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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013 Enfield-Community-Currents-Spring-2013.pdf1 Enfield Community Currents News from and for the Community April-June 2013 Free Science has never drummed up quite as effective a tranquilizing agent as a sunny spring day. W. Earl Hall This newsletter sponsored by the Enfield Community Council (ECC) Cortney Bailey, President 279-4702 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… From the Editor 1 Community Yard Sale 1 Spring Festival 1 ECC Programs: 2 4th & 5th Grade Basketball 2 Adult Basketball 2 New Community Building 2 Enfield Summer Camp 3 2013 Quilt Project 3 Afterschool Program 3 Town Historian 4 Enfield Valley Grange 4 MORE Town Historian 5 Medication Disposal 5 Pre-K Program News 5 Enfield PTA 5 Enfield Ladies Auxiliary 6 Enfield Vol. Fire Co. 6 100-year Old Quilt Returns 6 Movement & Transportation 6 Enfield Food Pantry 7 Area Churches: 7 Agape Bible Church Enfield Baptist Fellowship Jacksonville United Methodist Living Water Christian Fellowship Dance Classes 7 Calendar of Events 8 Regularly Scheduled Meetings 8 For the Farm Community 8 —————————————— Omissions from this publication are not intended The next issue will be compiled in June for publication at the end of that month. Contact the editor with information you’d like to see included. Welcome spring! All around us we feel, see, smell and hear the explosion of spring—warm sunny days, greening lawns, flowers popping up, trees leafing out and farm equipment at work everywhere. As the submissions for this newsletter started pouring in, I thought “Wow, Enfield is exploding with activity, too!”. Old quilts and new, youth and adult basketball, fabulous food with the Fire Company and Grange, yard sales abounding, a brand-spanking-new spring Festival, planning for a new community building, and history, history, history. As I reflect on the 35ish years I’ve lived in this great community, I’m stunned by the many, many ways people come together to make this such a wonderful place to call home. My own journey has led me into many of these groups, and over time I’ve realized that just because I didn’t see a lot of faces in one group didn’t mean nobody cared—they were just involved elsewhere! I know that community involvement is time-consuming, and at times in everyone’s lives it just isn’t possible. Some folks might also think they have nothing of value to offer—but let me tell you—EVERYONE has something to offer: a skill, a talent, a connection, some special knowledge or just some free time; if you don’t know what you have to offer, just look through this issue’s articles and find something that catches your interest. Make a contact and see what that group does or needs, and you’ll be surprised just how much you’re wanted. One last thing: you’ll notice lots of pictures in this issue, and many thanks to the folks who’ve submitted them. They are nice additions to what would otherwise be a whole lot of text, so please—get in the habit of taking pictures at community events and sending them to me. Cheers, Debbie Teeter, Editor Community Yard Sale—Saturday, May 18 The Enfield Firemen’s Ladies’ Auxiliary and the Enfield Community Council are co-sponsoring an Enfield Community Yard Sale on Saturday, May 18 from 9 am-2 pm. The whole community is encouraged to join in and plan their own sale on the date. Sign-up forms will be available at the Town Clerk’s office or from members of the ECC or Ladies’ Auxiliary in mid-April. If you would like to rent a table at the Community Building or donate items to ECC instead of having your own sale, call Cortney Bailey, 277-3478/CBailey525@yahoo.com. Pick up your guide to community yard sale participants at the Enfield Community Building or the Fire House starting at 9 AM. In addition to the yard sale, breakfast will be available at the Community Building and the Auxiliary is having a bake sale at the Fire House. Help Plan a New Enfield Spring Festival Enfield Community Council, Rural Youth Services and Cornell Cooperative Extension will be co-hosting a Spring Festival in Enfield on Saturday, May 11th, somewhere in the Enfield Community. We are looking for Enfield farmers, craftspeople, artisans and service organizations who would like to participate in our information fair and farmers and crafts market. We are also looking for individuals who would like to be involved in planning. If interested in any of the above, please contact Josh Dolan at sapsquatch7@gmail.com. 2 Enfield Community Council Programs Elementary 4th and 5 th