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Owego Little League Begins 64th Season

Hyde Park celebrated its 48th Anni-

versary all day Saturday, April 25, with

14 games of Little League baseball and

tee ball and girls softball.

The day gave the children a chance to do things they don’t do every day:

Parading 1.5 miles up North Avenue

and down George St. while having fun

all the way especially in the underpass,

Listening to Owego Elementary

School second graders set the theme by

singing “Take Me Out to the Ball Game”

and fourth graders the National Anthem.

on Nick Raftis Memorial Field,

Showing respect to our flag and hon-

oring those who serve our country and

those who made the supreme sacrifice by saluting the

new American

and POW/MIA

flags as they

were raised for

the 48th time on

the Elks Flag

Pole,

Hearing

teams and

coaches intro-duced during

Opening Day

Ceremonies,

Shouting

three times “Happy Mother’s Day,

Mom!” when prompted by MC Jim

Raftis,

Congratulating Dick Horton Memo-

rial Plaque Volunteer of the Year recipi-ent Dave York of Apalachin. He's the

VP of Girls Softball,

Listening to League President Ken

Winters thanks his officers, directors and

volunteers.

Time, talent and treasure from mem-

bers of the community are keys to the

64th season. Two Work Bee Days

“spring cleaned” Hyde Park. Volunteers

are always welcome for 6pm weeknight

games and 10:30am Saturday games.

The Apalachin Firemen's Field Days

will be held Wednesday, June 3,

through Saturday, June 6, 2015, at the

Field Day Grounds in Apalachin. The

event features rides, games, food, and a Chicken BBQ

every night. There will be

special price for rides from 6

to 7 pm on June 3; a bike

give-away on June 3; a

spectacular fireworks display

on Friday, June 5, at 10pm;

and the Little Miss Apalachin

Contest on Saturday, June 6,

at Noon. Parking is free.

Advanced sale tickets (for

the rides) are available now through June 3 at the

following Apalachin

businesses: Apalachin

Pharmacy on Rt. 434, Gigi's

Place at the corner of Main St and

Pennsylvania Avenue, Sweeney's

Market on Rt. 434 , and Bud's Place on

Route 434 in Apalachin.

Tioga Downs Begins 10th Racing Season

Apalachin Firemen's Field Days, June 3 - 6

Tioga Downs in Nichols officially

inaugurated the 10th season of live har-

ness racing on Saturday, May 2, with

their highly successful “Derby Fest 8”

event.

The public joined the festivities of the

“Biggest Party of the Year” which in-

cluded entertainment, food and fun. Live

harness racing returned, with a post time

of 5:15 pm. Everyone enjoyed watching and wagering on a live simulcast of the

Kentucky Derby. One lucky fan won

$1,000 betting on one horse in the Ken-

tucky Derby in Tioga Downs' Derby

Dream Bet contest.

Those looking to celebrate Derby Day

in traditional style entered the annual

Derby Hat Contest. The winner received

a prize of $500. Guests enjoyed deli-

cious refreshments, including Mint Ju-

leps, the traditional drink of the Ken-

tucky Derby, and tropical drinks availa-ble in Tioga Down's new “Tiki Hut”.

Other exciting festivities of the day

included giveaways of Race Date T-

shirts and schedule magnets, and a spec-

tacular fireworks display after the final

race. www.tiogadowns.com

(1-888-WIN-TIOGA)

John Cummings Jr. sets track record of 1:52:1 with Bourbon Bay in the first race

Stephanie Woodward won first place in the Derby Hat Contest.

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Apalachin Library At the Apalachin Library, you have

access to

Books

Computers and internet access

DVDs Children and adult programs

Homework help

Free library card

Community gathering space

Printing

Resources from 33 libraries within the

Finger Lakes Library System

Vote “YES” on May 19 for Library

Funding, Owego Apalachin School Dis-

trict Budget. You can vote at the Apala-

chin Elementary School or Owego Mid-

dle School from 12:00 to 8:0 pm. Ab-sentee ballots are available from Marcy

Hill 687-6215.

Thank You The family of Robert D. Purtell

would like to thank everyone for their

thoughts, prayers, donations and help

during our time of loss.

Candor

Community Yard/Garage Sale Candor groups, neighborhoods,

families and friends can work together

to host yard/garage sales on Memorial

Day Weekend. Pick one day or all four,

May 22 through May 25. What's good for one is good for all.

There is always lots of traffic through

the community.

Send your location and the dates and

times your sale will run to

[email protected].

Mother's Day Chicken BBQ A Chicken BBQ will be held on Moth-

er's Day, Sunday, May 10 in Candor.

Serving will begin at 11:00 am and

continue until food is gone. This BBQ

has sold out for the past 4 years before

the actual date.

To guarantee your dinner, buy tickets

in advance from any squad member or

by calling the office at 659-5529.

Dinner includes half chicken, maca-

roni salad, baked beans, dinner roll and

cookie. Cost is $10.


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Owego Students Learn about Fiber and Weaving

Students in Preschool through Grade

6 at Zion Lutheran School in Owego

recently participated in a New York Ag-

riculture in the Classroom program relat-

ed to fiber and weaving. The mission of the Agriculture in the

Classroom program is to foster aware-

ness, understanding and appreciation of

how food, fiber and natural resources are

produced. The Agriculture in the Class-

room program provided the Weaving the

Rainbow by George Ella Lyon, as well

as some wool.

In the book the shepherd takes care of

her flock and turns the freshly shorn,

lustrous white wool into a weaving pro-

ject. The shepherd dyes, cards, spins, and weaves the wool to create a beauti-

ful woven scene of her sheep grazing in

the pasture. After a volunteer read the

story aloud, students worked with wool

with wool by dyeing, carding, spinning,

and weaving yarn on a small hand loom.

