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HomeMy WebLinkAboutgrange 2004Ithaca Journal September 17, 2004 Bombersathome,Red hits road 6B Ask Amy:Affair a bad idea 4BTheIthanaJournalftA.....t.J A Friday,September,7,2004 I'Y fV A 1 I N PY SSSMKSSSS Mnsanacmenainmem,4D --H---V '"w V--V--V --L II .JL Nabina Das,assistant metro editor,274-921-9 Comics,Puzzles,5BSports,6B--1 OB i".ii'Ci.uvr.:,-;-::,'v.j:.i ndasithaca.gannett.com lOTie uraife 11 Oi -paiir torn-.,irI ,- plants seeds for tomorrow J')1!1 I County group By MICHELE REAVES Journal ,Staff The (Tompkins County Pomona Grange members marked 100 years of existence Thursday night,celebrating an organization that was once a driving force in the rural com- munity.'; The countywide grange was formed Feb.20,1904,with representatives from 19 local granges.It had been the Tompkins County Council,an organization that connected the granges but had no legisla- tive clout or ability to collect revenue such as dues, explained Carol Baker,presi- dent of the Enfield Valley Grange and secretary for the Historic photo,3B Neighbors page,3B county grange. Today,only the Enfield Valley and Dryden granges remain.. Granges were formed in the late 1800s to create coopera- tive buying and selling groups for farmers,said Bruce Croucher,president of thet New York State Grange,' based in Cortland.Its mission was later changed to provide social activities and meet the needs of rural residents. "We were involved really in everything that was going on," said Florence Laue,a member -- "J i 'if ;"fc1'' KATE SCHLEEJournal Staff 2004 Juvenile Deputy Doris Kent,kft,aiul her husband, Deputy State Master Jesse Kent,fill tfieir plates with home-cooke-d lasagna and salad at the dinner arid meeting celebrat- ing the 100th anniversary of tlie Tompkins County Pomona Grange Thursday evening at the Enfield Valley Grange Hall HOME GROWN MUSIC -"ryjw IRINA PERESSJournal Staff NYSEGworkers,fromleft,DonLiddington,Steve Oplinger,andBobRyanrepairanatural gas line Thursday onElmira RoadnextdoortoFriendly's Restaurant and JC SmithInc.,andacrossthestreetfromArby 's. Gasmainbreakdisrupts trafficalongElmira Road ByADAMWILSON JournalStaff ITHACARoute13was shutdowninboth directions foraboutanhouronThursday asIthacaFireDepartment andNewYorkStateElectric &GasCorporationrespond- edtoagasmainbreakat326 ElmiraRoad,adjacenttothe HamptonInn. AccordingtoIFDActingLt. TimPayne,thedepartment wascalledat11:35Thursday morningwhenagasmainwas struckbyaworkcrew. "Itwasatwo-inc-medium i fIk F l Llil of the Enfield Valley Grange for57years., According to Laue,grange members were instrumental in creating the Union Fair,a countywide fair that used to take place in the area where Wegmans of Ithaca now stands. Early members of the Tomp- kins County Pomona Grange lobbied to have free rural mail delivery.At a meeting in 1906, they also met with the editors of Ithaca's newspapers to see if the paper could be printed early so rural residents could get the paper on the same day. Dryden Dairy Days is still a major project of the Dryden See GRANGE,3B "ntfflai "'M il imiii'" Ym " I ? '(iii I i JL Trumansburg residents will have a chance to make their own judgment on the music this Saturday at the Corn on the Curb,Corn Chowder and Combread Festival.The festi- val begins at 4 p.m.featuring live music from Seth Feldman, Mack Benford,Harley,Jim Reidy and John Hoffman. So meet the band,four juniors at Charles O. Dickerson High School in Trumansburg. Chris Ploss,the drummer, composer,is the perkiest band member.He loves pizza,sushi and Chinese food.Scott Nelson,the guitarist and com- poser,will eat anything except melon and peanut butter.He rarely moves while on stage. Ben Bartishevich,the lead singer,guitarist and general'collaborator,loves eating Wise cheddar cheese popcorn. Stephen Burton,the group's bass player and lyricist eats only Store BrieflyinTompkins MealsonWheelsschedules fund-rais-er Tf"1 "viNjiipBW.U11"1 .il.Uiiij in mil .;fir.I Lockheed bids for Air Force contract Projects could add 750 jobs BY JEFF PLATSKY Gannett News Service OWEGO Lockheed Martin Systems Integration will build a second helicopter integration and assembly plant on its 800-acr-e Owego campus if it wins a separate military contract using the US101 design that's now being consid- ered as presidential