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MOHAWK VALLEY LIVING MAGAZINE JANUARY 2015

Making Memories

PUBLISHERS Lance and Sharry Whitney

by Sharry L. Whitney

Trying to find the best deal on an iPhone for a Christmas gift? Fighting crowds for that must-have Sparkle Princess?

I hate to tell you this, but chances are 5 to 10 years from now your son or daughter won’t even remember that “I-can’tlive-without-it” gift you bought them!

Sometimes we get so wrapped up with shopping for what we think they “need,” we forget about what’s important.

Whether you celebrate Christmas as a religious holiday or not, we all desire time spent with the people we love. Those are the things your family will remember.

A simple thing, like cutting your own Christmas tree, or an elaborate event, like a holiday stage performance, will make lasting memories.

Another way to make a memorable holiday is to give gifts that have a story.

If you buy someone an antique, research its history and share it. If you buy a handmade item from a local artisan, include a printout of the artist’s biography or the process of making it—you will most

EDITOR Sharry L. Whitney DESIGN & LAYOUT Lance David Whitney ASSISTANT EDITOR Shelley Delosh ADVERTISING EXECUTIVE Susan Collea (315) 292-3905 email: scolleamvl@gmail.com CONTRIBUTORS Peggy Spencer Behrendt, Jorge Hernandez, Brian Howard, Suzie Jones, John Keller, Frank Page, Susan Perkins, Matt Perry, Cynthia Quackenbush, Denise Szarek, Gary VanRiper CONTACT US (315) 853-7133 30 Kellogg Street Clinton, NY 13323 www.MohawkValleyLiving.com mohawkvalleyliving@hotmail.com Mohawk Valley Living is a monthly magazine & television show exploring the area’s arts, culture, and heritage.

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Requiem for a Short Line:

The Unadilla Valley Railroad 1895-1960

A locomotive believed to be UVRR engine #3 is seen hauling freight some time after it was bought in 1915.

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by Brian Howard, Executive Director

September 14, 1960 marked the end of an age for the people of Chenango, Otsego, Madison, and Oneida Counties. On that day Dwight D. Eisenhower was in the White House. John Kennedy and Dick Nixon were locked in a tight campaign to see who would succeed him in November. In Baghdad, Iraq, oil-rich nations of the Middle East formed the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier U.S.S. Enterprise was ten days from launching in Newport News, Virginia. Locally, when the last train ran from Bridgewater to New Berlin on that late summer day, the Unadilla Valley Railroad faded into oblivion.

The Unadilla Valley Railroad (UVRR) was a creation of America’s industrial age. Before the internal combustion engine but after the Civil War, steam power was driving everything from transatlantic ocean liners and trains to factories. These were the years when entrepreneurs like Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller built the country—literally and figuratively—and our nation’s potential seemed unlimited. The population was exploding. American cities were bursting at the seams with manufacturing and commerce. And the citizens of this little upstate valley known as the Unadilla wanted a piece of the action.

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Engine 6 was a Baldwin Locomotive Works 4-6-0 built in 1910. After 1947 it served as a backup to the railroad’s new diesel engines; it was scrapped in 1956. (Carl Munck photo, c/o Richard Palmer)

driver in the area. The local dairy industry was thriving but could only grow by increasing its volume. This meant exporting dairy products south to New York City, which in 1890 was home to over one and a half million people.* One of the first entrepreneurs to take a stab at building a railroad was Bridgewater’s Col. Nathaniel N. Pierce. Pierce sought to link the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western line in Bridgewater with the New York, Ontario & Western line that reached into New Berlin in Chenango County, twenty-six miles to the south. He organized a group of interested locals into the Unadilla Valley Railroad Club, whose first

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This was the meeting place of the UVRR and the Ontario & Western Railroads; the train pictured here is on the O & W side of the depot. The O & W handled 2/3 of the station cost and the UVRR handled 1/3.

This depot shows just how quickly technology was changing rural life. Neither the horse and buggy nor the passenger train survived the coming of the automobile.

recorded meeting took place in West Edmeston in November of 1886. Two years later the club would officially become the Utica and Unadilla Valley Railroad, ostensibly to curry favor from that powerful city and its leaders.

It took several years to raise capital and to secure a management team truly interested in building the railway—as opposed to lining their pockets—but in late 1891 these troubles seemed to be in the past. Local leaders including Hollum Langworthy of West Edmeston and Roger Stillman of New Berlin worked with the railroad’s New York City-based financiers to jump start construction, which began in earnest the following summer.

In 1894 the Utica and Unadilla Valley Railroad was reorganized; on New Year’s Day of 1895 its assets were transferred to a new corporation named the Unadilla Valley Railway Company. By that summer the railroad was finished. A grand celebration was held in New Berlin on July 25 which featured the driving of a silver spike to open the line. Leading the festivities was one of the financiers, Frederic F.

Culver of New York City, whose family remained involved with the UVRR until 1904. Also attending were Utica mayor John Gibson and Rep. James S. Sherman (R-NY), who would go on to serve as Vice President of the United States under William Howard Taft. The celebration brought out thousands and was one of the biggest gatherings in the village’s history.

Operations The UVRR opening ushered in talk of Bridgewater and New Berlin growing into thriving cities. Their locations as a crossroads between two big regional rail lines lent credence to this idea.

Between the terminus towns the line built depots at Unadilla Forks, Leonardsville, West Edmeston, Sweet’s Crossing,** and South Ed-

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As expected, agriculture was the primary economic driver for the railroad. Several businesses were established or expanded along the line which carted dairy, crops, and small industrial products out of (and coal into) the valley. Among the main users were I.L. Richer Feed and several dairies including Borden and Kraft. The railroad owned several creameries early on, but they were soon sold off to other operators. Richer Feed stores were found in most of the villages serviced by the UVRR including New Berlin, South Edmeston, and West Edmeston.

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Taken around 1910, this UVRR passenger train is heading north out of West Edmeston toward Leonardsville.

(Aleen Barrell photo, c/o Richard Palmer)

Berlin and Bridgewater. In 1924, passenger service was reduced to one northbound and one southbound train daily before it was eliminated altogether in 1935. Indeed, America’s growing obsession with the automobile was having an impact.

Enter Dr. Morris

Despite early

enthusiasm, the UVRR was wracked by debt At one point the Kraft-Phefor the first several years of its operation. The nix Cheese operation in South Edmeston was line did not turn a profit between 1895 and bringing in 200 carloads of cream and local 1902, and by the time it did the Culver family’s milk to churn into curd, which was then sent enthusiasm to see it continue had waned. to Jersey City to be made into Philadelphia In 1904, a retired physician from nearCream Cheese. While Kraft-Phenix is no lon- by Butternuts, Dr. Lewis Morris, bought the ger with us, their buildings are. Perhaps the UVRR. Dr. Morris wasn’t overly interested reader might know them better as the head- in trains, but the enthusiasm of his father-inquarters of a little yogurt maker called Choba- law—silver magnate and Senator William A. ni…

Clark of Montana—more than made up for it.

The UVRR also ran passengers on four Under Morris’ leadership (and Sen. Clark’s indaily trains, two heading north and two head- vestment!) the line made a major investment ing south. It took about 1 ¼ hours to traverse in its infrastructure. These improvements cothe line with five (later four, after Sweet’s incided with New York City’s growing milk Crossing was dropped) stops between New demand and brought the UVRR back from in-

solvency. Making money must have suited Dr. Morris well, as the line finished at a loss only six times over the next 29 years.

While Dr. Morris returned the UVRR to profitability, by the early 1930s there were storm clouds on the horizon. America’s burgeoning obsession with the automobile was having the same effect on rail lines that they (the rails) had on the canals a century before.

While the UVRR would soldier on for another generation, the torch was slowly passing...

Look for Part 2 next month! *NYC population according to the 1890 federal census was 1,515,301 ** Sweet’s Crossing was little-used and was built at the insistence of Dr. Ira Sweet, one of the line’s organizers. The building was the only masonry depot on the line and was last used as a florist’s shop until it was destroyed by fire in 2011.

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Three Great Reads Set in the Adirondacks Story and Photos by Gary VanRiper I would love to hike in the Adirondack High Peaks in winter, but my extremities protest. My fingers freeze up just reaching into the refrigerator for a few ice cubes. My hiking friends keep bugging me to join them in the mountains all year ’round, so my doctor actually wrote me a note to be excused: “Gary is only allowed to hike in the winter—in Florida.” So, I’ll spend the beginning of this New Year exercising near home in daily 60-minute bursts, outside of the usual work, coaching basketball, writing, and reading.

And when I read (other than the serious non-fiction that I do nearly every day for work) I normally read children’s literature. Among reasons why includes the fact that I find so much adult fiction formulaic and, quite frankly, boring.

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So, if you are among those who enjoy spending some of your long, nippy winter nights wrapped up in a wool blanket by a fire with a good book, here are three that recently held my attention. All three are in different genres and all three happen to be set—where else?—in the Adirondacks.

In no particular order, the first is historical fiction and is entitled, Foxey Brown: A Story about an Adirondack Outlaw, Hermit and Guide As He Might Have Told It. Written by Charles Yaple, a veteran professor at SUNY Cortland, the story is set in the late 1890s. It’s based on an actual person, David Brennan, and is triggered by an actual event, a bar-room brawl in Boston. Brennan is sure he has killed a man and flees to the Adirondacks and changes his last name to Brown,

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The second is a Young Adult novel, Guitar Boy, by award-winning author, Mary Jane Auch. Mary Jane and her husband, Herm, reside in western New York and have collaborated on a number of wonderful projects for children.

