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Tioga Downs Ninth Season - May 3 to Sept 13

Tioga Downs has announced its

ninth racing season for 2014 starting

on May 3 and ending on September

13. There will be 61 days of racing

this season. Post time is 6:15 pm on

Friday and Saturday with a Sunday

post time of 1:30 pm. On opening

day May 3, post time will be 5 pm.

For a complete listing of race dates

and times go to:

www.TiogaDowns.com

Owego Kiwanis Radio Day

The Owego Kiwanis held their 52nd Annual Radio Day on April 5 on 1330-AM WEBO Radio in Owego. The event is an annual fund raiser for the club which supports youth activities of our com-munity. Pictured above are: Dean Morgan, John Scott and Peter Wendover

Local Historian Tom McEntire is pictured above being interviewed for a national cable channel documentary on the 1957 Apalachin Mafia Raid at the estate of Joseph Barbara on McFall Road in Apalachin. The production crew was unable to give any details at this time about the documentary. For information about the 1957 Apalachin Raid check out the web site: www.Apalachin.net

Spotlight is on Apalachin Again!

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Owego Elks to Host

Fashion Show & Easter Bonnet Contest The Owego Elks, located at 223

Front Street in Owego, invite the

community to attend “Fashions by La

Mission” on Sunday, April 13, from

2:00 to 5:00 pm in the Elks Ballroom.

“Fashions by La Mission” will

feature a fashion show starting at 2:30

with spring outfits for women and men.

Clothes and accessories for the models

will be provided by the Owego Open

Door Mission located on North Avenue

in Owego. The afternoon will include

light appetizers, petit desserts, coffee &

tea, and punch. A cash bar will also be

available for those over 21. The event

will conclude with a parade of Easter

Bonnets/Hats. Participants may bring

their own originally designed Easter

bonnet or hat to be judged for

originality and creativity. Prizes will be

awarded to the winners. Fashions

featured will be available for purchase

that afternoon.

Proceeds from this event will benefit

both the Owego Elks Lodge #1039 and

the Owego Open Door Mission.

Tickets are $5 per person and include

the fashion show and refreshments. A

$1 entrance fee is requested for the

Easter Bonnet contest. Purchase your

tickets prior to the event or at the door.

For advance tickets, contact a member

of Owego Elks, contact Anita Martin at

(607) 687-7865 or call the Lodge at

(607) 687-1039 and leave a message.

Military Benefit

Breakfast The Triple Cities Chopper Club will

hold their annual military benefit

breakfast at the American Legion Post

89 in Vestal (behind Kohl's) on

Saturday, May 10, from 8:00 am to 12

Noon. All proceeds will be donated to

the USO. Tickets are $6 for adults, $2

for children age 6 to 12, and free for

children age 5 and under.

Tioga County Rural Ministry is hav-

ing a Doug’s Fish Fry Benefit on Friday,

April 11, at the Rite Aid Parking lot in

Owego from 11 am to 6 pm.

A Bake Sale will be held on the same

day at Community Bank, 50 West Main

St., Owego, from 9 am to 4 pm for the

benefit of the Rural Ministry.

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Tioga County LDC

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After 18 years of service to Tioga

County Tourism, an office of the Tioga

County Local Development

Corporation, Director Stella Reschke,

will step down in retirement and hand

the reins and responsibilities of

promoting the tourism industry in Tioga

County to a new helm director, Rebecca

Maffei. Rebecca (Becca) will begin

work as new Director effective April 7.

As a longtime resident of Tioga

County, Becca’s relevant qualifications

include experience as marketing

manager for Route 96 Power & Paddle,

sales representative for the Times

Shamrock Group, account executive for

the Press & Sun Bulletin, knowledge of

traditional and social media, creating ad

campaigns and a personal passion to

promote the many fun and interesting

facets of Tioga County through

freelance writing projects. Becca

attended St. Bonaventure University and

majored in Journalism. She looks

forward to bringing her enthusiasm and

personal ambition to promote Tioga

County and the Finger Lakes Region

into the director’s position.

Reschke leaves her position with a

bitter, sweet feeling. She writes, “My

retirement comes with a variety of

emotions as I have thoroughly enjoyed

my position and the wonderful and fun

opportunities it afforded me, and yet,

look forward to what is ahead of me. I

have enjoyed the tourism professional

relationships and friendships I have

made in the last 18 years, and I ask that

you will continue to support, guide,

teach and learn from the new Tioga

County Director as well.”

Tioga County Tourism Office’s

Visitor Center is located at 80 North

Avenue in Owego. Their website is

www.visittioga.com. Stop in and say

hello to Becca!

Rebecca (Becca) Maffei

59th Annual Easter Egg Hunt - April 12 The Apalachin Lions Club will hold

their 59th Annual Easter Egg Hunt on

Saturday, April 12, at 1:00 pm, behind

TLC-BOCES School on Penn. Avenue

in Apalachin.

Come and see the Easter Bunny.

Free New Digital Vision screening for

kids. Free Kids ID’s.Tioga County

Sheriff Dept. Both are inside the TLC-

BOCES School from 12:30 to 2:00 pm.

Please help - Bring a non-perishable

food item for our local food pantry.

Hope to see you there! Rain Date is

April 19. Everyone is Welcome

Do you knit or crochet? Tioga Arts

Council and Historic Owego

Marketplace invite you to create

12"x12" squares to wrap around the

trees in downtown Owego. Team up

with other knitters to cover a whole

tree! Donated squares can be dropped

off at the Tioga Arts Council, 179 Front

Street, or at Riverow Bookshop, 187

Front Street. There’s no cost to

participate. Acrylic yarn only, please.

