Mohawk Valley Living #83 October 2020

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PETE SOUZA: TWO PRESIDENTS, ONE PHOTOGRAPHER ON VIEW THROUGH DECEMBER 31

Two Presidents, One Photographer showcases fifty-six of Pete Souza’s photographs of two presidents from opposite ends of the political spectrum. This exhibit includes Souza’s favorite images of Presidents Obama and Reagan, providing us with candid moments that are windows into their humanity.

What we see in Souza’s photographs are two Presidents who clearly honored the office they held, and genuinely respected the people they interacted with, no matter the circumstance.

This exhibition was organized by art2art Circulating Exhibitions.

Left: (Detail) President Barack Obama greets children. White House photographs by Pete Souza.

Right: (Detail) President Reagan aboard Air Force One during a trip to Belgium. White House photographs by Pete Souza.

ALBRECHT DÜRER: MASTER PRINTS ON VIEW THROUGH NOVEMBER 22

(Detail) Albrecht Dürer, German, 1471 – 1528, Christ Shown to the People from the Large Passion, c. 1497-1500, ink on paper, Museum Purchase. Reading Public Museum, Reading, Pennsylvania.

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The exhibition is on loan from the Reading Museum of Art. Sponsored in part by The Clark Foundation, and Nellie and Robert Gipson.

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Mary Cassatt, American, 1844-1926, By the Pond, detail, 1898, color aquatint and drypoint on paper, 13 x 16 7/8 in., Gift of Judge Richard J. and Catherine Clarke Cardamone, 2015.5.3

WOMEN ARTISTS Celebrating Suffrage

Arthur C. Goodwin, American, 1864 -1929, Night Scene, detail, 1890, oil on canvas, 19 x 24 in. Museum Purchase, 60.196

Astonishing Brilliance Art, Light and the Transformation of American Culture

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The Good Ol’ Days?

by Sharry L. Whitney

Many people are nostalgic for the “good ol’ days” before Covid. When I read Gary’s article this month about black bears, it brought back forgotten memories of the times my dad took us to the dump to watch the bears eat.

The dump?! I’m glad that is no longer a thing. It got me thinking of some not-so-good things this pandemic might see the end of.

Dirty hands. I think it is good that we’ve all had to take a refresher course on hand-washing. So let’s keep those germs at bay post-pandemic.

Texting in place of real communication. Maybe because our in-person visits with friends and family have been curtailed or even eliminated has made me yearn for actual conversations. Hopefully, face-to-face communication will be the new norm post-Covid.

Discontent. I don’t know if it’s just me, but I’ve never been more content with our home, flaws and all. Maybe we’ll stop longing for the “greener grass” and learn to appreciate where we are.

Impatience. Since the whole world has slowed down, I’ve noticed people seem to have more patience. Might the fervent pre-Covid rat race mentality be a thing of the past?

Taking essential workers for granted. Pre-Covid, I was friendly to cashiers, but can I say I appreciated them? Or even considered the unseen shelf-stackers, utility workers, and delivery drivers, not to mention the medical workers?

Hopefully, our appreciation of them will result in their pay appreciating too!

So I prefer to picture the bears in one of my favorite childhood books, “Blueberries for Sal,” nibbling on blueberry bushes rather than garbage at the dump. As much as we long for the “good ol’ days,” here’s hoping that some things change for good. •

MOHAWK VALLEY LIVING MAGAZINE October 2020

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

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Griffin &Hoxie

By Rebecca McLain

Executive Director Oneida County History Center

After a fire 1894, Utica’s wholsesale grocery store, Griffin & Hoxie, moved to Catherine Street.

Griffin & Hoxie, founded in 1844 by John Griffiths, is Utica’s oldest wholesale grocery house and was owned and operated by four generations of the same family. The firm, originally located at Lafayette and Washington Streets in Utica, received shipments from barges along the original Erie Canal and distributed products to many retailers along the towpath. In later years, Griffin & Hoxie sold and shipped merchandise all across Central New York.

Griffin & Hoxie began as wholesale dealers who bought and sold coffee, tea, spices, extracts, and other sundries. Later, the firm also manufactured raw materials to be sold under the label, Griffin & Hoxie. They ground spices, roasted and ground coffee beans, and manufactured a superior grade baking powder known as “White Puff.” Many other products were also distributed at this time. As the firm expanded, new items and brands were added to their distribution line. This included an array of goods such as kerosene, fresh and canned produce, cleaning supplies, insect repellant, and baking supplies. They even sold coffee grinders to area retail grocers as it was very common for many people to purchase whole coffee beans and have their grocer grind it for them. Griffin & Hoxie’s ability to adapt allowed them to remain successful throughout the 19th and 20th centuries.

The firm re-located within Utica several times and shifted ownership throughout its history. The firm originally operat-

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ed at Lafayette and Washington Streets but moved to 10 Liberty Street in the mid-1800s after outgrowing its original location. The Liberty Street business consisted of a 4-story brick building and a warehouse on Hotel Street. Next, Griffin & Hoxie moved to Catherine Street after a fire destroyed the building and everything inside in 1894. Additional floors were added to the Catherine Street building as the business expanded. Griffin & Hoxie survived this tragedy and stayed in business for many more years.

The company changed ownership and conducted business under many names including J. Griffith & Co., Griffith & Co., and Griffith, Griffin, & Hoxie. Many of the firm’s partners were related to the founder, John Griffiths. Charles A. Griffin, Griffiths’ nephew, operated the company in the earliest years followed by his sons Charles A. Griffin Jr. and Wheaton Griffin, and later by his grandson Frederick B. Griffin. Wheaton and Charles

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Jr. retired in the 1950s and the business was purchased by R.C. Williams and Co. Inc. This purchase ended most of the familial ties to the business, but the company remained in Utica under the name Griffin & Hoxie.

The History Center cares for many Griffin & Hoxie materials including a tea tin, coffee box, coffee grinder, wood crate, receipts, trade cards, photographs, and more. •

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Who Knew Bears Devour Stories, Too! Story and Photos by Gary VanRiper

Black Bear taken years ago when the dumps in the Park used to be open to the public.

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Spending so much time in the Adirondacks over the decades, it is impossible not to hear bear stories. One of the most-asked questions by people who know how many years I have hiked in the wilderness is how afraid I am of the bears.

Hard-pressed in my own experience to think of any bear encounters in the wild – I have not met a single one while hiking. This summer, there was the report of a young woman jogging a trail who spent the night in a tree to avoid an aggravated mama bear with cubs. However, black bears and other wildlife usually want to avoid contact with people, but there is an enticing draw. Most all the stories I am familiar with, happen where there are people – lots of people – often associated with a dependable source of food.

We have often heard the deep ‘huff, huff’ of a bear making his rounds at night just outside the open window of the family camp. The inside of a neighbor’s car was once torn to shreds by a bear – we try to remember not to leave food of any kind in our vehicles overnight. And lock the doors!

Years ago, we heard about the bear which gnawed and clawed its way through the siding of a store for candy, and another entering through the back door of a theater, up the center aisle (during the movie!), out into the foyer, sticking its head inside the popcorn machine and licking the glass clean of butter, then lumbering out the front door and down the street!

Years ago when the dumps were open, folks would drive in to watch the free shows by the bears pawing through the debris from the safety of their automobiles.

One summer when working for a local newspaper, my assignment was to take photos of the bears at a dump. From the confines of my car, the telephoto lens was ready as down the slope came a bear with her cubs. Then I noticed movement on a low ridge off to my left. A very large

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man in shorts and a brightly-colored, short-sleeved shirt was tiptoeing in sandals with camera in hand, I supposed to sneak up on the bear family for a shot. It crossed my mind that a story might be brewing that was very different from my original assignment!

Of course, the tip-toeing man had nothing on the man a ranger told me about who entered the dump and covered himself in garbage used as camouflage to get close-up shots of the animals.

True story!

Well, this summer an author friend and his family spent several days at a campsite along the Fulton Chain of Lakes. They experienced three bear visits in two hours, only losing a candle.

The next day, after climbing Black Bear Mountain, he bought a copy of one of the books my son and I had written – Escape From Black Bear Mountain to read that night by firelight. And that was when the fourth bear visit occurred. Dropping the book, they all ran for the cabin. Once they determined it safe to return to the fire to read they discovered the bear had even attempted to take a chunk out of the book! Still, he said, with flashlight beams scanning the woods for any sign of an unwanted hungry predator, they continued to read the bear-bitten book, each family member taking turns reading a chapter until they finished the story. They had a blast, he said, but confessed by the end of the week they’d had enough bear encounters for a while! • The NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has a site for how best to handle bear encounters.