Grade Girls Basketball Team Our names are Mina and Maia. We have been best friends forever. So we have decided to join basketball. Our season was great! We loved it, and we would totally join next year. We learned the three man weave. It is very complicated, but fun! We also learned picks and how you put a pick on somebody. We made a lot of progress. We also built a lot of muscle. We learned how to handle the ball and make sure other people are in the game too. And to pass to others. We made a cheer for next year, for our team. And it goes like this: Go Eagles go, Enfield Eagles rule, We're the best, Then the rest, Go Eagles go, Turn around touch the ground, Dribble dribble swish. Adult Basketball The Enfield Community Council is once again sponsoring the adult basketball at the Enfield Elementary School gym. Community basketball games are on Monday evenings from 6:00 – 8:00 starting on March 11, 2013. The dates of availability are March 11, 18, 25, and June 10, 17. There is no basketball in April and May due to the unavailability of the gym. It is mandatory that you complete an Enfield Community Council “Waiver, Release Form for Adult Basketball” at your first evening of attendance. Contact person is Faye Coyne at 220-9754 Elementary 4 th & 5 th Grade Boys Basketball Teams My name is Matt. I joined basketball because I wanted to learn new skills. I learned lots of defense and offense plays. It was sometimes hard to put the ball in the basket. Even if I didn't make the basket it was always fun. When I got my first loss I was disappointed. But I made up for it and got my first win! We built some muscle doing “suicides”. If it wasn't for Faye and Denny (our coaches) I would not be as good as I am today. The Elementary basketball teams are sponsored by the Enfield Community Council and the Enfield Volunteer Fire Dept. From Julian Thomas Savage: I joined basketball because I wanted to try something new and because it sounded like fun. It was fun for me because we did stuff like lay-ups and scrimmages. I personally liked playing in the games. It feels good if you have the privilege to be in something like this. We started playing on January 21, 2013. We went to Caroline and Cayuga Heights Elementary schools to play them. On March 2, 2013 we went to Cornell to play each other during half time. If I hadn’t had such a patient coach, I’d be at square one-not knowing how to play, so I want to thank Coach Faye, Denny and Ray for helping much. Community Dinner-Thanksgiving 2014 As we said in the last newsletter, the Enfield Community Council is planning to have a community Thanksgiving dinner in a new Community Center in November 2014. The committee has been busy this winter preparing to write grants, getting information together to apply for a mortgage, visiting existing community centers, drawing plans, approaching land owners and thinking about money, money, money. If you do Facebook, “like” our page. We’ll be updating it as we move forward. Our next general meeting will be held on April 13 at 10 AM in the upstairs of the Community Building. Please join us, if you are interested in working on this exciting project. We need your expertise in making this happen! For more information: Deena Rambaum, daw1@cornell.edu, 277-5131 or Cortney Bailey, cbailey525@yahoo.com, 279-4702. 5th Grade Boys Basketball Squad 4th Grade Boys Basketball Squad 4th & 5th Grade Girls Basketball Squad 3 Enfield Community Council Programs The Enfield School Age Program Greetings from the Enfield School Age Program! We are so happy to be heading into spring and warmer weather! As the weather changes so do our activities at after school. First and foremost on our minds is our Annual Fund Raiser, The Art Gallery Night. This is our biggest fundraiser of the year and it is always so much fun. The public is welcome to attend this event on May 3rd from 6-8 pm. This year we will be in the cafeteria and the set up will be of an intimate cafe style. We will have music and refreshments before the auction begins and lots of lovely and exciting artwork to bid on!! If you haven't made it to an Art Gallery Night yet you should really come and check it out, it's super fun and it benefits our community’s after school program!! We will also be turning our attention outdoors and planning what our garden will look like this year. We have some great ideas for creating "nature spaces" for children to enjoy, as well as growing yummy organic produce which all the kids love to watch grow and gobble up out of the garden! If anyone is interested in donating artwork to the Art Gallery Night or