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by Terry Berkson

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Christmas Eviction

One late December morning, I heard a scratching behind the wall of my work place in the attic. I glanced out the window and spotted a squirrel emerging from a hole between the rain gutter and the shingles on the roof.

He looked at me with a smug expression as if to say, “I moved in and I’m stayin.”

I’d heard stories about squirrels destroying houses as they chewed through walls and lead plumbing and electric lines. The intruder NYQTIH XS XLI PIE¾IWW QETPI on the side of the house and was gone. The thought of a critter storing his nuts under my rafters was too distracting. I shut the computer and descended to the kitchen for coffee. On the phone an exterminator quoted a painful price to set a Have-AHeart trap that would catch the animal for transport to Brooklyn’s Prospect Park.

“It’s time consuming,” the man explained. “We’re not allowed to kill them.” When I didn’t jump at his services he offered to sell me a trap for $95, but I thought a bird cage we had in the cellar would serve just as well.

Walter Haskel, my editor had called the day before to remind me about a deadline on a story. I felt I’d do a better job if I didn’t have the squirrel to think about. Peanut butter for bait worked well for mice so why not for this guy. In my yard he was a squirrel but in my house he was a big rat.

I used a chopstick with twine attached to it to hold the cage door open and a Ford accelerator spring to slam it shut. I placed it at the base of the maple.

The advantage of using the exterminator’s trap was that it would catch the squirrel automatically. But it was expensive and I was sure I’d get this rodent without losing too much time.

When my irritably pregnant wife came home from work and saw my set-up she asked,“Get much writing done today?” I explained the gravity of the invasion.

“Should’ve hired the exterminator,” Alice said.

Late the next day the squirrel made his way down the tree and jumped to the ground. He leaned against the bars of the cage and

smelled the peanut butter.

Then he stuck his head through the door and I was about to pull the string, but a stray cat frightened him off.

The next day Alice was getting out of the car with her arms full of Christmas packages when she spotted me idling at the window. “Told you to get the exterminator!” she called. I obliterated her from view by fogging the glass with my breath.

In the morning I observed the squirrel slowly descending the maple. I ran out to the pantry as he poked his head into the cage. I didn’t have on a jacket and soon began to shiver. Inside the house the phone on the wall rang. It continued to ring as my whole body shook.Through the glass in the back door the caller I.D. showed that it was Haskel.

I was supposed to be working.

The squirrel entered the cage cautiously, his hind legs holding on to the outside of the bars. I waited as he scooped paws full of peanut butter out of a birdseed cup.

The more he ate the more his body advanced. I looked in at the phone which was still ringing. “Remove all distractions,” Haskel had said on another pressing assignment. When I turned back, the squirrel was completely inside so I yanked on the twine and the door snapped shut. I had him! He was circling his cell in a frenzy. To calm him I covered the cage with an old blanket as fat WRS[¾EOIW FIKER XS JEPP After drinking a celebratory eggnog I went upstairs ERH ¾MTTIH SR XLI GSQputer. My heart sank when XLI ½PI GEQI YT FPERO - checked backup but it was empty too. The deadline!

How could I face Haskel--or Alice?

My wife showed up just before dark. I removed the snow and lifted the blanket to show her my prisoner.

“So, now you’re going to let him loose in the park without his nuts--that he’s been gathering all year. How would you like it if somebody separated you from your work?” The squirrel sat there looking pathetic.

“Yeah,” my wife continued. “He’ll be panhandling,

getting chased off by other squirrels.”

“After all this work, you want me to let him loose?”

“It is Christmas Eve,” she said.

Later that night as Alice prodded me on, I walked out to my prisoner with some walnuts and water.

Then I replaced the cover. I had a restless night thinking of Haskel’s advice, my computer problem, and the squirrel panhandling in the park.

On Christmas morning I awoke to a cranked up rendition of The Nutcracker.

Alice was curious to see how the squirrel had fared, so before opening gifts I dressed and waded through a snowdrift to the cage.

When I lifted the blanket it was empty. The door was shut tight and there were no breaks in the bars. Two faint snow blown tracks were nearby. “Well?” my wife called from the window.

“Did you let him loose?” I asked.

snow?” she protested.

