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VOL. 147 - NO. 12
SIDNEY, NEW YORK — THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 2013
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B-G to Hold Public Forum
On Budget Mon., March 25
BAINBRIDGE
The
Bainbridge-Guilford Central
School District is holding
a public forum on Monday,
March 25 in the high school
auditorium at 7 p.m. to discuss
the 2013-2014 school budget.
Community members are in-
Brynn Davie, Valedictorian
Jillian Young, Salutatorian
Brynn Davie and Jillian Young
Earn Top Honors for SHS 2013
SIDNEY - Sidney High
School is pleased to announce
the Valedictorian and Salutatorian for the Class of 2013,
they are Brynn Davie and Jillian Young.
Brynn Davie, this year’s
Valedictorian, is a bright, determined, and multi-talented
young lady. Academically,
Brynn has maintained a rigorous schedule throughout high
school and has been on the
Superintendent’s List (95+ average) each quarter of her high
school career. Her hard work,
dedication to her studies, and
willingness to constantly improve has helped create the
foundation for success in her
life. She has been recognized
for her academics with several
awards, including achievement
awards, the RIT Computing
Medal, and the Student Sage
Award. Brynn is a member of
the National Honor Society,
as well as, the Tri-M Music
Honor Society. In the summer of her junior year, Brynn
was selected to attend RYLA
– the Rotary Youth Leadership
Award conference.
In addition to her excellence
in academics, Brynn is musically gifted as well. She plays
the flute, where she has been
selected to compete in solos
at NYSSMA, and she participates in the chorus, where she
holds the position of soprano
section leader. Outside of the
school day, Brynn is a member of the varsity tennis team,
playing 2nd singles. She is a
member of the Varsity Letter
Club, the Writer’s Club, and is
the manager for the boy’s tennis team. She is also the treasurer for National Honor Society. Brynn’s greatest passion,
however, lies in dance; and she
is an excellent dancer. Since a
young age, Brynn has been actively involved and has earned
awards and scholarships for
her talent. Since 2010, she has
been an assistant teacher at
the dance studio; with her upbeat personality and kind and
caring manner, Brynn works
well with the young children.
In addition to all this, Brynn
holds a part-time job at a local
retailer.
This fall, Brynn will attend
SUNY Geneseo where she
plans to earn a degree in early
childhood education with a
minor in dance. Her goal one
day is to be a dance therapist,
helping children with autism
and other special needs. Brynn
is the daughter of Greg and
Diane Davie of Unadilla.
Jillian Young, Salutatorian,
is an outstanding student who
excels in many areas. She realizes that success can only be
obtained through hard work
and approaching each task
with a positive attitude. She
has been on the Superintendent’s List every quarter since
6th grade. Jillian has exemplified herself as a student both
in the classroom and with all
the countless extracurricular
opportunities in which she is
involved.
Jillian has received a myriad of awards for citizenship,
leadership, art and music.
She received the Citizenship
Award two times; HOBY
– Hugh O’Brian Leadership
Award; RYLA – Rotary Youth
Leadership Award; Clarkson
Leadership Award; Renton
Music Scholarship; Jericho
Arts Council Award two times;
NYSSMA Major Solo Music
Award four times; Scholar/
vited to learn more about the
budget development process
and the decisions facing the
school board of education.
School administrators and BG Board of Education members will be present to address
questions and concerns.
No Surprises In Tuesday’s
Tri-Town Village Elections
The lack of contests and the
winter weather were probably
responsible for the low turnout
for village elections in Sidney
and Unadilla on Tuesday.
Two trustees, Steven D.
Crawford and Victor Tartaglia, were returned to office in
the Village of Sidney for four
year terms with 33 and 30
votes respectively.
Steven T. Rose will serve
another four year term as justice. He received 34 votes.
There was one write-in vote.
The voter turnout, 37, for
Sidney was one of the lowest
in recent years.
In Unadilla, John Frascatore and Ronald Mott were
re-elected to two year terms
as trustees, each receiving 11
votes.
The total voter turnout in
Unadilla was 13.
There were no elections in
Afton or Bainbridge.
Unadilla C of C to Hold
Annual Dinner April 21
UNADILLA – The UnadilJoin the chamber in honorla Chamber of Commerce An- ing the Business of the Year,
nual Dinner will be
Brown’s
Pharmacy
Brown’s
held Sunday, April
and the Good Neigh21 at the Unadilla Pharmacy and bor, George and Duffy
Community Center. George, Duffy Lent.
There will be appe- Lent Will Be
The reservation deadtizers at 4:30 p.m.
line is Monday, April
Honored
followed by a buffet
15. For more informadinner at 5:30 p.m., catered by tion, contact Anna Ritchey at
Trackside Dining.
563-1104.
Ed Roelle Leaves Behind
A Legacy of Dedicated Service
Many friends and admirers
joined with the family of Edward “Ed” Roelle this week
to pay tribute to and celebrate
the life of a man, who for over
60 years was devoted to the
Sidney community and the
tri-town area. Ed passed away
at age 91, March 12 in Colorado leaving behind a legacy
of dedicated service. Ed spent
the better part of his adult life
in Sidney before moving to
Fort Collins in 2007 to be with
his son Butch.
Ed came to Sidney in 1947
to complete his apprenticeship
as a printer for John MacLaclan at the forerunner of the
Tri-Town News. Ed and his
wife Barbara planned to stay
only until he completed his
apprenticeship, but they fell
in love with their new community deciding to remain in
Sidney and raise their son. Ed
soon became ingrained in the
weekly newspaper. His work
as a printer in the old print
shop on Division St. soon
spilled over into advertising
and eventually he became the
general manager, a position
he held until his retirement
in 1984. His long connection
with the newspaper led many
to nickname him, “Mr. TriTown News”, a deserving title
for a man whose work day far
exceeded 9 to 5. Ed would say
that it was his association with
the newspaper that served as
a vehicle for his connection
with so many people, businesses and organizations in
the community, and his ability to seek their personal and
financial support for a myriad
of worthy projects.
Ed was a visionary who left
his indelible footprint on the
tri-town area that includes the
Ed Roelle Nature Walk and
Trail and the children’s playground at Keith Clark Park,
projects he was instrumental
in initiating and raising funds
to bring about. Ed was also
one of the seven people responsible for the acquisition
of the land for the General
Clinton Park in Bainbridge,
and the development of the
park and initiation of the
world-class 70-mile flat-water
canoe race, serving three times
as the regatta chairman. Ed
was inducted into the General
Clinton Canoe Regatta Hall of
Fame last year on the regatta’s
50th anniversary.
Ed’s friend, Jim Suriano,
credits Ed with “thinking outside the box. He saw what was
needed and wasn’t afraid to
push ahead to its realization.”
Ed’s accomplishments and
honors could fill a page in this
newspaper. The long list of
successful fundraisers spearheaded by Ed was due in part
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The Calendar Says It’s Spring!
The calendar said spring arrived Wednesday, March 20, but
someone forgot to tell Mother Nature. A snowstorm was a
prelude to the much anticipated spring with slippery roads Monday night and schools closed on
Tuesday.
The robin, the harbinger of spring, had been
sighted earlier by Jim Suriano in the park but
chances are he’s gone into hiding, waiting for
better days. That groundhog in Pennsylvania
sure had it wrong – a warm, early spring
– not around here.
Take heart readers, the weather is
sure to get better – and as we
go to press it seems, just
maybe, the weather is already
improving.
A CHECK FOR $500, a grant from Exxon Mobil, is presented to Betty Briggs, District Superintendent at Afton
Central School, by Ed Piccirillo, representing Exxon
Mobil.
Afton School Receives
Grant From Exxon Mobil
AFTON - Afton Central
School is a recipient of the
2012 Educational Alliance
grant from the Exxon Mobil
Corporation of $500.
Exxon Mobil has a long history of supporting educational
programs from pre-school
through higher education
through grants such as these.
The corporation believes “it
is fundamentally important to
encourage the next generation
to pursue studies and careers
in fields involving math and
science.”
Following their philosophy,
this grant has been presented
to the Afton Central School
science department who will
be purchasing a Complete Animal Kingdom Jar Set for their
department.
Baking Contest Highlights
End of Winter Celebration
BAINBRIDGE - The End of
Winter Celebration continues
in Bainbridge this weekend
with Open House at Baker’s
Maple and the Eighth Annual
Maple Baking Contest. Contestants are asked to have their
maple based entries to the Sap
House by 11 a.m., Saturday,
March 23. Judging begins
at noon and the ever popular
tasting when the judges have
finished.
All the other activities
continue at the sap house
with boiling, sampling maple
treats, learning how products
are produced and the staff will
be looking for you not only on
Saturday, but also on Sunday,
as well.
Also, there will be pancakes and the trimmings at the
Presbyterian Church from 8
a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. Also,
in the evening The Atkinson
Family will be performing at
the Town Hall Theatre.
SHS Drama Club
“Steel Magnolias”
Is March 22, 23, 24
SIDNEY – The Sidney High
School Drama Club will present “Steel Magnolias” Friday
and Saturday, March 22 and
23 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday,
March 24 at 2 p.m. in the Sidney High School auditorium.
2 — Tri-Town News — Thursday, March 21, 2013
“Sincerely Abraham, Inc.”
Opening Soon in Bainbridge
BAINBRIDGE – Connect- of Elliott and Nathan Truman,
ing local history with a variety of the Truman Bros. Pharmaof quality antiques and curi- cy, 1890-1950s in Bainbridge.
Plans are to open “Sincereosities is a splendid
ly Abraham, Inc.”
combination for a
Featuring
April 27, complete
unique shop. Bainwith live Civil War
bridge will soon
Antiques
era music played by
welcome “Sincerely
And
a quintet. Visitors
Abraham,
Inc.”,
Curiosities to the shop will find
situated on a perfect
treasures of interest
site for displaying an
array of interesting and won- to every taste.
Lisa’s sister, Margaret, has
derful things.
Lisa Graney, along with partnered up with her to help
her dad, Richard Graney, pur- her run this new shop, and
chased the Truman House and they are looking forward to
its contents. Built in 1830, with welcoming the public.
Although they are bursting
an addition put on in 1866, the
Truman House was the home at the seams with inventory,
there are three upstairs rooms
they’d like to make available
to other dealers for rent. If
you are interested in renting
space at “Sincerely Abraham,
Inc., please call Lisa Graney at
967-4690.
Watch for details on their
SIDNEY - Everyone is welApril
27 opening in upcoming
come to Sidney United Methodist Church every other Sun- issues.
day evening from 4-5:30 p.m.
for games, food and fellowLegend has it that sailors
ship. Programming for youth,
activities for children and so- once thought that wearing a
cial hour for adults. Next Sungold earring would improve
day Fun Night will be March
their eyesight.
24. See you there.
Next Sunday Fun
Night at Sidney
UMC Is March 24
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BOUNTY
SIDNEY - Join your friends
and neighbors for a free community dinner on Thursday,
March 28, from 4:30-6:30
p.m. at the Sidney United
Methodist Church on 12 Liberty Street. Many thanks to
the Sidney Teachers Association for preparing and serving
this meal. The menu includes
baked ziti, tossed salad, bread
and dessert. There will also be
a free book giveaway for children and adults. We hope to
see you there.
Annual Easter
Ham Raffle Is
Friday, March 22
UNADILLA – The Annual
Easter Ham Raffle will be held
Friday, March 22 at 7 p.m. at
the Unadilla Fire Department,
77 Clifton St. You need not be
present to win. Advance tickets are available from members of the fire department.
Soup, Sandwich
Spring Lunches
Is Sat., March 23
GILBERTSVILLE – A
Soup and Sandwich Luncheon
will be served on Saturday,
March 23 from 11:30 a.m. to 1
p.m. at the Gilbertsville Baptist Church NLFH. A variety
of homemade soups, chili and
sandwiches will be served.
There will be homemade pies
for dessert.
Sesame Street
Ticket Winners
Announced
The four winners of tickets
to see Sesame Street Live at
the Broome County Veterans
Memorial Arena have been
drawn from the many entries
submitted to this newspaper.
Each winner is receiving four
tickets to see “Elmo’s Super
Heroes.”
The winners are: Carol
Ehlers of Greene, Christina
Spinu of Sidney, Ruth Liddle
of Mount Upton and Marian
DeSalvo of Unadilla.
Zumba Fitness Party March 23
Will Benefit Two Special Causes
WELLS BRIDGE – A lissa at 435-1757. You can
Zumba Fitness Party in mem- follow them on Facebook
ory of Danielle Gagliardo –Zumbachicas2012.
will be held Saturday, March
Danielle, who was an ac23 from 12 noon to 3 p.m. at tive member of the Unadilla
Babcocks Bar, Rt. 7
community, was
Wells Bridge.
diagnosed with
In Loving
The event is in
cancer. Sadly she
support of Danielle’s
passed away Feb.
Memory
two small children,
21 leaving behind
of
Danielle
and the Unadilla Parher husband Jim
Gagliardo
ent Group for Head
and two young
Start. These are
daughters, Juliet,
two great causes to
13 and Lily, 7.
“shake and wiggle” for with
A thank you goes out to the
some fabulous Zumba instruc- businesses and individuals
tors. Children 12 and under in Unadilla, Oneonta, Bainare free.
bridge, Sidney and Otego for
There will also be a 50/50 your help and support.
raffle and Chinese Auction.
All proceeds will be diWater and soda will be avail- vided evenly between the two
able for purchase. If you causes. Please come out and
would like to donate new enjoy a fun afternoon, knowitems or gift certificates, call ing you are helping two very
Erica at 316-0317 or Me- special causes.
B-G Girl Scouts to Hold
Easter Egg Hunt March 23
BAINBRIDGE - All are
welcome to join us for our
fourth annual community
Easter egg hunt this Saturday,
March 23 from 12-1:30 p.m.
at Greenlawn Elementary
School in Bainbridge. This
event is hosted by the Bainbridge-Guilford Girl Scout
Service unit 365.
We will be having coloring, crafts, face painting, egg
hunt and pictures with the
Easter Bunny (there will be
a small donation required for
pictures). The Easter egg hunt
will be for children in preschool up to 5th grade. We divide the kids up into four age
groups for the egg hunt. The
whole family is welcome to
come have some fun.
Thank you all for coming to
the events that we hold. We try
to hold events that bring families close to home and don’t
require a lot of money.
Sidney Rotary Is Holding Drive
For Young Children’s Books
SIDNEY-March is Literacy
Month for Rotary and the Sidney Rotary Club is holding a
Book Drive for books for early readers from infant to age 8.
The book drive will continue
thru April 12 of new or gently
like new books to be given to
the local Headstart program in
Sidney. Books will also be donated to doctors and dentists
offices and the local hospital,
etc.
If any community members
have books they would like
to donate they may be left at
The Tri-Town News, Sidney
Industrial Park; Sidney Paint
and Hardware, Main Street;
NBT Bank, Division Street
or Community Bank, Union
Street by April 12.
For more information contact any Sidney Rotarian or
call Kelly Phelps, president at
353-9618.
Planning Board
Meeting Cancelled
SIDNEY – The Town of
Sidney Planning Board meeting for March 26 has been
cancelled. There are no items
that require planning board action at this time.
Sidney C of C New Member
Coffee Hour Is March 27
SIDNEY – New members
of the Sidney Chamber of
Commerce will receive a special welcome at the chamber’s
annual New Member Coffee
Hour Wednesday, March 27.
The informal coffee hour
will be held from 7:30 to 8:30
a.m. at Trackside Dining, 88
Main St., Sidney. New members and special guests will receive invitations. Others interested in learning more about
the chamber are also invited.
All chamber members are
encouraged to attend and
help welcome new members.
There will be morning treats
and coffee, and drawings for
door prizes.
This is a great opportunity
for networking and enjoying
a brief social time with fellow
chamber members and special
guests.
Spring Flowers Have Arrived!
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UNADILLA – A weekly
luncheon is being served every Wednesdays at 12:30 p.m.
at St. Matthews Episcopal
Church, Unadilla. A free will
offering is appreciated.
UNADILLA – A Lasagna
Dinner will be served Monday, April 1 from 4 p.m. to
? at the Unadilla Methodist
Church, across from the Great
American in Unadilla. Another dinner will be held on April
29 which will kick off our
last Monday of every month
dinners. We welcome you all
back.
MT. UPTON - The Mt. Upton United Methodist Church
is having their monthly Community Buffet Dinner on
Thursday, March 21 from 5
to 7 p.m. This is free will donation and all are welcome.
These buffets are sponsored
by our UMW and ladies of
the church. All donations are
used for our local and global
ministries.
CHICKEN
BBQS
SIDNEY – The annual
Chicken and Ribs Barbecue
by Brooks, sponsored by Preceptor Kappa Chapter of Beta
Sigma Phi of Sidney, will be
held Saturday, April 6 beginning at 11 a.m. by the River
Bridge, Sidney. Delicious
chicken halves and ribs will
be available, along with baked
beans and homemade tapioca
pudding for dessert.
ENJOY
PANCAKES!
BAINBRIDGE – The First
Presbyterian Church of Bainbridge will be serving a pancake breakfast on Saturday,
March 23 from 8 a.m. till 1
p.m. The menu includes pancakes with real maple syrup,
sausages, eggs, applesauce
and beverages.
SIDNEY – The Sidney
VFW will serve breakfast this
Sunday, March 24 from 8 to
11 a.m. The menu will include
eggs to order, pancakes, sausage gravy, sausage, bacon,
toast and beverage.
SOUP
KITCHEN
BAINBRIDGE – The Soup
Kitchen at the Bainbridge
United Methodist Church will
be open this Saturday, March
23 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The menu choices will be
cream of broccoli or hamburg
soup; kielbasa and cabbage
with beets or macaroni and
cheese and tossed salad; and
choice of dessert and beverage. The sandwich choices
will be egg salad or cream
cheese and olives.
SIDNEY - Soup, bread,
and beverages are served at
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church,
25 River Street, Sidney every
Wednesday from 10:30 a.m. to
noon. Two different soups will
be available for you to choose
from. All are welcome.
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The Atkinson Family to Perform
At Town Hall Theatre March 23
Benefit Is Saturday, March 23
For Family of Mike Sickler
BAINBRIDGE - The At- tasteful and inventive player
kinson Family is going stron- who fits very well with what
ger than ever with more Atkin- the Atkinsons do. We are also
sons and more vocal power. very pleased to have Nick PicThe band is Dick Atkinson on cininni from Verona with us
banjo, along with Shelene and again this year. Nick is playLiza Atkinson on guitar. The ing mandolin and fiddle, but
band core, Dick, Shelene and also is a great banjo and guitar
Liza, will continue to sing har- player. Nick is a well known
musician from the
mony and lead vocals.
central New York
We are pleased to intro- Student
duce Laura Atkinson on Art Show area and is a well
respected musician
bass, along with lead and
In The
among his peers.
harmony vocals. She is a Gallery
Nick also fits well
Crane School of Music
graduate, majoring in voice. with the family band. We are
Laura’s vocal power is sure to very pleased and proud to
knock your socks off, and we have Dave and Nick as part of
are excited to be working up our family. They help to make
more three part female harmo- us what and who we are. The
new CD, Twilight of Day is
ny with Laura on board.
With three strong female getting some great reviews.
vocalists, Liza, Laura and For more information check
Shelene the Atkinsons are a our website at jerichoarts.com
band like no other in the north or on facebook@jerichoarts.
The Area Student Art Show
country. Back with us is, Dave
Bevins, the 2003 National Do- will be in the Gallery at the
bro Champion from Chilson. Theatre March 23-28. This
Dave is featured on the new- show highlights some of our
est release, Twilight of Day, local up and coming talent and
along with Angels Rejoice CD is free to the public. Please
and the Live at the Bainbridge stop by and take a look during
CD. Dave is an exceptional, the show or during the week.
AFTON - There will be a
benefit for the family of Mike
Sickler on Saturday, March
23 at the River Club in Afton
from 2-7 p.m. Mike, an area
electrician, husband, son, and
father of four, lost his battle
with cancer on Feb. 11.
The benefit is being held to
offset Mike’s medical expenses. There will be a spaghetti
dinner, with a donation of
$10 per plate for adults; children under 5 free, large item
raffles, basket raffles, silent
auction and 50-50 drawings.
Short Change Band is generously donating their time to
entertain for the duration of
the benefit.
Some of the large auction
items include, but are not
limited to: Whirlpool built in
dishwasher, valued at $399,
donated by Horton Hardware;
Desa electric fireplace with
mantle, valued at $299, donated by Horton Hardware;
Tri-axel load of firewood logs,
Historical Society to Host
Civil War Project Meeting
AFTON – The Afton Historical Society will be the
host for the March meeting
of the Chenango County Civil
War Commemoration Project
meeting this Friday, March 22
at 10:30 a.m. in the Jack Bolster Community Center.
The group, which consists
of town historians and others
from around the county, has
been sponsoring programs,
newspaper articles and commemorative envelopes during the years of the Civil War
Sesquicentennial.
Good Will Hunting to Screen
This Thursday at Sidney Library
SIDNEY - The Friends of
the Libraries will offer their
March film, “Good Will Hunting”, in their movie series on
Thursday, March 21 at 6:30
p.m. in the Smart Room of
the Sidney Memorial Public
Library.