Katie and Daniel Popp of the Hoof and

Claw 4-H Club of Tioga County provid-

ed additional fiber including wool from

Finnsheep, Rommney, and Jacob sheep,

mohair from Angora and cashmere from Myotonic goats. Having an assortment

of fiber from different animals enabled

students to experience the similarities

and differences between different types

of fiber.

The students learned where fiber

comes from and the steps required to

turn wool into yarn in every color of the

rainbow. Some of the students felted

some of the dyed wool to make multi-

colored marbles. To prepare their fiber

for weaving projects, the students used drum and hand carders, a spinning

wheel, drop spindles, and a yarn ball

winder. Each student learned how to

warp a loom by wrapping yarn around the pegs of a small handmade looms.

Then they made the weft by weaving

across interlacing their multi-colored

yarn through the warp stands of yarn.

At the conclusion of the fiber and

weaving project, some of Daniel and

Katie Popp's 4-H animals visited Zion

Lutheran School. The students enjoyed

meeting a Myotonic goat, as well as a

Finnsheep ewe, and her one-month-old

lamb. Visit the Agriculture in the class-

room website, www.agclassroom.org/ny for more information and resources.

Preschoolers at Zion Lutheran proudly display the fiber they dyed with Kool-Aid with D’Amone Popp, Agriculture in the Classroom volunteer.

Kindergartener Cooper Dember shows his fiber marble that he felted.

Touch A Truck on May 9 Touch A Truck, an interactive event

which allows children to see, touch, and

explore their favorite big trucks and

vehicles, will be held on Saturday, May

9, from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm, at the Tioga County Health & Human Services

Building, 1062 Rt. 38, in Owego.

Vehicles that will be on display

include construction trucks, emergency

responders, tractor trailers, utility trucks,

race cars, helicopter and tractors plus

many others. Each vehicle will have an

operator in attendance to talk about the

vehicle, its operation, and role in the

community.

The helicopter will be on display from

11:00 am to 1:00 pm weather permitting. The first 100 children will receive a

free hat.

There will also be a Safe Child ID

Station Child seat Safety Check from

11:00 am to 1:00 pm.

The cost is $5 per person, no cost for

children under 2.


LIONEL TRAINS FOR SALE: Two Li-onel O-27 Trains in original boxes, made in the USA 1989 and 1991 plus extras. New in box $450 Call (607) 972-3429 05/15 LESSONS: Beginning Piano Lessons please call 607-625-4934 4-15 SAHGGY SHEK: Handcrafted fabric wreaths, door/table décor. 222 Broad St., Waverly, NY Tuesday-Saturday 607-241-2323 and VFW Craft Fair May 16 Vn Etten, NY 05/15 GREAT WHEEL WORKSHOP at Home Textile Tool Museum in Orwell, Pa. On Friday May 29th Basics of great wheel spinning. See web site or HTTM’s ad for detail. 570-247-7175 05/15 NEED IT CLEANED OUT: Need it cleaned out, we just charge less! Attics to basements. Also garages sheds and barns. Call MK’S Affordable Cleanouts at 607 217-7455 Free Estimates! 3/16 TOP DOLLAR PAID: Wanted! Old fish-ing tackle, lures, reels, etc. Some items worth $500. and more!!! Call me first, collector not a dealer so I pay more. Walt 607-972-5739 09/15 NEED IT MOVED OR CLEANED: Call us! Local moving, cleaning houses, at-tics, cellars, garages and out buildings. Some yardwork. 607-699-0212 05/15

BUYING: Buying Antiques & Vintage Collectables, paying highest prices and I come to you! Call Dave at 607-372-7860 07/15

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WANTED: Vintage Jewelry men’s and women’s including watches. Also old toys, paintings. Call Dave at 607-372-7860 11/15 DENT REMOVAL: door dings, hail dam-age, dents removed without harm to car finish! Olympic Detailing 607-625-2332 DOG BOARDING: Pleasant Valley Dog Kennel, 5367 State Route 38, Newark Valley, NY 13811. 38 years in business, indoor/outdoor runs. Daily rates $14 one dog, $21 two dogs same run 607-642-8776 06/15 WANTED: Your classified ad for our June 2015 issue. Please send in form below by May 25.

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Help Clean Tioga’s Streams The Tioga County Water Coordinat-

ing Committee will hold its 15th annual

stream cleanup May 16 through May 24.

If you are interested in participating,

register with the Tioga County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD).

You can select any stream within Tioga

County to cleanup or be assigned a loca-

tion. Trash bags and gifts will be provid-

ed to all participants who help clean up

our streams.

This year SWCD would like to thank

their long time sponsors of the event,

because without their support this event

would not be possible: Thank you, Best

Buy, CNYOG, Hiawatha Island Boat

Club, Jouchum Logging, Kenny Con-

struction, Mead Farm, NYSDOT,

Owego Kiwanis, Taylor Garbage Ser-

vice, Tioga State Bank, Town of Owego, and Wagner Lumber Company.

To register, contact the Soil and Wa-

ter Conservation District at (607) 687-

3553 or stop by their office Monday

through Friday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm on

183 Corporate Drive, Owego.

You can also register online at

www.tiogacountyny.com. The registra-

tion deadline is Friday, May 8.


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RAFT - Residents Against Fracking

Tioga, has expanded their mission and

changed their name to RAFT - Residents

Allied for the Future of Tioga.

