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Experience the flavor of a pickyour-own apple orchard.

EXHIBITION GAME Museums highlight hunting, baseball, history and more

MINE, ALL MINE It’s fun to search for diamonds at Crystal Grove

Crafting Comfort Furniture craftsman builds Adirondack Westport chairs SPONSORED BY THE FULTON COUNTY REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

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FULTON COUNTY, NEW YORK CO NTE NT S F E AT U R E S 6 I’D RATHER BE FISHING Outdoor enthusiasts flock to Fulton County for fishing and hunting.

10 EXHIBITION GAME From baseball to hunting, museums here cover history from every angle.

14 ARTSY SCENE Fulton County is home to a flourishing arts community.

28 STEPPING STONES Students gain 21st century employment skills and college credits in tech programs.

FULTON COUNTY BUSINESS 22 Proud of Its Culture FAGE yogurt creates new job opportunities in the region.

24 Biz Briefs 26 Chamber Report 27 Economic Profile

D E PA R TM E NT S 4 Almanac: a colorful sampling of Fulton County’s culture

18 Local Flavor 19 Portfolio: people, places and events that define Fulton County

32 CRAFTING COMFORT Gloversville craftsman recreates Adirondack Westport chairs.

29 Health & Wellness 31 Sports & Recreation

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Treasure Hunt Great Getaway A visit to Eagle Mills, an 87-acre family fun park nestled at the foot of the Adirondacks in Broadalbin, is a step back in time. Pan for amethyst, rubies and other gems at Eagle Mills Gem Mine. Or watch the century-old water wheel as it goes into action, powering the cider mill and press. Meander across the nostalgic covered bridge, or just relax down by the old mill stream with a glass of Eagle Mills sweet cider and a hot cider doughnut from the Eagle Mills Country Bakery.

A Revolutionary Walk Take a walk where Revolutionary soldiers marched on a visit to Fort Johnstown. Located on Montgomery Street in Johnstown, the fort was built in 1772 as the Tryon County Jail and converted to a military prison and fort during the American Revolution, when it was fortified with lookout towers to protect the Sacandaga Road from enemy infiltrators. It was inspected by Gen. George Washington in 1783 and was considered one of America’s strongest buildings for defense, with its massive stone walls impervious to all but the heaviest artillery.

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Combing through antique shops is a favorite pastime, and Fulton County is loaded with opportunities to find quality antiques and little trinkets and treasures.

At Terry’s Antiques, located on the corner of Main and Fulton streets in Gloversville, browsers will find a great selection of Depression glass, collectibles and furniture. Or try School House Treasures in Broadalbin, or Adirondack Annie & Co. and The Adirondack Emporium in Johnstown.

Paradise Park Pine Lake Park is an Adirondack paradise, providing the perfect place to boat, camp, swim, have a beachside wedding or meet up with friends. The park’s dance hall is a splendid venue for parties and receptions and can accommodate up to 400 people; catering services are available for formal dinners or family picnics. Enjoy swimming, miniature golfing, hiking or have some friendly competition at the arcade. An RV park and campground are carved into the base of Kane Mountain, providing seasonal family camping.

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Fast Facts Enjoy These Doin’s Don your patriotic duds during The Doin’s, Northville’s Fourth of July Summerfest. Festivalgoers have plenty of food and crafts to choose from during the multi-day event. Enjoy rides, music and antique cars as you soak up the history in a town that dates back to the 1780s. You can also purchase books during the library’s mammoth book sale. The streets are lined with spectators to watch the annual afternoon patriotic parade. The day is capped with spectacular fireworks at 10 p.m.

Fulton County At A Glance POPULATION (2008 ESTIMATE) Fulton County: 55,024

FOR MORE INFORMATION Fulton County Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry 2 North Main Street Gloversville, NY 12078 Phone: (518) 725-0641 (800) 676-3858 Fax: (518) 725-0643 www.fultoncountyny.org

LOCATION Fulton County is in east-central New York and is known as the Gateway to the Adirondacks.

BEGINNINGS The county began to prosper more than 250 years ago when Sir William Johnson, a representative of the English king, created Tryon County.

The county later divided into Fulton and Montgomery counties. Fulton County’s namesake is Robert Fulton, who invented the steamship.

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Q Fulton County is home to the cities of Gloversville and Johnstown; the villages of Broadalbin, Mayfield and Northville; and the towns of Bleecker, Caroga, Johnstown, Ephratah, Northampton, Oppenheim, Perth and Stratford.

Q Rose Knox (18571947) was a Fulton County native and helped build Knox Gelatin Co. into the largest gelatin distribution company in the U.S. Q Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815-1902) hailed from Fulton County and was a pioneer of women’s rights and a leader in the women’s suffrage movement.