That evening, after pushing aside plumb pudding, I grabbed my coat and gloves and went outside to shovel the sidewalk. Later, I crawled up to the attic and once again heard rustling behind the wall.That squirrel was back. To add insult, the task of resurrecting my lost work looked impossible. When I turned on the computer the mouse seemed curiously warm in my hand.Then the screen lit up and there to my joy and amazement appeared the story! I could hear Alice laboring up the stairs. “How’s the work going?” she asked cheerfully as she reached the top step.

“Fine,” I answered suspiciously.

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I read recently the Olympic Committee has from time to time ordered athletes to undergo gender testing.

I guess the reason is so male athletes don’t parade around as females and win the competition unfairly. I’ll bet there are many women who couldn’t care less about that, and are willing to take on contenders of either sex.

However, I always liked girls who expected to be treated like girls.

I’m seldom in the company of males or females whose sex is a mystery. But since

boys and girls in early high school mature at different rates of growth, questions did arise, especially in the winter in snowy upstate New York when we wore lots of heavy sweaters and coats and the kind of hats you pulled down over your face. I remember mornings in high school when I got up, peeked at the thermometer and jumped back in bed.

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to lose our shapes and identities. True, no one seemed to care as we stood on frigid street corners in the morning waiting for a bus to take us from Cornhill to some other destination on the polar ice cap we knew as Utica.

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woman will always be polite.

“How is your mother?” A girl will look guilty, then immediately begin to complain that her mother doesn’t understand her.

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by Al Dorantes As the clock counts down to Christmas and we are all out running around trying to snatch up the perfect gifts for our loved ones our minds drift back in time to Christmases past. As I ran EVSYRH XV]MRK XS ½RH XLI Disney Frozen 2-in-1 Castle and Ice Palace Playset for my daughter I am reminded of one of the must have gifts from my youth.

Lazer Tag! One of the commercials boasted, “The game that moves at the speed of light.” In 1986 later tag was straight from the future. Slick, aerodynamic lazer pistols that shot either a nano or wide beam of infrared light, accurate to 100 feet in daylight or night. At the other end was the “Star Sensor” which registered up to 6 “tags.” Lazer Tag was presented as the sport of the future with teams of future warriors running about shooting and zapping at each other. It was awesome and I had to have it.

I remember my friends talking about Lazer Tag. We discussed how we would form teams and how we would conduct the games.

League rules were drawn up in the back of our 7th grade spiral bound notebooks. We were all going to become professional Lazer Tag players. All of my friends assured me that, not only had they put Lazer Tag on their Christmas lists, but they were all positive that their parents were going to buy them Lazer Tag for Christmas.

The ads were everywhere that Christmas season. They ran Lazer Tag commercials during the Saturday morning cartoons and in prime time. Print ads appeared in the comic books I read and double page spreads advertised the game system in Sears and JC Penny’s catalogs. I could not escape seeing an ad for Lazer Tag. I dropped hints and played angelic in the last couple weeks before Christmas.

Christmas Eve came and

went in the blink of an eye. I went to bed early and prayed for Lazer Tag. Christmas morning came and I bounded down the stairs like Ralphie from the movie a Christmas Story (minus the pink bunny out½X SJ GSYVWI 1] FVSXLIV and I opened our stockings, ripped open presents, and ½REPP] JSYRH 0E^IV 8EK ;I each received a “StarLyte”

Sensor’s” beeping noises were like a symphony of electronic joy. At one point we even attached the “Star Sensor” to the dog and had target practice. It was amazing and in the back of my mind I knew we would soon be playing Lazer Tag on the professional level.

pistol, “Star Sensor,” and we both got a “StarVest.”

I had not even asked for a “StarVest.” I must have been really good in 1986.

Vest,” and made sure there were fresh batteries in my StarLyte pistol. I snatched the kitchen phone off its receiver and called my friends to immediately set YT SYV ½VWX 0E^IV 8EK KEQI As I called around my heart sunk. Not one of my friends had gotten Lazer Tag. Nobody. Not a single one.

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Early the next morning I got up, donned my “Star

I wish I had not spent my pro Lazer Tag check before I got it. I wish I had really paid attention to the commercials and advertisements. I wish I had read the small print or heard the commercial’s narrator say, “Stadium not included.”

