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Enfield Community Currents
Winter 2001/2002 FREE
The Enfield Community Council is
community Contacts
looking for new members!
The Town Board:
The ECC meets at 6:00 PM on the second Monday of each month at the
Jean Owens, Town Supervisor
273_56C
Enfield Community Building. The ECC is responsible for assessing reeds
Greg Stevenson, Deputy Sprvsr.
273-2439
of Enfield youth and recommending funding for programs to meet these
Joseph Schrer, Councilman
273-3350
needs. Funding comes from the Town of Enfield, Tompkins County, New
Mark Roach, Councilmnot
2734362
York State, the United Way and local fundraising.
DickHolly,Couaalman
272-5075
The ECC is proud of the programs available to Enfield youth and families,
Town Officials:
In 2000 these programs included
Alice Lane, Town Clerk
272-1690
% Enfield Summer Day Camp, which was enjoyed by 104 campers.
Diann McFall, Deputy Town Clerk
272-7993
' Youth Program (Middle and High School Youth) which had 186 youth
Jane Murphy, Justice
277-1774
who Participated 1 or am tines. Community trips offered over 150
Betty Poole, Justice
272-0W
community members the opportunity to attend plays at the Hanger
Ron Updike, Hwy.Superintendant
387-9812
Theater, explore museums and enjoy concerts.
Ron McFall, Dep. Hwy. Super.
272-79 39g
' Sponsorships include Desi Jacobs baseball, Enfield fourth and fifth
Suel7tompson,TownHistonan
272L412
grade basketball, Men's and Women's basketball and volleyball.
a The Enfield Commun' Currents nfie uY (Newsletter) is now circulated to
FnfieldComm mityCouncil:
1200 Enfield Residents three times each year. spring, summer and
David Albrecht, President
387-9340
wmter.
Rob Amshe, Vice President
273-2258
All activities are free or low cost and no one is turned away because of the
Carol Givm, Treasurer
273-7434
inabilitytopay.
Vera Howe -Strait, Secretary
273-1413
Kim Albrecht, Currents Editor
387-9340
The largest undertaking the Council has each year is the Harvest Festival,
For the past three years Am Rider has been the chairperson, and with
Town Phone Numbers:
a lot of help from volunteers and local businesses, the Festival has
Town Hall
273-8256
raised nearly $2000. Every penny of this is used toward youth programs.
Highway Department
272-6490
Town Court
273-M
What can you do as an active member of the ECC?
1. Share your ideas about youth programs.
2 Become a member of the Executive board.
3. Assist in monitoring new and ongoing programs.
4. Help guide programs to best serve our youth.
5. Make budget recommendations.
6. Become an advocate for youth
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If you would like to help but can't make a year long commit -
went, you could:
1. Serve on a Harvest Festival Committee
2. Offer to chaperone a community trip or activity.
3. Assist or lead a workshop for youth.
4. Be on our volunteer list
5. Become an advocate for youth.
For more information, or for a copy of the Enfield Annual
Report for 2000, please call Carol Givin at 273-7434
Christmas Gifts forEnfield Kids
The Enfield Food Distribution is looking for sponsors
who are willing to provide gifts for some of Enfield's needi-
est kids. We still have kids who have not been picked. Please
call jean at 273-5682 or e-mail jowensll@aol.com if you can
help.
Enfield Food Distribution
The Enfield Food Distribution serves people in need of food.
Any Enfield resident who is not able to provide enough food
for themselves and their families should come to the Enfield
Community Building (Enfield Main Road) between 2:30 and
6:30 on the following dates: December 11, December 20,
December 27, January 8, January 22, and bi-weekly Tuesday
afternoons thereafter.
Notes fromthe Town Supervisor
Jean Owens
273-5682orjowensll@aol.com
The New York State Comptroller's Office has just conducted
a routine audit of the Town's financial records. We are proud
that the town got an excellent report.
After numerous public forums the Enfield Comprehensive
Plan is going to public hearing. Thanks to all who worked
so hard to put together our vision for Enfield.
