PENN YAN – Flu season is right around the corner! Protect yourself, your family, and your community by getting vaccinated. “The very best thing you can do to prevent getting the flu is to get a flu shot,” said Yates County Public Health Director, Sara Christensen, “An annual flu shot is recommended for almost everyone 6 months and older. It is one of the best ways to reduce flu illnesses, hospitalizations and death from flu.”
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Tour nine of Schuyler County’s finest farms during the 3rd Annual Schuyler County Farm Tour Weekend, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 24 and 25 WATKINS GLEN — Discover a variety of Watkins Glen area farms during the 3rd Annual Schuyler County Farm Tour Weekend, Saturday and Sunday, September 24th and 25th. Nine Schuyler County farms are opening their doors to the public, offering tours, tastings, hayrides, demonstrations, apple picking, shopping, and opportunities to meet the farm animals.
Wednesday, Sept. 21, 7 p.m. on Zoom. The world lost a creative titan when lyricist and composer Stephen Sondheim passed away in late 2021. Let’s gather to examine his work and appreciate his artistic legacy. Each month, we will listen together to a selection of his songs organized around a common theme, and discuss the insights that arise from them. This month’s theme is creation. Use this link to register: https://bit.ly/pysond2. Hosted by Penn Yan Public Library.
At St. Mark’s, we have so much to be grateful for. Our new priest, Columba Salamony, has energized our parish and our spirits so much more than we could have expected. As many have watched flowers and gardens wilt and struggle through the drought of the summer, only to be revitalized by the rains of the last weeks, so has our parish. We don’t know how much we might have been doing activities by rote, but Columba’s spirit has revitalized us like the rains on the gardens.
PENN YAN - It is impossible to look into the face of Marla Hedworth and not feel hopeful about the future of Penn Yan. Hedworth and her husband Tracey, are the owners of The Laurentide Inn, The Laurentide Beer Company, and True Roots Kitchen at Laurentide Brewery, all thriving enterprises in the village of Penn Yan in Yates County.
KEUKA PARK — Two national publications have again named Keuka College among noteworthy institutions when it comes to general excellence, the success of its graduates, and the value of the education it provides. U.S. News & World Report included the College in its 202223 list of the 175 best colleges and universities in the North region, which includes New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Connecticut, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Maine.
The Chronicle-Express weekly newspaper and www.chronicle- express.com website are going to continue to serve readers in Penn Yan and Yates County thanks to a sale of the news operation.
The Penn Yan Theatre Company (PYTCo) announce that they have been awarded a grant from Rochester Area Community Foundation for The Sampson Theatre revitalization in downtown Penn Yan.
Meet at the courthouse lawn and join in a circuit around downtown Penn Yan .