1. VOL. 149 - NO. 32 SIDNEY, NEW YORK — THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 2015 SUGGESTED PRICE 75¢
Republican Leaders Select Fred Akshar
As Their Candidate for NY State Senate
THE FOSTER PARK IN AFTON was the setting Monday at 5 p.m. for an announcement
by Fred Akshar that he would be a Republican candidate for the New York State Senate
in the November Special Election. Akshar grew up in Afton and is now a resident of
Colesville. He is shown here with many of his local supporters.
AFTON – On Monday,
Aug. 3, Republican leaders
from Broome, Tioga, Chenan-
go and Delaware Counties an-
nounced Fred Akshar as their
candidate for New York State
Senate in the November Spe-
cial Election.
Fred Akshar currently
serves as Undersheriff for
Broome County and has
served the community for 15
years in law enforcement.
“I’ve committed my life to
making our community the
best it could be,” said Akshar.
“The families in our commu-
nity deserve a strong, energetic
voice. I plan to bring the same
passion and dedication from
my service in law enforce-
ment to the State Senate.”
Akshar started his career
as a Road Patrol Officer for
the Broome County Sher-
iff’s Office. He worked his
way through the ranks of the
Detective Division, eventu-
ally spending five years in
the Undercover Unit. He re-
turned to the Highway Patrol
as a Captain where he com-
manded the Law Enforcement
Division. He was appointed
to Undersheriff in June. Ak-
shar is a graduate of the 247th
Session of the FBI’s National
Academy.
“I am proud to have se-
lected a Chenango County
native to be our next Repub-
lican State Senator, Fred Ak-
shar,” said Chenango County
Republican Chairman Tom
Morrone.
Sheila Marshman, Ph.D.,
a Professor of Agricultural
Business, president of New
York Agriwomen and secre-
tary of the Chenango County
Republican Party said, “Fred
is not a career politician, but a
career public servant; a public
servant who will listen to and
advocate for the success of
our municipalities, our educa-
tional institutions, our farm-
ers and small business own-
ers; most important Fred is a
fresh face who can represent
our way of life in Chenango
County.”
“I can think of no one I
would be more proud to call
my State Senator than Fred
Akshar,” said former Norwich
Police Chief Joe Angelino.
Akshar’s priorities include
local workforce investment
and job creation for small
businesses, investing in Up-
state schools and combating
the heroin epidemic through
increased community support
and treatment.
Raised in Afton, Akshar
has lived in Colesville for the
past 10 years.
CHECKS TOTALING $38,000 were presented to the Sidney Veterans Memorial
Park Association by the Sidney Central School Alumni Association at the All-Alumni
Luncheon held July 19 at the Sidney Fire Hall. The donation was the result of a SCSAA
$10,000 challenge grant made in January 2015. Pictured (l-r) are Doug Sheldon, presi-
dent SCSAA; Shane Armstrong and Duane Woytek, SCSAA Alumni Veterans Memorial
committee; Jim McIntyre, president SVMPA; Dick Germond, and Paul Beams, vice pres-
ident SVMPA. (Photo by Anne Plummer Winnick)
NYS & National Historic Register Marker
Is Placed at Rockdale Community Church
By Wilma Felton-Gray
ROCKDALE - The Rock-
dale Religious Society was
organized Sept. 19, 1859 at
a meeting in the Rockdale
School house in the Town of
Guilford. At that meeting it
was resolved to incorporate
under the above name and
to build a house of worship.
George Truesdell donated a
quarter acre of land where the
church stands. The church was
built in 1860 and was open to
all denominations.
The Methodist Society held
meetings regularly. The Uni-
versalists only held meeting
in the church for two years
from 1868 to 1870. It was one
of the first non denominational
churches in Chenango County
in the middle 1800s.
The church was placed in the
historic register in 2005 with
the help of Charlene LaFever
and others. Guilford Town
Historian Thomas Gray, work-
ing with the Guilford Histori-
cal Society, received a grant
from the Pomeroy Foundation
to place a NYS & National
Historic Marker in front of
the Rockdale Church on State
Route 8. In July it was placed
on the church site by the New
York State DOT. On Friday,
July 31, a group of citizens met
to view the new sign.
Prospect Hill Cemetery Assoc.
Appreciates All Donations
SIDNEY - The Prospect Hill
Cemetery Association contin-
ues to fulfill its mission of pro-
viding a final resting place for
members of our communities
in a park-like setting. Located
on East Main St. in Sidney, it is
beautiful and well cared for, a
real asset to the community.
Prospect Hill Cemetery is
now listed in the NY Historic
Register. This helps the asso-
ciation in applying for grants
to repair crumbling stonewalls
and to make some repairs to the
old chapel.
Improvements to the grounds
are ongoing. A new stronger
pump was purchased. The
Woodsyshek family installed
the pump and gave instructions
to the Prospect Hill Cemetery
Board members on how to
monitor it and keep the water
cascading down the tiers. A do-
nated American flag flies from
Memorial Day until Veteran’s
Day. In addition, roadways
have also been improved.
The smaller trees and bushes
are trimmed or removed by vol-
unteers, but the tall trees need a
professional tree remover so no
monuments are damaged. The
cemetery association also has
a dream of having a computer
with lot and burial records.
Jane Cole, president of the
Prospect Hill Cemetery Asso-
ciation, explains that the grant
monies will help in certain ar-
eas but the donations they re-
ceive help keep the cemetery
solvent.
The PHCA volunteer board
continues to work hard to keep
the Prospect Hill Cemetery as a
place of pride for the commu-
nity. “We look forward to your
continued support.”
Your tax-deductible dona-
tionsareappreciated;noamount
is too big or too small. Dona-
tions may be sent to: Prospect
Hill Cemetery Association, P.O.
Box 272, Sidney, N.Y. 13838.
Sidney Town Clerk Lisa French
Earns Special State Recognition
SIDNEY - The Sidney Town
Board recently received word
that Lisa French, town clerk,
has been recognized by the
New York State Town Clerks
Association as having fulfilled
all requirements to receive the
designation of Registered Mu-
nicipal Clerk.
The New York State Town
Clerks Association was found-
ed in 1982 and is dedicated to
promoting the professional de-
velopment of town clerks across
the state as administrative lead-
ers. Membership offers town
clerksandtheirdeputiesencour-
agement, specialized assistance
and personal improvement that
will enhance their ability to
serve their constituency.
This designation is award-
ed to town clerks only after
completion of the stringent
educational and experience re-
quirements established by the
New York State Town Clerks
Association.
SidneyTownBoardmembers
extended their congratulations
to Lisa on this accomplishment
and recognition in her impor-
tant role as Sidney Town Clerk.
ADMIRING THE NEW MARKER designating the historic significance of the Rockdale
Community Church are (l-r) Guilford Town Supervisor, George Seneck; Guilford Town
Historian, Thomas Gray; Guilford Historical Society officers including Scott Parsons-
president, Wilma Felton Gray-treasurer and Sharon Donahe-secretary; and Rockdale
Church Trustees, Charlene LaFever, Marlene O’Connell, Dick and Lola Palmer, Gary
Neidlinger and Rodney and Nancy Schultes.
Lisa French

2. 2 — Tri-Town News — Thursday, August 6, 2015
AFTON - The Afton His-
torical Society invites you to
come to the Afton Museum
and see a display of advertis-
ing calendars dating from the
1890s. You will marvel at the
lovely art work of these cal-
endars and be carried back to
the past.
Accompanying the display
of calendars, is a display of
early 20th Century post cards
celebrating various holidays
and occasions throughout the
year. These lovely cards sent
good wishes for everything
throughout the year from
Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s
Day, Halloween and Thanks-
giving to birthdays, going on
a trip and engagements. Come
and enjoy these expressions
of sentiment from the dear
hearts and gentle people of
yesteryear.
The Afton Museum is lo-
cated at 116 Main Street and
is open every Saturday from
10 a.m. – 1 p.m. between now
and Columbus Day. Come vis-
it us then or, you can call for
an appointment at 693-1408. 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 9:30-
11:45 a.m. We are no longer
serving just soups, rather, full
meals are served. Food selec-
tions 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.
FRANKLIN - The month-
ly First Thursday community
dinner will be Thursday, Aug.
6 from 5-7 p.m. at St Paul’s
Episcopal Church, Main St.,
Franklin. The monthly din-
ners are in support of the
on-going interior renovation
project. A free will offering is
accepted for the dinner, which
this month will be a summer
picnic with chicken spiedies,
salads, desserts and bever-
ages. Join your friends and
neighbors for good food and
conversation.
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CHICKEN
BBQS
BAINBRIDGE - A Chicken
BBQ will be held on Saturday,
Aug. 15 at the Bainbridge Vil-
lage Park beginning at 10:30
a.m. until gone. Baked goods
will also be for sale to ben-
efit the West Bainbridge Rural
Cemetery Association.
Healthy Eating on a Budget
Program Offered for Seniors
SIDNEY - At 10 a.m. on
Thursday, Aug. 13, the Tri-
County Senior Center in Sid-
ney will present a program
entitled “Healthy Eating on a
Budget.” Andrea Day, Nutri-
tion Educator with Cornell
Cooperative Extension, will
talk about how seniors can
save money on their grocery
bills while still eating wisely.
Included in the one-hour
program will be tips on taking
more control over your health
and your weight, and meeting
the special nutritional needs
of seniors. Andrea will also
explain other nutrition related
programs offered by Coopera-
tive Extension such as Freezer
Meals, and Cooking for 1 or 2,
all part of the “Eat Smart New
York!” initiative.
The program will be held in
Room 202 of the Sidney Civic
Center. It is free and open to
all seniors in the tri-county
area. Pre-registration is re-
quested. If you wish to attend
the class, call Carol at 563-
8065 by Friday, Aug. 7, and
leave your name and phone
number.
West Bainbridge Cemetery Assoc.
To Raffle Off Two Quilts Sept. 12
BAINBRIDGE - The West
Bainbridge Rural Cemetery
Association is pleased to an-
nounce a raffle of two quilts
made by Marion Ireland of
Bainbridge. Both quilts are
machine-pieced and hand-
quilted by Marion and do not
follow any specific pattern.
The large quilt measures
60x84 inches, and is made
from scraps left over from
other quilts that Marion has
made, along with scraps from
her fellow quilters, who meet
every Thursday afternoon.
