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BaiNBridge – Bain-bridge-guilford students in grades 7 through 12 gathered alongside faculty, friends, family and members of the B-g community for an un-veiling ceremony friday, Jan. 12.

the ceremony, held in the district’s multi-purpose room, was in recognition of the Lady Bobcats’ Nov. 19 victory in the New york State public High School athletic asso-ciation class d State cham-pionships for volleyball. that win marked the first time in district history that a team sport took top honors at a state championship.

Bainbridge-guilford ath-letic director kevin Hores said friday’s event offered

a chance to recognize var-sity coach tami Selfridge and members of her 16-person team. Hores presented Self-ridge with a plaque from the New york Volleyball coach-es association naming her 2017’s “coach of the year” for Section iV.

during the ceremony, a hanging commemorative ban-ner purchased by the B-g Booster club and a podium-style display case showcas-ing the team’s NySpHSaa plaque were debuted. the latter, Hores noted, was custom-built by students in the school’s technology department.

“the girls worked really hard,” Hores said, “and we wanted to show them that we appreciate them. we wanted to recognize that.”

Bainbridge-guilford super-intendent timothy ryan said, “this is the first team sport to win a state title in B-g histo-ry,” he said, “so we felt it was very important to recognize (them).”

ryan added, “we’re very proud of the girls and the coach and we wanted to make sure they got the recognition they deserved.”

ryan said support from the student body and surround-ing B-g community has been continuously strong since the team returned home victori-ous Sunday, Nov. 19.

“we had around 200 stu-dents come out and wait for them the night the bus came back,” he said. “Overall, there’s been a positive feeling and just a great vibe among students and everyone that’s

B-G Community Lauds Lady Bobcats’ State Championship Win

Members of the state championship Bainbridge-Guilford Lady Bobcats volleyball team celebrated their November victory with friends and family this past Friday.See Lady Bobcats, page 5

By allison collins

SidNey – a longtime, award-winning Sidney busi-ness recently changed hands, though new owners Mike and Laurie Lang are focused on continuing the family-owned feel that started Sidney auto Body more than 50 years ago.

Located at 21 union St., Sidney auto Body was begun in 1961 by Jack thomas, who passed away in May 2015.

in 2009, the Sidney cham-ber of commerce recognized Sidney auto Body with its “Business of the years” award.

for the past two-plus de-cades, Bill and Linda thomas owned the shop. Now, after 26 years in Bill thomas’ employ, Mike Lang, together with wife

Laurie, has taken over. the Langs’ ownership became ef-fective earlier this month.

Laurie Lang said, “Mike has worked here with Bill for 26 years. (we) wanted to con-tinue on the family name.”

as such, the business name, hours of operation and em-ployee roster will remain the same.

Laurie said, “(we want to) continue the quality service that Bill and Linda always delivered.”

“(we have) the same guys in the shop,” she said. “Josh Butler, (with) 13 years (of ser-vice) and James kiff, (with) five years.”

alongside providing the quality of service for which Sidney auto Body is known, Laurie said, the shop also of-

fers state-of-the-art auto body repair capabilities.

Sidney auto Body utilizes a computerized framing la-ser measurement system and computerized custom paint-mixing services, technologies not often found at other repair shops.

Before joining her husband at Sidney auto Body, Laurie worked in the Sidney commu-nity, dedicating 25 years to the town’s kmart. She said, “Now (we’re) making (Sidney auto Body) the family business.”

to learn more or to make an appointment, call Sidney auto Body at 563-8200 or email [email protected]. Sidney auto Body is open Monday through fri-day, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

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New owners of Sidney Auto Body, husband and wife Laurie and Mike Lang, (left), accept the keys to the 21 Union St. business from outgoing owners Bill and Linda Thomas. Photo credit: Anna Ritchey.

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with a new year just begun, elected officials in Sidney, unadilla and Bainbridge say they anticipate a 2018 full of growth. in each, major proj-ects and grant-funded im-provements are underway and on the horizon.

Sidney Mayor andy Mat-viak said village residents can look forward to a springtime completion of the Main Street renovation.

“we’re still working on the Main Street project, which we hope to start in spring,” Mat-viak said. He added that, “as it stands right now,” he expects groundbreaking in april or May.

Matviak said, despite the extended timeline on the project and hurdles met in its first half, he has received en-couraging feedback about the downtown redesign.

“i’m getting positive com-ments from village residents and business owners,” he said, adding, “and i like it.”

the village is also focused, Matviak said, on re-sourcing the village’s water supply; an-nexing property in the circle drive vicinity for the eventual construction of new homes in the village; rehabbing the runway at Sidney Municipal airport and building a new hangar; and making a “green-plain” recreational, flood miti-gation area at the lower end of

river Street after homeowner-specific property buyouts are completed.

water-sourcing plans be-gan taking shape when, in early January 2017 and at its fifth test site, the village iden-tified a manganese-free water supply with enough volume to support village needs.

Matviak said, in the inter-vening months, the village secured the roger’s Hollow property, located on county rte. 1.

“that property has been purchased and we are now going through all the per-mits and design,” he said. “it will be the new village water source, but it’s going to take a couple of years.” He added,

“we hope to get it done in three to four (years), but it’s just a process.”

the annexation near circle drive would, Matviak said, redraw property lines from town designation and into the village proper.

“we’re still … in the pro-cess of trying to annex (that) property into the village, so we can build some new homes,” he said. “that pro-cess … takes approximately six months, but we’re still in the preliminary stages of working with the town.”

unadilla Mayor dave welch said top on that vil-lage’s 2018 to-do list will be allocating the remaining $150,000 of a $375,000 NyS

community development Block grant awarded in Janu-ary 2017.

“we have half of our cdBg grant to rehab houses in the village to spend,” he said. “So we’re still looking for people … (and) another seven or eight houses would be great to fill out that grant.” welch esti-mated “eight or nine” homes are already receiving grant-funded improvements.

welch encourages income-qualified village residents to apply for improvement mon-ies via villageofunadilla.com.

welch said the village board is finalizing an applica-tion for funds benefiting parks and recreation upgrades, spe-cifically at the clifton Street

rdc field.“we’re working on …

a grant application to redo the tennis courts on clif-ton Street,” he said. “that’s a big expense, and (the ten-nis courts) have some real problems.”

He explained, “the court has been sinking the last cou-ple of years and it really needs to be completely torn out and redone. we’re hoping to get this grant.”

parks and recreation fund-ing, welch said, would likely benefit other village parks, such as Martin Brook and wattle’s ferry.

He said, “it would help with upgrading fences and taking down trees—stuff that we

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Happy New year! “Let them praise the Lord, for His name alone is exalted; His glory is above earth and heav-en!” (ps. 148:13)

following our worship on New year’s eve, we released balloons over Bainbridge that carried this message of praise to god’s glory “above earth and heaven” along with our name and phone number. we asked finders of the tags (at-tached to the strings of the balloons) to call and let us know how far our message carried on wind that frigid winter morning. Our previous balloon release in September reached folks in Olyphant and dixon city, pa. evidence that the word of god travels mere-ly by the movement of the wind, symbolic of the ruah of god—wind, breath and spir-

it—which is indeed alive and well at first Baptist!

Our teen class celebrated its first anniversary in decem-ber. Members honored their teacher, Bev Brodosky, with gifts and a card addressed to “gramma Bev” on the second Sunday of advent. it is with great joy that we thank all of our Sunday school teach-ers for their commitment to teaching and being a living witness to the love of god in christ Jesus.

Offerings from the congre-gation to our giving tree al-lowed us to fill seven gift-bags with an assortment of christ-mas presents for the members of the achieve of chenango county home in Oxford. the gifts were gladly received by staff members, who then hid the presents to surprise

residents with on christmas morning.

as we begin our New year, wednesday noontime Bible study continues to ponder “Mary of Nazareth: portrait of a woman used by god.” we are amazed at Mary’s courage, faithfulness and ut-ter surrender—trusting god to take care of details too over-whelming to discern. Leaving the security of her family and community behind her, Mary accepted the appointment to bear immanuel. She could not have known or understood exactly what that call would mean for the life she and Jo-seph had planned to share. we will travel with Mary in the coming weeks, on our way to the Lenten Season and Jesus’ own surrender to the father on his journey to Jerusalem.

first Baptist church is a loving fellowship of believers with an active prayer minis-try, a heart for children and families and a commitment to serving our Lord and Savior Jesus christ. we offer Sunday school for all youth and child care during worship. teens and tweens from fifth grade up meet in their own youth room.

worship services begin at 10 a.m.; everyone is wel-come at first Baptist. we are located at 12 South Main St., between the Scoville-Meno dealership and sidney federal credit union in Bainbridge. anyone in need of a ride, please call pastor wendy at 315-750-0997.

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Sidney. This bake sale is to benefi t the Church’s Scholarship Fund.

By allison collins

SidNey – to coincide with National Mentoring Month, the local catholic charities branch, which covers dela-ware, Otsego and Schoharie counties, held a group-men-toring event in Sidney Satur-day, Jan. 13. following games and pizza at the Sidney united Methodist church, attendees young and grown enjoyed bowling at east Main Lanes.

the event aimed to match youth ages 7 through 17 al-ready enrolled in catholic charities’ youth program-ming with adult mentors.

diana Halstead, youth program coordinator with catholic charities, said, “the hope is that all of our youth in our program are eventu-ally matched with a mentor.” She explained, “we ask for a one-year commitment from

our matches, so we match based on preference and com-mon interests and geographic location.” Halstead added, “there’s a lot that really goes into making a match. and we don’t necessarily have a perfect match for each child right away, so that’s part of the reason we do these events. they keep kids not matched part of the programming and give them something positive to do.”

the group-mentoring event functioned, Halstead said, as a complement to ongoing, indi-vidualized mentoring.

“we have ongoing events that we do roughly once ev-ery other event, so this is just an add-on to the one-on-one mentoring that takes place.” Once matched, Halstead said, mentors and mentees typical-ly meet twice a month.

“(they) meet … on a regu-

lar basis, so this is just an ex-tra-fun get together for every-one involved in the program and gives (matched) kids a chance to practice some of the socialization skills they’ve been working on with their mentor.”

to participate in the pro-gram, students must first be referred. Halstead said refer-rals typically come through the juvenile justice system, the NyS department of So-cial Service or local schools.

Halstead said, while the event was one of many the lo-cal branch offers, its location was spurred by the high num-ber of Sidney-area program enrollees.

“we have a lot of kids en-rolled in the program from Sidney, so that’s definitely part of it,” she said, “and we have an office right here in Sidney, so we try to do stuff locally.”

Halstead added, “the Sidney community supports us a lot and we want to give back to them as well.”

Before Saturday’s event, Halstead said, she hoped to have “around 10 to 15 kids” attending.

to become a catholic charities mentor, one must be at least 18, able to pass back-ground check, have access to reliable transportation and an acceptable driving record, Halstead said. Most impor-tantly, mentors must be will-ing to make the one-year com-mitment to mentorship.

for more information on the agency’s youth program-ming or how to become a mentor, call catholic chari-ties of delaware, Otsego and Schoharie counties at 604-4071.

