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PUBLISHERS Lance and Sharry Whitney

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EDITOR Sharry L. Whitney DESIGN & LAYOUT Lance David Whitney

by Sharry L. Whitney Every Mother’s Day I think of my mom. She had beauty and grace.

They say I take after my dad.

I was very close to my father, but in recent years I have grown closer to my mother, even though she passed away over 20 years ago. I guess raising our kids over the past two decades has helped me better understand and appreciate who she was. Although I always thought I was more like my dad, over time I see more and more of my mother in me. I wish I had known her better, but I was young and selfish when she died—a new mother myself and busy, of course.

I miss her more these days, now that our own children are the age I was when she died.

My mother had always encouraged me and my sisters to become teachers.

They listened.

I’ve always been self-employed, like my dad.

Sometimes, when I’m researching local history, gathering material for the show, writing scripts or an article for the magazine, I feel like a teacher preparing a lesson plan. Recently, Lance and I have had requests to give presentations at local schools. I look forward to sharing some of the local history and trivia we’ve learned over the past 10 years traveling around the Mohawk Valley. I laugh when I picture myself standing in front of a classroom—the “teacher” my mom always wanted me to be.

I guess mothers know best.

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by Brian Howard, Executive Director Let’s take another jump into the Mohawk Valley’s manufacturing past with an investigation of Savage Arms, whose plant straddled the border between Utica and Frankfort until 1956. While Savage is likely best remembered for its contributions to America’s “Arsenal of Democracy” during World War II, its history reaches back into America’s industrial age of the late 19th century.

By the early 1890s, Utica resident and irrepressible tinkerer Arthur Savage was the superintendent of the Utica Belt Line Railroad. Savage was a 19th-century Renaissance man, born in Jamaica to a Welsh father in 1857. By the time he was 30, he owned the largest cattle farm in Australia, then sold that and bought a coffee plantation back in Jamaica before moving to Utica. While he managed the rails by day, he spent his spare time in his cellar at 81 Howard Avenue, perfecting a new hammer-less lever action rifle for sportsmen. The end result—with some tweaking—became the famous Model 99 hunting rifle. Savage’s interest in firearms led him to found the company in 1894 that still bears his name today, The new Savage Arms Company set up shop in rented space at the corner of Broad and Hubbell Streets near downtown Utica. They also maintained an office in the Herald building at 60 Genesee Street. While he was the founder, there is no indication of Arthur’s status as such in the 1898 city directory; his occupation is listed as “inventor,” while Henry W. Millar held the mantle of company president.

Savage kept his company through the turn of the century while making plans for a massive expansion east of downtown, adjacent to what is today the Masonic Care Community. By 1902, the new Turner Street facility housed the cartridge department, while operations wound down on Hubbell Street. Savage’s home address had migrated, too, and he was now living at 95 Howard Avenue. Within the year he moved again to 36 Rutger Street, and by 1904 he was one of the few citizens to have a telephone in his residence. Try dialing 1811 if you would like to give him a call.

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World War I The company’s first major expansion occurred in 1915 when the Driggs-Seabury Ordnance Corporation bought out Savage’s stock and changed the name to the Savage Arms Corporation. The new firm tooled up during this first full year of World War I and, between 1916 and 1918, built over 70,000 Lewis air-cooled machine guns for the British, Canadian, and American forces. During this time, the plant was visited by the gun’s designer and namesake, retired U.S. Army Colonel Isaac Newton Lewis.

Employment levels at the plant shot up from several hundred before the war to approximately 7,000 at the Armistice. This made Savage one of the largest employers between Syracuse and Albany. With the Selective Service Act of 1917 drawing away large numbers of male workers, women joined the company’s production ranks for the first time.

Between the Wars With the war over, Savage reverted to producing hunting rifles and cartridges for the civilian market. Rich with wartime profits, the corporation went on a spending spree (then again, who didn’t during the roaring ’20s?) and bought up several competitors to strengthen their position in the U.S. gun market. One of these acquisitions was J. Stevens Arms & Tool in Chicopee, MA, which would play the leading role in the demise of our local Savage Arms plant more than 30 years later.

The company also diversified, hoping to take advantage of the new electric appliance craze that swept the nation. The 1948 History of Savage Arms Corporation identifies a variety of home and light commercial appliances made in Utica after World War I, including clothes washers, ice cream cabinets, dry cleaning machines, air conditioners, health motors, irons, curlers, and coin-operated vending machines.

Not all of the company’s forays into new products were successful. The Oneida County Historical Society collection includes a Savage Wringer-less Washer and Dryer that was donated by Henry Morehouse and purportedly only used once.

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Before the widespread use of electrical workstations, Savage Arms utilized powered belts to drive its machines.

From the OCHS 1997 newsletter: The downfall of the Savage washer design appears to have been the divided wash basket and the difficulty of balancing the

Bottom photo: Tommy Guns--Between December 1939 and the end of World War II, Savage Arms made over 1,250,000 Thompson Submachine Guns for the Allies.

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load. The owner’s manual contains these veiled warnings, “Place caster cups under legs of machine so that each caster rests in the center of the caster cups – See that each machine is level . . . Load each half of basket with EQUAL weight of clothes/this is important! In fact, essential to the smooth-running qualities of your Savage.” Despite these precautions – or in the event they were not scrupulously adhered to – when the power was turned on, a Savage washer with an out-of-balance load would “walk” across the room, threatening mayhem to anyone in its path!

Sounds like that washer was “savage,” indeed! Our newsletter continues: Morehouse Appliances never sold Savage washers. The one donated to the Museum was taken in trade from someone who had purchased it elsewhere, used it once, been chased around the basement, and called to order a new Maytag. As for the Savage, the customer declared “I don’t care what you do with it, just get it out of my house!”

Let’s just say that Savage Arms was a little more successful making guns, than they were making washers.

World War II Following Nazi Germany’s invasion of Poland in September 1939, Savage again turned its attention to producing military weapons. Within three months, the company started tooling up to produce the Thompson .45 caliber sub-machine gun, better known as the ‘Tommy gun’ of bootlegging fame.

Within four months, the first units were delivered to the government. At its peak, the Turner Street facility was producing 55,000 units per month, for a total of more than 1.25 million Tommy guns before production ceased in 1944.

In September 1940, Savage won a contract to produce another ubiquitous weapon, the Browning M2 .50 caliber machine gun. The .50 caliber M2 was the standard gun used aboard virtually every U.S. combat aircraft in the inventory; fighter planes like the F4U Corsair and the P-51 Mustang used six apiece, while heavy bombers like the B-17 Flying Fortress boasted as many as 13 for aerial defense. The first M2 was done in July 1941, five months before the Pearl Harbor attack pulled the U.S. into combat.

Right top: Just like other heavy industries, Savage Arms employed a large contingent of women to manufacture its products during both World Wars.

Right middle: Armed security guards were stationed at every plant entrance to inspect shipments and to monitor employees.

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During the war, Savage Arms’ Utica plant spanned 35 acres and boasted more than 700,000 square feet of floor space. Between 8,800 and 12,000 employees worked there; at times from 1941 to 1943, shifts ran around the clock, seven days a week. The pay was often more than double the average worker’s rate (up to 95 cents per hour) but the work was, to be diplomatic, arduous. A generally positive relationship between labor and management resulted in there never being a strike in Utica, or at any of the other Savage plants. Perhaps most telling of the plant’s legacy is that the Utica site was recognized three times with the Army-Navy “E” Award for production efficiency.

Coming to a Close The end of the war meant big changes on Turner Street. The Browning M2 contract was cancelled and mass layoffs were enacted. The promise of new weapons contracts did not materialize, and in 1946 all arms production was moved to the Savage plant in Chicopee, MA. Ice cream cabinets became the main product at Utica, until the factory was sold to Remington-Rand in 1955.

Savage Arms remains in business to this day but its time as one of the Mohawk Valley’s biggest employers is decades past. What became of the massive Utica complex after the original owners left will have to wait for another issue; it still exists, and there is much to tell. Just like the remnants of the city’s textile mills (several of which have been effectively repurposed), this site speaks to our region’s intensive industrial past. It is one worth remembering, for better and worse.

While Savage may be best remembered for its wartime contributions, the years 1917-18 and 1939-45 are more anomalies in its local story. In and of themselves, these years are not indicative of the company’s existence across several generations in the Mohawk Valley. Its presence is but one part of a whole history here in our own backyards, waiting to be discovered. •

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local band: Our common roots by john keller

This area is a hotbed for music. New artists and bands are cropping up everywhere.

Whether they’re beginning in coffeehouses or on bar stages, the recent showings of upand-coming bands are well-rehearsed and professional in their presentations.

One new band that is currently catching fire is Our Common Roots (OCR). Their original songs are intricate, multi-part musical excursions, without becoming a typical jam band. They incorporate a variety of elements. You can hear bits of soul, jazz and even touches of Gospel and classical within some tunes. One song in particular, “The Magician,” is outstanding. Opening with screaming harmonica, the keyboards and guitar intertwine around the excellent lyrics that are propelled by high energy vocals.

I first encountered the front man for this band, Brian Lucenti, when he was in The Rooftop Escape. As good as that band was, Our Common Roots fully expanded on his previous band’s potential. If Our Common Roots can maintain, or expand, the current level of songwriting and perfor-

mance exuberance, they have a bright future.

Brian was kind enough to talk with us about his new band and their fantastic music.

What prompted you to pursue a career in music?

I have always had a passion for music.

I grew up in a blue-collar home with many of my family being involved in factory or military occupations. So, as a result of that, I wished to stand out since there have been no other musicians in my family previous to me.

I first heard you in a band called The Rooftop Escape. How was that experience and what happened with that project?

The Rooftop Escape was my first experience in a band setting. The band consisted of two friends, Jason Conrad and Colin Jewett, and me. It was the summer 2013, and that chapter of my life was simply amazing.

It took me from being a one-man show to being a part of a collective sound, which is an entirely different animal to tackle. After Rooftop disbanded, I took a short time to work on my solo career again.

Thankfully, I am back in the band scene with my newest group, named Our Common Roots.

Let’s talk about that. Who’s in this with you and how did you meet?

Along with me on lead vocals and harmonica, we have Ryan Flynn on backup vocals and keyboard, Andy Soroka on lead guitar, and Colin Jewett back on the drums.

This group started to come together the first time I saw Ryan performing solo at the Tramontane Café in fall 2013. Needless to say, I was blown away with his singing ability, not to mention his unmatchable improvisational style of performing. Andy Soroka is no less matched in musical ability. His guitar skills are unlike any other that I have been exposed to up until now. Andy’s solos in our songs are akin to being given a Ferrari with no payments, and we are exceptionally grateful to have him involved in our sound. Last, but not least, Colin Jewett is a supremely talented drummer. His technique and passion for playing allow him to create sounds and rhythms on the drums that I never would have considered before. All of us (OCR) met more or less at the Tramontane Café in Utica. I knew on meeting these guys that I needed to get them all together so that we could embark on a new musical expedition.

How would you describe your music?

The original intention for OCR was for it to be a blue-grass band but, in a short time, the sound we created took a new life of its own. At present, we could be defined as an

Members of the band, Our Common Roots (OCR), l-r: Ryan Flynn, Andy Soroka, Colin Jewett, Brian Lucenti. Their original songs incorporate a variety of 9 elements including soul, jazz, and even touches of Gospel and classical

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Americana style of music. Coupled with our tendency to jam out songs longer than normal (or necessary) gives us a very eclectic, fresh, and unique sound that I believe anyone could enjoy and relate to.

