Vol. 167, No. 45
• CLINTON, NEW YORK • May 21, 2014
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Clinton’s Long Lost War Monument
Photo courtesy of the Clinton Historical Society Above: The Kilby family children sitting on the cannon in 1932. By Robert Tegart, Clinton Historical Society The first Memorial Day in Clinton was May 31, 1869. An impromptu service was held at the Sunset Hill Cemetery. A podium was set up on a “beautiful knoll,” probably the “Soldiers Circle” on the south end of the grounds. Music was provided by a glee club
and speeches were delivered by the ministers of local churches. A procession was led by Colonel James Stewart, a local veteran of the 146th Regiment. A June 1869 issue of The Courier reported, “decorating the graves with flowers is a beautiful custom, but
some more enduring memorial should perpetuate the recollection of their deeds to the latest posterity.” It was felt that it would be to the credit of Kirkland to erect such a monument. A popular project for many communities in the latter part of the nineteenth century was to erect a memorial to the men who left to serve in the Civil War. Several of the communities surrounding Clinton have statues to memorialize the Civil War soldier. Utica has its magnificent statue in Oneida square, Rome has its memorial and rural Waterville has its lone sentry guarding the crossroads. In many communities across the nation, both in the North and South, there was a statue of a soldier with his rifle at the ready or an equestrian officer with his sword in the air on the town green. Veterans groups in the late 1800s called for a memorial, but still no monument appeared in the Village or Town. It was on May 30, 1924, that members of the Grand Army of the Republic, the Ladies Relief Corps, the mayor and other dignitaries met on the north end of Clinton’s Village Green to dedicate a naval cannon from the Spanish American War. It would serve as a permanent memorial to the people who served in the Civil
War and Spanish American War. Among the day’s speakers were William E. Bowen, veteran of the 26th New York Volunteer Infantry and Post Commander of the GAR, and his son William G. Bowen, veteran of the Indian Wars and Spanish American War serving with 1st U.S. Regulars. It is difficult to find any pictures of this cannon, which was on the Green for 18 years. The only evidence we have is a photograph (at left) in the collection of the Clinton Historical Society showing the Kilby family children sitting on it dated 1932. The memorial to the veterans of the Civil War was not destined to remain on the Green. As part of the War Effort in September of 1942, the cannon, along with 12 other relics in Oneida County, was listed by the War Department to be removed for scrap. Weighing in at about a ton, it could be converted into munitions to fight the Axis. In October, a crane arrived on the Green to pick up the cannon from its concrete base. It was placed on a flatbed truck and was carried up Utica Street. Gone was Clinton’s monument to the nineteenth century veteran; only dim memories remain of the great gun honoring the greatest generation of the time.
Clinton High Schoolers Say ‘I Do’ The promposal trend sweeps CCS
Memorial Day Services By Staff Memorial Day services on Monday, May 26, will honor community members who fought and died for their country. Clinton will host a parade sponsored by Helmuth Ingalls American Legion Post 232 and Clinton Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9591 on Monday. The group will form at the Oriskany Creek bridge on College Street promptly at 8:30 a.m. A 21 gun salute will be provided by an Air Force Color Guard. The salute, which is actually performed by seven riflemen firing
three times, is meant to honor the sacrifice of American servicemen. Following a memorial ceremony on the bridge, a parade will travel east on College Street and proceed to the Village Green. A Memorial Day service will be held at the Gazebo. George Reschetnikow, chaplain of the VFW and former technical sergeant in the Air Force, will be speaking at the ceremony. In the past, the United States Air Force has provided fly-overs—however, this year, it was not available.
Town Considers Noise Ordinance By Staff
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he Town of Kirkland is considering setting a noise ordinance for its citizens. The topic was up for discussion at last week’s Town Board meeting. Councilman Anthony Arcuri introduced the law in response to an ongoing dispute on Reservoir Road. Any forward movement on the ordinance is subject to input from Town Justices, as well as the Town Board. Town Supervisor Bob Meelan is cautious about passing the law prematurely, which could have unforeseen implications for unsuspecting residents. “You’ve got to be real careful,”
said Meelan. “You pass the law like that and the next thing you know you have someone mowing their lawn and their muffler’s no good and they’re getting in trouble.” Currently, Kirkland operates more or less on a good neighbor policy with no official noise ordinance in place. Town code dictates that noise levels fall under disorderly conduct and language describing such offenses is vague at best. According to Section 44-3 of the Code of the Town of Kirkland, a person is guilty of disorderly conduct when “he makes unreasonable noise.” “This would be something all new and on the books,” said Meelan. “There really isn’t anything right now.” The Town Board meets again on May 28.
Rylee Meelan (back turned) waits with classmates before prom's grand march. Alayna Lofgren peeks out from behind Meelan. By John Howard
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ight weeks ago, Emma Short picked up her boyfriend, Peter Burke, from lacrosse practice and drove to Bonomo’s. The two had arranged to grab an afternoon ice cream, but when they arrived, it would have to wait. Spelled out on the mini golf sign were the words “Peter Burke Prom?” Short, along with her friend Caroline Bonomo, had spelled out the message beforehand as a way to “prom-pose” to Burke. “I know it has been going on at other schools for a while,” said Short. “This year, a lot of people here did them.” “Promposals,” a newly coined term in the American teen vernacular thanks in a large part to social media, have been making their way into the national conversation, appearing in the headlines of major media outlets from CNN to TIME magazine. More and more with prom invites it’s becoming a question of how you ask, rather than just who you ask. A
simple note slipped into a locker will no longer do. Teens are sharing their prom proposals socially, vying to out-charm their competition on a national and even global level. As the scale of the competition increases, so do the scale of the romantic gestures—viral videos of promposals have featured everything from aerial views of the message “Prom?” carved into crop fields to Bryan Cranston cameos. At Clinton High, it’s more cordial, but the trend seems as important a prerequisite to the big night as remembering to order your tux from Men’s Wearhouse. “Everyone does it,” said junior Jake Landry. “It’s like the norm now.” Landry’s promposal to Bonomo was inspired by his younger sister, Emily, a freshman. Emily’s suggestion was to
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Respect in the Digital Age Memorial Day is upon us. To some that means visiting the gravesite of a loved one or participating in a memorial service. To others, it means posting a generic message on social media and sleeping in. As someone who grew up as the digital age was unfolding, it’s easy to see the benefit of social and digital media as a vehicle for sharing a message to a large audience. But when that message is merely a repetition of a trending topic for the sake of grabbing attention and followers, it gets watered down. It’s hard to imagine that some of the bloodiest battles in our history like World War II’s Battle of Iwo Jima, which saw the deaths of 6,821 American soldiers, or World War I’s Battle of Meuse-Argonne, where 26,277 U.S. troops fell, or the Vietnam War’s Battle of Huế, where fighting stretched on for over a month, could be reduced to merely “#MemorialDay.” Then again, I’ll always complain when “#RIP” pops up on Twitter anytime a person of note in our culture passes away. In digital media, like any medium, certain intentions or emotions don’t translate well. Still, technology can often fill in the gaps that reality can’t. Photographs, videos and audio recordings of our deceased loved ones can keep them physically present with us for an eternity. As we move forward and technology advances, the options seem endless. This past weekend saw a live performance by Michael Jackson, reanimated as a hologram, at the Billboard Music Awards. The achievement has incredible, albeit terrifying, implications for others who have died. Already there are movements to immortalize soldiers in the digital realm. The Washington Post’s Faces of the Fallen project is a moving tribute to the 6,805 American soldiers who have died in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Comprehensive
infographics guide viewers through the history of casualties in the Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom military campaigns by year, by state, by gender or by service branch of fallen soldier. Each deceased soldier has a profile with their branch, unit, age, hometown, cause of death and—as the project’s title’s suggests—a photo. The National Museum of the United States Army hosts a video library of interviews. War survivors tell their stories and provide personal perspectives to historic dates. It’s interesting that this holiday is juxtaposed with Hamilton College’s commencement (see below and page 8) and Clinton High School’s prom (see page 1). A century ago, as the U.S. entered the First World War, young men in the age groups of these local celebrations would likely be subject to the time’s newly instituted draft. Some would go to war overseas to fight against Germany and the Central Powers. Many would not return home. This Memorial Day, spend some time offline, with yourself and your thoughts, reflecting on your privileges as an American citizen. Even for individuals like myself, with zero military background, appreciation for those who have died fighting for our way of life can often come from within. As we recognize those who have fallen serving our country, let’s first remember that honor is worth more than 140 characters.
