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June 30, 2016 VOL. 150 - NO. 26 SidNey, New yOrk — ThurSday, JuNe 30, 2016 SuggeSTed price 75¢ Area Democrats, Birns & Metnick, Honored at Annual Dinner By allison collins county democrats, consisted vigor, and all around earnest event. primarily of members of the commitment to public service. Though always a passionate DELHI – a large and en- delaware democratic com- Middletown Town chair, participator in politics, Birns thusiastic crowd gathered mittee – the county chair, Lisa Tait, introduced Birns, also enjoyed a long career as on the evening of June 25 in town chairs, officers, state the first of the two men to re- an english teacher at both SuNy delhi’s Signatures committee members and del- ceive the Francis kipp Man Margaretville central School restaurant for the annual aware county election com- of the year award, calling and Oneonta central School. delaware county democrat- missioner – along with many him a “brilliant strategist” Over his four decades spent ic committee dinner. The a town supervisor, friends and and declaring, “The demo- in the catskills, Birns has aid- night, namely about gathering family of the evening’s hon- cratic party owes you a debt ed successful campaigns for around the democratic com- orees and vested members of of gratitude. you’ve raised the myriad political posts—ev- mittee’s 2016 co-recipients the many delaware county standards of our county.” erything from town supervi- of the Francis kipp Man of communities. Birns has served on several sor and highway superinten- the year award, Bill Birns after reciting the pledge political campaigns, at local, dent positions to his integral and dennis Metnick, also and observing the invocation, state and national levels. in work with congress hopefuls featured vibrant speeches by Tom Schimmerling, county 2015, Birns managed gary in the 70’s and on behalf of congress contenders, Zephyr chair (Meredith) and master rosa’s victorious campaign president Obama in 2008. Teachout and will yandik of ceremonies for the evening, for delaware county Family with regard to Judge ro- and NyS comptroller Thom- got down to the business of court Judge, the first win of sa’s recent victory (something pictured here, dennis Metnick (l) and Bill Birns hold their as diNapoli. recognizing Bill Birns and its kind since 1982 and a party Birns again played a part in), respective plaques after receiving the Francis kipp Man of the The audience, made up dennis Metnick for their re- victory that was praised many Birns said emphatically, “we year award for 2016 from the delaware county democratic almost entirely of delaware markable political legacies, times over during Saturday’s did a good thing. politics is committee. photo credit: dan Flanagan. SEE BIRNS & METNICK, PG. 5 The Afton Fair Sidney, Unatego Make Healthier Schools & Gillette Shows Midway Communities with Help of Grant July 6-9, 2016 By allison collins fordable foods and opportuni- er, Joshua gray, co-chairs the active living accepted and ex- Wednesday – Parade and NBT Fireworks ties for daily physical activity wellness committee. (here, pected choices every day.” Thursday – Thrill Show Black Cat Hell Drivers SIDNEY/OTEGO – in the for all New yorkers.” Blanchard noted that, “we are hohensee outlined some Friday – Harness Racing, Demo Derby fall of 2015, after Ny depart- as such, CHSc takes a dual always looking for invested of the strategies in place Saturday - Farm Stock & Enhanced Tractor Pull & ment of health had flagged approach, examining schools parents” interested in joining to examine wellness poli- Sidney and unatego school and communities as distinct their district’s committee and, cies within specific school Gas & Diesel Off the Street Truck Pull districts as two among many entities that make up a coop- to do so, parents should con- environments: evaluating Pay-one-price Rides Daily on a list of “high needs” state erative whole. Fittingly then, tact gray or Barnes at their and establishing a cSPAP schools, both districts were CHSc is the result of “com- respective schools). (comprehensive school activ- theaftonfair.com for times, prices and selected by representatives bined forces,” as Maureen working alongside gray ity program), wherein things Information on many other shows and attractions of creating healthy Schools Blanchard, project director and Barnes, as well as like a child’s level of activity and communities to be grant and overseer of the commu- Blanchard, has been Bassett’s before and after, as well as recipients. (Nearby, the school nity aspect of the grant, put health promotion/disease pre- during, school is considered, districts in walton, charlotte it. Five years prior to CHSc, vention specialist and school along with staff involvement, Valley, and richfield Springs there were independent com- coordinator for CHSc, Thom- community engagement and were also selected). The munity and school