Mohawk Valley Living #29 February 2016

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A New Perspective

by Sharry L. Whitney My dad used to tell me that one of his favorite things about flying was sharing the experience with others. He said when he took people up for their first flight he was able to experience the unbridled joy of flight again through his passengers’ exuberant reactions.

In this issue, Suzie Jones writes about her family’s experience of sharing their home with an exchange student from India. This offered them the opportunity to see their farm and the Mohawk Valley from a very different perspective. They saw the lush greens of their valley and experienced the thrill of someone’s first-ever snow. And as much as the visit surely left a lasting impression on their guest, Suzie and Peter seemed equally richer for the experience.

Sometimes we take what we have for granted and it takes a new viewpoint to see things more objectively.

I believe that is why our writers write and why we produce Mohawk Valley Living. It’s a way to share what we love and experience the joy of it through sharing it.

Artist Trish Craig is sharing her love of collage this month by offering workshops to help people “get out of a rut,” as she calls it. Her enthusiasm for creativity will surely affect those attending her workshop. When you’re passionate about something, it’s hard for it not to be contagious.

We hope when you read our magazine, you might see some things from a different perspective. And if you’re inspired, perhaps try something new. Our writers often have events, books, or presentations you can experience. Maybe you’ll even be inspired to host an exchange student. Suzie says they are always in need of host families. The Mohawk Valley’s snow will never look whiter and more beautiful than when you see it through the eyes of someone who has never seen, smelled, or heard the crunch of snow under their feet on that first snow day. •

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the Mohawk Valley Welcomes the Automobile from the Oneida County Historical Society by brian howard, executive director The Miller-Mundy Motor Carriage Company existed on Oneida Street in Utica in the early 20th century.

Without a doubt, America was transformed by the invention of the automobile. More than any other country, ours embraced this late 19th century technology that came to define American life in the 20th. Retail dealerships popped up in many Mohawk Valley towns and were especially numerous in Utica and Rome.

During the early 1900s, the auto industry was wide open and dealers peddled brands from dozens of startup companies. The vast majority of these early firms ceased operation as car manufacturing became concentrated in Detroit with the “Big Three” automakers: Ford, Chrysler, and General Motors.* Digging through the OCHS archives has produced a document that details some of the earliest Ford dealerships in Utica: “The earliest one (Ford dealership) was the Fort Sales Company, Frank E. Henabray, president and manager, 337-339 Catherine St.; it first appeared in the directory for 1909. It changed locations a few times and by 1914 the city directory contained the reference, ‘See Otis Motor Car Co.’ This firm, whose president was Edward J. Otis, was located at 333 Bleecker St. By 1916, it had moved to 511 Kent Street.

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In 1953, he opened a new showroom and service center at Oriskany Street West in the city. This dealership was located across from the site that would see the Utica Memorial Auditorium rise just a few years later.

Meanwhile, about 1921, the Jones Motor Car Company, at 318 Elizabeth St., appeared on the scene. This firm continued in business for many years, and its building was later occupied by Don’s Ford.

The Elizabeth Street site—the original Jones Motor Car Company--was a Ford franchise known as Dahl Motors when Don Carbone purchased it in 1968. Today, the Carbone Auto Group is one of the most recognizable auto dealers in the Mohawk Valley. Their start came in 1929, when 19-year-old Joe Carbone partnered with Phil Sacco to run an auto shop on Wetmore Street in Utica. Sacco left in 1931 and by 1933 Carbone was selling cars out of a new dealership on Bleecker Street.

Space precludes a comprehensive account of all of the early dealerships in the Utica-Rome region, but suffice it to say that our area readily embraced the “horseless carriage.” The sheer volume of retailers spoke to the progressive nature of the region; for other forms of transportation like the railroads and canals, the writing was on the wall. The 1900s were to be the century of the automobile. •

This shot of the Utica Motor Car Company is believed to date between 1910 and 1915; several early ‘Brass Era’ auto makers are advertised including Stevens-Duryea, Pope-Toledo, Winton and Baker.

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The Heart Nebula and Cassiopeia the Queen by carol higgins

Valentine’s Day is February 14, and stores throughout the Mohawk Valley are ablaze with red decorations and a large selection of gifts. Well, the night sky offers a tribute to Valentine’s Day too—it’s the Heart Nebula.

The Heart Nebula, technically known as IC 1805, was discovered in the late 1890s by American astronomer Edward Emerson Barnard. It is almost 20 times further away from Earth than the Pleiades star cluster discussed last month, and is huge – about 1.2 quadrillion miles across, that’s 1.2 followed by 14 zeros!

Nebula is a Latin word meaning “cloud,” a term used generically for thousands of years to describe a fuzzy patch in the sky because observing equipment was non-existent or primitive. Since then, astronomers learned there are four types of nebula: emission, reflection, planetary, and dark. Although the classification might not seem important, it’s a statement about the composition of the nebula and a clue into its past. The Heart Nebula is an emission nebula.

Looking at the picture of the Heart Nebula, you may be reminded of a calm and foggy cloud bank, but it’s just the opposite. It is a violent place, and some of the hottest stars known in the universe are inside. The nebula is filled with a variety of elements, primarily hydrogen, along with dust and other materials continually blasted off of the stars. The materials condense and get hotter and hotter and form new stars.

At the center of the picture is a bright region. That’s a relatively young open star cluster (only about 1.5 million years old) named

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Melotte 15. Among its many stars are three bright and rare O-type stars, extremely hot blue-white supergiants.

The stars are responsible for stellar winds and ultraviolet radiation that create the outer shell, wispy columns, cloudy areas, and dark lanes, and illuminate the hydrogen causing the nebula to glow like a red neon light.

Where can you find the Heart Nebula?

Well, despite our dark skies you’ll need a telescope to observe it, but it is in a familiar neighborhood – constellation Cassiopeia the Queen, that big “W” that appears high in the northwest during February. The heart is to the left of the “W.” Constellations were first documented by Greek astronomer Ptolemy in the 2nd century. He created a catalog of 48 constellations, and Cassiopeia was one of them. In mythology, Cassiopeia was the vain Queen of Ethiopia who liked to brag about her beauty. Eventually, she was sent to the sky by Poseidon as a punishment for her persistent boasting.

Her constellation husband, King Cepheus, appears next to her.

The “W” that represents Cassiopeia forms her throne of five stars, and is one of the few constellations that stays in the night sky all night long during the entire year. The left most star is named Segin, followed by Ruchbah, Gamma Cassiopeiae, Schedar, and Caph. The brightest is Schedar, a multi-star system containing an orange giant more than 40 times larger than our Sun. Next is Gamma

Cassiopeiae, and there is an interesting side story about it.

Gamma Cassiopeiae is a variable star, meaning its brightness regularly changes as it rapidly spins and ejects material. The star was nicknamed “Navi” by astronaut Gus Grissom, and Navi was a prominent star on a star chart used by Apollo 11 astronauts for navigation purposes during their trip to the Moon.

Turns out that Grissom’s middle name was Ivan, and “Navi” is Ivan spelled backward.

Queen Cassiopeia’s kingdom is home to many notable objects, including 5 galaxies, 89 open star clusters, and a total of 13 nebulae. Hope you take some time to explore this rich area of the night sky.

Wishing you clear skies! •

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The St. Regis tower is one Jack Freeman warned might only be seen in photos in the future.

2015 Was a Good Year for Fire Towers

Warning sign on the St. Regis fire tower is now a sign of the past.

Story and Photos by Gary VanRiper

The natural landscape is in constant flux in the Adirondack Park.

So is the man-made infrastructure, including the status of the fire towers that have outlived their practical usefulness but still stand tall atop the region’s highest vantage points. A number of the towers have completely disappeared, having been dismantled over the years since many had fallen into serious disrepair or were identified as nonconforming structures and so were destined for a similar fate.

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The Friends of Hurricane Mountain was one successful group and in October of last year, the public once again had access to the superior view of the Hurricane Mountain wilderness.** Another resurrected tower benefiting from the work of private individuals and organizations with a passion to preserve these historic lookouts is the one on Mount Adams in the high peaks wilderness area that boasts one of the greatest views in the Adirondacks. The tower there is on my own list to revisit when autumn colors are once again dominating the grand landscape. The Adirondack High Peaks Forum was instrumental in fundraising and coordinating the efforts for that

2015 was a great year for fire towers in the Adirondacks, including this one on Lyon Mountain.

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As fire towers have disappeared, so have magnificent views for the public to enjoy. This view from Lyon Mountain – no longer threatened.

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Not only has the tower on Spruce Mountain in the southern Adirondacks been spruced up, but so has the short approach to the summit with the establishment of a new trail.*** The tower on Lyon Mountain on the Chazy Highlands Wild Forest was restored in the summer of 2015 by the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) with help from the Student Conservation Association Adirondack Program, and the St. Regis tower located just a few miles form Paul Smiths College lives on thanks to the dedication of the Friends of St. Regis.**** 2015 was a good year for fire towers in the Adirondacks.

