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Leah Cramer, was the leading force in the obtain-ing the sculpture to cele-brate the 175th Anniver-

sary of the Village of Horseheads

On Right: The Military Pack Horse Sculpture

stands outside the Village Offices on South Main

Street.

VILLAGE OF HORSEHEADS

AUGUST 2013 VOLUME 17

THE NEW HORSEHEADS JOURNAL

MILITARY PACK HORSE STANDS PROUD AT NEW HOME

Why Walk? Walking is an excellent natural exercise that can help you stay healthy, control your weight, keep happy, enjoy time with friends and family and learn more about your local area and even look after the environment!

The best news is almost anyone can do it, anywhere and at any time, for free! You don’t need special clothing, equipment or training. It’s easy to fit into your daily life, natural and easy on the body. Even if you’re unfit, you can start slowly and build up gradually. In cooperation with the Catherine Valley Trail, we have laid out three one-mile walking trails throughout the Village. Check out the trail map.

For more information head over to www.horseheadsrec.com

Thank you to everyone who participated in the fundraising efforts that allowed the Village of Horseheads to obtain a beautiful sculpture of a military pack horse. The pack horse is displayed at the Village Offices located on South Main Street. Come on down and see the majestic animal that gave this village its name.

If you are still interested in donating to this project, please send your tax deductible donations to the Community Foundation, 301 S. Main St., Horseheads, NY 14845. The Military Pack Horse Committee has created the recognition levels below in the form of bricks or plaques at the base of the horse:

$500 & Over……. General $250…………….. Colonel $100…………….. Major $50…………..….. Captain

Other…………….. Lieutenant

Village Hall Holiday Schedule

OFFICES CLOSED:

Labor Day Sept 2nd Columbus Day Oct 8th

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Make checks payable to “Village of Horseheads” Checks and forms may be left at the Village Clerk’s Office or mailed to Village of Horseheads % Newsletter 202 S. Main St. Horseheads, NY 14845 August 2013

DO YOU ENJOY WRITING?

If you have an article or a special event you would like placed in the Village

Newsletter, please contact us at 739-5691

Stormwater Runoff: From Our Streets to Our Streams

Stormwater sewer systems are designated to carry rainwater away from our streets and driveways to

prevent flooding. Unlike the sanitary sewer system, the storm sewer system drains directly to our

creeks and streams with no filtration or purification from a waste water treatment plant. There-fore, if a person dumps a gallon of oil down the roadside drain, that oil is essentially dumped right into our local creeks and streams. The intentional discharge of polluted water into the

stormwater sewer system is illegal and illicit. Unfortunately, every day when uninformed citi-zens think that polluted water is treated at a wastewater treatment plant, and when people try to cut down on disposal costs, polluted water enters streams throughout our community. Re-member, the water that goes into the stormwater sewer system is untreated and flows to our

lakes, and is ultimately the water that we drink. By practicing healthy household habits you can prevent pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers, pet wastes, detergents, automotive fluids, grass clip-pings, and other pollutants from entering the stormwater sewer system and our local creeks,

streams, lakes, and other waterbodies.

For more information on stormwater runoff, please visit www.chemungstormwater.org

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from “Images of America – Horseheads” by Marcia Tinker

Hanover Square Horseheads’ iconic Hanover Square was built at the convergence of five centuries-old Indian trails, which are now North and South Main Streets, East and West Franklin Streets, and Ithaca Road.

No one knows exactly how or why Hanover Square got its name, but historian Nadine Ferraioli comes up with a very good explanation in one of her Bygone Days columns. Here is her story: “At the time between 1810 and the Canal Days, the ‘Square’ or hub of five roads was a place of meeting, a stopping over place and for ‘handing over’ of goods. Handover of lumber, produce, liquor, tobacco, hardware and brick all took place there. Goods were handed over for other goods and it began to be called Handover Square.”

This center of the small village developed as commerce and industry grew with the Chemung Canal in the 1830s. The first hotel was operated by Vince Conkling at the corner of Main and Franklin Streets and was later known as the Hoffman House. The Colwell Hotel was built in 1828, and later became the Trembley House and then the well-known Platt House.

Horseheads lost its prominence as the county seat to Elmira in 1836; however, it re-tained the reputation as the political and social center. According to Thomas Byrne in Chemung County,1890–1975: “In the rambling Platt House and in historic Pritchard Hall, above Hibbard’s Hardware, politicians were made and unmade in many party conventions that often ended in near riot.” Fire conventions took over Hanover Square in the late 1800s, festooning homes and businesses with fabulous buntings and banners.

