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The Masonic Care Community is celebrating a milestone in 2018, our 125th year of caring for people. We are one of the oldest continually operating non-profit agencies in the state and are proud that our mission has never waivered.

The New York State Masonic Fraternity chose Utica as the site because of its location in the geographic center of the state. It started with a simple idea - to care for the Mason, his wife or widow and orphan.

The Masonic Home and School opened its doors to “guests� on May 1, 1893. Today, the Masonic Care Community is open to everyone and more than 500 seniors call MCC home.

From its beginning, MCC was innovative. We were the first to provide individual rooms for guests. The campus operated a farm to supply its own food until 1969. We had a hospital on campus from 1922 to the late ‘60s, and we were the first to offer seniors independent living apartments in the early 1980s.

MCC offers a continuum of care, from Acacia Village Independent Retirement Living, to Adult Residential Care at Wiley Hall, in-patient rehabilitation, skilled nursing, dementia care, and respite services in our Health Pavilion. We also offer Acacia Home Care, which brings the excellence of the Masonic Care Community to you and an award winning Child Care Center.

The Masonic Care Community has a historical commitment to Central New York. We sincerely thank our wonderful community partners for their support of our efforts to bring the best to our seniors. Stop by and visit! Talk to our residents, walk our grounds, and see for yourself why we are celebrating 125 years of care!

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Auld Lang Syne means “the good old times,” and this issue is filled with them. Peggy reflects on her cross country camping trip in a Dodge van, Matt recalls his avian friend “Super Chicken,” Gary recounts hiking trips he shared with others this year, Denise writes about her grandmother and growing potatoes, and Brian covers the 150th anniversary of the Utica Curling Club.

It’s wonderful to look back on these good times with fondness. It seems the more time goes by, the more “good” they become. We often forget the hard parts and focus on the positive ones (though Suzie keeps us grounded in reality this month with her story about “the outhouse.”)

We have often heard our readers describe our magazine as “an oasis,” and that they read it because it’s a positive look at our community. In other words, we aren’t news. We once received a letter asking why we didn’t write “the real story” about a specific village that was having a particularly hard year. Hadn’t we heard the news?

Mohawk Valley Living may not be news, but that doesn’t make us less “real.” It’s all how you look at things. When I think about the stories we cover, I think about how I remember my childhood. I remember climbing trees and jumping over streams. Did I ever scrape my knee? Sprain my ankle? Probably. But it doesn’t blemish the memories.

Our group of writers is made up of people we met over our years producing Mohawk Valley Living who share our perspective. Their stories are real. You might call them optimists. I like to think of them as realists. •

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Curling has been described as a combination of shuffleboard and chess, among others. It is played by teams of four whose goal is to place their stones, which are slid across a sheet of ice, closest to the center of a target at the opposite end of the ice.

The man credited with establishing the sport was Benjamin Allen, an Englishman who moved to Utica in the year of its incorporation as a city, 1832. Pickup games appear to have been first played in the 1830s and ’40s at Clark Mills, and in 1855 the sport came to New York Mills. Participants from all around the area came to lower Campbell Pond to play; today the site is home to the Twin Ponds Golf Club.

Nearly four decades after he arrived in Utica, Allen took the next major step in local curling by creating two sheets (name for the rinks on which the games were played) on his property

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along Rutger Street. This space is located between modern day Conkling and Morris Streets and was then the site of a ravine through which the Ballou Creek flowed. Allen dammed up the north end of the creek, thus forming the pond on which the first organized games occurred. This was the impetus, in 1868, for the formation of the Utica Curling Club.

Allen’s site was known as the “gulf” and hosted the UCC through 1914. In 1890, a shed was constructed there to house three sheets and a clubhouse.

Upon his death in 1906, the property was donated to the club, but the rapidly expanding city of Utica had other plans for the site. After it was condemned, the gulf was filled in and a neighborhood grew atop. The club was on the move.

In 1915, the UCC used a $16,000 city grant to purchase a property on Francis Street, just west of Genesee near Oneida Square. This property became the club’s home for most of the 20th century. By 1916, a fivesheet arena was opened that

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also featured a clubhouse and dining facilities. In 1927, artificial ice-making machinery was installed to facilitate play without concern for outside conditions. The club soldiered on through the Great Depression in the 1930s, and grew by leaps and bounds following the Second World War. In 1948, the male-dominated sport of curling yielded to social progress. A women’s group was formed in October of that year and named the Utica Glengarries. Teenagers were welcomed a few years later in 1954. Since that time, the club has hosted numerous national men’s, women’s, teens, and mixed tournaments known as Bonspiels. One of the oldest competitions was for the Mitchell Gold Medal, a competition that dated back to 1894 and continues to the present day. In 1970, the UCC was the first curling club in the United States to host the world championships.

In May 1995, the venerable 1417 Francis St. rink burned to the ground. Unable to locate a suitable spot within the city, the Utica Curling Club left for the suburbs and relocated to Whitesboro in 1996 It opened its 8300 Clark Mills Road location in the fall of 1996; the six-sheet complex

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Highlights from 2017

by Gary VanRiper

2017 was a year as much to share the great Adirondack outdoors with family and friends as it was to explore new corners of the region myself.

I chipped away at hiking the 100 highest peaks in the six-million-acre park, by conquering four this year: Avalanche, Saddleback, Gore, and Sentinel mountains.

That shrinks my list to 23, with all but two remaining as bushwhacks.

The August and September issues of Mohawk Valley Living magazine carry stories and photographs from the Gore and Sentinel hikes.* Except for summit shots, pictures from the bushwhacks tend to be rare – most often all four limbs are in constant motion pushing through underbrush and picking each most secure step. Safety glasses and gloves are on in the thickest spots, making it even more cumbersome to handle a camera on the move.

And all the while there is the subtle subconscious pressure that precious daylight hours are ticking away!

This year, there was a return to water and along several of the more traveled trails, introducing the wonder of the wilderness to a grandson and leading the members of a basketball team I assist coaching up a more modest mountain. There was even a nature walk with several

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classes of students in our hometown of Camden, N.Y., when it was determined there was not enough time for a full field trip to the Adirondacks and back.

Moss Lake was the site for the youngest grandson to investigate something of an unspoiled landscape.

As soon as he spotted the lake, he tried to sprint straight into the water but was quickly persuaded to run and play along the shoreline instead. In later autumn, my son, Justin, and I returned to that favorite haunt, me in the water, and he in the air. While I paddled around the lake and its lone island, Justin captured some spectacular shots with our drone. We look forward this new year to sharing, primarily for educational purposes, land and aerial footage from the many places we have written about in our children’s book series.

Any hike with a group of young people is also bound to create some memories, and the trip of popular Bald Mountain with members of our basketball team was not an exception.

It was a special trip up Bald Mountain with the head coach and ladies from our basketball team. Braving the climb to the cab of the fire tower are, from left: Sydney Jones, Elizabeth Roth, Maryanne Lazore, and Harlee Lucier.

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Let’s just say even the most athletic and surefooted can walk (or roll) away from a hike up a mountain with an appreciation and new-found respect for those who make this sport their preferred hobby.

2018 will be the year for whittling the 100-highest list down into the teens and for Justin and me to revisit the settings of our previous stories. It is also scheduled to be the year for visiting a setting we may use for a new story in 2019. Part trail and part bushwhack, this hike will also involve some family and a few friends. That is, for those among them who are interested in finding a large cave once used by… well, perhaps I’ll write about that adventure in next year’s highlights. •

Adirondack 46er and Winter 46er, Mark Lowell, points to the day’s destination in the high peaks wilderness area, Avalanche Mountain.

*If you have not saved your back issues of Mohawk Valley Living magazine, you can still review them on-line at https:// issuu.com/mohawkvalleyliving/docs

Gary VanRiper is an author, photographer, and pastor at the Camden Wesleyan Church. He has written 15 children’s books with his son, Justin.