transport. Steven D.Ramsey,vice president and general manag- er of the US101 project in Owego,said his staff has start--' ed pulling together a plan to win a second,even more lucra- tive,helicopter contract even as it waits to hear the final decision on the presidential helicopter sweepstakes in three months. The new building would come in addition to another project announced earlier this year that would bring a $30 million addition to Lockheed Martin's campus,where it already has 1.8 million square feet of production and engi- neering space.The first addi- tion would be built only if the company wins the $1.6 billion contract to build 23 heli- copters for the president. "There's a substantial bene- fit to Owego in this project," Ramsey said. Much like the competition for the presidential helicopter, Lockheed Martin is expected to be pitted against Sikorsky Aircraft of Stratford,Conn.,in the bid to replace the existing fleet of Sikorsky search-and-resc- helicopters now used by the Air Force. It has not been determined when the new Air Force helicopter would go into service.)) In a preview of what will be a string of subcontract announcements for the Air Force work,officials from the Owego plant announced on Wednesday that it has selected General Electric to supply engines for the second version of the US101,a helicopter for U.S.Air Force search and res- cue missions.' General Electric beat out British-base-d Rolls Royce, which supplies the engines of the EH101,the joint AgustaWestland Lockheed Martin helicopter serving in a similar role for various European military outfits. General Electric also is sup- plying the engines in Lockheed Martin's bid for the presidential craft. "It's the same family of engines with a different engine profile,"Ramsey said. The company said that it could hire up to 750 people in Owego if it wins the two ITHACAHonorary ChairwomanMayorCarolyn Peterson,theCornellUni- versitywomen'shockeyteam andmanyTompkinsCounty residentsplantoraisemoney forMealsonWheels. Awheel-a-tho-nandpoker run arescheduledat11a.m. SaturdayatCassPark. Alsoplannedare aCornell Chickenbarbecuehostedby BobBaker,musicbyRadio S r '.-..; asparagus,likes doing kicks while playing the bass and also said to be the group's worrier. The band released its first album in July and is working on a second. "We were friends,that's why we became a band," Burton said. The band began in 2001 with Burton,Nelson and Ploss.When the group decid- ed to become somewhat seri- ous,they added Bartishevich, a mutual friend,as lead vocal- ist,Ploss said. "We didn't,want to upset the chemistry too much,'"Burton added about their choice. Now in the process of mar- keting the album,the group has a Web site,www.sethfeld--i man.com and are making appearances in town.I caught them after the taping of Ithaca College's television series, See REAVES,2B pressure gas line,"said Payne. "Noinjuries,no businesses evacuated." Payne said that all the near- bybusinesses were checked withgasmeters to ensure safe- ty,andthe only large inconve- niencewas the inability of peo- pleontheir lunch hour to get into theeating establishments alongthat strip of road. Cars were through the future Wal-Ma-rt parking lot,into the Burger Kingparking lot,and then backonto the road. Contact:awikm(fi ithaca.gantKll.com London,and prizes for the best pokerhand.Chicken dinners willbeavailable for sale at noon atthe Cass Park Pavilion. Registration for the Poker Run andwalk is $35 in donations or pledges.That amount of moneyprovides home deliv- eredmeals for a week to a par- ticipantin the Foodnet Meals onWheels program. CallFoodnet at 266-955-3 formore information. the Ballet Center of Ithaca, 504-50-6 N.Plain St.,and will beconducted by guest choreo- grapher Lavinia Reid and IthacaBallet direc- torCindy Reid.Those audi- tioningmust be a minimum of 10years of age.For more information,call Cindy Reid at277-354-6. Orfanos,a Greek lyric sopra no,will perform his songs, accompanied on the piano by MartinNeron. Theevent is sponsored by theInstitute for European Studies,Cornell University, Cornell's Department of Music,and The Bookery. Buildingis a nonprofit agency thatprovides opportunities that enrich and support the livesofwomen of all ages and theirfamilies through its diverseservices. Balletauditionsscheduled on Sunday Photos by