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Thomas Cole, American (born in England), 1801–1848. Expulsion from the Garden of Eden, 1828. Oil on canvas. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Gift of Martha C. Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik, Collection of American Paintings, 1815–1865

THOMAS COLE AND THE GARDEN OF EDEN May 25 – September 30, 2018

The exhibition centers on Cole’s masterwork Expulsion from the Garden of Eden, lent by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), and explores his aspirations for landscape painting at the start of his career in the 1820s and early 1830s. Sixteen original works, including paintings from the Fenimore’s collection and loans from more than a dozen other institutions and private collectors survey the themes of the Garden of Eden. The exhibition also reveals artists that influenced Cole early in his career, such as Asher B. Durand and Thomas Doughty.

Sponsored in part by The Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw Charitable Trust; the Tianaderrah Foundation; The Clark Foundation; Fenimore Asset Management, Inc., through The Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region.

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EDWARD WESTON: PORTRAIT OF THE YOUNG MAN AS AN ARTIST March 31 – August 5, 2018

Over the course of his fifty-year career, American photographer Edward Weston (1886–1958) blazed a path to Photo-Modernism, rendering portraits, landscapes, still lifes, and nudes that have established him as one of the most revered champions of photographic art.

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Edward Weston, Plaster Works, Los Angeles, 1925. Monterey Museum of Art, gift of Cole Weston

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It’s May, it’s May, that gorgeous holiday!

by Sharry L. Whitney

Bring on the May flowers that we are all so desperate to see after a record cold April. But don’t run off to buy your garden plants just yet!

First, be sure to check out our new “Know Your Grower Guide” for a list of local growers’ gardens and greenhouses where you’ll find the best flowers, vegetables plants, and trees, and the best tips for growing healthy, prolific plants. There are lots of new things in the magazine this spring.

We had many entries to our new crossword puzzle and have another one for you this month. We are introducing a new writer, Tim Flihan, who will present a series of short stories about growing up in Utica. We will also feature a regular guide to local breweries and wineries, spotlighting the many events they host. We hope you continue to use Mohawk Valley Living Magazine as a guide to local businesses, restaurants, and ideas for enjoying your greater neighborhood. •

Our mascot Riggie is roaming around the magazine and hiding in the advertising areas. Next to him you’ll find a letter. Find all the Riggies and rearrange the letters to answer this month’s trivia question. Enter by the 15th of this month to be included in a drawing for a $200 shopping spree at one or two of our advertisers!

Riggie’s Mother’s Day Riddle: Born into slavery and sold atNew age Hartford seven, This Utica mother will “See you in Heaven.”

She served the hungry seeking not money or fame Like the calm and graceful flower that shares her name.

Hint: 2 words, 14 letters

See the answer and winner to last month’s riddle on page 78 One entry per household per month. Mail to: Riggie’s Riddle, 30 Kellogg St., Clinton, NY 13323 or by email: mohawkvalleyliving@hotmail.com

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PUBLISHERS Lance and Sharry Whitney EDITOR Sharry L. Whitney DESIGN & LAYOUT Lance David Whitney ASSISTANT EDITORS Shelley Delosh Jorge L. Hernández ADVERTISING EXECUTIVE Susan Collea CONTRIBUTORS Peggy Spencer Behrendt, Tim Flihan Carol Higgins, Jorge L. Hernández, Brian Howard, Suzie Jones, John Keller, Melinda Karastury, Frank Page, Susan Perkins, Matt Perry, Cynthia Quackenbush, Denise Szarek, Michelle Truett, Gary VanRiper CONTACT US (315) 853-7133 30 Kellogg Street Clinton, NY 13323 www.MohawkValleyLiving.com mohawkvalleyliving@hotmail.com Mohawk Valley Living is a monthly magazine and television show that explore the area’s arts, culture, and heritage.

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During the 19th and early 20th centuries, Utica was an industrial, political, and financial powerhouse without peer in the Mohawk Valley. Evidence of the city’s might was everywhere. The thriving downtown was linked to the factory districts in east and west Utica via an extensive transportation network involving trolleys, trains, roadways and, of course, the Erie Canal. Manufacturing and commerce were the foundations of a bustling business community.

To service these businesses and the area’s citizenry, numerous financial institutions sprung up in the downtown area.

New banks were built into the mid 20th century, as seen in the photographs that follow. While the original banks are mostly gone now, a sizable number of the buildings that they occupied are still in existence. The lucky ones have either been taken over by other banks or have otherwise been repurposed.

Some have been lost to the wrecking ball. This short photo retrospective is a precursor to a more extensive article relating to the history of the banking industry in our region.

FIRST NATIONAL BANK--Utica’s tallest building was built in 1926 at the corner of Genesee and Elizabeth Streets, next to the Grace Episcopal Church. Today it is the home to the Adirondack Bank headquarters, Adirondack Financial Services, and Mac-Clark Restaurants.

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We MAY Hike in June! story and photos by Gary VanRiper

Water levels run high in the springtime. With snow and ice still melting away and transitioning into mud season, hiking is discouraged in much of the Adirondacks high peaks region until mid-June. Trail conditions are certainly less than ideal, and protecting fragile vegetation, especially at the highest elevations, is a priority. Rivers and streams also can be a challenge to cross as even man-made structures where they exist can be overwhelmed by the charging waters.

So, the month of May is a good time for more warm-weather hikers to gather their gear for the short hiking season that lasts from June to October.

At a recent school visit at West Canada Valley Elementary School, my son, Justin, and I had the privilege to share some of our experiences in the Adirondack mountains that helped inspire story elements for our children’s book series, The Adirondack Kids. And in one of the presentations, we talked with the students specifically about the essentials we pack for a day hike. And by a day hike, I mean an entire day – up to 8-12 hours.

Justin has hiked a number of Adirondack mountains, including about a dozen of the Adirondack High Peaks. I have hiked more than 100 mountains in the Adirondacks, including 77 of the 100 highest.

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Water. Dehydration is all too common among novice hikers. It is easy to underestimate the amount of water one needs, especially on humid days and on those hikes where the body is persistently exposed to the sun. While I try to limit the amount of weight I carry,

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I do carry several pounds of water and a water filter.

Trail food. Power bars, an apple, bagels (they lose their shape in a pack, but never lose their taste), celery, dark chocolate, peanut butter and jelly in small sandwich bags, sometimes tucked with crackers and a plastic knife in a Pringles can.

Maps and compass. Even when hiking marked trials.

Small first aid kit. Moleskin, bandages, Benadryl, Ibuprofen, athletic tape, latex gloves, antibiotic ointment, sunscreen, tick remover.

Hard-shell case. To carry reading glasses.

Headlamp/flashlight/extra batteries/candles/matches/lighter.

You never know when there might be an emergency and are exiting the woods after dark or have to stay the night.

Light rain jacket/windbreaker and rain pants/pack cover. Yes, for when it rains.

Gaitors. Which I wear while hiking. They keep debris (scree) from getting into the boots and help prevent ticks and bees from making an unwelcome entrance up through the open pant leg.

Head net. Believe it or not, I have only used it 1 or 2 times over the past decade, even during black fly season. But I won’t hike without it.

Extra socks/techwick shirt/fleece. Again, for emergencies. It gets chilly at night during every season in the mountains. Never wear cotton!

Toilet paper/small knife/hat/bandanna.

Safety glasses and gloves. When bushwhacking.

Trekking poles. Which can be collapsed and carried, but I use them 100 percent of the time for balance, for helpful lift on the ascent, and taking pressure off knees and legs during the descent.

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You should not rely on cell phones to work in the forests and mountains, but sometimes they do, so it is still a good idea to have one in case of emergencies.

two cameras on the trail. Three times in definitely not the charm!

Cell phone. I don’t own one. But I never hike solo and invariably my hiking partner has one. They do not work everywhere in the woods – but another safety item it is nice to have in case of emergencies or as a GPS. Small notebook and pen. In case you are writing articles for magazines or adventure stories for young people!

Always let someone know your hiking plan. The destination, including the entry point and how long you expect the hike to take.

Following the presentation, the teacher and our hostess during the school visit commented on our “magic bag” because it seemed bottomless, as item after item was retrieved from it.

It’s true the weight can add up quickly and that is why there has been an investment in careful planning and lightweight gear.

For great information for hiking in the Adirondacks, including advice, workshops, and guided hikes, visit the Adirondack Mountain Club site at www.adk.org I should also mention that most of our outerwear has also been treated with Insect Shield to help protect against ticks that can infect with Lyme disease. Visit: www.insectshield.com/ISYOC. aspx • Gary VanRiper is an author, photographer, and pastor at the Camden Wesleyan Church. He has written 15 children’s books with his son, Justin. Find out more at:

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a visit to the clayville library Story & Photos By Melinda Karastury

Clayville library staff (left to right) V.P. Doreen-Brennan-Moore, staff Linda Monescalchi, and Director Becky Hassett

Clayville Library serves the residents of the Village of Clayville and the surrounding areas. The library provides recreational, educational, informational, and the cultural needs of the citizens, by providing a safe environment with public computers, reference materials, current best sellers, magazines, current release DVDs & Blu-Rays, copy & fax services, Wi-Fi access,games, puzzles, coloring and crafting available throughout the week.

The library provides weekly children’s programs.

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Nancy Sheppard Memorial Park was created in memory of the mayor of Clayville who served for over 14 years. She was very artistic and enjoyed spending time with her family and friends.

Kylea Palmer, Simone Anechiarico, and Alana Karastury look out from the red covered bridge at the rushing waters of the Sauquoit Creek below.

