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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012 Summer Community Newsletter July - Sept (2013_12_13 15_50_21 UTC) (2).pdf1 Enfield Community Currents News from and for the Community July-September Free Dirty hands, iced tea, garden fragrances thick in the air and a blanket of color before me, who could ask for more? ~ Bev Adams This newsletter sponsored by the Enfield Community Council (ECC) Ann Rider, President 277-3478 JoAnn Huddle, Vice President 272-7115 Sue Howser, Secretary 342-6315 Lauren Trenchard, Treasurer 342-1406 Debbie Teeter, Newsletter Editor 277-4547 What’s Inside… Notes from ECC 1 Movies in the Middle of Town 1 Harvest Festival! 2 2012 Quilt 3 Harvest Fest Notes 3 ECC Youth Programs 3 Pre-K Program News 4 Afterschool Program 4 Busy Bees & Butterflies 4 Enfield PTA 4 For the Farm Community 5 Enfield Food Pantry 6 Transportation Options 6 EVFC Memorial Scholarship 6 Area Churches 7 Enfield Valley Grange 7 Red Cross Blood Drive 7 Calendar of Events 8 Regularly Scheduled Meetings 8 —————————————— Omissions from this publication are not intended The next issue will be compiled in September for publication at the end of that month. Contact the editor with information you’d like to see included. Summer is upon us! The New Orleans Jazzfest with 2½ hours of unforgettable Bruce Springsteen and the lovely, lovely family wedding in Roanoke, VA are distant memories. It’s such a short summer season that we have to cram it all in - doing a weekend of gardens in the mid-Hudson/eastern Connecticut region as well as rushing back to see the Darius Rucker/Lady Antebellum concert in Canandaigua….gotta pack it all in…Summer camp is all ready to begin - again at our new favorite location: Treman Park, where we are really at camp! Vera has lots of field trips planned and many returning favorite activities such as “Forgotten Arts”, Primitive Pursuits and new this year - Rockets! during science. We’re planning a new addition to summer in Enfield: outdoor movies. Three nights of family oriented activities will be held at the north end of the Town Hall; bring your own chair, starting at dusk. There will be music entertainment and refreshments available. And the recent big news: there is a new playground at our Elementary School. Many, many Enfield parents and community members came together, under the skillful orchestration of Parkitects, to produce this state-of-the-art playground for the next generation of our kids. It was an awe-inspiring coming together of the community to make this happen. We served about 130 people for lunch on Saturday, so that gives you some idea of the scale of this event. If you came and helped, wasn’t it an awesome experience? If you missed it, come help us set up our next big event, the Enfield Harvest Festival! And finally, a shout out to our community’s recent graduates. Congratulations on your accomplishments and good luck on your next endeavor - be it college, a job, or a “gap year’!! - Ann Rider Cinema Cinema Cinema Cinema in the in the in the in the Center Center Center Center Town Hall, Rte 327 Starts at 8:30 PM Bring your own chair Refreshments available Sponsored by the Enfield Community Council Outdoor Movies in Enfield Center for the Community: Friday, July 6 - Moneyball Moneyball Moneyball Moneyball Friday, August 3 - Madagasgar Madagasgar Madagasgar Madagasgar Friday, August 31– Footloose Footloose Footloose Footloose 2 Saturday, September 22ndSaturday, September 22ndSaturday, September 22nd 10 am to 4 pm10 am to 4 pm10 am to 4 pm Enfield Elementary School 20 Enfield Main Road Good Times & Great Food All Day! Good Times & Great Food All Day! Good Times & Great Food All Day! Good Times & Great Food All Day! Featured Events Live Entertainment Live Entertainment Live Entertainment Live Entertainment Pete Panek & the Blue Cats Pete Panek & the Blue Cats Pete Panek & the Blue Cats Pete Panek & the Blue Cats Goat Boy Goat Boy Goat Boy Goat Boy The Tompkins County The Tompkins County The Tompkins County The Tompkins County Dairy Princess Program Dairy Princess Program Dairy Princess Program Dairy Princess Program McCadam Cheese Samples & Giant Ice Cream Sundae! Ping Pong Ball Drop Ping Pong Ball Drop Ping Pong Ball Drop Ping Pong Ball Drop -- -- 3 pm 3 pm 3 pm 3 pm Silent Auction Silent Auction Silent Auction Silent Auction A wonderful selection of goods & services from local artists, crafters, restaurants & businesses: Bidding ends at 3:30 p.m. sharp Quilt Raffle Quilt Raffle