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Five Outstanding Leaders to be Inducted to SCSAA Wall of Fame, July 17

SidNey – Sidney central School alumni association (ScSaa) chair of the wall of Fame committee, chris-tine Ossant, class of 1966, announced that five outstand-ing leaders demonstrating ex-emplary service to school and community will be inducted to the alumni wall of Fame at the 12th annual Sidney central School alumni asso-ciation all-class Luncheon, Sunday, July 17 at 11 a.m. in the Sidney Fire department Fire hall, river St., Sidney.

The wall of Fame induct-ees include dr. dominic (Nick) Nuciforo, Sr., Super-intendent at Sidney central School, 1996-2006; Stewart

M. Brooks, ‘42; dr. Jon Jay deTemple, ‘61; dennis porter, ‘66; and carlos washington, ‘76. The luncheon follows the alumni Memorial Service, which will be held in the pa-vilion at keith clark park at 10 a.m. The luncheon begins with an all-class mingle/re-ception in the firehouse at 11 a.m., lunch served at 11:45 a.m., followed by the wall of Fame awards presentation.

Dr. Dominic (Nick) Nuciforo, Sr.

Exemplary Leadership in Education & Community Service

dominic (Nick) Nuci-foro grew up in albany, and earned an associate’s degree

in applied Science at hud-son Valley community col-lege. in 1971 he received his B.a. in elementary education from Murray State univer-sity in kentucky, where he was a second grade teacher at the university School while working towards his M.a. in reading. Nick moved to wol-cott, N.y., in 1972, and earned a certificate of advanced Studies in instructional ad-ministration from SuNy Os-wego. he served as associate, primary school and elemen-tary school principal from 1984 to 1996. in that year, Nick was appointed superin-tendent of schools for Sidney (1996 to 2006), a post he held

for ten years. he earned his doctor of education in edu-cational Theory and practice from Binghamton university in 2007.

as superintendent, dr. Nu-ciforo added project Lead the way to the school curricu-lum. This pre-engineering program was one of the first STeM programs developed for high schools in N.y. he also instituted the Superin-tendent’s Leadership award program, which recognized at their graduation ceremony any student who had held a leadership position for one full year in a non-exclusion-ary school-sponsored club. he also created the Superin-

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All Things Considered for the Bainbridge Summer Fest 2016

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BaiNBridge – Mem-bers of the Summer Fest 2016 committee, along with the Bainbridge chamber of com-merce, are proud to present the inaugural Summer Fest 2016, happening Saturday, July 23 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on North Main St. in Bain-bridge (rain date of Sunday, July 24, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.).

all things will be con-sidered at the festival, with such entertainments as the golf Ball drop by payne’s cranes ($5 per ball with pro-ceeds going towards future events held by the chamber of commerce) near Nana’s keepsakes; a wine tasting at B&w wine and Liquors; and live local musicians to ac-company guests as they enjoy food kindly served outside of Jerry’s inn. and, while there, why not enter for a chance to win ticket prizes for free slices of pizza inside of rosa’s restaurant and pizzeria?

Bring the kids along, too, as they will have plenty of en-tertainment options to choose from. Join the local girl Scouts and the Jr.-Sr. class of Bainbridge in all the fun and games, including the ever-popular “Frozen T-shirt con-test,” a hula hoop competition, carnival games, dunk tank, and even a bounce house! prizes will be available, in-cluding free ice cream cones from razzmatazz ice cream and free smoothies from country classics. To avoid the mixture of children and oncoming traffic, all games will be held in the Municipal parking Lot behind Bob’s diner and S&S cafe.

if you need to rest your feet and/or get out of the sun, there will be a tent set up with board games and cards, as well as runners who will be taking food orders for those unable to move as swiftly as the other hungry visitors. The garden club will have water available for sale and, for des-

sert, a bake sale will be spon-sored by the Sidney preceptor Sorority.

Stick around or come back with some lawn chairs and blankets, because at 7 p.m. elvis will be making a special appearance in the park. at dark, the classic movie Foot-loose will be played on a big screen; special thanks gos out to chris puerili for the use of his equipment.

keep your ears open for Mayor phil wade, as he em-cees the event, reminding ev-eryone of all the great festivi-ties as they enjoy themselves on alumni weekend.

Vendors will be setting up along North Main St., with spots still available for just $5. call June white at 967-8657 if interested.

can’t make it this time? Then don’t forget to pencil in “Bg days” happening Labor day weekend. contact Lori Mcgraw at Snips & Snails for more information.

Strong Hearts for NY Celebrates Local Success, On and Off the Menu

By allison collins

SidNey – at the start of the new year, Strong hearts for Ny, a collaborative re-search study administered through Bassett healthcare Network and cornell univer-sity’s division of Nutritional Sciences, recruited a group of fifteen women residing in and around the tri-town area with the goal of “reducing cardio-vascular disease, improving quality of life, and reducing cardiovascular disease-relat-ed health care costs in rural communities through preven-tative education.” participants had to undergo extensive screening and testing before officially becoming a part of

the study. Over the course of the

study’s six months, partici-pants attended twice-weekly meetings along with one ad-ditional two-hour monthly heart club meeting. at the meetings, over an exchange of healthy nibbles, insight and discussion, program direc-tors and participants worked toward “developing and test-ing a comprehensive program designed to: improve diet and physical activity behaviors, promote and improve local food and physical activity en-vironments and policies and shift social norms about ac-tive living and healthy eating through civic engagement, capacity building, and com-

munity-based programming.” at the study, many of the

group’s members had seen tangible results: boosted phys-ical stamina and endurance, lost pounds and inches, new, proactive outlooks on health-fulness and, as a bonus, mean-ingful and lasting friendships.

Now, Strong hearts for Ny and its members are celebrat-ing the progress made both personally and as a group in the wider community. in May, as part of a group ini-tiative to gain community backing for increased health conscientiousness, especially concerning dining out, sev-eral area restaurants sup-ported the Strong hearts for Ny research study, as well

SEE HEARTS, PG. 4

BAINBRIDGE – Pictured here is Rosa’s operator, Luis, (l) alongside Strong Hearts for NY study par-ticipants, Julia Rajner, and Gaby Pysnik.

Erika Briggs (l) and Kim Smith (r) are shown here withdrawing the name of the lucky winner in a Strong Hearts for NY raffle following the group’s communityservice program promot-ing making healthier choices while dining out. Briggs and her sister Jeannette are the amaz-ing cooks at the Sidney Golf and Country Club.

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uNadiLLa - a chicken Barbecue will be held on Saturday, July 9 on the community house Lawn, Main St., unadilla, during the carnival of Sales. The unadilla Fire department will be serving chicken halves and dinners from 11 a.m. until gone.

SidNey - a chicken

Barbecue will be held on Thursday, July 21 starting at 10:30 a.m. at the country Store parking lot, union Street, Sidney. halves by wilson of walton will be available. The barbecue is being sponsored by the rotary club of Sidney.

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cOVeNTryViLLe - Join us For Breakfast on Saturday, July 16. The First congregational church, coventryville, will be serving up breakfast from 7 to 10:30 a.m. you can have all you can eat pancakes, sausage, scrambled eggs, hash browns and real homemade sausage gravy with hot biscuits. everything served fresh off the griddle, with plenty of hot coffee, orange juice, good friends and fellowship around the table.

a free will offering is appreciated. Travel up State hwy. 206, turn onto county road 27 at the blinking light in coventryville - you will see the church. The facility is handicap accessible with lots of free parking.

aFTON - The afton Veterans of Foreign wars post 3529 will host an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast Saturday, July 16 from 7 to 11 a.m. The breakfast will will be served at the VFw post at 187 Main St., across from the NBT building. The breakfast is open to all and will include pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, home fries, coffee and juice. all proceeds from the breakfast will go to help the VFw post 3529.

The afton VFw post 3529 has been active in afton for many years and is currently working to raise funds for a Veterans Memorial in Foster park next to the Susquehanna river as well as ongoing updates to the post’s building on Main St.

BaiNBridge - The Soup kitchen at the Bainbridge united Methodist church is open Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Menu for the soup kitchen is available in the kitchen’s Facebook page.

SidNey - a full meal is served at St. paul’s 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.

Prizes Abound at the Afton Fair aFTON – Scads of local

talent were on display at the 127th recent afton Fair, held July 6-9. Blue ribbon winners in the Floral hall exhibits were as follows:

youth a – pre School – kenidee O’Neill, Sidney, two blue ribbons

youth B – kindergarten – ashley Madugno, deposit, three blue ribbons

youth c – grades 1-3 – au-brey Shinn, afton, one blue ribbon

youth d – grades 4-6 – autumn Madugno, deposit, eight blue ribbons and george palmetier, afton, one blue ribbon

youth e – grades 7-8 – krysteena race, harpursville, ten blue ribbons and Saman-tha Schodier, afton, two blue ribbons

youth F – high School –

katlyn Mullin, two blue rib-bons and Jillian davis, one blue ribbon, both of Bg high School; allison wylubski, afton, three blue ribbons, Best department and Best of Show for charcoal horse drawing; and John palmetier, afton one blue ribbon

adult entries:regina pylinski, Norwich,

five blue ribbons; amy Schoe-lier, afton, one blue ribbon; hope Livermore, harpurs-ville, three blue ribbons; Lu-anne yancey, afton, four blue ribbons and Best department for Blueberry pie; emma hendrickson, afton, one blue ribbon; pam wylubski, afton, one blue ribbon; dominga cruz, Sidney, one blue ribbon; kimberly Schinn, afton, two blue ribbons; helen richey, unadilla, two blue ribbons;

anna ritchey, unadilla, eight blue ribbons and Best de-partment antiques – dress; pamela Stuntz, afton, one blue ribbon and Best depart-ment – Quilt; Bernice Bosket, afton, two blue ribbons; Julia VanBurn, Sidney, two blue ribbons; Frances warren, af-ton, seven blue ribbons; debra Meetze, chenango Forks, five blue ribbons and Best depart-ment – photo; Brenda page, harpursville, one blue ribbon; dennis heath, Mt upton, one blue ribbon and Best depart-ment – hand carving; robert Nickerson, afton, two blue ribbons; kelly paden, Sidney, one blue ribbon; kristy paden, Sidney, two blue ribbons, and richard Beames, afton, one blue ribbon.

Pictured here is the patriotically-outfitted Greater Afton Chamber of Commerce float, which placed first amongst the floats.

Pastor’s Pen

By rev. Tom pullyblankSidney united Methodist

church

if the Lord had not been on our side—let the people say—if the Lord had not been on our side

the flood would have en-gulfed us, the torrent would have swept over us, the raging waters would have swept us away.

--psalm 124 (adapted), verses 1, 4-5

My family lives on a small farm just north of cooper-stown. Ten years ago, we had just moved into the farmhouse after doing several large reno-vation jobs in the year since we bought it. we had been there for just over two weeks when it started to rain. and rain. and rain.

we have a little creek be-hind our house and down the hill that’s not even big enough for a name. Sometimes it’s not even there, especially during dry months in the summer. when it is there, it’s usually about six inches deep and a foot wide. Ten years ago, on June 26, the creek had risen to about a foot and widened to about three feet. By June 29, the creek was four feet deep and fourteen feet wide (i know because i measured it by walking through it bare-foot while holding onto a rope i had tied to a nearby tree.)