The Town Board finalized the 2002 Budget. It includes a
2A tax increase. Increases are partly attributed to salary
increases, increased costs for benefits and utilities.
By the end of 2001, there will be an estimated $150,000 in a
Capital Improvement Fund that was established by the
board several years ago to help build the future of Enfield.
Town Board meetings are held at the Enfield Community
Building the second Wednesday of each month at 6:30 PM.
All are welcome!
Senior News - 17
The flu clinic had originally been scheduled for November
the 14th, but was postponed until the 19th due to late
delivery of the vaccine. We thank Della Snyder and her crew
for again handling the clinic.
In August, John and Alice Neon's 50th wedding anniversary
was celebrated at the Grange Hall; the luncheon cruise in the
Thousand islands area of the St Lawrence River in Septem-
ber was fabulous! and in November there was a trip to "The
Dome" in Niagara to see Loretta Lynn and Janie Friclde.
On December 19th we will have our usual exchange of
Christmas gifts; each member brings a gift (ma)imum of
$5.00 in value). Poinsettias will be distributed to "shut-in"
seniors.
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At the November meeting we were delighted by Bill Holland, Enfield Girls and Boys Basketb4 Teams
a magician classmate of Alice Laue.
Speakers at meetings this year included Richard Charsky,
Public Relations Coordinator for NYSEG, who spoke on the
"NYSEG Plan"; Marilyn Kinney, former Director of the
Tompkins County Seniors Count, now engaged in recruit-
ing volunteers for nursing homes; and Lisa Holmes from the
County Office for the Aging.
The Enfield Seniors now meet on the third Werinesda of the
month at 1130 in the Grange Hall. Bring a dish -to -pass for
the luncheon. Dues are $1.00 a year and are due before
January 1, 2002. Questions?— call Roy Wollney at 273-5075.
The Enfield girls and boys basketball teams have already
started thew practices to begin games on December 8. The
coaches are Jessica o
Mack for the girls
team and Carl —
Morse for the boys
team There will be
a concession stand
at all the home
games. If you
would Dike to
donate items
and/or time at the concession stand please call the school
and leave a message for Vera Howe -Strait.
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Fromi Our l Marches � �' ". T� teams do need referees, so if you know the basic rules of
the game and are interested it would be appreciated.
First Baptist Church of Enfield Center
174 Enfield Main Rd.
277-6301
Pastor Jack Osborn 387-9001
A special thanks to all the members of this community
who have volunteered their time, donated money, and
offered prayers for the building of the new church!
All are invited to join us for this year's Christmas
Eve Candlelight Service including a Christmas play
written by our own renowned playwright, David
Leonard, 7:00 PM December 24, 2001. Refreshments follow.
Regular Service Hours:
Sunday Worship 10:00 AM
Adult Bible Study 9:00 AM
Children's Church and Nursery 10:00 AM
Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 PM
Youth Group Sunday Night 6:00 PM
Following is the schedule of games for the season Please
remember that the 4th grade girls play at 9:00 a.m., 5th grade
girls at 10:00 aun., 4th grade boys at 11:00 a.m. and 5th grade
boys at 12:00 noon. Please support Enfield's teams by being
at the games.
Dec. 8 at Cayuga Heights
Dec.15 at Enfield with Northeast
Jan.12 at Fall Creek
Jan 19 at Enfield with South Hill
Jan 26 at Beverly J. Martin
Feb. 2 at Immaculate Conception
Feb. 9 at Enfield with Belle Sherman
March 2 at Enfield with Caroline.
Enfield School Age Program
As we are in the middle of the holiday season, the school age
children have been sending out their thank you notes of
gratitude to all the people involved in their lives. This is not
an activity we will do only at this time of the year, but every
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month We need to make it a habit to thank all the adults
and friends in our lives that make it fun, educational and
even easier at times. We are also going to reach out to the
community with our gratitude and compassion.