Q Agriculture is important in Fulton County, with 222 farms producing dairy, fruit, grain and livestock.

Q Fulton County is the southern gateway to Adirondack Park.

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OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS FLOCK TO FULTON COUNTY FOR FISHING AND HUNTING OPPORTUNITIES

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ou Stutzke has fond memories of his childhood and teenage years, when he spent most winters ice fishing on Fulton County’s lakes with his uncle.

“My uncle built this really cool deluxe shanty, and we’d camp out on weekends until I was, like, 17,” recalls Stutzke, who owns Fuel-n-Food convenience store in Mayfield with his wife, Nancy. “He’d bring a couple of his friends, and I’d bring a couple of mine, and we’d make hot dogs or a big pot of chili. We called it shanty chili.

I’ve always loved ice fishing.”

He’s not alone. With 44 lakes, Fulton County has become a mecca for fishermen, and hunting is a popular sport in the region as well. In fact, Outdoor Life magazine ranks Fulton County one of the best places in the nation for hunting and fishing. Deer F U LT O N C O U N T Y

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and bear are highly sought after by hunters, although small game is also desirable.

“I prefer small game – rabbits and squirrels – because there’s more action involved,” says Herb Frank, a sales representative at Fly Shack in Gloversville. Fly Shack offers a wide selection of quality fly fishing flies as well as other outdoor gear.

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catching salmon and steelhead. He says good fishing can also be found in the Great Sacandaga Lake and in many streams throughout the region.

Nowhere is the community’s love affair with fishing more apparent than at the Walleye Challenge, an ice-fishing competition that takes place the last weekend in January. The one-day event is a joint venture of local businesses and the Fulton County Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

“It’s a $45,000 tournament, and local businesses supply prizes and help out,” Stutzke says. “Every hour, $900 in prize money is given away for eight hours. It goes by the heaviest three fish caught every hour, and then there’s a prize for the biggest fish at the end of the day.”

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of the overwhelming response.

“We raised it to 1,500 participants for 2010 because we had to turn so many people away the first year,” Stutzke says.

In addition to prize money, there are also drawings for four-wheelers, snowmobiles and other prizes.

“A couple hundred people pay the $30 entrance fee just for the chance to win a prize,” Stutzke says.

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ice-fishing contest the first weekend in March. Stutzke started the contest 11 years ago with 100 participants, and it has grown to 700 participants with $10,000 in prizes.

“My contest is like a big camping party,” he says. “For the 10th anniversary in 2009, we had a big cookout on the ice. We had a big smoker with beef, ribs and pork. Everybody had a great time.”

Other great fishing spots include

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Pecks Lake, Canada Lake, West Caroga Lake and East Caroga Lake, to name a few. For more information on fishing and hunting in Fulton County, visit www.44lakes.com.

Fulton County’s beautiful lakes, including Pine Lake (left) and Pecks Lake (bottom right) offer many recreational activities.

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y highlighting its rich past, Fulton County’s museums make sure today’s visitors and residents experience the region’s pivotal, historical role in baseball, big-game hunting and more. While there’s plenty of indoor culture to be found here, sports and the great outdoors are a major draw in a region known as the Gateway to the Adirondacks.

New York state has a rich history in baseball, and so does Fulton County. The sport’s local history has been getting plenty of notice at an exhibit, the History of Baseball, which is on display at the Fulton County Historical Society & Museum through May 2010. The multimedia collection also is traveling the region, both in pieces and in its entirety, including a long-term stop with the Gloversville Little League until it can find a permanent home.

“It documents the history of baseball in Fulton County from the 1800s to the present,” says Mike Hauser, president of Twin Cities Sports Promotions and a lifelong collector of baseball memorabilia. “I thought it covered our history pretty well, but once we opened we found whole new areas

that hadn’t been included or explored, so we’re looking to add new information all the time.”

Everything from local lads who made good to visits from such notables as Cy Young is featured, as well as local industries such as Rawlings Sporting Goods’ baseball bat manufacturing plant in Dolgeville, which still manufactures “Adirondack Bats” for major leaguers, and the Henry Denkert Baseball Glove Factory, located in Johnstown, which made gloves for players from the major league to little league.

Also noted in the exhibit as part of the rich leather history of the region is the fact that F. Rulisons & Sons in Johnstown provided the white horse hide leather to make major league baseballs for many years.

Another type of game takes center stage at the Wildlife Sports and Educational Museum, which offers up 14,000 square feet of art, artifacts and memorabilia related to hunting, fishing and other outdoor game sports. It took a while to get up and running, but since opening four years ago the museum has been steadily adding to its collection and now is looking at building an annex for a research library, says Robert Kasmierski,

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president of the museum’s board of directors and a driving force behind its creation.

