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WAC Easements, Not All They’re Cracked Up To Be

By Rosie Cunningham DELAWARE COUNTY - The Filtration Avoidance Agreement (FAD) expires this year and is currently being negotiated between New York City and upstate landowners.

Part of what they will be addressing is “so-called” conservation easements.

“New York City, through their proxy (WAC), will purchase a conservation easement on your land,” stated Bob Bishop, of Hamden. “In return for their mess of pottage, they want the ability to forever tell you and your descendants what is allowed and not allowed on your own land. Make no mistake, when you are selling an easement to the Watershed Agricultural Council (WAC) you are selling it to New York City. WAC’s original purpose was to be an advocate for the farm community, mitigating the damage to farms and farmers imposed by the 1997 Watershed Memorandum of Agreement. However, over the past 20 years it has morphed from its intended role as facilitator for the benefit of watershed farms to one of regulator; enforcing to the letter every deed restriction placed on the title of eased property. That change is important in that WAC now is acting as a land trust instead of as an agricultural advocate, as was their intended mission.”

According to Bishop, sell-

ing an easement is a blemish on the title of a property. And, the owner is no longer are the sole decision maker on the farm.

You have taken on a perpetual partner with veto power who may or may not agree with where you would like to see your farm grow in the future.

That partner survives you and ties the hands of every one of your heirs forever.

“We are not saying all easements are bad. We enjoy our electric lights, telephone and cable television. If we were in a sewer and water district we’d certainly want to take advantage of those,” stated Bishop.

“What concerns us is that these easements are forever. Forever, we have been told, can be a very long time. Does anyone know what the land use priorities in our county are going to be in 50, 100 or even 200 years?”

Bishop warns that before signing any easement contract, make sure there is an expiration date and make sure there is a buyout clause. A good time frame would be 20 years (one generation) with yearly payments indexed to inflation or taxation rates. Make it a lease, not a purchase. After 20 years it should be renegotiated, reflecting current market and land use priorities.

“If an easement negotiator tells you that the easement must be perpetual (forever) and that once you sign you cannot See WAC page 5

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At the current site of the county’s DPW buildings, water rises quickly during even minor flood conditions.

Every door at the facility is inundated by floodwaters when the West Branch of the Delaware River rises and workers must install bumpers in the doorways to prevent equipment from being ruined.

Municipalities Disagree Over Proposed DPW Complex

By Abby Butler DELHI - Tensions flared at the Delaware County Board of Supervisors meeting on March 22, as the public works committee presented its proposal for a new Department of Public Works complex. Currently located on Page Avenue within the village of Delhi, the area and buildings flood during times of high water and are firmly within the floodplain. Citing those two main reasons, Public Works Committee Chairman Sam Rowe and DPW Commissioner Wayne Reynolds both advocated for the transfer of the complex to a site on county Route 18.

Rowe explained to the board

and assembled audience of approximately 30 that there have been issues with the DPW buildings since 1990. Issues with the roof on the garage at the Page Avenue site first initiated brainstorming on improvements and alternatives, according to Reynolds. Currently, 11 or more buildings sit on approximately 13 acres in the village.

Despite the DPW’s history at the site, Rowe asserted that rebuilding or updating buildings there would be a foolhardy decision. “Obama issued an executive order forbidding the use of federal funding for projects that will be built in a floodplain and, because of that, if something were to happen we wouldn’t get FEMA funding, either,” he said. “Aside from that, our

equipment can’t get out during a flood event. We need to have a site where the DPW can get their equipment out and helping people.”

Since 1990, the public works committee has looked at various solutions to the issues with the current DPW complex on Page Avenue. More recently, once they realized that continuing to house the complex at the current site would not be feasible, the committee began looking for plots of land large enough to accommodate the department’s needs. They specifically looked for at least 25 acres of land that was above the 500-year floodplain, was within one-quarter of a mile of a state road and withSee DPW page 4

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Cancer survivors celebrating life at the Relay For Life walk last spring at Delaware Academy.

Relay For Life, In Need of Committee Members

By Rosie Cunningham DELAWARE COUNTY - A great cause is in need of a big push - in the form of committee members.

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Cancer survivors are honored and the deceased remembered at Delaware County Relay For Life each year and once again, the event will be held at Delaware Academy Central School.

The fundraiser for the American Cancer Society brought in approximately $70,000 last year, and this year the goal is $66,000, according to Community Manager Lauren Ferraro, for Relay For Life out of the Johnson City office.

“Currently, we have seven committee members and we welcome and are in need, of more,” she said. “We always encourage individuals to join.”

Ferraro said being a part of the relay team is a great opportunity to give back and make a difference in the See Relay page 5

By Rosie Cunningham HOBART - Anonymous vigilante hunters are giving true sportsmen a bad name.

On Gun House Hill Road near the towns of Harpersfield, Stamford and Hobart, there are reports of deer poaching and two deer carcasses were found. Not only is it not big game season, it seems there was never any intention of taking the deer or the precious meat.

“On Saturday, March 25, DEC received a complaint of shots fired at approximately 3:30 a.m. on Gun House Hill Road in the town of Harpersfield,” said Public Information Officer for the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Rick Georgeson in a statement.

“Environmental Conservation Officers and an ECO K-9 unit responded and found two dead deer and tracked a third deer that was wounded but could not locate it.”

“Early Saturday morning, I woke up and I heard a rifle shot and about 10 seconds later, another and then another,” said Margaret Schoonmaker, who lives near the location of the incident. “There were three shots total and I stayed awake for another hour and didn’t hear anything else. I knew it was coyote season and thought maybe neighbors had trouble with coyotes and

their calves. The next day, I called around to my neighbors and they hadn’t heard anything. When I was on my way to grocery shop, I was heading down Gun House Hill and saw an Environmental Conservation Officer and his dog.”

Schoonmaker gave the officer an account of what she had heard and said the incident is both sad and disturbing.

“What’s to keep them from shooting my horses or my dogs,” she asked. “The deer were standing right in front of a resident’s home. They were shooting blindly into the dark, not knowing that a house was behind the target. They could have shot somebody.”

Schoonmaker is a hunter and said sportsmen should be disgusted with the incident.

“It’s sick, inhumane and a complete disregard for life. I wouldn’t want people like that near me,” she said.

Pat Funk, who lives on Gun House Hill, was notified of the shooting the day after it occurred.

“It happened relatively close to a individual’s house, which shows a willful disregard for persons and/or property,” he said. “Whoever did it just left two deer dead, which is a waste. I don’t know if they were or not, but if the deer were pregnant, which they could easily have been, that’s many deer

and for what reason - for somebody to get some kicks.”

Funk agreed with Schoonmaker and said it gives ethical hunters a bad name.

“Individuals will associate those people with hunters who would never in a million years, dream of doing something like that,” he said. “Living in the country, it’s hard to enforce this conduct because we are so rural, but at least now, people are looking out for situations such as this and talking about it so hopefully, we will all be a little more vigilant.”

According to Environmental Conservation Lieutenant Kevin Beiter, there is an open DEC investigation and anyone with any information about the incident is asked to contact the DEC tip line at: 1-844-DEC-ECOS (1-844332-3267).

“Taking a deer illegally is a misdemeanor and three deer were shot,” he said. “And, each deer is a $2,000 maximum fine and up to a year in jail. In addition, shooting from a vehicle, from a car and shooting 500 feet from a house are all separate misdemeanors as well and the maximum fines are $1,000 each. All of these charges are serious and will be taken seriously. We have nothing to go on at this point, but I believe that someone will talk and we encourage all to contact us,” he said.

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Tonight, Wednesday, March 29, Christ Church on Gardiner Place is hosting a free community soup and sandwich dinner: chicken salad sandwiches with soup from our friends at Feather & Stone Restaurant. Serving from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Come and enjoy good food and good company.

Spring rummage sale at the Christ Church on Gardiner Place on Friday, March 31 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Saturday, April 1 from 9 until 11. Saturday will be bag sale day - $1 a bag. For more information call 865-4698.

Kenlie Ann Wood was born on Tuesday, March 21 to Logan and Taylor Wood. She joins big sisters Rylee and Adalyn at home. Proud grandparents are Toni and Frank Wood, Nicole and Scott Shelton and Bob Cash. Congratulations to all.

NYS ELA testing this week for grades 3-8. Please send your children well rested and ready.

Testing will take place Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

There are a limited number of seats still available on the William B. Ogden Library’s April 4 bus trip to the New York Botanical Garden Orchid Show excursion. The cost is $45,

which includes transportation and admission to the show. Call 865-5929 or visit the library for more information, and to register for the trip.

New Beginning at Riverside Alliance Church on Saturday, April 8 at 6 p.m. Pastor Matthew Thornton will be presenting Christ In The Passover Seder.

The Hamden Hill Ridge Riders are having a spaghetti dinner on Saturday, April 1 at the clubhouse on Covert Hollow Road.

Time is 4-7 p.m. - free will offering.

Bake sale on Thursday, April 6 in the DVH lobby by the volunteers. Selling from 9 a.m. until sold out. They have some great bakers, so go grab some treats.

The final Music on the Delaware concert for 2016-17 will be held on Saturday, April 8 at the Walton Theatre, and will feature the a capella vocal group 8 is Enough. The group sings contemporary world music, doo wop, jazz, Billy Joel and the Beatles. Tickets will be available at the door of the theatre, at www.waltontheatre. org, or at Wayne Bank in Walton, and Sidney Federal Credit Union in Walton. For further

information call 607-865-6829 or 865-6983. Tickets are $15 for adults, $13 for seniors, and $32 for families.

The Walton Central High School Drama Club and Music Department will perform Thoroughly Modern Millie on Friday, March 31 and Saturday, April 1 at 7 p.m. Tickets are on sale at the high school office and at Molto Espresso. Student tickets will be $5 advance sale-$6 at the door. Adult tickets will be $7 advance sale-$8 at the door.

You can still sign up for Booster Club Volleyball by contacting Robin Gray: 607-8658136 or cell: 607-237-5829. Registration fee is $25, open to boys and girls in grades 3-6.

The Heart Walk Team at UHS Delaware valley Hospital will hold a paint & sip and LuLaRoe Party to benefit the American Heart Association’s Heart Walk. The event will take place at the Walton Vet’s Club, 10 Park Street on Friday, March 31 at 6 p.m. The $40 fee includes professional step-by-step instructions on how to paint a 16’x20’ canvas of a rustic “Welcome” sign. Participants will take their paintings home that day. To register and pay the fee by cash or check, contact Linda

Bourn at 607-865-2196 or Wanda VanBuren at 607-865-2199.

Make checks payable to Linda Bourn.

As April is National Poetry Month. Each Thursday afternoon in April from 3 until 4, the library will be running a poetry workshop. Poets who would like to share their work and those seeking inspiration are urged to attend. All writers are welcome.

The workshops should provide some nice material for the annual Alma Lynch Day celebration coming up on April 29.

There will be another book signing by Sue MacNeill at Feather & Stone on Saturday, April 15 from 5 until 8 p.m. The title is “Grover and Elizabeth, an Amagansett Tragedy with a Walton Twist.” Come to support this Walton author.

Summer employment applications are available at the village clerk’s office on North Street.

Applicants are being sought for mowing, lifeguard, basketball, tennis and arts and crafts supervisors. Must have working papers. Applications accepted until 4:30 p.m. on April 28.

Registration is open at 4-H Camp Shankitunk for this year’s camping season. Camping weeks are July 2 through

August 4, Sunday through Friday each week for overnight campers, Monday through Friday 8:30-4:30 for day campers.

Camperships/financial assistance may be available to eligible families. The application for those are due March 31.

Brochures can be picked up at the school office or at Cornell Cooperative Extension in Hamden. For more information, log onto www.campshanitunk.org or call 865-6531.

The https://raceroster.com/ events/2016/7519/the-delawarecounty-fair site is up and running for you to register for the Delaware County Fair 5K/10K walk or run.

I was so sad to hear about the loss of Bunny Closs this week.

Bunny and I go way back to Chamber of Commerce days and running penny socials. She was one of the first to welcome me to New Hope Church, and was always ready to lend a helping hand to anyone, friend or not. She will be greatly missed.

My heartfelt condolences to Hank and her children, and their extended families as they will all feel her loss sharply, as will many who were not related by blood, but by heart. Rest in Peace.

The Wall That Heals Is Coming to Oneonta On Veterans Day 1996, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (VVMF) unveiled a halfscale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., designed to travel to communities throughout the United States, giving people unable to get to D.C. an idea of what it is all about. Since its dedication, The Wall That Heals has visited more than 400 cities and towns throughout the nation, spreading its healing legacy to

millions.

The Wall That Heals is approximately 250 feet in length, and like the original memorial, is erected in a chevron-shape.

The replica is constructed of powder-coated aluminum, supported by an aluminum frame, and is made up of 24 individual panels. As on The Wall, the names on The Wall That Heals are listed by day of casualty. Beginning at the center, the names start on the East

Wall (right-hand side) working their way out to the end of that wing, picking up again at the far end of the West Wall (left-hand side) and work their way back in to the apex, joining the beginning and end of the conflict at the center.

The exterior sides of the trailer that carries The Wall That Heals open to become a mobile education center. Information cases display photos of service members whose names are

found on The Wall, along with letters and memorabilia left at The Wall in D.C. The museum also includes a map of Vietnam and a chronological overview of the Vietnam conflict.

The exhibits tell the story of the Vietnam War, The Wall and the era surrounding the conflict, and are designed to put American experiences in Vietnam in a historical and cultural context.

The Wall That Heals is coming to Oneonta’s Neahwa Park

from May 25- May 29 at 4 p.m.

The exhibit is open 24 hours a day; volunteers are needed to assist visitors. To volunteer, call Gene at 607-610-4030 or email krautgene@yahoo.com.

For more information, there a volunteer meeting will be held April 3 at 7 p.m. at the Salvation Army, 25 River Street, Oneonta.

More information can be found at www.vvmf.org.

Next Round of Stream Corridor Management Plan Meetings Announced The next round of Stream Corridor Management Plan (SCMP) Public Outreach Meetings meetings will provide an opportunity for watershed

stakeholders to provide feedback on the Project Vision Plan and Project Objectives. Also presented will be an overview of the physical characteristics

and demographics of the most important features of our watershed.

All meeting are from 6-7:30 p.m. on these dates and follow-

ing locations: Monday, April 3 - Deposit State Theater, 148 Front St., Deposit Tuesday, April 5 – Hancock

Town Hall, 661 W. Main St., Hancock Wednesday, April 6 – Colchester American Legion Hall, 6644 River Road, Downsville.

Free Rabies Vaccination Clinics Two free rabies vaccination clinics for dogs, cats and ferrets have been scheduled in Delaware County. The first will be held April 7 from 5-7 p.m., at Pindars Corners Fire Hall, State Rt. 23 West Davenport.

The second clinic will be April 18 from 7-8:30 p.m. at Hancock Town Hall, 661 West Main St., Hancock.

• It’s the law - every dog and cat must be vaccinated against rabies.

• Cats and dogs can get

their first rabies vaccine at three months of age.

• Bring the previous vaccination record for verification if your pet is eligible for three year coverage.

• Dogs must be on a leash and under proper control.

Give Blood During National Volunteer Month The American Red Cross encourages eligible donors to give blood during National Volunteer Month this April. Donating blood is a simple way to make a profound difference in the lives of patients. Volunteer donors are the only source of blood products for those in need of transfusions. Donors of all blood types are needed this spring.

To make an appointment to donate blood download the free Red Cross Blood Donor App -

visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-7332767).

Upcoming blood donation opportunities: Delhi April 4: 11 a.m.-5 p.m., SUNY Delhi Farrell Student & Community Center, 2 Main Street; April 11: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., Delhi United Ministry, 1 Church Street; Franklin April 13: 1:30 6:30 p.m., Franklin Methodist Church, 101 Main Street; Sidney April 14: 2:30 - 6:30

p.m., Tri-Town Regional Hospital, 43 Pearl Street West; Sidney Center April 7: 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., DelawareChenango-Madison-Otsego BOCES, 270 BOCES Drive, Route 206; Stamford April 10: 1 - 6 p.m., Stamford Baptist Church, 40 Lake Street; Walton April 6: 11:30 a.m. 5:30 p.m., United Presbyterian Church, 58 East Street.

Cats and ferrets should be in a carrying case.

• Local organizations have volunteered their facilities for your convenience. It is the responsibility of the pet owners to clean up after the pets. It’s the law: you can be fined.

• Vet only available at the advertised clinic time-no earlier.

For questions or more information, call 607-8325200 or see visit www.delawa re c o u n t y p u bl i c h e a l t h . com.

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2017 Village Election Results

By Abby Butler DELAWARE COUNTY Incumbent Ed Snow was reelected as Walton mayor on March 21, defeating write-in candidate Joe Cetta by 50 votes. Approximately 260 voters cast ballots in the mayoral race, Snow received 154, Cetta 104, Judy Breese 1 and Maureen Wacha 1. Incumbent trustees Teresa O’Leary and Steven Sehen were also reelected.

O’Leary had 220 votes, Sehen had 215. Two votes were cast for Paul Wood and one vote each was cast for Anna Nochta, Mary Phraner, Charlene Gregory, David Sprague and Richard Doig.

Village Justice Chad Hall received 231 votes to retain his seat.

The three-way race for two open trustee seats in the village of Margaretville was close. Incumbent Iris Mead retained her seat with 68 votes and newcomer Julia Marks was elected with 83 votes.

Robert Mansheffer received 23 votes, alongside write-in votes for Ann Shea, Don Bramley and Marian McMurray. Incumbent Mayor Diana Cope, who ran unopposed, retained her seat with

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81 votes. Write-ins for mayor included three votes for Lauren Davis and one each for John Hubbell, Kent Brown and John Van Benschoten.

In the village of Sidney, trustees Steven Crawford and Victor Tartaglia were both reelected with 55 and 52 votes, respectively.

Incumbent village justice Andrew Skrobanski was also reelected with 51 votes.

In the village of Hancock, incumbent Mayor Eugene Morgan was reelected with 52 votes, defeating the 30 write-in ballots that were cast for Shaun Shannon. Three trustee seats were open and incumbents Dawn Gotthardt (69), Dorothy Picozzi (71) and Shaun Shannon (50) were all reelected.

In Fleischmanns, incumbents ruled the day as Mayor Don Kearney was reelected with 19 votes, and trustees Fred Woller (19) and Larry Reilly (12) both retained their seats.

In the village of Delhi, Mayor Richard Maxey was reelected with 59 votes, alongside trustees Robin Hultenius (44) and Sridhar Samudrala (41). Twentythree write-in votes were cast for D. Ryan Sturdevant for trustee.

In Hobart, Aaron Kaufman was elected mayor and James Quarino and Amy B. Reinshagen were both elected as trustees. All will serve a four-year term.

Franklin residents cast 25 votes and John Wilson was elected as trustee with 18. Four write-in votes were cast for Zacharty Orcutt and three ballots were void.

The village of Deposit held their elections on March 7. On the town of Deposit side, Harry Warner beat two other contenders to fill Katie Freyer’s vacated seat. On the Sanford town sie, Willis Smith also defeated two others to fill the seat vacated by Dan Strauss. Approximately 613 votes were cast, in total.

Broadband Expansion Update in Town of Stamford

By Rosie Cunningham STAMFORD - A broadband expansion update and the purchase of a new truck topped the agenda at the monthly March meeting in the town of Stamford.

Delhi Telephone Company (DTC) representatives Bill Trelease and Jason Miller, discussed potential funding to expand broadband services and to obtain an easement to build

a structure on town property, which will terminate fiber optics and provide back feed.

When installations are completed, the town should then have broadband services.

DTC is currently working in South Kortright and this will be the fourth grant it has worked with in regards to the broadband expansion. Progress will be reported and community members will be updated as plans go forward.

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The town purchased a used truck through Parker Works for $95,000. The truck will be used for hauling materials and additional town-related work. The truck will alleviate some of the work the plow vehicles do, so they can be relied on longer. The truck is a 2006 Paystar Eagle with 96,000 miles and was one of two bids.

The next Stamford town board meeting will be Wednesday, April 12 at 7 p.m.

Senator Bonacic Invites Nominations For Veterans’ Hall of Fame Senator John J. Bonacic invites nominations from the 42nd Senate District for induction into the New York State Senate Veteran’s Hall of Fame. The hall of fame represents extraordinary New Yorkers whose heroism in the United States Armed Forces is complimented by their service to the people in their community.

The New York State Senate Veteran’s Hall of Fame was created to pay tribute and celebrate exceptional veterans from the Empire State who have distinguished themselves, both in the military and civilian life.

The selected veteran from

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the 42nd District will participate in a ceremony followed by a luncheon on Tuesday, May 16, in Albany. The photograph and biography of each honoree across the state will become part of a special online exhibit which tells the stories of the many contributions veterans make during and after their time in military service.

Veterans residing in the 42nd State Senate District are eligible to be nominated. The 42nd Senate District in Delaware County includes Masonville, Tompkins, Walton, Hamden, Delhi, and Colchester.

To nominate a veteran, send

an email to Senator Bonacic’s office at tdowns@nysenate. gov, or call 845-344-3311, explaining the reason your nominee should be inducted into the New York State Veteran’s Hall of Fame. Nominations must include a brief biography of approximately 250 words with the veteran’s rank and file at the time of discharge or end of military service. Remember to include the town or city of residence and phone number of the nominee. Those making nominations should also include their own name and contact information.

Nominations must be received no later than April 14.

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in two miles of the village of Delhi. They came up with land adjacent to the Public Safety Building on Phoebe Lane, the site where the Delhi Telephone Company currently is and a site on county Route 18.

Rowe explained that the committee immediately ruled out the Delhi Telephone site because it is in the floodplain. They then turned their sights to the land adjacent to the public safety building but found that there was an issue with tractor trailer accessibility and with the slope and soil. In response to questions from Hamden Supervisor Wayne Marshfield and Middletown Supervisor Carl “Pat” Davis, Rowe explained that, not only are the slope and stormwater capabilities at the site adjacent to the public safety building not compatible, there is also not enough room to expand the complex in the future.

This left the site on county Route 18. The parcel is being sold all together, including approximately 200 acres with a house and outbuildings. Rowe and Reynolds plan to use the 73 acres that are north of county Route 18 and subdivide out the house, outbuildings and remaining acreage to sell in the future.

According to Reynolds, the area is a natural plateau and well above the 500-year floodplain. Additionally, it is a gravelly area, making it highly conducive for stormwater drainage.

To make the site feasible for use, the DPW would build a bridge across the West Branch of the Delaware River that would connect county Route 18 with state Route 10, across from Elk Creek Road. “It’s a unique

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location,” Reynolds said, “in that it’s one of the only places where it’s safe to cross the west branch during a flood event.”

The proposed bridge would provide access to emergency responders who need to cross the river during flood events, as well.

The cost of the new complex would amount to approximately $23 million. The purchase of the property was estimated at $1.3 million, building a new road and bridge from county Route 18 to state Route 10 would cost about $5 million, construction of the first building would run about $12.5 million and soft costs were estimated at $3.6 million. Rowe indicated that all costs were estimated at the high end.

Rowe and Reynolds explained that the DPW could contribute $11.5 million off the top and that money would be taken from machinery, roadway and capital line items in various amounts.

Reynolds indicated that the DPW had begun saving money for new buildings since 1990.

The department also sets money aside for emergency flood recovery. According to Reynolds, the $11.5 million is a little more than half of the money that the DPW has set aside for emergency flood recovery or new construction. “We’re one of, if not the only, department that can contribute this kind of money towards a project like this,” he said.

Reynolds expected that some money would be available from CHIPS, perhaps upwards of $3 million. What other funding may be available has not yet been ascertained. Rowe explained that, if the project goes

forward, they would be asking the county to bond for the additional $8.6 million, which could be paid back in approximately 10 years.

Going forward, the board approved a request from Rowe and Reynolds to obtain an option on the property, which lasts for one year. During that time, a state environmental quality review will have to be completed, along with cultural resources, wetlands and endangered species studies. The county will also have to purchase the land on the other side of the river from the site, to ensure that a bridge can be built for access to state Route 10. Further grant funding will also be explored.

Delhi Supervisor Mark Tuthill expressed frustration with the idea, stating that, if the county purchases the land, it will be taken off the tax rolls.

Furthermore, it is one of the few pieces of developable land left in the town. Rowe responded that it is the committee’s intention to subdivide and sell off as much of the parcel as possible, once the complex is built, thereby returning it to the tax rolls. “I’m not seeing a lot of pros for us,” Tuthill responded. “We’re honored to be the county seat but I don’t know if we can afford to do it for much longer. I think you need to step back and look at other options.”

Delhi Town Councilman Matt Krzyston agreed and walked out of the meeting, saying, “I don’t think this town trusts the county anymore.”

In contrast, Delhi Mayor Richard Maxey has lobbied for the DPW complex to stay in the

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Public Works Committee Chairman Sam Rowe explained to the board and audience that leaving the DPW complex where it is would be a bad decision. “It would be stupid to do that,” he said. village. “We don’t want them to leave and we don’t want that area turned into a green space,” he said. He also suggested that the county shift the DPW complex up the hill, away from the river and towards Main Street.

“They’d be out of the floodplain,” he said, “and they already own four of those five properties.”

Reynolds explained that, if the project does not go forward on the county Route 18 site, the committee and DPW will be forced to look outside of Delhi for another site. “Since Hamden is the center of the county,” Reynolds said, “we may look there.” It will take approximately 90 days for news on other sources of funding to come back and the county has an option on the county Route 18 property for one year. In that time, a decision will be made on whether to move forward with

the project.

In other business: • With the exception of a no vote from Franklin Supervisor Jeff Taggart, the board approved the transfer of $615 to Public Health Services to cover the purchase of two new laptops.

• After the blizzard, only 13 percent of the money budgeted for salt for 2017 is left for November and December. Therefore, $250,000 was moved from contractual to chemicals to cover the deficiency.

• The board approved a request from Public Health Services to surplus a 2010 Ford Taurus.

• Nancy Gallup was recognized for her 18 years of public service to the county.

The next board of supervisors meeting will take place on April 12 at 1 p.m.

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buy it out, view that as a red flag; they are not negotiating in good faith. They are attempting to steal your and your descendants’ birth right for a mess of pottage,” he said.

Bishop stated that in no instance should you sign an easement contract without the advice of competent legal counsel.

Don’t fall for the line “our attorneys have reviewed it and everything is in order.” You need your own attorney; one with experience in easement contracts.

You need someone committed to protecting your interest; the guy across the table pushing the pot your way certainly isn’t.

“A basic tactic of easement negotiators is to target landowners who they think may be experiencing financial difficulties; all the while claiming the transaction was willing buyer – willing seller. They knock on your door bearing that mess of pottage and holding it out as a lifeline.

What they don’t tell you is that the other end of the line is tied to an anchor,” he added.

“It’s a double-edged sword,” said Hobart farmer Warren Post. “In the beginning it sounds good, but you have to be cautious.”

Post said many farmers sell their land to WAC because it is a financial “band-aid.”

“However, you must think down the road because they can build you into a corner.”

Post, who has sold his land, said nearly all of his more than 90 acres were WAC easements at the time of sale.

He noted that there is a positive.

“If you want solitude and not many buildings around your land, it is a good thing,” he commended.

Lenny Pieper, owner of a farm

just outside of Walton, said conservation easements have their place. About 300 acres of Pieper’s land is an easement.

“We have expanded through agriculture-tourism,” he said.

“To make it work with the watershed, it takes a lot of communication and planning. When it comes to expanding we get told ‘yes’ and ‘no’ sometimes. But, I find they are willing to work with us.”

Bishop said it’s not just the farmers who are effected by WAC. “When we put a sewer plant in Hamden, we had to run a sewer line to the sewer plant,” said Bishop. “However, because there was an easement on the Lucky Dog property, we had to go around. To do so, we had to put in a pump station and run the lines around. Which cost a lot more money and was a lot more work. We had to run the lines down route 10. It should have been simple, but because of the easement, it wasn’t.”

Bishop said he was on Congressman Chris Gibson’s Watershed Advisory Board and he is familiar with the original intent of conservation easements.

“I was in agreement initially,” he said. “However, our idea of stewardship was to help the farmer and WAC was to enforce the idea of leases. The plan became twisted to suit the city’s needs as time went on. It was supposed to be a land trust facilitator for the farmers and now it is a regulator. Not to mention, farmers do not want to argue, or talk negatively about WAC easements, because they do not want trouble or retaliation.”

Relay... continued from front page fight against cancer. She added, the funds raised don’t just benefit local residents in need - in addition, money goes towards cancer research, passing laws and much more.

“It benefits the big picture,” she said.

Ferraro said her office takes part in 23 events each year and her region is responsible for a nine hour end-to-end radius.

“Delaware County does a fantastic job each year,” she said. “This year we are lacking in a couple of the main capacities. We need an event chair, responsible for taking the lead, planning and organizing. We also need a social media and online chair to send out emails and update the website. I do what I can, but to have someone solely responsible for the Delaware County area is necessary and brings more awareness. In turn, more money is raised.”

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cludes the traditional “survivors lap,” where cancer survivors take the first lap, carrying an American Cancer Society banner. Caregivers join the survivors for the second lap, followed by the “quitters lap” for those who have quit smoking tobacco.