We have been busy this school year. The children have been
making new friends and have taken on new responsibilities
at the program. The older dh@dren have been organizing
and supervising activities for the other children to partid-
pate in. This entails thinking up a theme and a month of
weekly activities for the children in their group. The leaders
have to organize materials, clean up and supervise the
whole group (with an adult on hand, if necessary).
The program is offering enrichment classes in gymnastics,
tap and ballet. We will offer more classes in the new year
and will have guests do presentations and activities with
US.
Cornell REACH Program (tutor program) has quite a few
students come to the program weekly to help with home-
work and "hang out" with us. It has been wonderful for us
to have these students with us on a weekly basis for the
whole school year.
There are still a few openings for children m the afternoon.
The mooring program has openings for many children.
Please think about the winter road conditions and the time it
takes to get to school and work. The program opens at 6:30
a.m. If you are interested in your child being in the program
please contact Vera Howe -Strait at 273.1413.
As always the school age program will take complete board
games, books, Barbie dolls, building toys and puzzles.
Mrs. Mary Bunless - Principal
First things First! It has been a wonderful and colorful
autumn! We are doing very well at Enfield Elementary
School. Our families are always stopping in to drat or to just
say hello! We have the greatest children in the world
attending this school and wonderful country scenery! I
guess I can say we have a great deal to be Thankful for this
season. I am very fortunate and proud to be at Enfield
Elementary School!
With this letter, please accept a well deserved Thank You to
the people who cleaned and weeded the Memorial Garden
in the front of the school. We really appreciate the efforts of
Judy Blood (Fourth Grade teacher), Rhonda Connors
(Cafeteria Staff and Community Member), Jane Conroy
(Teacher and Community Member), Ann Rider (Community
Member), Jessica Mack (Teacher), Art Howser (Community
Member) and the Enfield Baptist Youth Group. Thank you
for your community spirit and the Gift of Time. Honors to
you all!
While we are thanking individuals, Emerson Power Trans-
missions and NYSEG have contributed money to the Enfield
Elementary School's Music Department. The money will be
used to pay for instruments and other materials and sup-
plies needed by students. Thank you for "Being in Tune with
Enfold Elementary School!" We would like to extend
invitations to these companies to attend all of our concerts
and programs.
Have you HEARD! Reading Together USA is off and nm-
ning. Karen Griffin, 2vd Grade Teacher, has coordinated the
peer -tutoring program I stopped in the other morning to
watch the Fifth Graders tutor the Second Graders. It was
incredible! I think I will be showing a tape of the sessions
during one of the Let's Talk Programs. Come on down and
see the children teach and read! You will be impressed!
Jay Waring will be Enfield Elementary School's Board
Liaison again this year If you have any concerns, issues or
positive statements to make ... he is the one to get in touch
with during the year. Thanks Jay!
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Who are the Roads? Below is a list of the Roads within the
town of Enfield. The lists points out where the road names
may of come from and the history of the road. If you know of
another source for the name or interesting stories about the
road, please contact me I'd like to hear about the roads.
Thank you. Sue Thompson, Enfield Town Historian -
2726412 - sdtl®comeB.edu.
Roads in the Town of Enfield were surveyed and numbered
by commissioners and recorded in 1825.
Aiken Road - Frank B. Aiken Justice of Peace in Town of
Enfield in 1886-1894, Town Supervisor 18% and 1897.
• Applegate Road - John Applegate 1825 NY Census. John
Applegate, John White and Peter Bantield settled in 1805.
John Applegate opened the first tavern at the Applegate
Comers in 1807. A post -office was established under the
name of Applegate.
Black Oak Road - Rumored to have received its name
because of the black oak trees which grew there. At one time
a large black oak tree stood in the intersection of the Roads.
hi 1927 the town cut the tree down. Part of the road at one
time was Waterburg Road
• Bostwick Road - Andrew Bostwick of Port Byron bought
the Townsend Farm in Enfield at a Sheriffs Sale in 1820.
• Buck Hill Road - Road name was changed from County
Line Road to Buck Hill for Fire Safety/house numbering.
