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Remembering Matt Porcari

The Owego Kiwanis Club will

broadcast its 51st Annual Radio Day on

Saturday, March 30, 2013, on News

Radio 1330 AM / 107.9 FM WEBO.

The Owego Kiwanis Club is actively

looking for sponsors for their broadcast

which is an annual fundraiser for the

Owego Kiwanis Club supporting the

youth activities of our community.

For a $100 donation, the sponsor will

be included in several of the 25

promotional ads to be run the week

before Radio Day and two (2) thirty

second (:30) radio ads on March 30

during the Radio Day program. A $300

donation equates to an hour sponsorship

and some airtime for a business or

organization.

To make a donation to the Kiwanis

Club during this event, businesses are

asked to call Pete Windover at 687-4952

prior to Friday, March 22, 2013.

Kiwanis Radio Day Seeks Sponsors

The OFA 2013 Senior Class will

sponsor a Spaghetti Dinner on Saturday,

February 9, from 4:30 to 7:00 pm in the

Owego Free Academy cafeteria prior to

the OFA musical Fame. Tickets are

available at the door: Adults $7; Chil-

dren (12 and younger), $5; Children (3

and under), Free. All proceeds benefit

the OFA 2013 Senior Class Chem-Free

Post-Prom Party.

Spaghetti Dinner benefits OFA Class of 2013

Benefit for Fallen Firefighter's Family A Chicken and Biscuit Dinner will be

held as a fundraiser to benefit the family

of Owego firefighter Captain Matthew

Porcari, 34, who died January 22, 2013,

from injuries sustained while fighting a

structure fire in Newark Valley.

The dinner will be held on

Wednesday, February 13, from 5:00 to

8:00 pm at the Top of the Hill diner at

the corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and

Main Street in Apalachin.

The Porcari residence was damaged

in the flood, and Porcari was in the

process of renovating his house when he

died. All food costs of the dinner are

being covered by the owner of Top of

the Hill Diner, and all the waitresses and

cooks are donating their time that day so

100% of the money raised will go to the

Home Central material fund account

#803 for the Porcari Home Renovation

Project.

Tickets are $10, and are on sale at the

Top of the Hill Diner and at Home

Central. Tickets are also available at the

door the night of the dinner.

Valentines in the Windows in Owego

The Owego Kiwanis have brought

back the fun, time-honored, small town

tradition of "Messages from the Heart --

In the Heart of Owego."

Young artists are asked to create a

personal Valentine which will be

displayed in the windows of the stores

in downtown Owego, and judged by

community leaders on Valentines Day.

The deadline for handing in

Valentines is February 8. Valentines will

be picked up at local schools that

participate. Individuals or special groups

may drop off Valentines at M&T Bank,

195 Front Street in Owego. Valentines

will be placed in the windows starting

Saturday, February 9.

Judging will be for Grades 3 through

6, and for Grade 2 and younger.

Categories are: most beautiful, funniest,

and most original.

Unless specifically requested, no

Valentines will be returned. The stores

are expected to remove the Valentines

around February 16.

Valentines should be no larger than

an 8 1/2" x 11" sheet of paper. Only the

front side of the Valentine will be visible

from the street. The back of the

Valentine should identify the artist only

by school grade, Kindergarten through

Sixth Grade, or by age, preschool, with a

school and teacher's name if appropriate.

Attach a separate sheet, and the

Valentine will get a code and Kiwanis

will safeguard your information. The

Valentines may be to a family member,

friend, or public servant (police, fire,

emergency worker, etc.) They should be

non-political and in good taste.

For more information, contact Wayne

at (607) 624-0796 at the Owego

Kiwanis.

Remembering Matt Porcari by Patrick Gavin - See page 9.

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New Administrator for Ti-Ahwaga Players The Ti-Ahwaga Community Players

welcome the addition of Beth Clark as

their new theater administrator at the Ti-

Ahwaga Performing Arts Center in

Owego. Clark will be overseeing the day

-to-day operations of the theater and

brings considerable experience in both

theater and business to the job.

"Theater is like church to me," Clark

said, "and it is a dream come true to be

working here with all of these wonderful

people."

Clark has provided bookkeeping and

billing services for medical offices in

Schuyler and Tompkins counties. She

has been a volunteer with The Lake

County Players theater group in Watkins

Glen since 2007 and served as secretary

on their board of directors from 2008 to

2011. She has acted, produced and di-

rected in addition to working as stage

manager, costume mistress and sound

and makeup assistant. Most recently she

has been the group's business manager

for various productions, overseeing mar-

keting, bookkeeping, grant writing, and

fund raising.

The Ti-Ahwaga Performing Arts

Center is a beautiful cabaret-style theater

located at 42 Delphine St., Owego, NY,

where fine wines, beers, soft drinks and

snacks are available to enjoy at your

table during the show, and there isn't a

bad seat in the house.

'A Delicate Balance,' a powerful Pu-

litzer Prize winning drama, will open at

the theater on Friday, February 8, and

run Friday, Saturday and Sunday

through February 24. General admission

is $18, Friday students w/ID is $10, and

Sunday seniors 60+ is $15.

The Player's annual fund-raising auc-

tion is on March 9 this year. For only

$35, you’ll be treated to great food and

drink, live theater entertainment, and

have the opportunity to bid on many

unique items donated by the community.

The Ti-Ahwaga Community Players

perform five plays each year from Octo-

ber through June. You can find out more

about the Players, plays, membership

and the Center by logging on to

www.tiahwaga.com or calling Beth at

687-2130.

The First Ever Finger Lakes

Crossword Competition will be held on

Saturday, March 9, 2013, from 1:00 to

4:00 pm at the Boynton Middle School

Cafeteria. Individuals or teams of 4 are

invited to compete for prizes in one of

three levels of difficulty. The registration

fee is $35 per person or $140 for a team

of 4. All proceeds will benefit Tompkins

Learning Partners. For more information,

call TLP at 277-6442 or visit

TLPartners.org.

