Vol. 168, No. 19
• CLINTON, NEW YORK • November 19, 2014
Students Dig for Answers on Historic Campus Structure By John Howard
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here’s a mystery on the Hill and a group of students are looking to what’s in the dirt to solve it. The subject of the mystery is a small, single-level house just ahead of Anderson Road. If you’re not looking for it, you’ll probably miss it driving by. Currently not even listed on Hamilton College’s official map, 60 College Hill Rd. is one of the campus’ oldest structures, second to Kirkland Cottage, which dates back to 1791. However, unlike Kirkland Cottage, this structure still sits on its original foundation. On the face of the house is a plaque that reads “1793,” for when the structure was believed to be erected. “We decided to do an independent study on this house and find out its history,” said Carolyn Mitchell, a junior at Hamilton. “We’re really trying to get that [1793] number in writing.” Mitchell, along with Nicholas Anastasi, a senior, decided to take on the on the task of tracing the structure's history this semester. They became interested in the building after doing a similar study last semester on the Powell House, previously at 13 College Hill Rd., which has since been demolished. So far on 60 College Hill Rd., they’ve been able to prove the home’s existence back to 1805, when Rev. Robert Porter, the principle of the Hamilton Oneida Academy, was the owner. After that, with deeds and usable documents only going back so far and with the house having been well-cleaned out of artifacts over the years, the paper
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Photo by John Howard Hamilton College junior Carolyn Mitchell (center), pours a bucket of soil from the 60 College Hill Rd. archaeology site, as two freshmen helpers work the sifter. trail starts to dry up. The structure alone, with its low basement ceiling and the tree bark still on many of the supporting beams leads the team to believe that its very possible that the house could date back to the late 1700s. Rather than dismissing the 12 dark years of evidence between 1793 and 1805, the team has switched approaches in the study, looking for
any information they can find on the site to pinpoint a date. Earlier this semester, Mitchell and Anastasi, along with one other teacher assistant led an archaeological dig on the site with the help of 15 freshmen students from an Intro to Archaeology class. Students dug into the ground and DIG, page 14
Clinton Native Repairs Bikes for Those in Need
he Clinton Central School District Board and the superintendent brainstormed ideas and goals to address the long-range strategic plan to move the District and the community forward during a special meeting held last week. At the end of the previous school year, independent project consultants presented the plan, titled “Vision 2020,” to the Board. It was unanimously accepted by the Board at that time. Superintendent Dr. Stephen Grimm and the Board discussed ways to address each of the 26 items detailed in the strategic plan. Some goals are Board-oriented, while others are for the superintendent to achieve on behalf of the Board. Other goals, such as having a clear and concise mission and vision statements, have already been achieved. “One of the things we are [working toward] now is for the Board to understand, discuss and affirm the comparatives and the high priorities of the strategic plan,” Grimm said. Other goals in the plan revolve around instruction, communication with the community, and financial management and planning. During the presentation, Grimm emphasized the importance of communication, as it plays a key and ongoing role in the overall success of the strategic plan’s implementation. Points of the plan regarding communication included: ongoing parent and community engagement; development of a district e-newsletter; development of a more inviting and up-to-date website; recognition and SCHOOL, page 10
Utica Man Arrested on Assault and Break-in Charges
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School Board Forms Course of Action for Strategic Plan Punch List By Mary Stevenson
KPD Beefs Up Staff fter weeks of being understaffed, the Kirkland Police Department is beginning to rebuild its ranks. Jim Femia, a lifelong Clinton resident and a member of the Clinton Fire Department for six years, has been hired by the KPD after completing Phase I Police Academy training. Femia has since moved into Phase 2 Police Academy, which includes classroom and hands-on training, as well as part-time field work. Femia has been assigned to Officer Shawn Occhipinti for this portion of his training. Once he has completed his field training, Femia will be moved up into a competitive part-time position with the department. The new officer, along with the Town and Police Chief Daniel English, individually expressed gratitude that the job could go to a local resident. “I’ve always wanted to be a police officer,” said Femia. “Kirkland was a first choice [to work], obviously, because I live here. I can serve my own community.” In addition to Femia, Matthew English—one of Chief English’s two sons working in law enforcement— has been moved up from competitive
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Photo by Andi Alexander Matt VanSlyke and local teens put the final touches on a bike at Utica Bike Rescue, a community-focused organization that promotes sustainable transportation. By Mary Stevenson
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ozens of bicycles are lined up waiting for repairs. Some have tires, some do not. Some have ripped foam around the handle bars. Some do not. Others just need some love and a little shining up. Clinton native and bicycling enthusiast Matt VanSlyke—along with many volunteers—spends his time fixing or repairing bikes that would otherwise be tossed into already overflowing landfills. With a background in transportation planning, VanSlyke was always looking for ways for people to get around. “Biking is a pretty efficient way to do just that,” he says. The trouble is that bikes from the big box stores are cheaply made and do not last, while bike shops charge higher amounts for better quality bikes that most people can’t afford. “Older bike shop bikes can be repaired, bringing up quality while
keeping the price down,” he says. And with that, Utica Bike Rescue was born. According to their website, the organization “promotes bicycling as an effective and sustainable form of transportation and as a cornerstone of a clean, healthy and safe community.” It isn’t just a hand out agency, though. “We give people a chance to learn how to fix a bike for themselves,” VanSlyke says. A teenager comes to the basement of Westminster Presbyterian Church at 714 Washington Street in Utica, to learn how to get his bike into a better condition. He has places to go and needs a means to get there. The volunteers with the organization teach him how to repair his own bike to get it to where it needs to be and how to maintain it so it will continue to be his resource. The teen comes back with a BIKES, page 7
Utica man faces several felony and misdemeanor charges from an alleged domestic incident at a Town of Kirkland residence over the weekend. Kenneth Pratt, 36, of Hobart Street in Utica, was arrested and charged with burglary in the second degree and assault in the second degree, both felonies, as well as two counts of criminal mischief in the fourth degree and criminal obstruction of breathing, both Class A misdemeanor charges. Early Sunday morning, Pratt is alleged to have forced his way into a home on Utica Street and assaulted the female resident. It is reported to police that he punched the victim in the mouth, causing her teeth to puncture her lip. He continued the vicious attack and placed his arm against the woman’s throat, causing restriction to her breathing, according to a press release from the Kirkland Police Department. Pratt is also alleged to have damaged the victim’s car and other property during the assault. The victim was treated at the scene by the Clinton Fire Department. It is believed the victim and the assailant were in a previous dating relationship and there was no one else at the residence at the time of the incident, according to Police Chief Daniel English. Pratt was arraigned at the Kirkland Town Court and sent to Oneida County Jail in lieu of $50,000 cash bond.
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Inside this issue Fees Eliminated For Veteran’s Distinction On IDs: Starting soon, veterans will get this distinction for free. Page 5. Small Works Exhibit at the KAC: The KAC is filled with art less than 24 inches in length and width. Page 6. Sexton Real Estate Turns 100: The threegeneration business celebrated a milestone this year. Page 8. CCS Grad Tops Women’s Hockey National Scoring List: Mackenzie Roy is making a name for herself on UC's hockey team. Page 16.
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The Guinness Book of 256 Useless Pages The 2015 edition of “The Guinness Book of World Records” is 256 pages long. That’s 76 more pages than Scribner’s publication of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby.” This past week, we witnessed Guinness World Record Day, in all of its glory. We saw new records set in the popular categories of “the most people eating breakfast in bed,” “the most people head banging simultaneously,” “the largest rice mosaic,” and, of course, “the most simultaneous demi-grand rond de jambe can-can kicks by a single chorus line in 30 seconds.” The holiday, which is celebrated annually on Nov. 9, awards citizens for being the best in their chosen category, even if they also happen to be the only citizen in their category. If you had happened to hear about this year’s achievements, then you most-likely have forgotten about them by now. These awards were good for some quality, soft-hitting morning banter, and for keeping Al Roker busy for an entire 34 hours as he attempted and earned the award for the longest weather forecast. This, of course, is particularly useful, as we already have a 24hour Weather Channel, which is more than enough. It’s safe to say that these records, while maybe briefly entertaining, are generally unuseful. But, then again, what can you expect based on a tradition that was invented over a stumbly night of slugging down pints of Guinness beer. This past week we also heard of some other headlines (thank goodness), ones that actually matter. Stories that caught my interest were that we (humans) landed a spacecraft on a comet, and—one that I heard during an episode of “Snap Judgement” on Public Radio International—a Grammy-winning African American pianist, Daryl Davis, was able to use
music to befriend and broaden the mind of a Ku Klux Klan Imperial Wizard. While these aren’t “World Records”— one literally happened in space—they are significant. This week, in Clinton, there seemed to be significant accomplishments around every corner. Matt VanSlyke (see page 1) has used old bicycle parts to open people’s eyes, particularly young people, to the benefits of sustainable transportation. Mackenzie Roy (see page 16), an alum of Clinton Youth Hockey and now a junior on the Utica College women’s team, was tied at first-place in a national D3 scoring list. Bob Galinski (see page 15), one of the friendliest people you’ll ever encounter, has found his calling and transformed his body into a display of brute strength. The collective student, faculty, and parent efforts that went into making “Annie Jr.” (see page 7) such a success at the Middle School were nothing short of extraordinary. The fact that these young actors could remember their lines, let alone say them with vocal inflections and accents (I’m talking to you, Daddy Warbucks and Grace Farrell), was worth applauding. These accomplishments will never make the Guinness Book of World Records, but they do have more of an impact. They make our community well-rounded and culturally wealthy, and you can bet your bottom dollar that you’ll remember them well beyond any broadcast of the “Today” show. If you want to celebrate the world’s largest high heeled shoe, that’s fine. But don’t forgot the accolades that really matter.
