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MDA Casino Day

American Twin Harley- Davidson will hold their First Annual Casino Day for MDA from 3-9 p.m. Feb. 17 at the Marconi Lodge of Corning, 26 W. Pulteney Street, Corning. $20 donation per ticket. Tickets are available at American Twin Harley- Davidson, Bridge Street, Corning. Proceeds to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association of South Central New York State. German Sauerkraut Supper

St. Thomas Episcopal Church of Bath will hold their 24th Annual Old Fashioned German Sauerkraut Supper from 5-6 p.m. Feb. 10 at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Bath. Take-out will be available and tickets prices are $7 for adults and $3 for children under 12. Tickets are available at the door. Drinks will be included with the dinners.

Documentary film

St. Thomas' Episcopal Church will host a free showing of the documentary film An Inconvenient Truth on Monday, Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. at the St. Thomas' Episcopal Church, 122 Liberty Street, Bath. The film is 95 minutes long and was created by Al Gore and gives the audience an introduction to global warming. No formal discussion is planned. The building is handicap-accessible.

For more information go to www.stthomasbath.org. H-port American Legion meetings

The Hammondsport American Legion Auxiliary Unit 0407 will meet at 2 p.m. of the first Sunday every month at The Hammondsport American Legion, Rt. 54. Texas Hold Em Tournaments

Texas Hold Em Tournaments will be held at 1 p.m. Sundays at the Savona Fire Department. At 12 noon sign in for limited registration. The event will benefiting the Savona Fire Department. TV will be viewing games. For more information or questions call 776-7457. Equine Nutrition meeting

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Steuben County will host an Equine Nutrition meeting from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Feb. 24 at the Civil Defense Center, Bath.

Elise Able, quine nutritional representative with Blue Seal Feeds, will discuss equine nutrition for special needs horses. The regional NYS veterinarian will also present a brief presentation on national Animal Identification and the New York State Horse Health Assurance Program.

Lunch will be provided by Blue Seal Feeds. A $5 per person donation is requested to benefit Cornell Cooperative Extension and the 4-H horse program (fee waived for youth.) Registration is required by Feb. 22. To register or, for more information contact CCE at 664-2300. The event is sponsored by Blue Seal Feed Inc. West End Gallery exhibits

The West End Gallery Artists will hold a "Little Gems - A collection of miniature paintings" on the first floor and "Director's Choice" on the second floor from Feb. 9 to March 16 at The West End Gallery, 12 W. Market St., Corning. From 5-7:30 p.m. Feb. 9 the opening reception for West End Gallery's "Little Gems" and "Director's Choice" exhibits will be held. For more information call 936-2011. Chicken and biscuit dinner

+ St. James Episcopal Church in Hammondsport will hold a chicken and biscuit dinner from 4-6:30 p.m. Feb. 17. The menu will include chicken, biscuit and gravy with mashed potatoes, vegetable, salad, dessert, beverage, and a complimentary glass of wine. The cost for the dinner is $6 for adults, $3 for children of ages 3-12 and free for children 3 years of age and younger. Take outs will be available. The event will be chaired by Nancy French.

+ The Corning VFW Post will sponsor a chicken buscuit dinner for the benefit of the Greater Steuben Chapter American Red Cross Youth Program. The dinner will be held from 4:30-6:30 p.m. March 8 at the VFW, 281 Baker Street. The cost is $6 per person and take outs will be available.

Tickets will be available at the door or from the American Red Cross, 123 W. Market St., Corning. All proceeds will benefit the Greater Steuben Chapter American Red Cross youth programs.

For more information contact Elaine Meyers at 936- 3766. Village of Bath Housing Authority Board

The Village of Bath Housing Authority Board will meet at 4 p.m. the forth Monday of every month (except where a Holiday occures, then it will be held the week before.) The next meeting will be held on March 26.

Valentine's dinner

The First Presbyterian Church of Bath will hold a Valentine's dinner from 5:30-7 p.m. Feb. 9 at the Church. The cost for adults is $7, $4 for children 12 and under and free for children 3 and under. Take outs will be available. The menu is chicken and biscuits, tossed salad, hot rolls and apple or cherry pie.The dinner will benefit for the church's stained glass windows and mission fund. Legion visitation dinner

The American Legion Charles E. Wescott Post #173 will host the Steuben County American Legion visitation dinner on Feb. 8 beginning at 6 p.m.