According to Maura Stephens, a founding member of RAFT, “Our new

name, Residents Allied for the Future of

Tioga, reflects our broader mission as

well as the love we share for our county

and region.”

RAFT's next public forum, “Taking

Control of Our Energy Future while

Saving Big Bucks,” will be held on

Wednesday, May 13, at 7:00 pm, at the

Tioga County Office Building, 56 Main

Street in Owego. For more information,

call (607) 342-3159. Visit RAFT on

Facebook www.facebook.com/RAFTny

Local Group Changes Name, Expands Mission

Community Garage Sale - May 23 The Little Meadows Community

Garage Sale Day will be held Saturday,

May 23, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, with

garage sales held throughout town.

Table spaces will be available at the Methodist Church - inside or bring your

own table outside.

Chicken or Ribs Bar-B-Q will be

available at White Tails Bar and Grill,

with Angels Café and the Little

Meadows Fire Company also

participating

This is an exciting year for the Little

Meadows Fire Co. and Rescue Squad as

they prepare to break ground for a new station. Please come out and support the

community.

For more information follow on

Facebook at Little Meadows Community

News.

St. Patrick’s School

A Farewell Celebration on June 5 School open for tours - all are welcome to attend

After more than 150 years of

educating the children of Tioga County,

St. Patrick’s School on Front Street in

Owego will permanently close its doors

in June. The community, alumni, family, and friends are invited to an evening of

special activities to celebrate St.

Patrick’s School.

The evening will begin at 6:00 pm

with a prayer service for anyone that

would like to attend. At 6:30 pm, the

school will be open for tours, food,

music, and a special art show created by

the students.

Alumni are especially encouraged to

attend the event and walk through their former classrooms, reminisce, meet

other alumni, share memories, and say

farewell to their alma mater.

For more information on the event,

contact the school at 687-1770.

The first thing that comes to mind

when we see the words “healthy salad,”

is lettuce. Don’t get me wrong I love a

fresh garden salad any day of the week.

Now that we are getting into the spring season, I just would like to remind you

about some of the other choices for salad

other than lettuce. It’s really fun once

you start making healthier choices with

your diet and it doesn’t have to be blasé

and boring. It can actually be colorful

and tasty.

For instance, we could take a basic

black bean and corn salad recipe and

create a very eye appealing, tasty dish by

adding Spanish olives, chickpeas,

chopped tomatoes, green onions or green bell pepper and red bell pepper and a

little chopped cilantro. Now mix in a

zesty lemon or lime dressing and you

have a beautiful salad that has been

kicked up a notch. That is just one ex-

ample out of many.

Here are some more healthy ingredi-

ents that could come to mind the next

time you think salad: chicken, barley,

tuna, apple, pineapple, cranberry, cab-

bage, pasta, cucumber, tomato, green

beans, broccoli, kale, crab, couscous,

strawberry, orange, quinoa, potato, rice,

avocado, beets, beans, steak, shrimp,

pear, pomegranate, mango, celery and asparagus. Wow! What a list and we are

just getting started. I hope I have helped

you expand your salad horizons.

Here is a quick and easy recipe for

Fruit Salad that I will share with you.

This is one of my favorite recipes for a

healthy breakfast.

Nick’s Fruit Salad

1/2 cup fresh pineapple chunks

1/2 cup fresh banana, sliced 1/4 cup red seedless grapes

1/4 cup fresh strawberries, cleaned and

cut in half

1 kiwi, peeled and sliced

1 tablespoon shredded coconut

Mix fruit in bowl and sprinkle with

coconut. Enjoy!

conqueringhealthierrecipes.com

Cooking on the Lite Side by Chef Nick Cavataio

Salad Is Not Just Green

Student Art on Display this Month The Tioga Arts Council invites you

to celebrate the creative talents of our

local art students. An exhibition, entitled

Raise the Roof, which will include

works by students from Newark Valley High School and Owego Free Academy,

will be on display at The Tioga Arts

Council through May 27.

The Tioga Arts Council is located at

179 Front Street in Owego and is open

Mondays, 10 am to 4 pm and Tuesdays

through Saturdays, 9 am to 4 pm.

For more information, visit www.tiogaartscouncil.org or call (607)

687-0785.


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Margaret Karpel – Owner E-mail: [email protected]

INDEPENDENT AVON REPRESENATIVE

Call today for an appointment (607) 625-3591

AMBA Wellness Program The New York State Women, Inc.

Susquehanna Chapter (formerly Owego

Business and Professional Women) is

sponsoring it annual AMBA Wellness

Program on Saturday May 16, at the Owego Methodist Church at 261 Main

Street, from 6:00 to 10:00 am.

The AMBA Wellness Program in-

cludes blood tests for Coronary Disease,

Liver and Kidney Disease, Anemia, Dia-

betes and other types of diseases. The

cost for the full AMBA panel, including

the NYS Women, Inc. sponsorship fee is

$47.00. The following optional tests are

also available for an additional fee and

require a separate script from a physi-

cian: Prostrate Specific Antigen (PSA), TSH, Vitamin D - 25, Hemo-globin A1C

and Insure Colon Rectal Kit.

Pam Pringle chairperson stated,

“With the changes in health insurance,

many people find themselves with high

deductibles to be met before any ser-

vices are covered. While this has been a

valuable program for many years, it is

even more so now, as those unable or unwilling to spend hundreds of dollars

for routine testing can still get the

screenings needed to maintain their

health.”

Anyone interested in participating

should contact their physician for per-

mission to have the test results sent to

their office. For more information or to

schedule an appointment call 1-800-234-

8888 by May 15, 2015.