Crossword Puzzle Tournament

Auditions for "The Miracle Worker" The Ti-Ahwaga Community Players

will hold auditions for "The Miracle

Worker" on Tuesday, February 12, from

5:00 to 9:00 pm at the Ti-Ahwaga Per-

forming Arts Center, 42 Delphine Street

in Owego. The show will run for three

weekends from April 5 through April 21.

Rehearsals will begin on February 27.

Roles are available for four men, ages

20 to 60+; six women, ages 20 to 60+;

and seven children, girls ages 8 to 17

and boys ages 8 to 10. Four African-

American actors are needed to include

two women, one girl and one boy.

Auditioners should prepare a two-

minute monologue to recite and be pre-

pared to read selections from the script.

Please call the theater at (607) 687-2130

to schedule an appointment.

Free "Cobblestone Crossing" Concert

This month's free "Always on Sunday"

concert features Cobblestone Crossing,

one of the area's most popular musical

groups. The concert will be at 3:00 pm on

Sunday, February 17, at the First Presby-

terian Union Church, corner of North Av-

enue and Church Street in Owego. Cob-

blestone Crossing's repertoire includes

mostly American nostalgic folk, with a

light touch of bluegrass, country, and

Irish.


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Owego Little League News

First Time Sign-Ups

First time sign-ups will be held Feb-

ruary 5 and 9, at Central Fire Station and

online until February 13

Owego Little League's major event of

the upcoming 62nd season is player reg-

istration for National, American, Modi-

fied, T-Ball and ASA Girls Softball and

Teener Baseball to keep the league

growing and successful.

For returning player registrations, use

the new online system until midnight

Wednesday, February 13. Go to the OLL

website http://www.eteamz.com/owego/

and follow the prompts for registration.

First time requires dad or mom or

guardian to bring with them a returnable

birthday certificate for the sign up at the

Owego Central Fire Station on North

Avenue, across from John's Fine Foods.

Player Agent Karen Vinti says her

volunteers will be in the fire station on

Tuesday, February 5, from 6:00 to 8:00

pm and again on Saturday, February 9,

from 9:00 am to 12 Noon.

League Treasurer Steve Lounsberry

says player registration time is a great

time to volunteer to become an umpire,

manager, coach, concession stand volun-

teer and ground crew helpers.

Because of the extraordinary volun-

teerism shown by the parents, OLL Pres-

ident Ken Winters says players have

never paid an OLL signup fee since

1952.

To play Teener Baseball in the

Southern Tier Baseball League, there is

a required $30 fee at the time of first

practice to cover those league expenses.

OLL Web Site 24/7

An important resource for parents

and players is the OLL's Web Site

www.eteamz.com/owego. Webmaster

Eric Hawkins posts updates and keeps

social media Facebook and Twitter

fresh.

Little League-International automati-

cally updates the OLL Web Site with

news from Williamsport. Find the stories

in a news box located just below the

banner at the top of the OLL Home

Page.

Among the new stories are the new

Little League Tee Ball Program de-

signed to promote activity, fun and fit-

ness, while teaching fundamentals, In-

formation on Child Abuse, Little League

Background Checks and Free Coaches

Resources.

ArtSpace in Owego features Corning Artist

This month, ArtSpace Gallery in the

Tioga County Council on the Arts

building, 179 Front Street in Owego,

features the work of Vani Akula of

Corning, New York.

Akula paints using the alla prima (or

direct painting) technique, a wet-on-wet

technique used primarily in oil painting.

Alla prima painting is a unique way of

completing a portrait, as it forces the

artist to choose the essence for the piece.

This exhibition, AAKARA, Shapes,

includes alla prima portraits done both

from life and from still lifes, and

presents a dual perspective. More

images from Akula's portfolio are at

www.vanifineart.com.

A special reception at the ArtSpace

Gallery will be held as part of the 3rd

Friday ArtWalk on February 15, from

5:00 to 8:00 pm. The artist will give an

alla prima painting demonstration during

the reception from 6:30 to 7:30 pm.

Refreshments will be served.

"Mountain Laurels and Ganesh," a still life oil on canvas by Vani Akula.

Castellucci's Annual Rigatoni Dinner, Feb. 8 Town Supervisor Donald Castellucci,

Jr. will hold his 15th Annual Rigatoni

and Meatball Dinner on Friday,

February 8, at the Owego Elks Club.

Dinner includes rigatoni and

meatballs, salad, dessert, and coffee with

a cash bar. Entertainment will be "The

Sounds of Sinatra" featuring Bill Nanni,

Virginia Young during "Cocktail Hour"

and Guest Speaker Congressman Tom

Reed. Festivities begin at 5:30 pm.

Tickets are available at $20. Call

(607) 687-0965 or email

[email protected] for

reservations up until February 3, 2013.

Vestal Elks to Host 5K Run/Walk Vestal Elks Lodge 2508 will host a

5K run/walk called The Pink Elk 5K

Run/Walk, on April 28, 2013, at 11:30

am.

The Pink Elk race will benefit two

local charities, Traci’s Hope and Town

of Vestal Angels, a Relay for Life of

Western Broome team. The pre-

registration cost is $20 per participant,

and $25 on the day of the race. There

will also be a family price available of

$20 for the first participant and $10 for

the spouse and/or each additional child

under 18 years of age. The pre-

registration will include a shoe bag with

several treats inside. Snacks will be pro-

vided with a cash bar after the race in

the Elk Lodge banquet room.

For more information on The Pink

Elk 5k run/walk, please contact Jake

Brown at [email protected].


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Wilkert Earns Eagle Scout

Joshua Edward Wilkert of Apalachin

earned the Eagle Scout Award and was

recognized by Troop 60 at a ceremony

at St Margaret Mary's Church in Apala-

chin.

The Eagle Scout award is the highest

award the Boy Scouts of America offer.