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Village Hack: Frozen Dome Tickets By John Howard In case you have yet to hear about it yet— like if you’ve been trying to set a record for the number of times you can listen to Beethoven’s entire works on repeat in reverse for the past several months—there is a hockey game happening in our area this weekend that is kind of a big deal. It’s called the Toyota Frozen Dome Classic. On Saturday, Nov. 22, the Carrier Dome in Syracuse will be transformed into a massive ice arena for the first time in the building’s 34-year history. And on that day, the Utica Comets will take on the Syracuse Crunch in what is shaping up to be the most bitter rivalry in Upstate New York since the Warriors first set eyes on the Spartans. If you haven’t bought tickets yet, there are
still some available. But, rather than going the traditional route for your purchase, we would like to encourage you to buy them through Clinton Youth Hockey. Tickets through Clinton Youth Hockey are $25 a piece, and seats are together in section 314. In addition to the Comets-Crunch faceoff, your ticket includes a Utica College-Oswego State matchup, as well as a Syracuse vs. Utica law enforcement charity game. Come out, sit with fellow Clinton residents, cheer on the Comets, and show off our hockey town vibes at this historic event. You’ll have fun—we promise—and, best of all, you’ll be supporting local youth and professional hockey.
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Past Issues 25 Years Ago Nov. 22, 1989
100 Years Ago Nov. 25, 1914
While outward appearances indicate construction of the new Clinton post office is nearly finished, its completion date remains listed as Feb. 28. “The last 10 percent (of construction) seems to take the longest,” said Douglas Palmer, the Postal Service officer on the project. “Dry Branch Fire Squad” will pay a return visit to the KAC Coffeehouse at 8 p.m. this Friday topping off Clinton’s annual Shoppers Stroll. Tickets are $6 and the audience size is limited. St. Mary’s Church will host the churches of Clinton for a community Thanksgiving Day service tonight. The service’s message will be delivered by the Rev. Ellen Rutherford, assistant rector at St. James’ Episcopal Church. In Hamilton College’s last football game of the season, archrival Union College shut out the Continentals, 340, in Schenectady on Nov. 11, bringing the Continentals’ final record to 4-4.
Under the new war tax revenue measure, after Dec. 1 every shipment of goods by freight or express must pay a tax of one cent to the government. It will take the form of a stamp to be attached by shipper to the bill of lading that all shipping agents are required to issue. The sidewalks of the village have been very slippery since the snow came last week and a number of people have been more or less injured by falling. The sliding of children on the sidewalk aggravates the trouble and it should not be allowed. As the result of an accident, one of the boilers of the new heating plant at the high school recently was damaged to such an extent that it will have to be taken down and rebuilt at a cost of several hundred dollars. The school board on Friday ordered the repairs made although no definite estimate of cost was given. Farmers are complaining that the local market for their products are very slow and prices low, yet they, as consumers, pay the highest prices. Hogs bring $12 or less per hundred, yet pork sells for up to 28 cents a pound. The farmers say there is too wide a gulf between producer and consumer.
50 Years Ago Nov. 19, 1964 Clinton Health Officer Dr. Arthur Gaffney has urged the Village to fluoridate its water supply. He informed the Village Board on Thursday that, while there might be a delay in the actual addition of fluorides to the water, the development of wells would be an excellent time to install the necessary equipment. Mayor G. Harlan Lewis reports he has given the okay for the installation of dry wells at the intersection of Sanford Avenue and Elm Street. The Village fears that water problems will develop in this location because of the drainage from the new high school parking lot. Village officials approved a partial switch to mercury vapor lights from incandescent lighting at a meeting with Niagara Mohawk officials last Thursday. It was agreed that the test mercury vapor lights on Chenango Avenue are an improvement. Clerk Arthur Scoones reports that in spite of warnings of the water shortage made last month and hinted at earlier, consumption continues to run high. Workers are racing to complete two new wells before the reservoir completely dries up. 75 Years Ago Nov. 23, 1939 The first use by an outside property owner of the village sewer system since the installation of the new sewage treatment plant is being made by the Lutheran Home on lower Utica Street as construction of a sewage pipeline continues. The work is being sponsored by the home at an expense of $6,000. In view of the prevailing labor unrest, keen interest attaches to this week’s report of the purchase in Philadelphia of a closed hosiery mill by the 550 former employees, who have raised $285,000 in cash and credits and propose to own and operate the industry themselves. The State Board of Regents has formed a committee to study the question of whether to award credit for health and physical education, as is now being given for other subjects of the school curriculum. At the conclusion of the research, the board will decide whether to give credit or may agree that it would be unwise to make the request. The fact that the Pepsi-Cola Company reports a net profit of $4,630,000 for the first nine months of the year, which is more net profit than our upstate dairymen have seen in umpty-ump years, leads us to wonder why our milk industry does not evolve a series of new, snappy and delicious milk drinks.
What I See: Political Debate in a Broken System By Bill Thickstun
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've been asked to represent a liberal perspective in this column, so I should confess right up front that I've always thought of myself as a moderate. I value many of the same things as conservatives: family, friends, small town life, frugal stewardship of fiscal resources. But as the political spectrum in the country has shifted dramatically to the right over the past 30 years, I've found myself consistently in company with the left on public issues, and have become active in the Democratic Party. If you don't believe in this rightward shift, consider that in 1968 Richard Nixon was the most conservative president we'd elected since the 1920s. Nevertheless, during his time in office he signed the landmark environmental Clean Air and Clean Water Acts, opened diplomatic relations with Communist China, negotiated the first two nuclear weapons treaties with the Soviet Union, took the US off the gold standard, and imposed wage and price controls on our economy in 1971. Despite the ultimate failure of his presidency, Nixon clearly accomplished more than any of our recent leaders, Democratic or Republican. And by any objective standard, Nixon governed substantially to the left of Barack Obama. In this conservative era, what is the role of moderate and liberal voices? I've always believed that the point of public discourse is to figure out the truth through vigorous debate. I don't imagine that I'll always be right. The other side won't always be right, either. To choose the best course of action, we need to hear from multiple perspectives. Whether we call ourselves conservatives or liberals, Republicans or Democrats, all Americans today are deeply concerned about the same things: the scarcity of good jobs, declining real wages, the increasing costs of college and health care, balancing the demands of work and family, educating our children, caring for aging parents, and providing for our retirement. DEBATE, page 9
Clinton Scene: Universalists Unitarians In Clinton By Richard L. Williams, Town and Village Historian
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n a recent column about Joseph Stebbins, it was noted that he was a major donor to both the Clinton Universalist Church and the Clinton Liberal Institute. Here I will explore more detail about universalism and both institutions. Universalism traces back in northern Europe to 16th century eastern Transylvania and countries such as Romania, Poland, Netherlands, and England. Persecution frequently followed believers in Universalism, and Michael Servatius was burned at the stake. Unitarian scientist Joseph Priestley was also a Unitarian minister, whose laboratory was burned. He was “hounded out” of England in 1791 and fled to America where he established Unitarian churches in the Philadelphia area. Merging in 1961 at the national level, Universalists and Unitarians generally believe in the right of individuals to govern themselves and to make up their own minds on ultimate beliefs. Universalists believed that all people will be saved. In the colonies, Universalism and Unitarianism became a counter point to the established Calvinist churches of New England, which espoused original sin and predestination. Those who believed in free human will and the loving benevolence of God became Unitarians. Congregationalists were designated as the standing order and allowed to
tax individuals to support the Calvinist clergy. The issue of the Trinity has been controversial since it was established as dogma by the Nicene Creed in A.D. 325. Divisions in the established churches developed with liberals talking more about the Unity of God than the Trinity. “Liberal clergy were essentially forced out by the more orthodox and tagged with the distasteful name of Unitarian,” according to Peg Hassett in "Still Free and Untrammeled," her 2000 update of her 1971 "Free and Untrammeled," both published by the Unitarian Universalist Church of Utica. In the 1770s, an English preacher named John Murray started riding through the colonies proclaiming universal salvation in contrast to the Calvinist views of the horrible fate awaiting sinners in the afterworld Universalism came to Utica in 1804 when Nathaniel Stacy had a church built at the corner of French Road and Genesee Street. A small cemetery just off Genesee on the north side of French Road contains Universalist burials shared with the French family. A small fence surrounds the inactive burial ground today. Another preacher, Hosea Ballou came here and, with Stacy, helped organize Universalist societies in Whitestown (then known as New SCENE, page 9
Then and Now
Then: The original building at 7 College St. was built in 1883 by Thomas Finnegan as a bar, which closed during prohibition. It became a grocery store, then The Wilson Chevrolet Company, then a restaurant. James J. Burns leased the property in 1934 and operated Burns Grill until 1953.
Now: Alteri’s has occupied the spot for over 60 years, opening in February 1953, serving fine Italian and American food and drinks. John and Laura Alteri owned and operated the restaurant until John’s death in 1960. The present-day restaurant was rebuilt after a fire in July 1963.