Need some ideas? Check out

www.pinterest.com/artscouncil

Questions? Call 687-0785 or email

tiogaartscouncil@gmail.com.

Strawberry Festival One Sitch at a Time!

Thank You A thank you to all who came out to

show their support for Gordy Packer at

the benefit held a the Vestal Elks Lodge

last month.

Mobile Food Pantry Food Distribution Low to moderate income individuals

and families are invited to participate in

a Mobile Food Pantry Distribution

sponsored by the Apalachin Lions Club

in partnership with the Food Bank of the

Southern Tier. The distribution will be

held on April 30 from 1:00 to 2:00 pm

at St Margaret Mary Catholic Church

parking lot, 110 Penn. Avenue in

Apalachin. Bring your own bags/boxes.

Call Food Bank of the Southern Tier

(607) 796-6061 with any questions.

In addition to The Mobile Food

Pantry, The Owego Apalachin Family

Reading Partnership will be distributing

free children's books

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offs, please. With tattoos and face

painting, this will certainly be a day to

remember. This event will be held rain

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Pre-register by calling the Apalachin

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Which Comes First - the Chicken or the Egg?

Katie Popp, a 5th grader at Zion

Lutheran School from Newark Valley,

is a member of the Hoof & Claw 4-H

club of Tioga County. She hatched

Silver Phoenix chicks from eggs for a 4

-H Incubation and Embryology project.

The one week-old chicks were a part of

Tioga County’s Cornell Cooperative

Extension 4-H display for Farm Days at

the Mall that started on March 7 and 8.

Although the chicks have a broad,

brown stripe down their backs now,

their plumage changes as they grow

up. The chicks will regularly visit Zion

Lutheran School so that the students can

observe changes in size and

coloration. Katie and the Zion Lutheran

students will hold and pet the chicks to

help the birds become accustomed to

handling. Katie plans to enter her chicks

in the Tioga County Fair this July.

For information about the Zion

Lutheran School, call 687-6376 or visit

www.zionowego.org

Need a Break? Want to Have Some Fun? Come on out to Owego for the OFA

5K Prom Dress Run and Children’s 1

Mile Fun Run on Sunday, April 27.

Sign-in starts at 8:00 am, 1 Mile Fun

Run at 10:00 am and 5k at 10:45 am at

the Owego Free Academy on Sheldon

Guile Boulevard in Owego.

This is a fun event. Take a break

from your hectic life and have some

good laughs. Many photo opportunities,

concessions, prizes and good times.

Pre-registration is greatly

appreciated. Go to www.active.com and

search Prom Dress to pre-register and

for more information.

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Employee of the 1st Quarter

WILLIAM “Zeb” ACKLEY

Congratulations to William “Zeb”

Ackley, Mechanic/Working Supervisor,

for being selected Tioga County

Employee of the 1st Quarter of 2014.

Zeb began his career with Tioga

County on October 1, 1979, as a

Laborer. On February 1, 1981, he was

promoted to Auto Mechanic. Over the

years he continued to work his way up

the ladder, being promoted to Parts

Clerk in 1984; Automotive Stock Clerk

in 1990, and Mechanic/Working

Supervisor in 1999.

Zeb’s job is very hectic, and he is in

charge of keeping the trucks and

equipment in working order. Sometimes

he has to go out to the jobsite to fix

equipment which may include going out

in inclement weather to do quick repairs

on trucks just to get them back to the

shop. Zeb is always willing to work day

or night. Winter can bring long, hard

hours for highway departments and he is

always there whenever he is needed.

Zeb lives in Berkshire with his wife,

Patty. Zeb has two grown sons, Brian

and David, who also works for Tioga

County Buildings and Grounds,

daughter-in-law Alana, two

granddaughters and daughter-in-law

Jess.

He enjoys the outdoors, hunting,

fishing, boating, snowmobiling, four-

wheeling and NASCAR. He is in a

partnership with a hunting cabin in

Berkshire. Zeb and Patty like to go to

the Adirondacks for vacation to relax.

Zeb is a practical joker and not a day

goes by that his coworkers don’t know

it. All kidding aside, Zeb is a very

conscientious employee.

The community thanks Zeb for his

outstanding loyalty and hard work for

the county. His dedication is appreciated

by us all.

Zeb received his award for Employee

of the Quarter at a Legislative Meeting

last month.

April Book Reviews The Friends of the Coburn Free

Library are pleased announce the dates

for the 2014 April Book Reviews. These

popular free events are held

Wednesdays in April, 12: to 12:45 pm,

and feature a review of a different book

each week, along with the opportunity

to purchase a delicious sandwich and

cookie for a very affordable price.

On April 2, Wilson, by A. Scott

Bergwill be reviewed by Ross McGraw.

The review on April 9 will feature Mud

Season, by Ellen Stimson, Daphne

Braden will provide that review. On

April 16, Gone, but Not Forgotten –

History of the Ahwaga Hotel, written by

Emma M. Sedore will be discussed by

the author. The final review, to be held

on April 23, will feature William (Bill)

Jaker’s review of 1492: New

Revelations of the Americas Before

Columbus, by Charles C. Mann.

This year all of the reviews will be

held in the Fellowship Hall of the

Owego Methodist Church, 261 Main

Street, Owego.

Chicken & Biscuit Dinner A Chicken and Biscuit Dinner will

be held in the Fellowship Hall at the

Apalachin United Methodist Church at

303 Pennsylvania Ave. in Apalachin on

Saturday, April 26, 4:30 to 6:30 pm.

Prices are $8.50 for adults, $8.00 for

seniors, $4.00 for children 6 to 12, and

free for children under 6. Take-outs are

available for 8.00. Proceeds will benefit

the church's youth programs, such as

Sky Lake Camperships, Kingdom

Bound, Vacation Bible School, Camp

Ahwaga.

