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Steuben County election roundup

By Neal Simon The Evening Tribune

BATH — Voters in Hartsville reelected their town supervisor, Hornellsville elevated Danny K. Broughton to the top job in the township, Patrick McAl-

lister won the Surrogate Court election and the City of Corning elected a new mayor in voting Tuesday.

Some races remain undecided. Write-in votes will determine the second town board member elected in Hornellsville

and the next supervisor for the Town of Greenwood.

Unofficial election results from many of the contested and uncontested races in Steuben County: For Steuben County Surrogate Court judge, Republican Patrick McAllister was elected.

McAllister tallied 7,523 votes, to defeat Chauncey J. Watches, who suspended his campaign after losing a Republican primary. Watches finished with 5,087 votes. McAllister will succeed

CAMERON FIRE HALL

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Avoca capital project vote set

By Al Bruce

The Evening Tribune

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Veterans from the Cameron area were honored Sunday, Nov. 5, at the Cameron Fire Hall.

Ceremony honors area veterans

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IN BRIEF Church to hold creche display

In conjunction with the Christmas in the Park celebration in Bath on Dec. 1, the First Presbyterian Church will be holding its traditional creche display. The display will run from 4-8 p.m. in the Lyon Hall of the church, which is located across from Pulteney Park.

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Veterans from the Cameron area were honored Sunday, Nov. 5, at the Cameron Fire Hall.

Guest speaker Dennis Knowles presented slides and spoke of his time in the military. Knowles is currently a sixth grade English teacher at the Addison Central School District.

Stacy Jackson presented an award to Julia Masti for her 17 years of organizing this event for veterans. Walt Bohomey was also presented an award. A meal was put on by Bill Spaulding and catering staff. All veterans were recognized and attendees joined together to sing patriotic songs.

The event also featured

AVOCA — Avoca Central School District residents Dec. 19 will vote on a proposed $9 million capital project to maintain the 80-year-old campus and update facilities to improve student learning with no increase to the tax levy.

The vote will be held

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Khork earns top honor Above | Stacy Jackson presents an award to Julia Masti. Below | Jackson honors Walt Bohomey.

Bill Spaulding and Jane Kasczynec are wrapped up in a quilt made by Kasczynec. door prizes and a quilt raffle. Bill Spaulding won a quilt made by Jane Kasczynec.

Thank you to all of you that have served.

The Chronicle-Express

In perhaps the most ironic tragedy in recent local history, an artist couple whose works depend on fire, lost their studios, the tools of their craft, much of their work and many other possessions to the very same volatile element.

NEW YORK — New York State Police Inv. Thomas Khork was recently presented with the “Investigator of the Year” award from the Federal Law Enforcement Foundation (FLEF).

The award was bestowed in honor of Khork’s tireless commitment to making the community he serves a better place to live for

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Fire giveth and fire taketh away

By John Christensen

Evening Tribune

Recently retired art educators for Keuka College and Penn Yan Central Schools, see FIRE | 10A PROVIDED BY MAT DEMORAS

Dexter and Faith Benedict with two of their works that survived the Nov. 1 fire that completely destroyed their studio.

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IN BRIEF Dormann sets Adult Craft Time

The Dormann Library is hosting its Adult Craft Time early this month.

We will be meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 14 starting at 6 p.m. During this free crafting session, we will be making fabric leaves.

There will be some embroidery involved, but not so much that beginners won’t be able to leave with a finished leaf or two! The leaves could be used to make a fall necklace, used to decorate a table for Thanksgiving, or even to adorn a seasonally-inspired wall hanging. All materials will be provided and we hope that you will join us for some crafty fun.

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Students in the Bath Central School District were busy raising money and giving back to others this fall.

Fourth-graders at Dana Lyon Middle School collected $300 in loose change to help hurricane victims in Puerto Seussical Jr. Rico. That’s more than coming to Bath 135 pounds in coins.

Dana Lyon Middle “The fundraising gave School students will the students an opporpresent Bryan Lou- tunity to see how just iselle’s Seussical giving a little can help a Jr. Friday, Nov. 17 at 7 lot,” said Fourth-Grade p.m. and Saturday, Nov. Teacher Todd Drozeski.

18 at 2 p.m. in the HaverAs added motivation, ling Auditorium. the fourth-grade classHorton the Elephant, rooms competed against the Cat in the Hat and one another to see who other favorite Dr. Se- could bring in the most uss characters come coins.

Mrs. Sobilo’s to life on stage in this class came out on top fantastical musical with $90.83. extravaganza.

In October, Serena Ticket prices are $5 Crane, Layson Ritter for adults and $3 for and Mrs. Mitchell parstudents and senior citi- ticipated in the CROP zens. Family packs that Walk. Dana Lyon Middle include tickets for two School students and staff adults and their chil- donated more than $625 dren also are available – including $337 raised for $15.

by Serena and $115 raised by Layson – to Woollett takes help fight hunger in Bath helm at IHS and around the world.

BATH – Jaclyn WoolVEW students in Rolett has been named salie McCartney’s thirdexecutive director of grade class teamed up the Institute of Human with second-graders Services (IHS), the in Cindy Covert’s class board of directors an- for a special project at nounced. Woollett will the beginning of the step in for Patrick Rog- school year. ers, who has held the Knowing that some position for 20 years schools in Houston were and will be retiring hit hard during Hurin 2018. ricane Harvey, the stuCurrently serving dents wanted to help in as the associate direc- their own small way. tor for IHS and director Mrs. McCartney and of the Steuben Rural Mrs. Covert contacted a Health Network, Wool- Haverling High School lett has immersed her- graduate who is a Preself in the Southern Tier human services sector, according to the board of directors.

Collins named director of events

ROCHESTER – The Alzheimer’s Association has announced that Jeff Collins has been named Senior Director of Special Events effective Oct. 23. Collins previously served as Program Manager for the Brockport Auxiliary Service Corporation, providing event management for The College at Brockport.

“We are excited to welcome Jeff Collins to the Alzheimer’s Association,” said Teresa Galbier, Chapter Executive for the Alzheimer’s Association, Rochester and Finger Lakes Chapter.

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Serena Crane (left) and Layson Ritter participated in the CROP Walk to fight hunger locally and around the world.

Top | Dana Lyon fourth-graders raised $300 in loose change to aid hurricane victims in Puerto Rico.

Above | Mrs. McCartney’s students and the boxes of school supplies they collected for Houston-area children.

K teacher in a Houston school and learned that many classrooms in the path of Harvey were completely destroyed.

The VEW students collected enough school supplies to send eight boxes to Texas. The teacher distributed the supplies to classrooms so the children affected would have needed supplies when they return to

school.

VEW students also wrote notes of encouragement for the students in Texas and included them in the shipment.

“We are very excited about this project and, hopefully, we collected enough supplies to help as many students as possible have a successful year,” said Mrs. McCartney.

AVOCA — A New York City man faces multiple charges related to check theft following a traffic stop in the Town of Avoca.

A traffic stop by Bathbased State Police on I-86 in Avoca has resulted in multiple charges against Darryl Carrington, 28, of 15408 34th Ave., Jamaica, Queens, was initially stopped for driving 80 in a 65 mile per hour zone.

Further investigation revealed that he did not have a driver’s license, and had multiple suspensions.

Additional roadside investigation revealed that Carrington possessed several completed checks in various amounts, from multiple accounts in the New York City area, some of which had been altered, according to troopers.

Carrington was subsequently charged with

second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument, a class D felony; four counts of third-degree criminal possession of stolen property, class D felony; three counts of fourth degree criminal possession of stolen property, class E felony; and 14 counts of fifth-degree criminal possession of stolen property, class A misdemeanor.

The multiple charges and various degrees involving the stolen property offenses are based upon the value of the completed checks, and the fact that they were allegedly stolen from multiple individuals, authorities said.

Carrington was arraigned before Bath Justice Chauncey J. Watches and remanded to the Steuben County Jail on $50,000 cash bail, or $100,000 property bond.

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OPINION

Burns:

Veterans Day

By James F. Burns More Content Now

I see the face of war, the one who went for me; the soldier, sailor, airman, the one who served for me. The flash of exploding bombs, the crack of guns, the terrible screams of pain.

Most of us experience military service only through the eyes, ears and efforts of others — our father, brother, son, uncle, aunt, sister or mother. But mostly men and often friends as well as relatives.

For me, it was Uncle Carroll in WW I, my father and a friend in WW II, my brother and his best buddy in Korea. I share their experiences to honor all veterans, including those you know or knew.

Two million men answered their country’s call to fill the ranks of General Pershing’s American Expeditionary Force in 1917. Trench warfare and mustard gas awaited them. My Uncle Carroll left his Ohio farm to join the AEF, trading a plow for a machine gun — which he said “made my ears ring as if someone had hit me.” Not that Carroll was a complainer, but the same letter home noted that an inoculation shot made “my knees feel like they are going to fall off.”

A year later, Carroll wrote another letter home while sitting on the steps of a bombedout church in northern France. The church’s bell had remained intact and was ringing out the joyous news of the Armistice being signed hours earlier and just a few miles away — on November 11, 1918. Carroll realized the immensity of the conflict and carnage which had just ended, a war machine which had consumed human life like a voracious vampire.

“I never thought that one’s part would be such a small part. But I found out that it is true when you say you are going to do your bit — it is a little bit. But you will read something very great about us in history.” His words capture that sense of serving in something much larger and more noble than self — selfless sacrifice to preserve our American freedom.

The war efforts of WW I and II had that clarity of purpose. My father was a sailor on the USS Maine in WW I — but his sacrifice came in WW II when he was part of the huge logistical supply chain channeling ammo, equipment, and supplies to the front.

Ed Burns’ shop repaired motors for factories humming 24-7 to feed that supply chain.

Working late at night, he fell down an elevator shaft and broke an arm and his leg. I was five at the time and only later realized why my father was not coming home from work at night, instead lying in a hospital bed.

I entered kindergarten three months after D-Day. But I experienced

some sense of the horrendous sacrifice made

by American troops that historic day when a friend of mine name Hal poured out his story years later. His unit landed at Normandy the day after D-Day and, having positioned themselves on high ground, he was tasked by his commander to return to the beach to retrieve some equipment.

I sensed the emotion building up in Hal as he described how the cloudy weather and rough seas of D-Day had given way to blue skies and calmer waters that next day — when the beach was still covered with the carnage of his fellow soldiers from the day before. Hal’s voice faltered and tears welled up in his eyes — and in mine — as he grasped for words, having a picture in his mind that I can only imagine.

All gave some, some gave all. Many of them.

That brings us to Korea. My brother was captain of our football team, his best buddy, Leigh Whitaker, being the play-by-play announcer who credited my brother with all the gang tackles. Leigh was that kind of guy, lighthearted and helpful. But when Korea came, they went in opposite directions — my brother to a Coast Guard cutter in the Atlantic, Leigh to Korea as an Army medic. His unit was overwhelmed in a pre-dawn attack, most of his unit killed in the initial onslaught. Leigh was lined up with a few other survivors for execution but a last-minute reprieve came when the enemy realized their value as prisoners.

Leigh was an MIA — Missing In Action — for over three years.