Your songs are diverse and contain some complex arrangements. Who writes the songs and develops parts?

The band works together on the songs as a whole, but we all have special parts to play. Ryan largely puts together the harmonic progressions and the overall structure of our songs, and I work to complement that by writing many of the songs’ lyrics.

Are there any recording available and where can they be found?

We are currently working on creating our first albumthat will be titled, Cirque de Reves, or Circus of Dreams, and are hoping to produce an EP in the early summer, preferably around June.

What do you feel sets this band apart from many others?

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Where would you like to take this project?

We are always looking for new venues in which to perform, and new friendly faces that we can share our music with. In short, being in OCR is an honor and a privilege, and we sincerely hope that our passion and love for music can be passed on to others who would wish to hear it.

Where can we catch Our Common Roots?

As of right now we are in the process

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found myself headed out of Whitesboro and into Oriskany. I was in the sort of mood of just following the road to see where it would take me. To my delight, it took me to the Oriskany Monument.

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The Oriskany Monument was declared Remember, these are hala National Historic Landmark in lowed grounds.” A third 1962. Its massive size can best be sign forbid metal detectors appreciated up close. and relic hunting.

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To the south, there is a commanding and unobstructed view of many of the region’s highest peaks, including Algonquin (5,114 feet) and Wright (4,580 feet) of the MacIntyre Range. Further out on the horizon is the state’s highest point, Mount Marcy (5,344 feet). With an actual ascent of just over 700 of its 2,876 feet, Mt. Joe also rises to overlook beautiful Heart Lake. Upon reaching the top, you will easily see how the lake got its name.

The trailhead is easily accessible, located at the Adirondack Mountain Club’s Heart Lake Program Center off Route 73 near Lake Placid. Park

Carol VanRiper along the trail

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your vehicle and make the short walk to sign in at the register. You will always want to carry your own map when hiking, but it is there where you will also find an informative interpretive sign featuring a large map showing both of the possible marked trails you can take.

Don’t let the names Long Trail and Short Trail deceive you. The Short Trail at just over one mile is, in fact, shorter than the Long Trail at 1.3 miles, but it is steeper. However, the Adirondack Mountain Club’s website, www.adk.org, indicates that dedicated crews have spent many hours working on the Short Trail and between the two choices, dubs the Short Trail as the most “well built.”

For a change in scenery and experience, you might consider doing the hike in a loop.

I have enjoyed this trek several times with family members – once in summer and once in the autumn.

My wife, Carol, was with me for the fall hike. Her hip was bothering her and while assisting her at one slightly technical point along the trail, she looked back at me and asked if I knew what I was doing! Very soon after, we reached the summit, and taking in the view she raised clenched fists into the air. Then she turned to me and said, “I understand now why you do this.”

I once met a young man on Iroquois Peak, the eighth highest peak in the region. It was not long after dawn and

Gary’s wife, Carol, celebrates a successful hike up Mt. Jo

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Justin & Joanna on Mt. Jo summit we were the only two on the mountain. I asked him how he got started and he told me that many years earlier his dad had taken him up Mt. Jo. This summer, I plan to take the young grandchildren.

The Adirondack Mountain Club offers guided day hikes and backpacking trips throughout the summer, including a Beginner Backpacking trip June 26 to 28.

You can find a comprehensive list and instructions on how to register on the Club’s website at: www.adk.org.

I spoke with Ross, who is scheduled to lead those hikes, and also learned that during the summer there is an guide on hand who often leads tours up Mt. Jo as well. For information on that service, call the ADK’s Wilderness Campground at Heart Lake at (518) 5233441 or upon your arrival stop at the front desk of the Adirondack Loj, from where they should be able to radio the guide’s location. • Gary VanRiper is an author, photographer, and pastor at the Camden Wesleyan Church. He has written 13 children’s books with his son, Justin. Find out more at: www.adirondackkids.com

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The Everyday Adventures of Mohawk Valley Girl:

a visit to

Jervis Public Library, Rome I am a well-known library geek. On a recent Saturday, I returned to the library that started it all, Jervis Public Library in Rome.

Since I’ve written about some of the area libraries, I thought I’d write about a my first and, in many ways, my favorite. I had been meaning to return to Jervis for a stroll down memory lane if nothing else. I’ve come to think of it almost as the Holy Grail of public libraries, the standard with which to compare all others.

For one reason, Jervis is big. Of course, one might expect that. After all, Rome is a city. It presumably has more tax dollars to spend on a library (although I admit I don’t properly understand municipal finances). Still, I confess, when I resided in a couple of villages in northern New York, I experienced a little culture shock at the smaller libraries. However, no library is without charm; as long as they have books, I’m going to love them.

When I was a little girl living in Rome, my parents would take my siblings and me to the library on a regular basis. How I loved wandering through the fiction shelves (I almost exclusively read fiction until I was

John B. Jervis, one of America’s leading consulting engineers, bequeathed his homestead to the city of Rome to use as a public library.

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The second floor offers a sweeping view of the first, with large windows that bring illuminating daylight into the large open space.

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in junior high). I would pick out eight books, the maximum allowed. I rarely had trouble finishing them in the two weeks allotted.

When I was old enough to ride my bike on Black River Boulevard (Romans general refer to it as “The Boulevard”), I went to the library on my own and often. I would bring a notebook and sit at a table writing a story or a letter. For a while, there were vending machines where you could purchase a notebook and pencil. I did that a few times, just because I was so fascinated by the idea of buying a notebook out of a vending machine.

Colorful posters of celebrities, like our own Frank Page, encourage people to use the library.

I had not been to Jervis in a few years, so naturally I was expecting changes. As I walked in, a sign told me that cell phone use was allowed in the Connected Café, quiet use elsewhere, and to please turn the ringer off. I almost never receive any calls on my phone, but I turned the ringer off just to be on the safe side (and subsequently missed a call from my husband when I forgot to turn it back on, but that’s neither here nor there). I checked out the Dillon Magazine Room first, which is also where the café is located. They had a coffee machine there for which I could have purchased a K-cup at the desk and sat down with a nice cuppa.

Since I was having a stroll down memory lane, I wanted to see what was in the spot where the record albums used to be. I am also a theater geek of long standing. I used to find the script of a musical, then look for the album and check both out. At home I would read the script, listening to the songs at appropriate times. I still know most of the songs to 1776.

As I wandered the shelves, I reminded myself that I no longer have time to read eight books in two weeks (I used to read during class as well as when I was supposed to be doing my homework ...which could explain why my grades were less than stellar). The nice thing about the Mid-York Library system is that you can return books to any library.

I can feel free to check something out

when I’m out adventuring and return it to Basloe Library in Herkimer later.

When I was checking out, I noticed a lovely painting on the wall. The lady helping me told me it was the Rome Art Association Art of the Month. As I was writing down the title, “Forest of Manin” by Rebecca Petrie, another clerk walked by and said, “I love that painting.” It’s nice when people share your tastes.

I also noticed a coffee mug that said, “Jervis Library: Where Discovery Begins.” It was $5. I could not resist.

“Of course, I have plenty of coffee mugs,” I confessed.

The lady assured me my tea would taste extra good from this one. When I got home I tested that theory. Darned if she wasn’t right. •

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Asparagus is a nutrient-dense food that is high in folic acid and a good source of potassium, fiber, vitamin B6, vitamins A and C, and thiamin.

Keep asparagus clean, cold, and covered. Trim the stem end about ¼ inch and wash in warm water several times. Pat dry and place in a moisture-proof wrapping.

Refrigerate and use within 2-3 days for best quality. To maintain freshness, wrap a moist paper towel around the stem ends or stand upright in 2 inches of water.

To store, wash thoroughly and trim stem ends slightly.

Leave spears whole or cut into 2-inch lengths. Blanch in boiling water 1-2 minutes ONLY. Cool IMMEDIATELY in ice water. DRAIN well and pack in freezer bags or containers leaving no excess air space. Use within eight months. Do not defrost before cooking.

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Moving the Mighty Mohawk part 2:

The work starts, and stops

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By Michael Kenneally With approval for the project given, the Commission began purchasing the right-of-way for the new channel in February of 1902. The contractor began moving equipment into place in the spring and work began in earnest about the 21st of April. The contractor started digging at both ends and worked toward the middle. A short time later, the chairman of the commission died; Charles Childs was elected chairman and George S. Dana, president of Commercial Travelers and former president of the Chamber of Commerce, was appointed to fill the vacant seat.

Whether it was because the project was more difficult than anyone anticipated or the contractor did not put the necessary effort into the project, delays soon occurred. With the January 1, 1903 deadline fast approaching, an extension deadline was requested. The commission appointed a committee which recommended an extension for one year, but the commission agreed to extend only to September 1, 1903 and directed the engineer to notify the contractor to furnish an adequate force of employees and machinery to complete the job by the extended date and to see that the contractor complied.

As the new deadline approached, the contractor requested an extension to May 1, 1904. The Commission granted an extension to January 1, 1904 with the same notification. Two more extensions would eventually be granted, with January 1, 1905 as the final date. By this time, there was growing concern about the slow progress of the work.

Meanwhile, in March 1904, New York State announced plans for the Barge Canal system.

Pre­liminary surveys had the canal crossing the river flats between the old and new river channels. This brought immediate dismay since many thought the canal would utilize the new river channel. A contingent led by Mayor Talcott traveled to Albany at once to persuade the Barge Canal Commission to change its mind; they were sufficiently persuasive for on September 28, 1904, it was announced that the new river channel would be used.

This good news was tempered by events transpiring on the river channel. On September 10, the contractor walked off the job and work came to a standstill. The company claimed that it was bankrupt and could not continue. The Commission declared the contractor in default; the equipment left at the work site was sold at auction with the Citizen’s Trust Company being the only bidder. The contract was immediately given to Jacob Agne, president of the bank, who hired Harry W. Roberts to finish the work, with the completion date set at September 2, 1905.

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North Genesee Street) and connecting the two ends of the channel. This was accomplished in March of 1905; in September the work on the cut was nearing completion. However, work was once again coming to a halt.

A contract extension was granted to Jacob Agne on September 11, but he refused this and served notice that he was abandoning the contract. Apparently, funds had run out. With the project three years behind schedule and work halted, political storm clouds were gathering.

The Engineer Feels the Heat

By October of 1905, the river project was a major political issue. In the mayoral race, the Republicans condemned Democratic Mayor Charles Talcott. The Democrats claimed that the mayor had no control over the problems and blamed the Commission, calling for their resignations. Both sides agreed on who was ultimately to blame - the engineer, Stephen Babcock. He was seen as having failed to compel the contractors to work more rapidly thereby adding to the delays and the cost of the project. The fact that he was still getting his full salary even though no work was being done did not help his image.

In the election, former Republican mayor Richard Sherman was returned to office; he urged haste in completing the work. It was agreed by all that $75,000 should be secured to finish the job. The battle to obtain this sum brought the controversy over Engineer Babcock to a head.

