Among the bells that will be ringing in Cayuga County this Christmas is one that hasn t made a sound in more than 50 years.
At St. Bernard s Cemetery in Scipio Center, about a quarter mile past the former Catholic church of the same name on Center Road, the bell that once hung in the steeple there has been given new life. Former parishioners spent more than 10 years reclaiming and restoring it, and on Friday, they ll ring it in celebration of their efforts â and in memory of the loved ones who inspired them. It s a piece of wonderful history, said Brian Dugan, one of the people who organized those efforts, in an interview with The Citizen.