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The Landlord’s Dog by Jan P. Case ‘Landlord says the dog has got to go.’ That’s a bit of a stretch, since I am the landlord, but that was what I told people while trying to relocate a male pit bull puppy who, at 10 months of age,
was already exceeding 75 pounds. Like most moms, I got into this situation due to my kid. Last May my 17 year old daughter announced that her friend had given her a puppy. It was a pit bull, but good news — he was already named! Seriously, that was her selling point. I do not see a future in marketing for Abigail. But how could I say no? After all, he was already named! Onyx arrived at the end of May. He was a cutie: big ears, big eyes, and the cutest smile. Spring tur ned into summer and Onyx took his rightful position in our home and in our hearts. He had so much love, so much energy. He loved to hike, run and chase bears (a story Onyx and Abbie at their home last in itself for another February. time.) He also loved to Photos by Jan P. Case chase Annie the Jack
Russell; Annie would chase the tennis ball and Onyx would chase her. Then there was the chewing — he would chew anything he could, his palate included dining room chairs, scissors, and sadly my eyeglasses. But the chewing was always forgiven because he was the best hugger. Onyx knew enough to rest his head against you when you went in for the squeeze. Everyone enjoyed plenty of outdoor time and hugs well into the fall. But time stands still for no one and by the time fall turned into winter, the cute puppy had turned into a still cute, but exceeding 75 pound, puppy. I took him for a lot of walks in the village, but he never would get to run around like he enjoyed in the summer, it broke my heart to see him so bored. Beyond his boredom, I began to notice another issue with owning a pit bull. While walking Onyx, I noticed other pedestrians scurrying to the other side of the street when we met. I noticed a change in my neighbor’s demeanor around Onyx and me; he would wave but would no longer stop and chat. The final clue that something was
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by Jamie Aloi Growing up my weekends consisted of traveling about an hour away from home to an old farm where about six different families, with up to four generations, went to get away from the daily grind. This place is an outdoor club located on a piece of land that was once a farm with a large pond, open field, and forests full of trails. Each family owned either a trailer or rented out a room in the old farm house or re-done chicken coop. We, as kids, would all play in the open field during the day and at night everyone would cram into the old barn that had been converted into a club house to hang out, eat and mainly play cards — pitch was the game of choice. During the day we would go out and explore the land. There were about five different trails we could choose to take on any one day, There were two along
the pond (that depending on the time of year would connect all the way around the pond), one along the creek that was formed from the water exiting the pond, one leading away perpendicular to the pond and one leading away from the open field. We would almost every weekend explore at least one of these trails, usually the one next to the creek where we would also play, making dams or bridges and catching crayfish. The trail leading away from the pond was the longest trail we had that if you took it long enough you would come upon a corn field. Sometimes we would go though the cornfield and eventually swing around and meet up with the trail that connected to the open field. Along that trail there was a path that veered off that would lead us to an old abandoned stone foundation of what was once a sugar mill. There
amiss was the holidays. My brother made his annual trek home to the farm, but never stopped at my home in the village. I asked my mom what was up with that and she told me he was afraid of Onyx. “He’s just too big,” she explained. “And you know, he is a pit bull.” Poor Onyx, burdened with the stigma of being a pit bull. His size and apparent scare factor led to the decision to try to find Onyx a new home as soon as possible. I had no luck at all. At the same time I contacted our local no-kill shelter, there was a huge pit bull rescue in a neighboring village. I called rescue groups within a 75 mile radius. Most responses wer e the same: we are maxed out, we can put you on a waiting list, and do you know how hard it is to find a new home for a pit bull? Things were not looking good for Onyx. I work for a weekly agriculture paper. Onyx needed room to run. Who has that? Farmers. So I placed an ad in Country Folks: ‘Free dog, 10 mos. old, 75 plus or minus lbs.
was also a trail that the men of the camp created that connected the two trails about halfway in-between, but this one also depended on the height of the water because it crossed the creek and there was no bridge. Exploring these trails never got old as there was always something new; new growth, new trees down or running into animals scurrying away from the rowdy kids. This was our childhood home away from home that we will always have and let the future generations of our family enjoy. Having this experience growing up has helped create who I am today. Most children these days don’t get to experience liv-
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ing in the outdoors with no access to internet or television. We explored and discovered things that wouldn’t happen if we stayed inside. There are things I learned from this place that I never would have been able to learn from a classroom or the internet. This sparked my love for the outside and helped shape for my future career of wanting to work outside and not at a desk in some building. I believe that every child should get to live this way.
