The Clinton Courier: 04 02 14

Vol. 167, No. 38 • CLINTON, NEW YORK • April 2, 2014

Clinton Figure Skating Club Closes Season with Enthusiasm

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Back to Forever

by John and Emily Howard

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Above: Renee Potasiewicz, Katelyn Potasiewicz, Lauren Chesebro and Daniella Goodfriend wait behind the glass for their “Purple Rain” skate.

by John Howard

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he Clinton Figure Skating Club has seen a slight decrease in revenue and participation with the economic downturn, but the mood was far from bleak during their 2013–14 Fantasy On Ice season finale, “Totally ‘80s.” Hope for the organization shined on and off the ice this weekend through enthusiastic skaters and parents alike.

The club sold a total of 1,493 tickets this weekend, a slight

drop from last year’s 1,624.

The number of kids enrolled only fell by three skaters, but that number is almost 100 spots less than what the club saw five years ago.

Figure skating is notoriously an expensive sport with membership alone costing several hundreds of dollars a season per skater. According to Patrick Sarandrea, president of the club, new indoor sports facilities offering cheaper alternatives have also taken

a toll. It is getting harder for parents to justify the cost of putting their children in the sport.

Membership fees do not cover the cost of putting on an annual show at the end of the year. The club instead relies heavily on program advertising, sales and volunteering. Parents down to varsity hockey players pitch in to fill a daunting list of roles SKATING, page 16

Construction Begins on Romanelli Building

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project aimed at restoring and preserving the Romanelli cornerstone building at West Park Row and College Street has begun.

Construction will take place in an effort to improve safety, as well as the efficiency and beauty of the landmark.

The structure, which aside from being the Romanelli

Communications headquarters is currently home to Cafe J and Two Ewes yarn and fabric shop, is scheduled to receive repairs to brickwork and new windows.

Initial construction fencing and scaffolding has been assembled outside.

The building owners and the project’s contractor, HR Beebe Construction, are working with

the Village to find a way for work to carry out in “the least obtrusive manner.”

“This is a massive undertaking on the busiest corner in the village,” Romanelli Communications VP Beth Romanelli-Hapanowicz said CONSTRUCTION, page 5

CCS Receives Additional State Aid

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n Friday, March 28, the Clinton School District received an additional $190,000 in state aid, helping shrink a gap in the projected budget and revenue for 201415. The District has been working to account for a proposed $262,000 cut in

funding from Albany.

A presentation was made at the Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, March 25, with recommendations to decrease costs if the District had not received any additional aid. Items to be cut included an additional reading teacher and a cleaner for the school. The added cost of these positions accounted for some of the budget’s 3.36 percent increase from last year.

The new aid, along with an interest payment that was able to be postponed, has allowed the Board to save these new positions, according to Business Administrator Joseph Barretta.

An updated budget proposal will be presented at the next Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, April 8. A budget adoption is expected at the end of the month.

hree months ago, we left Los Angeles.

Tucked in the back of our Ford Escape, our cats were complaining from a dog crate we bought them for the trip.

By nightfall, we hit Gallup, N.M. alongside a snow storm. We ate burgers at a greasy Denny’s next to our hotel and tried not to worry about the massive challenge that lay ahead.

Four months before that, we were also eating—breakfast this time—at “The Good Neighbor,” our favorite Sunday morning spot on the same block as our Studio City apartment. It was during this meal that, while presenting our selected gripes about the jobs we were working far too hard at, enjoying far too little, and dreading going in again the next day far too much, the question came up: What if we moved home and ran The Courier?

As that romantic daydream has somehow come to fruition, it’s hard to know what to think.

We’re excited to deliver a product that represents our skills and resolve. We’re shocked at to the support and encouragement we’ve encountered since it was announced that the paper was changing hands. And we’re grateful to Cynthia for what has proven to be a very open and instructive transition period.

Mostly, we’re incredibly humbled by the significance of the institution we just took on, both on a historic and community level.

Chris Hardwick, the former alcoholic MTV host turned niche media kingpin, talks a lot about the idea of brands getting away from their creators on his popular podcast, “The Nerdist.”

For instance, when George Lucas made the decision to sell the “Star Wars” franchise to Disney, FOREVER, page 2

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Founded July 7, 1846

A community newspaper serving the Village of Clinton and Town of Kirkland, New York.

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Published weekly on Wednesdays by St. Porcupine, LLC. 56 Dwight Ave., Clinton, NY 13323

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Inside this issue Day Tripper: A new column exploring the great outdoors surrounding Clinton - Page 4 Rotating Artist Feature: Art from talented, on-the-rise artists- Page 6 Q&A: Nnenna Freelon: Don’t miss her at Hamilton College on April 5 - Page 7 Colonial Optical Expands Clinton Office

by Putting Patients First - Page 8 Mrs. Wrattan Returns to Work - Page 9

fans were outraged. How could he do that to “their” movie series? It was no longer Lucas’ universe. It belonged to the fans.

We’re hardly claiming to be of “a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...” proportions here, but The Clinton Courier is very much on the same level. Just as it wasn’t the Sykes’, or the Boytons’, or the Meyers’, or the Kershners’, this isn’t our paper. While we own the responsibility, the newspaper belongs to the community.

You’d probably have a hard time finding someone who got into newspapering for themselves.

If they did, they’re not in it anymore. That’s not to say that there isn’t satisfaction in it. There’s something downright fun in delivering a message that is both accurate and informative.

Our task is to chaperone this soiree of news delivery. And not just to chaperone, but also to serve as the planning committee and cleanup crew. We filter

out the nonsense—the filler. We work tirelessly to gather data, assess that data and present it back in a healthy, easily digestible fashion. And when we mess up—trust us, we will—we’ll take responsibility for it and do our best to repair the damage.

Some of the things we have planned for our term as publisher and editor, include: A new layout (If you haven’t noticed a change in the look of the paper yet, go see Dr. Lutz—page 8); a stronger presence with electronic content, with social media and on our website (More at http:// clintoncourier.com.); and an emphasis on local content.

But those are just our ideas (and only some of them). Our doors are open; we’re located at 56 Dwight Ave. Our phone number is (315) 8533490. Our email is news@ clintoncourier.com. We can’t guarantee the cats will come out to say “Hello” if you stop by— they’re a little skittish and, frankly, still getting

over that traumatic cross country move—but we will listen to you. We will learn from you. And we will grow together.

Some people will tell you that all print is dead—that newspapers are fading away. That’s a popular doomsday slogan, and people who subscribe to it might as well be chanting it through a megaphone while holding up painted signs reading “The End is Near” on Hollywood Boulevard.

We prefer to be more positive.

As long as there are people, there will be conflict, developments and triumphs—in other words, news. And as long as there is news, there will be people reporting it.

Both the big guys and the small guys. The question is not “if” reporting will continue, it’s “how?”