Many towers that were destined to be dismantled will now be seen by generations to come, not only in photos, but – for those willing to make the ascent – on the mountain summits where they have stood for decades and several for over a century. • *The Fire Tower Challenge (description & brochure): www.adk-gfs.org/firetower.challenge.php For the background and status on the Fire Tower restoration projects, visit the sites below: **www.hurricanefiretower.org ***www.dec.ny.gov/press/103635.html **** www.friendsofstregis.org 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: www.adirondackkids.com

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The Everyday Adventures of Mohawk Valley Girl

the Middleville Free Library I decided to feed my inner library geek recently with a trip to the Middleville Free Library. Middleville, NY, is a small village a few miles outside of Herkimer on Route 28. Route 28 is a nice country road with twists and hills. I drove by Herkimer Diamond Mines and Ace of Diamonds Mine. Those are a few places I’d like to visit again in the spring.

Middleville Free Library is in the back of Corey Hall which also houses the town court and offices. It’s on the corner of Route 28 and Main Street, but the address is Main, so I foolishly turned right and kept driving. On the brighter side, it’s a scenic drive, into mountainous farmland. I enjoyed some terrific views before I found a place to turn around.

On entering the library, I was immediately greeted by Sandra Zaffara, the library manager. She was happy to talk to me for a while, answer questions, and show me anything I wanted to see.

The library is contained in one room, with shelves making areas for the children’s section, computers, and a small reading nook. There are two comfy-looking chairs in the reading nook. I’ll have to stop back and have a real reading break sometime.

I admired the hardwood floors. I later learned that the room had originally housed a gymnasium. I suppose the floor used to have those lines and circles painted on it that gyms usually do, but I did not see any traces of them. When the library first moved into the Corey building, it was in the front where the judge’s quarters are now. A grant enabled the library board to remodel the gym.

In 2015, the library celebrated its 100th birthday. Various honors and citations were on display. I was happy to look at a table commemorating the library’s 100 years. I sat down and read a few sheets telling the library’s history. There was also an article published in The Telegram in January 2015 (I’m a little embarrassed that I missed it) at the table.

Sandra pointed out two birthday boards, which Joan Dibble donated to the library in memory of her father, George. These were two round wooden boards with holes around the perimeters. The cake went in the middle and the candles went in the holes. Names of people whose birth-

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I was particularly fascinated by a display of scrapbooks in Universal Data Binders. A sign reads, “Historical Scrapbooks.

A collection from Helen Smith Harrad. Donated by her family, for the enjoyment of the people of Middleville.” The oldest scrapbook began in 1934; the most recent ended in 1999. I picked up the one dated 1967 to 1971 and took a look. Apparently, Mrs. Harrad clipped out of the newspaper anything that interested her. Some of the clippings have dates handwritten on them, some not. I randomly opened to a clipping about the murder of Mrs. Donna Karla Hart. The clip was undated, but I believe it was in 1968. I turned the page and read that the killer was still at large Aug. 10. I was left hanging, as I could not find any more clips on the story. Sorry to leave you hanging, too! A few pages further on, I saw a picture of the Hot Box Dancers from a high school production of Guys and Dolls. I was a Hot Box Dancer when my high school did Guys and Dolls many years ago. I don’t think we got our picture in the paper.

On a nearby shelf of local history books, I noted a couple of titles I own myself, such as Murder in the Adirondacks by Craig Brandon. I made a note of one called Saints and Sinners by George E. Walter that I’d like to read one day soon. However, I had to grab my library card and immediately check out Stable in the Sticks by Elwyn E. Swarthout. It’s about my beloved Ilion Little Theatre! Another bit of local history I may check out one day is a set of DVDs called The New Bridge series.

Produced in the 1990s, the set features local residents telling their own stories.

I was delighted with my trip to the Middleville Free Library.

And I’m not done with my library odyssey yet. As Sandra pointed out, there are 43 libraries in the Mid-York system. •

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The library has a pair of antique birthday boards that used to hold candles around a cake

There are a collection of historical scrapbooks at the Middleville Library, some dating back to 1934

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Caleb Palmer, Joshua Karastury, and Alana Karastury stand next to the Shako:wi Cultural Center symbolic sign ready to learn about the heritage of the Oneida people.

The Shako:wi Cultural Center was established in 1994 by the Oneida Nation. It is named Shako:wi (Oneida word meaning, “he gives”) for the late Nation Representative Richard Chrisjohn.

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by Melida Karastury

The beautiful white pine log building was erected by Oneida Nation members without a single nail. The Oneida Nation was the first Revolutionary War allies of the Americans. The exhibits at the center tell the story of that alliance.

Director of Education & Cultural Outreach, Kandice Watson (Wolf Clan), describes the different headdresses the Haudenosaunee men wore and the significance of the configurations of feathers to identify each nation; Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, Mohawk, Tuscarora.

Kandice describes the Oneida Nation flag in detail; The seal is red to recall the blood spilled before the union of the five original nations. The trunk of the white pine is white representing purity and its four roots spread to the four directions of Mother Earth. The green of the tree symbolizes the Oneida’s way of life, their government, and prosperity. Below the eagle (the symbol of the Iroquois nation) is “Hiawatha’s Belt,” the wampum, symbol of the creation of the Iroquois League around 1570. The color purple represents peace.

The cultural center has an interactive Onyota’a:ka language board. Alana, Josh, and Caleb enjoy pressing the buttons. They listen to the phrase repeatedly and then try to pronounce it correctly. They are all determined to learn a phrase before we leave today.

The Shakowi Cultural Center has a large collection of artwork and artifacts on display throughout the center such as Iroquois moccasins.

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Alana, Caleb, and Joshua venture up the beautiful white pine staircase to the second story to the Oneida Art of Basketry exhibit where they can also view displays of Iroquois people in traditional clothing, environments, and trades such as wood carving, basketmaking, weaving, etc.

There is a figure on display of an Iroquois basketmaker with her baby on a cradleboard. In the distance is Caleb Palmer sitting on a bench admiring some artwork.

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Creativity has always been a part of Trish’s life and her motivation to create is intrinsic. She didn’t grow up in a particularly artistic family, but when it came time to go to college she knew she wanted to study art education. “Even if I didn’t become an art teacher,” she says, “I knew I would have to learn all the various mediums.”

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painting of both the front and back of their beach house,” she says, stopping to admire one of the beautiful homes as she flips through the pages of her extensive portfolio.

In 1978, she began working summers in the art department of a weekly newspaper in Pomona, NJ. The creative energy of the publishing business was an exciting environment for Trish and she was soon involved in graphic design, creating ads, and eventually editorial work.

Trish, her husband, Louis, and their two young children moved to Upstate New York in 1993 because of a job opportunity for her husband. They chose to settle in Clinton, but it wasn’t the village’s reputation as an art community that drew Trish to it. It was the sidewalks. “All I wanted was to live in a village with sidewalks,” she says of her simple demand, “so I could walk everywhere to get what I needed.

She became a substitute teacher at the Clinton Elementary School when her kids attended there, and eventually worked at the Middle School and High School as her kids grew up. “I enjoyed having the same schedule as they did.”

Although art continued to be a part of her life while raising her children, it wasn’t until after her son and daughter graduated high school that she discovered her love of collage.

In 2012, she created a collage greeting card to celebrate the graduation of a friend’s daughter. “It started with a picture in a magazine that kind of looked like her and it grew from there,” she says.

Even before she began collage, whenever Trish saw an image in a magazine that she liked, she would tear it out and keep it. “I just wanted to have it,” she admits. “I’ve always been ripping magazines.” Now she has files with hundreds of clippings sorted by color, theme, patterns, etc. The pieces have become her palette. Her work typically revolves around the female form, often without a face, “so it represents every woman,” she says.

Trish says collage is very different from her early artwork painting houses. With architectural rendering, she says, “you generally know what the end product is going to look like.

With collage, you don’t know what it’s going to be . . . the cutout pieces speak to you.” But it’s her years of art education and artistic sensibilities that guide her compositions. “It’s all about the edges and marrying them up to create a push and pull, dark against light, warm colors against cool colors.”

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friends has turned into a creative passion. She now makes reproductions of her collages to mail to multiple people for different holidays. She also sells printed cards of her collages at Signature 81.

“Sharing the art has been motivating to me,” she says. It has also been the catalyst for “Creative U,” a new workshop she developed for the Kirkland Art Center. She was looking for a way to help encourage people to become members of the KAC or renew their membership, so she is offering the class free to members.

“I tried to think of a class I would like to take myself,” she says. The workshop involves creating visual journals. Participants will start by splashing color on blank pages of their journals and building on it. “There will be a little bit of collage, writing, painting . . . there is no wrong. It’s only for you and not for anyone else to see. It’s very freeing,” she says of the process.

“I think everyone is creative,” Trish says. She hopes people will choose to join the KAC and take the “Creative U” workshop to try something fun and new in 2016.

For her, she has no choice but to create art. She says asking her why is like asking a runner why they run.

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Even my eye lashes had balls of ice clinging to them. On top of all that, for some reason I was experiencing an ice cream headache off and on. The iceman cometh, and it was me.