–John Howard, Executive Editor
Village Hack: Fireworks By John Howard ...but not just any fireworks, free fireworks. Hamilton College will host a free fireworks display this weekend at the baseball field behind the campus’ Field House. While it is a commencement event, it is also free and open to the community. And since fireworks are about the purest and most enthusiastic form of summer fun, it’s the perfect way say goodbye to the long winter and officially kick off the season. Also, it can help you put off mowing the
lawn for one more night. Load up the family for a short trip up the Hill. Come Labor Day weekend, it will probably be one of the few summer-related family outings that didn’t end up costing you a penny. If you want to go the super stingy route, walk to the event from the Village. Just remember, College Hill + stroller = pain. Fireworks will be held Friday, May 23, at 9:30 p.m. at Royce Baseball Field.
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Clinton Scene Liquor Laws Enforced
By Richard L. Williams, Town and Village Historian
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rior to Prohibition in 1920 many states tried in vain to rein in the traffic of liquor and beer. This was part of the national temperance movement which began in the 1820s. New York State’s attempts to control alcohol resulted in excise taxes on liquor and beer. Licenses were needed by a tavern, a hotel and a store to sell alcohol for onsite and offsite consumption. These licenses were granted by local town or city excise boards which usually had three elected commissioners. These excise boards met annually to review and grant or refuse licenses. In the late 1800s, The Clinton Courier under the ownership of Henry and James Sykes, was decidedly against alcohol and used the paper to advocate prohibition. In the May 4, 1887 issue a headline read, “Thirteen Licenses Granted.” Clinton's excise board had three members: John Keeffel, H.H. Miller, and George Andrews and met to consider applications for licensees to “sell ale, beer, and spirituous liquors.” The article said that the office was “thronged all day with applicants and other citizens interested.” Three antialcohol advocates Prof. A.G. Hopkins, Rev. I.O. Best, and Edward Judson offered the board a petition with 450 signatures requesting that no licenses
be granted under $50 and that the usual number be reduced. The board basically ignored the petition and granted licenses for $40 for a tavern and a store, and $30 for beer and ale. Applicants had to post a bond with the board. Successful licensees were: ale and beer: Florence Fitzpatrick, H.B. Vann, Hugh Larkin, P. Plunkett; for a storekeepers license: F.J. Root & Brothers; for tavern licenses: L.W. Kennedy, James Coombs, Peter Blake, John Martin, T.D. Finnegan, Walter Cavenaugh, J. A. Hughes, and C.C. Bartholomew. The article concluded by saying that “a tavern license and hotel accommodations were sadly needed on Kellogg Street, and John was permitted to redden the noses of the miners to his heart’s content.” Iron ore mines off New Street, Dawes Avenue, and Brimfield Street remained active in the 1880s and 1890s. The paper did not list the addresses of the successful license holders so we’re not sure which operator “John” was. A few months earlier in December 1886 ten hotels in the town were given licenses for a $30 fee: M. Freeman, SCENE, page 10
A Veteran Remembers — Memorial Day 2014 By Ira Cooperman
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he Department of Defense regrets to inform you,” the letter began, “that your son, USAF 1st Lt. Vincent A. Chiarello, FV3136108, is officially listed as ‘Missing in Action.’ U.S. forces have had no contact with him or any of his crew for several days and it is believed that his aircraft was shot down over North Vietnam on or about 29 July 1966.” The Air Force could have given the Chiarello family a fuller explanation. But it didn’t. It took more than two decades for the truth of how and why this native New Yorker, who was my friend and Air Force partner, died. Twenty-two years later, in June 1988, Vince Chiarello finally came home. At least part of him came home. After years of searching, his remains and some parts of several other men who were on that ill-fated plane were found, flown to the military forensic lab in Hawaii for identification, and returned to next-of-kin. In Vince’s case, he came “home” to a small cemetery in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, in a closed metal casket. Vincent Augustu Chiarello, age 26, died on a Friday. It was a hot and steamy July day, like any other day in the tropical Southeast Asia. That Friday, July 29, 1966, the crew of an Air Force C-47 with the codename “Dogpatch” was assigned the mission of contacting a C.I.A. Road Watch Team while flying over their position on the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Northern Laos. Our boss, Col. John Bridge, approached Vince and me the day before to see if one of us wanted to go on this particular mission as an “observer.” It was a very unusual offer. Normally, our duties were fairly unexciting. Vince and I took turns briefing pilots before they took off on their missions over North Vietnam and Laos, and debriefed them after they returned. While each of us flew on lots of aircraft, sometimes serving as couriers of classified material, we never had the opportunity to go on a combat or intelligence-gathering mission.