Community news is viable and essential. In this community, it has been for 168 years. As long as Clinton is around there will be a Courier to serve it. We look forward to carrying on the tradition.

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Village. This week I’d like to bring the soy cappuccino’s at Cafe J to your attention.

If you’re like me and drink soy beverages, you’ve probably had pretty flat, poorly foamed soy milk at some point. At

Cafe J, though, it’s never a problem. The baristas there, including owner Jenni Stanton herself, make a fluffy, creamy soy to sit atop your caffeine.

But don’t just believe me, try it out for yourself!

by Emily Howard

Every week we hope to explore, comment on and provide a little insight to a useful or outstanding thing happening in the

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The Scene

by Richard L. Williams, Village and Town Historia

The Clinton Scene column cordially welcomes the new owners of The Clinton Courier. This is the inaugural issue for John and Emily Howard, who have purchased the 168-year-old weekly from Cynthia Z. Kershner who ran it with her late husband Charles, who died in April 2013.

As the oldest business in Clinton this moment in history deserves a rundown of all those who edited and published the paper.

On July 7 in 1846 Lewis W. Payne, an itinerant printer, started the newspaper business in Clinton when he published The Clinton Signal for the first time. The subscription was $1.25 per year payable half yearly, and the paper’s

masthead proclaimed “A Family Newspaper: Independent in Politics: Devoted to Literature, Agriculture, and Foreign and Domestic Intelligence.”

Indeed, much of the first issue had fiction, anecdotes, poems, legal notices, witty sayings, an obituary, a wedding notice, foreign dispatches from Russia, Mexico (the Mexican War was going on), and dispatches from Washington, D.C. The Clinton Courier also had different names in the early years. For one year it was The Radiator (run

by Hamilton College students in 1848-9), The Oneida Chief in 1851, and Clinton Courier and Oneida Chief in 1857-59. The Clinton Courier name has graced the masthead SCENE, page 10

Letters We are embarking on a new era in our region and our town.

The Mohawk Valley is poised for growth and rejuvenation, while the Clinton Central School Board of Education— working with strategic planner Kevin Baughman and with the input of hundreds of community members— has begun developing a new, long-term plan for our community’s largest and most important asset: our school. I am looking forward to the coming years with excitment and enthusiasm.

Generous and thoughtful people serve our community in many ways. On May 20, 2014, in addition to approving the budget for the district, our community will vote to fill three vacancies on the Board of Education.

I urge you to consider serving your community in this way. A school board member puts in about two hours per week and acts as the eyes and ears of the community for the administraion team. With a clear

direction for our district, set forth in a strategic plan based on the vision of the community we serve, our work will be focused, meaningful and rewarding.

To secure a place on the ballot, you must obtain 25-30 signatures on a petition before April 21st. These petitions are available from Julia Scranton in the administration office at the school. Thank you for your kind consideration of this opportunity to serve the children of our community.

Mary Lou Lauchert President Clinton Central School Board Education Dear Clinton, It was 27 years ago this May that I went out and bought a 20 foot moving van for $400.00, had some business cards printed up and began to call myself Clinton Moving! Failure wasn’t an option because I had a young family and I wasn’t going to see any

Above: The view from The Clinton Courier’s office when it was located at 32 College Street.

of them do without.

So each and every job I did whether it was a whole house or one refrigerator, (I used to chare $25.00) I gave it 110 percent! Slowly but surely we gained traction. My wife had bookkeeping skills and although the engine blew before I did my first job, we kept it going, trying to give each customer our best. Word of mouth is everything, they say. So all these years later we have over 25 employee’s, many trucks, a couple warehouses and thousands of satisfied and loyal customers along the way, Thank You! To say I value my reputation and my word would be an understatment, because that’s absolutely all I had when we started this thing!

That is why it is always troubling to have an unhappy, disgruntled customer like the individual who is putting paid anitClinton Moving ads in The Courier. Normally, I would not respond to something like this, and I don’t believe in airing dirty laundry, but this is Clinton and the attack is not forthright and factual. In a nutshell, this person had a twopart move. We were consolidating his place in Clinton with someone else’s in Rochester, moving both households to a third place. The Clinton to Rochester estimate was right on, but the second place in

Rochester had way more goods than what he told us. In the end, our estimate was not close to the actual charges, everything we moved belonged to X and all services were performed as requested.

He signed every document indicating this. Whether intentional or not, he grossly misrepresented what was to be moved in Rochester, and we didn’t have an opportunity to see it. He said he didn’t have enough to pay, so we accepted a partial payment. When we later attempted to collect the balance that turned into an “I won’t pay, I have a laundry list of problems with the job now, and if you keep trying to force the issue I will put an ad in The Courier telling everyone you are dishonest. A “lowball” estimate is someone deliberately giving a low price to get the job then raising the price after the fact. We have no need to do this because we are so very fortunate to have more work than we can handle, our schedule is maxed at that time of year.

Our rates are filed with the D.O.T we are required by law to charge everyone the same rates and we do. When I told Mr. X this, he called the D.O.T to complain.

This promoted a full blown audit. The auditor said “when I got the call I hadn’t heard any complaints on you in 15 years I’ve been here, so I thought I should

come out.” He went through everything, including lots of things that had nothing to do with X’s move. We passed with flying colors, no violations, no wrongdoing.

Clinton Moving is certified as a “ProMover: with the American Moving and Storage Association. We are number one in this region on Angies List, we also have an A-Plus rating with the Better Business Bureau.

Carter Jackson Clintonmoving.com To the Editor: Hamilton College was recently made aware that Spectator Sports Marketing has been selling advertisements for a seasonal poster featuring Continental sports schedules. The College has no affiliation with Spectator Sports Marketing. We do not support this venture, nor have we authorized the distribution of the posters on the Hamilton campus. If you have questions about future solicitations by Spectator Sports Marketing or similar organizations, please contact me in the Hamilton Communications Office at 859-4654.

Sincerely, Mike Debraggio Assistant Vice President for Communications Hamilton College

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The Calendar April 5: “It’s a Family Affair” Reception. Art by Claudette Ferrone, Tina Novak and family members. 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at the Library. The show runs through April.

April 6: “Clinton in the ‘40s and ‘50s. Memories of a man about town covering people, places and things.” Hear about the fire and police departments, Town gown relations, festivals and more. By David Sinclair. Come in period clothing and get a free prize!

2 p.m. at The Clinton Historical Society April 7: Marcy Nano Center Info Session. Questions about the new nanocenter in Marcy?

Join Alicia Dicks, President of the Fort Schuyler Management Corporation, from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Library.

April 8: Friends Meeting and Travelogue. KTL Friends Meeting and Nancy O’Neal presents a travelogue of India from 7 to 8 p.m, at the Library.