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The jay’s hawk impressions served to chase some Mourning Doves away from the feeding stations. I could hear their wing beats’ characteristic twitter. It sounded like a rapid serious of a high-pitch squeaks. Five of them flew over me like guided projectiles through the sky. They were The Blue Jay mimicked the a blur of buff and call of a hawk brown. Again, I could only imagine what flying at 45 mph could be like when the temperature is -10°. The doves circled around and alighted one after the other on the high branches of a dead American Elm tree. There

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Having stopped skiing to listen to the bird music was working against me. I was starting to lose feeling in my toes and fingers again. It was time to head back. At least I ended my journey with a little taste of spring amidst the repast of a most bitter February. •

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On the farm with Suzie The ladies of Jones Family Farm strike a pose with Khushi, their exchange student from India

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much I depend on meat as the “star protein.” When I normally think of what to have for supper, I always start with the meat (pork chops or chicken thighs, for example), then throw in a vegetable and maybe a starch. To think of a wholly vegetarian meal was nearly impossible: I did not know where to start. Second, I had not realized how much I was upsetting our family’s nutritional apple cart by simply “subtracting meat” from our diet. A vegetarian diet, to be properly balanced, is a heck of a lot more than just “missing meat.” My family and I began fantasizing about glistening hams, juicy burgers, and gnawing meat off of rib bones. Ads for all-you-can-eat prime rib began to sound downright cruel.

I had clearly underestimated the nutritional value of meat and its importance in our diets…an invaluable reminder for a farmer that raises meat for a living.

I also learned that it is supremely difficult for an exchange student in today’s world to truly immerse themselves in another culture. Given the ease with which we can all text, Facebook and Skype family and friends anywhere in the world, there’s precious little time to live in the moment or even have the opportunity to miss home. It’s what teenagers do, no matter what language they speak or religion they practice. When I studied abroad 25+ years ago, all I had was the post office and a very expensive calling plan. Talking on the phone was almost painful: the delay between speaking and being heard seemed an eternity. Talk about cutting the cord! But the sink-or-swim approach worked. Spending hours every day on Facebook and Instagram… well, you don’t need to buy a plane ticket or leave home to do that.

The Rotary exchange program seeks to place their students with several host families over their year-long stay in the US, so Khushi has moved on to live with another family. It was a bittersweet day in our lives. My youngest, Margaret, fought back tears as she hugged Khushi in a death-like grip. My husband, Peter, was sad to see her go, but he is a practical man and is equally happy to not have to close the bathroom door anymore. As for me, I believe change is good. Moving ever forward and challenging ourselves to grow is, after all, what life is all about. Sometimes it takes seeing our world through someone else’s eyes to wake us up a bit and appreciate all that we have. •

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Let’s Celebrate 2016:

the U.N. International Year of the Pulse

By Denise A. Szarek

What is a pulse and why focus on them in 2016? Pulses are a specific food group that includes lentils, beans, peas, and chickpeas. Pulse crops are a critical part of the general food basket. Pulses are a vital source of plant-based proteins and amino acids for people around the globe and should be eaten as a part of a healthy diet to address obesity, as well as to prevent and help manage coronary conditions and cancer.

In addition, pulses are leguminous plants that have nitrogen-fixing properties which can contribute to increasing soil fertility and have a positive impact on

the environment. In making this the International Year of the Pulse, the United Nations hopes to raise awareness about the protein power and healthy benefits of all kinds of dried beans and peas, boost their production, and trade and encourage newer and smarter uses throughout the food chain.

You know when you have those “a-ha moments?” As I was pondering what to write about gardening this month in the Mohawk Valley—I had been thinking about all the dried beans I love to grow in my garden, when I Googled dried heirloom beans to start my research, up popped

“U.N. International Year of the Pulse.” A-ha! That’s when I knew what I wanted to share with you this month.

Here in the Mohawk Valley, we have been growing shell beans (beans meant for drying) for hundreds of years as part of the “Three Sisters.” Many of the dried beans in the New England and Appalachian regions were grown by Native Americans in this manner.

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So let’s talk about the one pulse I love the most: heirloom dry beans.

Every seed or, in this case bean, has a story—its agricultural history and its uses in the field but also at the table—its flavor, and the way it tastes differently from most other things that are available today. Sometimes they tell the story of a family. We’re letting these things die that actually have flavor, character, and stories. I believe that when people stop growing food, they stop telling stories. Each seed has a story--the story of its origin.

How to dry beans: But when are beans ready to be harvested for dry use? Johnny’s Selected Seed Catalog says, “When at least 90 percent of leaves have fallen and pods are dry.”

“Allow beans to dry on the vine,” says Fedco Seeds, “until pressing them with your fingernail leaves no indentation.” Everyone agrees: If wet or frosty weather threatens, pull the plants by firmly grasping the roots, and hang them to dry under cover. For me this is the best way to harvest beans—no one has time to do it a pod at a time.

When they are fully dry, drag out a large tarp and “thresh” the seeds loose by beating the plants against the tarp. Not needing to get your aggression out? You can always sit on the tarp, and shell the beans into a bowl and leave the debris on the tarp. But remember to stash some seeds in your freezer for next year’s crop.

Cooking with Dried Beans Beans are a mainstay in my diet since my diagnosis of diabetes in 2007, but it gets pretty boring eating the limited variety of beans available in the grocery store. So I’m thrilled to be able to find more and more heirloom varieties available for growing in my garden.

Whatever kind I cook, I follow the same basic practice: Soak overnight (changing the water at least once) and then simmer in fresh water (covering the beans by about an inch), to which I add a small onion or two cut in half, a bay leaf, a couple of whole garlic cloves, and a carrot cut in big chunks.

Each variety takes a different cooking time; some can take 40 minutes, while others could take hours. If I’m incorporating them into another dish that is going to cook longer—like chili—I undercook them and finish in the sauce. Cooked beans freeze well; I portion them into jars so I always have a nice selection. This is an item where a day of bulk cooking really pays off. •

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This is my basic go-to bean soup recipe. Good Mother Stallard beans have a wonderful nutty flavor and work well in this dish with the pancetta, but I use this recipe with any dried bean I have on hand.

4 slices pancetta, diced (or use bacon) 2 small potatoes, peeled and quartered 1 large onion, peeled and quartered 2 stalks celery, cut into chunks 2 cloves of garlic 6 cups cooked* Good Mother Stallard beans (any dried bean will work) 29 oz. chicken broth 1 can diced tomatoes C. chopped parsley Salt and pepper to taste In a large soup pot, cook pancetta over medium heat until browned. Meanwhile, in a food processor or blender, coarsely chop potatoes. Add onion, celery, and garlic; pulse until finely chopped.

Add chopped vegetables to browned pancetta. Cook about 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Purée half the beans and ½ cup of water until smooth. Add puréed beans, diced tomatoes, remaining whole beans, and chicken broth to the vegetable pancetta mixture in the soup pot. Bring it to a boil; cover and simmer 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add parsley, salt, and pepper to taste. Serves 6-8.

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Karen Booth sums up a community anecdote with the thought that it’s kind of nice when someone knows what they’re doing.

When reminded that the same could be said of her and her cozy shop, The Dessert Booth in Clinton, she stops and blushes: “I hope so.”

The specialty bakery and eat-in café features fresh homemade whole wheat and focaccia bread for its three sandwich choices, along with daily changing soup, quiche and salad offerings, and desserts. Its select menu on a chalkboard curries favor with a fan base that’s followed Karen from her original site on College Street to the booth’s current location at 3 Kirkland Avenue.

After 13 years on the village’s main street, Karen says she needed a change. “I came back to the first location in Clinton I looked at when I wanted to start my business.”

She says she didn’t set up business on Kirkland Avenue the first time because she was starting out without any equipment. This year, Karen says she was ready for a new challenge; she closed her original shop and re-opened the Dessert Booth at the new site last summer. “I wanted a smaller space.” The more intimate shop seats up to 15 people, and the owner-baker-cook says she can meet and greet customers more, and work the café with just one other employee.

Karen’s goal is to offer mostly vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free food with no animal products, but she says that people won’t let go of her chicken salad sandwich. It’s still a best-seller, and that’s because Karen smokes her own chicken and serves the generous scoops on her renowned home-made bread that, as they say, can eat itself.

The Dessert Booth’s other sandwiches include a hefty warm slab of a sharp grilled cheese and tomato sandwich Don’t be afraid, Karen’s torch served on homemade is for caramelizing the sugar focaccia, and a Reucrust on the dessert ben sandwich with tempeh instead of meat for the vegetarian crowd.

The soups can range from puréed carrot ginger to curry sweet potato to a green pepper chili. “I don’t like to have the same thing all the time,” Karen says. “I research soup recipes all over the place and sometimes I combine two kinds to come up with

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The breads and pastries also are made from scratch, she says, and her menu includes locally purchased produce and products.

Karen, of New Hartford, says that cooking became a passion when she was 10 or 11 in her grandmother’s kitchen. “I was shy as a child and cookbooks became my friends. Cooking was something I could do on my own.”

The budding cook and business owner spent 15 years working at Price Chopper, 13 of those as a cake decorator, before opening The Dessert Booth.

The business also provides take-out, catering, and special orders for desserts. The shop supplies baked goods to area eateries as well, such as pastries for Utica’s Café Domenico and cookies—chocolate chip, peanut butter, ginger snaps—for the Fresh 8 in Clinton.

Constantly experimenting with new vegan desserts, Karen exits the kitchen area brandishing a torch. “I came up with a vegan pumpkin brûlée.

It’s got almond milk instead of cream,” she says. “And I want to see if you like it.” The torch, of course, was for caramelizing the sugar crust on the dessert.

