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VOL. 150 - NO. 33 SidNey, New yOrk — ThurSday, auguST 18, 2016 SuggeSTed price 75¢ For billing information, please call 561-3526 Whitney Point’s Widdall Joins Team USA in Rio By allison collins whiTNey pOiNT – 26-year-old whitney point native, alesha widdall, is liv- ing proof of her own favorite quote: “What the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.” Though her prowess as a tiny-but-mighty field hockey goalie has taken widdall all over the globe, the daughter of paul and christie widdall is right now soak- ing up some especially sweet Olympic sun in rio de Janei- ro, Brazil, where widdall is an alternate on the Team uSa field hockey team. This most recent trek to rio is not widdall’s first; as part of a long list of career highlights, widdall played in round two of 2013’s women’s world League Field hockey championship gold medal victory, won in March of that year. her 2016 return to rio, though, is widdall’s first-ever Olympic experience. The whitney point high School graduate attended college at the university of Massachusetts, amherst and, when on american turf, re- sides in pennsylvania. ac- cording to her official player profile, which can be viewed at http://www.teamusa.org/ usa-field-hockey/athletes/ ale- sha-widdall#profile, widdall began her athletic career in the wake of her fellow family athletes (she is one of six), as a swimmer. it was seeing her friends playing field hockey in middle school that first drew widdall away from the water and, as they say, the rest is history. The intervening years from middle school to rio in 2016 have been filled with steady ascension and profes- sional achievements. Since arriving in rio at the start of the month, widdall has kept her Facebook page consistently updated with recent posts detailing Team uSa’s successes, accompa- nied by strings of heartfelt comments exclaiming how proud, excited and supportive of her and Team uSa every- one back home is. in a midday post on Mon- day, aug. 15, widdall de- scribed “feeling energized” and, just before a quarter fi- nal matchup between Team uSa and germany, widdall posted, “Thank you so far for all the support back in the State. Let’s ramp it up another notch! uSa all day! Love this team, it’s a great day for some hockey!” at the time of this ar- ticle, the widdalls could not be reached for comment. (Though it was no doubt be- cause they were busy tuning in to the 11:30 eT quarterfinals). Sidney Center Group to Hold Historic Community Event, Aug. 27 By allison collins SidNey ceNTer – Sev- eral years back, the former Sidney center elementary School joined the sadly in- creasing ranks of abandoned NyS school buildings; 2005 marked the k-5 school’s final year in operation, just after a poorly timed $2.4 million in- vestment in a four-classroom addition onto the building. The Sidney center Board of education held onto the site for roughly eighteen months following that futile injection of funds, before the contin- gent of community-minded folks known as greater May- wood rural community Ser- vices purchased the ailing building from the board. That was in 2010. The idea behind the pur- chase, according to gMrcS president and Sidney cen- ter Town councilman, pete cordes, was “to make a com- munity center for folks.” and, while the building has occa- sionally played host to popular country music concerts, grad- uation and birthday parties, anniversary celebrations and isolated events, the re-imag- ined facility never truly took off because, as cordes and the group found out, “There’s just not enough population, there’s not enough money and there aren’t enough young people in the area.” The structure itself is a spreading, 17,000 square foot, one-story brick construct with twelve rooms and an audito- rium capable of holding 400 that sits atop a consistently mown hillside, overlooking scenic NyS vistas. Today the school once home to 180 youths and staff is little more than an empty and steadily declining shell. The once bus- tling halls now echo vacantly and each brightly-tiled class- room holds only the remnants of educational ephemera— overturned desks, upended chairs, moldering books— where once there was chatter and children. The building and its con- tents go largely unused, but certainly not unloved. The people behind greater May- wood rural community Ser- vices have made the building’s preservation and maintenance their mission, but the upkeep of the school’s eight acres and vast interior space is fiscally inefficient, to say the least. The group, a 501-c3 not- for-profit first begun in 2010 by the now-deceased carol Bennet and reverend paul hamilton, consists currently of just a small handful of dedi- cated people. The Board com- prises four officers and, total, the group has fourteen active members. robert green, who serves on the group’s board, lamented, “if we could’ve maintained membership… but we’re just a small hamlet and there are not many free hands.” That, and the group’s mostly elderly membership has suffered various losses in its six-year tenure with little to SEE SIDNEY CENTER, PG. 5 The already-extracted (though not opened) 1954 time capsule from the former Sidney center elementary School sits, awaiting its aug. 27 reveal. Local Groups Work for ‘Every Girl. Everywhere. Period.’ at Aug. 27 Event By allison collins uNadiLLa – The unadil- la First presbyterian church and kirsty roefs of unadil- la’s house of consignment have teamed up with a local leader of an international or- ganization working to better the hygiene, opportunity, and overall quality of life for girls all around the world. days for girls international de- scribes itself as, “a grassroots 501(c)3 non-profit creating a more dignified, humane and sustainable world for girls through advocacy, reproduc- tive health awareness, educa- tion and sustainable feminine hygiene – because no girl should go without. ” Founded by Celeste Mergens during a 2008 trip to kenya, the orga- nization’s overall goal is to en- able and empower “every girl and woman in the world with ready, feasible access to qual- ity sustainable hygiene and health education by 2022.” To do this, dfg creates, produces and distributes hy- giene kits – this is where roefs and the unadilla First presbyterian church come in. The kits, each comprised of a drawstring cloth sack filled with gallon Ziploc bags, soap, spare underpants, durable cloth menstrual pads, mois- ture barrier shields, visual instructions and a wash cloth, will be assembled and sewn locally in a sewing bee sched- uled for Saturday, aug. 27, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the church located at 156 Main St., unadilla. Owners of sew- ing machines are encouraged to bring their equipment, with an especial need for sergers. Non-sewers need not be de- terred, however, as all experi- ence levels will be welcomed and needed. The contents of each kit has been fine-tuned since the project’s inception eight years ago and has been modeled off of feedback from the girls to whom the kits go. The kits are easy to use, easy to put into practice and, because SEE EVERY GIRL, PG. 5
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Whitney Point’s Widdall Joins Team USA in RioBy allison collins
whiTNey pOiNT – 26-year-old whitney point native, alesha widdall, is liv-ing proof of her own favorite quote: “What the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.” Though her prowess as a tiny-but-mighty field hockey goalie has taken widdall all over the globe, the daughter of paul and christie widdall is right now soak-ing up some especially sweet Olympic sun in rio de Janei-ro, Brazil, where widdall is an alternate on the Team uSa field hockey team.
This most recent trek to rio is not widdall’s first; as part of a long list of career highlights, widdall played in round two of 2013’s women’s world League Field hockey championship gold medal victory, won in March of that year. her 2016 return to rio,
though, is widdall’s first-ever Olympic experience.
The whitney point high School graduate attended college at the university of Massachusetts, amherst and, when on american turf, re-sides in pennsylvania. ac-cording to her official player profile, which can be viewed at http://www.teamusa.org/usa-field-hockey/athletes/ale-sha-widdall#profile, widdall began her athletic career in the wake of her fellow family athletes (she is one of six), as a swimmer. it was seeing her friends playing field hockey in middle school that first drew widdall away from the water and, as they say, the rest is history. The intervening years from middle school to rio in 2016 have been filled with steady ascension and profes-sional achievements.
Since arriving in rio at the start of the month, widdall
has kept her Facebook page consistently updated with recent posts detailing Team uSa’s successes, accompa-nied by strings of heartfelt comments exclaiming how proud, excited and supportive of her and Team uSa every-one back home is.
in a midday post on Mon-day, aug. 15, widdall de-scribed “feeling energized” and, just before a quarter fi-nal matchup between Team uSa and germany, widdall posted, “Thank you so far for all the support back in the State. Let’s ramp it up another notch! uSa all day! Love this team, it’s a great day for some hockey!”
at the time of this ar-ticle, the widdalls could not be reached for comment. (Though it was no doubt be-cause they were busy tuning in to the 11:30 eT quarterfinals).
Sidney Center Group to Hold Historic Community Event, Aug. 27
By allison collins
SidNey ceNTer – Sev-eral years back, the former Sidney center elementary School joined the sadly in-creasing ranks of abandoned NyS school buildings; 2005 marked the k-5 school’s final year in operation, just after a poorly timed $2.4 million in-vestment in a four-classroom addition onto the building. The Sidney center Board of education held onto the site for roughly eighteen months following that futile injection of funds, before the contin-gent of community-minded folks known as greater May-wood rural community Ser-vices purchased the ailing building from the board. That was in 2010.
The idea behind the pur-chase, according to gMrcS president and Sidney cen-ter Town councilman, pete cordes, was “to make a com-munity center for folks.” and, while the building has occa-
sionally played host to popular country music concerts, grad-uation and birthday parties, anniversary celebrations and isolated events, the re-imag-ined facility never truly took off because, as cordes and the group found out, “There’s just not enough population, there’s not enough money and there aren’t enough young people in the area.”
The structure itself is a spreading, 17,000 square foot, one-story brick construct with twelve rooms and an audito-rium capable of holding 400 that sits atop a consistently mown hillside, overlooking scenic NyS vistas. Today the school once home to 180 youths and staff is little more than an empty and steadily declining shell. The once bus-tling halls now echo vacantly and each brightly-tiled class-room holds only the remnants of educational ephemera—overturned desks, upended chairs, moldering books—where once there was chatter
and children. The building and its con-
tents go largely unused, but certainly not unloved. The people behind greater May-wood rural community Ser-vices have made the building’s preservation and maintenance their mission, but the upkeep of the school’s eight acres and vast interior space is fiscally inefficient, to say the least.
The group, a 501-c3 not-for-profit first begun in 2010 by the now-deceased carol Bennet and reverend paul hamilton, consists currently of just a small handful of dedi-cated people. The Board com-prises four officers and, total, the group has fourteen active members. robert green, who serves on the group’s board, lamented, “if we could’ve maintained membership…but we’re just a small hamlet and there are not many free hands.” That, and the group’s mostly elderly membership has suffered various losses in its six-year tenure with little to
SEE SIDNEY CENTER, PG. 5
The already-extracted (though not opened) 1954 time capsule from the former Sidney center elementary School sits, awaiting its aug. 27 reveal.
Local Groups Work for ‘Every Girl. Everywhere. Period.’ at Aug. 27 Event
By allison collins
uNadiLLa – The unadil-la First presbyterian church and kirsty roefs of unadil-la’s house of consignment have teamed up with a local leader of an international or-ganization working to better the hygiene, opportunity, and overall quality of life for girls all around the world. days for girls international de-scribes itself as, “a grassroots 501(c)3 non-profit creating a more dignified, humane and sustainable world for girls through advocacy, reproduc-tive health awareness, educa-tion and sustainable feminine hygiene – because no girl
should go without.” Founded by Celeste Mergens during a 2008 trip to kenya, the orga-nization’s overall goal is to en-able and empower “every girl and woman in the world with ready, feasible access to qual-ity sustainable hygiene and health education by 2022.”
To do this, dfg creates, produces and distributes hy-giene kits – this is where roefs and the unadilla First presbyterian church come in. The kits, each comprised of a drawstring cloth sack filled with gallon Ziploc bags, soap, spare underpants, durable cloth menstrual pads, mois-ture barrier shields, visual instructions and a wash cloth,
will be assembled and sewn locally in a sewing bee sched-uled for Saturday, aug. 27, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the church located at 156 Main St., unadilla. Owners of sew-ing machines are encouraged to bring their equipment, with an especial need for sergers. Non-sewers need not be de-terred, however, as all experi-ence levels will be welcomed and needed.