April 10: Photo Organizing - a Photo Solutions presentation with Tammy Hoffman of the Association of Personal Photo

Organizers. 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., at the Library.

Day Tripper: Headin’ South to Madison County

by Michael Babcock illustration by Sarah Burns

Chicken and Biscuit Dinner, buffet style. Adults $10, 5-12 $5 under 5 free. Contact 8293843 with questions.

Serving starts at 4:30 p.m. until sold out, Westmoreland United Methodist Church, Main St. Westmoreland.

Spring Rummage Sale, held by the Clinton United Methodist Women. 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the church located on Rte. 12B. April 11: Bag sale, held by the Clinton United Methodist Women. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the church located on Rte. 12B. April 14: Tea Party with Eloise, 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. at the Library.

Registration needed at 853-2038 or Clinton@ midyork.org Monday bookgroup.

My Beloved World by Sonia Sotomayer. 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Library.

April 15: Early Talkers Rhyme Time at the Library

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he harsh winter T is rapidly subsiding, and it’s

time to hit the road.

Take a trip south on Route 12B to Madison County.

Within 45 minutes of Clinton, exciting experiences await to enhance your spring. Get yourself to Madison, then make a left on Route 83/ Lake Moraine Road and another left onto Route 87/East Lake Road. Lake Moraine will appear on both sides of the road.

Lake Moraine is a beautiful place to kayak or canoe. The north (upper) lake allows no motor boats and is incredibly tranquil. For a short hike, follow the trail from the upper lake parking lot on the east side of the lake.

Migrating birds, ducks, and geese love Lake Moraine. Bald eagles are frequently seen

soaring and fishing. If you like to fish, Lake Moraine is famous for large-mouth bass. The public boat launch on the lower lake is open mid-May through midOctober.

Continue your journey south to the village green in Hamilton, site of a Farmer’s Market every Saturday, from early May through late October, open 8 a.m.–1 p.m. The green is full of vendors selling fresh produce, homemade foods and drinks, arts and crafts, wines and the occasional beers. Hamilton is a picturesque village, with dozens of unique shops and restaurants within two blocks of the green, including the Colgate University bookstore. For more

serious dining, the Colgate Inn is across from the green and the Hamilton Inn is on East Lake Road opposite Lake Moraine.

The Barge Canal on Lebanon Street features gourmet coffees and snacks, light lunches and a college community hangout atmosphere. Weekend entertainment is usually free, with occasional open mic nights.

The Good Nature Brewing Company on Broad Street has been open just over a year. This relaxed tavern features craft beers, tasting flights and live music on weekends.

Drive five miles

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Support the library when you shop!

Enter www.amazon.com though Wowbrary at www.kirklandtownlibrary.org and approximately 4 percent of your purchase will benefit the Kirkland Town Library!

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(continued from page 4) April 16: Camp Out Story Time for all ages, 10 a.m. at the Library April 17: Camp Out Story Time for all ages, 6 p.m. at the Library April 18: The Movie “FROZEN,” 12:30 p.m. at the Library April 19: Storytime for all ages, 10 - 11 a.m. at the Library April 30: Wednesday bookgroup. The Florist’s Daughter by Patricia Hampl. 7:00 p.m. at the Library.

There will be a special Board of Education meeting on Thursday, April 3 from 5:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. The public meeting will be called to order and then the Board will go into exectuive session to discuss matters leading to the hiring of an individual.

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Location Franklin Avenue Railroad Street South Street-Clinton Peck Road 5-State Route Chapel View Stewarts Clark Mills Road Utica Street Martin Road Hamilton College Bramblewood Road KPD Bogusville Hill Rd Utica Road Chenango Avenue Franklin Avenue Clinton Street 233-State Route 12B-State Route Foote Road 12-State Route 12-State Route Maxwell Road Elm Street Millgate Meadows Clinton Street Millgate Meadows Clinton Arena 12B-State Route Post Street Clinton House Apts.

Bogusville Hill Rd 12B-State Route Bramblewood Road Utica Street Clinton Arena 5-State Route College Street 233-State Route Old Borne Road Clinton Arena W. Park Row KPD 12-State Route 12B-State Route Hamilton College

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(continued from page 1) in a statement, “so residents are asked to be patient during efforts to preserve and improve this crucial part of Clinton’s past and future.”

Clinton’s Historic Preservation Committee approved the project in early March.

“The work will preserve and update the building so it can continue

to be a cornerstone of Clinton for the next 100 years,” said Romanelli-Hapanowicz.

The structure dates back to the late 1800s and was originally erected by Silas Ives.

Since then it has served as everything from a saloon to a grocery store to a butchery to a watchmaker shop.

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he end of a long winter combined with April Fool’s Day means it’s the perfect time to recognize those who make us laugh.

Laughing Matters: A Celebration of American Humor, selected and edited by Gene Shalit, is “an anthology of some of the funniest writing and drawing in America.

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6. In what year was the original Alteri’s Restaurant destroyed by fire?

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What popular gathering place once stood near the site of the current post office?

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4. What was the original name of The Grateful Dead?

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At the Library

Clinton Courier Newspaper:

Trivia

by Professor T. Rivia, Ph.D.

who contends that his collection should be read straight through, not browsed, has arranged the contents in a topical continuum in which one subject effortlessly segues or doesn’t into the next.” (Booklist) Over 100 writers and cartoonists are included so you will definitely find something to laugh about in this book.

The Thurber Carnival, written and illustrated

by James Thurber, was first published in 1945.

The author is considered to be “one of the finest humorists of the twentieth century (and a crack cartoonist to boot),” and this book “captures the depth of his talent and the breadth of his wit.

The stories compiled here, almost all of which first appeared in The New Yorker include the American classic “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” — as well as from The Owl in the Attic, The Seal in the Bathroom, and Men, Women and Dogs.”

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Martin’s Pure Drivel is “both hilariously funny and intelligent in its skewering of the topic at hand. The collection includes a re-imagining of the Schroedinger’s Cat conundrum to a skit titled “I Love Loosely,” in which Lucy and Ricky Ricardo play the parts of Hillary and Bill Clinton.” (catalog summary).

A Marriage Made in Heaven or Too Tired for an Affair is by Erma Bombeck .

“Classic Bombeck” states the Library Journal Review.

“She begins with recollections about her wedding and continues through the marriage of one of her children.

She enlarges on various aspects of marriage with humor, sarcasm, and innuendo…all the while successfully evoking the fitful essence of marriage.”

Real Ponies Don’t Go Oink! by Patrick F. McManus. “Best-selling outdoor humorist McManus bags another in this collection of yarns featuring irascible woodsman Rancid Crabtree, Retch Sweeney, Crazy Eddie, and others of McManus’s acquaintance. Readers of McManus’s humor column in Outdoor Life will enjoy his observations on the joys of pig-back riding, workshop puttering, and Sasquatch ducking.