Team captains also take a lap before the track is opened to all walkers.

The 12-hour event on the athletic track at Delaware Academy begins with an opening ceremony and continues through the day with teams of people walking laps around the track and participating in fundraising events. As evening approaches, luminarias are placed along the track, each bearing the name of a cancer survivor or victim.

The event will take place at Delaware Academy on April 29 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. The keynote speaker this year will be Ferraro’s senior manager, Tiffany Boss.

GOTR Teaches Unity, Positive Self Image

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Stamford Central School’s Girls on the Run group at Clark Sports Center in Cooperstown last year.

By Rosie Cunningham

STAMFORD - Girls on the Run (GOTR) promotes unity, a positive self image and “girl power.”

What begins as a leadership program for girls in area schools, evolves and is concluded with a 5K race in June - marking the end of a long journey for participants.

Girls on the Run (GOTR) was developed in 1996 by a woman named Molly Barker and is geared towards girls ages eight to 13 years old and was initiated to educate and empower girls at an early age in order to prevent the display of at-risk activities in the future. The programs combine training for a 3.1 mile running event with selfesteem enhancing, uplifting workouts. The goals of the programs are to encourage positive emotional, social, mental, spiritual and physical development.

Mentors, parents and participants enjoyed the run, which was hosted in CooperContributed Photo stown. Some shared experiChloe Alberti and GOTR coach Zee DeGregory at the 5K yearences and said what makes end event in Cooperstown last year.

GOTR special.

Stamford Central School it’s about girl power,” she Girls on Track (GOT) group (SCS) Guidance Counselor said. “It is also neat because which is comprised of older Kristin Basile, has taken the it allows for girls to connect students in grades six through helm for the program for the who most likely wouldn’t have eight. last four years, although it without this program.”

This year, other SKCS staff was started by Candy Gockel, Basile said there is a lesson members are running the proSarah Haynes and Sara Herg- plan that she follows that en- gram which is always a hit at er, about eight years back. tails, leadership, anti-bullying the school “We just started last week methods, fun running and Walton Central School and because of the poor weather,” physical activities.

Jefferson Central School are she said. “We meet two times “The lesson plan is laid out, also taking part in GOTR, as each week from 3 to 4:15 but we mold it to fit the group are additional area schools. p.m.” of girls that you have.”

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Use Your Smartphone Or Tablet To File Nearly 800,000 taxpayers have visited the tax department website via mobile device since the income tax filing season began.

The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance reminds taxpayers of the convenient features and services available through www.tax. ny.gov, including the ability for eligible New York State taxpayers to electronically file income taxes for free, directly from their smartphone or tablet.

Use your smartphone or tablet to: • prepare your federal and state return (for free if your income is $64,000 or less); • request for an extension of time to file; • quickly check the status of your refund; • sign up for email alerts about your refund; and • access all of the helpful information available at www.tax. ny.gov.

Mobile access of www.tax.

ny.gov has increased for three consecutive years during the filing season. Last year during the first six weeks of tax season, 35 percent of visitors used either a smartphone or tablet. In 2015, 31 percent of visitors used a mobile device.

Taxpayers can view the status of their NYS tax refund anytime by using the “Check your Refund” tool on the tax department website, which is the fastest and most convenient way to know when to expect your refund.

Taxpayers can also find out when refunds will be issued by signing up for email alerts at www.tax.ny.gov (select “Subscribe” under the “Connect with Us” heading at the bottom of the homepage).

If you don’t have a computer or smart phone, the tax department’s automated refund status phone line is available any time at 518-457-5149.

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File On Time For Free At One of 54 Free Tax Assistance Sites The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance encourages eligible New York taxpayers to take advantage of the free tax return filing assistance available across the state.

Taxpayers can file their taxes online with assistance from tax department employees at any of the 54 Facilitated Self-Assistance (FSA) site locations statewide.

There are nearly 200 free tax filing sessions available through the April 18 filing deadline.

To find a convenient location and schedule an appointment, visit www.tax.ny.gov/fsa.

Determine eligibility New York taxpayers with adjusted gross household incomes of $64,000 or less in 2016 qualify to file their tax returns at any of the FSA sites using free online software. The tax software helps reduce errors and ensures that valuable credits are claimed.

Taxpayers with adjusted gross household incomes of $64,000 or less who can’t visit a filing location can access software at www.tax.ny.gov to file both their federal and state tax returns for free (search: free file).

“The error rate for e-filed returns is 20 times lower than it is for paper returns, speeding processing and refunds,” said Acting Commissioner Nonie Manion.

“In addition, the Tax Department provides a highly secure, encrypted system designed to

protect your personal and confidential information.”

About 92 percent of all personal income tax returns in New York are filed electronically.

“The free tax return filing assistance program is an invaluable service to New Yorkers,” said Bonnie Sikes, who used the service at a site in Buffalo. “The guidance supplied by friendly, knowledgeable, and patient Tax Department staff makes for a truly pleasant experience. I hope this program continues to be offered each year.”

By e-filing at home or at any of the FSA sites, taxpayers will help ensure that they receive tax credits for which they’re eligible.

Tax credits can mean thousands of dollars in savings to taxpayers. For instance, Earned Income Tax Credits are refundable federal, New York State, and New York City credits for working taxpayers. For tax year 2016, the maximum total of federal, state, and New York City EITCs is $8,463 (for a family with three children).

What to bring To ensure a successful session, taxpayers must bring the following to free tax return filing assistance sites: • a copy of last year’s tax return, if available; • a photo ID, driver license, or state-issued non-driver ID (for you and your spouse, if filing

jointly); • birth dates and Social Security numbers for you, your spouse, and dependents; • your proof of income (wages, interest, and dividend statements); • Forms W-2, 1098, 1099; • any other documents showing additional income; • Forms 1095-A, B, or C, Affordable Healthcare Statement; • your Health Insurance Exemption Certificate (if received); • supporting documents for any credits you’re claiming; • bank account and routing numbers (such as a blank check); and • your prior year adjusted gross income.

“One Day FSA” events The Tax Department has scheduled several “one day FSA” events throughout the state. Visit www.tax.ny.gov/fsa for the dates, times and locations for these additional free tax filing events.

File ahead of the April 18 deadline The deadline to file 2016 tax returns and pay any tax due is Tuesday, April 18, rather than the traditional April 15 date. In 2017, April 15 falls on a Saturday and Emancipation Day—a legal holiday in Washington, D.C. - will be observed on Monday, April 17.

Get the Facts on Life Insurance Policies Few people want to face their own mortality when they are in the prime of their lives. However, thinking ahead and making advanced plans can save family members considerable heartache.

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It’s smart to purchase life insurance at a relatively young age because the cost can be lower.

Some people put off the process because it can be overwhelming.

But Forbes magazine advises that once a person does a little research and learns the terminology associated with life insurance, choosing a policy is not so difficult. · Determine the amount of insurance you will need. Make a list of expected expenses after you pass away. These may include any residual mortgage payments, school tuitions, automotive payments, or funeral expenses. In addition, approximate how much your family will need to live comfortably in your absence. Online calculators can help determine life insurance

coverage needs. The New York Life Insurance Company says a quick way to figure out how much coverage you may need is to take your annual salary and multiply it by eight. · Decide on the type of policy.

Life insurance policies come in two broad categories: term and whole life. Term life insurance may be less expensive up front, as it only provides coverage for a set number of years. It will only pay out if the policy holder dies during this “term.” Whole life insurance, also called “cash value,” usually costs more, but accumulates a cash value that can be borrowed against, and it pays out whenever a person passes away. · Choose among reputable companies. You want to ensure the life insurance company you pick will be around for years See Facts page 7

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How to Save Enough for a Down Payment on a House A home is the most costly thing many people will ever buy.

The process of buying a home can be both exciting and nervewracking. One way to make the process of buying a home go more smoothly is to save enough money to make a substantial down payment.

Saving for a down payment on a home is similar to saving for other items, only on a far grander scale. Many financial planners and real estate professionals recommend prospective home buyers put down no less than 20 percent of the total cost of the home they’re buying. Down payments short of 20 percent will require private mortgage insurance, or PMI. The cost of PMI depends on a host of variables, but is generally between 0.3 and 1.5 percent of the original loan amount.

While plenty of homeowners pay PMI, buyers who can afford to put down 20 percent can save themselves a considerable amount of money by doing so.

Down payments on a home tend to be substantial, but the following are a few strategies prospective home buyers can employ to grow their savings with an eye toward making a down payment on their next home. · Decide when you want to buy. The first step to buying a home begins when buyers save their first dollar for a down payment. Deciding when to buy can help buyers develop a saving strategy. If buyers decide they want to buy five years away, they will have more time to build their savings. If buyers want to buy within a year, they will need to save more each month, and those whose existing savings fall far short of the 20 percent threshold may have to accept paying PMI. · Prequalify for a mortgage.

Before buyers even look for their new homes, they should first sit down with a mortgage lender to determine how much

a mortgage they will qualify for.

Prequalifying for a mortgage can make the home buying process a lot easier, and it also can give first-time buyers an idea of how much they can spend. Once lenders pre-qualify prospective buyers, the buyers can then do the simple math to determine how much they will need to put down. For example, preapproval for a $300,000 loan means buyers will have to put down $60,000 to meet the 20 percent down payment threshold. In that example, buyers can put down less than $60,000, but they will then have to pay PMI. It’s important for buyers to understand that a down payment is not the only costs they will have to come up with when buying a home. Closing costs and other fees will also need to be paid by the buyers. · Examine monthly expenses.

Once buyers learn how much mortgage they will qualify for, they will then see how close they are to buying a home. But prospective buyers of all means can save more each month by examining their monthly expenses and looking for ways to save.

Buyers can begin by looking over their recent spending habits to see where they can spend less. Cutting back on luxuries and other unnecessary spending can help buyers get closer to buying their next home. · Avoid risky investments.

Sometimes it’s great to take risks when investing, but risk should be avoided when saving for a down payment on a home. Traditional vehicles like certificates of deposit, or CDs, and savings accounts can ensure the money buyers are saving for their homes is protected and not subject to market fluctuations.

Saving enough to make a down payment on a home can be accomplished if buyers stay disciplined with regard to saving and make sound financial decisions.

IRS to Seniors: Remain Alert to Phone Scams During Tax Season With the 2017 tax season underway, the IRS reminds seniors to remain alert to aggressive and threatening phone calls by criminals impersonating IRS agents. The callers claim to be IRS employees, but are not.

These con artists can sound convincing when they call.

They use fake names and bogus IRS identification badge numbers. They may know a lot about their targets, and they can alter “caller ID” to make it look like it is the IRS calling.

The victims are told they owe money to the IRS and must pay it promptly through a preloaded debit card or wire transfer.

If the victim refuses to cooperate, they are often threatened with arrest. In many cases, the caller becomes hostile and insulting. Alternately, victims may be told they have a refund due to try to trick them into sharing private information. If the phone isn’t answered, the phone scammers often leave an “urgent” call-back request.

“The IRS warns seniors about these aggressive phone calls that can be frightening and intimidating. The IRS doesn’t do business like that,” said IRS Commissioner John Koskinen. “We urge seniors to safeguard their personal information at all times. Don’t let the convincing tone of these scam calls lead you to provide personal or credit card information, potentially losing hundreds or thousands of dollars.

Just hang up and avoid becoming a victim to these criminals.”

In recent years, thousands of people have lost millions of dollars and their personal information to tax scams and fake IRS communication.

The only outside agencies authorized to contact taxpayers about their unpaid tax accounts will be one of four authorized under the new private debt collection program. Even then, any affected taxpayer will be notified first by the IRS, not the private collection agency (PCA).

The private debt collection program, authorized under a federal law enacted by Congress in 2015, enables designated contractors to collect tax payments on the government’s behalf. The program begins later this spring. The IRS will give taxpayers and their representative written notice when their account is being transferred to a private collection agency. The collection agency will then send a second, separate letter to the taxpayer and their representative confirming this transfer.

Information contained in these letters will help taxpayers identify the tax amount owed and help ensure that future collection agency calls are legitimate.

The IRS reminds seniors this tax season that they can easily identify when a supposed IRS caller is a fake. Here are four things the scammers often do but the IRS and its authorized PCAs will not do. Any one of these things is a telltale sign of a scam.

The IRS and its authorized private collection agencies will never: · Call to demand immediate payment using a specific payment method such as a prepaid debit card, gift card or wire transfer. The IRS does not use these methods for tax payments. Generally, the IRS will first mail a bill to any taxpayer who owes taxes. All tax payments should only be made payable to the U.S. Treasury and checks should never be made payable to third parties. · Threaten to immediately

bring in local police or other law-enforcement groups to have the taxpayer arrested for not paying. · Demand that taxes be paid without giving the taxpayer the opportunity to question or appeal the amount owed. · Ask for credit or debit card numbers over the phone.

If you don’t owe taxes, or have no reason to think that you do: · Do not give out any information. Hang up immediately. · Contact the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration to report the call.

Use their “IRS Impersonation Scam Reporting” web page.

You can also call 800-366-4484. · Report it to the Federal Trade Commission. Use the “FTC Complaint Assistant” on FTC.gov. Include “IRS Telephone Scam” in the notes.

If you know you owe, or think you may owe tax: · Call the IRS at 800-8291040. IRS workers can help you.

Remember, too, the IRS does not use email, text messages or social media to discuss personal tax issues involving bills or refunds. The IRS will continue to keep taxpayers informed about scams and provide tips to protect them. The IRS encourages taxpayers to visit IRS. gov for information including the “Tax Scams and Consumer Alerts” page.

Additional information about tax scams is available on IRS social media sites, including YouTube Tax Scams.

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Opening and Reception For ‘Catskill 360’ Photos Saturday at Erpf Gallery ARKVILLE — The Catskill Center for Conservation and Development has announced the opening of “Catskill 360,” a show of immersive photographs by Alan Powell. The reception will be held on Saturday, April 1 from 2-4 p.m. at the center’s Erpf Gallery. The show will continue through May 20.

Powell’s photographs capture unique scenes from across the region, using a special technique that stitches together multiple

images into an immersive 360-degree view.

His work features images crested from sites across the region, including the center’s Platt Clove Preserve.

Recent work has included images captured from around the world.

The gallery is open Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

For more information, visit catskillcenter.org/ events, or call 845-586-2611

8 is Enough April 8 The final Music on the Delaware concert for 2016-17 will be held on Saturday, April 8 at the Walton Theatre, and will feature 8 is Enough.

Having appeared twice in the Music on the Delaware Coffeehouse series, audience demand has brought this a capella group to the main stage.

Members of the group are from the Oneonta area. 8 is

Enough will perform songs ranging from madrigals through English and international folk songs, 17th century protest songs and gospel. The group also sings contemporary world music, doo wop, jazz, Billy Joel and the Beatles. The group has performed in a variety of venues since their formation in 2011.

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theatre, at www.waltontheatre. org, or at the Green Toad Bookstore in Oneonta; Good Cheap Food in Delhi; Masonville General Store in Masonville; Wayne Bank in Walton, Franklin, and Hamden; and Sidney Federal Credit Union in Walton. Further information is available at 607-865-6829 or 865-6983. Tickets are $15 for adults; $13 for seniors and $32 for family.

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UHS DVH Heart Walk Team Raising Funds The Heart Walk Team at UHS Delaware Valley Hospital will be holding a combined paint & sip and LuLaRoe party to benefit the American Heart Association’s Heart Walk.

The event will take place at the Walton Vet’s Club, 10 Park Street on Friday, March 31 at 6 p.m. The cost, $40, includes professional step-by-step instructions on how to paint a 16”x20” canvas of a rustic “Welcome” sign. To register and pay the fee by cash or check contact Linda Bourn at 607-8652196 or Wanda VanBuren at 607865-2199; make checks payable to Linda Bourn. Participants can also use PayPal at http://paypal. me/KristieLacey/40. You do not have to participate in the Paint & Sip to shop at the LuLaRoe event.

Proceeds will be donated to the American Heart Association.

Delaware/Wayne Co. Snowbirds Flock in Florida By 11 a.m. on March 18, it was about 75 degrees and sunny in Apopka, Fla., where 32 people with roots in Wayne County, Pa. and Delaware Co., N.Y., met for their yearly picnic. They were: JoAnn and David Offnick, Bunnell, Fla., Nancy

Seats Still Available To View Orchids There are still seats available on the William B. Ogden Library’s April 4 bus trip to the New York Botanical Garden Orchid Show. The cost is $45,

which includes transportation and admission to the show. Call or visit the library for more information, and to register for the trip.

On Saturday, April 8, Brook’s BBQ will be at the Main Street bridge in Sidney, barbecuing ribs and chicken. Also for sale will be homemade side dishes prepared by the Beta Sigma Phi ladies.

Pre-orders for Brook’s BBQ are

highly encouraged and can be placed at the Sidney or Unadilla Great Americans Saturday, April 1 at the sorority table.

If you don’t pre-order, arrive early for your ribs and chicken.

Sale starts at 11.

Beta Sigma Phi Preceptor Beta Kappa Chapter, To Hold Fundraiser

Margaretville Auxiliary Meeting Rescheduled The next meeting of the Auxiliary of Margaretville Hospital and Mountainside Residential Care Center has been rescheduled for Monday, April

3 at 10 a.m. in the classroom at the hospital. All members are invited to attend. For additional information, please call 845-796-8478.

Poets Invited to Ogden Library In recognition of national poetry month, each Thursday afternoon in April from 3 until 4 p.m., Ogden Library will host a poetry workshop. Poets who would like to share their work or seek inspiration are encouraged to attend.

Participants will read each other’s work, giving constructive critiques and offering prompts. Willingness to share is not obligatory, however. All writers are welcome; the workshops should provide some

nice material for the annual Alma Lynch Day Celebration on April 29. The Ogden Library is located on Gardiner Place in Walton.

and Bob Rushforth, Hancock; Carl and Ann Geer, Fruitland Park, Fla.; David and Marilyn Whiting, Lakeland, Fla.; Alvin and Karen Campbell, Preston Park, Pa. and Orange City, Fla.; Signe Taylor, DeLeon Springs, Fla.; Don and Penny Jacobs,

Ocala, Fla.; Ann and Eddie Robbins, Lake Helen, Fla.; Bud and Cheryl Garren, Deltona, Fla.; Bill Simon, Deltona, Fla.; Randy and Cindy Mowen and two grandchildren, Ocala, Fla.; John and Sharon Schoonmaker, Palm Coast, Fla.; Jerry Shaffer,

Eustis, Fla.; Elliott and Ruth Westgate, Winter Springs, Fla.; Butch Dibble, Lake Helen, Fla.; Anthony and Peggy Possemato, Leesburg, Fla.; and Joe and Mary Buchek, Lake Helen, Fla. The 2018 picnic will be on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, 2018.

Delaware County Historical Association Presents:

A Strange Sort of Being: The Life of Lucy/Joseph Lobdell Join the Delaware County to Massachusetts.

Historical Association at 2 Bambi Lobdell received p.m. on Saturday afternoon, her bachelor’s in secondApril 8, for a presentation ary English education delivered by Dr. Bambi Lobfrom SUNY Oneonta dell. Lobdell’s topic is one and a masters and PhD close to her heart: her ancesin English from Bingtor Lucy Ann/Joseph Israel hamton University. She Lobdell. has taught women’s and Today Lucy/Joseph can gender studies and Engbe described as transgender, lish for 16 years. Her releading a life during the 19th search on her ancestor, century that caused her to be Lucy Ann/Joseph Israel persecuted and incarcerated Lobdell resulted in the by authorities here in Delabook “A Strange Sort of ware County.

Being,” the detailed biogLobdell will begin her talk raphy of Lucy/Joe Lobwith an introduction to transdell’s life, analyzed with gender identities and issues gender and queer theories and challenges to help people and embedded in historibetter understand the diffical discussions. She has culties experienced by Lucy/ presented on Lucy/Joe Contributed Photo Joseph and wife, Marie. The Lucy Ann/Joseph Israel Lobdell 1829- at numerous conferences talk will focus on the time- 1912 and has been interviewed line of Lucy/Joe’s life, movby The Advocate magaing from childhood to adult- also cover Joe’s marriage to zine, Philadelphia Gay News, hood and her transformation Marie Louise Perry and their Women4Women radio station, into manhood. The talk will life in the woods, an attempt and The Washington Post. discuss the several times Joe to escape persecution. The Lobdell’s talk will begin at succeeded in successfully in- program will conclude with 2 p.m.; there is no admission tegrating into communities coverage of Joe’s incarcera- fee. For more information, before having his female body tion in insane asylums, false call 607-746-3849, or email: discovered, which resulted in obituaries, and Marie’s return dcha@delhi.net. his expulsion from those communities. Lobdell’s talk will

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Del. Co. DMV Encourages Lifesaving Donations During Donate Life Month

The Delaware County Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) office has teamed with the New York Alliance for Donation (NYAD) and DMV offices around the state during Donate Life Month to increase enrollment in the New York State Donate Life Registry. Donate Life Month is a national month-long observance aimed at raising public awareness of the critical need for organ, eye, and tissue donation.

Nearly 10,000 New Yorkers are currently waiting for transplants.

During April, the staff at the Delhi DMV office encourages New Yorkers to learn more about organ, eye and tissue donation and the impact it has on thousands. The office will be stocked with promotional items to urge visitors to make a difference and give the gift of life by registering as donors. Enrolling in the Donate Life Registry ensures that an individual’s wishes about donation will be known at the time of their death.

New York has the third highest need for donors in the country, yet the second lowest percentage of registered donors.

Out of approximately 10,000 New Yorkers on the waiting list, over 1,800 have been waiting for life saving and improving transplants for more than five years.

Each year, an estimated 500 men, women and children in the state die because to the shortage of donors.

There will be open houses at the DMV office in Delhi on April 7 and April 28, from 10 a.m. to noon both days, to encourage enrollment.

New Yorkers can enroll in the Donate Life Registry electronically through the MyDMV website: http://dmv.ny.gov/mydmv/ mydmv if they have a driver license or non-driver identifi-

cation card. This method of enrollment will not result in a new driver license or non-driver identification card with a red heart symbol and the words “Organ Donor.”

New Yorkers age 16 and older can also enroll at their local DMV offices by signing the organ donor consent certification.

This can be found on the forms used to apply or renew a driver license or non-driver identification card. When you enroll using this method, a symbol of a red heart and the words “Organ Donor” will be printed on the front of your driver license or non-driver identification card at no extra cost.

New Yorkers have the unique opportunity to enroll in the New York State Donate Life registry through the voter registration form.

Additionally, New Yorkers can show their support for organ and tissue donation by purchasing a “Life-Pass It On” custom license plate from the DMV. They can also show support by making a voluntary $1 contribution to organ transplant research, education and donation promotion projects by checking off the box on their drivers’ license or non-driver identification application or renewal form.

The New York Alliance for Donation (NYAD) is a not-forprofit with a mission to increase organ, eye and tissue donation in New York state through collaborative advocacy, education, promotion and research. Our goal is to ensure a transplant for every New Yorker in need.

NYAD is comprised of the four organ procurement organizations, four eye and tissue banks and/or processors, and affiliates, including dedicated donation and transplantation professionals.

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Meet Ella, a Short, But Sweet Life

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Ella playing in the snow at Rosemary Farm Sanctuary, located on Roses Brook in South Kortright.

By Rosie Cunningham SOUTH KORTRIGHT Meet Ella, one of the many beautiful horses rescued by Rosemary Farm Sanctuary.

“She is a two-year-old special needs Percheron filly who is safe and loved,” said owner Dawn Petrlik. “Ella’s front fetlocks were deformed

and that will likely shorten her life.”

At the sanctuary, she is given play time, gentling, medical care and stall rest, so she can live happily while she is able.

“This is part of our respect for all life.”

Rosemary Farm Sanctuary is a non-profit rescue for

horses in South Kortright.

Meet Ella and her friends this summer on one of the sanctuary’s Saturday tours between Memorial Day and Labor Day, at 11 a.m. sharp.

“Join us for a 90-minute walking tour,” said Petrlik.

To learn more, visit Rosemary Farm on Facebook.

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Rockhound Marcus Marano appears ready to offer explanations about his exhibit at the Townsend School Science Fair.

Science Fair Received “Glowing” Compliments

By Patty Wood

The Townsend School Parent Teacher Association sponsored its annual Science Fair on Friday, March 17 in the school’s auditorium. The student’s projects ranged from volcanoes, rubber eggs, and slime to a demonstration of wind power and geodes and crystals, to name a few. The students enjoyed demonstrating their projects for the crowd who attended the event.

One of the evening’s highlights was the “black light room.” Mrs. Lori Cucciarre painted creatures with glow paint, transforming the stage into a magical space where sneakers, shirts and the

children’s painted faces glowed from the blacklights. The students were especially surprised to see their teeth glow when they smiled in the mirror! Handouts describing biofluorescence and bioluminescence were available so the children understood the science behind the glow.

Ms. Debe Cole and Mrs. Tina Ammon cochaired the event, and the PTA purchased the glow tape, glow paint and glow bracelets that each child received as they entered the room.

The stage remained set up on Monday so that students who couldn’t make Friday’s evening event could still learn about the biofluorescence and bioluminescence science lesson.

College Fair For Del. Co. High School Students The Delaware County Counselor’s Association will host the annual Delaware County College Fair from 9–11 a.m., Wednesday, April 5, at SUNY Delhi. The college fair will be held in the Clark Field House on campus.

The fair will feature representatives from more than 65 colleges, universities, technical schools and military all under one roof. This is a great opportunity to meet admissions rep-

resentatives from each college and learn about their majors, residential life, sports, clubs and much more.

For more information about the Delaware County Counselor’s Association College Fair and to receive the complete list of colleges that will be participating, contact the guidance office at Delaware Academy Central School at Delhi at 607746-1300, extension 3.

Young Writers Encouraged to Use Rhyme and Rhythm

By Patty Wood This year at Walton’s Townsend School, the Dr. Suess celebration included some extra fun to have at home in addition to reading Dr. Seuss books in classrooms. The students were encouraged to write their own Seuss-like rhyme to bring to school for a chance to win prizes. The winners of the Dr. Suess’ writing contest were, in the back row, left to right: Aria Thornton, Vanessa Burgos, Abigail Wright, Gavin Harrington.

Front row, left to right: Ethan Hall, Reaghan VanTyle, William Voorhies, Zoey Kille and Dawson Bowker.

The first place winning rhyming rhythms in each category appear here: Zoey Who Zoey Who lived in a zoo with Mommy, Daddy and Weston Who. Grandma Who Nana ate a banana.

Grandpa Who Poppy had hair that was floppy.

Rainbows and flowers are how you take showers.

This is Zoey Who’s zoo Goodbye, farewell and toodle loo.

Zoey Kille UPK I like to sail in a boat.

I like to swim in a moat.

I do not like to wear a coat.

I like summer best, I like winter less.

I like my new dress, but it’s such a mess and it needs to be pressed!

Vanessa Burgos Grades K-3 Mrs. LeBarge works in school and she is cool.

She is tall and likes basketball.

She likes SU and I do too.

Mrs. LeBarge is nice and she likes to eat rice.

She is awesome and I know that for a fact.

And she taught us ways to subtract.

Gavin Harrington Grades 3-5

Cuomo Announces Gabay Scholarship Applications Available Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced March 20 that the State University of New York is accepting applications for the Carey Gabay Scholarship Program. This scholarship is in honor of Carey Gabay, an attorney and public servant, who was killed as an innocent victim of gun violence in 2015. This program provides full scholarships to five incoming SUNY students who exemplify Carey’s commitment to social justice, leadership, and mentoring, as well as his personal story of succeeding academically despite having an economically disad-

vantaged background. Cuomo announced the first recipients of the scholarship last September.

Carey grew up in public housing and attending public school in the Bronx. After a successful high school career, he graduated from Harvard University and Harvard Law School. He had a longstanding commitment to public service and giving back, and while at Harvard, he ran to become the president of his undergraduate student body. In recent years, he worked tirelessly in public service, first as an assistant counsel to Governor Cuomo and later as first deputy

counsel for the Empire State Development Corporation.

The Carey Gabay Scholarship Program will annually award full scholarships to five students to attend four-year SUNY colleges beginning in the 2017-18 school year. These scholarships will cover all costs of attendance, including tuition, room and board, college fees, books and supplies, transportation and personal expenses. For an application, go to www.suny.edu and type Carey Gabay Scholarship in the search box. Applications are due April 15, 2017.

Public Comment Puts Board and Superintendent in Hot Seat

By Abby Butler WALTON - The Walton Central School Board of Education approved an agreement terminating former librarian Amy Randall’s position with the district at its meeting on March 21. Superintendent Roger Clough declined to comment on the process.

During the public comment section of the meeting, Walton high school junior Emily Sulger lamented what she sees as the crackdown on student and

faculty freedom by the administration. “There’s a lack of respect by the administration towards students and teachers,” she said. “I’ve seen administrators walk into classrooms and reprimand teachers in front of students, which I personally think is quite disrespectful.”

Sulger went on to explain that the overall culture at the high school has been changing in recent years, in a negative way. Without mentioning names, she expressed thanks to teachers who have encouraged open discussions and have sup-

ported students. To her fellow students, she said, “Don’t let your voice be silenced.”