The contents of each kit has been fine-tuned since the project’s inception eight years ago and has been modeled off of feedback from the girls to whom the kits go. The kits are easy to use, easy to put into practice and, because
SEE EVERY GIRL, PG. 5
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The Deposit Central School Districtis hiring substitute teachers for the 2016-17 school year.
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Substitute teaching offers daily fl exibility andthe opportunity to make new connections. A training
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BaiNBridge - The Soup kitchen at the Bainbridge united Methodist church is open Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Menu for the soup kitchen is available in the kitchen’s Facebook page.
SidNey - a full meal is served at St. paul’s 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.
aFTON - The North afton uMc is once again doing its “Third Saturday Night din-ner” (pasta night out). it is the third Saturday of every month from 4:30-6:30 p.m. The menu will change month-ly. This is a free will offering dinner. Saturday, aug. 20, the menu will be ham and scal-loped potatoes, vegetables, bread, homemade dessert and beverage. give the cook a break and come out to this tasty dinner. The North afton uMc is located on county rd. 17 in afton.
Share the Bounty DinnerSidNey - Join your
friends and neighbors for a free community “Share the Bounty” dinner on Thursday, aug. 25, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at the Sidney united Method-ist church, 12 Liberty St.
Many thanks go out to the Sidney uMc and the Boy Scouts for preparing and serv-ing this meal. The picnic menu will include hamburgers, hot-dogs, salad, and dessert.
cOVeNTryViLLe - Saturday, aug. 20, the First congregational church in coventryville will be serv-ing breakfast, from 7 to 10:30 a.m., with pancakes, sausage, scrambled eggs, home fries, from scratch sausage gravy and biscuits. everything hot and served as you like it, with plenty of hot coffee, orange juice, friends and neighbors around the table. what a way to start the day!
Travel up State hwy. 206 to the blinking light in cov-entryville, then turn onto county rd. 27 - you’ll see the church from there. handicap accessible, lots of parking and always free will offering. See you there.
ChICKEN BBQSidNey - Birthright of
Sidney will be holding a chicken BBQ on Saturday, aug. 27, from 10 a.m. until gone, in the Video entertain-ment parking lot.
giLBerTSViLLe - The annual chili and sweet corn supper will be held on wednesday, aug. 31, with serving from
5 to 7 p.m. at the gilberts-ville Baptist church. The menu will consist of chili, sweet corn, tossed salad, rolls and cake for dessert. a free will donation is gratefully encouraged.
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Fire Pump Testing Aug. 19SidNey - accO will be testing fire pumps mid-morning
Thursday, aug. 19. Low pressure or roily water may occur temporarily
Trap and Pistol ShootBaiNBridge - The Bainbridge Sportsman’s club will
be hosting a trap and pistol shoot on Sunday, aug. 21. Trap shoot will begin at 9 a.m., pistol shoot at noon.
Harpursville BOE to Meet Aug. 22
harpurSViLLe - The harpursville central School Board of education will hold a regular meeting on Monday, aug. 22 in the high school au-
ditorium. The executive ses-sion of the meeting will begin at 6 p.m., with the regular business meeting following at 7 p.m.
Bainbridge Zoning Board to Meet
BaiNBridge - The Vil-lage of Bainbridge Zoning Board of appeals will hold their regularly scheduled
monthly meeting on Monday, aug. 22 at 7 p.m. in the Vil-lage clerk’s Office, 33 west Main St., Bainbridge.
Del. Co. Law Enforcement Agents Acknowledged for STOP-DWI Successes:
SidNey – On Friday, aug. 12 delaware county STOp-dwi recognized some local law enforcement officers for their outstanding dwi en-forcement efforts in delaware county. “each of these of-ficers stood out within their respective agencies for re-moving drunken drivers from delaware county roadways and should be commended,” stated probation director and STOp-dwi coordinator, Scott glueckert. glueckert
went on to thank all of the law enforcement personnel throughout delaware county who tirelessly dedicate them-selves to the safety of the communities therein.
delaware county under-sheriff craig duMond also thanked the officers as well as glueckert’s probation staff for their diligent efforts, stating, “in today’s day-and-time it is especially important to recog-nize the positive efforts of our law enforcement personnel…
i commend our officers for working together as a team to make delaware county a safer place for our residents.”
pictured, l-r are craig du-Mond, delaware county un-dersheriff; deputy Tim Mur-ray; deputy kyle karcher; NyS Trooper James Feld-bauer; deputy chris erwin; deputy eric alexander and Scott glueckert, delaware county probation director and STOp-dwi coordinator.
Adult Education Classes Offered Around the Tri-Town Area
aFTON - are you inter-ested in earning a high school equivalency diploma or im-proving your reading, writ-ing and math skills? There are free, educational services available to you through af-ton central School’s adult and continuing education program.
afton adult education sponsors classes in area schools, workforce centers, and libraries. you may join a class at any time. class-es are free and the work is individualized.
There is a class offered at:afton central School,
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. in the high school library;
Norwich cdO workforce center, wednesdays, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., 1 O’hara drive in Norwich;
Oneonta cdO workforce center (youth only), wednes-days and Fridays, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m., 12 dietz St. in Oneonta;
Sidney civic center, Tues-days and Thursdays, 9 a.m. – noon, 21 Liberty St. in Sidney (second floor, room 204);
walton elementary School, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m., 42-66 North St. in walton (elementary
library).For those unable to at-
tend a class, there is a free home study program of-fered through the mail called graSp (giving ready adults a Study program). This program is designed for moti-vated people 21 years old or older, who work well on their own and possess good reading skills.
For more information, call June white, director, at 639-2811 or 1 800-792-2145 be-tween 7 a.m. and 3 p.m., Mon-day through Friday. call to verify time and location.
Digger Day In Memory of James “Digger” Louden to Feature Poker Run, Food & Music
SidNey - Jim lost his bat-tle with liver cancer on July 8 of this year. Funds raised by this event will be used to cre-ate scholarships in his name.
The event will be held on Sunday, aug. 28 at the Sidney american Legion.
poker run registration be-gins at 9:30 a.m., kSu at 11 a.m., at $25 driver, $15 rider. cost includes poker run, pig roast and music. prizes for
best hand and worst hand. all vehicles are welcome.
cost for meal and music alone is $15 for adults and $5 for children twelve and under. price includes pig roast and music.
pig roast and Fixins will be available from 3 p.m. until gone.
Music will be performed by 2016 afton Fair Battle of the Bands winner, Monocle and
whiskey, from 4-8 p.m.The event will include a
chinese auction & 50/50 raf-fle throughout the day.
check and mail order dona-tions can be mailed to Mela-nie Mueller, c/o digger, 426 St. hwy. 41, afton N.y., 13730
electronic donations can be made at www.gofundme.com/diggerday.
Apply Now to Become a CCE Master Gardener Volunteerinterested in becoming a
Master gardener Volunteer? cornell cooperative extension of chenango, herkimer, and Schoharie and Otsego counties are now accepting applications from area residents who would like to participate in this state-wide public service program. The Master gardener program is open to everyone with an in-terest in gardening and a will-ingness to use their knowledge, experience, and enthusiasm to make a positive impact on their local community.
Training for the program will begin Monday, Sept. 12 and will continue for ten con-secutive Mondays through Nov. 14, excepting columbus day.
The training will be held at the First presbyterian church in cooperstown. applications are being accepted through Friday, aug. 26.
For details about the 2016 Master gardener Volunteer Training or to receive an ap-plication, contact your county association office:
cce chenango county, 607-334-5841, [email protected]; cce herkimer county, 315-866-7920,[email protected]; cce Schoharie and Otsego counties, 607-547-2536, ext. 0, [email protected] (cooperstown); 518-234-4303 or 518-296-8310, [email protected] (cobleskill).
The cornell Master gar-
dener Volunteer program is a public service program that provides training to volunteers to serve their communities through horticulture, gardening and pest management. Volun-teers participate in a series of science-based educational ses-sions that include many aspects of horticulture and related top-ics. in return for this training, volunteers assist local cornell cooperative extension (cce) personnel in providing outreach education and information. Many volunteers address home-gardening questions, while oth-ers participate in community gardening projects, educational workshops, and annual plant sales.
Del. Co. S.C.O.P.E. to Meet Aug. 23
deLhi - The delaware county chapter of S. c. O. p. e. (Shooters committee on political education) will hold a meet-ing at the american Legion post in delhi on Tuesday, aug. 23 at 7 p.m. all are welcome.
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Molly delgiacco (pictured), of gilbertsville, won a blue rib-bon for her mantle display with the Butternut Valley garden club entitled, “celebration of the angels of grace” during the Otsego county Fair. photo credit to anna ritchey.
“Best Appearing Fire Department” at the Otsego County Fair on Tuesday evening during the Fire Service Parade was awarded to the Wells Bridge Fire Department. Photo credit to Anna Ritchey
“Best of Show” in the talent contest at the Otsego county Fair was presented to, in the mini competition-variety division: rylee Lum, of South New Berlin, playing guitar and singing “check yes or No;” in the maxi division, winner was chino Osuna, of Mt. Vision, who played guitar and sang “collide.” Best of Show winners each received a cash prize of $50, donated by NBT Bank of edmeston.
Mini vocal winners were, in first: Jasmine wessel, of Morris; second: kacie Turnbull, of N.J.
rylee Lum won again when he place first in the variety divi-sion overall; second was presented to hannah Bonczkowski, of Otego, and abbie ainslie; a tie for third was announced be-tween hannah Bonczkowski and Thomas Bresley, of Morris.
winners of the maxi variety division were also tied, with a first place stalemate between dave Breslau, of Morris, and chino Osuna, of Mt. Vision; second place honors when to Sap-phira koener, of Oneonta, and Lindsay carrigan, of Laurens, earned third.
First place for vocals was awarded to Jeremy wainright, of edmeston.
pictured from left to right are rylee and chino.Two long-time directors of the Otsego county Fair were hon-ored on the evening of Monday, aug. 1, with fair directors, hon-orary directors, past directors, fair vendors, family and friends gathering for the honors at the in Field café on the fairgrounds, where a meal was served.
Lewis Miller of New Berlin (pictured left) served as director for 52 years, with 21 years as Fair president. he was involved with harness racing and grounds maintenance, as well as secur-ing sponsorships throughout the year. richard Ballard of Sidney (right) started helping the fair in 1981 and served as Floral hall Superintendent for 24 years. he also served as vice president, secretary and treasurer of the Fair association. additionally, dick helped during the year with maintenance and building rentals for many years.
On Tuesday evening, prior to the Fire Service parade, they were recognized once more on the grandstand stage, with plaques presented by the Fair Board and Senator James Seward, each bearing a certificate of recognition. Both were seen many times during the week of the fair, still lending a helping hand: Lukie with harness racing and dick in Floral hall. Now the two have been rightly added to the ranks of honorary directors.
Early Deed Restored, Available for Viewing at Afton Museum
aFTON - in 1789, a group of settlers had been displaced in a land dispute between New york and Vermont and were given land by New york’s then governor, george clin-ton, in the newly opened ter-ritory, which is now chenan-go county. Lots along the Susquehanna river near the present town of afton were especially desirable. Two of these “Vermont Suffer-ers,” Samuel curtis and John gault, were given property in great lot #59 near afton, but they then sold their property to hezekiah Stowell. These
original deeds, complete with their large wax seals, were given to the afton Museum, but they were in such poor condition they could not be viewed by visitors. Thanks to a grant from the community Foundation for South central New york, the afton histori-cal Society was able to have the deeds professionally re-stored by ellen Tillapaugh of cooperstown, and had fac-simile reproductions framed by Sarah pressler of unadilla. These reproductions are now available to view in the afton Museum.