It was this most recent work by Mary Jane that caught my attention. It’s not only because it is set in the Adirondacks, which she describes knowingly, but also because the story revolves around a young man struggling to make a living with a family heirloom, a guitar.

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Maybe it’s because that is the same way I made my living early on and maybe it is because I ended up living in a small community disproportionately loaded with great musicians, but the story resonated on a number of levels.

Being a guitar player herself, Auch connected with a local luthier and had an instrument custom-made. She became fascinated with the process, enough so that she wanted to write about it. Her editor convinced her to abandon her original desire to write a nonfiction book on the subject, and Guitar Boy is the result.

I am not sure what the publisher was thinking with the rather generic cover art for the original hardback release –but they got it right for the paperback.

Finally, there is Learning to Swim by Sara J. Henry. At first blush, it sounds like the title of a manual on how not to

drown. It’s not. It’s a mystery. And the opening is gripping.

In fact, I defy anyone to read the opening eight lines of this story and not want to know more: “If I’d blinked, I would have missed it. But I didn’t, and I saw something fall from the rear deck of the opposite ferry.

It could have been a bundle of trash; it could have been a child-sized doll. Either was more likely than what I thought I saw: a small wide-eyed human face, in one tiny frozen moment as it plummeted toward the water.”

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The journey with freelance writer Troy Chance from the cold waters of Lake Champlain into the more chilling world of an abandoned child should keep you turning pages well into the night.

I enjoyed the story and main character so much, I picked up Henry’s second book (in what I hope will become a series) while on vacation in Lake Placid.

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The society is located in the old U.S. Post Office. I remember being disappointed when they built the new post office because I thought the old one had so much character. But when I heard the historical society was moving into the building, I thought it was an excellent idea.

It had been a number of years since I had visited the society when I made a recent trip there with my mother, a sister, and a niece. It will not be that long before I visit again. It is a very cool place.

We strolled around enjoying the various displays depicting Rome and America’s history. We were impressed by the Americana quilt made by the students at Turin Road School in 1966-

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“I only ever finished one,” I admitted.

The exhibit of Griffiss Air Force Base (GAFB) also brought back memories. We paused in front of the stained-glass window from the GAFB Chapel. The chapel is now part of Rome Free Academy. Later on, we admired a stained-glass window from the Masonic Temple at Washington and Liberty Streets.

Eda Pendorf, senior volunteer, pointed out to us the “ghost” in the picture of the Arlington Hotel. It was the blurred figure of a man.

“Back then when you took a picture, you had to stand perfectly still,” she explained.

“And this idiot walked right through!”

Ms. Pendorf told us they have had visitors from Sweden, California, Canada, and the Ukraine. Many are touring the Mohawk Valley for its history. What people often don’t know, she said, is that at the beginning of our country’s history, Rome was the frontier. The Erie Canal opened the West.

A highlight of the museum is the Map of the Great Carry, based on an actual survey taken in November 1758. You can press buttons that light up and identify the various forts and waterways.

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We also enjoyed the gift shop. I made note of a few books to put on my wish list, and I purchased two dozen postcards to send.

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January is National Soup Month, National Meat Month, and National Egg Month, according to Chase’s Calendar of Events.

It’s also a great time to hit a local Winter Farmers Market. The Westmoreland Winter Farmers Market was the first Winter Market in Oneida County, which started in 2009, followed soon after by the winter session of the Oneida County Public Market. Now you also have the Waterville Indoor Market and the Whitesboro Indoor Market. Most winter markets meet monthly or bi-weekly, but with a little driving around the area you can hit a farmers market on any given Saturday

or weekday evening.

In January you will find winter squash, turnips, rutabaga, carrots, parsnips, kale, Swiss chard, lettuce, beets, onions, and potatoes. You’ll also find grass-fed beef, pork, pasture-raised chicken and turkey, eggs, cheese, and bread. Some markets are also hosting local wine and spirits. There are also jams and jellies, local honey and maple syrup, grass fed butter, dried mushrooms, and specialty foods.

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1 medium potato, chopped in 1-inch pieces 1 medium apple, cut in 1-inch pieces 2 parsnips, chopped 2 cups Swiss chard, torn, stems chopped in 1-inch chunks Heat 2 T olive oil in a large Dutch oven on medium high heat. Season the beef/ lamb shanks with salt and pepper, add them to the pot and brown well on all sides, working in batches, if necessary.

Transfer the shanks to a plate.

Add garlic, celery, chopped carrots (save the quartered carrots for later) and onion into the pot. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally until golden brown, about 10 minutes. Add the tomato paste and cook, stirring about 2 minutes. Add the wine, boil over high heat until the liquid is very syrupy, about 5 minutes.

Return the shanks to the pot and add the

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Preheat oven to 350 degrees, put the root veggies (turnip, rutabagas, parsnips and the rest of the carrots and the Swiss chard stems) in a large baking pan and toss with enough olive oil to coat. Season with salt and pepper and bake in oven for 1 hour until tender.

Remove the meat from the pot, remove the bones and return the meat to the pot, add the root veggies, Swiss chard leaves and the apple. Heat until chard leaves are wilted. Serve hot with a loaf of fresh bread from the market!

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The Everyday Adventures of Mohawk Valley Girl:

the mohawk antiques mall in mohawk

One of the best things about discovering a fun place is introducing friends to it. I have enjoyed introducing both family and friends to Mohawk Antiques Mall in Mohawk.

The mall is located in an old factory building just before Main Street in Mohawk crosses Route 5S and becomes Mohawk Street in Herkimer. There is parking both in front and back.

It is a bright, airy place. Three rooms downstairs and a long room upstairs house many dealers and a wide variety of goods. Every time I go there, I see something new—if I may use the term “new” when talking about antiques.

One of my favorite features is an old library card catalog filled with postcards. The card catalog by itself is a nostalgic item for me, as I remember the days when I could fly through those cards researching any topic (the Internet still mystifies me). This card catalog, however, is filled with vintage postcards of every category imaginable—and here is the impressive part—all alphabetized. I could spend all day looking through it!

The different areas feature antiques of every category: jewelry, glassware, decorations, toys, games, musical instruments, and more. Over 40 dealers are represented. It’s fun to look for things we remember from Grandma’s house or (yikes!) our own childhood. Well, my childhood; maybe you’re not that old!

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On a recent visit, I noticed photographs by Gabe Oram, a Mohawk Valley photographer. They hang in the room to the right of the main room. Beyond them hang vintage prints and paintings. In the entryway, I admired artwork by Vicki Ferrus, a local artist.

Near the checkout area are a few tables with chairs.

A sign on one table invites people to “Come sit for a spell.” The day I was there, I saw newspapers on one table and a TV tuned to CNN nearby. Next time I write a blog post, perhaps I’ll sit there and enjoy the atmosphere.

The antiques mall also hosts special events, including fund-raisers for 4PetSake, a food pantry for animals. I have attended some of their events including indoor garage sales, Chinese auctions, bake sales, and a Classic Car Cruise-In. I ‘Liked’ them on Facebook to keep abreast of upcoming events. They also regularly posts pictures of antiques for sale.

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Gen. Frances E. Spinner built his brick home including a concrete sewer pipe in 1841 on East Main Street in Mohawk while serving as president of the Mohawk Valley Bank.

The home of Frederick Weller, a prominent businessman, was deeded to the Village of Mohawk for a library in 1913.

Mohawk High School 1928 graduate Richard Gerstenberg’s career spanned 42 years at General Motors, serving as CEO from 1972-1974.

Shoemaker Tavern, built in 1768 on West Main St., was one of the places at which George Washington stopped to eat while touring the Mohawk Valley after the Revolution in 1783.

Gregory B. Jarvis, a graduate of Mohawk High School, was a crew member of the ill-fated space shuttle Challenger that exploded on January 28, 1986.

The Armory on East Main Street was built between 1891 and 1892 for the Thirty-First Separate Company aka Remington Rifle Corps.

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MV history spotlight:

Check out the Oneida County Historical Society’s current exhibit of colorized historical photographs!

boston store from the Oneida County Historical Society

The Boston Store, on Genesee Street in Utica, was built in 1941 on the site of the famed Arcade Building. The new store had 90,000 square feet of floor space, 40,000 more than it had at its former location across the street on Franklin Square. It had entrances on Genesee Street and Bleecker Street. The store had modern elevators, air conditioning, a luncheonette, and 29 fitting rooms. For more than 35 years it was the busiest store in downtown. The Boston Store closed in 1976. Photo c. 1940s. The original black and white photo was digitally colorized by Carl Saporito of the Oneida County Historical Society (available for sale at the OCHS).

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By John Keller

A couple of years ago, I reviewed Terry Johnson’s “Johnson & Company” CD. It was an excellent blues and rock offering. Now, Terry has a new band, new instrumentation, and a new album. The band and album are titled, The Swamp Drivers, and the instrumentation is a bit... unconventional.

Terry’s expert guitar skills are taken to fabulous heights on a variety of stringed “instruments,” including the hoe, plunger, hubcap, and broom. Terry has taken the cigar-box guitar phenomenon, that swept the nation a while back, to task. He and Ted Toscano (guitar and harp) build these incredible git-fiddles and use their unique sounds to enhance Terry’s solid songs.

The album starts with a bang. Swamp takes the listener straight down to Louisiana. Hiding among the ’gators and reeds, Johnson twangs along on a three-string plunger, the band chugs out a “Swamp – Swamp” chorus while Ted blows a dirty harp. A great opener.

There is a swampy remake of one of Johnson & Company’s highlight songs, Blues Train, that adds another dimension to that song.

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MV up close:

barneveld Story & Photos By Sharry L. Whitney

Do you recognize these tiles?