Being unconcerned about our own mortality, both Vince and I expressed enthusiastic interest in joining Dogpatch’s crew. However, Col. Bridge explained, the plane already had a crew of seven; there was room MEMORIAL, page 13
Letter: Jack Boynton Community Pool Fundraiser a Success The Clinton Youth Foundation would like to thank all of the businesses and individuals who contributed so generously to our Wine Tasting Party on May 16. As the primary fundraiser for the Jack Boynton Community Pool, the party is an excellent way for the community to show their support for one of Clinton’s most beloved landmarks. We would especially like to thank the many people who made the event such a success: Across the Row Bistro, Alteri’s, Bremer’s Wine and Liquor, Cafe Crete, The Clinton Courier, Clinton Wine and Spirits, the Dessert Booth, Grapevine Restaurant, Hannaford, Kirkland Art Center, Minar and Nola’s. In addition, we had almost 40 individuals and businesses donate to our silent auction. These talented artists, massage therapists, business owners, and babysitters have given their time and talent to benefit the pool, and we are most grateful for their donation. For a complete list of these donors, please visit our website: http://clintonpool.com. Our board is busy getting the pool ready for opening day on June 14. We have a clean-up day planned for Saturday, May 31 from 10-2 p.m. and a can and bottle drive on June 7, also from 10-2 p.m. We hope you will consider coming out to support the pool. For more information about activities at the pool this summer, keep reading The Courier or visit our website (http://clintonpool.com). We have a lot planned for 2014 and we hope you will join us! It’s cool at the pool! - Clinton Youth Foundation Board
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Letter: A Thank You to Those That Serve on the Force The past week, May 11-17, was National Police week throughout our nation. This national week was started by President Kennedy to recognize the outstanding service, dedication and bravery of our police officers on a national level. Every year we share in the national recognition with our brother and sister police officers from federal, state, county, and town/ village departments. Locally, we are reminded of the brave fallen officers we tragically lost: Officer Joe Corr from the New Hartford Police department who sustained a terminal gunshot while chasing a robbery suspect from Lennon’s Jewelry store; Officer Tom Lindsey from Utica Police Department who sustained a fatal shot on a routine traffic stop; and Deputy Kurt Wyman who sustained a fatal gunshot during a domestic incident. These men were all dedicated to their communities and loved their jobs as all our own local Kirkland Town Police Officers do. In addition, I recognize there are more losses in the cities, towns, and villages all across the state and nationally. I want to personally thank my men of the Kirkland Town Police Department for their time, dedication and bravery in the performance of their duties. All have excellent training and resources to protect the residents of the Town of Kirkland. We as a town have been fortunate that the Town Board has allowed the Department to join with the Oneida County Drug Enforcement Task force
by providing a member to work in the fight against drugs in the Town and County. We have not had any fatalities due to drug overdoses since we have joined that fight. The School Resource Officer program has been an important program to providing a level of security and enforcement within the Clinton Central School campus keeping our children safe. Patrol Officers are on duty 24 hours per day and 7 days per week, keeping us protected and safe while we go about our lives. These men are out on holidays, weekends and whenever there is a special event in Town so that we the residents can enjoy these important community events. I am thankful for the dedicated members of the Kirkland Police Department who continue to serve us proudly. These members will not toot their own horn or ask for any thanks. They love the work and enjoy their service to you the resident. They only ask to be able to work with dedication and hopefully return home to enjoy their lives with their families. So, during your travels when you see one of the members of your police department, the Kirkland Police Department, please thank them for their time and dedication. This is more than a job, it is a life choice. Sincerely, Daniel J. English Chief, Kirkland Town Police
Past Issues 25 Years Ago The U.S. Department of Education deemed the Clinton High School “an outstanding public secondary school.” The School was chosen out of 218 schools in the country. James Torrance is superintendent. Constance Clayton, superintendent of schools in Philadelphia, will deliver the commencement address at Hamilton College’s weekend celebrations. Fran Alteri was rewarded with the “Most Improved Player” award for his work on the State University of New York at Geneseo’s hockey team. Donald Marion, a Clinton businessman, has filed a notice that he intends to sue the Kirkland Police for “false arrest, false imprisonment, defamation, assault” and other charges. 50 Years Ago The Town Board gave approval on a bond issue not to exceed $261,000 for the creation of the Clark Mills Sewer District. After the entire project has been engineered, put out for bid and constructed, the Board will sell the necessary serial bonds. Lavant Joy was named building inspector and enforcement officer for the Town of Kirkland. Her term began May 11. Two snapping turtles, weighing 19 and 16 1/2 pounds, were caught in a small pond off the Oriskany Creek. Both were killed; the larger with a 16-gauge shotgun, the smaller with a bow and arrow. The Clinton High School “Challenger” was awarded an AllNew York rating at the Central New York State School Press Association conference held at Utica College. It is the highest award given to a school newspaper by the association. 75 Years Ago A.G. Cunningham of College Street has acquired the the local agency for
Studebaker automobiles, acting as a sub-dealer for the E.B. Welch Motor Car Company of Utica. Five thousand petition blanks are being circulated throughout the country, urging the government to issue a five-cent commemorative stamp in honor of the late Elihu Root as part of the 1939-40 “Ten Greatest Americans’ stamp series. There is evidence that the generation that once blamed juvenile delinquency on dime novels now crowds Junior away from the loudspeaker so it can listen to Buck Rogers. The Courier reported that the Mexican government reduced its lunch periods for employees from four to three hours. 100 Years Ago An automobile belonging to Albert Brandis and driven by his son collided with a telephone pole near Franklin Springs. The collision broke the pole 10 feet from the ground and severely damaged the car. The New York Telephone Company will separate its telephone and telegraph business interests to comply with the government's regulations against monopoly. Clinton suffragists have been urgently invited to participate in the Mohawk Valley Suffrage Parade to be held in Utica in June. The Ellinwood brothers have installed an electric lighting system in their home. Energy for the system is supplied by a storage battery run from a small gasoline-powered generator.
Correction In the May 14 issue of The Courier, Ruth Cosgrove’s name was mistakenly omitted from an article naming the newly elected directors of the Clinton Historical Society. Cosgrove was elected to a three-year term, which expires in 2017.
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 2014
The Calendar
May 22:
Falling Upward Book Discussion led by Brian McCaffrey. 1–2 p.m. at the Library. “Working on the Assembly Line.” A series with the Clinton Historical Society’s former president Robert Tegart. Free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. 6:30 p.m. at the Library.
May 24:
Make a set of sterling silver stacking rings with Lisa Oristian. 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. at the KAC. Members: $30. Nonmembers: $35.
May 26:
Yoga for Wellness with Jennifer Kemp Mondays through June 30. 5:30 – 7 p.m. at the KAC. Drop-in: $15 per class, please bring a mat.
May 28:
Overeaters Anonymous. Is food a problem for you? Contact Overeaters Anonymous 468-1588 or oa.org. Wednesdays 5:30-6:30 p.m. at Rome Memorial Hospital 1500 James St, Room 101, 1st floor.
May 29:
“Entertaining the Troops.” A series with the Clinton Historical Society’s former president Robert Tegart. Free and open to the public. 6:30 p.m. at the Library. Coupon Seminar. Learn how to budget and coupon to reduce your grocery and drugstore costs. Contact Laura Copperwheat at slcopperwheat@ adelphia.net for more info. 6:30-8 p.m. at Clinton United Methodist Church.
May 30:
Middle School Madness—The Musical. Performed by local youth. One night only. $10 adults, $8 seniors and kids under 12 years old. Doors open at 6:30, show at 7:30 p.m. at the CCS Theater.
Announcements • Adirondack Museum Pass Now Available at the Kirkland Town Library The Kirkland Town Library is pleased to offer a chance to borrow our discount pass for The Adirondack Museum in Blue Mountain Lake. When you present this pass along with your library card at the Adirondack Museum’s admission desk, you will be entitled to a 50 percent discount on admissions for you and your family up to 4 adults or 2 adults and any children under age 18! This pass is now available for check out. Check out the museum website, http://adirondackmuseum.org, and make plans for a great outing! • Registration is now open for Clinton ABC’s Golf Tournament A Better Chance of Clinton & The Mohawk Valley is holding its 8th annual Golf Tournament on Sunday, June 1, 2014 at the Barker Brook Golf Club in Oriskany Falls. Cost is $80 Per Person / $320 Per Team which includes golf, cart, lunch, dinner and prizes. To register your team or to find out more information about becoming a tournament sponsor, please visit
http://abetterchanceclintonmv.org/ golf. The Clinton ABC program was started in 1972 and provides the opportunity for eight talented and strongly motivated young people of color to live in Clinton and attend Clinton Senior High School in a strong college preparation program. • Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m. on May 25 at Stone Church will welcome guest organist, Lauralyn Kolb, and will focus on the story of St. Paul’s debate with the philosophers of Athens in a sermon called, “The Philosophical Follies.” New member orientation will take place beginning with a light supper at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 29. Stone Church, located on the Village Green, South Park Row in Clinton, plans to receive new members on Pentecost Sunday, June 8. For more information see http:// stonepres.org. • Girls in grades 9 through 12 can get a jump on their futures by networking with some top women executives at the Girl Scouts of NYPENN Pathways second Camp CEO. Girls will be paired up with a women executive and join them in traditional camp activities while participating in mentoring programs and workshops. Girls will discover what life is like in a variety of careers and gain insight into the challenges and triumphs of these professionals. Girls don’t need to be Girl Scouts to attend. $180 for Girl Scout members and $200 for non-Girl Scouts. Girls that are not currently Girl Scout members can register as Girl Scouts for $15 and attend for the Girl Scout member price. Financial assistance is available for Girl Scout members. Camp CEO is taking place at the Comstock Program Center, north of Ithaca from August 22-24. McGinnis Miller attended the inaugural Camp CEO last year.
