Vol. 168, No. 29
• CLINTON, NEW YORK • February 4, 2015
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Chris “Boo” Snyder, a former varsity hockey player for Clinton, skates the puck down ice against a defender for the Galleria Bar & Grill of Marcy team at the seventh annual Adirondack Ice Bowl last month. More than 40 teams participated in the two-day tournament held in Inlet.
Audit of Clinton Finds Various Financial Issues By Mark Warren
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year after it was ruled “susceptible to fiscal stress,” the Village of Clinton is still on the comptroller's radar. An audit performed by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli on the Village of Clinton last November found several problems regarding the Village’s management of finances during the past three years. The report published by the NYS Office of the Comptroller claimed “the clerk-treasurer’s financial records were inaccurate and unreliable.” The initial purpose of the audit was to determine if the Board provided adequate oversight of the Village’s financial operations and the clerktreasurer’s office for the period June 1, 2012, through Jan. 31, 2014. In his report, DiNapoli concluded that “the Village Board has not provided sufficient oversight of the Village’s financial operations ... Fund balances for all funds were commingled in the records, making it impossible for officials to determine the condition of individual funds.” Tony Arcuri, financial consultant for the Village, said he sent their state-mandated corrective action plan (CAP) to the Village Board for their review, and he has made some changes to the document prior to mailing it out. The plan should address the findings and recommendations in the audit and be submitted within 90 days, according to Section 35 of the General Municipal Law. Arcuri said FINANCES, page 4
s long as there have been hockey pucks and sticks to hit them with, people have been playing on frozen water bodies—lakes, ponds, frozen parking lots, and just about any other surface that is skateable. Pond hockey is a North American staple, but recently, both on a national level with NHL events like the Stadium Series and Winter Classic, and locally with several competing outdoor tournaments, it’s clear that the subsport has become popular all over again. The Adirondack Ice Bowl, which takes place every year for two days on Fourth Lake in Inlet, is by far the most popular outdoor hockey event in upstate New York, if not in the entire state. When Jim O’Brien, of Clinton, started the tournament in 2008 with a group of friends, it hit on a note that seemed to be buzzing in the back of a lot of athletes minds. The community HOCKEY, page 8
Planning Board Beat Clinton Middle School Science Fair Displays Notes from the Town Planning Wide Range of Ideas and Experiments Board meeting on Jan. 26
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amilton College turf and utility building project: The College is replacing a grass practice field with artificial turf and installing a two-story prefab building to house electric service, including new fiber optics to stream field hockey games, storage, and an upper-level filming area. Assuming no official concerns over storm water runoff, the Board anticipates approving the project at their next meeting. Hamilton College parking lot renovation: The College hopes to resurface the Root Parking Lot just east of Root dorm with porous, rather than impervious, asphalt. Representatives spoke to the poor condition of the lot plus the desire to reduce stormwater runoff into the Root Glen basin. Called “point source control,” this “vertical drainage” method is a new trend in parking lot design. The lot must be vacuumed twice a year to keep it porous but should require less salt to de-ice. Under sharp questioning by Chair Ed Kaido over the Town’s concerns regarding runoff through the Glen, Ed Logan of Saratoga Associates said he was “confident” that the resurfacing would not make things worse and would in fact mitigate runoff. “I like confident,” Kaido replied. Harold Heintz and Upstate Storage Facilities project: Harold Heintz appeared before the board with his design team to discuss his proposal to construct over 500 storage units in the 207-213 Utica Road area. The Board had reviewed a previous set of plans regarding the project and had sent Heintz a letter with twelve items of concern, each of which was addressed at the meeting. Areas of concern included the consistency of PLANNING, page 10
Two middle school students explain their science projects to local onlookers during the annual science fair on Jan. 31. Written and Photographed By Mark Warren
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he Clinton Middle School held its annual science fair on Jan. 31, in the middle school gym. 82 projects were featured, ranging from topics such as basketball shooting physics to music’s effect on test taking. 19 judges surveyed the projects and chose the first, second and third place finishers for grades six through eight. Most of the judges were either faculty members or students from Hamilton College’s science departments. After the projects were displayed, the awards were announced in the auditorium. Sixth grader Maddi Walters tested different kinds of bridges to see how much weight each could support. Walters, a first place finisher, said her project was fueled by her interest in building and designing. “I think bridges are cool, and it’d be a way to see what kinds of bridges
are stronger, and which ones would be safer to drive on - which kind of design,” she said. Eighth graders Andrew Krom and Andreas Kruger used a multimeter to test different kinds of light bulbs by measuring how much energy they give off. Krom said he was pleased with their first place finish because both of their initial ideas for their project fell through. “Originally we were going to try and compare magnetic and solar energy, but that was too complicated,” Krom said. “And then we were going to try and mount a solar panel on a car and see how far it would go based on different kinds of light. But that kind of failed, so we decided to do this FAIR, page 14
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A Friendly Competition I wasn’t too invested in this weekend’s Super Bowl. I actually fell asleep during it. When I dozed off—somewhere in between the Katy Perry circus and the final play—the Seahawks were ahead. When I woke up, they were behind, and everyone was upset. Then the two teams starting fighting, which was hard to watch—partially because, in the back of your mind, you knew that 5-year-olds all over the country were watching grown men behave like their peers, rather than their role models, and partially because these athletes were not the skilled sports brawlers you will find in professional hockey. They shoved and taunted, they tripped over themselves, and they chased each other around in circles in the end zone. If you display this kind of behavior at the annual Adirondack Ice Bowl up in Inlet (see page 1), you would not only be ejected from the game, you would be banned from the hockey tournament for one year. Unfortunately, the NFL does not have such stringent rules on sportsmanship. I can understand the football players’ frustrations, though, especially if you’re the losing Seahawks (more on that on page 9). In the Super Bowl, the stakes are incredibly high. All the financing, promotion, planning and sales rests on the shoulders of the teams, made up of already competitive athletes and their coaches. It’s a recipe for disaster. One of the reasons I, like much of the viewing public, became fascinated by Marshawn Lynch leading up to the big game was because he has been pushing back against a lot of that pressure. Here’s a guy who came from nothing, and is now the best in his field, who is protesting some of the realities of the NFL paradigm he doesn’t agreed with—namely, by causing a ruckus in interviews.
In my opinion, the best competition is one that brings out the best in the those who are competing. With the Middle School science fair this past weekend (see page 1), students want to succeed and are encouraged to do so by faculty and parents. At the Ice Bowl, the players themselves, most of whom are longtime friends, take on that supporting role. Could competition exist without scoring? Probably. But it would be incredibly dull for both the fans and the competitors as a result. But its easy to get carried away and forget that, at the end of the day, it’s just a game. Danielle Casab, a seventh grader bowling on the Clinton girls varsity team, realized this at this weekend’s Sectionals (see page 16). As a result, once Casab shook off the pressure, she actually bowled better. Competition is a beautiful thing, but there’s a fine line between respect and challenge. On a national level, there’s a bigger conversation occurring on income equality— on one side of the argument is increasing the minimum wage, and on the other side is maintaining a healthy, competitive spirit in the workplace. Bill Thickstun does a good job at breaking this conversation down on page 3. With each side of any competition, it’s extremely difficult to balance interests, but its necessary to try our best to do so. Otherwise, we may all end up running around, behaving like NFL players in the Super Bowl.
- John Howard, Editor
Off We Go... By Emily Howard In the past week, I received several emails and letters of good wishes from readers and to that I say, thank you—this community really is something. A few days after the Jan. 21 issue hit stands, I received the call I had been waiting for: my surgery was now scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 5. We'll be making the journey to Baltimore after we send this very paper you're reading to the press. John and I will be out of the office through Monday, Feb. 9. Our hard-working staff will
be in the office though, so don't hesitate to call, email or drop in if you need something. John will return on Feb. 10. My doctor told us in a visit a few months ago, “The surgery is easy, the recovery is what's hard.” So, as you may guess, my return to the office will be based on my progress, but I'm hoping for March. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we navigate this change and transition. (And don't worry, your regularly scheduled “Village Hack” will be back next week.)
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Past Issues 25 Years Ago Feb. 7, 1990 Representatives from the Village, the Town and Hamilton College were planning a meeting to discuss a $175,000 bill that needed to be paid to the Environmental Protection Agency. The costs were directly related to the construction of the Clinton Wastewater Treatment Plant in 1980. Town Trustee Jack Lane announced he will be running again for his post under the Clinton Community Party. His bid for re-election would be his seventh two-year term in a row. As many as six women made statements to local police regarding receiving abusive and obscene telephone calls during the past week. Christopher Novak, a Griffiss Air Force captain, was arrested on the charges. The Warriors boys basketball team kept their Tri-Valley League championship hopes alive with a 6950 win over Canastota. The team was 13-4 heading into the final stretch of the season. 50 Years Ago Feb. 11, 1965 Growth in the Robinson Road area loomed as a possibility as a result of a request made at the Town Board meeting. The request involved an asphalt distribution plant that would require a zoning change. P.B. Powell, College Hill, has offered to donate trees and shrubs to Clinton Central School if it would provide facilities for transporting. The school board has decided to accept the offer of free trees for the landscaping of the new school. Three representatives of the Clinton Ski Club made a request at Monday’s school board meeting that the district place funds in its budget to provide skiing opportunities and ski instruction for youngsters in Clinton schools. They were asked to make a formal application, in writing, for board consideration at a future date. Clinton’s effort at recruiting a foreign visitor to the High School next year are bearing some fruit, but more applications for host families would be helpful. Youngsters who are part of the American Field Services Foreign Student program in neighboring communities visited Clinton High School last Thursday to give local students an idea about the program. 75 Years Ago Feb. 8, 1940 A total of $31.84 was provided for the Finnish Relief Fund through the sale of extra copies of last week’s issue of The Courier and through individual contributions. In acknowledging receipt of the sum, the upstate chairman of the fund said it is heartening to know that people are taking such an interest in this cause. Ability rather than preparation in a rigid pattern of high school subjects is stressed in a new admissions policy adopted by Hamilton College. The change radically alters a page and a quarter of the college catalogue devoted to requirements for admission–a section that has seen little revision in the past quarter century. In anticipation of another hoe-down by the local disciples of Orson Welles, fireproof wastebaskets have been installed in the high school cafeteria. The funniest incident that the recent cold spell produced was the Thendara man who went to New York to find peace and quiet. Eleven snow trains during one weekend were too much for him. 100 Years Ago Feb. 10, 1915 The Clinton Knitting Company expects to resume operations next week after a few weeks’ partial shutdown. This will be welcome news to many as an indication of reviving prosperity. C.A. Borst began last week to
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furnish electric current for the College Hill electric lighting district in addition to furnishing current for this village as he has done for the past five years. The school board is resting easier since the clutch has been applied between the engine and the blower used in connection with the ventilating system at the High School. Heretofore, in starting the engine that drives the big fan, the belt has been in the habit of flying off and nearly decapitating the janitor. The clutch is calculated to prevent such an incident. In Albany, the concurrent resolution of the New York Senate and Assembly to submit the Women’s Suffrage question to New York voters passed the lower house without opposition.