Jennifer Barnhart also spoke during public comment to make the board and superintendent aware of a situation that had occurred so that it would not continue to occur in the future. Barnhart explained that, during a trip for competition, travel arrangements dictated that a single student spend two nights in a room with three coaches.

Barnhart informed the board that this arrangement was unacceptable and made everyone involved uncomfortable.

“There were only two beds, so the athlete took one, a coach took one and the two other coaches slept on the floor or on a chair,” she explained. According to Barnhart, the athlete’s parents called the school and did not receive a response.

Neither the board nor Clough claimed any knowledge of the incident and Clough declined to comment.

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Walton Central School District Superintendent Roger Clough Barnhart indicated that the school policy was that a student athlete would be allowed to bring another student with whom to practice and room with and that they would stay in a room separate from coaches. In bringing this to the board’s attention, she wants to prevent such a situation from

happening again.

In other business: • William B. Ogden Free Library trustee Robbie-Jean Rice informed the board that the library is requesting inclusion on the school budget ballot and that they are asking for a one percent increase in taxes, which will amount to a little over $1,000. Rice explained that the library has been the recipient of a number of grants over the past year that have allowed them to take on multiple projects without requesting a large increase in taxes.

• Clough informed the board that the district has used all of its available snow days. If further snow days are required, the Monday following Easter will be taken back. He also commended district staff for their efforts in cleaning up school grounds following the blizzard.

The next board of education meeting will take place on April 20 at 6 p.m.

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Three Sentenced in County Court for Drug Dealing

By Abby Butler DELHI - In Delaware County court on March 27, Pate Balde, 21, Bronx, pled guilty to one count of third-degree attempted criminal possession of a controlled substance. He was sentenced to serve a determinate term of four and a half years in state prison, followed by one year of post-release supervision. He was also ordered to pay $1,375 in fines and surcharges and forfeited $1,052 that was seized at the time of his arrest.

Balde was arrested on July 6 in Davenport, where police said that he intended to sell drugs from the Rock Inn Motel. At the time of his arrest, police seized 65 bags of heroin, 17 “wraps” of crack cocaine, approximately two grams of powdered cocaine and a small quantity of marijuana. Balde was originally charged with two felony counts of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and one count of unlawful possession of marijuana, a violation.

Judge Richard Northrup Jr. remanded Balde to the custody of the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office for transfer to the appropriate facility.

Zachery M. Mattice, 22, Delhi, also entered a guilty plea as part of a plea bargain in court on Monday. Mattice, originally charged with one count of third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance, seventhdegree criminal possession of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of marijuana, pled guilty to one count of fifth-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance. Northrup sentenced Mattice to five years of probation, with drug treatment court stipulations. He was also ordered to pay a $1,000 fine. Mattice was accused of

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selling heroin in the town of Delhi on Oct. 6, 2016.

Abelardo J. Vincente, 45, Hancock, pled guilty to one count of fourth-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance, as part of a plea agreement.

Vincente was sentenced to serve a three-year determinate term at Willard Drug Treatment Campus, where he will participate in SHOCK treatment.

Vincente was originally arrested on Dec. 22, 2016 and charged with two counts of fourth-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance. He was accused of selling oxycodone and methadone in the village of Hancock.

Also in court: • Colin J. Stanton, 18, Sidney Center, pled not guilty to one count of fifth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and one count of driving while ability impaired by drugs.

• Ashley M. Stanton, 32, Oneonta, pled not guilty to one count of fifth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, one count of seventhdegree criminal possession of a controlled substance, one count of criminally possessing a hypodermic instrument and one count of second-degree criminal impersonation. Stanton was arrested in the village of Sidney

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Abelardo Vincente

on Dec. 13, 2016 and is accused of being in possession of more than 500 milligrams of cocaine, heroin and a hypodermic instrument. She is also accused of impersonating another person to obtain benefit.

According to Northrup, Stanton has previously been convicted of 18 misdemeanors and one felony. “According to this rap sheet, she has a substantial criminal history,” he said. Because of her prior convictions, she was remanded to the Delaware County Jail in lieu of $2,500 bail.

• Jonathon K. Stein, 19, Delhi, pled not guilty to one count of second-degree burglary, one count of third-degree burglary, fifth-degree criminal possession of stolen property, petit larceny and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.

Stein is accused of breaking into a building at 137 Main Street in Delhi on May 5, 2016 and into a detached garage at 143 Main Street on Jan. 15. He is also accused of possessing Klonopin and stealing a DeWalt construction radio and a Die Hard battery charger. Stein was released on bail pending further court action.

Hancock Woman Charged in Photography Business Defrauding Scheme

By Abby Butler HANCOCK - A Hancock woman was arrested on a combination of larceny, fraud, drug possession and vehicle and traffic charges on March 20 by Delaware County Sheriff ’s deputies and Hancock Village Police officers as a result of a traffic stop in the village of Hancock and a joint investigation conducted by those agencies.

Members of law enforcement commenced an investigation earlier this year following their receipt of a number of complaints from area residents who had made advance payments to Christen Wrighter Photography for photographs that were never delivered to the customers by that business.

An investigation revealed that Christen A. Wrighter, 33, Hancock, while conducting business as Christen Wrighter Photography, collected full, advance payment from her customers prior to photography sessions from which she represented she would produce and provide the customers with photographs but ultimately failed to do so.

On the evening of March 20, Sheriff ’s deputies who were on the lookout for Wrighter in relation to the investigation, observed her speeding on state

Highway 97 in the village of Hancock.

Upon stopping her, they learned that her driving privileges were suspended.

After further investigation, deputies discovered that Wrighter unlawfully possessed a quantity of the prescription controlled substances Oxycodone and Roxicet.

As a result of the traffic stop, Wrighter was charged with third-degree aggravated unlicensed opcontributed photo eration of a motor Christen A. Wrighter vehicle, two counts of seventh-degree criminal Sheriff ’s deputies and village possession of a controlled subpolice officers report that, to stance and various traffic indate, five known victims have fractions. At the time, deputies reported being defrauded of a also charged Wrighter with one collective total of greater than count of first-degree scheme to defraud, fourth-degree grand $3,700. Anyone who feels that larceny and two counts of pe- they have been a victim of a tit larceny in relation to the in- similar scheme is encouraged to vestigation into the complaints contact the Delaware County relating to Christen Wrighter Sheriff ’s Office or the Hancock Village Police Department.

Photography.

Wrighter was arraigned in Wrighter was also charged Hancock village court before

by Hancock Village Police with Justice Herbert Buckley and two additional class A miswas remanded to the Delaware demeanor counts of petit larCounty Jail in lieu of $5,000 ceny, relating to her failure to bail, pending further court acprovide photographs to victim tion. customers within that village.

Sheriff’s Desk....

2017 NYS Sheriffs’ Association Membership Drive Delaware County Sheriff Thomas Mills encourages residents to support the New York State Sheriffs’ Institute, which has started its annual honorary membership drive in Delaware County.

The sheriff’s institute was established in 1979 to advance criminal justice education, prevent juvenile delinquency and support victims of crime and their families.

Their programs include: Sheriffs’ Summer Camp: Almost 900 economically challenged children from across NYS attend the sheriffs’ camp on Keuka Lake. The institute pays all costs for the campers, including transportation, a week of camp, meals, and camp activities like sailing, archery, and crafts. The camp is in its 41st year of operation.

Criminal Justice Scholarship Program: The scholarship program provides one scholarship to the criminal justice program at each of New York’s community colleges. This program aims to attract the best and the brightest to the criminal justice vocation.

Victim Notification Programs: The Sheriffs’ Victim Hotline provides automated notification

Tom Mills to registered victims when an inmate is released. The Sheriffs’ Order of Protection Notification Program allows individuals who have been granted family court orders of protection to receive alerts when those orders are served.

For more information about the Sheriffs’ Summer Camp and other Sheriffs’ Institute Programs, visit www.sheriffsinstitute.org, call Pat Hughes at 518434-9091 or e-mail phughes@ nysheriffs.org. The Sheriffs’ Institute is a not-for-profit, taxexempt organization.

Police Blotter Delaware County Sheriff’s Office

• Hannah M. Sage, 21, Hamden, was arrested on March 25 and charged with petit larceny. It is alleged that, over a period of time, Sage stole and consumed medication belonging to a family member.

She was issued an appearance ticket.

• Max T. Spangenthal, 19, Manhattan, was arrested on March 25 at approximately 12:30 a.m. and charged with driving while ability impaired by drugs, following a traffic stop in the village of Delhi. Spangenthal was additionally charged with various traffic infractions and was issued appearance tickets.

• John A. Radomski Jr., 42, Dobbs Ferry, was arrested on March 26 and charged with driving while intoxicated with a blood alcohol content greater than .08 of one percent. Radomski was additionally charged with various traffic infractions. He was issued appearance tickets.

• Janice E. Reed, 71, Walton, was arrested on March 23 on a criminal summons issued by the Walton town court for one count of second-degree harassment. Deputies say that Reed caused another person unwanted physical contact during the course of a domestic dispute. Reed is scheduled to appear in Walton town court at a later date to answer the charges.

the glass to shatter and resulting in approximately $450 in damage to the window. Abrams was charged with one count of third-degree criminal mischief, a class E felony. He remains incarcerated on previous charges and will be arraigned on the new charge in Delhi town court at a future date.

• Michael Kilmer, 34, Delhi, was arrested on March 27 at the Delaware County Correctional Facility where, it is alleged, he possessed contraband. Officers say that Kilmer was found in possession of a quantity of marijuana and three lorazepam tablets upon entering the Delaware County Correctional Facility on March 24 on unrelated charges. He was charged with one count of second-degree promoting prison contraband and one count of seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, both class A misdemeanors. Kilmer remains incarcerated on previous charges and will be arraigned on the new charges in the Delhi town court at a later time.

• Adam K. Buteau, 31, Deposit, was arrested on March 27 on a bench warrant from the Hamden town court. The warrant was issued because Buteau failed to appear for his court date. Buteau was arraigned in Delhi town court and was remanded to the Delaware County Jail in lieu of $250 bail. He is scheduled to appear in Hamden town court at a later date.

• Thomas W. Jefferys, 56, Delhi, was arrested on March 28 on a criminal summons issued by the Delhi town court for the charge of second-degree harassment. It is alleged that Jefferys harassed a female victim on various occasions, beginning in August 2016 until the present time. Jefferys is scheduled to appear in Delhi town court at a later date to answer the charge.

Walton Village Police Department

Jamal Abrams • Jamal Abrams, 38, Delhi, was arrested on March 23 for allegedly destroying property at the Delaware County Correctional Facility.

Abrams, who is currently incarcerated there on charge related to an assault arrest earlier in the year, is accused of kicking a glass door window inside the facility, causing

• David A. Thompson, 32, Walton, was arrested on March 22 and charged with second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. He was arraigned in Colchester town court before Judge Arthur Edel and remanded to the Delaware County Jail in lieu of $750 bail. He is scheduled to appear in Walton village court at a future date.

• Michael J. Fragala, 19, East Islip, was arrested on March 23 and charged with unlawful pos-

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session of marijuana. He was issued an appearance ticket.

• Michael Reyes, 22, Staten Island, was arrested on March 25 and charged with third-degree unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and unlawful possession of marijuana. He was arraigned in Hamden town court before Judge Gay Merrill and remanded to the Delaware County Jail in lieu of $5,000 bail. He is scheduled to appear in Walton village court at a future date.

• Esanie D. Burgess, 22, Brooklyn, was arrested on March 25 and charged with unlawful possession of marijuana. She was issued an appearance ticket.

• Anthony A. Lame, 56, Walton, was arrested on March 26 and charged with issuing a bad check. He was issued an appearance ticket.

• Aislinn A. Stanton, 36, Walton, was arrested on March 26 and charged with issuing a bad check. She was issued an appearance ticket.

Delhi Village Police Department

• Yvette Burrero, 46, Delhi, was served a criminal summons to ap-

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• Evan Kroitzsch, 24, Unadilla, was arrested on March 26 as a fugitive from justice.

pear in Delhi town court to answer a complaint of fifth-degree attempted welfare fraud. The fraud complaint stems from an investigation conducted by fraud investigators at the Delaware County Department of Social Services.

• Johanna Zavala, 21, Delhi, was issued an appearance ticket for violating the village noise law after police responded to a noise complaint at 18 Court Street. Upon their arrival, police discovered a small party at the residence and observed yelling and loud music.

• Tyler C. Connell, 20, Yaphank, was arrested on March 24 and charged with unlawful possession of marijuana. He was issued an appearance ticket.

• Michael T. Kilmer, 34, Delhi, was arrested on March 24 and charged with two counts of seconddegree criminal trespass. He was arraigned in Delhi town court and remanded to the Delaware County Jail in lieu of $2,000 bail.

• Shamkie K. Saunders, 23, Monticello, was issued an appearance ticket for violating the village noise law and hosting a nuisance party on March 25, when police discovered a gathering of 50 people at 20 Orchard Street who were

• Ryan P. Smith, 25, Sidney, was arrested on March 20 and charged with menacing a police officer, a class D felony, resisting arrest and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon.

• A 17-year-old Sidney resident was arrested on March 21 and charged with second-degree criminal sale of marijuana and endangering the welfare of a child.

• Lisa A. Bohigian, 36, Bainbridge, was arrested on March 23 on a bench warrant.

• Charles Walsh, 23, Sidney, was arrested on March 23 and charged with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.

• Jessica McGough, 36, Sidney, was arrested on March 23 and charged with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.

• Thomas Kern, 39, Sidney, was arrested on March 25 for a forged inspection.

• Dana M. Kauffman, 45, East Branch, was arrested on March 20 in the town of Deposit and charged with third-degree grand larceny, a class D felony. He was released on his own recognizance.

• An 18-year-old Selden male was arrested on March 20 in the town of Hancock, following a traffic stop on state Highway 17, westbound. He was charged with fourthdegree criminal possession of marijuana, a class A misdemeanor, and issued an appearance ticket.

• Dana M. Kauffman, 45, East Branch, was arrested on March 20 in the town of Deposit and charged with one count of third-degree grand larceny. He was released on his own recognizance.

• James Lock, 21, Selden, was arrested on March 20 in the town of Hancock, following a traffic stop on state Highway 17, westbound. He was charged with the violation of unlawful possession of marijuana and issued an appearance ticket.

• Brian B. Tuohy, 36, Afton, was arrested on March 23 in the town

Induction will be at the Sidney High School auditorium at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday April 6.

The third marking period ends Friday, April 7. Don’t forget to register for the May 6 SAT tests on Friday. The ACT tests are on Saturday, April 8, at 8 a.m.

Good luck to all.

Here on the Farm, the cows got their feet trimmed this week.

They were postponed because of the cold weather the week before. That means two days of herding up the cows and bringing them to the trimming table

to trim their toes, because they grow when they are confined to the free-stall and don’t get out to pasture to keep them ground off on the stones. The trimming makes their feet feel better and they can walk better in the freestall barn. This is done twice a year and fixes any sores they may have. The calves are being born, despite the cold and snowy weather and are doing well. There are so many in the barn but it seems and they are getting along well. Weather will soon be getting better and the

heifers and dry cows will be let out of the barn and onto the good pasture, we hope, anyway.

Birthday greetings to Vincent Warner on April 8, Jessie Fisher on April 9, Tyler Wormsley on April 10, Sylvie Mugglin April 11, Heather McKown Amatuccio and Lisa Sawdy April 14 and Chrissy Gray April 15. Have a great day, everyone.

The Masonville Federated Church has services on Sunday mornings at 11 a.m. and adult Sunday School at 9:45 a.m. Bible Study is Thursday evenings at

allegedly playing loud music and yelling in a way that disturbed the peace and quiet of the surrounding neighborhood.

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Deposit State Police

of Hancock, following a traffic stop on old state Route 17. He was charged with driving while ability impaired by drugs, with a previous conviction within the past ten years, a class E felony. He was held without bail.

Margaretville State Police

• Jason P. Tanzer, 33, Stamford, was arrested on March 21 in the town of Harpersfield and charged with one count of petit larceny, a class A misdemeanor. He was issued an appearance ticket.

• Fritz E. Maitre, 20, Cambria Heights, was arrested on March 24 in the town of Delhi and charged with unlawful possession of marijuana, a violation. He was issued an appearance ticket.

Oneonta State Police

• Charles Jensen, 53, Summit, was arrested on March 21 in the town of Davenport, following a traffic stop on state Highway 23. Jensen was charged with first-offense driving while intoxicated and aggravated driving while intoxicated. He was issued an appearance ticket.

Please continue to send get-well wishes to Dan Socorrso, Tom Hutson and Lois Newkerk.

An Easter egg hunt at the DeLancey church will take place Saturday, April 15, at 1 p.m. If you are a helper, please be there at 11 a.m.

Church services for the Hamden, DeLancey and West Delhi churches for Sunday, April 2, will be held in the West Delhi church at 11 a.m. Pastor Dick Sliter will be leading the service. Communion will be served.

The Hamden Senior Citizens club met for its monthly luncheon meeting on Wednesday, March 22, at the Hamden Town Hall. After the flag salute, the group sang God Bless America and then “Happy Birthday” to Don Moore, Adela Nagel, Doris Stevens and Sandy Caruso. Cards were signed and sent to Cathleen Holmes, Ken and Grace Penny, Lois McDonald, Ron and Betty Pinney, Doris Stevens, and Sandy Caruso. The group voted to donate $100 to the Delaware County Senior Council to use for the Big Wheel Golf Tournament fundraiser held in May. The next luncheon meeting is Wednesday, April 26, at noon at the Hamden Town Hall. A Dulcimer group will provide entertainment.

Anyone in the area is welcome to come for lunch and the program.

Just bring a dish to pass and table service. Beverages are provided.

Susan MacIntyre, spokesperson and educator from the Delaware County Landfill, spoke to the Senior Citizens at the March meeting.

Game Day players met on Monday, March 20, at the Hamden Town Hall. The pinochle players had their game, and an additional correct number of people were there to play Hand and Foot at the other table. This is becoming Minnie Miller’s favorite game. A visiting grandson enjoyed meeting and playing games with the people his grandparents Julian and Ginny Wilcox mention. The next Game Day is Monday, April 3, at 10 a.m. at the Hamden Town Hall. Everyone is welcome to come. Snacks, beverages and games are provided.

Come and have some fun.

“A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.” - Charles Darwin It’s almost April already, and on Wednesday, April 5, the K-12 Sidney students will have a Select Art Show at the Harrington Gallery from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

The Honor Society and Tri-M

6:30 p.m. at the church. Friday April 7 the movie “Risen” will be shown at the church at 6:30 p.m.; popcorn and beverage will be provided, all are invited. Easter schedule: April 9, the Palm Sunday worship service, April 13 at 7 p.m. will be the Maundy Thursday Service and April 16 at 7 a.m. will be the Easter Sunrise Service with breakfast to follow. No adult Sunday school that day; the Easter worship service will take place at 11 a.m.

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Pursuing Your Dream

Disappointed

I was disappointed in last week’s headline portraying Walton as last in SAT scoring, and Delhi first. First of all, why would you call out high school seniors on how they tested? Also, when you clicked on the link Delhi was actually seventh, but first in Delaware County, and Walton 33rd but sixth in Delaware County with seven schools not reported.

The small percentage they tested also could have skewed the results. While the district is actively working toward improving literacy and math skills, I don’t know why anyone would choose to pick such a personal, small group to humiliate. They will get enough disappointments in life, it doesn’t need to start in the hometown paper.

PATTY WOOD WALTON

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Walton Village Clerk’s Corner ———————————————

By Jody Brown

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The village of Walton will have a tax foreclosure sale for 64 East Street on March 31 at 2 p.m. on the steps of the village hall. We will require 10 percent down on the day of sale in cash or certified check. The balance will be due April 10.

The next regular meeting of the board of trustees will be April 3 at 6 p.m. in the board room.

The water/sewer invoices will be mailed on April 5. The invoices are due upon receipt. A 10% penalty will be added to balances after May 5. Call if

you do not receive your invoice.

A note from the sewer department: DO NOT flush wipes of any kind down the toilet even if they are marked “flushable.” These wipes clog the sewer lines and the pumps at the wastewater treatment plant.

The village code states that all sidewalks need to be clear of ice and snow by 9 a.m.

There is funding available for the “first-time” home buyers program. Applications are available at www.villageofwalton.com and the Delaware

Opportunities website. These programs are also available to village of Walton residents and administered through Delaware Opportunities: Rental Assistance and Home Repair, a grant for all of Delaware County.

For questions regarding these or other village services, contact the office at 607-8654358. Office hours are Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The village of Walton website is www.villageofwalton.com.

Board meetings are available there for viewing.

In the summer of 1896, Orville Wright, at the age of 25, contracted typhoid fever. For several days he was near death.

It would be an entire month before he could sit up in bed.

It was several more weeks before he could get up out of bed. Orville’s brother, Wilbur, had taken an intense interest in human flight. With Orville bedridden, he had a captive audience. Wilbur read aloud to Orville. What appeared to be a tragic health crisis, turned into the birthplace of a dream that would one day cause both of them to soar.

On May 30, 1899, Wilbur wrote a letter that would change his life. He addressed the letter to the Smithsonian Institute, informing them that he had begun a systematic study of human flight.

He asked them for everything written on the subject One book, l’Empire de l’Air, written by a French farmer and poet, was like “a prophet crying in the wilderness, exhorting the world to repent of its unbelief in the possibility of human flight.”

Exhorting the world to repent of its unbelief in the possibility of human flight.

What an interesting statement. It’s convicting and challenging at the same time.

What unbelief do you need to repent of ?

We not only need to repent of sin, we also need to repent of our small dreams. The size of your dreams may be the most accurate measure of the

size of your God. Is He bigger than your biggest problem? Your worst failure? Your greatest mistake?

A God-sized dream will always be beyond your ability, beyond your resources. Unless God does it, it cannot be done!

But that’s how God gets the glory that belongs to Him. If your dream doesn’t scare you, it’s most likely too small.

The Wright brothers had no formal education, no underwriters, no friends in high places. All they had was a dream. Over and over, the Wright brothers failed to fly, yet they refused to give up.

They learned from their failures, until one day they defied gravity for twelve seconds at Kitty Hawk, N.C., on Dec. 17, 1903.

In the summer of 1896, human flight was science fiction.

It’s now a daily reality. At any given moment, five thousand airplanes carrying a million passengers are flying through the air. And it all started with a dream. Wilbur Wright repented of his unbelief in the possibility of human flight.

The rest is history.

Are you hindered in the pursuit of your dream?

Repent of unbelief and believe in the possibility of your dream!

Larry Light is Pastor at New Hope Community Church, Walton, NY 607-865-5436.

Story Source: Excerpted from Chase the Lion by Mark Batterson.

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Card of Thanks

The family of Orea “Jerry” Brown would like to thank everyone who sent cards or called.

A Special Thanks to those who shared their favorite memory with us. A special thanks to the Hospice nurses, Kim Halaquist and Cal. A very special thanks to our family for being there for us. Thelma, Michael & Wendy, Daniel & Angela and Nichol _________________

Dorothy R. Closs Dorothy R. “Bunny” Closs, 79, of Walton passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, March 23, 2017, at Wilson Memorial Hospital in Johnson City.

Bunny was born on Oct. 3, 1937, in Downsville, the daughter of the late Douglas and Ada Blanche (Mallery) Scudder. On April 16, 1966, she married Henry W. Closs in Montrose, Pa., in a double wedding with Roland and Donna Beers.

Bunny was the manager for the Townsend Garden Apartments for many years. She was a member of the New Hope Community Church where she was very active in all the church activities and was also a past board member and co-chairperson for the pancake tent at the Delaware County Fair.

She was also a longtime member of the Walton Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary. She was involved with helping hands, and served as a town of Walton councilwoman.

Bunny loved spending time with her family, traveling, feeding the birds, doing puzzles, bowling, reading and shopping, especially Christmas shopping. She will be remembered as a lady always willing to help others.

Bunny is survived by her husband, Hank; her children, Teresa (Mark) Bedford of Bainbridge; Lawrence (Kari) Closs of Bainbridge; Cynthia (David) Gardepe of Walton; Tami (Kyle) Westcott of Bainbridge; Lori (Andrew) Northrup of Trout Creek; and Beverly Closs of Walton; surrogate children, Andy and Theresa Steitz, grandchildren, Jennifer (Thomas Moye r s ) Be d f o rd ; D o n a l d (Nicole Devine) Bedford; Karly (LJ) Romanowski; Beth (Djorn Mohammed) Closs; Noel (Gene) Mann; Shellie (Burton) Reed; Kyle Bowker; Chad Gardepe; Matthew (Justin) Harby-Conforti; Kody (Amber) Westcott, Tanner ( Joanna) Westcott; Heather ( Ja m e s ) Ga rd n e r ; Ka s s i d i Northrup; Amanda Savaria, Jason (Stephanie) Savaria; Jeremy (Alena) Savaria; surrogate grandchildren Zach, Julia and Aaron Steitz; she also had 25 great-grandchildren; a sister, Joyce Bouw of Walton; sistersin-law, Lynn Scudder and Joyce Closs; several nieces, nephews, cousins and many friends in the community including her church family. She was predeceased by a daughter, Cheryl Savaria, granddaughter, Bonny Ruth Bedford, brother, Donald Scudder, and a sister, Barbara Zimmerman.

Family and friends were invited to call on Monday, March 27, at the New Hope Community Church, 45 Stockton Avenue, Walton, where services were held with Pastor Larry Light, officiating. Burial will be in Walton Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of the Courtney Funeral Home, Walton.

Memorial contributions in Bunny’s memory may be made to Bonny Bedford Memorial Scholarship, Franklin Central School, 1 Institute Street, Franklin, NY 13775. Condolences to the family may be made online at www.courtneyfh.com.

There will be a soup sale this Saturday, April 1 at Butcher’s Garage from 10 a.m. until sold out. This is a fundraiser for Luccia Martucci to go to Spain on the All-Star Soccer trip. There will be northern bean soup,

Allen Lee Fitch Philip L. Castora Philip L. Castora, 84, of Downsville, formerly of Brooklyn, passed away on Thursday evening, March 23, 2017, at the Roscoe Community Nursing Home.

Philip was born on July 23, 1932, in Brooklyn, the son of the late Louis and Grace (LaBosco) Castora.

Philip was a baker for many years in Brooklyn for Danilo Bakery. He was a member of the NRA, Bay Ridge Rod and Gun Club and an instructor for the NY State Hunter Safety Course.

Philip enjoyed hunting, fishing, drawing, telling a good joke and spending time with his family.

Philip is survived by his loving family, Louis (Beverly) Castora of Downsville; Maria (Frank) Noviello of Downsville; grandchildren, Nicholas and Amber Noviello, and several nieces and nephews.

Services will be held privately at the convenience of the family.

Arrangements are with Courtney Funeral Home, Walton.

Memor ial contr ibutions in Philip’s name may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.

Condolences to the family may be made online at www. courtneyfh.com. .________________________

William Piervincenzi

William Arthur Piervincenzi, 74, of Andes, died Saturday, March 18 at his residence.

A celebration of his life will be held at a later date.

Contributions in his memory may be made to the Andes Emergency Squad or to the charity of one’s choice.

Arrangements are by Hynes Funeral Home of Margaretville. ___________

Martha Tucek Martha C. Tucek, 96, of Roxbury, died Sunday, March 19 in Oneonta.

A graveside service was held Saturday in Roxbury Cemetery.

Arrangements were by Miller Funeral Home of Roxbury. _______________________

Edith Moore

Edith L. “Vicki” Moore, 82, of Dunbar, Pa. and Roscoe, died Wednesday, March 22 at her residence in Dunbar.

A private graveside service will be held at a later date.

Contributions in her name may be made to Fayette Home Care and Hospice, Lemont Furnace, Pa. Arrangements are by Harris Funeral Home of Roscoe.

Allen (Al) Lee Fitch, 79, of Hamptonville, N.C. and formerly of Downsville, passed away after a short illness on Saturday, March 25, 2017, at Forsyth Memorial Hospital in Winston-Salem, N.C. Allen was born on February 26, 1938, the son of the late Arnold and Juanita (Polly) Knapp Fitch in Corbett. Al lived the majority of his life in Downsville. In the early 1990s he and his wife Gloria moved to North Carolina.

Al was a graduate of Downsville Central School and a member of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church.

Having a passion for horses, after high school he worked as cowboy at the Round Up Ranch in Downsville. Many thought he was one of the best ever as he entertained the crowds at the Saturday night rodeos at the Ranch for many years. Al then worked on various construction projects in both New York and North Carolina before retiring.

In addition to his parents, Al was predeceased in 2013 by his wife Gloria, and by a son, Rodney Allen Fitch, in 1988.

Al is survived by his daughters Toni (Chuck) Hume and Jean Marie Fitch of Downsville, a son Scott Fitch of Binghamton, and a stepdaughter, Pam Vitale (Rocky) of Long Eddy; his grandchildren, Erin ( John), Kate, Jake, Cody, Ashley, Meghan, Sara, Linzy, Kyle, Gabriella, Hunter, Jesse (Alex), Jerry and Hailey, and two greatgrandsons, Connor and Jordon.