On Oneida St. in Clayville, 0.4 miles from the NY 8 junction is a covered bridge that wase built in 1988 over the Sauquoit Creek.

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local cd review

Craobh Dugan new cd: The irish and the erie

By John Keller This area is rich in history. Today, we have immigrants and refugees from all around the globe, but a long time ago, the city was founded by fewer nationalities. East Utica is filled with its fine Italian traditions. West Utica was once an all Polish and German neighborhood. There was also a large constituent of Irish immigrants. All of these cultures worked together to build Central New York.

One of the major projects (at the time) was The Erie Canal. The bulk of the canal was built by the hard work of the Irish immigrants.

As in most cultures, their history is told in traditional story and song. Craobh Dugan, a group dedicated to preserving Irish culture in the Mohawk Valley, released a CD, The Irish and the Erie, on March 17th to commemorate the Irish contribution to building the Erie Canal.

I contacted Mike and Chris Hoke of Craobh Dugan and asked a few questions about their new offering.

What is the translation of Craobh Dugan?

The literal translation is the Dugan Branch. We are the Utica-Rome Chapter of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann. the international organization based in Ireland Craobh, whose mission is to promote traditional Irish music, song, dance, and language.

When was the organization founded?

We were founded here locally 40 years ago by a Clinton, N.Y., couple, Frank and Pat Dugan and Jim O’Looney originally from County Kerry in Ireland who moved to Utica in the late 1950s. Frank and Pat were greatly involved in Irish traditional circles and fluent Irish speakers. (You may know their daughter, Darby O’Brien). Sadly, the Dugans have passed on. Jim is an accordion player from the Lakes of Killarney region in Kerry, though no longer as active musically.

What inspired this collection about Irish songs and the Erie Canal?

2017 was the 200th anniversary of the start of construction of the Erie Canal. Craobh Dugan has performed traditional Irish music at many venues, including the GAIF, Utica Monday Night, and New York State Fair, among others. The Erie Canal anniversary was a

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theme seized upon by Mike Hoke to do something a little bit different. We wrote a program, The Irish and The Erie, that combined historical narratives, traditional Irish dance music and songs melded together. We start with a brief history of the start of the digging of the canal. We then convey what it may have been like for the Irish to leave their homeland in a segment we call the American Wake. Next, we speak to what life may have been like for the Irish as they worked and lived on the canal. Finally, we address the cultural influences that the Irish had made along the way as they assimilated into the fabric of early American society. The CD contains all of the music that was part of the Irish and Erie program; narratives were left out, but are on our website www.uticairish.org.

Who was involved in its recording?

Sue Romero plays bodhran and did the graphics work; Mike Carroll on flute, whistles, bones, and vocals; Bill Fahy on mandolin, guitar, vocals, and producer; Skip Mansur on bouzouki, banjo, and vocals; Ed Campbell on fiddle, guitar, vocals; Jim O’Looney on accordion; Mike Hoke on fiddle, vocals, and program author/writer.

How can people experience this presentaion and Craobh Dugan?

Currently, this presentation is scheduled for Sat., May 5, at the Cazenovia Library and Sun., June 3 at the Mansion House in Oneida.

Besides performing at festivals, libraries, nursing homes, weddings, funerals, and private parties, we also host two open sessions monthly. The first Tuesday at the Nail Creek Pub in Utica; at Stockdale’s in Oriskany on the third Tuesday Both sessions begin at 7:30 p.m. Irish Ceili dance classes on most Fridays at 7 p.m. at the Seton Center in Utica. Irish language classes are taught by Tom Malley at either or both MVCC and HCCC. A few of our musicians offer private lessons as well. The CD can be purchased at any of our performances or sessions and at: www.uticairish.org. CD is $15; download cards are $10. •

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Anita Firman

Hometown: Akron, NY Current Town: Herkimer, NY Instrument: Voice, Lyric Soprano Began singing public performance at age five Education: B.S. in Education and M.S. in Education and Certificate in Vocal Performance from State University of NY at Fredonia Current Employment: Teaches privately in her vocal studio at Herkimer; Vocal instructor for the Student Enrichment in Vocal Music Program sponsored by M.V. Choral Society, 2009-present.

Past Employment/Collaborations: Vocal music teacher in Kenmore, NY, Albion, NY, and Dolgeville, NY.; Lecturer in Voice at Hamilton College 1990-2006; Soprano soloist at United Methodist Church, Kenmore, while in college. Soprano soloist with M.V. Choral Society, the Hamilton College Oratorio Society, and the orchestras of Southern Illinois University and Oberlin Conservatory of Music; Performed operatic roles including leads in Madama Butterfly, Tosca, La Boheme, Don Giovanni, Le Nozze di Figaro, and Suor Angelica. Appeared in concerts and recitals with the B Sharp Musical Club since becoming a member in 1986. Performed with organist James Hanosh and the choir of New Hartford Presbyterian Church.

Influences: My parents, especially my mother. My husband. My private voice teacher, Dr. Richard Sheil. Many Fredonia students who have become life-long friends. The Minister of Music, choir and congregation of the United Methodist Church in Kenmore, who provided me with great experience and encouragement as a soprano soloist. With them I performed many of the great oratorios and choral masterpieces. The many wonderful musicians I have performed with while living in the Mohawk Valley.

Personal Quote: A dear friend once said, “You know you’re doing what you were meant to do, if you can’t stand NOT doing it”.

I have been very fortunate to find my calling in teaching and performing music. I hope everyone can discover something special they love so much they “can’t stand not to do it.”

Upcoming Performance: Anita can be heard in the upcoming M.V. Choral Society’s performance of “Music for Living: The Music of Dan Forest.” on Sunday, May 20, 7:00 pm, at Holy Family Church in Little Falls

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what’s up downtown! by michelle truett

Character Coffee 171 Genesee Street

The coffee culture in the city is strong and the opening of Character Coffee at 171 Genesee Street is adding to it. Jesse and Katie Martin Jesse and Katie Martin of Character Coffee on Genesee Street – young entrepreneurs that actually met in downtown Utica years ago and then spent some time in North Carolina – have returned to their roots and are intent on helping Utica make a great comeback.

Jesse is the coffee man – he’s trained through the Specialty Coffee Association of America in New York City. If you want to talk coffee, he’s got you. He is in the Army Reserve and balances duty with his passion for coffee. Katie has a design background and takes care of branding, point of purchase, and the many administration duties of running a new business.

Character serves single origin coffee. They are intentional in all of their purchasing and focus on direct trade practices – working with roasters who make sure farmers get paid a fare wage.

The name “Character” reflects the many characters in the coffee itself along with their philosophy of #allcharacterswelcome. The inclusive atmosphere is such that you can stay and talk if you’d like or grab something to go – whatever your pleasure.

The seven foot counter is the showcase of the space – that’s where you want to pull up a stool.

They have customer-facing equipment so you can witness your delicious drink being made. There’s plenty of space for laptops and notepads to get some work done or just chat with some of the shop’s regulars if you’re so inclined. A bonus – they just got Nitro Coffee cold brew on tap. It’s like the “Guinness of coffee” – nitrogen-infused and naturally more caffeine. Customers can enjoy a rotating snack menu that may include CRUMZ paleo and gluten-free doughnuts, breakfast sandwiches from RoSo’s, or baklava.

Keep an eye out for Saturday hours coming soon from Character Coffee and events on the weekend. They also take the show on the road and do “coffee catering” for events and weddings, so also keep them in mind for that!

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The 4th Annual One World Flower Festival May 12, 2018 11am – 3pm

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Contact: Angela Johnson, Utica Love and BB Designs • 315-520-4844 www.oneworldflowerfest.com For the fourth year, Oneida Square will be filled with music, art, dance, and flowers. The annual Rust 2 Green One World Flower Festival (OWFF) is happening on May 12th from 11am – 3pm and will include art and educational activities, a live mural, live music throughout the day from three different singers/bands, open houses, neighborhood walks, restaurant specials, mini dance classes, an artisan marketplace in Kopernik Park, an outdoor gallery of student work and so much more. Because it’s Mother’s Day Weekend, the festival will, of course, celebrate MOMS! A free photo booth will be available with a photographer to take photos and provide a free print for you to take home. Salon One will be on hand to get mom and the kids “photo ready.” The festival is free and all are welcome. You will find activities all around the circle, down Plant Street, Genesee Street, and Park Avenue. Then, after 3:00pm, head down to Tiny’s Grill on State Street for a Utica Love Pop Up Art Show and over to The Tramontane Café on Lincoln Avenue for a Poetry Afternoon. It’s a chance to come explore the neighborhood and experience an entire day of the arts. •

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Detail of Garden Evening by Martha Deming. She and other watercolor artists will demonstrate “Flowers in Watercolor” on Saturday, May 19, 1-3pm at MWPAI. Free with Art in Bloom admission.

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Three shows opening May 25th including: A Singularity of Vision - Recent Paintings by E.A. Pilbeam

May 12 - June 17, 2018 Reception: Saturday May 12, 5–7 pm Paintings by Karen Burns, Kathy Herold, and Sally Hootnik, Garden Totems by Naomi DeMuth

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Thomas Cole and The Garden of Eden

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May 25-September 30, 2018

May 11-August 30, 2018 Reception: Friday, May 11, 6-9pm

Exhibition explores Cole’s aspirations for landscape painting.

