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THE WEST
WINFIELD BROOKFIELD COURIER
VOLUME 131 - NUMBER 23
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Richfield Springs MERCURY
YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER FOR 131 YEARS WEST WINFIELD, NY
June 3rd Proclaimed As Reilly’s Dairy Day!! Reilly’s Dairy celebrated their 40th Anniversary on Saturday, June 3rd at their store on Pinnacle Road in Sauquoit. The Town of Paris and Oneida Country both proclaimed Saturday, June 3rd at Reilly’s Dairy Day. Several area politicians stopped by to say hello, shake a few hands and congratulate this local family owned business and their success over the past 40 years. Many customers, friends and well wishers turned out for the celebration. Big Frog 104 was on hand giving away t-Shirts; there were free hot dogs, chips and fountain soda and coffee; and even a free ice cream sandwich for dessert. One would have thought there was free gas as well! At one point every gas pump had a vehicle at it and there were cars waiting! Thomas W. Reilly started the Meadow View Dairy Farm in 1942, up in the Pinnacle Road hill overlooking the scenic Sauquoit Valley. The farm included milk processing and home delivery with one truck. By 1973 the business had expanded to include commercial distribution of Dairylea milk with five trucks serving a five-county area, supplying schools, stores and restaurants. In 1976 the business name was changed to Reilly’s Dairy with Richard Reilly, son of Thomas, as president. A small dairy store was opened in 1977 as a side line to the dairy business. That store was in the same location as the current store, a little closer to the road, just off Route 8 at the Sauquoit exit. The small dairy store evolved over the years to include gas pumps for Citgo gas in 1980 (the wholesale milk operation was sold in 1982), a can redemption center was built behind the store in 1983 (in response to the newly implemented NYS bottle deposit bill), a car wash building open in 1989, and selfservice storage units were added in 2000. A SubWay franchise was inside the store from 1994 to 2001. Since 2001 the store has made their own fresh -made sub sandwiches and baked goods. One of the biggest changes came in 2004 when the current store was built. The new 4,400 square foot store was set back further from Pinnacle Road to allow for more gas pumps. According to Kathy Reilly, Richards wife, they closed the original store for only one day, when they moved into the new facility. Several pictures of the original store and gas pump were on display. The gas price in one of the pictures was 95 cents a gallon! Richard Reilly, along with his wife Kathy and their children Jolene, Bethany and Karla have evolved with the times in this community store. According to Richard, in the early days cigarettes were a big seller, that has changed considerably over the years. Their location right off Route 8 has helped the gas business stay healthy. (Reilly’s switched to Sunoco gas in 1999.) This store is definitely a gathering place for locals to stop, have a cup of coffee and maybe a donut with friends. The store offers one-stop shopping for groceries, beverages, gasoline, Lottery tickets, fresh made subs, pizza and much more. (You can even buy a copy of the West Winfield STAR at Reilly’s!) And many organizations use the store as a fund-raising spot. The Boy Scouts have car washes, the Girl Scouts sell their cookies, Relay for Life had a bake sale last weekend. These are just a few organizations the Reilly’s welcome into their community store. Richard and daughter Bethany run the day-to-day store operations now. Daughter Jolene recalled how she used to take the eggs that arrived in a big box and very carefully placed them into the egg cartons, at the age of 2! Reilly’s employs 22 full and parttime employees. The 40th anniversary celebration will last the whole month of June with a special promotion every day of the month! (See details in box at right). Congratulations to the entire Reilly family on their 40 years in business!
M A I L I N G
The Reilly Family: Richard & Kathy Reilly, daughters Karla & Bethany Reilly and Jolene Greene & her husband Ryan.
Dave Brown was on hand enjoying the day. He drove truck for the Meadow View Dairy.
Reilly’s Dairy Celebrates 40th Year Anniversary ~ A Special Offering EVERY Day in JUNE!
7 - Coffee ANY size 40 ¢ 8 - ALL Fountain Soda 99¢ 9 - ANY Breakfast Sandwich 1 @ $2 or 2 @ $3 10 - Pepsi Throwbacks 99¢ 11 - Large Eggs 99 ¢ a dozen (limit 2) 12 - KING candy bar 99¢ 13 - ANY Large Sub $5.99 14 - ANY Size Coffee 40¢ 15 - Gallon Milk 40 ¢ OFF 16 - ANY Pizza Slice $1 17 - ANY Size Slushy 40¢ 18 - Pepsi Throwbacks 99¢ 19 - ANY Bakery Case Item 40¢ 20 - Automatic Touch Free Car Wash 1/2 price 21 - ANY Breakfast Sandwich 1 @ $2 or 2 @ $3 22 - ALL Fountain Soda 99¢ 23 - ANY Large Sub $5.99 25 - Small Candy Bar 40¢ 26 - Hot Dog or Sausage 99¢ 27 - Gallon Milk 40¢ OFF 28 - Coffee ANY size 40¢ 29 - ANY Pizza Slice $1 30 - ALL Fountain Soda 99¢
YIPPEE-I-O-KI-YAY !!! The West Winfield STAR/Brookfield Courier/ Richfield Springs Mercury is now available for purchase at :
Price Chopper in Richfield Springs!
Above: Ashlee Lallier preparing a sub. Below: The crowd enjoying the food & festivities.
L A B E L
See Pages 6 & 9 for Det a i l s
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WHEREAS RUSSELL MILLER has always been an outstanding citizen of the West Winfield area, and has served the community, his Church and the local American Legion Post #1050 and Veterans in many capacities and
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WHEREAS He has always responded to calls for assistance when needed, and WHEREAS, He will celebrate his 87th birthday on June 14, 2017 Now, therefore be it: RESOLVED That I, Andrew Bryce, as Mayor of the Village of West Winfield, do deem it fitting and proper to proclaim Wednesday, June 14, 2017 , as
RUSSELL MILLER APPRECIATION DAY in the village of West Winfield, and urge all residents of the area to join me in recognition and appreciation of his loyal service! Given under my hand and the Seal of the Village of West Winfield on this Fifth Day of June, Two Thousand and Seventeen Andrew Bryce, Mayor Village of West Winfield County of Herkimer State of New York