Also, his siblings Larry (Linda) of Mocksville, N.C., Bonnie Shaver of Downsville, Shirley (Duke) Katleski of Haines City, Fla., Dar (June) of Waynesburg, Pa., Dennis (Barb) of Oakdale, Md., Bryan (Nora) of Delhi, Doug of Downsville, and several nieces, nephews and cousins.

There will be a celebration of his life later this summer in Downsville for his family and friends.

Donations in his memory may be made to the Rodney Fitch Memorial Scholarship Fund, Downsville Central School, PO Box J, Downsville, NY 13755 or to a charity of one’s choice. _________________________

Richard Woytek

Richard Elvig “Dick” Woytek, 70, of Cary, N.C., a native of Sidney, died Saturday, March 15 at his residence.

A celebration of his life will be held in July in Sidney.

Contributions in his memory may be made to First Tee of the Triangle, Raleigh, N.C., or to the Sidney Central School Alumni Association, to benefit the association’s golf tournament.

Patrick Bullis Wayne “Patrick” Bullis, 48, of Walton, passed away on Friday, March 24, 2017 at home, following a long illness.

Patrick was born on March 6, 1969, in Walton, the son of Wayne I. and Sandra (Becker) Bullis. Patrick was a member of the RFI Workshop, ARC Bowling Club, and Wednesday Bingo.

He loved to travel, go to hockey games, ride on roller coasters, watch NASCAR, and was fascinated with babies.

Patrick is survived by his loving family, his mom and dad, Wayne and Sandra, his sister, Danielle Bullis of Cleveland, Tenn., his niece, Heaven, aunts and uncles, Dave and Margaret Bullis of Franklin; Dick and Sandra Becker of Franklin; Burt and Bonnie Becker of Laurens; Gil and Kathy Becker of Franklin and William Becker of Franklin; many cousins, and all his special friends at the ARC. Patrick will be missed by many.

Friends and family are invited to call on Saturday, April 1, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Riverside Alliance Church, 110 Stockton Avenue, Walton, where services will be held at 1 p.m. with Pastor Matthew J. Thornton, officiating.

Arrangements are with Courtney Funeral Home, Walton.

Memorial contributions in Patrick’s memory may be made to Walton EMS, 61 West Street, Walton, NY 13856, Delaware County ARC, 34570 State Highway 10, Hamden, NY 13782, or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.

Condolences to the family may be made online at www. courtneyfh.com.

Dorothy C. Chelbus Dorothy C. Chelbus, 85, of Walton, passed away March 20, 2017, at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown.

She was born November 21, 1931, in South Fields, the daughter of Lester and Andrea (Conklin) Youmans.

Dorothy was married t o A n t h o n y C h e l b u s. He predeceased her May of 1998.

She is survived by her daughter, Victoria L. and husband, David Fatum of Oneonta; brother-inlaw, Frank Fasalo of New Jersey; sister-in-law, Caroline Mishkin of Florida and several nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased sistersin-law, Sophia and husband, John Jones and Stephanie Fasalo.

Services will be announced at a later time.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Heart of Catskill Humane Society, 46610 State Route 10, Delhi, NY 13753.

Online condolences may be made at www.lhpfuneralhome. com.

Arrangements are by Lewis, Hurley & Pietrobono Funeral Home, 51 Dietz St., Oneonta. _________________

Warren Austin Warren H. Austin, 85, of Sidney, died Friday, March 24.

A celebration of his life will be held today (March 29) at C.H. Landers Funeral Chapel, Sidney, with his grandson, Pastor Eric Austin, in charge.

Contributions in his memory may be made to Calvary Chapel of the Hills, Richmondville, or to Catskill Area Hospice and Palliative Care, Oneonta. _________________________

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Andrew Cinque Andrew P. “Andy” Cinque, 92, of Livingston Manor, died Wednesday, March 22 at Roscoe Regional Rehabilitation and Residential Health Care Facility.

A service was held Saturday from St. Aloysius Roman Catholic Church, Livingston Manor, with Rev. Edward Bader officiating, and burial was in the church cemetery.

Contributions in his name may be made to St. Aloysius Church.

Arrangements were by Harris Funeral Home of Roscoe. _________________________

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Maria Alvarado

Maria Elena Alvarado, 76, of Middletown, a former resident of Roscoe, died Friday, March 24 at Orange Regional Center, Middletown.

A service was held Tuesday from Harris Funeral Home, Roscoe, with Rev. Edward Bader officiating. _________________

cream of potato, cream of broccoli and beef barley soup. It is an honor to have the opportunity to go on this trip. Help her raise the funds to go and enjoy some hot soup for lunch.

Join Girl Scout Troop 30631 for a Toe Tappin’ Grab-A-Partner & Do-Si-Do Square Dance fundraiser Sunday, April 2, at the Downsville Central School Auditorium from 1-5, featuring RPH Band of 1, Randy Hulse.

Come square dance or show off your dance moves. This will be a fun day for the whole family.

Tickets prices are $10 per adult, $5 per child age five-18, five and under free, and $25 per family.

Proceeds will benefit Girl Scout Troop 30631 who will be going to Washington, D.C. in June.

Drinks and snacks will be available for purchase. One door prize will be drawn for pre-purchased tickets and another door

prize for best “western themed” apparel. Get a picture of yourself or your kids at a square dance!

Contact Theresa at 607-3632283 for ticket purchases or for additional information.

The next Downsville Town Library program will be on April 8 from 10-noon. There will be Easter books, activities and crafts for all to enjoy. Let Joyce know by email if your child will be attending.

Get your good, clean clothes you no longer wear together for the spring rummage sale.

Colchester Community United Methodist Church will sponsor the sale at the Downsville Fire Hall April 20 and 21, 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Bag day will be Saturday, April 22 9 a.m. until noon. Clothes may be left at the Downsville Fire Hall, April 19.

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13 Area Winter Teams Earn Scholar/Athlete Laurels

By Tom Coddington The New York State Public School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) has published its list of all winter teams, in a wide variety of sports, which have qualified for state Scholar/Athlete recognition.

There were 13 area teams on the list, and nine area schools were involved. Bainbridge-Guilford had four teams that made the

list, Walton, Delaware Academy and Sidney had two apiece, and Franklin, South Kortright/Andes and Roscoe/Livingston Manor one each.

Walton, DA and B-G both had girls’ and boys’ basketball teams qualifying, and B-G also had the two bowling squads, while the Sidney, Franklin, SK/A and R/ LM girls’ basketball teams, and the Sidney girls’ indoor track and field team are on the state list.

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DA GIRLS’ CAGERS EXCEL IN CLASSROOM — Kneeling from left are Karlye Heavey, Adelina Sackett, Sara Fischetti, Hannah Morley and Kayla Spangenberg. Standing from left are Lauren Mable, Kaitlynn Finch, Julia Burns, Brenna Gioffe, Anna Post, Olivia Wakin, Logan Bruce and Coach Todd Bruce.

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STATE ACADEMIC HONORS FOR BULLDOG BOYS — Seated from left are Maxwell Hulbert and Benton Branigan. Kneeling from left are Erik Gullow, Quinn McKeegan, Conor Aikens, Will Branigan and Tristan Olsen.

Standing from left are Cristian Aloisio, Braxton Sohns, Coach Warren Kelly, Nate Craft and Christian Hardy.

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STATE HONORS WCS GIRLS’ HOOP SCHOLARS — From left in front are Gretchen Decker, Kimmie Huntress, Claire Loker and Destiny Twyman. From left in back are Jordynn Palmatier, Kate Maguire, Natali Cobb, Mckenzie Clough and Olivia Harby. Kelsey Smith and Hannah Wagner were not available for photo.

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WALTON BOYS’ CAGERS EARN STATE ACCLAIM — From left in front are Jared Webler, Jacob Beach and Alex Sorochinsky. From left in back are Alex Tweedie, Nick Beardslee and Justin Beers.

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MAC CITES WARRIORS’ TEAMS TOP SCHOLARS — These three Walton athletes were at the top academically in their respective winter sports. From left are Jared Webler (boys’ basketball), Olivia Harby (girls’ basketball) and Vincent Escobar (wrestling).

Delaware League Names Winter Teams’ All-Stars The Delaware League has announced the names of the players who have earned all-star status in the winter sports — girls’ and boys’ basketball and boys and girls’ skiing. Since there was only one other school in Section IV with a skiing team, Ithaca competed with the DL skiers, and won the sectional tournament, according to DL Secretary Jim Adair.

The first team for boys’ basketball is made up of Ed Newman of Margaretville, Tyler Lamport and Arie Brunson of South Kortright, Colby Fancher and Steve Anderson of Stamford, Chase Plattner of Hunter-Tannersville, and Majd Ismail of WindhamAshland-Jewett.

Named to the girls’ basketball first team are Kristena Westerfeld of Margaretville; Brianna Laing, Alexa DuBois and Jordan Finch of SK; Haley Steenland, Melanie Hoyt and Madison Hoyt of Stamford, and Jordan Jacobs of H-T. On the first team for girls skiing are Sophia Janis of Margaretville, Sophia Jaeger of W-A-J and Liley Cowen of Ithaca.

Selected for first team in boys’ skiing are Nick Vajtay of Roxbury, and Ryan Morse and Chris Rachlinsky of Ithaca.

On the girls’ basketball second team are Emily Baker of Margaretville, Annna Reinshagen of SK, Gabrielle Caiazza of Stamford, Kacie Hymers of

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Charlotte Valley, Hope Cooper and Sierra Perry of GilboaConesville, Jessica Pochily of Jefferson and Audra Rossignol of H-T. Making up the boys’ basketball second team are Donovan Bullock of Margaretville, Brandon Porter of SK, Keyshawn Scott of Stamford, Ryan Howell of Roxbury, Ryan Finne of CV, Dan Wade of Jefferson, Darren Fredenburgh of G-C, and Ryan Radcliffe of H-T. The second team for girls’

skiing are Megan Corrigan and Olivia Kornbrek of W-A-J and Elizabeth Jorrery of Ithaca.

On the boys’ skiing second team are Charlie Murphy of H-T and Cameron Grover and Tommy Christen of Ithaca.

Receiving honorable mention for skiing are; Kevin Davie and Claire McDaniel of Roxbury and Ryan Landi and Bethany Kletz of W-A-J.

With honorable mention for boys’ basketball are;

Justin Valentine and Lucas Elmore of Downsville, Curtis Roberts of Margaretville, Andrew Post and

Tye Swantak of SK, Brent Ogborn and Eric Hladik of Stamford, Anthony Cortese of Roxbury, Jason Adams of Jefferson, Cole Fancher and Adam Haight of G-C, Kevin Mattice and Subaru Honge of W-A-J, Richard Kenneally and Kaeden Leach of H-T.

Honorable mention for girls’ basketball go to;

Kailee Young and Luccia Martucci of Downsville, Katly Shamro and Kaylee Sanford of Margaretville, Isabella DuBois of SK, Jade Strauss of Stamford, Kaitlyn Balcom of Roxbury, Amaya Grant and Hallie Shultis of G-C, Aiden Lapinel and Michaela Eppich of Jefferson, Aleeah Randazzo and Shian Ferguson of H-T, and Samantha Kornbreck of W-A-J.

OFA’s ‘Big Wheels’ Golf Tourney Set for May 12 at College GC DELHI — The Delaware County Office for the Aging (OFA) will hold its annual “Big Wheels” golf tournament on Friday, May 12 at the Delhi College Golf Course, according to the tournament committee.

The entry fee this year will be all inclusive — greens fees for 18 holes of golf, cart use, guarantee prizes and a post tournament dinner.

The field is limited to a maximum of 104 players. Entry forms with check must be

received by April 30 to guarantee entry, but later entries will be accepted if the maximum number has not been reached.

For more information, or to request an entry form, contact the OFA office at 607-8325750.

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Hancock Youth Football, Looking for Participants

By Rosie Cunningham

Marianne Neuber at her residence in Gilboa Tuesday on her way out for a ski.

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Being Fit at 76 With Marianne Neuber

By Rosie Cunningham GILBOA - Dive into the closest thing we have to a fountain of youth: fitness. But, whether you are 50 years old or 30, try keeping up with Marianne Neuber of Gilboa.

The 76-year-old can be found bombing down the ski mountain all winter long or out on the tennis court during the sunny season.

“I always skied,” she said.

“But, at 60, I was a little bored and needed more excitement. I fell in love with snowboarding.

I believe it is more physical and tests your body and your muscles more.”

Neuber volunteers her time at Windham Ski Resort each winter, as an instructor in the Adaptive Ski Program.

“It helps people with disabili-

ties navigate on the mountain,” she said. “Some are more independent than others but the entire experience is completely satisfying.”

When she’s not at the ski mountain, Neuber is out crosscountry skiing on the trails or snow shoeing.

“She is hard to keep up with - it’s incredible,” said her friend Cynthia Mattsson, who is two decades younger.

Neuber came to the United States from Germany in 1973 where she married her husband Bruce. She credits her parents for getting her on a physical and healthy life path.

“My parents were very into sports,” she said. “I did gymnastics, dance, track and field, I did it all. My father was a shot putter and was involved in other track and field events and he taught

me.”

Neuber said she enjoys staying active because it keeps her mind and body strong.

“I like to do a variety of things.

It’s good for my health,” she said.

Neuber rides bike, swims, runs and hikes and will take up any activity on any given day.

She said that she is not overly conscientious about her diet but has a garden year-round and enjoys fruits and vegetables daily.

“I have no health problems and take no medications,” she said.

Neuber has two children and four grandchildren.

When asked if base jumping or sky diving would ever be a possibility, she laughed.

“Probably not, it may be fun, but I like to keep my feet on the ground.”

HANCOCK - It’s time to get out and play.

The Hancock Youth Football League is looking for more youth players of ages ranging from four to 12 years old.

“We are a traveling football league and play different teams,” said organizer Alicia Persbacker. “The kids really enjoy it. Over the past few years, all of the kids are moving up and starting to play modified in school. We have several different teams.”

Persbacker added that several fundraisers are involved to enhance the program.

“This year, we are having a golf fundraiser in Hancock and hope for a great turnout,” she said. “Anyone that would like to donate to the league to support the kids would be great.”

The age groups for each team

are Flag - four to seven yearsold, Juniors - seven to nine years-old and Seniors - 10 to 12 years-old.

Persbacker said they are also looking for cheerleaders from four to 12 years-old as well.

“If we have enough, we will have two teams, juniors and seniors,” she said.

Each child will get their own jersey that they pay for and has their name on the back of it.

“It’s a really great program and gets the kids ready for modified football,” said Persbacker.

The registration date is April 22 at the Hancock House Hotel from 1 to 3 p.m.

If anyone would like to join and cannot make the sign up and registration date, contact Alicia Persbacker on Facebook, or e-mail hancockwildcats@ yahoo.com, or call 607-3485720.

Lifeguard Training at SUNY Delhi Pool Starts April 3 DELHI — A lifeguard training class will begin on Monday, April 3 at the pool at SUNY Delhi’s Kunsela Hall.

The class, on Mondays and Wednesdays from 6-9 p.m. will continue to May 17, but will not

be held April 10 and 17.

For more information, contact Aquatics Coordinator John Kolodziej at kolodzge@delhi. edu or call 607-746-4263 (office), 607-287-1116 (cell) or 607746-4119 (fax).

Delaware Valley Ridge Riders Host Races

By Rosie Cunningham DOWNSVILLE - Nearly 60 snowmobile racers turned out Saturday at the Downsville Firemen’s Field to enjoy a winter day of snowmobiles, drag racing and a whole lot of action.

“We had 56 racers in all,” said Julie Markert, president of Delaware Valley Ridge Riders (DVRR), the organization that hosted the event. “We had two dates before this past Saturday but in one instance, the weather conditions were poor and in another, there was a scheduling conflict with another race.”

There are about 380 members of the DVRR and Markert said about 25 enthusiastically took part in organizing the day.

“We decided to host the event about eight days before,” she said.

“I believe the day overall, was a great success. Everyone involved had such a fun time and there was so much enthusiasm in making this race happen.”

About $2,800 was raised and proceeds will go towards maintenance of the trails and equipment, as well as the club in general.

Race results: 120 Mod: 1st Place - Gavin Guy, 2nd - Carley Guy; 120 Stock: 1st Place - Carley Guy, 2nd - LJ Gregory; Vintage Stock: 1st Place - John Stiffler, 2nd - Marvin Bertholf; Vintage Mod: 1st Place - Sam Sloan, 2nd - John Stiffler; 800 Stock: 1st Place - Jim Parks, 2nd - Tommy Figura; 900 Mod: 1st Place - Bill Gregory, 2nd - Jim Socci; 900 Improved: 1st Place - Rich Weiss, 2nd - Sam Sloan; Stock Turbo: 1st Place - Tommy Vitro; 700 Improved: 1st Place - Bob Millis, 2nd - Bryan Thompson; 600 Stock: 1st Place - Chris Porter, 2nd - Timmy Lacey; 700 Stock: 1st Place - Bob Millis, 2nd - Tim Hall; 1000 Mod: 1st Place - Jim Darran, 2nd - Jim Socci; 600 Studded Improved: 1st Place - James Harrington, 2nd Tim Hall; Side-by-side: 1st Place - Cody Summers, 2nd - Tim Lacey; ATV: 1st Place - Johnny Lacey, 2nd - Jake Murphey.

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Gavin Guy, of Delhi, races in the Delaware Valley Ridge Riders event which took place Saturday.

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LJ Gregory gets a pep talk prior to his 120 cc Class while Papa Bill Gregory (all from Walton) looks on.

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Carley Guy Races her 120cc at the Delaware Valley Ridge Riders event which featured 56 participants.

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Timmy Lacey of Downsville races against Erik Besmer (far sled), of Walton, Saturday at the Downsville Firemen’s Field.

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Bedroom Building for Wildlife

By Ryan Trapani No Carpenter, Just a Cutter I’m not a carpenter; that’s for sure, but lately I have been sort of a bedroom builder. I’m not talking about bunk beds or anything like that in the house.

Instead, these bedrooms are outside in the woods. The basic materials are quite large and clunky, while you can leave your fine-measuring tools at home.

Instead of a level, hammer or nails, you’ll need a good chainsaw and some trees. Move over Bob Villa, we’re going to make a mess. Some of you might think we’re in the demolition business instead of the construction business, but this is bedroom building for wildlife.

A Walk in the Park I remember going for a hike several years ago, through the Catskill Forest Preserve. In this section of mature woods were naturally tall trees with few plants and cover growing on the

forest floor. If you’re a scarlet tanager or black bear equipped with climbing gear, there is plenty of food and cover in the upper tree canopy. However, if you’re a ruffed grouse, woodcock, snow-shoe or cotton-tail rabbit, fawn or other small mammal seeking cover, then you’re out of luck. Most of the forest in this section is “parklike” with few plants or downed woody debris for wildlife to find a home under or escape from predation. In other words, this mature woodland has “no vacancy” for these wildlife species.

For hiking, though, these parklike conditions do make the walking easier. So, there I was walking along, thinking about god-knows-what, when a ruffed grouse popped out. He startled me at first as he exploded away into flight. Okay, so despite this mature woodland with little forest understory, it still seemed to eke out a grouse or two. Then another and another; four more grouse exploded away. Okay,

now I stopped to look around. I was in a mature Norway spruce stand, probably planted sometime during the DepressionEra’s CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) days.

“The Messier, the Better” Norway spruce stands are normally the last place one would expect to find a grouse since they exemplify the “park-like” look with a cathedral overstory and little undergrowth for wildlife cover. It’s a beautiful place to set up camp since there is normally abundant open space to spread a tent. As I looked out around me, I noticed that many of these Norway spruce trees had fallen over, probably due to maturity and wind damage. The CCC just planted these trees and never thinned them afterwards, so many of them were being shaded out and losing vigor.

However, the grouse were benefitting. The downed-logs had created ample cover and probably served as “drumming logs”

Talk on Young Forest Initiative At CCCD on April 13 ARKVILLE — The Catskill Center for Conservation and Development (CCCD) will host a program on April 13 at 6:30 p.m., which will highlight the “Young Forest Initiative” program being developed by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC).

The speaker will be Selinda Brandon, a wildlife biologist

at DEC’s Division of Fish and Wildlife. She will outline the initiative — what it is, what can landowners do, and what are the benefits.

Wildlife need all types of habitat to survive, including young forests. While mature forests are home to several species, others need young forests.

DEC’s program is designed to considerably increase young

forest habitat in several wildlife management areas (WMA’s) throughout the state.

Such declining species as the Golden-Winged Warbler, the New England Cottontail, the American Woodcock and Ruffed Grouse will hopefully be helped, For more information on the program, visit catskillcenter. org/events or call 845-586-2611.

On April 8 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Town of Colchester Library, there will be an activity time for pre-k thru sixth graders with Joyce Steflick.

All are welcome to come read Easter books, make crafts and other activities. If you plan to attend call Joyce so she has enough to go around: 607-3637187, or email colchester.publiclibrary@gmail.com.

On April 4 there will be a town of Hancock meeting at the East Branch Fire Hall at 6 p.m., to discuss the proposed water system. The regular town board meeting will start at 7:30 p.m.

Fire call for the remainder of March for the Downsville Firemen’s Ladies Auxiliary is Lisa Peaster, Barbara Young and Shirley Homovich. Those for April are Diane Grasso, Tammy Ryan, Janet Champlin and Samantha Davies.

On Monday, March 20, I accompanied Pastor Dori of the East Branch/Harvard UMC, Barbara Young and Kevin Keesler to Eastern Conn. to bring back more of Pastor Dori’s belongings. We had a pleasant trip, got a lot done and had many laughs for the day. My truck was loaded and we all joked about looking like the Hatfields and McCoys coming up the road. The shock of the day: Barb and I experienced firsthand the new law that allows men to use ladies’ restrooms. Not my to liking at all.

Other than that, our day was great.

The East Branch/Harvard UMC would like to thank all who came Saturday for the baked potato dinner at the fire hall. The nasty weather kept some away but about 50 came.

The winner of the Cape Cod trip was drawn - Thelma Hugus of Downsville won it. Congratulations, Thelma! She gets a whole week at Cape Cod.

The next dinner for the church will be April 29, chicken and biscuits.

If you started your spring housecleaning, remember that East Branch/Harvard UMC will be having, its first in a very long time, rummage sale at the East Branch Fire Hall on May 12 and 13. The church will take any good, clean clothing, household items, tools, toys, books and puzzles, dishes, bedding, shoes, coats, furniture etc. If anyone needs items picked up, within a 15 mile radius, call Kevin Keesler at 607363-7751, or Allen Hadden at 607-363-7396, Barbara Young at 607-363-7821 or Carol Lacey at 607-363-7387, or drop items off on May 11 at the fire hall from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Happy anniversary this week to Mr. and Mrs. Vaughn Warfield of East Branch on their second anniversary.

Happy birthday to Joan VanLoan, Kaden Palimeter, Donnie Charles, Ann LePinnet, and a belated 16th birthday to Alice Gummoe of East Branch.

The Colchester Senior Citizens Club held its monthly meeting at the American Legion Hall on Thursday, March 23; 21 members attended. A meeting followed the luncheon. A new member joined: Bernie Nocella. Reminder to members that haven’t paid yearly dues, $10 is due now. The first trip is all ready booked - no vacancy. Second trip to Lancaster, Pa., an overnight trip July 26 and 27, for non-members cost is $270, the down payment of $100 is due May 15 with final payment on June 15. If interested, contact president Sis Doig at 607-3632208.

Get well wishes to Sonny Mattson, Dylan Tompkins, Germaine Hayden, Rita Bailey and John Smit. Hope you all are feeling better soon.

Sympathy to the family of Al Fitch, who passed away last week. Al was formerly from Downsville but recently lived in North Carolina.

Welcome home to my sister, Charlotte Emerich, who has been in Florida since December with one of her sons. She has been enjoying cruises to South America and others, plus redoing her home down there.

Visitors of Allen and Janet Hadden over the weekend were Allen’s daughter Dawn and hubby Kevin Palmatier of Red Creek and their two sons.

They came to the dinner Saturday night and saw some of her relatives, such as her Aunt Marie Flora and Jerry Snow and cousin Mary Karcher of Pa., Aunt Charlotte Emerich and Aunt Mary and Uncle Donnie Charles of East Branch, Aunt Carol Lacey of Corbett, cousins Kevin and Joann Keesler.

I enjoyed dinner Saturday night at the East Branch Fire Hall with Barbara Young and her son Walter, Charlotte Smit, Dixie Roucek, and Vaughn Warfield, pastor Dori, Gloria Sherburn, Cindy Early, Joann and Kevin Keesler, Missey Elmore, Karen Gilmore, and others. Old home day for me.

Fern Hale of Downsville also attended the dinner at East Branch Saturday night.

The East Branch Food Bank will be open Thursday from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the rear of the East Branch/Harvard UMC. If anyone cares to donate food items, they could use tea bags, coffee, mustard, catsup, mayonnaise and pepper. These things they do not get from the Delaware Opportunities even toilet paper, soap and paper towels. But they appreciate whatever anyone donates - it all helps.

Joan Luscomb and her aid Betty of Shinhopple attended the baked potato dinner at East Branch Saturday night, March 25, and on Sunday attended the benefit breakfast for Krista Kauffman at the Downsville Fire Hall.

for frisky male grouse seeking a mate.

Fast-forward to the present and now I find myself mimicking those same conditions.

Other wildlife species require “forested bedrooms” too. Trees can serve multi-purposes when felled to the ground: (1) Added sunlight can help nourish fruit and nut trees when adjacent trees are felled; (2) Felled trees can provide food in the form of browse for starving white-tailed deer and rabbits; and (3) Felled

trees can provide critical overhead cover for deer bedding sites or low-lying cover for small mammals and birds.

Now, you might see an aesthetic impact when wildlife “bedroom building” is being performed, but sometimes for wildlife, “the messier, the better.”

Ryan Trapani is the interim executive director of the Catskill Forest Association; www. catskillforest.org.

CFFCM Honors Three New ‘Legends” LIVINGSTON MANOR — At a dinner on the first day of the fishing season, Saturday, April 1, the Catskill Fly Fishing Center and Museum will install three new “Legends,” individuals who have been important in the fly fishing community — Dave Brandt of Oneonta, Sue Post of Livingston Manor, and the late Ralph Graves of Roscoe.

Brandt has been tying flies, casting and fishing for more than 45 years, and is also an educator who has taught for more than 30 years at the Wulff School of Fly Fishing. He also is the immediate past president of the Catskill Fly Tyers Guild.

Post is connected to many of the anglers who first stepped into her business, Fur, Fin and

Feather on DeBruce road in Livingston Manor, where she has helped anglers learn about the basics of fly tying and outdoor skills.

Graves, a Navy veteran, owned the Old Glory Fly Shop in Rockland, and also invented the “Old Glory” fly. He was known for his creative and artistic fly tying. After his death in 2014, the CFFCM named its golf tournament for him.

The event reception and silent auction begin at 5:30 p.m., and the buffet dinner will start at 6:30. Reservations are required.

For reservations, and a complete list of the opening day activities, visit www.cffcm.com or call 845-439-4810.

Make Your Own Bamboo Fishing Rod LIVINGSTON MANOR — Individuals are being offered a rare opportunity to continue a true American folk craft, by learning how to construct their own bamboo fishing rods.

The Catskill Fly Fishing Center and Museum (CFFCM) has arranged for expert instructors to teach two five-day sessions, from Friday-Wednesday, May 19-24, and Friday-Wednesday, June 9-14. Each class must have a minimum of three students enrolled by April 1. Classes are usually limited to six students.

Students will make a ferruled blank with grip and reel seat installed, and receive instructions on wrapping the guides and applying the finish. Once the class is over, the students will then receive instructions on how to

wrap the guides and apply the finish to the rod at home, at their own speed and own style.

The instructors are David VanBugel and Kathy Scott, who live in Maine and have been teaching this class since 2003. At the Catskill Rodmakers in 2016, the couple received that year’s Bellinger Award for quality and integrity in craftsmanship.

Other classes being offered at the CFFCM are “Paint and Sip” on Saturday, April 22 at 1 p.m.; “Be a Better Caster, Saturday, May 6; “Putting the Fly Where You Want it to Be, Saturday, June 3; and “Learning to Cast Farther,” Saturday, July 1.

For more information, visit the CFFCM website (www.cffcm.com) or call 845-439-4810.

Cod’s Corner

By Tom Coddington

Had there not been such a storm two weeks ago, this week’s issue would have a Sports Slates column. There were several contests, starting as early yesterday (March 28) on some of the schedules but obviously, there is still quite a bit of snow on the ground, and even if it goes away, the fields will be soggy for some time.

There doesn’t seem to be much hope that our high school athletes will be able to practice outside, let alone get any games in, for quite a while yet. We have received several notices of postponements, but we wish we had more, because thus far, they all have come from the same school.

On the other hand, we still are waiting for spring schedules from a few schools. Many of them have been gleaned on the schools’ websites, but there are many schools that do not seem active enough websites to show where one can find the schedules.

It is good that the New York State Public High School Athletic Association’s Scholar/Athlete list was announced in the middle of last week. It allowed us to get the story and the photos from two of our schools into this week’s edition.

