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YOUR HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER • Volume 37
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SEPTEMBER 2022
Field of the Forgotten Fallen
The Tioga County Veterans Service Agency and Tioga County recognize September as “Suicide Prevention Awareness Month.” On September 1, the agency unveiled for the fifth straight year, the “Field of the Forgotten Fallen” on the lawn of the Tioga County Office Building at 56 Main Street in Owego. The exhibit will stay up through the entire month to bring attention to the national tragedy that is veteran suicide.
This exhibit is designed to raise awareness about the issue of veteran suicide. Twenty-two veterans a day complete suicide, that’s 154 per week, 660 per month and 8,000 per year. STOP 22 – Share the Struggle is a Tioga County Veterans Service Agency’s Dwyer Program project. For more information about this event and to get involved in STOP 22, call Mike or email him at middaughm@tiogacountyny.gov
Apalachin Lions Broom Sale Sept. 8 & 10 In 1958, the Apalachin Lions initiated an annual “door-to-door” Broom Sale. This event was a Community Service Fund Raiser and a l l money raised was used to help the Lions better serve our community. In 2020, due to the uncertainty raised by Covid-19 and out of concern for the health and safety of our community, the door-to-door Broom Sale was discontinued. This year, however, there will be special sales on September 8 and 10. Each year substantial funds must still be raised by the Lions to finance their numerous community programs and to provide aid to needy families. Annually the Lions typically provide over $25,000 to help local residents. The money is used for activities which include Disaster Relief, Scholarships to High School Sen-
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Anniversary Ribbon Cutting
An anniversary ribbon cutting was held on August 30, for the Little Creek Farm at 2027 Day Hollow Road in Owego. The event was hosted by the Tioga Chamber of Commerce. Little Creek Farm, located at the corner of Day Hollow and Gaskill Road in Owego, operates a familyrun farm store. This store started during the COVID-19 pandemic by offering to neighbors its farm-fresh eggs, pork, and beef in a stand by the road, all on the honor system.
To keep up with the high demand, the stand was moved into the old farm barn (built in 1863) and their product line was expanded. They now offer a wide variety of local products as well as other convenience and novelty items. However, they are becoming most famous for their “Farm Fresh Donuts.” The store is open year-round, Monday to Saturday, from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm. It is closed on Sundays.
iors, Special Olympics, Highway Cleanup, Elementary and Pre-school Eye Screenings, Christmas Baskets, Santa Phones, the Easter Egg Hunt, Emergency Expense Assistance, a Summer Picnic and Winter Social for the visually impaired, Back-to-School gift certificates, and the annual Senior Citizens Dinner. According to a spokesperson for the Apalachin Lions, while there will no longer be a door-to-door sale, the Lions still have their extensive inventory of brooms and other quality products available for sale. Please look for their sales in Apalachin on Thursday, Sept. 8 (4 to 7pm) and Saturday, Sept. 10 (9am to 1pm) at both the Visions and Sweeneys Market parking lots, and help support the Apalachin, Campville, and Little Meadows community. To order online,
email WeServe@ApalachinLions.org
SCHOOL IS OPEN DRIVE SAFELY Photo by Fred Brown Jr. ©2001
This year marks the 21st Anniversary of the events of September 11, 2001, when terrorists hijacked commercial jets and attacked the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. Never Forget & Always Remember September 11, 2001. Never Forget & Always Remember those who died, those who survived, and those brave heroes who answered the call to help others.