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News July 1, 2007
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Afraid of dark, lost child spent night watching fireflies
BY MARY PERHAM THE LEADER
      BATH - Lost in the woods at night and afraid of the dark, 10-year-old Samantha Williams calmed herself by watching lightning bugs, her mother told reporters Tuesday afternoon. Some four days after the youngster spent 16 hours lost in the woods at Mossy Bank Park, she clung to her mother's hand ...
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Quota Club awards Shaver scholarship to Laurie Shifflet
      BATH - Quota International of Bath awarded the $1,000 Laurie Anne Shaver Shifflett Scholarship to Jennifer Yarrison, daughter of Kristina Yarrison, an award given to a graduating student planning to continue education in the field of human services. Jennifer is a graduate of Haverling High School...
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RSVP seeking volunteers
      +Office for Aging's Ombudsman program needs several volunteers to advocate for seniors in long term care facilities. Must attend 36 hours of training. Can set own hours after training is provided. +Ira Davenport Hospital needs several volunteers to assist in the gift shop, to photocopy patient re...
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Bath AAUW announces 2007 scholarship winners
      Members of The Bath Branch of AAUW proudly announce their 2007 Scholarship winners. Educational Foundation Vice President Carol Olszewski presented the awards at the June 3rd banquet, held at the Curtiss Museum. Winner of The High School Graduating Senior Award is Maureen Flint, Haverling High Sch...
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Pageant winner
      Kelly Ann Banik, a graduate of Bath Haverling High School, recently won her Local Sun Burst Beauty Pageant. She became eligible to compete in Syracuse May 18-20 for the state crown. She was a state finalist, competing in swimsuit (third place), and photogenic (forth place).
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Going boating on the Fourth? Here're some important safety tips
      The busiest boating time of the year is nearly here, the July 4th holiday. Harbors, bays and rivers will soon be brimming with vacationing boaters, vessels will flock to waterfront fireworks shows, and busy marinas and launch ramps will all contribute to recreational boating's own form of waterway...
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Local students graduate from college
      + Chrissandra L. Hayes, a resident of Savona, received a Bachelor of Arts Cum Laude in Biology from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Alfred University during commencement exercises May 12, 2007, at McLane Center on the AU campus.
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Local students named to Dean's List
      + Kendra Simmons, daughter of Kerry and LuAnn Simmons of Hammondsport, has been named to the Spring 2007 Dean's List at Niagara University, Niagara. Simmons is a Criminal Justic, Sociology Major. + Adam J. Nudd, a resident of Bath, was named to the Dean's List for the Spring 2007 semester at Alf...
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Students receive scholarship awards
      + Two Steuben County residents have each been awarded scholarships to attend Alfred State College in the fall. Jennifer Watches of Bath was awarded a $1,000 "Educational Foundation Academic Distinction Scholarship." Watches is slated to graduate in 2007 from Haverling High School and intends to e...
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Five Star renovations enter phase 2
      BATH - Renovations at Five Star Bank's Bath branch, located at 44 Liberty Street, will enter phase two today. During this next phase, customers can use the rear entrance of the branch to access teller lines and customer service representatives.
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Hammondsport art show opens Saturday
      The Keuka Lake Art Association's Hammondsport Art Show will be held July 7-8 in Hammondsport's Village Park. The 41st annual art show attracts artists from across New York and includes juried awards. The event also attracts hundreds of art lovers!
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Avoca Free Library announces summer reading program
Get A Clue @ Your Library
      + Thursday, July 26 1:00- 3:00 pm Ages 5-8: Treasure hunt, games, Snacks and more. + Thursday, Aug.t 9 1:00- 3:00 pm Ages 9-12: Junior Sleuths solve a mystery; games, snacks and more. Summer Reading Detectives should stop in at the Library to receive their chart and stickers for July and August...
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P'burgh scout headed for 100th anniversary Jamboree
      Steven Hoad, 15, of Prattsburgh will attend the World Boy Scout Jamboree, to be held in London, England, this month with thousands of other Scouts from all over the world. This is a special year - it's Boy Scouts' 100th year anniversary.
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Guest author in Prattsburgh
      Pictured above, writer Lee Welles (seated) signs her new book, 'Way of Water,' at the Prattsburgh Library during a recent visit. Her first book, 'Gaia Girls Enter the Earth,' is already a big hit with the children. Standing with Welles is Nicole Wagner and her two children.
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Howard Public Library planning summer programs
      Family Night at the Howard Library will include four special "Get a Clue" presentations during July: July 9: "Get a clue" about being detective. Talk to a real investigator from 7 to 8 p.m. July 16: "Get a clue" about the night sky at Howard Park (weather permittting) Time to be announced.
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Coming up this summer at the Savona Free Library
      July 6 is the regular, first Friday of the month, meeting of the Adult Book Group at the Savna Free Library. Library staff will be discussing "The Inheritance of Loss," by Kiran Desai. Starting July 10 and running Tuesdays at 7 p.m. through Aug. 7 is the library's "Get a Clue" summer reading prog...
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Fred and Harriett Taylor announces July events
      July 9 - Get A Clue@Your Library, summer reading program begins, come in anytime we are open to get started!
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Summer reading at the Dormann
      It's hot and sticky and you want to do something cool. How about reading a book or magazine or listening to a book on tape? You were going to go to the beach, but it's raining cats and dogs, now what? Come and "Get a Clue" at the Dormann Library in Bath. This summer the Dormann Library will be a ...
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Get to know your local library
      Avoca Free Library 566-9279 www.stls.org/Avoca/ Monday: 5 to 8 pm Tuesday: 9 a.m. to noon, 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday 2 to 8 p.m. Friday: 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dormann Library 776-4613 www.dormannlibrary.
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Paper making in Pulteney
      The Pulteney Free Library has offered a wide variety of activities in the past, including paper making, pictured above. Contact the library at 868-3652 for more information.
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The document that created America
Declaration of Independence defined the future country
      Nations come into being in many ways. Military rebellion, civil strife, acts of heroism, acts of treachery, a thousand greater and lesser clashes between defenders of the old order and supporters of the new - all these occurrences and more have marked the emergences of new nations, large and smal...
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A capital Capitol
Seat of Congress designed to command respect
      The United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., is among the most architecturally impressive and symbolically important buildings in the world. It has housed the meeting chambers of the Senate and the House of Representatives for almost two centuries.
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The people's house
      For more than 200 years, the White House has stood as a symbol of the presidency, the United States government, and the American people.
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