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Enfield Community Currents
News from and for the Community
October - December Free
October's poplars are flaming torches lighting the way to winter.
~ Nova Bair
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
Carla Trenchard, Treasurer 342-1406
Debbie Teeter, Newsletter Editor 277-4547
What’s Inside…
Notes from ECC 1
Summer Camp Wrap-Up 2
News from Enfield School 3
Enfield School Age Program 3
Recreation Partnership 3
Enfield PTA 3
Town Historian Fun Facts 4
Enfield Fire Company Updates 5
Red Cross Blood Drive
Polling Place
Winter BBQ’s
EVFC Memorial Scholarship 5
For the Farm Community 6
Enfield Valley Grange 6
Transportation Options 6
ECC Annual Appeal 7
Area Churches 7
Dance Class 7
Enfield Food Pantry 7
Calendar of Events 8
Regularly Scheduled Meetings 8
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Omissions from this publication
are not intended
The next issue will be compiled in
December for publication at the end of
that month, and will cover January,
February & March. Contact the editor
with information you’d like to see
included.
Fall is Finally Here!
The recent 38 th annual Enfield Harvest Festival floated through several
downpours, but whenever the skies cleared a little bit people made their way to
the school and enjoyed the day. Here are some of the highlights:
· The day feature some really outstanding music, and our own Pete Panek
lifted spirits with his always-great blues tunes and on-going commentary to
the crowd to remind them about the Cake Wheel and other event
happenings.
· Tompkins County Dairy Princess Hannah Baker of Sweyolakan Farm on
Bostwick Road, along with one of her Ambassadors (Mackenzie Weaver of
Dryden), constructed a giant, oowey goowey mess of an ice cream sundae
which they then served to the crowd.
· The Children really enjoyed all the new games showcased this year,
especially Pumpkin Bowling and Daisy, also known as “Firefly”.
· Our borrowed bovine “delivered” as promised for Cow Pie Bingo, to the
delight of all!
· In spite of the weather, the Chicken BBQ, ably prepared by members of the
Enfield Volunteer Fire Company, was a sell-out.
· There was lots of great information for our community members, with the
State Police demonstrating the roll-over simulator attracting a lot of
spectators.
· Our Silent Auction donators were generous and creative; it was a lot of fun
just reading through the offerings.
· The Ping Pong Drop happened in the rain, a first for us, and the pilot did
some fancy acrobatics as he left. The children were of course oblivious to
the rain, running around collecting ping balls as happily as ever.
· Kendra Trimmer from Trumansburg won our beautiful quilt and our own
Donna Mott won the door prize.
Thanks to the chairmen for all the hard work and effort that went into
making this happen and to our many neighbors, especially our young people,
who volunteered countless hours to this day. I can’t tell you how excited I have
been for all the help and good spirits and hard work that so many people have
given to this day! So many thanks to all of you! Hope all of who braved the
weather to attend had a wonderful time!
Summer camp, Cinema in the Center, ten days at the Jersey Shore,
five incredible productions at the Hangar, a fantastic program by the NYC Ballet
in Saratoga with a group of ten years olds and then two days later with my
contemporaries, Grassroots and a hot, dry summer are but wonderful
memories. Hope you all have great memories of the past few months. We’re
now deep in the reality of fall with the shorter days, cool, cool nights and
glorious, sunny days! What a great stretch of weather! Great for gardening,
cleaning up, canning and all those things that will make us ready for winter. Are
you tired of tomatoes yet?
Looking ahead - does anybody want to help start a Community Garden
next year? Call me! We can make it happen!
- Ann Rider
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Enfield Community Council Programs
Summer Camp 2012 Wrap-Up
Summer Camp is now a distant memory as we move
back into a new school year and the beginning of a new
season. As always, the coming of summer is slow and then
it’s over in a blink of an eye. Anyway, let me fill you in on what
were the camp “happenings”:
We had 101 campers and 14 Counselors-in-Training
(14-15 year olds).