The great fire of 1862 destroyed all of the buildings in the area of the square, but it was soon rebuilt. In 1873, the first fire apparatus was purchased and fire companies were formed, including the Pioneer No. 1, Acme No. 2, and Steamer No. 1. In 1889, the grand brick town hall and fire engine house was built on Main Street.

In 1871, tracks for the Elmira & Horseheads Railway were laid through Hanover Square. In 1964, officials considered creating a rotary traffic circle for the complicated intersection of the five streets, but opted not to. Still today, the famous Hanover Square intersection remains per-plexing to both motorists and law enforcement officials.

Arcadia Publishing’s “Images of America – Horseheads” by Marcia Tinker was just released in May 2013. Copies are available at local stores and from the author. Please feel free to contact her at 739-9610 or email at [email protected]. Marcia is now researching and writing the complete history of Hanover Square from the days of Indian trails up to current day. She is looking for stories, anecdotes, facts and photographs from all years. If you have anything to contribute please contact Marcia at 739-9610 or email at [email protected].

Hanover Square


Help support our Village of Horseheads merchants! Shop local . . . keep your dollars here in our community to be reinvested!

School is in session again which means there will be an increase in bus and pedestrian traffic. We encourage all motorists to observe the 15 MPH School Zone Speed Limits and watch for stopped

school buses.

Village of Horseheads Merchant Association Plans are Underway for A Merchant-Sponsored Event

Mark your calendars . . . the 29th Annual Holly Days is being planned this year for November 30th!

Vendors Needed – Interested businesses should contact Joyce Smith of the UPS Store at 873-7161 for an application.

Events – Looking for performers! Any individual or group interested in performing during Holly Days is encouraged to contact the Event Committee immediately to secure a spot. Call Joyce at 873-7161

for more information.

~Julie Chevalier/Merchant Coordinator

Village of Horseheads pilots new program to assist Building Owners in Historic Hanover Square

The Village of Horseheads Merchant Coordinator, Julie Chevalier, has been working with Village Manager, Walt Herbst, over the past several months to offer a new program to property owners in

Historic Hanover Square. The program is a result of an action item addressed in the Comprehensive Plan and will be made available to eligible merchants within a specified target area.

Keep your eyes open for more information!

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A Message from the Village Manager As we go to press the weather is the topic while the whole country experiences severe heat and storms. With that in mind it seems a good place to start this report to you. Of great importance is that our water supply is excellent. In fact, our aquifer levels are the same as they’ve been all winter. The big news in the Water Department continues to be the new water filtration plant. As you know we were awarded a $4.4 Million grant to build the plant. The design is complete and con-struction bids will be awarded July 25th (just after the newsletter goes to press). Construction will take about 9 months to complete. During the construction we will be able to use one of our other wells so there won’t be any interruption in providing water. (As a reminder we have to continue sending required Health Department Notices to all water customers every 3 months until the filtration plant is open). In the Spring we joined the Cornell Local Roads Intern Project. Under this project an engineer-ing student from Cornell works in the Village evaluating and documenting the condition of each street. When the project is finished this summer, we will have a complete inventory of the streets which lists the need for repair, ranks them from worst to best, and based on current pric-ing also lists the cost of repair. The computer program being used remains with the Village and allows us to project our needs for a five year period. Our plans for the remaining blacktop projects this year include Gardner Road and Lynhurst Ave. as well as a finish coat on Thorne St. S. Main was completed earlier this month. We have been informed that NYSEG will be replacing gas services in serveral parts of the Village. This caused us to change some of our schedules so we could blacktop after the street was dug up and NYSEG finished. The Village is a sponsor of the Merchants Association. We encourage you to support the mem-bers displaying the Merchants Association emblem – shop locally! We have been fortunate this summer to have a Public Administration student here as an intern at no cost to the Village. She is working several days per week in each Village Department helping out and at the same time learning about municipal government. Our efforts to hold costs down are continuing as we look at sharing services or equipment across municipalities. As reported earlier we are using the NYS Comptroller’s 5 year planning tools to guide us. So far, we have remained in good shape but the need for constant monitoring and some long term changes are necessary to sustain the Village. A final note about the Pack Horse: We are very proud of the beauty and symbolism which will be there for generations to come. If you haven’t had a chance to stop by and get a picture please do. And if you would like to add to your contribution, or even make your first contribution, the campaign is still open. Your tax deductible contribution should be sent to: Community Foundation, 301 S. Main Street, Horseheads, NY 14845, naming the Pack Horse Project.