Tell us where they are located and you could win an MVL mug from A&P Master Images!

We are often so busy and in a hurry that we miss the interesting architecture and art that surrounds us. Take the time to look around and you might be surprised at what you find.

Clue: Jumping out of storybooks, and leaping over frogs.

These Dutch fairies frolic over the hearth logs.

Email your answer to: www.mohawkvalleyliving@hotmail.com or mail: MVL, 30 Kellogg St. Clinton, NY 13323 Deadline: 1/15/15

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Answer to last month’s MV Up Close: The Park Inn on Main Street in Richfield Springs

Congratulations those who emailed and called with the correct answer to last month’s MV Up Close! The historic Park Inn, also known as the Mason & McCready Block, once housed a jewelry store and had a hitching post out front. Today horses still pass by the building that was completely restored in 2008.

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Mohawk valley astronomical society

orion, the winter sky hunter

by Carol Higgins

Although Mohawk Valley winters are challenging, there is good news for astronomers. Many clear, cold, low humidity nights offer the best stargazing of the year! During January observe the constellation that rules the winter sky—Orion, the Hunter.

Orion carries a club and shield, and wears a belt with a jeweled sword. Look high in the southeast sky to quickly spot his numerous and spectacular bright stars along with some surprises.

Three stars form Orion’s “head.” Inside a ring of gas is the largest star Meissa, a double star easily seen with a small 4-inch telescope.

Betelgeuse is the bright reddish-orange “shoulder” star on the left. It’s a red supergiant, the largest class of stars in the universe.

If you put Betelgeuse in place of our Sun, its edge would extend to Jupiter’s orbit. Jupiter is over 483 million miles from our Sun! The right shoulder is Bellatrix, a blue giant star. Its surface temperature is 40,000 degrees F, while our Sun is only 9,900 degrees.

Orion’s Belt is a prominent line of three bright stars named Alnitak, Alnilam, and Mintaka. The Horsehead Nebula in the famous Hubble Telescope photo is just below Alnitak. With your small telescope you’ll discover Mintaka is two stars; one white, one deep blue.

Orion’s Sword forms from fainter stars that hang below the belt. See that fuzzy patch in the middle of the sword? It isn’t a star, it is the Orion Nebula—a dense cloud of gas and dust where thousands of stars are being born. Viewed with binoculars the stellar nursery is even more impressive. The nebula glows thanks to the energy from four of its brightest stars called the Trapezium, first observed by Galileo in 1617.

Orion’s left knee is blue supergiant star named Saiph. Blue supergiants are toward the end of their life and extremely hot, with surface temperatures between 36,000 and 90,000 F. Once they run out of fuel the core collapses then violently explodes, blasting outer layers into space in an event called “supernova.”

Rigel on the right is also a blue supergiant, the brightest star in Orion. It is 40,000 times brighter than our Sun and 775 light years away, so the light you see left Rigel at the time of the Crusades.

To see Orion’s many wonders through a huge 16-inch Meade telescope, come to the Barton-Brown Observatory on January 17 starting at 7:30pm (weather permitting).

MVAS members host this free stargazing event, a short 20-minute drive from Utica.

Dress warmly! Visit www.mvas-ny.org or follow MVAS on Facebook for details. n

Photo by MVAS club member Chuck Higgins: The Orion Nebula is the large red glowing area containing thousands of young stars. Most are one million years old, mere youngsters in astronomical terms. Inside the white glowing area on the “southwest” edge is the Trapezium.

Look to the left of the Orion Nebula for the Running Man reflection nebula, bathed in a blue haze.

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MV heritage

the hudon family of barneveld

by Sharry Whitney

Growing up the son of a logger, Dan Hudon, Sr. has been in forestry his whole life

Wilma and Dan Hudon sit together on a comfortable sofa in the meeting/break room at Hud-Son Sled Salvage in Barneveld. In front of them is a large conference table made from a giant tree slab, covered with scrapbooks and newspaper clippings chronicling their years in business.

“I never imagined this,” Dan says, referring to the business that his son, Dan Jr., now owns and operates with wife Jodi.

What started in 1965 as a small mom and pop chainsaw store in Thendara is now a 60,000 plus-square-foot enterprise employing more than 50 people. The business is twofold: a forest equipment manufacturing company, Hud-Son (from Hudon and Son) and Hudon’s Sled Salvage.

Hud-Son is a manufacturer of forest equipment and Hudon’s Sled Salvage sells new and used snowmobile parts. When asked which business is more profitable, Dan Sr., with a twinkle in his eye, replies, “It’s a toss-up!”

Dan Jr., though, certainly knows the actual sales numbers.

At 87, Dan Sr. still enjoys participating in the family business. He even keeps up to speed with the company’s Internet marketing and social media managed by his granddaughter Nichole. Two other grandchildren, Jeffrey Crowther and Michelle Buck, are also involved in the company, continuing a long family history in the forestry business. Dan Sr.’s father, Oscar Hudon, began logging with his four sons in 1939 near Lake

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Champlain. After serving as a Merchant Marine in WWII, Daniel was employed trucking pulpwood. By 1965 he was looking for a more stable line of work and opened Dan Hudon Sales, selling about every brand of chainsaw. Dan and Wilma’s success in the business afforded them many industry-sponsored trips, even a trip to Switzerland sponsored by Champion spark plugs.

Over his many years in business Dan Sr. has collected many chainsaws, so many in fact that his son created a chainsaw museum on the premises in 2012 to showcase his father’s collection.

Today, the company is much more than chainsaws. Hudson Forest Equipment is a worldwide busiPhotos: Dan Hudon, Jr. on a sled in Old Forge, 1960s (above); Dan Hudon, Sr. demonstrates a chainsaw for customers (behind); The Hudon Family and relatives (l-r), granddaughter Nichole Hudon; Dan Hudon, Sr. and wife, Wilma; son Dan Hudon, Jr.; Dan’s wife, Jodi; Jodi’s sister Jill Jesmer.

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ness providing tools to forest landowners, loggers, tree farmers, and tree arborists. They manufacture portable saw mills, firewood processors, and wood splitters with dealers in 47 states, Canada, Asia, New Zealand, Belgium, and other countries.

Although known worldwide for their forestry equipment, around here they are best known for their new and used snowmobile parts and their annual Sled Show & Swap Meet every October. In their snowmobile parts warehouse—the world’s largest— they also carry vintage, new old stock, OEM, and aftermarket parts. Their humble motto is: “We do not claim to know everything. 95% of the time we get it right.”

Snowmobiles have been a part of the Hudon family since the early days of the sport. There are old pictures of young Dan, Jr. on snowmobiles in the family photo album. He still rides today, working six days a week and taking Fridays off for snowmobiling.

Dan also collects old snowmobiles. On our tour through the labyrinth of snowmobile parts, Dan points out an old Polar Bear snowmobile. “These were manufactured in Wallingford, Connecticut in the early to mid 70s,” he says. We pass by a cus-

(Photos from top): Portable saw mills all in a row at Hud-Son Forestry Equipment; a custom-built Ski-Doo; a rare Polar Bear sled; the busy parts department and warehouse at Hudon’s Sled Salvage

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John Miner of Steuben works on a sled at Hudon’s Sled Salvage in Barneveld tom-built Ski-Doo. “Someone took a lot of care building this one” he says in admiration. Dan says they have many visitors who stop by just to look at the antique snowmobiles. “They like to show their children the ones they used to have when they were kids.”

After a tour of the forestry equipment manufacturing and what seemed like miles of snowmobile parts, we arrive back at the conference room. Dan Sr. asks me if I had noticed the conference table. He clears away all the papers and scrapbooks.

“I almost cut this off,” he confesses, running his fingers along the cross-section of a branch that grew out and back into the giant trunk. The tree was cut into a slab by Dan, Jr. and Dan Sr.’s brother Omer made the table.

“Isn’t that something?” he marvels.

After a lifetime in the forestry business Dan Hudon is still in awe of a tree. n

Dan Hudon, Jr. down in the “labyrinth” of snowmobile parts

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The Red Squirrel is one of many rodent species that cache food for the winter

MV Nature

Caching for Survival in the January Forest

by Matt Perry

January in the woods is a time when most animal and plant activity is minimal. For trees, foliage of spring is locked up tight in compact buds or, in the case of the woodland wildflowers, the makings of leaves and blooms are stored in bulbs, tubers, and underground roots. They are packed up and not to be opened until spring. Most mammals keep a decidedly low profile at this time of year and their activities are, for the most part, only known from the tracks they leave behind in the

snow.

A wild animal’s existence in winter is contingent on them maintaining a precarious balance. To stay warm enough to survive requires energy, which in turn requires food, which necessitates that they expend precious energy to forage or hunt. A single unsuccessful venture at hunting could be all it takes to push an animal out of balance and put its survival at risk. Some animals try to improve their chance of survival by provisioning. They will store food in anticipation of winter’s lean time. Many rodent species excel at food storage, and over the years I’ve come upon many of their

This old bird nest is being used for food storage by a White-footed Mouse

storerooms, also known as “caches.” The Red Squirrels have a propensity for using people’s outbuildings for their food cache. Last year inside our shed, they filled our snow tires to the top with Black Walnuts, which was a bit of a problem because we needed to have those tires mounted on our vehicles. This year they filled the same tires up with the red fruit of sumac trees. Obviously, this year was a bad one for nut production, but the squirrels did the best they could with what they had. Old bird nests located in bushes and low trees are often used by mice for their food caches. Storing your food in an off-the-ground receptacle has its advantages, since other more landbound foragers aren’t apt to chance upon

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This Southern Red-backed Vole supplements its diet with bird seed

it and pilfer its contents.

