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YOUR HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER • www.CommunityPress.us Volume 28 MARCH 2013 Number 3
CAMPVILLE • BARTON • CANDOR SMITHBORO • CATATONK
2013 Strawberry Festival to Celebrate 33 Years
The Historic Owego Marketplace in
downtown Owego announced plans for
the upcoming 33rd Annual Strawberry
Festival to be held Friday night, 5:30 to
10:30 pm, June 14, and Saturday, June
15, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.
The festival hosts more than 20,000
guests each year and offers plenty of
food and entertainment on every street
corner, and up to 200 vendors.
According to Stella Reschke, Tioga
County Tourism Director, the festival
committee has tried to incorporate new
and exciting activities for the festival
to attract visitors from all over. “We
usually see lots of new faces come in
for the festival from all over the
Northeast because strawberries are a
universally much-loved fruit, and it's
just a really fun couple of days.” said
Reschke.
The Strawberry Festival will in-
clude new and returning features:
"Straw Dawgs Strut Their Stuff",
Fireworks over the River, Wine & (new)
Beer Tasting Tent, Strawberry Festival
Parade, Rubber Ducky Derby, 3rd Fri-
day ArtWalk, Chicken BBQ, 10th Annu-
al Pig Roast, Rock Climbing Wall, 5K
Run and 1 Mile Kids' Run, and much
more.
A complete schedule and list of bands/
entertainment, vendor applications, con-
test entry forms, sponsorship opportuni-
ties, directions, and other ways to get
involved in the festival can be found on
www.owegostrawberryfestival.com.
Chamber of Commerce
Community Award Winners The Tioga County Chamber of
Commerce held their annual dinner and
silent auction on February 7. This year,
the event was held at Tioga Downs
Casino for the first time. The highlight
of the evening was the presentation of
the Chamber Community Awards. For
many years, the Chamber has recognized
businesses and individuals that have
made a significant contribution to the
community.
The winners are pictured below:
Community Service Award: Newark Valley Historical Society
Beautification Award: Van Horn Jewelers
New Business of the Year: The Owego Pharmacy
Small Business Award: Mario’s Pizza
Company of the Year: Central New York Oil and Gas
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Concordia Tour Choir to Perform in Owego
Zion Lutheran Church in Owego
will host a concert by the Tour Choir
from Concordia College in Bronxville,
NY, on Thursday, March 7, at 7:00 p.m.
This year's Tour Choir is a choir of
23 students. It is an auditioned, mixed-
voice choir which performs music from
a wide spectrum of cultures, eras, and
styles. They perform annual tours for
local church services. Students in the
Tour Choir represent a variety of aca-
demic disciplines—from education and
music to social work and religion—but
all share a love of song and use their
gifts for the glory of God. The Tour
Choir is directed by Dr. Jason Thoms.
The concert is part of the choir's
Great Lakes Tour which takes them to
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Michi-
gan as well as New York.
The choir chose Lutheran Churches
with schools as part of their tour, as the
children from the school will also sing in
the concert. The children are delighted
for the opportunity to sing with a college
choir and have been practicing selections
from the concert for several months.
Zion will have a dinner for the
choir and public starting at 5:00 pm. A
light dinner of sandwiches, salads, and
fruit will be served until 6:30 pm, with a
free-will offering to cover the dinner.
An offering for the college will be taken
during the concert.
Zion Lutheran Church is at 3917
Waverly Road (Rt 17C) in Owego. For
more information about Zion, call 687-
6376 or visit www.zionowego.org.
Vestal Museum Exhibit:
The Mighty Susquehanna: Friend and Foe The Vestal Museum re-opens March
6 with the newly installed exhibit The
Mighty Susquehanna: Friend and Foe.
The exhibit will examine how the
river has shaped Vestal, not only by de-
fining its northern border, but also by
attracting original Indian settlements, by
providing a pioneer "highway" for the
first white settlers to travel, providing
residents with recreation and food, and
yes, by physically re-shaping our valley
through flooding. The exhibit will look
at both the history of our river as well as
aspects of its natural history.
The exhibit will feature photos from
the museum's collection which have
never before been publicly exhibited, as
well as historic objects from the collec-
tion relating to our river. The museum is
lucky to have some truly fabulous
mounted riparian animals from Kyle
Konecny Taxidermy included in the
exhibit, as well as Indian artifacts lent
from the Susquehanna River Archeolog-
ical Center.
There will be a special presentation
of award winning PBS documentary The
Flood of '35 by Brian Frey, the film's
producer, on April 25, at 7:00 pm at the
Vestal Library.
The Vestal Museum will hold an
Open House with light refreshments on
Sunday, March 10 from 1:00 to 3:00
pm. Regular open hours are Wednesday
through Saturday, from 10:00 am to
3:00 pm.
The Vestal Museum is located next
to Vestal Library, 328 Vestal Parkway
East, Vestal. Admission is free.
The Owego Elks, located at 223
Front Street in Owego, invite the com-
munity to join them for a “Saturday Sur-
prise Smorgasbord” Dinner to benefit
Elks Charity Fund on March 9, from
4:30 to 6:30 pm. Proceeds from the din-
ner will help the many community
groups and outreaches the Owego Elks
Charity Fund supports.
The menu is a surprise but will in-
clude meat, starch, vegetable and des-
sert. Coffee, punch and water are includ-
ed. The bar will be open for those over
21. A free-will offering is asked for at
the door. Everyone in the community is
invited to join the Elks for this meal and
fellowship.
Look for more Saturday Surprise
Smorgasbord Dinners planned for April
13 and May 11.
Surprise Smorgasbord at Elks - March 9
• Knitting
March 12 and 26, 1pm and 7pm
New knitters are welcome anytime.
• Thank You
We would like to thank the Floyd
Hooker Foundation for granting our
library $1000 for new children's and
junior books. We are very grateful.
• Quilting Show and Tell
Tuesday, March 19, 7pm
In honor of National Quilting month,
we will have a Quilting Show and Tell.
If you are a quilter please bring a quilt
or two to show. Everyone is welcome,
come and be inspired.
At the
Apalachin Library 719 Main Street, Apalachin, NY
(607) 625-3333
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Open House March 16th
Free Tours & Demonstrations
Make your own cream! Pancake Breakfast
at Abell’s Pond 9am – 1pm $8 adults, $5 children 6-11
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Sat. April 6 9am-6pm
Sun. April 7 10am-4pm
Krein Earns Eagle Scout
David Krein of Apalachin recently
earned the Eagle Scout Award. David’s
Eagle Scout Court of Honor took place
on January 6, 2013, at the Park Terrace
Community United Methodist Church
(Boy Scout Troop 43’s charter organiza-
tion).
For his Eagle Scout project, David
built a culvert and stone bridge at Brick
Pond in Owego (owned and operated by
Waterman Conservation Education Cen-
ter). This culvert and bridge replaced a
wooden bridge that was washed away in
the flood of 2011.