KATE SCHLEEJournal Staff Classmates at Trumansburg High formed the band Seth ter,and lead vocalist and guitarist Ben Bartishevich impro-- Feldman,which will perform Saturday at the Com on the vise during a practice session Wednesday evening at Scott Curb,Com Chowder and Combread Festival in Tru--Nelson's home in Ulysses.Left:Bartishevich joins Scott mansbuvg.Top photo:Drummer and keyboardplayer Chris Nelson on vocals at the practice session.Right:Nelson Pbss,right,keyboard and bass player Steplien Burton,cen--switches over to drums for part of the practice session T-bu-rg teens can cany a tune ITHACAIthacaBallet hasscheduledchildren'saudi- tionsat3p.m.Sundayforboth boys'andgirls'rolesinits annualproductionoftheholi- dayclassic,"TheNutcracker," tobeperformedDec.10-1-2at HistoricIthaca'sState Theatre. Theauditionisplannedat Song,poetryprogramsetfor Saturday ITHACA"IHadThreepoemsby Theodorakis. Lina Reporter's fEr Journal michele v--''REAVES ' Lives:AnAfternoonofSongs andPoetrybyMikisTheo- dorakis"isscheduledat3p.m. SaturdayattheUnitarian Church,306N.AuroraSt. Itisfree andopentoall. GailHoist-Warha-ftwill read from hertranslationof By MICHELE REAVES Journal Staff I am picky about my music selections.I hate crappy love songs that only talk about hav- ing sex.I hate songs that degrade women,of course. Most of all,I can't stand some--" one,no matter how nationally renowned,who CANNOT stay on key. But as a reporter,we're always told to keep an open mind.I've done my share of attending musical concerts and reviewing CDs from gen- res I don't personally listen to. That opportunity came again when Ticket Editor Jim Catalano dropped a CD on my desk,"Proctor Boulevard"by Seth Feldman.A note on the ; jewel case said it was a teenag- er from Trumansburg.A call soon set me straight that it was four guys arid riot just one. But I had no idea what I was in for as I popped the CD into TenThousandVillagesdonates to WCB ITHACAInhonorofTheWomen's Community Women'sFriendshipDay,Ten ThousandVillagesonThe Commonswilldonate15per- centofitsprofitsfrompurchas- esonSaturdaytotheWomen's CommunityBuilding. my portable CD player,while driving on from Buffalo. My first impression:The sound quality on this CD is great.It's not like the small group I sang with as a kid who thought we were doing some- thing making a tape with my mother's tape player. Second thought:The tune is catchy.Some of the lyrics are positive or just talk about the way life is.I can drive to this. I actually played the album through twice.That's saying something for me because I don't own any CDs in the rock, pop or alternative genres. 77mcolumnappearsdailyandcontainsnewsitems from Tompkins County andtheCityofIthaca.Ifyouknowofsomethinginyour community you would liketoreport,pleasemail thatinformationtoCity I County Briefs,clo The IthacaJournal,123W.StateSt.,Ithaca,NY14850;fax it by dialing orittodmillerQiMmca.gannett.com. Explore Ithaca's Cooperative Craft ft-- sy"4 ,'it n i mm-- liBUMfri&MttflMa Cr ..Si 'v II !Ithaca's Cooperative Craft Store Downtown 102 W.State St.(607)273-940-0 Open LateThurs.&Fri.till 9pm www.handwork.coopBLgaKaifetoHlW atsdtr&dM&t emMssntfv Reproduced with permission of copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. THE ITHACA JOURNAL FRIDAY,SEPTEMBER 17,2004 3BouTOWNS OUR NEIGHBORS MILITARY NEWS HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS yij".7 ii.itijrv& ISC h V Ik11!- wwt II v.--,.......Jl 1 1 it Zf--:)V.!' "MuMliii,,.i.X J,.j, I ... I ;r V J f 11 ! -;'.Jr jjS )t I i jlM-- Navy Constructionman Recruit Dwight D.Wilde,a 2003 graduate of Union Springs High School,com- pleted the Construction Equipment Operators Course at Naval Con- struction Training Center Detach- ment,Fort Leonard Wood,Mo. During the 1 course,Wilde received instruction on construction and relevant fundamentals of land contouring and internal combustion engines.He also learned about vari- ous hauling,excavating,loading,lift- ing and ditching equipment. Navy Chief Petty officer Robert W.Church,son of William Church of Moravia,recently departed from Naval Station Norfolk,Va.,aboard USS Ronald Reagan as the ship transits to its home port at Naval Air Station North Island,San Diego. Church is one of more than 3,000 sailors aboard the Navy's newest nuclear-powere-d aircraft carrier making a two month journey around the tip of South America. Church is a 1983 graduate of Union-Endico-tt High School and joined the Navy in March 1984. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Mandel N.Adams,son of Cheryl E. Adams of Moravia,deployed to the Western Pacific and Western Command area of responsibility with more than 2,100 Marines and sailors assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit with the Belleau Expeditionary Strike Group. Adams'unit is an expeditionary intervention force with the ability to rapidly organize for combat opera- tions in virtually any environment. MEU's are built around a rein- forced infantry battalion,a combat service support element,a reinforced helicopter squadron and a command element.Adams'unit is ready to con- duct operations including amphibi- ous,heliborne and boat raids,tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel, noncombatant evacuation opera- tions and humanitarian assistance operations. Adams is a 2001 graduate of Southern Cayuga Central High School of Poplar Ridge,and joined the Marine Corps in August 2001. A group photograph of the Tompkins County taken in the early 1950s.Florence Laue is the third Young Adults of the Pomona Grange drill team from the left in the top row. PROVIDED sees future membership based on the involvement of current families. Widger doesn't see an increase or decrease in membership in coming years. "For Enfield and Dryden,you probably won't see a change,"he said. State grange officials are trying to make the grange more visible in hopes of attracting support and membership,Widger added. The grangers want to continue propos- ing legislation to help rural resi- dents,become more involved with the community and become advo- cates for both traditional and single-pare-nt families. "Right now what we're doing is redefining our focus as well," Croucher said. Contact:mreaves(si ithaca.gannett.com "We have to do fund raisers to pay the bills,"Baker said.. Less than 50 people are involved in the Tompkins County Pomona Grange,Widger said.Most of the membership is made up of senior ; citizens. Baker,a member of the Enfield grange for 29 years,is one of the youngest members,Laue said. Enfield members are made up of retired business people,Baker said. Dryden has more farmers. Enfield grangers are trying to keep interest in the grange open. The junior grange was revived last year for children ages 5 to 14. Many of today's grangers started out as junior grangers such as Laue and Dwight Widger,president of the county grange.Now Widger is hoping his children will join the adult club as they become older.He IRINA PERESSJournal Staff Tmmansburg High School cheerleader Sierra Conroy,15,fixes the hair of her teammate Kristin Miller,15,just before the start of a foot- ball game on Sept.3 in Tmmansburg. COLLEGE NEWS TOMPKINS CORTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE M.McGriff,Samantha A.Wexler and Emily A.Opperman of Ithaca; Michael P. Trotter of Lansing;Thea L.Hassan of Odessa,Jared L Evans and Jared A.Pratt of Ovid;Erik L Hillman,Kyle W.Percey and Stephen L.Taber of Trumansburg. The following local residents have begun as freshman at State University of New York at Potsdam: Dustin Delay Bush,Brian Michael Driscoll,Brian Scott Franco and Sean Patrick Wiehl of Cortland;Jonathan Nelson Pabis of Groton;Amanda Karen Tiger of Locke;and Chantel Marie Torrey of Richford. State University of New York Oswego has awarded merit scholar- ships to more than 550 incoming students,including $2,000 Merit Awards to two local residents. They are Catrina R.Turner of Alpine and Laura M.McGriff of Ithaca. The awards recognize students' academic achievements and poten- tial for success.Outstanding first-ye-ar students entering Oswego are offered $17,600 Presidential schol- arships ($4,400 a year for up to four years),$5,000 Merit Awards ($1,250 a year for up to four years)or $2,000 Merit Awards ($500 a year for up to four years). The following residents have begun as freshman at State University of New York at Oswego this fall: Catrina R.Turner of Alpine; Heidi E.Waye of Brooktondale; Jenna L.Durbin and Alexandra T. Dukat of Freeville;Vicky Ny,Laura To be eligible,students must earn at least 45 academic credits with a minimum grade point average of 2.5 and be active in campus and com- munity