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Local Writers Partner with Angel Action - After several years of collaborating, Barbara Baker and Mark Transki of Belmont and Wellsville have written and produced a music CD entitled “Poetry ‘N Melody”. The CD consists of nine original songs all written by either Barb or Mark. The two were curious about how they could market the CD and do something good for their communities at the same time. Barb looked into the Community Action Angels, a program of Accord Corporation that assists families in need in Allegany County, because she’d read about the great things they do for families that need help, not only at Christmastime, but all through the year. (Check out Angel Action at www.accordcorp.org). Under the information cited to encourage people to become volunteers there was a blurb about sharing a talent or an idea. “I thought this might be the opportunity we were looking for”, Barb said. “So I contacted Dave Crowley and asked if he’d be interested in using the CD for a fund raiser. After listening to it, he agreed.”
The music is considered adult contemporary/pop and is written in a mixture of styles that range from Fleetwood Mac and Santana, to James Taylor and Anne Murray. Some of the guitar work and background vocals are Mark’s. Female lead vocals and harmonies are done by Barb. There are seven other musicians contributing from the Rochester area. For more information and to hear samples of the songs, go to www.cdbaby.com, and type in the artists’ names or the CD title. Listeners are encouraged to post comments or write a review. You can email the artists at bsbteach1@verizon.net.
Mark and Barb state that “the songs are inspired by the people in our lives or just our own personal experiences”. Although they haven’t performed recently, both have been members of groups that have played previously in the Western New York area- Onyx, Void, Fox, Swing Shift and Zoar. Barb is a teacher at Genesee Valley, and Mark is the maintenance supervisor at the Highland Healthcare Center.
The price for the CD is $13. For each one sold the writers will donate $4 to Accord’s Community Action Angels program. The CD can be purchased at Fisher’s Pharmacy and The Music Alley in Wellsville, Nicholson Pharmacy in Belmont, Cuba Pharmacy and Fillmore. You may also contact David Crowley at 268-7605 or dcrowley@accordcorp.org and Barbara Baker at 268-5505 or bsbteach1@verizon.net.
2-1-1 HELPLINE The Institute for Human Services, Inc is pleased to announce the official launch of 2-1-1 service in Steuben, Chemung, Allegany, Schuyler and Yates Counties, effective February 11, 2008. 2-1-1 HELPLINE is a free and confidential service providing information about human services Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and crisis referral 24 hours a day, 7 days per week. For more information about 2-1-1 HELPLINE, visit their website at www.211helpline.org.
ALLEGANY COUNTY MARKETING STUDY The Marketing Study was undertaken by Allegany County Economic Development, Allegany County Tourism, ACCORD Corporation and Stuart Brown Associates. The study was undertaken to identify strategies for marketing Allegany County communities to incease the visibility of Interstate 86 exits. Three Community Meetings gathered input from citizens and elected officials and sets forth several strategies to assist in the economic development and tourism promotion for the county.
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Allegany County 2007-2012 HUD Consolidated Plan This document includes information focused on priorities and activities in the areas housing, community development and economic development. It is formatted, using the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Consolidated Plan Guide, which calls for narrative responses to specific questions which grantees of the Community Development Block Grant, HOME Investment Partnership, Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS, and Emergency Shelter Grants Programs are required to address. Click here to view the entire plan