Chemung County Fall’s Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event is scheduled for Saturday, October 19, 2013.

This event is FREE and for Chemung County Residents Only!!!

Pre-Registration is required. Phone registration will be held Monday- Friday, beginning Wednesday October 2nd and continuing through Thursday October 17th from 9AM-4PM by calling

734-4453. Registrations will end October 17th at 4pm.

For more information and a detailed list of acceptable items please visit: http://counties.cce.cornell.edu/chemung

NO ELECTRONICS!!

Gasoline

Insect Sprays

Household Hazardous Waste Event

CFL’s

Horseheads Village Brush Pit

The Brush Pit is located on Thorne Street next to the Village Garage and is available for Village

residents only. The Pit is to be used for the disposal of yard waste.

Operating hours are 9:00 am to 3:00 pm Monday thru Friday (except holidays)

10:00 am to 2:00 pm Saturdays**

Proof of residency is required

The Pit will close on December 1st for the winter

NOT ACCEPTED: Garbage, Cinder Blocks, Rocks, Bricks, Wooden Boards

**Starting on September 28th, New Saturday Hours will be from Noon-4PM

Village Leaf Pickup

Leaf pickup will begin on October 21, and continues through November 25.

Only clear plastic bags will be picked up at the curb

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Volunteer firefighting....Is It In You??? Do you have the dedication and drive to do something great?

Do you have the courage to act? The ability to perform?

Do you have what it takes to be a volunteer firefighter? To be the one running in when everyone else is running out?

Join the Horseheads Fire Department. It may be the most rewarding thing you ever do. In 2013 we took in 7 new members to the department. We want to welcome Nick Thomas, Randi Baldwin, Seth Zawko,

Jackie Beach, Ryan Card, Justin Grose, and Mike Rose.

Friday October 11th 2013 will be our annual open house from 6-8pm. Come join us along with other local agencies!

During fire prevention week we will be throughout the elementary schools teaching about fire prevention to grades Pre K through 4th grade. Your child will be bringing home handouts to share.

Below are some facts about fires: Home Fires

In 2011, U.S. fire departments responded to 370,000 home structure fires. These fires caused 13,910 civilian injuries, 2,520 civilian deaths, $6.9 billion in direct damage.

On average, seven people die in U.S. home fires per day.

Cooking is the leading cause of home fires and home fire injuries, followed by heating equipment. Smoking is a leading cause of civilian home fire deaths.

Most fatal fires kill one or two people. In 2011, 12 home fires killed five or more people resulting in a total of 67 deaths.

Cooking

U.S. Fire Departments responded to an estimated annual average of 156,600 cooking-related fires between 2007-2011, resulting in 400 civilian deaths, 5,080 civilian injuries and $853 million in direct damage.

Two of every five home fires start in the kitchen.

Unattended cooking was a factor in 34% of reported home cooking fires.

Two-thirds of home cooking fires started with ignition of food or other cooking materials.

Ranges accounted for the 58% of home cooking fire incidents. Ovens accounted for 16%.

Children under five face a higher risk of non-fire burns associated with cooking than being burned in a cooking fire.

Microwave ovens are one of the leading home products associated with scald burn injuries not re-lated to fires. Nearly half (44%) of the microwave oven injuries seen at emergency rooms in 2011 were scald burns.

Clothing was the item first ignited in less than 1% of home cooking fires, but these incidents accounted for 16% of the cooking fire deaths.

Horseheads Fire Department


Water Conservation Tips

Water is one of the most basic and vital resources for sustaining life. Despite this, or perhaps because of it, water is often overlooked both

in terms of availability and as a driver of household expenses. According to the EPA, each American uses an average of 100 gallons of water a day, and the average household spends as much as $500

per year on their water and sewer bill.

Those costs are likely to increase further in the future. A 2012 report by USA Today found that water rates have doubled in more than a quarter of 100 surveyed municipalities over the last 12 years, and industry experts predict additional increases in the years ahead. The higher rates are being driven primarily by scarcity and improvements to water infrastructure, which the American Water Works Association estimates will cost over $1 trillion by 2035. The following tips can be used to curb excess usage and conserve this precious resource:

Your toilet is the single-greatest consumer of water in your household. Place a full two-liter bottle in the back of your toilet to reduce the amount of water needed to fill the tank.