So will those who, like McManus’s wife Bun, appreciate nature most from the window of a seven-story luxury hotel.” (Library Journal) Napalm and Silly Putty is by New York Times bestseller George Carlin.

“A hilarious and ‘entertaining’ [Chicago Sun-Times] collection of razor-sharp observations -- Carlin’s characteristically ironic take on life shines through. He asks: How can it be a spy satellite if they announce on TV that it’s a spy satellite?

Why do they bother saying ‘raw sewage’? Do some people cook that stuff? In the LIBRARY, page 7

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expression ‘topsy-turvy,’ what exactly is meant by ‘turvy’?” (catalog summary).

Other bestselling authors in the American humor and satire section of the library (817s) include : Dave Barry, Nora Ephron and Bill Cosby.

I Didn’t Ask to be Born (But I’m Glad I Was) is by the “doctor of comedy” Bill Cosby. As the book jacket states, “Over the past century few entertainers have achieved the legendary status of William H. Cosby Jr. His success spans five decades and virtually all media, remarkable accomplishments for a kid who emerged from humble beginnings in a Philadelphia housing project.” In this collection, he “holds forth on everything from a game show contestant’s confusing origins to a grandchild with a Godzilla infatuation, to his first love Bernadette, and many more delightful digressions.”

Those who enjoy political humor can chuckle over P.J. O’Rourke, Lewis Black, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert.

The CEO of the Sofa by P.J. O’Rourke is, as the book jacket describes, “his most challenging adventure as he journeys to the heart of that truly harrowing place – his living room.” Inspired by Oliver Wendell Holmes’s classic The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table, these are O’Rourke’s “musings on the New Economy, parenthood, ‘bias-free writing,’ the presidential election, toddlers, the twentieth century, celebrities, and driving.” (Booklist) Lewis Black’s Nothing’s Sacred is a “collection of rants against stupidity and authority, which oftentimes go hand-inhand.” (book jacket). As the Booklist reviewer writes, “among Black’s best rants are a withering appraisal of Starbucks (inspired by the confounding

sight of two across the street from each other in Houston), a gleeful deconstruction of high-school guidance counseling, and his take on the juniorhigh-school experience.

Readers interested in strongly satirical social commentary are being well served by Citizen Black.”

Finally, if you are looking to expand your own comedic repertoire, check out The Friars Club Encyclopedia of Jokes: Over 2,000 One-Liners, Straight Lines, Stories, Gags, Roasts, Ribs, and PutDowns, edited by H. Aaron Cohl. Organized alphabetically by topic, this text covers practically everything from actors to work and over 150 subjects inbetween.

And remember, “If you laugh a lot, when you get older your wrinkles will be in the right places.”

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by John Howard

Q&A: Nnenna Freelon

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orth Carolina’s Nnenna Freelon is scheduled to appear at Hamilton College this weekend to turn Wellin Hall into a “an intimate jazz venue.” Freelon, who is renowned for her stage presence and voice, said that her tour date at the College is a “bright spot” on her calendar.

Freelon is a six-time Grammy nominee and has shared the stage with industry greats like Clark Terry, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin and The Roots, to name a few. Her albums make regular appearances on the Billboard 200 chart, including her 1992 selftitled debut, which rose to the No. 11 spot.

The Courier chatted with Freelon about jazz, her upcoming show and basketball.

The Courier: Have you been to upstate N.Y. before?

Nnenna Freelon: Oh, yeah. My son went to Syracuse. I remember it was cold.

C: You started singing in church, did that have an effect on your musical interests and style?

F: Certainly your early experiences put

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an imprint on you. I was born in Boston and raised in Cambridge, but my parents were from the South. … Their worship traditions, their food traditions, I was raised with those values.

From my mother, I got a love for gospel music, spiritual music and hymns. From my dad, a great love for big band music.

C: Do you think there’s room for more jazz sound in popular music today?

F: I think so. The roots of jazz have had a bedrock in improvisation. With pop music, that’s not a value in the same way. … When you look at the mashups that young people are doing, that’s an urge to create.

That’s an urge to see, “Gee, what would John Legend sound like with John Mayer?” It’s an urge to say, “Hey, my ear hears possibility here.”

That urge is something I think pop music has in common with jazz.

C: With the live performance aspect

of your music being so essential, how much planning goes into each show or tour?

F: You have to have a plan. Otherwise, it ends up to be a hot mess. But you have to be flexible enough to respond to the moment that you have at hand. … Sometimes I make choices that are emotional choices because I’m feeling a certain way. I remember when there was that horrible tragedy at Columbine I was on the road, and I had to respond to the national mourning we all felt. I chose repertoire that responded to that. To act like that didn’t happened and to do up-tempo, peppy songs would not have made sense.

C: What do you personally get out of that on stage experience?

F: Songs are like water. They flow in this energy that includes the audience. Every time

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THE CLINTON COURIER

by John Howard

Colonial Optical Expands Clinton Office

by Putting Patients First “the pillar of the office� and handles all the responsibility overflow.

Even though it’s the only optometrist location in the Village, Colonial Optical’s biggest challenge is attracting community members. In total, Dr. Lutz sees about 200 patients each week, many in other offices and some as far away as Syracuse.

More than half of the 10 to 15 patients he sees each

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hen Dr. Terry Lutz of Colonial Optical talks about his patients there’s a twinkle in his eye.

Behind his wire frame spectacles is a catalog of stories that a strict HIPAA law is keeping him from unveiling with delight. Instead he smirks and says, “I shouldn’t say.�

Lutz, along with his wife and partner, Cathy, are in the people business just as much as they’re in the eyecare business. They know it and it shows, both in the attitude that greets you at their door on 1 Kirkland Ave. and in the spirit of their expanding floorplan. “People like color.

They like to be at ease,� said Dr. Lutz, a graduate of Utica College and the Pennsylvania College of Optometry in Philadelphia. “It’s more relaxing. You feel a little more like you’re at home.�

An optometrist by trade, Dr. Lutz tries to create an experience for his patients at Colonial Optical that is as “nonclinical� as possible.

The single examine chair isn’t hard plastic; it’s cushy leather. The walls aren’t painted medical white; they’re lined with rustic wood paneling and original stone. Display racks don’t hold the glasses; they’re “motifs,� ranging from modern to woodsy styles.

Accommodating customers’ needs has been critical to Colonial

Optical’s success.

Everything about a patient’s visits—from the easy parking in their lot behind Agway and their dual handicap accessible entrances, to their affordable frame and lens package options—is calculated.

Dr. Lutz will even see you at 8 p.m. if that’s the only time you can fit it in. In rare cases, when one of his senior patients couldn’t leave home, he has even made house calls.

Colonial Optical opened for business four years ago. At that time dispensing and reception all happened in the same room. As their customer base grew, something had to give. “It was like Grand Central station in here sometimes,� said Dr. Lutz.