Annual Spring Craft Fair - April 12 The Apalachin United Methodist

Church at 303 Pennsylvania Avenue in

Apalachin (625-2733) will hold their

annual Spring Craft Fair on Saturday,

April 12, from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.

There will also be a Bake Sale and a

lunch menu available.

Everyone is welcome to come and

check out the many vendors who will

have unique items for sale.

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A Ribbon Cutting Ceremony was

held on March 21 to celebrate the 100th

Anniversary of the Tioga County

Historical Society (TCHS) which is

located on Front Street in Owego.

To celebrate, the Tioga County

Historical Society invites you to visit a

new Civil War exhibit, which will

include many artifacts that have not been

displayed in years, including original

Brady Studio prints. TCHS will also

have three reproduction rooms on

display; a bedroom, general store, and

one-room schoolhouse from the 1914

era.

Admission is free, but donations are

greatly appreciated.

The Tioga County Historical Society

Museum is open Wednesdays through

Saturdays from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm.

For more information, call 687-2460 or

email museum@tiogahistory.org, or visit

tiogahistory.org.

Historical Society’s 100th Anniversary

Tioga Senior Foundation

Accepting Grant Applications

Tioga County Senior Citizens

Foundation is accepting grant

applications for the 2014 grant cycle.

Each year, the foundation makes awards

to non-profit organizations and

community agencies that have programs

to benefit senior citizens in Tioga

County, NY. The application deadline is

June 1. Visit the improved web site at

www.tcseniorfoundation.com to get an

application or to complete and submit

an application online. Grant applications

also are available by request at TCSCF,

P.O. Box 117, Owego, NY 13827, by

phone at (607) 687-0229, or by email at

seniorcitizensfoundation@yahoo.com.

2nd Annual Pink Elks 5K Run Walk The 2nd Annual Pink Elk 5K Run/

Walk will be on April 27. Registration

starts at 8:30 am and race time is 10:00

am sharp. Pre-registration cost is $20

per runner. A family price will be

available; $20 for the first entry and $10

for your spouse and $10 per child under

18 years old. The pre-registration

deadline is April 18, 2014. Race day

registration increases to $25 per runner

and no family price will be available.

This year's pre-registration includes a

T-shirt and Pasta Dinner. The Pasta

Dinner will be on Saturday, April 26

from 5 to 7pm at Vestal Elks Lodge

2508. You will be able to pick up your

pre-registration packets at this event. If

you would like to bring a guest,

additional tickets will be available for

$7 for adults and $5 for children under

12. The proceeds from this run/walk

will go towards Traci's Hope and the

Vestal Elks Club Veteran Committee.

Go to southern.tier.net/vestalelks/ for a

copy of the entry form or contact Jake

Brown for additional information at

wmjbrown@gmail.com. Follow on

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Easter Egg Hunt - April 13 An Easter Egg Hunt will be held on

April 13 starting at 2:00 pm, at the Park

Terrace Community United Methodist

Church, 30 Glann Road in Apalachin,

Everyone is welcome to attend.

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Tioga Opportunities Hosted Dinner

In recognition of National Nutrition

Month, registered dietitians from the

Southern Tier Dietetic Association

invited legislators from across the

region to attend a special meal at the

Countryside Community Center at 9

Sheldon Guile Blvd. in Owego. Two

legislative aides accepted the invitation

on behalf of their respective offices.

Debbie Howard from Assemblyman

Christopher Friend’s office and Sharon

Sitrin-Moore from Senator Thomas

O’Mara’s office attended along with

registered dietitians Eileen Griffin, Julie

Tucker, Helen Battisti, Mary Griffin,

Jennifer Vallone, Rachel Mischler, of

Tioga Opportunities, Inc., and future

dietitian Courtney Gullett from Cornell

University.

Their goal was two-fold. One was to

demonstrate the important role that

nutrition programs play in the lives of

older adults. The other was to highlight

the contribution that registered dietitians

play in the development and

implementation of nutrition programs.

All had a wonderful time at the St.

Patrick’s Day themed meal and enjoyed

the entertainment provided by

celebrated Irish entertainer Pat Kane.

From Senator Tom Libous

College for Cons Plan is Just Plain Wrong

I’m strongly opposed to the

governor’s plan to provide free,

taxpayer-funded college education to

prison inmates across the state. It’s

misguided and just plain wrong.

I talk with parents all the time.

College costs keep going up, and it’s

getting harder and harder for parents to

save every penny, and many times go

into debt, to send their kids to college.

Why should New York also demand

that hardworking parents foot the bill

for inmates’ tuition?

The governor’s plan doesn’t even

have a price tag. With over 50,000

inmates in state prisons, this program

could cost taxpayers tens of millions of

dollars. That money could go to

increased student aid, or reduced tuition

at SUNY schools. It could be invested

in projects that create good jobs and

economic opportunities for hard-

working taxpayers who play by the

rules.

Offering counseling and vocational

training to inmates is one thing. But

providing convicted felons with free

college education is something else. It’s

just wrong.

Tillers & Toilers Meeting The Tillers and Toilers Garden Club

of Newark Valley will meet on April

14, 2014, at 7:00 pm, in the Noble

Room of the Village Hall in Newark

Valley. New members are welcome to

attend this meeting.

Breakfast For Dinner The Candor Fire Department

Auxiliary will hold a “Breakfast for

Dinner” on Saturday, May 3, from 4:00

to 7:00 pm at the Candor Fire House on

route 96B, Owego Road in Candor.

