirley keene.
richard daniels turned 91 years young on March 23.
do you enjoy going on day bus trips? roger Halbert has arranged trips to see “the king & i” at proctor’s the-ater in Schenectady, Saturday, May 5; “JeSuS” at the Sight and Sound theater in Lan-caster, pennsylvania, tuesday, June 26; and Nunsense” in clinton, New Jersey, aug. 28. call roger at 783-2691 soon for more details.
congratulations to the Ot-sego county senior 4-H dairy bowl team, comprised of gar-rett proskine, austin ainslie and Samantha Barringer, for taking first place. congratu-lations also to rileigh Mum-bulo, gavin Bonczkowski and aiden ainslie for plac-ing second at the 4-H district
dairy Bowl held in March in chenango forks.
the junior teams of dalton proskine, Maxwell pullis and Sean kersmanc took second with abbie ainslie, Hannah Bonczkowski, emma dab-reau and Julia Vunk taking fourth place. proskine also placed first overall in the top ten senior division.
Local 4-H coaches include amy proskine, Lauren Hill, Sandy and greg Bonczkows-ki, carol ainslie, Becky Bar-ringer and Hollie pullis. their next competition will be at the Ny State 4-H dairy Bowl to be held at cornell university on april 28.
Hilda parr, a former gil-bertsville resident, passed away March 30 at the focus facility in cooperstown.
BaiNBridge - the Soup kitchen at the Bainbridge united Methodist church is open Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Menu for the soup kitchen is available in the kitchen’s facebook page.
SidNey - a full meal is
served at St. paul’s episco-pal church, 25 river St. ev-ery second, third and fourth wednesday of the month from 11 a.m. to noon. food selec-tions vary weekly and all are welcome.
uNadiLLa - a week-ly luncheon is served ev-ery thursday at 12:00 p.m. at St. Matthews episcopal church. a free will offering is appreciated.
uNadiLLa - Breakfast in the Basement serves breakfast on the first and third Saturday of the month from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the unadilla united Methodist church on Main St. all are welcome. donations are accepted but not expected.
cOVeNtryViLLe - Have dinner with the first congregational church of coventryville on Saturday, april 7, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
this chicken and Biscuit dinner will feature chick-en with biscuits and gravy, mashed potatoes, vegetables, light dessert and beverage.
travel up State Highway 206 or 41 to the blinking light four-corner intersection
in coventryville. turn onto county rd. 27 - you’ll see the church from there. watch for signs. the facility is handi-cap accessible, and there is always plenty of parking. Join friends, neighbors and fam-ily around the table for some great home cooking and plen-ty of good company.
for additional details, call pastor Joyce at 607-639-1841.
SidNey - the ladies of Beta Sigma phi, preceptor Beta kappa chapter, will host Brooks barbeque Saturday, april 7 at the Main Street bridge in Sidney from 11 a.m. until sold out.
ribs, chicken, special-recipe salads, baked beans and old-fashion tapioca pud-ding will all be available for purchase.
pre-ordering is encour-
aged; pre-order by calling chris at 563-8600 or cory at 563-2679.
SidNey - the Sidney His-torical association will be sponsoring wilson’s chicken Barbecue thursday, april 12 in the parking lot between Sfcu and the country Store from 10 a.m. until sold out. proceeds will be deposited in the museum fund.
aftON - the afton Veter-ans of foreign wars post 3529 will host an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast Saturday, april 7 from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. the breakfast will be served at the Vfw post at 187 Main St. afton, across from the NBt building. the breakfast
is open to all and will include pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, home fries, coffee and juice.
there will be a small charge for the breakfast and proceeds will go to help the Vfw post 3529.
Editor’s note: The fol-lowing report is a matter of public record and includes press releases from area law enforcement agencies. An arrest is not a presumption of guilt, as all persons are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Persons wishing to have the disposition of their cases published should contact the Tri-Town News at 561-3526 during regular business hours.
NYS POLICE DEPT.
SidNey – March 27, at ap-proximately 1:35 p.m., NyS police at deposit arrested Charles A. Walsh, 27, of Sid-ney, for the misdemeanor of criminal trespass in the 2nd degree and the violations of harassment in the 2nd degree and unlawful possession of marihuana.
troopers were dispatched to a residence in deposit that walsh no longer lives in for a physical dispute March 26. walsh fled the scene prior to the patrol’s arrival. walsh was apprehended by State police March 27 at a residence in the Village of Sidney.
walsh was arraigned in the village of deposit and remanded to the delaware county Jail on $1,000 cash bail or $2,000 bond. He is
scheduled to return to the Vil-lage of deposit court april 10.
SidNey - March 26, at approximately 11:56 p.m., NyS police at Sidney arrest-ed Robert J. George, 55, of Sidney, for the misdemeanor of driving while intoxicated with a reported B.a.c of .12 percent.
troopers stopped george after observing traffic viola-tions while he was traveling on state route 7 in the town of Bainbridge. Subsequent to an investigation, george was arrested.
george was released on tickets returnable to the town of Bainbridge april 10.
BaiNBridge - april 1, at approximately 12:29 a.m., NyS police at Sidney arrested Dale B. Bogert, 53 of Bain-bridge, for the misdemeanor of driving while intoxicated with a reported B.a.c of .09 percent.
Bogert was arrested after troopers initiated a traffic stop on east Main St. in the town of Bainbridge. troopers stopped Bogert because of a traffic violation. Bogert was subsequently arrested.
Bogert was released on tickets. He is schedule to ap-pear in the town of Bain-bridge court april 12.
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ObituariEs
lEttEr tO thE EditOr
Frederick William HeathSidNey - fred william
Heath, 86, passed away peace-fully March 30, 2018 with family by his side. He was recently pre-deceased by his wife of 65 years, Marilyn L. Heath.
fred is survived by sons, John of unadilla, Joseph (Beverley) of florida, kevin (alan) of cali-fornia and Jeffrey (darlene) of alabama; grandchildren, Monica (Ben) of florida, John (Samantha) of georgia, alicia (abel) of flori-da, Lindsey (andrew) of florida, Joey (courtney) of florida, Jef-frey (Susanna) of texas, Margaret and kyle of alabama, pam (Josh) of New york and Heather (fer-nando) of florida; many wonder-ful great grandchildren; sister-in-law, polly Bump; and many special nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
fred was predeceased by his parents, william Olin Heath and edith wilbur Heath; brothers, george, richard, Jim and wilber; and sisters, chris, florence, Bea and esther.
fred was born aug. 4, 1931 in the town of Butternuts. He gradu-ated in 1949 from Mt. upton High School. He worked on his parent’s farm most of his young life until he went into the Marine corp during the korean conflict from 1951-1952. after that, fred was employed at amphenol for 43 years as a machinist and was a member of the american Legion in Sidney. when he retired, he started making beautiful wooden frames and boxes and continued his engraving art.
fred will be remembered fondly for many reasons includ-ing his soulful laugh, his ability to fix anything—including car en-gines—being a great dad and a devoted, loving husband.
in lieu of flowers, please con-tribute to the american cancer Society or Veterans Memorial park in Sidney. Share condolenc-es with the family online at www.landersfh.com.
arrangements are under the direction of c.H. Landers funeral chapel, Sidney.
Doris Grace FordMt-uptON - doris grace
ford was welcomed into the arms of her Lord thursday, March 22, 2018.
She was predeceased by her husband, donald ford.
doris is survived by her daughter, donna ford; sister, Bet-ty Strever of candor; and several nieces and nephews.
She is also survived by her Old Mill restaurant family; most es-pecially thomas rutenber, who became like a son, and several wonderful and dear friends.
doris graduated from Owego free academy and tony’s Beauty School in Binghamton and was a hair stylist in her 20s. She resided in Johnson city for 30 years and was very active in the eastern Star and daughters of the Nile.
doris loved to travel; she was fortunate enough to travel the world and adventurous enough to even visit antarctica in 2006. She and her daughter owned the Old Mill restaurant in Mt. up-ton since 1981, where she was the pastry chef by day and reception-ist at night, greeting the custom-ers with her warm smile.
Donald W. DoyleSidNey - don doyle, of Sid-
ney, passed away March 28, 2018 surrounded by his loving family.
don was born in cazenovia december 11, 1934. His parents, ralph and Mabel doyle, moved to Sidney and eventually built one of the original houses on Sunset avenue.
don was a proud member of the Sidney class of 1952. dur-ing his school days he met arlene Loudon and, after a four-year courtship, they were married and raised six children together.
in high school don played saxophone in the band and was a standout athlete in both football and baseball. He was a member of the 1950 Sidney Hall of fame Legacy football team and played baseball in the summer months with the Sidney cardinals. don’s love of athletics continued long after high school; he played in the community softball league as a member of a golden Valley team that won several champion-ships. don coached pee wee and little league baseball and was co-founder of the Black feather Bowmen, where he helped co-ordinate youth archery leagues at the Sidney recreation center. don never missed one of his chil-dren’s or grandchildren’s concerts or sporting events. His support of Sidney athletics continued for many years after his own fam-ily members had graduated; he especially enjoyed attending wrestling, football and volleyball contests.
don worked for Scintilla Magneto/Bendix/amphenol for 44 years as a machinist and tool maker. He was an avid outdoor-sman and a longtime member of the Nra. don was lifetime mem-ber of the rockdale rod & gun club; he loved to hunt and fish. family vacations were spent on a lake in canada where he would often catch walleye pike for the evening meal. family thanks-giving dinners typically included venison and turkey from his hunt-ing adventures.
don served on the board of directors for the prospect Hill cemetery for 11 years, where he spent countless hours maintain-
John Willies, Jr.cOOperStOwN - On March
12, 2018, John willies, Jr., for-merly of west Orange, N.J. and most recently the clara welch thanksgiving Home in cooper-stown, passed peacefully from this life to the next at the age of 94. He was a much-loved only child, husband, father, uncle, grandpa, great-grandpa and dear friend to many.