Clinton Scene: Miners Strike By Richard L. Williams, Town and Village Historian
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inety-nine years ago in January Clinton iron ore miners went on strike against the Charles A. Borst mines on Brimfield, Utica and New Streets. The Clinton Courier of January 12, 1916, reported that 100 miners employed in the Clinton Hematite Mines left their jobs the previous Wednesday without warning. This caused the mining operation to come to an abrupt halt. The miners demanded an increase in their daily pay of 50 cents which would raise some of them to $3 per day. Owner Borst was quoted as saying that the average pay for nine hours was $2.50 per day, with none of the men being paid less than $2 per day. Taking a sympathetic approach, The Courier went on to report that these wages were in excess of what such labor was paid in any of the Pennsylvania mining regions. The article recalled how iron ore mining here is underground and is not affected by weather so the men were “ill-advised to go on strike in the dead of winter when no other employment is to be had.” The report stated how Borst always had been very considerate of his work people and during a slack time a few years earlier had allowed many of his men to occupy the company houses rent free. In view of that consideration, The Courier reported, the men were not very appreciative of the treatment accorded them. A considerable stock of ore was on hand and had been difficult to transport owing to the freight embargo in the area. The stoppage of work was welcomed by management as repairs were necessary at the power plant. Let’s back up and explain the ore mining here since discovered in 1797. Clinton Hematite ore, a red ore, lies underground and at outcrops around 680 feet above sea level on both sides of the Oriskany Valley. This vein of ore extends both east and west from here. The ore was not of the highest quality and was sent, at first, to forges in Forge Hollow and Hecla, and after 1851, here to Franklin Iron Works, today’s Franklin Springs. The ore also went to a blast furnace in the Hamlet of Kirkland at the Oriskany Creek and the Seneca Turnpike. Additionally in this period (1916), the Clinton Metallic Paint Co. in Franklin Springs operated and received deliveries of Clinton hematite ore from the Borst mines. Iron ore was mined on the surface at first and then down in mines in the Brimfield, New and Kellogg Street and Dawes Avenue areas. The last mine closed in 1963 on SCENE, page 14
Notes From the Chief: Caution to Residents on Scams By Daniel J. English Chief of Police, KPD
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t’s no secret that our town is an honest, hardworking and close community that loves to come to the aid of others. The residents of our area are honest and feel a sense to always do the right thing when there is a problem. These residents can also be too trusting, and it is with this information that slippery people are committing numerous scams and schemes on our community members. The difficulty in arresting and prosecuting many of these individuals is that they are out of state and hard to apprehend with the legal system and state to state restrictions. These individuals know it. I would like to make residents aware of some of the scams out there taking advantage of our residents: IRS Scam There are individuals making calls, claiming to be from the IRS (Internal Revenue Service) stating they have completed a routine audit and found that you owe the IRS money. They give you an amount you owe and state that you need to send money to correct this immediately. The caller ID on the phone shows a number, 202-864-1166 or 202-239-8619. A Google search of this number immediately shows a caution of a scam from the Washington, D.C. area. There is also a scam from a person that will leave a voice message from a Mr. Reed Elsevier, and gives a number of 937-560-3691.
The IRS will always direct you to their official website or send you letters using their letterhead stationary with contact information. If you get one of these calls, do not panic, or send them any money or credit card information. Tell them you will research it and call them back. You can call the IRS, or go to the website and enter your information to verify if you have a problem. Remember: the state and federal government want a paper trail. They will send you letters and documentation. The Jail-Bail Scam There is a group of people calling from the Las Vegas area or a Nigerian coffee shop using a relative’s name and stating that your “loved one”—a son, daughter, uncle, etc.—has been charged with a crime and needs bail money. They ask you to wire through Western Union the amount of $10,000 to a location for them to pick up and apply to the bail. Scam! Any government jail will have a bail system that will not require this type of personal wiring of funds. You Have Won a Lottery – Send Money? People are getting calls from someone saying, “Congratulations, you have won a ‘lottery,’” but they can’t tell you how much you have won, because it is confidential. They claim the reason for the call is you need to pay a shipping and handling fee for them to send you the “prize money.” This is another way they get your credit card and checking information if you do an electronic transfer. Any legitimate lottery will not require you pay anything. Land Deal in Areas Like Africa – CHIEF, page 10
What I See: Inequality By Bill Thickstun
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o e s economic i n e q u a l i t y matter? Even conservatives agree that inequality is increasing in America (see, for example, the Jan. 9, 2015, National Review column by James Pethokoukis). In the current recovery, the top 1 percent of households have captured 95 percent of the total income growth. That helps explain why it hasn't felt like a recovery to most of us. This group has increased its share of national income from around 10 percent 30 years ago to around 25 percent today. Some would argue that people at the bottom of the top 1 percent aren't really that rich. The income cutoff for this group is currently around $435,000 per year; it includes a fair number of doctors, lawyers and small business owners in addition to the super-rich. Many of these people work hard and deserve what they earn. They usually live in cities where housing is expensive and send their children to costly private schools. Still, I think most of us would feel that they are comfortably well off. But the numbers are even more striking if you look at the top 1 percent of the top 1 percent (the top .01 percent overall). That's about 16,000 households in the US. Their annual income has gone up from around $5
million a year in 1970 to more than $30 million a year today. To put that in perspective, $30 million is more than $82,000 a day, which is more than the average family makes in a year. More than half of this group are senior executives, bankers and financiers. Many of the rest are heirs to large fortunes. They control around $6 trillion of the nation's wealth, as much as the bottom twothirds of all American families combined. These are the folks who make the people earning $435,000 a year feel poor. Another way of looking at inequality is to compare CEO pay to the average worker's. In 1965, the average CEO made about 20 times as much as the average worker. In 2013, the average CEO made 350 times as much. So no one disputes that inequality has increased. Liberals and conservatives differ only on whether it matters. The argument is complicated by the valid point that some economic inequality is clearly necessary. People need to feel that by working hard they can get ahead—which means, implicitly, ahead of at least some of their neighbors. Only a doctrinaire Marxist would argue that we should aim for equality of economic outcomes. Failed experiments with Marxism in the Soviet Union and elsewhere suggest strongly that human nature needs competition to fuel personal ambition and progress. But you don't want so much inequality that people feel the system INEQUALITY, page 10
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The Calendar Thurs., Feb 5: Art Story: Every Picture Tells a Story. A child's introduction to art through picture books and gallery collections. Ages 3 and up. 10:30-11:15 a.m. at MWP Museum of Art, Utica. Fri., Feb 6: Cheesecake, Chocolate and Wine Tasting to benefit Kindred Spirits Greyhound Adoption. 6-9 p.m at Dribbles Inn, Vernon. $5 for cheesecake and chocolate; $7 to include wine. Opening reception for “Moving,” a display of artistic wall quilts by Gail Strout. 5-7 p.m. at Anatomy In Motion Pilates and Wellness Studio. Sat., Feb 7: We Heart KAC Celebration. Enjoy hors d'oeuvres, drinks, silent auction, and music by Sound Methods and Beth and Fritz. 5-8 p.m. at KAC. $35 advance, $40 at the door. For info and tickets call 853-8871. Seed Packet Making and Filling. Cut, assemble, and fill newly designed seed packets. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Library. Sun., Feb 8: No Votes for Women. Susan Goodier will discuss “Clinton in the New York Suffrage Movement.” 2 p.m. at the Clinton Historical Society. Tue., Feb 10: Film screening, "The Butler." Introduction by Shelley Haley, Professor of Classics and Africana Studies at Hamilton College. 7 p.m. at the Library. Wed., Feb 11: Zumba Fitness with Helen. 10- 11 a.m. and 4:30-5:30 p.m. at St. James Episcopal Church. Suggested donation: $5 to benefit church outreach programs.
Announcements • The Dialysis Center at Mohawk Valley Health System offers an educational program for those who have been diagnosed with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). The program will take place on Tuesday, Feb. 10, from 1-3:30 p.m. in Weaver Lounge at the Faxton Campus, 1676 Sunset Ave., Utica. Registration is required as seating is limited. Contact Cindy Christian, RN, program coordinator, at 624-5635. • The Stone Presbyterian Church, 8 So. Park Row, Clinton, will be holding its annual Chocolate Lovers Sale on Saturday, Feb. 14 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. A variety of homemade treats including cakes, pies, cupcakes, cookies, candy and more will be available. Come and enjoy some wonderful chocolate on Valentine’s Day. All proceeds will be donated to Hope House in Utica. • Handcrafted Happiness for Wishes will hold an event on Sunday, Feb. 8. Adults 21 and over are invited to sip, snack, and design a handpainted scarf from 2-4 p.m. at UFCW Building in Oriskany. $45 to benefit Make-A-Wish. Tickets and info at handcraftedhappiness.org. • Would you like to help a high school student go to college? Then purchase a pizza at Alteri’s on a Wednesday night (dine in or take out) and $2 of the price will go to Clinton Dollars for Scholars. For more information, go to http://clinton. dollarsforscholars.org.
