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Dorrie Marie Iaculli, half of the namesake of the iconic “Dorkat” motel in Henrietta, passed away early on February 18, 2023 at the age of 65. She was predeceased by ....
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Joanne H. Lowe of Trumansburg passed away on Wednesday, May 5, 2021 at the age of 87 after an extended illness, with family by her side. Joanne was born in Ithaca on October 25, 1933, the daughter of the late Walter and Hilda (Skillin) Hankinson. She graduated from Ithaca High School and attended the University of Tennessee. She worked at Cornell as a secretary prior to marrying her husband, Dick Lowe, whom she met in a mixed bowling league at the Tri-County Lanes. She worked with her husband as the bookkeeper for the Mobil Station in Trumansburg, then for many years as the office manager for Loweâs Soft Water, also in Trumansburg. Following her retirement, Joanne and her husband spent several months each winter in Lily Lake, Florida where they enjoyed playing golf. An avid golfer, Joanne got three holes in one, an accomplishment she was very proud of. She also enjoyed dancing, including tap and line dancing. She volunteered at a number of places including Cayuga Medi ....
The 50th Anniversary Celebration of the Gemm Shop was held on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020. About three weeks later, because of the pandemic, the board members had to close up the store because it was considered a non-essential business. The Gemm Shop was created 50 years ago by a group of creative mothers who wanted to earn enough money to buy new band uniforms for the high school. Doris Dunlap, Margaret Northrup, Janet Elder, Ruth Bates, Margaret Huckle, Lanetta Husted, Betty Reynolds, and Millie Tubbs all had children in the marching band and saw a need for new uniforms to unite the group of musicians. A small thrift shop was opened to offer gently used clothing and accessories to members of the community at reasonable prices. What started out as a one-year endeavor, eventually blossomed into the Gemm Shop of today. The name of the store was chosen because volunteers knew they would get some donated âgemsâ to sell, but wanted to differentiate the thrift store from ....