Born June 28, 1923 in New-ark, N.J. he was the son of the late John and Helen M. (Burnett) willies of west Orange, N.J. af-ter graduating from west Orange High School in 1941, John was employed by thomas a. edi-son, inc. until November of 1942 when he enlisted in the united States Navy. John was honorably discharged from duty in decem-ber 1945 as a pharmacist’s Mate, Second class.
On Sept. 14, 1944, while still in the uS Navy, John married the love of his life, Muriel “Joy” Broyer, who predeceased him on april 14, 2017 after 72 “Joy-filled” years of marriage. to-gether they shared a remarkable life. the great depression and wwii ingrained frugality in their generation, but they took it to an extreme. as friends and family will attest, they were reducing, reusing and recycling throughout their lives. although they did not have much, they never wanted for anything and always had enough to share with others. a testimony to their frugality and their gen-erosity, in 1948, when John was earning a whopping $180/month before tax and paying $30/month for veteran housing on Victory road in west Orange, the remain-ing $130 covered everything else, including tithing and savings.
the biggest beneficiaries of this selfless lifestyle are their children who were afforded the opportunity to attend college debt free—a truly remarkable and life-changing gift for which we will be forever grateful. their first child, carolyn Joy, was born in 1946, followed by four sons with three in quick succession (doug in 1950, alan in 1951 and Brian in 1952) and the last pleasant sur-prise, kevin, belatedly arriving in 1959.
in 1946, John commenced his career in banking with the first National Bank of west Or-ange, where he spent his entire career. through mergers and ac-quisitions, the name changed to, among others, National Newark and essex and Midlantic with the most recent incarnation be-
Herb “Ted” TerryHOMOSaSSa, fLa. - Herb
“ted” terry, of Homosassa, fla., went to be with his Lord March 21, 2018. He was a valiant, 12-year survivor of multiple myelo-ma. ted was born in deposit.
He was predeceased by his parents, percy and Beatrice ter-ry; sisters, Vera, dorothy and wilma; brother, fay; and faithful therapy dog, Jake.
He is survived by his wife, dianne; daughter, deborah; son, daniel; grandchildren, aJ, tom and Bonnie; grandchildren, christa, Matt and Shelby; sis-ters, pat and dawn; a loving ex-tended family and many longtime friends.
Herb served in the uS air force and retired from amphe-nol Bendix, Sidney and Shop Vac, Norwich. He loved the Lord, never met a stranger and had a kind word for everyone. Herb was a loving man with many interests; he enjoyed Bible study, hosting his christian radio talk show, Nascar, racing stock cars, fishing, hunting, horses, airshows, nature, day trips and being entertained daily by his pet chickens. Herb maintained a membership with fagan flyers of Sidney, flying his J-3 cub and cessna 172,
to celebrate Herb’s full and abundant life, a celebration of life will be held at the first united Methodist church in Homosassa, fla.
Herb will receive a service with national honors for his air force service at the florida Na-tional cemetery in Bushnell, fla.
ing the grounds. He was also a longtime member of the Sidney united Methodist church, where he served many years as trustee and sang in the chancel choir.
don is survived by his wife of 63 years, arlene doyle; his brother, Hugh doyle (Jeanette) of Jacksonville, florida; son, Jack doyle (cindy) of Sidney; daugh-ter, paula cole (david) of Bain-bridge; son, Jeff doyle (Barbara) of rockdale; son, tim doyle (Mindy) of east guilford; daugh-ter, donna kazalski (Joel) of greene; son, tom doyle of New york city; 12 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
calling hours were held at c.H. Landers funeral chapel wednesday, april 4. funeral services were conducted at the Sidney united Methodist church thursday, april 5. Burial at the prospect Hill cemetery imme-diately followed the service. a reception was held in the church fellowship Hall following the burial.
condolences may be shared with the family online at www.landersfh.com.
arrangements are under the direction of c.H. Landers funeral chapel, Sidney.
ing pNc Bank, from which he retired in 1985. His 40-year bank-ing career began as a clerk earn-ing $125/month and progressed to vice president, entrusted with managing branches in east Or-ange (Brick church), Millburn, the Newark Home Office and west Orange.
His banking successes were in part due to a strong commit-ment to higher education. while busy starting a family, John at-tended the american institute of Banking, earning a pre-standard certificate in 1948 and a graduate certificate in 1953 (with honors in bank administration and every-day speech).
in 1956, John earned a gradu-ate degree from the american Bankers association graduate School of Banking at rutgers university and served as presi-dent of the essex county chap-ter of the american institute of Banking.
this commitment to higher education was temporal and spiritual. His christian walk was broadened in 1977 when John completed two years of “the Bethel Series,” an intensive study in the Old and New testaments. He was certified to teach adult Bible studies, which he did for many years at the pleasantdale presbyterian church, west Or-ange, where he was a longtime member, serving in many capaci-ties with energy and enthusiasm. along the way he also found the time to provide guidance to the west Orange public Library and yMca, where he served many years as trustee/director.
in 1998, John and Joy (affec-tionately referred to in the singu-lar ‘Joyhn’ by son, Brian) were jointly recognized as Outstand-ing Senior citizens for their effort to improve the quality of life for older adults. while John’s most visible contribution to the bet-terment of mankind may be his compulsive collection of alumi-num can tabs for the ronald Mc-donald House, which provides lodging and support for parents during a child’s hospital stay, the gift his children are most proud of is his lifelong commitment to donating blood. in 2007, when John and Joy were well north of 80, they were recognized by the Blood center of New Jersey for collectively giving 37 gallons of blood!
polite, giving, appreciative and never complaining about any-thing (that was Joy’s job!) John was always gracious (although he did not lose graciously at ru-mikub!). a gifted crossword afi-cionado, he maintained a sharp mind, quick wit and sense of hu-mor right up to his passing.
John/dad/uncle/grandpa/great grandpa, you are loved and will be sorely missed.
as an only child, John was blessed with a wife who helped provide all the family and friends one could wish for. John was predeceased by his parents and beloved daughter, carolyn Joy willies.
John is survived by his four sons: douglas willies and wife, rhonda of cooperstown; alan willies of key west, florida; Bri-an willies of Montclair, New Jer-sey; and kevin willies and wife Maureen of york; four grandchil-dren: deidre willies and husband Vincent Berk; cheryl willies and husband andrew fargher; keegan willies; and Jessica wil-lies; four great-grandchildren: Madelyn and genevieve Berk and Sage and Jade fargher.
in addition to their five chil-dren, Joy also provided the sib-lings that John never had. the Broyer clan embraced him as one of their own, for which he was eternally grateful. John is also survived by his much-loved adopted siblings and their many children: eva Henderson; Bar-bara Skelly; and brothers, paul Broyer and wife Margie and ed-ward Broyer and wife Nancy. He is also survived by his “second family” members, Lorraine wil-liams and irene Byers.
arrangements are under the guidance of tillapaugh funeral Service, cooperstown.
Share the Bounty Celebrates 20 Years of
Local Outreach
dear editor,
it is such a blessing to our area that Share the Bounty has been serving the community each month with a free dinner for 20 years. what a milestone this is.
this program would not have endured without the help of so many community members. it is only fitting that at this time we thank and recognize all those who have faithfully supported this pro-gram over the years. we are so fortunate and overwhelm-ingly blessed to have such a caring and compassionate community.
we are most grateful, too, that there is deep understand-ing and commitment to this endeavor to provide a well-balanced and nutritious meal to those who need it.
there are far too many peo-ple who struggle to provide food for their families. the need is great in our commu-nity. Share the Bounty helps ease this heavy burden by feeding local people at a time when funds don’t quite stretch to the end of the month.
this past year, thanks to the support of so many differ-ent, faith-based as well as pri-vate organizations, Share the Bounty served nearly 2,100 fresh, hot meals to families and seniors. every year, that number increases; we expect to provide more meals this year.
each month a different well-balanced meal is pre-pared the day of the event, including dessert and hot and cold beverages this meals also offers the families and seniors a time to socialize as
they enjoy a lovingly prepared meal guaranteed to delight taste buds and lift spirits.
in 2017, the program ex-panded to provide fellowship for youngsters by allocating space and time during the meal for games and arts and crafts facilitated by a skilled adult organizer.
people in our community look forward to this monthly outreach and, whether served or serving, all are blessed by the bridges of understanding, fellowship and compassion that Share the Bounty builds.
Share the Bounty serves a free dinner the last thursday of every month. it is held in the fellowship dining area of the Sidney united Methodist church at 12 Liberty St. from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., unless oth-erwise noted. donations are always appreciated.
again, a heartfelt thank you to all for your support throughout the years. each and every one of you has been the wind beneath the wings of Share the Bounty, helping to keep this compassionate outreach program alive for 20 years. we hope to con-tinue with all of your loving support.
Our vision is to expand the program in the coming years. if you, your organization or company would like to partic-ipate in our community out-reach program, we would be overjoyed. if interested, mon-etary donations can be sent to the Sidney united Method-ist church, care of Share the Bounty.
for further information, please to not hesitate to con-tact co-chairs Mary Braun and Jo ann aymar at 360-9473 or 265-3354.
with gratitude,Share the Bounty
Happy Birthday
H. JürgenMay you have found forever happiness in your eternal home.
Miss you.