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Baby’s Debut

By Diego Phillips The photographs at Baby s Debut 3D/4D Imaging are worth more than just a thousand words —they embody a

The internal photo-taking process is very safe, Shannon assures. Ultrasound has over thirty years worth of extensive studies to prove it is perfectly safe, she says. It is

Here is a sample of an ultrasound compared to the newborn baby. More images can be seen on her Facebook page at www.facebook.com/babysdebututica.

lifetime of memories for the families and friends of the soon-to-be born.

Using the latest in ultrasound technology, shop owner Shannon Nelson of Utica delights customers with the unusual images. A 3D ultrasound is like meeting your baby for the first time before it is born, Shannon says. This service provides a once in a lifetime opportunity to see and bond with the baby before birth.

simply sound waves that bounce back to render an image. 3D is sound

waves that are sent at different angles and the returning echoes are processed by computer resulting in a 3D image.

Shannon notes that she is also a Registered Sonographer, with specialized training from St. Elizabeth’s School of Radiography and a degree from Hudson Valley Community College s Ultrasound Program. She adds that she also possesses multiple certifications qualifying her for this type of work.

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Baby’s from 13 Baby s Debut s specialty is 3D ultrasound and gender determination. Shannon adds that her products are for entertainment only and it does not take the place of the ultrasound the doctor orders to make sure the baby is developing correctly.

Just by showing a baby s face in 3D for the first time delights her customers, she says. This is so much more than seeing the baby in the traditional 2D ultrasound that most people are used to, Shannon says. 4D is just 3D in motion. So if the baby stretches, smiles, waves or sticks its tongue out I will capture that in 4D. The shop s most popular item sold is The Gender Determination Package, Shannon says I do it

Baby s Debut 3D/4D Imaging owner, Shannon Nelson says that the most popular item she sells is the gender determination package and she does them starting at the 16th week of gestation. Some Mom s and Dad s just can t wait!

Most doctors don t offer this until the 20th week so they love coming here to get their answer that much sooner!

at 16 weeks whereas most doctor offices will check gender at 20 weeks, she says. Some people are eager to find out ASAP.

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hello Hello Again, I’m in the process of drumming up support for E GLERKI MR XLI SJ½GI SJ President of the United States.Your support will be appreciated. I believe we should have two presidents.The main president should be considered the “Primary President.”

The secondary president would be called the “Other President” or “Not Primary” or something like that.

We could easily differentiate between the two by their workloads.The primary president would be in charge of giving speeches on national TV and radio and holding news conferences. It would be advisable that the primary president be well trained in using teleprompters so that he can deliver speeches prepared by someone else.

Naturally he should not be held responsible for lies or exaggerations, as they should be blamed on someone else. If he seems to be confused at any time, he should be allowed to blame it on Bush.

The primary should be issued a complete set of golf clubs with a list of all of the most famous golf courses reachable by the huge Airforce Number 3RI [MXL WIZIVEP ½KLXIV planes to protect his trips to the golf meets.

Naturally his wife and family members along with a host of friends should be allowed to commandeer one of the multi-million dollar 747’s to travel with escorts to nearby places such as China.

Naturally the primary president should voice his presidential opinion on the behavior of city police,

erything on the secondary and leave him alone.

thoughts from our publisher, Fred Lee

and other local and state problems, even though the states and localities have their own courts, judges, governors, and IPIGXIH SJ½GMEPW It would also be imperative that he voices presidential opinion on ethnic problems. Being so preoccupied with all these important problems, it would clear the path for the secondary president.

While not as important as the problems of the primary president, the “other president” would be called on to handle mundane problems such as Mr. Putin’s and Russia’s aggressive behavior along with Iran’s atomic arsenal build-up, and the ever growing problems in Iraq, why U.S. companies are leaving this country – in other words – to handle every problem that the primary does not have time to do or appears to not be concerned with, which appears to be numerous at this time. Oh! How about the thousands of jobs going up in smoke in this country.

Now this CHANGE might cause a new set of problems. Should the primary president take a cut in pay so that they share in “equal pay for equal jobs,” or should the secondary have salary ERH FIRI½XW IUYEP XS XLI number 1?

I can hear all of the socalled liberals saying,“That is a bunch of nonsense.”

It seems when I hear speeches and read the daily news accounts of what is going on – or not going on – in the white house, it might be more sensible to the present condition to see if Webster has picked up the new word bullarney.

I believe Mr. Bush would approve of this plan as the primary could blame ev-

Isn’t this a wonderment?