Quilt Raffle Quilt Raffle Drawing at 4:00 pm Drawing at 4:00 pm Drawing at 4:00 pm Drawing at 4:00 pm Full Size "Ohio Star" Sewn & hand-quilted by community members Tickets: $1 each or 6 for $5 Available at Valley Korners Store or from ECC Members & Enfield Seniors & at the Festival Main Ticket Table Local Vendors Local Vendors Local Vendors Local Vendors A great selection of hand-crafted items PTA Book Fair PTA Book Fair PTA Book Fair PTA Book Fair A great opportunity to pick up some reading for the kids & pick out a gift of reading for those favorite teachers! Cow Pie Bingo Cow Pie Bingo Cow Pie Bingo Cow Pie Bingo Pick your square & hope Bossie does, too! FYI FYI FYI FYI Many local organizations with great information! Lots of Games & Activities for Children, including: Don’t Miss the Games Tent! Fun Things to Look at and Learn About with: Enfield Fire Department * Bangs Ambulance “Car Pride” Exhibit * State Police Roll Over Demo Can you help make this event a success? Contact Ann Rider at 277-3478 or daylilyann10@yahoo.com The Enfield Harvest Festival is the major annual fundraiser for the Enfield Community Council; all profits go directly to fund local Youth and Community Programs. Event made possible by the Tompkins County Event made possible by the Tompkins County Event made possible by the Tompkins County Event made possible by the Tompkins County Strategic Tourism Program. Strategic Tourism Program. Strategic Tourism Program. Strategic Tourism Program. Concession Stand Concession Stand Concession Stand Concession Stand Chili, corn chowder, chili Chili, corn chowder, chili Chili, corn chowder, chili Chili, corn chowder, chili dogs, hot dogs, nachos & dogs, hot dogs, nachos & dogs, hot dogs, nachos & dogs, hot dogs, nachos & cheese, soda, juice, water cheese, soda, juice, water cheese, soda, juice, water cheese, soda, juice, water Chicken BBQ at 11 am Chicken BBQ at 11 am Chicken BBQ at 11 am Chicken BBQ at 11 am $8 full dinner $8 full dinner $8 full dinner $8 full dinner Chicken, roll, choice of two Chicken, roll, choice of two Chicken, roll, choice of two Chicken, roll, choice of two sides: sides: sides: sides: baked beans, salt baked beans, salt baked beans, salt baked beans, salt potatoes, cole slaw potatoes, cole slaw potatoes, cole slaw potatoes, cole slaw & & & & dessert! dessert! dessert! dessert! $6 chicken half only $6 chicken half only $6 chicken half only $6 chicken half only $6 vegetarian $6 vegetarian $6 vegetarian $6 vegetarian PLUS: PLUS: PLUS: PLUS: Delectable Treats at the Delectable Treats at the Delectable Treats at the Delectable Treats at the Enfield Senior Citizens Bake Enfield Senior Citizens Bake Enfield Senior Citizens Bake Enfield Senior Citizens Bake Sale & the EVFD Ladies Auxiliary Sale & the EVFD Ladies Auxiliary Sale & the EVFD Ladies Auxiliary Sale & the EVFD Ladies Auxiliary Cake Wheel!!! Cake Wheel!!! Cake Wheel!!! Cake Wheel!!! 3 Enfield Community Council Programs 2012 Harvest Festival Quilt Our quilt is finished! Bronwyn and Alice finished the binding the first of June and Helen is busy distributing raffle tickets for community members to sell. Our double-size quilt is in pinks, burgundy, cream and green using the Ohio Star pattern. All the beautiful NEW fabric was rescued from SewGreen and the community, so we are doing our part to reduce waste in the landfill. It will be on display around our community in the upcoming months. Buy your chances and even better-get your neighbors and co-workers to buy a chance on it! The following people generously gave of their time and talents to complete this work of art: JoAnn Huddle, Liz Coates, Barbara Sadovnic, Edna Schilling, Sharron Hammond, Bronwyn Mohlke, Alice Linton, Joan Johnson, Jean Taber, Yvonne Foote, Beverly Rumsey Coates, Carol Kellogg, Ann Rider and Debbie Teeter. The Enfield Community Council greatly appreciates the time these people have donated to our community. And next year’s quilt is in the planning stages so stay tuned. 