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PAW’S CORNER
By Sam Marzotta
MY NEIGHBOR WON’T STOP FEEDING STRAY CATS
DEAR PAW’S CORNER: My next-door neighbor puts out food for all of the outdoor cats in the area. at includes a lot of strays who are now mingling with the cats who have homes. She even buys specialty cat food if she thinks they don’t like what she’s offering. I think this is a dangerous situation, because the cats may be exposed to diseases from the strays. What should I say to her to stop this? -- Concerned Next Door
DEAR NEXT DOOR: If you’re on polite terms with the neighbor, go over and talk to her about the issue, calmly. Explain your concerns and let her know that some of those cats have homes and owners who may not be happy about their cats being fed somewhere else. However, if you’re not comfortable speaking directly with her -- or if the conversation accomplishes nothing -- you will need to consider other routes.
If you have a neighborhood HOA, bring up the issue in a community meeting. e cats’ owners may not be aware of what’s going on. If you don’t have an HOA, try discussing the issue with the other owners directly. Explain that their cats are at risk of contracting diseases common among strays, like FIV (feline immunodeficiency virus) or could be injured in a territorial fight. e least painful solution is for cat owners to keep their outdoor cats inside and away from the neighbor. en contact your local animal control. Now, animal control doesn’t always intervene in these situations, but if they feel that the strays are a danger to other pets, they may come out and try to trap and remove them to a shelter, or at least have a talk with your neighbor about putting food out.
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DatafromtheUnitedStatesDepartment of Justice indicates that partner violence accounted for 20 percent of all violent crime in the U.S. in 2018. The World Health Organization defines intimate partner violence as behavior within an intimate relationship that causes physical,sexual or psychological harm. Such violence can include acts of physical aggression, sexual coercion, psychological abuse, and controlling behaviors. Violence perpetrated by both current and former spouses and partners falls under the umbrella of intimate partner violence. Domestic violence is so prevalent that the National Network to End Domestic Violence reports that it fields more than 19,000 calls on a typical day. Anyone who is a victim of domestic violence or suspects a loved one or acquaintance is being abused is urged to call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 (SAFE) or 1-800-7873224 (TTY) right away.
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According to Food Institute, industry experts suggest the pumpkin spice “flavor profile is so popular because it evokes and capitalizes upon positive feelings associated with the fall season.” How do you feel about pumpkin spice flavored products?
- Love them – I try everything pumpkin spice!
- Like them – I enjoy a few items each season
- Indifferent – I don’t mind them, but I don’t seek them out
- Dislike them – I avoid pumpkin spice
- Strongly dislike – No pumpkin spice for me, ever!
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6.3% I don’t touch any of their candy
18.8% My child/ren don’t collect candy on Halloween
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I cannot write of things which even impassioned breath cannot utter. Autumn is coming with its days of gold, its days of reverie and of you—oh, such delightful hours that my heart burns within me at the anticipation.
~Byron Caldwell Smith, letter to Kate Stephens
AVISO LEGAL
ELECCIÓN ANUAL DEL DISTRITO DE BOMBEROS DE RUSH
POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA que la elección anual del Distrito de Bomberos de Rush se llevará a cabo el 10 de diciembre de 2024, entre las 6 p.m. y las 9 p.m. en la Casa de Bomberos de Rush ubicada en 1971 Rush Mendon Road con el propósito de elegir a un comisionado por un período de cinco (5) años, a partir del 1 de enero, 2025 y finalizando el 31 de diciembre de 2029.
Todos los votantes registrados en la Junta Electoral del Condado de Monroe el 18 de Noviembre de 2024 o antes serán elegibles para votar.
Los nombres de los candidatos para la Oficina del Distrito se presentarán en un formulario de petición, firmado por al menos veinticinco votantes calificados del distrito, ante el Secretario del Distrito de Bomberos de Rush, en la Casa de Bomberos en 1971 Rush-Mendon Road, Rush, Nueva York, a más tardar veinte días antes de la elección, el 20 de noviembre de 2024.