grant as hohensee. (incidentally, ways to strengthen preexisting The “Greene Flash” Makes a grant, awarded to research initiatives called “creating hohensee is also behind the physical education program- Foundation for SuNy-SuNy healthy places” and “healthy popular Mileage club, a fit- ming and helping schools Run for Rio ” respectively. cobleskill, represents “a five- Schools Ny, ness initiative in which Otego meet federal nutrition stan- GREENe – chad Noelle. champion honors graduate year public health initiative CHSc is now building on the elementary kids heartily par- dards for foods sold outside of you may have seen him strid- walked briskly again just to reduce major risk factors successes and lessons learned ticipate annually.) hohensee school meal programs (vend- ing quickly toward the track, weeks ago—this time to re- of obesity, diabetes, and other from from those earlier grants said, with regard to Sidney and ing machine offerings, a la a snow shovel slung over his ceive his bachelor’s degree chronic diseases in 85 school with this new, unified CHSc unatego districts, “we are al- carte lunchline options, after shoulder the better to clear from Oklahoma State univer- districts and associated com- grant, which went into effect ready seeing how the collab- school care program snacks, a single lane of snow for his sity. after the ceremony, No- munities statewide.” in tan- October 1, 2015. orative relationships and the etc.). workout. it is december and elle said it was the most work dem with the dOh, creating Blanchard explained that, unified vision of school and hohensee, who acknowl- it’s ten degrees. he’s ever done for a piece of healthy Schools and com- once the Sidney and unatego community members will al- edged, “we’ve got our work Or you may have seen him paper! munities (CHSc) “provides school districts were engaged, low us to make these commu- cut out for us,” also expressed running through the streets of and now? Now the win- funding to local organizations someone was appointed at nities healthier places to live, that educators and communi- greene, finding yourself per- ner of many an accolade is in [and works to] implement each school to chair a district- work and play…both schools ties are beginning to under- forming a double take, unsure training for perhaps his big- multi-component evidence- wide committee. heading up are doing some really good stand that, “healthy students you’ve actually seen some- gest sporting challenge yet: based policies, place-based unatego’s efforts is Otego things [and] during the next learn better, but students need thing whizzing by. it is July the Olympic qualifiers. Noelle strategies, and promising elementary School physical four years our goal is to sup- to learn to be healthy.” and it is 95 degrees. kevin hopes to blaze a path into one practices to increase demand education instructor, Jenni port schools and communities hohensee’s work with Stevens, Binghamton press of just three slots available for for and access to healthy, af- Barnes; in Sidney, eSL teach- in making healthy eating and Barnes and gray has includ- sports writer, has dubbed this the entire american nation. SEE HEALTHIER blur the “greene Flash.” asked if he’d always been SCHOOLS, PG. 4 you may have seen him on a runner, Noelle’s mother and television sports program- biggest supporter, Taylor No- ming, winning the Mill rose elle, said, “he didn’t realize Mile at Madison Square gar- he was good at it until tenth den or on the Sherwood ho- grade. he liked sports and tel’s big screen crossing the participated all year round and finish line first for theCAA N he did running in the spring.” National championship 1500 But it wasn’t until the then meter, making him the fastest high schooler made it to states collegiate runner in the nation and “realized that, without a for 2015. lot of training or anything, if you may even have seen he applied himself, he could him gracing the banner of ga- win,” explained Taylor, that torade’s “athlete of the year” Noelle caught the running or the pages of Sports Illus- bug in earnest. From there, he trated and The Wall Street caught the attention of fellow Journal. runner and Bainbridge track Otego elementary students show off their hard Sidney elementary students offer up some fresh, greene’s five-time state coach, robb Munro, who of- work, extracting patches of sod in preparation for the flavorful salsa made by the students themselves and SEE GREEN FLASH, newly installed Otego community garden. served up to their peers as part of a healthy eating PG. 4 initiative. FIRST TIME NEW 4 BD/2 ½ BA Absolutely Gorgeous Colonial Home on 1.94 Corner Lot Acres. Gourmet LISTING Kitchen w/custom cabinets, ceramic tile oor & granite top island & counter tops. Relax OFFERED... in the in-ground pool, soak in the hot tub or just sit on the patio & enjoy the outdoor #105924 wood replace.
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