T Tri-Town T ews www.tritownnews.com VOL. 152 - NO. 41 NSidNey, New yOrk — friday, OctOber 12, 2018 SuggeSted price 75¢ Roast Pork Harvest Supper New Members Join Ford Returns to Promote Returns to Unadilla First Butternut Valley Grange Afton Motorsports Park for Presbyterian Page 11 2019 Season Page 5 Page 19 Longtime Unadilla Lawyer Sidney Students Sit No-Cost Loses Cancer Battle SATs to teaching, earned an ad- eral cousins. by allison collins vanced degree in administra- dee is also survived by ex- tion from Syracuse university. tended family, ryan and tif- SIDNEY – for the third She earned her law degree fany Johnson of Homer. consecutive year, Sidney stu- from touro School of Law in the family wishes to thank dents were able to sit the SAT central islip, New york. the staff of Memorial Sloane exam wednesday at no charge dee practiced law until kettering cancer center in and during regular school recently from her office on New york for the exceptional hours. Main Street in unadilla, as care given dolores “dee.” doing so, officials said, well as for the Otsego county Special thanks is extended to means test-takers in rural dis- public defender’s Office. She renee. tricts don’t have to overcome was a highly regarded profes- friends may call from 11 travel restrictions experienced sional and deeply involved in a.m. to 1:00 p.m. this Saturday with weekend test dates or in- community service. at c.H. Landers funeral cha- cur the usual $65-plus test fee. flying was a passion for pel, 21 Main St., Sidney. call- “SAT participation grows dee, who had a private pilot’s ing hours will be followed by uNADILLa – dolores when it is administered on license. She was active in the a 1 p.m. memorial service. a school day—especially “dee” gayle fogarty of un- fagan flyers at the Sidney in lieu of flowers, memo- adilla passed away on Sept. among low-income students,” Sidney is one of only a few under the auspices of the col- airport, serving as president. rial donations may be made Jaslee carayol, a representa- 29, 2018 at the age of 75. there she developed many to Heart of the catskills Hu- districts in the state to admin- lege board. She was born in Stamford tive with the college board, ister the test this way, Sidney at the time, he said, Sid- friendships in the aviation mane Society, 46610 Ny -10 which operates the SATs, said on Sept. 15, 1943, the daugh- community. delhi, N.y., 13753 or the dela- Superintendent dr. william ney’s student population was ter of the late raymond and in a written statement. “and christensen said, and New taking the exam at a percent- dee was also a lover of ware Valley Humane Society a growing body of evidence ida (golfetto) faora. dolo- animals and enjoyed the com- 101 east Main St., Sidney, york is among 10 states in the age rate in the “low teens to res grew up in grand gorge. shows (that) offering the SAT country to do so. 20s.” pany of several dogs over the N.y., 13838. at no cost to students during after graduating from high years. condolences and memo- the arrangement, chris- “With (the SATs) being school, she attended the State the school day propels more tensen said, began four years a gatekeeper to college and She is survived by longtime ries may be shared online at students into college. Sidney university of New york, grad- partner, Jerry foote of un- landersfh.com. ago when he approached the our kids not taking it,” he uating with a teaching degree. central School is … clear- college board. christensen said, “the reality was that adilla; sister, amelia (amy) arrangements are under ing the path for students by dolores taught in several and peter kutcher of Lewis- the direction of c.H. Landers also sits on an advisory board kids were missing out on area schools and, in addition participating in SAT School berry, pennsylvania; and sev- funeral chapel, Sidney. day.” SATs Continued, Page 2 Bainbridge CofC to Honor Improvements Take Off at Sidney Gets 10K to Help Make Citizen of the Year Spalholz Sidney Municipal Airport Healthy Eating Fun by allison collins hour and dinner at 7. by allison collins “it’s a heck of a deal for saf- New york State Sen. fred er airport operations,” klindt BAINBRIDGE – the akshar, r – afton, and as- SIDNEY – roughly a year said. bainbridge chamber of com- semblyman clifford crouch, after u.S. Senators charles after the $1.8 million an- merce recently announced r – bainbridge, will speak at Schumer, d, and kirsten gil- nounced last September, this year’s citizen of the the dinner. librand, d, announced $1.8 klindt noted, remaining mon- year, barb Mulkins Spalholz, tickets are on sale through million in federal