Tri-Town News — Friday, April 6, 2018 — 5TTwhile the ttB’s mandate
wouldn’t significantly impact awestruck’s current line of ciders, Schumer said, the pro-posed labeling requirements would inhibit the cidery’s evolution.
“this wouldn’t affect awe-struck much, but this would block off the way for some of their new recipes,” he said. “that’s why i’m here.”
Schumer’s recent efforts re-flect an ongoing interest in the craft industry.
in 2013, he introduced the cider act, bipartisan legisla-tion that “updated the defini-tion of hard apple and pear cider … by increasing (the) allowed alcohol by volume and … allowing them to be labeled and taxed (as) hard cider, rather than wine or champagne.”
passage of the cider act in 2015, Schumer said tuesday, gave producers more flexibil-ity and enabled use of a wider variety of apples, thereby ex-panding grower markets.
wilcox said she appreci-ated Schumer’s criticism of regulatory “roadblocks” and “kinks.”
“we’re so honored to have him here,” she said. “every small business is excited to hear their government is sup-porting them and helping clear the way to success.”
She added that support from Sidney and surround-ing communities has been “amazing.”
wilcox said, “we’re giving this all we’ve got and we’re hoping to create some eco-nomic benefit in our area.” awestruck employs 16 people.
Sidney Mayor andy Matvi-ak said, since setting up shop in the village’s industrial park three years ago, awestruck has proven an asset.
“Having a new company such as awestruck … attracts new people to the village, people who would not nor-mally come to the area,” Mat-viak said. “then those people go through downtown and … see the other things that the village has to offer.”
He added, “we’re excited to have young entrepreneurs here looking to grow their business; that’s where we see a benefit for the village.”
following his address, Schumer sampled some awe-struck ciders and toured the 8 winkler road production fa-cility and taproom.
in addition to Matviak, Sidney Supervisor eugene pigford and John redente, grant administrator for the village, and several mem-bers of the Sidney chamber of commerce attended the event. glenn Nealis, delaware county economic develop-ment director, and tina Molé, chairwoman of the delaware county Board of Supervisors and delaware county cham-ber of commerce president ray pucci were also present.
Schumer continued
Sen. Schumer tries hand-labeling a bottle of Awestruck Cider Tuesday at the Sidney production facility.
helped found the group in 2013, allen said, “whatever’s needed, Nancy is one of those people you can always depend on. She’s one of the first to always come forward and of-fer use of the diner or donate something for whatever hap-pens to be going on.”
whether it’s offering her restaurant as a collection site for local charitable drives, benefits and fundraisers; stop-ping to sit with a lonely diner patron; or aiding employees, allen said, Hathaway’s char-acter is defined by two words: “caring” and “generous.”
“when she sees a need, Nancy is someone who will do what she can to help,” al-len said. “She sincerely cares about people … and when she believes in something, she sticks with it.”
in a press statement, soror-ity president Margaret porter added, “Nancy is one of the
first to offer help, whether it be money, a location for an event or giving of her time.”
previously, Hathaway’s din-er was named Sidney cham-ber of commerce’s “Business of the years” in 2013.
Hathaway, whom allen described as “very family-oriented,” resides in Sidney and has one adult daughter, Mary, a son-in-law and two grandsons.
the sorority will officially recognize Hathaway as first Lady of the year at its tradi-tional spring luncheon, tak-ing place Saturday, May 5 at noon at the Sacred Heart par-ish center on Liberty Street in Sidney.
for more information or to reserve a spot at the luncheon, call Honsaker at 563-2573 or porter at 563-2725. reserva-tions are requested before april 27.
Hathaway continued
what makes it kind of neat.”a press statement added:
“the park uniquely recogniz-es and honors the service and sacrifices of … any veteran, from anywhere, who served america honorably in times of war and peace, to preserve our rights, freedoms and way of life.”
reflective of that, germond said, a large portion of the wall features servicemen and –women with Sidney ties, but inclusion knows no bounds.
“we’re getting (orders) from all over,” he said. “Most all of (the veterans) have some connection to Sidney … and the great majority are from around here, but we’re starting to get recognition from a much larger area. we get orders from all over the country.”
germond said the main wall of the park features “about 260” plaques and nameplates and noted, “we’ve been averaging about 45 to 50-plus (additions) a year.”
though germond was un-sure of the number of spots remaining, he commented, “i’m almost sure we’ll fill it up this year if we keep going at this rate.”
all plaques and plates pur-chased since Memorial day 2017 will be added to the pre-existing wall in time for the third annual SVMp instal-lation ceremony, happening May 26 at 11 a.m.
planning for the park, though dedicated in 2016, be-gan 12 years ago, germond said. throughout planning and installation stages, the cost of the commemorative plaques and nameplates re-mained the same.
However, because of rising supply costs, the association voted in favor of “a modest in-crease” at its March meeting.
the increased rates, germond said, will become effective July 1.
to reserve a spot on the
wall, or for more informa-tion on upcoming park events, visit sidneyveteransmemorial-park.org.
Expansion continued
SidNey - Sidney Boy Scout troop 99 recently held its court of awards ceremony. all scouts received various merit badges earned and ad-vanced in rank. additionally, kathy klopchin, troop com-mittee chair; andy klopchin, scout; and andy Hinkley, Scoutmaster, received twelve-month camping patches. the ceremony was followed by a pizza party.
pictured are scouts Logan kinter, Nate kanzer, dustin Jump and parker Hinkley; Ben kanzer, assistant Scout-master; scouts Matt kanzer and andy klopchin; kathy klopchin, troop committee chair; dave Leidy, unit com-missioner; and andy Hinkley, Scoutmasteer. Missing from the photo is charlie wilson.
Sidney Scouts Advance at Annual Court of Awards
waLtON - Music on the delaware’s april coffeehouse at the theatre will feature Bainbridge musician Steve eisenberg, along with several guest musicians Sunday, april 15 from 6 to 8 p.m.
eisenberg is skilled in playing several instruments, including the tin whistle, wooden flute and bodhran (irish drum). He performs in a variety of settings and genres and is a gifted singer and sto-ryteller. for this event, he also plans to feature a number of local guest singer/songwriters.
coffeehouse events are free to the public, with donations gratefully accepted. des-serts, coffee and tea will be available.
Bainbridge Musician to Perform at April 15 ‘Coffeehouse in Walton’
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SidNey – the Harrington gallery will host an opening reception for its first exhibit of 2018 this Saturday from 5 to 7 p.m. please note: this is a change of date.
in the gallery, works by Mark picone, Jessah Serafini and Samantha Banks will be showcased, along with piec-
es by Johanna Lerwick and Marge Harris.
the newly renovated space will also include a featured member gallery.
for more information, visit harringtonpaf.com. the Har-rington gallery is located on the corner of cartwright av-enue and Main Street.
Harrington Gallery Opening Rescheduled to Saturday
ButterNutS – the copes corners park Spring fest committee is soliciting craft, art, product and general vendors for its fourth annual Spring fest. the event will take place May 5 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
for a fee, vendors will be allotted a 12-foot by 12-foot space; limited space will also be available under a tent pro-vided by Morris tent rentals. applications for vendor space are available at townofbutter-nuts.org. for vendor informa-tion, contact Scot Lueck at [email protected] or 783-2204.
copes corners park is lo-cated at 620 state Hwy. 51, between gilbertsville and Mount upton. a variety of activities will be scheduled throughout the day, including the ross park Zoomobile, a fishing derby sponsored by a local chapter of trout unlim-ited, fire department competi-tions, a boat-float contest for kids and more. there will also be live music, including the gilbertsville-Mount up-ton High School Jazz Band. information about the Spring fest will be made available at copescornerspark.org.
Vendors Needed for 4th Annual Copes Corners Park Spring Fest
depOSit - the deposit community theatre and per-forming arts center is proud to host a country music show organized by rhianna Shew april 14 at 7 p.m. in the State theater auditorium.
Shew is a senior taking a trip to Belize independent from her school; she must raise all her own funds. the theatre has worked with many youth over the years to achieve
their goals and objectives. the kenyon Hill Band, un-
cle Shake, Mike garnsey and rhianna Shew are booked to play this event.
this show promises to be a hit. come early to get a good seat. there will be an admis-sion charge at the door; no advance tickets will be sold. for more information, call carolyn deNys, co-manager, at 467-2081.
Deposit Theatre to Presents Country Music Show April 14
ONeONta - the guild of glimmerglass festival mem-bers thomas Simpson and abby kreh gibson will dis-cuss giuseppe Verdi’s impor-tant and unusual opera “Luisa Miller” before the Metropoli-tan Opera’s Hd broadcast Saturday, april 14.
this approximately 30-minute, free education
program will begin at noon and will be held in the second floor of the foothills perform-ing arts & civic center, 24 Market St.
doors will open at 11:30 a.m. for this special program featuring a compelling story of love and intrigue set in a 17th-century pastoral village in the tyrol.
Discuss, Watch Opera April 14 in Oneonta
Mt. uptON - the Mt. upton Senior citizens club held its March 20 meeting at the united Methodist church, with 21 members present.
Meeting will move to the rockdale gun club, starting april 10 at 10:30 a.m.
Members held a 50/50 raffle at the March meeting, with dick Ballard winning; he donated his winnings back.
thanks, dick.two guests attended:
Jacquee Mason and dale Morrison.
Members and guests en-joyed corn beef with all the trimmings, with Jake and Sandy palmer doing all the cooking. they did a great job and the club thanks them very much.
carol Vandermark, pau-
line Head, Jan Harrington and kay Simmons celebrated birthdays in March. Members wish them many, many more.
the next meeting at the rockdale gun club on april 10 will feature card playing and games.