Hopefully, we will get some more photos of other schools’ qualifying teams for next week, and perhaps beyond.

This Saturday marks the opening of the trout fishing season, as you will see in the annual Fishing Guide that is a part of this week’s issue. The activities in Roscoe and at the Catskill Fly Fishing Center and Museum, a few miles up the Willowemoc, are detailed in the guide and on the regular pages. We hope to have them covered, although yours truly will have to miss the action this year.

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100 Years Ago, SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 1917

THE WEEK IN WALTON What We Are Talking About at the County Hub

TO RESUME STATE ROAD WORK Parker to Put Up Big Garage − Building Addition to Barn − McClelland Farm Sold.

Robert Silliman has been recommitted to the Binghamton state hospital and was taken there by an attendant on Wednesday.

Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose Jaycox and Mrs. Seymore Alverson of Rock Rift motored to Binghamton recently, and on their return home were run into by another car.

Fortunately no one was injured, but both cars were damaged considerably.

Leslie M. Budine has purchased the Charles Cole farm, Bobs Brook, and has rented it to his nephew, Harry Budine. A. C. Strangely, who recently sold his farm at Pines to Henry Stuart, has bought Mrs. Robert Carman’s house, Park street.

S. R. Rosoff of the Fulton Engineering Company has returned from New York and will reopen the state road work on April first. He expects to finish his contract this season. The scarcity of labor may have a serious effect in holding up new contracts for state roads this season.

The Walton High School basketball team closed the season Tuesday by defeating the Delaware Academy boys of Delhi by a score of 43 to 37. Though the score was close the game was far from being a good one to witness as that Friday evening between Walton and Norwich when the home team won by a score of 32 to 27. The Norwich team were a fast playing set and gave the Walton boys a run for their money.

S. L. McClelland has sold his 200 acre farm on Johnson Hill, West Brook, to Arthur C. Cytowic of New York city, who takes possession April first. The sale includes 68 head of cattle, three horses and other personal property. The purchase price was $13,000. The sale was made through the agency of Guy S. Fitch of Delhi, agent for the American Farm Agency of New York. Mr. McClelland will move to the village later.

Katherine, the eighteenmonths-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jay Hammond, fell from a stool Saturday and fractured her collar bone. The father is now with Company F at Millwood.

Francis, the young son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Chambers of West Brook, while climbing into the hay mow of his father’s barn one day this week, fell twelve feet from a ladder. A bad gash was cut in his forehead above his right eye. Dr. R. W. Gladstone was called to attend both cases.

Robert Utter of Palmer Hill will build a large addition to his barn this spring. Frank Herrick will have charge of the work.

The addition will be 34 by 70 feet in the dimensions and and will make the basement 110 feet in length and 96 feet wide. The entire basement floor will be laid in concrete and room will be furnished for one hundred cows. Mr. Utter now owns over eighty head and after the first of October will make Grade A milk, for which the dealers pay fifteen cents per hundred pounds more than for Grade B. The basement of the barn will be ceiled with pine and when the addition is completed Mr. Utter will have one of the most up-to-date barns in this section.

George M. Parker has let the contract for a fine new garage to Roland Russell. The building will be located on the Delaware street lot between Hendrickson’s building, formerly Coleman & Jones’ office, and Sherman Hoyt’s house. It will be 45 by 135 feet in dimensions and two stories high. The entrance will be 14 feet wide and will have a passageway 25 feet deep between office and sales rooms on each side. The main storage room will be 45 by 80 feet in dimensions and in the rear of this will be a work room 45 by 25 feet. The front will be of concrete with granite finish and the main garage will be constructed of hollow tile and will be practically fire proof. Steam heat will be installed, the boiler room being located in the rear.

The front part of the second floor will probably be used for a hall and behind this will be a storage room. Construction will be started at once and the building will be completed by July first, it is expected. Storage room for about forty cars is provided. Mr. Parker has the agency for the Ford since the first of the year has sold nearly fifty cars.

The state military training commission has announced that military training of boys sixteen, seventeen, and eighteen years of age, will be commenced at once in places having armories, including Walton. In Walton it is expected that Sergeant J. J. Connelly will probably have charge. A census of the boys of this age in the first school district shows that between sixty and seventy come under the provisions of the law. The drill is compulsory on all boys, whether attending school or not. All boys who are to have military training this year, irrespective of age, will be trained one period a week for the remainder of the term, which ends June 15. This period will range from one to three hours per week, according to the judgement of the zone supervising officer of military training. Major Charles Tobin of the First Cavalry, Rochester, has charge of this district.

MAY ENTER FEDERAL SERVICE Return of Company F Unlikely at Present − Fifty Recruits Wanted.

It is now believed that the First Regiment, to which Company F belongs, will not return to Walton when relived of guard duty on the New York aqueduct, but will be sworn into the Federal service.

Already three New York regiments, the Second, Seventy-first and Seventy-fourth, have been called out by President Wilson.

Congress convenes in a special session on Monday, when the President will go before that body and a declaration of a state of war with Germany will be made, it is expected.

Quartermaster Sergeant A. E. Oothoudt and Sergeant J. W. Palmer came home Monday to inventory the property in the armory. This is considered a step preparatory to muster into the federal service. Others home were Cook J. J. Townsend and Privates Charles La Frano, Frank Felter, and Herman Cable.

New enlistments during the week include Norman G. Tiffany of Norwich, George H. Stevens, Hamden; John J. and James R. Fuhr of Rock Rift and William A. Foote of Walton. Fifty more men are needed to bring the company up to its full strength. Sergeant J. J. Connelly will be found at the Walton armory daily to receive applications for enlistments. The men enlisted will be equipped at once and transportation furnished to the camp of the company.

It is expected that Company F will leave Millwod in a few days for rifle practice on the range at Peekskill. Second Lieutenant Hones has asked for a transfer to the 71st Regiment.

DOUGLAS APPOINTED AS COMMISSIONER Village Board Organized For Ensuing Year Tuesday

NEW COMMITTEES ARE NAMED No Changes Made in Officers or Their Salaries − Will Meet First Tuesday in Month.

The village board met on Monday evening and organized for the ensuing year. The chief business was the appointment of officers.

J. C. McClelland was reappointed village clerk at a salary of $10 a month and David Douglas was chosen as street commissioner for another year at a salary of $60 a month. C. N. Peake is the village attorney and receives a retainer fee of fifty dollars. The police officers appointed were as follows: W. A. Soper, chief, C. R. Wakeman, Eugene Schoonmaker and John Paine.

The following committees were appointed by President W. J. More: highway, Retz and McCabe; sidewalk, St. John and Retz; electric light, Robinson and St. John; fire department, McCabe and Robinson. Mrs. Paul Nichols was appointed park commissioner.

The street commissioner was authorized to pay $1.75 for men and $4 for man and team. The regular meeting of the board will be held the first Tuesday of each month.

NEW CREAMERY AT DEPOSIT Farmer on South Side of River Organize Company.

(From our Deposit correspondent.)

The milk question is the main topic of discussion with the people in the vicinity of Deposit at the present time. Other plans are being considered to dispose of milk besides delivering to the Bordens and Mutuals. Six farmers residing on the south side of the river have formed a company, the Laurel Bank Creamery company, and will remodel the old creamery on the John Page farm to care for their milk. A pasteurizer, churn, separator and other machinery with which to dispose of the surplus milk will be installed.

Wemple & McFarland, who own what is known as the Devereux farm, about a mile down the river from the village, are planning to expend $2,000 for machinery with which to equip a building sufficient to handle fifty diaries. The creamery at Hambletville will also make preparations to handle more milk than heretofore.

A meeting of the dairymen was held in Redmen’s hall last Tuesday afternoon, called for the purpose of voting whether or no they should join the state Dairymen’s League, which when taken there was a large majority in favor of joining the league.

FOUND DEAD IN HALLWAY Brother Discovers Lifeless Body of Read’s Creek Young Man. The lifeless body of DeWitt Skinner of Read’s Creek, town of Tompkins, was found by his brother Homer in the hallway on the second floor of the Skinner home on Tuesday morning about eleven o’clock.

He had been strangled by the line of a light harness which had been looped about his neck, passed over a stick placed across an opening into the attic and then fastened to the bannister of the stairway. The young man was 24 years of age and lived alone with his brother Homer on the farm formerly occupied by their father, E. A. Skinner. He had apparently been in the best of spirits that morning.

The funeral service will be held

at the home this, Friday, morning, conducted by Rev. L. Terwillinger of Fish’s Eddy. Burial will be in the Walton cemetery. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Skinner of Mt. Hope, Orange county, one brother Homer of Read’s Creek; and three sisters, Mrs. Earl Griffin and Mrs. George Ruff of Orr’s Mills and Margaret, who is with her parents at Mt. Hope.

$7,500 FIRE FOLLOWS KNOCKING DOWN PIPE Store of B. E. Connor Gutted by Flames Tuesday Morning

DENSE SMOKE DOES DAMAGE Firemen Unable to Get at Fire for Time Because of Smudge − Damage to Building About $2,000.

The knocking down of a stovepipe in B. E. Connor’s store, Delaware street, caused a fire Tuesday morning which practically destroyed the stock of goods in the store and resulted in a total damage from the fire of over seven thousand dollars.

Mr. Connor had been busy Monday unpacking new spring goods, which had just arrived, and forgot to put coal in the stove before going home that evening.

When he came down Tuesday morning he left the front door locked while he was sweeping out and building a fire. He started a wood fire and then noticed one of the joints in the stovepipe was loose and smoke was coming out of it. He went upstairs after a stepladder and was carrying the ladder down when he caught his foot on a piece of oilcloth and fell. The stove stands near to the foot of the stairs and the ladder struck the stovepipe with enough force to knock it down.

Flames shot out of the stove door and ignited a dress and other articles nearby. Mr. Connor tried to stamp out the flames. Herbert Terry, who saw the fire from the Retz-Lincoln’s store hurried across the street and found the door locked. Had he been able to get in, it is thought the flames could have been controlled by the two men before they gained headway. Mr. Connor saw the fire was getting beyond his control and rushed to the front door of the store and unlocked the door for Mr. Terry, but help came too late.

An alarm was sent in and in the meantime two fire extinguishers were brought over from nearby business places, but the smoke was so thick that it was impossible to remain in the store to use them.

The chemical engine arrived first and soon had a stream on the fire, but the flames spread rapidly among the inflammable materials in the stock and as soon as the hose companies arrived three streams of water were turned on.

The smoke was so dense and suffocating that it was impossible to enter the building and gave the impression that the flames had spread outside the Connor store.

The fire alarm was sounded about 7:40 o’clock and in forty minutes the flames were practically out.

The firemen did good work in confining the blaze as they did.

The block where the store is located was formerly known as the Seeley block and is owned by A. G. Patterson and E. L. Jenks.

There are three stores in it, Mr. Connor’s, Paul Taylor’s variety store and R. E. Lockwood’s jewelry store. The Boston Candy Kitchen is in the Spring building to the east of the Connor store and separated from it by a brick wall.

The Candy Kitchen was not damaged. Two years ago, when Paul Taylor’s five and ten cent store was located where the Candy Kitchen now is, the place was burned out and the flames spread into the Connor store through a doorway which has since been bricked up. Mr. Connor suffered an expensive loss at that time.

Paul Taylor’s variety store was badly smoked up and Mr. Taylor’s loss from this cause will be considerable. The smoke also penetrated Lockwood’s jewelry store, Alexander’s grocery, the law offices of Fancher & Fancher and W. F. White and H. S. Ogden’s real estate office on the second floor. The Walton Club rooms are on the third floor.

Mr. Connor had just received a shipment of new goods. He carried an insurance of $4,500 and his loss will exceed his insurance.

The damage to the building and fixtures is estimated at from $2,000 to $2,500, covered by insurance. Mr. Patterson and Mr. Jenks own practically all the fixtures used in the building. The work of repair will begin at once.

The insurance was carried in the agencies of S. H. Pond and H. S. Ogden.

Mr. Connor will reopen for business as soon as the store can be repaired, which will probably be five weeks. In the meantime he may dispose of the goods not seriously damaged by a sale in other quarters.

ROCK RIFT BARN DESTROYED Calf, Pig and Farm Implements in Building are Burned − Saved the Wagon House.

The large basement barn of C. J. Bailey at Rock Rift was destroyed by fire Wednesday night. The fire was first discovered by Howard Rock while on his way home from the acid factory and the flames were seen about the same time by Mrs. Ambrose Jaycox, who gave the alarm by telephone.

The Baileys live across the river from the Rift and the family were all asleep when the fire broke out.

Mr. Rock lives on the same side of the river and saw the flames breaking out from the building as he was coming up the road. He aroused Mr. Bailey and his son Herbert and they were joined by Ambrose Jaycox, who lives directly across the river, and his hired man, Dick Baxter. The nine head of cattle, two horses and two pigs were gotten out, but about thirty chickens, a pig and a calf were burned to death and Mr. Bailey’s mowing machine and farm machinery, together with a large quantity of hay and some grain, were destroyed.

The men who first arrived devoted much of their attention to saving the wagon house nearby, and in this they succeeded. Help soon arrived from the Rift as men crossed the river in boats. Some of the grain in the building was saved.

Insurance was carried in the Delaware County Farmers’ Fire Relief Association. The cause of the fire is unknown.

DROWNS IN CALLICOON CREEK Aged Charles Lindke Fell in Stream While Waching Flood.

Charles Lindke of North Branch was drowned in the Calliccon creek Saturday afternoon. He was about 65 years of age and moved to North Branch from Union Hill, N. J., five years ago.

At about 1:30 Saturday afternoon Mrs. Fred Dorrer observed the old gentleman standing on the bank of the Callicoon creek, where he had gone to look at the rapidly rising water. A moment later Mrs. Dorrer noticed that he had disappeared entirely from sight, and immediately became alarmed for his safety. She attracted Leon Happich and Wesley Dorrer to the place in time to see the old man’s body floating down the stream.

Wesley Dorrer jumped into the raging mountain stream and grasped the clothing of the body, then tossing wildly upon the water.

Mr. Dorrer was unable to make headway in dragging the drowning man to shore and being himself nearly overcome by his heroic exertions, was at last compelled to release his hold.

March 29, 2017

BUSINESS MEN WILL BANQUET WEDNESDAY

LIBRARY FOR BOVINA, GIVE OF MR. COULTER

the Appellate Division reversing the judgement of conviction against John E. Scudder.

Frank Jewel Raymond, “Business Evangelist,” to Speak

Sum of $4,100 Left to Churches and Public Enterprises

NEW SCHOOL FOR BLOOMVILLE

ALSO FAREWELL FOR MR. DAVIS

ESTATE AMOUNTS TO $30,000

Annual Business Meeting and Election of Chamber of Commerce After Address − The Tickets.

Many Individual Bequests Made in Will − Other Large Estates Before the Surrogate.

Frank Jewel Raymond of East Orange, N. J., widely known as the “Billy Sunday of the Business World,” will talk to the business and professional men of Walton at a banquet which will be held in the Walton Club rooms in the Seeley block on Wednesday evening of next week, April 4.

The banquet will be in the nature of farewell for George E. Davis, who recently disposed of his business interests in Walton to buy an interest in the firm of L. Sipple & Co. of Roscoe. The banquet will take the place of the regular annual election of the Chamber of Commerce and after Mr. Raymond’s address the annual election of officers of the Chamber of Commerce will be held.

C. B. Lincoln, O. J. Hoos, W. E. Webster, W. J. More and A. J. Holmes are in charge and they have made arrangements with C. A. Evans to put on the banquet at one dollar a plate. Tickets may be secured from Mr. Hoos or Mr. Holmes and must be taken before Wednesday as the accommodations of the club rooms are limited to a little more than one hundred and it is necessary to know how many are to be served.

Mr. Raymond calls himself a business evangelist and has made a nation wide reputation. It was only possible to secure him for Wednesday’s banquet because of the fact that he fills a two evenings’ engagement in Norwich Monday and Tuesday, where one thousand tickets at one dollar each were sold to insure his engagement. The Kingston Daily Freeman says of Mr. Raymond: “In spite of the heat, there was a large and very appreciative audience present and they were privileged to hear a talk by a man who had a working knowledge of what he said, who emphasized his talk with witty or biting epigrams and who never spoke a word without saying something.”

FAMILIES TAKEN OUT IN BOATS Ice Jams Causes Flooding of Low Lands at Hancock.

(From our Hancock correspondent.)

Saturday the ice in the West and East Branches of the Delaware river started to move out early in the afternoon. The West Branch broke up but did not go very far before it stopped and jammed back and the water was very high.

Cellars were flooded with water in a few minutes. The family of Eber Morse had to leave the house and wade in water two feet deep. Also Edward Morgan’s house was surrounded by water, and the furniture was taken upstairs. The New York Transit company had to shut down as the water got into the ash pits and into the oil pits. This condition lasted only about two hours.

Along about four o’clock the ice started in the East Branch from up Fish’s Eddy way and came as far as Hancock village at the Erie railroad bridge and there it stopped, which caused a bad jam.

The water and ice jammed back as far as the Cadosia mill property.

Families on the bank of the river were in danger. Their houses filled with water to the second story, and they were taken out in boats. Water ran across the state road along the dugway towards Caodsia. Much damage has been done both at Cadosia and in the west of the village.

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Estate of James W. Coulter, late of Bovina, Will admitted to probate and letters of administration issued to John A. Irvine. Estimate, $25,000 personal, $5,00 real. The provisions of the will are as follows: To James L. Coulter, Archine Coulter, Jane Coulter, Margaret J. Gladstone, Cora E. Tripp, Nancy D. Brown, Andrew E. T. Coulter, John T. Coulter, Walter Coulter, William H. Irvine, Isabella Irvine, William F. McNee, James L. McNee, Jennie McNee, Stella Richardson, each the sum of $450; to William J. Doig and Jennie B. Doig, each $500; Andrew T. Doig, $350; Irene Franks, Harry Franks, Lillian Franks, each $150; Nellie Fullerton, $400; John A. Irivne, elk horns and head; Board of Home Missions of the U. P. church, $200; N. Y. State Sabbath School Association, $200; to John A. Irvine, in trust, $2,700 and plot of land in the village of Bovina for the purpose of establishing a library and reading room; to the U. P. church of Bovina, $500; the residue to be divided among the several legatees in proportion to the amount bequeathed them.

LIGHTS FOR SIDNEY CENTER Villagers Also Make Plans for Summer Boarders.

(From Sidney Center correspondant.)

A community meeting of unusual interest was held Friday evening, under direction of the Village Improvement Society.

Plans for electric lights were considered and steps taken to obtain and provide for summer boarders.

By invitation of Agent Stilson, the meeting was held in the convenient and comfortable waiting room in the new Maywood passenger station, and many were the expressions of appreciation for all that the O. & W. provided. It was a business meeting, but not business only. The Boy Scouts were out for fun and they had it.

Mrs. Sagendorf gave an appropriate reading, R. G. Cornell played the violin and C. J. Fitch led a chorus of voices in singing patriotic airs.

FLEISCHMANNS BANK AGAIN Decision of Judge Hasbrouck Vacates Halpern Injunction − May Have New Election.

Justice Hasbrouck of Kingston has rendered a decision vacating the injunction served by A. A. Halpern against Fred D. Cure, U. S. Grant Cure, John E. Scudder and the First National Bank of Griffin Corners. The injunction was served on the defendants on the date of the bank election in January, preventing Fred D. Cure from voting the five shares of stock formerly owned by Harold O. Judd. These are the five shares, the sale of which Mr. Scudder, who held them as collateral, resulted in his indictment and trail. The control of the bank hinged upon them. By preventing the voting of the stock the opposition to the so-called Todd faction gained control of the bank by a vote of 123 to 122, and elected C. V. Spriggs president. The validity of the bank election may now be taken to the courts.

District Attorney H. J. Hewitt has decided to appeal to the Court of Appeals from the decision of

First Step Taken With Vote for the Purchase of Site.

(From Bloomville correspondant.)

A meeting of the taxpayers of Bloomville, was held at the opera house last Thursday evening for the purpose of voting on a new school building.

A. T. Hamilton, district superintendent, and Mr. Hall of the state educational department, addressed the audience. At the close a vote was taken to purchase a new site and erect a new building. The vote was 63 for and 21 against.

WORSE THAN STEALING MONEY Sneak Thieves Rob Sidney Center Home of Potato Supply.

(From Sidney Center correspondant.)

While Mr. and Mrs. Guy Patrick were attending an evening entertainment, some one entered their home and carried away three or four bushels of potatoes and several cans of fruit.

Other people have also missed supplies. We are sorry to acknowledge that there are in our communities characters with thieving propensities.

FOR FRANCE AND HUMANITY Halladay Woods Writes of Experiences With Ambulance Corps.

Mrs. W. B. Morrow has received the following letter for Halladay Woods of Delhi, who left Hamilton College in December to spend a year with the American Ambulance Corps in France: France, January, 1917.

Dear Mrs. Morrow, We left New York on Xmas evening and reached Bourdeaux ten days later. Our voyage was rough but the weather was not stormy enough to prevent us being on deck every day.

New men in the ambulance service stay at Paris from two to four weeks to get uniforms, papers and other red tape. On January twenty-second I left and joined Section Eight in the Somme sector. There are thirteen sections in all, each with a French lieutenant and an American head. We are considered part of the French army and subject to their regulations. Every three months we have a seven-day leave or permission and we receive the poilu’s pay of five cents a day. Each section is attached to an army division and has to move when the division does.

Two days after I arrived we received orders to form convoy. For three days, averaging one hundred miles a day, we traveled across France, passing through villages and through stone piles that had once been villages, by long cantonments of troops and piles of ammunition. It was a wonderful trip. The censor has already spoken to me about mentioning the towns we passed through, so I will have to wait until I get home.

The third day we stopped at S. For about a week this will be our headquarters. Ten of our cars remain at S. and evacuate men from hospitals to the railroad, where they are taken to Paris. The other ten go for forty-eight hour periods to poste de secours. These are shelters back on the lines to which wounded from the trenches are brought. Our nearest poste is not more than a few hundred yards from the front line. Everything at this time of year, in the morning is so quiet that they allowed us early one morning, before things started, to go through the trenches.

Miles and miles of zig-zag ditches running parallel to the front, and

here and there a trench starting off at right angles towards the Germans. We went up one of these till we came to a listening post. Looking through the periscope we saw beyond the barbed wire entanglements of No Man’s Land into the German trenches.

Our town accommodates only eight hundred troops and they have now over twelve hundred.

Then, last week, the town was bombarded and half of the buildings destroyed. (Incidentally, three of our cars were destroyed and one man wounded in the affair.) But the main thing was the houses, or rather, lack of houses.

We lost our own containment and after the bombardment had to use an open barn. Placing our tables in the driveway, we slept in the hay mow. In the coldest winter France has had in years, these open air apartments are not overheated.

But it’s a great life. The hours may often be long, the weather may be - yes, is - very cold and food is not the best, yet it is wonderful. Wonderful to feel one is having his part and doing his share in the greatest struggle man has ever made for freedom. As we see the soldiers march off smiling and singing, then we are bringing back these same poilus battered and dying, but still smiling, we feel we are one of them, trying in our little way to suffer and toil with them, in order that the world may be free.

HAL WOODS

Better Than Drill.

Governor Edge of New Jersey has just signed a bill which prohibits, under severe penalties, the selling of cigarettes to minors under eighteen. If this law can be enforced it will mean more for the welfare of the boys of New Jersey than compulsory military training.

It is to be regretted that the governor of New York state is obsessed with the idea that all a boy needs is to be forced to drill.

MAKE CEMETERY BEAUTIFUL Association Issues Appeal for Better Care of Lots − Fund for Perpetual Care.

To the owners of lots on the Walton Cemetery Association: The trustees of the association are very anxious that the cemetery grounds be kept in good and proper condition and beautified as far as possible. This you will readily see can only be done by each lot owner interesting themselves so far as to see that their own lot is properly graded, the stones or markers upon them straightened and placed in proper shape. This would mean but a small expense to each individual lot owner and would result in great improvement to the appearance of the cemetery.

We have as you all know a perpetual fund for the care of individual lots which is steadily growing and we would earnestly urge that as many as can do so would deposit with the trustees for the association a sufficient fund for the maintenance of their particular lot. The minimum amount has been established by a recent action of the trustees at $50. We would however suggest that those who can afford would make this $100 as such fund will be kept carefully and properly invested and the income from the same utilized for the beautifying of the lots and grounds. This fund insures perpetual care and provides each lot with a marker indicating that this is thus protected.

We also desire to call the attention of those who have purchased lots and failed to pay for the same that the balance of such lot can be sold and used by the association either for half lots or individual burials.

May we also ask that those who are desirous of having their lots placed in order for the coming year pay on or before June 1st the sum of $1.00 to E. W. Lockwood, secretary of the association, who will give a receipt of the association for the same, which sum will be used in the care of the lot for the coming season. This payment of $1.00 is only for the care of the lot during the coming season and does not include the grading or the additional work or resetting the stones above specified. If every lot owner would go to the trouble and expense of having each stone in their lot reset where necessary it would add much to the appearance of the cemetery.

J. H. Townsend, President.

State Police Not Necessary.

Senator Hill of this district is criticized for voting against the Mills State Constabulary bill which passed the senate by a vote of 26 to 24. The bill appropriates $500,000 for four troops of fortyfive men each with officers directed by a superintendent at a salary of $5,000 and a deputy at $2,500.

The duties of the police would be confined almost entirely to the rural districts.

So far as we have observed there is no demand coming from the rural districts for such a force and such being the fact Senator Hill is justified in opposing the measure. There are many counties like Delaware where such a police would be absolutely without value, their duties being effectively covered by the sheriff and his deputies.

Pennsylvania has such a force and it is claimed to be extremely useful. But the conditions in that state are entirely different from this. Pennsylvania has a large foreign population engaged in mining and the lawless element is in the cities over which state police would have no control. Here and there of course there would be sections where such a force would be valuable, but take the state as a whole the main achievement of the bill would be to make jobs for a couple hundred men which later would be continually increased.

Hysteria Not Patriotism.

Hysteria is not patriotism, but it seems to be passing for it nowadays. The New York newspapers shout loyalty to the government in one issue and knife the president in the back in the next. It is all right for school boys to circulate a so-called loyalty pledge, but three Brooklyn school boys who circulated anti-universal service pamphlets were arrested, had their finger prints taken and were fined $2 each. The “loyalty pledge” is exactly on a par with asking a man to pledge himself to supply his family with bread, or be good to his wife, but twenty teachers who declined to sign this foolishness are in danger of losing their jobs in New York.

And as usual the preachers are making asses of themselves, that is some of them. Dr. Hillis wants all Germans shot except those whom he would hang. The president of Princeton University refuses to let Dr. David Starr Jordan speak on campus. And so it goes. This newspaper promoted hysteria is largely confined to New York city. Like a fever it will run its course and in time be recognized as on par with hanging witches.

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Letters must be received by April 21. Questions call 607-8296776.

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Brokers welcome. For immediate confidential response, call 607-353-8068 or email info@ NewYorkLandandLakes.com 13RE

LENDER ORDERED SALE! 39 acres- $89,900 NO REASONABLE OFFER REFUSED! Delaware County, Catskill Mtn setting! Views, woods, meadow! EZ terms avail! Call 888-479-3394 today!

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RENTALS Walton first floor 2 bedroom, free water and trash removal, $470, security & references.

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14FR Two Bedroom Apartments Available Soon at Westbrook Apartments. Subsidized/Income Eligible. We offer plenty of storage, appliances, pantries, ample parking, playground, full-time maintenance staff, and on-site laundry. We allow one small pet with pet deposit. Stop in or call for application. Westbrook Apartments, 141 East Street, Walton, NY 13856. 607-8658762, NYS Relay 711, Tues. and Thurs. 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM, EHO, HCA BTFFR Walton village first floor 3 bedroom, 1 bath, kitchen, all

large. New appliances, carpeting and tile throughout. Off street parking, private porch, washer and dryer on premises. Rent $775 per month plus utilities. 1 month’s security one month’s rent - one block from Townsend School. No pets. Available 4/15 or sooner. 607-865-9240. 13FR Walton 2 bedroom, $650 plus security, recently remodeled with new kitchen, carpet, paint. No pets or smoking. Call Lou: 607349-7488.

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X13WT LAND WANTED: Cash buyer seeks large acreage 200+ acres in the Central/Finger Lakes and Catskills Regions of NY State.

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LEGAL Notice of Formation of Long Island Cowboy LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State (SSNY) 01/17/17.

Office: Delaware County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 7014 13th Ave. Suite 202 Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of formation of MEYERS CABINETRY AND DESIGN, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the NY Secretary of State on February 6, 2017. The office of the LLC is to be located in Delaware County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to: The LLC, 750 Canterbury Lane, Oneonta, NY 13820.

The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity.

NATIONAL KNOCKER LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 2/7/17. Office in Delaware Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to 159 Plankenhorn Rd., Unadilla, NY 13849, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

Tay Tea LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/15/17. Cty: Delaware. SSNY desig as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 159 Main St., Delhi, NY 13753. General Purpose.