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story and photos by Jorge L. Hernández I’ve almost said it a couple of times before but, finally, here is the real thing. The ultimate special occasion restaurant in the Mohawk Valley is the Hamilton Inn beside scenic Lake Moraine in Hamilton, N.Y. Owner and chef Michael Latreille of Hamilton has worked hard to make it so. The Hamilton Inn is his third culinary venture; he already runs Michael’s Fine Food and Spirits, an Italian American restaurant in Waterville, N.Y., and Four Eleven Tower, a banquet hall also in Waterville.

“I grew up in the business,” Michael says. “I was a dishwasher since I was 14 and worked my way up from there.”

The Hamilton Inn was formerly a restaurant in need of renovation that sat vacant for two years before Michael came along. “It was a natural for me to buy it and turn it into a restaurant again,” he says. After a major year-long renovation of the 1801 two-story structure, he opened for business last December.

It’s all cozy-classic at the house, complete with brick and wood-burning fireplaces and wide-plank floors in a pub room and dining room, with five first-class guest rooms upstairs that turn the Inn into a bed and breakfast as well as a modern farmstead fare restaurant.

“There was big demand for lodging in the area,” Michael says. “That’s what got me interested in developing the property for guests and a restaurant.”

Its proximity to Colgate University provides a stream of overnight lodgers, from prospective students to athletes to alumni, and newlyweds and other local visitors, he says.

It’s obvious Michael has learned a few things along the way. He and his cooking staff of Alice Ireland, Mike Meeker, and Rodney Buyea craft a firstclass gourmet menu like no other.

The day of this visit, Michael selected the offering for sampling. Two appetizers arrived: sea scallops served with creamed corn, smoked bacon, tomato jam, crispy leeks, and local mushrooms, followed by what he calls the Local Showcase, which turned out to be a marble slab with an assortment of local cheeses, chorizo, poached fruits, spreads, sugared nuts, and homemade star-shaped garlic crackers. “The ingredients in the showcase change daily,”

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The appetizers were a meal unto themselves, but the Quinoa and Sweet Potato Salad with almonds and local greens in a cider vinaigrette followed before the main attractions of Braised Short Rib Ragoût and Chilean Sea Bass.

The ragoût proved to be a sauce of shredded beef ribs, pancetta, crumbled pork sausage, tomato, red wine, and shaved parmesan over pappardelle pasta. The bass was served in an orange beurre blanc over peppered asparagus spears over garlic whipped potatoes. Need one say more?

Did I mention that all the food is served on mismatched antique fine china, adding to the experience, some of which could be hung as art.

“We want everything to be cozy elegant, homey, and welcoming,” Michael says. That goes, too, for the antique mismatched wooden chairs.

Next is always the hardest part after such an epicurean experience: what to do about dessert?

The conundrum at the Hamilton Inn was to somehow eat the proffered Freshberry Tart—a shortbread crust circle with lemon cream topped by strawberries, raspberries, and blueberries— and the Banana Cream Pie, doused with whipped cream and strawberries. It was a herculean effort, but we succeeded in the challenge.

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Lighter fare is served in the more casual pub room, though the paella--one of my all-time favorites—I’m sure would be worthy of the main dining room menu, or so I fantasize.

I make note to Michael that he’s passed my final test for the measure of a fine restaurant: the table water served. Sadly, other top local restaurants ruin the gustatory experience by pouring glass after glass of heavily chlorinated water, which ruins the palate with its chemical taint. Not so at the Hamilton Inn! “That’s something we considered,” he said. “What water would work best—chlorinated, well water or CV.” That’s just another small detail that Michael has carefully weighed, much like his food options.

So, uncork the champagne. The Hamilton Inn will reign arguably supreme—for the time being, at least! •

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MAY, in the forest story and photos by Matt Perry As I have stated before in these pages, May is the most anticipated of all the months of the year, at least for most birders and naturalists. May is when the bulk of our most colorful migrant songbirds return to the region.

It’s also when the trees get their new leaves and the forest canopy is restored to its full glory. In May, the breeding season for songbirds gets underway. Countless insect species emerge from dormancy and their activity levels ramp up in all sectors of the environment. The convergence of bird arrivals with the emergence of insects is no accident. The birds rely on the protein-rich insects to fuel their continued migration and/or their breeding activities.

In the first days of May, some hillsides, although still largely dominated by leafless trees, become draped by blankets of white and pink. These are the blossoms of apple trees, hawthorns, service berries and Fire Cherries. Those same blossoms serve as beacons to insect pollinators and to the bird predators that rely on them. Other less showy tree species are flowering, too, and some prove to be even greater insect magnets. For insects

and birds, one of the most popular trees is the American Elm. Before the most recent wave of Dutch Elm Disease came through the region, our nature preserve hosted a large grove of the stately trees. That wave effectively finished off most of the elms that survived the prior outbreak. However, when it was still intact, the grove was made up of mostly young and medium-aged trees and its location near our trailhead made it easily accessible to us and our visitors. In May, the elm tree grove would sometimes become a one-stop-shop for dozens of the most sought-after migrant songbirds. The elm’s small, innocuous flowers would host a smorgasbord of insects and those would in turn draw in the insects’ predators – primarily the chickadee-sized warblers and vireos. Tanagers, grosbeaks, and a sizable contingent of American Goldfinches were also in attendance. In May, these birds were freshly back from the tropics (all except for

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Although not as popular with warblers as the elm blossoms, apple blossoms can be a good draw for newly arrived songbirds. Baltimore Orioles and Rose-breasted Grosbeaks are particularly taken with them. Certainly, seeing either of those two luminary species in among such showy flowers is about as good as it gets for birders.

We are fortunate to have two large groves of wild apple trees at the preserve and we’ve found them to be important places to keep tabs on in early May. One great feature of birding the apple grove is that the trees are short in stature and so you have a fighting chance to observe everything that’s happening in the tree’s stout crown.

That’s not always the case, and no matter how favorable the viewing conditions are, some birds will elude the eye and the optics.

Last May, one grove of apple trees became the preferred foraging place for Tennessee Warblers. In the panoply of ostentatious-looking songbirds, the Tennessee Warbler’s spring plumage is comparatively somber. They are whitish below with a light yellow-green back and gray head. That plumage pattern, in addition to their obvious eye-line, makes the Tennessee look more like a vireo than a warbler. Often enough, their thin bill is sometimes the best way to distinguish the bird from the similarly garbed Warbling Vireo and Red-eyed Vireo. All of our vireo species possess noticeably heavier bills. However, there is nothing remotely subtle about the Tennessee Warbler’s song. It is a three-part trill that is surprisingly loud, especially when you consider the tiny size of the singer. For a couple of days last May, there were at least five of them singing amid the pink and white apple blossoms. Despite the nearly deafening din they created, I couldn’t put my eyes on one of them, let alone

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There’s nothing finer than catching a glimpse of a Magnolia Warbler flitting in the apple blossoms. Unlike their cousin with the portable cloak of invisibility, the Magnolia tends to be easy to locate. The adult male’s brilliant yellow breast plumage is boldly intersected by black longitudinal stripes. His dark bluish back, yellow rump, white wing patch, and dark face mask makes the species unmistakable.

However, the Magnolia’s music is as subtle as their plumage is bold. Their short song is not unmusical, but it’s performed with a relatively weak whistled voice, and unlike the Tennessee’s song, it doesn’t carry far. The sights and sounds of May songbird migration is the highlight of the year. It’s a shame the phenomenon is relegated to only a few short weeks. My predictable advice to all nature enthusiasts is to go out there in the month of May, find a grove of blooming wild apple trees, and watch and listen for the birds. Be patient, and you probably won’t be sorry. •

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“Yes?” was her response. She looked so apologetic; I immediately felt a pang of guilt. “That’s OK,” I told her. “You can be a vegetarian!”

I had so many questions. When did she decide this?

What made her decide not to eat meat? Why didn’t she talk to her parents about it? Please understand: Our Margaret had always been a voracious carnivore— more so than the rest of the family. After finishing her own, she would steal half-eaten chicken wings or legs from our dinner plates and clean them completely. If we had steaks or pork chops, she would always take the biggest piece. And she never shied away from gnawing on bone, fat, or rare-cooked meat. So, when this revelation came to light, it really was a 180-degree turn in her (albeit short) lifetime of behavior and tastes.

A caveat: I realize this is a sensitive subject. I personally know farmers that rail against “Meatless Mondays.” I’ve met vegans that believe animal agriculture is an abomination. I’m wading into turbulent waters here…but please bear with me.

As a farm kid, Margaret knows better than most where meat comes from. She has witnessed her parents processing chickens and the harvesting of goats and sheep. Maybe she couldn’t put the relationship between life and nourishment into words, per se, but she had always at least intrinsically understood where meat comes from. At the end of the day, the protein that we consume had to die. There’s really no two ways about it. And I think the vast majority of people that enjoy meat don’t want to think about it—at all. I understand.

Call it a phase or not, Margaret has always loved animals. She loves our sheep, our goats, our dogs, our cats, even our chickens. She loves the neighbors’ cows; she loves the other neighbor’s horses. She can be virtually inconsolable when one of our long-term residents dies of old age, which has certainly happened on occasion. Margaret would be happiest if our farm had all these animals as pets, and none of them ever died, or were sold, or were eaten…a child’s Shangri-La if there ever was one. The temptation for me to write off her 12-year-old feelings as naïve is strong, I admit.

However, I meant it when I told her it was OK to be vegetarian. Of course it is! She is old enough to make

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This experience has reminded me of the first time I was pressed to defend my chosen profession by a vegetarian who felt I was very much in the wrong. Even talking about it in this fashion may make some people angry. But as a farmer, as someone who is driven to feed people, I feel these are choices every individual must make for themselves. I support you whether you are vegetarian, vegan, pescatarian, carnivore, or omnivore.