Do you ever wonder what we would learn if we sent most of the liberal newspaper writers to a medical clinic to have an MRI taken of their heads?

Not long ago, they were against fracking.You would be led to believe they actually knew what they were writing about.Then – nearly all of a sudden – they reported favorably about the growth in our economy due to the lower prices for gasoline and fuel oil production – which was due in part to fracking.

Three years ago attempting to learn why I was having a hearing loss in my left ear, the doctor ordered an MRI of my head.

When the report came back, he said they couldn’t ½RH ER]XLMRK (SIW XLEX WYKKIWX - EQ UYEPM½IH XS be a news opinion writer for a liberal daily newspaper?

Here we go again:The liberal press seems to be supporting the Obama Administration to halt all leases on 8.1 million acres of federal oil and gas parcels – an area larger than Massachussetts and Rhode Island combined – because of the worries that drilling could harm the greater sage grouse. I wonder if they are looking at the sage grouse out of a western window of the White House.

It’s obvious these White Housers do not have the foggiest idea what a billion dollars is – how can we expect them to cope with 8.1 million acres of federal oil land and the sage grouse?

All of this just for the birds. If you can believe that – what can I say? Is it being paranoid to wonder if someone is doing his best to force the United States to continue buying petroleum products from other countries? If so – why?

I called our local family doctor and said,“All of this political bullarney is causing me to become

forgetful.What should I do?” He replied,“Make an appointment with my nurse and pay me in advance.”

In a few months, my wife and I are going to celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary. I suggested it would be nice to spend a night in Skaneateles at the Sherwood Inn and then a few days in Key West Florida. She did not go for that idea. I tried to convince her how nice it would be.

She said,“Are we going to have to argue about this every ten years?”

Who says more education doesn’t pay? I just learned that politics is the art of facing trouble –seeing it all around, talking about it and doing nothing.

Why did God create the world to have snow in the north and hot sunshine in the south at the same time? Could it be

he wanted us Northeasterners to enjoy a heart [EVQMRK ½VITPEGI ERH XLI Floridians something to brag about.

If you’re feeling cold on Sunday, maybe it is because you’re standing on the outside of a church.

Hearing God, messages from the bible warms the heart – taught in the church.

Fred Lee

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What would your mother say?

- What do you do with all your kid’s stuff?

By S.D. Shapiro

the dog wouldn’t even lay on it. So we held on to it.

In the fast paced 21st century we ve traded common sense for the ability to quickly look up information on the internet. We ve forgotten our manners and civility.

How do we get back to our roots? Can we get back?

Food for thought...

I just had a 30 yard roll off dumpster hauled away. It was filled with junk from the attic. The funny thing was; most of the junk was not even mine. It was all stuff that belonged to my kids. How long are you supposed to hold on to their stuff?

We threw out three boxes of baby clothes. There were baby booties and snow suits. In a box that fell apart I found the ugliest baby blanket ever knitted or crocheted in the history of the world. Aunt Hilda thought that browns and greens were more neutral than the traditional blue or pink. I remembered that

We moved five gigantic plastic totes full of toy trains that our son had outgrown. These were the expensive variety of little wooden trains that all have individual first names and smiling faces on the locomotives. What do you do with them? You spent too much on them to begin with so you do not want to liquidate them at garage sale prices. So, they will live in the plastic totes until they come back into style or my son decides to throw them out, sell them or, maybe his children will use them.

There were boxes and boxes of toys. There was enough plastic to start our own recycling center.

Construction guys, space rangers, and army men lay at the bottom of a cardboard box. They looked at me longingly and for a brief moment I considered tossing them into the bin. But, I remembered how much the original Starwars action figures from the 1970’s are

worth. I erred on the side of caution and stashed my newly rediscovered retirement fund behind the Christmas decorations.

Not all of our children are modern masters. What do you do with all the art work they bring home from school? You cannot possibly hang all of the art projects on your walls. The cost of framing all the elementary art projects that little Jimmy or Jenny brought home would set you back thousands of dollars. Another thing to consider is how much the mice in your attic enjoy macaroni art? Some of the art is better fed to the garbage disposal rather than rotting away in the attic.

We only have so much space and our kids are growing so fast we can hardly keep up with their phases.

Toddler becomes child. Child becomes a tween and tweens become teenagers and before you know it they are off to college. Your attic will have pom-poms and drum sets and toys. It is what it was made for.