The NYS Women, Inc. Susquehanna

Chapter is a state organization whose mission is to build powerful women

personally, professionally and politically

and to make a difference in the lives of

working women.

YES! LEADers to Send Military Care Packages Please help and support the Owego

Free Academy YES! LEADers as they

put together military care packages for

troops overseas.

By choosing to collect items and send care packages, YES! LEADers will

be able to show military men and

women how thankful we are for their

service.

OFA YES LEADers are collecting:

Beef Jerky , Ramen Noodles, Nuts and

Trail Mix, Canned Meats, Cookies and

Crackers, Non-melting Candy, Batteries,

Kids Toys for Goodwill Gifts,

Sunglasses, Sunscreen - HIGH SPF!,

Toiletries, Personal Hygiene Products.

Items can be dropped off at:

May 3 - May 17

Abide in the Vine Church (1277

Taylor Rd. #4 Owego, NY 13827)

Owego Church of the Nazarene (3732 Waverly Rd. Owego, NY 13827)

May 4 - May 15

Owego Free Academy (1st period

classes – 7:45 to 8:30 am)

If you have a loved one serving in the

military who would like to receive a care

package, contact YES! LEADS advisor

Whitney Wilcox at [email protected]

or (607) 687-6230. Feel free to contact

Whitney with any questions.

The Democratic Women of Tioga

County will hold a screening and

discussion of the Independent Spirit

Award winning documentary film “The

Invisible War” at the Treadway Inn in Owego on Thursday, May 7, 6:00 to

9:00 pm. Tickets are $10 and available

through The DWTC Facebook page.

The Invisible War is a

groundbreaking investigation into one of

America's most disturbing secrets.

Sexual assault in the military has reached epidemic levels; the Department

of Defense estimates that there were

19,000 violent sexual assaults in 2011

alone. Possibly more horrific is the utter

lack of institutional support that causes

the vast majority of victims to remain

silent. Women and men in the military

who report their attacks are subjected to

victim-blaming and backlash tactics

including demotions in rank, discharges,

and even retaliatory reports filed against

them. The film, made by Kirby Dick and

Amy Ziering portrays the accounts of

several young veterans who were

sexually assaulted during their time in

the military. Though each story is

different, they all contain the common

threads of isolation, lack of support, and

absence of justice. The most commonly

expressed sentiment is the feeling that

they were violated a second time by the

system they believed to be put in place to protect them.

Due in part to the release of this film

in 2012, things are beginning to change.

Two days after viewing “The Invisible

War,” then Secretary of Defense Leon

Panetta issued a directive that requires

sexual assault cases to be handled by

senior officers ranked Colonel or higher.

He attributes this decision directly to his

viewing of this film. There's also a push

to remove the investigative process from

the military entirely, but this idea has been met with considerable resistance.

The event begins at 6:00 on Thursday

May 7. After viewing the film, an open

forum will offer the opportunity to

express thoughts, feelings, ideas, and

personal experiences, and to hear the

same from other members of the

community. Light refreshments will be

provided. To buy tickets, follow the link

at the Democratic Women of Tioga

County Facebook page. For more information call (607) 765-

5209 or send an email to

democraticwomenoftiogacounty@gmail.

com.

Apalachin Lions Annual Broom Sale

A COMMUNITY SERVICE FUND RAISER May 11, 12, 13, & 14, 2015

5) Toilet Brush & Caddy – Spiral bristled for scrubbing power $5.00 6) Microfiber Cleaning Cloths – Lint-free, 16” x 16” - 2-pack $5.00 7) Dust Pan – Tough Black Polymer $5.00

1) Broom – Long lasting, 100% corn, 12” sweeping surface $13.00 2) Angle Broom – Long lasting polymer, steel handle, 13” sweep $15.00 3) Whisk Broom – 100% corn, 2 sew, 7” sweeping surface $5.00 4) Push Broom – 18” polypropylene head, wood handle w/metal tip $18.00

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Folk Art Series

Round & Square Dance The Tioga Arts Council is pleased to

present the 3rd dance in its 2015 Folk

Arts series of round & square dances.

Northern Harmony 2 will be featured on

Saturday, May 9 from 7:00 to 10:00 pm

at the Goodrich Settlement Grange, 421

Glenmary Drive in Owego.

For additional information, visit

www.tiogaartscouncil.org or call (607) 687-0785


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CNY Firemen’s Association Meeting in Owego Wreath laying ceremony, meeting, BBQ highlight the day.

The Owego Fire Department (OFD) hosted the Central New York Firemen’s Association (CNYFA) spring meeting in April. The day’s events included a wreath laying ceremony in honor of CNYFA hose racing scorekeeper Chris-sie Hughes who unexpectedly passed away earlier this year and all firefighter spouses at the Baker Firemen’s Foun-tain; the association’s spring meeting held at OFD’s new training facility; and a barbeque put on by the Owego Hose Team. More than 50 members of the associ-ation participated in the meeting from all corners of Central New York. CNYFA represents firefighters and departments in 20 counties including Broome, Cayu-ga, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Del-aware, Herkimer, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Otsego, Schoharie,

Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins, Wayne, and Yates. The association supports and serves the volunteer fire service of Central New York, its firefighters and the public they protect through education, legislation, communication, recognition and com-munity service. The meeting was supported by OFD’s Emergency Support Services (ESS) who put on breakfast and past and present members of Owego’s champion-ship hose team who provided lunch. The hose team presented the association with a new traveling overall points tro-phy after retiring the previous one last year. The Owego Fire Department last hosted CNYFA’s annual convention in July 2010.