The space next of door became available twice before Cathy and Dr. Lutz jumped on the opportunity to expand.

After some reluctance, they decided that growing in their current location was the only option. “We didn’t want to leave Clinton,� said Cathy. “We like it here.

The people are nice and it’s easy to get here.�

Merging the two spaces brought about 606 square feet to the original office’s 550 square foot layout. At the main entrance, customers are now greeted by a large waiting and reception area with

new furnishings to come. Behind it is private room that will eventually serve as a pre-testing and contact lens training area. The team hopes to also double their current eyeglass inventory, which currently includes brands like Roberto Cavalli, Sigrid Olsen, Kenneth Cole and “American Idol� judge Randy Jackson’s line.

According to Dr. Lutz, all the changes will be fully implemented by fall.

Like the appeal of the office space, the staff is small and personal. Aside from the husband and wife team, there is a single employee, Karen Bremer, who serves as the receptionist.

For a team of three, they get a lot done.

Beyond providing optometry, Dr. Lutz offers medical expertise in the field of dry eye syndrome and is preferred provider of Google Glass. Cathy manages the office and is currently working toward her optician’s license. And Bremer is a utility person who, as Dr. Lutz puts it, is

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The Balancing Act of Family Business

by Becky Wollin

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rowing up on a dairy farm in Canajoharie certainly helped prepare me for working in a familyowned business. It’s important for me to carry on with my own family many of the same “old fashioned” values that I experienced as a kid growing up. Television is not allowed during the week for the kids so that actual interaction, playing and conversations happen between them.

When it comes to balancing family and business, it’s harder to have direction.

What makes me feel balanced is making time for what is most important to me. My priorities are my family time and making sure all projects at the shop that I am in charge of get accomplished before their deadlines (even if I just squeak it in at the last minute).

As I write this, my desk is piled high with projects to start and finish. To accomplish my never-ending list at the shop, I try to pick the three most important things that need to be done that day. I write them on a sticky note, then add a number “4” and number “5” to my list but leave them blank because I know things always come up during the day that will need my attention.

I check items off as I accomplish them and get a wonderful sense of “yay” when I am able to do that. Sometimes I can actually get all five tasks done and then I do a happy dance. (They all think I’m a little crazy at the shop.)

My house looks good when company is coming over, but most of the time has that “lived in” vibe going on.

We make it a priority to eat dinner together almost every night, sitting at the table together and sharing what happened during the day. Since we work

together, we try not to make it all workrelated. The kids share what they did in school and each person at the table asks a question about another person’s day. It’s a nice way to keep tabs on the kids’ school life.

The kids can have friends over, but only on Friday nights. This keeps the weekdays a little less hectic with after school activities.

Friday is also pizza night, which lets me off the hook from having to cook, too. Luckily, I have a wonderful husband who is willing to split duties with me and does the grocery shopping —he is usually in Hannaford on Sunday mornings if you need any advice on your car.

We reserve Sunday afternoons to do things together as a family. It really helps to find an activity we can all do together like taking a walk or scanning the newspaper for local events to attend.

What is balance, anyway? If the floors are dusty and the laundry is piled in baskets, be happy that a nutritious dinner is on the table and the clothes in baskets are clean.

Before you answer that business phone call during family time, remember that it is far more important to listen to the tales of your child’s day. Your child will remember the conversations and special time more than they will remember the dust bunnies under the bed. Write your own definition of balance and hold on tight to what is important to you.

Running your own business does have its pitfalls. There are long hours, late dinners and sometimes one of us has to miss an event at school.

It does have its perks, too. I like my work and I enjoy getting to spend my days with my husband aiming

toward a common goal. I guess we are pretty balanced in an unbalanced sort of way.

Becky Wollin of Reservoir Road is a mom of three kids, two dogs, two cats, three horses, a fish and a ferret. Along with her husband, Rick, she is the owner of Clinton Auto Service and Car Wash at 3723 New York 12B. She works Monday through Saturday as the business’ office manager.

Ice Cream Shop Coming to the Village by staff

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new ice cream shop is coming to the Village. The space formerly held by Clinton Nail Salon & Spa at 18 College Street will soon be occupied by All Seasons Cafe.

Owner Michael Bertini confirmed the news. Bertini previously owned and operated All Seasons Ice Cream and Chocolate Factory, located at the The Orchard plaza in New Hartford. The Clinton location, he said, is a new concept.

“It’s a different company,” said Bertini.

“There’s going to be some food in there now. Wraps and cold sandwiches… pastries, chocolate. It’s going to be a combination of a lot of things.”

Ice cream, however, will still be at the forefront.

Bertini is scheduled to go before the Planning Board this week. He hopes to be open for business by the end of the month.

Jenna Wratten Returns to Work

by John Howard

ollowing a medical F scare that left her out of school for seven

weeks, Jenna Wratten returned to work last week at the Middle School.

A mystery illness had knocked her off her feet—and later, under the knife—leading up to the High School’s presentation of “Crazy For You.” “I don’t know how else to describe it other than jealousy,” said Wratten.

“I hate to use that term, but it was like I missed out on something.”

On February 4, musical rehearsal was in full swing. Wratten’s classroom was packed

with 60 kids running through chorus numbers. When she stood up from her chair, something wasn’t right.

“I feel all the color drain from my face,” Wratten send, recalling the event. “Then I realize that I’m going to be sick.”

What started out as a bad run-in with the flu quickly turned into what appeared to be a severe case of bronchitis or pneumonia. A few days and an x-ray later, doctors in urgent care were concerned but sent her home to rest. When

her condition didn’t improve, Wratten went to the emergency room.

“They used the ‘cancer’ word. They said all sorts of scary things,” Wratten said.

After she was treated for pneumonia, a day went by and symptoms escalated to debilitating pain. Eventually, doctors decided that surgery to relieve internal pressure was the only option.

While in her hospital bed, Wratten

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(continued from page 3) since 1859.

John Howard is a Clinton High School graduate and attended the Rochester Institute of Technology where he met Emily from Springfield, Va. They have worked in media in Los Angeles, California, as reporters, writers and producers.

Beginning in the early 1950s with the Boyntons and ending with the Kershners, the two owners tried without success to sustain editions for New Hartford and Whitesboro.

These endeavors lasted two to three years at best but did not make it financially.

The Clinton Courier has had offices in six places and now will move to 56 Dwight Ave., most recently a gift shop in a former private home next to the car wash. The other offices were at the corner of College and Williams streets, 18461857, Dayton Block on West Park Row, 18571862; Barrows Block on West Park Row, 18621891; Courier building at 1 Kirkland Ave., 18911980; 32 College Street, 1980-1996; 4 Meadow Street, 1996-2014.