When it comes down to holding onto your kids stuff it’s a lot like picking out a good wine. You have to be discerning; you have to know what to keep and what to get rid of. You have to know what will get better with age and what will turn to vinegar. Stop and think, What would my mother say? She would say, Quit looking in the attic for those baseball cards of yours. I threw them out years ago. T

Gift ideas for the special seniors in your life With lifetimes of experiences and seemingly everything they could ever want or need in life already at their disposal, seniors can be difficult to shop for come the holiday season. Many even insist that their family members save their money and not buy them anything for the holidays.

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not having something to open come the holidays is simply unacceptable, consider the following gift ideas.

Activity assistance devices The realities of getting older often mean the body slows down and activities may not be as easy as they used to be.

Many active seniors are not ready to live seden-

tary lives, nor should they be forced to do so. Plenty of products exist that can make life easier and more comfortable for older adults.

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programming without disturbing others in the room, and many such headphones even allow users to mute their televisions. This feature is perfect for someone who likes to watch TV while a spouse is sleeping or reading in the same room.

Other devices that can make life easier for seniors include magnifying products or bookholders. In addition, gel seat cushions can take pressure off of the spine in the car or at home.

Food Food is always a handy gift because it doesn’t take up much room and can be enjoyed at a recipient’s leisure. Perhaps there is something the senior in your life used to enjoy as a child but now finds hard to come by. A search of the Internet may uncover that special treat. You may be able to

ship a specialty soft drink or favorite cookie that is not available in a nearby store. Otherwise, ask a store manager if a particular item that’s not in

thing probably will likely jump at the opportunity to spend time with loved ones. Treat a friend or family member to a meal out or simply spend a few

stock in the store can be a special order.

Time Seniors who truly do not want or need any-

hours chatting at his or her home. Sometimes the company of a new face and good conversation is the ideal gift.

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Tropical Decor Too

by Al Dorantes Aquarium stores conjure up images of artificial florescent lighting and a plastic deep sea diver beside a bumbling treasure chest.

Tropical Decor Too smash-

es that stereotype with their brightly lit store at 64 Otsego Street, Ilion, NY. Tropical Decor Too was opened in 2008 by the late Tom Moriarity. After Tom s passing in mid2013 Sharon Moriarity retired from a long teaching career to handle the day to day operations.

Sharon is helped by Dale Countryman who was brought on by Tom when the business started to take off. Dale brings over 50 years of aquarium and fish keeping experience to the shop.

Tropical Decor has a full line of aquarium products as well as fresh and salt water fish. They have goldfish and tropical fish in their heavily planted aquariums. Tropical Decor carries food for your fresh water and saltwater fish as well as food and treats for your reptiles, small pets, and birds.

It is that experience, combined with the unique fish, that sets Tropical Decor Too apart from other pet shops.

They are doing innovative things like mixing African and South American cich-

cal Decor also offers services including free water testing, UV sterilizer rental, aquarium repair, building of custom terrariums and more.

lids which many people say cannot be done.

They also keep a number of unusual fish in stock.

Those include: lizard fish, freshwater lobsters, Hoplo catsfish, Mexican miniature lobsters, freshwater prawns, and more

Boepple, said, I m always here at Tropical Decor. A couple times a week, at least. I am always bringing in friends and turning them into new customers. Dylan has more than one tank but his dwarf cichlid tank is his favorite.

Sharon and Dale know the difference between a Hypostomus plecostomus and a Paracheirodon innesi. They use their knowledge to steer you in the right direction.

Dale Countryman, store manager, said, We don’t try to sell you more than you need.

Tropical Decor also offers a full line of small pet supplies from cages to food and everything in between. They have a number of small reptiles such as anoles and geckos. Sharon and Dale are more than happy to order any small animal like hamsters or birds. Tropi-

One customer, Dylan

Tropical Decor knows their customers almost better then they know themselves. Sharon and Dale know what customers use; what food and what filter systems they have installed on their tanks. To help customers Tropical Decor offers a 20% discount to anyone with an active military ID. Sharon also extends a 10% discount to teachers. Sharon said, I know how much teachers spend on their classrooms. Currently Tropical Decor is offering Christmas sales in every department.

