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Del. Co. Sheriff’s Offi ce receives Grant from Constitution Pipeline

DELHI - The Delaware County Sheriff’s Offi ce an-nounced recently the receipt of a grant of $17,000 from Constitution Pipeline. The grant will be used to support the purchase of Polaris Rang-ers for Emergency First Re-sponders. The support to the Delaware County Sheriff’s Offi ce is part of a community grant program available to N.Y. counties that host Consti-tution Pipeline.

Sheriff Thomas Mills said, “This funding helps us pur-chase Polaris Rangers for emergency response. This type of vehicle is used to re-spond to emergency events in

isolated areas and for tracking missing persons in rural land-scapes. This new equipment elevates our capabilities in responding to an emergency event. We thank the Constitu-tion Pipeline for this commit-ment to safety and appreciate this investment in our local fi rst responders.”

“Constitution Pipeline is honored to provide the sup-port to expand the capabilities of local fi rst responders in the county,” said Mike Atchie, a representative for Constitu-tion Pipeline. “The mission of our program is to identify and help fund projects, that directly benefi t and help im-

prove local communities. We are truly committed to being a strong member of the com-munities where we operate.”

The grant program is de-signed to emphasize the com-pany’s social responsibility on issues such as safety, en-vironmental stewardship and community benefi ts. To that end, grants are awarded for a variety of projects includ-ing new equipment for fi rst responders, wildlife habitat enhancement, conservation education, historic preserva-tion and economic and com-munity development.

Undersheriff Craig DuMond is pictured here in front of a Polaris Ranger, purchased with the help of the Constitution Pipeline grant.

Cuomo Delivers Optimistic State of the State AddressBy Allison Collins

ALBANY – On Jan. 13, Governor Cuomo delivered his State of the State and Ex-ecutive Budget Address at the Empire State Plaza Conven-tion Center in Albany. The theme of Cuomo’s address was “Built to Lead,” which both recognizes N.Y. as a strong contender amongst the nation’s states with regard to addressing critical societal and economical issues, while also acknowledging the prog-ress N.Y. has made as a state in recent years. Cuomo opened with, “The state of the state, my friends, is strong. Today I am proud to report to the 239th legislature that we stand stronger than at any point in recent history. The Empire State is poised to grow and to lead.” Cuomo went on to say to those gathered, “In our fi ve years we have accomplished much, after many, many bad years for the state we love, the arrows are fi nally pointed in the right direction.”

Cuomo highlighted some of those recently tweaked, right-facing arrows when he said, “In the past, our gov-ernment…embraced either fi scal responsibility or social progress – one or the other. We said we could do both. We said we could bring fi s-cal responsibility to the state

and we could also be the na-tion’s progressive leader: a beacon for social justice and fairness. And we did it. And we were right to do it. And we were right when we showed this nation true leadership and passed marriage equal-ity; and we were right when we stood up for the women of this state and we passed the Women’s Equality Act; and we were right when we passed the most aggressive law stop-ping sexual violence on col-lege campuses in the nation; and we were right when we stopped fi ngerprinting for food; and we were right when we led the way on climate change; and we were right when we stopped discrimina-tion based on sexual identity; and we were right when we passed commonsense gun safety laws. New York now has the smartest gun laws in the nation.”

When Cuomo hit on up-state matters and upstate economies, he had this to say: “Upstate N.Y. must remain an economic priority. The cold truth is that this state govern-ment shortchanged upstate N.Y. for many years. And that was short sighted. Not only are we one N.Y. family, but we are one N.Y. balance sheet, and upstate growth means a stronger economy for all. I propose a record $20 billion

economic development pro-gram to grow the momentum in upstate N.Y.”

Senator Seward and As-semblyman Cliff Crouch both expressed tempered approval of the governor’s plans for the area. Crouch said, “I applaud the commitment of 20 billion in economic development for Upstate,” and called Cuomo’s intention to makeover our roadways a “transportation investment that is vital to the area.” Seward, too, respected the proposed economic boon, saying, “I appreciated the governor’s attention to upstate needs, particularly improved roads and bridges. He also discussed continued support for Taste NY and our farm-ers, another positive. In addi-tion, the governor indicated the need to keep spending in check. I agree with him there.” Concerning the area’s infrastructure and the long la-mented state of our highways and byways, Cuomo said, “Upstate’s roads and bridges, broadband and other infra-structure must be upgraded. I propose the largest roads and bridges investment in his-tory– a $22 billion, fi ve-year investment – achieving par-ity with downstate.” Recently, organizations like Bingham-ton’s Rebuild NY Now have come together to advocate for just such a result. Whether the

budgetary proposal gets of-fi cially passed will wait to be seen.

Additionally, both local representatives, Seward and Crouch, shared that their op-timism was cautious, at best. With regard to the proposed 20 billion in economic stim-uli and development, Seward said, “I…am eager to see the details of his ambitious and expensive agenda, because I have a number of questions on how he plans to pay for it.” And Crouch sagely stated, “I would like to see details of a fi nancial plan for [Cuomo’s] ideas. It all may sound great in a presentation, but I am cau-tiously optimistic about the overall state spending plan, especially at a time when the economy is fragile. It is im-perative to wonder how we, the taxpayers, are going to fi nance all of this. As budget negotiations offi cially begin, I am eager to advocate for pro-posals that benefi t and merit the attention of the Southern Tier.”

One of the measures Cuo-mo suggested, and supported by Crouch, is the waiving of certain transport tolls. Cuomo said, “One of the heavy costs for upstate businesses and citizens are the tolls that we impose on the New York State Thruway. Now as you know, the New York State Thruway

was paid off in 1996, but the tolls have continued. I pro-pose we set aside $1 billion of our settlement funds as a reserve fund to maintain and improve the Thruway system. It will also allow us to freeze tolls for all users until 2020. We can also cut tolls by half for all frequent users, and – listen to this – eliminate all tolls for our agriculture sec-tor which has been struggling for many, many years. This will show upstate businesses and citizens that we are on their side. We owe it to them. Let’s do it and let’s do it this year.” Crouch expressed his agreement with this notion, and said, “In fact, I have pre-viously proposed legislation that would do the same thing.”

Senator Seward has been a vocal opponent of the educa-tion cuts enforced as part of 2010’s Gap Elimination Ad-justment. Seward has spoken out already this year to ac-knowledge the senate’s pas-sage of a bill to completely eliminate the GEA this year. Following Cuomo’s, Crouch had this to say on the mat-ter: “A lot of questions still remain about the fate of our children’s education…The education cuts from 2010 should be completely restored in this year’s state budget, not over two years.” Both Seward and Crouch would push for

immediacy and timeliness where GEA elimination is concerned, though only time will tell.

Assemblyman Crouch and Senator Seward were united again in their concern over the governor’s approach to a proposed minimum wage increase. Seward said, “I am deeply concerned with his pep rally approach to increas-ing the minimum wage. This is an issue that needs serious study, not a catchy slogan. Small businesses, non-prof-its, and local governments would be devastated if a hike the magnitude of the gover-nor’s proposal was enacted.” Crouch echoed Seward, say-ing, “I disagree with the in-crease in the minimum wage to fi fteen dollars an hour. This will wholeheartedly take us in the wrong direction; the less stress and mandates on our businesses, the better, because then they can expand and cre-ate more jobs.”

The full transcript of Cuo-mo’s State of the State can be found at: https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/video-transcript-built-lead-gover-nor-cuomos-2016-state-state-and-budget-address.

Village of Sidney Considers The Sale of the Civic CenterSIDNEY - The Village of

Sidney is looking into the pos-sible sale of the Sidney Civic Center at 21 Liberty St. The intent is to sell the building to a developer who would pro-vide housing for senior citi-zens on the second and third fl oors, while the village would continue to use the fi rst fl oor for village offi ces through a rental agreement.

Mayor Andy Matviak said

the village came to the con-clusion it would be in the best interests of Sidney tax-payers to sell the three story brick building because of the mounting costs to operate and maintain it. Matviak said expenses total $290,000 per year.

Matviak points out that its location only a block away from the Main St. shopping district makes it a viable site

for senior housing. Keeping the current senior meals pro-gram operated on the fi rst fl oor of the building would also be a plus for senior hous-ing residents.

In addition to village offi c-es on the main fl oor. Matviak said, “We have letters of in-terest from other tenants and they will be given fi rst prior-ity for space on the fi rst fl oor.”

Matiak said they are in the

process of speaking with all current tenants.

Also expected to remain on the site would be the Sid-ney Village Police Dept., and the offi ces for the justices and the court.

Matviak noted there are government guidelines they have to follow regarding the sale price of the building. He said the village could sell the building at more than its as-

sessed value, but not less.“We will keep residents at

the center updated as the pro-cess proceeds,” said Matviak. “We hope to hear by April, May or June.”

The building dates back to 1929 when it was part of the Sidney School District. For many years it served as the Sidney High School. The last class to graduate from the building was in 1978.

The Village of Sidney ac-quired the building March 14, 1981 and it was offi cially named the Elwood “Dixie” Davis Civic Center in honor of the Sidney Village Mayor who had worked hard to see its transition from a high school to a civic center.

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COMMUNITY MEALS

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BAINBRIDGE - The Soup Kitchen at the Bainbridge United Methodist Church is open Saturdays from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

SIDNEY - A full meal is served at St. Paul’s Epis-copal Church, 25 River St. every Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Food selec-tions vary weekly and all are welcome.

UNADILLA - A week-ly luncheon is served ev-ery Thursday at 12:30 p.m. at St. Matthews Episcopal Church. A free will offering is appreciated.

SIDNEY - Soup night at the First congregational UCC is the second Thursday of each month from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Soups, sandwiches, desserts and beverages are served.

SIDNEY - Join friends and neighbors for a free com-munity dinner on Thursday, Jan. 28, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at the Sidney United Meth-odist Church on 12 Liberty St. Many thanks to Gene Schmidt and friends of Share the Bounty for preparing and serving this meal. The menu will include baked ziti, tossed salad, bread, and dessert. We hope to see you there!

MOUNT UPTON – The Mount Upton United Meth-odist Church will hold its January Community Buffet Dinner on Thursday, Jan 21 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Freewill donations will be accepted. These dinners are prepared and served by the ladies of the church. All are welcomed and the ladies hope to see you there.

Bainbridge C of C Sets Sat., Jan. 30For Annual Memorial Sleigh rally

BAINBRIDGE - Looking forward to more snow and the fun that goes along with it, the Bainbridge Chamber of Commerce has set Saturday, Jan. 30 for their annual Bruce Haak Memorial Sleigh Rally. This winter event will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. at General Clinton Park.

There will be horses, min-iature horses and draft horses. Horse drivers from Cherry Valley and throughout the area have been invited to take part.

The public is invited to

come and enjoy a sleigh ride, or just in case there is no snow, a wagon ride. All are wel-come to keep warm around the fi re pit sponsored by the Bainbridge Bed and Break-fast where they can enjoy hot apple cider and cookies.

Another tummy warmer will the chili served as a fund-raiser by the Bainbridge Ro-tary Club.

All are encouraged to sup-port the Delaware Valley Hu-mane Society by bringing a donation of dog or cat food, cleaning supplies or bedding.

Sidney Village Is Prepared To Deal With Winter Weather

SIDNEY - While to date, winter has brought some cold temperatures but not a large amount of snow to the area, Sidney Village Mayor Andy Matviak said the village is prepared for the snow and ice that generally accompany winter.

The village budgets $30,000 under the snow re-moval operation for the nec-essary expenditures that in-clude fuel for the snowplows and 450 tons of salt to keep roads open. Extra manpower for winter snowplowing, and truck maintenance are also considerations.

Matviak said Superinten-dent of Public Works, does an excellent job.

Residents are reminded that there is no overnight parking daily from 12 a.m. to 7 a.m. Nov. 1 through April 15 to help facilitate snow removal. Also to provide for snow plowing in the village’s four parking lots, there is alternate parking. There is signage to this effect in the parking lots.

Property owners are re-quired to keep their sidewalks clear of ice and snow, ac-cording to the village code, #179-19.

If there is a fi re hydrant in your area, it is helpful if you assist in keeping it free of snow and ice.

The Friends of the Libraries to Show Free Film, “Still Alice” This Sunday

SIDNEY - The Friends of the Libraries will resume their popular fi lm series this Sun-day, Jan. 24 with the movie “Still Alice”. The movie will be shown at 1:30 p.m. in the Smart Room at the Sidney Memorial Public Library.

The fi lm is based on the novel of the same name by Lisa Genova and stars Juli-anne Moore who won a Best Actress Oscar for the role. The story deals with a Colum-bia University professor who learns she has early-onset Al-zheimer’s disease.

From the early scenes, where brief memory lapses suggest that something is wrong, through the ultimate deterioration of her cognitive

ability, Moore conveys both the collapse of her world, as she knows it, and the panic that ensues, with a rare insight.

“Still Alice” tells a sad story beautifully but it is also an education for the viewer. The research behind the fi lm was extensive and chronicles the decline of Alice (Moore) with excellent writing. This same writing is evidenced in the relationship issues that surround Alice. Her husband is played by Alec Baldwin, a research physician, who tries to deal with the situation but is not quite there for his wife. Kristen Stewart of “Twilight” fame is excellent as Alice’s youngest daughter, Lydia. The latter is often the only member

of the family brave enough to accept who her mother be-comes and fi nd ways to stay connected with her.

This is a very moving fi lm. The title suggests that even though Alzheimer’s has robbed Alice of many things; she is “still Alice” beneath the disease. The end of the fi lm is particularly uplifting when Alice is given the opportunity to recount her experiences with Alzheimer’s. By the end of her speech, the audience sees that she “still has it”.

As always, the Friends fi lms are open to the public and free of charge. Compli-mentary popcorn and water will be served.

Sidney rotary and SCSD to Host Heroin/Substance Abuse Awareness Night, Feb. 10

SIDNEY – Wednesday, Feb. 10 at 5:30 p.m. the Sid-ney Rotary Club invites all interested community mem-bers to attend a “Heroin/Substance Abuse Awareness Night.” This program will be presented by a panel of pro-fessionals to help edu cate and inform our community and family members on how to be pro-active in what has become an epidemic of heroin and substance abuse. This event is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Sidney along with the Sid-ney Central School District and will include dinner and childcare, as well as activities. We welcome the participation of community/business lead-ers, parents, grandparents, and children of all ages. We extend this invitation to our neighbors from Bainbridge, Unadilla, Franklin too.