Sandy palmer will make the cake for the april birthdays.
guests Jacquee Mason talked about a new store that
opened on route 8 in Mt. up-ton, offering something for everyone.
until april 10, stay safe, healthy and always keep a smile on your face. Say a prayer for Bob Martin, who is in the hospital, along with all members having a hard time.
Mt. Upton Seniors to Meet April 10 at Rockdale Gun Club
at the end of March, dela-ware county Sheriff craig duMond announced several promotions and appointments within the county’s sheriff office, resulting in new su-pervisors within the chain of command.
John demeo was promoted to major. Major demeo pre-viously served as supervis-ing sergeant within the Law enforcement division. in his new role, he will be respon-sible for the Office of pro-fessional Standards. He will oversee all divisions within the sheriff’s office, ensuring the highest quality of profes-sional standards, integrity and performance.
karl Vagts was promoted to lieutenant. Lieutenant Vagts previously served as seinor in-vestigator and supervised the criminal investigations divi-sion. Lieutenant Vagts will be responsible for the direct supervision of the Law en-forcement division, including patrol, criminal investiga-tions and civil divisions. He will also serve as the sheriff’s liaison for th 911 center with emergency Services.
Joe Mauro was promoted to senior investigator. Senior investigator Mauro previously served as investigator within the criminal investigations division. He will be respon-sible for the direct supervision of the criminal investigations division. Senior investigator Mauro will also serve as com-mander of the Narcotics en-forcement unit as well as the Sheriff’s Special response team.
david Barnes was promot-ed to investigator. investiga-tor Barnes previously served as deputy sheriff and school resource officer within the
road patrol division. inves-tigator Barnes will be respon-sible for the investigation of major crimes as well as nar-cotics investigations within the criminal investigation division.
kim Smith was promoted to sergeant. Sergeant Smith previously served as corporal within the Sheriff’s admin-istrative division. Sergeant Smith will be directly re-sponsible for the daily main-tenance of the Sheriff’s ac-creditation program and will act as training administrator and director of the training academy. She will serve as the agency’s evidence tech-nician and maintain the evi-dence room accordingly.
On a special note, Ser-geant Smith is first female to be appointed deputy sheriff sergeant in the history of the sheriff’s office, founded in 1797.
chris erwin was promoted to sergeant. Sergeant erwin
previously served as deputy sheriff within the road pa-trol division. Sergeant erwin will be the direct supervisor of daily activities within the road patrol division. He will also continue serving as the agency’s drug recognition expert, a special certification that very few police officers hold state-wide. dre’s di-rectly assist police officers in the field (all agencies) with properly identifying, arresting and prosecuting drivers op-erating motor vehicles while impaired by drugs.
dan Mcgowan was desig-nated a corporal. corporal Mcgowan previously served as a civil officer with the civil enforcement division. cor-poral Mcgowan will now serve as the direct supervisor of daily activities within the civil enforcement division.
discussing the promotions, Sheriff duMond stated: “the office of the sheriff remains one of the most trusted elect-
ed offices in our country and (a sheriff) is the only elected law enforcement officer in the land. it is imperative that every sheriff carefully chose the members that work for the sheriff’s office.”
He continued, “every mem-ber, whether sworn or civil-ian, must endeavor to uphold the rich history, traditions and honor the office of sheriff deserves. this is especially important in selecting mem-bers to fill the various levels of leadership ranks within the organization. i am very fortu-nate to have had the ability to work with and be a part of this solid team of individuals.”
duMond added, “i am hon-ored by the opportunity to provide these well-deserved promotions and have no doubt these members will represent the sheriff’s office and the people of delaware county with the integrity, honor and service the office and people deserve.”
Del. Co. Sheriff Announces Promotions, Appointments
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aftON - Nineteen yeS Leaders from afton High School presented interactive workshops on the dangers of drugs and alcohol and the importance of making safe choices to afton elementary School students.
yeS LeadS is a peer-to-peer substance abuse preven-tion program run by yeS Safe choices, co-sponsored by Sen. akshar and Lourdes Hospital. yeS trains high school and middle school
Leaders, like those from af-ton High School, as role mod-els for younger students.
during presentations, yeS Leaders use interactive ac-tivities designed to illustrate the importance of positive self-esteem and how everyday decisions impact a person’s future. Since yeS Lead-ers stand out in their schools and communities as drug-free role models, younger students look up to them and want to emulate the positive choices
they’ve made. in addition to visiting class-
rooms, afton High School yeS Leaders participate in a variety of community outreach events, including hosting an ornament-making and cookie decorating night and co-sponsoring an opiate awareness night with Bain-bridge-guilford High School yeS Leaders.
for more information, visit yesSafechoices.org.
Afton YES LEADers Teach Elementary Students Importance of Safe Choices
From left, Afton High School YES LEADers Mckenzie Hoyt, Joseph Caezza and Patrick Haynes have students use blurry vision goggles to illustrate to sixth-graders the effects of drugs and alcohol on the body.
Afton YES LEADers Jannelle Volk and Jordan Nichols help Afton Elementary students make zinger shields as part of an anti-bullying activity.
SidNey - the parish Nurse group of St. Luke’s Lu-theran church will show the documentary “chasing the dragon” Saturday, april 14 at 2 p.m. in the church commu-nity room.
the purpose of the film is to raise awareness of drug abuse and addiction affect-ing youth and adults in the tri-town communities and
the profound downward spi-ral that occurs with opiate addiction.
Opiate addiction is at epidemic levels. the film in-cludes content provided by people who have abused opi-ates or whose children have abused opiates. they shared their impassioned, unscripted and painful accounts to dis-courage other people from
taking drugs and destroying lives.
all are welcome to view this documentary. please be advised this film is unscripted and has strong language and graphic content. discussion will follow the film and light refreshments will be served.
plan to attend this informa-tional film.
St. Luke’s Parish Nurse Group Screen ‘Chasing the Dragon’ April 14
BaiNBridge - the com-munity chest of Bainbridge’s goal this year was to raise $19,000 to share among 10 non-profit organizations in the community. the group is only about 60 percent of the way to its goal.
the decision was made a few years ago that the com-munity chest of Bainbridge could be more effective by delivering donated dollars
directly to organizations in Bainbridge, including the soup kitchen, Jericho arts council, Hospice of chenan-go county, girl Scouts and Boy Scouts, the Bainbridge Scout House, Head Start, the Bainbridge free Library, the food pantry and HaLos. Members believe investing in the future of the community brings a great return.
consider a donation to the
community chest of Bain-bridge. any amount is appre-ciated. as always, a gift to the community chest of Bain-bridge, inc. is tax-deductible. if you’ve lost your donation packet, send your contribu-tion to the community chest of Bainbridge, inc., pO Box 151, Bainbridge, N.y., 13733. thank you in advance for your thoughtfulness and com-mitment to the community.
Community Chest of Bainbridge Needs Help
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Monday evening Women’s – 4 to 6 p.m. tee-off
Monday evening Men’s – 4 to 6 p.m. tee-off
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NEW Friday night league forming, open to all!
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ONeONta - the Oneonta chapter National Society of the american revolution will hold its annual meeting april 14 at 1 p.m. at the Ma-sonic temple, 322 Main St. the program will focus on the NyS archives partnership
trust.all members, prospec-
tive members, HOdarS and guests are invited to attend. attendees will learn about dar’s mission to preserve history.
any woman at least 18
years of age with an ances-tor who was a patriot of the revolutionary war and who embraces the dar values of patriotism, education and his-toric preservation is eligible to join. for more information, call 432-6625.
Oneonta DAR to Meet April 14
ONeONta – the dave Brandt chapter of trout un-limited will meet at the capi-tal Senior Living center, edu-cation room, the plains, 163 Heritage circle Monday eve-ning at 7:00 p.m. the meet-ing will feature Brian foster, owner of reel catskills in walton.
foster is an accomplished guide specializing in fly-fish-ing delaware county streams. foster lives in walton and guides wading trips on the east and west branches of the delaware river, Beaverkill, willowemoc and esopus. foster also offers drift boat
trips on the lower west branch of the delaware and is a li-censed guide for fishing New york city reservoirs.
foster will raffle of prizes at the Monday presentation, including a new redington two-piece rod with case, a cortland 444 fly line, a local restaurant gift certificate and a box of quality trout flies.
the dave Brandt chapter is sponsoring an “introduc-tion to fly fishing” course at the Hanford Mills Museum, 51 county Highway 12, east Meredith Saturday, May 12. classes will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and include instruc-
tion on balanced fly outfits (rod,reel and line), basic en-tomology, necessary knots, stream reading and fly fishing paraphernalia. Handson cast-ing techniques will be taught on the museum pond. par-ticipants should bring a bag lunch.
fly outfits will be provid-ed, but students may bring their own. pre-registration by phone beforetuesday, May 8 is preferred; call dave krupa at 643-2004 or patty Leiten-berger at 434-6029 to reserve a spot. classes will be limited to 35 students.
Trout Unlimited to Hear Fly Fishing Expert at Monday Meeting
ONeONta - the greater Oneonta Historical Society will hold its 14th annual post-card and ephemera show and sale Saturday, april 14 from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at elm park Methodist church, 401 chestnut St.
admission will be free. Vendor tables will sell vintage
postcards of local and general interest as well as ephemera, including sheet music, post-ers, documents, advertising blotters and sport and trade cards.
gOHS will display his-toric Oneonta postcards from its collections and will sell donated postcards and note
cards from the former yager Museum shop. free park-ing will be available in the church’s parking lot.
for more information, contact 432-0960 or [email protected], or call event organizer, Bill pietra-face, at 432-1385.