Academics
The following students made the Fall 2014 Dean’s List at Utica College with a GPA of 3.4 or higher: Kortney L. Aversa, Therapeutic Recreation
Community Brittany M. Bonanza, Nursing Kaitland K. Brown, Health Studies-PT Track Laura C. Evans, Nursing Marissa E. Fenner, Sociology/ Anthropology Aaron Hammes, Cybersecurity and Information Assurance Richard H. Howlett, Cybersecurity and Information Assurance Christopher J. Evans, Cybersecurity and Information Assurance Anthony Thomas, Health StudiesPT Track Natalee M. Wrege, Geoscience The following student made the Fall 2014 Dean's High Honors List at Utica College with a GPA of 4.0: Benjamin R. Hobaica, Biology
Meetings Library Book groups: New members always welcome. Monday: “The Citadel,” by A.J. Cronin. Next meeting: Feb. 9, 1-2:30 p.m. at the Library. Wednesday: “The Snow Child,” by Eowyn Ivey. Next meeting: Feb. 25, 7 p.m. at the Library. School Board Feb. 10, 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. Alzheimer Support Group Last Wednesday of the month at 3 p.m. at Clare Bridge in Clinton. Upcoming meetings: Jan. 28, Feb. 25. Contact Dianne Mahanna and Laura Wratten at 859-1947. 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. 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 Celebrating Black History Throughout The Year By Meghan Milligan, Librarian
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n honor of Black History Month, the Kirkland Town Library is hosting a film series. We will show one film each week of February, both documentaries and popular releases, to illustrate an aspect of AfricanAmerican culture and/or history and encourage discussion among attendees. The Library is fortunate to partner with two Hamilton College professors, Shelley Haley, Professor of Classics and Africana Studies, and Courtney Thompson, Visiting Professor of Africana Studies, who selected the films and will provide brief introductory lectures to three of the four films. Throughout the month, the Library is screening four films: “Dreamgirls,” “Lee Daniels’ The Butler,” “20 Feet from Stardom,” and the documentary “Free Angela and All Political Prisoners.” More information on the films and screening times is available on page 5. All of the films are free and open to all ages. Popcorn and drinks will be served. Of course, February isn’t the only time to highlight African American history and culture. Here are some films and books for the other eleven months of the year! January is the birth month of renowned American anthropologist and author Zora Neale Hurston. Celebrate her birthday by reading her classic novel “Their Eyes Were Watching God” or her autobiography “Dust Tracks on a Road.” March is Women’s History Month. Read about remarkable women in history with “Our Auntie Rosa: The Family of Rosa Parks Remembers Her Life and Lessons,” by Sheila McCauley Keys, “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl: Written by Herself,” by Harriet A. Jacobs, or “The Power of One: Daisy Bates and the Little Rock Nine,” by Judith Bloom Fradin. April is Jazz Appreciation Month. Read a biography of a jazz great like “Duke: a Life of Duke Ellington,” by Terry Teachout or pick up a music CD
by Nat King Cole, Wynton Marsalis, or Sarah Vaughan. May, and more specifically, Memorial Day, is when Americans officially remember those who died while serving in the armed forces. Read more about soldiers’ stories with “Torchbearers of Democracy: African American Soldiers in World War I Era,” by Chad Williams or “Native Guard,” by Natasha Trethewey. June is LGBT Pride Month. How about a classic like “Giovanni’s Room,” by James Baldwin or something new and fun by E. Lynn Harris? July is Dance Appreciation Month. Learn more about the making of a modern ballerina with American Ballet Theatre soloist Misty Copeland’s recent memoir “Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina” August is American Artist Appreciation Month. Learn more about American Folk Artist Bill Traylor with the children’s biography “It Jes' Happened: When Bill Traylor Started to Draw,” by Don Tate. September is back to school month. What better way to increase your school spirit than to watch an inspiring true story about a high school band that became a funk music sensation? Watch the documentary “Thunder Soul” presented by Jamie Foxx. Oct. 8 is National Poetry Day. You could read a few poems by Phillis Wheatley, one of America’s earliest published poets. November is National Novel Writing Month or NaNoWriMo! Celebrate with a great novel like “Land of Love and Drowning,” by Tiphanie Yanique or “Salvage the Bones,” by Jesmyn Ward. Dec. 26 is Boxing Day. Sure, it’s not really about pugilism, but how about a documentary about famed boxer Jack Johnson anyway? Try Ken Burns’ “Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson.” Visit the Kirkland Town Library this month and every month. The library is the best place in town for movie screenings, lectures, books and more!
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2015, is to ensure that payrolls are reviewed and approved by someone other than the Clerk-Treasurer. The second, which expects to be dealt with by July 2015, is to arrange for an audit of the Clerk Treasurer’s records and reports on an annual basis. This was just one of a series of audits that were conducted in the state as part of DiNapoli’s Fiscal Monitoring System, which he launched in January of 2013. The Clark Mills Fire District was also audited, with findings that it had not filed annual update documents with the Office of the State Comptroller for 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013.
he expects to submit the final CAP to the Comptroller by the end of the week. The Village has already addressed seven of the nine recommendations given by the Comptroller’s office. Among the actions taken by the Village is the establishment of a finance committee, which meets once monthly. The Village plans on following through on the final two suggestions in the coming months. The first, which is expected to be completed by March
This Week Check Out: From Library patron, Aaron. This week's theme: The Ocean
1) “Moby Dick,” by Herman Melville 2)“The Sea Wolf,” by Jack London 3) “Captains Courageous,” by Rudyard Kipling
4) “Master and Commander,” by Patrick O'Brian 5) “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea,” by Jules Verne See you at the library!
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Library Introduces Next Historic Doll Set
Local girls submit their names for a chance to be the first to rent out one of the three new American Girl dolls from the Kirkland Town Library.
of classics and Africana studies at Hamilton College. “20 Feet from Stardom” – Tuesday, Feb. 17, at 7 p.m. This Academy Award-winning documentary goes behind the scenes of backup singers and stars including Darlene Love, Judith Hill and Merry Clayton. An introductory lecture will be provided by Shelley Haley, professor of classics and Africana studies at Hamilton College. “Free Angela and All Political Prisoners” – Tuesday, Feb. 24, at 2 p.m. This 2012 documentary chronicles the life of revolutionary icon Angela Davis. In the film, Davis speaks frankly about the events that branded her a terrorist and propelled an international political campaign for her freedom. An introductory lecture will be provided by Courtney Thompson, visiting professor of Africana studies at Hamilton College. Black History Month Jazz Concert – Wednesday, Feb. 11, 8 p.m. Wellin Hall will be transformed as Michael “Doc” Woods, a professor of music at Hamilton College, takes listeners on a sonic ride through a night honoring black history. Local
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jazz musicians and some guest artists will perform a concert featuring new selections for jazz combo. “A Century of Black Life, History, and Culture” – Saturday, Feb. 7, 1 p.m. The Oneida County Branch of the NAACP will present a Black History Month program in Room 116 of the Mohawk Valley Community College Alumni Center. To be honored at the event will be members of the Upthegrove Wall of Fame, John and Samuel Dove and Mother Lavender. For more events, check out our events calendar at http://clintoncourier.com.
Ziesenitzs Welcome Grandson Bill and Linda Ziesenitz, of Mulberry Street, are happy to announce the birth of a grandson, Daniel Joseph, on Dec. 29, 2014. Daniel is the son of Kevin and Sara Rizzo Ziesenitz of Utica and brother to big sister Zoe. Kevin graduated from CCS in 1996 and HCCC in 2009 and Sara is a 2000 Hamilton College alumna.
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he Kirkland Town Library unveiled three new American Girl dolls that will join their historic dolls collection. Molly, Aduke (“Addy”) and Marie-Grace were shown for the first time and a presentation was conducted detailing their unique lives. The event took place at the Kirkland Arts Center on Jan. 24, and local children in attendance submitted their names for a chance to be the first to take a new doll home. Each doll is available to be rented out for a week through the Library, and they come complete with a carrying case, pajamas, their first book in the "American Girl" series and a booklet detailing their lives with historical facts and pictures provided by the Clinton Historical Society. Researchers at the CHS teamed up to put together the booklets that coincide with actual historical events that occurred in Clinton during the time period in which the doll lived in the books. Beth Tagert, a member on the Board of Trustees at the Library, said Clinton’s history provided a lot of connections that their researchers could use to make the booklets. “After we’ve read the books and taken notes, we go back and we look for things in Clinton’s history that will connect–that would make sense to a nine-year-old girl,” she explained. “Our area is so rich in history that we’ve been able to combine the fictional stories of the doll with our own history in town, which has been very exciting, and just a lot of fun.” Marie-Grace lived during the preCivil War period, Addy’s story takes place in 1864 during the Civil War and Molly’s book occurs in 1944 during
1920s Courier Found in Walls of Iowa Home
World War II. Tagert noted that each of the previous dolls in the collection had quite a lengthy waiting list to be checked out, and these next three dolls should be no exception. The Library began this project approximately a year ago and they released the first three dolls last July. Tagert said the Library is planning to release four more in the future– putting their total collection at 10. Desserts and refreshments were served at the KAC event, and several Hamilton college students were also on hand to help local girls make their dolls accessories such as bracelets, hair ribbons and aprons.