Por orden de la Junta de Comisionados de Bomberos, Distrito de Bomberos de Rush Catherine Stappenbeck, Secretaria de Distrito 8 de Noviembre de 2024
DID YOU KNOW? According to the ASPCA, the number of dogs and cats euthanized in United States animal shelters has declined significantly since 2011. The ASPCA reports that approximately 1.5 million shelter animals are euthanized each year. That number is high, but it marks an improvement over 2011, when roughly 2.6 million dogs and cats were euthanized. The ASPCA credits part of this decline in euthanizations to an increase in animal adoptions and greater success at returning stray animals to their owners.Recent data indicates that roughly 3.2 million shelter animals are adopted each year, with a 50/50 split between dogs and cats. A greater emphasis on adoption can help reduce euthanization statistics even further.
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ANNUAL ELECTION OF THE RUSH FIRE DISTRICT
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the annual election of the Rush Fire District will take place on December 10, 2024, between the hours of 6 PM and 9 PM at the Rush Fire House located at 1971 Rush Mendon Road for the purpose of electing one commissioner for a five (5) year term, commencing January 1, 2025 and ending December 31, 2029.
All voters registered with the Monroe County Board of Elections on or before November 18, 2024 shall be eligible to vote.
Candidates for the District Office shall have their names filed in petition form, signed by at least twenty-five qualified voters of the district, with the Secretary of the Rush Fire District, at the Fire House at 1971 Rush-Mendon Road, Rush, New York, no later than twenty days before the election, November 20, 2024.
By Order of the Board of Fire Commissioners, Rush Fire District. Catherine Stappenbeck, Secretary Dated: November 8, 2024
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Teach one tech at a time: It can be overwhelming for drivers of all ages to adapt overnight to all the tech in their new vehicles. When teaching senior drivers how to utilize various driver assistance technologies, take it one tech at a time. When coupled with your patience, this approach can help seniors avoid being overwhelmed and increases the likelihood that they will embrace the tech in their vehicles.
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Thank you to the kind and generous lady who paid for my groceries at Tops.
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Thank you to the gentleman at the local full service gas station. You helped fill my tire with air and brightened my Monday morning! I always appreciate the employees willing to stand in all weather to fill my gas tank.
To the people who think our local cemetery is a public park. From people who walk dogs there, to the people who take coins from the headstones, SHAME ON YOU! A cemetery is a place to remember and honor your past loved ones. Not a place for your dog to do its business, or for you to pick up change!
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* For every degree you lower your thermostat during the heating season, you generally reduce your energy costs by 3% daily. Also, turn down the temperature setting on your hot water heater.
* Here’s a no-fail strategy for raking up leaves: Rake leaves into a single long line, preferably onto a sidewalk. en turn a large garbage can on its side and sweep the leaf pile into the can, breaking to empty leaves into bags as needed. e raking goes much quicker when done in “stripes.” And bagging is faster as well.
* If you have an ink stain on fabric, try blotting it with hairspray. Saturate the ink spot with hairspray and blot using a clean white cloth or non-decorated paper towel. Repeat until all the ink is gone. Make sure you test on an inconspicuous area first.
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BY HENRY BOLTINOFF
Sue DeBruyne, Au.D. Doctor of Audiology
TO YOUR GOOD HEALTH
By Keith Roach, M.D.
How Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Affects Older Women
DEAR DR. ROACH: I had all the symptoms of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) when I was younger. I could go six months without having my period. I had all the other symptoms, too, like oily skin and facial hair. It’s a terrible thing for a young teenage girl. I also had trouble getting pregnant; though, fortunately, Clomid worked well for me during both of my pregnancies.
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SAFE WAYS TO DEAL WITH SINUS PRESSURE
Sinuses are bony, hollow, air-filled cavities inside the face and skull. They are located in the low-center of the forehead, behind the eyes and in bones behind the nose. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center says the sinuses lighten the skull and produce a mucus that moisturizes the inside of the nose. Unfortunately, when colds or the flu strike, sinuses may become one of the first spots affected by these illnesses.
When the sinuses are working properly, mucus will drain into the nasal passages or out the back of the throat. Most of this drainage goes unnoticed. However, the American Sinus Institute says that factors such as allergies, illness, weather changes, dehydration, and dry air can make the sinus mucus thicker and drainage more difficult. This is when problems like infection, stuffiness or throat irritation may occur.
In order to combat sinus congestion and drainage concerns, people may try certain strategies that include flushing the sinuses and thinning the mucus. It is imperative to use safe flushing methods to keep the sinuses healthy.