Academics:
• Matthew Perry, CCS Class of 2010, graduated from Clarkson University on May 10, 2014 with a bachelor of science in electrical engineering with a concentration in power degree. Perry is the son of Michael and Rhayalen of Fountain Street and the grandson of John and Sandy Williams of New Street. He has accepted a job with Rochester Gas & Electric in Rochester. • Thaddeus J. Sullivan, son of Christine and Leo, has made the Dean's List every semester at Siena College this year. He is studying premed. • Heather Duncan and Tayler Madden, both of Clinton, were two of 51 graduates from the St. Elizabeth College of Nursing with an associate in applied science degree on May 17.
Library Book groups:
New members always welcome. Wednesday: “Labor Day” by Joyce Maynard. Next meeting: May 28, 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Monday: The group will meet to discuss the books for Sept. and on. Next meeting: June 9, 1:00 p.m.
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Library Notes Your “Reluctant Reader”
By Sarah Schultz, Youth Services Coordinator, Kirkland Town Library
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y child never picks up a book unless he/she has homework.” Does this sound familiar? Do you think your child is a “reluctant reader”? Literature about children and reading encourages children to read for at least 20 minutes a day. The 20 minutes is on top of the reading your child does in school. If you think your child isn’t meeting this suggested amount, consider this: None of the literature says what your child has to read, just that they should be reading. Don’t get confused between the traditional idea of reading (reading a book), and actual reading. Does your child have a magazine subscription? Reading a magazine counts towards the 20 minutes. Does your child play video games? Many video games contain either dialogue or instructions throughout the game that your child has to read in order to understand what is going on in the game. This counts as reading! Does your child watch anime shows that contain English subtitles, or do you keep closed captioning on when watching TV? You guessed it, reading the subtitles/closed captioning on the screen counts. Does your child check the sports page for scores of their favorite team/ sport? It counts. Does your child go online? Much of what we find on the web involves reading. What constitutes as reading is reading, be it a book, magazine, website, or other medium; if your child has to read it to understand it, it counts as reading. How can you develop your child’s reading skills? Reading that challenges your child through vocabulary and comprehension is more beneficial for them than a text that does not. So what can you do to ensure that
your child is challenged enough by what they are reading? Use the “5 Finger Rule.” Open the reading material to any page and ask your child to read it. Every time your child comes across a word they do not know, or has trouble with, have them put up a finger. If your child raises no fingers or only one finger, the material is too easy. This doesn’t mean your child shouldn’t read that material, it just shouldn’t be the only type of material they read. If your child raises two fingers, the material is just right. Three to Four fingers, the material may be a little hard but worth a try. Five fingers, the material is too hard at this time. One way to get your child more engaged in reading is having them choose a topic that they would like to learn more about. When your child is in control of what they are reading, and they find that it helps answer their questions they will start to see that reading is useful. Come and visit the library! We are happy to assist your child in finding reading material on any of their interests. We are also happy to help you in selecting material for your child. If you would like to read more on getting your child motivated about reading, visit the parenting section at the library. We have books with great ideas on how to get your child engaged with reading. Remember summer reading is crucial in helping to keep your child’s reading skills sharp during vacation. We are excited for the upcoming summer reading program. This summer’s theme is “Fizz Boom Read.” We are busy planning interactive science programs that will be fun and educational. Stay tuned to find out more.
This Week Check Out: We’re starting a new library feature. “This Week Check Out” will give you a list of titles at the library that you should, well, check out. Take a look below for five best-selling nonfiction titles that promise a good read.
1. “Smart Money Smart Kids: Raising the Next Generation to Win with Money” by Dave Ramsey and Rachel Cruze 2. “No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, The NSA and the US Surveillance State” by Glenn Greenwald
4. “A Fighting Chance” Elizabeth Warren
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5. “The Closer” by Mariano Rivera and Wayne Coffey
3. “Think like a Freak; The Authors of Freakonomics Offer to Retrain Your Brain” by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubnerer
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ub scouts from Clark Mills’ Pack 44 took a recent trip to the Museum of Science and Technology (MOST) in Syracuse. A couple members of the Boy Scout Troop 44 also attended. The educational trip served as one of the group’s regular, monthly programs. “I try to do something every month for the cub scouts,” said Cubmaster Mike Dodson. “The boy scouts camp every month and have an activity every month, as well.” At the MOST, scouts experienced hands-on science activities. Favorites included a climbing maze based on principles of physics, a flight and space simulator, a toothpick city, a model train display, and an IMAX screening of "Island of the Lemurs: Madagascar.” Cub Scout Pack 44 has nine members and Boy Scout Troop 44 has 22 members. Cub Scout Pack 44 meets on Wednesday nights from 6:30-7 p.m. According to Dodson, “new members are welcome."
Na c k l e y has been presented with SUNY Chancellor’s Award for excellence in teaching. At MVCC, Na c k l e y has made his mark instructing both beginning and senior students. He encourages critical thinking using conventional and nonconventional techniques, like song lyrics, TV show clips, and comics. Nackley is known for taking every opportunity to grow as an educator, seeking out mentors within MVCC and learning from their experience. He is an active participant in the New Faculty Institute, the Fall, Spring and Summer Institutes, and has engaged in campus governance through Senate committees. His work has been described as “student-centered.” Students often notice his commitment even before class begins. A recent accomplishment of Nackley’s was a United Cerebral Palsy mural that he planned and completed along with the the institute’s fine arts students. Nackley lives in Clinton with his very proud wife, Becky.
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Cynthia Kowalczyk, a lifetime member of the Garden Club, works on a tree bed on West Park Row in preparation for commencement weekend. By Staff
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he Clinton Garden Club’s civic planting committee has been working hard in preparation for Hamilton College’s commencement weekend. Beds around the Village trees were cleaned of their winter grime. New mulch was spread, fertilizer was added and weeds were removed. Scheduled to be delivered in time for the College’s ceremonies are the Village’s flower barrels, which will feature dragon wing begonias and dusty miller this season. “We usually try and get everything ready for commencement weekend,” said longtime club member Ruth Meier. “It’s a lot of work.” Meier worked with Garden Club members Polly Angerosa, Sharon Rippey, Joan Hutchings, and Cynthia Kowalczyk on Saturday. The team worked from 10 a.m. into the afternoon, moving from tree bed to tree bed with buckets of soil, mulch and water.
Doug Benson plants the barrels for the committee. He will distribute them to their various locations around the Village by mid-week. Once everything is planted, the Garden Club will switch to maintenance mode, caring for the beds and barrels over the summer season. Other than planting for commencement, the planting committee is often tasked with planting trees in remembrance of deceased community members. The Garden Club’s Clinton commencement planting has been an annual undertaking for over 20 years. It is a large effort, both physically and financially. Having become commonplace for the Village’s spring happenings, it often goes unnoticed by community members, according to the Club. This year’s commencement planting served as a transition of leadership, as Rippey and Hutchings will take over coordinating the committee in the future.