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I have often mentioned my dictum of “Why just shop when you can shop someplace distinctive, local, and fun?”

I try to follow this thought even when grocery shopping.

My immediate vicinity is blessed with two old-fashioned local grocery stores: Melrose Supermarket in Frankfort and Mohawk Village Market in Mohawk.

I encountered Melrose Supermarket first, when I used to live in North Schuyler, which meant I had a Frankfort address. It was a close hop from where I lived, and I found I really liked their deli counter and butcher section.

The only issue with Melrose (for the parallel-parking challenged) is the parking: It has no parking lot. However, it is not hard to find a space on the street, and you don’t really walk any farther down the sidewalk than you would across a parking lot. Anyway, I need the exercise.

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Another new thing I noticed the last time I was there were some fancy breads: meatball bread, spinach bread, and eggplant bread! One of my sisters makes a mean sausage bread, but meatball, spinach, or eggplant? That sounds awesome! As I was checking out the stuff I did purchase, I remarked to the cashier that I had not noticed those breads before.

“I will definitely be back for one or more of those,” I said.

She told me that they could also cut the bread in half if it was too big, or slice it for me. That could totally work the next time I have a party!

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Mohawk Village Market is not open Sundays, so I had to wait for another day to check it out. When I did, I found that their butcher section is also excellent.

I got some spiedies meats for dinner that day. Yum! Mohawk Village Market also has a small Free Library. Three sets of shelves hold various books. You can take one (or a few), then return it (them), or bring some of your own that you’re done with. Being a huge reader and book lover, this puts the Market near and dear to my heart.

In fact, the last time I went into the Market, I only took two books and did not purchase anything. On my way out, I apologized. I said I would return soon, bring in more books, and buy something. I need to help keep these fun local places in business.

Mohawk Village Market is located at 24 W. Main St., Mohawk, N.Y., 315-866-3344. It is from open Monday through Friday: 9am to 6pm; Saturday: 9am to 5pm; closed Sunday. You can also ‘Like’ them on Facebook. •

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Cosby Gibson has been an amazing force on the folk music scene for quite some time. Her music speaks to the heart and soul. Not just background, but true listen music. Her latest release, Into Mid-Air, is a strong addition to her canon of work.

Performed exclusively with her guitar, mandolin, and voice, Cosby gives us an uplifting record of hope and (re)discovery.

The lead song, “Whispers on the Water,” talks of the things that you do in life still carry on, like falling leaves spinning around or whispers on the waters.

“Blessing in Disguise” is an upbeat tune showing that there is a glimpse of light behind everything, even things we don’t understand.

“Let’s Pretend” is a beautiful song on looking back at childhood and growing up: “Now there’s green, gold and honey and sapphire above me.”

Now that winter is here in Central New York, Cosby’s song “At the Hands of the April Snow” touches home. Hoping spring is near but, “I’d forgotten about the April snow.” Cosby’s voice is reminiscent of a young Joni Mitchell with trilling highs; one can feel the cold in her voice.

Speaking of winter, another track on Into Mid-Air is “Snow Globe,” equating our world with that of the perfect-appearing one inside the snow globe and thinking that if you shake ours,

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One of the most interesting songs is “Place We Call Home.”

Cosby asked an audience to relate the best things about their town, with the most frequent response being friends and memories. The chording reminds me of old sea shanties. It provokes head nodding and toe tapping.

The last track, the title track, could have been mastered a bit louder, but its message is clear: To rise above life’s troubles.

There are 13 tracks to this wonderful album. Cosby’s voice soars and floats above and along with the music. Her guitar playing keeps flowing and pushing the songs along gracefully. The songs are catchy and memorable. The album, though inspirational in tone, is not “preachy” at any time. It is a sweet, and at times powerful, look inside oneself or at the world around us.

The CD also includes a bonus DVD of videos with Cosby at the farmers’ market helping us keep healthy, or fitness tips.

Cosby Gibson’s Into Mid-Air is pure food for the body, mind, soul, and ears. For fans of Joni Mitchell, Joan Baez, and Sandy Denny.

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It has been a beloved spot in downtown – in one of the oldest buildings on one of the oldest streets in the city. It has been called “Kain’s Grill”, “The Devereux” and “The Dev” and now it has a new face with homage to an old name: John Devereux’s Tavern.

Tim Starsiak and Tom Powers of John Devereax’s Tavern The tavern is the brainchild of Tom Powers (founder of The Celtic Harp) and co-owner Tim Starsiak – both born and bred Uticans with a love for history and for providing comfortable settings that offer great service, food, and drink. They are transforming the tavern into a space that will be reminiscent of a New York City tavern, where you walk off a city street and immediately feel enveloped in familiarity, history, and comfort.

Its namesake, John Devereux, was a notable figure in Utica. In 1814, he and his brother, Nicholas, built a brick building on the west side of Bagg’s Sqaure which became The Savings Bank of Utica. John went on to become the first mayor of Utica.

The tavern is on its way to being a sought-after place for a few things: First, it is a convenient place to grab lunch for downtown workers and visitors. The menu is full of local favorites from Saranac products to bread from Utica Bread, Hapanowicz’s kielbasa, and La Famiglia Bossone’s sausage. They are offering take out as well as walking delivery to buildings and offices in the neighborhood. Second, it’s an ideal spot for happy hours, which run from 3-7pm and feature domestic and craft beer, wine, and 2-for-1 quality cocktails along with bar bites like deviled eggs and a nice charcuterie board. Then there is Sunday brunch with a delicious menu full of items like Nutella and banana crescent rolls, sausage & gravy biscuits, quiche, baked mac and cheese, and an executive breakfast literally served on a silver platter.

A bonus for the atmosphere is the music – house selections coming through the speakers at just the right volume. It’s a great space, becoming even greater by the day. Be sure to swing in soon to give them a try.

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18th Annual Mohawk Valley Antiquefest

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One Saturday, January 27 and Sunday, January 28, 2018, one of the biggest antique events in the area is back. The 18th Annual Mohawk Valley Antiquefest will welcome close to 40 vendors to the Stanley Theater downtown. Vendors will travel from all of New York State and beyond to bring their treasures to the historical theater.

The Antiquefest is a truly unique setup in a beautiful venue.

Shoppers can peruse vendors in the grand lobby of the Stanley, on the mezzanine, and also right on the Stanley stage, which provides the opportunity to have the amazing vantage point of the many performers that have graced the theater. Vendors bring a plethora of items from larger pieces to collectibles – there’s always something special to find at this great event.

Have a piece that you’d love to have looked at? Back of the Barn Antiques will be doing on-site appraisals and there will also be glass grinding demonstrations by Tony Perretta. Admission to the show is $7 and you’ll be all set to come and go for the two days. There will be music and food available as well as their annual 50/50 raffle that will benefit the Stanley.

The show is sponsored and put on by Gerald Dischiavo from Vintage Furnishings, located right in Oneida Square. Dischiavo has been in business downtown since 1981 and is an important advocate for events and neighborhood activities like the One World Flower Festival and the Levitt AMP Utica Music Series. •

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Andrea Eckmair of Clinton is on a mission. She knows avocado toast is the latest food rage, but frets about how to keep the avocado fresh and not turn brown if she makes the spread up ahead. And should she perch a poached egg atop the toast?

Until she figures it out, she can rest on the winning laurels of menu specials at Breakfast at Tiffany’s, the diner on Seneca Turnpike in Clinton she owns with her husband, Jack. Since 2001, the Eckmairs teamed up as a working couple at the mega-popular home-style breakfast, lunch, or brunch eatery.

Andrea is the public face at Tiffany’s, also working as a server; Jack’s domain is the kitchen, where he creates the weekday staples of homemade soups and specials Andrea helped concoct.