David is the son of Mike Krein and
Tracy Krein of Apalachin.
The 58th Annual Apalachin Lions
Club Easter Egg Hunt will be held
on Saturday, March 23, at 1:00 pm,
behind the TLC-BOCES School on
Pennsylvania Avenue in Apalachin.
The Easter Bunny will be there to
cheer on the children as they hunt for
the eggs.
There will also be free new digi-
tal vision screen for children ages six
months to six years, and free kids
IDs from the Tioga County Sheriff's
Department. These events will be
held inside the TLC-BOCES School
from 12:30 to 2:00 pm.
Help the community by bringing
a non-perishable food item for the
local food pantry.
In case of rain, the Easter Egg
Hunt will be held on March 30.
Everyone is welcome - Hope to
see you there! (Pictured above is
last year's Easter Egg Hunt)
58th Annual Easter Egg Hunt - 3/23
The Apalachin Lions Club
26th Annual Scholarship program
will award $1500 in scholarships to
deserving students from the class of
2013 who live in the 13732, and
13760, 18830 zip codes. This covers
Apalachin, Campville east to the
Broome County line, and Little
Meadows, PA. The scholarships are
awarded to students who have made
outstanding contributions in service
to their community and school.
One $500 scholarship will be
awarded to students who attend
Owego Free Academy and Vestal
High School, and one $500 scholar-
ship will be awarded to a student
who attends either of the following
schools: Broome Tioga BOCES,
Montrose Junior-Senior High, Seton
Catholic Central High School, Ross
Corners Christian Academy, and
Home Schooling (LEAH).
The distribution of scholarships is
based on the relative numbers of stu-
dents from Apalachin, Campville
and Little Meadows attending each
of the schools.
Information and applications
may be obtained at the schools Guid-
ance Office, or Vestal LEAH.
Apalachin Lions Scholarship Program
Inaugural “Running of the Bears” 5K Benefit Scheduled
Vestal High School’s Varsity
Club is sponsoring a 5K Run/Walk,
“The Running of the Bears,” on
Saturday, March 23. All proceeds
will benefit the Prader-Willi
Syndrome Association.
Race day registration and packet
pickup begins at 7:00 am with the
race kicking off at 9:00 am. The
registration fee is $25 for runners
and walkers, and teams of eight or
more participants receive a
discounted registration of $20 per
person. Pre-register by March 14 to
receive a “Running of the Bears” T-
shirt.
Registration forms are available
on the Vestal Central School District
website at www.vestal.stier.org/
index.asp. Look for the “Special
Announcements” box, and click the
text link next to the running Vestal
Bear. For more information, contact
Race Director Sue Darpino at
[email protected] or visit
www.bears5k.com.
MARCH 2013 TIOGA COUNTY COMMUNITY PRESS PAGE 6
4-H Robotics Camp in April
A Robotics Camp will be held April
1 to April 5, from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm at
Cornell Cooperative Extension, 840
Upper Front Street in Binghamton.
This camp is open to youth who are
11 to 13 years old. Cost of the camp is
$125 and includes lunch and snacks as
well as several tours and demonstrations.
Youth will build an autonomous Eco
-Bot to complete a mock beach clean-up
challenge. Then youth will create and
program several robots using the Lego
NXT kits and compete in challenges
each day. Friday will host a final
Robotics Event where youth will design
and program their own creations to
compete in one of many challenges.
For more information, or to sign-up,
call the 4-H at 772-8953. The program is
sponsored by Cornell Cooperative
Extension of Broome County, and the 4
-H National Tech Wizards Program.
Members of the Little Meadows
Rescue Squad held their Christmas
banquet in January of this year. A big
thank you to the planning committee
for an excellent buffet and a job well
done.
Awards were presented to those
members who have served Little
Meadows and surrounding communi-
ties for over twenty years. This includ-
ed official positions as well as credited
EMTs.
Special plaques and pins were
awarded to the following: Allen
Chase, Terry Phillips, Jim Maus, and
Elton Winskie (twenty-plus years for
all).
A special thank you to Ruth Chase
who will be retiring as an EMT. Ruth
has served the squad for over 25 years
and surely will be missed by the peo-
ple of this community. Ruth held most
of the offices involved in running the
squad. We all know that feeling of
comfort when you see a familiar face
on the ambulance and know their pres-
ence makes a difference.
The efforts from these individuals
have made the squad an efficiently run
volunteer service today.
Thank you to all members who
dedicate their time and energy. We
appreciate your service to us, the peo-
ple of Little Meadows, and surround-
ing Pa. communities.
We are always in need of extra
drivers for the ambulance as well as
first responders and EMTs. Please
contact us if you would like to volun-
teer your services.
LMRS is a Basic Life Support
(BLS) squad, servicing Apolacon
Township, Little Meadows Borough,
Middletown Township, Friendsville
Borough, and Warren Township. More
information can be found at
www.lmrs.us
Little Meadows Rescue Squad News
Business Courses Offered
Tioga County Economic Develop-
ment & Planning and Broome Commu-
nity College (BCC) Entrepreneurial As-
sistance Program are sponsoring the
following courses:
• Minority and Women-owned
Business Enterprise (MWBE) Certifi-
cation and Benefits - April 10 and 17,
6:00 to 8:00 pm. The fee is $10. Course
covers: Certification qualifications, cer-
tification process, MWBE Directory,
overview of how to find bids on the
New York State Contract Reporter.
Course Code EX163-02
• Business Continuity Planning
(BCP) - May 1 and 8, 6:00 to 8:30 pm.
The fee is $49. Components of the class
will cover Gap Analysis, Risk Evalua-
tion, Business Impact Analysis, Crisis
Communication, Training and Exercise,
Lessons Learned, and BC Plan Evalua-
tion and Maintenance, Coordination
with Public Authorities, Public Relations
and additional resources. Course Code:
BN307-02
Classes will be held at the Tioga Co.
Office Building, 56 Main St, Owego. To
register, call BCC at 778-5012
"Avenue Q" Auditions at Ti-Ahwaga The Ti-Ahwaga Community Players
will hold auditions for their upcoming
musical production of "Avenue Q" on
Tuesday, March 12, and Friday, March
15, from 6:00 to 9:00 pm, at the Ti-
Ahwaga Performing Arts Center, 42
Delphine Street in Owego.
The production opens on May 31 and
runs through June 16. Rehearsals will
begin the first week of April.
Parts are available for all voice
ranges and for a racially diverse group of
actors who are at least 17 or older.
Auditioners should prepare a monologue
and a solo audition piece. An
accompanist will be provided.
Please call the theater at 687-2130 to
schedule an appointment.