Postcards & Ephemera at GOHS April 14
ONeONta - Sunday af-ternoon, april 8, the greater Oneonta Historical Society offers visitors to the History center at 183 Main St., the rare pleasure of listening to music on a 1904 edison pho-nograph, playing wax and plastic cylinders.
charles king, a longtime
student and collector of early music machines, will bring in the vintage phonograph. king will give visitors a glimpse of daily life at the turn of the 20th century and talk about this and other examples of machines that played and re-corded sound in the era of acoustic amplification. He
will also play some of the cyl-inders from his collection and welcomes visitors to bring in cylinders for playing. the free program begins at 2 p.m.
for more information, con-tact [email protected] or 432-0960.
GOHS to Host Vintage Phonograph Demonstration & Discussion Sunday
aftON – afton’s second annual chili cook-Off chal-lenge will take place next Sat-urday, april 14 at the afton town Hall, located at 204a county route 39 from 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. in addition to chili, the event will feature vendor sales from many local artisans and makers.
plan to come and help name a winner.
for more information on how to enter, call Sally at the afton Village Office, 639-1022.
Afton Readies for 2nd Annual Chili Cook-Off
BaiNBridge - the Bain-bridge community gardens, a joint project between cor-nell cooperative extension of chenango county, the Jericho garden club of Bainbridge and the village of Bainbridge, will again be available to gar-deners this spring. the com-munity gardens are located adjacent to the municipal parking lot on walnut avenue, between Maple Manor apart-ments and the railroad tracks.
the gardens feature 18 raised beds: nine garden beds at 18 inches high; three beds at 36 inches high; and six beds at 30 inches high. the higher beds are designed so that gardening can be performed
without bending or kneeling, to benefit those with physical restrictions. each raised bed is filled with organic soil and organic fertilizer. water is provided at the site, as well as use of a locked shed with tools and accessories.
a bed may be reserved for the season with a per-gar-dener deposit refunded at the end of the season, pursuant to the guidelines listed in the gardener’s contract. arrange-ments can be made for beds to be available to low-income families, without the fee.
along with the garden shed “cottage,” the Jericho garden club has added a compost bin and stone memorial bench.
thanks to the Bainbridge Lions club, plans are now underway to install wire fenc-ing around the exterior of the gardens.
in addition to the Lions club, special thanks is ex-tended to the Bainbridge ro-tary club, Jeff webb and the village of Bainbridge mainte-nance crew and the many gar-den volunteers for their dona-tions of time and labor. the community gardens are truly a cooperative effort!
anyone interested in re-serving a raised gardening bed at the Bainbridge community gardens, contact christine cumming of the Jericho gar-den club at 967-3130.
Bainbridge Community Gardens Available for Village Residents
SidNey/BaiNBridge - two aarp safe driving classes will be held in april; the first class will be held over two days, april 11 and 12 from 5 to 8 p.m. each day, at the Sidney Memorial pub-lic Library. the second class,
an all day class held in Bain-bridge at St. peter’s episcopal church, will be april 21 start-ing at 9 a.m.
anyone with a New york driver’s license may register. participating in one of these classes can mean a reduction
in insurance cost and points removed from licenses.
Both classes are a total of six hours each. call Lori white at 563-7409 for more information and to register.
Two AARP Safe Driving Classes Coming to the Tri-Town Area
OtSegO cOuNty - Ot-sego county is conducting an eight-year review of agricul-tural district No. 1 (towns of Burlington, richfield, exeter, plainfield) as set forth in the requirements of agriculture and Markets Law, Section 25aa.
under Section 303-a, the county of Otsego legislature is required to review a district eight years after its creation and every eight years there-after. agriculture district No.1 (Burlington, richfield, exeter, plainfield) is under review. the county will also be reviewing district No. 2 (towns of decatur, Maryland, roseboom, worcester, west-ford); district No.3 (towns of cherry Valley, Middlefield,
Otsego, Springfield and the village of cooperstown); dis-trict No.8 (towns of Butter-nuts, Morris, Otego, unadilla and the villages of gilberts-ville, Morris, Otego and un-adilla) to consolidate all into district No.1.
the 30-day open com-ment period for district No.1 and the consolidation of dis-tricts No. 2, No.3, No.4 and No. 8 into district No. 1 runs through May 1.
Landowners within the af-fected municipalities may ap-ply to be added to or removed from an agricultural district. copies of the application to have property included or re-moved have been provided to each town/village munici-pal clerk, assessor, and chief
elected official for distribu-tion to interested parties. the application is also available on the Otsego county plan-ning website, otsegocounty.com/depts/plan. applications will be accepted through June 15.
Maps of the districts under review will be on file and open to the public at the Otsego county planning department, located at county Highway 33w and otsegocounty.com/depts/plan.
Questions and or comments should be directed to:
erik Scrivener at 547-4340 or [email protected], or tammie Harris at 547-4228 or [email protected] for questions.
Otsego County Undergoes Agricultural District Review and Consolidation
SidNey - dollar general is excited to announce the re-cently completed remodel of its store at 3 Mang drive in Sidney. with an updated lay-out and design, the store of-fers a selection of produce and expanded frozen and refriger-ated food offerings, alongside the same products carried previously.
“through our ongoing commitment to provide a pleasant shopping experience to our customers, we are excit-
ed to welcome the community to see our recently remod-eled located in Sidney,” said dan Nieser, dollar general’s senior vice president of real estate and store development. “we hope our customers en-joy the fresh layout and design as well as the new product assortment.”
dollar general stores offer convenience and value to cus-tomers by providing a focused selection of national name brands and private brands of
food, housewares, seasonal items, cleaning supplies, ba-sic apparel and health/beauty products. the store’s fresh layout is designed to make shopping simple for custom-ers. Seasonal products are displayed in the center of the store, departments are easily recognizable with new sig-nage and coolers are conve-niently located at the front of the store.
Dollar General Remodel Brings Produce & Expanded Products to Sidney
deLHi – the delaware county chamber of com-merce, together with ScOre, uS Small Business admin-istration, delaware county Veteran Services, NBt Bank, community Bank, Sidney federal credit union, key Bank, SuNy delhi career Services & Business devel-opment and SuNy delhi Veteran affairs will present a veterans resource work-
shop april 26 from noon to 2 p.m. this free event will take place in the delaware county chamber of commerce build-ing at 5 1/2 Main St., delhi.
this workshop will provide area veterans with informa-tion on starting a business, maximizing Veterans admin-istration benefits, attending college, financing and more.
attendees will hear from experts in entrepreneurship;
banking, housing, and farm loans; financing, market-ing and investment; veteran benefits; and Va education entitlements
Lunch will be provided.preregistration is encour-
aged, but not required; con-tact Matthew LaLonde at 607-746-4534 or [email protected] with questions or to reserve a spot.
Del. Co. CofC to Host Resource Workshop for Veterans April 26
april is Sexual assault awareness Month (SaaM).
Sexual violence is any type of unwanted sexual contact, including sexual assault and rape. Sexual violence affects people of all genders, ages, races and sexual orientations, and affects not only the vic-tims, but their loved ones and the community. in the unit-ed States, nearly one in five women, and one in 71 men, are victims of rape.
the goal of SaaM is to raise public awareness about sexual violence and educate communities to help prevent it. this year, the theme is “embrace your Voice,” us-ing words to promote safety, respect, and equality to stop sexual violence before it happens.
individuals can embrace
their voices to show their sup-port for survivors, stand up to victim-blaming, shut down rape jokes, correct harmful misconceptions, promote ev-eryday consent and practice healthy communications with children.
the delaware Opportuni-ties Safe against Violence (SaV) program and the SuNy delhi counseling/wellness center are co-spon-soring “walk a Mile in Her Shoes” thursday, april 26. registration is at 12:15 p.m. and the march will start at 12:30 p.m. at SuNy delhi’s main entrance across from Bagels and cream. the march will proceed to the court-house Square, where refresh-ments will be served. “walk a Mile in Her Shoes” is an opportunity for the commu-
nity to raise awareness about the serious causes, effects and possible solutions to violence against women and could pro-vide the opportunity to start the conversation about sexual violence. this event is free and open to the public.
the delaware Opportuni-ties Safe against Violence program assists victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, stalking and other crimes and provides a 24-hour hotline, a confidential safe dwelling, crisis interven-tion, information and refer-rals, medical and legal ad-vocacy and accompaniment, outreach education, preven-tive education and additional services, which can be ac-cessed by calling 746-6278 or 1-866-457-7233. all services are confidential.
Del. Co. Groups to Host March for Sexual Assault Awareness
delaware Opportunities will begin providing evening meals in place of the noon meal one day each month from april through October. the grand gorge, Hancock, delhi, Margaretville and Sidney dining centers will be serving the evening meals on the third thursday each month: april 19, May 17, June 21, July 19, aug. 16, Sept. 20 and Oct. 18.
the walton dining center will serve evening meals on the third wednesday of each month: april 18, May 16, June
20, July 18, Sept. 19 and Oct. 17. there will be no august evening meal served at the walton or delhi centers; and no april or October evening meals served at the Hancock center.
reservations are requested a day before the evening meal and a donation is suggested.
fore more information, call delhi, 746-2250; Hancock, 637-2219; Sidney, 563-2212; or walton, 865-6739.
delaware Opportunities en-courages all those 60 and over to join these special events for
a nutritious meal, socializa-tion and recreation, as well as the regularly scheduled mid-day meal. for more informa-tion, contact rick angerer at 746-1710.
the Senior dining pro-gram is operated by delaware Opportunities under contract with the delaware county Office for the aging. the pro-gram is funded by the New york State department of Health and Office for the ag-ing, with federal, state, county funding, and through confi-dential donations.