Black History Month Events in Clinton By Staff
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ebruary marks the start of Black History Month, and locally there are interesting, free ways to surround yourself in the rich culture that makes these 28 days special. If you’re into film, music, or simply expanding your knowledge of history, then you’re going to want to check out these upcoming events. Film Screenings at the Kirkland Town Library “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” Tuesday, Feb. 10, at 7 p.m. Loosely based on the life of a former White House butler Eugene Allen, this 2013 film stars Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, and Cuba Gooding Jr. An introductory lecture will be provided by Shelley Haley, professor
An old edition of The Clinton Courier was found in a home in Iowa. By Staff
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copy of a 1920s edition of The Clinton Courier was found in the walls of a home 1,000 miles away from the Village. The paper, dated November 14, 1928, was discovered in a home in Randalia, Iowa, by resident Ed Jensen Sr. during some demolition work. Jensen and his wife were tearing down their old house when the paper turned up. Intrigued by the find, the couple sent along pictures to our staff for verification and, in fact, it is a copy of The Courier, and in particularly good shape for being nearly 100 years old. The images received showed both a personals page and two advertisements for T.J. Britcher Coal on Taylor Avenue and Nichols’ Garage on West Park Row.
Old newspapers have been previously discovered behind interior paneling as a means for insulation. How this particular paper made its way into the skeleton of this faraway home, especially during a time when travel was much more difficult, remains anyone’s guess. Though, the Iowa couple has one theory. “We do know the original owner of the house was the manager of the train depot that used to be across the road,” said Jensen. “It may have come on a train.” Anyone with insight into this mystery or similar encounters with ancient editions of The Courier is encouraged to contact The Courier’s staff at news@clintoncourier.com.
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Local Painter Uses Art to Bring Awareness to Environmental Issues
An onlooker inspects Jenna North’s painting titled “Thermal Expansion” at the Kirkland Arts Center on Jan. 22.
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Wild Child Rocks the Hill
Alexander Beggins (left) and Kelsey Wilson (right) play before a packed room in the Fillius Events Barn at Hamilton College. Written and Photographed By John Howard
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n adult Oriental Sweetlips fish flutters along a vibrant coral reef in the Indian Ocean, just below the island nation of The Republic of Maldives. The horizontal black stripes that cover his white body offset the bright reds, oranges, blues and greens of his surroundings. The varied black dots on his yellow fins and tail shine through the salt water, allowing him to be seen from great distances. Sweetlips are the most common fish in the Maldives, which is located just southwest of the southern tip of India. Jenna North, an artist currently living in Utica, used the Maldives ecosystem as a theme for her works currently on display at the Kirkland Art Center’s “Telluric” exhibition. One of her paintings depicts several Sweetlips fish swimming together in the ocean, with pipelines in the background. North said her art is typically inspired by environmental issues such as hydraulic fracturing practices, or hydrofracking, and climate change. In 2011, she visited the Maldives as part of a month-long research residency through the National Gallery of Art. While visiting, she learned of their struggles with rising sea levels, a phenomenon spurred by global warming, that is threatening to put parts of the nation underwater. One of the projects she planned while visiting the Maldives stemmed from that issue. “I spent a little over a month working with a lot of the local artists, designers and architects to establish a plan to do a large public art project [in the Maldives],” North explained. “It would basically create an illusion of a corner of the Capital island Malé being underwater.”
The public art project is called “Underwater Maldives” and its purpose is to bring awareness to the potential consequences of global warming. After her return to the US, North began planning another project she’s calling “Submersive Gardening.” The principle is to create a series of 19 ponds in different locations around the world that symbolize the 19 atolls present in the Maldives Islands, one of the area’s defining qualities. “Atoll” is a word that was created by the natives of the Maldives that is used to describe a ring-shaped coral reef that encloses a shallow lagoon. The coral of the atoll often sits atop the rim of an extinct volcano which has eroded partially beneath the water. The lagoon forms over the volcanic crater while the higher rim remains above water or at shallow depths that allow the reefs to grow. Atolls are found mainly in the Indian and Pacific oceans. North said this project is still a proposal, as she is developing a working prototype in SUNY Morrisville’s greenhouse. “I’m basically going to re-create each atoll in a pond,” she said. “I’m using a 3-D printer, working with a couple different scientists, and they’re going to be kinetic. [The pieces] are all going to be connected by cables that will hold them underwater every two to five minutes and they’re going to grow plants. It’s aquaponics.” Aquaponics combines raising fish and the soil-less growing of plants in one integrated system. The fish waste provides an organic food source for the growing plants and the plants provide PAINTER, page 7
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tall, skinny man in a felt hat behind a miniature keyboard. Another with a fedora and a fully matured mustache. An electric violin fitted to a mic stand at stage right. This was indie pop bliss at its purest form. The Hamilton College Campus Activities Board, a student organization that has previously hosted such acts as Janelle Monáe and Capital Cities, welcomed Wild Child to campus for a free concert last Thursday night. A packed Fillius Events Barn was their greeting committee. After an hour-long delay—turns out bands from Austin, Texas, aren’t as adept at planning for driving in the snow as us northerners—the show was underway. Kelsey Wilson and Alexander Beggins and their crew of five accompanying musicians arrived on campus 15 minutes ahead of their schedule start time. A rushed setup led to some initial sound issues, but Wilson filled the time with her tender vocals over an acoustic, keyboard-less arrangement that felt like something Dorothy dreamed up while lying in her field of poppies. By 10:20 p.m. the full-fledged, electrified Wild Child was underway. “OK, guys, now we’re ready,” said Wilson. The band kept the coffeehouse crowd, sipping hot cider and chai, on their toes as their peppy choruses dropped in and out to brief, vocal-only delays. Wilson and Beggins exchanged verses with a conversational style. This banter was highlighted with performances of songs like “Silly Things,” off their a self-record debut
“Pillow Talk,” that takes influence from jazz scat-singing. Its lyrics tell the story of a bad ending to a relationship and the dumb memories that seem to stick: “We used to have, a coffee pot, we used it a lot, to sit around and talk about everything.” Wild Child performed a handful of songs from their new album, “The Runaround,” but when it came time for their hit, “Crazy Bird,” the crowd came alive the most. A group of 10 students took advantage of a small patch of open space in front of the stage for some dancing. With a song and style built for the college-age crowd, it’s no wonder Wilson felt at home on the Events Barn stage. “You have a lovely campus,” she remarked. “This is a great room. I could take some serious naps in here.” Darryl Rahn, a young artist from New Hartford much farther down the line of the country-folk spectrum than Wild Child, opened the night, singing original songs about the turmoils of growing up and moving on with sincerely sung choruses. A highlight came when he and his band covered the Shins’ “New Slang,” which, he added, he first performed in the Village at what was then College Street Cafe. For an evening where temperatures dipped into the 10s and the snow was falling, it sure felt like a summer afternoon sitting on the front porch, at least for a moment, from the inside looking out. More images of the performance visit will be made available at http://clintoncourier.com.
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Jenna North embraces a visitor at the Kirkland Arts Center during the “Telluric” art exhibition on Jan. 22. a natural filter for the water the fish live in. Green fiber-optic cables will surround the perimeter of the pond to simulate seagrass. “It’s functional art,” North explained. “All of the plants are edible, the fish are for harvesting, it’s educational.” Two pond sites have already been chosen. She will be creating one at SUNY Morrisville and one at “Sculpture Space,” an international artist residency program, in Utica. She said she would also like to create one on Hamilton College’s campus as well. North will be returning to the Maldives for about 10 days in March to continue her “Submersive Gardening” project. While visiting, she will also be working with Hope 4 Women International, an organization working towards empowering women, and the DHI Youth Movement in an effort to spread art around the nation. North said due to the current political climate, during her next visit she will need someone with her for protection purposes. “It’s actually dangerous there,” she said. “I’m being supported by the Art in Embassies Program to go back and I have to have an officer with me at all times. It wasn’t that way before. Because the Embassy is bringing me in to bring art to a country that is pushing it out, that makes me feel like I’m a little more at risk.” Former Maldivian President Mohammed Nasheed, the nation’s first democratically elected leader, resigned in 2012. North had met him
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twice during her visit in 2011, and he was very supportive of her public art project. Abdulla Yameen has since taken over as president. As a result, her “Underwater” public art project has been put on hold indefinitely due to political changeover in The Republic of Maldives. North is now uncertain if her project will still be supported by the new government, because the plan involves altering a city owned building. She said she would like to wait until the next election before she resumes work on that venture. On Feb. 19 at 4 p.m. North will be showing her works in the library gallery at SUNY Morrisville for their Climates of Change festival. After she returns from the Maldives in March she will be giving a lecture at Hamilton College in April about her experiences there.
Absurd Comedy Coming to Stone Church
Hamilton Presents ‘Orpheus in the Underworld’
“Wonder of the World,” a production by Outcast International, will take the stage at Stone Church in the Village for four shows this weekend.
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he Hamilton College Department of Music will present Jacques Offenbach’s “Orpheus in the Underworld” as their annual choir musical this Friday through Sunday, Feb. 6–8 in Wellin Hall. G. Roberts Kolb, Professor of Music at the College, will direct the show with choreography by Nancy Long and set and lighting design by William DiPaolo. “Orpheus in the Underworld,” is a satirical take on the ancient Greek myth of “Orpheus and Eurydice,” where Orpheus, a known musician, reluctantly attempts to rescue his wife, Eurydice, from the underworld—a task that proves much more complicated than he could have ever imagined. Hamilton College student actors will make up the cast. Performances of “Orpheus in the Underworld,” will take place at Wellin Hall, Schambach Center for Music and the Performing Arts on Feb. 6–8. Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for senior citizens and Hamilton College community, and $3 for students. To purchase tickets or for more information, call the box office at 8594331 or http://www.hamiltonpa.org.
