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DUNDEE -- On Sept. 28, the Dundee Rotary Club honored Bradley Busch, son of John and Casey Busch of Rock Stream, as the first Elementary Student of the Month from the Dundee Central School.

4-H Year Kick-off Sunday, Oct.16 4-H is the largest out-of-school youth organization in the country. Starting over 100 years ago, 4-H has changed and adapted to reach new and unique youth audiences and interests.

KEUKA LAKE -- October 4, Howard Hanna Lake Group began their annual winter coat drive, collecting Coats for Kids. Donors can drop of new or gently used coats at the Howard Hanna Lake Group Offices at 229 Lake Street in Penn Yan, or at 52 Pulteney Street in Hammondsport.

The Chronicle-Express: Consolidation, January 1, 1926, of the Yates County Chronicle (1824) and the Penn Yan Express (1866); the Rushville Chronicle (1905) and the Gorham New Age (1902) The Yates County History Center’s volunteers have gleaned these entries for your enjoyment from their digitized newspapers. You can access them at the free site www.nyshistoricnewspapers. com. For more information about the YCHC, visit www.yatespast.org. 150 Years Ago October 3, 1872 A Noble Act — On Monday afternoon as the Philadelphia Express on the Northern Central Railway was proceeding South at the rate of twenty-five or thirty miles per hour, between “Milo and Himrod stations, the engineer, Mr. George Van Over, saw a child sitting on the track. ‘He at once applied the atmospheric brake. The fireman, Mr. John Keef, seeing the train could not be stopped, rushed forward to the pilot of the engine, and holding himself with one hand, with the other brushed the child so far from the rail as to escape all injury. The child, being too small to step over the rail, had got down on its hands and feet to crawl over to escape from the danger it had foreseen, just as the fireman brushed it from the track. The train finally stopped and the child was restored to its mother, who came running through the fields to receive her missing but loving child. The act was a brave and meritorious one, and both the engineer and firemen received the blessings of the mother as well as the hearty commendations of the passengers on the train. ~ Elmira Advertiser Plutarch observers of Solon — “But it is not enough for a man in office to be disinterested and upright himself; all that surround him ought to be so too. The faults of those under him are charged to his account. It is his business, and one of the principal designs of his being put in such a trust, is to prevent those corruptions and abuses.” — Conciliation is the word that bespeaks the key-note of this Presidential canvass. It is that

YATES COUNTY -- 4-H is the largest out-of-school youth organization in the country. Starting over 100 years ago, 4-H has changed and adapted over time to reach increasingly diverse youth audiences and interests. October 1 marks the start of a new 4-H year, making it the perfect time to get involved. Yates County has an active 4-H program, providing opportunities for young people to grow into competent, caring, and contributing community members. Keep reading to learn more about the 4-H Program, 4-H in Yates County, and current plans for our 4-H year.

Yates Suicide Prevention Coalition Advisory Committee WHEN: Sunday, Oct. 16 WHERE: Keuka Lake State Park REGISTER: American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) The annual Out of the Darkness Community Walk unites us in remembrance, hope, and support as we acknowledge how suicide and mental health conditions have affected our lives and those we love.

Magee is a gorgeous 6-yearold Husky and is ready to make friends and find a forever home. She would prefer a quieter environment with no other pets or small children. Magee is presently available through our “Foster to Adopt” program. Please call the Shelter for details.

WHAT: Penn Yan Art Guild Exhibit opening WHEN: 5-7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30 WHERE: Arts Center of Yates County, 127 Main St., Penn Yan WHO: Local artists from Penn Yan and around Yates County The Penn Yan Art Guild will celebrate its 60th year at this year’s annual Guild exhibit at the Arts Center of Yates County. Opening formally on Friday, Sept. 30 from 5-7 p.m., the work of Penn Yan Art Guild members will be on display until Nov. 7. The theme of this year’s Guild show is “Unity.”

Consolidation, January 1, 1926, of the Yates County Chronicle (1824) and the Penn Yan Express (1866); the Rushville Chronicle (1905) and the Gorham New Age (1902) The Yates County History Center’s volunteers have gleaned these entries for your enjoyment from their digitized newspapers. You can access them at the free site www. nyshistoricnewspapers.com. For more information about the YCHC, visit www.yatespast.org.

PENN YAN -- John Marks, the Curator of Collections and Exhibits at Historic Geneva, will present a lecture titled “A Brief History of the Pre-Emption Line” during the Yates County History Center’s annual meeting. The annual meeting will take place at 5:30 p.m.