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Sidney Mayor Proclaims“DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS” DAY

March 3, 2018

Whereas, education opens many doors of opportunity;

Whereas, education costs have escalated to an alarming level;

Whereas, Sidney Dollars for Scholars is a community based partnership;

And Whereas, Sidney Dollars for Scholars is endeavoring to assist students to further their educations;

Now, Therefore, in support of Sidney Dollars for Scholars, I proclaim March 3, 2018 as “Dollars for Scholars” Day in Sidney, New York.

SidNey - Sidney mayor andy matviak has proclaimed Saturday, march 3 “dollars for Scholars day.”

please help make opportu-nities happen for area scholars by contributing.

watch for a Sidney dollars for Scholars letter in the com-ing weeks and use the includ-

ed envelope to mail back your tax-deductible donation.

Saturday, organizers will put all Sidney honor students to work preparing the dona-tion letters for this year’s mail-a-thon. Sidney stu-dents will ready mailings for all residents of the Sidney community.

Only with support from the community can this happen, so please help make the 2018 Sidney dollars for Scholars mail-a-thon a success by showing your support with a tax-deductible donation.

remember, all funds raised remain in the Sidney com-munity and benefit graduat-

ing seniors of Sidney central School district.

through the generous sup-port of local residents and businesses, Sidney dollars for Scholars has awarded scholar-ships to Sidney graduates for 34 years, with last year’s ef-forts totaling 81 scholarships from $65,050 collected.

Sidney Dollars for Scholars 3rd Annual Mail-A-Thon Starts Saturday

By allison collins

BaiNBridge – Bain-bridge-guilford adminis-trators, board of education members and local law en-forcement representatives gathered tuesday for a safety forum discussing district pro-cedures and seeking input from parents, students and taxpayers.

the forum was attended by roughly 250 people.

while Superintendent timothy ryan emphasized that district-wide safety pro-cedures already in place are not reactionary, the forum was in response to a non-credible threat made to the district ear-ly wednesday, feb. 21. the threat was made via social media.

following receipt of the threat around 7:15 a.m., ryan said, district officials “snapped immediately into

action.” the female student was arrested shortly thereaf-ter; she has not been reinte-grated into the student body at this time.

tuesday’s forum, ryan explained, was to “fill in the blanks (regarding) what we do here at B-g.”

“i felt it was important to bring community members and parents in to learn what we do in a crisis situation,” ryan said, “but also allow ev-

B-G Follows Threat with Forum, Plans for Heightened Safety

B-G Jr/Sr High School principal Bill Zakrajsek speaks at Tuesday’s safety forum in Bainbridge.See Safety, page 5

By allison collins

SidNey – representatives from the archeological, engi-neering and ecological design firms overseeing Sidney’s greenplain project hosted a tuesday open house to keep village residents up to date on project progress. the event was held in the civic center boardroom.

though plans surround-ing the roughly 120-acre site impacted by 2006 and 2011 flooding began in 2013, fema funding for phase i was not awarded until last april. the greenplain site includes wetlands, streams, parts of Sidney’s industrial park and river Street.

margaret irwin, whose river Street planning & de-velopment firm is managing project contracts, said, “the phase i allocation for applica-tion preparation, village time and design and engineering is $1,949,300.”

release of phase ii con-

struction funding, totaling $14,854,940, will be depen-dent upon fema approval of project proposals generated through phase i analyses, she said. pending that approval, the total awarded will be $16,804,240.

phase i will include an in-depth archeological study, in cooperation with the tribal Nations, hydraulic modeling and land use studies—biologi-cal, practical, industrial and historical.

assessments happening now, irwin said, will deter-mine phase ii’s feasibility and cost effectiveness.

Sidney grant administra-tor John redente said, “we’re still in part one of phase i and (that) will give us insight into what we’re doing next.”

underscoring the breadth of the project and the many state and local agencies al-ready involved, irwin said, “the project is going really well. we’re working well with the state and things are mov-

ing as quickly as possible.” She added, “we would like it all to take as little time as pos-sible. it’s a very complicated process.”

redente said the open house, attended by roughly 25 community members, was “well-received.”

“i think it was a good, in-formational meeting,” he said. “it’s good that people want to know what we’re doing and how we’re arriving at these decisions.”

Noting that facilitating such meetings is stipulated in the greenplain project con-tract, redente said, “it’s part of the deal: they have to have informational meetings every so often to bring the public up to speed.”

Jeff dawson, an ecologi-cal designer with the Sche-nectady-based firm pLace alliance, said he viewed the open house as an opportu-nity to “reach out and update residents.”

“we’re exploring permit-

GreenPlain Open House Offers Info in Sidney

See GreenPlain, page 5

allison collins

after several non-credible threats to area schools fol-lowed the feb. 14 florida school shooting, the New york State Sheriff’s association called for provision of student resource officer (SrO) fund-ing in the 2018 State Budget.

the statement, issued feb. 22, requests “sufficient fund-ing to provide at least one armed school resource officer at every grade school and high school in the state.” the state-ment cites roughly 4,750 pub-lic schools and 2,000 private academies statewide.

the Sheriff’s association announcement was met with strong approval at the local level, from delaware county Sheriff craig dumond and area superintendents.

dumond said, for him, the statement signals a much-needed call to action.

“we can no longer continue

to talk about this,” he said. “the time to act has come. we have protections for politi-cians, banks and public spac-es like airports and everyone says our most-cherished re-source—our future—is our children, yet all we do is talk about this.”

dumond said, regardless of State Budget outcomes, tax-payers have a responsibility to make SrO funding a reality. the Sheriff’s association said establishing a full-time SrO would be “roughly equivalent to … adding one teacher to each school,” or $50,000 to 75,000.

“as a taxpayer myself,” dumond said, “if my school district came to me said, ‘we need to add another academic salary (to make this happen),’ my only response to that is ‘can i have two?’” he said, “i believe the state should provide funding for this, but if that doesn’t happen, i don’t

think this … is insurmount-able for any school district.”

he added, “No one wants to exceed the tax cap … but i think people are ready to make an investment in their schools. a school is a precious environment.”

following the feb. 22 re-lease, dumond said, response from delaware county resi-dents has been “overwhelm-ingly positive.”

he said, “the public is ... willing this happen.”

dumond said support from area elected officials has also been strong and swift.

mentioning Sen. akshar’s recently launched series of school-based safety forums and promising feedback from Sen. Seward and assembly-man crouch, he said, “the local politicians are all very supportive. the groundswell is there to make something happen.”

Sidney central School dis-

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WWII Congressional Medal Winner Dies at 104

BAINBRIDGE – Longtime Bainbridge resident, 104-year-old Frank Doolittle, passed away Feb. 17 at home. This past Veteran’s Day, and after years of going unrecognized, Doolittle was presented with a Congressional Medal for his service in the Civil Air Patrol during World War II. Many family, friends, community members and state and local elected officials attended the Nov. 11 ceremony, held at the Sidney Municipal Airport. Doolittle is seen here receiving his Congressional Medal from Congresswoman Claudia Tenney. To read Doolittle’s full obituary on Page 9.

By allison collins

uNadiLLa – fundraising efforts are underway to save the crumbling walls fram-ing the evergreen hill cem-etery on poplar hill road in unadilla.

members of the evergreen hill cemetery association launched a mailer campaign in december, hoping to gen-erate the $110,000 needed to preserve and repair the nearly 350 feet of stone wall.

the stones forming the walls, board members said, are almost as historically sig-nificant as the cemetery itself, founded in 1887.

“the stones are from the original unadilla academy,” explained just-elected asso-ciation vice president kathy Ouimet. “when that was torn down and the new school built in its place, the stones were brought up to evergreen hill.”

according to an informa-tional booklet published by the association in 2015, the stones were moved in 1934.

association treasure Sheri kinsella said, “the walls came from the unadilla academy many, many years ago and to keep them as a part of our history was important to all of us.” Noting that the walls “have a lot of mean-ing,” she added, “taking them down was not an option.”

following the december distribution of mailers to lot

owners and unadilla resi-dents, kinsella said, members of the 10-person association board are optimistic.

“approximately 2,200 (mailers) were sent,” she said, “and we have raised approxi-mately $13,500 so far.” She added, “Our cemetery is one of the nicest around (and), to us, (this) is money well spent. having so many people feel the same way … we do just confirms why we are going to make it happen.”

association president craig Van cott commented, “we’re really pleased with the response we’ve gotten and we’ve had pretty good luck, but we’re still quite a ways from our goal.”

Van cott said, while the campaign is recent, the resto-ration effort has been ongoing for years.

“we’ve been gradually do-ing it over the last few years

and we’re doing it piecemeal, as we get the funds,” he said. “But now, the walls have dete-riorated to the point where we want to do it all at once if we can.”

costs, kinsella said, were determined by the amount of work required in specific sections of wall. repairs to the upper wall are estimated ate $35,025, while the lower, more-damaged sections will require $84,450.

kinsella noted, “the lower wall is in need of much more work to renovate it properly.” Van cott, too, described the lower wall as in “pretty rough shape.”

the work has been con-tracted to wakeman con-struction, LLc of unadilla and will likely begin in spring, kinsella said.

“we are expecting the wall repair on the upper wall to be-gin in the spring,” she said. “i

am hoping it will be done by memorial day or sooner.”

as keepers of the cemetery and, by extension, the vil-lage’s past, Ouimet said, pres-ervation is the responsibility of not only the association, but community members, too.

“this is where our fore-fathers are resting,” Ouimet said. “there are streets named after these people … and we need to take care of the peo-ple that settled the town.” She added, “we’re taking care of our past to ensure the future. and it’s important to keep it up, we owe it to those folks.”

to contribute, mail tax-de-ductible donations to:

evergreen hill cemetery association, pO Box 764, un-adilla, Ny, 13849.

for more information, find ‘evergreen hill cemetery’ on facebook or visit evergreen-hillcemetery.com.

Cemetery Association Calls on Unadilla Community to Save Crumbling Walls

By allison collins

SidNey – Sidney emer-gency medical Services will host its inaugural casino Night fundraiser Saturday, march 10 at the Sidney golf & country club, 2 pearl St. east, Sidney.

Organizer and Sidney emS Vice president robin decker said the event, in planning stages for several months, will offer tri-towners a chance to back the squad while enjoy-ing an “upscale” evening of drinks, prizes, live entertain-ment, food and gambling, from 6:30 to 10 p.m.

“we’ve been talking about doing a special fundraiser for a while,” decker explained, “but it’s taken us a long time to decide what to do, because we wanted to do something different, something that hadn’t been done before lo-cally.” the event will feature, she said, professional-level dealers and casino tables.

funds raised, decker said, will benefit a specific goal.

“hopefully, we can use the money we gain for more squad quarters,” she said. “right now, the area the squad has to do work and maintain 24-hour shifts is very small, so we’re on the lookout for something more appropriate.”

most days, decker said, several members are on duty, manning incoming service calls and the squad’s two ambulances.

“at any given time, we could have four to six squad members on,” she said, “so it’s tight.” She added, “we (need) better areas for showers and bathrooms; it all works just fine, but we definitely want to upgrade, (because) our main mission is to support the peo-ple who are out there, getting their hands dirty.”

decker said organizers are “hoping to have around 100 people at any given time” during the event. with that in mind, decker said, “it would be awesome to make between $3,500 and 4,000.”

Since announcing fund-

Sidney EMS Seeks to Score Big with Inaugural Casino Night Fundraiser raiser plans, decker said, the

community response has been enthusiastic, leaving her hope-ful for a strong turnout.