MARCH 2013 TIOGA COUNTY COMMUNITY PRESS PAGE 7
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Fri-Sat 10am-10pm; Sun 12-6pm
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Celebrate St Patrick’s Day with us all weekend! Saturday & Sunday March 16 & 17
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A Ribbon Cutting Ceremony was held
on February 14 to celebrate the opening
of the Early Owego Antique Center, a
multi-vendor marketplace for antiques in
the former J. J. Newberry's building at
the corner of Lake and Main Streets in
Owego. Cornelia and Jim Mead are the
owners of this new antique store bring-
ing sellers, collectors, and shoppers to-
gether from throughout the area.
The ribbon was cut by Bill Moon, the
longest-serving manager of the Owego
J.J. Newberry’s store. He was assisted
by Bonita Atwell, one of the managers
who helped close the store in 1996.
The Early Owego Antique Center
will be open six days a week (closed
Tuesdays), 10:00 am to 6:00 pm.
Opening with 48 vendors, the Center
will continue to grow as more of the
19,000 square feet of newly improved
space is taken by sellers.
Ribbon Cutting at Early Owego Antique Center
The Owego Citizens Party has
announced their candidates seeking
Village of Owego Trustee seats for the
March 19 election.
Current Village of Owego 2nd Ward
Trustee Jim Legursky and former
Village of Owego 3rd Ward Trustee
Ann Lockwood will be on the ballot on
the Citizens Party line. Dennis Curatolo
is a write in candidate for the 1st Ward
Trustee seat endorsed by the party.
The candidates bring a wealth of
experience to this year’s campaign.
Legursky has served on the Village
Board since 2010. Lockwood served as
Village Trustee from 2010-2012.
Curatolo is President of Historic Owego
Marketplace. All the candidates support
more open lines of communication
between the board and village as well as
efforts to run the village government
more like a business. Legursky and
Curatolo are small business owners.
Curatolo said, “One of my biggest
concerns with the Village of Owego
board is the lack of openness to the
public. I feel there is a lack of
communication between Owego
residents and the Village. There are
several instances over the past years
when the only time the public is
informed, is after the fact.” Added
Legursky, “As trustee I have worked
towards maximizing village services
while keeping taxes down. I believe that
during my term in office I have voted in
the best interest of the village on all
matters brought before the board.”
Lockwood noted the previous Citizens
Party majority kept tax increases below
1%.
Campaigning on the theme that the
“future is now” for the Village of
Owego the candidates cite continued
flood recovery and prevention, fiscal
responsibility, accountability, “smart
growth” economic policies, and support
of all volunteerism in the Village as their
priorities.
Village of Owego elections are
Tuesday, March 19 from Noon till 9:00
pm at Owego Central Fire Station on
North Avenue.
Owego Citizens Party Announces
Candidates for March Elections
Book Sale & Soup Lunch The Tioga/Nichols Lions Club is having a Book Sale & Soup Lunch on
Saturday, March 23, from 10 am to 2 pm at the Lounsbury Methodist Church
in Lounsbury, N.Y. There will be a variety of soups to choose from as well as
Panera Bread, drinks and dessert. There will be a great selection of hardcover
and paperback books to purchase. Proceeds will benefit community funds.
MARCH 2013 TIOGA COUNTY COMMUNITY PRESS PAGE 8
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Last month, young artists were invited
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displayed in the windows of the stores in
downtown Owego. The Valentines were
judged in two groups: Grade 3rd to 6th
and Grade 2 and younger. Valentines
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Solowei
• Most Beautiful:
1st place: Rachel Raftis, Alyssa Morales
2nd place - Hannah Hayes, Tyler Howe
3rd place - Victoria Blasdel, Samantha
Ward
Winners included students from
Apalachin Elementary School, Owego
Elementary School, St. Patrick's School,
and Zion Lutheran School. Thanks to
McDonalds for prize coupons, and the
Owego Kiwanis and Senator Libous for
the Certificates of Merit.
Ti-Ahwaga Players Fund Raising Auction
The Ti-Ahwaga Community Players
Annual Fund Raising Auction will take
place on Saturday, March 9, 7:00-11:00
pm, at the Ti-Ahwaga Performing Arts
Center, 42 Delphine Street in Owego.
For only $35, you'll be treated to deli-
cious hors d’oeuvres, wines, beers and
sodas, entered to win fine door prizes,
and have the opportunity to bid on truly
unique items donated by community
members and merchants.
Just a few of those items include a
plane ride for two with a landing and
lunch at a Finger Lakes winery, a canoe
trip for four to six with a barbecue on
the banks of the Susquehanna, a one
night stay for two at Pumpelly House
Estate with chef's choice breakfast in-
cluded, and a Canadian getaway for six
at a private glass and cedar cottage on
1,000 feet of pristine Canadian lake
front.
This year they'll also have some folks
from Tuna, Texas, making an appear-
ance. You may remember them from a
recent Ti-Ahwaga production of
"Greater Tuna." Auctioneer Jim Mead
may have all he can handle to keep them
under control. Add to that the great food
and auction items and you'll have a fun-
filled, rewarding evening you won't soon
forget–plus the knowledge that you are
helping to keep community theater alive
in Tioga County.
Seating is limited, though, so be sure
to reserve your seat early by calling the
box office at 687-2130.
Ti-Ahwaga Player Jane Nichols displays auction items at a previous Ti-Ahwaga Community Players Annual Fund Raising Auction. This year's auction is March 9 at the Ti-Ahwaga Performing Arts Center in Owego.
Looking for ways to serve others
right here in Tioga County? Connect
with The Owego Rotary Club. Visit
our Luncheon Meeting at Noon on
Tuesdays at The Treadway or our
Breakfast Meeting at 7:30 am on
Thursdays at The Treadway. For
more information, call President Ter-
ry at 232-0244.
Service Above Self
MARCH 2013 TIOGA COUNTY COMMUNITY PRESS PAGE 9
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Sat 12:30-1:15 March 9-May 11
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Tuesday 7:30-8:30pm
Thursday 7:45-8:45pm
1st class $5 Walk Ins Welcome!
The American Red Cross Central
New York Region last month recognized
Tioga Downs Casino and Vernon Downs
Casino Hotel Owner Jeff Gural and track
patrons for raising more than $200,000
for the Superstorm Sandy relief fund for
New York City and Long Island.
A total of $60,440 was raised through
a donation drive at the two tracks and
employee contributions. American Rac-
ing and Entertainment CEO and Owner
Jeff Gural contributed $140,306 in
matching and personal donations to sur-
pass the goal of $200,000. Gural and
Meadowlands Racetrack also donated
$250,000 to the American Red Cross to
assist with Sandy relief efforts in New
Jersey.
Red Cross Recognizes Tioga Downs
for Sandy Donation
Ribbon Cutting for Sincerely Yours
A Ribbon Cutting was held on
February 28 to celebrate the re-opening
of Sincerely Yours Card and Gift Shop
which recently relocated to 32 Lake
Street in Owego. Not only is the space
bigger and brighter, it boasts a beautiful
and unique ceiling to admire.