Sidney CSD Staff Luncheon Sept. 7
SidNey - On wednes-day, Sept. 7, there will be a luncheon for all former Sid-ney central School staff at the Sidney golf and country club. Social hour will begin at 11:15 a.m., with lunch at noon. The buffet cost is $3. pre-paid
reservations should be made by aug. 31, with checks made payable to:
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Unadilla Center UMC to Host VBS of “Heroic” Proportions
uNadiLLa – “Super heroes with god” will be the theme for Vacation Bible School at the unadilla cen-ter united Methodist church. children ages 3 through 12 of all denominations are wel-come to join in the fun on aug. 22-26, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. There will be an interactive story station, craft station, activity station and of course snacks, music and games. participants will find out about five men and women from the bible who did great things with god’s help. at-
tendees will also learn how all of us, even kids, can be super heroes with god.
On Friday, aug. 26 par-ents and family are invited to a picnic from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. On Sunday, aug. 28, we will celebrate what we have learned with a program during the 9:00 a.m. worship service.
pre-registration is not necessary. The church is lo-cated on Butternut rd., off of rte. 7 near the 357 bridge in unadilla. For more informa-tion, call 563-7713.
Bainbridge Announces One More Summer Concert
BaiNBridge - The last concert of the summer will be held on Tuesday, aug. 23 at 6:30 p.m. at the general clin-ton park.
performing at this free con-cert will be the “dirt Farm Band” from the triple cities area. The concert is sponsored by the Bainbridge communi-ty Foundation, with donations
from the following business-es: John’s garage, amphenol, sfcu, NBT Bank, Bainbridge coin Laundry, coughlin & gerhart LLc, ruF Machin-ing, BgTa, rosa’s pizzeria, Madison Vinyl and Bain-bridge Memorial works.
Bring your lawn chairs and come enjoy this free concert.
BVA’s 8th Annual Summer Harvest Festival Promises Fun for Everyone, Aug. 25
MOrriS - The Butternut Valley alliance’s eighth an-nual Summer harvest Festival will take place on Thursday, aug. 25 in guy rathbun park, Morris from 3-6:30 pm. ad-mission is free and everyone is invited.
The festival will be held in conjunction with the weekly Morris Farmers’ Market, an organization promoted by the BVa. The market features fresh produce, meat, maple syrup, honey, jellies, cheese, baked goods, woolen goods, soaps, and more.
during the aug. 25 festival, the empire house restau-rant, located in gilbertsville, will prepare and serve free samples of dishes made with locally grown vegetables. “Butternut Bucks,” which are redeemable at the market, will be given away as door prizes.
There will be environmental exhibits from our sponsors, cade, Otsego Land Trust, Occa, and O2000.
entertainment will feature a line up of live music, includ-ing the eklund Sisters, ken held with members of “Fetish Lane,” the country music per-former gary Jennings, “Local produce” (kimberly collison with friends and family) and chino Osuna.
For the children, there will be the Zoomobile from the ross park Zoo and a children’s tent with animal skeletons, an area for color-ing sponsored by Butternut Valley arts and crafts, and an artifact identification area sponsored by the Morris his-torical Society. Free ice cream will also be provided by get the Scoop!
“Big Chuck” D’Imperio to Discuss Book in Delhi, Aug. 23deLhi - The delhi his-
torical Society (dhS) will host a book discussion with chuck d’imperio on Tuesday, august 23 at 6:30 p.m. at the cannon Free Library. Local writer and radio personality, chuck d’imperio, will discuss his book, Sidney as I Remember It, a Baby Boomer Recalls Life in a Small Town. The book chron-icles the beginnings of the life
of “Big chuck.”check out the delhi his-
torical Society’s website at www.delhinyhistory.org to see what else is in store for the rest of the year and join in the fun by becoming a member. The delhi historical Society works to promote history and historical research in delhi. also, find dhS on Facebook at www.facebook.com/delhi-
historicalsociety to stay up-dated with what is happening with dhS.
The final showing of the Bob wyer photo exhibit will be on Saturday, Sept. 10 from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the cannon house, located at 47 Main St. in delhi. Then, mark the calendar for the next dhS event on Tuesday, Sept. 20 at 6:30 p.m. at the cannon Free
Library, when Marianne ki-raly, agricultural resource educator and Farm Business Management representative for the cornell cooperative extension of delaware coun-ty, will present an overview of the changes in agriculture in delhi over the last twenty years. call Sue pearson at 746-2898 for more informa-tion on these programs.
Bring a Bear to the 14th Annual Teddy Bear’s Picnic Concert, Aug. 21
ONeONTa – The Oneonta community concert Band, directed by rene prins, will present its fourteen annual Teddy Bear’s Picnic Concert on Sunday, Aug. 21, at 3:00 p.m. The concert will take
place in the upper pavilion of wilber park, rain or shine. please feel free to bring your bet-loved teddy bear (or two!) along to enjoy the concert with you. attendees will also have a chance to win a teddy bear to
be raffled off midway through the concert. a drawing will be held during intermission the winner could be you! This concert, as always, is free and open to the public. donations are accepted to
support the Oneonta com-munity concert Band’s opera-tions. For more information, call 437-0152.
Colesville Concert Series to Feature the Maine Community Band
cOLeSViLLe - The next group in the colesville Sum-mer concert Series held on Sunday, aug. 21, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the gazebo, next to the colesville Town hall in harpursville, will be the Maine community Band. The Boy Scouts will have
pizza available. Bring a chair, blanket, or just roll down the windows of your vehicle and enjoy.
in case of rain, the concert will be held in the colesville ambulance Building on king road, off rt 79, in back of the gas station.
Butternut Valley Boys to Play The Major’s Inn Once More, Aug. 24
giLBerTSViLLe – The Butternut Valley Boys will be giving another benefit concert at The Major’s inn, gilberts-ville, on wednesday evening, aug. 24, from 6:30-8:30 pm. due to the shortening days, this concert will be held in the ballroom.
The five-member band plays country, bluegrass, and gospel, with audience partici-pation encouraged.
The money raised will go
toward work being done at the inn, which this year includes replacing and repairing the slate roof, ongoing work on the lower level, and all the other problems a 120-year-old, 55-room building comes up with. Much work has been done over the 36 years since the foundation acquired the inn, and more work is planned.
refreshments will be avail-able. For more information call 783-2780 or 783-2967.
Updates From the Mt. Upton Seniors
MT. upTON - The Mt. up-ton senior citizens held their aug. 9 meeting at the rock-dale gun club with seventeen members present.
we held our 50/50 raffle, with Theresa Sellaggo named winner.
we celebrated Bob Mann’s birthday and wish him many, many more.
we were saddened to hear that Theresa Scheriff is in the hospital. we wish her a speedy recovery.
we held our auction, with many nice items donated. The seniors out do themselves.
we found out that Janice
peckham is not doing well. we are doing a card shower for her and wish her a speedy recovery also.
Because of so many mem-bers unable to make our aug. 23 meeting we have cancelled said meeting. Our next meet-ing will be Tuesday, Sept. 13, with bingo as our agenda.
pauline will make the cake, as we will be celebrating Bert ives’s and Sandy palmer’s birthday.
until we meet again on Sept. 13, stay safe and healthy and remember to always keep a smile on.
Updates from the Butternut Valley Grange
giLBerTSViLLe - But-ternut Valley grange will con-vene for its august meeting on Monday, aug. 22 at 6:15 p.m. for a picnic supper to be en-joyed at chase community center, New Berlin. Note the change of date. each family is to bring their own table ser-vice and a dish to share on the buffet. The beverages will be provided by glenn and rose Foster and Norm and anna ritchey. at 7 o’clock the But-ternut Valley grange Singers will entertain the residents of chase health. a brief busi-ness meeting will follow back at the community center. Those who wish to are en-couraged to stop for ice cream at The Scoop in Morris on the return trip home.
at the July meeting, the budget for the 2017-2017 pro-gram year was approved as presented by the executive committee and treasurer. communications were re-ceived from Senator James Seward and assemblyman clifford crouch relative to the many legislative resolu-tions the grange had adopted in recent months. Members were presented a financial re-port of the recent bus trip to
connecticut, a very successful venture with 42 passengers. The grange approved the next bus trip, scheduled for dec. 8 to hershey, pa., a great way to usher in the holiday season. details will be made public soon.
The grange voted to donate $100 to the National grange Name protection Fund.
any members interested in buying a grange sweatshirt with Butternut Valley grange insignia on it are to contact roger halbert, 783-2691, as orders are being taken now.
Butternut Valley grange is working with granges in chenango county for a joint degree day, to be held at the pomona grange building in Norwich on Saturday, Oct. 1. Butternut Valley will provide the first and fourth degree teams for that day. New mem-bers interested in joining the local grange are encouraged to prepare the application for presentation to the grange on aug. 22. any questions about grange membership may be directed to douglas dutcher, Marlene Brooks, robert ev-ans or roger halbert.
7th Annual Unadilla Autumn Fest Set for Sept. 17
uNadiLLa – The un-adilla rotary club will be presenting the seventh an-nual unadilla autumn Fest on Saturday, Sept. 17th from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the unadilla community Field.
autumn Fest 2016 will include:
Free activities for kids, thanks, again, to a gener-ous grant from the unadilla community Foundation, will include a puppet show by catskill puppet Theater, back by popular demand; “animal encounters” by animal ad-ventures; face painting, cook-ie decorating, and pumpkin painting (while supplies last); bounce house fun, gaga ball and more!
additionally, festival-goers will enjoy entertainment from island hoppers Steel Band and Studio B dancers.
There will also be a farm-ers’ market offering a wide range of local farm products
and crafts; the ever-popular chili competition, brought to you by christie connor’s cookies and catering; scare-crow and village-wide deco-rating contests; Boy Scout demonstrations; historical hayrides; an exciting cornhole tournament and much, much more!
a limited number of 10’ x 10’ stalls vendor stalls are still available for unadilla autumn Fest; interested lo-cal farmers and crafters can contact [email protected] for an application or more details.
For more information, visit www.unadillarotary.org or find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/unadillarotary.
autumn Fest is made pos-sible with funding from our generous sponsors: dc Mar-keting, unalam, c.h. Landers Funeral chapel, SFcu, Tieco and Tri-Town News.
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no new membership to offset said losses.
combined with out-of-pocket funding from group members and sharehold-ers, fundraising efforts have played an integral role in keeping the building standing and maintained.
cordes mentioned that, just two years ago, a $20,000 grant from the continental pipeline secured the purchase of a new roof over the audito-rium, which gMrcS member Julie Byrnes noted “looked like Niagra at the time.” “That helped immensely,” cordes said. Other major ex-penses include insurance for the building, electricity and, up until two years ago when the group had to make the decision to stop heating the building (a whopping $80,000 feat), heat. “it’s just gotten to be too much,” said cordes. The building is also in need of a new roof over the relatively recent addition, which was not well constructed or installed initially.
Now, in one of their biggest fundraising efforts to date, the group is gearing up for a Sat-urday, aug. 27 barbeque and time capsule reveal. Built into
twin corners of the brick-and-mortar building were two time capsules, one dating back to 1954 and the other to the time of the addition, in 2002.
a grand reveal of the time capsules will take place at the school at 5 p.m. on the night of the event. The gMrcS knows that in the 1954 capsule is a scroll signed by all students of the elementary school at the time, but what else the embedded capsule contains will remain a mystery until the evening of aug. 27. after opening, the contents of both capsules are destined for the Maywood historical Society.
Of the more recently sealed capsule, Byrnes acknowl-edged, “2002 is a little early, but we decided, we’re doing one, we’re doing both, be-cause we don’t know if we sell the building if we’ll ever have access to it again.”