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Things That Go Bump in the Night Ghost Tours

Hear stories of the many mysteries and ghostly happenings that have occurred in the Museum’s historic village.

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Observe cider making operations throughout the day using the Mill’s vintage equipment dating back to 1856.

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Hayrides, talking pumpkin, displays, concessions, family cornfield walk.

Through Halloween: Thurs: 4-8:30pm, Fri: 4-9pm, Sat: 10am-9pm, Sun: 10am8pm, Columbus Day: 10am-8pm

U-pick apples and pumpkins. Visit our farm store full of crafts, homemade cider, cider donuts, and fudge!

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On the Scarier Side!

Cayo Industrial Horror Realm Now in Rome with new attraction! CNY’s intense indoor Halloween spectacle.

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Fridays, Saturdays, & Sundays October 2-31, 2020 • 6:30-10:30pm New Location! 530 Harbor Way, Rome www.cayoindustrial.com

Hyde and Shriek! Candlelight Ghost Tour of Hyde Hall Ghostly guided tour of the mansion.

Mask Required, Reservations Only, Tour Limited to Six, No Walk-ins. $20 per person.

Every Fri. & Sat. in October. Tours on the half hour 6pm-7:30pm, Reservations: www.hydehall.org or call: (607) 547-5098 Hyde Hall, 267 Glimmerglass State Park Rd., Cooperstown • www.hydehall.org

Pumpkin Junction 2188 Graffenburg Road, Sauquoit

PUMPKIN FARM HALLOWEEN STORE CORNFUSION CORN MAZE www.PumpkinJunction.com

(315) 794-4604 If you like Halloween, you’ll LOVE Pumpkin Junction!

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Open 9am-8pm daily

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Remsen

cheese trail map

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CNY Cheese Trail

Be a trailblazer! Visit all 8 participating makers and collect stamps to earn anadorable insulated tote!

1 Adirondack Cheese Co.

8190 State Rt 12, Ste 1, Barneveld, NY 13304 315 896-2170 • www.adkcheese.com Open: M-F: 10-6, Sat: 10-5, Sun: 11-4 Shopping: NYS Cheddars, Cheddar Spreads, Gourmet Foods, Snacks and Local Honey & Maple Syrup Gifts.

Specializing in NYS Cheddar, aged on site. Also at Twin Orchards; Hapanowicz Brothers Market, Chanatry’s, Tastings, apple cider and cookies

2 Cooperstown Cheese Company , raw milk cheese

107 Oxbow Rd at NYS Hwy 28, Milford, NY 13807 978 257-4635 • www.cooperstowncheesecompany.com Open: Fri, Sat & Sun 10am-5pm Jersey Girl and Toma Celena cheese Viewing window, NYS food products, cheese accessories Also sold at: Red Shed Brewery, Cooperstown; Roots Brewing Co., Oneonta; Annutto’s Farm Stand, Oneonta Cheese tastings, gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches, charcuterie, tomatoes, chutney & bacon

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9628 Prospect Rd., Remsen, NY 13438 315 831-3276 • www.grassycowdairy.com Open: Daily dawn till dusk, Self-service Specializes in farm fresh cheese curd, aged Farmstead cheese Viewing window, no tours available, working dairy farm. Grassy Cow farm raised ground beef and other local products. Also sold at (see website for all locations): Woodland Farm Brewery, Prospect Falls Winery; Cliff’s Markets: Utica, Clinton, Lyons Falls; Desantis Market, Barneveld; DiOrio’s Market, Old Forge

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local beef, pork, veggies. Viewing window, tours by appt only. Also at: Tailor & The Cook, ca; Motus, Nola’s Meet the goats, tastings, plus see the new facility and storefront

6 Kriemhild Dairy Farms

7 Original Herkimer Cheese Co.

2745 State Rt 51 S, Ilion, NY 13357 315 895-7428 • www.originalherkimercheese.com Open: Thurs 8am-4pm, Fri 8am-3pm holiday and extended hours on Facebook. Retail Store and Gifting Center specializing in Aged Sharp NY Cheddar, Chutter, Chocolate Cheese Fudge, Cheese & Nut Balls, Logs, Dips, Spreads and more. Also at: Price Chopper, Hannaford, Wegmans Tastings, special sales, gourmet grilled cheeses

8 Stoltzfus Family Dairy

6300 Skinner Rd., Vernon Center, NY 13477 315 829-4089 • www.stoltzfusdairy.com Open: Mon-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat 10am-1pm Viewing window, tours by appt. only. Stoltzfus yogurt and milk also offered. Also sold at (list is not all inclusive): Nail Creek Pub & Brewery; Olde Kountry Market, Vernon; North Star Orchards, Westmoreland; Desantis Market, Barneveld

934 Earlville Rd., Earlville, NY 13332 315 691-5858; 800 638-3836 • www.jewettscheese.com Open: Mon-Fri: 9:30-5pm; most Sundays: 10:30-3:00pm, closed Saturdays Over 400 items including aged cheddar cheeses, gourmet cheeses, snacks, baking needs, nuts, and health foods.

Tastings of our aged cheddars and special sales

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753 Caldwell Rd., Herkimer, NY 13350 (Oberle Rd. is Permanently closed, use Osborne Hill to Caldwell Rd.) 315 866-4164 • www.anotherjonesfamilyfarm.com Open:10am-6pm, closed Mondays Jones Family Farm Gelato, farm raised chicken, eggs and

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1093 State Rt 12B, Hamilton, NY 13346 315 333-2336 • www.kriemhilddairy.com Open daily dawn till dusk, viewing window Butter museum: Open for events and by appt. only Specializes in Butter, Crème Fraiche. Also at: Nail Creek Pub & Brewery; Tailor & the Cook, Utica; Grassy Cow Dairy, Remsen; Utica Bread, Utica Open for visitors

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Handicapped accessible Public Restroom

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Serving Lunch and Dinner Eat In or Take Out The foothills of the Adirondacks offering memorable meals and genuine hospitality.

11573 Rt. 12, Alder Creek • (315) 942-2200

Warm up with French Onion Soup at Michael’s? Oui Oui!

Thurs-Sat: 12-9, Sun: 12-8, Closed Mon-Wed

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Open 7 Days a Week • Open 6am-8pm or later, Serving Breakfast 6am-Noon

Where good friends Meet to Eat! Enjoy breakfast or a quick lunch!

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Weekday Specials Tues- 20” X-Large Cheese Pizza . . . $11.95 Wed- Small Cheese Pizza & 20 Wings . . $17.99 Thurs- 2 Large Cheese Pizzas . . . $18.99 (plus tax / toppings extra)

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Homemade comfort foods

Open Daily 7am-3pm

823-3290

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

Canal Place, Little Falls Next to Showcase Antiques

Full menu available til 2am!

23 beers on tap, specializing in NY State craft beers!

Thank you for all the support! Open with plenty of outside seating available!

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Phoenician R E S TAU R A N T Please wear mask until you are seated.

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Sherburne

Open For Dine In & Take Out

Stay Healthy & Safe!

Thank You For Your Support!

Inside Dining Available Reservations Appreciated Due to Limited Seating!

(315) 33PIZZA

615 Erie Blvd. W., Rome

Open Thursday - Monday, 4pm-9 pm Sat & Sun 12pm-9pm Closed Tues & Wed

DiCastro’s BRICK OVEN

Soft Ice Cream & Homemade Hard Ice Cream!

Come try our Wine, Beer & Hard Cider Ice Creams

Also serving a full menu of delicious lunch and dinner options!

64 North Main St., Sherburne (607) 674-4397

Open every day and Open year-round

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Salisbury

The Country Store with More!

Snacks, Beer, Pizza, Wings, Subs, Gas, Diesel, Non-Ethanol Gas, Gifts and much, much more!

2114 Rte 29, Salisbury 315-429-3224 Open 7 Days a Week Utica

Chili Dogs Hamburgers, BBQ Shakes & More!

Fish Frys on Wed, Thurs & Fri! Eat in or Take out

1401 Oriskany St. West, Utica (315) 724-0136 • Mon-Sat: 11am-8pm

Breakfast, Lunch, Deliveries, Take Out & Catering!

Outside Seating & Grab-and-Go Available!

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Open: Monday-Friday: 8-2 185 Genesee St 2nd Floor, Utica

315 735-7676

Since 1946 Fresh breads daily • Baked goods • Italian specialties Pizza • Wings • Subs Online ordering & special orders available!

1024 Champlin Ave., Utica • (315) 765-0172

Open 7 days a week from 7am • www.rosatospizzacny.com • Follow us on Facebook!

Sheri’s

Offering Grab-n-Go meals, Salads, & Deli items!

