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VOL. 149 - NO. 4
SIDNEY, NEW YORK — THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 2015
Town of Afton Moves Forward with Plans
To Provide New, Efficient Town Hall
Valentine’s Day
Dinner Dance Is
Sat., Feb. 14
SIDNEY - Sacred Heart
Parish of Sidney will celebrate
the 25th anniversary of its popular Valentine Dinner Dance
on Valentine’s Day, Saturday,
Feb. 14. This fun and exciting
community event will mark
the final year that the church
pastor, Farther Gordon Polenz
will be on hand.
Father Gordon had this
to say about the event, “it’s
a great way to break up the
winter.”
Tickets are on sale at the
parish office, 15 Liberty St.,
Sidney now until Feb. 9. Table
reservations are available for
large parties. Another sell-out
year is expected.
Cocktails and appetizers
will start at 6:30 p.m., followed by a buffet dinner expertly prepared by the Knights
of Columbus Council. Dinner
choices include roast beef,
chicken Marsala, complimented by pasta, vegetables,
salad, potatoes, and more.
Dessert will be a Valentine
cake with coffee and tea. As
always, beer, wine and soda
will be provided throughout
the evening.
After the full dinner, dance
music will be provided by request by the DJ, “Hot Wax”
until midnight. There will also
be many valuable prizes, generously donated by our local
businesses that will be awarded in the all-evening raffle.
Reserve your seats or a table now by contacting Sacred
Heart Parish at 563-1591 or
stop by to see Ellie Monday
through Thursday from 9 a.m.
until noon.
For more information, see
their ad in this newspaper.
Blood Drive
Is Mon., Jan. 26
At St. Matthews
UNADILLA - An American
Red Cross Blood Drive will
be held Monday, Jan. 26 from
1:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the parish
hall at St. Matthews Episcopal
Church, 240 Main St., Unadilla. Please help others by
donating much needed blood.
Sidney Planners
To Meet Jan. 27
SIDNEY - The Town of
Sidney Planning Board will
hold their regularly scheduled
monthly meeting on Tuesday,
Jan. 27 at 7 p.m. in the board
room at the Civic Center, 21
Liberty St., Sidney.
Zoning Board
Of Appeals
To Meet Jan. 26
BAINBRIDGE – The Village of Bainbridge Zoning
Board of Appeals will hold
their regularly scheduled
monthly meeting on Monday,
Jan. 26 at 7 p.m. in the Village
Clerk’s office, Bainbridge.
SUGGESTED PRICE 75¢
UNITED WAY OF SIDNEY has surpassed its $84,700
goal for 2014 thanks to generous donations like the one
from NBT of Sidney. Renee Webb, branch manager at
NBT, presents a check to Dennis Porter, representing
United Way of Sidney. Porter expressed thanks to all
the individuals, families, organizations and businesses
that helped make the recent campaign a success. The
United Way of Sidney will hold their annual meeting Feb.
21 at 9:30 a.m. at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church. There will
be an overview of the campaign and member organizations will receive their funding. The public is welcome.
Bainbridge C of C Sets Date
For Memorial Sleigh Rally
BAINBRIDGE - The Bainbridge Chamber of Commerce
has set Sunday, Feb. 8 for the
Bruce Haak Memorial Sleigh
Rally. The event will be held
from 1 to 3 p.m. with horses,
miniatures horses and draft
horses sleighing at the General Clinton Park.
Horse drivers from throughout the area have been invited
to join in the fun. The public
is invited to come and enjoy
a sleigh ride, or if there is no
snow, a wagon ride.
All will be able to keep
warm, thanks to the Bainbridge Bed and Breakfast that
will be sponsoring a fire pit.
To warm up tummies and
satisfy hungry appetites,
the Bainbridge Rotary Club
will be serving chili as a
fundraiser.
All are also encouraged to
bring a donation for the Bainbridge Food Pantry.
Friends of the Libraries to Show
Philomenia This Sun., Jan. 25
SIDNEY - The Friends of
the Libraries invite you to
their January film ‘Philomenia’ on Sunday, Jan. 25 at 1:30
p.m. in the Smart Room of the
Sidney Memorial Public Library. The movie is based on a
true story and was nominated
for an Oscar for Best Picture
in 2014.
Philomenia was a young
Irish girl in the early 1950s,
raised in a convent after her
mother died and innocent
about life. When she finds
herself pregnant after a brief
encounter, she is forced to
return to the convent because
of her grievous sin. She was
just one of thousands of Irish
women taken away from their
families because the church
said single mothers were moral degenerates who could not
be allowed to keep their children. The young mothers were
forced to labor for the church
and give up their babies for
adoption. Both these practices
were highly lucrative for the
church. Some 50 years after
giving birth to a son, Philomenia meets Martin Sixsmith, a
former BBC reporter looking
for his next big story. She implores Martin to help her find
her long lost son. It is an improbable pairing, but one to
delight the audience.
Judi Dench is brilliant as
the anguished Philomenia and
Steve Coogan is wonderful
as correspondent Martin Sixsmith. Together they solve the
puzzle of what happened to
Anthony Lee and the viewer
is treated to one of 2014’s best
films.
Please join the Friends on
Sunday for the viewing of Philomenia. It’s a great opportunity to see a part of the world’s
history unfold with wonderful
actors telling a gripping story.
As usual, the event is free of
charge and gratuitous water
and popcorn will be served.
AFTON - The Town of Afton has taken an initial step in
providing a new, modern and
efficient town hall to accommodate the various town offices. A resolution authorizing
Town of Afton Supervisor John
Lawrence to enter into a contract for the town to purchase
a portion of the IVCI building
and fives acres of land at 209
Cty. Rd. 39 in the Town of Afton for $295,000 was adopted
by the Afton Town Board at
their Jan. 8 meeting.
The purchase is contingent
on a satisfactory environmental review and inspection,
availability of funding and
passage of the permissive referendum period required by
law.
Town of Afton Supervisor
John Lawrence said that due
to budget restrictions working
to solve the problems of inadequate and outdated space for
town offices has been a slowly
evolving one, but he is hopeful
this action will allow the town
to move forward with a plan
that will provide adequate
and efficient space to meet
the town’s needs. Lawrence
described the IVCI property
as including both an office
building and a manufacturing
building with additional open
acres.
“We are interested only in
the office building and an additional five acres,” said Lawrence. The office building is a
long rectangular structure with
individual offices on the outside and an open area on the
interior. Lawrence explained
that the town would occupy
only about one-third of the
space and would be looking to
rent out offices.
Lawrence said the town is
waiting to get an estimate of
the cost to modify the large
interior section of the building to house offices for the
town clerk, the town supervisor, the court, the judges, the
assessor and the historian,
noting that by law towns are
required to provide space for
the historian.
Lawrence said the present
owner of the IVCI complex
would maintain ownership
of the manufacturing building leaving it on the tax rolls.
Having been built in 2001,
Lawrence said the building is
a modern structure and would
be an excellent choice for a
buyer needing manufacturing space. It includes truck
portals and is located next to
I-88. Lawrence commented
that unfortunately “the lack of
the sale of this manufacturing
building is a testimony of the
lack of good government in
New York State. It’s a good
building and should have sold
by now.”
As for the present Afton
Town Hall on Main St., Lawrence said it would not only
take considerable funds for the
town to adequately modernize
it and bring it up to code, but
the site lacks the space needed
to enlarge it to meet the town’s
needs.
Lawrence said the town has
looked into historical grants
to improve the current town
hall but even with grants it
would be costly to bring it up
to code, something that would
be required if a renovation
was undertaken. This would
include the town’s complying
with the American Disabilities Act to make the building
handicapped accessible. The
cost of necessary renovations
was estimate at $290,000.
“It’s a beautiful old building
but Afton taxpayers shouldn’t
have to shoulder the responsibility for the cost of restoring
it,” said Lawrence.
Lawrence noted that the
owner of IVCI has offered to
purchase the current town hall
from the town for $30,000, returning it to the tax rolls as an
available business site.
Lawrence pointed out that
the plan to combine all town
offices in one location on the
IVCI site would not result in
an increase in town taxes for
the purchase of the property.
Over the years the town has
built up a building reserve account and has also acquired
$140,000 in grants. In addition, the funds from the recent sale of a storage shed and
property to the Afton Central
School could go toward the
purchase.
Lawrence concluded that
the town board feels that the
purchase and modification
of the IVCI office building
and additional five acres consolidating all the town offices into one up-to-date and
efficient building would not
only save on operating costs
but also make room available
for civic groups to meet. The
town board feels it is the most
feasible and efficient way to
meet the town’s needs and
for less money than renovating a building that is already
too small to accommodate the
various town offices.
THE PRESENT AFTON TOWN HALL was built in 1869
by David A. Carpenter, according to the Afton Historical
Society. It first served as a general store and clothing
store before becoming the Afton Town Hall.
Unadilla Town Board
Organizes for 2015
UNADILLA - The Unadilla
Town Board held their annual
organization meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 13 at the Town Hall,
1648 State Highway 7. Annual appointments, schedules,
policies and procedures were
made as follows:
Unadilla Town Board meetings will be held the second
Tuesday of the month at 6:30
p.m., following the monthly
audit of bills at 6 p.m.
The official town newspapers are the Tri-Town News
and Daily Star.
Appointed officers and
employees were made as
follows:
Deputy Supervisor, Denis
Egli; Attorney for Town, Beth
Westfall; Deputy Highway
Supt., William Howland;
Highway Committee, Thomas
Stone and Raymond Selleck;
Building Committee, Roger
Cecce and Denis Egli; Recycling Committee, Raymond
Selleck and Rodney Renwick;
Personnel Rules Policies
and Procedures Committee,
Raymond Selleck and Roger
Cecce; Insurance Committee,
Denis Egli; Finance Committee, Denis Egli and Thomas
Stone; Code of Ethics Committee, Raymond Selleck and
Roger Cecce.
The Dog Control Office is
Julia VanSteenburg; the village and FEMA liaison is
Raymond Selleck, the Recreation Committee is Raymond
Selleck and Roger Cecce. The
Bookkeeper is Janice Rideout
and the Historian is Donald
Tuttle. Health Officer is Dr.
Donald Sherwood; Flood Control Officer is Lynn Wilcox.
The Registrar of Vital Statistics is Terry Yoder. The
Chairman of Assessors is
Raymond Johnson and the
Assessors Clerk is Donna L.
French.
The Deputy Tax Collector
is Terry Yoder and the Constable is Carl French. The
Court Clerk is Louise Lesh
and Deputy Court Clerk is
Lois Mitchell. Bailiff is Carl
French. The Elections Coordinator is Roger Cecce.
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2 — Tri-Town News — Thursday, January 22, 2015
Darlings Meats & Provisions
Is Now Open in Harpursville
HARPURSVILLE - Darlings Meats & Provisions LLC
is now open at 3300 Rt. 79
(Center Village), Harpursville.
Influenced by his family’s
business history in Binghamton, Reeves A. Menhennett
opened a full service meat and
deli counter in Center Village
Dec. 15, 2014. Reeves father
is also a full service butcher
who is now training his son.
Darlings Meats & Provisions also carries some grocery items including dairy
products. The shop is open
Monday through Sunday. The
business telephone number is
693-1800.
The shop is planning a
grand opening in late April.
Reeves represents a third
generation in the meat business, Menhennett’s grandfather owned Darling Meat
Plant in Binghamton for many
years.
Reeves and his family lived
in Gilbertsville for a time and
Reeves graduated from the
Gilbertsville-Mt. Upton Central School.
Pancake Breakfast Is Fundraiser
For Jim and Mary Tomeo Family
MASONVILLE - The Jan.
31 pancake breakfast sponsored
by the Masonville Federated
Church will be a fundraiser for
the Jim and Mary Tomeo family of Sidney. Jim is one of the
voices of the Sidney WCDO.
Before the Christmas holiday,
Jim suffered a serious stroke
which will require weeks and
months of recovery. Mary, his
wife, is a Masonville native and
is the daughter of Ann and Harold Scott. Three children are in
the family. All donations and
the bake sale money will go to
help the Tomeo family.
Our breakfast features New
Hope Mills buttermilk pancakes, real maple syrup, store
maple flavored syrup and sugar
-free maple syrup will be served
to provide everyone their
choice of pancake syrup. There
will also be hot delicious link
sausage, real potato homefries,
scrambled eggs, and real homemade applesauce. Also, decaf
coffee, orange juice, water and
cake fried donuts are served
with the meal.
The meal is served buffet
style so you get pancakes right
hot off the grill on to a warmed
plate. Just get a new plate and
come back for seconds and
thirds if you desire. The dining
room crew will help and anyone
in need of assistance at the buffet area. Just ask for help. The
fantastic bakers of Masonville
will be baking up their best
goodies for the bake sale held
at the breakfast. Take these
goodies home for the weekend.
Come bring family and friends
and help the Jim Tomeo family
through this difficult time. You
will get a delicious breakfast
and a great start to your day.
Touch of Elegance
FULL SERVICE UNISEX
HAIR SALON
Ksenia Kravtsova, Hair Stylist
187 Main St., Suite C,
Unadilla • 607-232-3686
By Appt. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Tues. Thru Sat.
Coming Valentine’s Day Party 2/14/15
Hours:
Wed., Thurs., Fri. 10-5; Sat. 10-3
The Special Story Behind the Conference
by Jessica Farrell,
NAMI member
SIDNEY CENTER - I met
David Byrd in early September 2012. My friend, Jody
Isaacson, and I had organized
a summer arts program at
Greater Maywood Rural Community Services, a local nonprofit at the former Sidney
Center School. Our final event
of the season was an exhibit
of five area artists, all over
the age of 70. We were nearly
ready to hang the show when
Jody called and said, “Jessica,
what are you doing? You must
come meet my neighbor, David. He must be in the show.”
Something in her voice piqued
my curiosity, so off I drove to
meet David Byrd. At the time,
I had no idea that this quiet, reclusive man would transform
our lives from then on.
David, an unassuming elderly man, greeted me at the
door. From the beginning
there was something familiar
about him. The soft cadence of
his voice sounded like home,
later I found out that we both
grew up in the same area of
the Midwest. As I followed
him into the living room that
day I couldn’t help but notice
the stacks of canvases meticulously lined up against every
available wall, several feet
deep. Like nesting dolls, large
paintings hung over smaller
paintings. Neatly arranged
objects and sculpture revealed
a one man show, surrounding
the artist himself. Upon closer
inspection the facets of a long,
difficult life were all present
in the paintings, spilling from
room to room.
David was born in Springfield, Ill., in 1926. His father
suffered with mental illness
and committed suicide. His
mother left the home when
David was 12. After living in
several foster homes, David
rejoined his mother who had
relocated to Brooklyn. At 17,
he joined the Merchant Marines and then was drafted into
WWII. After the war, David
studied art in NYC on the G.I.
Bill. Throughout the 1950s,
David worked an assortment
of odd jobs that allowed him
time to paint. In 1958, he took
a job as an orderly in the psychiatric ward at the V.A. Hospital in Montrose. For the next
30 years David cared for veterans with a variety of mental disorders. This experience
provided him with his defining
body of artwork.
In fact, it was the haunting
images of the patients that
captivated me immediately,
especially since I’m a member
of NAMI, National Alliance
on Mental Illness, and I realize
that one in four people struggle
with some form of mental illness. I needed to know more.
Soon I learned that David had
retired from the V.A. in1988,
bought 11 acres outside of
Sidney Center, built a home
and then devoted himself to
painting from observation and
memory. Also, he’d written
a 180-page book, Montrose
V.A. Hospital 1958-1988. He
read touching passages from
the book to me and Jody. Obviously, David was prolific,
however he’d never sold or
exhibited his work. The very
few contacts he did have had
no idea he painted. There was
a time he dreamed of a gallery
exhibition, but he’d given up
that idea years ago. He’d been
living an almost invisible life
for some time when we met.
At the close of the Sidney
Center show, it was apparent
that the recognition pleased
David greatly. Jody and I knew
we couldn’t let it end there.
In late 2012, Jody contacted
her friend, Greg Kucera. He
“It must be neither night nor day for some. A tunnel or
dark hole, cage to go back and forth in. Energy to keep
one acting, moving slow or fast but with loads to carry.”
— excerpt from Monrose VA Hospital 1958-1988
by David Byrd
owned a prestigious gallery
in Seattle, Wash. Greg happened to have a cancellation
at his gallery and was willing
to take a chance and show the
work of an unknown artist.
David was going to have his
first professional exhibition, a
dream come true! He was 87
years old. In early 2013, days
before the show was to open,
David became ill. He was diagnosed with advanced lung
cancer. Despite failing health,
he was able to take his first
airplane ride and attend the
opening. It was an amazing
success! David’s gallery talk
was one of the best attended
in Kucera’s history. Finally he
received the recognition that
had eluded him all his life.
Returning to N.Y., the can-
cer progressed rapidly. As Jody
and I helped care for David at
the Oxford Veterans Home, the
three of us imagined his next
exhibit at SUCO in the fall.
Sadly, he did not live to see
the show. On May 30, 2013,
David died surrounded by
friends. Our whirlwind friendship had been cut short. Jody
and I were devastated, but we
knew there was still an important story to tell. The story
that’s told in David’s book and
in the patient’s faces that fill
his canvases had to be shared.
It is the legacy of our friend,
David Byrd, and the empathy
he had for his patients at the
V.A. that inspires the upcoming conference and exhibit. I
hope you will attend.
Perspective on Mental Illness:
Hope & Healing Is January 31
ROXBURY - Join NAMI of
Otsego and Delaware Counties, Roxbury Arts Group,
Delaware County NY Connects and the David Byrd Estate for an important event,
Hope & Healing: Perspectives
on Mental Illness on Saturday,
Jan. 31, from 9:30 a.m. to 3
p.m. at the Roxbury Arts Center, 5025 Vega Mountain Rd.,
Roxbury. This all day event
is free and open to the public,
however registration is required for the complimentary
lunch.
Connect with mental health
advocates! Keynote speaker
Jason Paden will share his
inspiring story of recovery managing a major and chronic
mental health condition. Also,
Kate Hewlitt and Tammy Burrows will share exciting information about their peer support group. Family support,
challenges facing seniors, and
professional resources will be
part of the day.
For information and directions visit: www.roxburyartsgroup.org or call 326-7908.
Register at:
www.eventbrite.com/e/
hope-and-healing-perspectives-on-mental-illness-registration14043577719. Please
note: the snow date for the
conference is Feb. 7. The Exhibit, “David Byrd: Voices,
Paintings from Montrose VA
Hospital,” runs now through
Feb. 21 at Roxbury Arts
Center.
Paper Cutting Art Exhibition
Is On Display at Sidney Library
SIDNEY - Sidney Memorial Public Library invites the
public to view the amazing
display of paper cutting and
scratchboard art by Otego’s
Shannon Delany, on display
now through the end of February. Delany’s art has been
published in several magazines, and she has recently begun exhibiting in galleries and
attending juried art shows.
The art tradition of paper cutting design, Scheren-
schnitte (cutting with scissors)
and Messenschnitte (x-acto
knife cutting), was founded in
Switzerland and Germany in
the 16th century and brought
to America by immigrants
who settled primarily in
Pennsylvania.
The Sidney Library is honored to exhibit a variety of
arts and crafts for the public’s
enjoyment. You can view this
enchanting display during library hours.
Tri-Town Area
Musicians Play
In Jan. 25 Concert
ONEONTA - The Catskill
Valley Wind Ensemble, under
the direction of Scott Rabeler,
will present a winter pops concert on Sunday, Jan. 25, at 2
p.m. in First United Methodist Church, Oneonta. Kimberly
Collison, winner of Oneonta’s
2013 “Ultimate Idol” competition, is the featured vocal soloist in a concert made possible by
grants from the Dewar and Future for Oneonta Foundations.
Collison, a graduate of the
Eastman School of Music and
vocal music teacher at Delhi
Academy, will sing Duke Ellington’s “It Don’t Mean a Thing
if It Ain’t Got That Swing”
and “Don’t Get Around Much
Anymore” plus George and Ira
Gershwin’s “Someone to Watch
over Me.” A subset jazz band
consisting of the Ensemble’s
sax, trumpet, trombone, string
bass and percussion sections
will accompany her.
Several tri-town area residents play in the ensemble
including Cheryl Nages (saxophone), Paul Blake (trombone),
Stephen DeForest (trombone),
Laura Sousa Wahlberg (flute),
all are from Otego. Cheryl is
band director at Unatego, Paul
at Richfield Springs, Laura at
Downsville. Stephen is a senior
at Unatego High. Gregg Norris
(trombone) and Amy Hoxie
(trumpet), both from Sidney.
Both teach in Sidney Central
School. Paul Jenkins (flute),
who is the new band director at
the high school and Reed Baker
(trombone), who manages the
Bainbridge Old Time Band during the summer, both are from
Bainbridge.
The full ensemble will present a medley of Beatles songs,
Victor Herbert Waltzes, music
from the Broadway hit “Man of
La Mancha,” an arrangement of
the spiritual “Just a Closer Walk
with Thee,” Marches from the
“Star Wars” movies, and theme
songs from two television series, Peter Gunn and Star Trek.
The concert is free and open
to the public, with donations
gratefully accepted. For more
information, call 432-7085 to
go to www.catskillwinds.com.
ACT to Hold
Auditions for
Spring Play
AFTON - The Afton Community Theater will hold tryouts for their spring show Barefoot in the Park on Jan. 28 and
29 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the
VFW Hall located at 187 Main
St., Afton, across from the NBT
Bank.
Barefoot in the Park is a romantic comedy by Neil Simon
and was first produced in 1963.
It was later made into a movie
starring Robert Redford and
Jane Fonda. The cast calls for
six actors, Corie Bratter, a midtwenties newlywed who is a bit
over zealous and naïve: Paul
Bratter, her husband, a late 20s
uptight lawyer, Corie’s mother,
Mrs. Banks, 50ish and as uptight as her new son-in-law; and
Victor Velasco the Bratter’s eccentric upstairs neighbor who is
58 but claims he is 56. The cast
also calls for two minor male
roles, a telephone repair man
and an older delivery man.
The show will be presented
the weekend of April 10, 11
and 12 on the stage of the Afton
Central School auditorium and
is being directed by Rich Cuthbertson. A limited amount of
scripts (Act I only) will be made
available at the Afton Public
Library. If you have any questions regarding the auditions, or
the show, you can contact Rich
Cuthbertson at 639-2930.