37 th Enfield Harvest Festival is in the Works As you can see from the facing page, plans for this year’s Harvest Festival are underway. We’ve got some new games and attractions as well as repeating the tried and trues - a great chicken BBQ by our EVFC members, with cole slaw and bread pudding, a super Silent Auction, Vera’s concession stand, the PTA Book Fair, Quilt raffle and our famous Ping Pong Drop. Judy Hyman has graciously agreed to help with the music and has lined up local musicians, Goat Boy and Pete Panek and the Blue Cats, for our enjoyment. We still need Silent Auction and Games chairmen and lots of help with set-up Friday night. Most of all, we need a COW so we can do Cow Pie Bingo again! We need an animal that is used to people. The kids have the pie part all figured out. Call Ann Rider, 277-3478 or e- mail asr10@cornell to see about helping or to offer suggestions on exhibits. Summer Splash! Summer Splash! Summer Splash! Summer Splash! Enfield Youth Programming!!! - By Lindsay Cray, Enfield Youth Program Manager In these last few programming weeks youth have found themselves in a whirlwind of excitement! For our Wacky Wednesday (WW) program we finished with two weeks of pure fun! We went to FLOOF designs and jumped into our inner imaginative side using a spectacular variety of art supplies: youth built, drew, painted, and glued together anything and everything available to them to finish up with their very own creative art piece. On our last WW we had a free play day, where we ate pizza and ice cream and kids had their choice of air hockey, ping pong, card games and outside games. In addition, students in our Boynton Lunch Bunch rallied once again to prepare for the Above the Influence march in the Ithaca Festival Parade! Youth in our Primitives program finished off the season with a wild edible snack of garlic mustard pesto with crackers, which they searched for, identified, harvested and prepared all on their own. For our last day youth were challenged to a massive game of hide and seek, where they applied their tracking techniques and their senses to hear, see and smell their way through the forest to find their instructor! We plan to continue the excitement into Enfield Summer Camp this year; catching crayfish, learning how to make fires (primitive style of course), going on adventure treks and planning our widely requested primitives camp-out again! Other trips include Watkins Glen, Taughannock Falls, Syracuse Zoo, bowling, Hangar Theatre and mini golf. We give a big "WELCOME!!" to our new Counselors In Training for this summer. We are lucky to have several return CIT's and are also looking forward to newcomers joining the program. CIT’s gain experience in working in a real- world setting. They learn leadership, interpersonal and conflict resolution skills, as well as fun ways to build relationships with kids and peers alike, using ice-breakers and team-building games. We are even expecting a few visits from Beth Banister who will help lead specialty trainings in job-interviewing, resume writing and the college/job application process. Watch for exciting Fall programs in early September. You will find more information and the program brochure on our web page at www.cce.cornell.edu/tompkins/rys/index.htm . You can contact me with questions or comments at 272-2292 ext 225, or email at lac263@cornell.edu 4 Busy Bees and Butterflies At the Cayuga Nature Center 1420 Taughannock Blvd Don’t miss the new exhibitions at the Cayuga Nature Center. In the Education Room, check out On the Wing to learn more about butterflies and other insects, and Busy Bee: Life in a Honeybee Hive to see the bees in our new hive hard at work. Meet Holly the Honeybee and learn all about her family, the colony they live in, and the special jobs they have to do in the hive. You’ll find out that there is much more to bees than honey and bee stings! On the Sun Porch, explore four new exhibitions featuring the Nature Center’s taxidermy and skull collection. Learn more about wildlife living in the region. Open Tuesday-Sunday, 10:00 am-4:00pm. The Enfield PTA has lots of news this quarter! The Enfield Elementary Playground Build was a huge success. Our community came together with much enthusiasm to get this tremendous job done. ECC, the teachers, PTA, our Volunteer Fire Department, MaineSource Food & Party Warehouse, Tops Friendly Market, Wegmans, Walmart, West Haven Farms, BJ's Wholesale Club, B&W Supply, and many others put forth an amazing effort to get this accomplished. If you have not seen our new playground yet, please stop by to see it. It is truly a wonderful setup. As we are wrapping up the school year, we have accomplished many things for our children: · We found a local cost saving alternative for the yearbook. By using BOCES for printing the yearbook we have ensured the continuation of the yearbook going to each child regardless of the ability to pay and a lower donation request of $5 per book. · We have successfully continued Books for Birthdays where every child receives a new book of their choice for