When asked what sets her store apart
from others, owner Louise O’Neil said,
“Sincerely Yours is an old fashioned
card shop with a card for every
occasion.” Sincerely Yours not only
offers select cards but also hand painted
martini and wine glasses from Santa
Barbra Design, Camille Beckman Hand
Cream, Willow Tree Angels, and much
more.
Easter Sunrise Services at Waterman Center On Easter morning, March 31, three
churches are joining together at 7:00 am
at Waterman Center to celebrate Easter
Sunrise Services.
The three churches are: Apalachin
United Methodist, Park Terrace United
Methodist Church, and Whittemore Hill
United Methodist Church. All will join
in the Sunrise Services, and then come
back to Apalachin UM Church on Penn-
sylvania Avenue in Apalachin, for
breakfast.
Waterman Center is on Hilton Road in
Apalachin. The public is invited to join
on this "Christ Has Risen" Day.
MARCH 2013 TIOGA COUNTY COMMUNITY PRESS PAGE 10
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Tioga Acting Guild Presents "Cookin' With Gus"
Tioga Acting Guild (TAG) will pre-
senting “Cookin’ with Gus”, by Jim Bro-
chu, on Friday & Saturday, March 15
and 16 at 6:00 pm, and Sunday, March
17 at 2:00 pm. This will be another one
of TAG’s well-received dinner theaters
held at the former Nichols Elementary
School, 139 Roki Blvd., Nichols.
Tickets are $15 and can be reserved
over the phone by calling (607) 565-
9849 or purchased online at
www.tiogaactingguild.com. Local pa-
trons can pick up their tickets at B
Wrights, River Rd., Nichols; or the
CCNN office located at the Nichols Ele-
mentary School. A delicious meal will
be served, including dessert, which will
be served during intermission. A portion
of the proceeds will benefit one of the
valley’s well-known non-profit organiza-
tions, “The Bridge”.
Gussie Richardson is a famous food
columnist and cookbook author. Her
agent comes to tell her she's been offered
her own daily network television show.
She wants to do it, but her husband, Wal-
ter, is dead set against it and Gussie dis-
covers she has stage fright and can't open
her mouth in front of a camera. Every-
body tries to help her get over it . . . Wal-
ter through hypnotism; Bernie, her agent,
by threats; and even wacky Gypsy Car-
men from next-door casts spells. Just
when she thinks she's cured, the taping
turns into a comic nightmare concluding
an all out food fight that almost ends the
show and her marriage.
Cookin' with Gus brings together four
unlikely characters in a stew of hijinks
and hilarity. Fun for the performers and a
great evening for the audience.
Back: Kelly Schweiger and Brandon Benesh. Front: Robin Benesh and Fred Schweiger
Youth of the Year Finalist New Roots Charter School senior
Megan Hall-Ruquet was named a
finalist for the 2012 Cortland County
Youth of the Year Award and hon-
ored at a ceremony in January at the
Homer Center for the Arts in Homer.
Megan received a certificate of merit
from Senator James L. Seward, a
letter from the NYS Senator Kirsten
E. Gillibrand, and a gift card. Megan
was nominated by New Roots staff
for her advocacy against bullying
and her actions to promote ac-
ceptance, inclusion and compassion
for all students. Next year, Megan
plans to study Communications at
Finger Lakes Community College.
Catherine Knapp of Vestal was
named to the Dean's Honor List for Aca-
demic Achievement in the Fall 2012
Semester at Wilkes University in Wilkes
-Barre, PA, where she is enrolled in the
Doctor of Pharmacy Program.
Catherine is a 2009 graduate of
Montrose High School. She is the
daughter of Mary Lou Knapp Van Kuren
of Vestal and the late Keith Knapp. She
is the granddaughter of the late Fred and
Mary Brown of Apalachin.
Knapp Named to Wilkes Dean's List
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We have been getting calls from various people with questions concerning your recycling pickup. Tioga County recycling program has changed as of 2/1/2013. Because of market changes, there will no longer be any curbside pickup of plastic bags. Exception to the rule- it is ok to put shredded pa-per out into a plastic bag to contain the paper. Grocery bags may be returned to most stores, all other plastic bags should be placed in the trash. Many people are not aware that the only glass that is recyclable curbside is glass jars or glass bottles (clear, green or brown in color); all other glass goes into the trash. No Styrofoam or card-board with Styrofoam attached to it. Remove Styrofoam before recycling the cardboard. We have also received some complaints con-cerning our pickup service; we strive to provide good service. We are now picking most all of our recycling in trucks that look like garbage trucks. Be assured that we are recycling all of the materi-al picked up. You no longer have to sort your re-cycling material curbside. The new facility does all the sorting for you, so mix all your recycling to-gether in one container now. If you have questions on what material can be recycled curbside go to:
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• Field, Hearth and Home Show -March 9 and 10, at the Owego Treadway Inn. $5 per person, chil-dren under 12 admitted free. • Surprise Smorgasbord - March 9, 4:30 to 6:30 pm, Owego Elks, 223 Front St., Owego. Menu is a surprise (will include meat, starch, vegetable, dessert, beverage. Bar will be open for those over 21. Free-will offering benefits Elks Charity Fund. • Ti-Ahwaga Community Players' Fund Raising Auction - March 9, 7:00 to 11pm. Admission $35. Unique items up for bid, live theater entertainment, delicious hor d’oeu-vres, wines, beers and sodas. Ti-Ahwaga Performing Arts Center, 42 Delphine St., Owego. Tickets: call 687-2130, visit www.tiahwaga.com.
SUNDAY - MARCH 10
• Field, Hearth and Home Show -March 9 and 10, at the Owego Treadway Inn. $5 per person, chil-dren under 12 admitted free.
THURSDAY - MARCH 14
• Blood Drive - March 14, 1:30 to 6:30pm, Owego Elks, 223 Front St., Owego. Call 1-800-REDCROSS to schedule appointment
SATURDAY - MARCH 16 • Soup & Salad Supper - March 16, 4:30 to 6:00 pm, at The First United Methodist Church, Main St., Newark Valley. Takeout is available. Free will donation.
SUNDAY - MARCH 17 • Zumbathon® - March 17, 2 to 5 pm, Cost $20 at the door. Hosted by Owego Zumba® at Tioga Co. Boys and Girls Club, 201 Erie St., Owego. Door prizes, raffles, 50/50. All pro-ceeds split between the Matthew Porcari Children's Memorial Fund and the Owego Fire Dept.
SATURDAY - MARCH 23 • Craft Fair - March 23, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm. Lunch available. Apalachin United Methodist Church, 303 Penn-sylvania Ave., Apalachin • Rummage and Bake Sale - March 23, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, at the Unit-ed Methodist Church, 843 Pennsyl-vania Ave. (Rte 858), Little Mead-ows, PA. Lunch will be available. Bag sale will start at 1 pm. • Easter Egg Hunt - March 23, 1:00 pm. 58th Annual Apalachin Lions Club Easter Egg Hunt. Behind TLC-BOCES SCHOOL on Penn. Ave. Free New Digital Vision screening for kids (6mo- 6yrs) and free Kids ID’s.Tioga County Sheriff Dept. held inside TLC-BOCES School from 12:30PM – 2:00pm. Rain Date: 3/30.