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onder of the World,” a play by the production house Outcast International, is coming to Stone Church this weekend. The production will run for three days, Feb. 5 through Feb 7, and promises dark humor for a night out of laughs. Written by American playwright David Lindsay-Abaire, “Wonder of the World” is a story of self discovery, following Cass as she explore her life that could have been. After uncovering a secret in her husband’s underwear drawer, Cass embarks on an Odyssey-like journey, only instead of a cyclops, cursed seas and archery contests, there is a bus ride to Niagara Falls, a morose alcoholic and a large jar of peanut butter. Outcast International was founded by Eileen Tiller-Clanton, a native of Vernon, who is also directing the show. Zenna Monaghan, of Clinton, stars as Cass. Several members of the production and stage crew are also
locally-based, including the stage manager, Sunny Cardinale, of Clinton. Local businesses are also serving as sponsors. Challenges did arise during rehearsals, due to some last minute changeups just weeks ahead of opening curtain—both on stage and in the wings. Nevertheless, the show is ready for opening night thanks to the hard work of the dedicated theater folks involved. “Our little band of jumbled up misfits are making it happen,” said Monaghan. We're determined to not only save the project, but make it great. … The show is hilarious” Performances for “Wonder of the World” will take place throughout the weekend on Feb. 5, 6 and 7 at 7:30 p.m. Additionally, there will be a matinee performance on Sunday, Feb. 8 at 1:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 at the door $12 with advanced purchase. For more information, visit http://outcasttheater.com.
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Jim O’Brien, who founded the Ice Bowl with a group of friends, communicates with volunteers via walkie-talkie from one of the four pond rinks.
HOCKEY, (continued from page 1) and environment that has developed as a result of this endeavor has been overwhelming. “It’s kind of like a winter playground for adults when they see it,” said O’Brien. “Especially when it is lit up at night.” O’Brien’s Ice Bowl started humbly while doing some roofing work on a his grandparents camp on First Lake. To make the job go quicker and more leisurely, he invited a group of about 30 friends to come up, pitch in, and play hockey when the work was done. It was that innocent, good will on which the new Adirondack tradition was founded and with which it continues to succeed. Today, 44 teams participate in the event, mainly for the same reasons— for good hockey and good times. Conditions with outdoor hockey will
never be perfect, but the Adirondack Ice Bowl gets about as close to it as possible. By now, the crew has the process down to a science, cleaning the four cleared off rinks in between games with a tractor Zamboni with hot water on hand and scheduling playoffs down to the minute. On the weekend of the tournament, you can spot O’Brien, his partner Eric MacDiarmid, or some other team member hustling all over the grounds, problem-solving with small, unpredictable issues that come up along the way. Players who return to the Ice Bowl every year will tell you it’s for the beer, the comradery, or both. The spirit and professionalism in which the Ice Bowl is run is why people bear negative 20-degree temperatures (without windchild) to play hockey under lights, why the bragging rights of a first-place finish mean as much as they do, and why brands like Saranac
beer—making its first appearance this year—sign on for support. “We’re psyched to be a part of it. They’re local boys, and we’re local boys,” Fred Matt, president of the Matt Brewing Company, said while sipping on a Pale Ale can from the sidelines. “Events like this give us reasons to celebrate.” For its creators, an interesting development has come to light with the Ice Bowl over the years. O’Brien has three children with his wife, Michelle. All three of the kids were born after the first Ice Bowl. Like many of his friends who pitch in year after year at the event, the role of being a parent for O’Brien is another new stress that wasn’t there at the beginning when they “didn’t have a lot of responsibilities other than our jobs.” While the enthusiasm of the Ice Bowl’s participants is enough to fuel the annual effort, the added responsibility has also created
a new perspective. “With my age group and a lot of guys older, a lot of them played outdoors,” said O’Brien, who remembers freezing water over his parents’ driveway to play. “[The Ice Bowl] really ignited the child in us to bring it back and be like, ‘We’ve got to show our kids that there’s more to it than structured hockey inside an arena.’” So far, the younger generation seems to be latching on. Chris “Boo” Snyder played for the Clinton-based Boomers during this year’s Ice Bowl weekend, held on Jan. 23–24. A recent Clinton Central School graduate and a Warrior hockey alumnus, Snyder remembers always playing outside, but added that an event like the Ice Bowl—which now features a youth hockey program on Saturday—has benefited from a HOCKEY, page 9
Clinton Youth Hockey players take the ice mid-day on Saturday at this year’s Ice Bowl under sunny skies. “We’ve got to show our kids that there’s more to it than structured hockey inside an arena,” said the event’s creator Jim O’Brien.
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HOCKEY, (continued from page 8) heightened interest in the sport. “We used to play in the woods behind my grandparents house on Homestead Drive,” Snyder said prior to taking the First Lake ice against Galleria Bar & Grill of Marcy. “But it definitely seems more popular now, for sure.” Scanning an aerial shot of the Town of Kirkland, you would come across a number of outdoor rinks—from simple pond setups, to man-made ice sheets like the one directly adjacent to the Clinton Arena parking lot. The newly rediscovered tradition has brought together players from the current Clinton, Whitesboro and New Hartford varsity teams—rivals when they suit up in their official school colors. For five years now, the group has met about once a week during the winter, typically in the woods of Clinton junior Peter Burke’s house on Fountain View Street. “It’s not really a pond, it’s more of a swamp that we play on,” said Burke. “We all walk back there with our equipment … You just get out, shovel it off, and skate. We get a lot of people there. It’s fun.” Just as it is for those making the trek to Inlet every year, for these high schoolers, pond hockey has become more than just playing outside in the elements. There’s something more to be offered to those who take the ice— something worth passing down to a
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new generation. While that wasn’t the intention with the Ice Bowl when it started on First Lake, O’Brien has noticed it, too. “If you get away from the whole structured environment, you’ll really flourish as a player,” said O’Brien. “That’s where these kids need to be. They need to be outside playing hockey.”
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he Oneida-Herkimer-Madison BOCES Career & Technical Education Center will hold its ninthannual job fair on Tuesday, Feb. 10. Students from area high schools will have the opportunity to learn about available jobs from more than 30 local employers. The event will be held from 9–10:30 a.m. in the OHM BOCES Learning Center on Middle Settlement Road in New Hartford. “The job fair is a tremendous opportunity for our students to obtain information on regional employment demands and requirements,” David Stayton, principal of the Career & Technical Education Center, said in a statement, “and this collaboration will help us maintain the local economic growth and stability.” For more information, visit http://oneida-boces.org.
Think Tank Executive to Lecture on Gender in the Workplace By Staff
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leanor Tabi Haller-Jorden, president and CEO of global think tank The Paradigm Forum GmbH (TPF), will give a lecture on “Gender in the Workplace” Friday, Feb. 6, at 4:15 p.m., in the Taylor Science Center’s Kennedy Auditorium at Hamilton College. The talk will address the notion of “leaning in,” made popular by Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg. Should we, as college graduates, be “leaning in” to our career, or is there a different lens in which to approach this? Haller-Jorden has held senior positions with Catalyst, J.P. Morgan, HNC Consulting, The Learning Labs. She founded The Paradigm Group and has been invited to speak at the Zurich-based chapter of TED. This lecture, which was funded by the Kirkland Endowment, is free and open to the public.