Hence, the quilt is titled
“Scrap Quilt.” The colors of
the quilt are primarily pink,
rose and off-white.
The smaller lap quilt mea-
sures 32x48 inches. The
hand-quilted pattern on each
block depicts a school house.
Constructed from homespun
fabric of various shades of
red and beige, this is named
“School House Quilt.”
Both quilts are on display
at NBT in Bainbridge. Tickets
are available at NBT, New Im-
age Hair Care, in Bainbridge,
the Bainbridge Open Air Sat-
urday Market, or by calling
Marion at 967-8507, leave a
message.
The winning tickets will be
drawn on Sept. 12 at the West
Bainbridge Cemetery Associ-
ation’s annual meeting. Ticket
holders need not be present to
win.
Tri-County Senior Center
Plans Upcoming Events
SIDNEY - The Tri-County
SeniorCenterinSidneyisbusy
planning events for the up-
coming months. These events
and programs are open to all
senior citizens in Chenango,
Delaware and Otsego Coun-
ties. Unless indicated, the pro-
grams are free.
On Thursday, Aug. 13, a nu-
trition educator from Cornell
Cooperative Extension will
talk about Healthy Eating on
a Budget and the special nu-
tritional needs of seniors. The
one-hour program will start
at 10 a.m. in room 202 of the
Civic Center. Pre-registration
is requested by Aug. 7.
A trip to The Crossings
Premium Outlets Mall in Tan-
nersville, Pa., is tentatively
scheduled for Thursday, Sept.
17. Anyone interested in this
trip is asked to call Carol at
the number below or e-mail
tricountyseniorcenter@gmail.
com as soon as possible. If
enough people are interested,
a bus will be chartered. There
will be a charge for the trip;
the amount will depend on the
number attending.
On Wednesday, Sept. 23, at
10 a.m., seniors are invited to
a general meeting and coffee
hour in room 207 at the Civic
Center to discuss ideas for up-
coming events and programs.
Bring your ideas and join us
for a relaxing social hour.
A representative from
Catskill Area Hospice and
Palliative Care will speak at
the center on Wednesday, Oct.
7, 11 a.m., about the services
offered by hospice and their
Five Wishes program.
For information on any of
these programs, or to register,
call Carol at 563-8065.
Come See How Time Flies
At Afton Historical Museum
Free Citizens Emergency Training
Offered at SHS Wed., August 12
SIDNEY - New York Na-
tional Guard troops will be
giving free disaster prepared-
ness classes at Sidney High
School from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
on Wednesday, Aug. 12.
The event is part of Gov.
Andrew Cuomo’s continuing
Citizen Preparedness Corps
Training Program, which
gives citizens the knowledge
and tools to prepare for emer-
gencies and disasters, respond
accordingly, and recover as
quickly as possible to pre-di-
saster conditions.
Working with the New
York State Division of Home-
land Security and Emergency
Services (DHSES) and local
emergency management per-
sonnel, troops are conducting
these training events across
the state.
Citizens should register for
the event at http://www.pre-
pare.ny.gov/training-events.
The program, designed by
DHSES, covers a broad range
of emergency-preparedness
topics, like developing a fam-
ily emergency plan, stocking
up on emergency supplies,
and registering for NY-Alert,
the free statewide emergency
alert system.
Participants will receive a
training certificate, a wallet-
sized “Z-Card” with emer-
gency preparedness infor-
mation, and a free Citizen
Preparedness Starter Kit (one
per family). The kit includes a
first-aid kit, face mask, pocket
radio with batteries, food bars,
emergency blanket and other
key items to help citizens in
the immediate aftermath of a
disaster. The classes include
information about what other
supplies and items citizens
should add to their kits.
For more information on
the program and emergency
preparedness, visit www.ny-
prepare.gov.
Discover Community Heroes
At Sidney Library August 12
SIDNEY - You can meet
some local community he-
roes at your own community
library on Wednesday, Aug.
12. On hand at 6:30 p.m. at
the Sidney Memorial Public
Library, will be two Troop
C New York State Troopers
demonstrating with their K-9
counterpart, a local nurse, a
tow truck operator with his
truck and more.
Meetyourfriendsandneigh-
bors doing their part to serve
our community. Don’t miss
Family Entertainment, which
takes place every Wednesday
evening in the library’s Smart
Community Room through
Aug. 19.
Methodist Church
To Hold Lawn Sale
Saturday, Aug. 8
HARPURSVILLE - The
Harpursville United Method-
ist Church, 3500 NY Rt.79,
will hold a lawn sale on Sat-
urday, Aug. 8 from 9 a.m. to
1 p.m. We expect to have a
large assortment of household
items, books, some antiques
and other useful items. Watch
for our semi -annual rummage
and bake sale on Sept. 11 and
12. The proceeds will be used
for the fuel fund.
Unatego Board
Meets Aug. 10, 24
OTEGO - The Unatego
Central School Board of Edu-
cation will meet on Monday,
Aug. 10 at 7 p.m. in room 93
at the Unatego Middle/Senior
High School.
A second meeting in Au-
gust will be on Monday, Aug.
24 at 7 p.m. in room 93 at the
Unatego Middle/Senior High
School. The public is welcome
to attend.
Historian’s
Advisory Group
To Meet Aug. 10
COLESVILLE - The
Colesville Historian’s Advi-
sory Committee meeting will
be held on Monday, Aug. 10 at
7 p.m. in the Colesville Town
Hall. The program will be
“Show & Tell”. Bring an item
that is old, antique, or an in-
teresting story from days gone
by. Anyone interested in his-
tory is welcome.
Board of Trustees
To Meet Aug. 10
BAINBRIDGE - The Vil-
lage of Bainbridge Board of
Trustees will hold a special
meeting on Monday, Aug.
10 at 6 p.m. in the Village
Clerk’s Office, 33 West Main
St., Bainbridge. The purpose
of the special meeting will
be to discuss the comprehen-
sive plan for the Village of

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Annual Hope For Afton Day
Will Be Celebrated Aug. 29
AFTON - The annual Hope
For Afton Day will be held
this year on Saturday, Aug.
29. This is a Community Day
for Afton and the surrounding
communities filled with arts,
crafts, music, food and fun
activities.
Rob Humphrey is coordi-
nating a 5-K Run as a benefit
for a community project for
the people of Afton. Contact
Rob at 343-2198 if you are in-
terested in participating.
The Afton Free Library
will be holding their annual
book sale. This year they will
be hosting a book signing for
local author, Gerald Rudnitsk.
His book will be available for
sale that day.
There will be a Jazz Band
concert hosted by the Afton
Historical Society.
Hope Church will have
chicken barbecue dinners as
well as their grilled sausage
with peppers and onions,
along with hot dogs and sau-
erkraut. Local vendors will be
on site with a variety of crafts
for sale.
The Afton Seniors and The
Afton Presbyterian Church
will be present along with oth-
er yard and bake sales. George
Palmetier will be selling pop-
corn and snow cones for the
young and old alike.
Hope Church is still accept-
ing vendors and others who
would somehow like to par-
ticipate in the day. New ideas
are always welcome. Call 226-
0791 for more information.
Guilford’s FunFest Community Day
Is Artfully Yours Saturday, Aug. 15
by Wilma Felton-Gray
GUILFORD - You most
likely have heard the saying
“WhatHappensinVegas,Stays
in Vegas.” We have taken the
liberty to change that a bit so
“What Happens in Guilford,
can be found in the Tri-Town
News….events anyway. Now
known as the Guilford Com-
munity Fun Fest, preparations
for 2015 are being made to be
bigger and better than ever be-
fore. The theme again is “Art-
fully Yours in Guilford” cel-
ebrating all forms of art and
music. In Chenango County
and in surrounding counties
we know there are folks with
excellent talents and we wish
to promote them.
You cannot fathom all that
is in store for you Saturday,
Aug. 15 from 9 a.m. through
3 p.m. Included in that time
frame, crafters and vendors
will line Main St. with an art
gallery, a flower sale and a
photography contest.
As it’s not without saying,
that the Guilford Garage/
Lawn Sales play an important
part in the usual community
day events and this year is the
same. So be prepared to wan-
der the streets and side streets
of Guilford. As you wan-
der and browse, listen to the
music of the Oxford Village
Band in the Village Park from
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. and
see Guilford’s historical char-
acters with the Afton Theater
group 10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. A
cancellation stamp has been
designed for the day. Take
your letters and cards to the
Guilford Post Office window
to receive the special Commu-
nity Day Fun-Fest cancella-
tion stamp. Hours are 8 a.m.-
noon. There will also be many
kinds of animals to amaze you
and some are even looking for
a forever home.
Not to be missed, look for
the Guilford Historical Soci-
ety tent which will display a
collection of folk art including
and featuring the replica of
the Angel Gabriel. The origi-
nal was once in the doorway
of the Pillars. The society
will also display photographs
of Guilford featuring Guil-
ford Homes and businesses
and farming. It is an on-going
project for GHS and we are
still in the process of collect-
ing farming and house photos.
If you have any old and/or new
photos, please bring to the
tent for us to scan. The GHS
will also be selling the latest
publications, newly designed
Guilford Crocks for all of the
hamlets and new and revised
Guilford history books, and
the collectible Pairpoints that
feature the restaurant, D’vine
Times.
There will also be raffles
during the day. A wonder-
ful hand stitched quilt plus a
50-50 raffle will be held. The
tickets for these items will be
available at the Klee House
and the Guilford Histori-
cal Society. The Klee House,
Guilford’s Community Cen-
ter, is a great place for many
groups to meet. Stop in and
visit as there will be items for
sale to support the Klee House
overhead. They will also be
selling ice cream so stop and
take a break to cool off with
a cone or dish. You may also
want to check on availability
and prices to rent the center
for reunions, showers, and
other group functions.
During all the activities you
may feel hunger pains and
have we got a deal for you.
Stop in at the Guilford Fire-
house for their famous Bar-
becue chicken and the Meth-
odist Church for your salads
and baked beans. If you prefer
hot dogs and/or hamburgers,
those too are available at the
Methodist Church. Bordens
Fire Dept. of Mt. Upton will
be selling sausage sandwiches
and other items also near the
Oxford Band tent.
If you are tired of walking
and would like a ride, take an
old fashioned hayride at 9, 10
and 11 a.m., or a buggy ride.