When they use an open form bird’s nest for a cache site, they typically will build a roof of plant fibers over it in order to protect it from the weather.

The White-footed Mouse likes to store food in our bluebird boxes. In winter

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if I open up a box and I don’t find an occupied nest of a White-footed mouse, I’m likely to find one of their food caches instead. These caches can be very orderly affairs.

I recall finding one that contained over 1,000 bead like seeds all from the same species of plant. Among the seeds were no pieces of plant or seed shells. In fact, they looked like they had been meticulously sifted and sorted for quality control. Woodpeckers, Chickadees, Nuthatches, and Jays may also cache food, but not in the same manner that the rodents do. They may just pound individual seeds or nuts into the crevice of a tree, and typically many different trees. Do the birds remember exactly where they cached a seed several

months before? Except for the Blue Jays, probably not, but with so many members of the bird community caching this way, the chances of any foraging bird happening upon a cached seed is much greater. It likely won’t be one of the same seeds cached by that individual, but that’s OK if it helps the entire community to survive the winter. n

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I’ve never been a fan of New Year’s resolutions. Perhaps it is because I’ve tried them in the past and failed miserably—usually a quiet promise to myself to loose “some” weight or get “more” exercise that never saw the light of February. We all want some vague improvement in our lives and the turning of the calendar is as good a time as any to make big promises to ourselves. Of course, I know very well how and where I got off track on these past resolutions: They weren’t specific; they were often made quietly to just myself; and they ultimately weren’t important enough to me for whatever reason. It’s this last bit—making resolutions based on what is truly important to us—that will determine the success of our resolution in the long run.

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• I want to spend more time with family and friends. This past year was perhaps the worst yet in the family and friends department. The farm was too busy, our farmer’s market schedule too hectic. I missed two family weddings. My husband and my parents aren’t getting any younger. My nieces are growing up too fast; my daughters barely know their grandparents. Friends that live just minutes away may as well be in another time zone. We need to figure out how to balance life and work—a difficult proposition when the farm needs us 24/7.

• I want to work smarter, not harder.

Farming is clearly a physical job and takes its toll on a body. Ask any dairy farmer how their knees are (or when they’re getting new ones), and you’ll get a chuckle. Ask any vegetable farmer how their back is holding up and you’ll get “the look.” Whether it’s talking to other farmers, reading the latest research, or taking an online course, we can look for ways to make difficult jobs a little less so. Maybe it’s rethinking overly repetitive jobs or trying round bales instead of square…there’s always room for improvement in this department.

• I want healthier, happier animals that make me more money. That may sound weird…aren’t farmers always trying to make their animals healthy and happy? And what about that money part? That sounds kind of...greedy, perhaps? Happy, healthy animals are easier to care for. They have fewer health problems and are more cooperative, making life easier for the farmer.

And all farmers know that happy animals will perform better. Happy animals affect your bottom line—that line that says whether you made any money last year or not. There are always ways to improve the lives of animals under our care, be it slightly better ventilation in winter housing, sand for the cows to lie on, or a well-designed handling system.

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I want residents... to be “Mohawk Valley Proud.”

• I want to spend less money.

There is no end to the long list of items and projects that a farmer can legitimately spend gobs of money on. And I mean gobs of money on legitimate expenses that either keep the farm running or make life better. Just look at the first three resolutions on my list: We could hire more people to allow for more family time; we could buy big equipment to make our jobs easier; and we could buy the finest in animal feeds and housing to make our animals happy. But…we still need to make a living from farming and every expense takes away from the bottom line. As in years past, we will again agonize over every farm purchase, weighing the benefit versus the cost and calculating how long it will take for the item to pay for itself. Making the farm profitable means spending less money than we take in.

• I want residents of the Mohawk Valley to value their friends and neighbors, their community, and their locally owned small businesses—to be “Mohawk Valley Proud.” OK, so this is a terrible resolution because I have zero control over it. But it is important to me, perhaps the most important of all. Why? Maybe it is because I am a transplant to this area—a born-andbred Wisconsinite that didn’t grow up here—and I find the local psychology so interesting. There is a definite “have versus have-not” mentality of Upstate versus Downstate…a jealousy or even (please forgive me) an “ugly stepsister” attitude that pervades the Valley. It absolutely confounds me. There is so much here to be proud of—it is a beautiful area with enormous potential and wonderful people. And isn’t it our collective attitude that ultimately defines our reality, making the world around us better—or worse?

What if this was important to all of us? What if this was THE resolution we ALL made and took everyday steps to ensure it came true? I’ll do my part by patronizing locally owned businesses, by eating at locally owned restaurants, and by eating seasonally and shopping farmer’s markets. I will recommend local businesses that support their community to my friends and neighbors, especially restaurants that buy from local farmers and stores that purchase from local artisans. And I will let everyone know—far and wide—how fortunate I feel to call the Mohawk Valley my home.

If you are thinking about your New Year’s resolutions, decide what is truly important to you first. The resolutions will write themselves and will have a greater chance to succeed. Happy New Year!

Suzie Jones and her husband, Peter, own Jones Family Farm in Herkimer. Together, with their children, they produce specialty goat cheeses and gelato. Find them at local farmers’ markets and at: www.anotherjonesfamilyfarm.com

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How do you read a Seed Catalog /Packet?

By Denise A. Szarek

The best part of this time of year is planning your garden with all the flowers, herbs, and veggies you want to harvest in the summer. But then you get to the seed shopping and planting stage and you feel like your reading a foreign language.

You encounter terms like, open-pollinated, hybrid, indeterminate or cultivar? Suddenly your fun hobby of gardening has turned into a daunting science experiment.

Never fear, with a few tips and a glossary of terms to help you make sense of the information provided on seed packets and in catalogs you will be able to wade through all that information. If you are growing a modest size garden you want to pick seeds your family enjoys the most. But remember to try something new each year, this way you can experiment with new things and see what works and fits within the framework of what you are already growing.

Glossary of Terms: Days to Maturity: Typically is found after a variety name and lets you know how soon you can expect to start harvesting after setting plants in the garden as transplant.

Hybrid (F, F1, F2): These are seeds from a cross between two or more known varieties, and are often grown for specific traits like flavor or size.

Saving seeds from hybrids and replanting them will not guarantee the same plants in future years.

A hybrid is not the same as genetically modified.

Treated Seeds: These are coated with a fungicide or insecticide to increase the seed’s ability to sprout without rotting or being attacked by insects in the soil. It is common to add color to the treatment to make them distinguishable from untreated seed.

Organic Seeds: Have been harvested from plants grown organically, without the use of synthetic fer-

tilizers or pesticides. Hybrid seeds can be organic, genetically modified seed cannot.

Open Pollinated (OP): Means the plants were pollinated by natural means rather than self-pollinated or cloned.

Heirloom: These are usually open pollinated varieties that have been grown for many years and may have distinctive characteristics, such as color, flavor and fascinating stories. They may not always have the benefit of resistance to disease or fungus.

V,F,N,T,A, LB: These letters refer to resistance to common diseases (e.g, LB = Late Blight) . If you have had problems with diseases in the past you may want to select resistant varieties for this year.

Determinant plants: Will grow to a set height then stop growing. These plants may be best grown where space is limited.

Indeterminate Plants: Continue to grow providing an extended harvest. Generally used in describing tomato plants that will need to be supported or staked and will continue to bear fruit until a killing frost or disease hits.

Sell by: This is similar to the ‘sell by” date on your milk. The Federal Seed Act in the US sets germination standards for vegetable seeds in interstate commerce. The company is basically promising that as long as the seed is sold by the date specified that it will meet these germination standards. Does it mean the seed magically stops growing after that date? No, of course not. Just as the milk does not magically spoil on the day after the “sell by” date.

Seeds can continue to germinate YEARS after that date. Just realize as time goes by the percentage of seeds that actually germinate may diminish Amount of Seeds: For most home gardeners, one packet of seeds of each variety will be plenty and will be enough for a 10-30 foot row.

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Annual: This means the plant will only live for one year.

Perennial: This means that a plant will come back year after year.

Propagation: How to start the plant. It will tell you if it can be started ahead indoors in pots and transplanted or if the plant needs to be “direct sown” into soil after the last frost.

Planting Depth: Every seed packet will have this information telling you how deep the seed goes in the ground. While you don’t have to be paranoid about this you do want to get it sort of close.

Soil Temp at Germination: Not all packets will include this many just rely on “when the soil warms.” If you need 70-degree soil and you plant in 50-degree soil it probably won’t sprout until the soil warms us assuming the seed doesn’t get water logged and rot in the meantime Plant Spacing: For every plant there is an optimum amount of space for them to grow in where they will not only have the physical room they need to spread out (both above and below the soil) but also have enough soil around themselves to provide the water and nutrients they need Plant Spacing After Thinning: The standard method of planting is to plant more seeds in the ground than you need in case some don’t come up, then “thin” your plants down to the recommended spacing. You thin by either pulling up or cutting off the plants you don’t need.

While waiting for spring to arrive, sit by the fire and read the seed catalogs and packets for the wealth of information they contain. Meet with other gardeners to share their favorite varieties to grow in their garden. Take advantage of classes and workshops offered by local garden clubs, greenhouses, and Cooperative Extension. n

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MaryAnn nellis Story and Photos by Sharry L. Whitney

There is a muddy path leading to MaryAnn Nellis’s pottery studio in her home in Canajoharie. It is an ironic contrast to her neat-as-a-pin work space. She’s having solar panels installed on her shed behind her home and the workers have tracked in some dirt. “They’re doing a great job!” she says and talks about the money she’ll soon be saving on electricity.