Until the end of the Boynton era the Courier also had a job printing business along with printing the paper. Since then the paper has been printed at other newspapers’ press rooms and now is printed by Steffen Publishing of Holland Patent.

Keeping Clinton in the forefront with news, sports, editorials, letters to the editor, recipes, church news, pictures, medical news, and some local history, the weekly has chronicled the life and times of Clinton and Kirkland since 1846.

This writer has been a contributor to the paper since 1956 when he gave editor Jack Boynton Clinton high school sports articles and since the mid-1980s informing readers about local history.

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(continued from page 4) south of Hamilton to Earlville. The Earlville Opera House is one block east of the center of town. The art gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday, with frequent activities for kids and adults. Each year from May through October the Opera House presents an eclectic mix of musical, theater and dramatic performances.

Five more miles south to Sherburne, turn west on Route 80 to Rogers Environmental Education Center.

With spring budding, Rogers is scheduling events for nature lovers of all ages.

Ponds and streams provide abundant habitats for birds, geese, ducks, fish, herons, and various turtles. Miles of trails meander through the woods and ponds.

Rogers is bordered by the Chenango River, a picturesque stop for watching wildlife and skipping stones.

There are two blinds for viewing, and a deck with benches for relaxing near the water and watching snapping turtles as they swim along.

Canadian geese, great blue herons, and green herons are just a few of the regulars at Rogers.

As you’re heading home from your Southern adventure, stop at Gilligan’s Island in Sherburne for ice cream or a meal. The attractions of Madison County are only a short drive away!

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Bobcat Caught on Camera on Chapel View

by Staff

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bobcat has been spotted in Town.

During last week’s Town Board meeting, Police Chief Dan English announced that a large feline, which had been identified as a bobcat, was photographed wandering a wooded area near Chapel View.

According to English, reports of large cats of this type aren’t uncommon.

“We’ve had spontaneous sightings all over,” said English, who noted previous bobcat reports in Clark Mills and South and Fountain Streets over the past year. “This is the first time we’ve had someone actually take a picture of it.”

Christine Sullivan, who snapped the photo, contacted police.

No action was taken as the animal had quickly relocated. She has also spotted and photographed a coyote on the property.

A resident of Chapel View for 23 years, Sullivan said the prowlers are a new problem. Since seeing the animals she has been driving to the mailbox and keeping her miniature poodle

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Above: Bobcat roams Chapel View in daylight.

Photo: Christine Sullivan

on a short leash.

“They look at you in the eye. They don’t run away from you,” said Sullivan. “There are little kids here… We’re afraid.”

Environmental Conservation Officer Chrisman Starczek, who happened to be in the Kirkland Town Police Station with English when the photo came in, identified the animal as a bobcat.

“Over the last couple years bobcats have been working their way into the Southern Tier,” Starczek told The Courier. “I think the biggest reason people are seeing more wildlife is because of more neighborhoods and more expansion.”

Appearing similar to red foxes, bobcats are twice as large as a domestic cat. Their diet includes mice, snakes, grasshoppers and some vegetation. Also like foxes, there is a hunting and trapping season on them in the fall and winter throughout the State.

While there’s no immediate cause for alarm with a bobcat in the area, Starczek did affirm that residents with cats and small dogs should take caution.

“People should be responsible pet owners and keep an eye on their pets,” he said.

“We’ve got to share the outdoors. We can’t just rule it as their own.”

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NOTICE ANNUAL MEETING, BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTION CLINTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT TOWN OF KIRKLAND, COUNTY OF ONEIDA, NEW YORK NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a Public Hearing of the qualified voters of the Clinton Central School District, Oneida County, State of New York (the “District” ) will be held in the Clinton Central School Performing Arts Complex Theatre in said District on Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at 7:00 PM prevailing time, for the presentation of the budget document.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that said vote and election will be held on May 20, 2014 between the hours of 7:00AM and 8:00PM, prevailing time, in the Clinton Central School Performing Arts Complex Lobby, 75 Chenango Ave, Clinton, New York, at which time the polls will be open to vote by voting machine upon the following items: 1. To adopt the annual budget of the School District for the fiscal year 2014-2015 and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the District which shall appear on the ballot as Proposition No. 1.

2. To elect three (3) members of the Board of Education for three (3) year terms commencing July 1, 2014 and expiring on June 30, 2017. Board members whose terms are expiring are Jim Korfonta, Bill Huggins and Mike Wade.

3. Vehicle Purchase Proposition No. 2 Shall the Board of Education of the Clinton Central School District be authorized to purchase two (2) 66 -passenger school buses and one (1) 5-passenger minivan at a total estimated cost of $250,000, including necessary furnishings, fixtures and equipment and all other necessary costs incidental thereto, and to expend a total sum not to exceed $250,000, which is estimated to be the total maximum cost thereof, and levy a tax which is hereby voted for the foregoing in the amount of $250,000, which shall be levied and collected in annual installments in such years and in such amounts as may be determined by the Board of Education and in anticipation of the collection of such tax, bonds and notes of the District are hereby authorized to be issued at one time or from time to time in the principal amount not to exceed $250,000, and a tax is hereby voted to pay the interest on said obligations when due?

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required to fund the School District’s budget for 2014-2015, and the tax exemption report, exclusive of public monies, may be obtained by any resident of the District during business hours beginning May 6, 2014 in schoolhouses, the district offices (except on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays) from 8AM to 4PM, the public library and on the School District’s website at www.ccs.edu.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education shall be filed with the Clerk of said School District at the Superintendent’s Office of the Bridge Building between the hours of 8:00AM and 4:00PM, no later than April 21, 2014 at 5:00pm. Vacancies on the Board of Education are not considered separate, specific offices; candidates run at large. Nominating petitions shall not describe any specific vacancy upon the Board for which the candidate is nominated; must be directed to the Clerk of the District; must be signed by at least

25 qualified voters of the District, must state the name and residence of each signer, must state the name and residence of the candidate and whether or not he or she is an incumbent.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that applications for absentee ballots will be obtainable between the hours of 8:00AM and 4:00PM, Monday through Friday, except holidays, from the District Clerk beginning on April 4, 2014; completed applications must be received by the District Clerk at least seven (7) days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election, if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter. Absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk no later than 5:00PM, prevailing time, on Tuesday, May 20, 2014.