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by Kelly Gates The sight of a front yard lemonade stand conjures up images of a carefree childhood, of 10 cent signs promoting watered down powder mix and kind-hearted passersby who choke down a cup for the kiddos. But for one little girl, her lemonade stand stood for something much more. Having been diagnosed with neuroblastoma as an infant, four-year old Alexandra “Alex” Scott, announced to her parents in the summer of 2000 that she wanted to hold a lemonade stand to raise money to help find a cure for all children with cancer. “Things have changed drastically in recent years thanks to major advancements in research, so much that if Alex were diagnosed with her particular type of cancer today, she would be treated differently and would have a much better prognosis,” said Liz Scott, Alex’s mother and coexecutive director of Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation. “We went from seeing Alex out in the front yard with her little pitcher of lemonade and a poster board to
having 35,000-plus lemonade stands and hundreds of thousands of people raising money to find a cure for childhood cancer across the country.” Sadly, Alex passed in 2004 at the age of eight. But during the four years she sold lemonade, she helped raised $1 million to help find a cure for the disease that took her life. The foundation she founded recently reached the $60 million mark, having funded more than 325 research projects across the country involving more than 70 institutions committed to finding cures for over 24 types of cancer. Since Alex held that first stand, the Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation has also inspired individuals and entire corporations even, to carry on her legacy of hope. The Lemon Society of Philadelphia was formed by young professionals in the “City of Love” to help support the charity. During a recent fundraiser, the group raised nearly $90,000 through a silent auction and speakeasy event. Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse has hosted
lemonade stands for the charity. So have Daniel Webster Elementary School in New Jersey, the University Center at the University of Tennessee, and many families honoring friends and family members who have survived cancer or lost their battles with the disease. Alex Guarnaschelli, who recently won Food Network’s “Next Iron Chef: Redemption” and is a regular judge on the primetime show “Chopped,” is another avid supporter of Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation. She is currently working on a lemon lime lemonade recipe and a pairing of ginger cookies that she plans to present to the foundation. “I have a daughter who has taught me a lot along the way. She is only five, but she is a powerful little human,” says Guarnaschelli. “It stuns me how effective children can be in their messaging; and I believe that every child should enjoy that basic right to become an adult. Getting rid of childhood cancers is one effective way to reach that goal.” Anyone who wishes to host a lemonade stand–or
run a marathon, bike multiple miles or raise money for the group in any other way–begins by signing up on the Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation website ( www.alexslemonade.org ). They are then mailed a bright yellow envelope filled with a banner, posters, photos of young “heroes” who have cancer and talking points containing detailed information so they can accurately educate others about childhood cancer.
The foundation also puts on local and nationwide events to increase awareness and bring in additional funds for cancer research. In September of this year, a new activity will challenge people throughout the U.S. to collectively run or walk one million miles. “We will be asking people to walk or run as many miles as they can during September, which is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. The goal is to combine all of
the miles and hopefully, reach one million miles in total,” said Liz. “Each participating person or team will get a page on our website to post photos and messages of encouragement. Their friends and family can go to the site and donate pledges in support of the walkers and runners.” Any parent would go a million miles if it would help cure his/her child of cancer and this event is a great way to symbolize the commitment to finding that cure, she added.
Lemon Society of Philadelphia presents a check to the foundation after a speakeasy and silent auction fundraiser in April 2013. Photo courtesy of Alex’s Lemonade Stand
Onyx from Page 1 anywhere right now and pick him up.’ I made plans to drive Onyx to meet these folks the very next day. During the trip, I questioned my actions. What am I doing, driving over an hour and a half to a remote location with my daughter and dog, to meet folks I know very little about? Perhaps a little more foresight was called for! I tried not to let Abigail see how nervous I was. Onyx was just happy to be on a road trip. When we got closer I talked to Abigail about how we were going to handle the situation. If we did not like the looks of the place, we were going to just drive on by; we should keep him on his leash and hold it until we are sure; we better keep the tail gate open so we can load him as quick as possible. She made a comment about how I should watch less Criminal Minds and more Animal Planet. We finally arrived and met Dan, Kelly and their dogs, Melee and Sophie. We visited with them for a while and finally Abbie, with all the grace a teenager posseses, Onyx with his new family: Dan, Kelly, Melee, and Sophie. states she is so relieved that they
Landlord says dog has got to go. Dog wonders what a youth in Asia has got to do with him, saveonyx@gmail.com.’ My coworkers scoffed. “You can’t put an ad like that in the paper,” they said. “Somebody is going to complain about the ‘youth in Asia,’ and they may think you are being rude.” My response was, “Maybe, but I know somebody is going to read it and chuckle. They are going to be the right fit for Onyx. They will have a sense of humor. That is the person I want.” It worked. I was flooded with emails. One email that stood out, said ‘we want your dog; we will drive
Onyx gives the ultimate “puppy dog” look. He knows just how to milk those big ears and eyes!
are not crazy, weird people, and said she felt very comfortable leaving Onyx with them. Dan and Kelly are beef farmers, and Country Folks subscribers. We took a leap of faith and it turned out well. Onyx is very happy; Dan and Kelly love him very much. They send me periodic updates and let me know how he is doing. Onyx now gets plenty of exercise, he has become fast friends with Melee, and Kelly happily reports that he still gives the best hugs — truly a happy ending for both Onyx and this landlord.