1256 Albany St., Utica • 315-790-5200 Wed-Sun: 7am-2pm

EASTSIDE DINER Breakfast • Lunch Homemade & Fresh Daily!

*Currently No Retail Hours* -Open For Order Pickups OnlyMonday Thr ough Fr iday -9:00 A M T o 1:00 P M-

Place Orders For Our, Jarred Products, Ready To Cook Meals, Handmade, Always Fresh, Never Frozen, Cookies And Pusties And More!!

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Friday Fish Fry • Breakfast Served All Day

2199 Bleecker St., Utica (315) 790-5250 Open 7 Days a Week, 7am-2pm

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Contemporary American • Indoor Dining Open • Reservations Only

Breakfast & Lunch Catering Available

Breakfast Sandwiches Deli-Style Wraps/Sandwiches Salads, Soups & more!

Homemade Baked Goods & Multi-Color Bagels - a kid’s favorite!

Free Delivery(min. $25) • Family Owned & Operated!

900 Culver Ave., Utica • 315-765-0271 • Open Wed-Sat 4:30-8pm

(315) 790-5353 • Open 7 Days a Week

All staff wearing masks, please wear yours until seated. Visit www.willowsofutica.com

We can’t wait to see you again!

219 N. Genesee St., Utica

Whitesboro

Yorkville

Serving Lunch & Dinner Lunches Served Friday, Saturday & Sunday

Regular Hours

KARAM’S Middle Eastern

Happy Hour Daily 4-7, $2.50 Drafts & $2.75 Well Mixers

Bakery & Restaurant

Tuesday: $2.99 All-U-Can-Eat Spaghetti Wednesday: $7.99 Pasta Specials, 10 Boneless Wings $6.00 Thursday: $15.99 All-U-Can-Eat Chicken Riggies Take Out Sunday: .60¢ Wings at bar

Catering & Banquet Facilities Available

Available!

409 Oriskany Blvd., Whitesboro • (315) 736-7869 Catering & Banquet Facilities Available • www.69steakhouse.com

Now Open!

Find Karam’s hummus, tabouleh & fresh bread at Chanatry’s too!

Traditional Lebanese fare for breakfast & lunch!

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

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

(315) 736-1728 137 Campbell Ave, Yorkville www.karamsbakery.com

Over 80 years serving the Mohawk Valley!

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our 19th-century country village o farMstead . Picnic!

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ADULTS (13 +) $5.00 (MON-FRI) $7.50 (SAT-SUN)

Bring your own or buy a box lunch.

JUNIORS (7-12) KIDS (6 and under) $3.00 Free!

Made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.

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FA R M E R S M U S E U M . O R G

localphotography photography club local A view of “downtown” Sharon Springs, looking southbound along Route 10.

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Doubleday Field on a late summer afternoon, Cooperstown, NY.

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A seemingly endless view from Bald Peak in New Russia, NY at sunrise.

by Todd Walker

Docked on the Erie Canal at the Little Falls Harbor. by Cliff Oram An autumn view of the Erie Canal at Benton Landing in Little Falls. by Cliff Oram

Mohawk Valley Through the Lens Check out their popular Facebook page: www.facebook.com/MVTTL

At this time we are happy to service customers by mail.

We also offer curbside pickup and longarm quilting.

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IRONWOOD Furniture

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antique shopping guide Antiques & Art

Westmoreland Formerly of Barneveld

Now Open!

5475 State Rt 233, Westmoreland Artsy1Antiques@GMail.com

7000 Sq. ft Multi Dealer Store!

Furniture: Victorian to Mid-Century Lots of Art! Architectural Salvage Primitives Records, Books, & Collectibles

Open Wed- Fri 10-6, Sat & Sun 10-4

Celebrating 22 years in business!

Attic Addicts The Queen’s Closet

Pristine, Practical, and Priced Right!

Specializing in estate sales, large and small.

Conducted with respect and dignity.

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

Call for a consultation:

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Consignment at its Finest!

Clothing, Jewelry Household Items Furniture Open Mon-Fri: 11am-4pm Closed Sat & Sun New consignment by appointment only

22 Oriskany Blvd., Yorkville (315) 736-9160 Facebook: The Queens Closet & Attic Addicts

Black Cat ANTIQUES & GIFTS A little bit country, a little bit primitive!

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

Open Daily 10-5 10242 Route 12N, Remsen

(315) 831-8644

www.backofthebarnantiques.com

Multi Dealer Antique Shop

Primitives • Furniture • Artwork Smalls • Antique Accessories Wed-Sat: 10-4, Sun: 11-3 • (315) 264-1755

4803 Rt. 31, Vernon

Broad St. Flea Market 807 Broad St., Utica

(315) 941-0925 • Wed-Fri 10-5, Sat & Sun 10-4, Closed Mon & Tues

Indoor & Open Year Round!

Large selection of vendors with an even larger variety of items!

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

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

New products from Handmade Soy Candles, Lucky Bamboo, CBD Products, to Incense & Craft Items, Furniture & Household Items- new & old Like Us! Large selection of Games($5), DVDs($1), & CDs(.50¢)

Inventory always changing so Stop in often! Vendor applications always accepted.

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Canal House Hazel Mae’s Antiques Located in the Shoppes Multi-Dealer Shop

Richfield Springs, NY - Open By Request

Specializing in antique furniture, glassware, jewelry, books, linens, and so much more.

at Johnny Appleseeds 3402 Old State Rd, Erieville Rug Hooking • Punch Needle Wool • Supplies • Classes

6737 Route 20, Bouckville (315) 893-7737 Thurs-Mon 10-5, closed Tues & Wed

Tent Sale!

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Oct 10-12

Foothills

Mercantile

Antiques,Vintage, Gifts & Furniture Fresh Produce, Pumpkins, Mums & more!

Over 30 Vendors!

Open 7 days a week: 10:30-5:30

(315) 896-2681 • 8124 Route 12, Barneveld The Gallery Antiques at Pinebrick A multi-dealer shop specializing in advertising, petroliana, lamps, glass, furniture & quality smalls.

Look for our 1960s Texaco sign!

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ANTIQUE GALLERY

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

6768 Route 20, Bouckville (315) 893-7676 Open Apr-Oct: 10-5 daily; Nov-Dec: 10-4 daily January-March: Friday, Saturday, Sunday: 10-4 www.depotantiquegallery.com

Little Falls

Antique Center More than 50 vendors on 2 floors!

Antiques • Art • Crafts Open 6 days a week, 10-5, Closed Tues

The changing season brings joy in many things. Come in and find a treasure, that will give you lots of pleasure!

Handicapped-accessible • 315-823-4309

Thruway Exit 29A, 25 West Mill St., Little Falls www.littlefallsantiquecenter.com

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Main Street Gift Shoppe

Primitives, Olde Century Colors Paint, Lighting, Furniture, Candles, Curtains, Home Decor, Braided Rugs, and so much more!

Newport’s Best Kept Secret for Primitive Gifts!

7431 Main St Rt. 28 Newport, NY OPEN: Wed-Sat 11:30am til 6pm

(315) 845-8835 . www.mainstreetristorante.com

Brighten up a fall day with primitive autumn decor from Main Street Gift Shoppe!

Over 160 Vendor booths and display cases!

Visit our “Architecture & Salvage” area and discover many unique treasures!

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

(315) 219-5044 www.mohawkantiquesmall.com

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We Can Help You Buy, Sell, & Trade Globally!

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6338 St. Rt. 167, Dolgeville

(315) 429-5111

7417 St Rte 20 • Madison

Registered user of ebay

315-893-7639 Open Thurs-Sun 10-5

Antique & Unique!

Renewed & Rescued

Buy • Sell • Trade

Quality Consignments & More

Consigners wanted!

Household Items & Decor Refinished Furniture, Jewelry, Local Artisan Products 142 N. Main Street, Herkimer

See The Man

(315) 628-1506 • Tues - Fri 10-5, Sat & Sun 10-2

20% OFF Sale in October!

Painted and Repurposed Vintage & Antique Furniture

6831 Indian Opening Rd., Bouckville

Open Fri, Sat & Sun 10-4 (315) 893-7162

54 N. Main St., Sherburne (607) 316-8463 • Open Wed-Sat 10-5

Victorian Rose Vintage Antiques & Collectibles Open Daily 10-5 315-893-1786 • 3371 Maple Ave., Bouckville www.victorianrosevintage.com

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

ESTATE & HOUSE SALES • APPRAISALS • ALWAYS BUYING

THE POTTING SHED ANTIQUES

COINS • JEWELRY • ANTIQUES

OPEN: Thurs & Fri: 10-5, Sat: 10-4, closed Sun-Wed Visit our website for Covid guidelines

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315-736-5214 Don & Nancy Hartman, 52 Oriskany Blvd., Whitesboro (Next to Kinney’s)

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Weeden’ s Mini Mall

Loaded with Antiques, Vintage, Collectibles, & many kinds of Unique Items! Over 40 Years in Business!

