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DEC Rejects Water Permit; Constitution Pipeline Stalled IndefinitelyBy allison collins

aLBaNy – On Friday, april 22, it was announced that all progress on the con-tentious constitution pipeline would be halted indefinitely. The announcement, made by N.y.’s department of environ-mental conservation, came fittingly, if coincidentally, on earth day and cited several reasons for the rejection of the project’s water quality permit.

Just over a month prior, on March 10, anti-fracking groups celebrated a minor vic-tory when it was announced by constitution pipeline that the N.y. half of the project’s progress would be significant-ly delayed because of a fail-ure to meet pre-established tree felling deadlines. This most recent hurdle, the dec’s rejection of a Section 401 water Quality certification, puts a more permanent lid on pipeline progress, essentially shelving the N.y. portion of project in its entirety and indefinitely.

The pipeline, which would facilitate interstate transport

of natural gas from the Mar-cellus shale region of penn-sylvania up through parts of N.y. (crossing Broome, dela-ware, Schoharie, albany, and rensselaer counties) and New england over 124 miles, was first proposed in 2012, though it took until 2014 for real ac-tion to start. To date, much of the pennsylvania portion of the pipeline project has been completed, including the pro-duction of the gas intended for transport as well as prepa-ratory tree felling. as of the March 10 hiccup concerning missed tree-felling deadlines, approval of the water quality permit represented one of the only other major clearances needed for the project to move forward. however, develop-ers in N.y. expected a much swifter approval process all around and, to date, large por-tions of already fabricated sections of the project are sit-ting in storage, waiting for a green light and deployment orders that now seem unlikely to come.

The april 22 constitution pipeline announcement came on the heels of an almost iden-tical announcement made by kinder Morgan just two days prior that they would be sus-pending all work on their 420-mile Northeast energy direct interstate pipeline,

citing economic reasons. John Ferguson, the dec’s chief permit administrator for the division of environmental permits and pollution preven-tion, released a statement on Friday that the constitution’s permit failed to meet state wa-ter quality standards.

alternately, spokespeople for the constitution released the following: “we are very disappointed by today’s deci-sion. we remain absolutely committed to building this important energy infrastruc-ture project. we are in the process of analyzing the stated rationale for the denial. Once that review is complete we will assess our options, which may include an appeal to the u.S. circuit court of appeals.” while williams gas pipeline company, LLc (operators of the constitu-tion pipeline and 41 percent majority stakeholders in the project) may appeal, attorney for the anti-pipeline coalition “Stop the pipeline,” anne Marie garti, said the appeal process could take years and is unlikely to end in a reversal of the dec’s decision.

with 2014’s federal ap-proval of the constitution pipeline came an onslaught of land seizures through the process known as eminent do-main and, correlative to that,

an onslaught of opposition. countless protests, mail-in campaigns and demonstra-tions were held across the state over the las few years and many directed specifical-ly at governor cuomo for his perceived failure to take a de-finitive stance on the matter. after a series of pleas made to cuomo’s office—through everything from postcards featuring the faces and land of the effected homeowners to valentines sent in by savvy students—last Friday’s deci-sion will likely be touted as a new hallmark of his governor-ship, as well as one of a very small handful of times when a state has so emphatically stalled interstate pipeline progress.

The dec issued its deci-sion just four days before what was a pre-determined dead-line set for one year from the time when constitution first applied for the permit (april 26, 2016.) in the letter, signed by the aforementioned Fer-guson, he states that the per-mit “failed in a meaningful way to address the significant water resource impacts that could occur from [the consti-tution pipeline] and fail[s] to provide sufficient information to demonstrate compliance with N.y. State water quality standards.” a press release by

the dec went on to specify that, “in N.y. State, the proj-ect proposed to include new right-of-way construction of approximately 99 miles of new 30-inch diameter pipe-line, rather than co-locating within existing rights-of-way. although dec requested significant mitigation mea-sures to limit affecting the state’s water bodies, this new right-of-way construction would impact approximately 250 streams…Many of those streams are unique and sensi-tive ecological areas, includ-ing trout spawning streams, old-growth forests, and undis-turbed springs, which provide vital habitat and are key to the local ecosystems.”

despite what the dec-is-sued statement called “repeat-ed requests” for comprehen-sive and site-specific depth analyses of pipeline burial depths, the company refused and “provid[ed] only a limited analysis of burial depth for 21 of the 250 NyS streams.” in addition to incomplete data concerning pipe burial depth, the dec’s press release also said that their organiza-tion had received “reports of landowners clear-cutting old-growth trees along the right-of-way for the pipeline, including trees nears streams and water bodies, even after

the Federal energy regula-tory commission ruled that constitution could not cut trees in the right-of-way.”

democrat will yandik, a congressional hopeful in the 19th district and vocal op-ponent to fracking operations and interstate pipeline proj-ects, said on Friday, “i am re-lieved that the dec has made the right decision and struck down the constitution pipe-line. approval of the pipeline would have put profits ahead of the health and safety of res-idents. we need to transition to a clean energy economy that is not only good for our environment but will create good-paying jobs right here in upstate N.y.”

For many, the dec’s ruling, which the organization said entailed a “rigorous review of constitution’s application, all supporting materials and [consideration of] more than 15,000 public comments,” will signify a well-dodged bullet. No doubt bolstered by the announcement’s earth day timing, environmental-ists and fractivists will con-sider the state’s rejection of constitution’s water quality permit a coups for not just the history books, but the climate as well.

Sidney CofC Names Ray Baker Citizen of the YearBy allison collins

SidNey – The Sidney chamber of commerce re-cently announced the winner of their annual citizen of the year award and this year’s honor goes to: ray Baker.

in July of 1962 Baker was born in walton, the fifth in a line of twelve children born to ray and Margaret Baker. Though he spent his child-hood in Trout creek, Baker has enjoyed a 31-year career with the Sidney Fire depart-ment and his recognition as citizen of the year reflects the community’s appreciation of the service and aid Baker has long provided.

Today, Baker lives in Sid-ney with his wife, Melissa. Together they have three sons,

Justin (and Jenn); Tim (and alex); and kyle (and Jamie). ray and Melissa also enjoy their two grandsons, Brodie and Bentley, and are excited to meet their newest grand-child, on the way now.

prior to taking his current job as a regional Fire Man-ager with donan engineering, Baker, worked for the Village of Sidney for 20 years. in that time, he acted as the animal control officer for the town and village of Sidney, as well as for the town of unadilla.

Through donan engineer-ing, a national company, Baker works out of the home as a regional Fire Manager, overseeing seventeen states and many regional offices covering most of the east coast, from Boston to South

carolina. donan engineering hires out fire investigators for insurance companies when an investigation is needed and, from his post as regional man-ager, Baker is charged with supervising and executing the process.

here at home, Baker has held virtually every rank and elected office within the Sid-ney Fire department, includ-ing chief. presently he serves as the department’s First as-sistant chief. asked how his lifelong involvement in fire-fighting began, Baker said, “i always wanted to help the community and when i moved to Sidney [from Trout creek], right away i thought of the fire department. That’s my way of helping out.” with a remi-niscent chuckle, Baker added,

“That, and every little boy wants to be a firefighter when he grows up.”

Through his work with the Sidney Fire department, Baker was instrumental in facilitating the town’s recent-ly reconfigured emergency Medical Squad. when, in april of 2015 the eMS began its drastic shift from an on-call volunteer-run operation to a fully staffed, 24/7, paid agency, Baker was hands-on and played an integral part in the process.

unsurprisingly, Baker has served as a delaware county deputy Fire coordinator and is chairman of the delaware county cause and Origin Team, a group of firefighting experts often used to deter-mine the ‘how’ and ‘why’ be-SEE CofC, PG. 5

Senator Charles Schumer.(Associated Press photo)

Amphenol Announces Layoffs After DoD Suspends Shipments; Sen. Schumer Steps In

By allison collins

SidNey – amphenol aerospace of Sidney, one of the town’s industrial main-stays and a crucial employer of an estimated 1,000 workers residing in delaware and sur-rounding counties, announced mid-week last week the laying off of almost 100 workers. The announcement came after the department of defense de-clared a stop-shipment order on military-grade electronic connectors manufactured at the Sidney plant, which spe-

cializes in the fabrication of interconnect pieces for ‘mili-tary, commercial aerospace and industrial’ operations.

in an effort to trim costs, the company had previously sourced components of the connectors in question from unapproved facilities in chi-na that were later found to be below dod standards and specifications.

Following the purport-edly ‘temporary’ layoff an-nouncement, u.S. Senator charles Schumer, one of the heaviest-hitting democrats in

the Senate, took up the cause and has since been in talks with amphenol ceO adam Norwitt, federal, and local officials in an effort to expe-dite a resolution of the prob-lem, most especially for the sake of those workers newly without jobs. Schumer, who blamed the pentagon for the stop-ship order, citing an ex-cess of bureaucracy, released the following statement on wednesday, april 20: “it’s simply unacceptable that amphenol has had to lay off valuable employees because

SEE LAYOFFS, PG. 5

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SIDNEY - A full meal is served at St. Paul’s Epis-copal Church, 25 River St. every Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Food selec-tions vary weekly and all are welcome.

UNADILLA - A week-ly luncheon is served ev-ery Thursday at 12:30 p.m. at St. Matthews Episcopal Church. A free will offering is appreciated.

Share the Bounty DinnerSidNey - Join your friends

and neighbors for a free Share the Bounty dinner on Thurs-day, april 28, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at the Sidney united Methodist church on 12 Lib-erty St. Thank you to St. Luke’s Lutheran church and preceptor Beta Sigma phi So-rority for preparing and serv-ing this meal. The menu will include baked goulash, tossed salad, bread, and dessert.

harpurSViLLe - The “Opening Season” Break-fast Buffet will be held at the harpursville united Method-ist church, the stone church on route 79 next to the fire sta-tion, on Saturday, May 7 from 7:30-10:30 a.m. On the menu will be plain and chocolate chip pancakes, French toast, scrambled eggs, sausage, sau-sage gravy and biscuits, hash browns, “kevin’s Surprise,” orange juice, and a choice of coffee or tea or milk.

There will be discounted rates for families and children five-twelve years old; children under five will eat for free. Bring the whole family to celebrate baseball’s “Opening Season.”

Sidney Arbor Day Celebration to Honor ChawgoSidNey - Sidney will

hold it’s annual arbor day celebration on Friday, april 29 at walking Trail pavilion in keith clark park, begin-ning at 11 a.m. Special guests will be Nathan Frank, area

conservationist and Scott Moxham, urban Forester for region Four. a welcoming address will be given by May-or andrew Matviak, followed by a tree dedication ceremony.

in memory of carl chawgo,

the code enforcement Officer for the Village of Sidney who passed away this past year, a crimson king red Maple will be planted in a location between the pavilion and the children’s playground. in at-tendance at the arbor day gathering will be Mr. & Mrs. Tim chawgo, carl’s son and daughter-in-law.

arbor day was begun in Nebraska in the 1800s, which was a treeless plain at the time. pioneers of Nebraska, J. Sterling Morton and his wife were lovers of nature and quickly planted trees, shrubs and flowers. Morton, a journalist and editor of Ne-braska’s first newspaper, had a perfect forum for spreading his enthusiasm for trees and other plantings which not only added beauty to the landscape but also provided windbreaks for soil erosion, shade from the sun and wood for fuel and building materials. The first organized arbor day tree planting national holiday was april 10, 1872, with prizes of-fered for the largest number of trees planted on that day. it was estimated that more than one million trees were planted

in Nebraska on that first ar-bor day. during the 1870’s other states passed legislation to observe arbor day, tradi-tionally falling on the last Fri-day in april.

Sidney has held arbor day celebrations under the guid-ance of the Sidney Shade Tree commission since 1994. Trees have been planted in dedication to individuals and groups. each of these ar-bor day trees bears a plaque providing information on the dedication. Tree locations for the past ten years will be not-ed on the arbor day program as well as information on the Shade Tree commission, it’s mission and activities in the Village of Sidney to fulfill the requirements to be designated Tree city uSa.

Sidney’s Shade Tree com-mission extends an invitation to the public to attend the 2016 arbor day celebration. Members of Sidney’s Shade Tree commission, conser-vationist Frank and Forester Moxham will be available to answer questions and a lim-ited number of white Birch Saplings will be given out.

Greenlawn Cemetery Needs Help for Spring Clean Up Effort

BaiNBridge - it is that time of year again to begin cleaning up the Bain-bridge greenlawn cemetery and clearing it of the winter decorations and leaves hav-ing gathered in the fall. The crew began working the week of april 18 to beautify the cemetery in time for Memo-rial day. anyone having put items on the graves of a loved one should stop by and pick up items needing to be saved. The grounds crew will throw away any items left or deemed damaged.

Trees that are considered invasive to the headstones will be trimmed or removed. anyone with graveside shrubs in need of pruning, make time to trim them before they be-come overgrown.

The cemetery board has scheduled a spring clean up day. Many volunteers are needed to help with raking the hillside, picking up sticks and removing damaged deco-rations. The cleanup is sched-uled to begin on april 30 at 8 a.m. in case of inclement

weather, the rain date will be May 7, also at 8 a.m. any group or individual is invited to help make the work go quickly. consider volunteer-ing your time. celebrate earth day by cleaning your com-munity cemetery. Bring your own gloves and rakes.

Our cemetery relies on donations from community members to help offset the costs associated with main-taining the beauty of green-lawn cemetery. This year we have added an enclosed map and a full directory for locals to locate the grave of a loved one. please consider making a tax deductible contribu-tion. Make checks payable to greenlawn cemetery associ-ation, c/o cindy Starbird-Sal-ak, 13 evans St., Bainbridge, N.y. 13733.

if you would like to sched-ule a time to meet and make burial plans, or if you have any questions about our spring clean up, call cindy at 967-4748.

Sidney Students Recognized for Cross-Curriculum Achievement at Recent Induction Ceremony

SidNey - On Thursday evening, april 7, in a com-bined ceremony, the Lydia c. Metz Sidney chapter of the National honor Society and the Tri-M Music honor Soci-ety held their annual induction ceremony for eligible junior and senior students. inductees into the National honor So-ciety must have a cumulative grade point average (gpa) of 90 or higher. as well, the student must be involved in the life of the school. honor Society is a service-oriented organization. This year’s members sponsored a needy family at christmas, assisted with the red cross blood drive held at the high school and played a key role in the dollars for Scholars mail-a-thon. in March, the senior members of honor Society were recognized at a ban-quet held by the rotary club of Sidney and at graduation, each honor Society senior will be presented with a gold stole in acknowledgement of their accomplishments. we are very proud of each and ev-

ery student who is a member of the Lydia c. Metz chapter of National honor Society.

inductees into chapter 2934 of the Tri-M National Music honor Society must also at-tain a cumulative gpa of 90 (or better). in the fall, mem-bers worked with students in the elementary school, teach-ing about music in the district, and the possibilities open to students through the school music program. in december, they performed for students attending the Breakfast with Santa experience at Sidney elementary School. They also visited residents of the Sidney Senior Village, where they lifted their spirits with holi-day music and christmas car-ols. in March, as part of Music in our Schools Month (Mi-OSM), Tri-M students (and some musical guests) visited a Sidney elementary music class to educate students on the benefits of belonging to a music performance organiza-tion. Tri-M performed and led the class through a quick over-view, highlighting band and

chorus membership, while also performing and leading the class through some fun musical activities. at gradua-tion, Tri-M graduates will be honored by receiving a pink cord, which is the symbol of the fine arts, and membership in Tri-M. we applaud the ac-complishments of each and every student who is a mem-ber chapter 2934 of the Tri-M Music honor Society.

Thursdays program includ-ed an introduction of all new members, a candle-lighting ceremony, and recognition by Mr. eben M. Bullock, Sidney high School principal, of the outstanding accomplishments of these fine young men and women. The guest speaker for the evening’s program was Mrs. Marjorie Johnson, an alumni of Sidney high School, retired Sidney teacher and former honor Society ad-visor. a reception was held following the ceremony. Mrs. cassandra aldrich is the ad-visor for the National honor Society and Mr. gregg Norris is the advisor for Tri-M.

Pictured here are Junior Inductees into the Lydia C. Metz Sidney Chapter of the National Honor Society: Front Row (L-R): Ariyahna Bernard, Riley MacPherson, Kyle Smith, Carolee Pierce. Back Row (L-R): Molly Youngs, Marianne Schott, Anna Egli, Taylor Barnes, Mackensie Gravelin, Piper Umbra, Emily Cooley.

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SidNey - The Macdonald hose co. will be selling their famous barbecued chicken on Saturday, april 30.

The aroma from the deli-cious barbecue will fill the air with sales starting at 10 a.m. and continuing until sold out.

Both chicken halves and dinners, including salad or baked beans, will be available. There will also be a bake sale where you can buy a yummy dessert to go with your dinner.

delivery within the vil-lage will be available by call-ing 561-2314 the day of the barbecue.

uNadiLLa - The un-adilla chamber of commerce is making plans to hold their annual wilson’s chicken BBQ on Mother’s day, May 8 starting at 10:30 a.m. in the great american parking Lot, Main St., unadilla.

Make plans to have Bar-bequed chicken so Mom doesn’t need to cook. home-made salads and baked beans also available.

This event benefits the an-nual unatego Scholarship awarded to a boy and girl graduating and pursuing a ca-reer in business.