Take a tour of Guilford’s side
streets and sneak a peek of
beautiful Guilford Lake. Tour
the Guilford Center Railraod
Deot, Art Studio of Andrew
Castrucci and Alexandra Ro-
ja’s at 425 Parker Road.
Since our theme encom-
passes all forms of art, with
the Oxford Band playing your
favorite tunes and we now
include drama. Yes drama,
as mentioned above, in the
form of historical characters
that line Main Street portray-
ing actual people that lived
in Guilford many years ago.
The Afton Theater Group and
others, under the direction of
Barbara Gregson, will greet
you in costume of a particu-
lar era and tell you a bit of
their life and times. The band
and theater group projects
are made possible with pub-
lic funds from the Chenango
Arts Council’s Decentraliza-
tion Program, a re-grant pro-
gram of the NYS Council on
the Arts, with support from
Governor Cuomo and the
NYS Legislature.
Amber Waves Band to Perform Aug. 9
Hosted by Masonville Federated Church
Butternut Valley Boys to Play
At Major’s Inn Wed., Aug. 12
GILBERTSVILLE - On
Wednesday, Aug. 12, from
6:30-8:30 p.m., the Butternut
Valley Boys will be giving a
benefit concert at The Major’s
Inn, Gilbertsville. The four
member band consists of Carl
Cleinman on guitar, Tony Lee
on guitar, Joe Anderson on au-
toharp and Rick Ray on snare
drums. They play gospel,
country and bluegrass music.
The band currently plays
once a month at Focus and
Oneonta Rehabilitation Cen-
ters. On Aug. 8, they will
be appearing at the Otsego
County Fair, and have done
concerts at many different
venues locally. For those who
enjoy good old fashion coun-
try music, the band delivers.
This concert will be held on
the spacious side lawn of the
Inn. Come early, bring chairs,
a blanket, a picnic supper,
and relax before enjoying the
concert. Walk the streets of
the beautiful village of Gil-
bertsville, which has gained
national recognition because
it remains much as it was over
100 years ago. Many of the
homes were built during the
1830s to the late 1890s, and
have been well maintained. A
few buildings date from the
late 1700s and our post office
is so unique it has gained na-
tional recognition.
All proceeds from this con-
cert will benefit the ongoing
restoration of the Inn. For fur-
ther information call783-2967
or 783-2780.
MASONVILLE - The Ma-
sonville Federated Church
is hosting the Amber Waves
Band on Sunday, Aug. 9 at
11 a.m. during the worship
time. All are welcome to en-
joy the Country Gospel music
as well as other Celtic, Old
Have Guitar, Will Travel
To Perform at Trailside Concert
SIDNEY – On Wednes-
day, Aug. 12, the Don Clayton
Memorial Trailside Concert
Series in Sidney will feature
Joe Lombardi, known to audi-
ences as “Have Guitar, Will
Travel.”
Joe plays a variety of fa-
vorite tunes from the 50s-60s
rock era to classic country.
His wife Barbara often ac-
companies Joe on vocals and
piano. Together, they’ve per-
formed for more than 40 years
locally, including steady gigs
at Chenango Memorial Hos-
pital and the NYS Veterans
Home in Oxford. Requests are
also taken, in case you need to
hear that “special song.
The concert will begin at
6:30 p.m. under the pavil-
ion near Keith Clark Park
on River St. in Sidney. Bring
your lawn chairs, blankets and
friends. In case of inclem-
ent weather, the concert will
move into the nearby Fire
Training Center. WCDO Ra-
dio (100.9 FM/1490 AM) will
announce any changes prior to
the event.
Aug. 19 will be the final
concert for 2015, featuring the
unofficial Trailside hosts, the
Sidney Community Band.
The Don Clayton Memo-
rial Trailside Concert Series
is sponsored by The Sidney
Community Band, the “Pie
ladies” of NY Preceptor
Beta Phi Sorority, the Sidney
United Way, Joseph and Bar-
bara Renton, C.H. Landers
Funeral Chapel, Mirabito En-
ergy Products, Rainbows End
Consignment Shop, Video
Entertainment Plus, Corky’s
Wine & Spirits and Commu-
nity Bank NA.
Fetish Lane Featured In
Final Unadilla Concert
English and Early Ameri-
can Blue Grass tunes. About
three years ago their family
followed a God-felt lead, sold
their home bought a converted
school bus and followed their
hearts to become a traveling
gospel musical group.
The Costello family band
consists of amazing young in-
strumentalists, including iden-
tical twins, Alexandra, using
both finger and flat-picking
guitar, and Katlin, who com-
bines Scruggs-style playing
with her own style of folk and
Irish banjo. Younger brother,
Sean, has phenomenal fiddling
skills for his age and sings
lead and harmony. Little sis-
ter, Mary, occasionally plays
the fiddle and chimes in with
singing. She is a crowd pleaser
with her charming voice. Par-
ents join in as well. Michael
plays bass and sings a smooth
baritone. Cheryl, a former op-
era singer, sings a rich lead
and helps out with harmonies
and she plays the flute, fife or
mandolin. Talent and skill are
combined to create topnotch
musical entertainment you
will surely enjoy.
A love offering will be taken
and refreshments and fellow-
ship will follow in the church
dining hall. Bring family and
friends to have a wonderful
musical worship time.
Free Rabies
Clinics Set In
Sidney, Franklin
DELHI - Free Rabies Clin-
ics have been scheduled in
Sidney and Franklin. The
clinic in Sidney will be Tues-
day, Aug. 11 from 6 to 8 p.m.
at the Sidney Fire Station, 74
River St. In Franklin, the clin-
ic will be held on Wednesday,
Aug. 12 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the
Franklin Fire Hall, 351 Main
St.
By law, every dog and cat
must be vaccinated against
rabies. They can get their
first rabies vaccine at three
months. Bring the previous
vaccination record to verify
if your pet is eligible for three
year coverage.
With questions or for more
information, call 832-5200 or
see our website www.dela-
warecountypublichealth.com.
UNADILLA - The Unadilla
Summer Concert Series pres-
ents Fetish Lane on Thursday,
Aug. 13 from 6:30-8 p.m. on
the Community House lawn,
193 Main Street. The concert
is free, just bring a lawn chair
or blanket and enjoy an eve-
ning of great music. Ice cream
sundaes will be available.
Simply put, Fetish Lane’s
music is folk with a big kick.
Their music and stage presence
create an uplifting, danceable
atmosphere. The lyrics are of-
ten delivered through powerful
three part harmonies and are
backed by a percussion section
that produces huge dynamics
and provides an energetic vi-
sual display of movement and
rhythm to the performance.
Fetish Lane is comprised of
local residents Ken Held, Dan
Hardy and John Edick on gui-
tar, Ed Gliha on bass and Is-
rael Lorimer on drums.
In case of rain, the concert
moves to the firehouse, 77
Clifton Street. Join us for this
concert coordinated by the
Unadilla Historical Associa-
tion with major funding from
the Community Foundation of
Unadilla, local businesses and
citizens.
The Sidney Community Band
To Play at Colesville Concert
HARPURSVILLE - The
Colesville Summer concerts
continue on Sunday, Aug. 9
from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Ga-
zebo next to the Colesville
Town Hall in Harpursville
with The Sidney Community
Bank to entertain us. Refresh-
ments of assorted cobblers
will be available from the
Ouaquaga Fire Co. Aux.
Bring a chair, blanket, or
just roll down the windows of
your vehicle and enjoy.
In case of rain the concert
will be held in the Colesville
Ambulance Building on King
Rd., off Rt. 79, in back of the
gas station.

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IN THE GOOD OLD DAYS
SIDNEY ALLIANCE CHURCH SIDNEY, N.Y.
(Photo provided by: Diane Graney Holbert)
SIDNEY
25 YEARS AGO
August 8, 1990
Wilber National Bank held
their official grand opening
on Saturday, Aug. 4. Festivi-
ties included a ribbon-cutting
ceremony attended by three to
four hundred people.
The Board of Directors for
the Tri-Town Boys & Girls
Club has announced their
choice for the club’s Executive
Director. Jerry Humphrey,
who is presently serving as
the outreach unit director for
the Binghamton Boys & Girls
Club, will assume the execu-
tive position on Aug. 13. Gary
Scavo heads personnel and
board development for the
Sidney club. Dr. Scott Ben-
jamin is president of the Tri-
Town Boys & Girls Club.
The Private Industry Coun-
cil of Delaware, Chenango and
Otsego counties has recently
filled the position of Employ-
ment and Grants Coordina-
tor. The position was created
to build on current efforts to
expand local business and at-
tract new business to the area.
Karl Heck, formerly of East
Syracuse, was hired to fill this
position. Though efforts will
be based in Sidney, the coor-
dinator will encourage eco-
nomic growth throughout the
tri-county area.
Rotary’s 12th
Annual Fox
Trot Field Day at Keith Clark
Park and the Firemen’s Field
is this Saturday, Aug. 11.
Paula F. Wilson is now an
associate of the C&G Wilson
Agency of Sidney. A life long
resident of Sidney, she gradu-
ated from Sidney High School
with the Class of 1987.
Eric Brayman, a 4-H Club
member from Sidney Center,
received the Grand Cham-
pion Swine Award during the
Farmers Museum Junior Live-
stock Show in Cooperstown
Monday and Tuesday, July 16
and 17.
SIDNEY
50 YEARS AGO
August 4, 1965
A hearing on proposed zon-
ing for the Town of Sidney will
be held Aug. 12 at the Sidney
Village Hall. East of the Vil-
lage would be zoned Residen-
tial – Agricultural; Rt. 8 and
the Dan Gifford Rd. “Resi-
dential”; part of the land by
the airport and railroad tracks
on the western edge of the vil-
lage would be zoned “Manu-
facturing” and lower River St.
would be zoned “Residential”.
Sidney Center would be zoned
“Residential” with “Com-
mercial” zoning in the center
and “Manufacturing” at the
western edge. Most of the bal-
ance of the township would be
“Residential – Agricultural”.
Aug. 1, 1940 – Colonel Da-
vid S. Hill of Trenton, New
Jersey, with two lieutenants
as an advance corps, was in
town today making prepara-
tions for the arrival in Sidney
next week of six different
regiments of the United States
Army. The regiments will be
enroute to the northern part
of the state for the maneuvers
this month of the U.S. Army
in the vicinity of Watertown,
NY. The regiments will be
camping overnight at the air-
port in Sidney.