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NATURE in October story and photos by Matt Perry In the three-month-long Fall season, it is October that most epitomizes Autumn in nature. Seed and vegetable harvests, changing foliage, and bird migration make October an eventful month. Although most of the birds that migrate to the tropics (the long-distance migrants) have departed by the end of September, a great number of other birds don’t begin their journeys until October. These are mostly the short distance migrants that travel 1000 miles or less. In this group are most of the sparrows: species like the White-throated Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, Lincoln’s Sparrow, and Fox Sparrow. Unlike the migrant warblers which give us neck cramps as we bend our heads back and try to observe their ceaseless flitting in the tree canopy, sparrows mostly remain low in the brush near forest edges. Most forage on the ground.

Of the sparrows, I think my favorite is the secretive Lincoln’s Sparrow. Lincoln’s Sparrow was originally named Bob’s Finch by legendary naturalist and bird painter, John James Audubon (1785-1851). With the name, Audubon was honoring a friend of his (Bob Lincoln). They had encountered the previ-

ously unnamed species together during one of their specimen collecting forays. Later, the name was changed to the more formal sounding, “Lincoln’s Sparrow.”

During the late spring and summer, Lincoln’s sparrow nests in and around boreal bogs and swampland in the Adirondacks and Canada. They are not difficult to find by a determined scout. To most people, the Lincoln’s Sparrow looks like just another little brown sparrow and nothing to write home about, but to the bird connoisseur, they are quite beautiful. Their breast is a buff color which is intersected by dark longitudinal streaks. Overall, their plumage looks neat and crisp, like a pressed designer suit. Their song is a quick series of trills, some with a slight sizzling quality.

To my ear, they sound a little like the warble of a house wren, but more refined. One could say they sound like a House Wren that has taken elocution lessons. Try as we might, we never hear their song away from their breeding grounds.

Migrant Lincoln’s Sparrows are mostly mute but will produce some light “smack” alarm notes when provoked, and they are

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easily provoked. Sometimes just looking at them could be considered a provocation. They respond by dropping into a bramble and secreting away their splendor. A few years ago in October, I found multiple Lincoln’s Sparrows skulking around the periphery of one of the beaver ponds. In my experience, it is rare to have more than one in a single location. On that day, Lincoln’s Sparrows were keeping company with a mixed group of other sparrow species. Their fellow travelers included White-throated Sparrows, Song Sparrows, and a couple of Swamp Sparrows. Sorting them out wasn’t so difficult despite all the different age-related plumages represented.

As the Lincoln’s Sparrows peeked at me and vocally scolded me from their safe place, my eyes wandered into the foliage above them.

It was a Witch Hazel bush in full bloom. It is an odd thing that the native Witch Hazel chooses such an advanced time of year to put out its golden stringy flowers. Even as the foliage of the Witch Hazel turns yellow and brown, its flowers are fresh and new. Of course, by flowering at this time of year, Witch Hazel would have a near-monopoly on late flying polli-

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nating insects. Those insects that are hardy enough to tolerate cold fall temperatures have little choices left when it comes to plants they can harvest nectar from. Patient observers have claimed that the only insects seen visiting the flowers are moths. Specifically, cold-hardy moths like the Winter Moth which, amazingly, can breed in late fall. Witch Hazel trees are small trees of the forest understory. They most often grow near wooded creeks and shady wetlands, but they can also occasionally be found in upland woods and away from water. At our nature sanctuary, Witch Hazel grows plentiful around the main beaver pond. It is one of several tree species that are favored by foraging beavers. They rarely turn up a chance to harvest one. Luckily for Witch Hazel, it is proficient at re-sprouting from its roots. You truly cannot keep a good Witch Hazel plant down for long.

In Autumn, at the nature sanctuary, we continue to collect wildflower seeds from native perennials. It is also the recommended time to plant wildflowers on prepared soil. A few years ago, in October, I took a large bag of collected seed and, along with a few volunteers, sowed them into a meadow planting. Among the plants in the mix were Bergamot, New England Aster, Downy Sunflower, Late Figwort, Cup Plant, Gaura, Virginia Mountain Mint, and Culver’s Root. Now, six years later, all those plants have been established in the meadow and have become seed sources in their own right. Now we tend to have an abundance of native plant seed at our disposal. We like to share our bounty with other folks dedicated to preserving native plants and supporting pollinating insects.

Feel free to contact me if you are interested in undertaking such a project and we may be able to assist with advice and some seed. Seed collecting and sowing provide a good excuse to be outdoors, to help the environment, and to reconnect with nature in October. •

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Blue-headed Vireos migrate in October

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mars returns by carol higgins

October brings jack-o-lanterns and beautiful autumn leaves that decorate the Mohawk Valley with vibrant shades of yellow, orange, red, and green. This year, we can also look forward to welcoming the return of one of our nearby celestial neighbors to our night sky – planet Mars is back!

Mars will rise in the eastern sky after sunset and move toward the west during the night. Its striking orange-red color easily distinguishes it from stars and other objects. Mars is at its brightest on October 8, when Earth and Mars are “only” 38.5 million apart due to the elliptical orbits of the two planets (250 million miles away at its furthest point). In fact, all month it shines brighter than Jupiter. The next time Mars is this close is September 2035.

There are significant differences between Earth and Mars. The Red Planet is 4,220 miles in diameter, while Earth is almost twice its size at 7,926 miles across.

There are 687 days in a Martian year, and 24 hours and 37 minutes in a day. The planet has two small and heavily cratered moons named Phobos and Deimos. Oblong shaped Phobos (17 miles long by 14 miles wide) is often compared to a potato and zooms around Mars three times every day at only 3,700 miles above the surface.

Smaller Deimos is only 9 by 7 miles and takes 30 hours for one orbital trip.

Mars is a rocky planet with a cratered surface covered with fine dust containing iron minerals that have rusted, giving Mars its famous red color. It has polar ice caps,

dunes, mountains and valleys, large dry lake beds, and rocks and minerals that provide evidence of a watery past. It is home to the largest extinct volcano and the largest canyon in the Solar System. The Olympus Mons volcano is almost 400 miles wide and 16 miles high. The four-mile deep Valles Marineris canyon is over Hanny’s Voorwerp. Image Credit: NASA, ESA, W. Keel, Galaxy Zoo Team 2,500 miles long and could reach from coast to coast in the United Mars, image by Viking Orbiter States.

Credit: NASA/JPL/USGS Human visitors will definitely need a spacesuit. Earth’s atmosphere contains 78 percent nitroMars missions. Two orbiting spacecraft gen and 21 percent oxygen plus a few carry onboard instruments and cameras to other gases, while the Martian atmosphere monitor climate and terrain. The InSight has a whopping 96 percent carbon dioxide lander studies the planet’s interior, seismic and small quantities of argon, nitrogen, events, and weather including temperaoxygen, and other gases. ture and wind, while the Curiosity rover That thin atmosphere results in temexplores Mount Sharp in Gale Crater. peratures ranging from 70 degrees to Launched in July, the Perseverance rover minus 225 degrees Fahrenheit and gives will land in February 2021. the planet four seasons, clouds, dust dev Thanks to these NASA robotic explorils, and winds. The winds can lift the fine ers and several spacecraft sent by other surface materials and create dust storms international space agencies, we have – some that encircle the planet for weeks learned about current water ice at the poles as we witnessed in 2018 when the solar and below the surface, the planet’s evolupanels that powered NASA’s Opportunity tion, and continue to gather data to help rover were covered with dust. When the us prepare for future human missions to storm was over the rover was unable to Mars. So take a few moments to enjoy incharge its batteries, ending its almost 15teresting Mars this month; you can see the year extremely successful mission. Not southern polar ice cap with a telescope! bad for a rover that was expected to oper Wishing you clear skies and good ate for 90 days! health! • NASA currently has several active

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Richfield Springs Community Food Cooperative in Richfield Springs carries all local foods.

I love food co-ops. Why wouldn’t I? They combine a number of my favorite things: food, community, a distinctive place to shop, and a variety of unusual and local products. It took me a while to get to the Richfield Springs Community Food Cooperative, but once I got there, I knew I would be back again and again.

“This place is awesome!” I said as soon as I walked in the door.

