Taughannock Publications Listing
Publication office details with P O Box addresses and local newspaper names The Review Interlaken The Gazette Ovid The Free Press Trumansburg plus contact phone numbers and publisher roles Paul Dickinson Jean Dickinson Robert Brown
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Review
Interlaken
N.Y
the Gazette
Ovid
Free Press
Trumansburg
N Y
Paul Dickinson V P
Jean Dickinson
Robert Brown
Trumansburg School Bond Issue Defeated in Landslide Vote
Last week a large turnout in Trumansburg voted down a school bond that would fix open stairways, add athletic and playground facilities, and fund a new bus garage and swimming pool. Officials blame timing and tax fears while a state mandate presses safety upgrades.
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Trumansburg
Trumansburg High School Row Over Student Plans
Letters defend Trumansburg High School amid Dr Warren Hickman criticism. Principal Richard J Gordon describes reforms for 1975 76 including reduced study halls, foreign language expansion, revamped English and math requirements, remedial reading, stricter discipline and revised homework policies. He invites Hickman and others to visit to assess policies firsthand. A parent speaker urges informed involvement through PTA and board meetings, noting improved sentiment among students and families.
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Dickinson
Warren Hickman
Trumansburg High School
Hickman
Jordan
Richard J Gordon
Trumansburg
T Burg
PTA
Trumansburg residents voice support and concerns on school plan
A letter from local officials and citizens praises the school district while urging careful study of a revised referendum. They question pool funding and facility changes, note needs for Jr. High renovations, and acknowledge community volunteers and supporters like Warren Hickman and Dean Murphy.
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Free Press
Jr. High
Ave
Warren Hickman
Dean Murphy
Smith
Smith L Smith
Pollock
Trumansburg
Believe In Yourself Self-Image and Daily Goals
Motivational note on building a positive self image through belief in oneself. Encourages joyful living, charity toward self, and realism. Shares that wholesome upbringing helps, yet effort and understanding can strengthen self-esteem. Three ideas urged: believe, set daily goals, and never withdraw from life.
Birds Return to Cayuga Lake as Spring Arrives
The writer notes Red winged Blackbirds returning this week to Cayuga Lake along with Canada Geese, ducks, and Brant Geese. Carolina Wrens, once southern birds now common here, pair with Bluebirds expected soon. Purple Grackles and Robins are appearing. readers are urged to prepare Bluebird houses for a hopeful season.
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Cayuga Lake
Trumansburg Long Ago by Gertrude Carman 1838
Excerpts from Trumansburg history include notes from 1838 on subscriber delivery issues caused by a new post rider, with later 1886 and 1893 items about etiquette, daily chores, and a formal opening by Mr Em Manning offering catering services.
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Trumansburg
Gertrude Carman
Em Manning
Ball Social Planned by WRC Offers Carpet Rag Charity
In 1894 the WRC schedules a unique Ball Social with Oyster and clams plus lunches at all hours. Ladies bring carpet rag balls. each ball is unwound to insert a card with the owner’s name. Gentlemen buy balls for 25c, matching partners by card. Proceeds fund supper and carpet weaving for charity. In 1897 a Van Etten justice jailed a man for swearing in public.
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WRC
Post
van Etten
REMEMBER WHEN by Naomi Brewer Glowing Waterloo Settlement Tale
A scrapbook recounts settlers from the east arriving after Sullivan's Army era chasing a Seneca Lake El Dorado. It details 1791 Bear's Lancaster County arrival, the 1794 Bear Mill operation, the Skoi Vase village, and early mills and land deeds shaping Waterloo across both river banks.
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Naomi Brewer
Waterloo
Sullivan
Beautiful Lake
el Dorado
Newton
Seneca Lake
Rapid
Seneca
Cayuga Lakes
Hudson
Lake Ontario
Susquehanna
Samuel Bear
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania
Casper
John
George Host
Skoi Vase
Bear
Little Island
Fayette Mill
Williams
New Hudson
Clark
Swift
Inslee
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P.O. Box
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Cee
Mary L. Carver Gould
T Burg Village
Neel Brewor
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