Notice of formation of 2291 WALLEY ROAD LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/7/2017. Office location, County of Delaware. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP, Attn: Larry Hutcher, Esq., 605 Third Ave., NY NY 10158. Purpose: any lawful act Enderlin House LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/25/17. County: Delaware. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to c/o Julie Johnson, 801 Mitchell St. Ithaca, NY 14850. General Purpose.

LEGAL NOTICE Application for Authority of THE CROSSROADS GROUP, LLC doing business in NY under the fict. name THE CROSSROADS GROUP, LLC

OF PA, filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) 4/11/12. Formed in PA 3/22/06. Office loc.: Delaware Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The address SSNY shall mail copy of process to and the required office address maintained in PA is 16590 Pottsville Pike, Ste. A, Hamburg, PA 19526. Cert. of organization filed with Carol Aichele, Secy. of the Commonwealth of PA, 401 North St., Ste. 206, Harrisburg, PA 17120. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC). Name: 2 EYED LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 1/3/2017. NY office location: Delaware County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her is Erin Lippincott P.O. BOX 23041 Brooklyn, NY, 11202. Purpose/character of LLC: Any lawful purpose.

Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC) under Section 203 of the Limited Liability Company Law. Name: Alephworks, LLC dba Outlier Recordings. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 1/25/2016. NY office location: Delaware County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her is 56 Burgin Rd., Andes, NY 13731. Purpose of LLC: Music & software publishing, any lawful purpose.

NOTICE: FORMATION OF Tiny Brook Farm, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed w/ NY Sec. of State (SSNY) on 1/6/17. Office location: Delaware County. Principal business at 475 Palmer Hill Road, Meridale, New York 13806. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC at P.O. Box 33, Meridale, New York, 13806. Purpose: any lawful.

Big Maple Hills LLC filed with SSNY on 1/17/17. Office: Delaware County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 6377 S Valdai Ct, Aurora, CO 80015.

Purpose: Any lawful activity NOTICE OF FORMATION OF CATSKILL CARRIAGE LLC (“LLC”) Filed with SSNY on 3/6/17. Office: Delaware County. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: PO Box 442 Downsville NY 13755 Purpose: any lawful Notice of formation of DCM RED MAPLE, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the NY Secretary of State on February 28, 2017.

The office of the LLC is to be located in Delaware County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to: The LLC, 526 Delaware County Highway 11, Oneonta, NY 13820. The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity.

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF DELAWARE Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Plaintiff AGAINST Shirley Gabel a/k/a Shirley M.

We accept Gabel; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated September 12, 2016 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at 3 Court Street, Delhi NY 13753 on April 19, 2017 at 10:00 AM, premises known as 2047 Russell Road, Walton, NY 13856. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Franklin, County of Delaware and State of NY, Section 165.

Block 1 Lot 35.11. Approximate amount of judgment $146,253.82 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 2016-59.

Robert Birch, Esq., Referee Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 759-1835 Dated: February 22, 2017- #91003 NOTICE TO BIDDERS The Andes Joint Fire District is accepting bids for the 2017 mowing season beginning May 10 and ending October 1. Grounds upkeep will consist of mowing and trimming every other week, mowing prior to Memorial Day, July 4, Community Day and Firemen’s Picnic. The first mowing will include spring cleanup of the grounds. Full payment at end of the contract. Bids will be accepted at the monthly meeting on Monday, May 8, 2016. The District reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids; bids must be sent to PO Box 493, Andes, NY 13731.

District Secretary Michael Edelson.

Michael Edelson, Secretary BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS ANDES JOINT FIRE DISTRICT REFEREE’S NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE SUPREME COURT – COUNTY OF DELAWARE THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE CWABS, INC., ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-1, Plaintiff – against – JOHN ENGSTROM, et al Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on December 15, 2016. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction, at the front vestibule, Delaware County Courthouse, 3 Court Street, Village of Delhi, Delaware County, New York on the 19th Day of April, 2017 at 11:45 a.m. All that tract or parcel of land situate in the Town and Village of Walton, County of Delaware and State of New York.

Premises known as 26 Union Street, Walton, (Village of Walton, Town of Walton) New York 13856.

(Section: 273.8, Block: 1, Lot: 4) Approximate amount of lien $267,932.29 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale.

Index No. 2015-2. Thomas Hegeman, Esq., Referee.

Davidson Fink LLP Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 28 East Main Street, Suite 1700 Rochester, NY 14614-1990 Tel. 585/760-8218 Dated: February 13, 2017 LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the 139th ANNUAL MEETING OF THE Callicoon Co-operative Insurance Company will be held on Saturday April 8th, 2017 at 9:30 AM in the home office of the company in Jeffersonville NY for the purpose of electing Directors and any other such business that may properly come before the meeting.

Philip E. Conaty Secretary/Treasurer

March 29, 2017

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LEGAL NOTICE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Village of Delhi will hold The Organizational Meeting for the 2017/2018 fiscal year on April 3, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. at the Village Hall, Court Street, Delhi, New York 13753.

Dated: March 22, 2017 March 29, 2017 Kimberly Cairns Deputy Clerk/Treasurer LEGAL NOTICE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing on the Tentative 2017 – 2018 Village of Delhi Budget will be held on April 3, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. at the Village Hall, Court Street, Delhi, New York 13753.

Elected Officials Annual Salaries are as follows: Mayor: $8,744.00 Deputy Mayor: $3,880.00 Trustees (3) $3,380.00 Copies of the Tentative Village Budget may be obtained from the Clerk’s Office in the Village Hall from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Dated: March 22, 2017 March 29, 2017 Kimberly Cairns Deputy Clerk/Treasurer NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF DELAWARE, EVERBANK, Plaintiff, vs. TODD SCHUBMEHL, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale signed by Presiding Judge Honorable John F. Lambert, duly filed on January 30, 2017, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Delaware County Supreme Courthouse, 3 Court Street, Delhi, NY on April 25, 2017 at 12:00 p.m., premises known as 406 Southside Road, Margaretville, NY. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Middletown, County of Delaware and State of New York, Section 306, Block 2 and Lot 10.3. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 842/14.

Stephen F. Baker, Esq., Referee Berkman, Henoch, Peterson, Peddy & Fenchel, P.C., 100 Garden City Plaza, Garden City, NY 11530, Attorneys for Plaintiff Sealed bids will be received as set forth in instructions to bidders until 10:30 a.m. on April 20, 2017 at the NYSDOT, Contract Management Bureau, 50 WOLF RD, 1ST FLOOR, SUITE 1CM, ALBANY, NY 12232 and will be publicly opened and

read. Bids may also be submitted via the internet using Bid Express (www.bidx.com).

A certified or cashier’s check payable to the NYS Dept. of Transportation for the sum specified in the proposal or a bid bond, FORM CONR 391, representing 25% of the bid total, must accompany each bid. NYSDOT reserves the right to reject any or all bids.

Electronic documents and Amendments are posted to www.dot. ny.gov/doing-business/opportunities/const-notices Contractor is responsible for ensuring that all Amendments are incorporated into its bid. To receive notification of Amendments via e-mail you must submit a request to be placed on the Planholders List at www.dot.ny.gov/doing-business/ opportunities/const-planholder.

Amendment may have been issued prior to your placement on the Planholders list.

NYS Finance Law restricts communication with NYSDOT on procurements and contact can only be made with designated persons.

Contact with non-designated persons or other involved Agencies will be considered a serious matter and may result in disqualification.

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BIDDERS SHOULD BE ADVISED THAT AWARD OF THESE CONTRACTS MAY BE CONTINGENT UPON THE PASSAGE OF A BUDGET APPROPRIATION BILL BY THE LEGISLATURE AND GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Reg. 09, Jack Williams, Regional Director, 44 Hawley Street, Binghamton, NY 13901 D263400, PIN 9TGD.17, F.A. Proj.

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Goals: DBE 7% Michael McAdams Highway Superintendent Town of Andes Phone # (845)676-4781 Fax (845)676-3914 NOTICE TO BIDDERS Please take notice, General Municipal Law of the State of New York, that pursuant to authorization of the Town Board of Andes, Delaware County, SEALED BIDS for the purchase of: 1.) ARCH PIPE- Delivered to Town of Andes Tremperskill Pit 12”, 14”, 16”, 18”, 20”, 24”, 26”, 30”, 34”, 36”, 42”, 48”, 54”, 60”, 66”, 72”, 78”, 84”, 88”, 90”, 108”, 120” 2.) POLY PIPE- Delivered to Town of Andes Tremperskill Pit 12”, 14”, 16”, 18”, 20”, 24”, 26”, 30”, 34”, 36”, 42”, 48”, 54”, 60” 3.)

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SCREENED GRAVEL, SCREENED SAND, COBBLES, AND ROUND STONE HAULING ONLY Price per yard delivered to the Town of Andes Tremperskill Pit and/or site from Delaware Bulldozing 5.) Equal to a 220 Excavator with a thumb by monthly rent.

6.) Equal to a 160 Excavator with a thumb by monthly rent.

7.) Equal to a 662B Grader by monthly rent 8.) Equal to a 310 4-wheel drive Backhoe by monthly rent.

9.) Equal to a 624G Loader by monthly rent 10.) Tractor with a grass head mower by monthly rent 11.) Equal to a 66” Roller by monthly rent 12.) Chipper that will take up 12” wood by monthly rent Instructions MUST be followed in order for your bid to be opened! *One Bid Per Envelope *Item being bid must be specified on envelope: Number, bid name, and your name. *All bids must be accompanied by a non-collusive bid certificate. *If your bid is accepted you must provide proof of prevailing wage. *Bids #3-4 MUST also have insurance proof included in the bid. *Bids # 5-12 MUST include the price of all hauling as a flat rate, hourly rates will not be accepted.

Hauling to and from the Town of Andes must be included in the bid price.

Bids will be accepted at the Town Clerk’s Office or can be mailed to: Andes Town Clerk 115 Delaware Ave. PO Box 125 Andes, NY 13731 Bids will be accepted until April 6th, 2017 at 12PM at the Andes Town Hall. The bids will be opened on April 6th, 2017 at 12:01PM. The bids will be awarded at the Regular Monthly Meeting of the Andes Town Board, Tuesday April 11th, 2017 at 7:00PM at the Town Hall115 Delaware Avenue.

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF DELAWARE, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., Plaintiff, vs. NEIL HURWITZ A/K/A NEIL C. HURWITZ, Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale signed by Presiding Justice John F. Lambert and duly filed on January 30, 2017, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Delaware County Supreme Courthouse, 3 Court Street, Delhi, NY on May 02, 2017 at 10:30 a.m., premises known as 1039 State Highway 10, Walton, NY. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Walton, County of Delaware and State of New York, Section 274., Block 2 and Lot 27. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 336/14.

Ryan Miosek, Esq., Referee Berkman, Henoch, Peterson, Peddy & Fenchel, P.C., 100 Garden City Plaza, Garden City, NY 11530, Attorneys for Plaintiff

Thank you for your recent bid submittal. On April 12, 2016, the Bovina Town Board awarded the following bids by Resolution #2016-64.

LaFever Sand & Gravel 2”-4” Cobbles - F.O.B. as bid 4” + Cobbles – F.O.B. as bid Screened Gravel – F.O.B. as bid Bank Run Gravel – F.O.B. as bid Screened Sand – F.O.B. as bid ¾” Crushed Gravel – F.O.B. as bid #2 Crushed Stone – F.O.B. as bid #2 Round Stone – F.O.B. as bid Delaware Bulldozing Corp.

2”-4” Cobbles – F.O.B. as bid 4” + Cobbles - F.O.B. as bid Screened Gravel – F.O.B. as bid Screened Sand – F.O.B. as bid #2 Crushed Stone – F.O.B. as bid Clark Companies Winter Abrasives – F.O.B. (Ton) as bid Carver Sand & Gravel #1, #1A, #2 Crushed Limestone – Ton F.O.B. as bid and Ton Delivered Cobleskill Stone Products Winter Mix –Ton from Oneonta – as bid Town & County Bridge and Rail 18” to 60” Polyethylene Pipe and Couplers – as bid Schulz’s Trucking Trucking – Per hour – as bid The Town of Bovina would like to thank you for submitting bids and we look forward to working with you. Should you have any questions or concerns, please contact Highway Superintendent Edward Weber at 607-832-4220.

Sincerely, Catherine Hewitt Bovina Town Clerk/Collector DANNY’S RESTAURANT & LOUNGE, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 3/15/17.

Office in Delaware Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 14 Gardiner Place, Walton, NY 13856. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

Downsville Central School District 14784 State Highway 30 Downsville, NY 13755 Notice of Budget Hearing and Vote Budget Hearing A budget hearing for the inhabitants of the Downsville Central School District qualified to vote at School District Meetings will be held in the school auditorium in Downsville, NY commencing at 6:00 PM on Monday, May 8, 2017 where there shall be presented the proposed School District budget for the following school year.

Date of Vote The vote upon the appropriation of the necessary funds to meet the estimated expenditures or for any propositions involving the expenditure of money or the authorizing of levy of taxes as well as the election of a member of the Board of Education shall be held on Tuesday, May 16, 2017 in the school building in Downsville, NY between the hours of 2:00 PM and 8:00 PM. Statement of Money Required for Next School Year A copy of the statement of the amount of money which would be required for the next school year for school purposes shall be completed seven days before the budget hearing and may be obtained by any resident of the District at the

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school during the period of 14 days immediately before the annual meeting and election, between the hours of 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM, except Saturday, Sunday or holiday.

Vote for Board Members Petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education must be filed with the Clerk of the District between the hours of 7:30 AM and 3:30 PM not later than Monday, April 17, 2017.

A five-year term ending on June 30, 2022 presently held by Brian LaTourette Each petition must be addressed to the Clerk of the District, be signed by at least 25 qualified voters of the District, shall state the residence of each signer, the name and address of the candidate, and shall describe the specific vacancy on the Board of Education for which the candidate is nominated, which description shall include at least the length of term of office, and the name of the last incumbent.

No person shall be nominated for more than one specific office. (Petitions are available in the Main Office of the School Building) Additional Propositions Any proposition that is required to be included for vote shall be submitted in writing by means of a petition signed by at least 25 qualified voters, stating the residence of each signer, which proposition shall be filed with the Board of Education not later than 30 days before the date of the election as set forth in this notice unless a greater number of days is required by statute.

Any proposition shall be rejected by the Board of Education if the purpose of the proposition is not within the powers of the voters or where the expenditure of monies is required for the proposition, and such proposition fails to include the necessary specific appropriation.

Absentee Ballots Applications for absentee ballots may be applied for at the District Office. Such applications must be received by the District Clerk at least seven days before the vote set in this notice if the ballot is to be mailed to the absentee voter.

Absentee ballots must be received in the District Office not later than 5:00 PM on the day of the vote.

A list of all persons to whom absentee voters’ ballots have been issued shall be available for public inspection during regular office hours which are between the hours of 7:30 AM and 3:30 PM. Any qualified voter, may upon examination of such list, file written challenge of qualifications of a voter of any person whose name appears on such list, stating the reasons for the challenge. Such written challenge shall be transmitted by the Clerk or designee to the Inspectors of Election on Election Day. DATED: March 9, 2017

By Order of the Board of Education of the Downsville Central School District By: Nancy L. Haynes, District Clerk NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING AND VOTE FRANKLIN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT Budget Hearing-A budget hearing for the inhabitants of the Franklin Central School District qualified to vote at School District meetings will be held in Room 206 of the Franklin Central School District, commencing at 6:30 p.m. on May 2, 2017, where there shall be presented the proposed school district budget for the 2017-2018 school year.

Date of Vote-The vote upon the appropriation of the necessary funds to meet the estimated expenditures or for any propositions involving the expenditure of money or the authorizing of levy of taxes, as well as the election of one member of the Board of Education shall be held on Tuesday, May 16, 2017, in the main lobby of Franklin Central School building between the hours of 12:00 noon and 8:00 p.m.

Statement of Money required for Next School Year-A copy of the statement of the amount of money which would be required for the next school year for school purposes shall be completed seven days before the budget hearing and may be obtained by any resident of the District at the school during the period of 14 days immediately before the annual meeting and election, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., except Saturday, Sunday or holidays.

Vote for Board Members-Nominating petitions are available in the District Office at Franklin Central School between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education must be filed with the Clerk of the District between 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. not later than April 17, 2017.

The following vacancy is to be filled: -A five-year term ending June 30, 2022, presently held by Stanley Swears –

Each petition must be addressed to the Clerk of the District, be signed by at least 25 qualified voters of the District, shall state the residence of each signer, the name and address of the candidate, and shall describe the specific vacancy on the Board of Education for which the candidate is nominated, which description shall include at least the length of term of office, and the name of the last incumbent. No person shall be nominated for more than one specific office.

The following propositions shall be voted upon at the same time as the appropriation of monies and for Board member: School Bus Proposition: Shall the Board of Education of the Franklin Central School District, Franklin, New York, be authorized to finance the costs of the acquisition of one (1) 29-passenger wheel-chair accessible bus, one (1) seven-passenger mini-van and one (1) halfton pick-up truck with plow, not exceed a total of $135,000 and to authorize with a Bond Anticipation Note?

Franklin Free Library Shall the proposition be approved authorizing the Board of Education of the Franklin Central School District to levy taxes annually in the amount of thirty-nine thousand, five hundred dollars ($39,500) and to pay over such moneys to the trustees of the Franklin Free Library?

(Said funds represent a $500 increase above the existing levy) Voters will be required to present personal identification or, if none is available, they must sign a declaration confirming their Franklin, New York residency and that they are a qualified voter in this district. Such forms of personal identification may include, but are not limited to: • A driver’s license, • A non-driver’s identification card, • A utility bill, • A voter registration card, • Or any other evidence of residency ADDITIONAL PROPOSITIONS – Any proposition that is required to be included for vote shall be submitted in writing by means of a petition signed by at least 25 qualified voters, stating the residence of each signer, which proposition shall be filed with the Board of Education not later than 30 days before the date of the election as set forth in this notice unless a greater number of days is required by statute.

Any proposition shall be rejected by the Board of Education if the purpose of the proposition is not within the powers of the voters or where the expenditure of monies is required for the proposition, and such proposition fails to include the necessary specific appropriation.

ABSENTEE BALLOTS - Applications for absentee ballots may be applied for at the District Office at P.O. Box 888, Franklin, New York 13775. The District Clerk must receive such applications at least seven days before the vote set in this notice if the ballot is to be mailed to the absentee voter or the day before the vote if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the absentee voter. Absentee ballots must be received in the office of the Clerk of the District not later than 5:00 p.m. on the day of the vote.

A list of all persons to whom absentee voters’ ballots have been issued shall be available for public inspection during regular office hours which are between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Any qualified voter may, upon examination of such list, file a written challenge of qualifications of a voter of any person whose name appears on such list, stating the reasons for the challenge. Such written challenge shall be transmitted by the Clerk, or designee, to the Inspectors of Election on Election Day. Dated: March, 2017 By order of the Board of Education of the Franklin Central School District Donna M. Dean NOTICE TO BIDDERS The Town of Franklin solicits bids for the following: (1) Purchase of Liquid Calcium Chloride for dust control and gravel stabilization.

(2) Low Sulfur Diesel Fuel # 2(ULSD 15 ppm) for on road use: Winter & Summer.

(3) Dyed Heating Oil for the purpose of heating Town Garages & Office Building.

(4) Hauling of various sizes of crushed limestone from: Cobleskill Stone Products – Hanson Aggregates – Carver Sand & Stone.

(5) Crushing of Gravel @ the Town owned site.

Specifications can be picked up at the office of The Town Highway Superintendent.

All materials must meet inspection and approval of the Superintendent.

All bidders shall certify that their bid is submitted without collusion with other sellers of the same merchandise.

Bids may be mailed or delivered to the Superintendent and must be

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received by 4:30 p.m. April 4, 2017.

All bids will be publicly opened at the Town Office Building on April 4, 2017 @ 7:30 p.m.

The Town Board reserves the right to reject any/or all bids.

Mark Laing – Superintendent of Highways – T/O Franklin P.O. Box 124 Franklin, N.Y. 13775 PUBLIC HEARING LOCAL LAW NO. 1, 2017 The regular monthly meeting of the Franklin Village Board will be held April 10, 2017, at 7:00 PM in the Franklin Railroad/Community Museum Farm House.

Beginning at 7:00 PM a public hearing will be held to explain and discuss proposed Local Law No. 1, 2017, “A LOCAL LAW TO CONTROL UNNECESSARY NOISE IN THE VILLAGE OF FRANKLIN”.

Copies of this proposed local law are available at the Clerk’s office, Village of Franklin, 141 Water Street, PO Box 886, Franklin, NY 13775. Regular hours: Thursday 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Phone (607) 829-6776.

Edwyna Barstow Clerk HANNAN HOLDINGS, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 3/15/17. Office in Delaware Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 14 Gardiner Place, Walton, NY 13856. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Town of Kortright Board will be holding the April 17, 2017 regular monthly meeting on April 10, 2017 at 6:30pm in the Town Hall, 51702 State Highway 10, Bloomville, NY. Kristin A. Craft Town Clerk Notice is hereby given that an order entered by the Supreme Court, Delaware County, on the 8th day of March, bearing Index Number 2017-21, a copy of which may be examined at the office of the clerk, located at 3 Court Street, Delhi NY, grants me the right to assume the name of Tatiana Gennadievna Conover. My present address is 8084 St. Hwy 28, Meridale NY 13806; the date of my birth is October 28th, 1960; the place of my birth is Leningrad, Russia; my present name is Tatiana Gennadievna Astakhova (Maiden name Tatiana Gennadievna Lavrova).

ORDERED, that the Petitioner Tatiana G. Conover (also known as Tatiana G. Astakhova, and maiden name Tatiana G. Lavrova), born on October 28th, 1960 in Leningrad, Russia, registered on November 15th, 1960 birth act record #2221, is hereby authorized to assume the name of Tatiana Gennadievna Conover in place of her other name Tatiana Gennadievna Astakhova, as known outside the United States of America, upon complying with the provisions of Article 6 of the Civil Rights Law and of this Order.

REFEREE’S NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE SUPREME COURT – COUNTY OF DELAWARE BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., Plaintiff – against – BILLY METALIAJ A/K/A BILLY METALIA, et al Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on December 12, 2016. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction, at the front vestibule, Delaware County Courthouse, 3 Court Street, Village of Delhi, Delaware County, New York on the 26th Day of April, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. All that tract or parcel of land, situate in the Town of Franklin, County of Delaware, and State of New York.

Premises known as 7725 State Highway 357, Franklin, (Town of Franklin) NY 13775.

(Section: 97.16, Block: 2, Lot: 3) Approximate amount of lien $226,532.86 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale.

Index No. 2015-433. Gary Grayson, Esq., Referee.

Davidson Fink LLP Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 28 East Main Street, Suite 1700 Rochester, NY 14614-1990 Tel. 585/760-8218 Dated: February 22, 2017 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK – COUNTY OF DELAWARE INDEX # 2016-35 FILED: 09/21/2016 SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS AND NOTICE Plaintiff designates DELAWARE County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the County in which the mortgaged premises are situated. REVERSE MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS, INC., Plaintiff, against UNKNOWN HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF RAYMOND J. MULTER AKA RAYMOND MULTER if they be living and if they be dead, the respective heirs-at-law, next-of-kin, distributees, executors,

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administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors and successors in interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said Defendant(s) who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien or inheritance, any right, title or interest in or to the real property described in the Complaint, SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, NYS DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE, and “JOHN DOE” and “JANE DOE”, the last two names being fictitious, said parties intended being tenants or occupants, if any, having or claiming an interest in, or lien upon the premises described in the complaint, Defendant(s). TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME IF YOU DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEYS FOR THE MORTGAGE COMPANY WHO FILED THIS FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT, A DEFAULT JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED AND YOU CAN LOSE YOUR HOME. SPEAK TO AN ATTORNEY OR GO TO THE COURT WHERE YOU CASE IS PENDING FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON HOW TO ANSWER THE SUMMONS AND PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY. SENDING A PAYMENT TO YOUR MORTGAGE COMPANY WILL NOT STOP THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff’s attorney within 20 days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York); The United States of America, if designated as a Defendant in this action, may appear within (60) days of service thereof and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT: THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is to foreclose on a reverse mortgage with the maximum principal amount of $202,500.00 dated July 3, 2012, executed by Defendant RAYMOND J. MULTER AKA RAYMOND MULTER to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR GENWORTH FINANCIAL HOME EQUITY ACCESS, INC. recorded on July 12, 2012 in Mortgage Liber 1796, Page 249, in the Office of the Clerk of the County of DELAWARE. MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR GENWORTH FINANCIAL HOME EQUITY ACCESS, INC. assigned all of its rights, title and interest in the Reverse Mortgage by way of an assignment executed December 30, 2015 to REVERSE MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS INC, and will be duly recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the County of DELAWARE, covering premises known as 87 Gotimer Road, Andes, NY 13731, (Section 304, Block 1, Lot 6.52). The relief sought within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt described above. To the above named Defendants: The foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of the Hon. John F. Lambert, Acting Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, and filed along with the supporting papers in the Office of the Clerk of the County of DELAWARE on 08/26/2016. This is an action to foreclose on a mortgage.

ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Town of Andes, County of Delaware and State of New York, (Section 304, Block 1, Lot 6.52), said premises known as 87 Gotimer Road, Andes, NY 13731. YOU ARE HEREBY PUT ON NOTICE THAT WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. By reason of the default in the payment of the monthly installment of principal and interest, among other things, as hereinafter set forth, Plaintiff, the holder and owner of the aforementioned note and mortgage, or their agents have elected and hereby accelerate the mortgage and declare the entire mortgage indebtedness immediately due and payable. There is now due and owing, the principal sum of $111,461.74 together with all sums that may be due for interest, taxes, insurance, loan advances, and/or fees for inspections, property preservations or other expenses incurred to protect the property, and expenses and costs of suit as may

be allowed by the loan documents and/or approved by the court. UNLESS YOU DISPUTE THE VALIDITY OF THE DEBT, OR ANY PORTION THEREOF, WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER YOUR RECEIPT HEREOF THAT THE DEBT, OR ANY PORTION THEREOF, IS DISPUTED, THE DEBTOR JUDGMENT AGAINST YOU AND A COPY OF SUCH VERIFICATION OR JUDGMENT WILL BE MAILED TO YOU

BY THE HEREIN DEBT COLLECTOR. IF APPLICABLE, UPON YOUR WRITTEN REQUEST, WITHIN SAID THIRTY (30) DAY PERIOD, THE HEREIN DEBT COLLECTOR WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR. IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED A DISCHARGE FROM THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT, YOU ARE NOT PERSONALLY LIABLE FOR THE UNDERLYING INDEBTEDNESS OWED TO PLAINTIFF/ CREDITOR AND THIS NOTICE/ DISCLOSURE IS FOR COMPLIANCE AND INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE New York State requires that we send you this notice about the foreclosure process. Please read it carefully. SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT You are in danger of losing your home. If you fail to respond to the Summons and Complaint in this foreclosure action, you may lose your home. Please read the Summons and Complaint carefully. You should immediately contact an attorney or your local legal aid office to obtain advice on how to protect yourself. SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE The State encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. In addition to seeking assistance from an attorney or legal aid, there are government agencies, and non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about possible options, including trying to work with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by New York State Department of Financial Services’ at 1-800-2690990 or visit the Department’s website at http://www.dfs.ny.gov FORECLOSURE RESCUE SCAMS Be careful of people who approach you with offers to “save” your home. There are individuals who watch for notices of foreclosure actions in order to unfairly profit from a homeowner’s distress. You should be extremely careful about any such promises and any suggestions that you pay them a fee or sign over your deed. State law requires anyone offering such services for profit to enter into a contract which fully describes the services they will perform and fees they will charge, and which prohibits them from taking any money from you until they have completed all such promised services. Section 1303 NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this Summons and Complaint by serving the copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you may lose your home.

Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the Summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING AN ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Aldridge Pite, LLP. Attorneys for the Plaintiff, 40 Marcus Drive, Suite 200 Melville, NY 11747 Our File 26787 TOWN OF TOMPKINS Invitation to Bidders PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Town of Tompkins Town Board is accepting sealed bids of weekly lawn mowing and trimming for the 2017 lawn mowing season.

Areas include: • Town Hall lawn on Bridge Street • mowing and trimming around the flower bed that is beside the salt shed • School House lawn • Town Highway Garage lawn on County Route 27 Mowing will be under the supervision of Town Supervisor.

Bids are per mow upon completion of all areas described.

All bids must be in a sealed envelope marked Lawn mowing Bid. All bids must be accompanied by a non-collusive bid form. Bids must be received by the Town Clerk no later than 3:30PM on April 10, 2017. Bids will be opened at the Monthly Town Board Meeting on April 10th 2017 at 7:00pm. The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids.

For the Town Board, Michelle Phoenix Town of Tompkins Town Clerk 148 Bridge Street PO Box 139 Trout Creek, NY 13847 (607)865-5694

TOWN OF TOMPKINS Invitation to Bidders PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Town of Tompkins / Trout Creek Sewer District is accepting sealed bids for 2017 mowing & trimming of the 3 Absorption beds and Trimming around 3 Pump Stations.