The panel will address current issues, trends, and interventions being done to combat this epidemic in our community. AJ, A 22-year-old community member that

has maintained two years of recovery from poly-substance use, will tell her story to help individuals understand the individual recovery process. Following AJ’s presentation, the fl oor will be open to com-munity members for questions and feedback. The evening will also discuss sources of support and advocacy avail-able to drug abusers; help is out there.

The panel members for the evening will include:

AJ - A 22 year old commu-nity member working on two years of recovery from abuse of multiple drugs

Chris Kemp - Director of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Ser-vices of Delaware County

Craig DuMond - Delaware County Undersheriff

Chief Michael Hood - Sid-ney Police Department

Karen VanValkenburgh - Program Director Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council of Delaware County (ADAC)

Pre-registration is encour-aged to accommodate dinner

and door prizes. Dinner is in-cluded at no charge. To regis-ter or get more details, please call Sidney’s Assistant Princi-pal, Chris Haynes , at 561-7712 or e-mail chaynes@sidneycsd.org. Anyone interested in at-tending should please RSVP as soon as possible.

Karen VanValkenburgh from ADAC states, “Heroin and substance abuse is a com-munity problem and it will take the community coming together to solve it. The so-lution begins with increased awareness and education.” Prevention and support efforts will be ongoing following the event. Additionally, the Ro-tary Club will supply a fi xed number of prescription lock boxes to the Delaware County agencies, the school nurse, and the Tri-Town Regional Hospital (distribution loca-tions to be confi rmed).

For more details, contact Lorraine Keckeisen, Sidney Rotarian at 437-4274 or Rota-ry Club President, Keith May at 6561-7345.

Sidney Village Is PreparedTo Deal With Winter Weather

SIDNEY - While to date, winter has brought some cold temperatures but not a large amount of snow to the area, Sidney Village Mayor Andy Matviak said the village is prepared for the snow and ice that generally accompany winter.

The village budgets $30,000 under the snow re-moval operation for the nec-essary expenditures that in-clude fuel for the snowplows and 450 tons of salt to keep roads open. Extra manpower for winter snowplowing, and truck maintenance are also considerations.

Matviak said Superinten-dent of Public Works, does an excellent job.

Residents are reminded that there is no overnight parking daily from 12 a.m. to 7 a.m. Nov. 1 through April 15 to help facilitate snow removal. Also to provide for snow plowing in the village’s four parking lots, there is alternate parking. There is signage to this effect in the parking lots.

Property owners are re-quired to keep their sidewalks clear of ice and snow, ac-cording to the village code, #179-19.

If there is a fi re hydrant in your area, it is helpful if you assist in keeping it free of snow and ice.

Oneonta Wind Ensemble to Perform Mid-Winter Pops Concert

ONEONTA - The Catskill Valley Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Scott Rabel-er, will present a mid-winter pops concert on Sunday, Jan. 24, at 2:00 p.m. in First United Methodist Church, Oneonta. The concert is free and open to the public and made pos-sible by grants from the Dew-ar and Future for Oneonta Foundations.

Presenters said the concert features American popu-lar songs from the 1940’s to the present, along with such traditional folk melodies as “Shenandoah” and “Just a Closer Walk with Thee.”

There will be medleys drawn from the Broadway hits “Oklahoma!,” “The Phantom of the Opera,” and “Wicked”; from the fi lm scores of Star Wars, James Bond as well as well-loved Walt Disney mov-ies; and from hits by Ray Charles and the rock band Chicago.

“The program has some-thing for everyone,” Conduc-tor Scott Rabeler said. “It’s rare to hear such pieces as ‘Surrey with the Fringe on Top,’ ‘Goldfi nger,’ ‘The Mu-sic of the Night, ‘I Can’t Stop Loving You,’ the Imperial March from ‘ Star Wars,’ and

‘You’ve Got a Friend in Me’ all on the same wind band program. We’ve really en-joyed putting it together.”

Founded in 2001 by Thom-as S. Murphy, the Catskill Valley Wind Ensemble is a group of 40 experienced mu-sicians, many of them current or retired music teachers, who enjoy rehearsing and perform-ing outstanding works for concert band. Rabeler has led the group since 2002.

For more information, call 432-7085 or go to www.catskillwinds.com.

Bainbridge Zoning Board MeetingBAINBRIDGE – The Village of Bainbridge Zoning Board

of Appeals will hold their regularly scheduled monthly meeting on Monday, Jan. 25 at 7:00 p.m. in the Village Clerk’s Offi ce, located at 33 West Main St., Bainbridge.

The Porters To Celebrate60th Anniversary

SIDNEY - The children of Douglas and Vivian Porter will be hosting a 60th wedding anniversary celebration for their par-ents. Friends and family are invited to an open house in their honor this Sunday, Jan. 24 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Sidney Ameri-can Legion. The Porters are long time Sidney residents.

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Sat. Jan. 23 • 4-6:30pmServing Spaghetti Pie, Garden Salad,

Italian Bread, Asst. Homemade DessertsAdults $7.50 Children 5-12 $3.50

Under 5 Free

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SIDNEY – St Luke’s Lutheran Church will be holding a spa-ghetti pie dinner of Jan. 23 at the church community room, 139 West Main St., from 4 to 6:30 p.m. The menu will include spa-ghetti pie, garden salad, Italian bread and assorted homemade desserts. A portion of the proceeds from the dinner will be do-nated to a local charity.

SIDNEY - ABC Center For Performing Arts will hold a Spa-ghetti Supper on Saturday, Jan. 23 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Sidney Elks Lodge to help raise money for the dancers to compete in February. There will also be baskets raffl ed off to benefi t Relay For Life and the MS Society. Tips will also go to Relay For Life and the MS Society. Tickets can be purchased at the door or in advance from any ABC student who will be competing. For more information, see the ad in this newspaper.

SIDNEY - An all-you-can-eat spaghetti and meatball dinner will be held at the Sidney Masonic Lodge, 55 Union St., Sid-ney on Monday, Jan. 25 from 5 to 7 p.m. The meal will include tossed salad, homemade rolls and dessert.

GILBERTSVILLE - Boy Scout Troop 44 will host a Spaghet-ti Supper Saturday on Jan. 30 at the New Life Fellowship Hall, Commercial St., Gilbertsville. The supper will be served from 5 to 7 p.m. A donation will be accepted with all proceeds going to the troop’s charter organization, American Legion Post 1339.

SIDNEY - The Sidney High School Drama Club will hold a Spaghetti Dinner Talent Show for their upcoming production of Grease on Saturday, Jan. 30 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Sidney Elks Lodge. There will be performances from all of our club and several Grease performances.

SIDNEY - A Chicken and Biscuit Dinner will be held at the Sidney Elks Club on Saturday, Feb. 6 from 4 to 7 p.m. This is a fundraiser/benefi t for Mallory Stillman/ DownUnder Sports Track and Field Meet Australia. Mallory, a sophomore at Sidney High School, has been awarded fi rst team All-State and asked to participate in this summer’s DownUnder Track and Field Meet in Australia. See the ad in this newspaper for ticket information.

SIDNEY25 YEARS AGOJanuary 23, 1991

A special gift was present-ed to the Tri-Town Boys and Girls Club on Jan. 16. Mon-roe Hale, Director of Camp Brace, presented Jerry Hum-phrey, Youth Director, with a beautiful reception desk con-structed by the boys at Camp Brace under the direction of Dick Metzger, Vocational Supervisor.

At least three schools in the Tri-Town area are plan-ning more personal efforts to show additional support for their former students now serving in the Persian Gulf with Operation Desert Storm. Many area churches are hold-ing prayer vigils and support groups are being formed.

Tri-Town Theatre’s “Bare-foot in the Park” opens Jan. 26 with Scott Jerauld and Lory Irion.

New column “Gleanings” by Ronald and Annie Ives, starts this week. The column features news and information from the Afton, Harpursville and Nineveh areas.

Fried chicken is added to the menu at Hardee’s in Sidney.

Welcome Inn celebrates sixth anniversary and intro-duces 600 lunch and dinner club.

SIDNEY50 YEARS AGOJanuary 19, 1966

A heifer from Walter John-

son’s Sidney farm, donated to the Dominican Republic by the youth of the Sidney Congregational Church, was the highest producing two-year old in the Dominican Republic in 1965. The letter received by Mr. Johnson notes that “this contribution is far and above the mere increased immediate food supply. These superlative blood lines will feed and clothe multitudes for many generations.”

Jan. 16, 1941 - The old Butterfl y Silk Mill is being renovated to house a cafeteria and restaurant. A. E. Ludolph, formerly district manager of the famous Leeds Restaurant of NYC, will be manager in charge of the cafeteria which will operate under the name, “The Old Mill Cafeteria.” The restaurant is located on Sher-man Ave., near the entrance to the Scintilla Magneto Co.

Announcement is made of the proposed closing of The Sidney Hospital, owned and operated by Miss Nita Hanes, R.N., effective about March 1. It was owned and operated by Miss Hanes and Miss Grace Newton out of the old Thorn-dycraft building at the corner of River and Patterson streets from Sept. 1925 until 1927 when Miss Newton retired. In 1928, Hanes purchased the present hospital home on Clinton St. from the Vander-walker estate and has oper-ated the hospital there since. During the years the Sidney

hospital has served this sec-tion, 2,699 cases have been cared for and 460 babies have been born within its walls, with six sets of twins.

BAINBRIDGE25 YEARS AGOJanuary 23, 1991

A January 23 decision to be made by Town of Guil-ford Fire Board Commis-sioners may decide the fate of Guilford landmarks re-cently put up for sale by the Episcopal Diocese of Central New York. The board must decide whether or not to act as the organizational body behind a $95,000 fundrais-ing campaign. For $95,000, the community would get the abandoned Episcopal Church, triangular piece of land now housing a memorial, lawn area where the fi re dept. holds the community picnic, and recently renovated Klee House Community Center with its garage.

Bill Harrell and the Vir-ginians make their eighth ap-pearance on the Town Hall Opry stage at the Town Hall Theatre in Bainbridge on Sat-urday, Jan. 26.

BAINBRIDGE50 YEARS AGOJanuary 26, 1966

The Bainbridge Communi-ty Chest fi nancial committee has announced that this year’s drive netted a total of $4,783. The goal was $5,725. This is 83% of the total and one of the fi nest years ever experienced

by the organization.UNADILLA

25 YEARS AGOJanuary 23, 1991

Unatego’s Melissa Brownell is NSDAR Good Citizen.

Outdoor family fun for all ages is what the Winterfest Weekend in Unadilla is all about. Plans are in the fi nal stages for the second annual Winterfest celebration to be held in Unadilla the weekend of Feb. 1,2 and 3.

UNADILLA76 YEARS AGOJanuary 19, 1940

Unadilla’s historic Mulford Block has been teeming with activity for several weeks past as stock and fi xtures have been pouring in for the vil-lage’s newest merchandising venture – a Five and Dime Store.

The opening day is set for Saturday, Jan. 20. The stock will comprise everything that a well-regulated “V& X” should carry, consisting of well over 1,000 articles rang-ing in price from 50 cents to $1.50. Proprietor Eichenberg-er has conducted the same type of store in Dallas, Texas and in St. Louis. For some time, he was vice president of the Dunbar National Bank, one of John D. Rockefeller, Jr.’s fi nancial institutions. Our new merchant has also been in the oil business, as well as for several years with the federal government as an auditor.

gilbertsVille newsI think winter fi nally land-

ed in this area with snow, cold weather, but still manag-ing to throw some sun in the mix. The days are also grow-ing longer, so spring must be around the corner.

Becky Ashley of Lancast-er, Pa. spent the past week-end with her mother Shirley Keene.

Grandma Jacobs is spend-ing some time in Marlbor-ough, Mass., helping and spoiling her twin grandsons,

Kristian and Lleyton.By the time this message

makes print, the fundraiser for the Cemetery Association will be history. The Board ap-preciates the community sup-port, as at least 230 chicken halves were sold at press time.

A thought for the day: “God never promises to remove us from our struggles. He does promise, however, to change the way we look at them.” Max Lucado.

Tri-County Senior Center Plans Trip to See Phantom of the Opera

SIDNEY - The Tri-County Senior Center invites area se-nior citizens and their guests to travel to the Landmark Theatre in Syracuse for a mat-inee performance of the popu-lar Broadway play Phantom of the Opera on Thursday, April 14. The per person cost of $138 will include the trip via Eastern Travel Oneonta Bus Lines, lunch at the Spaghetti Warehouse in Syracuse, the Phantom performance, and a tip for the bus driver.

Only forty tickets have been reserved, so reserva-tions will be accepted on a fi rst come; fi rst served basis. For a full itinerary and t o re-serve your spot, call Carol at 563-8065. Full payment must be received by Feb. 26. Make checks payable to Tri-County Senior Center, and mail to PO Box 275, Sidney, N.Y. 13838. Be sure to register early, as this trip is certain to sell out fast.

Sidney B & G Club Kickoff 2016 Youth Program

SIDNEY - Monday, Jan. 11 marked the opening of The Boys and Girls Club to all youth K-12. The Club will be open from 3-6 p.m., Monday-Friday. This is an exciting time as we develop our youth programs and kickoff 2016

by welcoming back our K-6 group. Busing is currently available from the Sidney School to the Civic Center each day after school. Mem-bership fees for 2016 have been waived!

Harrington Photography, Art and Framing Is Open

SIDNEY - Harrington Pho-tography Art and Framing on the corner of Cartwright Ave. and Main St., Sidney, invites the public to stop in Tuesdays and Thursdays between 3:30 and 6:30 p.m. and Saturdays between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Owner Dan Harrington welcomes visitors during his business hours. He is also

planning to host several spe-cial exhibits in the gallery in the near future. Watch for these special events. The Gal-lery recently hosted Dan Har-endza’s Nature and Country Scenes photography show.

For more information about the shop, check www.Har-ringtonPAF.com.

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NEW YORK STATE POLICE

ONEONTA - On Jan. 14, at about 1:40 p.m., N.Y. State Police at Oneonta arrested Ronald Hanson, 71, of Morris, for the misdemeanor of petit larceny. This arrest occurred after a trooper responded to a reported shoplifting at the Wal-Mart on State Route 23 in the Town of Oneonta. An investigation determined that Hanson had remove a security device from a power drill and then placed it in a bag with other merchandise valued at $81.64. He then left the store without paying for them. Han-son was issued a ticket return-able to the Town of Oneonta court on Jan. 19.