BaiNBridge - Brooks’ BBQ will be sold on Satur-

day, May 7 from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at St peter’s episcopal church (in the park) in Bain-bridge. There will be chicken halves as well as homemade salads, baked beans, rolls and a bake sale. if you have orders of six or more, please call the church at 967-3441 or 895-6489 so that we can have them ready for you.

cOVeNTryViLLe – There will be a chicken barbecue on Saturday, april 30, beginning at 11 a.m., at First congregational church, coventryville.

There will be chicken halves only or chicken dinners with two sides (choice of cole slaw, macaroni salad or baked beans). eat in or take out.

First congregational church, coventryville is located at the 4-corners intersection of State hwy. 206 and 41. Turn onto county rd. 27 - you’ll see the church.

SidNey – a wilson’s chicken Barbeque Fundraiser will be held in the country Store parking lot on union Street in Sidney on Thurs-day, May 5 from 10 a.m. until sold out. proceeds will ben-efit the Sidney youth Land reservation.

FraNkLiN - St paul’s Episcopal Church, located on Main St. in Franklin, will of-fer a soup buffet for its month-ly first-Thursday community dinner on Thursday, May 5 from 5-7 p.m. The monthly dinners are in support of the on-going interior renovation project. a free will offering will be accepted for the din-ner, which this month will consist of a homemade soup buffet with salads, desserts and beverages. a wide variety of soups will be offered for the all-you-can-eat buffet.

SidNey ceNTer - great-er Maywood rural commu-nity Services (gMrcS) will have their first fundraiser of

the season on Friday, april 29 at the “schoolhouse” in Sidney center. we are having a meat-loaf dinner. Serving starts at 4 p.m. until all are served. Buffet-style menu will include salad, irish or italian meatloaf with gravy, mashed or scal-loped potatoes, steamed broc-coli, carrots, bread and butter or margarine, coffee, tea or punch, various desserts. dis-counted rates will be available for children ages six to twelve, children five and under will eat for free.

Music will be provided by Jim dorn. For further info, call alice at 369-2639 or e-mail at alicewelch327@gmail.com.

SIDNEY25 YEARS AGO

May 1, 1991The Sidney central School

district will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the centraliza-tion of the school district this Thursday, May 2.

according to Tom Brunelle, administrator for The hospi-tal, Sidney, a highly success-ful physician recruiting cam-paign has created an urgent need for office space in close proximity to The hospital. Based on this need, The hos-pital Board of directors gave their approval april 29 for a plan which entails razing the small, white and brick house located to the left of the emer-gency room entrance, put-ting in a full basement and constructing a modular type medical office building. The doctors, due to arrive in the late summer or early fall are husband and wife krishnaku-mar rajmani, Md, specializ-ing in internal medicine, and dr. elizabeth Midura raja-mani, obstetrician/gynecolo-gist. dr. Faez Faruqi is also an obstetrician/gynecologist.

according to dave Logan, manager of the Sidney air-port, ed welch from Oneonta aviation will be opening a flight school branch here as of May 1.

SIDNEY50 YEARS AGO

April 27, 1966The route 7 association,

directors being richard h. Burke, Thomas J. Mirabito, paul w. hotaling, Sidney Mang and John F. Van cott,

held its first meeting this week in the office of attorney richard Burke in Sidney. This association was chartered as a membership corp. for the purpose of promoting the construction of new route 7; a four-lane limited access high-way similar in construction to route 17. These construction plans have been delayed for many years.

April 24, 1941 – word was received last week by local school officials that the com-missioner of education had established a central school in the Sidney area made up of 19 school districts.

The award of a $654,000 contract for the construction of 70 buildings in Sidney to house 200 families was an-nounced from washington this week. The contract calls for completion of the homes within 125 calendar days. ac-cording to washington, the apartments will be rented and not sold. The rents will run from $25 to $35 per month.

BAINBRIDGE25 YEARS AGO

May 1, 1991daniel k. Tennant of Bain-

bridge won the wSkg public TV Best of Show 1991 for his painting titled “dreaming.”

david J. Bame, Jr. d/b/a product enterprises in the Town of Bainbridge, has received a loan from the chenango county area cor-poration for expansion of his business which manufactures and markets “Limousine Lit-erature displays” to limou-sine companies across the

united States.BAINBRIDGE

50 YEARS AGOApril 27, 1966

Bainbridge will be on TV in a Salute to the commu-nity program which wNFB-TV will present on Sunday, May 8. Those to be televised from the park in Bainbridge are Mayor raymond holman, School Superintendent ed-ward andrews, police chief and american Legion com-mander william payne, wil-liam croak, committee mem-ber of the american Legion youth camp at Sherburne, Bainbridge chamber of com-merce president Jack Feenick, and Bainbridge rotary club president Bud Marshall.

UNADILLA25 YEARS AGO

May 1, 1991Thomas e. Schimmerling

and dolores g. Fogarty have announced their association in the practice of law. The new law office is located at 61 Main St., unadilla.

cushion-aire, inc. in un-adilla has once again ex-panded their product line. Their newest product is clear trash bags. The firm is housed

at 2 railroad ave., former-ly known as the howe gas building in unadilla.

UNADILLA50 YEARS AGO

April 27, 1966“Mcginty’s gay 90’s re-

vue” by the unadilla rotary club will be staged this Friday and Saturday, april 29 and 30 at the high school auditorium. in addition to specialty num-bers by Tom deMulder, how-ard wood, henry Becker, al kirby, al gurney, John Van cott, connie conrow, Bob kaseguma, walt Owen and chuck Fisk, the show will fea-ture music by a chorus of 25 male voices and an orchestra under the direction of Otis at-kins. proceeds will benefit the rotary youth activities Fund.

April 25, 1941 – Noted lec-turer, dr. charles e. Barker, will be in unadilla Monday, april 28 for three address-es before local groups. his talks deal with the idealism of youth, their problems and future possibilities. Barker is being brought to unadilla by the local rotary club.

East Guilford Cemetery Association to Hold Annual Meeting

eaST guiLFOrd - The east guilford cemetery as-sociation will be holding its 2016 annual meeting on Monday, May 2 at 7 p.m. in the fellowship room of the east guilford presbyterian church. all officers, trustees and lot owners are encour-aged to attend.

donations to help keep our small cemetery in good con-dition are very much appreci-

ated. anyone wishing to make a donation can mail it to the east guilford cemetery asso-ciation, 244 Meadowland rd., Sidney center, N.y., 13839, in care of diane Bradshaw, secretary/treasurer. all dona-tions are tax deductable. also, if you are interested in buying a lot or have any questions concerning the cemetery, call 369-3634 or 434-8911.

Volunteers Needed to Help with Regatta PrepBaiNBridge – There will be a workday at the general clinton park in Bainbridge on Sunday, May 22 at 1 p.m. canoe regatta

organizers need the community help to ready the park for the fast-approaching annual festivities. No reservations or sign-ups are required, anyone interested should simply join regatta organizers at the park.

Volunteers are needed to put together race packets; install docks in river; install finish line; clean food booth; clean timing booth check the public announcement system and much more. information on the regatta weekend, beginning May 27, can be found at www.canoeregatta.org/index.html.

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Sidney Garden Club Celebrates Its 17th Anniversary

SidNey - Members of the hill and Valley garden club of Sidney gathered for a special meeting on april 20, marking the 17th anniversary since the formation of the club. an informative program, “using windflowers & Na-tive plants in your garden,” was presented by patty cata-lano, horticulture educator from cornell cooperative ex-tension of chenango county.

Learning about gardening and plants has been part of the organization’s focus since its inception. The club’s vi-sion statement reads: “we will have opportunities through the hill & Valley garden club of Sidney to share gar-dening skills and knowledge which will be used to enhance our community planting areas and our own private gardens.”

The club meets ten months of the year with programs ranging from information sharing, demonstrations and hand-on gardening activities.

club projects in the com-munity include planting and maintaining the walking trail garden near the pavilion,

planting and caring for the downtown planters and under tree areas. at the Sidney li-brary, club members take care of the planters off the back parking lot and also decorate the interior of the building for christmas.

June 4 marks the date of the club’s yearly plant sale. This will be held on the front lawn of the Sidney library, begin-ning at 9 a.m. potted divisions and plants from the mem-ber’s own gardens will be on sale at reasonable prices and members will be available to answer planting and growing questions.

Membership is open to anyone who is interested in gardening (novice or experi-enced) who enjoys the com-panionship of fellow garden-ers and would like to be part of a dynamic group from all over the tri-town area. con-tact president Lorrie roach at 563-2563 to learn more about the upcoming plans for the summer. Or be sure to stop in at the plant sale on June 4 to meet club members and talk about plants and gardens!

Pictured here are Jane Cole, Lorrie Roach and Linda Thom-as, charter members present for The Hill and Valley Garden Club’s meeting on April 20. Absent was Marge Suriano. Door prizes were won by Linda Thomas and Ellen Lee. Club Presi-dent Lorrie presented attending members with a small thank you gift.

Catholic Charities in Need of Mediators; Unadilla Groups to Sponsor Interest Meeting

uNadiLLa – The un-adilla rotary club and the unadilla chamber of com-merce will sponsor a public meeting about mediation ser-vices provided by the catholic charities dispute resolution center of chenango, dela-ware and Otsego counties on wednesday May 4, at 6 p.m., at the wm. Bauer unadilla community center (former

Masonic Temple).dispute resolution center

managers and experienced trained mediators will be on hand to explain the mediation process and the free training provided for new volunteers in the program.

Mediation services empow-er individuals to come up with a plan for moving forward that works for them in their situa-

tion. Mediation is voluntary, neutral and confidential.

The ideal candidate for be-coming a mediator would be willing to make a long-term commitment to the program, have strong verbal and written skills, be available to medi-ate with clients for periods of two or more hours, and gener-ally be available for sizeable chunks of time.

For more information, please contact christy houck at 432-0061 or chouck@chari-tiesccdo.org. Or, contact me-diator donald Tuttle, unadilla rotary club at 369-7323 or sginkusa@gmail.com.

The unadilla rotary club will provide light refresh-ments at the event.

Bainbridge Street Art Festival, Sat., April 30BaiNBridge - On Sat-

urday, april 30 from 6 to 8 p.m., the Bainbridge art Trail-regatta row will open with a dynamic street art fest. centering on Town hall at 15 N Main St., the opening night invites the public to a unique evening of art, music and merchants. “Meet the artists” who created their art on twen-ty dramatically beautiful ad-irondack style canoe paddle chairs. This year there will also be youth size chairs in-terpreting the theme “Seasons of Bainbridge”. attendees are invited stroll through the art, live music from eighteen musicians, merchant displays while enjoying food from S & S café, Bob’s diner, rosa’s restaurant & pizzeria, Jerry’s

inn and a wine tasting at B & w wines & Liquors. at 8 p.m., “elvis” will even make an appearance! There will also be a free raffle for many prizes including a massage, dinners at restaurants, and theater tickets.

The Jericho arts council will have a table in front of Bainbridge Town hall where the public can vote for the “people’s choice” of favorite chair. Voting will continue with regatta row chairs on display through May at the restaurants in Bainbridge. golden artist colors gener-ously supplied each selected artist with a customized as-sortment of their exceptional acrylic paints. all of the chairs were locally made,

then primed and top coated for durability.

The excitement of regatta row will climax with a chair auction at the regatta Field at general clinton park on Sat-urday, May 28 at 6 p.m. to ben-efit the Jericho arts council. advance bids may be made by calling 917-374-9383. Last year the bidding was fierce and fun at the auction.

The artists whose work will be exhibited are: don Bonker, donna Brisco, Linda cook deVona, pat cristelli, christie droz, cindy Johnson, Jennifer France, Tim France, christine giuliano, Birte Jorgensen, karyn Meyer-Berthel, cyndy weeks, christopher L wright, camille Leleux, katlyn Mul-lin, Marilyn Forrest, rachel

hares, harpo hardt, and the art group “calm-unity.”

Sponsorship of Bainbridge chamber of commerce, golden artist colors, John’s garage and many local mer-chants make it possible for families and friends to gather in the spirit of joy through art. The Jac website lists the vol-unteer musicians, artists and businesses who make the Jeri-cho arts council’s “Street art Fest” possible.

in case of rain, event will be in Town hall Theater. in-formation is available online at www.jerichoarts.com, or by calling 967-8814 or emailing jacarttrail@gmail.com.

House of Consignment Looks to Help Area Cancer PatientsuNadiLLa - The house

of consignment of unadilla is collecting donated items to create care packages to be distributed to area cancer patients.

The following list of ac-ceptable and helpful items has been compiled with the

assistance of knowledgeable individuals: ginger ale, water bottles with lid/straw, fleece throw, deck of cards, nail file, stress ball, lip balm, hand san-itizer, sift ginger candy, lemon heads/life savers, ginger snaps cookies, pen and notepad/journal, small kleenex packs,

fuzzy socks, encouragement bookmark/magnet, unscented lotion, calming teas, crayons, adult coloring books. By sim-ply donating one or more of these items, you could make a huge difference in someone’s life.

The house of consignment

has also been busy making port pillows to distribute as well. port pillows have a Vel-cro enclosure that secures to a seatbelt. They are to be posi-tioned over the port to provide some comfort from the seat-belt strap.

B-G BOE to Meet May 5BaiNBridge - The Bainbridge-guilford central School

will hold a Board of education Meeting on Thursday, May 5 in the guilford School cafeteria at 6:30 p.m.

Afton BOE to Hold Budget Hearing May 5

aFTON - The afton cen-tral School district will hold its 2016/2017 Budget hearing on Thursday, May 5, at 7 p.m. it will be held in the board-room directly across from the district office. Visitors are asked to use the entrance on Sand St. for the meeting. immediately following the Budget hearing, the regular monthly meeting will begin.

district residents are invit-ed to attend to obtain informa-

tion concerning the proposed school budget for 2016/2017. Voting on this budget, vehicle referendum and one member of the Board of education will take place on Tuesday, May 17, from 11 a.m. until 9 p.m. in the lobby at the main entrance of the school.

The second (Special) meet-ing of the month will be held on Thursday, May 19. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. in the boardroom.

Sidney Center Improvement Group to Meet May 10

SidNey ceNTer - The Sidney center improvement group will hold their monthly meeting on Tuesday, May 10 at 6:30 p.m. at the Maywood historical depot. all are welcome. For more information, call 301-0479.

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hind a given blaze. extending the reach of his

community-minded efforts, Baker is an active member of the Sidney rotary club and has been for years. he is even presently the club’s president-elect, meaning Baker is right now having to attend very specific training sessions and conferences in the lead up to what will be his 2016-17 term as club president.

Baker’s sister, katherine Burton, first nominated him

last year for the honor of citi-zen of the year; the winning citizen was then determined by a vote amongst members of the Sidney chamber of com-merce. Though announce-ment of the honor was made in recent weeks, Baker will be formally recognized at the chamber’s June 3 celebratory dinner and ceremony, to be held at the Sidney elk’s club. details on the dinner will be forthcoming in future editions of the TTN.

LAYOFFS Continuedof inflexibility and red tape…This is why i immediately in-tervened with dOd top brass on behalf of the company and its workers.”

also in his statement, Schumer called upon the dod to work with the corporation in developing a plan to re-turn amphenol employees to work. Schumer said in terms of action, he had spoken with principal deputy assistant Secretary for acquisition, alan esteves, as well as air Force Lt. general andrew Busch, director of the de-fense Logistics agency, to de-vise and then enact said plan.

“The dod needs to work with amphenol to address the sup-ply and testing issues so these workers can get back to work aSap. The dod’s leadership must monitor this situation closely and prioritize working with amphenol in order to prevent the loss of any addi-tional jobs,” said Schumer. a plan outlining corrective mea-sures would likely include re-sourcing the connector components from approved facilities and re-qualifying the necessary to-grade speci-fications of said components.

Following the layoff an-nouncement, Sidney’s May-

or Matviak was quoted in Oneonta’s The Daily Star as saying that he hoped the layoffs were “a bump in the road” and that he was “hoping for the best [because] any time you have layoffs, it creates un-easiness in the community.”

in Senator Schumer’s state-ment he hinted that more was at stake than just jobs lost, suggesting that Amphenol at large was taking a production hit because of the stop-ship order and that, resultant of that and given that Amphenol is one of the world’s top five connector manufacturers, the supply and distribution chain

could feel far-rippling ef-fects. Schumer indicated that the company stood to sustain damages in the form of weak-ened business relationships as well, if the problem isn’t resolved soon.

Stakes are also high inso-far as the county and the state worked to funnel millions of dollars in grant money into amphenol in an effort to keep the major employer in Sidney after the 2011 flood. Though amphenol’s headquarters are based in connecticut, the Sid-ney plant represents a fiscal lifeline for not just its employ-ees, but the town itself.

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MAYACTIVITIES AND MEALS

May ActivitiesMondays: Mobile DMV, 10 a.m.-3

p.m. (*closed 12-12:30p.m.)Visit the Mobile dMV to

obtain non driver identifica-tions, driver’s licenses, and registrations.

Tuesdays: *Walk-In Breakfast* 8

a.m.–9:30 a.m. Made to order just the way

you like! we offer a variety of menu items and a great group of folks to visit with!

Senior Stretch Chair Ex-ercises 8:45 a.m.-9:30 a.m.

come and be motivated by this group led by Val Laclair.

Wednesdays: *Walk-In Soup and Sand-

wich Bar* 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Crafters Group 9 a.m.-11 a.m.

come by to share your tal-ents, time, and projects.