Tri-Town News — Thursday, January 22, 2015— 3
Kaitlyn Jackson to Release
New Album Locally Jan. 27
COMMUNITY
MEALS
Share the Bounty Dinner
SIDNEY - Join your friends
and neighbors for a free community dinner on Thursday,
Jan. 29 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at
the Sidney United Methodist
Church on 12 Liberty St. Many
thanks to Gene Schmidt and
community volunteers for preparing and serving this meal.
The menu includes turkey
and biscuits, vegetables and
dessert. This special dinner is
in memory of Joy Brown, a
faithful volunteer who was in
charge of the January dinner
for several years. Join us on
Jan. 29 to remember Joy.
The Soup Kitchen
BAINBRIDGE – The Soup
Kitchen at the Bainbridge
United Methodist Church is
open Saturdays from 11:30
a.m. to 1 p.m.
SIDNEY - A full meal is
served at St. Paul’s Episcopal
Church, 25 River St., Sidney
every Wednesday from 9:3011:45 a.m. We are no longer
serving just soups, rather, full
meals are served. Food selections vary by week. All are
welcome.
UNADILLA – A weekly
luncheon is served every
Thursday at 12:30 p.m. at St.
Matthews Episcopal Church,
Unadilla. A free will offering
is appreciated.
SIDNEY - Soup Nite will
be held at the First Congregational Church on the second
Thursday of each month from
4 to 6 p.m. They will be serving soup, sandwich, dessert
and beverage.
CHICKEN
BBQS
ENJOY
PANCAKES!
MASONVILLE - A Pancake breakfast will be held
Saturday, Jan. 31 at the Masonville Church Hall. Pancakes with real maple syrup,
scrambled eggs, sausage,
home fries, applesauce, donuts, juice and coffee will be
available from 7 to 10:30 a.m.
There will also be a no sugar
menu and a bake sale. This is
a benefit breakfast for Jim and
Mary Tomeo family. Jim, who
works for WCDO Radio, is recovering from a stroke.
TREADWELL - Dig into a
stack of pancakes topped with
real maple syrup Saturday,
Jan. 31 at the Treadwell United Methodist Church. Pancakes, along with scrambled
eggs, sausage, sausage gravy
and biscuits will be served
from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Donations will be appreciated to go
toward the church’s steeple repair fund.
BAINBRIDGE – The Binghamton based Plexigrass bluegrass band returns to the Town
Hall Opry this Saturday, Jan.
24, for more of their shatterproof grass.
With nearly a quarter century of experience on the
bluegrass scene, Plexigrass
has sharpened their unique
sound to the cutting edge of
phenomenal.
Doug Trotter, the only remaining founding member,
manages the band as well as
playing lead and rhythm guitar. He lends his talent on lead
and harmony vocals and does
not hesitate to vocalize the fact
that he loves managing the
band because he is working
with such a talented group.
Long standing band member and bass player, Lance
Trotter, takes fans to heights
of sensation with his searing
vocal leads, whether holding
notes until time seems to stand
still or honing harmony vocals
to a Plexigrass polish.
Scott Eager is relatively
new to the band but brings
seasoned bluegrass musicianship to the mix. Mastering
the mandolin with ease, Scott
scores with fans for his timing, drive and fluidity as well
as versatile vocals.
The Plexigrass portrait
would not be complete without newcomer Steve Wilson.
Along with his brilliant banjo
playing, Steve works won-
WINTER
SUPPERS
SIDNEY - A Spaghetti Supper will be held by the ABC
Center For Performing Arts
on Saturday, Jan. 24 from 4
to 7 p.m. at the Sidney Elks
Lodge. This is a change in the
date from that originally announced. The dinner is to help
raise funds for our dancers to
compete in April. We will also
have baskets to raffle off with
proceeds going to Relay For
Life. Tickets can be purchased
at the door or in advance from
any ABC student who will be
competing.
SIDNEY - St. Luke’s Lutheran Church is having a
Spazagna (formerly Spaghetti
Pie) dinner Saturday, Jan.
31 from 4 to 6:30 p.m. at St.
Luke’s Community Center,
139 Main St., Sidney. The
meal includes Spazagna, Italian bread, garden salad and
homemade desserts. Take-outs
will be available. A portion of
the proceeds will be donated
to a local charity. Please join
us for a great meal.
GILBERTSVILLE - Boy
Scout Troop 44 Gilbertsville
will host a Spaghetti Dinner to
benefit the American Legion
Post 1339 on Saturday, Jan.
31 from 5 to 7 p.m. The dinner
will be held at the American
Legion Post 1339, State Hwy.
51; Gilbertsville. Freewill
donation.
ders with his promotional and
sound engineering skills. An
artist on many different levels, Steve has also created a
custom line of hand-crafted
banjos.
Join the Jericho Arts Council this Saturday, Jan. 24 at 8
p.m. in the Bainbridge Town
Hall Theatre, located at 15 N.
Main St., for the best of bluegrass. Come early and enjoy
the featured artwork in the
JAC Gallery.
See the ad for details and
don’t miss Plexigrass.
Paula Friedman to Show Work
In Jericho Arts Council Gallery
BAINBRIDGE - The Jericho
Arts Council of Bainbridge
proudly announces that Paula
Friedman will appear in their
gallery at the Bainbridge Town
Hall on Saturday, Jan. 24.
Friedman, a retired special
education teacher of the visually impaired and blind, lives
very rurally outside Unadilla.
It wasn’t until her retirement
in 2005 when she got her first
digital camera, that she discovered the world of digital
photography. Her photographs
reflect her fascination with the
awesome, often over-looked
or taken-for-granted, ephem-
eral aspects of the natural
world. They are a celebration
of the unending variety of textures and forms found in nature and capture those fleeting
moments when the spectacular effects of light, shadow,
and time of day can turn the
ordinary into something quite
extraordinary.
Come and see her beautiful photographs. The Jericho
Arts Council Gallery is located on the second floor of the
Bainbridge Town building at
15North Main St., Bainbridge.
Admission to the Gallery is
free and it opens at 7 p.m.
the addition of former American Idol contestant Kaitlyn
Jackson to its roster. She is
joined alongside PLA’s many
accomplished clients including legendary Lynn Anderson,
Billboard Songwriter of the
Year Phil Vassar, Grammy
award-winner Bryan White,
chart-topping country artist Ashton Shepherd, and the
world-renowned Johnny Cash
Museum.
“We are thrilled to have
such a bright young talent join
our roster,” said PLA Media
president Pam Lewis. “Kaitlyn has already accomplished
so much for being 16 and we
are excited to be a part of her
journey.”
On the heels of acts like
Danielle Bradbery and Lucy
Hale, the singer-songwriter
has opened for major country
artists including Cole Swindell, Kristian Bush, Joe Nichols, Jamie O’Neal and Bryan
White. Singing, however, isn’t
the only means of entertaining
Jackson has. The multi-faceted
teen has won national awards
in both dance and choreography, and also stars in plays
and musicals. Kaitlyn’s most
recent endeavor includes the
lead role of Mary in Norwich
High School’s production of
“Mary Poppins” which will be
performed on April 10-12.
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Jan. 25 to meet Kaitlyn and
get your early release of her
new CD.
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Donations for the Chinese
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winter Chicken Barbecue on
Sunday, Feb. 1. The local Rotarians started the break-thewinter-blues event in 2005 and
it has become a popular part
of Morris’ SuperBowl Sunday
ever since. Take-out chicken
halves and complete dinners
will be available at 11 a.m. at
the Morris Fire Station. Side
dishes include baked beans,
coleslaw and macaroni salad.
Proceeds benefit Morris Rotary’s many community projects
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feature eight original songs all
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A special pre-release and
signing will be held at MIC
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to do something special for
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NEWS
FROM
N.Y. STATE SENATOR
JAMES L. SEWARD
Turning New York Into A True Masterpiece
A great many strides have
been made in New York in recent years but true challenges
lie ahead. Like an artist, we
start with the outline, which we
have sketched out over the last
few years. While the outline is
pretty good – four consecutive
on-time state budgets, an end
to runaway state spending,
the lowest middle class taxes
in sixty years, and a concentration on economic development – these are just the broad
brushstrokes. Now is the time
to add some details, and turn
New York into a true masterpiece. With those thoughts in
mind, here are my top legislative priorities for 2015.
Tax Relief
New York is now fourth
in population falling behind
Florida, Texas and California.
People are fleeing our state
because they simply cannot
afford to stay. We need to cut
taxes. While we have reduced
property taxes and also approved several new business
tax cuts, we need to do more
to help every taxpayer.
One item I will be targeting
is the high price we pay at the
gas pump which is inflated further by state taxes. New York
is tops in the lower forty-eight
states when it comes to gasoline costs, thanks in large part
to the 45-cents-per-gallon we
pay in various state gas taxes.
In the coming weeks, I will
be announcing a special “Cut
the Gas Tax” petition drive
on my website, www.senatorjimseward.com, and will use
the support to help spearhead
a push to reduce our state’s
gasoline tax.
We also need to make the
property tax cap permanent,
and while doing so, institute
true mandate relief measures
to free up local dollars for municipalities and schools.
Economic Development &
Job Creation
Along with cutting taxes, we
need to ensure that there are
true career opportunities here
in New York. Directing more
state economic development
funding to small businesses,
eliminating unnecessary and
costly government regulations, and helping revitalize
our downtown “Main Street”
areas through improved housing and shopping opportunities are a few strategies.
Infrastructure Improvements
One of the keys to attracting new employers to New
York is to make sure our infrastructure is ready to accommodate growth. Roads,
bridges, sewer, and water are
the traditional items that come
to mind when infrastructure
improvements are discussed.
Along with these necessary
components, we also need to
improve broadband access in
our rural areas.
Education
Ensuring our area schools
receive their fair share of
state aid, while ending the
Gap Elimination Adjustment
(GEA) which has cost schools
millions of dollars are top
concerns. I will also continue
to advocate for innovative
programs that help give our
students the opportunity to
succeed. Linking our schools
with employers, using technology to connect our high
schools to area colleges, and
other non-traditional initiatives are working for many
schools in my district and I
want to further grow these
programs.
Safeguarding Our Police
The tragic murder of two
New York City Police officers underscores the need to
reassess our state’s policies
in regard to police safety.
The senate will be conducting
hearings to examine police
safety and public protection
to provide thorough and balanced review of our criminal
justice system. We need to
take steps to ensure that police
officers, who put their lives on
the line day in and day out, return home safely at the end of
their shifts.
Repeal the (UN)SAFE-ACT
Two years has passed since
the enactment of the governor’s NY-SAFE Act, yet there
is no tangible evidence that the
law has increased safety.
I voted against the NYSAFE Act and repealing this
flawed policy remains a priority. While law-abiding gun
owners have had to deal with
new restrictions and costly requirements it has done precious
little to make us safer from gun
violence. I am co-sponsor of
legislation which would repeal
the law entirely, and will also
be introducing my own bills
which will chip away at several
of the law’s worst provisions.
LETTER TO
THE EDITOR
(Dick Downey delivered the
following address at the DEC
hearing in Oneonta)
At the regional DEC permit
hearings for the Constitution
Pipeline, the antis revisited
their usual nightmare scenario
of explosions, devastated fields,
depleted watersheds, leukemia,
homeless birds, degenerate
corporate swindlers, invasive
species . . . and that was only
Page #1. If there was a unifying
theme, it was hydrocarbons -bad; renewables -- good.
While conceptually attractive, there’s one problem with
this thesis. Reality. People want
warmth, cooked food and to ride
cars, trains and planes to well lit
offices and factories where they
work with machines that use
electricity. Also, they like goods
made from hydrocarbons, from
the dashboard of their Prius to
the elastic waistband of their
jockey shorts. Until we solve
the multiple problems of renewables (storage, intermittency,
cost) we need reliable power to
run our modern world and the
means to deliver it.
Consider gas delivered by
pipeline:
According to the last census,
over half the homes in the US
(100 million homes) are heated
with gas. We need pipelines to
deliver that gas to those 100
million homes.
Foreign and domestic manufacturers, including Sidney’s
Amphenol, are building facilities in the United States where
energy and chemical feedstock
are cheap due to the shale gas
revolution. The Mid-West —
the old Rust Belt — has new
energy and new jobs. We need
pipelines to deliver that energy.
Electric generation is switching from coal to gas. The result:
gas accounted for 21% of the
electric generation in 2008. It
now generates about 30% . . .
and growing. Pipelines are servicing this switch.
The United States’ aging
nuclear power plants have to be
replaced at huge costs. The latest decommissioned plant is the
Vermont Yankee built in 1971.
It provided 70% of Vermont’s
electricity. Replacement energy
will come from the gas fields of
the northeast. Nuclear’s switch
to gas means more pipelines.
Twenty-four LNG terminals
are in the planning or construction phase. Strategically, we
need them to offset Russia‘s
chokehold on Europe. Eighteen
Russian pipelines pass through
the Ukraine to Europe. Russia
uses its natural resources as a
means of coercion. We need
pipelines to export our gas to
our friends and allies in Europe.
Closer to home, cities like
New York and Boston are
switching from #6 and #4 fuel
oil to gas. As a result, air in the
US is getting cleaner. In Europe,
CO2 levels are trending up in
spite of heavily subsidized but
unreliable renewables. Change
is happening here but without
Europe’s skyrocketing cost of
electricity.
Towns along the Constitution Pipeline route will benefit.
Afton, Bainbridge, Unadilla,
Delhi, Sidney. Maybe Otego.
These towns and villages will
reduce their home heating bills
by at least 30%. Heating the Unatego schools with natural gas
would save $80,000 in heating
costs. In human terms, that’s a
teacher and an aide retained in
hard times.
Sidney’s Amphenol remains
in spite of two floods. The decision was heavily influenced
by the anticipation of cheap
energy. Recently they’ve made
50 new hires. The pipeline will
keep them viable in competitive
markets.
So let’s get pipelines built.
Do You Remember?
SCINTILLA MAGNETO CO. FACTORY, Sidney. One of a series of postcards that have
been shared with the Tri-Town News by Diane Graney Holbert.
IN THE GOOD OLD DAYS
SIDNEY
25 YEARS AGO
January 24, 1990
Construction of a new 42unit apartment complex is
expected to get underway this
spring in Sidney. The seven
building project will go up
on a five acre site situated between two existing apartment
complexes, Circle Drive and
Deer Park Apartment complexes. The owner is local
businessman Joe Plourde of
P&R Truss in Sidney’s Industrial Park. Plourde said that the
preliminary plans for the development are being reviewed
by the Sidney Village Planning Board. The townhouse
style apartment complex will
include six buildings with two
bedroom apartments and one
building with three bedroom
apartments. There will be ample parking for each apartment
and the three bedroom units
will include garages. Each
apartment will have carpeting and appliances and there
will be hook-ups for laundry
facilities. Plourde, who decided to build the apartment
complex when he had trouble
finding an apartment to rent,
purchased the five-acre plot
last fall from the Sidney Development Corp. He expects
to live in and manage the complex. The architect is Richard
Jankowski. Pending approval
from the planning board, construction is expected to get underway early this spring.
Amphenol Corporation’s
Bendix Connector Operations in Sidney last Friday announced the reduction of 65
salaried personnel noting the
need for the reductions is directly related to the ability to
compete in the market. Bendix Connector Operations currently employs approximately
2,300 persons at its Sidney
facility.
The Castle in Sidney will be
closed until early March for
remodeling. When it reopens,
it will be under new owners
and management.
It’s a festive time at Welcome Inn as owners Joan
Hale and Tena Truhn and
staff celebrate their 5th year in
business.
Mark Hinsch will step
down as Sidney HS football
coach and Tom Hager will
take over.
SIDNEY
50 YEARS AGO
The sooner the better -- for our
homes, factories, and civic institutions. With additional tax revenues, better for our local, state,
and national governments. And
better for the world as a whole.
The Constitution Pipeline
is part of this story. Let’s get it
done.
And let’s get the next one
started.
Dick Downey
January 25, 1965
Edward F. Huntington,
principal of the Sidney Senior
High School, is resigning, effective as of June 30. He has
accepted the position of district principal of the schools in
Canton.
Donald S. Jones, General
Manager of Scintilla stated
that Scintilla has added over
200 employees to its payroll
since mid 1964 and presently
employs 4,425 people.
Earl Halaquist of Riverside,
Sidney, has won the United
Racing Club 1964 Championship for sprint car driving. He
competed against a field of 96
drivers and won the championship by two points. His car
is equipped with the Scintilla
developed Vertex magneto ignition; this is the most popular ignition for sprint and Indianapolis cars.
Jan. 25, 1940 – Members of
Dept. 23 of the Scintilla Magneto Factory are planning a
social evening entertainment
with a three act comedy, “Red
Hot Peppers.” The cast includes Mildred Firman, Bernadine Henry, Laura Masters,
Julius DeSalvo, Roger Baker,
Elsworth Griffin, Mrs. Cecil
Fitzgerald, Mary Lou Sawyer,
Frasier Noble and Melville
Pattison. Doris Cumber is
manager with Emily Dwyer
as coach.
BAINBRIDGE
25 YEARS AGO
January 24, 1990
Wheelchair bound teen,
Roxane Schierioth of Bainbridge has been selected as a
finalist for the Miss New York
U.S. Teen Pageant to be held
in Syracuse April 20, 21, 22.
She is the daughter of Joanne
Schierioth.
Rick Turner is captain of
Bainbridge Emergency Squad.
Deb Hendrickson and Esther
Hutchinson are 1st and 2nd
assistant lieutenants, respectively, with Pam Smedley as
secretary. Esther Hutchinson
is also the training officer.
Robert Ives is appointed
Guilford Water Superintendent to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Ken
Constable. The resignations
of town justice George Seneck, planning board member Mary Brown and assessor
Robert L. Whyte were also
accepted with James Percival
appointed to fill the assessor’s
vacancy until the next general
election.
On Jan. 27, the Jericho
Arts Council will once again
welcome Bill Harrell and the
Virginians back to the Town
Hall Opry in Bainbridge. The
balcony seats have been rearranged to give more leg room,
and, by this opry, we should
have in place extra stationary
seats on the main floor.
BAINBRIDGE
50 YEARS AGO
January 25, 1965
Business students at Bainbridge-Guilford are now learning typewriting and shorthand
by looking at the wall. The
new teacher tool is EDL, a
film strip projector.
Jan. 26, 1950 – Culminating more than a year of effort
by farmers of Otsego, Delaware, Schohaire and neighboring counties with the cooperation of the Oneonta Chamber
of Commerce and their organizations, the Poultry Disease
Diagnostic Laboratory assigned to the State Veterinary
College at Oneonta opened for
business Monday. Dr. Anthony Sylstra of Bainbridge is in
charge of the laboratory.
Mr. And Mrs. Carlton P.
Schroth, of this village, who
have recently purchased the
Forrest Convalescent Home,
on the Bainbridge –Greene
Road, wish to announce that
the home, which accommodates five patients, will be
opened Jan. 30 and will be
known as the Joyce and Carlson Schroth Convalescent
Home. Mrs. Schroth, who is
a graduate nurse of Packer
Hospital, Sayre, Pa., will supervise the home.
UNADILLA
25 YEARS AGO
January 24, 1990
Drs. William Prokop, Jonathan Davis, and Christine
Camann of Ouleout Valley
Veterinary Associates, announce the addition of Dr. Teresa Mandracchia to the staff.
OVVA is presently located on
Rt. 7 between Sidney and Unadilla in the clinic formerly
operated by retired Dr. Robert
Martin.
First Winterfest was a success despite somewhat chilly
temperatures and very little
snow.
UNADILLA
55 YEARS AGO
January 29, 1960
At a meeting held in the
Community House last Thursday evening, 26 local business
men discussed the advantages
of having a Chamber of Commerce in the community.
R.V. Wadsworth, Lawrence
Haynes and Thomas Moncho
of the Sidney Chamber were
present and described some
of the history and workings
of their organization. The
presence of the Scintilla plant
in Sidney today is one of the
results of efforts of Sidney
Chamber of Commerce members many years ago.
After a question and answer
period, representatives of 22
Unadilla business firms expressed their desire to form a
Chamber of Commerce in this
community. Sol Helfand was
chosen temporary chairman
and Arthur Ingalls, temporary
secretary. It was decided to
hold an organization meeting at the Community House
Thursday evening, Feb. 4 at 8
o’clock.
MASONVILLE NEWS
ASSEMBLYMAN CROUCH
SPEAKS OUT
Crouch Discusses Upcoming Regents Elections
As a long-time advocate for election practice unfold once
education policy changes in again, unfortunately, unless
New York State, I am always these leaders are faced with
willing and ready to listen to outside public pressures. Do
children, parents, teachers, we want our children’s eduand school administrations on cation decided by the selecways to make educating our tion process governed by the
children more effective and Speaker?
beneficial. In the wake of new
My conference colleagues
curriculum policy changes, and I shined light on this prosuch as the unpopular Com- cess last year and offered almon Core and with the recent ternate candidates who were
attention of how the Board not ultimately picked but who
of Regents is selected in this were equally qualified for the
state, there is urgency and loud positions. We anticipate docalls for sweeping reforms to ing the same again this year
education policy.
in hopes that members will be
In 2014, because of the more open minded and considCommon Core issue, many er the stakes of rubber stamppeople realized how the New ing the Speaker’s preferred
York State Board of Regents, candidates. We also offered up
a committee responsible for reforms to Common Core and
the general supervision of all the Board of Regents selection
educational activities within process as well.
the state, was elected. When
In 2013, the Assembly Mia vacancy or vacancies occur, nority Conference and I held
the state Assembly Education over a dozen open public focommittee accepts resumes, rums across the state about
interviews candidates, choos- policies affecting our chiles candidates and then votes dren’s education and reformon their candidacy.
ing education in New York
It’s not as cut and dry as State, with one taking place in
that, however. This is Albany, my district. Topics of discusafter all, and politics certainly sion included, but were not
weigh on the final slate of limited to, the Annual Profescandidates. Since there is no sional Performance Reviews
follow up committee meeting (APPR), Common Core, state
after the interviews to discuss testing and how unfunded
who is the best candidate, mandates take the focus off
the person who happens to of educating our youth. As a
hand-pick those candidates is result, we offered a package
Assembly Speaker Sheldon of reform proposals to adSilver. With a supermajority dress the growing concerns
in the Assembly, and with as regarding the implementation
many Democrats in the Sen- of Common Core, called the
ate as there are, the combined APPLE Plan, or the Achieving
voting total of Assembly and Pupil Preparedness & LaunchSenate Republicans cannot ing Excellence.
counter the Democrats’ vote
Information for the APPLE
total. As a result, politically- Plan can be accessed at www.
connected candidates are se- childrenbeforepolitics.com
lected to chart the direction of or
http://bit.ly/educationeducation policy in our state. alcrossroads, and a bill that
Adding insult to injury, some I helped sponsor last year,
of the candidates who were re- A.8389-A, would reform the
elected last year supported the selection process of the Board
disastrous roll out of the Com- of Regents.
mon Core curriculum. With
With another Board of Remore elections coming up this gents election before us this
March, we will see this unfair year, one vacancy from each
ANNE SCOTT, CORRESPONDENT
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THE PAUL HARRIS FELLOW AWARD is presented
to Franklin Rotary President Donald Hebbard by Judy
Derr, assistant Rotary governor. Also in the photo are
David Derr, Vivian Groat and Arlene Tarbell.