Mother’s Day Breakfast - May 10 A Mother’s Day Breakfast will be

held on Sunday, May 10, from 8 to 11

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Yard Sale to Benefit Church - May 16 Apalachin Alliance Church will host

a Community Yard Sale and Vendor

Sale on Saturday, May 16, from 7:00 am

to 4:00 pm. All proceeds benefit the

church’s short-term missions trip to the Dominican Republic.

The church is on Tobey Road in

Apalachin (1/3 mile from the

intersection with Old Owego Road)

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The Owego Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 93 West Avenue in Owego on April 20. Samantha King was home sleeping at the time. Samantha was not injured but five pets, two dogs and three cats, died in the fire. An electrical issue is believed to be the cause. Fire departments from Newark Valley, Campville, Apalachin and Tioga Center assisted at the scene

Basket Raffle/Auction to Benefit Fire Dept Help a local fire department make the dream of a new fire station a reality The Little Meadows Volunteer Fire Company and Rescue Squad will hold a Building Fund Basket Raffle/Auction on Saturday, May 30, from 1pm to 6 pm, at the current Little Meadows Fire Station, 1024 Maple Street in Little Meadows. There will be a silent auction for baskets and other items, a baked goods sale/auction, 50/50 raffles and other activities. To o donate items or baskets, contact Jessica Barnum at jessicabarnum828

@gmail.com, Dorene Tomchich at [email protected] or Jan Ikrupinski at maggiemay1220 @yahoo.com Items can be dropped off at Whitetails Bar & Grille or at the Fire Station on Monday nights, 6:45 to 8 pm. Special arrangements can be made to ensure donations reach the proper destination (include picking up donations as well as scheduling times to collect items). All donations for baked goods as well as the silent auction are greatly appreciated.

Spring Rummage Sale St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in

Owego will hold its 2015 Spring Rum-

mage Sale on Thursday, May 7, from

4:00 to 7:00pm, and Friday, May 8, from

9:00 am to 12:00 pm in the gymnasium. There will be lots of items and cloth-

ing for everyone. There will be a Bag

Sale for clothes only on both days. The

event is sponsored by St. Paul’s Episco-

pal Church Women (ECW).

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church is at 117

Main Street in Owego. Go to the eleva-tor entrance from the parking lot off Lib-

erty Street, down to basement.


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“Little Miss Apalachin – 2015” Contest

Eligibility Requirements: Only pre-

registered 8 and 9 year old females re-

siding within the Apalachin Fire District

are eligible to participate.

Time/Date/Location: The Contest will

start promptly at Noon on Saturday,

June 6, 2015, in the food tent on the Apalachin Firemen’s Field Day

Grounds. The duration of the Contest is

approximately one hour. The Contest-

ants are requested to check in at the stage

area between 11:30 AM and 11:45 AM

to ensure a timely start of the Contest.

Attire: Contestant’s Choice

Judging Criteria: Appearance, Person-

ality and Communication Skills

Contestant to participate in a brief casual

conversation with the Master of Cere-

monies while standing on the elevated

platform on stage.

Prizes: Winner: Receives a Tiara, Sash, Floral Bouquet, Trophy and $200.00

Runner-up: Receives a Floral Bouquet,

Trophy and $100.00

Each Participant: Receives a Flower

Pre-Registration Deadline: The com-

pleted pre-registration form below must

be fully completed and received at the

following address by 5 p.m., Saturday,

May 30, 2015:

Paul & Debbie Phillips

3 New St.

Apalachin, NY 13732

Tel: 625-3604

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Contestant’s Name:

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Address: _______________________________________________

Telephone #: ______-__________

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Last year’s winner Jordan Greeno Little Miss Apalachin 2014, last year’s runner up Lydia Brown, and 2013 runner up Jenna Patrick.

“The Roar of the Greasepaint, The Smell of the Crowd” at Ti-Ahwaga Players

The Ti-Ahwaga Community Players

next show is “The Roar of the Grease-

paint, The Smell of the Crowd,” a musi-

cal which examines the maintenance of

the status quo between the upper and lower classes of British Society in the

1960’s.

With music and book by Leslie Bri-

cusse and Anthony Newley, the show

includes such well-known tunes as

“Who Can I Turn To,” and “On A Won-

derful Day Like Today.”

Performances will be on May 29, 30,

31, and June 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14. Friday

and Saturday shows are at 8:00 pm, Sun-

day shows at 2:00 pm.

For tickets, go to www.tiahwaga.com or call 687-2130. Remember to tell

them you read in in the Community

Press

The Ti-Ahwaga Players Performing

Arts Center is at 42 Delphine Street

in Owego .

Substance Use, Abuse Among Older Adults A representative from the Tioga

County Council on Alcoholism and Sub-

stance Abuse will be at the Countryside

Community Center at 9 Sheldon Guile

Boulevard in Owego on Wednesday, May 20, from 2:30 to 3:30 pm, to pre-

sent information on substance use and

abuse among older adults.

The presentation will give older

adults and their caregivers the tools

needed to recognize and address prob-

lem behaviors, especially relating to

prescription drugs and alcohol. This is a free program, but you are

asked to reserve a seat. Call the Depart-

ment of Aging at 687-4120 ext. 331 to

register by May 18.

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The Tioga County Chamber of Com-

merce is hosting a lunchtime edition of

Bite-Sized Pursuits on Tuesday, May 19,

at the Owego Treadway Inn. The topic

will be Tackling Crucial Conversations with Confidence and the session will run

from 11:45 am to 1:15 pm.

Do you put off or avoid having those

difficult conversations with others?