“All homemade” boasts the daily specials chalk board that greets customers on the way into the two large seating rooms. Go early for lunch since the specials are usual sell-outs: pot roast slowly cooked with carrots and onions and served over real mashed potatoes with brown gravy; fish frys; roasted Italian sausage, onions, potatoes and a rainbow of sweet peppers; freshly made turkey burgers that Andrea molds with diced apples and cheddar cheese to provide moisture. Those were the highlights during this visit, but there’s also a rotating menu of goulash, chicken and biscuits, chipped beef and more.

“Our specials and soups and greens are the most popular items,” Andrea says. And, of course, the all-day breakfast fare, especially the omelets, she adds. Those come two- or four-egg sized with fillings of choice.

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She also swats away stories of how home fries are made elsewhere. She’s heard it all. “I can tell you about all the potatoes we peel, dice, cook, and grill every day,” she says. “We don’t just deep-fry frozen potato chunks for our home fries.”

Andrea’s most recent brainstorming yielded her very popular quiches; she’s mastered a half dozen varieties (Italian sausage and butternut squash are a personal favorite), all served with her--what else?--homemade chunky apple sauce.

She’s also branched out into fresh apple pie—so fragrant with cinnamon, or is it nutmeg?—and creamy bread and rice puddings that hit the spot.

That’s what makes Tiffany’s the diner of choice for many. Drive by and see the crowded parking lot on, say, any Sunday or holiday weekend or eve.

Tiffany’s is a family affair that first opened in 1979, run and owned by Jack’s father, and named, obviously, after a favorite 1961 movie.

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The Eckmairs’ son, John, grew up practically in house and did his share during teenage and college years, along with still working an occasional stint.

Andrea notes that the family environment also extends to her hardworking and dedicated staff and the dozens of seemingly daily repeat customers. “We’re a family here; we provide a home atmosphere,” she says. “We celebrate occasions, watch children grow, see people come and go, and mourn deaths, just like in any family, with our staff and regulars.”

She says future plans include even more nutritious food options, all the while maintaining the high-standard status quo. “We will continue to do this until we can’t do it anymore,” Andrea says.

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January in the Forest story and photos by Matt Perry The dead of winter is not as dead as it seems. In fact, active life of one kind or another is usually nearby and all you need to do is seek it out. Typically, birds are the most evident wildlife in January, but there are other types of animals to be discovered. In fact, on days when the temperature approaches the freezing point, some very unlikely creatures become active. As I travel the trails at the nature preserve, I systematically scan the snow on the sides of the path. On the trail that rises up from the creek valley, I see what looks like pepper sprinkled on the snow beneath the juniper and honeysuckle bushes. A closer look reveals that these grains of “pepper” were moving by their own volition. Actually, they were not just moving, they were hopping. These are Springtails or Snow

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The Snow Fleas are not alone on the January landscape. As the path takes me back toward the creek, I begin to find some true insects crawling around on the surface of the snow. The first one I see is walking along the inner contours of a boot print in the snow. It was as if the little creature were traversing the rim of a gorge. The insect is about a centimeter long and has clear

wings. Even when folded flat against its back, the wings show an intricate network of veins. The insect is called a Stonefly and they are one of only a very few insects able to breed in the middle of winter. After molting into their adult winged form, they emerge from the water, mate, and then the female lays her eggs. While flying low over stream, she may lay hundreds of eggs into the ice-cold water. The hardy eggs adhere to rocks or submerged vegetation and that prevents them from being swept away by the stream’s current.

While Stonefly nymphs can survive for several years underwater, the adult insect only lives for a few days. Fortunately, that’s enough time for them to breed and get a new generation started. Stoneflies are highly sensitive to polluted water, so I’m especially glad to find so many of them at the nature preserve. Their presence is an indicator of good water quality.

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Once I’ve quenched the chickadee’s appetite, I go on to explore what else the forest has to offer. Undoubtedly, there will be more diminutive creatures lurking in and around the creeks and ponds. As I continue up the path a small contingent of the bird flock follows after me. Now I know what the guy that drives the ice-cream truck feels like. •

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An Outhouse in Winter

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On the other hand, we now have a Port-a-John parked outside in the snow.

“Frosty the Port-a-Potty” and I have actually gotten quite close over these last couple of weeks. After bundling up to go outside, he is the first to greet me every morning with his ice-cold seat. He’s also a little drafty. On a windy day, the vent pipe—which normally carries odors away—perfectly blasts cold air down into the tank and up to the vulnerable backside of the seat’s occupant. During a snowstorm, the icy bits cruelly pelt the outside of the plastic box.

Dogs and cats alike have tried to peek in, even clawing at the door as if wanting to join me. (I can now identify each of our three dogs and 11 barn cats by their one peeping eyeball.) Visiting Frosty at night is perhaps my least favorite. Half-asleep and with headlamp on, I can see my breath and little else!

But it’s not all that bad, really. It’s a lot like winter camping, or at least what I imagine it’s like camping in winter. The kids, my husband, and I have all managed to “shoulder through” this together. We’ve learned to strategize and coordinate trips into town, using our favorite public restrooms as a “treat.” We even rigged up a make-shift shower in one of our heated storage rooms in the barn. It’s a bit of a pain, so we’ve had only a couple “shower nights,” where everyone in the family takes turns under the hose/ shower head and then makes the mad dash back to the house. I’m rather tickled that my children now know how quickly wet hair turns to icicles. I’m not sure how far this will carry them in life, but it certainly gives them stories to tell well into adulthood!

This experience has been also a fantastic, humbling reminder of what it was like for generations before us, and the many things we now take for granted. This 150-year-old farm probably had multiple outhouses over the years, perhaps not far from where “Frosty” now sits. And, of course, I have thought many times over the last couple of weeks about local Amish families and what their lives must be like, day to day, year in and year out. It’s not for the faint of heart! I’ll be so very grateful when the

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There’s probably no perfect time of the year to tear out one’s only bathroom. But oftentimes on the farm, things get put off until absolutely necessary. In fact, we may intrinsically know that winter is coming, but that first snowstorm—that first arctic blast—is still a bit of surprise. While we try to get things buttoned up on time, there are so many little things around the farm that just didn’t get put away; I wonder where that bucket of tools went or where my daughter left that extension cord…somewhere under that blanket of white. Other things are just harder to contend with once they’re frozen: that clump of wet, junk hay that was dumped in the manure spreader; the exposed water line to the barn that was fixed but not re-insulated and boxed back in. And, of course, my old fingers are not ready for the cold yet, either. I have yet to install replacement glass in the barn windows and I quietly curse the bale-grabber buried in snow that has to be cleaned before it will attach to the skid steer.

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My grandmother Anna Bridget Enright left County Kerry, Ireland, and landed in New York City aboard The Majestic, a sister ship to the Titanic, on May 25, 1899. She was 17, a strong, independent Irish woman. She was hired as a servant in the household of Eva Harrison, an artist. By 1900, Eva Harrison had moved to Syracuse, N.Y., and my grandmother was still in her employ. In 1904, she met and married my grandfather, a steam locomotive engineer named Cornelius Burke. They bought a house from the CNY Railroad company store, which they made weekly payments on of $3 until they owned it. Anna and Con raised six children in that house and my mother, Anne, was the youngest. My sister and I grew up in that house with my parents and my grandmother until her passing on Aug. 31, 1960.

Potatoes were a part of our daily life; it was my job from the time Grandma taught me to wield a potato peeler to peel the potatoes for our daily supper. It continued to be my job until I got married and left home. During the week, boiled potatoes were the starch at every meal. I couldn’t wait for the weekend. Sunday dinner was always a pot roast or roasted chicken with glorious mashed potatoes!

Saturdays held my favorite potato dishes, my mother’s scalloped or creamed potatoes. As simple as these two dishes were to make, it took me many years to make them even close to the way they prepared them.

The funny part was, as essential to our diet as potatoes were, my father never grew potatoes in our garden. So it wasn’t until my son was in 4-H that I even attempted to grow potatoes in my own garden.