Donald Hebbard Is Honored
With Paul Harris Fellow Award
FRANKLIN - A highlight
at the Christmas party held by
the Franklin Rotary Club was
the presentation of Rotary’s
Paul Harris Fellow Award to
Donald Hebbard.
Judy Derr, assistant govof the following districts are
available: the 2nd Judicial District – Kings County; 4th Judicial District – Clinton, Essex,
Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton,
Montgomery, St. Lawrence,
Saratoga, Schenectady, Warren and Washington counties;
8th Judicial District – Dutchess,
Orange, Putnam, Rockland
and Westchester counties; 10th
Judicial District – Nassau and
Suffolk counties; 11th Judicial
District – Queens County;
and one Regent-at-Large for a
statewide jurisdiction.
Prior to the election process, individuals interested
in open board positions must
go through an interview and
nomination process. This
year, individuals are directed
to send their resumes and
cover letters to the Assembly
Education and Higher Education Committees by midJanuary. Candidates interested
in applying for the non-paid,
five-year term, position, may
send their resumes to: Steven
McCutcheon, New York State
Assembly, Room 513, Capitol,
Albany, NY 12248.
THE AFTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY
REMEMBERS
“THE WAY WE WERE”
AFTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY
116 South Main Street
Afton, NY 13730
HISTORICAL MINUTES NO. 1,121
by Charles J. Decker, Afton Town and Village Historian
JANUARY 2015
Thomas Alva Edison is noted for his invention of the cylinder phonograph. It resulted
from his work with two other inventions, the
telegraph and the telephone. The metal cylinder had tin foil wrapped around it. It had two
diaphram-and-needle units, one for recording, and one for playback. Edison’s mechanic, John Kruesi, built the first machine from
a sketch by Edison who tested the machine
by reciting “Mary Had a Little Lamb.” Even
Edison was amazed when the words were
played back to him. The supposed date for
this was August 12, 1877.
The machine was shown off at the offices
Close up of an Amberbola cylinder phoof “Scientific American” in December 1877
nograph from Wikipedia.
and received much publicity. The Edison
Speaking Phonograph Company was established January 24, 1878. One of the possible
uses suggested was for the “Family Record”, a repository of sayings, reminiscences, etc., by members
of a family in their own voices, and the last words of dying persons.
As the novelty wore off, Edison concentrated on inventing the incandescent light bulb. Others, such
as Alexander Graham Bell, made improvements by using wax instead of tin foil to record the messages. Edison refused to collaborate with Bell and returned to working with the phonograph, with a
new company, The Edison Phonograph Company on October 8, 1887.
Jesse H. Lippincott purchased the company from Edison and formed the American Gramophone
Company, which included most other phonograph companies as well. In 1890 Lippincott became ill
and Edison again gained control of the company. He changed the policy to sales instead of rentals.
In January 1896, he started the National Phonograph Company which would manufacture machines
for home entertainment. Cylinders were manufactured until 1929 when the company met its demise.
Edison and his companies went through many changes, including name changes, so it is quite
complicated to trace the history.
The Afton Museum has a model of an Edison Amberola cylinder phonograph in an oak case plus a
number of the old discs which can be played on it. The clarity of voices and music is amazing.
ernor, made the presentation.
The club made a $1,000 donation to the Rotary Foundation
in Hebbard’s name.
Hebbard’s wife and several
family members were in attendance for the presentation. The
award states, ”In appreciation
of tangible and significant assistance given for the furtherance of better understanding
and friendly relations among
peoples of the world.”
Hebbard is president of the
Franklin Rotary Club, a very
active organization. The club
meets weekly at the Franklin
Methodist Church at 6:15 p.m.
Guests are always welcome.
The club is looking forward to
an exciting and busy year.
Town of Afton
Meeting Dates
Set for the Year
AFTON - Town of Afton’s reorganizational regular
monthly meetings will be held
at 6:45 p.m. for the audit of
bills and abstracts to be followed by the regular meeting
at 7 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month at 169 Main
St., Afton.
Any Special Meeting notices will be placed at front
and rear doors of the Town
Hall. This notice will serve as
notification for the year 2015
unless amended by the Afton
Town Board.
Fire District To
Hold Meetings
Third Saturdays
BAINBRIDGE - The Bainbridge Fire District will hold
its regular meetings for 2015
on the third Saturday of each
month at 8 p.m. at the Bainbridge Fire Station, 22 West
Main St. All meetings are
open to the public.
Quote of the Week
The quote of the week
comes from Helen Keller:
“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.” Like many
adventures it has its ups and
downs just the same as our
lives do, but most of the time
life is daring for us all too.
Pancake Breakfast/
Fundraiser
The Masonville Federated
Church will have a pancake
breakfast fundraiser for the Tomeo Family on Saturday, Jan.
31 from 7 to 10:30 a.m. There
will be pancakes with syrup,
scrambled eggs, sausage, applesauce, homefries, orange
juice, coffee and donuts. There
will be a no-sugar added menu
available also. Come and enjoy a good breakfast and take
home some baked goods for
later. Give Anne Warner a call
at 265-3577 if you can help or
make items for the bake sale.
School News
There was a good turnout for
the fifth and sixth grade band
and chorus concert on Jan. 15.
The teachers and children did
a good job and everyone had a
good time. Good luck students
on mid-terms and regents for
grades seven – 12 which will
begin next week, Jan. 26. Your
second report card marking
period ends on Friday, Jan.
30 and there is Staff Development Day also so there are no
classes.
On the Farm
The flu has hit some family
members hard and we have to
try to get along with less help
and try and shorten some of the
chores if possible. The cows
were tested on Sunday morning to keep track of how much
milk they are producing and to
keep record of the whole herd
average. There were 126 samples taken and the total cows
were 142. The weather sure
has been a lot warmer than it
has been for the past few days
it sure feels much better, we
needed a break we all think.
Speaking of cold weather,
last week when it was so cold
an opossum followed our cats
into the cellar and Harold
said, “I guess he wanted to get
warm too.” I was quite cautious when I fixed the fire but
I haven’t seen it since. Keep
warm everyone.
Condolences
Sympathy is extended to
the family and friends of Don
Mott who passed away last
week. Don was a longtime
member of the Masonville
Fire Dept. and will be missed.
Personals
If you missed the announce-
ment of the new weekday window hours of the Masonville
Post office they will begin on
Feb. 9, 8 a.m. – noon and Saturday hours remain the same.
Birthdays
Birthday greetings this week
go out to Vernon Valkenburgh
and Paul Longwell on Jan. 21;
Douglas McKown, Mary Ann
Schalk and Angela Ellis on
Jan. 22; Nancy Odell on Jan.
24; Debbie Schalk, Heidi Ostrander Ruff and Jason Corey
on Jan. 25; Gwen Sterchak
Millican on Jan. 26; Mildred
Belknap and RaeAnn Lakin
on Jan. 27; and Scott Gray
and Nancy Charles Rivenburg
on Jan. 28. Have a great day
everyone.
Church News
The annual congregational
meeting of the Masonville
Federated Church will take
place on Sunday, Jan. 25 following church services with
snacks afterward.
On Monday, Jan. 26 church
council will be at the church at
6:30 p.m.
Keep in mind the pancake
breakfast fundraiser on Jan.
31 and looking ahead to the
next breakfast on Feb. 28.
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The Mott
Charitable Trust
Dale A. Mott
Scholarship
Award
SIDNEY
CENTRAL
SCHOOL DISTRICT Graduates or soon-to-be
graduates of the Sidney
Central School District who
are pursuing a college degree
in Agriculture studies, first
choice;
Environmental
Sciences, second choice.
Applications
for
the
scholarships may be obtained
from the Sidney Central
School Guidance Office, and
NBT Bank Trust Department,
52 South Broad St., Norwich,
NY 13815. The application
deadline for scholarships is
April 1.
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2014 Operation
Merry Christmas
Appreciates
Support
Town of Unadilla
SIDNEY – Operation Merry
Christmas would like to thank
everyone who helped in any
way to make our 2014 program successful.
This year was our 74th year
of giving to local families in
need. With your help we were
able to help provide a nice
Christmas to all of those who
asked for help.
We would like to thank the
Village of Sidney for donating the use of the rooms in the
Sidney Civic Center again this
year. Also, thanks to the many
businesses, organizations and
individuals who donated their
time and gifts to the program.
Once again we were amazed
with the enormous amount
of donation we received during these difficult economic
times.
As always, thank you for
helping make families have a
brighter Christmas. Your generosity proves that we have a
very caring community.
Unadilla Town Board meetings are held the second
Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. in the Unadilla Town
Hall, 1648 State Hwy. 7, Unadilla.
OFFICIALS
Town Supervisor
Greg Relic 369-7426
Councilmen
Raymond Selleck
Roger Cecce
Denis Egli
Thomas Stone
Town Clerk
Registrar of Vital Statistics
Tax Collector
Deputy Tax Collector
Assessors
563-7019
369-7635
563-8289
369-7652
Terry Yoder 369-4433
Terry Yoder 369-4433
Gloria Meenan 369-4419
Terry Yoder
Raymond Johnson 369-4683
John Jessup 369-4683
Assessors’ Clerk
Donna French 369-4683
Justice
Stephen Geer 369-7458
Stephen Judd 369-7458
Court Clerk
Deputy Court Clerk
Louise Lesh 369-7458
Lois Mitchell 369-7458
Dog/Animal Control Officer Julia VanSteenburg 369-3498
Flood Control Officer
Historian
Lynn Wilcox 267-5412
Donald Tuttle 369-7323
Constable
Carl French 369-9310
Attorney
Beth Westfall 967-2221
Highway Superintendent
Rodney Renwick 369-5466
Richard W. Wakeman, Inc.
Commercial Construction
Richard W. Wakeman LLC
Authorized Butler Building Dealer
Oil & Stone Driveways
SIDNEY • 607-369-5601
[email protected]
NINE NEW MEMBERS were initiated into the Sidney Elks Lodge #2175 on Jan. 14.
Initiated were (l-r) front row, Jennifer Morgan, Jeff “Lefty” Lowe, Tammie Scott, Adam
Freniere and Dawn Sharp; back row, Ray Baker, Joe Flanagan, Marty Cornish and Matt
Muller.
Sidney Dollars for Scholars Has
Online Scholarship Application
SIDNEY - Sidney seniorsget ready to apply now. Dollars for Scholars scholarship
cycle is just weeks away.
Step#1- Create your student
profile by visiting the Scholarship America website at www.
scholarshipamerica.org. Click
on the student/parent tab and
create your profile. You’ll fill
in all the same basic information as on a paper scholarship application. You can add
information and update your
profile at any time once you
have created it. Waiting on test
scores, transcripts or other information? You can add them
when they become available.
Include your 9th grade to
present community service
and school participation, extracurricular activities or any
achievements. You’ll be able
to store and update things like
your GPA and letters of recommendation throughout your
high school career and your
college career as well, which
means you can use this profile
in years to come. You can apply for scholarships without a
100 percent complete profile
but why miss out on opportunities because if missing
information?
Step #2- Mark these dates
on your calendar: Feb. 2 to
April 26. Sidney Dollars for
Scholars applications will
open Feb. 2 and close April
26. Your profile information is
what will match you to a scholarship. If you don’t have one,
you may be missing out on
opportunities. By filling out a
student profile, you’ll see any
and all of our chapter’s awards
Village Trustees
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BAINBRIDGE - The Village of Bainbridge Board of
Trustees will hold a special
meeting on Friday, Feb. 16
at 5:30 p.m. in the Village
Clerk’s Office, 33 West Main
St., Bainbridge. The purpose
of this meeting will be to
discuss the Comprehensive
Action Plan for the Village
of Bainbridge. The meeting
is open to the public and any
interested parties are welcome
to attend.
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array of information you need
to know. As a student user of
the system, you’ll be able to
see exclusive volunteer and internship opportunities; you’ll
have free access to a wealth of
financial aid and college success tools and resources.
Jan McGrath is Chosen 2014
Sweet Adeline of the Year
ONEONTA - The members
of Oneonta’s City of the Hills
chapter of Sweet Adelines International have selected Jan
McGrath as their 2014 “Sweet
Adeline of
the Year.”
She
was
awarded a
certificate
and pin on
Sept. 20 at
the
2014
Vocal Fest
in
Syracuse. The
Vocal Fest
is a music
education
weekend
for chorus
members of
Sweet Adelines International’s Greater
NY/NJ Region 15. Our chorus
was proud that Jan’s narrative and photo were displayed
along with other “Women of
Note” chapter winners during
the weekend.
Music has been part of Jan’s
life for many years. She was
in her high school chorus, participated in college musicals
and is in both the choir and a
quartet at her church. In 1993,
after she heard a performance
by City of the Hills Chorus in
her town of Cooperstown, Jan
said she could not wait to be
part of its beautiful harmony.
She joined the chorus in 1994.
Little did Jan realize how dedicated she would become to
the City of the Hills Chorus.
She’s now the baritone section
leader and often will lead the
chorus with warm ups at the
beginning of rehearsal. She is
our assistant director, the chorus’s historian and has been
the president of our board of
directors for several years.
Over the years Jan’s been in
three quartets. The quartet she
enjoys performing with now
is Four of Hearts. When asked
if she had any “chorus adventures”, she replied “Well,
I broke a tooth on a tuna
sandwich dining in Syracuse
the day before
competition;
several singing
sisters accompanied me on
foot looking for
an emergency
dentist – and
we found one.”
In the early
years of her
membership,
Jan’s young son
would
occasionally come
to rehearsals
with her and
play quietly during the evening. At home he
would pick up the lead part
of the songs Jan was learning and sing while she quietly
would duet the Bari part with
him. That young son now is
the father of three children
who love to put on “shows”
for grandma Jan and her husband, Jim.
You would think Jan busy
enough, but she also finds time
to be completing her 46th year
in Human Resources at Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown.
Jan’s church plays a very important part of her life. She is
the church’s treasurer, a member of the board of deacons
and trustees and, of course, its
choir.
We all love Jan. She does
very creative warm up exercises with an engaging smile.
She is very encouraging when
she steps in as director. Jan
is a natural leader. We are all
so pleased to be able to honor her for her many years of
hard work by selecting her as
one of Region 15’s Women of
Note and our “Sweet Adeline
of the Year.”
Gawler Family
Band to Perform
At Walton Theatre
WALTON - Music on the
Delaware is pleased to announce
that the popular Gawler Family
will return to Walton for a performance at the Walton Theatre
on Saturday, Feb. 7, at 7:30 p.m.
An open jam session will take
place on the second floor of the
theatre at 6:30 p.m.
John and Ellen Gawler and
their daughters Molly, Edith,
and Elsie along with Edith’s
husband Bennett Konesni will
bring you an assortment of old
and new sounds from many
folk traditions. The family hails
from Maine and grew up making music together. The family
band members accompany their
interweaving vocal harmonies
with fiddles, banjo, cello, guitar,
ukulele and piano as well as a
few surprises. Whether they are
crooning a poignant ballad or
delivering a rollicking fiddle
tune, their unique arrangements
are especially engaging and often go along with anecdotes of
historical or humorous content.
Although the Gawlers may be
best known for their extensive
collection of dance tunes in the
Scots-Irish and French Canadian traditions, their repertoire
may include a Swedish wedding
song, a gutsy “Sweet Honey in
the Rock” number, an a capella
worksong, or an amusing ode to
everyday life.
In addition to the evening
concert, the Gawler Family
will conduct two participatory
workshops on Saturday at the
William B. Ogden Library, one
at 11 a.m. for children and the
other at 1 p.m. for adults. Singers, instrumentalists, and listeners are all welcome. The workshops are free.
Tickets for the Gawler Family concert are available at the
door of the theatre, at www.waltontheatre.org, or at the following businesses: the Green Toad
Bookstore in Oneonta; Good
Cheap Food in Delhi; Masonville General Store in Masonville; National Bank of Delaware County in Walton, Andes,
Franklin, and Hamden; and
Sidney Federal Credit Union in
Walton. Further information is
available at 865-6829 or 8656983.
Remaining Music on the Delaware concerts for 2015 will be
the Dady Brothers on March 21
and the DiGiallonardo Sisters
on April 25.
Coming Right Up!
Discover all of the wonderful events taking place in and around our community!
SIDNEY
SENIOR MEALS
Community
Bulletin Board
SITE MGR.: Joanne Gill
PHONE 563-2212
THURSDAY, JAN. 29
UNADILLA COMMUNITY FOOD
BANK – Unadilla Methodist Church,
11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
TODDLER STORY TIME – 9:30-10
a.m., Sidney Mem. Public Library, for
children 18 months to 3 years free
info and awareness items in cafeteria
BAINBRIDGE FOOD PANTRY –
8-10 a.m., Methodist Church, 27 N.
Main St., Bainbridge, rear entrance
PRESCHOOL STORY HOUR &
LAPSIT PROGRAM – 9:30 a.m.,
Sidney Mem. Public Library, Preschool story hour for children ready
for preschool or kindergarten, Lapsit
program for ages 0-18 mos. and
caregivers
SIDNEY HISTORICAL ROOM –
Civic Center, Room 218; open 9:30
a.m. - noon or by appt., call Joelene
563-1425.
SIDNEY COMMUNITY FOOD
BANK – Sidney United Methodist
Church, Liberty St., 9:30-11:30 a.m.,
and the last Thursday of the month
from 5-6:30 p.m., main floor
OUR DAILY BREAD FOOD
PANTRY – 1-3 p.m., Guilford United
Methodist Church, for other hours
call 895-6325
AFTON INTERCHURCH FOOD
PANTRY – 9-11 a.m., Afton United
Methodist Church
UNADILLA PUBLIC LIBRARY – 10
a.m., Kid-friendly movie; noon - 2
p.m. - Lego time
BANK – Unadilla Methodist Church,
11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; plus 6-7 p.m.
on the third Saturday of the month;
if school is closed the food bank is
closed
BINGO – 7 p.m., Sidney Fire Dept.
Training Center
PAULA FRIEDMAN PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT – 7 p.m. - Bainbridge
Town Hall, Jericho Arts Council
Gallery, free
PLEXIGRASS – 8 p.m. - Bainbridge
Town Hall Theatre, tickets available
at the door, for advance reservations
call 967-7228
FIRST & THIRD SATURDAY
FOOD PANTRY - 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.,
Mt. Upton Methodist Church
SUNDAY, JAN. 25
FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARIES
FILM “PHILOMENIA” – 1:30 p.m.
- Smart Room, Sidney Memorial
Public Library, free
WINTER POPS CONCERT – 2 p.m.
- Catskill Valley Wind Ensemble, First
United Methodist Church, Oneonta
SECOND SUNDAY
BINGO – Sidney Moose Lodge, 1
p.m.
THIRD SUNDAY
BAINBRIDGE SPORTSMEN’S
CLUB – Trap Shoot, start 9 a.m.
MONDAY, JAN. 26
BAINBRIDGE FOOD PANTRY –
8-10 a.m., Methodist Church, 27 N.
Main St., Bainbridge, rear entrance
SIDNEY COMMUNITY FOOD
BANK – 9:30-11:30 a.m., Sidney
United Methodist Church, Liberty St.,
main floor
BANK – 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.,
Unadilla Methodist Church,
PANTRY – 5-7 p.m., Afton United
Methodist Church
656-8602
FRIDAY, JAN. 23
FRIDAY, JAN. 23
SATURDAY, JAN. 24
WINDY HILL
SR. CTR. MENU
THIRD THURSDAY
BAINBRIDGE CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE MEETING – 7:30 p.m.,
Bob’s Diner
BY APPOINTMENT
BAINBRIDGE MUSEUM – 38 S.
Main St., open by appointment, call
967-8546 or 967-7159
AFTON HISTORICAL MUSEUM –
Main St., Afton, open by appointment, call 639-2720
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Potato encrusted pollock,
roasted potatoes, Harvard
beets, coleslaw, orange
pineapple juice, whole wheat
bread, one cup salad
TUESDAY, JAN. 27
Lemon pepper fish, broccoli
and cauliflower, rice pilaf,
banana pudding with topping,
milk
MONDAY, JAN. 26
INTERACTIVE DEMONSTRATIONS, such as the crosscut saw demonstration pictured here, encourage Winter
Living Celebration visitors to be part of the action.
Winter Living Celebration at
Rogers Center Is This Saturday
SHERBURNE - Experience
the magic of winter during
the 37th annual Winter Living Celebration from 11 a.m.
to 4 p.m. this Saturday, Jan. 24
at the Rogers Environmental
Education Center in Sherburne.
Hosted by the Friends of Rogers, this fun-filled day will be
packed with outdoor activities
and demonstrations.
“We’re excited to once again
host the celebration, which we
know our community looks
forward to with great anticipation every year,” said Simon
Solomon, Friends of Rogers
executive director. “Our goal is
to enhance the winter living experience by supplementing traditional event demonstrations
with unique activities.”
New this year, visitors have
the opportunity to become
winter anglers at the ice fishing demonstration and roast
marshmallows over a campfire
to make s’mores.
In keeping with Winter Living Celebration tradition, visitors can try cross-country skiing
and snowshoeing, make crafts
in the Bird Cabin, view an Environmental Conservation Officer
K-9 demonstration, and take a
horse-drawn sleigh ride.
Trout Unlimited is providing
lessons in fly-tying, area Boy
Scouts will share their onsite
winter camping experience, and
perennial favorite the Susquehanna String Band is returning
for musical entertainment.
Thanks to the Chenango Bird
Club and the Rotary Club of
Sherburne, refreshments will be
available for purchase, with all
proceeds to benefit Friends of
Rogers.
