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A monumental job by Kelly Gates When Blaine Kortemeyer was offered his current job 12 years ago, he had no idea the position would eventually require him to repel down the face of former presidents, monitor sophisticated string gauge and fiber optic equipment, and use geometry to teach students about art. But as Assistant Chief of Interpretation for the Mount Rushmore National Memorial in Rapid City, SD Kortemeyer does all of these things — and more. “I am part of a group that delivers educational and interpretive programs to visitors throughout the property. But I am also one of the founding members of a preservation team here at the Mount Rushmore National Memorial that routinely ascends the mountain and repels down the façade of the sculpture to check for flaws and cracks,” Kortemeyer told Country Editor. “We also check the status of monitoring equipment that helps us track any changes in the rock blocks

that make up the monument.” The individual rock blocks in the sculpture were singled out thanks to the use of a 3-dimensional photogeometric picture taking technology used on Mount Rushmore in the 1990s. Photogeometric contractors were hired to take photos of the sculpture from many different angles, merging them into a single “granite outcropping” photograph that enabled them to deduce that the entire structure is made up of 22 separate rock blocks. This sophisticated process was then one-upped with an even more complex laser-scanning project in 2010, a job completed by an organization called Cyark. “Cyark is a heritage preservation organization that travels around the world laser scanning heritage assets like Mount Rushmore,” Kortemeyer explained. “They shoot millions of lasers onto an object and the information registers as a mathematical equation that is decoded using a computer,

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creating a single, high definition image.” The laser-scanning established a baseline image of Mount Rushmore. In the future, the preservation team hopes to have additional laser scans completed to reveal any variance in

the sculpture that might need to be corrected in order to keep it looking the same. In the meantime, the ‘strike’ and ‘dip’ of each crack and crevice in Mount Rushmore is being monitored using a series of string gauges that are stretched across the cracks. The strings are outfitted with metal Job page 2

Preservation team member and Park Ranger Duane Grego on the side of President Lincoln's nose, above him is preservation team member and Maintenance Mechanic Jim Manwell attaching fiber optic line to the sculpture.

Odors speak volumes to insects by Tom Turpin, Professor of Entomology, Purdue University Animals learn about the environment through their senses. These are touch, taste, sight, smell and hearing. The relative importance of each sense varies among animal species. Which of the five basic senses is most important to the human animal is up for debate.

If I had to vote, I would opt for sight. After all, without sight we couldn’t do all of the purely human things, such as watch TV, stargaze, drive a car, peruse old photo albums or read a newspaper. In the early 1900s, a newspaper editor named Arthur Brisbane wrote, “a picture speaks a thousand words.” No doubt Brisbane was referring

to the printed word in the newspaper, not the spoken word. Nonetheless, the comment underscores the role of sight in human lives. Unlike humans, insects can’t use the printed word to communicate. But both humans and insects can use sound to send messages.

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‘Tail-wagging tutor’ helps Des Moines students by Janet Klockenga, The Des Moines Register DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Jazi Phillip’s tutor can’t read, although she’s proven to be caring, attentive and helpful. Third-grader Jazi reads once a week to Kyra, a 3year-old American pit bull terrier, a “tail-wagging tutor” and the star of a new program at Stowe

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Job from page 1 hardware that lightly touch both sides of every crack. If the hardware moves in either direction, attached fiber optic cables send signals to a computer system operated by Kortemeyer and his team, alerting them that the granite rock blocks may have shifted. “We are in the process of finding engineers to help evaluate the data sent to our computers from these string gauge monitors,” said Kortemeyer. “The engineers will then help us establish a preservation plan that we can use if we find a rock block that is shifting and needs to be pinned into place to keep it from altering the appearance of the sculpture.” The extensive scientific knowhow required to monitor and preserve a massive national monument such as Mount Rushmore came as a surprise to Kortemeyer as he maneuvered through the past 12 years as Assistant Chief of Interpretation for the park. So