Neti pots are among the more popular methods to flushing sinuses. These small teapot-like devices with elongated snouts have become a fixture in many medicine cabinets. Because they are drug-free alternatives, they can be handy for those worried about antihistamines making them drowsy or reacting with other drugs. Neti pots and other nasal irrigation systems use saline to moisten and clear out nasal passages to promote drainage of sinus cavities. However, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, using these devices improperly can increase one’s risk of infection. CBS News says that neti pots have even been linked to the deadly Naegleria fowleri, which is otherwise known as the “braineating” amoeba.
The key to preventing infection is to only use previously boiled, sterile or distilled water to irrigate. Tap water is not adequately filtered, says the FDA, and may contain low levels of organisms that can stay alive in nasal passages and potentially cause serious infections.
Those who are concerned about nasal irrigation safety may be wise to skip neti pots and use pre-packaged, sterile saline solutions that are bottled for the purpose of alleviating congestion. However, when prepared water is used in a clean neti pot or other device, these methods can be perfectly safe.
Sinuses can get clogged for many reasons. To free up breathing, people are urged to consult their physicians to learn more about how to safely irrigate their nasal passages.
My question is, how does PCOS affect older women? My doctor doesn’t know. Is this why my hair is thinning so badly? What else can I expect now that I’m older? (I’m 66 now, and I had menopause at 51.) What can I do about it? I still have hot flashes and thinning hair. -- L.L.P.
ANSWER: I’m sorry that you aren’t getting good advice. PCOS doesn’t go away after menopause, but it’s harder to diagnose. There aren’t good data to help guide treatment, so understanding what’s happening at a biochemical level is important. Although cysts in the ovaries are usually seen with PCOS, the most important parts of the diagnosis have more to do with androgen excess (male hormones) and abnormal ovulation. Insulin resistance is also an important part of PCOS, with or without obesity.
The androgen excess is responsible for oily skin and facial hair, and it’s partially responsible for insulin resistance. As women age, most androgen levels tend to return to normal, but women still may have some residual symptoms. Although any woman can get female-pattern hair loss (overall thinning of the hair, often worst in the center part), women with PCOS are at a higher risk for developing this type.
However, women with PCOS may also occasionally develop male-pattern hair loss (a receding hairline and thinning on the crown) when the ovaries produce excess male hormones and fewer female hormones. Treatment with the antiandrogen medication finasteride seems particularly promising, and topical (or low-dose oral) minoxidil can be helpful. A dermatologist who specializes in hair loss should be the expert in the management of PCOS-associated female-pattern hair loss.
In addition, the excess male hormones may play a role in increasing a postmenopausal woman’s risk for heart disease. HDL cholesterol levels tend to be lower in postmenopausal women with PCOS. The standard calculators to help a clinician decide when to start medication (such as a statin) to reduce the risk of heart disease are likely to underestimate the risk. Thus, diet and exercise are very important for women with PCOS. Hot flashes do not seem to be worsened by PCOS. Although hormone replacement can be used in women with hot flashes and PCOS, it is especially risky in a woman of 66 due to the increased risk of heart disease. Nonhormonal treatment, such as venlafaxine or fezolinetant, is my recommendation.
St. Agnes, St. Rose, St. Paul of the Cross saintagnespaulrose.org • 226-2100
Saturday: 4pm at St. Agnes in Avon
Sunday: 8am at St. Rose in Lima
Sunday: 9:45am at St. Paul of the Cross in Honeoye Falls
Sunday: 11:30am at St. Agnes in Avon
Marianne Cope Roman Catholic Parish (p) 585-334-3518; www.smcrcc.org; smcrcc@dor.org
Church and Office: 2061 E. Henrietta Rd., Rochester, NY 14623 Mass times: Weekend Mass: Sat. at 4:30pm (confessions begin at 3pm); Sun. at 8:00am & 10:30am. Weekday Mass: Mon. & Wed. at 12:10pm; Tues. & urs. at 8:00am.
LUTHERAN
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Family Friendly, Traditional, Missouri Synod Sun. Worship, (In Person) 10:00am
Pinnacle Lutheran Church
250 Pinnacle Road, Henrietta (corner of Stone Rd.) • 585-334-1392
Vicar Al Boezi • Worship Services – Saturday 5PM & Sunday 10AM Adult Bible Study & Confirmation, Sun. 9AM; Sunday School 10:15AM Please visit our website at PinnacleLutheran.org for daily devotions and recorded worship services.
