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Feldmeier has long history in Little Falls President at Feldmeier Equipment said, “It is The Feldmeier family crucial that we continue to and the company they invest in the communities founded have a strong where our employees connection to Little Falls. are, including the City of In fact, they can point to Little Falls.” the spot where it began long ago, with work on He went on to say that the canal, and the dam his great grandfather by Hansen Island. worked on the canal in the early 1900s. “D. H. The company just Burrell & Company had recently broke ground on heard about this young a building expansion in crackerjack engineer that Industrial Park that will be was designing the dam used as manufacturing in Little Falls by Hansen space that will add eighty- Island.” one thousand square feet onto the existing building. Bob Feldmeier said, The project is estimated “When the dam project to cost $9.9 million and is was finished, someone on track to be completed suggest that he approach by mid-March of 2022. Burrell.” Colby Clark, Vice by Dave Warner

Feldmeier was then hired as the Chief Engineer of the D. H. Burrell Company. “Our family has very, very deep roots with Little Falls,” Clark said. “My grandfather died when my father was sixteen. He didn’t finish college because of World War II but went into the Marines. When he got out, Photo by Dave Warner - Work has started on the 81,000 square addition to Feldmeier Equipment’s facility at Riverside he went to work for what foot Industrial Park in Little Falls. was then Cherry Burrell as a sales engineer,” said business for himself years. making them, which went Feldmeier. on for a number of years,” Feldmeier said that during He was transferred to he stated. that time, he wanted to Syracuse because of the keep his employees busy, strong dairy business in The rights to that so he started making the area. “He developed exchanger were then small tanks, “and the rest a tubular heat exchanger sold and he was paid not is history.” and then he went into to make that part for ten See HISTORY Page 3

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Creative Designs by Tiffany has new location in Dolgeville by Dave Warner

Creative Designs by Tiffany has moved into a new location in Dolgeville, now located at 78 S Main Street. Tiffany Rutkowski, owner of the store said, “We were located at 51 North Main Street in Dolgeville and it was the typical storefront with a window. It had been a couple of different stores in the past.” She said that through circumstances beyond her control, she ended up not being able to stay there, so she had

to decide if she wanted to continue the flower shop, or did she want to quit and do something ‘normal’ again. “These people at Dunkin Donuts are getting $16 an hour just to make coffee and I thought, maybe I’ll just do that.” She told her husband that it felt like a little bit of a mid-life crisis because of all the things you have to think of being a business Creative Designs by Tiffany has relocated to a new location in Dolgeville. owner. that. It was a very big as a core group of her single spot available in temptation,” she stated. friends was giving her Dolgeville but it’s a small “When you just make advice on what to do. town, and there were only coffee and go home at Things moved very She said that it worked four spots available.” 5 pm, you don’t have quickly for her though out that she wanted to to worry about any of keep the store going. She said the first spot was an old barbershop “I had taken out a small and there was an option loan to get the store going to buy the entire building. in the beginning, but that It was a good location but loan is almost paid off. lacked enough parking. So I decided I wanted to “For my businesses, keep the business going people would have until that loan was paid had to park across the off.” street and there was no handicap parking. For Rutkowski felt that with deliveries, there was no the COVID restrictions way for them to do that mostly lifted, that foot easily.” traffic to her shop was really important. Bringing Rutkowski said she also it up to her garage and had to consider the idea just doing deliveries of staying where she was would probably cause and hoping that things her to take significantly would work out. There longer to pay off that loan, was also an opportunity so she started looking for to buy out another a new location. business and have their storefront, plus her flower “We looked at every Please See LOCATION Page 14

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that they build tanks today. He said that both facilities in Little Falls will supplement each other. “With our family history in Little Falls, it’s very important that we stay there and carry on that vision.” “Obviously, we’d love to grow more in Little Falls. It’s just a matter of finding the people that want to work,” he stated.

facility and our goal is to start giving more back to the community, so making this facility state of the art and esthetically pleasing is very important to us.” Clark stated, “The family history with Little Falls is something that I don’t think a lot of people know. It’s such a part of who we are.” Feldmeier Equipment employs between 180 and 200 people in the City at any given time. They operate seven manufacturing plants in Alabama, Iowa, Nevada, and New York, servicing the Food, Dairy, Beverage, Beauty Care, and Pharmaceutical Industries with sanitary vessels and mixers.

