The 57th General Clinton Canoe regatta was held over the Memorial Day Weekend, with over 1000 paddlers from 22 states & 5 Canadian Provinces participating.
In the men’s NYMCRA stock Race, Mike & Wayne Himes of Otego took 1st place; they spoke with WCDO’s Craig Stevens:
(Himes 5-29-19)
In one of the largest C1 Pro fields Rod McLain from Maine was able to use high water conditions from Milford down to his advantage to take 1st place: he talked to WCDO’s Craig Stevens after the race:
(Rod McLain 5-28-19)
Oneonta resident Trevor LeFever took 2nd place in the C2 Pro class with his partner Ben Schlimmer of Camillus; he discussed what it is like to race against Canoe Racing Legend Serge Corbin:
(Trevor LeFever 5-29-19)
Complete results of the races are available at canoeregatta.org.
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A Ribbon Cutting ceremony was held at the Sidney Central School District today along with the Raymond Corporation of Greene, for the opening of their Raymond welding Center. Sidney Welding Program Advisor Joseph Waltz told WCDO News about the full year course
(Joseph Waltz 5-28-19)
Raymond Corporation representative Dan Quiter Jr. told WCDO News that this program is the first of its kind locally:
(Dan Quiter Jr 5-28-19)
The program was started through the efforts of 6 Sidney Students and a Raymond Corporation Advisor.
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Communities & Educators are looking at ways to curb tobacco use & the use of fruit flavored E-Cigarettes like Juul, that are hooking a whole new generation of people getting addicted to Nicotine. Linda Wegner of Advancing Tobacco Free Communities of Delaware, Otsego & Schoharie Counties explains;
(Linda Wegner 5-28-19)
Wegner said that 1 Juul packet contains as much nicotine as an entire pack of tobacco cigarettes and her group is continuing to try to educate local residents not to be tricked into nicotine use & addiction.
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An amended marijuana legalization bill was introduced on Friday by lawmakers in Albany, which more closely echoes what Governor Cuomo wanted in the bill earlier this year. The bill includes the Office of Cannabis Management to regulate commercial and medical marijuana; it would also expunge the records of those who have committed marijuana-based offenses in the past. Opponents to Marijuana legalization site potential issues with traffic safety and increased links to mental illnesses such as Schizophrenia & violence.
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Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputies charged 40-year-old Jeffrey Bosket of Tompkins with 2 counts of harboring a dangerous dog in violation of Agriculture and Markets Law. The charge follows an investigation where an individual was allegedly bitten by 2 dogs owned by Bosket in the Town of Tompkins. Bosket was issued tickets and was scheduled to appear before the Town of Tompkins Court at a later date to answer for the charges.
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State Senator Fred Akshar released a new Community Voice Survey on a proposal to end religious and any other non-medical exemptions for vaccination for children attending school in New York State. All 50 states require that students be vaccinated for diseases like measles, mumps, chicken pox and polio among many others, all states allow exemptions for medical reasons, but 47 (including New York) allow exemptions for religious reasons. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that measles was eradicated in 2000; however 940 measles cases were reported nationwide this year, with more than half of those reported in New York City & Rockland County. Akshar is asking his constituents to weigh in on Senate bill S.2994 which would repeal all non-medical exemptions from vaccination requirements for children; the survey is available at Akshar.NYSenate.Gov.
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New York State will not be funding a housing development with 64 units in Oneonta’ 6th Ward. The RSS development announced their plans last year, with residents speaking out about the plans to have some people in the development recovering from substance abuse. Governor Cuomo recently announced that 6 organizations in The Southern Tier would receive $21.3 million in tax credits and low-interest loans from the State Homes & Community Renewal’s 2018 Unified Funding applications; the Oneonta RSS project was not included.
The 57th General Clinton canoe regatta was held over the Memorial Day weekend, with over 1000 pro & Amateur Paddlers from 22 states & 5 Canadian Provinces participating.
The 2 person pro race was won by Steve Lajoie & Jimmy Pellerin, who completed the 70 mile course in 7:15:23, they spoke with WCDO’s Craig Stevens
(Lajoie/Pellerin 5-28)
The Duo beat 2nd place finishers Trevor LeFever of Oneonta & Ben Schlimmer of Camillus by 2 minutes, but 2nd place wasn’t easy as they beat out Guillaume Blaise & Samuel Friggone for Quebec by just 1 second, Schlimmer spoke to Craig Stevens about the close ending:
(Schlimmer 5-28)
62 year old Regatta champion Serge Corbin & his partner Normand Mainguy finished 4th in the pro race, he talked with WCDO’s Craig Stevens after the race;
(Serge Corbin 5-28)
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The Michigan Team of Bruce & Roxanne Barton, Tim Triebold & Weston Willoughby won the C4 Race with a time of 7:37:45; Local Paddler Bob Zaveral of Mount Upton spoke to Craig Stevens after his 4 person team finished 2nd in the C-4 race yesterday:
(Zaveral 5-28)
Walton father Son team Bill & Lucas Walley won the tough stock aluminum race by 40 minutes over the 2nd place finishers, Lucas Walley talked about racing with the heavier canoes to WCDO’s Craig Stevens:
(Lucas Walley 5-28)
Complete results can be found at canoeregatta.org.
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The Delaware County Chamber of Commerce will host a FREE workforce development event today aimed at business owners and managers who are struggling to hire staff or have employees in drug and/or alcohol treatment and recovery. Representatives from the Delaware County Probation Department, Delaware County Drug Treatment Court, CDO Workforce and the Department of Labor will participate, the session will be held at 10:00 AM at the Delaware County Chamber of Commerce at 5 1/2 Main Street, Delhi, more information is available at 746-2281.
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Congressman Anthony Brindisi will be hosting a listening session on rising prescription drug costs in Binghamton Today. The event will include health care professionals, seniors, and community leaders, at the Koffman Southern Tier Incubator at 120 Hawley Street at 11:30 a.m.
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Attorney General Letitia James announced a settlement with Oneonta Elks, over their wrongful use of over $480,000 charitable assets from the estate of a benefactor whose last will and testament directed that the funds be used to help the needs of children, people with disabilities, and the elderly. The Oneonta Elks are required to repay those funds, after the investigation determined that the Oneonta Elks repeatedly appropriated and expended almost $170,000 to pay for capital improvements to its lodge building and property, as well as covering general operating expenses, rather than for the intended purposes.
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