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ORTHODOX
100 Stanford Dr., Rochester, NY 14610 • 585-224-0554
Archpriest Gregory Naumenko, Rector • A ROCOR Parish
Serving all English and Russian Speaking Orthodox Christians
Full schedule of services and live service streaming at www.pomog.org
OTHER DENOMINATION
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Hub Kids: Nursery - 5th Grade
PRESBYTERIAN
Worship Services Sun. 10am. Select Sunday services are on our website at www.jcpconthehill.org. Live services are available via Zoom most Sundays. We are a small church with a big heart. We hope you will come and join us.
By reading the scriptures I am so renewed that all nature seems renewed around me and with me. The sky seems to be a pure, a cooler blue, the trees a deeper green. The whole world is charged with the glory of God and I feel fire and music under my feet. ~Thomas Merton
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UNDERSTAND HARDINESS ZONES BEFORE PLANTING
Gardening benefits the environment in myriad ways. Maintaining natural landscapes and preserving green spaces can reduce the collective carbon footprint of the human race. Trees, flowers and other greenery filter the air and create welcoming habitats for all species of animals and insects. Many home gardeners set out each spring to create landscapes that cater to all of the senses. But choosing plants that are unlikely to thrive in certain climates can lead to dissatisfaction and premature plant demise and may require gardeners to use more fertilizers, pesticides and other not-so-Earth-friendly techniques to help plants thrive.
One of the more important steps gardeners can take before spring arrives is to educate themselves about plant hardiness zones. Hardiness zones are defined by the average climatic conditions of the region and are broken down into various zones. The USDA Hardiness Zone map divides North America into 13 separate zones. Each zone is marked by 10 F incremental differences from the last zone. In some versions of the map, each zone is further divided into “a” and “b” regions.
The National Gardening Association says the USDA Hardiness Zone Map was revised in 2012. The latest version was jointly developed by the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service and Oregon State University’s PRISM Climate Group. To help develop the new map, the USDA and Oregon State University requested that horticultural and climatic experts review the zones in their geographic areas. As a result, the zone boundaries in the 2012 edition of the map have shifted in many areas. Canada’s Hardiness Zone map, updated in 2010, uses nine different zones.
Zone maps are tools that show where permanent landscape plants can adapt. Home gardeners who are looking for shrubs or perennials to last year after year should recognize that such plants must tolerate year-round conditions, including the lowest and highest temperatures and the amount of precipitation. Snow cover and humidity also can impact a plant’s propensity to thrive.
While zone maps are not perfect, they can be useful in planning and ensuring the survival of future gardens. Plant and seed manufacturer Burpee says that other factors to consider that also affect the viability of plants include wind, moisture and soil conditions. The company offers an interactive zone finder on their website that will indicate the hardiness zone as well as average first and last frost dates. Visit www.burpee.com/ findgrowzone to enter a zip code.
Rush Henrietta American Legion
260 Middle Road • 334-8228
Friday, 11/15 • 4-6:30pm: Drive rough Fish Fry: 14 ounce battered haddock filet with golden brown French fries, homemade coleslaw, tartar sauce and lemon wedge. $13.00
Sunday, 11/17 • 9-11:30am: Sunday Breakfast Buffet: All you can eat with choices of regular or western scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, ham, home fries, pancakes, French toast, sausage gravy & biscuits, fresh fruit and juice. $13.00
Tuesday, 11/19 • 4-6pm: Steak Sub Dinner: Steak Sub with the right amount of beef on the right type of rolls. Your choice of mushroom & provolone, peppers & onions, or everything! Served with fries, and applesauce. $10.00
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Registration @11:30am • Dinner at Noon
Location: Veterans Park • 6910 Route 5 & 20 • East Bloomfield, NY
ere will be a speaker, a full turkey dinner, and dessert. Cost is $20. Please join us to celebrate your heritage!
Email Don Collins for more information: collinsdonf@gmail.com or call my cell (585) 704-9415.