helping out with the garden this spring please contact Colleen or Vera at 274-2368. Colleen McKenzie, Director ESAP, Enfieldschoolageprogram@gmail.com Enfield Summer Day Camp 2013 Soon Spring will be here – if only in my dreams!! The Enfield Community Council has a summer day camp program for children ages 4-13 years old. It is a 6-week program that begins on July 8 and ends August 16, 2013. It will be held at the Robert Treman State Park’s lower level (the North Shelter). The campers start their day at 8:45 a.m. with a cold breakfast and have activities until 11:30 which is lunchtime (except for field trips, all lunches are hot food items). The daily activities include a combination of most of the following: sports, arts, science, sewing, cooking, journal writing, singing, hiking, literacy activities, swimming, outdoor education (the last activity is for campers 9 years old and up). We have access to open fields, creeks and the playground. There will be field trips to Hangar Theater, Sciencenter, Taughannock Park, Watkins Glen, miniature golf, Greenwood Park, bowling and some new trips. All fees are per child as follows: · Base camp program (9:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.) $215 for all 6 weeks for Enfield residents and $275 for all 6 weeks for non- residents (includes park entrance pass) · Before camp care (7:30 a.m.–8:45 a.m.) $140 for 1-5 days/ week for 6 weeks · After camp care (2:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m.) $275 for 1-5 days/week for 6 weeks for Enfield residents and $300 for non-residents. Before and after camp care are now flat rates regardless of the number of days per week using the care. This guarantees space for your child(ren) daily and maintains the regulated staff:child ratio. The Community Council is offering a prepay reduced rate for the BASE FEE ONLY. If the base fee is paid by May 31 the fee is $15 less (Residents $200/child and Non-Residents $260/child). Completed applications and all fees are due in by June 15 to guarantee space at camp. If you currently receive temporary assistance or need help with the cost of childcare, you may be eligible for assistance through DSS. Please contact Vera Howe-Strait or DSS (Carla Trenchard 274-5677) for further information. The DSS acceptance letter must be received by Vera Howe-Strait before camp starts. The Enfield Community Council strives to provide activities that are free or low cost. It is our goal that no one is turned away because of the inability to pay. Please contact Vera Howe-Strait if there are any issues regarding income and/or ability to pay. Quilt 2013 The Enfield Community Council’s 2013 Harvest Festival quilt is well underway. The blocks have been sewn together and assembled into columns to be stitched together. Some of you may have seen a sneak-preview of this year’s design and color scheme, warm meadow greens with soft pink, yellows, and oranges at the Enfield Volunteer Fireman’s (EVF) chicken BBQs where we have been pre-selling quilt raffle tickets; 6 chances for $5.00 or 1 chance for $1.00. Please drop by the next EVF BBQ on April 14 th to see the quilt top assembled and to purchase your raffle tickets for a chance to win this beautiful quilt. I know some of you have been waiting anxiously to assist with the hand quilting. Unfortunately, we were unable to come up with a suitable location to establish this queen-sized quilt on a quilt rack to be hand sewn. Hence, we are desperately and anxiously awaiting the realization of our new community building for this community activity. As a result, this year’s quilt will be machine quilted. As you know. quilting can become a healthy addiction so there has been talk of planning and designing our 2014 Harvest Festival Quilt. If you would like to join us, please send your contact information to enfieldccquilt1@gmail.com as we will be sending out information regarding gathering dates and times for this adult community activity. We look forward to meeting you! Warmly, JoAnn Huddle, ECC Vice President 607-227-7115 4 ENFIELD VALLEY GRANGE Hello Spring…and bring the sun with you! If you are looking for space to host events such as: wedding or baby showers, wedding receptions, family reunions, or any other event, the Grange can be a great place to host those special occasions. For information on Grange rental please contact Sandra Trutt at 273-4884. For all you crafters out there, a Craft Club is being formed to meet the first Sunday in April (4/7) at 1:00 p.m. at the Grange. Come with ideas, or perhaps you would like to teach a certain craft. Please contact