The lady behind the counter thanked me and welcomed me. I looked all around, taking pictures and admiring. A sign told me it was all local foods. Yay! I admired some aprons and I may return for one. On my first visit, I purchased a wooden honey dipper (which I have been needing!), some garlic (yum!), and candied ginger.

“Ginger is good for a bad stomach, isn’t it?” I asked. The lady agreed that it was. I had never had candied ginger but figured it was worth a try.

On another Saturday morning, I went purposely to have a cup of coffee and sit in the café section to write (another one of my favorite things). I thought I MIGHT also get myself a treat, but, well, weight loss goals…

The young man behind the counter was wearing a t-shirt that read, “Upstate of Mind.” I loved it! He said his brother had given it to him.

I asked if I could take a picture. He introduced himself, Nick Yacco. I ordered a dark roast coffee and a raspberry bar, which I found out was vegan. They had a few vegan and/or gluten-free choices. I made sure to put a dollar in the tip jar, which said, “Tips for Community Fund.”

“Oh, so tips go to the community fund,” I said.

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Nick told me the fund helped various projects.

“So it’s going to a good cause,” I said. “But still, you might like to get a tip yourself some time.”

He assured me that this was not the case. He is a volunteer and recently took over as Chairman of the Board of Directors. While we were talking, another volunteer, a vendor, and two other customers came in. I sat down with my coffee, treat, and notebook, and shamelessly eavesdropped.

The other customers were newcomers to the co-op. Nick told them that all vendors are local, within 100 miles at most. Currently, most of the product comes from within 25 miles. What a great place for Mohawk Valley Girl to shop!

When the other two customers sat down for coffee, I asked to take their pictures, too. They were Denise and Marty Thompson. I believe they were enjoying the co-op as much as I was. Maybe I will see them there again sometime! •

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Sarah Helen Hinckley of the Town of Russia By sue perkins

An album full of postcards belonging to Sarah Helen Hinckley has been donated to the Herkimer County Historical Society. Sarah’s name was written on the inside cover of the album along with the date 1907. I began to wonder just who this woman was.

I remembered that we did a historic house tour in the town of Russia in 1993. I looked in the architecture survey file and found a photograph taken in 1973 of the Hinckley House on Cady Road, along with a genealogy chart showing who Sarah Helen Hinckley’s parents and siblings were. I next checked the Hinckley surname file, www.fultonhistory.com, and Ancestry. Success! I had found just what I was looking for.

Sarah Helen Hinckley was born on October 1, 1843, in Wilmurt, Herkimer County, New York, the daughter of Gardner (1808-1875) and Elizabeth Atwood Hinckley (18101874). Sarah had 2 brothers: Elijah and Samuel G. and three sisters: Caroline, Mary, and Emma J. The Hinckleys and their spouses are all buried in the Gravesville Cemetery.

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ther died in 1822, William Graves became Gardner’s guardian. He bought his brother Samuel’s interest in his father’s homestead near Gravesville. There he resided until 1839, when he moved to Piseco, Hamilton County, NY. In 1840, he moved to the “White House” in Ohio Village; in 1842, he went to Wilmurt, NY, near Hinckley Bridge. The house that he built there was destroyed by fire in Apr. 1853. In 1854, he moved to the Gang Mills in the town of Russia. In 1842, he began the lumbering and planning business. In 1848, he went into the lumber business with Theodore P. Ballou of Utica, NY, and the mill business started in Gang Mills.

Gardner Hinckley was a supervisor in Wilmurt 1849-1851 and a member of the State Assembly, 1854. In 1890, Gang Mills was renamed to Hinckley after Gardner Hinckley. He was a Methodist and a strong Temperance man. He was of good judgment, strong character, energetic and conscientious, according to his obituary.

In the 1850 Census, Gardner Hinckley and family were living in the town of Wilmurt. While the Hinckleys were living in Wilmurt, there was 22-year-old Mary A. Humphreyville living in the household. I wondered who Mary Humphreyville was. I discovered in Sarah Hinckley’s obituary that Mary was her private tutor. Further research revealed that Miss Humphreyville had attended the Whitestown Seminary in 1846 in Whitestown, NY. She later became a school teacher at the Girls Seminary at Aurora, NY. By 1854, the Hinckleys lived in the town of Russia, where Gardner built his home. He lived there until his death in 1875. Sarah Helen Hinckley attended Miss Kelly’s Private School in Utica, NY about 1857. She became ill with spinal trouble while she was there. Her parents took her to eminent surgeons in Boston and New York City to get treatment but it didn’t work. Sarah’s Great Aunt Mary Agnes Hinckley held her wedding to John Maurice Evans at Sarah’s bedside on October 12, 1897, at the Hinckley home.

Sarah had been invalid for twenty years.

Sarah Helen died on August 17, 1918, in her home in Hinckley where she had lived most of her life. She lived there with her unmarried sister Mary E. Hinckley and her sister Caroline Hinckley Stanton’s stepson William H. Stanton. Sarah Helen’s brother Samuel Hinckley lived in Chicago, Illinois at the time of her death. Sarah Helen’s obituary states “All through her many years of affliction, she was ever cheerful and contented, and her Christian spirit enabled her to be of help to all who came in contact with her. She was a great leader and kept close abreast of topics of the day, and was a most delightful and entertaining companion. Her beauty was equaled only by her beautiful Christian character. She was a devoted member of the Methodist Church, which was erected through the efforts of her father assisted by his partner, Mr. Ballou”. •

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Some say that household appliances, vehicles, and gadgets are engineered to break or wear out within a certain amount of time, a concept called “planned obsolescence.” I have always assumed that the manufacturer does not want their washing machine or cell phone to break, but rather, by using cheaper materials, they’ve made the end product more affordable for a wider range of buyers. Cheaper materials simply result in a shorter lifespan. These products are so affordable, it is often cheaper to buy new when the old one fails rather than attempting an expensive repair. It just seems so nefarious…if you pony up for the warranty, you can bet your bottom dollar that washing machine will need a major repair the day after the warranty expires!

I am not sure whether the concept of “planned obsolescence” is real or not, but there is ample anecdotal evidence of its existence. When we remodeled our kitchen 13 years ago, we put in a new refrigerator, cooktop, dishwasher, and oven. Our daughters were 6 and 1.5 years old and our old dog was still very much a puppy. We were all so young!

Now, 13 years later, all of these appliances are failing, one by one. We replaced the refrigerator just before the pandemic started, but the rest of the appliances remain on life support: The oven’s temperature is wildly inaccurate; I have been handwashing dishes for several months; and our cooktop has only one functioning burner left. If I didn’t know any better, I would suspect all our appliances were in cahoots!

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I suspect my husband is firmly in this second camp.

Growing up in Wisconsin, his neighbor Earl was a retired mechanic with a small farm. Earl filled his days planting and harvesting. He kept busy and fit maintaining the house and outbuildings. He kept his mind sharp planning months in advance, whether it was splitting enough wood for winter heat or ordering the right seeds for spring gardens. Earl had a reason to get up every morning and that drive kept him healthy and strong.

This is my husband’s idea of retirement.

I haven’t given much thought to what I want for our “golden years”…nothing specific, anyway. Rather, I am more focused now on how we can thoughtfully take the business we have built and provide for an eventual, workable transition. I would love nothing more than to see it to live on, flourishing without us. That is planned obsolescence I asked our neighbor Steve what he planned to do in retirement; did he have an exit strategy? His immediate answer was a hearty laugh as if I just cracked a fantastic joke. No; as a dairy farmer, he is doing exactly what he has wanted to do his whole life. He cannot imagine leaving it or wanting something else. As much as I admire the sentiment, I cannot say I want the same. •

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We have now been monitoring Utica’s current resident pair of Peregrine Falcons (Astrid & Ares) for over eight years and through seven breeding seasons (2014 – 2020). Our cameras and microphone have enabled us to see and hear the birds as they interact at their nest box and within the bounds of their urban canyon. The cams have given us many insights into their behavior. It is important to note that not every individual Peregrine Falcon behaves the same way and the same could be said for every Peregrine pair. In other words, the behavior dynamics of one pair may not necessarily match that of another pair. Peregrine Falcons are reasonably intelligent birds that possess distinct personalities and predilections. Having said that, little seems to be set in stone regarding an individual Peregrine’s behavior. Like humans and other animals deemed intelligent, Peregrines learn from experience and alter their behavior based on what brings them successful outcomes. Over the better part of a decade, we have noted how Astrid and Ares have altered the way they interact with each other and the way they raise their young. For example, they went from (in the early years) encouraging their young to fledge early by luring them into the air with food, to more recently, urging their young to hold back from early fledging, in favor of spending more time practicing skills at the nest area. The parents recognized that a more practiced nestling has more endurance and is more likely to overcome early pitfalls. We have watched the relationship between Astrid and Ares evolve from one of near-complete female dominance (as is typical of Peregrine Falcons) to a more co-equal partnership. Make no mistake, Astrid still dominates, but she defers to Ares to a much greater degree than she did in the early years.