Drop tissues in the trash instead of flushing them.

Put food coloring in your toilet tank. If it seeps into the toilet bowl without flushing, you have a leak. Fixing it can save up to1,000 gallons a month.

Water your lawn and garden in the morning or evening when temperatures are cooler to mini-mize evaporation.

Wash your fruits and vegetables in a pan of water instead of running water from the tap. Reuse it to water houseplants.

Shorten your shower by a minute or two and you'll save up to 150 gallons per month.

When washing dishes by hand, don't let the water run while rinsing. Fill one sink with wash water and the other with rinse water.

Teal Park Farmer’s Market

Every Saturday from 10AM-2PM, continuing until September 28th.

Contact Debbie Gessick at

739-7698 for more information.

TRICK OR TREAT!!

The Village of Horseheads Trick or Treat hours will be on:

Thursday, October 31st from 5:30 to 8:00PM.

Village Wide Rummage Sale August 10, 2013

For More information, contact Amy Blair at 331-2120 or Susan Carne at 426-0220 or email: [email protected]

A small fee of $5 is required for participation. The fee covers the cost of the supplies and advertisement. Also on the morning of the rummage sale, Susan &

Amy will place a few balloons at each home to draw shoppers to the sales.

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Teal Park Concerts Mother Nature was not kind to the Teal Park Concert Series in 2013. At the time of this publication 3 of 7 concerts had been canceled due to weather. These concerts would not be successful without the sponsorship of the following: Lynch Funeral Home, Bethany Village, Jubilee Foods, First Heritage Federal Credit Union, Appleridge Senior Living, Gas Field Specialists, Bentley-Trumble American Legion, Neighbors of Teal Park, Sugar & Spice Restaurant, and Horseheads PBA.

There are still a few more weeks full of terrific music & food just waiting for you! Head over to Teal Park on Thursday Nights. Music will begin around 6:30PM, with food service usually starting an hour before. Don’t forget to bring your dancing shoes!

Code Enforcement In June 2013 we welcomed Kim Mikel into the Code Enforcement Office as a Community Service Officer full time. She is currently attending the NYS Fire Academy in Montour Falls for her code compliance technician certification. Kim’s primary focus will be on property maintenance enforcement throughout the Village of Horseheads.

The Village of Horseheads passed the “Rental Housing Registration Law” which took effect January 1, 2013. This law requires all landlords to register their residential rental properties with the Village of Horseheads every 3 years. For more information, contact our office or visit our website at: www.horseheads.org

All vehicles stored outside of a garage must have a current registration, and license plates on them. Please do not blow or rake leaves, grass clippings, tree limbs or branches into the street. The Village pit

is open Monday through Friday 9am til 3pm and on Saturdays 10am til 2pm.

DATE TIME BAND CONCERT SPONSOR

FOOD PROVIDED BY

Thursday, August 1 6:30PM The Music Makers

Big Band Bethany Village Horseheads Kiwanus

Thursday, August 8 6:30PM Bob Melnyk’s Polka Magic

Jubilee Foods Horseheads Lions Club

Thursday, August 15 6:30PM Joe Cavallaro’s Dixieland Band

TBA Friends of The Horseheads

Animal Shelter

Thursday, August 22 6:30PM Willy Davis & the Classics

TBA Horseheads Rotary Club

“Before you drive a nail, ask about a building permit.”


Horseheads Parks & Recreation

Super Saturday

The Horseheads Parks & Recreation Department is preparing for the 2013-2014 school year Super Saturday program. ANTICIPATED Fall/Winter Super Saturday session will be held November 9, 16, 30, December 7. ANTICIPATED Winter/Spring Super Saturday session will be held January 18, 25, February 1, 8. Each set of sessions is scheduled on Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Horseheads High School. Classes are taught by high school students; giving the high school student the opportu-nity to showcase their knowledge and skills. In addition, the high school student gains valuable work experience for future employment and/or college application. We are seeking additional volunteer(s) to assist our youth instructors as well as provide hall monitoring. Should you be interested please contact the Parks & Recreation Department at 739-5691 or [email protected].

