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Say Cheese!

by Sharry L. Whitney

In honor of National Dairy Month, I thought I would write about an interesting change that we’ve noticed since we started Mohawk Valley Living 10 years ago. It used to be when people talked about cheese, it was about the past. The first cheese factory was in Rome, NY, and Little Falls used to be the cheese capital of the United States. But now when we say, “cheese,” people smile and talk about their favorite local cheeses. A neighbor recently told me she couldn’t live without Jake’s smoked Gouda. Three Village Cheese has developed a following of devoted fans, and people tell us they enjoy watching (and sampling) the fresh curd being made at Stoltfus Dairy. I personally get weak in the knees for Jones Family Farm’s Sweet Fig Goat Cheese. We have filmed and written about these places and many others, like Cooperstown Cheese, Palatine Cheese, Krugerrand Farms— lost another microphone cord to nibbling goats there—Jewetts Cheese, Cranberry Ridge, and Adirondack Cheese.

And there are places yet to visit, like the Creative Shepherd, Painted Goat, and others.

Recently, our answering machine and inbox has become flooded with reports of the new Grassy Cow Dairy in Remsen.

As Lance and I work on developing our school program, it’s amazing to look out at the children and think about the fact that when they were born, cheese was only a proud chapter in the Mohawk Valley’s past. Now, just 10 short years later, cheese seems to be a big part of its future—just like those wide-eyed students.

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by Brian Howard, Executive Director Our region’s industrial history has cast a long shadow over the generations. Before the “Big Three” (Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler) consolidated American automotive manufacturing in Detroit, hundreds of automakers existed in cities and towns across the country. Utica was no exception; the city embraced the coming of the “horseless carriage” in the early 20th century with a plethora of businesses dedicated to this new form of transportation. One of those companies was Bailey & Bowne, located at the southwest corner of Whitesboro and Wiley Streets.

When Utica native Albert E. Bailey started his wagon-making business in 1898, few understood that the fate of the horse-and-buggy industry was already sealed. This 1879 Utica Free Academy alumnus jumped into his new venture at a time when the nation’s commerce traveled by train and wagon. Within a generation, the wagons would be gone; within two the nation’s rail system had started its long, automobile-influenced decline. But for Bailey in 1898, this was all in the future.

As it turned out, his company would be making horse-drawn carts for quite some time to come. But the carts they made wouldn’t be built for the masses. More on that later.

Bailey and his business partner, Edward Bowne, manufactured wagons and modified automobiles simultaneously during the early 20th

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century. Local fire companies were among their customers—a reference to a B&B vehicle was found in the September 14, 1910, issue of The Clinton Courier: “The John Osborn Hose Company has had added to its equipment a new hose wagon, which was received on Monday. It was made to order by the Bailey & Bowne Company of Utica and is a very handsome and substantial vehicle. It will carry 600 feet of hose besides other equipment and is rigged to be drawn by either men or horses. It is equipped with two chemical fire extinguishers.

The wagon cost about $125.”

The Whitesboro Street factory crafted specialized beds and boxes for some of the most recognizable truck brands in the country. The likes of Mack, REO Speedwagon, and Brockway found their way to B&B. Their factory was situated next to Utica Fire Department No. 4; this turned out to be a stroke of luck on January 4, 1909, when a fire broke out in the B&B shop. This event could have proven disastrous, but it was quickly extinguished and the building saved.

Bailey & Bowne’s auto customization was embraced by businesses of all kinds in the region. Evidence of their reach is the stack of publicity photos that they compiled during the teens and 1920s.

Top: Waterman Apple Products Corp. of Sauquoit; Middle: Santen Co. Furniture; love the “Body Built by Bailey & Bowne” sign! Bottom; Utica Volunteer Firemen outside the Bailey & Bowne building.

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Utica Plumbing Supply, the West End Brewery, and Waterman Apple Products of Sauquoit were all customers.

So were Utica Gas & Electric, Homestead Farm in Mohawk, Scala Packing (your home for “Gold Medal” hams and bacon), Giambona Celery & Onions of Rome, and Gorea’s Express Line of Utica, Canajoharie, and Gloversville.

In 1925, founder Albert Bailey’s name disappeared from the company listing in the city directory. A notice posted in the June 22, 1926, Utica Daily Press confirmed the dissolution of the partnership “by…mutual consent” as of the first of that month. That year saw Bowne’s son, Norman, come to the fore of the new Bowne & Bowne, which was henceforth described as a ‘general auto shop.’

The younger Bowne had been involved at the factory for several years and was listed as a dealer for Paterson Six and Dixie Flyer automobile sales that took place there after World War I. Norman Bowne was also a horse-racing enthusiast.

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alongside their truck body and collision repair service, Bowne and Bowne produced jog carts and sulkies (light rigs for racing) into the late 1950s. Each unit was handcrafted by the carpenters and blacksmiths employed at the factory and ran $300 to $400.

Utica-made sulkies were delivered to customers around the nation; this enterprise was one of only four sulky manufacturers in the country and the only one in New York State as of 1953.

Naturally, Vernon Downs was a prime spot to see the fruits of their work.

Norman Bowne retired in 1958 and sold his firm to Whitesboro Collision Service, which took over the shop. He passed away in December 1963.

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local band: Casanova Frankenstein and the Voodoo Machine by john keller

Mix one teaspoon Alice Cooper, one pint Hasil Adkins, two drops P. T. Barnum, a quart of hot sauce, and barrels of originality and you come up with Casanova Frankenstein and the Voodoo Machine. An elaborate stage show with make-up, an “undead” emcee, a fire-eating lead singer (yes, he really eats fire!), and ripping original rockabilly-influenced tunes brought together by this talented trio of musicians is an exciting experience. I caught one of their shows recently and walked away with the melodies in my head for days.

I met the bass player, Dan Phillips, a while back during his time in the band Item 6. I sat down with him to talk about his music career and this new outrageous musical project.

Are you originally from the Mohawk Valley?

I am. I lived in the area until I went into the service out of high school.

acuse. I think the skate park show might be my favorite because of the old school DIY nature of it—being eaten alive by mosquitoes aside, of course.

Otherwise, we had a handful of really fun shows at McGill’s one summer, sharing the bill with people like Brian Premo and other bands, including The Bourbon Mothers. It’s always great when you get to share the bill with people you really like, respect, and whose music you enjoy. It makes it seem much less like work and really hits home how special being in the music scene is. That was a great stretch of shows and lots of fun.

Let’s talk about some of your former bands. Was Homicide for Hannah your first band?

It was the first band since returning to music, and what I would consider my first proper band. It was a real learning experience in terms of the actual work involved in being in a band—from the aspect of running a band, not just the artistic work of writing and playing music.

Who was in Homicide for Hannah and how did it end?

Homicide for Hannah was originally Samantha Hall (currently of The Awkwards), Jon Maltese (whom I went on to work with in The Malibu Death Machine and the early days of Item 6), Richard Jordan (who went on to join Item 6 later on and stayed with us until the end), and myself. Homicide for Hannah kind of just outgrew itself. Rich parted ways early on. In the end, Sam had her own thing she wanted to do that went in a different direction than where Jon and I were going as songwriters. We simply just grew apart. Oddly enough, we actually had a reunion show this past August where we opened for one of my favorite local acts, Kayla and the Tellers.

Their bassist Jason Roberts asked us to reunite for an opening set. Something I didn’t think was likely to happen, but it did. I’m so glad it happened. It was one of the best nights I’ve ever had musically. It was so interesting to see how those songs grew and changed with the years that had passed and who we had each become as individual musicians. It was a very rewarding experience. It was great to reconnect with Sam and Jon. They are both very talented people, and are very dear to me.

You performed extensively in that band. What were some of your fondest shows?

Homicide for Hannah was really built on the punk ethos of play anywhere, for anyone, at any time, something I myself have always tried to stick to. We played some of the local spots that were very good to us. Then we played a few more off-beat shows. We played a show at the skate park in Mohawk once.

Our final gig was acoustic in someone’s attic in Syr-

I first met you when you were in Item 6. That band seemed to have a good sense of direction.

You recorded a CD, and then broke up. What happened?

Oh, you know. It’s the same old story. To be honest, I think in Item 6 we waited far too long to record our EP. We had lost two of our founding members by that time. We had gone through multiple line-up changes with Deb Huebner and I being the only founding

You’ve been involved in the local music scene for quite a while. What started your career in music?

Have you had any formal music training?

Well, I dabbled in music as a teen, starting out on bass. After returning to the area and spending time in the bar scene, my friend Jon Maltese and I realized that we weren’t finding the kind of music we wanted to hear represented locally. So, we set out to create the kind of music we wanted to hear. In terms of training, I never had more than a couple of bass lessons in my early teens. Everything else has been self-taught. I wish I had taken to lessons more.

I think professional instruction is a great resource if it’s something one can do. However, I don’t think we ever really stop learning. Music has so many possibilities. There’s so much to explore.

members left. When our drummer at the time had to leave, the thought of rebuilding again seemed too daunting for Deb, which was completely understandable. While the overall vision of the band remained intact throughout the years, I think making the recording was more a matter of closure than anything in hindsight, as a way to chronicle our work, and what we had done. I think that’s really important as an original artist, songwriter, and musician: to chronicle what you do. It’s good to have a touchstone to look back on how you’ve progressed in your craft. It would have been great if we could have held it together, but sometimes it’s just time to let it go. I think it’s a really solid EP. I loved those songs. I’m really glad that we got them on record. It’s interesting to listen to the old H4H EP, and then the Item 6 CD back to back for me.

Now you have Casanova Frankenstein & the Voodoo Machine. This seems to be quite a departure from your previous endeavors. Who is in this and how did you get together?

Well, the band is fronted by my longtime friend and former lead singer of Zombie Circus, Frank Carentz. I’ve always loved the kinds of music we are playing in this band, but he is really the driving force behind this one. It’s a lot of fun helping him realize his vision. It’s all really cool stuff. Dark, like much of the work I do. However, it’s all very danceable in an old school roadhouse style.

Do you perform originals or cover, or both?

We are mainly an original band, but with most original bands in markets like Central New York you have to give people things they know. So we do some covers, too. Give the people something familiar. Something to sing along to while they learn your music.

Who writes and arranges the original songs?

Frank is doing the lion’s share of the songwriting in this project and I help out here and there. As

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far as the arrangements, we just figure them out as we go. Take the basics of the song, and then flesh it out in line with the direction of the band. The rules are pretty simple. First, it’s got to make you want to dance, or tap your foot, which is why we stick to the roots styles of music. Secondly, it’s got to fit the vibe of the band. Basically, it’s dark but wildly fun and energetic.

How would you describe your music?

Wow. I don’t know. Twisted roots? We touch on so many genres, but then give it a dark spin. Our music touches on rock ’n’ roll, rockabilly, blues, country, and even some swing mixed in. It’s a hell of a party.

We sometimes call it “The Devil’s Music” in a nod to the way rock ’n’ roll and its contributing genres were sometimes vilified back in the day.

You’ve developed a fairly elaborate stage act.

Could you describe how that is arranged?

Well, it all started out with the look. Something Frank started to work on during his time in Zombie Circus in regards to his look as a front man. With this project, we decided to really take it to the next level.

The horror-themed makeup and the stage clothes are old school vintage-style musician wear. You know, the matching dress clothes. The whole band looks like a unit in that old school sense. Then comes the finishing touch, with the instruments and amps. Reissue instruments and old school Fender tube tone, which gives us not only the old school look, but the vintage tones as well. Frank even eats fire on stage while the band lays down an old school slinky groove. A real show in the proper sense. We are always cooking up new ideas, too. Ways to make the show even more of a unique and fun experience.

In the short time you have been together, you have performed several long-distance shows. How have you been received away from home?

We have gotten a great reception. We were part of a burlesque/variety show down in Brooklyn. It was an absolute riot. People went nuts. That’s a really good feeling.

What are your long-term goals? Where would you like to take this band?

I think the main drive of everyone in the band is to just get the music out as far and wide as we can, and have fun doing it. We enjoy taking the show on the road and winning people over with the live show.

With music, it’s so hard to really plan long term.

Mainly, we are just trying to make sure every show we play, people have a killer time. Something they won’t forget. Something that will stick with them.

We have an EP coming out. We already have enough material to go back into the studio and lay down an album, but we want to really get out there and enjoy entertaining people. In the end, the best part of being a musician to me is the connection with the audience.

I also understand that you have embarked on a solo project. What’s it called? What does it entail and how is it coming along?

I have just recently started doing some solo work. I am going to be releasing my solo music under The Distant End. I hope to have a chance to get some quality recordings out on CD later this year. It’s been interesting trying to balance my bass duties as a sideman and the work I want to do on my own project. As far as what it entails, it’s really just me with an acoustic guitar. I’m really trying to boil down who I am as a songwriter. It’s dark, gritty, and straight forward.

Kind of “folk noir,” I suppose. I have written so many songs both musically and lyrically over the years in bands I have been in. Yet, I’ve found I’ve never really had to write for myself. It’s been a really interesting process, almost like I’m working backward as a songwriter. It’s coming along nicely. I’m really excited about it.

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Where can we catch a performance of either Casanova Frankenstein & the Voodoo Machine or The Distant End next?

With CF&VM, we are booked into The Black Oak Tavern in Oneonta on July 11th. Solo, I’ll be hitting local open mics until I build up enough for an opening set list and gauge if people have any interest in it, in terms of booking shows with other musicians.

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What is your take on the local music scene, and what, if anything do you think could improve it?