Thursdays: Acrylic Painting Class 9

a.m.-11 a.m. develop your creative side

with instructor Fran Bromley. *Golden Griddle* 10:30

a.m.-12 p.m. (Walk-Ins Welcome!)

choose from a variety of made to order breakfast or lunch items. Our May Special is your choice of a western omelet with toasted garlic bread or a Mexican omelet with corn bread and a side of cheesy hash browns, fruit and a beverage. each entrée on our menu is served with hash browns, fruit, juice, milk, and coffee or tea.

BINGO for Prizes May 5 and 19 at 11:45 a.m.

Bring a dried good or small item to share as a prize! No money or reservation is nec-essary to play.

(New) Bonesaver Exercise Class 1:15- 2:15 p.m.

Fridays: *Bring a new friend to en-

joy a complimentary meal! *Walk-In Burger and

Soup Bar* 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Wii Play and Practice: 12:30-1 p.m.

Gentle Tai Chi with Lin-da Phelps, 9- 10 a.m.

Eastern Broome Hiking Group Information

Monday, May 2, 12:30 p.m. come to our first meeting

to learn about our new walk-ing/hiking group! walking/hiking enthusiast Mary Lou Mcphail will share useful tips about proper dress, equipment and supplies to help you pre-pare for our first adventure.

Center Trip to Cooperstown

Wednesday, May 4 Finance and Officer’s

Meeting Wednesday, May 4, 9:30

a.m.AARP Safe Driver Class

(Please Reserve) May 5 and 6, 5- 8:30 p.m.

a homemade soup and sandwich bar will be avail-able on May 5 and a burger bar will be available on May 6 during your dinner break.

Mothers’ and Ladies’ day Luncheon with Troubadour

Friday, May 6, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Join us as we honor the women who are special to us! we will begin the day with goodies at 10 a.m. followed by a sharing time to reflect on our mothers, daughters and other important women who have made a difference in our lives. all women who attend will receive a special gift. enjoy your choice of fish Flo-rentine or chicken with cran-berry and peach crisp dessert. after lunch, enjoy a relaxing performance by John Quinn. a burger bar will be available as well and there is no reser-vation needed to enjoy the burger bar!

Senior Center Site Coun-cil Meeting

Wednesday, May 11, 10:30 a.m.

Evening Dining with Dan and Lea

Thursday, May 12, 4 p.m. we are serving your choice

of liver or halupki complete with banana cream pie for dessert. rSVp by noon, wed. May 11.

Veterans Twin Tier Hon-or Flight 2016

Monday, May 16, 12:30 p.m.

Volunteer, gerry winfield will present information and a video about the upcoming honorary flight of 2016. The flight date will be determined soon!

Annual Plant Sale Wednesday, May 18, 10:30

a.m. BBQ Chicken Luncheon Wednesday, May 18, 12

p.m. picnic season is here! we

are serving rotisserie chicken, macaroni salad, baked beans and strawberry shortcake. rSVp by noon, Tuesday, May 17. *homemade soup and sandwich bar will also be available from 11:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. No reservations are necessary for the soup and sandwich bar.*

“Spring Has Sprung” with Naturalist Photographer

Wednesday, May 18, 12:30 p.m.

View a colorful presenta-tion of spring photos taken by naturalist photographer, rick Marsi.

Horse Racing with Bon-nie Hill

Monday, May 23, 10 a.m. Coping With Vision

Changes (A.V.R.E.) Wednesday, May 25, 12:30

p.m. Evening Dining and Bin-

go for Prizes Thursday, May 26, 4 p.m. enjoy chicken cordon bleu

and lemon meringue pie. Try your luck at bingo at 5:15 pm; just bring an item to be used as a prize. please rSVp by noon, wed. May 25.

Mark Your June Calendar

June 4: (Sat.) rummage and Bake Sale, 9 a.m.- 1 p.m.

June 9: honoring Long Term relationships with rev-erend a. Suggs and accor-dionist david hores, 4- 6:30 p.m.

June 16: evening dining with New appalachia, 4 p.m.

June 22: OFa Senior picnic at SuNy Broome, 10 a.m.- 2 p.m.

June 30: evening dining with cellar yellers, 4 p.m.

May Lunch Menucall 693-2069 to rSVp

reservations are needed by noon 1 day in advance. Menu

is subject to change.*No reservations necessary

for starred events.**Breakfast served every Tuesday, 8-9:30 a.m.*

May 2: Tuna Noodle casserole and Fruit cocktail.

May 3: Vegetable Omelet or Sausage with peppers.

May 4: roast pork with gravy and Sherbet cup.

May 5: *golden griddle* -May Special is your choice of western or Mexican Omelet.

May 6: Mothers’ day Observance: Fish Florentine or chicken with cranberry and peach crisp.

May 9: chicken ala king over Biscuit and Sugar cookie.

May 10: Beef Stroganoff and peanut Butter Brownie.

May 11: halupki or chicken with pineapple and pears.

May 12: *golden griddle* - evening dining, 4 p.m. (Liver or halupki and Banana cream pie).

May 13: Beer Battered Fish or Salisbury Steak and reduced Sugar Strawberry pudding or *pub Burger Bar.*

May 16: Baked Ziti parme-san and apricot halves.

May 17: Liver with Onions or chicken Marengo and cinnamon applesauce.

May 18: BBQ chicken Luncheon: rotisserie chicken and Strawberry Shortcake.

May 19: roast Beef with gravy and chocolate pudding.

May 20: Broiled Fish with Lemon or honey Lime chicken and ice cream cup.

May 23: herb Baked chicken Breast and Tropical Fruit.

May 24: pub Burger or egg Salad Sandwich and pineap-ples and Mandarin Oranges.

May 25: grandma’s Meat-loaf and chocolate cake with Vanilla Frosting.

May 26: *golden griddle* - evening dining, 4 p.m. (chicken cordon Bleu and Lemon Meringue pie).

May 27: Breaded Fish or BBQ chicken Breast and Oatmeal cookie or *pub Burger Bar.*

May 30: center is closed for Memorial day.

May 31: Macaroni and cheese and Banana.

cLiP & saVe For May

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Letters to the Editor are appreciated. However, because of space and subject considerations we are limited in the number of letters we can publish. All letters must be signed and represent the opinion of the letter writer and not necessarily that of the newspaper. The deadline for

submitting a Letter to the Editor is Monday at 4 p.m. of the current week.

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Chicken Barbecue54th YEAR!

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Unadilla CofC Honors Wakeman Construction & Community Food Pantry at Annual DinneruNadiLLa-The unadilla

chamber of commerce hon-ored wakeman construction as its “2016 Business of the year” along with the un-adilla Food pantry for “com-mitment to community” at their annual dinner, held on Sunday, april 17 at the un-adilla First united Methodist church.

doreen wakeman spoke on behalf of the wakeman business, founded by Bud wakeman. wakeman con-struction provides all phases of construction, employing dedicated and hard workers throughout all aspects of proj-

ects both large and small. do-reen included remarks about her husband Jim, praising his unfaltering work ethic and noting the pride he takes in having jobs done on time. do-reen also mentioned that her husband is counted by many in the community as a true friend.

Sue Barnes spoke on the unadilla Food pantry, which was started by her mother, Florence Browning. Barnes shared how her mother first became convinced of the need for a food pantry in the community in the 70’s, af-ter witnessing the Otsego

county Office for the aging serve lunches at the Method-ist church.  Barnes recalled how it started small, with the local church families donat-ing food along with govern-ment surplus non-perishables for those in need. in the years since, the pantry has been blessed with grants, vol-unteers, and of course mem-bers of the community who continue to give generously of their food and funds as the operation expands.

recently, in anticipation of the april 17 recognition cer-emony and dinner, the pre-ceptor Beta kappa chapter

of Beta Sigma phi of Sidney took up a collection of non-perishable food items; on the night of the event, four bags full of food were presented to the food pantry by glo-ria Meenan, representing the chapter.

Both honorees received from the chamber a certifi-cate of recognition along with a framed copy of their re-spective newspaper story, as featured recently in The Tri-Town News. chamber presi-dent Jackie carey presented these to each recipient.

assemblyman clifford crouch and doug cannistra,

representing Senator Seward, attended and presented cita-tions to the evening’s hon-orees. congressman chris gibson was unable to attend, though also provided congrat-ulatory certificates to each.

The chamber expresses appreciation to all the busi-nesses that provided door prizes for the evening.   The unadilla First united Meth-odist church members served a delicious roast beef and tur-key dinner.

Officers and directors of the unadilla chamber are president, Jackie carey; Vice president, Tracey Sherwood;

Secretary, anna ritchey and Treasurer, Sue Mott.

directors serving for 2016 are Linda Bickos, Lois green, gerry palmer, Sue Mott and anna ritchey. Serving though 2017 will be Jackie carey, rich rudolph, Tracey Sher-wood, John rudolph and kate andrews. Serving through 2018 will be Tamara kiss, karen cappiello, ed Frazier, Stacey Frazier and donald Tuttle.

BUSINESS OF THE YEAR AWARD WAS presented to the Wakemans by Chamber President, Jackie Carey. Carey is pictured (right), along with Jim and Jesse Wakeman. Jim and Jesse were also presented with shovels donated by Ames Company and engraved by J & M Trophies, courtesy of the Chamber.

UNADILLA FOOD PANTRY RECEIVES COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY AWARD from President Jackie Carey, along with a check for $200 to the pantry. Pictured (l-r) are Howard and Gloria Hall and Claudia Jenkins with President Carey.

Sidney Jazz Ensemble Finds Success in Oneida

SidNey – On Friday, March 4, the BgS Jazz ex-press competed in 29th an-nual Oneida Jazz Festival. They delivered a solid per-formance, and in addition to receiving many positive com-ments from the judges, they also earned a well-deserved silver award.

Special kudos go to Sam Bagley and Jp dewey, daniel

Norris, Thomas petrutoni and alan Stevens, for receiving all-star status at the festival.

congratulations goes out to everyone on an excellent job, and stay tuned for future information, as the ensemble prepares to perform for a ma-jor performance in april at the apollo Theater in New york city!

The five boys pictured received All-Star Honors at the 29th Annual Oneida Jazz Festival. Recipients were se-lected by a panel of judges, based on their overall perfor-mance in the class of competition for the day.This year, the recipients were JP Dewey (piano), Daniel Norris (drum set), Alan Stevens (guitar), Samuel Bagley (trom-bone), and Thomas Petrutoni (trumpet). Congratulations to all band members for a job well done.

Tri-Town News — Thursday, April 28, 2016 — 7

oBituaries

In Memory of Harry French, Jr.

1936-2014Those we love don’t go away,

They walk beside us every day.

Unseen, unheard, but always near.Still loved, still missed,

and very dear.

You will always be in our hearts.Happy birthday in heaven.

Love,Your wife & family

Bernard F. TheobaldBernard (“Bernie”) F.

Theobald, 80, passed away peacefully in Ocala, Fla., sur-rounded by his loving family on Tuesday, april 26, 2016.

Bernie was born in rome, N.y. and was predeceased by his parents, adelbert and helen Theobald, and his first wife, Beverly. Bernie married patricia akullian on June 21, 1987. Bernie enjoyed golf, kayaking, traveling, spending time with family, and was a member of St. John the Bap-tist catholic church in dun-nellon, Fla.

Bernie was a devoted fam-ily man, always putting fam-ily first. he attended The New york State college for Teachers in albany, where he earned Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees, as well as a certificate of School admin-istration. after graduation, Bernie served in the u.S. Ma-rine corps reserve. Bernie began his education career as a Social Studies teacher and assistant principal at Shaker Junior high in colonie. he then became a principal for the Sidney central School district from 1965-1990. during that time, Bernie was very active in the community, serving on the boards of dela-ware county Mental health, Sidney Library, Sidney hos-pital, community chest (now united way), delaware county cornell cooperative extension, Sidney chamber of commerce, Next-to-New, and The Sidney golf and country club. in addition to his community service, Ber-nie was an active member of the Sacred heart catholic church. in 2014, Bernie was inducted into the Sidney cen-tral School alumni associa-tion wall of Fame-For distin-guished alumni & educators for his exemplary Leadership in education & community Service.

in 2007, pat and Bernie relocated from Sidney to dunnellon, Fla. where they built a home by the beautiful rainbow river. Bernie is sur-vived by his loving wife of 29 years, patricia Theobald; his children, karen S. Theobald of Ft. Myers, Fla.; kelley a. dorrill and her husband Mark of dunwoody, ga.; keith d. Theobald and his wife Terri of Sidney; kevin B. Theo-bald and his wife kate of holly Springs, N.c.; Laura d’agostino and her husband Matthew of Sudbury, Mass.; Jennifer akullian avery and her husband Mark of San Francisco, calif.; Lisa gentry and her husband Benjamin of grovetown, ga.; nine ador-ing grandchildren, Michael and elizabeth dorrill, Brad and Sarah Theobald, cam-eron Theobald, anna and kimberly gentry, asher and Maizie d’agostino. Bernie is also survived by four sib-lings, Bruce Theobald and his wife Mary of Vestal; donna cluse and her husband wil-liam of Southport, N.c.; pat abrams, and Suzanne elston of gainesville, Fla., as well

as several special nieces and nephews.

in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: Hospice of Marion County, 3231 Sw 34th avenue, Ocala Fla. 34474 or (hospice of your choice), or The National Parkin-son Foundation, 200 Se 1st Street, Suite 800 Miami, Fla. 33131

please contact ch Landers Funeral home in Sidney, Ny for arrangements: 563-3545 or landersfh.com.

Allen M. NunleywaLTON - allen Nunley

was born on January 6, 1969 in dayton, Ohio. On May 10, 1995 he married Lisa Bowker. he served in the uS army during the gulf war. he was employed by Tom’s Tire Barn of walton for many years be-fore retiring due to illness.

allen will be remembered for his great sense of humor, his love of animals, his love of fishing, his great drawing skills, his big heart and espe-cially his love of his family. he loved “cruisin’” in his car and listening to the oldies.

he is survived by his loving family, his wife: Lisa; three daughters: amber Nunley Bey of Ohio; Trisha Bowker of walton; kristina Nunley of walton; and two sons: dustin Bowker of N.c.; allen Nunley Jr. of walton; grandchildren: destiny, avianna, gabriella and Benjamin; his mother, kandy Nunley gamble; sister: april Sanders and two broth-ers: Brian Nunley, and edward Nunley, both of Ohio. he is also survived by many nieces, nephews and cousins in Ohio and N.y. he was predeceased by his father, Michael Nunley.

Services will be held pri-vately at the convenience of the family. arrangements are with courtney Funeral home, walton. condolences to the family may be made online by visiting www.courtneyfh.com.

Gerald Hans SchumannBayONNe, N.J. - ger-

ald hans Schumann, 85, of Bayonne, N.J., passed away peacefully on Monday, april 11, 2016, at Bayonne Medical center.

korean war veteran, elec-trical engineer, professor at the college of Staten island

gerald was born in Sche-nectady on July 31, 1930, to german immigrant parents. he grew up in Sidney, gradu-

ated from Sidney high School in 1948, and resided in Staten island for many years before moving to Bayonne in 2000.

a lifelong scholar and lover of learning, gerald earned a B.S. from penn State univer-sity in electrical engineering in 1956, a M.ed. in secondary education and physics from Ohio university, an M.a. from columbia university in international education, and a certificate of advanced Stud-ies from Nyu.

gerald was a korean war veteran, serving as an active duty member of the united States army from 1948 to 1952. he then served in the army reserve until 1963. Trained as a Special Forc-es reserve paratrooper, he made several international peace and friendship airborne jumps. gerald was an advo-cate for world peace. he also served 20 years with the N.y. guard and N.y. guardsmen, Staten island, being promoted to honorary colonel and re-ceiving the Lifetime achieve-ment award in 2006.

in response to president kennedy’s inaugural address, gerald joined the peace corps and served in cameroon for two years, and was most proud of sponsoring three of his students for attendance at american graduate Schools to advance their respective studies. he later returned to cameroon in 2002, where he was so touched when an in-formation Technology center in his name was dedicated at the golden Jubilee of Ombe Technical high School.

upon returning from cam-eroon, he began his career as an electrical engineer. he then became a mathematics and physics teacher for 20 years in the New york city high School System, receiving the uFT ely Trachtenberg award for outstanding service. upon retirement, he became a pro-fessor at the college of Staten island, enjoying that role for 20 years until 1988.

gerald was a lifelong mem-ber of the american Legion, korean war Veterans, and was also a member of the VFw Joyce herbert post 226, Bayonne. he started running at 49 and completed the Nyc Marathon 19 times. gerald was a longtime runner with the Staten island athletic club. he also enjoyed tria-thalons, skiing, dancing, travel and german singing with the rheinischer Sangerbund.

he was an active member of grace Lutheran church, Bayonne.

gerald’s mission in life was to know that he made a dif-ference in someone’s life and to leave this world in better shape. his mottos were “pray for peace - Never give up - airborne all the way.”

gerald is survived by his devoted wife, charlotte (nee guarine); his loving daughter, ingrid adams (Bob) of Se-attle; his stepchildren, anna, dominic and gina restuc-cio; his stepgrandson, Joseph Brown; and his brother, rolf Schumann.

a memorial service was held on Saturday, april 23 at grace Lutheran church of Bayonne, N.J. in lieu of flow-ers, donations in gerald’s hon-or may be made to the Staten island athletic club Scholar-ship Fund, www.statenislan-dac.org or Friends of aidS Orphans in africa (FadOa), www.fadoa.org.

arrangements were made by Bayonne Memorial home, inc. condolences may be re-ceived at www.bayonneme-morialhome.com.