“Our Winter Living Celebration is the perfect opportunity
to experience new outdoor adventures,” said Sarah Freedman, Friends of Rogers environmental educator. “Many
visitors have shared they have
a renewed sense of appreciation
for winter by trying something
during the festivities.”
Rogers Center is operated by
Friends of Rogers Environmental Education Center, Inc. Winter hours are from 10 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. Wednesday through
Saturday, and from 11 a.m. to 3
p.m. on Sunday. For more information, call 674-4733 or go to
http://friendsofrogers.org/.
THURSDAY, JAN. 22
Spanish rice, capri veggie
blend, applesauce, sugar
cookie, milk
Beef pepper steak, mashed
potatoes, winter blend
vegetables, cabbage salad
bowl, whole wheat bread,
apricots
TUESDAY, JAN. 27
ABC Center
BREAKFAST FOR LUNCH
Scrambled eggs, mini
pancakes, sausage patty,
orange juice, whole wheat
bread, cinnamon applesauce
for the
Performing Arts
SPAGHETTI
SUPPER
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 28
Spicy cranberry chicken,
Swiss baked potatoes,
broccoli, grape juice, whole
wheat bread, spiced peaches
Sidney Elks Lodge
Sat., Jan. 24
4 to 7 p.m.
Tickets:
Adults $8
Children 6-12 $6
THURSDAY, JAN. 29
Pot roast with gravy, baked
potato, red cabbage, apple
juice, whole wheat bread,
chocolate pudding
FRIDAY, JAN. 30
Spaghetti and meatballs,
Italian blend vegetables,
tossed salad, Mandarin
oranges, garlic bread,
oatmeal raisin cookie
Tips to Benefit
Relay for Life
Jericho Arts Council Presents
THE TOWN HALL OPRY
Plexigrass
Sat., Jan. 24
at 8 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
— IN THE GALLERY —
Surf ’n’ Turf
.
Every Sun.,
Tues., Wed., &
Thurs.
Jan 4 - Feb. 7,
2015
for only
24
$
95
8 oz. NY STRIP STEAK and your choice of
4 oz. LOBSTER TAIL, 6 oz. BROILED SEA SCALLOPS
or 1/2 lb. SNOW CRAB LEGS
Paula Friedman
Next Band: The Woodshed Prophets
Sat., Feb. 7
The Town Hall Theatre
Main St., Bainbridge
www.jerichoarts.com
THIRD MONDAY
AFTON VFW POST 3529 – monthly
meeting, 7:30 p.m., Contact Jeff
Clinton 639-1267 for more info.
TUESDAY, JAN. 27
SIDNEY HISTORICAL ASSN. BUSINESS MEETING - 6 p.m. , Room
218, Sidney Civic Center
AFTON SENIORS CLUBHOUSE 9:30 a.m., Afton Methodist Church
on Spring St., Call 639-1773 for
information and weekly program
PRESCHOOL STORY HOUR – 9:30
a.m., Sidney Mem. Public Library,
Preschool story hour for children
ready for preschool or kindergarten
OUR DAILY BREAD FOOD PANTRY – 9 a.m.-noon, Guilford United
Methodist Church, for other hours:
895-6325
THIRD TUESDAY
AFTON SERTOMA DINNER MEETING – 6:45 p.m., St. Ann’s Episcopal
Church, Main St., Afton
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 28
SIDNEY HISTORICAL ROOM
– Civic Center, Room 218; open
4-6 p.m. or by appt., call Joelene
563-1425
PANTRY – 9-11 a.m., Afton United
Methodist Church
TOPS #618 OF UNADILLA - 9
a.m. - Unadilla Methodist Church
basement, use side door, info. call
563-2690
SECOND & FOURTH WEDNESDAY
FOOD PANTRY - 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.,
Mt. Upton Methodist Church
PLUS Potato,
Vegetable and Full
Salad Bar
The Silo Restaurant
607-656-4377 For Reservations
Open Tuesday through Sunday
10 Miles West of Bainbridge, 6 Miles East of Greene
Just off Rt. 206 & 41 in Coventry • Scenic View Worth the Short Drive
www.thesilorestaurant.com
Sacred Heart Parish Invites You to Our
25th Annual Valentine Dinner Dance
Saturday, February 14
Appetizers at 6:30 and buffet dinner at 7 PM
DJ dancing with Hot Wax 8 till midnight!
New menu! Roast beef, chicken marsala, pasta, salad, potatoes,
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OBITUARIES
Donna Bonacci
SIDNEY - Donna Bonacci
passed away on Sunday, Jan.
11, 2015 at Wilson Memorial
Hospital.
Donna was a loving mother,
grandmother, sister, aunt and
friend. She was known for
kindness and love for others.
She helped everyone in need.
She was a genuine and caring
person, who devoted over 15
years at the Sidney Head Start.
She will be missed by many.
Donna is survived by her
three sons, Mikey Davis, Joseph Bonacci and fianceé Lori
Archambault and Gabriel Bonacci Sr. and wife, Brittany
Bonacci; two brothers, Harold
and Jessie Watson; her grandchildren, Emma Bonacci,
Damian Bonacci, Gabriel Bonacci Jr., Nicole Bonacci and
Kiarra Bonacci.
She was predeceased by
her parents, Jessie and Marian
(Bunswicz) Waltson and her
sisters.
Funeral services were held
Jan. 20 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Sidney. Burial will
be in Prospect Hill Cemetery,
Sidney in the spring.
On-line condolences may
be made at www.wmaddenfh.
com.
Dare, Harpursville; daughter,
Bobbi-Jo Van Patten, Binghamton; two grandchildren,
Joshua and Alexis Van Patten;
great-grandchild, Lium Van
Patten; special friend, Cindy
Hart, Apalachin; two brothers
and sisters-in-law, James and
Kathy Birtch, Ouaquaga and
Thomas and Blanche Birtch,
Kirkwood; sister, Linda Zimmer, Binghamton; sisterin-law, Susan Birtch, Binghamton; and several nieces,
nephews and cousins.
She was a self-employed
housekeeper having worked
at Endwell Greens and private
homes.
Funeral services will be held
at the Osterhoudt-Madden Funeral Home, 69-71 Maple St.,
Harpursville on Wednesday,
Jan. 21 at 6 p.m. with the Rev.
Donald Birtch officiating.
Burial will be in Brookdale
Cemetery in the spring. The
family will receive friends
at the Osterhoudt-Madden
Funeral Home on Wednesday from 4 to 6 p.m. prior to
service.
Memorial
contributions
may be made to Colesville
Volunteer Ambulance Service
(CVAS), POB 62, Harpursville, NY 13787.
be made at www.omaddenfh.
com.
Allyson C. Brown
TAMPA, FLA. - Allyson
C. Brown, 50, of Tampa, Fla.,
passed away Jan. 14, 2015 at
Kindred Healthcare, Tampa,
Fla.
She was born Aug. 19,
1964 in Cartersville, Ga., the
daughter of Alice Mae Weaver
Brewer and the late Herman
Brewer. She moved to New
York at a young age and anyone that knew her, knew how
proud she was to be a New
Yorker, always making it quite
clear that was Upstate New
York. On May 2, 2002 Allyson married the love of her
life Phillip Brown in Tampa,
Fla. Allyson loved her Atlanta
Braves and was a loyal Nascar
fan, always rooting for number 14, Tony Stewart.
She is survived by her husband, Phillip R. Brown, Fla.;
mother, Alice Mae Wells,
Binghamton; sister, Mary
Frances Matthews, Binghamton; and her two children who
she adored, Jessica and Ryan
Gardner of Bainbridge; as
well as nieces, nephews, cousins and many friends.
Allyson was preceded in
death by her father, Bascom
“Bob” Wells; and two sisters,
Mary Ann Knight and Donna
Lynn Perry.
Joan A. Kelsey
CONKLIN - Joan A.
Kelsey, 72, of Conklin, passed
away on Saturday, Jan. 10,
2015 at Beechtree Care Center
in Ithaca.
Joan was born Aug. 29,
1942 in Walton the daughter
of the late Philip and Margorie
Neer. On March 2, 1968 she
married Harold L. Kelsey in
Susquehanna, Pa. He predeceased her on April 3, 2005.
Joan was a devoted wife
and mother. She was a member of the Women’s Auxiliary
in Susquehanna, Pa.
Joan is survived by her
loving family, her children,
Joyce (Ed) Mosley, Ithaca,
Edward P. Kelsey, Pa., Harold
L. “Butch” Kelsey II, Brian K.
Kelsey, Johnson City; many
grandchildren and greatgrandchildren; and her sister,
Joyce Finch, Sidney.
She was predeceased by her
brother, Norm Neer.
A graveside service will be
held at the Walton Cemetery
in the spring.
Arrangements are under
the direction of the Courtney
Funeral Home, Walton. Condolences to the family may be
made online by visiting www.
courtneyfh.com.
Joyce L. Dare
Frank W. Larson
HARPURSVILLE - Joyce
L. Dare, 73, of Harpursville,
died Friday evening, Jan. 16,
2015 at her home.
She is survived by her
husband of 53 years, Robert
UNADILLA - Frank W.
Larson, 77, of Unadilla, died
Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015 at the
VA Hospital in Albany.
He was born on April 3,
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1937 in Stamford.
He is survived by his wife,
Teresa (Dewey) Larson; two
daughters and son-in-law,
Kathy and Jeremy Steinbacker, Pt. Richey, Fla. and
Karen Ann Larson, Unadilla;
four grandchildren; a stepson
and his wife, Justin and Kelly
Worman, Morris; brother and
sister-in-law, Edward and Janet Larson, Jefferson; sister
and brother-in-law, Marianne
and Robert Finch, Luvland,
Colo.; and also several nieces
and nephews.
He was a retired employee
of Delaware County Highway
Dept. and the Town of Sidney. He was a member of the
Sidney American Legion and
VFW and was an U.S. Navy
veteran.
Private funeral services will
be held at the convenience of
the family.
be made at www.wmaddenfh.com.
Arrangements
by the Westcott-Madden Funeral Home, 123 Main St.,
Unadilla.
Lona R. Pomeroy
UNADILLA – Lona R.
Pomeroy, age 95, of LeRoy,
formerly of Unadilla, died
peacefully Thursday morning
Jan. 1, 2015 at the LeRoy Village Green Nursing Home.
She was born July 15, 1919
in Wells Bridge to the late Arthur and Jessie (Burroughs)
Root.
She is preceded in death by
her husband, Carleton Pomeroy, Jr. in 2014; siblings, Adelbert Root and Ethel Mirick.
Mrs. Pomeroy spent all her
married life in Unadilla until she and her late husband
moved to the Village Green
last year. She worked as a
bookkeeper for many years
at JW Van Cott & Son, Inc. in
Unadilla and Sidney where she
was known for her meticulous
record keeping. She retired in
1982. After her retirement she
started piano lessons, and also
began a successful career as
an Avon representative. She
was a member of the Unadilla
Women’s Club, past matron of
the Order of the Eastern Star,
and was an avid bowler. Lona
will be remembered for her
patient and kind heart, always
there to listen and forever a
hand to help those in need.
Surviving are her beloved
daughters, Diane (William E.)
Wormsley, Pittburgh, Pa. and
Laraine (William E.) Caton,
Batavia; cherished grandchildren, Edward J. (Paula) Caton, Stafford, Ellen C. (Adam)
Brokaw, Batavia and Patai B.
(Stephanie) Wormsley, Harrisburg, Pa.; and great-grandchildren, Carson, Carly and
Bailey.
Graveside services will be
announced in the spring for
burial in Evergreen Hill Cemetery, Unadilla, where she will
be laid to rest alongside her
beloved Carleton.
Memorials in Lona’s memory are suggested to a charity
of the donor’s choice.
You may share memories of
Lona with her family at www.
tomaszewskifh.com.
Mildred Gilpin “Millie”
Riesen
SIDNEY - On Jan. 13,
2015, Mildred went to be with
our Lord.
Mildred was born Oct. 5,
1918 on Chestnut St., Oneonta, the only child of Herber
and Belle (Lawyer) Gilpin.
She leaves behind to cherish her memory, her loving
husband of 73 years, Gottfried
(Fred) Riesen; her daughter,
Judith (Richard) Wright; her
grandchildren, Todd (Heather)
Wright and Wendy (Gregory)
Fortune. She also leaves behind six great-grandsons,
Christopher and Michael
Wright, Patrick, Andrew, Matthew and Ryan Fortune.
Millie was a graduate of
Oneonta High School and attended Cobleskill Agricultural
School. She was employed by
Bendix for 29 years where she
was an inspector, retiring in
1981. Her first love was being a homemaker and mother.
In her younger years, she was
a Girl Scout leader. She was a
lifelong member of the Order
of the Eastern Star in Oneonta. Millie and Fred were avid
dancers and floated across
many dance floors in the Oneonta and Sidney area. She was
also an avid bowler, attending
many state tournaments and
having a wonderful time with
all of her friends. She was a
lifelong and devoted member of the United Methodist
Church.
After retirement, she became very active in the Sidney
Hospital Guild. She served
as president and also served
as membership and hostess chairman. She was also a
member of the neighborhood
assistant to the New York State
Home for Disabled Persons in
Sidney.
Millie was well known for
her outgoing and friendly personality and had many friends.
She kept her smile right up until the end.
Jan. 17 at the C.H. Landers Funeral Chapel with Rev.
Thomas Pullyblank, pastor of
the Sidney United Methodist
Church, officiating. Burial will
take place in Oneonta Plains
Cemetery in the spring.
Condolences and memories
may be shared with the family online at www.landersfh.
com. Arrangements are under
the direction of C.H. Landers
Funeral Chapel, Sidney.
nie was an elder and active
member in the East Guilford
Presbyterian Church. Later in
life, he carried out his ministry
through music. He played and
sang regularly with the Foxy
Fellows at the Fox Care Nursing Home and also actively
played his clarinet with the
Sidney Community Band. He
was honored as Senior Citizen
of the Year for Otsego County
in 2014 for his many years of
“giving back.”
He is survived by three
daughters, Joanne Schlafer
and Karen Kemmerling,
Golden, Colo., Kathy and Jim
Westerman, Seneca, S.C. and
Judy and Eric Springston,
York, S.C.; two granddaughters and two grandsons, Amy
and Gary Sperrazza, Dawsonville, Ga., Kathy and Kevin
Coble, Snow Camp, N.C.,
Rob and Valerie Hotchkin,
Bainbridge and Doug and Jodi
Springston, Hershey, Pa.; six
great-grandchildren, Katie and
Jacob Hotchkin, Canon and
Carter Sperrazza, and Dalton
and CJ Coble; and many beloved nieces and nephews.
In addition to his wife he
was predeceased by two sisters, Evelyn Wahlberg and
Marjorie Baldwin.
Jan. 17 at the East Guilford
Presbyterian Church.
In lieu of flowers, friends
may contribute to the East
Guilford Cemetery Association c/o Diane Bradshaw, 244
Meadowland Rd., Sidney Center, NY 13839 or the United
Presbyterian Church of East
Guilford, P.O. Box 147, Sidney, NY 13838.
may be shared online at www.
landersfh.com. Arrangements
are under the direction of
C.H. Landers Funeral Chapel,
Sidney.
Betty Teale
Nancy Lee Smith
Conrad “Connie” Schlafer
EAST GUILFORD - Conrad “Connie” Schlafer, 94,
passed peacefully in his sleep
on Jan. 13, 2015 at the A.O.
Fox Nursing Home.
Connie was born June 26,
1920 in Guilford, the son of
the late Joseph Schlafer and
Rose Kern. Connie grew up
in the Guilford area and was
a graduate of Guilford Central
School. On June 7, 1941, he
married Ruth Taylor, who predeceased him in March 2007.
He became a well known
builder and home remodeler
in the area. After retirement
from building, he became a
tax assessor for the Town of
Unadilla in 1987 and was still
serving in that capacity until
a month ago. He also enjoyed
raising beef cattle and shared
his passion for farming with
his neighbors and friends.
Connie was devoted to his
family and cared deeply for
his friends, church and community. He felt fortunate to
have a long life that allowed
him to know his grandchildren
and great-grandchildren. Con-
lia Torres, who was Nancy’s
Goddaughter.
Nancy will also be dearly
missed by close family and
friends, Dr. Lawrence and Mrs.
Ellen Rosenzweig, Dianne and
Frank Heslin, Rachael Sands,
all her friends and patients of
Dr. Lawrence Rosenzweig.
In addition to her parents
and her fiancé, Michael; Nancy was predeceased by her
uncles, George Bell and Robert Ford; and her father-in-law,
Manuel Torres.
A Mass of Christian Burial
was celebrated Jan. 19 at Sacred Heart Church, 15 Liberty
St., Sidney with Monsignor
James Cox officiating. Burial
will take place in the spring
in Mt. Calvary Cemetery,
Oneonta.
The family requests that in
lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Delaware
Valley Humane Society, 101
E. Main St. Sidney, NY 13838
in memory of Nancy’s love of
dogs.
may be shared online at www.
landersfh.com. Arrangements
are under the direction of
C.H. Landers Funeral Chapel,
Sidney.
SIDNEY CENTER - Nancy Lee Smith, 67, of Sidney
Center and formerly of East
Meadow, passed away on
Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015 at
Tri-Town Regional Hospital
in Sidney.
She was born on Feb. 26,
1947, daughter of the late
Maynard V. and Georgia K.
(Ford) Smith in Oceanside.
Nancy resided most of her
life in East Meadow, and graduated from C.W. Clark High
School with the class of 1965.
Nancy was engaged to her beloved fiancé, Michael Torres,
who predeceased her in 2004.
She was the office manager
for Dr. Lawrence Rosenzweig
of Wantagh for several years
before retiring in May 2013,
at which time, she moved to
Sidney Center.
Nancy is survived by her
sister, Darline B. Smith;
brother, Christopher V. Smith;
cousins, Karen (Bell) Tatara
and husband John, Craig Bell
and wife Connie (Allen) Bell,
Debbie (Bell) Kortwright
and husband, Robert; and her
aunts, Barbara (Ford) Bell
and Christine Ford. Nancy is
also survived by Michael’s
family whom she was very
close to, his mother, Irma
Torres; his brother, Manual
Torres and wife Dorothy and
their children, Robert and Ju-
SIDNEY - Betty Teale,
90, of Sidney and formerly
of Bainbridge, passed away
Friday, Jan. 16, 2015 at the
Chenango Memorial Nursing
Home in Norwich.
She was born Jan. 30, 1924,
daughter of the late Dewey and
Josephine Decker in Deposit.
Betty married Harold Teale on
July 17, 1946. He predeceased
her on March 16, 1982. She
was also predeceased by her
brother Graden.
She is survived by her sons,
Douglas (Regina) and Robert,
both of Sidney; grandchildren,
Jason (Michelle) Teale and
Adam Teale, both of Sidney;
great-grandchildren, Cooper
and Cameron Teale; and stepgreat-grandchildren, Makayla
and Kyleigh Phillips; sisters,
Florence Connors, Bainbridge,
Bernice Hartz, Deposit, Helen
Cline, Sebring, Fla., and Joann
(Robert) Neer, Deposit; brothers, Dewey (Dawn), Windsor,
Sherland (Joann), Afton and
Jack (Bo), Hodgenville, Ken.;
as well as several nieces and
nephews.
Betty sold Stanley products,
worked as a waitress at the
Dairy Bar-N and Ken’s Diner,
worked at Bordens and retired
as an Avon representative.
Funeral services took place
at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan.
21 at the C.H. Landers Funeral
Chapel with Rev. Ben Shaw
officiating. Burial will take
place in the spring at McClure
Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial
donations may be directed to
the American Diabetes Association at www.diabetes.org or
to the Alzheimer’s Association
at www.alz.org.
may be shared with the family online at www.landersfh.
com. Arrangements are under
the direction of C.H. Landers
Funeral Chapel, Sidney.
Free Throw
Championship
Is Sat., Jan. 24
TRI-TOWN AREA
BOWLING RESULTS
GALAXY BOWL
Chamber & O’Hara
Butler Auto Sales
18
6
Wagner Nineveh
18
6
Neighbors Insurance 14 10
Tabone Chiropractic 14 10
Dags Auto Parts
12 12
Southern Tier Expr. 8 16
Sundown Golf
6 18
Prinz Excavating
6 18
Honor Games: Johnson,
269; Umbra, 268; Luca, 247;
Huston, 246; R. Smith, 245;
Pendorf, 236; Delello, 235;
Tallmadge, 235; Gray, 234;
Hoke, 234; Walker, 233; Finch,
233; Liberatore, 231; Prinz,
231; Burlison, 227; Brewer,
227; Cawley, 223; Monroe,
223; Williamson, 217; Haynes
Jr., 212; D. Smith, 210; Riesen, 205; Cherniak, 205; Kissner, 204.
Honor Series: Erceg, 707;
Luca, 695; Huston, 682; Umbra, 675; R. Smith, 671; Delello, 663; Hoke, 652; Finch,
638; Johnson, 628; Tallmadge,
625; Burlison, 616; Brewer,
609; Cawley, 605; Williamson, 604; Cherniak, 602.
SIDNEY - All boys and
girls ages nine to 14 are invited to take part in the Knights
of Columbus Free Throw
Championship.
The event will be held this
Saturday, Jan. 24 at 10 a.m. at
the Sidney High School gym.
Registration forms are available at the school now or at
the event. Proof of age will be
required.
For more information, contact Vic Tartaglia at 563-3920
or Jack Burnham at 369-4474.
SR. BASKETBALL
LEAGUE
Chambers O’Hara
7
4
All Seasons & Forno 2
9
Otsego Phys. Med.
3
8
The Olin Group
3
8
Richardson
8
3
Gronwall
10
1
Results: Gronwall 83/
Otsego 56; Richardson 63/
Chambers 52; Olin 91/All Seasons 86; Gronwall 72/Richardson 57; Olin 75/Otsego 59;
Chambers 87/All Seasons 70.
DEAN’S LIST
Two Locals On
Fall Dean’s List at
SUNY New Paltz
NEW PALTZ - SUNY New
Paltz has announced its Dean’s
List for the fall 2014 semester.
Two local students on this list
are Brooke Smith, of Bainbridge and Mikala Gallo, of
Otego.
Two Locals On
SUNY Geneseo’s
Fall Dean’s List
GENESEO - The State University of New York at Geneseo
has announced its Dean’s List
for the fall semester.
Local students are Brittany Beach from Franklin and
Brynn Davie from Unadilla.
