Blankets and Books Story Time and More at Havana Glen Tuesday, September 24, 2019 10:00 am - 12:00 pm The Montour Falls Children's Library and Rouletta Blowers early Literacy Program presents our summer story time, Blankets & Books at gorgeous Havana Glen Park every Tuesday at 10am June through September. Tanglewood Nature Center will join us to kick of the season on Tuesday, June 4. Come meet some new friends; people AND animals! Find us at the gazebo near pavilion 1 toward the back of the park. Stay after Story Time for Playtime with the Family Play & Resource Center and wrap up your morning with FREE lunch at 11am for kids under 18. Lunches are available July 9 through August 13.Lunch is provided by the Food Bank of the Southern Tier's Summer Meal Program and sponsored by Watkins Glen CSD. Please enjoy the free lunch onsite. This event is rain or shine! In the event of thunder/lightning, Story Time will be held at the Montour Falls Library. Please call if you aren't sure. (707) 535-7489Thank you to the Town of Montour for the use one of our favorite places in town. Thanks to the Food Bank of the Southern Tier for providing meals to kids and thank you to WGCSD for sponsoring! Shawn Tubridy, slt22@cornell.edu, 607-535-7161 ========================================= Family Play and Resource Center: Tuesdays- Playing in the Park Tuesday, September 24, 2019 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Family Play and Resource Center (FPRC) Play space open to the public, free of charge as a space for parents and caregivers to find community, support, information, and resources.Tuesdays from 10:30am to 12pm- Plating in the park at Havana Glen following Montour Falls Lirary Books and Blankets @ 10am Shawn Tubridy, slt22@cornell.edu, 607-535-7161 ========================================= Cooling Your Jets Tuesday, September 24, 2019 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm The Human Services Complex (323 Owego Street, Room 120 Montour Falls, NY 14865) Cooperative Extension of Schuyler County is offering a parenting series toexplore anger management, skills and support. Anger is a powerful force! Learn healthy ways to help you and your family release and express your anger. For more information or to RSVP, please contact our Parenting Educator Shawn Tubridy (slt22@cornell.edu) at 607-535-7161. This program is funded by the Schuyler County Youth Bureau, Triangle Fund and United Way. This workshop is free.Held every Tuesday July through SeptemberFrom 5:00pm-6:00pmIn room 120323 Owego StreetMontour Falls, NY 14865Attend one session or allRSVP appreciated Free Shawn Tubridy, slt22@cornell.edu, 607-535-7161 ========================================= CCE Schuyler Board of Directors Meeting Wednesday, September 25, 2019 8:30 am - 10:30 am The Human Services Complex (323 Owego Street, Room 120 Montour Falls, NY 14865) Held at the Human Services Complex at 323 Owego Street in Montour Falls, NY 14865The meeting starts at 8:30am and is open to the public.The July meeting is typically held at Hidden Valley 4-H Camp. Please call the office 607-535-7161 if you have any questions. Phil Cherry, pc526@cornell.edu, 607-535-7161 ========================================= Family Play and Resource Center: Wednesday- Weekly Play Date Wednesday, September 25, 2019 10:00 am - 12:00 pm The Human Services Complex (323 Owego Street, Room 120 Montour Falls, NY 14865) Family Play and Resource Center (FPRC)Play space open to the public, free of charge as a space for parents and caregivers to find community, support, information, and resources. Daytime hours-Tuesday-Friday- 10am- 2pm Wednesday Play Date from 10am-12:00pm, Weekly play date for Parents/Caregivers, Toddlers and Babies. We will be playing in the Children's Garden. Rain date in the play room. Children will have fun playing in the mud kitchen, going on scavenger hunts, blowing bubbles and much more... Shawn Tubridy, slt22@cornell.edu, 607-535-7161 ========================================= Family Play and Resource Center- Thursdays-Let's Get Moving Thursday, September 26, 2019 10:00 am - 12:00 pm CCE-Schuyler County (Schuyler County Human Services Complex 323 Owego Street, Unit #5 Montour Falls, New York 14865) 10am-12pm-Let's Get Moving!