Elementary School, the school Jazi attends on Des Moines’ east side. Kyra is owned by Tony and Ashley Meyer, who live near the school. Jazi has been reading to the dog since January as part of a new “tail-wagging tutor” program at Stowe. Since Kyra and Jazi met, Jazi’s reading comprehension scores have risen, said Dawn Vetter, Stowe principal. The principal now wants to expand Kyra’s role. She has a waiting list of children who want to read with the 50-pound black and white dog. The Meyers said they plan to soon start bringing Kyra to the school four days a week. The Meyers are aware of the stigma surrounding pit bulls. Some believe they are violent and vicious. Numerous cities around the country have banned the animals. In Iowa, 42 cities do not allow pit bulls in their city limits, according to the Animal Rescue League of Iowa’s website. The couple said training is key for any dog to ensure it doesn’t bite people or other animals. Kyra has been trained and has earned certification through the Therapy Dog International program and the American Kennel Club’s Canine Good Citizen program, said Ashley Meyer, who also is a member of the Animal Rescue League of Iowa’s Pit Crew Club, which helps educate the public about pit bulls. As part of the Pit Crew’s Ambass-A-Bulls program, the Meyers take Kyra on visits to schools, hospitals, nursing homes and libraries, where they give programs on bullying and stereotypes, kindness and compassion, and how to safely greet a dog.

When Kyra is at Stowe or any other school, she is always leashed by her owners. In addition, parents must sign permission slips to allow Kyra near their children. Ashley Meyer describes Kyra as anything but vicious. Kyra has never been aggressive around children or adults, Ashley Meyer said. Proponents of pit bulls say they are not predisposed to behavior problems. “She’s very submissive and she loves kids,” Ashley said. “She lights up whenever kids are around.” Stephanie Filer, manager of special gifts and partnerships with the Animal Rescue League of Iowa and a pit bull owner, said the 27 people and 12 dog members of the Ambass-A-Bulls have visited seven Des Moines elementary schools and schools in Newton, Orient-Macksburg and Dallas Center-Grimes in the past year since the Pit Crew was formed. Vetter, the Stowe principal, began a similar therapy dog program at Orchard Place when she was the facility’s principal. Orchard Place is a residential facility for children with emotional and behavioral disorders. “She’s brought a huge excitement about reading,” Vetter said about Kyra. “Kids are just excited about her. She’s been an eager listener, and it’s been fun to watch Jazi read with Kyra.” Jazi said she likes to read mysteries to Kyra. “It’s kind of fun because I’m the first one that they picked,” Jazi said. “(Kyra) likes to lick the book. For the first couple days I didn’t want to do it, but now I do.”

Right - A Highline System is used to transport power sprayers, ropes and other maintenance equipment 1,500 feet upward to the top of the monument. Photos courtesy of Blaine Kortemeyer

did the numerous opportunities to apply his newfound knowledge to educational programs aimed at students ranging from kindergarten through twelfth grade. The staff member and his co-workers often teach kindergarteners about basic geometry by asking them to name the shapes of the presidents’ faces. The curriculum gets more challenging as the students’ ages increase, including everything from mathematical mass formulas to creating art with geometry. “At the kindergarten level, we focus on the shapes in the sculpture, like the ovals in Thomas Jefferson’s forehead, the ovals of Roosevelt’s eyes or the triangle of George Washington’s nose,” he said. “Eventually, we can teach students the two dimensional sizes of the shapes on the monument. And later, we show them how they can estimate the weight of Mount Rushmore by considering how much granite weighs per cubic meter, finding the 3D area of each of the 22 Blaine Kortemeyer, Assistant Chief of Interpretation for the Mount Rushmore National Memorial, says his rock blocks and adding them all together.” job is never dull.

With so many unexpected tasks to tend to, Kortemeyer admits that his job is never dull. One of the most interesting things he has done in recent years is help design and construct a rope haul system that allows the preservation team to transport power sprayers, ropes and other maintenance equipment 1,500 feet upward to the top of the monument. He plans to continue his career at the national park for many years to come, finding even more ways to apply science and technology to the preservation of one of our country’s most precious monuments. Right - Preservation team member and Maintenance Supervisor Al Sage and Blaine Kortemeyer climb on President Roosevelt.

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Horseshoe business still red-hot for Flagstaff man

Sight also plays an important role in the lives of insects and humans. As do touch and smell. Smell would seem to be the least important of the senses relative to the daily lives of humans. But in spite of this, research has shown that smell elicits human memories more quickly than the other senses. You never forget the odor of a food item that made you sick years ago! The smell of wood smoke might elicit memories of a family camping trip in the mountains when you were a youngster. In general, odors are not associated with life or death situations for humans. However, we do find some odors pleasant, while others are downright repugnant. That is why perfumes and deodorizers do big business. To insects, though, the sense of smell often plays an important role in the success of a species. One such chemical odor is called a pheromone. Pheromones are chemicals secreted by an animal that will influence other members of the same species. Because of this function, pheromones are sometimes called messenger chemicals. In the world of insects, pheromones are often used to attract a mate. Here’s how the system works. The female insect emits the pheromone and sometimes does a little wing waving, a process appropriately named calling. The