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Southern Tier Solar Works

Launches Volume Purchase Program

The Southern

Tier is going

solar! Southern

Tier Solar Works

(STSW) is a

community-led

initiative to bring

solar energy to homes and businesses in

our region, starting with Broome and

Tioga Counties. STSW’s first solar

initiative is a volume purchasing

program that uses state and federal tax

credits and incentives to markedly

reduce the costs of going solar. This

collaborative pilot program of the

Binghamton Regional Sustainability

Coalition, the Susquehanna group of the

Sierra Club, and the Natural Resource

Defense Council, is a time-limited

initiative designed to help people “go

solar” via a streamlined process and

group discount.. Those wishing to take advantage of

the volume purchase incentive must

sign up to participate before the

enrollment deadline of May 20, 2014.

The more people who sign up, the lower

the price for everyone, so STSW asks

folks to encourage their friends and

neighbors who own homes or small

businesses to participate. Experience in

other locations indicates that these

registrations fill up quickly so it is

important to sign up soon. To learn

more and qualify for a free site

assessment, interested residents and

business owners are invited to attend the

three free local educational workshops

at the following dates and locations

Workshops in Owego and Apalachin.

Wednesday, April 9, 7to 9pm,

Hubbard Auditorium (2nd floor), Tioga

County Government Building, 56 Main

St, Owego; Saturday, April 12, 10 am-

Noon, Waterman Environmental

Education Center, 403 Hilton Rd.,

Apalachin; and Wednesday, April 23, 7

to 9 pm, Park Terrace United Methodist

Church, 30 Glann Road, Apalachin.

The cost of solar has dropped

exponentially in recent years. By jump-

starting regional markets, STSW seeks

to bring energy independence and lower

energy price volatility to our

communities. Together with increasing

energy efficiency and other renewable

energy sources, NY can lead the nation

and the world with a clean energy

economy. STSW looks forward to

contributing to local job growth, lower

energy costs, lower maintenance and

supply charges and improved health and

well-being for our communities.

Registration is now open at

www.southerntiersolarworks.org.

It's Time for Artfully SQUARED

Artwork Now on Display

Artfully SQUARED is designed to

highlight the talents of creatives in and

around Tioga County, build community,

demystify the process of collecting art,

and facilitate a meaningful connection

between artists and their supporters.

With these goals in mind, Tioga Arts

Council invited students, professional

artists, craftspeople, senior citizens,

community organizations, and the gen-

eral public to cover their walls in origi-

nal art.

All of the artwork will be on display

at Tioga Arts Council during the month

of April and each piece will be available

for a $20 donation. All proceeds benefit

the programs at Tioga Arts Council.

Tioga Arts Council is located at 179

Front St. in Owego and is open Monday-

Thursday, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, and Fri-

day, 9:00 am to 8:00 pm. In addition to

their regular weekly gallery hours, TAC

will be open 10:00 am to 5:00 pm on

Saturdays for the whole month of April.

Aartfully SQUARED is made possi-

ble, in part, with funding from Visions

Federal Credit Union.

Folk Arts Round & Square Dances The Tioga Arts Council is pleased to

present the second dance in its 2014

Folk Arts series of round & square

dances. Music by Sara will be featured

on Saturday, April 12, from 7:00 to

10:00 pm at the Spencer Grange, Route

96 and Guiles Road in Spencer.

The program will include a sequence

of round dances, square dances, polkas

and slow dances, each repeated four

times. This event is open to the public

and a donation of $5 per person is

suggested.

This is the sixteenth consecutive year

that the Tioga Arts Council (TAC) has

presented its annual Folk Arts series.

The remaining events will be held from

7:00 to 10:00 pm as follows:

May 10 - Jerry Garrison & Country

Connection at the Candor Fire Hall

June 14 - Northern Harmony 2 at

Goodrich Settlement Grange

August 30 - Country Connection with

Alice Detrick at the North Barton

Grange

This program is made possible, in

part, with funds from the New York

State Council on the Arts with the

support of Governor Andrew Cuomo

and the New York State Legislature.

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1. Non-stick pans are great, but should

never be used on high heat. So for that

reason you never use non-stick pans for

searing.

2. When cooking meat in the crock pot,

use meat with the highest fat marbling to

prevent grayness and sear meat before

adding to crock pot.

3. Make your own incredible butter.

Use your imagination, start with 1/2 cup

of softened butter and make it what you

will. You can search the web for

hundreds of ideas.

4. Keep cheesecloth in your kitchen and

line your strainer with it. It’s handy for

straining liquid from yogurt, tofu and

countless other delicate products!

5. If you are a garlic fan like me, rub

your steak and roast with fresh cut garlic

before cooking. Stick slivers of fresh

garlic deep into all your meats, for

incredible flavor.

6. Be prepared! Always keep your pan

lid handy for smothering fat fires – when

they do happen, they happen fast! (Put

lid onto pot to smother flames.)

7. Always keep a kitchen fire

extinguisher handy in your kitchen – and

learn what to do for different types of

fires. You do not want to put water on a

grease fire.

8. Vegetable oil works well instead of

butter in cakes containing dense, starchy

fruits and veggies like carrots, apples

and banana.

9. Next time you make gingerbread

cake knock it up a notch by replacing

your liquid (but not fat) with ginger

beer!

10. Cut down on your dinnertime stress,

do more planning and prep ahead of

time.

Cooking on the Lite Side by Chef Nick Cavataio

10 Cooking Tips

To Help You in the Kitchen

Apalachin Lions Broom Sale in May It’s time again for the Apalachin

Lions Club’s Annual Broom Sale. This

is their Community Service Fund

Raiser, and the money raised is returned

to those in need in the community.

They will be selling door-to-door in

the Greater Apalachin area over May

12, 13, 14, and 15. The items being sold

include brooms, cleaning brushes and

cloths, sponges, grill brushes, and

dusters.

