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THE HOMER NEWS Volume IX Thursday, April 25, 2019 Issue 22 FREE It's Great Kite Flying Weather April winds have made for some great kite flying weather. The large field behind some of the homes on North Main Street was the perfect setting for some after-school adven- tures away from power lines and trees. If you are going to fly a kite, use extreme caution. And, like Charlie Brown, watch out for kite-eating trees. FREE 2 .April 25, 2019 ð The Homer News Around Town "Managing Concerns About Falls" Begins May 6 Prescreening and Preregistration Required Cortland County Area Agency on Aging is again offering an informa- tional class series for older adults to address the fear of falling and to dis- cuss realistic goals to increase activity, to change environment to reduce fall risk factors, and to learn simple exer- cises to increase strength and balance. An evidence-based program, “A Matter of Balance: Managing Concerns about Falls”, assists older adults not to limit activities, which can result in physical weakness and make the risk of falling even greater. Many older adults also experience isolation or depression when they limit interaction with family and friends. Don’t cut back on a favorite activ- ity or turn down a chance to go out with family or friends because you Recently, a few 65+ year old “Hot-Shot” Homer & Cortland Greek Peak alumni skiers got together in Vail, Colorado! are concerned about falling. “A Matter In the photo are: Steve Hope, Bruce King, Joe Poole, Stewart Eves, Bruce Eves, and George Clancy (absent Mike of Balance: Managing Concerns about Woods) Falls” can help older adults improve your quality of life and remain more This crew of retired gentleman skiers spent many winters together in the late 60’s and early 70’s at Greek Peak, regularly independent. drawing the attention of the GP Ski Patrol - receiving reminders about speed limits and jumping safety. This informational class series will be Eves recorded an excess of 26,000 vertical feet for the first day... and the skies were as blue can be. FUN! held on Mondays for eight weeks from May 6 through July 1 from 1:30pm- 3:30pm at the Cortland Senior Center in the County Office Building located Homer Legion Driver Refresher Class May 8 & 9 at 60 Central Avenue in Cortland, with A six-hour AARP “Smart Driver” refresher course geared for drivers aged 50 parking and an accessible entrance at Breakfast and older, but open to drivers of any age, is being offered over two days on the side of the building. Wednesday, May 8 and Thursday, May 9 from 1:30-4:30pm at the McGraw Senior Prescreening and preregistration April 28 Center located in the Community Building at 15 Clinton Street in McGraw. are required. Call the Area Agency on Aging at (607) 753-5060 for more This course is approved by the N.Y.S. Department of Motor Vehicles for points and The American Legion Family will be insurance reduction. information or to register. holding a Breakfast Buffet on Sunday, April 28 from 8 - 11 am. Omelets Preregistration is required by calling the Cortland County Health Department at available. Veteran and Senior Citizen 758-5509. Participants are encouraged to bring your AARP Membership Card for a Discounts, under 4 years old are free. Spafford Area discount on the class fee and a sweater or jacket. Class may be rescheduled due Proceeds help with the many Veteran to lack of registrations, and walk-ins might be turned away. Historical Society and Community Service Projects of the American Legion Family. This will be This class is sponsored by AARP, Cortland County Health Department, Cortland the last breakfast until we start back Concert April 27 County Area Agency on Aging, and Cortland County Retired and Senior Volunteer up in September. Program (RSVP). The Spafford Area Historical Society will present Mike Powell and Loren Berger in concert Saturday, April 27, at 8:00 p.m. Benson Davis Insurance Post Frame The concert will be at the Borodino Hall, 5RXWH+RPHr1< 1861 East Lake Road, Skaneateles, Steel Frame NY.Purchase tickets at the door. $20 per person, $30 per family. FREE Designing and PARKING. Handicapped accessible. Proceeds benefit the Spafford Area Building for Over 35 Years Historical Society. Tell Our Advertisers you saw their ad in The Homer News EVENTS CALENDAR Complete Construction Linda, Marjorie, Annette, Lee and Matt As space permits, The Homer News Concepts,LLC will print a brief notice of your organiza- Local Residents & Your Neighbors! 