January 25, 2012 Front Page Headlines
Local Food Bank Stays Busy
Last month the Waterville Food
Bank had a one-day record set for providing food. Twelve families,
with a total of 67 people, came to the basement of Schoolhouse
Apartments and left with enough food to cover at least 15 meals.
Because of the attention and generosity given to people in the
community who need some assistance over the holidays, the Food Bank
had enough on its shelves to provide for everyone that day, and
anyone who walked in all the Mondays of the month. Last week - the
Food Bank is open from 3 to 4:30 p.m. each Monday - served nine
families with a total of 28 people in the households. And while the
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Input Sought On New Business
Now
that the villages largest employer for three centuries has moved
out, Oriskany Falls needs to bring in new business. Thats what
village board members discussed at their meeting last week. The
board decided to accept an offer from Mohawk Valley Economic
Development Growth Enterprises to come to the village and talk about
ideas. When that meeting is set, the board will also invite the
villages business owners and residents to the discussion. We need
to get the business people involved. They know people, trustee Tom
Kilts said. Mayor John Misiaszek said filling the empty space where
Covidien left as of Dec. 31 is the priority. Get the mill filled
and everything else will come with it, he said. Covidien was the
latest business to fill the site that began in the late 18th Century
as a knitting mill. The company closed the facility as part of a
consolidation move, taking 300-plus jobs out of the village.
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Babbott Park Path Target of Vandals
After
years of picking up garbage and watching teens vandalize the area,
two Babbott Avenue residents are asking the village for help. At
last weeks Waterville Village Board meeting, the two men presented
a letter to the board. Their concern is over a walking path once
used to access Babbott Field and the park but what now is a magnet
for problems. The letter outlines young people and adults seen
drinking, urinating and doing drugs along the path, as well as fires
set and numerous broken bottles and trash dumped along the path,
which runs adjacent to their property. One of the home owners asked
the village to grant him the rights to the path, in which he said he
would then fence off and maintain. While the board was sympathetic
to the situation, village attorney Bill Getman said that solution is
complicated.
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Waterville Native Sets Up Service
Deb Turner, a former Waterville resident, has started a franchise of
Seniors Helping Seniors. She and her husband, Mike, live in
Marcellus. He works for Welch Allyn and she has worked in the
service industry. Seniors Helping Seniors began 10 years ago as a
way to provide senior citizens various assistance in their homes and
to help other seniors with extra income. The non-profit organization
matches seniors who need help with seniors who can provide it.
Locally, Terry and Jack Rockwell of Waterville operate a Seniors
Helping Seniors franchise.
Fair Show Is Approved
The Madison County Fair Open Horse Show has been approved by The
Jockey Club's Thoroughbred Incentive Program. Ribbons for first
through sixth place and a $50 purse will be provided for each class.
In order to be eligible for the purse, a class must have a minimum
of three entries. A high point ribbon, prize and $100 purse will be
provided for the Overall High Point award. Owners of a TB that has
been registered with The Jockey Club can enter the show July 15 at
the Madison County Fairgrounds in Brookfield. For more on the club,
shows and events, go to http://brda.us
Snowfest Scheduled
Cross
your fingers and hope for snow (and sunny blue skies), and join us
again this year for Snowfest at the Waterville Public Library
Saturday, Jan. 28 from 12-2 p.m. There will be all sorts of snowy
fun set up from a snow sculpture contest, obstacle course, snow
coloring, hot cocoa and snacks. There will be plenty of things to
have some fun this winter. In case of no snow, or temperatures below
15 degrees, Snowfest will be Saturday, Feb. 25. Go to
www.midyork.org/ waterville or call 841-4651 for details.
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