Local Catholic Charities Furthers Mentoring Mission with Sidney Event

SidNey - delaware Op-portunities will be conducting an election for a new member of the board of directors to represent low-income people living in the town of Sidney on tuesday, Jan. 23 at the wic site located at the Sherwood Landing community room, 3 Landing drive, Sidney. Vot-

ing will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

the purpose of the election is to provide low-income resi-dents in the town of Sidney with a representative who will bring the concerns and needs of the community to the atten-tion of the delaware Opportu-nities Board of directors.

edward duVall, a resident of unadilla, will be running for the seat. to be eligible to vote, individuals must retain residency in the town of Sid-ney and have incomes at or below 125% of the federal poverty level as listed below. participants have the option of voting for duVall or cast-

ing write-in ballots.annual income guidelines:

household of 1 - $15,075; household of 2 - $20,300; household of 3 - $25,525; household of 4 - $30,750; household of 5 - $35,975; household of 6 - $41,200; household of 7 - $46,425; household of 8 - $51,650.

Sidney Residents to Elect Low-Income Representative

recognizing the benefits hunting provide delaware county and the catskills re-gion, delaware county cham-ber of commerce president ray pucci and his staff have agreed to help in an effort to educate the public about the incredible economic impact of hunting.

Hunting works for New york, a coalition of sixty businesses and organizations across the state, exists to pro-mote the strong economic partnership between hunting and shooting communities and the local economy of the state of New york. pucci is one of only four co-chairs of

Hunting works for New york. along with Lillian Browne,

program manager for the delaware county chamber, pucci is also representing the catskills association for tourism Services. the coali-tion was formally launched in September of 2017 during a press conference at the Bass pro Shops in utica; in Octo-ber of last year the group held its first annual meeting and clay bird shoot at the Bing-hamton gun club.

at the launch, Browne told the assembled crowd that an individual hunter spends an average of $2,000 per year on hunting. Hunters in New york

spend $484 million per year on hunting related equipment alone. “i can attest to some of those numbers with the mon-ey my own family spends on hunting and the outdoors each year,” said Browne, who is a licensed guide in New york.

pucci feels that hunt-ing is such a key economic producer in the catskills region that he worked hard to get the catskills associa-tion for tourism Services to join Hunting works for New york. Noting that hunters spend $810 million per year on trip related expenditures alone, pucci expressed that the catskills needed a voice

in this important effort. pucci and his fellow Hunt-

ing works for New york co-chairs held an event in chap-paqua in december 2017 and conducted a media visitation tour in November of last year that included stops in Sche-nectady, Syracuse, Middle-town and more.

the group will continue to recruit additional partners and spread the word that hunting is vitally important to jobs, salaries, tax base and conser-vation. More information on Hunting works for New york can be found at www.hunt-ingworksforamerica.com/huntingworksforny.

Del. Co. CofC and Regional Tourism Group Highlight Economic Impact of Hunting

SidNey - Sidney Histori-cal association members will meet wednesday, Jan. 24 at 1:30 p.m. in the Smart com-munity room of the Sidney Memorial public Library. the agenda will include old and

new business.anyone interested in pre-

serving and promoting the history of the town, village and surrounding area is wel-come to attend this meeting.

Sidney Historical Assoc. to Meet Jan. 24 weLLS Bridge - the

four county Library System Bookmobile for Otsego coun-ty will be in wells Bridge on tuesdays, Jan. 12, feb. 20 and

March 20 from 2:10 to 2:30 p.m. at the firehouse. for re-newals and requests, call 723-8236, ext. 322.

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SIDNEY25 YEARS AGO

Jan. 20, 1993efforts to promote activi-

ties and, by extension, fund-raising, at the thomas Z. fagan Sidney Municipal air-port got off to a “good start” when 35 people attended a meeting meant to kick-start an airport activities club. then-airport manager david Logan called the meeting “to get in-put from the public … to put more money in the coffers to keep the airport viable.”

those present, including many pilots, agreed to form the club that would act as sponsor for airport- and flight-related events.

Logan said at the time, “the intent is to have the club up and running by the end of april.” club membership was expected to be open to all ages and pilots as well as the gen-eral public.

early members of the club expressed a desire to focus immediately on renovating parts of the main hangar and establishing a coffee shop therein.

a three-year contract with keith clark was ratified 161

to 96 by members of the Sid-ney typographical union No. 81 of the communications workers of america Local 14164.

the contract included a 45-cent hourly pay increase the first year and 25-cent hourly increases in the second and third years.

then-director of human resources with keith clark, greg Bachrach, said at the time that the company and the union “worked very hard on this contract. (it) is a good contract with a lot of ben-efits for the company and the workforce.”

UNATEGO25 YEARS AGO

Jan. 20, 1993 applications for the posi-

tion of unatego superinten-dent were due by Jan. 22, 1993, with appointment tenta-tively expected for March that year. the position was left va-cant following the retirement of richard Molatch.

then-BOceS superinten-dent dr. alan pole appointed william phillips as interim superintendent; he took over Jan. 4, 1993.

the unatego district hoped to have the final candidate take up his or her post on May 1, 1993.

BAINBRIDGE

25 YEARS AGOJan. 20, 1993

New year’s resolutions for the staff at the Olde Jericho tavern in Bainbridge included readying for the longtime res-taurant’s 200th anniversary of continuous service.

then-owners craig and diane Starbird announced in January 1993 their plans to commemorate the anni-versary with fourth of July festivities later that year and “by keeping the traditions of quality county inn food with reasonable prices and good service.”

at the time, the Starbirds were at the helm of a 17-mem-ber staff.

SIDNEY50 YEARS AGO

Jan. 24, 1968Sidney High School wres-

tling coach tom robertson was honored Jan. 20 at the NyS coaches’ association banquet in Buffalo, when he was presented with an “Out-

standing coach of the year” award.

earlier that year, on Jan. 6, robertson coached his 100th win against green. His Sidney tem was undefeated in two-and-a-half years at the time, with members having won all of the major titles in NyS.

in May 1967, robertson was named “tri-town Jaycee Man of the year” at a ban-quet in his honor. He also co-authored a guide to wrestling takedowns.

BAINBRIDGE


the Bainbridge rotary was preparing to open the skating rink for Bainbridge residents at the farm pond of charles Hulseberg on parson Street in Bainbridge.

UNADILLA


after applying for com-mission in the uS Navy as a lieutenant senior grade, de. Joseph friedman, un-adilla physician, was rejected from said commission on the grounds that he was too essen-tial to the community.

Nanette (cole) Heeman of fredericksburg, Va. is still re-cuperating at home following a lengthy illness. She appre-ciates the many thoughts and prayers received during this difficult time.

roger Halbert spent this past weekend at the home of the Jeff Halbert family in al-lentown, pa. to help grand-daughter, Juliette, celebrate her first birthday.

condolences to the Burn-

side/Haggerty families on the death of Marie last friday at fox Nursing Home.

this past week, the Jacobs were in Marlborough, Mass. for the second birthdays of grandsons, Lleyton and kristian.

Local names appearing on the fall dean’s list at Hart-wick college include daniel Backman, Joseph Nolan, Mi-chael Strenck and Nicholas weldman.

garrett proskine, gMu sophomore, has been se-lected as the Hugh O’Brian youth (HOBy) Leadership delegate to the seminar to be held this spring at SuNy Oneonta. Vanessa Nelson is an alternate.

gMu is accepting lightly used winter garments, espe-cially jackets, hats and mit-tens. items maybe dropped off in the elementary or high school libraries.

ethan Butts has been se-lected the January “Senior of the Month” at gMu. Scarlett Newman received the same honor, for february.

the gMu junior musical, “everything’s groovy”will be staged this friday night at 7:00 p.m. and Saturday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. in the auditorium.

this week’s quote is from Jawahard Nehru: “Life is like a game of cards: the hand that is dealt you represents de-termination; the way you play is free will.” if you have the determination to make good what you have to work with, you can get wherever you want to when you try hard enough.

On thursday, Jan.10 the fifth and sixth grade band and chorus presented a great concert, with many fun songs performed by the chorus and played by the band. it is great to see how talented the chil-dren are and the teachers do a great job with them. the fol-lowing night, the junior band and chorus presented a winter concert in the high school au-ditorium, also with many fun songs that all enjoyed hearing.

thank you to the teachers and students who worked hard to present these entertaining concerts.

On thursday, feb. 8 we will get to enjoy another high school cabaret concert in the high school gymnasium at 6:30 p.m. Mark your calendars for this great musical evening and get out there and support our music department.

regents exams will be coming up soon; good luck to all students.

Here on the farm we are all trying to cope with the cold weather freeze-ups and i am sure all are experiencing the same problems. it has been a break to have some warmer temperatures and we are try-ing to catch up before cold weather returns this weekend. the cows seem to be adapt-

ing better than we are and we hope they keep it up.

Be careful, everyone; the creeks and rivers may have some flooding with the thaw and rains that are coming, so keep safe and watch for any trouble.

as always, keep all our farmers in your thoughts for a better year through the win-ter months and seasons that follow.

Birthday greetings this week go out to Nathan-iel peter Hager and caitlin wormsley on Jan. 17; Melissa Schneider Jan. 18th; caitlyn Jackson and Harry Lakin, Jr. Jan. 19; colleen Howland, Lewis chesebrough and cla-rissa deMott riker Jan. 20; Vernon VanValkenburgh and paul Longwell Jan. 21; and douglas Mckown, Mrs Mary

ann Schalk and angela ellis Jan. 22. Have a great week, everyone.

Masonville federated church Sunday services are at 11 a.m., with adult Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. is Bible study at the church; everyone is welcome.

Sunday, Jan. 21 the annual meetings will follow wor-ship service; attendees should bring a dessert to pass.

Just a reminder: the an-nual pancake breakfasts are fast approaching. the first one will be Saturday, feb. 3, with serving from 7 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. the next one will be Saturday, March 3 at the same time. everyone, set your calendars for a great breakfast and lots of fellowship.

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.

DELAWARE CO SHERIFF’S DEPT.

Mt. uptON - wednesday, Jan. 10 at approximately 11:10 p.m., delaware county sheriff deputy’s arrested 26-year-old Nayquan J. Menzies of Mount upton on a bench warrant is-sued by the town of delhi court for failure to pay a fine in connection with a prior charge of criminal possession of stolen property in the 5th degree.

Menzies was arraigned at the town of delhi court and was remanded to the dela-ware county correctional facility in lieu of $505 cash

Bail or $1010 Secured Bond.

uNadiLLa - thursday, Jan. 11, at about 4:25 p.m. delaware county sheriff deputies arrested 29-year-old christopher Manning of un-adilla on an arrest warrant is-sued by the Village of walton court for criminal mischief in the 3rd degree, a class e felony.

deputies allege the de-fendant intentionally dam-aged property of another in an amount exceeding $250. Manning was arraigned at the Village of walton court

and was released on his own recognizance to appear at a later date.

SIDNEY POLICE DEPT.