pheromone disperses in the air away from the female, mostly in a downwind direction. A male of the species will detect the pheromone and follow it upwind to the source — the calling female. Mating pheromones are complex, organic molecules that are specific to individual species. These chemicals can elicit a response at a very low concentration. Some males of the so-called giant silkworm moths, such as Promethea and Luna, have been shown to follow the plume of odor for as far as five miles to the female’s location. A keen naturalist, Indiana author Gene StrattonPorter, whose works included “Freckles” and “Girl of the Limberlost,” recognized that moths attracted mates using some volatile chemical. She recorded how a female moth in a screen cage attracted many males of the species during the course of a night. Moths are the most widely recognized of the pheromone-producing insects. However, many orders of insects include species that use pheromones as mate attractants. Many beetle species, and even some cockroaches, produce pheromones. Many of the insect pheromones have been chemically identified, and those of some pest insects have been synthesized. Entomologists use synthetic pheromones to determine the presence of a species in an area. It works by placing a lure with the pheromone

dozen, maybe more, farriers in town, and he tries to be competitive not by his speed, but by the quality of his work. At the shoeing school he attended, Parker says the general statistic is that 90 percent of the students drop out of the school. But, he adds, his back is still good. His dad? “He walks semi-upright,” Parker says, laughing. To keep from burning out, Parker says he joins associations, takes part in clinics and enters contests. He’s going to one this month in Madison, WI. His territory stretches through Winslow, Grand Canyon and Williams. And the work can be isolating. Hazards of the job? “You burn yourself all the time,” he says, filing down the nails on a freshly shoed horse for LaRa. He also says that the job primarily entails learning how not to do a lot of things. “But as long as you’re willing to, you’re learning something every day.” Another hazard? “Horses are a hazard,” he says. The nearby horse appears not to take offense. “The whole job can be a hazard. That’s why I don’t like working on the

on a sticky trap. Any insect attracted to the pheromone gets stuck to the trap. This seems like a nasty trick to pull on a male insect that is following a pheromone to find the love of his life! In the insect world, the females are usually the pheromone producers. But in one widely recognized species of insect, the male emits a pheromone. That insect is the monarch butterfly. Hey, if you are a male monarch, you can wear perfume if you want!

naughty ones (horses).” He prefers mules. Half horse and half donkey, they’re a lot smarter than plain horses, LaRa adds. Although the work is tough, Parker isn’t planning any changes anytime soon. “I love it,” he says, adding that he gets to be his own boss and set his own hours. “I’ll do it as long as I can.”

Arkansas state park visitor claims 2.1-carat diamond MURFREESBORO, AR (AP) — A visitor at Crater of Diamonds State Park at Murfreesboro has found a 2.1-carat brown diamond. Andrea Murphy of Gentry dug up the diamond during a family visit to celebrate her 30th birthday. The park is unique in that patrons can keep any diamonds they find. The diamond found by Murphy is the 144th diamond found this year by a Crater of Diamonds visitor. The park says the stone is also the sixth diamond found in 2013 weighing more

than 1 carat. Murphy found the diamond in the East Drain area of the park, which is in southwest Arkansas.

Whatchamacallits Going fishing? Lose the pole and bait and grab one of these spears! At top (zoomed in bottom, right) is a fishing spear which fisherman would jab into the water, hoping to skewer any prey they could spot. The bottom, (zoomed in bottom, left) is a more specific fishing tool: an eel spear. The goal with this tool was to stab it into the water just beyond the targeted eel, then yank up into the fish’s underside, hoping it would get tangled in the bent-back tines. ~ Check outThe The Country Check Original Editor’s Valley Facebook page to see if page you can Pennysaver’s Facebook to guess week’s see if youeach can guess eachWhatcweek’s hamacallit! Whatchamacallit! Have your own Whatchamacallit? Send picture and description to eenger@leepub.com

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horseshoes, called “cake,” bar stock slivers of metal for him to craft his own horseshoes, files, tongs, horseshoeing nails and more. It took him a couple of years to get his gear set up. “You accumulate,” he says, adding that a farrier starts off with not enough and ends up having to downsize down the road. Parker is clad in chaps, jeans and a wicked sense of humor to offset that of Rod LaRa, owner of C.R. Mules. “He’s been shoeing for a long time,” LaRa says. He watches Parker shoe one of his horses. Most of Parker’s work for LaRa is shoeing mules, and LaRa has him out for work at least a couple of times a month. “He’s a perfectionist,” LaRa says. “He’s conscientious, scheduled, and he comes when he says he will.” Parker goads the horse to deliver feet one at a time and places the shoes by driving nails through the hoof and cutting off the ends that protrude the top. Most of his customers call him. “In this business, referral is huge,” he says, dipping a hot shoe in a bucket of water hanging off the back of the truck. He adds that there are as many as a