Hoeppner Earns
SUNY Canton
Dean’s List Honors
CANTON - Tracy Hoeppner of Sidney, a SUNY Canton management major who
graduated from Afton Central
School in 1993, is recognized
for her outstanding achievement at SUNY Canton during
the fall 2014 semester.
Local Residents
On Dean’s List
At SUNY Oneonta
ONEONTA - A total of
1,431 SUNY Oneonta students
earned Dean’s List honors for
the fall 2014 semester. To
qualify for the Dean’s List students must earn a grade point
average of 3.5 or higher while
carrying a course load of 12
hours or more. Local students
on the Dean’s List are:
Hailey Ahearn of Unadilla;
Karina Ellis, Osamu Tsuda
and Alex Giangrant of Otego;
Jessica Graham, Gavin Soccors, Angela Willert and Erik
Heidenreich of Franklin;
Benton
Hendee
of
Unadilla;
Daren Terpstra of Nineveh;
Derek Walling and Kyle
Wright of South New Berlin;
and Jillian Young of
Sidney.
Tokarowski On
Dean’s List
EASTON, MASS. - Stonehill College recently named
Unadilla native Emily E
Tokarowski, a member of the
Class of 2016, to its Dean’s
List for the fall 2014 semester.
Tokarowski is studying environmental studies/communication at the college.
Former
Harpursville
Wrestler
Debuts As
Varsity Referee
Former Harpursville native Thomas Brink refereed his first varsity
wrestling match at Afton
recently. Tom, a 2003
Harpursville
graduate,
began wrestling under
coach Dale Robinson.
Tom served in the US
Army for 6 1/2 years, including two tours in Iraq.
He is the father of two
sons and currently living
in Johnson City.
Independent League
Whales & Grump
12
2
Alan & Clyde
10
4
Margie & Tim
8
6
Date Nite
8
6
John & Jeff
6
8
Barb & Denny
6
8
Bobby & Robert
4 10
Vacant Team
2 12
Scratch Games: M. Rowe,
173; A. Rowe, 224; Scratch
Series: M. Rowe, 407; D.
Whaley, 611. Hdcp Game: M.
Rowe, 214; A. Locke, 240.
Hdcp Series: M. Rowe, 530;
D. Whaley, 662.
Honor Games: A. Rowe,
224, 202; D. Whaley, 217; A.
Locke, 212.
Honor Series: D. Whaley,
611; A. Rowe, 607.
DEC Reminds Anglers To Put
Safety First When Ice Fishing
The New York State De- very popular when ice fishpartment of Environmental ing and bait fish may be used
Conservation (DEC) reminds in most but not all waters that
ice anglers to enjoy the ice re- are open to ice fishing. Visit
sponsibly. Three to four inch- the DEC website for a list of
es of solid ice is usually safe special regulation by county
for anglers accessing ice on to find out where bait fish can
foot. Ice thickness can vary on and cannot be used, and for
every body of water or even other regulations that apply
within the same body of wa- to baitfish at http://www.dec.
ter. Anglers should be particu- ny.gov/outdoor/71546.html.
Anglers are reminded to
larly wary of areas of moving
water and around boat docks take these important steps
and houses where bubblers when using baitfish while ice
may be installed to reduce fishing:
• Follow the bait fish reguice buildup. The presence of
lations to presnowmobile
vent the spread
tracks or footA Minimum of
of harmful fish
prints on the
Three to Four
diseases and inice should not
Inches of Solid vasive species
be taken as ev(please see: http://
idence of safe
Ice Is Usually
www.dec.ny.gov/
ice conditions.
Safe
outdoor/47282.
Individuals
html).
are strongly
• Use only certified diseaseencouraged to check ice conditions and avoid situations free bait fish purchased at a
that appear to present even a local tackle store, or use only
remote risk. Testing the thick- personally collected bait fish
ness of ice can easily be done for use in the same water body
with an auger or ice spud at in which they were caught.
Do not reuse baitfish in anvarious spots.
“Ice fishing is a very popu- other water-body if you have
lar sport in New York State replaced the water they were
and interest in the sport is in- purchased in. Dump unused
creasing,” said DEC Commis- baitfish and water in an approsioner Joe Martens. “Unlike priate location on dry land.
Anglers looking for a good
other fishing techniques that
may require a boat or special place to ice fish should check
equipment, ice fishing is rela- out DEC’s Public Lakes
tively simple and inexpensive. and Ponds map available on
All one needs is a warm pair DEC’s website at http://www.
of boots, a good ice auger, dec.ny.gov/pubs/42978.html.
some tip-ups or a jigging rod This interactive map provides
and the willingness to walk a recommendations on waters
open to ice fishing provided
bit to have success.”
Based on DEC’s last state- by DEC staff.
Anglers are reminded to
wide angler survey, more than
800,000 days are spent ice make sure that they have a
fishing New York’s waters an- valid fishing license before
nually. For more information heading out on the ice. Fishice fishing visit DEC’s web- ing licenses are now valid
site: http://www.dec.ny.gov/ for 365 days from the date of
purchase.
outdoor/7733.html.
Ice fishing is an example of
The use of fish for bait is
Governor Cuomo’s NY Open
for Fishing and Hunting Initiative, an effort to improve
recreational activities for instate and out-of-state sportsmen and sportswomen and to
boost tourism opportunities
throughout the state. This initiative includes the streamlining of hunting and fishing licensing and reducing license
fees, improved access for
fishing at various sites across
the state, and increasing hunting opportunities in various
regions.
Over 50 new access projects were funded in 2014-15
and many of these have been
completed, making it easier to
access the woods and waters
of New York, whether you
are a boater, hunter or wildlife watcher. In addition, the
number of statewide free fishing days have been increased
from two to eight and a new
Adventure License, a series of
Adventure Plates and a Hunting and Fishing App are now
available to New York outdoor enthusiasts.
Thurs. Morn. Winter
Unknown
100 36
Ups & Downs
86 50
Up & Coming
84 52
Gutter Dusters
82 54
PinPals
72 64
Twisted Siblings
66 70
Morning Glories
66 70
Friends
64 72
Ladybugs
48 88
High Game: M. Burlison,
226. High Series: M. Burlison,
575.
Honor Games: M. Burlison,
226, 182, 167; C. Brundage,
164, 174; K. Macumber, 214,
168; G. Macumber, 167; M.
Martinez, 177; R. Gardner,
186; T. Obrien, 162; B. Dascano, 154; G. Lindroth, 159; R.
Tietjen, 166; D. Fritzsch, 156;
A. Wilber, 151; D. Moore,
152, 156; K. Bruning, 166,
175, 166.
Honor Series: M. Burlison,
575; C. Brundage, 478; K.
Macumber, 525; D. Moore,
456; K. Bruning, 507.
Thurs. Night Men’s Hdcp
Justice Construction
52.5
Whales Coins&More
44
Dags Auto Parts
39
Pine Ridge Groceries
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BOX SCORES
BOYS’ BASKETBALL
DELHI 83, HARPURSVILLE 56
(Jan. 13 at Delhi)
HARPURSVILLE (56)
Devon Dean 5 9-12 19, Dylan Koranka 1
2-2 5, Dan Villano 2 0-0 5, Mitch Livermore 2
6-10 10, Dakota Lippert 1 0-0 2, Payton Dean
3 1-2 7, Mason Townsend 1 4-7 6, Dylan
Smith 1 0-0 2.
Totals: 16 22-33 56.
DELHI (83)
Michael Staples 5 1-4 11, Ben Branigan
1 0-0 2, Alex Cantwell 0 2-2 2, Max Hulbert 1
1-2 4, Nate Denison 4 2-3 12, Connor Gioffe
4 4-4 13, Nate Craft 3 4-6 10, Cody Brewster
3 1-2 9, Rich Craft 0 0-0 0, Brandon Lein 3 2-4
8, Matt Ennist 5 2-4 12.
Totals: 29 19-31 83.
H’ville 9 23 10 14 - 53
Delhi 24 22 19 18 - 83
Three-point goals: H’ville 2 (Koranka,
Villano); Delhi 6 (Denison 2, Brewster 2,
Hulbert, Gioffe).
SIDNEY 48, UNADILLA VALLEY 47
(Jan. 13 at Sidney)
UV (47)
Ryan Postma 5 0-0 13, Dylan Thomsen
1 0-0 3, Jon Schermerhorn 1 0-0 3, Ethan
Grey 3 0-0 7, Tyler Simmons 0 0-0 0, Brett
Hanslmaier 3 1-2 7, Sam Tuttle 2 0-0 4, Hank
deGlee 5 0-3 10.
Totals: 20 1-5 47.
SIDNEY (48)
Kyle Smith 0 2-2 2, Nick Meno 4 7-8 18,
Trever Dutton 0 0-0 0, Alex Hoskins 2 3-7 7,
Wyatt McKee 3 1-1 7, Zak Green 2 2-2 6,
Riley Howland 0 0-0 0, Trey Larson 3 0-0 8.
Totals: 14 15-20 48.
UV 10 12 11 14 - 47
Sidney 18 17 7 6 - 48
Three-point goals: UV 6 (Postma 3,
Thomsen, Schermerhorn, Grey); Sidney 5
(Meno 3, Larson 2).
UNATEGO 71, DEPOSIT 53
(Jan. 13 at Deposit)
UNATEGO (71)
Jared Smith 2 0-2 4, Kyle Spaulding 3 3-4
9, Austin Dunn 1 0-0 2, Tanner Winchester
9 3-6 22, Braedon Beadle 5 3-4 14, Dean
Reed 0 0-0 0, Dawson Wilsey 1 0-0 3, Derek
Beames 5 0-0 11, Jared Jones 3 0-0 6.
Totals: 29 9-16 71.
DEPOSIT (53)
Ronnie Ballard 5 3-4 13, Jaden Winans 2
0-0 5, David Schaeffer 4 1-2 9, Devin Schmitz
5 0-0 13, Tristan Tiffany 1 0-0 3, Jacob Tarbox
4 0-0 8, Jon Hollen 0 0-0 0, Tyler Shirkey 1
0-0 2.
Totals: 22 4-6 53.
Unatego 12 17 18 24 - 71
Deposit 10 19 12 12 - 53
Three-point goals: Unatego 4 (Winchester,
Beadle, Wilsey, Beames); Deposit 5 (Schmitz
3, Winans, Tiffany).
BAINBRIDGE-GUILFORD 60,
HANCOCK 33
(Jan. 13 at Hancock)
B-G (60)
Trevor Halaquist 2 1-2 6, Adam Bauerle 3
1-1 7, Bailey Green 4 0-0 8, Sean Jones 2 1-2
6, Dylan Moffitt 0 2-2 2, Ryan Jones 6 3-4 16,
Kyle Hanvey 2 0-0 4, Zach Smith 3 1-2 7, Alex
DeGroat 2 0-0 4.
Totals: 24 9-13 60.
HANCOCK (33)
Pat Hall 1 0-0 2, Lewis Hall 2 1-2 5, Ethan
Jacobs 1 0-0 2, Nick Petriella 2 0-0 4, Ryan
Slatcher 4 0-0 9, Ryan Tooley 4 3-5 11, Greg
Tan 0 0-0 0, Derrick Shaffer 0 0-0 0, Nick
Dupuis 0 0-0 0.
Totals: 14 4-7 33.
B-G 13 12 14 21 - 60
Hancock 16 2 8 7 - 33
Three-point goals: B-G 3 (Halaquist, S.
Jones, R. Jones); Hancock 1 (Slatcher).
CHERRY VALLEY-SPRINGFIELD 55,
GILBERTSVILLE-MOUNT UPTON 38
(Jan. 14 at G-MU)
CV-S (55)
Nick Mills 0 0-0 0, Eric Loucks 3 0-0 7,
Jake Spencer 6 7-11 19, Ryan Jaquay 3 0-0
6, Cameron Hull 0 2-4 2, Ben Drugatz 4 2-7
10, Scott Plows 4 1-4 9, Karl Johansen 1 0-0
2, William Murnion 0 0-0 0, Zach O’Connor
0 0-0 0.
Totals: 21 12-26 55.
G-MU (38)
Hunter Lockwood 1 2-3 5, Devon Fitch 0
0-0 0, Nathan Winans 1 0-2 2, Matt Lyons 0
0-0 0, Matt Ward 0 0-0 0, Matt Delaney 2 0-0
6, Colin Wind 2 2-4 6, Nathan Fuller 0 0-0 0,
Mickenson Clune 2 3-3 7, Nate O’Hara 4 2-4
12.
Totals: 12 9-16 38.
CV-S 6 20 10 19 - 55
G-MU 6 13 9 10 - 38
Three-point goals: CV-S 1 (Loucks); G-MU
5 (Lockwood, Delaney 2, O’Hara 2).
FRANKLIN 58, SCHENEVUS 32
(Jan. 14 at Franklin)
SCHENEVUS (32)
Zach Schallert 0 0-0 0, Brian Craig 0 0-0
0, Dominic Hanus 0 0-0 0, Matt O’dell 0 0-0
0, Jordan Burton 1 2-2 4, Kyle Darling 2 1-4
7, AC Cline 0 0-0 0, Corey Roseboom 2 2-4
6, Jacob Darling 5 5-12 15. TOTALS: 10 1022 32.
FRANKLIN (58)
Derek Beers 11 2-2 28, Max Carey 5 1-1
12, Dustin McNeilly , Kyle Martin 1 0-0 2,
Turner Thies 1 0-0 3, K.C. Jacobson 0 0-0 0,
Billy Davis 5 3-4 13, Logan Miller 0 0-0 0.
Totals: 23 6-7 58.
Schenevus 7 5 13 7 - 32
Franklin 18 12 8 20 - 58
Three-point goals: Schenevus 2 (K.
Darling); Franklin 6 (Beers 4, Thies, Carey).
SOUTH KORTRIGHT 64,
BAINBRIDGE-GUILFORD 44
(Jan 14 at SK)
B-G (44)
Trevor Halaquist 1 0-0 3, Adam Bauerle
1 0-0 2, Bailey Green 4 3-4 13, Sean Jones
0 0-3 0, Ryan Jones 2 1-2 5, Kyle Hanvey 0
0-0 0, Zach Smith 6 4-8 18, Alex DeGroat 1
1-2 3.
Totals: 15 9-19 44.
SOUTH KORTRIGHT (64)
Ryan Sluiter 3 0-0 8, Brandon Porter 1 0-0
3, Ty Lamport 8 7-10 24, Griff Metzko 6 1-2
13, Dan Muriello 0 0-0 0, Ed Newman 1 0-0
2, Tom Newman 1 1-2 3, Brett Post 1 0-0 2,
Andrew Post 1 0-1 2, Sam Fabrykiewicz 2 1-1
5, Ethan Kanarek 0 0-0 0, Ty Palmatier 0 0-0
0, Bruce Dunckle 1 0-0 2.
Totals: 21 10-16 64.
B-G 4 11 9 20 - 44
SK 15 14 21 14 - 64
Three-point goals: B-G 5 (Green 2,
Halaquist, Z. Smith 2); SK 4 (Sluiter 2, Porter,
Lamport).
DELHI 58, UNATEGO 52
(Jan. 15 at Unatego)
DELHI (58)
Ben Branigan 1 0-0 2, Alex Cantwell 1 2-2
4, Max Hulbert 0 5-8 5, Nate Denison 1 0-0
2, Connor Gioffe 1 6-9 8, Nate Craft 3 2-4 8,
Cody Brewster 2 0-0 4, Brandon Lein 4 0-0 8,
Matt Ennist 6 5-6 17.
Totals: 19 20-29 58.
UNATEGO (52)
Jared Smith 1 0-6 2, Kyle Spaulding 5
2-5 12, Tanner Winchester 5 0-3 10, Braedon
Beadle 2 3-4 7, Dean Reed 0 1-2 1, Dawson
Wilsey 0 1-2 1, Derek Beames 2 2-2 6, Jared
Jones 4 4-6 13.
Totals: 19 13-30 52.
Delhi 12 10 9 27 - 58
Unatego 11 18 10 13 - 52
Three-point goals: Unatego 1 (Jones).
SIDNEY 70, AFTON 43
(Jan. 16 at Afton)
SIDNEY (70)
Kyle Smith 2 0-0 4, Nick Meno 7 0-0 16,
Brandon Bessett 0 0-0 0, Anthony Ruling 1
1-2 4, Kyle McMillan 0 0-0 0, Trever Dutton
1 0-0 2, Alex Hoskins 6 3-4 16, Wyatt McKee
8 4-8 20, Tom Hoskins 0 0-0 0, Zak Green 0
2-2 2, Riley Howland 0 0-0 0, Trey Larson 2
2-2 6.
Totals: 27 12-18 70.
AFTON (43)
Darien Heath 6 0-2 15, Deion Oakley 3
0-0 6, Caleb Stulir 0 2-2 2, Jared Harp 0 0-0
0, Joe DeVona 1 0-0 2, Conor Graven-Briggs
1 0-0 3, Tyler Burns 1 0-0 2, Shain McGovern
0 0-0 0 Dallas Ellis 0 0-0 0, Kyle Hinman 4
5-8 13.
Totals: 16 7-12 43.
Sidney 11 27 20 12 - 70
Afton 14 4 16 9 - 43
Three-point field goals: Sidney 4 (Meno 2,
Ruling, A. Hoskins); Afton (Heath 3, GravenBriggs).
BAINBRIDGE-GUILFORD 43, DEPOSIT 38
(Jan. 16 at B-G)
DEPOSIT (38)
Ronnie Ballard 4 2-4 11, Jaden Winans
1 2-4 4, David Schaeffer 5 3-9 13, Devin
Schmitz 1 0-0 2, Tristan Tiffany 1 0-0 3, Jacob
Tarbox 2 0-0 5, Jon Hollen 0 0-0 0, Tyler
Shirkey 0 0-0 0.
Totals: 14 7-17 38.
B-G (43)
Trevor Halaquist 0 0-0 0, Adam Bauerle 3
3-5 9, Bailey Green 3 0-1 8, Sean Jones 1 0-0
2, Dylan Moffitt 0 0-0 0, Ryan Jones 5 4-4 16,
Kyle Hanvey 0 0-0 0, Zach Smith 3 0-0 8, Alex
DeGroat 0 0-0 0.
Totals: 15 7-10 43.
Deposit 9 17 4 8 - 38
B-G 9 11 10 13 - 43
Three-point goals: Deposit 3 (Ballard,
Tiffany, Tarbox); B-G 6 (Smith 2, R. Jones 2,
Green 2).
ALEX HOSKINS blocks a Unadilla Valley shot in
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MILFORD 67, FRANKLIN 57
(Jan. 16 at Franklin)
MILFORD (67)
Blake Elliott 1 0-0 2, Max Lang 4 2-4 10,
Peyton Griffiths 10 5-5 26, Will Ward 3 0-0 8,
Paul VanWarner 0 0-0 0, Brian Atwell 2 0-0 4,
Jake Tabor 7 4-5 17.
Totals: 27 11-14 67.
FRANKLIN (57)
Derek Beers 9 0-0 20, Max Carey 4 0-0
11, Kyle Martin 3 0-0 7, Turner Thies 3 0-0 7,
K.C. Jacobson 1 0-0 2, Billy Davis 4 2-2 10.
Totals: 24 2-2 57.
Milford 16 16 20 16 - 67
Franklin 25 6 16 10 - 57
Three-point goals: Milford 3 (Griffiths,
Ward 2); Franklin 7 (Beers 2, Carey 3, Martin,
Thies).
GILBERTSVILLE-MT. UPTON 50,
WORCESTER 24
(Jan. 16 at G-MU)
WORCESTER (24)
Ben Starr 0 0-0 0, Ryan Perrillo 3 1-2 7,
Riley Powers 0 0-0 0, Ian Young 0 0-0 0, Tanner
Murphey 0 0-0 0, Stephen Griffith 2 0-2 4,
Nathan Fancher 1 0-0 3, Nathan Powers 2 0-0
4, Chris Branigan 0 0-0 0, Carson Pochkar 3
0-0 6, Mark Keenan 0 0-0 0.
Totals: 11 1-4 24.
G-MU (50)
Hunter Lockwood 2 5-8 10, Devon Fitch
1 0-0 2, Nathan Winans 1 0-0 2, Matt Lyons
0 0-0 0, Matt Ward 1 0-0 2, Matt Delaney 2
0-0 6, Colin Wind 3 2-2 8, Nathan Fuller 1 2-4
4, Mickenson Clune 7 0-0 14, Nate O’Hara 1
0-0 2.
Totals: 19 9-14 50.
Worcester 8 3 4 9 - 24
G-MU 14 12 18 6 - 50
Three-point goals: Worcester 1 (Fancher);
G-MU 3 (Lockwood, Delaney 2).
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
GILBERTSVILLE-MOUNT UPTON 31,
CHERRY VALLEY-SPRINGFIELD 22
G-MU (31)
Maggie Clune 0 0-0 0, Katie Schultes 1
0-0 3, Tayler Nichols 0 4-8 4, Meghan Meers
3 2-4 8, Jenna Bakhuizen 1 0-0 2, Christina
Hawkins 3 1-2 7, Kelsey Ross 2 2-5 7.
Totals: 10 5-19 31.
CV-S (22)
Kaylie Yerdon 1 1-1 3, Emily McDermott
1 0-3 3, Nichole Decker 0 0-0 0, Miranda
Stocking 2 4-9 8, Bryanna James 0 0-0 0,
Jordan Zaccagnino 2 1-4 5, Shannon Sears
0 0-0 0, Althea Prime 0 0-2 0, Morgan
Westerman 1 0-0 3, Nicole Deselets 0 0-0 0.
Totals: 8 6-19 22.
G-MU ….. 5 9 7 10 - 31
CV-S ….. 7 11 2 2 - 22
Three-point goals: G-MU 2 (Schultes,
Ross); CV-S 2 (McDermott, Westerman).
SCHENEVUS 53, FRANKLIN 23
(Jan. 13 at Schenevus)
FRANKLIN (23)
Jess Downin 1 0-0 2, Paige Fairchilds 0
0-0 0, Kirsten Brownell 1 0-0 2, Sabra Warner
1 0-4 0, Mariah McNeilly 6 2-4 14, Alicia
DeSilva 0 0-0 0, Ali Eichler 0 0-0 0, Malorie
Jordan 1 1-3 3, Macy Jordan 1 0-0 2.
Totals: 10 3-11 23.
