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YOUR HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER • www.CommunityPress.us APRIL 2016
Volume 31
Apalachin Highway Spring Clean-Up Would you like to help?
Number 4
Tioga Downs Eleventh Season
Tioga Downs will celebrate their 10th Anniversary with the opening of their eleventh racing season for 2016 starting on May 7 and ending on September 17. There will be 59 days of racing this season. Post time is 6:30 pm on Friday and Saturday with a Sunday post time of 1:30 pm. On Opening Day, May 7, post time will be 5 pm. For a complete listing of race dates and times go to:
www.TiogaDowns.com The Apalachin Lions Club is looking for help with the spring clean up of Route 434 on Saturday, April 16, at 9:00 am. The clean up crew will meet at BEAM Electronics on Rt. 434. The amount of time normally spent is approximately two hours to pick up trash on a three-mile stretch of Rt. 434 in Apalachin. Please bring gloves, and dress for the weather, all clean up supplies will be furnished. For more information, call Lion Vince Hawley call at 6252365.
Sen. Akshar Releases Community Voice Survey Residents can fill out Survey Online at Akshar.NYSenate.GOV Senator Fred Akshar recently released his Community Voice Survey in an effort to gather opinions from his constituents on close to a dozen state issues facing the 52nd Senate District. “The only way we can be successful as a community is when local representatives actively work to make sure the hardworking people they represent can be heard,” said Akshar. The survey was mailed to thousands of households across the 52nd Senate District, but can also be completed easily online at Akshar.NYSenate.Gov. The survey follows a series of PopUp Office Events held in eight locations across the district, drawing crowds ranging from 10 - 80 people to discuss various issues, from tax relief to school funding to the heroin epidemic.
“Since starting my new job in November, it's been my honor to travel across our 52nd Senate District and listen to business owners, teachers, families and taxpayers,” said Akshar. “I've also been blessed to have lots of meaningful conversations on local issues at our PopUp Office events everywhere from the Whole in the Wall restaurant in Binghamton, to the McDonough American Legion, to the Owego Kitchen in downtown Owego.” “But there's always more I can learn.” Akshar has used a steady schedule of community engagement events to craft his legislative agenda, including his Small Business Jobs Revitalization Act introduced earlier this year, his support for the Planting Seeds Initiative to promote local Upstate farms and his opposition to Governor Cuomo's proposed $15/ hr minimum wage hike.
4th Annual Pink Elk 5K Run/Walk - May 15 The 4th Annual Pink Elk 5K Run/ Walk will take place on Sunday, May 15, at 9:00 am, at Vestal Elks Lodge 2508. Pre-Registration for the race is $20 and includes a Pink Elk T-Shirt and a breakfast ticket for the packet pickup on May 14 from 8:00 to 11:00 am. A family price is available $20 for the first entry and $10 for each spouse and child under 18 years old (pre-registration only). The pre-registration deadline is May 7. Race day registration will run from
7:30 to 8:45am and will cost $25. You can register by visiting the Vestal Elks Club website at southern.tier.net/ vestalelks. Breakfast tickets can also be bought at the online registration site. This year’s race is being held in memory of Donna Allis. Proceeds from this event will go towards Traci’s Hope and the Vestal Elks Club Veteran Committee. For more information, email Jake Brown at wmjbrown@gmail.com.
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