“we’ve had a tremendous response from the community, helping us with sponsorships and donating nice, significant prizes for the end of night,” decker said. “Now we’re fo-cused on selling tickets and getting people in the door.”

casino Night tickets are on sale, or may be purchased at

the door. the cost of admis-sion includes food, some play money, one drink voucher and a door prize, decker said. Lo-cal talent under the auspices of rising Star productions will provide live entertainment.

for more information, or to order, call decker at 434-3357.

decker is part of an eight-member board responsible for overseeing Sidney emS operations.

Tri-Town News — Friday, March 2, 2018 — 3TTGood old days

Masonville news

winter suppers

CoMMunity Meals

odds & ends

ChurCh news

panCake listinG

poliCe report

ChiCken BBQs

SIDNEY25 YEARS AGO

March 3, 1993representatives of the Sid-

ney memorial public Library were happy to report continu-ing “strong support” from area residents for the facility’s building fundraiser.

the library board reported at the time that funds were “climbing toward the halfway mark of a $200,000 goal.”

at that time, $80,387 had been raised.

the board of trustees at the hospital in Sidney and Brim healthcare announced “with great pleasure” ac-ceptance by goshen native thomas graham of the posi-tion of chief executive officer.

graham replaced thomas Brunelle, who left the post in November 1992 for a position in watertown. then-interim ceO greg Voss was poised to resume duties as vice presi-dent for several Brim health-care facilities in New york State.

graham brought with him 16 years of “distinguished service in healthcare,” serv-ing as ceO of horton memo-rial hospital in middletown before accepting appointment in Sidney.

graham had a reputation for improving hospital financ-es and developing and imple-menting long-range strategic

plans.at the time, graham’s mes-

sage to tri-town-area residents was: “we’re your community hospital, your true overall healthcare provider. we will continue to do our best to meet your healthcare needs and be a smooth conduit for specialty services not avail-able locally.”

BAINBRIDGE

25 YEARS AGOMarch 3, 1993

monday, feb. 15, 1993 the Village of Bainbridge Board of trustees accepted the resig-nation of public works super-intendent Jack hendrickson.

hendrickson’s resigna-tion became effective in late february and, on march 1, trustees approved the proba-tionary appointment of dpw foreman, tim mayes, to the position.

mayes was expected to complete hendrickson’s two-year term, ending in april 1994.

hendrickson was employed as superintendent beginning in 1998 and resigned “for personal reasons.” at the time, he requested that he be considered for continued em-ployment in the department and the trustees agreed to an appointment as assistant superintendent.

mayes was a department employee since November

1986, with an eight-month stint as acting superintendent in 1988.

MASONVILLE50 YEARS AGO

March 6, 1968a “beautiful new restau-

rant,” known as the mason inn, opened this week on route 206, just north of the village of masonville.

BAINBRIDGE

50 YEARS AGOMarch 6, 1968

the Village of Bainbridge Board of trustees announced its general plan for financing the construction and opera-tion of the village sewer sys-tem now nearing completion.

the plan was expected to result in single residencies, hooked to the sewage system, paying $78 in sewage fees for 1968.

this figure was expected to “fluctuate somewhat in the future.”

BAINBRIDGE50 YEARS AGO

March 6, 1968the unadilla rotary club

was readying for presentation of its “fun-filled” show “cri-sis in council.”

the show provided par-tial funding for club projects, which help support activities for young people and others in the community.

SIDNEY75 YEARS AGOMarch 6, 1943

improvements to the peck-ham watershed area were re-ported as “complete,” with the notice that, “as soon as the chlorine gets out of the new pipes, water from that part of Sidney will be ready for use.”

the following was also reported:

“it is the intention of the water department to use most of the water needed in the vil-lage from the peckham water-shed, using the new reservoir on collar Brook for emergen-cies and summer storage. the peckham watershed is three or four times as large as the collar Brook section.

the repairs on the main from peckham consisted of laying 2,900 feet of 10-inch pipe and 100 feet of 18-inch pipe.

UNADILLA75 YEARS AGOMarch 4, 1943

J.h. Bedell purchased the Bishop house, marking the retirement of the Bishop fam-ily after three generations of ownership.

a testimonial dinner was tendered at the hotel by a group of friends to william w. krick, who retired at that time from 10 years of man-agement of the hotel.

this week’s quote is from henry david thoreau: “whatever sentence will bear to be read twice, we may be sure was thought twice.”

the last chance to enjoy pancakes at the masonville federated church will be at the march 3 pancake break-fast, from 7 to 10 a.m. the menu will include hot-off-the-grill pancakes, real maple syrup (with sugar-free syrup available), scrambled eggs, sausage, applesauce, home fries, orange juice and cof-fee and donuts. Bring friends, family and neighbors for good food and fellowship.

with the flu season getting worse in parts of New york, be sure to keep away from danger and wash hands fre-quently. many school children have gotten the flu, so be very cautious at school.

after a brief president’s day break for most area schools, it’s back to work this week; good luck to all students, as third-quarter progress reports close friday, march 2.

here on the farm we are en-joying the recent nice weath-er, even though there seems to be fewer places to spread manure.

we have attended open houses the past two weeks hosted by area dealers of parts and machinery. we enjoyed good meals and lots of visit-ing with other farmers. thank you to the dealers for putting on these exhibitions for farm-ers; i’m sure they are enjoyed by all.

the NyS farm Show is happening in Syracuse this week at the fair grounds. i am sure many farmers will attend

and learn of the new products and machinery on the market.

with milk prices taking a plunge, it is hard to purchase much-needed machinery for the upcoming spring planting season, but it’s always good to learn all you can for the future.

as always, keep all our farmers in your thoughts. we can’t afford to lose many more farms, as farmers feed ameri-ca and the world.

Birthday greetings this week went out to amy riven-burg and Branden dumond feb. 24; Samantha gray, feb. 25; Leah williams, feb. 26; chris turner and Benjamin howard, feb. 27; and gregg tiska, feb. 28.

in march, we have willy Beismer, march 2 and milt curtis march 4. have a great day, everyone and we wish

you all well. masonville federated

church Sunday services begin at 11 a.m., with adult Sunday school at 9:45 a.m.

pastor tom will be on vaca-tion through march 2 and the rev. david gatji will cover for him; call 865-4371 in an emergency.

monday, march 12 there will be a church council meeting at 6:30 p.m.

keep the calendar marked for the pancake breakfast Sat-urday, march 3. Bible study takes place tuesdays at 6:30 p.m., at the church.

Saturday, march 10 will be the Small c hurch gathering, from 8 a.m. to noon at conk-lin presbyterian church. call anne warner at 265-3577 for information.

Sunday, march 11 daylight saving time begins.

Editor’s note: The fol-lowing report is a matter of public record and includes press releases from area law enforcement agencies. An arrest is not a presumption of guilt, as all persons are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of

law. Persons wishing to have the disposition of their cases published should contact the Tri-Town News at 561-3526 during regular business hours.

SIDNEY POLICE DEPT.

SidNey - feb. 19: reice knowles, 18, of Sidney, for harassment in the 2nd degree.

aftON - feb. 20: Jason Burnett, 43, of afton, for a bench warrant.

SidNey - feb. 20: Johna-

than cook, 24, of Sidney, on a bench warrant.

SidNey - feb. 24: michael Bush, 32, of Sidney, for aggra-vated unlicensed operation in the 2nd degree.

harpurSViLLe - the harpursville central School board of education will hold a budget development work-shop wednesday, march 7 at 6 p.m. in the high school library.

harpurSViLLe - the harpursville central School board of education will hold its regular meeting wednes-day, march 14 in the high school library. the executive

session of the meeting will begin at 6 p.m.

OtegO - unadilla rotary is hosting its annual pie night fundraiser at the unatego high School march 15.

for more information and to purchase pre-sale tickets, visit Otego family dentistry in Otego or house of con-signment in unadilla.

BaiNBridge - the vil-

lage of Bainbridge planning board will hold its regularly scheduled monthly meeting monday, march 19 at 7 p.m. in the village clerk’s office, 33 west main St., Bainbridge.

BaiNBridge - the vil-lage of Bainbridge board of trustees will hold its regularly scheduled monthly meeting tuesday, march 20 at 6:30 p.m. in the village clerk’s of-fice, 33 west main St., Bain-

bridge. meetings are open to the public and any interested parties are welcome to attend

BaiNBridge - the vil-lage of Bainbridge zoning board of appeals will hold its regularly scheduled monthly meeting monday, march 27 at 7 p.m. in the village clerk’s office, 33 west main St., Bainbridge.

BaiNBridge - the Soup kitchen at the Bainbridge united methodist church is open Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. menu for the soup kitchen is available in the kitchen’s facebook page.

SidNey - a full meal is

served at St. paul’s episco-pal church, 25 river St. ev-ery second, third and fourth wednesday of the month from 11 a.m. to noon. food selec-tions vary weekly and all are welcome.

uNadiLLa - a week-ly luncheon is served ev-ery thursday at 12:00 p.m.

at St. matthews episcopal church. a free will offering is appreciated.

uNadiLLa - Breakfast in the Basement serves breakfast on the first and third Saturday of the month from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the unadilla united methodist church on main St. all are welcome. donations are accepted but not expected.

SidNey - free soup night at the first congregational church of Sidney serves from 4 - 6 p.m. on the second thursday of each month until april.

cOVeNtryViLLe - have dinner on Saturday, march 3, from 4 to 6:30 p.m., at first congregational church in coventryville.

On the menu will be meat-loaf, mashed potatoes and gra-vy, vegetable, light dessert and beverage. all are welcome.

travel up State highway 206 or 41 to the blinking light, four-corner intersection in coventryville, then turn onto county rd. 27 - you will see the church from there. a free will offering will be ac-cepted. come join your fam-ily, friends and neighbors for a delicious home-cooked meal and wonderful fellowship around the table.

for additional details contact pastor Joyce at 607-639-1841.

SidNey - St. Luke’s Lu-theran church, located at 139 w. main St. in Sidney, will hold a roast beef dinner Sat-urday, march 10 from 4-6:30 p.m.

the menu will include roast

beef, gravy, mashed potatoes, sweet corn, green beans, cole-slaw, rolls and homemade desserts. takeouts will be available.

a portion of the proceeds from this meal will be do-nated to the tri-town youth club, inc.

giLBertSViLLe - a soup and sandwich luncheon will be held Saturday, march 10 at the Baptist church, New Life fellowship hall, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. a vari-ety of soups and chili will be served with a selection of sandwiches and assorted desserts.

cOVeNtry - the cov-entry events committee has planned a chicken and biscuit dinner march 10 at the cov-entry town hall. the menu will consist of chicken and biscuits, mashed potatoes and gravy, mixed vegetables, hot and cold drinks and assorted deserts including some sugar free choices.

aftON - the afton Veter-ans of foreign wars post 3529 will host an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast Saturday, march 3 from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. the breakfast will be served at the Vfw post at 187 main St. afton, across from the NBt building. the break-fast is open to all and will include pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, home fries, cof-fee and juice.

there will be a small charge for the breakfast and proceeds will go to help the Vfw post 3529.

maSONViLLe - the ma-sonville federated church will hold a pancake break-fast and bake sale Saturday, march 3 from 7 to 10 a.m. in the church hall.

the meal will consist of pancakes and real maple syr-up, scrambled eggs, sausage, applesauce, home fries, or-

ange juice, coffee and donuts. Sugar free syrup will also be available.

treadweLL - the treadwell united method-ist church will be hosting a pancake breakfast Saturday, march 3 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

the meal will include pan-cakes, scrambled eggs, sau-sage, sausage gravy and bis-cuits. cost will be by donation.

