{"headline18"/}Sidney woman charged with grand larceny
SIDNEY _ A Sidney woman faces a second-degree grand larceny charge for allegedly stealing $50,000 from her Oneonta employer over a two-year period.
Marsha E. Ward, 37, was charged with the felony Tuesday after turning herself into city police.
Ward was an employee of R.J. Millworkers Inc. when she stole $51,986.89 by writing company checks to herself and cashing them, according to the felony complaint on file in Oneonta City Court.
Ward used the money for car payments, mortgage payments, property taxes and the purchase of a golf cart, according to a statement from her on file with court records.
In that statement, Ward confessed to taking money from her employer, the records indicate.
Ward was released on $1,000 bail and is to appear Dec. 2 for further proceedings.
Mount Vision church to host coffee house Sat.
MOUNT VISION _ The Mount Vision United Methodist Church will host a coffee house from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday.
The event, which is open to the public, will feature live music by God Sent and other musicians.
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Food drive is Saturday
WALTON _ A "Fill Our Ambulance" food drive is being held at the Walton Big M from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday by Cooperstown Medical Transport.
Lisa Marie Morrison, Cooperstown Medical Transport spokeswoman, said the company wants to help local food banks in the three counties it serves: Delaware, Otsego and Chenango.
"We have set up the first Fill Our Ambulance' food drive in Walton," Morrison said in a media release. "We are asking the customers of the Big M to donate a canned good or nonperishable item, and in return, we will give them a free blood-pressure reading and a free File Of Life."
When the ambulance is full, it will be taken to the United Methodist Church on East Street to deliver the food.
The dates for the food drives in Otsego and Chenango counties have not been set, Morrison said.
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Acrobats set to perform Monday at SUNY Delhi
DELHI _ The Shangri-La Chinese Acrobats will make a special appearance at 8 p.m. Monday at Farrell Hall at the State University College of Technology at Delhi.
This will be their final performance in Farrell Hall before the facility is renovated into a new student and community center, organizers said.
The Shangri-La Acrobats have appeared at multiple Olympics, the White House, Disney World, Madison Square Garden and on Broadway.
They have also appeared on the SUNY Delhi campus in Farrell Hall 12 times, according to a media release, and played to more than 20,000 people.
Ticket will be $5 and will be available at the door, with no advance sale.
For more information, call 746-4568.
