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VILLAGE OF OSSINING MUNICIPALBUILDING 16 Croton Avenue Ossining, N. Y. 10562 (914) 941-3554 FAX (914) 941-5940 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Christina Papes 914-941-3554 We will be experiencing record cold dangerous temperatures and winds. If you need emergency shelter for warmth, please call the Police Department at 914-941- 4099 for assistance. As a reminder pets should not be kept out for an extended period of time. Ossining Rotary Club partners with Ossining Recreation and Ossining Elks Lodge to help raise funds for up to 150 Ossining residents to attend Westchester Knicks Basketball game February 20th 2015. Westchester Knicks Dedicating the night “Ossining Family Night.” Ossining Rotary, Ossining Elks, and Ossining Recreation Dept. will sponsor up to 100 kids to attend a Westchester Knicks Basketball game for free. First come first serve, the goal is 100-150 children to attend Ossining Family Fun Night. It will be held at The Westchester County Center February 20, 2015. Transportation is provided for free. Everyone must go to Ossining Recreation center front desk to register for the game with a parent or Guardian, limit of 3 free tickets per family, one paid parent/guardian. Call Ossining Recreation on that status 914-941-3189. How do we pick the kids? First come, first serve who register at the Ossining Recreation center starting Friday, February 6th. If there are children you know of, or a family that is having a hardship, please contact us to get them tickets. The bus leaves the Joseph G. Caputo Community Center at 5:30pm sharp on February 20th to White Plains County Center. Children must be at County Center at 6pm. There are many events planned by Westchester Knicks that night for our OUFSD children. Game starts at 7pm. Supported by Ossining Rotary Club, Recreation, Ossining Elks Lodge, and some local businesses. Checks can be made payable to Ossining Rotary. If there are businesses or individuals that would like to sponsor some Ossining children please call Ossining Rotary Contact Matthew Gullotta 914-525-0744 and please share info. Donors will be recognized at board meetings, social media and online paper if they choose or remain anonymous. Checks can be made payable to Ossining Rotary. $23 per ticket. Contact Ossining Community Center at 914-941-3189 or Ossining Rotary contact Matt Gullotta :914-525-0744 Here are some important phone numbers of key go to players in Ossining Snow Shovel Angels. 1-Brian Piazza 9th grade Ossining High School Councilor Lead Ossining Snow angels -cell # 914-479-9609 email [email protected] 2-Aaron Spring High School student Lead in Project Ossining snow shovel Angels cell # 914-602-6629 email [email protected] 3.Matthew Gullotta Ossining Rotary Lead contact in Project Ossining snow angels cell # 914-525-0744 email [email protected] Please pass to anyone you think may or could recommend a Ossining resident in need when it snows. This is a volunteer service no payment needed, students earn community service hours needed to graduate. Do you enjoy singing in four-part harmony? When you go to musical theater do you wish that you were up on the stage rather than in the audience? The Old Mill Singers is getting ready for our spring concert series that will be performed at Ossining High School in June. Our theme this spring is “Hits from Billboard to Broadway.” We are an amateur chorus of men and women singing a mixed repertoire of classical and popular tunes. The Old Mill Singers was founded in 1970 as the Phelps Arts Society to provide music for hospital patients during the holiday season, and, over forty years later, it continues to perform in nursing homes, at Rosary Hill, at community events, and in public concerts twice a year. We welcome all interested singers – sopranos, altos, tenors and basses – and will be accepting new members through February. Formal auditions are not required, only the ability to sing in tune in a group. We rehearse at St. Paul's on The Hill (40 Ganung Drive) in Ossining on Tuesday evenings, starting at 7:30 P.M. Our spring rehearsals will continue every Tuesday evening at 7:30 PM through May. Visit us at www.oldmillsingers.org or call and leave a message at 917-318-8941. (Please mention the Old Mill Singers.) Sign up is still open for Ossining Baseball and Softball Spring Season: There is still time to sign up for the spring season of Ossining Baseball and Softball. All boys and girls between the ages of 5 and 16 are welcome to register for one of the seven different leagues. Last year, over 500 boys and girls participated in this fun, instructional and competitive activity. League information, registration forms and mailing instructions can be found on the league website at www.jcysports.org. February 2015 Programs for Adults at the Briarcliff Manor Public Library ALBERT EINSTEIN: PERSON OF THE CENTURY Thursday, February 