People refer to an area along this road in the town as Buck
Hill.
Butternut Creek Road
Colegrove Road - Daniel Colegmve Enfield Town Supervi-
sor in 1864,
• Connecticut Hill Road - named after Connecticut Hill
area.
Enfield Center Road -goes through the middle of Enfield
from east to west
• Enfield Falls Road - Named probably because it leads to
the falls in the town The main highway from Ithaca (the
Enfield Falls Road) curved around the Kraymak property
and went straight up the south hill to join with the since
abandoned Brewer Hill Road (repopened as the last mile of
Bostwick Road) joining with the Bostwick Road, Applegate
Road and Harvey Hill Road.
• Enfield Main Road - Goes through the middle of Enfield
north to south.
• Fish Road - Fish Family (John, John W, Robert, Samuel,
William) 1825 NY Census. Fish road was first called New
Road. New Road was made about 1870 when the town
decided the old Catskill turnpike road north of the current
road was too steep.
• Georgia Road - Georgia Family (Cyrenfus S., Margaret
Harvey, Betsy, Stilson)1850 NY Census.
Gray Road - Gray Family (Cyrus and Nathaniel)1825 NY
Census.
Griffin Road - Griffin Family (William and William H )
1825 NY Census. Griffin Road was changed from Buck Hill
Lodge Road in 1979.
Harvey Hill - Harvey Family (Joseph, Reuben, Robert,
Silas)1825 NY Census. Samuel Harvey moved from
Monmuth Co., N.J. to Scipio, and to this section in 1808.
Stevenson Road was renamed Harvey Hill Road in 1979
because of duplication of the road name in the town of
Dryden.
Halseyville Road - South of Tmmansburg New York on
Taughannock Creek, Halseyville was the site of many active
mills. Nicoll arrived in 1793 and by 1808 had established his
own family in Mysses.
Hayts Road- Charles Hayt -Deacon. Hayts Comers,
Comer of Hayts and Trumansburg Road. Hayts Chapel,
home to a small congregation professing Christians of
different Evangelical denominations. In May 1847 started
their own worship service and Sabbath school in the Red
School House on West Hill. Deacon Charles Hayt donated
land, a comer of his farm, for its own chapel and cemetery in
1850.
• Hines Road - Jim Hines Road - H. Hines listed on the
1866 Map of Enfield.
• Hubbell Drive -1979 Porter Hill Road. Ext, name changed
to Hubbell Drive
• hadell Road - The Iradell name was listed on the 1853
Map of Enfield.
• Leonard Road - Leonard Family (Ebenezer W., Christina,
Richard J. Harriet, Mary S.)1850 NY Census. Also called
Christian Hill Road.
Lancashire Drive - became an official road in 1992.
Marshall Road
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Porter Hill Road - T.J. Porter came to Enfield in 1814 from
New Hartford.
Rockwell Road - Kyram, Reuben, and William Rockwell.
Rothermich Road - The Rothermich farm begin in Enfield
in 1874, when Valentin and Katherine Elizabeth Rothermich
purchased land on Rothermich Road located approximately
one square mile south of Route 79.
Rumsey Hill Road - also referred to as Burr Rumsey Road.
James Rumsey came during the fall of 1805 with his two
sons, John and James. In the spring of 1806 he returned to
this location with family.
Sage Road was labeled as Cochran Road on an 1938 Map
of Enfield.
• Sheffield Road - John Sheffield was located on the East
line of the Town in 1814. Jonathan Sheffield was recorded
in the 1825 NY Census. This road was listed as the Kennedy
Comer Road on the 1938 Map of Enfield.
• Shudaben Road - This road was called "Ben Road" by
some of the residents of the road. It offiaally became
Shudaben Road in November 1994 and rumors say that it
was so named because "it should have been a road before".
Stone House Road - In 1822 Keturah (Dunlap) and Charles
Woodward, who originally came from England, built a
house one -mile west of the hamlet of Enfield Falls. The house
was built of stone.
