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November 15, 2009

Anonymous The Daily Star Mon Nov 16, 2009, 03:45 AM EST

Monday

Oneonta

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

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

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

î¿ English as a second language classes, 6 to 8 p.m., Oneonta Adult Education, 189 Main Street, fifth floor.

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

î¿ Oneonta Lodge #466 Free and Accepted Masons, 7:30 p.m., Masonic Temple, 322 Main St.

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

Laurens

î¿ ABE/GED classes, 8:30 to 11:30 a.m., St. Matthew Church, 97 Maple St. Free, for adults 21 and older.

Morris

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

New Berlin

î¿ GED and ESL classes, 5 to 7 p.m., New Berlin Library, South Main St. Free, for adults 21 and older

Tuesday

Oneonta

î¿ Adult recreation volleyball, 7 to 9 p.m., Greater Plains Elementary School, 60 W. End Avenue 1 Ave. Presented by town of Oneonta.

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

î¿ Free clinic, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., Oneonta Community Health Center, 22 Academy St. Offering free primary health care for low-income, uninsured adults.

î¿ History Center, noon to 3 p.m., Greater Oneonta Historical Society History Center, 183 Main St. "Oneonta & World War II" and other exhibits.

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

î¿ Oneonta Community Health Center, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., Oneonta Community Health Center.

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

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

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

Sidney

î¿ Crafts, games and stories for children ages 5 to 8, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., Sidney Memorial Public Library, 8 River 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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