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Old Man icon honored 10 years after statue fell by Holly Ramer, Associated Press CONCORD, NH (AP) — Edward Geddes already had spent two long days on the mountain when the weather turned. Battered by wind and soaked by rain — “like shower baths of ice water” — he clung to a rope and pressed on, even after the rain turned to ice that coated his clothing and left two of his fingers crooked for the rest of his life. It was 1916, and the crew assigned to help Geddes rescue New Hampshire’s Old Man of the Mountain had given up. But Geddes continued the work alone, drilling 11-inch holes into the granite and installing turnbuckles and rods to hold the ledges in place. “When the men Col. Greenleaf had hired to help me all deserted, I did not intend to be beaten. I leave it to you to judge whether I had time to play or not,” he wrote when the work was complete. Thanks to Geddes’ efforts and those of others who followed, the 40-foot-tall natural rock formation that resembled an old man’s face remained suspended 1,200 feet above Franconia Notch until May 3, 2003, when it smashed to the ground. Over the years, it became the state’s most recognizable symbol — the Legislature adopted it as the state emblem in 1945, and it still appears on the state quarter, highway
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signs, license plates and countless souvenirs. A decade after the Old Man’s demise, the famed stone profile is little more than a historical footnote to the state’s youngest residents. But it remains a beloved family member to others, including the descendants of Geddes, a granite quarry superintendent from Quincy, MA, who performed the first repair work on the Old Man nearly a century ago. Ronald Geddes, 71, was a toddler when the man he knew as Uncle Ed died in 1944. But his father — Edward Geddes’ nephew — was close to him, and Ronald Geddes grew up hearing about his connection to the Old Man. “He was very focused, very wiry, and he was fearless,” Geddes said of his great-uncle. “He suffered, and he prevailed.” Geddes, who lives in Boston, visited the Old Man many times growing up and as an adult. And while his first thought was always how proud he was that “someone in our family actually did that,” he also understood what drew countless others to the site. “It became a symbol of something. It had a magical, spiritual quality,” he said. Although no one knows how old the Old Man of Mountain was before it fell, several groups of surveyors working in the Franconia Notch area took credit for discovering it in 1805. It quickly became a popular tourist attraction and inspired many works of art and literature. Statesman Daniel Webster compared it to the signs hung outside shops to indicate specific trades: “Shoe makers hang out a gigantic shoe; jewelers a monster watch, and the dentist hangs out a gold tooth; but up in the Mountains of New Hampshire, God Almighty has hung out a sign to show that there he makes men.” Edward Geddes, who returned to the mountain in 1937 amid rumors that the Old Man was about to topple, offered a slight tweak to that quotation after his measurements showed the rocks had not moved even a sixteenth of an inch in 21 years. “I came to the conclusion that the words of Daniel Webster should be extended to read that once in a while New Hampshire as well as producing men produces a few ‘liars,”’ he said, according to an article published in the Quincy Patriot Ledger at the time. Although Geddes was followed by other equally devoted caretakers who protected and patched up the Old Man in later years, Mother Nature had the last word. Soon after the profile’s 2003 tumble, a nonprofit volunteer group began raising money for a $5 million multiphase memorial dedicated to the Old Man, but donations dried up after the first phase was completed in 2011 and no further work will be done, said Dick Hamilton, a board member of the Old man Legacy Fund. More than 25,000 people visited the memorial site last summer, but it’s unclear whether it will continue to attract visitors. Some visitors who left reviews on the travel website tripadvisor.com said they appreciated learning more about the Old Man’s history, but
A Tree in Fall by Conni Partridge Driving through the back roads of New England in the fall of the year can be dangerous. With my camera beside me on the seat, I set out to photograph the awesome beauty of the great northeastern woods. Carefully parking or stopping on the roadside, I photographed vines creeping colorfully over rocks, trees with bright canopies and even bushes in their autumn glory.