There were so many field trips this year that it became hard to
fit in other special activities and sometimes even our daily
activities! Campers went to: Greenwood Lakes State Park,
Taughannock State Park, Sciencenter, Mini-Golf, Corning
Glass, Cinemapolis (How To Train Your Dragon), Watkins
Glen, Filmore Glen, and Hangar Theater. Some of the sites
we visited two times. In between trips and daily activities
there were the following presenters: Healthy Foods Coalition,
FLIC (Finger Lakes Independence Center), and the Academy of Dance. Examples of the daily activities included:
· Sports: various kick ball games, Soccer, Capture the Flag, 4 Square, Parachute games, Softball, Ring Toss games,
Bean Bag Toss games, Running and Tag games.
· Science : Static Electricity, Density layers, Colored Shaving Cream, Various mixtures to make bubbles and the
effects of each mixture used with homemade wands, Insects, Egg Drop, Simple explosions, and Scavenger Hunt:
nature explore, predator/prey.
· Forgotten Arts: Mini Bagel Pizza, Edible Peanut Butter Play dough, Board games, ball catchers on a string, cats in
the cradle, Button on a string, word search/scrambles/mazes, made journals, s’mores, music/movement activities,
goop, ooblic, clay, play dough, sno-cones, homemade stilts (5 pair of varying sizes), washer game, kick the can,
jump rope, bean bag toss; hop scotch.
· Arts: Self-Portraits, animal pictures and sculptures, Boondoggle variations, mosaics, god's eyes, totems, jewelry
with beads and with can tabs, insect and fish magnets, pictures drawn of insects, mosaics made with various
materials, painted wooden cut-outs for magnets and stick puppets, cork floaters; sun catchers, origami, tattooing
with make up pencils, water coloring, tye-dyeing with stencils, fortune tellers, wooden people.
During, before, after the daily activities and the trips and the presenters there were the traditional camp specials
and “other/choice” activities:
· Specials: Ice cream sundaes, staff dish-to-pass lunch, water day, peanut hunt (1st Place: Mustangs with 408
peanuts, 2nd Place: Butterflies with 406 peanuts, 3rd Place: Unicorns with 399 peanuts, 4th Place: Frogs &
Dragons - tied with 386 peanuts each, and 5th Place: Monkeys with 380 peanuts—the winner got a trophy!)
· Overnite at the Y camp in Treman Park with 17 campers ages 11-13 and 5 staff/1 parent
· Swim everyday and during after camp, Playground Time, Sprinklers, Sidewalk Chalk, Misc. craft activities during
choice times, Primitive Pursuits, Creek exploring.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the counselors and specialists – without your daily energy and
positive job performance this camp would not be as successful and enjoyable as it was.
Thank you to the staff at Treman State Park for working with us and around us this season. As always it is a
pleasure to be at the Park and work alongside a group as committed as Treman's who keep up with the park as diligently
as they do.
Lastly, to all you parents/guardians who have enrolled your children into our camp as first-timers and returnees –
thank you for entrusting your children to Enfield Camp. I hope your child(ren) enjoyed themselves and you had a positive
outlook and will have your child(ren) return for the 2013 season.
To all I don't see throughout the winter - have a great year with wonderful experiences. Please enjoy your
children each and every day - they grow fast (mine are on their own now and I wonder where did 22 and 18 years
go??!!). Teens and young adults, good luck at school/work and don't forget to stop and visit us here in Enfield!!
Vera Howe-Strait
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Enfield School Age Program
We are so excited to be starting another school year! Right now we
are settling in and getting to know new students and enjoying the beautiful
weather out on the fabulous playground! We have lots of fun activities planned
for the school year as well as some super cool guests!
If you are interested in enrolling your child in our program please stop
by and see us at the school or you can call or email us at 274-2368 after 2 pm
& enfieldschoolageprogram@gmail.com . Enrollment is up this year, but we still
have some spots open.
Thanks to generous community donations we are pretty well stocked
up on craft material and books! If anyone is interested in donating other craft
supplies such as markers, glue and crayons we would be most grateful!
Here's to a great year!
Colleen McKenzie, Director
Greetings from the Enfield Elementary PTA
We are currently running our annual membership drive. Memberships are $8.00. This is a great way to support
the programs that the PTA supports. If you would like to join please contact Cortney Bailey at cbailey525@yahoo.com
or (607)279-4702. The 2012-2013 meeting schedule is:
October 1st December 3rd March 4th May 6th
November 5th February 4th April 8th June 3rd
We supply dinner and cake at 5:30 in the school cafeteria with the presentation/meeting starting at 6:00.