SidNey - the annual pan-cake breakfast sponsored by the rotary club of Sidney will be Saturday, march 10 from 7 a.m. to noon.

the breakfast will be at the Sidney fire department training center located on river Street. the Sidney police department will be available at the breakfast for free child finger printing and pictures.

SidNey - the ladies of Beta Sigma phi, preceptor Beta kappa chapter, will host Brooks barbeque Saturday, april 7 at the main Street bridge in Sidney from 11 a.m. until sold out.

ribs, chicken, special-

recipe salads, baked beans and old-fashion tapioca pud-ding will all be available for purchase.

pre-ordering is encour-aged; pre-order by calling chris at 563-8600 or cory at 563-2679.

eaSt guiLfOrd - the east guilford presbyterian church will hold Lenten gath-erings featuring movies, din-ner and discussion.

Sunday, march 4 at 2 p.m. will feature “Babett’s feast.”

Sunday, march 11 at 2 p.m. will feature “the passion of the christ.”

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CeMetery lovers By tina & dale utter

By dale and tina utter

dale and tina utter are members the of guilford his-torical Society and have an active interest in cemeteries.

this is a continuation of our last article on a member of dale’s extended family, is-abelle, who spent many years in the state hospital. her big-gest fear was to be buried and known only as a number.

the castle On the hill was opened in 1864 as an inebriate asylum, a facility dedicated to treat alcoholism as a men-tal disorder. this was a first in the country and initially attracted the wealthy. the family’s original 250 acres were donated by Binghamton citizens.

the gothic revival’s main structure was designed by ar-chitect isaac perry, the archi-tect for the walton armory and Oxford’s first National Bank. this medieval-like stone building’s turrets earned it the name castle On the hill. inside its 85,000-square-feet were many outstanding ar-chitectural features, such as dual hand-carved staircases marked by intricate carvings. a stained-glass eye over the top of the chapel door, remi-niscent of the masonic “all seeing eye,” reminded those who entered that they were under constant scrutiny. On the front lawn sits a huge bell with a historic plaque which, by its ringing, regulated each day at the asylum.

in 1879 it became an asy-lum for the insane. many county poor houses had resi-dents with mental health is-sues. as psychiatric hospitals opened across the state, many people were transferred to these institutions. in those poor houses, as hard as it is to believe, the “mentally de-ficient “or “lunatics,“ were often confined in cages and even restrained with chains or shackles. Sarah Lewis, at age 19, was in the Broome county poor house but later became a resident “on the hill.” we hope that was an improvement for her.

in 1887, a farm was estab-

lished allowing residents, or inmates as they were called, to do some productive work and make the facility more self-sufficient. there was a cow barn, stables and a garden.

in 1890, the facility became the Binghamton State hos-pital. Later, a nursing school was opened and a tuberculosis wing established.

On the grounds were also a laundry, power plant, chapel, bowling alley, bakery, nurse’s home, morgue, repair shop, fire station and greenhouse. it became a community all its own. at its peak in the 1950s, the facility housed 3,500 patients.

in the late 1800s, three major types of mental ill-ness were identified: mania - chronic and acute, dementia and epilepsy. treatments in-cluded hydrotherapy, insulin therapy, shock therapy and, in 1942, the first lobotomy was performed in Binghamton.

in the hospital, testament to treatment (or lack thereof), is a spot in the hallway showing a worn floor where one patient sat all day moving his feet back and forth.

the castle stopped housing patients in the early 1970s and became an office building. By the 1980s and 90s there was a general decline in patients, reflective of unchanging practices across the country as psychotropic medications were used and people moved to group homes, thereby inte-grating former residents into communities.

in 1993, a portion of the castle’s façade fell off and the facility was closed. how-ever, it later gained National and State historical register status and became a National historic landmark.

the status of the building has been undetermined for many years. in September of 2014, during a rehab proj-ect, thousands of glass-plate negatives were discovered, offering a wonderful glimpse into the past. they have been taken to a climate-controlled facility and are being cleaned and professionally preserved. currently, the building is owned by Binghamton State

university.we have visited many

abandoned state hospitals and poorhouses and always try to find the cemetery associated with them. One day, after go-ing around the Binghamton State hospital grounds, we looked for that cemetery. we found a road that crossed the highway and went up the hill. we didn’t travel far before seeing two closed gates with “no trespassing” signs posted by the hospital. Beyond the gates, we saw a small field with a large water tower and, further still, we saw another field.

On the water tower we found a nice dedication plaque from 2001. we contin-ued through a gap in the trees and into a mowed field with a lone tree. Near the entrance was a small, numbered mar-ble marker. we now knew this was a cemetery.

as we walked, we noticed many recessions in the ground. we wondered if they were sunken graves or dug graves left unused. a thorough walk of the rest of the field revealed only one more numbered stone and three granite mark-ers, with names and dates. we know unmarked institutional graves are not uncommon and we are never happy to see that. Numbered stones are in-dignity enough, but no mark-ers at all shows a disregard for human life. the plaque on the tower and nothing at the cem-etery seemed inappropriate, to say the least.

Not long after that we re-ceived an article and a picture from a friend, learning that, in 1961, the building of inter-state 81, north of the hospital buildings, necessitated the relocation of half of the old cemetery. more than 1,500 graves were moved to a loca-tion nearby.

returning recently, we saw another closed gate with post-ed signs and a road that went into the woods. we followed the road until, there before us, we could see gravestones indicating the site of the origi-nal cemetery. it was on a rela-tively flat, mowed area above the interstate with a few large,

scattered trees. as we looked around, we noticed five dif-ferent types of markers. we saw seven or eight granite or marble stones with names and dates; all others had only numbers. the newest type was a six-inch marble square, buried in the ground about 15 inches.

we found the oldest mark-ers the most interesting. these were made of cast iron about 30 inches tall, coming to a point at the bottom. they were designed to be pushed into the ground with the num-bered part remaining above. cast iron can be very brittle and many were broken. this style reminded us of 1850s gothic markers. another common one was a cast-iron plate attached to a concrete block buried in the ground. we dug and uncovered some of these. there were also cast iron markers with a vertical piece going into the ground and a horizontal piece on the top with a number.

when patients died here, more than 80 percent received autopsies. with early burials, a shroud was used and the de-ceased placed in a homemade coffin. it is documented that water flowed into some of the graves before they could be filled in. augusta gallook, who died in 1914, has one of the few marked stones in the hospital cemetery. in search-ing the census records, i found 93-year-old Sarah Vaughn, born about 1827 in Virginia, had been an inmate there. a black woman who could nei-ther read or write, she died in 1924 with no recorded stone or number that i could find.

we concluded that the first cemetery we found is where they relocated all the remains. But what happened to the grave markers? perhaps it was too costly or too much trouble to remove them along with the remains? this is as disturb-ing as the fact that there are no signs for either cemetery or any kind of a memorial to those lost souls buried there.

we would be interested in hearing from anyone with any relevant history to this place.

The Castle On the Hill

giLBertSViLLe – Sat-urday, march 3 at 10 a.m. raquel Norton, gilbertsville mount-upton library media specialist and head of the school’s Back pack program, will make a presentation on the program’s implementation at gilbertsville’s first pres-

byterian church, 19 marion ave.

the Back pack program is designed to provide at-risk children with food to last through the weekend, provid-ing child-friendly, shelf-stable and easily prepared food.

Bags of food are distributed

to participating children on friday afternoons.

Organizers said, since its inception in december, the program has seen positive results.

to ensure the program’s continued success, organiz-ers are seeking support from

gmu community members and organizations.

to better plan for light refreshments being served Saturday, call elizabeth Nields at 783-2476 or Shirley keene at 783-2328 to confirm attendance.

Presentation of GMU’s Back Pack food program scheduled for March 3

waLtON - parents and children are invited to join delaware Opportunities inc. for its child care resource and referral program at the wil-liam B. Ogden free Library

tuesday, march 6 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.

participants will explore, build and create using materi-als that stick; activities will be available for infants, toddlers

and preschoolers. the library is located at

42 gardiner place in walton. for more information, contact a day care specialist at dela-ware Opportunities by calling

746-1620, or toll free at 1-877-746-2279, monday through friday between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., or by emailing [email protected].

Join Parent & Child Play Group March 6

cornell cooperative ex-tension (cce) and the fam-ily farm day (ffd) planning committee invite all farmers interested in participating in ffd 2018 to attend the annual winter meeting, in respective counties at the following dates and times. ffd is scheduled for Saturday, aug. 25.

delaware: thursday, march 1, 1-3:00 p.m., cce extension center, 34570 state route 10, hamden.

contact: mariane kiraly,

865-6531 or [email protected] for more information.

Schoharie: friday, march 2, 1-3:00 p.m., cce exten-sion center, 173 S. grand St., cobleskill.

contact: david cox, 518-234-4303 or [email protected] for more information.

Otsego: wednesday, march 7, 1-3:00 p.m., cce educa-tion center, 123 Lake St., cooperstown.

contact: Lyn weir, 547-8886 or [email protected] for

more information.farmers, please let us know

you’re coming by calling the above contacts at your coun-ty’s cce office. attendance is not required to participate in ffd, but timely participa-tion and response to planning needs are essential to keep on schedule. feel free to attend any session as schedules per-mit. Light refreshments will be available.

the purpose of the winter meetings is twofold: to pro-

vide farmers an opportunity to address concerns, issues, logistics, etc. and allow or-ganizers to have everyone signed up early.

the meeting agenda in-cludes 2017 ffd data, guide-lines and procedures, the farm registration, a mock-up of the 2018 farm guide and an agritourism checklist for participants.

registration is available online at familyfarmday.org/farms.

Calling Area Farmers for Family Farm Day 2018

Tri-Town News — Friday, March 2, 2018 — 5TT

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eryone the opportunity to ask questions.” he added, “the community seems very grate-ful that we’re tackling this and that we’re ahead of it.”

during the forum, admin-istrators reviewed drills prac-ticed within the district, such as fire, emergency evacuation, shelter in place, hold in place, lockout and lockdown, and their respective functions.

Stating that drills get prac-ticed “constantly,” ryan not-ed, “we always exceed the number of (state-mandated) drills performed.”

the district’s pre-existing safety plan and potential de-velopments, such as adding a full-time school resource of-ficer (SrO) and on-campus metal detectors, were also discussed.

additional topics included bullying, how to oversee chil-dren’s social media activity, collaborations with local law enforcement and building-specific responses to the feb. 21 threat in guilford elemen-tary, greenlawn elementary and the high school.

as part of the district’s cap-ital plan, expected to break ground this summer, many safety improvements were previously budgeted. plans call for 18 additional, high-tech security cameras, instal-lation of shatter-proof glass in places, reconfiguration of building entryways and vesti-

bules, replacing or modifying several interior and exterior doors and implementing sin-gle-entry, buzzer admission systems.

Not part of the capital project, but on the table in upcoming 2018-19 budget dis-cussions, ryan said, will be introducing an SrO and metal detectors.

“this is something i think we need to bring back,” ryan said, referencing the statewide SrO initiative previously implemented but ended in 2011 because of budget cuts. “the world is in a place that we need to do this … and the board of education will be having a conversation to build this into the budget.”

despite the NyS Sheriff’s association calling for the re-allocation of state SrO fund-ing in a feb. 22 press release, for now, ryan said, funding would be taxpayer-generated.

