MARCH 29 Community Pot Luck Dinner There will be a community dinner at the Dresden United Methodist Church Wednesday, March 29. Bring a dish to pass and your own table service. Dinner is at 6 p.m., and at 7 p.m. there will be entertainment by Memories with Ron Harris. Bring your family and friends and enjoy! ANIMAL CRACKERS MARCH 29-31 Donate to Pet Food Pantry Please donate pet food to Pet Partner Connections during March at your church or any of pet food donation sites at Lyons Bank, Knapp & Schlappi, and the Black Cat Café. Pet Partner Connections provides pet food and support to pet owners who, due to age, disability, or other issue may need help to keep their pets at home. We can provide that needed food and other pet support through home visits and food pantries – but only with your help We can keep pets at home and out of shelters in these difficult times. Please Donate to our pet food pantry during Pet Food Sunday month throughout March. Thank you for your continued support! BOUND & GAGGED MARCH 30 Knit Together Thursday, March 30 from 1 - 3 p.m. - Join this weekly opportunity to create fiber arts and enjoy social connections. All are welcome. Hosted by Penn Yan Public Library. BREWSTER ROCKIT ‘Turkey and all the fixings’ Dinner A complete turkey and all the fixings dinner will be served from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 30 at the Dundee Baptist Church, 20 Seneca St., Dundee. Prepared by Chef Steve Owens, dinners are $13.50 for adults, $10.50 for children, under age 5 are free. Dine in, take-out, or free delivery within the village limits. For deliveries, please call 607-243-5935 or 315-317-5957. DICK TRACY MARCH 31 Long Term Care Medicaid Planning and Eligibility There will be a free legal presentation for Yates County residents from Legal Assistance of Western New York Inc., covering the basics of nursing home Medicaid eligibility and planning from 2 - 3:30 p.m. March 31 in-person at the Yates County Office Building and via Zoom. Topics will include home and allowable asset transfers, income and asset limits for nursing home care assistance, and planning techniques used by private attorneys to plan for Medicaid eligibility. To register, contact Pro Action NY Connects/Yates OFA at 315-279-4321 or email tillmana@proactioninc.org. APRIL 1 Egg Hunt, Story, and Craft The Hammondsport Library at 21 William St., is sponsoring an Egg Hunt, Story and Craft for ages 2-12 on Saturday, April 1 at 10:30 a.m. The maximum number of participants is 50. Sign up by Wednesday, March 29 is required. Call the Library at 607-569-2045 to sign up. APRIL 11 Are you part of the Sandwich Generation? If you have a parent over the age of 65, and young children (or you are financially supporting an adult child), you are. Because of this you probably feel like you are being pulled in several directions. Cornell Cooperative Extension of Steuben County will offer a free workshop led by Roth Elder Law, PLLC via Zoom on Tuesday, April 11 from 6 – 7:00pm on five strategies to help you cope including: • Learn why and how to have “The Conversation” with your parent • Discover what documents you should be gathering • Find out what to look for to know if your parent needs help (even if they don’t ask) • Learn what legal documents need to be in place now. For more information call 607664-2300 or visit putknowledgetowork.org. Register at http://bit.ly/409j69A. Pop-Up Food Pantry THE MIDDLETONS Pro Action of Steuben and Yates, Inc. has partnered with Foodlink to provide a Pop-Up Food Pantry will be held Friday April 14 from 10 – 11:30 a.m. at the Town of Starkey Highway Barn, 656 Dundee-Glenora Rd., Dundee. Pre-registration is required: call Pro Action Yates OFA at 315-279-4321. (Registration is on a first come, first served basis). Income information is requested. This will be a drive-through model; this will be a no-touch distribution and proper social distancing must be maintained. No walk-ups; only pre-registered households in cars will be served. Due to town equipment needing to be moved, please do not arrive prior to 9 a.m. APRIL 16 Dresden Fire Dept. Breakfast The Dresden Fire Department will be having a breakfast Sunday April 16 from 8 -11 a.m. Breakfast menu consists of pancakes, French toast, eggs, sausage, homefries, toast, and beverage. Cost is $12 for adults; $6 for age 12 and under. All you can eat while inside. APRIL 20 Welcome to Medicare Educational opportunity to learn the basics of Medicare! Welcome to Medicare presentation by Pro Action Yates Office for the Aging on Thursday, April 20th from 2-4pm, held in the Yates Office for the Aging Conference Room (Suite 1116). Please contact Ashley Beach at 315-2794321 or tillmana@proactioninc.org for more information. Register by 4/18/23. APRIL 28 Tree Dedication Ceremony The public is invited to attend a special Arbor Day tree dedication ceremony on Friday, April 28 at 1 p.m. at the Yates County History Center, 107 Chapel Street in Penn Yan. The tree planting is a Yates County bicentennial celebration event. The apple tree, a rare heirloom variety, is named for Abraham Wagener, who first propagated the trees in Yates County 200 years ago. A few of this variety survive in Yates County at properties owned by the Wagener family at one time. The Wagener apple is a parent to the modern Ida Red variety. Additional seedlings have also been planted at the Apple Barrel orchards in Penn Yan. For more information about Yates County’s bicentennial events, visit www.yatescounty.org/bicentennial or call 315-536-5147. APRIL 29 Middlesex Hose Co. Roast Beef Dinners The Middlesex Hose Co. Roast Beef Dinners will start again Saturday, April 29 at the Middlesex Hose Co. Firehall, 5537 Water St., Middlesex. The dinners will be served from 4-7 p.m. on the last Saturday of each month through Oct. 28. Adults $15, children $10 (under age 12), preschool free (take outs excluded). Dinners include tossed salad, rolls, relish dish, roast beef, gravy, potatoes, corn, pie, iced tea, milk, and coffee. ONGOING Tax Appointments Still Available Pro Action Yates Office for the Aging and AARP Foundation Tax-Aide will be offering free income tax service through Friday, April 14. To schedule an appointment, call Pro Action Yates Office for the Aging at 315-279-4321. You can make an appointment, or if you get a voicemail box, leave a message for a callback. When leaving a voice message, please clearly leave your name and phone number. You can call Monday thru Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Use the same phone number to cancel or reschedule appointments. All tax appointments will be held at the St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 135 Hamilton Avenue, Penn Yan (not Pro Action Yates Office for the Aging). Appointments are held on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