BAINBRIDGE
25 YEARS AGO
August 8, 1990
D&D Trophies, formerly of
Bainbridge, has moved to Af-
ton. Jim Garland recently pur-
chased the business from Paul
Hotaling and is running the
business from the shop at the
rear of his home at 8 Maple St.
Jim, who is also the athletic
director at the Afton Cen-
tral School, is training Gerry
Rudnitski, a former teacher, to
work at D&D Trophies once
school is in session.
BAINBRIDGE
50 YEARS AGO
August 4, 1965
The village of Bainbridge
is borrowing $50,000 to cover
a portion of the costs of the
survey and preliminary engi-
neering for the proposed sew-
age treatment plant and sewer
lines to serve the Village of
Bainbridge. Total cost of the
sewer program at Bainbridge
was recently estimated at
$788,000 by Vernon Shumak-
er, the consulting engineer
hired by the village. An order
by the New York State Dept.
of Health requires that on or
before Aug. 15, 1965, the vil-
lage of Bainbridge submit final
plans to the New York State
Dept. of Health. The consult-
ing engineer has promised the
village that he will meet this
deadline. Within 30 days after
the approval by the Depart-
ment of Health, the Village
must advertise for bids for the
construction.
UNADILLA
25 YEARS AGO
August 8, 1990
The Village of Unadilla
Historic Preservation Com-
mittee is selling a poster to
promote its book, Windows to
Past: A Pictorial History of
Unadilla, due to be published
this fall. The poster depicts 15
old postcards. These and pho-
tographs from people’s private
collections will be included in
the book. Also for sale is sheet
music of the song, Take Me
Back to Those Yellowstone
Days, music and lyrics by
Mildred Tyson.
Former Unatego High
School French and Spanish
teacher Carol Dean Nassau is
portraying rural nurse prac-
titioner Meredith Pace, the
leading character in Gilberts-
ville’s Suzanne Armstrong’s
Susquehanna Stories segment
Happy Birthday Mrs. Pace.
UNADILLA
55 YEARS AGO
August 6, 1960
The motorcycle field day
sponsored by the Norwich
Aces Motorcycle Club, July 28
at the Ferris Farm near Rock-
wells Mills, was well attended
by both spectators and riders.
The main event was won by
Tarbo of Cortland, with Olds
of Cortland second and Butts
of Sherburne, third. The con-
solation event was won by
Alfred Loughted of Oneonta,
first, and Curtis Ackley of
Otego, second.
Town-N-Country
Lawn Care Deserve
Special Thanks
ThankssomuchtoTown-N-
Country Lawn Care, owned
by Chris Archer and his wife
Terry, for volunteering to cut
the shrubs and ground cover
at Burnett Park in Afton. They
did a terrific job of sprucing
up the property.
Our parents, Joyce and
Clarence (Bucky) Burnett,
would be very appreciative of
the work they did.
Also a huge thank you to our
neighbor and friend Jim Lee
for always cutting the grass at
Burnett Park and maintaining
the area on I-88 around the
Welcome to Afton sign.
June Burnett White
Natalie Burnett Niles
LETTER TO
THE EDITOR
Dear Governor Cuomo
and Acting Commissioner
Gerstman:
New Yorkers have some of
the cleanest water in the nation
because of stalwart efforts by
the Department of Environ-
mental Conservation (DEC)
to enforce water quality stan-
dards. Any landowner who
has applied for a water-related
permit knows how stringent
those rules can be. The ques-
tion now is whether those
same rules apply to out-of-
state oil and gas companies.
Williams and Cabot are
multi-billion dollar companies
based in Oklahoma and Texas
that want to build a huge pipe-
line through the forested hills
of central New York and the
northern Catskills. Ironi-
cally named the “Constitu-
tion Pipeline,” this corporate
partnership has been granted
the right of eminent domain to
take private property for the
purpose of carrying fracked
shale gas from Pennsylvania
through New York and out of
the country. Employees and
officers of both corporations
have stated to their investors
that they want to sell gas at
the highest possible price on
the international market.
To do that, Williams and
Cabot have chosen the most
destructive route and the
cheapest construction meth-
ods. Described as a “green-
field project,” the Constitu-
tion Pipeline would convert
pristine fields and forests
into an industrial corridor.
Construction would involve
clear-cutting, blasting, and
digging a 124-mile-long, 125-
foot-wide gash up and down
hills, through cold-water trout
streams, and across scores of
farms and rural communities.
Instead of carefully boring
under fragile wetlands and
streams as requested by DEC,
Williams and Cabot would
maximize impacts by trench-
ing through them, burying
their pipeline just below the
surface where it would be ex-
tremely vulnerable to scour-
ing, exposure and rupture.
Critical aquatic habitat, which
has never been surveyed for
species of concern, would be
harmed. The project would
also fragment forests and wipe
out more than 700,000 trees
in a region known for devas-
tating floods. Clear-cutting
on steep slopes would cause
massive erosion and contami-
nate streams and watersheds,
especially during the extreme
storms that have become fre-
quent in recent years.
The Federal Energy Regu-
latory Commission (FERC)
has given conditional approval
to this project, but fortunately
New York State has the power
to stop it. Under section 401 of
the federal Clean Water Act,
the pipeline cannot be built
unless DEC certifies that the
state’sstrictwaterqualitystan-
dards will not be violated. The
problem is that there is no way
to tear through the sensitive
hills, forests, wetlands, and
streams where this pipeline
is proposed without threaten-
ing water quality and degrad-
ing aquatic habitat. DEC must
therefore deny the 401 Water
Quality Certificate.
Despite the inevitable viola-
tions to the state’s water qual-
ity standards, we are hearing
that a deal has been made to
approve the project anyway. A
two-mile reroute was recently
proposed to FERC so that
a wooded tract in Delaware
County owned by the Kernan
family could be avoided. The
CEO of Cabot told investors
on July 24 that approval of the
Organizations Express Opposition
To Proposed Constitution Pipeline
(The following letter signed by 59 organizations, includ-
ing several from those in Delaware and Otsego Counties,
was sent to Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and Acting DEC
Commissioner Marc Gerstman.)
reroute is the final detail be-
fore DEC grants the 401 Wa-
ter Quality Certificate.
This would be a huge mis-
take. While we do not dispute
the ecological value of the
Kernan property, the reroute
simply shifts a tiny portion
of the proposed pipeline from
one environmentally sensitive
area to another, and actually
increases impacts to upland
forests. More importantly, the
change does nothing to solve
the myriad of problems affect-
ing hundreds of other streams
and wetlands along the pro-
posed 124-mile pipeline
corridor that deserve equal
protection under the law. An
application for a 401 Water
Quality Certificate is sup-
posed to trigger a comprehen-
sive analysis, not a face-saving
deal. The idea that such a mi-
nor change could lead to cer-
tification raises serious legal
and political questions.
Governor Cuomo and Act-
ing Commissioner Gerstman,
please do not let the rubber
stamp of a federal agency and
pressure by the fossil-fuel in-
dustry destroy our state’s most
precious natural resources.
You not only have the author-
ity, but a legal obligation, to
protect the water quality and
safety of New Yorkers. It is
impossible for the DEC to cer-
tify that this proposed pipe-
line complies with New York
State’s stringent water quality
standards. We therefore urge
you to do the right thing by
denying the 401 Water Qual-
ity Certificate.
Two Local Businesses
Among the Recipients
12 Delaware Co.
Farm Businesses
Receive Grants
DELHI – The Delaware Co.
DepartmentofEconomicDevel-
opment is pleased to announce
the results of the 2015 grant
funding provided through the
County’s Agricultural Microen-
terprise Program. Through this
program Delaware Co. was able
to provide grants ranging from
$6,000 to $30,000 to 12 Dela-
ware Co. farm businesses, total-
ing $185,000. With this funding
the county was able to assist in
encouraging the investment of
approximately $625,000 and
the creation of 28 new, full and
part-time jobs.
Jim Eisel, chairman of the
Delaware Co. Board of Super-
visors, stated, “Agriculture and
farming is the number one in-
dustry in Delaware Co.. Any-
thing we can do to stimulate this
vital business sector benefits all
of our communities.”
With funding awarded in De-
cember of 2014, the Delaware
Co. Agricultural Microenter-
prise Program was developed
to encourage the development
of new, and aid in the expansion
of existing agricultural micro
enterprise businesses within
the County. Agriculturally re-
lated businesses create jobs and
support many other businesses
by purchasing local goods and
services. Agriculture has been a
dependable component of Dela-
ware Co.’s economy for many
years and will continue to be,
by encouraging new private
investment in emerging farm
opportunities
Through this program, Dela-
ware Co. was able to offer grants
of up to $30,000 to assist small
agricultural businesses with fi-
nancing the costs of starting or
expanding their agriculture re-
lated business operation, requir-
ing a dollar for dollar match, for
investments in working capital,
inventory and machinery/equip-
ment expenses of the business
project. Owing to the success
of this program as illustrated
by the level of investment, job
creation, as well as, the project
summaries below. Delaware Co.
is currently seeking additional
funding to be able to continue
this program in 2016.
Two tri-town area farm
businesses are among the re-
cipient. They are Muddy River
Hops in the Town of Sidney
and Unadilla Hops.
Muddy River Hops, owned
by Christina and Dustin Wood,
plan to establish a New York
State licensed Farm Brewery
as well as establishing an on-
farm processing plant at their
hop yard in the Town of Sid-
ney. Muddy River Hops will
also develop a “brew lab” and
tasting room in the facility.
Through this project Muddy
River Hops will invest over
$16,000 in their business.
Unadilla Hops, owned by
Jay Keil, will be opening a hop
processing facility at their Sid-
ney hop farm for the purpose of
pelletizing and packaging hops
for their farm and other local
farms. This project will require
an investment of nearly $90,000
and is being developed for the
purpose of enabling Unadilla
Hops and other local hop grow-
ers to increase production and
distribution.
To learn more visit the Dela-
ware Co. Economic Develop-
ment website at www.DCe-
codev.com or contact Delaware
Co. Economic Development,
1 Courthouse Square, Suite 4,
Delhi, NY 13753, phone 746-
8595 or e-mail info@DCe-
codev.com. To stay informed,
“Like” the departments’ page
on Facebook at www.facebook.
com/DelawareCountyEconom-
icDevelopment/.