State Assemblyman Henry L. Gates of Utica went on record in January 1906 saying that he saw Babcock as a hindrance to the project and that since

the Commission would not remove him, he – Gates – would take measures to legislate the Commission out of office in order to remove Babcock. Soon, State Senator Henry J. Coggeshall of Waterville introduced a bill to appropriate $75,000; in the Assembly, Gates introduced a bill to create a new River Straightening Commission. The appropriation passed the Senate but immediately became tied up in the impasse between the two men.

Coggeshall saw no reason to remove the Commission and refused to introduce the Gates bill in the Senate. Gates refused to push the appropriation bill in the Assembly as long as Babcock remained.

The impasse was broken in March, when Gates agreed to withdraw his bill and amend the appropriation bill to put the project under the supervision of the city engineer, effectively eliminating Babcock.

The amended bill passed the Assembly and went back to the Senate for approval of the amendment, but Coggeshall sat on the bill, telling the press that he was waiting for a possible development.

This came on April 15, when Supervising Engineer Babcock resigned. He stated that his resignation was voluntary and that he “refused to be a block on which the River Commission has stumbled any more”. The Commission accepted his resignation and the project was put under the control of the city engineer. Senator Coggeshall reintroduced the un-amended appropriation bill. This passed on May 3 and was sent to the Utica Common Council.

To everyone’s surprise, the Council rejected the bill on May 18, 1906. Mayor Sherman stated that with the channel as part of the Barge Canal system, any money spent on it would be wasted. The Commission issued a scathing criticism of the mayor

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and the council, calling the “Barge Canal Theory” a “fake” excuse.

The following year, after the controversy had died down, a $50,000 appropriation bill passed the legislature and was approved by the Common Council. With the funding in place, the Commission awarded a contract to Henry W. Roberts on May 13, 1907.

He immediately set to work and on June 24, 1907 the old channel was blocked off and the entire flow of the river diverted into the new channel.

Not until 1909 did the State Commissioner of Public Works accept the new channel as a part of the Mohawk River. Twenty years after the idea was broached, the river project had become a reality.

With this completed, the way was cleared for a number of related projects - construction of the Genesee Street over crossing, filling the old river channel, expansion of the rail yard and construction of a new station.

In the plan for the Barge Canal that was finally adopted, a new canal was dug rather than make use of the river channel. The face of Utica was changed forever. • Bibliography Clarke, T. Wood, Utica for a Century and a Half (Utica, NY; The Widtman Press, 1952).

Whitford, Noble K., History of the Barge Canal of New York State (1921).

Report of the Barge Canal Terminal Commission ( 1911).

Papers of the Mohawk River Straightening Commission (70 MSS. 1 /MRS.1). Oneida County Historical Society.

Files of the Saturday Globe. Oneida County Histori­cal Society.

Files of the Utica Observer. Utica Public Library.

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Utica had two, widely known, grand hotels: the luxurious Hotel Utica and the magnificent Hotel Martin (later renamed the Hamilton). But there was a third splendid hotel and it is seldom mentioned in reminiscences about downtown. It was the Hotel Pershing—Utica’s “forgotten” hotel.

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A few months ago in this column, I interviewed an outstanding new performer, Kayla McMahon. Since then, she and her band, The Tellers, have taken this area by storm. They have been performing in every venue possible and adding fans by the dozens. They recently released their first CD. Simply titled Kayla and The Tellers, it is part live recordings and part studio--and all wonderful.

Kayla’s vocals are a true asset. She can go smoothly from a powerhouse blues roar to a gentle whisper of jazz. Although short (just a bit over 30 minutes), the CD is a pleasurable listen.

The first six tracks were recorded at the now defunct Columbia in Utica by Ryan Abbott during a showcase in 2014. Opening with one of her most powerful numbers, “I Won’t Cry,” Kayla’s piano quietly leads to her plaintive vocals that build and build until the band kicks in to push the song to new heights, ending back to just vocals and piano. This song is five minutes of all feeling and emotion.

The song “Immortal” is one of the best examples of how perfect The Tellers are. It’s a song about wanting to live forever so you don’t miss anything life can bring. Again, Kayla and piano open, followed by subtle drums by the amazing Francis Lee. Soon, Jason Roberts rolls in on bass with perfect fills. As the song reaches the chorus, Jen Mascaro’s beautiful violin rises and adds that extra layer of emotion on this incredible track.

One of my choice tracks is “Broken Bones.” With the addition of Brian Premo on electric guitar, the song is an ode to life and the need to feel something inside. Kayla’s voice is deeply emotive while the band sways around conveying her intentions.

The final two songs, “Rain” and “This Old Town,” were recorded at The Fuzzbox Studio in Massachusetts. There are two versions of “Rain” on this disc. It’s also part of the live set. The studio version, in my opinion, is just a tad stronger, being more relaxed and truly showcasing Jen’s contribution to the song.

“This Old Town” harkens back to the sentiment of “Immortal” in that the singer wishes to see more than what’s beyond the front door and explore the world.

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When we wake up each morning, we take for granted that night has turned into day and the world outside is warm enough to support life. We can thank the Sun for that, but did you realize the Sun is a star?

Here are some fun facts. Astronomers estimate there are about 300 billion stars in the Milky Way Galaxy. Ours is a yellow dwarf star about 4.5 billion years old and half way through its life.

The Sun is gigantic. If it was a hollow ball, you could fit about 1 million Earths inside and 109 Earths side-by-side to reach across the diameter.

Although it seems serene, the Sun is a very violent place. It’s a massive ball of gas comprised of 92 percent hydrogen, 7 percent helium, with trace elements including oxygen, carbon, and nitrogen. Wonder why there is light and heat? At the core extreme pressures cause nuclear fusion reactions, generating immense energy producing light and heat. It is believed the core is around 28 million degrees Fahrenheit.

A photon of light takes between 10,000 and 170,000 years to eventually reach the surface because interior layers are so dense. That same photon travels the 93 million miles to Earth in only eight minutes.

The surface is called the photosphere. It is not solid and is always moving. It’s about 300 miles thick, with a temperature of roughly 10,000 degrees. Surface features include granules and sunspots. Granules cover the surface, similar to glowing embers of a fire. Sunspots are darker areas, containing “cooler” temperatures of only

6,200 degrees due to a localized strong magnetic field. Filaments are dense gas following magnetic loops above the surface, and look like long and thin strings. When astronomers look through special “solar” telescopes at filaments on the edge of the Sun, those loops are called prominences. That’s when it is easy to see they extend above the surface thousands of miles.

Occasionally, huge explosions called coronal mass ejections (CMEs) blast particles into space. If directed at us, a CME can cause aurorae (Northern Lights) but can also damage satellites and cause power surges or power outages.

The bottom line? Our star is a dangerous and wonderful place. It warms planet Earth and without it, life as we know it would not exist.

Want to look at the Sun’s sunspots and prominences through safe solar telescopes? Come to Sherrill Brook Park, Rte. 12 S in New Hartford, at 5 p.m. on May 23 where MVAS members will setup special telescopes, weather permitting. Once the Sun goes down, several nighttime telescopes will be ready to look at Jupiter, Saturn and other objects from dusk to midnight. The events are free. Visit www.mvas-ny.org or follow MVAS on Facebook for details.

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“We replaced our six-parlor ‘slowmatic’ system with four robotic stalls,” Glenn says. “We were interested in new technology and becoming more efficient.”

Glenn and Sheryl were first introduced to new technologies in the dairy industry at Cornell University, where they first met while pursuing their degrees in Animal Science. After graduating they both knew that dairy farming was what they wanted to do. Glenn grew up on his family’s dairy farm in Cassville. His family moved to the area in 1982 to escape the urban pressure on the rural areas in Massachusetts.

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Glenn and Sheryl were married in 2002. They now manage the family farm that consists of 250 milking cows, about 200 heifers, and 200 calves. They grow all of their own feed on the farm’s 600 acres.

The Taylors’ day-to-day workload has been lessened because of their new robotic milking system, which only requires minor daily maintenance.

The technology, developed by Dutch farmers in the Netherlands, has definitely made an impact on their day-to-day workload. Now Sheryl and Glenn visit the cows almost like they would neighbors. The cows move freely throughout the barn and enter the milking parlor anytime they choose, 24/7. Each cow has a scannable collar that records information when it enters the parlor, and the robotic milking system is fully programmed to prepare the cow for milking, to hygienically prepare and attach the teat cups, and to detach after milking. Extensive data is gathered that helps prevent diseases and improve the health status of the whole herd.

“The cow’s instinct determines when it chooses to be milked,” Glenn says. “And grain is an incentive.

If they’ve already had their allotted grain for the day, the door swings open and the cow walks back into the barn.”

Glenn’s mother, Barbara, still lives in the old farmhouse

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“It was an investment with a 10-year pay-off,” Sheryl says. “But it has reduced our workday by almost three hours.”

The Taylors also invested in a Juno automatic feed pusher, a robot that collects wasted forage and sweeps it back to the cows, which saves on feed and on man power.

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Along with framed aerial photos showing the growth of the Taylor farm over the years, Barbara Taylor has other farmstead decorations like this cross stitch wall hanging.

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The Juno automatic feed pusher, pictured in the background, is a robot that collects wasted forage and sweeps it back to the cows

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Close your eyes for a moment and picture a “farmer.” What do you see? Chances are you see an image of an older gentleman in overalls, seed cap in hand. Maybe he’s driving a tractor or working on heavy equipment. The numbers certainly bear that image out—the average farmer in the U.S. is a 58-year-old male. It is most certainly a male-dominated industry. Of the farmers that grow our food and feed our families, only 30% are women. Farmers already are a tiny minority in this country, making up barely 1.5% of the total population. There are fewer than 1 million female farmers in the U.S. I’d never given it much thought—being a woman in farming. It’s not exactly an easy life. But even more so, being a member of a tiny minority means that I often find myself disconnected from the general public in surprising ways. Quite frankly, there are just some subjects that I would never broach with my old college roommates or former co-workers! Thankfully, the women that I have met over the years whose passion and life-long (and often generations-long) jobs are in farming have been nothing

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Angie Lyon with calf short of an inspiration to me. They’ve answered my silly questions, they’ve laughed with me and, most importantly, they’ve shared their very personal stories with me. Women like Joanne, Angie, Vera, and Karen; Laura, Robin, Diane, and Jaime; Dorothy, Sue, Kelly, and Fiona—all these and many more have helped me understand what it means to be a woman in farming.

Women farmers throw 40-pound hay bales, pick up 100-pound calves and lug 5-gallon pails filled to the brim with feed or water. They drive skid steers and tractors—mowing, raking and tedding to make sure enough hay is put away for the winter. They run to get tractor parts or hydraulic fluid, bailing twine or minerals for the heifers, and manage to pick the kids up from baseball practice at the same time. They keep their cool when their spouses—or one of their children—crush their hands in a piece of equipment and have to be rushed to the emergency room. They don’t hesitate to run a stomach tube down a newborn lamb’s throat to save its life or sink a hypodermic needle deep into a cow’s jugular vein to save hers. Their hands are rough and calloused, their nails far from manicured.

They have bad knees, bad feet, and bad hips, just like their husbands. Many of them also have offfarm jobs besides their on-farm responsibilities.

(According to the USDA, women operators are

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Joanne Keblish milking less likely to report farming as their primary occupation and more likely to work an off-farm job.) And yet, they cook and clean, make sure the kids are bathed and have their homework done, the bills are paid, and the young couple down the street with the new baby gets a plate of homemade cookies. Female farmers are an amazing bunch.