Good Will Hunting is a
1997 American drama film
starring Matt Damon, Robin
Williams, Ben Affleck, Minnie Driver and Stefan Skarsgard. Written by Affleck and
Damon, and with Damon in
the title role, the film follows
20-year-old South Boston laborer Will Hunting, an unrecognized genius. He is forced
to see a therapist (Williams)
and study advanced mathematics with a renowned professor (Skarsgård) in order to
avoid jail time for assaulting
a police officer. The superb
performances result in a masterpiece of cinema that can be
enjoyed by all ages. Ben Affleck, the director of this year’s
Best Picture Academy Award,
“Argo”, has mentioned “Good
Will Hunting” many times in
the accolades that he has received, as the beginning of his
creative career.
Affleck and Damon originally wrote the screenplay as a
thriller. Rob Reiner later urged
them to drop the thriller aspect
and focus on the relationship
between Will Hunting (Damon) and his therapist (Williams). The result was outstanding and award winning.
Good Will Hunting received
universal critical acclaim and
was a financial success. It
grossed over $225 million during its theatrical run, produced
with only a modest $10 million budget. It was nominated
for nine Academy Awards, including the Academy Award
for Best Picture, and won two:
Best Supporting Actor for
Williams and Best Original
Screenplay for Affleck and
Damon. This is a film that you
won’t want to miss.
As always, the film is free
and open to the public and will
be accompanied by complimentary popcorn and water.
REHEARSING FOR B-G’s concert March 27 are Ashlee
Ocasio and Megan Hartwell.
B-G Music in Our Schools
Concert Is Wed., March 27
BAINBRIDGE – A Music
in Our Schools Concert will be
presented by the BainbridgeGuilford Music Department
on Wednesday, March 27 at
7:30 p.m. in the high school
auditorium.
The performance will feature the high school band, orchestra and chorus.
The public is cordially
invited.
Youth Football to Hold
Quarter Auction March 22
SIDNEY – The Sidney
Youth Football program will
be holding a Quarter Auction
fundraiser this Friday, March
22 at the Sidney Fire Hall on
River St. Doors open at 6:15
p.m. to view auction items
and the auction will begin at 7
p.m. A five dollar fee gets you
in the auction and three paddles, refreshments, door prize
entries.
A quarter auction is a fun
event where you will bid anywhere from 25 cents to $1
on jewelry, gift certificates,
handbags, kitchen items and
more all from your favorite
vendors. Vendors will include
items from Pampered Chef,
31 Gifts, Silpada, Lia Sophia,
Avon, Evergreen Massage,
Signature Homestyles, Tastefully Simple, Mary Kay as
well as gifts from some lo-
A RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY was held at the
grand opening of the Little Blue Barn Primitives, 85 Main
St, Sidney on March 9. Pictured (l-r) are Jessie Johnson,
owner; Sidney Village Mayor Andy Matviak; and Jamie
Burch, Jessie’s sister who helps her in the shop. Winners
of the gift certificates given away were Courtney Fraser,
Robin Bessett, Valerie Bate and Karee Edwards.
Pine Ridge Groceries
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Nuts – Dried Fruits – Snack Mixes – and Lots More!
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Wide Variety of Meats and Cheeses - Including several kinds
of Swiss, Cheddar and Yogurt Cheese
valued at $600, donated by
Wagner Lumber; Quilts, all
sizes and values, donated by
Amy Cross, Piece Corps Quilters, Pat Wenner and Paula
Rosenkranz Loveday; GE gas
kitchen range, valued at $400,
donated by Belden Home
Sales; Generator, 3750 watts,
valued at $448, donated by 88
BC Lumber.
Dinner tickets can be purchased in advance at Horton
Hardware, Afton Country
Store, NBT of Afton, Henry’s
Drive In or by emailing SicklerBenefit@gmail.com. Tickets may also be purchased at
the door on the day of the benefit or by calling 245-9894.
Please join us for this important event.
THE DEADLINE FOR ALL
ADS AND ARTICLES IS
5 PM ON MONDAY
OPEN
HOUSE
at
cal businesses. So bring your
friends, raid those piggybanks,
no need for the green, silver is
best for this event.
The Sidney Youth Football
program would like to thank
the Sidney Fire Department,
local businesses who donated,
Anne Winchester, all the vendors, all the parents who are
helping and all of you who
come out and support us.
Baker’s
Maple
10 AM TO 4 PM
Enjoy Breakfast
With the Easter
Bunny March 30
BAINBRIDGE – The Easter Bunny will be making an
early visit to Bainbridge on
Saturday, March 30.
Stop by Bob’s Diner, 26 N.
Main St. between 9 a.m. and
noon and have breakfast with
Mr. Rabbit.
Visit Our Sap House to
See Maple Syrup in the Making
FREE SAMPLE TASTING
Complete Line of Maple Products
including pancake flour
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MAPLE BAKING CONTEST
Bring Entries by 11 a.m. Sat., March 23
AT THE SAP HOUSE
1 Freiot Ave., Bainbridge • 967-7229
(Follow the Green & White Tree and Bucket Signs)
www.bakersmaple.com
Happ
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THE TRI-TOWN NEWS
P.O. Box 208, Sidney, NY 13838
(The Sidney Record established 1882. The Sidney Enterprise
established 1895. The Bainbridge News and the Bainbridge
Republican established 1867. Combined as the Sidney Record
and Bainbridge News February 1959.) Continuing the Unadilla
Times (established 1854) October 4, 1967. Continuing the Afton
Enterprise and Harpursville Budget February 1969. Name
changed to Tri-Town News, February 1, 1968.
Kenneth S. Paden...................................Publisher
Nancy Sue Burns.........................................Editor
Anna Ritchey.......................Advertising Manager
EDITORIAL
HEADLINE READ: KEITH CLARK BUYS LAND NEAR AIRPORT - Photo shows where Keith Clark (now ACCO
Brands) built their facilities in 1969. This site plan was from an aerial photo taken by Ed Roelle for the Tri-Town News for
the January 8, 1969 issue. The photo shows the stock car track that was on the site previously with a white line around
the 30 acres purchased by Keith Clark from Paul Hotaling. According documents provided by the Sidney Historical
Association, the Airport and D&H later bought a portion of the land, but the majority of the acreage became the Keith
Clark manufacturing and warehouse facilities.
(TTN Photo by Ed Roelle)
IN THE GOOD OLD DAYS
Remembering Ed Roelle
By Ken Paden
“Like a good farm, there’s always something that can be done
around here.”
Ed Roelle gave me that advice on how to successfully run a
weekly newspaper when I succeeded him as general manager of
The Tri-Town News nearly 30 years ago. Rarely a day goes by
that I don’t recall that bit of advice that Ed, who passed away
last week at age 91, shared with me.
I purposely wrote I “succeeded” him as general manager of
this newspaper when he retired. I didn’t “replace” him. Nobody – no two bodies -- could have filled Ed’s shoes. He was,
and always will be, “Mr. Tri-Town News.” Long after he was
no longer on the payroll, Ed was still synonymous with this
newspaper.
The front-page story about Ed, along with his obituary, lists
many of his accomplishments in his remarkable life. To recount
all Ed did during his 91 years on this planet, however, would
require a special supplement to the paper.
During his newspaper career, and for many years after, Ed
left his mark on the tri-town area. The General Clinton Canoe
Regatta has Ed’s fingerprints all over it. Same with the expanded
Sidney Memorial Public Library. The beautiful clock that stands
in front of the library was an Ed Roelle project, as was the walking trail that bears his name along the Susquehanna River.
Ed was part of the so-called “Greatest Generation.” Following his tour of duty in the Army during World War II, Ed and his
late wife, Barbara, followed his boss, John MacLachlan, from
Illinois to Sidney. Mr. and Mrs. MacLachlan had just purchased
a Sidney weekly newspaper and Ed, Barb and their baby son
moved into “The Project,” the hastily-built apartments constructed to help house the thousands Scintilla employed during
the war years.
Ed was a printer by trade at that point in his life and his assignment for the MacLachlans was to work in the paper’s back
shop putting the newspaper together and to operate the company’s job printing department. Reluctantly, he told me, when the
newspaper needed an advertising representative he left the back
shop and started soliciting ads.
And he never stopped “soliciting.” From newspaper advertising and job printing, it turned into funds for the canoe regatta
grounds, a library expansion, a hospital addition, a walking trail,
a bowling hall of fame, and on and on and on. When local business men and women saw Ed coming they knew it was time to
reach for their checkbook, and if Ed was involved they knew he
was working for a good cause.
Because of kidney failure Ed had been undergoing dialysis
three days a week for a number of years recently. And over the
years he had endured more major operations and illnesses than
you can count on both hands. It was an unsuccessful heart operation that unfortunately led to Ed’s passing.
So now Ed will rest next to Barb in Prospect Hill Cemetery in
Sidney. For a man who spent many of his 91 years as if he was
working on a good farm, he has earned a rest.
(Paden is the publisher of The Tri-Town News.)
Letters to the Editor are appreciated. However, because
of space and subject considerations we are limited in
the number of letters we can publish. Our long standing
policy is that we do not publish letters that are printed
free of charge on the editorial page supporting or in
opposition to any candidate seeking public office or
any item up for public vote in the last issue before the
vote. Only paid ads can be accepted. All letters must be
signed and represent the opinion of the letter writer and
not necessarily that of the newspaper. The deadline for
submitting a Letter to the Editor is Monday at 5 p.m. of
the current week.
SIDNEY
25 YEARS AGO
March 23, 1988
For Ray and Laurie Vosburgh, the letters ESP on the
back of the black protective
raincoats means “Extra Special
People.” In actuality they stand
for Emergency Service Post.
Two years ago, a group of young
adults of high school age organized into an Explorer Scout
Post known as ESP 34 (Emergency Service Post). Sponsored
by the Sidney United Methodist
Church, their purpose is to assist the Sidney Fire Department,
the Sidney Emergency Squad
and the Sidney Police Department. The question of how they
would react when a real emergency came was answered last
weekend when they worked
alongside Sidney and other area
firefighters at the fire in Sidney
that destroyed Nina’s Pizzeria
and Restaurant on Main St.
Gift of Life Campaign for
The Hospital exceeds $66,000
to purchase a new patient monitoring system for the Intensive
Care Unit.
Connie DuMond of Masonville won her second state teen
title in six months Sunday night
when she was crowned Miss
Junior America. The 18 year
old Sidney High School senior
was selected from some 49 girls
competing for the title at the
Rye Town Hilton, Rye Brook,
NY. March 20 she will be in the
national contest to be televised
from Disney World in Florida
next fall. She is also the New
York State Natural Teen Miss.
This is her fifth year in competition and her 25th pageant. She is
the daughter of Denny and Debbie DuMond of Masonville.
SIDNEY
50 YEARS AGO
March 20, 1963
Concrete foundations are being poured along Steiner Road
for new stores which are being
built there. A Family Bargain
Center store with 40,000 square
feet of floor space and a new
Victory Supermarket are expected to be completed in late
June or early July. In addition,
a variety store of about 20,000
feet floor space and a laundromat are planned. Hotaling Sales
& Service expects to construct a
new car showroom and service
facilities on Steiner Road.
Sidney voters elected Frank
Knight mayor; Keith Wrigley,
William K. Davis and James
MacLachlan trustees.
BAINBRIDGE
25 YEARS AGO
March 23, 1988
Anticipated overcrowding
at the Greenlawn Elementary
School, creation of a developmental program and ways
that the Bainbridge-Guilford
Schools could be more effective
are topics to be discussed at a
special informational meeting
March 29 at the Greenlawn Elementary School.
Reacting to his recent election as the Bainbridge Village
Mayor, John Hyzer commented
that finishing the existing water project and filling the now
vacant Public Works Superintendent position are immediate
priorities, but in the future he
hopes to see the establishment
of a maintenance program at
the sewer plant, street resurfacing and sidewalk repair or
replacement.
On Saturday, March 26, the
Town Hall Opry in Bainbridge
will present one of the finest
family Bluegrass Bands in New
York State, the Laing Brothers, Bill, Gil and Dan joined by
Bill’s sons, Larry and Paul.
Fifth and sixth grade chorus members from Greenlawn
Elementary School in Bainbridge will present the one
act Disney musical “Alice In
Wonderland” Thursday, March
24. Jema Abbate plays Alice
with Janaya Church and Josh
Chase as the Queen and King
of Hearts. Jamie Clark, Ronda
Clark, Jennifer Crandall, Jessica Youngs, Steven Weissflog,
Chris Schaeffer, Franklin DeVries and David Steinbach play
the White Rabbit, Tweedle Dee
and Tweedle Dum, the Cheshire
Cat, the Caterpillar, Mad Hatter, March Hare, and Dormouse,
respectively.
BAINBRIDGE
50 YEARS AGO
March 20, 1963
117 voted in Bainbridge
Tuesday at the village election.
Trustee Raymond Holman received 104 votes. W.C. Horton,
who was opposed by a write-in
campaign for Stanley Darling,
won with 72 votes to 44 for
Darling.
The
Bainbridge-Guilford
Varsity Basketball team won
the Section IV Class B trophy
last Saturday night at Cornell
University, Ithaca.
New officers of the Bainbridge Rotary Club are: Robert Craver, president; Carl D.
Hutchinson, vice president;
Francis Chunglo, secretary;
Wayne King, treasurer. Other
directors are Stanley Darling,
Maurice Marshall, Phil Demeree, Floyd Prouty.
UNADILLA
25 YEARS AGO
March 23, 1988
A $1.6 million proposal for
roof renovations and asbestos
removal in school buildings
in the Unatego Central School
District was approved by a vote
of 150 to 56 last Wednesday,
March 16. The district is applying for state aid to reduce the
cost to the taxpayer. The district
also plans to raise money for
the project through the sale of
bonds. It is estimated that the
increase in taxes for the project
will be about 1.6 percent.
UNADILLA
50 YEARS AGO
March 20, 1963
Unadilla Fire Auxiliary observes ninth anniversary.
March 21, 1958 – The Unadilla Village Board announces
that the village has received the
gift of a parcel of land on the
banks of the Susquehanna River
at the eastern end of the village
from John F. Corwin and Elizabeth D. Corwin. This tract has
been used as a park for many
years and contains a memorial
seat. It will be maintained in an
appropriate manner by the village as a public park in honor of
Elizabeth D. Corwin.
Years ago this park was the
scene of many festivities, such
as band concerts, ice cream
socials, fireworks displays and
water pageants. Boats and canoes on the river, decorated
and lighted, made a spectacle
which lingers in the memories
of old-timers.
A CHEERFUL PROSPECT
BY AMY MARSLAND
According to a recent headline, America is deeply divided
into two camps. There are those
who are concerned about the financial disaster that keeps coming up – if not this month, in a
few years, when we go bankrupt
– and those who are concerned
about the people who will be
desperate if we don’t spend to
help them now. My friends and
family, even, fall on different
sides and even argue about it.
Arguing, however, will not
change their view of reality
– those for whom people are
the highest priority, and those
for whom the United States of
America comes first.
Essentially, they are the same
thing. The United States IS the
stock market, the unemployment rate, the housing crisis:
these and many other problems
affect both our country and our
citizens.
As I see it, the crux of the
problem is that no one really
knows how to cure a deep recession – no school of national
economy has actually done it.
Spend your way out of it or
save your way out of it? (But
for God’s sake don’t use the
word “depression” – say that
and the whole thing will really
collapse.) But while the parties,
the neighbors, and the news media talk about political moves
and become more and more
argumentative in taking sides,
there are certain very obvious
things they don’t talk about.
One, whichever side takes
political power, we are going
to be poorer. Let’s take jobs,
for instance. We have lost a lot
of jobs going overseas because
things can be manufactured at
a lower labor cost. This is not
going to change until inhabitants of India, Taiwan, China,
anywhere, achieve wages comparable to our own. If this is not
clear to everyone, and it certainly doesn’t seem to be, then
they have never noticed that
water runs downhill. There will
be price differences due to raw
materials, distance from market
and quality discrimination, but
it won’t be much.
Two, we will not be healthier
unless we take personal responsibility for that. Why do you
suppose so many of our doctors
have foreign names? Because
we don’t have enough doctors
of our own, and we are about
to dump several million more
Americans on the ones we
have.
Three, we are not going to
be wiser: our technology is not
going to help us unless we stay
ahead of everyone else. For
instance, Africa is now full of
cell phones. They skipped a
whole generation in communication and all the expense of
land lines. Even if we keep the
lead in invention, everybody is
going to copy us in short order.
We will be no healthier, wealthier or wiser.
But think what it would do
for us, and the world, if we ALL
managed to get cheap solar
power. What a lot of other comforts we could buy with what
we could save on fuel! The best
way out of the fix we are in,
wherever in this One World we
inhabit, is to forget politics and
take up invention.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
B-G Needs
To Reconsider
Budget Cuts
I am writing in regards to
the cuts being made to the
2013-2014 Bainbridge-Guilford School budget. I am a lifelong resident of Bainbridge and
graduated from BainbridgeGuilford in 1986. I choose to
raise my family in Bainbridge
and my son graduated from
Bainbridge-Guilford in 2010.
I believe that the area is great
and up to now would highly
recommend Bainbridge-Guilford Schools. I have been a long
time supporter of our wonderful
community and school district
and was involved with SAVE
Our Schools (2007). I am a
member of the BainbridgeGuilford Alumni Association. I
know that times have changed
and that cuts are necessary but
I am upset with the choices that
are being made.
I attended the Community
Forum on March 4 and I cannot believe that students and
parents believe that the students need an incentive to go
to school. I was taught by my
parents that when you turned
5 or 6 (depending on date of
birth) you would start school
and would attend 13 years of
school. That was my job. My
incentive to do well was that I
would be praised by my family
and friends. I was involved in
many extra-curricular activities, which included band, orchestra, softball, volleyball and
cheerleading. I was rewarded
by being allowed to participate
because I was taught that academics come first. I took classes that prepared me for college
and I have been gainfully employed since. I was taught to be
a well-rounded individual due
to a very educated and dedicated faculty and staff. My son
as well was involved in many
extra-curricular activities and
yes there were many more options for him and he is a wellrounded individual that is able
to be gainfully employed.
The fact that core classes
and electives that are truly
needed to be successful in
today’s world are being eliminated is absurd. Business is the
backbone of today’s world and
those classes are being eliminated – what are the children
being prepared for? Computers are the “human” work-force
and the knowledge of them is
imperative to be successful.
College/AP Courses are remaining – if there is no money
to fund the BASICS then the
“extra” courses need to go. The
taxpayers of Bainbridge-Guilford CANNOT afford to pay
the high taxes needed to keep
the “extras”.
I have visited many schools
in our area and throughout
New York State and I believe
that the appearance of Bainbridge-Guilford is top of the
class. That can be credited to
a well run maintenance staff.
The maintenance staff is being
cut. What is that going to do to
the maintenance and upkeep of
the buildings in our district? I
am a firm-believer in performing preventive maintenance
in hopes of preventing a large
high dollar break down. That
theory will no longer be in existence at Bainbridge-Guilford.
If the funds are not available to
support the maintenance and
upkeep of the buildings, where
will the funds come from when
the roof leaks or the heating
system breaks?
I hope that the B-G Board of
Education and Administration
will re-consider their choices.
Pam Colburn, Bainbridge
B-G Board
Meets March 21
BAINBRIDGE - The Bainbridge-Guilford Central School
Board of Education Meeting
will meet on Thursday, March
21 in the Guilford Cafeteria to
discuss district business. The
meeting will begin at 6 p.m.
with committee meetings. The
business portion of the meeting will start at 7:30 p.m.
State Police
Warn Area of
Phone Scam
The New York State Police
is issuing a warning to New
York residents about a telephone scam. Residents of Delaware and Chenango Counties
have been receiving calls, soliciting funds for either new
uniforms for the troopers or
for officers killed or injured
in the line of duty. The New
York State Police does not
solicit funds. The State Police
receives its funding from the
state budget and from federal
grants. Citizens are reminded
to be cautious about telephone
solicitations of any kind and to
always know to whom you are
speaking.
656-8602
THURSDAY, MARCH 21
Corned beef/cabbage, mashed
potatoes, carrot coins, dinner
roll, pistachio pudding with
topping and cherry
CALEB DANCESIA helps his dad, Todd receive a
Hole-in-One trophy from Sertoman Dennis Fletcher on
Saturday, March 16 at the Sertoma’s Goofy Golf fundraiser at the Afton School.
TUESDAY, MARCH 26
Pork BBQ on bun, garlic herb
potatoes, California, gold
blend vegetables, minestrone
soup with crackers,
hamburger roll, fruit cocktail
THURSDAY, MARCH 28
Meatloaf with gravy, mashed
potatoes, San Francisco
blend vegetables, rye bread
(seedless), sliced peaches
GILBERTSVILLE
NEWS
ROBERTA HALBERT
783-2445
Luncheon
A Free Community Dinner
will be held this Thursday,
March 21 at 5:30 p.m. at the
Christ Church, Rt. 51, Gilbertsville. Join your friends
and neighbors to enjoy this
month’s meal of escalloped
potatoes and ham, roll, vegetable and dessert. All are
welcome.
A soup and sandwich luncheon will be held on Saturday, March 23 at the Baptist
Church New Life Fellowship
Hall from 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Menu includes a variety of
soups and chili, sandwiches
and homemade pies.
Fund Raiser
A Bottle/Can Drive will
be sponsored by Cub Scout
Pack 44 on Saturday, April
13. Bring bottles and cans to
Centennial Park, Spring St.,
between 9 a.m. and noon.
Easter Egg Hunt
Major’s Inn will hold an
Easter Egg Hunt this Saturday,
March 23 for the children.