“We wanted to have something for the outdoor people like what they have for the baseball folks, and so this is about those who hunt, fish and trap,” Kasmierski says.

“We’ve got more than 120 deer heads on display, probably one of the best deer-head collections in North America. We’ve also got life-size buffalos, mountain goats and mountain sheep, as well as a whole bunch of firearms, fishing tackle, traps, bows and arrows showing how different hunting implements have changed over the years.”

Rounding out the picture are the Fulton County Historical Society & Museum in Gloversville, which sits in the midst of the Historic District of Old Kingsborough, and

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the Arkell Museum at Canajoharie, which opened a new facility in 2007 and features both permanent and touring exhibitions on American art and Mohawk Valley history.

“It’s surprising that this little community has so many works by so many noted American artists,” says Diane Forsberg, chief curator of the Arkell. “We have 21 paintings by Winslow Homer, for example, representing the whole span of his career.” Also of note are the Adirondack Museum in Blue Mountain Lake whose collections and engaging programs reflect stories of life, work and play in the Adirondack Park and northern New York State, and a comprehensive glove-making museum housed in the Grandoe Corporation building in downtown Gloversville.

Displays at the Wildlife Sports & Educational Museum (top left), the Arkell Museum (bottom left) and the Fulton County Historical Society & Museum (bottom right)

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Artsy Scene FULTON COUNTY IS HOME TO A FLOURISHING ARTS COMMUNITY

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ultural arts programs are flourishing in Fulton County, with a variety of options for patrons.

A variety of venues – including the historic Glove Performing Arts Center – plus a bevy of talented musicians, artists and actors, and active arts organizations sponsoring numerous activities throughout the year add up to a thriving arts scene.

At the top of the organization chart is the Sacandaga Valley Arts Network, a not-for-profit organization formed in 1997 with the mission of promoting the arts throughout the acandaga watershed region.

With a hands-on board of 11 active people and a growing membership, SVAN is bringing the arts to life in Fulton County.

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number of extremely talented people located in and around our local communities,” says Barbara Reffitt, current president. “We are working hard to give our artists and musicians many opportunities for exposure and networking, and at the same time provide the community with access to a wide variety of high-quality cultural arts and crafts.”

SVAN’s music committee presents the SVAN Sunday Concerts in the Park in Northville during the summer and a Coffee House Series in the winter. Concerts offer a selection of music to please everyone, from jazz, folk, blues and contemporary, even branching out to Andean folk music.

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“Before joining SVAN, I had no idea of the number of extremely talented people located in and around our local communities.” chairperson, works to bring fun and creative theater presentations to various parts of Fulton County.

“In the winter we do Hot Nights, a dinner and variety show held at a local restaurant,” she says. “It’s lots of fun, in a relaxed environment, with audience involvement. This summer we are planning a dinner theater murder mystery. We held our first one last year and had a great time.”

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production, Murphy says, probably a musical.

Summer is made more lively with a series of free summer concerts presented by the local Gloversville Citizens Band, a symphonic orchestra of approximately 50 professionallevel musicians.

The SVAN Visual Arts Committee plans and hosts several gallery showings throughout the community, including a featured artist and reception held each

month at the Northville Library.

“And this year we worked with the Fulton County Chamber of Commerce to open a new Artist Gallery in the Vail Mills Visitors Center,” Reffitt says. “We currently have approximately 18 artists who create everything from paintings, photographs and drawings to beautiful silk scarves and fine art woodworking.”

A popular workshop program gives aspiring artists direction in a variety of subjects, ranging from basket-weaving and flower-pressing to painting and digital photography.

SVAN’s biggest fundraiser is the popular handmade Adirondack quilt.

“For 10 years, talented quilters have designed, hand-appliqued and quilted beautiful works of art that have contributed approximately $30,000 to SVAN,” Reffitt says. “These funds have helped SVAN provide the community with 10 years of musical concerts, art

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shows, workshops and theater at little or no cost to the public.”

SVAN also successfully applies for grants from the New York State Council on the Arts to round out its funding needs.

Fulton County is not at a loss for venues, with the Glove Performing Arts Center providing the perfect location for live performances. Built in 1914 and saved from the wrecking ball in 1995, its history is in vaudeville and movies, which is demonstrated through displays in the Glove Theater Museum.

Christmas and variety shows are the hallmark of the Glove Performing Arts Center presentations.

What’s Online e Tour the chamber’s art gallery in our quick online video at imagesfultoncounty.com.

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All in Good Tastiness COOPERATIVE MARKET MAKES FRESH PRODUCE EASY TO FIND

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here is plenty in store for Fulton County residents who want to support local farmers.

Mohawk Harvest Cooperative Market opened in August 2009 in downtown Gloversville, across from the Glove Performing Arts Center.

