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Canoe and kayak paddle trip set for July 27 on Chemung River
A seven-mile canoe and kayak paddle trip from Bottcher’s Landing in Big Flats to the Grove Street boat launch in Elmira is set for Saturday, July 27. The event, led by Endless Mountains Outfitters and Chemung River Friends, will begin at 9 a.m. at the Grove Street Park Boat Launch.
Big Fish Summer – Collyn Singerhoff’s largemouth bass on Cayuga Lake
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – It’s time for the newest submission for 18 Sports’ Big Fish Summer. Congratulations to Collyn Singerhoff, who caught his personal best 5.6 pound largemouth bass, while fishing on Cayuga Lake. Collyn is an avid soccer player, but can be found fishing with his dad when he’s not on the field. The young […]
Big Fish Summer – Jon Rhodes’ Muskie in Sayre
SAYRE, P.A. (WETM) – It’s time for the newest submission for 18 Sports’ Big Fish Summer. Congratulations to Jon Rhodes, who caught this 23 pound Muskie in June. Rhodes hauled in the massive fish at the confluence of the Chemung and Susquehanna River, in Sayre, Pennsylvania. Big Fish Summer is sponsored by Valley Wholesale Bait […]
Former “Personius-Warne” photography studio up for sale in downtown Elmira
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – A new real estate listing shows the former “Personius-Warne” photography studio at 269 Baldwin Street in downtown Elmira is up for sale. The studio, opened by George Personius in 1914 and later owned by his apprentice Randall Warne, photographed family, wedding and school portraits for more than a hundred years before […]
Local boy advances in national mullet contest, voting open again
CAYUTA, N.Y. (WETM) – 8-year-old Ronan Padgett from Cayuta, New York is campaigning for votes to advance to the final round of the “USA Mullet Championships.” Voting is now open in the second round, which includes the top 100 mullets in his age group. The top 25 contestants will make it to the final. You […]
Young artists learn to paint mural at Community Arts of Elmira
ELMIRA N.Y. (WETM) — Kids completed the painting of a mural named the Butterfly Garden on one of the sidewalls of the Community Arts of Elmira building. The kids attended a three-day mural camp this week and worked on the project with the professional muralist, Filomena Jack. The camp aimed to give the kids a […]
A local non-profit hosts fundraiser in Teal Park to help spay and neuter stray cats
HORSEHEADS, N.Y. (WENY) -- Teal Park in Horseheads was filled with animal lovers hoping to help out the stray cat population in the area. The money raised from the picnic style fundraiser will go to a local non-profit, Tender Loving Cats Trap-Neuter- Return (TLC TNR), and their spaying and neutering services.
Arts On the Go: Larry Parker II
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) — Local author Larry Parker II shares a mental exercise to help with writing. It involves writing down many words that start with a specific letter in under a minute. Parker, whose background is in psychology and mental health, expresses how it is a warm-up exercise to help with sentence structure and […]
Stewart Park Pool to reopen this weekend
CORNING, N.Y. (WETM) – The Stewart Park Pool will reopen this weekend after its temporary closure earlier this week. The City of Corning announced on Friday, July 26, that the pool will reopen on Saturday, July 27, at noon and remain open through late August. This announcement comes after the pool’s closure on July 23 […]
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