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Otsego County Fair Fun
MORRIS - The Best Six
Days of Summer continues
at the Otsego County Fair in
Morris with four days left.
This Thursday, Aug. 6 the
Gillette Shows offer a pay-
one-price between 12 p.m. and
5 p.m. There is a lot to see on
the fairgrounds with special
demonstrations and exhibits.
The 4-H and open dairy show
is at 9:30 a.m. and the open
rabbit show is at 11 a.m. You
won’t want to miss the excit-
ing Total Destruction Demoli-
tion Derby at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 7 is Children’s
Day with 100 Bike Giveaway
and Games. The Gillette
Shows pay-one-price rides is a
bargain between 5 and 10 p.m.
The day ends with the Shoo-
tout Productions Sanctioned
Truck Pull at 7:30 p.m.
Agriculture Day is Satur-
day, Aug. 8. The day starts off
with the 4th Annual 5K Ben-
efit Run at 8:30 a.m. My Fa-
vorite Culinary Delight Cook
Off will be held in Floral Hall
at 10:30 a.m. There are lots
of 4-H shows and activities
planned including the 4-H va-
riety show in Martin Hall at 7
p.m.
The Gillette Shows pay-
one-price rides are in effect
from 12 to 5 p.m. on Sunday,
Aug. 9. The open English and
Western Horse show will
kick-off the day’s events at 9
a.m. The Total Destruction
Demolition derby takes place
at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m.
There is lots of entertain-
ment each day in the Grange
building. On Friday, Mary
Frances Perricone will be
singing songs from the 50s
and 60s at 5:30 p.m. Satur-
day’s events include the mini
talent contest at 1 p.m., the
maxi talent contest at 3 p.m.
and the best of show talent
contest at 6 p.m.
A church service with Rev.
Steve Vodvarka will be held at
8:30 a.m. on Sunday.
Check Out Eat Smart Programs
At Otsego Co. Fair Aug 6, 7, 8
MORRIS - Stop by the Flo-
ral Hall building at the Otsego
Co. Fair in Morris Aug. 6, 7,
and 8 to check out the Eat
Smart New York Programs to
be presented by Cornell Co-
operative Extension Nutrition
Community Educators Heath-
er Barrett and Andrea Day.
At 1 p.m.: Eating Healthy
on a Budget - Come by and
try some tasty budget-friendly
samples while you hear about
how to stretch your food dol-
lars on healthy foods at the
grocery store. Information
will be given on how to com-
pare the cost of your everyday
goods to make the best food
choices, tips on preparing
meals quickly as well as the
best ways to prepare healthy
foods using different cost sav-
ing ways.
At 3 p.m.: Putting Whole
Grains to the Test - A demon-
stration will be done to see the
true difference between how
the various forms of grains
break down in the body. A
whole grain snack building
station will be available to
participants to come build
your own whole grain snack
to take with you on the go.
At 5 p.m.: Kicking it up
with Kale - Learn how to
incorporate more nutritious
beverages into your diet by
watching a food demonstra-
tion on how to make a refresh-
ing kale smoothie. Come by
and try our final product.
Cornell Cooperative Exten-
sion nutrition educators look
forward to meeting you at the
Otsego County Fair.
TRI-TOWN’S OWN
STIMULUS PLAN
BY JOAN DICHIARA
Bar-S Products
TryBar-SSignatureSmoke-
house Franks and Bologna for
free with their new rebate of-
fer. You can claim one rebate
per product, so you can try
both for free. Items must be
purchased between March 1
through Oct. 31, and request
must be postmarked by Nov.
30. To obtain rebate form go
to the website: http://trybar-
sfree.com/Signature%20
Smokehouse%20Rebate%20
Form.pdf
Dr. Scholl’s Custom Fit
Orthotic
Buy one Dr. Scholl’s Cus-
tom Fit Orthotic insert product
by Dec. 31, then peel off UPC
symbol from Dr. Scholl’s Cus-
tomer Fit Orthotics and tape
it to a piece of paper, enclose
your original store-identified
cash register receipt and circle
your valid product purchase
and price and mail it. You will
receive a $10 rebate by mail.
To obtain rebate form go to the
website: http://www.drscholls.
com/pdf/MRK14-1284DSC-
FOOnlineRebate.pdf.
Kimberly-Clark Products
Kimberly-Clark Products
is offering a rebate, if you buy
$25 worth of their brands you
will receive a $5 rebate. Buy
$35 worth of their brands to
receive $10 rebate between
May 1 through Aug, 31 in one
shopping trip. The participat-
ing brands are Huggies prod-
ucts, Pull-Ups Training Pants,
Goodnites Underwear, Kleen-
ex facial tissues, Kleenex hand
towels, Cottonelle products,
Scott products, Viva towels,
Depends products, Poise prod-
ucts, Kotex products and U
by Kotex products. To obtain
rebate form go to the website
http://www.kcbrokerrebate.
com/May-August2015/assets/
OfferForm.pdf.
Purex
Receive a rebate on your
Purex Crystals Scent Splash
fabric booster purchase. To re-
ceive the rebate check up to $5
mail the following two items
by Jan. 31, 2016. The original,
store identified cash register
receipt date May 15 through
Dec.31, 2015 with qualifying
purchase and price circled and
the official rebate form. To ob-
tain the rebate form go to the
website: http://www.rapid-re-
bates.com/scentsplash/forms/
DH151908_current.pdf.
Also, remember if you pur-
chase a product and you are
not satisfied you should write
the company telling them
why. Usually they will refund
your money or send you some
coupons.
If you have any money sav-
ing tips or ideas please e-mail
me at kay01267@gmail.com.
Till next time have a great
week and enjoy the warm
weather.
Mt. Upton Church to Hold
School Supply Give-Away
New Beginnings Thrift Shop
Offers Summer Bargains
BAINBRIDGE - The New
Beginnings Thrift Shop a the
First Baptist Church in Bain-
bridge is offering summer
bargains. A mark down sale
is now going on with shorts,
tank tops and other seasonal
clothing.
Clothing of every type from
infant to plus sizes is also
plentiful. There are also many
accessories, footwear and jew-
elry. All merchandise is clean
and in good condition.
The shop also has many
other items including dish-
es, cooking utensils, books,
games and household items
for decorating. Frequently
there are donations of baby
furniture. Right now there’s a
nice cradle and car seats.
The shop’s summer hours
are Thursdays from 10 a.m. to
1 p.m. and Saturdays, 9 a.m. to
2 p.m. Donations are welcome
during regular hours. Always
needed are sheets, towels, and
children’s clothing. Please do
not leave donations outside
the church doors after hours.
Also, we do not have space for
large pieces of furniture.
Be watching in a few weeks
for notice of a give-away of a
large assortment of medical
items. This includes multiple
commodes, raised toilet seats,
walkers, canes, crutches,
shower benches and more. In
the meantime, if you are in
need of something to borrow
or own, please give your in-
formation to the Thrift Shop
and we will see if we can help
you.
Many thanks to all who help
to make this mission project
such a huge success.
MT. UPTON - The Mount
Upton United Methodist
Church will be holding it’s
annual School Supply Give-
a-way on Saturday, Aug. 15
from 10 a.m. until supplies are
gone. Doors will not be open
until 10 a.m., so no early birds.
We want everyone to have an
equal opportunity. These sup-
plies are for local students and
for GMU Students.
Anyone wanting to donate
supplies may do so by leav-
ing them at the church before
then. Monetary donations may
be made by sending to the Mt.
Upton UMC, PO Box 199,
Mt. Upton, 13809, with school
supplies in the memo line.
Any supplies that might be
left over or donated after will
be given to the GMU School
to supply needs for the school
year.
Boxes of tissues, disinfec-
tant wipes and hygiene items
are also needed, as well as the
normal school supplies. Chil-
dren’s winter coats, mittens,
hats, boots etc. are also wel-
come. New, or gently used.
Unadilla Center Church Invites
Kids to Vacation Bible School
UNADILLA - The Un-
adilla Center United Method-
ist Church will hold Vacation
Bible School Aug. 10-14 from
9 to 11:30 a.m. Children ages
3 through 12 of all denomina-
tions are welcome to attend for
all or any part of the week.
Activities will include mu-
sic, lessons, crafts and play-
time. There will be a picnic
on Friday, Aug. 14 from 11:30
a.m.-12:30 p.m. and parents
are invited to join us.
On Sunday, Aug. 16, the
children will be invited to
attend worship service at
9:30 a.m. to share what they
learned and display their craft
projects. Registration is not
necessary. The theme for this
year is “Waterworks.”
The church is located on
Butternut Rd., off of Route 7,
near the 357 bridge in Unadil-
la. For more information, call
563-7713.
Local Chefs Featured In
Local Foods, Spirits Aug. 13
At Cooperstown
Farmers’Market
COOPERSTOWN - Local
Chefs step forward to support
the 3rd
annual Local Foods and
Spirits event held at the Coo-
perstown Farm-
ers’ Market on
Thursday, Aug.
13, from 5 to 7:30
p.m. Chefs team
up with food pro-
ducers and growers to dazzle
the taste buds with local farm-
to-table ingredients.
Now announcing the fea-
tured restaurants, drum roll
please…
A Taste of Europe,
Cobleskill. B&B Ranch, Fly
Creek. Cantina de Salsa,
Cherry Valley & Cooper-
stown. Cooley’s Stone House
Tavern, Cooperstown. Coo-
perstown Country Club, Coo-
perstown. Doubleday Café,
Cooperstown. The Empire
House, Gilbertsville. Food
Truck Cooperstown, Cooper-
stown. Hard Ball Café, Coo-
perstown. The Lake House,
Richfield Spring. MANN-
made Cakes and the Soda
Jerks, Oneonta. Mel’s at 22,
Cooperstown. MOS Delicious,
Sharon Springs. Origins Café,
Cooperstown. Otesaga Ho-
tel and Resort, Cooperstown.
Quarter Moon Café, Delhi.
The Red Caboose Restaurant,
Oneonta. Redneck BBQ, Coo-
perstown. The Shack, Cooper-
stown. Stagecoach Café, Coo-
perstown. The Tulip and The
Rose Café, Franklin.