But farming has an emotional aspect that is easily overlooked—one that can take a decidedly greater toll on women than on men. In all honesty, I’ve cried—let’s face it, sobbed—in our barn more often than I’d care to admit. I know other women farmers who have cried in their own fields as they watched their hard work and money quite literally wash away. I know women whose hearts were broken when their animals had to be shipped or their barn burned down. And I know others that simply had to walk away. All of them will tell you: Never have I loved something so much that has taken so much out of me.

Why do women love farming? For each female farmer, that love is deeply personal. Whether it is for the love of working at home with your family all around you, for the love of newborn calves, for the pride of producing food that feeds a nation, female farmers find something special to sustain them. For me, it’s the “other women” in my life—my does (female goats) and my ewes (female sheep). Raising them to be healthy and helping them become good mothers is, without a doubt, my favorite job on the farm. When things go right—as they most often do—there is no better feeling. And when things go terribly wrong, there is no better ear than that of a fellow female farmer.

It is precisely this realization that brings me back around to the importance of female farmers connecting and sharing their stories with one another. The Deputy Secretary for the USDA—a woman—started a Women in Agriculture Mentoring Network earlier this year. According to the USDA, “The hope is that women nationwide, across all areas of agriculture, will have a new support system to help them form professional partnerships with other women—sharing stories, seeking advice, or providing mentorship.” Those interested are encouraged to email agwomenlead@usda.gov to share their stories or use the hashtag #womeninag in social media.

If you are new to farming, reach out so you know you are not alone.

If you’ve been farming all your life, help a fellow female farmer simply by sharing your story. I’d be willing to bet the vast majority of those 1 million women farmers have no idea how truly inspiring they can be. • Suzie Jones and her husband, Peter, own Jones Family Farm in Herkimer. Together, with their children, they produce specialty goat cheeses and gelato. Find them at local farmers’ markets and at: www.anotherjonesfamilyfarm.com

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Arts and Culture in Madison County

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

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3. Madison County Historical Society 435 Main St, Oneida, NY 13421 (315) 363-4136 www.mchs1900.org 4. Chittenango Landing Canal Boat Museum 7010 Lakeport Rd, Chittenango, NY 13037 (315) 687-3801 www.clcbm.org 5. Stone Quarry Hill Art Park 3883 Stone Quarry Rd, Cazenovia, NY 13035 (315) 655-3196 www.stonequarryhillartpark.org

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6. The Museum at Cazenovia Public Library 100 Albany St, Cazenovia, NY 13035 (315) 655-9322 www.cazenoviapubliclibrary.org 7. National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum 5255 Pleasant Valley Rd, Peterboro, NY 13134 (315) 280-8828 www.nationalabolitionhalloffameandmuseum.org 8. Lorenzo State Historic Site 17 Rippleton Rd, Cazenovia, NY 13035 (315) 655-3200 www.lorenzony.org • www.nysparks.com

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

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

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

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frederick rice

By Melinda Karastury

Frederick Rice was born into a family originally from Rye, England. The family created a home away from England by building a sprawling Berkshire home surrounded by lush English-style garden. Rice refers to his childhood days as living in the classic children’s novel The Secret Garden. He followed his passion for the arts and studied at Massachusetts College of Art. He has traveled throughout the Northeast as well as Europe. Rice lived in Britain and St. Kitts in the British West Indies, and also traveled extensively and studied in Europe. He studied art in Italy and taught art and theater for several years in various educational institutions in Massachusetts. Rice is very dynamic and multifaceted and doesn’t want to be boxed into one category of “art.” He has a lifetime of experience in horticulture, cooking, and theater. Rice’s love for England and his family roots enriched his journey throughout his life. He continues to explore the wonders of English gardens, architecture, and his love for anything to do with “design.”

Frederick Rice works on a watercolor of a whimsical cottage in his home studio located in a white brick Italianate mansion in Rome. He shares his home with six cats (including Dickon, pictured left) and guests who come to stay at his Bed & Breakfast.

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Frederick Rice stands at the gate of his English-style garden that will spring back to life during month of May Rice sees himself as an illustrator of the endless design of life and experiences.

I pull up to The Oak & Ivy Bed & Breakfast at 600 N. George St. in Rome. The white scalloped fence up the pathway is surrounded by an emerging spring English-style garden. ns red double doors ectio two large Moon Refl FuIllapproach and Rice greets me at the door. The ter CenItalianate whiteArt brick mansion was built et 80 Main Stre 13316 Camden, NY 9 (315)820-426

in 1871. We enter the beautiful foyer as he immediately weaves tales of the renovated 20-room bed and breakfast furnished with English, French, and American antiques. Every wall and surface is adorned with art of all periods, styles, and mediums, each with its own travel, tale, and history. Rice explains that he is a transplant to the Rome area.

Seven years ago, he followed his love for architecture and horticulture and moved from Massachusetts and renovated the Italianate mansion into a bed and breakfast with an extensive Englishstyle garden around the property.

We enter his studio to the left of the entryway, and there is again an eclectic mix of beautiful antiques everywhere the eye can see. He sits at an antique desk with a painting of an architectural design he has started, his watercolors, pencils, ink, brushes, and a small glass of water. His cat Dickon (named for a character from The Secret Garden) greets us and sprawls out on the desk to help him paint. Rice uses both his imagination and also references English Home magazine. He gathers a pile of

sketchbooks from his bookshelves and begins to share his drawings of people, travel, architecture, landscapes, and even lunch. This collection of years and years of sketches and journals all chronicle Rice’s Frederick’s life.

Next, he shares his unique grouping of “miniatures” fashioned at just the right size for a dollhouse or a miniatures collector. Each one is a unique design of varying subject matters, such as portraits, flowers, architecture, and landscapes.

He also uses polyurethane with a brush to give the watercolor a luminescent

Frederick Rice paints miniature paintings and portraits, some no larger than a postage stamp

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effect. You will find Rice has a love for his feline friends, creating whimsical watercolor cat ornaments, no two of which are ever alike. His paintings have whimsy and his attention to detail draws you into the unique world he has created on paper.

Rice is inspired by an unlikely, but talented, artist and friend, Tom Cooke. Cooke illustrated dozens of Sesame Street books, as well as books featuring the Muppet babies, Kermit the Frog, and the Care Bears, among others. His artwork had the characters in strong ink drawings and realistic fur textures.

Rice is also inspired by John Singer Sargent, an Italian-born American painter whose portraits of the wealthy and privileged provide an enduring image of Edwardianage society.

Rice’s gracious hospitality and unique designs inspires us to look at the world around us with whimsy. Let us all stop and smell the English roses and appreciate architecture around us, our furry feline friends, and the people and places we go in life. Every life has a story and every artist has a legacy, a legacy of inspired works of line, form, mass, and an infinite design. •

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Some of Frederick Rice’s watercolor cottage illustrations are based on real places, others are whimsical fantasies. You can see his work this month at Fusion Art Gallery in Rome

Frederick Rice, A Whimsical Collection of Architectural Watercolor Illustrations Opening Reception, Saturday May 2, 5-7pm Exhibit runs through May 29th at Fusion Art Gallery, 8584 Turin Road, Rome

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This month: Holland Patent

Did you know Holland Patent was once called Public Square? It was named for a tract of land given to the newly formed community in 1798, but it soon became filled with roaming farm animals. They created such a nuisance that citizens voted to fine the owners of wandering hogs, sheep, and horses! Today the public square is a popular community gathering space with far less roaming pigs.

The public square was designated a national historic district and includes the green, the 1890s gazebo, and four monumental Greek Revival churches, including the unusual “Twin Churches� that were connected in 1965. www.twinchurches.com

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Every May, Holland Patent celebrates spring with a Renaissance celebration called Mayfaire on the Green. There is music, feasting, fairies, and even a dragon!

Toby likes to dress up like a knight! It’s on May 16 & 17 and it’s free! www.mayfaireonthegreen.com

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The team hears a train coming, so they run down Park Ave. just in time to see the ADK Scenic Railroad train go by! Toby can’t wait for the Thomas the Tank Engine tour Again!

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Behind the train station the kids explore the Holland Patent Farmer’s Co-op. Maya and 3-year-old Amelia Stockigt of Holland Patent try on colorful boots. There are so many shoes and boots at the Co-op!

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Next door to the co-op is Lillie’s Agway and Archery, home of the Bow Guru. Maya loves archery and could spend all day here. 7794 Park Ave, Holland Patent www.bowguru.com

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For lunch, the kids head to Grande’s Pizzeria. Toby likes his pizza plain and Luke and Maya like “the works” so they split it down the barneveld so middle. They also getissome proud of their of their famous garlic water that it was knots! Grande’s Pizzeria, featured 9557 Main St. on their bicentenniwww.grandespizzeria.com al seal. The Village was awarded the NY rural Water System of the Year in 2014!

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After lunch, they head across the street to Adirondack Motorbooks where there are over 10,000 die-cast vehicles in various scales and prices, including Luke’s favorite, Matchbox Cars! Open 7 days a week Noon-6pm at 9554 Main St, Holland Patent (315) 865-5503

President Grover Cleveland’s family once lived in Holland Patent. When he became president he was still a bachelor, so his sister Rose moved to the White House to serve as First Lady. She was criticized for being a “bluestocking,” which means an intellectual or literary woman. Maya wore her blue socks today as tribute!

Grover Cleveland’s parents, Richard F. Cleveland and Ann N. Cleveland, are buried in the beautiful Holland Patent Cemetery.

You can find their gravesite on the hill in the far left corner of the cemetery.

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After visiting the gravesite of President’s parents, the kids decide to visit the White House! It’s actually a new antique store in town and the kids love exploring lost treasure.

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You can see Scottish Highlands at Wee Croft farm! Wee Croft is Scottish for ‘small fencedin land.’ You can shop for grass-fed Highland beef, eggs, local honey, maple syrup, and more.

o! o M Located at 9970 New York 365, Holland Patent (315) 206-4013

a shout-out to the Holland patent class of 2020! They’ve been getting a kick out of reading the adventures taking place in their hometown!

Go to www.mohawkvalleyliving.com to download a PDF version of this comic

And come back next month for more explorations from The Mohawk Valley Adventure Club!

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Perennial Vegetables

By Denise A. Szarek

The days are growing longer and the sun is finally growing stronger and many of us are chomping at the bit to get our gardens started.

Although annual edibles like tomatoes, lettuce, and peppers are favored by many, you might like to look into some perennial vegetables as well. They only require one season’s worth of work, time, and effort to get them established, and you will be reaping the rewards for seasons to come.

Perennial crops help to build or, at the very least, improve the quality of your soil, and they don’t need to be tilled, so they keep the mycelial culture and soil structure intact and increase aeration and water absorption. Their natural decomposition cycles create a natural compost and top soil.

ASPARAGUS This is one of the best-loved perennial veggies out there. Also, this is one of the best examples of the “sleep, creep, and leap” aspects of perennial food plants. The first year, they “sleep” and don’t show themselves at all. The second year, you might see a couple of stalks popping up here and there, but it’s best to leave them be and let them go to compost. The third year, they come up and wave “here I am” and you should get a small harvest to enjoy. Yields will increase year after year once established.