Opinion: Super Bowl XLIXThe Birth of Slantgate By Mark Warren
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n the two weeks leading up to the Super Bowl, “Deflategate” dominated the national media’s time and energy. An NFL investigation was initiated after reports surfaced on Jan. 19, that 11 of the 12 footballs allotted to the New England Patriots during their 45-7 win over the Indianapolis Colts
in the AFC Conference Championship were found deflated by as much as 15 percent. A jab at the well known political scandal “Watergate,” Deflategate” had engulfed the media. You know a sports issue is big when a news channel other than ESPN begins to allot air time to address the controversy. According to former NFL players, slightly deflated balls would give players a better grip, allowing the pigskin to be thrown further and with more precision. So the question became, did the organization do this intentionally to gain an advantage? If not, was it the weather that caused the change in the balls, or had a rogue ball boy defied his job responsibilities and taken a needle to the footballs in secret to help his employer advance to the Super Bowl? Experts were consulted about ball pressure and weather conditions in an attempt to determine if the Patriots’ footballs could have lost air naturally through the course of the game. Even Bill Nye the Science Guy weighed in, concluding that they could not have lost that much air from weather conditions. He’s biased anyway; he was rooting for the Seahawks. This was not the first time the Patriots had come under fire by the NFL and the media. In 2007, the organization was found to have videotaped the New York Jets’ defensive coaches during a game. Dubbed “Spygate,” the investigation led to a $500,000 fine for Head Coach Bill Belichick and also a forfeited firstround draft pick. Now, after the Patriots defeated the Seattle Seahawks 28-24 in the Super Bowl last Sunday, a new controversy has stolen the media spotlight. Down four points with 26 seconds on the clock, the Seahawks had three chances to punch the ball in the end zone from the 1-yard-line and walk away with a SUPER BOWL, page 10
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CHIEF (continued from page 3) Investors Needed There is another scam where there is a male that frequents the “dating sites” looking for women that are trying to find a companion. The male will meet the female for a dinner and then get her phone number to call her later. He mentions he is going away to check out investment properties and will be back in a week or so and will call. This guy will then call back in a week and say he is held up due to finding a great deal on land, but his investors have backed out. He needs to stay to get some more investors. Usually, he asks if the woman wants to invest, promising a deed for the land after he has her money. This usually is another Nigerian coffee shop scam. Craigslist and eBay Scams There is another group that watches these sites for items for sale. They call and want to buy the item and will pay with a check and traveler’s checks and offer to pay more that the item is priced. They will find a $200 item and offer to buy with a $1,000 check. The check may be in the name of a business, but the check is forged. The caller says to cash the check and just send back $600 dollars and keep the other $400 towards the purchase and the victim’s trouble. Your bank is giving you your good money to send to this buyer, and by time their check is found not to clear, you are on the hook for the money from the bank. Donations in Your Area Make sure that any requests for donations you get over the phone can be verified. There are people calling claiming they are collecting for the “National Humane Society,” and if you choose to donate they will send a car around to pick up your money— ”Just leave it in your mailbox.” This is a cause for concern, because it gets these criminals near your home. Most legitimate organizations will have you mail or send you a donation letter, as you can use it for tax deductions. My Car is Broken Down, I Need Tow Money There is a scam out there where a person needs fast cash. They go to rural roads and park with their car, four way flashers on, away from a house. Then they walk up to the home and ask for "tow truck money.” They promise to bring you back money at a later time. They ask for $40 to $75
dollars and most of the time get away with it and never return. If there is a person that comes and reports this, tell them you will send help to their car. Call 911 and let us respond and check it out. If they need help, we will render aid. These are just a few of many scams that are out there. We are getting more and more calls every week. Please, if it seems too good to be true, it most likely is… Use common sense. Never agree to send money before researching the investment and never wire money to strangers. Get any contact information—phone numbers and names—then search the numbers on the internet. They will most likely flag as a scam. Google search suspicious phone numbers. If you do not have internet, call the police department; we can research it for you. If you have any cases of a similar nature to those mentioned above, please call and report them to the Kirkland Police Department at 853-2924. The more we share and be on our guard, the better we are at keeping our community safe. INEQUALITY (continued from page 3) is rigged, because then they may give up trying. And you certainly don't want the system actually to be rigged, because if people can't succeed by making good choices and working hard, they'll become justifiably angry. The Tea Party movement on the right and the Occupy Wall Street movement on the left both seem to me evidence that such anger is starting to develop in the country. So if economic inequality beyond a certain point is a problem, what can we do about it? In a democracy, a majority of the people should have enough votes to curtail inequality through the political process. Government is the only available mechanism for keeping a handful of people at the very top from running away with all the profit from economic activity. That's clearly how the system worked from the early 1930s through the early 1970s, the most prosperous period in American history. The problem today is that the top .01 percent has gained increasing control over state and federal governments through campaign funding, lobbying, gerrymandering and the manipulation of issues to keep the middle class divided into two hostile camps. That's the main cause of rising inequality, and the main reason the middle class has shared so little in the economic
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Time Location 11:01 a.m. Millstream 12:00 p.m. Kirkland Avenue 4:47 p.m. 5-State Route 4:00 p.m. Hamilton College 7:05 a.m. Kellogg Street 2:00 p.m. High School 4:48 a.m. Bristol Road 7:20 a.m. Franklin Avenue 9:40 a.m. St. Mary's Preschool 11:38 a.m. Clinton Auto Service 3:27 p.m. 233-State Route 5:05 p.m. Nice & Easy - Clinton 9:30 p.m. Fountain Street 9:30 a.m. 5-State Route 10:15 p.m. Meadow Street 7:05 p.m. KPD 2:27 a.m. Powerline Constructors 12:10 a.m. 12B-State Route 1:30 a.m. Utica Road 1:40 p.m. Clinton Street 9:25 p.m. 12B-State Route 10:15 p.m. 12B-State Route 7:34 p.m. Miller Road 1:07 a.m. Meadow Street 12:30 a.m. College Street 1:50 a.m. College Street 4:18 a.m. Clinton Street 9:45 a.m. Old Kirkland Avenue 10:41 a.m. 5-State Route 11:05 a.m. Utica Road 7:46 p.m. McDonalds 4:52 a.m. Dugway Road 7:00 a.m. Old Kirkland Avenue
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gains of recent decades. We can solve the problem of inequality as we used to do by reclaiming our political process. I hope to talk more about strategies for doing that in future columns. 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. PLANNING (continued from page 1) building and landscape plans, softening and screening the units from 12B and existing homes, noise measurement and control, and outside storage restrictions. Although not part of the project, Heintz was questioned about his intentions for the billboards located near the proposed storage facility. Some Board members remembered that he had in the past said he would be taking them down, but he stated that he had no current plans to do so, and had a contract with Park Outdoor Advertising. He then suggested that their existence could be a subject of negotiation in future discussions with the Board over signage for the storage facility. Discussion of this project will continue upon receipt of a final, consistent set of plans. Edward Kaido and John Hecklau were re-elected Chair and Vice-Chair respectively. SUPER BOWL, (continued from page 9) second straight Super Bowl victory. All Seattle had to do was hand it off to the least talkative running back in the NFL, Marshawn Lynch.
“Beastmode” would have barely had to take the handoff and fall forward, and he would be lifting the Lombardi Trophy with his teammates while being showered with blue and lime green confetti. It was a shoe-in. They might as well have given Katy Perry the ball and told her to ride her enormous mechanical tiger into the end zone. The Patriots had no chance of stopping them. Instead, Head Coach Pete Carroll, in his infinite wisdom, decided to throw a quick slant on the right side to undrafted WR Ricardo Lockette, who had a total of 11 catches during the entire 16-game regular season. To put that in perspective, Eagles tight end Zach Ertz caught 15 passes in one game last December. Maybe it was just stupid enough to work. Turns out it wasn’t, and rookie defender Malcolm Butler jumped the route and intercepted QB Russell Wilson’s pass in the endzone, recording the first pick of his pro career. Even Patriots QB Tom Brady was in shock. Upon seeing the play, the Ugg-wearing captain was seen jumping for joy like a kid who found out the pizza rolls had just come out of the oven. In light of last Sunday's events, I would like to submit my own nickname for this debacle in an effort to keep up with the national sports media: “Slantgate.” “Slant” for the name of the route the receiver ran on the play, and “gate” because apparently every scandal must end with “gate” nowadays. Why’d you do it, Pete? People are already calling it the worst call in the history of the NFL. There must be a conspiracy behind this. No man in his right mind would call that play unless he knew something we didn’t. He successfully snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. I’m sure NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is looking into this matter as we speak, and you better believe he’ll be looking to throw around some pretty hefty suspensions for this one.
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Notice of formation of Solutions by Technologic, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/12/2014. Office location: Oneida County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of the process to: c/o The LLC, 32 Auburn Avenue, Utica, NY 13501. Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity within the purposes for which Limited Liability Companies may be organized pursuant to the Limited Liability Company Law. cc: 2/4, 2/11, 2/18, 2/25, 3/4, 3/11
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NOTICE OF FORMATION of APTitude Trading, LLC. Art. of Org. filed w/Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/12/2014. Office location: Oneida County. SSNY designated as agent for service of process. SSNY shall mail process to: 8970 Grange Hill Road, Sauquoit, NY 13456. Purpose: Any lawful activity. cc: 2/4, 2/11, 2/18, 2/25, 3/4, 3/11
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REYNOLDS HARDWARE LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 12/11/14. Office in Oneida Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 801 Varick St., Utica, NY 13502, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. cc: 2/4, 2/11, 2/18, 2/25, 3/4, 3/11
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T S Property Solutions LLC notice of formation of limited liability company (“LLC”) Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (“SSNY”) on November 6, 2014. Office location: Oneida County, New York. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and post address SSNY shall mail copy of process to: The LLC 2013 Genesee St. Utica New York 13501. Purpose: any lawful purpose permitted under LLC Law. cc: 2/4, 2/11, 2/18, 2/25, 3/4, 3/11
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33 UTICA STREET, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 12-9-14. 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, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. cc: 2/4, 2/11, 2/18, 2/25, 3/4, 3/11
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801 VARICK LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 12/16/14. Office in Oneida Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 801 Varick St., Utica, NY 13502, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. cc: 2/4, 2/11, 2/18, 2/25, 3/4, 3/11
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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF NEW YORK LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Name of LLC: Vasid Transport L.L.C. Art. of Org. filed with Secy. of State NY (SSNY) on December 18, 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: 517 Briarcliff Avenue, Utica, NY, 13502. Purpose: any lawful purpose.