The group, while it works to fund the building’s contin-ued preservation, is also ac-tively trying to sell it, for just $199,000. “if somebody could get use out of it, that’d be won-derful,” said cordes. “we’ve had quite a few people look at it.” Several possibilities have been floated, including use
as senior housing, a canine-and-officer training facility for NyS troopers, and mental health offices or a satellite site for one of the area hospitals.
reminiscing, cordes said, “we had some good, good teachers here.” To that, By-rnes added, “it’s so sad. i was very active when it was a school, my [three] boys all went here. it was really a love-ly place and a nice school; it’s sad that we’ve lost all that. it’s a sad situation we’re in now.”
The Saturday, aug. 27 event will feature live music from the 50’s and 60’s performed by Jim dorn, a big-screen viewing of the famed “rural rhythm Show” and a barbe-cue of hamburgers, hot dogs, baked beans and salads. There will also be a vegetarian op-tion available. The event is ex-pected to run from 4 to 7 p.m. anyone wishing to donate, become a member of greater Maywood rural community Services, or looking for more information on the building, may contact pete cordes at 369-7530.
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pictured here is the cornerstone marking the 2002 time capsule, still encased in the walls of the Sidney center elementary School’s exterior.
many times the people behind dfg go into the countries and teach the women and girls how to reproduce the cloth pads, doubly empowering. By giving the girls a safe, healthy and hygienic, but also user friendly, means to cope with menstruation, days for girls is quite literally giving days of their lives back.
Spearheading the local event with members of the church and roefs is dfg team leader, Jeanette Mulford of Oneonta, who emphasized, “what you’re doing is help-ing girls stay in school. The value of your time and effort is really making a differ-ence. Maybe you only have a half hour of time, that’s fine; maybe you don’t know how to sew, that’s fine. There’s a job for everyone.” Mulford de-scribed helping to make the kits, which have an individual monetary value of just $10, as “an easy way to get years back,” and went on to explain that, in many underdeveloped countries, that time can mean the difference between gradu-ating or not.
Mulford said she initial-ly learned of dfg through Facebook and, after attend-ing a Lansing event, realized, “we’ve got to do more; we’ve got to do something on this side of the state.” Mulford added that it was also the real-ity of women’s rights domes-tically versus the lack thereof in many other parts of the world that doubled her moti-vation to get involved. “we’re in a country where women can pretty much do anything. we’re empowered, and when i think of other countries and
the exploitation that happens there – things like male teach-ers making girls perform ‘fa-vors’ to remain in school – my heart breaks.”
despite the fact that the united Nations says the abil-ity to exercise menstrual hy-giene is a human right, com-mon practice in third world countries is to have a girl miss a week of school or work dur-ing her period and simply be kept home and isolated un-til menstruation has passed. worse, girls and women in underdeveloped countries with little to no education re-garding menstrual health and hygiene often muddle through with limited means that are not just seriously unsanitary, but also damaging. By equip-ping these girls with the prac-tical tools to manage men-struation and the education to match, dfg allows them the opportunity to stay engaged in their own education and, over time, sets them up for success and opportunity they might otherwise have missed out on.
each kit is designed to last three years and, in that three years, the contents of the kit enables an individual girl to be present for 180 days of ed-ucation—six whole months!—she would have had to miss simply because her body was performing a biologically necessary function. “we’re taught that it’s always a nega-tive thing when you bleed. But this is something god-given that all women can do…it’s a positive thing,” said Mulford.
in the lead up to the aug. 27 bee, which will be Mulford’s first locally, roefs is hosting a collection drive for the sup-
plies needed to fashion the kits. The collection marks just one in a series of philanthrop-ic causes roef’s has made her mission; every month since January, roefs has asked cli-entele to donate according to that month’s charitable theme. past drives have yielded large donations of undergarments to women’s homeless shel-ters, an influx of animal needs items to the delaware Valley humane Society and art sup-plies to creative ex-soldiers of the Oxford Veterans home.
in an online statement, roefs wrote, “i am so proud to be working with the unadilla First presbyterian church on this wonderful community project!” roefs is right now collecting 100 percent cot-ton (no images and only bo-tanical, geometric and batik prints), 100 percent flannel fabric, puL fabric (specially-designed waterproof polyure-thane laminate material for the cores of the fabric pads), dark colored washcloths, dark colored underwear, sizes 8 -16, ½” solid colored ribbons, hotel size soaps and 1 gallon Ziploc bags.
For more information on the days for girls organiza-tion, visit https://youtu.be/u4k3y255Nyc to watch a video detailing what they do and how they do it. To donate supplies ahead of time, visit the house of consignment at 214 Main St. in unadilla. To contact Mulford and the burgeoning Oneonta dfg team, call 643-8209 or email [email protected].
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Tri-County Senior Center Plans Aug. 26 Dance & Holiday Trip
SidNey - area senior citizens are invited to dance under the stars in the park on Friday, aug. 26. Tri-county Senior center will sponsor a dance in the picnic pavilion of keith clark park, river St. in Sidney, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. dJ Steve rutherford will pro-vide music for dancing or lis-tening. Bring a snack to share and come join the fun. Soda and water will be available to purchase. a suggested dona-tion of $7.00 will be collected to help cover expenses.
On Friday, Nov. 11, the Tri-county Senior center will be traveling to the hunter-don hills playhouse in west hampton, N.J. to enjoy a luncheon and holiday vari-ety show titled A Playhouse
Christmas, 2016. The show features a multi-talented cast in an original holiday song-and-dance fest of traditional carols, classic and contempo-rary yuletide compositions, humorous skits, and spectacu-lar dance numbers backed by a live orchestra. Luncheon will be served tableside, with a choice of entrée from the menu followed by an all-you-can-eat dessert buffet with over 50 varieties to choose from.
The per-person cost will include the bus trip, luncheon, the show and a tip for the driv-er. call carol at 563-8065 to reserve your spot and get fur-ther details. don’t wait, as this trip will fill up fast!
SIDNEY – Richard Matsushima, Rotary District Governor 7170, will be visiting several local Rotary clubs. Matsushima will stop first at the Unadilla Rotary Club on Monday, Aug. 22, with an open house for Rotarians and prospective Rotarians in the community. The meeting will be held at Christie Connor’s home, located at 314 Main St., Unadilla, beginning at 6 pm. Matsushima will visit with the Sidney Rotary Club on Friday, Aug. 26 at noon at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church in the community room and then with the Bainbridge Rotary Club on Thursday, Sept. 1 at Bob’s Diner, also at noon.President Matsushima (pictured) visited the Morris Rotary Club on Monday, Aug. 1 and spoke to attending members on keeping the Club’s identity and how saying ‘yes’ can open up many experiences.
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Local Rotarians Pass the Gavel, Welcome Incoming Presidents
SIDNEY - Ray Baker (right) accepts the gavel (hammer) from Keith May, outgoing President of the Rotary Club of Sidney. The presentation took place at May’s Landing Camp on June 17. Ray will be serving as Club President for the coming year, through June of 2017. 24 Rotarians and guests enjoyed the afternoon, with a picnic and steak BBQ by Keith along with and water activities and fellowship.
UNADILLA - Christie Conner (left) will serve as President of the Unadilla Rotary Club for the coming year. Christie received gavel from outgoing President, Rik van der Meulen, at the Club’s picnic held on June 29 at Martin Brook Park. 22 people were in attendance.
Sidney Alumni Sports HOF Induction Weekend to be Sept. 30-Oct. 1SidNey - More changes
are in store for the fourteenth annual Sidney central School alumni Sports hall of Fame induction dinner and cer-emony as part of its annual “induction weekend,” set for Friday and Saturday, Sept. 30-Oct. 1.
Tickets for the dinner, to be held on Oct. 1 at the elks Lodge on river St. in Sidney, are now available at Vep, as well as through any commit-tee member. Ticket chair is wendy weidman, available at 287-2114; contact ShOF chairman, greg davie, at 563-9799 or 422-6492 for ad-ditional info.
The class of 2016 and Legacy Team, selected ear-
lier this year, will honor more than the usual four inductees. The committee felt that, with increased support for several of the nominees, six would be the “magic number.”
Our individual inductees are: claude Shaw (class of 1965), Jene grey (‘75), da-vid duMond (‘88) and erica peterson espaillat (‘93) as student-athletes. in addition, gary Scavo, a former coach and Varsity club advisor, along with former Booster club co-presidents dale and Nancy Sweet were selected. The tenth Legacy Team to be honored is the only unbeaten boys basketball team of the modern era, the 21-0 team of 1972-73.
induction weekend events kick off Friday, Sept. 30 at Sidney alumni Field when the class of 2016 inductees and the Legacy team are sched-uled to be announced at half-time during the Sidney versus greene football game, which will begin at 7 p.m. Follow-ing the game, all inductees, plus Sidney central School alumni and their guests, will be invited to a get-together at the V.F.w., where food and drink will be available.
Saturday, festivities will begin at 5 p.m. with a social hour, followed by seating at 6 p.m. and a turkey and roast beef buffet at 6:15 p.m.
The annual memorabilia auction will be conducted
between dinner and the cer-emony. every year the array of items is amazing. The auc-tion and Sports hall of Fame dinner serve as a fundraiser for alumni to give back and assist the school’s athletic de-partment with a timely dona-tion of equipment. This year’s project of choice is showcas-ing a permanent display of plaques for all Sports hall of Fame inductees since the or-ganization’s 2003 inception.
with more inductees and the popularity of long-serv-ing contributors, this year’s Sports hall of Fame induction dinner promises to be quite an event. There is a potential for limited ticket sales, don’t miss out; get yours today!
Merrickville Days Recounts Local Lives in 1907 & 1908SidNey ceNTer - The
Maywood historical group of Sidney center has been no-tifi ed that there is a new pub-lication “Merrickville Days,” just out by eleanor wilson. The book is based on the 1907 and 1908 diaries of el-eanor’s grandparents, walter duMond and Jessie hartwell
duMond, who lived on a farm at Merrickville, a small com-munity about six miles from Sidney center.
The old O&w railroad ran through Merrickville from Sidney center, zig-zagging over the mountain (later through the mountain as a tunnel) on to Northfi eld and
walton, in delaware county and other destinations. She has done research to describe and fi ll in about things her grandparents mention in their writings, including current day visits to folks still resid-ing there. also included are pictures, some old and some current, depicting the lives of
her grandparents.The book of approximately
300 pages or as kindle eBook is now available for purchase online at amazon.com. The author expects to be in the area Oct. 10-15 with the pos-sibility of an autograph sign-ing, which will be announced later if it materializes.
Chenango County Board of Elections Needs Poll Workers
NOrwich – each elec-tion, dozens of poll workers are dispatched to process vot-ers heading to their various poll sites to cast their ballots. having enough poll workers to conduct the election ac-cording to election law is a daunting task.
The day is long – 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. for a primary elec-tion and 5 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. or later for a general election – which is why the Board of elections is trying to increase their ranks so the day can be split between two people.
if you meet the require-ments and are selected to be-come a poll worker, you will be required to attend an an-nual certifi cation class for poll worker training, and you will be compensated $9.00 per hour on election day.
please call democratic elections commissioner, carol Franklin, at 337-1765, or republican elections com-missioner, Mary Lou Mo-nahan, at 337-1764 for more information.
Tri-Town News — Thursday, August 18, 2016 — 7
OBITuArIES
James “Pat” Patsey PuerileBaiNBridge - James
patsey puerile (pat), 84, of Bainbridge, passed away on aug. 10, 2016.
in 1965 pat married the love of his life, Freda, and they celebrated their 51st wed-ding anniversary this year. as a father, his children would say there was none better. he was always there with a hand or advice when it was needed. pat and Freda raised seven children: James a., James p., william, christopher, Mary, dale and denise. he is sur-vived by six of them today. pat is also survived by ten grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
pat served thirteen years for his country in the united States air Force and was hon-orably discharged in 1962. he then eventually settled in at Jennison Station in Bain-bridge and retired after 23 years. pat was a member of the local elks club, Moose club and the american Legion. pat was once an avid golfer and loved to play cards. he also loved to be with people and enjoyed finding ways to bring people together.