It needed nothing else. Someone at the Dessert Booth obviously knows what she’s doing. •

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The more I study beavers, the more interesting they become. Beavers may not look like great movers and shakers with their gentle expressions and plump body shape, but they are consummate problem solvers and they perform on a grand scale. Certainly, no other creature in the animal kingdom is capable of engineering feats that compare with the works of the humble beaver. In the course of their lives, they face daunting challenges and when not interfered with by people, they are usually able to persevere. I’ve seen beavers confront raging flood waters that can wash away or erode human-built structures; I’ve seen them take down, dismantle, and transport gigantic trees. I’ve watched them create vast ponds and wetlands and build structures that would take a person with a bulldozer a week to accomplish. I can assure you that the phrases “eager beaver” and “busy as a beaver” are taken from reality, for beavers are always keen and very often busy with a project of consequence. By reshaping their environment to suit their own needs, they create a valuable habitat for myriad other species.

In this article, I’m going to take you through a year in the life of our beaver colony. All of the observations were my own or came via remote camera setups. I don’t pretend to be a detached chronicler of wildlife behavior.

I’ve known this colony

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for many years and in that time I’ve come to know and appreciate them as individuals endowed with their own unique personalities. In a way, the Spring Farm beavers are emissaries for their species – providing us with a splendid example of their handiwork and showing us the many benefits of coexisting with beavers.

Early last JanuBeaver pond and dam in February ary, looking at the frozen beaver pond, you would think that nothing could possibly be living in such a desolate scene. A solid sheet of thick ice over stretched from bank to bank and from the meals erupt with dam to the pond’s inlet. No moving water some frequency. But somehow this arrangewas visible and there were no discernible ment works for them. signs of life. Beavers don’t hibernate, and The beavers’ range of mobility beneath beneath what looked like a snow drift at the ice is great, but it often doesn’t include a pond’s east bank was the beaver lodge. In- place to take a breath. If there is no air-filled side the lodge there is a main chamber where gap between the pond’s surface ice and the the colony’s nine beavers stayed holed up in water, then the only place to refill their lungs absolute darkness. Of course, I had no way would be inside the lodge. Still, beavers can of seeing them in there, but it wasn’t hard hold their breath for more than minutes when to imagine them nonchalantly grooming they need to, and given their food cache’s themselves and each other, conversing close proximity to the lodge, that’s more in muted whines and nibbling on bark. than enough time to get an errand done and The beavers weren’t just limited to return. Surprisingly, the air inside a beaver their space inside the lodge, they also lodge isn’t stale. The construction of the enjoyed full access to the water be- lodge allows for air exchange to take place neath the pond ice. A beaver will leave through relatively loose knit branches at the the lodge via an underwater exit (or top. A weatherizing coat of mud (now froplunge hole), swim to a nearby pile of zen) had been plastered up the sides of the stored branches (called a food cache), structure, but was not spread all the way to select a piece, and haul it back to the the top. This means that the top of the lodge lodge, all while remaining below stayed permeable. Even with deep snow the pond’s frozen surface. Back in- cover, the pyramidal design usually limits side the lodge, trying to keep one’s the snow buildup on the lodge’s peak. branch from hungry siblings is a The winter of 2014-15 was a frigid one in challenge and no doubt squabbles the Mohawk Valley, and for beaver colonies,

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hole in the ice. I recall Tippy, a 3-year old female, emerging from the ice one afternoon and gently taking a carrot from my hand. I occasionally hand-fed her back when she was a kit and she never forgot it. She knew that I was safe to approach. Even if she didn’t see me for months, she was still able to distinguish me from other people. Typically, beavers are more wary about emerging from an iced-over pond. This makes good sense since a quick escape from a predator might not be possible in deep snow. Also, the prosit meant remaining iced-in for the better part pect of becoming stranded and unable to get of three months. However, I didn’t have to go back under the ice and into the lodge is a poso long without seeing some of our colony tentially life-threatening situation. members. By breaking a hole in the ice near Last February was outrageously cold. In fact, it was the coldest month that I had expethe dam each day, I could be sure that at least one of them rienced in the 16 years I’ve been at the nature would take the opportunity to poke his head preserve. Of course, beavers are built for this up, take a breath and have a look at the out- weather. They have thick fur coats, layers of side world. I always brought a few aspen body fat and a nice insulated lodge that enboughs and apples with me and I placed them sures their comfort. Even when the outside in the rapidly refreezing water. If the beavers ambient temperature is below zero, the temdidn’t come to get them quickly, the food perature inside the lodge rarely, if ever, dips would freeze in the ice and become inacces- below freezing. I’m sure they stay nice and sible. This is why beavers make submerged cozy inside the lodge. However, as the beafood caches. As long as their food branches vers’ chronicler and one-man support team, I remain deep underwater, they will not freeze had a more difficult time of it. The surface ice that formed at the beaand the beavers can ver pond became incontinue drawing creasing thick and diffrom them.

A beaver brings back willow ficult to cut holes into.

Throughout the cuttings to the lodge Still, somehow I manmonths of January aged it and not a day and February, perwent by that I couldn’t sistent ice cover put something out for made gauging the them. Knowing that size of the beavers’ the pond ice was quite food cache imposthick, I didn’t think sible. Back in the anything of stepping fall they had aconto it when I needed cumulated a large to cut a hole. One aftercache, but with such a sizable colony it could be quickly depleted. noon, though, despite the low temperature, An unknown number of resident muskrats the ice gave way and one of my legs became were also helping to draw it down. I did my briefly submerged. Upon withdrawing it part and continued to bring apples and tree from the water, my boot and pant leg instantbranches that I would leave by a freshly-cut ly froze--interesting topics of discussion!

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After the first week of March, the ice at the beaver ponds finally began to break up. First, the ice melted around the dam and lodge and next above the stream channel. Throughout the winter, I had been seeing a few beaver heads poke up through the ice hole, but I had no idea if all nine family members had survived the winter. Finally with the breakup, all of them began to check in. Julia, the colony’s 8-year old matriarch, looked fine and healthy. The 3-year olds, Tippy and GenLo, also looked good, as did all six yearlings. The winter had been tough, but the beavers are built for this climate. They are not infallible, though. One of Tippy’s litter mates didn’t survive the previous winter. In late March, the main pond continued to ice over each day. However, the relatively thin ice was no impediment and the beavers reveled in their ability to bust it up. They broke it down by crawling on top of it; they whittled away at it with their teeth; they used their heads as torpedoes to bust up through it (which is a hilarious thing to see) and they battered it to pieces by heaving their backs into it like whales. They really make it look like fun.

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down, but at this point they were also free to travel over land and forage for themselves.

As far as I could tell, all of the edibles in the food cache had been consumed during the winter. It’s not always an easy thing to judge since previously peeled wood and branches from trees that are not preferred menu items are kept in the food cache in order to keep the whole mass anchored down.

In May, the amount of work being done around the pond system noticeably increased.

At this point, there were four full-sized bea-

ver ponds and about six small ponds and canals. GenLo, at the age of 3, was the new patriarch of the colony and was already a seasoned master builder.

Along with his crew of apprentices, he began renovating the old dams as well as some of the dilapidated lodges located at the lower ponds. During this period, the original pond (named Morton’s Pond, for the colony’s co-founder) reached historic high levels. This resulted in a couple of small islands becoming submerged. It was a good thing the geese had not returned to nest on the islands since their nests would surely have been destroyed. The second pond, called Sarah’s Pond (named for the colony’s original matriarch), was also kept at high levels through the late spring period. GenLo, like the patriarchs that came before him, is a workaholic. He compulsively moves from task to task – from dam repair, to working on the lodge, and from tree cutting

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On June 4th, I finally saw one of the season’s new kits. On June 11th, a rainstorm brought major flooding to the nature preserve. Some of our trails, access roads, and bridges sustained damage. The beaver dams were inundated by the deluge, but all managed to remain intact and were a testament to GenLo’s workmanship. That’s no mean feat.

For a structure built of branches and mud to withstand the force of a raging torrent is nothing less than remarkable. Beaver dams and even beaver lives can be lost during events like this. It’s happened before to this colony.

Several years ago, Julia’s mate and three kits were lost in a catastrophic dam collapse. At that time, a 15-foot section of the dam gave

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way and drained the entire pond in minutes.

In the aftermath, the pond basin looked like a muddy meteor crater. The colony, minus its master builder, lacked the skills to tackle such a large repair job and they were compelled to move to another pond and lodge.

By the final week of July, it was clear that the beavers were shifting their attention to May Pond and to Secret Pond. Water levels continued to grow at these ponds and their associated lodges were being repaired. The dam at Secret Pond looked very freshly built up. The beavers had used mud dredged up from the bottom of the pond. The mud was dark and it glistened in the afternoon sun.

The dam, with its ragged edged rim, resem-

bled the maw of a volcano. but their number stayed at three.

