Hector News

WATKINS GLEN -- Deb Whiting is looking forward to a big Fourth of July weekend. As co-owner of Red Newt Cellars Winery & Bistro in Hector, Whiting can expect to see a lot of tourists for the holiday.

Friday, June 20 IF THERE WERE NO CLOUDS ART EXHIBIT, sculpture by June Szabo, paintings by Barbara Page, prints by Jay Hart and mixed media by Jane Dennis; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Leidenfrost Vineyards, 5677 State ...

If you say you're not going to run an ultra until the cows come home, I'm here to tell you the cows have come home.

ITHACA - The sentencing of the man who robbed Louie's Lunch hot truck in March has been adjourned amid allegations that he possessed contraband at the county jail.

The Trumansburg Farmers' Market opens for the season Wednesday, June 11 in the village park at the intersection of routes 96 and 227.

Swardson and Sandler in Zohan . Courtesy of Sony He may not be a household name just yet, but fans of goofball comedy should be well aware of Nick Swardson's work.

The Schuyler County Sheriff's Office is seeking assistance from the public in hopes that someone will have information about three burros that were found over the weekend in the area of Morris Road in the town ...

*Jillian Lee Cole of Hector, a civil engineering major in the L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science at Syracuse University, has been named a 2008-2009 Remembrance Scholar. *Melissa Wilber, daughter of Steve and Pam Wilber of Horseheads, was honored recently at the State University of New York College at Cortland and presented a President's List certificate. The President's List is for those in the top 5 percent of their class. Wilber also was inducted into the Tau Sigma national honor society and the Kappa Delta Pi international honor society for educators. Wilber, a 2005 graduate of Horseheads High School, a senior childhood education major, also received the Senior Academic Achievement Award, which is awarded to the top five seniors in the School of Professional studies pursuing their first bachelor's degree at SUNY Cortland. *Amy Buchanan, daughter of Jim and Karen Buchanan of Erin, was honored recently at the State University of New York College at Cortland and presented a President's List certificate. The President's List is for those in the top 5 percent of their class. Buchanan, a 2006 graduate of Horseheads High School, is a sophomore early childhood/childhood education major. *Kari Smith of Corning received the Managerial Accounting Award given to a student who has exhibited outstanding performance in managerial accounting, and the Charles J. Kocian Award given to a accounting major showing the greatest proficiency in statistics at Lycoming College in Williamsport. Smith is a graduate of Corning-Painted Post West High School. *Kara Chalk, daughter of Jeff Chalk of Horseheads and Joy Parker of Elmira, was named to the spring dean's list at Penn State University. Chalk, a 2006 graduate of Elmira Free Academy, is a biology major. *Stephanie Herzig, daughter of David and Sharon Herzig of Elmira, was recognized during graduation ceremonies as an Ideal Bonaventure Woman, exemplifying the spirit of St. Bonaventure and the ideals of St. Francis through community service and academic excellence. Herzig is an elementary and special education major and history major and also a dean's list student and a member of Kappa Delta Pi, an international honor society. *Micah Nicolo, son of Mike and Maureen Nicolo of Horseheads, recently received his Ph.D. in earth science from Rice University in Houston. Nicolo, a 1997 graduate of Horseheads High School and a 2001 graduate of Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, received the department's awards as outstanding earth science graduate student and outstanding graduate student teaching in earth science. *Sasha Carey Reed, daughter of Arthur and Sheila Reed of Elmira and wife of Scott Swarthout, formerly of Elmira, received a doctorate in ecology and evolutionary biology from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Reed received the Graduate Student Research and Creative Works Award, one of only two awards conferred on doctoral students by the university. A 1993 graduate of Elmira Free Academy and a 1997 graduate of Colgate University in Hamilton, N.Y., she has accepted a joint position from the U.S. Geological Survey and the University of Montana in Missoula, where she will pursue post-doctoral research in terrestrial ecology. *The Diven Elementary School class of 1964 is planning its first reunion for 11 to 2 p.m. July 11 at the school in Elmira. Plans include a tour of the school, a presentation on its history and a social hour. The program is open to Diven students from other years. Organizers are seeking information on the following classmates: Chris Bright, Paul Johnson, Robert Chrisjohn, Donna Clark, Leon Bolden, Michael Hydzik, Timothy Greene, Wilford Johnson, William Snyder, Diane Cole, Sheila Cure, Terry Greene, David Shock, Robert Wheeler, David Cole, Donna Gagliarrdi. Contact Peter Herchanik at pherchan@stny.rr.com to learn more. He's also seeking photographs of the school and other neighborhood landmarks.

Citizens for Agricultural and Rural Responsibility has scheduled a public meeting to discuss the use of sludge on farm fields in Schuyler County.

Plans are still in motion to win scenic byway designation for an 18-mile stretch of State Route 414 in the towns of Hector and Lodi. via Ithaca Journal

A Watkins Glen school bus was involved in an accident this morning on Satterly Hill Road in Hector. via Star-Gazette

HECTOR - The Schuyler County Sheriff's Office is investigating a fatal car fire. via Ithaca Journal

Reported by: Jeff Stone Email: JStone@WETMTV.com Last Update: 12:07 am Fatal Car Fire In Schuyler County Investigators are trying to find out what caused a fatal car fire in Schuyler County. via WETM-TV Elmira

Nicholas Lott came all the way from Philadelphia to catch his very first fish. Just to prove it was no fluke, he caught a second one. via Star-Gazette

“It will be a place that will have everything we need to make wine, located right at the edge of the vineyards”

Aspiring Ivy-League winemakers will have the chance to get their hands dirty while earning a degree starting this fall when Cornell University opens a 2,400-square-foot teaching winery on its main Ithaca ... via Wine Spectator

The Schuyler County Housing Opportunity Council, noted for its work with needy people facing housing repairs, will hold its annual fundraising dinner May 9 at Red Newt Cellars, 3675 Tichenor Road in Hector. via Star-Gazette.COM

VAN NORTWICK Seeking relations of my husband's great-great grandfather Abraham Van Nortwick of Hector, New York, of this name. via Cousinconnect.com

“Old Tompkins - Friends of Freedom, 'gather, gather.'”

Frederick Douglass freed himself from slavery in Maryland. He came north and settled in Rochester. via Ithaca Journal

“When you get one award after another, it just confirms that it's not a fluke and that you're actually producing good wine”

Chateau Lafayette Reneau's 2006 Chardonnay was named 'Best Chardonnay' at the eighth annual Finger Lakes International Wine Competition. via Democrat & Chronicle

“Hector had plans to visit Governor Spitzer recently, but those were canceled for obvious reasons”

's chief executive believes the company will be "on a growth track" in the second half of 2008 and will need a computer chip manufacturing plant to meet demand, an AMD spokesman said. via Business Review