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by Larry Hendricks, Arizona Daily Sun FLAGSTAFF, AZ (AP) — Shaping hammer clangs against anvil. Hot iron against hoof smells of burnt hair. It’s an April morning at C.R. Mules in Doney Park. Sun shines in blue sky and warms his brow to sweat with hard work. Tyler Parker is a Flagstaff-based farrier who owns EasyStride Horseshoeing. He shoes horses and mules for a living. Welcome to a day in his life. “I (will have) been doing this 11 years in May,” he says, striking red-hot, glowing metal with his hammer. “My father — he’s been shoeing horses for 50 years.” As a kid growing up, he would help his father, but it wasn’t until he was 28 before he went to an eight-week shoeing school in Phoenix to make his way in the trade. “Where they show you enough to do some damage,” he says. He uses tongs to pull hot metal out of a portable forge perched on the back of his work truck. He followed up the schooling with two years as an apprentice. The truck is packed with premade

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Dartmouth farm helps animals with special needs by Deborah Allard, The Herald News

needed a better home. From there, well, no one knows what really happened. “As we went along, the animals found us,” Tigano said. “We started getting calls.” The two women care for a pig, Lulu, who was stepped on by her mother at birth and failed to thrive. Lulu is now 4 years old, and her weight is anyone’s guess. “She does a trick,” Devlin said. “Watch.” Devlin let Lulu sniff a peppermint, and then instructed the pig to sit. Lulu quickly did as she was told and soon got her treat and a pat on the head. A cow, called Baby, is blind, but she smelled the peppermint and came right over to Devlin. “I’m sorry, I’ll get you later,” Devlin told Baby. A pony, called Cowboy, came to the farm after suffering an eye laceration that was allowed to fester by a previous owner. Devlin and Tigano raised money to have the

DARTMOUTH, MA (AP) — The alpacas, with their funny Muppet faces and curly coiffed bangs, were inquisitive when the new people walked up to meet them. A pony ran over, head bobbing. Two goats trotted near, like dogs with big horns, to have a sniff and a stare. Todd, the goose, stayed where he was with the ponies and other animals. “He doesn’t like the ducks and chickens,” said Deborah Devlin, who owns Don’t Forget Us Pet Us, a 14-acre farm that is home to all manner of animals that have been neglected or have some form of special needs. Devlin runs the place with her friend, Jill Tigano. They are both mothers who enjoy raising their young children — they each have two — with the animals. It all started in 2010, when they took in two goats, Stevie and Eli, who

eye removed. Today, Cowboy barely notices that he’s lost half his vision and is friendly and wellmannered. Jeremy, the donkey, suffered pneumonia. The women bought him at auction and gave him breathing treatments. “We have a huge love for animals,” Devlin said. The love they share for all things furred or feathered has translated into an educational, mobile petting zoo. The women give pony parties and take the animals to different venues. In January, they visited the people of Newtown, CT, after the Sandy Hook school shooting tragedy to offer the children a day without fear. They are also beginning to get involved in pet therapy. “We’re just looking for a way to give back,” Devlin said. Devlin and Tigano run the farm with their own money, costing them $1,200 to $1,500 per month in food alone. Devlin, who lives on the property, is up at 4 a.m.

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her husband relocated to St. Simons Island from Bennington, VT. “I knew everything,” she said of New England gardening. “I came down here, and nothing applied.” She tried planting some things and what the deer didn’t eat, the cold killed. She found help with Don Gardner, the Ph.D. horticulture expert who is the Glynn County agent. She took a 20-hour master gardening course from Gardner that also requires 100 hours of community service. “My project was to form a chapter of the Georgia Native Plant Society,” and she did, down to the certification as a nonprofit. Her yard is not large, but her neighbor, the nature-minded Musgrove Plantation, has promised to cut a gate through its fence so she and other native plant experts can educate people there. The adults at the event will learn about plants that serve as food sources for butterfly larvae, identifying native plants, landscaping with native plants, recognizing invasive species and other

Lawnn & Garden skills. As for the children, Moore said she’ll strap on her wings, her birch bark fairy cap and bells and flowers to take on the role of a fairy queen to teach nature play. “Encourage kids to go out and pick up things” safely, of course, Moore said, “and to just sit down and build.” She leads them across stump steps in her side yard and shows them how to make fairies with

pinecone bodies, oak leave wings and sweetgum balls for heads. As she talks about it, Moore, a former elementary school teacher slides easily into a spiel a kindergartner could appreciate. “The things they ask,” she said, “like, ‘Is your hair real?’” It is, she said, but she’d rather her students refrain from testing it.