THE AFTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY
REMEMBERS
“THE WAY WE WERE”
AFTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY
116 South Main Street
Afton, NY 13730
WINDY HILL
SR. CTR. MENU
HISTORICAL MINUTES NO. 1,026
by Charles J. Decker, Afton Town and Village Historian
March 2013
SALON
ARTISTIX NAIL STUDIO
Nails: Acrylic, Gel Polish, Manicures, Pedicures
Tanning: Stand-up Tanner, Leg Tanner and Spray Tan
Hair: Cuts, Colors, Perms, Up-dos, Waxing & More
64 N. Main St. • Bainbridge • (607) 967-6245
TUXEDO RENTALS
GLAD TIDINGS
Great selection by Calvin Kline, Stephen Geoffrey, Perry
Ellis, Ralph Lauren and more. Groom’s tux free with five
or more rentals. Special Ring Bearer’s savings with
five or more rentals. Rentals starting at $69.95.
74 Main St. • Sidney • (607) 563-2777
TENT & PARTY RENTALS
MORRIS TENT RENTALS, INC.
We provide tents, chairs, dishware, glassware,
linens, and all catering and buffet equipment you
may need for your wedding or special event.
13 Mechanic St. • Morris • 263-9916
morristentrentals.com
INVITATIONS
SIDNEY PRINTING, LLC
Stop In and See Our Great Selection of
Wedding Invitations and Accessories
5 Winkler Rd. • Sidney • 561-3515
Monday thru Friday 8-5
RECEPTIONS
THE SILO RESTAURANT
CARRIAGE HOUSE GUEST ROOMS
Our unique atmosphere, scenic gardens, excellent food and
experienced staff make The Silo Restaurant the perfect
setting for your wedding day! Receptions up to 300 guests.
AND
This a Saturday evening, just at
dusk, and it is beginning to snow.
We have not had deep snow this
winter but the weather has been
cold.
In
going
through
my
Grandmother Decker’s photograph albums, I find many snapshots of the deep snows of former
years. In one, George Decker
stands with a horse in what is now
Daley Drive, next to the Afton Inn.
The snow is piled high where the
walk has been shoveled, next to
Presbyterian women about to head for a Missionary
George’s store where Grace Lee’s
Society meeting in 1926. From album of Daisy Hurd
office is now located. That was in
Decker.
1915.
Another picture, dated 1926, shows Main Street in front of Henry Carr’s Drug Store, now the entrance part of Vincent’s Restaurant. Henry is standing on top of a huge pile of snow with his snow
shovel in his hand. Other recognizable Aftonians stand around watching but they are not helping to
shovel.
In the above picture, several ladies are aboard a horse-drawn sleigh, which is about to take them
to a Missionary Society meeting at the Presbyterian Church in February, also in 1926. The site is in
front of the old Presbyterian Manse house, which was the second down from High Street, on Spring
Street, next to where David Dawson now lives. It was torn down when another manse was purchased
on Pleasant Avenue.
I was born in February of 1926 and I assume that the heavy snow that was on the ground in those
pictures was present on my birthday. The Afton Hose Company did not then go out of the village, so
the neighboring farmers and their hired men put out the chimney fire which heralded my birth.
Another picture, undated, shows a snowplow coming down Orchard Street near the house until
recently occupied by Susan Fenner Kopyar. One could not have driven a car up the street under the
conditions in these pictures.
When I was working on the Four County Library System Bookmobile in the early 1970s, Delaware
County had very heavy snows one winter. A rotary snowplow cleared some of the roads there, leaving
snow banks higher than our large Bookmobile.
I am grateful that we do not have to brave so much snow nowadays.
On Moran Rd., Off Route 206E
6 mi. E. of Greene, 10 mi. W. of Bainbridge
Greene • 656-4377
COVERED BRIDGE GARDENS
PARTY AND RECEPTION HALL
A spacious country setting surrounds the reception hall with
seating up to 250. Hardwood dance floor, caterer-friendly
kitchen, ample parking. Reserve your 2012 or 2013 wedding
date soon. Call for free brochure or to visit us by
appointment.
1532 Covered Bridge Road • Unadilla
607-369-9293 • www.cbgardensny.com
BEVERAGE CATERING
GREEN’S LIQUOR STORE
Full Service & Beverage Catering for Your Wedding
Reception or Other Private Party.
Rte. 357 • Unadilla • (607) 369-9903
FLOWERS
VILLAGE FLORIST & GIFTS
Unique Floral Designs
5 East Main St. • Bainbridge
For appt. and consultation, call 967-7111
Musical Fun for Kids, Adults
Is April 2 at Sidney Library
SIDNEY - The Sidney
Memorial Public Library will
present a double performance
by singer/songwriter Dennis
LaFontaine
on Tuesday,
April 2.
The first musical treat at 2
p.m., “Green Eggs & Ham and
Other Musical Recipes,” will
delight kids of all ages. It will
include songs of Tom Chapin,
Tom Paxton, Peter, Paul and
Mary as well as several of his
original songs and stories.
The 6:30 p.m. performance,
Songs & Stories of Upstate
New York, will include a variety of topics such as bootlegging, life on the Erie Canal, railroad history and the
Adirondacks. The show will
include songs of Christopher
Shaw, Libby Cotton, and
Leadbelly, but primarily original songs and stories written
by Fontaine.
Fontaine has spent the last 16
years performing at Erie Canal
festivals and summer concert
series across NY State. Join the
fun at the Sidney Library. It’s
free and open to the public.
Thomas Jefferson proposed
a two-track educational
system, with different tracks
for “the laboring and the
learned.”
ANNUAL EASTER
HAM RAFFLE
Fri., March 22
7 p.m. • Unadilla Fire Dept.
77 Clifton Street
Ham and Door Prizes
50/50 Tickets
(Need not be present to win)
ADVANCED TICKETS AVAILABLE
FROM ANY DEPT. MEMBER
369-9150
Kennedy Performing Arts Centre
Holds Annual Tour of Italy Dinner
TRI-TOWN’S OWN
STIMULUS PLAN
BY JOAN DICHIARA
20 Ways to Get Out of Debt
Today it is very expensive
to live and I am sure there
are a lot of our readers who
owe on credit cards, have a
car loan, a mortgage, school
loans, and other personal debt.
If you want to get out of debt
here are some ways to accomplish this.
First have a positive attitude
that you will accomplish paying down your debt. Make a
list of everything you owe including interest rates and payment amounts.
Don’t add any more debt and
definitely don’t use any of your
credit cards. If possible, get a
second or third job to pay down
your debt. If you are married
try living off one salary and use
the other salary to pay off your
debt. Increase your car deductible so you can save on your
monthly premium. Once your
debt is paid off you can then
lower the deductible. Since the
weather will be warmer soon,
have a garage sale and use the
money you make toward the
debt you owe.
If you have a cable bill consider canceling this service. If
you don’t want to cancel the
service just call your cable
company to see if they will
reduce you monthly payment.
My cable bill was going to be
increased by $20. I called them
and just by asking, I didn’t get
the increase.
When you get a raise, put
the extra money toward your
debt. If you are getting a tax
refund this year use the refund
to pay off your debt. Don’t
miss any payments because
you will incur late fees. If you
receive any extra money for a
birthday or Christmas present,
use the money to reduce your
debt.
When shopping use only
cash and carry a calculator
with you so you don’t go over
the amount you budgeted to
spend. Bring your lunch every
day to work so you avoid eating in a restaurant as this will
cost you money.
Cut out spending on clothes
and entertainment. If you need
new clothes check out your
local consignment stores. For
entertainment you can settle
for one of the DVD movies that you have at home. If
you have a cell phone call the
company and see if there is
anyway you can reduce your
monthly payment. Call your
credit card companies to see
if they will reduce the interest
rate. Also keep an emergency
fund so if something comes
up you won’t be tempted to
use your credit card. If you
are renting where you live
consider moving to a cheaper
apartment when the lease is
up. If you are offered overtime
at your job never turn it down
because it is extra money.
Good luck in paying down
your debt. If you have any
money saving tips email me
at kay01267@gmail.com. Till
next time have a great week.
SIDNEY - The Kennedy
Performing Arts Centre recently hosted their 6th annual
Tour of Italy dinner and wants
to take some time to thank everyone who came out to support the dancers and their families. The dinner was held at
the Sidney Fire department’s
spacious training center, which
allowed us to set up tables for
serving over 300 meals, while
providing viewing seating
for those who had completed
their meals early and wanted
to watch the dancing that was
taking place.
This is the 6th year that
KPAC has done the Tour of
Italy dinner; however, the
Tour of Italy dinner has a long
history here in Sidney. It was
started by the mother of the
studio director’s. Niki Kennedy-Reed and Tara KennedyJudd grew up eating the recipes
their mother Pamela Gascon
cooked for them, recipes that
her mother and grandmother
had passed down to her. And
so when Miss Niki and Miss
Tara’s studio was looking to
do a dinner, the Tour of Italy
was born. KPAC is proud and
lucky to have Pam creating the
menu with love, tradition and
just the right spices.
The night was made extra
special for those that attended
as they were able to see all of
the company dancers perform
some of their routines in public
for the first time this year. From
the reaction in the crowd, they
were not disappointed; from
group numbers to solos, from
musical production numbers
with live singing to hip-hop
numbers that touch you to your
core. The crowd was treated to
excellent dancing while enjoying lasagna, fettuccine alfredo,
ziti with meatballs, salad, and
dessert. All for the one admission price. What a great night
had by all.
To add to the excitement of
the night there was a Chinese
auction with many donated
baskets and gift certificates
and products donated by local
merchants and families. We
would like to thank the following for providing us with
gift certificates or merchandise: Treats N’ Eats, Angus &
Ale, Emerald City Salon, Joe
& Vinnies, Little Blue Barn
Primitives, Majestic Beauty
Salon, Lemon Tree Beauty Salon, Terri’s Family Hair Care,
Roma’s, Trackside Dining,
Sidney Flowers & Gifts and
ACCO Products. Also, Jennifer Falsetta-Mary Kay, Mary
Hartwell-Seasonal Crafts &
Flower Arrangements by Mary,
Beverly Sowersby –Thirty One
Products, KatieLynn Barker Thirty One Products, Jennifer
Falsetta and Miss Niki and
Miss Tara-KPAC.
The funds raised for the
dinner will help to assist families in taking their children
to competition. The Kennedy
Performing Arts Centre will
be attending Legacy Championships March 22-24, and Access Broadway Competition
in April where they will be
debuting their very first vocal
productions and soloists. They
also plan to attend the Access
Broadway National Competition this July. Miss Niki said,
“The competitions we attend
help our students to grow each
year. They are able to see other
talented dance studios from
across the country, take classes
from working professionals,
and meet other talented dancers.” KPAC is very grateful
for the communities continued
support, you have all helped
our local children stay active
through the art of dance.
Learn About
Living Life 360
Friday, March 22
HARPURSVILLE - “Living
Life 360” will be presented at
Eastern Broome Senior Center, 27 Golden Lane Harpursville this Friday, March 22
from 12:30-1 p.m.
The Office for Aging will
preview a new nutrition and
healthy living program. The
program will incorporate exercise, nutrition, and education and be available to you on
Tuesdays at 9:15 a.m. in April.
Please stop by or call for
more information, 693-2069.
Eat right, your way, everyday.
School Board
To Meet March 25
HARPURSVILLE – The
Harpursville Central School
Board of Education will meet
on Monday, March 25 at 7 p.m.
in the high school library.
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FRIDAY, MARCH 22
Filet of chuck roast or fish
Florentine
MONDAY, MARCH 25
Macaroni and cheese and a
banana
TUESDAY, MARCH 26
Pub burger or chicken salad
sandwich and peaches
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27
Roast pork with gravy and
pumpkin bar
THURSDAY, MARCH 28
Golden Griddle – Special
– open face turkey sandwich
FRIDAY, MARCH 29
Breaded fish sandwich or
chicken rib BBQ
Friday’s Lunch – pub burger
or fish sandwich
Franklin Garden Club Lecture
Series Continues this Saturday
CONGRATULATIONS TO 17 NEWLY GRADUATED PRACTICAL NURSES, including
several from the tri-town area. The DCMO BOCES graduation ceremony was held on
Feb. 12. Of the 17, eleven were on the honor roll. Several of the graduates will be going
on for their RN and others will be working in clinics and offices in the area. Chris Brooks,
RN BS lead instructor, said the program began in March of 2012 and continued for ten
months. The next class begins March 21. For information, contact Connie White, RNBS,
Health Occupations coordinator at 335-1430. Graduates include Andrew Falsetta,
Hancock; Kaily Evans, Deposit; Abigail Andino, Sidney Center; Rachael Althiser,
Hancock; Sarah Keil, Otego; Casey Houpt, Windsor, Valedictorian; Carrie Gallagher,
Sidney; Ashley Rushing, Greene; Stephanie Walker, Deposit; Amber Lanfair, Greene;
Seranda Lewis, Greene; Leslie McClenon, Walton; Shannon Michaletz, Bainbridge,
Salutatorian; Dylan Noble, Pa.; Lauren Sanzoverino, East Branch; Jacqueline Schenkel,
Walton and Jennyfer Guevarra, Endwell.
Franklin Central School
Second Quarter Honor Roll
12th Grade
Principals
List:
Hali
Bedenharn
High Honor: Jeffrey Bjorvand, Haley Downin, Jacob
Gray, Lindsey Miller and Allison Morrell
Honor Roll: Alex Brownell,
Ayrica Bunt, Kent Heidenreich, Kristin Heidenreich,
Lindsay Huyck and Symphony Schmitt
11th Grade
Principals List: Katie Allen, Stephen Banks and Jordan Beers
High Honor: Lynndon
Huyck, Frey Isaksson-Stahler,
Oskar Isaksson-Stahler, Adam
Jump, Shawn Smith and Mara
Stalter
Honor Roll: Johnathan
Brezinsky, Artur Deggau,
Kristian Frye, Alexis Hurlburt, Sierra Jones, Cordell
Northrop, Keri Schmidt, Sean
Scott and Alicia Thomas
10th Grade
Principals
List:
Jacob Gregory and Elizabeth
Niebanck
High
Honor:
Jessica
Downin, Blaine Fairchilds,
Gabriel Latoraca, Jessi McNeilly and Joseph Terrano
Honor Roll: William Davis, Emily George, Kenneth
Jacobsen, Kyle Martin, Logan
Miller and Theresa Peterson
9th Grade
High Honor: Gloria Banks
and Derek Beers
Honor Roll: Elina Martinez, Mariah McNeilly and
Turner Thies
8th Grade
Principals List: Stacey
Sickler
High Honor: Zachary Bryan, Emily Chaloupka, Jessie
Davis, Alexis Eichler, Paige
Fairchilds, Joshua Jones,
Macy Jordan, Malorie Jordan, Joseph Nowhitney, Jason
Opramolla, Sheldon Robinson
and Jetta Shackelton
Honor Roll: Kyle Ackley, Alicia DeSilva, Marisa
Gray, Alexander Hanley, Justin Hurlburt, Miranda Little,
Kayla Miller, Sky Monosson,
Caprice Schmidt, Abigayle
Wagner and Sabra Warner
7th Grade
Principals List: Lilliana
Bevilacqua, Felix Bridel and
Kirsten Brownell
High Honor: Jarrett Bryan,
Tinsley Buffington, Nicholas Chase, Megan Northrop,
Timothy Peterson, Cain Rodriguez, Joseph Serrao and
Taylore Thomas
Honor Roll: Zachary Cobane, Jennifer Meo, Corynne
Nordberg, Jeffrey Sarno and
Alexandra Smoot
FRANKLIN - The Franklin Garden Club will continue
its lecture series on Saturday,
March 23, from 7 to 9 p.m.,
when John Fitzpatrick will discuss “Low Maintenance Gardening.” The lectures, held at
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church,
Franklin, are open to all and are
followed by light refreshments
and an opportunity to meet the
speakers.
Fitzpatrick’s introduction to
gardening came from his grandmothers, who taught him techniques of their homelands, from
the Cottage Gardens popular in
the British Isles to what is now
termed “French Intensive,” developed in narrow backyards in
France during the late 19th century. To this day, he uses these
techniques in his garden.
While studying Chinese and
Japanese brush painting under noted landscape artist Al
Barker, Fitzpatrick acquired an
interest in Eastern gardening.
Learning principles of Shakkei, or “Borrowed Landscape”
(incorporating the view of surrounding landscape as an integral part of the garden), further
influenced his garden design.
For 10 years John consulted
for Jackson Perkins, evaluating
new rose cultivars for market
introduction. His mastery of
low maintenance garden design came about when the busy
schedule of a banking executive
combined with the pressures of
raising children.
Other lectures in the series
Jericho Arts Council Presents
The Town Hall Opry
The Atkinson
Family
Sat., March 23 at 8:00 p.m.
General Admission: $12 • Seniors & Students: $10
• Family: $25 • Opry Passes: $60
Tickets are available at the door or reserve ahead by calling
Evelyn Baker at 967-7228
will include “Freckelton Flowers and Garden Still-Lifes:
Creating a Garden Using Basic
Principles of Art,” by Sondra
Freckelton on April 13; “Designing for Four Seasons of
Interest,” by Deborah Banks
on May 4; “Totem Farm Garden: Designing a Garden with
Rooms,” by Don Statham on
June 1; and “Unusual Plants for
Zone 4/5,” by Steve Whitesell
on June 22.
Admission is free. Donations
are gratefully accepted and
shared by St. Paul’s Episcopal
Church and the Franklin Garden Club.
Check out our website:
www.tritownnews.com
for back issues, subscription
forms, blank score sheets,
submission information and
more!
The Club House
R E S TA U R A N T
Located At The Sidney Golf & Country Club
West Main St., Sidney
NOW OPEN FOR MEMBERS &GUESTS
EASTER DINNER BUFFET
Sunday, March 31 • Noon–3 pm
Featuring: Baked Ham, Turkey, Leg of
Lamb and all the usual trimmings, plus
Full Salad Bar, Assorted Breads & Rolls,
and Assorted Desserts
6-12 $1000
Under 5 Free
Make your reservations now, please.
$
1995Adults
Breakfast & Lunch Now Serving
Phone 563-8381
Come Have Breakfast
& Visit with the
Easter Bunny
Sat., March 30
9 a.m. to Noon
Bob’s Diner
26 N. Main St., Bainbridge • 967-3111
Proud Member of the
Bainbridge Chamber of Commerce
— IN THE GALLERY —
STUDENT ART SHOW
MARCH 23-28
The Town Hall Theatre
Main St., Bainbridge
www.jerichoarts.com
PRIME RIB
SPECIAL
The OldRESTAURANT
Mill
Sunday, March 31 • 11 am - 7 pm
ALL YOUR FAVORITES!
Re-Opens For Its 67th Season
THURSDAY, MARCH 28
Dessert Menu
• Old Mill
Walnut Pie.................25¢
• Key Lime Pie............25¢
• Devils Food, Hot Fudge
Ice Cream Cake.........35¢
• Strawberry
Shortcake...................35¢
• Maple Walnut
Sundae.......................35¢
......More......
In Celebration,
we will offer our original
1946 Dessert Menu
at 1946 Prices*
(*with purchase of a meal)
Thurs. & Fri., March 28 & 29
“Join us for
a taste of the past”
REMEMBER
TO MAKE YOUR
EASTER
RESERVATIONS
764-8300
Route 8, Mt. Upton, NY
Wed. thru Sat. 4:30-8:30; Sun. Noon-7; Closed Mon. & Tues.
Ham, turkey, stuffing,
mashed potatoes, gravy,
candied sweet potatoes, green
bean casserole, butternut
squash, corn, rolls,
full 12-15 item salad bar with
homemade soup
HOMEMADE DESSERTS
Reservations
Suggested
Hope to see you
here with us!
12 95
$
ONLY
TRACKSIDE DINING
“HOME OF FRESH PEOPLE AND FRIENDLY FOOD”
88 Main St., Sidney • 563-3737
Sun. thru Thurs. 5 p.m. - 8 p.m.; Fri. & Sat. Open 24 Hrs.
Sunday, March 31
9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Includes: Chef Carved Leg Of Lamb,
EVERY
TUES., WED.,
THURS.
MARCH THRU
APRIL
Enjoy our Slow
Roasted, Succulent
PRIME RIB OF
BEEF served
Roast Turkey, Roast Beef, Roast Pork
And Ham
with potato,
Plus Seafood Newburgh, Beef Tips In
vegetable and
Mushroom Sauce, Mashed Potatoes,
our all you can
Stuffing, Gravies
Along With Belgian Waffle And Omelet eat Salad Bar
Stations And Much More!
Only
Top Off Your Buffet With A Visit
$15.95
To Our Sweet Table
8 oz. cut
With Cakes, Pies, Pastries, Homemade
$21.95
Cookies, Fresh Fruit And Jelly Beans!
16 oz. cut
Only $29.95
$27.95
$25.95 For Senior 65+, $14.95 Children 5-12
Free Under Age 5
24 oz. cut
The Silo Restaurant
10 mi. W. of Bainbridge, 6 mi. E. of Greene
just off Rt. 206 & 41 in Coventry
Call for Reservations
607-6564377
OBITUARIES
Laurel V. Gregory
AFTON - Laurel Gregory,
age 89, passed on peacefully in her home on Tuesday,
March 12, 2013 with her son
and daughter at her bedside.
Her home had been lovingly restored by her son
Bruce after her house fire.
Her daughter, Linda Gregory,
returned to Afton after living
in Olympia, Wash. for some
35 years to care full time for
her mother. Laurel was an RN
who retired from The Hospital
in Sidney after working there
for 14 years. She was an avid
gardener and an accomplished
seamstress. She enjoyed a
wide range of reading materials; painting and she dearly
loved her six grandchildren
and five great-grandchildren.
