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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.

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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

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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

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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.


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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.


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Message from the Heart Winners

Last month, young artists were invited

to create personal Valentines which were

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

were also judged in the categories of

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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.

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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.


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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.

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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.


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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

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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.


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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


Call Earl for an appointment 625-3015

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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

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