The reality of his having been a POW — Prisoner of War — for 37 months and dropping to 85 pounds due to forced marches and sleeping on the ground only became known later, in August of 1953. A list of returning POWs was being read out over the radio late at night. When I heard “Charles Leigh Whitaker, Cincinnati, Ohio,” I jumped out of bed and woke everyone up.

“Leigh’s coming home.”

But life after military service is also challenging. Leigh married but his and his wife’s two beautiful children had muscular dystrophy.

They were the National Poster Children for the Jerry Lewis telethon of 1963 and visited President Kennedy at the White House in that capacity shortly before his assassination.

No, I was never in uniform. But we all can serve our country in some capacity. Mine is writing, others do so by supporting our soldiers, sailors, and airmen while overseas and, ever more so, when they return home.

Please be such a server — for a cause nobler than self.

James F. Burns is a retired professor at the University of Florida.

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Goshay:

Sing like your country depends on it

By Charita M. Goshay More Content Now

For all of our infighting about everything, all the time, there is one thing we do seem to share: Most of us like to sing. It doesn’t matter if we can’t carry a note in a dump truck, there’s something enormously enjoyable about it.

We all have those secret, unseen moments when we’re rock stars, even if it’s just in the shower or while driving the car. Some of the most popular TV shows these days involve singing competitions. We snicker at people who have not been told the truth about their talent, but we probably should give them credit for the bravery of trying.

Music is how I mark my memories. I only have to hear a cut from Steely Dan’s “Aja,” the Doobie Brothers’ “Minute By Minute,” or Fleetwood Mac’s “Rumors,” and I am 20 years old. And skinny.

The stereo in my childhood home was always warm and stacked with Motown, whose iconic label featured a map of Detroit that never quite stretched down to Canton, no matter how many times I examined it.

Music both bends and transcends time. Five for

Fighting’s “Superman” instantly catapults me back to the morning of Sept. 11, 2001. To sing along with Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On” is to be a kid in a country still trying to recuperate from three assassinations and Kent State.

We all should sing, and every day. It beats trading potshots on Facebook.

Who’s your granddaddy?

In the months to come, we’re probably going to hear of a lot of singing. An investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election and possible collusion by some Americans, ramped up last week with indictments issued against President Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort and his associate, Rick Gates. They’re facing 12 counts, including conspiracy against the United States, money laundering and making false statements, though

nothing has yet been directly connected to the president.

American politics is in danger of devolving into a sorry tale of avarice and the reckless pursuit of power. The big question, is it the kind of greed where people actually would put their own country at risk?

Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who was tapped to lead the probe, is one of the last public-service patricians in America. Mueller is what would happen if you crossed Jimmy Stewart’s Mr. Smith with Atticus Finch.

As it stands, federal prosecutors have a 93 percent conviction rate.

If you’re among the dozens of people who are about to be caught up in Mueller’s net, you, too, would be wise to sing.

Sing like your mom was Beyoncé and your pop was Pavarotti.

Sing like Sinatra was your granddaddy.

The reason organized crime families are limping into the sunset is because “stand-up” guys only exist in the movies. People who sip Pappy Winkle bourbon in $3,000 suits don’t tend to thrive in places where you can get stabbed because it’s Tuesday.

Snitches go home If you roll the dice against Mueller and are convicted on charges of conspiring against your own country, you won’t be going to Martha Stewart Tennis Prison. You’re headed for Shawshank.

A second shoe dropped last week in the form of George Papadopoulos, a former Trump campaign adviser who has pleaded guilty for lying to the FBI. Papadopoulos was looking down a double barrel of 30 years in prison for trying to procure stolen e-mails from the Russians, ostensibly to help Trump’s campaign.

Arrested in July, he likely has been chattering to the feds like a toddler on espresso.

Snitches may get stitches, but they also get to go home.

People who know about such things say the Russians look for people they can turn.

One minute you’re waving Old Glory, and the next, you’re a guest judge at the Miss Stalingrad beauty pageant.

You don’t have to be a historian to know this could make Watergate look like shoplifting.

Reach Charita at charita. goshay@cantonrep.com

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HEALTH

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WORKOUT:

Push press squat strengthens back

By Marlo Alleva More Content Now

How important is your back?

Seriously ... is it on your weekly fitness list? If not, why? Maybe you’ve had an injury or a few aches that make you shy away. Or is it simply an area that you just don’t look at, out of sight, out of mind.

Whatever the reason or excuse, our back strength is just as important as our core integrity. It all works together to keep our bodies functioning from the trunk out.

There are many exercises we do that include multiple areas, more importantly, our back.

Our move today is a push press squat. It will work your lower body and the added press will work your back.

This exercise is simple for all levels of fitness. And all you need is a medium hand weight or plate.

To begin, hold the weight in both hands, tucked in closely to your chest. Place your feet just outside of hip width. Holding your

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chest tall and engaging your core, you are ready to move.

Proceed to sit into a regular squatting motion, lowering your rear end and bending in the knees, keeping their placement behind

your toes. Once you reach the lowest point in your squat, begin to return to a standing position, all while extending your arms up and overhead holding your weight. It is key to keep your neck neutral and your shoulders back and down on the presswhile keeping your back engaged.

As soon as you reach your fullest extension overhead, return your hand weight back into your chest and return to a squatting position.

Give yourself at least eight to 10 of these push presses per set, for at least three sets.

If you have back restrictions, lighten your hand weight or use no weights at all but continue through the motions. If you need more intensity, increase the amount of weight you are pushing overhead.

Marlo Alleva, an instructor at Gold’s Gym and group fitness coordinator at Fontaine-Gills YMCA, can be reached atfaluvz pa@msn.com.

LOCAL HEALTH NEWS IN BRIEF Attention readers:

If you would like to include a news item in the Health Calendar, please email news@steuben courier.com. Thank you.

Blood drives

The American Red Cross will hold the following blood drives.

Please call 800-REDCROSS to schedule an appointment.

• From 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Nov. 25 at at Hammondsport Fire Department,

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LOCAL HEALTH NEWS IN BRIEF Clinics

HIV clinic The Steuben County Public Health sponsors free and confidential HIV testing clinics, by appointment only as follows: • From 9-10:30 a.m.

Nov. 14 at Steuben County Public Health, County Office Building – G1 off D.S.S. lobby, Bath.

• From 9-10:30 a.m.

Nov. 28 at Steuben County Public Health, County Office Building – G1 off D.S.S. lobby, Bath.

• From 9-10:30 a.m.

Dec. 5 at Steuben County Public Health, County Office Building – G1 off D.S.S. lobby, Bath.

These clinic services are available to all residents of Steuben County for HIV counseling and testing. Residents seeking testing and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases, which include Gonorrhea, Chlamydia and Syphilis, can call for a referral. For an appointment or information, call the Steuben Coun-

ty Public Health at the Bath office at 664-2438 or 800-724-0471.

Immunizations clinic The Steuben County Public Health will offer immunizations for children in need: • From 4:30-6:30 p.m. Nov. 28 at Steuben County Public Health, County Office Building – G1 off D.S.S. lobby, Bath.

All clinics are by appointment only. All vaccines are available at the Public Health clinics for children who are uninsured or whose insurance does not cover the cost of vaccines.

An administration fee will be charged for children less than 19 years old based on a sliding fee scale ($5-$25/person) Medicaid is also accepted. Most adult vaccines are also available at cost. Medicaid is also accepted for adults.

Call the Steuben County Public Health office at 664-2438 or 800-7240471 to schedule an appointment or for further information.

Look Good Feel Better program slated 8521 State Route 54, Hammondsport.

• From 8 a.m.-12 p.m. Nov. 25 at Centenary United Methodist Church, 3 W. Washington St., Bath.

• From 11:30 a.m.5:30 p.m. Dec. 6 at American Legion Post 173, 14 W. William St., Bath.

Rehab treatment

Get free and confidential help finding rehab treatment listings through findrehab now.com or call at 888-

629-0333.

Free class

Free Meditation Class and mantra chanting for healing at 7 p.m. Thursdays at 41 Lake St. Apt 207, Hammondsport.

Call 814-880-1647 and ask for Del, only 4 spots open.

Transportation assistance

If you are a senior citizen without transportation to necessary, non-emergency

appointments, please call 2-1-1 HELPLINE by dialing 2-1-1 or 800346-2211 and ask for Steuben Coordinated Transportation. Donations are accepted but there is not a fee for any services given. Residents of any age interested in becoming a volunteer driver and a vital part of our community are also invited to call for more information. (Mileage reimbursement is available to volunteer drivers.)

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Cancer can rob a woman of her energy, appetite, and strength. But it doesn’t have to take away her self-confidence. Look Good Feel Better is a free program that teaches beauty techniques to women in active cancer treatment. The workshop includes skincare, makeup application, nail care and accessory style tips. Every woman will receive a complementary makeup kit to take home. The next Look Good Feel Better session is on Monday, Nov. 27 from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. in conference room D at Noyes Health Hospital in Dansville. Registration is required, please call 800-227-2345.

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OBITUARIES & LOCAL

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Empire Access expands

By James Post Steuben Courier

Growing local telecom company Empire Access is expanding again, now with a major acquisition that will give them direct fiber access to all of Ontario County.

Prattsburgh-based Empire Access announced Monday the purchase of Axcess Ontario, a 200-plus mile fiber ring established by Ontario County local law as a local development corporation.

Empire spokesman Bob VanDelinder and Axcess Ontario CEO Sean Barry said the move made sense for both organizations.

“It’ll give us more access throughout the county,” VanDelinder said. “It will give us a more robust network. It’s much

more efficient for us.”

“Empire Access is a natural fit. They’re a fast-growing local company with a proven track record of successfully using openaccess networks to provide highquality services to residential and business customers,” Barry said in a press release.

Empire already uses the Axcess Ontario network to provide service in Naples, Canandaigua and Geneva.

“By combining our networks, we can offer fiber services to substantially more homes and businesses within Ontario County.” said Jim Baase, COO of Empire Access, in a press release. “We’re eager to continue expansion of the Axcess Ontario fiber ring and increase fiber optic service availability within the county.”

VanDelinder said their acqui-

sition will not transform Axcess Ontario into a closed, proprietary network.

“We’ll still operate it as an open access network,” he said. “(Other) carriers can still access that network.”

Axcess Ontario was a very early example of public darkfiber networks, beginning in 2005.

The Ontario County fiber ring has been recognized as a national broadband model.

VanDelinder said the opportunity was unexpected but welcome.

“Something like this was very opportunistic,” he said, rather than part of an overall plan for Empire Access’ expansion.

That expansion has been rapid. In 2014, the company rolled out residential fiber offerings in

the villages of Bath, Hammondsport, Watkins Glen and Montour Falls, as well as Sayre and Troy in Pennsylvania.

“We’ve added many employees over the last four years,” VanDelinder said.

Empire Access direct fiber service, including internet, phone and television offerings, along with business security solutions, is now available in Arkport, Batavia, Bath, Big Flats, Burdett, Canandaigua, Canisteo, Corning, Dansville, Elmira, Geneva, Hammondsport, Hornell, LeRoy, Montour Falls, Naples, North Hornell, Odessa, Prattsburgh, Penn Yan, Warsaw, Watkins Glen and Waverly in New York and Sayre, Athens, South Waverly and Troy in Pennsylvania.