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R. Bradley Davie & Sons Trucking, LLC, Art. of Org. filed with SSNY December 24, 2014, Location: Oneida Co., Street address of principal business location: 2346 State Route 12B, Deansboro, NY 13328. SSNY designated agent upon whom process may be served & shall mail copy of process: 2346 State Route 12B, Deansboro, NY 13328. Registered Agent: R. Bradley Davie. Persons actively engaged in the business and affairs: R. Bradley Davie and Brian Davie. The latest date upon which the limited liability company is to dissolve is December 24, 2114. Purpose: engage in the trucking, hauling and delivery of equipment and products, and any other lawful activity. cc: 2/4, 2/11, 2/18, 2/25, 3/4, 3/11
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SINVAS EMPIRE REALTY LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 12/9/14. Office location: Oneida County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to John P. Tucciarone, 390 Bedford Rd., Pleasantville, NY 10570. General Purposes. cc: 2/4, 2/11, 2/18, 2/25, 3/4, 3/11
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Notice of formation of Giuseppe's Original Otisco Lake Pizzeria LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect'y of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/15/2014. 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, 10436 Miller Rd., Utica, NY 13502. Purpose: any lawful act. cc: 2/4, 2/11, 2/18, 2/25, 3/4, 3/11
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NOTICE OF FORMATION of PARISH ENGINE & GENERATOR LLC. Art. of Org. filed w/Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/30/2014 Office location: Oneida County. SSNY designated as agent for service of process. SSNY shall mail process to: 3872 GRIFFIN RD CLINTON, NY 13323. Purpose: Any lawful activity. cc: 2/4, 2/11, 2/18, 2/25, 3/4, 3/11
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Y HILL EXPRESS LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 1/6/15. Office location: Oneida County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 8130 State Rte. 13, Blossvale, NY 13308. General Purposes. cc: 2/4, 2/11, 2/18, 2/25, 3/4, 3/11
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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF PROFESSIONAL LIMITED LIABILITY CO. (PLLC) Name of PLLC: Present Tense Psychiatry Deanna Brady NPP-BC, PLLC. Art. of Org. filed with the NY Sec. of State on January 5, 2015. Office and address in Oneida Co. at 10325 Adirondack View Heights, Deerfield, New York 13502; Sec. of State designated as agent of PLLC upon whom process may be served, and address Sec. of State shall mail copy of process is: 10325 Adirondack View Heights, Deerfield, New York 13502; Purpose: Any lawful purpose. cc: 2/4, 2/11, 2/18, 2/25, 3/4, 3/11
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Notice of formation of A.M.E.R. TRANSPORT, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/10/2014. 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, 1233 Laura St., Utica NY 13501. Purpose: any lawful act cc: 2/4, 2/11, 2/18, 2/25, 3/4, 3/11
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Notice of Formation of McLean Power Washing LLC. Art. of org. filed w/ Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/29/2010. Office location: Oneida County. SSNY designated as agent for service of process. SSNY shall mail process to: McLean Power Washing LLC, 5597 Grace Rd, Deerfield NY, 13502. Purpose: Any lawful activity cc: 2/4, 2/11, 2/18, 2/25, 3/4, 3/11
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Donald B. Potter, 91 Donald Brandreth Potter, 91, of Clinton, died at his home on Jan. 20, 2015. Born in Utica, in 1923, he grew up on the Whitney Park at Little Tupper Lake and graduated from Saranac Lake High School. His studies at Williams College were interrupted by distinguished World War II service in the Tenth Mountain Division. He fought in the Appenine Mountains of Italy and was awarded a battlefield commission and the Bronze Star. He returned to marry Jane Chapple and conclude his education at with a masters of science at Williams College, Brown University, and a Ph.D from the California Institute of Technology. He also worked for the US Geological Survey in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado and the Piedmont of North Carolina before joining the faculty at Hamilton College in 1954. His many devoted students remember a passionate and dedicated teacher with a contagious love for life and for the natural world. He retired as Stone Professor of Geology in 1988. His research, based on exacting field work, ranged from a decades-long project in the Taconic Mountains of eastern New York to an assessment of volcanism in the Jemez Mountains of New Mexico. He included students in the research, and many participated in a field study of Mariscal Mountain in Big Bend National Park. His strong interest in planetary geology was marked by the first geologic map of a Mars quadrangle published by the US Geological Survey. He was a competitive skier in high school, college, and even on the cross country circuit well into his 80s. He maintained miles of well-travelled trails where he was not afraid to wear out the less vigorous of his students and family. He hunted and hiked with zeal. He loved singing tenor in the St. James Church choir for more than 50 years and was at the heart of many family campfire sings in the Adirondacks. Don had a heart for civic work, and he led the Clinton Community Chest, the Clinton School Board, the Brandreth Park Association, and Cub Scout Pack 9. He and his wife Jane had a deep commitment to the Clinton ABC (A Better Chance) program that he co-founded and that intersected strongly with his passions for equality and education. His retired years included significant writing projects. With his brother, Orlando, he wrote a richly illustrated history of Brandreth Park in the Adirondack Mountains. He continued to teach geology to students of all ages, lead field trips, and read voraciously. Don's greatest joy and greatest work was his family. He was predeceased by his beloved wife Jane Chapple Potter in 2004, and is survived by Bran and Cynthia Potter of Sewanee, Tennessee, Eric and Phyllis Potter of Austin, Texas, Jennifer Potter Hayes of Old Forge, Chris and Cathy Potter of Bound Brook, New Jersey, Mary Potter of Wellesley, Massachusetts, Rachel Potter and Melanie Sax of Madison, Wisconsin, Gordon M. Hayes Jr. of Clinton, nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at the Hamilton College Chapel at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 7 with a reception to follow. There will be no calling hours. In place of flowers, memorials may be sent to St. James Episcopal Church in Clinton, or the Clinton ABC Program.
Maureen McLaughlin, 61 Maureen McLaughlin Hogan of Denver, Colorado, passed away on Dec. 29, 2014, after a year-long illness. Born in Detroit on Aug. 27, 1953, she was the daughter of Charles McLaughlin and Jane (Kelly) McLaughlin of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Maureen attended schools in Michigan and Colorado and worked for nearly 30 years in the Denver Public School system. On June 27, 1992, she married Michael F. Hogan, a native of Clinton, and she often visited the area with her family. She is survived by three daughters: Katie Kelly Riley, Maggie Jane Hogan, and Brigid Maureen Hogan, of Denver; and two sisters and a brother. A funeral mass was celebrated for Maureen on Jan. 3, 2015, in Denver. Burial will proceed at the convenience of the family.
Edward F. Jordan, 89 Edward F. Jordan, 89, a resident of the Presbyterian Home for CNY, formerly of Franklin Springs, passed away Friday, Jan. 30, 2015 at the nursing home. Edward was born on March 19, 1925, in Utica, the son of Frank and Rena (Piper) Jordan. He was raised and educated locally. Edward went on to serve his country during World War II on the Liberty ship with the Merchant Marines. On Sep. 10, 1949, Edward married Helen Mason at St. Mary’s Church in Clinton. Mrs. Jordan passed away in October of 2014. Edward had been employed as a barber for many years with Utica State Hospital, retiring in 1983. He enjoyed hunting and fishing, stamp collecting, and growing peonies. He was a former member of a bowling league at Pin-O-Rama, and a former member of the “miniatures club”. Edward also was a parishioner of St. Mary’s Church in Clinton. Edward is survived by two daughters and a son-in-law, Dorene Jordan, Franklin Springs, Suzanne and Leonard Popyack, Franklin Springs; a son and daughter-in-law, Michael and Karen Jordan, Colorado; three cherished grandchildren, Matthew, Katherine, and Elizabeth Popyack, Franklin Springs. Besides his wife, Edward is predeceased by a brother, Richard Jordan. Jordan’s funeral was held on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015 at St. Mary’s Church, Clinton, where his Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated. Interment will take place in St. Mary’s Parish Cemetery. Relatives and friends are invited to call at the Heintz Funeral Home, 10 East Park Row, Clinton, on Tuesday, from 4–7 p.m. Those wishing may donate to a charity of your choice in Edward’s memory. The family offers their thanks and heartfelt appreciation to the nurses and staff of the Presbyterian Home for CNY for the care and kindness shown to both Edward and his family. Online memorial and guestbook available at http://heintzfuneralservice.net. FAIR (continued from page 1) project.” All students in attendance were given extra credit for completion of their experiments and their attendance at the fair. John King, Clinton’s seventh grade science teacher, said although the total
number of participants were lower than last year, he was still encouraged by the turnout at the school. “The numbers are a little down, I will say that,” he said. “Usually I have about 120 projects. The numbers overall - the number of kids in the school - are a little bit lower, so percentage-wise you're not going to see the same numbers. A lot of 6th grade participation this year, so that was nice to see. It’s exciting, so next year I’ll get even more [participation].” SCENE (continued from page 3)
Brimfield Street just east of Dawes Avenue. A recent letter from Suzanne Kennedy Schmitt enclosed comments and memories by her brother Erich, born in 1929, who worked in the Brimfield Street mine in 1947, owned by the Clinton Metallic Paint Co. in Franklin Springs. Painting the picture of the time are excerpts from Erich’s letter from July 1, 1947, written to his mother, Irene Schmitt, director of Female Personnel, Grace Lines, Hudson River Pier 57, New York City. Erich got a job in the mines and was paid 90 cents an hour and time and a half over 40 hours a week. The pay was $49.50 a week. He worked 65 feet down where it was mostly cool all day, and where there was no danger from gas like in a coal mine. He lived in Utica and took the bus to work each day, which cost 15 cents round trip. Erich reported that the ceilings in the mine were low so he couldn’t stand from 7 a.m.–12 p.m.
His back aches had ceased. “The work seemed easy,” he said, “though they can’t keep men.” Erich worked 10 hours a day, but it “boils down to nine in the mine.” His job was to drill holes in the vein of ore, and then the boss filled them with dynamite. He had a gas light on his helmet which burned two hours without refilling—a carbon and water mix. Erich and a couple other miners were the youngest of the 13 workers at the age of 19. There are no old men, none over 34, except the second boss 42 or so, plus one old timer plus-50.” He related how one day he burned the second boss’ hair with his light. They were both trying to look into the same drilled hole, and the boss had taken off his helmet. The light from Erich’s helmet “singed his half bald head.” He concluded by saying he was “very happy here.” The Schmitt family lived at 25 Utica St. during their time in Clinton in the late 1930s and early 1940s. Suzanne Schmitt was in the Clinton High School Class of 1942 and attended first grade at the Utica Country Day School where the Wedgewood Apartments in New Hartford are today. After that she went to Marvin Street School where she walked to class, walked home for lunch and returned for the afternoon session. The Schmitts moved away after Mrs. Schmitt died in 1948. Mrs. Schmitt’s sister was Kathleen Kennedy Burns, wife of Clinton attorney O. Gregory Burns. When she died Mrs. Schmitt was laid out at the Burns’ home on Fountain Street. Suzanne Schmitt Brandeau now lives in Mountain View, California. Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2015
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2015
Upperclassmen Lead the Way as Track Looks Ahead to Postseason
Clinton Names Varsity Baseball Coach
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ollowing a limited event meet last Friday at MVCC against RFA, West Canada and New Hartford, Clinton boys and girls varsity indoor track is setting their sights on the postseason. Because of the smaller field of teams in the indoor program compared with the larger, more popular outdoor program, the section playoffs at the Onondaga Community College are not divided into subdivisions. Clinton, a small Class B school, will be forced to go against the powerhouse Syracuse area teams in the division. The Warriors haven’t let that discourage them. While both squads are expecting to land in the third or fourth place spots on the podiums, certain individuals will surely turn some heads. For boys, in the pole vault, senior Liam Pierce and junior Avery Crosley— whom head coach Norm Deep refers to the “dynamic duo” – are ranked in the first and second spots going into the meet. Senior Jon Kulpa will aim to score big points and improve on his times in long races at the Center State Conference championship where he finished in the top three of each of his events. For the girls, seniors Alayna Lofgren and Rylee Meelan will make a splash in their field and sprinting events, respectively. Lofgren scored first-place finishes in each of her CSC championship events—55-meter hurdles, high jump and triple jump. Sectionals for track will take place on Thursday, Feb. 5. State qualifier tryouts will be held later this month.