Childcare is provided for free for all meetings. We are happy to announce the continuation of many of our fine programs
(these are just a few examples):
· Books for Birthdays: each student receives a new book in their birthday month.
· Classroom materials grant: enables our teachers to get extra items to use in their classrooms.
· Family/Community Involvement: bringing various activities into the school for the enjoyment of our families in
Enfield.
· Library Donation: we donate $500.00 to the school library for new books.
· Yearbook: we create (with help from staff) the school yearbook and ensure each child has a copy regardless of
ability to pay.
· New this year: Lego League! This program is the start for Code Red Robotics.
Please continue to support our activities. Get a membership, send your Box Tops and Labels for Education to
the school, link your Target card to Enfield Elementary School, take redeemable bottles and cans to K&H Redemption
Center II at 900 West State St in Ithaca, or volunteer.
News from the Enfield Elementary School
Mary Cole – Family Liaison, 274-6838
Thank You Enfield Community!
The popular saying “it takes a village to raise a child” can also be paraphrased “it took a village to build a
playground!!” It took everyone in the community, including school staff and families, to build Enfield’s new playground.
Thank you to everyone who worked to build it, cooked for it, watched kids, donated goodies, passed the word we
needed help, etc., etc. It all came together! Thank you, thank you, thank you! Please check out the playground some
evening or weekend. We now have grass and a new blacktop. It looks wonderful and the kids (big and small) are
enjoying it.
GED Classes
There are no longer GED classes at Enfield School, but if you want to know when and where the GED classes
are in the area, please call The TST-BOCES Adult Education Office at 257-1561.
SAVE THE DATE!
Family Reading Partnership’s 15th Annual KIDS’ BOOK FEST: “Count On Books!”
Saturday, November 10, 10am-4pm – Boynton Middle School, Ithaca
· Activities, art, performances, bookmaking, and read-aloud will celebrate children’s books about numbers and
counting .
· Walk through an interactive room based on the Kids’ Book Fest featured book, “Math Fables ,” by Ithaca native,
Greg Tang. (Greg Tang will be at Kids’ Book Fest!)
It’s a day of free, family fun brought to you by Family Reading Partnership! For more information call 607-277-8602
Recreation Partnership
Registration for Recreation
Partnership programs is open at the
Youth Bureau. Register now for Tae
Kwon Do, art classes and theatre
classes. Tot Spot opens its doors on
Thursday October 25th. Tot Spot will
be open Mon, Tue, Thu and Sat, 9:30-
11:30 am.
The winter IPLAYbook will be
coming home from your school in late
October for winter program
registration.
For more information call
273-8364.
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History in the Past
by Sue Thompson, Enfield Town Historian
On April 2, 2012 the U.S. Census Bureau released the 1940 Census results. If you are a genealogist this was
probably a very exciting event for you. The detail in this census is amazing. It not only covers 1940 but asked about where
our family and friends were in 1935. Alan T. Rumsey was the town of Enfield’s census enumerator. He started going door-
to-door on April 3rd asking the 65 questions of residents. The last recorded date on the Enfield census was May 14, 1940.
The population of Enfield in 1940 was 1082. After looking at the census you might ask what it was like to live in the town
then. Or, you might want to reminisce if you lived in the town at that time. I thought to help with either of these thoughts I
would share what the Enfield Town Board did in their 1940 meetings:
January 1: Harvey Stevenson, Supervisor, presided. The supervisor was empowered to pay the electric light bill whenever it comes
without prior audit of the board. Justice of Peace: Thomas R. Brown, Clayton Purdy, Daniel Mitchell, Abram Updike; Margaret L aughlin,
Town Clerk.
January 4: Appointed as Inspectors of Election: District No. 1: Mazzare Spencer, Clarence Fitchpatrick, Alan Rumsey and Edna McFall.
District No. 2: Kenneth Stoughton, George Tubbs, George Laue and Anthony Brable.
February 5: Bill of $34.94 be paid to the NY Casualty Co. for the Collectors bond and Collectors holdup and burglary policy.
March 4: Neva Laue bill of $7.85 be paid for services in Collectors Work. Wilbur Sheffield paid $30 for services as attendance officer
from Oct. 23, 1939 to Feb. 29.