Bath Rotary inducts new member Submitted BATH – The Bath Rotary Club recently inducted Jessica Thomas as a new member. The addition of Thomas brings the club’s membership total to 34 community members.

Thomas, a mortgage loan officer for Steuben Trust Company, was sponsored by Rotarian Joanne Sheehan, who also serves as club treasurer and Rotary Foundation liaison.

A 2004 Haverling High School graduate, she has previously worked in several banking

industry positions and as a compliance specialist for CSS Workforce NY. Thomas said she was motivated to join Rotary after attending several luncheon meetings as a guest. “I had a desire to give back to my community,” she explained. “I realized this is exactly what Rotary is about. I look forward to working with the club members in all avenues of service.”

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POLICE BLOTTER Steuben Sheriff Violation of probation Jalil T. Dyck, 21, of the Town of Camillus, was charged with violation of probation.

••• Jarid J. Worboys, 28, of Prattsburgh, was charged with violation of probation.

••• James M. Youngs, 32, of the City of Corning, was charged with violation of probation.

Multiple charges Brandyn M. Osborn, 25, of Town of Wayland, was charged with driving while ability impaired by drugs and unlawful possession of marijuana.

Warrant Keith A. Fritzinger II, 36, of the Village of Bath, was arrested on a family court arrest warrant.

New York State Police Multiple charges Erik Willyerd, 35, of Ketchinkan, Alaska, was arrested with

criminal possession of a weapon 4th, aggravated unlicensed operation 2nd, and discharging a weapon within 500’ of dwelling.

Criminal possession Nicholas Arce, 24, of Canisteo, was arrested with criminal possession of controlled substance 3rd.

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peace-loving and law abiding residents, the foundation said.

Khork was the only member of New York State Police to receive the investigator of the year award.

He is currently assigned to the Bath State Police, and has been a trooper since 2006.

Khork is a graduate of Alfred University and a former fraud investigator for the New York State Department of Labor.

The award was accepted during the FLEF’s annual luncheon at the New York Hilton Midtown, where the keynote speaker was Mike Pompeo, director of the Central Intelligence Agency.

The reception was attended by approximately 1,300 people, including business executives, members of law enforcement and government officials.

Previous award recipients have included President Bill Clinton, Vice President Richard Cheney, Secretaries of State Henry Kissinger, and Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor.

Founded in 1988, the FLEF is a nonprofit organization that provides financial support to the law enforcement community in time of tragedy. It is active in 200 communities and 12 countries. The foundation also funds inner-city programs for children, drug reduction initiatives, scholarship programs, and executive education for members of the law enforcement and private sector.

OBITUARIES

Phoebe A. Hughes (Paul, Clark) Phoebe went home to be with her Lord on November 6, 2017. She was born December 10, 1916 at Corning, NY. She was adopted on Dec. 24, 1916

by William and Margaret Woodcock.

She graduated from Northside High and Craig Business Institute at Corning, NY. Phoebe married Robert Paul, Sr in 1935.

She worked as Welfare Officer for the town of Corning until 1953 until at which time she and Bob bought a farm at Hedgesville, NY. There they experienced farm life that had been their dream, meeting and making many lifelong friends.

Phoebe took on many jobs including Bookkeeper for Town of Bath Highway Dept., Bookkeeper for

Murphy’s Bath TV; sold real estate; owner of Phoebe’s Country Store and eventually retiring as Bath Town Clerk at the age of 75.

Phoebe and Bob had three children, William, Sue and Robert Jr.. Bob Sr. passed away in 1976.

Phoebe married Larry Clark and after being widowed again she later married Lynn Hughes.

Phoebe was always busy being very active in any organization she joined. She was Woman of the Year in 1986 for the Business and Professional Women; Active member in Grange, American Legion Auxillary; Volunteer at Ira Davenport Hospital; Member of Centenary United Methodist Church, Eastern Star, Republican Women and whenever anyone needed someone - Ask Phoebe!

After retirement Phoebe enjoyed quilting and lake life at Sharbot Lake, Ontario and Keuka Lake with her husband Lynn Hughes.

In 2002 Phoebe moved into Steuben Health Care later to become Steuben Center where she lived out the rest of her years. While there she pursued writing poetry which she loved to share with everyone.

She was always active as

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much as she was able doing crafts, delivering mail, and giving comfort to new residents helping them to adjust. She attended Bible Study weekly. She always had a smile, a flower in her hair and lots of jewelry to brighten her day and everyone else’s.

Phoebe leaves behind, sons William and Robert Jr. (Carol Struzinsky) and daughter Sue (Fran) McKinney; stepsons David (Mary) Clark and Wayne (Sandy) Hughes; Grandchildren Alison (Bill) Lisefski, Scott Paul, Bill (Kelly) Paul, K.C. Paul, Alan Paul and Cale (Kelley) Paul and several step-grandchildren and several great grandchildren and several great, great grandchildren.

She was predeceased by husbands Robert Sr, Larry Clark and Lynn Hughes; Grandchildren Lisa Pope and Derek Paul.

Arrangements are through Bond David Funeral Home with Calling hours and Funeral at Centenary United Methodist Church, Bath, NY on Saturday, November 18, 2017, 1-3 PM calling hours and 3 PM Funeral.

Memorial donations may be made to Centenary United Methodist Church, Bath, NY.

Larry J. Berg Ocala, FL – Larry J. Berg, age 72, passed away suddenly November 6 at home after a 4 year battle with lung cancer. Larry was born in Bath, N.Y. on March 15, 1945. Predeceased by his parents, Frank Berg and Viola Jenkins Berg Milroy, stepfather Dan Milroy, brothers Bill Berg, Joe Berg, and Richard Berg, sister Rose Berg, son Mike Berg, and Grandson Alec “AJ” Berg.

Survived by his wife Barbara Berg; his children, Jeremy Berg (Kim) of Hornell NY, Tracey Parker (Casey) of Hornell NY, Bonnie Bouton (Burk) of Hilton NY, Brenda Koepke (Dave Smith) of Orlando, FL, and Brian Koepke (Stephanie) of Cedar Park, TX; grandchildren, Tyler Berg, Dan Chapman, Nick Chapman, Brooklyn Chapman, Brandi Borsching, Daniel Borsching, Amanda Borsching, Brian David Smith, and Hensley Koepke; brothers George Berg, Scotia, NY, Chuck Berg of Bath, NY, Ray Berg of DeKalb, IL; sister Kay Berg of DeKalb, IL; several nieces and nephews and many friends.

Larry retired as a paint-

er from the Bath, NY VA Medical Center in March of 2000 after 22 years of dedicated service. He was a Vietnam Army veteran and a lifetime member of the Bath VFW and the Hammondsport American Legion. He was a Bath, NY resident until moving to Ocala, FL in 2003. He did all kinds of odd jobs for family and friends and was loved by all who knew him.

There will be a memorial service at the Villas of Spanish Oaks social hall in Ocala, FL at 3 pm on Sunday, Nov. 12 and a memorial service at the Bath, NY VA with military honors at a later date.

He enjoyed spending time with his family, especially at their cabin in the woods.

He is survived by his wife of 52 years Dianne (Rawleigh) Miller, who he married on July 13, 1965; his children, Peter J. (Donna) Miller, Janis I. (Andy) Messick both of NC and Donna M. (Daniel Sr.) Heinrich of PA; six grandchildren, Rachael Wilson (Sam), Jake Wilson (Starlit), Daniel Heinrich Jr., James Heinrich, Tiara Heinrich and Jillian Wilson; sisters, Joan (Sonny) Davis and Betty (Bob) Blaskowicz; brothers, Karl (Carol) Miller and Maurice (Marge) Miller and many brothers and sisters-inEdward J. Miller law, nieces, nephews and friends. He was predeEdward J. Miller, age ceased by his sister Sharon 74, of Savona, NY died SatTunning. urday, November 4, 2017 Family and friends were at home surrounded by invited to call on Thursday, his loving family. He was born in Corning, NY the November 9, 2017 from son of the late Leo W. and 12:00-2:00 pm at Fagan’s Virginia M. (Drehmer) Funeral Home in Bath. A Miller. Ed had worked memorial service followed for many local companies at 2:00 pm with Pastor and retired from Corning Nate Cooper officiating.

Inc. He was a past mem- Graveside services with ber of the Savona Rod and military honors were held Gun Club and a member at 3:00 pm. In lieu of flowof the Campbell American ers memorial donations Legion. Ed was an avid may be made to a charity hunter and outdoorsman. of one’s choice.

COMMUNITY

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Thank you.

Volunteer opportunities Whether you want to assist once a week, once a month, or as an on-call substitute, your time is greatly needed and appreciated.

• W e l l n e s s G.I.F.T.S. – Help provide unique camping retreats for families of children, of any age, with special needs. Volunteers are needed year-round to assist in office management and promotion of their summer camping sessions. Duties would include filing, form letter

preparation and mailing, etc. Volunteers will also assist in contacting colleges and high schools to schedule volunteer recruitment events either with staff or on your own!

• Turning Point – Turning Point alleviates the effects of social injustice by stabilizing families in economic crisis and supporting them as they strive for selfsufficiency. Volunteers are always welcome in the Bath office, but are especially needed on…

– Friday mornings from 8:45-11:00 a.m. to help with filing or as an Intake Volunteer – Wednesday mornings from 8:45-11:00 a.m. to help with the food pantry – Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 12:30-4:30 p.m. to help with reception at the front desk • Lifespan Partners in Caring – Volunteers are needed to help provide relief and support to a caregiver in your com-

munity who is caring for a loved one with early on-set dementia, confusion and/or Alzheimer’s disease. Volunteers will be fully trained and will never be asked to provide hands on care.

• CA$H Program- Volunteer tax preparers and receptionists are needed for the 2017-2018 tax season starting in January 2018 in all areas of the county. The CA$H program provides free tax assistance for individuals and families making less than $60,000 annually. All training will be provided starting in mid-November.

Please call Steuben County RSVP at 607664-2298 or email m a r yd @ c o. s t e u b e n . ny.us for more information.

Meetings • Village of Bath Housing Authority Board meetings, 3 p.m.

Nov. 27, Dec. 18.

Events • Dish to pass Senior Luncheon held the third Wednesday of each month at noon at the Savona Federated Church.

Table service and drinks are furnished. Questions call the church at 583-2409.

• Harvest Dinner, Saturday, Nov. 11, 4:30 p.m. until gone, Savona Federated Church, 20 Church St., Savona.

A free will offering will be accepted. Takeouts available. Call 607-5832409. Menu: Turkey, potatoes, dressing, gravy, squash, green beans, cabbage salad, cranberry relish, rolls and pies.

• Vegetarian buffet luncheon free to the community every third Saturday of the month at 12:15 p.m., held at the Corning Seventh-day Adventist Church at 121 Fuller Avenue, side entrance. Call 962-7994 for information.