A list of persons to whom absentee ballots are issued will be available for inspection to qualified voters of the District in the Superintendent’s Office on and after May 7, 2014, between the hours of 8:00AM and 4:00PM on weekdays prior to the date set for the annual election on May 20, 2014, the day set for the election, and said list will be posted at the polling place(s) at the election. Any qualified voter present in the polling place may object to the voting of the ballot upon appropriate grounds for making his/her challenge and the reasons therefore known to the Inspector of Election before the close of the polls.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that personal registration of voters is required either pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law or pursuant to Article 5 of the Election Law. Accordingly, the only persons entitled to vote on May 20, 2014 at the District’s annual election are those who are qualified voters and who are registered to vote as set forth herein. To be a qualified voter, a person must be a citizen of the United States, at least 18 years of age and a legal resident of the District for a period of thirty (30) days immediately preceding May 20, 2014. If a voter has heretofore registered pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law and has voted at an annual or special District meeting within the last four (4) calendar years, he/she is eligible to vote at this election; if a voter is registered and eligible to vote under Article 5 of the Election Law, he/she is also eligible to vote at this election.

All other persons who wish to vote must register.

The Board of Registration will meet for the purpose of registering all qualified voters of the District pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law at the District Meeting Room, on May 15, 2014, between the hours of 1:30PM and 3:30PM, to add any additional names to the Register to be used at the aforesaid election, at which time any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such Register, provided that at such meeting of the Board of Registration, or their representative, he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of said Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at such election for which the register is prepared. The register so prepared pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law will be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the School District at the Superintendent’s Office, and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District beginning on May 16, 2014, between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM, prevailing time, on weekdays, and each day prior to the day set for the election, except Saturdays, Sundays, or holidays and at the polling place(s) on the day of the vote.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to §2014 of the Education law of the State of New York, the Board of Registration will meet on May 15, 2014, between the hours of 1:30PM and 3:30PM ,

prevailing time, at the District Meeting Room to prepare the Register of the School District to be used at the election to be held in 2014, and any special district meetings that may be held after the preparation of said Register, placed on such provided that at such meeting of said Board of Registration he/she is known or proven to the satisfaction of such Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote the school election for which said register is prepared, or any special district meeting held after May 15, 2014.

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1 SCOTT AVENUE, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 12/17/13. Office location: Oneida County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to John Strachen, 8747 Tibbits Rd., New Hartford, NY 13413.

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ART & VINE LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 3/5/2014. Office in Oneida Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 157 Genesee St., Utica, NY 13501, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. #17490

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DICK’S GENERAL CONTRACTING, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 2/7/14.

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, 8288 Meadows Rd., Taberg, NY 13471. General Purpose. #17379

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Impetus Health, LLC notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (“LLC”) Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (“SSNY”)) on: February 6, 2014. Office location: County of Oneida, New York.

SSNY designated as Agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and post office address SSNY shall mail copy of process to: Impetus Health, LLC, 1 Knoll Rd, Utica, NY 13501. Purpose: Any lawful purpose permitted under LLC Law. #17378

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AKB, LLC Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (“LLC”). Limited Liability Company Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (“SSNY”) on 1/7/2014. Office location: 2145 Dwyer Avenue, Utica, Oneida County, NY. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY may mail a copy of any process to the LLC, 2145 Dwyer Avenue, Utica, New York 13501. Purpose: Any lawful act under New York LLC Law. #17412

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Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of NY on February 27,2014 for Hayloft On The Arch, LLC, located in Oneida County. Michael Mathalia has been designated as agent upon whom process may be served. The address to which any process against the LLC shall be served is 5014 State Rt. 365, Verona, NY 13478. The purpose of the business is to engage in any lawful business activity. The duration of this LLC is perpetual. #17547

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF NEW YORK LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Name of LLC: AG Transport, LLC. Art. of Org. filed with Secy. of State NY (SSNY) on February 24, 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: 10417 Turnpike Road, Utica, NY 13502.

Purpose: any lawful purpose. #17411

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PHARMACY SOLUTIONS CONSULTING LLC Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (“LLC”) Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (“SSNY”)on: December 6, 2013. Office location: County of Oneida, New York.

SSNY designated as Agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and post office address SSNY shall mail copy of process to: the LLC, 6767 Peck Road, Deansboro, New York 13328. Purpose: Any lawful purpose permitted under LLC Law. #17365

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THESE PRETZELS ARE MAKING ME THIRSTY, LLC Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (“LLC”) LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (“SSNY”) on 02/21/2014. Office location: 259 Higby Road, New Hartford, Oneida County, NY. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY may mail a copy of any process to the LLC, 259 Higby Road, New Hartford, NY 13413.

Purpose: Any lawful act under New York LLC Law. #17477

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This will serve as notice that the Articles of Organization for a limited liability company known as McConnell Investors LLC was filed with the Secretary of State on February 21, 2014. The Secretary of State has been designated as the agent of the limited liability company upon whom process against it may be served. The principal office of the company and the address where process against the company may be served is 24 Tennyson Road, New Hartford, NY 13413. Purpose: any lawful activity. #17371

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MALHAWK ASSOCIATES, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 1/22/14. 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, c/o Gerald Green, Attorney, 12 Steuben Park, Utica, NY 13501. General Purpose. #17420

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY CO. (LLC) Name of LLC: ERJB RESOURCES, LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the NY Sec. of State on January 10, 2001. Office and address in Oneida Co. at 1729 North George Street, Rome, New York 13440; Sec. of State designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served, and address Sec. of State shall mail copy of process is: 1729 North George Street, Rome, New York 13440; Purpose: Any lawful purpose permitted under LLCL. #17364

Legal Notice

Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Company (LLC) Name: J. BARNES PROPERTIES, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on February 4, 2014. Office Location: Oneida County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 1388 McCabe Road, Waterville, New York 13480. Purpose: to engage in any and all business for which LLCs may be formed under the New York LLC law. #17366

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Notice of formation of HEIDREA ORISKANY II, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/18/2014. Office in Oneida County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 1 William Way Bellingham, MA 02019.

Purpose: Telecommunications #17377

Legal Notice

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY PURSUANT TO Section 206 OF THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY LAW Notice is hereby given that the undersigned have formed a limited liability company, pursuant to Section 206 of the Limited Liability Company Law, the particulars of which are as follows: 1. The name of the limited liability company is “Court Street Crafts LLC” 2. The date of filing is March 12, 2014. 3. Oneida County is the county within the State of New York where the office of the limited liability company is located. 4. The Secretary of State is designated as agent of the limited liability company for service of process and the post office address to which the Secretary of State shall mail copy of any process against the limited liability company is 1103 Lenox Avenue, Utica, New York 13502. 5. There is no registered agent for service. 6. The limited liability company is formed for any lawful business purpose. #17480

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Notice of Qualification of FIRST GARDEN DEVELOPMENT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/12/14. Office location: Oneida County. LP formed in Connecticut (CT) on 11/27/96.

Princ. office of LP: Garden Homes Management Corporation, 29 Knapp St., Stamford, CT 06907, which is also the CT address of LP. SSNY designated as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LP at the addr. of its princ. office.

Name and addr. of each general partner are available from SSNY. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of CT, 30 Trinity St., Hartford, CT 06106.

