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July 22, 2007
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Potter Mania
Library prepared for 'Harry Potter' crush
By ROB PRICE THE COURIER-ADVOCATE
BATH - Dormann Library Director Carol Berry was taking no chances when it came to the publication of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," the seventh and climactic novel in the seven-book series. Berry ordered 10 copies of the novel and was certain local Harry Potter fans would snatch them up... More...
Village wants study of Wal-Mart impact
Board members back Chamber of Commerce recommendation
By ROB PRICE THE COURIER-ADVOCATE

BATH - A solid majority of Bath village board members is sympathetic to the idea of conducting an economic impact study of a proposed Wal-Mart development in the Town of Bath. More...

Urbana raises 'big box' concerns
By ROB PRICE THE COURIER-ADVOCATE

HAMMONDSPORT - Urbana town board members last week agreed a proposed Wal-Mart superstore on state Route 54 in the Town of Bath merits a long-range economic impact study to accompany a state-mandated environmental quality review. More...

 News
•Pulteney library to offer cartoon, watercolor workshops
PULTENEY - The Pulteney Free Library will sponsor a cartoon art workshop entitled "How to Think/Draw likea Cartoonist" with artist Tom Fox at 1 p.m. July 28. Participants will learn how to approach their artwork with a smile, resulting in some great cartoons. More...
•Cycle rally at the Curtiss
•Finger Lakes SPCA to go mobile
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 Columns
•At the movies
A real 'Hair'-raiser A screw-loose premise underscores one sane message: sometimes, it's fun to stand up for who you really are.
"Hairspray" is a feel-good musical that, for a change, actually makes you feel good. Based on the Tony award-winning Broadway show derived from the 1988 John Waters movie, it opens with a bang - the high-spirited "Good Morning Baltimore" - and never lets up. More...
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 Opinions & Letters
•Hablo espanol?
My wife and daughter and I drive to Canada every year for a two-week vacation that includes mingling with a lot of Canadians. We like Canada a lot. We especially enjoy the cultural thrill of speaking "Canadian," a language with a lot of idiomatic expressions that use the word "eh. More...
•Let's use some facts in Wal-Mart debate
•Choice between war and eradicating disease
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 Police Blotter
•The blotter
Accident Sheriff's deputies last week charged a Farmingdale women with failure to stay in designated lane after she lost control of her car on county Route 26 in the Town of Campbell. Mary DeGregorio, 57, drove off the shoulder of the road and hit an embankment, according to deputies. More...
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 Sports
•Bath, Horseheads win big
CORNING - Bath scored the first seven runs of the game and tacked on some insurance runs late to defeat Corning Blue 11-1 at the 12-and-under Cinderella World Series. After going down quietly in the first, Bath busted out its walking sticks in the bottom of the second inning. More...
•Southern Tier Track Associations
•Let's put it on the table
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 Hammondsport Happenings
•HAMMONDSPORT HAPPENINGS
• The Keuka Lake Association 2007 Annual Meeting was held at 9 a.m., July 14, at the Hammondsport High School Auditorium. Refreshments were served starting at 8:15 a.m. At this meeting nine persons were named directors for a term of two years; Barrington: Bebette Yunis; Jerusalem: Marsha Sen... More...
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 Great Outdoors
•Far Afield
Best tunes of the summer
The water in the weedchoked pond was warm to the touch. Felt like bath water. And the heavy heat of the almost motionless air kept even the biting flies holed up in the mid-afternoon shade. More...
•Focus on the sea
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 Health
•HEALTH NEWS
Blood pressure screenings • Free blood pressure screenings will be offered on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month for the convenience of community residents who wish to monitor their blood pressure. The screenings will be available on the fourth Wednesday of each month from 2:3... More...
•A little bit wrong, a little bit right
•Naturally
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 Schools
•N.Y. honors H'port school district with Excellence award
HAMMONDSPORT - Hammondsport Central School has recently been recognized as a Title I School of Excellence by the Board of Regents and the New York State Education Department. Only 272 schools throughout New York State were recognized for this honor. More...
•Prattsburgh honor and high honor roll
•Local student graduates
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 Obituaries
•Kelley Lynn Carver
WAYNE - Kelley Lynn Carver, 50 , o f Hammondsport passed away Sunday, July 15, at the Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, Pennsylvania. She was born March 17, 1957 in Waverly, the daughter of Paul and Laura Werkheiser Shaffer. More...
•Helen Chissom
•Janet B. Christian
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 Social News
•60th anniversary
L. Flo Hoak Dewey and Rev. Dr. Keith M. Dewey were married sixty years on June 28, 2007. They have known each other since fifth grade and graduated Gaines High School June 1945 in a class of ten. Natives of Pennsylvania, they have lived in New Mexico, New Jersey and New York. The Deweys have seve... More...
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 Community
•YOUR COMMUNITY
Improving driver safety The staff of the Caregiver Resource Center of the Steuben County Office for the Aging can help sort out issues and make suggestions for improving elderly driving safety. For confidential help visit the Steuben County Office for the Aging website at www.steubencony.org. More...
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 Home & Garden
•To water, or not to water?
Houseplants are often the most abused items in a home. Too much water or not enough water, and well, the plants are left to wither away into oblivion. Debbie Shaughnessy, HGIC information specialist with Clemson University, said the main cause of death for a potted plant is over-watering. More...
•Bringing the outdoors inside: Using water as a decorating tool
•Gardens and hedges and arbors - oh my! The basics on home landscaping
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