Each year the Lions Club typically

contributes over $25,000 to help local

residents. This is for activities including

disaster relief, scholarships to high

school seniors, Special Olympics,

highway cleanup, pre-school eye

screening, Christmas Baskets, Santa

Phones, Easter Egg Hunt, eye exams

and glasses, emergency expense

assistance, and back-to-school gift

certificates.

The Apalachin Lions Club is only

able to serve the community because the

community supports them. Please be

generous in your support of their

Annual Broom Sale.

United Methodist Church Calendar Nichols United Methodist Church, 59

Main St, Nichols NY calendar of events

April 9, Wednesday: Nichols UMC

Preschool Open House; 11:30, Nichols

Methodist Christian Women luncheon

and meeting

April 10, Thursday: Nichols UMC

Preschool Open House; 1:00, Bible

study, "The Gospel of Mark"; 7:00,

Men's Bible study

April 11, Friday: Nichols UMC

Preschool Open House

April 12, Saturday: 7:30, Pancake

breakfast

April 13, Sunday: 3:00 & 7:00, Easter

Cantata at Lounsberry UMC. "The

Power of the Cross" Presented by the

Nichols Area Community Chorus;

Directed by Dave Berry

April 14, Monday: Nichols UMC

Preschool closed; 10:00, Quilting group;

7:00, Just for Men support group

April 15, Tuesday: Nichols UMC

Preschool closed

April 16, Wednesday: Nichols UMC

Preschool closed

April 17, Thursday: Nichols UMC

Preschool closed; 1:00, Bible study,

"The Gospel of Mark"; 4:30, Supper

Among Friends; 7:00, Maundy Thursday

service, Nichols UMC

April 18, Friday: Nichols UMC

Preschool closed; 12:00, Cross walk

through village; 7:00, Nichols UMC

Praise Band canata, "Snapshots: Scenes

From a Life Lived for Love"; 8:00,

Prayer vigil begins

April 20, Sunday: 6:30 am, Easter

Sunrise service, Tioga Country Club;

10:00, Easter service, Nichols UMC

APRIL 2014 TIOGA COUNTY COMMUNITY PRESS PAGE 11

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Stuffed Burgers • Loaded Fries Beef or Chicken Taco Salads

Homemade Salads Mac-Potato-Pasta Subs • Cold Cuts Daily Specials

Eat In or Take Out

Open Tuesday –Saturday 11-7 (call ahead if you are running late!)

Jeff Gural owner of Tioga Downs presents a check for $5,000 to Michaela Clark, of Binghamton, the winner of this years Rokokie Star Contest. The contest ran for 5 weeks concluding with the finals on April 4.

Would you like to HELP? The Apalachin Lions club is looking

for help with the clean up of Route 434

on Saturday April 26, at 9:00 am.

The clean up crew will meet at

BEAM ELECTRONICS on Rt 434. The

amount of time normally spent is

approximately 2 hours to pick up trash

on a three-mile stretch of Rt 434 in

Apalachin. Please bring gloves, and

dress for the weather, all clean up

supplies will be furnished.

For more information or questions

give call Lion Vince Hawley call on 625

-2365.

Breakfast with Easter Bunny Celebrating its 50th year, Owego

Gymnastics and Activity Center, a not-

for-profit organization, will be holding

its annual Breakfast with the Easter

Bunny on Saturday, April 12, from 8:00

to 11:00 am at the Moose Lodge on

Waverly Road, in Owego.

Tickets are $6 for adults, and $5 for

seniors and children under 12. Get a

picture with the Easter Bunny, face

painting and many wonderful basket

raffles.

Owego Gymnastics offers programs

to children from 15 months to 18 years

old including dance, cheer, tumbling,

parties, field trips, adult ZUMBA and

much more.

Stop by their facility at 748 Rt 38,

email OwegoGymnastics@stny.rr.com

or call 687-2458 for more information

or to pick up your breakfast tickets.

Call Earl for an appointment

625-3015

1429 Main Street, Apalachin, N. Y.

OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK

Select Wines from D'Arrezo Vineyards 750 ml. ………..…….. $8.99 Lindeman's Cawarra Blends 1.5 L. ……………………...……… $11.49 Peter Mertes Riesling 750 ml. ………………………….………….. $7.49 Cycles Gladiator Cabernet or Pinot Grigio 750 ml. …………… $9.99 Lady Bligh Flavored Rums 1 L. ……………………………………………… $10.99

-$5.00 Mail in Rebate $5.99 Final Cost

Thirsty Owl Wine tasting Sat April 19, 4-7

open 12:00-5:00 Easter Sunday

Sweeneys Plaza, Rt 434, Apalachin

Gift Certificates Available

Case Discounts on non-sale wines

APRIL 2014 TIOGA COUNTY COMMUNITY PRESS PAGE 12

Happy

Birthday

Papa Nick

&

Dominick

Corner of Main St & Pa Ave., Apalachin, NY 625-2212 Saturday-Thursday 7am-3pm • Friday 7am-8pm

Breakfast & Lunch • With Daily Specials •Take-Out Availa-

Congratulations to Dean C. The winner of our March Gift Certificate

MORE MONDAYS Buy 1 Breakfast or Lunch get 2nd (equal or lessor value) 1/2 price

We will be closed Monday April 14th and Easter Sunday

Saint Patrick School students in Mrs. Reeves 2nd grade class have been learning about animal life cycles. The students have been observing their chicken eggs over the past few weeks. The chicks will be donated to a local church group in Sayre, Pa., which raises chickens.

Students Learn the Life Cycle

Blacksmith Classes The Benjamin Patterson Inn Museum

will hold blacksmith classes monthly

starting in April through November at

the B. Patterson Inn’s historic Charles

Cooley blacksmith shop at 59 W.