By June 29, our seasonal freshet had become a river. Other streams in Northern Otsego county grew accord-ingly: Fly creek was a rag-ing torrent, Oaks creek was as wide and as deep as the Susquehanna river usually was on a normal day, and the Susquehanna, of course, fed by all these other streams

from Otsego Lake right down through the rest of the county, eventually became a danger-ous, swirling monster that overflowed its banks in record volume.

i wasn’t yet appointed pastor of the Sidney united Methodist church in 2006, but i knew what was happen-ing and what would happen by looking out our back door. i prayed for Sidney and for all the other Susquehanna com-munities. i wept when news reached my ears of the flood-ing’s onset. Like so many oth-ers in upstate New york, i participated in relief efforts, specifically by collecting sup-plies that i delivered later that week to the St. Luke’s Luther-an church.

what i heard from friends, and what i learned when i started serving in Sidney in 2013--just two years after another hundred-year flood!--was that the floods did not dampen the faith and together-ness of the Sidney community. Lives were saved by attentive friends and family who got people out of the flood zone quickly. Meals were served. homes were rebuilt or bought by the government and turned into green space. Most im-portantly, the flood water and the mud it left behind did not cause the people of Sidney to forget that we are children of god who are put here to take care of each other.

Other floods will someday come. Other crises will hit our community and our lives. But if we continue to give thanks for the many gifts god has provided, and if we continue to give time, money, suste-nance and prayers for each other, then we will never be engulfed, we will never be swept away by despair.

SHA Museum Changes to Summer Hours, Opens for Alumni Weekend

SidNey - Volunteers manning the Sidney histori-cal Museum have decided to take a break during July and august. in effect now, the museum may be open by ap-pointment or by chance each wednesday and Thursday in July and august. To make an appointment, call Joelene at 563-1425 or graydon at 563-2542. regular hours (wednesday 4-6 p.m. and Thursday 9:30-noon) will re-sume in September.

The museum will be open July 15 and 16 from 1-3 p.m. for alumni weekend. it is located in the civic center in room 218. Signs will be posted with directions to the elevator and museum.

come in and browse ex-hibits about businesses like

cortland cart and carriage co., Scintilla, and cooley’s; view displays of artifacts be-longing to captain Fox, dr. Loomis, and ward hermann; notice the photographs and documents that have been professionally restored and preserved; look at postcard al-bums, scrapbooks, and maps; talk with volunteers to get your questions answered. buy used yearbooks, notecards, reproduction postcards, Scin-tillators, bicentenial memora-bilia, and mugs to support our projects and programs.

To become a member or re-new membership, or to obtain further information, visit our website at www.sidneyonline.com/sha.htm or Facebook. Questions may be e-mailed to sidneyhistorical@stny.rr.com.

Make Your Own Masterpiece Painting Class Offered in GuilfordguiLFOrd - Bring a

friend, take your place, and join us for an artistic adven-ture at guilford’s Fun Fest on Saturday, august 20! This year’s theme is “artfully yours,” and beginner through experienced artists – ages 12 and up – are invited to enjoy the “Make your Own Master-piece” painting workshop.

participants will be paint-ing with acrylics on canvas

with step-by-step instruction from Margaret Fetzko, certi-fied art teacher. each artist will be provided with apron, brushes, canvas, golden art-ist paint, and an easel on which to work. The workshop is scheduled from 1:00-3:00 p.m. in the guilford Fire-house’s upstairs room with all supplies included for a price of $35. at the end of the two hours, each person will have a

painting of beautiful guilford Lake that they will be proud to take home.

registration for the event can be made by calling kathy at 316-2722 prior to august 20. There are a limited num-ber of seats available, so please make your plans early for this exciting opportunity to paint a local landmark.

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SIDNEY 25 YEARS AGO

July 17, 1991

The Sidney Federal credit union parade was held in conjunction with Sidewalk Sales day, bringing “bands, clowns, beauty queens, horses” and more to down-town Sidney. a reported estimated 52 units were planned to march from keith clark park down river St. to Main St., along Steiner rd. and down union St. past the credit union. Ten bands were slated to participate as well. The Sidney Federal credit union eagle, Mickey Mouse and ronald Mcdonald were all planned-on parade guests.

MASONVILLE25 YEARS AGO

July 17, 1991Masonville firefighters

required assistance from emergency medical personnel after becoming overwhelmed

by fumes from a paint spill on rte 206 in Masonville. a NyS dOT paint truck report-edly rolled over an embank-ment, causing several gallons of paint and toluene to spill onto the ground. The accident cause a rte 206 road closure for about three hours while crews got the spill cleaned up.

WELLS BRIDGE25 YEARS AGO

July 17, 1991Members of unatego’s

class of 1971 prepared for a fun and festive reunion weekend, held on July 19. The weekend was set to begin with an informal get-together at the unadilla house restaurant and, later in the weekend on Sunday, July 21, classmates planned to enjoy a picnic full of reminiscences at the unadilla rod & gun club.

BAINBRIDGE, SIDNEY & UNADILLA

75 YEARS AGOJuly 17, 1941

it was announced that the tri-towns would all have dial telephones by 1942. report-edly, the dial system was slated to be operational in Bainbridge by the first of September that year.

UNADILLA75 YEARS AGO

July 18, 1941The year marked the 150th

birthday of Otsego county, its having been established Feb-ruary 16, 1791. Otsego county as first organized consisted of only two sub-divisions: Ot-sego and cherry Valley; as populations grew, other towns were added. as of July 1941, Otsego county consisted of 24 towns. To commemorate the 150th anniversary of Otsego county and the settling of the town of Maryland, which oc-curred the same year, a large Sesqui-centennial was held in Schenevus. a “fine histori-

cal pageant in ten scenes with a cast of hundreds of players” was presented as part of the grand festivities.

SIDNEY 100 YEARS AGO

July 15, 1916an advertisement appeared

in The Sidney record for Boston candy kitchen’s ‘vel-vet ice cream’ in strawberry, vanilla and chocolate for just 30 cents per quart, with spe-cial prices to parties, socials, churches and schools.

an ad placed by Sidney National Bank read: Lady patrons: The wife is expected to look after the household expenses. a checking account is a great convenience to her, giving her a record of her household expenses. This bank encourages such ac-counts. Special consideration is given to the business of lady patrons at this bank.

WELCOME SIDNEY ALUMNI! - The Prospect Hill Cemetery Association would like to invite those from out of town and locals alike to come visit the cemetery off East Main Street. On Saturday, July 16, the Prospect Hill Cemetery Association plans to open the office from 1-4 p.m. The cemetery office is located in the newer Section II. Debra Tompkins-Cornett will be available to help anyone find a loved one or answer any other questions about the cemetery.Across the street from Section II is the older Section I of the cemetery. Seated by the flagpole on the soldiers plot are two new replica cannons, filling the cradles that had been empty since 2005. These cannons were masterfully crafted and donated by Kevin Quick, with the help of his son, Matthew Quick.Be sure to stop by and see these beautifully replicated can-nons. They were constructed from much research and a sin-gle old picture of the original cannons provided by Prospect Hill Cemetery Association. It is with great pride that the as-sociation board members encourage you to visit Sections I and I of Prospect Hill Cemetery while your here for the Sidney Alumni Weekend.Pictured here from left to right are Kevin Quick and his son, Matthew Quick.

UNADILLA - Christie Conner (left) will serve as President of the Unadilla Rotary Club for the com-ing year. Christie received gavel from outgoing President, Rik van der Meulen, at the Club’s picnic held on June 29 at Martin Brook Park. 22 people were in attendance.

Hear Ye! Hear Ye! All Moms and Dads!SidNey – are you look-

ing for a great fun place for your kids to spend part of their summer? do you want a summer camp that doesn’t mean long driving distances or overnight stays? enter the Tri Town youth club! after hearing parents express their needs for affordable and safe childcare, we want you to know that we listened.

On July 11 Tri Town youth club opened their doors with plans for an exciting and stim-ulating summer with plenty of time to “chill” with friends, old and new. a qualified staff of devoted professionals,

youth volunteers and commu-nity members have planned field trips, picnics and games to have fun while simultane-ously increasing awareness of the world around us.

Our hours of operation are 8 am to 4pm. Nourishing breakfasts and lunches will be available to all who attend at no cost. in fact, the whole program is available at no cost to members of the tri-town community!

Our hope is that, “after spending time with us, your children will love learning and living a little bit more.”

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as members of the Sidney area community, by featur-ing heart-healthy options on their menus and encouraging patrons to make healthier din-ing choices. The restaurants highlighted the healthier op-tions with an easy-to-recog-nize heart sticker placed next to selected menu items. if pa-trons chose one of the health-ier options, they were invited to complete a raffle ticket and

offer suggestions. in early June, one winner

was chosen from each of the participating restaurants to receive a $25 gift card to that restaurant—a gift from Strong hearts for Ny for choosing to live and dine healthier.

Supporting restaurants and their winners included: Sidney golf & country club, ray cummings; Trackside dining of Sidney, Barb hun-

tington; rosa’s of Sidney, Larry Bailey; roma’s of Sid-ney, kathy Bailey; S & S cafe of Bainbridge, Laurie kelly; Bob’s diner of Bainbridge, donna williams; Main Street grill & Bakery of afton, Feli-cia Bostelman; and Vincent’s of afton, Virginia gans.

group members and pro-gram directors would like to extend a heart-y thank you to all of the tri-town restau-

rants and patrons who partici-pated—with special thanks to the Sidney country club and Trackside dining with the most entrants—for mak-ing Strong hearts for Ny’s heart club’s community service project a great suc-cess. here’s to making heart healthy choices at home and when dining out!

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This week’s quote comes from wayne gretsky: “you miss 100 per cent of the shots you don’t take.” Maybe this means take as many chances in life as you can and some might prove the right ones for you.

Vacation Bible School is happening at the Masonville Federated church this whole week, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. it promises to be a fun time with games, bible study, crafts and snacks to enjoy with friends. There will be a closing program on Friday evening at 7:30 p.m. all are invited to come see what the area children have been learn-ing and enjoy ice cream treats afterwards.

here on the Farm: The fel-las have been chopping the new seedings and trucking them to the bunk. all went well until the dump wagon holding the grass hit a ridge in the field and broke the axle and turned over onto its side. The load had to be shoveled off, put into the bucket and dumped into the truck to be unloaded. it was quite a job, but harold and cliff got it straightened up so it could be checked out for damage and the necessary repairs.

The July calves are being born now and brought into the barn with the mother cows. So far most of them have been bulls, but they are very healthy and fun to see running around the barn. with the ar-rival of much-needed rains, haying has come to a halt until

the sun shines again, but there is much work to be done on the equipment to get ready to do that haying again.

The corn and second cut-ting is really growing since the rains and the hay will be ready for cutting soon, too. we hear that lots of dry hay was done while we had all the hot and dry weather; you may have noticed all the large round bales and even some large square bales in the fields around the area.

keep our farmers in your thoughts always, with the hope that they may have a good growing season this year; we need all our farmers.