Old Man of the Mountain on April 26, 2003, seven days before the before the collapse. A night spring snow fell the night before. Photo courtesy of Jeffrey Joseph
The site of the Old Man of the Mountain in July 2010, 7 years after the collapse. Photo source: Wikipedia Commons others complained that it wasn’t worth the trip. At a Concord playground Thursday, 8-year-old Alexis Tramontozzi of Goffstown paused for a moment when asked if she had ever heard of the Old Man of the Mountain before replying with a definite “no.” Her grandmother, Eloise Frank, said her family always stopped to see the Old Man when they took vacations in the White Mountains when she was a child, but she is unlikely to ever visit the memorial site. But that doesn’t mean she wants the state to find a new symbol. “I think it should stay,” she said. “What would you change it into?” In 1955, President Dwight D. Eisenhower and 5,000 others attended a 150th birthday party for the Old Man at the Cannon Mountain tramway parking area. On May 3, a much smaller ceremony was held to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Old Man’s fall. Ralph Geddes, another great-nephew of the profile’s first repairman, drove up from his home in Raynham, MA, much like he did a decade ago. “The morning I heard he fell, I went straight there,” he said. “I needed to do it. It was in my family.”
Suddenly a great, tall, black-barked tree loomed before me dressed in raiment of brilliant yellow. Its giant, oval shaped leaves took me by surprise. I checked the road both ways then stepped from my car and aimed for a vertical shot. Suddenly the road seemed to move backwards, away from my car! In my haste to get a shot of that rugged old tree with its primary-yellow leaves, I had left my car in forward gear. I tried to grab the door but fell flat on my face in the street, bruising my hands and knees. I scrambled to my feet, and, sprinting on my 65-year-old legs, I caught the gearshift and tried to throw it into neutral. As I plopped into the seat, the shifter bypassed neutral and lurched my car into reverse. The next instant, my foot was on the brake. Retrieving my camera from the street, I drove home, laughing sheepishly to myself. I got the shot.
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May 15, 2013 Hello Again, What a marvelous change in the weather. Now it’s really springtime in the Mohawk Valley country. I believe when God created the Garden of Eden, he gathered all the tricks he had learned and moved on to Northern New York State creating its lakes, rivers, rolling forested hills, and the Mohawk Valley, his palette of true beauty. Traveling on the little
red roadster over the country roads, I have watched farmers preparing their fields. Some are planting alfalfa, small grains and corn. Soon those tilled fields will be covered with new green. I’ve even noticed a few fishermen out there trying their luck. I was told they have been catching a few 3 1/2 pound bass and small walleyes. A friend told me a few years ago when he went fishing if he didn’t have bad luck, he’d have no luck at all. Last year I was 77 years old and was told that due
to my age, I did not need a fishing license but I had to pay $5 yearly for a pass that states I do not need a license. Only in good old — heading for socialism — New York State are you required to pay $5 to prove you don’t need to pay any more. When was the last time you heard a speech or read a newspaper or magazine article uplifting our great America and the way of life it offers? The following excerpts presented by Verl A. Teeter, in the Grit newspaper, 1970, are worth reading
and thinking about. All I can add is, “God bless America, the land we should love.” The true American believes in liberty, justice, equal opportunity, and the dignity of man. He also believes that the government is the servant of the people, not their master. He realizes that freedom can destroy us if we do not know how to use it. The true American is proud of America; proud that he is a citizen of a republic. He realizes that American citizenship is a
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GARLIC (Green Art Recreating Life in Communities) that encourages low-income residents of New Haven, CT, to make art from recycled items. Garlic, too, can create a delicate flower image. The discovery was part of the thrill, Raven says. “I tried to ink the entire garlic and that didn’t work,” she says. Then she pulled a single clove out of the bulb and realized it looked like a finger and a flower petal. She also has tried carved potatoes and star fruit cut in half. The latter is a little unwieldy
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The true American is tolerant. He respects the convictions of others, their property rights, and proper constituted authority.
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Herkimer church saw a young boy studying the scroll honoring those who died in time of war. The boy wondered why all the names were there. The minister answered, “They are the names of the boys who died in the service.” The boy then asked, “Which service? The 9:30 or 11:00 one?”
The true American, by precept and example, instills in his children moral and spiritual integrity. He trains his children the way they should go, believing that the family is the backbone of the nation.
Talking about getting your money’s worth: a bachelor farmer placed a “Wife wanted” ad in the statewide farm paper. The ad read, “Wanted: Wife with a tractor. Send picture of the tractor.”