I think this area is blessed with a rich pool of talent. There are so many gifted people here making all sorts of great music. If there is anything I’ve always wanted to see improve, is for the bar goers to really embrace the original music that is made in the area. I think it’s starting to happen, though. I think the dedication of a few local venues, businesses, and artists is making it happen. Some of those places and artists are unfortunately now gone, but many are still out there fighting the good fight. People like Rich Massucci and Erica Moss from Bring ‘Em Down Productions, and Ryan Abbott from Ryan Abbott Mobile Recording. They were all supporters of Item 6, and Ryan did some of the recording and all the mixing and mastering for the new Casanova Frankenstein & The Voodoo Machine CD in addition to being the man who made the Item 6 EP happen. I think people are starting to realize that the music and art that is created here is worth investing in. Just like with any other product or service. Keeping it local is important. Art imitates life. So who better to speak to for you than your neighbors? Writing original music, performing it, and supporting it are a very important part of preserving local culture. Something you have been a very big part of as both an artist, and also very generous with your support of others over the years through Off-Center Records. I think good things are happening, and it will get even better. It’s a great time to be a local musician. •

...people are starting to realize that the music and art that is created here is worth investing in.

Is there anything you would like accomplish?

Places to play, people to collaborate with, etc.?

I think I just want to progress in my craft as a songwriter and a performer. Also, to finally get what I have to say out there without having it being put through any sort of artistic filter. Like of a band, for instance. As far as where to play? As I said before, I’m very much of a play anywhere, for anyone, at any time kind of musician. If I’m able to get there, I’m probably going to be down for playing. However, I have a real love of the local establishments that go above and beyond to support the original music scene in the area, The Dev and The Tramontane, especially. The list of people I’d like to collaborate with is so long. We are really blessed with so many talented people in this area. I could be here all day listing them. I do know that at some point I’d love to involve some of my former

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Sometimes the best adventures happen unexpectedly. On a beautiful Saturday in May, Steven had the day off and we had several adventures planned. I had gone for a good run (because I am training for the Boilermaker 15K) and we had taken our schnoodle Tabby for a longish walk, since we planned to leave her alone for a while. When we got home from the walk, there was a message on our answering machine from my sister, Cheryl, inviting us to join her and some other family members on a Mohawk Valley adventure. (Yes, she used the term “Mohawk Valley adventure.” My family is so cute. Since I started writing my blog and especially since I’ve been writing for Mohawk Valley Living, they have been very helpful in keeping me supplied with things to write about.) This particular adventure was how I re-discovered Pixley Falls.

Our family group included my parents, sister Cheryl, her daughter and son-in-law, Dana and Dan (I refer to him as my nephew, because nephew-in-law sounds silly), and their 6-month old son, Shepherd.

Steven was especially happy to go, because we could bring Tabby.

Almost everything is better when you can include your dog.

I remember going camping at Pixley Falls in the early ’70s. My family had one of those pop-up trailers you pulled behind the car, and we used it for many memorable trips. The thing I remember about Pixley Falls was walking on a path through the woods and seeing the falls. Imagine my delight to find out that the path is still there.

Pixley Falls is outside of Rome, beyond Lake Delta. It’s a beautiful drive to get there, on a twisty country road. As we drove by Lake Delta, we reminisced about family picnics we used to have there, with aunts, uncles, and cousins.

At last we got to Pixley Falls. Lots of people were taking advantage of the lovely day. Camping is no longer available, but it is open for hikes and picnics. The first thing we did was sit down at a picnic table for a yummy lunch. Before leaving Rome, my dad and nephew, Dan, had gone to Big Daddy’s and picked up subs.

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Smaller, more intimate falls cascade around the main falls Photos by Sharry L. Whitney

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I ate quite a few potato chips, so was quite anxious to hike off some calories. We could hear the falls as we walked down the road.

“There’s a path,” I said. Cheryl, Dana, and Dan went back to the car to trade Shepherd’s stroller for a papoose kind of thing. Steven and I followed a gentle down slope that hooked back and took us to the falls. Behind us, I saw my father helping my mother down a more direct but steeper path. When I later went up that path, I discovered another reason to be impressed with my parents.

The large falls are so beautiful. We spent a while there admiring and taking pictures.

Steven and I especially enjoyed watching a couple of big dogs swim in the water, fetching sticks their people threw. Our Tabby has never fetched a stick in her life, and she seemed disinclined to participate in aquatic exercise. She was more than happy to join us in hiking on the path, however. She led the way, hurrying along, stopping to sniff less often than she does when walking around our neighborhood. At least she stopped and sniffed often enough that we did not completely leave the others behind. It was a spread-out group, but we managed to keep each other in sight.

The path was easy to see, not overgrown or obscure. In a couple of places a tree limb obtruded, but nothing too big. Some of the bridges were in need of a little repair, but everything was navigable. Naturally, if Tabby had a choice between a plank, stones, or mud, she picked mud. I imagine my great-nephew will be the same when he can walk the path. This time he had an easy trip, snuggled up to his mother. He was especially fascinated by the falls. His father could not get him to turn around for a picture when we were near them.

Up and down the path went, sometimes smooth but more often rough. Climbing up one slope, we met a couple of little girls taking a breather. While the littler one petted Tabby, the other described what lay ahead: Yes, it went right around and though some of the bridges weren’t too good, you could get through.

People were following the path going in both directions. The stick-chasing dogs hurried by us, so intent on hiking they did not even try to sniff Tabby. I heard my mom tell some peo-

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ple that she wasn’t old, but her legs were.

I have to confess I was having a marvelous time. I wondered if I had not finally encountered some of those endorphins I’ve heard about. Or perhaps it was the beautiful scenery and fun time with family.

When we reached the end of the path (or the beginning, for folks who went the other way), I made fists and put my hands over my head. “I want somebody so sing, ‘We Are the Champions’ while I walk around with my fists in the air,” I said. That is my idea of celebrating a triumphant moment.

“No,” said a lady sitting nearby with a group of picnickers. I looked at her. “Hands on hips,” she demonstrated, then turned her head to show a heroic profile. “Superman,” she explained. I did the Superman pose.

We were all delighted with our excursion to Pixley Falls. We did not make a definite plan, but we hope to return soon and walk the trail starting from the other end. Dana and Dan might bring their dogs. Then, I understand, we’ll see some water sport. •

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Beaver Meadow Falls

Adirondack Waterfall Guide: New York’s Cool Cascades, calls the 60-foot Beaver Meadows Falls one of the most photographed in the Adirondacks.

It is certainly one of my favorites and easy to understand why. The combination of its beauty, along with its most immediate access from the Lake Road Trail, likely contributes to its popularity.

It is also a welcome sight and sound to those who are descending from the lower portion of the Great Range between Gothics and Armstrong Mountains providing such a pleasant place to take a few minutes to relax and rehydrate before making the final push back to the Lake Road to head for home.

The Artists Falls found along Gill Brook provided inspiration for the likes of Winslow Homer. Cascades large and small all along the trail hugging the brook will provide great audio-visual entertainment each step along of the way.

Rainbow Falls is a near 150-foot beauty some 3.3 miles up the Lake Road Trail and then another 0.3 miles to a lookout on the Gothics Trail.

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the fact that you were there. Instead, consider what is before you. Pay attention to the light (overcast can often be much better) and after taking several overall shots, try shooting from various angles. On one visit, I was happy to discover a rainbow in some late afternoon sunlight that penetrated the spray at the base of the Beaver Meadows Falls. Different seasons will also transform a scene, making multiple visits worthwhile.

Be aware that while all of these hikes are mostly along a well-maintained and private dirt road, they are still hikes. The road does rise over its distance, with each of the falls various distances off the main road. Dunn’s Adirondack Waterfall Guide is a great resource and always take an updated map with you – the “Adirondack Park: Lake Placid/High Peaks” map published by National Geographic covers the area well.

The Adirondack Mountain Club’s High Peaks Region Guide is also a highly recommended companion for these and many other hikes in the region. • Gary VanRiper is an author, photographer, and pastor at the Camden Wesleyan Church. He has written 13 children’s books with his son, Justin. Find out more at: www.adirondackkids.com

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The Everyday Adventures of Mohawk Valley Girl:

boilermaker One of the premier events in the greater Utica area is the annual Boilermaker Road Race. On July 12th this year, 14,000 runners will run 15K through the city of Utica. Included will be abilities ranging from world-class runners to shuffling middle-aged ladies (guess which one I am?). The race also includes a 5K and a Wheelchair Race. Fitness Expo, a 3-mile walk, and a Pasta Dinner add to the weekend’s festivities.

I first became interested in the Boilermaker when I was in the Army and realized I like running (one of the best things I got out of being in the Army). I was never home on leave at the right time to enter the Boilermaker, unfortunately, and then once I was out of the Army my weight went way up and my athletic skills went way down.

From time to time I would try to start running to lose weight. The weight loss attempts were more sporadic than the running (I love to eat). It was 2009 when I finally decided to do it. The Boilermaker, that is. I had actually started to lose a little weight previous to that, and training for the Boilermaker certainly helped the process.

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One might think that since I learned to run in the Army I already knew how and would not need much advice. However, this is not the case. In the Army I had a drill sergeant saying, “Run now! Run faster! Stop running!” I just did what they said and marveled that it somehow got easier.

Beginning in March of that first year of Boilermaker training, I slowly built up my run time. That is, I ran at the same slow pace for increasingly longer periods of time. My plan was to make sure I could run for at least an hour. I knew that most people finished the Boilermaker in under two hours. My feeling is, if you can run for one hour, you can run for two; you just don’t stop.

One thing I was missing was a commitment from somebody to meet me at the finish line. You see, I thought that once I finished the race, I would like to walk around with my fists in the air while somebody sang, “We Are the Champions.” I always tried to get somebody to do that at the end of the run part of PT (Physical Training) tests in the Army. I never had any luck. Oh, well, it was a small thing.

The important thing was the run.

On the day of the race, I was more nervous over where I was going to park and whether I would get through the line at the Port-a-Potties than I was over the race. Parking space found, bladder needs taken care of, I chatted with other runners. We discussed hydration.

“I hydrated with beer last night,” one lady said.

“Beer!”

I was scandalized. My sister-in-law, the nurse, had forbidden me to have a beer the day before, when I opined that just one would offer a carbohydrate boost.

“I’m not racing,” the lady said with a shrug. She had run marathons, a challenge I have yet to undertake.

At last we were off. What a fun run! Every foot of the course was lined with people cheering us on. Some held signs. Some shook noisemakers. Children offered high fives.

There were DJs and bands. This was GREAT! I do not want to give the impression that it was not a great effort as well. There were moments when I could have happily stretched out on the grass and spent the rest of the race shaking one of the noisemakers. Of course, I did no such thing. As my blog readers know, one thing I know how to do is persevere. After the race, while I felt pretty darn good about myself, I was quite tired.

I have run the Boilermaker three times, 2009, 2010, and 2012. In 2013 and 2014, come race day, I kind of wished I had. This year, when some people at work started talking about running it, I jumped on board. As they planned their strategy for picking up women at the after party, they said I could be their wingman. It is so nice to be included.

Ah, yes, the after party. How could I forget to mention that? The race ends at the Saranac Brewery. Beer is flowing. In fact, the Boilermaker has been described as a big party during which a race breaks out. I confess, I have never truly taken part in the after party.

The first year I did not even get my lunch. A trifle intimidated by the crowds (I scare easily), I was happy enough to find the shuttle bus back to my truck. The second year, I was running with a fellow who had run it before. We got our lunches and one beer apiece before making our way back to his car, which he had handily found a space for earlier. In 2012, I contented myself with the lunch and a Chobani yogurt. My sister was picking me up and I did not want to miss her.

This year my head buzzes with schemes for my transportation. I can’t drink beer if I’m driving. But getting a ride is tricky, because where do you meet up? These difficulties may put the kibosh on that very flattering offer to be my work buddies’ wingman.

And the race itself? Oh, I have every confidence I will have a grand time. I am slowly building up my running muscles. I must soon get to The Sneaker Store for some new shoes.

I expect, of course, to be tired after the race.

Each time I have run the Boilermaker, I made sure to have the next day off from work. I have made no such provision this year, and I fear I may regret that. But no matter—if I am tired at work, at least it will be for a good reason. •

Boilermaker Road Race Sunday, July 12, 2015

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Before the arrival of large, modern supermarkets in the 1950s, neighborhoods in both city and suburbs were served by small grocery stores, familiarly known as “mom and pop” stores. Larger establishments who used the “economy store concept,” like the A & P, Acme Markets, and Loblaws, were around, but they didn’t have the appeal or the personal touch of the corner store. Anyone who grew up in Oneida County during the first half of the 20th century and even into the ‘60s and ‘70s can probably recall a store, or a few, near their home. Even today, the mention of a particular store can evoke memories from both customers and the families who ran them.

It isn’t possible to include every store in an article of this length, but mentioning some of them may give readers a snapshot of these old neighborhoods. In East Utica, the markets were predominantly operated by Italian families. Locals can probably recall places like Tomaino’s on the corner of Mohawk and Catherine streets; Vitagliano’s on Bleecker Street; Pecorello Brothers on Albany; and Pallaria’s on Mohawk and Blandina. The Polish population in East Utica was served by Ziemba Brothers at 1222 Bleecker and Frank Tupaj on Nichols Street.

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In the ‘40s George opened another store on James Street. There were also Irish, Greek, and German store owners in the

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Top left: James and Monica Diamond established their first store on Hobart Street but moved into this three story building on Elm Street in 1926. The store remained open until 1983 when it was closed after a fire.

Top middle: The building which housed Ostrouch’s market at the corner of Warren Street and Sunset Avenue was razed in 2014 after a fire damaged the interior.

Top right: Hapanowicz Brothers’ first store was located in this building on Lincoln Avenue.

Bottom right: McHarris Super Food Market served customers on Oneida Square and environs until the 1960s. area.

Probably the best known of these markets was Chanatry’s which was located at 515-519 Bleecker Street in the early 20th century. Like its counterparts it featured meats, fruits, and vegetables but the owners had ambitions to open a large “super” market. In 1938, the plans were drawn for a 6,000-square foot, self-service store at the Bleecker Street location. Because it did a large volume of business, it became the first supermarket in the state and one of the first in the country.