The Absorption Beds mowed and trimmed and trimming around pump stations shall be a minimum of three (3) times per growing season. The three (3) areas shall be scheduled as follows: 1. Late June to Early July.

2. Late August to early September.

3. Late October to early November.

Beds must not be mowed any lower than 6 inches Beds can be mowed with a Small utility tractor with a brush Hog Beds can be mowed with a lawn tractor.

Mower with or without brush hog cannot exceed 1500 pounds Bids are per mow upon completion of all areas described.

All bids must be in a sealed envelope marked Town of Tompkins/ Trout Creek Sewer District Absorption Bed’s mowing Bid. All bids must be accompanied by a non-collusive bid form. Bids must be received by the Town Clerk by 3:30PM on April 10, 2017. Bids will be opened at the Monthly Town Board Meeting on April 10, 2017 at 7:00pm. The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids.

For the Town Board, Michelle Phoenix Town of Tompkins Town Clerk 148 Bridge Street PO Box 139 Trout Creek, NY 13847 (607)865-5694 NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT: DELAWARE COUNTY. U.S. BANK TRUST N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST, Pltf., vs.

LISA THOMPSON A/K/A LISA F. THOMPSON, et al, Defts. Index #1062/15. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale dated Feb. 17, 2017, I will sell at public auction at the Delaware County Courthouse, 3 Court St., Delhi, NY on April 28, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. prem .k/a 19 Harby Street, Walton, NY. Said property commencing at the intersection of the northerly line of Harby St. with the line of lands of William McAdams; thence northerly along the McAdams easterly line to the line of lands of lot formerly owned by Albert H. Sewell; running thence easterly along said Sewell’s southerly line to the line of lands of Jack Doyle; Thence southerly along said Doyle’s westerly line to the northerly line of Harby Street’ thence westerly along the line of Harby Street about 91 ft. to the place of beginning. Approx. amt. of judgment is $182,249.87 plus costs and interest. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. SCOTT A. RUSSELL, Referee. COHN & ROTH, Attys. For Pltf., 100 East Old Country Rd., Mineola, NY. #91161 NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING AND VOTE WALTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, WALTON, NEW YORK A Budget Hearing for the inhabitants of the Walton Central School District qualified to vote at School District Meetings will be held at the Middle/High School Cafeteria of the Walton Central School District, commencing at 7:30 PM, on Tuesday, May 2, 2017 where there shall be presented the proposed school district budget for the following school year.

Date of Annual Meeting The vote upon the appropriation of the necessary funds to meet the estimated expenditures or for any propositions involving the expenditure of money or the authorizing of levy of taxes, as well as the election of members of the Board of Education shall be held on Tuesday, May 16, 2017, in the School Bus Garage, Delaware Street, between the hours of 12:00 Noon and 9:00 PM. The following propositions shall be put forth to the voters: Proposition No. 1 Shall the submitted 2017-18 budget as presented by the Board of Education to the voters at the Budget Hearing be approved and be adopted and the necessary funds to meet the estimated expenditures be appropriated and the Board of Education be authorized to levy the necessary taxes to meet the estimated expenditures?

Proposition No. 2 RESOLVED that, pursuant to Chapter 472 of the Session Laws of 1998, the Board of Education of the Walton Central School District is hereby authorized to lease and expend therefore, including costs incidental thereto and the financing thereof, an amount not to exceed the estimated maximum cost of Two Hundred Seventy Five Thousand Dollars ($ 275,000) for the entire term of the lease, and for a term not to exceed five (5) years, the following motors vehicles: three (3) sixty-five (65) passenger school buses; AND, that such sum, or so much

thereof as may be necessary, shall be raised by the levy of a tax collected in annual installments; and that in anticipation of such tax, obligations of the District shall be issued.

Statement of Money Required for Next School Year A copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required for the next school year for school purposes shall be completed seven days before the Budget Hearing and may be obtained by any resident of the District, at each schoolhouse, during the period of 14 days immediately before the Annual Meeting and Election, between the hours of 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM, except Saturday, Sunday, or holiday.

Vote for Board Members Petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education must be filed with the Clerk of the District between the hours of 9:00 AM, and 4:00 PM not later than 5:00 PM on April 17, 2017. The following vacancies are to be filled: A three-year term ending June 30, 2020 presently held by James D. Hoyt A three-year term ending June 30, 2020 presently held by Frank M. Ward Each petition must be addressed to the Clerk of the District and signed by at least 25 qualified voters of the District, shall state the residence of each signer, and the name and address of the candidate. Vacancies upon the Board shall not be considered separate specific offices. The individuals receiving the highest number of votes shall be elected to the vacancies.

Voter Propositions Any proposition that is required to be included for vote shall be submitted in writing by means of a petition, signed by at least 25 qualified voters, stating the residence of each signer, which proposition shall be filed with the Board of Education not later than 30 days before the date of the election as set forth in this notice unless a greater number of days is required by statute.

Any proposition may be rejected by the Board of Education if the purpose of the proposition is not within the powers of the voters or where the expenditure of monies is required by the proposition, and such proposition fails to include the necessary specific appropriation.

Qualified Voters Qualified voters of the School District shall be entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. A qualified voter is one who is (1) a citizen of the United States of America, (2) eighteen years of age or older, and (3) resident within the School District for a period of thirty (30) days next preceding the Annual Meeting.

The School District may require all persons offering to vote at the Annual Meeting to provide one form of proof of residency. Such form may include, but is not limited to, a driver’s license or a utility bill.

Absentee Ballots Applications for absentee ballots may be applied for at the Office of the District Clerk at the District Office. Such applications must be received by the District Clerk at least seven days before the vote set in this notice if the ballot is to be mailed to the absentee voter or the day before the vote if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the absentee voter. Absentee ballots must be received in the Office of the Clerk of the District not later than 5:00 PM on the date of the vote.

A list of all persons to whom absentee voters’ ballots have been issued shall be available for public inspection during regular office hours which are between the hours of 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM. Any qualified voter, may upon examination of such list, file written challenge of qualifications of a voter of any person whose name appears on such list, stating the reasons for the challenge. Such written challenge shall be transmitted by the Clerk or designee to the Election Inspectors on election day.

Dated: March 29, 2017

By Order of the Board of Education of the Walton Central School District S. Corey Phraner District Clerk SHERIFF’S NOTICE OF SALE STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT: COUNTY OF DELAWARE SHERIFF’S DOCKET #J17-036 Arthur Schamovic V. Yitshak Reuveny, Docketed with the Delaware County Clerk’s Office April 11, 2014. Judgement creditor’s Attorney - Roach & Murtha, P.C. 6901 Jericho Turnpike, Suite 101, Syosset, NY 11791.

By Virtue of an Execution issued out to the State of New York, Delaware County, in favor of Arthur Schamovic. And against Defendent(s) Yitshak Reuveny. I have seized and taken all the right, title and interest of the said Yitshak Reuveny, (Defendant, and Judgement Debtor) in and to the following described property, to wit: SCHEDULE A P-1

ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being a portion of Lot 195, Great Lot 42 of the Hardenburgh patent and situate in the Town of Roxbury, County of Delaware and State of New York, being bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point being the southeasterly corner of lands now or formerly of William Metzger (L. 607, p. 225), said point being marked by a set steel rod, running thence S. 09° 35’ 40” W., a distance of 269.7 feet to a set steel rod; thence N. 84° 23’ 10” W., a distance of 1,245.8 feet passing through a set steel rod to a point in the center line of a right of way 50 feet in width; thence N. 01° 42’ 40” W., a distance of 208.1 feet along the center line of said 50 foot right of way to a point; thence continuing along the center line of said right of way N. 00° 15’ 20” W., a distance of 97.70 feet to a point; thence leaving said right of way and passing through a set steel rod S. 82° 51’ 50” E., a distance of 1,301.50 feet to the point or place of beginning, containing 8.37 acres.

All bearing are with referenced to Magnetic Meridian 1979.

Also conveying a right of way fifty feet in width to be used for all purposes of ingress and egress and or the placement of utility lines to the above described parcel, the easterly boundary of said right of way commencing at the intersection of Lots 194, 195 and the center line of Duggan Hill Road and running thence 08° 58’ 40” W., a distance of 769.2 feet to a point; the center line of said right of way runs thence S. 04° 27’ 0” W., a distance of 166.4 feet to a point, thence S. 00° 15’ 20” E., a distance of 167.6 feet to the northwesterly corner of the above described parcel, to be used in common with the grantor, his heirs and assigns.

I am selling the above, subject to any liens, chattels, mortgages, conditional sales or any other encumbrances. *TERMS OF SALE: 10% DUE AT THE TIME OF SALE IN THE FORM OF CASH OR CERTIFIED CHECK. BALANCE DUE WITHIN 10 DAYS OF THE SALE DATE. DATE OF SALE: MAY 02, 2017 TIME OF SALE: 1:00 P.M. SALE WILL BE CONDUCTED AT: DELAWARE COUNTY PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING, 280 PHOEBE LANE, DELHI NEW YORK. DATED: FEBRUARY 17, 2017 Thomas E. Mills Sheriff of Delaware County By: Civil Officer Daniel E. McGowan Supreme Court, Delaware County Index #2016-1062 In the matter of the foreclosure of tax liens by proceeding in rem pursuant to article eleven of the real property tax law by the County Of Delaware.

Notice Of Foreclosure Please take notice that on the 15th day of February, 2017 the Delaware County Treasurer, hereinafter, the “Enforcing Officer”, of the County Of Delaware, hereinafter, the “Tax District”, will move pursuant to Article 11 of the Real Property Tax Law to foreclose the lien filed with the clerk of Delaware County, a petition of foreclosure against various parcels of real property for unpaid taxes. Such petition pertains to the following parcels: Town of ANDES 528 Main Street, Inc 96.00’F x 92.00’D 259.7-3-4 Anne Ajamian 1.00A 282.-1-2 Daniel Chait and Susan Baldwin 4.00A 343.-1-23.21 Ernest Coscia 2.80A 259.-1-10.2 Ernest Coscia 1.90A 259.-1-11.3 Kenroy Cruickshank 8.23A 261.-115.41 Eder C Davis Jr and Mary D Davis 475.00’F x 40.00’D: 1.20A 379.1-9 Marcia Finkle 1.00A 259.-1-6.4 Jehiel G Liddle and Edith L Liddle 2.57A 362.-1-5 Arthur C Melvin 92.20A 302.-148.11 John O Olson Jr 6.55A 238.-2-22 Robert A Santiago and Roseann L Santiago 330.00’F x 100.00’D: 1.00A 301.-1-4 Town of BOVINA Dominick Cilli and Theresa L Cilli 10.40A 175.-1-10 Town of COLCHESTER Jerry Ackerly and JoAnn Ackerly 150.00’F x 290.00’D: 0.75A 396.1-13 Louis Aversano and Rosalie Ann Aversano 68.98A 321.-1-5.1 Caroline A Backman and William A Backman 2.50A 414.-2-1.8 Keith Bleakley 5.20A 408.-3-10 Raymond A Candelaria 5.00A 454.2-9 Nancy S Chu 1.72A 358.-1-16.3 Brian DeLucie 1.00A 454.-5-4 Doreen S Denice 3.30A 378.-1-37 Casimir N Gaj 5.10A 422.-2-23 Casimir N Gaj and Ingersoll Gaj 5.10A 422.-2-24 Oliver Givney and Margherita Givney 3.80A 378.-1-11 Edward Morreale Jr and Maryellen Morreale 20.00A 322.-2-7.8 Frank J Oberg Estate and Ethel F Oberg 1.00A 358.2-2-3 Melissa Rodriguez 2.11A 445.-218.1 James A Signor and Colleen A Si-

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gnor 174.00’F x 244.00’D: 0.97A 376.-3-9 Michael P Stone 33.46A 339.-125.112 Michael P Stone 1.10A 339.-1-26 Barry VanGorden 4.40A 445.-2-28 Town of DAVENPORT Taylor W Calhoun and Jennifer C Calhoun 47.10A 16.-1-1.2 Castle Mountain Music Ltd 2.50A 9.-2-33 Francis S Doroski Jr 2.00A 15.-115.1 William B Fingar Jr 1.40A 16.-1-19 Clinton M Gray and Hazel P Gray 5.10A 10.-3-16 Michael S Green 269.00’F x 85.00’D 23.-1-60 Donald Hickey 7.53A 24.-1-50 Kevin Nelson Leverich and Jacqueline Lee Leverich 2.30A 34.-1-62 Josephine Lewis 29.10A 8.-1-4 Chad Mace and Amanda Mace 1.00A 9.-1-48.12 Recreational Acreage Exchange LTD 67.40A 32.-2-24.111 Michael J Schumaker 34.30A 8.1-17.1 Patrick R Shultis and Eileen M Shultis 0.40A 22.-1-8.2 Patrick R Shultis and Eileen M Shultis 1.40A 22.-1-71.2 Donald C Simmons 1.10A 17.-213.111 Lynn Subda 1.00A 45.-1-3 Jeffrey Syman and Richard Librizzi 1.25A 16.-1-11 Marcus L Tooley and Deborah L Tooley 1.50A 16.-1-10 Barney J Woehrle and Charlene R Woehrle 1.00A 45.-1-4 Town of DELHI Bank of NY Mellon Trust Co 5.01A 128.-2-4.22 Thomas W Casey 60.00’F x 154.00’D 149.20-1-7 Cecil Davis II and Lacey Davis 77.21A 147.-1-15.1 Gerald O Pilgrim 63.00’F x 217.00’D 171.10-6-29 Pinnacle Ventures Group LLC 37.00’F x 103.60’D 171.7-9-30 William Vega Sr and Carmen A Vega 14.80A 147.-1-17.121 Town of DEPOSIT Jafar Abdallah and Donna Abdallah 11.01A 367.-3-31 Joseph M Bux, Christopher Bux and Elaine Paccione 73.3’0F x 115.9’D: 0.13A 367.5-1-16 Daniel E Day and Karistan Raymond 60.00’F x 150.00’D: 0.13A 349.13-7-22 Arthur R Decker Jr and Jessica Decker 1.33A 311.-1-14.113 DreamLake New York LLC 50.00’F x 165.00’D 385.1-1-49 Thomas D Knox and Anita L Knox 92.60’F x 83.20’D: 0.13A 349.133-14 Lynda Kolbinskie 50.00’F x 170.00’D: 0.13A 400.4-1-17 G Ernist McElroy Jr 16.05A 401.1-12.6 Lynn Pinto 60.00’F x 150.00’D: 0.13A 349.13-4-6 James Wallace and Laura M Wallace 18.01A 310.-2-9 James Wallace and Laura M Wallace 19.05A 310.-2-10 James Wallace and Laura M Wallace 8.00A 310.-2-12 Anthony Zappola 94.00’F x 215.00’D: 0.13A 349.17-3-11 Anthony A Zappola and Celia Zappola 31.00’F x 94.00’D: 0.13A 349.17-8-9 Town of FRANKLIN Brushes Rifle and Pistol Club Ltd 20.00A 146.-3-4 Brushes Rifle and Pistol Club Ltd 18.00A 146.-3-5 Thomas Casey 98.00’F x 130.00’D: 0.25A 97.8-3-20 Thomas Casey 35.00A 98.-1-38.2 James T Cullen and Helen M Cullen 17.52A 44.-2-29 Kimberly A Foster 10.24A 143.-122.232 Ernest Gerwald 5.07A 166.-3-4 Viviana Hansen 73.92’F x 287.10’D: 0.50A 97.8-2-12 Stephen R Jones and Maureen M Jones 42.89A 78.-1-32.9 John Kowatch and Randy VonBernewitz 83.78’F x 222.50’D 97.84-19 Loretta M Latoraca 5.42A 97.-4-7 Loretta M Latoraca 6.28A 97.-4-8 Dennis J Lupis 6.14A 167.-6-6 Catherine M Martyr-Finne 8.33A 100.-1-29 Angelo Piacente Jr 10.27A 143.-122.231 Mentore Estates LLC 52.50A 44.1-13 Kenneth G Reese and LaEllen M Reese 23.87A 167.-4-5 Rusty J Schmitz and Kim M Schmitz 5.40A 59.-1-30.12 Rusty J Schmitz and Kim M Schmitz 4.00A 100.-1-33.2 Elizabeth M Slawson and Margaret G Slawson 88.00’F x 195.00’D: 0.75A 97.8-3-13 Town of HAMDEN Manuel Fernandez 8.77A 300.-217.1 Donna E Grimes 160.38A 275.-19.12 Paul E C Hamilton 5.10A 276.-2-3 Samantha Harrison 0.75A 233.-137 Robert Holland and Joni Holland 5.40A 191.-1-27 Merwin Howard & LeRoy Marriott 16.10A 255.-1-4 Michael Imperato 117.93A 299.1-1.1 Michael Imperato 8.75A 299.-1-1.3 William D Lawson 1.00A 253.-1-8 William D Lawson 0.25A 253.-1-9 Cynthia Tait and Eris Bofelos 2.74A 254.-1-12 Town of HANCOCK Zykmunt Akselrad and Arletta Akselrad 66.00’F x 110.00’D: 0.13A 429.18-1-14 Wendell Elliott Baisden 1.12A 429.18-2-36 Luis A Barahona and Clotilde Jimenez 1.73A 418.-1-6.12 John Candela and Antonina Candela 2.70A 418.-1-5.2 Timothy Carroll 5.01A 454.-4-47.3 Crystal Crawson and Matt Bowden 2.40A 456.-5-8 Teddy DaSilva and Emily DaSilva 2.75A 429.18-1-9 Susan Everson and Cindy Arnott 70.00’F x 209.00’D: 0.25A 429.173-33 Steven J Fenescey 136.4A 420.-130.1 Steven J Fenescey 1.60A 420.22-54 Richard Fraser Trustee for the Richard Fraser Revocable Trust 2.76A 421.-1-11.23 Vernon Harrigan and Shirley Harrigan 167.50A 464.-1-8 Vernon Harrigan and Shirley A Harrigan 14.10A 464.-1-26 Carl Hartmann 5.26A 463.-2-43 Donald D Johnson Jr and Dawn Cordi 20.81A 463.-1-2.1 Robert W Lindstrand and Nancy J

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Lindstrand 5.45A 440.-2-25 James J Markham III 8.82A 422.1-3.42 George Menda 1.45A 434.-1-17.2 Nicholas Morreale and Marissa Morreale 30.00’F x 80.00’D 429.17-1-8 Richard P Mule 140.00’F x 280.00’D: 0.67A 429.17-5-27 Patrick Muzio 5.15A 463.-2-77 Allan J Nowicki & Dianne M Nowicki Family Trust 3.00A 429.18-2-35 Allan J Nowicki & Dianne M Nowicki Family Trust 13.50A 429.18-2-37 John C Pappas 0.06A 429.17-2-5 John C Pappas 43.50’F x 67.00’D: 0.06A 429.17-2-25 Gary D Peake 120.00’F x 200.00’D: 0.13A 457.-1-33.2 Gary D Peake and Carol A Peake 40.00A 458.-1-3.121 now known as 458.-1-35.111 Gary D Peake and Carol A Peake 124.50A 458.-1-4 PENSCO Trust Company Custodian FBO Antonio F Arias IRA 1.30A 430.-1-15.12 Dmytro M Proc 5.23A 463.-2-48 Durwood Reinshagen and Hortense Reinshagen 105.00’F x 237.00’D 431.2-1-60.2 William Schwabe and Yvonne Schwabe 6.59A 434.-2-26 Mohamed M Saleh and Abdullati Akrama 103.00’F x 110.00’D: 0.26A 429.13-4-7 Frank Scarpinito Jr and Marie Scarpinito 1.00A 429.18-2-28 Frank M Scarpinito Jr and Marie Scarpinito 50.00’F x 75.00’D: 0.13A 429.13-2-31 Charlotte A Smits 129.50’F x 100.00’D: 0.33A 390.-1-36 Joseph Stiglmayer and Mirtha Stiglmayer 6.18A 463.-2-70 Eugene Sweeney and Walter Nyborg 5.15A 389.-3-17 Eugene Sweeney and Walter Nyborg 5.00A 389.-3-18 Carme S Vitale Jr and James F Vitale 10.29A 417.-1-7.1 Jerry Volpe 6.14A 434.-2-71 William A Weyrauch Jr 1.47A 431.1-35.2 Lauren Wormuth Jr 91.30’F x 126.00’D: 0.25A 416.-1-33.1 John L Terranova and Phyllis Lolas Terranova 5.87A 372.-3-90 James V Thomas and Alejandrina Thomas 3.69A 434.-1-10 John J Thompson and Allison J Thompson 85.00’F x 100.00’D: 0.13A 431.2-1-13 Gerardo Vera, Fausto Vera and Marco Estralla 5.10A 463.-3-13 Town of HARPERSFIELD 46 Depot Street Corp 100.00’F x 91.00’D: 0.13A 54.5-5-4 46 Depot Street Corp 130.00’F x 210.00’D 54.5-5-15.11 James All and Patricia All 1.20A 19.-1-14 Keith Bell and Claudia Bell 277.00’F x 151.00’D 40.-1-96 Bridge Point Realty LLC 1.00A 11.1-12.2 Joanne L VanSteenburg 100.00’F x 75.00’D: 0.17A 12.-2-19 Toni L Cole and Alesia Eppich 20.00A 19.-1-29.2 Thomas E Davis 2.19A 28.-2-60 Ethan Cole Donnelly and Cheyenne Danielle Donnelly 16.18A 11.-124.2 Faulk Family Trust 33.60A 68.-1-3 Faulk Family Trust 46.00A 68.-1-8 Margaret Hughes Estate 105.00’F x 125.00’D 54.9-2-15 Joseph V Kuca 5.00A 12.-2-4 Veronica McNamara 23.52A 68.1-1.5 Brian H Ormsbee and Joyce Ormsbee 100.00’F x 200.00’D: 0.50A 27.-1-6 John W Orton and Elizabeth A Orton 4.20A 52.-1-3.621 Harry Parkington and Violanda Parkington 3.10A 27.-1-7 Phyllis Rebel Estate 160.00’F x 150.00’D: 0.90A 28.-1-38 Eric Shave 2.04A 40.-1-27.3 Eric Shave 15.12A 40.-1-27.4 Scott Summers 19.90A 5.-1-2.1 Ingrid Trappenburg and Stephan Trappenburg 124.50’F x 324.00’D: 0.75A 54.5-3-15 Patrick D Volpe and Debra A Volpe 4.30A 12.-1-3.1 Town of KORTRIGHT Nicholas Allegretto and Delores Allegretto 132.00’F x 146.00’D: 0.44A 105.4-6-2 Steven W Archibald 12.11A 50.-223 William Burdick 149.20A 105.-230.1 William R Burdick 3.30A 105.-2-33 Jasmine Crook 15.10A 87.-2-21 Vincent Cuffaro Jr 0.80A 84.-1-31 Jody Doroski 10.18A 107.-2-2.5 Enimrak Enterprises Inc 61.00A 86.-1-27 Leon W Grizzard and Laurie Grizzard 164.00’F x 162.00’D: 0.61A 87.-2-23.12 Matthew Lewis 730.00’F x 134.00’D 105.-2-15.2 Michael W Oliver and Phyllis M Oliver 5.23A 17.-5-3 Raymond Roupp 60.00’F x 120.00’D: 0.33A 105.4-6-7 Raymond G Roupp and Patricia A Roupp 1.00A 105.4-6-8 Mario Rutella 6.07A 37.-2-13 Mario Rutella 5.74A 37.-2-14 Mario Rutella 36.45A 37.-2-21 Mario F P Rutella 73.18A 37.-222.1 George J Schweiger 5.01A 27.-321 Neil Scognamiglio and Susan Bobrow Scognamiglio 14.00A 50.2-26 Susan Scognamiglio and Neil Scognamiglio 12.75A 50.-2-9 Edward D Simeone and Marie Rita Simeone 3.00A 65.-2-25 Victor Villarreal 5.10A 65.-2-32 Christopher Wells 11.70A 35.-325.2 Town of MASONVILLE John Brosnan and Joan Brosnan 5.05A 162.-2-57 Domenick Buono Sr and Carmela Buono 14.20A 186.-2-14.2 Nelson L Collins Jr Estate, David N Collins Adm, Daniel S Collins, Dorothy J Krigger David N Collins, Dianne C Vieira, Kevin E Collins and Donna CollinsSmith 9.25A 245.-1-16.2 Kenneth F Cutting and Cheryl Lea Cutting 47.80A 204.-1-61.1 Jane Ann Fordyce as Trustee f/b/o Jane Ann Fordyce created under Will of Gaillon Corwin Fordyce 54.00A 245.-1-12.4 Jane Ann Fordyce as Trustee f/b/o Jane Ann Fordyce created under Will of Gaillon Corwin Fordyce 15.00A 245.-1-12.5 Douglas T Harris Jr and Despina Harris 120.00’F x 100.00’D: 0.27A 183.3-1-30 Nicholas Morreale 8.68A 246.-211.17

Duane A Reif and Laura M Reif 33.61A 162.-3-4 Valeriano Rivera 6.10A 186.-2-29.1 Donald Z Schweter and Elizabeth M Ahern 208.00’F x 208.00’D: 1.00A 206.-2-7.1 Neita E VanValkenburgh 2.30A 204.-1-3 Harry J Young III and Sandra J Young 1.00A 226.-2-5.2 Town of MEREDITH Harrison J Chaiken 19.80A 63.-133.1 Antonio N Fernandez and Eleanor J Fernandez 5.00A 103.-1-9.3 Greenane Farms L P 125.98A 81.1-9 Jeffrey Hall and Sharon Hall 12.10A 80.-2-22 Stephanie A Hulick 5.50A 61.-223.12 Marisa Licata 21.88A 48.-2-3 Susan Marino and Angels Gate Inc 98.60A 125.-2-11 Mark Miller and Valerie Miller 306.00’F x 190.00’D: 1.54A 80.2-16.2 New York Land & Lakes Development LLC 0.68A 82.-3-14 Thinley Norbu 6.94A 103.-1-29.4 Mary S O’Brien 6.15A 64.-1-18.12 Annette Fanuela Pompa 10.51A 103.-1-3.2 Patrick A Rider 89.45A 63.-1-22.21 Union Assets and Trust LLP 106.00’F x 85.00’D 81.2-1-48.1 Union Assets and Trust LLP 94.00’F x 60.00’D 81.2-1-48.2 Town of MIDDLETOWN Thomas L Augustine, Robin Augustine and Bonnie Augustine 7.60A 325.-2-15 Breezy Hill 2001 Corp 7.20A 287.1-45 Michael Brewer and Christina Brewer 5.80A 305.-1-21.3 James J Campbell Jr and Lauri A Campbell 2.10A 263.-2-3 Nicholas Carro and Elaine Carro 8.20A 263.-3-37 Don Croll and Nora S Croll 1.90A 264.-1-8 Don Croll and Nora S Croll 32.24A 264.-1-14.1 Kelly Curless, Bonnie Bouton and Jeffrey Bouton 0.07A 286.16-2-1 Abigail F Davis aka Gail Frances Davis 6.28A 286.-1-18.22 Alan Davis and Lela Davis 6.28A 243.-2-1 Estate of Rose Elter 1.00A 307.11-11 Gary Faut and Ellen Faut 3.79A 220.-1-11.13 Brad Finch 50.00’F x 94.00’D 287.17-3-25 Bradley F Finch 0.22A 287.17-3-24 Brian Finch 1.20A 285.-2-52.1 Debra Naglieri, Cheryl Scarth, Della Fiedler and Denise Athy 2.80A 329.-1-8 Elizabeth A Funari 50.00’F x 150.00’D 307.1-3-34 Robert Howarth and Pamela Howarth 2.68A 287.-4-22.2 William Hrazanek 5.64A 287.-1-44 Elizabeth Kittle 70.00’F x 345.00’D 306.7-10-23 John Kowatch and Randy VonBernewitz 1.20A 243.-1-25.2 Frank Micari and Margaret Lamia 143.00’F x 254.00’D: 0.50 285.2-29 Jacqueline A Leone 7.16A 242.-138.2 Wayne Masone 3.60A 305.-1-18 Maria F McAdams 0.69A 263.-2-24 Maria F McAdams 1.60A 263.-2-26 McBride Enterprises Inc 1.91A 307.1-1-51.1 James C McDonald 6.10A 262.1-36 Willam J McGinley and Brigid K McGinley 0.19A 287.-1-36.3 Gordon J Miller 19.60A 306.-1-24 Edward A Mistretta, Lawrence Mistretta and Michael Mistretta 4.76A 285.-1-48.1 Peter Nagy 1.59A 241.-3-10 R&B Enterprises of NY Inc, Rafael Perez 39.00’F x 132.00’D 287.132-22 R City Holdings Inc 7.10A 286.-176 R City Holdings Inc 3.50A 286.-177.1 Roy Searle 111.20A 265.-1-17 Roy J Simons and Elaine Simons 155.00’F x 195.00’D: 0.67A 287.1-29 Dimitrios Stamas, Aristidis Stamatopoulos and Ilias Stamatopoulos 1.80A 263.-4-4 Dimitrios Stamas, Aristidis Stamatopoulos and Ilias Stamatopoulos 3.00A 307.-1-54.2 Uphill Cottages Inc 0.46A 287.143-8 VWP Holdings Inc 0.38A 284.-1-54 VWP Holdings Inc 0.39A 306.7-1-3 VWP Holdings Inc 0.17A 284.-1-53 Jane R Wahrburg 0.15A 306.6-122 Weber Gerhard 10.00A 262.-2-9 Craig Westerfeld and Debra Westerfeld 0.58A 307.1-3-9.1 WMLR Holding Co LLC 0.23A 307.1-2-37 Town of ROXBURY Douglas H Alderfer 1.00A 157.32-36 Thomas C Briggs 2.01A 113.-135.2 Jack Burrows 17.99A 155.-2-6.51 Jack Burrows 5.25A 177.-1-3.3 John Burrows 1.92A 155.-2-6.14 John Reynolds Burrows 1.93A 155.-2-6.13 John Reynolds Burrows 8.20A 155.-2-8 John Reynolds Burrows 11.50A 177.-1-3.1 John Reynolds Burrows 19.20A 177.-1-4.1 Susan R Burrows 28.90A 155.-26.4 Michael R Cross and Krista A Cross 56.00’F x 190.00’D: 0.25A 91.2-813 George A Dadone and Diane Dadone 5.10A 135.-2-30 Daniel D DuMond 0.37A 157.2-118 Daniel D DuMond 53.00’F x 135.00’D: 0.17A 157.2-1-17 Christopher Mattice and Emily Mattice 41.00’F x 110.00’D: 0.13A 157.2-1-24 James E Myers III and Lisa A Myers 8.10A 221.-1-30.1 Willard Palmer and Anita Palmer 70.00’F x 210.00’D: 0.32A 91.-152.12 Prospect Enterprises Inc 7.91A 55.-2-10 Prospect Enterprises Inc 20.30A 71.-2-12 William Sanford and Anthony H Hitchcock 75.00’F x 180.00’D: 0.33A 91.2-8-11 William Sanford and Anthony H Hitchcock 100.00’F x 175.00’D: 0.38A 91.2-8-12 Nancy Short 5.15A 201.-3-19.5 Andre’ V Toegel, Margarete Toegel and Otto G Toegel 3.94A 113.-121