Sharon said, One of the hardest parts about this business is the competition. Just because we are a small store does not mean that we are more expensive. Stop into Topical Decor and see

that Sharon and Dale are more than just a small shop. Their prices are

competitive and they are full of experience, knowledge and fish. T

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HOLIDAY DECOR from 19 dry. Use clear thread to hang an LED light inside ornament or create paper tag noting a gift wish and place inside ornament.

Starting with smallest embroidery hoop, use shortest lengths of thread to tie green and clear ornaments all the way around hoop.Trim excess thread. Repeat for remaining hoops.

Starting with smallest hoop, secure hoop

to yardstick with clear thread. Secure next larger hoop to yardstick below smaller hoop. Repeat with remaining hoops so each surrounds the previous to construct tree with layers of ornaments. Gently shift each hoop as needed to create a uniform shape. Fill empty spots with additional ornaments.

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potato business. Jack saw that McDonald’s successful formula could be generalized to other foods and so he invented O’Dooley’s Beer Battered PBJ, which wasn’t much more than a peanut butter and jelly sandwich rolled in a batter and dropped in a deep fryer.

As long as he was careful about timing the drop, the PBJ’s ingredients wouldn’t leak out.

The batter came as a dry powder from a supplier Jack met at a gun show.To each plastic bag he added a quart of water and a can of beer. Although the mix was originally intended for ½WL JVMIW XLI ]IPPS[ TS[HIV was general purpose and could have been used to make Beer Battered Bowling Balls. The stuff looked like high grade plutonium ore. In fact, after a few drinks Jack

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would pass a bag around to company in his basement rec room and claim exactly that. He explained he got it from an international arms dealer he met on a trip to Algiers. Jack had been no farther east in his life than St. Johnsville.

My uncle opened the very ½VWX ERH PEWX &&4&. 7XERH in the garage behind his house on Mortimer Street.

I can’t tell you how much he spent on a splendid sign, constructed with replaceable numbers. It read, “O’Dooley’s Beer Battered PBJ - 0000003 SOLD.” He placed it out in front of his house near the road.

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He called me up one night to discuss the problem. At the time I was the only member of our family crazy enough to listen to him. He had worked his way down through the family’s age groups before he found my sympathetic ear. I thought it was my entrepreneurial skills that attracted him. I’d had some business success with my paper route in high school. I recommended he move his sign down the street to the corner of a busier thoroughfare.The next afternoon I helped him drag it to a new location next to the dry cleaner on South Street.Two days later it was gone.

“Taken by someone who is going to steal my idea,” he moaned over the phone when he called.

Not really.The dry cleaner had called Jack’s house while he was out to complain and my Aunt Alice telephoned me with an offer of $5 to

take the sign in my father’s car to the dump. In truth, I stored it behind our house.

It seemed too nice to just throw away.

“Don’t say a word about this,” my aunt whispered over the phone when I called to say the deed was done.“Maybe he’ll forget about the damned thing.” I didn’t tell her I had the sign in my back yard.

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“You could have another sign made,” I said.

“That sign cost me all the spare cash I’ll have for months,” he said.

“Well,” I said,“why not put an ad in the paper? Offer a reward and maybe the culprit will put the sign back on the corner.” And hopefully farther away from the dry cleaner.

The ad appeared the next day in the newspaper.

“Reward: For the return of my sign ‘O’Dooley’s Beer Battered PBJ Emporium – 0000009 SOLD.” I put the sign back on the corner late that night. No one collected the reward, of course.

Because of the ad, a local reporter showed up two days later with a photographer in tow and the result was a big spread in the Sunday newspaper’s Neighbors section. 000009 almost immediately zoomed up to 0000187.

Uncle Jack was back in business. Practically everyone knew of him and his sandwich now, including the City Health Department, the State Business Practices Board, the Alcohol Board of Control, the Internal Revenue Service , the nearby Third Avenue Baptist Church and even the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. More than one of them offered him a deal he couldn’t refuse and no one ever heard of his sandwich again.

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Dad’s Attic

By David Schnell It’s been more than three years since I have returned to the home my parents built on Wiltse Hill Road.

The house is full of artifacts of my parents – items of accomplishment, recognition, the kind of things they would want people to remember long after they are gone. My father’s toy sailboat, Gibraltar, won a race in Rochester when he was

6.There’s my father’s coast guard dress uniform and a thank you from President Harry Truman for serving in World War II. My father noted on a photograph of his 1961 high school band “A in grade 4” at All State competition. On and on, boxes and boxes. A wedding picture, 1939. By all appearances, my parents were a model of harmony. My mother looks mildly submissive, but she wasn’t.

