{"id":72910,"date":"2019-05-14T07:07:04","date_gmt":"2019-05-14T11:07:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/?p=72910"},"modified":"2019-05-15T07:38:27","modified_gmt":"2019-05-15T11:38:27","slug":"tioga-county-celebrates-roger-westgate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/2019\/05\/14\/tioga-county-celebrates-roger-westgate\/","title":{"rendered":"Tioga County celebrates Roger Westgate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>More than 60 family members, friends, and students from the Catatonk Valley Woodcarvers Club gathered on April 26 at Carol&#8217;s Cafe to recognize and honor Candor artist and community leader Roger Westgate for his significant contributions during the past 40 years to the craft of woodcarving, and to the well being of his family and his community.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"765\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2019\/05\/Westgate2-1024x765.jpg\" alt=\"Tioga County celebrates Roger Westgate\" class=\"wp-image-72912\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2019\/05\/Westgate2-1024x765.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2019\/05\/Westgate2-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2019\/05\/Westgate2-768x574.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Family members, friends, and students from the Catatonk Valley Woodcarvers Club gathered on April 26 at Carol&#8217;s Cafe to recognize and honor Candor artist and community leader Roger Westgate. Provided photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Roger and his lovely wife Georgia were thanked by all those present for their gracious and generous nature and for being wonderful role models of good character. Their three sons and granddaughter spoke personally of the nurturing and caring influence that helped shape their lives.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"765\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2019\/05\/Westgate3-1024x765.jpg\" alt=\"Tioga County celebrates Roger Westgate\" class=\"wp-image-72913\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2019\/05\/Westgate3-1024x765.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2019\/05\/Westgate3-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2019\/05\/Westgate3-768x574.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Gabe O&#8217;Donnell, a ninth grade Owego Free Academy student and Board member of the Charles H. Bassett Youth Foundation, presents Roger Westgate his finished photo booklet highlighting and celebrating Roger Westgate&#8217;s life and woodcarving art. Provided photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Gabe O&#8217;Donnell, a ninth grade Owego Free Academy student and Board member of the Charles H. Bassett Youth Foundation, presented to Mr. Westgate his finished photo booklet highlighting and celebrating Roger Westgate&#8217;s life and woodcarving art. Many of Roger&#8217;s present and former students attended along with former IBM work and community service colleagues. All expressed sincere admiration, respect and friendship for Roger.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"765\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2019\/05\/Westgate4-1024x765.jpg\" alt=\"Tioga County celebrates Roger Westgate\" class=\"wp-image-72914\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2019\/05\/Westgate4-1024x765.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2019\/05\/Westgate4-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2019\/05\/Westgate4-768x574.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Gabe O&#8217;Donnell, a ninth grade Owego Free Academy student and Board member of the Charles H. Bassett Youth Foundation, presents Roger Westgate his finished photo booklet highlighting and celebrating Roger Westgate&#8217;s life and woodcarving art. Provided photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Proclamations from the Tioga County Legislature and Town of Candor were read declaring April 26 Roger Westgate Day and letters of congratulations were shared from the Tioga County Arts Council, History Museum, Chamber of Commerce, Rural Ministry, Tourism, and Bassett Youth Foundation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"765\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2019\/05\/Westgate6-1024x765.jpg\" alt=\"Tioga County celebrates Roger Westgate\" class=\"wp-image-72916\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2019\/05\/Westgate6-1024x765.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2019\/05\/Westgate6-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2019\/05\/Westgate6-768x574.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Family members, friends, and students from the Catatonk Valley Woodcarvers Club gathered on April 26 at Carol&#8217;s Cafe to recognize and honor Candor artist and community leader Roger Westgate. Provided photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Robert Clarke Bassett, master of ceremony, declared Roger Westgate Tioga County&#8217;s greatest woodcarver and presented both Roger and Gabe with gifts thanking them for their citizenship, community service and contributions to local history.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"765\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2019\/05\/Westgate7-1024x765.jpg\" alt=\"Tioga County celebrates Roger Westgate\" class=\"wp-image-72917\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2019\/05\/Westgate7-1024x765.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2019\/05\/Westgate7-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2019\/05\/Westgate7-768x574.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Family members, friends, and students from the Catatonk Valley Woodcarvers Club gathered on April 26 at Carol&#8217;s Cafe to recognize and honor Candor artist and community leader Roger Westgate. 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