organizations.Nominations are made from the college commu- nity,with each nomination reviewed by an screening commit- tee before submission to the nation- al organization. This year's TC3 students included in Who's Who Among Students In American Junior Colleges,with hometown and major,are: Sheena Adger (Rochester,sport Management); "--'"WWW .9 .v"'!yl-XC- I M(yfr7 svo rvcnqrsH I 11 i cvA i a ji.Vi it I Oven nardy Mums 9afH-9P-www.bbfloor.com ,.I Grange (Continued from Page IB) Grange.Grange members have also continued,to place resolutions before county legislators.A recent resolution asked county officials to drop taxes on home heating fuels. But like many organizations,the granges'membership has declined and granges have combined,Laue said. The Jacksonville Grange closed in 1993,Baker said.One person transferred membership to the Enfield grange. In 1995,the Lansing grange closed due to loss of members. "If we don't keep alive we lose our hall,"Laue said of the Enfield grange. The Enfield Valley Grange is the last organization in Tompkins County to own its own grange hall. Eight Tompkins Cortland Community College students took part in the.Walt Disney World College Program this spring.Each received TC3 credit while living and working at Walt Disney World,and attending Walt Disney World-ru-n courses on a variety of topics. While participating in the Walt Disney World College Program, students'live at Disney-owne-d apartments with other students from around the world.Each stu-der-tt works a minimum of 30 hours per week while keeping a journal and taking courses.Students are paifl for their work,which may be anywhere in the Disney complex. TC3 students'jobs included work- ing as a restaurant hostess at Fort Wilderness,a retail sales position in the'Animal Kingdom,a convention events guide at EPCOT,an outdoor food vendor at MGM Studios,and a ride operator in Fantasyland in the Magic Kingdom. The following TC3 students,list- ed by name,major and hometown, participated: Christopher Beattie,hotel and restaurant management,Cortland; Joanna Cimini,liberal studies,Cortland; Tawnya Elliott,business adminis- tration.Cincinnatus; Saeka Hasiiike,business adminis- tration,Ithaca; Sherri Neff,liberal studies,Cortland; Justin Ostrander,hotel and FUND RAISERS 1 " c; :1 --i.:PMhJlfoUE. Provided James R.Orcutt Jr.,33,and James R.Orcutt Sr.,60,complet- ed the 100 mile AIDS Work Rule for Life around Cayuga Lake on Saturday,Sept.11.Orcutt Jr.,a Realtor with Coldwell Banker Shaw Real Estate,was sponsored by his company president,Robert Shaw.Many generous supporters sponsored Orcutt Sr.,of Collegetown Dental Associates. Ana Belknap (Cincinnatus,liber- al Chris Fox (McLean,sport man- agement); Marc Gilli (Owego,graphic designcomputer graphics); Alexandra Goncarovs (Trumans-bur- CommunicationsMedia Arts); Jamie Humphrey (Cortland, nursing); Robin Marzolf (Lansing, Nursing) Kristie Niehus (Elmira,liberal Martins Ochu (Okpoma, Nigeria,international business) 1 --tjst:IriiiiMiiiiii4jli 'TWJr-"Vi lllXyWmX 1 take Triphammer exit,turn right,at rt.into Community Corners. quilterse -quilterscorner.com restaurant management,Elmira Billy Smith,liberal studies,Cortland; Ann Marie Sterling,travel and tourism,Fulton Two Tompkins Cortland Community College students have been recognized with the Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence by State University of New York Chancellor Robert King. Jason Van Staveten and Robin Marzolf were honored at a recep- tion in Albany.A total of 245 stu- dents from 61 SUNY campuses were honored with the award.Van Staveren,a photography major from Ithaca,and Marzolf,a nursing major from Lansing,are both mem- bers of the class of 2004.. In addition to grade point aver- age,Chancellor's Award nominees must have demonstrated significant contributions to the campus com- munity.Each nominee was reviewed by a campus selection committee and SUNY's office of university life before being recom- mended to the chancellor. , Nine TC3 students have been selected for the 2004 edition of "Who's Who Among Students In American Junior Colleges."The publication recognizes outstanding campus leaders from more than 1,400 institutions of higher learning in all 50 states,the District of Columbia, and several foreign nations. 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