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Jerusalem Artichokes wonderful perennial that used to be a primary vegetable in England and is slowly gaining favor here again. This is one perennial that should be in everyone’s garden. Not only is it valued for its ability to grow in shade, but every part of the plant is edible. The leaves can be steamed or braised like spinach; you can steam the shoots and eat them like asparagus; and the flower buds are similar to broccoli in both flavor and use. You can even use the seeds like an edible grain, as it’s a member of the amaranth family and a cousin of quinoa.

JERUSALEM ARTICHOKES Also known as sun chokes, they are tasty tubers that are starchy and delicious. They can be eaten raw or cooked. They have been in our garden for a while because I am diabetic and they are considered a healthy food choice because of their insulin content. They do grow and spread like crazy and are considered by some to be invasive by many gardeners. Plan on putting them in a dedicated plot.

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RHUBARB Some people think rhubarb is a fruit, most likely because it is often paired with fruit, but it really is a perennial vegetable. It’s the stalks that are eaten. Many of us remember it fondly growing in our Grandma’s garden. It’s a hardy plant that can thrive in even poor soils, and one small patch can provide you with enough stalks to create plenty of jams, jellies, preserves, cordials, and pies throughout the summer into autumn.

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SKIRRET This is a perennial vegetable with a historic pedigree, known to have graced the tables of ancient Romans. The root is the edible part and is related to carrots, since it creates bunches of skinny white roots. It grows well in loose, well-composted soil, in both sun and shade. As an added benefit, the flowers will attract bees and other pollinators to your garden.

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We head out on a gorgeous sunny day and gaze out the skylight of our Subaru at the crystal clear cerulean blue skies. We pass by many family farms, and scattered amongst the fields are cows, sheep, goats, and chickens.

A very large turkey buzzard circles above the fields riding the breeze. The hilltops still have random remnants of glistening snow and, at the peak of the hill, we see a breathtaking view of the valleys below. Down the hill we go along the Southern Adirondack trail. We are heading for a fly fishing adventure to the West Canada Creek in Middleville, NY. The family has always enjoyed fishing over the years, but we had never been “a trout and about” to try fly fishing. We were so thrilled to have all the equipment needed provided for us all: a rod, reel, line, waders, and flies. I can’t help but think of one of my only exposure to fly fishing in the cinematic classic “A River Runs Through It.” We never truly appreciated the art of fly fishing until we met expert fly fisherman and guide John M. Sweeney. Sweeney has been fly fishing for more than 50 years in New York, Pennsylvania, Utah, Idaho, Canada, New Zealand, Chile, Australia, and Europe, and saltwater fly fishing from Maine to Florida. He looks forward to an annual fly fishing trip to Montana, which he shares with his son. Father-son priceless bonding time warms my heart.

He has caught fish of trophy proportions ranging from tarpon, permit and barracuda to brown, rainbow, and brook trout. Sweeney is a wealth of information and experience in fly fishing. He is patient at teaching the skills necessary for all of us novice fly fisherman.

Sweeney proudly shows us his repertoire of flies specifically designed and tied for the rivers we fish. He is a New York State Licensed Guide #2667, and is certified in CPR, first aid, and water safety. His personalized services and reasonable rates have resulted in a long list of satisfied clients that continues to grow. Sweeney always encourages catch and release. We all suit up in our waders and venture down to the rock beds of the West Canada Creek.

We can hear the rush of the water and see Melinda Karastury in her the mottled dark blue waters moving at waders, ready for some 2,900 cubic feet a second. That is some fly fishing fun. fast moving water!

He begins with a basic forward cast instruction and practice. We each load the fly rod that reaches several feet long. Let some line out of your fly rod. Fly line is thicker and heavier than mono-filament line, but it features a plastic sheathing to make it buoyant. As you let

John Sweeney instructs Melinda Karastury, Josh Karastury, and Judah Maben on how to hold a fly fishing pole correctly

John Sweeney utilizes one of his many tools to add a hook and fly to the fish line

Melinda and John follow Josh and Judah down to the West Canada Creek Josh Karastury makes his first cast with the guidance of John Sweeney 58

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more line out of the rod, you add more load. The process is very similar to the length of a whip determining its potential energy load. When done correctly, the torque of your cast, combined with the flex in the fly rod, will sail the heavier fly line out, carrying the fly with it.

Grip the rod like you are shaking someone’s hand. Your thumb should be on top with four fingers wrapped around the rod. Do not grip too tightly. The casting motion requires fluid movement, so a firm but relaxed grip is needed. Keeping the butt of the fly rod under your wrist and in line with your forearm helps you maintain a straight plane while casting as well. Look behind you before you cast. Start your back cast.

Begin with your fly line in front of you and cast it back. Pull your fly rod back to a 10 o’clock position. Only bend your elbow. Keep your wrist stiff and your elbow close to your side. The most important part of the backward and forward casting movements is that each is in a straight line. Pause when your fly line fully leaves the surface. Once you see the line leave the surface, pause at the apex of your back-casting movement. This allows the momentum of that movement to travel all the way down the line. Finish with your forward cast. Start your motion forward smoothly in a straight line toward your desired spot on the water surface. The movement should be relaxed but swift. Once again, you are transferring energy from the movement into the line. As with your back cast, the most important aspect is making sure that you cast forward in a straight line, otherwise the fly line will wander

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and take your fly with it. Point your thumb in the direction you want the line to go. Wherever you point your thumb, the rod tip will follow, and wherever the tip points, the line will follow.

The thinner end of the leader is called the tippet. Various knots are used to tie these together, such as the improved clinch knot, the arbor knot, and the Albright knot. As you attach new flies, the tippet will get shorter, so you should always keep extra tippet in your tackle box. An assembled fly-fishing outfit includes a rod, fly line, reel, leader, and fly.

After many practice runs and individual attention by Sweeney, the lines continued to dance along the rushing waters with more fluidity and precision each time. Also, I found out and was corrected repeatedly: Don’t slap the water, not so much power, you will startle the fish. Although we had no bites today, the experience was very resourceful and rewarding. We all had a really amazing time with Sweeney trying out fly fishing on a beautiful afternoon. We asked him, “How did we do today?” He smiled and said, “Are you fishing for compliments? I think you all may be hooked now.” We laughed and thanked Sweeney for a fantastic afternoon of fly fishing, fresh air, family, friends, and fun.

After meeting and spending an afternoon with Sweeney, the quote from Norman Maclean comes to mind, “To him, all good things, trout as well as eternal salvation, come by grace and grace comes by art and art does not come easy.” (A River Runs Through It and Other Stories).

He is truly a master of the art of fly fishing. It is so good for the soul to commune with nature and watch and admire a true fisherman demonstrate his unique craft. The entire family had a fishing good time.

John Sweeney shows us his artistry developed over 50 years as a fly fisherman

Melinda Karastury modeling the wader outfit, 9 ft. fly fishing rod, and stake

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Copper moose ale house in little falls by laura knight for Slow Food Mohawk Valley

It was a raw and rainy early spring evening in downtown Little Falls; six of us from Slow Food Mohawk Valley had decided to go and check out The Copper Moose Ale House.

A few of us arrived early and decided to start the evening with a few selections from the impressive small brewery beer, cider, and ale list posted in true pub form on a chalkboard above the bar. One of us had a craft bourbon.

The beers were delicious and fresh. We were encouraged to have “tastes” of their offerings to help decide among the 27 varieties. We ended up trying the Otter Creek “Citra Mantra” IPL, the Council Rock (from Cooperstown) “East Coast Sessions” IPA It, and the Dogfish Head “April Hop” IPA. Other beers were had over the course of the evening—there is something for everyone on this pub’s board. With the first beers, some of us had two of the four wing appetizers offered—jerk, and tempura battered sriracha. They were gone in no time.

When the rest of the gang arrived, we all settled in—as one can—in a well-appointed pub. The seating is comfortable, with plenty of space between folks--but close enough to feel like you are out for a good time with others. The decor is very soft and inviting. The colors are in brown tones that are offset by the brick wall that runs most of the length of the room.

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In late 2007, a small group of women in and around Utica, NY, decided to create a roller derby pack. None had any significant prior skating experience. Some had never even seen a roller derby bout. There soon was enough local and regional interest to begin and the Central New York Roller Derby League was born.

Byhosting Melindapractices Karastury Upon arriving at the JFK arena, I am greeted by Coleen (a.k.a. Piss ’n’ Ginger), a warrior cancer survivor who shared with me her love for the sport of roller derby.

Central New York Roller Derby (CNYRD) runs deep in the blood of these ladies. The geographically diverse group is not just representative of one city but many. The members are from Utica, Rome, Herkimer, Ilion, Mohawk, Little Falls, Richfield Springs, Clinton, Remsen, Syracuse, Dewitt, Canastota, Glens Falls, Whitesboro, New Hartford, New York Mills, Yorkville, and Westmoreland. There are women from all walks of life: mothers, teachers, students, social workers, nurses, farmers, counselors, IT support, graphics designers, artists, bartenders, athletic trainers, college sports coaches, college professors, baristas, and activists. Above all, they are a group of ladies who have a drive to skate hard, block harder, and represent this area the best they can in the sport of roller derby.

CNYRD’s mission includes fostering community, sportsmanship, and athleticism. The group believe sin encouraging the spread of roller derby as a sport across the Mohawk Valley. CNYRD represents the area in the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). There is a strong sense of the empowerment of females of all races, colors, nationalities, origins, sexual orientations, ages, religious beliefs, and body types. Women’s roller derby is an example of a healthy and tasteful exhibition of the dichotomy of sexuality and athleticism. It instills a sense of sisterhood, loyalty, hard work, and competitiveness among the skaters, and a sense of family among the organization as a whole.

CNYRD started competing in April 2008, and held its first home bout in July 2008

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The CNY Roller Derby ladies practice with the newbies around the track The roller skates and colorful sassy socks of the derby ladies

Coleen “Piss ‘n Ginger” Firsching heads out on the rink

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at the Utica Memorial Auditorium. The home bouts are played at the JFK Arena in Rome and the travel team competes against teams all over the Northeast U.S. Since CNYRD’s inception, it has spawned three home teams, an all-star travel team, a B-level travel team, and a second local league. On May 30, 2015, at JFK Arena in Rome from 4:30 p.m. To 9 p.m., both the A and B travel teams will battle it out. First the CNY All Stars will compete against Little Steel, visiting all the way from Ohio. They will be followed by the CNY Wonder Brawlers facing off against the visiting Albany Brawl Stars. Practices from March to October are at the Utica Center for Development (UCD), which welcomes them with open arms, and in the summer at the arena in Rome.

Roller derby is a sport predominately played on a flat track. There are five players on the track from each team. One player wears a star cover on her helmet and is designated as the “jammer.”

The jammer is the point scorer and must get through the rest of the players, called the pack. As she continues, she receives one point for every player on the opposing team that she laps. There are two 30-minute periods that are broken up into up to two-minute sections, called jams. The first jammer that passes everyone in the pack legally and in-bounds receives the title of lead jammer.

This means she may strategically call off the jam prior to two minutes elapsing. The CNY All Stars currently just moved up 22 spots to #142 and are currently ranked at 156 out of 224.

We made sure we wore comfortable athletic clothing. The waivers, insurance, and liability agreement were all signed and practice began.