“we are looking to add this into the budget,” he said. “it is not state-funded at this time.” ryan said that, if SrO funding is enabled, the officer would start in the fall and, initially, serve the high school building exclusively.

calling implementation of an armed officer and metal de-tectors “two of the big pieces,” for B-g, ryan said, “these are some of the painful, hard, explicit conversations we’re going to be having.”

B-g parent Julie Olcott said she appreciated having a safety forum in the immedi-ate aftermath of the feb. 21 threat.

“Our school is really good about keeping parents in-formed,” she said, “and i’m glad this is happening. it’s nice to know where they plan on going.”

Olcott added, “i know noth-ing can happen instantaneous-ly, but i’m glad they’re at least considering having an SrO.”

Similarly, B-g 10th-grader Jadyn Olcott said she con-sidered the forum “a good experience.” She said, “it’s good for us kids to know that we have all these procedures, because … we don’t know all the precautions (in place) in our school.”

though she lamented poor attendance from fellow stu-dents, Olcott added, “it’s re-ally nice of (administrators) to be filling us in.” She said that, following the feb. 21 threat, “everyone is trying to take this more seriously.”

after the forum, ryan said, “i’m pleased with how many parents and community mem-bers turned out to work with the district in the name of safety and moving forward.”

for more informa-tion, visit bgcsd.org or fol-low ryan on twitter at @timothy88346075.

Safety continuedting processes and analyses,” dawson said, “to move the project forward.”

Landscape architect and ecological designer andrew Bohne, also of pLace alli-ance, said, at its core, the proj-ect is about flood mitigation and preparedness.

“the main goal of all of this,” he said, “is to minimize the impact of the next flood-ing event. this is an update, to see where the plans are at and how the site is functioning.”

Bohne estimated phase i work requiring 12 to 18 more months, with much of the work happening this spring and summer. from there, he said, phase ii plans will await fema approval before going out to bid.

“there’s a lot to it,” Bohne said. “and it has the potential to have a really great impact … but there are a lot of boxes to check.”

Sidney resident emelinda gronwall said she heard about the open house on wcdO.

“i live on river Street,” gronwall explained, “so i was interested in finding out more information about the pro-posed project.”

examining greenplain site boundaries, gronwall said, “i’m interested in knowing how what they’re going to do will impact the rest of the town, because there’s a lot of area that still floods outside of those red lines.”

Sidney resident mike wood said he appreciated the chance

to gather information.“i’m very pleased with

what’s going on here and ev-eryone has been very help-ful,” he said. “it’s exciting to me that fema is going to pay for this.”

redente said village resi-dents can expect a follow-up open house at the close of phase i.

“Once they’ve finalized the archaeological study, depend-ing on what they find,” he said, “there will be another meeting, (discussing) the out-come of what we found and what we’re going to do going forward.”

to stay updated on village projects, visit vos.org or call 561-2324.

GreenPlain continued

Sidney resident Emelinda Gronwall discusses GreenPlain parameters with PLACE Alliance representative Andrew Bohne at Tuesday’s open house.

Marc Loveland, a Unadilla resident and Sidney homeowner talks with PLACE Alliance ecological designer Jeff Dawson.

trict represents one of the few to have reinstated its SrO af-ter budget cuts removed the statewide program in 2011.

Superintendent william christensen said the district introduced its SrO, which is shared with the dcmO BO-ceS campus, roughly four years ago.

“we’d started to identify that there isn’t really a rela-tionship getting built between law enforcement and stu-dents during the day,” he ex-plained,” and “the best way i knew to do that … was to put an officer in the building.”

Noting that administrators and students alike are “big supporters,” christensen said, “Students see (our SrO) as part of our community and i think kids feel a lot safer. SrO programs are critical and i agree with the (Sheriff’s as-sociation) wholeheartedly.”

he added, “if the state and the sheriffs really feel that having an SrO is part of our first line of defense, then the state’s attention should be on helping to fund (them); that

funding stream shouldn’t be (the) burden of the district.”

unatego central School district is one of the many to lose its on-campus offi-cer and lack the funding for re-instatement.

unatego Superintendent dr. david richards said, “we’re evaluating the situation and we would love to have one. it was a great resource to have, (because) having law enforce-ment present here—regardless of safety—fosters relation-ships with students and a pos-itive view of the police, (but) what it comes down to now is cost.”

richards described the fi-nancially stressed district’s proposed 2018-19 budget, ex-pected to be signed april 1, as “pretty lean” and “incredibly tight.”

“there’s some time for movement on that,” he said, “but there’s no funding, so it would be the district’s re-sponsibility or we would be hoping for some kind of grant or funding from an outside source.”

Based on the suggestion that instituting one SrO equates to one academic sal-ary, richards said, that would mean a one percent tax hike for unatego taxpayers.

“that’s not to say we’re not looking at every pos-sible opportunity to make our school safer,” he said. “and i don’t think people feel less safe now that we don’t have a safety officer, but it would be nice to have one again.” he added, “there are no plans at this time to hire somebody or bring in an SrO, unless one is made available at no cost.”

richards said the district’s safety committee will con-vene march 7 to “meet with law enforcement, get recom-mendations and explore op-tions going forward.”

additionally, Sidney cen-tral School will host a march 14 safety summit for all dela-ware county superintendents. Sheriff dumond and the del-aware county Sheriff’s Office will facilitate the summit.

Armed continued

Barking Cat is Open for Business

SIDNEY – Barking Cat Boutique, dedicated to raising funds for the Delaware Valley Humane Society through retail sales, hosted its grand opening last Saturday. Executive director with the shelter Terri Heath said the shop enjoyed a “steady stream of people” throughout the day. Upcoming events at Barking Cat include an essential oils class Thursday, March 22 at 6 p.m. and a sign-painting class April 12. To sign up for the former (required), call 604-4210.For more information, find ‘Barking Cat Boutique’ on Facebook.

6 — Tri-Town News — Friday, March 2, 2018TTSports

SidNey - Sidney high School held a dodgeball tour-nament fundraiser for the class of 2019. the teams were

a mixed combination of coed players with each team featur-ing a different theme. all who participated had fun. a team

consisting mostly of seniors won overall.

Sidney Students Hold Dodgeball Fundraiser

Mackenzie Constable, Adrienne Paternoster and Mariah Gifford run to the line in an effort to throw opposing team members out.

Matt Hoskins dives out of the way just in time to avoid being eliminated.

BaiNBridge – the class of 2018 has been announced and will be inducted into the general clinton canoe re-gatta hall of fame during the 56th annual regatta, may 25-28 in Bainbridge.

inductees will be honored at general clinton park Sat-urday, may 28 with an infor-mal meal, followed by the in-duction ceremony. induction festivities will begin at 4:00 p.m.

Once again, the induction group is divided into paddlers and contributors. four pad-dlers have collectively partici-pated more than 130 times in the 70-mile endurance race held annually each memorial day.

this year’s inductees include:

paddlers:Steve collier (cooper-

stown): completed 38 of 39 starts, mostly in aluminum and competition cruising di-visions. paddled to victory in the 1988 Standard aluminum with mike Banner and boasts multiple 70-mile finishes with four of his five children. col-lier is considered a strong

competitor among career, am-ateur-division paddlers.

al Shaver Sr. (meridale): patriarch of the “Shaver rev-olution,” in which eight fam-ily members have finished the 70-miler a record 75 times, beginning in 1967. Shaver paddled sprint (12-mile) races briefly while training son, al Jr., a 2017 hOf inductee. Shaver has mostly entered pro-division races, with re-spectable finishes. he has completed 26 races, three with wife Sandy.

Blair Buchholz (wellsville, Ny): a former college wres-tler and 35-time finisher, all in competition cruising division. as a high school shop teach-er, Buchholz got scholastic athletes hooked on paddling, with canoe-building projects as well as training. despite any regatta victories, Buch-holz has been among leaders in master, veteran and senior classes every year.

Nick Lyesiuk (Orange, mass.): with 37 endurance races completed, Lyesiuk is an integral part of the “rat pack,” a large group of pad-dlers known for leading the

way in the glory days (1970s-80s) of the grand prix relay. he inspired young paddlers through a high school chal-lenge race series, alumni of which are returning regatta paddlers.

contributors:clarence “tete” pears-

all (Bainbridge): deceased. pearsall was a longtime local entrepreneur whose electrical skills were put to good use as the new general clinton park was established in the early ‘70s. Besides wiring the entire park, it was pearsall’s recipe for chicken barbecue flavoring that cemented the legendary post-race treat for paddlers.

eileen tallmadge (afton): involved since 1993 with committee activities, tall-madge is best known for her lead role with the Saturday girl Scout races, including announcing at trophy pre-sentations. She took on Boy Scout race chairman duties in 2005. tallmadge’s enthusiasm for these events matches the high energy of the youth in-volved in them.

7th Induction Class Announced for Canoe Regatta Hall of Fame

Arts & Entertainment

SidNey – tri-town the-atre will present its spring mu-sical, “the wind in the wil-lows” from the Sidney high School auditorium march 9, 10 and 11, at 7 p.m. friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday.

the production features a 25-member cast, with actors representing five area school districts and spanning ages 10 through 18. Specifically, the show includes Johanna ivers-en as mr. toad, anna ritchie as mr. Badger, katie Ostrand-er as mr. rat and Luke prin-gle as mr. mole.

Otego resident teresa Sears came on board as director and producer, noting that wind in the willows will conclude her directorship with the group.

“this will be my fifth and final time directing the chil-dren’s production for tri-

town theatre, as i will be pursuing new endeavors,” Sears said. “i have thoroughly enjoyed my directing expe-riences, bringing children’s classics to the stage.”

extolling cast members’ work ethic, she said, “this cast, in particular, has been wonderful to work with. they are a talented and hard-work-ing group of kids.

She added, “you don’t want to miss the adventures of mr. toad and friends.”

Based on the classic eng-lish children’s literature book by kenneth grahame, the show imparts a sense of ad-venture, honesty, consequenc-es and friendship, Sears said.

the plot turns around that famous english gentleman, mr. toad of toad hall, as he recklessly pursues his love

of motorcars. crashing one after another, he eventually lands himself in jail, where he learns that the wily weasels have overtaken his beloved estate. with the help of the jailer’s daughter, mr. toad makes his escape.

in an exciting climax, toad and friends, ratty, mole and Badger, retake toad hall by storm.

advance tickets may be purchased through brownpap-ertickets.com/event/3324630. tickets will also be available at the door.

Sidney high School is located at 95 w. main St., Sidney.

for more information, find tri-town theatre on facebook.

TTT to Stage Children’s Classic ‘The Wind in the Willows’

ONeONta - guild of glimmerglass festival mem-bers thomas Simpson and abby kreh gibson will return to the foothills performing arts & civic center to dis-cuss giacchino rossini’s rare-ly performed opera, “Semir-amide” march 10.

this approximately

30-minute, free educational program will begin at noon in the production room on the first floor of the arts center, 24 market St., Oneonta. foot-hills’ doors will open at 11:30 a.m.

attendees will be able to “save” seats for the hd si-mulcast in the arts room by

picking up a reserved seat sign when they purchase tick-ets to the simulcast. in this way, seats will be saved for the broadcast while attend-ees learn more about “Semir-amide,” filled with the con-flict of human emotions and passions.