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The Calendar Nov 20: Film Screening. Persepolis. 7 p.m. at the Library. Lecture. “Profession: ‘Woman.’ Lessons learned from grandma for action in modern times.” 4:10 p.m. at Hamilton College Red Pit, KirnerJohnson Building, room 127. Nov 22: Fall Bazaar. Crafts, Raffles, Bake Sale, White Elephant sale, religious articles. Chinese auction, gift baskets, chicken and biscuit lunch. 9 a.m.2 p.m. at St. Bernard’s Church in Waterville. St. James Day School 50th Anniversary tribute. 5-7 p.m. at St. James' Church Parish Hall. Art and Yoga. 10:30 a.m. at the Munson Williams Proctor Arts Institute Museum of Art. Nov 24: Town of Kirkland Board meeting. 7 p.m. at the Municipal Building. Yoga for Wellness with Jennifer Kemp. Bring a mat. 5:30–7:00 p.m. at the KAC. $15 drop in fee. Nov 25: Last day to place an order for the Clinton ABC's Poinsettia and Wreath Sale. Proceeds benefit Clinton ABC students and their goals of attending college. Prices range $15-$30. To place an order contact Amie Johnson via e-mail at ajohnson@ccs.edu.
Announcements • A memorial mass celebrating the life of Frank A. Santoli will be held on Nov. 29, at 10 a.m., St. Mary's Church. • Presbyterian Homes & Services will host an open house for potential volunteers on Tues., Dec. 9, from 4-6 p.m. The evening will allow interested volunteers to explore options at the Presbyterian Homes & Services, network with other volunteers and share some holiday cheer. Attendees are encouraged to bring Christmas cookies for a cookie swap. It will be held in the Emmaus Room. • As temperatures begin to dip, local families are in need of blankets for the winter. The Country Pantry is collecting blankets to be distributed to families in need. Any new blanket can be brought to the Country Pantry in the Church of Annunciation in Clark Mills on Tuesday, Nov. 18. If you can't bring your donation by on Nov. 18, blankets may be brought to any of the 13 local supporting churches on any Sunday, including St. Mary's Church, Clinton United Methodist Church and Stone Presbyterian Church in Clinton. Contact the Country Pantry at 3715798 with any questions. • Kiwanis toy drive, in partnership with The Salvation Army, is in full swing. The Christmas for Kids Labeled Trees are in place. Simply pick a tag for a child, wrap the gift, attach the tag and place the package in the decorated box in the Village at: the Artisans’ Corner, the Clinton Agway, Alteri’s Restaurant, Clinton Central School, the Kirkland Town Library, and Dr. Menard’s office. Another participating group is the Clinton Garden Club. The gift and toy collection period runs through Dec. 11. The members of the Kiwanis Club of Clinton assist in the delivery of Christmas dinner and gifts for the holidays. • The 35th Annual Boys Soccer Awards Ceremony for modified, JV and varsity will be Mon., Nov. 24, at 6:30 p.m. in the High School Cafeteria. Bring a main course, a dessert, or a salad to pass. Bring beverages and place settings/utensils for entire family.
Community The three coaches (Mike Scheiderich-Modified, Brian McIntosh-JV and Gil Palladino, Varsity) will honor/award the accomplishments of their teams. Families and anyone who supported any of the three teams are invited.
Meetings Library Book groups: New members always welcome. Monday: "The Dinner," by Herman Koch. Next meeting: Dec. 8, 1-2:30 p.m. at the Library. Wednesday: "The Beginner’s Goodbye," by Anne Tyler. Next meeting: Dec. 3, 7 p.m. at the Library. School Board Dec. 16, 7 p.m. – Regular Meeting: Board Room. Alateen A fellowship of young people whose lives have been affected by someone else’s drinking. For information on time and place of meetings call: 733-0734 or 794-8622. After Breast Cancer support group will meet at Dec. 6, at 11 a.m. in the Community Room at the Center for Rehabilitation and Continuing Care Services on the St. Luke’s Campus, 1650 Champlin Avenue, Utica. Candace R. Correa, MD, a radiation oncologist with Faxton St. Luke’s Healthcare’s Regional Cancer Center, will lead the discussion about the treatment of breast cancer. ABC Support Group meetings are free and open to the public and were created by women who have had breast cancer. The group is dedicated to providing education, information and emotional support to women and men who are facing biopsy, surgery or recovery from breast cancer. For more information, please call 624-5764 or email bfriend90@aol.com. Clinton American Legion meets on the 3rd Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at the Helmuth-Ingalls Post, located on Rt. 12B in Franklin Springs. New members are sought and military veterans interested in joining are invited to attend. Contact Les LaBrecque at 853-8462. Clinton Lions Club meets the 2nd and 4th Thursday of every month at 6:30 p.m. at Alteri’s restaurant, College St. New members sought, especially with web and youth leadership interests. Contact Jim Winkler, membership chairman, at 853-6355 for more information or an application. Clinton Kiwanis meets Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. at the Skenandoa Golf and Country Club on Norton Ave. Those interested in joining are invited to attend. Contact Karen Ostinett at 235-7104. Survivors of Suicide Support Group meets the 3rd Wednesday of every month from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on the 2nd Floor of The Neighborhood Center in Utica, 628 Utica St. For more information, call 732-6228. Alcoholics Anonymous holds weekly closed topic meeting Tuesdays at 8 p.m. at St. James Episcopal Church, 853-5359, and open discussion meetings from 11 a.m.-12 p.m. at the Bristol Center at Hamilton College Campus, 859-4271. Separated and Divorced Support Group meets every other Sunday, 5-6:30 p.m. Free and open to all. For more information contact Judy at 735-6210, judy@thegoodnewscenter.org, or visit http://thegoodnewscenter.org. Sexaholics Anonymous holds weekly closed meetings on Thursdays in Utica at 7 p.m. For more information, call 707-4600. Sex Addicts Anonymous holds a weekly closed meeting on Tuesdays in Utica at 7:30 p.m. For more information, call 695-8772. Grief Survivors meets every Tuesday from 6-7:30 p.m. at The Good News Center, 10475 Cosby Manor Rd., Utica. Drop-ins welcome. For more information contact Melissa at 735-6210, melissa@ thegoodnewscenter.org, or visit http://thegoodnewscenter.org.
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Library Notes Picture Books By Sarah Schultz, Youth Services Librarian, Kirkland Town Library
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appy November, and happy Picture Book Month! November has been designated Picture Book Month by the American Library Association. The quintessential picture book is a story that has both text and pictures written for younger children. Younger children are captivated by the pictures found in books. They do not necessarily know how to read, but they can interpret the pictures to glean their own meaning from the pages. Pictures still play a role even when you do know how to read. Juvenile, young adult, and even adult fiction and nonfiction books are augmented with pictures to accompany their text. The use of pictures helps to share an image that the author is trying to convey. Pictures generally help support our imaginations, and provide a starting point in visualizing the author’s words. Granted, there are limited amounts of young adult and adult fiction books with pictures, but nevertheless, they do exist. Here are some picture books to look out for the next time you visit the Kirkland Town Library. Enjoy one of these to celebrate. Board Books: These are versions of picture books that are made for tiny hands to manipulate. They are sturdier than your average book because they are printed on paperboard. Some have features like lifting a flap to reveal something else on the page. (These can be found in the bottom of our browser boxes.) • “Pride & Prejudice: A Counting Primer,” by Jennifer Adams. Count your way through the classic Pride and Prejudice with your young one. • “Lily’s Chocolate Heart,” by Kevin Henkes. Lily needs to find a safe place to keep her chocolate heart. • “Where is Baby’s Belly Button?” by Karen Katz. Lift the flaps to find baby’s different body parts. Wordless Picture Books: These stories do not use text to tell the story; there are only pictures. They are great for “reading“ with younger and older children alike. Younger children can appreciate just looking at the pictures, without necessarily needing a story. Older children are more apt in finding the story within the pictures. You can take it a step further, and have your child write their own story based on the pictures. (These are filed with the other picture books in our collection. To search for other wordless books use the term “stories without words”.) • “Flora and the Flamingo,” by Molly Schaar Idle. A girl learns ballet with a flamingo. • “Flotsam,” by David Wiesner. A boy makes discoveries at the ocean.
• “The Girl and the Bicycle,” by Mark Pett. A girl works hard to buy a bicycle for her brother. • “Journey,” by Aaron Becker A girl creates her own adventure with a crayon. Traditional Picture Books: The following list are favorites among library staff. (They can be found in our easy section.) • “A Fairy Went A-Marketing,” by Rose Fyleman. A fairy goes to market and comes back with different purchases, which she enjoys and then passes along. • “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day,” by Judith Viorst. Alexander is not having a good day. • “The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes,” by DuBose Heyward. Who will become the new Easter Bunny? • “Harry the Dirty Dog,” by Gene Zion. A classic about a dog named Harry who hates baths and really needs one after an adventure. • “How are you Peeling,” by Susan Freyman. Creative images that use vegetables and fruits to explore different feelings. • “Miss Nelson is Missing,” by Harry Allard. The teacher is missing. What will her class do when they have a horrible substitute? • “Miss Rumphius,” by Barbara Cooney. Story of a librarian who wants to share beauty with the world. • “The Mitten,” by Jan Brett. A classic story about a left behind mitten that is stretched to its limits by a variety of animals trying to escape the cold winter weather. • “Time for Bed,” by Mem Fox. Perfect for a toddler who doesn’t understand that it’s time for bed. The story tells different animals that it is “time for bed.“ • “The Very Hungry Caterpillar,” by Eric Carle. A classic story about the life cycle of a butterfly. Juvenile Fiction Picture Books: These stories are longer and more complex than traditional picture books. (These are located by the fairy tales. They are designated with a dark blue sticker on their spine.) • “Many Moons,” by James Thurber. The story of a princess who wants the moon and gets it. • “The Velveteen Rabbit,” by Margery Williams. The story of how a toy rabbit becomes real. • “The Wizard of Oz,” by L. Frank Baum. Story of Dorothy and her friends traveling to meet the Wizard of Oz.
This Week Check Out: Siblings 1) 1) "Little Women," by Louisa May Alcott.