The expansion in the Riverside Park facility will add approximately 81,000 square feet. “One of the key points of this Photo submitted - Feldmeier Equipment breaks ground with Hayner Hoyt on a $9.9 million expansion expansion is that there project. able to purchase the to our old facility in will be a tower that will HISTORY From Page 1 allow us to build larger company. “The purchase Syracuse in 2019.” vessels straight up in the “In 1952 is when he started of Cherry Burrell caused Feldmeier Equipment in Feldmeier to grow to the “Now in 2021 we’re air instead of doing them Syracuse. He would tell size that we are today. adding to our existing laying down. The tower his friends that someday, Without that purchase, Riverside facility in Little will be 75 feet tall,” stated he would come back to we would not be where Falls to modernize the Clark. For more information, way we build vessels to this town (Little Falls) we’re at,” he said. get out of the older and “It’s going to be a beautiful visit http://feldmeier.com/. and own a factory. That’s something that we’ve They thought that the antiquated facility down never forgotten,” said purchase would give on Mill Street,” he said. them overlapping clients, Clark. and that they were really Photo submitted buying it just to increase “Feldmeier Equipment “He told us…make sure you never leave Little their capacity. “Little did is excited to announce we know that their client that we have begun Falls.” base was very different, the expansion of our The first expansion though so that helped us grow.” Riverside facility. As we continue to grow, it is was in Montgomery Alabama in 1994, but “In He said, “After that, we crucial that we continue to 1997, Cherry Burrell was ended up opening a invest in the communities not doing that well and facility in Reno Nevada, where our employees was up for sale and we purchased a company are, including the city of heard about it through the in Iowa, and then began Little Falls” said Colby “Feldmeier Equipment is excited to announce that we have begun grapevine because our expanding in Little Falls Clark, Vice President at the expansion of our Riverside facility. As we continue to grow, it is crucial that we continue to invest in the communities where our industry is fairly small,” by building the Riverside Feldmeier Equipment. employees are, including the city of Little Falls” said Colby Clark, facility in 2013. We built stated Clark. Vice President at Feldmeier Equipment. a brand new facility in Clark said they’re trying He said that through a Syracuse in 2018, and to make things more back door, they were made some modifications conducive to the way

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS - NOVEMBER City of Little Falls Common Council Meeting - November 2, 2021 - Bills 6:30 pm and Regular Session 7:00 pm in the Common Council Chambers in City Hall. Police and Fire Board Meeting - November 8, 2021 - Bills 6:30 pm and Regular Session 7:00 pm in the Mayor’s Conference room in City Hall. Recreation Committee Meeting - November 9, 2021 - 6:00 pm in the Mayor’s Conference room in City Hall. Golf Commission Meeting - November 17, 2021 8:00 am at the Little Falls Municipal Golf Course. Urban Renewal Agency Meeting - November 17, 2021 - 8:00 am in the Mayor’s Conference room in City Hall.

Tourism Committee Meeting - November 18, 2021 - 8:30 am in the Mayor’s Conference room in City Hall. Board of Public Works Meeting - November 22, 2021 - Bills 6:30 pm and Regular Session 7:00 pm in the Mayor’s Conference room in City Hall. Little Falls Public Library

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to determine your eligibility and grant amount. You must give basic information such as your name, address, and telephone number. You must provide copies of photo ID or birth certificate, social security cards and income for everyone in your household. All information is treated as highly confidential and in accordance with the New York State Personal Privacy Protection Law which took effect on September 1, 1984. DOCUMENTATION When applying for HEAP you will need to provide identification and proof of gross income for everyone who lives in your home. Depending on circumstances, you may use birth certificates, a marriage license, driver’s license, rental receipts and copies of current paystubs or pension statements. We cannot use bank statements for proof of monthly income. • Social security/Disability/ SSI • Pension/Veteran’s Benefit • Dividends (from stocks, bonds) • Alimony/Support (or court order) • Payroll, Worker’s Compensation, Unemployment Insurance Benefit • Rentals (received from tenants/roomers/real property) • Interest (up-dated on pass books, savings, checking, CD’s, etc.) You will also have to provide a copy of: *Recent fuel/utility bill (containing name, address and account number) if you pay for heat separately or *A statement from your landlord stating that your heat is included in your rent. NOTIFICATION You will be notified, in writing, by the Department of

Social Services, whether your application has been approved or denied. If approved, both you and your fuel provider will be informed and an appropriate payment will be made to your fuel provider. APPLICATION PACKET Persons 60 years of age and over, SSI recipients living alone or with a spouse only (Code A), may contact the Office for the Aging for an application packet which will further explain the program, your rights under the program and instructions for filling out your application. All others are invited to contact the Department of Social Services HEAP program at 315-8671220. QUESTIONS?