Josh's Eagle Scout Project involved

rebuilding the games that St Patrick's

School of Owego uses in their annual

bazaar. The games were destroyed in the

2011 flood.

Josh is the son of Amy Smith of

Owego and Wes Wilkert of Apalachin.

Matt Lewis (left), Troop 60 Leader, congratulates Josh Wilkert on his Eagle Scout Award.

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Valentines Tea Party

Saturday, Feb. 9, 10 to 11 am

The Valentines Tea Party is for

young ladies, ages 4 to 8. Please sign up

at the library.

Knitting Lessons

2nd and 4th Tuesdays, 1pm and 7pm

New knitters are always welcome.

Underground Railroad Program

Tuesday, February 19, 7pm

In honor of National Black History

month, Town of Owego Historian, Em-

ma Sedor will present a program on the

Underground Railroad in our area. Eve-

ryone is welcome to attend.

To celebrate the restoration of their

classroom space, the Tioga County

Council on the Arts invites everyone to

an Open House on Friday, February 8,

from 6:30 to 8:30 pm, at 179 Front

Street in Owego.

The downstairs classroom and

storage area was badly damaged in a

recent flood. Thanks to so many donors,

the space has been remarkably

renovated. During the Open House, you

can tour the newly restored classroom;

meet the new Executive Director, Abbey

Hendrickson; get the first look at the

spring workshop schedule; listen to live

music by JFK, and enjoy refreshments.

Tioga County Council on the Arts is

at 179 Front St. in Owego and is open

Monday through Friday, 10:00 am to

5:00 pm.

Open House at Council on the Arts - Feb. 8

Learn to cook an authentic French

meal. A hands-on class will be taught by

Pamela Crane, whose experience

includes three years living in France

while cooking at a French Conference

Center. An interactive Bible study

followed by the French Meal will

complete the day.

The event will take place on Saturday,

February 23, from 9:45 am to 1:00 pm at

the South Apalachin Baptist Church,

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The Ti-Ahwaga Community Players

will present Edward Albee's Pulitzer

Prize winning play 'A Delicate Balance'

on February 8, 9, 10, February 15, 16,

17, and February 22, 23, 24 at the Ti-

Ahwaga Performing Arts Center, 42

Delphine Street in Owego.

'A Delicate Balance' is Albee's witty

take on the drawing-room comedy that

will have you laughing one moment and

anxious the next as he examines the

"delicate balance" involved in maintain-

ing marriages, families and friendships.

A well-to-do couple, Agnes and Tobias,

have their complacent lives with Agnes'

live-in, alcoholic sister, Claire, upset by

the arrival of longtime friends, Harry

and Edna, who are seeking refuge be-

cause some nameless terror has driven

them from their home and then by the

arrival of their daughter, Julia, whose

fourth marriage has just collapsed.

"Directing and presenting another

Edward Albee play is a challenge both I

and our ensemble cast embrace, director

Shawn Yetter said. "The Player's remain

committed to bringing lesser done works

with such raw and thought provoking

material to the stage."

The cast includes Jane Nichols as

Agnes, Keith Nichols as Tobias, Linda

Fenescey as Edna, Jim Osborne as Har-

ry, Stacey Jo Oropello as Claire, and

Sarah Jensen as Julia.

Shows start at 8:00 pm on Friday and

Saturday and at 2:00 pm on Sunday.

General admission is $18. Friday admis-

sion for students with ID cards is $10.

Sunday admission for seniors 60 and

over is $15. Fine wines, beers, soft

drinks and snacks are available to enjoy

at your table during the show, and there

isn't a bad seat in the house.

The show is underwritten in part Gal-

lery 41; Coughlin & Gerhart, LLP; Keith

A. Nichols MD, PLLC; Hess Express;

and Barry and Sharon Schecter. To re-

serve seats, call the Ti-Ahwaga Perform-

ing Arts Center at 687-2130 and log on

to www.tiahwaga.com for more infor-

mation about the center.

'A Delicate Balance'

on the Ti-Ahwaga Stage

From left, Sarah Jensen, Jane Nichols, Jim Osborne, Keith Nichols, Linda Fenescey and Stacey Jo Oropello will perform Edward Albee's 'A Delicate Balance,' which opens February 8 at the Ti-Ahwaga Performing Arts Center in Owego. Photo by John Dudak

4-H Tractor Operator Certification

The Tioga County 4-H Tractor and

Machinery Operations Training and

Certification program will begin

Tuesday, February 12, 2013, in the

Tioga County Office Building

Auditorium at 7:00 pm. The cost of the

program is $30 for non 4-H members

and $20 for 4-H members.

Registration forms and brochures can

be picked up in advance from the

Cornell Cooperative Extension, Tioga

County Office, 56 Main St., Owego.

Parents/guardians must attend the first

meeting and are encouraged to attend the

remaining classes. Participants (with a

parent) can register at the orientation

meeting but should plan to arrive early

to complete the required forms before

the class starts. Students must complete

all classes before receiving a certificate.

The Vestal Central School District’s

Mandarin Chinese program and the

Vestal Chinese Program Parent

Organization will welcome the year of

the Snake during their celebration of the

Chinese New Year on Thursday,

February 14, beginning at 4:30 pm at the

Vestal High School.

Student performances will begin at

5:00 pm, and at 6:30 pm a buffet

Chinese dinner of traditional favorites

will be served. The evening concludes

with cultural activities and crafts from

7:30 to 8:30 pm.

Cost is $10 for adults and $6 for

students. Seating is limited, so please

reserve before February 8.

For a reservation form, visit the

Vestal Central School District web page

www.vestal.stier.org/

vestal_senior_high.asp

Celebrate Chinese New Year - February 14

Community Dinner A Community Dinner with pot roast/

chicken cordon bleu will be held at the

Zion Lutheran Church and School,

Route 17C West in Owego on Friday,

February 15, from 4:30 to 7:00 pm. Free

will offering.

