HAMMONDSPORT HAPPENINGS
Wine Country Senior Citizens meet in the fellowship hall of the United Methodist Church on Tuesday, October 9, at 5:30 PM. Pat Schoeffler and Marilynne Eckel are the hostesses. Please bring a dish to share and table service. Following the meal, bingo will be enjoyed. New officers for 2007-08: President, Kay Tietjen; Vice President, Joan Robinson; Secretary, Ms. Eckel; Treasurer, Jack Wood.
On Thursday, October 11, the Hammondsport Woman's Club meets at 7:30 PM at the home of Mar tha Treichler. Assisting with hosting duties are Jill Flynn, Ann Krug, and Kay Leiderbach. The program of the evening will be a violin recital by Ms. Jayne Pomplas.
The Grape Pumpkin Festival comes to Hammondsport on
Saturday, October 13. Among the things to look for in the heart of the business
district are grapes, pumpkins, fall foliage items, other fall objects, and a special delight of the younger generation, face painting. There will also be raffles, pumpkin crafts, and vendors all around the Village Square, with many foods available like hotdogs, hamburgers, fries, sugar waffles, fried dough, deep-fried cookies, beverages, and more. In the afternoon, live music will fill the square. Wagons and hayrides by the Crooked Lake Carriage Company will delight the young and young-at-heart from 3 PM to 5 PM. There will also be a cider press for those who have apples they want to make into fresh cider.
Hammondsport Citizen of the Year, presented annually by the Rotary Club, goes this year to Ms. Katherine Meade, president of the Fred and Harriet Taylor Memorial Library. Congratulations to Ms. Meade for this honor, given to recognize her hard work and dedication!
And speaking of the new Fred and Harriet Taylor
Memorial Library, the following is the schedule when library is open: Monday, 10
AM to 9 PM; Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, 2 PM to 9 PM; Friday, 10 AM to
5 PM; Saturday, 10 AM to 2 PM; closed Sunday. The phone number is 607-569-2045;
www.stls.org/Hammondsport
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The Pulteney Free Library is open Tuesday, Noon to 8PM; Wednesday,
Noon to 6PM; Thursday, Noon to 8PM; and Saturday, 9AM to 1 PM. Closed Sunday,
Monday, and Friday. Phone number is 607-868-3652; www.pulteney.org.
This afternoon, October 7, finds the Jony James Band playing at Heron Hill
Winery, above the West Lake Road in Hammondsport. Admission is free. The special
afternoon music, from 12:30 PM to 4:30 PM, continues every Sunday through
October. Another place to visit at the Heron Hill Winery for live music is the
Blue Heron Café, every Saturday through October. There is a new 2007 menu, daily
specials, and dining on the terrace rain or shine. For more information, call
1-800- 441-4241. They also have a tasting hall and a gift shop.
Church news
St. Gabriel's Catholic Church: 78 Shethar Street:
Maureen O'Neill, Pastoral Administrator; Rev. Peter Anglaaere, Sacramental
Minister. Today, October 7, at 1 PM at the church is the Blessing of the Animals
in honor of
St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of animals. All critters are welcome. Please have each animal leashed or caged for its own safety and come prepared to clean up after your animal, if necessary.
Remember that next Sunday, October 14, is the annual CROP Walk. How can one
help? You can do one of the following: walk the six-mile route or a part of it;
make a donation to sponsor a walker; take an envelope to collect sponsors and
their donations. Call Chairperson Frank Curran at 607-569-2625 to learn more.
St. James Episcopal Church: corner of Main and Lake streets. Rev. Sandra Curtis, Rector. A big thank-you goes to Jim and Linda Grillo for keeping the law and landscape looking so great.
The church has discovered that a "secret gardener," Barbara Barden visiting from Sarasota, Florida, was weeding and trimming the bushes all summer. It seems that Ms. Barden spends hours keeping the memorial garden at her home church in Florida and she couldn't resist helping St. James, for which the church is truly grateful.
Sept. 21 was a recent movie night at the Rector's home. Following a covered
dish supper, participants enjoyed a showing of Bend It Like Beckham.
First Methodist Church: 35 Lake Street. Rev. Paul Rowley, Pastor; 8:30 AM
Contemporary Service; 9:45 to 10:45 AM Sunday School; 11:00 AM Traditional
Service. Junior Church and Nursery, for infants through third graders, are
offered at both services. On the fifth Sunday of the month, the two services are
combined into one 10 AM service.
The Fall Bazaar is Saturday, Oct. 20, in the undercroft. The Methodist women will be at their creative best in the making of crafts, handiwork, and yummy baked goods.
First Presbyterian Church of Hammondsport and Pulteney, Rev. Anne Waasdorp, Interim Pastor; Pulteney worship at 9:30 AM and Hammondsport at 11 AM. Sunday, October 7, for Worldwide Communion, a shared worship service is planned at 11 AM at the Pulteney Church. Please plan on coming and bring something for the coffee hour that will be held after worship.
On Friday, October 12, 9 AM to 5 PM and Saturday, October 13, 9 AM to 1 PM, a rummage sale will be held at the Pulteney Church. Please leave goods for sale in the social hall of the church beginning on Monday, October 8.
On Saturday, October 13, at the Grape Pumpkin Festival, Hammondsport
Presbyterians will hold a fall produce and bake sale from 9 AM to 4 PM in front
of the church. Fall produce such as grapes and pumpkins will be available, as
well as grape pies and breads; pumpkin pies and breads; and other fall goodies.
Church members and friends are asked to contact Linda Kressly at 607- 569-3639
if they can help or have donations of produce or money.
Each Thursday at 10 AM at the Pulteney Church is prayer and Bible study for both churches. A Tuesday evening Bible study, "Paul and the Ephesians," with Bob Illi is held at 6:45 PM at the Pulteney Church.
Adult Sunday School has begun at the Hammondsport Church with Jim Walling, leader. There will be no class on October 7. The next session is October 14 at 10 AM. The classes start with a videotape lesson, followed by discussion. All are welcome to attend.
Especially for Hammondsport, the rustcolored mum in the front of the
Sanctuary is a thank-you gift from the Red Cross for the church's part in the
recent progressive dinner.
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