4) "A River Runs Through It and Other Stories," by Norman Maclean.
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Preswick Glen Residents Launch Charity Campaign
Cornelius Completes Basic Combat Training By Staff
KAC and VFW to Hold Craft Shows Shoppers' Stroll Weekend
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vt. Marissa Cornelius, of Deansboro, successfully completed U. S. Army Basic Combat Training. Cornelius is a member of the Clinton C e n t r a l School Class of 2014. A graduation celebration for the 165th Infantry Brigade — 1-34 Battalion was held on Oct. 16, in Fort Jackson, South Carolina. During the ceremony, Cornelius was presented with an award for excellence in physical training for the Alpha Platoon, with a score of 326 on the extended APFT scoring scale. Cornelius will continue her training at Fort Lee, Virginia, where she will begin her paralegal studies.
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ew legislation has eliminated fees associated with adding a veteran’s distinction on New York State ID cards. The bill, which was signed into law by Gov. Andrew Cuomo last week in conjunction with Veteran’s Day, passed unanimously through both the State Senate and Assembly earlier this year. The option for the veteran’s distinction was not available until 2013, when a law to recognize honorably discharged service men and women was put into place. Previously, the Department of Motor Vehicles required a $12.50 fee when adding the distinction, which the New York State Association of County Clerks deemed “unnecessary.” “With the Governor signing this legislation into law, veterans across VETERANS, page 10
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Photo courtesy of Romanelli Communications The staff and residents from Preswick Glen hold up a donation check to the House of Good Shepherd. By Staff
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esidents of Preswick Glen independent senior living community have formed a committee focused on giving back to the area. This year, through the committee's inaugural fundraiser, more than $6,000 was raised to benefit the House of the Good Shepherd in Utica. Funds were raised by personal appeals, with anyone within of the Preswick Glen community contributing to the cause. While staff became involved in the cause, the campaign was not an administrative undertaking. “We didn’t initiate this effort, the residents did,” Kyle Leisner, programming and events director for Preswick Glen, said in a press release. “Once they told us their plan, we offered our full support. This is a group of people who love to give back to the community, and we do everything we can to help.” The effort was headed by Frank Giovannone, a current resident of Preswick Glen and former founder and president of Biogenic, who saw an opportunity to use the generosity of fellow residents for the greater good in surrounding neighborhoods. Giovannone knew the House of
Good Shepherd would put the money to good use. The money raised, which totalled $6,328, will go toward the children’s school supplies, including textbooks, computers, clothes and other items. “To get the ball rolling, we sent out letters to explain that education can change children’s lives,” he said. “Educating children is one of the most powerful things we can do to make their lives better. It gives them confidence, and eventually, a way to support themselves.” The fundraising committee plans to give to a different cause every year. “We’ll give everyone a way to invest in the whole process,” added Giovannone. “Next time, residents will vote on who the annual charity will be.”
he Kirkland Art Center and the Clinton VFW Post 9591 will each be holding craft shows the weekend after Thanksgiving for local crafters and artisans to show their wares for the holiday gift-giving season. The Makers Market is a juried artisan and crafters market which will be held on Friday, Nov. 28, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will include products from all over upstate New York. It is a unique shopping experience featuring the best handmade, quality goods, according to John Gardner, the executive director of the KAC. “We have makers creating a range of things from handmade, waxed canvas bags to needle felted animals, and natural bath and beauty products,” said Gardner. There will be about 20 vendors for this first time event. The process was started back in September with a call out to those who would be interested. The KAC saw an overwhelming response to the call for submissions. After reviewing applicants, a team selected the best from each category to be included in the market. The KAC will also be giving the first 20 people at the event a silk-screened canvas tote bag. A day after the Makers Market, the VFW is hosting its 4th annual event from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. There is no charge for admission and Santa Claus will be taking photos with children from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be about three dozen local crafters and vendors. The men’s auxiliary will be selling food and drinks while the women’s auxiliary will be selling baked goods, all to raise money for the VFW for the veterans.
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Small Works Exhibit at KAC
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he Small Works Invitational opened earlier this month at the Kirkland Art Center with a reception to be held Thursday, Nov. 20, from 5-7 p.m. This is the first exhibit of its kind, according to John Gardner, executive director of the KAC. It is a group show of 17 very diverse central New York artists and embraces a variety of media and subject matter. The connecting factor tying the pieces together is the maximum size of each piece, making an intimate grouping of works presented. Each work could be no more than 24” in any direction, thus creating the Small Works Exhibit. With solo exhibits in Hamilton and Rome this year, artist Stephen Specht will be featuring some of his current works with this group at the KAC. The Utica College professor has had a casual interest in art since his formative years, but began taking classes about 15 years ago. “I started with watercolor with Ralph Murray at Munson Williams [Proctor Art Institute] and have since moved to collage as my primary medium,” Specht said. Specht has been a board member and volunteer for Sculpture Space for many years and has many friends involved with the KAC. From several local solo and group exhibits, Specht’s work is known in and around the local art scene. When approached to do the Small Works Invitational, he “jumped at the opportunity to be a part of this exciting event.” As he continues to create and move forward, Specht has a piece that was recently accepted in a juried exhibit at Flow Art Space in Minneapolis. “I am always looking for creative outlets of various sorts for my work,” said Specht. Tanya Gadbaw, of Great Bend, New
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By Mary Stevenson York, was invited to show at the exhibit by Gardner, a former classmate. “I bumped into him last year so I was pleasantly surprised to have gotten invited to the show,” Gadbaw said. The SUNY Potsdam graduate continued her education with a master of fine arts from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. She has loved and created art since she was a child and prefers to work with oils. “Oil means fluidity, flux and freedom to express myself, the world and share what I know,” Gadbaw said. Gadbaw’s current project is titled “Mixed.” Often asked, “What are you?” referring to her skin tone, Gadbaw’s reply would illicit a stronger question—What part do you own? As part African, part Blackfoot Indian and part Pennsylvania Dutch, her response is always, “All of them.” As she explores other cultures and the imagery and symbols that go along with each society, she is exploring how they all tie together. “I am bringing them together into a painting and explore how they can be one together, like myself,” she said. “I believe many people can relate to this subject, as being mixed is very common.” Gadbaw, also an adjunct professor at her alma mater in Potsdam, hopes to keep pushing her work and continue to exhibit. “I hope to keep teaching, inspiring someone the way I was inspired as an undergraduate,” she said. Small Works Invitational is currently running through Dec. 19 at the KAC during regular gallery hours Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with extended hours on Thursdays until 7 p.m. and by appointment. The artist’s reception will be held Thursday, Nov. 20 from 5 to 7 p.m.
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f t e r h av i n g s e v e r a l short stories published in anthologies, local author Jordan Mierek has published her first fulllength book, “Escape From Wi t c hwo o d Hollow.” Under the name Jordan Elizabeth, Mierek’s “Witchwood Hollow” was released late last month. It is a chilling tale of a young, orphaned witch, Honoria, who ditches the big city to find safety and comfort after the terrifying loss of her parents in the 9/11 terrorist attacks. She returns to her hometown of Arnn, where farming and legends go hand in hand. Honoria awakens a witch in hopes of once again seeing her parents, but she just might be unleashing much more than she, or her beloved hometown, bargained for. She discovers the search for salvation is not always a straight path—be careful what you wish for. Although Mierek works as a trainer at a bank during the day, she dreams of becoming a full time author. Not coincidentally, her ideas come from her dreams. “I take an idea, usually from a dream and start writing,” Mierek said. “I never plan extensively, as my writing often veers into a new direction.” The setting for the upstate New York town in “Witchwood” is based on Mierek’s hometown of Westernville. The Utica Writer’s Club president manages her time between there and New Hartford. The club hosts several author events at the Kirkland Town
Library throughout the year as well as other workshops around the area for writers and those who are interested in writing. Her first foray into the young adult genre wasn’t the first path she chose. The first manuscript she wrote was an adult fantasy. “After rereading [the manuscript], I took a look at my favorite books and realized I prefer young adult to adult,” Mierek said. She now writes exclusively for young adult, switching between the fantasy and steampunk genres. The young adult genre is typically geared towards the 12-18-year-old reading crowd. While fantasy includes mythological and folklore themes, steampunk adds a bit of historical fiction and sometimes horror to its pages. Steampunk also encompasses varying styles, in particular clothing, from the Victorian and other eras, to set the scene on the steam engines, where the genre takes part of its name. Mierek’s next book will come out in February 2015. It is titled, “Treasured Darkly,” the first of three in a series that follows a young woman named Amethyst who finds a young man, Clark, rather intriguing. Their adventures will be followed with a September 2015 release of the second in the series, “Born of Treasure.” She has also been published in several anthologies, most recently, “Gears of Brass,” which feature five short stories in the steampunk style. While Mierek will continue writing, she would also like to speak at schools, clubs or conventions. “I love to hear from readers to see which characters they would like to see more of,” she said. “Witchwood Hollow,” as well as “Gears of Brass,” can be purchased online at Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Mierek can be reached via her website at http:// jordanelizabethmierek.com.
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Middle School Performs 'Annie Jr.' Photographed by John Howard
July, one of Annie’s orphan cohorts, played by Grace Johnson, sings her cares away.
Annie, played by Sylvie Novak, finds her puppy companion, Sandy, during a brief escape from Miss Hannigan’s clutches.