And, I confess, it does seem odd that although I profess to love my animals (which I do), I can manage to eat them anyway. I think it is difficult for most people to wrap their brains around such a concept. And maybe I’m still working it out for myself.

All I can say is this: I am part of the food chain, not apart from it. I am animal, and will return to the earth someday to be consumed by worms. My German genes and my 47-year-old habits make me crave certain sources of protein. However, I’m also willing to eat more rice and beans; I can trade eggs, dairy, and nuts for some of that meat. They’re all raised by farmers! And as someone who has never seen our Earth’s resources as boundless, I imagine there may eventually come a day that our growing world population causes a major shift in food production. If that is the case, our diets will evolve… which is actually nothing new at all if you think about it! •

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No, you don’t have to plant in the dark by the light of a flashlight.

Although lunar gardening is becoming more and more popular each year, it’s not a new method of gardening. Scheduling garden activities by the moon’s phases goes back to a time when the most reliable calendar was the moon and stars. This ancient calendar and the traditions for planting to it are absolutely fascinating.

People who practice gardening by the moon say that moisture in garden soil is influenced by the moon, just like the moon’s influence on tides. The moon pulls moisture up to the surface of the garden soil where it can best be utilized by crops. The increase in moisture helps seeds germinate, speeds plant growth rates, and produces more abundant harvests. It is also thought that the increases and decreases in overnight light during different lunar phases can impact seed germination.

There are three common levels of moon gardening. The simplest way to align your gardening activities with the moon is by following the waxing and waning cycles. A slightly more involved method involves following the four quarters of the lunar cycle. The most involved common method is a part of biodynamic gardening, which includes combining the quarterly moon cycle with the Zodiac.

Before I get into details of moon gardening, I should clarify that this is all new to me as well. I’m learning about lunar planting in learning to be a seed keeper. But it is just fascinating and I wanted to share what I’ve learned so far.

Learning the moon’s cycle Noting the moon phases will help me know a lot about when to plant in case I don’t know the exact frost date. The moon is constantly changing but still has a very predictable cycle. There are 13 full moons per year every 28-30 days. Indigenous people and old-time farmers have long known the importance of observing nature for predicting weather. Here are the commonly accepted names of those full moons: Wolf Moon (January) – Wolves would typically howl at the moon most this time of year.

Snow/Hunger Moon (February) – Most snow fell at this time, which made hunting and gathering food difficult.

Worm/Sap Moon (March) – Worms & sap start to appear this month.

Pink Moon (April) – named for the pink flowers – phlox – that bloom in early spring.

Flower Moon (May) – to signify flowers that bloom this month.

Strawberry/Rose/Hot Moon (June) – This is the time of year to pick strawberries and roses, but it starts getting hot.

Buck/Thunder Moon (July) – Bucks are growing antlers at this time, and there are frequent thunder storms.

Sturgeon/Green Corn Moon (August) – Indigenous people would find sturgeon at this time in Lake Superior, and corn is green at this point.

Corn/Barley/Harvest Moon (September) – The harvest month.

Hunter’s/Travel/Dying Moon (October) – The leaves are falling (dying) and game is fattened and it’s time to travel and follow the hunt.

Beaver Moon (November) – beavers begin preparing for winter.

Cold/Long Nights Moon (December) – this time of year is cold and full of long, dark nights.

Blue Moon – The second full moon that occurs in a calendar month.

Black Moon – The second new moon that occurs in a calendar month.

By keeping track of the full moons and knowing their names, you can have a good guess as to what is going on during that time of year.

During the garden season, the moon can be used to help know when to plant. For example, here in the Northeast if we notice that the worms are becoming active then it’s March and the sap should be running for maple syrup.

Plant your garden by the moon During the garden season, the moon can also be used to help to know when to plant. The first two quarters of the moon’s phases after a full moon are the waning phase, where light decreases. The other phases are the waxing phase, where the drawing up of water in the soil helps with germination. The moon does affect groundwater, so the best time to turn over your garden is at the new moon when the water table is lowest.

So, quarter by quarter, here’s how to follow moon planting: Quarter 1: The start of the waxing phase with the new moon is the best time to sow and plant above ground veggies. Plant broccoli, cab-

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Quarter 2: The gravitational pull of the moon is less but the additional light theoretically aids leafy growth. Plant veggies that form internal seeds like beans, peas, tomatoes, and vine crops. The second quarter is also when veggies moisture is at peak and can be harvested.

Quarter 3: Just past the full moon, the water table is dropping and growth is slowing. Plant root crops now, such as potatoes, carrots, beets, and onions. It’s also time for pruning. The cut ends will lose less moisture and sap in this quarter.

Quarter 4: This is a dormant time. No sowing, planting, harvesting, or pruning should be done. Time now for weeding, composting, and other garden chores.

I will be planting and journaling this season as I learn to moon plant in a seed saving garden on the farm. From time to time I will be sharing more of what I’m learning with you. If you are interested in moon planting consult the Farmer’s Almanac (http://www.almanac. com/content/planting-moon-phase-gardening-calendar). This is a great shortcut to getting started this season. If you are interested in diving right into biodynamic gardening, I highly recommend www. stellanatura.com – there is a wealth of excellent information on the site.

So, May 1, 2018 is the Full Moon; what moon is it? The Flower Moon. We are in the 3rd quarter and the moon is starting to wane and moisture is drawing down, so we should start our 2018 planting season with root crops. Sweet potatoes (yes, we can grow them in the Mohawk Valley), carrots, beets, and onions.

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1½ cup flour 3½ tsp. baking powder ¾ tsp. salt ½ tsp. ground nutmeg 1 tsp. ground cinnamon 1¼ cup mashed sweet potatoes 2 eggs (beaten) 1½ cups buttermilk ¼ cup melted butter Mashed sweet potatoes Peel about 1 pound sweet potatoes and cut into chunks. Put chunks into a medium saucepan of water and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low and cook for 10-15 minutes, or until fork tender. Drain and mash or blend until smooth.

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According to her, at that point it sounds like she’s passing through the depths of a jungle.

The songs of dozens to hundreds of birds would be heard (depending on the time of year). Most of that “jungle” life comes to the property because of a reliable presence of feeding stations, water, and an abundance of natural cover in the form of woods, meadow, and brush. Maintaining a largely un-manicured and un-fussed over property is an important part of catering to a wide roster of species. That, and being in close proximity to additional acres of good habitat, is what it takes to have a great wildlife oasis. It’s not a particularly cheap undertaking, though. We easily spend thousands of dollars per year on birdseed. Others may spend as much on their own chosen forms of entertainment. What we get in return is countless of hours of enjoyment, seeing and hearing everything from turkeys to Baltimore Orioles and from Flying Squirrels to foxes. Sometimes it’s like having a window that overlooks the Serengeti. The species composition may be different (we don’t have wildebeests or cheetahs), but in terms of the predator/prey relationships and other interspecies dynamics, it’s not all that dissimilar.

Hearing what goes on in our backyard has always been of paramount important to us and has enabled us to experience far more wildlife than if we relied solely on what we see. For about 15 years we’ve used a baby monitor to pipe outdoor sound into our dining room at all times of the year. It works very well and has allowed us to hear our jungle 24/7. I frequently leave it on in the evening so I can hear owls, Spring Peepers, and other nocturnal creatures. Just recently, the monitor has enabled us to hear Snow Geese migrating over in the late evening, whinnying Screech Owls, and even the occasional fox vocalization. In spring, right before dawn,

the cardinals start singing first, followed by robins, and White-throated Sparrows. For a couple of weeks in March, just before daylight, I was hearing the “bark” call of a female Cooper’s Hawk. She was also giving a cackle call. This indicated to me that she was considering our yard as a possible nesting place, since that’s typically where I hear these territorial calls. One early morning, a male Cooper’s Hawk (presumably her mate) was also heard cackling from some unseen branch in our large Silver Maple tree. It’s no mystery why Cooper’s Hawks would be attracted to our yard. The number of resident and migrant songbirds must be a huge draw to this expert predator of birds. For us, an equivalent might be living next to a grocery store. Besides the vocalizations, even hearing things rummaging around in the yard can be interesting. Although we missed hearing an errant Black Bear that came through and bent our birdfeeder poles into pretzels (we didn’t have the monitor on that night!), we have heard the nocturnal wanderings of skunks, raccoons, opossums and Flying Squirrels.

We especially enjoy seeing the same individuals return again and again. They usually all end up with names that, in the best of circumstances, are meant to reflect some aspect of their personalities. It’s not always the case. Sometimes a name just pops out of your head and that’s how an animal is branded. We had three Red Foxes that were regulars in the yard last year. We called the two females Heidi and Molly and the lone male was dubbed “The Admiral.” I think the only reason we settled upon that last name was because of the innate humor of conflating a little fox with a high ranking naval officer.