Does your job require you to respond to

tough issues but you don’t know how to

begin? This session will help you to han-

dle crucial conversations more effective-

ly and with less fear. You’ll learn how to

spot the signs that a conversation is go-

ing the wrong way and how to quickly

and safely get it back on track.

The speaker, Ruth Henneman, owner

of Ruth Henneman Coaching & Consult-

ing, LLC is a certified coach and con-

sultant. She works with businesses and

individuals to help them reach the suc-cess they desire through leadership

coaching, life coaching, and enhancing

their communication and interpersonal

skills.

The cost is $10 for chamber mem-

bers and $13 non-chamber members if

reservations are made by May 15. The

cost will be $15 at the door.

For reservations or information,

please call the Tioga Chamber of Com-

merce at 687-2020.

Participate In Owego’s Memorial Day Parade

Memorial Day is a time when we

pay tribute and express our gratitude to

those killed in the cause of freedom.

Make plans now to be in Owego to

march or attend the Memorial Day 2015 downtown parade starting at 10:30 am,

Monday, May 25. Veterans and all

community groups are invited.

The Ceremony of Remembrance

follows around 11:00 am at the Tioga

County Veterans Memorial (TCVM),

with the laying of remembrance wreaths,

the roll call of past year's deceased

veterans and a patriotic medley by the

Owego Free Academy Marching Band.

Also at the TCVM at 8:00 until

10:30 am, the Roll Call of deceased

Tioga County veterans will take place.

At 9:30 am, the VFW Post 1371 Honor

Guard will remember Korean War

Veteran and Quartermaster Jack Howie. Special fallen hero remembrances will

be at 10:15 am. The Navy Wreath

Ceremony, rifle salute, and taps move to

the west side of the Court Street Bridge.

“Flags In” details will place

hundreds of small American flags on the

graves of veterans before the Memorial

Day weekend. For more information,

contact VFW Post 1371 Memorial Day

Chairman Jim Raftis by email

[email protected]

En Plein Air - Art Sale & Garden Walk The Tioga Arts Council (TAC) is

now accepting applications to the En

Plein Air Art Sale & Garden Walk to be

held July 19.

This unique event, organized in partnership with the Tioga County

Master Gardener Program of Cornell

Cooperative Extension (CCE),

transforms the porches, lawns and

gardens of the historic homes in

downtown Owego into outdoor art

galleries.

Now in its 28th year, this event is

designed to highlight the talents of

artists in and around Tioga County, to

underscore the beauty of our

community, and to facilitate a meaningful connection between artists

and their supporters.

Entries must be postmarked by May

18, 2015. Entry forms are available at:

www.tiogaartscouncil.org/en-plein-air-

art-sale-garden-walk or at the Tioga Arts

Council.

Submissions may be sent digitally to

[email protected] or mailed/delivered to Tioga Arts Council, 179

Front Street, Owego, NY 13827. All

works must be original creations by the

artist and available for purchase. A

completed, signed entry form and the

$30 non-refundable entry fee ($20 for

TAC Members) must accompany each

entry. All forms of media are accepted.

TAC is open Mondays, 10 am- 4 pm and

Tuesdays - Saturdays, 9 am - 4 pm.

The En Plein Air art sale & garden

walk is on July 19, 2015 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. For information, contact

Abbey Hendrickson at (607) 687-0785

or [email protected].


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Tioga Downs’ Exciting Summer Concerts

Tioga Downs in Nichols is excited to announce a series of five star-studded summer concerts coming to the complex this year. Guests of all ages are invited to attend the musical performances by a variety of rock and roll and country mu-sic artists. Rock legend Chubby Checker kicks off the sum-mer concert series on May 30. Tick-ets are already on sale for this show, and they are going fast. Perhaps best known for his hit song from the 1950’s, The Twist, Chubby Checkers has a talent for getting people on their feet and onto the dance floor. He has continued to produce hit songs in the decades that followed with a recent ballad Changes credited to him in 2013. Tickets range in price from $20 to $30. Tickets for the shows in the summer concert series are on sale at all Ticket-master locations and www.ticketmaster.com. Next up on the summer schedule is Sara Evans, sponsored by Tioga State Bank, on Thursday, July 2. Sara Evans fans will recognize hit songs such as Born to Fly and Stronger. She has re-leased eight studio albums in her career, including two just last year. Tickets range in price from $25 to $45. On Saturday, July 25, Tioga Downs hosts Hippiefest 2015. The evening fea-tures the musical stylings of several sea-soned rock and roll bands—Felix Cava-liere’s Rascals, Lovin’ Spoonful, Rick Derringer and Badfinger. Tickets range

in price from $25 to $45. A special concert featuring Lee Greenwood is set for Saturday, August 15. All tickets are $15, and proceeds will benefit the Southern Tier Veterans Sup-port Group. “It just seems fitting to plan an even-ing to support veterans around Lee Greenwood, a class act and a patriot,” said Jeff Gural, Owner of Tioga Downs. “We are so pleased to further our com-mitment to those who have served our country. In fact, we hope to be able to welcome and honor many veterans that night.” The summer concert series culmi-nates with BIG & Rich with Cowboy Troy on Sunday, September 6. The country music duo Big and Rich is com-posed of Big Kenny and John Rich, both of whom are songwriters, vocalists and guitarists. Tickets for this country music concert range from $35 to $55. All concerts, except Hippiefest 2015, will begin at 8:00 pm. Hippiefest is scheduled to start at 7:30 pm. All shows take place outside, regardless of rain. Tioga Downs offers live harness racing, video lottery terminals, video poker and electronic roulette. A variety of eateries are also part of the entertain-ment complex. Jeff Gural owns Tioga Downs in Nichols, and Vernon Downs in Vernon, NY. Gural is in the process of preparing a new proposal to apply for the state’s final full gaming license. Once awarded, Tioga Downs will expand its facility and workforce to accommodate live casino gaming. In the last decade, Tioga Downs and Vernon Downs have created more than 700 family-sustaining jobs. For more information on Tioga Downs, visit www.tiogadowns.com.