their birthday. August birthday books are given out in September and July birthday books are given out in June. · We are starting a Junior Lego League in the coming school year. This is in coordination with Code Red Robotics from the Ithaca High School. If you have old Legos in closets or attics, please take them to the school as our children will need them. PTA is covering the cost of the entry fees for this program so that any child with an interest is able to participate. Please contact Gray Schwartz, 319-0973, if you are able to help supervise the team. · We once again gave a significant donation to the Enfield Elementary Library. Mrs. Wiggins purchased many award-winning books for the enjoyment and education of our children. These are just four of the programs the Enfield PTA sponsors. There are many more, too numerous to list briefly. If you have any ideas for other ways we can offer support to our children and community please contact Gary at 319-0973 or gmschwartz@yahoo.com. Our new officers have been nominated and elected for July 2012 - June 2013: Janet Huie is President; Amy Schwartz is Vice-President; Rachael Richards is Correspondence Secretary; Cortney Bailey is Recording Secretary; Marie Garland is Treasurer. Thank you to all and thank you especially to our outgoing Secretary, Beth Breuhaus, for her outstanding service for the past two years. Once again I would like to list easy ways to support the fine programs we offer our children and community. · Link your Target Red Card to Enfield Elementary School. · Take returnables to K&H Redemption and tell them to give the credit to the Enfield Elementary PTA. · Send Labels for Education and BoxTops to the school. · Get a PTA membership - a bargain at only $8 for the school year. Send your payment and contact information to Enfield PTA, 20 Enfield Main Rd, Ithaca, NY 14850. Anyone can join! News From Enfield School Age Program We are currently finishing up the 2011-2012 school year. Everyone is excited to try out the new playground! A lot of hard work went into building it and it looks fabulous! What a way to end the school year! I look forward to seeing a lot of our families at ECC summer camp - we have lots of fun planned! Over the summer ESAP will be doing a little restructuring so we are ready for the 2012-2013 school year. Our fee structure will be slightly different and we have some great new programming that we are looking forward to sharing with the children in the fall. We will be at open house night in September at the school so stop by to register or just to visit. If anyone has questions about ESAP over the summer please feel free to email me at EnfieldSchoolAgeProgram@gmail.com. Have a great summer and we look forward to seeing you in the fall! - Colleen McKenzie, ESAP Director Enfield Preschool Program 2012-13 Applications Available There’s still time to get your child’s application in for the Ithaca City School District PreKindergarten Program for the 2012-13 academic year. Developed to meet the learning needs of preschoolers, the Pre-K Program supports children’s social- emotional, cognitive, physical and language/literacy development and learning. Children attend Pre-K at Enfield School Monday through Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and Friday 8:00 to 10:30 a.m. and get the experiences they need to be ready for kindergarten. If your child will be 3 or 4 on or before December 1, 2012, he or she is eligible for Pre-K. Priority is given to children who will be 4 by December 1, 2012 and children who are eligible for free and reduced lunch. To get an application or more information, either inquire at the Enfield School office, or go to the Ithaca City School District website, www.icsd.k12.ny.us , and click on District Offices/Early Childhood, or call the Early Childhood Office at 274-2208. 5 For the Farm Community On-Farm Energy Production: July 11, 10 am-2 pm. Scheffler Dairy, 643 Cobb St, Groton NY 13073 This event will cover the basics of making grass pellets and pressing oil from farm grown oilseeds. These two markets are just beginning here in the Northeast but some enterprising farmers are already exploring how they can be a part of them. There will be demonstrations of some of the equipment used for on farm energy production and presentations from: *Ed & Eileen Scheffler bought an oilseed press this spring through an Organic Valley program. They participated with Organic Valley 2 years ago to press Canola and Sunflower seeds. They have participated with Tompkins County