Laurel is survived by her
son, Bruce Gregory and his
wife, Laura; and their four
children, Philip Gregory and
Natalie Edwards and their
children, Trevin and Daeja,
Salt Lake City, Utah, Matthew
and his wife, Emily Gregory
of Bainbridge, Sharon (Gregory) and her husband Tommy
McElwrath of Johnson City
and Caleb Gregory of Afton.
She has five great-grandchildren, Leah, Ethan, Levi,
Scarlette and Tytus. She is
also survived by her daughter,
Linda Gregory of Afton and
her daughter, Cali Gregory of
North Miami, Fla.; and stepson, Joshua Barclay of Olympia, Wash.
Laurel was predeceased by
her husband, Philip Gregory;
her brother, Allen Norby; and
many other siblings.
A memorial services was
held at the Osterhoudt-Madden Funeral Home, Harpursville on Thursday, March 14
with Pastor Prezorski of the
First Baptist Church of Afton
officiating. Private burial will
be in Glenwood Cemetery,
Afton.
In lieu of flowers, please
donate to either Hospice and
Palliative Care of Chenango
County who helped her remain at home and gave much
support to Linda in her care;
or the Afton Ecumenical Food
Pantry located at the Afton
United Methodist Church. Online condolences may be made
at www.omaddenfh.com.
Raymond L. Herdecker
AFTON - Raymond L.
Herdeker, 85, of Afton, passed
away peacefully on March 18,
2013 at his home, surrounded
by loved ones.
Ray was born Sept. 30,
1927 in Bainbridge. He is predeceased by his parents, Ruth
and Albert Herdeker.
He is survived by his loving wife of 49 years, Lillian
Herdeker; sister, Rose Peck;
son, Albert Herdeker of Colo.;
daughter, Deborah Donlon
(Steve) of Binghamton; son,
Michael Parsons (Marilyn) of
Boynton Beach, Fla.; daughter, Cheryl Harmon (Richard)
of Lisle; son, Matthew Herdeker (Jeanne) of Winter Garden, Fla.; grandchildren, Jamie Redner (Dennis), Michael
Thorne, Anthony Harmon,
Amber Harmon, Gabrielle
Parsons and Emily Herdeker;
great-granddaughter,
Jenna
Thorne; nephew, Marshall;
nieces, Jennifer and Roberta;
and his faithful companions,
Teddi and Roxie.
Ray served in the United
States Navy, and then worked
for Scintilla (Bendix/Amphenol) for 44 years before retiring in 1990. He also served
as Afton Town Justice, was
a member of the Afton Presbyterian Church and played
semi-pro football for the Sidney Cardinals.
He enjoyed fishing, gardening, yard work, and rooting for
the New York Yankees, New
York Giants and Syracuse Orangemen basketball team. His
Thank you to everyone who attended
Joelyn’s calling hours and funeral
service. I would also like to thank
everyone who sent cards, brought in
food and flowers and for their
generosity and support. A special
thanks to all residents and coworkers from Willow Point
Nursing Home. I know she
is greatly missed.
Joelyn
Sines
April 29, 1988 Feb. 24, 2013
Love,
Joelyn’s Mom, Nancy Moffitt,
and family
Respecting
Your Feelings
& Preferences
During Your
Time of Need
Westcott Funeral
Home, Inc.
123 Main St., Unadilla
607-369-4122
Locally owned and
operated since 1976
Our
Motto —
607-369-4122
“Serving As We
Would Be Served”
work ethic was inspiring and
appreciated by all.
A memorial service in
Ray’s memory will be held at
the Afton Presbyterian Church
on Academy Street, on Friday,
March 22, at 6 p.m.
Expressions of sympathy
may be made to Chenango
County Hospice, 21 Hayes
Street, Norwich, NY 13815.
Mary E. Kemmerer
NINEVEH - Mary E. Kemmerer, 93, of Nineveh, died
Sunday, March 10, 2013 in
Fla.
She was predeceased by her
husband, Jesse H. Kemmerer;
and infant daughter, Brenda.
She is survived by her
two daughters and son-inlaw, Joyce and Jim Olsen,
Fla. and Marilyn Trueblood,
Pa.; two sons and daughterin-law, Douglas and Nancy
Kemmerer, Harpursville and
David Kemmerer, Nineveh;
11 grandchildren; one greatgrandchild; two brothers and
sisters-in-law, Gordon and
Marjorie Warner and Charles
and Shirley Warner, all of
Nineveh; and several nieces
and nephews.
She was a life-long member
of the Pilgrim Holiness Church
in Windsor and a member of
the first graduating class of
Harpursville Central School
with her husband, Jesse.
Private memorial services
will be held at a later date.
Burial will be in Knox Cemetery, Ouaquaga.
Arrangements by the Osterhoudt-Madden Funeral Home,
Harpursville. On-line condolences may be made at www.
omaddenfh.com.
Leola M. Kruh
ONEONTA - Leola M.
Kruh, 90, beloved mother,
grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully Tuesday, March 12, 2013.
She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Letitia and
Richard Goulette of Endwell
and their children, Richard,
Robert and Karen Zielewicz
and her great-grandchildren,
Michael Goulette and Aaron
Zielewicz; and a daughter and
son-in-law, Justina and Jorge
Obregon-Lopez of Endwell
and their children, Alex and
Jordan, and one great grandchild, Quinn Obregon-Lopez;
also several great-nieces,
nephews and cousins.
Leola is predeceased by her
husband, Michael E. Kruh;
and her son, Michael D. Kruh.
Leola was born July 14,
1922 in Masonville. She was
a homemaker and seamstress
and dedicated a lot of her life
involved in various organizations 4-H Club, Girl Scouts,
was president and Chaplin of
Oneonta American Legion
Post 259 and a member of
DAV, VFW, Rosary Society
and the Young at Heart Club
of St. Mary’s Catholic Church
CARD OF THANKS
The family of Michael K.
Sickler would like to extend
a heartfelt “thank you” to all
our family, friends and community. We greatly appreciate
all the phone calls, food, visits, flower/plants, and tremendous support during Michael’s
illness and passing. We also
appreciate the support and
care Michael and his family
received from the staff at Wilson Memorial Hospital and
Chenango County Hospice.
Michael will be truly missed.
All our love!
Debra
Erin, Cameron
Michael, Ashley
Scott
Samantha, Matthew
3-21(1w)p
of Oneonta. She was a long
time resident of Oneonta and
later moved to Endwell to live
with her daughter and son-inlaw, Justina and Jorge. Her
quick wit and loving heart will
be missed by all.
A memorial Mass will be
held Thursday, April 4 at 10:15
a.m. at St. Mary’s Church, 31
Walnut St., Oneonta. Burial
will be in Mount Calvary
Cemetery.
Arrangements are by Aegis
Cremation & Funeral Services, Binghamton.
Jeanne (Greve) Micha
UNADILLA - Jeanne Greve
Micha passed away Oct. 23,
2012 at The Hearth at Castle
Gardens Senior Living Facility in Vestal.
She was born in Unadilla,
April 1, 1927, the daughter of
Irwin and Emma Kehr Greve,
who predecease her. She married John Micha on Feb. 11,
1961; he predeceased her in
1999.
She graduated from Unadilla Central School in 1944.
Jeanne spent most of her years
in the Vestal area, and was employed by General Electric as
an executive secretary.
Jeanne is survived by her
brother and sister-in-law,
Lance and Margaret Greve,
Highland, Ill.; a nephew, Jon
Greve, Highland, Ill., and a
niece, Virginia Greve Cottrell,
Indianapolis, Ind.; and several
grand nieces and nephews.
She is buried next to her
husband in Calvary-St. Patrick
Cemetery, Johnson City.
Eleanor “Ruth” McKinney
MANLIUS - Eleanor “Ruth”
McKinney, 95, died Sunday,
March 10, 2013 at Wynwood
Commons, Manlius.
Ruth taught third grade in
Sidney and retired from Oneonta State College as a supervisor
of student teachers. She and
her husband, John, loved to
travel both near and far and
enjoyed many Elderhostel trips
and traveled around the United
States several times. After retirement, they moved to Waikoloa, Hawaii where they were
instrumental in establishing the
Village Association in Waikoloa. They also worked closely
with the Waikoloa Elementary
School. Ruth volunteered with
Literacy Volunteers in Hawaii.
Ruth enjoyed spending time
with her grandchildren and
great-grandchildren.
Ruth is survived by her
daughter, Merikay (John)
Harper of LaFayette (Deb
and Dennis); two sisters,
Baja and Jan; son-in-law, Allan (Pat) Shannon (father of
Tim, Kelly and Katie); and 12
great-grandchildren.
She was predeceased by her
husband, John W. McKinney;
her daughter, Kerry Jean Shannon; and two brothers, Marshall and Earl.
Calling hours and a memorial service were held Saturday, March 16 at Ballweg &
Lunsford Funeral Home, 2584
Field Lane, LaFayette.
Contributions may be made
to the John McKinney Reading
Garden, Waikoloa Elementary
School, Waikoloa, Hawaii, c/o
Merikay Harper, 5973 Sturgen
Dr., LaFayette, NY 13084.
To express sympathy, please
visit www.ballweg-lunsford.
com.
IN MEMORIAM
March 17, 2010 you went
to heaven my brother, Harold
Babcock, you are missed and
remembered a lot from your
three sisters, three sons and
four grandchildren, also several nieces and nephews.
Love, your family
3-21(1w)p
Dorothy C. Morrison
MT. UPTON - Dorothy
C. Morrison, 98, of Mt. Upton, passed away Wednesday,
March 13, 2013 at Chenango
Memorial Nursing Facility in
Norwich.
She was born Aug. 10, 1914,
daughter of the late John and
Mary (Hait) Dales in Hobart.
Dorothy married Frederick
Morrison and he predeceased
her on June 7, 1975.
She retired from the Amphenol Corp in Sidney after
20 years. Dorothy loved to
watch the Tampa Bay Rays
play baseball. She also loved
to dance, especially polka,
play cards, travel and listen to
country music.
Dorothy is survived by
her daughter, Dale Morrison, four grandchildren, four
great-grandchildren and three
great-great-grandchildren; and
several nieces and nephews.
She is also survived by her beloved cat, Tiger.
She was also predeceased
by two sons, James and Peter.
Services will be private
and at the convenience of the
family.
In lieu of flowers, memorial
contributions may be made to
the Chenango Memorial Hospital Activities, Dept. 179,
North Broad St., Norwich, NY
13815.
Condolences may be sent
online to www.landersfh.com.
Arrangements by C.H. Landers Funeral Chapel, Sidney.
Frances J. Norton
MORRIS — Frances J.
Norton, 70, of Morris, passed
away peacefully while surrounded by her family on
Thursday, March 14, 2013.
Frances is survived by her
husband of 50 years, Bruce
Norton; and three sons and
their wives, David and Lisa
Norton of Edmeston, Brian
and Christala Norton of Morris and Tom and Raquel Norton of Otego. She was devoted
to her eight grandchildren and
their spouses; granddaughter,
Jessica Homer (Todd), Patrick Norton (Mikella), David
Palmatier (Amanda), Jennifer
Hoag (Jeremy), William Norton, Justine Norton, Skyler
Norton and Peyton Norton.
Also surviving are two nephews, Walter and Gary Oliver,
who were an extension of her
own children, the sons of her
predeceased twin sister, Fleurs
(Susie) Oliver. She is survived
by two brothers, Harry Swift
(Rose) and Gary Swift (Sandy); and sister, Helen Swift;
two brothers-in-law, Lyle
Norton (Eva) and Clyde Norton, three sisters-in-law, Anita
Blackman, Claire Taber and
Gay Edelman (Martin); and
several nieces and nephews.
Other than her twin sister,
Frances was predeceased by
Leslie Swift (Roberta), DeForest Swift and Dale Norton.
Frances was a graduate of
Oneonta High School. She
worked as a legal secretary at
Albert Farone Law Offices,
Oneonta, for several years.
She then enjoyed many years
of employment at Morris Central School in the cafeteria.
She owned/operated Butternut Video, Morris for several
years. She loved her years as
a devoted wife, homemaker,
mother and grandmother. She
enjoyed working outside and
loved reading, knitting, crocheting, shopping and traveling with an occasional stop at
a casino.
In lieu of flowers, please
consider a donation to the
Morris Emergency Squad, P.O.
Box 452, Morris, NY 13808 or
the Roswell Park Cancer Institute at giving.roswellpark.org.
Funeral services were held
March 19 at Light Walkers
Church in Morris with the
Rev. John Buskey, officiating.
Committal services and burial
followed in Hillington Cemetery in Morris.
Online condolences may
be sent to the family at www.
johnstonfh.com.
Arrangements are by the Johnston Funeral Home of Morris.
Eleanor Perry
NORWICH – Eleanor Perry, 71, of Norwich, passed
away unexpectedly on Thursday, March 14, 2013, in the
Chenango Memorial Hospital.
Eleanor was born in Norwich on June 16, 1941, the
daughter of Ivan and Roselea
Wood Smith.
She has spent her entire life
in the Norwich area and attended the Norwich schools.
Over the years, she had
worked for the Norwich Shoe
Co. and also worked with her
husband, Gordon “Jip” Jipson
in the operation of their 2-way
radio shop in Norwich.
Eleanor’s life was her family. She enjoyed every hour
she could spending time with
her grandchildren and great
grandchildren. Her unique
personality allowed her to be
a very social person, which
helped her in the operation of
the business.
Eleanor is survived by her
children, Debra Jones and
husband Gary of Sherburne,
Ned Jipson and wife Cindy of
Norwich and Ernie Jipson and
wife Robin of Guilford, her
step-daughter, Marion Luce;
her companion for the past
several years, Walt Kasmarcik;
her grandchildren, Tina Luce,
Cindy Jipson, Brian Jipson,
Erica Schrader, Francheska
Kasmarcik, Pat Yaddow and
husband Mike, Jason Jipson
and wife Katie, Jennifer Burpec and husband Josh, Ned
Jipson and Amos Jipson. Also
surviving are her great-grandchildren, Jesse, Kevin, Lily,
Emma, Logan, Blake, Autumn, Landon, Brody, Ethan,
Alex, and her special pride and
joy Slade and Mariah. She was
one of 17 children, several of
whom survive. Also surviving
are many nieces and nephews.
Eleanor was predeceased
by her husband, Gordon “Jip”
Jipson; and her step-son, William Jipson.
A funeral service for Eleanor will be held at 7 p.m.
Wednesday, March 20, from
the R.J.Fahy Funeral Home.
Pastor Brad Keator will
officiate.
Friends may call at the R.J.
Fahy Funeral Home from 5 to
7 p.m. Wednesday, March 20.
William Raymond Pickens
MORRIS — William Raymond Pickens, 86, passed
away on Friday morning,
March 15, 2013, at his home
in Morris, after suffering from
long-standing COPD and lung
cancer.
He was born in Morris on
Oct. 21, 1926, the son of Earl
and Gertrude (Lamphere)
Pickens.
He attended Morris Central
School and was a member of
the graduating class of 1945.
He had enlisted in the United States Air Force on March
3, 1944, and so a special graduation was held just for him.
He left for Shepherd Field in
Texas and was later allowed
leave to come back and attend
the regular graduation in June
of 1945, with the rest of his
class. He was honorably discharged on Oct. 15, 1946.
He married his high school
sweetheart, Arline Kaiser in
the home of her grandparents in Garrattsville on Nov.
9, 1946, by the Rev. Wilfred
Lyon, pastor of the Morris
United Methodist Church.
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Four children were born to
them. During part of that time
they ran the Corner Store in
Garrattsville. Probably many
people remember those years.
They later divorced and both
of them married other people. Upon the deaths of these
spouses, Bill and Arline reconnected and were then married
on Oct. 18, 2008, by the Rev.
Charles Taylor at the St. Matthews Episcopal Church in
South New Berlin. This time
they enjoyed their remaining
years together.
Surviving are his loving
wife, Arline; his son, Raymond
Paul Pickens of Sidney Center,
his son, William Peter Pickens
of Morris, his son Michael
Ray Pickens of Rome; and
his daughter, Michele Rose
Pickens Moore of Pensacola,
Fla. He is also survived by 12
grandchildren; and eight greatgrandchildren; as well as his
sister, Alice Pickens Maraglio
and husband Arthur of Otego;
his sister-in-law, Sally Pickens
of Richfield Springs; and aunt,
Claudine Stafford, age 100,
who resides at Otsego Manor.
He is also survived by several
nephews, nieces, cousins and
his faithful dog, Billy Bob,
who also misses him.
He was predeceased by his
parents; his sister, Dorothy
(Frederick) Hoag; and his
brother, Clifford.
He was instrumental in
forming the Morris Emergency Squad 50 years ago and in
starting several other squads
in surrounding towns. He was
a charter member of the Morris Emergency Squad.
He worked at Amphenol in
Sidney and retired from there.
He was also village justice,
assuming the duties of said
office and officiated at several weddings. He was also a
long-standing member and a
past commander of the Morris
American Legion Post 1135.
He had many interests including traveling, driving stock
cars, hunting, fishing and flying miniature airplanes. He
will be greatly missed by all
who knew him and there are
lots of wonderful memories.
According to his wishes,
there will be no calling hours
or funeral. His body has been
remanded to the Johnston Funeral Home, per his wishes,
he is to be cremated and his
ashes given to his wife and after her death, her ashes will be
put with his and they will be
together forever. At the convenience of the family, a memorial service and celebration of
Bill’s life will be held at a later
time.
Thanks to the neighbors, the
Morris Tent Rental, Catskill
Area Hospice, especially Barb
Collison, and anyone else, you
know who you are.
In memory of Bill, please
consider donations to the Morris Emergency Squad, P.O.
Box 452, Morris, NY 13808.
Online condolences may be
sent to the family at www.
johnstonfh.com.
Edward W. Roelle
SIDNEY - Edward William Roelle, 91, of Ft. Collins,
Colo., and former longtime
resident of Sidney, passed
away on Tuesday, March 12,
2013 in Loveland, Colo.
Ed was born on Feb. 2, 1922,
son of the late Charles M., Sr.
and Dorthea (Wilken) Roelle
in Oak Park, Ill. He graduated
from Christian Fenger High
School in 1939 and served in
the United States Army during
WWII. On Aug. 25, 1944, Ed
married Barbara Price in Fort
Custer, Mich.
Following his honorable
discharge, Ed and Barb moved
to Sidney in 1947. Ed was a
printer and general manager
for the Tri-Town News newspaper for nearly 40 years,
retiring in 1984. He was a
member of the International
Typographical Union for most
of that time. Ed’s involvement in and dedication to his
community were extensive.
He was a founder and 3-time
chairman of the General Clinton Canoe Regatta, was instrumental in the acquisition of
land for the General Clinton
Park in Bainbridge, and was a
member of the inaugural class
of the canoe regatta Hall of
Fame. Ed was a member of
the Boy Scouts of America for
over 70 years, receiving the
distinguished Silver Beaver
Award as well as being nominated for the 100th Anniversary National Hall of Leadership
for the Boy Scouts.
He was a member of Rotary
International for over 50 years,
belonging to both the Sidney
Club and the Foothills Club
in Ft. Collins. He exemplified
the Rotary motto of “Service
Above Self.” Ed was also a
founding member of the Sidney Community Foundation
and served as the president for
over 10 years. While associated with the Community Foundation, Ed was the principal
force behind the design and
construction of the nature trail
that now bears his name, and
also spearheaded acquisition
of the outdoor clock in front of
the Sidney Public Library.
Other involvements included the Library Expansion
Committee and serving on the
Board of Directors for the Sidney Hospital Foundation and
the Cullman Children’s Developmental Center. He was
an inductee of the Tri-County
Bowling Hall of Fame and was
honored by the Sidney Chambers of Commerce as Citizen
of the Year.
Ed is survived by his son,
Butch, Fort Collins, Colo.; his
grandson, Christopher, La Jolla, Calif.; and his granddaughter, Jenna, Gilbert, Ariz.
He was preceded in death
by his wife, Barbara P. Roelle;
his brother, Charles M. Roelle,
Jr.; and his sister, Phyllis C.
Cowart.
Friends were invited to call
on Tuesday, March 19 at C.H.
Landers Funeral Chapel, 21
Main St. Sidney. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on
Wednesday, March 20 at the
funeral chapel with Fr. Gordon Polenz officiating. Burial
with military honors will follow in Prospect Hill Cemetery,
Sidney.
In lieu of flowers, memorial
donations may be directed to
the Sidney Community Foundation, P.O. Box 333 Sidney,
NY 13838.
Condolences and memories
may be shared online at www.
landersfh.com. Arrangements
are under the direction of
C.H. Landers Funeral Chapel,
Sidney.
Robert Charles Shaw
JACKONSVILLE, FLA.
- Robert Charles Shaw, 87,
of Jacksonville, Fla., passed
away on Feb. 27, 2013, at
Lake City VA Hospital, Lake
City, Fla.
He was born to the late
Claude and Esther Shaw, May
16, 1925, in Sidney. He spent a
great portion of his childhood
at an orphanage, Mooseheart,
in Ill. Upon graduation, he
enlisted in the U.S. Army and
valiantly served his country
during W.W.II. He was an infantryman who served under
General Douglas MacArthur
in the Asiatic Pacific Campaign in the Philippines. He
was honored with the Purple
Heart and Bronze Star Medal
for his heroic service.