funding for eys were allocated from a and business of the year, Oct. 20 at bob’s diner and the Sidney Municipal airport, discretionary federal fund fed Scoville-Meno. NBT bank bainbridge. work is underway. by taxes collected on aviation the commitment to com- Spalholz, 63, a longtime construction of a parallel fuel. the project cost includes munity dinner honoring re- chamber board member and taxiway will mean safer oper- all design plans, construction cipients will take place Satur- owner of VIP tax & payroll ations at the airport, manager and moving enough dirt to day, Oct. 27 at Sundown golf Service at 1 North Main St. in gary klindt said early this meet the two percent grading & country club in guilford, bainbridge, said she learned week. klindt noted that the requirements, klindt said. beginning with a 6 p.m. social of her selection last month. project, conceptualized more though work was initially than 30 years ago, is expected planned for three phrases, to wrap next spring. klindt said, all phases are total, klindt said, the proj- happening concurrently. work ect will cost $3 million, with has been contracted through five percent of that amount JbS dirt of canastota. SIDNEY – Last week, Sidney Central School District contributed by the village. by running parallel to the announced receipt of $10,000 in grant funding from “(the village’s portion) preexisting runway, the new Creating Healthy Schools and Communities, a five- comes from the general fund,” taxiway will allow for safer Sidney Mayor andy Matviak aircraft traffic and multiple year public health initiative under the auspices of the said. “we put in our portion crafts on the runway at a time, New York State Department of Health. as the bills come to us, but we while eliminating bottleneck- Thomas Hohensee, project coordinator for Creating have it set aside in the budget.” ing caused by the airport’s Healthy Schools and Communities, presented the check to Food Services Director Kim Corcoran and Sidney teacher and Wellness Committee member Josh Gray. According to a media release, the funding will enable the district’s purchase of pedal-powered blender bikes and a mobile cooking lab. “Our grant … provided funding for the two Fender Blenders, half of the edible kitchen cart and a rototiller for the school and community gardens,” Hohensee said in a written statement. Bainbridge ‘Citizen of the Year’ Barb Mulkins Spal- Creating Healthy Schools and Communities is a coor- holz stands in front of her downtown Bainbridge busi- dinated, multi-sector initiative designed to increase de- ness, VIP Tax & Payroll Service, early this week. mand for and access to healthy, affordable foods and opportunities for daily physical activity in high-need Bainbridge school districts and their associated communities. cORRECTION: please ble New wheels for Village Continued, note, an error was printed in ‘fixture’.” the enforced tri- Airport Continued, last week’s photo titled “Sid- cycle was purchased for Jami, Page 2 Page 2 ney donors purchase, assem- not Jimmy. TT 2 — Tri-Town News — Friday, October 12, 2018 SATs Continued scholarships and all types said. “but this levels the play- come boosted test scores. ficiencies. we’ve seen a lot of WEEKLY of opportunities.” ing field for all students. Hav- “Our scores are higher student engagement.” MEAT and CHEESE “What happens is, we ing it available to every kid because kids are in their “(Administrators) are negotiate a significantly is our goal … and it’s been natural school environment,” getting those reports back, SPECIALS reduced rate and we build real successful. we’re very he said. “So we’ve seen our too,” he added. “So it’s and PLATTERS it right into our budget,” he pleased.” scores go up and it’s a com- great for us, because we’re explained. “it’s typically $65 On wednesday, chris- bination of more kids taking able to pass that informa- BUY BULK BY THE POUND and $AVE or $70 for a student to take, tensen said, 38, or roughly it and kids being more com- tion back to teachers ... and but we’re not paying nearly 40 percent, of Sidney seniors fortable while they’re taking it’s a good barometer for us to FROM THE DELI – that. we’re in the range of $15 took the 154-question SAT it—they’re with their friends, know where our program is Meat & Cheese Platters, including several kinds of to $18 dollars per student and, test and 117, or 60 percent, in the confines of their school at. before, we didn’t get that Swiss, Cheddar and Yogurt Cheese for the students receiving free of 10th- and 11th-graders sat and they’re not having to trav- data back.” and reduced lunch, which is the pSATs.