Del. Co. Senior Dining Centers Add Evening Meal
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legAlNOtice Of aNNuaL
MeetiNg, Budget VOte aNd eLectiON
aftON ceNtraL ScHOOL diStrict
NOtice iS HereBy giVeN that a public hearing of the qualified voters of the afton central School dis-trict, afton, New york will be held in the board of edu-cation room in said district on thursday, May 3, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. prevailing time, for the presentation of the budget. the budget will be available for review beginning on april 26, 2018 at the district Office.
NOtice iS HereBy giVeN that the annual meet-ing of the qualified voters of the afton central School dis-trict, afton, New york will be held in the lobby at the main entrance of the school in said district on tuesday, May 15, 2018 between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., pre-vailing time, at which time the polls will be opened to vote by ballot upon the following items:
1. to adopt the annual bud-get of the School district for the fiscal year 2018-2019 and to authorize the requisite por-tion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable prop-erty of the district.
2. to elect board members to fill one (1) vacancy on the Board of education when the term of one (1) member will expire on June 30, 2018 and be filled for a five (5) year term from July 1, 2018- June 30, 2023. the candidate receiv-ing the highest vote total at the annual election shall fill the five (5) year term of office.
NOtice iS HereBy giVeN that voting will be conducted on May 15, 2018, for the purpose of authoriz-ing the Board of education of the afton central School district of afton, New york to expend a sum not to exceed $222,000.00 for the purchase of two (2) 63 passenger buses, all for the purpose of trans-porting students; and to is-sue installment obligations of the district for the payment therefore in accordance with the education Law and Local finance Law, and to levy the necessary tax therefore.
Vehicle specifications will be available for public inspec-tion during the fourteen days immediately preceding the annual meeting except Sat-urday, Sunday, or holiday, at the district Office during the hours of 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. prevailing time.
aNd furtHer NOtice iS HereBy giVeN that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required to fund the School district’s budget for 2018-2019, exclusive of pub-lic monies, may be obtained by any resident of the district during business hours begin-ning thursday, april 26, 2018 at the district Office of the school.
aNd furtHer NOtice iS HereBy giVeN that pe-titions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of education shall be filed with the clerk of said School district in the district Office, not later than Monday, april 16, 2018, between 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. each pe-tition shall be directed to the clerk of the district and shall be signed by at least (25) qual-ified voters of the district, and must state the name and resi-dence of the candidate.
Nominating petition forms are available at the district Office during normal business hours.
aNd furtHer NOtice iS HereBy giVeN that ap-plications for absentee ballots will be obtainable between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Monday through friday, except holidays, at the district Office. completed applications must be received by the district at least seven (7) days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election, if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter. absentee ballots must be received by the district clerk not later than 3:30 p.m., prevailing time, on tuesday, May 15, 2018.
a list of persons to whom absentee ballots are issued will be available for inspec-tion to qualified voters of the district in the district Office between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on weekdays prior to the day set for the an-nual election and on May 15, 2018, the day set for the elec-tion. any qualified voter pres-ent in the polling place may object to the voting of the bal-lot upon appropriate grounds for making his/her challenge and the reasons therefore known to the inspector of election before the close of the polls.
aNd furtHer NOtice iS HereBy giVeN, that the qualified voters of the School district shall be entitled to vote at said annual vote and election. a qualified voter is one who is 1) a citizen of the united States, 2) 18 years of age or older, and 3) resident within the School district for a period of 30 days next pre-ceding the annual vote and election. the school district may require all persons of-fering to vote at the budget vote and election to provide one form of proof of resi-dency pursuant to education Law 2018-c. Such form may include a car registration or New york State income tax form. upon offer of proof of residency, the school district may also require all persons offering to vote to provide their signature, printed name and address.
connie Beamesdistrict clerkafton central School3-30,4-6,4-20,5-4(4w)b
legAl legAlNOtice tO BidderStOwN Of SidNeyHigHway SuppLieSplease take notice that the
town of Sidney hereby in-vites bids for the purchase of highway supplies as listed: diesel fuel, fuel oil, kerosene and regular gasoline for the town. all items to be bid shall comply with the specifications prepared by the Highway Su-perintendent, which are avail-able at the town clerk’s office at 21 Liberty Street, Sidney, Ny.
all bids shall be received by 10:00 am april 6, 2018. Bids may be mailed or deliv-ered to town of Sidney clerk at the civic center, 21 Liberty Street, Sidney, Ny 13838. Bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope showing the name and address of the bidder with the words “Sealed Bid” on the front. a Non-collusion State-ment must be attached.
Bids will be opened fri-day, april 6, 2018 at 10:00 am at the civic center and read aloud. Bids will be awarded at the town of Sidney Board meeting on thursday, april 12, 2018 at 7:00 pm.
the contract for the above items will be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder. in the case of identical bids, the town may award to either of such bidders and the town further reserves the right to reject any and all bids at their discretion.
James roberts, Jr.Highway Superintendenttown of Sidney3-16,4-6(2w)b
NOtice tO BidderStOwN Of SidNeyMOwiNg Bidplease take notice that the
town of Sidney hereby invites bids for the mowing and trim-ming of the grounds at the Sidney center playground lo-cated in the Hamlet of Sidney center.
the bid package can be picked up at the town clerk’s office at 21 Liberty Street, Sidney, Ny.
all bids shall be received by 10:00 am april 6, 2018. Bids may be mailed or deliv-ered to town of Sidney clerk at the civic center, 21 Lib-erty Street, Sidney, Ny 13838. Bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope showing the name and address of the bid-der with the words “Sealed Bid” on the front.
Bids will be opened fri-day, april 6, 2018 at 10:00 am at the civic center and read aloud. Bids will be awarded at the town of Sidney Board meeting on thursday, april 12, 2018 at 7:00 pm.
the town has the right to reject any and all bids at their discretion.
James roberts, Jr.Highway Superintendenttown of Sidney3-16,4-6(2w)b
legAlSidNey ceNtraL
ScHOOLNOtice Of puBLic
HeariNg,Budget VOte &
eLectiONNOtice is hereby given
that a public Hearing on the Sidney central School dis-trict Statement of estimated expenditures for the 2018-2019 school year will be held at the Sidney Junior/Senior High School Library in Sid-ney, New york on tuesday, May 8, 2018 at 7:00 p.m.
NOtice is also hereby giv-en that copies of the proposed annual operating budget and tax exemption form for the succeeding year to be voted upon at the annual Meeting and election shall be avail-able to Sidney central School district residents, on request, in each Sidney central School district school building main office and the district Office, during the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on each day other than a Saturday, Sunday or holiday during the fourteen (14) days preceding such an-nual Meeting. it will be posted on the district’s website, and copies will be available at ev-ery public library within the district.
NOtice is also given that the vote and election shall take place in the Junior/Se-nior High School Lobby by the auditorium of the Sidney central School district on the 15th day of May 2018, be-tween the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. at which time the polls will be opened to vote upon the following items:
to adopt the annual budget of the Sidney central School district for the 2018-2019 fis-cal year and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the tax-able property of the district.
Shall the following resolu-tion be adopted, to-wit:
reSOLVed, that the Board of education of the Sid-ney central School district, delaware county, New york, is hereby authorized to pay the cost of the purchase of school buses, over the next five years, including incidental expenses in connection therewith, at a maximum estimated cost of $2,490,000, and said amount, or so much thereof as may be necessary, shall be raised by the levy of a tax upon the tax-able property of said School district and collected in an-nual installments as provided by Section 415 of the educa-tion Law; and, in anticipation of such tax, obligations of said School district shall be issued.
to adopt the annual budget of the Sidney Memorial public Library for the 2018-2019 fis-cal year and to authorize the
requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the tax-able property of the district.
to elect two (2) members of the Board of education for three (3) year terms.
to elect two (2) trustees of the Sidney Memorial pub-lic Library; for five (5) year terms.
NOtice is also hereby given that the petitions for nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of education or Library trust-ee must be filed in the office of the clerk of the district on april 16, 2018.
the following two (2) va-cancies are to be filled on the Board of education: a term of three (3) years ending June 30, 2021 presently held by Nancy k. parsons; a term of three (3) years ending June 30, 2021 presently held by thomas M. Hoskins.
the following two (2) va-cancies are to be filled on the Sidney Memorial public Li-brary Board: a term of five (5) years ending June 30, 2023 caused by the expiration of the term of david dewey; a term of five (5) years ending June 30, 2023 caused by the expira-tion of the term of ann Zieno.
each petition shall be signed by at least twenty-five (25) qualified voters of the district and must state the name and residence of the candidate and describe that specific vacancy for which the candidate is nominated, including at least the term of office and the name of the last incumbent. Nominating petitions are available at the district Office during regular business hours (7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.), (excluding Satur-day, Sunday or holidays).