On Nov. 10, 1946, he married the love of his life, Arlene
Howe. Bob and Arlene raised
their children in Sidney and
owned and operated the Big
Top Ice Cream Stand. Bob
was also well-known for his
years of employment with the
Sidney School District, both
as a bus driver and custodian.
As a former student affectionately stated, “He had an ear for
listening and a scolding when
due.”
Family was very important
to Bob and he was always
there for anyone who needed
him. His gruff exterior covered
a soft heart and kind soul who
frequently took others into his
home when they had nowhere
else to go. He was a solid, dependable, caring person who
will be deeply missed.
In 2009, he moved to Jacksonville, Fla., where he was
lovingly cared for by his son
and daughter-in-law, Fred and
Leslie. They were truly a blessing to him in his final years, as
he surely was to them.
Bob is survived by his children, Ralph Shaw, Claude
(Giovanna) Shaw, Frederick
(Leslie) Shaw and Mildred
Nowak. He is also survived
by his loving brother, Douglas (Marian) Pellett; his halfbrother, Thomas Shaw; his
brother-in-law, Ralph (Patricia) Howe; and his sisters-inlaw, Betty Ackeret and Vivian
Peck. Additionally, he leaves
behind his grandchildren,
Karen Mercurio, Robert (Nellie) Ponce, Penni Shaw, Nancy
(Robert) Guzior, David Hendee, Gino (Kat) Shaw, Roberto
(Shannon) Shaw, Andrew
(Victoria) Kirkendall, Peter
Kirkendall, and Arlene (Jared)
Fisher. He is also survived by
numerous
great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Bob was predeceased by
his wife, Arlene; brother,
Richard Shaw; daughter, Barbara Howes; sons-in-law, John
Howes and Alexander Nowak;
brothers-in-law, Stuart Howe,
Gottlieb Ackeret and Keith
Peck; grandsons, David Howes
and Richard Hendee.
Services will be held at a
date to be announced in Sidney, at the convenience of the
family.
The family extends special
thanks to the nurses and doctors of the Lake City VA Medical Center and Serenity Place,
who so lovingly cared for Bob
in his final months.
Memorial
contributions
in his name may be made to
Serenity Place, Lake City VA
Medical Center, 619 South
Marion Avenue, Lake City, FL
32025. Donations will be used
for the comfort and welfare of
their veteran patients.
three children, James Thomas
of Otego, Genevieve Whitney of Albany and Rosemary
Thomas of Oneonta; five
grandchildren, Denise and
Danielle Whitney and Christopher, Jonathan and Jesse Barshear; four great-grandchildren,
Elias, Zoe, Dylan and Ava.
She was predeceased by one
brother, Thomas Palmer.
At Eloise’s request there
will be no calling hours or funeral services.
To light a candle or send the
family an online condolence
please visit www.bookhoutfuneralhome.com. Funeral arrangements are by the Bookhout Funeral Home of Otego
and Oneonta.
Allan vonBrock
OTEGO — Allan vonBrock,
83, of Otego, passed away
Feb. 28, 2013, at the New
York State Veterans Home of
Oxford, where he had been a
resident for the past several
years.
Allan was born in Stamford,
Conn., on Aug. 19, 1929, the
son of William Henry and Sylvia Ellen Cook vonBrock. At
the early age of 15 he moved
with his family to the Otsdawa
area.
He attended school in
Otego and on Nov. 22, 1949,
entered the United States
Army serving his country until his honorable discharge on
Nov. 21, 1952. Allen had been
employed by Bresee’s Department Store for a period of 23
years where he worked as a
television technician. He had
also operated his own repair
shop from his home. Allen
enjoyed the outdoors and was
very fond of snowmobiling.
On Feb. 23, 1990, he married
Gladys Ruling.
Allen is survived by his
wife, Gladys of Otego; his
children, Susan Cornwell
and Gary vonBrock, both of
Oneonta and Doug vonBrock
of Franklin Mountain; along
with several grandchildren.
Memorial services for Allen
will be at the convenience of
the family with interment in
the Otsdawa Cemetery.
Arrangements are with the
R.J. Fahy Funeral Home of
Norwich.
There are no charges
for obituaries placed in
The Tri-Town News. We
request that only obituaries
for people with local
connections be submitted.
BAINBRIDGE - The Out
of the Woodwork Players are
accepting applications for
their Theatre Arts Scholarship
for a graduating high school
senior.
Initiated in June of 2008,
to commence in the fall semester of OWP’s 20th anniversary performance season, the
scholarship applies to tri-town
area candidates who have actively participated on stage or
behind the scenes in productions presented by the Out of
the Woodwork Players.
The person selected must
actively be involved in the
dramatic and/or performing
arts while pursuing their college degree, with preference
given to those majoring in
theatre related fields. Involvement includes acting, dance,
musical performance and education, directing, playwriting
or the technical theatre arts
which encompass costume,
set lighting and design.
The scholarship award will
be presented in conjunction
with the second semester of
the freshmen year at college
once verification of attendance
and performance participation
are confirmed.
Application
information
and forms may be obtained by
e-mailing owptheatre@yahoo.
com, finding the Out of the
Woodwork Players on facebook, or mailing inquiries to:
Out of the Woodwork Players,
PO Box 6, Bainbridge, NY
13733.
Applications are due May
1. Selection will be made by
the OWP Board of Directors
and is based on active involvement with the Out of the
Woodwork Players.
By the time a person turns
18, he or she will have spent
12,000 hours in school.
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Eloise P. Thomas
OTEGO — Eloise P. Thomas, 91, of Otego passed away
Tuesday, March 12, 2013, at
M.I. Bassett Hospital, Cooperstown. She was born Aug. 5,
1921, in Richfield Springs, the
daughter of the late Leroy and
Marie (Boylston) Palmer.
Eloise graduated from Edmeston Central School. Eloise
proudly served her country
in the United States Army
during WWII. It was while
in the Army that she met her
husband, Edward W. Thomas.
They were married on July
4, 1947 in the Panama Canal
Zone. Edward predeceased
her in Jan.1991.
She was a Licensed Practical Nurse at the A.O. Fox
Memorial Hospital in Oneonta
for many years until her retirement. Eloise was a bell
ringer for the Golden Tones
and the Buckingham Ringers
at the First United Methodist Church, Oneonta. She was
also a member of the D.A.R.
Eloise is survived by her
OWP Theatre Scholarship
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BGA Youth Wrestling to Hold
Pig Roast, Bottle Drive April 6
TRI-TOWN AREA
BOWLING RESULTS
20th Century Lanes
City League
60 28
20th Century Lanes
Moose Lodge
54 34
Justice Construction 48 40
Butler Auto Sales
36 52
BK Coffee
36 52
Ermettis Lounge
30 58
High Game: K. Macumber,
258. High Series: K. Macumber, 650.
Honor Series: J. Coons, 219;
T. Barnes, 220, 205; D. Keesler,
215; T. Beers, 224; M. Gray,
210, 210; G. Harris, 203; A.
Wheeler, 203; B. Fisher, 212;
M. Mason, 237; B. MacPherson, 204, 217; K. Macumber,
236, 258; J. Greene, 203.
Honor Series: M. Gray, 601;
B. MacPherson, 611; K. Macumber, 650.
Mon. Morn. Coffee
Four on Floor
139 69
Rosebuds
124 84
Country Girls
113 95
DFL
103 105
Silver Belles
96 112
Yoyos
95 113
The Foxes
90 118
Ladybugs
72 136
High Game: R. Fisher, 254.
High Series: R. Fisher, 602.
Honor Games: R. Fisher,
184, 254, 164; R. Mazzarella,
154; C. LaFever, 158; S. Harris, 178, 203; A. Berg, 168, 179;
L. Gregory, 209, 159, 184; D.
Fisher, 170; M. Martinez, 163;
S. Beames, 189; B. Geertgens,
150; S. Cutting, 168, 150; P.
Stilson, 158; C. Daughtrey, 169,
188; G. Lindroth, 191.
Honor Series: R. Fisher, 602;
S. Harris, 511; A. Berg, 494; L.
Gregory, 552; C. Daughtrey,
491; G. Lindroth, 453.
Independent League
Havin Fun
91.5 48.5
M&B
85 55
Date Nite
85 55
Whales & Grump 77.5 62.5
CDs
70.5 69.5
Him & I
68 72
Darn Ten Pin
63 77
We’re a 10
62.5 77.5
Mr T & I
56.5 83.5
Movin Up
40.5 99.5
Scratch Game: S. Smith, 214;
D. Smith, 278; Scratch Series:
S. Smith, 558; D. Smith, 730.
Hdcp Game: S. Smith, 261; D.
Whaley, 295. Hdcp Series: S.
Smith, 699; D. Smith, 757.
Honor Games: D. Smith,
278, 237, 215; D. Whaley, 269;
J. Dello, 251; B. Shelton, 230,
214, 202; M. Aylesworth, 228,
227, 207; A. Rowe, 227, 227,
214; S. Smith, 214; T. Harmon,
202; T. Harmon, 202; C. Utter,
200.
Honor Series: D. Smith, 730;
A. Rowe, 668; M. Aylesworth,
662; B. Shelton, 646; D. Whaley, 620.
Galaxy Bowl
Wed. Nite Earlybird
J&M Trophies
119 89
Upturn Industries
119 89
Peanut Gallery
114 97
Trash Mashers
96 112
SFCU
94 114
Bruning Enterprises 82 126
High Game: L. Mason, 245.
High Series: L. Mason, 641.
Honor Games: K. Bruning,
183; L. Noble, 183; B. Doyle,
183; B. Solomon, 184; L.
Boice, 191; L. Mason, 245, 181,
215; S. VanValkenburg, 197; M.
Mott, 226.
Honor Series: K. Bruning,
516; L. Noble, 508; B. Solomon, 516; L. Boice, 506; L.
Cole, 504; L. Mason, 641; S.
Gifford, 503; M. Mott, 512.
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2011 Dodge Ram 1500........................26,975...$26,475
Quad cab, SLT, 4WD, V8, auto, A/C, alloy, CD, cruise, tilt, p. windows,
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2010 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer.......27,475...$26,475
3 seat, 4WD, 6 cyl., auto, p. sunroof, htd. leather, p. seats, p.
windows, p. locks, cruise, tilt, chromes, CD, red and tan, 30,931 miles
2010 Chevrolet Silverado...................24,775...$23,975
Reg. cab, short box, Z71, 4WD, 5.3 V8, auto, A/C, p. windows, p.
locks, alloy, CD, cruise, tilt, dark blue, 36,369 one owner miles
2009 Suzuki SX4.................................13,475...$12,975
All wheel drive, 4 cyl., auto, A/C, htd. seats, cruise, alloy, tilt, p.
windows, p. locks, 6 disc CD changer, orange, 22,066 miles
2008 Toyota Tundra............................20,975...$19,975
Double cab, SR5, 4WD, V8, auto, A/C, p. seat, p. windows, p. locks,
white, 55,940 miles
2008 Chevrolet Equinox LS...............16,475...$15,975
All wheel drive, 6 cyl., auto, A/C, cruise, tilt, alloy, CD, p. windows, p.
locks, black, 39,489 one owner miles
2008 GMC Yukon SLE........................28,475...$27,975
4WD, 5.3 V8, auto, AC, 3 seat, p. seat, p. windows, p. sunroof, p.
locks, alloy, CD, cruise, tilt, Black, 64,224 one owner miles
2008 Buick Lucerne CXL....................17,975...$17,475
4 dr., 6 cyl., auto, A/C, power leather seats, p. windows, p. locks,
cruise, tilt, CD, alloy, black, 34,810 miles
2004 Ford F150 ..................................................$9,975
Reg. cab, STX, 4WD, V8, auto, A/C, alloy, tilt, bedliner, tow pkg.,
white, 113,695 miles
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TOP FUNDRAISING TEAM in the Boys & Girls Club of
Sidney St. Patrick’s Day Bowl-A-Thon March 16 included
(l-r) Clayton Hamilton, Ron Smith, Kevin Schofield and
Allen Fraser. They collected $900 of the $3,900 raised
to benefit the club.
BAINBRIDGE – The BGA
Youth Wrestling Club will
hold a Pig Roast and Bottle
Drive Saturday, April 6 at
Parsons Place Catering Hall,
13 West Main St., Bainbridge
beginning at 12 p.m. The meal
will include pork and two
sides, eat-in or take-out.
Advance tickets are available from BGA youth wrestlers or by calling 967-8888.
In conjunction with the pig
roast. The club will also be
conducting a bottle drive. You
may bring bottles and cans to
the pig roast on April 6, drop
them off at the Redemption
St. Patrick’s Day Bowl-A-Thon
Brings Luck to Boys & Girls Club
SIDNEY - Over 50 community members came together
to support the Boys & Girls
Club of Sidney (BGCS) at its
6th Annual St. Patrick’s BowlA-Thon at 20th Century Lanes
in Sidney on Saturday, March
16. When the last pin had
fallen more than $3,900 was
raised to help support after
school and summer programming at the BGCS.
This year’s bowl-a-thon
had 12 teams and all of those
in attendance were treated to
a great night of free bowling,
food, drinks and prizes. This
year top fundraising team honors went to Clayton Hamilton,
Kevin Schofield, Ron Smith
an Allen Fraser who helped
raise more than $900. For the
third consecutive year in a
row, Lisa Hadden was award
the top fundraising individual
honor by collecting more than
$600 in donations.
On behalf of the Boys &
Girls Club members, staff and
board of directors, we would
like to thank all of this year’s
participants and supporters. In
addition, a special thanks to
Great America, J&M Trophies
and Engraving and Jeff Mazzarella and his family at 20th
Century Lanes for all of their
hard work in helping make
this annual event possible.
EOWS
Tewksbury Const.
147.5
Dags Auto Parts
142.5
High Game: P. Jones, 278cg.
High Series: P. Jones, 771.
Honor Games: R. Terribury,
201; T. Harmon, 215; R. Johnson, 238cg; B. Tallmadge, 229;
M. Morrison, 203; M. Aylesworth, 204, 269cg, 255cg; D.
Lowe, 234, 257cg; M. Brewer,
223, 268cg; M. Anderson, 214;
A. Moore, 254; S. Davis, 225;
B. Walker, 237, 238, 200; J.
Cole, 245cg, 248cg; M. Mason,
217; R. Davis, 214, 267, 226;
L. Warner, 234, 203; B. Pierson, 225; K. Macumber, 213; B.
Smith, 214, 203, 200; A. Rowe,
258cg; J. Halbert, 206, 200,
221; S. Smith, 211, 205, 244; P.
Jones, 236cg, 257; Dale Smith,
223, 266cg; J. Martin, 203; Ga
Gifford, 202, 221cg; Ge Gifford, 206, 205; D. Ireland, 221,
213, 211; D. Layton, 214.
Honor Series: M. Aylesworth, 728; Dale Smith, 678;
B. Walker, 675; D. Lowe, 662;
M. Brewer, 662; S. Smith, 660;
D. Ireland, 645; A. Rowe, 635;
J. Halbert, 627; L. Warner, 617;
B. Tallmadge, 610; M. Mason,
603; B. Pierson, 601; M. Morrison, 600; A. Moore, 600; J.
Cole, 683.
WT
38 14
Wings & Beer
37 19
Double Trouble
37 19
LaFamilia
32 12
Ole Buckhorn
30 26
Hit & Miss
29 27
Not the Bowlers
23 33
Rookies
17 35
Lickity Splits
14 34
His & Hers
13 23
High Game: L. Mason, 538;
L. Lowe, 682. Honor Series: M.
Russell, 208; L. Lowe, 266.
Honor Games: M. Russell,
208; L. Mason, 195, 185; L.
Cole, 192; C. COnwa, 244; L.
Warner, 222, 202; J. Cole, 213;
B. MacPherson, 211; A. Moore
Sr., 222; L, Armour, 206; L.
Lowe, 213, 203, 266; I. Lylek,
161, 222, 223; K. Macumber
(sub), 212, 224, 181.
Honor Series: L. Lowe, 682;
I. Lylek, 606; K. Macumber,
617.
Thurs. Morn. Winter
Pin Pals
140
68
Gutter Dusters
132 76
Twisted Siblings
127 81
Pinseekers
116 92
Ups & Downs
114 94
Friends
94 114
Up & Coming
81 127
High Game: G. Lindroth,
199. High Series: K. Macumber, 550.
Honor Games: G. Lindroth,
199, 187; W. Bookhout, 165,
166; K. Macumber, 174, 190,
186; E. Powers, 159; G. Macumber, 176, 182, 182; R. Tietjen,
176, 163; H. Robinson, 165; L.
Colby, 150; C. Brundage, 173,
156, 182; S. Ostrander, 155; C.
Pletl, 195, 179, 157; B. Butler,
156, 158; D. Fritzsch, 188, 172,
161.
Honor Series: K. Macumber,
550; G. Macumber, 540; G. Lindroth, 529; C. Brundage, 511;
C. Pletl, 531; D. Fritzsch, 521;
B. Butler, 457; R. Tietjen, 453;
W. Bookhout, 470.
Thurs. Night Men’s Hdcp
Bainbridge Memor
233.5
Jim’s Auto Repair
204
New Concept Machin
198
Butts Concrete
183
Henrys Drive In
182
Mirabito
176.5
Galaxy Bowl
174.5
244 Racing
158.5
PITCH RESULTS
JAN SCUTT picked up
a 3-6-7 split at Galaxy
Bowl March 6. She
was bowling in the
Wednesday Night Early
Bird League. Her team
name
was
Bruning
Enterprises and her
team mates were Karen
Bruning, Mary Whitmore
and Sharon Meres.
Lady Golfers
Open Season
Wed., April 3
AFTON – It’s spring time in
Afton, finally time for golf.
The Wednesday Night Duffers League will hold their
annual spring meeting on
Wednesday, April 3 at 7 p.m.
at the Afton Golf Course. We
golf a captain and mates format on Wednesdays which
makes it perfect for the beginner golfer to have lots of fun,
as well as the avid golfer.
If you need more information, please come to the meeting or give Robin a call at 6393604 or the Afton Golf Course
at 639-2454.
Men’s Monday
Night Golf League
To Meet April 1
SIDNEY – There will be a
meeting of the Galaxy Bowl
Men’s Monday Night Golf
League Monday, April 1 at
5:30 p.m. at Galaxy Bowl in
Bainbridge.
This is a fun handicap
league with two-man teams.
Additional teams and individuals are welcome. Join us at
the meeting or call David Derr
at 967-8756 if you would like
to play.
Play is scheduled to begin
Monday, April 8.
Ladies Golf
League to Meet
Monday, April 1
TOBY UMBRA bowled
a 300 March 4 at
Galaxy Bowl. He was
bowling on the Monday
Night Scratch League.
His team was Dag Auto
Parts and his team mates
were Gary Huston, Rich
Johnson and Jarred
Mertz. His scores were
300-225-236=761. This
was his second 300.
Depot, 5 Walnut Ave., Bainbridge or call one of the following for pick up: Andy Carr,
Guilford, 226-4660; Kurt
Decker, Afton, 372-1032;
or John Hyzer, Bainbridge,
967-8888.
The wrestlers are working
to raise funds to attend the
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Those who place in the top
four may advance to the Nationals in Ocean City, Md. On
May 4 and 5.
Your support is greatly
appreciated.
AFTON- There will be a
meeting of the Monday Night
Ladies Golf League on Monday, April 1 at 5:30 p.m. at the
Afton Golf Club.
The format is 2-person
stroke play with handicap.
Additional teams of two and
individuals are welcome.
Come join us at the meeting or contact Christal Wright
at 563-9059 or e-mail at
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more information.
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Dawn & Roni
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Penny & Fred
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Craig & Jim
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Lee & Jason
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Linda & Wendy
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Cindy & Jay
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Dave & Sam
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Judy & David
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Sharon & Rich
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Cindy & Bill
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Pat & Bob
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Ron & Mark
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Cindy & Jerry
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Debbie & Randy
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Susan & Kathy
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Mike & Marty
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Colleen & Cindy
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SENIOR MEALS
SITE MGR.: Joanne Gill
PHONE 563-2212
FRIDAY, MARCH 22
Roast turkey with gravy,
mashed sweet potatoes,
cranberry sauce, peas, apple
juice, whole wheat bread,
lemon pudding
MONDAY, MARCH 25
Pepper steak, baked potato,
carrots, quick fruit salad,
whole wheat brad, butterscotch
pudding
TUESDAY, MARCH 26
Monterey pork, whipped
potatoes, peas, applesauce,
dinner roll, Jello
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27
Baked tavern ham, Louisianna
sauce, glazed sweet potatoes,
broccoli and cauliflower,
molded Waldorf salad, whole
wheat bread, fruit trifle
THURSDAY, MARCH 28
Chili con carne, rice, seasoned
spinach, tossed salad, whole
wheat bread, brownie
FRIDAY, MARCH 29
Chicken and biscuit, succotash,
orange-pineapple juice, snow
on the mountain, chocolate ice
cream sundae
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service.
Harpursville Can’t Stop Bishop Kearney;
Falls In Class C State Title Game, 54-44
Story and Photos
By Pete Mansheffer
TROY – Bigger, faster,
stronger.
That’s what Harpursville
faced in Sunday’s NYS Class
C championship game against
Section V’s Bishop Kearney
but, despite a gallant effort to
recover from an 11-0 deficit at
the start and grab a lead before
falling, 54-44, at Hudson Valley
Community College.
“A bad combination to try
and match up against,” Hornets’
coach Kurt Ehrensbeck said
afterwards.