The grocery store features fresh items that are locally produced.

“Area farmers supply us with fruits and vegetables as well as items such as maple syrup, honey and dairy from four local creameries,” says Chris Curro, manager of Mohawk Harvest Cooperative Market. “We even have a local coffee roaster that provides us with fresh selections. This market is giving the community local foods that they might not be able to find elsewhere, including quite a few gourmet brands.”

Curro says several of the products sold are organic, plus area herdsmen supply meats such as beef, veal, lamb, pork and chicken.

“Our prices are very reasonable,” he says.

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“For example, we are cheaper than any other local stores with our flour prices, wheat germ, oats, dried fruit, nuts and so forth. Our dairy is a little higher, but that allows us to give more money back to the local dairy farmers.”

Mohawk Harvest accepts memberships for a one-time, lifetime fee of $150, and that fee gives the members occasional special discounts.

For example, in October 2009 members received 5 percent off any organic products.

“We want memberships and currently have about 200 of them, but the store is also open to everyone in the general public,” Curro says.

“We are a grocery store for the entire community.”

Curro adds that the market is ideal for farmers who might sell one day a week at a farmer’s market, then can also sell their goods at Mohawk Harvest.

“We are open Monday through Saturday,” he says. “It’s a great way for local foods to get onto local tables.”

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Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Go Clubbing he club scene has a special meaning to golfers in Fulton County.

There are a number of top golf venues in the area, and duffers can even play at famed courses such as Pebble Beach and St. Andrews without ever setting foot outside of the county.

Pebble Beach and St. Andrews â&#x20AC;&#x201C; how is that possible?

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s possible because of Fox Run Golf Club in Johnstown, which offers great outdoor golf as well as excellent indoor opportunities. The club has an indoor simulator that can showcase 50 courses from around the world, with golfers whacking the ball into a movie screen and then watching the computerized trajectory and flight path.

Hales Mills Country Club, also in Johnstown, is known for its fine golf along with several dining options in its clubhouse. The 18-hole course at Hales Mills opened in 1995 and measures 5,995 yards from the longest tees.

Holland Meadows Golf Course in Gloversville is an 18-hole, par 59 course that features 13 par-3 holes and five par-4s. The longest hole measures 405 yards and the shortest is 100 yards, and the ladies tee off from the same set of tees as the men.

There are four ponds and a stream that come into play on six of the holes at Holland Meadows. The signature hole is No. 16, a 100-yard par-3 that requires a shot over water to a small green.

Sacandaga Golf Club in Northampton is a nine-hole course with small greens.

A ravine winds through the acreage and comes into play on seven holes. The golf club has mostly flat terrain that makes it an easy course to walk.

Meanwhile, other popular venues in Fulton County include Kingsboro Golf Club in Gloversville, Nick Stoner Municipal Golf Course in Caroga Lake and Pine Brook Golf Club in Gloversville.

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t opened in 1933 and closed in 2009, and Bob Perrella was there during all 76 years.

Perrella’s was one of several glovemaking factories that helped put Gloversville on the map, and it was the last plant to still make all of its gloves in Gloversville. However, that ended in February 2009 when the facility shut its doors.

“We were making golf gloves for Titleist right up to the last day we were in the shop,” says owner Bob Perrella.

“But nowadays, discount stores can sell gloves for as little as $7, and we couldn’t even make them for that amount. So that was a sign we better call it quits.”

Perrella, 83, was just an 8-year-old boy when he went to work in 1933 for his parent’s glove manufacturing company. The original factory facility still stands today in Gloversville, although it is occupied by another company.

“I was 83 when the plant closed, but another employee, Bert Salluzzo, was 90 when the doors finally shut,” Perrella says. “Bert was sewing gloves when he was 90, but now both he and I are having health problems due to old age.

He went to work for the company at age 17, and the only time either of us ever missed work was when we served in the armed forces during World War II.” Perrella says the company was founded in 1933 solely as a manufacturer of ladies dress gloves, then branched out in later years.

“Back then, the glove industry was so large that everyone was able to specialize in a certain product,” he says.

“My dad, Joseph, actually began our business in the back room of our house, where he set up a sewing machine and cutting table. My father sold a whole lot of dress leather, stylish and affordable ladies gloves during our many decades of operation.”

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arty Krempa has always enjoyed landscaping as a hobby. Now, it’s his business.

Krempa and his son, Jeff, established Krempa Custom Landscaping & Design in 2009, and the Johnstown business is already a success. The Krempas were busy all the way into November 2009 when snow and cold weather finally halted them in their first year.

“I always wanted to work with my father, so since we both like working outdoors and with our hands, we decided to formally start our own landscaping venture,” says Jeff Krempa.

