GilboaConesville News by Dorothy Pickett - 3 November 2025

GILBOA - Happy Halloween! May all you treats and tricks be “BOO” tiful!

Some reminders. Clocks fall back one hour on Saturday night.  Halloween Trunk or Treat at Conesville Fire house Friday October 31 with set up at 4:30pm. Handouts 5-7pm followed by a Sock Hop 7-9pm. Friday, October 31 Gilboa School has their Pre-K Halloween parade at 1:00.  Be sure to vote on November 4. Along with stopping by the Conesville Fire House for their Chicken and Biscuit buffet dinner with take-out beginning at 4:00pm or eat in at 4:30pm. Sponsored by the UMC Conesville Chapel. I can remember when we were on the farm milking cows, we never turned the clocks forward or back because Vern’s grandmother thought it was a bad omen. When asked why, she said because the cows would not give as much milk as they knew when to head for the barn at the same time every day.  

To fellow co-correspondent Ginny our BILLS sure did it on Sunday with a score of 40-9. I watched some highlights later in the evening as I did not have the channel they were playing on. Hopefully this puts them back on track for more wins than losses.

Belated congratulations to Jim and Mary Wyckoff. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Saturday, October 25. It is never too late to wish you the very best of many more anniversary years to come.

I was delighted to receive an e-mail from my good friends Lou and Rosemary DiRubba in Weeki Wachee Florida the other day. Rosemary tells me the weather is lovely there with warm days and cool nights. That makes us a little jealous as this Tuesday morning the outside temperature was twenty-five degrees with heavy frost on the ground.  

With help from Mid Tel Phone Company, the disconnects I have been getting while talking on the phone have appeared to have stopped. As some of you know it was difficult to even send out my column for the past two weeks as it seemed no one could open it. After the second week with having that problem and the phone problem I called Mid Tel. The next day everything worked as it should have. However, I decided to delete the file and start all over again. Everyone received it like they normally would. So many people have moved away from Gilboa and Conesville and yet they want to keep in touch. Reading the paper and via my e-mail it makes them feel close to their hometowns. 

There is so much excitement with the world series games going on. I, like lots of others, could not turn the TV off on Monday evening as the Blue Jays and Dodgers went at it for eighteen innings. Finally, with a home run from Freddie Freeman, the Dodgers won. So far, the count stands at 2-1 with the Dodgers ahead. They play again this Tuesday evening.  I vowed to myself if it goes longer than nine innings I am not sitting up until two am like I did Monday evening. Although I am not a fan of either team, one just cannot believe how powerful both teams are. The games are ever so exciting. 

Last Thursday I met up with Irene Hess and her neighbor and our friend Ted at the Horseshoe café to celebrate his birthday which was on the 21st.  We had lots of different conversations during our delicious lunch. Happy Belated Birthday Ted. I am glad you enjoyed that special day.

Gilboa Town Clerk Linda Wyckoff wanted all to know the Marine Corps Reserve dropped off a box for their yearly “Toys for Tots” event. Pick up date is Dec. 9. If you would like to make a child in need smile, just purchase a toy and place it in the box at the town hall.  

Gilboa School: November 7, Veterans Day Assembly 10:00am in the Auditorium. November 13 no school Veterans Day.    

Gilboa Town Board: November 6, 6:30 pm Special Bd. Meeting-Public Hearing 2026 Budget.;

November 10, 6:30pm Town Bd. Meeting Budget/Public Hearing on Gilboa Fire Protection District. 

Prayer Concerns: Continue to keep Joe Cooper, Patti Haight, David Cunningham, Tom Gebhardt, Gail Miner in prayer as they deal with their health issues. 

Birthdays: November 1 Gilboa Town Supervisor Alicia Terry, November 2, Larry VanValkenburgh (Prattsville)

Upcoming Events: Sunken City Cider Friday, Oct. 31, open 3-7pm with Sass Squash Food Truck, Saturday, November 1 Yoga 11:00am-12noon. Live Music with a Halloween Hoedown featuring The Bunker Boys 3-6pm. Sass Squash Food Truck available. Sunday, November 2, 3-6pm features live music from The Lustre Kings with The Reservoir Food Truck on site. 

Sunday Worship Services:

Gilboa Methodist: 9:00am located on 990V Gilboa, Oct. 30 Crafts at Senior Living Stamford 2:00pm. Oct. 30 & Nov. 2 All Saints Day, Pastor Dawn needs names you want honored. 

Flat Creek Baptist: Flat Creek Road, 9:30am Sunday School, 10:30am worship service with coffee and fellowship following the service. Ladies Bible study every Monday 10:00am. Workday Nov. 8, at 9: 00am.A Harvest dinner for everyone is being planned in November. More information closer to the date. 

Conesville United Methodist Chapel: First and Third Sunday of the month 4:00pm Route 990V.

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