Guild of Glimmerglass to Screen “Semiramide” Broadcast March 10

waLtON - music on the delaware will welcome the kennedys Saturday, march 17 at 7:30 p.m. at the walton theatre. as usual, there will be an open jam session before the concert at 6:30 in the the-atre parlor.

pete and maura kennedy have been touring and enter-taining audiences for more than 20 years in the uS and the uk. the couple, though east coast natives, first met in austin, texas. they joined forces with Nanci griffith’s Blue moon Orchestra for a couple of years before setting off on their own.

pete and maura have writ-ten and recorded many songs including the 2015 album “west,” and solo albums for each of the musicians. “west” seamlessly weaves the pair’s influences from the last two decades, including disparate threads from Buddy holly-style roots and the everly Brothers to the 12-string jan-gle of the early Byrds.

the kennedys will present two workshops at the william B. Ogden Library on the same day, at 11 a.m. for children, and 1 p.m. for adults/families.

more information on the band can be found at kenne-dysmusic.com.

music on the delaware’s 2017-18 concert schedule will

finish with the french cana-dian band, de temps antan, Saturday, april 7.

tickets for the kennedys are available at the door of the theatre, waltontheatre.org or the following businesses: the green toad Bookstore in Oneonta, good cheap food

in delhi, masonville general Store in masonville, wayne Bank in walton, franklin and hamden and Sidney federal credit union in walton.

further information is available at 865-6829 or 865-6983.

Walton Welcomes The Kennedys March 17

waLtON - Sunday, march 18 coffeehouse at the the-atre will feature the Oneonta-based music group traverse, playing traditional irish dance music in honor of St. patrick’s day. the performance will take place at 6 p.m. in the par-lor of the walton theatre.

traverse will feature carol mandigo on guitar and vocals, Bernd Neumann on fiddle, Liz myers-Brown on flute and peter Blue on accordion. all members have extensive expe-rience playing at such events as weddings, contra dances and farmers’ markets, but also play together frequently in a

traditional session in Oneonta. music on the delaware’s

coffeehouse events are free, with donations accepted.

coffee, tea and desserts will be available. come enjoy this foot-tapping St. patrick’s day celebration!

Traverse to Play Traditional Irish Tunes March 18 in Walton

Tri-Town News — Friday, March 2, 2018 — 7TTSports

BowlinG sCoresEAST MAIN LANES

Monday Morning Coffee League

Standings:rosebuds 128-48yoyo’s 118-58country grils 106-70foxes 104-72four on the floor 84-92Silver Belle’s 82-94Lucky sevens 68-108150+:h. Savino 157; J. davis 153;

w. Bookhout 155; S. Straka 173; p. Stilson 154-163; r. whitbeck 157; g. Lindroth 160-157; a. Berg 151-158; r. fisher 194-198-235; c. Lafever 187-168; B. wood 154; c. Leizear 165.

450+:r. fisher 627; c. Lafever 490.

Algonkin Motel Mixed Scratch League

Standings:algonkin motel 92-48Stretch contracting 86-54gilbert plumbing 77.5-62.5Jim’s auto repair 70.5-69.5east main Lanes 60.5-79.5prinz excavating 33.5-106.5High Games:m. mazzarella 212, 267cg; B.

Shelton 205cg, 268cg; ch. Luca 223cg, 206; c. Luca 223cg, 257, 225; r. mc-clenon 235cg; d. finch 216, 214; L. Stage 205; S.

patrick 209, 223cg, 203; a. wheeler 247cg, 201; B. walker 215, 264; m. an-derson 233cg; m. Brewer 264cg, 207; r. fisher 203, 206; k. macumber 224, 232; J. page 215cg, 222, 203; B. harmon 214; g. umbra 207, 221cg; J. pen-dorf 203, 203.

High Series:c. Luca 705; B. walker 677;

m. Brewer 667; m. maz-zarella 661; k. macum-ber 644; J. page 640; a. wheeler 636; S. patrick 635; B. Shelton 634; d. finch 622; ch. Luca 614; g. umbra 605; m. ander-son 600.

City LeagueStandings:east main Lanes 46-26ermetis 42-30J&m trophies 40-32B k coffee 32-40universal forest products

32-40Orangemen 24-48HIGH SERIES:cam L. 652; Larry S. 651;

Brandon f. 648; rob y. 642; Scott f. 629; al r. 609.

200 Games:Larry S. 200-238-213; rob

y. 202-221-219; Brandon f. 200-269; cam L. 246-207; Scott f. 279; Brandon m. 238; chuck N. 236;

Bruce S. 235; al r. 226; reese c. 222; Scott L. 202; dave B. 201.

CLEAN GAMES:there were 7 clean games and

3 splits made.

Wednesday Mixed LeagueStandings:3 muskateers 80-56Buckaroos 74-62grandparents 66-70Lucky devils 52-84High Single Scratch:g. harris 215; p. Stilson 170.High Single Handicap:g. ryan 205; r. whitbeck

207.High Triple Scratch:c. holdredge, sub, 525; g.

harris 524.High Triple Handicap:r. wheeler 588; r. whitbeck

590.

GALAXY BOWL

Wednesday Night Earlybird League

Standings:trash mashers 113-71Lottie’s angels 93-91Bruning enterprises 84-100J & m trophies 78-106High Single:L. Mason – 209 c.g.High Series:L. Mason – 556.High Games:K. Bruning – 185: L. Boice –

180; L. Mason – 209 c.g.; L. Cole – 181; S. Meres – 185, 203.

High Series:L. Boice – 502; L. Cole – 528;

L. Mason – 556; S. Meres – 547.

Thursday Morning Winter League

Standings:head Bangers 126-58ups & downs 125-59the card Sharks 120-644 Lanes 118-66up & coming 100-84gutter dusters 88-96Ladybugs 66-1184 deep 77-107 dizzy dames 62-122friends 38-146150+:d. fritzsch 158; g. Lindroth

171; V. fagan 160-162; k. Bruning 168-176-156; e. Bentlyewski 151; S. ama-tuccio 171-177; d. whaley 252-211-204; k. thrower 167; J. walley 164-166; d. Northrop 156-190-167; d. Larry 180-196-207; J. Stevens 151; V. whaley 161; w. Lane 172-178-162; p. Jones 279-200-258; m. Burlison 223-217-195; V. whaley 161.

450+:k. Bruning 500; V. fagan

467; S. amatuccio 495; d. whaley 667; d. Northrop 513; d. Larry 586; J. wal-

ley 477; w. Lane 512; p. Jones 737; m. Burlison 635.

Thursday Night Men’s Handicap

Standings:244 racing 165galaxy Bowl 153.5Jim’s auto repair 151Bainbridge memorials 148.5Southtown dairy 134.5New concept machining

130.5team 10 130Ball Busters 119koch’s towing 115.5whales coins + more 102.5High Single:J. hitt 278.High Triple:J. hitt 757.

Sunday Night All Stars League

Standings:glover + glover 44-20amerman + Smith 36-28patrick + patrick 35-29Bruning + Bruning 34-30meres + meres 33-31mott + mott 32-32tallmadge + tallmadge 28-36haynes + haynes 26-38gransbury + gransbury 26-38wicks + wicks 26-38High Individual Single:margie mott 237.High Individual Triple:margie mott 704; gary mott

669.

Independent Bowling League

Standings:whales & grump 61 1/2-22

1/2“moJo” 53-31Sidney typo 42 1/2-41 1/2Jenifer & clyde 39 1/2-44 1/2Lisa & Bobby 31 1/2-52 1/2margie & tim 24-60Scratch Game Women:margie mott 196.Scratch Game Men:John dello 238.Scratch Series Women:anne mott 528.Scratch Series Men:richard Johnson 661.Handicap Game Women:anne mott 232.Handicap Game Men:John dello 274.Handicap Series Women:anne mott 681.Handicap Series Men:gerald cuyle 719.Honor Scores:John dello 238; tim harmon

236, 214; richard John-son 233, 215, 213; gerald cuyle 226; Jeff Vance 212, 211; dylan whaley 211, 205, 204; margie mott 196, 180; anne mott 181, 177.

Honor Series:richard Johnson 661; tim

harmon 621; dylan whal-ey 620.

SidNey - Sidney’s boys’ varsity basketball team moved on to sectionals and faced Newark Valley in the first game. Both teams played hard in the first half of the

game, going into the locker room with the scoreboard reading 32-30 to Newark at the half. coming out of the locker room Sidney seemed to have regrouped and was

in it to win it. Newark Valley couldn’t seem to find ground in Sidney’s fast breaks and ball handling. in the end Sid-ney pulled ahead and won the game 71-55.

Sidney Warriors Begin Sectionals with a Triumph Over Newark Valley

Michael Gravelin attempts to dribble up the sideline while Newark players set up a trap.

SidNey - Sidney warriors boys’ basketball faced the walton warriors in their third match up of the year on fri-day, march 23. the outcome of this game would determine which team moves forward in sectionals. it took a while for either team to put a score on

the board, but walton man-aged to sink a basket before Sidney. Once both teams had points on the board the intensity of the game rose. walton kept ahead for most of the game, but Sidney con-tinuously worked to keep the scores climbing and stay close

in number. the game came down to foul shots in the last quarter; with seconds left on the clock walton was able pull ahead and leave Sidney with the loss with a final score of 52-47.

Sidney Warriors Fall to Walton in Second Round of Sectionals

Sidney’s Ryan Harris went in late in the game and worked tough defense against Walton’s Dylan Jacob to keep him from gaining access to the basket.

GMU Boys End Season in Sectional Semi-Finals

GMU senior Hunter Lockwood looks to pass, as Deposit-Hancock player Jackson Miller attempts to block action during the Section IV quarterfinal tournament game held Friday, Feb. 23 at GMU. The GMU Raiders won, 59 to 53. GMU Raiders lost a chance for a championship when the South Kortright Rams won 52 46 at SUNY Oneonta Dewar Arena Tuesday night. GMU Senior Ethan Butts had a total of 12 points; Hunter Lookwood, 15; Gavin Bonczkowski, 1; Bryant Hill, 5; and Mickenson Clune, 2.Photo credit: Anna Ritchey.

uNadiLLa - central Ny youth for christ will host its fifth annual 5k Joker run/walk in unadilla april 7. the event is a fundraiser for the organization’s teen center at 16 watson St. in the village.

a registration discount is available before march 26; participants may register through april and on race day.

the first 100 people to regis-ter will receive a t-shirt.

the event is open to all run-ners and walkers. cash prizes will be awarded to top over-all male and female winners. medals will be awarded for first, second and third place finishes in each age category, along with additional prizes. there will also be a joker con-

test, best costume contest and door prizes.

the race will start at the unadilla elementary School at 10:30 a.m. and end at the teen center.

for more information, call 432-0594 or visit centralnew-york.yfc.net, where registra-tion forms are also available in the “events” section.

Register Now for YFC’s 5th Annual Joker Run

aftON - the afton fri-day Night mixed League has a limited number of open-ings for the upcoming season. anyone interested should con-tact John dello at 967-4566.

Afton Golf League Invites Golfers for Upcoming Season

week 7: feb. 22.craig & Jim 28-14ray & mark 28-14dawn & roni 27-15Lance & heather 27-15Jake & ken 25-17colleen & cindy 25-17cindy & Jay 25-17Sharon & rich 22-20christal & dawn 22-20clyde & Lorraine 22-20

John & Nevin 20-22Susan & kathy 20-22Sierra & chad 19-23Sharon & amy 17-25ron & mark 17-25caroline & Janine 17-25timmy & tammy 16-26emily & frieda 16-26david & John 14-28Linda & ernie 14-28

Thursday Night Pitch League

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Area Academics

guiLfOrd - Sarah Nor-ris, a senior majoring in dance at SuNy Brockport, earned recognition on the dean’s list with honors for the fall se-mester of 2017. Norris is the daughter of gregg and Jean Norris of guilford and gradu-

ated from Bainbridge-guil-ford central School with the class of 2014. Last semester Norris was given the opportu-nity to perform in New york city twice, which, as a dance major, has given her great ex-perience for her future career.

