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March 11, 2010

Anonymous The Daily Star Thu Mar 11, 2010, 08:15 AM EST

THURSDAY

Oneonta

Open Hunger Forum, 4 p.m.,

St. Mary’s Parish Center

Annex, 38 Walnut St. Hosted

by Oneonta Hunger Task

Force. For info: 432-3920,

ext. 212.

Workshop on dealing with

Alzheimer’s, 2:30 to 4 p.m.,

35 Academy St. For info: 432-

8595.

Catskill Area Hospice Thrift

Shop, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 269

Main St. For info: 432-5335.

ESL classes, 9 a.m. to noon,

Oneonta Adult Education,

189 Main St. For info: 433-

3645.

Free parenting workshop

‘Setting Goals For My

Family and Myself’, 9:30

a.m. to noon, First United

Methodist Church, 66

Chestnut St. For info: 432-

2870.

GED classes, 9 a.m. to 3:30

p.m., Oneonta Adult

Education, 189 Main St. For

info: 433-3645.

History Center open, 10 a.m.

to 4 p.m., Greater Oneonta

Historical Society History

Center, 183 Main St.

Oneonta Chess Club, 6 to 11

p.m., Hunt Union Cafeteria,

State University College at

Oneonta, Ravine Parkway.

For info: 206-0510.

The Lord’s Table, 4:30 to 6:30

p.m., 18 Elm St. A feeding

program, serving a full

dinner. For info: 432-3558.

Cooperstown

GED classes, 12:30 to 3:30

p.m., The Meadows, 170

County Route 33 W. For info:

433-3645.

Davenport

Davenport Thrift Shop, 9

a.m. to noon, Davenport

United Methodist Church,

15696 State Highway 2. For

info: 278-5014.

Franklin

Franklin Central School

winter concert, 7 p.m.,

Franklin Central School,

Institute Stree.

Gilbertsville

U.S. Census application and

testing session, 11 a.m.,

First Presbyterian Church.

For info: (315) 223-0120.

U.S. Census application and

testing session, 6 p.m.,

Gilbertsville-Mount Upton

Central School. For info:

(315) 223-0120.

Hobart

Hobart Rotary Club, 6:30

p.m., Hobart Inn, 645 Main

St.

Morris

Magic Closet thrift shop,

4:30 to 6:30 p.m., Episcopal

Parish Hall, 162 E. Main St.

Free clothing. For info: 263-

5116.

Otego

Otego Craft Club, 2 to 4 p.m.,

Harris House, Main Street.

For info: Joan Camp, 988-

6842.

GED classes, 2 to 5 p.m.,

Harris Memorial Library,

Main Street. Free. For info:

433-3645.

Schoharie

Storytelling presentation, 7

p.m., Schoharie Free Library.

Stamford

CORE VALUES thrift shop, 11

a.m. to 4 p.m., 112 Main St.

For info: 652-4722.

Treadwell

Word Thursdays open mic, 7

p.m., Bright Hill Literary

Center, 94 Church St. For

info: 829-5055 or

wordthur@stny.rr.com.

Walton

Souper Supper, 5 to 6 p.m.,

First United Methodist

Church, 101 North St. For

info: 865-5765.

Walton Senior Citizens Club,

12:15 p.m., St. John the

Baptist Church, Benton

Avenue.

FRIDAY

Oneonta

Catskill Area Hospice Thrift

Shop, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 269

Main St. For info: 432-5335.

ESL classes, 9 a.m. to noon,

Oneonta Adult Education,

189 Main St. For info: 433-

3645.

GED classes, 9 a.m. to 3:30

p.m., Oneonta Adult

Education, 189 Main St. For

info: 433-3645.

Lenten fish fry, 4:30 to 7:30

p.m., St. Mary’s Church

Parish Center, 38 Walnut St.

Hosted by The Knights of

Columbus Hon. Joesph P.

Molinari Council 4989.

The Lord’s Table, 4:30 to 6:30

p.m., 18 Elm St. A feeding

program, serving a full

dinner. For info: 432-3558.

Main Characters, 5 to 7 p.m.,

Main View Gallery & Studio,

73 Main St. Live performance,

poetry, visual art.

Cooperstown

GED classes, 12:30 to 3:30

p.m., The Meadows, 170

County Route 33 W. For info:

433-3645.

Laurens

Bingo, 5:30 p.m., Laurens Fire

Department, 34 Main St.

Every Friday. Doors open at

5:30 p.m., games start at

7:15.

Stamford

CORE VALUES thrift shop, 11

a.m. to 6 p.m., 112 Main St.

For info: 652-4722.

Walton

Fish dinner, 4:30 to 7 p.m.,

First United Methodist

Church, 101 North St.

Takeouts, 865-5765.

Worcester

Fish fry dinner, 4:30 to 6:30

p.m., St. Joseph’s Catholic

Church, 181 Main St.

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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.

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