Early was the name of the game this season. This year, the Utica Peregrines did nearly everything earlier than in previous years. They began mating earlier than usual (November 2nd!), performing flight displays, and laying eggs. In 2020, the pair broke their record early egg-laying date by several days. This was also the first year one of their nestlings hatched in April, albeit on the last day of the month. Ares had performed two ledge displays (dances) with adult Peregrine females that were not Astrid. That was certainly a first! Was this a sign of infidelity on his part? Peregrine Falcons are sometimes touted as remaining faithful to

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their mate for life, but that is assuming no accident befalls one of the pair and that one of them is not replaced by a newcomer that outcompetes it. In recent years, like never before, foreign Peregrines are coming into established territories and trying to claim them or steal a position in the pair that owns the territory. We saw many incidents of intruders entering Astrid and Ares territory in 2020. This is a direct result of the species’ growing breeding success in the Eastern US and Eastern Canada. This success has led to an increased number of Peregrines seeking out and competing for breeding territories. In the Mohawk Valley, we see pairs attempting to establish territories in new areas. Notably, just this year, a successful Peregrine nest was confirmed in Little Falls. This represented a first for that city. To date, Astrid and Ares have produced a total of 21 young in seven seasons. We can assume that a portion of that issue, as well as the offspring of other “local” falcons, will return to the region to try and secure a territory. Some of those birds are bound to clash with established pairs like Astrid and Ares, who happen to hold a particularly valuable piece of real estate.

Peregrine intruders were not uncommon in the Utica Falcon’s territory through the first half of the breeding season. On the morning of February 4th, we heard Ares giving loud chirping vocalizations. After giving alarm calls at the box, Ares remained in place. That told us that the intruder was most likely a female and so it would be Astrid’s problem. Typically, Peregrines more vehemently guard against interlopers of their own sex since those individuals present a threat to their position in the pair. Ares spars with and attempts to drive away the males and Astrid handles the females. We initially thought it was Astrid coming into the box from the west platform (veranda) and joining Ares in the nest. That was because the female stranger’s plumage superficially resembled Astrid’s. When they began bowing to each other and engaging in a dance, we thought little of it. However, we noticed that their vocalizations were much more intense than usual, and their bowing and their beak swiping, more frantic.

Finally, we got a look at the female’s legs and saw they had been fitted with numbered bands – two on one leg and one on the other. Of course, Astrid was never banded. Ares left the box after about a minute of dancing with the stranger. As for the unknown female, she remained in the nest. She uttered a few high-pitched calls and then puttered around the place. She acted like a falcon that was well acquainted with a man-made

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nestbox. After a few minutes, she jumped out of the box and disappeared into the canyon.

The big question for us was the whereabouts of Astrid during this episode? Astrid was next seen on the ledge of Hotel Utica about ten minutes after the intruder was last seen. We do not know if she chased the stranger away or if there was any kind of altercation, but Astrid looked fine. Apparently, she held no grudge against Ares for his “infidelity”. The pair mated later that morning and held their own ledge display at the box at noon. (Regarding the banded female intruder, her band numbers told us some of her history. As a first-year bird, she was found injured in a commercial parking lot near Corning, New York in May 2019.

At that time, she was brought to Kindred Kingdom Wildlife Center in Pennellville.)

Courtship and pair-bonding behavior between Astrid and Ares continued as expected through the balance of the winter. Ares performed a swooping flight display for Astrid on February 15th, and that was followed by the first food tribute of the season. Well, it was almost the first one. Ares brought prey to her, but when she reached out to take it, he didn’t want to let go. A few days later, he began sharing properly. Mating became much more frequent after mid-February. This year the pair primarily mated in the vicinity of the nestbox, but also on other favorite ledges in the canyon. On February 24th, following an intruder incident (this time involving a male intruder), Ares accidentally knocked Astrid off her perch on the Grace Church steeple. It happened when he was flying in to mate. Happily, for Ares, she was not upset over the mishap and was encouraging him to try again only a few minutes later. On March 6th, at 1:50 AM, Ares came to the nest with a food tribute and gave it to his mate. She took it over to a ledge on the hotel to eat. That was unusually early in the morning for a food tribute. We expect him to bring food that early when there are nestlings in the box, but not for nuptial gifts. A little later that same morning, Ares came to the box with another gift.

Once again, in 2020, during the off-season (non-breeding period), Astrid reverted to being the primary provider of food for the pair, however involuntarily. Astrid is very accomplished at procuring pigeons (her favorite food). It is the only prey that she ever seems to catch. Ares’s job during the breeding season is to provide most of the food for his mate and offspring. At that time, he hunts a diverse range of prey – everything from birds as small as Chimney Swifts to larger birds like the American Woodcock. However, once the young are gone from the territory and his job as breadwinner is put on hold, he is eager

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to partake of Astrid’s quarry. He joins her on the ledge where she is feeding and tries to get a share of her meal. He sneaks in close to her and tries to snatch a piece when she least expects it. When he is successful, he takes his spoils to a different ledge to feed on. When he fails, he tries again.

Astrid’s attitude towards her mate’s pilfering is interesting. Most of the time she tolerates it and will even rip off a piece for him to “steal”. Other times she is not so accommodating and stays hunched over her prey with her wings extended over it like an umbrella. This posture is referred to as “mantling”. She does this when she is particularly hungry and not in the mood to share.

Ares is usually quick to get the message and when she mantles; he tends not to push his luck.

Interestingly, when Ares catches prey during the off-season, he often eats it in a secluded place and somewhere Astrid is unlikely to interrupt him.

By March 11th, Ares had begun keeping close tabs on Astrid and monitoring her movements through the urban canyon. Wherever she went he would go, or he would call to her from another building and encourage her to go to the nestbox. He wanted her in the box and laying eggs! That was her part of the bargain, right?

He knocked her off her steeple perch again on that day but, just like the time before, Astrid was not upset about it and the pair mated several times afterward. In the pre-dawn hours on that same day, Astrid spent some time sitting in the nestbox. Despite the early date, we took this as an indication that egg-laying was not that far off and perhaps as little as ten days away. On March 13th, Astrid again spent most of the night at the nestbox. She finally left at 5:30 AM. The pair mated a few times that morning and then at 11:00 AM, Ares brought food to the box for her.

When she didn’t take it, he joined her on a nearby ledge and began ripping off pieces of the prey and feeding it to her as if she were a nestling. We had never witnessed this behavior before with our pair. After feeding her a few bites, he took to the air with the leftovers and tried to lure her into flight with it. This is precisely what parents do to get their nestlings to fledge – they entice them with food. This was highly interesting behavior and, as far as we knew, completely unprecedented. Just before 2:00 PM, the pair converged at

the nestbox for a dance. The display was a lively one that featured a lot of bill swiping.

Astrid lingered in the box for a while after Ares left.

She did some “housework”, which entailed digging in the stones and biting at the box’s wooden lip. A halfhour later, she was out of our camera view. The winds had gotten quite strong by that time. Ares had returned to the box, and then we saw what we thought was Astrid float in on the wind and land on the west veranda. It was not Astrid! The stranger was another banded adult female. She came into the box from the veranda and proceeded to have a fourminute-long ledge display with Ares. There was a lot of manic chirping, bill swiping, and awkward bowing involved. After the dance, the stranger left first. She jumped out onto the perch, spread her wings, and floated off into the canyon. Ares stayed in the box and watched her sail away on the wind. If it were not for the numbers on the leg bands of this bird, we may have thought it was the same Corning falcon that danced with Ares back in February. After all, they were around the same size and their plumage markings were similar. We have no idea where Astrid was while the dance was happening. Interestingly, all three times Ares danced with a strange female at the nest, Astrid has been unaccounted for. We did find out who the new banded female was and where she came from.

The numbers on her leg bands were traceable. In the spring of 2018, she was banded as a nestling at the Pickering nest site in Ontario, Canada. It turned out she has a name! The Ontario falcon people named her Cando! It is very possible that Astrid schooled Cando in what she “can’t do” in Utica! Following this incident, other intruders came into the canyon and most of them were not photographed closely or seen well by us. Cando

Astrid flies away with prey

may have returned to try her luck at stealing Astrid’s place, but if she did, we did not confirm it.