Birthday greetings this week go out to Sara campion on July 9; Barbara hunting-ton on July 10; karl Beers on July 11; ryan glatt and Billy hendricks will celebrate on July 12; elizabeth klein-gardner on July 13; Barrett howland, chris pritchard and Brady reilly on July 16; Becky rivenburgh on July 17; Barbara Longwell, Jim warner, Justin glatt and Mary hager on July 18; On-drea Lent Northrup on June19 and grace wright on the 20th. have a great day, everyone.

church News: adult Sun-day School is at 9:45 a.m., with regular church ser-vices at 11 a.m. Bible Study this week will be at colleen Scott’s home on wednesday at 10 a.m., instead of Thurs-day this week.

giLBertsViLLe neWsThe halberts held their

61st family reunion last Sat-urday at Millbrook park in New Berlin. There were 45 in attendance with gary and Michelle prentice of humble, Texas traveling the farthest. Two-month-old Magdalena Mae, daughter of Mike and Tracia wisen of york, pa., was the youngest person pres-ent, and Zula Taylor of elmira the oldest.

Saturday night, Jeff hal-bert, of allentown, pa., was an overnight guest of his parents, roger and helen halbert. Jeff, along with Mark piedmonte, played in a send-off concert

for former pastor, emrys Ty-ler, of the Nineveh presbyte-rian, who will be relocating at the end of this month to colo-rado to become director of a christian camp.

The July 3 pet parade drew 25-30 children and adults car-rying, pulling or walking their animals from centennial park to the Valueway Store, where everyone was treated to ice cream dixie cups.

a reminder, the women of the gilbertsville and garrat-tsville churches will be hav-ing their annual pie sale at the farmer’s market on Saturday, July 16.

Do You Enjoy Locally Made Products? Then Visit Ash Creek Herbs on July 22-24

By ryan dalpiaz

cOVeNTryViLLe – ash creek herbs invites the public to their Open house, featuring “The herbal hotdog,” next weekend, July 22, 23, and 24, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. home-made hot and spicy mustard, as well as pickled herbs (‘tis the season!), will be offered as flavorsome condiments.

This enchanting country shop offers people of all ages an opportunity to learn about many different herbs and how they can enhance myriad food choices, from day-to-day dishes to fancier flare.

Or perhaps you have ques-tions about your own garden? don’t be shy to ask around, because ash creek herbs knows what they are doing when it comes to growing herbal goodies and creating stress-free recipes. This is the best time to come, as the plants are at their peak!

after a walk through the garden and greenhouse, take the time to browse the charm-ing shop stocked full with lo-cally made products such as herbal butters, mustards, jel-lies, pestle and mortars, gar-

lic roasters, and spice boxes. while you’re at it, check out the angry Bear carving chainsaw art made in Frank-lin, or the collection of rich-mond pottery straight out of Bainbridge.

There’s so much to enjoy at this little shop that you will no doubt be inclined to come again. Bring a friend, host a gathering, or plan a tour with other garden lovers; advance appointments can be made by calling ahead at 639-2337.

To find this special shop located at 596 Buckley hill road, Bainbridge (coven-tryville), take rt. 206 to rt. 41 south, then take the second right and head for the second place on the left; look for the sign and flag. ash creek glad-ly accepts cash or check and is not currently set up for credit card use.

don’t forget, call ahead to make an appointment, or stop in next weekend, to see it all for yourself.

For more information, be sure to look closely for the ash creek herbs ad in next week’s paper.

B-G BOE to Meet July 14BaiNBridge - The Bainbridge-guilford central School

will hold a Board of education Meeting on Thursday, July 14, in the guilford elementary School cafeteria at 6:30 p.m. The business portion of the meeting will start at 7 p.m.

Unadilla to Hold Village MeetinguNadiLLa - The Vil-

lage of unadilla will be hold-ing their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, July 19 at 6:30 p.m. at the Firehouse, 77 clifton St., unadilla, N.y., following a public hearing re-

garding the Small cities com-munity development Block grant renewal Fund, which will cover a potential 2016 cdBg application.

Sidney Planning Board to Meet July 26SidNey - The Sidney Town planning Board will hold its

monthly meeting on Tuesday, July 26. The meeting will be held in the Sidney civic center’s Boardroom at 7 p.m.

Sidney Planning Board to Hold “Meeting in Public”

SidNey - The Sidney Town planning Board will hold a “Meeting in public” on Tuesday, July 19 at 6:30 p.m. in the Boardroom at the civic

center. This work session is being held to continue work on the Town of Sidney Zoning Local Law.

Next Otsego Co.Senior Meal In Unadilla is July 20

uNadiLLa - The next Otsego county Senior Meal served at the unadilla Neigh-borhood apartments, clif-ton St., unadilla, will be on wednesday, July 20 at noon.

The luncheon will be pot roast, baked potato and veg-

etable with tropical cake for dessert.

all seniors and non-seniors are welcome. attendees do not need to be a resident of the apartments. call 369-2787 by Monday, July 18 to make a reservation.

Otego Historical Assoc. to Host Annual Picnic

OTegO - The Otego his-torical association will hold their annual picnic on Mon-day, July 18 at the Legion pa-vilion at 5:30 p.m. please bring a dish to pass, own table ser-

vice and beverage. Town his-torian, Mary Johnson-Butler, will offer some excerpts from adelia gates book. Members and guests welcome.

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Sidney, NY - James A. Doig, President/CEO of sfcu has announced the appointment of Paul Adamo to the sfcu Board of Directors.

Paul and his wife Ann are residents of Oneonta. Paul graduated from SUNY Oneonta with a BA in English and later earned a Master’s in Business and Policy Studies from SUNY Empire State College in Saratoga Springs, NY. Currently Paul is Vice President for College Advancement at SUNY Oneonta, and Executive Director of the College at Oneonta Foundation. Paul began his appointment at SUNY Oneonta in 1993, and previously held positions at Union College in Schenectady and Pathfinder Village in Edmeston. Paul is an active member of his community volunteering his time and expertise and is a member of the Oneonta Rotary Club and St. Mary’s Church. He also keeps involved with several professional affiliations in his field such as the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education.

The Board of Directors at sfcu is comprised entirely of Volunteers. This is one of the many differences between a bank and a credit union. As a member of the sfcu Board of Directors Paul is part of the elected government of the credit union. He together with the other members of the Board, set policies for the credit union and are responsible to the members for the way these policies are carried out.

Sidney Federal Credit Union offers financial services from nine branch locations to over 47,000 members who live or

work in several upstate New York counties.

tendent’s high honors award – special medallions worn at graduation by all students with a cumulative average of 95 percent or higher.

encompassing the entire spectrum of student ability, dr. Nuciforo provided aca-demic support for academical-ly at-risk high school students by initiating an extended day program, which gave students extra time to complete their high school requirements or to participate in a ged program. he also tutored students one-on-one, and mentored those students who were chronically truant or in detention. Nick also created the alternative graduation ceremony, whereby students who completed their gradua-tion requirements in august or January had a graduation ceremony in those months, recognizing their achieve-ments in a timely fashion.

dr. Nuciforo planned and implemented the largest build-ing project in Sidney’s history, including the construction of a new transportation center, new and improved athletic fields, a new gym and pool, and new classrooms in the elementary and high school. The old gymnasium was con-verted into a modern library/media center, and the boilers and roofs were refurbished. he also donated school space as shelter, and cooked for the displaced citizens during the 2006 flood, which oc-curred during his last week as superintendent.

Outside of school, Nick was active in the rotary club and served as president of the chamber of

commerce, which formed the arts and Music Festi-val – still an annual summer highlight. he directed the cre-ation of the School and Busi-ness partnership, developed to provide community sup-port for education, in addition to other programs designed to promote opportunities in community service and career preparation.

after retiring, Nick moved to Florida, where he taught at the university of central Flor-ida, works with eighth graders to hone their writing skills, and serves on the Orlando diocese Office of catholic Schools professional devel-opment Team.

Stewart M. Brooks ‘42Distinguished Service

to Higher Education & Publishing

Stewart M. Brooks, an alumnus of the Sidney high School class of 1942, led an extraordinary life, which spanned 90 years. he excelled in many areas as a student, an educator, a member of the uS army, a community servant, a historian, and a naturalist.

Stewart was the youngest child of william Brooks and Mabel elliott Brooks. while in high school he distin-guished himself as a student in many ways. he received a perfect score on his Sci-ence regents exam, a feat so rare at the time that someone from albany came down to verify it. he won the Bausch and Lomb Science achieve-ment award and was awarded a scholarship to hamilton college.

he attended hamilton for a short time before enlisting in the uS army, where he served during world war ii. during his enlistment, he worked on the development of radar, par-ticipated in the d-day inva-sion of Normandy, the Battle of the Bulge and the liberation of dachau.

after the war, Stewart ob-tained a B.S. degree from the albany college of pharmacy and an M.S. from the phila-delphia college of Science

and pharmacology. he taught medical sciences for 35 years to nursing students at Lasell college, Boston city hospital and Newton wellesley hospi-tal. a former nursing student of his wrote, “Mr. Brooks had a talent for making the diffi-cult concepts of chemistry, bi-ology, pathology and general sciences easier to understand. Now, more than 30 years later, i can still recall some of his lectures and how he enter-tained the entire class and had us all laughing. he was a true artist in his field and he loved his profession.”

during his teaching years, Stewart distinguished himself as an author of over 50 books, including medical texts. in 1962 he published Integrated Basic Science, at the time the

only text available to the nursing profession offering an integrated presentation of all of

the sciences. with his wife Natalie, Stewart published re-vised editions of Turner’s

Personal and Community Health, The Review of Nurs-ing, Essentials for the State Boards and the Nurse’s Drug Reference. The wide-ranging subject matter of his books included civil war Medicine and Our Murdered presidents. Several of his books have been translated into Spanish, Japanese, german and hindi.

Stewart and his wife, Nata-lie, returned to the Sidney area in the early 1980’s. dur-ing his “retirement” Stewart was active in the historical Society, where he gave many presentations, and pursued his interest in paleontology, natu-ral history, astronomy, medi-cine, and a love of language. he furthered his expertise on the civil war, in which both his grandfather, Lysander, and great grandfather, isaac, served. his son, Marshall, re-calls him once saying, “Too many hobbies.” Stewart’s life was indeed filled with hob-bies – hobbies that turned into a lifetime of sharing his time and talents with those lucky enough to know him.

Dr. Jon Jay DeTemple ’61 Exemplary Leadership in

Diversity & Access in High-er Education

Jon Jay deTemple gradu-ated from Sidney high School in 1961, having played quar-terback on the last unbeaten Sidney football team, and the only one to go 8-0. he attend-ed cornell on a football schol-arship, receiving a Bachelor of Science degree there. he went on to earn an M.B.a. and a ph.d. in higher education administration from Syra-cuse university.

dr. deTemple served as vice president of adminis-tration at SuNy college of Technology at alfred from 1975 to 1982, when he was promoted to executive vice president, a position he held until 1986. he then moved on to serve as president of the genoa art institute, leaving in 1989. For several years, Jon Jay was employed in the cor-porate world. as operations manager for paychex, inc., he was responsible for providing payroll and tax preparation, employee benefits and person-nel services for a company branch comprising more than 2,000 businesses. as senior manager for paychex—ENS he oversaw electronic fund transfers that exceeded two billion dollars a month.

returning to academia, dr. deTemple served as vice president of Mitchell college in New London, conn. from 1998 to 1999, then moved on to become president of post university in waterbury, conn., at a time when the col-lege had been suffering from low enrollment and accredita-

tion and financial problems. Through his comprehen-sive revitalization program, deTemple transformed the school, increasing its program offerings and restoring its ac-creditation and reputation.