SidNey - Jan. 8: Johna-than J. crosby, 22, of Sidney, for menacing in the 2nd de-gree, criminal mischief in the 3rd degree and attempted aggravated assault of a police officer.

aftON - Jan. 14: kenneth Oefelein, 28, of afton, on a bench warrant.

SidNey - St. Luke’s Lu-theran church will hold a chicken and biscuit dinner Saturday, Jan. 20 from 4 to 6:30 p.m. in the church com-munity room.

the menu will include chicken, biscuits and gravy, mashed potatoes, fresh car-rots, peas, cranberry sauce and assorted homemade desserts.

take-outs will be available. a portion of all proceeds will be donated to a local charity.

giLBertSViLLe - the annual soup sampler luncheon will be held Saturday, Jan. 20 serving from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the gilbertsville Baptist church New Life fel-lowship Hall located on com-mercial Street. 10 soups or

more will be available with sandwich choices of egg salad and corned beef as well as hot dogs. dessert will feature a variety of pies. take-outs will also be available.

aftON - the afton pres-byterian church will hold its 42nd annual community Soup Supper Saturday, feb. 3, from 4 p.m. until gone.

dinner will include home-made vegetable beef barley soup and chili. Meals will also include beverages, homemade breads and pies.

children under 5 will eat for free. Quarts of soup will be available for purchase.

the church is located on the corner of academy and Sand Streets.

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 episcopal church, 25 river St. every wednesday from 11 a.m. to noon. food selections 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.

SidNey - Start the New year with a free meal on thursday, Jan. 25 at the unit-ed Methodist church from 4:30 - 6:30 p.m., located at 12 Liberty St.

this month host Jean Schmidt and friends of Share the Bounty have cooked up a delicious hot meal to warm the body and spirits of all.

they will serve turkey di-van, stick-to-the-ribs maca-roni and cheese, spoon corn-bread, cake, ambrosia and beverages.

OtegO - the unatego central School Otego repur-posing committee is asking district residents to complete a survey to help make rec-ommendations to the unat-ego Board of education as they plan for the future of the Otego elementary School.

the survey is available on-line with a link on the district website at www.unatego.org. the survey will be available until the end of January.

giLBertSViLLe – the dunderberg gallery, located at 118 Marion ave. in gil-bertsville, will host the John colonna Jazz trio this Satur-day, Jan. 20 at 3 p.m.

the trio features evan Ja-gels on bass, graeme francis on drums and John colonna on keyboard.

to reserve tickets, visit dun-derberggallery.tix.com or call

783-2010. ONeONta - “continuing

the challenge,” central Ny youth for christ’s banquet, will be Saturday, feb. 3 at 6 p.m. at Brooks’ in Oneonta.

tickets must be ordered by Monday, Jan. 22. contact the yfc office at 432-0594 or email [email protected] to order tickets or for more information.

aftON - the afton cen-tral School Board of edu-cation will hold its regular monthly meeting on thurs-day, feb. 1.

the meeting is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. in the board-room, directly across from the district office.

Visitors are asked to use the entrance on Sand Street for board meetings.

aftON - the afton Veter-ans of foreign wars post 3529 will host an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast Saturday, Jan. 20 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 breakfast is open to all and will include pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, home fries, coffee and juice.

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

cOVeNtryViLLe - come out of the cold and have Breakfast first congregation-

al church of coventryville on Saturday, Jan. 20, from 7 until 10:30 a.m.

On the menu will be pan-cakes, scrambled eggs, sau-sage, home fried potatoes, homemade sausage gravy with hot biscuits and lots of fresh hot coffee. every-thing is made hot and fresh on the premises, “all you can eat”, with a free will offering appreciated.

travel up State Hwy. 206 or 41 to the blinking light in coventryville, turn onto county rd. 27 - you will see the church from there.

for more information call pastor Joyce at 607-639-1841.

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THANK YOUThe family of Shirley K. Haddad would

like to thank all those involved with her care during her long illness and passing. Thanks also to all who sent condolences by mail, by telephone, on line, or in person. Thank you for all the food and � owers. Thanks to those who donated to various charities and organizations in Shirley’s name. Thank you

especially to Chenango County Hospice for the excellent service and comfort they provided to Shirley at the end of her life.

Thank you to The Flower Loft, Nana’s Keepsakes and Flowers, The Clubhouse,

The Elks, The First United Methodist Church of Bainbridge, and to the C. H. Landers

Funeral Chapel for makingher memorial services special.

dear editor,i would like to publicly say

how great the senior meals have been from our Sidney

site. i have lost my desire to cook and am happy to be able to enjoy balanced meals by getting these. My husband

picks them up and we eat at home. i hope this letter en-courages people to try the meals and see for themselves

how lucky we are to have them in our community.

Norma palmerSidney

ceMetery Lovers by tina & daLe utter“Timothy Gregory”

By dale and tina utter

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

in looking over the his-tory of the town of colches-ter, delaware county, i came across information on a small abandoned cemetery contain-ing early graves. this never fails to pique our interest, especially if no one seems to know its location.

the information described stones as common fi eldstone “slabs,” what we would call “primitives.” these are often crudely cut and lettered, usu-ally by a family member. the earliest stone was dated 1788. this was intriguing and we were determined to locate the cemetery or determine if any-thing remained.

there were no directions to the cemetery, except to say it was two miles south of downsville, with mention of the name radeker.

we made two trips to the area. the fi rst entailed a nice walk along the river, but noth-ing turned up. On the second visit, we located the hamlet of colchester on rte. 30 and could see the old bridge abut-ments. from a photo we had, there had been a four-story barn on each side of the river. those were no longer there, but we saw a silo across the way. we went to the door.

a very pleasant woman answered and verifi ed that we were on the old Neff farm and that her husband was the grandson of Mr. Neff. and yes, a covered bridge had ex-isted on the property. My next

question: Is there a cemetery here?

we were really overjoyed when she said “yes.” dusk was approaching, but they led us across the road, through the barnyard and up a steep, sloping cow path.

at the top of the hill stood three gravestones, and all were gregorys, the earliest from 1788.

thomas and Josiah greg-ory died in the late 1700s. the third was that of timo-thy gregory. there were also many primitive, unmarked stones.

timothy gregory, who died in 1821, was one of the earliest settlers to the area.

arriving in 1760, he built a cabin above what was to be known as gregorytown (named in his honor) in 1766.

in 1778, he had to leave because of indian and tory activity and went to a safer location in dutchess county, only to come back later and settle again. He served in the revolutionary war in the 7th regiment under col. Henry Ludington.

timothy established the fi rst “up-and-down” sawmill in the township. with this type of sawmill, the blade travels up and down and, in doing so, leaves vertical marks on the timber, as opposed to circular marks left by circular saws, which came into use after the mid 1800s. the saw blade(s) rode on a carriage powered by a waterwheel.

timothy married twice, had many children and lived to be 78. He seemed to be highly re-garded, as he was described as worthy and respected.

what was even more in-teresting to learn was that my dear friend, 96-year-old

Beulah Lodovice, has long-time connections to this area. i knew she had a gregory line in her genealogy. when i researched, i found her to be timothy gregory’s fourth great-granddaughter, mak-ing our trek all the more meaningful.

the man who showed us the cemetery was a grandson of alton Neff. He said his mother, who is also a descen-dent of timothy, would love to talk with us.

So, on a cold day in de-cember, Beulah and i traveled to downsville and met with Betty watson. She grew up on the farm where the cemetery is located and had many fi ne memories of that time.

Her grandparents leased the farm in the early 1900s, and, after leaving for a short time, returned to purchase it in the early 1920s.

a tavern stood across the road from the house. it was used as a farm shop, aban-doned and eventually demol-ished. She had a photo of it.

the barn did have four fl oors and burned in 1965. there was a stone dock on the property, where quarried stone was once loaded on to the train. as a child, Betty would wave to the engineer.

an avid genealogist, Betty was able to share informa-tion with us, which we greatly appreciated. Her husband chimed in to tell of his quar-rying days. He even worked for Beulah’s dad at one time. it was a memorable visit. Beu-lah later told me it was one of her best days.

at the base of the gregory-town cemetery stands a won-derful historical marker, one of many erected by the col-chester Historical Society. it

tells the history of the hamlet and mentions timothy grego-ry. i was able to have Beulah pose in front of this sign.

the signs are part of a his-torical driving tour within the township. towns included are downsville, colchester, corbett, Shinhopple, Horton and cooks falls. cemeteries are represented as well as the bluestone industry, a covered bridge, an acid factory chim-ney, a bridge and a church. driving brochures are avail-able at any of the sites.

another interesting part of Beulah’s family tree was a photo taken of elba and anna gregory in illinois. On the back it said, “went west on a caravan (covered wagon).” the couple pictured looks somber, he in a suit and she in a long, dark dress with a white collar.

together with fellow re-searcher Michael Spencer, i found more information: elba, also known as elbey, was a paternal fi rst cousin to anna and they were married sometime before 1866. they had two children, born in iowa, and he enlisted in the civil war from there.

By 1880, they were in the state of washington. Both are buried in Machias, wash. So they defi nitely did go west! what an adventure that must have been. i wonder if they ever returned to delaware county. Beulah said she had often wondered about this couple and what happened to them.

Beulah was grateful to learn this history, even at such a late date in her life. we con-tinue to talk and document her memories, both by writ-ing them down and recording conversations.

aLBaNy – the NyS Sen-ate Majority unveiled a broad-based affordability agenda designed to help individuals, families, and seniors continue to live, work, and succeed in New york. initiatives ad-vanced this year by the Sen-ate will reduce the excessively high taxes and other factors that make it diffi cult to live, raise a family, own a home, or retire in New york.