BOWLING CAMPBELL BUILDING SUPPLY LEAGUE 11/4/17

Women High Game Samantha Havens 200 Daniella Towner 155 Becky Campbell 153 Men High Game Ken Price 233 Jack Quanz 223 Adam Rusak 221 Women High Series Becky Campbell 436 Nadine Rusak 410 Connie Loucks 384 Men High Series Ken Price 641 Adam Rusak 601 James Lambert 585 Team High Game Wooden Nickel 882 OH Mercy 875 R.L. Trucking 814 Team High Series OH Mercy 2418 Wooden Nickel 2403 JJDM 2306 Team Standings 1. JJDM 2. Wooden Nickel 3. OH Mercy 4. Birnie Transportation 5. R.L. Trucking 6. Campbell Buliding Supply

Pump Doctors 11/02/2017

Team Standings 1. PJ Farms 2. Three Slingers

3. 3 Generations 4. Kingpins 5. Strikes R Us 6. Pump Doctors 7. Helm Construction High Game (Men) (Individual) Doug Palmer 259 Neil Partridge 225 Jeromy Sullivan 223 Eric Ratchford 221 Blake Shoemaker High Series (Men) (Individual) Doug Palmer 718 Carl Wilson 594 Eric Ratchford 587 Daniel Marvin Sr 579 High Game (Women) (Individual) Lisa Partridge-Johns 181 Jill Sullivan 151 Stacy Borden 112 High Series (Women) (Individual) Lisa Partridge-Johns 508 Jill Sullivan 396 Stacy Borden 289 High Series (Team) Kingpins 1982 Strikes R Us 1978 PJ Farms 1940 3 Generations 1926

Steuben Bowl Friday Mixed

11/3/17 - Week 9 Team Standings 1. Wooo!!!

2. Wheat & Fitzpatrick 3. So What!?!

4. Popeyes 5. 2 Swing Bags & 1 Wild

Hare 6. WT7. Here 4 The Beer 8. Pocket Pounders High Average Eric Cranmer, 228.74 Ray Krisher, 219.50 Kevin Rawleigh, 207.70 Cody Davis, 205.07 Dale Cranmer, 204.19 High Game Individual Eric Cranmer, 257 Ray Krisher, 257 Kevin Jackson, 256 Dale Cranmer, 245 Brad Burdick, 242 High Series Individual Ray Krisher, 716 Eric Cranmer, 689 Dale Cranmer, 672 Cody Davis, 664 Kevin Jackson, 659 High HDCP Game Individual Kevin Jackson, 284 Brad Burdick, 274 Dale Cranmer, 260 Ray Krisher, 260 Eric Cranmer, 257 High HDCP Series Individual Kevin Jackson, 743 Ray Krisher, 725 Dale Cranmer, 717 Brad Burdick, 710 Cody Davis, 703 High Game - Team Wooo!!!, 676 Wooo!!!, 651

Wheat & Fitzpatrick, 647 High Series - Team Wooo!!!, 1946 Wheat & Fitzpatrick, 1834 Popeyes, 1739 High HDCP Game Team WT-, 724 Wooo!!!, 722 Wheat & Fitzpatrick, 714 High HDCP Series Team Wooo!!!, 2084 Wheat & Fitzpatrick, 2035 WT-, 1985

Bonnie Soles Memorial League 1. Triple K Beverage 2. Bond Davis Funeral Home 3. Prattsburgh Market Place 4. Country Side Propane 5. Gambler Girls 6. Wooden Nickel Scratch Game 1. Paula Ayers 171 2. Teri Potter 171 3. Amy Bush 168 Scratch Series 1. Teri Potter 499 2. Bridgette Lanphere 471 3. Amy Bush 464 • Submitted

COLUMN: BATH HISTORIC PRESERVATION

Historic preservation alert: Federal historic tax credits at risk

By Robert Jeffery, Bath HPC Member

One would not think that the tax reform package being presented by Congress could, or would impact historic preservation, but it does and in a big way. The House Ways and Means Committee has eliminated the Federal Historic Tax Credit in its House Tax Reform bill released last week!

The historic tax credit (HTC) was created in the late 1970’s and retooled in 1986 and is known as the Federal Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit program.

The HTC program is administered by the National Park Service and provides a 20% federal income tax credit for owners, project developers or investors of income-producing properties listed in the National Register of Historic Places. When combined with the New York State matching historic tax credit program, an HTC investment can potentially cover 25-35 percent of the capital cost of an historic rehabilitation project. Additionally, according to the National Trust for Historic Preservation, for every $1 the federal tax

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MOVIE

Movie review: It’s another, better ‘Murder on the Orient Express’

Trivia

By Ed Symkus

Who created Pinocchio?

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Here’s what you need to know about Hercule Poirot: He’s from C. Stromboli Belgium; he’s a foodie, and his soft-boiled eggs must be perfect; D. Geppetto he’s a natty dresser, but he’s got a silly moustache and a teeny sprig (Answer at bottom of column) of a beard; he has a special gift for solving crimes, and often works as a consultant for the police; he Number to know loves examining details, even if 10: There are 10 tributaries flowing into the Amazon it’s just during a conversation with river that are as big as the Mississippi River. another person; he reads a lot of Dickens; he was in love with one woman, long ago; and he considThis day in history ers himself “probably the greatest Nov. 12, 1954: Ellis Island shuts it doors after process- detective in the world.”

But near the beginning of this ing more than 12 million immigrants since opening third English-language filmed in 1892. version of Agatha Christie’s “Murder on the Orient Express,” set in Today’s featured birthday 1934, Poirot (Kenneth Branagh, who also directed), is tired, and Movie actor Ryan Gosling (37) in need of a holiday. A boat trip from Jerusalem — where he’s just Weekly quote solved a case involving a rabbi, and priest, and an imam — lands him “When all else is lost, the future still remains.” in Istanbul, where the aroma of – Christian Nestell Bovee fresh baked goods starts to calm Trivia answer him down.

Well, even if you haven’t seen an D. Geppetto earlier version of the film or read the book, you just know his eupho• More Content Now ria isn’t going to last long. An urgent message from London, where his expertise is needed, results in him getting the last available spot on the luxury train the Orient Express, which will zig-zag its Fred & Harriett Taylor way east.

Memorial Library This signals the start of both the 21 William St., Hammondsport, (607) 569-2045 story and, just like in the 1974 version, the introduction of numerIndoor Walking is held Monday, Wednes- ous famous faces playing oddball day and Friday mornings from 9-10 am. Walk away passengers. Among them, there’s the pounds with Leslie Sansone’s Walking DVDs. the professor (Willem Dafoe), the Dress in comfortable clothes, wear sneakers, bring princess (Judi Dench), the doctor a bottle of water to hydrate and plan on enjoying (Leslie Odom Jr.), the husbandhunter (Michelle Pfeiffer), the “art yourself. Walking will take place in the lower level of dealer” (Johnny Depp), a woman the library. with a dark past (Penelope Cruz), many more.

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The only spoiler-ish bit of story that will be revealed here is that one of them is concerned about personal safety. The wealthy, nasty, pushy, gun-toting Edward Ratchett (Depp) approaches the cool and calm Poirot, confesses that he’s new in the business of dealing art, that a couple of fake paintings might possibly have been sold through him, and that some angry customers might be after him. He tries to hire Poirot for protection.

But Poirot, who prides himself not only on the ability to always know right from wrong, refuses.

“No,” he says. “I detect criminals, I do not protect them.”

The plot doesn’t just thicken, it erupts. There’s an avalanche, and the train is partially derailed and stuck on a wooden trestle high up in a snowy mountain range. While everyone is waiting to be rescued, wouldn’t you know it, there’s a murder, involving multiple stab wounds, late at night, right there on, as the title suggests, the Orient Express.

It’s up to Poirot, who thought he’d find some much-needed rest on this journey, to get cracking on whodunnit. And it’s at this point that viewers start meeting and getting to know the passengers, all of

whom Poirot now considers suspects, through his eyes, as he interviews them one at a time.

With the relatively small train — an engine and four cars — stuck in the mountains, the film gives us a cramped setting, which adds to the claustrophobic mood of the piece.

But Branagh, as director, regularly pulls his cameras outside, initially showing the train churning through the isolated terrain, now showing some of the characters wandering around in the snow to pass the time.

This is a classic and clever story, although there are a few moments where it seems to move a bit slowly. Poirot finds “a riot of clues, dropped conveniently,” and keeps pushing onward in his investigation. Again, if you haven’t seen an earlier version of the film or read the book, you’ll never figure out the mystery before he does. The most fun of all is watching Branagh’s robust performance which, like his Belgian accent, never wavers.

Or maybe the most fun is staring at that silly moustache, which I expected to come to life and start twirling on its own at any moment.

LOCAL LIBRARY HAPPENINGS - SEE WHAT’S GOING ON Howard Public Library 3607 County Route 70A, Hornell

PRESCHOOLERS: Be a Story Time Star! Join us at the Howard Public Library for stories, crafts, music, and fun. Thursday mornings at 10:30 a.m., on 70A by the Union Church in Howard, at Exit 35 on Rt. 86.

Cohocton Public Library

8 Maple Ave, Cohocton, (585) 384-5170 Wiggle and Bop Wednesday, 11 a.m.

Do your kiddos need to get out some energy?

Open to all children up to school age. We will sing, dance, and play our wiggles away!

Cool Tech Tuesday Come check out cool technology like robots, 3D Printers, and online coding games. You decide what we bring to the library and what tech programs to put on.

Bone Builders Tuesdays and Thursdays 9 a.m.

Bone Builders is a free hour long exercise and education program for those 55 and older. It is designed to reduce or halt the risk of osteopo-

rosis in both women and men.

Participants of all abilities can benefit from this program.

Savona Free Library

savonafreelibrary.org (607) 583-4426 Mary Helen Joint Meeting House (corner of Main St. and McCoy St.) Register for events: email savona@stls.org, call, or at the Library.

Nov. 16, 10-11 a.m., Story Hour at the Library!

There will be stories, games and interactive play in the Early Literacy Room. Registration is requested.

Nov. 17, 7 p.m., Savona Free Library’s Movie Night! Come and join the fun at the Movie Night showing The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature. The animals come together to save their beloved home from becoming an amusement park. Come to movie night to find out if the animals can work together and save their homes. Rated PG. This event is free. All are welcome to enjoy the show.

You can bring your own snacks, or share snacks with everyone.

Nov. 18, 10 a.m.-12 p.m., Auto Talk, Part II

for newer automobiles.

Do you have questions about caring and maintaining a car? Or are you thinking about buying a new automobile, and want to know what to look for in a newer automobile. You’re in luck.

The Savona Free Library and Goodrich Auto Works have teamed up to answer your questions. Auto Talk will be held at Goodrich Auto, 7255 Worth Rd, in Bath. The professionals at Goodrich Auto Works will be available to go over what types of new technology is in newer cars, what kind of maintenance should be done, and what to look at in buying a newer automobile. You can bring your car to the program and if there is enough time, the professionals will go over where everything is on your car. Registration is requested.

Nov. 23, The Savona Free Library will be closed for Thanksgiving.

month except for the months of August and December.

Nov. 28, 4-5 p.m., Teen Advisory Committee Meeting. Teens who would like to help plan events, recommend items for the library, and volunteer to help the library are welcome to become part of the Teen Advisory Committee. Come join the fun and have a voice in the library. Call (607) 583-4426 for more information.

Nov. 28, 5-6 p.m., Friends of the Savona Free Library. The Savona Free Library is looking for anyone wanting to be a friend of the library.

Come to our meeting and help us plan fundraisers, events, and other ways to help the library become a center for all in our community to come to. Come help the library, meet new people and have a great time.