Pulteney Street, Corning, NY. Learn

how to forge iron into useful shapes to

make a gift for that special person or for

you. Each class requires two students,

and flex-scheduling of class dates allow

for either weekday or weekend sessions

depending on the participant needs. All

tools and class materials are provided.

Two instructional levels will be taught,

Basic Fundamentals and Intermediate

Fundamentals.

Class times are 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.

Bring your lunch and eat in the 1796

tavern! Call 937-5281 for further

information or to register

A Chinese Auction to benefit March

for Babies team Adam Hill will be held

on April 19 at the Nichols Fire Station in

Nichols. Doors open at 4:30, auction

starts at 6:00 pm.

Chinese Auction Benefit

April 2014 TIOGA COUNTY COMMUNITY PRESS WEB EXTRA PAGE 1

4-H Nature Camp Would you like to learn about bugs,

trees, owl pellets, amphibians, geocach-

ing and more? Come join a week of Na-

ture Camp during spring break, April 14

to April 18, from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm at

Cornell Cooperative Extension, 840 Up-

per Front Street in Binghamton.

This camp is open to youth who are 7

-10 years old. Cost of the camp will be

$125 and includes lunch and snacks as

well as tours and a T-shirt. Before and

after care is available for an additional

fee.

Youth will explore Cutler Gardens,

go on treasure hunts, learn about inva-

sive species and trees, build bugs, and

more. This camp will be filled with lots

of hands-on activities and projects for

your youth. Field trips will also be

planned throughout the week.

To sign up go on line to https://

reg.cce.cornell.edu/naturecamp_203 or if

you would like more information contact

the 4-H Office at 772-8953. This pro-

gram is sponsored by Cornell Coopera-

tive Extension of Broome County.

Letter to the Editor: Support Tioga Downs

When thinking about all of the many

things that make Tioga County unique,

having the Southern Tier’s only harness

horse racing venue at Tioga Downs

must come to mind. Right here, in our

picturesque backyard we are privileged

to have one of the finest harness horse

racing tracks in the country.

As we all know, Tioga Downs offers

much more than racing. Excellent,

affordable cuisine, top notch

entertainment, a great venue for parties

and presentations, and of course, fun

electronic gaming. But Tioga Downs

brings more than that to our area, even

if we don't always realize it. When

identifying all of the attractions that

Tioga Downs offers we should also

recognize that Tioga Downs provides

Tioga County residents with good

quality jobs that are close to home. But

more importantly, Tioga Downs also

offers us an owner who consistently

shows his support to the community that

supports him. Now, imagine all of that

but bigger and better. If Mr. Gural and

Tioga Downs win the bid to bring table

gaming to Tioga County the

opportunities for our county will include

more jobs, more wages, increased tax

revenue, additional visitors, gaming

revenues and more!

One of the many things that make

Tioga Downs’ bid unique is that the

casino already exists and there is

already great support for its expansion

to table gaming. We don’t have the

rumblings of the “NIMBY” (not in my

back yard) complaints that are airing

elsewhere in the Southern Tier. In

contrast, Tioga County’s residents and

community leaders have voiced their

support for the expansion time and time

again. Mr. Gural has already done the

hard work. He just needs the “go ahead”

and Tioga County will welcome and

support this venture. We are “ALL IN!”

What is very important to realize and

why we, as a community, need to

support Mr. Gural and Tioga Downs is

that a competing facility would not add

jobs so much as it would shift jobs from

Tioga to Broome County. And while we

can hope for an influx of some tourism

dollars to our county if a neighboring

county wins the casino bid, it will pale

in comparison to the dollars we could be

adding to our local economy if the

Tioga Downs wins its table gaming bid.

We cannot and should not let this

become a “should’ve, could’ve,

would’ve,” moment for Tioga County.

I encourage you to show your

support for Tioga Downs by signing

their petition at www.tiogadowns.com

or by writing your own letter of support

and sending it to: LeeAnn Tinney,

Director, Tioga County Department of

Economic Development and Planning,

56 Main Street, Owego, N. Y. 13827 or

email TinneyL@co.tioga.ny.us.

Gwen Kania President & CEO

Tioga County Chamber of Commerce

“Get to Know Us” Night

Tioga Opportunities, Inc. Early

Childhood Services Head Start will host

a “Get to Know Us” Night for all

prospective families and children on

Wednesday, April 9, at their Candor,

Newark Valley, Owego, and Waverly

sites. Families from the Village of

Spencer are welcome to attend at the

Waverly Center and Tioga Center

families are welcome to attend at the

Owego or Waverly Centers.

Head Start is a well-recognized,

highly-respected pre-school program

primarily for low-income children and

is free to eligible families. They

welcome children with special needs,

and they provide or assist with

transportation needs. Children must be

three but no more than five by

December 1, 2014, to be age eligible for

the 2014-2015 school year.

Get to Know Us Night is an

opportunity for families to visit the

Head Start classrooms, meet the staff,

use the materials and equipment and

pick up an enrollment application. Staff

will be available to answer questions,

assist with filling out applications, and

help children enjoy their visit.

Locations & Times:

Candor: Wednesday, April 9, 5:30-

6:30 pm, in the Elementary School

(Rooms 27 & 28), Academy Street

Newark Valley: Wednesday, April 9,

5:00-6:00 pm, 117 Whig Street

Owego: Wednesday, April 9, 5:30-

7:00pm, 1277 Taylor Road, Washington

Gladden Building

Waverly: Wednesday, April 9, 5:30-

6:30 pm - 12 Cooper Street

(The bad-weather date for ALL sites is

Thursday, April 10, same times as

above)

For more information, call the main

office at 687-5888 or toll-free at 1-866-

687-5888.