Delaware County Sheriff’s Department

WALTON - On Saturday, Jan. 16, Delaware County Sheriff Deputies responded to a call at State Hwy 10 in the Town of Walton for a reported disabled vehicle. Upon speak-ing with the operator and pas-senger, Deputies detected the odor of marihuana coming from inside the vehicle. Depu-ties later arrested Derick M. Putnam, 22, of Cobleskill and David S. Parkinson Jr., 22, of Sharon Springs. Both subjects were issued appearance tick-ets returnable to the Town of Walton Court at a later date and time.

JAC to Host Night of Nature Photography & More, Jan. 23

BAINBRIDGE - On Satur-day, Jan. 23, the Jericho Arts Council will have Dan Heran-dez’s photography in their gallery. Dan is a landscape photographer. He has been photographing nature since he was a young boy. He captures the beauty in nature we some-times miss seeing.

There will also be a musical performance by Amy Gallatin and Stillwaters that evening. The powerhouse duo of Gall-atin and renowned resophonic guitarist Roger Williams will be performing at the Bain-bridge Town Hall Theatre located at 15 North Main St., beginning at 8 p.m. Long time veterans of the New England music scene, Gallatin and Williams have joined forces to explore the country mu-

sic standards, served up with bluegrass acoustic treatment. Assisting the duo will be Rog-er’s son, Berklee, and bassist Eric Levenson, formerly of Joe Val and the New England Bluegrass Boys.

The gallery will open to the public at 6 p.m. and ad-mittance is free. Tickets are available for the musical performance and may be re-served ahead by calling Judy Dewey at 967-3169. The gal-lery and theatre are located on the 2nd fl oor of Bainbridge Town Hall. For more informa-tion, check out http://www.amygallatin.com of the JAC’s website, www.jerichoarts.com. Don’t miss the chance to come and see beautiful photographs and hear great music.

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the Tri-Town area for all of his life. After growing up in Un-adilla, Erik graduated from

high school in 2013 with a home-school diploma.

After a two-year break from schooling, where he was working as a Lead Supervi-sor at Sweet Frog of Oneonta, Erik began working toward earning his B.A. in English Language and Literature through Southern New Hamp-shire University, an effort he continues today. Around this time Erik also began working as a copy-editor and reporter for The Tri-Town News of Sidney.

An aspiring writer and book lover, Erik hopes to work at a publishing house after acquiring his degree. He is enjoying the experience and practice that working for The Tri-Town News provides him in the fi eld of literature and publishing.

Dear Editor,

The Constitution Pipeline is on hold as the Governor sits on the DEC’s water permits for construction in wetlands and under streams along the right-of-way. If the Governor fails to act before April 1, the start of the mating season of the northern long-eared brown bat, construction is delayed for another year. That’s another year of delay for a distributive line to Afton, Bainbridge, Sid-ney, Unadilla and other local towns in our area. The Gover-nor delays the permits to sat-isfy his radical environmental base and his crony capitalist moneymen who are invested

in renewable energy. He needs to get a message from the rest of us.

The Joint Landowners Co-alition of New York (JLCNY) will sponsor a rally in support of the Constitution Pipeline on Saturday, Jan. 23, at 1:00 p.m. at the River Club, 1 Maple St., Afton. Labor, landown-ers, businesses, and all those in support of cheap energy for our future economic wellbe-ing, are invited to attend. In-formation and refreshments will be served.

Dick DowneyUnatego Area Landowners

Association

An Afteroon of Desserts & Diaries to Take Place at DCHA

DELHI — Chase away the winter blahs! Visit the Dela-ware County Historical Asso-ciation (DCHA) on Saturday afternoon, Jan. 30, for an af-ternoon of sundry delectable delights. At 2 p.m. members of the museum staff will be-gin reading from a variety of historic diaries and nar-ratives – all drawn from the museum’s collections. While guests relax and listen to the readings, they will also have the chance to enjoy an array of sumptuous desserts. Tea and coffee will be served.

Excerpts that will be pre-sented include those from the diary of Civil War soldier and Walton native Edward Hoyt; a diary kept by Fleischmanns native Matthew Griffi n, who recorded the actions of the Anti-Rent War as it was un-folding; the secret code hid-den within the diary of Bo-vina native Walter Coulter in 1868 (revealing some startling formation). Other diaries will take visitors on a trip through

the lives of one-time citizens of Franklin, Deposit, Delhi, and other Delaware County towns. In addition to diaries, a couple of nineteenth-century travel journals will transport guests through upstate N.Y. and far, far beyond. One travel log of note is that kept by Lau-ra Sherwood as she traveled through N.Y. state in 1823.

WARNING: This event is not recommended for those embarking on a New Year’s weight loss regimen! How-ever, it is recommended for those looking to spend an afternoon having fun while learning more about our an-cestors who once called Dela-ware County home. To enjoy this delectable and – dare we say it, decadent – afternoon, please reserve your space by Wenesday, Jan. 27. The cost is ten dollars per person.

Call DCHA at 746-3849 or e-mail dcha@delhi.net to reserve a spot, or for more information.

Deadline Nears for OCCA’s Campership Essay ContestCOOPERSTOWN – The

deadline is Monday, Jan. 25 for Otsego County Conser-vation Association’s annual competitive essay contest which will send nine middle-school students to DEC Envi-ronmental Education Camp this summer.

Otsego County students ages 11-14 are invited to com-pete for camperships via the essay contest (campers must be minimum age by Dec. 1 of 2016). In 750 words or less, they are asked, “Imagine yourself in fi fty years: What would you say to your young-er self about the value of Ot-sego County’s beautiful land, lakes, and streams?”

OCCA will reward nine winning essayists with a week-long stay at N.Y. State Department of Environmental Conservation Summer Camp, where campers spend their week immersed in the natural environment and enjoy a bal-

ance of environmental educa-tion, sportsman education and outdoor fun.

“We’re very excited to be able to offer our Campership Sponsor Program for the fi fth straight year,” said OCCA Executive Director Darla M. Youngs. “There’s a growing concern that kids today are lacking the important con-nection between being out-doors and caring for nature. Our goal is for the essayists to have fun with the assignment, but also to think critically about their connection to and dependency on the natural world.”

“Future conservation ef-forts will increase as kids learn to be good stewards of the environment and begin to understand some of the is-sues facing us today – pollu-tion, resource depletion, solid waste management, climate change, ecosystem destruc-tion, and so much more,”

Youngs went on to say.Winning essays will be

chosen from participating Otsego County schools and Otsego County applicants at large. The deadline for essay submissions is Monday, Jan. 25, and winning essays will be chosen by Monday, Feb. 1. Winners of OCCA-sponsored DEC camperships will be no-tifi ed immediately, and will receive the code from OCCA by which to register for DEC camp. There will be small cash prizes for the best essay written by a student not apply-ing to camp and for alternates.

“Last year, our six win-ners were from Roseboom, Oneonta, Middlefi eld, and Cooperstown, with kids from the Cooperstown, Milford, and Oneonta schools par-ticipating,” Youngs said. “We hope more teachers will in-corporate the essay into their lesson plans this year, but any Otsego County student meet-

ing the age requirements is eligible and welcome to enter an essay.”

Complete contest rules and requirements are available by e-mailing admin@occainfo.org or by calling 574-4488. Teachers who plan to assign the essay to their students are asked to contact OCCA in or-der to be recognized as a par-ticipating school.

OCCA is a private, non-profi t environmental member-ship organization dedicated to promoting the appreciation and sustainable use of Otsego County’s natural resources through education, advo-cacy, resource management, research, and planning. For more information on OCCA, or to support programming, call 547-4488 or visit www.occainfo.org.

research Your Family’s History at the Sidney Library

SIDNEY - The Sidney Me-morial Public Library will offer “Research Your Family History” at 4 p.m. on Thurs-day, Jan. 28. This class will help you get started with ge-nealogy, or family history re-search, using Ancestry.com. Attendees will learn how to access free clues and more information about heritage, without having to pay for said information. This beginner’s workshop is free and open to the public. Registration is re-quired in person at the library,

at 563-1200, or at sidneyli-brary.org.

Additionally, if you would like to interact with others who share your interest in ge-nealogy, the Sidney Library’s Ancestry/Genealogy Club meets on the fourth Wednes-day of each month from 6-7:30 p.m. The public is welcome to attend at no charge. Partici-pants should bring their own laptops to access the library’s Ancestry Library Edition website.

The Knights of Columbus Basketball Free Throw Championship

SIDNEY - All boys and girls fourteen years of age and younger are invited to participate in the Knights of Columbus basketball free throw event sponsored by Sa-cred Heart Council #4937 in Sidney.

The event will be held Sat-urday, Jan. 30 in the Sidney High School Gym.

Registration, with parental consent, will begin at 10 a.m.

The local competition in-cludes boys and girls ages 9-14. The winners are eligible to participate in district and state competitions.

There will also be a fun throw event for boys and girls eight and under.

All contestants will be rec-ognized for their participation.

Please contact Jeff Bagley (563-9715) for further information.

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The quote for this week is from Christian Nestell Bovee: “Doubt when you will, but never yourself.” If you doubt yourself, then you may never take chances to see what you can accomplish.

School News: Hope all are enjoying the day off from classes in observance of Mar-tin Luther King, Jr. Day and using that day wisely, as the next week brings with it Re-gents Exams; good luck to all who take these tests. I hope you all have marked your calendars for the ACAMT Winter Music Festival at the High School Auditorium, be-ginning at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 23. Let ‘s get out there and support these young mu-sicians from our local schools.

On the Farm: Here on the farm we have all been keep-ing an eye on the cows to freshen. Saturday morning I heard one of the cows bawl-ing and thought there could be a calf being born. I got up to fi x the fi re early and told Harold there might be a calf in the barn. When it was time for the fellas to come feed the calves I called and told them to look in the barn and sure enough they found it later wandering around in the alley away from the mother cow. It was okay and they took it into the barn where the calves are kept and fed. Sunday they found another cow had fresh-ened, though I don’t know how those two are, they were outdoors somewhere. We are trying to keep warm with the wood furnaces and stoves; so far the wood seems to be keeping with the weather we having, but it can’t last, for it is almost February, which is very cold and usually snowy. We hope all our farmers are having good luck spreading their manure and not getting stuck like last year; so far, so good, but surely it can’t last. As always, keep all our farm-ers in your thoughts and thank them for all the hard work they do to keep us all fed. Also make sure watch for all the trucks that are at the farms picking up the milk. Thank You to all the road crews who keep the roads open for them when the going is tough, like when there is a snow storm. I am sure they appreciate your work and time.

Pancake Breakfasts: We would like to let everyone know that the March pancake breakfast will be held on Sat-urday, March 5. Because of

the leap year we forgot that there was another day in Feb-ruary, which necessitated a date change, though not the day. February’s breakfast date still remains on Saturday, Feb. 6, with serving from 7 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. If you have some time and would like to help, please call Anne War-ner at 365-3577 and she will be glad for any assistance she can get, as this program seems to be short of much help pres-ently. Your help will be much appreciated.

Birthday Greetings: Birth-day Greetings this week go out to Nancy ODell on Jan. 24; Debbie Schalk, Heidi Os-trander Ruff and Jason Corey on the 25th; Gwen Sterchak Millican on the 26th; Mildred Belknap and RaeAnn Lakin on the 27th; Scott Gray, Nan-cy Charles Rivenburg on the 28th; Chelsie Ruff Ross on the 29th; Clarissa DeMott on the 30th and Bob Morey and Bob Hawkins on the 31st. Have a great day, everyone.

Church News: Sunday, Jan. 24 will be the annual meet-ing for the church, following the service at 11 a.m. If you would like to bring any snack of your choice or a dessert you may, or just come to the meeting if you wish, as all members are invited to attend. Thursday evenings are Bible Study meetings at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26 there will be a Pastoral Relations meet-ing at the church at 11 a.m. If you have any concerns for the church or information that you want to share or need to ask about, you may call Barb Huntington at 865-4148, and she will be glad to share those concerns with the commit-tee. Harold Paul passed away this past week and we wish sympathy to his family and friends. A reminder that the Food Pantry at the church is open for anyone in need of assistance the fi rst Friday of each month, from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 2l there will be a Prayer and Healing Service at the church at 6:30 p.m.. All the prayers are needed, with all that is happening now in our country and the world.

Looking Ahead there will be a movie night at the home of Dan and Melissa Sexton on Saturday, Feb. 13, at 6 p.m. The movie will be War Room, and there will be popcorn served. Come and enjoy with the family.

Have a great week everyone.

Now that we’re done sing-ing “Silent Night” and now the creches have been put away until next Advent, it’s time to think about a Christmas-time truth that we don’t often consider amidst the sentimen-tality of the season: the Holy Family was also a refugee family. A refugee is someone who leaves home against his or her will for political rea-sons, usually under the threat of violence. Joseph, Mary and Jesus fi t this defi nition.

Luke tells us that Joseph and Mary went to Bethlehem because the ruler of all Rome called a census requiring men and their families to report to their places of birth. A Roman census had two objectives, besides the obvious one of counting people—fi rst, census numbers were used to derive the tax obligations of all Ro-man territories, from Spain in the west to Judea in the east; second, a census was one way that Roman rulers could force young men into military ser-vice. Joseph, most likely a young man at the time his fi f-

teen-year-old wife gave birth to Jesus, would have been of draft-able age.

Many young men in the Ro-man world, like many young men today, volunteered for military service for a host of good reasons. Perhaps enlist-ment seems an opportunity; perhaps military service is the best path open to them; perhaps they hold such love of country in their hearts that there is no other viable option.

Not so for Joseph. It was only a few decades before Augustus’s census that Judea was conquered by Pompey’s Roman legions. It would be only a few decades after Je-sus’s death that a Judean re-bellion was brutally squashed by Titus’s Roman legions. To Joseph, Rome was the enemy. For him, being forced to travel to Bethlehem with the threat of conscription into the en-emy’s army hanging over his head would have made for a bitter pill to swallow.