West of Genesee Street, German names predominated. Schafer’s and Rohm’s were located on Columbia Street and Kreber’s was on Schuyler Street. P. F. Scheidelman began as a dealer in butter, cheese, and eggs at 521 Varick Street.

Success at providing those items for others allowed him to add groceries and beer to his own establishment. The next step was to provide cold storage facilities to other businesses, farmers,

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The large Polish population on the west side also had grocery store owners. Michael Ostrouch ran a store on the corner of Sunset Avenue and Warren Street while Hapanowicz Brothers were located on Lincoln Ave. The latter expanded as the years went on into other areas of the city. In the 1960s, they opened stores in three of the newly built shopping centers. Today, all are consolidated into one location at the corner of Clinton and Henderson Streets in New York Mills, taking them back to the concept of a corner store. Previously Chester Dziedzic had a small market called Chester’s at that location. Other stores in “the Mills” included the Quality Superette on Main

Street, which was operated by Barney Dziedzic, and Mandry’s on Main Street where local school children bought school supplies as well as candy.

Ethnicity was not necessarily the driving force behind the establishment of these stores.

Their primary goal was to serve the neighborhood where they were located. McHarris Super Food Market on Oneida Street and Diamond’s Market on Elm Street provided convenience for the people who lived near Oneida Square and in lower Cornhill. The Cornhill Superette, which was at the corner of Grove Place and Elm Street, competed with Perry’s Bakery and Huther’s Market on opposite corners of the same streets. A block east of them were Gerling Market and the Arthur Street Market.

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Arthur Federer, who emigrated from Germany, opened Federer’s Meat Market in North Utica in 1887 while it was still part of Deerfield. The family continued to operate the store on North Genesee Street until 1953, when New York State began to buy land for the Thruway project.

The suburbs were also served by small markets. In New Hartford, Quality Food Store, popularly known as George’s, was founded by George and Nellie Kazanjian on Pearl Street and was a favorite of students from the nearby high school.

Remsen was the home of at least two grocery stores: R. C. Jones, founded in 1913 by Richard and Bertha Jones, and The Corner Store, operated by the Clemmons family until 1936 when it was sold to another owner. Both were located on Main Street. In the 1890s, W. F. Blust opened a general store in Stittville which was in business until later in the 20th century.

The real story of these “mom and pop” stores is the people who ran them as well as the customers who supported them. In many instances, they became “community centers” where neighbors met to exchange news about family and friends.

Retirees could be found there passing the time and making small talk. Children were sent to pick up needed items when Mom was busy. And there was always the enticement of the penny candies, bubble gum, and other sweets to draw in the younger members of the neighborhood.

All kinds of groceries were available, not just the basics found in today’s “quick marts.” In addition to canned and packaged goods, dairy products, fresh produce, and meats, which were cut on the premises, were available. Customers were known to argue which market produced the best kielbasa or the spiciest hot sausage. The floors were usually wooden and, in the area where the meat was cut, would be covered with sawdust to absorb the spillage of blood and fat. Large porcelain coolers and glass candy counters, hand operated cash registers, and meat wrapped in waxed paper were all part of the experience.

Store owners also provided a social service because many of them allowed purchases to be carried “on the books.” This was especially im-

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portant during the Great Depression. If a family was short of cash and needed bread or milk, the store would write down the amount owed and wait until payday for the account to be settled.

Donna Demma Rauscher, whose parents Jack and Anne Demma ran a superette on the corner of Blandina and Second streets, recalls that her father made payment schedules with families he knew so that their children would have enough to eat.

For the families who ran these stores, it was a long day and hard work. Most of them opened early in the morning and stayed open until 9 p.m. or later. This required enough people to cover during these hours and, since many of them could not afford to hire outside help, the entire family was pressed into service. Even the younger children were required to help, stocking shelves and filling produce bins.

After school activities and summer vacations for the older children involved helping out in the store. In addition to filling the shelves, they might be asked to mark the prices on the groceries or to wrap the meat. If they were old enough, they “manned” the cash register which was usually located near the door. Some of the families lived in the building where the store was located making it convenient for the children to assist. Others were within walking distance or relied on public transportation to bring their children to work.

Some of these small markets also provided delivery service. In addition, they might pick up their own supplies to save money. If Dad had to

make a delivery or pick up groceries for the store, someone else needed to be there or they would have to close for a short time. And this meant lost business.

Rose Fuoco Hosp, whose family ran the Cornhill Superette, recalls that her family rejoiced over major snowstorms, not just because there was no school but because it would mean a profitable day for her father. Their store was on the bus line, so the roads were opened and deliveries could be made. Since the suppliers bringing the bread or milk could not get to other shops, they would leave large amounts of stock there and it would sell by the end of day.

The demise of the corner grocery store began when shopping centers with large supermarket chains began to open. Self-service and check-out counters replaced the personal touch found in the local market. Most of the small stores could not compete with the pricing or the variety offered by the chains and began to close their doors.

Today, because of the refugee population coming to the area, small neighborhood stores are making a comeback. They are ethnic in nature and are owned by Somalis, Burmese, Vietnamese, and Cambodians, among others. These stores provide products from their home countries and are run by people who speak their language. Just as people over 100 years ago looked for familiarity and community in the places where they bought their food, these new immigrants are repeating history. •

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The New Hartford Shopping Center opened in 1957. Among the 34 stores was the W.T. Grant department store. In 1971, a new $2 million W. T. Grant department store opened in the Riverside Mall in North Utica. At the time, there were about 200 Grant stores in the state and the Riverside Mall store was the largest one east of Syracuse. This original black and white photo, taken December 12, 1940, was digitally colorized by Carl Saporito.

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Blue Sunrise: Dolphin’s Dance

By John Keller

Hailing from the Oneida area, Blue Sunrise is an interesting band. Although it has been a part-time project for the members for a few years, when they come together, it is cohesive and perfect. Their new album, Dolphin’s Dance, reflects this perfection in abundance.

Part Celtic, part folk, and part jazzy bluegrass, Dolphin’s Dance is a wonderful lazy Sunday afternoon listen. It opens with thunder crashes breaking into “The Battle Song.” A traditional-sounding Celtic tale of war, the melding of Theresa Serway’s flute and Liz Friedel’s violin balanced against the guitar brings the listener into the character’s shoes.

The instrumental title track begins in a subtle tone before exploding with a quickpaced fiddle solo by Liz, then descending back to the subtleness and back again.

One of the highlights on this disc is a tribute written for Tammy Mahoney. Mahoney went missing in 1981 and is still unaccounted for, presumed murdered. “Song for Tammy” has received much press coverage and has brought a new light on this unsolved case. Donald Gutowski has written some amazing heartfelt lyrics including, “The wind is calling your name. Thought I saw you walking away. I just heard the voices say, you won’t be coming back this way.” Beautifully done.

A nice up-tempo tune, “Loved You Better,” is a definite toe-tapper that uses both Donald’s and Theresa’s voices to great enjoyment.

The final track, “The Crawdad Shuffle,” is a fun little musical number where Rich Smith’s bass is heard bouncing along with the melody.

Dolphin’s Dance is a nice blend of 10 vocal songs and instrumentals to listen to on the back porch as you’re basking in the sun. You can obtain a copy by contacting Blue Sunrise through their Facebook page. •

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Oh, happy day! On June 21, at precisely 12:39 p.m., wonderful summer officially arrives in the Mohawk Valley. Have you ever wondered why we have changing seasons? It’s because our planet is tipped slightly on its side.

If you draw an imaginary line between the North and South Poles, you’ll discover Earth is tilted 23.5 degrees and stays tipped in the same direction as it travels around the Sun. Our summer begins when the Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun, giving the most daylight and shortest nights. Winter is the opposite, with our hemisphere tilted away from the Sun, giving the shortest days and longest nights.

Here are some fun facts about Earth’s orbit. You’d think that the Sun’s immense gravity would cause the path to be circular, but it’s not-it’s an oval. Why? It’s because Earth’s orbit is also influenced by the tug of gravity from giants Jupiter and Saturn. It’s an oval, so Earth must be closest to the Sun during summer, right? Nope, during summer Earth is farthest away. Again, the tilt determines the temperatures we experience.

The Northern Hemisphere tilts toward the Sun during summer, away during winter.

The summer months are important not just for picnics and vacations; they are our critical growing season. One important key to a successful harvest is knowing when to plant. Too early or too late can mean the difference between feast and famine. So how did people of ancient civilizations know when to plant their crops?

The answer is: by observing the Sun and stars.

There are many famous observatory sites around

This beautiful montage of Earth was taken by the Suomi NPP Satellite in January 2012. The satellite collects land, ocean, and atmospheric data. Image credit: NASA

the world built to track seasons and plan ceremonial events. One of the most famous is Stonehenge in Great Britain. Building began around 3,000 B.C. If you stand inside Stonehenge at dawn on the first day of summer and look northeast, the Sun rises directly over a stone called the Heel Stone. Chaco Canyon in New Mexico also is an interesting site. Built about a thousand years ago by the Anasazi, a large spiral was cut into a rock high above their villages. On the first day of summer, a “Sun dagger” of sunlight streams between other rocks and cuts across the middle of the spiral. Other ancient observatory sites include Machu Picchu in Peru, Mexico’s Chichen Itza, Abu Simbel in Egypt, and Hovenweep Castle in Utah. The Sun and stars have played an important role in the beliefs, customs, and survival of people on our planet for many thousands of years.

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Then and Now: Background photo is of Joe and Debbie Juliano back in 1976 at the Juliano Family’s small roadside stand. Today the manage three stands, 13 greenhouses, and 120 acres of crops.

While driving down State Route 5 looking for Mohawk Valley adventures, I noticed something different about Juliano’s in Schuyler. I had been there previous springs looking for plants for my container garden but had not stopped by recently. The new sign caught my eye and I pulled in.

It isn’t just a greenhouse any more. The sign read, “Farm Market, Greenhouse, Bakery.” I pulled into a parking space with freshly painted lines and started to walk around, first strolling into the nearest greenhouse.

Oh, it felt good to be surrounded by plants again. This was early May; I was till trying to process the information that the long, cold winter was actually over and I could start thinking about my garden again!

I went into the Farm Market building and got a friendly greeting from Debbie Juliano. I complimented her on their new look. She said they were very excited about it. The company began in 1976 doing flowers in Schuyler. Now they have farm stands in North Utica and Whitesboro as well as Schuyler. They plan to include a bakery offering cookies, pies, and muffins.

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Eggs and dairy will also be available. Currently, they carry yogurt and cheese from Stolzfus Dairy.

Debbie gave me a flyer about Stolzfus, with which I was already familiar.

As I continued my walk around the greenhouses, I could not resist picking up a few flowers. A worker nicely gave me a shallow cardboard box to carry them in. Every year, when I put a container garden on my deck, I vow I will NOT go overboard. Every year I fail.

I picked out some marigolds and, sadly, that is the only plant whose name I can reliably report. I suppose there are smart phones that have an app where you can snap a picture of a plant and find out what it is. I have neither apps nor a smart phone.

However, I added to my box some red and purple flowers that looked as if they would grow over the edge of a pot, some yellow and red spiky-looking plants, and a green thing that when straight up.

I’ve read that a container should include “the thrill, the fill, and the spill.” I figured I was covered.

Going back into the main building and setting my selections down, I took a quick glance at the produce. I flatly could not resist picking up some strawberries. Then I saw some absolutely delight-

Joe Juliano waters the ocean of plants in the greenhouses

The hardworking crew at Juliano’s waits on customer Kramer Whitney of Clinton. From left: Amir Guso, his brother Emir Guso, and Emir’s wife, Behka

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Steven and I ate the strawberries alone, with vanilla yogurt, and with cottage cheese. Yum. The macaroni salad I made was delicious, and there were enough tomatoes left over for BLT sandwiches, a small tomato omelet, and a tossed salad later in the week.

There are many farm stands in the area, and I hope to hit most of them as the season progresses. The new expanded Juliano’s is on my list of places to visit again. •

A Family Tradition

Joe’s father, Joseph Juliano, grew up working the family farm with his father and then began his own farm in 1976 with the help of his wife, Rose. They raised geraniums, marigolds, and petunias in their single greenhouse on 10 acres.

Joe’s father passed away 12 years ago, but he is remembered as a hard-working man. He inspired Joe to carry on the family’s farming tradition with the help and support of his mother, Rose, and his uncle and aunt, Charles and Josephine Digristina.

In 2014, Joe began a new hydroponic basil operation that encompasses two greenhouses and supplies local grocery stores and restaurants with fresh basil. He and his wife, Debbie, now own 13 greenhouses and 120 acres of farm land.

In addition to their two remote farm stands located at the North Utica and Whitesboro Shopping Centers, this year they built a permanent farm market at the family farm on Route 5 in Schuyler. The new market building was dedicated on May 16, 2015 to Joe’s parents.

Joe Juliano drives the tractor slowly across the plowed fields as farm workers plant the spring crops at Juliano’s Schuyler Greenhouses Colorful signs invite people to the new farm market

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Rose-breasted Grosbeak are no strangers to residential areas, and they can even be enticed to come to bird feeders; the oriole comes to nectar feeders while the grosbeak readily visits feeders stocked with sunflower seeds. Other songbird species may be more common in the region, but they remain unknown to most of us. Many are strict insectivores and have no interest in bird feeders. Also, their preferred habitat tends to be far removed from our neighborhoods. In some cases their plumage may be drab in comparison to the aforementioned celebrities, but they are nonetheless well worthy of perusal with a pair of binoculars, and their behaviors are always well worth studying.