Norris Makes Dean’s List with Honors at SUNY Brockport

uNadiLLa – friday, feb. 23, cNet, with assistance from the NySp SOrt and troop “c” uniform force executed a search warrant at 627 prentice gorge road in the town of unadilla, Ot-sego county.

the search was the re-sult of a two-month narcotics investigation.

upon executing the search warrant, darryl r. Lloyd, 35, Justin a. Lloyd, 27, and Nicole S. ruiz, 27, all of unadilla, were in the residence and taken into cus-tody without incident.

the following evidence was seized following the arrests:

11 ounces of cocaine, 11 ounc-es of concentrated cannabis, 15 pounds of processed marihuana, digital scales, drug packaging material, a grinder utilized to

mix cocaine containing cocaine residue, cell phones, approxi-mately $8,000 in uS currency and $2,000 in western union checks.

the three defendants were charged with criminal possession

of a controlled substance in the first degree, a class a-i felony, criminal possession of marihua-na in the second degree, a class d felony, criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fourth degree, a class c felony and two

counts of criminally using drug paraphernalia in the second de-gree, a misdemeanor.

the defendants were ar-raigned before the town of Otego court and remanded to the Ot-sego county Jail without bail.

Three Arrested in Unadilla Drug BustONeONta - the united

way of delaware and Otsego counties announced tuesday selection of its new executive director, kimberly Lorraine.

with a bachelor’s degree in business administration from SuNy poly in utica and more than 25 years’ experience in nonprofit management, Lor-raine brings passion, dedica-tion and knowledge to the position.

Lorraine previously served as operations director for community action partner-ship in madison county. dur-ing the last 10 years there, Lorraine honed skills in grant writing, coalition building, board development, fundrais-ing, program development, and strategic planning.

“i am excited to bring my expertise to a new communi-ty,” Lorraine said. “everyone i have met here has been wel-coming and generous. i can’t count the number of people who have said, ‘Just let us know what you need.’”

She added, “i am grate-ful for this job and all of the potential that comes with it to affect change.”

Board president elizabeth fury said, “in the short time kim has been in her posi-tion … she has shown an un-matched enthusiasm for mak-ing this community better for all.”

She said, “her energy, ex-perience and optimism … give her the ability to do great

things for the community and expand the impact of the united way in Otsego and delaware counties.”

Lorraine started with the united way of delaware and Otsego counties in mid-de-cember. Since then, she has been busy forging partner-ships with community mem-bers, businesses and local nonprofits in delaware and Otsego counties.

additionally, she has suc-cessfully secured a three-year grant award from the New york State Office of chil-dren and family Services, which will enable the united way of Otsego and delaware counties to bring together businesses and individuals in-terested in volunteering with nonprofit agencies.

“including all communi-ties in Otsego and delaware counties in the work united way does is a top priority for 2018,” Lorraine said.

“this is a beautiful area, and i am very happy to be here fighting for the educa-tion, health and income se-curity of the neighbors of our community.”

the united way is a non-profit agency that works with-in communities to improve the education, health and financial stability of all indi-viduals and families.

to learn more about the united way of delaware and Otsego counties, visit united-waydo.org or call 432-8006.

New United Way Leadership Appointed for Delaware & Otsego Counties

BiNghamtON – monday, Sen. fred akshar, r – afton, brought together superinten-dents and representatives from 29 area schools in Broome, tioga, chenango and delaware counties and members of law enforcement from state, coun-ty and local law enforcement agencies for the first in a series of “School Safety Summits.”

through round table discus-sions with stakeholders, ak-shar seeks to learn more about the safety challenges faced by educators and law enforcement, while identifying and assess-ing how to ensure the safety of students. following the initial roundtable with school admin-istrators and law enforcement, akshar plans to meet with lo-cal teachers and students in the coming weeks.

“in light of (the) horrific shooting in parkland, florida,” akshar said in a statement, “it’s incumbent upon our commu-nity to bring local stakeholders together and make sure we’re

doing everything we can to protect our children from these violent tragedies that have be-come all too common.”

he added, “Our educators and local law enforcement do an incredible job every day keeping our kids safe, but as state senator, it’s important for me to listen to their needs, take that message to albany and do what i can to help make their jobs easier.”

akshar said, “whether it’s assistance through additional funding, legislation or emer-gency plans, everything is on the table. i’m here to listen, as-sess and act.”

topics of discussion monday included the critical role school resource officers, or SrOs, play in the daily lives and safety of students; access to mental health and counseling services; the importance of communica-tion between school districts, law enforcement and mental health professionals in dealing with troubled students; and the

delay in funding from the 2014 Smart Schools Bond act de-signed to help schools improve technology, infrastructure and safety measures.

“we covered a lot of ground this morning and while ensur-ing school safety is clearly a complex and multifaceted is-sue, my team and i are already

working on a few action items to get schools the resources they need in a faster, more ef-fective way,” akshar said. “to-day is only the beginning and we’ll continue to listen to stake-holders, assess needs and work to obtain tangible results.”

Akshar Teams School & Law Enforcement Officials in Inaugural ‘School Safety Summit’

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Frank A. DoolittleBaiNBridge - frank a.

doolittle passed away feb. 17, 2018 at home at age 104. he was born in enfield (tomp-kins co.), on Oct. 8, 1913 to Jesse r. and mabel e. doolit-tle, the eldest of four children.

the family moved back to the Bainbridge area in 1916, where frank lived for more than 100 years. frank mar-ried wilma gustavson may 30, 1938. they built the “little yellow house on kirby Street” and lived there from 1940. wilma predeceased frank in 2006.

frank attended a one-room school before joining the Bainbridge central School, class of 1932. in addition to the usual chores of the day, frank took on extra assign-ments at school and was a Lone Boy Scout, his father Scout master. he worked in his father’s business, tri-co handle and Lumber co. in Sidney, after school from the time it started in 1931.

after graduation, frank worked his father full-time under the tutelage of partner, ec Burdick. alongside learn-ing how to make handles for tools (shovels, rakes, brooms, ice picks and more), he learned to manage the busi-ness, deal with exporters, han-dle customers and hire reliable employees.

following the untimely death of mr. Burdick in 1939, frank became a partner in tri-co with his father. they moved the business to Bain-bridge and expanded it to include sale of lumber and building supplies.

in 1950, frank became sole proprietor after his father’s failing health kept him from actively participating in the business. frank operated the business until 1968, selling the mill in 1972. his second career was delivering propane for tex-gas in the area. he retired from that job in 1978.

during world war ii, frank was a member of the civil air patrol in Sidney. in addition to flying the uS army grass-hopper to look for downed planes in the western adiron-dacks and central New york, frank taught meteorology and navigation to young cadets anticipating their enlistment after high school.

On Veteran’s day 2017, frank was awarded the con-gressional gold medal for his role in the civil air patrol. he accepted the medal on behalf of all the Late cap members.

frank was always inter-ested in people. he made it a point to get to know others, especially the younger genera-tions. he was an active mem-ber of the united presbyterian church in Bainbridge, a ma-son for 70-plus years, a mem-ber of the Bainbridge histori-cal Society and a volunteer in many civic and community activities. he was familiar with what his nieces and nephews were doing and how the family was growing with great, and great-great nieces and nephews.

Douglas C. JamesmaSONViLLe - doug-

las c. James, 58, of mason-ville, formerly of downsville, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes friday evening, feb. 23, 2018 at tri-town re-gional hospital in Sidney.

doug was born april 7, 1959 in montrose, pa., the son of phillip and Jean Lor-raine (walczak) James and graduated from Blue ridge high School in New milford. he married the former karen ricco Sept. 9, 1996 in downs-ville. doug was happily self-employed as a blue stone quar-ryman throughout delaware county and pennsylvania.

doug enjoyed collecting marbles, antiques, attending flea markets and fishing; if it was older than him he liked it. what was most important to him were not the trinkets, ornaments and antiques, but his family and friends whom he loved so much; the good times of his life were with the people he loved.

doug is survived by his lov-ing family: his wife, karen; one daughter, Staci James of walton; one son, kyle and angela James of masonville; parents, phillip and Jean Lor-raine (walczak) James, New milford, pa.; stepson, michael ricco of walton; step daugh-ter, christina and ed gales of treadwell; grandchildren, katelyn winter James, ra-chel and emily tompkins and abby antzack; brothers, Jeffrey and Barbara James, New milford and Byron and Linda James, endwell; aunts and uncles, dorothy porto, david James and richard and Joann James; special nieces and nephews, Jessica, kaspar and kolton hein, Jacob James and Nicolas James and gina russo; special friends, mark tompkins, James tomao, Jim

Duane WakemanNiNeVeh - duane wake-

man, 81, passed away at home wednesday, feb. 21, 2018. he was born may 6, 1936, son of the late clayton and ger-trude (eggleston) wakeman in Bainbridge.

duane is survived by his wife, marguerite wakeman; grandson, daniel Sandoli; granddaughter, katie Sandoli; son-in-law, denny Sandoli; adopted daughter-in-law, Barb fiske; brother, doug wake-man of Newark; sisters, dawn ives of Bainbridge and deann harrington of florida; and many nieces and nephews. in addition to his parents, duane was predeceased by his daughter, kay Sandoli and his son, Sam wakeman.

duane was a hard worker and the dedicated owner and operator of wakeman Veg-etable and pumpkin farm in Nineveh for many years. he continued to work after re-tirement as a custodian for the New york State police at troop c in Sidney. duane had formerly been fire commis-sioner for the town of afton for several years and a free and accepted mason for over

Bernard F. RowekirkwOOd - Bernard

f. rowe, 84, of kirkwood, passed away monday, feb. 26, 2018 at his home surrounded by family.

he is survived by his wife of 46 years, frances rowe, kirkwood; six children and their families, Steven rowe, Vestal, Sandra and Jeff dodd, Binghamton, gerald Sackett, Va., ward rowe, Bingham-ton, keith rowe, Binghamton and Jennifer and Steve Zieno, Oxford; 10 grandchildren; one great granddaughter; brother, homer rowe, Vestal; two sis-ters and brother-in-law, grace taylor, Binghamton and eu-nice and clifford huyck, harpursville; and several nieces and nephews.

Bernard was a retired 35-year employee of i.B.m. corp., member of the Quarter century club, member of the hallstead american Legion and a uS air force veteran of the korean conflict. he en-joyed his time at “the pond” and was an avid hunter and fisherman.

graveside services will be held at the perch pond cem-etery friday, march 2 at 2 p.m. with military honors. the rev. Barbara green will officiate.

memorial contributions may be made to Lourdes hos-pice, Old Vestal rd., Vestal, N.y., 13850.