Since 2007, Jon Jay has served as president of harcum college in Bryn Mawr, pa. and has had remarkable suc-cess in reviving the college’s fiscal and academic status in philadelphia’s highly compet-itive higher education com-munity. One of his crown-ing achievements has been increasing access to college education in dramatically un-derserved areas in the greater philadelphia region.

in partnership with i-Lead, harcum college of-fers twelve locations where students can obtain associ-ate’s degrees by taking accel-erated evening classes. as a result, more than five hundred area students each semester can take college classes close to home, complete their asso-ciate’s degrees and find remu-nerative work. harcum also offers a highly respected con-tinuing education program for dental and allied health pro-fessionals, which allows them to preserve their credentials. as a component of harcum’s centennial celebration, dr. deTemple led the 100 acts of Service initiative, which sent volunteer teams of students, faculty, staff and alumni into the philadelphia area to pro-vide services and assistance in 2015.

in recognition of his efforts, Jon Jay received the 2015 ar-thur V. ciervo award from the college and university public relations and associ-ated professionals (cuprap) as an individual who exempli-fies cuprap’s fundamental purpose of advancing public understanding of higher edu-cation. dr. deTemple is living proof that an empathetic and thoughtful leader committed to diversity can create a cli-mate of kindness and equal-ity. he has proven that small private colleges like harcum can thrive through collabora-tion, unflinching commitment to core values, hard work and constructive engagement in the surrounding community.

Dennis Porter ‘66Exemplary Community

Service and Volunteerismdennis porter graduated

from Sidney high School in 1966 and then entered Mon-roe community college. af-ter graduating, he earned a B.S. degree at SuNy Brock-port, and furthered his studies with a degree in Business ad-ministration from Syracuse university.

in 1974, dennis was hired by Bendix corporation, later amphenol, in Sidney where he enjoyed a long career in finance and accounting un-til his retirement in 2008. Throughout the years, dennis became involved in several community organizations. in 1974 he organized a local Jay-cees chapter, a young men’s service organization, where he served as the charter presi-dent, a district director, and was the recipient of the Out-standing regional director award for N.y. State in 1977. dennis later served on the Sidney central School Board for three terms and was presi-dent for five years.

in 2008, dennis became a member of the Trained disas-ter Team of the american red cross of the Southern Tier, of which he is still a member. This team was instrumental in setting up and managing a red cross shelter at St. Luke’s Lutheran church after the 2011 flood.

dennis was also involved in Boy Scouts for many years.

Locally, he was committee co-chair for pack 34 and as-sistant Scoutmaster for Troop 34 as well as unit commis-sioner for Troops 88 and 99. dennis was also involved at the district level where he served as district chairman of the Foothills district and as a board member for the Otsch-odela council. in 2011, den-nis received the Silver Beaver award, the highest honor that a Boy Scout council can give to a volunteer.

dennis has been a member of the Sidney rotary club since 2003. he served as pres-ident in 2013 and was named a paul harris Fellow, as well as being given the rotarian of the year award in 2015, an honor given to the rotarian who has given the most to the club for that year.

Since 2002, dennis has been actively involved with the Sidney central School alumni association. he has held the position of director since its inception and served for many years as the chair-man of the School relations committee. also, he helped organize the first annual alumni golf tournament, 1000 Book challenge, the wall of Fame and the Sports hall of Fame committees.

probably the greatest im-pact that dennis has had on the Sidney community has been his involvement in the Sidney united way, of which he has been a member for 34 years. during this time, den-nis held the positions of direc-tor, treasurer, executive secre-tary, and for the past fourteen years has served as the execu-tive director. in 2015 he was awarded the community Mat-ters award, which is the high-est award given by the united way.

in 2013, dennis was hon-ored by the Sidney chamber of commerce as the citizen of the years. as stated by the chamber, “dennis porter is an

example of the hometown boy who grew up in a small town, played with the neighborhood kids, graduated from the local high school and left home to expand horizons, but then re-turned to his hometown where he put his heart and energies into helping to make his com-munity special.”

dennis lives in Sidney with his wife, Margaret. Both of their children live in the washington dc area where their son, Mark, is a lawyer, and their daughter, Sarah, is a social worker.Carlos Washington ‘76

Excellence in Sports, En-tertainment & Mentoring

carlos washington moved to Sidney at age nine, and graduated in 1976 from Sid-ney high School, having made his mark as a stand-out in both sports and music – two fields he would pursue with passion throughout his life. having been the drum major of the high school band, he continued on in that capac-ity for Tuskegee university in alabama, and hBcu (his-torical Black colleges and universities), performing for audiences as large as 50,000. carlos graduated with a B.S. in electrical engineering (with honors) from Tuskegee, where he played football and ran track, as he had in high school.

after college, carlos moved to colorado, where he was a football coach and mentor for students in several schools in the colorado Springs area. Students, parents, teachers and fellow coaches all con-sider him an inspiration and a leader with an affinity for helping young people, leav-ing an indelible mark on those whose lives he touched.

in the field of music, car-los washington and his Steel horse Band became one of the most popular regional country music groups, and carlos became a “singing

cowboy,” performing in clubs and doing benefits and char-ity fundraisers in the Denver area. He began his singing career as a way to earn entry money for his other great pas-sion—rodeo. As a member of the Pro Rodeo Cowboys As-sociation and the Bill Pickett Rodeo Association, Carlos won many awards, including national championships. In addition to riding in rodeos, he also gained renown for his vocal performances of the national anthem there. Terry Bradshaw, the NFL legend, once remarked after Carlos performed on national televi-sion, “Very few singers can hold a candle to him.”

a true renaissance man, carlos also owns his own company – uTL power Solu-tions, LLc, a dry utility man-agement engineering consult-ing firm.

From singing to cow-punching to coaching and mentoring, carlos washing-ton has left an indelible boot print over a wide area out west, touching the lives of le-gions of young people while entertaining crowds with his music and rodeo skills. his personal trophy room glitters with awards for his work in academics, sports, charitable groups and civic organiza-tions. col. Mark V. Troestel, chief of the colorado State police (retired), has said, “carlos is a man everybody admired and he is known as a man of outstanding character and integrity.”

carlos married his wife, Merinda, also a rodeo per-former, in 2005 and settled on their ranch in colorado, where they raise angus cattle. They have won many sanctioned rodeo events, including a na-tional championship belt for carlos, and in 2012, they both won the rocky Mountain challenge.

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Lloyd J. RitcheyNOrwich - Lloyd J.

ritchey, 84, of Norwich and formerly of unadilla, died unexpectedly Sunday, July 10, 2016. he was a lifelong dairy farmer, having spent 60 years on the family farm. he was born March 30, 1932 in Schenevus to the late Joseph a. and Louise ella (Bostwick) ritchey. he married the for-mer ruth arlene Jones in 1953 in Schenevus, who prede-ceased him. he is survived by his fiancé of seventeen years, eveleyn graves, Norwich; four sons, James L. ritchey, unadilla, david a. ritchey, unadilla, Mark a. ritchey, unadilla, gary L. ritchey, Oneonta; eight grandchildren: Jessilee, Bradley, Brittnay, aften, cody, ashley, Shay-lin, eric; two great-grand-children: Joseph and anita; his children, karlene (Mark) Mcgowan, greene, karolyn white, Norwich, Linda Jones and paul utter, Norwich, dennis (Selina) graves, Nor-wich; two brothers, harold e. ritchey and Jane Ship-man, Schenevus, Norman g. (anna) ritchey, unadilla, and several nieces, nephews and cousins.

he was also predeceased by his daughter-in-law, Mari-lyn ritchey; sisters, Bernice Scott, Marion Fling and in-

fant sister, Beatrice, and most recently, his brother Lyle Jo-seph ritchey. Lloyd loved to ride around the countryside, telling stories about his mem-ories in those certain areas. he loved camping, playing cards with his brother, Lyle, and sitting next to Long river in unadilla, where evelyn and he spent many times enjoying a picnic. he loved having his children around for spontane-ous picnics and loved the color pink. in honor of Lloyd, the family has asked to have all wear something pink.

Funeral services will be held at the westcott-Madden Funeral home, 123 Main St. unadilla on Monday, July 18 at 1 p.m. rev. paul J. ut-ter will officiate. Burial will be in elk creek cemetery, Town of Maryland at the con-venience of the family. The family will receive friends at the westcott-Madden Funeral home on Monday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., prior to ser-vice. Memorial contributions in his memory may be made to: Norwich Firefighters as-soc./ambulance Service pOB 147 Norwich, N.y., 13815 or S. New Berlin emergency Squad rte. 8 S. New Berlin, N.y., 13843. On-line condolences may be made at: www.wmad-denfh.com. arrangements by the westcott-Madden Fu-neral home 123 Main Street unadilla.

Robert & Janet GreeneBaiNBridge - grave-

side services for robert and Janet greene will be held at 11 a.m. on wednesday, July 20 in prospect hill cemetery, Sidney, with rev. Benjamin Shaw officiating. arrange-ments are under the direction of c.h. Landers Funeral cha-pel, Sidney.

Loretta Doris KeatorSidNey - Loretta doris

keator, 84, passed away at her home in Sidney on June 14, 2016 with her family at her side. She was born the daugh-ter of John and Viena (Mose-man) rappleyea on december 29, 1931 in Little westkill. She was an employee of the New york Telephone company in Stamford, when she met and married Frederick Linn ke-ator in 1953. Mr. keator was drafted into the army and served his time in colorado Springs, colo., where his wife joined him. while there, a daughter, deborah Lynne, was born. Surviving is a daughter, glenda (Mark) roberts and a son, Bradford (Lynn) keator along with grandchildren: re-beka, Sarah, isaiah (ericka), and ezekiel (Jessica) keator, derek ramp and karla (dale) Thomas and three great grandchildren. also surviving is a sister-in-law, edna rap-pleyea and brother, Millard rappleyea. also surviving are several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her daughter, deborah Lynne, her husband, Frederick Linn and brother, elwin rappleyea.

Loretta was a longtime member of the New kings-ton Valley grange. She was an accomplished seamstress, an avid gardener and enjoyed playing bingo. her lifelong travels with her husband to Florida, Missouri, Maine, hawaii, alaska and many points in between were a great source of pleasure. She found companionship in her dog, Toki, and her cat, Sadie. Later in life, Loretta struggled with multiple health issues.

oBituariesFuneral services were held

on Friday, June 17 with rev-erend richard dykstra offici-ating. calling hours were at the hynes Funeral home in Margaretville. donations in her memory may be made to catskill area hospice & pal-liative care.

Funeral arrangements en-trusted to hynes Funeral home, Margaretville.

Beatrice A. AllenrOMe - Beatrice a.

(heath) allen, 82, formerly of guilford, passed away Fri-day, July 1, 2016 at her home in rome.

She was born Nov. 20, 1933, the daughter of the late william Olin and edith Mae (wilbur) heath in the Town of Butternuts.

Bea graduated from Mt. upton high School, in 1951. She worked at the Old Mill restaurant in rockwell Mills for nearly 50 years.