Sen. fred akshar said, “as the state faces diffi cult eco-nomic forecasts, it’s easy for some to point fi ngers at the federal government and pass out blame to everyone under the sun, but we can’t sue our way into a better business cli-mate. we can’t litigate more affordable tax rates. we need

to be proactive. we need to do our part in making New york more affordable and create a better business climate. New yorkers are leaving this state by the tens of thousands, and it’s not because of the federal government, it’s because they can’t afford New york’s taxes. they can’t afford New york’s abysmal business climate. Other states have the promise of opportunity, a promise that some in New york have con-tinuously broken through an addiction to taxes and spend-ing. i thank my colleagues and i thank Leader flanagan because this conference is the only conference committed to controlling state spending and controlling taxes. we need to send a message of hope to

New york residents and busi-nesses that haven’t left yet, but are still gutting it out ev-ery day in this over-taxed and over-regulated state. we need to set the two percent spend-ing cap in state law, so we can responsibly manage the budget defi cit and every bud-get going forward. we need to make the property tax cap permanent. we need to look within and truly assess what our wants and needs are. Only then can we right the ship and put our state and our commu-nities on a path to affordabil-ity and prosperity.”

the Senate is advancing a three-pronged “Blueprint for a Stronger New york” that fo-cuses on making the state less costly and more attractive for

hardworking New yorkers. when combined together, the Senate’s affordability, Op-portunity, and Security agen-das comprise a powerful and comprehensive plan to give all New yorkers the opportunity to succeed.

today’s announcement de-tails the fi rst part: an afford-ability agenda that focuses on broad-based tax relief for families and seniors. the af-fordability blueprint includes:

• Lower income taxes• Lower property taxes• Lower energy taxes• Lower taxes on

retirement• reforms to control

Spending and prevent tax increases

Senate Majority Unveils 2018 Affordability Agenda

itHaca - cornell coopera-tive extension’s South central Ny area dairy & field crops team will hold its annual winter crop Meeting on friday, Jan. 20, at the ramada inn, 2310 N. trip-hammer rd., ithaca.

this meeting provides a win-tertime gathering and update of current topics for area dairy and fi eld crop farmers and a delicious hot buffet lunch.

the day starts at 9 a.m. with a trade Show of agricultural and crop supply businesses. the pro-gram begins at 10:15 a.m. this meeting will feature the follow-ing Speakers and topics:

• phosphorus and the water-shed revisited: 2017 Harmful algal Blooms and where do we go from Here? karl czymmek, Nutrient Management Specialist, prO-dairy

• whole farm Mass Nutrient Balances. dr. Quirinne ketter-ings, cornell Nutrient Manage-ment Spear program

• cornell research Silage trial results 2017 Season. Joe Lawrence, forage Specialist, prO-dairy: cornell university

• weeds at Our doorstep. dr. John wallace, professor of weed Science, Hort Section, cornell university

• defi ning yield Stability Zones from crop yield data. dr. Quirinne ketterings, cornell Nutrient Management Spear program

dec pesticide recertifi cation and cca credits in application.

the cost of this workshop, including lunch, is $30. pre-registration is requested by Jan. 19. for questions and registra-tion call Janice at 607-391-2660 or email [email protected] or register online at https://scnydfc.cce.cornell.edu/event_preregis-tration.php?event=489.

Winter Crop Meeting Jan. 20

Tri-Town News — Friday, January 19, 2018 — 5TTjoined in congratulating the team.”

coach tami Selfridge said friday’s event, which in-cluded video footage of the team’s season and winning championship game, student-led chants and confetti explo-sions, evoked the thrill of this past November.

“it’s all so very exciting,” Selfridge said. “all the emo-tion of that weekend is just coming crashing back.” the Lady Bobcats defeated the panama panthers at glens falls, where they not only earned a first-place finish, but the tournament’s sportsman-ship award as well.

Because of the tourna-ment’s timing in relation to thanksgiving and winter hol-idays, Selfridge said, friday gave the collective B-g com-munity its first real opportu-nity to honor the girls.

“Now we’re having a

chance to celebrate with the people that we love—students, friends family,” she said.

Selfridge, who said, “i’ve never seen the community pull together like (it) did for these ladies,” added, “i just love what it’s done for the whole community.

co-captain of the winning team, B-g senior Miranda anderson, said the win and friday’s celebration were high school highlights she will al-ways hold dear.

anderson said, “Oh my gosh, this is something i want to relive every day of my life.”

She added that the team’s triumph coinciding with her final year of high school made the memories especially poignant.

“as a senior, living this ex-perience with the team and the community … is some-thing i’ll never forget,” an-derson said. “Seeing that ban-

ner (when i) come back as an alum … that is something that will always be in my heart.”

Holding her state champi-onship medal and gesturing to the banner and plaque display, anderson said, “i never want to take this medal off … and seeing all these tokens here, i know that it won’t ever end.”

the podium showcasing the NySpHSaa plaque will be displayed in the main en-trance of Bainbridge-guilford High School for the remainder of the year, high school prin-cipal Bill Zakrajsek said, or until another B-g state title is won.

Selfridge said she is hope-ful to do just that, and in the very near future.

“i can’t wait to do it again,” she said. “we expect to be back there next year.”

to learn more about Bain-bridge-guilford athletics, vis-it bgcsd.org.

Lady Bobcats continued

Varsity B-G volleyball coach Tami Selfridge, pictured, accepted her New York Volleyball Coaches Association Section IV “Coach of the Year” award during Friday’s celebration.

don’t normally get to.” this summer, welch said,

village residents can antici-pate the arrival of a family dollar where the great amer-ican stands.

calling the longtime gro-cery’s dec. 15 closure “pretty shocking,” he said, “it looks like we’re going to get a fam-ily dollar in there. they’ve already applied for a sign per-mit, so that may be coming sometime in the summer.”

though welch expressed mixed feelings over the store’s arrival, he said he appreciates a business in place of a vacant, deteriorating lot.

“i’d much rather have some-body in that building and on that property than nobody,” he said. “there’s always good and bad.”

He said, “Having a … place that’s walk-able (and) that folks in town can get to rela-tively easily is going to be a good thing.”

welch said he plans to meet with a representative from family dollar this month.

Mayor philip wade of

Bainbridge said, along with village trustees, he is focused on filling two vacancies there-in in an upcoming election.

“in March (because of) ex-pired terms … we have two trustee positions open,” he said. wade added that “a cou-ple of people” are petitioning for candidacy.

discussing projects in the village, wade said, he is awaiting the results of a re-store New york grant totaling $690,000, applied for in de-cember 2017.

“we submitted … for fund-ing,” wade said, “designed to help the village restore vacant (residential and commercial) properties to a usable state.” He added that the village has “a mix” of nine properties earmarked for improvements if the funding comes through.

Like Sidney, Bainbridge anticipates upgrades to the village water source, wade said.

“we’re proceeding with a project … to rebuild and re-vamp well No. 1,” he said, explaining that the two-well

supply system is using well No. 2 as a primary source, be-cause well No. 1 “lacks proper chlorination.”

“we have a grant provid-ed by (assemblyman) cliff crouch for $100,000,” wade said, “and we’re in the process … of getting bids for a con-tractor to start that work this spring on well No. 1.”

Once revamped, wade said, well No. 1 will have proper chlorination, increasing the village’s water supply options.

“it (will) give us a little more capacity, but also give us a back-up if something happen(s) with the other well or (one of its) components,” he said. “we could use well No. 1 now, but we would have to send out a boil water alert, so this is to bring it up to standard.”

wade said he is also explor-ing grants that would fund alternative energy initiatives and tree maintenance and re-planting in the village.

More information about the village of Bainbridge is avail-able at bainbridgeny.org.

Mayors continued

The village of Sidney purchased the pictured property on county Rte. 1 in 2017. The site proved viable as a future source of manganese-free water for village residents. Photo credit: Anna Ritchey.

Effective Dec. 15, 2017, the longtime grocery in Unadilla, Great American, was forced to close its doors.

Bainbridge’s well No. 1 will get rebuilt and revamped in 2018. The village’s well house is pictured.

NOrwicH - dcMO BO-ceS announced today the expansion of the 2018 Leisure Learning program introduc-ing seven new instructors, 20 courses, and an additional classroom venue at the Sidney Memorial Library, in down-town Sidney.

Mary carson, coordina-tor of adult education com-mented, “we are pleased to be working with a talented team of instructors who bring to the table a diverse pool of experience and knowledge.”

carson added, “in addition to the many fun learning cours-es such as crazy calligraphy, Bookbinding, Mime/improvi-sation, and Juggling, courses such as weekend welding, google complete and Micro-soft Office Level 1 provide opportunities for professional development and resume building.”

for those interested in one on one instruction, BOceS has added a customized tech-nology course as well. dcMO BOceS has expanded choices

to benefit adults in the com-munity. the program fills a need for individuals who are unable to travel to access Lei-sure Learning. “from auto-motive Maintenance to Social Media Marketing, we are sure to have something to keep you busy,” said carson.

the new electronic course catalog is now available at http://www.dcmoboces.com/adultLeisureeducation.aspx.

for more information call the adult & continuing edu-cation team at 607-335-1210.

DCMO BOCES Leisure Learning Program Expands

uNadiLLa – the un-adilla chamber of commerce is seeking nominations for the 2018 Business of the year and good Neighbor award, to be presented at the chamber’s an-nual dinner in april.

the 2018 business award will be presented to a unadilla chamber of commerce mem-ber that is in good standing, devoted to the chamber and community, engaged in com-munity through dedication and helping when possible in

times of need with monetary donations or personal time and energy.

the good neighbor award will be given to a non-cham-ber member from the unadilla community that shows dedi-cation to unadilla through volunteer efforts and works to help make unadilla a bet-ter place.

the chamber’s membership drive is now in progress, with applications being mailed soon. entry forms for this

year’s awards will be included in this mailing, along with information regarding carni-val of Sales sponsorship; the village-wide event is sched-uled for Saturday, July 14 in unadilla.

Nomination forms with details, including past win-ners, may be picked up at the Meeting place, 187 Main St., unadilla or email [email protected].

all nominations must be received by March 15.

Unadilla CofC Now Accepting Annual Award Nominees

6 — Tri-Town News — Friday, January 19, 2018TTBaiNBridge - Head to

the Bainbridge town Hall theatre on tuesday evening, Jan. 23 between 5-8 p.m. to share musical talents with the community, or simply enjoy the performances of fellow community members. admis-sion is free to performers and audience alike. the conces-sion stand will be open and selling drinks, snacks and

pizza to support the Jericho arts council.

there will be a sound sys-tem with a few microphones and an electric piano. anyone wanting to perform should sign in at the table to the left of the stage to get a spot on the program. keep in mind this ss a family-friendly event. this month’s event will be hosted by Steve eisenberg and Jake

Hoag. the theatre is on the sec-

ond floor of the town Hall, 15 North Main Street, Bain-bridge. there is a glide chair for those needing assistance getting up the stairs. any questions may be directed to [email protected] or Steve at [email protected].

JAC Open Mic Nights Continue in to the New Year

cLiNtON - gabriel d. deJoseph, son of tamme de-Mulder and ferdinand de-Joseph of unadilla, has been named to the dean’s list at Hamilton college for the 2017

fall semester.to be named to the dean’s

list a student must have car-ried a course load of four or more graded credits through-out the semester with an aver-

age of 3.5 or above.deJoseph, a junior major-

ing in government, is a gradu-ate of unatego Jr.-Sr. High School.

Unadilla’s DeJoseph Named to Hamilton College Dean’s List

BaiNBridge - the west Bainbridge rural cemetery association Board of direc-tors wishes to acknowledge and thank all who made do-nations to the cemetery dur-ing 2017. all contributions were greatly appreciated and have been used for the on-going maintenance and im-provement of the cemetery property.

the west Bainbridge ru-ral cemetery association

would also like to sincerely thank the town board of Bain-bridge for its annual donation of gasoline for maintenance equipment.

Located on cemetery road in west Bainbridge, this rural cemetery overlooks union Valley in a peaceful, bucolic setting. Lots are available for purchase by contacting den-nis fletcher (967-8794) or thelma Jenkins (967-8778).

additional donations to the

cemetery can be made at any time by taking your return-able cans and bottles to the Bainbridge Bottle and can redemption center on wal-nut ave. (soon to be re-located to North Main Street). Hours for the redemption center are Monday, wednesday and fri-day, 4-7 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; and Sunday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Mention that you wish to donate your proceeds to the cemetery fund.