On July 28th, I saw one of the new kits By mid-August all the ponds were stayoutside of the lodge at Morton’s Pond. Ju- ing high except for Sarah’s Pond, which had lia had just come out and the kit decided begun a long slow drop. The exposure of to make a tentative exploration of the area a muddy rim around the inside edge of the right around the lodge. It dove for safety at pond proved fortuitous timing for shorebirds the slightest provocation. Anything from a that were on the first leg of their southward chipmunk trotting by on shore to the sight of migration. Mainly it was Solitary Sandpipers a muskrat scurrying over the dam would be and Spotted Sandpipers that were drawn in, enough to send it under water. After a minute but at least one Greater Yellowlegs stopped or so, when the kit noticed that none of the by to probe the mud for invertebrates with other family members were acting alarmed, its long bill. By mid-summer the beavers had it came back to the surface and resumed ex- stepped up their foraging activities and their ploring. By August 2nd, I had counted three new logging trails radiated out in many dinew beaver kits and they were getting braver rections from the ponds. The search for food by the day, especially when in the company trees was leading them far and wide. They of Julia or one of went into the meadow the yearlings. just east of Morton’s Two even samPond and started takJulia carries one of the new kits pled the apple ing Eastern Hemlock pieces floating saplings. They were in the water. In also heading up into the a few more days older woods around the they were eating small headwater ponds the fresh green and cutting young Sugleaves from popar Maples. A lot of their lar branches. We attention was directed kept watching at the grove of Pussy and waiting to Willows, where they find more kits, began “mining” sub-

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stantial numbers of saplings. It wasn’t food caching time quite yet, though.

By late August, the beavers had become a bit more mysterious. They were coming out later in the day again and so I often missed them completely or only saw one or two.

Also, I still wasn’t sure which lodge they were using. Was the whole colony using the same lodge or had it split up to use two or

more lodges? Come September 10th, I still wasn’t sure what was happening. Food trees and even bedding material were seen being carried in both directions over the ramp that leads between the first two ponds, but no food cache had been started yet – at least none that I could find. However, the very next week I could see a cache starting to take shape near the west bank of Secret Pond, and very close to that pond’s lodge. It was now clear where the beavers intended to spend the winter. Despite the great affinity they continued to show for Morton’s Pond, it would be Secret Pond that ultimately won the colony’s endorsement, but I soon began to wonder how unanimous this decision was. Many of the beavers were still spending much of their time at Morton’s Pond. What would happen when the ice locked it up? Would they all move to Secret Pond at the last minute? Only time would tell.

At the end of September, the beavers were concentrating on their downstream provinces. By this point, GenLo had constructed his Panama Canal and a brand new Fifth Pond was added to their territorial map. The valley located downstream from Secret Pond is by no means rich in the beavers’ preferred food trees, but there are a few things marginally

palatable for them to harvest. Sure enough, they wasted little time in cutting saplings from the slopes of the small valley. They also stepped up the harvesting of young Eastern Hemlock trees from the field just east of the original ponds. The beavers had started taking hemlocks the previous year. At that time it surprised me since that tree species is not generally considered a good beaver food (although porcupines love them). Last year, I

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Right before Christmas, the beavers cut down a large hemlock sapling and just left it in the field. I dragged it over to the pond and put it against the dam. It was soon dubbed the beavers’ Christmas tree. Over the next

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In mid-October, the beavers were taking some fairly sizable young trees. For the most part they were taking Sugar Maples, but they also felled an American Beech – or I should say, almost felled.

The tree’s top branches got hung up in the branches of the neighboring trees. We dragged it down for them and left it at the water’s edge. I wasn’t sure if they’d take it since beech isn’t a great favorite, but they did. And later on, beech boughs were seen in the food cache. However, beavers are known to chew through trees just enough to destabilize them, and then when a strong wind storm comes through those “prepared” trees are poised to fall like manna from heaven. Beavers reap several advantages from this kind of windfall logging. It’s obviously an energy saver since they need not put in the many days of effort necessary to completely chew through the trunk of a large tree. At the same time they lower their own risk level, since they need not spend as much time working on land where they may be vulnerable to predators (primarily humans and domestic dogs).

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ent ponds. This isn’t really a problem until there’s a profound cold spell and the ponds become iced over. In that case beavers could find themselves stranded in a pond that has no food cache. Fortunately, the new kits seemed to mostly stay at Secret Pond, which is good news since they are the most vulnerable members of the colony.

We headed into 2016 with a colony of 12 beavers. This is the largest it has been since 2007. The beaver’s food cache seems adequate to sustain them through the coming ice-over period. The beaver work force is in good shape and ready to take on the winter challenge. This coming spring the colony’s six yearlings will be eligible to leave in search of their own territories. Dispersal is often delayed within our colony, so we will see what happens. Please stay tuned. •

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

Hundreds of Different Herbs & Spices!

Tom’s Natural Foods A big store in a small space.

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More than your average bakery!

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Prime Rib • Hand Cut Steaks • Seafood • Poultry • Pasta • Roast Dinners

Entrée’ Salad • Specialty Burgers Petite Dinners • Great Sandwiches Homemade Soups and Desserts

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Celebrating 30 Years!

Serving Breakfast and Lunch M-F: 7am-2:30pm FREE WI-FI

Let me create a culinary experience for you!

“At home” dinners our specialty!

by Chef Dominick Scalise

(315) 866-7669 122 W. Albany St., Herkimer

Serving healthy and delicious salads, grilled sandwiches, and homemade soups.

Heidelberg Bread & Café

3056 Rte 28 N., Herkimer (315) 866-0999

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little falls

Mon-Fri 7am-3pm, Sat & Sun 7-4

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

piccolo cafe 823-3290

Breakfast, Lunch, Homemade Soups & Sandwiches and our delicious Desserts Including our Famous Cream Puffs!

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S. Ann St., Canal Place, Little Falls

Great food served in a relaxing atmosphere.

marcy

9663 River Rd., Marcy

Breakfast Served All Day!

27 draft beers on tap featuring many NY state craft beers.

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Hard Ice Cream Available All Year!

Take Out & Delivery!

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Mon.-Fri. 6am-8pm, Sat. 6am-1pm, Sun. 7am-7pm, Ice Cream 11-9 Daily

Homemade comfort foods Full menu available til 2am!

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Elegant Catering

“We are your home town pizzeria!”

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And visit our NEW cafe at 116 Business Park Dr., Utica!

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Locally Owned & Operated

1700 North James St., Rome (315) 336-1111 Breakfast & Lunch daily 7am-3pm

Catering Available • Homemade Desserts Every Day

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Main Street Gift Shoppe

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Chesterfield’s

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Italian-American Cuisine Restaurant & Pizzeria Family-owned and operated for 24 years!

315-334-4832

Dinners: Mon-Sat 3:30PM-9PM, Sun 1-7PM Lunch: Wed, Thurs, Fri Open at 11:30AM

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Put on your fat pants and head to Wendy’s Diner!

Innovative food made with local & organic ingredients whenever possible, and exceptional service and warm atmosphere.

Wendy’s Diner

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1717 Route 8, Cassville (315) 839-5000

M-Thurs 6am-2pm, Fri 6am-8pm, Sat 6am-1pm, Sun 6am-12(breakfast only)

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Check out our daily specials including Friday fish fry and Saturday wood smoked prime rib!

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NEW Breakfast, Lunch, Deliveries, Take- “Grab-and-Go!” 1st Floor

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Creaciones del Caribe

Serving lunch and dinner 7 days a week. Open til 2am 7362 East Main Street, Westmoreland (315) 853-1351

(Creations of the Caribbean)

Fresh & all natural ingredients Luisa Martinez - chef

1315 Genesee Street, Utica

(315) 864-3057 Open 7 days a week: 9am-11pm

Yorkville

KARAM’S Middle Eastern Bakery & Restaurant

Specializing in Weddings & Banquets

EXCEPTIONAL CUISINE • COMPETITIVE PRICING PROFESSIONAL WAIT STAFF ACCOMMODATIONS UP TO 200 GUESTS

Traditional Lebanese fare for breakfast & lunch!

Open: Mon-Fri 9-2 185 Genesee St 2nd Floor, Utica

(315) 735-7676

WEDDING RECEPTIONS • REHEARSAL DINNERS • BRIDAL & BABY SHOWERS FAMILY REUNIONS • BUSINESS MEETINGS • ALL OCCASION PARTIES

Friday night dinners featuring our famous fresh haddock fish fry!

Middle Eastern Specials and Groceries Pita and Flat Bread • Spinach & Meat Pies • Baklawa

Full menu available - Serving every Friday 4-8:30

16 Erie St. Yorkville, NY 13495 (315) 736-9359

Tues - Fri: 9am -5pm, Sat: 9am - 3pm

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antique shopping guide Businesses Est. 1998 - Mary T. Gearhart, sole proprietor

BlackCat

Attic Addicts The Queen’s Closet

Pristine, Practical, and Priced Right!

Specializing in estate sales, large and small.

ANTIQUES

We’re letting the cat out of the bag!

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We take the pressure out of estate liquidation, moving, or downsizing.

Mon-Fri: 10am-5pm Sat: 10:30am-3pm

Call for a consultation:

New consignment by appointment only

(315) 736-9160

Black Cat Antiques is the destination for Antique Furnishings, Vintage Clothing, Jewelry, Accessories, and Primitive Handmade Gifts!

Clothing Jewelry Household Items Furniture

22 Oriskany Blvd., Yorkville (315) 736-9160 www.thequeenclosetatticaddicts.com

Closed Jan. 19th- March 31st

10242 Route 12N, Remsen, NY 13438

(315) 831-8644 • Open Daily 10-5 www.backofthebarnantiques.com

14 East Main St. Earlville (315) 691-5721

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

Foothills

Mercantile Winter: Open by Request

The BIG RED BARN filled with antiques & vintage pieces, collectibles, glassware, furniture, accessories. New items arriving daily. Visit our gift shop!