The dinner will honor James W. Casey, Department Commander; Joan Caccamo, auxiliary president, and Albert J. Deichler, detachment commander.

A cash bar will be open at 6 p.m. followed by dinner at 7 p.m. at a cost of $17 per person. Entrees are pork tenderloin or chicken picatta. Reservations may be made by Feb. 1 with checks made payable to Charles E. Wescott Post #173 Finance Officer and sent to: Ford Bruce, 208 Campbell St., Bath, NY 14810.

Reservation for overnight accommodations may be made by contacting The National Hotel in Bath: 776-4104. Callers should request the Legion block of rooms. Taxexempt forms are required. Dormann Library Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees of the Dormann Library will hold their next monthly meeting at 5 p.m. Feb. 12 in the Empire Room of the Library Building at 101 West Morris Street. Bath.

Please call the Library at 776-4613 to confirm that the regular meeting has not been rescheduled. Family-Friendly open house

A Family-Friendly open house will be held from 6-8 p.m. Feb. 15 at SE Steuben Co. Library, 300 Nasser Civic Center Plaza (next to skating rink.) Children must have an adult present with them. Events for adults consist of free blood pressure check, food stamp eligibility prescreen, free income tax preparation (no appt. needed), free book with new Library card, building tours, and refreshments, compliments of Wegmans. Children events consist of face painting, crafts, bean bag game, balloons, and snacks. For more information contact Donna Keegan at 936-3753. Valentines Day Dance benefit

The Sam Pallet Band and the Corning Area Community Concert Band will play music for dancing and listening from 7-10 p.m. Feb. 14 at the Corning Museum of Glass auditorium. A raffle will take place during the evening. All proceeds will be given to The Salvation Army. Beverages and snack food will be available for purchase. Seating will be at tables, and there will be a spacious dance floor. Music will include classic rock/pop, swing, latin, waltzes and polkas.

Tickets are $7.50 per person. Tickets are available at Brown's Cigar Store, Corning and Tallman's Department Store, Painted Post, or at the door. Free small buisness help

Corning Community College's Small Business Development Center offers free and confidential counseling to start-up, existing and homebased businesses. Help is available on business plans, start-up steps, loan requirements, cash flow projections, sources of funding, record keeping, marketing, hiring employees, and the certification process as a woman or minority-owned business.

To schedule an appointment at no charge, call the Small Business Development Center, 24 Denison Parkway West in Corning at 962-9461 or 1-800- 358-7171 ext. 461. Women Business Owners' Roundtable

The Women Business Owners' Rountable will meet at 9 a.m. Feb. 14 at the Small Business Development Center, 24 Denison Parkway, Corning. Helene Chaika Fausold of Chaika Unlimited in Walkins Glen will present "Winning at Sales." Women business owners in the Southern Tier region are invited to participate. Call the SBDC at 962-9461 for more information. Sweet Aroma performance

Sweet Aroma will be performing at 7 p.m. Feb. 10 at The Nite Lite Gospel House, Bath.

For more information contact Karen Garrity at 598- 8292.

2007 tax couseling

The Office for the Aging, in conjunction with AARP, will offer income tax assistance to Steuben County residents at no cost. Tax assistance for the Bath area is as follows

+ From 9 a.m. to noon on Wednesdays, Feb. 7 to April 11 at Lakeview Apartments, 105 Geneva St.

+ From 9 a.m. to noon Feb. 13 at the VA Medical Center, Room C105, Section 1, Building 104 (for residents only.)

Make sure to bring any pertinent papers and a copy of last year's returns (if available), and blank tax forms if possible.

For more information call the local Office for the Aging. Bath Peace and Justice Group

The Bath Peace and Justice Group will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wed., Feb. 7 at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Bath.

A DVD by Amnesty International and Witness: "Outlawed: Extraordinary Rendition, Torture and Disappearances in the War on Terror" screening at 7 p.m. All are welcome to both events. For more information call 569- 3564.

Family Movie Night

The Dormann Library will host its Family Movie Night at 7 p.m. Feb. 16 at the library, 101 W. Morris St., Bath. The movie is "High School: The Musical," rated G. All are welcome to movie night and refreshments will be served. For more information call 776-4613.