Still, the Hornets, after a
poor start, played with the
Lady Kings, even grabbing the
lead after the early double-digit
deficit.
Harpursville, battling nerves
and an extremely athletic foe,
turned the ball over on its first
four offensive possessions and
Bishop Kearney (19-8) got
six points from tournament
MVP Skyler Gausney-Jones
(23 points) and five more from
Kharysma Bryant (14 points),
as the Hornets fell into the 11zip hole with 2:12 left in the
opening quarter.
Miranda Drummond (15
points, 10-for-10 FT’s) broke
the drought with a pair of free
throws and cashed in another
pair of freebies later in the quarter, but H’Ville still trailed, 154, at the turn.
With Bishop Kearney running
around the H’Ville man defense,
Ehrensbeck took a chance and
went to a zone defense for the
first time this season.
“We tried man, but they just
blew by us at every turn, so we
had to go zone. And, that’s what
got us back in the game,” Ehrensbeck said.
The extended 2-3 forced
Bishop Kearney away from the
basket and into more of a halfcourt offense; something the
Lady Kings looked ill at ease
doing.
“We like to play up tempo,
both offensively and defensively, Bishop Kearney coach
Kevan Sheppard Jr. said. “It
definitely was a good move on
(Harpursville’s) part.”
The zone also allowed
Harpursville to settle down on
the offensive end where they
committed seven turnovers in
the opening eight minutes. The
result was a 9-0 run to start the
second period, highlighted by
three straight 3-pointers from
Savannah Murray (17 points,
11 rebounds), Drummond and
Shelby Medovich (who also had
a foul line jumper) that tied the
game at 15 with 3:38 left in the
half.
After a Bishop Kearney free
throw, Medovich (10 points, 5
rebounds) hit another foul line
jumper to give Harpursville its
first lead of the game, 17-16
with 2:12 left.
“We clawed and scratched
our way back into the game,
that’s the type of kids we have,”
said Ehrensbeck, whose Hornets
led 21-20 at intermission.
Going into the second half,
foul trouble wasn’t a concern, but that quickly changed
for
H’Ville,
specifically
Drummond.
Foul-less through the first
half, Drummond was whistled
for four in the third quarter
alone, including a ticky-tack
third personal while she was
sprawled on the floor.
“The official that called it
said that when she was on the
ground, she loses defensive position,” said Ehrensbeck. “That
is the rule, but my response
to her was (Drummond) was
knocked to the ground. I didn’t
agree with the call but what can
you do?”
A Murray three-pointer two
minutes into the quarter gave
H’Ville its largest (and last)
lead of the game (26-23), but
with Drummond neutralized by
foul trouble, Bishop Kearney
went on the offensive…with its
defense.
The Lady Kings trapped
H’Ville on the sideline more
than a few times and quick
hands got into the passing lane
to create turnover after turnover.
Bishop Kearney, who led 3733 after three quarters, scored
the first six points of the final
quarter, pretty much ending any
hopes for the Hornets’ first-ever
state championship.
“Our spacing was not good
there,” Ehrensbeck said.
Murray’s three-ball midway
through the fourth quarter cut
the lead to 45-37, the closest
they would get the rest of the
way.
“With the style that we play,
I can live with turnovers (22
for the game). But today most
every turnover turned into two
points on the other end,” Ehrensbeck said.
A short time later, Murray’s
high school career would end
on the bench as she suffered
a broken nose when an inadvertent Bishop Kearney elbow
landed squarely to the bridge of
the senior’s snout.
“Her nose isn’t going
north/south anymore,” said
Ehrensbeck.
Harpursville (20-4) will recover from this disappointment
- Ehrensbeck reminding all that
a trip to the state Final Four
wasn’t even a thought not too
long ago.
“Are you kidding? The kids
were disappointed we lost the
MAC (Midstate Athletic Conference where the Hornets
finished third behind Unadilla
Valley and Unatego), but they’d
trade the (state) Final Four over
MAC.”
Drummond and Murray, who
will be a West Point cadet in
the fall, were named to the AllTournament team and Marci
Ritter was the Hornets’ Sportsmanship Award representative.
NYSPHSAA CLASS C
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
GAME
BISHOP KEARNEY 54, HARPURSVILLE 44
(March 17 at Hudson Valley Community
College)
BISHOP KEARNEY (54)
Kharysma Bryant 6 1-2 14, Miranda
Maldanado 0 0-0 0, Jessica Meyer 0 0-0 0,
Arianne Smith 2 0-0 4, Meghan Hake 0 0-0
0, Skyler Gausney-Jones 9 5-8 23, Cassidy
Strassner 0 0-0 0, Shelia Hawkes 1 2-3 4, Dasia
Johnson 0 0-0 0, Princella McCulloch 2 0-2 4,
Gianna Mastrella 0 0-0 0, Emmanuella Edoka
2 1-2 5.
Totals: 22 9-17 54
HARPURSVILLE (44)
Marci Ritter 0 0-0 0, Shelby Medovich 4 1-2
10, Holly Henry 0 0-0 0, Esperanza Gutierrez
0 0-0 0, Savannah Murray 7 0-1 17, Tatianna
Sosnowsky 1 0-0 2, Miranda Drummond 2 1010 15, Abby Bird 0 0-0 0, Carissa Warren 0 00 0, Loren Murer 0 0-0 0, Katie Hoyt 0 0-0 0,
Sarah Miller 0 0-0 0.
Totals: 14 11-13 44
Bishop Kearney 15 5 17 17 – 54
H’Ville 4 17 12 11 – 44
Three-point goals: Bishop Kearney 1
(Bryant), H’Ville 5 (Murray 3, Drummond,
Medovich).
Rebounds: Bishop Kearney 36 (Edoka 14,
McCulloch 11), H’Ville 31 (Drummond 11, Henry
COACH
KURT
EHRENSBECK receives the
finalist plaque.
ESPERANZA GUITIERREZ
(15)
battles
Bishop
Kearney’s Shelia Hawkes for
a rebound.
Hornets Reach Championship Game By
Knocking Out #1 Alexander Hamilton In Semis
By Pete Mansheffer
TROY – Top-ranked Alexander Hamilton had held its last
trio of playoff opponents to 14,
25 and 25 points en route to the
NYS Class C Final Four.
Harpursville nearly matched
it in one game.
Miranda Drummond scored
14 of her 24 points in the first
quarter and uber-improved
sophomore Shelby Medovich
netted 21, as the second-ranked
Hornets knocked off the Section
I champions, 61-53, Saturday to
advance to their second state
title tilt in three seasons.
Alexander Hamilton featured
a backcourt of Tiffany Corselli
and Jasmine Robinson, both
lightning quick with itchy trigger fingers. They quickly became the focus of Harpursville’s
defensive efforts.
“We knew we had to shut #3
(Corselli) and #4 (Robinson)
down and limit their points,”
Harpursville coach Kurt Ehrensbeck said. “(Corselli) is the
best guard we’ve ever seen.”
The duo got their points, but
they had to work for them. Corselli finished with a game-high
34 (12-for-37 FG) and Robinson (6-for-21) added 15, but the
duo shot a combined 18-for-58.
“They were really, really
quick,” said senior guard Savannah Murray, who more than
held her own with the Raider
guard tandem.
Drummond got rolling early
and made four 3-pointers in the
opening quarter and the Hornets
erased an early 7-3 hole to grab
21-14 lead at the first quarter
turn.
Alexander Hamilton (19-5),
who was playing without leading scorer and rebounder Maia
Hood, who tore her ACL earlier
in the postseason, scored the
first ten points of the second
quarter - Corselli and Robinson
each cashing in a three-ball and
deuce - to put the Raiders on
top, 24-21, midway through the
second quarter, but the Raiders
went cold the rest of the half,
Robinson’s free throw accounting for the only points, and a
putback by Holly Henry and
Murray three-pointer helped
the Hornets regain the lead for
good, and Medovich bucket off
a Murray helper sent the Section IV champions to the locker
room up 30-25.
Harpursville’s
supporting
cast played big roles throughout
the afternoon, as Marci Ritter (7
rebounds), Henry (7), Tatiana
Sosnowsky (3) and Esperanza
Gutierrez (3) helped Harpursville enjoy a surprising 44-29
advantage on the glass against,
despite the loss of Hood, a bigger Alexander Hamilton club.
“We play a lot bigger than our
size,” said Ehrensbeck, who got
14 boards from Drummond.
A Corselli layup and Drummond free throw were the only
points the teams showed on the
board through opening 3:50 of
the third quarter before Gutierrez scored off a Drummond
dish to give the Hornets a 33-27
advantage.
Medovich netted a pair of
jumpers and Drummond made
another three-ball from the left
wing to put the Hornets on top
40-32 with 12 seconds to play,
but Corselli sliced three off
the advantage when she pulled
up from 25 feet and splashed a
three-ball of her own just before
the buzzer.
A Kali Gill bucket on their
first possession of the final
quarter got Alexander Hamilton
to within three, but Medovich
nailed a three-pointer and Henry continued her strong play off
the bench with back-to-back
buckets to push the lead to 4739 at the midway point of the
quarter.
Harpursville maintained at
least a five-point spread the rest
of the way, things becoming a
bit tougher with Murray fouling out and a 6-of-16 free throw
effort by the Hornets over the
final four excruciating minutes. Corselli launching shots
from all over the gymnasium
also lessened H’Ville’s comfort
level.
Murray only scored six
points on 2-of-11 shooting, but
her leadership and cool against
TATIANNA SOSNOWSKY
looks for an outlet after
grabbing a rebound in
Harpursville’s Class C state
semifinal win over Alexander
Hamilton Saturday.
Photo By Pete Mansheffer
some intense Alexander Hamilton defensive pressure did not
go unnoticed.
“No, no-no-no-no,” Ehrensbeck replied when asked if his
senior point guard played a better game.
“I’m supposed to be the floor
general out there – that’s my
job,” Murray said.
Ehrensbeck also sung the
praises of Medovich, who added
four rebounds and three steals.
“Shelby, for a buck-15 or
whatever (pounds) she is, was
pretty tough on the ball (defensively),” he said.
Coach did have to threaten
his sophomore to become more
assertive on the offensive end,
though.
“I told if she didn’t start
shooting I was pulling her out
of the game,” Ehrensbeck said.
“Next time down the floor, she
curls off a screen and pulls up
for a foul line jumper…nothing
but net.
“She’s one of the most improved players I’ve ever had
over a 12-month period.”
For the second time in three
years, the Hornets found themselves in the state title game.
“Going back to the state title
game? It’s unreal…awesome,”
Murray said.
SHELBY
MEDOVICH
pulls up for a jumper
against Bishop Kearney
Sunday. Medovich scored
in double figures in both
the semifinals and finals.
MARCI RITTER drives around
Bishop Kearney’s Princella
McCullough. Ritter was one of
three seniors on Harpursville’s
team.
SAVANNAH MURRAY
gets a step on Bishop MIRANDA DRUMMOND splits a
Kearney’s
Kharysma trio of Bishop Kearney defenders
for a basket in the first half of the
Bryant.
game Sunday.
NYSPHSAA CLASS C
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL SEMIFINAL
HARPURSVILLE 61,
ALEXANDER HAMILTON 53
(March 16 at Hudson Valley Community
College)
H’ville 21 9 10 21 – 61
Alexander Hamilton 14 11 10 18 – 53
HARPURSVILLE (61)
Miranda Drummond 5 9-15 24, Espy
Guttierrez 2 0-4 4, Holly Henry 3 0-1 6, Katie
Hoyt 0 0-0 0, Shelby Medovich 8 3-6 21,
Savannah Murray 2 1-2 6, Marci Ritter 0 0-0
0, Tatiana Sosnowsky 0 0-0 0.
Totals 20 13-28 61.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON (53)
Mikayla Brown 0 0-0 0, Tiffany Corselli 12
6-10 34, Kali Gill 1 0-0 2, Nevline Petitfort 0 00 0, Jasmine Robinson 6 2-4 15, Maiya Scott
1 0-0 2, Neasha Shuler 0 0-0 0.
Totals 20 8-14 53.
Three-point goals H’ville 8 (Drummond 5,
Medovich 2, Murray), Alexander Hamilton 5
(Corselli 4, Robinson).
Rebounds: H’ville 44 (Drummond 14,
Ritter 7, Murray 7, Henry 6), Alexander
Hamilton 29 (Brown 9, Corselli 8, Gill 6).
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CHURCHES
SIDNEY
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
28 River St., Sidney
Kenneth Southworth, Pastor
Church Office: 563-8456
Parsonage: 563-1166
firstbaptistchrc@stny.rr.com
www.sidneyfbc.com
Sunday, March 24
9:30-10:30 a.m. - Classes for all ages;
10:45 a.m.-Noon - Gathered Worship
in Auditorium; Flock Groups as designated; 5 p.m. - Youth Group; 6 p.m.
- Informal Evening Service
Monday, March 25
6 p.m .- First Place at Assembly of God
Wednesday, March 27
9 a.m. - Men’s Breakfast; 6 p.m. - Team
Kids Club; 6:30 p.m. - Gathered
Worship
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL
CHURCH
1 Bridge St., Sidney • 563-1329
(across from library)
Pat Robinson, Pastor
Church Office: Tues., Thurs., Fri.
8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Sunday
9:30 a.m. - Bible Study; 10:30 a.m. Worship Service; Children’s Sunday
School; 11:30 a.m. - Coffee Hour
Monday
9-10:30 a.m. - Men’s Book Group
Wednesday
7 p.m. - Boy Scout Troop 99
SIDNEY ASSEMBLY OF GOD
Plankenhorn Rd., Sidney
Sidneyag@stny.rr.com
Rev. Bernard Knutsen
Sunday
9:30 a.m. - Sunday School;
10:45 a.m. -Worship Service (Nursery Available)
Tuesday
6:45 p.m. - Royal Rangers for boys;
Girls’ Ministries
Wednesday
5:45 p.m.- Hour of Prayer; 6:45 p.m.
- “Relentless” Bible Study
SIDNEY UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
12 Liberty St., Sidney • 563-1921
Rev. Dr. Susan Heafield
Office Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 12:30
p.m. Tuesday through Friday
Thursday, March 21
6 p.m. - Nurture meeting;
6:30 p.m. - Tigers and Webelos I;
7-9:30 p.m. - Square Dancing
Saturday, March 23
10 a.m.- 3 p.m. - Cub Scout Pack 34
Blue and Gold Luncheon
Palm Sunday, March 24
8 a.m. - Men’s Communion Breakfast
sponsored by the UMW; 9 a.m.
- Sunday School; 10:15 a.m. - Worship Service
Tuesday, March 26
1 p.m. - Lydia Craft Circle
Wednesday, March 27
10:30 a.m. - Bible Study; 6 p.m.
- Bell Choir; 6:30 p.m. Boy Scout
Troop 34 and Bears and Webelos II;
7 p.m. - Chancel Choir
ST. LUKE’S LUTHERAN CHURCH
W. Main St., Sidney • 563-1806
Rev. Ernie Varga, Pastor
607-265-3829 or cell 413-212-8202
ship Assembly.
Wednesday
10 - 11 a.m. - Bible Study;
7 - 8 p.m. - Bible Study/Worship.
ST. PAUL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
25 River St., Sidney • 563-3391
The Rev’d Jim Shevlin, FHC Rector
563-3391 or 624-1470
Sundays
10 a.m. - Holy Communion, and
Annointing for Healing in Jesus’
Name, followed by coffee and
fellowship
Tuesdays
11 a.m. - Bible Study (bring bag
lunch)
Wednesdays
9:30-11:45 a.m. - Free clothing and
Lunch; Noon - Mass
CIRCLE DRIVE ALLIANCE CHURCH
6 Circle Drive, Sidney
Rev. Adam Sellen
www.cdaconline.org
Sunday
10 a.m.- Worship Services
Wednesday
6 p.m. - Women’s Prayer ministry;
7 p.m. - Prayer Meeting
SIDNEY BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH
32 West Main St. (Corner of Adams
and West Main- Faith Community
Church Building), Sidney
Pastor Frank Donnelly
607-334-6206
Sundays
10 a.m. - Sunday School; 11 a.m.
- Worship; 4 p.m. - Evening Service
Wednesdays
6:30 p.m. - Prayer Meeting
UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
OF EAST GUILFORD
Rev. Patty Wolff, Pastor
563-1083 or 369-4630
Corner of State Rt. 8 and Co. 35,
www.eastguilfordpc.org
9 a.m. - Worship service followed by
breakfast for all
Wednesday, March 27
6:45 p.m. -Choir practice
Thursday, March 28
7 a.m. - Breakfast and Bible study;
7 p.m. - Evening dessert and Bible
study in Unadilla
SIDNEY CENTER
BAPTIST CHURCH
10440 Main St. • 369-9571
Pastor Dennis Murray
Sunday
9:45 a.m. - Praise and Bible Study;
10:30 a.m. - Morning Worship
Service
Wednesday
6:30 p.m. - Midweek Prayer and
Bible Study
SIDNEY CENTER
FAMILY & FRIENDS CHURCH
Meets at Sidney Center Fire Hall
Speakers Bill Orr and Judy McCall
Sunday
11 a.m. - Worship
UNADILLA
FELLOWSHIP BAPTIST
LIGHTHOUSE CHURCH
1050 Covered Bridge Rd., Unadilla
Handicapped Accessible. Nursery Available
Sunday, March 24
9 a.m. - Christian Education;
10 a.m. - Traditional Service;
11 a.m. - Fellowship and Coffee;
11:30 a.m. - Adult Education
Wednesday, March 27
11 a.m. Study Group; 7 p.m. - Choir
Thursday, March 28
7:30 p.m. - Communion Service with
UMC
Sundays
10 a.m. - Sunday School for all ages;
11 a.m. - Morning Worship; 6:30 p.m.
- Evening Praise and Worship hour
Tuesday
10 a.m. - Ladies’ Bible Study
Wednesday
7 p.m. - Bible Study and Prayer/Teen
Time
SACRED HEART CHURCH
UNADILLA FRIENDS CHURCH
Liberty Street, Sidney
Rogers Hollow, Unadilla
Benjamin Shaw, Pastor •563-2266
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
FAITH COMMUNITY CHURCH
32 West Main and Adams Sts.,
Sidney
Jim Ingalls, Pastor • 967-8167
Sunday
10 a.m. - Noon. - Bible Study;
6 p.m. - Worship Service.
Wednesday
6 p.m. - Bible Study.
CHURCH OF CHRIST
26 Cartwright Ave., Sidney
Larry Bailey, Preacher • 563-9695
Sunday
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-
Sunday
10:30 a.m. - Morning Worship.
FIRST UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
170 Main Street, Unadilla • 369-2052
Rev. Rachel Morse, Pastor
Every Thursday
7 p.m. - AA and Al-anon meet
Every Sunday
9:30 a.m. - Worship Service followed
by coffee and fellowship; 10 a.m.
Sunday school
Monday, Friday and Saturday
11 a.m. - Noon - Food Pantry and
Clothing Pantry
Every Tuesday
7 p.m. - Grieving Support Group
Every Wednesday
5:30 p.m. - Bible Study
First Wednesday of the Month
7 p.m. - Faith Discovery
Second Wednesday of the Month
6:30 p.m. - Trustee meeting;
7 p.m. - Administrative Council
Monday, Friday, Saturday
11-12 noon - Food Pantry open
Handicap Accessible
UNADILLA CENTER
UNITED METHODIST
Rev. Norman Tiffany
1203 Butternut Rd., Unadilla
Regular Sunday Services
10:00 a.m. - Worship Service;
Sunday School.
ST. MATTHEW’S
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
240 Main St., Unadilla • 369-3081
Rev. Scott Garno, Rector
Wardens: William Goodrich and
Bonnie Barr
Sunday
9 a.m.- Service
Wednesday
Noon - Holy Communion; 12:30 p.m.
- Luncheon, free will offering. All are
welcome.
Handicapped accessible.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
369-4630
Guest Lay Preacher, Terry Barnhart
11: a.m. - Worship (in the sanctuary
beginning March 17)
Handicapped accessible/ Child Care available
AFTON
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
34 Spring St., Afton • 639-2082
Gary Kubitz, Pastor
Sunday
10:45 a.m. - Morning Worship;
coffee and fellowship following
OF AFTON
30 Caswell St., Afton • 639-1030
Christopher Prezorski, Pastor
Kelly Todd, Asst. Pastor
www.fbcafton.org
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
Wednesday
6:45 p.m. - Prayer and Praise
NORTH AFTON
Co. Rd. 17, Afton, NY
Lay Leader Valeda Banta
Sunday
10:30 a.m. - Worship.
ST. ANN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
125 S. Main St., PO Box 22, Afton
www.stannsaftonny.org
Rev. 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
Each Tuesday
6:30 p.m.- SERTOMA, Parish Hall
Each Thursday
8 p.m. - Alcoholics Anonymous
closed meeting, Parish Hall
Each Sunday
8 p.m. - Alcoholics Anonymous
MERCY FELLOWSHIP
967 Rt. 41 (1.2 miles) N. of Rt. 7, Afton
John Snel, Pastor
Church: 639-1964 • Study: 693-3692
Sundays
10 a.m. - Worship Service
Fridays
7 p.m. - Prayer Meeting and Bible
Study
AFTON PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Academy St., Afton • 639-2121
Sunday
9:30 a.m. - Adult Sunday School;
10:30 a.m. - Choir Practice; 11 a.m.Worship followed by Fellowship
GILBERTSVILLE
113 Marion Ave., Gilbertsville
Pastor Mark Piedmonte
783-2867 • Like us on Facebook
firstpresgilbertsville@gmail.com
Office Hours: Tues. Noon-5 p.m.;
Wed.-Fri. 9-5; Sat. 10-2
Saturday
10 a.m. - Noon (or by appt.)- Lamb’s
Rack FREE Clothing Closet
Sunday
4th Thursday of Month
Senior Moments - Programs of interest for senior citizens
Thursday
6:30 p.m. - Bible Study and Prayer
Sunday
10:30 a.m. - Sunday Worship;
Children’s Ministries available during
service
ST. AGNES CATHOLIC
CHURCH OF AFTON
Fr. Darr Schoenhofen
14 Spring Street • 967-4481
Sunday
8:30 a.m. - Mass
18 River Street • 988-2861
Sunday
9 a.m. - Worship including Children’s
Conversation and Children’s Sunday
School; 10 a.m. - Coffee Hour;
10:30 a.m. - Adult Sunday School.
