Ulysses Town Board Tackles Zoning Assessor Vacancy and Dump Issue
The board approved a public hearing for rezoning the Route 96 west side from residential to commercial on March 14 at Town Hall. They discussed the tax assessor vacancy after Alex Proskine’s resignation, urged candidates, and noted pay raises for remaining assessors plus Howard Stover as chairman. They also eyed a town dump problem on Cold Springs Road and Pennsylvania Avenue and planned zoning updates with the Planning Board.
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Trumansburg
Rabbit Run Road
Fairgrounds
Alex Proskine
Howard Stover
Childrens Room To Be Constructed At Ulysses Library
Financing for the childrens room at the Ulysses Library has reached 40 percent of the goal and work has begun. The furnace and stairway are installed. Contractors did the work and finishing will be by the Tri Co Jaycees. Contributions may be left at the Library Farrell Messler Agency or mailed to Robert Carman. The room was converted from the basement with plans for an opening May 1. America’s first organized sport horse racing began in New York in 1664.
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Trumansburg
Tri-Co-Jaycees
Farrell-Messler
Robert Carman
Treas
Heart Sunday Volunteers Plan Local Outreach Drive
Tompkins County organizer Daniel J. Carey announced a group of volunteers from towns and villages including Carol ine, Danby, Dryden, Freeville, Etna, Enfield, Lansing, Newfield, Ulysses and Ithaca. They will reach about 300 residents to distribute heart health literature and collect contributions to fight heart disease. In the cited year cardiac deaths in Tompkins totaled 336, far surpassing all other diseases at 198.
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Trumansburg
Daniel J. Carey
Heart Sunday
Tompkins County
Lawrence Woodin
Caroline
Gerald Dawson
Danby
William Fellows
Dryden
George W. Frank
Freeville
R.R. Lumbard
Etna
Roger Hubbell
Enfield
Dean A. Weibley
Lansing
Henry Clark Newfield
Andy Andrews
Lee Davis
Joseph Legnini
Ulysses
Children Room Takes Shape as Library Improves Facilities
Work on the Ulysses Philomathic Library basement conversion continues with a new heating system and a stairway project. Trumansburg Central School pupils Laura Croghan Charles Asay Bill Croghan Art Goodell and Mike Smith aided by answering an S O S for book shifts completed the job quickly. An art class display of masks and a D A R patriotic bulletin board are featured for several weeks.
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Trumansburg
Trumansburg Central School
Laura Croghan
Charles Asay
Bill Croghan
Art Goodell
Mike Smith
Garden Club Elects Officers at February Meeting
In Trumansburg Mrs James Hoft mire was named President of the Taughannock Garden Club at the February 16 gathering hosted by Mrs Richard Lewis. Officers include Mrs Arthur Golder Jr as Vice President Mrs Harry E Buck as Treasurer and Mrs Richard Lewis as Secretary. Speaker Mrs Baron Freeman of Ithaca demonstrated forcing branches and bulbs indoors to speed spring. John C Huttar a retired Agway poultry specialist from Halseyville Rd now assists North American Poultry Co op Association promoting the egg industry.
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Trumansburg
James Hoftmire
Taughannock Garden Club
Richard Lewis
Arthur Golder, Jr
Harry E. Buck
Baron Freeman
Ithaca
John C.huttar
Halseyville Rd
Agway Inc
North American Poultry Co-op Assa
Poultry & Egg National Board
Huttar
PENB
Community Council to Meet for Annual Organization
TRUMANSBURG Community Council will meet Tuesday February 28 at 8 p m in Town Hall for its annual organizational meeting Officers will be elected from the board of directors All members should attend.
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Trumansburg
Enfield Youth Recreation Program Begins Tonight
Under Tom Major direction the Enfield Youth Recreation Program starts basketball instruction tonight February 23 from 7 to 9 p.m. and runs six weeks each Thursday. Ages 12 to 18 meet at Enfield Elementary School gym. Wesleyan Circle meets Wednesday at 8 p.m. at First Methodist Church with Helen Raymond presiding. Refreshments served by Bernice Reynolds and Helen Raymond.
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Enfield
Tom Major
Enfield Elementary
Wesleyan Circle
Trumansburg
First Methodist Church
Helen Raymond
Bernice Reynolds
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Camels Restaurant
Murphy
Ulysses Town Board
Aileen Beers
Cold Springs Road
Pennsylvania Avenue
Greece
Rome
Planning Board
Paul Foster
America
New York
Heart
Ulysses Philomathic Library News
Garden Club
Tompkins
Ges
Fhru
Holton’s Pharmacy, Inc
A. Stewart
Mday
Dad
Arteen L. Ruff
Alweys In
GE Appliances
T.V
Spacemaker
Main Street
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