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October 27, 2008

Anonymous The Daily Star Mon Oct 27, 2008, 03:45 AM EDT

Monday

Oneonta

Books are Fun sale, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Levine Conference Room, Fox Nursing Home; to benefit Fox Hospital Auxiliary.

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

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

Experience Works job training and placement services for low-income senior citizens, 9 a.m. to noon, Department of Labor, 12 Dietz St. For info: 432-4800, ext. 122; for Delaware County info, 563-4384.

Oneonta Toastmasters, 7 p.m., Elm Park United Methodist Church meeting room, 401 Chestnut St. For info: 433-0805.

Friends of Huntington Memorial Library program, 7 p.m., Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut St.; featuring Louis Ferrante, author of the memoir Unlocked.' Free, open to the public.

The Lord's Table, 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., 18 Elm St. For info: 432-3558.

Duplicate bridge group, 6:30 p.m., YMCA.

Work Search Forum, 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., CDO Workforce Center, 12 Dietz St. Free, open to the public.

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

Laurens

Laurens American Legion Auxiliary meeting, 7:30 p.m., Legion building, Main Street.

Morris

Morris Rotary Club, 6:15 p.m., town house. For info: 263-5450.

Schenevus

Young at Heart senior citizens, noon, Schenevus VFW; potluck luncheon, followed by program at 1 p.m.

Unadilla

Church dinner, 4 p.m., Unadilla Methodist Church; takeouts, delivery available. For info, orders: 369-9032.

Tuesday

Oneonta

Books are Fun sale, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Levine Conference Room, Fox Nursing Home; to benefit A.O. Fox Hospital Auxiliary.

Oneonta High School Alumni Association meeting, 7 p.m., high school library. For info: daileyk@gmail.com.

Oneonta Community Health Center, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., 22 Academy St.; free primary health care for low-income, uninsured adults. For info, appointment: 433-0300.

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

Adult recreational volleyball, 7 to 9 p.m., Greater Plains Elementary School, sponsored by the town of Oneonta.

Dig Pink breast cancer awareness event, 6 to 8:30 p.m., State University College at Oneonta. For info: 768-3795.

The Lord's Table, 4:30 to 6 p.m., 18 Elm St. For info: 432-3558.

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

League of Women Voters candidate debate, 7 p.m., Morris Conference Center, State University College at Oneonta.

Experience Works job training and placement services for low-income senior citizens, 9 a.m. to noon, Department of Labor, 12 Dietz St. For info: 432-4800, ext. 122, or 563-4384.

Women of the Moose bingo, 7 p.m., 87 W. Broadway; doors open at 6 p.m. For info: 432-6040.

Greater Oneonta Historical Society History Center, noon to 3 p.m., 183 Main St. For info: 432-0960.

Weekly outing, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Susquehanna Chapter, Adirondack Mountain Club. For info: Beverly Hensle, 286-9126.

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

Cooperstown

Blood drive, 12:30 to 6:30 p.m., Bassett Hall auditorium, Beaver and Pioneer streets. For info: 547-6933.

Franklin

History Afternoon program, 3:30 to 5 p.m., Franklin Free Library, 334 Main St.; program to be Every Four Years We Elect a President!' For info, registration: 829-2941.

Lewis Hine: Social Photographer,' 7 p.m., Franklin Free Library, 334 Main St.

Otego

Book discussion group, 7 p.m., Otego United Methodist Church, Church Street; featuring The Lovely Bones' by Alice Sebold. For info: 988-2866.

Sherburne

Flu shot clinic, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., Sherburne Fire Station; $25, or free with Medicare Part B. For info: 337-4028.

Sidney

Sidney Farmers' Market, 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Civic Center. For info: 865-6531.

Sidney Historical Association Museum, 1 to 4 p.m., Sidney Civic Center.

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Josie Giuseppa Basile will speak about her book "A Gift of My Own: A Journey into the Spiritual Realm of Reality" at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 19, at the Body, Mind, Spirit meeting at the First United Methodist Church on the corner of Church and Chestnut street, upstairs in the Main Meeting room, in Oneonta.