April 1: Bill of $61.20 for Welfare services be paid. The following roads were designated for improvement this year. From the corner
east of the Community Building and leading east to the Town line a distance of ¾ mile and Tubbs Corners and leading east to
Stoughton’s Corners, distance of 2/3 mile,
April 15: Special Town Board meeting. Authorization to purchase 1 Cletrac Tractor Model D.G. Equipped with Ice Grousers. Total
purchase of $4720.00.
May 6: Walter Steenberg appointed assessor for 2 years.
June 3: Bill for $5.59 due Fred D. Rumsey for addition of fire Insurance on bulldozer be paid.
July 1: Bill paid for $11.90 due Gordon Bowers for painting and work on the Town Hall. Authorized purchase of a Case Tractor built in
1924 for price of $500. Trade in allowance on condemned Case Tractor $100.
July 2: list of jurors to serve as trial jurors for the ensuring year 1940 – 1941:
August 5: Welfare bill of $79.95 be paid. Bill of $53.25 due Driscoll Bros. & Co. for paint – brushes and oil for painting the town bldgs. be
allowed and paid.
September 3: Motion made and passed that McFalls basement as polling place for District No. 1 and the Town Building as polling place
for District No. 2 for the year 1940.
October 7: Motion made and passed that the present custodians of the voting machines be retained for the following year 1940-1941.
November 7 : $177 paid to Dr. J.W. Burton for Salary as Health Officer. Auditing Claims against the town for Election Business,
Assessor, Bonds of Town Officers, Service Bill and Health Office total $915.40. General Fund charges to be paid involving services on
the town board, custodians, supplies and burial permits, vital statics, election expenses, school money, justice fee, welfare officers,
insurance, total $682.07. Adoption of budget for 1940 $8007.40.
November 7: Meeting Board of Health report read by Dr. Burton there were 19 communicable disease 5 scarlet fever, 4 pneumonia,
10 chicken pox.
December 2: Town Superintendent of Highways authorized to purchase 1941 Ford Dump Truck total price $936.00.
December 16 : Special Board meeting. Motion made and approved to raise $500 additional to 1940 Budget for the General Fund to be
raised by taxes this year.
Abel, Elizabeth (Housewife)
Bailey, Hall (NYS Parks)
Bailey, Stella (Housewife*)
Ballard, Lewis (Farmer)
Bannister, A.A. (Farmer)
Barker, Chas. S. (Broker)
Bennett, M.L. (Laborer)
Boberg, A.G. (Farmer)
Bock, Fred (Farmer)
Bock, John (Farmer)
Bohach, John (Farmer)
Bossard, Arthur (Laborer)
Bowers, Byron (Laborer**)
Bowers, Byron (Laborer)
Bowers, Gordon (Laborer)
Brable, Anthony (Farmer)
Brown, Melvin (Laborer)
Burlew, Carl (Barber)
Brown, Thomas (Farmer)
Capaul, Jacob (Laborer)
Carpenter, Gladys (HW*)
Carpenter, Raymond (Farmer)
Cavanaugh, George (Carpenter)
Chase, Edson (Farmer)
Coles, Frances (Housewife)
Cravol, John (Farmer)
Crissey, Christine (Housewife)
Cummings, Asa (Farmer)
Curry, Herbert (Farmer)
Curry, Hugh (Famer)
Czeuda, Joseph (Farmer)
Daharsh, Budd (Farmer)
Dempsey, Cora (Housewife)
Drake, Warren (Farmer)
Entriken, Mary (Housewife)
Ervay, Grant (Farmer)
Ervay, Mabel (Housewife)
Fish, Myrtle (Housewife)
Fisher, Gilbert (Farmer)
Fitchpatrick, Clarence
(Blacksmith)
Fitchpatrick, Lawrence (L**)
Fitchpatrick, Mertie (HW*)
Galt, Adam (Laborer)
Galt, Freida (Housewife)
Giba, Anna (Housewife)
Graham, S. H. (Farmer)
Hansen, John (Farmer)
Hadley, Fred (Farmer)
Hill, Percy (Laborer)
Hines, Fayette (Housewife)
Hines, Leslie (Farmer)
Hines, Minnie (HW*)
Hornbrook, Harvey (Farmer)
Hubbell, Raymond (Farmer)
Jacobs, Lyle (Laborer)
Johnson, Lester (Painter)
Johnson, Sarah (Housewife)
Jones, Wm. (Merchant)