Buildings are ramp accessible.
OTEGO UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH
Sunday
11 a.m.- Worship
Commercial and Elm Sts.
(607)783-2993 Church
Rev. Kurt Funke, Pastor
859-2436 or 316-3056
Office Hours: Tues. 9-Noon; Wed.
1-4 p.m.; Thurs. 1-4 or by Apt.
Elevator Access to all levels.
Saturday, March 23
11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. -Soup and
Sandwich Luncheon, NLFH; 2 p.m.
- Bible Study
Sunday, March 24
9:30 a.m. - Morning Worship; Sunday
School for children; 6-7:30 p.m.
- Senior High Youth Fellowship
Tuesday, March 26
9-11 a.m. - Coffee Fellowship
Wednesday, March 27
10 a.m. - Choir practice at FPC;
3:15 p.m. - Kids “Joy Club” at NLFH;
6:30 p.m.- Lenten Service
Thursday, March 28
6:30 p.m. - Maundy Thursday service
CHRIST CHURCH
38 Marion Ave., Gilbertsville
783-2267
christchurchgville@frontiernet.net
Sunday
9:30 a.m. - Sunday school; 10 a.m.
- Adults and children service, Holy
Communion; 4:30 p.m.- Service
of Christian Healing; 6:30 p.m.
- Celebrate Recovery Service
BAINBRIDGE
12 S. Main St., Bainbridge
967-8034 • www.bainbridgefbc.com
Pastor: Rev. John Koopman
Clerk: Mrs. Secrest
Church is handicapped accessible through the
back door. Pastor is in when the frog is on the door.
Mail newsletter articles to jkoopman@stny.rr.com
or drop in the church box
9 a.m. - Sunday School; 10 a.m.
- Worship Service with sermon title:
“The Misunderstood Parade” based
on Matthew 21:1-11
Wednesday, March 20
Noon - Bible Study (if B-G school
closed there is no Bible Study)
BAINBRIDGE UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
27 N. Main St., Bainbridge • 967-2782
Gary Kubitz, Pastor
Sunday Services
9 a.m. - Worship Service;
9:15 a.m. - Sunday School; coffee
and fellowship following service
Assisted listening system for those with special
hearing needs.
ST. PETER’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
On the Park Bainbridge • 967-3441
The church with the red doors.
Regular Sunday Services
96 E. Main St., Afton • 639-3746
Mary Upright, Pastor
OTEGO
OTEGO PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
GILBERTSVILLE BAPTIST
CHURCH
129 Main St., Afton
Church 639-4237 • Office 226-0791
Rev. Maryann Palmetier
HIGHER GROUND CHRISTIAN
CHURCH
Non-Denominational
3642 St. Hwy. 206, West Bainbridge
967-4484
Sunday
10:30 a.m. - Worship Service, meal
following service by donation
8 Church Street • 988-2866
Pastor Rev. Emily Huyge
Pat Hawkins. Sr. Warden 895-6489
“Come as you are!” - All Welcome
Member of NACCC
Handicap Accessible
WBBC KELSEY BROOK CHAPEL
The church is handicapped accessible.
HOPE CONGREGATIONAL
CHURCH
Fridays
9 a.m .- noon - Bread Giveaway
Sundays
9 a.m. - Coffee Time; 9:30 a.m.
- Morning Worship; 4th Sunday of
each month, fellowship brunch following worship)
(Except 1st Wed. of Month)
7 p.m. - Prayer Meeting
Sue Shove, Jr. Warden 639-2065
8 a.m. and 11 a.m.
ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST
CATHOLIC CHURCH
32 S. Main St., Bainbridge • 967-4481
Fr. Darr Schoenhofen
Saturday
4:30 p.m. - Reconciliation
5:15 p.m. - Vigil Mass
Sunday
11 a.m. - Sunday Mass
- BAINBRIDGE
Rev. Diarmuid O’Hara, Pastor
967-8021
www.ChristianChurchesOnline.com/
firstpresbyterianbainbridge
Sunday
10 a.m. - Worship
We are handicap accessible.
GRACE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
967-2223 • grace4missions.com
Mike Kauffman and John Gregory,
Pastors
Sunday
9 a.m. - Worship.
Wednesday
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH
OF OTEGO
W. Branch, Otsdawa Rd.,
Co. Rt. 6, Otego • 988-7144
Pastor Bill Allen
Sunday
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
FRANKLIN
Rev. Dr. John Hill • 895-9917
Sunday, March 24
9:15 a.m. - Treadwell service; 10:45
a.m. - Franklin service. Sermon “It Is
Impossible” based on Luke 19:2840; followed by coffee hour
Thursday, March 28
7 p.m. - Holy Thursday service
message titled “100 Years of the Old
Rugged Cross”
Handicapped Accessible
ST. PAUL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Corner of Main and Institute Sts.
Rev. Scott Garno
829-6404
Sunday
8:15 a.m. - Service with Holy Eucharist, except first Sunday of the month
when Holy Eucharist is at 1:30 p.m.
with dish to pass lunch
First Thursday of Month
5-7 p.m. - Soup Supper by donation
COMMUNITY BIBLE CHURCH
25 Center St., Franklin • 829-5471
Dr. Walt Schlundt, Pastor
www.cb-church.org
Sunday
10:45 a.m. - Worship Service with
nursery and Kingdom Kids for
children K-4th grade
AREA
UNATEGO COMMUNITY CHURCH
Brian Cutting, Pastor
Office: 369-7425
unatego-church@live.com
Thursday
6:30 p.m. - YFC Club for teens at
Unadilla Elementary
Saturday
11 a.m .- 1 p.m .- Otego Food Pantry
open
Sunday
10:30 a.m. - Worship at Otego building (290 Main St.); with contemporary and traditional music, relevant
and biblical message, nursery and
kids JAM time for elementary kids
WELLS BRIDGE BAPTIST
222-3175
Sunday
10 a.m. - Sunday School;
11 a.m. - Morning Worship
HARPURSVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH
41 Cumber Rd. • 693-2422
Wednesday
6:30 p.m. - Prayer Service;
Teen Scene
Sunday
10:45 a.m. - Morning Worship;
6:30 p.m. - Evening Service.
NINEVEH PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH
Rte. 7, Nineveh • 693-1919
Rev. Emrys Tyler
Thursday
Sunday
9:30 a.m. - Morning Worship; 10:45
a.m. - Sunday School
Tuesday
1-5 p.m. - Pastoral office hours;
Wednesday
9 a.m. - Bible Study
7 p.m. - Adult Choir Rehearsal
THREE PINES
COMMUNITY CHAPEL
E. Windsor Road (Doraville)
Nineveh • 693-1897
Pastor Michael Brown• 849-4364
Sunday
11 a.m. - Morning Worship
Wednesday
6:30 p.m. - Prayer Meeting/Bible
Study
TROUT CREEK
COMMUNITY CHURCH
Pastor Judy Travis
Regular Sundays
10 a.m. - Worship Service;
11 a.m. - Fellowship
NAKSIBENDI HAKKANI
MUSLIM CENTER
1663 Wheat Hill Rd.,
Sidney Center • 607-369-4816
Five Prayers Daily
Thursday
Evening Program
Friday
1 p.m. - Jummah
MASONVILLE FEDERATED
CHURCH
Sunday
9:45 a.m. - Adult Sunday School;
11 a.m. - Worship Service,
Children’s Sunday School
SAND HILL
Nancy Stanley, Pastor
Sunday
8:30 a.m. - Morning Worship
Communion 1st Sunday of the
month & food pantry
UNION VALLEY
Lay Pastor Andrew Doyle
607-316-7546
Sunday
10:30 a.m. - Morning Worship and
Sunday School. Coffee and Fellowship follows.
GUILFORD UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH
Rev. Peggi Eller, Pastor
Sunday
9:15 a.m. - Worship Service.
Community Emergency Food Bank
Call 895-6822.
David Steensma, Pastor
7 Church St., Wells Bridge
607-988-7090
COVENTRY UNITED METHODIST
Sunday
Wednesday
6:30 p.m. - Prayer and Bible Study
Sunday
9 a.m. - Morning Worship and Sunday School, young family friendly;
fellowship and coffee hour follows.
MOUNT UPTON
COVENTRYVILLE
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL UCC
Rev. Peggi Eller, Pastor
Sunday
11 a.m. - Worship Service.
First Sunday: Holy Communion
Third Sunday: Prayers for Healing.
Emerg. Food Pantry 764-8365.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF
MOUNT UPTON
Gerald K. Bovee, Pastor • 764-8361
Wednesday
7 p.m. - Midweek Prayer and Bible
Study Service.
Sunday
10:45 a.m. - Worship Service;
6 p.m. - Evening Service.
HARPURSVILLE
Sue Shields, Pastor
Lay Pastor Andrew Doyle
607-316-7546
Pastor Joyce Besemer
113 Co. Rt. 27, Bainbridge
Sunday
10:30 a.m. - Worship and Sunday
School; coffee hour
Wednesday
6:30 p.m. - Bible study; Quilt Group
Friday
6:30 p.m. - Quilt Group
NORTHFIELD COMMUNITY CHURCH
Pastor Marv Root 829-2369
5118 County Hwy. 23
Sunday
10 a.m. - Sunday School
11 a.m. - Sunday Morning Worship
Wednesday
A Reminder To All
Churches If you are having special
Good Friday or Easter
Services we need to
have your notices in
our offices by Monday,
March 25 by noon in
order to get them in the
paper before Easter.
Free Dinner With
The Jacobs Brothers
SIDNEY - Sidney Assembly of God invites you to a free
spaghetti dinner with the Jacobs
Brothers on Friday, March 22.
The dinner will be held at 5:30
p.m. and the concert at 7 p.m.
The Jacobs Brothers have
been sharing the gospel of Jesus
Christ through song and testimony since 1962. They have
taken their ministry to thousands of people across the country for over 50 years. God still
enables them to sing nearly 200
times a year as they continue to
dedicate their lives to Him and
this ministry.
Please join Sidney Assembly
of God and enjoy The Jacobs
Brothers music and ministry.
For more information, please
call 563-8247. A free will offering will be taken.
Men’s Communion
Breakfast Is Palm
Sunday, March 24
SIDNEY – Just a reminder that a Men’s Communion
Breakfast at the Sidney United
Methodist Church will be taking
place on Palm Sunday, March
24 at 8 a.m., sponsored by the
United Methodist Women. All
men are invited to attend and to
bring their grandchildren (both
boys and girls). Let us know if
you plan to attend by calling the
church office at 563-1921.
Easter Bake
Sale Is Mar. 30
NORWICH – An Easter
Bake Sale will be held Saturday, March 30 from 9 a.m. until sold out at St. Bartholomew
Parish Center, 81 East Main St.,
Norwich. All homemade Italian
cookies, cannoli, cream puffs
and meatballs will be available.
Advance orders appreciated by
calling 334-2158. The sale is
sponsored by the Ave Maria
Guild.
Sand Hill Cemetery
Meeting Is April 6
UNADILLA - The annual
meeting of the Sand Hill Cemetery Association will be held
at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April
6, at the home of Howard and
Gloria Hall, 1497 Covered
Bridge Rd., Unadilla. All lot
owners and interested persons
are invited to attend.
Otsego Co.
Grange to Hold
Banquet April 13
LAURENS - The 40th Annual Otsego County Grange
Banquet will be held on Saturday, April 13 at the Gilbertsville
Baptist Church, Commercial St.
beginning at 4 p.m. in the sanctuary with entertainment by the
Remnant Community Singers
from the West Winfield area and
the announcement of the 2013
Outstanding Granger. A chicken
and biscuit dinner will be served
at 5 p.m. in the New Life Fellowship Hall. Both are handicap
accessible. Reservations are to
be made by April 3. Call Anna
or Helen Ritchey at 563-1104.
MASONVILLE NEWS
ANNE SCOTT, CORRESPONDENT
TELEPHONE 265-3368
Where Were You?
Where were you on St.
Patrick’s Day? There were
many corned beef and ham
and cabbage dinners all
around the area. We hope all
had a good time, whether you
stayed home and cooked or
just went out to an event. Our
weather has been somewhat
nice at times. Just think, this
week marks the first day of
spring on Wednesday, March
20. Keep your hats on; warm
weather can’t be long coming
now.
Easter Program
The Easter Program at the
Masonville Federated Church
for children and youth turned
out to be well attended. It was
reported to me that all had a
good time and even the weather cooperated. Thanks to all
for coming and who helped at
the event on Sunday, March
17.
Food Pantry
The food pantry at the Masonville Federated Church
is open from 1-3 p.m. each
Wednesdays unless otherwise
noted. Feel free to come and
visit them if you find yourself in need; they are there to
help.
Masonville Library
The library is there for
your use with books, magazines, DVDs and much more.
They also have computers,
a printer and copier for your
use. The hours are Monday
and Wednesday, 3:30-7 p.m.;
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from 10 a.m. – 2p.m.;
closed on Fridays.
School News
A board of education meeting takes place on Tuesday,
March 26 in the high school
library at 7 p.m.
Parents remember that there
will be no school on Good Friday, March 29. Have a Happy
Easter, March 31; seems early this year. Monday, April
1 through Friday, April 5 is
spring recess, have a great
time everyone whatever you
have planned.
Birthday Greetings
Birthday greetings this week
go out to Sean Lent on March
23; Seth Odell on March 24;
Dennis DuMond and Regina
Mott on March 26; Felicia
Scott on March 28; Verna Lent
and Leslie VanValkenburgh on
March 29; and Roddy Schalk
on March 30. Have a great day
everyone.
Church News
Adult Sunday school is at
9:45 a.m. with regular church
service at 11 a.m. Bible study
is at the parsonage on Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. Church
council is on Monday, March
25 at 6:30 p.m.
Maundy Thursday service
is March 28 at 7 p.m. Easter
Sunrise Service and breakfast
will be at 6:30 a.m.
Mt. Upton Church
Joins Feinstein
Challenge
MT. UPTON - The Mt. Upton United Methodist Church
is participating in the Feinstein
Challenge to fill the shelves of
our Food Pantry, which serves
approximately 45 families in
our area. In the past 12 consecutive years that the Feinstein
Foundation has issued this challenge, over 3,000 participating
agencies have raised over $1.25
billion. It is one of the most successful ongoing campaigns for
fighting hunger in our country.
Each participating agency
receives a representative percentage of the $1 million of the
total raised by all participating agencies; with a maximum
of $35,000 and a minimum of
$250 to any one agency.
Only donations from March 1
to April 30 are used in reporting.
Valid donations include cash,
checks, and food items (valued
at $1 per item or pound) as well
as pledges obtained only from
this challenge. Send or bring
donations to: Mt. Upton United Methodist Church (lon the
corner of State Highway 8 and
Church Street), PO Box 199m
Mount Upton, NY 13809, or
call 764-8536. Please included
“Feinstein Challenge” in the
message line of checks, pledges
or notes. Food can be left in the
Fellowship Hall by entering the
ramp on Church St.
Puzzle Corner
THEME: MARCH MADNESS
ACROSS
1. Old Toyota model
6. Priestly garb
9. “Yes, ____!”
13. Shrek and Fiona, e.g.
14. Neither
15. “Dancing with the Stars”
number
16. Country alliances
17. ___-Wan Kenobi
18. Potter enemy
19. *Sweet number
21. *Some fill out more than one
23. Mork’s planet
24. Kind of moss
25. Company that loves logistics
28. *The shot clock measures
how much you have
30. Loose Hawaiian unbelted
dress
35. Stanislavski’s rifle, e.g.
37. Persian backgammon
39. Open disrespect
40. Musician’s time to shine
41. Assumption taken for granted
43. Lincoln ____
44. Kindle download
46. Senegal’s neighbor
47. Toward the lee
48. Electric car maker, pl.
50. Living quarters
52. Short for abstract syntax tree
53. Cher goes by one of these
55. Refrigerator sound
57. For spicing things up
61. *Ultimate NCAA tournament
destination
65. Diver’s lung
66. Yes move
68. One who tries
69. Ups the stakes
70. *A shot below the line is
worth this
71. Washer setting
72. R in RIP
73. He is
74. “The Second Coming” poet
DOWN
1. Boohoos
2. Tangerine and grapefruit
hybrid
3. In the next month
4. Right-hand page
5. Declare with confidence
6. Shakespeare’s “at another
time”
7. Tennis shot
8. Grease one’s palms
9. Painter ____ Chagall
10. Every which way
11. Competent
12. Grain in “The House That
Jack Built”
15. Facebook ______
20. Augmenting
22. *VCU fans, “___ Nation”
24. Diffuse
25. *16 seed over 1 seed, e.g.
26. Investigate thoroughly
27. Arias, e.g.
29. Permanently disfigure
31. *Championship record-holder
32. Cabbage
33. Prods
34. Not fixed or appointed
36. *This one is not for
swimming
38. Sub station
42. *Many teams start season
with “Mid_____ Madness”
45. *Last year’s runner-up
49. Cul de ___
51. Oppressively hot and humid
54. *NCAA’s Big Dance occurs
in the third one
56. Donny’s singing sister
57. Peter the Great, e.g.
58. High school breakout
59. Goes with ifs and ands
60. Drive a getaway car, e.g.
61. Fusses
62. Fashion house founder Ricci
63. Reason to cram
64. Aphrodite’s lover
67. Be obliged to pay
COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD
BAINBRIDGE COUNCIL OF CHURCHES
FRIDAY, MARCH 22
FOOD PANTRY – Bainbridge United Methodist Church
UNADILLA COMMUNITY FOOD BANK –
back entrance, 8-10 a.m.
Unadilla Methodist Church, 11 a.m. to Noon
ZUMBA GOLD - 1-1:45 p.m., Eastern Broome Senior
ROTARY CLUB OF SIDNEY - Noon, St. Luke’s Lutheran
Center, Harpursville
Church, West Main St., Sidney
BAINBRIDGE LIONS CLUB - 6:30 p.m., Jerry’s Inn
SIDNEY YOUTH FOOTBALL QUARTER AUCTION - doors
DIABETES SUPPORT GROUP - 6 p.m., Chenango
open 6:15 p.m.; Raffle begins at 7 p.m., at Sidney Fire
Memorial Hospital, 179 N. Broad St., Basement Conf. Room
House River St.
1, to register call 337-4136
“STEEL MAGNOLIAS” - 7:30 p.m., Sidney High School
TUESDAY, MARCH 26
Drama Club, Sidney High School Auditorium
PRESCHOOL STORIES & CRAFTS – Tues. & Thurs. 9:30SATURDAY, MARCH 23
10:15 a.m. Sidney Mem. Public Library
UNADILLA COMMUNITY FOOD BANK –
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27
Unadilla Methodist Church, 11 a.m. to noon
SIDNEY HISTORICAL ROOM – Civic Center, Room 218;
BINGO – 7 p.m., Sidney Fire Dept. Training Center
open Wed. 4-6 p.m., Thurs. 9-11:30 a.m. or by appointment,
“STEEL MAGNOLIAS” - 7:30 p.m., Sidney High School
call Joelene 563-1425
AFTON ECUMENICAL FOOD PANTRY – Afton United
ATKINSON FAMILY - 8 p.m., Bainbridge Town Hall Theatre,
Methodist Church, 24 Spring St., Mon. 5-7 p.m.,
to reserve, call 967-7228, tickets also available at the door
Wed. 9-11 a.m.
STUDENT ART SHOW OPENS - 7 p.m., Bainbridge Town
TOPS OF UNADILLA – 9 a.m., Unadilla United Methodist
Hall Gallery, free
“Taking Pounds Off Sensibly”
B-G MUSIC IN OUR SCHOOLS CONCERT - 7:30 p.m.,
EASTER EGG HUNT - noon-1:30 p.m., sponsored by B-G
Bainbridge-Guilford Schol auditorium
Girl Scout Service Unit 365
WIC - 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Bainbridge Town Hall, 15 Main St.
PREPARATION FOR CHILDBIRTH AND DELIVERY - 9
TRI-COUNTY KIWANIS - 6 p.m., Monthly dinner meeta.m. - noon; for mothers-to-be in their third trimester,
ing, Angus and Ale, Main St., Sidney order off menu
Chenango Memorial Hospital, 179 N. Broad St., Norwich,
info. call 337-4145
THURSDAY, MARCH 21
PRESCHOOL STORIES & CRAFTS – Tues. & Thurs. 9:30SUNDAY, MARCH 24
10:15 a.m. Sidney Mem. Public Library
“STEEL MAGNOLIAS” - 2 p.m., Sidney High School
SIDNEY HISTORICAL ROOM – Civic Center, Room 218;
open Wed. 4-6 p.m., Thurs. 9-11:30 a.m. or by appointment,
JOHN & DODY MARTIN IN CONCERT - 4 p.m., Unadilla
call Joelene 563-1425.