Friends were invited to call on Monday, aug. 15, at c.h. Landers Funeral chapel, 21 Main St., Sidney. Funeral ser-vices were held Tuesday, aug. 16, at 10 a.m. at Sacred heart church, 15 Liberty St., Sidney. Burial with military honors followed at greenlawn cem-etery in Bainbridge.
in lieu of flowers, the fam-ily asks that memorial dona-tions be directed to the Sidney elks Lodge 2175, 104 river St. Sidney, N.y., 13838. con-dolences and memories may be shared with the family on-line at www.landersfh.com.
arrangements are under the direction of c.h. Landers Fu-neral chapel, Sidney.
Virginia “Twilly” ThuillardJOhNSON ciTy - Vir-
ginia “Twilly” Thuillard, 94, of Johnson city, born on Feb-ruary. 2, 1922 passed away peacefully Tuesday, aug. 9, 2016. She was predeceased by her mother, Marjorie howland; step-father, edwin howland; father, howard Thuillard; brother, hyppo-lite Thuillard and his wife, Mary Jane and a cousin, Joyce kenyon.
She is survived by her cousin, dawn race and her daughter, andrea, plus all of her church friends.
Twilly graduated from charles wilson Memorial hospital, working and teach-ing r.N. for 30 years. She was truly one-of-a-kind and very dedicated to her work and
church, Sarah Jane Johnson united Methodist church and the Berkshire united Method-ist church.
graveside services were held at the evergreen cem-etery, Berkshire on wednes-day, aug. 17 with pastor ar-thur penird officiating. in lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to either church. On-line condolences may be made at: www.omad-denfh.com. arrangements by the Osterhoudt-Madden Fu-neral home 69-71 Maple St. harpursville.
Irene A. BenedettowaLTON – irene a. Bene-
detto, 93, of walton, passed away Saturday morning, aug. 13, 2016 at wilson Memorial
hospital of Johnson city.irene was born on Janu-
ary 27, 1923 in Bay ridge, N.y., the daughter of the late Nicholas and Lucia (Magrino) deLetto. She was educated in Brooklyn schools and at-tended business school before marriage. On July 27, 1947 she married Louis F. Benedetto in Brooklyn. They spent 43 beautiful years together, rais-ing five wonderful children before his passing on June 9, 1990.
irene was first and foremost a mother and grandmother. She loved taking care of her family and home, where her cooking and baking were en-thusiastically enjoyed by all. irene was an accomplished artist, doing sketches and wa-tercolors, making bracelets, sewing, listening to music and reading about healthy living. She very much enjoyed tak-ing good care of her family as well as herself. irene was a devout roman catholic and never missed saying her daily rosary.
irene is survived by her loving family, her children: Jeffrey Benedetto, Stillwater, Okla.; Mark and rosema-rie Benedetto, walton; Livia and russell Bassett, west-port conn.; karen Benedetto and John Fitzgerald, Merrick, N.y.; her grandchildren: Lind-say, Jesse and audrey calhoun and chelsea and ava Fitzger-ald; her sister-in-law, adeline deLetto and several nieces, nephews and cousins. irene was predeceased by a son, Stephen Benedetto, in 2009, granddaughter, Lisa Bene-detto, in 2013, and brothers, Louis and daniel deLetto.
Friends and relatives were invited to call on Monday, aug. 15 at the courtney Fu-neral home, 25 Townsend St., walton.
a mass of christian burial was held on Tuesday morning, aug. 16 at Saint John the Bap-tist roman catholic church, 17-25 Benton ave., walton, with rev. edward J golding officiating. Burial followed in walton cemetery.
Memorial contributions in irene’s memory may be made to Saint John the Baptist ro-man catholic church, 17-25 Benton avenue, walton, N.y., 13856, or the Northeastern
assn. of the Blind, 301 wash-ington ave., albany, N.y., 12206.
condolences to the family may be made online by visit-ing www.courtneyfh.com.
Amanda Dae Frederick Hood
raLeigh, N.c. – amanda dae Frederick hood, 48, a na-tive of Toccoa, ga. and raised in Tampa, Fla., died Sunday, aug. 14, 2016.
Survivors include her hus-band of fourteen years, Brian hood; son, Jackson Sparks hood; mother, Margaret “Jill” goode Bohman and husband, edward, of ky.; father, george Sparks Frederick and wife, Mary of ga.; step-brothers, Jody and darren gomez and craig and Stephen Bohman; step-sister, carla Bohman Brown; mother- and father-in-law, Vicki and william hood of Sidney; sister-in-law, dani-elle hood and fiancé, adam cromley; aunts, Jayne (Locke) McLaughlin, debbie groves and gloria Frederick hale.
She was preceded in death by her uncles, Jack goode and william hale, as well as cous-ins, adam McLaughlin and Melissa hale Matthews.
donations can be made to Jackson hood’s fund at gO-FuNdMe.cOM
Robert J. MacGregoraFTON – robert J. Mac-
gregor, 75, of afton passed away Saturday, aug. 13, 2016 at his home.
he was born december 5, 1940, son of the late Thomas James and dorothy Louise (williams) Macgregor in yonkers, N.y.
Bob married caroline Fink on October 15, 1960 in Val-halla, N.y.
She survives, along with three daughters: Susan Marshall, deborah erick-son and diane Macgregor; seven grandchildren; nine great grandchildren and two brothers, david and Bruce Macgregor.
Services will be private and at the convenience of the family
in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be direct-ed to the chenango county Spca at www.chenangospca.org/donate/#donate.
condolences and memories may be shared online at www.landersfh.com
arrangements are under the direction of c.h. Landers Fu-neral chapel, Sidney.
Marjorie Freer DavisMarjorie F. davis (Freer),
83, passed away on aug. 12, 2016, in Moorestown, N.J.
Marjorie was born on March 9, 1933 in honesdale, pa., to william and anna Fre-er. She spent her childhood in Johnson city and Mt. upton. She married John arthur da-vis, Jr. and they raised their children on the family dairy farm in wells Bridge.
Marjorie pursued a career in real estate, which through her dedication and expertise, grew into one of the largest farm and land real estate agencies
in the Southern Tier of up-state N.y. Over the years, she achieved many educational and professional accomplish-ments and accolades, among which were gri, graduate, realtor institute, from cor-nell university and numerous awards for the high quality of her work and dedication that she delivered to her clients, including realtor of the year designations.
She was an active member of the wells Bridge Baptist church for most of her life and was the first female member of the Otego rotary club.
She was a tireless and lov-ing mother, who always put her family first. She was pre-deceased by her husband and children’s father, John a. da-vis Jr., in 2004.
She is survived by her son, James r. davis and daughter-in-law, pamela clyde davis, of Moorestown, N.J.; daugh-ter, Joanne davis underwood and son-in-law, ralph under-wood, of Otego; and daughter, Judy davis clemente of Mor-ristown, N.J. Marjorie also received great pleasure from spending time with her nine grandchildren and two great-children, all of whom survived her. She was fully engaged and remained interested in everything her family did. She was always there to offer sup-port, advice and wisdom, and it was presented in a kind and humorous fashion.
her later years of life were spent in Zephyrhills, Fla., where she devoted herself to charitable work with the local rotary club and “guardian ad Litem” program. She was a member of the First Baptist church in Zephyrhills, as well. She was an active resident at Betmar acres, where she de-veloped cherished friendships and memories.
The memorial service for Marjorie F. davis will be held Saturday, aug. 20 at 11 a.m. at the wells Bridge Baptist church in wells Bridge. in lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the wells Bridge Baptist church.
Harvey William PhillipsSidNey – harvey william
phillips, 90, of Sidney passed away at his home on Sunday, aug. 14, 2016.
harvey was born on april 7, 1926 in guilford, the youngest of the six children of harold phillips and Lilah cornell phil-lips. all of harvey’s siblings predeceased him.
harvey is survived by his wife of 65 years, Janice Terry phillips, their daughter, pamela phillips, and her partner, donna Stanton, and several nieces and nephews.
harvey graduated from Sid-ney high School in 1945. he was a world war ii veteran, serving in the uS army and uS air Force. harvey completed a two-year engineering program, prior to his long career as a tool and die machinist at amphenol.
hunting, fishing, camping and reading were all greatly en-joyed by harvey. known for his “good neighbor” actions, har-vey enjoyed mowing, shovel-ing, and just in general “giving a helping hand” throughout his neighborhood.
at his and the family’s re-quest, there will be no calling hours or service. private inter-ment shall occur at the discre-tion of the family. in lieu of flowers, donations to catskill area hospice can be made in harvey’s memory.
condolences and memories may be shared online at www.landersfh.com. arrangements are under the direction of c.h. Landers Funeral chapel, Sidney.
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Hardwood Hills Monday Night Men
Bill/Mike 36Steve/carl. 34george/wardy. 33.5andy/Frank 27dale/Fuzz 26dink/rob 25.5dick/Spud 21austin/Jim 21wayne/Joe 16.5
Hardwood Hills Monday Woman
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we were cruising down a wide open road in Montana where the speed limits are next to nonexistent, when all of a sudden a huge complex of buildings came into view on the rolling plains. There were grain silos, barns and wind generators, as well as many more structures. what on earth could this be? we thought. and then we saw a sign at the driveway—MAR-TINSDALE COLONY—FRYERS, DUCKS, TUR-KEYS, FreSh prOduce.
‘hutterites,’ we both ex-claimed at once!
we decided to investigate if they had any produce or perhaps some baked goods for sale. after going down the long driveway, dale pulled in by a row of neat apartment buildings. as i got out of the car a man waved and asked if i spoke the king’s english. he was laughing and joking and had seen our N.yS. license plate. i expressed an interest in the place and before we knew what was happening, we were
sitting in the living room of ed and dorothy wipf having homemade ginger cookies, cold water, and watermelon. They were as curious about us as we were about them.
as we chatted, i could tell that dorothy was a bit shy, but soon she was talking and ask-ing if i grew fl owers, did we have a vegetable garden, and did i work? her husband ques-tioned dale about his military background and where we were from. during our con-versation, a man came in from the back, walked through, glanced at us and then went out the front door. dorothy and ed chuckled and said it was their son just checking us out to see who we were.
when ed and dorothy are together they speak what is called Low german (actually more dutch sounding). They connect with other members of the community in the apart-ment complex through an in-tercom system. There are few personal possessions and the living space was uncluttered with one table of house plants and some religious texts in the sitting area. everyone’s needs
are met through the commu-nity. early schooling is done on-site, but some older kids attend public schools and go on to learn a trade.
hutterites, who are ana-baptists (those who wait un-til adulthood for baptism and a profession of faith), share common roots with the amish and Mennonites we see here locally. They migrat-ed in the 1870’s and, as a sect, have a tumultuous history of moving through Moravia, Slo-vakia, and lastly the ukraine. The Martinsdale colony was established in 1959.
