HEADLINES: February 20, 2008
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Relay For Life to Return to Boonville Kick-Off Scheduled March 6
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Boonville Run/Walk Participants Reminded Of Bus Sign-Up Deadline
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Towns of Trenton, Remsen and Steuben to Hold Public Meetings for Recreational Center Study
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Remsen Man Heads Group Planning Flight 93 Memorial
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BABY
BEAR RESCUED
The
cute little bear cub, in photo at left taken by Jerry Waskiewicz
last week in front of his home on Route 12, Alder Creek, came down
the tree and wandered his way to a sliding party on Saturday,
February 9. Louise Zeigler of Mineral Springs Road said, “At the
time (of the party) we weren’t sure what it was. It came back on
Sunday and Monday, and was in my garage Monday night. Two of the
boys were tracking it, and it went from one house to another,
probably looking for food,” she said. “Tuesday morning when I got up
I heard a noise and he was at my back door and in my garage. I
watched him and he went around by my wood pile and up to my big
garage.” Louise, who took the photo at right, said she called the
Conservation Department and someone came to talk to her Tuesday
morning. “He and my daughter-in-law Jeanie Zeigler went looking for
him in my big garage and found him between the wheels of the
3-wheeler. They called another Conservation worker who brought a
cage to put the cub in. He didn’t resist them. They were going to
try to save him, but he was very weak.”
SNOW
REMOVAL
With a “little break” from Mother Nature on Friday, February 15, the
Boonville Village Street Department was busy removing snow from the
village streets. They were cleaning up from the lake-effect snow
storm that brought several inches of snow earlier in the week. The
weather then turned warmer on Sunday, February 17, with
precipitation coming in the form of rain, turning secondary roads
and driveways into ice skating rinks. Area road crews were then kept
busy Sunday and Monday, making sure the roads were well sanded and
safe for travel. Luckily, school buses didn’t have to be out, as
schools were closed for President’s Day, the start of a week-long
winter vacation.
(Photo by Joanna Moore)
Fire
Destroys House in Town of Lewis
Boonville Fire Department firefighters, venting the side of the
structure at the Witzigman residence, 3304 Osceola Road, West Leyden,
which was destroyed by fire Wednesday, February 13.
(Photo by Jerry Waskiewicz)