Matthew’s version of the story makes the holy fam-ily’s refugee status even more

explicit. Jesus was born in Bethlehem, thus fulfi lling an ancient prophecy that a great king of the Jews would be born there. Problem was, the Jews already had a king, the megalomaniacal psycho-path Herod, who also hap-pened to be a Roman pup-pet. When Herod got word that the prophecy had come true, he ordered the murder of all recently born boys in and around Bethlehem--the “Massacre of the Innocents,” that is still remembered on December 26. If there’s any doubt that Herod was a psy-chopath of the fi rst order, it can be dispelled by the choice of the Three Wise Men (or Magi, or Kings) to ignore dip-lomatic protocols and return to their own land via a secret route after paying homage to Jesus. Even they knew better than to risk an encounter with Herod’s murderous rage.

To escape the slaughter and to protect their son, Joseph and Mary took Jesus to Egypt, where, long before, the Israel-ites had once been Pharaoh’s

slaves. We don’t know how long they stayed there or what they did there. We do know, because Matthew tells us, that Joseph thought the fam-ily might be able to return to Bethlehem once Herod died. Joseph was wrong: the new king proved to be a chip off the old Herodeon block, just as paranoid and savage as his father. Instead, Joseph and Mary took Jesus to Mary’s hometown, Nazareth, out-side of young Herod’s rule. But even there Jesus found a cold welcome: after his fi rst sermon, his audience tried to literally throw him off a cliff.

Many in our world share the dislocation and rootless-ness that the holy family ex-perienced on and after that fi rst Christmas. Many in our world are forced to wander from place to place under one threat or another. And sadly, many are rejected when they fi nally fi nd a home. Many of us still reject Jesus when we refuse to welcome the stranger.

Sidney Planning Board to MeetSIDNEY - The Sidney Town Planning Board will hold its

monthly meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 26. The meeting will be held in the Sidney Civic Center’s Board Room at 7:00 p.m.

Tri-Town Theatre to Hold Odd Couple Auditions

SIDNEY - Tri Town The-atre director, Jack Deuel, will ne holding auditions for the company’s spring production of “The Odd Couple” on Tues-day, Jan. 26 and Wednesday, Jan. 27 at 7 p.m. at the Sidney United Methodist Church, lo-cated at 12 Liberty St., Sidney.

This Neil Simon comedy has parts for six actors who look to be in their forties, and two actresses in their early thirties, or there abouts. Books may be signed out at the Sidney Public Library. For questions, contact Jack Deuel at 563-1924 or Anna Banks at 341-1001.

Cross Section of Student Musicians to Perform at Sidney HS, Jan. 23

SIDNEY - On Saturday, Jan. 23, at 4:00 p.m., The As-sociation of Chenango Area Music Teachers (A.C.A.M.T.) will be presenting its annual Winter Music Festival, to be held at Sidney High School.

Come hear student musi-cians from Afton, Bainbridge-Guilford, Greene, Harpurs-ville, Norwich, Otselic Valley, Oxford, Sidney and Unadilla Valley, as they perform for your listening pleasure. Fea-tured groups will be the El-ementary Band, Junior High Chorus, Senior High Cho-

rus and Senior High Jazz Ensemble.

In addition, Assemblyman Clifford Crouch will be in attendance as our guest, to make some introductory com-ments as we kick off the musi-cal festivities.

A small fee will be charged at the door. It promises to be an afternoon of excellent mu-sic, so don’t miss out. Hope to see you there, and bring a friend!

Crouch to SpeakAt Sidney rotaryFriday, Jan. 22

SIDNEY - Assemblyman Cliff Crouch will be a guest speaker at the Rotary Club of Sidney luncheon meeting this Friday, Jan. 22 at 12 p.m. at St. Luke’s Church, Sidney.

Crouch will be speaking on the State of the Union address.

All Sidney Rotarians and their guests are encouraged to attend.

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Sidney’s Ethan Finch going for a reverse layup.Photo By Jacqui Green

United Way Bowling Tournament

ONEONTA - Join the United Way of Delaware and Otsego Counties on Sunday, Feb. 14, for our 34th Annual Bowling Tournament. Regis-tration/sponsorship forms are available by calling 432-8006 or by emailing: unitedway.bowling@yahoo.com.

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The Arc Otsego to Host Self-Direction Information Session

ONEONTA - The Arc Ot-sego will host a free “Self-Di-rection Information Session” on Thursday, Feb. 11, from 1-3 p.m. at 35 Academy St., Oneonta. Individuals with de-velopmental disabilities and their families who are looking for more authority and choice in their supports and services will benefit from attending this session.

The informational session, led by Kathy Creagh, Self Direction Coordinator and Cynthia Spann, Self-Direc-tion Liaison from OPWDD’s Broome Developmental Dis-abilities Regional Office, will cover what self-direction is, what can be included in self-

directed supports and services and provide an overview of the process of becoming truly self-directed in the selection and administration of sup-ports and services. Represen-tatives from The Arc Otsego’s You Direct program will be present to answer questions.

Guests are asked to pre-register by calling 432-8595 no later than Tuesday, Feb. 9. Pre-registration is appreciat-ed, but not required. For more information, contact Marty Kuhn, You Direct Manager at 267-3210 or kuhnm@arcot-sego.org.

Press Your Luck For A Good Cause: CLASI to host Casino NightDELHI - The Catskill Ladies Association to Support & Inspire (CLASI) is hosting a Casino Night fundraiser on Saturday, Jan. 30, beginning at 5:00 p.m. at the Delhi American Legion, located on 41 Page Ave. in Delhi. All of the proceeds will be split between two young women battling cancer: Mindy Small and Trish Sprague, both from Delhi. Both of these families need the community’s help.“Casino Night is a lot of fun and it’s unique to the area,” says Raegan Reed, President

of CLASI. “Come have fun and press your luck for a few great causes,” Reed added. There will be over 50 prizes worth more than $1,000 at the C.L.A.S.I. Jackpot table. Casino Night attendees will play for chances to win tickets to drop in the bucket for the prize of their choice by playing at the Blackjack, Poker, Roulette and Clacker wheel tables.A ten dollar donation gets attendees $100 worth of chips to play at the tables. At anytime throughout the

night, guests may cash in their chips for tickets to win great prizes at the Jackpot table. Thanks to the generos-ity of local businesses, prizes include many gift certificates and great local items and services. Gift baskets created by C.L.A.S.I. members will also be available to win, so there will be a wide variety of prizes to chose from. Guests can receive additional chances to win by bringing a can of food to help the local food bank in Delhi. One extra ticket will be awarded for

each can brought to Casino Night, to use directly at the Jackpot table.Visit www.clasiladies.com/casino-night.html for the complete list of prizes, or check out the event on Face-book. Or email Raegan Reed at raegan@raegan.com for more information.Plan to attend CLASI’s Casino night on Saturday, Jan. 30 at 5:00 p.m. Afterall, there’s no chance to win if you don’t come.

Sidney Elementary School PTO to Host ZUMBA Fun Night

SIDNEY -The Sidney Elementary School PTO will host a “Zumba” family fun night on Friday, Jan. 22. Please join us in the Middle School Cafeteria at 6:00 p.m. Admission is free and everyone is welcome to attend! Please contact Julie Miller at 265-9265 for more info.

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2012 Kia Sorento LX ..........................$17,469..$16,5694dr, 3 seat, all wheel drive, 4cyl, auto, a/c, p-winds, p-locks, cruise,tilt, cd, white, 74,081 miles

2011 Suzuki Sx4 Hatchback..................$11,969..$10,9694dr, all wheel drive, 4cyl, auto, a/c, navigation, alloy, cruise, p-winds,p-locks, bronze, 47,227 miles

2011 Dodge Dakota Ext Cab Bighorn .......$19,969..$19,4694wd, V8, auto, a/c, plow, p-winds, p-locks, cruise, tilt, cd, alloy, silver,76,442 miles

2007 Saturn Ion ................................$8,469 ...$7,9694dr, 4cyl, auto, a/c, cruise, p-winds, p-locks, cd, gold, 29,665 miles

2007 GMC Sierra 2500 HD Reg Classic ....$23,469..$22,9694wd, V8, auto, a/c, fisher stainless v-plow, tilt wheel, tow pkg, green,18,187 miles

2006 Toyota Tacoma Ext SR5 ................$11,969..$11,4694wd, 6cyl, auto, a/c, p-winds, p-locks, cruise, tilt, new frame, blue,138,208 miles

2004 Chevrolet 2500 Ext Cab LS ............$18,969..$17,9694wd, V8, auto, alloy, p-seats, p-winds, p-locks, cruise, tilt, tow pkg.,gold PA truck, 78,342 miles

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Christian Scott Rutherford

HAMDEN - Christian Scott Rutherford, 18, of Ham-den passed away unexpectedly at home, on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016.

Christian was born on May 7, 1997 in Walton, the son of John Rutherford, Jr., and Nichole Iozzi-Rutherford. Christian was in his senior year at Walton Central School. While attending school he en-joyed playing sports including Varsity Football, wearing #33, and lettering for four years: two years lettering on the basketball team; three years lettering on the track team-competing in the 100 and 200-yard dash, 4x100-yard relay, and the long jump.

Christian was a member of the Walton Pistol Club and AAU Basketball league. He was also a member of the Walton United Presbyterian Church, where he participated in confirmation class, the bell choir, and the youth group. Christian was an animal lover who planned to study zool-ogy in the future. He will be remembered as a sensitive and quiet young man who enjoyed rooting for the N.Y. Jets, playing the piano, going to Johnstown to the Checkers Go-Cart track, shooting trap, weight lifting, and working with his dad on his beloved Dodge Dakota 4X4.

Christian is survived by his loving family his parents, John Rutherford, Jr. of Ham-den; Nichole Iozzi-Rutherford of Walton; grandfather, John Rutherford, Sr. of Walton; great grandmother, Bethena Barrows of Tyler, Texas; broth-er, Nick Rutherford (Kelly Mundy) of Mansfield, Pa.; sis-ter, Justine Rutherford (Zach McNeilly) of Walton; girl-friend, Samantha Bowker of Walton; special friends, Bren-den Sanchez of New Mexico, Adam Sanchez of Delhi, fam-ily pets Sadie and Winchester, and several aunts, uncles, and cousins. He was predeceased by his grandparents, Art and Barb Iozzi, and grandmother, Priscilla Rutherford.

Friends and relatives were invited to call on the morn-ing of Friday, Jan. 15, at the United Presbyterian Church, 58 East St., Walton, where services were later held at 1 p.m. with Rev. Dr. Lisa Ruth Mays officiating. Burial was held privately at the Walton Cemetery. Arrangements are with Courtney Funeral Home, Walton.

Memorial Contributions in Christian’s memory may be made to Walton Central School District, Football Equipment, 47-49 Stockton Avenue, Walton, N.Y. 13856; the New York State Troop-ers Foundation, K-9 Unit, 3 Airport Park Blvd., Latham, N.Y.; or Walton EMS, 61 West Street, Walton, N.Y. 13856.

Condolences to the family may be made online by visit-ing www.courtneyfh.com

Harold N. Paul Jr.

MASONVILLE - Harold N. Paul, Jr., of Masonville, passed away peacefully on Jan. 14, 2016 at the NYS Vet-erans Home, Oxford. He was 87 years old. Harold is sur-vived by his three sons: Harry and Mary (Sheilds) Paul of Unadilla; Kenneth and Denise (Barber) Paul of Oxford; and Richard and Sheila (Koenig) of Masonville; eight grand-children: Jamie and Randy Gransbury of Sidney Center; Jesse and Susan Peterson of Long Island; Jaret and Rachel Paul of Sidney; Jenna Paul of Hawaii; Ethan Paul of Oxford; Karla Paul of Masonville; Cla-rissa DeMott-Riker of Sidney and Travis DeMott of Seattle; ten great-grandchildren: J.P., Abigail, James, Maya, Madi-son, MacKenzie, and Mikay-la, Casey, Jonah and Alice, and several nieces, nephews, and cousins. His wife Doris (George) predeceased him on August 9, 2011, as well as his sister, Lucy Sanford.

Harold was born May 4, 1928 in Andes, a son of Har-old Sr. and Lucy (Shaver) Paul. After marrying Doris in June of 1949 and living in Shaver-town for a number of years, they eventually moved in 1951 to Masonville, with Harold’s parents, where they resided on the family farm and raised their family.

During Harold’s lifetime he was a WWII Veteran, spent several years helping to con-struct the NYC Cannonsville reservoir system, helped run the family farm, worked at the NYS Division for Youth at Camp Brace in Masonville and for NYS Broome Devel-opmental Center in Bingham-ton, and finished his career as the Justice of the Peace in Masonville.

Harold was an active mem-ber for many years of the Fed-erated Church in Masonville, Boy Scout Troop 52 (serv-ing as Scoutmaster for sev-eral years), and the Masonic Lodge.

Harold enjoyed his retire-ment years by playing golf, building wooden toys in his workshop and spending the winter months in Florida. Harold could usually be found working on his firewood pile.

Harold will be remembered as calm and patient, never one to complain, and always will-ing to help out. He will be deeply missed by his family and friends.

Friends were invited to call on Tuesday, Jan. 19, at CH Landers Funeral Chapel, 21 Main St., Sidney. Funeral services with military honors followed at the funeral chapel. Burial will be at a later date in Andes Cemetery, Andes. In lieu of flowers, memorial con-tributions may be made to the NYS Veterans Home, 4207 State Highway 220, Oxford, N.Y. 13830. Condolences may be shared online at www.landersfh.com.

Arrangements are under the direction of C.H. Landers Fu-neral Chapel, Sidney.

William John Hohreiter

BAINBRIDGE - William John Hohreiter, 83, of Las Vegas, Nev. passed away De-cember 11, 2015, due to a sud-den illness.

John was born to Joseph and Mary (Raab) Hohreiter on April 13, 1932 in Bainbridge. He attended Bainbridge High School and upon graduation in 1950 entered the United States Air Force, where he served his country for over 23 years.

Upon retirement from the military, John moved to Las Vegas and worked for the US Postal Service and then be-came a real estate agent for Century 21.

John is survived by his children John and Larry Hoh-reiter; Mary Setterstrom; his sisters Betty Dicks, Bain-bridge; Kathy (Dave) Foster, Gonzales La. and his brother Robert (Gay), San Angelo, Texas; several grandchildren, nieces and nephews and his best friend Doug Bryant.

John was preceded in death by his parents.

A memorial service will take place at the National Military Cemetery in Boulder City, Nev.

Cuomo Looks to Fund Efforts to Stop Hunger in NYALBANY – Governor

Cuomo recently identified fighting poverty as one of his major priorities for 2016 dur-ing January 13’s State of the State address and Executive Budget Address at the Empire State Plaza Convention Cen-ter in Albany. The theme of Cuomo’s address was “Built to Lead,” which recognizes N.Y. as a strong contender amongst the nation’s states when it comes to address-ing critical societal and eco-nomical issues, while also acknowledging the progress N.Y. has made as a state in re-cent years.