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KAC Hosts CCS Abstract Art Workshops
Elementary art teacher Lynn Hall watches over as students Tyler Dell and Aidan Evans collaborate on an abstract drawing using pastels. Written and Photographed by John Howard
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ive Clinton Central School classes will visit the Kirkland Art Center in a new program aimed at exposing young minds to abstract art and the local gallery scene. The effort centers around “Luminous Journeys Through the Abstract,” an exhibit featuring works from eight abstract artists currently on display at the KAC. Over a two-week period, the classes will be visited by Linda Bigness, the curator of the exhibit and one of the artists featured. Bigness will offer classroom instruction on abstract art, as well as information on how the form differs from traditional art and gallery etiquette. “I wanted to give abstract art its due representation,” said Bigness, who has been on the KAC exhibition committee for 20 years. “My main focus is getting
people comfortable viewing it and talking about it.” Even as young as the second grade level, noted Bigness, students often have preconceived ideas about abstract creativity. She is looking forward to seeing how students of all ages will develop from the experience. Clinton’s first class visited the KAC on May 16—a second grade group lead by art teacher Lynn Hall. Upon entering the gallery space, students were challenged to not only express what they saw in each work, but to think about what the artist was trying to convey. When asked to relate the textures of Diana Godfrey’s mixed media collages, students answered with comments like “turtle shells,” “bricks,” “cobblestone” and “sidewalk cracks.” The student experience seemed
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perfectly in tune with Godfrey’s intention, which according to her artist statement was “to create a visual experience of discovery that draws the viewer into and around a varied surface.” “We’re living in a society that seems to focus more on instant gratification,” said Bigness. “Abstract has a long and rich history, not just in art. Abstract takes forms in many areas, like architecture. It’s an important element of our history and what we do.” Leading up to their KAC visit, the second grade art class spent a lot of time with abstract projects, like monoprinting and collaborative group designs with shapes. Hall said she was “floored” by how excited and proficient the class has been. When she initially asked the class what abstract art was one student answered, “It is ironic.” “She said, ‘Because it looks really easy but it’s very hard,’” Hall said with
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a laugh. “That’s exactly what I wanted to get across.” Students were asked to respond to the KAC’s exhibit with their own work, using oil pastels and black paper. They drew and smudged their designs, and later displayed them alongside the curated work that most inspired them. The KAC will continue to host classes from the elementary to the high school levels through May 28. The program is the result of a grant from the Stewart’s Foundation, to defer the cost of bus transportation. Up to 185 students will benefit from the $1,000 grant. The administration hopes that this is the first of many similar educational art programs the KAC can offer to students in the future, branching out from abstract to other forms. “Luminous Journeys Through the Abstract” will remain on display through May 31.
Guided by Linda Bigness, students view works by abstract artist John Jacopelle in the KAC main gallery space.
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Photo courtesy of Colleen Pellman. Claire Barone (left) and Sarah Klein (right) join 74 other Elementary School students to sing “On the Railroad.”
By Staff t was standing room only Thursday night as parents packed the Clinton Theatre for the Elementary School spring concert. Four groups from band, chorus and orchestra took center stage to show off their hard work in the music classroom. Hilary Lopata directed cadet band and concert band, which performed the song “Sax Attack” and saw some marching band-esk choreography from the whole group. Seventy-six students made up the fourth and fifth grade chorus group, who sang four songs and was helmed
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ara Huggins, daughter of Teresa and William Huggins, was named the recipient of the Frederick Edmund Alexis Bush Award at Hamilton College’s annual Class & Charter Day. According to a press release from the College, “the award is presented to a member of the Student Assembly who is a great leader, a devoted representative of his or her class, a hard worker and an individual who follows through and ensures greatness.” Huggins is a graduate of Clinton Central School. She is a senior at Hamilton College majoring in communication. She hopes to enter the job market upon graduation this week, applying her degree in event planning or television production.
by Lisa Jones. Songs featured included “Let It Go” from Disney’s “Frozen” and the All-American classic “On the Railroad.” Marlene Hawkins’ fifth and sixth grade orchestra and beginning string class concluded the evening. The orchestra group featured five students who attended All-County. Fifteen of the students who performed throughout the night on Thursday participated in this year’s NYSSMA festival.
From left: Clinton students Leah Borton, Jessica Bailey, Marie-Claire Inniss and Eva Borton. By Staff
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linton student pianists Jessica Bailey, Eva Borton, Leah Borton, and Marie-Claire Inniss participated in the National Federation of Music Clubs (NFMC) festival in Syracuse earlier this month. Held throughout the country, NFMC festivals offer junior and adult musicians the opportunity to perform and receive evaluation in a noncompetitive setting. Each musician performed two compositions for adjudicators from the Eastman School of Music. The performances were graded in the areas of accuracy, rhythm, technique, phrasing, dynamics,
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expression, and stage presence. An overall rating was also assigned to each performance. For the third consecutive year Eva and Leah Borton were rated superior, the highest possible rating. Inniss also received a superior rating in her second year of participation and Bailey received a superior rating in her first year of participation. Jessica is the daughter of Ann and Mark Bailey, Eva and Leah are the children of Jen and Chuck Borton, and Marie-Claire is the daughter of Lolita Buckner Inniss and Daryl Inniss. All four students study piano with Colleen Roberts Pellman at Hamilton College.
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week ahead of their first commencement weekend as owners of two of the Town’s staple lodging establishments, Ellen and Dave Varecka didn’t seem worried. They were still planning a special treat for Hamilton parents during their stay. “We’re still trying to decide what we do want to do to fuss, because we do want to do something,” Ellen said, thinking. “I want to offer more choices for breakfast than what there are on a daily basis.” The Vareckas own and operate The Arbor Inn at Griffin House and Williams Street Lodging in the Village. Natives to the Buffalo area, they unexpectedly came into the business during a career change last August. This weekend, 500 seniors are scheduled to graduate from Hamilton College. According to the College’s Communications Office, the Field House will be set for roughly 5,300
guests. With 300 faculty members in addition to the 500 students, that leaves 4,500 non-College-affiliated visitors. In addition to a couple locations in Deansboro, there are a total of seven traditional bed and breakfasts currently operating within the Clinton zip code. Assuming all of Hamilton’s visitors are coming in from out of town and are in need of lodging, there is about one available bed in town for every 45 visitors. For this reason, bed and breakfasts tend to book up at least a year in advance, for many it is at much as four years. When they took over The Arbor House and Williams Street Lodging locations, the Vareckas inherited their first commencement guests who were already on the books. “All of our guests have been guests of the inn at numerous visits over
the past four or five years, because of a commitment to the College,” said Dave. The Vareckas will host five different families over commencement weekend, which is uncommon for local businesses. Amidst the Hedges was the first bed and breakfast to appear in the Village. Barbara Meelan, the owner and proprietor, said the College was very receptive to the idea when she opened up shop 25 years ago. With an empty six bedroom house after her own kids went off to college, opening a bed and breakfast made sense to her. Meelan is always booked well in advance of all the College’s major events. Come this time of year, she gets to name her own requests of guests. “I usually rent the whole house … They do all the arranging—who’s going to be in the house and all that,” said Meelan. “Hamilton parents are so special, I’ve never ever had a problem.” Like Meelan, most of the inns in Town require a three-day commitment for their stay. Rates for commencement weekend are generally higher. It’s not uncommon for families to reserve commencement lodging while their child is still in their freshman
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year. With the ability to accommodate up to 30 people, Harding Farm, which borders the campus, is the largest overnight accommodation option in Kirkland. Already the next available commencement weekend isn’t until 2016. “I have a waiting list six or seven people long,” said Property Manager Becky Hudon. “If I let it go longer it would never end.” Hudon remembers one family—a granddaughter, mother and grandmother—who stayed at the farm while visiting the campus as a perspective school. When they returned to move the granddaughter into the dorms they booked visits for the remainder of her college career. That, said Hudon, has a lot to do with the feel of bed and breakfaststyle lodging. People fall in love with the homey environment. They like having the living and outdoor space to relax and mingle. “People just know, ‘This is where I want to be,’” said Hudon. “They come and stay once and I end up getting
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Ellen Varecka adjusts a curtain in the Vineyard Room at The Arbor House, a final touch before guests arrive for their overnight stay.