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I cherish the loneliness of autumn.... I am forty, I have become mortal. I have no further psychic, emotional, or intellectual need to prolong summer seasons, and it is only when autumn begins its play that I can truly focus on the rich and vital life I am living. All of a sudden I grow alert. October is a hallelujah! reverberating in my body year-round.... The air is dusty, it smells of dry pine needles; yet I sense imminent ice in the clear blue sky.... How I appreciate everything…fully! After all, tomorrow this reprieve will be buried by blizzards, crushed under slabs of doomsday ice. I cannot waste a minute indoors! I must take advantage of this gift, wedged so tentatively between summer’s hectic somnolence and winter’s harsh apogee.... Each perfect day, I know, is going to be the last beautiful day of autumn. ~John Nichols (b.1940), The Last Beautiful Days of Autumn
625 Calkins Rd., Rochester, NY 14623 359-7092 • www.hpl.org
Mon.-Thurs. 9am-9pm Fri. 9am-5pm; Sat. 10am-5pm Henrietta Public Library currently provides curbside pickup and in-building services. Hours are subject to change. Please call (585) 359-7092 for hours before visiting.
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STATISTICS SHOW JUST HOW BIG SMALL BUSINESS IS
Female entrepreneurs are on the rise. A 2017 report from American Express found that female entrepreneurship grew by 114 percent between 1997 and 2017.
...I cannot endure to waste anything so precious as autumnal sunshine by staying in the house. So I have spent almost all the daylighthoursintheopenair.
~Nathaniel Hawthorne, 10th October 1842
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Apple Brie Bites
1 sheet puff pastry, thawed
5 ounces Brie cheese
Servings: 24
1/2 cup Musselman’s Apple Butter
1/4 cup pecans, chopped
Heat oven to 400 F. Grease mini muffin pan.
Press seams of puff pastry sheet together. Cut sheet into quarters then each quarter into six pieces.
Use rolling pin to flatten each piece of pastry into square shape. Place one square into each muffin cup.
Put 1/2 teaspoon brie, 1 teaspoon apple butter and 1/2 teaspoon chopped pecans into each muffin cup.
Bake 13-15 minutes until golden brown. Serve warm. Each mumbered row contains two clues and two answers. e two answers differ from each other by only one letter, which has already been inserted. For example, if you exchange the A from MASTER for an I, you get MISTER. Do not change the order of the letters.
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Dark wood DOUBLE BED, two DRESSERS and MIRROR. Two NIGHTSTANDS (do not match). Hemlock. 585-704-2786
SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINES - Lifetime collection. North Rose. 315-587-9811
WOMEN’S CLOTHING, SOCKS & PURSES. 585-236-0426
20 EGG CARTONS. Elba. 585-757-2218
VICTORIAN LOVE SEAT that needs reupholstering and a burgundy WING CHAIR with no rips. 585-362-6906
QUEEN SIZE ADJUSTABLE BED: Mattress, frame and remote. Very clean and in great shape. LeRoy. 585-768-2165
PERM RODS – all sizes. Webster. 585-872-6688
HOYER LIFT. Like new. Holley. Text or call, leave msg. 585-880-8073
FOLDING CARD TABLE with four chairs. Batavia. 585-356-2311
TYPEWRITER SUPPLIES including VINTAGE: IBM electric character ball, can of ink eraser, typewriter cleaner, brushes, ribbons, paper, carbon paper. Penfield. penfieldmurphys@yahoo.com
Twenty volume ENCYCLOPEDIA SET, CHRISTIAN TRACTS, and CHRISTIAN BOOKS. Chili. 585-436-8158
Two sets of old DOWNHILL SKIS with poles. One pair of BOOTS. Use as is or repurpose. Bloomfield. 585-451-9678
Non-working ZENITH FLAT SCREEN TV. Pick up. Text only to Janice 585-752-5809
Twelve-piece PUNCH SET GLASSES. Brockport. 585-704-1030
RECLINER, brown. With footrest and reclines. Pick up, Brockport. 585-615-9177
STATIONARY BIKE, in good shape. Needs battery. Pittsford. 585-385-3699
Guidelines:
BOOKS WRITTEN BY NICHOLAS SPARKS. 585-659-8565
HP PRINTER INK CARTRIDGES #60 and #61 new or expired okay. 585-519-3325
CLEAN-”ISH” FILL wanted. 585-813-8389
BABY CRIB in good condition. 585-394-0099
HUBCAP for a 2003 Buick LeSabre. 585-671-3822
TOY BOX. 585-410-4672
Any CAT FOOD (wet or dry) or canned TUNA FISH. Text 585-298-8581
VINTAGE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS. Will also use vintage bulbs. The large colorful ones from back in the ‘50s. 315-559-1406