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BIKES (continued from page 1) couple of younger kids to teach them how to care for their own bikes. And hopefully, that cycle, no pun intended, continues. The organization offers several options for those who are in need of transportation or who just want to learn a skill. A 90-minute course twice a week for six to eight weeks, teaches students how to disassemble a bike completely then rebuild it back to almost new. Not only will they earn a bike for themselves at the end of the course, but they learn mechanical and time management skills and develop a sense of accomplishment and pride in completing a project. Other programs include a bicycle mechanics training course to learn or expand upon mechanical skills to educate and empower. Others, such as Only On My Bike, which is incorporated into existing summer camps, teaches bike safety and repair tailored to the ages of the children. Campus Connection allows students to lease a bicycle for the semester to attend classes.
Depending on the time and the condition of the donated bikes, VanSlyke and the volunteers can get several bikes road ready in a few hours. “This past week, we had about six to eight people who repaired 14 to 15 bikes in four hours,” he says. The bikes come in all stages of disrepair. He points out one of the bikes would only require air in the tires and another would need foam around the handlebars and a good cleaning before they would be ready to go. With approximately 200 bikes now sitting in the basement, VanSlyke hopes to have them repaired and ready to go for the holiday season. This time of year and the spring are usually the busiest. “We have bikes for the holidays then we have [previously] gone down to just three,” VanSlyke says. “We get it back up to 200 for the spring and do it all over again.” The program started two years ago with a start up grant from the Community Foundation. This past spring, a second grant from the American Heart Association helped
President Roosevelt, played by Alex Gretman, makes a special appearance at the Warbucks estate during the Christmas celebrations. VanSlyke’s group. The Community Foundation grant went towards tools, workstands, bike parts along with helmets and locks for the bikes. A Bike Rodeo kit came from the AHA to provide an obstacle course for the children to teach them to ride safely. The group plans to be selfsustaining, looking into several ways to generate money. “We don’t want to be grant dependent; it flies in the face of what we do,” says VanSlyke. VanSlyke further explains, “We are giving a hand up, not a hand out, and don’t want to create that type of situation.” Volunteer Rick Smith talks about the group while he tries to clean up rusted spokes on a small children's bike. He heard of the group through his daughter, who spoke to VanSlyke on the phone for another matter. He has been there before and likes to volunteer. “I like to do something with the community,” the retiree says. “It keeps me busy. And there is plenty of opportunities to get involved.” While the customers of the group have their own wishlists for the bike
they want or need, the organization has a wishlist of their own, including volunteers. “There’s never too many hands to turn a wrench,” VanSlyke says. “We also need helmets, locks, reflectors, tubes and tires.” “We could use basic tools, too,” he adds. “We go through a lot of crescent wrenches, pliers and need socket sets.” Utica Bike Rescue partners with several local agencies to make bikes available for teaching and use. The Mohawk Valley Bicycling Club and the Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees are two of them. “A lot of local business are starting to send people our way, helping spread the word and help us out,” VanSlyke says. The Learn and Earn events happen regularly at Utica Bike Rescue. Thursday, Nov. 20, from 2-5 p.m. and Monday, Nov. 24, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. are the next scheduled classes. More information on the organization, its programs or how to help can be found on the website at http://uticabikerescue.org or contacting VanSlyke at 525-9554.
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Sexton Real Estate Turns 100
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f you live in the Village, you may have been visited by a small, guerilla group of real estate agents going door-to-door in a convertible handing out gifts. The agents belonged to Sexton Real Estate, and they were celebrating the company’s 100th anniversary. The effort was the latest example of Sexton’s customer-driven crusade that has kept the business viable and thriving now past the century mark. “People were surprised when we started handing them free stuff,” said owner Mary Sexton Combs. “I think at first they thought we were trying to sell them something.” Combs is part of the third generation at the helm of the company throughout its continuous, family-run history. She had purchased the company from her brother Michael W. Buckley, who succeeded their late parents Michael H. Buckley and Elizabeth “Betty” Sexton. Warren H. Sexton, Combs’ grandfather, founded the company in 1914. While the pace of the real estate business has always been breakneck (Combs remembers Betty sneaking off to make calls on payphones while on vacation), to say that the industry has evolved during Combs’ reign would be an understatement. Combs took over the company in 1994, in the early days of the internet. Since then, it’s been a juggling act with maintaining the same family values that the company was founded on and keeping up with the technology. The high-energy, never quit personality that Combs has been blessed with—she gets that from her mother—has been put to good use. “I don’t know how to slow down,” she said. “I’m an adrenaline junkie like that. I like to be like that. People tell me I’m out of my mind.”
Photo by John Howard From left: Mary Sexton Combs, Sandra Reilly, Dale Parr and Susan Callahan of Sexton Real Estate pose during their door-to-door meet and greet visits on Elm Street earlier this year. If Combs can be credited for anything along the family business’s 100-year timeline, it would be bringing it into the digital age. When she purchased a Coldwell Banker franchise, for instance, it came with the use of the highest-rated real estate website in the country—the infrastructure of which would be impossible to create as a small company. “One of the misconceptions is that we sold to Coldwell Banker. We didn’t,” said Combs. “I bought a franchise so that I could better serve the buyers, the sellers and the agents.” Educating Sexton clients is at the top of Combs’ priorities. While the company was founded on the system of “the book,” where real estate companies held all the information on the local market and customers only found out about it under their
guidance, Combs has not resisted the DIY-tendencies of the modern day home-buying experience. Clients can now research and virtually visit a potential home from anywhere, as long as there is an internet connection. They’re often coming in more educated and with more questions, which can be a very good thing. “[Buyers] should be able to get the best house and know everything about it and get the best buy,” she said. There are some drawbacks to the digital age. The added means of communicating—phone calls, texts, emails—has added to the demand on an agent. But for someone like Combs, who thrives on the hustle, its fuel for the engine. “I just stay in the car all day,” she said with a laugh.
A good real estate agent is someone who cares about the client well beyond the sale, and according to Combs, Sexton agents are the best. Rather than different agents with different specialties, every Sexton real estate agents deals in every type of home sale, whether it’s a first-time buyer or someone looking for a luxury home. Depending on the season (summer tends to be the busiest), Sexton Real Estate manages anywhere from 75– 100 properties at a time with a staff of 16. The company’s reach stretches from Old Forge all the way to Syracuse. With 100 years of tradition riding on her shoulders now, Combs is unsure whether or not Sexton Real Estate will continue on to another generation in the family. She said she is still waiting for one of her four children to step up. In the meantime, she has some time to figure that out. “I can remember my parents being in the office when they were in their 80s,” she said. For Combs at least, the fact that the family has kept its doors open, and under the same name for as long as they have, is something she, and future Sextons to come, can be honored to hang their hat on. “I’m really proud of the fact that we carried it on so long,” said Combs. “It’s such a small little area and it’s still in the family. I think that’s really cool.”
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SCENE (continued from page 3) Hartford) in 1805, Litchfield and Clinton in 1818, then in Utica and Marshall. The Barneveld UU Society dates from 1803 when Adam Mappa and Francis Van der Kamp formed it; it is located today at 100 Park Ave. The establishment of the Clinton Universalist Society was accomplished under the labors of Rev. Stephen R. Smith, who traveled to villages starting societies. The Clinton Society became independent in 1821, and through the generosity of Joseph Stebbins erected a brick church at 8 Utica St for a cost of about $2,500. It was 52 feet long by 40 feet wide. A picture of the church in the 1800s has never been discovered. Called the Free Church it was available to all Christian sects, and local Methodists and Baptists did use it prior to putting up their own churches. Rev. Stephen R. Smith was the seated minister from 1821 to 1837, except for 1825-1828. The first female ordained to the Universalist ministry by the Universalist Association of Ontario in 1860 was Rev. Lydia Ann Moulton Jenkins (1824 or 1825-1874). A native of Auburn, she wrote and spoke about feminist issues such as the right to vote and own property. Her pulpit style was described as “smooth,” “flowing” and “chaste” and her sermon sas “well-arranged,” “systematic” and “touching.” She preached across the state, and around 1848-50, married another Universalist minister Edmund Samuel Jenkins. In 1860, Rev. Lydia and her husband became co-ministers of the Clinton Universalist Church, and after two years departed to become itinerant preachers in New York and New England. Lydia died in 1874, and is buried in Fort Hill Cemetery in Auburn. The Clinton Church underwent major development in the late 1860s as new life came over it, and they erected a new “commodious” brick church on Williams Street for about $18,000. The style was Romanesque, with seating for 350, and was appropriately furnished throughout. H. N. White of Utica was the architect, and the
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builders were the Clinton contracting firm of Platt and Osborne. On October 9, 1870, the Society left 8 Utica St. and dedicated the new church on October 16, 1870, with Rev. William P. Payne as minister. However, after about 25 years, the congregation diminished until it closed in 1897, and was put up for sale. Three to four local groups owned it, with the Clinton Masons having it for the years 1938 to 1991. Now it is a private home across from St. James Episcopal Church. The next part of the Clinton Universalist story will look at Clinton Liberal Institute, one of Clinton’s leading private schools between 1831 and 1878. DEBATE (continued from page 3) We differ mainly on whether we believe government or the private sector is the right mechanism for addressing these concerns. Debates about the role of government are healthy and as old as the nation: Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton were engaged in them over 200 years ago. When the system is working as it should, hard-won compromises between these two broad views should ensure that both the government and the private sector are deployed in those battles where each can be most effective. But both sides today would also agree, I think, that the system for resolving these debates has itself become broken. Year after year, we see the federal government locked in partisan dysfunction, apparently unable to accomplish any positive agenda. One cause of this gridlock is a lack of competitive elections. Most of the 435 Congressional districts in the country have been gerrymandered into safe seats for one party or the other. Clever use of voting data, statistics and mapping technologies have reversed the normal order of democracy, so that representatives can now choose their voters instead of voters choosing their representatives. But our district remains potentially competitive. So why, as I've often been asked in recent weeks, did the Democratic Party field no candidate
here? This year, the average cost for a successful Congressional campaign against an incumbent was $2.4 million. 90 percent of that cost is for TV advertising. Our media markets are cheaper than New York City's or Los Angeles's, but candidates have to place ads in three of them (Utica, Syracuse and Binghamton). Elections are all about reaching the 10 percent of undecided voters in the middle who don't usually vote, don't pay attention, or hate politics. As a candidate, you have to hit them with endless negative ads, trying to convince them that life as they know it will come to an end if your opponent wins. One potential source of funding is the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (or its Republican equivalent). Heading into this year, if the election had gone our way, Democrats needed to flip 17 seats to take over the House. So the DCCC, economizing its resources, funded only 20-25 likely races. Our district didn't make the cut. Congressman Richard Hanna is a relative moderate in today's Republican Party and got 60 percent of the vote two years ago, the highest percentage of any Republican in New York. Oneida County Democratic leaders interviewed two prospective
candidates, and Broome County at the other end of the district talked to two or three. Unfortunately, none of these people had $2 million in their back pockets. In 2004, Jeff Miller ran without major funding against Republican incumbent Sherwood Boehlert, spent around $36,000, raised issues, and got a respectable share of the vote. But nobody this year seemed interested in giving up six months of his or her life to run that sort of campaign. Changing this system requires campaign finance reform, which I believe is the most critical current issue in politics. A citizen should not need to be a multi-millionaire, or have friends who are, in order to contemplate a serious run for Congress. As long as we let money dominate our political system, we'll have a Congress that works for the superrich and not for ordinary middle-class voters. Bill Thickstun has worked as a database consultant since 1997. A longtime Clinton resident, he is a former president of the Clinton Central School Board. He is chair of the Kirkland Democrats and vice chair of the Oneida County Democratic Committee. The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of, and should not be attributed to, any of these organizations or The Clinton Courier newspaper.