NOtice is also given that qualified voters may apply for absentee ballot applications at the district clerk’s office at the Sidney central School district during regular busi-ness hours (7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.). all absentee Ballot ap-plications must be received by the district clerk no later than May 8, 2018 if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter or by May 14, 2018 if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter. all absentee Ballots must be submitted to the dis-trict clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on May 15, 2018.
a list of persons to whom absentee ballots have been is-sued will be available for pub-lic inspection in the district clerk’s office during each of the five days prior to the day of the election, (except Satur-day, Sunday or holidays).
constance a. umbradistrict clerkBoard of educationannual1819.doc4-6,4-20,4-27,5-11(4w)b
NOtice cONcerNiNg tHe
eXaMiNatiON Of aS-SeSSMeNt iNVeNtOry
aNd VaLuatiON data(pursuant to Section 501 of
the real property tax Law)pursuant to Section 501 of
real property tax Law, the assessor for the town of
afton has inventory and valuation available for exami-nation and review. the
information may be re-viewed by appointment in the assessor’s Office at 204-a county
rd 39, afton, New york. an appointment may be made by telephoning the assessor’s
Office at (607) 639-1071.dated: 1st day of april,
2018Susan Mcintyre, assessor
town of afton4-13(2w)b
legAl
NOtice cONcerNiNg tHe eXaMiNatiONOf aSSeSSMeNt iNVeN-tOry aNd VaLuatiON data
pursuant to Section 501 of the real property tax Law, the assessor for the town of Bainbridge has inventory and valuation available for examination and review. the information may be reviewed by appointment, at the asses-sor’s Office, 15 North Main Street, Bainbridge New york. an appointment may be made by telephoning the assessor’s Office at (607) 967-5232.
richard koppenaal, assessor
town of Bainbridge4-13(2w)b
legAl
purSuaNt tO Sec-tiON 5-508 Of ViLLage Law, the tentative budget for the Village of unadilla for the 2018/19fiscal year has been prepared and filed with the Village clerk/treasurer at the community House, Vil-lage Office, 193 Main Street, unadilla, New york, where it may be inspected by any in-terested parties during regular business hours. Said tentative Budget includes maximum compensation for the Mayor of $4,550.00 and trustees of $2,550.00 per annum.
pLeaSe take fur-tHer NOtice tHat a puBLic HeariNg ON tHe teNtatiVe Budget wiLL Be HeLd at tHe fireHOuSe, 77 cLiftON Street, uNadiLLa, Ny ON tueSday, apriL 17, 2018 at 6:30 pM tO cON-Sider tHe SaMe BefOre fiNaL adOptiON.
the Village of unadilla Board of trustees will hold the Organizational Meeting after the public hearing and the regularly scheduled meet-ing will be following the Or-ganizational Meeting.
By Order Of tHe ViL-Lage Of uNadiLLa
BOard Of truSteeScLariSSa r. rikerViLLage cLerk/
treaSurerdated: apriL 2, 20184-6(1w)b
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Request for Proposals. delaware Opportunities is seeking to enter into a pro-fessional services contract to provide tenant relocation ser-vices under the uniform re-location act for those tenants being dislocated as a result of the purchase and demolition of properties by the delaware county planning department in the Village of Sidney, dela-ware county, Ny. Services are to be provided pursuant to and consistent with the ura. the project is being funded through the governor’s Office of Storm recovery New york rising infrastructure program using cdBg-dr funds from Hud.
prospective bidders are en-couraged to write or call to re-ceive a bid package by calling Lynda Hitt at (607) 746-1650 or by email [email protected]. pro-posals must be received by the close of business on May 2, 2018 at delaware Opportuni-ties inc., 35430 State Highway 10, Hamden, Ny 13782. M/wBe are encouraged to bid.
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Tri-Town News — Friday, April 6, 2018 — 11TT
legAlthe town of coventry is
accepting bids for the main-tenance of the town Hall grounds. Maintenance to include mowing, trimming and weed control. all Bids must include a certificate of insurance. for further speci-fications contact theresa a. Schultheis, coventry town clerk, 656-8602 Mon., wed., fri. 5-8 p.m.and Sat. 9-12. Sealed bids will be accepted until april 9, 2018 by 7 p.m. Bids will be opened at the town Board meeting on april 11, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. the town reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids.
the town of coventry is also seeking bids for the main-tenance of the 3 town ceme-teries. Maintenance to include mowing, trimming as required on an on call basis. all Bids must include a certificate of insurance. for further speci-fications contact theresa a. Schultheis, coventry town clerk, 656-8602 Mon., wed., fri. 5-8 p.m. and Sat. 9-12.Sealed bids will be accepted until april 9, 2018 at 7 p.m. Bids will be opened at the town Board meeting on april 11, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. the town reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids.
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pLeaSe take NOtice, that the Village of Bainbridge Board of trustees will hold a public hearing on april 12, 2018 in the Village clerk’s Office 33 west Main Street, Bainbridge, Ny. the purpose of the public hearing will be to accept comments from the public concerning the 2018-19 Budget. compensation for the trustees is set at $3000 per annum and the Mayor at $4,000 per annum.
pLeaSe take fur-tHer NOtice, that a copy of the tentative budget is avail-able at the Village clerk’s Of-fice, 33 west Main Street, Bainbridge, Ny during regu-lar business hours for inspec-tion by any interested party.
By tHe directiON Of tHe
ViLLage Of BaiNBridge
BOard Of truSteeSdated: apriL 2, 2018BreNda L. parSONScLerk/treaSurer4-6(1w)b
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legAlthe Village of unadilla
Zoning Board of appeals will hold a public Hearing, april 19th, 2018 at 6:00 pM at the community House in the Li-brary. this is regarding a Spe-cial use permit application submitted by Steve freeth to allow a Home Occupation at 57 Maple ave. unadilla, Ny 13849. a copy of the applica-tions and plans can be found at the Village clerk’s office for review. further questions on this matter can be directed to Village clerk- treasurer cla-rissa riker, at 607-369-3421.
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SportsbOwlinG sCOrEs
Erceg Bowls 800 in Bainbridge
BAINBRIDGE - On Monday, March 26 at Galaxy Bowl of Bainbridge, Chris Erceg bowled an 800. He was bowling in the Monday Night Scratch League with teammate Dennis Larry. Erceg’s scores were 279-279-268=826. This was his first 800.
EAST MAIN LANES
Monday Morning Coffee League
Standings:rosebuds 157-59yo yo’s 152-64foxes 126-90country girls 114-102Silver Belle’s 108-108four on the floor 104-112Lucky Sevens 88-128150+:c. Lafever 150-153; B. wood
152; S. Harris 171; a. Berg 152-212; g. Lindroth 171-150; r. fisher 202-238-249; g. papastrat 153; a. truman 166; S. cutting 160-151; S. Straka 186; J. roof 167; p. Stilson 154; c. daughtrey 153-151-189; B. dascano 160; M. Martinez 152.
450+:a. Berg 498; r. fisher 689;
g. Lindroth 467; S. Straka 463; c. daughtrey 493.
Algonkin Motel Mixed Scratch League
Standings:Stretch contracting 150-90algonkin Motel 147-93east Main Lanes 130.5-109.5Jim’s auto repair 119.5-120.5gilbert plumbing 112.5-127.5prinz excavating 60.5-179.5High Games:M. Mazzarella 278cg, 223cgc.
Luca 268cg, 228cg, 233; J. Sloan 264cg, 237cg; B. Shelton 225, 257cg; M. Brewer 238cg, 249cg; d. page 247; B. walker 208, 238cg, 247cg; r. fisher 246; k. Sowersby 222, 246, 211; B. rowe 204, 245cg; f. prinz 245cg; p. Jones 233, 232, 236; d. finch 218cg; a. wheeler 215; M. taber 213; r. Mcclenon 208, 214; t. cutting 202, 207; r. Lib-eratore 201, 209; k. Mac-umber 203cg.
High Series:c. Luca 729; p. Jones 701; M.
Mazzarella 695; J. Sloan 695; B. walker 693; M. Brewer 680; k. Sowersby 679; B. Shelton 650; B. rowe 629; f. prinz 626; r. fisher 616; d. page 614; r. Mcclenon 605.
City LeagueStandings:ermetis 76-36east Main Lanes 66-46J&M trophies 54-58universal forest products
50-62B k coffee 48-64OrangeMen 42-70HIGH SERIES:chad c. 770; chuck N. 690;
dave f. 687; Bruce S. 643; kevin M. 639; Bob w. 630; Barry M. 626; Bob r. 624; Larry S. 623; Bran-don M. 614; tim c. 604.
200 Games:chad c.259-234-277; chuck
N. 210-245-235; Bruce S. 215-202-226; Larry S. 215-203-205; dave f. 249-239; Bob w. 231-255; Barry M. 232-216; kevin M. 223-223; Brandon M. 212-211; Bob r. 266; tim c. 258; Jim g. 229; Joe M. 226; Steve p. 206; reese c. 204; Mark M. 202.
CLEAN GAMES:there were 7 clean games and
13 splits made.
Wednesday Mixed LeagueStandings:3 Muskateers 112-80grandparents 102-90Buckaroos 94-98Lucky devils 76-116High Single Scratch:r. wheeler 183; c. Leizear
193.High Single Handicap:J. whitbeck 208; r. whitbeck
229.High Triple Scratch:g. ryan 472; c. Leizear 494.High Triple Handicap:r. wheeler 604; r. whitbeck
633.
GALAXY BOWL
Wednesday Night Earlybird League
Standings:trash Mashers 141-83Lottie’s angels 117-107Bruning enterprises 100-1244: J & M trophies 90-134High Single:L. Mason – 214.High Series:L. Mason – 599.High Games:L. Boice – 183; L. Mason –
195, 214, 190; L. Noble – 189.
High Series:S. Meres – 500; L. Mason –
599; L. Noble – 522.