Bea was known for her love of people, animals, flowers and above all, her family. She was an avid sports enthusiast and her grandchildren’s big-gest fan. her family would like to thank Bea’s earth an-gels at Slocum dickson On-cology unit, she loved you all dearly.

Bea married Theodore al-len in 1956. he predeceased her on May 6, 1988. She is sur-vived by three children: con-nie allen-Sega (Jan), rome; christine Mattingly (Tim), Bainbridge; robert allen, holland patent.

She is also survived by six grandchildren, courtney Mat-tingly (ann), Mass.; ashley

Mattingly redmond (Mi-chael), Va.; dylan and dakota allen, holland patent; two step grandchildren, andrew and Laurie Sega, astoria; Teri Sega, chicago, ill.; two great granddaughters, ramsey redmond and amelia Sega; brother, Fred heath (Marilyn), Sidney; sister-in-law esther heath, Binghamton, as well as several nieces and nephews.

Bea was also predeceased by eight siblings and a great granddaughter, Lucy Beatrice.

Friends called on Saturday, July 9 at c.h. Landers Funer-al chapel 21 Main St. Sidney. Memorial services followed in the funeral chapel with rev. Fred albrecht officiating.

Burial in highland cem-etery in Sidney center will be private and at the convenience of the family.

in lieu of flowers, donations may be directed to an animal shelter or humane society of their choice or the Bainbridge Methodist church, 27 North Main St. Bainbridge, N.y., 13733. condolences and mem-ories may be shared online at www.landersfh.com.

arrangements made under the direction of c.h. Landers Funeral chapel 21 Main St. Sidney.

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charles w. hart Sr., 92, of port richey Fla., formerly of greene, went to be with his Lord on February 16, 2016 at hospice center with his fam-ily at his side.

charles was predeceased by his mother, ruth hart; father, harry hart Sr.; sisters, caro-line Stone and Nora giammi-

chle, and brother, harry hart Jr.

charles is survived by his wife, rita Swartwood hart; sons, christopher hart (Lisa) and charles hart Jr. (Nancy) of dryden; daughter, pamela harrison (ron) of San Fran-sisco, calif.; grandchildren, alyssa pintado, Fla.; aman-da (Brian), Syracuse; Molly (Jake), Texas; Maggie (ron), Md.; christopher, Fla.; great grandchildren, elana, Fla.; Benjamin, Syracuse; alex and kathrine, Texas.

charles grew up in greene and formerly owned rounds Fuel company. he was active in the greene Fire department and drove the ambulance.

charles was an active mem-ber of the greene First united Methodist church, and was very proud that he served his country in the Navy during wwii.

a memorial service will be held in Sylvan Lawn cem-etery at a later date.

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Warren “Bud” BarneswaLTON - warren “Bud”

Barnes, 93, of walton, passed away at home on Thursday evening, June 30, 2016.

Bud was born on May 29, 1923 on campbell Brook Mountain in the Town of col-chester. he was the fourth child of thirteen born to Orson J. and ella (O’connor) Barnes.

Bud graduated from downsville central School and later entered the united States Navy during world war ii. in 1944, he married the former Mary elmore in wal-ton. They became parents of two children, connie Barnes gage and curtis Barnes. Bud worked as a carpenter and was a member of the carpen-ter’s union for 33 years. For the last 25 years of his career, he worked for the city of New york for the environmental protection agency in the con-struction and maintenance of the cannonsville and pepac-ton reservoirs. his carpentry skills were also evident in the home he built on Marvin hollow in walton. Bud was a gentleman farmer for years, raising young stock, garden-ing, and haying. Bud loved to hunt and enjoyed sharing the experience with his friends who came to the farm to visit. Many friends and relatives in downsville knew how much he loved to play pinochle. Bud also enjoyed cheering on the downsville basketball teams as well as his favorite baseball team, the New york yankees. Bud was proud to be a mem-ber of the James S. Moore post 167 of the american Le-gion and a member of the club royale Oasis in walton.

Bud is survived by his son, curtis of Sherburne; grand-son, robert (Lori) gage iii of whitesboro; and grand-daughter, kathy Barnes of Bainbridge; brother, william Barnes of downsville; sister, Joan Luscomb of downs-ville; special friend, Fern hale of downsville; and special neighbors, Larry and deb underwood, as well as many nieces, nephews, brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law. Bud was predeceased by his wife, Mary, his daughter, connie, and siblings, Leo Barnes, robert Barnes, Marjorie cox, Virginia Brown, Jack Barnes, george Barnes, Jean ho-movich, June akins, dorothy Barnes, and Nelson Barnes.

a graveside service with full military honors was held on Tuesday, July 5 at the paige cemetery in downsville with rev. rL donahue, officiat-ing. arrangements were with courtney Funeral home, walton.

in lieu of flowers, donations in Bud’s memory may be made to catskill area hospice and pallative care, 1 Birchwood drive, Oneonta, N.y. 13820. condolences to the family may be made online by visit-ing www.courtneyfh.com.

James “Digger” LoudenSidNey - James “digger”

Louden, 68, of Sidney, passed away on Friday, July 8, 2016 at Bassett Medical center in cooperstown. Jim was born on June 27, 1948, son of the

late david and agnes Loud-en. On March 5, 1972 he was married to Linda hughes in Oneonta.

Jim enlisted in the uS army on april 23, 1968 and served his country in Viet-nam. he was decorated with many medals, including the Bronze Star Medal, National defense Service Medal, army commendation Medal, Sharp-shooter and expert rifle M-16 Medals, Vietnam Service Medal and the Vietnam cam-paign Medal and three over-seas bars. he was honorably discharged on april 23, 1971.

he was a member of the Sid-ney Moose Lodge #277 and the VFw post 7914 in Sidney. he was also a dedicated 46-year member of the charles L. Jacobi american Legion post 183, Sidney, where he served as a past commander.

Jim was a machinist with amphenol corp. in Sidney for 35 years, retiring January 1, 2015. he enjoyed camp-ing, casinos, NaScar and reading.

he is survived by: his wife of 44 years, Linda S. Louden; their four children: david (Jess Shelton), Marty (wife, karel), Melissa (Joe Schreier) and annie (glen ross, Jr.); ten grandchildren: kalab, hal-ey, Jenna, Mckinzie, reva, dustin, deven, Joseph, Jalissa and Trenton; siblings: kathy, Marie, Brian and Jeanette, and several nieces and nephews and many friends.

Friends called on Tues-day, July 12 at c.h. Landers Funeral chapel, 21 Main St. Sidney. Funeral services were held on wednesday, July 13 at the funeral chapel. Burial with military honors will take place at 1 p.m. on Friday, July 15 in prospect hill cemetery, Sidney.

in lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Jim’s memory may be directed to the ameri-can cancer Society at www.cancer.org. condolences and memories may be shared with the family online at www.landersfh.com.

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

Erik W. WagnerNiNeVeh - erik wil-

liam wagner, 33, of Nineveh, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, July 2, 2016. erik was born on July 25, 1982, son of richard and Barbara (Farn-dell) wagner in Oceanside.

erik was a self-employed contractor, owning and op-erating cobra contracting in afton since 2009. On august 15, 2015, he was married to Nia LaBelle.

a real go-getter, erik was ambitious and hard working, achieving any goal he set for himself. he had a great sense of humor and a kind heart; he would help anyone in need. he enjoyed motorsports, four-wheeling and making things with his hands. he loved working on his home and building a paradise for him and his wife. he was well re-spected and loved and will be truly missed.

in addition to his loving wife, Nia wagner and their

beloved furbaby, i Beam, erik is survived by his sisters, eliz-abeth wagner and kristine and david ingber; his parents, richard and Barbara wagner, as well as many brothers and sisters-in-law and eleven niec-es and nephews.

a memorial service was held on wednesday, July 6 at the First Baptist church of afton, 30 caswell St. afton, N.y., 13730. in erik’s mem-ory, please consider paying it forward and doing something kind for someone. condo-lences and memories may be shared with the family online at www.landersfh.com.

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

Blake Dean Hayescherry VaLLey -

Blake dean hayes passed away peacefully at his home in cherry Valley, on July 7, 2016 among family and friends. he was predeceased by his par-ents, gerald (gerry) hayes and harriette hayes, of Sid-ney. Blake was born in Sidney on March 28, 1950. he gradu-ated from Sidney high School (1968) and received a B.a. in history from the university of albany. with his love of his-tory, he studied preservation Technology at St. Lawrence college in Brockville, Ontario and pursued a career in histor-ical preservation, restoration and museum work.

Blake worked for georgia agrirama, Tifton, ga. and the henry Ford Museum and greenfield Village, dearborn, Mich. his many restoration projects included the harvey Firestone Farm and house, the Buckminster Fuller dymax-ion house, a 1940’s diner and gas station, the wright Broth-ers’ home and 1960’s Motown recording Studio. he was a co-creator of the henry Ford Museum “american automo-bile” and “Made in america” exhibits. after returning to cherry Valley, he gathered a

number of museum profes-sionals into the cherry Valley group. with cVg, he created interpretive and master plans as well as exhibits and staff training for historic sites, mu-seums and non-profit organi-zations throughout the north-east, southern and midwestern united States.

Blake was active in preserv-ing and promoting local his-toric sites and organizations. he served on numerous com-munity boards and preserva-tion organizations in Tifton, ga.; ypsilanti, Mich.; green-bay, wisc., and especially cherry Valley. he received the prestigious John T. Schlebeck-er award from the associa-tion of Living history, Farm and agricultural Museums, a professional organization in which he contributed many volunteer hours. Blake was known for his humor, hospi-tality, good cooking, garden-ing, frugality, curmudgeonly tendencies and memorable ear stands, cowardly Lion imper-sonations and wizard of Oz reenactments.

his family, colleagues and friends were especially important to him. his is sur-vived by his loving wife, Lor-raine Bosma of cherry Val-ley; daughter, rebecca gross (ryan) of Middleboro, Mass.; son, ashley hayes of chapel hill, N.c.; stepsons, Loren Sutton of Boston, Mass., Brian Sutton of Los angeles, calif. and will Sutton of cherry Valley; son in spirit, Jared Fruth; granddaughters, ari-ella Blake gross, Selah eliza-beth gross and elizabeth ann hayes; sister, dolores Breunig (Franz) of Sidney; and broth-er, keith hayes (carol) of prince george, Va. Blake also maintained close friendships with his former wife, Martha camp, of ecuador, and for-mer wife and colleague, Mary Seelhorst, of ypsilanti, Mich. he enjoyed his many nieces and nephews and his favorite cat, kitty ga-ga.

contributions in his memo-ry may be sent to the cherry Valley community Facilities corporation for old school maintenance at pO Box 66, cherry Valley, N.y., 13320.

a party was held to cele-brate Blake’s life on Saturday, July 9 at his home in cherry Valley.