The practice we attended was on a Wednesday from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.: “newbie training.” We got started and began with the very important stretching, a warm up around cones, foot work, and crossover drills, and a rope to duck under with speed and precision, round and round the track individually and as a pack. We even learned how to fall properly--a superman. In the words of Confucius: “Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” Every time a pack member fell, there were universal words of encouragement from the sisterhood.

The majority of the skaters wore leggings, capris, or shorts with a T-shirt or tank top all with

Newbie Melissa rocks some hot pink “Party Animal” socks

Roller derby prectice strengthens and empowers women a little bit of color, personality, and personal expression. The helmets and shirts were inscribed with individual and unique derby names: Sinful, Foxy Money Bags, Moody, Bloody, Son of Sam, Sassy Thrasher, etc. All skaters were geared up with a mouth guard, helmet, elbow pads, wrist guards, quad roller skates, hip pads, shin guards, and a face shield. (CNYRD also can provide all gear, with the exception of the mouth guard, to rent for a small fee).

The practice was a mix of newbies, returning retirees, and all-stars. The CNYRD members all had different, but similar, reasons that brought them to roller derby. I had the pleasure of talking with a few members of the pack. Newbie Melissa was introduced to roller derby by friends. She went to a bout in Massachusetts and was hooked.

Melissa says: “This is a great derby family with a strong positive community-oriented environment. Everyone is so open and supportive.” She continues: “Roller derby is so much hard work and sweat, but so rewarding, and I love it.” Samantha Jassak from Ilion (Summer of Sam #18) says: “What started as a hobby has turned into five years as a part of an incredible group of women.” She is known as the big hitter and states with a smile: “I will sneak up on you and you won’t know what hit you.” Summer of Sam is proud to have her son watch from the sidelines and learn the value of exercise, sportsmanship, and camaraderie. Christina Hoover (Sassy #7876) was introduced to roller derby by friends and couldn’t even skate. With determination and an amazing network of supportive best friends, she found her love, passion, and some much needed stress relief. I can’t help but want to be

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Roller derby is a sport for everyone and anyone. There is no “type” to be a derby girl. No specific style, hair-do, clothing, and absolutely no body type. It is all about the drive and determination, and maybe a little attitude, to be an athlete. The bouts are quick moving, athletic, and exhilarating to participate in and watch. There may be some bumps and bruises along the way, but with a little help from the CNYRD ladies, the Mohawk Valley can forever be the home of the sport of roller derby. •

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Turtlehead is the checkerspot’s main food plant

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Checkerspot caterpillars feed on Turtlehead leaves

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If there was a President of Mohawk Valley Butterflies and he or she was obligated to give an annual State of the Butterflies speech, I fear that the speeches given over the past decade would not be very encouraging. Generally speaking, populations of butterflies in Central New York have been trending downward. Nationwide, probably the most studied case involves the Monarch Butterfly, which has suffered staggering declines in recent years. But the Monarch isn’t alone, as so many of our once common species are also experiencing significant losses.

With many of these butterflies, the declines are linked to habitat degradation and the decreasing availability of their traditional food plants.

Locally, I’ve noted a net loss of prime butterfly habitat – much of which consisted of overgrown pasture land. As habitat of this type evolves into young forest, becomes developed, or is returned to being actively farmed, butterflies lose out.

The continuing use of herbicides to eradicate weeds in residential areas and along field borders is more bad news for butterflies, since the majority of butterfly food plants are what most of us would consider “weeds.” Having said all of this, there has been some good news, too.

Some butterfly species have proved quite resilient, even in the face of persistent encroachment, and there have even been some notable population spikes. The most remarkable example of this occurred three years ago, when an enormous spring flight of Red Admiral Butterflies pushed into the Mohawk Valley from the south. It was an impressive event, especially to those of us unaccustomed to seeing any more than a few dozen

Red Admirals in a typical season. Not all species are subject to boom and bust years, but one of the Valley’s most beautiful butterfly denizens is. I refer here to the incomparable Baltimore Checkerspot.

At Spring Farm CARES’ Nature Preserve, we try to keep close tabs on our butterfly populations – particularly when it comes to uncommon or declining species like the Baltimore Checkerspot. Assessing their numbers in late spring means searching more for caterpillars than for adult butterflies. As is the case with many butterfly species, the way to find checkerspot caterpillars is to seek out their main food plant, which in this case is Turtlehead. Turtlehead is an attractive member of the plantain family – or it may be in the figwort family. It seems the experts disagree on its family designation. Fortunately, the plant and its caterpillar devotees don’t seem overly troubled by this botanical controversy.

Turtlehead grows primarily in wet meadows, ditches, and along streams. The plant produces leaves in pairs, which occur opposite each other on the stem. The leaves themselves look a little like willow leaves; they are lance-shaped and have serrated edges. The flowers, which occur in a tight bunch at the top of the leaf stem, are white and bulbous. The Turtlehead flower with its well-defined “mouth” and pinkish “lips,” does in fact resemble a turtle’s head – albeit one belonging to an albino turtle. The plant’s scientific name is Chelone glabra. In Greek mythology, Chelone was a nymph. She was transformed into a tortoise after insulting the gods by neglecting to attend the wedding of Hera and Zeus. In

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the plant’s case the mythical fate is compounded with the curse of being eaten by checkerspot caterpillars.

Of all our native butterflies, the Baltimore Checkerspot could be considered the gaudiest.

The orange, black, and white checkerboard pattern on their wings is perhaps one of the least subtle things in nature, but the pattern isn’t comprised of simple squares or rectangles. Incorporated into the design are circles, crescents, and other more amorphous shapes. The size and shape of an orange “hourglass” mark on the upper side of the forewing is quite variable and it can provide an easy method of telling one individual from another. Of our region’s butterflies, the checkerspot is unusual in that its orange pigment is not limited to the scales on its wings. Indeed, the Baltimore’s face, eyes, antenna clubs, and legs are also orange – as are the eggs laid by the female. Even given this striking appearance at close range, when seen in flight at a distance of 15 feet or more, the butterflies look like small dark butterflies – completely unspectacular and one that few people might bother to take a second look at.

There are two principal areas at the nature preserve where the checkerspot has been known to breed; one is a quarter- mile stretch of floodplain that borders a fast running stream. The stream and its associated ribbon of wetlands meander through over-grown pasture lands and through some fairly productive butterfly habitat. The other area is an obscure, tucked-away open swamp that sits at the furthest reaches of the property. The latter location has proved to be

The swamp is dominated by Blue Flag Irises a real jewel in terms of its interesting and novel plant life. It’s amazing to think that wetlands of this kind were long considered to be wastelands and of no practical use to anyone. Neglected (and too often abused) habitat niches like this one can be home to important species diversity.

More intrigued with the idea of visiting the swamp, I headed there first. It was early June, so any Turtlehead plants encountered would be small and nowhere close to blooming. Instead I would be looking for their young leaves. Immediately upon entering the wetland, my feet sunk into its spongy soil, but fortunately not too deep as conditions hadn’t been overly wet by that point in the season. For a moment, I dared to hope that I might actually leave with dry feet but that hope was soon dashed after walking a bit further in.

Leaves of Iris Versicolor (Blue Flag) were as numerous in the swamp as blades of grass in an average backyard. Interestingly, the variety of iris that grows there is noticeably stunted. The leaves are short and the flower stalks stand no higher than six inches. Wild Calamus or Sweet Flag also occurs there, and becomes abundant along a channel that runs through the heart of the wetland. The irises, calamus and a dense growth of sedges provided enough cover to effectively conceal any young Turtlehead plants, but my perseverance paid off and I finally found what I was looking for. It was a few bunches of stems with small but recognizable leaves of my

target plant. After picking out those first plants, my eyes knew what to look for and other Turtlehead stems started jumping out at me. Within minutes, I had found a few dozen checkerspot caterpillars. Given the early date, the caterpillars were larger than I had expected – in fact a few were over an inch long. The larval skin of checkerspot caterpillars is orange and black and covered with formidable-looking black spikes. Each spike in turn is equipped with tufts of needle-like hairs. The hairs serve as the caterpillar’s amour – discouraging most birds and some insects from eating it. The checkerspot usually spends the winter in the larval or caterpillar form. During the cold seasons, they remain dormant and hidden away, awaiting warm spring weather and the regeneration of their food plant.

Fourteen years ago, I began a program to restore a habitat for Baltimore Checkerspot Butterflies. This mainly entailed planting Turtlehead into wetland areas around the preserve. My hope was that these plants would thrive and expand, and eventually checkerspot butterflies pushing out of other breeding areas would discover them and set up new colonies. One area in particular proved a good home for the plants; last spring for the first time, I noted checkerspot caterpillars feeding on them. As gratifying as that success was, the number of Turtlehead plants that were naturally flourishing at the silted-up site of a former beaver pond, put my modest efforts to shame. Just by going about their lives, beavers

The Checkerspot pupa sheds its larval skin

An newly emerged Baltimore Checkerspot Butterfly perches on a neighboring chrysalis

had created vast amounts of habitat for checkerspot butterflies, just as they do for so many other wetland dependent creatures.

My visit to the Turtlehead growing on the stream’s floodplain proved to be very fruitful.

Plenty of checkerspot caterpillars were found and I was even able to pick out over a dozen fresh chrysalises. The checkerspots’ chrysalises (or pupae) are ornate structures. They are ivory-colored and decorated with orange and black spots.

The colorful spots resemble encrusted jewels.

As is seldom the case with butterfly chrysalises of other species, these chrysalises weren’t hard to discover. There were so many of them that they seemed like low hanging decorations, like colorful paper lanterns hung out in anticipation of an upcoming butterfly celebration. This characterization isn’t too far off the mark, since there was a breeding festival of sorts pending. Not all of the chrysalises were attached to Turtlehead plants; a few were on adjacent non-host plants

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The Rufous-sided Towhee sometimes feeds on checkerspot caterpillars like Joe-Pye-Weed and goldenrod – on both living and dead stems. A few caterpillars were seen preparing to become chrysalises. High on a plant stem, a caterpillar anchors itself by the proleg at the base of its body. As the insect rhythmically convulses and writhes, the larval skin splits and is shed. As it falls away a new glistening pupal skin is revealed. Finally, movement stops and the chrysalis begins to harden.

We tend to think of chrysalises as being inanimate, but in fact they possess some capability of movement. When threatened they can jerk from side to side. The pupa reacts to direct contact on its skin and perhaps even to vibrations from the

plant they are anchored to. They may also react to abrupt changes in light. Whatever the cause, it’s a strange thing to see a presumably hardened chrysalis moving around. One of the chrysalises may have done too much moving about – for it had detached itself from its branch and lay on the damp ground below. I thought about leaving it there. After all, if it doesn’t get flooded out and if no insect or bird carries it off, it may still turn into a butterfly. A few seconds after saying that to myself I was on the trail home with an envelope in my pocket containing the pupa. I resolved to let the butterfly emerge in my office, after which I’d convey it back to the same habitat for release.

The thimble-sized chrysalis opened in the early morning hours and by the time I came in to check on it, a perfectly formed adult male checkerspot was in the container waiting for me. As promised, I brought him to the floodplain meadow for release. It was about 9 in the morning and there were already several other checkerspots out sunning themselves. They were all waiting for the morning temperature to rise high enough to permit easy flight. Evidently, the male I was releasing was not the only fresh pair of wings to be unleashed that morning. At least five other newly emerged males held obvious perches on various pieces of foliage around us. After about an hour, the temperature surged and butterfly activity levels reached something short of fever pitch. The males began chasing each other

from their perches. Checkerspots are not as a rule high-flying butterflies. In fact it’s rare to see them flying above head level. However, when sparring they are capable of driving each other up to relatively great heights. I watched a pair of males fly straight up, over 70 feet high – scuffling all the way like a tiny orange and black tornado. The height that they reach doesn’t seem to scuttle their sense of direction or confuse them as to where their territory is, since after the fight the victor returned with great precision to the same contended ground.