ACCOMMODATIONS (continued from page 8) them for the next four years.” Several Clinton bed and breakfasts have switched to a lottery system with their reservations. With their adapted sweepstakes system, innkeepers Susan and Tim Sweetland of The Artful Lodger on East Park Row have found a unique way to honor recurring guests. The more times you stay at The Artful Lodger over the course of the year, the
higher chance you have at scoring a coveted room on the big weekend. “You have to stay here to get a ballot,” said Susan of their yearly drawing. “You get a ballot for every night that you stay here.” Visitors who don’t luck out with a bed and breakfast room on commencement weekend are forced to surrounding, more commercial areas. A week ahead of commencement,
hotels like the Hampton and Ramada Inns in New Hartford, as well as the Vernon Downs Casino Hotel in Vernon were booked solid on Saturday night. With no hotel in Town or on campus—other than the Bristol Center, which only features 13 rooms— visitors are forced to stay farther and farther away from the campus. The commencement demand has spawned some creative thinking from local entrepreneurs. Single or double room lodging has sprung up in available real estate with new endeavors like Clinton Lodging and the Evergreen Suite on Utica Street. Hunt Real Estate also rents a suite space above their office on College Street for commencement—the space is normally reserved for traveling business professionals. Barbara Frank has been renting her house on College Street for five years. She is the only person in the Village who rents her house every year. The idea came to her following a graduation party she hosted for her son, who graduated from Hamilton. “I realized that the parents and the grandparents, they have no where to go during the day,” said Frank. “People started coming to the party early and were just so happy to have some place
to go other than their hotels.” Like many of the bed and breakfasts, Frank is generally booked at least two years in advance and usually rents the house to a single family. You have to be a certain kind of person to give up your home for the weekend, she said, both with the hefty cleaning prep work and with letting strangers inside. “You have to be able to walk out the door and let them have your house,” she said. “Lots of people can’t do it.” As newcomers like Ellen and Dave Varecka are quickly learning, local accommodations on popular weekends operate very much on a supply and demand structure. Even if more bed and breakfasts open up in the future, the ratio of beds to incoming guests will continue to favor the innkeepers in Clinton’s limited lodging market. Standing over their dining room table, looking out at The Arbor Inn’s 5 acres of property, Ellen and Dave joked about opening up a campground. “If we put in those slots for RVs,” said Ellen, “we could just camp them all out.” Dave shook his head. “No, I don’t think so,” said Ellen, laughing. “Because then I’d have them all sitting here for breakfast.”
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of his father, mother, or guardian, nor to any minor under the age of 14 years, nor to any intoxicated person, nor to any habitual drunkard. 3- the book of minutes of an excise board shall be deposited in the town clerk’s office. 4- a complete record of all persons licensed shall be kept by the excise commissioners. Three types of licenses to sell intoxicating liquors were established: hotel keepers, storekeepers, and ale and beer licenses. Penalties for selling without a license were $50 for each offense, for selling to a minor under 18 $10, for selling to an intoxicated person $10 to $25, for selling to a habitual drunkard $20 to $50, and for selling or giving away liquors on a Sunday or election day $30 to $200. Who enforced the excise laws? Local sheriffs, constables, policemen, and officers of police were to take those arrested to any magistrate of the Town who must try them or hold them to bail. The Courier in the 1880s carried several articles on the issue of public intoxication slanted against drinking
SCENE (continued from page 3) F.L. Tower, P. Blake, T.D. Finnegan, J.A. Hughes, J.W. Belliner, P. Pkunkett, John Coombs, J. Posten, and Hannah Youngs. These “hotels” were small with a few rooms, a bar, and a restaurant. Two drug stores received licenses: for $30 C.E. Watson and for $25 Root Brothers $25. Saloons licensed were J. Campbell, J. Kern, O. Burns, R. Ashcroft, W.J. Ashcroft, J. Martin, N. Nugent, J. Bartle, H. Larkin, A. Birge, T. Noland, H. Vann, Peter Pegnim, F. Fitzpatrick, and T. Donovan. Lobbying against alcohol licensing then was the role of the Law and Order Movement which had general charge of the temperance work in Kirkland. The laws had many provisions of interest. 1- only those with a license may sell intoxicating liquors in less quantities than five gallons at a time. 2- sales are not authorized between 1 and 5 o’clock a.m. nor to any Indian or apprentice, nor to a minor under the age of 18 years without the consent
and written in a humorous way. One told of a gray-haired farmer who drove his team to the A. Fake store on North Park Row, today’s fire house, and “pitched headlong under his horses; being hauled out his knees performed a double back-action feat and down the old man landed again in the ditch. By this time Officer Lawrence appeared on the scene and escorted the limberjointed customer to the lockup. He gave his name as John Burgess of College Hill, and paid $5 for his foolishness and $1 for smashing a lamp in the “coop.” Another example was from a September 1887 Courier about a miner Jim Burns “who got more whiskey than was good for him on Monday evening, and undertook to celebrate the new legal holiday by dancing jigs and singing alleged songs with several very tiresome verses, on the sidewalk.” “Officer Morrow requested he change the place of his rehearsal … he resented any dictation as to his style of warbling and undertook to spring at the officer and caromed on that gentlemen’s dukes, alighting on the lee shore of the gutter.” Next time the local temperance movement in the 1870s through the
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Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Company (LLC). Name: K + P Antiques and Collectibles, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/10/2014. NY office location: Oneida County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her is 7026 Coleman Mills Road, Rome, aNY 13440. Purpose /character of LLC: Antiques and Collectibles.
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NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF REIMAGINE RECORDS LLC FIRST: The name of the Limited Liability Company is REIMAGINE RECORDS LLC (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”). SECOND: The Articles of Organization of the Company were filed with the Secretary of State on March 27, 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: 8907 Eddy Road, Canastota, NY 13032. FIFTH: The purpose of the business of the Company is any lawful purpose.
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CENTURION CONSTRUCTION GROUP, LLC, Authority filed with the SSNY on 04/21/2014. Office loc: Oneida County. LLC formed in PA on 07/28/2011. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: National Registered Agents, Inc. 111 Eighth Ave., 13th Fl, NY, NY 10011. Address required to be maintained in PA: 763 Maple Shade Dr. Lewisberry PA 17339. Cert of Formation filed with PA Dept. of State, Corp. Div., 205 N. Office Bldg., Harrisburg, PA 17120. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.
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Notice of Formation of PTR Holdings, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on 3/13/14. Office location: Oneida County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Peter T. Richardson, 3979 State Route 26, Vernon, NY 13476. Purpose: any lawful activity. #17665
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Notice of Formation of BEECHGROVE AUTO LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/15/14. Office location: Oneida County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207, regd. agent upon whom and at which process may be served. Purpose: Any lawful activity.
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Notice of Formation of ON POINT, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 05/05/14. Office location: Oneida County. Princ. office of LLC: Robert P. Moran, Jr., 431 French Rd., Utica, NY 13502. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 431 French Rd., Utica, NY 13502. Purpose: Any lawful activity.