SCHENEVUS (53)
Dani Ost 1 1-2 3, Mary Hernandez 3 0-0
6, Jen Walke 1 0-0 2, Cici Otero 0 0-0 0, Mimi
Teft 3 0-0 6, Megan Walke 3 0-0 6, Ashley
Sisson 1 0-0 2, Alyssa Turner 5 9-11 19,
Alexis Sisson 0 0-0 0, Dani Teft 4 1-2 9.
Totals: 21 11-15 53.
Franklin 2 11 5 5 - 23
Schenevus 11 15 12 15 - 53
Three-point goals: none.
AFTON’S DEION OAKLEY tries to drive around
Sidney’s Zak Green in Sidney’s victory Friday night.
BAINBRIDGE-GUILFORD 55,
HANCOCK 37
(Jan. 13 at Hancock)
B-G (55)
Shayla Baldwin 0 0-0 0, Megan Ferrara
0 0-0 0, Abigail Selfridge 3 1-2 7, Marissa
Thornton 1 0-0 2, Casey Davis 1 0-0 2,
Morgan Bullis 4 8-12 16, Cadi Barber 1 1-2
3, Darcy McElligott 0 0-0 0, Morgan Gormley
, Rebecca Reyes 2 1-1 6, Megan Palmatier 5
1-2 11, Taylor Palmatier 4 0-0 8.
Totals: 21 12-19 55.
HANCOCK (37)
Ashley Drake 0 3-4 3, Alexis Houghton
2 1-2 5, Megan Hunter 4 3-8 12, Natasha
Picozzi 1 0-0 2, Elizabeth Simpson 1 1-2 3,
Caitlyn Smith 1 1-2 3, Andrea Wadeson 1 0-3
2, Jessica Worzel 3 1-4 7.
Totals: 13 10-25 37.
B-G 19 14 14 8 - 55
Hancock 7 11 9 10 - 37
Three-point goals: B-G 1 (Reyes);
Hancock 1 (Hunter).
DELHI 51, HARPURSVILLE 38
(Jan. 14 at Delhi)
HARPURSVILLE (38)
Carissa Warren 1 1-3 3, Paige Mealick
0 0-0 0, Shelby Medovich 4 5-5 14, Abigail
Miller 0 0-0 0, Mackenzie Havens 0 0-1 0,
Rachel Ballard 4 3-3 11, Sarah Miller 3 3-8 9,
Payton Woloszyn 0 1-2 1.
Totals: 12 13-22 38.
DELHI (51)
Meghan McAteer 1 0-0 2, Logan Bruce 7
1-4 15, Olivia Wakin 0 0-0 0, Allie Heavey 0
0-0 0, Kaitlynn Finch 1 2-2 4, Tianna Blake
3 0-0 6, Karlye Heavey 0 0-0 0, Adelena
Sackett 1 4-4 6, Allyce McIntosh 1 0-0 2, Inda
Gillette 2 0-0 5, Hannah Morley 0 0-0 0, Kayla
Spangenberg 2 5-6 9, Allison Hannigan 0 2-2
2, Mercedes Wakin 0 0-0 0.
Totals: 18 14-18 51.
H’ville 5 13 11 9 - 38
Delhi 15 11 14 11 - 51
Three-point goals: H’ville 1 (Medovich);
Delhi 1 (Gillette).
UNATEGO 68, DEPOSIT 42
(Jan. 14 at Deposit)
UNATEGO (68)
Cassidy Frazier 1 0-0 2, Beth Carey 1 0-0
2, Bailey Faulkner 3 0-2 6, Megan Faulkner
3 0-0 6, Samantha Pikaard 8 0-0 17, Emily
Slawson 2 0-0 4, Cassidy Newman 6 0-0 12,
Hezel Haehnel 5 1-3 11, Korrin Barber 2 0-0
4, Mariah Sullivan 2 0-2 4.
Totals: 33 1-7 68.
DEPOSIT (42)
Catherine Bush 3 1-2 8, Kylie Papagelos
4 0-0 11, Olivia Strauss 2 0-0 4, Chloe
Bergman 0 0-0 0, Remington Doty 0 0-0 0,
Brooke Murphy 5 0-0 11, Megan Faulkner 0
0-0 0, Janai Cornwell 2 0-0 6, Nicole Seymour
1 0-0 2.
Totals: 17 1-2 42.
Unatego 19 16 19 14 - 68
Deposit 11 10 12 9 - 42
Three-point goals: Unatego 1 (Pikaard);
Deposit 7 (Bush, Papagelos 3, Murphy,
Cornwell 2).
BATTLE FOR A LOOSE BALL…Afton’s Deion Oakley
and Sidney’s Trever Dutton scramble for a loose ball in
the Warriors’ victory Friday night.
1 1-2 3.
Totals: 23 6-15 52.
Afton 5 3 6 5 - 19
Greene 13 16 9 14 - 52
Three-point goals: Afton 2 (Coss 2).
HARPURSVILLE 45, OXFORD 20
(Jan. 15 at H’ville)
OXFORD (20)
Raigen Ehly 2 0-2 4, Sara Hodge 1 0-0
2, Sarah Pratt 1 0-0 2, Heather Ryan 3 0-2 6,
Rachel Seiler 2 0-2 6.
Totals 9 0-6 20.
HARPURSVILLE (45)
Rachel Ballard 4 0-0 8, Mackenzie
Havens 2 0-4 6, Emily Hunt 1 0-0 2, Paige
Mealick 0 0-0 0, Shelby Medovich 7 4-8 18,
Abigail Miller 0 0-0 0, Sarah Miller 1 3-6 5,
Cassie Rincavage 1 0-0 2, Allison Storrs 0 0-0
0, Carissa Warren 1 0-0 2, Payton Woloszyn
1 0-0 2.
Totals 18 7-18 45.
Oxford 6 2 3 9 – 20
H’ville 18 12 10 5 - 45
Three-point goals: Oxford 2 (Seiler 2),
H’ville 2 (Mackenzie Havens 2).
BAINBRIDGE-GUILFORD 78, DEPOSIT 25
(Jan. 15 at B-G)
DEPOSIT (25)
Catherine Bush 1 1-4 3, Kylie Papagelos 1
0-0 3, Olivia Strauss 1 0-0 2, Chloe Bergman
0 0-1 0, Remington Doty 1 0-2 2, Brooke
Murphy 2 5-8 9, Janai Cornwell 0 2-5 2, Nicole
Seymour 0 0-0 0, Megan Faulkner 2 0-2 4.
Totals: 8 8-22 25.
B-G (78)
Shayla Baldwin 0 0-0 0, Megan Ferrara
3 0-1 6, Abigail Selfridge 5 0-0 10, Marissa
Thornton 0 0-2 0, Morgan Bullis 4 2-2 10,
Cadi Barber 2 0-0 4, Darcy McElligott 2 0-0 4,
Rebecca Reyes 7 0-0 16, Megan Palmatier 7
2-4 16, Taylor Palmatier 6 0-1 12.
Totals: 36 4-10 78.
Deposit 3 11 2 9 - 25
B-G 24 15 27 12 - 78
Three-point goals: Deposit 1 (Papagelos);
B-G 2 (Reyes 2).
UNATEGO 39, DELHI 37
DELHI (37)
Meghan McAteer 0 1-2 1, Logan Bruce 5
0-0 10, Olivia Wakin 0 0-0 0, Allie Heavey 0
0-0 0, Kaitlynn Finch 4 1-3 9, Tianna Blake
1 1-2 3, Karlye Heavey 1 1-1 3, Adelena
Sackett 3 2-4 8, Allyce McIntosh 0 1-3 1,
Kayla Spangenberg 0 1-2 1, Allison Hannigan
0 1-2 1, Mercedes Wakin 0 0-0 0.
Totals: 14 9-19 37.
UNATEGO (39)
Bailey Faulkner 3 4-6 10, Jenna Bullis 0
0-0 0, Megan Faulkner 2 2-7 6, Samantha
Pikaard 1 2-2 4, Emily Slawson 0 0-0 0,
Cassidy Newman 2 5-8 9, Hezel Haehnel 4
0-1 8, Mariah Sullivan 1 0-1 2.
Totals: 13 13-25 39.
Delhi 5 4 15 13 - 37
Unatego 10 13 5 11 - 39
(Continued on Page 11)
SIDNEY 55, UNADILLA VALLEY 40
(Jan. 14 at Sidney)
UV (40)
Sierra Badger 4 1-1 9, Breanna Christian
2 5-7 10, Hunter Lakin 2 0-0 4, Shannon
McIntyre 0 4-5 4, Hannah Lazarus 4 0-1 8,
Kayleigh Fairchild 0 0-0 0, Emily Anderson
0 0-0 0, Shelby Meade 2 1-4 5, Michaela
Williams 0 0-0 0, Gina DelSontro 0 0-0 0.
Totals: 14 11-18 40.
SIDNEY (55)
Mackensie Gravelin 1 0-0 2, Kailyn Gravel
3 2-4 9, Jenna McDonald 7 3-3 17, Taylor
Barns 1 0-0 2, Carolee Pierce 1 0-0 2, Larissa
Eccleston 0 0-0 0, Connor Decker 2 0-0 4,
Tegan Howard 1 3-4 5, Jolene Krom 4 2-5 14,
Hailey Newell 0 0-0 0.
Totals: 20 10-16 55.
UV 4 17 10 9 - 40
Sidney 28 13 7 7 - 55
Three-point goals: UV 1 (Christian);
Sidney 5 (Gravel, Krom 4).
GREENE 52, AFTON 19
(Jan. 14 at Greene)
AFTON (19)
Shakari Coss 3 0-6 8, Paige Polizzi 0 0-0
0, Jada DeCamp 0 0-0 0, Keegan Winans 0
0-0 0, Bailey Sherman 2 1-2 5, Tanya Hatton 1
0-0 2, Tristan VanValkenburgh 0 0-0 0, Brittany
Palmetier 1 0-0 2, Alex Alford 1 0-0 2.
Totals: 8 1-8 19.
GREENE (52)
Kathleen Hanrahan 0 0-0 0, Kristie
Haskell 2 2-2 6, Alyssa Sands 6 0-3 12,
Emily Montelione 3 1-2 7, Maria Brown 0 0-0
0, Nicole Flohr 2 0-0 4, Madeline Brink 1 0-0
2, Margo McDermott 0 0-0 0, Audrey Platta 2
0-0 4, Katie Carey 6 2-6 14, Laura Montelione
SIDNEY’S TAYLOR BARNES tries to take the ball
away from an Afton player in the Warriors’ victory Friday
night.
Box Scores
(Continued from Page 10)
Three-point goals: None.
SIDNEY 62, AFTON 29
(Jan. 16 at Afton)
SIDNEY (62)
Mackensie Gravelin 3 0-0 7, Kailyn
Gravel 2 0-0 4, Jenna McDonald 5 1-1 11,
Taylor Barns 4 1-2 9, Carolee Pierce 3 6-8
12, Connor Decker 3 3-4 9, Tegan Howard 1
0-0 2, Jolene Krom 2 2-2 8, Hailey Newell 0
0-1 0.
Totals: 23 13-18 62.
AFTON (29)
Shakari Coss 6 1-7 14, Paige Polizzi 2 3-5
7, Keegan Winans 0 2-2 2, Bailey Sherman 0
2-5 2, Brittany Palmetier 1 1-2 3, Alex Alford
0 1-2 1.
Totals: 9 10-23 29.
Sidney 26 17 6 13 - 62
Afton 12 7 4 6 - 29
Three-point goals: Sidney 3 (Gravelin,
Krom 2); Afton 1 (Coss).
MILFORD 62, FRANKLIN 35
(Jan. 16 at Milford)
FRANKLIN (35)
Jess Downin 0 0-0 0, Kirsten Brownell
2 0-0 4, Sabra Warner 5 0-2 10, Mariah
McNeilly 3 11-16 18, Alicia DeSilva 1 0-0 2,
Ali Eichler 0 0-0 0, Malorie Jordan 0 0-1 0,
Macy Jordan 0 1-2 1.
Totals: 11 12-21 35.
MILFORD (62)
Kaley Kiser 1 0-0 2, Emilie Mertz 0 0-0
0, Rileigh Griffiths 3 2-4 10, Taylor Olmsted 6
2-5 14, Savannah Eckberg 3 1-2 7, Mataiah
Waters 2 0-0 4, Addy Lawson 7 0-1 17, Dawn
Simmons 2 0-0 4, Abby Freer 2 0-0 4.
Totals: 26 5-12 62.
Franklin 4 9 15 7 - 35
Milford 7 25 20 10 - 62
Three-point goals: Franklin 1 (McNeilly);
Milford 5 (Griffiths 2, Lawson 3).
WORCESTER 37,
GILBERTSVILLE-MOUNT UPTON 24
(Jan. 16 at Worcester)
G-MU (24)
Maggie Clune 0 0-0 0, Katie Schultes 1
0-0 3, Tayler Nichols 3 2-2 8, Meghan Meers
3 3-4 9, Jenna Bakhuizen 0 0-0 0, Christina
Hawkins 2 0-0 4, Kelsey Ross 0 0-0 0, Jillian
Butts 0 0-0 0.
Totals: 9 5-6 24.
WORCESTER (37)
Monica Ridgeway 3 1-3 7, Krystal Clement
0 0-0 0, Alice Spina 0 0-0 0, Madison Wright
1 2-2 5, Jamie Thompson 6 0-0 12, Jessie
Thompson 3 2-5 8, Lauren Eichler 0 0-0 0,
Alexia Massaroni 2 1-2 5, Christina Clements
0 0-0 0.
Totals: 15 6-12 37.
G-MU 7 0 6 11 - 24
Worcester 13 10 13 1 - 37
Three-point goals: G-MU 1 (Schultes);
Worcester 1 (Wright).
WRESTLING
BAINBRIDGE-GUILFORD/
AFTON/HARPURSVILLE 57, TIOGA 15
(Jan. 13 at H’ville)
99: John Worthing (T) pinned Evan Hyzer,
4:58. 106: Austin Lamb (T) dec. Cody Ferrara,
2-0. 113: Hayden Lewis (B-G/A/H) won by
forfeit. 120: Chris Cirigliano (B-G/A/H) dec.
Collin Eston, 6-0. 126: Ryan McMahon (B-G/
A/H) pinned Max Johnson, 3:44. 132: Ben
Bivar (B-G/A/H) dec. John Noe, 11-6. 138:
Jesse Manuel (T) pinned Shane Hoover, 1:57.
145: Jake Andrews (B-G/A/H) pinned Scott
Franks, 1:15. 152: Madison Hoover (B-G/A/H)
pinned Brad Jump, 4:43. 160: Austin Carr
(B-G/A/H) pinned Aaron DiMarco, 1:58.
170: Colby Foster (B-G/A/H) pinned Noah
Schumacher, 3:55. 182: Mitchell Weist (B-G/
A/H) dec. Matt Jump, 6-3. 195: no match. 220:
Brock Weist (B-G/A/H) pinned Peter Kuhlman,
1:10. 285: Dylan Mondore (B-G/A/H) pinned
D.J. Hartman, :24.
UNATEGO 42, SIDNEY 27
99 pounds: No match; 106: No match;
113: Korbin Valentine (S) won by forfeit; 120:
Jordan Byrnes (S) won by forfeit; 126: Austin
Ryan (U) tech. fall Reed Scott, 1:37; 132:
David Gannon (S) pinned Trevor Winchester,
2:49; 138: Trenton Gloeckler (U) pinned Dylan
Scott, :35; 145: Tristan Knutsen (U) won by
forfeit; 152: Jake DeJoy (U) won by forfeit;
160: No match; 170: Dylan Gifford (S) dec.
Nathan Wilsey, 7-4; 182: Ryan Marszal (U)
won by forfeit; 195: Riley Hanrahan (U) won
by forfeit; 220: Ethan Barber (U) won by forfeit;
285: Austin Dean (S) pinned Jacob Morrison,
1:30.
WALTON 54, UNATEGO 24
(Jan. 14 at Walton)
99: Caleb Robinson (W) won by forfeit;
106: Jarrett Offnick (W) won by forfeit; 113: No
match; 120: No match; 126: Logan Robinson
(W) won by forfeit; 132: Josh Johnson (W)
pinned Trevor Winchester, 2:45; 138: Dylan
Wood (W) pinned Trenton Gloeckler, 3:41;
145: Dakota Coffey (W) won by forfeit; 152:
Bailey Wood (W) pinned Tristan Knutsen,
1:15; 160: John MacRabie (W) won by forfeit;
170: Dawson Beers (W) won by forfeit; 182:
Ryan Marszal (U) pinned Quinn Harby, 2:35;
195: Nathan Wilsey (U) won by forfeit; 220:
Riley Hanrahan (U) won by forfeit; 285: Jacob
BAILEY SHERMAN drives to the hoop in Afton’s loss
at Greene last week.
(Photo By Pete Mansheffer)
AFTON’S ALEX ALFORD (35) attempts to block
Greene’s Katie Carey’s shot in the Crimson Knights’
loss last week.
Morrison (U) won by forfeit.
BAINBRIDGE-GUILFORD/
AFTON/HARPURSVILLE 42,
UNION-ENDICOTT 31
(Jan. 15 at U-E)
99: Dan Hyzer (B-G/A/H) dec. Owen
Harvey, 6-2. 106: Cody Ferrara (B-G/A/H)
dec. Rick Chastine, 12-9. 113: Chris Cirigliano
(B-G/A/H) pinned Louie Buttino, 1:36. 120:
Ryan McMahon (B-G/A/H) dec. Grant
Gannon, 7-5. 126: Nate Wetzelberg (U-E)
maj. dec. Kevin Hubbard, 10-2. 132: Ben Bivar
(B-G/A/H) pinned Mikey Carr, 2:48. 138: Zack
Bendick (U-E) pinned Shane Hoover, 4:27.
145: Tristan Martin (U-E) dec. Jake Andrews,
4-3. 152: Madison Hoover (B-G/A/H) dec. Kyle
VanAuken, 9-2. 160: Shalik Napoleon pinned
Austin Carr, 4:52. 170: Zack Martin (U-E) won
by forfeit. 182: Colby Foster (B-G/A/H) pinned
Nick Franek, 2:32. 195: Mitch Weist (B-G/A/H)
pinned Danny DeMorris, 1:47. 220: Dylan
Mondore (B-G/A/H) pinned Nick Lynch, 0:48.
285: Jacob Broder (U-E) won by forfeit.
SIDNEY 36, DELHI 34
(Jan. 15 at Delhi)
152: Trey Mostert (D) won by forfeit; 160:
Dylan Gifford (S) pinned Brenden Cairns,
1:15; 170: Cullen LaFever (D) won by forfeit;
182: Nicholas Jump (S) pinned Manny
Triarsi, 1:10; 195: Bradley Davis (D) won by
forfeit; 220: No match; 285: Austin Dean (S)
won by forfeit; 99: No match; 106: No match;
113: Korbin Valentine (S) won by forfeit; 120:
Jordan Byrnes (S) won by forfeit; 126: Mike
Bryden (D) major dec. David Gannon, 13-5;
132: Reed Scott (S) won by forfeit; 138: Dylan
Peck (D) pinned Dylan Scott, 1:07; 145: Mike
Scarimbolo (D) won by forfeit.
KAITLYN GRAVEL blocks a Unadilla Valley shot in
Sidney’s 55-40 victory last week.
GIVE AND GO…Jenna McDonald hands off to Jolene
Krom in Sidney’s victory over Unadilla Valley last week.
RED DEVIL INVITATIONAL
(Jan. 17 at Vernon-Verona-Sherrill)
Team scores: 1, Central Valley 217; 2,
Mexico 209.5; 3, Camden 167; 4, VernonVerona-Sherrill 136.5; 5, Dolgeville 133; 6,
Bainbridge-Guilford/Afton/Harpursville 128;
7, Morrisville-Eaton 82; 8, Whitesboro 75.5;
9, Windsor 53; 10, Central Square 51; 11,
Warrensburgh 47.5; 12, Massena 38; 13,
Little Falls 29; 14, Poland 23; 15, Oswego
22; 16, Otselic Valley 21; 17, Beaver River
18; 18, New Hartford 9; 19, Oneida 4; 20,
Cooperstown 0; 20, Schalmont 0.
(B-G/A/H results only)
CHAMPIONSHIPS
113: Theo Powers (Mex) dec. Chris
Cirigliano (B-G/A/H) 2-1.
132: Ben Bivar (B-G/A/H) dec. Daniel Fox
(Dol) 3-2 OT.
152: Madison Hoover (B-G/A/H) dec.
Jason Colon (VVS) 4-3.
CONSOLATIONS
145: Lane Oehler (War) dec. Jacob
Andrews (B-G/A/H) 3-0.
160: Austin Carr (B-G/A/H) dec. Trevor
Simzer (M-E) 8-7.
220: Sonny Cacciatorre (CV) pinned
Dylan Mondore (B-G/A/H) 1:38.
FIFTH-PLACE
106: Cody Ferrara (B-G/A/H) pinned
Emerson Pratt (NH) 2:50.
SEMIFINALS
113: Chris Cirigliano (B-G/A/H) pinned
Neiko Scarano (LF) 3:02.
132: Ben Bivar (B-G/A/H) dec. Bryce
Cipollone (VVS) 5-4.
145: Garrett Mitchell (Cam) dec. Jacob
Andrews (B-G/A/H) 7-2.
152: Madison Hoover (B-G/A/H) dec.
Blake Engebretsen (CS) 7-3.
160: Jerrett Norton (CS) pinned Austin
Carr (B-G/A/H) :57.
QUARTERFINALS
106: Zack Davis (War) dec. Cody Ferrara
(B-G/A/H) 7-5.
113: Chris Cirigliano (B-G/A/H) pinned
Mark Delong (Osw) 1:34.
120: Tybarius Harter (Cam) dec. Ryan
McMahon (B-G/A/H) 3-0.
126: Austin Vanderhoof (VVS) dec. Kevin
Hubbard (B-G/A/H) 2-1 OT.
132: Ben Bivar (B-G/A/H) dec. Mitchell
Shambo (Mex) 4-2.
138: Andrew Coffin (CV) pinned Shane
Hoover (B-G/A/H) 5:58.
145: Jacob Andrews (B-G/A/H) dec. Fred
Schell (CV) 5-4.
152: Madison Hoover (B-G/A/H) major
dec. Ian Nagle (Dol) 9-1.
160: Austin Carr (B-G/A/H) pinned Sam
Casler (LF) 2:30.
