The O-town Scene - Oneonta, NY
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R.o.B.S. A. Man survives shock of life at Scout camp INDUSTRY, Pa. – Police said a Pennsylvania man has survived a lighting strike while helping set up tents for a Boy Scout outing. Police in the town of Industry said the 49-year-old man was standing by a tree hit when he was struck by a bolt of light- ning at about 8:30 p.m. Saturday. Industry officer Aaron Lopez said the man and others were moving Scouts and camping supplies off the site as a thunder- storm approached. Lopez said no children were nearby when the man was struck. The man was up and walking around when police arrived, though he was treated later at a hospital for a wound where the lightning bolt apparently exited his body. Police are not identifying the man. It’s hard to tell what’s true these days. Take a gander below, and guess if A. and B. are Real or B.S. (Answers at the bottom of the page.) Coming Events Scottish trio to play 6OTS North Sea Gas returns to 6 On The Square at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 21. This will be the group’s third appearance at the downtown Oxford venue. The band is one of Scotland’s most popular groups, and it has been entertaining audience with music and humor for more than three decades. The folk band has played live and on television in the U.S., China, Canada, Germany, Austria, Scotland and many other destinations. With three-part harmonies, North Sea Gas adds guitars, mandolin, fiddle, bouzouki, bodhran, whistles and banjos to traditional and contemporary songs. Tickets purchased online in advance at www.6onthesquare. org are $15 each until Saturday. At the door, admission is $18. For more details, call 843-6876. Lightning storm YUMA, Ariz. _ Career Day, a longstanding tradition at Yuma, Ariz.’s Centennial Middle School, has become the latest victim of the wretched local economy. B.Future not so bright in Arizona Yuma has suffered with some of the nation’s highest unemployment _ in February, the city was rated second in the nation, at 21.5 percent. While some recent developments, including the expansion of an automotive battery plant, have brought some hope to the local employment picture, times still apparently are tough for many parents of Centennial students. School counselor Helen Ochoa, who has organized the program for the last five years, said letters sent to parents and community leaders asking for volunteers for Career Day yielded few results. “We followed up with several students to make sure the letters reached home,” Ochoa explained. “But what we found was that their parents were not work- Past career day ing, or had taken a job in a different field than their chosen profession, and did not feel comfortable sharing those experiences with students.” The cancellation is a blow for Centen- nial, which is one of several schools in .essfile photo.S., by Emily Popek, with Associated Pr. is Bess; Beal, by The Associated PrA. is r 22 O-Town Scene May 19, 2011 the Crane School District that emphasiz- es vocational and technical education. “We try to show our kids that there are exciting careers out there for them,” Ochoa said. “But in this economy, that is a difficult message to send.” Chamber Singers to per- form ‘Love is in the Air’ Oneonta’s Catskill Chamber Singers will present a spring concert called “Love is in the Air” at 4 p.m. Sunday, May 22, in the First Presbyterian Church, 296 Main St. in Oneonta. Some of the pieces included in the program are Jerome Kern’s “All the Things You Are,” Billy Joel’s “And So It Goes,” John Dowland’s Come Again Sweet Love” and Moses Hogan’s arrangement of the African-American spiritual “We Shall Walk Through the Valley in Peace.” While there is no admission charge, free-will donations will be accepted. For more info, call 433-0999 or visit www.catskillchambers- ingers.com. Woodshed Prophets heading to Sidney lounge The Woodshed Prophets will perform at 8 p.m. Thursday, May 19, at the Community Lounge, 80 Main St., in Sidney. The group features guitarists Rob Stachyra and Dan Hardy, bassist Ed Gliha and drummer Dave DeSiro. It evolved from a blend of music scene veterans Fetish Lane and Dirt Farm. The band’s music ranges from country and folk to rock, and it released its first self-titled album in March. The group will have copies of the album for sale at the performance. For more on the band, go to www.woodshedprophets.com. Continued on Page 23