Soup & Salad Supper A Soup & Salad Supper will be

served at the First United Methodist

Church on Main Street in Newark

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Local Community Theater Group

Continues to “Give Back”

The Tioga Acting Guild, Inc. (TAG)

donated $250 to the local chapter of the

Salvation Army. On December 15 and

16, TAG put on a radio show entitled,

“It’s a Wonderful Life, a Live Radio

Play” by Joe Landry. The audience at

the former Nichols Elementary School

thoroughly enjoyed a journey back to the

golden age of radio with live sound ef-

fects and multiple characters being

played by only a small cast. It was defi-

nitely a different show from the typical

comedies that TAG usually presents to

its audiences. But it was wonderfully

portrayed and enjoyed by all who attend-

ed the event. Tickets were only $10 and

included a complimentary dessert.

TAG is a newly incorporated not for

profit community theater company with

an unusual mission. Its mission is to

continue to bring enjoyable, as well as

affordable, theater to the local communi-

ty while using some of its proceeds to

support local charities. Its slogan states

its purpose; “TAG, the ACT that gives

back”. TAG is lining up events for the

year that will entertain as well as benefit

the surrounding communities. You can

catch the next TAG show on March 15 -

17. They will be presenting a dinner

theater event with the hilarious comedy

“Cookin’ With Gus”, by Jim Brochu.

They will be donating a portion of their

proceeds to The Bridge. You can visit

TAG on Facebook and their newly

launched web site,

www.tiogaactingguild.com Visitors to

the web site will be able to keep in-

formed about current and future shows,

view past events and charitable activi-

ties, as well as purchase tickets online.

TAG’s president Robin Benesh with Salvation Army Field Representative, Rod Ballengee.

When Climate Change Hits Home

Events sponsored by Owego-RAFT (Residents Against Fracking Tioga) and Sustainable Tompkins

• "Sun Come Up" Saturday, Feb. 9, 2-4pm, at Owego Unit-

ed Methodist Church Hall, 261 Main St,

Owego

Watch "Sun Come Up", a story of

some of the world's first climate refu-

gees, and stay on for a panel discussion

about how, locally, we can take respon-

sibility for our shared future and support

each other to reduce prepare our com-

munities for a very different climate.

This event is free and open to the public.

Refreshments will be served.

• Increase Energy Efficiency Saturday, Feb. 23, 10am-3pm, at St.

Patrick's School, 309 Main St., Owego

Learn simple, practical ways to in-

crease energy efficiency in homes and

businesses, giving the community ener-

gy security, jobs, and reduced energy

costs. See an energy audit performed.

Learn steps to get an audit done, and

how to pay for the recommendations.

Lunch will be served. Suggested dona-

tion is $7. Space is limited. Registration

is required; contact [email protected]

St. Patrick's School Accepting Registrations St. Patrick School, 309 Front St. in

Owego, is accepting registrations from

preschool through Fifth Grade for the

2013-2014 school year.

Students and families from all faiths

are welcome at St. Patrick School. All

teachers in Pre-K through Fifth Grade

are New York State certified. The

curriculum is aimed at mastery of

subject matter in English language arts,

mathematics, social studies and science

as it relates to the new Common Core

Standards. Students also have classes in

computer technology, art, music,

physical education and library.

Early childhood education

programs include preschool (age 3) and

Pre-K (ages 4 and 5). Students in Pre-K

participate in gym, art, music and library

depending on the days/times they attend.

St. Patrick School also offers a

supervised before and after-school care

program that runs 7:00 to 8:30 am, and

2:30 to 5:30 pm. This is open to all

students.

Busing within a 15-mile radius of the

school is available from your local

school district for students in

Kindergarten through Fifth Grade.

Visit www.stpatrickowego.org for

more information or call 687-1770 to

schedule a personal tour and obtain a

registration packet. Applications for

busing are due no later than April 1.

After that date, school districts cannot

guarantee transportation.

Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper A Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper

will be held on Tuesday, February 12,

from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at Saint Mark's

Episcopal Church, 17 Main St. Candor.

Free will donation.

Pancake Breakfast, 2/9 The Candor Valley Riders

Snowmobile Club will sponsor a

Pancake Breakfast from 8:00 to 10:00

am on Saturday, February 9, at the

Beebe Sap House, Route 96, Candor.

Serving pancakes, eggs, bacon, sausage

coffee/tea, orange juice, and milk.

Good Will Donation appreciated.

Pancake Breakfast, 2/17 A Pancake Breakfast will be held on

Sunday, February 17, from 8:00 to

11:00 am, at the Candor Fire Station,

Route 96B, 74 Owego Road, Candor.

The menu includes pancakes, eggs,

home fries, sausage gravy & biscuits,

sausage, orange juice, coffee, and hot

chocolate. Sponsored by the Candor

Fire Department.


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Local Students Participate in GeoBee

Local homeschooled students participated in a local Geography Bee (GeoBEE) on January 4 at George F. Johnson Library in Endicott. Front Row, left to right: Megan Reddy, Maggie Krein, Sophia Werner, Elwyn Foster, Chase Howard, Travis Raynor. Middle Row: Miranda Werner, Maggie Milano, Christina Thrasher, Sarah Krein, Mrs. Nancy Reddy (GeoBEE Coach). Back Row: Mr. Marvin Moyer (Referee), Jack Howard, Isaac Kasperek, Kyle Reddy, Nicholas Otey. Missing from photo: Dylan Cook, Josiah Kasperek.

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Apalachin Lions Scholarship Program The Apalachin Lions Club 26th An-

nual Scholarship program will award

$1500 in scholarships to deserving stu-

dents from the class of 2013 who live in

the 13732, and 13760, 18830 zip codes.

This covers Apalachin, Campville east

to the Broome County line, and Little

Meadows, PA. The scholarships are

awarded to students who have made

outstanding contributions in service to

their community and school.