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The disgruntled farmer said, “Ya! Life is like a bowl of cherries after you spit out the pits.” Thinking of a deep subject — have you got your lawn mower out yet? Remember Roy Rogers, “Happy trails to you, until we mow again,” or something like that. Is it ever polite to brag? Our company is bursting at the seams with the wonderful reception The Country Editor is receiving in Herkimer County. Each week over 26,000
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Number / Classification 20 Air Compressors 25 Air Tools 35 Announcements 45 Antiques 55 Appraisal Services 75 ATV 80 Auctions 82 Auto Body 110 Bedding Plants 120 Bees-Beekeeping 130 Bird Control 140 Books 155 Building Materials/ Supplies 157 Building Repair 160 Buildings For Sale 161 Bulk Foods / Spices 165 Business Opportunities 170 Butchering Supplies 173 Carpentry 175 Cars, Trucks, Trailers 180 Catalogs 182 Catering 190 Chain Saws 195 Cheesemaking Supplies 205 Christmas 214 Clocks & Repair 215 Collectibles 216 Clothing 235 Computers 253 Consignment 265 Construction Equipment For Rent 275 Construction Machinery Wanted 277 Construction Services 280 Construction Supplies 312 Crafts 325 Custom Butchering 330 Custom Services 360 Deer-Butchering & Hides 370 Dogs 410 Electrical 415 Employment Wanted 440 Farm Machinery For Sale 445 Farm Machinery Wanted 447 Farm Market Items 460 Fencing 470 Financial Services 480 Fish 483 Flooring 495 For Rent or Lease 500 For Sale 510 Fresh Produce, Nursery 525 Fruits & Berries 527 Furniture 529 Garage Sales 530 Garden Supplies 535 Generators 537 Gifts 575 Greenhouse Supplies 585 Guns 587 Hair Styling 589 Hardware 600 Health Care/Products 605 Heating 610 Help Wanted 653 Hotel / Motel 683 Jewelers 700 Lawn & Garden 711 Lessons 760 Lumber & Wood Products 790 Maple Syrup Supplies 805 Miscellaneous 810 Mobile Homes 811 Monuments 812 Multi Media 813 Music 815 Motorcycles 817 Nails 820 Nurseries 910 Plants 950 Real Estate For Sale 955 Real Estate Wanted 960 RVs & Motor Homes 975 Rentals 980 Restaurant Supplies 1040 Services Offered 1075 Snowblowers 1080 Snowmobiles 1096 Sports 1109 Thrift 1140 Trailers 1147 Trains 1148 Travel 1165 Trees 1170 Truck Parts & Equipment 1180 Trucks 1187 Vacuum 1190 Vegetable 1200 Veterinary 1205 Wanted
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Saturday Night Consignment Auction every week at King’s, Burrows Rd., West Winfield, NY. (315) 822-5221.
FREE: Cat needs a good home. Gray & White tiger, female. Nice cat, litter trained and friendly. 315-867-0208 or 315-219-2939 HUSQVARNA Lawn Mowers On Sale! Full line of mowers, trimmers & chain saws in stock. Randall Implements Company, Rt. 5S, Fultonville, NY. 518-853-4500
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Antiques FOR SALE: Antiques, Collectibles, Shabby Chic, Amish Baskets, Primitives, Jewelry, Country, Re-purpose, Handcrafted Items, Adirondack Décor, Unique Gifts and Much More! “Newport Marketplace” 7583 Main St, Newport “Gift Certificates now available”
ATV ATV TRAILERS by Bosski Industries first automatic “Dump Assist” trailers GVWR 800lbs.+ 1600lbs. models available. Come check them out at North Creek Auto 315-866-3698
classified@leepub.com Computers LUCKY STAR COMPUTER SERVICES: Service and repair all PCs and Notebooks. Software Programming. Virus Removal. Senior and Military Discounts. 315-823-0923, 315-219-2790
Custom Services COLOR GLOSSY PHOTO CALENDARS: Only $12.00 includes tax. Send us your digital prints and we will make a beautiful keepsake calendar for you. You may also bring in your photos on a disc or thumb drive. If you would like us to mail it is a $5.00 extra fee. Only 3 day turnaround time. Contact Lee Publications bsnyder@leepub.com or 518673-0101 FRAN’S PAINTING & STAINING. Lead Certified. Spray or brush. Free estimates. 315717-2061
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Bedding Plants Annuals, Perennials, Herbs & Baskets are ready now! Heirloom veggie plants. Visit our garden center today! www.BrickHouseAcres.com 315-737-5635
Building Materials/Supplies INSULATION: All Types. New/ Existing Buildings. Free Estimates. Fully Insured. Call Upstate Spray Foam Insulation 315-822-5238. www.upstatesprayfoam.com
Dogs YORKSHIRE TERRIERS, 3 females, ready to go, May 10th. ACA registered, vet checked. 1st shots. $500 each. 315-271-3521.
For Sale 14FT STARCRAFT BOAT w/older 7½HP Johnson motor. $600, obo. 315-894-4909
1993 CORVETTE convertible, triple black, 6 speed, leather, both seats electric, CD & cassette player, no rain w/cover, 36,000 miles, $15,000. 315271-3602
Collectibles COINS WANTED! Silver Coins, Old Coins, Proof Set, Collections, Estates. Since 1974. Terry West Coins 315797-7875 WANTED - CA$H PAID: For old jewelry, books. Dolls toys, even if broken, 1970s older. 1960s & older: Clothing. Old frames, Christmas, Halloween items. Interested in almost anything old. Shirley 315-8949032.