Part of Cuomo’s agenda introduced was a 25 million dollar Empire State Poverty Reduction Initiative that will target investments in the ten upstate cities with the highest statewide poverty rates. Part of the initiative will include introducing increased and ex-panded nutrition programs in said cities. Those identified: Binghamton, Oneonta, Buf-falo, Utica, Syracuse, Elmira, Jamestown, Oswego, Troy and Albany. The 2016 initiative program is modeled after the Rochester-Monroe Anti-Pov-erty Task Force, undertaken in September of 2014.

Said task force named hun-ger its number one cause and suggested increased enroll-ment in nutritional aid pro-grams like Supplemental Nu-tritional Assistance Program

(SNAP) as a measure to take in the right direction.

“Hunger Solutions New York applauds the governor’s plan,” said Linda Bopp, exec-utive director of Hunger Solu-tions of New York, an organi-zation that defines itself as ‘a caring and informed voice for hungry New Yorkers.’ “We believe that the cities named in the initiative will quickly identify hunger as a top prior-ity ad recommend expanding nutrition outreach and edu-cation efforts to enroll more people in SNAP and other [programs],” said Bopp.

Hunger Solutions N.Y. man-ages one of the country’s larg-est state- and federally-funded SNAP programs—the Nutri-tion Outreach and Education Program (NOEP). Commu-nity-based outreach workers, funded through NOEP, pro-vide free, one-on-one services to connect people with nutri-tion assistance programs that help them to put food on the table. According to organiza-tion’s website, http://hunger-solutionsny.org/, a staggering three million N.Y. families receive SNAP benefits: clear-ly the need is there, growing, and deserving of attention. In accordance with this, Cuomo has recommended level fund-ing for NOEP in his proposed ’16-’17 budget. And, increase funding for programs like SNAP not only benefits those individuals and families en-rolled in the program directly,

it also helps to indirectly boost local economices. Hunger So-lutions of N.Y. says, “When SNAP recipients make pur-chases with their benefit cards it has an economic ripple ef-fect into local communities. According to the U.S. Depart-ment of Agriculture (USDA), every $5 in SNAP food pur-chases generates more than $9 in economic activity.”

Hunger is often described as an “invisible problem,” but despite being hard to see it is never the less prevalent, both near and far. In addi-tion to each of the cities des-ignated by Cuomo, mayors from cities across the county outlined the magnitude of the problem in the U.S, Confer-ence of Mayors 2014 Survey on Hunger and Homelessness, with a whopping 71 percent of cities surveyed reporting an increase in requests for emer-gency food assistance over the past year.

Locally, there are several options in addition to or in tandem with SNAP enroll-ment. Free meals available around the area are always listed in the “Community Meals” section of this paper; several area churches have active food pantries, with the hours of operation also listed regularly in the TTN; and, though seasonal, farm-ers markets are becoming in-creasingly popular in smaller communities and many offer assistance.

Unatego Facilities CommitteeTo Meet Again Jan. 21

OTEGO - On Thursday, Dec. 17, the Unatego Facilities Study Advisory Committee met for the third time at the Unadilla Elementary School. District Architects were pres-ent to discuss the recently completed Building Condi-tion Survey and the financial impact of the various options for each building. They also provided information about the approximate cost of build-ing a new elementary school on what would be a main cam-pus. The consultants provided the committee with informa-tion about the District’s debt for previous construction and reviewed the impact on trans-portation for each of the three options being studied. These options included leaving all

current buildings open, clos-ing an elementary school and moving K-4 to Unadilla and 5th grade to the Junior High School.

The next meeting of the Advisory Committee will be on Thursday, Jan. 21, at the Ju-nior-Senior High School with an optional building tour be-ginning at 5:45 p.m., followed by the Committee Meeting at 6:30 p.m. As always, the pub-lic is invited to attend.

The full minutes and notes of the meetings, as well as the agendas and PowerPoint pre-sentations, are available on the district website at http://www.unatego.org/Facilities-Study.aspx.

Farmers’ Tax SchoolHAMDEN - The Farm-

ers’ Income Tax School will be held on Thursday, Jan. 28 (snow date Jan. 29), at 1 p.m. at the Delaware County Re-source Center in Hamden. Registration will begin at 12:45. There is a small fee per farm.

This year the school will highlight: Federal and State provisions affecting farm-ers, the importance of good record keeping, details of de-preciation, capital gains and losses, self-employment tax, accounting methods, income averaging and more. Tax forms will be available.

Register by Jan. 25 by call-

ing Cornell Cooperative Ex-tension of Delaware County at 865-6531 or email: Dela-ware@cornell.edu, so we have adequate handouts available. Also, visit our website www.ccedelaware.org

Cornell Cooperative Exten-sion is an employer and edu-cator recognized for valuing AA/EEO, Protected Veterans, and individuals with disabili-ties and provides equal pro-gram and employment oppor-tunities. Accommodations for persons with disabilities may be requested by calling Cor-nell Cooperative Extension of Delaware County 865-6531.

Four ChamberMixer Is Jan. 25At Unadilla House

UNADILLA - A Four Chamber Mixer will be host-ed by the Unadilla Chamber of Commerce Monday, Jan. 25 at the Unadilla House Res-taurant, Main St., Unadilla.

The social/appetizers will be at 6 p.m. with a cash bar available. The meeting, with reports from the Greater Af-ton Area, Bainbridge, Sidney and Unadilla Chambers of Commerce, will start at 6:30 p.m.

Unadilla Mayor David

Welch will be the speaker. He will provide informa-tion on the Unadilla Veterans Memorial.

Reservations are request-ed by this Friday, Jan. 22 at moon. E-mail or call your respective chamber secre-tary: Afton - Judy Hinman, 765-6507; Bainbridge - Philip Wade, 967-8700; Sidney - Sheila Paul, 563-2642; and Unadilla - Anna Ritchey, 563-1104.

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Unatego BOE Meets Jan. 25OTEGO - The Unatego

Central School Board of Edu-cation will meet on Monday, Jan. 25, at 6:30 p.m. in room 93 at the Middle/Senior High School. It is expected that the

Board will go into Executive Session at 6:30 p.m. to discuss the employment history of personnel. The regular meet-ing will follow at approxi-mately 7:00 p.m.

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SIDNEY • 607-369-5601rwwakemaninc@stny.rr.com

Richard W. Wakeman, Inc.Commercial Construction

Richard W. Wakeman LLCAuthorized Butler Building Dealer

Oil & Stone Driveways

SIDNEYEAST MAIN LANES

Monday Morning Coffee League Jan. 11

Standings:YoYo’s 102-34Rosebuds 92-44Silver Belle’s 76-60Foxes 76-60Four on the Floor 70-66Country Girls 61-75Lucky Sevens 61-75High Single: R. Fisher 202.High Triple: R. Mazzarella

484.150+ R. Mazzarella 184-171;

S. Harris 181; R. Fisher 187-202; S. Beames 163; J. Adams 153; C. Daugh-try 150; B. Dascano 168-156-158; P. Hamilton 150; G. Lindroth 173-157; B.

Wood 158; S. Straka 155-168; J. Roof 164; L. Palm-er 157; C. Leizear 157.

450+ R. Mazzarella 484; B. Dascano 482; G. Lindroth 473; J. Roof 452.

Algonkin Motel Mon-day Night Mixed Scratch

LeagueJan. 11

Standings:Gilbert Plumbing & Heating 20-0Butler Auto Sales 15.5-4.5East Main Lanes 15-5Sundown Golf Course 12-8Neighbors Insurance 10-10Prinz Excavating 10-10

Tabone Chiropractic 8-12Algonkin Motel 5-15Wagner Nineveh 4.5-15.5High Games:B. Harmon 220, 207; R. Smith 214; C. Erceg 213, 203; R. Johnson 212; G. Hoke 212, 242; M. Anderson 216; B. Walker 208; F. Prinz 233; M. Aylesworth 234; M. Taber 211; D. Page 201, 214; M. Brewer 224; M. Ferrara 203; B. Rowe 213; K. Mac-umber 243cg, 229cg, 221cg; B. MacPherson 200, 211; R. Sassano 245cg, 237cg; P. Umbra 228, 203; R. Libera-tore 217; S. Cherniak 206; B. Tallmadge 214; J. Delello 205, 217, 224; B. Shelton 215; C. Cawley 254cg, 246; C. Luca 222, 268, 224

High Series:B. Harmon 610, C. Erceg 612;

F. Prinz 611; D. Page 605; K. Macumber 693; R. Sas-sano 666; P. Umbra 604; J. Delello 646; C. Cawley 699; C. Luca 714

BAINBRIDGEGALAXY BOWL

Wednesday Night Earlybird League Jan. 13

Standings:J & M Trophies 82-62Lottie’s Angels 76-68Trash Mashers 66-78

Bruning Enterprises 64-80High Individual Single: L.

Boice 207; B. Solomon 207.

High Individual Triple: B. Solomon 517.

180 Games:L. Boice 207; B. Lakin 189; L.

Mason 191; L. Noble 182, 188; B. Solomon 207.

500 Series:L. Boice 515; L. Noble 505; B.

Solomon 517.

Thursday Morning Winter League Jan. 14

Standings:Ups & Downs 104-32Retirees 84-52Unknown 83-53Pin Pals 72-64 Up & Coming 71-65Friends 70-66Gutter Dusters 67-69Ladybugs 64-72Morning Glories 59-77High Single: M. Burlison

238; J. Adams 200.High Triple: M. Burlison; G.

Lindroth 515.150+ M. Burlison

224-238-168;C. Brundage 153-178-177; K.

Smith 152; C. Pletl 150; J. Stevens 153-154; J. Ad-ams 167-200; D. Northrop Jr. 162; G. Lindroth 158-176-181; K. Bruning 171-151; V. Fagan 153-159; J. O’Brien 156-164-161.

450+ M. Burlison 630; C. Brundage 508; J. Adams 479; G. Lindroth 515; V.

Fagan 460; K. Bruning 453; J. O’Brien 481.

Sunday Night All Stars League Jan. 10

Standings:Mott & Mott 28-4Tallmadge & Tallmadge

20-12Harmon & Page 20-12Blind 20-12Gransbury & Gransbury

16-16Bruning & Bruning 14-18Epply & Tillapaigh 14-18Haynes & Haynes 12-20Wicks & Wicks 10-22S & M 6-26High Individual Single:

Gary Mott 248cg; Lisa Page 212.

High Individual Triple: Gary Mott 673; Lisa Page 578.

Thursday Night Men’s Hdcp League Jan. 14

StandingsDag’s Auto Parts 26Jim’s Auto Repair 25New Concept Machining 23Lil Dave’s Excavating 22.5Galaxy Bowl 21Afton Tent Rental 9Henry’s Drive-In 7.5Bainbridge Memorials 7224 Racing 5Whales Coins & More 4High Game: Mike Anderson

269.High Series: Mike Anderson

749.

Independent Bowling League Jan. 12

Standing:Anne & Rich 22-6Margie & Tim 15-13John & Jeff 15-13Whales & the Grump 15-13Date Nite 14-14Lisa & Bill 11-17Barb & Bobby 11-17Alan & Clyde 9-19Scratch Game Women: Mi-

chelle Rowe 222.Scratch Game Men: Dylan

Whaley 299.Scratch Series Women: Mi-

chelle Rowe 557.Scratch Series Men: Dylan

Whaley 707.Handicap Game Women:

Michelle Rowe 266.Handicap Game Men: Dylan

Whaley 299.Handicap Series Women:

Michelle Rowe 689.Handicap Series Men: Dylan

Whaley 707.Honor Scores:Dylan Whaley 299-227; Rich

Johnson 247-246-210; Al Rowe 239-215; Jeff Vance 228; Michelle Rowe 222; Tim Harmon 215; John Dello 211-203; Gerald Cuyle 202; Bill Tallmadge 200; Lisa Page 182.

Honor Series:Dylan Whaley 707; Rich

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Co. rt. 6, Otego • 988-7144Pastor Bill Allen

Sunday9:30 a.m. - Sunday Morning Service;

10:50 a.m. - Prayer Service; 11:15 a.m. - Sunday school; 6:30 p.m. -

Evening Service

FRANKLINUNITED METHODIST CHUrCHPastor. Dr. John Hill • 895-9917

SundaySunday - Pastor John Hill: Sermon

titled “God is in the Relocation Busi-ness,” based on Jeremiah 31:7-14

at 9:15 a.m. at the Treadwell United Methodist Church and at 10:15 a.m.

at the Franklin United Methodist Church. Holy Communion Offered.

Handicapped Accessible ST. PAUL’S EPISCOPAL CHUrCHCorner of Main and Institute Sts.

rev. Scott Garno829-6404Sunday

8:15 a.m. - Service with Holy Eucharist

First Thursday of Month5-7 p.m. - Soup Supper by donation

COMMUNITY BIBLE CHUrCH25 Center St., Franklin • 829-5471

Dr. Walt Schlundt, Pastorwww.cb-church.org

Sunday10:45 a.m. - Worship Service with nursery and Kingdom Kids for chil-

dren K-4th grade

AREAUNATEGO COMMUNITY CHUrCH

Brian Cutting, PastorOffice: 369-7425

unatego-church@live.comSaturday

11 a.m .- 1 p.m .- Otego Food Pantry open; 6:30-10 p.m. - YFC Youth Cen-

ter in Unadilla, 16 Watson St. openSunday

10:30 a.m. - Worship at Otego build-ing (290 Main St.); with contempo-rary and traditional music, relevant and biblical message, nursery and

JAM Junior Church for kid age 4-5th grade during the message

WELLS BrIDGE BAPTISTDavid Steensma, Pastor

7 Church St., Wells Bridge607-988-7090

regular Sunday9:45 a.m. - Sunday School; 11 a.m. - Worship Service

Wednesday7 p.m. - Prayer and Bible Study

MOUNT UPTONUNITED METHODIST CHUrCH

rev. Justin HoodSunday

11 a.m. - Worship Service.First Sunday: Holy Communion

Third Sunday: Prayers for Healing1st & 3rd Sat.; 2nd & 4th Wed.