The Super Saturday program provides youth, grades 1 through 6, the chance to experiment with different interests through a variety of class offerings. Youth are able to register for classes such as Adventure Games, Arts Only, Basketball, Computer Games, Cooking, Crafts, Dance, Golf, Karate, Drama, Soccer, Something Science, Tennis, Volleyball, and Yoga. Other offerings will also be available.

Basketball

It’s that time of year again! The Horseheads Parks & Recreation Department is once again looking for some basketball superstars! This basketball league will focus on recreation, with emphasis on basic skills and fundamentals, fun, safety, enthusiasm and sportsmanship.

Practices and Games are held Monday thru Thursday (Girls M/W; Boys Tu/Th). Players are asked to attend the evaluation night(s) held for their respective grade grouping. Attendance to Player Evaluation Night is important. Players are as-signed to teams based on skill level in an effort for team/league parity. Date, time and location of the evaluation night will be announced. Once players are as-signed to their team, their coach will be in contact in order to provide a practice schedule.

There are three divisions for boys and girls; Junior (Grades 3-4), Intermediate (Grades 5-6), and Senior (Grades 7-9). Divisions within a respective gender may be combined and/or canceled due to low registration numbers. Registration Program Fee is as follows:

Boys and Girls (COED) Second Grade Basketball will be held Wednesdays January 9 thru February 13 (Dates/Night may vary depending on school availability). This program is an introduction to the game of basketball and will be based on learning early fundamentals and skills with limited emphasis on games. This program meets one night per week with a registration fee of $25 for each player.

Junior Division (Girls M/W; Boys Tu/Th) $39/player Registration Deadline is Friday, November 7 Intermediate Division (Girls M/W; Boys Tu/Th) $44/player Registration Deadline is Friday, November 7 Senior Division (Girls M/W; Boys Tu/Th) $44/player Registration Deadline is Friday, November 7

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Jazz Festival August 17th

Sullivan Park will be the site of the 2nd Annual Jazz Festival!

Come and enjoy great music between 11AM-5PM

Horseheads Police Department

The office has limited staff hours, so we encourage residents who need non-emergency assistance to contact us via telephone at (607) 739-5669 or central dispatch (607) 735-8600 in lieu of driving to the Police Department.

The Police Department has installed a drop-box in the front door of the Police Department for your convenience. Residents can drop off parking tickets and background checks to be processed without having to wait for an Officer to respond back to the station

Sullivan Park Pool Closes August 25th!!

Doggie Dip Day August 28th & August 29th 4-7PM

Cost is $5 per dog

For more information regarding the above programs, or any other Village of Horseheads Parks & Recreation programming visit our website at

www.HorseheadsRec.com or contact the Parks & Recreation Department at 607-739-5691 or [email protected]

The New Horseheads Journal

Village of Horseheads 202 S. Main St.

Horseheads, NY 14845

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VILLAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Mayor: Donald W. Zeigler Trustees: Ronald R. Swartz

George F. Koliwasky J. Larry Clark

Mike Skroskznik Meetings: 2nd and 4th Thursday at 7:00PM

Meetings Schedule Subject to Change Effective September

VILLAGE DEPARTMENTS MANAGER 739-5666

CLERK 739-5691 EXT. 7 COURT 739-0158

PUBLIC WORKS 739-5691 EXT. 7 CODE ENFORCEMENT 739-5691 EXT. 2

CEMETERY 739-2656 FIRE 739-3814

POLICE 739-5669 PARKS/RECREATION 739-5691 EXT. 1

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WWW. HORSEHEADS. ORG

BUSINESS SPONSOR:

Zeigler Florists Inc.

The Real Estate Book

Horseheads PBA

INDIVIDUAL PATRON:

In Memory of Bonnie Swartz

Betty & Walt Herbst

George & Marnie Koliwasky

Dave & Claudia Radin

Don & Jan Zeigler

Barbara & Larry Clark

Mike & Jodi Skroskznik

Jean & Albert Baker Sr

The Marino Family

Georgia Reynolds

Dick & Bev Moriarity

FRIEND:

Margaret Kowalski

Marian Reynolds

Joseph & Janet Ruhmel

Priscilla Read

John & Audrey Dunlap

Jake & Bonnie Miller

Bill & Tess Danaher

Vince & Marge Magaw

Jack & Phyllis Slocum

WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE FOLLOWING SPONSORS FOR THEIR GENEROUS SUPPORT

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE THE NEW HORSEHEADS JOURNAL BY EMAIL RATHER THAN BY MAIL, PLEASE EMAIL [email protected]

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