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Yahoo
24-02-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Black Community Honors recipients reflect on awards
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) — A group of individuals were honored for their community service and their contributions to the African American community at the Black Community Honors Awards on Saturday, Feb. 22. A couple of honorees expressed their gratitude and pride in the awards that they received. Music teacher Dominic Horton-Miller of Finn Academy said he was humbled to be the recipient of the Young People Community Award. His award was in recognition for his involvement in creating the drama club for grades four through six in September 2022. Elmira shoe store to receive Black Community Honor Award 'You know, growing up in this area, I'm from Bradford County, Pennsylvania, live in Corning now myself, and just seeing there's so many young kids in the community that are making impacts each and every day and I'm just really grateful to be a part of it, and grateful that I was recognized for the award,' said Miller. One of the awards, the Family Award, was given to two recipients, Malika and Michael Blanford, in recognition of raising three grandchildren for 23 years. 'It means a lot. I'm very grateful. I'm still processing myself. It means a lot to me,' Blanford said. 'Only God knows how much it means to me, and I thank him, and I'm grateful to him. I'm very honored and grateful for this opportunity.' To see the list of other recipients, click here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
20-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Elmira shoe store to receive Black Community Honor Award
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) —The Black Community Honors Awards will celebrate individuals who have made significant contributions to the African American community, both locally and nationally. Rosland Geter is one of the founders of the Black Community Honors organization. This is the second year the organization is having an awards ceremony to honor people in the community. Picking winners is no easy task. 'All year long I am in the community attending events, talking to people and I'm watching. And I'm looking to see what people are doing. I'm looking at the heart of why they're doing it and so I just make that decision on oh this person is doing such great things,' Geter said. Cairo Shazer, owner of Poet Customs, is the recipient of the Outstanding Business Award. With his business, Shazer provides affordable fashion styles for people in Elmira. 'My favorite thing I would say is to provide a market that we didn't necessarily have here like just carrying all these different shoes. You know what I mean just like stuff that's kind of like harder to get, but still keeping it at an affordable price that people can still afford it,' said Shazer. Black Community Honors Awards to recognize local leaders Poet Customs has had a physical home since 2018. From a young age, Shazer knew he had a passion for shoes. 'Definitely like the influence my dad had on me. My dad always loved sneakers so he's always like made sure we had good sneakers. Growing up I'm like I kind of didn't have a choice, but I fell in love with it at the same time. Growing up like always having different sneakers, like the different designs, different colors and things like that always sparked my interest so I don't know, it was kind of seamless to go into it because from elementary school through high school it was already what I was interested in,' added Shazer. The awards ceremony takes place on Feb. 22 and Geter says it is a great way to connect people for years to come. 'It just showed me that people are about unity. You know it don't matter the color of your skin. It don't matter your religion. It doesn't matter what side of town you live on. Everyone was on one accord and wanted the same thing and that was to honor the individuals that they were there to honor,' added Geter. Tickets are $25. Those interested in attending can contact organizers at geterosland@ or call (607) 425-6787 for tickets. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
08-02-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Chemung Co. Sheriff's Office adopts Blue Envelope Program
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – The Chemung County Sheriff's Office is now adopting the Blue Envelope Program, which helps drivers with autism. 'There are many adult drivers who are living with autism. A driver's physical movements or verbal responses which would normally be appropriate during a traffic stop may be beyond an autistic driver's control. Around the country, there have been some unfortunate incidents where, during a traffic stop of a person with autism, the officer has misinterpreted the driver's movements, or driver's failure to appropriately respond to requests or to directions. This has sometimes led to an escalation of the situation and resulted in a bad outcome,' said Chemung County Sheriff Bill Schrom. Elmira bike shop provides community refrigerator for food donations According to a news release, law enforcement agencies across the country are encouraging drivers with autism to get a Blue Envelope. Drivers can keep things like their license, registration, insurance card or other relevant documents in it. A police officer would normally request these during a traffic stop. This way, when the police officer sees the Blue Envelope, the officer is immediately alerted to the driver's autism and can adjust his or her own actions and reactions to fit the situation. 'They might be making repetitive movements that wouldn't be normal that would heighten the officer up that there's something wrong there. Well, this blue envelope could say well there's a reason for those movements. So, that may de-escalate the situation and it's all about keeping the public as well as the officer safe,' said Undersheriff Houper. Black Community Honors Awards to recognize local leaders The officer can then immediately understand how to best deal with the situation. 'It also teaches the driver with autism that 'Hey, there are certain things that the police officer are going to do or act,' just so they'll be aware. Like, at night time they might shine a flashlight into your car to see if there's anyone else in there. That's not a big deal. We have plenty to give out to anybody in the community that has autism that is a driver and again it's just to tell people that without telling us what you have, this blue envelope will identify you as somebody that has autism that may show signs that we're not used to in law enforcement,' said Undersheriff Houper. For more information on how to get a Blue Envelope, call The Chemung County Sheriff's Office Administrative Office Phone number at (607) 737-2987. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
07-02-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Black Community Honors Awards to recognize local leaders
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) —The Black Community Honors Awards will celebrate individuals who have made significant contributions to the African American community, both locally and nationally. Hosted by Black Community Honors, the event is set for Feb. 22, at 409 William Street in Elmira. Light refreshments and a social hour will begin at 5 p.m. and the ceremony will follow at 6 p.m. 18 Storm team meteorologist Alivia Colón will be a mistress of ceremonies. The following individuals and their awards are listed below: The Spirit Award: Dr. Wilma Hughey The Family Award: Malika and Michael Blanford The Young People Community Award: Dominick Horton-Miller The Icon Award: Danny Watson and Gordon Hills The Community Award: Talima Aaron The Outstanding Business Award: Cairo Shazer Tickets are $25. Those interested in attending can contact organizers at geterosland@ or call (607) 425-6787 for tickets. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