Kirby, Bert (Laborer)
King, Olin (Farmer)
Knapp, Willis (Laborer)
Krnotch, John, Sr.(Farmer)
Lanning, Fannie (Housewife)
Lanning, Harry (Farmer)
Lanning Ray S. (Carpenter)
Lanning, Ray C. (Farmer)
Laue, Neva (Housewife)
Laughlin, Leon (Farmer)
Laughlin, Margaret (HW*)
Legge, Austin (Farmer)
Legge, Isabella (Housewife)
Lehman, Frank J. (Farmer)
Leonard, Clifford (Farmer)
Leonard, Cora (HW*)
Leonard, Eugene (Mechanic)
Lokken, A.G. (Farmer)
Longcoy, Jay (Laborer)
Loveless, Louella (HW*)
Madden, Bert (Farmer)
Madden, Cornelia (Housewife)
Mengle, Dorthea (HW*)
Mengle, Earl (Laborer)
Meyer, John (Mason)
Meyer, Nellie (Housewife)
Michener, A.L. (Merchant)
Miller, Elmer (Farmer)
Miller, Wm. (Farmer)
Miller, Wayne (Farmer)
Mitchell, Daniel (Farmer)
Mitchell, Nellie (Housewife)
Moore, Abram (Laborer)
Newman, Mary (HW*)
Newman, Otho (Laborer)
Palmer, Andrew (Laborer)
Peterson, Grace J. (Housewife)
Pett, Ella (Nurse)
Place, Ruth (Housewife)
Place, Claude (Farmer)
Poole, Lida (Housewife)
Poole, Walter (Laborer)
Purdy, Clayton (Farmer)
Purdy, Mabel (Housewife)
Robbins, Grace (HW*)
Rolfe, Owen (Farmer)
Rolfe, Pearl (Housewife)
Rood, Russell (Farmer)
Rosecrans, Marie (Housewife)
Ross, Jesse (Laborer)
Rothermich, Frank (Farmer)
Rothermich, Henry (Farmer)
Rumsey, Alan (Farmer)
Rumsey, Alice (Nurse)
Rumsey, Charles (Farmer)
Rumsey, Fred D. (Farmer)
Rumsey, Mildred (HW*)
Rumsey, Lloyd (Farmer)
Schaber, T.A. (Merchant)
Schaber, Carrie (Housewife)
Schroder, Merwin (Farmer)
Schroder, Nellie (Housewife)
Schulte, Elizabeth (HW*)
Schutt, Leon (Farmer)
Scofield, Jay (Farmer)
Selman, Bernetta (HW*)
Sheffield, Wilbur (Farmer)
Shepherdson, Thomas (Minister)
Shepherdson, Minnie(HW*)
Smith, Hulse (Farmer)
Smith, Mary (Housewife)
Smith, Willard (Farmer)
Spencer, Mazzare (Housewife)
Stamp, Jay (Farmer)
Stamp, Margaret (HW*)
Stanton, Lola (Housewife)
Start, Ward (Laborer)
Steenberg, Walter (Farmer)
Steenberg, Clarissa (HW*)
Stevenson, Frank (Farmer)
Stone, Albert (Laborer)
Stoughton, Kenneth (Farmer)
Stoughton, Clarence (Farmer)
Teeter, C.F. (Farmer)
Teeter, Edith (Housewife)
Teeter, Lina E. (Housewife)
Teeter, Luther (Farmer)
Truax, Beatrice (Nurse)
Tubbs, Dana (Farmer)
Tubbs, George (Farmer)
Tucker, Blanch (Housewife)
Tucker, Emmett (Farmer)
Tucker, Leon (Laborer)
Updike, Abram (Farmer)
Updike, Mary (Housewife)
Updike, Robert M. (Farmer)
Waite, John (Laborer)
Ward, Herbert (Farmer)
Ward, Pearl (HW*)
Warren, Harry (Farmer)
Weidmaier, Lillian (HW*)
Welch, Henry (Farmer)
Whitaker, Leroy (Laborer)
Wilkins, Claude (Laborer)
Wilkins, Sophia (HW*)
Willis, Harry (Farmer)
Wood, Charles (Farmer)
Wright, Arthur (Laborer)
Wright, Eugene (Farmer)
Wright, Fred (Laborer)
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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
News from the Enfield Volunteer Fire Company
Application Welcome
As a volunteer agency, you will see different members from time to time on calls. We have over 50 members
that support the calls to which we respond. At times some members are out of town or unable to respond. We train
together and those available respond to your need. We are always looking for new members to help support the
residents of Enfield here at the fire station. You can be very helpful in any of the following areas: fire fighting, emergency
medical treatment, fire police, apparatus drivers, fire scene support, and junior fire fighting. We train every Thursday
night at 7:00 pm—stop by for an application and to meet the members. Additional training is available through county
and state training facilities. Become a part of the family of members that support your community.