Online condolences may made at www.omaddenfh.com.

arrangements by the Oster-houdt-madden funeral home, 69-71 maple St., harpursville.

in addition to his parents and his wife, frank was pre-deceased by his brothers and sisters-in-law, paul and ma-rie doolittle and richard and margaret doolittle; sister and brothers-in-law ruth Sheldon hendrickson, albert Sheldon and robert hendrickson; sis-ter-in-law Olga (Lennart) ide-man; and all of the cousins of his generation.

he is survived by nieces and nephews, Nancy (tru-man) hall of colorado Springs, colo., donna (Niles) Johnson Brown of tully, N.y., karen champion of madison, Va., John doolittle of Ocala, fla., James doolittle of rome, N.y., fred Sheldon of califor-nia, fern (ralph) henderson of Jacksonville, N.c., charles (melanie) Sheldon of hubert, N.c., paul (Violet) Sheldon of Lebanon, N.y., david (Sharon) Sheldon of afton, albert (pa-mela) hendrickson of Seoul, South korea and anne (ron) marble of St. cloud, fla.; and many great, and great-great nieces and nephews.

calling hours were held tuesday at c.h. Landers fu-neral home, 21 main St., Sid-ney, with masonic services.

a may memorial service and burial will be announced at a later date. contributions may be made to the unit-ed presbyterian church of Bainbridge.

the family would like to thank the neighbors and friends who so generously included frank in their daily lives the past several years, as well as the ladies who cared for him during the last year and hospice of chenango county.

Share condolences with the family online at landersfh.com.

arrangements are under the direction of c.h. Landers fu-neral chapel, Sidney.

60 years. he and marguerite recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary.

duane was a caring, sharing individual who would give the shirt off his back to anyone he met. he will be missed by all who knew and loved him.

friends called friday, feb. 23 at c.h. Landers funeral chapel, Sidney. funeral ser-vices where held Saturday, feb. 24 at the funeral chapel with pastor John Snell of-ficiating. Burial took place in greenlawn cemetery, Bainbridge.

in lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be directed to hospice of chenango county, 21 hayes St., Norwich, N.y., 13815 or to the franziska racker centers, the home where his granddaughter ka-tie resides, 3226 wilkins rd., ithaca, N.y., 14850.

condolences may be shared with the family online at www.landersfh.com.

arrangements are under the direction of c.h. Landers fu-neral chapel, Sidney.

and Serena tompkins and tim Stanton; “furbaby,” Bailey Bones and “grand-furbabies,” chief and cutter; and all his friends that he met along the way. he was predeceased by a nephew, det. dustin James.

friends and relatives called wednesday, feb. 28, 2018 at the courtney funeral home, walton, where a prayer ser-vice was held thursday with the rev. david cramer of-ficiating. Burial will be in the miller family cemetery, edella, pa. in the spring.

in lieu of flowers, memo-rial contributions may be made to the family or the fu-neral home to defray expenses from his unexpected passing. donations would also be ap-preciated for the heart of the catskills humane Society, pO Box 88, delhi, N.y., 13753.

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

Philip C. ConstableuNadiLLa - philip c.

constable, 61, of unadilla, passed away Saturday, feb. 24, 2018 at Strong memorial hospital in rochester. he was born may 3, 1956 in Sidney to philip d. and edna (reynolds) constable. phillip was a self employed plumbing and heat-ing repairman.

he is survived by his daugh-ter, katrina constable and Benjamin Newman, unadilla; son and daughter-in-law, phil-

ip r. and tabitha constable, earlville; three grandchildren, kadence, camden and philip w.; sister, Lorraine thurston, unadilla; two brothers and sister-in-law, david and San-dra constable, Va. and keith and christine constable, al-toona; a step sister and step brothers and several nieces and nephews.

he was predeceased by his step father, Lester constable and dog, homer.

a celebration of his life will be held at a later date.

Online condolences may be made at www.wmaddenfh.com.

arrangements by the west-cott-madden funeral home, 123 main St., unadilla.

i am announcing my candi-dacy for the position of trustee for the Village of Bainbridge.

i am interested in main-taining the services that this village has to offer, while controlling the cost to the taxpayers.

Bainbridge has been home to my family for many years. i have been involved in the town planning Board, Bainbridge-guilford central School Board of education, school safety committee, Li-ons club and the Bainbridge fire department and emer-gency Squad.

i retired from NySeg after 36 years as a safety profes-sional. i have held a Board-certified Safety professional certificate for the past 25 years. i am the New york Safety manager for the util-ity contractor, 3 phase Line construction.

elections will be held at the Bainbridge town hall tues-day, march 20 from noon to 9:00 p.m. i look forward to the opportunity to work with the Village of Bainbridge in this capacity.

thank you for your support,Vincent taylor

Taylor Seeks Trustee Seat in Bainbridge

SidNey – family and friends of david and carolyn yenson wish to congratulate them on celebrating their 50th golden wedding anniversary in february.

dave and carolyn were married in Sacred heart church in 1968 and both graduated from Sidney Senior high School in 1962.

The Yensons Celebrate 50 Years

SidNey-rotarians from Sidney, Bainbridge and un-adilla will take to the air-waves thursday, march 8 as wcdO radio dJs. tune in for rotarians’ lively chatter and humor, as well as information on rotary.

taking the early morning shift from 7 to 8 a.m. will be ray Baker, tim cutting and Jr Bogert. kyle westcott, Jim doig and Jim Suriano will host the from 8 to 9 a.m. from 9 to 10 a.m. will be ro-tary exchange students with mike wilcox of the youth ex-change committee. exchange students include Valery from Brazil with the Sidney pro-gram, kiara from paraguagy with B-g and abel from czech republic, with B-g.

presidents’ hour, featuring Joan hale, Sidney president; robert knox, unadilla presi-dent and robert dann, Bain-bridge president will follow.

from 11 a.m. to noon, whit whitaker, Judy roldan and gene pigford wil l broad-cast. after that, Sean paie-ment rick codes and amy williams will take the oldies lunch hour.

dave reynolds, John re-dente, dennis porter and Lar-ry halbert will dJ from 1 to 2 p.m. and, wrapping up the day will be corbin curley, tony aragoni and Zoe Vandermeu-len, district governor.

this event is coordinated with help from craig Stevens, wcdO station manager, and station staff.

Rotary DJs Return to Radio March 8

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please take notice that Sid-ney elks Lodge #2175 will be accepting sealed bids for cleaning services. Services to take place at the elks Lodge located at 104 river Street, Sidney, Ny 13838.

all bids must include:dust mop and mopping of

floors in entranceway, bar-room and lodge room after weekly Bingo event and any other special events.

cleaning bathrooms (4) twice per week, using rust re-mover as requested.

dust mop and mopping all floors in bar area and kitchen twice per week.

dust heaters as needed.Submit billing monthly.proof of insurance

coverage.if you are interested in be-

ing considered as a potential provider of these services, please send your sealed pro-posal with all pertinent infor-mation to the above address. Sealed bids should be sub-mitted to Sidney BpOe#2175 no later than march 26, 2018. Bids will be opened and read at the regular meeting of the Board of trustees held on april 10, 2018 at the Sidney Lodge #2175 at 5:00pm.

provider chosen will be no-tified immediately following the meeting.

the Sidney elks Lodge Board of trustees reserves the right to either accept or reject any and all bids.

By direction of the Sidney BpOe#2175.

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please take notice that Sid-ney elks Lodge #2175 will be accepting sealed bids for lawn mowing services. Services to take place at the elks Lodge located at 104 river Street, Sidney, Ny 13838.

all bids must include, aS Needed:

mowing, trimming, hedge trimming, weed whacking, leaf and grass removal

monthly billingproof of insurance coverageend of mowing season to be

determinedif you are interested in be-

ing considered as a potential provider of these services, please send your sealed pro-posal with pertinent infor-mation to the above address. Sealed bids should be sub-mitted to Sidney BpOe#2175 no later than march 26, 2018. Bids will be opened and read at the regular meeting of the Board of trustees held on april 10, 2018 at the Sidney Lodge #2175 at 5:00pm

provider chosen will be no-tified immediately following the meeting.

the Sidney elks Lodge Board of trustees reserves the right to either accept or reject any and all bids.

By direction of the Sidney BpOe#2175.

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LegaL NOtice Of eStOppeL

the bond resolution, a sum-mary of which is published herewith, has been adopted on february 14, 2018 and the va-lidity of the obligations autho-rized by such resolution may be hereafter contested only if such obligations were au-thorized for an object or pur-pose for which the harpurs-ville central School district, Broome and chenango coun-ties, New york, is not autho-rized to expend money, or if the provisions of law which should have been complied with as of the date of publi-cation of this notice were not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceed-ing contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the date of publi-cation of this notice, or such obligations were authorized in violation of the provisions of the constitution. Such resolution was adopted after approval of the proposition at the Special School district meeting duly called held and conducted on November 21, 2017.

a complete copy of the

resolution summarized here-with is available for public inspection during regular business hours at the Office of the School district clerk for a period of twenty days from the date of publication of this Notice.

dated: harpursville, New york,

february 15, 2018. tabaitha L. rhodes School district clerk BONd reSOLutiON

dated feBruary 6, 2018. a reSOLutiON au-

thOriZiNg iSSuaNce Of NOt eXceediNg $265,000 BONdS Of the harpurS-ViLLe ceNtraL SchOOL diStrict, BrOOme aNd cheNaNgO cOuNtieS, New yOrk, tO pay the cOSt Of the purchaSe Of SchOOL BuSeS fOr Said SchOOL diStrict.

class of objects or purposes purchase of school buses

period of probable useful-ness: 5 years

maximum estimated cost: $265,000

amount of obligations to be issued: $265,000 bonds

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the Village of afton Board of trustees will be hold a public hearing on monday, march 12th , 2018 at 7.05 pm, at the Jake d. Bolster commu-nity center, 105 main afton, Ny, for the Local Law # 1 of 2018 – Local Law re- Zoning tax map Numbers 284.19-1-19.21, 284.19-1-19.25 , 284.19-1-19.22 , 284.19-1-19.23 and 289.07-1-13 from the resi-dential Single – family (r-S) district to the commercial – industrial district (c-i).

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Nineveh presbyterian cem-etery Society will be held on wednesday, march 7, 2018 at the Nineveh presbyterian church parish hall at 6 pm. anyone interested is welcome to attend.

3-2(2w)p the Bainbridge-guilford

cSd is accepting applications for the position of payroll clerk in the district Business Office. for more information and a civil Service applica-tion, please visit the district website at www.bgcsd.org. application deadline is march 9, 2018. for more informa-tion, contact Janice rideout at 607-967-6317.

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Help Wanted:Servers, Bartenders

and Cooks with experience only.

Apply in person between 2-4pm.

No phone calls.64-66 Main Street

Sidney

cArD oF thAnksPRAYER TO ST. JUDEmay the Sacred heart of Je-

sus be adored, glorified, loved and preserved throughout the world now and forever. Sacred heart of Jesus, pray for us. St. Jude, worker of miracles, pray for us. St. Jude, helper of the hopeless, pray for us. Say it for 9 days. it has never been known to fail. publication must be promised. thank you St. Jude.

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ciaL repOrt Of Super-visor John Lawrence for the town of afton for the year 2017 has been filed with the State comptroller.

a copy of this report is on file in the Office of the town clerk, 204 county road 39, afton, Ny and is available for public inspection during regu-lar business hours.

dated february 21, 2018rosemarie a klatzafton town clerk3-2(1w)b

Sidney center fire district Lawn mowing Bid

the Sidney center fire district is requesting bids for: lawn mowing, trimming around the fire Station and grounds, cleaning off the apron and walkway of the sta-tion after mowing, and trim-ming around the old fire Sta-tion Building, on the corner of main Street and depot Street, Sidney center, New york for the 2018 mowing season.

requirements for bids are: your cost for each time you mow and proof of Liability insurance. mowing is expect-ed to be done weekly if war-ranted. Lawn will never be left in an overgrown state. a bill is required to be submit-ted monthly to be approved at district meetings on the first thursday of each month. in-clude dates of each time you mow per month.