Distribution of scholarships will be as

follows:

One $500 scholarship will be award-

ed to students who attend Owego Free

Academy and Vestal High School. And

one $500 scholarship will be awarded to

a student who attends either of the fol-

lowing schools: Broome Tioga BOCES,

Montrose Junior-Senior High, Seton

Catholic Central High School, Ross Cor-

ners Christian Academy, and Home

Schooling (LEAH).

The distribution of scholarships is

based on the relative numbers of stu-

dents from Apalachin, Campville, and

Little Meadows attending each of the

schools.

Information and applications may be

obtained at the schools Guidance Office,

or Vestal LEAH.

Junko Clymer of Nichols, visits her great-granddaughter, Emma Clymer, at her pre-school Wesleyan Church in Sayre, Pennsylvania. Over the years, Junko Clymer, who was born in Japan, has happily attended school functions to specifically share the Japanese language, stories, songs, and traditions with three generations of children.


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I have been asked by the Porcari

family to share my recollections of my

lifelong friend, Fallen Owego Firefighter

and Croton Hose #3 Captain Matt

Porcari. I write through deep sadness but

consider this request an honor and

privilege.

Matt and I first met at a young age on

Delphine Street in front of his

grandparents’ house. Both our fathers

were members of the Owego Fire

Department’s firematic hose racing team

and Delphine Street is where the

practices were held. Hose races are timed

events where firefighters test their skills

in competition. We were the “hose team

helpers” and would roll and drain the

hose of water between the practice runs.

Matt was a “Flat Rat,” a name

affectionately given to residents living in

the “Flats,” an area of the village. I grew

up in “Turtle Town” but would soon

become an honorary Flat Rat after our

first meeting. I’d always had envy of the

tightknit Flats community. Many of the

families are pillars of the village--last

names like the Dunhams and Porcaris.

Flat Rats have certain qualities about

them, all of which are exemplified by

Matt. They always have each other’s

backs, never are afraid to voice and stand

up for their beliefs, and always, always

are there when needed. The motto, “Flats

against the world,” never has rung more

true than in difficult times like these.

Our generation of Flat Rats grew up

prior to the computer age. Most of the

time was spent outdoors playing and

fishing the Owego creek. There were

nightly “jailbreak” games, “lob ball” at

Owego Little League, whiffle ball across

the street from his parents, John and

Cheri’s house, tackle football in the

Bidwell lot on Delphine, and of course,

toilet papering the trees of George Street

the night before homecoming. Always in

the middle of things, Matt was one of the

ring leaders.

At age 16 we joined the Owego Fire

Department just like our fathers and

grandfathers before us. We went through

new member training together learning

the ins and outs of firefighting from our

dads. One of our first fires together was

on Thorn Hollow Road. My dad and I

came down Talcott Street in OFD’s

Mack pumper. As we turned the corner

from North Ave. we could see reflective

gear coming at us in the middle of

Talcott Street. As we approached, we

saw that it was Matt and his dad running

in their turnout gear to Station #3.

During our career there were many fires:

A structure fire by McMaster Street

where a cat jumped out of a closet onto

Matt while he was performing a search;

the old Owego Creamery fire also off of

McMaster Street we fought together with

our dads; a chimney fire on Montrose

Turnpike where Matt grabbed me as I

almost slid off the roof trying to get up to

the chimney; the Taylor Garage fire

where Matt was featured on the cover of

the Press and Sun Bulletin. When the

fire whistle sounded he was there to

serve our community time and time

again.

With the serious side of the fire

department comes the social side of the

fire department where Matt was also

leader of the pack. As soon as we joined

the department we started hose racing.

Every night we were on Delphine Street

practicing for the big Central NY races

that were being held in Owego that year

in 1995. Our practice paid off and the

“hose team helpers” became the hose

team champions as we went on to

become the youngest team to win the

tournament in history. We continued to

race ever since. At the races in Old Forge

recently, the hose team had bet that

whoever messed up a race had to jump

into a nearby lake. Matt, unfortunately,

missed a connection and gladly obliged

to the grin and laughter of the other

teams and spectators by jumping right in.

The hose team also participated in the

Firemen’s Association of New York

(FASNY) Winter Games where Matt

tackled a team of other participants into

the hotel pool after the games had

concluded in fun. A regular at Company

#3’s annual clambake, Matt was the king

of “jungle rules” volleyball. At Company

#3’s annual banquet we would all gather

and sing “American Pie” at the

conclusion of the event in honor of John.

These functions were always full of fun,

laughter, maybe a little bit of mischief--

and we always represented the Owego

Fire Department with pride.

Matt and I were also on the 1997 New

York State Class B Championship

Baseball Team, the first team to win a

state championship in Owego’s history.

Matt was never afraid to take one for the

team and I believe he led the league in

being hit by pitches. "As long as I get on

base," I can vividly remember him

saying. He grew up playing on the

Partners in Little League and turned into

a state championship first baseman.

There are countless other memories

and stories I can share but these are a

few that come to mind. He was someone

I knew if I called I could count on for

help no matter what it was. He was a

loving father to his children, big brother

to Tammy, and the love of his life,

Christina. He was both his father’s and

his mother’s son in so many ways. I am

so proud to have known him and so sad

he is gone. May he rest in peace and be

forever in our hearts. May his memory

and spirit help us to continue the same

selfless service to our communities, and

carry on his love of fun and life.

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Call Sue at (607) 625-5048 Space is limited, but last minute signups welcomed.