2013 Enfield Volunteer Fire Company Calendar
We are close to finishing the list of businesses that sponsor the 2013 Enfield Volunteer
Fire Company Calendar. There are just a few spots remaining. Call the fire station at 272
-8757 for information.
Blood Drives
We continue host blood drives through The American Red Cross
at the Enfield Volunteer Fire Company. The next scheduled blood
drive will be Tuesday November 20 th. The hours of the blood drive will be from 1:30 AM
to 6:30 PM. 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 support.
Polling Place
The Enfield Volunteer Fire Company is happy to support the 2012 primaries and general
elections. The general election is November 6th from 6:00 AM to 9:00 PM. We ask that
you enter in the left side entrance of our meeting room and exit out the front doors. Also
while supporting the Grange Dinner please be courteous and save parking near the fire
station for voters. Thank You.
Chicken BBQ’s
The 2013 BBQ season will be here before you know it. We look forward to the BBQ’s
and can taste them now. I mean really taste them as I just finished lunch at the fire
station where we cooked BBQ Chicken for the Ladies Auxiliary of the Firemen’s
Association for the State of New York Fall Sectional meeting. See you in January - The first BBQ is January 13th, 2013,
and then the second Sunday of the month through April.
Again, thank you for all the support you provide us throughout the year -
Arthur Howser Jr., Chief of the Enfield Volunteer Fire Company
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Enfield Valley Grange
Congratulations to Roger Hubbell on being awarded
the Town of Enfield Volunteer of the Month on July 11,
2012. Roger is currently our Grange Treasurer, he also
served as Master for 10 years, and has been a valued
member for over 65 years. We are blessed to have him
as part of our Grange, and an active member of our
community. Way to go Roger!
We are happy to report that members have been
busy accomplishing their goal of painting the interior of
the Grange. The painting has begun on the entrance,
and dining hall. Due to budget constraints these will be
the only rooms completed at this time.
The Defensive Driving Class has been scheduled
for Thursday, October 25 th , and Thursday, November 1 st ,
from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Fee for the course will be:
· Veteran’s, Veteran’s spouses, Veteran widows
and widower’s: FREE
· AARP Member’s: $17.00
· Non AARP Member’s: $19.00
This course is valid for 3 years. You may receive a 10%
discount on your basic liability and collision auto
insurance. To register for the course please contact:
Peggy Hubbell 273-6470 or Carol Baker 272-2144.
Upcoming events:
Election Dinner November 6th
Community Dinner Sometime this fall, or early
winter. All proceeds donated to
the Wounded Warrior Project.
We look forward to seeing you again for breakfast in
2013 on the following Saturdays:
January 12th March 2nd May 4th
February 2nd April 6th
Community support is appreciated by joining us in
our Grange meals and events throughout the year, and
contributes 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. If
you think you might be interested, we welcome you to
attend one of our meetings.
Rollin’ for less on Route 79 Enfield
Looking for more choices to get around and save money? Consider Zimride or Ithaca Carshare!
Zimride is a way to look for a ride share, whether to give or find a ride into or out of Tompkins County! With
thousands of commuters daily, Zimride is a way to match rides. To register, go to the website at http://zimride.com/
tompkins. Registration is free and easy. Drivers can reduce gas expenses and riders can get to their destination.