Planning Department to bring in a business intern to help them put together a plan for their new enterprise. *John and Jenifer Stoker from Cazenovia NY formed Stolor Organics, LLC a family owned and operated organic food and skin care company specializing in cold pressed, unrefined, Non-GMO, certified organic oil. *Matt Dedrick, from Lansing NY built a tractor driven grass pelleting machine. He has been experimenting with different ingredients to pellet and burn. RSVP requested to help plan lunch. Contact Sharon VanDeuson at 607-753-5078 or shv7@cornell.edu . The 2012 New York State Maple Tour: July 22-24. The tour will be hosted by the Central New York Maple Producers Association and centered at the Holiday Inn in Auburn NY. It opens with a reception, registration and tradeshow on Sunday afternoon on July 22nd. On Monday and Tuesday, the 23rd and 24 th of July, the tour will feature visits to a variety of maple operations both larger and smaller. It features the scenic Eastern Finger Lakes area and will include a scenic cruise on Skaneateles Lake and tour of an historic water powered flour mill. Sites include niche marketing, energy saving technologies, organic production, and will include sugar bush sites. The eastern Finger Lakes includes a number of area attractions including: wine tours and tastings, boat cruises, Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, Cayuga Museum & Case Research Lab, Emerson Park, Harriet Tubman Home - Underground Railroad Heritage Trail, W illiam H Seward House - Seward's Folly, Secretary of State to President Lincoln and much more. Cost is set a $170 per person to include the tour, meals and the annual banquet. Registration and tour stop information will be available soon at www.cornellmaple.com and www.nysmaple.com . The tour host site is the Auburn Holiday Inn. Phone (315) 253- 4531 Mention New York Maple Producers or, block code MAP for the special room rate of $89.95. Indoor pool open until 10:30 PM Real nice! Cornell ForestConnect’s “Camp Woodlot”: July 26-28. Arnot Teaching and Research Forest; Van Etten, NY. “Camp Woodlot” is designed for woodlot owners who are interested in learning fundamental principles and practical skills to work in their woods. The majority of learning will occur in the woods, where participants will gain hands-on experience. Details and registration information will be available soon at www.forestconnect.info . Managing the Biology of a Grazing System: July 31. 10 am-3 pm. Marvin Moyer’s farm, Lainhart Rd, Owego, NY Jerry Brunetti will give attendees a view of what is going on beneath the sod of a grazing farm and how to maximize the biology potential for cycling nutrients which feed the plants. This event is being organized by the “Tioga Grazers” a grazing discussion group which have been meeting for the past 10 years. There will also be information on how a grazing farm can use Risk Management” Pasture Rangeland and Forage Policy” to protect their feed supply from drought. RSVP requested to help plan lunch. Contact Sharon VanDeuson at 607-753-5078 or shv7@cornell.edu . Managing a Grazing Dairy: Aug 14 th 11 am-2 pm. Dan and Ann Carey’s Farm, 305 Lick Street, Groton NY The Carey’s have been operating a grazing dairy since 1998. They currently milk 200 cows and attribute some of their farm’s success to grazing. The Carey’s will talk about how they manage their dairy to maximize the time and labor advantages which grazing can offer. We will tour the fencing and water system the Carey’s have developed over the years and discuss Cornell’s Dairy Farm Business Summary and how it can help measure some of the benchmarks of a grazing dairy. There will be information on how to use Risk Management” Pasture Rangeland and Forage Policy” to protect their feed supply from drought. RSVP requested to help plan lunch. Contact Sharon VanDeuson at 607-753-5078 or shv7@cornell.edu . Armyworms Are Marching: A storm system, about a month ago, brought adult armyworm moths to Western New York. After mating and egg deposition the hatching larvae have begun feeding. Reports from Erie, Genesee, Orleans, Livingston and Monroe Counties demonstrate the feeding capacity of these caterpillars, according to Walt Nelson, CCE- Monroe County Agriculture Program Leader. There are also reported armyworm sightings in Eastern New York. Cereal grasses, including wheat and rye, as well as corn and alfalfa are reported targeted by the armyworm. Several home owners and golf course superintendents tell of turf grass consumed by the