My son was doing a 4-H project that entailed growing potatoes in a five-gallon bucket. He did a great job and even won a ribbon for his potatoes. It turned out to be a great way to save space in my garden, while still having delicious potatoes from our garden.

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To grow any potatoes, you need to obtain certified seed potatoes.

We get our potato tubers from The Maine Potato Lady of Moose Tubers from FedCo seeds. If growing in containers you will need fivegallon food grade buckets. Fill the buckets about ¼ full with good quality potting soil. Take a seed potato and make sure it has at least one eye. If the seed potato is large, cut in pieces that have at least one or two eyes each. Stick in the dirt in the middle of the bucket and make sure it’s covered completely with dirt. Water well. As the potatoes grow, they will rise to the top; add more potting soil to cover. You may have to do this several times during the growing season. When the flowers die back on the potato plant, they are ready to harvest. Simple dump out your bucket onto a tarp, and pick your potatoes. We never cure our potatoes because they get eaten so quickly.

Field-grown potatoes are pretty easy to grow as well. Dig a trench in a well-worked bed, and cut your seed potatoes the same as above.

Space them in the trench about 3-4” apart and cover. Again, every few weeks you will have to “hill” your potatoes by adding more soil to either side of them. When your potato plants die back, get out there in the field with a pitch fork and dig up all those beautiful taters!

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The Adventures of Super Chicken

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Standoff with the ruffed grouse, Super Chicken Most interactions we have with wildlife can be described as one-sided. We see an animal, they see us, and then they flee.

Rarely do we ever have a more substantive encounter. Despite hyped incidents in the media, real aggression directed at people by wildlife is rare and when it does happen it usually comes in the form of a bluff.

Whether it’s a White-tailed Deer stomping its foot or a Garter Snake acting as if it’s going to strike, these bluffs are intended to make us back off. Almost invariably, after making their bluff the animal takes its leave. While sifting through reports for an article I was writing, I came upon a couple of accounts of Wild Turkeys acting aggressively toward people. One incident involved a belligerent turkey that pursued a mailman and even chased him back to his truck. Perhaps that turkey only wanted his mail, but it’s probably more likely he was mistaking the letter carrier for a rival turkey. I’m not sure if the mailman should be flattered or insulted by that. Another simi-

lar case involved a couple whose car was being hazed by a group of young male turkeys. The couple had seen the young Toms (a/k/a,“Jakes”) interacting with each other alongside a busy highway. When they pulled over to the side of the road to get a better look, the turkeys came in close and began circling the car. The occupants of the car were hesitant to drive away for fear of pushing the turkeys into traffic or running one over. For them, stepping out of the car was unthinkable. However, I wish they had tried it. I am curious to know how the turkeys would have reacted. Would they have treated the people like rival turkeys or would they have run off? I suspect the latter. In that case I think it was the car that the turkeys were picking a fight with. Of course, these are isolated incidents and are not representative of how turkeys normally act.

In a previous article, I recounted an experience I had with a particularly aggressive Ruffed Grouse. Here, I will tell the

complete story of my experiences with the grouse I called “Super Chicken.” Prior to Super Chicken, my encounters with grouse had been numerous even though our native Ruffed Grouse is not an especially common bird. In fact their population has been in decline for the last half century. Regardless, they remain a game bird in New York State and are subject to a rather lengthy hunting season. Although grouse are not often seen, the distinctive sound the male produces in spring is familiar to most outdoors people. The low-pitched drumming sound is produced when the perched bird beats the air with his wings. The percussive beating sound starts out slow, gains speed, and then abruptly tapers off. The grouse is also recognized by the sound their wings make when they startle and flush up from the ground. The rapid beating of wings lifts them off like a rocket and propels them 100 yards or more into the woods or brambles. When making a quick escape they go for distance rather than height. The Ruffed Grouse’s flights and landings appear controlled especially when compared to those of the Wild Turkey, which are haphazard at best. Indeed, when flying through tightknit forest situations, grouse twist and weave and are quite maneuverable.

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I have found a few grouse nests over the years. They are simple scrapes on the ground but tend to be well hidden in brush or in a forest understory. The female takes full charge of incubation and chick rearing.

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This performance is intended to lure a predator into pursuing her and not her chicks. While the mother is creating her diversion, her cryptically plumaged chicks lay frozen on the ground. Becoming invisible is their main defense. After the danger passes, the mother grouse returns to collect her family. As for male grouse, they don’t need to bother with raising young or performing distraction displays. Their business is to defend

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Only rarely will you come across a grouse that is aggressive to the point of chasing people or other animals. A couple of years ago there was one like this not far from the Utica Marsh. One person actually thought it was a Red-tailed Hawk coming at them from the ground. At the nature preserve, we had a prolonged experience with a hyper-territorial grouse. I first met him in the fall of 2005 and we proceeded to have an odd relationship that spanned half a decade.

At the Spring Farm CARES Nature Sanctuary we’ve always kept a close eye on our borders. We do this to make sure our animal residents, human visitors, and workers are safe year-round and especially during the big-game hunting seasons. Although nowadays our property monitoring has become somewhat more high tech, for many years we did it only by physically patrolling our borders. Back then I would typically strike out on foot or sometimes on an ATV and cover the entire property perimeter over the course of a couple of hours. On one particularly frosty morning in mid-November, I walked up the trail through our largest field. Reaching the tree

be where trespassing hunters came from. As I walked, I would scan beneath the trees and along an old collapsed stone wall.

I was looking for any camouflage-clad person that may be poised to breech our line.

That day, instead of seeing a man, I spied the stout form of a ground bird. It was a grouse and it was standing motionless on a large Some travelers and postal carriers report stone. As I passed, being “hazed” by wild turkeys the bird hopped off his mossy perch and began border at the top of the hill, I followed the trotting on a course parallel to my own. trail south and alongside a westward facing When I stopped, he stopped, and when I line of trees. The tree line roughly marked resumed, he resumed, and all the while his the border between the sanctuary proper- attention was laser focused on me. I walked ty and the neighbor’s land. I always paid another 20 feet and then turned back to see close attention in that area since it tended to if he was still shadowing me; he wasn’t.

He had melted back into the thicket. When I came back through the same area a few days later, what I took to be the same bird was there again. Initially, he did almost exactly the same thing as before, but this time he didn’t disappear. Instead, he jumped out onto the access road and confronted me. Was this a holdup? Did he want my valuables? The unlikely assailant stood before me with his gaze fixed on my feet.

He was making a rapid and high pitched “purt, purt, purt, purt” call and seemed to be trying to pick a fight with my left boot.

My boot’s lack of response to his challenge had the effect of increasing the bird’s anxiety and his calling became louder. When I resumed walking, the grouse lunged at my left boot – striking it in the side with his feet and chest. I certainly didn’t expect that to happen.

That was my only experience with that particular grouse that season, but then, fully one year later, in the fall of 2006, he returned. It was deer season again and I had just discovered footprints in the snow of two presumed hunters that crossed onto the nature preserve’s land. While examining the prints, I was unexpectedly joined by that same manic grouse. He strutted out from the tree border where I saw him the

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Yes, I was being assaulted by a wild chicken!

Why was this grouse behaving in this way? It couldn’t be a good survival strategy, to recklessly attack things that can easily make a dinner out of you! To top it off, the area he had chosen to ply his eccentricities was rife with predators of both human and animal variety.

Needless to say, I didn’t expect him to last long. I recall that on December 5th, it was cold and snowing. I was driving the sanctuary’s ATV over the crest of the hill and then down the trail that runs along the tree border where

Super Chicken “holdup” year before. The brazen bird walked right in front of me and began vocalizing: “purt, purt, purt, purt.” “You’re not quite normal, are you buddy?” I asked, not really expecting an answer, but at that point I really had no idea what this extraordinary woodland chicken was capable of. I continued following the footprints of the trespassers.

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In a somber mood, I made my way back to the vehicle. I started it up and resumed my patrol, but before I could get 50 feet down the trail, an improbable feathered missile launched itself from the hedgerow.