Allan VanDyke 225.00’F x 270.00’D: 0.50A 157.2-1-1 Ann Ventricelli 8.96A 200.-4-19 Wendy Young 0.70A 92.1-3-3 Town of SIDNEY Air Tight Builders LLC 95.00’F x 68.00’D: 0.15A 115.11-5-13 Air Tight Builders LLC 97.50’F x 100.00’D: 0.13A 115.16-10-24 Steven W Alm 70.00’F x 120.00’D: 0.19A 141.4-1-7 Brittany M Bonacci 1.00A 141.44-10.1 Brittany M Bonacci 33.00’F x 75.00’D: 0.05A 141.2-2-31 Brittany M Bonacci 143.00’F x 115.00’D: 0.38A 115.16-2-27 Brittany M Bonacci 67.00’F x 96.00’D: 0.15A 115.12-6-3 Brittany M Bonacci 110.00’F x 189.18’D: 0.25A 115.16-5-16 Brittany M Bonacci 56.00’F x 125.00’D: 0.25A 115.16-2-26 Gabe V Bonacci 6.60A 116.-1-57.1 BRS Real Estate LLC 25.35A 57.1-3.1 Domenick Buono Sr and Carmela Buono 1.00A 186.-1-6.2 Caspere L Caratelli and Isabelle A Caratelli 61.00’F x 189.00’D: 0.27A 115.8-2-14 Caspere L Caratelli and Isabelle A Caratelli 61.43’F x 165.00’D: 0.19A 115.11-2-20 John Cristina and Luigi Cristina 74.00’F x 66.00’D: 0.11A 115.152-13 John Cristina and Luigi Cristina 135.00’F x 66.00’D: 0.22A 115.152-15 Michael A D’Angelo 66.00’F x 115.00’D: 0.17A 115.12-7-24 Michael A D’Angelo 132.00’F x 114.00’D: 0.34A 115.12-7-25 Craig R Fritzsch and Diane P Fritzsch 66.00’F x 118.00’D: 0.18A 115.12-7-20 Diane P Fritzsch 70.00’F x 49.00’D: 0.08A 115.12-5-10 Janet Henselder 55.00’F x 235.00’D: 0.30A 141.4-3-5 Joanne Elva Hunt and William A Hunt Jr 66.00’F x 165.00’D: 0.25A 116.13-2-14 John A Kean and Madelyn F Kean 100.00’F x 129.74’D: 0.25A 115.16-5-3 Danielle Marie Savory 66.00’F x 152.00’D: 0.25A 115.16-3-4 Benjamin A Savino and MaryAnn Savino 72.00’F x 158.00’D: 0.26A 116.13-2-3 Frederick R Schmidt III 10.03A 119.-3-23 SM Holdings of Delaware County LLC 37.00’F x 53.40’D: 0.05A 115.12-7-31 Johnna M Sullinger 69.00’F x 179.00’D: 0.25A 115.12-6-16 Harland Walley and Victoria Walley 84.00’F x 135.00’D: 0.25A 115.1911-3 William Walters 80.00’F x 135.00’D: 0.23A 115.11-7-6 Aaron T Watson 99.00’F x 180.00’D: 0.41A 115.19-5-3 Robert E Wilber 58.00’F x 217.00’D: 0.31A 115.12-1-4.1 Robert E Wilber 80.00’F x 102.00’D: 0.21A 115.12-1-4.2 Robert E Wilber 124.00’F x 17.35’D: 0.16A 115.12-1-17 Margaret Wormuth 6.94A 117.-112.1 Margaret Wormuth 5.06A 117.-112.6 Fotios Zantaltzis and Maria Zantaltzis 17.61A 119.-1-12.5 Town of STAMFORD 2 River Street Corp 50.00’F x 118.00’D 54.6-1-15 Thomas Allegretto Jr and Linda Allegretto 125.00’F x 70.00’D: 0.13A 69.17-2-35 Frances Cordelia Beebe 5.29A 89.3-2 Donald F Bishop II 130.00’F x 322.00’D: 0.82A 69.17-2-20 Donald F Bishop II 26.00’F x 105.00’D 69.17-2-21 Donald F Bishop II 110.00’F x 145.00’D: 0.50A 69.17-4-8 Donald F Bishop II 40.00’F x 90.00’D: 0.06A 69.17-4-14 Donald F Bishop II 8.80A 69.18-1-1 Donald F Bishop II 25.30A 69.181-2 Michael Cross and Krista Cross 75.00’F x 248.00’D: 0.50A 54.103-4 Stephen J DeGroat and Iris Z DeGroat 66.47A 70.-1-45 Delair Enterprises Inc 11.00A 54.62-1 Delair Enterprises Inc 66.10A 54.14-3-1 Delair Enterprises Inc 36.23A 54.1-5.1 Delair Enterprises Inc 43.37A 54.1-5.2

Delair Enterprises Inc 15.27A 54.1-22 Kathleen Denario 66.50’F x 355.00’D: 0.50A 69.17-2-17 Daisy Donato Estate 24.80A 70.1-23 John Esposito 29.99A 68.-2-3.211 Brenda M Evans, Deirdre A Gibbons and Aileen P Gibbons 1.30A 54.6-2-8 Anthony J Goodnow 3.09A 108.3-25 Karl Johnson 11.69A 129.-1-4.8 Hugh C McNaughton and Pat McNaughton 8.59A 108.-2-24 Douglas W Murphy, William J Murphy and William F Murphy 138.20A 41.-2-6.11 Douglas W Murphy, William J Murphy and William F Murphy 68.80A 41.-2-8 Douglas W Murphy, William J Murphy and William F Murphy 16.39A 41.-2-9.1 Douglas W Murphy, William J Murphy and William F Murphy 23.79A 41.-2-9.2 Douglas W Murphy, William J Murphy and William F Murphy 5.10A 41.-2-9.4 Douglas W Murphy, William J Murphy and William F Murphy 11.80A 41.-2-9.5 Douglas W Murphy, William J Murphy and William F Murphy 50.28A 54.-1-16 Prospect Enterprises Inc 16.00A 54.11-1-1.111 Prospect Enterprises Inc 9.30A 41.2-1 Prospect Enterprises Inc 9.80A 41.2-10 Prospect Enterprises Inc 11.49A 54.-1-10.111 Prospect Enterprises Inc 65.30A 54.-1-10.5 Prospect Enterprises Inc 48.75A 70.-1-3 Joseph A Rende, Joseph Rende Jr and Anthony Rende 9.00A 89.-11.71 Manuel J Sardinta, Barbara A VanEtten and Philip H VanEtten 6.12A 132.-2-3 Sal F Vicari 2.80A 68.-2-20 Herbert Wade 79.70’F x 178.90’D: 0.31A 54.6-3-5 Town of TOMPKINS Clay Gorton and Eva Gorton 2.37A 386.-1-18.5 Joseph Lia Jr 50.50A 352.-1-3.6 Valeriano Rivera 5.20A 207.-1-3.8 Denny L Smith 67.40A 206.-124.111 Paul A Somers and Michelle L Somers 1.00A 249.-1-22.12 Paul A Somers and Michelle L Somers 4.10A 249.-1-46 Town of WALTON Ashlee Calabrese and Benjamin Pankiewicz 1.00A 274.-2-44 Calabria Realty LLC 62.00’F x 95.00’D: 0.25A 273.8-1-29 Joseph Christovao IV and Holly Hunter Christovao 154.00’F x 205.60’D: 0.80A 273.7-7-26 Jody DeGraw 1.80A 272.-2-27 Manuel Fernandez 100.00’F x 85.00’D: 0.25A 273.8-8-9 Jacqueline S Finn 270.00’F x 165.00’D: 0.50A 251.16-1-5 Ronald F Frost Jr, Karriann Frost, Charles Bianco and Coleen M Bianco 3.00A 207.-2-13.12 Vincent Garofalo 49.00’F x 130.00’D: 0.25A 273.7-1-29 Joel Griffin 135.00’F x 303.00’D: 1.00A 251.19-3-13 Joel Griffin 135.00’F x 60.00’D: 0.20A 251.19-12-36 Donna E Grimes 9.80A 275.-2-27.2 ICTHUS Properties LLC 1.10A 250.-2-14 John Kowatch and Randy VonBernewitz 61.00’F x 102.00’D: 0.13A 273.8-1-28 Anita Leone 82.50’F x 150.00’D: 0.25A 273.7-2-15 Maximus Enterprises LLC 99.00’F x 111.00’D 251.19-8-1 Alan W Moore and Linda I Moore 78.00’F x 130.00’D: 0.25A 251.198-5 James Neale Estate 40.00’F x 150.00’D: 0.13A 273.8-3-12 Todd Oles 51.00’F x 144.00’D: 0.25A 251.19-13-20 Peace Castle Corp 1.40A 273.117-3 Nancy C Picinich Estate 70.00’F x 127.75’D: 0.25A 273.11-3-15 Alice J Pliauplis 120.05’F x 128.09’D: 0.21A 273.11-7-58.12 Carol Reynolds and Robert Reynolds 6.67A 228.-4-4 Valeriano Rivera 0.40A 295.-1-8 John A Robinson 100.00’F x 98.00’D: 0.25A 273.12-2-1 John A Robinson 83.00’F x 220.00’D 273.7-6-3

John A Robinson 6.19A 187.-4-4 John A Robinson 5.01A 187.-4-5 John A Robinson 5.01A 187.-4-6 John A Robinson 4.10A 272.-224.11 John A Robinson 1.00A 272.-224.2 John A Robinson 4.60A 272.-2-28 Santo S Saporito and Nancy J Saporito 66.00’F x 267.70’D: 0.25A 251.20-3-16 Mustafa Sav 212.00’F x 205.00’D: 1.00A 251.20-1-9 Michael Spencer and Toni Jackson 0.26A 230.-1-6 Springdale Construction Inc 1.00A 229.-1-5.2 Springdale Construction Inc 2.50A 229.-1-6 Sinan Tuzca and Dolunay Soysert Tuzcu 0.50A 250.-2-29 Sinan Tuzcu and Dolunay Soysert Tuzcu 0.51A 250.-2-30.12 Keith Werner Sr, Leona Werner and Keith Werner Jr 66.00’F x 278.00’D: 0.35A 273.8-3-38 Effect of filing: All persons having or claiming to have an interest in the real property described in such petition are hereby notified that the filing of such petition constitutes the commencement by the Tax District of a proceeding in the court specified in the caption above to foreclose each of the tax liens herein described by a foreclosure proceeding in rem.

Nature of Proceeding: Such proceeding is brought against the real property only and is to foreclose the tax liens described in such petition. No personal judgment will be entered herein for such taxes or other legal charges or any part thereof.

Persons Affected: This notice is directed to all persons owning or having or claiming to have an interest in the real property described in such petition. Such persons are hereby notified further that a duplicate of such petition has been filed in the office of the Enforcing Officer of the Tax District and will remain open for public inspection up to and including the date specified below as the last day for redemption.

Right of Redemption: Any person having or claiming to have an interest in any such real property and the legal right thereto may on or before said date redeem the same by paying the amount of all such unpaid tax liens thereon, including all interest and penalties and other legal charges which are included in the lien against such real property, computed to and including the date of redemption. Such payments shall be made to Beverly J. Shields, Delaware County Treasurer, P.O. Box 431, Delhi, New York 13753, (607) 832-5070. In the event that such taxes are paid by a person other than the record owner of such real property, the person so paying shall be entitled to have the tax liens affected thereby satisfied of record.

Last Day for Redemption: The last day for redemption is hereby fixed as the 19th day of May, 2017.

Service of Answer: Every person having any right, title or interest in or lien upon any parcel of real property described in such petition may serve a duly verified answer upon the attorney for the Tax District setting forth in detail the nature and amount of his or her interest and any defense or objection to the foreclosure. Such answer must be filed in the office of the county clerk and served upon the attorney for the Tax District on or before the date above mentioned as the last day for redemption.

Failure to Redeem or Answer: In the event of failure to redeem or answer by any person having the right to redeem or answer, such person shall be forever barred and foreclosed of all his or her right, title and interest and equity of redemption in and to the parcel described in such petition and a judgment in foreclosure may be taken by default.

Enforcing Officer: Beverly J. Shields, Delaware County Treasurer Attorney for Tax District: Amy B Merklen, Acting County Attorney 111 Main Street, Suite 6 Delhi, New York 13753

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March 29, 2017

The Reporter

Garden GardenScene Scene with withPeggy PeggyBolton Bolton

Ground Covers

A groundcover is used on an area of soil which, for some reason, is hard to care for or does not grow a particular crop easily. A wide range of plant material is available for specific groundcover uses.

When planting a groundcover, the homeowner must be patient. It follows the old rule of perennial planting: the first year it sleeps, the second year it creeps, and the third year it leaps. With this in mind, know that any planting will probably not provide instant gratification. If a weed barrier fabric is not used, the planting must be kept weeded while plants establish.

There are four major groupings of groundcovers. The first to be considered is the woody, or branched species. This will contain small shrubs such as creeping junipers or Russian cypress. Most other evergreen shrubs are ravished by the deer. Each spring, winter damage should be pruned out.

The next option will be a vine. Probably the most common will be either ivy or Euonymus. The deer now love both the variegated and plain leaf Euonymus. Ivy will take a fairly long time to establish. New roots appear along the trailing parts, thus producing new plants. Ivy does tend to receive a great deal of winter damage. Also, it may cause damage to other parts of the planting if it crawls up it and causes suffocation.

A third choice of groundcover is a truly creeping perennial.

These usually reproduce by underground stolens. The downside of these plants is that they are normally deciduous. Fall clean up will be necessary. Consider ajuga, sedum, daylilies and lowgrowing astilbe.

The fourth choice of groundcover, Bishops weed, should be avoided at all costs, if it is planted in an area with other plants. Aegopodium, also know as snow-on-the-mountain or goutsweed, is almost impossible to eradicate once it is established.

In our area Pachysandra is still a good groundcover choice for some shady areas. It will encounter a certain amount of winterkill and tends to show stress in extremely dry seasons.

Send specific questions to Country Grown Perennials LLC, Peggy Bolton, 4801 Pines Brook Road, Walton, NY 13856. Nursery open Friday, Saturday, and Sunday ONLY, May 1 - July 1. Visit us on the web at countrygrownperennials.com.

Services for the DeLancey, Hamden and West Delhi churches during April will be held in West Delhi church at 11 a.m.

I welcome news from folks on what they have been doing. Readers tell me they like to read this column but I can’t do it without your help. Give me a call: 607-746-6860 or email me: lshepard@delhitel.net The annual Easter egg hunt for kids at the DeLancey church will be Saturday, April 15 at 1 p.m. Give Lois Klukkert a call if you can help - she will be needing it.

Our prayers and hope you’re feeling better wishes to Tommy Hutson, Ryan Kilmer, Tom Cole, Mike Moody, Doug Bull, Michele Ford and Betsy Decker.

Florence Grill and Nancy Truscott recently attended a gathering of family and friends to celebrate the 90th birthday of Bernie Knight, who now lives in Oneonta. Bernie and her late husband, Robert Knight, lived on Hamden Hill Road for many years, where they raised their family. Mr. Knight was a music teacher at Delhi School. The

Grantor MARCH 20, 2017

Capra, Andrew M (Exr) Sander, Wilhelm F Jr. (Exr Of) Phoenix, John S & Patricia L Ploog, Bertram O Leidy, Hope Henness, Richard (tr) (Exr) Henness, Emory (By Tr) (Exr Of) Laber, Jeri L (aka) (Ind & Exr) Laber, Jeri (Ind & Exr) Kuskin, Charles (Exr Of) Laber, Jeri L (aka) (Ind & Exr) Laber, Jeri (Ind & Exr) Kuskin, Charles (Exr Of) Luciano, Christine Carey, James W Quinn-Carey, Bridget Maryon, Victoria O’Neil, Jeffrey T & David F Scott, Judith M O’Neil

MARCH 21, 2017

Murphy, Mark J Mclean, Susan A Maggiore, Joseph Miller, Richard C Hitt, Daniel J & Valerie L Scibilia, Dena Kass (Tr) Henrietta K Farber Credit Shelter Tr (By Tr) Little Max Properties LLC

MARCH 22, 2017

Nichols, Donald W Nichols, Robert F (By Atty) Nichols, Daniel (Atty)

Knight family are members of the Delhi Episcopal Church and Bernie still faithfully attends church there.

Mary McCandlish grew up on the Platner Brook McCandlish farm and spent most all her life in the Delhi area. We are very sorry to learn of her passing on March 15 while visiting her sister, Lois, in Florida. Our sympathy to Mary’s family and friends.

Even though there were large snowbanks to look over on some parts of Main Street, it didn’t stop the large crowd of people who came out to enjoy Delhi’s beautiful St. Patrick’s Day parade Saturday, March 18. There were many floats and walkers, fire departments and others.

After being in and out of the hospital several times, it was nice to see Ron Pinney out and about and doing very well. Glad to know Betty is taking good care of you and you continue to stay well, Ron. For Cathy Roloson’s birthday last Wednesday, her grandchildren, who love her dearly, were excited to bring her a cake made by little Madison and Riley. It pleased the two little ones to know their mama appreciated that they made her cake by themselves. The rest of Cathy’s grandchildren also enjoyed the cake with her. On Friday eve-

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The country and world are glued to YouTube waiting to see when April the Giraffe will have her baby. April 1 is this Saturday, so maybe that will be the day that April will finally give birth.

They say April showers bring May flowers. I hope that’s true, because there is a lot of rain in the forecast. I’m looking forward to warm temperatures, flowers, and green landscapes.

Last week’s trivia question: is what historical event occurred in Delhi on March 16, 1821? The Village of Delhi was incorporated by an Act of Legislature, March 16, 1821 and bears the name of the town from which it was born.

This week’s trivia question: where was the Wilson Lumber Yard located in Delhi?

Volunteers of the week: the Farm Catskills board of directors. The board consists of Pamela Benson, president; Leslie Deysenroth, vice president/ treasurer; Cathy McKenna and Madalyn Warren, co-secretaries; Kristan Morley, Donna Dickson Noonan and Roger Hall. According to farmcatskills. org, Farm Catskills is a not-forprofit membership organization that believes in supporting a working landscape that in turn supports our rural economy.

The group works to bring communities, schools and farmers in Delaware County together through food-focused program-

ning, Cathy, her mother Linda and Donna Gorsch went out for a great birthday dinner. Saturday evening, Cathy was still celebrating her birthday with her brother, Randy Shepard, who had a birthday on March 19.

They were entertained by their mother at a family dinner with 22 in attendance.

Even though some of the roads weren’t the best for a few days last week during our big snowstorm, I would like to say “Thank You” to our town of Hamden road crew and all the other road crews for the extra hours and time spent keeping them open. We have become very impatient people and don’t like delays in our daily routines, but I would like to again say thanks for a good job.

On Thursday afternoon, seniors were able to see the dress rehearsal of the Delhi high school’s musical Beauty and the Beast and enjoy the chicken and biscuits dinner. The musical was also performed on Friday evening and Saturday afternoon.

To all the young folks who had parts in the musical, you did a great job and its such a great pleasure to hear the beautiful voices of all who had singing parts. Great job, kids, we will be looking forward to next year’s musical.

ming and initiatives. The next program, “Local Beef in Local Schools,” part of the 2017 Farm-to-School Talk series, will be Thursday, March 30, at 6 p.m. at Bushel at 84 Main Street. Ken Jaffe and Julia Van Loon of Slope Farm to School will discuss how and why they have partnered since 2012 to bring local, sustainable beef to New York state school cafeterias. Farm Catskills’ own “Cow to Cafeteria” project, that brings local beef to Delaware County schools, will also be introduced.

Attendees will have an opportunity to sample beef tacos. The Cow to Cafeteria program connects schools to local farmers who provide ground beef for school lunches. The program educates kids about where their food comes from while providing delicious meals.

4-H International Night will be held on Friday, March 31, from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. at 4-H Camp Shankitunk located on Arbor Hill Road. Local 4-H clubs will showcase different countries during the evening. All are invited to attend.

Don’t miss the chicken ‘n biscuit dinner on Saturday, April 1 from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. at the Bovina United Presbyterian Church located at County Highway 6 in Bovina Center.

Spaghetti dinner at the Hamden Hill Ridge Riders Clubhouse on Saturday, April 1, from 4 until 7 p.m. The Club is located at 1021 Covert Hollow, Hamden.

On Tuesday, April 4, Delhi Community Action Response Team, a group of concerned community members address-

ing substance abuse issues in our community, will meet at 6 p.m. at the United Ministry. This event is hosted by Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council of Delaware County Inc. and is open to all.

Sign up to attend CADI’s Craft For A Cure event Saturday, April 8 in MacDonald Hall at SUNY Delhi from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.

Make a $25 donation for a full day of crafting to support Relay For Life. If you can’t come for the whole day, $15 for a half day. Reserve your seat by calling Ann at 607-746-4756 or emailing vandewam@delhi.edu by Wednesday, April 5. Bring your crafts. Price includes continental breakfast and lunch.

On Monday, April 10, the Center for Business and Community Service at SUNY Delhi is holding a ServSafe Food Certification course from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The fee for the course is $175. Go to www.delhi.edu/ bcs/classroom_training.php or call 607-746-4545 to register and for more information.

On Thursday, March 30 at 10:30 a.m., the Cannon Free Library will host Toddler Rhyme Time and on Tuesday, April 4, at 10:30 a.m., there will be Preschool Storytime. The Lego Club will meet on Tuesday, April 4 at 3:30 p.m. at the Cannon Free Library. Kids in grades K-5, come to the library and test your creativity with a new building challenge each month.

The Greater Delhi Area Chamber of Commerce that will hold its monthly meeting Tuesday, April 4 at 9:30 a.m. at the back building of the Delhi Telephone Company.

The next meeting of Hamden Senior Citizens is on March 29, a dish-to-pass dinner at noon at the town hall; meeting to follow.

Drinks will be furnished, bring your own table service and enjoy a visit with your friends.

As you are cleaning up your yards, remember brush burning around your home is banned by the state from March 16 thru May 14.

Be on the look out for jokes being played on you for April Fools Day, April 1. What all the fishermen are waiting for opening day of fishing season is April 1. Hope it’s not too cold for those trout to bite.

Palm Sunday April 9 and Easter on April 16.

As you fill the Easter baskets, think about these facts: In the 1800s Europeans perfected the chocolate mold and brought us the first chocolate Easter eggs.

In the 1850s, the chocolate bunny immigrated from Germany courtesy of Whitman’s. In the 1930s, egg-shaped, brightly colored jelly beans become synonymous with Easter. In 1953, the Rodda Candy Co. introduced iconic marshmallow treat Peeps. In 1963, the Cadbury’s Creme Egg hit the shelves under its original name, Fry’s Creme Egg. In 1967, Reese’s famous combo took a new form as

the peanut butter egg. In 1986, M&Ms got pastel makeovers will bunny, chick and egg symbols on them.

Lynn Kinch’s joke of the week is about the first day of kindergarten: Mom: How was your first day of school? Child: I think I need a new teacher. Mom: Do you not like your teacher? Child: I like my teacher very much.

Mom: Then why do you think you need a new teacher? Child: My teacher doesn’t know anything! Mom: I don’t understand.

Child: She keeps asking us for all of the answers. She doesn’t even know her colors! She had to ask the class to name them for her.

What is green and keeps its heart in its head? A head of lettuce.

A cute saying: Life is too short to argue and fight with the past.

Count your blessings, value your loved ones and move on with your head held high.

Helpful Hints - a few more ideas for using peanut butter: for a full-flavored southern style soup, add several tablespoons of peanut butter to the milk you blend into canned cream of chicken soup. Into each serving of cream of celery, tomato or cheddar cheese soup stir a tablespoon of peanut butter for a subtle accent.

Real Estate Transactions Grantee

Transfer Tax

Fenwick, Stephanie T

852.00

Sidney

Buel, Kyle G 470.00 Ross, Jessica E Delhi Hardison, Stewart & Katherine 264.00 Sidney Schunk, Michael T 500.00 Delhi Mostert, Stephen G 54.00 Wakin-Mostert, Melissa J Walton Laber, Jeri L (aka)(Co-Tr) 0.00 Laber, Jeri (Co-Tr) Kuskin, Nicholas (Co-Tr) Credit Shelter Trust Last Will of Charles Kuskin (By Co-Tr’s) Walton Laber, Jeri L (aka) Co-Tr) 0.00 Laber, Jeri (Co-Tr) Kuskin, Nicholas (Co-Tr) Credit Shelter Trust Last Will of Charles Kuskin (By Co-Tr’s) Middletown PennyMac Corp.

1292.00 Hancock Hanlon, Ashley M & Derek S 438.00 Walton Sidney

Maryon, Michael T O’Neil, David F

0.00 324.00

Roxbury

Murphy, Mark J

Walton Hancock Walton Middletown

Maggiore, Joseph & Dominick Guiser, Tom A & Lynn Federal National Mortgage Association Scibilia, Dena Kass

0.00 210.00 0.00 0.00

Andes

Nichols, Raymond A & Deborah

160.00

0.00

Grantor

Delano, Joseph Chen , Cindy Chauncey, Ian & Heather Hartjen, Lee C (Ref) Hazen, Rebecca (ByRef) James, Sharin (ByRef) Paine, Roxy Plog, Bradford W Pennymac Corp. (ByAtty) PennyMac Loan Services LLC (Atty) Khyutoretsky, Boris (admin) Regnault, Valerie (Admin Of)

MARCH 23, 2017

Location Middletown Roxbury Walton

Grantee

Franklin-Hughes, Carley Hughes, Jason Saum, Nancy & Keith Deutsche Bank Nat.Trust (Tr) FFMLT Trust (ByTr)

Transfer Tax 1196.00

660.00 794.00

Meredith Colchester Walton

Lamoly, Michael Diggs, William Jeffrey & William Lee Eddy, Carl

840.00 1940.00 100.00

Middletown

Beddoe, Jaimie Suzanne Altman, Timothy George

640.00

Roth, Kathleen L (Admin) Roth, Mark Dudley (aka)(Admin Of) Roth, Mark (Admin Of) Rinda, Warren

Davenport

Roth, Kathleen L Bouton, Harold Charles

0.00

Colchester

0.00

Bobmier 33 LLC

Middletown

Triangle Properties # 69 LLC Siliverdes, Margaret (Personal Rep.) Siliverdes, Demetrios (Personal Rep Of)

Colchester Colchester

Rinda, Alan Barnes, Donna Schneiderman, David J Rubin, Anita Klapakis, Michael Siliverdes, Margaret (Surv Tr) Siliverdes Family Trust (By Surv Tr)

Hitchcock, Douglas Paul Mohamed, Tejkumarie Dutka, Dawn (aka) Dutka, Dawn A Dobsa, John Henselder, Janet

Meredith Hancock Meredith

Hitchcock, Douglas Paul & Rita Laport, Brendon J & Lauren 21st Mortgage Corporation

0.00 28.00 868.00

Middletown Sidney

Walsh, Robert E Farrell, Edward G Jr. & Jessica S

190.00 48.00

MARCH 24, 2017

0.00 262.00 0.00