Around Oneonta

May 05, 2008 04:00 am

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{"headlinelight18"/}DAR to honor essay writers

The Oneonta Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will meet at noon Saturday for a catered luncheon and chapter meeting at the Oneonta Masonic Temple.

The meeting will include recognition of this year's American history essay contest winners as well as DAR Good Citizens from Oneonta, Franklin and Laurens central schools. Oneonta chapter member Barbara Yoder will also be honored for winning first place for New York state in the Women's Issues essay contest family division. Yoder will present her winning essay.

DAR is a not-for-profit service organization with a commitment to preserve history, further education and promote patriotism. Members have a direct genealogical lineage to an American Revolutionary soldier or patriot.

{"headlinelight18"/}Ice age program planned

Hartwick College professor of geology Bob Titus will speak on "Oneonta in the Ice Age" at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Greater Oneonta Historical Society History Center.

Titus will describe the onset of glaciations in Oneonta, its peak in the Catskills and the specific ice age

history of Oneonta.

Titus is a frequent contributor to Kaatskill Life magazine and has written three books on the Catskills: "The Catskills: A Geological Guide," "The Catskills in the Ice Age" and, the most recent, "The Other Side of Time: Essays by

Robert Titus, The Catskill Geologist.'"

Titus' work was recently profiled on WSKG radio's "Off the Page" program. All three books will be on

sale and available for signing after his presentation.

The event is free and open to the public at the History Center at 183 Main St. in downtown Oneonta.

{"headlinelight18"/}Women's group to meet

Women in Transition, a free support group for women going through changes who want to develop strengths and behavior to redirect their lives, will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday.

The meeting topic will be "Thinking, Feeling, Rearranging: Understanding How Thoughts Control Feelings and Behavior," presented by Emily Phillips-Knapp. Phillips-Knapp is an associate professor of education psychology and counseling.

The program will include opportunities for women present to explore how thoughts affect feelings and behaviors. The group will look at how reframing thoughts can prevent feelings from blocking positive changes, presenters said.

The meeting is open to the public. For more information, call 432-9256.

{"headlinelight18"/}Arcuri rep to visit Oneonta

The congressional office of U.S. Rep. Michael A. Arcuri, D-Utica, will hold mobile office hours Thursday from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at Nader Towers in Oneonta.

Pat Smith, Arcuri's caseworker and field representative, will be available to assist constituents on issues they may have with the federal government.

Constituents may call (315) 793-8146 to make an appointment. Walk-ins will also be accommodated.