Over 30 Vendors!

Open Every Day 10am-5:30pm • Closed Tuesdays • 8124 Route 12, Barneveld (315) 896-2681

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 48

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JOIN US FOR MAM’s

Over 160 Vendor booths and display cases!

VALENTINE’S DAY PARTY SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13TH!

Expect Vendor Sales discounts from 10 to 25%!

DJ and FREE Refreshments!

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

(315) 219-5044 www.mohawkantiquesmall.com

MOHAWK ANTIQUES MALL

NEWPORT MARKETPLACE Top Notch Garden Center 7583 Main St., Newport, NY (315) 845-8822

OVER 50 VENDORS! NEW ITEMS ARRIVING DAILY! Antiques • Vintage • Re-Purposed Handcrafted Items • Unique Gifts • Honey • Cheese • Muck Boots • Garden Accessories Holistic & Local Food Store • Grass Fed Beef, Lamb & Pork

Mon, Wed-Sat: 10-5, Sun: 11:30-4:30 Closed Tuesdays

Blanket Chest at the Newport Marketplace.

Do you know the difference between a blanket chest and a hope chest?

FOR THOSE WHO CRAVE THE UNIQUE! Open 7 Days • Visit us on Facebook!

ESTATE & HOUSE SALES APPRAISALS ALWAYS BUYING

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Come Join Us for our CABIN FEVER SALE!

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Utica’s Bagg’s Hotel, early 1900s souvenir at The Potting Shed

Fri & Sat • February 26 & 27 • 10-5

40% OFF EVERYTHING (Except Coins and Gold)

THE POTTING SHED Outlet Center

Vintage collectibles, antiques, and new items!

Tarps, Adirondack bears, wolves, and furniture. Signs, vinyl records, musical instruments, NASCAR items, costume jewelry, Man Cave items and so much more!

8587 Turin Road, Rome • (315) 886-9978 • OPEN 10-4 58

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LOST & FOUND CONSIGNMENT/RESALE SHOP

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(315) 733-4784

Open Wed - Fri: 11-5; Sat: 10-3

70 Genesee Street, New Hartford

337 Genesee St., Utica (315) 738-1333

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A Multi Dealer Shop

Featuring 60 Dealers displaying a diverse array of antiques and collectibles.

315-337-3509 Open Daily 10-5, Closed Tuesdays

Scratch off a heart from our “VALENTINE GAME BOARD” to reveal a DISCOUNT % OFF your GIFT purchase over $20 thru Frebruary 14th!

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Open Tues-Fri: 10-6, Sat: 10-4

This PYREX “Stems” pattern at Showcase Antiques was produced by Corning Glass Works, Corning, NY, as a promo in 1961 and sold for approximatley $1.99. Today this rare pattern is sought after by collectors and is valued at $225!

The White House

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The Window King and Eleanor welcome you to The White House featuring rare and unusual antiques from our years of collecting!

9200 Rt. 365, Holland Patent, NY 1 mile west of Holland Patent

ernon Variety Shoppes

Antique & Variety Shoppes

5349 Route 5, Vernon (315) 829-2105 Open 10-5 every day

Located 4 miles North of Sylvan Beach

Weeden’ s Mini Mall

100 Shops Located under One Roof

You’ll find curious farm tools at Vernon Variety Shops.

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Herkimer county historical society

the jordanville library

By Susan Perkins, Town of Manheim Historian

The Jordanville Library was first located in the District 5 School Building in the Town of Warren. Mrs. Freeman (Elizabeth) Bell had distributed a collection of books from her home. In 1894, the then School Commissioner, Ellis Elwood, was able to obtain educational funds amounting to $200 to purchase books. These were cataloged and later taken to the school. It was “Bess,” as she was known to Jordanville folks, and Elwood who organized efforts that resulted in a library at the school and the granting of the charter in 1899. Bess Bell held reading in high esteem and actively demonstrated that everyone else should view it in the same light.

Considering such devotion, it is not surprising that when Bess Bell learned that the Robinsons of Henderson House were planning to give the community a memorial to Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Robinson that she was ready with a plan.

According to records on file in the Town of Warren Historical Room at the library, Dr. James Henderson, a Scotsman, arrived in New York about 1708. In 1739 the good doctor received a grant of 16,000 acres for services rendered at Greenwich Hospital in England. That land grant comprised much of what is now Herkimer County.

Dr. Henderson named his New York country estate Greenwich for his former hospital. The area that estate occupied is now known as Greenwich Village.

Dr. Henderson had one son and six daughters. The son died suddenly at the age of 20. One of the six daughters married Captain Peter Corne. From the Corne marriage came three daughters.

One named Margaret married George Douglas.

It is said that Margaret Douglas was the first of the Henderson heirs to take a real interest in the Henderson lands in the Mohawk Valley. She saw fit to build a 24-room wooden structure referred to as the Cottage. It still stands on the property.

Born to Margaret and George Douglas were five children: Margaret in 1787, Harriet 1790, George 1793, William 1795, and Elizabeth Mary 1799.

It was Harriet, the red-haired social lioness of the 1800s who in 1833 fulfilled her dream – the building of a “Castle” on the Henderson property. After her death, Aunt Harriet became a renowned poltergeist of the Mohawk Valley. Historical accounts indicate that she may have been the strongest willed of her family. She made plans that she forced, by one means or another, to be carried out. It is thought that the “frustration of her spir-

Above: President Theodore Roosevelt on the steps of the Jordanville Library dedication in 1908 Douglas Robinson, husband of Corinne Roosevelt

Corinne Roosevelt Robinson, sister of President Theodore Roosevelt

Aerial view of Gelston Castle

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Leisure Village Homes

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527 East Albany St., Herkimer 20 Bridge St., St. Johnsville

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

6170 Valley Mills St., Munnsville (315) 495-2470 Tue - Sat: 10-5, Sun: 11-4

Open Mon.-Fri. 8-5pm Saturday 8-2pm Closed Sunday

Quality Work at Reasonable Prices Tour our outdoor display anytime and explore our large selection of monuments, vases, benches, mausoleums, portraits and pet markers. We also offer cemetery lettering services, restoration, cleaning, maintenance, and veteran marker attachments.

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Multiple marker design options available.

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it” may have been caused by the change in her plan for burial. She had built very near the Henderson House an enormous ornate stone sarcophagus and there she planned to remain, at least in body. Her plans were foiled. She was buried in New York City. The sarcophagus became a watering trough for horses, and so the restlessness of her spirit.

While Harriet’s generation seemed to do everything with a vengeance, one thing they generally failed to do was marry and have children. Harriet’s marriage to Count Cruger lasted only long enough to result in Henderson House being called Cruger Mansion for a brief period its history.

Margaret and William died unmarried and George left no children.

It was Elizabeth Mary who married James Monroe, nephew to President Monroe, and it was their daughter Frances who married Douglas Robinson and inherited Henderson House. It is Fannie Monroe Robinson, referred to by local folks as the “Old Madam,” whose picture hangs to the left of the library fireplace. Her husband’s picture is to the right. It was her son Douglas and his wife, Corrine Roosevelt Robinson, who were urged by Bess Bell to build a library in memory of his parents.

They, along with his sister did just that. The Hyde family had purchased the land from the Henderson Patent. A small parcel was given to Freeman Hyde Bell. The Robinsons paid for the building of the library on that land. Folks came from miles around to its dedication on Aug. 26, 1908. Notables present included then Secretary of State Elihu Root and the Honorable James E. Sherman. The then highest ranking man in the United States gave the dedication address, President Theodore Roosevelt, brother of Corinne Robinson. He came by train with his wife, Edith, daughter Ethel and son Kermit. They were met in South Columbia by the Henderson “Tally-Ho,” a high wagon, and brought to the library.

As one reviews the words spoken by the president it is evident that a “quality of life” was high on “Teddy’s” priority list. He spent time eluding

to the role all women, mothers, wives, and sisters played in the lives of families. He cautioned against expecting them to carry more than their share of work and responsibility.

Douglas Robinson in his address to the crowd present spoke about the need for better roads and more and better advertising for Herkimer County farm products. Most significant for the future of the library were these, his words, directly quoted: “Mr. Crim, I herewith hand you as president of the Board of Trustees, the deed to the library and all its contents, from my sister, Mrs. Whitmore, Mrs. Robinson and myself conveying to you, representing the board, all the interest we have in the property. From this time we have no further financial interest in it except as subscribers, as others do, to the expenses year by year. From this time it becomes a public library supported by public subscription and helped by the public interest in its work.”

The library building has remained essentially unchanged since its dedication. The once wooden porch is now concrete with the original wooden Doric columns. The large main room once provided a place for Election Day lunches and suppers, dances, box socials, card parties, sewing classes, and meetings of various groups and organizations. Many of these events were fundraisers to help with upkeep and support of the library. For years, the Central School Band played an annual concert, while library Friends served strawberries and ice cream. • Source: History of the Jordanville Library’s Web site.

Sue Perkins is the Executive Director of the Herkimer County Historical Society and historian for the town of Manheim.

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Peg’s Mom and Dad, Betty and Roland Spencer in 1943

CHAPTER 17

Our garden gate in winter through my wild woven archway

TALES FROM

SHAWANGUNK Shawangunk nature preserve, cold brook

by Peggy Spencer Behrendt In 1974, Tim and Peggy Spencer Behrendt set off on an adventure. They began a new life in the woods of Cold Brook, NY, without modern conveniences like electricity or indoor plumbing. These are excerpts and reflections from Peggy’s journal chronicling their adventures. See issues 1-12 for her diaries from their first year.