170: Richard Lyon (Dol) pinedn Colby
Foster (B-G/A/H) 3:58.
182: Jacob Woolson (Mex) major dec.
Mitchell Weist (B-G/A/H) 12-1.
220: Sonny Cacciatorre (CV) pinned
Dylan Mondore (B-G/A/H) 3:14.
BOWLING
(Jan. 16 at Fox Bowling Center)
BOYS
BAINBRIDGE-GUILFORD 4, HANCOCK 0
Hancock (1,943): N/A.
Bainbridge-Guilford (2,513): Ed Fuller
224; Cameron Luca 226--556.
GIRLS
HANCOCK 4,
BAINBRIDGE-GUILFORD 0
Hancock (2,302): Brooke Rosengrant
232--556.
Bainbridge-Guilford (2,036): Jill Davis
436.
INDOOR TRACK
QUINNEY MEMORIAL INVITATIONAL
(Jan. 17 at Cornell)
BOYS
DIVISION II (16 teams):
1. Trumansburg 79; 3. Sidney-DelhiUnatego 62; 10. Unadilla Valley 13; 13.
Harpursville-Afton 6.
(Local finishers only)
600: 3. Dean Howard (S-D-U) 1:28.00;
1,000: 6. Declan Kottmeier (S-D-U)
2:52.25.
800 relay: 14. S-D-U (N/A) 1:48.43.
1,600 relay: 12. H-A (Tim Kelly, Kevin
Riggs, Jaymie Ticknor, Troy Mercilliott)
4:17.87.
3,200 relay: 7. S-D-U (Carson Fuller, Dean
Howard, Declan Kottmeier, Alex Padovani)
9:26.51.
High jump: 2. Tyson McCarroll (S-D-U)
6-0; 14. Kegan Kleeschulte (S-D-U) 5-2.
Long jump: 7. Tyson McCarroll (S-D-U)
18-11.25; 9. Shayne Sickler (S-D-U) 17-11.
Triple jump: 8. Tyson McCarroll (S-D-U)
38-8.75.
Pole vault: 9. Alex Padovani (S-D-U) 9-6.
GIRLS
DIVISION II (15 teams):
1. Sidney-Delhi-Unatego 93; 10.
Harpursville-Afton 13; 14. Unadilla Valley 8.
(Local finishers only)
55: 2. Mallory Stillman (S-D-U) 7.55; 8.
Julia Knapp (H-A) 7.76.
1,500 racewalk: 4. Nicole Rajner (S-D-U)
9:20.30; 11. Robyn Vernon (H-A) 10:41.58.
3,000: 13. Martha Modinger (S-D-U)
12:13.79.
Shuttle hurdle relay: 3. S-D-U (Katy
DeShaw, Emma Egli, Sandra Gannon,
Jessica Champlin) 40.18.
800 relay: 4. S-D-U (Mallory Stillman, Anna
Egli, Emma Egli, Abby Goodrich) 1:54.96.
1,600 relay: 13. S-D-U (Hayley Adams,
Alexis Gielskie, Elizabeth Thiel, Jessica
Champlin) 5:00.21.
3,200 relay: 8. S-D-U (Hezel Haehnel,
Heather Lisenby, Sandra Gannon, Leah
Haehnel) 11:20.82.
High jump: T8. Heather Lisenby (S-D-U)
4-6.
Long jump: 5. Mallory Stillman (S-D-U)
15-8; 11. Anna Egli (S-D-U) 14-11.
Shot put: T7. Cindy Kaptan (S-D-U) 29-8.
Pole vault: T5. Amelie Legg (S-D-U) 8-6.
Please send all sports
stories and photos to Pete
Mansheffer at
pmansheffer@tritownnews.
com
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a jump ball in the Crimson Knights’ loss last week.
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CHURCHES
SIDNEY
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
28 River St., Sidney
Kenneth Southworth, Pastor
Church Office: 563-8456
Parsonage: 563-1166
[email protected]
www.sidneyfbc.com
“To See Unbelieving People Become Committed
Followers of Jesus Christ”
Sunday, Jan. 25
9 a.m.- Fellowship Time; 9:30-10:30
a.m. - Classes for all ages; 10:45Noon - Gathered Worship Service in
Auditorium; 5:30-6 p.m. - Gatthered
Prayer before Annual Meeting; 6-7:30
p.m. - Annual Meeting for all members
Wednesday, Jan. 28
9 a.m. - Men’s Breakfast and Bible
Study; 6 p.m .- TeamKids Club;
6:30 p.m - Gathered Prayer Service
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL
CHURCH
1 Bridge St., Sidney • 563-1329
(across from library)
Pat Robinson, Pastor
Church Office: Tues. 8 a.m.-2 p.m.,
Thurs. & Fri. 8 a.m.-Noon
Sunday
9:30 a.m. - Bible Study; 10:30 a.m.
- Worship; 10:45 a.m. - Children’s
Sunday School; 11:30 a.m. - Coffee
Hour
First & Third Mondays
9 a.m. - Men’s Book Group
Second & Fourth Mondays
5-6:30 p.m. - Girl Scouts
Every Tuesday
10-11:30 a.m. - Yoga
First & Third Tuesdays
6-6:45 p.m. - Daisies
Every Wednesday
7 p.m.- Boy Scout Troop 99
Every Thursday
3-4:30 p.m. - Daisies
Second Thursday
4-6 p.m. - Community Soup Nite soup, sandwich, dessert and drink
SIDNEY ASSEMBLY OF GOD
Plankenhorn Rd., Sidney
[email protected]
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 and
Girls’Ministries
Wednesday
6:45 p.m. - Bible Study
SIDNEY UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
12 Liberty St., Sidney • 563-1921
Rev. Thomas Pullyblank
Office Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 12:30
p.m. Tuesday through Friday
Thursday, Jan. 22
9:30-11 a.m.- Food Bank; 7 p.m. Square Dancing
Friday, Jan. 23
4:30 p.m. - Martial Arts
Sunday, Jan. 25
9 a.m. - Sunday School; 10:15 a.m. Worship Service
Monday, Jan. 26
9:30-11:30 a.m. - Food Bank; 4:30
p.m.-Martial Arts; 7 p.m. - AA
Tuesday, Jan. 27
7 p.m. - Church Council
Wednesday, Jan. 28
6 p.m. - Bell Choir; 6:30 p.m. - Boy
Scouts; 7 p.m. - Chancel Choir
Thursday, Jan. 29
9:30-11 a.m.- Food Bank; 7 p.m. Square Dancing
ST. LUKE’S LUTHERAN CHURCH
W. Main St., Sidney • 563-1806
Rev. Ernie Varga, Pastor
607-265-3829 or cell 413-212-8202
Thursday, Jan. 22
7 p.m. - Deacon meeting
Friday, Jan. 23
Noon - Rotary
Sunday, Jan. 25
9 a.m. - Christian Education; 10 a.m.
- Traditional Service; 11 a.m. - Fellowship and Coffee; Annual Meeting
Covered Dish
Every Wednesday
11 a.m. - Study Group;
7 p.m. - Choir Rehearsal
SACRED HEART CHURCH
Liberty Street, Sidney
Saturday Mass: 5:30 p.m.
Sunday Mass: 8:30 and 10:30 a.m.
Mon. - Fri.: Daily Mass at 9 a.m.
Confessions Saturday:
4:30-5 p.m. or by appointment, call
563-1591 from 9 a.m.- noon
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. - Worship 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
Associate Pastor Levi Owens
www.cdaconline.com
Sunday
8:30 a.m. & 11 a.m.- Worship Services; 5:30-7:30 p.m. - Youth Group
Wednesday
6 p.m. - Women’s Prayer ministry;
6:30-8 p.m.- Children’s Faith Weavers; 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
607-435-7050
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
Corner of State Rt. 8 and Co. 35,
www.eastguilfordpc.org
Thursday, Jan. 22
7 p.m. - Evening Bible Study
Sunday, Jan. 25
9 a.m. - Worship
Wednesday, Jan. 28
8 a.m. - Men’s Breakfast and Bible
Study; 5:30 p.m. - “Tell the Stories
of Jesus”
Thursday, Jan. 29
7 p.m. - Evening Bible Study
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 Main St. Brick House
Speakers Bill Orr and Judy McCall
Sunday
11 a.m. - Worship
All Are Welcome - Non-denominational
UNADILLA
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
156 Main St., Unadilla
369-4630
Rev. Paul E. C. Hamilton, Pastor
Sunday, Jan. 25
10:30 a.m. - Worship; 10:50 a.m. Sunday School - New Time!; Coffee
hour following worship; Baby Shower
for baby boy McCullough
Handicapped Accessible
“Come Celebrate with Us!”
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.- Adult Sunday School; 10 a.m.
- Worship Service
Thursday
10:30 a.m. - Bible Study; Noon - Holy
Communion; 12:30 p.m. - Community
Luncheon, free will offering. All are
welcome.
Handicapped accessible.
FELLOWSHIP BAPTIST
LIGHTHOUSE CHURCH
1050 Covered Bridge Rd., Unadilla
Pastor Keith VanDewerker
369-2754
Handicapped Accessible. Nursery Available
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
6:30 p.m. - Bible Study and Prayer
UNADILLA FRIENDS CHURCH
Rogers Hollow, Unadilla
Sunday
10:30 a.m. - Morning Worship.
FIRST UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH
170 Main Street, Unadilla
607-761-6519 • www.unaumc.org
Pastor Rev. Ron Wensinger
Every Thursday
7 p.m. - AA and Al-anon meet
Every Sunday
9 a.m. - Worship Service followed by
coffee and fellowship
Monday, Friday and Saturday
11 a.m. - Noon - Food Pantry and
Clothing Pantry
Every Tuesday
6:30 p.m. - Grieving Support Group
Every Wednesday
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
Pastor Rev. Ron Wensinger
1203 Butternut Rd., Unadilla
Regular Sunday Services
10:30 a.m. - Worship Service; Sunday School
SAND HILL
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Rev. Ron Wensinger, Pastor
Sunday
10:30 a.m. - Morning Worship
1st Sunday of the month - food pantry
2nd Sunday of the month Communion
AFTON
34 Spring St., Afton • 639-2082
Gary Kubitz, Pastor
Sunday
11 a.m. - Morning Worship; coffee
and fellowship following; 11:15 a.m. Sunday School;
Wednesday
7 p.m. - Bible Study
Thursday
6 p.m. - Prayer meeting
OF AFTON
30 Caswell St., Afton • 639-1030
Christopher Prezorski, Pastor
www.fbcafton.org
Regular Sunday
9:30-11 a.m. - Morning Worship;
11 a.m. - noon - Children’s Sunday
School groups; 11:05 a.m. - Teen and
Adult Life Groups
Regular Wednesday
6:45 p.m. - Prayer and Praise
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; Bible based
Sunday School
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
ST. AGNES CATHOLIC
CHURCH OF AFTON
Fr. Darr Schoenhofen
14 Spring Street • 967-4481
Sunday
8:30 a.m. - Mass
AFTON PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Academy St., Afton • 639-2121
Sunday
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. - Sunday
School; 11 a.m.-Worship; Noon - Fellowship and Coffee Hour
Handicap Accessible
HOPE CONGREGATIONAL
CHURCH
129 Main St., Afton
Church 639-4237 • Office 226-0791
Rev. Maryann Palmetier
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)
“Come as you are!” - All Welcome
Member of NACCC. Handicap Accessible
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
10 a.m. - Worship with Children’s
Education during service
First Sunday of each Month
Communion
HIGHER GROUND CHRISTIAN
CHURCH
96 E. Main St., Afton • 639-3746
Mary Upright, Pastor
Thursday
6:30 p.m. - Bible Study and Prayer
Sunday
10:30 a.m. - Sunday Worship;
Children’s Ministries available during
service
GRACE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
967-2223 • grace4missions.com
Mike Kauffman and John Gregory,
Pastors
Sunday
9 a.m. - Worship.
Wednesday
(Except 1st Wed. of Month)
7 p.m. - Prayer Meeting
NORTH AFTON
Co. Rd. 17, Afton, NY
Sunday
10:30 a.m. - Worship.
AFTON COMMUNITY FELLOWSHIP
Community Center in Afton
Pastor Colin Gibson • 607-203-0073
Saturday
9 a.m. - meeting, all are welcome
A new Bible-believing group
GILBERTSVILLE
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
113 Marion Ave., Gilbertsville
Pastor Mark Piedmonte
783-2867 • Like us on Facebook
[email protected]
Office Hours: Tues. 10 a.m.-noon;
Wed.-Fri.by appt.; Sat. 10-2
Saturday
10 a.m. - Noon (or by appt.)- Lamb’s
Rack FREE Clothing Closet;
Every Sunday
2nd Thursday of Month
Senior Moments - Programs of interest for senior citizens
The church is handicapped accessible.
GILBERTSVILLE BAPTIST
CHURCH
Commercial and Elm Sts.
(607)783-2993 Church
Rev. Kurt Funke, Pastor
Cell 316-3056
Office Hours: Tues. 9-noon; or by
appointment
Saturday, Jan. 24
11 a.m. -1:30 p.m. - Soup and Sandwich luncheon
Sunday, Jan. 25
9:30 a.m. - Morning Worship; Sunday
school for children
Tuesday, Jan. 27
9-11 a.m. - Coffee Fellowship
Wednesday, Jan. 28
10 a.m. - Choir practice at FPC; 3:15
p.m. - Joy Club at NLFH
We are handicap accessible.
OTEGO
OTEGO PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
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
8 Church Street • 988-2866
Pastor Rev. Emily Huyge
Sunday
11 a.m.- Worship
Elevator Access to all levels.
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
9:15 a.m. - Treadwell service; 10:45
a.m. - Franklin service; followed by
coffee hour; sermon titled “Trust God
and Avoid Decision Fatigue” based
on 1 Corinthians 7:29-31
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
CHRIST CHURCH
38 Marion Ave., Gilbertsville 7832267
[email protected]
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
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
BAINBRIDGE
UNATEGO COMMUNITY CHURCH
Brian Cutting, Pastor
Office: 369-7425
[email protected]
Saturday
11 a.m .- 1 p.m .- Otego Food Pantry
open; 6:30-10 p.m. - YFC Youth Center in Unadilla, 16 Watson St. open
Sunday
10:30 a.m. - Worship at Otego building (290 Main St.); with contemporary and traditional music, relevant
and biblical message, nursery and
JAM Junior Church for kid age 4-5th
grade during the message
12 S. Main St., Bainbridge
967-8034 • www.bainbridgefbc.com
Wendy Depew Partelow, Pastor
Office hours on Wednesdays.
For appt. phone 315-750-0997.
Church is handicapped accessible through the
back door.
Sunday
10 a.m.- Worship
Wednesday
Noon - 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.
Rev. Thomas Margrave
Pat Hawkins. Sr. Warden 895-6437
Sue Shove, Jr. Warden 639-2065
Regular Sunday Services
8 a.m. and 10 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
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH BAINBRIDGE
Rev. Diarmuid O’Hara, Pastor
967-8021
www.ChristianChurchesOnline.com/
firstpresbyterianbainbridge
Thursday & Saturday
10 a.m. - 1 p.m.; New Beginnings
Thrift Store open
Sunday
8:45 a.m. - Adult Sunday School;
AREA
WELLS BRIDGE BAPTIST
David Steensma, Pastor
7 Church St., Wells Bridge
607-988-7090
Regular Sunday
9:45 a.m. - Sunday School;
Wednesday
7 p.m. - Prayer and Bible Study
MOUNT UPTON
Rev. Brandilynne Craver
Sunday
11 a.m. - Worship Service.
First Sunday: Holy Communion
Third Sunday: Prayers for Healing
1st & 3rd Sat.; 2nd & 4th Wed.
Food Pantry Open
11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF
MOUNT UPTON
Chester N. Shew, Pastor • 764-8361
Thursday
7 p.m. - Bible Study
Sunday
9:45 a.m. - Sunday School
10:45 a.m. - Worship Service
HARPURSVILLE
Sue Shields, Pastor
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
Thursday
Sundays
9:45 a.m. - Adult Sunday School;
11 a.m. - Worship Service, Children’s
Sunday School
GUILFORD UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
Co. Rte. 35, Main St., Guilford
Sunday
9:15 a.m. - Worship Service. Communion third Sunday of the month.
Tuesday and Thursday
9 a.m. - noon & 1-3 p.m. - Our Daily
Bread Food Pantry, 895-6387 or 8956325 for application and information
COVENTRY UNITED METHODIST
607-316-7546
Sunday
9 a.m. - Morning Worship and Sunday School, young family friendly;
fellowship and coffee hour follows.
COVENTRYVILLE
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL UCC
Pastor Joyce Besemer
113 Co. Rt. 27, Bainbridge
Regular Sunday
10:30 a.m. - Worship and Sunday
School; coffee hour
Regular Wednesday
6:30 p.m. - Bible study; Quilt Group
Regular Friday
6:30 p.m. - Quilt Group
TRUE LIFE CHRISTIAN CHURCH
www.truelifechristianchurch.org
2899 St. Hwy. 206, Bainbridge, NY
(Coventryville)
Pastor Karl Slifee, Sr.
Ph. 656-7619, Cell: 607-343-4743
Assoc. Pastor Harold Harris
Ph. 656-7833, Cell: 607-316-8144
Regular Sunday
9:30-10:15 a.m. - Sunday School;
10:30 a.m. - noon - Worship; Fellowship after church
Wednesday
7 p.m. - Bible study, prayer meeting
Second Saturday of Every Month
7 a.m. - Men’s Prayer breakfast
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
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Bone Marrow Donor to Speak
To Butternut Valley Grange
FROM THE PASTOR’S PEN
Reject the Pessimistic Obsession with Violence
By Pastor Thomas Pullyblank
Sidney United Methodist Church
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now
the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface
of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.
And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. God
saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the
darkness. God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called
“night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the
first day.
Read any of the earliest stories from other civilizations around
the world, and one of the first things you might notice is the
striking absence of violence in the Judeo-Christian story.
In the Babylonian creation account, the hero-god Marduk
kills the crab-like being Tiamat and uses her body to shape the
world. In the Greek story, divine Zeus murders his father Cronus
and brings order to a chaotic universe, made so by war among
the previous generation of immortals. In Egypt, the violence
of the Isis/Osiris/Horus/Set/Napthys family drama shaped the
character of Egyptian civilization for millennia.
True, God floods the entire world in the book of Genesis, an
act that destroys all creation (an act that is also performed by the
gods of the world’s other civilizations, almost without exception). But the Great Flood is a response to human violence, an
attempt by God to cleanse the filth with which a violent humanity has tainted the world. The world before the Flood, before
Cain killed Abel, before Adam and Eve disobeyed, was a world
filled with beauty, a world that was imbued with God’s love--a
Paradise.
We Christians often approach the goodness of creation, and
the perceived lack of it, with a misguided sense of fatalism. Yes,
we say, humans once lived in a Paradise. But, we add, humans
are also utterly contaminated by sin--the true fruit of Adam and
Eve’s choice in the Garden--and cannot even hope to live our
earthly lives in a world of goodness. The only hope we have,
we conclude, is to put our full faith in the atoning power of Jesus Christ, to trust that Jesus Christ has, and will, restore the
Paradise we lost. Rather than challenge the forces of chaos and
violence in our world, rather than face up to the fact that the
only way we can make the world a better place is by first choosing to make the world a better place, we instead sink our heads
deep in the sand and ignore the violence and war that brings so
much misery into the lives of others. It’s almost like we’re admitting that the Bible is wrong, that the world is not good, that
violence, as the Babylonian and other creation stories say, is the
way things have been from the beginning.
Modern ways of thinking can easily reinforce this pessimistic view of the world. Darwinian science tells us that life is a
struggle, a fight for survival in which only the strong survive.
Any good that exists in the world is simply a result of evolutionary chance. For the past 175 years Darwinian science has come
to dominate Western thought. The harmony of God’s creation is
more often than not dismissed as an illusion. Despite what the
battles between Creationists and Evolutionists might lead you
to believe, we Christians are often quite comfortable with the
survival of the fittest perspective because we believe that we, by
the very fact of being Christians, are the fittest religious species
of them all and will surely survive the tribulation to come.
But God offers us so much more than survival! God’s love
still fills the world, just as it did in the beginning! God’s love
is still accessible to us in a thousand ways in this spectacularly beautiful universe around us. Even more: Jesus’ love for us
shines the divine light--the light of the original creation--onto
and into and around us, revealing the beauty of God that fills our
souls. You can read about this divine love in Jesus’ encounters
with Peter and Nicodemus, with Mary and Martha and Lazarus
and Zacchaeus, with the woman at the well and the man being
crucified at His side. You can experience this divine love by rejecting the pessimistic obsession with violence that poisons our
world and opening your eyes to the beauty in our midst. And if
you do this, you just might find Paradise. God wants nothing
less for His beloved creation!
Cub Scout Pack 34
Visits Niagara Falls
SIDNEY – Cub Scout Pack Emergency Squad, Sidney
34 visited Niagara Falls in May Center Emergency Squad, Sid2014 and currently is making ney VFW, Sidney Elks Lodge,
plans for a trip to Washington, Huff Ice Cream, Great American and Ed Wright. Without
DC in May of 2016.
Our trip last May to Niagara their help this trip might not
Falls was fun and educational. have been possible.
We would also like to thank
Everyone enjoyed seeing the
everyone who
falls at night and
helped us in
during the day.
Make Plans
any way, by
It was a cooler
weekend so some
To Visit Our Capitol supporting our
fundraisers.
events were not
In May 2016
We are presopen yet. On our
ently making
way home on
Sunday, the scouts got to go plans for our next big trip to
to ride a boat in the Lockport Washington, DC in 2016. Our
first fundraiser for this trip
Lockes.
We would like to thank will be our Annual ValenEastern Travel and especially tine’s Bake Sale at the Sidney
Fred, our driver, for the won- Federal Credit Union, Sidney
derful trip. We would also branch, from 9 to 11:30 a.m.
like to thank the following for on Valentine’s Day.
If any boys in kindergarten
helping us fundraise to reach
our goal: Sidney Fire Depart- through fourth grade would
ment, Sidney Fire Dept. Aux- like to join us on our next trip,
iliary, Phelps Hose Co., Cart- you can join our pack by callwright Hook & Ladder Co., ing Cubmaster Nancy Peck at
MacDonald Hose Co., Sidney 563-8119.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION on detecting cancer is
displayed by Helen Gregory of the American Cancer
Society (l.) and Wendy Goodspeed, Sidney Rotary program chairman r.). Gregory was a speaker at a recent
meeting of the Sidney Rotary Club. Gregory emphasized the importance of early detection.