insect. After consuming all those plants in their path they often move into vegetable fields, including sweet corn. They are nocturnal feeders, spending the day under plant residue on the soil surface. The gray-green to tan larvae is 1 ¾ inches long, at maturity. Characteristic longitudinal orange stripes run the length of the body. Fortunately there are several pest management options farmers have in combating the insect. A field perimeter spray late in the day is often sufficient to protect the entire field, reducing pesticide use with this integrated pest management strategy. There are usually several generations each year. Fortunately, there are several natural enemies that should rapidly increase in number to bring into check future generations in the area. 6 Enfield Food Pantry The Enfield Food Pantry is available to Enfield residents who need help providing food for themselves and their family. PLEASE NOTE NEW HOURS: The pantry is now open: · 1:00-2:00 p.m. on the 2nd Tuesday · 3:00-5:00 p.m. on the 4th Tuesday The pantry is located at the Enfield Community Building at 182 Enfield Main Road and is a ministry of the Enfield Baptist Fellowship. The Town of Enfield provides the space and utility costs. An Enfield-Ithaca Transportation option plus a nationally celebrated local program! If you are wondering about using the TCAT Route 20 to get to Ithaca and are stuck on how to move around beyond the TCAT routes, remember that you could use IthacaCarshare! It is easy to access Ithaca Carshare vehicles within 2 blocks of TCAT Route 20 with a Minivan at West State and Corn, and cars at Geneva Street location, the Green Street location plus several others within a 5-minute walk to downtown. To learn more about this cost effective car share membership, visit IthacaCarshare at http://ithacacarshare.org or phone 607-277-3210. The Tompkins County transportation education center Way2Go is featured in the national transportation news for their transformative work in area transportation and support of seniors’ transportation concerns! See http:// seniortransportation.easterseals.com/site/PageServer?pagename=NCST2_success_story_Way2Go for the full article. The program is highlighted for the creative approach to making local transportation information available with outreach to residents, employers, & human service agencies in the form of workshops, trainings and meetings, an extensive website, and access to phone consultations. Way2Go is dedicated to improving area transportation and supporting individuals to take charge of transportation in their lives and communities. For seniors, Way2Go offers a free workshop titled Retiring from Driving: It Isn’t the End! It focuses on driving alternatives and strategies to transition from driving. Way2Go staff present this two-hour workshop monthly at senior centers and other venues for seniors. Way2Go will be expanding its popular "Retiring from Driving" workshops and beginning in September, Way2Go & the Community Dispute Resolution Center will host a "Retiring from Driving: A guide for family members and caregivers". Attendees will learn how to have an effective and beneficial conversation with their older loved ones about retiring from driving. To see the workshop schedule and other Way2Go transportation initiatives, check out the Way2Go website at http:// ccetompkins.org/community/way2go or phone at 607-272-2292. You can help improve transportation in Tompkins County by taking a survey on a new transportation project! Tompkins County and local transportation partners are collaborating with a national transportation innovator ITN America to research new ideas in community transportation called ITNEverywhere. We are evaluating the feasibility of providing a new business model of accessing multiple existing and potentially new transportation means from one secure, flexible personal transportation account. For example if ITNe was implemented in Tompkins County, the personal transportation options could include a volunteer ride for seniors or others, and a community van transportation service and ridesharing for everyone. Your survey answers will help us learn how people travel, what’s important to you, and what might work for our community transportation. The survey takes 15-20 minutes to complete, is for people 18 years or older and to thank you for your time, you may enter a drawing for $50.00 or one of six Wegman’s gift cards at the end of the survey. The survey is available on line at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/itnetompkins