Formerly one of the most abundant birds in our forests was the Red-eyed Vireo. They are still fairly common, but in the last two decades their numbers have declined. Even though most people wouldn’t recognize this species by sight, they should be familiar with its song. The Red-eyed Vireo’s song is an ongoing soliloquy comprised of short caroling phrases. It sounds a bit like

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hours, the vireo keeps the music flowing right past mid-day and even into the afternoon. They also continue singing into the month of August, when the vast majority of other songsters have fallen silent. So seemingly enamored with his own voice, the male Red-eyed Vireo will sometimes sing while he’s sitting on the nest and incubating eggs. (And, yes, male vireos do share incubation duties with their mates – another behavior that sets them apart from most songbirds.) Singing while on the

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One of the chief avian (bird) predators of the early summer woods is the Blue Jay. Blue Jays prowl the forest habitat searching for nests of other songbirds. Their aim is to plunder those nests and make away with any eggs or nestlings they might find.

Jays are notoriously noisy birds – capable of producing a wide variety of vocalizations, including some convincing impersonations of hawks, but on their marauding A Blue Jay takes a piece raids they are usually stealthy from a plastic mesh tree and quiet. It is however, easy to protector to use for a nest track a jay’s progress through the woods simply by listening

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‘Blues After Work’ with “The Blues Brothers” Movie & Music in the Lobby Featuring Blues and Rock & Roll by Monk Rowe & John Hutson Friday, June 12th Happy Hour: 5:30pm Movie Showing: 7pm Swing with The Stanley Sunday, August 16th, 12pm Lunch at 12pm Shotgun start at 1pm!

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The Ovenbird is on high alert when the jay comes through

American Robin, a Wood Thrush, an Ovenbird, an American Redstart, and a Scarlet Tanager. They had all been giving their respective alarm calls and keeping pace with the jay, when they suddenly detoured in unison and flew down to check me out. The distractible vigilantes scolded me for about two minutes before resuming their pursuit of the jay.

The Blue Jays build their nests in these same woods. They accept a variety of nesting situations – from a low tangle of grapevines to the high branches

of an American Beech tree where they more typically make their nest in our woods. Their nest is a well-built, sturdy construction of twigs, bark strips, moss and grass – all cemented together with mud. Their constructions are so durable that it’s not unusual for the previous year’s nest to still be intact even after a punishing winter. Still, the nest will not be used again – at least by the jay. The Blue Jay, for the most part, limits its marauding to the spring and early summer when it’s busy trying to raise its own young. During the rest of the year, most of the jays’ diet consists of fruit, nuts, acorns, seeds, and insects.

For those songbirds that lose their eggs or nestlings to jays or to other predators, there is still time to re-nest and begin again. After all, summer is just starting. The experience of losing their investment of time, effort, and resources may compel the birds to choose a bet-

ter nest site the second time around – one that is better concealed and/or harder to reach. Picking out bird nests in the forest is a difficult task for us and we can look upon that as being a good thing for the overall security of the birds. Observing songbirds during the building process is usually the best way to find nest sites, but locating them when the parents are busily feeding their nestlings works well, too.

One thing is for certain, there’s no better time or place for seeing this activity than the forest in June. •

A male Scarlet Tanager tries to escort the jay away from his nesting area

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Brian Gadbow Instrument: Cello Age: 18 Hometown: Whitesboro, NY Age when began playing: Began playing the cello in 3rd grade at Whitesboro Central School Instrumental Program with Nancy Paul. Began private cello lessons in 5th Grade.

Education: Currently a Senior at Whitesboro High School.

Studied with Gregory Wood from Syracuse University for the past 3 years. Previous private teachers were Suzanne Beevers and Florent Renard-Payen. Summer music programs: Crane Youth Music, NYS Summer School for the Arts School of Orchestral Studies, and Eastern Music Festival where I studied with Julian Schwarz. Accepted into the BUTI Young Artists Orchestra at Tanglewood this summer. In the fall he will be attending the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY as a cello performance major.

Collaborations: Last year performed with Symphoria. This year performed with the Syracuse Youth Orchestra. Recently played the Popper Requiem in a recital with his teacher, Gregory Wood, two of his graduate students, and Ms. Ida Tili-Trebicka, a piano professor at Syracuse University.

Influences: Yo-Yo Ma, Mstislav Rostropovich, Steven Isserlis, and Leonard Bernstein Plans for the future: After college Gadbow hopes to perform as a classical musician: playing in a professional orchestra, being part of a chamber group, doing some solo performances, and teaching private students.

Hear Brian Gadbow perform at the Jr. B Sharp Benefit Concert Sunday, June 7, 2015 at 3pm Stone Presbyterian Church Clinton, NY

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On the farm with Suzie

June is Dairy Month

by Suzie Jones

June is Dairy Month—the time we all celebrate our favorite food group by drinking a glass of milk or eating ice cream. And we should celebrate! New York is the country’s third largest producer of dairy products, after California and Wisconsin. Dairy generates more than half of the state’s agricultural income. Furthermore, we are fortunate to live in an area with a rich history of dairy farming and cheese production. The Mohawk Valley was once the center of the cheese making universe (or at least in the US). Prices for the entire Eastern seaboard were set in downtown Little Falls from 1853 to 1875. Upstate New York was once dotted with thousands of small dairy farms and hundreds of little “crossroads” cheese factories—places where dairy farmers could easily and quickly transport their milk for processing.

Of course change comes to every industry, and dairy is no exception. Before mechanical refrigeration, farmers had to pack ice around their cans of milk to keep them cold, limiting the distance they could reasonably travel with their precious cargo. During World War I, gas refrigeration made it possible to ship farmer’s fluid milk much greater distances via railroad car, and the population explosion and resulting demand in New York City meant the milk went downstate, signaling the end of all the little independent cheese factories. Over the last 50 years, the dairy industry has undergone even more change and consolidation. In fact, our state has lost over half of its dairy farmers in just the last 20 years. Although there are far fewer farms, those that remain are larger and produce

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Tom Felio of Three Village Cheese prepares for the summer farmers market season thousands more pounds of milk than their predecessors.

It has never been easy to be a dairy farmer, and today is no exception. Unless you are a dairy farmer or know someone in the business, you may not be aware that farmers here in the Mohawk Valley have taken a 30-50% pay cut in recent months. Fluid milk in this country is treated as a commodity and priced according to a government formula. This formula is not clearly linked to inflation, cost of living or even cost of production. The price fluctuates—as all commodity prices do—but when supply is greater than demand and there is a surplus of milk as there is now, prices plummet.

Dairy farmers are paid by the “hundred weight” or per 100 pounds of milk (cwt) picked up at the farm. To put this in perspective, 100 pounds of milk equals approximately 11.6 gallons. Prices last fall were in the $26-30/cwt range for conventional, Class “1” milk and are now in the $14-18 range, depending on components like protein and butterfat. According to Hoard’s Dairyman, the average cost to make 100 pounds of milk is $17.50. Again, to put this number in perspective, it costs the farmer $1.50 to make that gallon of milk you buy at the grocery store.

At today’s low price, many area farms are operating at a loss. Even worse, the surplus of milk in

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Jones Family Farm products can be found at farm markets and natural food stores today’s global marketplace means an unfortunate few have been dropped by their processors and cooperatives altogether, meaning they’ve had to scramble to find a new buyer for their milk…or dump it altogether.

With this in mind, I spoke with a handful of our dairy farmer friends and asked them what they would like the general public to know as we celebrate “June the Dairy Month.” They all said they love their jobs and their animals. They want everyone to know that they take great pride in producing a safe, high-quality product that they in turn feed their own families. They explained how they are subject to multiple inspections from their buyers or cooperatives, and federal and state government agencies. Their milk is rigorously tested for antibiotics, high somatic cell counts, and bacteria; and the farmer suffers significant financial consequences if they ship milk that does not meet strict standards. They work closely with their veterinarians to maintain optimal herd health. They are producing some of the safest, most healthful milk ever made.

But they also expressed frustration. They see some consumers have lost faith in the quality of their milk, due in part to bad information deliberately spread in the marketplace and to the fact that so few people are connected to farming anymore. They are frustrated with a pay system that often leaves them with too small a check and too many bills at the end of the month. As one farmer saw it, he believes he and his wife will be the last generation to milk on the farm that his grandfather built. Their children have no interest in dairy—having heard too many times over the years that the milk check won’t cover expenses, who can blame them?

How does the future of dairy look in the Mohawk Valley? I asked a farming advocate friend of mine what she thought. She believes that the future can be bright, if we appreciate our dairy farmers and support them now, while we still can. We have the infrastructure and people associated with dairy in place—not just the farmers, but the veterinarians, ag schools, machinery dealers, mechanics, and truck drivers. Just as importantly, we have water (unlike the drought-ravaged West) and are rich in grasslands. We have the ability to positively affect dairy in our own backyard—by supporting our dairy farmer neighbors, talking to them, understanding their challenges, and by paying attention to the Farm Bill. We must do something to support dairy in our state in a meaningful way, and quickly. For me, celebrating “June the Dairy Month” just took on a whole new, much more significant meaning. •

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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Arts and Culture in Madison County

Where Past and Present Meet 1. Oneida Community Mansion House 170 Kenwood Ave, Oneida, NY 13421 (315) 363-0745 www.oneidacommunity.org 2. Earlville Opera House Arts Center 18 E Main St, Earlville, NY 13332 (315) 691-3550 www.earlvilleoperahouse.com

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3. Madison County Historical Society 435 Main St, Oneida, NY 13421 (315) 363-4136 www.mchs1900.org 4. Chittenango Landing Canal Boat Museum 717 Lakeport Rd, Chittenango, NY 13037 (315) 687-3801 www.clcbm.org 5. Stone Quarry Hill Art Park 3883 Stone Quarry Rd, Cazenovia, NY 13035 (315) 655-3196 www.stonequarryhillartpark.org

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6. The Museum at Cazenovia Public Library 100 Albany St, Cazenovia, NY 13035 (315) 655-9322 www.cazenoviapubliclibrary.org 7. National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum 5255 Pleasant Valley Rd, Peterboro, NY 13134 (315) 280-8828 www.nationalabolitionhalloffameandmuseum.org 8. Lorenzo State Historic Site 17 Rippleton Rd, Cazenovia, NY 13035 (315) 655-3200 XXX MPSFO[POZ PSH t XXX OZTQBSLT DPN

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9. Gerrit Smith Estate National Historic Landmark 5304 Oxbow Rd, Peterboro, NY 13134 (315) 280-8828 www.gerritsmith.org 10. Longyear Museum of Anthropology Colgate University, 13 Oak Drive Alumni Hall, 2nd floor, Hamilton, NY 13346 www.colgate.edu/longyear

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11. Chenango Canal Association, Inc. State Route 20 and Canal Road Bouckville, NY 13310 (315) 893-7910 chenangocanaltowpath@gmail.com

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12. Picker Art Gallery Colgate University, 13 Oak Drive Dana Arts Center, 2nd floor Hamilton, NY 13346 (315) 228-7634 www.colgate.edu/picker

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Supporting Arts & Culture in Madison County

summer farmers’ markets Oneida County

City of Sherrill Farmers Market

Berkshire-Rome Vendors Market

Tuesdays: 3-7pm, June 2 - October 6 Reilly-Mumford Park, 377 Sherrill Road, Sherrill www.sherrillny.org/recreation/farmers-market

Clinton Farmers’ Market

Utica Farmers’ Market

Fridays: 9am-6pm, May 1 - November 13 Berkshire Bank parking lot, 101 W. Dominick St., Rome Thursdays: 10am-4pm, June 4 - October 8 Village Green, Clinton www.clintonnychamber.org/market.cfm

Wednesdays: 8am-5pm, June 24- October 28 Chancellor Park, Elizabeth Street, Utica

Franklyn’s Field Farmers’ Market

Wednesdays: 2-7pm, June 17 - October 14 1135 Black River Blvd, Rome

Fridays: 2pm-6pm, June 5 - October 16 Waterville Library, 206 White Street, Waterville www.facebook.com/WVIFMarket

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Westmoreland Farmers’ Market

Village of Waterville Farmers’ Market

Saturdays: 10am-1pm, May 30 - October 31 190 East State St. Sherrill (Joe’s Jerky & Country Store parking lot)

Oneida County Public Market

Saturdays: 9am-1pm, May 16 - October 31 Union Station, 321 Main St., Utica www.oneidacountymarket.com

Trenton Farmers’ Market

Saturdays: 9am-1pm, June 13 - October 10 Village Green, Holland Patent www.trentonmarket.com

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Sundays: 9am-1pm, June 7 - October 4 Seymour’s Diner, 4836 State Route 233, Westmoreland Facebook: Westmoreland Summer Farmers Market

Otsego County Cooperstown Farmers’ Market

Saturdays: 9am-2pm, Heated, indoor year round Pioneer Alley, 101 Main St., Cooperstown, behind Key Bank www.otsego2000.org/cooperstown-farmers-market-and-agriculture

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Morris Farmers’ Market

Thursdays: 1-5pm, May 28- November 5 12 Willet St., Fort Plain (parking lot)

Thursdays: 3-6pm, June 4 - October 29 Main St., Morris Facebook: Morris Farmers Market

Madison County Hamilton Farmers’ Market

Richfield Springs Area Farmers’ Market

Saturdays: 9am-12:30pm, May 2 - October 17 The Village Green, Route 12B, Hamilton

Thursdays: 2-6pm, Saturdays: 8am-1pm, June 20 - October 31 Spring Park, Main St. (Rt. 20), Richfield Springs www.farmmarket.herkimerhealthnet.com/richfieldsprings.html

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Dolgeville Farmers’ Market

Saturdays: 8am-12pm, May 16 - October 31 Kinney Drugs parking lot, Main St. (NY 167), Dolgeville www.farmmarket.herkimerhealthnet.com/dolgeville.html

Sharon Springs Farmers’ Market

Saturdays: 10am-1pm, May 25 - September 26 Main St., Sharon Springs Facebook: Sharon Springs Farmers Market www.sharonspringsfarmersmarket.net

Herkimer Farmers’ Market

Mondays: 1-5pm, June 1 - October 31 420 E. German St. Herkimer www.farmmarket.herkimerhealthnet.com/herkimer.html

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Ilion Farmers’ Market

Clapsaddle Farm Fridays: 12-6pm and Saturdays: 10am-5pm, year round 437 Otsego St. (State Rt 51 S) Ilion www.farmmarket.herkimerhealthnet.com/ilion.html

Little Falls Farmers’ Market

Saturdays: 8am-12pm, May 2 - October 31 M&T Bank parking lot, Albany St., Little Falls http://farmmarket.herkimerhealthnet.com/littlefalls.html

Mohawk Farmers’ Market

Wednesdays: 2-5pm, May 21 - October 7 Weller Park, 41 West Main St., Mohawk www.farmmarket.herkimerhealthnet.com/mohawk.html

Old Forge Farmers’ Market

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Monthly series written by Sharry Whitney and illustrated by Lance Whitney

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Clinton began in March 1787.