Monday February 18 Crepes 6-8pm Tonight we are concentrating on learning to make a great sweet crepe. Mix the batter, cook the crepe, flip, finish cooking and sauce it. Special pricing at $14.95 pp + tax. Wednesday February 20 Knife Skills 6-9pm Bring your favorite knife to class (or try one of mine) to learn how to cut, slice, dice, and mince vege-tables that will be combined for a yummy pasta dish. Add a fresh salsa for a little spice,then try your hand at cutting all sorts of fruit to create your own fruit tart. $29.00 pp+tax. Gary from Sharp Again Sharpening Service will be here as well. Friday February 22 Cake Decorating 6-8pm Join the Kitchen Store in welcoming Brandon to the team of people who love to cook. He will give you the basics of cake decorating. Learn how to use a pastry bag and tips. This price includes a 10 piece decorating set that is yours to take home and use; and a small cake you have decorated. Join us! $29.00 pp+tax Saturday February 23 FREESTYLE SUSHI 3-5 pm Come to learn how to make sushi with Sushi Master Yoshi. Watch, sample, make, and eat several kinds of sushi, if you think it's only about raw fish, you haven't seen what Yoshi can do. You will go home with a little 'sushi kit' to get you started on your next creation. Price to be arranged. Saturday February 23 GLUTEN-FREE PIZZA 6-9 pm Teresa is back to teach us some interesting alternative pizzas! Always gluten-free and always yum-my. Dessert will also be included. $39.00 pp+tax Monday February 25 How to Make Your Own Pierogi 6-8pm Ever wanted to learn how to make pierogis? This is a class on how to mix dough and fill it with pota-to and cheese to end up with those wonderful pockets that are boiled then sauteed in butter and onions. $19.00 pp+ tax. Wednesday February 27 MAKE & TAKE CHILI AND CHEESE 5-7pm Tonight I am cooking Chili and Mac & Cheese for you to take home and enjoy. We add corn bread and salad, and you have a meal! Vegetarian Chili also available. $12.50 will serve 2 , $24.50 serves 4. Please call and reserve. 625-5048

Tioga County Veterans News by Jim Raftis Students to Interview Veterans Students in Mike Bartlow's 8th Grade

Social Studies Classes at Owego-

Apalachin Middle School want to

interview men and women who

performed military service during any

conflict in the past 60+ years: World

War II, Korea, Vietnam, Cold War,

Persian Gulf, Iran, or Afghanistan.

It's part of a project called "In Harm's

Way." The students will do this project

totally outside of class in order to

receive full credit for this important

assignment.

What's the progress so far? Most

important is to continue to get the word

out to more veterans and arrange times

to sit down and talk. Veterans can also

share stories in a classroom presentation

the week before Memorial Day.

If you are interesting in telling

students about your service, contact

Glenn A. Warner Veterans of Foreign

Wars Post 1371 Memorial Chairman Jim

Raftis at (607) 687-4229 or

[email protected].

Riverview Manor in Owego has

veterans willing to participate. One of

them is Dominic Bencivenga (pictured

below), who served on a B-17 with the

3rd Emergency Rescue Squadron in the

Pacific Theater during WWII.

Vietnam and Korea Navy veteran

George Tobin of Valley Road, Owego,

has lots of experiences to share. WWII

Navy veteran Clarence Grimley now of

St. Augustine, Florida, formerly of

Newark Valley, called to say he's writing

a biography of his service aboard the

USS Leyte in the Mediterranean Sea.

YNC (AW) Retired UANR- Helen

Williams of Candor emails that she

would be happy to sit down to chat and

tell tall tales along with photos, albums,

etc. WWII veteran Al Elkin wants to

come to school and tell students his

stories.

Carolyn Quick of Catatonk Hill Road

shared an incredible The Greatest

Generation story about her dad, WWII

Army Staff Sergeant Albert R. Hyde.

Being a veteran is also a family thing.

Her brother is a Viet Nam Vet. Her dad's

grandfather from Owego was wounded

in the Civil War.

Her dad's story begins with voluntary

induction on January 17, 1941, at age 21

and ends September 14, 1945, at age 26.

In 4 ¾ years Hyde saw duty in the

Atlantic, the invasion of North Africa,

combat duty in France, Belgium and

Germany and concluded on the Elbe

River after the Battle of the Bulge.

Hyde's service record reflects these

awards: Bronze Star, Presidential Unit

Emblem with cluster, European-African

Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with

three Bronze Stars and one Silver Star

and One Arrowhead plus others and

awards from Belgium and France

"In Harm's Way" is looking for the

oldest veterans in our area.

Charlie Munroe tells the story of his

94-year-old dad, WWII Army Air Force

veteran Don Munroe of the Town of

Tioga. He flew a P-40 in North Africa.

He's still his son's business accountant.

Not bad for 94.

92-year-old WWII First Army

Veteran Robert J. Van Force was

wounded in the left hand during the

Tunisia Campaign at Kasserine Pass in

Feb. 19-25. He's a life member of the

VFW Post 1371.

Dominic Bencivenga and crew at Atsugi Airfield in Japan during WWII

The February Ladies Luncheon,

"Sweet Mixtures" will be held on

Wednesday, February 20, from 11:30 am

to 1:30 pm, at the Owego Treadway, Rt

17C, Owego. There will be a special

feature from Eileen Patch "Voice from

the Civil War"; music with Andy

Boardman; and speaker Carol Ann

Gleason with "The Cheerful Messenger."

Cost is $12. Reservations and

cancellations are requested. Reservations

due by February 15. For information,

contact Carol, 785-3101 or

[email protected]

Ladies Luncheon - February 20

Waterman Center Elects Board of Directors The Fred L. Waterman Conservation

Education Center, 403 Hilton Road,

Apalachin, announces their Board of

Directors for 2013. New members re-

cently voted onto the board are Anne

Moon and Wally Wiegert. Board mem-

bers continuing to serve are Mary Ann

Cascarino, president; Linda Struble, vice

president; Alan Jones, secretary; Will

Roden, treasurer; Brady Begeal, Henry

Hammond, Josephine Kintner, Carol

Pierson, Steve Ross, Jim Shuler, and Al

Sunderwirth.