or call 607-274- 5022 to request a survey. Help us continue the work of improving transportation in Tompkins County and beyond. Submitted by Cynthia Kloppel, Mobility Program Specialist, Tompkins County The Enfield Volunteer Fire Company Memorial Scholarship Fund The Enfield Volunteer Fire Company Memorial Scholarship Fund was established by the Enfield Volunteer Fire Company to assist individuals attempting to improve themselves and the community through academic achievement. This scholarship is offered to any resident of the Town of Enfield or fire personnel of the Enfield Volunteer Fire Company. All students meeting eligibility requirements will be considered for this scholarship. In 2011, the EVFC was pleased to select and recognize two applicants: David Achilles and Benjamin Giles. This scholarship program is open to any Enfield resident perusing a degree in fire science, safety engineering, medical studies or public administration. It will be awarded to individuals pursuing a higher education, either attending a junior college or a four-year college or university. A completed application and a letter of reference must be submitted by November 1, 2012. The scholarship recipient will be honored during the Fire Company’s annual banquet in December. The scholarship amount, approved by the membership, will be $250. The Scholarship Committee will select the recipient based on the merits of the application in accordance with selection criteria. For more information please contact William Eisenhardt (272-0827) or Larry Lanning (256-7476). The Fire Company sincerely thanks members of the community who have donated funds in memory of lost loved ones; you have made this program possible. Donations to the Memorial Scholarship Fund are gratefully accepted at any time. - Submitted by William Eisenhardt and Larry Lanning 7 Red Cross Blood Drive The Enfield Volunteer Fire Company continues hosting blood drives at the station through The American Red Cross, on the third Tuesday of every other month. The next scheduled blood drive will be Tuesday, July 17 th . The hours of the blood drive will be from 1:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. You can make an appointment by calling Roy at 277-3843 or the American Red Cross at 273-1900. Walk-ins are always welcome. Thank you for your continuing support. Enfield Baptist Church 162 Enfield Main Road, Ithaca 607-277-6301 Rev. Chris Lynch, Senior Pastor Rev. David Leonard, Associate Pastor Rev. Jim Clark, Youth Pastor/Assoc. Pastor The Enfield Baptist Church welcomes you! We are a full Gospel community fellowship, incorporating contemporary worship music with traditional hymns. We believe and practice the gifts of the Spirit (I Corinthians 12). We also offer a Bible-based Christian School for grades Pre-K through 12 th . Regularly Scheduled Events: Sunday Prayer 9:00 am Worship Service 10:00 am Youth Group, ages 13 & up 6:00 pm Worship Warriors, ages 4-12 6:00 pm Wednesday Mothers Group, 2nd & 4th Wed 2:30 pm Prayer 6:00 pm Bible Study 7:00 pm Friday 2nd & 4th Fri Friday Night Live - Bible Study 7:00 pm Saturday last Sat of the month Men’s Breakfast 7:00 am Area Churches Enfield Baptist Fellowship The Enfield Baptist Fellowship gathers at 10:00 AM Sunday mornings at the Enfield Baptist Church, 174 Enfield Main Road, for Worship and Sunday School. All are welcome! We are an American Baptist Church. www.abc-usa.org/ . We are very involved in missions in Enfield and around the world including the Enfield Food Distribution, which we sponsor. We strive to see no one goes hungry in our community. We work with many others to respond to crisis situations throughout the world to provide necessary items to those in need. Agape Bible Church 264 S. Applegate Road 607-273-7419/www.agape-ithaca.org Pastor Mike Corriero Pastor Chip Adams-Compton We invite you to join us Sunday mornings for our 70 minute service, beginning at 8:30 a.m., with a bit more of a traditional flavor. Or, join us at 10:00 a.m. for our contemporary worship celebration. Nursery and children's church are provided in this service only. Youth group also meets twice a month during this 2nd service. Our church community includes local residents from Enfield as well as many people from all over Tompkins County, including Cornell and Ithaca College students. We have an active outreach program which involves many from our church, including students, providing spiritual outreach to: Lakeside Nursing Home, Titus Towers, Beachtree, Oak Hill Manor, Lou