IF YOU GO
WHAT: Yates County Public Health Free rabies vaccine clinic WHEN: Saturday, June 3 from 9 – 10 a.m. WHERE: Penn Yan Fireman’s Field, 110 Hicks St.
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Cruisin’ Night on the Move!
PENN YAN – Calling all car enthusiasts! The beauty of the Finger Lakes can best be experienced by car, and this year June is the perfect time to visit. Plan a trip around our upcoming Classic Car Show, then hit the open roads for views that just can’t be beat.
We must all commit to reducing gun violence
According to some metrics, there have been at least 185 mass shooting incidents in this country so far this year, killing 254 people and wounding 708 more. In 2021, according to Pew Research, 48,830 people were killed by guns in the United States, of which 54% were suicides.
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Penn Yan Presbyterian This Sunday, May 21 at 2 p. m., all are invited to attend a Community Concert at FPC. It will feature not only our splendid soprano, Megan Bailey, our premiere pianist, Chris Han and members of FPC’s choir but guest artists are also performing. They have selected a wide range of music genres: sacred, classical, jazz and Broadway.
Reviving Crooked Lake Canal for Runoff Reduction
YATES COUNTY - For the past several years, multiple organizations and hundreds of local citizens participated in the research and scientific-based study to explore ways to improve the water quality of Seneca Lake and its massive watershed. The result of this community-wide effort, which included numerous public forums, was the creation of the Nine Element Plan (9E). This carefully crafted and NYSDEC approved quantitative watershed-based management plan specifically addresses non-point source pollution.
PYTCo. Receives More Funding for Youth Theatre
- PYTCo.’s Youth Theatre Summer Camp to run July 10-27 - “Willy Wonka Jr.” to be staged July 28, 29, & 30. - Register campers at www.pytco.org PENN YAN – The Yates Community Endowment (YCE) is the latest benefactor to support the Penn Yan Theatre Company’s (PYTCo.) annual Youth Theatre Summer Camp, entering its 19th season.
Maryland man drowns in Keuka
KEUKA LAKE – Steuben County Sheriff Jim Allard reports that on May 12, 2023, at about 1:42 p.m., deputies and investigators responded to a report of 19-year-old male drowning in Keuka Lake. Investigation revealed that a family visiting from Maryland on vacation were on a pontoon boat in Keuka Lake in the Town of Urbana when AHMED AYAZ, 19 of Catonsville, Md.
POLICE REPORTS
Includes reports from Yates County Sheriff’s Office, Penn Yan Police Department, and New York State Police. These reports do not indicate guilt, only that someone has been charged with an offence. The term “arrested” does not always mean someone was held in jail.
March Deed Transfers
YATES COUNTY -- The following deed transfers, listed by town, were recorded in the Yates County Clerk’s Office during March 2023. Barrington Laurence P.
Planning to watch the great wheel in the sky?
I began writing this column in late April but set it aside because I thought there would be plenty of time to get into this discussion. Then I saw reports about tourism and hospitality businesses in the area beginning to make plans to attract eclipse chasers. I decided we should probably take a closer look at just where we will be able to actually see the total solar eclipse that will happen April 8, 2024.