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KPD (continued from page 1) part-time with the KPD to a full-time position, as of a Town of Kirkland Board meeting last week. The Board voted unanimously to approve the promotion. Officer Dan Buley, who previously worked for the KPD before pursuing a position with the New York Mills Police Department, has also been recently re-hired as a non-competitive part-timer. He is currently splitting his hours between New York Mills and Kirkland. Along with Chief English, the department now includes 14 personnel, with five full-time officers, and eight part-time officers. The current contractual negotiations between the Town and the Kirkland Police Benevolent Association are still ongoing, but talks have been moved out of mediation, according to Kirkland Town Supervisor Robert Meelan. “We went to our second round of mediation and I feel that everything went very well,” said Meelan. “The five officers of the PBA ratified the contract … We’re very comfortable that we think we have a contract and
it's a four-year deal.” Meelan said that the details of the pending agreement will not be revealed until they can be formally presented to the Town Board, who is still able to deny the ratifications if they choose to do so. The contract between the Town and the PBA expired at the beginning of this year. The next Town Board meeting is scheduled for Monday, Nov. 24. SCHOOL (continued from page 1) celebration of staff members who go above and beyond and developing the “brand” of the District. “[Communication] isn’t an action that is listed here, but a goal of support and development of a plan that can address some of these actions listed,” Grimm said. The tentative completion date of the strategic plan is 2020, where the plan gets its name from.
non-driver identification cards at no additional cost,” Utica Oneida County Clerk Sandra J. DePerno said in a statement following the development. “This is another way to honor the men and women who have served our great nation not only on Veteran’s Day, but every day.” The veteran’s distinction can be
applied to the New York State driver’s license or non-driver ID card. Veterans interested in the designation are asked to request the distinction prior to the renewal date of their identification document. Individuals can apply for the free distinction as early as Monday, Dec. 8.
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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF NEW YORK LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Name of LLC: Autoworld Transport, LLC. Art. of Org. filed with Secy. of State NY (SSNY) on October 15, 2014. Office location in Oneida Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: 9564 Hayes Road, Marcy, NY 13403. Purpose: any lawful purpose. cc: 10/22, 10/29, 11/5, 11/12, 11/19, 11/26
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Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Company (LLC) Name: IC WOOD LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on February 14, 2014. Office Location: Oneida County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to c/o United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Ave., Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. United States Corporation Agents, Inc. is the Registered Agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The address of the Registered Agent within this state is 7014 13th Ave., Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: to engage in any and all business for which LLCs may be formed under the New York LLC Law. cc: 10/22, 10/29, 11/5, 11/12, 11/19, 11/26
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Notice of Formation of Pet Partners of New Hartford LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 10/8/14. Office location: Oneida County. Princ. bus. addr.: 10 Mountain Ledge Dr., Wilton, NY 12831. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011, regd. agent upon whom process may be served. Purpose: all lawful purposes. cc: 10/22, 10/29, 11/5, 11/12, 11/19, 11/26
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Notice of formation of Vitullo Real Estate, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect'y of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/3/2014. Office location, County of Oneida. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 21 Augusta Dr., New Hartford, NY 13413. Purpose: any lawful act. cc: 10/15, 10/22, 10/29, 11/5, 11/12, 11/19
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Notice of Formation of a NY Professional Limited Liability Company. Name: MARCY VETERINARY CLINIC PLLC. Articles of organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 8 September 2014. Office location: Oneida County. SSNY has been designated as agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 117 County Highway 17, New Berlin, NY 13411. Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws. cc: 10/22, 10/29, 11/5, 11/12, 11/19, 11/26
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Notice of formation of Lyu & Daughters, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect'y of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/22/2014. Office location, County of Oneida. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 185 Genesee St., Ste. 905, Utica, NY 13501. Purpose: any lawful act. cc: 10/29, 11/5, 11/12, 11/19, 11/26, 12/3
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NOTICE OF FORMATION of George’s Auto Works, LLC. Art. of Org. filed w/Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/09/14. Office location: Oneida County. SSNY designated as agent for service of process. SSNY shall mail process to: 3875 Oneida Street, New Hartford, NY 13413. Purpose: Any lawful activity. cc: 10/22, 10/29, 11/5, 11/12, 11/19, 11/26
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TLB Contracting, LLC, a Limited Liability Company (LLC) filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on April 25, 2007. NY office Location: ONEIDA County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process served upon him/her to: C/O TLB Contracting, LLC, 7918 Middle Road, Rome, NY 13440. General Purposes. cc: 10/22, 10/29, 11/5, 11/12, 11/19, 11/26
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NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF UPSTATE COMMUNICATIONS CENTRAL LLC FIRST: The name of the Limited Liability Company is UPSTATE COMMUNICATIONS CENTRAL LLC (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”). SECOND: The Articles of Organization of the Company were filed with the Secretary of State on October 1, 2014. THIRD: The county within New York State in which the office of the Company is to be located is Oneida County. FOURTH: The Secretary of State has been designated as agent upon whom process against the Company may be served. The post office address to which the Secretary of State shall mail process is: 1327 Butternut Street, Utica, NY 13502. FIFTH: The purpose of the business of the Company is any lawful purpose. cc: 10/22, 10/29, 11/5, 11/12, 11/19, 11/26
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PDT HOLDINGS LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 10/8/2014. Office in Oneida Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 8441 Seneca Tpke., Ste. C, New Hartford, NY 13413, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. cc: 10/29, 11/5, 11/12, 11/19, 11/26, 12/3
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E&E PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 10/16/2014. Office in Oneida Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 9681 Luke Rd., Marcy, NY 13403. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. cc: 10/29, 11/5, 11/12, 11/19, 11/26, 12/3
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APPLE PROPERTY GROUP LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 10/8/2014. Office in Oneida Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 10610 Joslyn Rd., Remsen, NY 13438, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. cc: 10/29, 11/5, 11/12, 11/19, 11/26, 12/3
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Notice of formation of V and V 952 Bleecker, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect'y of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/16/2014. Office location, County of Oneida. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 5264 Graham Rd., Utica, NY 13502. Purpose: any lawful act. cc: 10/29, 11/5, 11/12, 11/19, 11/26, 12/3
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Notice of Formation of Beverly Broadbent LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State: 8/29/14. Office location: Oneida County. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: Corporate Creations Network Inc., 15 N. Mill St., Nyack, NY 10960, regd. agent upon whom process may be served. Purpose: all lawful purposes.
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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF THE BURGESS LAW OFFICE PLLC Articles of Organization of The Burgess Law Office, PLLC (PLLC) filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/8/14. Office location: Oneida County. SSNY designated as agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 3666 Knight Rd., Sauquoit, NY 13456. Purpose: Rendering professional legal services, advice and counsel. cc: 10/29, 11/5, 11/12, 11/19, 11/26, 12/3
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A&D Capital Ventures, LLC notice of formation of Limited Liability Company ("LLC") Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York ("SSNY") on October 10, 2014. LLC's office is in Oneida County, New York. SSNY is designated as Agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: Paul M. Longeretta, Esq., 17 Brook Trout Bend, Barneveld, NY 13304. LLC's purpose: Any lawful purpose permitted under LLC Law. cc: 10/29, 11/5, 11/12, 11/19, 11/26, 12/3
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Peterson’s Harness Shop, LLC, Art. of Org. filed with SSNY October 22, 2014, Location: Oneida Co., Street address of principal business location: 14 Ruth St., Vernon, NY 13476. SSNY designated agent upon whom process may be served & shall mail copy of process: 5495 Hunt Road, Vernon Center, NY 13477. Registered Agent: Sophie Carhart. Persons actively engaged in the business and affairs: Sophie Carhart. The latest date upon which the limited liability company is to dissolve is October 6, 2114. Purpose: engage in the purchase, sale, manufacture, staining, handling, design, repair and maintenance of saddlery, harnesses, straps, raw hide, leather goods and related equine products, equipment and materials, and any other lawful activity. cc: 11/5, 11/12, 11/19, 11/26, 12/3, 12/10
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All Creatures, LLC, a Domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC) filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on November 4, 2014. NY office Location: Oneida County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process served upon him/ her to: C/O All Creatures, LLC, 6572 Williams Road, Rome, New York 13440. General Purposes.