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This information is provided by the Herkimer County Office for the Aging and presents basic information about the HEAP program. For information, current income guidelines, answers to individual questions or assistance in completing your application, please contact the OFA HEAP office at 315-867-1195 or 315-867-1370. Visit our website for more information at www.herkimercounty.org then “services/departments”, then “Office for the Aging”. Visit Herkimer County, Office for the Aging, County Office Building, 109 Mary Street, Suite 1101, Herkimer, NY 13350. Call 315867-1195

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2021 Little Falls Cheese Festival turned out to be big! LITTLE FALLS, NY – After its cancelation in 2020, the sixth Little Falls Cheese Festival held on October 2, 2021, exceeded all expectations including its attendance record set in 2019.

Between the lingering COVID pandemic and a date change from steamy and hot mid-July to cooler early October, the Little Falls Cheese Festival committee had been keeping expectations in check. “We just didn’t know,” stated Teri Chace, one of the organizers. “Would people come out? Would our vendors do well enough to make it worth their while? Would the things we’d tried to improve work out?” Not only did people show up, but attendance was also way up. Based on data from the two entry booths on each end of East Main Street and analysis of drone footage, this year’s Cheese Festival hosted approximately 8,000 people over the course of the day – shattering the festival’s previous

record of approximately 6,000 in 2019. One of the improvements was instituting shuttle parking from Veteran’s baseball park on the east side of the city and from the Industrial Park on the west side—both quick trips into the city. Even with the unexpectedly large crowds, there was space for everyone’s vehicle, and the buses, running continuously all day, conveyed cheese-lovers back and forth without a hitch.

Another improvement was a Food Truck Food Court, moved off Main Street, down to the M&T Bank parking lot. There, attendees could order freshly prepared food and drinks, then sit under open-sided tents to savor their snacks and listen to live music before returning to the main festival to continue strolling, sampling, and shopping. The vendors had an incredible day, a welcome and needed boost for many of them after a

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rough past year. Many vendors began to sell out by mid-afternoon, not just the artisanal and farmstead New York State cheesemakers but also the gourmet food and wines and spirits purveyors. “It was my best show ever,” said Juli Webster of the Mustard Seed. “You knocked it out of the park and made it a fabulous day for us,” declared Laurie Schild of Farm Girl Cider Vinegars. Cheesemakers Cindy and Tim Powers of Poplar Hedge Farm commented “It was amazing talking with so many people and even after selling out, they were stopping and asking questions.” Live music performed all day the length of the festival added to the festive atmosphere. Some people came in cheese hats, others purchased cheese-festival-themed souvenirs such as keychains, stickers, and t-shirts from the Souvenirs Booth. Local brick-andmortar shops and city restaurants had a banner day. Melanie Pagan of the Loft 32 West boutique reported that she “made more in one day than what I made in the whole YEAR before,” and Mangia Macrina’s Pizza down in Canal Place reported,

“a huge day, a sellout Saturday!” “We plan to keep our festival in autumn, going forward,” Chace confirmed. “It was a wonderful day. The DPW and the police department were so supportive. But big credit goes to our amazing volunteers, who helped the vendors set up and tear down, kept the day running smoothly, and gave visitors to Little Falls a warm welcome. We could not have done it without them!” And as Mayor Mark Blask

commented in a widely shared Facebook post that evening, everyone “loved it! The goodwill and publicity Little Falls gets after such a successful event is immeasurable.” The Little Falls Cheese Festival is New York State’s premier gathering of cheesemakers, running the length of Main Street from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Keep up to date with future plans by following the Little Falls Cheese Festival on Facebook, Instagram, or visiting littlefallscheesefestival.com.