Robert E. Lee, Sr.robert e. Lee, Sr. passed

away peacefully on april 14, 2016 at the age of 90. The son of wilbur and Florence Lee, as well as ruthe Lee, he is survived by his wife of 65 years, Judith; sons, robert, John (James Byers) and Ste-ven; grandchildren, Matthew, Nathan, Megan and kathryn; two brothers, Burdette and Thomas; and his dog, Miss Molly Lee.

robert grew up in Bain-bridge and graduated with the BcS class of 1943. he then joined the Navy at the age of 17. upon returning at the close of world war ii, he graduated from SuNy cortland and Ni-agara university and went on to own and operate the robert e. Lee insuring agency in Ni-agara Falls for more than 50 years.

a long time resident of Lewiston, Ny, robert was a member, elder and Trustee of the First presbyterian church; a town councilman; a charter member of the Lewiston ki-wanis club; and participated in boards including the Lew-iston Free Library and the Spca.

Many will remember rob-ert for his love of sports in-cluding racket ball, tennis, golf, skiing and the smoking of cigars. he was also known for his carpentry skills. how-ever, family and friends will not soon forget the warm and welcoming smile robert shared whenever you met.

The family requests that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the First presby-terian church of Lewiston, 505 cayuga St., Lewiston, Ny 14092. a service to celebrate robert’s life will be held on Saturday, May 21, at 11 a.m. in the First presbyterian church of Lewiston. arrangements have been entrusted to hardi-son Funeral home, N. Fourth & ridge Sts. Lewiston, N.y. please visit www.hardison-funeralhomes.com for online condolences.

Adrianne (Decker) JohnsSidNey - adrianne Lee

(decker) Johns, 37, passed away on Sunday, april 17, 2016. She was born on July 23, 1978 in Sidney. She graduated from Franklin central School with the class of 1996 and went on to attend utica School of commerce for business accounting.

adrianne is survived by: her beloved children, Brian and raegen Johns of Frank-lin; father, kenneth and glo-

ria decker of Franklin; moth-er, Lorenda Lambrecht of Franklin; sister, kendra and Brad Beers of Noble, Okla.; brother, Joshua and Nicole Lambrecht of Franklin; sis-ter, Jennifer and Jason casey of enfield, conn.; sister, Jes-sie Bolson and kerry wallace of Syracuse; nine nieces and nephews; many aunts, uncles and cousins, and great-grand-mother, Martha Fullington.

She was predeceased by her grandparents, Floyd and carol decker and robert and delo-res kingsbury.

Services will be private and at the convenience of the fam-ily. condolences and memo-ries may be shared with the family online at www.lander-sfh.com.

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

Gerald W. MacGibbonwaLTON - gerald (Jerry)

w. Macgibbon, 81, of walton, passed away on april 19, 2016 at Fox Nursing home, Oneon-ta following a brief illness.

Jerry was born on February 19, 1935 in walton, the son of the late donald and Maude Macgibbon. after graduating from walton central School in 1952, he spent four years in the united States army before going to work at S. J. Bailey, the walton water company as superintendent, and finally, owner of J & e distributors, selling Malco automotive chemicals until his retire-ment. On October 6, 1956 he married eleanor craig.

Jerry is survived by his lov-ing family: his wife, eleanor; daughter, Brenda (Scotty) gladstone of east Meredith; sons, Brian Macgibbon of afton and Bruce (kimber) Macgibbon of portland, Ore.; brother, clyde Macgibbon of Texas; sister, alta holley of Fla.; sister-in-laws, Betty Macgibbon, audrey Macgib-bon, and Jean Macgibbon; grandchildren Jessica Mac-gibbon, conner Macgibbon and kayleigh Macgibbon; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.

he was predeceased by his brothers, richard (elizabeth), glen, John (Barbara), ray-mond, robert; and sisters, Jean (Floyd) Musson and Ja-net (richard) Fletcher.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, april 30 at 2 p.m. at the courtney Funeral home, 25 Townsend Street, walton with reverend darius Mojallali officiating. There will be no calling hours.

Memorial contributions in Jerry’s memory may be made to the walton Fire department and eMS, 61 west Street, walton, N.y. 13856. condo-lences to the family may be made online by visiting www.courtneyfh.com.

Clifford A. WearneaFTON - graveside ser-

vices with military honors for clifford wearne, who passed away on March 11, will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, april 30 in eastside cem-

etery, afton. a gathering will follow in Foster park.

Roger W. DemingSidNey - roger wesley

deming, 92, of Sidney, passed away peacefully on Sunday, april 17, 2016 at the New york State Veterans home of Ox-ford. roger was born on au-gust 27, 1923, son of the late william and goldie (weid-man) deming in New Lisbon.

he enlisted in the united States army in May 1946 and served his country un-til his honorable discharge in November 1947. roger was a farmer as well as the guilford Town Supervisor. he went on to work for the chenango county highway department, retiring as rights away agent. he was mar-ried to Linnea dahl on Octo-ber 18, 1947; she predeceased him december 20, 2002. he later married eunice “Nikki” Fitzgerald on april 17, 2004; she predeceased him May 2, 2015.

roger was a member of the guilford Fire department and emergency Squad, the Mt. upton Lions club; the guil-ford rod and gun club and both the guilford and Sidney united Methodist churches.

roger is survived by his two children: daughter, carla (cliff) peck of Mt. upton; son, alan (Betty) deming of waupun, wis.; grandchildren: robert (heather) peck; cheri (alan) hess; Brian peck; danny (Terri) deming and dustin (Janell) deming; step-grandchildren: greg (Mel) Neumaier; kathy Jowett; Nick Neumaier and Jonathan Neu-maier; great-grandchildren: casey peck; Lauren peck; Tia peck; Jordan hess; Macken-zie hess; Madisyn peck; Tay-lor peck; collin deming; No-lan deming; carter deming and Lucy deming; step-great-grandchildren: derek and dylan Slotty; Skye Jowett; kendra and gage Neumaier and harbor gilbertson; step-children: gordon Fitzgerald; karen Blackford; dale green and James Fitzgerald; as well as several step-grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Friends called on Thurs-day, april 21 at c.h. Land-ers Funeral chapel of Sidney. Funeral services were held on Friday, april 22 at the Sidney united Methodist church with rev. Thomas pullyblank, pas-tor, officiating. Burial with military honors followed in greenlawn cemetery, Bain-bridge. in lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be directed to the Sidney united Methodist church.

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

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

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It’s Time for DelawareCounty’s LEICC Meeting (LEICC-Local Early Invention Coordinating Council)

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Donald E. BaileyBaiNBridge - a cel-

ebration of Life for donald e. Bailey, who passed away on March 31, will be held on Saturday, april 30 at 2:30 p.m. at the circle drive alliance church in Sidney. There will be a family greeting and visi-tation time from 1 p.m. until the time of service at 2:30 p.m.

in lieu of flowers, the fam-ily requests memorial dona-tions be made to the circle drive alliance church or to catskill area hospice & pal-liative care. condolences and memories may be shared on-line at www.landersfh.com.

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

Perry W. SheltonTrOuT creek - perry w.

Shelton, 97, passed away on Friday, april 22, 2016 at the N.y. State Veterans home in Oxford. he was born on au-gust 4, 1918 in cassville, Mo. to carl L. and effie (wilson).

perry was a veteran of the uS Navy aboard the uSS Sol-ey 707, and during the korean

war aboard the uSS daley 519.

On October 22, 1960, he was married to Theresa cribbs. They shared 38 years of marriage, during which they enjoyed traveling exten-sively. They visited china, russia, australia, New Zea-land, great Britain and eu-rope, as well as 47 of the 50 states. Theresa predeceased him in 1999.

perry was an active mem-ber of the local community. he served as Supervisor of the Town of Tompkins from 1958-1993 and 2004-2007, as well as the delaware county Budget director for fourteen years. in 2007, he received the Lifetime achievement award from the Board of Supervisors.

he was president of the catskill water Shed corp. until 2008 and chaired the coalition of watershed towns from 1991 to 1997, spending 250 meetings in negotiations with the city of New york. perry was president and co-Founder of the Sidney Federal credit union from 1955 to 1982, a founder of the Trout creek Fire company and a 66-year member of the Ma-sonic Lodge.

he was celebrated as the delaware county citizen of the year in 1976, the repub-lican of the year, and in 2008, the Town of Tompkins Town hall was dedicated in his name.

in addition to his volun-teerism, perry authored two books: “recollections of the Town of Tompkins” and “Tompkins: The First 200 years.”

perry is survived by: two

daughters: Barbara Finnerty (peter pearson) of unadilla; and phyllis (Joe) reynolds of Trout creek; six grandchil-dren: Michelle (ronald) ellis, Loreen (Brian) gebelein, ali-cia (Michael) collins, robert (carol) reynolds, Jolie (John) demeo, and Lynne (Steven) VanValkenburg; fourteen great-grandchildren and ten great-great-grandchildren.

Friends called on wednes-day, april 27 at c.h. Landers Funeral chapel of Sidney. a Mass of christian Burial was celebrated on Thursday, april 28 at Sacred heart church of Sidney with Fr. Bernard Osei ampong presiding. Burial with military honors followed in prospect hill cemetery, Sidney.

in lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be directed to the Trout creek Fire dept. and emergency Squad, pO Box 71 Trout creek, N.y. 13847 or to the Sidney Veterans Memorial park association, c/o Sidney community Foundation, pO Box 333 Sidney, N.y. 13838. condolences and memories may be shared online at www.landersfh.com.

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

Richard JankowskiOXFOrd - richard

Jankowski, 66, of Oxford passed away on Thursday, april 21, 2016. he was born on June 11, 1949 in Jackson heights, son of the late Mat-thew and genevieve (kucien-

ski) Jankowski.he graduated from Mt.

upton central School and at-tended college at dutchess community college. in 1969, shortly after graduating, he was drafted into the uS air Force. he served his country at various stations. he espe-cially enjoyed his time in Tur-key, which inspired his love of the architecture. he was hon-orably discharged in 1974 and went on to receive his Bach-elor’s degree in architecture from Nyu.

On January 15, 1983, he was married to caroline henrik-sen and they made their home in Oxford. he worked for a variety of companies through-out his career, including the port authority of New york and New Jersey. his signature architectural feature was arch-ways; every design had to have one, including his own home.

rich was a member of the Norwich american Legion. he greatly enjoyed hunt-ing and was a member of the Nra. he loved music and had an impressive record collec-tion. rich delighted in enter-taining and throwing parties, and was always an attentive host.

richard is survived by: his wife of 33 years, caroline Jankowski; three children: regina, June and Jonathan Jankowski; two step-daugh-ters, alanna Simpson and dawn Mccall; sister, Lil-lian Finger as well as many friends.

in addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his brother, eugene Jankowski.

Friends called on Monday, april 25 at c.h. Landers Fu-neral chapel of Sidney. Fu-neral services were held at the funeral chapel. Burial with military honors followed in Maplewood cemetery, Mt. upton. in lieu of flowers, me-morial donations may be di-

rected to the american cancer Society at www.cancer.org.

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

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

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Sidney Center Improvement Group to Host a ‘Your Lucky Day’ Auction, May 1

SidNey ceNTer The Sidney center improvement group is holding a “your Lucky day auction” on Sun-day, May 1 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Sidney center Fire hall. The money raised at this event will support the Sidney center Library, the Maywood historical Train depot, and the hamlet’s ongoing beautifi-cation projects.

The Sidney center im-provement group (Scig) is an entirely volunteer-based com-munity organization dedi-cated to enhancing the quality of life in and around the ham-let of Sidney center. To ac-complish this mission, Scig focuses on three main areas: community events, beautifica-tion projects, and clean-water outreach. we celebrated our first ten years in 2015. The an-nual Tractor parade held each September is an event that at-tracts more and more people each year.

The family-friendly May 1 event is taking place along side the Spring chicken BBQ sponsored by the Sidney cen-

ter Fire department. it will be modeled on a chinese auc-tion and will feature a wide array of items donated by lo-cal businesses and individu-als. all sorts of unique items including gift certificates, art objects, and themed-baskets for all ages will be awaiting the day’s lucky winners.

in addition to the firemen’s delicious BBQ, there will be free yummy baked goods to enjoy as you peruse the bas-kets and all the rest while de-ciding where to deposit your (fingers-crossed) winning tickets. please note that you do not have to be present for the drawing; all winners will be notified later that day.

Scig members will be on hand all day to welcome ev-eryone and to share details of their volunteer efforts to make Sidney center the special hamlet that it is in this part of delaware county.

For further information please visit either Scig’s website, www.scigny.org, or Facebook page, www.face-book.com/scigny.

Local Literary Volunteers to Host Scrabble Fest

SidNey – The Literacy Volunteers of Otsego and delaware counties will be holding a Scrabble Fest at the Sidney Memorial public Library on Saturday, June 4 from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Teams of two to four people will show off their linguis-tic prowess in a battle for the highest point total and most inventive, well-placed words.

There is a ten dollar, per person registration fee, with

the option to purchase two golden tiles for an additional five dollars per team. anyone wishing to register for this fun and wordy fest should send a team name (including the names of individual team members) to LVOdc, pO Box 722, Oneonta, N.y., 13820 be-fore May 27. Or, for further information, anyone inter-ested should call 287-0036 or email lvodc607@gmail.com.

Bainbridge Historical Society to Meet & Discuss Historical Homes

BaiNBridge – The Bainbridge historical Society will meet on Thursday, May 5 at 38 South Main St. to learn about some of the older houses in Bainbridge. amanda Ster-ling, a Bg graduate and can-didate for a Master of arts in Museum Studies degree from Syracuse university, spent last

summer researching and tak-ing pictures of many houses in the Village. This program was snowed out in February, but we anticipate a nice spring evening in May. everyone is invited to learn more about the town’s local history at 7 p.m. on May 5.

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This week’s quote comes from winston churchill: “a lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.” it just goes to show that it does not pay to tell lies.

School News: have a great spring break everyone. The weather promises to be pret-ty good. when you all come back it will be May, and on Saturday, May 7 there will be SaT tests in the high school cafeteria beginning at 8 a.m. good luck to all students taking these tests. keep the following dates set on your calendars: the annual budget hearing will be at the high school library at 7 p.m. on Tuesday May 10 and the an-nual district meeting and elec-tion will take place in the high school auditorium lobby from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. on Tues-day, May 17. it’s time to think about next year’s budget and get out there and vote.

On the Farm: here on the farm we have been very busy

getting the ground ready for seeding; one field was done all in a day this past week. Lime was put on the ground in the morning and later disced in and cult-packed once before the seeding was placed on the ground with an air-flowed seeder before being disced again. The equipment was taken home in the evening when everything was done and parked to await its next job. it will soon be time for planting corn and chopping grass. Let’s hope we get some more spring rains to help the corn and grass grow; we don’t need more frosts like we had this past Sunday morning.

The cows were tested for milk production on Saturday morning and we had 137 cows with 127 milk samples taken to be sent to dairy One for testing of milk fat, protein and other solids, as well as the total milk production for each cow. we had no calves born this week, but have some due next and we will be on

the watch for them. as al-ways keep our farmers in your thoughts and hope for good weather for the planting sea-son and a good crop to come. we need farmers to help feed all our animals and people everywhere.

Birthday greetings: Be-fore we start our birthdays for this week, please keep in mind Bert Jump. Bert along with his family farmed on Beach hill rd. and produced maple syrup and maple prod-ucts for many years. Now, on Thursday, May 12, Bert will celebrate his 90th birthday. anyone wishing to send him birthday greetings, his ad-dress is willow point Nursing home, 3700 Old Vestal rd., Vestal, N.y., 13850, attn. Bert Jump room 122a west wing.

we have birthday greetings going out to Toni codding-ton on May 2; dwayne Scott and Larry Jump, Jr. on May 3; Bill Ostrander and Justin North on May 5; Mikey wag-ner and kathy ryan on May 6;

chuck Smith and austin Scott on May 7, and Betty wilcox on May 8. have a great day, everyone.

church News: adult Sun-day school will be held at 9:45 a.m., with regular church ser-vices at 11 a.m. Bible Study takes place at the church at 6:30 p.m. on Thursdays. Sat-urday, May 7 the Fransego american Baptist women Spring Basket Meeting will take place at the Burlington Baptist church. attendees should bring a bible and a dish to pass; drinks and des-sert will be provided. happy Mother’s day to all mothers on Sunday, May 8.

Saturday, May 21 there will be a women’s Fellowship Breakfast at the church from 8 a.m. until 11:30 a.m., with guest speaker karen cum-mings. have a great week, everyone.

Mary ruth Miller passed away april 18 in Bartlesville, Okla. Mary, along with her husband John, spent summers at their home on creighton rd.

chuck wade of providence, r.i. has been spending a few

days with his mother, aryln wade and aunt, ruth hoyt.

The Morris dancers were at the Major’s inn this past weekend and performed at various locations.

roberta halbert enjoyed a three-day bus trip to philadel-

phia, pa., taking in Longwood gardens, Mother earth Or-ganic Mushroom Farm (yeat-man & Sons), Valley Forge National historical park, One Liberty Observation deck and various other sites in the city.

don and cathy Osborne have returned home after two weeks visiting their daugh-ter debbie horth in Bra-denton, Fla. while there, daughter Shelley coyle and family of Frankfort, ky joined the family gathering.