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MEMORIAL (from page 3) for only one more. Who was it to be? A coin-toss seemed to be the best way to answer the question. I don’t recall which one of us had the coin (a Thai baht). In any case, the colonel flipped it—and Vince “won.” The next day I accompanied him to the flight line where the C-47 was getting ready to takeoff, wished him well and requested a personal debriefing when he returned. And then he was off. Little did I realize that would be the last time anyone would see Vince or any other member of the crew alive... Vince’s funeral took place in a suburban Philadelphia church on June 18, 1988. I couldn’t help being impressed with the large crowd of Vietnam veterans in attendance. Maybe they too saw themselves in the reflection of Vince’s shiny metal casket—where I might have been but for the arbitrary flip of a coin. What have we learned from Vince Chiarello’s sacrifice and the deaths of over 58,000 Americans? What will be the legacy of those of us who were sent to Vietnam almost a half-century ago? The way in which America answers these questions, the manner in which we help meet the challenges facing all veterans, especially those who have come home from Iraq and Afghanistan, will say a great deal about who we are and what our nation stands for on Memorial Day. And while it is too late to save the lives of the casualties of war, it is not too late to rescue their memories. Ira Cooperman, a resident of Clinton, was formerly a reporter for The Los Angeles Times and served as an USAF intelligence officer at 7th Air Force Headquarters at Tan Son Nhut Air Base in Saigon and in Udorn, Thailand and Vientiane, Laos in 1965-66. His email address is: iracooperman@gmail.com. Trivia Answers (from page 7) 1. All died in car crashes. 2. Anger, Greed, Sloth, Pride, Lust, Envy, Gluttony 3. University of Texas (Austin) 4. Teddy Ruxpin 5. Art Spiegelman 6. Tennis, in the 1900 Paris games 7. Fess Parker 8. Valerie Harper 9. Pierre 10. Mark Twain. He actually said, “The report of my death was an exaggeration.”
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Malaquias Canery (left) and Peter Burke (right), walk with their dates Grace Atik and Emma Short following the prom grand march.
PROM (continued from page 1 ) keep it simple and go with sweets. Along with a lot of sisterly assistance in the kitchen, Landry crafted five cupcakes, which he hand-delivered to Bonomo. Frosting decoration on top spelled out “P-R-O-M-?” Bonomo, who readily accepted the invitation, said that the swift promposal takeover in the High School has been a bit “crazy.” Still, the cupcakes, she said, were a “pleasant surprise.” Generally speaking, promposals have two key components. They have simple language—Shakespeare would not do well with modern day wooing— and a one-of-a-kind approach. The wittier, weirder or grander the gesture of your question, the better. Junior Rylee Meelan’s promposal crossed state borders. She posted a photo message on Instagram directed at Hunter Nicholson, a former CCS student who had relocated to Montgomery, Tx. last August. In her image, Meelan had taken a map of the country and drawn an “X” on Clinton and an “X” on Montgomery and connected them with a dotted line path. “Making it official,” she captioned the photo. A surprised Nicholson agreed immediately and made plans to fly back for prom weekend. “When he used to live here, we were super close,” said Meelan. “We were talking a few months ago about how he wanted to come back and see everyone, so I thought it was a good time to do it.” Meelan, like many of her promposing classmates, popped the question in February. For Malaquias Canery’s approach, the winter weather was essential. Canery, along with his friend Jack Hughes, set out to Grace Atik’s house late one night during winter break. The duo forged Canery’s message— “Prom?”—into the snow in front of Atik’s house for her to discover. Unable to wait, Canery called Atik’s phone. “She said, ‘Hello,” and I told her to look out her window,” said Canery, remembering the night. Atik was struck by the gesture and said “yes.” No one is really sure how the trend got started in such a big way at Clinton High School. Some link the movement to Hannah Shankman’s promproposal last year. Shankman, now a senior, had rounded up four friends to wear t-shirts spelling out “PROM.” The group surprised Shankman’s boyfriend during class, and the moment proceeded to go down in Clinton High School history. When asked who had the best promposal this year, several students pointed to Carlos Espinal. He sent his date-to-be, Maureen Lewis, on a scavenger hunt throughout the School. “It was seventh period and she was in English class,” said Espinal. “I had put an envelope on her desk.” When Lewis opened the envelope, she found a note sending her to another message—a poem on the School’s whiteboard. From there, she
was directed to the senior cove where a teddy bear, a flower and another envelope were waiting. Inside this envelope was that simple message again: “Prom?” When Lewis turned around, Espinal was waiting. All that was left was for her to say “yes.”
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Obituary: Brenda G. Prevo Dewey, 59
Brenda G. Prevo Dewey of Clinton passed away on May 16, 2014, at the age of 59 at Faxton-St. Luke’s Hospital with her family by her side. The second child of Albert Prevo and Anna Buckman, she grew up in Windsor, Vt. before the family moved to Clinton. She was a graduate of Clinton Central School. She married Albert Dewey and had three sons, Jason, Brian and Jacob. She became a successful mixed media artist, internationally known for her teddy bears and papier mache fairies. She is survived by her three sons, her daughter-in-law Rebecca, her sister Nancy and her husband Bobby Kulpa, her nephews Keith, Todd, and Greg and their children, niece-in-law Courtney, and her beloved cat Maxwell. All are invited to memorial calling hours from 5-7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 21, at Owens-Pavlot & Rogers Funeral Service, Inc., 35 College St., Clinton. A memorial service will follow at 7 p.m. http://owenspavlotrogers.com.
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Hamilton College Hires New Football Coach
Photo by Nancy Ford Dave Murray, head football coach at Alfred University since 1998, will helm the Hamilton College Continentals starting this fall. By John Howard
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ave Murray is quickly adapting to the idea of life on the Hill. Although he’s spent the past 24 years with Alfred University, Upstate has always been home. He grew up in Scotia, N.Y., a suburb of Albany where he graduated from Scotia-Glenville High School. He’s looking forward to getting back to his Central New York roots. In the fall, Murray will replace interim head football coach Andrew Cohen of the Hamilton College Continentals, a team plagued with a consistent losing record for the last decade. He brings with him a powerful legacy, leaving behind a 151-99-1 record with the Alfred University Saxons, whom he saw to two NCAA Division III championship appearances in 2009 and 2010. He also brings a proven history of restoring a broken football program. “Here at Alfred University, we took over a program that was struggling and we were able to turn it around and sustain it,” Murray told The Courier. “We’ve built a really good football program here.” To reignite Hamilton football Murray said, “a lot of pieces have to fall into place.” First on his checklist is getting a staff together, which he will be finalizing in the next couple weeks. Throughout his interviewing process, Murray sensed great support within the administration, another essential element to any program’s success, he said. In the past three seasons of NESCAC play, the Continentals have won one game. Most of the team’s highlights date back to the mid-1980s. Murray sees plenty of promise within the current roster. In some cases, it’s just a matter of getting the right players into right positions. “If you look at [Hamilton’s] scores in the last couple years, there were a lot of games that were close … a lot of games where, in the fourth quarter, they had the opportunity to win,” said Murray. “There’s almost a prophecy of, ‘Oh, here we go again.’” Murray senses the College and local community’s investment in the team and wants to instill a cultural shift within the program’s core through team chemistry and playing every game to their full potential. “Those
are the things that we’re going to sell right away,” said Murray. Hamilton College Director of Athletics Jon Hind echoed Murray’s enthusiasm in a press release. “We are thrilled to have Dave Murray join our community,” said Hind. “He is well respected throughout the football world both as a tremendous teacher and, of equal importance, a great person.” Talking with Murray, you feel that teacher mentality, as well as a reassuring confidence that only comes from experiencing battles firsthand. When Cohen assumed control of the team in 2012, it was already mid-summer. Even with the May headstart, Murray said you can only expect so much in such a crunched schedule. With time against him, Murray has already gone to work. He’s met with players and had conversations with Hind and the team’s assistant coaches. He’s encouraged by what he sees and is confident the team can succeed on the field with a simple process that starts in the locker room. “I asked them to buy into two things,” said Murray. “I asked them to take ownership of the program. And secondly, to not care about who gets the credit. … We’re all in this together.” The timing for the career change worked out perfectly for Murray. Having just seen their youngest daughter graduate from high school this past weekend, he and his wife, Karin, are able to relocate 170 miles across the state to chase this dream. “[Hamilton] is a first class, nationally recognized institution,” said Murray. “I am honored to be offered the position.” To Murray, success isn’t about being undefeated, or even being 7-1 for that matter—at least not from the beginning. Success is about becoming a better team each Saturday you suit up. “The best and most rewarding years that I’ve had coaching are when you’re a part of turning something around, something that hasn’t been successful” said Murray. “It’s very rewarding, as coaches and players, when you can make something like that happen.”