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When you’re in the midst of a sizable colony, females looking to lay eggs are not hard to find.

Their abdomens can appear noticeably swollen with eggs. Butterflies use receptors on their forelegs to detect their host plants. By drumming on the plant, spines on their legs pierce the leaves and allow its juices to be tasted by specialized hairs. From my perspective, the checkerspot’s knack of zeroing in on Turtlehead plants seems effortless, and a bit like magic. Most butterfly species lay single eggs – sometimes only one or two per plant. This is not the case with Baltimore Checkerspots. The female will lay a large

A Baltimore Checkerspot nectaring on Swamp Milkweed cluster of eggs on the underside of a single leaf.

Some years ago I watched one rather bedraggled female checkerspot searching for a place to lay her eggs. After rejecting a few easy to reach places, she finally settled on one very awkward one. She managed her important task with skill and grace, but as soon as she was finished she appeared completely spent and was barely able to fly away on her tattered wings.

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I had confirmation of this in downtown Utica, of all places. I was there keeping tabs on the Utica Peregrine Falcons when I saw an apparently healthy Baltimore Checkerspot Butterfly fluttering across a parking lot.

Two equally striking orange-and-black patterned species, the Baltimore Oriole and the Baltimore Checkerspot, do not owe their names to the famous city, but rather to its colonial ruler, Lord Baltimore. More precisely, their name derives from Lord Baltimore’s family coat of arms -- a version of which lives on as Maryland’s state flag. The coat of arms features a bold black-andorange pattern, which in itself is somewhat suggestive of the checkerspot’s underwing pattern.

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During his tenure, it’s unlikely that he had any experience with the two enigmatic species that were named for his family, but likely no one can say for sure.

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pillar outgrows its skin.) In late July, there were so many tents being spun around plants in the floodplain that it was hard to walk on the trail for fear of stepping on some of them. A close examination of the tents revealed that the caterpillars were not completely safe from predators. A small species of ichneumon (parasitic wasp) was patrolling the tents and searching for holes in the defenses. An ichneumons’ mode of operation is to puncture a caterpillar’s body with its ovipositor (a straw-like projection for laying eggs), lay an egg inside the larval body, and then move on to the next victim. The living caterpillar then plays host to a growing wasp larva, which feeds on it from the inside. Eventually the caterpillar dies and the parasitic wasp emerges from its body. This is the fate of a great many caterpillars of virtually every species of butterfly and moth.

Fortunately for the conservation of this Baltimore Checkerspots, it has been discovered that the caterpillars are able to feed on some plant species other than their traditional host plant.

These substitutes include False Foxglove, White Ash and, most surprisingly, the ubiquitous weed English Plantain. The butterfly’s ability to consume plantain has enabled it to at least temporarily reside in dry upland fields where Turtlehead would have no business growing. However, in my experience, colonies that set up around these alternate host plants do not usually persist,

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which seems to reinforce the checkerspot’s preference for laying eggs on Turtlehead.

Great experiences with butterflies can still be had in the Mohawk Valley and no doubt there remain areas of rich habitat yet to be discovered and monitored. One really fantastic place to visit is the Shawangunk Nature Preserve in Cold Brook. Many butterfly species that elude me in southern Oneida County can be found there. Instead of the Baltimore Checkerspot, they have a related species called Harris’s Checkerspot. Silver-bordered Fritillary and American Copper are also found there. Shawangunk is also the only nature preserve that I know of that posts signs along their roads imploring drivers to “Go slow and mind the butterflies.” •

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Pine Crest Tuberculosis Hospital (1919-1955)

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There was a need for a tuberculosis hospital in Herkimer County, reported an unsourced newspaper article dated Dec. 7, 1911. The article states that the cases of death due to the disease had risen in the county. The report gives the number of deaths as 28 in 1902 and 69 in 1906, with 54 deaths in 1910. It wasn’t until1919, however, that the Herkimer County Board of Supervisors approved the building of a tuberculosis hospital.

The Herkimer Telegram printed an article on Feb. 23, 1915 entitled “Urges County Tuberculosis Hospital.” A newly organized Herkimer County Tuberculosis Hospital Committee urged the Board of Supervisors to make an appropriation for building a hospital, noting there were more than 300 people who had tuberculosis in the county. An Executive Committee was formed and included President John D. Frederiksen of Little Falls; First Vice President Henry G. Munger; Second Vice President Dr. Irving S. Edsall, of Middleville; Secretary Emma Witherstine of Herkimer; Assistant Secretary Dr. August B. Santry of Little Falls; Treasurer Clark Seamans of Ilion; and Assistant Treasurer Carrie Richardson of Ilion.

On Dec. 21, 1919, the Herkimer County Board of Supervisors appointed Henry G. Munger of Herkimer; Helen Roosevelt Robinson of the Town of Warren; Abram Zoller and Dr. August B. Santry of Little Falls; and Dr. Emory H. Wood of Salisbury Center to serve on the Board of Managers at Pine Crest. Henry G. Munger served as President of the Board until

his death in 1933, and was succeeded by Dr. Emory H. Wood.

Harvey Delos Heller’s (1858-1952) 150acre farm, located in the Town of Salisbury on Rte. 29A between Salisbury Center and Stratford, was the site chosen for the sanatorium because of the following reasons, as stated in Lucinda Parker’s book Into Salisbury Country: “The cold, clear water, fresh air and pine-forested atmosphere for the County Tuberculosis Hospital.” Construction began in the spring 1919 on the three-story, 60-bed hospital that was completed late in fall 1920. A children’s wing was added in 1926 with 28 beds. The buildings included those for administration, patients, laundry facilities, and a power house.

The Journal and Courier gave the following description of the Patients’ Building at Pine Crest on June 8, 1920: “This is an attractive structure, finished in cream-colored stucco, consisting of a basement, two floors and an attic. The wings are for the open-air sleeping and resting rooms of the patients. The wood used in the building is North Carolina pine, with dark trimmings. The building has accommodations for 62 patients.”

The basement of the Patients’ Building housed the laboratories, the operating room, linen room, X-ray room, and morgue. There was a recreation room with a stage for entertainment.

The women were housed on the first floor of the building and the men on the second floor. Each floor had a sun parlor and a diet kitchen. Patients’ trunks and lockers were kept in the attic.

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The Administration Building had two corridors connecting to the Patients’ Building. The main floor of the Administration Building housed the superintendent’s quarters and nurses’ dining room, along with an office on the main floor.

The kitchen was in one of the wings.

Pine Crest had a power house that also included the laundry equipment. There was a spring of pure water located near the picnic grounds, and an 80-foot water tank with a capacity of 50,000 gallons of water. It stood on top of a hill of pine trees to the north of the hospital buildings.

The first patient was admitted to the sanatorium on Jan. 3, 1921. Dr. Patrick J. Hirst (ca.

1884-1921) was the first Superintendent. He was considered an expert in tuberculosis and gave many lectures on the topic throughout the county. He gave advice on the construction and equipment that was to be used at the hospital and served until his death in 1921. Dr. Vernon M. Parkinson (1889-1957) became the next Superintendent, serving until he resigned in 1944. Dr. Herbert F. Schwartz (1902-?) served as superintendent from 1944-1952 and he later accepted a position in the Kingston TB facility in Ulster County. In fall 1953, Dr. Bela Kohazi became the last Superintendent. He was affiliated with the Veterans Hospital on Long Island in May 1955.

Not only were there patients with TB at Pine Crest, but a number of soldiers from World War I also were patients there in 1921 as a result

of being gassed during the war.

In a paper entitled “Pine Crest May 11, 1953” by Ronald Fisk, the author states: “The only source, other than state and county support is gift and donations to the Board of Managers’ Fund. This fund provides for better comfort for the patient as well improved care. In 1951, a total of 78 contributions were given to the fund.

These gifts include various commodities like house slippers donate by Daniel Green, play shoes donated by Eastern Footwear Corp., Allegro, and American Felt Shoe, two 35mm cameras worth $1500 each, and stales steel developing tanks for the x-rays by Cherry Burrell, Inc.” Summer Camp took place during the months of July and August with a limit of 27 beds. The beds were placed outside so that the children could get fresh air. “The Third Annual Report of Board of Mangers Pine Crest Sanatorium” states: “Approximately seventy-five families throughout the county applied to have their children admitted. This, of course, was far from possible, and while it might have been necessary for the anemic, undernourished and generally rundown condition, it did not conform to the idea and purpose of such a camp, namely, the care and treatment of tuberculosis children only.” Sun treatments were given outside on select cases twice daily.

By 1942, the rise in the cost of living, coupled with wage increase demand and the decline in use of the hospital, was a threat to the closing of Pine Crest. Several thousand patients were

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treated at Pine Crest until its closing in 1955.

Most of the patients returned home without needing 24-hour medical supervision. Former patients, along with others, wrote letters in support of keeping Pine Crest open.

According to Lucinda Parker’s book Into Salisbury Country: “On February 24, 1955 State Health Commissioner Herman E. Hilleboe formally announced the closing of Pine Crest Sanatorium. Herkimer County was added to the district served by Utica’s Broadacres Sanitarium. The transfer of patients was completed by March 1, 1955. The medical equipment at the facility was divided among the three area hospitals: Little Falls, Herkimer and Mohawk Valley General in Ilion.”

The Herkimer County Supervisors sold Pine Crest on Dec. 30, 1955, to the Italian Assemblies of God, USA, Inc. The Rev. Quirino Grilli was named Superintendent of the Pine Crest Bible Conference in 1956. In 1968, founder Wade E. Tayler opened the Pinecrest Bible Training Center. The name was changed to Bethany Bible Training Center. The school moved to Chesapeake, VA, in 2013. Today, it is used as a summer retreat, and some of the staff lives there year round to maintain the buildings and properties. • Sources: Into Salisbury Country by Lucinda Parker, 1987.

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SHAWANGUNK

Shawangunk nature preserve, cold brook

by Peggy Spencer Behrendt

Chapter 8

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.

1978- 1984 One evening we take Dave to the big quaking bog near Black Creek to hear the spring peepers. We try to sneak up, but peepers notice the tiniest sound that is not normal, and become completely silent. To them, we’re probably as subtle as elephants walking on thin ice.

We stand still and wait silently, barely breathing for many minutes until one peeper tentatively calls out: “Peep.” (Is everything okay?)

Another softly replies: “Berrup.” (Did they go away?)

“I think they’re gone.” Yet another peeps with confidence.

“Sure, it’s been long enough,” calls one, with impatience.

“Now as I was saying…,” chime in the rest, and the volume of conversations crescendo into a symphonic harmony that is wonderfully all encompassing.

American toads decide to join the chorus in high-pitched ostinatos, and sleepy birds sing brief, melodious tunes from pussy willow bushes about the adventures and emotions of the day.

I think I can almost understand what the peepers are saying if only I can concentrate more deeply…but, no, their language and my comprehension are just over the edge of mystery.