Tack Auction to Benefit

Tioga County 4-H Horse Program

A JP North Horse Tack Auction will

be held Friday, May 8, in the 4-H Youth

Building on the Tioga County Fair-

grounds, Owego. A preview of new

horse tack and supplies will begin at 5pm, and the auction will begin at 6 pm.

The Tioga County 4-H Horse Pro-

gram will benefit from the auction. The

auction is open to the public, and Visa,

MasterCard, Discover, and American

Express Cards are accepted. The 4-H

horse clubs will also be accepting re-

fundable cans and bottles for a can drive.

Snacks and drinks will be available to

purchase.

To find out more about the Tioga

County 4-H Program contact the 4-H

Office, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Tioga County at 687-4020 or visit our

website at www.cce.cornell.edu/tioga.

Cornell Cooperative Extension is an

employer and educator recognized for

valuing AA/EEO, Protected Veterans,

and Individuals with Disabilities and that

provides equal program and employment

opportunities.

2015 Apalachin Lions Broom Sale It’s time again for the Apalachin Lions Annual Broom Sale. This is their Community Service Fund Raiser, and all proceeds go to community and hu-manitarian projects. They will be selling door-to-door in the Greater Apalachin area over May 11, 12, 13, and 14. This covers Apalachin and Campville in Tioga County, and Little Meadows, PA. The items being sold include brooms, cleaning cloths, sponges, grill brushes, and dusters. Each year the Lions typically con-tribute over $25,000 to help local resi-

dents. This is for activities including disaster relief, scholarships to high school seniors, Special Olympics, high-way cleanup, pre-school eye screening, Christmas Baskets, Santa Phones, Easter Egg Hunt, eye exams and glasses, emer-gency expense assistance, and back-to-school gift certificates. The Apalachin Lions are only able to serve the community because the com-munity supports them. Please be gener-ous in your support of their Annual Broom Sale.

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2015 Schedule of Events and Workshops

May 23 - Opening Day: Spinning, Weaving, Dyeing, Flax Processing, Wood-

working, and Blacksmithing with Merle Eiffert. Reference librarian Pam Crane

on site for the day.

May 29, Friday- Great Wheel Workshop with Patricia Hilts. Great Wheel Spin-

ning: adjustment of the wheel, suitable fibers, and basic spinning techniques.

Also, special techniques for spinning long fibers, plying, and making boucle and

beaded yarns. 10 – 4. Fee: $35. Materials: $10. Max 8.

May 30 - Sheep Shearing Day with John Hudyncia. Also Candle Dipping with

Juanita Smith; Great Wheel demonstrations; and a Lecture on the Great Wheel at

1:00 pm by Pat Hilts. Felt making for children (NIH).

June 6 - Fleece to Shawl with local guilds. Also plant fibers into cordage.

Reference librarian on site. Drop spindle spinning with Kathy Halton (NIH).

June 13 - Rug Day: all types of rug making. Rag Rug Weaving. Young Visitors

will learn to make rug braids with Joy McCracken (NIH). June 13, Saturday - Primitive Rug Hooking Workshop with Catherine Veleker.

Design and hook a simple mat. 11:00 – 4:00. Fee: $25. Materials: $25. Class

Size: Max 8.

“No Idle Hands Events” (NIH) offer young visitors hands-on experience and a

free kit for the first ten children. Kits include instructions and materials for the

featured craft.

Special Exhibits: “The History of the Great Wheel” and “The Farnham Family

of Spinning Wheel Makers and their Influence”

See www.hometextiletoolmuseum.org for more information on Saturday

events and the museum’s summer workshop schedule for 2015.

For details call the museum at (570) 247-7175 or email: [email protected].

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Going Solar

Saturday, April 18, was a beautiful

day for the Owego-Apalachin Solar

Tour, part of Southern Tier Solar Work’s

(STSW) effort to educate the public on

where solar energy stands today and provide the opportunity to join a ten-

week program aimed to minimize the

cost for all.

Four families generously offered to

share with the community how their

solar systems work, the clean energy

they produce, the cost savings they cre-

ate, and other details of their experiences

thus far. Visitors were treated to the sur-

prise of witnessing an operating wind

turbine and let’s not forget the chickens,

horses, and gorgeous rolling country-side!

Liz and Joe Rowland have a 3.2 kilo-

watt (kW) solar electric system and a 10

kW wind turbine. These two systems

provide power for their home and elec-

tric car, as well as Joe’s honey business.

They use their electric car for honey

deliveries and commuting 30 miles to

work.

While the Rowlands have had their

solar panels installed a decade ago, the other three homes on the tour, owned by

the Robinson, Frisbie, and Bocek fami-

lies, solarized their homes just last year.

All are happy with their systems and

excited to share what they have learned

with others in their communities. Rick

Gridley, a Vestal resident and visitor on

the tour, said, “I am most impressed with

the amount of CO2 reduced [by going

solar].” Cost savings was big on all of

the visitors’ minds and free solar elec-

tricity within just a few years was ap-

pealing.

STSW’s 2014 pilot program in

Broome and Tioga Counties installed 386 kWs of solar photovoltaic, surpas-

sing its goal and thereby enabling cus-

tomers to get the lowest price on their

installations. This year’s campaign,

called Solarize Southern Tier East, con-

tinues to include Broome and Tioga

while adding Delaware, Otsego, and

Chenango Counties to the campaign.