Sandra Trutt, 273-4884, with questions or ideas. Some ideas already expressed are: potted chairs (made from old chairs that can be used as outdoor decoration), and grapevine wreaths. At the first ‘get-together’ we can discuss: projects to work on, and arrange a schedule of dates and times to meet. We are looking into offering others classes, this summer, in cooperation with Cooperative Extension: master composting, and canning & preserving. Please keep watch on the Town of Enfield web site (www.townofenfield.org) for updates to Grange sponsored events. We are open to suggestions for other classes offered by Cooperative Extension, that might benefit our community members, please email your ideas to: daramini@aol.com. We have had great attendance at our breakfasts. Hope you can join us on final two for 2013. Pancakes, waffles, French toast, sausage, scrambled eggs, (fried eggs on request), hash brown potatoes, plus beverages. Serving time: 7:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. April 6 th and May 4th 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. Our meetings are held on the 3 rd Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. If you think you might be interested, please attend any one of our meetings and see what we are about. From the Files of the Enfield Historian: Learning about Enfield: an interview in 1991 with Helena Schaber (1912–1999) (Helen Smith and Jack Hubbell interviewed) Continued from previous issue People thought they were on broadway when mail started coming right to their houses. Stage carried passengers and freight and everything else, as well as mail. Little red mailbox mentioned above was at State Fair. Millicent Carpenter and Warena Ramsey took it. Everyone stared at Warena carrying it. Art Updike (related to Hazel Rumsey) was the mailman/carrier by horse and buggy. All Enfield on same R.D. #5. In winter he drove a cutter through the fields to avoid drifts on the road. People had to walk to the corner when he couldn't get thru. Fences were covered with snow and his buggy just went right over them. We had snow then like we don't see anymore. Post Office at Enfield Falls Road folded. Frances still has their old mail box. There would be times when the roads were impossible to use for a couple of months. Tried to keep VanDorn's Road open. Lute(?) Teeter had a peddling route--butter, eggs, etc. Once a week in the 1920s--1930s. Had a mechanical road opener. Will Potter(?) was Road Commissioner. (Jack's Aunt Hilda just donated a picture of the tractor used to plow snow with--there are two men sitting on it on Harvey Hill Road.) Helena's father always jacked his 1915 Studebaker up on blocks for the winter and used horses all winter. Livery stable where Woolworth's is now. Fish Market too. Shippy's Fish Market. Local men used to do the road maintenance. Lute Teeter, Bernie Earl (Marie's father) and Frances's father tried to clear the road. Lute had the idea to use the cow to clear the road so he led the cow up and down the road to break up the snow. Teeters were an enterprising family. Sold hickory nuts. Tree is still there. Sold dressed veal. Kill them and hang them overnight. Wrap in a sheet and take to Ithaca the next day. Kill them late at night in summer because of heat. Had a different kind of buggy. Mike Kolar was meat inspector. Frances used to help kill chickens for Lute--did it by a kerosene heater. Had work horses, plus a road horse. Road horses wore shoes. Frances and Edna Graham [Bostwick Road] (4-H leader) in a minuet. Helena has a picture. 200 year anniversary of Washington's birthday. Clara and I and Elma Marshall and sister (Billy's sisters) in the 4-H room in 1932 at Cornell. Frances cleaned for Edna plus taking care of chickens and turkeys. (Water to house.) Sam Graham--"he was different." Had to carry water from windmill in yard to all the chicken houses. Ben VanOstrand) dug a ditch. Sam put up a tent. It was raining. As VanOstrand dug, Sam would move the tent to keep him dry. Ditch ran from well to chicken coops. Mary Louise Brown used to live near Grahams. Sam had an old truck. Treman King burned out. Fire sale--corner of Cayuga and State. Sam bought nails cheap. Had Ben sitting in back of truck straightening nails as they drove along. Bob Leathers (the now famous playground person) had the Hoffman barn at Bostwick and Applegate made into a house. Barn and house burned. [Before or after Leathers redid it??) Sam and Edna opposites. Had turkeys in incubators to hatch. Edna used to use those "hatching" eggs to make bread. Frances has never liked eggs since. Edna was