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This winter our yard has played host to a couple of turkeys They’ve been coming nearly every day since early February. The pair seems to be inseparable. They are also almost identical; at least we can’t tell them apart. They both have beards of equal length and appear to be the same age. They always arrive together and they leave together. For many weeks they were the only turkeys frequenting the yard, but just lately there has

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One day last week, the flock of 14 turkeys including our usual two males converged on the yard from various directions. Some came in from the woods and some from the neighbor’s yard. A few came from across the street. One of the hens arriving from the neighbor’s yard experienced great difficul-

ty figuring out how to get past a length of wire fencing. This is a common problem. It seems evolution never endowed the turkey brain with the type of reasoning required to deal with fences. Why would it, wire fences are not a natural phenomenon. The little hen tried to press herself through it. That’s the technique she would use to make it through a thick patch of brambles or a veil of tightknit reeds, but it just doesn’t work with a wire fence. She would pace back and forth, try the same method again, retrench, and then try again. That went on for about an hour. Of course, turkeys can fly; however, they resort to that only after they’ve exhausted all the other alternatives. If the turkey had walked another 20 feet further down the fence line, she would have discovered where the fence ends and found a gap big enough for a battalion of ostriches to fit through. In the end she did find her way around the turkey baffle and was able to join the roost already in progress.

We’ve been lucky enough to have both of the region’s fox species as visitors to our yard. So far as we know, neither species ever made a den on the property, but based on the frequency of visits, we believe they’ve had dens nearby. For the foxes, the most attractive thing about our yard was its plentiful supply

of squirrels and chipmunks, but that wasn’t all they were after. When people think of a fox, they usually consider only the predatory aspect of their nature, and that is a big part of what they are, but as omnivores they eat a wide variety of things besides animal flesh.

They like nuts and fruit. They can sometimes be seen scaling up apple trees or climbing into grape vines to get at fruit. There is a reason that one variety of native grape is called “Fox Grape.”

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and a family of Norway Rats that had been living in the barn moved into the old milk house that was on our land.

The rats loved our bird feeders and they made a neat network of trails that ran between the milk house and the bird feeding stations. In the beginning, the rats were very skittish and would only be glimpsed at night. Later on, though, they became more lackadaisical and could be seen in the morning sauntering out of their basement apartments to pick up the morning newspaper and get their sunflower seed breakfast. I admit that I was a fan of rat town, but for some reason, I was alone in my opinion. It was agreed that I would live-trap every rat and move them to another rat-happy land somewhere far away. It took about a week, but I successfully caught and transported all 50 of them. I recall that upon release, I found that one guy had gotten his head stuck between the bars in the side of the trap. He was ever so good and patient while I did my best to pry the bars apart

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and free him. During the extraction process he had ample opportunity to bite me, and from his perspective I would have deserved it. After all, I trapped him and then forcibly deported him to Australia – or the rat equivalent thereof. In the end, he was out of the trap and back with his colony and our property was once again rat free.

One of the hardest things I’ve ever done was to abandon the family of American Crows who had claimed our old yard as part of their territory. For 20 years they were daily visitors to our feeding stations. I watched the mated pair raise their broods year after year.

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After we were gone, the subsequent owner of the property removed 90 percent of the yard’s trees, many of which were fruit and nut-bearing species. We had planted them expressly to provide wildlife with a natural food supply. I guess that was the end of the oasis in that neighborhood. A subdivision had sprouted up in the old fields that surrounded the yard, so it had been cut off from other useful breeding habitat anyway. When we left, the degradation was complete, although I suspect the neighbors had a completely different perspective on the subject. I imagine more than one bottle of champagne was uncorked upon our departure.

At our Clinton house we also have a crow family that claims the yard and the feeding stations as part of their greater territory. If I didn’t know better I would think that my old crow family had followed me and had taken up residence at the new place, but Debby assured me

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crow nests at night, and so they are liable to come in for a large amount of heckling.

About 10 years ago there was a stray cat that used to frequent our yard. He was all black and we gave him the highly unimaginative name of “Blackie.” He really wanted to have nothing to do with people, but all the same, we had hopes of habituating him to humans and eventually finding him a home. We made him a shelter on the porch and had begun feeding him once a day. Having a cat in the backyard was upsetting the dynamics of the wildlife on the property, but it couldn’t be

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helped for a while. One day a Red Fox was in the middle of the backyard and was obviously distressed. He was about five yards away from the edge of the woods, pacing back and forth, glancing back at the woods, and occasionally yelping. What could have made him so upset? Was there a coyote in the woods or a Black Bear? Suddenly, the fox turned tail and ran across the yard and disappeared in the back. A few minutes later, Blackie slinked out of the woods. Apparently, he had been channeling his inner panther, and the fox believed it. Blackie then walked up the porch steps and had some cat food. Undoubtedly, he was more than pleased with himself. He was the undisputed king of the yard. As for the fox, there’s no shame in being afraid of a house cat. They are after all, armed and dangerous; all teeth and claws and attitude. Still, I don’t think the Admiral would have been afraid.

Poor Blackie didn’t last long after that encounter. He was struck by a car and killed. The primary reasons we keep our own cats indoors is because of their effect on wildlife and their vulnerability to traffic.

Regardless, post Blackie, the yard

reverted to being the sole province of wildlife. It continues to be a venue for wildlife dramas to play out and we remain a captivated audience. Really, sometimes all that’s missing is a musical score and a narration by Sir David Attenborough, but we can narrate the goings on just as well with our own fake British accents, and we have a few musical instruments lying around as well. Seriously though, it seems that every day there is something going on in the yard that is enthralling enough to draw us to the windows and make us late to appointments. We are thankful every day to be able to keep track of our turkeys and our crows and all the other creatures that have found a safe haven on the property. I certainly recommend to anyone, if they have the means to turn their yard into a wildlife oasis, give it a try. You’d be doing them and yourself a great favor. • 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’s short nature videos can be viewed on the web. Look for Spring Farm CARES Nature Sanctuary on Facebook.

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Events Guide

Nail Creek Pub & Brewery

Woodland Farm Brewery

(315) 793-7593 • www.nailcreekpub.com

(315) 864-3051 • www.woodlandbeer.com

720 Varick Street, Utica

to Breweries & WiNeries

1st Tuesday of the month at 11:30pm Irish Seisiún

10 to 20 musicians from all over Central NY get together to play live Traditional Irish Music.

Thursday Nights at 10pm Matt Lomeo

Breweries and wineries are popping up all around the Mohawk Valley and are becoming hot spots for local entertainment.

Here are just some of the things happening at our local craft beverage establishments.

Copper City Brewing Company

1111 Oneida St., Rome • (315) 281-8987 www.coppercitybrewing.com

My So-Called Band! 90s Night

Sunday, May 6, 2-5pm Our Common Roots

(607) 544-1800 • www.ommegang.com

Sunday, May 20, 2-5pm

Jack White (sold out)

Sunday, May 27, 2-5pm

Pail Shop Winery

Tuesday, May 29, 5-8pm

Rocky Graziano

Sunday, May 27, 7pm

Remsen Social Club

Jerry Dee & The Dovetones

Open Reception for Art at the Vineyard, Chris Lawson, on display May 14-June 22

Saturday, May 19, 11am-11pm Moscow Mule

Prospect Falls Winery

Crazy Williez Brewery

Saranac - F.X. Matt Brewery

400 Academy Street, Prospect

(315) 205-4045 • www.prospectfallswinery.com

Jon Liebing

Other area events Hops on Tap at the Farmers’ Museum

5775 State Highway 80, Cooperstown

(607) 547-1450 • www.farmersmuseum.org

Hops activities begin May 12th

546 Silver Street, Ilion

830 Varick St., Utica • www.saranac.com

Discover what hops, craft brewing and Cooperstown all have in common this season at The Farmers’ Museum.

Good Nature Brewing

First Saranac Thursday of the season.

Celebrating 20 years of Thursdays.

Wine in the Wilderness, Utica Zoo

villa Verona Vineyard

(315) 738-0472 • www.uticazoo.org/wine

(315) 363-3300

Wine in the Wilderness fundraiser. Attendees will be able to sample and purchase New York State wines, including a limited edition “Luscious Lynx Peach Chardonnay” by Prospect Falls Winery. General Admission: $35 advance/$40 door.

Thursday, May 24, 5:30-9pm

Tap Room: 8 Broad St., Hamilton Farm Brewery: 1727 NY-12B, Hamilton

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Thursday, May 3, 8-10

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Jazz with OGD at the Tap Room

Friday, May 4, 6pm

Sunday, May 13, 4-10pm

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Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad at the Farm

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JUMPIN’ JUPITER by carol higgins

As we greet May’s warming temperatures, blooming flowers, and longer days, we can also look forward to a spectacular night-time show by the solar system’s largest planet – gigantic and dynamic Jupiter! How big is it? Well, every planet in our solar system can fit inside at once! But wait, there’s more…

People have been watching Jupiter for thousands of years, and many believed it was a star. It wasn’t until Jan. 7, 1610, that some of the secrets of this bright object were uncovered. That’s when Galileo pointed his telescope at it and saw four small “stars” nearby. Over the next few months his observations proved they were orbiting Jupiter. Today we know they are moons, called “Galilean satellites” in his honor, with Io as the closest to the planet, followed by Europa, Ganymede, then Callisto. Although Jupiter has a total of 69 moons, the Galilean moons are the largest and easily seen through a telescope or binoculars.

The surface of volcano-covered Io can rise and fall up to 300 feet thanks to Jupiter’s extreme gravitational tug, giving it the award for the most volcanoes anywhere. Plumes of sulfur blast into the atmosphere, and molten silicate lava lakes dot the surface.

The next moon is Europa, only 1,900 miles across while the United States is 2,600 miles wide. But of all the planets and moons, it’s the place planetary scientists give the best odds of harboring some form of life because they believe the water-ice surface covers a salty ocean! NASA is designing a spacecraft they’ve named Europa Clipper

that will launch in the early 2020s to fly close to the surface. What will it find?