Methodist Church
BAINBRIDGE COUNCIL OF CHURCHES
FOOD PANTRY – Bainbridge United Methodist Church
MONDAY, MARCH 25
AFTON ECUMENICAL FOOD PANTRY – Afton United
back entrance, 8-10 a.m.
Methodist Church, 24 Spring St., Mon. 5-7 p.m.,
SIDNEY COMMUNITY FOOD BANK – Sidney United
Wed. 9-11 a.m.
Methodist Church, Liberty St., 9:30-11:30 am., upstairs
SIDNEY COMMUNITY FOOD BANK – Sidney United
BARIATRIC SUPPORT GROUP - 6-7 p.m., Dr. BanksMethodist Church, Liberty St., 9:30-11:30 am., upstairs
Lindner’s office, 45-47 Hale St., Norwich. info. 607-336UNADILLA COMMUNITY FOOD BANK –
1749.
Unadilla Methodist Church, 11 a.m. to Noon
LAST WEEK’S PUZZLE SOLUTIONS
BUY IT • SELL IT • FIND IT
CLASSIFIEDS
FOR RENT
WANTED TO BUY
SPECIAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
THE COUNTRY MOTEL
- Rt. 7, Sidney, offers clean
and comfortable extended stay
rooms at reasonable rates. All
rooms have microwaves and
refrigerators. Sorry no pets.
Call 563-1035.
10-15tfc
HURLBURT COIN AND
PAPER - Buying old U.S.
gold, silver and copper coins,
paper currency. Also buying
antique fishing lures, gold and
silver pocket watches. Cash
offers. Appraisals. Ken - 607235-2818.
12-4wtfc
FLY CREEK CIDER MILL
OPENS MAR. 23. Mill Open
Daily 9-6. 40+ Samples &
new items- Snack Barn Opens
Mid-May www.flycreekcidermill.com for coupons! 607547-9692.
3-21(1w)c
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE
that the Town of Sidney, N.Y.
hereby invites bids for the
purchase of Highway Supplies as listed below. Bids may
be mailed or delivered to the
Town Clerk, Civic Center, 21
Liberty St., Sidney, N.Y. to be
received by 10:00 a.m., Friday. April 5, 2013. Bids will
be publicly opened and read
aloud at that time and will be
awarded at the Town Board
meeting to be held April 11,
2013 at the Civic Center,
Sidney.
Items to be purchased:
stone, sand and gravel; contracted hauling of stone; midgrade gasoline, kerosene,
diesel fuel and fuel oil for the
Town. All items to be bid shall
comply with the specifications
prepared by the Town Highway Superintendent, which
are available at the Clerk’s office in the Civic Center. Bids
must be submitted in sealed
envelopes showing the name
and address of the bidder and
the words “Sealed Bid” on the
front. A non-collusion clause
must be attached,
The contract for the above
items will be awarded to the
lowest responsible bidder. In
the case of identical bids, the
Town may award to either of
such bidders and the Town
further reserves the right to
reject any and all bids at their
discretion.
Dated: March 15,2013
James A. Roberts, Jr.
Highway Superintendent
3-28(2w)c
The Town of Unadilla advertises for sealed bids for
the following pipe products.
Deliveries will be to the Town
Highway Garage, or a designated site in the Township. Delivered price per foot; and for
one year from the bid opening
date; high density polyethylene pipe smooth bore N-12
plain end, 8”, 10”, 12”, 15”,
18”, 24”, 20”, 36”, 48”, 60”,
diameter; along with price for
couplers for corresponding
pipe diameters. Sealed bids
will be accepted at the Town
Hall, 1648 St. Hwy. 7 Unadilla
or by mailing to PO Box 455
Unadilla, NY 13849, up to
6:30 PM on Tuesday, April 9,
2013, at which time the Town
Board will meet and open all
bids. A non-collusive bidding
certificate must be attached to
each bid. The Town Board has
the right to accept or reject any
and all bids.
By order of the
Unadilla Town Board
Janice C. Cole,
Town Clerk
Dated 3-12-2013
3-21(1w)c
The Town of Coventry is
accepting bids for the maintenance of the Town Hall
Grounds. Maintenance to include mowing, trimming and
weed control. All Bids must
include a Certificate of Insurance. For further specifications
contact Theresa A. Schultheis,
Coventry Town Clerk, 6568602 Mon., Wed., Fri. 4-7 and
Sat. 9-12. Sealed bids will be
accepted until April 8, 2013 at
6:00 p.m. Bids will be opened
at the Town Board meeting on
April 10, 2013 at 7:00 p.m.
The town reserves the right
to accept or reject any or all
bids.
The Town of Coventry is
also seeking bids for the maintenance of the 3 Town Cemeteries. Maintenance to include
mowing, trimming as required
on an on call basis. All Bids
must include a Certificate of
Insurance. For further specifications contact Theresa A.
Schultheis, Coventry Town
Clerk, 656-8602 Mon., Wed.,
Fri. 4-7 and Sat. 9-12. Sealed
bids will be accepted until
April 8, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. Bids
will be opened at the Town
Board meeting on April 10,
2013 at 7:00 p.m. The town
reserves the right to accept or
reject any or all bids.
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SIDNEY CENTRAL
SCHOOL DISTRICT
NOTICE OF BOARD OF
EDUCATION MEETING
The Board of Education
of the Sidney Central School
District will hold its Regular
Meeting on Tuesday, March
26, 2013 at 7:00pm in the
High School Library.
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will hold a Public Hearing on
April 3, 2013 at 7:30 at the
Masonville Town Hall, regular meeting to follow. Purpose
of said hearing is on the Proposed Local Law #2-2013 The
Right to Farm.
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Town Clerk
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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
LEGAL NOTICE
Town of Coventry Highway Dept. is now accepting
sealed bids on the following surplus equipment, 1990
G3WD Gradall 4X4. Unit is
in working order and a reserve
has been set at $4500.00 in as
is condition. This equipment
may be seen at the Highway
Department between 8 am and
3:30 pm Monday thru Friday.
This equipment requires a
bid with contact information
in a sealed envelope marked
“Gradall”. All bids must be in
to Coventry Town Clerk, 1839
State Hwy 235, Greene, NY
13778, by 4/8/13 to be opened
at the Town Board Meeting on
4/10/13 at 7:00 pm. The Town
of Coventry reserves the right
to accept or reject any and all
bids for any reason. Please call
Highway Dept. at 656-4224 to
setup a time to view equipment. Town Clerk’s Hours
are: 4pm to 7pm Mondays,
Wednesdays, Fridays and 9am
to Noon on Saturdays.
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The Town of Unadilla advertises for sealed bids on
the following stone products.
Stone must be able to pass all
NYSDOT specifications. Deliveries will be made to sites
throughout the Township. Bid
must “state” the delivered
price per ton for one year from
the bid opening date.
703-0203 washed 1A stone;
703-0203 washed 1B stone;
703-0203 washed 1 stone;
620.03 light stone fill; 620.04
medium stone fill; 620.05
heavy stone fill; 620.06 dry
stone fill. Sealed bids will be
accepted at the Town Hall,
1648 St. Hwy. 7 Unadilla or
mailed to PO Box 455, Unadilla NY 13849 up to 6:30
PM on Tuesday, April 9, 2013,
at which time the Town Board
will meet and open all bids. A
non-collusive bidding certificate must be attached to each
bid. The Town Board has the
right to accept or reject any
and all bids.
By order of the
Unadilla Town Board
Janice C. Cole,
Town Clerk
Dated: 3-12-2013
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that the Town of Coventry will
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10, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. at the
Coventry Town Hall, Coventry, New York regarding granting a cable television franchise
agreement by and between the
Town of Coventry and Time
Warner Cable.
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available for public inspection
during normal business hours
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public hearing, all persons
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statements will be taken at that
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AFTON - Afton Central
School will be sponsoring a
PADI (Professional Association of Diving Instructors) certification classes to be held at
the Afton Central School pool.
This course is the open water
classes, step one to becoming
a certified scuba diver.
Classes will be held April
23, 30 and May 7, 14, and 21
from 6:30 – 8:30 p,m. Blue
Ocean Divers will be providing all scuba equipment. Participants will need their own
bathing suit and towel.
In addition to completing
the open water course, to be
fully certified you need to take
the on-line classroom certification portion in conjunction
with the open water course.
This is a separate fee. Then
complete the four dives. The
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website, this is an additional
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June at Dutch Springs and it is
recommended to complete the
four dives soon after completing the open water course.
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participants 19 years of age
or older, on a first-come, firstserved basis. To register, or
for more information on the
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Catskill Watershed
Annual Meeting
Is Tues., April 2
MARGARETVILLE - The
Catskill Watershed Corporation (CWC) will hold its 16th
Annual Meeting of member
towns Tuesday, April 2 at 1
p.m. at CWC offices, 905
Main Street, Margaretville.
The regular monthly meeting of the board of directors
will be held immediately following the annual meeting.
CWC programs and projects are explained in detail
on the corporation’s web site,
www.cwconline.org.
Colesville Rotary Club Hosts
Variety of Guests in February
HARPURSVILLE - On Feb.
6 the Colesville Rotary Club
held its regular meeting at the
Hitchin’ Post Restaurant.
The program that night was
a presentation by Kacie Huston of Mary Kay Products.
She explained the wide variety of products available as
well as the all natural products
that are so popular now. A history of the company and what
it is like to attend their yearly
meetings was also explained.
The highlight of the evening
was when Roger Merrill underwent a three step hand
softening treatment. Many
other members tried the process and were amazed at the
results. Contact Kacie if you
have need for any Mary Kay
Products.
Feb. 13 was “Community
Night” for businesses that
have sponsored the club’s
fund raising efforts in the
past. They were treated to the
evening meal and each spoke
about the history of their business. Eleven businesses were
represented including Richard Bassler P.E., 88 BC, Enchanted Gardens, Grammas,
Harpursville Farm & Garden,
Hawkins Homes, Hitchin’
Post, Martin Hill Nursery,
NAPA Auto Parts, Oliver’s
Sales & Service and Hawk
View Farms.
Feb. 15 was Sr. Citizen Rotarian for a Day. Twelve Rotarians held a meeting at the
Senior Center and then shared
a meal with the attendees. The
idea was to show seniors how
Rotary operates and what goes
on. Each senior was given a
certificate as a “Rotarian for
the Day.” A great time was
had by all.
On Feb. 20, Don Rupp, a
Rotarian, presented a program
entitled “Fanuct Karitesian
Coordinate System.” Subtitled
“its about Machinery folks…”
He explained to the club how
machinery is programmed to
.0001 inch or more to make
parts. They may be for medical
technology or any other need.
The ability to form many parts
to exact measurements was
amazing!
Rotarians had a real treat
when Shelly Reuben visited
the club on Feb. 27. Shelly
is an author with seven books
to her credit as well as many
short stories. She described a
few short stories and we were
all intrigued with the storyline.
Her latest book, “The Man
with the Glass Heart” was the
main topic of her talk. She
took us through the development of the cover for the book,
which for the novice group we
are, was a fascinating series of
attempts. She had covers for
each stage of design, thus illustrating the many efforts to
reach the final product. Her
talk was followed with numerous questions about design, writing, book sales, etc.
It was a delightful evening for
the entire club.
Vendors Wanted For
2013 Farmers’ Markets
Cornell Cooperative Extension will sponsor three Farmers’ Markets in 2013, one in
Walton, one in Sidney and one
in Deposit. This season, we
would like to expand the number of vendors in these three
markets.
There is a great need in
Delaware County for markets
that participate in the Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program
(FMNP), redeeming produce
coupons for WIC clients and
senior citizens. Although the
FMNP participants are the target audience, Extension would
like to offer additional locally
produced foods and increase
the number of cash paying patrons as well.
Sidney Farmers Market
Hayley Jean Is Welcomed
As the Newest Rutenber
will be held Tuesdays, July 2
– Sep. 24, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Walton Farmers Market will
be held Wednesdays, Aug. 7
and Sept. 4, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. (2
days only)
Deposit Farmers Market
will be Thursdays, Aug. 15
and Sept. 19, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
(2 days only)
If you are interested in participating as a vendor in the
Sidney, Walton or Deposit
Farmers’ Markets, please contact Jeanne Darling at 8656531 or vsd22@cornell.edu.
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SIDNEY – Very proud
grandparents, Ben and Dave
Rutenber of Sidney are overjoyed to announce the arrival
of their first grandchild, Hayley Jean. She was born to Melissa and Tyler (2005 Sidney
High School grad) Rutenber
on Dec. 20, 2012 in Cornwall.
Hayley’s great-grandparents are Lynn and Loretta
Gorton (Formerly of Unadilla,
now in Winter Haven, Fla.)
and Dave and Carol Rutenber
of Unadilla.
Hayley enjoys snuggling,
eating, sleeping and watching Sadie their Labrador run
around the house. She also
plans to see her grandparents
every chance she can.
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State Ban on Burning Brush
Is In Effect March 16-May 14
ALBANY - New Yorkers
who reside in smaller communities should be aware that
all residential brush burning
is prohibited during the state’s
historically high-fire-risk period beginning March 16 through
May 14, according to Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner
Joe Martens.
“Since the open burning
regulation passed in 2009, there
are a fewer number of fires reported in New York State this
time of year,” Commissioner
Martens said. “I urge everyone
to be cautious with the risk of
wildfires and remind all New
Yorkers that the statewide ban
is in effect through mid-May
beginning this week.”
Violators of the open burning
state regulation are subject to
both criminal and civil enforcement actions, with the minimum fine of $500 for a first offense. To report environmental
law violations call 1-800-TIPP
DEC (1-800-847-7332), or report online on DEC’s website
at http://www.dec.ny.gov/regulations/67751.html. A list of
questions and answers on the
new open burning regulation
is available at http://www.dec.
ny.gov/chemical/58519.html on
DEC’s website.
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press release are allegations,
and suspects named are innocent until proven guilty in a
court of law.
NY State Police
March 4 - State Police at
Sidney arrested Gregory C.
Flanagan, 26, of Sidney for
unlawful possession of marijuana. The arrest resulted from
a traffic stop on State Route
7 in Unadilla. Flanagan was
issued an appearance ticket
returnable to the Town of Unadilla Court.
Delaware County Sheriff
March 5 - Rafael L. Macken, 47, of Walton, was arrested by Delaware County
Sheriff’s Deputies following
their investigation of a one
car property damage accident
on County Highway 14 in the
Town of Franklin. Deputies
were assisted at the accident
scene by New York State Police, Oneonta, and were later
assisted by a Sidney Village
Police Department Drug Recognition Expert.
Macken has been charged
with driving while ability impaired by drugs (misdemeanor), second degree criminal
possession of a weapon (class
C felony), third degree crimi-
H E R E ’ S W H AT C O U N T S
nal possession of a weapon
(class D felony), fifth degree
criminal possession of a controlled substance (class D
felony), two counts of fourth
degree criminal possession
of a weapon (misdemeanors), unlawful possession of
marijuana and failure to keep
right. Deputies recovered a
loaded .22 caliber handgun,
a silencer, switchblade and
metal knuckle knives, a number of controlled substances
and a quantity of marijuana at
the time of Macken’s arrest.
Macken was arraigned in the
Town of Franklin Court and
was remanded to the Delaware
County Correctional Facility
in lieu of $15,000 cash bail or
$25,000 bail bond.
Chenango County Sheriff
Feb. 16 - Sergeant Hitt arrested Jennifer A. Potter, age
26, of Oneonta, on an active
arrest warrant for seventh degree criminal possession of a
controlled substance, fourth
degree criminal possession of
a weapon and unlawful possession of marijuana issued by
the Town of Guilford Court.
After she was questioned by
the City of Oneonta Police
Dept., Potter was taken into
custody without incident.
Potter was processed then arraigned in the Town of Guilford Court. She was remanded
to the Chenango County Correctional Facility on $2,500
cash bail. Potter is to appear in
the Town of Guilford Court at
a later date.
March 16 - Deputy Messina, along with members of the
Broome County Sheriff’s Office, responded to a residence
in the Town of Colesville and
located Austin R. Demuth,
age 18. He was arrested on a
charge of fourth degree criminal possession of a weapon for
an investigation into an incident that occurred in the Town
of Oxford in January and arraigned in the Town of Oxford
Court. He was remanded to
the Chenango County Correctional Facility on $500 cash
bail. He is to appear in court at
a later date.
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Ed Roelle’s Legacy of Service
to his ability to bring people
together to work for a good
cause, and to acquire their
generous financial support.
Fund drives held by the Sidney Community Foundation,
The Hospital and the Sidney
Memorial Public Library, are
among them. The handsome
clock on the corner by the
Sidney Library is another successful project resulting from
Ed’s persuasion.
Ed was also a dedicated
70-year member of the Boy
Scouts. He often spoke of his
son Butch’s years in scouting and his pride in his son’s
accomplishments, both as a
scout and later in his career. Ed
originated the Otschodela Boy
Scout First Aid Meet and continued as an active supporter
of scouting. He was awarded
scouting’s highest honor, the
Silver Beaver Award.
Among the many other
honors bestowed on Ed was
the Sidney Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Years
in 1981 and the Twin Rivers
Sertoma Service to Mankind
Award in 1997.
Ed also had a distinguished
record as a Rotarian, joining the Sidney club in 1961,
and serving as president from
1974-75. He was honored as a
Rotarian of the Year and was a
Paul Harris Fellow.
While busy in his career
and in his community, Ed also
found time to enjoy bowling and golfing. His bowling
prowess resulted in his being
inducted into the Tri-County
Bowling Hall of Fame. Also
an avid golfer, he served as
a director and president of
the Sidney Golf and Country
Club.
Ed’s hobbies also included
a green thumb when it came
to raising beautiful and unique
roses. Many ladies in the area
were the recipients of Ed’s floral gifts. He would often stop
by the newspaper or other es-
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at the Sidney United Methodist Church, 21 Liberty St. The
sale will be held on Friday,
April 5 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
and Saturday, April 6 from 9
a.m. to 12 p.m. Save the dates
for this special sale.
THE TIANDERAH CHAPTER of the Gilbertsville
NSDAR held their springtide luncheon at the Angus and
Ale Restaurant in Sidney on March 9. Shown here at the
luncheon are (l-r) Regent Pam Curtin, Tania Benkovitz
and Sarah O’Shea, guest speaker.
(Photo by Sean Curtin)
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in the Wall Street Journal based on the tenth day of the preceding month. Property insurance is required and flood insurance when necessary. Title insurance is required for all
loans over $250,000 in a first lien position and may be required for loans with aggregation over $250,000 when the home equity is in a second lien position. If you cancel the
line of credit within 4 years, you must reimburse us the third-party fees paid in connection with opening the line. Closing costs paid to third parties generally total
between $427 and $3,233 in New York. See your tax advisor for details on the tax deductibility of interest. Offer subject to credit and collateral approval. This is not
a commitment to lend. Additional terms and conditions may apply depending on the type of collateral and other loan terms offered or chosen.
Member FDIC
Judy Doo’s Salon
- Cuts - Colors
- Perms - Roller Sets
Ear Piercing - Waxing
SENIOR CITIZEN SPECIALS
15 Main St., Sidney • 563-3770
Appt. or Walk-ins Always Welcome
TANNING
NOW
AVAILABLE
Special $30
per month
unlimited
Open Tues.-Sat.
tablishments to leave a rose
from his garden.
Ed’s friends describe him as
“a risk taker,” “an innovator”,
a man who was “loyal and
hard working”, someone who
believed whole-heartedly in
the Sidney community. Even
after he moved to Colorado, a
bit of Ed stayed behind.
Paul Beames, a friend and
fellow scouter, summed it up
best when he said, “Sidney
has lost a great friend.”
(Ed’s obituary appears on
page 13 and an editorial by
our publisher, Ken Paden,
appears on page 4)
Top Honors at SHS
Athlete Award for volleyball
and track; Departmental Academic Award for Best Drawing Student; School Band
“Crescendo” Award; Student
Council Academic Achievement Award two times; Departmental Academic Award
for Outstanding Photographer; School Music Award;
Customer Service Award two
times by her employer, Rite
Aid; and Outstanding Young
Humanitarian Award.
Jillian has participated in
the Science Olympiad, Flood
Monitoring Program, Green
Connections, Chemistry After
Hours, and is a member of the
Art Club and Interact. She is
president of the Spanish Club,
Student Council and Varsity
Letter Club, and is vice-president of the National Honor
Society. Jillian has dedicated
countless hours, donating time
to give back to her community. Jillian most recently developed her own non-profit charity foundation, called Jillian’s
Art4Hope. She sponsored a
first annual open house at a
local business, featuring her
photography and artwork. All
proceeds benefited the Sidney
Share the Bounty Meal and the
Pine Bush NY Horse Rescue.
Jillian has always had a mature approach to her responsibilities and has incredible
initiative and a strong dedication. She is not only creative,
but intelligent, hard-working,
easy-going, and truly responsive to others.
Next year, Jillian plans
to attend SUNY Oneonta to
study meteorology. Jillian is
the daughter of Lee and Tracy
Young of Sidney.
Congratulations to both
Brynn and Jillian.
Zoning Board
Of Appeals To
Meet March 25
BAINBRIDGE – The Village of Bainbridge Zoning
Board of Appeals will hold
their regularly scheduled
meeting on Monday, March 25
at 7 p.m. in the village clerk’s
office, 33 West Main St.

March 21, 2013 - Tri

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