My mother had the power in the family, and she developed it through relentless harping.That’s what my father faced if he was caught drinking more than a couple beers in an evening. She was a teetotaler and did not approve of drinking, although

she tolerated small amounts.

So he’d have a public beer, then go outside to check the weather, or maybe he heard a fox by the chicken coop, or the car needed to be moved before the snow storm. He’d come back a while later. Everything was NYWX ½RI ,I´H LEZI ERSXLIV beer and call it quits for the night. My mother would nod approvingly.Two beers in a day never hurt anybody.

Sometimes on my walks down the hill from my house, I would see an old beer can in the ditch.They were not tossed there by some litterbug.They are old -- faded, dented and dirty.

They have the puncture of the old can openers – the church key. Some of the brands are not around anymore or not very popular – Grand Union, old Milwaukee, others. Despite their

weathered appearance, they have a familiar look. A few emerge each time there’s a heavy rain, especially in the spring.They wash down a little stream below my house and into the ditch in front of a neighbor’s. If not picked up, they eventually wash into the Otsquago Creek that runs through Van Hornesville. I wondered where they came from.

My brother told me about a secret. Back in the property, there is a hidden beer can dump where my father threw the cans he did not want to acknowledge drinking. It is in a somewhere in a small gully with a seasonal WXVIEQ XLEX ¾S[W HS[R MRXS the adjacent property.The dump was abandoned in the early 1980s, when the bottle deposit bill went into effect and my father wisely decided to abstain from drinking until his death in 1996.

He had other interests back then. One was the eradication of burdocks that had over taken parts of the property. He won a few battles but lost the war. However, in a way he couldn’t understand then, the burdocks may have been more friend than foe. A couple summers ago, I went looking for the beer can dump, but the burdocks and briars had formed a fortress around the area that seemed intent on preserving the secret. I still haven’t reached it, but I know it is there and I know why it is there. He never mentioned the beer can dump to me and I doubt he ever thought it would be part of his legacy.

But each spring and sometimes during the summer, XLI VEMRW ¾SEX E JI[ QSVI cans into the ditch below my house, and I see them on my morning walks.

Sometimes I pick them up.

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Celebrate with religious sights and sounds integral roles in recreating the story of Christmas.

Private Catholic schools may offer performances of Christmas pageants that explain the Nativity and other events leading up to the birth of Christ. Parents and extended members of the family can enjoy a religious experience while also sharing praise for their youngest performers.

Volunteer efforts Houses of worship may organize clothing drives, holiday meals, toy donation collections, and many other community events this time of year.Volunteer to lend a hand at such events, which can help to remind you that the holiday season is one of giving.

Nativity scenes are popular in time for Christmas. Some may be filled with statuettes, but some communities sponsor a live Nativity show.

In many ways, secular celebrations garner more attention than religious gatherings during the holiday season. But all it takes is a PMXXPI HMKKMRK XS ½RH VIPMKMSYW WIVZMGIW XS ½PP SYV GEPIRHEVW come the month of December.

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Caroling

Christmas caroling, which likely evolved from the British tradition of wassailing, has largely fallen out of favor. may produce their own Living Nativity performances. However, many close-knit towns and communities still Costumed volunteers and include caroling among their actors present the story of traditions. Caroling can be a Christ’s birth and the good great way to spread holiday news that followed.This can share cheer. Although carols be an especially exciting are often a blend of religious experience for children and and secular tunes, many may also be a creative way TISTPI ½RH XLIMV JEMXL MW to reinforce religious beliefs, revitalized by joining their especially to children who QE] LEZI HMJ½GYPX] SXLIV[MWI friends and neighbors to carol during the holiday relating to written text. season. T Christmas pageants

Three Kings Day, or Día de los Très Reyes, is celebrated on January 6 to honor the wise men who visited and brought gifts to Jesus Christ.

Also known as the Epiphany, the holiday marks the end of the Christmas season for many practicing Christians.

Very little is known about the kings, or magi.These kings, who are only mentioned once in the Gospel of Matthew, are never named.The story says they hail from the “east” and

each year on February 2.