a member of the Enfield Mother's Club. Used to go away for a week. Used to go to Lisle. Big Fred Rumsey used to go and help them pick out their bedrooms. (Cora Rumsey, Clifford's wife--Jean's mother.) Helena's mother and Vera Drew. Someone offered Edna gum. She said "Sam doesn't want me to chew gum." They said, "Oh, Edna, you're on vacation, he isn't here, go ahead." Helena says she went ahead and chewed it and then she felt terribly naughty. Helena says that the Mother's Club was NOT an offshoot of Home Dem. One time Mrs. Bennett and Martha Peterson (a quite pious person) were getting ready to go and Martha said..."we're not going to have any religious things, this is a fun group." That tickled Helena's mother. The "Other's Club" was a men's brotherhood organized by Dutton Peterson. Jack Hubbell's family was in that. Leon Rothermich was too. Got wild after they started--including their kids. Went to a meeting at Ray and Gladys Carpenter's. Tipped over a table. Couldn't find Bob. He was under the table. Gladys (Russell) Carpenter. Her father, John Russell was a Johnny Jackson (?). Mother was a school teacher. Marjorie (VanNess) Stevenson was a Jackson. Marjorie and Bob Carpenter are cousins. Teacher married a VanNess and Marjorie married Lawrence Stevenson. 5 Early Prekindergarten Registration The Ithaca City School District's Early Childhood Program is accepting applications for the 2013-14 school year. There are Prekindergarten classrooms in the Enfield Elementary school and in all other ICSD elementary school buildings. To receive an application for your preschool aged child contact The Early Childhood Office at 274-2208 . Safe Medication Disposal Day Saturday, April 27 The Coalition for Safe Medication Disposal has set the date for its next Disposal Day. This collection event, which gives residents the chance to safely dispose of expired or no longer needed medications, will be held Saturday, April 27. The April 27 collection will be at two locations: the TCAT garage (off Rt 13 on Willow Avenue in Ithaca) and the Slaterville Fire Station, 2681 Slaterville Rd. Hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. You can also dispose of medicines in the County’s first “Med Return” drop box, at the Sheriff’s Office, 779 Warren Road. The box is accessible 24-hours-a-day, 7 days a week, year-round. Additional drop boxes will be available in coming months. For more information, call 211, email: egottlieb@cityofithaca.org or visit www.healthyyouth.org. Greetings from the Enfield Elementary PTA The 2012-2013 remaining meeting schedule is: April 8th May 6th 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. · Lego League! This program is the start for Code Red Robotics. Our two teams did very well. March Math Mania night on March 21st will have both models on display. On May 31st we will have Family Fitness Night (rain date of June 7th). Various activities to run from 6-8pm. We are offering blood pressure screening and a wide variety of " exercise" activities from low mobility to high mobility. We are also planning a bike helmet fitting area and an outdoor nature walk. This is free to all. It is a great way to try something new for free with no stress. Both March Math Madness and Family Fitness Night are being held at the Enfield Elementary School. 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. For a membership ($8) or to donate, please contact Cortney Bailey at cbailey525@yahoo.com or 607-279-4702 in the evenings. The Rest of the Story – Special thanks to Howard Stamp of Ithaca and Jack Hubbell of Enfield, for additional information regarding the Byrum family mentioned in Helena Schaber’s interview. A very dedicated family to our country Jay W. Stamp married May E. Byrum in 1922 (daughter of Roderick and Elizabeth Byrum). They had one son, Howard J. Stamp born in 1924. Howard served in World War II in European and Pacific theaters. Howard married Evelyn J. Kelley in 1946. Their son Robert “BJ” Stamp enlisted and served 9 years in the Marine Corps. Roderic(k) Byrum was born in Enfield September 4, 1844, and died February 18, 1916. Roderic(k) was married to Elizabeth Wallenbeck (1844 – 1916). He enlisted March 1, 1862 when seventeen years of age as private in Co. E 64th N.Y.V. He was confined in hospital at Harper’s Ferry, Virginia, in September 1862, and after two months there was honorably discharged on account of disability. He re-enlisted in Jan. 1863, in Co. K 50th N.Y. Engineers and took active part in the battles of Fair Oaks, Wilderness Cold Harbor, Front of Petersburg, Hatchers Run, Weldon R.R., and Poplar