SUNDAY - MARCH 24 • Easter Egg Hunt - March 24, 2 pm, Park Terrace Community United Methodist Church, 30 Glann Rd. Apalachin
Peterson - Fighting Tiger Athlete of the Week
The SUNY Cobleskill Department of
Sport & Exercise announced last month
that senior Marten Peterson of Owego
and Newark Valley High School, a
member of the men’s indoor track &
field team has been named the athletic
program’s Fighting Tiger Athlete-of-the-
Week. This marks the second time this
year that Peterson has earned the award.
The senior mid-distance runner was
the Fighting Tigers top individual
performer at the 2013 New York State
College Track Conference (NYSCTC)
Indoor Championships hosted by Ithaca
College at the Ithaca College Athletics &
Events Center in Ithaca. Peterson met the
Eastern College Athletic Conference
(ECAC) Division III Indoor
Championship Qualifying Standard in
the 800-meter run finishing second in a
time of 1:56.06 to establish a new
program record in the event and earn All
-NEAC Team honors.
April Leonard Selected as AHP Travel Award Winner
April Leonard, daughter of Bill Leon-
ard and Mary Gleason-Leonard of
Owego, is one of three talented students
pursuing a career in equine publishing
who have earned the opportunity of a
lifetime as American Horse Publications
(AHP) Travel Award Winners.
The AHP Student Award Contest
provides up to three $750 travel awards
to attend the 2013 AHP Meet at the Peak
Seminar in Colorado Springs, Colorado
on June 20-22, 2013. The students will
have a chance to meet leading equine
publishing professionals and discuss
career possibilities during the three days
of educational sessions and related activ-
ities.
April Leonard, 21, is a senior at Ca-
zenovia College in Cazenovia, New
York, where she majors in Equine Busi-
ness Management. Her first experience
with horses was western riding lessons
during childhood at El Rancho de Paz in
Owego. While in high school and col-
lege, she worked at El Rancho de Paz,
caring for a herd of horses and teaching
riding lessons. She rode on the western
varsity riding team as a freshman at Ca-
zenovia, but broadened her riding skills
by taking hunt seat lessons the following
three years. During summer 2012, April
was an intern for both Sidelines Maga-
zine and the Certified Horsemanship
Association’s magazine, The Instructor.
The internships allowed April to hone
her interviewing, writing and photog-
raphy skills. She also had an opportunity
to
administrate the Sidelines Magazine’s
Facebook page and other web pages.
April loves to write as much as she
loves horses, so she is excited to find the
perfect blend of these two interests. She
plans to pursue a career in equine pub-
lishing after graduation. Her goal focuses
on magazine writing, but working with
blogs and social media would also be an
interesting aspect of her career.
MARCH 2013 TIOGA COUNTY COMMUNITY PRESS PAGE 12
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Barbara P. Taylor Canfield February 21, 2013
Barbara P. Taylor Canfield, of Havre
de Grace, MD, passed away on February
21, 2013. She was 80.
She was the loving wife of Raymond
J. Canfield, and beloved mother of Rich-
ard, Wesley, Sherrie, Alisa, and Will
Taylor. Mrs. Canfield was predeceased
by both parents, Richard and Mildred
Wiggins of Owego, NY; her first hus-
band, Ralph S. Taylor; and her two old-
est sons, Richard and Wesley.
She is survived by her husband, Ray-
mond J. Canfield of Havre de Grace,
MD; daughter Sherrie & her husband
Scott Ulishney of Bel Air, MD; daughter
Alisa and her husband Andre Antoine of
Edgewood, MD; son, Will Taylor of
Havre de Grace, MD; dear brother Rich-
ard R. Pass of Sayre, PA, and sister Sa-
rah and George Hall, of Owego, NY.
She was the fond step-mother of Sarah
and Allison Canfield, and husbands Ni-
gel Blaum and David Balsden, respec-
tively, of Harrogate, England. She was
the grandmother of 16 and great-
grandmother of 6. She is also survived
by several nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Canfield was a graduate of the
Owego Free Academy. She served in the
U.S. Air Force for almost 2 years. She
worked as a teacher’s aid for Havre de
Grace Elementary School. Mrs. Canfield
was a member of the Bel Air Communi-
ty Band for 23 years and the Upper
Chesapeake Community Band for 20
years. She volunteered for the Lutheran
Mission Society. She was a member of
First Baptist Church in Havre de Grace,
MD, where she served as a Sunday
School Teacher for 60 years and was a
Willing Worker. Mrs. Canfield was also
the Eastham Family Historian.
A viewing was on Monday, February
25, 2013, from 11:00 AM until 12:00
PM, at Zellman Funeral Home, P.A.,
123 South Washington Street, Havre de
Grace, MD. Funeral services began at
noon. Pastor Ron Smith officiated. Inter-
ment was held at Harford Memorial Gar-
dens.
Contributions may be made to the
Alzheimer’s Association, P.O. Box
96011, Washington, D.C., 20090-6011.
Online condolences may be made to
www.zellmanfuneralhome.com.
Owego Little League News www.eteamz.com.owego
Returning Players Signup Online
Player Agent Karen Vinti reminds
parents the deadline for returning play-
ers to register online for Owego Little
League's (OLL) 2013 season is Wednes-
day, March 13. Webmaster Eric Haw-
kins says its easy. Visit the OLL web
site www.eteamz.com/owego and follow
the prompts.
League officers are very enthusiastic
about the first year online response so
far and the two first time registrations at
the Owego Central Fire Station.
OLL officers, staff, directors, manag-
ers, coaches and parents and players
thank Owego Fire Chief Ed Franz and
his volunteer fire fighters and emergen-
cy squad personnel for the use of their
facilities for signups.
Volunteer Now
Volunteer opportunities are at the
heart of OLL. Consult with President
Ken Winters 687-4564 on how best to
use your talents and skills. By volunteer-
ing you help provide your kids with the
best Little League experience possible.
Become an umpire, a team manager
or coach, help with field maintenance, a
concession stand helper or inquire about
many other necessary tasks. Consider a
league officer position such as Umpire
in Chief, VP-Teener League, Equipment
Manager and Scheduler for next season.
Manager/Coaches Meeting March 7
Next important event for the OLL is
the all managers and coaches meeting at
7 pm on Thursday, March 7, at the Tioga
County Office Building on Main and
Academy Streets. League President Ken
Winters will brief the coaches and man-
agers on the 2013 season and answer
questions with his officers and staff.
Indoor/Outdoor Clinics Indoor Clinics Saturday, March 16, at
OAMS. 9 am to 11 a.m for boys 7-9 and
1 pm to 3 pm for boys 10-12 - 10 year
olds must attend.
Outdoor Clinics Saturday, March 23,
Hyde Park, all ages from 1 to 5 pm.
