Spencer News

The Wineglass Running Club has scheduled its 2009 Cross Country Summer Series of events for runners of all ages, genders and ability levels.

The residents of Van Etten have some good things planned for the Spencer-Van Etten community this summer.

Wayne Myers has asked me to invite everyone to come to the Open Days Garden Tour Saturday at his home at 1071 Michigan Hollow Road on the Spencer-Danby town line.

Overnight visitors to Tioga County could pay a higher hotel/motel tax if state legislators agree.

Everett Enstine, son of Sheila and Ed Enstine of West King Road, has lived his entire life in Ithaca.

If the Spencer-Van Etten school district was a business that had competition, it would have been out of business years ago.

Tioga Opportunities Department of Aging, along with the New York State Bar Association Elder Law Section and the Sixth Judicial District Pro Bono Action NOW Committee, will co-host an Elder Law Clinic from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday at the Countryside Community Center, 9 Sheldon Guile Blvd., Owego.

Believe it or not, the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum will be celebrating the "Big 7-0" next week, on Friday, June 12.

SPENCER - Newark Valley defeated Southern Cayuga, 6-0, in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference softball semifinal today at Spencer-Van Etten High School.

Jeremy Slack of Dryden aced the par-3 third hole at Dryden Lake Golf Course on May 4, holing out a 6-iron from about 165 yards.

The Tioga Count Council on the Arts will present a Round and Square Dance from 7 to 10 p.m. May 30 at the Spencer Grange Hall as part of the council's folk art series.

Van Etten has a winner in Patty Huddle! On May 4, she was named the Chemung County Senior Citizen of the Year by the Department of Aging and Long Term Care.

Individuals charged with criminal offenses noted in this column will face a court proceeding to determine whether they are guilty of the charges.

Troy Barcomb was co-medalist with a 3-over 39 on back nine at Mark Twain Golf Course on Friday, leading Thomas A. Edison over Odessa-Montour 217-288 in an Interscholastic Athletic Conference golf match.

School board elections and the school budget vote are rapidly approaching , but I haven't seen one campaign sign yet.

On Saturday, April 25, amidst record high temperatures, about 60 walkers were on hand at the Candor High School track to walk in support of the 2009 Veterans Walk-a-thon and Motorcycle Ride.

A summer camp north of Spencer for children with disabilities will be open again this year, after state funding cuts nearly forced it to close.

Gail Fulkerson and friends will host their annual craft sale from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 2 and Sunday, May 3 at her home in Spencer, 289 Dawson Hill Road.

CANDOR -- Cody Rose slammed a pair of home runs, including a grand slam, and brother Chad Rose also went yard for Candor in a 13-6 Interscholastic Athletic Conference victory over Trumansburg on Thursday.

When Spencer attorney George Patte went fishing in Montour Falls on opening day of trout season, he pulled out something much larger than a fish.