Food Pantry Open11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

FIrST BAPTIST CHUrCH OF MOUNT UPTON

Chester N. Shew, Pastor • 764-8361Thursday

7 p.m. - Bible StudySunday

9:45 a.m. - Sunday School10:45 a.m. - Worship Service

HArPUrSVILLE UNITED METHODIST CHUrCH

3500 rte. 79, HarpursvilleSue Crawson-Brizzolara, Pastor

Sunday10 a.m. - Sunday School; 11 a.m. - Morning Worship

HArPUrSVILLE BAPTIST CHUrCH

41 Cumber rd. • 693-2422Wednesday

6:30 p.m. - Prayer Service; Teen Scene

Sunday10 a.m. - Sunday School;

10:45 a.m. - Morning Worship; 6:30 p.m. - Evening Service. NINEVEH PrESBYTErIAN

CHUrCHrte. 7, Nineveh • 693-1919

rev. Emrys TylerThursday

6:30 p.m. - Bible StudySunday

9:30 a.m. - Morning Worship; 10:45 a.m. - Sunday School

Tuesday1-5 p.m. - Pastoral office hours;

Wednesday9 a.m. - Bible Study

7 p.m. - Adult Choir Rehearsal THrEE PINES

COMMUNITY CHAPELE. Windsor road (Doraville)

Nineveh • 693-1897Pastor Michael Brown• 849-4364

Sunday10 a.m. - Sunday School; 11 a.m. - Morning Worship

Wednesday

6:30 p.m. - Prayer Meeting/Bible

Study

TrOUT CrEEK COMMUNITY CHUrCH

Pastor Judy Travis

regular Sundays9 a.m. - Sunday School;

10 a.m. - Worship Service;

11 a.m. - Fellowship

Candlelight Services Christmas Eve

at 6:30 p.m. Rev. David Gatje

Fellowship to follow. All Welcome

NAKSIBENDI HAKKANIMUSLIM CENTEr

1663 Wheat Hill rd.,

Sidney Center • 607-369-4816

Five Prayers Daily

ThursdayEvening Program

Friday 1 p.m. - Jummah

MASONVILLE FEDErATED CHUrCHThursday

6:30 p.m. - Bible Study

Fridays1-3 p.m. - Food pantry is open

Sunday9:45 a.m. - Adult Sunday School;

11 a.m. - Worship Service, Children’s

Sunday School

GUILFOrD UNITED METHODIST CHUrCH

Co. rte. 35, Main St., GuilfordSunday

9:15 a.m. - Worship Service. Com-

munion third Sunday of the month.

Tuesday and Thursday

9 a.m. - noon on Tuesday & 1-3 p.m.

Thursday - Our Daily Bread Food

Pantry, 843-5204 or 895-6802 for

application and information

Thrift Shop Hours: Tues. 9 a.m. -

Noon. Thurs. 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. Sat.

Summer only 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

COVENTrY UNITED METHODIST607-316-7546

Sunday9 a.m. - Morning Worship and

Sunday School, young family friendly;

fellowship and coffee hour follows.

COVENTrYVILLEFIrST CONGrEGATIONAL UCC

Pastor Joyce Besemer

113 Co. rt. 27, Bainbridge

regular Sunday10:30 a.m. - Worship and Sunday

School; coffee hour

regular Wednesday6:30 p.m. - Bible study; Quilt Group

regular Friday6:30 p.m. - Quilt Group

TrUE LIFE CHrISTIAN CHUrCHwww.truelifechristianchurch.org

2899 St. Hwy. 206, Bainbridge, NY

(Coventryville)

Pastor Karl Slifee, Sr.

Ph. 656-7619, Cell: 607-343-4743

Assoc. Pastor Harold Harris

Ph. 656-7833, Cell: 607-316-8144

regular Sunday9:30-10:15 a.m. - Sunday School;

10:30 a.m. - noon - Worship; Fellow-

ship after church

Wednesday7 p.m. - Bible study, prayer meeting

Second Saturday of Every Month7 a.m. - Men’s Prayer breakfast

NOrTHFIELD COMMUNITY CHUrCHPastor Marv root 829-2369

5118 County Hwy. 23, Walton

353-2443

Sunday10 a.m. - Sunday School

11 a.m. - Sunday Morning Worship

Wednesday6:30 p.m. - Bible Study

9:30 a.m. - Worship Service & Sunday School except on the second Sunday of each month when worship and Sunday School are at 10:30 a.m.

SAND HILLUNITED METHODIST CHUrCH

Justin Hood, Pastorregular Sunday

9:30 a.m. - Morning Worship1st Sunday of the month - food pantry

2nd Sunday of the month - Communion

AFTONUNITED METHODIST CHUrCH34 Spring St., Afton • 639-2082

Gary Kubitz, PastorSunday

11 a.m. - Morning Worship; coffee and fellowship following; 11:15 a.m. -

Sunday School; Wednesday

7 p.m. - Bible StudyThursday

6 p.m. - Prayer meeting FIrST BAPTIST CHUrCH

OF AFTON30 Caswell St., Afton • 639-1030Christopher Prezorski, Pastor

Matthew Lashway, Pastorwww.fbcafton.orgregular Sunday

9:30-11 a.m. - Morning Worship; 11 a.m. - noon - Children’s Sunday

School groups; 11:05 a.m. - Teen and Adult Life Groups

regular Wednesday6:45 p.m. - Prayer and Praise

ST. ANN’S EPISCOPAL CHUrCH125 S. Main St., PO Box 22, Afton

www.stannsaftonny.orgrev. David Hanselman, rector

Handicapped accessible.regular Sunday Service

9:15 a.m. - 1st and 3rd Sundays Holy Eucharist; 2nd and 4th and 5th

Sundays Morning Prayer; Bible based Sunday School Each Tuesday

6:30 p.m.- SERTOMA, Parish HallEach Thursday

8 p.m. - Alcoholics Anonymous closed meeting, Parish Hall

Each Sunday8 p.m. - Alcoholics Anonymous

ST. AGNES CATHOLICCHUrCH OF AFTONFr. Darr Schoenhofen

14 Spring Street • 967-4481Sunday

8:30 a.m. - Mass AFTON PrESBYTErIAN CHUrCH

Academy St., Afton • 639-2121Sunday

9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. - Sunday School; 11 a.m.-Worship; Noon - Fel-

lowship and Coffee Hour Handicap Accessible

HOPE CONGrEGATIONAL CHUrCH

129 Main St., Afton Church 639-4237 • Office 226-0791

rev. Maryann PalmetierFridays

9 a.m .- noon - Bread GiveawaySundays

9 a.m. - Coffee Time; 9:30 a.m. - Morning Worship; 4th Sunday of each

month, fellowship brunch following worship)

“Come as you are!” - All WelcomeMember of NACCC. Handicap Accessible

MErCY FELLOWSHIP967 rt. 41 (1.2 miles) N. of rt. 7, Afton

John Snel, PastorChurch: 639-1964 • Study: 693-3692

Sundays10 a.m. - Worship Service

Fridays7 p.m. - Prayer Meeting and Bible

Study HIGHEr GrOUND CHrISTIAN

CHUrCH96 E. Main St., Afton • 639-3746

Mary Upright, PastorThursday

6:30 p.m. - Bible Study and PrayerSunday

10:30 a.m. - Sunday Worship; Children’s Ministries available during

service AFTON COMMUNITY

FELLOWSHIPCommunity Center in Afton

Pastor Colin Gibson • 607-203-0073Saturday

9 a.m. - meeting, all are welcomeA new Bible-believing group

NOrTH AFTONUNITED METHODIST CHUrCH

Co. rd. 17, Afton, NY Sunday

10:30 a.m. - Worship

GILBERTSVILLEFIrST PrESBYTErIAN CHUrCH

113 Marion Ave., GilbertsvillePastor Mark Piedmonte

783-2867 • Like us on Facebookpastorpiedmnte@gmail.com

Office Hours: Tues. 10 a.m.-noon;

Wed.-Fri.by appt.; Sat. 10-2Saturday

10 a.m. - Noon (or by appt.)- Lamb’s Rack FREE Clothing Closet;

Every Sunday11 a.m. - Worship Service

The church is handicapped accessible. GILBErTSVILLE BAPTIST

CHUrCHCommercial and Elm Sts.

(607)783-2993 Churchrev. Kurt Funke, Pastor

Cell 316-3055Office Hours: Tues. 9-noon; or by

appointmentMonth of January bring non-perish-

able food for food pantry.Sunday - 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship.

Sunday School for children. Wednesday - 9 am Coffee Fellow-

ship, NLFH. 10 a.m. Choir practice at FPC. 6:30 p.m. Bible Study “Famous

Women of the Bible.”Thursday - 3:15 p.m. Joy Club at

NLFH. CHrIST CHUrCH

166 Marion Ave., Gilbertsville 783-2267

rev. Donna Steckline, Deacon Vicar

www.christchurchgville.orgSunday

9:45 a.m. - Sunday school for Chil-dren; 10 a.m. - Sunday service with

Communion of Healing Prayers.Butternut food pantry open Thurs.

3-6, Sat 10-noon

BAINBRIDGEFIrST BAPTIST CHUrCH12 S. Main St., Bainbridge

967-8034 • www.bainbridgefbc.comWendy Depew Partelow, PastorOffice hours on Wednesdays.For appt. phone 315-750-0997.

Church is handicapped accessible through the back door. Sunday

10 a.m.- WorshipWednesday

Noon - Bible Study BAINBrIDGE UNITED METHODIST CHUrCH

27 N. Main St., Bainbridge • 967-2782Gary Kubitz, PastorSunday Services

9 a.m. - Worship Service;9:15 a.m. - Sunday School; coffee and fellowship following service

Assisted listening system for those with special hearing needs.

ST. PETEr’S EPISCOPAL CHUrCHOn the Park Bainbridge • 967-3441

The church with the red doors.Father Thomas Margrave,

Parish PriestPat Hawkins. Sr. Warden 895-6437Sue Shove, Jr. Warden 639-2065

regular Sunday Services10 a.m.- Alternating morning prayer

and Eucharist ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST

CATHOLIC CHUrCH32 S. Main St., Bainbridge • 967-4481

Fr. Darr SchoenhofenSaturday

4:30 p.m. - Reconciliation5:15 p.m. - Vigil Mass

Sunday11 a.m. - Sunday Mass

FIrST PrESBYTErIAN CHUrCH - BAINBrIDGE

rev. Tyler Callum, Pastor Intern 967-8021

www.ChristianChurchesOnline.com/ firstpresbyterianbainbridge

Thursday & Saturday10 a.m. - 1 p.m.; New Beginnings

Thrift Store open Sunday

8:45 a.m. - Adult Sunday School; 10 a.m. - Worship with Children’s

Education during serviceFirst Sunday of each Month

CommunionWe are handicap accessible.

GrACE CHrISTIAN FELLOWSHIP967-2223 • grace4missions.com

Mike Kauffman and John Gregory, PastorsSunday

9 a.m. - Worship.Wednesday

(Except 1st Wed. of Month)7 p.m. - Prayer Meeting

OTEGOOTEGO PrESBYTErIAN CHUrCH

18 river Street • 988-2861Sunday

9 a.m. - Worship including Children’s Conversation and Children’s Sunday School; 10 a.m. - Coffee Hour; 10:30

a.m. - Adult Sunday School.Buildings are ramp accessible.

OTEGO UNITED METHODIST CHUrCH

8 Church Street • 988-2866Minister. Brandilynne Craver

Sunday11 a.m.- Worship

Elevator Access to all levels. FIrST CHrISTIAN CHUrCH

OF OTEGO

SIDNEYFIrST BAPTIST CHUrCH

28 river St., SidneyKenneth Southworth, Pastor

Church Office: 563-8456Parsonage: 563-1166

firstbaptistchrc@stny.rr.comwww.sidneyfbc.com

“To See Unbelieving People Become Committed Followers of Jesus Christ”

Sun., Jan. 249:30 a.m. Classes for all ages. 10:45

a.m. Gathered Worship Service. 5 p.m. Flock Groups. 5 p.m. Youth Group.

5 p.m. Flock Groups. 6 p.m. Informal Evening ServiceWed., Jan. 27

9 a.m. Men’s Breakfast. 6 p.m. Gath-ered Prayer. TEAM KID.

FIrST CONGrEGATIONAL CHUrCH

1 Bridge St., Sidney • 563-1329(across from library)

Patricia robinson, PastorChurch Office: Tues. 8 a.m.-2 p.m.,

Thurs. & Fri. 8 a.m.-NoonSunday

Worship Service 10:30 a.m. Adult Bible Study 9:30 a.m. Children

Sunday School 10:45 a.m. Coffee Hour 11:30a.m.

MondayBoy Scouts 7 p.m. Every 2nd & 4th Monday - Girl Scouts 5-6:30 p.m.

TuesdayYoga 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Every 1st & 3rd Tuesday - Daisies 6-6:45 p.m.

ThursdayDaisies 3-4:30 p.m.

SIDNEY ASSEMBLY OF GODPlankenhorn rd., SidneyChurch Office: 563-8247Sidneyag@stny.rr.comrev. Bernard Knutsen

Sunday9:30 a.m. - Sunday School;

10:45 a.m. -Worship Service (Nursery Available)

Tuesday6:45 p.m. - Royal Rangers and

Girls’MinistriesWednesday

6:45 p.m. - Bible Study SIDNEY UNITED

METHODIST CHUrCH12 Liberty St., Sidney • 563-1921

rev. Thomas PullyblankOffice Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 12:30

p.m. Tuesday through FridayFri., Jan. 22 - 4:30 p.m. Martial Arts.Sun., Jan. 24 - 10:15 a.m. Worship

Service. Mon., Jan. 25 - 9:30 a.m. Food Bank;

4:30 p.m. Martial Arts.Tues., Jan. 26 - 12:30 p.m. Lydia

Crafts; 6 p.m., Finance Committee; 7 p.m. Church Coucil.

Wed., Jan. 27 - 6 p.m., Bell Choir; 7 p.m., Chancel Choir.

Thurs., Jan. 28 - 9:30 a.m., Food Bank.

ST. LUKE’S LUTHErAN CHUrCHW. Main St., Sidney • 563-1806

rev. Ernie Varga, Pastor 607-265-3829 or cell 413-212-8202

Fri., Jan. 22 12 p.m. Rotary. 6:30 p.m. Set up and prep for dinner.

Sat., Jan. 23 4-6:30 p.m. Spaghetti Pie Dinner.