The village was named after New York’s first governor, George Clinton, uncle of Erie Canal builder DeWitt Clinton.

The Clinton Historical Society celebrates the town’s history, During History Week: June 28-July 4th, 2015!

At the Clinton Historical Society, they visit an old fashioned Apothecary Shop downstairs complete with a leech jar!

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Did you know?

The nationally known Bristol-Myers Company was founded in Clinton in 1887 by Hamilton College grads William M. Bristol and John R. Myers?

Luke loves history and exploring old cemeteries, so the team first visits the Old Clinton Burying Ground on Norton Ave and Sunset Hill Cemetery on Franklin Ave. Photo by Pinny Kuckel

Toby discovers a trail in the back right corner of Sunset Hill cemetery. He is obsessed with trails so they agree to follow him. It leads them up through the woods, where they find a labyrinth!

While Maya sits on a bench researching Clinton Trivia on her smartphone, Toby insists that his big brother follow him all the way to the center of the labyrinth and back out again!

This Geoffrey Cornish designed golf course features:

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You can reach the labyrinth by trail from Sunset Hill Cemetery on Franklin Ave. or from Grant Road.

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Maya discovers that President Grover Cleveland once lived in Clinton in a house on Utica Street - they’ll have to check that out! She also learns that he attended the Clinton Liberal Institute, one of the many academies in Clinton. In the 1800s, there were so many private schools in Clinton that it was nicknamed Schooltown!

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BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL at historic

Erie Canal Village

July 10-12 A family festival featuring 5 bluegrass bands, along with other fun events!

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Celebrating 37 Years!

hockey town!

Hockey has strong roots in Clinton.

The famous Clinton Comets dominated the semi-professional Eastern Hockey League in the 1960s and early 1970s.

did you know?

The popular Utica Comets are named in honor of the Clinton Comets and the Mohawk Valley Comets.

snack time!

Toby wants a snack, so while Maya does some window shopping at Clinton Jewelers, the boys head across the street to Tom’s Natural Foods. Luke gets a smoothie called Bananas Froster and Toby gets some Jones Family Farm caramel gelato! Yum!

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Foothills Mercantile

The BIG RED BARN filled to the rafters with antiques and vintage pieces, collectibles, glassware, furniture, accessories, and dealer supplies in all price ranges.

Over 20 Vendors!

Open Thursday-Sunday: 10-5:30 8124 Route 12, Barneveld (315) 896-2681 51

This year the Clinton Garden Club celebrates its 80th anniversary! Their annual plant sale is Saturday, June 6th, at the United Methodist Church on Utica Street. Maya and her mom plan to go on the Clinton Garden Tour again this year.

The tour is Saturday, July 18th, starting at 10 a.m. Get your tickets at the plant sale or on the day of the event at the gazebo on the Village Green!

That reminds Maya - If Toby likes trails, she knows the perfect place to take him....

root glen!

They climb up College Hill to Hamilton College and Root glen. The gardens were started in the mid 1850s by Oren and Nancy Root.

Their son, Elihu Root, was born in Clinton and became Secretary of War, Secretary of State, U.S. Senator, and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. He is buried in the Hamilton College Cemetery.

at the cemetery, You’ll also find the grave of Oneida Chief Skenandoah.

Legend has it that he stood 6’5” tall and lived to be 110! He is buried next to his friend Samuel Kirkland, the Town of Kirkland’s namesake.

Art & Music Town!

The annual Clinton Art & Music Festival celebrates its 10th anniversary this year on Saturday, August 29th! The event is free and showcases a diverse blend of independent music, art, and performance art. www. facebook.com/clintonartandmusicfestival Art Rocks!

Be sure to check out all the beautiful rocking chairs featuring original artwork by local artists on display throughout the village all summer.

The Kirkland Art Center in Clinton has many classes, concerts, and events like the annual KAC Run on June 6th!

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time to plant

By Denise A. Szarek

“The garden that is finished is dead.” ~ H.E. Bates Gardening is a process, an ongoing one. While timing is important, don’t feel overwhelmed by a sense of being too late to plant by some arbitrary date. For example, Northwesterners think sweet peas must be sown by Valentine’s Day and here in the Northeast the “drop dead” date to get everything in the ground is Memorial Day. The truth is, each season is different and I want to emphasize that it’s not too late to plant a great garden well into June and July.

What to Plant: While it’s true that tomatoes, eggplant, and peppers need to be in the ground by the first of June, many other summer producers will grow even more quickly from seed planted in early summer, when soil is warmed by the sun and teeming with nutrients. Don’t hesitate to plant seeds for cucumbers, scallions, chard, melons, beets carrots,

radish, pumpkins, summer and winter squash, and beans. Plant-sun loving herbs like basil, chives, marjoram, oregano, sage, and thyme. And don’t forget to start a bed of “cut and come again” lettuce, mesclun mix, chard, kale, and mild mustards.

Try planting a second crop: Even though you may have gotten a jump on the season and outsmarted the few bits of frost we get earlier in spring, June is a fine month to start another crop. Beans, squash, chard, radish, carrots, and basil do well planted for a late summer harvest. In July and August, plant seed for a late fall crop of spinach, kale, chard, radish, carrots, broccolini, mild mustards, and pak choi, all of which get sweeter after a light frost.

Don’t forget the flowers: Plant more cosmos, four o’clocks, marigolds, nasturtiums, sunflowers, and zinnias – the annuals that usually burn out in the

Garden Tip! Toilet paper tubes protect plants that are susceptible to cutworms heat of summer. This way you’ll have a beautiful flush of autumn color for Labor Day. June and July also are good months to start seeds for perennials and biennials to bloom next spring. Forget-me-nots, foxglove, and honesty are great choices to plant now in rows in your veggie garden to position later in your flower garden in autumn. •

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mini-golf story and photos By Melinda Karastury

The spoils of spring in the Mohawk Valley are warm sunshine and the temperature gauge climbing into the 80s. After a day filled with lawn work and gardening, we all decided we needed some family-fun miniature golfing. The kids each brought a friend and we picked up our worthy adversaries. Feeling competitive and ambitious, we decided to jam pack our itinerary and do a double dose of mini-golfing. We are fortunate to have two local, but very different, miniature golf courses to compare and contrast. First, visit Gold Rush Miniature Golf in Westmoreland. Then, we try our hands at a classic mini-golf course at Bonomo’s Dari Creme & Golfland in Clinton. Miniature golf is much like life where you work through obstacles with a little patience, aim, and perseverance together to help you accomplish anything—maybe even a hole in one.

Gold Rush Miniature Golf is family owned and operated by Thomas and Barbara Denslow. The miniature golf course concept came from the families’ many travels south and the mini-golf courses they enjoyed with waterfalls, tunnels, and a variety of themes. Together they realized there was nothing like it in the Mohawk Valley and the Old West concept was born. In 1991 The Goldrush course opened, and this year marks their 24-year anniversary. The Denslow family designed and constructed an 18-hole course on three acres. Goldrush evolved into a much different mini-golf course nowadays with its ever-changing themes and eclectic mix of history, holiday, and movies, etc. Around every bend is a new sound or prop to examine: astronauts, rocket, dinosaurs, Santa Claus, and John Wayne, etc. Every corner presents a new time warp or storytelling that encourages us to talk and discuss. Many conversations were sparked, a couple smart phone sites searched, and lots of answered questions and history lessons were learned during play on the course.

In the words of owner Thomas Denslow, “I enjoy being able to create different scenes constantly evolving with new ideas. We have people come from all over New York and out of state and I can’t thank the community enough for all their support.” We get our golf balls, golf clubs sized to our height, and a score card. The kids were rather mellow for our first game of mini-golf and decided they did not want to keep score. Instead, we just had fun at every hole cheering one another on. The course is unique and challenging, and the kids’ favorite part was when you hit the golf ball into the hole and it went through a tunnel and came out on the green below. There were several favorites but no one could decide or choose which hole or prop was number one. A great time at Goldrush was had by all, each and every one of us. A couple of holes in one and pars were scored by each of us, but who was keeping track when family, friends, fun, and cherished memories are involved?

The evening had just begun and we ventured down the road to a local institution in Clinton, “Bonomo’s Treat Yourself to the Very Best Since 1962.”

Guy and Frances Bonomo started the business as Dari Isle with a simple menu of hot dogs and ice cream, which in 1983 was renamed Bonomo’s Dari Creme.

Fifty-two years in business, the family-owned eatery is currently run by Guy and Frances’ two sons, Vin and Guy Bonomo. Today, Bonomo’s still makes homemade hard ice cream and Italian ice on the premise. The menu is extensive, and there are ever-changing flavors in addition to the menu of soft ice cream, fat-free/sugar-free soft ice cream, and flavor burst. Also, a grill menu offers hot dogs, burgers, chicken tenders, and French fries, etc. We were all hungry and thirsty after our first round of golf and decided to order from the grill cheeseburgers, chicken fingers, garlic fries, mozzarella sticks, a round of slushies, and homemade hard ice cream to top the meal off. Ravenous and needing energy for another round of mini-golf, we gobbled down the classic grill foods at a picnic table under the pavilion. Our favorite was the garlic fries dipped in ketchup or plain. They were so yummy and a perfect complement to our delicious grill foods. The homemade mint chip and cookie dough ice cream was so delectable that not a drip escaped the cone. Afterward, we relaxed and digested while tak57

Shop Little Falls, NY! Main Street First presents the

Little Falls Cheese Festival Saturday, July 11, 2015 11am - 6pm

piccolo cafe

Enjoy booth after booth of delicious, intriguing, savory local artisan cheeses and related products from New York State Save the date!

Live music, history talks, and more…

Easy access from NYS Thruway, I-90, Exit 29A West Main Street free parking, free entry

Known throughout The Valley for hearty homemade soups, traditional Italian and zesty Mexican dishes!

Check out our tempting specials on facebook every week!

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More than 50 vendors on 2 floors!

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ing pictures of one another at Bonomo’s ice-cream cone cutout.

We were then fueled up and ready for some Golfland mini-golf fun.

Bonomo’s Dari Creme decided to create Golfland after a local miniature golf business, Glaucamorra, closed after more than 30 years in business. There was once again a need for a classic mini-golf course in the area. In 2004 Golfland opened with a dairy/ice cream theme. We were greeted by co-owner Vincent and given golf balls and golf clubs, sized by our heights. I was very pleased that I could provide fun for four people for under $20. “You can’t do anything anymore for four dollars. Golfland is very family oriented. We are one-stop fun,” Vincent Bonomo said.

A mixture of a windmill, lighthouse, barn, pinball machine, and adorable ice creams decorate the 18-hole course. The kids took score but lost interest toward the end and paid little or no attention to the scores. The competitiveness just wasn’t there that day. I thought to myself maybe next time I would put up an award to the winner and then it might ignite some friendly competition. For now I just smiled and watched as the kids and their friends laughed, smiled, playfully taunted, and encouraged one another to get the ball through the tunnel, across the ramp, and through the pinball machine, etc., into the hole. We ended the course trying for a free game and in the spirit of good sportsmanship we shook each other’s hands and said, “Good game, good game.”

We ventured to the car and headed home to relax after a funfilled evening. The kids shared some of their thoughts about miniature golf. Madelyn said, “I thought the whole experience was AWESOME!” Justin stated, “I always love miniature golfing, both courses are very different and fun.” Alana yelled, “I love mini-golf. When are we going again, Mom? Can I bring a friend again?” Lastly, my son of few words, Josh, simply said, “A great time. Thanks.”

Miniature golf is a great American pastime enjoyed by many generations for more than 80 years. For me, it brings back so many childhood memories of summertime, teenage dates, and priceless time with family and friends. Whether a classic dairythemed miniature golf course or a gold rush of endless themes and fresh new additions to a course, both are fun and entertaining for all ages. Let’s all get outdoors on some AstroTurf and tackle some obstacles and aim for the goal. We all need to connect with one another and spend quality time with the ones we love, making memories to cherish forever. •

Look for our Mini-Golf Guide on page 61!

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MOHAWK ANTIQUES MALL Over 50 vendors on 2 1/2 floors!

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The Slow Life in Utica’s Baggs Square

the tailor and the cook by jim manning for Slow Food Mohawk Valley

Of all the reasons to celebrate local food, the one reason that may be easiest for everyone to agree on is pleasure – the pleasure of a fresh tomato in season, or of a unique dish embodying a long local tradition, or simply a new and curious flavor or fragrance.

It is the focus on the pleasure of eating that has made Carlo Petrini’s concept of “Slow Food” appealing to so many, including me. The insight that animates the Slow Food movement is that eating well, and slowly, can be an excellent organizing principle for life. If we put the pleasure of eating well where it belongs – at the top of a long list of qualities that we hope to maximize in our daily lives – with just a little bit of care, many other things can also fall into place: ecological diversity, economic sustainability, and social justice, to name a few.

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One of our foot trails at the nature preserve will forever be associated with a particular bird, a beautiful member of the warbler family called the Golden-winged Warbler. Twenty years ago, the species was not easy to come by in the Mohawk Valley, but now they are virtually impossible to find – especially during the breeding season. Our nature preserve hosted one of the Golden-wing’s last known breeding territories in the region, but it has now been six years since the last representative of the species relinquished its hold on the land.