Come see the chefs strut
their stuff at the Local Foods,
Local Spirits event held at
the Cooperstown
Farmers’ Market on
Thursday, Aug. 13.
The Farmers’ Mar-
ket is located at 101
Main St., in Pioneer
Alley, Cooperstown. For more
information, visit our website,
www.CooperstownFarmers-
Market.org and see the ad in
this newspaper.
In Virginia, children may
not go trick-or-treating on
Halloween.

6. 6 — Tri-Town News — Thursday, August 6, 2015
Sterling Silver
Jewelry at
Reasonable
Prices
Silver
Everyday
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Phone: 607-337-AUTO • 607-336-1444
Fax: 607-336-4663
Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
50 N. Broad St., Norwich, NY 13815
www.chiarinoinsurance.com
Colorscape Chenango Calls For Volunteers
Red Cross Urges Blood Donations
BINGHAMTON — The
American Red Cross urges
eligible donors to give blood
in August and help meet the
constant need for blood prod-
ucts by patients. Every two
seconds someone in the U.S.
needs blood.
Summer is an especial-
ly difficult time to collect
enough blood to meet the
needs of hospital patients. De-
spite travel and other activities
that may cause some donors to
be less available to give, the
Red Cross must collect 15,000
blood donations every day to
meet the needs of patients at
approximately 2,600 hospitals
and transfusion centers across
the country.
With more summer days
ahead, every blood donation
is important in helping ensure
blood is available for patients
in need, and volunteer donors
are the only source of blood
for those who need it. Donors
of all blood types – especially
those with types AB, O nega-
tive, A negative and B negative
– are needed to help ensure
blood products are available to
hospital patients this summer.
To make an appointment
to give blood, download the
Red Cross Blood Donor App,
visit redcrossblood.org or call
1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-
733-2767).
Local Blood Drives
Afton – Aug. 15, 8 a.m. -
12:30 p.m., Afton United
Methodist Church, 34
Spring St.
Delhi – Aug. 11, 12 - 6 p.m.,
Delhi United Ministry, 1
Church St.
Hancock – Aug. 3, 1 - 6 p.m.,
Father Rausch Memorial
Hall, 316 West Main St.
Sidney – Aug. 11, 11:30 a.m.
- 4:30 p.m., Sidney Fire
Hall Training Center, 72
River St.
Aug. 15, 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Sid-
ney Elks Lodge, 104 River
St.
Walton – Aug. 13, 11:30 a.m.
- 5:30 p.m., United Presby-
terian Church, 58 East St.
Morris – Aug. 10, 1 - 6 p.m.,
Holy Cross Church, 96
Main St.
Oneonta – Aug. 11, 12 - 6
p.m., Oneonta Elks Club,
84 Chestnut St.
Aug. 14, 12 - 6 p.m., Elm Park
Methodist Church, 401
Chestnut St.
Worcester – Aug. 3, 1 - 6 p.m.,
Worcester United Method-
ist Church, 111 Main St.
How to Donate Blood
Simply download the
American Red Cross Blood
Donor App, visit redcross-
blood.org or call 1-800-RED
CROSS (1-800-733-2767) to
make an appointment or for
more information. All blood
types are needed to ensure a
reliable supply for patients. A
blood donor card or driver’s
license or two other forms of
identification are required at
check-in. Individuals who are
17 years of age (16 with pa-
rental consent in some states),
weigh at least 110 pounds and
are in generally good health
may be eligible to donate
blood. High school students
and other donors 18 years of
age and younger also have to
meet certain height and weight
requirements.
SEVERAL OF THE YOUTH HONORED by the CDO Workforce are shown here with
CDO staff members. Pictured (l-r) are Kaylene Nabinger-Pierce, Assistant Director
Maggie Gilbert, Jessica Goodrich, Jon Buckley and CDO Staff Jen Mitchell and April
Feyh.
Area Youth Accomplishments Are Recognized
SIDNEY- On June 30,
CDO Workforce held a youth
recognition celebration at the
Sidney American Legion for
local young people who had
accomplished their goals re-
lated to the CDO Youth Ser-
vices Program. Much like a
graduation from school, the
young people completing the
program were recognized for
their hard work in front of
their family and friends. They
heard from inspiring speakers
and were given a sendoff by
program staff and volunteers.
The CDO Youth Services
Program helps area youth ob-
tain and retain employment.
Through the program, enroll-
ees work with an Employment
and Training Counselor to de-
velop an individual plan that
assists them in meeting their
goals. Assistance may include
career guidance, basic educa-
tion and high school equiva-
lency exam preparation, work
readiness training, leadership
development, work experi-
ence and placement, among
other supportive services.
For more information about
CDO Youth Services Program
eligibility, contact: Jen Mitch-
ell at 561-7550, Sidney Civic
Center, 21 Liberty St.-Room
221, Sidney.
ACCO Brands Hosts Job Shadowing
For Four Afton High School Students
SIDNEY - Four high school
students from Afton Central
School recently visited ACCO
Brands in Sidney for a day
of job shadowing in STEM
careers (science, technology,
engineering and math). This
event is part of a larger project
that the regional CDO STEM
Council (Chenango, Delaware
and Otsego county business-
es, government and BOCES
district representatives) has
been working on, in coop-
eration with ACCO Brands,
to cultivate student interest in
technical and scientific study.
Students spent the day learn-
ing about the major areas of a
manufacturing business: op-
erations, engineering, finance,
human resources, sales, prod-
uct support, and planning and
supply chain.
The CDO STEM Council
is planning additional collab-
orative activities between area
schools and businesses, such
as job shadowing, so students
can learn about the regional
economy and the opportuni-
ties that may exist for gradu-
ates. For more information
about the STEM Council, go
to http://www.cdostem.org/.
In addition, students can
participate in STEM activi-
ties through the annual STEM
summer day camp, the Go
Stem Institute, for students in
grades 6 - 8 at SUNY Oneonta.
The Institute adopts a central
theme and provides a window
into that particular industry
for approximately 40 students
each summer. For more infor-
mation about the Institute, go
to http://www.cdostem.org/
go-stem-institute.html.
ACCO Brands appreciates
the initiative of these four high
school juniors who spent the
day learning about the facility
and its STEM opportunities.
THE STUDENTS ARE SHOWN HERE WITH ACCO PERSONNEL. They are (l-r): J.
DeVona (Afton Junior), P. Fitch (ACCO Brands Sales), N. Erckert (Afton Junior), S.
Theodore (ACCO Brands Process), R. Halaquist (Sr. HR Manager), D Coughlin (ACCO
Brands Process), N. Caratelli (Afton Junior), S. Whited (ACCO Brands Supply Chain), M
Roach (ACCO Brands Finance Dir), L. Tallmadge (Afton Junior)
NORWICH — Colorscape
Chenango is right around the
corner, and we are in need
of your help. Volunteers are
needed for a wide variety
of jobs, including artist
hospitality, merchandise
sales, and (for those who
love adventure and glitter)
supervision of our youngest
artists in the Art Zone.
Volunteering is so much fun
you can hardly call it work.
The 21st annual arts festival
will take place in downtown
Norwich on Sept. 12 and 13.
Visit Colorscape’s web site
at www.colorscape.org for
complete lists of artists and
performers—and while you’re
online, don’t forget to “like”
Colorscape Chenango Arts
Festival on Facebook.
If you’re willing to help
at this year’s festival, e-mail
Maggie Dorsey, volunteer
coordinator at volunteers@
colorscape.org, or contact
the Colorscape office at 336-
FEST (3378).
[From the Sidney Record-Enterprise, July 12, 1956.
It’s as true today as it was 50 years ago.]
Advice From a Banker
How valuable is local newspaper advertising to local
business people?
Here’s what the American Bankers Magazine, a
publication which represents a traditionally hardheaded
profession, has to say:
“No business man or woman in any town should
allow a newspaper to go to press without his or her
name and business being mentioned somewhere in its
columns.
“This does not mean you should have a whole, half,
or even a quarter page advertisement in each issue of
the paper, but your name and address should be
mentioned if you do not use more than a two-line
space.
“A stranger picking up a news-
paper should be able to tell what
business is represented in a town
. . . it’s the best possible town
advertiser.
“The man or woman who
does not advertise does an
injustice to himself or herself
and definitely to the town.”

7. Tri-Town News — Thursday, August 6, 2015 — 7
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Wooden Cross Music Festival Coming
To Firemen’s Park in Deposit Aug. 8
OCEANS AND VESSELS is one of the musical groups that will be performing this
Saturday, August 8 at the Firemen’s Park in Deposit.
DEPOSIT - For 25 years,
Sherman Bible Chapel has
held a Free Music Festival
each August as a way of min-
istering to the community.
Whether in the small ham-
let of Sherman, Pa. or to the
Deposit Fireman’s Park, this
festival has been designed for
the local residents and those
in outlying areas to come out
for a day of refreshing and
uplifting music, and a time of
fellowship with other commu-
nity members. This year the
Wooden Cross Music Festival
will be Saturday, August 8.
As in the past, they will fea-
ture local musical groups and
talent, as well as more recog-
nized recording artists. This
year’s artists include Oceans
and Vessels, Soulfire, Ascent,
When Oceans Rise, and our
own hometown group, Sher-
man Bible Chapel Worship
Team.
The Sherman Bible Chapel
has experienced many chang-
es in the last couple years, in-
cluding the loss of their much
loved Pastor Joe Axtell and as
well as acquiring new prop-
erty in the center of town. Yet
the congregation continues to
strive to carry on the vision
implemented many years ago.
“Our vision and our mission
remain the same,” commented
Christel Axtell, wife of Pastor
Joe and one of the event orga-
nizers. “Even though Joe has
gone on, and we still ache with
the loss of his courageous and
joyful spirit, the fruit of his
ministry lives on in our con-
gregation. We continue to de-
sire to minister to our commu-
nity in whatever way the Lord
directs us, and our Annual
Music Festival is one way that
we, as a church family, have
used to reach our friends and
neighbors with the life chang-
ing message of the cross of
Jesus Christ. This is our 25th
Anniversary Year and we are
excited to be offering a great
free concert throughout the
day with music from local and
regional artists. Our famous
Sherman Bible Chapel barbe-
cue chicken and Smokey Leg-
ends pulled pork sandwiches
will be available for purchase,
plus we are offering free hot-
dogs for the kids.” Ken and
Jenn Macumber remarked,
“We are excited to be part of
the festival committee again
this year and look forward to
an awesome day. Our prayer is
for our community to join us
for a great day of fellowship,
for hearts to be softened and
lives blessed through song
and the gospel message.”