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Tim & Tyson –Saturday Feb 16th (Every 3rd Saturday of the month)

Karaoke Saturday March 9th

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Serving Lunch & Dinner or Just a Snack! Stop in and try our Homemade Soup Specials • Wed - Shrimp Nite • Thurs - Clam Nite

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Sign-up Time

Owego Little League Tee-Ball & Baseball

(girls & boys)

Owego Girls Softball (ASA)

Teener League Baseball

2013 – Our 62nd Year!

Sign-ups Feb 5 - 6pm to 8pm; Feb 9 - 9am to noon Owego Central Fire Station, North Ave, Owego

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Senator Libous hosts ‘Wing Night’

Senator Libous talks with Tioga County residents at wing night.

Last month, Senator Libous hosted

a wing night at the Railhouse in

Waverly. Nearly a hundred people

attended the event. Attendees enjoyed

wings and asked the Senator questions

about various issues such as the new

gun control law, casinos, and

hydrofracking. The wing night was a

rescheduled campaign event that had to

be postponed due to inclement weather.

“I love getting the chance to eat good

food with good people,” said Libous.

“That’s why I host gatherings like these;

it gives me a chance to talk with people

about what’s really important to them.”

Team Trivia Night in Owego - March 1 The annual Team Trivia Night

organized by the OA Foundation for

Excellence in Education will take place

on Friday, March 1, at 7:00 pm at the

Owego Elks Lodge on Front Street in

Owego.

Teams may consist of two to eight

members and can be sponsored by a

business ($225) or a family ($125). John

Adams, professional emcee, will host

the evening and the top three teams will

win prizes. All proceeds from the event

will be used to fund innovative

educational projects and scholarships

that will benefit students in the Owego

Apalachin School District.

For an entry application and more

information, contact Janey at 625-2725

or [email protected]

The First Annual Deck the Hearth

Wreath Event which was held in Decem-

ber 2012 at Castle Gardens in Vestal

raised $2,200 for Traci's Hope. Sixty-

eight wreaths were on display, and about

150 people attended the event. Castle

Gardens is looking forward to making

next year's event bigger and better.

Wreath Event Raised $2,200 for Traci's Hope

Call Earl for an appointment 625-3015

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By. Susan Littlefield

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Deep fried Haddock & Ribeye Dinners Tuesday Nite - Trivia

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It was a cold, dark and stormy night

in early February. I had just settled into

a stool at the Parkview and ordered a

pint of my favorite from Beth. The Solo-

mons were in their usual corner booth

next to the Arbes and the Scotts.

The Parkview Ghost had started to

play the piano by the wall. Expecting a

dreary winter song, I concentrated on

my plate of delicious food. The Ghost

suddenly started to belt out "You are my

sunshine" not very ghost like... so I

turned to see the Parkview's oldest visi-

tor wearing a bright red heart!

I sprang from my seat and whirled

around... could it be? I must warn the

others and alert the merchants in down-

town Owego. I ran to the Pumpelly

House to get a horse from the Taylors.

Yes, a fast horse it must be. The young

groom Billy Baust brought me a strong

Chestnut. I tried to think, was it one if

by land and two if by sea??? Or was it

one if by sea and two if by boat? I

swung up on the horse and galloped as

fast as lightning, towards downtown.

Waving my hat and shouting…"The

Valentines are Coming...The Valentines

are coming!"

I road down Front Street and Lake

Street, lights came on in the merchants

shops. The stores quickly cleaned their

windows to get them ready for the Val-

entines. Warm soothing, happy Valen-

tines that were said to warm the street 20

degrees! Of course no one knew about

Electro-magnetic kinetic energy way

back then. So that's how Ira McFadden,

saved the day, that very 1st time.

The Valentines are Coming! by Wayne Clark

Can & Bottle Drive

A Can & Bottle Drive will be held at

the Owego Fire Department and the

Apalachin Fire Department on

Saturday, February 9, from 10:00 am to

12:00 Noon.


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Local Lottery Winners Receive Their Millions at Tioga Downs Casino

New York Lottery’s Gretchen Dizer

was on hand at Tioga Downs Casino on

January 25, 2013, to present $3,000,000

in oversized prize checks to New York’s

newest Lottery millionaires. The lucky

winners, hailing from Chemung, Tioga,

and Tompkins counties, won their Lot-

tery prizes on various scratch-off games.

The NYS Southern Tier Local

Chapter, of the National Wild Turkey

Federation will hold its Annual Hunter

Heritage Banquet on Saturday, March 2,

at the Owego Treadway Inn in Owego.

Doors open at 5:00 pm, social hour from

5:00 to 6:00 pm and dinner at 6:00 pm.

Tickets are $65 single, membership and

meal; $95 couple; $35 J.A.K.E.S.; $285

Sponsor, membership and meal; Couple

$310. For information, call Paul Litynski

754-5058, Andrew Munson, 722-0572;

Daryall Sprague 775-2146 after 4pm.

The chapter's email is

[email protected]. Ticket

deadline is February 23, 2013.

Wild Turkey Federation Hunter Heritage Banquet

Sally Richards of Spencer hit the

$1,000,000 top prize on a $5 instant

scratch-off "20X the Bucks" ticket

that she bought on December 31, 2012,

from a vending machine, making her

an instant millionaire. She claimed her

prize on January 3, 2013, officially

making her the first New York Lottery

millionaire of 2013. The $1,000,000

top prize on the 20X the Bucks scratch

-off ticket is paid in 20 annual

payments of $50,000. Richards’ annual

net check will total $33,090 after

required withholdings. Richards’ said

her plans for the money are to save for

the future and “buy a laptop

computer.”

Abdel Mallouk and Amy Bush of

Horseheads, Chemung County, won

the Lottery prize of a lifetime.

Literally. The couple won the top prize

on the Win $1,000 a Week For Life

scratch-off game guaranteeing them a

minimum $1,000,000 payout.

The couple opted to share their Win

$1,000 a Week For Life top prize.