On March 20th, we knew the first egg of the season was on its way. Astrid had been spending more of her nights sitting in the box and the pair were starting to practice incubation switchovers. That morning at 5:25 AM, Ares came in to relieve Astrid just as if there were eggs to care for. They did another mock switchover at noon the next day and on a subsequent day as well. March 23rd was a cold day characterized by dense snow squalls and wind. What a perfect day to lay an egg! At 6:06 PM, irrespective of the weather, Astrid laid the first egg of the season.

Also, for the first time, Ares was in the box when she laid it. The pair had just danced in the box a few minutes before and we noted how vocal the would-be parents were. Ares seemed fascinated and impatient with the egg-laying process. He chirped at her from behind and then tried to shift her by stomping on her tail. He wanted a look at that egg! That was surely something the Ares of a few years ago would have never dared to try.

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But this “new” Ares is bold and assertive with his mate. At 6:10 PM, Astrid lifted herself off the new egg and allowed Ares to check it out. On March 26th, at 8:37 AM, Astrid laid the second egg in the clutch. The interval between the laying of the two eggs was 62.5 hours which, for Astrid, was the longest gap ever recorded between two of her eggs. Right after she laid the egg, she began calling loudly. There was a female intruder in the canyon and Ares was tearing after her. According to a witness on the ground, Ares sparred with her for about fifteen minutes and even struck her twice when she flew close to the nestbox. If it was one of Ares’ new dance partners, it seemed like he was over them. Astrid stayed on guard at the nest for the entire altercation. Presumably, Ares drove the unknown stranger out of the territory. He returned to the box at 9:50 AM, and at that time the pair switched and Ares got to see egg # 2 for the first time as he took over guard duty. The audacious intruder (we assume it was the same one) returned in mid-afternoon and this time both Astrid and Ares dealt with her. Ares was first to return to the eggs while Astrid presumably showed the stranger to the border. Egg number three was laid at 9:19 PM on March 28th. Full incubation began after that, which meant the pair were committed to keeping the eggs covered almost constantly until hatching time.

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My dad was born on December 8, 1919, the eldest of six children.

Because he was raised through the Great Depression, he instilled in us the value of a hard day’s work. He met my mother while working at the Muench-Kreuzer Candle Company in Syracuse, NY. Shortly after they met, he had to leave for Fort Campbell, Kentucky and served in WWII as part of the liberation forces in Czechoslovakia. When he returned, they were married on September 14, 1946. Like many young families after the war, they bought their first new home in a post-war housing development in North Syracuse near Hancock Field, which was being converted from wartime service to a new bustling Commercial International Airport. I came along in 1952. However, my mother’s father had passed away in January of 1952 and my grandmother was alone in her home in East Syracuse. So my parents gave up that brand new home to move in with and take care of my grandmother. During the move, my mother was pregnant with my brother and lost him during the move. My sister, Debbie, came along in 1954.

My fondest memories of growing up in that house were all the cooking, canning, and gardening that went on over the years. My dad loved to cook and he loved to grow vegetables. January was sometimes more exciting than Christmas (okay, maybe not that exciting) because when the seed catalogs hit the mailbox, Debbie and I would spend hours going over the pictures of veggies picking out varieties for him to grow that year.

I have two special memories of that garden. He always grew bunching onions and all summer long there was a drinking glass of water in the fridge with a bunch of those onions. At dinner each night, the glass was put on the table and he would eat two or three with a good sprinkle of salt on them.

My second memory was the pole beans he grew off our back porch. I think he strung them there so we could reach the beans at the very top. We only grew two types of pole beans, “Roma” and

“Kentucky Wonder.” We would eat them almost every night during the summer. He would steam them with garlic and then hit them with melted butter.

Every summer, we would visit a farm on Buckley Road in North Syracuse and get bushels of tomatoes and pickling cucumbers. It became a family affair to make stewed tomatoes and chili sauce. And I think that’s where my love of pickles comes from. We never had store-bought pickles!

Now, every year as we glean the fields here at the Farm, he always pops into my mind. How much of his love of cooking and growing veggies have come to shape my life? He left us on December 25, 1996, just after celebrating 50 wonderful years with my mom. We lost her the following August. If you kept track, they never spent a wedding anniversary apart!

Every fall, he would make Brunswick stew, from all those fall veggies we are now gleaning from the fields. Brunswick stew is one of those iconic American recipes that change from region to region.

But the main rule for Brunswick stew is it must contain: red potatoes, tomatoes, onions, corn, and butter beans (never, ever lima beans). Dad always made it with chicken and ham, but depending on the region of the country, this recipe can even contain squirrel and opossum! After the basics, feel free to add any other fall veggie or meat combination you’d like, or if you’re interested in the history of Brunswick stew, by all means, “Google it!”

A lot of the veggie varieties we grew in that backyard garden, Bernie and I still grow on the farm: those bunching onions and the Roma and Kentucky Wonder pole beans are all still grown here every year!

I often wonder how much he would have loved being on the Farm with Bernie and me.

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4 chicken thighs 1 smoked ham steak, cubed 8 small red potatoes, quartered (leave the skin on) 2 carrots, sliced 2 onions, chopped 1 large green pepper, chopped 1 can steamed corn (or 1 cup fresh or frozen) 15 oz can creamed corn 2 15 oz. cans butter beans (do not sub. lima beans – Dad’s rule) 1 28 oz. can whole tomatoes or whole fresh tomatoes from the garden 1 cup chicken broth 2 T. Worcestershire sauce 2 T. oregano Fresh ground pepper to taste Hot sauce – optional

My dad had many nicknames during his life but the one that stuck within the family was “Uncle Popeye.” He got the moniker from my Uncle Wendell, who at the age of 2-3 years old, looked up at my dad who was wearing a hooded sweatshirt that read “Popeye!” As we all grew up with my many cousins calling him, “Uncle Popeye,” the name stuck!

In a Crockpot, place the chicken thighs, then layer cubed ham on top, then onions, peppers, potatoes, carrots, corn, creamed corn & butter beans.

Stir to combine the veggies (make sure chicken thighs stay on the bottom of the pot. Next, add tomatoes, break up tomatoes with your hand or wooden spoon. Next in a small bowl, mix 1 cup chicken broth, the Worcestershire sauce, and oregano. Pour over top of veggies. Then with a spoon, push everything around to get the liquid to the bottom of the pot. Turn pot on high and let cook for 4-6 hours. Ladle into bowls.*Add hot sauce if you like. Serve with buttermilk biscuits or cornbread. *Dad always left the chicken thighs whole, but you can certainly take them out and shred and return to pot, especially if you are feeding a crowd.

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We try to squeeze many excursions into October to savor the great theater of Autumn color before snow flies and winter weather creeps in like a kitten after a chipmunk. Over 48 years, we’ve experimented a lot with various modes of transportation, from a 50cc Honda motorcycle, and “well used” VW Beetles in the 1970s to electric bikes in this century.

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Since then, we’ve moved on to lighter electric bicycles that can fit in a car.

After twenty-one years of traveling together in cars and trucks with minimally effective defrosters and heaters, Tim and I felt extremely fortunate when we could finally afford a new car in 1995. It had heat, defrosters, and windshield wipers! What luxury it was to not have to wear bunny boots, scarves, and multiple layers of coats to travel in the winter! No more frigid breezes in the car from the patched sheet-metal floor, or putting our hands out the window into the arctic wind to scrape ice off the windshield as we traveled.

So, with confidence, we accepted doing a wedding and a memorial service 125 miles away, feeling that it would be a scenic and comfortable trip in our new car. From morning mists on Hinckley Lake, making it look like Scottish highlands, to the great, rolling tableaus of multi-colored, calico-printed hills and lush waterfalls in New York south of the Thruway; it was a glorious trip until we entered unfamiliar urban areas and struggled to find our venues. Before the wonderful availability of GPS, this was often quite a challenge and I couldn’t count the miles and hours we’ve wasted being lost.

We found ourselves constantly asking each other: “Is this where we turn?” Have we gone far enough?” Travel challenges add to the fatigue and stress of leading an important event; one in which we need (as minister and musician), to be clear-headed so we can be a comforting, calming influence as well as facilitate a meaningful service, especially for such emotional events.

We eventually made it to both events, but the day ended in tears of frustrated exhaustion, as the last, (should have been) ten minute stretch to our overnight lodging took us an hour in the rain and glaring lights because we couldn’t find our way!

From last year’s diary: I start a fire with kindling I brought in last night and hurriedly dress close to the fire. I see that we caught four mice last night. I get them all into one hav-a-hart trap and ride my bike, steering with one hand as I carry it to the end of the road at Black Creek.