Nov. 28, 12-3 p.m. Savona Free Library Board Meeting. The library board will meet as a regularly scheduled Nov. 30, 10-11 meeting. The public a.m., Story Hour at the is welcome to attend.

Library! There will be For more information call (607) 583-4426. stories, games and inLibrary Board Meetings teractive play in the Earare regularly held on the ly Literacy Room. Regisfourth Tuesday of the tration is requested.

OUTDOORS

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WHAT’S UP at MOSSY BANK PARK November 12, 2017 – Now that we have experienced a few below freezing mornings, there is almost a complete absence of flying insects at Mossy Bank Park. While that observation is hardly surprising, it did give me pause to reflect back on this past spring and summer’s insect abundance.

Given the wet start to the growing season and the warm temperatures, resulting in abundant vegetative growth and excellent flowering that produced high numbers of forest fruits, nuts, and berries, one might have suspected good numbers of insects. The moths flushed from the forest floor seemed more numerous this year, but I never saw any of the large nocturnal moths, despite the crash in the bat population, which on further reflection, reminds me that I never saw a bat this year either. Butterflies, given all the flowering, should have been abundant, but were just fair in overall numbers and variety of species. There were more Monarchs (Danaus plexippus) than in recent years, but still not nearly as many as a decade ago; and on a bright note, early reports of their return to Mexico are encouraging, with more returning this year. Bumblebee numbers were fair at best.

Wasp and hornet populations seemed quite low.

Craneflies fared better, but mosquito and gnat numbers seemed low.

Firefly numbers continued to be abysmally low. Grasshoppers and beetles also should have prospered by the vegetative success, but they did not. Dragonfly and damselfly numbers trended down, and their variety was notably less at the Mossy Bank Park pond.

In summation, regarding all the flying insects, it was a surprisingly poor year.

For many folks who ventured outside, this decline in flying insects, especially the species we find nasty, was a good thing; but let me assure you, it is not. It is difficult to accurately assess flying insect numbers. One crude way is to note the numbers that strike your windshield as you drive around. I certainly have noticed less windshield splatters; and a recent assessment in Canada confirmed the validity of this technique. In 2014, a paper in the eminent journal “Science” by the Zoological Society of London, documented a worldwide drop in invertebrate populations. A rigorous scientific investigation of flying insects done in German ‘nature-protected’ areas, showed a more than 75% decline in numbers over the past 25 years, as reported in the highly-regarded ecological journal “PLOS ONE” this October. The Ger-

D. Randy Weidner mans noted the declines included all varieties of flying insects. Conducted in ‘nature-protected‘ areas, changes in landscape were not a factor.

Weather factors such as winds, precipitation, and temperatures, despite climate change, also could not explain the dramatic declines in numbers of flying insects. Given the intensive land use in Europe, the authors noted that these study areas were 95% surrounded by agricultural lands, which over the past 25 years, have been put to extremely intensive use, employing year-around crop production relying heavily on fertilizers and pesticides. They suspect this type of agriculture is a key factor. They feared the ‘nature-protected’ areas could be serving as ecological sinks, or even traps, for the insects visiting the agricultural fields.

Flying insects are critically important actors in ecological systems. They are prime sources of nutrition for insectivorous amphibians, birds, and bats, the populations of which also are all sharply declining. Additionally, these insects are critical pollinators. In Europe, pesticides are more tightly regulated than in the United States, so if insecticides are the issue, we are at even greater risk. Moreover, science deniers now run the Environmental Protection Agency, the name of which is fast becoming a contradiction. True science advisors are being dismissed in favor of businessmen, who undoubtedly want to sell more pesticides and herbicides to sustain intensive agriculture. These products are key to ‘modern’ agribusiness which demands greater production pressure from the land. The vast majority of insects are ‘innocent bystander’ casualties of this ecological war driven by economics. As insect numbers decline, so will frogs and birds, and over time nothing in Nature will be left to sing, realizing Rachel Carsons’ prediction of a silent spring.

Our once enlightened policies to avoid this outcome are being usurped by greed. If you like the quiet of winter while outdoors, you may someday have it all year long.

(To comment or ask questions about this article, go to mossybankpark.com and hit the What’s Up blog)

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OAK DUKE

Eight pointer on the move in the daytime PT.

Observation stands for a big picture deer hunt

By Oak Duke During the final week of the past archery season, as the morning’s bright sunlight edged down the wooded hillside, a flicker of deer movement caught my eye.

Instantly, the binos showed a running doe with a slammer of a buck hot on her trail.

From an observation tree stand from over 100 yards, loud grunt tube calls went unnoticed. For the next 10 minutes or so, buck after buck, from wide-racked mature deer to forks and spikes trotted around the hill on the same track, on that doe’s scent trail.

Interesting in that the initial trailing buck seemed to be the dominant animal as the rest were hanging back and the last buck trotting on the trail, 10 minutes later, was a jaw-dropping tanker.

The bucks were spread out in time and space... other subdominant stragglers trailed one after the other through the goldenrod edge of that big field after the doe... and/or the other bucks.

After a bit of reflection, “If those deer are that hot here. They are probably smokin’ hot and rutting up on the ridgetop oak flat seven miles away. And that’s where I need to be.”

And that pm, ... to make a long story short, my arrow flew and tagged a 2016 NY archery buck, another rutting buck.

Chalk one up for the observation stand...even though it was miles away.

Some tree stands are bonafide “kill stands,” where we get the job done usually tight to cover.

Lots of different setups for kill stands. Might be a pinch-point or funnel between two woodlots, perhaps downwind of a bedding area, maybe next to a cornfield, loaded apple trees, food plot, mock scrape/licking branch loaded with rut sign, whatever.

But good kill stands often have something in common...they are usually near thick cover allowing short-distance shots off the bow’s riser.

Not necessarily so with the other type of stand, the “observation stand.”

Observation stands are not placed to necessarily kill a deer there, but more strategically set to allow a wider view of what is going on in the quickly changing whitetail world.

On each of the properties I hunt, comfortable observation stands are used. And they don’t have to be up in a tree.

(One is on the ground, set on a big downed log, on the edge of a steep

hill, next to a cornfield, affording a great view of the surrounding fields and woods.)

And on certain days... sometimes morning and sometimes in the afternoon, it’s time to take a post there to keep tabs on what is going on... yes, and during the season.

Since the rut ebbs and flows, peaks and drops off every day or so once we reach the general high point of excitement, and because the precise date varies year-to-year, here in New York state and northern Pa. from early November to past midNovember, observation stands offer us an edge.

In any given timeframe of the rut, one day can be crazy...running deer no matter where we go. And the next day quiet as a tomb.

What causes these minor peaks and valleys of intensity?

Could be many things and a combination... weather, biorhythms, barometric pressure, and anecdotal...being in the right place at the right time, a hot doe.

But the main point is we can be in the peak of the rut but still encounter a slow time when the whitetails are resting up after say, a day and a night of intense running and chasing.

But when it happens,

it happens!

And we need to be there.

Sometimes our hunting tactics keep us in our stands so deeply tucked in heavy cover that we may lose sight of the big picture...the stage of the rut.

An observation stand not only allows us to observe behavior on a more macro level, but also may be a needed and a welcome change of pace after a stretch of hard, intense, hunting, playing the chess game of jumping from one stand to another.

What makes a good observation stand?

An important element is that it is accessible quickly, quietly, and approachable so that our human scent is not being blown into the expected deer movement zone.

And our entrance and egress scent trail should created minimal impact.

And we of course need to get in the stand without the deer seeing us.

An observation stand gives us literally the larger view of what is going on in our hunting area where binoculars are mandatory.

But being the eternal optimist, the bow is always hanging there with a nocked arrow just in case.

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Continued from 1A Dexter and Faith Benedict were awakened at 5 a.m Nov. 1 by the barking of their dog, Leo. Faith rose from bed and looked out the window to see their studio, barely 25 yards from their house, awash in flames stretching 50 feet high. The building housed both their studios — Fire Works Foundry & Fire Works Pottery, for Dexter’s metal sculptures and Faith’s ceramics, for over 40 years on Baker Road in Milo. It also contained a lifetime of collected works from other artists and treasured examples of their students’ work.

Ten fire companies responded to the 911 call. Penn Yan FD received mutual aid at the scene from Bellona, Benton, Branchport-Keuka Park, Dundee, Himrod, Tyrone, and Wayne. West Lake Road FD set up to fill tankers at the nearest hydrant in Horizon Business Park in Penn Yan, 5 1/2 miles away.

Potter FD provided standby at Penn Yan’s firehouse, and Watkins Glen FD did the same for Dundee.

LOCAL Despite the response, the studio was a total loss, with damage to other outbuildings. Dexter had several high profile commissions nearing completion that were totally destroyed. One, a lifesized mule destined for Fairport, and second, two busts of famed abolitionist and slave rescuer Harriet Tubman, and William Seward, Lincoln’s Secretary of State responsible for the purchase of Alaska, destined for the Schenectady City Library. The over $30,000 in advances for materials is dwarfed by the loss of Dexter’s time in sculpting those works. Beyond newly purchased materials for her work, Faith lost her potter’s wheel and most significantly, a new electric kiln. Also destroyed were Dexter’s workhorse Jeep, a recently restored VW Beetle hotrod, a sailboat, plus multiple pieces of outdoor equipment, as well as many of Faith’s paintings and family possessions including holiday decorations and mementos kept in a storage building. Dexter was able to move their vintage Triumph Spitfire sports car out of a nearby building and away from the flames.

With aluminum sculptures reduced to mere puddles of molten metal and bronze sculptures deformed, the Benedicts say temperatures in the fire must have exceeded 1,900 degrees. The Penn Yan FD was recalled to the scene later in the day, when the fire rekindled in the ruins. While undetermined, the Yates County Fire Investigators believe it may have originated from a propane leak in one of the building’s heaters, recently restarted for the colder weather.

Dexter and Faith say how grateful they are to the firefighters who risk their safety for others. But they are also aware how lucky they were that recent rains had dampened the forest surrounding their home, and that a rare south wind kept the flames from spreading to their nearby house. Dexter says forge and the older gas ceramics kiln may be salvageable.

Good luck also lent itself to saving some of the work feared lost. When Faith’s ruined kiln was opened, the dozen or so large pieces she had recently fired were found completely untouched, insulated this time by the flames out-

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side the kiln. And one of Dexter’s commissions that was due the Monday after the fire was also found unharmed.

With the use of fellow metal artist Don Sottile’s studio on Himrod Road, Dexter was able to finish the bronze piece for the University of Rochester’s “Cancer Researcher of the Year Award” just in time.

While somewhat chagrined by the fate of having lost over four decades of work and so many future works destroyed or delayed by the fire, Faith and Dexter are quick to point to the far more devasting losses suffered by others in the California wildfires. They are also thankful for the quickly arrived help of their three daughters, Heather, Cindi, and Susan, and Dexter’s brother Dan who has come in from Hawaii.

Once the insurance investigators complete the claim, the Benedict’s vow they will rebuild, and the Fire Works Studios’ open house gallery that had been planned for early December will take place as a thank you for those who have shown support.

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AVOCA Continued from 1A in the Avoca Central bus garage between noon and 9 p.m. A Facilities Committee of representatives including “students, faculty, staff, community members and the school board have been meeting with architects to develop a capital project that will update the campus and help prepare for the next phase of education at Avoca Central,” Superintendent Stephen Saxton told board members this week.