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629 FRENCH ROAD, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 10/23/2014. Office in Oneida Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 63 Wurz Ave., Utica, NY 13502. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.
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Notice of Formation of TS New Hartford Animal Hospital PLLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 10/28/14. Office location: Oneida County. Princ. bus. addr.: 3945 Oneida St., New Hartford, NY 13413. Sec. of State designated agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011. Purpose: practice the profession of veterinary medicine. cc: 11/12, 11/19, 11/26, 12/3, 12/10, 12/17
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The next general Village Election for officers of the Village of Clinton, N.Y. will be held on Wednesday, March 18, 2015. The following officers and terms of office at the end of the current official year are the Mayor and two Village Trustees, all for two year terms. November 12, 2014 Rozanne D'Acunto Village Clerk cc:11/19
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NURUDIN CEMER MEDICAL, PLLC, a domestic PLLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/23/14. Office location: Oneida County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the PLLC may be served. SSNY shall matil process to Nurudin Cemer, 1545 St. Vincent St., Utica, NY 13501. Purpose: Medicine. cc: 11/12, 11/19, 11/26, 12/3, 12/10, 12/17
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NOTICE OF FORMATION of PRIDE Rehabilitative Solutions, LLC. Art. of Org. filed w/Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/5/14. Office location: Oneida County. SSNY designated as agent for service of process. SSNY shall mail process to: 9546 River Road, Marcy, NY 13403. Purpose: Any lawful activity.
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NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF 14 NYM HOLDING LLC FIRST: The name of the Limited Liability Company is 14 NYM HOLDING LLC (hereinafter referred to as the "Company"). SECOND: The Articles of Organization of the Company were filed with the Secretary of State on September 24, 2014. THIRD: The county within New York State in which the office of the Company is to be located is Oneida County. FOURTH: The Secretary of State has been designated as agent upon whom process against the Company may be served. The post office address to which the Secretary of State shall mail process is: 20 Burrstone Road, New York Mills, NY 13417. FIFTH: The purpose of the business of the Company is any lawful purpose.
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TAMARACK HILL PROFESSIONAL GROUP LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 5/23/2014. Office in Oneida Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 100 Park Dr., Deerfield, NY 13502. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. cc: 11/19, 11/26, 12/3, 12/10, 12/17, 12/24
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Notice of Formation of Stage Four Properties, LLC Art. of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/10/2014. Office location: Oneida County. SSNY designated as Agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. Post office address SSNY shall mail copy of process to is 10984 Lake Julia Rd, Remsen, NY 13438. Purpose: Any lawful purpose permitted under LLC Law. cc: 11/19, 11/26, 12/3, 12/10, 12/17, 12/24
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Notice of Formation of 117 Hotel Street, LLC Art. of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/24/2014. Office location: Oneida County. SSNY designated as Agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. Post office address SSNY shall mail copy of process to 7 Fineview Dr, Deerfield, NY 13502. Purpose: Any lawful purpose permitted under LLC Law. cc: 11/19, 11/26, 12/3, 12/10, 12/17, 12/24
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NOTICE OF FORMATION of Logistics Consulting Firm LLC Art. of Org. filed w/Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/15/14. Office location: Oneida County. SSNY designated as agent for service process. SSNY shall mail process to: 831 Broad St. Utica, NY 13501. Purpose: Any lawful activity. cc: 11/12, 11/19, 11/26, 12/3, 12/10, 12/17
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NOTICE OF FORMATION of Dale Mertz Construction, LLC. Art. of Org. filed w/Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/28/14. Office location: Oneida County. SSNY designated as agent for service of process. SSNY shall mail process to: 3353 Neals Gulf Road, New Hartford, NY 13413. Purpose: Any lawful activity. cc: 11/12, 11/19, 11/26, 12/3, 12/10, 12/17
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Obituary: Mary E. Collins, 87 Mary E. Collins, 87, of New Hartford, formerly of Clinton, passed away Monday, November 10, 2014, at the Katherine Luther Home. Mary was born May 22, 1927, in Utica, the daughter of Robert H. and Mary (McLoughlin) Thomas. She was raised and educated locally. On August 21, 1948, Mary married Daniel Collins in Clayville, New York. Mr. Collins passed away in 2003. Mary had been employed with the Utica State Hospital Department of Mental Health. She was a member of St. Mary's Church in Clinton. Mary is survived by two sons, Michael T. Collins, Syracuse, and Daniel R. Collins, Arizona; a daughter and son-in-law, Mary Katherine and Gary Dobrovolc, Tennessee; a daughter-in-law, Dianne Collins, Utica; a sister-in-law, Elizabeth Thomas, New Hartford; as well as by ten grandchildren and six greatgrandchildren. Besides her husband, Mary is predeceased by a son, John B. Collins; a daughter, Suzanne Collins; and four brothers, Robert, Lyle, William and Richard Thomas. Arrangements, entrusted to the Heintz Funeral Home, 10 East Park Row, Clinton, are being held privately at the convenience of the family. Interment will take place in St. Mary's Cemetery, Clayville. Those wishing may donate to the American Heart Association in Mary's memory. Online memorial and guestbook available at http://heintzfuneralservice.net.
Obituary: Avis N. Williams, 93 Avis Norton Williams died peacefully at age 93 on Nov. 2, at St. Luke’s Nursing Home in Oswego where she had been a resident for two years. Born on June 14, 1921, in Machias, New York, she was the daughter of Nina Sprague Norton and Darwin Parker Norton. Avis was pre-deceased by her husband of 61 years, the Rev. Roswell G. Williams, three half-brothers, William, Frank and Joel Matteson, her daughter, Susan Williams Vorce, sonin-law, Elliott D. Vorce, and grandson, Lt. Nathan H. Williams, USN. Raised in Interlaken, New York, Avis was valedictorian of her high school class. She received her undergraduate degree from the College of Home Economics, Cornell University in 1942, following in the footsteps of her father, Darwin, which her brother, Roger, later did as well. On July 10, 1943, Avis married the Rev. Roswell Gridley Williams, who was the rector at Grace Episcopal Church in Waterville. At the time, she was teaching home economics in Waterville and, as was customary then, she was forced to resign her teaching position as a married woman. Their first child, Susan, was born on D-Day, June 6, 1944. Avis spent the
next 20 years raising her four children and faithfully fulfilling the role of a pastor’s wife before returning to teaching at Watertown High School. Avis followed her husband within the Episcopal Diocese of Central New York from Waterville to New Hartford, Oneida and Watertown. During the Korean War, she traveled with her three children by ship to France to join her husband who was serving as a chaplain in the U.S. Army. Their love for travel in later years was fostered by the trips they took throughout Europe while residing in Beaugency, France. Following their retirement in 1978, Avis and Roswell moved from Watertown to Clinton and finally to Oswego in 2000. Avis and Roswell enjoyed extensive travel abroad in retirement, including freighter cruises to Africa and South America, and found warmth during winters in Marco Island, Florida. Avis was a skilled cook, seamstress and homemaker, and taught her children these arts. Born on Flag Day, she loved wearing red, white and blue attire. Avis is survived by her brother, Roger Norton and his wife, Virgina; sister-in-law, Jean Ashforth; sons Alan and his wife, Gay; Joel and his wife, Alexandra; and Mark and his wife, Jennifer; her grandchildren: Jeffrey Williams, Seth Williams, Sarah Hawkins, Stephen Williams, Owen Williams, and Ellen Williams. Avis is also survived by her greatgrandchildren, Henry and Edward Hawkins, Rhys and Ethan Williams and numerous nieces and nephews. The funeral service was held at St. James Episcopal Church, Clinton, on Nov. 8, and was followed by interment at Waterville Cemetery. Funeral arrangements were with DainCullinan Funeral Home, Oswego. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: St. John Foster Burden Fund, 299 East River Road, Oswego, NY 13126. http://daincullinan.com DIG (continued from page 1) sifted through soil looking for anything that might offer hints—coins, broken glass, old nails. They dug in several precise, 50-by-50 centimeter plots
recorded their findings and cataloged interesting artifacts to examine closely at a later date. Nathan Goodale, an archaeologist and professor of anthropology at Hamilton, oversaw the project. “Anything that they find, we know, within that much area, where it came from. It has what we call a provenance— it’s context,” said Goodale. “We’re documenting everything we think is original to the house, or close to it.” Aside from simply being an old structure, 60 College Hill Road carries with it plenty of historical interest. Prior to the College purchasing the property in early 2000s, several local families—the Andersons, the Cacketts, and the Rudds—previously called it home. There’s also a connection to American novelist Alex Haley, who co-wrote “The Autobiography of Malcolm X” and also penned the 1976 book “Roots: The Saga of an American Family,” which was later adapted into an ABC miniseries. “We found a couple documents about [Haley] writing about the house,” said Mitchell. “He offered to buy it and move in. We’re pretty sure that he was writing ‘Roots’ in it, which is pretty neat.”