The Apalachin Lions club is looking

for help with clean up of Route 434 on

Saturday April 26, at 9:00 am.

The clean up crew will meet at

BEAM ELECTRONICS on Rt. 434. The

amount of time normally spent is ap-

proximately 2 hours to pick up trash on a

three-mile stretch of Rt 434 in Apala-

chin. Please bring gloves, and dress for

the weather, all clean up supplies will be

furnished.

For more information or questions

give call Lion Vince Hawley call on 625

-2365.

Would you like to HELP?

.Tioga Downs is the Best Choice

The 138-acre site in Nichols, NY,

currently known as Tioga Downs, was

originally a quarter horse track known as

"Tioga Park." In 1976, it closed down

after its third season of operation. Over

the following years there were several

attempts to reopen the track. On one

occasion, then Governor Mario Cuomo

flew in by helicopter to sign a bill that

would allow the Nuckel family, then

owners, to reopen again for quarter

horse racing. Unfortunately plans never

developed and the property sat vacant

for years.

Years later along comes Jeff Gural

with an idea and a passion for horses.

In 2006 he reopened the property and

renamed it Tioga Downs. It took him

several years to perfect the system,

editing his leadership staff until he was

able to find the best management for the

property. Tioga Downs is now a smooth

running machine. They offer, harness

racing, simulcast betting, over 800

VLT’s two bars a restaurant, concerts

and the list goes on.

Over the years Jeff Gural has made

numerous improvements to the property

and added new opportunities and venues

to attract people from all over the area.

It’s important to note that the process of

making this venture work has taken not

only a high level of financial investment,

but it has taken years to perfect.

In a recent article out of Albany, a

report states that part of the Casino

Evaluation Criteria likely would include:

immediate and full financing

availability, a level of comprehensive

development ; relative experience in the

gaming industry (track record of success

or lack thereof); timeliness of project

completion, pace of construction;

significant ethical and integrity review

of corporate activities, personnel;

workforce development issues; labor

harmony agreements; and environmental

sensitivity.

The works has been done folks. In

my opinion, in every category, Tioga

Downs is the best choice.

I was born and raised in the Village

of Nichols, NY, and the success of this

property is personal. I have seen

interested developers come and go with

their great plans and ideas. Jeff Gural

came with an idea and he made it work.

He brought jobs to the area, increased

sales tax and on numerous occasions

come to the aid of people in desperate

need.

I say, let logic prevail and name

Tioga Downs as the designated Casino

for the Southern Tier Region of New

York.

Sincerely,

Martha Sauerbrey

Tioga County Resident

Tioga County Business

Wins $2.4 Million Contract

A local Tioga County business has

been awarded a contract worth $2.4

million to provide wood chippers to

municipalities in Minnesota on state bid.

Northeast Implements will provide

approximately twenty VALBY

LC600HF and twenty VALBY

LC900HF hydraulic feed wood chippers

per year to agencies throughout

Minnesota on state bid. The chippers

handle up to six inch and nine inch

debris respectively. Owner & CEO

Charles Klett announced the contract,

stating that initially it is for two years,

with the possibility of extending an

additional four years, for a total of six

years. The company will see a $400,000

boost in sales for each year of the

contract.

Klett purchased Northeast Implement

in 2008, and has been steadily increasing

the company’s business throughout the

United States and Canada. The company

has been in business since 1976, and is

the leading distributor of tractor

mounted forestry equipment in North

America.

“This is a very exciting contract for

our company,” Klett said. Northeast

Implement operates a 13,000 square foot

distribution center, and supplies a

nationwide network of dealers with their

exclusive Valby and Farmi brand

equipment. In addition to wood chippers

the company also sells forestry winches,

trailers and loaders, wood processors,

custom DOT log trailers, skid steer

attachments, tractor grapples, grapples

and rotators, excavator grapples, PTO

shafts, tiller blades, felling heads and

harvesters.

April 2014 TIOGA COUNTY COMMUNITY PRESS PAGE 3

Southern Hospitality Are you looking for something enter-

taining to do? Mark your calendars for

Tioga Acting Guild’s first performance

of 2014, which will take place on April

12 and 13. TAG will be presenting

“Southern Hospitality” by Jessie Jones,

Nicholas Hope, and Jamie Wooten. The

dinner theater will take place at the

Nichols Elementary and the cost is only

$15. The sit down meal will be served

up at 6:00 pm on Saturday, April 12,

and 2:00 pm on Sunday, April 13, fol-

lowed by the show which includes des-

sert during intermission. TAG will be

serving a meatless lasagna dinner.

When their beloved town, Fayro,

Texas, has fallen on hard times, the

Futrelle sisters rally in an outlandish

effort to revive it. From faking a bed and

breakfast, creating a phony town festi-

val, (Fayro Days) to inventing a Civil

War reenactment, it makes for some

comical battles. Everything from hot

flashes, dressing like farm animals, a full

blown mid-life crisis, being hog tied by

five year olds, a delusional lawman with

wedding jitters, to humoring a nasty old

biddy (aunt Iney); this show is packed

with physical comedy and hysterical

characters. You won’t want to miss this

wild commotion!

In keeping with TAG’s mission to

give back to the community, a local

charity will be the recipient of a portion

of the proceeds from the show. TAG

will also be donating to the TAG Schol-

arship, offered to a Tioga Central High

School graduating senior who has

demonstrated volunteerism.

Tickets can be reserved by calling

(607) 565-9849 or by going to

www.tiogaactingguild.com. Seating is

limited.