Grove Church besides doing considerable scouting, skirmishing, guard and garrison duty. He was discharged June 13, 1865, at Ft. Berry, VA. (Free Press Trumansburg – 9/28/1918). Joseph Byrum was born April 7, 1843 and died March 25, 1926. He was married to Juliett (Julie) Rudy (1849 – 1908). He enlisted as a Private in Company K, 50th Engineers Regiment New York on 16 March 16, 1865 at the age of 21. He mustered out of Company K, 50th Engineers Regiment New York on 13 June 13, 1865 at Fort Barry, VA. “Note to the Stamp and Byrum families - Thank you for your service to our nation.” Roderic(k) Byrum, civil war soldier 6 Enfield Ladies Auxiliary The Auxiliary has been holding Bake Sales at the Firemen’s BBQ’s the last few months, and will have our last one at the April 14th BBQ. Thank you to our baker-donors! We are planning our indoor Yard Sale at the Fire Station on May 18 th , 9- 2, Community Yard Sale Day. Stop in and check out the items for sale. We are always looking for new members. Stop by a meeting (the 1st Monday after the 1st Thursday, 7 p.m. at the Fire Station) and see what we are all about! 100-Year Old Quilt Comes Home! The Ladies Aid Society of the Enfield Baptist Church in 1903 pieced and embroidered over 200 names of the residents of the Town of Enfield on a quilt. Descendants of many of the men and women named on the quilt still live in the area. The quilt is believed to have been given to Reverend Shoesmith when he left Enfield in 1904. The quilt eventually ended up in California and the Enfield town historian came upon it on ebay in 2004. It was purchased, and now owned, by the Enfield Baptist Fellowship and several local residents. The quilt was recently professionally framed and is temporarily hanging in the Enfield Town Clerk's Office. Anyone who is interested in seeing the quilt can stop by the clerk's office at the town hall Monday to Thursday between 3 and 6 p.m. There will be an OPEN HOUSE on Saturday, May 4 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. for anyone interested in learning more about the history of the 1903 quilt and the history of the Town of Enfield. There will be refreshments! All are welcome! Is there a FIRE in you? Do you have the commitment, the dedication, the drive to do something great? Have you always wanted to do more for our community, but you didn’t know how or where to start? Have you been longing to take on a new challenge and be a part of something big and impactful, where pride is the reward? Join the Enfield Volunteer Fire Company—Take the first step. Volunteer at www.FireInYou.org Brought to you by the Firemen’s Association of the State of New York and funded by the US Department of Homeland Security. Chicken BBQ Just one BBQ left for 2013 on April 14th. The members of the fire company and the ladies auxiliary always look forward to the time we can spend with the Enfield Residents outside of rescue calls. Every other month we host the American Red Cross Blood Drive. Remaining dates for 2013 are 5/21, 7/16, 9/17, and 11/19. Walk-ins are welcome from 1:30 until 6:30 pm, or You call the Red Cross for an appointment: 273-1900. Brush Fires: As we all welcome spring and summer, do not get caught off guard when having an outdoor fire. We respond to many grass fires in the spring, summer, and fall. Before trying to put the fire out yourself call 911 and report the fire. With strong winds the fire can change and spread very fast. The volunteer fire fighters in the area are equipped with additional equipment to stop the spread of outside fires. Be aware of NYS State regulations about open burning. See a few highlights from the state web site: http://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/32060.html We all look forward to a supporting the Enfield Community in 2013. Put a Groove in Your Move to Improve Health Every day you have opportunities to add exercise in getting to your destinations. Do you already walk from the parking lot to work? Consider taking the bus from Enfield which may add more walking to your daily schedule with a walk, or a ride share, to the Enfield bus stop plus a walk to work from your final bus stop. If you would like an app to help you find your way around the County by bus, see http://magazine.14850.com/ articles/1109-ride14850. Or walk or ride a bike to your local destination in Enfield. With spring fast approaching, we are all limbering to enjoy time outside. Kick start increasing your health with a small change to your transportation on a daily basis, and it can be fun to simply try something new. To learn more about transportation