(TTN Photo by Anna Ritchey)
Sidney Rotary Learns
About Cancer Society
SIDNEY - Helen Gregory
of the American Cancer Society was the guest speaker at a
recent meeting of the Sidney
Rotary Club.
Introduced by Rotary program director Wendy Goodspeed, Gregory spoke on the
work of the American Cancer
Society, a nationwide community based organization with
a local office located on Oak
Ave. in Sidney.
Gregory talked about the
patient services offered, the
look good-feel better program
with Hope Lodges in Buffalo,
Rochester and Manhattan for
cancer patients and their families to stay while undergoing
treatments. She also emphasized the importance of early
detection.
A program that benefits the
American Cancer Society,
Relay For Life, will be held
at the General Clinton Park,
Bainbridge on Saturday, May
9. This year’s event will begin
at 11 a.m. and end at 11 p.m.,
rather than being held overnight as in the past.
GILBERTSVILLE NEWS
ROBERTA HALBERT, CORRESPONDENT
TELEPHONE 783-2445
Prayers
Lynne Hoadley is currently
a resident at Chestnut Street
Rehab in Oneonta after breaking her hip early last week.
The local emergency squad
originally transported her to
Bassett Hospital where she
had surgery on Jan. 16.
Last Tuesday afternoon,
Heather Eastwood and Mike
Pitcher and their son Owen
lost all of their possessions
in a trailer fire on Vine Street.
The trailer was owned by
Glenn Foster. A ziti supper
benefit is planned for Jan. 31
at the Borden Hose Fire Dept.,
Mt. Upton, see elsewhere in
this paper for more details.
Marian Albanese is home
after being in the Albany area
while recuperating from a
broken hip sustained in late
November.
Travelers
Last Saturday Roberta Halbert and Carolee and Ralph
Wright travelled by Oneonta
Bus Lines to Proctor Theater
in Schenectady to see Jersey
Boys.
Jan Costello and her sister
Helen Groff of Franklin spent
this past weekend in Worcester, Mass. visiting Jan’s son
Casey and daughter-in-law
Laura.
Bottles & Cans Donations
The Butternuts Cemetery
Association is currently the
recipient of all the returnable
cans and bottles placed in the
container between the Post
Office and the store.
Closing Thought
Worry is like a rocking
chair: It gives you something
to do, but doesn’t get you
anywhere.
GILBERTSVILLE - The
next meeting of the Butternut
Valley Grange, Gilbertsville,
will be held on Monday, Jan.
26 at 7:30 p.m. at the New Life
Fellowship Hall of the Baptist
Church. The highlight of the
evening’s program will be by
new member, Nate Lull, who
will tell of his experience as a
bone marrow donor. Last year
Nate found that he could help
to save someone’s life through
the “Be The Match” program.
Come listen in as Nate explains
the eight-month journey that led
him to one of the major cancer
hospitals in the U.S. as he went
through a procedure to give
his bone marrow to a complete
stranger from Tennessee.
Other items of discussion will
center around a few issues that
are presently before the State
Legislature. The social time following the meeting is in charge
of Glenn and Rose Foster, Jean
Smith, Amanda Loitsch and
Nate Lull.
Since the last meeting, the
Grange sponsored the “Light
Up the Town” project, encouraging festive holiday decorations throughout the area during
the Christmas season. Results
of the judging will be reported.
The Grange also coordinated a
The East Guilford
Church Continues
“Stories” Jan. 28
EAST GUILFORD - Do
you like stories? Are you curious about God? Tell Me The
Stories Of Jesus will continue meeting at 5:30 p.m. on
Wednesday, Jan. 28 at East
Guilford Church (corner of
State Route 8 and Chenango
Hwy 35 – little white church
by the flashing light). Twice
monthly, we meet for dinner
(provided), praise music, live
music, crafts and stories –
the stories of God and God’s
people.
Our meetings for January
will be held on Wednesday,
Jan. 28 with dinner at 5:30
p.m. in the church fellowship
hall. Everyone is welcome.
very successful breakfast with
Santa in December, along with
caroling at several places in the
area, bringing cheer and baked
goods to the homes visited. The
Grange’s provision of a hat and
mitten tree in the local Post Office throughout the month of
December was utilized well as
individuals could take new hats
and mittens as a complimentary
gift of the Grange.
For Monday’s meeting, members are invited to make a cash
donation or gift cards that will
be collected for a local family
who lost their home to fire this
past week. Caring Neighbors is
part of the Grange’s Community
Service projects and we feel this
family would appreciate our assistance at this difficult time.
Questions may be directed to
Roger Halbert, 783-2691; Rose
Foster, 783-2104; Laura Hall,
783-2452 or Cathy Galley 9658734.
At the December meeting the
Grange welcomed into membership the following individuals:
Nathan Lull, Amanda Loitsch,
Bill Maricle, Lorraine Lester
and Brennan Lester.
Traditional Crafts
Will Be Featured
At History Center
ONEONTA - The Greater
Oneonta Historical Society
(GOHS) is featuring ways that
Oneontans passed the winter
hours in old Oneonta. On Saturday, Jan. 24 between 10 a.m.
and 4 p.m., traditional crafts
will be demonstrated, taught,
and sold at the Oneonta History Center, 183 Main Street.
From 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.,
crafter Marian Mattice will
teach making hankie dolls. The
workshop is open to all ages
and materials will be supplied
at no cost to the participants.
From 12 to 4 p.m., local
spinner and knitter Stacy Nelson will demonstrate spinning
and knitting and sell her handmade items, with a portion of
the sales to benefit GOHS.
For more information, contact [email protected]
or 432-0960.
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BUILDING FOR SALE
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HELP WANTED
RN and LPN
Part-Time Per Diem Positions
Stillwater RTF is currently seeking to fill Part-Time
Per Diem Positions for RN and LPN. RN hours will
largely be weekend and may include evening hours.
LPN hours are for Sunday and Monday nights.
Additional hours available.
Stillwater RTF is a residential treatment facility
providing a therapeutic environment for mentally ill
and emotionally disturbed youth. A valid driver’s
license is required. Criminal background checks and
drug screenings are a condition of employment at
Stillwater RTF.
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the Fair Housing Act which
makes it illegal to advertise
“any preference limitation or
discrimination based on
race, color, religion, sex,
handicap, familial status, or
national origin, or an
intention to make any such
preference.” Familial status
includes children under the
age of 18 living with parents
or legal custodians, pregnant
women, and people securing
custody of children under
the age of 18.
This newspaper will not
knowingly
accept
any
advertising for real estate
which is in violation of the
law. Our readers are hereby
informed that all dwellings
advertised in this newspaper
are available on an equal
opportunity
basis.
To
complain of discrimination
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LEGAL NOTICE
1987 HONDA GL1200
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condition to give for a good
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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE,
that the Bainbridge Fire District of the Town of Bainbridge, Chenango County,
New York will hold its regular meetings for the year 2015
on the third Saturday of each
month at 8:00 a.m. at the Bainbridge Station, 22 West Main
Street, Bainbridge, New York.
All meetings of the Bainbridge Fire District are open
to the public.
This notice is being posted
in accordance with the provisions of Section 94 of the Public Officers Law of the State of
New York.
By order of the Board of
Fire Commissioners of the
Bainbridge Fire District.
Sandra K. Zorda
Secretary
Bainbridge Fire District
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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.
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SPECIAL NOTICE
HARMONICA PLAYING
group, play for the fun of it,
not necessary to read music,
play by ear welcomed. Call
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LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF ADOPTION
OF RESOLUTION
SUBJECT TO
PERMISSIVE
REFERENDUM
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE,
that at a regular meeting of
the Town Board of the Town
of Unadilla, in the County of
Otsego, New York, held at the
Unadilla Town Hall on January 13, 2015, a resolution authorizing an expenditure from
a highway equipment reserve
fund was approved, subject
to a permissive referendum.
An abstract of the resolution
follows:
The resolution approved the
expenditure of up to $195,000
from a highway equipment reserve fund for the purchase of
a 2016 Freightliner 10-wheel
dump truck with plow equipment. The resolution was adopted by a vote of 3 to 0 and
is subject to a permissive referendum. The purchase is not
subject to competitive bidding
because the Town is piggybacking on a bid from Onondaga County.
Dated: January 14, 2015
Terry L. Yoder,
Town Clerk
Town of Unadilla
1-22(1w)c
LEGAL NOTICE
The Annual Meeting of lot
owners and trustees of the Evergreen Hill Cemetery Association, Inc. of Unadilla, NY
will be held on Wednesday,
February 11, 2015 at 7:00 PM
at the Unadilla Town Hall, located at 1648 State Highway
7, Unadilla, NY. The purpose
of the meeting is for election
of officers and trustees and
transaction of all business as it
is related to the cemetery.
Daughn Darlin
Secretary
1-29(2w)c
LEGAL NOTICE
Town of Afton Reorganizational Meeting held January 8,
2015 is as follows
Regular Monthly Meetings
will be held at 6:45 pm for
the audit of bills and abstracts
to be followed by the regular
meeting at 7 pm on the second
Thursday of each month at 169
Main Street, Afton any Special Meeting notices will be
placed at front and rear doors
of the Town Hall. This notice
will serve as notification for
the year 2015 unless amended
by the Afton Town Board.
By Order of the Afton Town
Board
Dated January 8, 2015
Rosemarie A Klatz,
Town Clerk
1-22(2w)c
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or they will not get in that week’s issue.
NY State Of Health To Issue
Important Tax Information
ALBANY - NY State of
Health, New York’s official
health plan marketplace, recently announced that between Jan.
20 and Jan. 31, Form 1095-A
Health Insurance Marketplace
Statements will be issued to consumers who enrolled in a Qualified Health Plan (QHP) through
the marketplace in 2014.
A requirement of the Affordable Care Act, Form 1095-A is a
new federal tax form that must
be issued by state marketplaces
for consumers to use when filing their federal tax return. Over
300,000 forms will be mailed by
Jan. 31 to households that had
one or more family members
enrolled in a QHP through the
marketplace at any point during
2014.
“The 1095-A process is new
this year and we want consumers to know that NY State
of Health is here to help them
understand these new forms.
As with any new process, we
expect that consumers will
have questions and, in some
cases, adjustments will need to
be made in the data reported,”
said NY State of Health Executive Director Donna Frescatore.
“Over the past several months,
NY State of Health has worked
closely with its customer service center, certified in-person
assistors and with New York’s
Consumer Assistance Program
- Community Health Advocates
- in preparation for helping consumers with this new process.”
Each form will be accompanied by a cover letter, in both
English and Spanish, which explains the purpose and content
of the form. NY State of Health
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF SPECIAL
SCHOOL DISTRICT
MEETING
NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN that a Special School
District Meeting of the qualified voters of the Harpursville
Central School District (the
“School District”), a school
district of the State of New
York, located in the counties
of Broome and Chenango, will
be held at the W.A. Olmsted
Elementary in Harpursville,
New York, on the 24th day of
February, 2015, beginning at
2:00 o’clock P.M. (EST), to
consider a proposition to reconstruct, renovate and equip
School District facilities (the
“Building Project”) at a total
estimated cost of $15,099,150
for which $15,099,150 principal amount of general obligations of the School District
shall be authorized and issued
to pay a portion of the Building Project. The polls shall be
open until 8:00 o’clock P.M.
(EST). At such meeting taxes
to be levied by installment will
be proposed. The following
propositions will be submitted
at said meeting and shall state
the taxes to be proposed, the
objects or purposes for which
such taxes will be authorized,
and the maximum amount to
be expended for such objects
or purposes:
PROPOSITION NO. 1
1. The Board of Education
of the Harpursville Central
School District is hereby authorized to purchase surplus
NYSDOT Property, Construct
a new Transportation Center, Demolition of Existing
Bus Garage, and including
other Capital Improvements
at the Main Campus Facilities, Olmsted Elementary, Jr/
Sr. High School including
but not limited to the acquisition of applicable equipment,
machinery, apparatus, land,
rights-in-land, the costs of architects, engineers, attorneys,
accountholders will also receive
forms in their secure mailbox.
Nearly 75 percent of consumers who enrolled in a QHP
through the marketplace in 2014
were eligible for Advanced Premium Tax Credits (APTCs)
to reduce the monthly cost of
coverage. APTCs were based
on projected 2014 income at the
time of application and, under
federal rules, consumers must
now reconcile the amount of tax
credit they are eligible to receive
based on actual 2014 income
when they file their federal tax
return. Form 1095-A provides
the information needed to complete this task.
Form 1095-A will also be sent
to households that did not apply
for tax credits, were not eligible
for tax credits at the time of application, or were eligible and
choose not to apply them. This
provides these households with
a final opportunity to claim a
premium tax credit. Form 1095As are not required and will
not be sent to consumers who
enrolled in Medicaid, Child
Health Plus, a catastrophic plan
or a stand-alone dental plan offered through the marketplace.
To help consumers, NY
State of Health has done the
following:
• Set-up a webpage on the
NY State of Health website dedicated to information about Form 1095-A,
including copies of the
cover letters, sample forms
in 8 languages, FAQs and
toll-free telephone numbers for consumers. This
information is available at
http://info.nystateofhealth.
and other preliminary and incidental costs.
2. The total estimated maximum cost of such purposes, including other related expenses
is Fifteen Million Ninety Nine
Thousand One Hundred Fifty
Dollars ($15,099,150). The
Board of Education is authorized to expend for such
purposes an amount not exceeding such total estimated
maximum cost; and
3. A tax in the amount of
$14,600,150 ($499,000 to be
funded by use of the Capital
Reserve) being a portion of
the total of the cost authorized
to be expended for such purpose shall be levied upon all
the taxable property in the
School District in order to
raise the monies required for
such purposes and such tax
shall be levied in annual installments which shall be of
such amounts and levied in
such years as may be determined by the Board of Education; and
4. The Board of Education
is hereby authorized to issue
bonds or other obligations of
the School District in the aggregate principal amount of
up to $15,099,150 in anticipation of the collection of said
tax and a tax shall be levied to
pay the interest on said bonds
or other obligations as the
same shall become due.
PROPOSITION NO. 2
The Board of Education
of the Harpursville Central
School District is hereby authorized to expend $499,000
from moneys in a capital
reserve fund established by
the School District on June
3, 1997 for the construction,
reconstruction and equipping
of capital improvements to
school buildings and grounds,
including the costs of any
equipment, apparatus, machinery, and the fees of architects,
engineers, and attorneys, and
any other preliminary and incidental costs related thereto,
in and for the School District.
ny.gov/TaxCredits.
• Established a specially
trained group of 150 NY
State of Health customer
service representatives to
respond to questions specific to 1095-A Forms. A
toll-free telephone number will be included in the
cover letter.
• Through the support of
federal grants, Community Health Advocates has
added trained staff to assist
consumers with questions
about Form 1095-A and
general questions about
the APTC’s. Consumer
Health Advocates will also
prepare educational materials which will be made
available online.
• Worked with tax preparation services throughout
the state to prepare to help
consumers with the reconciliation process.
• Provided additional Form
1095-A training for certified in-person assistors
and tax preparation services throughout New York
State
“As we assist consumers
with their 2014 tax credits, we
also want to remind New Yorkers that the Feb. 15 deadline to
enroll in coverage for 2015 is
fast approaching,” Frescatore
continued. “We encourage those
who have not yet shopped for
or enrolled in coverage to visit
the NY State of Health website,
call our customer service center,
schedule an appointment with an
in-person assistor, or attend one
of our community events near
them including our Sign Up NY
mall tour taking place across the
state through Feb. 15.”
Events can be found at http://
info.nystateofhealth.ny.gov/
events.
NOTICE IS FURTHER
GIVEN, that applications for
absence ballots for the special
district meeting, in accordance
with Section 2018-a of the Education Law, may be obtained
from the office of the School
District Clerk. The completed
application for absentee ballet must be received by the
School District Clerk no later
than seven (7) days preceding
the vote on February 24, 2015.
A list of all persons to whom
absentee ballots shall have
been issued will be available
in the office of the School District Clerk on each of the five
days prior to the day of the
special district meeting, except Sunday. Absentee ballots
must be received in the office
of the School District Clerk no
later than 4:00 o’clock P.M.
on the day of the special district meeting.
By the order of the Board
of Education of the School
District. The School District
Clerk of the School District
is hereby directed to cause a
copy of such Notice of Special School District Meeting
to be published in the Windsor
Standard and Tri-Town News,
a newspaper published in Sidney, New York, and Conklin,
New York such newspaper
having a general circulation
within the School District,
and publication of such notice
in such newspaper shall be
made four times within seven
weeks preceding such special
district meeting, and the first
of such publications in such
newspaper shall be at least
forty five (45) days prior to
such meeting.
A public meeting on these
propositions will be held on
Monday, February 23, 2015
at 7:00PM in the Jr. Sr. High
School Library.
Dated:
December 18, 2014
Darlene M. Noyes,
District Clerk
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Kids Can Win DEC Camperships
Through OCCA Essay Contest
COOPERSTOWN – The
Otsego County Conservation
Association has announced
that it will send school students to DEC Environmental
Education Camp again next
summer through a countywide
competitive essay contest.
OCCA will reward winning essayists with a weeklong stay at New York State
Department of Environmental
Conservation Summer Camp,
where campers spend their
week immersed in the natural
environment and enjoy a balance of environmental education, sportsman education, and
outdoor fun.
Otsego County students
ages 11-14 are invited to compete for camperships via the
essay contest (campers must
be 11 by Dec. 16, 2015). In
750 words or less, they are
asked to consider the question:
“Why do you want to attend
DEC environmental education
camp, and what do you hope
to learn or experience there?”
“We’re very excited to be
able to offer our Campership
Sponsor Program for the fourth
straight year,” said OCCA
Executive Director Darla M.
Youngs. “There’s a growing
concern that kids today are
lacking the important connection between being outdoors
and caring for nature. Our goal
is for the essayists to have fun
with the assignment but also
to think critically about their
connection to and dependency
on the natural world.”
“Conservation efforts will
increase as kids learn to be
good stewards of the environment and begin to understand
some of the issues facing us
today – pollution, resource
depletion, solid waste management, climate change,
ecosystem destruction, and so
much more,” Youngs said.
Winning essays will be
chosen from participating
Otsego County schools and
Otsego County applicants at
large. The deadline for essay
submissions is Jan. 30, and
winning essays will be chosen
by Feb. 6. Winners of OCCAsponsored DEC camperships
will be notified immediately,
and will receive the code from
OCCA by which to register
for DEC camp. There will be
small cash prizes for the best
essay written by a student
not applying to camp and for
alternates.
“Last year, middle-school
teachers from Cooperstown,
Milford, Oneonta and Schenevus incorporated the essay into
their lesson plans,” Youngs
said. “We hope more teachers
will do the same this year, but
any Otsego County student
meeting the age requirements
is eligible and welcome to enter an essay.”
Complete contest rules and
requirements are available by
e-mailing admin@occainfo.
org or by calling 547-4488.
Teachers who plan to assign
the essay to their students
are asked to contact OCCA
in order to be recognized as a
participating school. For more
information on OCCA, or to
support programming, call
547-4488 or visit www.occainfo.org.
Benedict Nails
Perfect GPA
At SUNY Oneonta
ONEONTA – Sam Benedict of Otego earned Provost’s
List honors for the fall 2014
semester. To qualify for the
Provost’s List students must
earn a perfect 4.0 GPA while
carrying a course load of 12
hours or more.
PUZZLE CORNER
Across
1. Bull markets
4. Pillow covers
9. High school formal dance
13. ___ juice (milk)
14. Type of poem, e.g. ode
15. Allotment
16. Public place in ancient
Greece for athletes
18. Small coins of ancient
Greece
19. Centers
20. Highest heaven
22. Slow-witted person (British)
23. Marienbad, for one
24. “___ Maria”
25. “For ___ a jolly ...”
(contraction)
26. 007, for one
28. Head newspaperman
31. Crumbs
33. Diacritic mark over German
vowels
36. Enthralling novel or play
40. Big test
41. Convene
44. Casual eatery
47. “___ rang?”
50. “Tarzan” extra
51. Charlotte-to-Raleigh dir.
52. The “p” in m.p.g.
55. Leader born in Georgia,
Russia
57. Improbable story (2 wds)
60. Medieval surcoat
61. Iron/nickel/carbon alloy used
in watches
62. Anesthetized
65. Industrious
66. Complain
67. Armageddon
68. European language
69. Cat calls
70. Undertake, with “out”
Down
1. Person in a mask, baseball
2. One who hunts illegally on
another’s property
3. Musicians who perform
individually
4. Makes smooth and glossy
5. European mint used in
perfume
6. “A jealous mistress”: Emerson
7. Entangles
8. Little rascal
9. Dock
10. Echo
11. Printed sheet of paper folded
three times
12. Nastier
15. Carry on
17. Parenthesis, essentially
21. Song of joy
22. Even if, briefly
27. Christmas season
29. Clinker
30. Any thing
32. Advance, slangily
34. “Dilbert” cartoonist Scott
Adams has one: Abbr.
35. Easter flower
37. “To ___ is human ...”
38. Drug to treat Parkinson’s
disease (hyphenated)
39. Understands clearly
42. Lacking vigor
43. Big ___ Conference
44. Happen to
45. Comparatively cockamamie
46. Individuals
48. Bony
49. 180’s (hyphenated)
53. Mournful poem
54. Back in
56. “Gimme ___!” (start of an
Iowa State cheer) (2 wds)
58. Put on board, as cargo
59. “Don’t give up!”
63. “___ do you do?”
64. “Silent Spring” subject
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Admit
Cargo
Carpet
Column
Communications
Consideration
Crossing
Draft
Drank
Dream
Drive
Elastic
Erase
Evaporating
Fastest
Funds
Geese
Groove
Inner
Insect
Joints
4
7
7
Knees
Manufacturing
Movies
Native
Nearer
Nouns
Officer
Onion
Owned
Poorer
Profit
Pulse
Reeds
Retire
Scale
Should
Since
Sizes
Skinny
Slips
Their
1
3
Thorn
Timid
Toads
Trader
Tried
Venus
Video
Width
Words
The solution for the Jan. 1 puzzle
was left out of the Jan. 8 paper, so
here it is for those of you who are
still looking for the answers. Sorry
for the frustration!
Puzzle 1 (Medium, difficulty rating 0.51)
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