It was Super Chicken! His goose hadn’t been cooked after all! He flew over the ATV and landed in the center of the trail directly in front of me. My relief at seeing him alive was instantly obliterated by the horror of nearly running him over. He looked at me sideways and then began giving his familiar vocalization: “purt, purt, purt, purt.”

He was again contemplating my boot and it seemed like he was ramping up to an attack. I didn’t know it at the time, but that day marked the start of a new ritual to be repeated many times through the balance of that season. It entailed me driving through Super Chicken’s territory; him landing in my path; me coaxing him far off the trail; me running back to the vehicle and trying to leave; him getting in front of the vehicle again; and the whole thing repeats.

It was around this time that I began to realize that Super Chicken and I had similar missions. Both of us were acting as patrols. Our jobs were to keep interlopers off the property. The problem was, he was a defenseless grouse. For me this was prob-

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Making peace with Super Chicken before his “retirement”

of an especially nearsighted turkey hunter, he might have been mistaken for a gobbler. In the fall of that year, Super Chicken was back to being his old combative self and I was being regularly taken to task as I passed through his territory. There were a few occasions when I spotted hunters on the neighbor’s property and I had to believe that Super Chicken confronted them, right?

In the fall of 2008, I didn’t see Super Chicken for the first five days of the deer hunting season and I was beginning to think he was gone. Maybe he had fallen

victim to a predator; possibly a Fisher or a Coyote, or maybe that Red-tailed Hawk finally nabbed him.

She had been seen in Super Chicken’s territory a lot that season. But then, one morning I was driving by his outpost and scanning the tree line for hunters, when I saw him.

He was low in the bushes, about 10 feet over on our side of the border and standing completely still.

In fact, he looked more like a marble statue of himself rather than a living, breathing bird. I thought it was strange that he wasn’t coming over to check my credentials or do his usual inspection of my boots.

For a while I seriously considered relocating Super Chicken to a safer place within the nature preserve. His safety became a great concern to me, but how would he react to new surroundings and perhaps to a host of unfamiliar threats. Once moved, would he even stay in the new place? The life expectancy of a Ruffed Grouse in the wild is only two years. Well, by 2008, Su-

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In 2009, during the May turkey hunting season, Super Chicken remained very much on the job and eager to confront me whenever I came through. I didn’t think he would be in much jeopardy during that season, seeing as though few local hunters seemed to participate in it. However, one day I did see a turkey hunter standing on the neighbor’s land, close to our southern border. His turkey call lure was fairly convincing and as I approached I wasn’t sure if it was being produced by a real turkey or not. Unfortunately, it turned out to be a person making the sound. When I told the man that the land was off limits to hunting, he pretty much took it in stride and left without complaint. When October rolled around and the beginning of a new round of big game hunting seasons were upon us, I began regularly driving through Super Chicken’s territory again. Despite actively looking for him on several occasions,

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I wasn’t seeing him and, quite frankly, I feared the worst. One day as I was closing in on his area, I saw a vulture flying low and directly over his territory. Although I had no reason to believe the buzzard had been scavenging on my longtime comrade, I couldn’t help but look upon it as an ill omen. And then a few days later, just as I entered his usual zone of influence, I heard Coyotes howling away from somewhere just beyond the hedgerow, and I was again struck with that “ill omen” feeling. What had become of Super Chicken?

On a crisp day in late October, I was very relieved when I finally encountered my little friend. “Super Chicken…finally! Where have you been?” I asked. “Purt, purt, purt, purt,” called the great bird as he adroitly navigated through the remains of the stone border fence. He pecked at the ground as he approached me, systematically flipping over leaves and occasionally tossing one over his shoulder. He was feeding on the bittersweet berries that dropped from the vines above us. I was struck at how reluc-

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tant he was to confront me in his old inimitable style. As he got closer to me I was able to get a good view of him. Indeed, he was starting to show signs of age. Some of his primary feathers were looking worn and even his body’s contour feathers were looking less than impeccable. Then it struck me: Super Chicken was telling me that he’s retiring. He was getting too old for this kind of work. After all, he has to be at least 5 years old now. He was no longer concerning himself with trespassing hunters and their confounded noise machines. He was going to leave it to the next generation to risk their lives defending territory. As for him, from that point forward he was just going to hang around and eat berries and seeds all day.

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As it happens, that was to be my last encounter with Super Chicken – the day he got his man. Beyond that day, I don’t know if he actually did retire or if he became prey. Since then I’ve gone through his territory more than a thousand times and on no occasion did a grouse or any other animal scold me or take issue with my boots. If Super Chicken left progeny behind, they did not inherit his heightened sense of territoriality. Like virtually all of their kind, they would seem to have become mild mannered grouse and were not “super” in any sense. In the seven years that have elapsed since our final meeting, I have heard grouse drumming many times and I’ve even seen a few of the secretive creatures. When they see me they launch themselves like feathered cannonballs in the opposite direction.

What I wouldn’t give to have one launch itself at me once more. •

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January 28 marks a somber anniversary.

On that day in 1986, NASA’s Space Shuttle Challenger was destroyed 73 seconds after liftoff from Kennedy Space Center, taking the lives of all seven astronauts on board.

Did you know that one of those astronauts grew up in the Mohawk Valley? Meet U.S. astronaut and Space Shuttle Payload Specialist Gregory Bruce Jarvis.

Jarvis was born in Detroit, Mich., on Aug. 24, 1944. He and his family moved to Mohawk, N.Y., when he was 2 years old.

His path to NASA began with a well-rounded education in Mohawk schools, where he played varsity football, was in the school band and math club, acted in school plays, and was a member of the National Honor Society. After graduating from high school in 1962, he went to SUNY Buffalo and earned a B.S. in electrical engineering in 1967. There, he met fellow student and future wife, Marcia, and they married in 1968. He then earned a master’s degree in electrical engineering in 1969 at Northeastern University.

While at Northeastern, he was hired

by Raytheon to work on circuits for their SAM-D (Surface-to-Air) missiles. His education served him well when he enlisted in the Air Force in July 1969. He was assigned to the Space Division as a communications payload engineer, helping to design advanced satellites. One project was the FLTSATCOM satellites for the U.S. Navy to provide communications between ships, submarines, airplanes, and stations around the globe. Jarvis was honorably discharged

in 1973 as a captain.

McNair, Next, he began a career at Hughes Air- and teachChrista craft Company’s Space and Communica- er tions Group. He worked on the MARISAT McAuliffe, Space Shuttle Challenger’s Payload satellite project to build three satellites that who was goSpecialist, Gregory Bruce Jarvis would form a communications link to ships ing to conin the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans. duct experJarvis was the spacecraft test and integra- iments that school children would watch tion manager for one of those satellites. He live. was involved in several design projects in When Challenger launched at 11:38 Hanny’s Voorwerp. Image Credit: NASA, ESA, W. Keel, Galaxy Zoo Team the Advanced Program Laboratory, and in a.m. on January 28, the temperature was 1983 became the test and integration man- only 36 degrees Fahrenheit. The catastroager for three of the LEASAT satellites for phe was triggered by a pressure seal that the Department of Defense. Each satellite was sensitive to the cold temperatures and would be stowed in the cargo bay of a failed on the right solid rocket, causing fuel space shuttle, and placed into orbit during to leak and ignite, creating a fiery chain revarious shuttle missions. action that led to a breakup of the fuel tanks In 1984, he learned about an opportuni- and Challenger. It took until September ty for a Hughes employee to become an as- 1988 for the next shuttle to launch. tronaut. More than 600 engineers applied, There are many tributes to Gregory and after a rigorous evaluation process, Jarvis, but the one that would likely make NASA selected Jarvis! For his co-work- him proudest is the name of his alma mater, ers, the choice was no surprise. He was a the Gregory B. Jarvis Middle School of the well-respected and popular manager whose Central Valley School District in Mohawk, infectious enthusiasm, strong work ethic, where he continues to be an inspiration for many children. • and knowledge was widely known.