Player Drafts Monday, March 25 - National Draft.
Tuesday, March 26 - American Draft.
Wednesday, March 27 - Modified and
Tee Ball Draft.
Practice Schedule OLL starts its 62nd season of practice
on Saturday, April 1, at Hyde Park.
Check OLL Website
Webmaster Eric Hawkins keeps the
OLL Website up to date. That includes
Social Media Facebook and Twitter.
Check out the two pictures of the
Warner Building Replacement. The
OLL Family thanks the former Flats
Community Club for funding and all the
volunteers who helped out during con-
struction. The original Warner Building
was lost in the flood of September 2011.
Use the new Little League newsfeed
feature at the top of the Homepage. OLL
automatically receives updates directly
from Little League International. Some
of the current headlines include the New
Little League Tee Ball Program, Free
Coaches Resources and Specific Infor-
mation on Child Abuse.
Democratic Women of Tioga Co. Meeting The Democratic Women of Tioga
County is a newly formed political inter-
est organization whose goals are to help
elect women to public office and to ad-
vance women's issues locally. The group
has planned a kick-off event on Satur-
day, March 23, from 3:00 to 5:00 pm, at
the Culture Club, 373 Broad St. Waver-
ly, NY. Refreshments will be served and
attendance is free.
To register, call 321-4925 or email
democraticwomenoftiogacounty
@gmail.com.
MARCH 2013 TIOGA COUNTY COMMUNITY PRESS PAGE 13
“Talk food with Sue”
Open Monday –Saturday 10 am –6 pm Culinary Gadgets • Gluten-Free Mixes
Local Foods • Internet Café • Specialty Baking
Call Sue at (607) 625-5048 Space is limited, but last minute signups welcomed.
Monday March 11 Cooking Italian 6-9pm Tonight it's Chicken Saltimbocca (which means 'jump in the mouth') with Spinach Fettuccine, Tus-can Bean Salad and Mango Passion Fruit Gelato round out the evening. $39 per person plus tax. Friday March 15 Couples Cooking Italian 6-9pm Come to The Kitchen Store for your next date night. You will both enjoy this Italian inspired menu. Mushroom-Asiago Bruschetta, Stuffed Manicotti (Meat and Vegetarian versions available), Garlic Bread, Fresh Garden Salad, and Nutella Semi-Freddo. $39.00 per person plus tax. Saturday March 16 Cupcakes 6-8pm Always popular and fills up fast, so reserve early! Let's make Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese frosting, Pina Colada Cupcakes,and Lemon Meringue Cupcakes. You will go home with one dozen you have decorated. $19.00 per person plus tax. Monday March 18 Cake Decorating 6-8pm Brandon did a great job in February so I have asked him back to do it all again in March. He will give you the basics of cake decorating. Learn how to use a pastry bag and tips. This price includes a 10 piece decorating set that is yours to take home and use; and a small cake you have decorated. Join us! $29.00 pp+tax Wednesday March 20 Sandwiches 6-9pm I consider the Muffeletta Sandwich as King of the Sandwiches, but there are many out there that are just as good with interesting twists. Join me in making a Muffeletta (along with the Olive Salad that is the topper), the French Croque Monsieur (ham & cheese dipped in egg and grilled), and a Califor-nia Grilled Veggie Sandwich on Focaccia bread. $29.00 pp+tax. Saturday March 23 Korean 6-9pm You have eaten Chinese, Thai, Japanese and maybe Vietnamese food, but have you tried Korean? Tonight's class is what I learned to love growing up in Korea. Mandoo is a fried dumpling stuffed with pork, bean sprouts and mushrooms served as an appetizer. Chop Chae, a noodle dish, along with Bulgogi, marinated thinly cut beef, and Fried Rice are the main dishes, with some fresh fruit for dessert. $39.00 pp + tax. Monday March 25 How to Make Pierogi 6-8 Ever wanted to learn how to make pierogis? This is a class on how to mix dough and fill it with pota-to and cheese to end up with those wonderful pockets that are boiled then sauteed in butter and onions. $19.00 pp+ tax. Wednesday March 27 Easter Cookies 6-8pm Duckies, Chicks, Bunnies etc, etc, etc. We are making cut out sugar cookies, just in time for Easter. $19.00 pp+tax.
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Fitness Challenge for Women on March 22 Kick off your winter blues and register
now for the Women’s Wicked Winter
Challenge. It is an Obstacle Fitness
Challenge for Women, held on Friday,
March 22, at the Owego Gymnastics and
Activity Center, 748 Route 38 in
Owego. The event begins at 5:30 pm.
Register individually or as a team
with a maximum of 4 members on a
team. Everyone goes at their own pace.
The minimum age is 16 and there is no
maximum age limit. Obstacle Course
Action will work abs, legs, core, and
cardio. Equipment such as ropes, beams,
bars, trampoline and the 6' deep pit full
of foam block pieces will be used. It will
be set up for the beginner to the more
advanced. Refreshments and celebration
to follow.
The cost is $25 with all proceeds
going to Owego Gymnastics and Activi-
ty Center. Space is limited to the first 75
paid registrations. Pick up a registration
form at Owego Gymnastics, the Owego
Pennysaver, or the Tioga County Cham-
ber of Commerce, and mail to the
Chamber at 80 North Avenue, Owego,
NY. For more information call Jana
Bowen at 687 2458.
Field, Hearth and Home Show - March 9 & 10 The Field, Hearth and Home Show
will be held March 9 and 10 at the
Owego Treadway Inn, Rt 17C in
Owego.
This is an event for the whole family.
Check out all of the interesting booths
featuring 4-H Gun Safety Training,
Birding, Candles, Custom Gardening
Boxes, Embroidery, Fire Arms, Fishing,
Fly Tying, Ham Radio Club, Hand
Crafted Jewelry, Hunting, Outfitters,
Kitchens and Baths, Pools and Spas,
Pottery, Quilting, Taxidermy, Turkey
Calls, Woodcarvers, Yard and Pool Art
and much more.
The cost of the event is $5 per per-
son, children under 12-years-old are
admitted free.
Black Cat Gallery Celebrate 3rd Anniversary The Black Cat Gallery in Owego will
celebrate its 3rd anniversary during this
month's Third Friday Art Walk on
March 15, 5:00 to 9:00 pm. Everyone is
welcome to join Black Cat Gallery in
celebrating three years in business, with
continued growth, new artists, and con-
stantly changing art and quality crafts.
Music for the Third Friday Art Walk
will be JFK, a local group playing a mix
of folk, rock and blues with Jim Over-
hiser, on guitar, Frank Bocek playing his
harmonicas, and Kelly Anderson, with
her beautiful lyrics.
New artists joining the Black Cat
include Nancy McGowan-Vanness, with
hand built pottery, baskets, figures and
leaf form platters; and Susan Szczotka, a
multi-media artist who crafts jewelry
with metals and glass. Susan is also a
weaver and a potter, creating soft, color-
ful woven scarves, and Raku pottery
vessels in earthy, warm tones.