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shark, found in salt waters of the Golden Isles. Good says he and his customers caught about 1,200 sharks last year on chartered trips through his business, Coastal Outdoor Adventures. “Very few of (the 1,200) were hammerheads, but they’re the highlights, especially when there are kids aboard,” Good said. In fact, only 12 of the

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it to die, has been outlawed in many nations, the harvest of fins continues in some. Good hopes designating critical habitats and protecting scalloped hammerheads from unnecessary harvest will help populations worldwide and make hooking a hammerhead in Coastal Georgia waters more likely. If the proposed endangered listing is accepted, the eastern Atlantic and Pacific Atlantic populations would be considered endangered and the Indo-West Pacific and central and southwest Atlantic populations would be considered threatened. All imports, exports and commercial activity dealing with scalloped hammerheads would be prohibited in the United States, according to the NOAA Fisheries Service,

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by Karen Matthews, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Want to journey to a grittier time in New York City’s not-toodistant past, when the murder rate was sky-high, Times Square was a crossroads of crime and pornography, Starbucks had yet to arrive, and hardly anyone owned a cellphone? A project designed to promote an art exhibit has turned 5,000 Manhattan pay phones into time machines that take callers back to 1993, a pivotal year in the city’s art, culture and politics. Pick up a receiver on the rarely used phones that still dot the New York streetscape, punch 1-855FOR-1993 and you will

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Dollars and sense by David Uffington The biggest targets for identity theft The Federal Trade Commission has released a report with new information about identity theft. While it’s generally believed that seniors are the most likely victims of this type of fraud because they’re assumed to be more vulnerable, the report shows that’s not the case. The Consumer Sentinel Network, the database used in the report, is available only to law enforcement and includes information input by a long list of agencies and organizations, the Better Business Bureau, the FBI’s Internet Crime Com-

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NYC teen raises funds for blood cancer research NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City teenager who once donated bone marrow for her cancerstricken sister has started an ambitious campaign to raise funds for cancer research.

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item nearly 150 years ago at an encampment near Fredericksburg, VA. Relic hunter John Blue found the ring at a construction site in 2005. Though it was engraved with Schlegel’s name and unit — “Co. G., 198th P.V.,” or Pennsylvania Volunteers — Blue wasn’t sure how to find Schlegel’s descendants and kept the ring in a box for several years. A genealogist ultimately helped Blue track down Schlegel’s family. Blue presented the ring to a distant cousin during a ceremony at Levi Schlegel’s grave in Reading. “This is truly a hero’s journey,” said cousin Ernie Schlegel. Another distant relative, James W. Schlegel of Reading, said he felt pride as he touched the ring. “I think about all the time that passed since Levi and so many others fought for our freedom,” Schlegel, who served in the Air Force during the Vietnam War, told the Reading Eagle. “As a veteran, I know the importance of fighting for freedom, and I’m proud to know the Schlegel family did its part.” After the war, Levi Schlegel returned to Reading, where he worked as a carpenter and helped raise 11 children. He died in 1932 at age 91.

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Number / Classification 20 Air Compressors 25 Air Tools 35 Announcements 45 Antiques 55 Appraisal Services 75 ATV 80 Auctions 82 Auto Body 110 Bedding Plants 120 Bees-Beekeeping 130 Bird Control 155 Building Materials/ Supplies 157 Building Repair 160 Buildings For Sale 161 Bulk Foods / Spices 165 Business Opportunities 170 Butchering Supplies 173 Carpentry 175 Cars, Trucks, Trailers 180 Catalogs 182 Catering 190 Chain Saws 195 Cheesemaking Supplies 205 Christmas 210 Christmas Trees 214 Clocks & Repair 215 Collectibles 216 Clothing 235 Computers 253 Consignment 265 Construction Equipment For Rent 270 Construction Equipment For Sale 275 Construction Machinery Wanted 277 Construction Services 280 Construction Supplies 312 Crafts 325 Custom Butchering 330 Custom Services 360 Deer-Butchering & Hides 370 Dogs 410 Electrical 415 Employment Wanted 440 Farm Machinery For Sale 445 Farm Machinery Wanted 447 Farm Market Items 460 Fencing 470 Financial Services 480 Fish 483 Flooring 490 For Rent or Lease 500 For Sale 510 Fresh Produce, Nursery 525 Fruits & Berries 527 Furniture 530 Garden Supplies 535 Generators 537 Gifts 575 Greenhouse Supplies 585 Guns 587 Hair Styling 589 Hardware 600 Health Care/Products 605 Heating 610 Help Wanted 653 Hotel / Motel 683 Jewelers 700 Lawn & Garden 711 Lessons 760 Lumber & Wood Products 790 Maple Syrup Supplies 805 Miscellaneous 810 Mobile Homes 811 Monuments 812 Multi Media 813 Music 815 Motorcycles 817 Nails 820 Nurseries 910 Plants 950 Real Estate For Sale 955 Real Estate Wanted 960 RVs & Motor Homes 975 Rentals 980 Restaurant Supplies 1040 Services Offered 1075 Snowblowers 1080 Snowmobiles 1109 Thrift 1140 Trailers 1147 Trains 1148 Travel 1155 Tree Moving Services 1165 Trees 1170 Truck Parts & Equipment 1180 Trucks 1187 Vacuum 1190 Vegetable 1200 Veterinary 1205 Wanted