Sun. Jan. 24- Christian Education 9 a.m. Traditional Service 10 a.m. Fel-

lowship & Coffee 11 a.m. SACrED HEArT CHUrCH

Liberty Street, SidneySaturday Mass: 5:30 p.m.

Sunday Mass: 8:30 and 10:30 a.m.Mon. - Fri.: Daily Mass at 9 a.m.

Confessions Saturday: 4:30-5 p.m. or by appointment, call

563-1591 from 9 a.m.- noon CHUrCH OF CHrIST

26 Cartwright Ave., SidneyLarry Bailey, Preacher • 563-9695

SundayRadio Program: Bible Truth - WCHN, 7:45 - 8 a.m., 970 AM; WCDO, 8:15 -

8:30 a.m., 1490 AM, 101 FM;10 a.m. - Bible Class; 11 a.m. - Wor-

ship Assembly.Wednesday

10 - 11 a.m. - Bible Study; 7 - 8 p.m. - Bible Study/Worship.

ST. PAUL’S EPISCOPAL CHUrCH25 river St., Sidney • 563-3391

The rev. roy Van Dermark, FHC Deacon Vicar.

Sundays9 a.m. - Youth Christain Education and Sunday School. 10 a.m. Holy

Communion Anointing for healing in Jesus name. Fellowship after service.

Wednesdays9:30-11:45 a.m. - Free clothing and

Lunch. CIrCLE DrIVE ALLIANCE CHUrCH

6 Circle Drive, SidneyChurch Office: 563-1120

rev. Adam SellenAssociate Pastor Levi Owens

www.cdacsidney.comSunday

8:30 a.m. & 11 a.m.- Worship Ser-

vices; 6 p.m. - Youth GroupWednesday

6:30-8 p.m.- Children’s Faith Weavers

SIDNEY BIBLE BAPTIST CHUrCH32 West Main St. (Corner of Adams

and West Main), SidneyPastor Frank Donnelly

607-435-7050Sundays

10 a.m. - Sunday School; 11 a.m. - Worship; 4 p.m. - Evening Service

Wednesdays6:30 p.m. - Prayer Meeting

UNITED PrESBYTErIAN CHUrCH OF EAST GUILFOrD

rev. Patty Wolff, Pastor563-1083

Corner of State rt. 8 and Co. 35, www.eastguilfordpc.org

Thursday, Jan. 21 - 7 p.m. Evening Bible Study.

Sunday, Jan. 24 - 9 a.m. Worship. 12 p.m. Soup and Sandwich Lunch.

Wednesday, Jan. 27 - 8 a.m. Morning Bible Study.

Thursday, Jan. 28 - 7 p.m. Evening Bible Study.

SIDNEY CENTEr BAPTIST CHUrCH

10440 Main St. • 369-9571Pastor Dennis Murray

Sunday9:45 a.m. - Praise and Bible Study;

10:30 a.m. - Morning Worship Service

Wednesday6:30 p.m. - Midweek Prayer and Bible

Study SIDNEY CENTEr

FAMILY & FrIENDS CHUrCHMeets at Main St., Brick House

Speakers Bill Orr and Judy McCallregular Sunday11 a.m. - Worship

All Are Welcome - Non-denominational

UNADILLAFIrST PrESBYTErIAN CHUrCH

156 Main St., Unadilla369-4630

rev. Paul E. C. Hamilton, Pastor.Sunday, Jan. 24 - 10:30 a.m. Worship.

10:50 a.m. Sunday School.Handicapped Accessible

“Come Celebrate with Us!” ST. MATTHEW’S

EPISCOPAL CHUrCH240 Main St., Unadilla • 369-3081

rev. Scott Garno, rectorWardens: William Goodrich and

Bonnie BarrSunday

9 a.m.- Adult Sunday School; 10 a.m. - Worship Service

Thursday10:30 a.m. - Bible Study; Noon - Holy Communion; 12:30 p.m. - Community

Luncheon, free will offering. All are welcome.

Handicapped accessible. FELLOWSHIP BAPTIST LIGHTHOUSE CHUrCH

1050 Covered Bridge rd., UnadillaPastor Keith VanDewerker

369-2754Handicapped Accessible. Nursery Available

Sundays10 a.m. - Sunday School for all ages; 11 a.m. - Morning Worship; 6:30 p.m. - Evening Praise and Worship hour

Tuesday10 a.m. - Ladies’Bible Study

Wednesday6:30 p.m. - Bible Study and Prayer UNADILLA FrIENDS CHUrCH

rogers Hollow, UnadillaSunday

10:30 a.m. - Morning Worship. FIrST UNITED METHODIST

CHUrCH170 Main Street, Unadilla

607-761-6519 • www.unaumc.orgPastor rev. Brandilynne Craver

Every Thursday7 p.m. - AA and Al-anon meet

Christmas Eve Serivice: 10:30 p.m.Every Sunday

9 a.m. - Worship Service followed by coffee and fellowship

Monday, Friday and Saturday11 a.m. - Noon - Food Pantry and

Clothing PantryEvery Tuesday

6:30 p.m. - Grieving Support GroupEvery Wednesday

5:30 p.m. - Bible StudyFirst Wednesday of the Month

7 p.m. - Faith DiscoverySecond Wednesday of the Month

6:30 p.m. - Trustee meeting; 7 p.m. - Administrative Council

Monday, Friday, Saturday11-12 noon - Food Pantry open

Handicap Accessible UNADILLA CENTEr UNITED METHODIST

Pastor Justin Hood1203 Butternut rd., Unadilla

Sunday

CHURCHES

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THE COUNTRY MOTEL - Rt. 7, Sidney, offers clean and comfortable extended stay rooms at reasonable rates. All rooms have microwaves and refrigerators. Sorry no pets. Call 563-1035. 10-15tfc

EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITYAll real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, or an inten-tion to make any such preference.” Familial status includes children un-der the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant wom-en, and people securing custody of children under the age of 18.

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspa-per are available on an equal oppor-tunity basis. To complain of discrimi-nation call HUD toll-free at 1-800-669-9777. The toll-free telephone number for the hearing impaired is 1-800-543-8294.

EQUAL HOUSINGOPPORTUNITY

DOWNTOWN SIDNEY - Near everything, 3 bedroom apt., lots of closets, Call 1-718-851-1328 or 607-376-2340.

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BUY IT • SELL IT • FIND ITCLASSIFIEDS

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for sale

for rent

help wanted

legal notice

wanted to BUY

HURLBURT COIN AND PAPER - Buying old U.S. gold, silver and copper coins, paper currency. Also buying antique fishing lures, gold and silver pocket watches. Cash offers. Appraisals. Ken - 607-235-2818. 12-4wtfc

For Rent: 3 BR Mobile Home; W. Bainbridge, Call 607-334-9906.

Tri-Town News subscribers can have their paper

delivered to their e-mail inboxes instead of their Post Office mailbox. Call

1-800-459-6397

legal notice

Affordable DirecTV and DishNetwork with local retail-er. Don’t get fooled by a 800 number, Call Peck Enterprises in Unadilla 607-369-5700.

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Help Wanted - Bass Player for Country Music Band. Call 607-692-3745. Ask for Doc.

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IMMEDIATE OPENING - Cleaner for medical office. Sidney/Unadilla. Monday through Friday. Evenings. Send resume P.O. Box 23, Norwich N.Y. 13815.

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Greene Central High School is seeking NYS li-censed coaches for the fol-lowing anticipated vacancies: Spring: Modified Softball, JV Softball, Modified Base-ball. Fall: Girls’ Varsity Soc-cer. NYS Coaching Certifi-cation is required. Qualified candidates should contact Mr. Bryan Ayres, Director of Athletics, Greene Central School, Greene, NY 13778. 607-656-9891.

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help wanted

Case ManagerCatholic Charities of Dela-

ware, Otsego, and Schoha-rie Counties is seeking a part-time (21 - 28 hours per week) Case Manager for our Oneonta office and our Dela-ware County offices to pro-vide emergency assistance for families and individuals who are struggling to meet their basic needs through our Car-ing Connections Program, as well as Dispute Resolution services to the general public. A valid NYS driver’s license is required. Catholic Chari-ties is an equal opportunity employer. If interested please send cover letter with resume to: Catholic Charities of Dela-ware, Otsego, and Schoha-rie Counties, attention: Lynn Glueckert, 176 Main Street, Oneonta, NY 13820 or via e-mail at lglueckert@charities-ccdo.org by January 31, 2016.

SUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF DELAWARE

BANK OF AMERICA N.A, Plaintiff -against- ASH-LEY N. FAVRET A/K/A ASHLEY FAVRET, JOHN T. QUICK A/K/A JOHN QUICK, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered herein and dated February 23, 2015, I, the undersigned Ref-eree will sell at public auction at the front entrance of the Delaware County Courthouse, 3 Court Street, Delhi, NY on February 16, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. premises situate in the Town and Village of Sidney, County of Delaware and State of New York, known and des-ignated as Section 115.19

Block 9 Lot 23.Said premises known as 3

OVERLOOK DRIVE, SID-NEY, NY

Approximate amount of lien $ 128,405.03 plus interest & costs.

Premises will be sold sub-ject to provisions of filed Judgment and Terms of Sale.

Index Number 1250/2013.DANIEL S. ROSS, ESQ.,

RefereeFrenkel Lambert Weiss

Weisman & Gordon, LLP Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 53 Gibson Street, Bay

Shore, NY 11706File# 01-032873-F01

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wanted

Hair stylist booth for rent, in an established local sa-lon. Looking for a full-time, responsible, motivated in-dividual. Professional and serious inquiries only. Call 607-967-6245.

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The Town of Bainbridge is looking to fill the position(s) of Dog Control Officer and Clinton Park Grounds Keeper by March of 2016. Job de-scriptions and applications are available at the Bainbridge Town Clerk’s Office, located at 15 N. Main St. in Bainbridge. The Town of Bainbridge will be accepting applications until Friday, Feb. 5.

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Wanted for our church: cast iron steam flash hot water ra-diator, 4 inches deep, 3 feet, 2 inches high, 5 foot length. Please call 693-2807.

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AN INGROUND POOL! 13 ACRES! Think Summer! Newly remodeled 3- bed-room mobile home at Tall Pines Campground. River access, mini golf, soda foun-tain, arcade, playground, pool, planned activities. $650 + util-ities (or $600 w/direct depos-it). Property manger discount considered. First/last/ secu-rity. Available Now. One pet considered. Sidney Schools, Chenango County. 563-8271.

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The Annual Meeting of lot owners and trustees of the Ev-ergreen Hill Cemetery Asso-ciation, Inc. of Unadilla, NY will be held on Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at 6:30 PM at the Unadilla Town Hall, lo-cated at 1648 State Highway 7, Unadilla, NY. The purpose of the meeting is for election of officers and trustees and transaction of all business as it is related to the cemetery.

Daughn DarlinSecretary

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The Tri-Town NewsPresents:

A specialBridal Edition

Thurs., February 18th, 2016

Plan now to promote yourwedding-related businessor service in this special

section of advertising andeditorial.

Advertising Deadline is Friday, February 12th, 2016

Call Our advertising staff tOday at 561-3526

Letters to the Editor are appreciated.

However, because of space and subject considerations we are limited in the

number of letters we can publish. All letters

must be signed and represent the opinion

of the letter writer and not necessarily

that of the newspaper. The deadline for

submitting a Letter to the Editor is Monday

at 5 p.m. of the current week.

Law Enforcement Thankful After Near Miss in Walton Fire

WALTON - At approxi-mately 11:15 p.m. on the night of Monday, Jan. 11, members of the Village of Walton Po-lice Department and Dela-ware County Sheriff’s Office conducting a property check at 52 Burton St. in the Village discovered a structure fire within the residence at that location. The Walton Police Officers and Sheriff’s Deputy immediately extinguished the fire. The Walton Fire Depart-ment immediately responded to the scene.

After extinguishing the fire, officers were forced to flee from the residence due to nearly being overcome by smoke inhalation. Upon leav-ing the residence, officers heard a hissing sound within the residence and then re-en-tered the residence where they discovered an open natural gas line in the area of the fire which was immediately shut down by arriving Walton Fire Department members, avert-ing a potential explosion and the death or injury of nearby residents, fire fighters and law enforcement members.

An investigation at the scene revealed that the fire had been intentionally set and a main natural gas line valve was intentionally opened.

A joint criminal investiga-tion was conducted by the members of the Walton Police Department and Delaware County Sheriff’s Office and 31-year-old David A. Thomp-son of Walton was arrested by members of the Walton Police Department and Delaware County Sheriff’s Office and charged with the following:

Arson in the Third Degree, a class C felony;

Burglary in the Second De-

gree, a class C felony;Attempted Criminal Mis-

chief in the First Degree a class C felony;

Reckless Endangerment in the First Degree; a class D felony.

As a result of Thompson’s arrest and further investiga-tion by law enforcement, 38 year old Henry P. Stellato, III, of Hamden, was also ar-rested and charged with the following:

Arson in the Third Degree, a class C felony;

Burglary in the Second De-gree, a class C felony;

Conspiracy in the Fourth Degree, a class E felony.

Stellato is accused of con-spiring with Thompson, who unlawfully entered the resi-dence, intentionally caused a fire and attempted to cause an explosion, at the request of Stellato. The residence sus-tained minor damage as a re-sult of the fire.

Thompson was arraigned in the Village of Walton Court and remanded to the Delaware County Correctional Facility without bail pending further court proceedings.

Stellato was arraigned in the Village of Walton Court and remanded to the Dela-ware County Correctional Fa-cility in lieu of $75,000 cash bail pending further court proceedings.

Undersheriff Craig Du-Mond remarked, “Chief Ol-sen and I are very proud of the selfless and heroic work of our officers, as well as the quick stop of the fire made by members of the Walton Fire Department. A tragedy was certainly avoided due to the courage and bravery of the personnel involved.”

reminder of Projects requiring Permits

SIDNEY – The Village of Sidney would like to remind community members that the following projects require permits before installation/construction/demolition may begin:

· Additions· Decks· Fences· New heating installations

· Roof· Pools· Solar systems· Most renovations· Signs· Demolitions· Driveway upgrades· Garages/shedsAny residents regarding

the permit acquisition process should call the Village of Sid-ney Codes Office at 561-2326.

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Presents:

A specialBridal Edition

Thurs., February 18th, 2016

Plan now to promote yourwedding-related businessor service in this special

section of advertising andeditorial.

