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Pictured at right, Emily Eckel of Hammondsport recently celebrated her ninth birthday by having her friends gather for a party and bring gifts for her four-legged orphan animal friends at the Finger Lakes SPCA. More ...
By ROB PRICE THE COURIER-ADVOCATE BATH - Bath village Treasurer Shirley Sowersby last week was appointed village clerk/treasurer to replace Florence Mulcahy, who retired last month. Sowersby has served as village treasurer for the past 12 years. More ... Arc applauds special ed law BATH - The Arc of Steuben last tweek applauded Governor Eliot Spitzer for signing legislation to allocate the burden of proof in special education hearings back to school districts in the wake of the Schaffer vs. Weast US Supreme Court decision. More ... H'port senior housing project could begin soon 'This is what the people here said they wanted, to keep the building and provide places for the elderly to live.' - Richard Gardiner Urbana town supervisor By MARY PERHAM THE LEADER. HAMMONDSPORT - Work to turn the former municipal hall in the village of Hammondsport into a senior housing center could begin as early as October. A recent award of $2.25 million from the state Department of Housing and Community Renewal has set in motion the final steps to turn the three-story ... More ...
The Steuben County 4-H competed its annual livestock auction at the recent Steuben County Fair. Pictured above is the Reserve Grand Champion Market Hog. The buyer: Crystal City Apothecary of Corning. More ... September events at the Dormann Library Preschool story time Tuesdays 10:30 Ages 3-5 Stories, songs, games and a craft September 11 "Let's Go to the Library" September 18 Let's Do the Hokey Pokey" September 25 "Apples, Apples, Apples" Cuddle-up Time Fridays 10: More ... Bath town board minutes Editor's note: The following is an excerpt of the Aug. 13 minutes of the Bath town board, which board members have not yet approved. More ...
Web site saves disappearing rural structures in cyberspace KEVIN MCCLINTOCK GateHouse Plus The American barn and other rural structures may be disappearing from the landscape. Barns and rural structures preserved in cyberspace, however, is another story entirely. Barn enthusiasts, particularly those fond of the so-called "round barns," will love the Web site www.Dalejaytravis. More ...
TODD HIGDON GateHouse Plus Traveling east on Highway 60 through rural America, one might notice a sign ordering motorists to look for the "Ozark Country Creations Tomatoes and Gourds." So naturally comes the question - what is a gourd and what can you do with one? More ...
Karisha Devlin is giving a group of 10 working and aspiring farmers a lesson on futures markets, hedging crop sales and how to understand commodity market fluctuations. This isn't your usual 10 farming students. They're all women. More ... General U.S. agriculture statistics Agriculture is the nation's largest employer with more than 22 million people working in some important capacity, ranging from growing food and fiber to selling it down at the local supermarket. There are 2.2 million farms in the U.S., and the average size of a farm in 1999 was 432 acres. More ...
Bath Rotary Club members pictured above welcome Pontus Mansfeld from Sweden, who arrived in the U.S. from Sweden on Aug. 14. Pontus, who speaks excellent English, has completed all the required schooling in Sweden of nine years. His home is in a small city of Orebro. He will be 16 on Sept. 23 and ... More ... Wild car chase on I-86 leads to arrest of Bath man THE LEADER STAFF BATH A Bath man is facing several charges after leading police on a high-speed chase early Monday morning. State police said Jeffrey R. Murphy, 45, of 6687 Route 415, fled Bath village police at approximately 7:47 a.m. after they tried to pull over the van he was driving. More ... Bath teenager killed in Geneva crash BY JOHN ZICK THE LEADER GENEVA - A 19-year-o ld Bath man was killed early Tuesday morning when the car he was driving collided with a mini-van on Hamilton Street in the city. More ... Police investigating assault New York state police in Bath are investigating an assault that occurred at 4:30 p.m. Aug. 18 on Birdseye Hollow Road ear the entrance to the Birdseye Hollow State forest. in the Town of Bradford. A female victim was assaulted while riding her bicycle on the roadway. More ...
Volunteers at the Glenn Curtiss Museum put the final touches on The America. The classic seaplane is to be tested before the Hammondsport Seaplane fly-in, scheduled for Sept. 14,15 and 16, when the seaplane will fly with two pilots for public demonstrations. More ...
Wild plant ressembles Queen Anne's lace, but can grow 10 feet tall by BOB RECOTTA THE LEADER WATKINS GLEN - A towering and flowering plant that has appeared in the area poses a health risk to those who come in contact with it. The Schuyler County Public Health Department issued a warning Tuesday on the dangers of giant hogweed, which emits a sap that can severely irritate and burn the s... More ...
Penn Yan resident Cindy Vollmer looks through a kaleidoscope at a glassworks vending booth during last week's Festival of Crafts in Hammondsport. The two-day fair was held Saturday and Sunday and according to organizer Dr. Sam Pennise drew 10,000 to 15,000 visitors to Hammondsport. More ... |
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