Volunteer Services Alliance of Madison County: Spotlight on Fran Panek
Fran Panek of Canastota has been volunteering for RSVP and the American Red Cross for the past year. By Mary Bartlett (Canastota, NY – March 2013) This is one of…
GSC Receives Grant from Parks and Trails
Money will support fundraising efforts (Canastota, NY – March 2013) Capacity Building Grants totaling $18,000 were recently awarded by the statewide advocacy groups Parks and Trails New York (PTNY) to…
Access to Home Grant Available to Madison County’s Elderly
(Canastota, NY – March 2013) Stoneleigh Housing, Inc. 120 East Center St. in Canastota is administering an Access to Home Grant for elderly Madison County residents (60+). If you have…
Canastota Lions to Host St. Patty’s Day Dinner
(Canastota, NY – March 2013) The Canastota Lions Club will host a St. Patrick’s Day corned beef and cabbage dinner with dessert and beverage from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday,…
Fairy Tea One of Many March Events Planned
Canastota Public Library News By Elizabeth Totten (Canastota, NY – March 2013) March will be a busy month for the Canastota Public Library. With spring just around the corner but…
‘The Dutch Destroyer’ Plans BHOF Visit
Boxer/Actress Appeared In Academy Award-winning Million Dollar Baby (Canastota, NY – March 2013) The International Boxing Hall of Fame announced female boxing star Lucia Rijker will be in Canastota for…
From Rosie to Harriet: Canalside Talk features women’s role during and after World War II
(Canastota, NY – March 2013) On Thursday March 7 at 7 p.m. the Canastota Public Library will host the talk “From Rosie the Riveter to Harriet the Happy Homemaker: Women…
Great Swamp to Train Frog Watchers
(Canastota, NY – Feb. 2013) The public is invited to become a citizen scientist at the Frog Watch training session March 5 at 6 p.m. at the Great Swamp Conservancy,…
Mexico’s Cuevas Plans to attend Boxing Hall of Fame Induction
(Canastota, NY – Feb. 2013) The International Boxing Hall of Fame announced welterweight champion and Hall of Famer Pipino Cuevas will make the trip from his home in Mexico to…
Canastota FBLA Does Well at District 7 Meeting
(Canastota, NY – Feb. 2013) The Canastota FBLA-PBL chapter attended the annual Spring District Meeting held at Herkimer BOCES in Herkimer on Monday, Feb. 4. Seventeen Canastota High School students…
Oneida Area Civic Chorale Announces ‘The Poem, The Song, The Picture’ Concerts
(Canastota, Rome, NY – Feb. 2013) The Oneida Area Civic Chorale will present “The Poem, The Song, The Picture,” musical selections with lyrics by well-known poets, on Saturday March 9…
‘Forks Over Knives’ Cooking Demo is Feb. 27
Canastota Public Library News By Elizabeth Totten (Canastota, NY – Feb. 2013) Forks Over Knives—the book, the film, the movement—is back again in a Cookbook. This whole-foods, plant-based diet is…