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“I was born in the house that my husband and I now own. I lived there until I was three and my dad purchased the farm from my grandfather. I was a dairy farmer’s daughter,” she said. She went to college to become a vet tech and worked for the Little Falls Veterinary Clinic and Dr. Spaulding for thirteen years. “I loved it there and had a great job.” Daukontas has two children and her husband teaches in Dolgeville. “We were high school sweethearts and both from the area.” “It was after the birth of my second child when I really got into fitness as most people do. I had a baby and I was ready to shed some pounds. I think historically speaking, most women tend to start running, eat lots of salads and do plenty of cardio,” she stated.

was better for them and for fat and weight loss. “I started going to the local Y in Little Falls and I just fell in love with resistance training and training with weights. I felt like it was the only thing I’d tried in my life that I could stick with that gave me results.” She said that nutrition is always a problem for women because of the number of fad diets that are out there. “There are all these different things, and what should you do? That’s what led me to get certified in nutrition almost four years ago now. At first, it was purely for my own interest, but then there were a lot of women that reached out to me and asked for help.”

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my house and we’d go through weight training, their food journal I’d help them with healthier alternatives and what they’re eating and how to read a food label. You’d think most people would know these things, but the way marketing is so confusing now - when they say low sugar or low fat you think it’s healthier. But, when you turn it over and read the ingredients and understand what you’re eating, you might think differently,” she stated. While she was doing all of this, she realized that a lot of women wanted to know what she did and to be able to exercise the same way. “I really couldn’t give them training or a plan because I wasn’t certified. So, a year after I finished my nutrition certification, I impulsively purchased the personal training certification, which took me six months to complete.”

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Little Falls joins Connected Community Schools Last week, the Little Falls Independent School District became part of the Connected Community Schools, which is a Romebased initiative that combines efforts of over 100 businesses and community-based agencies in pursuit of finding solutions to a wide-ranging array of challenges facing students, their families, and the school community. In each district, we help to coordinate, streamline, and deliver needed services to students and families so that students can succeed despite personal obstacles. Examples of areas where the CCS team can provide assistance include housing, food insecurity, medical and dental issues, and mental health. The initiative also provides embedded student and family engagement and classroom

programming, where community experts are invited to educate and organize engagement opportunities for students and families. CCS Coordinators have been getting to know the community through open houses and orientations, and have already teamed up to create a “Hub Club” a lunch group in the middle and high school with discussions and games surrounding Social-Emotional Learning, open to any students as needed.

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those issues.” “CCS provides a hub to link families and students to services in the broader region. We’ve always had community partners such as the YMCA and Little Falls Community Outreach, and those relationships continue to be essential to the district, but CCS connects us to a broader net-

work within and outside the county” Levatino said. CCS establishes a community hub at each school that provides families with no-cost essentials such as food items, hygiene needs, and school supplies that are available to any student or family with need. This can make the difference between a student

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Little Falls Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Keith Levatino shares “After several months of virtual, cohorted, and disrupted attendance, students have returned with some emotional and behavioral needs. CCS provides support both during the school day and beyond that to supplement our services to address

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Herkimer College to hold on-campus FAFSA Workshop Herkimer County Community College will be holding an on-campus financial aid workshop on Saturday, November 20 from 2 to 4 p.m.

Financial aid representatives will present a workshop to provide information and answer questions about tuition, aid, scholarships and more. On-site assistance will be available to complete the FAFSA on the web. Students and families are welcome, regardless of what college they plan to attend. Advance registration for the financial aid workshop is required at https://engage.suny.edu/regisPhoto by Dave Warner - Little Falls Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Keith Levatino shares his thoughts about Connected Community Schools during a presentation on October 29, 2021. CONNECTED From Page 8

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“Little Falls has always been a caring community, and as a district, we have tended to reach out and support families in times of need. CCS is a natural extension of who we are and what we do” Levatino said. Danielle Martin, Co-Leader of the Connected Community Schools Initiative expressed, “Our team is excited to partner and become part of the Little Falls School Family to create a connected school that supports not only their students and families but the community.”

