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World Day of Prayer More than 170 countries and regions will celebrate World Day of Prayer, Friday March 4. The women of Chile have written the service around the theme "How Many Loaves Have You?" They ask us to enter a process that draws us into the Bible, into the context of Chile and into the real situations of our lives and communities. Together, we are asked to respond to what we have and how we can share it with others. In this past year, Chile has been challenged by devastating earthquake and the collapse of a
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OBITUARY - Carol Lynn Hires mine in which many miners were trapped. Again we are reminded to share our bread and to receive the bread that is shared with us. On March 4, 2011, let us reach out our hands and hearts to touch the lives of sisters and brothers in Chile and around the world. Please join us for the ecumenical service at 11a.m, Friday March 4 at the First Presbyterian Union Church, North Ave. and Temple Street, Owego, followed by a luncheon.
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Carol Lynn Hires, 66, Ozawkie, KS., died Wednesday, January 12, 2011 at her home in Ozawkie. She was born September 27, 1944 at Tinker Field Air Force Base, Oklahoma, the daughter of Kenneth Dell and Marjorie F. Spiller Olson. She was a 1962 graduate of Abilene, KS., High School and attended Kansas State University as well as Northwestern University. She earned a B.S. degree in Social Sciences from the University of Binghamton, New York. She had lived in Ozawkie 12 years after moving from Apalachin, New York. Carol had worked as a Dental Hygienist and as a Caseworker for the New York Division of Youth and as a Family Mediator for the state of New York. She was a member of the Ozawkie Way of The Cross United Methodist Church and was a longtime volunteer and member of the Friends of the Oskaloosa Public Library in Oskaloosa, KS. Carol was married to Albert P. Hires on October 11, 1969 at Abilene, he survives at the home in Ozawkie. She is also survived by
her Mother, Marjorie F. Olson, Abilene, KS., one daughter, Kimberly (Dan) Smith, Copper Hill, VA., one brother, Gary D. Olson, DVM., Lawrence, KS., and two grandchildren, Abby Rose Smith and Tegen Daniel Smith, both of Copper Hill, VA. She was preceded in death by her Father, Kenneth Olson. A Memorial Celebration of Life will be at 2:30 PM, Sunday, January 16 at Ozawkie Way of The Cross United Methodist Church. Cremation is planned. Inurnment will be at a later date at Copper Hill Cemetery, Copper Hill, VA., Memorials may be made to Ozawkie United Methodist Church, or to Friends of Oskaloosa Public Library or to the Jefferson County Humane Society in care of Barnett-Chapel Oaks Funeral Home, P.O. Box 416, Oskaloosa, KS. 66066. Carol’s family would like to acknowledge and give a special Thank You to Dr. Jay Farr, DC, for giving her hope and comfort and to Heidi Hawk of Jefferson County Hospice for her special way of care for Carol and their family. ww.barnettchapeloaks.com.
United Way VITA Volunteers to Prepare Tax Returns In cooperation with the United Way of Broome County, the Tioga United Way will be offering A Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) no fee income tax return service for Tioga County residents who meet the eligibility requirements. The service will be offered on an appointment only basis. The
United Way of Broome County 2-11 call center will be utilized for scheduling the appointments. For more detailed information, interested individuals may contact the Tioga United Way office at (607) 687-4028 or e-mail tiogaunitedway@stny.rr.com.
CSA Program Offered by Our Green Acres Our Green Acres, located just one mile west of the village of Owego is offering interested consumers the opportunity to join our CSA program. CSA stands for community supported agriculture. The concept of community supported agriculture is that consumers purchase a share in a farm, say for $400, for this they get an agreed amount of produce weekly usually during the summer and early fall months. Typically this produce is put together by the farmer and is picked up weekly by the consumer. The consumer has basically no say in what they get. In the example I've given the consumer would get 20 to 25 dollars worth of product weekly. The benefit to the consumer of a CSA program is: • You feed your family nutritious fresh fruits and vegetables that were grown in an environmentally friendly way. • You get unlimited u-pick access to certain crops • As a loyal customer you get a discount on prices, and first dibs on early or scarce crops The benefit to the farmer is that: • We have a predictable sales outlet for our produce • We get closer contact with our cus-
tomers, giving us more opportunity to learn what you really like • We get income early in the season, when resources are at their lowest and expenses at their highest • Through this relationship we can better serve the nutritional needs of our community as we learn what you care about The Our Green Acres CSA is like the typical CSA but differs in that we operate on a debit system. The consumer sets up an account with an initial deposit at the following rates: $125 dollars buys you $135 worth of produce and $250 buys you $280. The consumer can, in season, get what produce they want, the amount they want when they want it. They can monitor their account balance online. The consumer can renew their account as the season progresses. Produce can be picked up at the farm or at one of the farmers markets we participate in. To learn more about our CSA and to get the sign up agreement go to our web site www.OurGreenAcres.com, email us at frankwiles@aol.com, or pick one up from our farmstand. If you have questions give us a call at 687-2874 if we are not right there we will get back to you.