Open House at the Major’s Inn is May 7

giLBerTSViLLe - Take a step back in time as you tour a 55 room Tudor style inn built in 1897. The Major’s inn welcomes you to their Open house on Saturday, May 7 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the

quaint Village of gilbertsville on route 51. guests will en-joy refreshments, as they take in the architectural beauty of this historic building. The Ma-jor’s inn is available to rent for all special events.

Additional Adult Volunteers Needed for Tri-Town Youth ClubSidNey – The newly

christened Tri-Town youth club, located on Liberty St. in the second floor of the civic center, is in immediate need of adult volunteers to staff their afterschool program-

ming. The club is looking for individuals willing to serve one or more day(s) a week and be on an on-call phone list. Volunteers would be respon-sible for playing and working with students from kindergar-

ten through sixth grade, do-ing things like helping with homework, playing board games, and overseeing arts and crafts activities.

Snacks are provided at the program and busing is avail-

able from the elementary school. anyone interested should call 563-2456 for fur-ther details.

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EVERY FRIDAY

Tri-County Senior Cen-ter - Mahjongg in room 207, Sidney civic center, 21 Lib-erty St., 10 a.m. information, call 226-6294.

Preschool LEGO Time - preschool LegO Time - Sid-ney Memorial public Library, 10:30 to 11 a.m.

unadilla community Food Bank - 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. unadilla Methodist church

Preschool Story Time - Sidney Memorial public Li-brary, 9:30 a.m., three to fi ve year olds and an adult, sing, read, make a craft

SATURDAY, APRIL 30

EVERY SATURDAYUnadilla Community

Food Bank - unadilla Meth-odist church, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; plus 6-7 p.m. on the third Saturday of the month; if school is closed, the food bank is closed

Otego community Food pantry - 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., unatego community church, Main St., Otego

Bainbridge Soup Kitchen - hot meal, soup, salad, sand-wich, dessert, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., First united Methodist church, N. Main St., Bain-bridge. all are welcome

Butternut Food Pantry - christ church, 166 Marion ave., gilbertsville, tel. 783-2267, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

FIRST SATURDAYOtego Community Food

Pantry Board will meet on the fi rst Saturday of each month at 9:30 a.m. until 11 a.m. at the food pantry in the unatego community church. New members welcome.

FIRST & THIRD SATURDAY

Food Pantry - Mt. upton Methodist church, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

SUNDAY, MAY 1Sidney Center Improve-

ment Group will hold an “it’s your Lucky day” auction from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Sidney center Fire hall

EVERY SUNDAYBainbridge Museum Open

- 2-4 p.m. or by appointment, call 967-8546 or 967-7159

FIRST SUNDAYalgonquin auto club

Meeting - 1:30 p.m., at Bain-bridge Museum

SECOND SUNDAYBingo - 1 p.m., Sidney

Moose Lodge

THIRD SUNDAYBainbridge Sportsmen’s

club Trap Shoot - starts at 1 p.m.

MONDAY, MAY 2

EVERY MONDAYTri-County Senior Cen-

ter - Mahjongg, room 207, Sidney civic center, 21 Lib-erty St. cards, games and lending library. For informa-tion, call 226-6294

Bainbridge Food Pantry -

8-10 a.m., Methodist church, 27 N. Main St., Bainbridge, rear entrance

Sidney Community Food Bank - 9:30-11:30 a.m., Sid-ney united Methodist church, Liberty St., main fl oor

Unadilla Community Food Bank - 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., unadilla Methodist church

Afton Interchurch Food Pantry - 5-7 p.m., afton united Methodist church

THIRD MONDAYAfton VFW Post 3529 -

Monthly meeting, 7:30 p.m. contact Jeff clinton at 639-1267 for more info

TUESDAY, MAY 3

EVERY TUESDAY

Kids Club - Sidney Me-morial public Library, public computing center, 3:30 to 5 p.m. ages 5 and up.

Our Daily Bread Food Pantry - 9 a.m. to noon, guilford united Method-ist church; for other hours, 895-6325

Afton Seniors Clubhouse - 9:30 a.m., afton Method-ist church, Spring St. call 639-1773 for information and weekly program

Preschool Story Time- 9:30 a.m., Sidney Memorial public Library, three to fi ve year olds and an adult. Sing, read, make a craft

FIRST & THIRD TUESDAYS

Music for Munchkins - Sidney Memorial public Library, Smart community room, 10:30 to 11:15 a.m., For children up to age 5

SECOND & FOURTH TUESDAYS

Pre-K Tech - 10:30 to 11:15 a.m., Sidney Memorial public Library, public computing center, children up to age 5

THIRD TUESDAYAfton Sertoma Club Din-

ner Meeting - St. ann’s epis-copal church, Main St., af-ton, 6:45 p.m.

Bainbridge Chamber of Commerce meeting - 7:30 a.m., Bob’s diner, 26 N. Main St., Bainbridge

WEDNESDAY, MAY 4Unadilla Rotary will host

a catholic charities Media-tor interest meeting a 6 p.m. in the wm. Bauer unadilla community center (formerly the Masonic Temple). Light refreshments will be served.

EVERY WEDNESDAY

Tri-County Senior Cen-ter- 9 - 11 a.m., volleyball in the gym at the Sidney civic center, 21 Liberty St., Sidney

Twilight Tales - Sidney Memorial public Library, 6:30 p.m. Songs and stories

LEGO Time - Sidney Me-morial Library, 3:30 to 5 p.m. all ages, preschool through school age

Afton Interchurch Food Pantry - 9-11 a.m., afton united Methodist church

TOpS #618 of unadilla - 9 a.m., unadilla Methodist church basement, use side door

Sidney Historical Room -open 4-6 p.m. or by appoint-

ment. Sidney civic center, room 218. For info, call Jo-elene, 563-1425

Volleyball for adult Men and women - all ages and skill levels are welcome, Sid-ney civic center gym, 9-11 a.m. a chance for fun and exercise. For information, call Joe Menzel at 563-1370

Otego historical Society - The history room, located at 6 river St., Otego, is open from 1 to 4 p.m.

EVERY SECOND WEDNESDAY

Tri-County Senior Cen-ter – monthly meeting at 10:30 a.m., in room 207 of civic center

SECOND & FOURTH WEDNESDAY

Mt. Upton Food Pantry - Mt. upton Methodist church 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

FOURTH WEDNESDAYAncestry-Genealogy Club

- Sidney Memorial public Li-brary meeting room. Bring own laptop or wiFi, 6-7:30 p.m. For information, call 563-1200.

THURSDAY, MAY 5Bainbridge Historical So-

ciety will meet on at 38 South Main St. to learn about some of the older houses in Bain-bridge; presentation to begin at 7 p.m.

EVERY THURSDAY

Tri-County Senior Cen-ter - 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. pitch in room 207, Sidney civic center, 21 Liberty St., Sid-ney. cards, games and lend-ing library. information, call 226-6294

Baby and Me - Sidney Memorial public Library, 10:30 a.m. for babies up to 15 months and their caregiver, 20-minute program

Toddler Story Time - Sid-ney Memorial public Library, 9:30 a.m. toddlers 15 months to age 3

Bainbridge Food Pantry - 8-10 a.m., Methodist church, 27 N. Main St., Bainbridge, rear entrance

Sidney Historical Room - open 9:30 a.m. to noon or by appointment, Sidney civic center, room 218. For information, call Joelene at 563-1425

Sidney Community Food Pantry - 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., and the last Thursday of the month from 5-6:30 p.m. Sid-ney united Methodist church, Liberty St., Main fl oor

Our Daily Bread Food Pantry - 1-3 p.m., guilford united Methodist church. For other hours call 895-6325

Otego Community Food Pantry - unatego commu-nity church, Main St., Otego, 3:15 to 5:15 p.m.

Butternut Food Pantry - christ church, 166 Mar-ion ave., gilbertsville, tel. 783-2267

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bowled 805. he was bowling in the Sunday Nite all Stars league with his wife, Margie. he bowled 246, 280, and 279, for an 805 total. This was his second for the association. SIDNEY’S CATCHER, TYLER MCKEE sliding home safe during Sidney’s baseball game

against Norwich on Saturday, April 23. Sidney won 13-3.

ARIYAHNA BERNARD of Sidney.

SIDNEY WON 8-4 in base-ball against Bainbridge-Guilford on Friday, April 22. Pictured here is Zak Green sliding safe into third base while a B-G player attempts a tag.

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OTegOOTEGO PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

18 River Street • 988-2861Sunday

9 a.m. - Worship including Children’s Conversation and Children’s Sunday School; 10 a.m. - Coffee Hour; 10:30

a.m. - Adult Sunday School.Buildings are ramp accessible.

OTEGO UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

8 Church Street • 988-2866Minister. Brandilynne Craver

Sunday11 a.m.- Worship

Elevator Access to all levels. FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH

OF OTEGOW. Branch, Otsdawa Rd.,

Co. Rt. 6, Otego • 988-7144Pastor Bill Allen

Sunday9:30 a.m. - Sunday Morning Service;

10:50 a.m. - Prayer Service; 11:15 a.m. - Sunday school; 6:30 p.m. -

Evening Service

FraNkLiNUNITED METHODIST CHURCHPastor. Dr. John Hill • 895-9917

SundaySunday - Pastor John Hill will deliver a sermon titled “The Norm of Jesus Devotion,” based on John 12:1-8 at sevices Sunday at 9:15 a.m. at the Teadwell United Methodist Church,

and at 10:45 a.m. at the Franklin United Methodist Church.

3/20 - “Batman vs Superman vs Jesus,” based on Luke 23: 1-49

3/27 - “Easter-Signs of Life,” based on Luke 24:1-12

Handicapped Accessible ST. PAUL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCHCorner of Main and Institute Sts.

Rev. Scott Garno829-6404Sunday

8:15 a.m. - Service with Holy Eucharist

First Thursday of Month5-7 p.m. - Soup Supper by donation

COMMUNITY BIBLE CHURCH25 Center St., Franklin • 829-5471

Dr. Walt Schlundt, Pastorwww.cb-church.org

Sunday10:45 a.m. - Worship Service with nursery and Kingdom Kids for chil-

dren K-4th grade

areaUNATEGO COMMUNITY CHURCH

Brian Cutting, PastorOffice: 369-7425

unatego-church@live.comSaturday

11 a.m .- 1 p.m .- Otego Food Pantry open; 6:30-10 p.m. - YFC Youth Cen-

ter in Unadilla, 16 Watson St. openSunday

10:30 a.m. - Worship at Otego build-ing (290 Main St.); with contempo-rary and traditional music, relevant and biblical message, nursery and

JAM Junior Church for kid age 4-5th grade during the message

WELLS BRIDGE BAPTISTDavid Steensma, Pastor

7 Church St., Wells Bridge607-988-7090

Regular Sunday9:45 a.m. - Sunday School; 11 a.m. - Worship Service

Wednesday7 p.m. - Prayer and Bible Study

MOUNT UPTONUNITED METHODIST CHURCH

Rev. Justin HoodSunday

11 a.m. - Worship Service.First Sunday: Holy Communion

Third Sunday: Prayers for Healing1st & 3rd Sat.; 2nd & 4th Wed.

Food Pantry Open11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF MOUNT UPTON

Chester N. Shew, Pastor • 764-8361Thursday

7 p.m. - Bible StudySunday

9:45 a.m. - Sunday School10:45 a.m. - Worship Service

HARPURSVILLE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

3500 Rte. 79, HarpursvilleSue Crawson-Brizzolara, Pastor

Sunday10 a.m. - Sunday School; 11 a.m. - Morning Worship

HARPURSVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH

41 Cumber Rd. • 693-2422Wednesday

6:30 p.m. - Prayer Service; Teen Scene

Sunday10 a.m. - Sunday School;

10:45 a.m. - Morning Worship; 6:30 p.m. - Evening Service.

NINEVEH PRESBYTERIAN

CHURCHRte. 7, Nineveh • 693-1919

Rev. Emrys TylerThursday

6:30 p.m. - Bible StudySunday

9:30 a.m. - Morning Worship; 10:45 a.m. - Sunday School

Tuesday1-5 p.m. - Pastoral office hours;

Wednesday9 a.m. - Bible Study

7 p.m. - Adult Choir Rehearsal THREE PINES

COMMUNITY CHAPELE. Windsor Road (Doraville)

Nineveh • 693-1897Pastor Michael Brown• 849-4364

Sunday10 a.m. - Sunday School; 11 a.m. - Morning Worship

Wednesday6:30 p.m. - Prayer Meeting/Bible

Study TROUT CREEK

COMMUNITY CHURCHPastor Judy TravisRegular Sundays

9 a.m. - Sunday School;10 a.m. - Worship Service;

11 a.m. - FellowshipCandlelight Services Christmas Eve

at 6:30 p.m. Rev. David GatjeFellowship to follow. All Welcome

NAKSIBENDI HAKKANIMUSLIM CENTER

1663 Wheat Hill Rd.,Sidney Center • 607-369-4816

Five Prayers DailyThursday

Evening ProgramFriday

1 p.m. - Jummah MASONVILLE FEDERATED

CHURCHThursday

6:30 p.m. - Bible StudyFridays

1-3 p.m. - Food pantry is openSunday

9:45 a.m. - Adult Sunday School; 11 a.m. - Worship Service, Children’s

Sunday School GUILFORD UNITED

METHODIST CHURCHCo. Rte. 35, Main St., Guilford

Sunday9:15 a.m. - Worship Service. Com-munion third Sunday of the month.

Tuesday and Thursday9 a.m. - noon on Tuesday & 1-3 p.m.

Thursday - Our Daily Bread Food Pantry, 843-5204 or 895-6802 for

application and informationThrift Shop Hours: Tues. 9 a.m. - Noon. Thurs. 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. Sat.

Summer only 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Agape Bible Church211 State Hwy. 320Norwich, N.Y. 13815Ph: 607-336-7144

Pastor John JablonskiSunday

10:30am-Coffee & Conversation:11:00am Worship Service

Summer Concerts TBA

COVENTRY UNITED GOSPEL CHURCH

607-316-7546Sunday

9:30 a.m. - Morning Worship and Sunday School, young family friendly;

fellowship and coffee hour follows. COVENTRYVILLE

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL UCCPastor Joyce Besemer

113 Co. Rt. 27, Bainbridge Regular Sunday

10:30 a.m. - Worship and Sunday School; coffee hour

Regular Wednesday6:30 p.m. - Bible study; Quilt Group

Regular Friday6:30 p.m. - Quilt Group

TRUE LIFE CHRISTIAN CHURCHwww.truelifechristianchurch.org

2899 St. Hwy. 206, Bainbridge, NY(Coventryville)

Pastor Karl Slifee, Sr.Ph. 656-7619, Cell: 607-343-4743

Assoc. Pastor Harold HarrisPh. 656-7833, Cell: 607-316-8144

Regular Sunday9:30-10:15 a.m. - Sunday School;

10:30 a.m. - noon - Worship; Fellow-ship after church

Wednesday7 p.m. - Bible study, prayer meetingSecond Saturday of Every Month

7 a.m. - Men’s Prayer breakfast NORTHFIELD COMMUNITY CHURCH

Pastor Marv Root 829-23695118 County Hwy. 23, Walton

353-2443Sunday

10 a.m. - Sunday School11 a.m. - Sunday Morning Worship

Wednesday6:30 p.m. - Bible Study

First Wednesday of the Month7 p.m. - Faith Discovery

Second Wednesday of the Month6:30 p.m. - Trustee meeting;

7 p.m. - Administrative CouncilMonday, Friday, Saturday

11-12 noon - Food Pantry openHandicap Accessible UNADILLA CENTER UNITED METHODIST

Pastor Justin Hood1203 Butternut Rd., Unadilla

Sunday9:30 a.m. - Worship Service &

Sunday School except on the second Sunday of each month when worship and Sunday School are at 10:30 a.m.

