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discuss native trees and the other plants found in the region. Information will be provided on the state forest program and its geologic history. There will be opportunity for questions during the presentation and handouts will be presented at the beginning of the walk. Pre-registration is required and the cost is $10. Participants will be required to sign a CCE Assumption of Risk Form prior to the walk, and social distancing and masks will be exercised during the walk. In case of rain or poor weather, the event will be moved to Sunday or the following weekend. If capacity is reached, officials said they will hold a later session in the afternoon to accommodate all those interested. To register, call (585) 268-7644 ext. 14, or email jtb273@cornell. edu.
By BOB CLARK
File photo Reenactors participate in a street battle at the 2019 Angelica Civil War Weekend.
Angelica Civil War Weekend canceled due to COVID-19
By BOB CLARK
ANGELICA — Another Allegany County event is gone with the wind this year due to COVID-19. Terry Parker, a county judge and member of the reenacting 136th New York Volunteer Infantry, “The Ironclads,” announced that the 17th annual Angelica Civil War Weekend has been canceled for this September due to the pandemic and related state rules for gatherings. “We had approvals to go ahead from the Village and local community, and a great deal of enthusiasm from reenactors hoping to save at least one event from the schedule,” Parker said Monday. “Local Health Department officials also were supportive, and gave us advice in our attempt to salvage some form
of event. However, recent actions by the State, including using State Police to shut down a local outdoor music festival, made it clear that the State was not so accommodating.” “We tried our best to keep the event for all of us and for the public at large, who appear from recent events to need historical education and context more than ever. But it was not to be,” he added. “Holding a “public” event, having to limit both attendees and spectators to very small numbers, mask requirements and barring close proximity would render the effort useless for all.” Parker noted that the event is set to return from Sept. 24-26, 2021. Originally formed as an event for the Allegheny Highlands Council for Scouts BSA members, the event
turned into a townwide weekend of activities. Events have typically included tours for the county’s eighth graders, street battles, a market and various history lectures and activities. Much like the events in 2020, disease played a major role in the war itself more than 150 years ago. An estimated two-thirds of the 660,000 Civil War casualties were caused by infectious disease, and about half of all New York soldiers’ deaths, according to the American Battlefield Trust. The cancellation is the latest in summer events for “the village where history lives.” Several other events, including July’s Allegany County Fair and August’s Angelica Heritage Days, were also canceled due to the pandemic.
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BELMONT — One new case of COVID-19 was reported in Allegany County early this week as several local nonprofits announced the return of some programs. The Allegany County Department of Health reported that the case count was at 80 in the county, after rising one on Sunday. To date, 78 have resulted in recoveries, while one is still active and one death was reported in mid-March. Quarantines and isolations have been ordered 1,117 times since March, with 37 still active. The total number of precautionary travel quarantines to date is 335. Of the 637 antibodies tests given, 25 have come back positive. CORNELL COOPERATIVE Extension of Allegany County will host its first outdoor presentation this year on Saturday. Led by Allegany County’s Master Gardener, Dave Chamberlain, the program on forest ecology will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Phillips Creek State Forest’s main entrance on Route 244 outside of Belmont. Chamberlain will
THE ALLEGANY COUNTY Blind Association also announced Monday that the office will reopen Tuesday with regular office hours of 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. However, clients must call for an appointment and wear a mask. The Low Vision Clinic will resume Aug. 10.
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