Mallouk will receive 19 annual

payments of $39,000 (net $25,810) and

a 20th payment of $9,000 (net $5,956)

to realize his share of the guaranteed

$1,000,000 minimum payment. Bush

will receive her portion as 19 annual

payments of $13,000 (net $8,603) and

a 20th payment of $3,000 (net $1,985).

Once the $1,000,000 minimum

payment has been met they will

continue to receive their respective

annual payments for life. The couple

plans to use their winnings toward

purchasing a house.

Nancy Burston of Trumansburg,

Tompkins County, has a holiday

tradition of putting Lottery scratch-off

tickets in her family’s stockings. She

noticed the new Holiday Magic tickets

and decided to buy a few extra this

year. One of those tickets contained the

$1,000,000 top prize making her and

her family instant millionaires. The

family members who will split the

prize money with Burston include

Terry Clingen, Marissa Clingen and

Alexander Goddard. The group

claimed their prize on January 8, 2013.

The $1,000,000 top prize on the

Holiday Magic scratch-off ticket is

paid in 20 annual payments of

$50,000, with each member receiving

an annual net check totaling $8,272

after required withholdings. Their

plans for the winnings include paying

some bills and saving for the future.

Doug's Fish Fry available February 9 Tioga County Friends of Hospice will

host Doug’s Fish Fry on Saturday,

February 9, from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm at

the Valu Home Center parking lot, 1149

Route 17C in Owego (in the TOPS

Plaza, across from the Treadway Inn).

Friends of Hospice will also be

selling Famous Fuddy Duddy®

confections, as well as having hot

beverages available while you shop and

wait. All proceeds benefit patient needs.

Tioga County Friends of Hospice was

started in 1993, and currently nine

members help raise funds to support

patients in Tioga County and the western

edge of Broome County. Additional

friends are always welcome to join the

board, and if you would be interested in

meeting six times a year and lending

ideas and ears, contact any of the friends

on the board: Denise Ahart, Pam

Benthin, Diane Craig, Jean Fisher, Jen

Haskins, Gary Jones, Jim McFadden,

Mary, and Gordie Shiner.

Tioga County has been selected as a

recipient of the 2012 New York Main

Street (NYMS) Program.

The 2012 NYMS Program will fund

the targeted Village of Nichols Down-

town Revitalization Program. The ap-

plication for $250,000 was fully funded.

It will allow a grant for a portion of the

costs of interior and exterior renovations

of properties within the Village of Nich-

ols downtown business district. Along

with this, Streetscape Enhancements

including placement of benches, bike

racks, planters, historic signage and

plaques and planting of trees in the

downtown will be funded with this

grant.

The Village of Nichols Board of

Trustees, along with the partnership and

support of the Tioga County Grant Ad-

ministrator Teresa Saraceno, Village of

Nichols Code Enforcement, Tioga

County Chamber of Commerce, Tioga

County Tourism, NYSERDA, Tioga

Opportunities, Inc. Weatherization Pro-

gram and Community Care Network of

Nichols helped make this NYMS Pro-

gram application competitive and suc-

cessful.

Nichols Mayor LeeAnn Tinney stated

her appreciation to Ms. Saraceno for

putting the grant application together on

behalf of the Village. “These funds will

provide a much needed boost to our

downtown. The partnership between the

County and our Village is a great exam-

ple of how we can work together to

make a difference. We are very pleased

to have been awarded the grant and are

looking forward to the improvements it

will bring to our downtown. Tracy Mo-

nell, Tioga County Legislator for the

Nichols area, commented that this selec-

tion was, “Due to the hard work and

expertise of the Tioga County Depart-

ment of Economic Development and

Planning and the Village of Nichols will

reap the benefits of an outstanding op-

portunity that will expand affordable

housing, provide job opportunities and

continue to revitalize our downtown

community”.

Nichols Revitalization Program to Benefit from Grant

February 2013 TIOGA COUNTY COMMUNITY PRESS ON LINE EXTRA

Vestal Accepting Applications for 2013-14 Pre-K

Contingent upon the receipt

of grant funding from New York

State, Vestal Central School

District plans to continue its

universal pre-kindergarten

program for the 2013-14 school

year. Applications are being

accepted for eligible children

until February 14, 2013. The half-

day pre-kindergarten program is

free to Vestal residents, and

children who will turn four years

old by December 1, 2013, are

eligible. Transportation is not

provided.

Applications are available on

the district’s Universal Pre-K web

page at www.vestal.stier.org/

univ_prek.asp, or you can request

an application packet be mailed

to you by calling 607-757-2291

or emailing

[email protected].

NY Egg Production Up Egg production on New York

farms totaled 117 million eggs in

December 2012, up 4 percent

from last year, according to King

Whetstone, Director of USDA’s

National Agricultural Statistics

Service, NY Field Office.

NY Milk Production Up New York dairy herds

produced 1.12 billion pounds of

milk during December 2012.

Milk per cow was up from the

previous year resulting in a 4.2

percent increase in milk

production compared to

December 2011.

Pancake Supper Grace Lutheran Church, 709

Main Street in Vestal, will serve a

Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper

on February 12, 5:00 to 7:00 pm,

in the Fellowship Hall. The menu

includes blueberry pancakes with

real maple syrup, sausage, fruit and

beverage. The freewill offering

will be used to buy New

Testaments for the Lutheran

Laymen's League Bible Booth at

the New York State Fair in

Syracuse. For more information,

call 748-0840.

Girl Scout Cookies Girl Scout Cookie Season is in

full swing and starting February

16 girls will be out at stores,

malls and other businesses with

boxes of cookies selling directly

to customers.

Girl Scout cookies are $3.50

per box. The varieties available

this year are Thin Mints,

Tagalongs, Samoas, Do-si-dos,

Trefoils, Dulce de Leche, Thank

You Berry Munch and Savannah

Smiles.

Work has started on the replacement bridge on Pennsylvania Ave in Apalachin. The bridge was washed out during the flood of September 2011

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