Sadly, we have no expectation that the species will return. It’s a strange thing when a species become regionally extinct and yet life for everyone and everything else seems

to go on as normal. Then again, it’s hard to blame people for not caring about something they never saw, and quite probably never even heard of. Does it really make any difference if there is one less voice in the morning songbird chorus? I’d have to say yes, but I recognize that I’m probably in a minority.

Twenty years ago, I made my first visit to the land that would become Spring Farm Cares Nature Sanctuary. At that time, I had dedicated myself to making a complete list of all bird species found on the property. In pursuit of that goal, I spent many early mornings walking through the various habitats – mostly listening for which birds were present and jotting them down

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in a notebook. On one June morning, on a south-facing slope of an old bushy pasture, I was treated to the song of a Golden-winged Warbler. Honestly, it’s not what most people would consider a proper bird song, at least not one befitting such a dazzling species. Shouldn’t all beautifully plumaged birds be equipped with appropriately melodious songs? I personally think that it’s good enough if they have interesting songs. The Golden-winged Warbler’s song is a series of buzzy notes that some liken to the toneless trills of insects. Exemplary music or not, the Golden-wing’s song is distinctive; it consists of a long buzzy note followed by four shorter notes that are

The Golden-wing’s song is buzzy and insect-like

The Clay-colored Sparrow also nests in bushy meadows and has a buzzy song lower in pitch and just as buzzy.

It’s amazing to think of just how many birds that nest in grasslands and overgrown pastures have non-musical, low-pitched, trilled songs. Included in this “buzzing” crowd are the Grasshopper Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, Blue-winged Warbler and Prairie Warbler. A bird called the Clay-colored Sparrow, which sometimes shares the same habitat with the Golden-winged Warbler, produces a similar buzzy song.

The sparrow’s song consists of three to five buzzy notes, but these notes are all of equal length and all on the same pitch. Still, mistaking a Clay-colored Sparrow’s song for that of a Golden-winged Warbler has been known to happen. Birds that produce lowtrilled vocalizations most likely do so to increase the range of their broadcast; they prefer their territorial proclamations to be heard over long distances, and low frequencies carry farther than high ones. This is especially important in open areas where wind noise can substantially limit the distance sounds can travel. However, for a bird

like a warbler (that weighs 8 to 11 grams), producing a low tone is not that easy. The small songbird’s solution to this problem is to trill or “buzz” out their low notes – and it seems to work; that’s probably why so many species do it.

It’s typical when conducting a bird census to make visual contact with only a small proportion of the birds tallied. In most instances, identifications can be confidently made by sound alone. However, in this case, seeing the bird I was hearing was a must, since the Golden-winged often breeds with another closely related species called the Blue-winged Warbler and their hybrid offspring may sing the song of either parent. This means that in order to positively identify this species, it must be seen. I had no trouble convincing myself of this necessity, after all this was a cool bird – and definitely eye candy. Fortunately, unlike the vast majority of warblers, which never seem to cease flitting about in tree tops, Golden-winged Warblers will actually stop to perch on an open branch for a few

moments while they sing. I say that, but on that day, two decades back, I had a hard time getting a good look at the bird I was hearing. He had become highly agitated soon after I entered his territory. He started giving sharp warning notes and alternated them with loud chattering calls. It wasn’t me he had a problem with, though; it turned out that he was actively defending his nest area from an intruder. When I finally saw the Golden-winged, he was in hot pursuit of a male Blue-winged Warbler. They darted through the bushes and undergrowth at great speed – both occasionally flashing their near-identical white tail spots (another sign of the two species’ close lineage).

They flew back and forth in front of me several times, which indicated to me that I was standing at the center of a territory very much coveted by both birds. Since it was the Golden-winged that was the more aggressive one, I figured that he already se-

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cured a mate and she was most likely on a nest somewhere close by. The fact that this was his nesting site gave him all the incentive in the world to be belligerent, and that he was in spades.

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During that same time period, I had better luck in another area not far from New Hartford’s Sherrill Brook Park. There in an overgrown farm field, I came upon a most interesting family of birds. The male was a Golden-winged Warbler and his mate was a Blue-winged Warbler. When I found them they were busily feeding a clutch of young in a well-concealed ground nest. I couldn’t actually see the nest, but I could clearly hear the begging calls of nestlings emanating from it. The young ones sounded loud and boisterous. They were probably over a week old and quite possibly close to leaving the nest. Both parents were frantically collecting food, which was comprised of protein-rich insect prey. While I was watching them make repeated trips to the nest, I noticed something peculiar. There was a third adult visiting the nest – often moving in close association with one or the other

parent. It was an adult Brewster Warbler – the more common of the two hybrid forms.

I thought at first that it was also feeding the young in the nest, but that wasn’t the case. Instead it was actually trying to get the adults to feed it, too! In other words, it

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was begging. This was highly unusual behavior. It was too early in the season for this adult plumaged Brewster’s Warbler to be an offspring from a prior brood of these same parents, and it seemed out-of-thequestion that this family would’ve reunited a year later on this territory. Warblers (and most songbirds for that matter) don’t tend to retain their family ties after the breeding season ends. In fact, when the next breed-

ing season comes along, the adults typically choose different mates and the young they once doted on become strangers – or at least that’s what we’ve come to believe.

Certainly, I’d never seen this kind of thing occur with any warblers before or since.

These guys made for one interesting family – a true variety pack. Each member had its own distinct plumage. The male Golden-winged Warbler somewhat resembled a Black-capped Chickadee with his black throat patch, gray wings, and gray back, but his golden cap and wing patch gave him a more regal look as if he might be the chickadees’ king. The female Blue-winged Warbler’s plumage was mostly yellow, but with blue-gray wings and thin white wing bars. A thin black eye line extended from her bill to her cheek. Her attire was a somewhat muted version of a male Blue-winged Warbler’s plumage. The Brewster’s hybrid more resembled the Golden-winged Warbler, but lacked any trace of the black throat patch. Instead of the patch on its wings there were two thin yellow wing bars. Also, its whitish chest had a light yellowish patch on it. This plumage was typical of what oc-

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I’m used to songbirds like these warblers disappearing from an area due to habitat loss or due to one of the plethora of conservation challenges that migratory songbirds face, but the Golden-winged Warbler’s problems are compounded by this habit of breeding with another species.

The Blue-winged shares virtually the same habitat requirements as the Golden-winged, and since their breeding range overlaps, they are destined to interact – but when

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For years, what I witnessed again and again throughout our region is that when Bluewinged Warblers arrive on Golden-wing territory, in a few years there are no Golden-wings left to be found. They are not killed or driven out though, instead they are genetically overwhelmed.

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Our last Golden-winged Warbler at the nature preserve became something of a celebrity. Birders of the area regularly came to try and get a look at him and he was usually quite accommodating. Though his plumage was typical for a male Golden-wing, his song was not, so identifying him visually was the only way to confirm his presence.

Regarding his song, it was indistinguishable from that of a Blue-winged Warbler.

It was a double buzz, with the second note as long as the first, but on a lower pitch.

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numbers are not as strong as they were 10 years ago, but they are in no imminent danger.

To this day when I walk down the valley trail and see the American Elm tree where the Golden-winged Warbler once liked to perch, I feel a sense of emptiness. It’s similar to the feeling of loss one experiences when a family member dies. But aside from sentimentality, extinction (regional or world-wide) has consequences. Our native birds are not merely pretty feathered packages. They all have roles to play in the economy of nature and we ignore their plights at our own peril. Hearing the Bluewinged Warbler’s song emanating from a nearby tangle of buckthorn trees gives me some solace. Seeing one perched high on an open branch like a small yellow beacon, its head tilted back and unleashing its song with full gusto, I come to the realization that the Golden-winged Warbler is not quite gone without a trace. Part of it is right there in that yellow bird. Undoubtedly most, if not all, of the Blue-winged Warblers in these parts carry with them at least some DNA of Golden-wings. That means that the Golden-winged Warbler is more tangible than the average ghost. There is some comfort in that. •

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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By Susan Perkins, Town of Manheim Historian

One cannot tell the history of Dolgeville without telling the history of Alfred Dolge’s magnificent mansion, which sadly is lost to history forever on December 6, 2014.

Construction on Dolge’s three-story Queen Anne style mansion was begun in 1893 on the Fulton County side of Dolgeville on Dolge Avenue. Alfred and his family had been living on Elm Street. The Elm Street home was sold to Gustav Guenther, who was married to Alfred’s daughter Anna. Guenther turned the home into a hotel, which opened in October of that year. Today, Dolgeville Christian Fellowship owns the building.

“Mr. Dolge’s New Residence,” as reported in the March 28, 1895, edition of The Dolgeville Herald: “The new residence of Alfred Dolge which had such a narrow escape from destruction by fire a few months ago will be ready by the middle of June.

Builder George Kneaksern has pushed the work with the utmost vigor and it is due to him it is now so near completion.” Note that the fire occurred on December 30, 1894, with a loss of $25,000, which was covered by insurance. It was reported in The Rome Sentinel on Monday May 31, 1894.

The April 2, 1895, edition The Little Falls Journal & Courier reported that Dolge’s new residence was to be completed the middle of June.

The Herkimer Democrat, dated April 18, 1895, reported: “New York Experts are at Work on the Interior Decorations. Mr. Peter Keller is foreman of the cabinet makers, assisted by Mr. J.W. Tracy. Mr. Frank J. Degan has charge of the varnishing and enameling, assisted by Edward J. McGuire. Mr. Francis G. Way is foreman of the ornamental plasterers, assisted by James W. Jones and James Hand.

“The interior wood work is very artistic in design and finish. The dining room is finished in dark, antique oak, Colonial style. The Empire style prevails in both parlor and reception room, mahogany being used in the former while the latter will be finished in cream and gold. Old walnut is used in the family dining hall while the main hall and lobby will be finished in light oak, all quarter sawed.

“The ornamental plastering was done by A.J. Strittmatter of New York City, who made the original designs. The cabinet work was done

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In May 3, 1895, the fountain that was in the front of Guenther Hotel (Dolge’s former home) on Elm Street was moved to his residence on Dolge Avenue. In the July 25, 1895, issue of The Dolgeville Herald it was reported that “A. Dolge” had “moved into his new residence on Dolge Avenue.”

Eleanor Franz’s book, Dolge, states the following: “For his Anna he had built the kingliest house in the village; it was almost a Schloss.”

Note: Schloss was a German word meaning castle. “Dolge employed German cabinet makers Swiss wood-carvers and Italian plasters. Among the features was $10,000 worth of wood paneling and the brass doorknobs that were worth $1,800.” This was according to the recollections of Mrs. Warren Reardon Sr., whose husband, Warren, was president of the Daniel Green Company. “There were forty rooms, plus stable and greenhouses. The bathrooms were decorated with pansies – Anna Dolge’s favorite flower.

Behind the house were a terrace and rock gardens--the rock specially imported from Italy.”

Freda Cunningham, who had been a maid for the Dolges’ described the house: “In one room a New York artist had painted the wall and there were beautiful paintings in the house. Blue willow ware dishes were used, and the music room had a cabinet of beautiful dishes. There was a state dining room, a tower with a billiard room and sleeping rooms.” She further noted:

“It was Anna who ran the household. She had a budget of $6,000 a year and entertained constantly as businessmen and their wives, with other guests from New York, continued to arrive.”

In 1899 Alfred Dolge went bankrupt. He lost everything, including his mansion. A quote from Eleanor Franz’s book on Dolge states: “In May of 1899, the great sad house on Dolge Avenue stood denuded of furniture, its fine parquet floors gleaming without rugs. Friends came to pay respect in a bare house.”

Dolge left his beloved community, never to return. He went to California and founded the community of Dolgeville, now Alhambra. He died on a trip in Milan, Italy. His wishes were to be buried in the highest spot in the Dolgeville Cemetery overlooking his beloved community. His wife, Anna, died in 1941 in California and is buried with him.

The May 14, 1902, issue of The Herkimer Democrat featured an essay by Miss Winnie Knapp, who was a member of the Dolgeville Training Class, which was read at the class day exercises, February 19, 1902.

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An excerpt from the article stated “The Dolge Mansion is a large three-story house, painted sort of a dove color. There was a bay window that looked onto Dolge Avenue. From the front entrance, one is ushered into a large reception room, the walls of which are magnificently carved. Large mirrors reach from the floor to the ceiling. The music room is at the right of the reception room, and on beyond this the public dining room. In the music room and reception rooms there are two grand fire places.

The wall and ceiling of nearly all of the rooms are frescoed in a very pretty design. At the left of the reception room is the private dining room.

In this room there is also a fireplace. A beautiful mantle, magnificently carved, decorated the walls when the family lived there, but now it is removed. The floor are all highly polished and inlaid with little blocks. The staircase is very wide and pretty, having two landings. This is in the center of the reception room. Mrs. Dolge’s room, the prettiest room on the second floor, faced the front. The walls were decorated with large and beautiful paintings. The library, also on the second floor, is a very large pretty room.

There were four bathrooms in the house. The third floor was the servant’s quarters.

“On the eastern side of the house, there is a large greenhouse and brick barn. The gardener and the coachman had very nice apartments on the second floor, all rooms being finished up in the natural wood, and lighted throughout with electric lights. Leading from the barn to the house, it is a wide gravel walk. This walk

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divides near the house and follows each side of the fountain. A large lawn surrounds the house on three sides. In the rear of the building, at the foot of Summer House Hill, choice stones are inlaid. Beautiful plants and flowers once decorated the place. Bordering the lawn is a very pretty hedge, and pretty shrubbery is found here and there. Near the house are many odd-shaped flower beds. At the end of the garden there is a large grape arbor, which encloses about one-third of the same. No doubt this house will be sold in the future, and will possibly be changed into a hospital or orphans’ home. The only objection is that it is located so near the factory and gets much of the smoke.”

