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YOUR HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER • www.CommunityPress.us MARCH 2023
Volume 38
AFD to Celebrate Baumbach’s & Tripp’s 50 Years of Service
Number 3
Brewed Awakening’s Valentine’s Day Ribbon Cutting
(Left to right) Chamber members Nancy King, Dick Zavatto, Joe Morrison, Owner Chelsea Romano and family, Chamber members Linda Cole Cheryll Berg and Jessica Spaccio at the Candor Chamber of Commerce’s Ribbon Cutting for Brewed Awakening. Photo by Carol A. Henry
Don Baumbach and Ken “KC” Tripp at the 1985 Field Days
On Saturday, March 25, the Apalachin Fire Department invites family, friends, neighbors, and community members to celebrate both Donald Baumbach and Kenneth “K.C.” Tripp, for 50plus years of fire service. The celebration will be at
Apalachin Fire Station 1, 260 Pennsylvania, Ave., from 1:00 to 4:00 pm. Light refreshments will be served. Please stop to offer your congratulations and appreciation for their service.
Book Sale at Coburn Library - March 10 & 11 The Friends of the Coburn Free Library are happy to announce another opportunity to stock up on books (children – adult), movies, and recorded books. The shelves are bursting with many choices, all sorted and shelved, making it easy to find your favorite author and/or genre. The sale will take place on Friday, March 10, from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, and Saturday, March 11, from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm. The library is at 275 Main Street in Owego. The sale is easy to access from the rear parking lot via the new elevator annex entryway. If you have any questions, call the library at 607-687-3520.
Book Sale & Soup Lunch in Nichols - March 25 The Tioga/Nichols Area Lions Club will have a Book Sale and Soup Lunch on Saturday, March 25, at the Nichols Methodist Church in Nichols, NY. The doors will open at 10:00 am and run to 2:00 pm with a bag sale starting at 12:30 pm. There will be a variety of
soups to choose as well as a grilled cheese sandwich or slices of bakery bread, drink and dessert is included in the price. Along with lunch, there will be a huge selection of hardcover and paperback books to purchase. Proceeds will be used for the community fund.
DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME STARTS MARCH 12th Don’t forget to set your clocks ahead
by Carol Henry The Candor Chamber of Commerce held a special Valentine’s Day Ribbon Cutting at Brewed Awakenings, 81 Main Street, Candor. Family and friends, as well as many members of the Candor Chamber were on hand to witness owner, Chelsea Romano, officially cut the ribbon. Brewed Awakenings opened on April 30, 2022, and the business has grown into a successful “shop,” offering baked goods along with specialty coffees, and a luncheon menu. One of the first buildings to be built in the central business section of the village, it was divided into two shops for over fifty years and was occupied by a variety of businesses, including a butcher shop, radio repair shop, insurance agency, barbershop, organic food store, and more. In 1948 Marian Weber purchased the building and moved her beauty shop on the left side. Again, over the years it housed many businesses, but one of the most memorable was Killy’s (Elmer and Clara Kilpatrick) who ran the store where you could buy everything from ice cream, school supplies, patent medicines, candy, greeting cards, comic books, fireworks, and much more. It’s exciting to see another successful business claim this location on Main Street. Especially a business that welcomes young and old alike, with a warm community spirit, so come enjoy tasty treats along friendship. “I am so proud that I’ve created a
successful business,” Romano stated. “The hardest thing for me is being away from my kids, but they love coming to the shop. And the biggest supporters are my husband and my whole family, by far.” Romano’s main helpers are her brother-in-law, Travis, and her nephew, Hudson.
“We will eventually expand for more seating hopefully in the near future.” In the meantime, Brewed Awakenings offers coffee, breakfast, lunch, and bakery items, which change daily, so be sure to check out their FB pages for current menu, and
Mobile Food Pantry in Apalachin - March 22 The Foodbank of the Southern Tier and the Apalachin Lions will sponsor a “Walk-Up Mobile Food Pantry” in Apalachin on Wednesday, March 22, from 10:00am to 11:00am, on the grounds of St. Mar-
garet Mary’s Church, 1110 Pennsylvania Avenue in Apalachin. Pre-registration is required. Phone 211 or go to www.foodbankst.org/ cfd
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