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Little Falls Historical Society Back in Time Segment January 18, 1943

Martin Burney, Herkimer County’s last Veteran of Civil War, dies in Richmond, Va. The last of Herkimer County’s veterans of the Civil War has pitched his tent upon the eternal camping ground. Martin P. Burney, commander and last surviving member of the once flourishing Galpin post, Grand Army of the Republic, of Little Falls, yesterday answered the summons of the Great Commander at the home of his son, Thomas, at Richmond, Va where the old soldier had resided for some time past. He was 95 years of age last October 13thand had been active to the end. With the departure of Martin Burney for the final bivouac, an epoch ends, for he constituted the last living link between the present generation and that which fought to preserve the union in the war between the states. True, there are a few venerable residents left in Little Falls who were alive when that great struggle was fought, but he was the last of

Herkimer county’s Union veterans, and, as such, he was a symbol of America’s heroic past and patriotic inspiration for a generation confronted with the rigors of global war. For some time, Mr. Burney shared with Charles Jennett, of Old Forge and Ilion, the distinction of being the last remaining Civil War vets in this county. Mr. Jennett preceded him in death by only a few weeks.

he contracted a dread malady at New Orleans, and succumbed to it soon after returning to his Massena home. By December, 1864, young Martin could no longer resist the temptation to enlist, and he joined the 26th New York cavalry at Massena. He was never actually called upon to fight the Confederates, as the war ended in April of the following year with Lee’s surrender.

His Father Wore the Blue, Too Describing his experiences in the Union A native of Massena, Mr. army, Mr. Burney said Burney was a member that along the Canadian of a family that has set border, and after Lincoln a shining example of was assassinated, they patriotic devotion to our were advised to be on the country. A mere lad at the lookout for John Wilkes outbreak of the brothers’ Booth, the president’s war, as the conflict of killer, but Booth did not 1861-1865 has been head their way. called, Martin was fired with a desire to serve Mr. Burney was a young his country, but because man when he came to of his tender age and Little Falls. The eldest, because his help was Thomas, was in the needed at home, efforts regular army for many were made to dissuade years, and served him from his talk of overseas during the enlisting. His father, World War. Herbert, Thomas Burney, and his Gordon and Fred are older brother, James G. former navy men. One both enlisted in the 18th grandson, Edward New York cavalry, and Grose of Herkimer, was the war was responsible wounded in service in for the father’s death, as the first World War, and

two grandchildren are wearing their country’s uniform in the present war. The body is scheduled to arrive in this city by train this afternoon and will be met by an honor guard of legionnaires. Plans for a military funeral are being made. C O M M A N D E R BURNEY’S BODY ARRIVES TONIGHT; MILITARY RITES WEDNESDAY The

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Every legend has a beginning The Hubie Brown Story by David Dinneen

HUBIE COMES TO LITTLE FALLS Older people in Little Falls, especially those sports fanatics, know who Hubie Brown is. However, the name may not be familiar to the younger folks. Hubie rose from the ranks of coaching basketball at St. Mary’s Academy in Little Falls to the apex of his profession, enshrinement in the National Basketball Hall of Fame. It began with the “Niagara Connection.” Monsignor William Noonan, the pastor at St. Mary’s parish, had studied for the priesthood at The Seminary of Our Lady of Angels, a part of Niagara University. His classmate, and good friend, was the treasurer at the university, and that made it easy for Father Noonan, who was a basketball nut, to steer St. Mary’s Academy graduates to Niagara and fledging basketball coaches to St. Mary’s. The assistant pastor, Father Joe Halloran, had also studied at Niagara and, on occasion, scrimmaged against Hubie Brown and the varsity basketball team. On August 30, 1955, it was announced that Hubie, ace Niagara player, would be basketball and baseball coach at St. Mary’s in Little Falls. Hubie graduated from St. Mary of the Assumption High School in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and his teams won state championships in football, basketball, and baseball. At Niagara University, Hubie played three years for the legendary coach Taps Gallagher. At six foot, Hubie was a playmaking guard who averaged 8.3 points and 3.1 rebounds during his senior year for the Purple Eagles who had a 20 – 6 record. In his junior season, the

team had a 24 – 6 record and was ranked 16th nationally in the final AP poll. He played against a wide array of talented college players including Syracuse and NFL football great Jim Brown when he starred for the Orange basketball team. His teammates during his college career included future NBA stars Larry Costello (Syracuse Nats) and Ed Fleming (Minneapolis Lakers) as well as being a teammate and roommate with future NBA coach Frank Layden (Utah Jazz.)