137 South Main Street tion’s event at no charge in the EVENTS $XWR+RPH%XVLQHVV&RQWUDFWRUV5HFUHDWLRQDO9HQLFOHV CALENDAR. For more detailed notices we Homer, New York 13077 suggest you purchase a display ad. Please keep in mind our publishing schedule and Your “Homer” town insurance agency! Office 607-749-7770 - Fax 607-749-7239 deadlines: April 30, 2019 for the May 9, Big or Small We Tackle It All 2019 issue. bensondavis.com The Homer News - April 25, 2019. 3 Team Hage Quality Agents ~ Quality Service 4070 West Rd. (Rt. 281) We Sell Results, Not Promises. Cortland NY 13045 Time to Buy or Sell? www.hagerealestate.com [email protected] Call us at 607-753-6766 Sold on Cortland County! Caregivers Fish From the Archives.... Support Group Available Come join us! And meet with others who are also coping with caregiving For Pond issues. The Caregivers Support Group meets Stocking monthly, every 4th Thursday. Rainbow trout, channel catfish, (November and December we will largemouth bass, sterile grass carp, meet the 2nd Thursday). fathead minnows, and fish food can Open to those who provide care and now be ordered through Cortland support for a loved one, friend or County Soil and Water Conservation neighbor who is 60 or older. District (SWCD) for private pond stocking. Orders must be received We meet at the Guthrie Cortland by Friday, May 3rd, 2019. Delivery Medical Center in the Basement, will be made to the SWCD office Conference Room B, from 3-4 pm. parking lot at the New York State Grange Building, 100 Grange Place, • Walk-ins are welcome. Cortland, on Saturday, May 11th at • Sponsored by the Cortland County 10:00 a.m. Order forms and instruc- Area Agency on Aging’s Caregiver tions for pick-up can be obtained Resource Center. by visiting our website at www. • For more information call the cortlandswcd.org, calling (607) 756- Caregivers Resource Center at (607) 5991 or by writing to: SWCD, 100 The Sherman House - N. Main St. 753-5060. Grange Place, Rm.202, Cortland, NY 13045. 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On one Breathe The Homer News is published Donald Lawson of Tobin Drive dropped occasion the boys stumbled upon a in Homer by The Homer News. Distribution is off the following note to be shared with guy lying face down on the ground. Better every other Thursday to all households and the readers: From all appearances, they assumed (StatePoint) If you’ve been diag- businesses in Homer. he was dead. To make sure, they went The Homer News is a community-based newspaper nosed with chronic obstructive pul- dedicated to informing townspeople of current events When Hurricane “Hazel” hit town and retrieved pea-shooters. The man monary disease (COPD) you know and issues; serving as a forum for the free exchange in 1954, Gloria and I had just rent- made no response when fired upon. that it can impact many different of views of town residents; and celebrating the people, places and happenings that make the Town ed an apartment on Cortland Street. So, now the boys were convinced areas of your life. What you may of Homer unique. Our daughter had just been born in they had discovered a corpse. This not know is that early and consis- tent management of the disease can Editor:Donald Ferris September, and we were just getting had to be reported to the police. They greatly improve outcomes and over- settled. I was an active Hose No. 1 *** went back into the village in search all quality of life. Rates: member of the Homer Fire Department, of “Heavy” Taylor. They found him is delivered at no cost to The Homer News and when the call came in, we all on Main Street at Heffron’s candy One disease management option is Homer addresses in the 13077 zip code. We now offer subscriptions to The Homer responded! There were so many trees store. “There’s a dead man up on pulmonary rehabilitation, which has News. Personal or out-of-town subscriptions are blown down on Main Street that traffic the hill,” they reported.