1983 I dreamt that it was spring. New green came to the tops of the trees and I could walk again on warm, brown soil. How I miss the earth, now sleeping, buried deep below heavy layers of frozen snow and ice. It was a wonderful dream and it must be because we had heat all night for the first time in nine years due to the new wood stove. We could afford it because the kids are out of school and we aren’t buying any land just now. I was able to stretch and turn throughout the night instead of clinging so close to Tim for body heat that I wish I could remove an arm to get it out of the way and get closer. Perhaps now we can have a house plant.

It will remind me of the garden.

I am washing carrots from the root cellar.

They’re not quite as good as when they are fresh from the garden, but they are ours, and they are organic. They still look stained, so I scrape off the top layer. I am jealous of the water that carries away any garden soil. I hate to let it be washed away. Every bit is precious,

because we’ve put so much effort into creating it by carrying in buckets of soil and sand, adding humus by gathering mulch from the forest, adding lime and vegetable scraps.

Winter is exquisitely beautiful, but so confining. After doing chores, splitting wood, bringing it in, chopping a hole in the ice, and bringing in water, and shoveling out our paths, we’re too tired to go snowshoeing or skiing on the new skis we bought for ourselves. Sometimes I get cranky, bored, and frustrated.

We have a professional disagreement. As minister, Tim says he should pick the hymns because he’s responsible for the Sunday service and interested in the meaning of the words. As musician, I say I should pick the hymns after I understand his topic, but considering other things like sing-ability, familiarity, and beauty of sound. We are both quite adamant. I get pretty mad and threaten to quit. (I suspect that this is sometimes an issue in other churches, too.)

We have a meeting and long debate about it.

Tim is finally convinced and agrees that I take charge of the music selections. Yay! On Valentine’s Day, our ninth anniversary, we spend much of it relaxing in the loft, luxuriating in the sultry heat from the new wood stove below and lambent light from the winter sun reflected off snow-cloaked evergreens through

the south windows. A tiny branch of balsam on the stove fills the air with its ambrosia.

“Do you think that looks like a bear or a buffalo?” I ask Tim, pointing out a pattern in the grain of the old cedar boards on the loft ceiling.

But Tim is remembering old loves and first kisses.

With a faraway look and sweet smile, he reminisces: “My first love was in kindergarten.

After one of our nap times, Katie Beckwith was sent to the cloak room to wake me up and I pulled her under my little blanket and kissed her. She got really mad and complained to the teacher, so I had to sit in the corner for a while.”

“What a rascal you were!” I say. “She told me at the last class reunion that she only weighed nineteen pounds in kindergarten.”

“I know, and I thought she was beautiful!” he replies. “But Vicky Kinninen was my girlfriend all through elementary school. During recess, I’d have my little gang of buddies chase and capture her on the playground and bring her to me under the fire escape.”

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Drawing by our daughter, Jenny, of us sleeping in our loft with curved chimney coming up through the ladder opening, sun and trees shining through windows “How did she like it?” I ask.

“Oh, she would shriek and chew me out, but that was part of the game.”

“Ah-ha! And what would you do with her when you got her there?”

“Oh, . . . nothing. It was just fun to catch her,” he adds with a grin.

“I thought she told you at the last class reunion that she never went with you!”

Now Tim really laughs. “Well, I thought that walking and chasing her home from school and passing notes in class meant we were going together!”

The teakettle is sounding like a busy steam engine pretending it’s the Little Engine that Could, so I crawl behind Tim who automatically sits up for me, then down the ladder to make some tea with dried mint from our garden. It’s nice to get rid of that noise. Now I can hear that the wind has picked up and is blowing snow against our windows with a soft rattle. Somehow it’s comforting. I pass him two full cups of tea and when I climb back, he hints, with his richly full, russet eyebrows arching suggestively up and down, “You know, some cultures consider mint an aphrodisiac.”

I ignore this. “Maybe Vicky was jealous when you and Katie were elected king and

queen of the Elementary School Carnival in sixth grade.”

“You know, Peg,” he says, putting an arm around me in a snuggle, “In sixth grade, 1948, I distinctly remember thinking to myself, ‘My future wife must have been born by now.’”

“Yep, that’s the year I was born. We’re so lucky to be even born. My mom’s best friend, Bev, said that one Sunday, while sitting in the balcony section of church, she saw an engagement ring flying through the air, landing quietly on the carpet near her.

She picked it up and discretely returned it to my mom and her beau in the back row, but Mom didn’t look happy to get it back.

Pretty soon, it was flying through the air again and Bev didn’t dare return it this time. So it was, fortunately for me and my siblings that soon after my mom was still unattached when she met my father.”

“I’m so grateful,” Tim says. “We truly are soul mates. Who else would come live with me in a little scrap-wood cottage in a swamp, cook for me, and be a peasant?”

“Especially considering that you were once a king,” I laugh. “And who else would feel the same way I do about other life forms, that they are just as important as we humans, and deserve the same consideration and respect for their well being?” I add, tugging on his amber-hued beard and contemplating the depths of his blue eyes.

“Oh, will you rub my head?” he sighs, then continues, “I know. And it’s so disappointing to me when I hear people say, ‘Humans are the only species who can stand up, or make tools, think, or feel, or problem solve, or contemplate death, or have tears...etc.’

Why do we have to feel we’re superior to other species? I think even trees and plants have a consciousness of some sort, very different from ours, of course, but a consciousness of their environment, to light, temperature, water, competition, and reaction to pain … I always apologize if I have to cut a tree.

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Peg has her first conversation with a kitty

“But when we have conflicts, of course, we try to resolve them as humanely as possible. That’s why we use Hav-a-Hart traps for mice in the house and put fencing around the garden.”

I add, “We were taught that other species don’t have feelings like we do, that they just do things by instinct, but it never made sense to me. I think we’re very much alike in consciousness with all living things, but we have different priorities and abilities because we have different bodies, and . . .”

“Different bodies . . . , he interrupts with impatience. “Speaking of which . . .”

Later, I tell Tim about my first kiss from a boy.

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“In fifth grade, they had a bus that took students to the record hops at Westmoreland High, which were really fun. Lots of time it was square dancing, so there were few wallflowers and everyone got to participate. One time, they even had a Hula-Hoop contest and I won $5 by twirling the most Hula-Hoops for the longest time. I think it’s because I was built like a rail.

(Some of my friends called me ‘Stringbean.’)

“An older boy, who must have been in seventh grade at least, evidently saw me at one of these dances, because he knocked on my fifth-grade classroom door in the ‘Chicken Coop’ one day and asked for me. (That was the nick-name for the fifth-grade building attached to the bus garage.)

“I was so embarrassed! Why was this tough looking older boy I didn’t ever remember seeing before asking for me? As I nervously left the room, my teacher (who’d also had my dad as a student) was admonishing the class for the umpteenth time, ‘Why do you children have to act like sheep!

Peg wearing the stylish horn rim glasses One of you does something and the rest of you seem to think you have to she got in fifth grade follow!’

“Outside, in the quiet and questionable privacy of the hallway, I received a gift. It was his school picture, and it was one of the larger, more expensive ones!

Tim and Katie were elected King and Queen of the Carnival “‘Uh, thanks,’ I politely replied and turned to leave, wondering why he thought I would want his picture, and what I was supposed to do with it. at the Washington Elementary School, Ohio, in sixth grade “‘Don’t I get a kiss for it?’ he asked, with an air of pleased expectancy.

“I’m thinking; ‘Why should I kiss him for something I don’t even want?’ but decide that maybe it’s the fastest way to get out of this encounter. So I give him a quick kiss on the cheek and hurry back to my class in time to hear the teacher say: ‘Now students, it’s time to line up to go to lunch; girls on the right, boys on the left. Straight lines, now! I don’t want any stragglers, either!’”

“The big high school kids finally objected to grade school kids coming to their dances, so I didn’t see him again.”

“Good thing!” Tim concludes, pretending to be concerned, but I can hear his breath lengthening and see his eyes blinking in prelude to a nap.

“I almost flunked that grade, you know! I couldn’t see the blackboard, and did a

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lot of daydreaming,” I continue. “Even after I was moved to the front row, I couldn’t see it clearly, but was too embarrassed to say so. I was more interested in jumping rope, playing jacks, and perfecting my favorite game of Seven-Up on the school wall during recess.

“But I wasn’t held back because Dad took me to see an optometrist in the village. I needed glasses, they concluded, and would have to wear them all the time.

“The whole week before I got them, I worried; ‘All the time?

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“I could tell that my siblings desperately wanted to tease me about my new glasses but for some reason didn’t dare, and settled for unsubtle snorts of amusement.

“I eagerly called our calico, The Mother Cat, singing in falsetto: ‘Here kitty, kitty, kitty!’ She came. I picked her up. She purred. Yes! She knew me, even with glasses on! And I was doubly happy when Dad said, with an amused smile, ‘Well, of course, you can take them off when you go to bed.’

“I’m glad you can take them off when you go to bed, too,” Tim concurs, in a sleepy voice.