Ithaca Carshare and TCAT are offering a way to save energy and money on your transportation! Thinking about
replacing your car with the bus, walking or biking? Now is the time to sell your car. Ithaca Carshare is offering a FREE 1-
year membership on the “It’s My Car” plan when you sell your car. To be eligible, and for a chance to win additional
prizes including a $200 in driving credit and a TCAT annual bus pass valued at $450, you must:
· Show Ithaca Carshare staff a copy of the proof of sale with a date between September 1 st and October 15, 2012.
· Apply to Ithaca Carshare before October 15.
· Submit a story of around 250-500 words about why you sold your car, how you plan to get around Ithaca using your Ithaca
Carshare membership, biking, walking, taking the bus, and/or carpooling.
· Submit relevant pictures such as you with your car for sale, you by an Ithaca Carshare vehicle, TCAT bus, bike, etc.
Contact Ithaca Carshare, info@IthacaCarshare/277-3210, to submit your information or for questions. Consultations
to help improve transportation at 607-274-5022 or http://tcmobilitynetwork.weebly.com/dss-mobility-program.html.
For the Farm Community
Deer Management Focus Area (DMFA)
The DEC has established a DMFA in Tompkins County,
including much of Enfield, to intensify use of hunting to assist
communities with the burden of overabundant deer
populations. The DMFA Program is established to reduce
total deer populations by providing more time and more tags
to hunters with access to huntable land.
Within the DMFA, registered big game hunters will be
authorized to:
· Take up to 2 antlerless deer per day using DMFA
carcass tags during the general hunting seasons (regular
season, and bow and muzzleloader seasons with
appropriate special season privileges).
· Hunt antlerless deer only (limit 2 per day) during a DMFA
season from the second Saturday in January through
January 31. During the DMFA season, a hunter may use
any hunting implement that is lawful during any other
deer season in that area. Rifles are not authorized for big
game hunting in Tompkins County.
How it Works:
· Any person currently licensed to hunt deer may register
with the DMFA program and obtain a free DMFA Permit
and Carcass Tags.
· Both the DMFA permit and carcass tags must be carried
while deer hunting in the DMFA. The permit and carcass
tags are valid only within the DMFA.
· All DMFA registered hunters must submit a hunting
activity log with reports of all deer harvested in the
DMFA no later than seven days following the close of the
DMFA season. The hunting activity log will be provided
with the DMFA permit.
DMFA Registration and Permits
To participate in the DMFA program during the 2012-
2013 season, you must obtain a DMFA registration number
and write the number on your DMFA permit and carcass
tags. DMFA Registration Numbers, Permits and Carcass
tags will be available by late-September.
You do not need to register with the DMFA program if
you only hunt during the general hunting seasons using your
regular deer carcass tags.
To view the DMFA Map or get more information visit the
website: http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/82382.html
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Enfield Food Pantry
The Enfield Food
Pantry is available to
Enfield residents who
need help providing food
for themselves and their family.
PANTRY HOURS:
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.
Area Churches, Missions, & Activities
Agape Bible Church
264 S. Applegate Road
607-273-7419/www.agape-ithaca.org
Pastor Mike Corriero
Pastor Chip Adams-Compton
Agape is a non-denominational,
charismatic fellowship, with a diverse
group of people from different cultures
and backgrounds.
Our Purpose
· To be a house of restoration, refreshing, and
rest.
· To worship the Lord and seek his face.
· To share His love, and build up and equip
God's people.
· To spread the gospel both here and to the
nations.
8:30 am Morning Service: A 70-minute
service, with a short time of worship,
followed by the teaching of the word of
God.
10:00 am Morning Service: A service of
around 2 hours and 15 minutes, with
expressive charismatic worship, and
opportunity for body ministry and
testimony. Nursery and Children's Church
are provided during the 10:00 am service.
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
We welcome visitors and invite
you to join us at any time. The church
is located on Route 96 in Jacksonville
Center, Jacksonville.
Worship & Meetings:
Sunday Worship at 10:00 a.m. year-round
(Sunday School & Nursery concurrent)
Vocal Choir, Thursdays at 7:30 pm
Bell Choir, Wednesdays at 7:00 pm
Enfield Baptist Fellowship
172 Enfield Main Road
Worship/Sunday School
Sunday 6:00 pm
We are an American Baptist
Church associated with American
Baptist Churches New York State
and American Baptist Churches
U.S.A. We support missions
throughout the world. Everyone is
welcome. Please call 607-273-5682
for updated times for our worship
service.