“We had an incredible first year, with customers in Johnstown and within a 30-mile radius.”

Krempa says their first-year jobs ranged from projects that were completed in a half-day to one large job that took a full month to complete.

“We purchased a small backhoe that can fit in anyone’s yard, where we could

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omeone came up with a sparkling idea 40 years ago, and the interesting concept is still going strong today.

Crystal Grove Diamond Mine & Campground is located just outside St. Johnsville in Oppenheim, at the foothills of the Adirondacks in Fulton County. Visitors to Crystal Grove can enter the mine and dig for quartz crystal diamonds, which are not found anywhere else in the world.

The quartz stones are actually referred to as Herkimer diamonds, and the largest one found at Crystal Grove measured eight inches long and was about the size of a Nerf football.

“Some people say the diamonds are named for Herkimer County, but the legend is that the Revolutionary War hero, George Herkimer, was interested in them,” says Cecily Myers, who owns Crystal Grove with her husband, Evan. “Those interested in the metaphysical consider quartz to be the great healer. Sometimes, though, people just put them on display in their collections.”

Crystal Grove Diamond Mine also has a comfortable campground on site, with cabins that provide access to a small trout stream, bird watching and trails. The campground was established in 1970 to capitalize on the excitement and interest shown by tourists who enjoyed the mining experience.

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get in and get out,” he says. “We plant things that we know are going to survive year-round, so when the snow melts in the spring, they will take off and grow again.”

The company can install items such as ponds, waterfalls, stream beds and boulder walls.

“One of our most popular items is called a bubbler, where we take a 400pound boulder and core-drill it, then make the rock into a water feature,” Krempa says. “It requires no maintenance, with water trickling down the boulder and then a pump recirculates it.”

Krempa says his father Marty’s home in Johnstown serves as a showpiece for the business, with several incredible landscaping attractions on the grounds.

“Our business provides a one-stop shop where we can make any customer’s property sparkle.”

The cabins sleep four persons each, with a double and a bunk bed. The rate is $60 a night, and reservations are recommended because of Crystal Grove’s growing popularity.

As for the mining, Myers says you don’t have to be an expert to prospect. A shovel, hammer and chisel will help, but even small garden tools will do the work.

Eye protection is recommended, and safety glasses are available in the mine store.

“Sometimes you get lucky with the mining, and sometimes you don’t,” she says. “And if breaking rocks isn’t for you, just sifting through the dirt will also often reveal these stunning, sparkling gems.”

– Stories by Kevin Litwin

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he word “free” is commonly used at FAGE Total yogurt … as in free of additives, free of preservatives and free of sweeteners.

FAGE (pronounced fa-yeh) is the leading dairy company in Greece, having been founded in 1926. But 82 years later in 2008, the successful company established its first-ever production facility in the United States, headquartering it in the Johnstown Industrial Park.

“FAGE looked diligently at 17 U.S. sites throughout the entire Northeast before finally deciding on us,” says Jeff Bray, executive vice president of the Fulton County Economic Development Corp. “They researched for about three years before making their choice. Our strong dairy industry, easy transportation access and abundance of water are key reasons why the company picked us.”

Bray adds that another lure for FAGE was the GloversvilleJohnstown Joint Wastewater Treatment Facilities.

“In the 1970s, local government officials were wise enough to construct a state-of-the-art, $70 million treatment facility to support the leather industry, with that plant being environmentally advanced to deal with the byproduct waste,” he says. “Ironically, the byproduct waste that FAGE produces in its whey has similar chemicals that require the same level of treatment processing. Having such a high-tech wastewater facility already here gave us a major negotiating advantage when trying to ultimately land FAGE.” FAGE Total bills itself as a unique yogurt company 22

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because it features only two ingredients – live cultures and milk. The live cultures increase absorption of calcium by the body, providing a greater source of calcium than the same volume of milk.

By the way, yogurt is one of the oldest foods known to man, dating back 4,000 years, and the Greeks are known for their advancements with the product.

“We would never make a product that we would not give to our children,” says Ioannis Papageorgiou, FAGE president and CEO. As for the Johnstown site, FAGE constructed an $85 million, 110,000-square-foot facility and began its U.S. operations with 60 employees. It plans to increase the workforce to 100 whenever the need arises.

FAGE yogurt is currently sold in 18 states that include New York, New Jersey, California, Florida and Texas as well as Washington, D.C. The company plans on increasing its presence in the United States in the near future with a national marketing campaign that it plans to launch in 2010 or 2011.

“Ten years ago, a feta cheese company from Turkey – Euphrates Inc. – began operations in Fulton County, and it was attracted to this area because of the water supply, wastewater system and close proximity to the raw material they were looking for – milk,” Bray says. “That’s exactly why FAGE arrived here, and we hope that word now gets out even more so that additional dairy-related industries will choose Fulton County because of all the advantages we offer.”