It is interesting to note that in 1906, the Knights of Pythias of Little Falls had an option to buy the mansion to be used as a home for the aged and feeble.

An article from The Amsterdam Evening Recorder on March 30, 1917, stated that “Alfred Dolge had built a special sideboard in the dining room at a cost of $5,000. One of the large reception rooms finished entirely in solid mahogany, the room was the scene of many a notable social event while Alfred Dolge was at the height of his career.” The article states that a 60-piece United States Marine Band performed in the reception room, along with many of Dolge’s friends in attendance.

The following is from my memories of

my tour that was taken of the mansion in 2000.

It was three stories. The first floor reception rooms had parquet floors. Between the two reception rooms over the archway was ornate fret work. The reception room at the back of the house had stained glass by Tiffany in the ceiling. There were decorative fireplaces throughout the house. The front of the house had a porte-cochere, which covered where carriage pulled up to the front porch of the mansion to let the passengers out without worry of adverse weather. The second floor had bedrooms and bathrooms. The plaster work had the finest detailing. The third floor had servants’ quarters had stenciling over the doorways.

The 1906 Herkimer County Atlas shows that Guy R. Beardslee owned the mansion and the property around it. 1904-1917 directories show that John B. Fenner, clothier furnisher was living in the mansion. George W. Pixley was listed as the seller of the mansion in 1917, when it was sold to the Daniel Green Company in a newspaper article in The Amsterdam Recorder on March 31, 1917.

The Daniel Green Company owned the mansion and factory complex until it was sold in 2000. Evans Ralph Breck, treasurer of the Daniel Green Company, lived in the house from as early as 1920 through 1942.

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In 1975 John D. Reardon (1924-1998) and his wife, Marie, and family lived in the mansion. In 1992-2000 Warren J. Reardon III and his wife, Valerie, lived there. He was the last president of Daniel Green’s. The mansion and factory complex sat empty until 2003, when they were purchased by Charles Soukup. It was a sad day in Dolgeville history when the mansion burned to the ground on December 6, 2014; an important landmark is gone forever. Alfred would be deeply saddened to see his beautiful mansion destroyed. To this day, I have not been able to drive by the site of where this stately mansion stood. Fortunately, the Dolgeville-Manheim-Historical Society has photographs and a video of the mansion that were taken by Linda Fake when people were allowed to tour in 2000. There are also videos online of the mansion including a segment from the show “Mohawk Valley Living.” •

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CHAPTER 9

TALES FROM

SHAWANGUNK Shawangunk nature preserve, cold brook

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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.

1976 – 1979 The children have arrived for summer vacation and our lives center around them now. Our lovely young maidens sing sweet songs in the forest, calling each other, calling us. Our handsome, healthy lad runs out the path early in the morning, runs back late at night, full of energy and ambition to live life to the fullest. We have hugs, meals together, kidding, and planning. There are also many negotiations: “When can we see our friends?” “When can we go swim-

ming?” “Why can’t I….” “I’m bored.”

“I’m hungry.” “She’s bothering me.” “I don’t want to….” “I need….” But we don’t mind because we are so happy to be together again!

We pick up a lot of yellow bricks from a demolished building and lay them in wet places on our paths. We call it the “Yellow Brick Road.” I make a Tin Man by painting a face on an old upside-down canning kettle, with an upside-down funnel on top. I am the scarecrow, wearing my ragged garden jacket and straw hat, and the girls are our Dorothys in this woodland Land of Oz. Tired of this game, now the girls are hauling some old pallets farther into the forest and are building a “Treehouse of the Fairies.”

1978

Dave graduates and is savoring his glorious first summer of independent freedom and youth. He has a girlfriend to date, money to earn, buddies to pal with, challenges to meet, and adventures to savor. We don’t hear a lot about what he’s doing, and perhaps that’s just as well. It’s scary enough to know that he occasionally swims at Trenton Falls Gorge and jumps off the cliffs into the West Canada Creek.

The mosquitoes are fierce, and black flies crawl up our pant legs if we don’t wear socks over the cuffs. I learned to wear them like this when we went down the hill to fetch water from the well at our grandparents’ camp on the St. Lawrence River.

Our teenagers resist wearing such apparel because it’s too hot, and certainly not stylish. Despite my admonitions, they often do chores in shorts and tank tops, getting 77

Becky and Heidi learning to sew on the old treadle machine

spring floods that we could accidentally kick. “Ouch!”

We swim to the smooth gray banks of clay on the opposite side, spreading it all over our bare skin, until we look like ancient statues, “The Gray Clay Tribe of Shawangunk.” There we lie, baking in the warm sun, gray turning to porcelain white Peg plays Scarecrow with Jen at the as it dries, deep cleaning our Children’s Cottage pores. Finally, hot and dry, we plunge back into the refreshcup ingly cold creek, leaving a smoky trail of clay billowing downstream. Sometimes water with 3/4 cup we bike to Hinckley State Park, where the flour, 3/4 cup rolled oats, 1/3 cup wheat water’s a little warmer and the kids cover germ,1/4 cup soy milk powder, 2 tsp. cinnamon and some allspice. These are baked themselves with sand instead.

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We hike down our road to swim in Black Creek. We could dip into the water hole Tim dug in Misty Brook, but it’s only 12 to 18 inches deep and murky on the bottom. If you lie in it too long on a hot day, a bloodsucker or two might decide to join you.

Black Creek is shockingly, deliciously cold. Minnows tickle our feet as we stand on the sand in the shallows, mustering the courage to go in. Kingfishers dart nearby and perch on a high branch. Dappled sunlight reflects off the moving water undulating amber light and green shadows on the underside of the tree leaves. An iridescent, bluish green dragonfly lands on my head to rest. Its eyes follow every winged bug that flies near, darting off to capture and dine on the unlucky ones. I pretend it’s protecting me from mosquitoes.

We scream when we finally plunge in and swim furiously to combat the cold.

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is excited about sharing a giant puffball mushroom he found that morning.

He puts big slices of it with butter in a skillet over a burner and leads us to the living room to sit and talk. I’m surprised he’s not supervising it.

“Is there anything I can do to help?” I nervously ask.

“Oh, I think I have some hot dogs in the freezer,” he answers vaguely, preoccupied by the philosophical topic he’s discussing with Tim. “We’re vegetarian.”

“Oh, well, just look in the fridge and

take whatever you want.” he answers, and continues their discussion.

I look toward the kitchen and notice thick smoke rising from the skillet. With a sigh of resignation, I decide I’d better take over kitchen duty, so we don’t go hungry or burn the house down.

I teach the girls how to sew on buttons by hand, and sew seams on my old Singer treadle sewing machine. (Dave’s never here long enough – or interested.) It’s tricky and takes practice because if you don’t turn the wheel in the right direction every time you start to sew, it will sew backward and

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Adorable baby rabbits appear. One runs away from me and sticks its head under a leaf, thinking that if it can’t see me, I can’t see it. We tighten the old screens we’ve wired to the bottom of the garden fence so they can’t get in.

I suggest to Tim that it would be nice to have a little yard to sit in next to the garden where it’s sunny, but he says the wood piles

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We finally compromise. The woodpiles are condensed into one big one, leaving room for a small yard. But we have to remove huge tree stumps. We dig under and chop out thick roots until the tenacious stumps relinquish their hold on the earth and we haul in dirt to fill the cavities where they were. It has slopes and dips but at last, sweet clover, grasses, and tiny wild flowers carpet a little lawn. I plant flowers along the fence, and there we can play croquet or horseshoes with the kids. We listen to the cheery chatter of red and yellow finches and the enthusiastic singing of robins and winter wrens, and delight in the rhythmic crescendo of an ovenbird and the dramatic drumming of a ruffed grouse. We can watch the flutter of leaves playing in summer breezes.

I bring up the idea of building a bug-proof gazebo next to it, and Tim gets quite upset. He has “enough work to do,” he says, and “Why do you keep thinking of more projects?” (He is maxed out with chores, building projects, keeping our old VW patched together, cutting winter wood, and raising money with weddings and church services.)

“I’m just imagining how nice it would be!” I retort, defensively.

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that we wish to become a reality and requires feedback, negotiation, and cooperation.

Now we have more stress-free freedom of expression and creativity with each other. Some Fantasies become brilliant Proposals that we might have otherwise been afraid to bring up; but many evaporate into the oblivion of daily chatter.

My screen house Fantasy becomes a Proposal, if I will build it. Tim’s not that interested in the concept, and right now he’s

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Building something by myself is scary and intimidating, but I’m enthusiastic. The floor and corner posts don’t take long, and soon I have fragrant pine tree beams across the roof. “Wow! It looks like a building already!” I piece plywood scraps on the roof, and staple tar paper on top, so it won’t get wet.

“I’m already up here,” I think. “I may as well start nailing in the asphalt shingles and have the roof done. Then I can enjoy installing lovely white and golden birch support beams.” Tim starts moving in some lawn furniture Mom and Dad gave us.

Suddenly, I feel a sway. My mind races: “Oh, no! Not an earthquake! It can’t be!” (It isn’t.) The roof I’m sitting on is

sliding off to the side and down! The building is collapsing! Should I jump off? Ride it down? What will happen to poor Tim underneath? He’ll be crushed!

“Boom!” It crashes, and I am still sitting on the roof, wondering what to do, but six feet lower.

“Are you all right?!” we both call.

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He’d ducked down and had been saved by the furniture that kept the heavy roof off him.

How stupid of me! I should have had all the support beams with diagonal braces in place first. What a lesson! I have to practically start all over.

At last, I finish. The screening is stapled up and we relax here after chores, sneering at the droning mosquitoes outside as they tenaciously stick their proboscises into each wire square, hoping to dine on us.

One day we hear a loud, sudden buzzing, like a monster mosquito trying to get in. A humming bird has run into the screen, gotten its beak stuck and is beating wings madly trying to back out. We decide to give it a helpful nudge, but it manages to back out without help.

On a wonderfully warm evening, we walk up to the mossy meadow to watch the firefly magic show with the children.

There is no light from civilization to diminish their phosphorescent brilliance as they float and flit about—the incan-

descence of the stars and the soft glow of a half-moon evoke eternity. A sensual silence is occasionally punctuated by the faint, persistent calls of a saw-whet owl and whippoorwill from deep in the recesses of our sable forest.

Far away, I hear a whisper. Who is speaking? What are they trying to say?

The whisper enters the young leaves of trees nearby and each leaf repeats the message, one to the other until it reaches me. Warm air caresses our faces. It plays with our hair. And now I understand the message clearly: “This is summer.” I inhale deeply and smile. •

Look for more from Peggy’s memoirs next month.

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Lead paint poisoning affects over one million children today.

Learning disabilities, hearing loss, speech delays, violent behavior and, in rare cases, seizures and even death: these are just some of the effects lead paint poisoning has on young children. If your home was built before 1978, lead paint on your walls, doors, windows and sills may be dangerous. And it’s not just large paint chips that can cause damage. In fact, three granules of lead dust are enough to poison your child. Let’s make all kids lead-free kids. To learn more about the simple steps you can take to safeguard your family, log on to LEADFREEKIDS.org or call 800-424-LEAD.

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GAllery Guide

Yolanda Sharpe’s large, colorful watercolor paintings are on display this month at the Cooperstown Art Association Gallery

“Around the Mohawk Valley and Beyond” pastels by Deborah M. Rosato

Surrounded: Sampling Burchfield’s Wallpaper June 26-September 20, 2015 Reception: Fri., June 26, 6:30pm

Through June 30, 2015

Best known today for his fantastic watercolor landscapes, Burchfield once worked at the M. H. Birge & Sons Company, eventually becoming one of their best wallpaper designer.

Landscapes are Rosato’s primary subject matter and include pastoral scenes, architecture, and figures in various environments.

Adirondack Art and Framing

Arkell Museum

8211 State Rt 12, Barneveld NY (315) 896-3934 www.adirondackart.com

A primitive mix of new and old purposeful clutter, handmades including wreaths, dolls, ornies, grubby prims, cabinets, framed prints, bird houses, finds, signs, seasonal wares & one of a kinds!

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June 2- 30, 2015 Reception: Sat., June 6, 5-7pm

“Garden Paradise” Watercolors by Yolanda Sharpe

Photographs taken on the day President Obama visited Cooperstown.

June 5- July 1, 2015 Opening: Fri., June 5, 5-9pm

Cherry Branch Gallery

Cooperstown Art Assoc.

“Out of the Blue” Sam Ross

25 Main Street, Cherry Valley, NY (607) 264-9530 www.cherrybranchgallery.com

22 Main Street, Cooperstown, NY (607) 547-9777 www.cooperstownart.com

“Domestic Landscapes” Anne Cofer Through July 2, 2015

The Photo Shoppe 11th Annual Amateur Photo Show

Prior to coming to America at age twenty-four, Cofer had never heard of Central New York. For this exhibit hundreds of yards of muslin and burlap were shredded and pierced within the steel armature of several bed frames. The cloth is a universally understood material and connects personal history and cultural memory.

June 4 - June 27, 2015 Opening: Thurs., June 4, 5:30- 7pm

Fusion Art Gallery

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Earlville Opera House

18 East Main Street, Earlville, NY (315) 691-3550 www.earlvilleoperahouse.com

Discover the perfect accents for your garden when you browse our wonderful collection of garden gifts in our beautiful century-old barn!

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Teak Furniture & Cast Stone

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Kara D. Rusch: The Bicycle Series Through June 13, 2015 Closing reception: June 13, 6:30-8:30pm Brilliant, colorful paintings by the artists who revolutionized the art world, from Monet to Matisse.