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The Tramontane Café on Lincoln Ave. in Utica has been a go-to place for good food, good friends, and great music. For a decade, it has been the community hot spot for local and regional musicians, comedians, artists, and poets. With its very popular Sunday Night Open Mic, Thursday’s Utica Poet’s Society Spoken Word Open Mic and live music on Fridays and/or Saturdays, its footprint in the local music scene is deep. The café has also hosted occasional open galleries for local artists.

Many local musicians got their start at The Tram, or the previous incarnation, Virgo Bat & Leo Phrog’s, myself included. The owners, Garrett Ingraham and Robin Raabe, do everything possible to make the venue inviting and hospitable for the performer, as well as the audience. And being a non-alcoholic alternative, performers and customers of all ages are welcome.

For their five-year celebration, the venue hosted a huge musical gala at the now defunct Uptown Theater. For the 10th, they have set their sights even higher.

On January 14, The Tramontane Café will celebrate its 10-year anniversary (or “Tram-iversary”) at The Stanley Theater on Genesee St. It is a thank you to some of the performers who have graced the Tram stage and a chance to let the public hear the amazing talent this area has. This all-day event is open to all ages.

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In between Tram-iversary preparations, I spoke with co-owner Garrett Ingraham about the upcoming event.

Can you give us a brief history of The Tramontane Café?

Robin and I had a funky little bohemian style coffeehouse called Virgo Bat & Leo Phrog’s (VBLP’s) that opened in 1999 and closed after a whirlwind four years in 2003. Running the cafe was something we really enjoyed, and it left a sizable absence once that experience dissolved. After the dust settled, we felt it was worthwhile to figure out how to revisit having a café again if improved circumstances would allow. We took some time and more care in planning the next evolution of where we left off in 2003, which then became The Tramontane Café when we opened in 2008.

What services/goods do you offer?

The Tram, as most folks call our place, offers all the top-notch high-end espresso beverages and traditional coffeehouse fare that we featured in our first café, coupled with a focus on our vibrant menu offerings that include homemade soups, specialty sandwiches and premium garden salads, as well as our popular hummus and tabbouleh, plus offering vegan, vegetarian, and gluten free options. Top it all off with fresh baked goods and we’ve covered quite a bit of scrumptious territory. Everything is made on the premises except, of course, our importing of Bagel Grove bagels and Heidelberg breads.

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You have had many local performers step on your stage, but you’ve also had national acts, as well. Could you name a few?

We regularly feature acts from Utica and the surrounding area, as well as traveling regional acts. Occasionally we’re fortunate enough to feature performers who travel all over the country like Sirsy. We’ve also had Jim’s Big Ego from Boston and The Asylum Street Spankers out of Austin, to name a couple of national acts. On occasions where there is a big show at The Stanley Theater, we’ve had visits from cast members in “Fame” and “Rock of Ages,” amongst other shows, which is always a great treat for us and our customers.

You have a huge event coming up. Tell us about that.

On Jan. 14, 2018, the Tramontane Café will be commemorating its 10-year Tram-iversary at the historic Stanley Theater.

We feel it is an important milestone and that it deserved a big party. As much as it is a celebration of The Tram, it is more our way of saying thank you to all of the amazing talent that comes to play at our weekly open mic nights or performance evenings, and what better way to show our appreciation than to showcase our supporters in the amazing Stanley Theater. We’re hoping a lot of folks check out the event and cheer on the performers in such a special venue. It really is a privilege to have folks playing at our small stage at The Tram, and this is our way to say “You’re welcome.”

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Many performers are involved, I understand?

The event will go from 4:00 to 10:30 p.m. and will feature a wide array of musicians, comedians, poets and, of course, a finale with the one-and-only Mr. Rainbow Young and his All-Star-WamBam-Tram-Band-Orchestra.

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What would you like people to know about The Tram?

We’d like people to know that even though we’re not on the main drag or in a conveniently located strip mall, the Tram is a place that while existing understated, should not go unnoticed – we offer more than great food and beverages, but a sense of community, something that is disappearing in many areas of the country where sameness is pervasive and overly embraced. We say take a chance on the quirky underdog enterprises that take a risk and try to make a difference in their own little funky ways. We’re that kind of place, come visit us if you haven’t yet. It’s been a fun 10 years and we’re looking forward to doing some interesting things as we move forward. Tram-on!

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Canal House Antiques Multi-Dealer Shop

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Foothills

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Little Falls

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Antique Center More than 50 vendors on 2 floors!

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Main Street Gift Shoppe

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Lancer Homespun Furniture, Candles, Lighting, Olde Century Colors Paint, Signs, Furniture and More!

Always gathering for our shop!

A unique visit each thyme you stop!

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Happy New Year!

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Herkimer county historical society

Frankfort Hill Historical Society’s Veteran’s Day Program, 2017

District #10 Frankfort Hill Schoolhouse.

By Susan Perkins, Town of Manheim Historian

Keith McNally, member of the Frankfort Hill Historical Society, invited me to come to the society’s Veteran’s Day Program. The program took place at the society’s District No. 10 Schoolhouse museum located next to the Frankfort Hill Fire Station, near the intersection of Higby and Albany roads. Just a little background on the history of the District #10 schoolhouse: It was built in 1841 and closed in 1955. The society began work on restoring the school in 2005. The building was lifted from its original location and placed on its new foundation.

When I arrived at that the schoolhouse on a sunny cold Veteran’s Day, out front was a catafalque with a fake casket draped with an American flag and a wreath in front of it. The group raised the American flag in honor of those who had died in service to our country. The school bell was rung. I am sorry to say I did not arrive in time for this.

Inside the schoolhouse, displays were set up. Veterans from Herkimer and Oneida counties had brought in uniforms, artifacts, enlistment and discharge papers, and photographs from their time or a relative’s time in the service. I spoke briefly with Commandant

Staff Sergeant Lewis H. Smith, 95 years old

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Stanley S. Lewosko Jr. of the Herkimer Detachment commander and a forward artillery observer in the vicin#227 of the Marine Corp. League in Ilion, who told me ity of Bastogne, Belgium. The soldiers were completely the following story about a framed photograph of Gen. surrounded and greatly outnumbered and cut off by GerDwight D. Eisenhower and his commanding generals man forces, but his unit continued to fight. He continued taken on May 11, 1945, at Bad Wildungen, Germany. to call in artillery strikes against enemy positions at risk The story behind the photograph is that President Truof being overrun by German forces. For his gallantry man didn’t want the under fire, Hamphotograph publilin was awarded cized, but the men the Silver Star defied him anyway. along with a He was afraid if it Prudential Unit was publicized, they Citation. Hamlin would all be killed. was injured by Stanley’s father, shrapnel from Stanley S. Lewosexploding Gerko Sr., served in the man artillery Bayonet and scabbard made at Union Fork and Hoe, Frankfort U.S. Navy during and received the belonged to Army Captain Edmund M. Hamlin.