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Biz Briefs BUSINESSES – BOTH LARGE AND SMALL – THAT HELP DEFINE FULTON COUNTY’S ECONOMIC CLIMATE

Scorecard BUSINESS AT A GLANCE

$403,102 Retail sales ($1,000)

$7,311 Retail sales per capita

$32,525 Accommodations and food service sales ($1,000)

3,709 Total number of firms For more economic information about Fulton County, please visit www.images fultoncounty.com

PARTNER’S PUB Biz: Irish pub, restaurant Buzz: The Lanzis, a restaurant family already running Northville’s Sport Island Pub and Mayfield’s Lanzi’s on the Lake, bought and re-styled the menu at this fixture in Johnstown.

The Lanzis are continuing the pub’s tradition of Irish and folk music and lore, but have added an Italian “twist” to the popular menu.

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ITALYMONDO! Biz: Italian culture, ancestry Buzz: While cleaning his grandmother’s attic, Peter Farina discovered photos and letters from Italy that led him on a trip to find his Italian roots. He then created italyMONDO!, an Italian cultural heritage company that helps Italians of origin trace their history. Services include dualcitizenship acquisition and genealogy. www.italymondo.com PINE TREE RIFLE CLUB Biz: rifle club, target practice Buzz: Since 1937, sharpshooters in Fulton County have gotten their target practice at Johnstown’s 150-member Pine Tree Rifle Club Inc. Since then, the club has grown from a 100-yard range to include a clubhouse, outdoor fireplaces, new rifle ranges, bench rests and target frames. www.pinetreerifleclub.org ROMANA’S ITALIAN KITCHEN Biz: pizza, Italian food Buzz: Romana’s Italian Kitchen, owned

by Sam Vahaviolos and located on Route 30A, is a Johnstown favorite specializing in affordably priced pasta, calzones and grinders, all served up with house-made tomato sauce.

Daily specials are offered, or diners can choose from a variety of seafood, poultry and sandwich options.

219 N. Comrie Ave., Johnstown THE ORENDAGA ON NORTHVILLE LAKE Biz: lake getaway Buzz: Serenity is the first thought that comes to guests when they arrive at The Orendaga, a unique inn located on Northville Lake. The 2.5-acre property is an oasis within the bustling village of Northville and includes the circa 1850 Main House, where restoration is under way. The site includes three private antique cabins and two inviting suites. www.orendaga.com F U LT O N C O U N T Y

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A Self-Sustaining Region FULTON COUNTY CHAMBER PROMOTES AREA’S BUSINESS RESOURCES

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diversified economic base is keeping Fulton County on a steady course during some turbulent times, even as the Fulton County Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry works creatively to build a self-sustaining region.

“What has really happened here in the last 20 years is that we’ve been able to diversify,” says Wally Hart, chamber

president and CEO. “Even though it has been a tough year for everyone, our businesses have moved with it, and they’re doing as well as they can.”

The chamber has been proactive during this period, providing handson assistance to help their business members weather the storm.

A comprehensive “shop local” program is reaping results, Hart says.

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“I’m not talking about just buying holiday gifts locally,” he says. “It’s about ordering supplies and materials and having parts made, like plastic extrusions, from our region’s businesses. We have partnered with a number of chambers in our region to have a manufacturers directory online and in print that offers listings of items that are available in this area. We want to know what our businesses are buying, where they’re buying it and what can be bought here that will support this area. We are working to be a self-sustaining region.”

A copy of the directory has been sent to every school district and municipality in a nine-county region, so that the purchases made will support the companies and small businesses that provide the jobs and pay the taxes in the area.

“We’re also providing assistance for our members to really look at their core business and determine what they may need to change or add to their core structure,” Hart says. “We will help them with anything we can, such as resources with business plan development and business evaluation.

We just have to hunker down, and as we come out of this downturn, our businesses will be stronger and more capable than they ever have been.”

Tourism is booming, as the fishing tournament business continues to grow.

Fulton County has again been recognized

by Outdoor Magazine as one of New York state’s best places to hunt and fish.

In May 2010, they will host the New York State Outdoor Writers Association at an Outdoor Safari, where writers will visit Fulton County over a four-day period to learn about the area’s bounty of natural resources, hopefully spreading the word throughout the state and beyond.

The chamber continues its focus on advocacy, providing a unified voice on local, regional, state and national business issues, as well as giving members the opportunity to participate in networking and education programs.

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FULTON COUNTY ECONOMIC OVERVIEW Fulton County’s economy currently features industrial, warehousing/distribution, commercial, retail, food manufacturing and other businesses.

