The 39th annual Dryden Dairy Day is scheduled to kick off this coming Saturday June 10 with all the typical fixings of years past with one new addition to the
The March 21 election in the Village of Dryden features a heavily contested race. Democratic incumbents Michael Murphy (Mayor), Jason Dickinson (Trustee) and Thomas Sinclair (Trustee) eye another term on
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Local artists interested in exhibiting their skills to the public have an opportunity to do so the mural contest currently being held in the Village of Dryden.
The winner will receive $3,000 and have the chance to design and paint wings of either a local bird or butterfly on the outside wall of the Dryden Hotel on Main Street.
The contestâs facilitators, Mary Kirkwyland and Paula Wilson Parker, drew the inspiration for the project from The Global Angel Wing Project, which is a collection of street art of angel wings painted by various artists â the first being the founder of the project, Colette Miller, in 2012 â across the world. Millerâs first pair of wings were commissioned to âremind humanity that we are the angels of the earth.â
Anne Grant isnât really a fan of gift receiving. In fact, she prefers the opposite much more.
A member of the Dryden Grange for nearly 30 years, Grant is the one who hands out awards annually to certain volunteers in the community. She also goes out of her way to submit an individual or group of volunteers to Tompkins Trust Companyâs annual volunteer awards.
âItâs like playing Santa Claus,â Grant said. Â
Gifts, honors, awards are all things that she never expects to receive. So when Grant found out she was the recipient of Gerald Eastman Award from the New York State Grange â an award that recognizes someone or a group of people who âexemplifies Christian values and influences others in a positive wayâ â she was, as she put it, âflabbergasted.â