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open mics in the valley by john keller Two months in and how are those New Year’s resolutions coming along? If you’re a musician and yours included getting better and practicing more, performing out a bit more often, or trying to find like-minded folks to begin a musical project, then I have two words for you — open mics!

The local open mic scene is an amazing, vibrant, and diverse atmosphere where you can work out new songs, be creative, and find other musicians to collaborate with and expand your ideas. Open mic venues can bring the most unconventional musicians together to make the most wonderful sounds. I recently attended an open mic where a saxophone player and a drummer had a “battle” that was humorous, engaging, and inspired. (I think the drummer won.)

Full, permanent bands have formed via this format. The Taryn Jessen Band members met at an open mic. Invisible Rendezvous was another band pulled together through seeing each performer individually and the decision to put their combination to work.

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Beginners can test the waters and overcome stage fright, receive tips and advice from others, and develop stage presence. More experienced performers can “stage work” new material, find collaborators and fans, and take the opportunity to offer advice to those newbies.

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One gets to hear a variety of musicians and styles, find new favorites, and support the venue and performer.

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I remember seeing the national act Gym Class Heroes play open mics before going on to success. I believe that this is a great way for all involved to grow in musicianship, add business, and hear new sounds. Most venues that host open mics do provide regular weekly performances. • John Keller is a local musician and owns Off Center Records in Utica.

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live & local February has arrived and the local music scene is heating up with a couple of bands re-forming.

Remedy returns. This band originally started in 2005 but founding members Eric Strail and Kyle Giglio have recently joined up with ex-Radionix members to re-form the band. The band is now made up of Kyle G. on vocals, Mark C. on bass, Ricardo R. on guitar, Jeff T. on guitar, and Erik S. on drums, as their Facebook page lists them.

Kyle and Erik also played together in Kissteria as a KISS tribute, and Kyle most recently fronted OTR. Expect this powerful vocalist to really bring it on material from Mötley Crüe, Van Halen, KISS, Quiet Riot, Queensryche, Dokken, Cinderella, AC-DC, Def Leppard, Bon Jovi, The Scorpions, and Ratt--all of your hard rock favorites.

Remedy is a very solid line-up of players; look for their debut opening for Wicked on Saturday, Feb. 20, at Gordon’s Tap Room.

Look them up on Facebook for more info.

In other re-formation news, get ready for Love Bone, made up of Jeff Howell on bass guitar on vocals, Roy Coston on guitar and

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vocals, Chuck Heath on lead vocals, and Rob Vormwald on drums and vocals. I recently asked Roy Coston for some info. Here’s what he says: Love Bone’s origins came when Roy ran into Chuck while purchasing KISS tickets and they discussed putting something together. Roy hadn’t played since the split of Four Large Men about five years ago. Keith and Chuck hadn’t played since the split of Maddog, which was a little more than seven years ago.

Roy ran into Chuck once again at a Jackyl concert, and a week later in August 2002, LoveBone was born.

Going their separate ways and reuniting for some projects through the years, eventually Roy and Chuck ended up doing a few shows with Chuck singing. The band lost its drummer and Roy’s son Gunnar to Wicked. Chuck had some back surgery, which left him unable to hold his heavy bass. Jeff was available after stints with, among others, Foghat, and having unfinished songs with Roy got the Love Bone train in motion.

Roy adds that since the band had the foundation already set, it was Jeff who suggested that they be called Love Bone and have Chuck sing. The next step for the band is to finish the material they wrote in 2010. The band also will be playing Love Bone originals and some from earlier projects.

The first Love Bone gig will be March 18th at Rounding The Regale in Elmira. For more info on Love Bone check out https://www.facebook.com/lovebonerocks JeffHowell.org RoyCoston.com

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Real Estate Coldwell-Banker, Diane Lockwood . . . . . . 9 Scenic Byway Realty, Richfield Springs . . . . 43 Record Stores Off-Center Records, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Restaurants and Cafés Ann St. Deli, Little Falls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 The Back Nine Restaurant, Rome . . . . . . . . 54 Ballister’s Bistro, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Black Cat, Sharon Springs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Boyz From Italy, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Buffalo Head Restaurant, Forestport . . . . . . 51 Buttercup Bakery Cafe, Bouckville . . . . . . . . 50 Candlelight Restaurant at Snow Ridge . . . . . 23 Chesterfield’s Tuscan Oven, Oneida . . . . . . 54 Club Monarch, Yorkville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Copper Moose Ale House, Little Falls . . . . . 52 Delta Lake Inn, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 DiCastro’s Brick Oven, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Dominick’s Deli, Herkimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Georgio’s, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Heidelberg Baking Co., Herkimer . . . . . . . . 51 Karam’s Middle East Bakery, Yorkville . . . . 56 Killabrew Saloon, New Harttford . . . . . . . 52 Knuckleheads Brewhouse, Westmoreland . . 56 Lakeview Restaurant and Bar, Oneida . . . . 54 Main Street Ristorante, Newport . . . . . . . . 54 Mi Casa, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Ohio Tavern, Cold Brook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Overlook Mansion, Little Falls . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Origlio’s Wagon Wheel Restaurant, Oneida . . 54 Phoenician Restaurant, New Hartford . . . . 52 Piccolo Cafe, Little Falls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Raspberries Cafe, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 RoSo’s Cafe & Catering, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Sammy & Annie Foods, Utica . . . . . . . . . . 56 The Vigneto Restaurant, Rome . . . . . . . . . . 55 Wigwam Tavern, Forestport . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — If the visiting Las Vegas from Raleigh, Websites cash you doled out for a Las North Carolina, said a taxi ride Utica Remember . . . . .to. .the . . .Bellagio . . . 20 Sheet Metal Fabrication/Welding from When the airport Vegas cab ride hurt your wallet, it’s notMarcy all in .your head — audi- casino-hotel was $21 with tip on Custom-Fab Metal Fabrication, . . . 40 tors in Nevada also think taxi Wednesday.

Banquets you’re in there and rates are outrageous. Weddings and “Once you’re driving, Las Vegas-area cabs Club are overMonarch, Yorkville . . .what . . . . else . . . .are . . .you 56 Shoes charging customers to the tune going to do but pay it?” she said, DiCastro’s Too, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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22 of $47 million a year, according adding that she will probably use Twin Ponds Country Club, NY Mills . . 16 Karaz Shoes, New Hartford . . .audit . . . . .released . . . . 46 Tuesday Uber&next time. to an of Golf Denver resident Dominick the Nevada AuthoriThe Village Crossing, Clinton . . . . . . . Taxicab . . . 65 ty, which regulates the rides in Lovely, 37, said he paid $9 for a

Wellness and Alternative Health Therapy cab ride of 5 minutes or less from Clark County. the Spa, Sands convention to Auditors for the governor’s Small Engine Repair Effleurage Day New Hartford . center . . . . 70 finance office blamed a $3 credit the Bellagio, calling the cost a J.B.’s Small Engine Works, Utica . . . . . . . fee . 66thatHeads R Turning Salon & Spa, Ilion . . . . . 35 rip-off. card processing they say “Three dollars is much cit-of Pearls, Springfield Truck & Tractor . . . . higher . . . . . .than . 31 in other Pathway Schuyler . . .doesn’t . . . . . . sound . . 11 ies and probably shouldn’t exist. like a lot, but aggregated over They also criticized a decision to an entire population of people in increase a fuel surcharge even Las Vegas taking cabs, it’s not a Snowmobiles Windows as gas prices are tanking, say- fair deal,” he said, referring to the CJ Motorsports, Boonville . . . . . . . . . . . .

61 RA Dudrak, Holland Patent card fee. . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 ing having the surcharge at all credit Representatives of a union for the 12 major Schoff Polaris, Rome . . is . . .unique . . . . . .among . . . . . 29 Western cities that the taxi board many area taxi drivers said they Wine Bars and Ale Houses have long fought to end the fee, tracks.

Soap Copper Ale House, Little the Fallscab . . .com. 52 it enriches “The board’s decision is Moose a arguing pany but drivers. windfall industry,” the Saloon, Cranberry Ridge Goat Milk Soap .for . . . the . . . 49 Killabrew Newhurts Hartford . . . For . . . .exam. . 52 audit says. “These are mostly ple, some passengers mistakenly tourist/visitor dollars that would believe it is a tip for the driver otherwise likely be spent else- and skip the gratuity.

Specialty Wood Yogurt “It is absolutely, utterly ridicwhere in the local economy.”

Wightman Specialty WoodsThe . . . .criticism . . . . . . . . comes 46 Stoltzfus Vernon Centercard . . . fee .3 ulousDairy, to have a credit a fewFamily months after ride-hailing compa- of $3. That’s absurd,” said Sam nies Uber and Lyft started oper- Moffitt, a union organizer repreTax Services ating in Nevada with promises senting drivers of the large taxi of cheaper Briggs Tax Service, Whitesboro . . . .and . . . .more . 27 convenient company Yellow-Checker-Star. rides. The taxi industry, which “The drivers do not get any pormakes big bucks taking tourists tion of that money.”

The audit panned the fee, sayon a 5-mile trip from the airport Taxi Service the Strip, fought hard against ing it far exceeds the cost of cab Elite Taxi, Rome . . . . . .to . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12 allowing the companies before companies accepting cards. State losing its battle in the Legislature agencies pay 8.5 cents to Wells Fargo per credit card transaclast spring.

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