SAND HILLUNITED METHODIST CHURCH

Justin Hood, PastorRegular Sunday

9:30 a.m. - Morning Worship1st Sunday of the month - food pantry

2nd Sunday of the month - Communion

aFTONUNITED METHODIST CHURCH34 Spring St., Afton • 639-2082

Gary Kubitz, PastorSunday

11 a.m. - Morning Worship; coffee and fellowship following; 11:15 a.m. -

Sunday School; Wednesday

7 p.m. - Bible StudyThursday

6 p.m. - Prayer meeting FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

OF AFTON30 Caswell St., Afton • 639-1030Christopher Prezorski, Pastor

www.fbcafton.orgRegular Sunday

9:30-11 a.m. - Morning Worship; 11 a.m. - noon - Children’s Sunday

School groups; 11:05 a.m. - Teen and Adult Life Groups

Regular Wednesday6:45 p.m. - Prayer and Praise

ST. ANN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH125 S. Main St., PO Box 22, Afton

www.stannsaftonny.orgRev. David Hanselman, Rector

Handicapped accessible.Regular Sunday Service

9:15 a.m. - 1st and 3rd Sundays Holy Eucharist; 2nd and 4th and 5th

Sundays Morning Prayer; Bible based Sunday School Each Tuesday

6:30 p.m.- SERTOMA, Parish HallEach Thursday

7 p.m. - Alcoholics Anonymous closed meeting, Parish Hall

Each Sunday7 p.m. - Alcoholics Anonymous

ST. AGNES CATHOLICCHURCH OF AFTONFr. Darr Schoenhofen

14 Spring Street • 967-4481Sunday

8:30 a.m. - Mass AFTON PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Academy St., Afton • 639-2121Sunday

9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. - Sunday School; 11 a.m.-Worship; Noon - Fel-

lowship and Coffee Hour Handicap Accessible

HOPE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

129 Main St., Afton Church 639-4237 • Office 226-0791

Rev. Maryann PalmetierFridays

9 a.m .- noon - Bread GiveawaySundays

9 a.m. - Coffee Time; 9:30 a.m. - Morning Worship; 4th Sunday of each

month, fellowship brunch following worship)

“Come as you are!” - All WelcomeMember of NACCC. Handicap Accessible

MERCY FELLOWSHIP967 Rt. 41 (1.2 miles) N. of Rt. 7, Afton

John Snel, PastorChurch: 639-1964 • Study: 693-3692

Sundays10 a.m. - Worship Service

Fridays7 p.m. - Prayer Meeting and Bible

Study HIGHER GROUND CHRISTIAN

CHURCH96 E. Main St., Afton • 639-3746

Mary Upright, PastorThursday

6:30 p.m. - Bible Study and PrayerSunday

10:30 a.m. - Sunday Worship; Children’s Ministries available during

service AFTON COMMUNITY

FELLOWSHIPPastor Colin Gibson • 607-203-0073

Saturday9 a.m. - meeting, all are welcome

A new Bible-believing group NORTH AFTON

UNITED METHODIST CHURCHCo. Rd. 17, Afton, NY

Sunday10:30 a.m. - Worship

giLBerTSViLLeFIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

113 Marion Ave., GilbertsvillePastor Mark Piedmonte

783-2867 • Like us on Facebookpastorpiedmnte@gmail.com

Office Hours: Tues. 10 a.m.-noon; Wed.-Fri.by appt.; Sat. 10-2

Saturday10 a.m. - Noon (or by appt.)- Lamb’s

Rack FREE Clothing Closet;Every Sunday

11 a.m. - Worship ServiceThe church is handicapped accessible.

GILBERTSVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH

Commercial and Elm Sts.(607)783-2993 Church

Rev. Kurt Funke, PastorCell 316-3055

Office Hours: Tues. 9-noon; or by appointment

Sunday, May 1 9:30 am Morning Worship w/com-

munion Sunday School for children

Wednesday,May 49:00 am Coffee hour

10:00 am Choir Practice, FPCThursday,May 5

3:15 to 4:30 pm Joy Club, NLFHFriday, May 6

6:00 pm Mother/Daughter BanquetBring covered dish. Dessert and Bev.

Furnished. NLFH Potter’s Wheel Volunteers

Are ready to serve- Providing trans-portation

To appt. or errands around town, Call Roger Halbert 783-2691 Coordinator

CHRIST CHURCH166 Marion Ave., Gilbertsville

783-2267Rev. Donna Steckline, Deacon

Vicarwww.christchurchgville.org

Sunday9:45 a.m. - Sunday school for Chil-dren; 10 a.m. - Sunday service with

Communion of Healing Prayers.Butternut food pantry open Thurs.

3-6, Sat 10-noon

BaiNBridgeFIRST BAPTIST CHURCH12 S. Main St., Bainbridge

967-8034 • www.bainbridgefbc.comWendy Depew Partelow, PastorOffice hours on Wednesdays.For appt. phone 315-750-0997.

Church is handicapped accessible through the back door. Sunday

10 a.m.- WorshipWednesday

Noon - Bible Study BAINBRIDGE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

27 N. Main St., Bainbridge • 967-2782Gary Kubitz, PastorSunday Services

9 a.m. - Worship Service;9:15 a.m. - Sunday School; coffee and fellowship following service

Assisted listening system for those with special hearing needs.

ST. PETER’S EPISCOPAL CHURCHOn the Park Bainbridge • 967-3441

The church with the red doors.Father Thomas Margrave,

Parish PriestPat Hawkins. Sr. Warden 895-6437Sue Shove, Jr. Warden 639-2065

Regular Sunday Services10 a.m.- Alternating morning prayer

and Eucharist ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST

CATHOLIC CHURCH32 S. Main St., Bainbridge • 967-4481

Fr. Darr SchoenhofenSaturday

4:30 p.m. - Reconciliation5:15 p.m. - Vigil Mass

Sunday11 a.m. - Sunday Mass

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH - BAINBRIDGE

Rev. Tyler Callum, Pastor Intern 967-8021

www.ChristianChurchesOnline.com/ firstpresbyterianbainbridge

Thursday & Saturday10 a.m. - 1 p.m.; New Beginnings

Thrift Store open Sunday

8:45 a.m. - Adult Sunday School; 10 a.m. - Worship with Children’s

Education during serviceFirst Sunday of each Month

CommunionWe are handicap accessible.

GRACE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP967-2223 • grace4missions.com

Mike Kauffman and John Gregory, PastorsSunday

9 a.m. - Worship.Wednesday

(Except 1st Wed. of Month)7 p.m. - Prayer Meeting

SidNeyFIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

28 River St., SidneyKenneth Southworth, Pastor

Church Office: 563-8456Parsonage: 563-1166

firstbaptistchrc@stny.rr.comwww.sidneyfbc.com

“To See Unbelieving People Become Committed Followers of Jesus Christ”

Sunday, May 1st:-9:30am Classes for all ages-10:45am Gathered Worship

-5pm Flock Groups-5pm Youth Group

-6pm Informal Evening ServiceWednesday, May 4th:-9am Men’s Breakfast

-Note: Our Wednesday Night Gathered Prayer will be on Thursday this week.

Thursday, May 5th:-6pm Gathered Prayer: National Day

of PrayerSaturday, May 7th:

-8am All Church Breakfast FIRST CONGREGATIONAL

CHURCH1 Bridge St., Sidney • 563-1329

(across from library)Patricia Robinson, Pastor

Church Office: Tues. 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Thurs. & Fri. 8 a.m.-Noon

Sunday Worship Service 10:30 a.m. Adult

Bible Study 9:30 a.m. Children Sunday School 10:45 a.m. Coffee

Hour 11:30a.m.Monday

Boy Scouts 7 p.m. Every 2nd & 4th Monday - Girl Scouts 5-6:30 p.m.

TuesdayYoga 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Every 1st & 3rd Tuesday - Daisies 6-6:45 p.m.

ThursdayDaisies 3-4:30 p.m.

SIDNEY ASSEMBLY OF GODPlankenhorn Rd., SidneyChurch Office: 563-8247Sidneyag@stny.rr.comRev. Bernard Knutsen

Sunday9:30 a.m. - Sunday School;

10:45 a.m. -Worship Service (Nursery Available)

Tuesday6:45 p.m. - Royal Rangers and

Girls’MinistriesWednesday

6:45 p.m. - Bible Study SIDNEY UNITED

METHODIST CHURCH12 Liberty St., Sidney • 563-1921

Rev. Thomas PullyblankOffice Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 12:30

p.m. Monday through FridaySunday Worship: 10:15 amFood Bank: Monday and Thursday, 9:30-11:30 am

Youth Ministry: Thursday, 5:30 pmBell Choir: Wednesday, 6 pm

Chancel Choir: Wednesday, 7 pmLydia Craft Circle: Tuesday 12:30 pm

Alcoholics Anonymous: Monday, 7 pm

Boy Scouts: Wednesday, 6:30 pmMartial Arts: Monday and Friday,

4:30 pm ST. LUKE’S LUTHERAN CHURCH

W. Main St., Sidney • 563-1806Rev. Ernie Varga, Pastor

607-265-3829 or cell 413-212-8202Every Wednesday Study Group 11

a.m.Choir Rehearsal 7p.m.

Every Wednesday Informal Prayer Service 6:15-6:45 p.m.

Monday, May 2 Deacon’s Meeting 6:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 1Christian Education 9 a.m.Traditional Service 10 a.m.

Fellowship and Coffee 11 a.m.Special Deacon Commissioning &

Installation at 10 a.m. service SACRED HEART CHURCH

Liberty Street, SidneySaturday Mass: 5:30 p.m.

Sunday Mass: 8:30 and 10:30 a.m.Mon. - Fri.: Daily Mass at 9 a.m.

Confessions Saturday: 4:30-5 p.m. or by appointment, call

563-1591 from 9 a.m.- noon CHURCH OF CHRIST

26 Cartwright Ave., SidneyLarry Bailey, Preacher • 563-9695

SundayRadio Program: Bible Truth - WCHN, 7:45 - 8 a.m., 970 AM; WCDO, 8:15 -

8:30 a.m., 1490 AM, 101 FM;10 a.m. - Bible Class; 11 a.m. - Wor-

ship Assembly.Wednesday

10 - 11 a.m. - Bible Study; 7 - 8 p.m. - Bible Study/Worship.

ST. PAUL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH25 River St., Sidney • 563-3391

The Rev. Roy Van Dermark, FHC Deacon Vicar.

Sundays9 a.m. - Youth Christain Education and Sunday School. 10 a.m. Holy

Communion Anointing for healing in

Jesus name. Fellowship after service.Wednesdays

9:30-11:45 a.m. - Free clothing and Lunch.

CIRCLE DRIVE ALLIANCE CHURCH6 Circle Drive, Sidney

Church Office: 563-1120Rev. Adam Sellen

Associate Pastor Levi Owenswww.cdacsidney.com

Sunday8:30 a.m. & 11 a.m.- Worship Ser-

vices; 6 p.m. - Youth GroupWednesday

6:30-8 p.m.- Children’s Faith Weavers

SIDNEY BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH32 West Main St. (Corner of Adams

and West Main), SidneyPastor Frank Donnelly

607-435-7050Sundays

10 a.m. - Sunday School; 11 a.m. - Worship; 4 p.m. - Evening Service

Wednesdays6:30 p.m. - Prayer Meeting

UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF EAST GUILFORD

Rev. Patty Wolff, Pastor563-1083

Corner of State Rt. 8 and Co. 35, www.eastguilfordpc.org

SUNDAY: May 1, 2016 : 9:00 a.m. Worship – guest- Paul HamiltonWEDNESDAY: May 4, 2016, 8:00 a.m. Morning Bible StudyTHURSDAY: May 5, 2016, 2:30 p.m. Afternoon Bible StudySUNDAY: May 8, 2016 ; 9:00 a.m. Worship

SIDNEY CENTER BAPTIST CHURCH

10440 Main St. • 369-9571Pastor Dennis Murray

Sunday9:45 a.m. - Praise and Bible Study;

10:30 a.m. - Morning Worship Service

Wednesday6:30 p.m. - Midweek Prayer and Bible

Study SIDNEY CENTER

FAMILY & FRIENDS CHURCHMeets at Main St., Brick House

Speakers Bill Orr and Judy McCallRegular Sunday11 a.m. - Worship

All Are Welcome - Non-denominational

uNadiLLaFIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

156 Main St., Unadilla369-4630

Rev. Paul E. C. Hamilton, Pastor.Sunday – Worship -10:30 a.m. Sunday School – 10:50 a.m.Come CELEBRATE with us!

Handicapped Accessible “Come Celebrate with Us!” ST. MATTHEW’S

EPISCOPAL CHURCH240 Main St., Unadilla • 369-3081

Rev. Scott Garno, RectorWardens: Vicki Kulve and

Bonnie BarrSunday

9 a.m.- Adult Sunday School; 10 a.m. - Worship Service

Thursday10:30 a.m. - Bible Study; Noon - Holy Communion; 12:30 p.m. - Community

Luncheon, free will offering. All are welcome.

Handicapped accessible. FELLOWSHIP BAPTIST LIGHTHOUSE CHURCH

1050 Covered Bridge Rd., UnadillaPastor Keith VanDewerker

369-2754Handicapped Accessible. Nursery Available

Sundays10 a.m. - Sunday School for all ages; 11 a.m. - Morning Worship; 6:30 p.m. - Evening Praise and Worship hour

Tuesday10 a.m. - Ladies’Bible Study

Wednesday6:30 p.m. - Bible Study and Prayer UNADILLA FRIENDS CHURCH

Rogers Hollow, UnadillaSunday

10:30 a.m. - Morning Worship. FIRST UNITED METHODIST

CHURCH170 Main Street, Unadilla

607-761-6519 • www.unaumc.orgPastor Rev. Brandilynne Craver

Every Thursday7 p.m. - AA and Al-anon meet

Christmas Eve Serivice: 10:30 p.m.Every Sunday

9 a.m. - Worship Service followed by coffee and fellowship

Monday, Friday and Saturday11 a.m. - Noon - Food Pantry and

Clothing PantryEvery Tuesday

6:30 p.m. - Grieving Support GroupEvery Wednesday

5:30 p.m. - Bible Study

CHURCHES

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The cOuNTry MOTeL - rt. 7, Sidney, offers clean and comfortable extended stay rooms at reasonable rates. all rooms have microwaves and refrigerators. Sorry no pets. call 563-1035. 10-15tfc

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For Sale

For rent

WanteD to BUY

hurLBurT cOiN aNd paper - Buying old u.S. gold, silver and copper coins, paper currency. also buying antique fishing lures, gold and silver pocket watches. cash offers. appraisals. ken - 607-235-2818. 12-4wtfc

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For Sale a 2006 chevy im-pala surplus police car as is , with 75,749 miles.

Vehicle may be inspected at the Village garage on court Street. contact dpw Super-intendent Joshua Sweeney to view the car at 607-343-4642.

The afton Board of Trust-ees will except sealed bids, mailed to the Village of afton clerk at p.O. Box 26, afton, Ny 13730, received no later than april 11th, 2016 by 12 pm or hand delivered to the Vil-lage clerks Office at 105 Main Street by april 11th, 2016 be-fore 3 pm. To be opened at the regular board meeting on Monday april 11th, 2016.

The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids.

ann M palmatierclerk / TreasurerVillage of afton

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legal notice

SupreMe cOurT - cOuNTy OF deLaware

BaNk OF aMerica, N.a., plaintiff -against- aSh-Ley N. FaVreT a/k/a aShLey FaVreT, JOhN T. Quick a/k/a JOhN Quick, et al defendant(s). pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered herein and dated February 23, 2015, i, the undersigned ref-eree will sell at public auction at the front entrance of the delaware county courthouse, 3 court Street, delhi, Ny on May 10, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. premises situate in the Town and Village of Sidney, county of delaware and State of New york, known and designated as Section 115.19

Block 9 Lot 23.Said premises known as 3

OVerLOOk driVe, Sid-Ney, Ny

approximate amount of lien $ 128,405.03 plus interest & costs.

premises will be sold sub-ject to provisions of filed Judgment and Terms of Sale.

index Number 1250/2013.daNieL S. rOSS, eSQ.,

refereeFrenkel Lambert weiss

weisman & gordon, LLp attorney(s) for plaintiff 53 gibson Street, Bay

Shore, Ny 11706File# 01-032873-F014-28(4w)b

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Town of coventry Tire am-nesty day

april 30, 2016 - Old Tire day at The coventry Town highway department From 8:00 a.M- 2:00 p.m Or They Meet The Quota allowed - $250.00. Open to Town of Coventry residents only. There will be a limit of 8 tires per household.

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NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING AND VOTE

HARPURSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL

DISTRICTBudget Hearing

a budget hearing for the in-habitants of the harpursville central School district quali-fied to vote at School district Meetings will be held in the auditorium of the harpurs-ville Jr./Sr. high School Build-ing, harpursville, New york, commencing at 6:00 p.m. on May 9, 2016 where there shall be presented the proposed school district budget for the following school year.

Date of VoteThe vote upon the appropri-

ation of the necessary funds to meet the estimated expen-ditures or for any propositions involving the expenditure of money or the authorizing of levy of taxes, as well as the election of members of the Board of education shall be held on Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at the w. a. Olmsted elemen-tary School, harpursville, New york between the hours of 1:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.

Statement of Money Required for Next School

Yeara copy of the statement of

the amount of money which would be required for the next school year for school purposes shall be completed seven days before the budget hearing and may be obtained by any resident of the district at each schoolhouse on or af-ter May 2, 2016, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., except Saturday, Sunday or holidays. The 2015 exemp-tion impact report will also be attached to the proposed budget.

Vote for Board Memberspetitions nominating can-

didates for the office of mem-ber of the Board of education must be filed with the clerk of

the district between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. not later than april 15, 2016. The following vacancies are to be filled:

One five year term ending June 30, 2021 presently held by robert Blakeslee and one five year term ending June 30, 2021 presently held by Sharon Snow.

One three year unexpired term beginning May 18, 2016 and ending June 30, 2019 pres-ently held by Theresa Matts.

each petition must be ad-dressed to the clerk of the district, be signed by at least 25 qualified voters of the dis-trict, shall state the residence of each signer, the name and address of the candidate, and shall describe the specific va-cancy on the Board of educa-tion for which the candidate is nominated, which description shall include at least the length of term of office, and the name of the last incumbent. No per-son shall be nominated for more than one specific office.

Additional Propositionsany proposition that is re-

quired to be included for vote shall be submitted in writing by means of a petition signed by at least 25 qualified voters, stating the residence of each signer, which proposition shall be filed with the Board of ed-ucation not later than april 20, 2016 unless a greater number of days is required by statute. any proposition shall be re-jected by the Board of edu-cation if the purpose of the proposition is not within the powers of the voters or where the expenditure of monies is required for the proposition, and such proposition fails to include the necessary specific appropriation.