World War II. He Purple Heart for was a private in Co. being wounded B 312 Infantry. Lance Corporal Stanley S. Lewosko Jr. in action against the enemy. On display was a World served in the United States Marine Corp. in Vietnam War II 194 U.S. bayonet and scabbard that was manuin the 1st Battalion 9th Marines. Steven Lewosko exfactured by Union Fork & Hoe, Inc., which was owned plained some of the artifacts the family had on display.

by Edmund M. Hamlin Sr. Capt. Edmund M. Hamlin Sr. (1911 -1991) was I interviewed Lewis H. Smith, who is 95 years old. drafted into the U.S. Army in 1940 and discharged in Lewis kept a diary during his time in the service and has 1945. He served in U.S. and Europe. It was during the written a book, My Life in the United State Army Air Battle of the Bulge that Hamlin was serving as a battery Force During World War II. He served in the 13th Air

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26, 1942, in Albany, NY, and left for Basic Training at Fort Dix at Atlantic City, NJ, on Oct. 1, 1942. He was assigned to the 56th Technical Training Squadron. On Dec. 20, 1942, Lewis graduated from Gunnery School in Fort Myers, FL, and was promoted to sergeant and received his aerial gunner wings. On Dec. 24, 1942, he traveled to Lowery Field in Denver, CO. He graduated from school and then went Tucson, AZ., for more schooling on March 22, 1943. On March 24, 1943, he was assigned to a bomber crew and had his first flight in a B-24. He did more training at Salinas, CA., El Paso, TX, and Lincoln, NE. On Aug. 24, 1943, he flew to Hawaii. On Sept. 11, 1943, he left for Espiritu Santo in the New Hebrides Islands group. He was first assigned to the 23rd Bomb Squadron, and on September 23 transferred to the 372 Squadron 30th Bomb Group 13th Air Force, in which he stayed during the entire tour in combat duty. He flew 50 missions in the South Pacific,Guadalcanal, and the Solomon Islands. He was discharged from the U.S. Army Air Corps in September 1945. He returned to his home town of Washington Mills, NY. He married Jane Hart on May 5, 1945. They have two sons, Bill and Tom. Brian J. Baker severed in the U.S. Army from 1982-1982. He served in the South Korean DMZ for one year, in Berlin, Germany, for 18 months, and at Fort Lewis, Tacoma, WA. His son Brian J. Baker II served in the Air Force from 2010-2014. He served at Tinker Air Force Base at Oklahoma City, OK. There were artifacts on display that belonged to the Bakers.

It was truly an honor to meet and talk to the veterans who attended the Veteran’s Day Program.

For more information on the Frankfort Hill Historical Society contact Keith McNally at: 315-733-8040.

Sue Perkins is the Executive Director of the Herkimer County Historical Society and historian for the town of Manheim.

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In 1974, Tim and Peggy Spencer Behrendt set off on an adventure. They began a new life in the woods of Cold Brook, NY, without modern conveniences like electricity or indoor plumbing. These are excerpts and reflections from Peggy’s journal chronicling their adventures and also her childhood memories growing up in Westmoreland.

Winter brings many hours of solitude in the woods. We are lonely and bored sometimes. But we have each other, and intimate interactions with the elements of nature around us. Snow has come and gone several times and we are having a brief spell without it. I go outside to get some fresh air and savor the brief light of winter solstice skies, before the lowering clouds immures the earth under crystalline white.

As I wander through our wind-whipped woods I remember the winter of 1971-72 when I first came to this part of the North Country.

I started my first teaching job at Remsen Central School. It was hard work, but I loved earning a decent salary for the first time in my life; the kids were cute, the staff was nice, and it reminded me of my old school in Westmoreland.

That fall, I’d just finished a two-month camping trip across country with my boyfriend, in a turquoise Dodge Van with black

Peg went across country in this customized Dodge camper But isn’t this an odd time to do it when he’s moving over a thousand miles away?

I didn’t publish any announcements, and when asked, would say, “I’m engaged, I think.”

I’m excited about my new job! There’s a shortage of space at my new school, so I push a small piano and media cart from classroom to classroom. My first real annoyance is that the guidance counselor/track coach who

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lace painted on the side and a metal pop-up on top. I was fresh out of college, and he was just out of the Air Force.

We worked all summer in Missoula, Mont., for this trip; he pumped gas and I waitressed.

He tried wearing long sideburns and a headband, but said it made him feel paranoid. We visited scenic places and drove endlessly. He was a handsome, sweet guy, but I was bored.

Shortly after we arrived at my parents’ house, Dad privately spoke to him: “Since you two are living together, why don’t you just get married?” So before he left for Omaha, (where he felt there would be better career opportunities for him), my boyfriend took a big, heavy, black onyx ring off his finger, gave it to me, and said that I could announce our engagement in the paper. As I looked at this ring, (which I didn’t particularly like), I slowly realized that this was his way of proposing.

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Peg at the Grand Canyon during her cross country camping trip just before meeting Tim shares my office mailbox rarely picks up his junk mail, so I have to sort through his sports circulars and ads every time I want to see if I’ve got anything. I stare at his name “Behrendt.” “How the heck do you pronounce that?” I wonder, with exasperation.

One day, when I’m teaching music in Mr. Good’s third-grade classroom, out of the corner of my eye, I see a bearded man looking in through the door window. Bearded men at this time were not the norm. Curious, I turn to see who it is, but he immediately darts out of view.

Well, he shows up again as soon as I’m not looking, and once again, disappears as soon as I turn my head. “I am not going to play peek-a-boo,” I think with frustration, and focus on my class.

One day, between classes, I finally meet the guidance counselor/track coach in the hall. “Behrendt, rhymes with parent,” he explains. He has a beard, and I suspect that he was the one playing peek-a-boo with me. He invites me to the Friday night Young Adult/Youth Center at the church he serves in nearby Barneveld before he bustles off to a guidance class with his piece of chalk, and I push my piano and media cart into another elementary classroom. I don’t get a chance to query him about his junk mail.

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I recognize Bronnie and Annie, who are pulling steaming casseroles out of the oven.

Pat is laying the table.

“I loved your home-made ‘solstice’ card,” I say to her. “I never really thought about the importance of solstice before, much less think it might be a reason to celebrate.”

She smiles broadly. “Oh, I’m so glad you liked it!” And we start an interesting conversation about the ancient history of solstice celebrations, but Laurie wants to show me their livestock and barns before it gets dark.

I ask him about the old school bus of muted yellow that stands out against the sepia gray of the dignified old barn.

“Oh, that’s an old bus I’m converting to a place to live in,” he says. “We tried to take it to a fiddle festival in Vermont, but only got a couple of miles from the repair shop before it broke down!”

“How do you pay for everything?” I ask, waving my arms around.

“Well, we share the work and expenses,” he explains. “We have weekly meetings. I think the rent’s about $120 a month. Some of us do odd jobs, but some have steady work.

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“So itit seems seems “So like it’s just a bunch Cathy plays autoharp for little Jeremy like it’s just a bunch Cathy plays autoharp for little Jeremy of people rooming of people rooming and Nat at the Commune and Nat at the Commune together, like like aa little little together, village in a big house. village in a big house.

That doesn’t doesn’t seem seem so so That shocking!”

I conclude quietly to myself. tends shocking!”

I conclude quietly to myself. tends And they they are are all all very very friendly, friendly, kind kind people, people, bar. Joey Joey is is aa propro- And bar. reflectively reacting to the awareness fessional fund-raiser.

But we’re trying fessional fund-raiser. But we’re trying reflectively reacting to the awareness of the the brevity brevity of of life life that that the the specter specter of of to be be self-sufficient. self-sufficient. We We milk milk the the goats, goats, keep keep of to the draft and Vietnam War made very chickens and sheep, grow vegetables, and the draft and Vietnam War made very chickens and sheep, grow vegetables, and personal. By By living living together, together, they they can can just have have to to walk walk to to the the next next farm farm to to buy buy extra extra personal. just manage with less in order to spend the milk.” manage with less in order to spend the milk.” precious moments moments of of their their lives lives workwork We We gather gather together together for for aa scrumptious scrumptious dindin- precious ing for for themselves themselves and and pursuing pursuing their their ner served served with with their their own own vegetables, vegetables, homehome- ing ner own interests; interests; eating eating healthy healthy food, food, made, whole whole grain grain breads, breads, hearty, hearty, organic organic own made, playing music, music, creating creating and and living living soup…. playing soup…. wholesome lives lives close close to to the the earth. earth.

