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OCTOBER 2020
Volume 35
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Vestal Elks “Pay It Forward”
Number 10
Hanbury Sanitation Calls it Quits
Hanbury Sanitation collects garbage in Apalachin on October 2, 2020, its last day of service.
After more than 60 years of service in Tioga County, Hanbury Sanitation of Owego made the difficult decision to end its trash service. The last day of garbage pick-up was Friday, October 2, 2020. “We feel now is the right time for us to make a transition and would like to say thank you for
allowing us to be your trash service provider.” Hanbury Sanitation’s customers have been transferred to Taylor Garbage, which delivered trash roll carts to its new customers shortly after Hanbury’s last collection.
Apalachin Lions Keep Apalachin Clean The Vestal Elks Lodge #2508 recently hosted a “Pay It Forward” event in which lodge members donated chicken dinners to seven local police agencies. The people at Dick’s Sporting Goods Open (DSGO) contacted the lodge with concerns about how the lodge and other charities they support would handle the loss of revenue that was usually generated from the open. After much discussion, DSGO decided to hold a chicken BBQ to benefit those charitable organizations that would normally receive funding as a result of the open. As a tip of the hat to the lodge’s long time partner’s generosity and community service, the Vestal Elks Lodge decided to pay this generosity forward to local law enforcement officers. For every chicken dinner that a lodge member purchased, the lodge would buy and donate a meal to local law enforcement that were on patrol that day. Meals were being provided by Brooks House of
BBQ. Thanks to the lodge members’ generosity, law enforcement officers from Broome County Sheriff, Tioga County Sheriff, Vestal PD, Endicott PD, SUNY Binghamton University PD, Endwell State Police, and Special Investigations Unit were given a free chicken dinner. As the officers arrived to the lodge, they were greeted by lodge members clapping, cheering, honking horns, and members holding up “We Support Local Law Enforcement” signs. Senator Fred Akshar also helped lodge members to greet, thank, and hand out the dinners. When asked why this event was so important to the lodge, Exaulted Ruler John Pooler stated, “We want to show support and thank the men and women in blue that are out there protecting us in these unprecedented times. This is what Elks do . . .Elks care, Elks share.”
AMBA Wellness Blood Program - October 17 NYS Women Inc., Susquehanna Chapter is sponsoring the fall AMBA Wellness Blood Program on Saturday, October 17, from 6:00 am to 10:00 am, at Loyal Order of the Moose, 3 Goodrich Road in Owego. Appointments must be made. To make an appointment, call 1-800-2348888. The last day to register is Thursday, October 15, 2020. Cost is $7.00 to NYS Women Inc.
and $41 to Quest Diagnostics for the basic panel, additional $ for vitamin D, TSH, Prostate, Colon, A1C etc. Checks only made out to Quest Diagnostics and cash or checks made out to NYS Women Inc. If you were unable to have your blood screening this year due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, now is the time to call and schedule your appointment.
Apalachin Lions HOBY 2021 The Apalachin Lions, in conjunction with its parent organization (Lions Clubs International), is sponsoring a sophomore student from Owego Free Academy and Vestal Senior High School to participate in the regional Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership (HOBY) workshop to be held in the spring of 2021.
The Apalachin Lions believe that HOBY will benefit the participant as well as his/her peers, the school, and the community at large. Ask your guidance department Kim Hakne at Owego Free Academy, and Rebecca Martino at Vestal Senior High School, about HOBY.
New Businesses in Owego The owner of the Gateway Owego, Bruce Nelson, of Nelson Development Group, announced two new businesses in Owego at 200-204 Front Street: Simply Form Pilates and Hand Jive. Simply Form Pilates is a new boutique style studio offering classical Pilates. Kathryn Thole is the business owner. Due to the New York State regulations and the Tioga County Health Department
inspection, the studio is only allowed to have 2 clients and 1 instructor at any given time, due to the Coronavirus. Updated information is available at www.simpleformpilates.com. Hand Jive, the newest eatery in downtown Owego, features favorite handheld food from around the world. Carryout is available with access to the Gateway decks and Riverwalk.