“It sounds like Pink Floyd!” Dave observes.

Tim is cutting up beer cans and stapling them to the bottom of the root cellar door for insulation. We hope this will keep it cooler through the summer so our tofu and cheese will last longer. Is there anything that smells worse than bad tofu?

I’ve decided that it’s best in my tiny kitchen to just wash everything (pots, pans, dishes), as soon as I’m done with them. They’re easier to clean in our cold water if they’re not dried out; I only have to handle them once; and they’re always clean and available. I can manage with fewer pans this way, too. Tim prefers to carry dishes to the creek for washing – without soap, of course (even after dark), because he knows the fish and crawdads love the food crumbs. But I worry about waylaid silverware. (Maybe the raccoons will 77

New School kids playing in Misty Brook

Peg and Tim after putting in a water pump at the Kids Cottage

Tim with Sooty and Ramby, there is a glass windowpane between them learn how to use it.)

We moved the laundry line higher, so hanging sheets and quilts won’t get dirty from blowing into the wood piles. Now, I climb onto the top of the tool shed to hang clothes. Though they dry quickly hanging in our warm loft during the winter, I love hanging them in the fresh air, from this tree top perspective over the garden. I can admire the textures and colors in the patterns of the young garden plants and meditate on my next task as gardener as I attend to laundry.

Our friend Paul came fishing here on Black Creek with his wife in an inflatable row boat he bought recently. They saw a wild raccoon on the bank and, just as a lark, held up a small fish they’d caught and dangled it in the air, teasing the raccoon. How surprised they were when the raccoon immediately slipped into the water and started swimming very skillfully and quickly toward them.

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“Oh, no!” Paul exclaimed. “We’d better get out of here! If his claws puncture the boat, we’ll sink!”

They both started paddling madly upstream as fast as possible, with the raccoon in hot pursuit. Inflatable boats are not known for speed, so it took considerable effort to stay ahead of their new, agile, and hungry furry friend. But at last, human endurance prevailed, and they escaped the Masked Marauder of Black Creek.

When Tim and I heard this we nodded knowingly. It was probably our old friend “Ramby” (short for Rambunctious), whom we had to relocate far from home because, yes, he could be persistently demanding.

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We discontinue adding salt and sweeteners to our diet (1982) and all animal products in our diet or lifestyle – no leather shoes or belts, no wool blankets or clothing, because we love the idea of living without causing suffering to other creatures. We replace them with synthetic materials.

We lose the chance to buy a parcel on our road because we can’t afford it.

Our outdoor pet rabbit, Bunzy, dies and we are given a cute, black, feral kitten to keep me company when Tim’s working long hours. Sooty doesn’t like to be held much and hides a lot, but I feel sure I can domesticate him. I’m going to feed him the new, vegan diet we’ve adopted and see how he does on tempeh, tofu, nutritional yeast, and cooked vegetables. He especially likes peas and corn.

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We get a small gas refrigerator and put it in a little shed between our cottages, so we can share it when the kids are here. I am thrilled to have a fridge, even if I have to go outside and hike down the path for stuff… though it’s a pain when it’s raining.

We manage to buy 21 acres on our road with the help of land partners Jean and Ed Konefol and our daughter Heidi.

I try lightening my work load by doing laundry at a Laundromat, but it seems like it takes more energy and time to drive and haul it there, pay for it, and wait for it to finish

than to just do it in a bucket.

We return to a diet with eggs and dairy products (1984), because we feel our energy is poor. Tim has frequent headaches, and my voice hasn’t come back. We know people who are successful vegans, but we think perhaps our lifestyle is too physically demanding.

The three girls will be coming by bus soon from Salt Lake City for the summer, and Tim just wrote a long letter of advice on what to take for food, how to keep their belongings and money safe, who it’s okay or not to talk to, who to call in an emergency….

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find an old homestead. The log house has caved in and an old tractor is sinking into the ground, but we find an outhouse still standing. When we open the door, a huge cascade of porcupine droppings tumbles out, cascading over our legs and boots.

“It looks like this place isn’t totally abandoned.” I observe. “Porky Pine lives here. Let’s see…what could we name his outhouse?”

“Well, ours is called ‘Uncle Grunt,’ the Children’s Cottage has ‘Cousin Groan,’ and Paul’s cabin has ‘Ma Ma May I,’ Tim says.

“Maybe we could call it ‘The Porcu Potty?’” I laugh.

The children from the New School of Utica come here for a field trip. They are very curious about Uncle Grunt, even peering into the dark depths below the seat. They all climb the tree that forms the ladder to the loft of the Children’s Cottage and, of course, wade into Misty Brook, looking under stones, chasing striders and minnows, and getting wet feet despite their boots. Tim recites the poem his children loved when they were little: “The Three Little Kittens Who Lost Their Mittens” because he does it so dramatically. He weeps pathetically over the lost mittens. He roars when he recites, “What? Lost your mittens? You naughty kittens!” and then laughs with boundless glee when he exclaims, “We found our mittens!” The kids absolutely love it, and Tim gets a sore throat from his vocal exuberance.

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Tim with the 1946 Plymouth he bought when he was 17

I loved to play in the woods as a child, sometimes imagining living in a charming little wood cutters cabin.

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Fang; become an Olympic gymnast and swimmer; or a great concert musician.

Tim’s big goal, as a youth, was to play football for the Cleveland Browns.

When he was 16, (in 1953) his older brother, Dave, gave him a 1937 Lincoln Zephyr Coup that burned almost as much oil as gas. His buddies challenged him to drive up the steepest hill in Ashtabula Harbor (Ohio), which was (and still is) paved with ancient bricks that looked like they needed orthodontic work. Tim agreed, as long as they bought him extra oil. With his 12-cylinder engine revved up to the Peg jumping max, Tim’s Zephwith Flicka yr roared with the strain and struggle of climbing that precipitous, knobby hill, but he made it, and left behind a cloud of gray, oily smoke that engulfed the little harbor.

(He feels bad about that, now.) Occasionally, four friends would squeeze

into and behind the one seat, after pitching in five to seven cents apiece to get enough gas and oil to drive four miles to uptown Ashtabula, and buy 25-cent milkshakes.

Sometimes Tim’s girlfriends even pitched in a few cents for gas and oil if he was broke, and they wanted to go with him to The Point to do a little smooching. After working at a gas station all summer, he finally bought his own 1946 Plymouth for $400 that didn’t burn oil.

I was lucky to have a sweet chestnut mare named Flicka, which my older brother passed on to me. We roamed through the woodlands and meadows along Oriskany Creek and rode to the Westmoreland School Agricultural Fair or the local Ridge Riders Horse Show.

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“Let’s go home, NOW!” I urged, and was never so happy to leave a place. Fortunately, they didn’t have any more trouble with the rejected suitor.

Another person moves onto our road, and the Post Office is allowing us to have our mailbox right near our house instead of a half mile away. We are totally thrilled. We may get our road plowed in the winter, too. This is very exciting!

I’m “retiring” from giving music lessons in the city and Tim is hiring me to do chores here at home. I’m delighted to become a

full-time “homesteader” (except for playing music at church and weddings). He’s delighted to have me taking care of things here, so he has more energy and focus for his jobs. Sometimes I feel like I’m playing homesteader, like I played “house” when I was a child, because I love it so: building things, growing things, learning how to create useful items for our lifestyle out of nature and the scraps of society, while minimizing our environmental impact. And I love hanging out in the woods alone with Tim for days.

Sometimes, though, I yearn for a more social life, and more contact with people with a similar consciousness. How to balance these desires?

Look for more from Peggy’s memoirs next month.

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GENESEE JOE’S LIVE & LOCAL:

musical families Let’s go back a few years to one hot night in Utica at the former Devereux, where I was witness to a beautiful event. Local Allmans tribute band Les Brers was playing. The band featured Mark, Dan, and Al Sisti, all of them brothers. But that night they were also joined

by Mark’s son David on guitar for one song. The band also has two drummers, Darryl Matteson and Gene Voce. Through the course of the night Gene was joined by his daughter Jessica, who also plays in Crazy Fools. For another song Darryl was joined by his boy Miles, another working musician. Then both drummers left to be replaced for a tune by local drummer legend Lenny Milano and his son Lenny Jr., both professional working musicians. There was just such a sense of pride and love in that room that night--it was other-worldly.

It hit me that night how our area boasts so many families with musical lineage. My dad was a singer, and I followed suit as a sort of harmonica player/singer. Then there are the Fanellis, who have many family musicians, including offspring Joe Fanelli, who is also the best sound engineer in town.

I recently spoke with Papa Joe Rossi, who is a musician’s son and whose son Joe is in Showtime. He told me about the first time he had Joe Jr. play out. “One day I took him out to Pfohl’s Beach House and Target was playing, with Maurice Putrello on drums. Mo asked him if he wanted to sit in with them; he was 16. He got up and played the song ‘I’ll Be There for You,’ the theme from the TV show Friends, which Joey was already playing with his band 3 Peat (the forerunner of Showtime). Anyway, he nailed it, and Maurice went nuts. It was truly a proud moment,” Papa Joe says. Maurice has a musical lineage, too.

Other musical families include The Vanderwoods, Bernard (of Simple Props) and his son Nick (of Glen Street). Bernard comes from musical parents, but he beams with pride when he talks about Nick (a dead ringer for a young Brian Jones). He says, “We have been very fortunate to share many stages together, most

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notably in Saranac three years in a row. The first year Nick sang ‘American Girl’ by Tom Petty; the second year ‘Walk This Way’

by Aerosmith; and the third year he sang ‘The Immigrant’

by Led Zeppelin. Nick also blew minds when he did The National Anthem at The Boston Garden in front of 15,000 people.” Bernard’s advice on band life? “Being an artist or musician stinks if money is your goal. I, obviously, have been fortunate to have a great balance of work, family, and fun. My mother taught me that. Do what you love and share it.”

Then there is the Galime family, headed by dad A., who played in both Holidaye and The Band Charlie with his son and daughter Mike and Julia. Julia says, “My dad was a huge influence on me musically. From the time I started, he was always on top of my playing. He made sure I knew how to read and read ahead and, most importantly, how to tap the right tempo with my foot throughout the entirety of a song.”

She continues in her praise of family backing: “I will also say that both of my parents were extremely supportive of my brothers and me playing music. I don’t remember a time growing up in my house when I didn’t hear someone practicing, whether it was my dad playing trumpet or his main bands, Zen and Holidaye.”

Jessica Hilldebrant (Gene Voce’s daughter) also recalls: “When you’re a kid you listen to what your parents listen to. I was lucky to have a dad that listened to really good music. I grew up listening to Yes and Genesis, and I got to listen to The Justice McBride Band play in my basement.”

The love of music and family has created a great music scene in this area. Not only was I the son of a singer but always felt like a little brother or cousin to guys like Lenny Milano, Mark Sisti, and Bob Acquaviva. One other musical legacy I can’t forget would be Lenny Bonamassa and that son of his…what’s his name? Oh, yeah, Joe! I received so many responses to my questions regarding this it was too much to fit everything in. I will say there are many more families I’m leaving out. I apologize, and I guess I’ll be doing Part Two in the future. Thanks, and keep the tradition alive, my friends.

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Shoes Karaz Shoes, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Sneaker Store, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . . . 55 The Village Crossing, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . 83

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