Announcements

CHECK YOUR AD - ADVERTISERS should check their

ads on the first week of insertion. Lee Publications, Inc. shall not be liable for typographical, or errors in publication except to the extent of the cost of the first weeks insertion of the ad, and shall also not be liable for damages due to failure to publish an ad. Adjustment for errors is limited to the cost of that portion of the ad wherein the error occurred.

Custom Services

ATV TRAILERS by Bosski Industries first automatic “Dump Assist” trailers GVWR 800lbs.+ 1600lbs. models available. Come check them out at North Creek Auto 315-866-3698

COLOR GLOSSY PHOTO CALENDARS: Only $12.00 includes tax. Send us your digital prints and we will make a beautiful keepsake calendar for you. You may also bring in your photos on a disc or thumb drive. If you would like us to mail it is a $5.00 extra fee. Only 3 day turnaround time. B e t h S n y d e r bsnyder@leepub.com Lee Publications 518-6730101

Auctions

Report any errors to 518673-3011 FREE: Cat needs a good home. Gray & White tiger, female. Nice cat, litter trained and friendly. 315-867-0208 or 315-219-2939

OUTDOOR AUCTION: May 18th at 4:33pm. Call now for your consignments to be advertised early. King’s Back Room, Burrows Rd., West Winfield, NY. 315-822-5221

Announcements

ATTENATTENTION

Korean War era Vets

Morriss J.. Edwards 8 Postt 168 St.. Johnsville Would like to invite you to be honored at this years Memorial Day Parade on May 27th.

Interested: Call Tim Rice 518-568-2316 or Charley Weaver 518-568-2333

Antiques FOR SALE: Antiques, Collectibles, Shabby Chic, Amish Baskets, Primitives, Jewelry, Country, Re-purpose, Handcrafted Items, Adirondack Décor, Unique Gifts and Much More! “Newport Marketplace” 7583 Main St, Newport “Gift Certificates now available” 1969 BUICK SKYLARK, 4 dr. HT, 25,000 original miles, cheap, first $5,000.00. Call 315-429-3253

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FARM AND MACHINERY AUCTION: May 18th at 4:33pm. Call now for your consignments to be advertised early. King’s Back Room, Burrows Rd., West Winfield, NY. 315-822-5221

PHOTO ENLARGEMENTS 8x10 - $2.00 • 11x17 - $5.00 • 12x18 or 13x19 - $7.00. Come see us at Lee Publications, 6113 State Rt. 5, Palatine Bridge, NY 13428 518-673-3237

PO Box 121, 6113 State Hwy. 5 Palatine Bridge, NY 13428 800-836-2888 • Fax: 518-673-2381

INSULATION: All Types. New/ Existing Buildings. Free Estimates. Fully Insured. Call Upstate Spray Foam Insulation 315-822-5238. www.upstatesprayfoam.com SET of 8’ roman columns, fiberglass, white, $150/set. 3 skylights 24x48 w/installation kit, $75.00/each. Various sizes of louvered doors, glass top end tables, base beige & gold, $50/set. 315-831-5917

Business Opportunities Fastrack Distributors Wanted for the #1 equine * Probiotic for diary, swine, horses, cattle. Call (315)985-5951 Minneapolis based Company expanding across the nation. We need Sales Reps with excellent opportunity to move up into sales management. Excellent commissions. We train. Ag or construction experience a plus. 315-985-5951

Cars, Trucks, Trailers

FOR SALE: 4PC WHITE wicker set; chair rocker lounge loveseat $200; 3 wooden rockers $25/piece. 315-8664053.