Purpose: Any lawful activity. #17472

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Notice of Qualification of WKTV, LLC Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/17/14. Office location: Oneida County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 09/26/13. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o CT Corporation System, 111 Eighth Ave., 13th Fl., NY, NY 10011.

DE addr. of LLC: 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of the State of DE, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. #17488

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SPI FITNESS, LLC Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (“LLC”) Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (“SSNY”) on: February 10, 2014.

Office location: County of Oneida, New York. SSNY Designated as Agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and post office address SSNY shall mail copy of process to: SPI Fitness, LLC 85 Taber Road, New Hartford, NY 13413. Purpose: Any lawful purpose permitted under LLC law. #17405

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Jenna Wratten warms up students for morning class with vocal exercises.

WORK

(continued from page 9) remembers rewriting program pages and doing directors’ notes, unsure of how she was going to pull the show off under the circumstances. Budget cuts to the School’s music program left her without an assistant director, and therefore without a backup plan.

A lifeline came in the form of seasoned CHS musical veteran: Bonnie Hibbard. Without her stepping in to assume the role of acting director, the show would probably have gone on, but the quality would have noticeably suffered.

“We weren’t where we needed to be,” said Wratten. “I just don’t want people to be like, ‘See? Jenna wasn’t here and it happened.’

It happened because of Bonnie Hibbard.”

For the music director, what the kids do on stage is nothing short of “magical,” but the procedures getting to opening night are far less enchanting. Sets need to be built, props need to be imagined, programs need to be assembled and after parties need to be planned. With the musical’s captain out of commision, further stress was placed on students, parents, volunteers and key personnel.

Wratten, who today is overwhelmed with gratitude for the help, did get to see the musical.

She watched the show from the lighting booth

with a medical mask on during the Saturday night show. (“I cried the whole way through,” she said.)

The camaraderie theme of the show originally spawned from looking at Clinton’s 2013 summer flood and how the community came together to endure. The way things played out behind the scenes, that parallel only rang truer.

“Even though I was reading other shows I was like, ‘No. This is just the year for it,’” she said. “It’s just about people coming together and making something happen.”

Wratten’s first week back has been rather uneventful when compared to the last two months. Her schedule is now filled with getting vocal soloists ready for NYSSMA, along with caring for a sick son who caught a stomach bug. (“Just to keep things interesting,” she said.)

Jenna Wratten will be honored in the arts

and communication category at YWCA’s “Salute to Outstanding Women,” Thursday, April 3, at Hart’s Hill Inn in Whitesboro. The event recognizes outstanding accomplishments by women who live and work in Oneida and Herkimer counties.

“The kids all loved him.”

David has been a super fan since Andy took the ice and made a point to be at every game this season– home and away–that he could. The traveling tradition that started during Andy’s years in high school, jumping from team to team.

Andy played goalie for the Cornell Big Red, where he set the school record for alltime saves while also accumulating a 3.82 grade point average.

“He’s very, very thorough, prepared and studious,” said Mike Shafer, Andy’s coach at Cornell. “He doesn’t leave a stone unturned.”

While Andy grew up in Ithaca, his family has

strong roots in Clinton and the hockey system.

David’s business has been in Clinton since 1957.

Shortly after the student athlete honor, Andy signed a contract with the Florida Everblades of the ECHL. David watched his first professional game on an internet stream.

Both David and Shafer expect great things in Andy’s future.

There’s even the slight chance that he could end up playing for the Syracuse Crunch, an upper level affiliate of the Everblades. David smiled at the thought.

“I would be in Syracuse whenever I had the opportunity,” he said.

Local Grandfather Celebrates Grandson’s Top Honor

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D

oting grandfather David Iles of Voce & Iles, CPAs on College Street had to find a little extra room for pride when his grandson Andy Iles was named ECAC Hockey’s student athlete of the year for the 2013–14 season.

“He was a rock star at Cornell,” said David.

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SKATING

(continued from page 1) needed to put the show on.

Show themes are never repeated, meaning many props like backdrops have to be made new each year.

Props and costumes that can be recycled for later seasons are stored for use in future seasons.

“We have two huge costume rooms,” said Theresa Chesebro, a board member for the club. “You know, we may change out a hat or a hairpiece. We might change the sequence on a dress or add a tutu.”

Planning for the show begins as early as May of the previous year with over 20 committees involved throughout the 10-month process.

Skaters, on the other hand, start learning their routines at the end of February.

“To put together a three and a half minute number in four weeks is very challenging,” said coach Bridget Roberts.

“It’s a lot on the kids.”

New challenges for both coaches and skaters at this year’s show included a youth hockey presentation and an opening number with kids of all skill levels on the ice at once, both never before done.

For coaches like Roberts and Nicole Goodelle, who are products of Clinton Skating Club themselves, the benefit to the kids makes all the

financial and physical effort of the Fantasy On Ice worthwhile.

“Figure skating is a sport not like basketball where there are games that you can go to,” said Goodelle. “This is their chance to show off what they’ve worked so hard on all year.”

CCS Alum Recalls Record-Setting Hamilton College Curling Season

by Staff

Clinton native Tara Huggins competed at the College Curling National Championships for Hamilton College last month. It was the first time the university had made an appearance at the annual event in Blaine, Minn.

Hamilton College’s curling club is made up of about 20 athletes.

Huggins, along with teammates Meghan Doherty, Josh DeVinny and Jake Davidson, was selected to represent the school at the top event. She served as the foursome’s skip, which, in her words, has the same pressures and responsibilities as a quarterback on a football field.

In Minnesota, Hamilton faced off against some of the top college clubs in the country.

They ended up falling short to larger schools in all three games, losing to Tennessee, MIT and the University of Wisconsin – Stevens

Point.

“We came in sixteenth. We came in last,” Huggins said with an optimistic laugh. “It was a big deal for us just to go.”

Hamilton’s curling team practices once a week at the Utica Curling Club in Whitestown.

The team actually qualified for Curling Nationals last season, but only a week prior to the competition due to the league’s ranking rules. As a club sport, Hamilton’s curling road tournaments are based on budgets and academic schedules.

It was impossible to accommodate the last minute trip.

“We really wanted to go this year,” said Huggins. “Because we had qualified so last minute last year, this year it was key for us to make sure we could figure out a way to make it happen.”

With an Olympic year boosting the cause, Huggins is happy to see the awareness and interest in curling on campus starting to spread. As a senior, she has no intentions to stop playing if she can help it.

“It’s definitely a lifetime sport,” she said.

“It depends on where I live and how close it is to a curling club.”

Huggins is scheduled to graduate this sprng with a degree in communications. She hopes to find a career in event planning or television production.

Above: Clinton’s Josh Houle waits in front of the net as junior captain Gavin Gleason dodges defenders in a scrimmage against Whitesboro. The teams tied but Clinton was able to prevail when it counted, beating Whitesboro 11-7 on March 29.

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