The Black Cat Gallery is at 190 Front
Street in downtown Owego, and is open
every day. For more information, visit
blackcatgalleryowego.com.
Artists Wanted Tioga County Council on the Arts
has announced a new collaborative art
event open to creatives of all ages and
skill levels, called artfully SQUARED.
Here's how it works: use any medium to
make a piece that measures 7" square,
donate your artwork to Tioga County
Council on the Arts (TCCA), and then
come see the exhibition and buy original
artwork for your walls.
There is no fee to enter and all pro-
ceeds will benefit the programs at Tioga
County Council on the Arts.
All artworks will be exhibited in
TCCA's ArtSpace Gallery during the
entire month of April and each piece will
be available to purchase for $20.
In addition to regular weekly gallery
hours, TCCA will be open 10:00 am to
5:00 pm on Saturdays for the whole
month of April.
Letter to the Editor
Owego Mayor Supports Rebuild Owego Candidates
Dear Editor,
Village of Owego Elections will be
held on March 19. The Rebuild Owego
Party has two excellent candidates run-
ning for trustee. They are both young
newcomers to politics and will bring a
fresh outlook to helping govern Owego.
Eric Yetter is running for trustee from
Ward 2. Eric serves in the Village Plan-
ning Board. He is a social worker who
has lived on Erie Street for three years.
He wants to help the village continue
with flood recovery and that we are pre-
pared for the changes that gas drill could
bring.
Karl Jantz a native of Owego who
grew up on McMaster Street. He has
bought a flooded house on East Front
Street and is renovating it.
Eric and Karl are both interested in
fighting housing blight, working on
flood recovery and keeping taxes as low
as possible.
The Rebuild Owego Party shares
these goals. They have worked to re-
move blighted houses, worked tirelessly
on flood mitigation by pursuing buy
outs, elevation of homes, working on the
County Hazard Mitigation Plan, and a
Owego Long Term Community Recov-
ery Plan. They had a budget this fiscal
year that had a tax levy 1.2 % lower than
the tax levy the previous year.
This was done by working with all
trustees in the best interest of the village.
We look forward to working together in
the future and ask for your vote for Eric
Yetter and Karl Jantz on Election Day,
Tuesday, March 19. Polls are open from
Noon to 9:00 pm at Central Fire Station
on North Avenue.
Sincerely,
Kevin Millar
Mayor
Village of Owego
Ham & Cabbage Dinner - March 16 A St. Patrick's Day Ham & Cabbage
Dinner will be held on Saturday, March
16, from 5:00 to 7:30 pm at Neumann
Hall, Rt 267 in Choconut, PA. The menu
includes ham & cabbage, boiled
potatoes and carrots, and applesauce.
Cost for adults is $8.00, children $4.00,
children under 5 free. The dinner is
sponsored by St. Brigid Parish of
Friendsville and Silver Lake, PA.
MARCH 2013 TIOGA COUNTY COMMUNITY PRESS PAGE 14
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Women's History in Owego - March 9 The Susquehanna Chapter of New
York State Women Inc in conjunction
with the Tioga County Historical Socie-
ty is pleased to invite the public to a
special program in honor of Women’s
History Month, on Saturday, March 9
starting at 11:00 am at the Tioga County
Historical Society Museum 110 Front
Street in Owego.
The program will begin with a histor-
ical interpretive performer doing a mon-
ologue as Belva Lockwood. Belva
Lockwood was an Owego resident for
three years during the Civil War. As a
widowed mother she ran the Female
Seminary on Front Street. She went on
to be the second woman appointed to the
District of Columbia Bar and later the
first woman allowed to try cases before
the US Supreme Court. Belva was also
the first woman to legally run for Presi-
dent of the United States and also the
first woman to run for President twice.
All ages welcome for this presentation.
Park Ranger David B. Malone from
Women’s Rights National Historical
Park in Seneca Falls, NY, will present a
PowerPoint talk entitled,
"Misconception, Misrepresentation, and
Ridicule: Lampooning & Cartooning in
the 1850s". It will explore various car-
toons from the 1850s and how newspa-
pers and journals used cartoons to either
promote or (in most cases) ridicule polit-
ical parties and social movements. Rang-
er Malone will explore political cartoons
and their relation to the women’s rights
movement in the 1850s.
The first program will last about 40
minutes and allow time for questions
following the program. The second pro-
gram will begin at noon and last about
40 minutes and also allow for questions
after the presentation
For more information about this
event, contact the museum 687-2460 or
Kathleen Pernice Women’s History
Chair of the Susquehanna Chapter of
NYS Women Inc 687-5085.
Waterman Center Events 403 Hilton Rd Apalachin, NY 625-2221 • Bats
Saturday, March 9, 2 pm
Scott MacDonald, Executive Director
of Waterman Center, will cover bats,
including how to keep bats out of your
house as well as why we want to attract
them. Registration requested. Cost is $3.
Call 625-2221 for info or to register.
• Bingo
Saturday, March 16
Doors open at Noon. Early Bird Bo-
nanza at 12:45 pm. Regular Bingo at 1
pm. All paper. $3 Admission. Proceeds
benefit nature programming at Water-
man. Food and beverages available.
• Bluebirds
Saturday, March 23, 2 pm
Scott MacDonald will discuss the
natural history of the bluebird, tips on
how to attract bluebirds, history of the
bluebirds’ plight. Registration requested.
Cost is $3. Call 625-2221 for info or to
register.
• Butterfly Club Meeting
Saturday, March 30, 2pm
Appropriate for all levels of interest
and knowledge.
Tioga Downs Announces Employee Promotion
Tioga Downs Casino is proud to
announce that Tracie Styles has been
promoted to Guest Services Manager at
Tioga Downs Casino.
Styles joined the Tioga Downs team
in May of 2006 as a Cage Cashier.
Subsequent promotions occurred in
November 2006 to Players Club
Representative, October 2007 to Player
Development Host, 2008 to Senior
Casino Host and February 2010 to
Player Development Manager. She has
proven to be an asset to Tioga Downs
and has also played a beneficial role in
improving our employee morale and
customer service.
Styles is excited about her new role
as Guest Services Manager and is
looking forward to focusing on Players
Club and Player Development for Tioga
Downs Casino.
Zumbathon to Benefit Porcari/OFD Capt. Matthew Porcari of The Owego
Fire Department lost his life on January
21, 2013, during the call of duty. Matt
will be greatly missed by his family and
friends as well as the entire Owego com-
munity. Owego Zumba® would like to
honor Capt. Matthew Porcari by hosting
a Zumbathon®, in which all proceeds
will be split between the Porcari Chil-
dren’s Memorial Fund and the Owego
Fire Department.
The Zumbathon® with Owego
Zumba® will be held on Sudnay, March
17, from 2:00 to 5:00 pm at the Tioga
County Boys and Girls Club, 201 Erie
Street in Owego. Cost is $20 at the door.