CANON AE1 PROGRAM 35MM CAMERA with zoom lens or similar. 585-733-4085
OLD BUTTONS and OLD WOODEN SPOOLS OF THREAD. 585-872-6688
DOLL HOUSE with or without furniture, PET/BABY GATE and a CRATE. 585-507-8788
DOG FOOD, CAT FOOD, CAT LITTER, TIMOTHY HAY. holdfort@rochester.rr.com
Cooperstown Dream Field TRADING PINS. salvatore.d.timpani@gmail.com
ATVs or DIRT BIKES wanted. Gas powered, running or not. Call or text Matt 315-576-1278
Seeking WEBER GRILLS. Call or text 315-576-1278
CD PLAYER, CANE w/prong, ELECTRIC CAN OPENER, TV, INDOOR TV ANTENNA, FILE CABINETS w/keys, SECRETARIAL DESK, COMFORTERS & PILLOWS, PLANTS. 585-424-0732
HYGIENE SUPPLIES, toilet paper, paper towels, cleaning supplies, etc. Drop off at Liberty Square, Batavia. 585-483-3456
4 DRAWER METAL FILE CABINETS. mumfordruralcemetery1324@gmail.com
CRIB MATTRESS. 585-697-4489
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Honoring Fallen Heroes Through Music: Towpath Fife and Drum Corps’ Unforgettable Journey to France
TBY CHRIS BLOMGREN
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he Towpath Volunteers Fife and Drum Corps are no strangers to the people of Upstate NY. Every summer we bring dynamic performances to local parades and festivals, and indeed, have even been found performing in venues like NYC, Disney World, and parts of Europe.
But this summer was special. Towpath had been asked to help commemorate the 80th anniversary of Operation Dragoon, the WWII mission to liberate the people of southern France from Nazi occupation. And so it was that some 50 members found themselves on the shores of the French Riviera being welcomed by our sister corps from St. Tropez.
eir hospitality was incredible. We found ourselves exploring castles and thousand-year-old churches, horseback riding through burgeoning vineyards, and taking cruises alongside $80 million yachts. And of course, the food! Many times we found ourselves at buffet tables overflowing with delicacies, only to discover that this was merely the appetizer to the main course! Bouillabaisse, Tarte Tropézienne... our French vocabulary was rapidly expanding (as were our waistlines!). en it was time to get to the “meat” of the matter: e liberation of France. We toured museums dedicated to the French Resistance. We gathered with members of the French and American military, active members of units that participated in the liberation of Europe some eight decades ago. And, of course, we did what we do best: bring joy and fellowship through the music of the fife and drum. We marched and played down the glitzy, historic streets of local towns, stopping before monuments to the fallen. And as we did so, it rapidly became clear that we were not mere tourists on a sight-seeing vacation; we were commemorating an unforgettable moment for both our countries.
Marching down narrow alleys packed with people, I caught a glimpse of a man carrying his girl upon his shoulders. He waved the Stars and Stripes, she waved the Tricorne. Watching them smiling and swaying to our music, I felt a lump in my throat and couldn’t play a note for half a block.
I laughed and danced with a French woman as a band serenaded us with music from e Andrews Sisters. She had the most wonderful smile, and she said she felt young again. At that moment, it truly could have been 1944.
A grizzled paratrooper kissed my cheeks and thanked me for freeing his country as if it happened last week instead of 80 years ago. We toasted each other and looked out over the sea where fellow paratroopers had dri ed down, never to be seen again.
And perhaps the most poignant moment of all, the lowering of our nation’s flag in a cemetery set aside for American troops, dead or missing but not forgotten. en we gathered with our French hosts for
good food, laughter, and a jam session that lasted well into the night. It is exactly how those dead soldiers would have wanted to be remembered. It’s how I would want to be remembered. We all understood. e wondrous freedoms we now enjoy, paid for by the incredible sacrifices of people we never met but dearly love. And since we couldn’t embrace them, we embraced one another.
Viva la Liberte. Vive L’amitie.
Chris Blomgren is a rookie member of e Towpath Volunteers, a family-oriented performance group in Macedon, NY. Membership is free and open to all ages. New participants are welcomed and trained year-round.
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