STSW has contracted four companies to

complete installations: ETM and Taitem,

which have joined together for this pro-

ject, Renovus, and Direct Energy Solar.

Community Meetings to educate the

public on solar energy will continue un-

til early June, at which time the cam-

paign will end and installations will

begin. For more information, go to the

STSW website at

www.southerntiersolarworks.org , where

a list of events and other details can be

found, or call Program Manager Adam

Flint at 607-873-9220.

Taking Control of Our Energy Future Have you taken all the steps you can to reduce your energy use? Have you heard about the new low temperature air source heat pumps that can efficiently heat your home when it is brutally cold outside and cool your home in the heat of summer? The public will have oppor-tunity to learn and have their questions answered by a team of home energy experts on Wednesday, May 13 7 pm at the Tioga County Office Building, 56

Main Street. Dr. Gay Canough of ETM Solar Works, Pat Dundon, of Insulation Man, and Joe Keyes of Heat-Tek are pleased to present this free program sponsored by RAFT - Residents Allied for the Future of Tioga.

http://www.southerntiersolarworks.org


Single Classes starting at $75 - 7 week session

Day Camp Day Camps Starting at $214

Ages 13 & up • African • Ballet • • Conditioning •

• Contemporary • Hip Hop • • Improve • Jazz Tap •

ADULTS • Zumba •

Summer Dance Camps From July 7th-August 20th

20% Off Suggested Retail Everyday!

Classes Forming For

Summer Dance Classes & Dance Day Camp

AGES 3-6 • Fairy Princess Ballet •

• Penguin Tappers • • Penguin Tappers & Ballerinas •

• Jazz & Acro • • Hip Hop •

AGES 6-9 • Ballet • Tap • • Jazz & Acro •

• Hip Hop •

AGES 7 –12 • Acro • African •

• Ballet • Conditioning • • Contemporary •

• Hip Hop • Improve • • Jazz • Tap •

Tioga Arts Council Receives Grant The Tioga Arts Council (TAC) has

received a $9805 grant from the Com-

munity Fund of the Community Founda-

tion for South Central New York.

The grant monies will be used for capital improvements associated with the

Tioga Arts Council’s multi-studio Arts

Incubator Project, a business-based in-

frastructure designed specifically to sup-

port arts and crafts entrepreneurs in Tio-

ga County. Phase I of this project in-

cludes the replacement of outdated elec-

tric, repair of damaged flooring/

windows, painting, and restroom repair

in TAC’s historic building.

The Tioga Arts Council is a nonprof-

it arts organization serving Tioga Coun-

ty. Founded in 1976 and incorporated in

1978, TAC’s mission is to enrich the

cultural lives of residents and visitors by

initiating and facilitating creative oppor-

tunities and collaborations. Through ex-hibitions, performances, education and

cultural experiences, the Tioga Arts

Council provides a central platform for a

creative community.

The Tioga Arts Council is at 179

Front Street in Owego, and is open Mon-

days, 10 am to 4 pm and Tuesdays to

Saturdays, 9 am to 4 pm. For more infor-

mation, visit www.tiogaartscouncil.org

or call (607) 687-0785.

The Tioga County Chamber of Com-

merce has announced the date of the

11th Annual Golf Tournament, Friday,

May 15, at The Links at Hiawatha Land-

ing, Apalachin. The event begins with a shotgun start promptly at 12:30 pm. Reg-

istration and cart assignment will be at

the clubhouse starting at 11:00 am.

The fee for the event is $80 per per-

son, $320 for a team, and includes golf,

cart, door prizes, and dinner. Tee-hole

signs are available for purchase for $100.

A Corporate Sponsorship for $370 in-

cludes a golf team, carts, dinner and a

golf tee sign. That means a savings of

$50.

The field is limited to 28 teams and teams are encouraged to register early.

Payment is due at the time of registra-

tion. Check, Cash, or Credit Cards are

accepted. Please contact the Tioga

Chamber for registration or information

at 607-687-2020 or email in-

[email protected].

Chamber Announces

Annual Golf Tournament


Call Earl for an appointment 625-3015

1429 Main Street, Apalachin, N. Y.

HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY

From Nick’s Garage

Stop in and see Greg Kies today!

Greg’s Auto Sales 770 Fifth Ave., Owego

(607) 687-1535

Check us out on line at: www.GregsAutoSales.biz

SPECIAL FINANCING AVAILABLE

98% APPROVAL

This home at 576 East Front Street, owned by Ken Henson, is one of the first to be elevated in the village of Owego due to the flooding of 2011, The home will be raised six feet to protect it against future flooding. The work is being done by Dexheimer Rigging & Movers from Guilford, NY.

OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK

Assorted UV Lemonade Cocktails 1.75 Liter …….... $11.99

Daily's Frozen Cocktails Assorted Flavors 296 ml. .... $1.99

Assorted Tisdale Wines 750 ml. ...$5.49 or ...$59.29 a case

Setter Straight Bourbon 750 ml. ..$10.99 1.75 Liter ..$16.99

Lady Bligh Flavored Rums 1 Liter …………………... $10.99

Georgi Flavored Vodkas 1 Liter ………………………..$10.99

Sweeneys Plaza, Rt 434, Apalachin

HAPPY

MOTHER’S

DAY

PLANNING YOUR WEDDING? Personalized Labels for wine bottles are FREE

with purchase of wine. Many styles available Gift Certificates Available • Case Discounts on non-sale wines

OPEN 11-9 Memorial Day!

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