The event will commence
at noon, rain or shine, at Fire-
man’s Park in Deposit and run
until Sundown with organized
children’s games and bounce
houses from 2-4 p.m. A love
offering will be accepted. An
outdoor service will be con-
ducted on Sunday at 10:30
a.m. Guests are encouraged to
bring a lawn chair or a blanket
or sit under our tents.
Franklin Stage Co. Presents
Chekhov’s Three Sisters
FRANKLIN - From Thurs-
day, Aug. 13 through Sunday,
Aug. 23, the Franklin Stage
Company presents its third
2015 Works-in-Progress pro-
duction, Three Sisters by An-
ton Chekhov. It is directed by
FSC Executive/Artistic Di-
rector Carmela Marner, with
music and soundscape by per-
cussionist Julie Licata. Perfor-
mances times are Thursdays
through Saturdays at 8 p.m.
and Sundays at 5 p.m.
Chekhov’s poignant mas-
terpiece lays bare the lives of
three sisters in a provincial
Russian town as husbands,
friends and lovers come and
go, and time ticks on. In
Marner’s inventive interpre-
tation, all roles are played by
just three actresses: FSC vet-
erans Patricia Buckley (2014
Tartuffe; 2015 Evolution)
and Liz Kimball (2013 The
Winter’s Tale, 2012 The Way
of the World), and newcomer
Isabella Knight. All three
actresses are members of the
Actors’ Equity Association.
FSC’s Works-in-Progress
productions are explorations
of classic texts, playfully fus-
ing the line between rehearsal
and performance, inviting the
audience to experience the
process rather than the result -
embracing the play as a living,
breathing creature.
As always at FSC, admis-
sion is free (donations grate-
fully accepted) and reserva-
tions are recommended. Call
829-3700 or reserve@frank-
linstagecompany.org. FSC
is located in Chapel Hall, 25
Institute St., Franklin, oppo-
site Franklin Central School.
Programming continues to be
made possible, in part, by the
New York State Council on the
Arts with the support of Gov-
ernor Andrew Cuomo and the
New York State Legislature.
More details about FSC, Cha-
pel Hall and this 19th theatre
season can be found at www.
franklinstagecompany.org.
Spicer, Williams to Play Piano
At Oxford Farmers’ Market Aug. 8
OXFORD—Two local, tal-
ented pianists, Louise Spicer
and Sarah Williams, will per-
form a wide range of music in
the LaFayette Park bandstand,
during the Oxford Farmers’
Market on Saturday, Aug. 8.
The program begins at 10
a.m., and it’s free and open to
the public.
Louise Spicer entertained
shoppers last season with a
diverse program from classi-
cal music to nostalgic pieces
from the 1930s and 40s. In her
return engagement this year,
Spicer will focus on 20th
cen-
tury music, playing everything
from a ragtime number like
Joplin’s Elite Syncopations,
show tunes such as When I
Fall In Love, to popular music
from the 1920s to the 70s with
name-that-tune favorites like
Happy Days Are Here Again
and The Summer Knows.
To bring us into this decade,
Sarah Williams, a high school
senior and up-and-coming
talent, will offer a program of
modern pop and movie music.
She will play piano arrange-
ments of pieces such as The
Climb, music from the block-
buster movie Pirates of the
Caribbean, and compositions
by Grammy-winner Bruno
Mars.
Enjoy the music while
stocking up your kitchen with
freshly picked produce and
berry fruit; just-baked bread,
pies, cakes, and cookies; lo-
cal honey and maple syrup;
organic dairy products; farm-
fresh eggs; free-range chicken;
and locally crafted items. All
products at the Oxford Farm-
ers’ Market are fresh from
your neighbors. For more in-
formation, call 843-5699 or
e-mail freshfromyourneigh-
bors@gmail.com.
Happy Time
Senior Citizens
To Meet Aug. 12
WELLS BRIDGE - The
Wells Bridge Happy Time
Senior Citizens will meet at
the Martin Brook Park Pavil-
ion on Wednesday, Aug. 12 at
noon.
Those attending are asked
to bring a dish to pass and
their own table service.
In case of rain, the meet-
ing will be held at the Wells
Bridge Firehouse rooms.
Delaware Co. Senior Fun Day
Is August 26 at 4-H Camp in Delhi
DELHI - Come join us for
the second annual Delaware
County Senior Fun Day to be
held at Delaware County 4H-
Camp Shankitunk, Arbor Hill,
Delhi, on Wednesday, Aug. 26
from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dela-
ware County Office for the
Aging is collaborating with
co-sponsors Delaware Oppor-
tunities Inc. and the Delaware
County Senior Council in
planning for Senior Fun Day.
We expect more of everything
this year, more exhibitors and
informational booths, larger
tents, more activities and
games and more attendees. To
accommodate the increased
numbers only vendors and
exhibitors will be allowed to
park on site, all other attend-
ees must park at SUNY Delhi
Campus, lower Lot “G” (enter
the main campus entrance in
the village, then go to the first
parking lot on the left). Shuttle
buses will be operating all day
long to ferry people to and
from the event.
This event will feature
music by William Seneschal
(banjo and guitar), Randy’s
Harptones (harmonic band),
and Country Express. A de-
licious picnic fare of baked
beans, salads, dessert and
beverages will be provided by
Delaware Opportunities Inc.
with Wilson BBQ’s famous
grilled chicken. The day will
include a variety of fun games
and exercise activities like
Bingo, Senior Trivia, Silver
Sneakers, Tai Chi, Yoga and
Line Dancing. A suggested
donation of $5 is requested
per person for the meal, an in-
crease from last year.
The event is open to seniors
age 60 and over. Attendees
may bring their spouse/signif-
icant other (regardless of age)
as well as a caregiver or aide if
needed; include names of all
attending at time of reserva-
tion. Due to the nature of the
event no children or pets will
be allowed. Reservations are
required as space is limited
and need to be made by Aug.
17. Contact the Office for the
Aging at 832-5750 to make
your reservation.
Mt. Upton Senior Citizens
To Meet Tuesday, Aug. 11
MT. UPTON - The Mt. Up-
ton Senior Citizens will meet
Tuesday, Aug. 11 at the Rock-
dale Rod and Gun Club. The
agenda will be card playing.
Sandy Palmer will be mak-
ing Bob Mann’s cake in cel-
ebration of his birthday.
At our July 28 meeting we
celebrated Christmas in July
picnic. We had 21 members
and one guest, Cora Moore.
Cora is a former member who
moved to Florida. Everyone
was happy to see her. We held
our meeting at 10:30 a.m. as
we had the privilege of having
Randy’s Harmonica Group
entertain us after our picnic.
Linda Mann won our 50/50
raffle. We celebrated Jake
Palmer and Shirley DeMott’s
birthdays.
After a wonderful picnic
where Jake Palmer cooked
hamburgers and hot dogs for
us, we were entertained by
Randy’s Harmonica Group.
They are very talented and a
delightful group. If you would
like some wonderful enter-
tainment, contact them. We
thank Jake for doing the cook-
ing, and Randy’s Harmonica
Group for playing.
Until we meet again on Au-
gust 11, stay cool and healthy,
and remember to keep a smile
on your face.
GILBERTSVILLE
NEWS
ROBERTA HALBERT
783-2445
Condolences
Marge Lindsay has been
notified of the unexpected
death of her sister Gerry Rus-
ton Hammer on Saturday, July
25 in Twenty Nine Palms, Ca-
lif. where she had resided for
the past several years. Gerry
attended GCS and graduated
with the class of 1961. Gerry
and Marge were the daugh-
ters of the late Ernest Ruston
and lived on the Maple Grove
Road while attending school.
Strawberry Shortcake at
Library
Friends of The Gilbertsville
Free Library will be selling
strawberry shortcake with
ice cream at the Library on
Saturday, Aug, 8 from 9-11
a.m. They will also have used
books for sale.
Teens on Mission Work
Ask Charlene Heisler,
Scarlett Newmann, Mike
O’Conner, Mickenson Clune,
Isaiah Stockdale, Luke and
Sam Piedmonte what has been
special about their summer so
far? These local teens along
with Sam Loeffler, Gabby
and Alex Bodie of South
New Berlin, Brennan Leister
of Burlington, Jack Vunk of
Edmeston plus seven teens
from Binghamton, Cortland
and Oneonta spent the week
of July 18-25 in Baltimore,
Md. doing mission work.
They experienced the walk
of one to one and a half miles
and return from most people’s
place of living to the clos-
est food supply. Don’t forget
their return included carrying
bags of food picked up. They
also collected food to stock
the food pantry, checked the
expiration dates, stocked the
shelves, distributed the food,
plus served meals in the shel-
ters. They had the opportunity
to get first hand life stories
when they interviewed people
at Senior Living Centers. The
teens and adults were divided
into groups of 12 people and
were given $1.48 a piece to
spend for food. Each group’s
money was pooled together
to purchase their food supply
for one day. Their food selec-
tion also had to include likes/
dislikes and take into consid-
eration if anyone was allergic
to certain foods. What a test?
Could you do it? They were
accompanied by Pastors Pied-
monte and Funke and parents,
April Vunk, Rick and Joan
Loeffler.
Valueway Store Changing
Hands
The Valueway Store will
officially change hands on
Wednesday, Aug. 5 when Val-
erie Jackson and Laura Will
take possession. John Froelich
and Dorothy Kelly, previous
owners retired after 25 years.
For now, the hours of opera-
tion will remain the same.
Two Locals
Graduate
Ithaca College
ITHACA - Ithaca College
congratulates the 1135 May
2015 graduates. Local gradu-
ates include Kevin Davie of
Unadilla and Ryan Shuler of
Bainbridge.
Jordan Smith
Graduates From
SUNY Cortland
BAINBRIDGE - Jordan
Smith graduated from the
State University of New York
at Cortland with a Bachelor
of Science in elementary edu-
cation. Jordan will be doing
student teaching in the fall at
Vestal and Chenango Forks
Elementary Schools.