Furniture Repair & Regluing • Countertops • Speaker Cabinets “Formica Work Is Our Specialty”
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LAWN SALE: 105 Willis Ave., Herkimer. Sat.- Mon. Memorial Day Weekend. Adirondack decor, clothes, tools, furniture, craft supplies, houseware, more. Twin bed mattress, new, $300. Dresser, bar memorabilia, camping gear.
CUSTOM FORMICA Countertops. Cash & Carry or Installed. Duda Woodworking & Chair Hospital, 734 Lafayette St., Utica 315-7334715 “Quality Work for Over 33 Years!” Hide-a-bed couch; rocking chair; end table, coffee table set; dining room set, 11 pieces/insets; mirror; bookcase; set: womans chest with mirror, mens 5 drawer chest; 21” TV; all-in-1 printer; floor lamp; fur coat; set of china; set of Oneida flatware. 315-2199021 MAHOGANY Dining Room Hutch, table two leaves, six chairs, $325.00; white kitchen hutch, $50.00; child’s roll top desk, maple, $125.00. Call 315-429-3665 after 4:00pm
Garage Sales ESTATE SALE: 578 McGowan Rd., Ilion. Sat. May 25th through Sun. May 26th. 8 am3 pm. No early birds. GARAGE SALE: 1192 Elizabethtown Rd., Ilion: Household items, clothing & more. May 25th and 26th from 8am5pm
Adorable MINI LOP BUNNIES! Our purebred babies are sweet & friendly. Pedigrees available. $25.00 each 315-737- 5635
HUGE SALE: Lovingly used Antiques, Primitives & Country Reproductions. May 17 & 18, 9am-4pm, 9299 Paris Hill Rd., Sauquoit. Pictures on Craigslist.com
DOLLS FOR SALE: If interested in buying contact at bjcaldw@gmail.com. FOR SALE- MOVING: Guilbransen Organ Double Keyboard, needs some work, $200/firm. Call 518-993-2069
NEED BUSINESS CARDS? Full color glossy, heavy stock. 250 ($45.00); 500 ($60.00); 1,000 ($75.00). Call Beth at Lee Publications 518-673-0101 or bsnyder@leepub.com PORTABLE Carry-On BOAT air conditioner & cover, $800.00. 315-376-6639 leave a message.
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Cars, Trucks, Trailers 1968 ELCAMINO SS 396, 4speed, all original, very, very nice, serious only, $18,000/ OBO. 315-429-3253
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MOVING SALE: 279 Loomis Street, Little Falls, Sat. May 18th 9-4pm, Sun. May 19th 92pm. Quality antiques plus, Mohogany, Cherry, Oak & Harden furniture. Vintage & Collectible items (Poland, West Germany, Japan, Czechoslovakia, Waterford & more.) Gateleg table, Hitchcock/Dragon chairs, Mission Oak Desk, Meyda lighting, twin bed, antique stands, china closet, settee, parlor bench, antique parlor cabinet, linens, kitchen & baking items, small appliances, glassware, dishes, sports equipment, gadgets, holiday decor, queen size mattress (Grace Furniture), freezer & designer clothes (by Donna-Treasure Estate Pickers).
Hair Styling HAIRDRESSER: In Home Ser vices. Experienced. Perms, Cuts, Colors & Sets. Call Pam H. 315-725-9404
Hay - Straw For Sale HORSE HAY: Round bales $40.00 per bale. Mohawk Valley Produce Auction. 518-568-2257
Lawn & Garden FOR SALE: 2005 Snapper Zero Turn Mower. For more information call (315) 5658156. HUSQVARNA Lawn Mowers On Sale! Full line of mowers, trimmers & chain saws in stock. Randall Implements Company, Rt. 5S, Fultonville, NY. 518-853-4500 VALLEY LAWN SERVICE. Mowing, shrub trimming, mulch and clean-ups. Fully insured, free estimates. 315894-4331.
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2007 HARLEY DAVIDSON 1200 XL Custom Vance & Hines Pipes, Vance & Hines Fuel Pak, Stage 1 EFI Kit, Black, 8,500 Miles, $7,500. Excellent Condition!
JACK’S HANDYMAN SERVICE: Doing odd jobs of all kinds since 2004. Free estimates. 315-725-1133
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FOR SALE: 2000 LS Suzuki Savage, 11,000 miles, leather saddle bags, color green, excellent condition. 518-573-7468, 518-5732969. Or trade for 4 wheeler or snowmobile.