Bids should be sent to: Sidney center fire district pO Box 431 Sidney center, New york 13839 no later than march 31, 2018 clearly marked as “Lawn mowing Bid”.

Bids to be opened and con-tract awarded april 5, 2018 at the Board meeting.

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petitions are available for School Board and Library Board

Sidney – petitions are now available for residents of the Sidney central School district who wish to be candidates for the Sidney Board of educa-tion election or Library Board election on may 15, 2018. two positions will be open on the Board of education. the open positions are currently held by Board members thomas hoskins and Nancy parsons. two positions will be open on the Library Board. the open positions are currently held by david dewey and ann Zieno.

candidates must be at least 18 years old, citizens of the united States and residents of the Sidney central School district for one year preced-ing the election.

petitions are available at the Sidney central School cur-riculum Office. petitions must be returned to the school’s dis-trict office by april 16, 2018. for more information, please contact the district Office at 561-7700, option #2.

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ViLLage Of SidNeyZONiNg BOard Of

appeaLSNOtice Of puBLic

heariNgpLeaSe take NOtice

that a public hearing will be held by the Village of Sidney Zoning Board of appeals on wednesday, march 14, 2018 at 6 p.m. in the board room at the civic center, 21 Liberty Street in the Village of Sidney, re-garding an application by the masonic temple requesting a use Variance for the property located at 55 union Street, Sidney, Ny 13838

copies of the applications are on file and may be exam-ined in the office of the Village clerk during regular business hours. communications in writing regarding the appli-cations may be filed with the Village clerk or at such public hearing. the environmen-tal significance, if any, of the applications will be reviewed incident to and as a part of the public hearing. persons with disabilities who require assis-tance in attending said public hearing, or in furnishing com-ments and suggestions, should contact the undersigned to re-quest such assistance.

dated: march 2, 2018Sheena dorsey, SecretaryZoning Board of appeals3-2(1w)b

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ChurCh direCtoryAFTON

First Baptist Church30 caswell St., afton

chris prezorski, pastorJosh clink, pastor

Sunday worship: 9:30 a.m.Life groups: 11:05 a.m.

607-639-1030

Mercy Fellowship967 rt. 41 North, afton

friday prayer: 7 p.m.Sunday worship: 10 a.m.

North Afton United Methodist Church

121 county rd. 17, aftonthomas pullyblank, pastorSunday worship: 10:30 a.m.

662-3374

St. Agnes Catholic Church14 Spring St., afton

darr Schoenhofen, pastorSunday mass: 8:30 a.m.

967-4481

St. Ann’s Episcopal Church128 S. main St., aftonfr. david hanselman

Sunday worship: 9:15 a.m. 639-2330

alcoholic’s anonymous:Open meetings: Sundays, 7 p.m.closed meetings: thursdays, 7

p.m.

BAINBRIDGE

First Baptist Church

12 S. main St., Bainbridgewendy depew partelow, pastor

Sunday worship: 10 a.m.church office: 967-8034

pastor: 315-750-0997www.bainbridgefbc.com

First Presbyterian Church3 church St., BainbridgeSunday worship: 10 a.m.

967-8021

St. John the Evangelist Catho-lic Church

32 S. main St., Bainbridgedarr Schoenhofen, pastorSaturday mass: 5:15 p.m.

Sunday mass: 11 a.m.967-4481

St. Peter’s Episcopal Church1 church St., Bainbridge

rebecca (Becky) drebert, pastorSunday worship: 10 a.m.

967-3441

GILBERTSVILLE

Gilbertsville Baptist Churchcorner of commercial and elm

streets, gilbertsvilleSunday worship: 9:30 a.m.

783-2993

HARPURSVILLE

Harpursville United Methodist Church

3500 State rt. 79, harpursvilleSue crawson-Brizzolara, pastor

Sunday worship: 11 a.m.

240-9139

MASONVILLE

Masonville Federated Churchcorner of State rt. 8 and State

rt. 206, masonvillethomas Vance, pastor

Sunday worship: 11 a.m.265-3774

MT. UPTON

Mt. Upton United Methodist Church

1741 State rt. 8, mt. uptonBrandilynne craver, pastorSunday worship: 11 a.m.

764-8536

NORWICH

Springvale Open Door Church361 co. rd. 34, Norwich

ken kolb, pastorSunday worship: 11:30 a.m.

693-1469

OTEGO

First Christian Church of Otego

704 co. rt. 6, OtegoBob thompson, pastor

Sunday worship: 9:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.988-7144

Unatego Community Church290 main St., OtegoBrian cutting, pastor

Sunday worship: 10:30 a.m.369-7425

[email protected]

United Methodist Church8 church St., Otego

Sunday worship: 11 a.m.988-2866

SIDNEY

Assembly of Godplankenhorn rd., Sidney

robert perkins, pastorSunday worship: 10:45 a.m.

[email protected]

First Baptist Church28 river St., Sidney

kenneth Southworth, pastorSunday worship: 10:45 a.m.

church office: 563-8456parsonage: 563-1166

[email protected]

First Congregational Church1 Bridge St., Sidney

patricia robinson, pastorSunday worship: 10:30 a.m.

563-1329

Sacred Heart Church15 Liberty St., Sidney

Bernard Osei ampong, pastorSaturday mass: 5:30 p.m.

Sunday mass: 8:30 & 10:30 a.m.563-1591

St. Luke’s Lutheran Church

139 w. main St., Sidneyernie Varga, pastor

Sunday worship: 10 a.m.church office: 563-1806pastor home: 265-3829

pastor cell: 413-212-8202

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church25 river St., Sidney

rev. roy Van dermarkSunday worship: 10 a.m.

607-287-1406

United Methodist Church12 Liberty St., Sidney

thomas pullyblank, pastorSunday worship: 10:15 a.m.

563-1921

United Presbyterian Church of East Guilford

corner of State rt. 8 and co. rd. 35

patty wolff, pastorSunday worship: 9 a.m.

563-1083www.eastguilfordpc.org

UNADILLA

First Presbyterian Church156 main St., unadilla

paul e. c. hamilton, pastorSunday worship: 10:30 a.m.

369-4630

First United Methodist Church170 main St., unadilla

Brandilynne craver, pastorSunday worship: 9 a.m.

761-6519www.unaumc.org

Friends Church747 rogers hollow rd., unadilla

Sunday worship: 10:30 a.m.563-2053

Sand Hill United Methodist Church

127 Sand hill rd., unadillaSunday worship: 9 a.m.

St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church

240 main St., unadillacharles Bailey, deaconSunday worship: 10 a.m.

369-3081

Unadilla Center United Meth-odist Church

1203 Butternut rd., unadillaSunday worship: 9 a.m.

369-4360

WELLS BRIDGE

Wells Bridge Baptist7 church St., wells Bridge

david Steensma, pastorSunday worship: 11 a.m.

988-7090

the tri-town News church directory will be printed in the first edition of every month.

if you want your church or other religious organization list-ed in the tri-town News church directory, send the information to [email protected].

12 — Tri-Town News — Friday, March 2, 2018TTPLEDGE YOUR SUPPORT TO SIDNEY STUDENTS

BY CONTRIBUTING TO THE 3RD ANNUAL

DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS MAIL-A-THON

Saturday, March 3, 2018Pledge and Help Us Reach

Our Goal of $10,000 in New Scholarship Money.

On this day, members of the Sidney National Honor Society will be mailing area residents donation letters. All monies raised will be used to further the education of Sidney students. People who pledge will be sent a pledge card and addressed envelope or may send their

contributions to:Dollars for Scholars, 42 Union St., Sidney, NY 13838

2017 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS(81 AWARDS FOR A TOTAL OF $65,050)

YOUR DOLLARS SUPPORT THESE AND OTHER SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS:

Taylor Barnes................. 6Ariyahna Bernard........... 4Emily Cooley.................. 1Reece Cutting ................ 3Wade Dean .................... 2Trever Dutton ................. 2Anna Egli ....................... 8Mackensie Gravelin ....... 5Taylor Hawkins .............. 1Madeline Hitchcock ....... 4Alex Hoskins .................. 4Bryanna Houck .............. 2Collin Karl ...................... 2

Riley MacPherson ......... 8Victoria Perry ................. 2Carolee Pierce ............... 1Amanda Rivers .............. 1Shelby Ryder ................. 2Marrianne Schott ........... 5Kyle Smith ..................... 6Meggan Tweedie ........... 2Piper Umbra .................. 2Nathan Vibbard .............. 1Elijah Williams ............... 1Molly Youngs ................. 6

AMTC Engineering ScholarshipBertha B. Clark ScholarshipClass of 2000 Millennium ScholarshipClass of 2001 Scholarship in Memory of Joan BrosnanClass of 2014 Scholarship in Memory of Gary SchoonoverDale A. Mott Scholarship AwardDave Pysnik Memorial ScholarshipDollars for Scholars Shirley Ford Memorial ScholarshipDonald A. Laraway Memorial ScholarshipDonald J. D’Imperio Memorial Music ScholarshipDonald S. Grant Foundation ScholarshipDr. Howard and Catherine Lynch Sidney Rotary ScholarshipDr. Howard E. LynchEdward N. Wessels Memorial ScholarshipElizabeth K. Button Education AwardEmy Davis Memorial ScholarshipEngineers Club of Sidney ScholarshipFrederick S. Jones ScholarshipGeorge A. Gregory Mathematics AwardHamilton Ackerman Art AwardIsaac Nieves Memorial ScholarshipJames R. Root Good Citizenship AwardJay Leslie Young Scholarship Fund AwardsJess F. Howes Memorial ScholarshipJohn L. Hathaway Memorial ScholarshipJoseph and Barbara Renton Senior High Career Scholarship

Judy G. Erbe Memorial ScholarshipKathryne Spencer Memorial ScholarshipLarry A. Armour ScholarshipMasonville School Staff ScholarshipMirabito Leadership AwardNational Honor Society ScholarshipsPeggy Ann Cole AwardRegina “Reggie” Reynolds Memorial ScholarshipRosemarie Weed ScholarshipRoyal A. Gifford Memorial ScholarshipsScholarship in Memory of Anna K. HeimerSidney Alumni Basketball Association Scholarship AwardSidney Center School Staff ScholarshipSidney Central School Alumni Association ScholarshipsSidney Chamber of Commerce ScholarshipSidney Dollars for Scholars General AwardsSidney Dollars for Scholars Scholarship in Honor of the Guy Weeden FamilySidney Rotary ScholarshipSidney United Way Thomas J. Mirabito Sr. ScholarshipsStephen Paranya ScholarshipStrong and Richard Taber Environmental ScholarshipTri-County Kiwanis Club ScholarshipUnited Way 4 Year College ScholarshipVartuli Family ScholarshipWalter J. Spangler Scholarship

AWARDSGIVENYEAR

1987...........................101988...........................111989...........................151990...........................181991...........................211992...........................231993...........................241994...........................281995...........................281996...........................291997...........................371998...........................381999...........................472000...........................462001...........................572002...........................66

AWARDSGIVENYEAR

2003...........................542004...........................572005...........................552006...........................592007...........................612008...........................602009...........................632010...........................692011 ..........88 @ 72,0502012..........82 @ 63,3502013..........88 @ 74,2502014..........85 @ 70,8502015..........86 @ 71,1002016..........86 @ 66,2502017..........81 @ 65,050

SIDNEY DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS“A Commitment To Education Is An Investment In The Future”

─ All Contributions Are Tax Deductible ─

Sidney Mayor Andy Matviak has proclaimed March 3, 2018 as “Dollars for Scholars” Day.