Heating

FIREPLACE XTRAORDINAIRE GAS INSERTS ON SALE, OVER $1000 discount. Limited supply HERKIMER HOME & LEISURE 247 Oberle Rd, Herkimer NY 315-866-5557 NEED BUSINESS CARDS? Full color glossy, heavy stock. 250 ($45.00); 500 ($60.00); 1,000 ($75.00). Call Beth at Lee Publications 518-673-0101 or bsnyder@leepub.com PHOTO CALENDARS now available right here at Lee Publications. 6113 State Hwy. 5, Palatine Bridge, NY 518-673-3237. Choose up to 24 photos. Only $12.00 for digital photos and $15.00 if we scan them. STAG PARTY TICKETS Call Beth at Lee Publications 518-673-0101. Questions bsnyder@leepub.com Free Shipping TURN your wedding, baby, graduation, scenery photos into beautiful canvas prints starting at only $40.00. Call Beth at Lee Publications 518-673-0101 or email bsnyder@leepub.com

For Rent or Lease FOR RENT: 2 bedroom apartment, Rt. 169 between Little Falls & Middleville. $400/month plus utilities. 315823-0139

2004 CHEVY Venture MINI VAN, 6 cyl. automatic, 99,000 miles. Runs great. Extra seats. Asking $3,700 or best offer. 315-894-4411

STUDIO EFFICIENCY apartment for rent. Newly renovated, nice location near stores in Herkimer. A small sitting area in back yard. Water, electric, heat & garbage disposal included. Washer available to use. No pets. $600.00/month. Need one month’s deposit + one month’s rent. Text message or call 315-868-8053

ONE eight passenger limo, $5,000; One ten passenger limo, $6,000. Both white, 142,000mi., 110,000mi. 315292-8550

TWO BEDROOM Downstairs, $400/month, plus utilities, plus deposit. Dolgeville area. Off-street. 315-8944411.

1968 ELCAMINO SS 396, 4speed, all original, very, very nice, serious only, $20,000/OBO. 315-429-3253

2½ YEAR OLD DINING room set, 4 chairs, leaf in middle, hutch, dark walnut and black. $950. 315-939-2971.

CHARCOAL GRILL: KAMADO JOE Ready to cook in 15 minutes. Free Accessories worth $113.00 included in the introductory price. HERKIMER HOME & LEISURE 247 Oberle Rd, Herkimer NY 315-866-5557

RECREATION AUCTION: May 18th at 4:33pm. Call now for your consignments to be advertised early. King’s Back Room, Burrows Rd., West Winfield, NY. 315-822-5221

Building Materials/Supplies

Furniture

Heating LOPI WOOD INSERTSAVE UP TO $500 ON INSTOCK UNITS HERKIMER HOME & LEISURE 247 Oberle Rd, Herkimer NY 315-866-5557 PELLETS SALE: $229/ton. HERKIMER HOME & LEISURE 247 Oberle Rd, Herkimer NY 315-866-5557 PREMIUM GRADE ANTHRACITE Coal Nut, Pea or Rice. Franklin Brand. Call Benuel Fisher Auctions 518568-2257

REMODELING SALE: STOVES, GAS INSERTS & FIREPLACES, Save over $1000 on Major Brands HERKIMER HOME & LEISURE 247 Oberle Rd, Herkimer NY 315-866-5557 WOOD PELLETS: Warm Front Brand by New England. Wood Pellets: Premium Grade $219.00 per ton while supplies last. Benuel Fisher Auctions 518-568-2257

Lawn & Garden HARMAN PELLET STOVES: SAVE UP TO $300 NOW THRU 9/16/12 HERKIMER HOME & LEISURE 247 Oberle Rd, Herkimer NY 315-866-5557

AFFORDABLE LAWN CARE and landscaping. Michael Yacobucci 315-982-1931 Spring cleanup Driveway sealing. affordablelawncare315@hotmail.com

Legal Services BANKRUPTCY, Uncontested Divorce. Attorney Fees $425.00. Licensed Attorney To Handle Your Case. Call Richard Kaplan 315-724-1850

Help Wanted

Writers Wanted We are looking for freelance writers for our weekly publication, the Country Editor. Articles should be general human interest, appealing to a broad national audience. Submitted articles should be 500 words or less. Photo essays welcome as well. Each article will be considered for its interest to the publication’s readers.