ST. MARY’S BASKETBALL Thirty-five candidates answered Hubie’s call for basketball players in early October, about one-third of the male student body in the upper grades at SMA. His first problem was the lack of experience since the entire starting five plus the two top reserves from the previous year’s team had graduated. Practices were long and intense, and the weeding began. Brown instilled a tremendous spirit in his team plus some imaginative Metropolitan-style basketball. Hubie also coached the junior varsity squad. David Dinneen, who had graduated from SMA the previous June, coached the CYO team. In the first game of his coaching career, on November 24, 1955, the Gaels of St. Mary’s were

blown out by St. Francis de Sales of Utica, 75 – 55. In a return match a week later, they were again defeated by St. Francis in overtime 64 – 62. Significant improvement. The next evening, December 3, 1955, was Hubie’s first win of his long and illustrious coaching career, a 57 – 54 victory over Richfield Springs. The Academy team was off and running and reeled off six more consecutive wins before losing a controversial game to Herkimer in overtime 76 – 74 that saw a last-second basket by Chuck Ochar disallowed. Included in the wins was an upset over the powerful Fort Plain quintet in the bandbox St. Mary’s gym. Leading the team were the “Big Three” of Dar Mucica, Bill McEvoy, and Chuck Ochar. During this stretch, Mucica, son of Sam Mucica star center of the 1930 Little Falls High School state basketball champions, averaged 26 points per game. In a 61 – 42 win over Frankfort, Dar scored 40 points eclipsing Dick Buckley’s single-game scoring record. The remainder of the season was a mixed bag, with the team losing five of the next seven games, three of the games by three points or less. Mucica continued to be stellar, breaking Tucker Shepardson’s season scoring record set one year earlier. Bill McEvoy was

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also a force to be reckoned with averaging 18 points per game. Mucica missed two games with a 102 F temperature, as St. Mary’s lost to Canajoharie by one point and was clobbered by the Don Churchill and Paul Mosny led Little Falls High School in the city championship 58 – 28. In the final game of Hubie Brown’s St. Mary’s coaching career, the team lost in a Catholic tournament 53 – 49 to St. John’s of Rensselaer and ended the season with a 9 win 10 loss record. Dar Mucica and Bill McEvoy were named to the Mohawk Valley Interscholastic League all-star team.

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by the Little Falls Moose Lodge and played in the strong Tri Hospital League centered in Utica. In addition to the local Moose, league members were Rome State, Marcy State, Utica State, Burkey’s, Pezdek’s, Syracuse State, and Rome Moose. The Little Falls team was led by player-coach Joe Buckley, an exceptional three-sport athlete at the high school in the mid-1940s. Team members included Lou Pohleven, Gordie Douglas, Joe Buckley, Walt Shepardson, Hubie Brown, Dick Buckley, Rudy Andrilla, Tucker Shepardson, Albie Mosny, Bernie Moynihan, Clarence Kohn, Brad Fenner from Herkimer, and Dick Frank and Dick Bass from Utica. As a member of the freshmen team at Niagara Dick Buckley remembers scrimmaging against Hubie on the varsity. Basketball season was a balancing act for Hubie as

he missed several games for the Moose when the St. Mary’s cagers and the Moose were in action on the same night. Nevertheless, he led the Moose scoring 492 points with an average of 23.4 points per game, and earned a spot on the league’s first-team all-star squad. The Moose finished third in the 8th Annual Little Falls YMCA Tournament with Hubie named to the all-star team. Two “side games” stood out for the Moose. Hubie and Gordie Douglas represented Little Falls when the Mohawk Valley AllStars went up against the nationally famous Arthur Murray‘s Girls All-Stars at the Mohawk Armory. In a more memorable game in Little Falls, the Moose played against the New Jersey YMCA state champions from Elizabeth, New Jersey whose players were old friends of Hubie. Both Hubie and his father, who accompanied the team on the trip to Little Falls, re-

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ceived loud ovations from the overflow crowd at the local YMCA. The Moose were ahead at half-time but ended up losing the game by nineteen points. BASEBALL Although Hubie is best remembered for his basketball exploits, he was also an outstanding baseball player. His baseball team at St. Mary’s had the same problem as his basketball team - inexperience. After three straight losses, SMA won its first game, a convincing 10 – 6 victory over St. Johnsville with Joe Cotter on the mound. The team only won two of the remaining thirteen games finishing with an overall record of 3 wins and 14 losses. Bill McEvoy, Joe Cotter, and John Leary were the team’s leading players. Hubie also played for the local semi-pro team the Little Falls Independents. He was the team’s catcher