Absentee Ballotsapplications for absentee

ballots may be applied for at the district Office. Such ap-plications must be received

by the district clerk at least seven days before the vote set in this notice if the ballot is to be mailed to the absentee vot-er or the day before the vote if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the absentee voter. absentee ballots must be received in the office of the district clerk not later than 4 p.m. on the day of the vote.

a list of all persons to whom absentee voter ballots have been issued shall be available for public inspection during regular office hours which are between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. any qualified voter, may upon examination of such list, file written chal-lenge of the qualifications of a voter of any person whose name appears on such list, stating the reasons for the challenge. Such written chal-lenge shall be transmitted by the clerk or designee to the in-spectors of election on elec-tion day.

daTed: March 21, 2016 By order of the Board of

education of theharpursville central

School districtBy: darlene Noyes, district

clerk3-31,4-14,4-28,5-12(4w)b

ryder System : is Looking for good personal assistant. candidate must be able to work under pressure and be good at multitasking. Must have flexible schedule, will-ing to work day & weekends compensation:$500 weekly if interested email us at lisacoo-per222@outlook.com.

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Town of afton is looking for a Sanitation code inspec-tor for the Town of afton. please apply at the afton Town clerks office M - w - F Between 9am and 5 pm. writ-ten notice can also be given at afton Town clerk 204a county road 39, afton, Ny.

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PRAYER TO ST. JUDEMay the Sacred heart of Je-

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

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please take notice that the annual meeting of the Bain-bridge greenlawn cemetery association will be held on Tuesday May 3, 2016 at 6:30pM in the Bainbridge Town hall. The meeting is open to the public and all lot owners are encouraged to attend.

cindy Starbird-SalakSecretery/Treasurer5-5(2w)b

NOTice OF cOMpLe-TiON OF TeNTaTiVe rOLL

heariNg OF cOMpLaiNTS

Notice is hereby given that the assessor of the Town of Bainbridge, county of chenango, has completed the Tentative assessment roll for the current year, that a copy has been left with the Town clerk at 15 N. Main St., Bain-bridge, where it may by seen and examined by any person interested. The assessor will be in attendance of said roll on May 5th & 10th from 10am to 2pm, May 12th from 4pm to 8pm and May 21st from 1pm to 5pm, therein until the FOurTh TueSday OF May NeXT, and that on such day from 4-8pm. the assess-ment review board will meet at 15 North Main St., (Town hall)in said Town, to hear and examine all written filed com-plaints in relation to such as-sessments, on the application of any person conceiving him-self aggrieved thereby.

dated this 22nd of april, 2015

r.a koppenaal, assessor 5-5(2w)b

a resolution to expend an amount, not to exceed to $5000.00, from the general clinton park reserve, and to be used for the bathroom upgrades at general clinton park in the Town of Bain-bridge. This resolution is sub-ject to permissive referendum.

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The Town Board of the Town of Masonville will hold a public hearing on May 4th at 7:30 p.m. at the Masonville Town hall, regular meeting to follow. purpose of said hear-ing is a revision of the dog control Law of 2014.

pamela walkerTown clerkTown of Masonville4-28 (1w)b

pUBlic notice

The unadilla Town hall will be closed starting april 25th until april 29th due to construction. court will still be held on Monday night though bathroom facilities will be unavailable. due to the construction the Town Tax collector will extend the april deadline until May 5th. Our offices will resume regular business hours on May 2nd.

Summer hours for unadilla Town clerk’s Office

Beginning May 13th until august 31st, the Town clerk’s office hours will be:

Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 9:00aM – 4:00pM

wednesday 9:00 – 12:00.4-28(1w)b

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For Advertising call Ryan Dalpiaz.607-561-3526

NOTice OF aNNuaL SchOOL diSTricT Bud-geT heariNg aNd VOTe uNaTegO ceNTraL SchOOL

NOTice iS hereBy giVeN, that the annual Bud-get hearing of the inhabit-ants of the unatego central School, qualified to vote at school meetings in said dis-trict, will be held at the un-atego Middle/Senior high School in the Town of Otego, New york, on Monday, May 9, 2016, at 6:30 p.m. where the proposed school district bud-get for the 2016-2017 school year shall be presented.

NOTice iS hereBy giVeN that the annual dis-trict Budget Vote and election of Members to the Board of education for those qualified to vote in said district, will be held at the unatego Middle/Senior high School in the Town of Otego, New york, on Tuesday, May 17, 2016, be-tween the hours of 12:00 noon and 9:00 p.m. for such busi-ness as is authorized by the education Law.

NOTice iS aLSO giVeN that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required for the ensu-ing year for school purposes may be obtained by any tax-payer in the district fourteen days immediately preceding the vote except Saturday, Sun-day, or holidays between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. at the unadilla elemen-tary School, unadilla, New york, the Otego elementary School, Otego, New york and the unatego Middle/Senior high School, 2641 State hwy 7, Otego, New york.

petitions nominating can-didates for the office of Mem-ber of the Board of education must be filed with the clerk of the district between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. and not later than 5:00 p.m. on april 18, 2016. The following vacancy is to be filled:

One (1) three-year term ending June 30, 2019

each petition must be di-rected to the clerk of the district, be signed by at least twenty-five qualified voters of the district and shall state the name and residence of each signer. Vacancies upon the Board shall not be consid-ered separate specific offices. The individuals receiving the highest number of votes shall be elected to the vacancies.

NOTice iS aLSO giVeN that any proposition that is required to be included for a vote shall be submitted in writing by means of a petition signed by at least 25 qualified voters, stating the address of each signer, which petition shall be filed with the Board of education not later than 30 days before the date of the election set forth in this no-tice, unless a greater number of days is required by statute. any petition shall be rejected by the Board of education not later than 30 days before the date of the election set forth in this notice, unless a greater number of days are required by statute. any petition shall be rejected by the Board of education if the purpose of the proposition is not within the powers of the voters, or where the expenditure of mon-ey is required for the proposi-tion and such proposition fails to include the necessary spe-cific appropriation.

NOTice iS aLSO giVeN that applications for absen-tee ballots may be obtained at the district clerk’s office from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. completed applications are to be submitted to the clerk of the district no later than seven days prior to the sched-

uled date of the vote (if done by mail) or the day before the vote if the ballot is to be deliv-ered personally to the absen-tee voter. absentee ballots are to be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m. on May 17, 2016 to the district office.

a list of all persons to whom absentee ballots have been issued shall be available for public inspection during regular office hours, which are between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. until the date of election. any qualified voter may, upon examination of such list, file a written chal-lenge of qualifications of any person whose name appears on such list stating the reason for the challenge. Such list shall be posted in a conspicu-ous place during the election, and any qualified voter may challenge the acceptance of the absentee ballot or a person on such list, by making this challenge and the reasons for the challenge known to the in-spectors of election before the close of the polls.

dated: 4-1-16Joan M. French, clerk of the

unatego Board of education 3-31,4-14,4-28,5-12(4w)b

NOTice OF aNNuaL MeeTiNg, BudgeT VOTe aNd eLecTiON

aFTON ceNTraL SchOOL diSTricT

NOTice iS hereBy giVeN that a public hearing of the qualified voters of the afton central School dis-trict, afton, New york will be held in the board of edu-cation room in said district on Thursday, May 5, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. prevailing time, for the presentation of the budget. The budget will be available for review beginning on april 28, 2016 at the district Office.

NOTice iS hereBy giVeN that the annual meet-ing of the qualified voters of the afton central School dis-trict, afton, New york will be held in the lobby at the main entrance of the school in said district on Tuesday, May 17, 2016 between the hours of

NOTice OF BudgeT heariNg aNd VOTe

Bainbridge-guilford cen-tral School district

Budget Hearinga budget hearing for the

inhabitants of the Bainbridge-guilford central School qual-ified to vote at School district meetings will be held at the Middle School/high School auditorium commencing at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 10, 2016 where there shall be pre-sented the proposed School district budget for the follow-ing school year.

Date of VoteThe vote upon the appropri-

ation of the necessary funds to meet the estimated expen-ditures or for any propositions involving the expenditure of money or the authorizing of levy of taxes, as well as the election of members of the Board of education, shall be held on Tuesday, May 17, 2016 between the hours of 12:00 noon to 9:00 p.m.

Statement of Money re-quired for Next School year

a copy of the statement of the amount of money which would be required for the next school year for school purpos-es shall be completed seven days before the budget hear-ing and may be obtained by any resident of the district at each schoolhouse during the period of 14 days immediately before the a tax upon the tax-able property of the district, to be levied and annual meet-ing and election between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., except Saturday, Sunday or holiday.

Vote for Board Members petitions nominating can-

didates for the office of mem-ber of the Board of education must be filed with the clerk of the district between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. not later than april 18, 2016. The following vacancies are to be filled:

a three-year term ending June 30, 2016 presently held by emily hall

a three-year term ending June 30, 2016 formerly held by Julee hartwell

The remainder (one-year) of the unexpired term ending June 30, 2017 presently held by charles Blincoe

each petition must be ad-dressed to the clerk of the district, be signed by at least 25 qualified voters of the dis-trict, shall state the residence of each signer, and the name

and address of the candidate. Vacancies upon the Board shall not be considered sepa-rate specific offices. The in-dividuals receiving the high-est number of votes shall be elected to the vacancies.

The following propositions shall be voted upon at the same time as the vote upon the appropriation of monies and for Board members:

Proposition 1 – Purchase School Buses

Shall the Board of educa-tion be authorized to purchase school buses in an amount not exceed an aggregate $298,000 which will be raised by col-lected in annual installments in such years and in such amounts as shall be deter-mined by the Board of educa-tion and in anticipation there-of, obligations of the School district are authorized to be issued?

Proposition 2 – Capital Reserve Fund

Shall the proposition set forth in the notice of this meeting authorize an increase in the ultimate amount of the “Facilities improvement re-serve Fund” from $1,500,000 to an ultimate amount of $10,000,000 with an existing term of 10 years and annual appropriation from surplus fund balances and other avail-able funds to such reserve fund, be approved?

Additional Propositionsany proposition that is re-

quired to be included for vote shall be submitted in writing by means of a petition signed by at least 25 qualified vot-ers, stating the residence of each signer, which proposition shall be filed with the Board of education not later than 30 days before the date of the election as set forth in this no-tice unless a greater number of days is required by statute. any proposition shall be re-jected by the Board of edu-cation if the purpose of the proposition is not within the powers of the voters or where the expenditure of monies is required for the proposition, and such proposition fails to include the necessary specific appropriation.

Absentee Ballotsapplications for absentee

ballots may be applied for at the district Office. Such ap-plications must be received by the district clerk at least seven days before the vote set in this notice if the ballot is to be mailed to the absentee vot-er or the day before the vote if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the absentee voter. absentee ballots must be received in the office of the district clerk of the district not later than 5:00 p.m. on the day of the vote.

a list of all persons to whom absentee voters’ bal-lots have been issued shall be available for public inspection during regular office hours which are between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. any qualified voter, may upon examination of such list, file written challenge of qualifica-tions of a voter of any person whose name appears on such list, stating the reasons for the challenge. Such written chal-lenge shall be transmitted by the clerk or designee to the inspectors of election on elec-tion day.

Registrationpersonal registration of vot-

ers is required for the annual vote, and no person shall be entitled to the vote there at whose name does not appear in the register of the school district, except those persons who registered to vote pursu-ant to the provisions of elec-tion Law § 5-612. persons otherwise qualified to vote who voted in any annual vote conducted within four calen-

dar years before the prepara-tion of the register need not personally register for this vote. Members of the Board of registration shall meet at the places hereinafter designated and each election district as voting places on May 10, 2016 between the hours of 2:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. to prepare the register of the school district for each election district. any person shall be entitled to have his or her name placed upon such register in the district in which that person resides, pro-vided that in such meeting of the Board of registration that person is known or proven to the satisfaction of such mem-bers to be then and thereafter entitled to vote at the annual vote for which the registra-tion is prepared. any person 18 years of age or over, a citi-zen of the united States, and a resident of the school district for 30 days next preceding the date for voting is entitled to register and vote. The register of the school district so pre-pared shall be filed five days before the date of the vote in the office of the district clerk, located at 18 Juliand Street, Bainbridge, New york where it shall be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the district between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., each day up to and including the day set for the vote, except Sunday.

Election DistrictsThe descriptions of the

boundaries of the school elec-tion districts in which the school district is divided are on file and may be inspected in the office of the district clerk at 18 Juliand Street, Bainbridge, New york 13733. The election districts and the place for each election district in which the vote will be held are as follows:

Election District No. 1Boundaries – please refer

to the map of election district No. 1 in the district Office lo-cated at 18 Juliand St., Bain-bridge, N.y. The map may be inspected between the hours of 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.

Voting place – Bainbridge Town hall, N. Main Street, Bainbridge, N.y. 13733

Election District No. 2Boundaries – please refer

to the map of election district No. 2 in the district Office lo-cated at 18 Juliand St., Bain-bridge, N.y. The map may be inspected between the hours of 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.

Voting place – guilford Town hall, guilford, N.y. 13780

daTed: March 18, 2016 By order of the Board of edu-cation of the Bainbridge-guil-ford central School

By Susan weibel, district clerk

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11:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., pre-vailing time, at which time the polls will be opened to vote by ballot upon the following items:

1.To adopt the annual bud-get of the School district for the fiscal year 2016-2017 and to authorize the requisite por-tion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable prop-erty of the district.

2.To elect board members to fill one (1) vacancy on the Board of education when the term of one (1) member will expire on June 30, 2016 and be filled for a five (5) year term from July 1, 2016- June 30, 2021. The candidate receiv-ing the highest vote total at the annual election shall fill the five (5) year term of office.

NOTice iS hereBy giVeN that voting will be conducted on May 17, 2016, for the purpose of authoriz-ing the Board of education of the afton central School district of afton, New york to expend a sum not to exceed $173,000.00 for the purchase of one (1) 54 passenger bus and one (1) 15 passenger +2wc bus, both for the purpose of transporting students; and to issue installment obligations of the district for the payment therefore in accordance with the education Law and Local Finance Law, and to levy the necessary tax therefore.

Vehicle specifications will be available for public inspec-tion during the fourteen days immediately preceding the annual meeting except Sat-urday, Sunday, or holiday, at the district Office during the hours of 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. prevailing time.

aNd FurTher NO-Tice iS hereBy giVeN that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required to fund the School district’s budget for 2016-2017, exclusive of pub-lic monies, may be obtained by any resident of the district during business hours begin-ning Thursday, april 28, 2016 at the district Office of the school.

aNd FurTher NOTice iS hereBy giVeN that pe-titions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of education shall be filed with the clerk of said School district in the district Office, not later than Monday, april 18, 2016, between 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. each pe-tition shall be directed to the clerk of the district and shall be signed by at least (25) qual-ified voters of the district, and must state the name and resi-dence of the candidate.

Nominating petition forms are available at the district Office during normal business hours.

aNd FurTher NOTice iS hereBy giVeN that ap-plications for absentee ballots will be obtainable between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, except holidays, at the district Office. completed applications must be received by the district at least seven (7) days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election, if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter. absentee ballots must be received by the district clerk not later than 3:30 p.m., prevailing time, on Tuesday, May 17, 2016.

a list of persons to whom absentee ballots are issued will be available for inspec-tion to qualified voters of the district in the district Office between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on week-days prior to the day set for the annual election and on May 17, 2016, the day set for the election. any qualified

voter present in the polling place may object to the voting of the ballot upon appropri-ate grounds for making his/her challenge and the reasons therefore known to the inspec-tor of election before the close of the polls.

aNd FurTher NOTice iS hereBy giVeN, that the qualified voters of the School district shall be entitled to vote at said annual vote and election. a qualified voter is one who is 1) a citizen of the united States, 2) 18 years of age or older, and 3) resident within the School district for a period of 30 days next pre-ceding the annual vote and election. The school district may require all persons offer-ing to vote at the budget vote and election to provide one form of proof of residency pursuant to education Law 2018-c. Such form may in-clude a car registration or New york State income Tax Form. upon offer of proof of residen-cy, the school district may also require all persons offering to vote to provide their signature, printed name and address.

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NOTice cONcerNiNg The

eXaMiNaTiON OF aS-SeSSMeNT iNVeNTOry

aNd VaLuaTiON daTa(pursuant to Section 501 of

the real property Tax Law) pursuant to

Section 501 of real property Tax Law, the assessor for the Town of afton has inventory and valuation available for ex-amination and review. The information may be reviewed by appointment in the asses-sor’s Office at 204-a county rd 39, afton, New york. an appointment may be made by telephoning the assessor’s Office at (607) 639-1071.

dated: 21st day of april, 2016

Susan Mcintyre, assessor Town of afton

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Notice is hereby given that the assessor of the Town of afton, county of chenango has completed the Tentative assessment roll for the cur-rent year, that a copy has been left with the Town clerk at the Town hall, 204-a county rd 39., where it may be seen and examined by any interested person until May 24, 2016.

The assessor will be in attendance with the Tenta-tive assessment roll on May 5th, May 12th and May 19th between the hours of 5:00pM and 7:00pM, and on May 7th and 21st between the hours of 9:00aM and 12:00 NOON.

The Board of assessment review will meet on Tuesday May 24th between the hours of 4:00pM and 8:00pM, at the Town hall, in said town, to hear and examine all writ-ten filed complaints in rela-tion to such assessments, on the application of any person conceiving himself aggrieved thereby.

dated this 21st day of april, 2016.

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SpriNg cLeaN-up dayThe Town of Bainbridge

will be sponsoring a spring clean up day on Saturday, May 14th from 9:00 aM – noon at the Town highway garage on Lawrence road. area resi-dents can drop off tires, white goods and electronics. No garbage, hazardous waste or yard debris will be accepted. pLeaSe, NO earLy drOp OFFS!