New York State Economic Development Council 111 Washington Ave., 6th Fl. Albany, NY 12210 (518) 426-4058 www.nysedc.org Fulton County Government 223 West Main Street Johnstown, NY 12095 (518) 736-5540 www.fulcony.com

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ECONOMIC RESOURCES Fulton County Economic Development Corporation 110 Decker Dr. Johnstown, NY 12095 (518) 773-8700 www.sites4u.org Fulton County Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry 2 N. Main St. Gloversville, NY 12078 (518) 725-0641 (800) 676-3858 www.fultoncountyny.org

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(518) 762-0220 www.fulcony.com Amtrak - Amsterdam Station Railroad Street & West Main Avenue, Route 5 West Amsterdam, NY 12010 (800) 872-7245 www.amtrak.com Amtrak passenger rail service is 15 minutes away from Johnstown.

Bus Transportation Gloversville Transit Hub 109 West Fulton St., Gloversville www.rideGTS.com www.trailwaysny.com (518) 773-4528 Hub for regional and national bus transportation within, to and from Fulton County.

Ticketing agent and mini-hub for Adirondack Trailways bus system. Connections to Montgomery Area Xpress and Amsterdam Transit Systems.

Albany International Airport (518) 242-2200 www.albanyairport.com/ (about 44 miles from Johnstown)

New York State Canal System 200 Southern Blvd.

Albany, NY 12201 (518) 436-2700 www.nyscanals.gov

Fulton County Airport 160 Co. Hwy. 153 Johnstown, NY 12095

Port of Albany (518) 463-8763 www.portofalbany.com

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Stepping Stones STUDENTS GAIN 21ST-CENTURY EMPLOYMENT SKILLS IN CAREER TECH PROGRAM

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ulton County high school students have been offered a variety of career preparation opportunities for decades, which have evolved over time to meet changing employment needs and student interests.

Dr. Lorraine Hohenforst, assistant superintendent of the Hamilton-FultonMontgomery Board of Cooperative Education Services, notes that one new program in particular is getting students’ attention.

“The Digital Multi-Media and Communications program is very well subscribed, offering full classes with two instructors,” Dr. Hohenforst says.

“It’s a career tech program for our high school students that they love.”

It’s no wonder. Students are engaged in creative thinking and computer skills involving video production and editing, design development, advertising, film and digital photography and camera room technical work. It is exciting, meaningful study that teaches students the principles of graphic instruction and technology. Their work is on display throughout the building, with photographs demonstrating all the areas of the career program studies.

“Our program provides a good stepping stone for students who want to go on to a two- or four-year degree for multimedia photography, and it provides a great employment opportunity for them in these fields,” Dr. Hohenforst explains.

More than 425 juniors and seniors are enrolled in the HFM-BOCES programs. These half-day courses offer hands-on studies that cover far more than basic skills and content.

“We want to encourage our students to become problem-solvers and good decision-makers and to collaborate on projects,” Dr. Hohenforst says. “These are critical pieces that help our students make the transition from education to work.”

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Happy Trails CITY OF JOHNSTOWN CELEBRATES THE OPENING OF A NEW BRIDGE ALONG THE EVER-POPULAR RAIL TRAIL

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etting on the path to physical fitness in Fulton County is as easy as hitting the Rail Trail, an 8-mile paved path from Johnstown to Gloversville with a spur that continues to Broadalbin.

Formerly a railroad bed for the old Fonda Johnstown & Gloversville rail line, the path was transformed into a trail for walking, jogging, biking and in-line skating in the mid-1990s.

In July 2009, the City of Johnstown celebrated the opening of its new Rail Trail pedestrian and bicycle bridge that carries the Rail Trail over Cayadutta Creek between Washington and West State streets.

“This bridge is particularly important to the city because it truly enhances the beauty of our Rail Trail,” says Johnstown Mayor Sarah Slingerland. “We consider the trail and the beautiful Cayadutta Creek that runs next to it to be one of the greatest natural assets of our city.”

Once polluted by industry, the Cayadutta Creek is now clean enough to sustain trout life.

“It is our hope that fishing for trout and the natural setting with the addition of our new bridge will not only be enjoyed by local residents, but will also become a destination for tourists,” Slingerland says. “To think this linear park has gone from a very undesirable part of our city to one of our best sections is really amazing.”

The $73,900 bridge project was begun in 2008 and completed in April 2009. It was paid for by grant money secured by Fulton County for the Rail Trail.

“I think it’s a critical part of making our city a model city in terms of moving us from an industrial-dependent city to a modern-day, desirable place to reside,” Slingerland says.

The bridge’s dedication ceremony involved the area Velo Club, a bicycling group that plans to provide a historical bicycle tour in the area in the future.