“I’m a neat potter,” she says, almost as a confession. Her elbows are pressed firmly against her knees as she centers a lump of clay on her pottery wheel. As she does so, she describes the studio of a potter friend of hers who “has clay all over his pottery wheel and a basin full of water.”

She says this not in a criticizing way, but in appreciation of a different creative process.

The clay is coaxed into a cone shape and then worked into the form of a pear. The top is closed up and then fashioned into a stem. She will let the piece dry until leather-hard and then cut the top off for a lid before firing. “They make a nice flower vase with the top off,” she says

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With her daughters now grown and gone MaryAnn says, “It was time for me!” She enrolled in pottery classes at The Smithy in Cooperstown and drove back and forth to classes for 10 years. It was at a fundraiser for The Smithy that her hobby became a business. At the event, local artist Phyliss Lapi offered MaryAnn $100 for her horse platter. “I was thrilled, but then someone offered me $200!” she says. “So I found Phyliss to tell her and she said, ‘Take the money!’”

In 1996, MaryAnn began Clay Horse Pottery.

The name of her company was inspired by Leonardo de Vinci’s clay horse that was meant to be cast in bronze but was destroyed when the French invaded Milan. “It was shot full of arrows and it disintegrated. Probably not the best thing to name your business after,” she says.

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one of her favorite subjects. Growing up, she and her sister went horseback riding every day in the summer. Her love of horses is evident in her beautiful line work that has a timeless feel, like prehistoric cave paintings. Each piece she creates is unique and may feature one of a variety of symbolic animals like a rabbit or a crow. She is also inspired by plants. A piece for sale at Picture Perfect in Canajoharie has a garlic scape delightfully rendered in the bottom of a bowl.

She draws a thin wire under her pear vase and carefully lifts the finished piece. We’re interrupted by the solar panel crew who have finished up and want to give MaryAnn a tour of the project. It’s a very dark, cloudy day and MaryAnn jokes that they won’t be much use today. She is looking forward to her annual winter trip to sunny Santa Fe, NM. She goes there for creative inspiration--enjoying the free time her “retirement” affords her. Before she can start preparing for her trip, however, there are some muddy floors that need tending. n MaryAnn Nellis’s pottery can be found at the Mohawk Valley Center for the Arts in Little Falls, Picture Perfect Gallery in Canajoharie, and Cherry Branch Gallery in Cherry Valley.

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from the Oneida County Historical Society

Snow Storms

By Janice Reilly, OCHS Trustee

Snow was rolled and packed down on country roads in the days preceding the mechanized snow plows we see today. A sleigh with runners resembling skis, a good horse, and a warm buffalo robe across the knees made light travel for folks. Add a few bells to the harness and away we go!

Sydney Davies, pictured in his one-horse open sleigh, drove Cassville roads in the late 1920s. Many times it was easier to glide through the wind-swept barren farm fields rather than travel roadways to get to a store.

After a snow storm in February 1945, farmers and highway department employees shoveled ahead of the snowplow to open the road from Cassville to Paris Station. They worked from 9 a.m. until 11 p.m. to cut through 300 feet of packed snow. Six men stood on the plow in back of its wings, to keep them clear. Sometimes they could touch the telephone wires.

Narrow lanes and one-way passes were common in the back roads of the Town of Paris. Residents recalled: “Once, the school bus became lodged between snow banks on both sides of the bus.

Children couldn’t get out; the snow was higher than the windows of the bus.” John Tormey told me: “During a snowstorm, we held onto a rope to go from the house to the privy, so we wouldn’t be blown away!”

Snake Hill and Gulf Road were the Town of New Hartford’s nemeses during the winter; they were often plugged.

One wintry day, the plow couldn’t make it up the hill to the Roberts’s home on top. Highway worker Art Dunn plowed as far as he could go, then walked to bring Charlie Roberts down Snake Hill (now called Cascade Drive) to the hospital. Charlie had appendicitis.

In March 1940, newspapers wrote: “Snowbound for several weeks, a New Hartford woman who trudged a mile and a half alone through snowdrifts ten feet high to come to Utica and become a mother, is now prevented by even higher drifts from returning home.” Her eldest son, James, was sent up the hill to telephone from a neighbor’s house, but the wires were covered with ice and the phones were dead. The telephone poles guided Esther Wittmann until she reached Third Ave (now Valley View).

Daughter Gail was safely born at the hospital. Wittmann’s often had to carry groceries home on a toboggan; snowmobile popularity hadn’t surfaced yet.

Old-timers still talk about the Old Lynn Snow Plow that worked the wintry roads in both Town of Paris and New Hartford.

This huge plow was driven by wheels in the front, but had bulldozer tracks in the rear. It would only go along at six to 8 miles an hour, but it was powerful. There was a dump-type box in the back; the cab was square. Drivers took their hot coffee and dinner with them in a thermos because once they were out on the roads, it was impossible to return to the highway barns miles away until work had been completed.

An unknown author wrote: “In April 1857, a heavy storm began and after three 46

days traveling from Syracuse, I was able to reach Utica and take the stage home to Litchfield, which took three more days. The stage was drawn by four horses and halfway up the Frankfort Hills, the horses stopped to rest. The deep valley below was full of mammoth flakes of snow in waving lines descending and striking the earth with a soft tinkle like the note of a tiny leaf falling in the forest. It was a scene to be pictured only once perhaps on the face of the earth. We journeyed on and upward and exchanged the coach for a farmer’s sleigh, continuing two miles father to Wetmore’s Tavern, which was then the Frankfort Hill Post Office. We exchanged the mail and set forth again with steadily falling snow till we could go no further. Forming the horses and passengers in single file, we went another mile to Day’s Corners, gathering ourselves into a store for dinner and observation. Utica was eight miles to the rear; home was four miles forward. I and one companion, a sturdy Welshman whose destination was nearly the same as mine, set out at 2 p.m., he swinging right foot and left foot alternately into the 30 inches of new snow; myself following in his tracks. That journey was weariness to remember. My father and every person in the region were on top of their homes, shoveling off snow, which lay around the rest of April.”

During the Blizzard of 1888, winds howled at 50-70 mph and dumped 26 inches on New York City. That was when Roscoe Conkling, trudging from Wall Street back to his apartment at the New York Club on 25th Street, falling into drifts up to his arms, his head bumping against signs, lost his way several

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After the blizzard, cities began to seriously develop plans for clearing snow. New York City divided into assigned sections for snow removal; the Department of Street Cleaning began.

Here in our Mohawk Valley, the two days preceding the storm in March seemed just like summer and “river men” were looking forward to passenger steamers from New York who would arrive in Albany soon. The snow was like sugar at first, melting as soon as it fell. However, gently falling snow began on Sunday evening after most people had gone to bed, and when they awoke the ground was covered with a foot and a half. Winds were blowing gales from the west. If the storm had been accompanied by intense cold, there would have been much more suffering. Five degrees above zero was the lowest temperature recorded in our area. Businesses closed; trains and trolleys stopped running; funerals were cancelled. Three days later the storm abated; four feet of snow caused drifts up to twelve. All “laboring classes” were employed to shovel store fronts and sidewalks, often throwing the snow into the streets where it would become hard-packed. Then sleighs with their ski-like runners could easily manipulate, dashing through the snow. n

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By John Keller

This area has quite a few recording studios, including Moletrax and Subcat in Syracuse, Utica’s Jim Inman’s Shack #9, John Hutson NorPa Studio, Big Blue North (formerly Castle), and Gecko.

In the December issue’s interview, it was accidentally alluded that Gecko Recording Studio was no longer in business. That is not the case. Lyman Christensen is very much in full-functioning mode.

I met Lyman several years ago and worked with him when he donated his services to the Utica Music Alliance’s CD project. He also has been the sound engineer on a live performance of mine a time or two. Lyman is also a multi-instrumentalist who has added and enhanced a few of the recorded projects in his studio.

Lyman contacted me about the error in reference to his business. I was anxious to catch up with him, talk about his business, and correct the situation.

Lyman, what prompted you to become a recording producer/engineer?

Well, the first thing that comes to mind is my love of music. Not just one type of music, all sorts. I would listen very closely at an early age to the sound and how it made me feel. A lot of my recording and mixing decisions are based on how the music makes me feel or sets a mood. Based on that, I have always been very keen on the way music affects me as a listener. So as time went on, I got involved with music as a musician and gained experience recording in local studios. I was very intrigued by the recording process and from there I started becoming ever more passionate about recording and mixing.

How long have you been in business?

I started officially in 1998 as Gecko Recording Studio and have been going strong ever since. I am currently working out of my residence as an independent mixing and mastering engineer. The studio will

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never close, it is a very important part of my life, and I anticipate a very long future in the business.

are many others not mentioned, artists I have worked with ranging from local, state-wide, and national talent.

Give us a brief history of Gecko Recording Studio.

I started out as a 32-track studio in my father’s garage. He was very supportive. Or should I say patient. I had a Mackie 32-channel console I purchased from George Rossi, an outstanding piano player out of Syracuse at the time. I then started doing local tracking projects in and around Oneida County. I had then moved onto a few other different recording systems but really settled on a Trident Series 65, 16-channel console I purchased from Mark Cochi from RDR Audio. Mark had fixed the console and it remained the flagship for my studio for maybe another six or seven years. Now, I have only the mixing and mastering DAW system to work with, which suits me well since I like making my own hours and the maintenance is minimal. The current set-up allows me to mix/master projects, and send mixes and masters via the internet for artist approval or critique.

Do you offer other services, besides just recording (session work, live recording, etc.)?

I have ventured out in other areas of related music production. I have been simply used as a consultant for album projects. I also have installed recording studios for local artists and done live sound reinforcement for many shows.