Please submit articles via e-mail to Joan Kark-Wren at jkarkwren@leepub.com Questions ? Call 518-673-0141

Magnets

ERNIE BALL, D’ADDARIO, Dean Markley GHS guitar strings (lessons available). Imagineering Drum & Guitar Shop. 27 West Main St. Little Falls. 315-823-1500

BUSINESS CARD MAGNETS only $75.00 for 250. Free Shipping. Call Beth at Lee Publications 518-673-0101 or bsnyder@leepub.com Please allow 7-10 business days for delivery

Lumber & Wood Products

Music

HEMLOCK LUMBER, Siding Boards, Framing Lumber, Beams. Miller’s, 6027 Cty. Hwy. 18, West Edmeston. 6miles south of U.S. Rt.20

EVANS, REMO DRUMHEADS, drumsticks by ProMark, Zilojian, On Stage. Imagineering Drum & Guitar Shop. 27 West Main St. Little Falls. 315-823-1500 GREG BENNETT Guitars. Authorized dealer. Imagineering Drum & Guitar shop. 27 West Main St. Little Falls. 315-823-1500

Miscellaneous

Rt. 80 Bowl VanHornesville

Smorgasbord Saturday, April 20th 5-9 PM

Roast Beef, Ham, Pork

Motorcycles 2007 HARLEY DAVIDSON 1200 XL Custom Vance & Hines Pipes, Vance & Hines Fuel Pak, Stage 1 EFI Kit, Black, 8,500 Miles, $7,500. Excellent Condition!

518-378-3279

FOR SALE: 2000 LS Suzuki Savage, 11,000 miles, leather saddle bags, color green, excellent condition. 518-573-7468, 518-5732969. Or trade for 4 wheeler or snowmobile.

Real Estate For Sale

315-858-2149

10 ACRES. Bridgewater,NY. Outstanding Views. Electric. $32,000.00. 845-783-8408 Fo r S a l e B y O w n e r. c o m #23928210

Motorcycles

$12.00 Adults • $6.00 Children

Real Estate For Sale

ST. JOHNSVILLE APARTMENT 1 BR, 1st Floor $ 37500/Month + Utilities

References Required No Pets! Off-street Parking Security + First Month’s Rent

L I A M L L A C OR

TED’S Painting and Home Repairs: Book now through April 30th get FREE power wash w/deck staining, good for April, May, June only. Call 315-429-3253 WHEELER’S PAINTING: (Exterior). Free estimates. Senior discount. Fully insured. 315-219-1702

Tires & Tire Repair Service USED TIRE SALE: Huge Inventory, mounting & balancing FREE. No appointment necessary! Save money call Auto World, 534 North Perry Street, Johnstown 12095 518762-7555

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Restaurant Supplies

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PO Box 121, Palatine Bridge, NY 13428 • Ph: 518-673-3011 OR 800-836-2888

518-275-9559 R E S TA U R A N T E Q U I P MENT: Hobart dishwasher, $3,500; double glass door refrigerator, $1,200; 4 burner cast iron stove & oven, $400.00; water cooled ice machine, 175 lbs. a day, $2,000. Call 315-429-3253

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Tractors

2006 YAMAHA Road Star Midnight Silverado, 1700cc, hard bags, windshield, Mustang custom seat w/back rests, 22k, black. $7,900/OBO. Road Ready!

518-568-7309

MASSEY FERGUSON 65 tractor/ backhoe with front end loader and extra rims, $4,000 or best offer. Dan 518-706-0249

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Wanted

City: __________________________________________ State: __________ Zip: ______________

WANTED - CA$H PAID: for old jewelry, books. Dolls toys, even if broken, 1970s older. 1960s & older: Clothing. Old frames, Christmas, Halloween items. Interested in almost anything old. Shirley 315-8949032.

Phone #:______________________ Fax #: __________________ Cell #: ____________________

WANTED: Riding mower 42” & up, 2-4 years old. Also Bush Hog. Reasonable. 315-4293253

Wood For Sale DRY FIREWOOD For Sale. All hardwood, picked up or delivered. Call after 6pm 315-8654742

Farm/Company Name: ______________________________________________________________ Street: __________________________________________ County: ________________________

Email Address: ____________________________________________________________________ Payment Method: K Check/Money Order K American Express K Discover K Visa K MC Card #: ____________________________________________________ Exp. Date: ____________ MM / YY

Name on Credit Card (print): ________________________________________________________ Signature: ______________________________________________ Today’s Date:______________ Amount Paid: __________________________________________________ Ph: 518-673-3011 or 800-836-2888 • Fax: 518-673-2381 • Email: classified@leepub.com

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