“About 10 members of the Velo Club rode the trail from Gloversville [to Johnstown] to witness and participate in the bridge ceremony,” Slingerland says. “We also honored local bike enthusiast Jack Papa because he had completed 100,000 miles of bike riding.”

About 25 people attended the bridge ceremony, including Dave D’Amore, a local architect who designed the bridge.

Improvements to the Rail Trail won’t stop there, though.

“The community is planning additional features to this great linear park,” Slingerland says. “They might include a fenced-in dog run, a section set aside to feature information on the vast array of wildflowers that inhabit the trail, parking areas, handicap accessibility and picnic areas.”

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The popular recreation destination, located on Route 10 in Caroga Lake, is not only a winter hot spot, but also doubles as a motocross venue in the warm-weather months. In fact, Royal Mountain attracts more motocross racers each year than any other track in New York state. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We average nearly 500 riders per event that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve staged here over the last three years,â&#x20AC;? says Jim Blaise, owner of Royal Mountain Ski Area. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In addition to being the most popular venue in the state, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re one of the top tracks in the entire Northeast.â&#x20AC;?

Motocross is a sport involving all-terrain motorcycles that race on enclosed, off-road dirt circuits. Royal Mountain schedules motocross events on seven Sundays throughout the summer, plus a one-time hill climb race that occurs every July. There is also a nighttime supercross series that competes 12 times a year, with all of those races taking place on Wednesday nights. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Supercross involves highperformance motorcycles racing along a dirt track that includes a number of steep jumps and obstacles,â&#x20AC;? Blaise says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our terrain at the bottom of the mountain is ideal for supercross racing.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;On Sundays, we get riders from throughout New York and five states away â&#x20AC;&#x201C; thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s how popular and wellregarded Royal Mountain has become,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Then on Wednesday nights, since itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a midweek event, we get competitors from about a two-hour radius of the track. Our entire season runs from Memorial Day weekend to late August. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exciting stuff.â&#x20AC;?

Also exciting is the snow skiing season at Royal Mountain. Blaise says that Royal Mountain has expanded in some way during each of the past three years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For example, for 2009-2010, we doubled our snow-making capacity from pumping 500 gallons a minute up to 1,000 gallons a minute,â&#x20AC;? he says.

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Patterned after the original Adirondack Westport chairs patented

by Westport, N.Y. resident Henry Bunnell in 1904, Schoonmaker’s chairs combine vintage style with irresistible comfort. They are made from mahogany wood and come in three distinct styles.

“We pride ourselves in our chairs because they’re dimensionally correct reproductions of the original Westport chairs,” Schoonmaker says. “There are knock-offs of every shape and form out there, but ours are recreations of the real design from the 1930s. Our chairs were featured on a PBS special on the Adirondacks last year.”

Schoonmaker was in the building trades industry for 35 years before he began tinkering with chair carpentry six years ago.

“My wife Christine had always wanted one, so I started by making them for her,” he says. “It was a diversion from my work.”

Before long, the chairs were more than a diversion for Schoonmaker.

Today, he and his wife run their business, Adirondack Westport Chair, out of their home workshop on North Main Street in Gloversville. The chairs are seen on front porches, lawns and camps all over the Adirondack Mountains region. Made from wideplank lumber, they feature broad arms and a slanted seat with a backrest that reclines.

The Schoonmakers show and sell the chairs at trade shows, including the Adirondack Museum’s Rustic Furniture Fair held annually the first weekend after Labor Day in Blue Mountain Lake.

Schoonmaker is proud to be making handcrafted chairs in his hometown.

“It’s fun because it’s something my wife and I do together,” he says. “I love it because it’s something we’ve created.”

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17 HODGSON RUSS 31 HOME HEATING HEADQUARTERS 25 MICROTEL INN & SUITES

26 COLDWELL BANKER 29 COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER 19 COMMUNITY PHYSICAL THERAPY & WELLNESS 33 FIRST NIAGARA BANK

C2 NATHAN LITTAUER HOSPITAL 30 NBT BANK 17 RUBY & QUIRI C4 ST. MARY’S HOSPITAL

33 FULTON COUNTY ELECTRICAL 20 STATE FARM 33 FULTON-MONTGOMERY COMMUNITY COLLEGE 2 GLOVERSVILLE-JOHNSTOWN WASTEWATER TREATMENT

33 UNIVERSAL WAREHOUSING & SLA TRANSPORT 30 WAL-MART DC 6096

St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital has been serving the community since 1903 with a wide range of mission driven services & state-of-the-art technology.

At St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital we are committed to: Providing health care that is safe Health care that works Health care that leaves no one behind, for life.

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For more information on our full range of services, please call (518) 842-1900 or visit our Web site at www.smha.org.