Planning began with the State Education Department-mandated Building Condition Survey conducted in 2015. The survey, conducted every five years, helps assure school buildings and campuses “are up-to-date and safe,” Saxton said.

Components of the proposed capital project plan include “many repairs, such as roofing, most of which has outlived its useful life; site work, including the athletic fields, and in the school, where dozens of items need to be ad-

LOCAL dressed,” Saxton said.

Athletic field projects include the 17-year-old running track with a surface that typically lasts 15 years; userfriendly bleachers; handicapped accessibility, such as paving gravel walkways that are inaccessible for wheelchairbound spectators; constructing bathrooms, and providing a water supply to the concession stand,” Saxton said.

Maintenance projects in the school building include updating heatingventilation- air conditioning (HVAC) units; an HVAC computer management system to control classroom environments; retrofitting the pre-kindergarten area to make restroom areas handicap accessible, and installing a back-up power generator to replace the battery system that provides about 10 minutes of battery power after an electrical outage, the superintendent said.

A focus of upgrading will include the school library with almost immovable tables that should be replaced. Saxton said the stolid facility “is as userfriendly” as a law library.

“More flexible spaces will enable our

440 students to study robotics, hightech agriculture, plus science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) courses,” he said.

“The space needs to look inviting, like a college library where the environment welcomes students and encourages them to think about jobs and careers that haven’t been developed yet,” he said.

The superintendent said the Facilities Committee “understands we can’t afford every project people desire and prioritized proposed work. Board President Megan Hubbard said “Only priorities one and two are included in the proposal.” Examples of necessary work includes the replacement of student lockers “which have been here since the beginning of time,” she said.

Board members approved spending $617,230 from the existing capital reserve fund to offset any increase in the tax levy, District Treasurer Gay Fairbrother said. She noted that almost every component of the project, except the concession stands, will be eligible for 90 percent state aid.

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Board members in June created another capital reserve fund for the deposit of up to $1 million during the next 10 years to insure funds will be available for future projects, Fairbrother said.

Architect Brian Trott from Clark Patterson Lee Architects and Engineers plus Andy Billotte from Welliver Construction Management estimated construction could begin in 2019, if residents approve the project next month.

Both said building material costs could increase during that period but project estimations have considered those likely hikes.

Board members also unanimously approved the State Environmental Quality Review (SEQR), assuring the project “will not result in any significant adverse environmental impacts,” the resolution said.

In another matter, Saxton also told board members he recently “submitted an application to the State Education Department to create an Agriculture Education program” at Avoca.

12A SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2017 ELECTION

Continued from 1A the retiring Marianne Furfure.

Phil J. Roche was elected Steuben County Court and Family Court judge. He gets a ten-year term, and will succeed the retiring Joseph W. Latham.

Republicans Robert E. Cole and Brian P. May earned four-year terms as Steuben County coroners.

HARTSVILLE In the supervisor’s race, incumbent John A. Bowles (R, For the Town) held off Duane Howe (Working Together), 133-106, in a hotly contested race.

In a three-candidate election for town clerk, Vivian Woodworth (R, For the Town), emerged with the win, defeating Kay F. Miles (Working Together) and Catherine Smith (Neutral). Woodworth won the contest with 120 votes to 105 for Miles and 24 for Smith.

For town justice, Katherine Burdick (D, Justice Again) defeated Stuart Perks (Working Together) 151-69.

Three council member slots were on the ballot.

Voters were asked to choose two members for four-year terms. Randy H. Amidon (D, For the Town), Jerry Bush (D), Russell M. Gerow (R, For the Town), and Larry Newhart (R), vied for the positions. Amidon and Gerow were the top finishers, with 154 and 137 votes respectively, winning the seats.

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Two candidates competed for a two-year, unexpired term on the board: Madeline E. Parini (D, Working Families, Harts Forever) and Rodney D. Caward (R, For the Town).

Rodney D. Caward won the race 155-86.

Two candidates – Darwin E. Miles (D, Working Together) and DL Buddy Getman (Independence, For the Town) – squared off for superintendent of highways, with Getman defeating Miles, 138-109.

declared the unofficial winner. “Thank you to my supporters. I want to say how grateful I am for the journey of this campaign. I rediscovered the Corning I love and all of its diversity.”

According to the Steuben County Board of Elections there are 239 absentee ballots for the mayoral election will be counted on or after Nov. 15.

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On state propositions, here’s how Steuben County voted:

Candidates for the Steuben County legislature were running unopposed for four year terms. They included Gary Swackhamer (R,C) in District 1, representing Hornell; Hilda T. Lando (D, Working Families) in District 2, Corning; Robin K. Lattimer (R,C), District 3, Bath.

Other unopposed candidates included District 5: Michael Hanna (R). District 9: Thomas J. Ryan (R,C, Independence). District 10: Frederick G. Potter (R,C, Independence). District 12: Gary B. Roush (R). District 13: Carol Ferratella (R).

In Corning, Democratic candidate Bill Boland handily defeated Republican candidate Nick Weinstein and Independent candidate Elizabeth Whitehouse in Tuesday’s general election to be the next city mayor, according to unofficial reports.

Boland, who will be sworn in as City Mayor Jan. 1, 2018, at City Hall, received 1,493 votes in the general election, Weinstein received 593 and Whitehouse garnered 166 votes.

“Well folks we did it,” Boland told a crowd of supporters moments after being

IN BRIEF Rally set for Nov. 15 outside Bath VA

BATH – In response to the growing lines and

number of open positions at VA facilities, Local

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eration of Government

Proposal 1 (Constitutional Convention) YES: 11.38 percent,2,288 votes NO: 84.82 percent, 17,048 votes Blank: 3.79 percent, 761 votes Void: .01 percent, 2 votes Total: 29,099 Proposal 2 (Public Pension Forfiture Reform) YES: 73.52 percent, 14,776 votes NO: 21.72 percent, 4,365 votes Blank: 4.75 percent, 954 votes Void: .02 percent, 4 votes Total: 20,099 Proposal 3 (Forest Preserve Land Bank) YES: 50.80 percent, 10,210 votes NO: 43,14 percent, 8,670 votes Blank: 6.06 percent, 1,219 votes Void: 0 Total: 20,099 The statewide vote went the same way, with Proposal 1 being defeated, and proposals 2 and 3 both passing. The Corning Leader contributed to this report.

Employees is holding a rally outside the Bath VA Hospital grounds on Wednesday, Nov. 15 from 11:30 a.m-12:30 p.m. on

W. Morris St. Per Local

President “Rich” Howard, the Local’s goal is to raise

awareness of the nearly 50,000 open positions

throughout the VA, in the

hopes that Congressio-

nal leaders will finally address the problem.

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UNOFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS ADDISON

Town Supervisor (2-year term) (Vote for 1) Republican Jack Thompson - 282, 98.95 percent Councilman (4-year term) (Vote for 2) Republican David Miller 237, 47.88 percent Republican Alice Weale 257, 51.92 percent Councilman (Unexpired 2 -year term, vote for 1) Republican Brandon Conklin - 262, 99.24 percent

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Town Supervisor (2-year term) (Vote for 1) Republican Kenneth R. Parsels - 265, 97.79 percent Town Clerk 2 (2-year term) (Vote for 1) Republican Kim F. Jackson - 296 99.33 percent Town Justice (2-year term) (Vote for 1) Republican Kim F. Jackson - 296 99.33 percent Councilman (4-year term) (Vote for 2) Republican Ernie W. Lathrop - 251 48.08 percent Republican Dana L. Wightman - 264, 50.57 percent

TOWN OF BATH

Mayor (2-year term) (Vote for 1) Republican Ronald C. Smith - 1,532, 99.61 percent Town Clerk (4-year term) (Vote for 1) Democrat Cindy Knowles 711, 43.35 percent (TUN) Courtney L. Divens 136, 8.29 percent (TXC) Rhonda Tobias - 792, 48.29 percent Councilman (4-years term) (Vote for 2) Republican Hal W. Bailey 1,460, 49.39 percent Republican John E. Lysyczyn - 1,489, 50.37 percent Bradford Supervisor (2-year term) (Vote for 1) Republican Hal W. Bailey 1,460, 49.38 percent Republican John E. Lysyczyn - 1,489, 50.37 percent Town Clerk (2-year term) (Vote for 1) Democrat Stephany Bartusiak - 103, 58.52 percent Republican Tammy Simons - 73, 41.48 percent Town Justice (2-year term) (Vote for 1) Democrat Michele KeeferMehlenbacher - 81, 44.51 percent Republican Robert Wolverton - 101, 55.49 percent Councilman (4-year term) (Vote for 2) Democrat Edward Machuga

II - 84, 23.40 percent Republican Phillip Cogswell - 97, 27.02 percent Democrat Lori Machuga 61, 16.99 percent Republican Brian Elliott 112, 31.20 percent Supervisor of Highways (2-year term) (Vote for 1) Democrat David Mendez 129, 97.73 percent Tax Collector (2-year term) (Vote for 1) Democrat Gillian Campbell - 108, 60 percent Republican Kathy Hilligus 72, 40 percent

CAMERON

Town Supervisor (2-year term) (Vote for 1) Republican Robert G. Manley 115, 100 percent Town Clerk (2-year term) (Vote for 1) Republican Kathleen Lyon 122, 100.00 percent Councilman (4-year term) (Vote for 2) Republican Diane Mandaville - 98, 49 percent Republican Lynn H. Wheaton - 98, 49 percent Councilman (2-year unexpired term, vote for 1) Republican Jason R. Hunt 98, 95.15 percent Superintendent of Highways (2-year term) (Vote for 1) Republican Robert Davis 125, 100 percent Campbell Town Supervisor (2-year term) (Vote for 1) Republican Robert Davis 125, 100 percent Town Clerk (2-year term) (Vote for 1) Republican Michelle L. Seeley - 538, 83.41 percent (HFY) Sarah Enderle - 107, 16.59 percent Councilman (4-year term) (Vote for 2) Republican John R. Tschantre - 484, 49.90 percent Republican Terry Wheat 480, 49.48 percent Councilman (2-year term unexpired, vote for 1) (HLY) Glenn A. Vogel - 331, 100 percent Superintendent of Highways (2-year term) (Vote for 1) Democrat Thomas A. Austin - 466, 68.63 percent (HFC) Kevin Cleveland 213, 31.37 percent Tax Collector (2-year term) (Vote for 1) Democrat William E. Rosplock - 432, 99.77 percent

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Councilmen (4-year term) (Vote for 2)

Democrat Michelle Fitzsimmons - 235, 33.91 percent Republican Edward J. Rose - 205, 29.58 percent Democrat Jaime Card - 251, 36.22 percent

COHOCTON

Town Supervisor (2-year term) (Vote for 1) Republican Daniel Tom Johnson, Jr. - 508, 88.97 percent Write-in - 63, 11.03 percent Town Clerk (4-year term) (Vote for 1) Republican Martha R. Hall - 613, 99.67 percent Town Justice (4-year term) (Vote for 1) Republican Ronald C. Snyder 590, 99.16 percent Councilman (4-year term) (Vote for 2) Conservative Cheryl Deusenbery - 386, 40.76 percent (PRO) Michael A. Gilman, Jr. - 308, 32.52 percent (PAG) Randy Chiverton 250, 26.40 percent Superintendent of Highways (4-year term) (Vote for 1) Republican Richard Schumacher - 380, 52.20 percent Independent Donald Matthews, Jr. - 44, 6.04 percent (PRO) Thomas Roy Middleton - 303, 41.62 percent