West Bainbridge Rural Cemetery Association Thanks Community

ONeONta - tax filing season is right around the corner. Many people don’t re-alize that if you meet certain income guidelines, you can file taxes for free yourself or have them done for you, also for free. that means that all of your refund comes back to you, at no cost.

the united way of dela-ware and Otsego counties, as lead agency in the creat-ing assets Savings and Hope (caSH) coalition, and in partnership with the irS and SuNy Oneonta, provides free tax preparation and filing for anyone who made $54,000 or less in the 2017 tax year.

united way of delaware and Otsego counties oper-ates a Volunteer income

tax assistance (Vita) site at the first united Method-ist church at 66 chestnut St. in Oneonta from January through april. this year’s hours will be wednesday evenings from 5:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and Saturday morn-ings from 9:00 a.m. to noon. this site will begin appoint-ments Jan. 27. appointments for this service, although not required, are highly recom-mended. call catholic chari-ties at 432-0061 to schedule an appointment.

aarp will be doing free tax returns for seniors in Oneonta on Monday, tues-day, wednesday and fridays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and in cooperstown on thursdays, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. call 547-4232

for an appointment.do you like to do your own

taxes? united way and H&r Block have partnered to offer anyone who made $64,000 or less in 2017 a fast, easy way to file at www.Myfreetaxes.com. cdO workforce, at all of its locations, designates computers for public to use on the tax-filing site. facilita-tors are available at SuNy-delhi Sanford Hall room 148 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the following Saturdays: feb. 3 through 17 and March 10 through 31. additionally, sev-eral public libraries in dela-ware and Otsego counties also make computers available for use with the link to “My free taxes” already loaded for easy access.

United Way Offers Assistance with Tax Preparation

SidNey ceNter – the Sidney center fire depart-ment recently announced its 2018 officers. they are as follows:

president – raymond patrick

Vice president – codey Lambrecht

treasurer/Secretary –

Shawn patrickHistorian – Lucille deweytrustee – dave VerValinchief – codey Lambrecht1st asst. chief – dave

finch2nd asst. chief – adam

Stantoncaptain – rob Oakley1st Lieutenant – Josh

Newell 2nd Lieutenant – Shawn

patrickMaster Mechanic – rick

Newell Squad captain – Sue

patrick1st Lieutenant/Secretary/

treasurer – Melissa Oakley

Sidney Center Fire Department Names 2018 Officers

BaiNBridge – an in-terview with Linda aragoni of Bainbridge about the best-selling novels of 1916 was one of the 10 most-read posts at “fine Books & collections’” blog in 2017.

aragoni said her favorite of the 1916 bestsellers is “the real adventure” by Henry kitchell webster, the story of a bright and beautiful woman who wants her husband to give her the same level of pro-fessional respect he accords his male friends.

aragoni has offered annual reappraisals of century-old bestselling novels at “fine Books & collections” for three years. the interviews have been conducted by Nate pedersen, a librarian, histo-rian and journalist in Bend, Ore.

Her most recent interview with pedersen, about the best-

selling novels of 1917, was posted Jan. 10.

reviewing old novels has been aragoni’s hobby since the 1970s, when her reviews were first published in the “Martinsburg (wV) times.”

Since 2007, she has system-atically reviewed bestselling novels from 1900 to 1969 and posted those reviews to her blog, “greatpenformances.” Starting this year, she is read-ing and reviewing the best-sellers of 1970 through 1999, beginning with the 1970 run-away bestseller “Love Story.”

Beside providing her with hours of entertainment, read-ing old novels gives aragoni a counterbalance to her non-fiction writing. aragoni has written for and edited newspa-pers, magazines, an academic journal and nonfiction books in engineering, sciences, med-icine, marketing and hiking.

She has also taught nonfic-tion writing at eight colleges and universities, including the online program of Southern New Hampshire university.

Since 2010, aragoni’s writ-ing has consisted almost ex-clusively of materials to em-power teachers to teach their teenage and/or adult students to write expository nonfic-tion. She is the author of “the writing teacher’s aBcs” and operates two websites, yctwriting.com and pen-prompts.com for her audience of educators.

aragoni offers her reviews free to libraries, schools, book clubs, independent book stores, arts organizations and other organizations that want to use the reviews on affiliate websites or blogs. Organiza-tions must secure permission in advance and provide the re-views free to the public.

Bainbridge Book Reviewer Grows Online Following

SidNey – Sidney central School district was one of 12 across New york State to re-ceive grant funding to foster growth within the farm-to-School program already at the school.

gov. andrew cuomo an-nounced in January that the 12 districts named will re-ceive a combined $1 million in grant funding.

Sidney cSd has led the way in farm-to-school ini-tiatives, as it utilizes school gardens and an aquaponics system to provide fresh and locally grown vegetables for its students.

“we’re thrilled to be award-ed this grant,” Sidney cSd Superintendent dr. william christensen said. “this al-lows us to continue our focus on our lunch programs and our farm-to-school program.”

Sidney’s proposal, the Sidney farm-to-table initia-tive+10 includes Sidney, as well as 10 other component schools in the dcMO BO-ceS region. this initiative will serve an estimated 10,000 students within participat-ing schools. Other districts include: afton, Bainbridge-guilford, dcMO BOceS, downsville, greene, Oneonta city Schools, Sherburne-earlville, unadilla Valley, unatego and walton.

the grant, totaling $58,783, will cover the cost of a part-

time farm-to-School co-ordinator and an assistant farm-to-School coordinator. the coordinators will be re-sponsible for developing and overseeing an initiative that grows and procures local pro-duce for once-weekly use in Ny thursdays starter meal kits. the two-year positions appointments become effec-tive soon.

the main coordinator will be from the rural Health Network of Southern central New york.

additionally, the grant cov-ers travel expense for the co-ordinators between districts, as well as the purchase of 10 chamber vacuum sealers, 10 salad spinners, lettuce cut-ters and chopper boards. the chamber vacuum sealers will be used to seal 50 serv-ing meal starter kits for four main dishes prepared for Ny thursdays, using all local produce.

“this is a great opportu-nity,” said kim corcoran, dcMO BOceS food services director. “with the assistance of the coordinator through the rural Health Network, we’ll be able to pair local farmers and schools in three counties to offer fresh fruits and veg-etables to our students.”

the initiative will involve, within the first two years, a minimum of five local farms for procurement of the pro-

duce used in the meal starter kits.

this is the third round of funding awarded. during his 2018 State of the State ad-dress, gov. cuomo proposed doubling the state’s invest-ment in the program to $1.5 million.

the program is a major component of the state’s on-going efforts to increase the amount of fresh, local foods served in schools and to con-nect the state’s farmers to new markets.

“the farm-to-School fund-ing from New york State provides Sidney and other dcMO BOceS districts with the opportunity to make con-nections with local farmers to bring in healthy local produce for our school meals on a reg-ular basis,” said Josh gray, a Sidney teacher serving as co-chair of the Sidney wellness committee.

“using local fruits and vegetables keeps community dollars within the community, while … providing healthier food for our kids,” gray said.

“we are eager to increase the amount of local foods that we offer, and we are working hard to do that through school gardens and greenhouses, school aquaponics systems and relationships with local farms.”

to learn more, visit sid-neycsd.org.

Sidney CSD Receives Farm-to-School Grant Funding

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BaiNBridge - the Bain-bridge Lions club concluded its four-wheeler raffle Nov. 19. the winner of the kawa-saki four-wheeler was Barb Sperry. Second place winner of a $250 gift certificate to Quality Hardwoods and twin Valley was Mike Mills. third prize of a BBQ grill went to Nicholas Hartwell. fourth prize of a Stihl leaf blower went to clyde kellog.

this raffle remains the largest money-maker of the club. it enables the club to fund its sight-saving program and other community projects in the tri-town area.

the Bainbridge Lions club would like to thank klinger Motor Sports, where the four-wheeler was purchased; Quality Hardwoods and twin Valley for donating the $250 gift certificate; Mcdow-

ell &walker for providing a home for the four-wheeler for several months; and k-Mart of Sidney for providing a warm place to sell tickets on the final weekend.

the biggest thanks goes to all those who purchased tick-ets and made the Lions club’s annual four-wheeler raffle a success.

Bainbridge Lions Club Thanks Community for Raffle Success

Pictured in front of McDowell & Walker are prize winners: Clyde Kellogg – Stihl leaf blower; Mike Mills – $250 gift certificate to Quality Hardwoods and Twin Valley; Barb Sperry – Kawasaki four-wheeler; Nicholas Hartwell – BBQ grill; and Gary Richmond – Lions Club co-chairman.


giLBertSViLLe – the Butternut Valley grange is undertaking a new commu-nity project. Members will be sending cards and letters to local servicemen and -women serving.

if you have a relative or someone you know who would like to receive a little cheer from back home, please email the address to Barton Snedaker at [email protected] or send informa-

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Teresa M. CraneMt. uptON — teresa M.

crane, 91, passed away peace-fully thursday, Jan. 11, 2018 at chenango Memorial Nursing Home in Norwich. She was born Jan. 8, 1927 in gilbertsville, only child of the late robert Holmes, Jr. and Nellie (gilmartin) Holm-es. teresa graduated salutatorian of her class from gilbertsville central School and went on to attend robert packer School of Nursing in Sayre, pa., where she was member of the cadet corps Nursing program. She earned her credentials as a registered nurse, worked briefly at wilson Hospital and later as a private duty nurse.

On dec. 1, 1951, teresa was married to eugene e. crane. they shared 63 years of mar-riage before he predeceased her in 2015.

teresa enjoyed being a stay at home mother, especially camping while her children were young. She loved her family, studying the crane family genealogy and tending her rose bushes. Her faith was very important to her; she was a former member of Sacred Heart church and a member of St. John the evangelist church in Bainbridge.

teresa is survived by two daughters, Monica crane gatto and Bernadine “deanie” crane; her husband, dr. Michael Verra; and three grandchildren, Vincent, isaac and rosalind gatto.

a Mass of christian burial was celebrated on Saturday, Jan. 13 at Sacred Heart church, Sid-ney. Burial will take place in the spring in Butternut Valley cem-etery, gilbertsville. in lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be directed to the american can-cer Society, 13 Beech St. Johnson city, N.y., 13790. condolences may be shared online at www.landersfh.com.

arrangements are under the direction of c.H. Landers funeral chapel, Sidney.

Janet A. CookBaiNBridge - Janet a.

cook, born Nov. 19, 1939 in Harpursville, died peacefully at home Jan. 5, 2018 with family by her side. She was predeceased by her husband, george roger Sib-ley. they resided in Masonville. Janet moved to Bainbridge after george’s death and, after a time, married charles cook, who also predeceased her. Janet was also predeceased by her brother, clif-ford (Sonny) Soules, Jr.

Janet is survived by her daugh-ters, trisha (william) Shrader and Lureene (Jerry) Hill; four grandchildren, roger Hill, patri-sha (chris) prentice, elizabeth Hill and george Hill; and five great-grandchildren, little chris, Jaden, Jeremiah, catherine and kalob, all of whom she loved wholeheartedly.

throughout her many years of farming on the iron weed farm in Masonville, Janet gave love and smiles to her family, friends and all who knew her.