What recording equipment do you currently use?

Right now my set-up is a digital audio workstation. I use Pro Tools software on a TDM HD3 96K system. I mix mostly with onboard plug-ins I have accumulated over the years. Mixing “In the Box” (ITB) is really very streamline and allows for total recall of every nuance of a mix. Sometimes, that is a curse and also a blessing. I will mix or master any tracks given to me, either by external hard drive or via the Internet service of choice like a Dropbox account. The current equipment set-up really allows for me to receive projects from all over the world if need be. If I do track or record a band it would be at Big Blue North Recording Studio in Utica with Jeff Aderman and his assistant Zeno Pitarelli.

What are some of the projects that you’ve worked on?

There are many mixing and mastering projects I have completed, and all of them I consider good friends: Modus’ Only The Sleeping Will Know (also their debut fivesong EP nominated for SAMMY Award), Bad Cello (Zeno Pitarelli), Masons Revolt, Jimmy Wolf (two albums, one of which won a SAMMY Award), Fulton Chain Gang (live recording and mastering SAMMY nominated), Matt Lomeo, Dead Holiday, Autumn Fire (both albums), Joe Sweet, April Shroud, Jon Leibing, Jason Schnitt, Ryan Miller, The Reuben James, Brian Premo, and Idle Hands. These are just a portion of the local talent that has trusted me with their music production. There

a very large room. Any other project would usually start with recording drums and bass to a scratch guitar and vocal track. From there, the song is typically built up one instrument at a time. This was not going to be our approach with Masons Revolt, but nevertheless it is another option to consider for any other band. Now, once we do a line check to see all sounds are good we start tracking each song in a logical order so that the first and last songs are the least challenging, so as to start and stop the session on a good note (pun intended).

If it works and sounds right then it is right.

What is your opinion on digital vs. analog recording?

That is simple. If it works and sounds right then it is right. The only time one of them is better than the other is if either of the formats break down and won’t record anymore. The point of recording in any format regardless of digital or analog would be to get that human element of good songwriting down to a format that works for all to hear. If you are inspired, and the tracking sounds beautiful, then who cares whether it might be tracking to either format. The flipside to the question would be to consider cost. Analog certainly is far more expensive and creates many limitations in editing capabilities for most working musicians. If the budget is there, then it would be smart to hire a professional studio to manage an analog recording since it does take some expertise that most are not trained for. On the other hand, digital formats are very cost effective and versatile for most musicians to manage. The learning curve might be less, and the cost of setting up a home studio is at an attainable price point along with good quality. I prefer digital formats, and especially 24-bit resolution at 96K sample rate. I have never really had the need to learn any other format.

Has there ever been a need to “rearrange” an artist’s vision/direction in a session? Such as in the way they’re playing the song, strum pattern, too fast/slow, etc.

I may suggest things like tempo change or other very minor changes in the way the song progresses. But, honestly, I don’t feel comfortable changing chord structures or progressions and such. I am supportive of the artist, but I tread lightly and quietly so as not to change their vision. The songs are not mine and I just focus on the sonic and technical aspects of building the track. I affect the presentation of music, I suppose. I would say that I am more focused as a tracking/mixing/mastering engineer and not as the role of a producer. The question you are asking is best answered by a song producer.

What are your thoughts on all the home-recording units?

This aspect of the history in recording has been revolutionary almost. But, for almost any musician, to have this capability has been life-changing in many ways. Most home- recording systems can really be affordable and allow full- or part-time artists to get their musical vision out there in the underground scene at the very least. One famous band comes to mind: The Shins. This band and obviously many others started in the lo-fi recording realm. The first step, small home-recording systems, offered them the opportunity to get their music out to the masses and be heard.

The key to utilizing these home-recording systems is practicing good recording techniques. It also helps to be fearless and willing to make the particular recording unit work in your favor. Figure this stuff out and you have a recipe for success on virtually any level.

Take us through a typical band recording session.

The last full album I did was at Big Blue North Recording studio with head engineer Jeff Aderman for Masons Revolt. They are just one of many very cool local bands. Anyway, the session would start with the preparation of all the studio gear, and this may take two to three hours depending on how the recording session will be set up. Masons Revolt wanted to track their album live with no overdubs and all in the same room. This type of recording is very conducive for a live band Why should a full studio, producer and enthat thrives on playing their songs on stage. gineer be used and preferred?

So, it was decided to record them this way in Well, let’s put it this way, I have been in the

same control and tracking room with many people in the recording industry. It is safe to say that some people will always be able to get the best out of you (engineer or musician). I know producers that when they enter the room, musicians magically play better than they ever have before. It is for this reason that you should pick your team to facilitate your collection of songs down the right

path. It is the same concept as choosing studio session musicians. Most would choose a player for their sound, technical savvy, and attitude that may fit the particular song being laid down. People are sought after for this role and are in high demand on many levels simply because they interact with musical instruments and people in a certain advantageous way. My advice would be to focus on choosing the right people for your songs based on their inspirational and musical sensibilities. Now, why also hire a professional studio at $500 to $1000 a day?

Why not, if you have the team assembled that can produce amazing music, and the budget is there, then by all means take the songs to a new sonic level. But always focus on the song and not the $80,000 dollar console in front of you. The console isn’t going to make that song truly any better than it may already be at its core. It’s the network of people you sur-

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What is your take on the current local music scene?

The local music scene has always been great but there is always room for improvement. There is an enormous amount of talent out there and I think the scene is as good as ever. But the more focus on original music the better. Otherwise, in this local scene, a musician must balance his or her talents between playing cover songs and original work.

This is probably very typical for most music scenes and so the improvement probably lies in the development of more live venues that can support the local music scene.

Thank you for your time, Lyman. How can artists contact you for further information?

If anyone is interested in working with me they can contact me the following ways: Business cell 315-725-6248 email: geckorecordingstudio@gmail.com website: www.geckorecordingstudio.com Gecko Recording Studio 35 Fountain Street, Clinton, NY Local musician, John Keller, is the owner of Off Center Records in downtown Utica, NY.

MV Nature:

the Great Horned Owl Experience Story and Photos by Matt Perry

Back in the spring of 1980, I had my inaugural Great Horned Owl experience. I was still a teenager (and possibly up to no good), wandering around in a wooded section of the local town park, looking at spring wildflowers and listening to the birds. It was spring, and I probably should have been in school that day, but in a real sense I was. That forest was, after all, packed with compelling things to study. I was hiking one of my favorite trails on the edge of a thickly wooded gorge, when something made me look up.

About 30 feet high in the crook of a Red Maple was a large stick nest about the diameter of a trash can lid. I must have been on that trail 10 times that season and somehow I failed to notice it. It’s amazing how people, including myself, can be oblivious to extraordinary things in the world around them and sometimes even right over their heads.

The nest was a sturdy structure and seemed to be well-anchored to its host tree. From my position I couldn’t see if there was anything actually in the nest – the angle was too steep.

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few inches apart on the rim of the nest. Another step backward revealed more of what were clearly two feathered tufts. Now things were getting interesting! Those were the ear tufts of a Great Horned Owl. With each successive step backward, more of the bird was revealed. The bird was large and therefore presumably an adult female (as with all raptors, females of the species are larger than the males). She was obviously guarding her nest and its precious contents. It was clear she wasn’t pleased about having her nest discovered. Her gaze was intense and fixed on me. It gave me a sudden feeling of kinship with the prey animals that this owl species so readily procures. After a few minutes of mutual staring, I continued on my way and allowed the bird to go back to its tranquil domestic life, but I noted the nest’s location so I could keep tabs on it in the coming weeks. It was mid-April, so more than likely there was already a small hatchling or two being cared for in the nest.

I recall that on my next visit to that area, I had a friend in tow. We walked up the trail leading to the nest and were delighted to see

a young owlet covered in white down feathers standing alone in the center of the nest.

The owlet looked down at us, but not with the intensity of an adult’s gaze, more with a sense of curiosity. This was a new world of sensations for the nestling. Learning what constitutes a threat will take time. Crow calls coming from the woods indicated where at least one of the adult birds was holed up. We didn’t stay more than a few minutes so as not to discourage the nestling’s parents from returning. It was dusk and we decided to backtrack a few hundred yards to a footbridge.

There we sat down, lit a candle, and began delving into pseudo Native American mysticism–a favorite pastime for us in that era.

I suspect that what we were actually doing was trying to get ourselves spooked out. It seemed to be succeeding when, as if on cue, a legitimately strange sound began coming from the woods to the east of where we sat.

What we heard were terse and somewhat guttural vocalizations. They sounded like forceful exhalations, but not nearly as tonal as the emphatically given warning call of the White-tailed Deer. Also, these calls didn’t

seem to emanate from any precise direction.

Nor were they associated with any other sounds–for instance, no walking or branch breaking noises were heard. Upon hearing the weird calls, my friend, we’ll call him Tom (his name was Tom), was not a happy man. No doubt his mind was conjuring up the image of a vengeful woodland spirit with a taste for teenagers’ blood. I, being the more scientifically disposed of the pair, also was inclined to believe that what we were hearing was a forest demon, but then again there was just a slight chance it might be an injured person. I tried hard to fathom how a hapless individual might have gotten to the point of making incomprehensible sounds in a remote forest at night. Obligingly, my brain manufactured a plausible tale for me.

The victim was in his late 60s, an insurance man and longtime member of a hiking club.