The groups, numbering ap-proximately 450, are scattered throughout the west with 50 in Montana and another 50 in South dakota, but mainly they reside in canada. Mem-bers of colonies live com-munally. They wear dark, homemade clothing and lead a simple life. whether it’s raising crops, milking cows, fi nishing hogs, or growing vegetables, all is done with the utmost effi ciency and or-ganization. each hutterite has his/her own identical apart-ment and everyone shares
assets. Family is of utmost importance, second only to their religious beliefs which include once daily half-hour church services and a longer service on Sunday. pacifi sm is preached and they have been persecuted for their stance on peace and opposition to war. Music plays a role in the worship, but no instruments are used, just singing. They embrace technology mainly in the agricultural fi eld, if it makes their jobs easier. For example, cow rations are calculated on a sophisticated computer, and they use the latest farm machinery. No horses are here any more.
we toured the enormous kitchen with its walk-in cool-ers and industrial equip-ment. The dining hall was arranged to feed men on one side and women on the oth-er, 160 members in all. Vast tiled rooms were spotlessly clean. One section held all the canned produce the wom-en had preserved. we were treated to fresh homemade rolls and shown a huge bread cutting machine. peeled pota-toes soaking in water waited
in a huge sink for the evening meal. ed told us dorothy has a knack for pickle making and no one else does them quite like her. Often they eat ger-man dishes.
The people here are as-signed jobs and usually have them for a long time, even a lifetime. ed’s son is a black-smith. The farm operation is run as a corporate business and requires many hands to ensure productivity. pro-duce is sold at a local farm-ers’ market. as much food as possible is homegrown or home-processed. 95 percent of Montana’s hog production is hutterite based.
The cemetery was what in-terested us the most. ed, who had to get back to work, gra-ciously offered his wife to es-cort us there. with a prepon-derance of the surname wipf, the stones and grounds were just as you would expect them to be: neat and tidy. They irri-gated, so the grass was green. The burial ground was in be-tween rows and rows of a vast vegetable garden. colorful artifi cial fl owers adorned the graves and different fl owers
were painted on the stones. age was simply a number between the fl owers. inscrip-tions for the birth and death months and born-and-died were in german and a kind of Olde english script. it made for a colorful, tranquil setting. when someone in the hutter-ite community dies, an under-taker embalms the body and it is placed in a wooden coffi n made by one of the colony’s carpenters. a two-night wake precedes the burial, which is largely attended by neighbor-ing communities. Men are buried in a white shirt and black pants while the women are laid to rest in a black dress.
after the cemetery tour it was time to say goodbye. dorothy and i hugged, and i asked her how she would explain to all her neighbors who the strangers were. She simply said, “I will tell them you are friends I’ve never met before.” a sweet ending to a delightful afternoon. we will not soon forget the hospital-ity we were shown and look forward to a future visit and a more extensive tour.
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COmmuNITy BuLLETIN
GOOD OLD DAyS
EVERY FRIDAYPreschool 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 five year olds and an adult, sing, read, make a craft
Tri-County Senior Cen-ter - Mahjongg in room 207, Sidney civic center, 21 Lib-erty St., 10 a.m. information, call 226-6294.
Summer Movie Series at Sidney Center Library - now through august 26. Movies are free and all are welcome; children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult. Library is located two houses down from Jess F. howe’s Building Supply Store. For more information, call 369-7500.
SATURDAY, AUG. 20Artfully Yours in Guil-
ford – a community-wide funfest will take place from 9 to 3 p.m. throughout Main St. and side streets. highlights will include a jazzy 1920’s photo shoot, buggy rides, a chicken BBQ, garage and lawn sales, raffles, art displays and classes, and much more!
EVERY SATURDAYAfton Historical Museum
- 116 Main St., afton, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Memorial day to Labor day or by appointment. call 693-1408.
Bainbridge Soup Kitch-en - hot meal, soup, salad, sandwich, dessert, 11 a.m. to 1p.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.
Otego Farmers’ Market –Open now through October 15. Market will take place in roland B. hill Museum, 361 Main St. (next to Otego el-ementary). 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. 988-7973 for more info.
Unadilla 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
Unadilla Public Library will show a weekly movie, beginning at 10 a.m. also, LegO time is from noon to 2 p.m. each Saturday.
FIRST SATURDAYOtego Community Food
Pantry Board will meet on the first Saturday of each month at 9:30 a.m. until 11 a.m. at the food pantry in the unatego community church. New members welcome.
FIRST & THIRD SATURDAY
Food Pantry - Mt. upton Methodist church, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
SUNDAY, AUG. 2114th Annual Teddy Bear’s
Picnic Concert – The Oneon-ta community concert Band will perform in the upper pa-vilion of wilber park, Oneon-ta, rain or shine. guests are encouraged to bring their fa-vorite bear to join in. concert starts at 3 p.m., call 437-0152 for more info.
Colesville Summer Con-cert Series – The Maine community Band will play from 6:30 to 8p.m. at the ga-zebo next to the colesville Town hall in harpursville. The Boy Scouts will have piz-za available for sale. in case of rain, concert will be held in the colesville ambulance Building on king rd., off rte. 79 in back of the gas station.
EVERY SUNDAYBainbridge Museum Open
- 2-4 p.m. or by appointment, call 967-8546 or 967-7159
Franklin Farmers’ Mar-ket – 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., myr-iad fresh, locally grown and organic options, everything from toiletries and bever-ages to meats and produce. 25 institute St., Franklin, now through columbus day weekend.
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, AUG. 22
EVERY MONDAYTri-County Senior Cen-
ter - Mahjongg, room 207, Sidney civic center, 21 Lib-erty St. cards, games and lending library. For informa-tion, call 226-6294
Bainbridge 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 floor
Unadilla Community Food Bank - 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., unadilla Methodist church
Afton Interchurch Food Pantry - 5-7 p.m., afton unit-ed Methodist church
THIRD MONDAYAfton VFW Post 3529 -
Monthly meeting, 5:30 p.m. contact John Brooks at 693-1040 for more info.
FOURTH MONDAYThe newly formed Vil-
lage of afton parks commit-tee will meet at 6 p.m. in the Susquehanna room of the Jack. d Bolster community center, 105 Main St., afton.
TUESDAY, AUG. 23Bainbridge Summer Con-
cert – The dirt Farm Band will perform at the newly an-nounced final concert in the Bainbridge Summer concert Series. concert to start at 6:30 p.m. in the general clinton park; bring a chair, a blan-ket, and an appetite for good music!
“Big Chuck” D’Imperio to Discuss Book – the local writer and radio personality will be at a discussion hosted by the delhi historical So-ciety in the cannon Free Li-brary at 6:30 p.m. d’imperio will be sharing and discussing his latest publication, Sidney as I Remember It, a Baby Boomer Recalls Life in a Small Town. More info avail-able at thedhS’s Facebook page, or by calling 746-2898.
Otsego Co. Cybermobile in West Oneonta – 9:30-9:50 a.m. in the Town hall as-sembly room. Questions, call 723-8236
EVERY TUESDAYSidney Farmers Market
– Open weekly throughout the summer season, 2 p.m. – 6 p.m. in the Vep parking lot on Main St.
Kids 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 five 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 public Library, public com-puting 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
WED., AUG. 24Animal Adventure of
Harpursville at the SMPL – an interactive touch table will be set up for kids and adults alike to experience hands-on fun with critters from animal adventure. handlers will be available to answer questions and share info about the animals. event begins at 6:30 p.m. and a themed craft will follow. Sidney Memorial public Library is located at 8 river St., Sidney
Butternut Valley Boys to Play The Major’s Inn – concert begins at 6:30 and is expected to run through 8:30 p.m. refreshments will be available, concert will be held in the ballroom, proceeds to
benefit restorations to the inn.FIRST WEDNESDAYSlater-Silvernail Post 806,
American Legion, Bain-bridge will meet in the Bain-bridge Town hall at 15 N. Main St., 1900 hours (7 p.m.). all are welcome to attend.
EVERY WEDNESDAY
Tri-County Senior Cen-ter - 9 - 11 a.m., volleyball in the gym at the Sidney civic center, 21 Liberty St., Sidney
Twilight 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
Otego historical Society - The history room, located at 6 river St., Otego, is open from 1 to 4 p.m.
EVERY SECOND WEDNESDAY
Tri-County Senior Cen-ter – monthly meeting at 10:30 a.m., in room 207 of civic center
SECOND & FOURTH WEDNESDAY
Mt. Upton Food Pantry - Mt. upton Methodist church 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
FOURTH WEDNESDAYAncestry-Genealogy
Club - Sidney Memorial pub-lic Library meeting room. Bring own laptop or wiFi, 6-7:30 p.m. For information, call 563-1200.
THURSDAY, AUG. 25Butternut Valley Alliance
8th Annual Summer Har-vest Festival – guy rathburn park, Morris, from 3-6:30 p.m. Festival to coincide with Morris Farmers’ Market.
also, The empire house res-taurant will be preparing and distributing free food samples made with local veggies, live music will play throughout and free activities for kids will be available.
Otsego Co. Cybermobile in Oneonta at the Job corps campus, from 9:30-11:00 a.m. Questions, call 723-8236.
EVERY THURSDAYAlateen Meeting – anony-
mous support group for teens of families struggling with addiction. all meetings are teen-run, though overseen by two adult sponsors. 7-8 p.m., Sacred heart church, 15 Lib-erty St., Sidney
Tri-County Senior Cen-ter - 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. pitch in room 207, Sidney civic center, 21 Liberty St., Sid-ney. cards, games and lend-ing library. information, call 226-6294
Baby 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 floor
Our Daily Bread Food Pantry - 1-3 p.m., guilford united Methodist church. For other hours call 895-6325
Otego Community Food Pantry - unatego commu-nity 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
SIDNEY25 YEARS AGO
Aug. 21, 1991Former Tri-Town News
owner-publisher and editor, dr. James Morrill MacLach-lan, died aug. 18, at the age of 57. MacLachlan died after battling a long illness in St. peter’s hospital in albany.
MacLachlan’s own father gave him the taste for journal-ism at an early age and was, in fact, owner of TTN when it was known as The Sidney re-cord. The younger MacLach-lan purchased the paper from his father in 1959 and then also bought The Bainbridge News at the same time and, in 1976, purchased The unadilla Times. The retronymed out-fit was dubbed The Tri-Town News in 1968.
under MacLachlan’s own-
ership, TTN became the first newspaper in NyS to use the 35 mm camera and the high-speed method called ekto-matic processing, a process MacLachlan brought back from germany.
in addition to owning and reinventing the Sidney paper, MacLachlan was also a long-time village trustee.
BAINBRIDGE25 YEARS AGO
Aug. 21, 1991The Bainbridge rotary
club announced plans to dedicate a completed new pa-vilion and sports complex on aug. 25.
The complex being dedicat-ed is located behind the town pool and consists of a 40x60 foot picnic pavilion, basket-ball court, volleyball court
and improved, easier access to the river.
The project made for a great addition to the play-ground area built two years prior, also by the rotary club.
The Town of Bainbridge democrats announced a cau-cus scheduled for aug. 28 in the Town hall to nominate candidates for six available posts. Offices to be filled in the November election in-cluded at the time a two-year supervisor term, two-year highway superintendent seat, and four-year posts for both a town justice and two council seats.
UNADILLA25 YEARS AGO
Aug. 14, 1991
Minstrels Sondra and John Bromka of Bells & Motley returned to unadilla for their turn in the annual summer concert series line-up. The musical duo specialized in playing the magic of the past, including english, irish, French, renaissance and early american folk music. unique instrumentation used by the two spanned every-thing from the hammered dulcimer and the squeeze-box to the hurdy gurdy and mandolin.
SIDNEY50 YEARS AGO
Aug. 24, 1966The Village of Sidney pur-
chased the four-family home adjacent to the village parking lot located behind the bank. The property was purchased
by the First National Bank in Sidney from Mrs. carrie Oles, before being resold for $10,000 to the Village. Vil-lage officials at the time were considering razing the build-ing in a year’s time (1967) and enlarging the parking lot, thereby increasing parking space in the lot by 50 percent.