Janet had a profound love of music; she could play any musi-cal instrument and had the voice of an angel. in the early 1960s, she and her mother genevieve Soules produced a record togeth-er known as the western rhythm

Betty Hogan YaleuNadiLLa - Betty yale

passed away thursday, Jan. 11, 2018 at chestnut park rehab/Nursing Home in Oneonta after a brief illness.

Betty was born March 11, 1930 on Bear Spring Mountain in wal-ton to the late Mary fisher and Lafayette ellett.

Betty spent her childhood and young adult life in Sidney. She was always at the roller skating rink where she sang with her cousins in “the fisher Brothers Band.” Betty always told of how she enjoyed setting the bowling pins by hand at the bowling alley back in the day.

Betty married John Hogan Sept. 11, 1949 in pennsylvania. they made their home on upper east Street in walton. Betty was a stay-at-home mom and attended every event her children partici-pated in. John predeceased her feb. 19, 1976.

On aug. 24, 1980, Betty mar-ried Melvin yale. they lived in walton until 1987 when they re-tired and moved to florida. Lov-ing the warm weather, Betty and Melvin traveled the countryside. they loved to dance and went all over for two stepping and square dancing. they moved back to New york State five years ago to be near family. Mel predeceased her July 31, 2017.

Betty is survived by her chil-dren, karen and Jeff glasner, walton, Mike and Shelly Hogan, walton and Sheri and Bob ruff, Sidney; step-daughters, Mela-nie and Louise yale and kathy and Mike Head, both of florida; grandchildren, Matthew (Heath-er) Mccoy of indiana, Shawn (Marybeth) Mccoy of S.c., Man-di Stratton and Mike (Joanne) Hogan of walton, Jody (corey) Hitt of Masonville, Jerrod (Liz) Hitt of greene, Jeremy (Shannon) ruff of r.i., Jarret (Shelby) ruff of Sidney and Jessica (Scott) tag-gert of franklin; a very special niece, dee dee cable of Sidney; and many great grandchildren, nieces, nephews and cousins.

Betty was also predeceased by her sister, Martha armstrong; brother, LaVern ellett; and granddaughter, kelly (Mccoy) Swiatek.

the family wishes to extend their sincere thanks to the special nurses at chestnut park, especial-ly tanya, Joanne and Lynn, who took such great care of Betty.

a graveside service for Betty and Melvin yale will be in the spring.

condolences and memories may be shared online at www.landersfh.com.


Destyni J. TwymantrOut creek - destyni

J. twyman, 18, of trout creek, passed away unexpectedly tues-day, Jan. 9, 2018 at delaware Val-ley Hospital, after being stricken at walton High School.

destyni was born aug. 10, 1999 in walton, daughter of philip twyman and Jaclyn cala-brese. She was a senior at walton central School and worked part time at the rainbow Lodge as a hostess.

while at school destyni was a three-sport student athlete, participating in basketball, track and soccer. She also participated in high school band, playing bass clarinet, and a member of the Na-tional Honor Society. destyni had just signed up and was sworn in to the uS army, where she was planning to become active on July 10, 2018.

destyni was an active young lady who enjoyed the outdoors, especially hunting, fishing, play-ing sports or just hanging with friends and family. She was creative with crafts and always made the most interesting things for gifts—always making, never buying.

destyni is survived by her lov-ing family and friends: mom and dad, Jackie, phil and Meagan; sis-ter and brothers, Jewel, angel and aidyn; grandparents, cindy and Jeff anthony calabrese, terry calabrese and deborah and russ Scheedel; great-grandparents, Lill and Joe Lingardo; aunts, uncles and cousins, ashlee cala-brese, Ben pankiewicz, terry Lee calabrese, art twyman, patience, thea and gage pankiewicz, al-exander twyman, Bill Banks, gary chapman and george and Joan Springman; best friend, to-nia copeland; good friend, kylie coviello; and a bunch of other people she touched along the way.

She was predeceased by great-grandmother, carol arquette; aunt and uncles, Sue and Bill Banks and Benny twyman; and cousin, azilyn calabrese.

friends were invited to call Saturday, Jan. 13 at the walton fire dept., where services were held Sunday, Jan. 14. Services were with courtney funeral Home, walton.

Memorial contributions in destyni’s memory may be made to the walton central School Band or athletic department, c/O: walton central School dis-trict, 47-49 Stockton ave., wal-ton, N.y., 13856, attn: district Office.

Phyllis R. WebbMt. uptON - phyllis r.

webb, 84, of Mt. upton, passed away Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018 at wilson regional Medical center in Johnson city.

She was born July 26, 1933, daughter of the late ray and Mary (Beach) Smith in Mt. upton.

phyllis graduated valedic-torian from Mt. upton central School and later married tracy webb.

She worked more than 40 years at the Olde Mill restaurant in Mt. upton and more than 10 years at the NyS Veterans Home in Oxford.

phyllis was also a member of the Vfw women’s auxiliary in Norwich.

She is survived by her loving husband of 62 years, tracy webb, Mt. upton; son, dennis webb, Mt. upton; daughter and son-in-law, dawn and charlie westcott, Millerton; grandchildren, dylan and dalton webb, James (kristi) westcott and alexander (alexis) westcott; and great granddaugh-ter, angelica westcott.

friends may call Saturday, Jan. 20 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at c.H. Landers funeral chapel, 21 Main St., Sidney. Memorial services will follow at 1 p.m.

in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Norwich Vfw, 61 east Main St., Norwich, N.y., 13815, or Hospice and palliative care of chenango county, 21 Hayes St., Norwich, N.y., 13815.

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Ethel C. HokeMt. uptON — ethel clara

Hoke, 80, passed away Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018, at a.O. fox Hos-pital in Oneonta. ethel was born feb. 3, 1937 in Lebanon, one of nine children of the late John c. day, Sr. and ethel (widger) day. She graduated from Sherburne-earlville High School. On Janu-ary 12, 1957, ethel was married to Howard d. Hoke in the Mt. upton Baptist church; they just celebrated their 61st anniversary last week.

ethel was a longtime em-ployee of the uS postal Service; she enjoyed her job and her co-workers immensely. She loved helping others and was a former member of the Mt. upton emer-gency Squad. ethel and Howard took great pleasure in traveling, with some of their favorite trips being to Nashville, england and Hawaii. they loved animals and had many pets through the years. ethel enjoyed tending her flowers, spending time with people and most importantly, being with her family.

in 2014, ethel and Howard moved to west end, N.c., where she was very active in church, which she missed when they had to come back to New york last summer.

ethel is survived by her hus-band, Howard d. Hoke; three children, Marianne and alan Birdsall, Howard John and Sherry Hoke and diane and donnie Bak-er; grandchildren, Stacy, Heather, ashley, Sarah, trevor, tyler, Steven, cathy, tom and Lori-an; great-grandchildren, tren-ton, anthony, raegan, Maddyn, Mason, alicia, chandra, Shelby and Hannah. ethel will also be missed by her siblings, who lov-ingly referred to her as “chipper,” clayton, carl, pauline, dorothy, george, kathy and Joe; and many nieces and nephews.

in addition to her parents, ethel was predeceased by her beloved daughter, Susan; and brother, John.

friends called on thursday, Jan. 18 at c.H. Landers funeral chapel, Sidney. funeral services followed at the funeral chapel with the rev. chester Shew of-ficiating. Burial will take place in the spring in Maplewood cem-etery, Mt. upton.

in lieu of flowers, donations in ethel’s memory may be di-rected to the american cancer Society or to the Mt. upton fire department.

condolences may be shared online at www.landersfh.com.


Queens. She also performed with the Mellowtones for years. Ja-net, her mother and her daughter, Lureene, were inducted into the country Music Hall of fame in cortland in the early 1960s.

further arrangements for ser-vices will be made in the spring. donations may be made in Janet’s memory to a diabetes organiza-tion or to cancer research.

Share condolences and memo-ries with the family online at www.landersfh.com.


Bernice Gifford TalcottpOpLar ridge - Bernice

gifford talcott, 98, of poplar ridge, died at her home on tues-day, dec. 5.

Mrs. talcott was born in Ma-sonville to Stephen and Nellie (Olmstead) gifford on May 28, 1919. a graduate of Bainbridge central High School and the Lowell School of Business in Binghamton, Bernice was em-ployed as a secretary by the Bor-den company, Bendix aviation, New Berlin Bank and cornell university. She was the book-keeper for ashland farm for 25 years and was also a front desk clerk and gift shop manager at the aurora inn. Over the course of several moves and many years, Bernice was co-owner of a poul-try farm and three dairy farms.

an enthusiastic traveler, an

avid reader and a long time mem-ber of the roundabout Book club, Bernice was also a gar-dener, dancer (cayuga cut-ups), antique furniture restorer, talent-ed seamstress and professional-quality baker of pies and, most famously, doughnuts. She was an active member in her church as a Sunday school teacher as well as vice president and president of the united Methodist women. Bernice was also a member of the Order of the eastern Star and the president of the farm Bureau kitchen konference. She had great affection and concern for all animals, big and small. as beauti-ful as she was intelligent, Bernice was crowned Miss Bainbridge in 1935.

Bernice delighted in her large family. Her children, numerous grandchildren and great grand-children will miss her sense of humor, warmth and gentle kind-ness. She was blessed to be mar-ried to her high school sweetheart and adoring husband, the late ralph talcott, for 74 years.

Bernice is survived by six chil-dren: Lucille demmings (rich-ard), Brighton, Mich.; richard talcott (kathleen), poplar ridge; Lola rejman (Jack), Venice cen-ter; rosemary Lacey (dennis), aurora; gail reynolds (david), aurora; Lisa gaylor (douglas), Shrub Oak; 16 grandchildren: Martin, Matthew and Michael demmings, Stephen and chris-topher talcott, Jackie avner, daniel, gregory and Neil rej-man, Monica Hastings, rachel deBois, Natalie, Luke and Nich-olas reynolds and cassandra and Logan gaylor; and 31 great grandchildren.

She is predeceased by her sis-ter, Naomi gifford wackford.

Bernice’s family thanks her long-term caregivers for their compassionate love and friendship.

donations in Bernice’s name may be made to Shriner’s Hospi-tals for children, 2900 N. rocky point dr., tampa, fL, 33607, do-nate.lovetotherescue.org, the au-burn united Methodist church or your local no-kill animal shelter.

friends called at the auburn united Methodist church on Sat-urday, dec. 9. the funeral ser-vice followed with the reverend richelle goff officiating.

Andrew DeForestNOrwicH - andrew defor-

est, 64, of Norwich, passed away Monday, Jan. 8, 2018 after a long and courageous battle with Mul-tiple Sclerosis.

