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September 14, 2009

Anonymous The Daily Star Mon Sep 14, 2009, 03:45 AM EDT

Monday

Oneonta

Bingo, 6:30 p.m., Oneonta Elks Club, 84 Chestnut St.

Oneonta Garden Club potluck lunch and fall program, 3 p.m., St. James' Episcopal Church.

City of the Hills Women's Chorus, 7 to 9:30 p.m., First United Presbyterian Church, 381 Main St., Roosevelt Avenue entrance. For info: 267-4718.

The Lord's Table, 4:30 to 6 p.m., The Lord's Table, 18 Elm St. A feeding program, serving a full dinner. For info: 432-3558.

Duplicate bridge group, 6:30 p.m., YMCA, 20 Ford Ave.

Midstatesmen Barbershop Harmony Chorus, 7:30 p.m., The Salvation Army, 25 River St. For info: 278-6369.

Morris

Morris Rotary Club, 6 p.m., Morris Rotary Club. Town house. For info: 263-5450.

Tuesday

Oneonta

Catskill Area Hospice thrift shop, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Catskill Area Hospice thrift shop, 269 Main St. For info: 432-5335.

Free clinic, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., Oneonta Community Health Center, 22 Academy St.

The Lord's Table, 4:30 to 6 p.m., The Lord's Table, 18 Elm St. A feeding program, serving a full dinner. For info: 432-3558.

Walking for Health, 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., The Salvation Army, 25 River St.

Weekly outing, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Weekly outing. Susquehanna Chapter, Adirondack Mountain Club. Walk, hike, bike or canoe; hours subject to change. For info: Beverly Hensle, 286-9126.

Greater Oneonta Historical Society History Center, noon to 3 p.m., Greater Oneonta Historical Society History Center, 183 Main St. Exhibits, gifts and more.

Ladies Home League meeting, 6:30 p.m., The Salvation Army, 25 River St. For info: 432-5960.

Volleyball adult recreation, 7 to 9 p.m., Greater Plains Elementary School; presented by the town of Oneonta.

Cherry Valley

Free rabies vaccination clinic, 6 to 8 p.m., Cherry Valley Town Barn, Main Street. Presented by Otsego County Department of Health.

Laurens

Laurens American Legion Auxiliary Unit 1688, 7 p.m., Laurens American Legion building, Main Street. For info: 432-6314 after 4 p.m.

Roxbury

Catskill Mah Johngg Club, 11 a.m., Roxbury Library, 53742 State Highway 3.

Sherburne

Senior Series: Paddle Lebanon Reservoir, 1 to 4:30 p.m., Rogers Environmental Education Center, Route 8. Geared toward active senior citizens; open to the public. For registration, info: 674-4017.

Sidney

Sidney Farmers' Market, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Sidney Civic Center, 21 Liberty St. For info: 865-6531.

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