We are a small, caring fellowship
of believers who sponsor the Enfield
Food Distribution in cooperation
with the Food Bank of the Southern
Tier and the Town of Enfield along
with the help of many local
volunteers. Volunteers are needed
and welcome.
2012 Enfield Community Council Fund Drive
Help us continue great activities and programs for our community!
Name: ____________________________________________ Address: ___________________________
E-Mail: ________________________ Telephone: _________________ ___________________________
town state zip
I enclose my gift of: [ ] $500 [ ] $250 [ ] $100 [ ] $50 [ ] $25 [ ] Other: _______________
Founded in 1976, the Enfield Community Council is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization formed under the State of New York. The purpose of the organization
shall be to promote the welfare of the community by giving greater efficiency to existing organizations through mutual cooperation and coordination,
and when necessary, by sponsoring new activities . Membership in the Council is limited to residents of the Town of Enfield or users of Enfield community
services. Any member may vote and serve on a committee except for paid staff of the Council. The Enfield Community Council is a United Way agency. We also
receive funding from the Town of Enfield and augment our budget by fundraising, fees, and seeking donations. Thank you in advance for your 2012 Charitable
Donation your community appreciates your support!!! Send to: Enfield Community Council, 168 Enfield Main Road, Ithaca NY 14850 • (607) 277-3478
Christian Dance Class
Christian Ballet & Creative Dance
classes, on Wednesdays:
Springing Sprouts (5-7 yrs) 2:45-3:30
Plantings of Promise (8-12 yrs) 3:45-5:00
Glorious Gardens (teen/adult) 1:00-2:30
Each class incorporates ballet
technique, creative dance concept
exploration and engagement with
Bible passages. Fees are a suggested
donation on a sliding scale. Contact
Holly Hibbert, 607-351-9405 or
holly.dancinglife@gmail.com.
Living Water Christian Fellowship
162 Enfield Main Road, Ithaca
607-277-6301
Rev. Chris Lynch, Senior Pastor
Rev. Jim Clark, Youth Pastor
The Living Water Christian
Fellowship welcomes you! We are a
full Gospel community fellowship. We
believe and practice the gifts of the
Spirit (I Corinthians 12). Please check
out our web site LWCFIthaca.com
Regularly Scheduled Events:
Sunday
Worship Service 10:00 am
Youth Group, ages 13 & up 5:00 pm
Tuesday
Bible Study 6:30 pm
Prayer 7:30 pm
Wednesday
Dance Lessons 1 pm - 5 pm
Saturday
last Sat of the month
Men’s Breakfast 8:00 am
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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
Enfield PTA: 1st Monday, 5:30 dinner, 6 pm mtg during the school
year (no mtg in January), at the Enfield Elementary school
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
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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
October
25 Tot Spot Opens (pg 3)
25 Defensive Driving Class at the Grange, 9-1 (pg 6)
November
1 Defensive Driving Class at the Grange, 9-1 (pg 6)
1 EVFC Scholarship applications due (pg 5)
6 General Election: Presidential Election—Let’s get out
& Vote! Polling Place is the Fire Station (pg 5)
6 Grange Election Day Dinner (pg 6)
10 Kids Book Fest, 10-4 (pg 3)
20 Red Cross Blood Drive, Fire Station, 1:30-6:30 (pg 5)
December: Enjoy the Season with Friends & Family!
Coming up for winter:
· Community Dinner at the Grange: sometime this fall/early
winter (pg 6)
· Grange Winter Breakfasts start January 12 & continue on the
1st Saturday of February, March, April, & May (pg 6)
· Fire Company Winter Chicken BBQs start January 13 &
continue of the 2nd Sunday of February, March & April (pg 5)
Cayuga Nature Center Fox Trot 5k Trail Run
October 27, 2012
8am registration, 10 am race kick off and start
$15 pre-registration, $20 day of race
Harvest fun 10-2, Animal feeding at 12, Door prizes for costumes
To registration by the offices or call 273-6260