Teeter Road - Jacob Teeter was recorded in the 1825
census.
Thomas Road
Trumsbulls Corners Road - The road is so named from the
hamlet of Tmmbulls Comer (located between Newfield and
Enfield. The Hamlet was named after Jacob A. and James
Trumbull (Thimble) who came to the area in 1813. This area
was also called Rumsey's Comers.
Tucker Road - Tucker family (Ezra and Caroline) who was
listed in the 1850 New York State NY Census. Ezra and
George were listed as Black Smith's at Enfield Center in the
1868 Business Directory.
VanDorn Road - J. VanDom listed on 1853 Map of Enfield
to the west of VanDom Comers.
VanNostrand Road - border of Enfield and Newfield.
Woodard Road - named after the Woodward Family was
located here in 1821.
Weatherby Road - Samuel Weatherby 1825 NY
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This newsletter is published 3 times per
year: April, August, and December. The
deadline for contributions is the first day of
the publication month and should be
mailed to the editor, Kim Albrecht, at PO
Box 214, Jacksonville, NY 14854 prior to
this date.
This publication welcomes contributions
from all Enfield town residents regarding
events and services available to Enfield
town residents.
All Enfield Community Council program-
ming, including this newsletter, is made
possible in part through funding by the
United Way of Tompkins County.
Enfield Area Businesses
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A Touch of Country B&B
Howard and Joyce Dixson
119 Enfield Main Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
272-9435
Agate Lamp Therapeutic
Massage
Marla Perkins, MA, LMT
273 Black Oak Road
273-5664
agatelamp@yahoo.com
Applegate Bed & Breakfast
Sherry Ann Conlin and Tim
Odell, Proprietors
272 North Applegate Road
272-6519
Applegate Tree Farm
Phil and Mary White
348 South Applegate Road
273-3155
CCB, Inc.
Brenda Watkins, Manager
Construction and Property
Management
Enfield Main Road, PO Box 547
277-0332
Cascadilla Tree Care
John Friedeborn and Karen
Anderson
877 Bostwick Road
272-5447
Dan's Fuel Service, Inc.
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, Gasoline,
Diesel 2102 Mecklenburg Road
272-0679
Dougherty Outdoor Care
Snow Plowing & Lawn Mowing
William Dougherty Jr.
166 Enfield Main Road
272-0877
Enfield Auto Used Cars
Owners Don & Carolyn Monroe
386 Enfield Main Road
273-8919 or272-5733
ET Discount Railroad Ties
Earl Tuttle
216 Elmira Road
277-7444
Facial Enhancements
Brenda Watkins
Enfield Main Road, PO Box 547
256-0364
VVWW.cnygifts.com/faciaLhbn
H&H Auto Sales
Ken and Randy Hoover
644 Enfield Falls Road
277-5253
Hfllendale Golf Course
218 North Applegate Road
273-2363
Johnny's Wholesale, Inc.
John Nino
56 South Applegate Road
272-6261
Kimberly's Daycare
166 Enfield Main Road
272-0877
Email- KielyJai®cs.com
Lambchop Hill Ceramics
Jim and Mary Linton
19Shudaben Road
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Night Owl Construction
Stephen L. Givin
139 East Enfield Center Road
273-7434
sgivin®msn.com
Pellegrino's Saab Service
Nicholas Pellegrino
2282 Enfield Main Road
272-8259
Plumbing & Heating Repair
Jack Kulp
228 South Applegate Road
273-2632
Rainbow Sewing Lessons
Specializing in kids ages 7 & up
Theresa Robinson, Owner/
Instructor
570 Bostwick Road #157
Ithaca, NY 14850
275-3298
Sandy Creek Manufactured
Housing
The Vandemarks
2068 Mecklenburg Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
273-1623 or 273-6855
Fax 277-5066
Shadetree Auto
John Grady
1047 Teeter Road
277-5959
Valley Komers Grocers
Dan and Diane Achilles
2102 Mecklenburg Road
273-6015