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Roscas can be made with dried and candied fruits to symbolize the jewels that adorn real crowns.Whoever receives the plastic doll in his or her slice of cake is expected to throw a party on Diá de la Candelaria (Candlemas Day), which occurs

Unlike in the United States, where gifts are typically exchanged on Christmas Day, much of the Latin community exchange gifts on the eve of January 6. Puerto Rican children have been known to gather grass or straw in shoeboxes for the kings’ horses or camels. Some families display carvings and artwork of the three magi atop camels.

Many celebrants participate in Three Kings Day parades and festivals. Family gatherings and parties that would rival other special holidays are common as well. A special meal consisting of corn tamales and hot chocolate may be served, while others may enjoy black beans, picadillo and yucca. T

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How to maintain workout routines during the holidays effectiveness.

Treat exercise as any other obligation on the calendar. · Periodically exercise during the day. If you have a few free moments here and there during the day, use these opportunities to ex-

ercise. By the end of the day, ]SY QE] ½RH ]SY WUYII^IH in an entire workout’s worth of exercise over the GSYVWI SJ WIZIVEP QMRYXI intervals. )\IVGMWI ERH ½XRIWW HS RSX LEZI XS TPE] WIGSRH ½HHPI to other holiday activities.

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Between decking the halls, visiting family and attending holiday parties, it may seem like there is little time to maintain a workout routine during the holiday season.

While the holiday season is an especially busy time of year, men and women who plan and stay dedicated to their routines do not need to let their health fall by the wayside until January.

Several studies show that people can gain anywhere from one pound to a few pounds between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Although that might not seem like a lot of weight, a report in The New England Journal of Medicine noted that many people never lose the weight they put on during the holidays.

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you stay in shape. · Choose a hotel with a pool or gym. If holiday travel is on your itinerary, select E LSXIP XLEX LEW ½XRIWW equipment.This way you can keep up with your routine.

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Celebrate with safety around your tree this holiday season

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Sale prices include all discounts and incentives applied this is an “Everyone” price but supplies are limited to in-stock and when they are gone they are gone. All vehicles shown have the remainder of the factory warranty of 10 year/100,000 miles power train plus 5 year/60,000 mile limited basic warranty. Photos are for illustration purposes only; and we are not responsible for equipment differences in photographs. Sale ends 01/02/2015 or when supplies are gone. Customer is responsible for all taxes, and fees. ‘No Payments Till March’ available through qualified lender (see dealer for details).

These furnaces are designed to meet your heating needs.

Our goal is to serve your needs with a very efficient, clean burning furnace that takes less fuel to heat your home.

Premium Anthracite Coal - Nut, Pea, Rice

Heat exchanger tubes through firebox for natural circulation Gravity fed coal hopper - holds 60 lbs.

Burn time 24 to 48 hours Exterior shaker handle - minimal ash dust A UL Listed wood and coal burning furnace.

Bimetal draft regulator Automatic secondary oxygen Fully automatic with secondary SPECIAL - $100 OFF

Adjust heat from stove with only one afterburner for maximum Alaskan Channing III Direct Vent knob on hot air regulator efficiency with less fuel.

85,000 BTU Coal Stove

Wood & Coal Furnace

High Efficiency Wood and Coal Furnace 110,000 BTU Heats up to 2,400 square feet Reburn system that creates “EXTREME” cleanburn for wood and coal Heavy duty cast iron ash grate system Ceramic glass in door with Adjustable Air Wash System Heat exchanger tubes through furnace that creates a convectional circulation

Installs Like Pellet Stove

Our Boilers:

Have water circulating in the front of the boilers to prevent cracking Are designed with the best cast iron grate system built to last Are pressure tested to 120 PSI Have a great heat exchanger to maximize efficiency Can be an add-on to an existing hot water system Have a domestic water option Are constructed with 1/4” steel Have a large capacity ash pan Easily maintain water temperature

Meadow Creek Barbecue Grills - Visit Us Online at www.meadowcreekbarbecue.com

95 Willett Street, Fort Plain, NY 13339 Benuel Fisher, Phone 518-993-2543

AUTHORIZED DEALER AND INSTALLER FOR DS Stoves • Super Pro Chimneys • Hudson River Pellet Stoves • AquaGem Boilers Alaskan Stoves • Meadow Creek & Wells Springs BBQ Grills • Chimtek Chimneys

December 19, 2014

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