He was predeceased by his parents, donald and estella deforest; step-father, george french; brothers, gerald defor-

est and rodger deforest; step-brother, ron french; and brother in law, dale Batten.

andrew is survived by his wife of 34 years, dawn deforest; chil-dren, andrew and tammy de-forest, rebecca and James Henry and anthony and katherine de-forest; grandchildren, garreth, gwyneth and Braden Henry and cloie and keira deforest, as well as an expected newborn grand-child; brother, david and pau-line deforest; sister, Mary and Bruce Smith; step-sister, char-lotte Batten; and many nieces and nephews.

andrew loved the outdoors, fishing, golfing and going on drives. He played guitar for local bands until his illness made him unable to do so. Visiting hours were held friday, Jan. 12 at r.J. fahy funeral Home, 116 N. Broad St., Norwich.

in lieu of flowers, donations in andrew’s memory may be made to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society at https://www.nation-almssociety.org/donate.

Charlan “Charlie” HolcombOtegO - charlan eileen

(chapin) Holcomb, 66, of Otego,

passed away Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018 at her home. She was born Sept. 16, 1951 to the late charles and Marian chapin in Oswego. She married donald r. Holcomb June 23, 1979 at the united Meth-odist church of unadilla.

charlan is survived by her husband, donald r. Holcomb; children, donna Burghardt and husband Mark, doreen Bartczak and husband Jonathan, desmond “Butch” cummings and wife Or-filia, Michael Holcomb and wife Merrie, erica Burkhart and hus-band eric and amanda Holcomb and fiancé Macon wilson; sib-lings, Brenda Strain and husband charlie, Nancy chapin, deborah wade and husband donald and Mitchell chapin and wife kathy; grandchildren, Stephen, Jarrett and genna Burghardt, Sara and Shane Bartczak, devin, Morgan and kristen Holcomb, Olivia cummings and kinslie Burkhart; and many nieces, nephews, other loving relatives and friends.

charlan was preceded in death by brother, robert chapin, and sister, Joanna chapin. She was a devoted and loving mother and grandmother, was very proud of her family and loved being “nanny” to her 10 grandchildren. charlie loved holidays and fam-ily get-togethers; any chance to spend time with her family was important to her. everyone who knew her was blessed to have such an extraordinary person in his or her life. charlie had a spe-cial way of feeling like a “mom” or close friend to many people and will be missed by many.

family and friends gathered at the westcott Madden funeral Home, unadilla, for visitation on wednesday, Jan. 17.

in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: catskill area Hospice and palliative care inc., 1 reynolds ave., Oneonta, N.y., 13820, or american cancer So-ciety, 13 Beech St., Johnson city, N.y., 13790.

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

arrangements by the westcott-Madden funeral Home, 123 Main St., unadilla.

may be shared online at www.landersfh.com.


Joyce Ann ByrnefrederickSBurg, Va. -

Joyce ann Byrne, 80,of freder-icksburg, Va. and formally of un-adilla, went to be with her Lord and savior Jan. 4, 2018. She was the daughter of the late charles and gladys Byrne of unadilla

Joyce is survived by her broth-ers, Myron J. Byrne of Stafford, Va., glenn Byrne of fredericks-burg, Va. and Michael Byrne of cottonwood, ariz.; sisters, Bar-beth J. Lisenby of fredericksburg, Va., Marjorie L. dillon of winter park, fla. and Judith Mae putnam of Shalotte, N.c.; and 23 nieces and nephews.

Joyce was born mentally hand-icapped, but was loved dearly by her family; she will leave a big hole in their hearts. She will also be missed by her day care provid-ers and friends from church.

there will be a celebration of life service for Joyce Jan. 21 at her church in Bealton, Va. She will be laid to rest in the summer in Sid-ney center Highland cemetery.

donations may be made to her church or to cuidado casero Home care and Hospice of Vir-ginia, inc.

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reSOLVed that, pursuant to chapter 472 of the Session Laws of 1998, the Board of education of the Otego-un-adilla central School district is hereby authorized to lease and expend therefore, includ-ing costs incidental thereto and the financing thereof, an amount not to exceed the estimated maximum cost of eighty thousand ($80,000), and for a term not to exceed five (5) years, the following motor vehicles: three (2) large passenger school buses; one (2) small passenger school bus.

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the Bainbridge-guilford central School will hold a Board of education Meet-ing on thursday, february 1, 2018 in the district confer-ence room at 6:30 pM. the business portion of the meet-ing will start at 7:00 pM with a puBLic HeariNg on the Smart Schools investment plan.

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Meeting Noticethe Sidney town planning

Board will hold the January meeting on tuesday, January 30th. the meeting will be held in the Sidney civic cen-ter’s Board room at 7:00 pM.

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town of afton is requesting bids for the installation of ad-ditional lighting for the town Hall located at 204 county road 39 afton, Ny 13730. Scope of work to include entry pole light additional parking Lot lighting a Light for flagpole and sign on front of Building entry canopy lighting and side walk Build-ing lighting. Specs may be requested by contacting the afton town clerk Monday wednesday and friday 9am to 5 pm at 607-639-1071 or at the town Hall during same

hours. the bids must contain a no collusion statement and be delivered to the afton town clerk at 204 county road 39 afton Ny 13730 in a sealed envelope marked clear-ly Lighting Bid no later than wednesday february7, 2018 at 5 pm. the town Board re-serves the right to reject any and all bids.

dated January 11, 2018By Order of the afton

town Boardrosemarie klatz, town

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Village of unadilla demo-crats will meet at the unadilla public Library on tuesday, January 30th at 7pm to nomi-nate candidates for village trustee and mayor.

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NOtice iS HereBy giVeN tHat, i the under-signed collector of taxes in and for the town of unadilla, has received the tax roll and warrant for the collection of taxes for the year 2018 and that i will attend at the un-adilla town Hall:

during January – Monday, wednesday -3 pm to 5 pm, tuesday and thursday 9:00 am – 4:00 pm: Saturday - 9:00 aM to 12:00 pM.

during february, March, and april – tuesday and thursday 11:00 am to 4:00 pm

pLeaSe NOte - all taxes will be, if paying in person, collected at the town Hall, 1648 St. Hwy 7, unadilla, Ny. you may mail your tax to town tax collector, p.O. Box e, unadilla, Ny 13849.

NOtice: taxes may be paid on or before January 31 without penalty. On all such

taxes remaining unpaid after January 31st, one per centum will be added for the first month and an additional one per centum for each month and fraction thereof thereaf-ter until the return of unpaid taxes is made by the collector to the county treasurer pur-suant to law.

please note there is an ad-ditional twenty dollar ($20) fee for all returned checks as passed by resolution of the town Board, and in March there is an additional one dol-lar charge in accordance with State Law. the town Hall and collector’s office is closed on legal holidays.

dated: this 27th day of de-cember 2017

gloria a. Meenan, town tax collector

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pLeaSe take NOtice that the annual financial report for the BagS Land-fill district for the fiscal year 2017 has been completed and filed with the Office of the State comptroller. a copy of this report is available for inspection at the Bainbridge town clerk’s Office, 15 North Main Street, Bainbridge dur-ing regular office hours.

dated: January 15, 2018deborah Hromada,district clerk1-19(1w)b

bowLing scoresEAST MAIN LANES

Monday Morning Coffee League

Standings:yoyo’s 96-32rosebuds 94-34foxes 72-56country girls 68-60four on the floor 66-62Silver Belle’s 54-74Lucky Sevens 50-78150+:B. wood 165-153; p. Stilson

160; c. Leizear 153-175-161; a. Berg 173; S. cut-ting 154; S. Straka 159-150-158; c. daughtrey 168; B. dascano 189; S. Harris 153; r. fisher 214-177-217; r. whitbeck 158; g. Lindroth 179; S. Beames 200.

450+:N. woods 464; c. Leizear

489; S. Straka 467; r. fisher 608; g. Lindroth 458.

Algonkin Motel Mixed Scratch League

Standings:gilbert plumbing 17-3algonkin Motel 13-7Jim’s auto repair 11.5-8.5Stretch contracting 8.5-11.5east Main Lanes 7-13prinz excavating 3-17High Games:M. Brewer 213, 227, 278cg; M.

anderson 234cg; B. walk-er 202, 223, 244cg; M. Mazzarella 228cg; J. cole 202; B. Shelton 223, 205; c. Luca 236, 247cg; f. prinz 250cg; r. Mcclenon 216cg; L. Stage 200cg; r. Sassano 243, 204; J. pen-dorf 211, 201; p. umbra 205, 258cg; J. page 203; J. Sloan 225, 205, 255cg; r. fisher 200, 231cg; k. Sowersby 216; k. Macum-ber 219cg.

High Series:M. Brewer 718; J. Sloan 685;

c. Luca 675; B. walker 669; p. umbra 640; r. fisher 622; M. Mazzarella 621; r. Sassano 612; B. Shelton 600.

City LeagueStandings:J&M trophies 14-10east Main Lanes 14-10ermetis 14-10universal forest products

12-12B k coffee 10-14Orange Men 8-16HIGH SERIES:chad c. 659; chuck N. 650;

Jamie c. 632; Larry S. 614; dave f. 609.

200 Games:chad c. 231-207-221; chuck

N. 234-243; Jamie c. 279; Larry S. 204-212; dave f. 207-205; Bruce S. 227-201; phil d. 201-223; kev-in M. 221-201; Brandon f. 234; greg u. 215; Scott f. 213; ernie c. 211; tim c. 204; reese c. 202; Jim g. 201; Bob r. 200.

CLEAN GAMES:there were 7 clean games and

8 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 85-59Lottie’s angels 69-75Bruning enterprises 68-76J & M trophies 66-78High Single:L. Noble - 203 c.g.High Series:L. Noble – 547.High Games:M. Hoag – 189; L. Noble – 203

c.g.; B. Solomon – 194; K. Bruning – 186.

High Series:K. Bruning – 529; L. Noble –

547; L. Maon – 505.

Thursday Morning Winter League

Standings:ups & downs 101-43Head Bangers 100-44the card Sharks 96-484 Lanes 88-56up & coming 72-72gutter dusters 70-744 deep 63-81dizzy dames 50-94Ladubugs 50-94friends 34-110150+:c. Brundage 176-158; M.

Burlison 207-247-207; k. thrower 157; B. Butler 157; c. Brown 156-202; g. Lindroth 155; e. Bent-lyewski 189-166; d. whal-ey 172-258+266; S. ama-tuccio 187-212; w. Lane 192; J. adams 153; B. dascano 172-185; p. Lane 188-162-197; H. france 154; d. fritzsch 178-223; d. Northrop 159-172-150; d. Larry 204-212-150; J. walley 179-172; V. fagan 150-172; k. Burn-ing 173-216; r. patrick 169-177-167.

450+:c. Brundage 461; M. Bur-

lison 661; c. Brown 505; e. Bentlyewski 499; d. whaley 696; S. amatuc-cio 546; B. dascano 497; w. Lane 474; p. Lane 547; d. fritzsch 538; d. Northrop 500; d. Larry 566; J. walley 479; r. pat-rick 513; k. Bruning 519; V. fagan 470.