ERWIN

Town Supervisor (4-year term) (Vote for 1) Republican David B. Erwin - 977, 99.69 percent Town Clerk (4-year term) (Vote for 1) Republican Eve Fisher 971, 99.79 percent Town Justice (4-year term) (Vote for 1) Republican Peter Bierwiler - 906, 49.78 percent Republican Ronald A. Yorio - 910, 50 percent Councilman (4-year term) (Vote for 2) Democrat Linda D. Leibhart - 438, 21.88 percent Republican Frank Curreri 771, 38.51 percent Republican Gary B. Roush 790 39.46 percent

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Councilman (4-year term) (Vote for 2) (RUR) Kenneth McLaughlin - 188, 58.57 percent (GCH) Hazel Russell - 132, 41.12 percent

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Town Supervisor term) (Vote for 1)

(2-year

Republican Lucille Kernan 183, 92.42 percent Town Clerk (2-year term) (Vote for 1) Republican Sheila J. Leach 222, 100 percent Town Justice (4-year term) (Vote for 1) Democrat Michael Heckman - 164, 97.04 percent Councilman (4-year term) (Vote for 2) Republican Robert House, Jr. - 165, 42.20 percent Republican William C. Shea 220 56.27 percent Highway Superintendent (2-year term) (Vote for 1) Republican Robert House, Jr. - 165, 42.20 percent Republican William C. Shea - 220, 56.27 percent Assessor (4-year term) (Vote for 1) Republican Jay K. Bodine 196, 100 percent Assessor (2-year unexpired term, vote for 1) Republican Lucille M. Luckey - 157, 98.74 percent

PRATTSBURGH

Town Supervisor (2-year term) (Vote for 1) Leonard L. McConnell (REP) 352 97.78% Town Clerk (2-year term) (Vote for 1) Kimberly Sobolewski (REP) 385 98.97% Town Justice (4-year term) (Vote for 1) Robert B. Coombs (REP) 397 99.50% Councilman (4-year term) (Vote for 2) Democrat Peter Scheid 216, 27.20 percent Republican Anthony Byington - 261, 32.87 percent Republican John Underhill - 316, 39.80 percent Superintendent of Highways (2-year term) (Vote for 1) Democrat John R. Perry 328, 67.77 percent Republican Chad Grover, Sr. - 128, 26.45 percent (WFY) David Reiber - 27, 5.58 percent

RATHBONE

Town Supervisor (2-year term) (Vote for 1) Republican Russell W. Morseman III - 198, 99.50 percent Town Clerk (2-year term) (Vote for 1) Republican Mary E. Jacobson - 191, 98.96 percent Councilman (4-year term) (Vote for 2) Republican Roderick Brutsman - 177, 52.52 percent Republican Lori A. Lewis 155, 45.99 percent

Superintendent of Highways (2-year term) (Vote for 1) Republican Donald J. McCaig - 130, 56.28 percent (WPP) Dan Barney - 101, 43.72 percent

THURSTON

Town Supervisor (2-year term) (Vote for 1) Republican Wendy Lozo 201, 99.01 percent Town Clerk (2-year term) (Vote for 1) Republican Holly Akins 204, 99.51 percent Councilman (4-year term) (Vote for 2) Democrat Noel A. Sylvester - 126, 34.90 percent Republican Holly Chase 161, 44.60 percent (CMM) Helen Stephens 66 18.28 percent Superintendent of Highways (2-year term) (Vote for 1) Republican Richard J. Gauss, Jr., - 210, 99.53 percent Assessor (4-year term) (Vote for 1) (HTH) Diana L. Dixon 154, 100 percent Assessor (2-years unexpected term) Write-in 2 100 percent

Tax Collector (2-year term) (Vote for 1) Democrat Sandra J. Nowicki - 218, 100 percent

URBANA

Town Clerk (2-years unexpected term) Democrat Deanna L. Tompkins - 257, 46.22 percent Republican Stephanie Thompson - 177, 31.83 percent (FPP) Carla Ridge, 122, 21.94 percent Town Justice (4-years term) (Vote for 1) Democrat Deanna L. Tompkins - 257, 46.22 percent Republican Stephanie Thompson - 177, 31.83 percent Town Justice (2-year term) (Vote for 1) Republican John Jack Merriam - 422, 81.00 percent Conservative Randy Robinson - 99, 19.00 percent Councilman (4-year term) (Vote for 2) Republican James L. Presley - 414, 50.43 percent Republican Edward P. Stull - 396, 48.23 percent Supervisor of Highways (4year term) (Vote for 1) Douglas Fluffy Robinson 457, 98.92 percent

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The name of the Foreign Limited Liability Company is: 441 W 53RD ST LLC. App. for Authority filed with the Dept. of State of NY on 8/29/2017 Jurisdiction: DE , and the date of its organization is: 8/24/2017 Office location in New York State: Steuben County. The Secretary of the State of NY (“SSNY”) is designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served, the address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of such process is:C/O BLECKNER P.C., 350 5TH AVENUE SUITE 6440, NEW YORK, NY, 10118. The authorized officer in its jurisdiction of organization where a copy of its Certificate of Formation can be obtained is: State of Delaware, Division of corporation, Jeffrey W. Bullock, John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal Street, Suite 4, Dover, DE 19901. The purpose of the company is: any lawful act.

Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Company (LLC) Name: Revolution Dairy, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on September 7, 2017. Office Location: Steuben County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 2105 County Route 84, Troupsburg, NY 14885.

Purpose: to engage in any and all business for which LLCs may be formed under the New York LLC law. 6tz

"10974 West Caton, LLC: Notice of formation of limited liability company(LLC). Articles of organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on February 7, 2017.

Office location is Steuben County. Principal business location is 10995 West Caton Road. Corning NY 14830.

SSNY is designated as the LLC's agent for service of process, a copy of which process shall be mailed to 10995 West Caton Road, Corning, NY 14830. Purpose: any lawful b u s i n e s s . " 6 t z

Emerald Necklace Ventures, LLC: Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC).

Articles of organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on October 11, 2017. Office location is Chemung County. Principal business location is One West Church Street, Elmira, NY 14901. SSNY is designated as the LLC's agent for service of process, a copy of which process shall be mailed to One West Church Street, Elmira, NY 14901. Purpose: any lawful business.6tz

NOTICE OF FORMATION (LLC). Name: CYAN P&C LLC. Articles of Organization filed with NY Dept. of State on 04/04/2017. Office location: Steuben County. NY DOS shall mail copy of process to: The LLC, 140 Broadway, 46th Floor, New York, NY 10005.Purpose: Any lawful a c t i v i t y .

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State (“SSNY”) for Hillside Bison LLC on September 29, 2017. The company has been formed to engage in any lawful act or activity for which limited liability companies may be organized under the LLCL. The county in which the office of Hillside Bison LLC is to be located is Steuben. The street address of the principal business location is 4519 CR 106, Avoca, New York 14809. The SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served and the post office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon him or her is 4519 CR 106, Avoca, New Y o r k 1 4 8 0 9 . 6 t z 10/15,10/22,10/29,11/5,11/12,11/19

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BES Products, LLC: Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC).

Articles of organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on October 24, 2017. Office location is Chemung County. Principal business location is 1580 Lake Street, Elmira, NY 14901. SSNY is designated as the LLC's agent for service of process, a copy of which process shall be mailed to 1580 Lake Street, Elmira, NY 14901.

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Kyber Sports of the Finger Lakes LLC: Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC). Articles of organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on October 17, 2017. Principal business location is Chemung County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to 3940 Cowell Hill Road, Wellsburg, NY 14894. Purpose: Any lawful business.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (1) Name: Beyers Boulders, LLC (the “LLC”). (2) Articles of organization of the LLC were filed with the Secretary of State NY (“SSNY”) on October 11, 2017. (3) Its office location is to be in Steuben County, State of NY. (4) The 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 is: 56 Washington Drive, Rochester, New York 14625. (5) Purpose: Any lawful act or activity.6tz 11/12,11/19,11/26,12/3,12/10,12/17

Notice of Qualification of Pine Valley MHC, LLC. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/31/17. Office location: Chemung County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 10/25/17.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: 3133 Lake Road, Horseheads, NY 14845. DE address of LLC: 1675 South State St., Ste. B, Dover, DE 19901. Arts. of Org. filed with DE Secy, of State, PO Box 898, Dover, DE 19903. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

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"323T, LLC: Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC). Articles of organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on October 12, 2017.

Office location is Chemung County. Principal business location is 230 Colonial Drive, Horseheads, NY 14845. SSNY is designated as the LLC's agent for service process, a copy of which process shall be mailed to 230 Colonial Drive, Horseheads, NY 14845. Purpose: any lawful business." 6tz

PHOENIX WELLNESS & REJUVENATION CENTER LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 08/03/17. Office: Steuben County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 116 East Steuben Street, Bath, NY 14810.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 6tz 10/29 11/5 11/12 11/19 11/26 12/3

"Arnot Ithaca 1, LLC: Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC). Articles of organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on October 12, 2017.

Office location is Chemung County. Principal business location is 230 Colonial Drive, Horseheads, NY 14845. SSNY is designated as the LLC's agent for service process, a copy of which process shall be mailed to 230 Colonial Drive, Horseheads, NY 14845. Purpose: any lawful business." 6tz

Notice of Formation (LLC).

Name: MSH 1456 LLC. Articles of Organization filed with NY Dept. of State on 06/ 08/ 2017 Office location: STEUBEN COUNTY. NY DOS shall mail copy of process to: C/O BLECKNER P.C.,ATTN: BENJAMIN MICKLE, ESQ.,350 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 6440, NEW YORK, NY, 10118. Purpose: Any lawful activity 6tz10/8,10/15,10/22,10/29,11/5,11/12

EAST NAPLES STREET LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 9/25/2017.

Office in Steuben Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 2173 Michigan Rd., Wayland, NY 14572, which is also the principal business location.

Purpose: Any lawful p u r p o s e . 6 t z

J&H BELL CONSTRUCTION, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 10/6/17.

Office in Chemung Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to 504 Drybrook Rd., Waverly, NY 14892, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful p u r p o s e . 6 t z

Notice of formation of FIFTH STREET ELMIRA, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect'y of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/11/2017. Office location, County of Chemung. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 150 Lake St., Ste. 103, Elmira, NY 14901. Purpose: any lawful act. 6tz

Notice of formation of C & C AUTO LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect'y of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/19/2017. Office location, County of Chemung.

SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 1235 Pratt St., Elmira, NY 14901. Purp o s e : a n y l a w f u l a c t 6 tz

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KOSER LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 9/14/2017. Office in Steuben Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom process may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to 830 Addison Rd., Painted Post, NY 14870. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

Principal business location: 107 Village Square, Painted Post, NY 14870.6tz

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. Name:HORSEHEADS HOSPITALITY, LLC. County: chemung. Secretary of State is designated as agent for service of process. Address for service and principal place of business: 871 County Route 64, Elmira, NY 14903. Articles of Organization filed August 31, 2017. Any lawful business p u r p o s e .