Advertising Deadline is Friday, February 12th, 2016

Call Our advertising staff tOday at 561-3526

FRIDAY, JAN. 22

Zumba Family Fun Night - Sidney Middle School caf-eteria, 6 p.m. Free admission. Hosted by the Sidney Elemen-tary School PTO. For more information, contact Julie Miller at 265-9265.

EVERY FRIDAY

Preschool LEGO Time - Preschool LEGO Time - Sid-ney Memorial Public Library, 10:30 to 11 a.m.

Unadilla Community Food Bank - 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Unadilla Methodist Church

Preschool Story Time - Sidney Memorial Public Li-brary, 9:30 a.m., three to fi ve year olds and an adult, sing, read, make a craft

SATURDAY, JAN. 23

EVERY SATURDAYUnadilla Community

Food Bank - Unadilla Meth-odist Church, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; plus 6-7 p.m. on the third Saturday of the month; if school is closed, the food bank is closed

Otego Community Food Pantry - 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Unatego Community Church, Main St., Otego

Bingo - Sidney Fire Dept. Training Center, 7 p.m.

Bainbridge Soup Kitchen - Hot meal, soup, salad, sand-wich, dessert, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., First United Methodist Church, N. Main St., Bain-bridge. All are welcome

Butternut Food Pantry - Christ Church, 166 Marion Ave., Gilbertsville, tel. 783-2267, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

FIRST & THIRD SATURDAY

Food Pantry - Mt. Upton Methodist Church, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

SUNDAY, JAN. 24The Friends of the Li-

braries Free Film Series - “Still Alice”, Smart Room at Sidney Memorial Public Li-brary, 1:30 p.m. Free admis-sion. Complimentary popcorn and water

EVERY SUNDAYBainbridge Museum

Open - 2-4 p.m. or by ap-pointment, call 967-8546 or 967-7159

FIRST SUNDAYAlgonquin Auto Club

Meeting - 1:30 p.m., at Bain-bridge Museum

SECOND SUNDAYBingo - 1 p.m., Sidney

Moose Lodge

THIRD SUNDAYBainbridge Sportsmen’s

Club Trap Shoot - starts at

1 p.m.

MONDAY, JAN. 25

EVERY MONDAYBainbridge Food Pantry -

8-10 a.m., Methodist Church, 27 N. Main St., Bainbridge, rear entrance

Sidney Community Food Bank - 9:30-11:30 a.m., Sid-ney United Methodist Church, Liberty St., main fl oor

Unadilla Community Food Bank - 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Unadilla Methodist Church

Afton Interchurch Food Pantry - 5-7 p.m., Afton United Methodist Church

THIRD MONDAYAfton VFW Post 3529 -

Monthly meeting, 7:30 p.m. Contact Jeff Clinton at 639-1267 for more info

TUESDAY, JAN. 26

EVERY TUESDAYKids Club - Sidney Me-

morial Public Library, public computing center, 3:30 to 5 p.m. Ages 5 and up.

Our Daily Bread Food Pantry - 9 a.m. to noon, Guilford United Method-ist Church; for other hours, 895-6325

Afton Seniors Clubhouse - 9:30 a.m., Afton Method-ist Church, Spring St. Call 639-1773 for information and weekly program

Preschool Story Time- 9:30 a.m., Sidney Memorial Public Library, three to fi ve year olds and an adult. Sing, read, make a craft

FIRST & THIRD TUESDAYS

Music for Munchkins - Sidney Memorial Public Library, Smart Community Room, 10:30 to 11:15 a.m., For children up to age 5

SECOND & FOURTH TUESDAYS

Pre-K Tech -10:30 to 11:15 a.m., Sidney Memorial Pub-lic Library, public computing center, children up to age 5

THIRD TUESDAYAfton Sertoma Club Din-

ner Meeting- St. Ann’s Epis-copal Church, Main St., Af-ton, 6:45 p.m.

Bainbridge Chamber of Commerce meeting- 7:30 a.m., Bob’s Diner, 26 N. Main St., Bainbridge

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 27

EVERY WEDNESDAYTwilight Tales - Sidney

Memorial Public Library, 6:30 p.m. Songs and stories

LEGO Time -Sidney Me-morial Library, 3:30 to 5 p.m. All ages, preschool through school age

Afton Interchurch Food Pantry - 9-11 a.m., Afton United Methodist Church

TOPS #618 of Unadilla - 9 a.m., Unadilla Methodist Church basement, use side door

Sidney Historical Room -open 4-6 p.m. or by appoint-ment. Sidney Civic Center, room 218. For info, call Jo-elene, 563-1425

Volleyball for Adult Men and Women - All ages and skill levels are welcome, Sid-ney Civic Center gym, 9-11 a.m. A chance for fun and exercise. For information, call Joe Menzel at 563-1370

SECOND & FOURTH WEDNESDAY

Mt. Upton Food Pantry - Mt. Upton Methodist Church 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

FOURTH WEDNESDAYAncestry-Genealogy Club

- Sidney Memorial Public Li-brary meeting room. Bring own laptop or WIFI, 6-7:30 p.m. For information, call 563-1200.

THURSDAY, JAN. 28

EVERY THURSDAYBaby and Me - Sidney

Memorial Public Library, 10:30 a.m. for babies up to 15 months and their caregiver, 20 minute program

Toddler Story Time - Sid-ney Memorial Public Library, 9:30 a.m. toddlers 15 months to age 3

Bainbridge Food Pantry - 8-10 a.m., Methodist Church, 27 N. Main St., Bainbridge, rear entrance

Sidney Historical Room - open 9:30 a.m. to noon or by appointment, Sidney Civic Center, room 218. For information, call Joelene at 563-1425

Sidney Community Food Pantry - 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., and the last Thursday of the month from 5-6:30 p.m. Sid-ney United Methodist Church, Liberty St., Main fl oor

Our Daily Bread Food Pantry - 1-3 p.m., Guilford United Methodist Church. For other hours call 895-6325

Otego Community Food Pantry- Unatego Community Church, Main St., Otego, 3:15 to 5:15 p.m.

Butternut Food Pantry - Christ Church, 166 Mar-ion Ave., Gilbertsville, tel. 783-2267

BY APPOINTMENT

Bainbridge Museum - 38 S. Main St., Bainbridge, call 967-8546 or 967-7159

Afton Historical Mu-seum - Main St., Afton, call 639-2720.

Sen. Akshar & BOOKS rewardProgram Participants with Special Party

BINGHAMTON - BOOKS (Books Open Opportuni-ties for Kids to Succeed), a program funded by a State Grant from Senator Fred Ak-shar (R), will host a “Halfway There” Party Saturday, Jan. 16 at 5:30 p.m. at the Arena Club in the Broome County Veter-ans Memorial Arena located in Downtown Binghamton.

Reading rewards is a year-round reading incentive program for preschool and school-aged children. It pro-vides them with free passes and gift cards to local mu-

seums, sporting events and businesses as rewards for time spent reading or being read to.

Each guest invited to the party read for more than 108 hours between June and De-cember. This marks the half-way point in the 2015-2016 program and will encour-age children to complete this year’s program by the May 31 deadline.

Participants and their fami-lies will enjoy dinner and en-tertainment at the Arena Club, along with visits by special guests. They’ll then attend the

Binghamton Senators hockey game against the Rochester Americans.

Through BOOKS, Senator Akshar also funds grants to local libraries for children’s programming and new chil-dren’s books, as well as spon-soring BOOKS and Beyond: A Reader’s Theater at the Dis-covery Center of the Southern Tier, Broome County Airport and the YMCA in Norwich. For more information on BOOKS please visit www.booksprogram.com.

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Calling All Cutest Couples

Are you and your special someone celebrating couple-hood? Do you know a darling duo long since struck by Cu-pid’s arrows and still going strong? The Tri-Town News will be hosting a “Cutest Couple Contest” and we are looking for entries from area sweethearts!

Anyone interested in par-ticipating should stop by the offi ce located at 85 Main St., Suite 1 (the Smith St. en-trance) in Sidney, email a pho-to to ttnews@tritownnews.com, or send a shot of their favorite starry-eyed twosome via Facebook message to the TriTown News Facebook page. Included with the photo should be a short paragraph with the couple’s names, where they’re from and what makes them so special.

The deadline for submis-

sions to the Cutest Couple Contest will be Monday, Feb. 1 at 4 p.m.

After gathering photo en-tries, the pictures will be pub-lished in the Feb. 4 issue of Tritown News and uploaded to the Facebook page. Voting will open up by phone and on-line. Once the polls open, to cast your vote for the couple you call the cutest, call 561-3526 Mon. through Fri., or head to the TriTown News Facebook page at any time to “like” your chosen lovebirds.

The best part? The couple to receive the most votes will win a gift basket chock full of amorous and indulgent good-ies donated by several local businesses, just in time for Valentine’s Day. The winning couple will be announced on Thursday, Feb. 11.

Sidney Has $1.6M GrantTo Assess Main St. Needs

SIDNEY - The Village of Sidney has a $1.6M grant to assess the Main St. business district needs, according to Mayor Andy Matviak. The grant involves the Main St. in-frastructure including streets, sidewalks, parking lots and trees.

The grant is through the Department of State. Among the concerns being addressed is the water drainage. Matviak said that a general meeting will be held to gather input from the property owners in the area to use in determining plans to improve and update the area.

While the grant does not apply to the buildings them-selves, Matviak said the vil-lage would continue to apply for grants that could be used to make improvements on the structures. In the past, the vil-lage has applied for several grants but been unsuccessful. However, sustaining the build-ings on Main St. is important so the village will continue to apply for grants. The award-ing of grants is based on a point system and the village will continue to emphasis that many of the buildings house both retail store fronts with apartments above, something Matviak said is taken into consideration when awarding grants. The village has been working with and will con-tinue to work with Delaware Opportunities and the Dela-ware County IDA in applying for grants.

The village is also looking for an additional water source. Matviak said the village has a grant to tear down the out-dated Peckham Reservoir,

located off Rt. 8, behind the B.A.G.S Landfi ll, which is currently used only as a source of water in an emergency.

“We have a good water sup-ply but we are looking for an-other source to replace Peck-ham Reservoir as a backup,” explained Matviak.

Matviak also noted that at the wastewater treatment plant the new drying beds used in processing solid wastes have provided a savings for taxpay-ers. He said department head at the wastewater treatment plant, Shane Nordberg, is do-ing an excellent job.

In other areas, Matviak said the village is in the process of installing a new credit card machine at the Sidney Mu-nicipal Airport as an added convenience for pilots fl y-ing in and out of the airport and looking to fuel up. In the spring, the village expects to also provide a new fuel tank.

The village is also looking at building additional hangars at the airport. Currently 28 aircraft are based at the air-port. In addition to the main hangar there are two other buildings.

The mayor praised the air-port manager, Gary Klindt for “doing an outstanding job.”

Matviak also noted that the village’s website, villageofsid-ney.org, is going well. He said the website is kept up-dated and includes such information as names of village offi cials and department heads, vil-lage codes and emergency and general information. Matviak urges the public to take advan-tage of the website to keep up on progress in the village.

4-H Teens recognized for AccomplishmentsDELHI — Friday, Jan. 15

was a night of excitement, friendship, and good times when the 4-H Teens of Dela-ware County, who submitted completed 4-H Member Re-cord Books, came together to be recognized for all of their accomplishments during the 2014-2015 4-H year.

Family members of those honored shared a dinner to-gether that was provided by Delaware County 4-H, fol-lowed by an awards ceremony.

4-H Community Educator, Emily Roach, welcomed the teens and their families and offered a few thoughts on the past year. Diane Meredith, Cornell Cooperative Exten-sion of Delaware County Board of Directors President, explained how the evening was all about the great teens who were in attendance and that everyone is proud of

their hard work and accom-plishments. Diane had the teens get into pairs and work together to answer a few pre-pared questions. Then the teens introduced each other, and explained what projects/activities each one did in 4-H, what they liked about 4-H, and who each teen wanted to recognize and thank related to 4-H. Many of the teens thanked their parents and club leaders for pushing them to do their best, in all that they do, including 4-H. This was a great activity and it was awesome hearing about the teens’ accomplishments and who they were grateful for. Michael Steele, 4-H Program Issue Committee Chairman and 4-H representative on the CCE of Delaware County Board of Directors handed out certifi cates and awards to the teens.

After the awards ceremony, everyone enjoyed dessert and a bit of time to catch-up be-fore heading for home.

The honorees were as follows:

Abigail Dennis, Treadwell - Independent Member; Cloth-ing and textiles-fashion revue; gardening and horticulture; photography and video public speaking

Jamie Dugan, Hamden - Country Cousins, Healthy Living

Emma Healey, Walton - Crafty Kids, cook-

ing - food and nutritionRaina Howe, Walton -

Country Bumpkins, Cavy - judging; healthy living

Tracer Howland, Franklin - Trael Pets, Beef cattle; Dairy cattle; Swine

Molly Lobdell, Deposit - Del-Bros, Poultry; Home

environmentGeorge Machala, Franklin

- Little Clovers, Aerospace; Goats; Visual Arts

Alexis Pernice, Hamden - Thundering Hooves, Horse; Fashion revue

Mikayla Pernice, Hamden - Thundering Hooves, Agricul-ture; Veterinary science

Emily Richards, Walton - Crafty Kids, Cooking; Dogs; Food and nutrition; Personal development

Cassidy Smith, Delhi - Ma-ple Ridge 4-H, Home environ-ment; Rabbits

Sky Stankiewicz, Walton - Independent Member, Horse

Gregory Zuill, Davenport - Backyard Critters, Cavy; Sheep

Thank you to Diane and Michael for taking the time to attend and help out at this year’s 4-H Teen Recognition Night event.

Shown here are winners from the recent 4-H ceremony honoring area teens. Front row, l-r: George Machala, Franklin; Molly Lobdell, Deposit; Alexis Pernice, Hamden; Emma Healey, Walton; Tracer Howland, Franklin, Emily Roach, 4-H Community Educator; John Hannum, 4-H Team Leader; Back row: Diane Meredith, CCE Board of Directors President; Mikayla Perncie, Hamden; Jamie Dugan, Hamden; Abigail Dennis, Treadwell; Emily Richards, Walton; Gregory Zuill, Davenport; Sky Stankiewicz, Walton; Mike Steele, 4-H Program Issue Committee President; missing from p hoto: Raina Howe, Walton; Cassidy Smith, Delhi.