Jordan is a 2011 graduate of
the Bainbridge-Guilford Cen-
tral School.
Jordan’s parents are Chris-
tine and Randy Smith.
In Montana, single women
may not go fishing alone and
married women may not go
fishing alone on Sundays.

8. 8 — Tri-Town News — Thursday, August 6, 2015
168th
Annual
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Anniversary
NORWICH – Double doses
of children’s day and demolition
derbies are on the docket during
the 168th
Chenango County Fair
coming Aug. 11 through 16.
Children 12 and under are
admitted free until 5 p.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 12, as well
as on Saturday, Aug. 15. Ride
wristbands, sold from 12 to
4 p.m. by the Coleman Bros.
Show, will be good until 6 p.m.
and a bicycle drawing will be
held both days at 5 p.m. Slated
for closing day, Sunday, Aug.
16, are demolition derbies at 1
p.m. and 7 p.m.
Opening day gate admission
is free with NYS Sire Stakes
Harness Racing heading up the
grandstand festivities from 1 to
4 p.m. The 4-H and Fireman’s
Parade follows at 7 p.m. and the
Bruce Beadle Band performs
“Mystic Moondance,” its trib-
ute to Van Morrison, at 8 p.m.
On Wednesday, Aug. 12,
welcome American Pride to
the grandstand at 7 p.m. This
musical group pays tribute to
the legendary heritage of the
Statler Brothers.
The Chenango County Fair
salutes senior citizens and
Grange Thursday, Aug. 13 with
special “senior” events in the
morning. Grandstand greats
include a 7 p.m. NYTPA trac-
tor pull.
Ag Awareness and 4-H is the
theme for Friday, Aug. 14 with
midnight madness making its
way back. Wristbands will be
good until 1 a.m. if purchased
between 9 p.m. and 11 p.m.
Karaoke comes into play that
day with sign-ups at 5 p.m., fol-
lowed at 7 by the show. Microd
and lawn mower races rev up at
7 in the Grandstand.
Talent takes the stage on
Saturday, Aug. 15, Children’s
Day, with competition starting
at 1 p.m. followed by the Best
of Show contest. Highlights in-
clude an 8 a.m. horse show fol-
lowed at 9 by the garden tractor
pull. Old cars “cruise in” at 3.
American Idol and Nashville
recording artist Kaitlyn Jackson
performs with Hometown at 7
p.m. in the entertainment tent
while tractors “pull” for prizes
starting at 7 in the Grandstand.
Sunday, Aug. 16, starts with
an 8 a.m. horse show, does dou-
ble demo derby at 1 and 7 p.m.
with Donna and the Country
Mystics making music in the
entertainment tent starting at
2:30 p.m.
See the ad elsewhere in this
issue for details and don’t for-
get to check in at the Chenago
County Fair Aug. 11 through
16.
Mr. & Mrs. Chenango Co. Fair
Welcome You Aug. 11-16
NORWICH – The 168th
annual Chenango Co. Fair will
be held Aug. 11 to 16 at the
fairgrounds in Norwich with
plenty of things for all to enjoy
this year.
Events included at this year’s
fair are:
• Rides and games by
Coleman Bros. Shows
• Harness Racing and Horse
shows
• Conservation, 4-H, Youth
and Livestock exhibits
• Tractor Pulls
• Karaoke
• Demolition Derby
Musical guests this year are
Mystic Moondance – Bruce
Beadle Band’s tribute to Van
Morrison on Tuesday, Aug.
11 – and American Pride – a
Statler Brothers Tribute band –
on Wednesday, Aug. 12.
Mr. & Mrs. Chenango
County Fair
The Board of Directors of
the Chenango Co. Agricultural
Society is pleased to recognize
Ken and Nancy Dibbell as Mr.
& Mrs. Chenango Co. Fair for
2015.KenandNancydeveloped
the Twin Pond Farm in South
NewBerlinandcurrentlylivein
Norwich. The couple will serve
as ambassadors for the fair and
represent the agricultural and
exhibit components of our
weeklong event.
Ken and Nancy arrived in
Chenango Co. in November
1976, when they purchased
their farm on Great Brook in
South New Berlin. Both grew
up in Stowe, Vt. and spent their
youth on their grandparents’
farms, where their appreciation
of agriculture and farm life
was learned. They graduated
from Waterbury High School
and married in 1954.
Nancy completed her
nurse’s training and received
her Registered Nurse degree
in Burlington, Vt. while Ken
pursued employment with the
StateofVermont. Aftertraining
as an airplane mechanic at East
Coast Aerotech, Ken went to
California where he worked
for United and started his long
career in the aviation industry
The Dibbell’s marriage in
1954 brought Ken back to
New Jersey and starting their
family of six children. Four
sons, Jack, Dave, Mike, Steve
and two daughters, Kathie
Elwood and Kendra Dibbell,
all live in Chenango County
with their families. They are
very proud of the fact that the
17 grandchildren grew up in
Chenango County and attended
school here as well. There are
also six grandchildren and
two more expected in the near
future.
Ken’s employment took
the family to St. Paul, Min.,
Denver, Colo., back to N.J.
and finally, Chenango Coounty
while he flew and trained
flight engineers with Frontier
Airlines, Air Jamaica, Modern
Air Transport, Northwest
Orient, Seaboard World and
Flying Tigers. Nancy worked
as a nurse for a time and then
proudly raised the family and
kept order.
The family has been active
with Farm Bureau, Agriculture
Development Council and 4-H
over the years and present at
our Fair. Many of you will
know Ken as “Mr. Milk”, as
he is known for his tireless
campaign for milk pricing and
marketing costs with county,
state and federal government
legislators.
Otsego Co. Fair
Talent Contest
Sign-ups Accepted
Until Noon Aug. 8
MORRIS – Entries will be
accepted through Saturday,
Aug. 8 at noon for the Otsego
County Fair Talent Contest.
The contest will be held in the
Grange Building located on
the fairgrounds with two divi-
sions. The Mini competition,
12 years and under, will begin
at 1 p.m.; the Maxi competi-
tion will start at 3 p.m.
There will be four catego-
ries each: vocal, instrumental,
dance and variety. All first
place winners will compete
for best of show beginning at
6 p.m. with a $50 cash award
for Mini and Max, donated by
NBT Bank of Edmeston.
Stop by the Grange build-
ing any day to register or call
386-8386.

9. Tri-Town News — Thursday, August 6, 2015 — 9
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NEWLY INSTALLED OFFICERS for the Bainbridge Lions Club are pictured here at the
club’s annual dinner held at the Devine Times Restaurant in Guilford.
(Photos provided by Lions Club member and POC Randy Lambrecht)
LION OF THE YEAR AWARD is presented to outgoing
president, King Lion Kattie Flanigan by last year’s Lion
of the Year winner Jeff Anderson.
Bainbridge Lions Club Installs New Officers,
Presents Awards to Outstanding Members
BAINBRIDGE - The an-
nual dinner for the installa-
tion of new club officers of
the Bainbridge Lions Club for
2015 - 2016 was held recently
at Devine Times restaurant in
Guilford. The evening events
included the presentation of
awards to Bainbridge Lion’s
members who distinguished
themselves with their dedicat-
ed serve to the club and to the
community.
Most notably, the awards
included the Lions Club
Presidents Award presented
to King Lion Kattie Flanigan
for her outstanding leader-
ship and achievement as club
president. King Lion Kattie
was also voted by club mem-
bers as last years Lion of the
Year. King Lion Kattie was
instrumental in leading the
club through many events this
past year which was high-
lighted by the club’s support
to this year’s Relay for Life
in honor and memory of past
Bainbridge Lions member
Gary Seymour. The club’s
“Gary’s Lions Pride” team ef-
fort raised over $4,400 to help
the fight against cancer held at
the General Clinton Park in
Bainbridge during May.
Past District Governor
Larry Sanford from Windsor
presided over the ceremonies
that installed this year’s offi-
cers. New club officers for the
2015-16 year are: Pictured Jim
Maddalone, 2nd
vice president;
George Gifford, treasurer;
Dan Schroeder, two year di-
rector; Pete Taggart, two year
director; Ken Barton, first
vice president; Kattie Flani-
gan, outgoing president; Gary
Richman, tail twister; past
district governor Larry San-
ford; Jeff Anderson, one year
director; Chuck Ostrander,
one year director and past
zone chairman; Dick Metzger,
membership chair; King Lion
Bob Evans, incoming presi-
dent; and Jenny Lambrecht,
lion tamer.
The Bainbridge Lions
moves into the new year with
an optimistic outlook for the
upcoming year. Several proj-
ects are planned including
some joint events with other
local community organiza-
tions such as the Bainbridge
Rotary. We want to thank all
the community members who
contributed and made our year
a success.
The Bainbridge Lions Club
meets at 6:30 p.m. the second
and fourth Mondays of each
month at the Cream of the
Crop in Bainbridge. We wel-
come guests at our meetings
anytime.
Star Gaze with Friends of Rogers
SHERBURNE - Summer
night skies feature many ex-
cellent sights through binocu-
lars and telescopes, including
prime views of the central
region of the Milky Way Gal-
axy. Join Friends of Rogers as
it hosts CNY Observers for
a combination night sky tour
and open observation session.
This unique program begins at
8 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 8 at
the Rogers Environmental Ed-
ucation Center in Sherburne.
In addition to numerous
clusters, nebulae, and galax-
ies, Saturn and Neptune will
also bevisible throughout the
session. Participants may even
be treated to early shooting
stars courtesy of the Perseid
Meteor Shower, which peaks
on the early morning of Aug.
12.
Based in Syracuse, CNY
Observers promote amateur
astronomy, space science and
other related activities across
Central New York through
lectures, daytime and night-
time observation sessions as
well as other forms of public
outreach.
“We are very excited to host
CNY Observers this year,”
said Simon Solomon, Friends
of Rogers executive director.
“They will provide unparal-
leled insight and guidance for
amateur astronomers and bud-
ding astrophiles to increase
their knowledge of celestial
activity.”
While there is no cost to
attend this program, a $3 do-
nation is suggested. Rogers
Center is operated by Friends
of Rogers Environmental Edu-
cation Center, Inc., a nonprofit
organization that offers edu-
cational programs for people
of all ages. Summer hours
are from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Monday through Saturday,
and from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on
Sunday.
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