BAINBRIDGE50 YEARS AGO
Aug. 24, 1966The Village of Bainbridge
announced a money saving possibility borne of financing the bond issue for their sew-age treatment plant through the Farmers home admin-istration, a potential savings of $75,000 in interest was projected.
UNADILLA
75 YEARS AGOAug. 29, 1941
Marking their fourth an-niversary, the chambers’ sale and exchange stables, on of unadilla’s major business organizations, announced plans to put on one of the most colossal cattle auctions ever held in this part of the state on aug. 30.
The chambers fall horse round-ups attract dealers from the iowa prairie to New england’s shores along with thousands from all over NyS. The anniversary sale was expected to draw a substan-tial crowd.
10 — Tri-Town News — Thursday, August 18 2016OTEGO UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH8 Church Street • 988-2866
Minister. Brandilynne CraverSunday
11 a.m.- WorshipElevator Access to all levels.
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCHOF OTEGO
W. Branch, Otsdawa Rd., Co. Rt. 6, Otego • 988-7144
Pastor Bill AllenSunday
9:30 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 • 895-99177/17 Pastor John Hill will share a sermon titled, “Christ Trek” based on Colossians 1: 1-14 at services
Sunday at 9:15 AM at the Treadwell United Methodist Church and at 10:45 AM at the Franklin United
Methodist Church.7/24 “Your Li Fi Life” based on Colos-
sians 2:6-19Handicapped 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
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 PINESCOMMUNITY CHAPEL
E. Windsor Road (Doraville)Nineveh • 693-1897
Pastor Michael Brown• 849-4364Sunday
10 a.m. - Sunday School; 11 a.m. - Morning Worship
Wednesday6:30 p.m. - Prayer Meeting/Bible
Study
TROUT CREEK COMMUNITY CHURCH
Pastor Judy TravisRegular Sundays
9 a.m. - Sunday School;10 a.m. - Worship Service;
11 a.m. - FellowshipCandlelight Services Christmas Eve
at 6:30 p.m. Rev. David GatjeFellowship to follow. All Welcome
NAKSIBENDI HAKKANIMUSLIM CENTER
1663 Wheat Hill Rd.,Sidney Center • 607-369-4816
Five Prayers DailyThursday
Evening ProgramFriday
1 p.m. - Jummah
MASONVILLE FEDERATED CHURCHThursday
6:30 p.m. - Bible StudyFridays
1-3 p.m. - Food pantry is openSunday
9:45 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 Thursday9 a.m. - noon on Tuesday & 1-3 p.m.
Thursday - Our Daily Bread Food Pantry, 843-5204 or 895-6802 for
application and informationThrift Shop Hours: Tues. 9 a.m. - Noon. Thurs. 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. Sat.
Summer only 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Agape Bible Church211 State Hwy. 320Norwich, N.Y. 13815Ph: 607-336-7144
Pastor John JablonskiSunday
10:30am-Coffee & Conversation:11:00am Worship Service
Summer Concerts TBA
COVENTRY UNITED GOSPEL CHURCH
607-316-7546Sunday
9:30 a.m. - Morning Worship and Sunday School, young family friendly;
fellowship and coffee hour follows.
COVENTRYVILLEFIRST CONGREGATIONAL UCC
Pastor Joyce Besemer113 Co. Rt. 27, Bainbridge
Regular Sunday10:30 a.m. - Worship and Sunday
School; coffee hourRegular Wednesday
6:30 p.m. - Bible study; Quilt GroupRegular Friday
6:30 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 HarrisPh. 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 meetingSecond Saturday of Every Month
7 a.m. - Men’s Prayer breakfast
NORTHFIELD COMMUNITY CHURCHPastor Marv Root 829-2369
5118 County Hwy. 23, Walton353-2443Sunday
10 a.m. - Sunday School11 a.m. - Sunday Morning Worship
Wednesday6:30 p.m. - Bible Study
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
Worship Leader, Penny Harrington.”1203 Butternut Rd., Unadilla
369-4360Sunday
9:00 a.m. - Worship Service & Sunday School
SAND HILLUNITED METHODIST CHURCH
“Certified Lay Leader, Penny Harrington.”
Regular Sunday9 a.m. - Morning Worship
1st Sunday of the month - food pantry2nd 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
www.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
7 p.m. - Alcoholics Anonymous closed meeting, Parish Hall
Each Sunday7 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
FELLOWSHIPPastor Colin Gibson • 607-203-0073
Saturday9 a.m. - meeting, all are welcome
A new Bible-believing group NORTH AFTON
UNITED METHODIST CHURCHCo. Rd. 17, Afton, NY
Sunday
10:30 a.m. - Worship
giLBerTSViLLeFIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
113 Marion Ave., GilbertsvillePastor Mark Piedmonte
783-2867 • Like us on [email protected]
Office Hours: Tues. 10 a.m.-noon; Wed.-Fri.by appt.; Sat. 10-2
Saturday10 a.m. - Noon (or by appt.)- Lamb’s
Rack FREE Clothing Closet;Every Sunday
11 a.m. - Worship ServiceThe church is handicapped accessible.
GILBERTSVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH
Commercial and Elm Sts.(607)783-2993
Saturday, August 202 to 4 pm 50th Anniversary Open
House Doug & Janet Tobey ,
NLFHSunday, August 21
9:30 am Worship Service Thursday, August 25
9:00 am Coffee Fellowship, NLFHAdvance Notice
Saturday, August 275 pm Church Picnic, Copes Corners
ParkBring own table service, drink and
dish to pass. 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 • 967-2782Reverend Cheryl Hine, Sunday Services
9:45 a.m. - Sunday School 9:30 a.m. - worship services
Assisted listening system available 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.
SidNeyFIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
28 River St., SidneyKenneth Southworth, Pastor
Church Office: 563-8456Parsonage: 563-1166
“To See Unbelieving People Become Committed Followers of Jesus Christ”
Wednesday, August 17th:-6pm Gathered PrayerSunday, August 21st:
-9:30am Classes for all ages-10:45am Gathered Worship-5pm Flocks as designated
-5pm Youth Group-6pm Informal Evening Service
Tuesday, August 23rd:-9am and 6pm Ladies Bible Study
-6pm Elder’s MeetingWednesday, August 24th:
-6pm Gathered Prayer FIRST CONGREGATIONAL
CHURCH1 Bridge St., Sidney • 563-1329
(across from library)Patricia Robinson, Pastor
Church Office: Tues. 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Thurs. & Fri. 8 a.m.-Noon
Sunday 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.Monday
Boy 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: [email protected]. 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. Monday through FridaySunday Worship: 10:15 am
Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
Food Bank: Monday and Thursday, 9:30-11:30 am
Youth Ministry: Thursday, 5:30 pmBell Choir: Wednesday, 6 pm
Chancel Choir: Wednesday, 7 pmLydia Craft Circle: Tuesday 12:30 pm
Alcoholics Anonymous: Monday, 7 pm
Boy Scouts: Wednesday, 6:30 pmMartial Arts: Monday and Friday,
4:30 pm ST. LUKE’S LUTHERAN CHURCH
W. Main St., Sidney • 563-1806Rev. Ernie Varga, Pastor
607-265-3829 or cell 413-212-8202Wednesday, Aug. 17 Midweek Service,
7 p.m.Friday, Aug. 19, Rotary, 12 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 21Traditional Service 9:30 a.m.
Fellowship & Coffee 10:15 a.m.Church Council Meeting 10:30 a.m.
SACRED HEART CHURCHLiberty Street, Sidney
Saturday 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 CHRIST26 Cartwright Ave., Sidney
Larry Bailey, Preacher • 563-9695Sunday
Radio 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 Group
Wednesday6:30-8 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
*We are an Earth Care congregation – Come join us for Mission*SUNDAY: Aug. 21, 2016 , 9:00 a.m. Worship SUNDAY: Aug.28, 2016 , 9:00 a.m. Worship
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- August 21, 2016 – Worship
-10:30 a.m. Celebration of Communion
Guest Preacher – Rev. Dr. Barbara Renton
Saturday, August 27, 2016 10 a.m.- 5 p.m.
“Days for Girls” Sew-a-Thon @ the fellowship hall
Come CELEBRATE with us!Handicapped Accessible
“Come Celebrate with Us!” ST. MATTHEW’S
EPISCOPAL CHURCH240 Main St., Unadilla • 369-3081
Rev. Scott Garno, RectorWardens: Vicki Kulve 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
CHURCHES
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Notice of Formation of rBd Transports, LLc. art of Org filed with Secy of State of Ny (SSNy) on 12/2/14. Office location: chenango county. SSNy designated as agent of LLc upon whom pro-cess against it may be served. SSNy shall mail process to: 1690 State highway 8, Mt. upton, Ny 13809. purpose: any lawful activity.
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carousel children’s Ser-vices, a program serving pre-school aged children with disabilities and delays, seeks consultant Teacher of the deaf (hard of hearing). call carousel children’s Services at 607-746-4240 to apply.
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The daTe The arTi-cLeS OF OrgaNiZaTiON were FiLed wiTh The SecreTary OF STaTe: APRIL 8, 2016
The cOuNTy wiThiN ThiS STaTe iN which The OFFice OF The LLc iS LOcaTed: CORTLAND COUNTY
The SecreTary OF STaTe haS BeeN deSig-NaTed aS aN ageNT OF The LLc upON whOM prOceSS agaiNST iT May Be SerVed, aNd The pOST OFFice ad-dreSS wiThiN Or wiTh-OuT ThiS STaTe TO which The SecreTary OF STaTe ShaLL MaiL a cOpy OF aNy Such prOceSS agaiNST iT SerVed upON hiM Or her iS: CRABTREE EXCA-VATION, LLC 5580 CARR ROAD, WILLET, NY 13863
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Fire Safety inspectionafton central School
districtNotice is hereby given
that the annual inspection for 2015/2016 of the school buildings of the afton central School district for fire haz-ards which might endanger the lives of students, teachers, em-ployees therein, has been com-pleted and the report thereof is available at the district Office of the afton central School at 29 academy Street, afton Ny 13730, for inspection by all in-terested persons.
connie Beamesdistrict clerk8-18(1w)b
SchOOL TaX NOTiceaFTON ceNTraL
SchOOLNOTice is hereby given
that the School Tax roll for the afton central School dis-trict has been received by the N.B.T. Bank of afton, School Tax collector, for the collec-tion of school taxes for the 2016/2017 school year. The warrant is for 62 days:
September 09 thru October 08 - NO Fee
October 09 thru November 07 - 2% Fee
November 08 thru Novem-ber 09 - 3% Fee
School taxes will be col-lected at the N.B.T. Bank of afton, afton, New york at the following times:
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Mon-day - Friday
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Saturday
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a report of unclaimed amounts of money or other property has been made to the State comptroller and that a listing of names of persons appearing to be entitled is on file and open to the public in-spection at community Bank, N.a.
Such held amounts of mon-ey or other property will be paid or delivered to proven en-titled parties by community Bank, N.a through October 31.
On or before November 10, any remaining unclaimed monies or other properties will be paid or delivered to the State comptroller.
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45-49 cOurT STreeTcaNTON Ny 13617-0509The persons whose names
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SchOOLNOTice is hereby given
that the school tax roll for the unatego central School district, Towns of Otego, Oneonta, Butternuts, un-adilla and Laurens of Otsego county, Franklin and Sidney of delaware county State of New york, has been sent to the community Bank, N.a. for collection of school taxes for the 2016-17 school year.
The tax warrant runs from September 1, 2016 - October 31, 2016.
September 1 - September 30, 2016 No Fee
October 1 - October 31, 2016 2%
Taxes postmarked after Oc-tober 31, 2016 will be returned to sender and books are sent to the county Treasurer in coo-perstown and delhi who will add additional penalties.