He had been taking a brisk spring walk with his dog, Domino, a vivacious beagle mix, when he tripped over a root and hit his head on the trunk of an American Hornbeam, which most everyone knows to be very hard tree indeed. The man was on the ground in a half-conscious state, disorientated and delirious. Domino the dog ran off to get help, but unfortunately became waylaid by an inviting group of children with a Frisbee. Meanwhile, the semi-conscious man remained right where he fell. All he could do is to gasp for air and groan: “Huhhhhhh...Huhhhhhh!”

I realize that the story of the injured man was unnecessarily detailed, but that’s what I required in order to force myself to search that demon-infested forest. One thing was clear: Tom wasn’t going to help. Just the thought of a malevolent entity on the loose had effectively glued his feet to the planks of the footbridge. The search-and-rescue operation was to be my enterprise alone. I figured that my friend also had an important

task. He could survive to tell the newspapers what my screams of agony sounded like.

I walked away from the bridge and after a few steps diverted from the hiking trail and entered the darker recesses of the hemlock woods. I called out: “Hello, hello? Where are you? Do you need help?” My reticent queries were answered by five minutes of silence and then suddenly: “Huhhhhhh.....

Huhhhhhh!!” erupted from no specific direction. “OK?!” I uttered to the blackness. I was pretty much chilled to the core, but managed to stammer out a few more sentences: “I still

don’t know where you are. Can you call out again?” There was no response. I stumbled around for another 15 minutes without finding anything or hearing any more calls. I then made the easy decision to return to the bridge and rejoin my friend. I half expected to find him hanging upside down from a hemlock bough, being held in a larder for some forest beast, but he was fine (at least physically) and anxious to leave the woods. By that point it was completely dark even at the bridge.

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calls from the Great Horned Owl nestling.

The youngster was calling from the very nest that we had just visited. You would think I would’ve put that together. Since that time I’ve heard the begging calls of many Great Horned Owl chicks, and though there is a fair amount of individual variation, the calls are usually easily recognizable, though some sound more like whistles than sharp exhalations. None sound to me like demons, spirits or injured men in their late 60s. I think that means I’m making progress.

One more thing about the park experience from all those years ago: After we had left the woods and had walked nearly all the way back to the main road, we heard another sound that was quite different from the begging call. It was very loud and strange. It was like a warbled howl or a yodeled screech.

It was like no sound I had heard before or since. It sounded a bit like the vocal gymnastics that Danny Kay might produce if he were to turn into a wolfman. Needless to say, neither of us went looking for wolfman Dan-

ny or whatever had produced the final sound of that evening. I do remember Tom saying he had a feeling that something really incredible was going to happen to us on our way back home. All I could think to say was “Oh, shut up!” But I wasn’t quite able to form words at that point.

Listening to pairs of Great Horned Owls as they call back and forth to each can be an entertaining evening activity in winter. Both sexes let out rapid volleys of short hoots.

The male’s tone is typically lower than the females, so the sexes can be readily distinguished by sound alone. These courtship duets can start as early as December, but some Great Horned Owls may continue to call through the spring and even after. Great Horned Owls are known to nest in a variety of situations and in a diverse range of habitats. Nest sizes and shapes also vary greatly.

Owls, as a rule, don’t build their own nests.

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by Great Blue Herons, Osprey, Bald Eagles, Red-shouldered Hawks, and others. They will also use tree cavities. One of the most interesting nesting situations I ever came upon was in the vicinity of Delta Lake State Park.

On a secluded island, there among a small

grove of truly ancient White Pines, was a nest. It was located inside the top of a hollow snag about 25 feet high and so it was invisible from the ground. However, the presence of the nest was given away by the acrid odor of skunk and by the scores of owl pellets which littered the forest floor around the dead tree. Pieces of skunk carcasses, mostly tufts of fur and hide, were all around. The owl’s relatively weak sense of smell allows them to have skunk on their menu, whereas most other predators understandably do not partake. A Great Horned Owl’s regurgitated pellet is typically dark and about the size of a walnut. They are comprised of compressed, bone, hair, and the other indigestible parts of their meals. It’s possible to get a good idea of the complete diet of an owl by dissecting these pellets. One can sometimes even reconstruct a near complete skeleton of a mouse or vole just from the contents of a single pellet.

At the White Pine site I remember collecting a small bag of pellets at the behest of a biology student who wished to study them for an assignment. Before leaving the site, I was finally able to glimpse what I believed to be the mother Great Horned Owl. She peered out of the side of the nest tree, and perceived

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wildlife rehabilitator, so whenever I’ve intervened, it’s always been in concert with someone who is a licensed rehabilitator. Last February, I captured an injured Great Horned Owl in Westmorland and brought it to Woodland Wildlife Center in Chadwicks. The owl was likely suffering from a concussion, probably caused by impacting against a window or a tree. Accidental impacts are very common in birds and are one of the leading causes of bird mortality. Regardless of how the owl became injured, it was grounded and I was able to capture him with a minimal

amount of effort. He spent a few days recovering from his injury in a large enclosure at Woodhaven. During that time, his behavior was monitored. We decided that since he was able to fly, it was essential to get him back to his home territory as soon as possible. He could very well have been a parent and had young relying on him as their food provider. The release went well. I opened up the pet carrier and gave him some distance.

After a few minutes he walked out of the cage and unceremoniously flew off. He flew low for about 200 feet and came down on

the snow-covered ground. His flight profile looked good and his wing beats didn’t appear particularly labored. Still the ground landing worried me. Maybe he was still too “out of it” to really be back on the job again.

I decided to approach him to see if I could compel him to fly once more so I could again assess his abilities. As I got close, instead of flying the bird adopted a threatening posture.

He puffed himself up to double his normal size and began pivoting his head from side to side. The effect was most impressive. This is what they do when they’re forced to defend their kill from another predator–one intent on stealing away their prize. Already large birds, an inflated Great Horned Owl looks about as big as a tom turkey. Sharp clicking sounds produced by the bird’s repeated bill snapping added to the air of belligerence it was trying to project. In other words it was saying, “Come near me and you’ll get the business end of this meat hook!” Despite that forceful warning, I did come closer. I

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The best method of locating Great Horned Owls is to look and listen for frantic groups of crows engaging in what is known as mobbing behavior. When a family or a flock of crows encounters a Great Horned Owl they essentially go ballistic. They give shrill alarm calls, which are pretty much elongated versions of their normal “kawkaw” calls. The incessant alarm calls serve to bring in many other crows from neighboring territories. Each crow in turn will dive and scream at the predator and make sure that the entire forest community knows its location.

Most Great Horned Owls seem to become accustomed to this kind of harassment and take it in stride. In fact, they rarely lash out and try to kill their tormentors–at least while they are in the act of tormenting the owl.

Later on...well, that’s another story. Great Horned Owls are known to attack crow nests at night. They also will attack and kill hawks and even herons, all under cover of darkness.

There’s little doubt that the Great Horned Owl is one of the most ruthless and success-

The Eastern Screech Owl is much smaller than the Great Horned Owl

The Long-eared Owl has ear tufts like the Great Horned but is smaller and lacks heavy barring on the chest ful avian predators in the country. In fact, they are so successful at catching the small to medium-sized mammals in their territories that they tend to hunt areas out and are forced to move to a different territory after just a few years.

Sketchy information has come in over the past few years regarding Great Horned Owls and their susceptibility to West Nile Virus (WNV). Wildlife Rehabilitators from around Central New York have been receiving an increasing number of birds that test positive for this usually fatal avian disease. It’s hard to get a handle on how serious a situation this is since most sick birds will die in their forest and swamp habitats without anyone ever finding them or bringing them to a rehabber. It’s conceivable though that each one that does come in for treatment represents only the tip of the iceberg. WNV could very well present a major threat to Great Horned Owls, as well as to other raptors and to birds in general. Certainly, this situation warrants more diligent monitoring on the part of our environmental agencies. I’ve heard far fewer Great Horned Owls calling around the town of Kirkland in recent years and I’m seeing

fewer reports of them from other naturalists and birders around the Mohawk Valley.

Readers of this article can assist in monitoring Great Horned Owl populations by reporting their sightings (including “heard” sightings) to Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s online data base called eBird (eBird.org). eBird is free and easy to use and it’s a great way to keep track of all of your bird sightings while at the same time providing researchers with the data necessary to get a better understanding about what’s happening with our wild bird populations.

Matt Perry is Conservation Director and resident naturalist at Spring Farm CARES in Clinton. He manages a 260 acre nature preserve which is open for tours by appointment. Matt is also regional editor of “The Kingbird”, which is a quarterly publication put out by the New York State Ornithological Association. Matt writes a weekly blog about the nature preserve, which can be found at: talesfromthewilds.blogspot.com

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Benjamin enlisted in World War I on February 7, 1918 at Syracuse, New York. He attended Ithaca School of Military Aeronautics and went on to serve in the Army Air Corps as a 1st Lieutenant. On November 7, 1918 he was stationed at Camp Dick in Dallas, Texas which was an aviation training school. Benjamin also trained at Barron Field in Everman, Texas. He was discharged on March 5, 1919.

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Chapter 4

In 1974, Tim and Peggy Spencer Behrendt set off on an adventure.

They began a new life in the woods of Cold Brook, NY, without modern conveniences like electricity or indoor plumbing. These are excerpts and reflections from Peggy’s journal chronicling their adventures. See issues 1-12 for her diaries from their first year.

Chapter 4 There are less than eight hours of dusky and dubious daylight now.

We spend the long hours of sable winter evenings reminiscing or making plans for our homestead by the wood stove in the soft golden glow of the kerosene lamp. All is still except for an occasional thump of a disentangled snow mass sliding off the branches of the old hemlock onto our roof.