Hamilton Center for the Arts 19 Lebanon Street, Hamilton, NY (315) 368-4453 www.hamiltoncenterforthearts.com

Central New York Watercolor Society Through June 27, 2015 Opening: Sat., May 30, Noon-2pm

Kirkland Town Library

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Mohawk Village Market

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Upstate Cerebral Palsy Piece’s of Heart exhibit June 4 - June 29, 2015 Opening: Fri., June 12, 5:30-8pm

Kirkland Art Center

9 1/2 East Park Row, Clinton, NY (315) 853-8871 www.kacny.org

Artwork by Yulia Levkovich Through July 4, 2015 Her recent paintings explore the area and the objects that give Little Falls its unique identity.

Mohawk Valley Center for the Arts

401 Canal Place, Little Falls, NY (315) 823-0808 www.mohawkvalleyarts.org

Call for crafters for the 51st Annual Craft Days!

Madison County Historical Society September 12 & 13, 2015 435 Main St, Oneida, NY

Exciting 2-day event featuring a juried craft show, entertainment by Double Chase and Olde Tyme Fiddlers.

For more information and jurying application call: (315) 363-4136 email: sydney@mchs1900.org www.mchs1900.org

Monet to Matisse: The Age of French Impressionism

Peter Leone “In the Blood�

Through November 29, 2015

June 5 - June 27, 2015 Opening: Fri., June 5, 6 - 9pm

Munson Williams Proctor Arts Institute

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Opening: Fri., June 19, 6:30 - 9:30pm

Studio PK101

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June 6-August 9, 2015 Opening: Sat., June 27, 5-7pm Williams is able to achieve visual results in his photographs that make them appear, at times, as paintings, drawings, or completely otherworldly.

Susan Kiesel: Wild Wings June 6-August 9, 2015 Opening: Sat., June 27, 5-7pm Photographer, author, and outdoor enthusiast Kiesel has been photographing birds and wildlife of the Adirondack area for many years.

Wellin Collects: Recent Acquisitions from the Wellin Collection

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Wellin Museum of Art, Hamilton College

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MV Comics Featuring Rome artist & “Bob the Squirrel� creator, Frank Page!

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GENESEE JOE’S LIVE & LOCAL:

soul injection They got soul! With a capital “S!” For 15 years the band Soul Injection has been packing dance floors at clubs and events in Central New York. This month I caught up with longtime area singer Freddy “Freddy Pep” Piperata. Freddy has a long history in CNY and touring rock bands. Early in his career he fronted the bands August, Flame, and Punch. The latter two toured the country, which is a feat Freddy says is something that is more of a thing of the past and not as easy for today’s bands. That’s mainly because the clubs used to be open and have live music Tuesdays through Sundays. He looks back fondly on those “young and crazy” days, and also says he remembers the grilled cheese and orange juice as sustenance, too. Freddy is also one of the guys who lends his talents yearly to the Kelly’s Christmas charity CDs. He says it’s always a blast to play with great guys for a great cause. Let’s get to Freddie’s current band Soul Injection.

Soul Injection started when Freddy Pip got a call about starting a big horn-driven dance band, an idea he went with. Consisting of Mo’ Putrello on drums, John Short on keys, Vic Tocco on keys/vocals, Dan Anthony on guitar, Joe Barr on bass, Darryl Slesznski on sax, and Matt Migliore and Dana Jerard round out the horn section. The name comes from a Tower of Power reference, “Soul Vaccination,” and these guys have the prescription for funk. They are a tight, profes-

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sional, and polished act. They give it all every time out, whether it’s a casual night at The St. Francis Club Bazaar or a blacktie affair like The Utica Mayor’s Ball. They always bring “it”!

The band mixes up danceable tunes from many eras, including Chicago, Tower of Power, AWB, Bruno Mars, and so much more. FP says the mix of old and new works well and cites Bruno as a great throwback to the bands of the past. Soul Injection is best described thusly: “It’s a nine-piece high energy dance-horn band with front man lead singer Freddy Piperata singing all your favorite dance tunes, playing clubs, weddings, and private events. Come out and dance and party with Soul Injection. You will be glad you did.”

I fully agree. This band has a wealth of talent with many long-standing members of the CNY music scene, and they are simply a great band and a lot of fun. To keep up with Soul Injection check out www.soulinjection.org or facebook.com/ soulinjectionband. Look for a whole bunch of great shows this summer from indoor gigs at Turning Stone Casino or Vernon Downs to hot summer nights at The Lakehouse in Richfield Springs. Get yourself a soul injection!

For information and bookings call or contact manager Tony Brindisi (315) 866-1474. • Listen to Genesee Joe live on 92.7FM, The DRIVE.

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Books Berry Hill Book Shop, Deansboro . . . . . . . . . . 10 Building Supplies Mohawk Metals, Westmoreland . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Auto Dealerships Steet Ponte Auto Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Cabinets and Kitchens Custom Woodcraft, Munnsville . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Knotty By Nature, Bridgewater . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Automotive Repair Clinton Collision, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Camping and Hiking Supply Plan B, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Catering A Movable Feast, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . 24 Cafe Crete, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Club Monarch, Yorkville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 DiCastro’s Too, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Dominick’s Deli & Catering, Herkimer . . . . . 62 Knuckleheads Brewhouse, Westmoreland . . . 30 Maria’s Pasta Shop, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Queen Anne’s Kitchen, Utica . . . . . . . . . . 68 Papa Joe’s, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Rosa’s Trattoria, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Roso’s Cafe & Catering, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Scotty’s House of BBQ & Catering, Rome . . 50

Clothing The Village Crossing, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Walk-in Closet, Barneveld . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 White Begonia, Sherrill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Coin, Currency, and Bullion Dealers Upstate Numismatic Services, Utica . . . . . 68 Consignment The Online Exchange, Dolgeville . . . . . . . . . 67 The Queen’s Closet, Yorkville . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Revolve, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

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The Crafty Hand Craft Mall, Rome . . . . . . 68 Fusion Art Gallery, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Hummingbird Kreations, Rome . . . . . . . . . 44 Little Falls Antique Center, Little Falls . . . . . . 58 Main Street Gift Shop, Newport . . . . . . . 26 Mystical Dragonfly, Richfield Springs . . . . 70 Newport Marketplace, Newport . . . . . . . . . . 40 Oneida Commons Vendor Mall, Oneida . . . . 70 Pathway of Pearls, Schuyler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Remington Country Store, Ilion . . . . . . . . . 17 The Old Blacksmith Shop, Schuyler Lake . . 20 White Begonia, Sherrill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Golf and Recreation Golf Club of Newport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Twin Ponds Golf & Country Club, NY Mills . . 74 Grocery/Convenience Stores B & F Milk Center, Whitesboro. . . . . . . . . . . 27 The Country Store, Dolgeville . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Deansboro Superette, Deansboro . . . . . . . . . . 16 Meelan’s Market, Clark Mills . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Mohawk Village Market, Mohawk . . . . . . . . 87 Olde Kountry Market, Vernon . . . . . . . . . . 85 Reilly’s Dairy, Inc., Sauquoit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

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Hardware/Farm & Home Earley Farm and Hardware, Inc., Madison . . . 75 Lincoln Davies, Sauquoit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Pohlig Enterprises, Little Falls . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Pohl’s Feed, Vernon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Morgan’s Hardware, Waterville . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Turner Lumber, Barneveld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Liquor Stores and Wine Seneca Liquor, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Trenton Station Liquor & Wine, Barneveld . . . 61

Heating Oil Little Falls Fuel, Little Falls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Manufactured and Modular Home Builders G & I Homes, Utica/Vernon/Oneonta . . . . . 18 Larry E. Winslow & Sons, Richfield Springs . . 11

Hobby Shops Locomotion Hobby, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Lodging Canal Side Inn, Little Falls . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Lights of Home B&B, Oriskany Falls . . . . . 86

Horseback Riding Lessons Reindance Stables, Sauquoit . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Maple Syrup Ben & Judy’s Sugarhouse, West Edmeston . . . . 18 Shaw’s Maple Products, Clinton . . . . . . . . . 36 Tibbits Maple, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . . 76

Independent Living Acacia Village, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Marinas Bird’s Marine, Old Forge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Ice Cream B&F Milk Center, Whitesboro . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Ice Cream Station, Illion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Media 1450 WKAL, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 92.7 The Drive WXUR, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

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Libbey’s Sew Blessed

Also visit our Christian gift shop!

Sewing, mending, alterations, embroidery, custom work, upholstery, and sewing classes.

Quality work from first stitch to finish!

Weddings, proms, dance, skate, cheer & more!

77 East State Street (Route 5), Sherrill

Regular Hours: Tues-Fri 10-5, Sat 10-3, Sun & Mon by Appt. (315)361-5323 www.mysewblessed.com

Wood-fired Artisan Bakery

Clinton Courier, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Weekly Adirondack, Old Forge . . . . . . . . . . . 24 WCNY, Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 FOX33/WUTR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Monuments & Memorials Burdick & Enea Memorials, Clinton . . . . . . . 81 M.N.M. Monument Maintenance, Yorkville . . 63 Yorkville Memorials, Yorkville . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Museums Black River Canal Museum, Boonville . . . . 35 Farmers’ Museum, Cooperstown . . . . . . . . 37 Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown . . . . 74 Goodsell Museum, Old Forge . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Remington Arms Museum, Ilion . . . . . . . . . 17 View, Old Forge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Natural Food Stores Brenda’s Natural Foods, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Cooperstown Naturals, Cooperstown . . . . . 17 Peter’s Cornucopia, New Hartford . . . . . . . . 65 Tom’s Natural Foods, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Nursing Job Opportunity Herkimer BOCES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Olive Oils/Balsamic Vinegars Adirondack Oil Co., New Hartford . . . . . . . 62 Optometrist Towpath Vision Care, Little Falls . . . . . . . 23 Pet Memorialization and Cremation Burdick & Enea Memorials, Clinton . . . . . . . 81 Forget-Me-Not Pet Memorialization . . . . . . 42 Pet Services One Paw at a Time Pet Salon, Whitesboro . . . 28 Not Just Poodles Pet Salon, Whitesboro . . . . 16 Pet Shops Wild Things, New York Mills . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Pharmacies Garro Drugs, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Physical Therapy Inertia Physical Therapy, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Old World breads

Wood-fired Pizza Hand-crafted Old World artisan breads & wood-fired all natural Neapolitan pizza.

European inspired all-natural sweet treats!

Tues-Sat 10-6 • 8636 Seneca Turnpike, New Hartford (315) 733-8800 www.bazanbakery.com Like Us on Facebook!

Northern Physical Therapy, Utica . . . . . . . . 34 Photography Fusion Art/The Photo Shoppe, Rome . . . . . 71 Gail Haile Fine Photography, Clinton . . . . 20 Pizzerias Bazan Bakery, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 DiCastro’s Brick Oven, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Primo Pizzeria, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Pools/Pool Supplies and Spas Swan Pools & Spas, Ilion/Washington Mills . . . 23 Portable Restrooms Mohawk Ltd., Chadwicks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Primitives Between Us Sisters, Munnsville . . . . . . . . . 85 Butternut Barn, Richfield Springs . . . . . . . . 79 Main Street Gift Shop, Newport . . . . . . . 26

Georgio’s, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Heidelberg Baking Co., Herkimer . . . . . . . . 55 Karam’s Middle East Bakery, Yorkville . . . . 10 The Knight Spot, Frankfort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Knuckleheads Brewhouse, Westmoreland . . 30 Main Street Ristorante, Newport . . . . . . . 26 Michael T’s, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Mitsuba Hibachi, New Hartford . . . . . . . 35 Ohio Tavern, Cold Brook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Papa Joe’s Restaurant, New Hartford . . . . . . 33 Phoenician Restaurant, New Hartford . . . . . 20 Piccolo Cafe, Little Falls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Quack’s Village Inn, Madison . . . . . . . . . . . 34 CC Pub & Grille, Herkimer . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Rosa’s Trattoria, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Roso’s Cafe & Catering, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Sammy & Annie Foods, Utica . . . . . . . . . . 14 Voss’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Recreational Vehicles CJ Motor Sports, Boonville . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Public Service Oneida County Health Department . . . . . 84

Riding Stables Reindance Stables, Sauquoit . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Quilt and Yarn Shops Stash Away Quilt Shoppe, Rome . . . . . . . . 33 Tiger Lily Quilt Co, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Seamstress & Tailors Libbey’s Sew Blessed, Sherrill . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Real Estate Bird’s Realty, Old Forge . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Hunt for Homes, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . 44 Record Stores Off-Center Records, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 ReImagine Records, New Hartford . . . . . . . . 5 Restaurants and Cafés Ann St. Deli, Little Falls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Black Cat, Sharon Springs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Cafe Crete, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Canal Side Inn, Little Falls . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Cavallos, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Club Monarch, Yorkville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Copper Moose Ale House, Little Falls . . . . . 73 DiCastro’s Brick Oven, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Dominick’s Deli, Herkimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Sheds and Garages Shafer & Sons, Westmoreland . . . . . . . . . 36 Shoes Karaz Shoes, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Sneaker Store, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . . . 55 The Village Crossing, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . 83

Small Engine Repair J.B.’s Small Engine Works, Utica . . . . . . . . 79

Tourism Old Forge, Town of Webb . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Towing Services Clinton Collision, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Travel Agencies The Cruise Wizards, Whitesboro . . . . . . . . 87 Websites Utica Remember When . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Weddings and Banquets Cavallos, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Club Monarch, Yorkville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 DiCastro’s Too, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Twin Ponds Golf & Country Club, NY Mills . . . 74 Wellness and Health Therapy Curves, Herkimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Mystical Dragonfly, Richfield Springs . . . . 70 Pathway of Pearls, Schuyler . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Zensations, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Windows RA Dudrak, Holland Patent . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Window Treatments Joan’s Draperies, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . . 17 Wine Bars and Ale Houses Cavallos, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Copper Moose Ale House, Little Falls . . . . . 73 Wineries Pailshop Vineyards, Fly Creek . . . . . . . . . 21

Soap Cranberry Ridge Goat Milk Soap . . . . . . . . . 29 Specialty Wood Wightman Specialty Woods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Tent Rentals Brownie Tent & Awning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

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