Throughout the scope of Mitchell and Anastasi’s work, they’ve sought out resources from the Burke Library’s archives and the Clinton Historical Society. The findings of their project will ultimately be presented in a formal document that details the history, the layout and dated artifacts of the house. As for the future of the historic property, which is currently uninhabited, that mystery also needs to be solved. With space for development on the Hill already limited, the land where 60 College Hill Rd. sits is valuable. There is talk that the property could be used for some kind of storage. The option of demolition is also seriously being considered—the costs of keeping the structure upright with little payout might not be something the College is interested in taking on. “We have many needs for building maintenance on campus and this building, while old and historically interesting, may still not be worth the investment,” Karen Leach, vice president of administration and finance for the College, said in an email. “We are in the process of making that assessment.”
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Sports
Human Hercules: Galinski Tops Competition at NYS Bodybuilding Event By John Howard
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ackstage at the Crouse-Hinds Theater in Syracuse, Robert Galinski was collected and calm on Saturday night. It was the 2014 OCB New York State Natural, a competition for bodybuilders. For Galinski, it is the most important event of the year. Every detail of the last year, down to the calluses on his hands, which are emphasized by the coats of spray tan on his skin, have been working towards this moment. Even with the personal pressure, he was confident. “I was a little worried going into it,” said Galinski, 30, a 2002 graduate of Clinton Central School. “I was seeing some of the guys I was competing with and they were a lot bigger than me. Then, I started really looking at their body symmetry, and I started thinking, ‘I think I’ve got this.’” There were about 30 different classes of competitors in the event, divided based on age, sex, height and style of competition. Galinski was in Class D of the men’s bodybuilders— some of the tallest competitors—with four other athletes. This particular event was a pro-qualifier, and could lead to sponsorships and other endorsement deals for the winner. “Last night and this morning it was like, ‘Wow, this is big. This is not just going into a show,’” said Galinski. “I could actually get my pro card today.” The day was broken into two components—a prejudging in the morning and an evening show. During the first half of the day, much to his surprise, Galinski was moved from two spots outside to the center of his group. Generally speaking, the top competitors are in the center where the judges are focusing most. To an outsider, the atmosphere of a
Photo by John Howard Robert Galinski, 30, poses during Saturday’s NYS Natural competition. Galinski finished second in his division. bodybuilding contest is pretty jarring. Men and women with superhero-like muscle tone walk around with orangebrown skin, and strut on stage for brief, 15-second pose routines set to clips of heavy metal music. Meanwhile, an emcee provokes the crowd. “Once I got used to the atmosphere, I was more confident with each show,” said Galinski. Last weekend’s contest was labeled “Natural,” as opposed to being an unregulated show where any training techniques—natural or synthetic— goes. Despite the high-intensity showmanship surrounding the event, it is strictly regulated and intensely serious. Athletes entering the contest are subjected to polygraph tests and winners in pro-qualifier contests are
required to submit urine samples. It doesn’t take a trained eye to see an overwhelming sense of pride at a natural event, and Galinski, whose life revolves around the gym, is a pure example of this. “Really what we’re doing is celebrating the hard work we put in,” said Galinski. “We’re really good at what we do in the gym.” With a non-mainstream sport like bodybuilding, there are bound to be misconceptions, like athletes starving and dehydrating themselves and taking steroids. What isn’t a misconception is the amount of focus and commitment the sport requires. For Galinski, that seems to come naturally. Galinski—who goes by “Bob the Builder” in the gym—has worked as a personal trainer for six years. Currently, he’s stationed at Garage Gym, a strength conditioning gym with locations in Oriskany Falls and Oneida. When you speak to him, you get a sense that he was born for this career path—he’s positive, energetic and beaming with passion. It was actually Galinski’s work as a trainer that got him started in competitive bodybuilding. He had been training one of his female clients, who had worked her way out of some destructive life patterns to compete in bikini shows. Knowing nothing about the sport, he decided to immerse himself in it as a sort of crash course in competition. “In the process, I thought, ‘Why not do this for myself and I’ll learn this for myself?’” said Galinski. “‘I’ll probably learn more doing it than just reading some stuff. If I know more about competition, I could bring in more clients that want to compete.’”
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At Saturday’s contest, Galinski ended up placing second in his division, which he was pleased with despite missing his shot at prostatus. Considering this event was only his fifth career show, it’s a huge accomplishment. Galinski’s first show was two years ago at the same venue. He entered into a physique contest, but the judges told him he was too big—a compliment in this sport—and should consider moving up to bodybuilding. It wasn’t long before he was studying the careers of Franco Columbu and Arnold Schwarzenegger, and adjusting his training regimen accordingly. He started eating more and running less, and quickly began adding muscle mass to his physique. Since he’s started competing, Galinski has enjoyed the attention it's brought. Fellow competitors and people of the bodybuilding industry have sought him out based on the photos he has posted on Facebook. He described his involvement in the sport as “good for his resume,” and has noticed clients specifically asking for him at Garage Gym. On a personal level, though, the sport has given him an end goal— something to work toward. In the post high school days, where he used to compete in varsity sports, having that motivation has been crucial to keeping him coming back to the gym every day. “Some days, you just want to be human, and eat something not-toohealthy,” he said. “But when you know you’ve got a competition, and you want to be at the top class … it helps me stay disciplined.”
Warrior-On-Warrior in Maroon and White Scrimmage
Photo by John Howard Cale Engle (left) and Brett Grabeldinger (right), fight for control of the puck in the corner during Friday's Maroon and White varsity scrimmage. By Staff
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t was a successful weekend for Clinton varsity hockey. Both on and off the ice, the team and its supporting community rallied together to kick off a season of spirited competition. This past weekend, the squad hosted its traditional Maroon and White Scrimmage, as well as an adult fundraiser at the Clinton VFW. WARRIORS, page 16
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CCS Grad Tops Women’s Hockey National Scoring List By John Howard
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n her third year at Utica College, Clinton native Mackenzie Roy is coming into her own. Growing up in the Clinton Youth Hockey system, the forward always dominated her competition and served as a star player on her teams, but college hockey at the Division 3 level brought new challenges. “I was a little intimidated at first … I really just took liftoff this year,” said Roy, who wears number 4 on the second line for the Pioneers. “This
year, I really just wanted to do me and I just popped out of my shell.” Last week, Roy was named the ECAC West Player of the Week, after tying for number one in the country for goals per game (1.50). In just two games, one home and one away, against William Smith, Roy scored 3 goals, helping UC sweep the western New York foe. Currently, she’s still fourth in the country for power-play goals (2). A 2012 graduate of Clinton Central
Photo by John Howard Mackenzie Roy, a junior at Utica College, pauses briefly between drills during a Pioneers’ practice at the Aud. School, Roy got her start in hockey at a young age, playing with boys up through the Pee Wee level. From their she moved on to girls teams, playing three years with the Rome Grizzlies, followed by two years at Lysander. Roy was always a natural hockey player, but she admitted with the speed and intensity of play at UC, moving into college puck was “a huge jump.” After two uneventful seasons on the team, though, Roy has become what her Head Coach Dave Clausen described as an “elite” player in the league. “She’s a lot faster this season,” said Clausen. “She’s always had tremendous puck skills and offensive instincts and now, being one of the fastest kids on the ice for us, really makes a difference and is getting her some more scoring chances.” To prepare for this season, Roy played soccer for the Pioneers. Even though she hadn’t played since sophomore year in high school, she was able to earn a walk-on spot on the team. She said it not only helped with her conditioning, but also with her speed and agility on the ice, which gave her an extra boost she didn’t have in previous seasons. “It’s hard,” said Roy. “Most of the girls in that locker room came from a private school and I just jumped out of youth hockey. I had to work for it.” Off the ice, Roy is just as devoted. A cyber security information assurance major (though she is currently considering switching to nursing), she has made honor society and the all-
academic team for hockey. As a junior, Roy’s biggest motivator to succeed on the ice has probably been the youth of many of her teammates. Ten freshman, nearly half of the bench, joined the roster this season. “Being an upperclassman now, it’s not that I feel like there is a responsibility, but I feel like I need to prove myself,” she said. “I need to show everyone where I stand on the team.” On the heels of an impressive 201314 run, which saw the Utica women’s hockey to an appearance in the ECAC West semifinal where they lost to Plattsburgh, the Pioneers are on track for another rewarding year. After two postponed games against Oswego, next on the schedule is an away game against Elmira College, a team Roy described as some of the toughest competition in the country. Utica plays next at home on Sunday, Nov. 23, at 3 p.m.—another match against Elmira. They will play the Hamilton College Continentals on the Hill Tues., Dec. 3, at 7 p.m. Throughout the season, wherever the team’s record may go, Roy hopes to stay on the upward personal trajectory she’s on. While it’s cost her plenty of hours of physical effort, she’s happy with where all the work has lead her and she hopes to continue her relationship with hockey—possibly with an assistant coaching spot at Morrisville College— well past graduation. “I love this,” she said of the sport. “I mean, it’s my life.” WARRIORS (continued from page 15) The scrimmage, which took place on Friday night, featured spirited and aggressive play between the two interteam squads. The Warriors were divided up into 12-man teams, for two 20-minute halves. On either end was one of Clinton’s goalies—senior Joe Bonanza and eighth grader Brian Saunders. Play started slow and steady as players eased into game mode, before heating up in the second half. Head Coach John Hughes said he was happy and encouraged by the way the players came out. “It was a good little tilt,” said Hughes. “Kids were moving like they were starting the season pretty soon.” The next night, the Clinton Varsity Hockey Boosters held a benefit event at the VFW, which proved to be very successful. Adults 21 and older enjoyed drinks and live music by Black Creek Canyon with arguably as much spirit as the players showed the night before on the ice. All proceeds from the evening benefited the team. One of the goals of the event was to pay for the team’s new throwback jerseys, which they have yet to unveil.