Ganymede is the largest moon in the Solar System, bigger than planet Mercury. It is the only moon with a magnetic field, and the HubJupiter’s south pole ble Space Telescope has detected Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/B. Hall/G. Robles aurora around it. It’s also believed to have an underground ocean, Hanny’s Voorwerp. Image Credit: NASA, ESA, W. Keel, Galaxy Zoo Team with a surface of thick ice and some amazing discoveries and stunning up-close huge grooves as high as 2,000 feet. photos. One surprise was finding a powerful The last moon is Callisto, the Solar Sys- cyclone at both poles, each one surrounded tem’s most heavily cratered moon and the by multiple smaller cyclones packed tightly third largest. It shows no sign of volcanic or together. Why those cyclones do not merge tectonic activity, and may not have changed together is a mystery to scientists. much since it was formed 4 billion years On May 10, Jupiter and Earth will be at ago. their closest point this year, only 409 million The four moons travel quite quick- miles apart. But “close” is relative. It takes ly around Jupiter. Io only takes 42 “Earth a photon of light from the Sun just over 8 hours” to make one full orbit; Europa 85 minutes to reach us. That same photon will hours; Ganymede 172 hours; and Callisto 17 take over 43 minutes to reach Jupiter! There days. Over the course of one evening if you is plenty to see on and near Jupiter, so head look at the moons, then observe them a few outside and take a look. hours later, you will notice movement!

Wishing you clear skies! • Jupiter is a “gas giant” with no solid surface. It is 90 percent hydrogen, more than 9 percent helium, and the rest a mixture of Join MVAS from 8:45 p.m. other compounds. We can see very distinct to midnight on Saturday, May 19th clouds, bands, swirls, and the famous Great Red Spot – a hurricane that has been raging for an evening of stargazing and for at least 400 years. As you move to the interior, pressures are so immense the gaseous Jupiter at Sherrill Brook Park on hydrogen is transformed into liquid metallic Rte. 12S in New Hartford. hydrogen.

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I’ll never forget my first baseball uniform. Heavy wool uniforms with a football-shaped patch with our sponsor’s name, Conte Billiards, strategically covering last years sponsor. One could only imagine how many generations of sponsors were buried on the back of my Jersey. The front said The Giants and after two years of minor league baseball I was making the leap to the big league. I was going to play in Rufus P. Cavallo Stadium.

In what became a ritual for me, on game day I would have a snack around 3pm and then I would either walk or ride my bike to the field where I would almost always be the first one there. I don’t know why, other than I loved to play. I’d sit there and hit stones with my bat, which wasn’t and isn’t recommended, but to a ten-year-old in his first uniform I was Mickey Mantle, or Willie Mays, and hitting a little rock over the wall was pretty exciting.

It wasn’t long before other kids started showing up and we would play catch until the coaches arrived. It didn’t matter what uniforms we were wearing, we would just throw it over each other’s head or in the dirt

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so we ended up chasing the ball more than catching it. Anyway, while some of the kids in our league went to school with me, this was different. These kids were from other schools, my age or a little bit older but from another world. Or so I thought.

The names of the guys on my team are lost to memory, with a few exceptions. Donny Almond was a feared hitter.

Every time he got up he threatened to hit a home run. He was two years older than me and we have been friends now for almost 50 years, but he scared the s**t out me back then. The first curse word I ever heard from someone other than my Father or Mother came from the lips of Donny after a pop-up to Joey Milazzo on second.

Vivid memory of an incidental F-4.

The “Stadium” was, unlike the minor league field, completely enclosed with the outfield wall littered with advertising like Tasty Crème, Nole Construction, Conte Billiards as well as a few more whose names have slipped my mind. I’ll always remember Tasty Crème, it was our destination after the game…win or lose.

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is that they always sponsored the Yankees. Even in little league the Yankees were feared, but that year, we feared no one. Not even the Yankees. The Yankees were coached by Joe Mammone. He was a legend in East Utica little League Lore.

He was the kind of coach you wanted for your kid. He was fair and had no child in the game. He was a teacher of baseball. At least that’s the way I see it.

I have a question…who is Rufus P. Cavallo? He must have been someone who cared enough about the game to have a stadium named after him. The only place I saw his name was the ornate stadium scoreboard that bore his name.

When I drive down Culver Ave now I see hundreds of kids playing soccer, but after the fourth of July no one is playing baseball. We would play anytime, everywhere. We always carried our gloves on the handle bars of our bikes with a ball stuffed into the frame of the bike. We were always ready.

I have to be honest, the complex has now grown into multiple fields with a nice little press box/concession. But there was

something magical about the old wooden bleachers and the low-tech scoreboard in the center. Memories of parents lining the foul lines or behind home plate is so vivid.

I can remember conversations, which usually ended with a parent saying, “be home by dark.”

So, who is Rufus P. Cavallo? I have no idea, but I loved playing in his stadium.

I assume he passed years before I got to play there. So how many years has it been since he left us? However many doesn’t matter. The fact that we are asking who he was should be enough. One more thing… we never used the scoreboard because we could never find the numbers. Nobody cared, life was good, and we were playing on the big field. •

Look for a new book by Tim Flihan coming soon!

Tim Flihan is a life-long Utican who currently resides in Frankfort, NY with is wife Leslie and Dog Cooper. Tim graduated from Proctor High School, in Utica NY and with a BS from Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry, NY with a degree in Behavioral Science.

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Fri. June 8th-The Sandlot (25th Anniversary) Sat. July 7th-Space Jam Sat. August 25th-The Mighty Ducks

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80 years serving the Mohawk Valley!

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The Utica Zoo • Oriskany Blvd., Yorkville Ilion Marina, 190 Central Ave, Ilion

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

Catch Bob every day in the Rome Sentinel or at www.BobtheSquirrel.com

Chick Days April 13 thru May 11

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antique shopping guide With the arrival of spring, the North Country seasonal antiques shops are open for the season as is the popular Kayuta Drive-In in Remsen.

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Attic Addicts The Queen’s Closet

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Thurs-Monday 11-6 • 315-896-5115

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Pristine, Practical, and Priced Right!

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Bear Path Antiques A general line of quality, affordable antiques

Your destination for furniture, hand stenciled signs, vintage clothing, warm glow candles, silk arrangements & more!

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including furniture, primitives, smalls, china, and antique accessories.

Primitives • Furniture • Artwork Smalls • Antique Accessories

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(315) 369-9970 • 13912 State Rte 28, Otter Lake

A Purveyor of Early Primitive Antiques, Simple Goods, Old Purposeful Stuff & Needfuls Reflecting Simpler Times

Canal House Antiques Multi-Dealer Shop

Specializing in antique furniture, glassware, jewelry, books, linens, and primitive rug hooking accessories

(315) 893-7737

Open Thurs-Mon 10-4, Closed Tues & Wed

6737 Route 20, Bouckville, NY

The Gallery Antiques at Pinebrick A multi-dealer shop specializing in advertising, petroliana, lamps, glass, furniture & quality smalls.

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Open Tues-Fri: 9-4, Sat: 9-2, Closed Sun & Mon

Wed-Sat: 10-4, Sun: 11-3 • (315) 264-1755

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Cider House Antiques

is a quality group shop, featuring Rustic and Victorian furniture, art textiles, fishing, sports memorabilia, jewelry, clocks and affordable accessories of the 19th and 20th centuries.

January-April open Fri, Sat & Sun only. Open 10am - 5pm daily starting May 1st

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Dawn Marie’s Treasures Vintage, Gift & Gourmet 18 W. Park Row, Clinton 796-9099 • Hours: Mon-Sat 10-6

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Our lovely gallery offers a full range of antiques, fine furniture, and vintage collectibles!

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2018 Show Dates: June 1-3 and August 13-19

ANTIQUE GALLERY Open Apr-Oct: 10-5 daily; Nov-Dec: 10-4 daily January-March: Friday, Saturday, Sunday: 10-4

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Foothills

Mercantile Huge selection of antiques, vintage pieces, collectibles, glassware, furniture, accessories, and a rustic & country gift shop!

Open 7 Days: 10-5:30, Tues hours may vary • 8124 Rte 12, Barneveld • (315) 896-2681 Over 160 Vendor booths and display cases!

Little Falls

Antique Center More than 50 vendors on 2 floors!

Canal Place, Little Falls Open Every Day 10-5 315-823-4309 www.littlefallsantiquecenter.com

Enjoy the Spring!

100 E. Main St., Mohawk (Thruway Exit 30)

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The Online Exchange We Can Help You Buy, Sell, and Trade Globally!

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Antique & Variety Shoppes

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Weeden’ s Mini Mall

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8056 Route 13, Blossvale (315) 245-0458 Open 10-5 every day

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Herkimer county historical society

A Brief History of the New York State Barge

by Susan Perkins, Executive Director

In 1900, New York State Gov. Theodore Roosevelt stated that the Erie Canal needed to be enlarged. The canal had to be competitive with the railroads if it was going to survive. The New York State Barge Canal officially opened on May 15, 1918. The New York State Barge Canal is made up of four branches: the Erie Canal, Champlain Canal, Oswego Canal, and the Cayuga-Seneca Canal. It is 340 miles long, with 57 locks form Waterford to Tonawanda. The Barge Canal system runs parallel and in many places and was constructed directly on top of the earlier version of the Erie Canal.

The Ere Canal was 40 feet wide at the bottom and 4 feet deep with channels and wooden locks. The New York State Barge Canal was 123 feet wide, 75 feet wide at the bottom, and 12 feet deep with concrete locks.