Doug Owen, who was officially announced as the Clinton Warriors varsity baseball coach last week, watches on during his new team's training session. Written and Photographed By John Howard
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n the heels of a postseason run that took them to the state championship semifinals, the Clinton Warriors baseball team went into the summer unsure of who would be coaching them come 2015. That mystery came to an end when Doug Owen was officially hired for the role of head coach at a Board of Education meeting last week. With the success of the team last spring, the open slot left by the departure of former coach Tom Pfisterer was a hot commodity, and admittedly, the new hire drew some objections at the meeting. In the end, it was Owen’s experience that won him the spot, according to the District’s athletic director Doug Fiore. “We had a number of candidates and it was a very difficult decision,” said Fiore. “[Owen] knows what we’re
trying to do here. He understands the league and he came highly recommended.” Like Pfisterer, Owen is from New Hartford. He has spent the last 25 years of his life involved in local baseball, from the 18U level down. He is a New York State certified umpire, he has owned and operated a local training facility, and he says he has held every position in New Hartford Little League, from president to equipment manager. During his time in Junior American Legion Ball, Owen also had the pleasure of coaching Andrew Taft and Andrew Hobika, two of the six starting seniors to graduate from the team with the Class of 2014. “I still have those connections with those kids,” said Owen. The new coach comes to the Warriors from Oriskany, a team that, like Clinton, competes in the Center State Conference. At Oriskany, he served as the modified coach and Clinton will be his first try at varsitylevel high school ball. “It’s exciting, it’s something I’ve always wanted to do. As a coach, you always want to move up in level,” Owen said. “It’s a challenge and I’m up to that challenge.” Owen has followed Clinton baseball for years. During last year’s state playoffs in Binghamton, he was receiving text message updates every inning. He said that he was attracted to program because of “the tradition of winning,” but he knows that with it comes a tremendous amount of pressure. “[Clinton]is a big baseball village,” said Owen. “They play baseball well here. For a first-year coach, it’s always tough, and you don’t know what you have until you get them on the field.”
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Clinton will play their first game on Monday, April 6, on the road at Frankfort-Schuyler High School. Work for the upcoming season started as early as January, even as snow continued to accumulate on the ground, with players gathering in the Elementary School gym for informal open gym workout sessions. Owen has also met with Pfisterer, a longtime friend, to go over strategy. In the early stages of the transition, the coach is relying on this year’s returning seniors, like starting pitcher Jon Hardy. “He’s new, so it’s a lot of figuring out who can play what and who is going to play what,” said Hardy. “The team is still adjusting, but he’s a good guy. We’ve already done a lot.” From filling the void left by the missing hitting and fielding talents of the last year’s seniors, to the dealing with a powerfully returning Holland Patent opponent in their division, Clinton is in for a number of challenges this year. But for Owen, the biggest obstacle will be building up confidence in order to hit the ground running. “That’s the goal of every coach. Getting the kids to believe in themselves—believing they can be as good as they have been in the past,” said Owen. “We’re not going to be a team that made Sectionals last season and not make it this year.”
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igh stakes volleyball is coming to the Clinton Central School campus. The District will serve as a neutral court for this year’s 2015 Section III playoffs, hosting Class AA and A schools in the semifinal rounds. Games will take place on Tuesday, Feb. 10, and Wednesday, Feb. 11, at 5 and 7 p.m. Fourteen schools are included in the Class AA and A division, including local teams like New Hartford, Whitesboro and Proctor. Teams will qualify for the section semifinals through two, singleelimination preliminary rounds to take place this week. A final will be played at Chittenango High School on Saturday, Feb. 14. Last year’s section title went to East Syracuse Minoa. Clinton has hosted section finals in the past, attracting athletes and families from around the area, as well as athletes and coaches from Hamilton College. According to Doug VOLLEYBALL, page 16
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2015
Girls Bowling Takes Third at Sectionals
From left: team manager Savanah Blair, Julie Petkovsek, Danielle Casab, Alizah Fletcher, Meghan Doris and Samantha Parks, of the Clinton Warriors girls bowling team pose at this weekend’s Section III championship. Written and Photographed By John Howard
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he Clinton girls didn’t lose a single match Sunday as they squared up against Bishop Grimes Chittenango at the Section III finals at AMF Strike 'N Spare Lanes in Syracuse. Going 6-0, the Warriors earned a third-place finish in the Class C-D division in a field of eight qualifying teams. Forty-two teams were hosted at the event. With five players per game in the six-game format, Clinton tallied a team total of 4,021 pins, coming in just 31 pins behind second place Sherburne-Earlville and 73 behind first place Holland Patent. Clinton had ended their season with a league record of 9-4. With Sherburne-Earlville and Holland Patent securing the top spots in the two Center State Conference divisions in which the Warriors compete, a third-place finale to cap the year was no easy task, especially with a first half that was plagued with inconsistent play. In the first three games, Clinton’s bowlers were trading strikes and gutter balls. Their top athletes, Meghan Doris, a freshman, and Alizah Fletcher, a sophomore, struggled to control the ball, missing easy spares. Both the athletes and their coach, Mike Perry, said the trouble
was a combination of nerves and a challenging, unfamiliar oil pattern. “These are very low scores for us,” said Perry, who ahead of the start of the day had hoped they would break
Meghan Doris, a freshman, led the Warriors in points, averaging a score of 177.67 in six games, finishing seventh overall at the event.
just the top five of their division. “This is a PBA Tour oil pattern. It’s longer and it’s thicker. It’s hard for these girls to adjust.” At a mid-day lunch break, Clinton had only hit 1,937 pins. Doris, who takes on a captain role even as a first-year high schooler, encouraged her teammates, but in between her own throws she voiced her frustration. “The lanes are fresh, they’re not breaking down,” she said, “Maybe by the fifth game they’ll be alright.” Clinton’s morning struggle would soon turn around, giving Coach Perry the comeback he was hoping for. He went on to describe the effort as “one heck of a run in the afternoon.” A light at the end of the tunnel moment came via Danielle Casab, a seventh grader, who opened her third game with four straight strikes. She finished the round with a score of 177, just five pins behind Doris and 48 pins over her season average. Casab had been frustrated with her play in the first two games, but thanks to some teammate coaching from Doris, she was able to regain her composure. “She talked to me about relaxing and about getting better shots,” said Casab. “She said that it’s not all about wins and that we’re here to have fun. That helped a lot.” In the second half of the day, Clinton sophomores Julie Petkovsek and Samantha “Sparks” Parks came alive, collectively making 14 strikes and 10 spares. Petkovsek, who averaged 92 this season, broke the 100-pin mark on all but one of the games and Parks earned a high score of 161, 46 pins over her average. Fletcher knocked 368 pins of her own down in the afternoon games. She bested her season average twice throughout the day. Thanks to a 10th frame strikeout, Doris’ best game of the day was her fifth, where she bowled a 214. She’d end the day nearly as good, bowling a 211 in the final game. Having topped the CSC with an average of 202.7, Doris finished Sectionals competition seventh overall and first in the C-D class division with a 177.67 average. Even with her tough start, Casab finished 50th overall and fifth in C-D division with a 142.67 average on the day.
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Boys Hoops One Win Away From Section Playoffs
Junior Russell Gattling, number 15, has moved up to a starting position for the Warriors since the start of the season. Written and Photographed By John Howard
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ith Clinton’s girls basketball confidently securing a spot in the Section III end-of-the-year playoffs, their male counterparts are running out of schedule to secure their ticket to the postseason. Following a 81-48 win over Adirondack on the road, the boys basketball team is just one victory away from qualifying. Teams qualify for the playoffs by earning a .500 record, either in the league or in the section. At 3-2, with just two league games to go, the Warriors will need to win at least one. The boys will face off against Sherburne-Earlville on Thursday and Canastota next week—both of which are home games. Having lost to both teams earlier this season—albeit by small margins—the Warriors have a fight on their hands. Going into that challenge, though, the team seems even more prepared than they did at the start of the season. Senior guards Malaquias Canery and Jack Hughes are putting up big numbers on the boards, and younger players like Fritz Gale and Russell Gattling are stepping up on defense. Switching from an underachieving man-to-man to a more active zone and expanding to a full-court press has created turnovers and fast break scenarios that the Warriors have been able to capitalize on. After an early season adjustment period, Gattling has experienced what his coaches are calling a “jump start” in confidence, and has been moved up to a starting position. Should the Warriors qualify, the team would have a good chance at advancing in the playoff-level competition. Clinton’s schedule has been purposefully packed with state ranked competition and their head coach, James Sojda, will note that they avoid playing teams with losing records. “I look at it as a work in progress as the season culminates—I think we’re getting better,” said Sojda. “Guys are starting to understand their roles … We’re playing better defense and we’re starting to figure out what we do well.” The Feb. 5 home game against Sherburne-Earlville is Clinton’s “blackout” game, where the team is asking fans to wear all black and giving away t-shirts. The Warriors will host Canastota on Feb. 10 for senior night and their final, regular season game. VOLLEYBALL (continued from page 15) Fiore, the District’s athletic director, the extra effort is worth it when the event comes together. “It’s a great event and the section requests to be here, ” said Fiore. “It’s a nice way to show off our school and to showcase our facilities to the section.” To follow along with the Section III Class AA and A seedings and bracket leading up to the Clinton showcase, visit http://section3athletics.org.