Lyle Joseph RitcheyuNadiLLa - Lyle Jo-

seph ritchey, 86, of unadilla passed away wednesday, July 6, 2016 at a.O. Fox Memo-rial hospital in Oneonta. he was born on Sept. 14, 1929 in Schenevus, to the late Joseph and Louise ella (Bostwick) ritchey. he married wahn-eta Mae (knapp) ritchey, who predeceased him on Nov. 12, 2000. They married dec. 18, 1953 at the First Methodist church in Oneonta. he was a retired employee of c & M plastics in Bainbridge, a for-mer employee of american plastics in Bainbridge and was a uS army Veteran of the korean conflict. he gradu-ated from andrew S. draper central School in Schenevus in 1948. he enjoyed golfing, playing cards and watching his favorite games on TV.

he is survived by two sons and a daughter-in-law, Thomas and Brenda ritchey, Oxford and william ritchey, unadilla; “adopted” daughter and son-in-law, donna and chet French, unadilla; two granddaughters, Jodi and eric Quackenbush and cari angel-lotti; two brothers and a sister-in-law, harold ritchey, Schen-evus and Norman and anna ritchey, unadilla; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Stan and cathy knapp, Mt. upton; sisters-in-law, audrey Baker, Sidney, Virginia Lobell, Nor-wich and also several nieces, nephews and cousins. he was also predeceased by his sis-ters, Bernice Scott, Marion Fling and an infant sister, Beatrice.

graveside services will be held at the evergreen hill cemetery, unadilla on Thurs. July 14, 2016 at 11 a.m. with military honors. rev. Bruce helstrom, chaplain at catskill area hospice, will officiate. Memorial contributions in his memory may be made to unadilla emergency Squad 77 clifton St. unadilla, N.y., 13849.

On-line condolences may be made at: www.wmaddenfh.com. arrangements by the westcott-Madden Funeral

home, 123 Main St. unadilla.

Ina CathySidNey - ina cathy, of

Sidney, former longtime resi-dent of chester, died on Satur-day June 25, 2016 in Norwich.

ina, the daughter of the late Johannes and alein codding-ton Van ry, was born on april 27, 1927 in warwick. at the home of her aunt ida Berry.

ina lived on a farm in Sugar Loaf and attended a one-room schoolhouse in Lake Station. She later attended the chester union Free School.

She married the late eugene h. cathy on Feb. 12, 1945 in chester. ina worked primar-ily as a telephone operator, starting her career at high-land Telephone in Monroe. She also worked at the ches-ter National Bank and for the county of Orange. She later trained to be a cNa at arden hill hospital in goshen.

ina enjoyed ceramics, shop-ping, gardening, bingo and country music.

Survivors include her sons, eugene h. cathy and his wife Barbara of Milford, pa.; Bruce e. cathy and his wife pamela Mather-cathy of Middletown; daughters, Judith gage and her husband richard of Otego, and Bonnie Jo cathy of west Seneca. She is also survived by her grandchildren, eugene h. cathy iii and his wife Jac-queline; kimberly hybbeneth; James cathy; Joseph cathy; Joshua gage; Sara gage-Nes-bit and her wife erica; great-grandchildren, Jonas gage; paul hybbeneth; rebecca hybbeneth; Jessica cathy; eugene cathy iV; Josephine gage-Nesbit and Louis gage-Nesbit; her sisters-in-law, Bar-bara e. Spina; Julie cathy; Virginia conklin, and many nieces, nephews and cousins. wilma rink, dorothy Morley and carol dewitte.

a visitation hour was held on Saturday July 9, followed by a memorial service at the Lippincott Funeral home, inc., 92 Main St., chester N.y. Burial will be held at the convenience of the family in chester cemetery.

in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the association at Sidney Se-nior Village, 200 Fox St., Sid-ney N.y., 13838 or to ameri-can Legion Orange Blossom post, 1167 81 Main St., ches-ter N.y., 10918.

arrangements by Lippin-cott Funeral home, inc. 845-469-4134 or www.ocfuneral-homes.com.

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Later in the day, an ice-break-er will be held at 8 p.m. at the american Legion. See the all-alumni reunion weekend ad in this paper for full details on all of the weekend’s events.

Unatego’s Inaugural All-Class Reunion Weekend will kick off with a meet-and-greet at green’s Long river inn, be-ginning at 6:30 p.m.

EVERY FRIDAY

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

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

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

Tri-County Senior Center - Mahjongg in room 207, Sidney civic center, 21 Liberty St., 10 a.m. information, call 226-6294.

Summer Movie Series at Sidney Center Library - now through august 26. Movies are free and all are welcome; chil-dren under 8 must be accom-panied by an adult. Library is located two houses down from Jess F. howe’s Building Supply Store. For more information, call 369-7500.

SATURDAY, JULY 16Delaware Valley Humane

Society will present its 12th an-nual k-9 classic at the afton golf course, beginning at 8:30 a.m. This yearly fundraiser helps the dVhS to continue to provide compassionate care, shelter and love to its many four-legged wards.

Unatego’s Inaugural All-Class Reunion Picnic will begin at 11 a.m. on the Otego american Legion Field and go until dusk. Bring footballs, whiffl e balls and bats, gloves, etc and enjoy a day of family-friendly fun for all. Bring a dish to pass and a choice of beverage, plus a choice of meat for grill-ing. and, if desired, bring a suit and towel and enjoy the nearby Otego Town pool.

EVERY SATURDAYAfton Historical Museum -

116 Main St., afton, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Memorial day to Labor day or by appointment. call 693-1408.

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

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

Otego Farmers Market – beginning this week and going until October 15. Market will take place in roland B. hill Museum, 361 Main St. (next to Otego elementary). 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. 988-7973 for more info.

Unadilla Community Food Bank - unadilla Methodist church, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; plus 6-7 p.m. on the third Sat-urday of the month; if school is closed, the food bank is closed

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

Unadilla Public Library will show a weekly movie, be-ginning at 10 a.m. also, LegO time is from noon to 2 p.m. each Saturday.

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 mem-bers welcome.

FIRST & THIRD SATURDAY

Food Pantry - Mt. upton

Methodist church, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

SUNDAY, JULY 17Bainbridge Sportsmen’s

Club will have a trap shoot at 9 a.m.; pistol shoot starts at noon. call 967-2222 for more information.

Bostwick/Sperry/ Baldwin Family Reunion in the wil-ber park pavilion in Milford. reunion starts at noon; attend-ees should bring a dish to pass, choice of beverage and table service.

Unatego’s Inaugural All-Class Reunion Weekend will wind down with tours of unat-ego Middle/high School from 10 a.m. to noon. There will be coffee, donuts and danish available.

EVERY SUNDAYBainbridge Museum Open -

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SECOND SUNDAYBingo - 1 p.m., Sidney Moose

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THIRD SUNDAYBainbridge Sportsmen’s club

Trap Shoot - starts at 1 p.m.

MONDAY, JULY 18

EVERY MONDAYTri-County Senior Center

- Mahjongg, room 207, Sid-ney civic center, 21 Liberty St. cards, games and lending library. For information, 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., Sidney united Methodist church, Lib-erty 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

FOURTH MONDAYThe newly formed Village

of afton parks committee will meet at 6 p.m. in the Susquehan-na room of the Jack. d Bolster community center, 105 Main St., afton.

TUESDAY, JULY 19Four County Cyber Mobile

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EVERY TUESDAY

Kids Club - Sidney Memo-rial public Library, public com-puting center, 3:30 to 5 p.m. ages 5 and up.

Our Daily Bread Food Pan-try - 9 a.m. to noon, guilford united Methodist church; for other hours, 895-6325

Afton Seniors Clubhouse - 9:30 a.m., afton Methodist church, Spring St. call 639-1773 for information and week-ly 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

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

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

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Afton Sertoma Club Dinner Meeting - St. ann’s episcopal church, Main St., afton, 6:45 p.m.

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

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FIRST WEDNESDAYSlater-Silvernail Post 806,

American Legion, Bainbridge will meet in the Bainbridge Town hall at 15 N. Main St., 1900 hours (7 p.m.). all are wel-come to attend.

EVERY WEDNESDAY

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

Twilight Tales - Sidney Me-morial 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 unit-ed 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 Joelene, 563-1425

Volleyball for adult Men and women - all ages and skill levels are welcome, Sidney 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 Center – 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 Library meeting room. Bring own laptop or wiFi, 6-7:30 p.m. For infor-mation, call 563-1200.

THURSDAY, JULY 21“Dirtmeister” at Unadilla

Public Library – Steve “The dirtmeister” Tomecek will present “rock around the Block” science show at 1:30 p.m. The show will provide fun for all ages! call 369-3131 for more info.

Unadilla Summer Concert Series – The Sidney commu-nity Band will entertain crowds on the lawn of the community house beginning at 6:30p.m. Bring a chair, a blanket and friends!

EVERY THURSDAYAlateen Meeting – anony-

mous support group for teens of families struggling with addic-tion. all meetings are teen-run, though overseen by two adult sponsors. 7-8 p.m., Sacred heart church, 15 Liberty St., Sidney

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

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

Toddler Story Time - Sidney 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 ap-pointment, 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. Sidney united Methodist church, Liberty St., Main fl oor

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

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

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

BY APPOINTMENT

Bainbridge Museum - 38 S. Main St., Bainbridge, call 967-8546 or 967-7159

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Sundown Lost Balls Leaguederoche/O’keeffe 26hawley/Johnson 24dicks/patrick 23Becker/Niles 22Scheidegger/Volkert 22Brundage/cottell 22axtell/LaFever 21doyle/Lamb 21adams/Birdsall 20Martin/plummer 19dunham/palmer 18kenny/ritchey 17pysnik/Zieno 17phelps/Zieno 16Smith/reiling 15howard/Miles 11Bucklin/dubiel 6

Tuesday Night Men’s League

couse & proffitt 22Bucky & Butch 22conklin & hartz 22wright & Spencer 22wagner & kille 21wright & wright 18curtis & gifford 18Bush & wheeler 16.5hulbert & Mednasky 16

Wagner Logging Wednesday Night League

Maple DivisionBaxley/delbalso 26Lord/Brewer 24klinegardner/Fitch 24Macdonald/hoyt 23kehr/Newell 20Stanton/gloeckler 20Brown/white 20Lewis/Macrabie 17puffer/phelps 16russell/condon 16utter/clapperton 15Burpoe/Burpoe 15Merwin/hoyt Sr. 14charles/Mills 14rigas/Jackson 14rowe/clair 11Oak DivisionBeers/McNamara 32ellis/wagner 28Merwin/gregory 24Mirrer/hunt 22Macumber/Macumber 20rowe/rowe 20wagner/carlson 19Smith/duMond 18westbrook/evans 17

Layton/Layton 16rockwell/Sowersby 16Layton/Shelton 14wilson/Finch 12haynes Sr./haynes Jr. 12Macumber/Brundege 9Sramek/Macdonald 8

Mark Hafele Thursday Night league

haynes 35Mcclenons 31wright/Seward 29Val/Jill 28earl/walker 26hawkins/Teale 25reynolds 25youngs Jr./goodrich 24place/Mann 23knapp/Lindroth 23duMond’s 22Odell/wheeler 22clark/Johnson 21roland/ireland 21d. youngs/e. youngs 20J. youngs/youngs 19p. youngs/youngs 19Baker’s 18Finch/hood 17reif/Nelson 14robinson/cevasco 11hill/wikoff 11

Friday Night Couples League

Sheri & walt 15.5Lindsey & Brian 15.5Tia & andy 14Judy & rich 13.5kassi & Brandon 13.5Jamie & pat 13.5Sandy & Mike 12.5cait & Mike 12.5Terry & ammon 12.5Jenn & Tim 12Jean & John 12deb & howard 11Jill & dale 10.5Shelley & Bryon 10.5Jess & Bucky 10.5Tia & Logan 9alexia & derek 7.5Mary & ron 7Stephanie & derek 6Shirley & cecil 6Lacey & derek 5kristen & howie 4 Jackie & Frank 4

goLf sCores

Sidney’s Dean Howard - The WCDO/Chambers & O’Hara Car & Truck Center Male Track and Field Athlete of the Year.