Gossett Center, and Cayuga Addiction Recovery Services. Midweek Bible Studies, Men's Bible Studies twice per month and Echo's Women's Breakfast meets monthly. View our Cable TV broadcast "God is Greater" on Time Warner Cable Channel 13, Mondays 10 pm, Tuesdays 2 pm, & Thursdays 4 pm. If you identify a need in your life for God, or have a spiritual hunger for Him, or you are seeking Him, join us! Jacksonville Community United Methodist Church PO Box 224, Jacksonville, NY 14854 607-387-6296/www.jcumc.com Reverend Nelson Reppert, Pastor Reverend Enid Zollweg, Pastor Jean Geuder, Organist & Choir Leader Ministers: the Congregation We welcome visitors and invite you to join us at any time. The church is located on Route 96 in Jacksonville Center, Jacksonville. Worship Opportunities Sunday Worship at 10:00 a.m. year- round (Nursery provided) Meetings: Children's Sunday School - During Worship Service Vocal Choir, Thursdays at 7:30 pm Bell Choir, Wednesdays at 7:00 pm Enfield Valley Grange Hope you all are getting a chance to enjoy these glorious warm, sun filled days. Our sincere sympathy to the Hubbell family on the loss of Richard Hubbell. Richard was a long time member of our Grange and will be truly missed. Currently we are in process of directing our attention on the interior of our building. Not only will we be painting our downstairs rooms, but we hope to redo the wood floors and perhaps also add some new window trimmings! Also on our list of things to get completed this year is to redo an old unused room into a new storage area. This area would enable us to keep all our big pots, and many other pantry items, in one location and much easier for us to inventory our needs. Many thanks to George Trutt for his plan and ideas on this much needed new room. Our members are excited to get to work to spruce up our building and we thank all those that have attended our breakfasts to make this possible. Upcoming events: · Election Dinner: November 6th · Defensive Driving Class: sometime this fall · Community Dinner: sometime this fall. All proceeds donated to the Wounded Warrior Project. Looks to be a busy summer and fall for our members. We look forward to seeing you again the beginning of 2013 for breakfast. Community support is appreciated by joining us in our Grange meals and events throughout the year, and contributions to our Building Fund. Of course, donations are always appreciated and can be sent to: Roger Hubbell, 301 W. Enfield Center Rd., Ithaca NY 14850. We invite you to join as a member. Our meetings are held on the 3 rd Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m., come join the fun. 8 Regularly Scheduled Community Meetings & Activities Enfield Community Council (ECC): 3rd Tuesday, 6:30-8:00 pm at the Community Building Enfield Valley Grange: 3rd Wednesday, 7:00 p.m. at the Grange Food Pantry: 2nd Tuesday,1-2 pm & 4th Tuesday, 3-5 pm, at the Community Building GED Classes: Tuesdays & Thursdays, 5-8 pm during the school year, at the Enfield Elementary school—tentative Historical Society: Bimonthly, 3rd Wednesday of the month, 7 pm at the Community Building Ladies Auxiliary: 1st Monday after 1st Thursday, 7 p.m. at the Fire Station Senior Citizens: 3rd Wednesday, 11:30 am-1:00 pm at the Grange; meetings include a dish-to-pass luncheon Enfield Community Council 168 Enfield Main Road Suite 11 Ithaca NY 14850 Non-Profit Organization U.S. Postage PAID Permit No 780 Ithaca, NY The Enfield Community Council thanks the United Way of Tompkins County for its funding in support of the Council's outreach programs, including this newsletter. Please note that United Way and Community Council funds are used only for the Enfield Currents with no funds directed to the Town of Enfield newsletter costs and postage. Calendar of Events July 7 Movies in the Middle of Town, 8:30 (pg 1) 11 On-Farm Energy Production, 10-2 (pg 5) 17 Red Cross Blood Drive, Fire Station, 1:30-6:30 (pg 7) 22-24 The 2012 New York State Maple Tour (pg 5) 26-28 Cornell ForestConnect’s “Camp Woodlot” (pg 5) 31 Managing the Biology of a Grazing System, 10-3 (pg 5) August 3 Movies in the Middle of Town, 8:30 (pg 1) 14 Managing a Grazing Dairy, 11 am-2 pm (pg 5) 31 Movies in the Middle of Town, 8:30 (pg 1) September TBA PTA Meeting, 5:30 (pg 4) 22 Annual Harvest Festival, 10-4 (pg 2) Coming up for fall: EVFC Scholarship applications due: November 1 (pg 6) At the Grange: Election Dinner November 6 (pg 7) Defensive Driving Class: sometime this fall (pg 7) Community Dinner: sometime this fall (pg 7)