After After dinner, dinner, instruments instruments are are brought brought out. out. wholesome Of course, course, they they have have wine, wine, beer, beer, and and Why, there’s there’s practically practically aa whole whole band band with with Of Why, such for for evening evening festivities, festivities, like like my my fiddle, banjo, banjo, guitars, guitars, and and even even aa wash-tub wash-tub such aa fiddle, parents’ generation who enjoy cockbass played by the cheeriest, pink-cheeked bass played by the cheeriest, pink-cheeked parents’ generation who enjoy cocktails, but but itit seems seems moderate moderate enough. enough. woman! Another Another gal, gal, Cathy, Cathy, with with long, long, curly curly tails, woman!

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The revolutions of the earth have brought Tim and me to the solitude of Shawangunk now, where social interactions are sparse, and days and night are permeated with the gentle quiet of woodlands and their ambient events; the call of a barred owl in early evening; a chickadees morning chatter; the transitionary staccato of rain turning to heavy snow on our roof; and an excited pack of dogs or coyotes barking and howling in a primordial crescendo of angst.

Our deciduous trees are naked now, stark silhouettes of maple and cherry against lowered skies of racing clouds, almost touching the tree tops, pregnant with snow eager to descend and blanket the earth. The wind sounds lonely whipping through their bare limbs with no leaves to tickle into the giggling rustle of summer romance. Instead, it moans hollowly through the buffed hardwoods to caress imperious spires of balsam, hemlock, and spruce into a swaying, dizzying dance of jubilance.

And these huge, dignified pillars of solid wood bend like extortionists! I am amazed; I look back at our little cottage, so still and small beneath this great, wild canopy. How can the same kind of wood form the stability of our

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But is it possible that the whole, living tree is flexible, even the thick parts? Or are just the thinner tops bending?

Do their roots rock back and forth under the earth?

The promised snowfall has yet to be fulfilled, so I hike to a particularly huge, ancient hemlock, lie down on the dry pine needles beneath, and try to notice if I can feel the earth surge in the heavier gusts. I stare at the trunk, comparing it to a dark spot on a fern just beyond, and wait for a big gust of wind. Yes! I’m certain the trunk has moved slightly! Or am I? Now I’m not so sure. Maybe it was just the fern moving, or the surge of blood pumping through my body that has caused the variance I thought I saw. Finally, I do feel the earth move, but it coincides with the landing of a large limb that cracks off a tree and crashes to the ground nearby. Time to abandon this experiment and move elsewhere!

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Fitness & Gyms Curves, Herkimer and Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Paragon Athletic Club, New Hartford . . . . . 73

Horse Boarding Kast Hill Farm, Herkimer . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Pizzerias DiCastro’s Brick Oven, Rome . . . . . . . . . . 57 Laurey’s Pizzeria, New Hartford . . . . . . . . 55

Feed, Animal Kast Hill Farm, Herkimer . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Pharmacies Garro Drugs, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Mangia Macrina’s Pizza, New Hartford . . .

Mario’s Pizza, Oriskany Falls . . . . . . . . .

Primo Pizzeria, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Tony’s Pizza, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . . .

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Portable Toilets and Bathrooms Mohawk Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 66 Primitives Between Us Sisters, Munnsville .

Butternut Barn, Richfield Springs Main Street Gift Shop, Newport Simply Primitives, Boonville . . .

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Produce, Local Ben & Judy’s Sugarhouse, West Edmeston . . .

Grassy Cow Dairy, Remsen . . . . . . . . .

Jewett’s Cheese, Earlville . . . . . . . . . . . .

Jones Family Farm, Herkimer . . . . . . . . .

Shaw’s Maple Products, Clinton . . . . . . .

Stoltzfus Family Dairy, Vernon Center . . .

Sunnybrook Farm, Deansboro . . . . . . . .

Three Village Cheese, Newport . . . . . . . . .

Tibbits Maple, New Hartford . . . . . . . . .

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Quilt and Yarn Shops/Services Tiger Lily Quilt Co, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Real Estate Hunt Real Estate, Welcome Home Team . . . 31 Scenic Byway Realty, Richfield Springs . . . . 47 Record Stores Off-Center Records, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Restaurants and Cafés Ann St. Deli, Little Falls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Bagel Grove, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Bite Bakery and Cafe, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . .

Club Monarch, Yorkville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The Country Store, Salisbury . . . . . . . . . . .

Delta Lake Inn, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

DiCastro’s Brick Oven, Rome . . . . . . . . . . .

Fat Cats, Herkimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Gone Coastal, Lee Center . . . . . . . . . . .

Heidelberg Baking Co., Herkimer . . . . . . .

Jamo’s Restaurant, Herkimer . . . . . . . . . .

Karam’s Middle East Bakery, Yorkville . . . .

Killabrew, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Main Street Ristorante, Newport . . . . . . . .

Mangia Macrina’s Pizza, New Hartford . . .

Mi Casa, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Nothin’ Fancy Cafe, Vernon . . . . . . . . . . .

Ohio Tavern, Cold Brook . . . . . . . . . .

Patty Jean’s Country Restaurant, Newport . .

Phoenician Restaurant, New Hartford . . . .

The Pickle Boat Grill, Old Forge . . . . . . . .

Raspberries Cafe, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Riverside Diner, Marcy . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

RoSo’s Cafe & Catering, Utica . . . . . . . . . .

Route 69 Steakhouse, Whitesboro . . . . . . .

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Local Antiques Shop Featured in Regional Magazine Showcase Antiques of Little Falls was the feature business of "In The Trade", in the December 2017 issue of Maine Antique Digest. The article, which includes photos and an interview conducted at the store, highlights the climate of antiques and tourism in the Mohawk Valley.

Maine Antique Digest is a monthly trade publication that reports on the art and antique market in the United States, particularly the Northeast.

Showcase Antiques opened in June 2015 with two local antique Dealers. Today, the group shop has grown to 80 antique Dealers from across New York, selling and buying quality antiques. The store is located in Canal Place, and is open to the publuic everyday 10am-5pm. •

The Loss of a Friend, Tom Myslinski

As we grieve the loss of our good friend, Tom Myslinski, we are reminded how fragile life is. We will miss our colleague, compassionate funeral director, community-minded person, and all around nice guy. While our hearts are heavy, we would be remiss if we did not say that Myslinski Funeral Home will continue to serve families in need as we try to navigate folks through some of their most difficult times.

Thank you Barb Myslinski for sharing your best friend with us for so many years.

We know moving forward will be difficult. We also know carrying on the business together will make it easier.

The staff of

McGrath, Myslinkski, Karboski & Nunn Funeral Directors

Sammy & Annie Foods, Utica . . . . . . . . . . 58 Wendy’s Diner, Cassville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 The Willows, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Retirement Community Masonic Care Community . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

LAST MONTH’S riggie’s RIDDLE ANSWER

Shoes Karaz Shoes, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 The Sneaker Store, New Hartford . . . . . . . . 8 The Village Crossing, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Small Engine Repair J.B.’s Small Engine Works, Utica . . . . . . . . 46 SD Power, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Snowblowers J.B.’s Small Engine Works, Utica . . . . . . . . 46 SD Power, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Snowmobiles/ATVs Hobby Hill Farm, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Tax Services Brigg’s Tax Service, Whitesboro . . . . . . . . . 46 Towing Services Clinton Collision, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Answer to our Holiday Riggie’s RIddle about the historic home decorated for the Yuletide is: Fountain Elms. VIctorian Yuletide at Munson Williams Proctor Arts Institute in Utica is on display until January 5, 2018 The winner drawn at random from a record amount of correct entries is Susan Bronson of RIchfield Springs!

Tree Services and Tree Farms Turk Tree Service, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Travel Agencies The Cruise Wizards, Whitesboro . . . . . . . . 71 Websites Utica Remember When . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Weddings and Banquets Club Monarch, Yorkville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Twin Ponds Golf & Country Club, NY Mills . . 29

EASY FOOD Cheeseburgers and Chicken Wraps

Wellness Infinity Tree Healing, New Hartford . . . . . 14 Windows RA Dudrak, The Window King, Holland Patent

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Wineries Prospect Falls Winery, Prospect . . . . . . . . . 51 Yogurt Stoltzfus

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