There will be door prizes, raffles and a
50/50. If you wish to donate to help with
this event or have questions please con-
tact [email protected]
There will be Zumba® and Zumba®
Toning. If you are a current member of
the classes, please bring your toning
sticks. If not, 1-3 pound weight will be
fine. There will be some available for
people to borrow.
Visit and join the event on Facebook
www.facebook.com/OwegoZumba, or
visit www.OwegoZumba.com.
Any participants who are younger
than 18 will need a parent’s signature on
the event day.
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Local Author's Novel is "A Fireman's
Dream"
Everett A. Zarzycki, of Apalachin,
is the author of "A Fireman's Dream," a
novel about a New York fireman who
finds true love through a sudden twist of
fate.
Zarzycki, who is from the Long
Island-New York area originally, says
the novel is dedicated to all the
firefighters who lost their lives.
"A Fireman's Dream" was published
in 2010, and is available at
Amazon.com. Zarzycki is available to
do book signings for charities.
Rebuild Owego to Host "Meet the Candidates" The Rebuild Owego Party will host a
"Meet the Candidate" event on Thursday
March 7, at the Calaboose Grill from
6:00 to 8:30 pm. Candidates for Trustee
for Ward 1 and 2, Karl Jantz and Eric
Yetter will be there along with incum-
bent Rebuild Owego Party members,
Mayor Kevin Millar, Trustee Jenny Cec-
cherelli and Trustee Phoebe Morris. Karl
Jantz and Eric Yetter are running for
Village of Owego Trustee as Rebuild
Owego Party candidates in the March 19
Village Election. Karl Jantz is a lifelong
resident of Owego and grew up on
McMaster Street. Karl recently bought a
house that was flooded on East Front
Street and is renovating it. He knows
firsthand what flood recovery takes. Karl
wants to serve on the Village Board to
help others and the village recover.
Eric Yetter lives on Erie Street and is
a member of the Village of Owego Plan-
ning Board. Eric Yetter is a social work-
er and has enjoyed living in the village
for three years. Eric would like to en-
sure that the village continues to recover
from the 2011 flooding, and is prepared
for the likelihood of hydrofracking in the
area.
Karl and Eric are both interested in
fighting housing blight, working on
flood recovery and keeping taxes as low
as possible.
Trustee Jenny Ceccherelli comment-
ed that the Rebuild Owego Party's 2013
candidates bring a breath of fresh air to
the campaign and to the Village of
Owego. Both provide a vibrant enthusi-
asm to position the Village of Owego to
be a sustainable and thriving community
moving into the 21st Century
She said looks forward to reaching
out and promote a progressively diverse
community that will enrich and promote
growth for our village and position us as
a sustainable community.
Local Attorney Running for Tioga Co DA
Local attorney Kirk O. Martin last
month announced his candidacy for Tio-
ga County District Attorney. Kirk is
running as a Republican in this fall’s
election. He lives in Waverly and owns
and operates a law and real estate office
in Owego.
“Tioga County is a place where my
roots are deep, and the place I’ve called
home all my life,” he said. “The well-
being and safety of our citizens, who are
our families, neighbors and friends, is of
utmost importance to me.”
“My great grandfather protected our
nation in WWI, my grandfather in
WWII, and my father the same in Vi-
etnam. Now I’m ready to do what I can
to protect the citizens of Tioga County.
Today I’m announcing my candidacy
for District Attorney.”
Kirk was cheered on at his an-
nouncement, held at the Owego Tread-
way Inn, by more than 100 supporters
and friends. He was introduced by Tioga
County Sheriff Gary Howard.
“As Sheriff, I need a partner in law
enforcement who has the guts and forti-
tude to prosecute and put away crimi-
nals,” said Sheriff Howard. “Kirk Mar-
tin is the District Attorney that Tioga
County needs. He has my full and strong
support.”
Kirk received the endorsement of
the Tioga County Law Enforcement
Union earlier this week.
Kirk, age 41, is a graduate of Candor
High School, Penn State University and
Boston College Law School. He has
practiced criminal law for 14 years, in-
cluding six as a Tioga County Assistant
District Attorney.
“When it was time to decide where
to start my practice, the choice was easy
for me. My classmates took high paying
jobs in Boston or NYC, but I had a fire
in my belly to make a difference,” he
added. “There wasn’t any place where I
wanted to go more than my home here
in Tioga County.”
As an Assistant District Attorney,
Kirk made it a priority to aggressively
attack the most dangerous criminal ac-
tivity affecting Tioga County at that
time: methamphetamine. He obtained
search warrants for law enforcement
officers, sometimes assisting at their
execution, sought high bail on dealers,
coordinated with the U.S. Attorney in
joint prosecutions, and made sure those
who threatened the community served
stiff sentences.
At his announcement, Kirk laid out
an ambitious plan to undertake as Dis-
trict Attorney, including his top three
priorities:
1. Fighting elder and senior fraud.
“Our seniors deserve to be protected,
and I’ll get it done.”
2. Fighting drugs, like bath salts,
meth and heroin. “I won’t stand for the
deterioration of our morals and our com-
munities.”
3. Standing up for Second Amend-
ment Rights. “The Federal and State
Governments have been creeping up on
our constitutional rights, and it needs to
stop.”
Kirk is running for a four-year term
for District Attorney. The office is va-
cant following former District Attorney
Gerald Keene’s election as Tioga Coun-
ty Judge last November.
Karaoke Saturday March 9th (First Saturday of the month)
Tim & Tyson –Saturday March 16th (Every 3rd Saturday of the month)
Devero - Saturday March 30th
The Terrace The Friendly Neighborhood Tavern
Rt. 434, Apalachin, New York 625-3935
Serving Corned Beef & Cabbage or Ham & Cabbage
All day Saturday March 16th (we will be closed on Sunday 3/17)
Celebrate St Patrick’s Day at the Terrace
MARCH 2013 TIOGA COUNTY COMMUNITY PRESS PAGE 16
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Pancake Breakfast - March 17 The Candor Fire Department will be
having their Pancake Breakfast on Sun-
day, March 17, from 8:00 to 11:00 am,
at the Candor Fire Station, Route 96B in
Candor.
The menu includes pancakes, eggs,
home fries, sausage, gravy and biscuits,
orange juice, coffee, and hot chocolate.
Bracelets in Memory of Captain Mat-
thew J. Porcari, who was killed in the
line of duty in January, will also be
available at the event. They are $5.00
each, and all the money goes to the Por-
cari Family.
McKendree Bluegrass Bash - March 23 McKendree Bluegrass Bash will take
place on Saturday, March 23, at 5:00 pm
at McKendree United Methodist Church,
224 Owego Street in Candor. The event
features Remington Ryde and Mathews
Family Tradition. The suggested
donation is $10, children under 12 free.
Proceeds from the event will go towards
updated lighting in the church. Food will
be available