This article will focus on the Erie Canal, which is part of the New York State Barge Canal System in Herkimer County. On Sept. 8, 1908, Casey and Murray Company of Rochester, N.Y. were awarded the contract to construct the Barge Canal through Little Falls. The Barge Canal followed the line of the Erie through Little Falls.

There is a movable dam called Rocky Rift Dam, a/k/a Five Mile Dam, that was constructed in 1908 between the towns of Danube at the end of Depot Road located in Indian Castle. Little Falls has fixed crest dams spanning the Mohawk River channels on either side of Hansen Island, which pre-dates the Barge Canal. A dam between Herkimer and Mohawk was constructed

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in 1918. Schuyler Retention Dam is located on the west side of the basin used to trap sediment from the Mohawk River and Moyer Creek.

It no longer serves its function. At Sterling Creek, there was a retention dam and spillway that was constructed in 1914.

There was a lift bridge at Little Falls constructed in 1913 to accommodate the new Barge Canal. It connected Mohawk Street to East Jefferson Street and Flint Avenue. Its center span could be elevated to permit passage of Barge Canal boats. It had a concrete control tower. It was taken down in the summer of 1964 after the new 169 arterial bridge was completed.

Terminals were built at Little Falls, Herkimer, Ilion, and Frankfort. Terminals were used for unloading machinery, a place to store freight, and a place to dock boats.The Little Falls Terminal is located on the south bank of the Erie Barge Canal/Mohawk River on Southern Avenue, and was constructed in 1914.

Today it serves as “Little Falls Canal Harbor and Rotary Park.” The Herkimer Terminal is located on the north bank of the Mohawk River/Erie Barge Canal off of State Route 28 in

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Herkimer. It was constructed in 1913. It was moved 245 feet west and placed on new piers to make way for Gems along The Mohawk restaurant and gift shop. The Ilion Terminal is located on Marina Road off of State Route 51 in Ilion. It was constructed in 1914. It is now used as a snack bar for the Ilion municipal marina. The Frankfort Terminal is located at Marina Park Drive in Frankfort. It was constructed in 1914.

There are three locks located in Herkimer County. Lock 17 at Little Falls was constructed in 1915.

It opened in 1916 with a huge celebration. It was the highest lift lock in the world. Lock 18 at Jacksonburg on Lock Road off State Route 5S in German Falls was constructed in 1915. Lock 19 off State Route 5 in the Town of Schuyler was constructed in 1914.

I have fond memories of going to Lock 17 with my parents and sister. We would go watch the oil barges go through the lock. Whenever anyone would come to visit we would take them to the lock. We also explored Moss Island. There used to be blueberry bushes there. •

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Sue Perkins is the Executive Director of the Herkimer County Historical Society

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by Peggy Spencer Behrendt

Rolling Antiquer’s Old Car Club 53rd Annual Antique Auto Show & Flea Market May 26th Muscle Cars & Street Rods May 27th Antique Autos & Classic Cars 8 AM – 5 PM General admission $5 daily Children under 12 free!

Motorcycles, Miltary Vehicles, Trucks, Tractors & Antique Engines Variety of Food & Beverage Vendors

Chenango County Fairgrounds 168 East Main St, Norwich, NY 13815 Show Forms & more information

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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 and also her childhood memories growing up in Westmoreland.

May mornings come early, bright with light, bird song, and hope. We awaken enthusiastic and energetic, eager to accomplish much in our agrarian lifestyle, and feeling strong enough to do it. Fatigue and discouragement seems

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like an impossible reality. We inspect and repair the garden fence; digging holes to replace fence posts. (This is essential if we wish to live with wild creatures). We wrestle out lingering tree roots and rocks and dig seed beds. Inch by inch they’re prepared for the insemination of our seeds. Of course, this soil is already pregnant with a plethora of herbaceous plants that will happily take over, but for a while, I am the goddess here, determining what may thrive and what may not.

This is what it means to “return to the Earth,” to sift the soil through your fingers, get it under your fingernails, to contemplate its texture and determine a strategy for facilitating the alchemy of transforming it into food. We become part of the life-cycle of this soil and its creatures, little spotted, red newts, iridescent green beetles, and umber-shaded ground spiders scurrying among the crumbling detritus of last year’s leaves. We destroy the tunnels left by last winter’s voles and disturb the paths of earthworms.

We are Brahma and Shiva, Persephone and Perses, destroying in order to create.

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Inch by inch the garden is worked and begins to produce our food

I leave many bright yellow dandelions to bloom and provide early nectar for the bees, whose cheery buzzing accompanies a litany of ethereal tranquility from a hermit thrush in the hallowed arms of a budding tree nearby in the woods. This is the music of peace on Earth.

After breakfast, we take a walk to the marshes to gather edible cattail roots. A porcupine high in the branches of a poplar tree grazes on the tender new leaves.

“Be careful, up there!” Tim calls out.

“Oh, they know what they’re doing,” I respond. “They’re superb climbers. I’ve seen their claws”.

Along the way, we pass various venues

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of bird songs, the strains of a red-eyed vireo, the enthusiasm of a winter-wren.

A group of finches chatter cheerily from the tops of balsams, followed by the sweetly sighing song of a white-throated sparrow.

There is the enthusiastic and repetitious call of a robin and, occasionally, the primordial laugh of a pileated woodpecker.

It reminds me of the hallways of practice rooms at music school; in one a soprano sings arpeggios, in another, celestial strains of Debussy flow from a pianist. Sometimes, students open the windows and all across campus we hear a multitude of tunes, jubilant Peg walks Corelli from a trumpeter, or soulful blues from a saxoto college in phone, like these bird songs the 1960’s. echoing through the woodlands.

College was a confusing and turbulent time with the only constant being my passion for music. I ironed my hair to make it straight, flipping it onto an ironing board, head bent low, contorting my arm, with hot iron in hand, over my head to stroke the dark, long strands into submission. It was cheaper to live off-campus, and I didn’t usually mind walking the mile and a half, except in bitter winter weather, because my stylish boots were leaky and girls were expected to wear skirts. I sang along the way to prepare for my morning voice lesson, unless I got a ride from a roommate, but this could be dangerous. I didn’t know that one had bad brakes in her VW Beetle until we rolled through the first stop sign!

Dating was another challenge, since I’d had only two dates in high school. My first date’s father drove us to a double feature of The Man from UNCLE at the Palace Theater in Rome.

I heard his father’s stage whisper when we finally returned home: “Walk her to the door!” And the prom was boring because my date didn’t know how to dance. My first college date was to the beach at Lake Erie.

He was as shy as me, but we finally managed to kiss. It was yucky. Ugh! We were doomed from the start. Every time I moved, I did something to injure him: get sand in his mouth; my earring up his nose; an elbow in his stomach, sand in his hair, his eyes, and his ears; or scratch him with a hair-pin. I should have given up but I guess he wanted to stick it out till sunset, so I did too.

One evening, as I’d been invited to a party across on the other side of Fredonia, I asked my current boyfriend for a ride.

“Sorry,” he said; “I’ve got to study.” So, I walked there alone, after dark, and found him there with another girl! He looked terribly shocked and embarrassed when he saw me!

I almost laughed out loud. It was like a scene from a romance movie where I was the betrayed lover. But I was just mad because I’d had to walk, so I acted shocked and hurt, savoring every moment of righteous indignation I could glean from his predicament.

College was an emotionally turbulent time, and I didn’t realize until later that my new coffee habit was a big factor, caus-

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Tim during seminary with his firstborn, David Wayne ing peaks and valleys of well-being, as well as being hungry sometimes, because of tight finances.

From my diary Spring 1968, SUNY Fredonia School of Music: “Life since I’ve come to college seems to be a succession of very highs and very lows.

During my brief periods of happiness, I can’t imagine any reason to feel sad. Then, periods of depression happen, and seem to last the longest. I can’t be sure of anything: what I want; what I’m doing here; where I’m going; who I am; why I’m living. I think almost everyone else my age feels the same. No one really knows an answer; we can only guess.

Some comfort themselves by smoking, drinking, being silent, talking a lot, falling in love, avoiding people or, like me, being terribly flip and bubbly most of the time. The thing is, we don’t like to admit that we don’t know; we hide it in some way, anyway.

“I keep pseudo-falling in love with a fellow. For a while I’ll be crazy about him, like Bruce or Don, and then I’ll feel that I can hardly stand talking to him. Later on, maybe I’ll like him a lot again. My emotions are as flitty-flighty as a spring breeze and as violent as winter. I do hate to hurt people, but I can’t help my feelings.”

Tim’s college days were a quintessential paradox that amazes me. He wanted to be-

come a coach because he loved sports, especially football and track.

So, to major in Physical Education, he had to take intensive pre-med science courses: kinesiology, anatomy and physiology, zoology, etc., which required no small intellect and application. Meanwhile he was playing the role of “Dumb Jock,” acting and speaking as though he was not very smart. (I heard a record of an interview with him at the time, and it’s true!) And besides this challenging curriculum, he had a board job--washing dishes in the cafeteria, lived in a tiny room with other jocks above the gym, went hungry sometimes (like me) because of finances, spent countless exhausting hours training for football and track, and, of course, pursued romantic interests. (His alternate half-back at Ohio U, Les Carney, became a silver medalist in the 200 meter in the 1960 Olympics.

Tim could only outrun him for the first five yards!)

In the last months of his senior year, Tim decided to become a minister instead of a PE teacher and coach. This was such a radical change, his family and teachers were afraid he’d been hit in the head too many times.

He finally had to say he still wanted to be a coach in order to graduate, while quietly applying to seminaries.