I pass what distinctly looks like fresh bear scat. Hmmm! Consequently, I wonder; is that low, dark shape where the path curves way up ahead a bear or a stump? I ring my bell, to alert it, just in case, and continue on. But it’s just a dark shadow. Bumpety bump over tree roots I go until I get to a pile of dead branches. I enjoy watching the little mice with their big, dark eyes and Mickey Mouse ears scurry all along with the twigs. One licks a moist leaf because he’s thirsty.

Tim is bringing in some dead trees he found, and I decide to do laundry this morning because we have hot water from the woodstove and it looks like a perfect, sunny day to dry stuff.

Then, I clean out the root cellar. There are rotting apples galore from our wild apple rambles last month. I knew this would

happen. We always gather too many, but can’t resist! We call it the “Chipmunk Syndrome.”

I pull out all the buckets, sort out everything, and sweep the root cellar floor. Tim washes out the buckets and takes all the spoiled stuff to the compost pile. It does feel good to finally have it cleaned out.

We take a walk through the woods to the big beaver pond with our great-grandchildren and their mom. Kim. I brush something off my cheek and little August (2 ½) is interested in it, so I look closer. I think it’s just a piece of bark, but I pick up a twig and touch it. Suddenly, it unfolds into a big spider! And it had been on my cheek!! Yuck! I get it to grab hold of the twig, then hand it to Kim who puts it in a dry area away from the trail. (I couldn’t do it myself!)

Mittens says the root cellar needs to be cleaned out

This evening, Tim and I get in a short bike ride which is exceptionally lovely and peaceful as the last light from the sun fades behind hills of watercolor hues.

The clouds are all gold and pink, like a Maxfield Parrish painting. The earth has a lovely, rusty gold complexion. It’s so It’s a nice day for Peg beautiful, but my hands and ears hurt to do laundry because it is almost too cold for biking.

Yes, the leaves have shed their garments of chlorophyll green, revealing their unclothed essence in the flaming red, g o o d , yellow, and orange of the sunlight they’ve so why do I get absorbed throughout the summer. They know into such negativity? I suppose it’s their end is near and are busy whispering probably because I’m tired. I play some hymns memories of last summer and expressing their on the piano, and then some harp music, while gratitude to have had the opportunity to dance Tim does the dishes. Hearing those rich fourin a few moments of eternity. part harmonies bring memories of religious ser We pick up wooly caterpillars along the vices we’ve shared with so many people over the way to get them off the road. Our daughter years feels quite centering and comforting for thinks the winter will be hard because of the both of us. Tim says; “I really like the fact that wideness of their bands of color. Tim sees some you play the piano. My Mom played the piano in little apples remaining on a tree, so we pick the evenings.” them to feed the goats that live on our route. Tim missed her when she had to leave them They’re so cute! every August for six weeks to escape the hay Now, I’m waiting for the shower water to fever season in Ashtabula, Ohio. She stayed in cool after getting too hot on the woodstove. I pollen-less Petoskey, next to Lake Michigan bring in some kindling for tomorrow morn- covering the extra expense by waitressing. Cuing’s fire, and Tim brings in the bigger chunks. riously, he says his father was always nicer than Sometimes, I feel very un-centered and con- usual while she was away, but it was sad for Tim fused about my life and my feelings. My life is to wave goodbye to her soon after his birthday

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This October, I will have celebrated my birthday seventy two times. The first one I can remember was when I fell in love with sewing cards (lacing colored yarn in and out of holes punched into cardboard, outlining a cute picture.)

But the next memory was bittersweet. My Mom said I couldn’t include a particular friend to my party because there wasn’t enough space, and her two younger sisters were already coming. I was devastated and fruitlessly begged to let her come, crying myself to sleep in sorrow to think that she was left out. However, when I went to meet the birthday

guests walking up to our road the next day, I was so surprised and happy to see her coming after all! I wondered though, and still do, was a pleasant surprise worth the grief I went through?

But, sorrow and grief is something we do have to learn to deal with. We lost our dear cat, Mittens last spring after nineteen years together, and I miss her a lot. But we recently adopted a black kitten from the Humane Society. Did you know that black cats have a much lower adoption rate than cats of other colors? “Little Behr”, is providing us with great entertainment; as his energy, enthusiasm and curiosity are boundless. But there are challenges. We had to put up a 2 1/2’ ft high circle of fencing with 2’ x 6’ holes under our bird feeder to proLittle Behr visits tect the birds, and ground feeders (chipMittens grave munks and squirrels), from his predatory instincts. They can escape through the fence before Little Behr can jump over.

And Tim worries about getting scratches from his sharp little claws, but I trim them, and we’re slowly training him to “go” outside instead of in the inside litter box.

I still weep sometimes, when I see Mitten’s nice gravestone made by our friends at Adirondack Stone Works and remember her beautiful sweetness, but now we have adorable Little Behr to cheer us and remind us of the

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I watch Little Behr scamper among the falling leaves, leaping and running out of the sheer joy of living; his sleek, black coat a soft, dark contrast to the brilliant hues of red, orange, and gold.

I look up at a tall cherry tree, hoping to see that special moment when a leaf releases, and floats to earth. Tim joins me, and it’s so quiet today, we can sometimes hear the slight, gentle rustle of a single leaf finding its place to rest on the earth.

Yes, there is much to feel sad about, but we also can feel grateful to have had the opportunity to dance, like the summer leaves, in a few moments of eternity. Tim says; “From oneness, we came to oneness we return.” • The Shawangunk Nature Preserve is a deep ecology, forever wild, 501©(3), learning and cultural center. Tim and Peggy still live there and can be contacted through their website.

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Events and Local Attractions Cayo Industrial Horror Realm, Rome . . . . . . . 14 Cullen Pumpkin Farm, Richfield Springs . . . . . . 14 Farmers’ Museum, Cooperstown . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown . . . . . . 2 Munson Williams Proctor Arts Institute, Utica . . . 3 Pumpkin Junction, Sauquoit . . . . . . . . . . . 15 View Arts, Quilts Unlimited Show, Old Forge . . . 40

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Quilt and Yarn Shops/Services Love & Stitches, Whitesboro . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Tiger Lily Quilt Co, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Record Stores Off Center Records, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Restaurants and Cafés Ann St. Deli, Little Falls . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Tug Hill 10 Challenge The nonprofit Tug Hill Tomorrow Land Trust has launched the “Tug Hill 10 Challenge,” a safe and fun outdoor recreational opportunity for participants to explore the many diverse landscapes and wildlife habitats of the region.

Participants earn a special patch or decal by walking, hiking, biking, paddling or snowshoeing a total of 10 trails listed in the new Tug Hill Recreation Guide. The region includes parts of Oneida, Lewis, Jefferson and Oswego counties.

Trails in the Mohawk Valley and throughout Oneida County listed in the guide include the Boonville Canal Trails, the BREIA Trails, Pixley Falls State Park, Delta Lake State Park, Buck Hill State Forest, Trenton Greenbelt and Forest Park.

To obtain the “Tug Hill 10” patch or decal, participants complete an online form, and are encouraged to send photos taken along the trails. For more information on the challenge and the new Tug Hill Recreation Guide, visit www.tughilltomorrowlandtrust.org •

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Voss Bar BQ, Whitesboro and Ilion . . . . . .

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Grandson of Ulysses S. Grant, Ulysses S. Grant III served in both World Wars and served as an aide to President Theodore Roosevelt. He died in 1968 in Clinton, NY. He is buried at the Hamilton College Cemetery next to his wife, Edith Root, daughter of Elihu Root.

Winner: Jeanette Sullivan

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White’s Farm Supply, Inc. Your Power Equipment Specialists Waterville

962 Route 12 (315) 841-4181 KubotaUSA.com

Lowville

8207 Route 26 (315) 376-0300

Canastota

4154 Route 31 (315) 697-2214

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© Kubota Tractor Corporation, 2020. $0 Down, 0% A.P.R. financing for up to 84 months on purchases of new Kubota BX2680, B2301, B2601, B2650, B3350, L3301, L3901 equipment from participating dealers’ in-stock inventory is available to qualified purchasers through Kubota Credit Corporation, U.S.A.; subject to credit approval. Example: 84 monthly payments of $11.90 per $1,000 financed. Customer instant rebates of $600 are available on qualifying finance or $1,000 on cash purchases of B2601 equipment. Additional instant rebate of $700 are available with purchase of two new qualifying implements. 1st implement $500, 2nd implement $200. Contract term begins from the date of first payment which is due 90 days from the contract date. Example: Purchase made on 9/1/20, first monthly payment is due 12/1/20. Some exceptions apply. Offers expire 10/31/20. Terms subject to change. This material is for descriptive purposes only. Kubota disclaims all representations and warranties, express or implied, or any liability from the use of this material. For more information, see Dealer or go to KubotaUSA.com