Sidney’s Mallory Stillman - The WCDO/Chambers & O’Hara Car & Truck Center Female Track and Field Athlete of the Year.

Sidney/Bainbridge Little League Finishes a ‘Bright’ SeasonSidNey - Friday, June 17,

ended a very fun and suc-cessful season for the Sidney/Bainbridge Little League teams. Jc Smith, inc. very generously donated five gen-erator-run floodlights, allow-ing the boys to play under the lights for the first and second place game. First place went to gLB paving of Bainbridge and Sidney auto Body earned second place. Trophies and medals were awarded the top

four teams.Sidney and Bainbridge

merged their teams from first grade through sixth, creat-ing Sidney/Bainbridge youth Baseball. This enables the kids to compete against other teams outside of their com-munities and has proven to be very successful. This year, all of the teams were supported by a sponsor, so a tremendous thanks goes out to: Sidney auto Body, S&S Landscap-

ing, wcdO, J M electrical contracting, east Main Lanes, Jess howes, chamber’s and O’hara, waldron’s Floor cov-ering, Joe and Vinny’s, SFcu, and rainbow’s end consign-ment. and for Bainbridge: gLB paving, Laing Trucking, pine ridge grocery, rosa’s, BgTa and 3 B’s. also, thank you to the volunteer coaches and parents who support the kids and promote staying ac-tive and participating in youth

programs. it wouldn’t be pos-sible without you!

we are already looking for-ward to next year and hoping to grow the league by having other communities join Sid-ney and Bainbridge. a special thanks to Neving Laing, Ja-mie wilson, Toby umbra and Shane Nordberg who donated their time to help deliver, set-up and take down the flood lights for the championship game.

AFTON TEAM WINS LITTLE LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP - For the first year, Afton competed in the Norwich-Oxford Little League, and ended the season with ten wins and four losses. Afton made it to the Championship by winning two play-off games, advancing them to the Championship game on June 25 against the Norwich Red Wings. Afton won the Champi-onship game with a close score of 16-14. Jamie Baciuska coaches Afton along with assistant coaches, Scott Reeve and Daryl Decker.Pictured here are: front row, left to right: JJ Crosby, Martin Vroman, Sam Mancuso, Tyler Sherman, Gabe Decker; back row (l-r): Coach Jamie Baciuska, Matt Carman, Ethan Andres, Carter Burns, Bobby Mercilliott, Landon James, Trenton Shel-ton, Aiden Buzzell, Braydon Baciuska, Ryan Dawson, Gary Bakay. Not pictured here from the team are: Coach Scott Reeve, Coach Daryl Decker, Justin Reeve, Donte Johnson.

BAINBRIDGE MAN WINS AT MADISON COUNTY FAIR - On July 9, Bainbridge resident, Shane Curtin won the four-cylinder feature at the Madison County Fair. Shane is a full-time student at SUNY Morrisville, studying law enforcement. He works full-time at Amphenol of Sidney as a security guard.

Bainbridge Streakers 18U Pull Ahead Early Against Whitney Point, Coast to 11-1 Win

BaiNBridge - The Bain-bridge Streakers 18u softball team jumped to an early lead against whitney point and captured an 11-1 victory on Thursday, July 7 at greenlawn elementary in the summer softball league.

aggressive base running from the Bainbridge Streakers 18u put five runs on the board in the bottom of the first in-ning, placing whitney point on its heels early in the game.

Bainbridge Streakers 18u’s palmatier was perfect at the plate, going 2-2.

kori Thornton pitched the win for Bainbridge Streak-ers 18u thanks to ten strike-outs. Thornton allowed one earned run on three hits and

two walks over 3 2/3 innings. alli Miller supported in the mound with a strikeout allow-ing only one hit.

elayna was the game’s los-ing pitcher allowing eleven runs in 3 2/3 innings, walked six and struck out nine.

Bainbridge Streakers travel to waverly pa. July 9 and 10 for tournament play, and are back in local play next week at greenlawn. They will play July 11 vs. Schenevus and July 13 vs. Oneonta. Both games begin at 6 p.m. Streakers 15u team will also be in local play next week with a home game against Oneonta on July 12 and in harpursville on July 14. all games begin at 6 p.m

Get Ready Now for 12th Annual Golf Tournament to Honor Dave Derr, Aug. 18BaiNBridge - The Bain-

bridge rotary club will be sponsoring its twelfth annual golf tournament, the dave derr Memorial, on Thursday, august 18 at the afton golf club.

The event will honor the memory of dave derr, tour-nament founder and chairman

who passed away this past winter due to complications from cancer. dave’s dedica-tion to the club and to the tri-town area was boundless. he volunteered his time and talents to enhance the quality of living in our community. we will continue to honor the memories of Jim palmer and

wayne Burnett, who loved to slip out for a round of golf.

proceeds from the event will be used to support both local and global service projects.

The cost for a four-person team (captain and crew for-mat) is $260; this includes greens fees, carts, prizes, con-

tinental breakfast and a din-ner you won’t find at typical golf tournaments.

contact Judy derr, Tourna-ment chair, at 967-8756 for more information or to regis-ter a team.

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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 • 895-99177/17 Pastor John Hill will share a sermon titled, “Christ Trek” based on Colossians 1: 1-14 at services

Sunday at 9:15 AM at the Treadwell United Methodist Church and at 10:45 AM at the Franklin United

Methodist Church.7/24 “Your Li Fi Life” based on Colos-

sians 2:6-19Handicapped 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;

Wednesday

9 a.m. - Bible Study7 p.m. - Adult Choir Rehearsal

THREE PINESCOMMUNITY CHAPEL

E. Windsor Road (Doraville)Nineveh • 693-1897

Pastor Michael Brown• 849-4364Sunday

10 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

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

5:30 p.m. - Bible StudyFirst Wednesday of the Month

7 p.m. - Faith DiscoverySecond Wednesday of the Month

6:30 p.m. - Trustee meeting; 7 p.m. - Administrative Council

Monday, Friday, Saturday11-12 noon - Food Pantry open

Handicap Accessible UNADILLA CENTER UNITED METHODIST

“Certified Lay Leader, Penny Harrington.”

1203 Butternut Rd., Unadilla369-4360Sunday

9:00 a.m. - Worship Service & Sunday School

SAND HILLUNITED METHODIST CHURCH

“Certified Lay Leader, Penny Harrington.”

Regular Sunday9 a.m. - Morning Worship

1st Sunday of the month - food pantry2nd 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)783-2993Sunday, July 17

9:30 am Morning Worship Sunday School for children

Potter’s Wheel VolunteersAre ready to serve- Providing

transportation To appt. or errands around town, CallRoger 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

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.

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”Tuesday, July 19th:

-6pm Elders MeetingWednesday, July 20th:-6pm Gathered PrayerSaturday, July 23rd:

-12:30pm LOYO LuncheonSunday, July 24th:

-9:30am Classes for all ages-10:45am Gathered Worship

-6pm Summer Evening FellowshipWednesday, July 27th:-6pm Gathered Prayer

Friday, July 29th:-5pm Youth Group Bon Fire

Saturday, July 30th:-6pm The Puffers in Concert with fel-

lowship time to followSunday, July 31st:

-9:30am Classes for all ages-10:45am Gathered Worship-5pm Flocks as designated

-5pm Youth Group 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 am

Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 9:30 am to 12:30 pm

Food 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 413-212-8202Midweek service each Wednesday

7 p.m.Friday July 15 Rotary 12 p.m.

Sunday, July 17Traditional Service 9:30 a.m.

Fellowship & Coffee 10:15 a.m. 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

WEDNESDAY July 13, 2016, 8:00 a.m. Morning Bible Study (last one for summer)THURSDAY: July 14, 2016, 2:30 p.m. Afternoon Bible StudySUNDAY: July 17, 2016, 9:00 a.m. Worship THURSDAY: July 21, 2016, 2:30 p.m. Afternoon Bible Study

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

CHURCHES

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For billing information, please call

561-3526

For Advertising in the Tri-Town News,

please call Ryan Dalpiaz.607-561-3526

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Notice of Form. of 89 Main LLc. arts. of Org. filed with SSNy on 3/15/16. Office lo-cation: cortland. SSNy desg. as agent of LLc upon whom process against it may be served. SSNy mail process to 18 roosevelt ave., Larch-mont, Ny, 10538. any lawful purpose.

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The Sidney central School district has the following coaching positions available: JV/Varsity and Modified Vol-leyball, Modified Boys and girls Soccer. please apply on-line only at www.sidneycsd.org. click on district infor-mation/ employment tab and follow instructions. deadline for applying is aSap.

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The Sidney central School district has the following po-sition open:

Buildings & GroundsOne (1) Building Custo-

dian (Evening Shift) – 12 months per year, 8 hours per day, 5 days per week. week-ends as may be required. Sala-ried position includes week-end/holiday building checks as assigned. working position that includes, but is not limited to, supervision of staff and building(s) to which assigned, and recordkeeping.

One (1) Custodial Worker – 12 months per year, 8 hours per day, 5 days per week.

if interested, please apply at the Sidney curriculum/payroll Office, 95 west Main Street, Sidney, Ny 13838. deadline for applying is July 25, 2016. Questions can be di-rected to christopher Stillman at 607-561-7715.

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unatego central School district has openings for Modified Football, Modified girls Soccer and cross coun-try coaches for the 2016-2017 sports season. please send let-ter of interest along with cover letter and 3 letters of reference to Matt hafele, athletic di-rector or call 607-988-5038.

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rain or Shine, Thursday and Friday, July 14 and 15, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Furniture, household items, a lot of tools, grill, camping supplies, linens, extra long picnic table, chest freezer, snow blower, electron-ics and more!

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NOTice OF FiLiNg cOMpLeTed aSSeSS-MeNT rOLL wiTh TOwN cLerk

(pursuant to Section 516 of the real property Tax Law)

Notice is hereby given that the assessment roll for the Town of Masonville, county of delaware for the year 2016 has been finally completed by the undersigned assessor and a certified copy was filed in the office of the Town clerk on July 1, 2016 where it will remain open to public inspec-tion until October 1st.

Linnea wilson, assessor Town of Masonvville

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NOTice OF cOMpLe-TiON OF FiNaL aSSeSS-MeNT rOLL

(pursuant to Sections 516 of the real property Tax Law)

Notice is hereby given that the assessor(s) of the Town of unadilla, county of Otsego, State of New york, have com-pleted the final assessment roll for the current year and that a certified copy has been left with Town clerk at 1648 Sh7 where is may be seen and examined by any inter-ested person until the first day of October.

dated this 5 day of July, 2016.

assessorsraymond Johnson, chair-

man, Board of assessorsrobert p wilson, Member,

Board of assessorsJohn Jessup, Member,

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Notice of Formation of rBd Transports, LLc. art of Org filed with Secy of State of Ny (SSNy) on 12/2/14. Office location: chenango county. SSNy designated as agent of LLc upon whom pro-cess against it may be served. SSNy shall mail process to: 1690 State highway 8, Mt. upton, Ny 13809. purpose: any lawful activity.