Thursday Morning Winter League
Standings:Head Bangers 164-60ups & downs 149-75the card Sharks 140-84
4 Lanes 140-84up & coming 133-91gutter dusters 98-1264 deep 93-131dizzy dames 77-147Ladybugs 68-156friends 58-166150+:d. thrower 161; B. Butler
167; J. Stevens 154-158; S. amatuccio 156; c. Brown 178-201-193; k. Bruning 164-194; p. Vanloan 154; c. daughtrey 165-182-153; d. Northrop 187; J. walley 195-190; d. Larry 156-181-186; p. greene 160; k. thrower 158; V. whaley 160; c. Brundage 151-155; M. Burlison 238-173-203; J. adams 178; B. daley 157; B. dascano 150-158; g. Lindroth 151; e. Bentlyrwski 152; d. fritzch 221; t. robinson 176-192-191; d. whaley 238-211-279; p. Lane 151; p. Jones 238-180-198.
450+:c. Brown 572; k. Bruning
505; c. daughtrey 500; d. Larry 523; J. walley 532; M. Burlison 614; J. adams 460; t. robinson 559; d. whaley 728; d. fritzsch 481; p. Jones 616.
Thursday Night Men’s Handicap
Standings:galaxy Bowl 263Jim’s auto repair 239Bainbridge Memorials 222.5244 racing 221team 10 211.5New concept Machining
206.5Southtown dairy 202Ball Busters 183whales coins + More 180.5koch’s towing 172High Single:d. whaley 279.High Triple:M. Brewer 730.
Sunday Night All Stars League
Standings:glover + glover 64-32amerman + Smith 58-38patrick + patrick 55-41Meres + Meres 49-47Bruning + Bruning 47-49Mott + Mott 46-50gransbury + gransbury
46-50Haynes + Haynes 45-51wicks + wicks 38-58tallmadge + tallmadge 32-64High Individual Single:Margie Mott 257cg.High Individual Triple:Margie Mott 606.
Independent Bowling League
Standings:whales & grump 93 1/2-32
1/2“MoJo” 74-52Sidney typo 69-57Margie & tim 52-74Jenifer & clyde 47-79Lisa & Bobby 42 1/2-83 1/2Scratch Game Women:Lisa page 191.Scratch Game Men:dylan whaley 279.Scratch Series Women:Michelle rowe 531.Scratch Series Men:dylan whaley 763.Handicap Game Women:Lisa page 251.Handicap Game Men:dylan whaley 292.Handicap Series Women:Lisa page 690.Handicap Series Men:dylan whaley 802.Honor Scores:dylan whaley 279, 258, 226;
tim Harmon 238, 207; gary Mott 235, 211; al rowe 225; Jeff Vance 212, 211; Lisa page 191; Mi-chelle rowe 189, 181.
Honor Series:dylan whaley 763; tim Har-
mon 639; gary Mott 632.
By Jr kennerup
aftON – afton Motors-ports park promoter ron ford and his staff have entered race season mode as they prep the blue-clayed oval for racing action.
the first official on-track action will take place friday, april 13 with a test-and-tune session starting at 7 p.m. the season’s second a test-and-tune session will be held friday, april 20. grandstand admission is free both nights with a canned-food donation.
“the biggest problem we have right now is getting ev-erything dried out,” said ford. “we were able to plow the snow off the track two weeks ago and while my brother Mike was doing that, i was pumping water buildup from the infield. the hope is that we can get some good drying
days with sun and wind. that will help us a lot in getting the grounds dried up.”
the season is shaping up to be a good one, as many new drivers have indicated they will be at the fairground oval every race night this year.
“the interest in the track and who has been calling me and telling me that they are racing with us is certainly good news,” ford said. “But … you have to wait to see who officially shows up on opening night, and then we will see just how good our fields will be. Honestly, i’m excited, as it is looking good in all divisions.”
this past week the trophy guy of Norwich has agreed to provide trophies to afton Motorsports park feature winners.
any businesses interested in getting in on the action at
afton Motorsports park can contact ford at 624-3772; there are sponsorship pack-ages to meet anyone’s budget. Season passes for the pits and grandstands are on sale, along with nightly Vip suite rentals.
Opening night will be fri-day, april 27. pit gates will open at 4 p.m., with grand-stand gates opening 30 min-utes later.
racing categories will include the ZMk construc-tion Modifieds, chambers & O’Hara Open Sportsman, Butler auto Sales crate Sportsman, rinker insurance agency Street Stocks, iMca Modifieds and four-cylinder trucks.
for more information or admission rates, visit afton-motorsportspark.com or call 624-3772.
Afton Motorsports Park Readies for Test-and-Tune Sessions
aftON - Spaces are avail-able for two-person teams for afton golf club’s Monday Morning golf League. tee time will be 7 to 8 a.m. Mon-day mornings. this league will be captain and mate for-mat, team handicap, playing from the blue, white or gold tees depending on the age of each golfer.
there will be a meeting for the afton golf club Monday Morning League at 9 a.m., Monday, april 16 at the afton golf course clubhouse.
anyone interested in join-ing the league should come to the meeting, contact rich rusakiewicz at 423-2167 or the afton golf club pro-shop desk at 1-800 238-6618.
Monday Morning Golf League in Afton Seeking Teams
aftON - Organizers of the Ladies’ wednesday Night duffers golf League, tak-ing place at the afton golf course, are inviting area la-dies to join. this league will
be captain and mate format. anyone interested in joining or wanting more informa-tion should contact connie at 967-2336.
Ladies’ Wednesday Night Duffers Golf League Open for Area Golfers to Join
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Unadilla Chamber Names Annual Honorees
UNADILLA – At its Tuesday meeting, the Unadilla Chamber of Commerce selected its 2018 Business of the Year and Citizen of the Year recipients. Kirsty Roef’s House of Consignment, celebrating its 15th year in business at 213 Main St., and Carl French, Village Code Enforcer and longtime member of the Unadilla Fire Department, were named this year’s honorees. Photo credit: Anna Ritchey. Find the full story on each recipient in next week’s Tri-Town News.
Sidney Chamber Names Internist, Manufacturer as 2018 Honorees
SIDNEY – At its Wednesday morning meeting, the Sidney Chamber of Commerce announced its 2018 Citizen of the Year and Business of the Year: Dr. Riaz Lone, internal medicine specialist with the Sidney arm of Bassett Healthcare Network and famiy-owned manufacturers of custom wood-laminate products, Unalam. From left: Dr. Riaz Lone stands with Sidney Chamber President Jaime Cole and CEO of Unalam Craig Van Cott Tuesday morning.
giLBertSViLLe - But-ternut Valley grange will meet at the grange Hall on Bloom Street Monday, april 9 at 7:30 p.m.
after the brief opening cer-emony, the program, open to the public, will feature Joann carey of Bassett Hospital, sharing information on ticks and Lyme disease. a ques-tion-and-answer period will follow.
at the last meeting, “f” and “H” dollar bills collected since October and totaling $570, was equally divided between the Butternut Valley food pantry and a family in california whose home was
lost to the devastating fires last fall. grangers also made plans for their wilson’s chick-en barbecue on thursday, May 17 at the country Store in Sidney, with deliveries made to gilbertsville that day. partial proceeds of the bar-beque will benefit the gMu Backpack program.
the grange decided to hold the annual defensive driving class at the grange Hall tues-day and wednesday, May 8 and 9, from 6 to 9 p.m. par-ticipants must attend both evenings to receive credit on the vehicular insurance or ap-ply credit to points on one’s driver’s license. reservations
for a seat in the class may be directed to roger Halbert, 783-2691. enrollment is lim-ited to 30 persons per class.
the grange is accepting reservations for the May 5 bus trip to proctor’s theatre in Schenectady to see “the king and i.” transportation by Hale Bus company may be boarded at either the grange Hall or in Oneonta that day. reservations can be made with Halbert at 783-2691.
grange members are en-couraged to bring a dessert or finger foods for two people to the grange gathering Monday for the social hour following the meeting.
Butternut Valley Grange to Meet Monday
Lynn Hoadley, representing the Butternut Valley Food Bank, was presented with a check for $285 by Master Roger Halbert. This donation will help with purchase of food for 150 families being served at locations in Gilbertsville, Mt. Upton, Morris and Garrettsville. The Gilbertsville site is open Thursdays from 3-5 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m.-noon.
Sidney Rotary Recognizes National Honor Society Members with Annual Banquet
SIDNEY – A banquet for honor students, families, Rotarians and guests was held Wednesday, March 21 at the Sidney High School. Sidney Rotary President Joan Hale emceed the event, with arrangements for the evening made by high school secretary Mary Bagley and Rotarian Larry Halbert. District Governor Zoe van der Meulen was the featured speaker, discussing Rotary’s theme of “People of Action.” To the students, she said: “You are leaders motivating others to do good things, listening and working for common goals.”Front row, from left, members of the Lydia C. Mertz Sidney Chapter of the National Honor Society: Justin McMillan, Trevor Finch, Ryan Arnold, Nathan Gorshack, Rotary District 7170 Governor Zoe van der Meulen, Steven Smith, Alexander Artis and Nikolas Petrus; middle row, from left: Marisa Schott, Alyssa Hawkins, Rachael Backus, Makayla Greco, Victoria Prouty, Dakota Cotton, Lilly Mae Hinkley, Heather Lisenby, Martha Modinger and Remington Crandall; back row, from left: guidance counselor Sandra Egli, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum Kerrie Johnston, High School Principal Eben Bullock, Honor Society advisor Julia Althiser, guidance counselor Jody Gravelin and Sidney Central School Superintendent Dr. William Christensen. Honor students missing from photo: Kyle Gill and Todd Zbydniewski.Photo credit: Anna Ritchey.
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