Youth Leadership Program Cornell Cooperative Extension Tioga

County is pleased to announce, a unique

and fun state-of-the-art training program

designed to teach leadership and

community service skills, is accepting

applications from high school students,

Grades 9 through 12. The training,

supported by a grant from the Floyd

Hooker Foundation, will be held May

16 to May 18, 2014.

Formerly known as PYLI, goLEAD

is a youth leadership training that

inspires both adults and young people to

engage in meaningful service-learning

and leadership skill-building to effect

real community change. A state-of-the-

art training program, goLEAD teaches

leadership and community service skills

to high school-age students.

This three day training, held at Lions

Camp Badger in Spencer, NY, includes

fun, hands-on activities, team building

exercises, exploration of creative

problem solving, development of

critical thinking skills, discovery of

community needs, and a small

community service project to benefit the

local community.

To request more information or an

application, contact Cornell Cooperative

Extension Tioga County at 687-4020 or

e-mail Autumn Lavine at

AML84@cornell.edu. A registration fee

of $35.00 is the only cost to participants

for three days of training, meals and

sleeping accommodations.

4-H is a unique, informal educational

program that supplements training

received in home, school, church and

other youth-serving agencies. Open to

all youth five to 19 years of age, 4-H

utilizes a real-life work experience

where the individual sets his/her own

goals for achievement

Easter Cantata

The Nichols Community Chorus,

under the direction of David Berry, will

present "The Power of the Cross", an

Easter cantata on Palm Sunday, April

13. There will be two performances,

3:00 and 7:00, at the Lounsberry United

Methodist Church, East River Road,

Lounsberry NY.

This is the Power of the Cross:

through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, we

find redemption from sin.

Mark Hayes's inspired cantata

dramatically conveys this awesome

transformational power. His musical

score serves as a prism through which

we view the unfolding events with

grateful humility. From this perspective,

we know that the cheers that fill the

Jerusalem streets will soon turn to jeers

that the faithful disciples who gather

with Jesus at the Lord's Supper include

one who will betray Him; and that, even

as Jesus struggles in Gethsemane,

ultimately He will surrender to God's

purpose for Him: "Your will be done."

Standing before the cross, listen to

Mark's haunting arrangement of Twila

Paris's Lamb of God and be washed in

the blood of Christ. Share the anguish of

Mary, the mother of God, in Mark's

extaordinary mezzo-soprano solo, Pieta,

inspired by Michelangelo's famous

sculpture. And, having borne witness to

all of these events, affirm your faith and

acknowledge God's great love for us

with Mark's exhilarating arrangement of

The Power of the Cross, by Keith Getty

and Stuart Townend.

The final majestic chorus, Crown

Him with Many Crowns, rises from the

drama as a joyous acclamation from all

who witness the glory of the Lamb.

Owego Little League News Briefs www.eteamz.com/owego

.April Practices Hyde Park is alive with all OLL

teams practicing for the 63rd season

after player drafts were completed for

the three National, five American,

Modified and Tee Ball teams.

Girls Softball

Four Girls Softball teams - three minor

teams of 7-10 year old and one majors

team of 11-12 years olds will compete

this season. VP Softball Dave York says

what’s new this year is Teener Softball

for one maybe two girls softball teams

of 13-17 years olds.

Work Bee Saturdays

Hyde Park’s annual field cleanup

days will be Saturdays, April 12 and 19,

starting at 9:00 am. Volunteers will

come from families and the community

at large. They’ll pick up trash, rake up

leaves, fill trash bags and actions on the

To Do List. Organizers say the annual

spring cleaning days gets everyone

together to do their part. Many hands

make light work.

National/American Games

Monday, April 28, for first games in

the National and American Leagues.

Opening Day

Saturday, May 5. For Opening Day

Parade, Hyde Park Ceremonies and

Modified/Tee Ball Games

Traditional Parade. Players report to

the Owego Police Station on Temple

Street. Parade Marshall John Loftus

lines up teams starting at 8:00 am.

Parade marches at 8:30 am past the Fire

Station, up North Avenue, down George

Street to Hyde Park. Ceremonies on

Nick Raftis Memorial Field start at 9:00

am. Games start afterwards.

Hometown Stories

OLL Web Site has a feature called

Hometown Stories. Inviting former OLL

Umpires to write “in your own words”

how you became an umpire and your

memorable highlights behind the plate

or bases. Email your stories to

jraftis2@stny.rr.com.

Volunteer Umpires

Now is the time to start the process of

identifying, recruiting and training new

umpires. OLL is looking for people who

love the game or show strong interest.

Encouraged are recently discharged

military, retirees, former and active

managers and coaches. Complete the

Volunteer Application Form. Why

volunteer - - the kids.

OLL/Williamsport Web Sites

Webmaster Eric Hawkins posts

breaking news and field updates on the

OLL Web Site www.eteamz.com/

owego. Find newsletters for parents,

players, managers and coaches on

Williamsport www.littleleague.org

Email Works for Coaches

Monday morning VP Baseball Chris

Rieg needed four coaches. Before noon

two Tee Ball and two Modified coaching

positions were filled. How? Player

Agent Eric Hawkins sent an email to

OLL Distribution. Players say thank you

to the volunteers so they can practice

with coaches.

59th Annual Easter Egg Hunt - April 12

The Apalachin Lions Club will hold

their 59th Annual Easter Egg Hunt on

Saturday, April 12, at 1:00 pm, behind

TLC-BOCES School on Penn. Ave.

Come and see the Easter Bunny.

Free New Digital Vision screening for

kids.

Free Kids ID’s.Tioga County Sheriff

Dept. Both are inside the TLC-BOCES

School from 12:30 to 2:00 pm.

Please help - Bring a non-perishable

food item for our local food pantry.

Hope to see you there! Rain Date is

April 19. Everyone is Welcome