choices, including great bus videos, go to Way2Go.org or call at 272-2292, or contact the Mobility Program for help with transportation problems at 274-5022. Help is available 24-7 by calling 2-1-1 for your transportation questions. We want to hear from you about your transportation needs. Staying healthy in winter is difficult for many of us. Now is a great time to think about starting seeds for a garden or trying some of the late winter vegetables such as beets, broccoli, carrots, onions, winter squash and kale. Even though the fresh spring greens aren’t ready yet, it’s still possible to eat fresh fruits and vegetables. Creating Healthy Places to Live, Work and Play, a program of the Human Services Coalition of Tompkins County is working to enhance the County as a healthy community for all. We support the creation of more sidewalks and walking paths, making improvements in local parks and public areas, implementing healthier food choices in convenience stores, building additional community gardens, and providing educational resources about healthy lifestyle choices. For more information about Creating Healthy Places, please contact Jeanne Leccese, JLeccese@hsctc.org or 607- 273-8686. For fun events this spring, remember to use www.visitithaca.com and please check out Streets Alive on May 5 from 1-4 when Cayuga St. will be closed to traffic & open to all for walk, dance & roll on the street plus May 16 will be Bike to Work Day with breakfast stations around Ithaca! 7 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 second Tuesday of every month and 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. on the fourth 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. Grace Space Studio offering Ballet & Creative Dance Classes with the WORD Wednesday afternoons at Living Water Christian Fellowship 162 Enfield Main Road ITHACA, NY 14850 Class Times: 1:00-2:30 Glorious Gardens (Teen/Adult) 2:45-3:30 Springing Sprouts (Age 5-7) 3:45-5:00 Plantings of Promise (Age 8-12) Come see our Spring Program June 9th! The vision for these classes is that seeds of God's Word would be sown into the lives of young people through the language of dance and movement and become alive to them so that they have opportunity to grow in their worship, both as expressed in dance and throughout their daily lives. They will learn poise, grace, and technical skill through the ballet training, and will also have opportunities to create using the elements of creative dance that they will be exploring. Taught by Holly Hibbert (607) 351-9405 holly.dancinglife@gmail.com www.gracespacestudio.com For more info: http://lwcfithaca.com 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. 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 8 Enfield Community Council 168 Enfield Main Road Suite 11 Ithaca NY 14850 Non-Profit Organization U.S. Postage PAID Permit No 780 Ithaca, NY Calendar of Events April 6 Grange Pancake Breakfast, (pg 4) 7 Craft Club at the Grange (pg 4) 8 PTA Meeting, 5:30 (pg 5) 13 New Community Center planning meeting (pg 2) 14 Fire Company Chicken BBQ (pg 6) 27 Medication Disposal Day, (pg 5) May 3 Afterschool Art Gallery Night 6:00 (pg 3) 4 100-Year Old Quilt Open House (pg 6) 4 Grange Pancake Breakfast, (pg 4) 6 PTA Meeting, 5:30 (pg 5) 18 Community Yard Sale Day (pg 1) 21 Red Cross Blood Drive, Fire Station, (pg 6) 31 Family Fitness Night (pg 5) June 3 PTA Meeting, 5:30 (pg 5) 10 Adult Basketball (pg 2) 17 Adult Basketball (pg 2) 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 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 For the Farm Community New App Helps Farmers Budget for Fuel: Farmers can use a new Farm Fuel Budget cell phone app to plan their farm fuel budgets and use. A North Dakota State University Extension Service specialist developed the Android app for crop producers to compare projected fuel costs and use for their farming operations based on alternate crop acreages, tillage systems, and crop rotations. Search NDSU farm fuel budget app Landowners Encouraged To Consider Leasing Their Maple Trees For NYS and the Northern Forest region to increase its production of maple syrup, additional landowners must become engaged. The number of maple taps in the Northern NY region increased by 26 percent from 2005 to 2010, but there is still a lot of room to grow. Landowners should consider leasing maple trees or harvesting sap to sell to producers looking for raw material. To see a webinar on Leasing Taps, go to: http:// maple.dnr.cornell.edu/web/schedule.htm. 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.