The fee for tires up to a size 16” is $3.00, $4.00 for tires 17” – 20”and $8.50 for tractor tires. There will be a $10.00 charge for any appli-ance that contains freon. The following electronics will be collected free of charge: com-puters, hd televisions, moni-tors, keyboards and mice, fax machines, scanners, printers, Vcrs, dVrs, portable digi-tal music players, digital con-verter boxes, cable or satellite receivers, electronic or video game consoles. NO cON-SOLe TVS will be accepted.

The Bainbridge Town Board would like to encour-age residents in the Town to clean up along the road in front of their homes. Trash tends to invite more trash. if everyone pitches in, we can make our neighborhoods more esthetically pleasing. Ques-tions should be directed to the Bainbridge Town clerk’s Of-fice at (607) 967 – 3781.

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be accepting sealed bids for the sale of a 1999Ford F250 4+4 pickup and a 2002 chevy 2500 hd 4+4 pickup truck. To view the trucks and for information call the highway Superintendent as well as to obtain a bid packet with a non-collusive certificate.

Bids must be delivered to the Town clerks office at the civic center by 10:00 am on Thursday May 12, 2016, at which time they will be opened and read aloud. The bid will be awarded at the Town Board meeting on May 12 at 7:00 pm. The Town has the right to reject any and all bids.

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pUBlic notice

The unadilla Town hall will be closed starting april 25th until april 29th due to construction. court will still be held on Monday night though bathroom facilities will be unavailable. due to the construction the Town Tax collector will extend the april deadline until May 5th. Our offices will resume regular business hours on May 2nd.

Summer hours for unadilla Town clerk’s Office

Beginning May 13th until august 31st, the Town clerk’s office hours will be:

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EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITYAll real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, or an inten-tion to make any such preference.” Familial status includes children un-der the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant wom-en, and people securing custody of children under the age of 18.

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspa-per are available on an equal oppor-tunity basis. To complain of discrimi-nation call HUD toll-free at 1-800-669-9777. The toll-free telephone number for the hearing impaired is 1-800-543-8294.

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NOTice OF aNNuaL SchOOL diSTricT Bud-geT heariNg aNd VOTe uNaTegO ceNTraL SchOOL (aMeNded 4-18-16)

NOTice iS hereBy giVeN, that the annual Bud-get hearing of the inhabit-ants of the unatego central School, qualified to vote at school meetings in said dis-trict, will be held at the un-atego Middle/Senior high School in the Town of Otego, New york, on Monday, May 9, 2016, at 6:30 p.m. where the proposed school district bud-get for the 2016-2017 school year shall be presented.

NOTice iS hereBy giVeN that the annual dis-trict Budget Vote and election of Members to the Board of education for those qualified to vote in said district, will be held at the unatego Middle/Senior high School in the Town of Otego, New york, on Tuesday, May 17, 2016, be-tween the hours of 12:00 noon and 9:00 p.m. for such busi-ness as is authorized by the education Law.

NOTice iS aLSO giV-eN that a copy of the state-ment of the amount of money which will be required for the ensuing year for school purposes may be obtained by any taxpayer in the district fourteen days immediately preceding the vote except Sat-urday, Sunday, or holidays be-tween the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. at the unadilla elementary School, unadilla, New york, the Otego elemen-tary School, Otego, New york and the unatego Middle/Se-nior high School, 2641 State hwy 7, Otego, New york.

petitions nominating can-didates for the office of Mem-ber of the Board of education must be filed with the clerk of the district between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. and not later than 5:00 p.m. on april 18, 2016. The following vacancy is to be filled:

One (1) three-year term ending June 30, 2019

each petition must be di-rected to the clerk of the district, be signed by at least twenty-five qualified voters of the district and shall state the name and residence of each signer. Vacancies upon the Board shall not be consid-ered separate specific offices. The individuals receiving the highest number of votes shall be elected to the vacancies.

The following proposition shall be voted upon at the same time as the appropria-tion of monies and for Board member:

proposition #1Shall the Board of educa-

tion establish a capital reserve fund under the provisions of education Law §3651 (1). The purpose of the fund is for con-struction, repair, and recon-struction of capital improve-ments and the acquisition of equipment. The ultimate amount of the fund shall be $5,000,000 and to be funded in the first year in an amount not to exceed $593,950. The probable term shall be 10 years. The source from which funds will be obtained can include any or all of the fol-lowing: non-appropriated fund balances from the gen-eral fund as determined by the Board of education, from time to time; State aid related to expenditures from the capi-tal reserve fund; interest in-come related to the investment of money in the fund and any other additional monies here-after authorized by the voters of the district.

NOTice iS aLSO giVeN that any proposition that is

required to be included for a vote shall be submitted in writing by means of a petition signed by at least 25 qualified voters, stating the address of each signer, which petition shall be filed with the Board of education not later than 30 days before the date of the election set forth in this no-tice, unless a greater number of days is required by statute. any petition shall be rejected by the Board of education not later than 30 days before the date of the election set forth in this notice, unless a greater number of days are required by statute. any petition shall be rejected by the Board of education if the purpose of the proposition is not within the powers of the voters, or where the expenditure of mon-ey is required for the proposi-tion and such proposition fails to include the necessary spe-cific appropriation.

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that applications for absen-tee ballots may be obtained at the district clerk’s office from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. completed applications are to be submitted to the clerk of the district no later than seven days prior to the sched-uled date of the vote (if done by mail) or the day before the vote if the ballot is to be deliv-ered personally to the absen-tee voter. absentee ballots are to be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m. on May 17, 2016 to the district office.

a list of all persons to whom absentee ballots have been issued shall be available for public inspection during regular office hours, which are between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. until the date of election. any qualified voter may, upon examination of such list, file a written chal-lenge of qualifications of any person whose name appears on such list stating the reason for the challenge. Such list shall be posted in a conspicu-ous place during the election, and any qualified voter may challenge the acceptance of the absentee ballot or a person on such list, by making this challenge and the reasons for the challenge known to the in-spectors of election before the close of the polls.

dated: 4-1-16 Joan M. French, clerk of the unatego Board of education

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Paint the Town Purple with Tri-Town Relay for Life

SidNey - The american cancer Society Tri-Town relay for Life would like to remind area residents and businesses that Friday, May 6 is the day to “paint the town purple.” help bring awareness to this valuable cause by wearing purple, decorating your home or business in purple, or painting the town purple in any other manner imaginable. also, those interested may help sup-port the Tri-Town relay for Life on Saturday, May 14 in the general clinton park in Bainbridge.

Norwich Community to Transform for 15ht Annual 5K & New May Day Celebration

NOrwich - The chenan-go arts council proudly an-nounces the 15th annual “al-legro 5k run for the arts” will take place along the streets of downtown Norwich on Saturday, May 7. registra-tion begins at 8 a.m.; Mayor christine carnrike will fire the starting pistol at 9 a.m. at 27 west Main St., in front of the chenango arts council building.

For the last fifteen years, the arts council’s allegro run and walk has made a name for itself with its two-fold mission of engaging public awareness for the arts while doubling as a fundrais-ing opportunity that keeps the arts council’s mission of community arts enrichment alive in greater chenango county.

Online registration for the run is available at www.chenangoarts.org or by call-ing 336-2787/arTS. dis-counted entry fees will be available until the day of the race and for runners age eigh-teen and younger.

in an effort to extend com-munity-based art initiatives, this year the arts council is also pleased to reveal its plans to transform the allegro run festivities into a day-long May

day community celebration full of artists, live music, craft and food vendors and activi-ties for the whole family.

Beginning at 10 a.m. and continuing throughout the day until 5 p.m., guernsey park (located behind the guernsey Memorial Library on court St. in downtown Norwich, directly across west Main St. from the arts council) will be a hub of vibrant, creative ac-tivities for everyone, regard-less of age.

From a traditional May pole dance demonstration, free live musical entertain-ment, and food vendors to the giant Open hand Theater puppets, Norwich Theater company and a golden art-ists art tent, the festival-like atmosphere will transform downtown Norwich into a destination for families. Se-lect stores on South Broad St. will be offering customers an opportunity to win baskets of goods, services and chenango arts council tickets.

To cap off the day, at 7 p.m. a special performance by the No BS! Brass Band of rich-mond, Virginia will entertain into the night at the Martin w. kappel Theater within the chenango arts council at 27 west Main St., Norwich.

Throughout the last year the No BS! Brass Band has been riding an upswing, fol-lowing an Npr-exclusive ap-pearance on All Things Con-sidered, that sparked mass appeal among music lovers around the globe. Since then, the twelve-piece horn and percussion ensemble has been a constant touring force; all while under the spectacle of SpiN and Time magazines as well as The wall Street Journal.

The No BS! Brass perfor-mance will begin at 7 p.m., and is underwritten by Mid atlantic arts Foundation. The chenango arts council’s 40th Season is sponsored by NBT; The Evening Sun and pennysaver, print media spon-sors. No BS! Brass tickets can be purchased online at chenangoarts.org or by call-ing 336-2787/arTS.

May day 2016 is also spon-sored by commerce chenan-go, electron coil, excellus healthcare, Frontier, Laral Management, Matthews auto group, Mccredy Motors, Mid york press, New york central Mutual insurance, N.y. pizze-ria, preferred Mutual, pro-Tel, Save-a-Lot, sfcu, and Visions Federal credit union.

GOHS to Hold Annual Postcard Show & Sale

ONeONTa - The greater Oneonta historical Society (gOhS) will hold its twelfth annual “postcard & ephem-era Show & Sale” on Satur-day, april 30 from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the elks Lodge, 84-86 chestnut St., Oneonta. Vendors will display vintage postcards of local and gen-eral interest as well as other vintage paper including sheet music, posters, documents,

advertising blotters, and sport and trade cards. gOhS will have a table selling donated postcards. There will also be a silent auction for items, including albums of vintage postcards.

admission is free, and free parking is available in the elks’ parking lot. There will be a 50/50 raffle. all partici-pants in the raffle will receive a coupon good for 10 percent

off purchase (minus alcoholic beverages) at Sloan’s New york grill, 337 chestnut St. The elks will be selling cof-fee, tea, and soda, as well as food, at the event.

For vendor information or other questions about the event, call gOhS executive director Bob Brzozowski (432-0960) or Board member Bill pietraface (432-1385).

Volunteer Work Day at DCHAdeLhi - The delaware

county historical associa-tion’s Volunteer work day will be Saturday, april 30, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the museum’s site on State hwy. 10, three miles north of delhi.

rain or shine, dcha will be preparing their site and his-toric buildings for our sum-mer season, and will welcome

all willing assistance. chores will include clean-

ing the numerous historic buildings at the museum and sprucing up the grounds. They will also be cleaning up the nature trail and cemetery. refreshments and lunch will be provided. The museum will have cleaning supplies on hand, and volunteers are also

invited to bring gardening tools or their cleaning equip-ment of choice.

whether you have an entire day, or just an hour or two to spare, dcha will be glad for any help. call 746-3849 or e-mail dcha@delhi.net for more information.

Oneonta Veterans Club to Host National Service Officer

ONeONTa - disabled american Veterans chapter 200 will sponsor a National Service Of-ficer at The Oneonta Veterans club, 279 chestnut Street, Oneonta.

he will be at the club on May 9 and May 10 from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. each day.Veterans and their families are invited to come and ask questions about benefits and or file

claims.This is a free service for any veteran and you do not need to be a d.a.V. Member.

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Sidney, NY – James A. Doig, President/CEO of sfcu has announced the appointment of Gail Hoffman to the sfcu Supervisory Committee.

Gail is a lifelong resident of Guilford. She graduated high school from Bainbridge-Guilford. Gail furthered her education attaining an Associate’s

degree from Morrisville State College and her Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Finance from Empire State. Gail began her career as a bank teller at First City Bank in Norwich. She worked in the Accounting Department at Chenango Memorial Hospital for 5 years. She was the Assistant Controller at The Hospital in Sidney for over 18 years. Gail also was the Director of Finance at the Chenango County Chamber of Commerce. In her spare time Gail operates her own Accounting/Bookkeeping business (GH Accounting Services, LLC) in Guilford. Gail is currently the Town Clerk/Tax Collector for the Town of Guilford, a position she has held since 2008. Gail serves on The Board of Trustees of the Tri Town Regional Hospital and is the Treasurer for the Oxford Memorial Library.As a member of the sfcu Supervisory Committee, Gail will help to

ensure that the credit union records are maintained properly and accurately; that policies established by law and the Board of Directors are carried out faithfully; and that member assets are safeguarded and used according to the purposes of the credit union.

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The Afton Chamber Announces Citizen and Business of the Year

aFTON - The greater af-ton area chamber of com-merce has announced its choices for citizen and Busi-ness of the year for 2015-16. Nominees were submitted and voted on by chamber mem-bers representing the wide area covered by the chamber. By an overwhelming majority, Main Street grill and Bakery, owned by Liz dawson, was named Business of the year, and richard cuthbertson was named citizen of the year.

rich cuthbertson and his wife, Joan, moved to afton from New Jersey in 1980, when rich was transferred here by Bendix/amphenol. involvement in his commu-nity has always been part of self-expression for rich. al-most immediately upon mov-ing here he became involved in local service organizations. with two growing daughters, heather and Marissa, lending his guidance as a girl Scout troop leader seemed the natu-ral thing to do. eventually, this broadened into a board membership on the indian hills girl Scout council and service on several commit-tees. he also mentored with Big Brothers and Sisters of america and has been the ob-ject of praise for his inspira-tion and guidance to the youth in our area.

“where there is a need, rich steps up!” says wife, Joan. he has worked on the Board of elections as an elec-tion inspector, as a member of the afton Village planning Board, and as past-president and current treasurer of The afton Sertoma club. a Viet-nam vet, rich serves as an ac-tive member and Quartermas-ter of the afton VFw post 3529. Other pursuits have in-cluded a place on the editorial board and columnist for the original afton Vision group, which produced the inspira-tion for the inaugural version of “The afton Vision” com-munity newspaper.

rich is also a volunteer water monitor for our local watershed area and a partici-pant in the afton community garden. in 2013, rich helped resurrect the greater afton area chamber of commerce and served on that board. cur-rently, he is newly appointed to the afton Village Board of

appeals, and volunteers at the afton Food pantry.

Looking for a more artistic outlet for his “large” person-ality, rich became a found-ing member and served as past-president of the afton community Theater. he is also a past board member of the Tri-Town Theatre of Sid-ney, and served with the Bain-bridge and Norwich theatre groups. rich can regularly be seen on the stage of all local theater companies as both an actor and director. he is also a much sought-after Master of ceremonies by many or-ganizations, as his quick wit and inspiring voice raises the level of any event of which he is a part. But perhaps most im-portant of all, rich has been Santa claus for local chil-dren’s groups and parades for 20 plus years.

as Joan put it so well, “Ba-sically rich has always been there for any group that has asked. he has been a main-stay of this area for almost 40 years – often with little or no recognition. i think it’s time to honor his years of service.” The citizens and businesses of the greater afton area heartily agree, and honor him for his generosity of spirit and con-tributions to our communities.

a favorite among locals, and visitors alike, and a cor-nerstone in afton for the past decade, the Main Street grill and Bakery is being honored as the 2015-2016 Business of the year.

Many describe this popu-lar haunt as a “hidden gem.” Liz dawson, owner, has over 35 plus years of restaurant experience, which shows in everything from the gorgeous presentation to some of the best farm-to-fork flavors in this area.

The Main Street grill is a great place to enjoy a casual lunch, or a full-course din-ner to celebrate a special oc-casion, and its popularity has brought visitors to afton from distant areas just to experi-ence the food.

Liz dawson sprouted her culinary wings during her early twenties. Liz comment-ed saying, “My success came from hard work and because I take great pride in all that I do. Creating the Main Street Grill and Bakery was very

exciting.”Liz contributes to the com-

munity in any way she can. her business and culinary philosophy is all based around community and sustainabil-ity. Local sourcing for the restaurant is important and Liz makes all bakery items from scratch. “It’s not only a great way to support our local economy to make it sustain-able for future generations, but it’s also a great way to showcase the dedication and hard work of local producers and their unique products” says dawson.

Liz decided to revitalize the inside of her restaurant recently to reflect her beliefs – the dining room now fea-tures a mural of the “Tree of Life”, painted by a local art-ist. For Liz, it’s important that customers not only enjoy their food when coming to her restaurant, but that they have an amazing experience and take that experience away with them. “We are all part of a community network – an ecosystem – and it’s a beau-tiful thing. i want to connect consumers with the producers that live here in the communi-ty. Once that door is open, it’s amazing the connections we make. i feel so blessed that as a restaurant owner and chef, i’m able to do that.”

Local residents of the area are also grateful for the op-portunity to partake of the phenomenon that is “The grill”. Mention afton in pass-ing conversation to a stranger, and they are likely to say, “Oh, afton—The grill!” The com-munity and the greater afton area chamber of commerce are pleased to honor such a fine institution.

The formal recognition of rich cuthbertson and Liz dawson’s Main Street grill and Bakery will take place on Sunday, May 15 at the afton river club from 3-6 p.m. in-ternationally known motiva-tional speaker, John perricone will speak from 3 to 4:30 p.m. presentation of this year’s honorees by Senator Fred akshar will precede a sump-tuous buffet dinner. More in-formation on ticket purchases for the dinner can be found at www.aftonchamberofcom-merce.com/events.

Main Street Grill and Bakery

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