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and is remembered for his laser-like throws to second base and his clutch hits. Other team members included Gordie Douglas, Dom Perrino, Ted Wind, Jerry Shepardson, Paul LaQue, Billy Gerhardt, David Dinneen, and high school pitching phenom Don Churchill. His season with the Independents was cut short when Hubie got his draft notice and had to report to the US Army in California, after the school year ended, where he played for the Army basketball team. While in Little Falls, Hubie lived on Petrie Street, a short walk away from St. Mary’s Academy. He ate many of his meals at Tony Papaleo’s Italian restaurant and had his favorite local bars. He frequently walked across the street from the St. Mary’s complex to visit Wilbur Crisp, the legendary Little Falls High basketball coach, to pick his brains about the finer points of

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the game. He set up youth basketball leagues with the games played cross court at the high school gym. Paul Mosny and Don Churchill were enlisted to referee the games. Hubie was a guest speaker at many events and was the featured speaker at the valley CYO banquet in Ilion. BEYOND LITTLE FALLS After his stint in the Army, Hubie returned to Niagara and earned a master’s degree in education. He played briefly for the Rochester Colonels of the Eastern Professional Basketball League before the league folded. He then spent another nine years coaching in high schools in New Jersey before entering college ranks as an assistant coach at William & Mary and later at Duke. He then jumped to the NBA as an assistant coach for the Milwaukee Bucks unPlease See BROWN Page 13

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der former Niagara teammate Larry Costello. Here he helped coach Oscar Robinson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. He was given his first professional head coaching position with the Kentucky Colonels in the old ABA where his team won the league championship with a 58 – 26 record. When the two leagues merged in 1976, he became a coach for the Atlanta Hawks. From 1976 to 1987 Hubie was head coach of the Atlanta Hawks and the New York Knicks, and after a fifteen-year “layoff” he returned to coaching with the Memphis Grizzlies from 2002 to 2004. He was noted for his defensive mentality. Hubie was named NBA Coach of the Year in 1978 and 2004, the honors being separated by a span of 26 years. His overall record coaching in professional basketball was 559 wins and 592 losses. Hubie began his long and distinguished broadcasting career after being fired by the Hawks and has, over the years, worked games for the USA Network, CBS, TNT, ABC, and ESPN working alongside the top broadcasters in the business. Still working occasionally, at age 88, he is widely considered today as the finest NBA analyst. Hubie was nominated for a Sports Emmy in 1994 and 1999, and in 2000 was the recipient of the Curt Gowdy Award for outstanding contributions to basketball. HALL OF FAME Hubie Brown reached the pinnacle of sports excellence when he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a contributor in 2005. At Hubie’s invitation, I attended the NBA induction ceremonies in Springfield, Massachusetts along with Father Joe Halloran, Jim Dinneen, and Jerry

Shepardson. During his acceptance speech, Hubie acknowledged St. Mary’s and Little Falls. He said, “Way back in September in 1955 I was at my first day at a little Catholic school, St. Mary’s in Little Falls, New York. We had about 120 kids in high school and you are saying why is he bringing this up. Because this is what the award does for you. Sitting out in the audience tonight is Father Joe Halloran. He was there for me in ’55 and with him are three guys who helped me, and they are here tonight. And this is what knocks you out. This is such a meaningful thing to me. This is all about what this award does – it brings people like this out.” At the ceremonies, I sat next to Pat Summit the famous coach of the Tennessee lady’s basketball team and she asked me what Hubie was like when he started coaching at St. Mary’s Academy way back in 1955. One thing that I can say is that he never forgot his roots! David Dinneen is a member of the Little Falls Historical Society

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24. Wrinkle-prone natural fabric 25. Warning 26. ____-do-well 27. Part of a stair 28. Old World lizard 29. *Fast-break ____ 32. Skier’s aid 33. Part of H.M.S. 36. *Reward after missed shot 38. *Larry O’Brien NBA Championship Trophy, e.g. 40. Away’s partner 41. Stable worker 44. Relieves 46. On/off type of switch 48. *____ Hurricanes 49. Creepy 50. Work very hard 51. Use a whetstone 52. Worry without necessity 53. Deed hearing 54. A in A&E Network 55. *The Phoenix Suns did it in the 2021 NBA Finals 56. *Professional basketball league

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