26 at 7:00 pm at the Briarcliff Manor Public Library Local resident Dr. David Kraft will review Einstein’s contributions and their continuing impact on science, technology and society. Dr. Kraft holds a PhD in Physics and is a professor of Mathematics and Physics at the University of Bridgeport. Registration is recommended for these programs but all are welcome to attend. To register, please email Shelley Glick at [email protected] or call the library at 941-7072. To see all of our spring programs for adults please go to http://www.briarcliffmanorlibrary.org/adultprograms.html. St. Augustine’s Parish, 381 No. Highland Avenue, Ossining invites the Ossining community to its annual St. Patrick’s Family Celebration on Saturday, March 14th from 6 to 10PM in the School Auditorium. The Celebration features DJ music, Sing-A-longs, , Irish Step-dancers, Bagpipers, a Sweepstake Raffle, and a corned beef and cabbage dinner for adults and unlimited pizza for children, the event promises to be a grand affair. The tickets are $35 per adult (includes one complimentary alcoholic beverage) and $10 per child (3 to 12 years old). Reservations are available at the Parish office (941-0067) and will be accepted til 3/11/15. The pond at Veterans Park will be open for ice skating weather dependent. The decision to keep the pond open for skating is weather dependent and is made on a day-to-day basis. For the most up to date information on the status of ice skating at Veterans Park, please contact the Community Center at 941-3189. The cold weather has officially arrived, don't let the winter blues set in! Act now and sign up for a home energy assessment with Energize Ossining to get started on banishing those depressing drafts from your house. Energize Ossining is a non-profit supported by the Village of Ossining. Reach Energize Ossining by phone at 914-302-7300 or online at EnergizeNY.org to learn more. Saw Mill River Audubon FIELD TRIPS & PROGRAMS Join them! Every Saturday & Sunday, 8:00-10:00 a.m.: Project FeederWatch at Croton Point Nature Center. Stop by to learn local winter birds & help count. Monday Bird Walks: Come birding with Saw Mill River Audubon. Beginners are encouraged! No pre-registration is necessary. Binoculars available for loan if you email us in advance. Visit their Google calendar at www.sawmillriveraudubon.org/calendar for more event details or call their office at (914) 666-6503 or email them at [email protected]. Be sure to subscribe to their free, private email list to get additional details and early notice of new trips and events. Visit www.sawmillriveraudubon.org/list to subscribe. To receive our newsletters in color via email, visit www.sawmillriveraudubon.org/enews. Every Monday, 8:30 a.m.: Free guided bird walks at area hotspots. 1st Mon: Muscoot Farm, 2nd Mon: Rockefeller State Park Preserve, 3rd Mon (except for February, see below): Kingsland Point OR Tarrytown Lakes (check their Google calendar month-to-month) 4th Mon: Croton Point County Park, 5th Mon: Marshlands Conservancy, Rye. Every Saturday & Sunday, 8:00-10:00 a.m.: Project FeederWatch at Croton Point Nature Center. Stop by to learn & count local birds. (Ends April 5.) Every Thursday in February, 3:45 p.m. until dark, Eagle Roost Monitoring at Verplanck Dock. Watch bald eagles come to roost along the Hudson River. February Saturday, February 14: Second Saturday Walk at Brinton Brook, Croton Monday, February 16: Field Trip: Winter Birds on LI Sound & Lunch Saturday, February 21: Third Saturday Seed Sale, Pruyn Sanctuary March Thursday, March 12: Public Program: Butterfly Gardening, Croton Library Friday, March 13: Flight of the Woodcock. Croton Point Park Saturday, March 14: Second Saturday Walk at Brinton Brook, Croton Friday, March 20: BirdersU Birding by Ear, Croton Point Nature Center Saturday, March 21: BirdersU field trip Saturday, March 21: Third Saturday Seed Sale, Pruyn Sanctuary The Ossining Story: A Bicentennial Celebration 1813–2013 is still available for purchase. This special-edition souvenir journal commemorated Ossining’s 200th birthday, honoring its past and present. Ossining became the first incorporated village in Westchester County in 1813, when it was still known as Sing Sing. The journal is the culmination of the work of many Ossining residents who cherish our village’s history. Its managing editor, Martha Mesiti, Town Historian and a lifelong resident, reached out to the organizations that comprise Ossining’s vibrant community to share their histories. Over 60 groups responded, including the Police and Fire Departments, houses of worship, educational groups, military groups, historical organizations, social and service groups, and more. Mesiti also commissioned articles of historic interest from local authors and historians, covering such topics as the village’s unique architecture, Sing Sing marble, Sing Sing prison, and historic personalities like the Old Leather Man.