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Notice is hereby given that an order entered by the coun-ty court, chenango county, on June 13th, 2016 index no, 2016X309, a copy of which may be examined at the of-fice of the county clerk, lo-cated in chenango county, at 5 court St., Norwich Ny 13815, grants me the right to assume the name of richard allen gray. My present name is richard allen dibble Jr. My address is 106 Stap Ln., Bain-bridge Ny 13733. My place of birth is Binghamton Ny on July 7th, 1993.

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The harpursville central School district in accordance with Section 103 of

article 5-a of the general Municipal Law and article 119-0 of the general Munici-pal law will receive bids for waste disposal Service. Bids will be received until 11:00 a.m. on July 27, 2016 at the BOceS central Busi-ness Office. all bids are to be received in a sealed enve-lope, clearly marked “waste disposal Bid 2016-2017” on the face of the envelope. Bid forms and specifications are available Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. from the harpursville central School district purchasing Office, 100 Marshall dr en-dicott Ny 13760, and attn: purchasing agent

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Beers Reunion to Take Place in OtegoOTegO - The descendants

of Neil Beers will celebrate their 96th annual reunion on Sunday, July 17 at the Otego rod and gun club, located on Otsdawa avenue in Otego.

Time together will begin at 11:30 a.m. Bring a dish to pass, along with your own table service.

The reunion will provide coffee, ice tea, water and ice

cream. Bring your family and any pictures for the album.

any questions should be di-rected toward Joyce Shultis at 432-8698

Bostwick/Sperry/Baldwin Family to Celebrate Reunion July 17

MiLFOrd - The Bost-wick/Sperry/Baldwin Fam-ily reunion will be held on Sunday, July 17 at noon at the wilber park pavilion in Mil-ford. all descendants of Fran-

ces Bostwick roberts, grace Bostwick Sperry, Louise ella Bostwick ritchey, Lee Bost-wick, ralph Bostwick and percy Bostwick are invited and encouraged to come and

enjoy visiting and see cousins and relatives. please bring a dish to pass, your own table service and beverage.

UHS to Hold Annual Cutest Baby Photo Contest at 2016 Del. Co. Fair

waLTON - uhS dela-ware Valley hospital will be sponsoring their annual “cut-est Baby contest” during the delaware county Fair. Fair participants will do the judg-ing at the hospital booth, lo-cated in the #1 commercial tent. prizes are: 1st place win-ner - $100 savings account, 2nd place - $50 savings ac-count and 3rd place - $25 sav-ings account at any one of the National Bank of delaware county’s offices in delaware county (walton, hamden, Franklin, andes, roxbury or

Stamford), or Sullivan coun-ty (roscoe, callicoon, Liber-ty, Monticello, Narrowsburg or wurtsboro).

The following rules apply:entries must be a current

photo of the child. The child must be two years of age or younger. date of birth must be 8/1/14 or after. photo can-not be larger than 4” x 6”. No framed or mounted pho-tos will be accepted. The child’s name, date of birth, parent’s name, address and phone number must be on back of photo. please include

a self-addressed envelope if you would like your photo returned.

photos must be received no later than 5 p.m. august 8 and can be mailed or brought in to delaware Valley’s uhS primary care center sites in walton, downsville or ros-coe, or mailed to uhS dela-ware Valley hospital, com-munity relations, 1 Titus place, walton, N.y., 13856. Sorry, we cannot accept pho-tos at the fair booth. please call 865-2409 if you have any questions.

Animal Adventure to Visit Afton Library July 21aFTON - The afton Free

Library’s Summer reading program, “On your Mark, get Set...read,” is looking forward to a visit from ani-mal adventure on July 21.

animal adventure will be presenting informal touch tables with its great collection of critters to enjoy. The pro-gram will be a “come and go”

visit format. This enables visi-tors to see this special show anytime from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

come join the fun. Find some interesting books on your favorite animals, or new ones that you see at this spe-cial program. parents and caregivers are invited to join the fun.

For more information on

the afton Free Library’s sum-mer reading program, call the library at 639-1212.

The summer reading pro-gram is made possible by Senator akshar’s BOOkS program and the Federal Li-brary Services and Technol-ogy act.

“Rock Around the Block” at the Unadilla Library

uNadiLLa - On Thurs-day, July 21, at 1:30 p.m., join geologist and award winning author Steve “The dirtmeis-ter” Tomecek as he digs deep into the wonderful world of rocks, minerals and fossils.

during the program, partici-pants will discover how differ-ent types of rocks form, while handling amazing crystals and actual dinosaur bones. after the program, Steve will be autographing copies of

his new National geographic book, Dirtmeister’s Nitty Gritty Planet Earth. For more information, call the Library at 369-3131.

Blast Off with Science at the Unadilla Rec Program

On Monday, July 18, at 1 p.m., at the unadilla elemen-tary School, the unadilla rec program will welcome award winning author and national science celebrity Steve “The

dirtmeister” Tomecek as he takes a wild and wacky look at the science and history of flight. during the show, he’ll examine the forces that keep everything from boomerangs

and Frisbees to airplanes and helicopters soaring through the sky, and even launch a homemade rocket using some “dirt cheap” materials.

Keith May was presented with Rotarian of the Year award by Ray Baker (right), in recognition of his outstanding leadership and dedica-tion to the club during the past year in his term as president. The award was presented on June 17, with six-teen members and six guests travel-ing to May’s Landing, Eaton, N.Y. A picnic was held, with delicious steaks barbecued by Keith. Many attending enjoyed boating, swimming and fel-lowship during the afternoon and into the evening with some even partak-ing in a sunset boat ride.

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The Stoutmen to Perform at Trailside Concert Series, July 20

SidNey - as is tradition, the Sidney community Band once again started the annual don clayton Memorial Trail-side concert Series in Sidney, which began on wednesday, July 6. They will also con-clude the summer series on august 17.

Throughout the summer, concerts will begin at 6:30 p.m. under the pavilion near keith clark park on river St. in Sidney. Bring your lawn chairs, blankets and friends to enjoy this yearly summer-time tradition! wcdO radio (100.9 FM/1490 aM) will an-nounce any changes prior to the event.

The next concert in the don clayton Memorial Trailside concert Series in Sidney will feature The Stoutmen, back by popular demand.

performing local favorites alongside irish folk songs, The Stoutmen show audiences their unabashed love for pub

songs sung in the traditional way – with great spirit and a twinkle in the eye. They de-liver the timeless songs of ireland, Scotland, and beyond in a vocal harmony full of col-orful arrangements. They’re likely to tell you a story or two and indulge in a little poetry from time to time as well.

at the heart of all The Stoutmen do, though, is tra-ditional, welcoming music capable of cutting across gen-erations and lending light and love to any celebration, be it a festival, family event, com-munity gathering or an eve-ning at the pub.

Their coming July 20 per-formance promises to be a good time for all, so come, share a pint of cheer with The Stoutmen!

The remainder of the don clayton Trailside concert Se-ries is as follows:

July 20 - The Stoutmen

July 27 - Jaybird Staugust 3 - The

Moonlighters august 10 - have guitar,

will Travel august 17 - Sidney com-

munity Bandall concerts are free and

open to the public, and the site is handicapped accessible. Light refreshments will be made available again this year by the “pie Ladies” of N.y. preceptor Beta phi. Bring a chair or blanket to sit on, your neighbors and friends, and join us for a night of music.

The don clayton Memo-rial Trailside concert Series is sponsored by the Sidney community Band, the “pie Ladies” of N.y. preceptor Beta phi Sorority, the Sidney united way, Joseph and Bar-bara renton, c.h. Landers Funeral chapel, Mirabito en-ergy products, rainbow’s end consignment Shop, and com-munity Bank Na.

Unatego Announces Summer Rec & Free Summer Meal Programs

OTegO - unatego par-ents should please be aware that there are two programs for students operating this summer for children who re-side in the unatego School district and have completed kindergarten through sixth grade. The unadilla Sum-mer recreation program is only open to residents of the Town of unadilla, while the Otego Summer care program is open to any children who have completed kindergarten through sixth grade and reside in the unatego central School district.

The unadilla Summer rec-reation program is sponsored by the Town of unadilla and runs for five weeks, from July 11 through august 12. This program is only open to resi-

dents of the Town of unadilla, and is located at the unadilla elementary School and the Village of Franklin swim-ming pool. hours of opera-tion will be 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each day. There is a small cost associated with registra-tion, to cover insurance fees for pool usage.

The unatego Summer care program located at the Otego elementary School is run through the school dis-trict and lasts for six weeks, from July 11 through august 19 and is located at the Otego elementary School. it is open to any resident of the unatego School district and the hours of operation will be from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily. as this is a self-supporting program, there is a daily, per child fee,

with reductions available for families enrolling more than one child.

Breakfast and lunch will be provided daily at each lo-cation, at no cost, through the unatego Summer Feed-ing program. all children enrolled in the two programs will be served both meals daily. additionally, any child eighteen or under (special needs children up to age 21) may participate in the Sum-mer Feeding program, and they do not have to be district residents to participate.

application forms for both programs are available now at either building, or you may call Otego elementary at 988-6700, or unadilla elementary at 369-6200.

Striking Interpretation of Chekhov Classic Onstage Now at FCSFraNkLiN – The Frank-

lin Stage company continues its twentieth season of admis-sion-free professional theatre with a three-week run of “we 3,” a bold and buoyant adap-tation of anton chekhov’s “The Three Sisters.” Though performances began July 13, the engagement continues through July 31, with show times wednesdays through Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays

at 5 p.m.esteemed FSc veterans,

Liz kimball (“The winter’s Tale” and “The way of the world”), patricia Buckley (“Tartuffe” and “evolution”), and kimiye corwin (“an inspector calls” and “The Tempest”) portray not only the three sisters - Olga, Masha and irina - but also between them skillfully and fearlessly inhabit the rest of the play’s

nine ebullient, tender and humorous characters. This is chekhov’s masterpiece re-imagined, yet always faithful to the playwright’s powerful portrait of the petty and the profound demands of being human, the relentless and de-lightful passage of time, and the yearning for escape and happiness.

adapted, designed and di-rected by FSc’s executive/

artistic director, carmela Marner, and featuring an evocative musical score com-posed and performed live by percussionist, Julie Licata, FSc began to develop this project in the summer of 2015 as part of its works-in-prog-ress season. FSc is grateful to those patrons who attended the initial workshop perfor-mances of “Three Sisters” in 2015, and is thrilled to present

the breathtaking production of “we 3” that has evolved since that initial exploration.

as always, at FSc admis-sion is free with donations gratefully accepted. reser-vations are recommended. call 829-3700 or visit www.franklinstagecompany.org to reserve a spot. FSc is located in chapel hall at 25 institute St. in Franklin.

programming continues to

be made possible, in part, by the NyS council on the arts with the support of governor andrew cuomo and the New york State Legislature. actors patricia Buckley, Liz kimball and kimiye corwin appear courtesy of actors’ equity association.