HEMLOCK LUMBER, Siding Boards, Framing Lumber, Beams. Miller’s, 6027Cty.Hwy. 18, WestEdmeston. 6miles south ofU.S.Rt.20
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Miscellaneous HUSQVARNA Lawn Mowers On Sale! Full line of mowers, trimmers & chain saws in stock. Randall Implements Company, Rt. 5S, Fultonville, NY. 518-853-4500
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Music EVANS, REMO DRUMHEADS, drumsticks by ProMark, Zilojian, On Stage. Imagineering Drum & Guitar Shop. 27 West Main St. Little Falls. 315-823-1500
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Motorcycles 1986 YAMAHA ADVENTURE ROYAL, fully dressed, new brakes & tires, 2 leather jackets, $2,000 OBO. 315-8263478
10 ACRES. Bridgewater,NY. Outstanding Views. Electric. $32,000.00. 845-783-8408 Fo r S a l e B y O w n e r. c o m #23928210 ADIRONDACK CAMP in park, Speculator area, redone, nice & clean, 2/3 bedroom, private beach access, $1,100 yearly lot rent. Your weekend getaway. Won’t last long, only $29,950. 315-868-9207 for details. FOR SALE BY OWNER: Family-ready country home. 3 bedrooms, 2 fulls baths, living room, kitchen, multi-purpose dining / sunroom, pantry. 2 car garage, utility shed on acre. Above-ground pool, spa, decking. Appliances stay. Everything upgraded last 3 years. Asking $134,500. By appointment only. 8 am-6 pm. Leave message 518-7624730 LOCATED in the Foothills of the Adirondacks on busy Route 28 and the shore of a renowned Trout River. Centrally located 20 minutes from either Utica or the Valley. This Fabulous Property Includes: 3 Storefront Rental Units; Vendor Mall with 36 Multi-dealers, Organic and Gourmet Food Market, Barber Shop, and Dance Studio. Owner currently running Market and Vendor Mall. $150,000. 315-725-8822 or 315-845-8822
PATRICIA’S SERVICE TO SENIORS: Helping you at home with shopping, meals, housekeeping. Pat 315-2977063
PHOTO CALENDARS now available right here at Lee Publications. 6113 State Hwy. 5, Palatine Bridge, NY 518-673-3237. Choose up to 24 photos. Only $12.00 for digital photos and $15.00 if we scan them. TED’S Painting and Home Repairs: Book now through April 30th get FREE power wash w/deck staining, good for April, May, June only. Call 315-429-3253
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Weekly Sales Every Monday starting at 12:30 with Misc. & small animals, 1:00 Dairy. Call for more info and sale times. Our Volume is increasing weekly - join your neighbors & send your livestock this way! Monday, May 6th sale - cull ave. .69 Top cow $ .91, bulls/steers $.78 - $.96, bull calves top $1.55, heifer calves top $1.00, dairy feeders $.40 - $.88, feeder bulls $.83 - $1.25, Feeder heifers $.80 - $1.22, feeder steers $.68 - $1.25. Dairy bred heifers up to $1050. Lambs 30# - 49# $1.14 - $1.20. Monday, May 20th - Monthly Sheep, Lamb, Goat & Pig Sale. Monday, May 27th - Memorial Day - We will be open. We will be starting at 10:00AM with flowers, plants, shrubs. If you want to participate in consigning to the plant sale contact us as soon as possible. Note the time of sale! We will have our normal schedule after the plant sale. Monday, June 3rd - Monthly Fat Cow & Feeder Sale. LOOKING TO HAVE A FARM SALE OR JUST SELL A FEW - GIVE US A CALL. ** Trucking Assistance - Call the Sale Barn or check out our trucker list on our Web-Site. Call to advertise in any of these sales it makes a difference. Directions: Hosking Sales 6096 NYS Rt. 8, 30 miles South of Utica & 6 miles North of New Berlin, NY. www.hoskingsales.com Call today with your consignments.
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Valuable Real Estate & Farm Dispersal Friday, June 7, 2013 at 9:00 AM Location: Brookman’s Corner Road, Fort Plain, NY 13339
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Public Consignment Auction Every Tuesday Night • 6:00 PM Consignments, Tools, Antique Furniture, Collectables, and Much More!!
Public Antique Auction!! Thursday, May 16th 6:00 PM Living Estate from Greene, NY Already Coming is a Mid 1700’s 6 Drawer Hi Boy all panels are 1 board, (very nice piece), Mid 1800’s Double 8 Drawer Solid Oak Filing Cabinet with wooden full extension drawers, Antique Cash Register, Early Hanging Lamp, Lots of Collectables, Stamps, Consignments, Furniture, and much more will be here by auction time!! This is only a partial list!! Call for info 518-993-4668 or Tim @ 518-332-5157
Operating dairy farm with 196 acres of quality well maintained and fertilized land. 2013 crops are being planted and will be sold to buyer of the farm. Farmland borders 3 roadways including Brookman’s Corner, Mill Lane, and Rt. 80. Buildings: 98 cow dairy barn. 3 bedroom, 1 bath, dining room, and kitchen farmhouse. 1 car garage, 40x36 pole barn, 30 stall heifer barn, 3 concrete silos, 1 Harvestore silo. Plenty of water with 2 wells and 1 pond.