School taxes will be col-lected at the community Bank, Main Street, Otego, Ny 13825, Monday – wednes-day 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. and Thursday and Friday 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. except Labor day, September 5, 2016 and columbus day, October 10, 2016.
amber Birdsallunatego district Treasurer8-25(2w)b
The Village of Sidney plan-ning Board will be holding a public hearing on September 1, 2016 at 6:00pM in the board room of the civic center, 21 Liberty St. Sidney Ny for the Subdivision for the Sid-ney Municipal apartments, 21 Liberty St. Sidney, Ny 13838, submitted by the Vil-lage of Sidney coordinating with homes and community renewal.
clarissa rikerdeputy clerkVillage of Sidney 8-18(1w)b
The Sidney central School district has an anticipated opening for an account clerk-Typist, 8 hours/day, 5 days/week, 12 month position. This is a competitive, non-repre-sented position. Salary range is $29,000-$32,000. please complete a civil service appli-cation at www.sidneycsd.org, district information, below important downloads. print and mail to Sheri kinsella, Sidney central School dis-trict, district Office, 95 west Main St, Sidney, Ny 13838.
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Looking For Work:Bainbridge area. paint your
house, inside or out, first floor only (outside), yard work and gardening also. call Jason at 373-1739.
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thAnk YoUPRAYER TO ST. JUDEMay the Sacred heart of Je-
sus be adored, glorified, loved and preserved throughout the world now and forever. Sacred heart of Jesus, pray for us. St. Jude, worker of Miracles, pray for us. St. Jude, helper of the hopeless, pray for us. Say it for 9 days. it has never been known to fail. publication must be promised. Thank you St. Jude.
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This week’s quote comes from dietrich Bonhoeffer: “action springs not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility.” The 130th delaware county Fair in wal-ton is all this week; good luck to all participators and ex-hibitors. come to the fair and enjoy a fun day of entertain-ment, tractor and truck pulls, rides, games, food, animals, exhibits, parades, and demo-lition derbies on Monday and Friday evenings; any day of the fair, you’re sure to have a great time!
here on the farm we have taken some time off with the unsettled weather and i am sure once it straightens out they will be right back at it, second-cutting the hay fields, baling and wrapping. The hay certainly hasn’t stopped growing and getting ready for harvesting.
we hope everyone is get-ting along with the hot and muggy weather of late; hard for people, but great for corn-growing. The cows are fresh-ening some and are doing as good as they can with the muggy weather. good luck to all our farmers as they take animals to the fair this week and to all the 4-h children as
well who have animals there. Make sure you stop by the animal tents, you may see someone you know and get the chance to wish them luck as they show their animals. i will try to keep all posted with the results coming in from the fair.
The children of clifford and Betty Scott, 1066 co. hwy 35, wish to invite friends and relatives to an open house for the 25th wedding anniver-sary celebration of their par-ents at their home on Satur-day, aug. 27.
For our august birthdays we have: alexander cutting, aug. 26, donald wilcox and ernest (grumpy) keidel on the 27th, and Jillian Frazier on aug. 31. happy anniversary to clifford and Betty Scott on aug. 31, as well.
The Masonville Federated church has services at 11 a.m. on Sunday mornings, with adult Sunday School begin-ning at 9:45 a.m. wednesday mornings at 10 a.m. there is Bible Study at colleen Scott’s home; Bible Study at the church is Thursday evenings, 6:30 p.m. The vesper service will be held at clifford and Betty Scott’s at 6 p.m., with hot dogs and s’mores to follow.
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word has been received of the death of Janet wilbur Baily on Friday, aug. 12 in Stuart, Va.
Beth keene of perry, N.y. and rebecca ashley and fam-
ily of Lancaster, pa. visited their mother, Shirley keene, over the weekend.
cece rowe will be sidelined for a while with a broken bone in her leg.
Local Bowling Leagues to Meet, Kick Off Season
SidNey - The city League will meet on aug. 23 at 6:30 p.m. we would like to have one member from each team planning on bowling in Sep-tember. we plan on starting on Tuesday, Sept. 6. we would like to fill the league with ten teams. i think we have seven or so teams already. if inter-ested, call east Main Lanes at 563-2695 or earnest cawley at 563-3993.
BaiNBridge - The Thursday Morning winter
League will kick off their season with a meeting at Bainbridge galaxy Bowl on Thursday, aug. 25, at 9:30 a.m. call gale Lindroth, Secterary, at 988-7787 for more information.
SidNey - The Monday Morning coffee League will be having their meeting at east Main Lanes on Monday, aug. 29 at 10 a.m. call gale Lindroth, Secterary, at 988-7787 for more information.
SIDNEY VARSITY SPORTS started on Monday, Aug. 15. Sidney JV and Varsity football participated in a three-day camp with Windsor to prepare for the season.
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OtegoFarmers’ Market
Saturdays 10-2361 Main Street, OtegoLocated on the grounds of the Roland B. Hill Indian Museum
FLYING RABBIT FARMOrganic Vegetables,Eggs, Flowers
WOODLAWN FARMVegetables, Eggs,Flowers, Meat
Sandi’sCraftsGift Baskets
Tie-Dyed Shirts
Vendors Wanted.Please contact either 988-6598 [email protected]
Partial funding for this market is provided by Creating Healthy Schools and Communities - SUNY Cobleskill, a grant through
The 169th Chenango County Fair has Everything to Offer
By Travis Bryden
NOrwich – The 169th an-nual chenango county Fair kicked off this past week in Norwich from aug. 9-14. presented by the chenango county agricultural Society, this festival included a wide array of attractions to draw people in from near and far.
The week was especially humid and warm, with scat-tered showers occurring throughout, yet that did not stop the festivities from draw-ing in crowds of attendees. Some of these attractions were, of course, the rides. what would a fair be without classic rides, such as the Fer-ris wheel, merry-go-rounds, bumper cars, a super slide, haunted house, and more? al-though, rainy days such as Fri-day’s halted the rides momen-tarily, they still went strong in attracting children and adults alike. along with the rides were various fair games, such as balloon popping, water guns, cork guns, and more. The food was also plentiful and popular. everything from tacos and fried dough to pizza and root beer floats was ready for anybody passing through the attractions.
Other huge attractions in-cluded the many animals present at the fair. There were local animals such as cows, sheep, goats, chickens, tur-keys, and pigs for the public to marvel at. along with these came more exotic, non-local animals such as black leop-ards, lemurs, alligators, and
kangaroos for the crowds to enjoy.
Not only were animals on display, but there were animals performing, like the horses in the attraction, “horses, horses, horses,” presented by Lisa dufresne. horses of all shapes and sizes were a part of this event, do-ing different stunts and per-formances for onlookers; the act even included a miniature horse named Stormy that chil-dren could take photos with after the show.
another very popular ani-mal-based attraction was the display of snakes, turtles, and even a tarantula in the con-servation exhibit area. peo-ple were invited to come over and learn about many animals that grow up in the immediate area and around the country, and even hold some of the ball pythons and tarantula – if they were brave enough. These creepy-crawly attrac-tions were overseen by dan the Snakeman, who also gave two shows nightly, wherein he brought out some very famous venomous snakes for the audi-ence to learn about. These snakes included the rattle-snake, water moccasin, and the very famous king cobra. Large crowds were drawn in to see dan lift up the snakes and daringly touch them while sharing information about the beauty of these creatures as well as the dangers of being so close.
For attendees in the mood to relax or get out of the rain, there was an entertainment tent with karaoke at certain
times as well as live bands playing music. Senior citizens got their own tent to sit down and enjoy the festivities in as well.
School and household arts were also on display inside one of the buildings for peo-ple to pass through and appre-ciate during the fair.
One of the biggest attrac-tions at the fair was the ev-er-popular tractor and truck pulling. an attendee named Brenda gilchrist hailing all the way from adams, N.y., when asked about what she was most looking forward to at the fair immediately said, “truck pulling.” when asked about how often she attends, gilchrist said it was her first time, and that, “if they have truck pulling, we’ll be back next year,” referring to herself and her husband.
another attendee named Sylvia Figory, from Norwich, stated when asked about what she looked forward to most at the fair, “i like the animals.” She also went on to say that she appreciates the food very much and that she and her husband “come every year.”
ultimately it goes to show that people are drawn in from all around the region to this fair for a multitude of reasons, and the diverse array of ac-tivities and attractions cater to an equally diverse variety of people. even with weather that proved, at times, stress-ful and inconvenient, people came out to enjoy this annual event and have themselves a good time.
Animal Adventure Comes to the Sidney Library, Aug. 24
SidNey - Join us on wednesday, aug. 24 at 6:30 p.m. as animal adventures of harpursville will have an informal touch table with sev-eral of their animals. kids can
get hands-on with the animals and engage with the handlers. we will also be offering a craft project to tie in with the program.
This show is sponsored by
The Friends of the Libraries and is free and open to all. The Sidney library is located at 8 river St. in Sidney. if you have any questions, call the li-brary at 563-1200.
Legionnaires Send Area Students Back-to-School in Style
SidNey – at a time when retail shelves become lined with every color and design of folder, binder, pencil pouch and lunchbox imaginable and kids start clamoring for this season’s must-have sneak-ers, an organization not typi-cally associated with back-to-school basics is making it their mission to outfit those less fortunate with all the ap-propriate gear. The american Legion is right now sponsor-ing a collection drive for, as Sidney american Legion riders public relations offi-cer, Joann Schoek, put it, “all
kinds of school supplies, from backpacks to glue sticks.”
The collection is ongoing until the Saturday, aug. 27 giveaway and supplies may be dropped off at the american Legion post 183, located at 22 union St., anytime from noon until closing time, which var-ies. Someone will be present at the post to open the door for anyone wishing to drop off donations.
The aug. 27 giveaway will take place at the post build-ing, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and is open to anyone in need of back-to-school supplies. kids
and families should plan on bringing their individualized supply lists provided by area schools, thereby ensuring stu-dent-specific distribution.
asked about the driving force behind the Legion tak-ing up this cause, Schoek said, “we want the public to see [the group] being com-munity orientated.” as of Fri-day, aug. 12, Schoek said the large box in the post’s entry way was nearly full and that Legion members themselves had yet to add their own contributions.
The Thrift Store of Bainbridge has Summer Sale on NowBaiNBridge – The
Thrift Store at First presby-terian church in Bainbridge is right now holding sales on summer clothing. all shorts, tank tops, swimwear, etc. has been reduced. This sale will continue until all warm-weather items are sold. with the recent “heat wave,” there is still time to purchase and wear this type of clothing.
also available is a variety of clothing for all seasons, in sizes suitable for children through adults, with some plus sizes for ladies and big-ger sizes for men. addition-ally, the shop often has some junior style clothing, in sizes beginning at 2, with trendy items such as skinny leg jeans
and cute dresses just right for starting school in style. Better still, the store has accessories to finish off every outfit: purs-es, scarves, shoes and jewelry, pluse ties, belts and caps for men.
The shop has a full room of kitchen items, dishes, glass-ware, and small appliances great for a dorm room/apart-ment or home use. also, right now the store has in stock bedding and other linens, books and tapes, puzzles, and various decorative items. New merchandise is arriving week-ly, so be sure to stop in often to see the latest!
The Thrift Store is a mis-sion project of First presbyte-rian church in Bainbridge and
has been in operation for over three years. proceeds are used for emergency assistance in the tri-town area. donations are appreciated, but donors should remember: no large items or furniture, as storage space is limited. and, please do not leave donations outside of the church at any time! in-terested in dropping off? con-tact the staff during regular hours— Thursdays and Satur-days, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.—to make arrangements, or call carol at 967-5687.
Thank you to all in the area who have volunteered, donat-ed items, shopped or helped in any way to make this project a success.
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