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Notice of Formation of Parker's Knights, LLC, Art. of Org. Filed with Sec'y of State (SSNY) on 8/29/17. Office location: Chemung County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to 230 Bryant Rd., Norwich, NY 13815 Purpose: any lawful activities. 6tz

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PEACE OF MIND LONGBOARDS, L.L.C. Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 8/14/2017. Office in Steuben Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 94 River St., Hornell, NY 14843, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose..6tz 10/22,10/29,11/5,11/12,11/19,11/26

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. Name: SUSAN KENEFICK DESIGNS, LLC. County: Steuben. Secretary of State is designated as agent for service of process. Address for service and principal place of business: 10887 Church Creek Road, Lindley, NY 14858. Articles of Organization filed May 25, 2017.Any lawful business p u r p o s e .

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY.Name: Klugo SB, LLC. County: Steuben. Secretary of State is designated as agent for service of process. Address for service and principal of business: 11849 East Corning Road, Corning NY 14830.

Articles of Organization filed October 26, 2017. Any lawful business purpose.6tz

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REGINALD T. HENDRIX LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 9/20/2017.

Office in Steuben Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 3182 Sawdust Rd., Wayland, NY 14572, which is also the principal business location.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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THE CUTTING EDGE 23 LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/25/2017. Office loc: Steuben County. SSNY has beed designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The Cutting Edge Salon, 23 Adsit Street, Hornell, NY 14843.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

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Notice of Formation (LLC).

Name: GENERAL VAPE LLC. Articles of Organization filed with NY Dept. of State on 7/25/2017 Office location: STEUBEN COUNTY. NY DOS shall mail copy of process to: THE LLC, 95E PAGE AVE, STATEN ISLAND, NY, 10309. Purpose: Any lawful a c t i v i t y 6 t z 10/8,10/15,10/22,10/29,11/5,11/12

Notice of Formation (LLC).

Name: 311 PAGE AVE LLC. Articles of Organization filed with NY Dept. of State on 5/18/2017 .Office location: STEUBEN COUNTY. NY DOS shall mail copy of process to: THE LLC, 95 PAGE AVE STE A, STATEN ILAND,NY,10309. Purpose: Any lawful activity6TZ 10/8,10/15,10/22,10/29,11/5,11/12

Notice of Formation (LLC).

Name: VR MARKETING CONSULTANTS LLC. Articles of Organization filed with NY Dept. of State on 05/22/2017 Office location: STEUBEN COUNTY. NY DOS shall mail copy of process to: THE LLC, 1332 DARBY ROAD WEST, WANTAGH, NY 11793 Purpose: Any lawful activity 6tz 10/8,10/15,10/22,10/29,11/5,11/12

FRED WOOD LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 10/11/2017. Office in Steuben Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 6 Mill St, Cohocton, NY 14826, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.6tz 10/22,10/29,11/5,11/12,11/19,11/26

HRC GROCERY, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 10/16/2017. Office in Steuben Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 49 Maple St., Hornell, NY 14843, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 6tz 10/22,10/29,11/5,11/12,11/19,11/26

Notice of Formation of Celelli Enterprise, LLC. Art. of Org. filed sec'y of State (SSNY) 10/30/17. Principal Office and Process Service Address: 121 Davis St, Corning, NY 14830.

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‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ showing in Bath Submitted BATH – Family Life will give six musical performances of “It’s a Wonderful Life,” Dec. 1-3 and Dec. 7-9, as a series of dinner shows, one dessert show, and one show-only performance. Bring friends and loved ones to Family Life’s auditorium in Bath for an evening of delicious food and charming family entertainment.

Directed by Peter Maier of Family Life, “It’s a Wonderful Life” is written by Keith Ferguson with music by Bruce Greer, and is based on the classic 1946 film.

“This show has been a challenge, in a good way,” says Maier. “The original movie contained many rapid and drastic set changes, so designing a set to accommodate the 28 scenes of this show is no small endeavor. We hope to show the audience not only the largest set constructed on Family Life’s stage, but also one that allows the actors to clearly tell the story without being a distraction.”

The first scene opens on Christmas Eve in Bedford Falls as George Bailey, a conflicted man with big dreams, is in dire straits as he faces undeserved business failure, financial ruin, and possible imprisonment. Thinking his wife, their young children, and others he loves are better off without him, George becomes despondent and contemplates suicide.

“Each time George makes various plans to leave the small town of Bedford Falls, something happens to

keep him in place,” says Maier. “Many people can empathize with George’s frustration over a dream deferred, but God made all life precious, and that’s true even when our hope runs dry. We may not understand why we’re in the trials we’re in, but God’s plans are better than ours, and it’s often the hope of others He uses to reach us.

This we can see in the prayers of the family as they watch George hit bottom. In response, the gentle angelin-training, Clarence, comes to earth to help George with the promise of earning his wings. See what happens when Clarence reveals to George what life would be like in Bedford Falls if he had never been born.

“At its core, this show is much more than one man’s crisis that ends in rescue,” says Maier. “The heart of this show is about frustration, sacrifice, compromise, oppression, temptation, and loss — a lifetime of it. It’s also about how such a life can be a life well lived.”

“It’s a Wonderful Life” dinner performances (Dec. 1, 2, 8 and 9) and show-only performance (Dec. 7) start at various times in the evening at Family Life, located at 7634 Campbell Creek Road (off County Rte. 14) in Bath. The Dec. 3 showing is a dessert-only matinee starting at 2:30 p.m. Call (800) 927-9083 for more information or visit www.fln. org/tickets Ticket prices range from $15 to $34.50 with group discounts available.

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Family Life will give six musical performances of “It’s a Wonderful Life,” Dec. 1-3 and Dec. 7-9, as a series of dinner shows, one dessert show, and one show-only performance. Bring friends and loved ones to Family Life’s auditorium in Bath for an evening of food and family entertainment.

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Every Month, the Vernon E. Wightman Primary School celebrates a new Character Education trait. During the month of October, students focused on the trait of Self-Control. Student’s learned self-control as the action of controlling one’s own feelings and actions. Students who exhibited this trait were selected by their teachers and awarded certificates.

These students, along with winners from other months, will also take part in a Character Education Celebration in December.

Grade UPK: Phoenix Longwell, Tristan Rook, Parker Shugars, Kyler Trenchard, Kaden Travis Grade K: Hyland Smith-Bulkley, Krystala Woodruff, Stephen Simpson, Hunter Cummings, Sophia Walsh, Jerry Phillips, Raylee Eggleston Grade 1: Brodie Knowles, Isabella Plummer, Griffin Enders, Xander Clark, AubreyElla Miller, Lincoln Buck, Maddox Conrad, Alessandra Farnahm Grade 2: Ashlynn Smith, Noah Gotshall, Matthew Sullivan, Natalie Chapman, Caden Fairbrother, Charleigh Wilson, Colton Coots Grade 3: Abigail Barrett, Zairya Ellison, Brady Streicher, Bryan Bulkley, Lukas Wightman, Spencer Squires, Ava Martin-Putman

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TV producers are looking for a high-end drone they were using to film on Keuka Lake recently.

The group from FamTeam TV was working on a potential television project in the area when they lost contact with the quadcopter drone, nicknamed “Wilbur,” over Keuka Lake.

“We have been filming all week with our ground-level cameras as well as our high-end quadcopter drone (DJI Inspire 2),” Paul Arndt said in an email. “On our last day of filming

BATH – Bath Central School District and the Haverling Music Department is proud to recognize James Hy for being selected to the New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA) All-State. In any given year there are around 6,500 students that audition for this honor and approximately 885 are accepted.

Senior James Hy, son of Phil and Sue Hy of Bath, was selected for the All-State Mixed Chorus as a bass. Jim auditioned April 2017 and was notified of his acceptance in August. The highly competitive audition consisted of a prepared solo and sight reading evaluated by an adjudicator.

Jim has studied voice with private instructor Darren Litz and currently with Haverling High School Vocal Director Neil Bryson. He is a member of the Haverling Chamber Choir and Concert Choir. Jim has also attended local Area All-State and AllCounty Music Festivals.

He is also a member of Bravo Little Theater in Bath. Outside of his involvement in performing

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arts, he is a High Honor Roll student, is actively involved at the Avoca Baptist Church, and participates in Tae Kwan Do. Jim will travel to Rochester in December for approximately 24 hours of rehearsal over two and a half days and then present a concert performance in the acclaimed Kodak Hall of the Eastman Theatre c omplex Sunday, Dec. 3.

“The Haverling Music Department is pleased to recognize Jim’s accomplishment. He has demonstrated the dedication and commitment required to reach this level of performance” said Director of Music Neil Bryson, “We are looking forward to hearing the chorus rehearse and perform.”

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(Wednesday morning), we were filming one last scene involving the main character standing on a dock as the drone flew away revealing Keuka Lake – near where the Y shape begins. The signal to the drone became disconnected (we haven’t investigated why yet) and

it never came back to us.”

Arndt is the oldest son of the Arndt family.

The 13 brothers and one sister were featured in one season of the TLC reality show “Kids by the Dozen.”

The project being filmed, which doesn’t yet have a distributor, is

tentatively titled “Vine Valley.”

The family is from Illinois, but has been in the Finger Lakes filming frequently over the last few years.

Arndt said unfortunately, the drone does not float, so someone may have to get lucky to find it.

“We would be happy to give a reward if (it is) found,” he said.

Anyone who believes they’ve found the quadcopter can contact Arndt at paul@arndtphotog raphy.com or call (618) 920-6039.

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Tammy Vanvleck, Catholic Charities pantry manager, poses with Save-A-Lot employees.

Bath Save-A-Lot food store has begun its annual Bags for a Brighter Holiday program.

For $5.99, customers may purchase a food bag which will be donated to Catholic Charities of Bath to be given out during the holiday season. Products included in the bag are corn, green beans, cranberry sauce, brown gravy mix, homestyle potatoes, box stuffing, biscuit mix and a brownie mix. The promotion will continue through Dec. 24.

HISTORIC Continued from 7A credits cost the United States, $1.25 is returned to the U.S. Treasury because the projects create growth that leads to tax revenue.

The federal HTC program has been vital to the ongoing revitalization of numerous urban centers, neighborhoods, and many smaller communities in every state in the nation. For example, New York was one of the top four states using HTC’s in 2016. Loss of this credit would be devastating for its histor-

ic preservation programs. For the Village of Bath, the impact to our revitalization projects would be felt heaviest in the Liberty Street, Ganesvoort/East Steuben Street, and Erie Railroad Districts, (listed in the National Register of Historic Places) where our largest concentration of businesses is located.

The House of Representatives is expected to vote by mid-November. The Senate is now working on a similar version. Please contact your House of Representatives member Tom Reed, 23rd District

Delegate and ask for him to use his voice to advocate for the credit to be added back to the final House bill. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand support the Historic Tax Credit, but it is helpful for them to be reminded of the credit’s importance and that the forthcoming Senate bill needs to include the Historic Tax Credit.

I wholeheartedly and passionately encourage all citizens to take an active part in protecting this vital historic preservation financial incentive.