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Tough Loss For Varsity Golf at Sectional Qualifiers By John Howard
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linton varsity golf hosted Sectional qualifiers at the Skenandoa Club on Monday. Coaches were pleased with the team’s performance, but strong competition from visiting schools kept the Warriors just shy of advancement in the postseason. The boys competed in the CSC East small schools class. They fell only to Notre Dame. “I actually thought our players played very well today,” said Head Coach Bill Owens. “I knew the Notre Dame team was going to be strong in our class. They play in a little stronger league than we do.” Final scores in The Warriors’ class were: Notre Dame 432, Clinton 442, Waterville 479, Little Falls 482 and Herkimer 514. 22 of the 80 golfers from the competition were sent to Sectionals. Tim Scoones, who had the best score for the Warriors for the day, was one stroke short of qualifying. He needed an 82 to move on, but finished with an 83 after struggling on the 18th hole. “I started out rough … and it kind of came back to get me,” said Scoones, a sophomore and the third golfer on the team. “Once I got to the last holes I knew I needed some pars, but finished kind rough with a bogey.” Compared to top scores of previous season Sectional qualifiers, Scoones’ 83 finish not qualifying him is a rarity. In addition to talent from visiting schools, coaches cited Skenandoa's physically challenging course—which tends to magnify weaknesses—as one of the obstacles the Warriors have difficulty overcoming. “I’m pretty happy with a low-80s scored,” said Scoones. “But I know I made some mistakes and I need to work on them.” Teams that qualified for Monday’s match in the larger school class included New Hartford, Whitesboro, Camden, Oneida and Central Valley. New Hartford won that class.
Clinton moves on to play two final matches on Wednesday against Westmoreland. They will complete the year with a trip to the CSC tournament in Rome on June 3. Three of the Clinton’s top players will compete in that match.
Boys Varsity Tennis Sends Two to State Qualifiers
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he Clinton boys varsity had a good showing at Monday’s Sectionals. Several athletes from the squad had first place finishes. At first singles, Matt Larkin came in fourth place. Noah Zaffino rallied behind him with a first place finish in third singles. In first doubles, Warriors pair Sam Olsen and Adam Blanks commanded the court, earning a first place finish for the team. Olsen and Blanks will be moving on to participate in State Qualifiers. The match will be held at the Parkway in Utica on Thursday at 9 a.m.
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Sports
WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 2014
Deep’s Junkyard Relays Truck On
Clinton’s Carlos Espinal hops over the clearance bar in the Junkyard Relays high jump event. Espinal was the top points earner for Clinton at the meet. Written and Photographed by John Howard Photo editing by Emily Howard
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hen Friday afternoon showers turned into Friday evening downpours, scheduled after school sports were put on hold. Included in the list of affected activities was the 21st Annual Junkyard Relays. The invitational event has been hardcoded into CCS track and field traditional and “cancellation” was not an option. Instead, the event was “postponed” to Saturday morning at 9 a.m. Plans had to be rewritten, participation numbers dropped, but the spirit of cordial competition that the Junkyard Relays have come to be known for was in full swing. The show couldn’t help but go on. “This event started 21 years ago just as a fun way for kids to do a lot of different, wacky events,” said Clinton Head Coach Norm Deep. “It’s a nice way to kind of wrap things up before the high pressure of Sectionals.” Among the “wacky events” that Deep dreamed up is the weight
throwers’ relay—unofficially known as the fat man’s relay. Weight throwers, normally confined to field events like shot put and the javelin throw, get to show off their sprinting skills. Teams compete in two different relays, handing off pepperoni sticks instead of batons. The winning teams gets a large pizza from Tony’s. As of Friday, 20 schools were scheduled to participate. Only eight showed up on Saturday morning. Prom weekend competing with the event on top of normal scheduling conflicts put an added strain on turnout, especially with the girls teams. The last minute schedule change also added stress to coaches, each having to work primarily as scorekeepers. Leone Timing Systems, the automated race timing company normally used at Clinton’s meets, was unavailable for the Saturday morning slot. Coaches joined forces to crunch numbers the old-fashioned way. “Right now, my kids are on their
own,” Deep said from the press box, hunched over a scorebook—a brief pause before he went back to adding numbers in his head.
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The Junkyard Relays date back to Deep’s first year with Clinton’s track and field program. As legend has it the old Tri-Valley league used to have a large, multi-school relay meet. Like Friday’s meet, it had been postponed because of weather. No school wanted to host the rescheduled event, so Deep stepped in to accept the challenge. He changed up some of the events to his liking, though. (Enter the pepperoni sticks.) The following year, Richard Hunt, then the School’s athletic director, came to Deep to see if he would be hosting the event again. ‘He said, ‘Hey are you going to be holding that meet that you held last year … you know, that junkman meet?’” said Deep. “I said, ‘You know, that could make a good name.’” The name evolved to "junkyard." While it has maintained its popularity, it has evolved over the years. Coinciding with the new co-ed format for the 2013-14 season, this year’s Junkyard Relays saw the addition of girls teams for the first time. Other than Clinton, New Hartford’s girls track and field team competed. With renovations coming to the program’s facilities as product of the ongoing capital project, there is a possibility of expanding to a fully coed event in the future. What started off as a fun, informal meet has turned competitive. Teams are paying more and more attention to the scorebook, facing opponents they don’t otherwise see during the regular season. Some of the best performances of the Section happen at the Junkyard Relays now, Deep said. Clinton and New Hartford
maintained the most complete rosters on Saturday, putting both schools at an advantage. Girls and boys worked as a single unit for the two schools. Points were added for an overall school score. Clinton won with a score of 183. Second place went to New Hartford with 158, and third went to Solvay with 133. Even with the low turnout, the Junkyard Relays proved advantageous to the Warriors’ post-season, allowing some athletes to qualify for additional events in Sectionals. Clinton girls and boys varsity teams head to Sectionals in Marcellus this week—the girls will compete on Tuesday and the boys will compete on Thursday. Deep has high hopes heading into the major events, especially for the girls, who have so far been able to stay undefeated in the season and postseason. “On paper, it looks very promising. But you don’t do the meet on paper,” said Deep. “We need to show up and perform, and the girls have great at doing that all year.” At the time that The Courier went to press, the girls were still competing in the Sectionals meet. For results, see next week's issue or follow The Courier's Facebook page at http:// facebook.com/couriercny.