I fantasize about the wonderful garden we’ll have after we’ve pulled out all the tree roots and hauled in enough soil, mulch, and fertilizer. Fruit and nut trees to the north. Bushes of lush red and blue berries. Big patches of perennial, aromatic mint, and succulent chives that will poke up crisp and green through the last vestiges of snow shrouds in the spring.

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Ample, wide beds of soft, fertile soil for luscious annual vegetables and flowers between meandering labyrinths of paths.

I circle everything I want to grow in seed catalogs, with ambition way beyond the time and energy I will have at planting time. But this is my dream and I love to meditate on it.

“Remember 88?” Tim interrupts.

“Oh, yes. How did he get his nickname?” I ask. “Did he play piano?”

“No. It must have been the number on his football jersey. He helped us bring in the lumber on this part of the roof,” he answers, pointing up.

88 is an old friend, a big, friendly guy with beautiful, long golden hair and red beard. We love to remember the first time he and a few of his buddies walked into the Old Bank Tavern.

Inside were local laborers with huge muscled hands dwarfing the glass of beer they held, wearing their best flannel shirts as they relaxed with friends and their equally hard-working wives at the bar or café tables with some pizza. There were mechanics with hands callused and scarred from unavoidable collisions with sharp, rusty, and often freezing engine parts and truckers with sore backs and eyes red from endless hours on the road.

Soft country music played on the juke box about the old homestead.

88 was a new breed of trucker. A former bouncer and high school tackler, he’d adopted the hippie styles and breezed in for some pool games and beer with a few friends dressed in bell-bottom jeans, long hair, and beards. One of them went to the juke box and put in a quarter for a Crosby,

Stills & Nash tune.

Some of the local fellows who despised the longhaired hippies with their girlish locks, glared at them.

One of them called out, contemptuously, from his barstool, “How about a kiss, sweetie?”

88 stopped, turned, and looked at him.

Conversations stopped and only the juke box could be heard.

88 walked up to the man, grabbed the front of his shirt, lifted him off the bar stool, and kissed him on the mouth. The surprised fellow was then tossed back on his stool and 88 left him to re-assemble himself. The pool game commenced, and there was no more heckling that evening.

I met Tim at the school where I had my first job teaching music. He was a guidance counselor and coach and invited me to his youth group and church.

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bright with natural light from large windows. Huge, ancient trees graced the view without, but inside was not the somber, quiet and dignified atmosphere I expected.

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interrupted, “I’m sick of all this sexist language!” she called out. “All you talk about is ‘mankind’ and ‘his’ history. What about women? Don’t you realize this language is leaving us out and encouraging the view that men are superior to women?”

I was shocked by this outburst. No one would dare interrupt a church service when I grew up.

“It’s just the way our language has evolved. It’s not meant to be exclusive,” Tim replied.

“It’s time to change it, Tim. Would you call a man who washes clothes a ‘washerwoman’ just because that’s how it’s always been?”

“I will certainly take your viewpoint into consideration, Annie,” he replied, not appearing to be ruffled, continuing with his presentation as she sat down.

This made me start to wonder about some things that have confused me. My last boyfriend liked to say, “You’re cute, but dumb,” even though I’d just graduated from col-

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and up to my finger when I was arranging Bunzy’s dish. Sometimes they’ll pick up a whole apple core and run into a little hole with it. The squirrel also takes them and sets them up in nearby tree branches to eat later. One day I saw a blue jay steal the squirrels’ apple core. The squirrel was really mad and tried to follow the blue jay through the forest.

Dave hired me to embroider the Moosewood bear logo on the back of his jean jacket. It’s fun, but hard to punch a needle through that tough material.

We don’t feel like doing much. The chipmunks and bears hibernate; guess its OK for us to hibernate a bit, too.

We miss you so much! Can’t wait to see you.

Love, from Your Friend, Peg

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under the covers.

He accidently broke the window over the sewing machine when some kindling he was splitting inside flew up and hit it.

No more splitting wood in the cottage! We glued the crack with superglue and I’m going to paint a picture following the design of the cracks. Tim did a nice one with the crack in the window behind his chair. It looks like a sun peeking over a hill with a cloud and two birds. The colors are pretty and it doesn’t distract from the view. We gave Dave $2 to paint a picture on the crack in one of our kitchen window panes. Maybe there’ll be some cracks in your cottage you can paint on when you come, (as long as they’re strong and safe.)

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Bunny boots go to the Mall.. with Peg inside

skipped a grade, but he’s bored with his senior year and wants to drop out. He’d rather work and ski. We offer him $5 a day to stay in school and he agrees, but still skips occasionally to go skiing.

Our “new” 11-year-old VW Beetle, “Viktor,” has no heat to speak of and the defroster is pathetic. We reach out the window and scrape a hole in the ice on the windshield to peek through for several miles before a tiny half-moon of defrosted glass appears above the dash. Or we leave the window vents open so cold air blows on the windshield (and us). We try putting a kerosene heater on the floor of the passenger side. Since the seat’s not attached, I can back up enough to make room for it, but it’s awkward and dangerous with the open flame from the wick, not to mention the fumes emitted from this appliance be-

tween my feet. At least there is enough ventilation from the cracks in the patches of the floor to keep us from getting asphyxiated, but I am not fond of this.

One weekend, when the temperature is 40 below zero Tim must drive a hundred miles, each way, to Glens Falls for a church service. I refuse to go. But there is little that will keep Tim from his commitments, so he suffers through long hours of driving in a stinky, cold vehicle with a 50 mph chill factor.

Desperately needing to keep warm in the car, we find some super-insulated boots that were used by workers on the Alaskan Pipe Line, called Bunny Boots. They’re huge and have a place to pump air in to blow them up even bigger to increase the insulation. I feel like a character out of a Bigfoot story, but I don’t care, as long as my feet are warm. I also find an oversized

wool coat of beautiful blue from an Air Force surplus in Rome to top off many layers beneath.

One day, we stroll through the new Riverside Mall, enjoying the bountiful, warm and colorful indoor space. I see my full length reflection for the first time in the glass of a window display and have a revelation of horror. There is a tall, shapeless column of blue wool poised over two giant white balloons, with a little head perched on top…mine. All around me are shapely ladies in tight fitting, colorful ski outfits with dainty high top boots and styled hair under cute little hats. I sigh deeply, but remember that when I was working full-time and had plenty of money, I bought stylish and expensive clothes. That pleasure seemed like inadequate compensation for all that time working a 9-5 job.

I accept the fact that I look like an abominable snow woman and know that the fashions would not keep me warm. I’m also grateful we always arrive at church early so I can shed my outerwear before the congregation sees me. I would much rather use our money to take care of our children and buy wild lands full of trees, plants, birds, water, and animals to protect and cherish. I love the intimacy with the seasons of the earth my new lifestyle requires; making do or doing without; the challenge of learning how to survive like the wild creatures do; and to boldly face the power and impartiality of nature and let her toughen me, with my consciousness buddy, Tim, at my side.

Look for more from Peggy’s memoirs next month!

The Shawangunk Nature Preserve is a deep ecology, forever wild, 501©(3), learning and cultural center. Tim and Peggy still live there and can be contacted through their website.

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“Harpist” by Utica artist Janelle Rodriguez from her art photography exhibit “Siren Archetypes” on display this month at The Other Side in Utica

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GENESEE JOE’S LIVE & LOCAL:

Gridley Paige, Showtime, The Bomb To start the New Year I thought I would visit with a few bands that have been on the local scene for a long time: Gridley Paige, Showtime, and the Bomb.

Gridley has been around for more than 20 years and the Bomb for 15. I asked Mike Santalucia (The Bomb) and Tim Moyer (Gridley Paige) what made a band work and draw crowds for such a long time. Both singers said that chemistry between members in the band is a key element.

Gridley Paige, which is set up as an actual company, is a job but, according to Tim, “The shows are like going to work at the fun-nest job you can have.”

Mike said the band connects and always has a good time on stage. They also connect with the crowd so they have a good time, too.

I have always been a fan of original music on a local level. This doesn’t mean I don’t have the same love for cover bands. I’m in one. I asked Tim and Mike how the song selection happens and how important it is to re-create the sound of the original songs.

Tim said that keeping up with what’s on the radio, what is recognizable, and keeping a song true to the original version is important.

“The art of covering a tune is to do that, cover it and cover it well,” Mike said. “The Bomb picks songs that they like when it comes to the old school stuff, KISS, Judas Priest or Van Halen.”

Gridley Paige He said they also get a lot of suggestions from the “Bombsquad,” their large and loyal fan base.

Mike also said that “Getting the tunes as close to the original is very important to them and each guitarist in the band uses many different guitars and effects to achieve that.” I laughed when he added, “These aren’t our tunes, so I don’t feel we have the

right to mess them up.”

Jose Lopez—from the longtime and very popular 20-year-old band Showtime—said that the band picks songs that are timeless and still have an impact, as opposed to only what is currently popular. He said that his band enjoys what they’re doing and having fun, and that energy is picked up by the crowd and is reciprocated.

Showtime and the crowd work together and that keeps people coming back in, Jose also said. As far as playing covers he added, “Learn why the original was played that way, and then after you’ve learned that, alter it if you want. That is where the art lies.” Jose concluded: “Give it a little flavor of your own. Let a little bit of you flow through. Understanding the song is key.”

Another aspect of a successful long-term act is promotion, having a good word of mouth bringing in friends and, of course, social media.

Facebook and Twitter are great and both are free avenues for advertising. If a band doesn’t know to take advantage of them, they are missing out Jose Lopez from Showtime on a big opportunity. The Bomb also is a stickler for posters and has them up in clubs weeks prior to a show.

Look at this column next month for tips on how to promote a show and build a quality press kit.

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