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Mittens the kitten plays a duet with Peg on the harp years of post-graduate seminary courses (in 3½ years with no debt because he also worked), when he realized he loved all world religions, not just the one embraced by his seminary, his professors were offended, and the seminary refused to give him his degree.

Discouraged, but not daunted, he went on to do graduate work in Counseling and Psychology, determined to be trained in all aspects of health, body, mind and spirit. Here, he discovered and was accepted by a denomination that embraced his love of all world religions. The seminary had to give him his degree now, because he’d been accepted by a legitimate church, so he went back to graduation a year later, to collect his diploma.

Even so, when he went through the receiving line, some professors wouldn’t shake his hand, and those who did, turned their faces away. He didn’t really care, though. He just was glad to get his degree!

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ing for some flexible golden birch to make a headboard for our bed, a project inspired by the sculpture class I’m taking with Jim McDermid at Munson Williams Proctor.

My first attempt at bent wood construction was in the forest behind my family farmhouse on Stop Seven Road in Westmoreland. My playmates and I found a circle of saplings, pulled them over (without killing them), and tied them into a dome shape. I expected that time and growth would fill in the walls, but never returned to see if that transpired.

The poplars are whispering sweetly with tender green leaves, but what is that little dark mound on the road blow?

Alas! The porcupine we saw high among its branches yesterday lies dead beneath them. Looks like they make mistakes, too!

I contemplate harvesting its quills to use in crafts like the Native American tribes did, but handling corpses and using animal parts just doesn’t appeal to me, so we bury him.

I catch a tiny glow of golden light among the dark trunks of forest trees.

A thin, young yellow birch has already grown into a natural curve, perfect for my purpose. I cut and nail it to other branches making my first rustic furniture piece. It’s

frail and delicate, but becomes our headboard for many years, reflecting the beautiful random intricacy of interlaced forest branches.

We receive fruit trees to start an orchard.

Our financial backers in this enterprise are fellow land owners Jean and Ed Konefol, John Herold and Anne Cassebaum, and our daughter Heidi. But since they don’t live here, Tim and I do the planting by hand, and its hard work! The hole for the trees must be dug 10 times the size of the root ball, filled with fertile soil, then topped with a shallow depression to help the flow of rain water to the roots. If it doesn’t rain, we must carry water from the creek to hydrate them daily.

I also haul in big, heavy feed bags of leaf mulch and moss gathered from the forest to suppress competitive grass growing around the tender new trees, but one day I overdo it and my back goes out for the first time in my life.

I must lie down as much as possible for many days, impatient to get back to work, but still cooking meals and practicing music for upcoming church services. Mittens tries to play a duet with me on the harp. This is cute but I worry about what those claws could do to the strings!

I’m reminded of a Bach piano/organ

duet I played at our old church edifice at 1304 Genesee St. My fellow musician and I were either on different pages, or playing completely different fugues. It sounded horrible to me, but at least we ended pretty close together. Afterward, a respected music educator from the audience praised our performance. She seemed sincere, but maybe she just being kind?

Like the porcupine, we make mistakes; we have frailties and limitations. It is a pleasant thought: to live off the land, to return to direct sustenance of the Earth and not be dependent on society, but it’s not 100 percent possible. We still need community, our family, friends, farmers and fellow wanderers through life, to help us deal with the often harsh realities, as well as to share the beauties. As Tim puts it so succinctly, summarizing the essence of all the world religions he’s studied: “Be kind. Be careful.” • The Shawangunk Nature Preserve is a deep ecology, forever wild, 501©(3), learning and cultural center. Tim and Peggy still live there and can be contacted through their website.

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How about a nice Utica Club and some Meatballs? It’s good to see some local guys back on the scene in a new line up. I recently spoke with drummer Tony Adamo about his latest project, Uncle Charlie and the Meatballs. Don’t let the name fool ya. Here’s what Tony had to say: Uncle Charlie and the Meatballs is a blues/rock/jam band from Central New York. Although the band may be new, the roots of the band go back more than 12 years to the beginning of the Mohawk Valley Blues Society and the old Devereux. That’s when Adam Bishton (harmonica/vocals), Frank Grimaldi (bass), and Tony (drums/vocals) started playing as Sour Mash.

After the lead singer/guitarist of Sour Mash (Larry Giglio) moved away, the band faded out and none of the remaining members really ever stopped playing. Tony continued playing with Terry Johnson (Swamp Drivers), George Deveny (Blueprints), and others. He played with Spencer Morgan (Last Left) and the late, great Al Nathan (Bluestreak), John Hutson, Matt Lomeo, and others, and Frank started a new project with guys he met at work (Work Related). Kind of like the Kevin Bacons of the Utica music scene!

After about six or seven years of annual jams, when Larry would visit Utica it was time to get a little more serious. That is when Steve Schoen (guitar/vocals) joined in. Steve and Tony knew each other from Last Left. Steve’s wife, Kelsey, also sings with the band and really adds a lot to the overall sound (especially since none of the guys

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consider themselves singers).

The name “Uncle Charlie Uncle Charlie and the Meatballs and the Meatballs” was one of the many names the band used for the annual jams and, for whatever reason, it just seemed to stick. UCMB plays a variety of blues from the legends B.B. King, SRV, and Muddy Waters and artists such as Albert King, Paul Butterfield, Paul Reddick, J.J. Cale, Junior Wells, and many others. UCMB also will mix it up with songs by Chris Stapleton, Tracy Chapman, Jim Croce, Kings of Leon, and many others.

Check them out on FaceBook. For booking info, contact Tony at (315) 404-1958.

Festival Time Check out the 8th Annual Strawberry Jam and Healers Circle Music and Holistic Festival from May 10-13 at Edgewood Mountain Events, 216 Crow Hill Road, Laurens, N.Y. with more than 25 bands, including Slug, Jay and Nick of Floodwood, CJ & MG, Dirty Blanket, Barroom Philosophers, and many more. Check out event info on Facebook or call 315-882-3672.

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Karam’s Middle East Bakery, Yorkville . . . . . .

Kayuta Drive-In, Remsen . . . . . . . . . . .

Killabrew, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The Knight Spot, Frankfort . . . . . . . . . .

Mi Casa, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Minar Fine Indian Cuisine, New Hartford . .

Nothin’ Fancy Cafe, Vernon . . . . . . . . . . .

Ohio Tavern, Cold Brook . . . . . . . . . . .

Papa Rick’s Snack Shack, Rome . . . . . . . .

Phoenician Restaurant, New Hartford . . . . . .

The Pickle Boat Grill, Old Forge . . . . . . . .

Raspberries Cafe, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Riverside Diner, Marcy . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

RoSo’s Cafe & Catering, Utica . . . . . . . . . .

Route 69 Steakhouse, Whitesboro . . . . . . . .

Sammy & Annie Foods, Utica . . . . . . . . . . .

The Tailor and The Cook, Utica . . . . . . . .

Vescio’s Franklin Hotel, Rome . . . . . . . . . . .

Voss’ Bar B-Q , Yorkville and Ilion . . . . . . .

Wendy’s Diner, Cassville . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Willie’s The Original Bagel Cafe, Utica . . .

The Willows, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Sheds and Garages Shafer and Sons, Westmoreland . . . . . . . . 70 Shoes Karaz Shoes, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

New Owners at the Sneaker Store!

The Sneaker Store, located on Commercial Drive in New Hartford, has new ownership. Josh Belisle and his wife Morgan are the new owners of the store, having purchased it from Richard Karaz.

Belisle worked for the store for 19 years and said he and Karaz have had this planned for the past several years. Karaz owned the store for 30 years, and said its become a staple in the community.

The new owners said they don’t plan to change much. Even Bosco, the talking parrot, will stay.

“We look forward to expanding our presence in local races, store, and community events, and you can rest assured that The Sneaker Store will continue to provide you with the same, outstanding level of customer service and quality products that you have relied on for the past three decades,” said Josh and Morgan in an email statement. •

Serving Rome & Utica Since 1946

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The Sneaker Store, New Hartford . . . . . . . . 49 The Village Crossing, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Sharpening Services Ron’s Sharpening, Sauquoit . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

LAST MONTH’S riggie’s RIDDLE ANSWER

Small Engine Repair J.B.’s Small Engine Works, Utica . . . . . . . . . 49 SD Power, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Snowmobiles/ATVs Hobby Hill Farm, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Tent Rentals Brownie Tent and Awning, Clinton . . . . . . 70 Towing Services Clinton Collision, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Tree Services and Tree Farms Turk Tree Service, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Travel Agencies The Cruise Wizards, Whitesboro . . . . . . . . 52

The answer to last month’s riddle about the village with stinky water: Richfield Springs

Websites Utica Remember When . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

The winner drawn at random from a record number of entries is: Donald Weigel of Poland, NY

Weddings and Banquets Club Monarch, Yorkville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Twin Ponds Golf & Country Club, NY Mills . . 67

Please contact us and tell us where you’d like to spend your $200 shopping spree!

Wellness and Healing Infinity Tree Healing &Wellness, New Hartford

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Windows RA Dudrak, The Window King, Holland Patent . . 43

Photo caption: Postcard of the Sulphur Spring D.A.R. Fountain found on Main Street in Richfield Springs. The village became famous for its many “curative springs” attracting the social elite to the area, including Theodore Roosevelt.

Wineries Prospect Falls Winery, Prospect . . . . . . . . . 50 Yarn and Knitting Supplies Love & Stitches, Whitesboro . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Yogurt Stoltzfus Family Dairy, Vernon Center . . . 46

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