- Plenty of space for children to run and play in room 120. Sky is the limit with superhero capes, tunnels, obstacle course... Coffee time for parents!! Free Shawn Tubridy, slt22@cornell.edu, 607-535-7161 ========================================= Backyard Grape Growing Monday, October 7, 2019 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm The Human Services Complex (323 Owego Street, Room 120 Montour Falls, NY 14865) October 7th 6 pm-8pmConference Room 120 at 323 Owego St. Montour FallsCome learn how to grow grapes at home with farmer and biology educator Gillian Trimber! This class will cover all of the basics for getting started. Learn how to choose a site, select varieties to plant, diseases and pruning for a healthy yield of fruit. This workshop will also discuss why the Finger Lakes region is so well suited to viticulture. Gillian will share cultivation tips she's learned while working in commercial vineyards. Whether you're growing for home winemaking or fresh fruit for the table, you'll come away from this workshop ready to grow grapes like a pro!Fee is $10 to attend. Please visit https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/BackyardGrapeGrowing_244  to register 10 Roger Ort, rlo28@cornell.edu, 607-535-7161 ========================================= Designing, Building, and Operating a Climate Battery Greenhouse Friday, October 11, 2019 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm CCE-Schuyler County (Schuyler County Human Services Complex 323 Owego Street, Unit #5 Montour Falls, New York 14865) Designing, Building, and Operating a Climate Battery GreenhouseFriday October 11th from 6-8:30pm. With Tim and Katherine Clymer, owners of Threefold Farm in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. Threefold Farm is a transitional organic orchard specializing in unusual fruits. In this workshop you will learn: What is a climate battery greenhouse? The concept is to use the earth beneath as a sort of "thermal battery"for storing excess heat generated by the structure Design and installation of our two commercial-size climate battery greenhouses. Lessons learned in the first two years of operation Penn State University 2018-2019 study results  including temperature results About Threefold farms future plans and areas for improvement. Room 120 Human Services Complex in Montour Falls Cost is$20 per person with prepayment requiredhttp://cceschuyler.org/ to register or 607.535.7161 with question. 20 Roger Ort, rlo28@cornell.edu, 607-535-7161 ========================================= Harvesting Schuyler's Heritage Series Thursday, October 17, 2019 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm 2019 Speaker Series- Join free conversations with experts discussing Schuyler County's agriculture industries, past and present. September 12th- Salt Production with Paul Clifford- location at the Elks Lodge @300 N Madison Ave, Watkins Glen, NY 14891October 17th- Barley, Hops and Beer- Gary Emerson and Ian Conboy, enjoy a beer tasting. Held at Lucky Hare Brewing. Phil Cherry, pc526@cornell.edu, 607-535-7161 ========================================= Wild Mushroom Walks and Talks Sunday, October 20, 2019 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Join Dominic Costa and Cornell Cooperative Extension of Schuyler County to dive into the Art of Mushroom hunting. Knowing the forest and the plants that inhabit those eco systems will allow you to search in the right location for each species of mushroom.May 5th Learning how to identify trees, and their connections to edible mushroomsin a classroom setting.July 21st The art of Foraging for Fungi.October 20th Mushroom hunting, identification and uses.Classes are Sundays from 1pm-3pm. $25 registration fee per session or if you register for all 3 sessions you will get a free book Mushrooms of the Northeast.  Contact: Roger Ort at rlo28@cornell.edu or call 607-535-7161 for more details.Dominic Costa is a fanatic for fungi. Dominic's interest into mushrooms started in his first mycology class at the University of Maryland where he earned a degree in Environmental Science and Geography. His pursuit for his passion continued with the completion of a permaculture design certificate from the finger lakes permaculture institute in 2013. Since then Dominic has dedicated his life to studying fungi, working on several mushroom farms as well as managing one. When Dominic isn't working at Blackdiamond Farm and Cider or Stonecat Cafe you most often can find him in the woods foraging for fungi. To register please click here: https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/wildmushroomwalksandtalks_244 Roger Ort, rlo28@cornell.edu, 607-535-7161 ========================================= CCE Schuyler Board of Directors Meeting Wednesday, October 23, 2019 8:30 am - 10:30 am The Human Services Complex (323 Owego Street, Room 120 Montour Falls, NY 14865) Held at the Human Services Complex at 323 Owego Street in Montour Falls, NY 14865The meeting starts at 8:30am and is open to the public.The July meeting is typically held at Hidden Valley 4-H Camp. Please call the office 607-535-7161 if you have any questions. Phil Cherry, pc526@cornell.edu, 607-535-7161 =========================================