Thursday Night Pitch League

Standings:Sharon & rich 6-0ray & Mark 5-1colleen & cindy 5-1Susan & kathy 4-2Sharon & amy 4-2craig & Jim 4-2christal & dawn 4-2Lance & Heather 4-2dawn & roni 3-3cindy & Jay 3-3Lorraine & clyde 3-3carolyn & Janine 3-3Sierra & chad 3-3ron & Mark 2-4david & John 2-4emily & frieda 2-4Jake & ken 2-4Linda & ernie 1-5John & Nevin 0-6timmie & tammy 0-6

Thursday Night Men’s Handicap

Standings:244 racing 56Ball Busters 53.5Bainbridge Memorials 51.5whales coins + More 51.5galaxy Bowl 45.5team 10 44New concept Machining 43.5Southtown dairy 40.5koch’s towing 33.5Jim’s auto repair 30.5High Single:r. Johnson 248.High Triple:d. finch 725.

Sunday Night All Stars League

Standings:Haynes + Haynes 14-2glover + glover 12-4Meres + Meres 11-5amerman + Smith 10-6Mott + Mott 8-8Bruning + Bruning 6-10gransbury + gransbury 6-10patrick + patrick 5-11tallmadge + tallmadge 4-12wicks + wicks 4-12High Individual Single:dylan whaley 214; Margie

Mott 216.High Individual Triple:dylan whaley 601; Margie

Mott 565.

Independent Bowling League

Standings:Margie & tim 81-59“MoJo” 72-68Jenifer & clyde 71-69Sidney typo 70-70whales & the grump 66-74Lisa & Bobby 60-80Scratch Game Women:Margie Mott 215.Scratch Game Men:richard Johnson 247.Scratch Series Women:Margie Mott 563.Scratch Series Men:dylan whaley 600.Handicap Game Women:Margie Mott 249.Handicap Game Men:John dello 259.Handicap Series Women:Margie Mott 665.Handicap Series Men:Jeff Vance 680.Honor Scores:richard Johnson 247; John

dello 228; Margie Mott 215, 184; dylan whaley 205, 204; tim Harmon 204; anne Mott 177.

Honor Series:dylan whaley 600; Margie

Mott 563.

Tri-Town News — Friday, January 19, 2018 — 11TTSports

SidNey - Sidney’s girls’ varsity basketball team hosted the walton Lady warriors on friday night, Jan. 12. wal-ton had a large crowd come

out the support the team af-ter the recent loss of destyni twyman. the ball seemed to have a life of its own as both teams scrambled at times to

keep possession of the ball. it was a game of some close scores but walton played with their hearts to win the game 53-32.

Sidney Lady Warriors Fall to Walton at Home

The town of Walton came out to fill the Sidney stands in support of the Walton Lady Warriors, who sported Twyman’s number 23 on their arms.

Sidney senior Mackenzie Constable shoots a three as a Walton defender attempts to block.

Sidney’s Adrienne Paternoster scrambles on the floor for the ball amidst Walton players.

SidNey - Sidney’s boys’ varsity basketball team played a physical game at home against greene. the game started out fast paced

and physical with the score remaining close between the two teams. there was scram-bling for loose balls and hard fought points made by both

teams, but Sidney was able to pull off the win against greene with a final score of 49-40.

Sidney Boys Beat Out Trojans at Home

Sidney’s Steven Smith uses some moves to bypass Trojan defenders and get to the basket.

Sidney’s Ethan Finch and Greene’s Mitchell Walters scramble for a loose ball.

Mott Bowls 700

BAINBRIDGE - On Monday, Jan. 15 at Galaxy Bowl, Margie Mott bowled a 700. She was bowling in the Monday Night Scratch League with Dylan Whaley. Her scores were 213-256-247=716. This was Mott’s second 700.

Smith Bowls 299 Game, 800 Series

BAINBRIDGE - On Monday, Jan. 15 at Galaxy Bowl, Randy Smith bowled a 299 game and an 800 series. He was bowling in the Monday Night Scratch League with John Harmon. Smith’s scores were 232-279-299=810. This was his first one for the association.

12 — Tri-Town News — Friday, January 19, 2018TTBy allison collins

uNategO – in 1983, unatego Spartan wrestlers claimed the Section iV team title, along with a string of ad-ditional team accolades and individual championships. this past Saturday, members celebrated the 35th anniversa-ry of their victory during the dan wickham tournament.

the tournament, begun in 1993, was renamed in 2005 to honor dan wickham, a long-time unatego wrestling coach and the man who, near the end of his career, led the 1983 team to its title.

unadilla resident dan pe-

terson, a unatego senior and wrestling team co-captain in 1983, spearheaded the re-union effort.

“it’s been 35 years and we’ve never gotten back to-gether, so i thought it’d be nice to do,” peterson said Sat-urday. “the guys were really excited to get back together and they all wanted to do it.”

peterson said organizing the reunion took about three months. excepting two team members, peterson said, ev-eryone from the 15-person 1983 team was able to attend at least some portion of the event.

anniversary celebrations

began, peterson said, with an evening of nostalgia friday, Jan. 12.

“i’m happy. we had a lot of people and … it was good, there was a lot of reminisc-ing,” he said.

chief among the remem-bered highlights, peterson said, was the team’s culminat-ing 1983 sectional win against union-endicott.

“we had a really good team back then,” he said, noting the Spartans’ No. 7 overall rank in the state at the time. the 1983 team finished with a four-year team record of 52-4.

“we just came together,” peterson said,

“and worked really hard and pushed each other for perfection.”

unadilla resident Burt Bul-lis was an eighth-grader on the varsity wrestling team in 1983. He attributed much of the team’s success to the coaching style of dan wick-ham, who was unable to at-tend Saturday’s ceremony due to distance and health issues.

“He was a great coach and he’s in the Section iV Hall of fame,” Bullis said. “He was a hard-nosed coach with a lot of discipline and he had some great seasons.”

Bullis said he appreciated peterson’s work to bring the

team back together.“i (think) it’s great,” he

said. “i hadn’t seen some of these guys since graduation. it’s good to get together and see everybody.”

Lining up as they would have in their heyday, members of the 1983 team were pre-sented with commemorative t-shirts during Saturday’s ceremony.

the tournament, formally known as the delhi Bulldog invitational before relocat-ing to unatego in 2003 and being renamed the Spartan classic, hosts wrestling teams from across New york and the region. according to a

press release, this year’s dan wickham tournament hosted teams from Sections ii, iii, iV, V, Viii, iX and Xi, along with one team from pennsylvania.

peterson said he hopes to replicate the reunion and its reminiscences in the future.

“i did it just because it’s been so long. we had to get it in,” he said. “Now we’re go-ing to try to meet every four years.”

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aftON — immediate cpr can mean the difference between life and death. it did for Bruce dailey, whose life was saved by four people, in-cluding a ninth grader, hon-ored by the american Heart association on wednesday.

“you have no idea how good it feels to be here today,” dailey said during the Heart-saver Hero award presenta-tion at afton central School. Heartsaver Hero awards honor bystanders who take action to save sudden cardiac arrest victims. “i was very fortunate that the people i was with were prepared,” dailey continued. “this is why we take cpr training. we take it for our community, so we can help each other.”

dailey, 70, collapsed in November during a lifeguard review class at the school. fel-low lifeguard review students Jennifer Jones, Lila Harris and Sue Shove started cpr. along with first responders, they performed more than nine minutes of cpr to keep dailey alive. as soon as dai-ley collapsed, Oliviah Harris-Morris, a ninth-grade student

at afton, ran to get the auto-mated external defibrillator (aed) without being asked. dailey had to be shocked three times before he made it to the hospital.

Harris-Morris knew ex-actly where the aed was be-cause of cpr trainings given every year to all students in afton’s physical education class. She is one of the thou-sands of NyS students who will learn Hands-Only cpr before graduation. in 2015, New york became the 26th state in the nation to make Hands-Only cpr training a graduation requirement.

“teaching Hands-Only cpr in our schools allows us to train the next generation of lifesavers,” said gina chap-man, regional director for the american Heart associa-tion/american Stroke asso-ciation. “we want everyone, young people like Oliviah and adults like the rest of this incredible group, to have the skills to take action after a cardiac arrest.”

Jones, Harris, Harris-Mor-ris, and Shove were all pre-sented with Heartsaver Her

awards during an assembly wednesday afternoon. Sen. fred akshar honored the group, as well. Sen. akshar visited the school during the last school-wide Hands-Only cpr training session.

“i’m so proud to be in my home town of afton to honor four remarkable individuals who remembered and utilized their training when it was needed most - to save a life,” Senator akshar said. “No one wants to see tragedies, acci-dents or medical emergencies happen, but if and when they do, we want to know that help will be nearby, and that ev-eryday citizens will be ready and willing to save lives. Jen-nifer, Sue, Lila and Oliviah are shining examples of why cpr and aed training can be so important, and why it’s so important that we all are prepared for an emergency or tragedy. i extend my heart-felt thanks to them on behalf of everyone the 52nd Senate district of New york for their dedication, their hard work and their bravery. they’ve made us all very proud.”

Heartsaver Heroes Honored For Saving A Life With CPR, AED: Afton Ninth-Grader Among Those Honored

Lila Harris, Bruce Dailey, Oliviah Harris-Morris, Jennifer Jones (not pictured: Heartsaver Hero Awardrecipient Sue Shove).

MOrriSViLLe - Morris-ville State college is gearing up to serve as a jam site for the 2018 global game Jam® (ggJ), the world’s largest on-site game creation event, tak-ing place Jan. 26-28.

ggJ is a fast-paced, 48-hour digital “jam session” which gives teams of artists, hobbyists, programmers and gamers throughout the world a chance to brainstorm, inno-vate, collaborate and develop new ideas for game design.

ggJ begins at Morrisville on friday, Jan. 26, at 5 p.m. in charlton Hall with the unveil-ing of this year’s theme.

teams, some of which are formed on-site, spend the next 48 hours brainstorming and designing a new video game based on said theme from scratch without any outside help. all finished ggJ games are then archived for everyone to play on the game Jam web-

site here: https://globalgame-jam.org/games

registration for ggJ at Morrisville remains open for students and non-students 18 and older of all skill levels at www.morrisville.edu/game-jam. the $10 registration fee includes a t-shirt, pizza, bev-erages and breakfast.

this is the ninth year Mor-risville is serving as a host site for the international event, which will be celebrating its 10th year. games that partici-pants at the Morrisville site have created include:

• traps: the Spanish ad-venturer (a journey to prove capability as an adventurer, by collecting all of the gold)

• ex-extinction (Sir cap-tain rawrington must save his dinosaur ancestors from the incoming asteroid onslaught)

• flight team phoenix (pi-lot a phoenix spaceship and eliminate alien enemies)

• cardiac canyon (a hiker tumbles down a cliff and must follow his heart to lead him through the dark and back to his camp)

• waveBummer (control a wave that a hamster rides, us-ing power-ups and surviving as long as you can)

• trumma (help a poor helpless soul who has stum-bled upon a cult’s sinister ritual escape).

for more information about ggJ at Morrisville, visit www.morrisville.edu/game-jam or contact richard Mar-coux, ph.d., at 315.684.6788 or [email protected].

More information about global game Jam, including a database of downloadable games, photos and video from the events and more, can be found at http://globalgame-jam.org.

Morrisville State College Gears Up To Host Global Game Jam Jan. 26-28

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