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APRIL 2015
Volume 30
Fire Destroys Horse Barn in Lounsberry
On April 2, fire destroyed a horse barn on River Road in Lounsberry. The Nichols Fire Department was assisted by firefighters from Owego, Nichols, Southside, Campville, Tioga Center, Athens, and Warren Township. All the horses (pictured below) were able to make it safely out of the barn. The cause of the fire is under investigation. See Barn Fire on page 11
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Tioga Downs Tenth Season
Tioga Downs has announced its tenth racing season for 2015 starting on May 2 and ending on September 12. There will be 61 days of racing this season. Post time is 6:15 pm on Friday and Saturday with a Sunday post time of 1:30 pm. On opening day May 2, post time will be 5 pm. For a complete listing of race dates and times go to:
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St. Patrick’s School to Close in June After more than 156 years of educating generations of children, St. Patrick’s School on Front Street in Owego will close its doors for good in June 2015 at the end of the school year. The recommendation to close the school was presented by the leaders of St. Patrick Parish and St. Patrick’s School to the Bishop of the Rochester Diocese who accepted the recommendation after consulting with the Diocesan School Board and a council of priests from the diocese. The parish and school leaders recommended that the school close because of a steady decline in enrollment in recent years, projections of further enrollment decline, and the
mounting financial pressures on the parish, which subsidizes the school’s operation. The school currently has 58 students enrolled in Kindergarten through Grade 6. A group of parents of students of St. Patrick School attempted to raise funds to keep the school open, but they failed to raise enough money - they needed to raise $500,000 - by March 15. The deadline and the dollar amount were imposed by the church. The news was met with sadness in the community, as many mourn the loss of a school which has become a local icon and landmark. It is truly the end of an era. St. Patrick’s School will be missed.
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