Tailgate, Small Animal and Building Material Auction!! Saturday, May 25th, 10:00 AM
The farmland is some of the best in the Mohawk Valley region and is well known for quality corn crops.
Don’t miss our Food Stand, Homemade Soft Pretzels, Ham Sandwiches, Subs, Hot Dogs, Hamburgers, Strawberry Shortcake & More!! All Profit Proceeds to benefit Local Amish Schools and Hospital Bills!!
Real Estate Terms for financing are 10% day of sale, balance on or before 45 days. Buyers must pre-register and show proof of financing prior to day of sale and must be willing to pay the minimum bid asked by the seller.
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Watch for listing on complete dairy cow and equipment dispersal.
Attorney: Gregory Dunn Licensed Real Estate Broker: Krutz Properties LLC. Laurie Weingart, 518-330-8608
Sale held for Oscar and Norma Fox Food Available Day Of Sale All Announcements Day of Sale Take Precedence Over Advertising
Will be having a large selection of Lumber, Windows, Doors, Plywood, Insulation, Small Animals, Baked Goods, Furniture, Tools, Equipment, and much more!!! Small Animals & Building Material Consignments Wanted!!
You may bring Household, Kitchen Items, Shrubs, Flowers, Cars, Trailers, Trucks, & More!! We will sell them right off your truck, trailer or car!! Bring anything you want to sell!! Line up will be on our big parking lot right beside our Grocery Store!!
Gun & Tool Auction!! Wednesday, May 29th • 6:00 PM Gun and Tool Consignments Wanted!! Bring Them On!! Call for info 518-993-4668 or Tim @ 518-332-5157
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73 Main Street Fonda, NY (Call for details and showing.) 1 Acre 2 Family Brick House, Complete Estate, Household Contents, Outbuildings!! Another Great Auction with Antique and Collectable Items!!
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Home Country by Slim Randles Those of us who call this little valley home have a unique blessing in the form of Perry, our dentist. Yes, when we go to get the fangs fixed up at O’Dontall Dental, down in the old brick building near the office of the Valley Weekly Miracle, the grinding and scraping and numbing and lip shaking is accompanied by … well … acting. You see, Perry worked his way through dental school by treading the boards … acting on stage,
Pen pal friendship endures after 66 years EAST JORDAN, MI (AP) — An international pen pal relationship that began 66 years ago is still going strong between Michigan and Germany. The Petoskey News-Review reports ( http://bit.ly/ZMyeaI ) Helen Fortney was 16 in 1947 when she first wrote a letter to Kurt Maybaum, then 20, who lived in Germany. He wrote back, striking up the unusual friendship that has endured with both now in their 80s. The letter writing started through a youth program meant to promote world peace, said Fortney of East Jordan. “It was a delightful experience because I had never been to Germany,” she said. “He would send a lot of pictures and he was very proud of his heritage.” Maybaum was a German soldier during World War II. He picked up English while a prisoner of war in Britain. He returned to his native Hamburg after the war. Both married and Fortney had three children. Fortney traveled to Amsterdam in 1970 and the two finally met. Fortney’s husband, Matt, had served in the U.S. Army in World War II. “They started talking about their experience in the war. It was very moving,” she said. “If they had met before they would have had to kill each other.”
that is. When all was said and done and he received his final mouth mirror, he’d become a darn fine dentist, and could quote Shakespeare and others at the drop of a hat. And he’d even drop the hat for you. It was like that for Dud recently, when he went in for his six-month checkup and polish job. “Ah, Dudley,” Perry said, peering into his mouth, “the years have
favored you kindly in the mouth department. Very little cleaning to do.” “Ahhhks,” Dud said. “You’re welcome. Here’s a scraper on number six, however. I can only say, as I scrape … out, out damned spot! Leave and take with thee the spectre of decay! Begone and tarry no more to add to the misery of my boon companion!” Dr. O’Dontall sometimes uses his native Irish accent to emphasize
things, as well. “’Tis brushing after every meal you be, Dudley, my eyes tell me true…” “Errrrrt” “That’s right fine, lad, right fine. And thanking you kindly for years to come your mouth will be, for efforts now lead to years of chewing free …” “Ahhhks,” Dud mumbled. “You’re welcome.” Perry doesn’t even charge extra for this.
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