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Oneida County Historical Society Classical MV The Music Never Stops ADK Journal Antiques in Little Falls MV Scrap Book Photographer Zach Lewis On the Farm with Suzie MV Gardens & Recipes MV Restaurant Spotlight Restaurant Guide Antiques Shopping Guide Red-Headed Woodpecker Herkimer Co. Historical Society Tales from Shawangunk, Part 16 Gallery Guide MV Astronomy Club MV Comics Live & Local Advertiser Directory

A Toast to the New Year! by Sharry L. Whitney It’s hard to think about January when we received so little snow in December, but even so, Lance and I have been brainstorming about 2016. Mohawk Valley Living is a two-sided endeavor and not only because it is both a TV show and magazine. We have two primary goals: 1. to seek out and promote things for people to do in the area and present them in a fun, informative manner, 2. to further develop and expand our marketing strategies to encourage people to shop our local advertisers. We love the challenge. We launched the MVL Marketplace in December, a new show that follows the MV Living show and features all our magazine advertisers’ ads as well as local trivia and the opportunity to hear complete songs from local songwriters. At the end of this month we help Utica Games and Oneida County Historical Society launch Utica Scramble, Utica’s first video game featuring some of our MV Adventure Club characters, local trivia, and some of Utica’s fun idiosyncrasies. We have a lot we want to accomplish in 2016, but fortunately we have surrounded ourselves with a great team. Thank you to our dedicated writers who come through for us every month. And to our delivery crew and salespeople who seem even more excited than we are when the new issue comes out. To our proofreaders who help us find those sneaky little typos. And to our three boys who always chip in to help even though they have school and jobs of their own. Thank you. It’s because of all of you that we can raise the bar and strive to offer our community fun, educational, even better products in 2016. And thank you to our readers and viewers. Your support of MVL and your support of our advertisers are two sides of the same coin. When you call, write, and email us, and when you communicate with and shop our advertisers, you keep Mohawk Valley Living alive. So bring on 2016! We’re ready. What should we work on first? Maybe I’ll flip a coin.

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PUBLISHERS Lance and Sharry Whitney EDITOR Sharry L. Whitney DESIGN & LAYOUT Lance David Whitney ASSISTANT EDITORS Shelley Delosh Jorge L. Hernández ADVERTISING EXECUTIVES Susan Collea Bill Gruby CONTRIBUTORS Peggy Spencer Behrendt, Carol Higgins, Jorge L. Hernández, Brian Howard, Suzie Jones, John Keller, Melinda Karastury, Frank Page, Susan Perkins, Matt Perry, Cynthia Quackenbush, Denise Szarek, Gary VanRiper CONTACT US (315) 853-7133 30 Kellogg Street Clinton, NY 13323 www.MohawkValleyLiving.com mohawkvalleyliving@hotmail.com Mohawk Valley Living is a monthly magazine & television show exploring the area’s arts, culture, and heritage. Copyright © 2016. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced without the consent of Mohawk Valley Publishing.

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the music never stops, 2015 Update by john keller A new year! This means reflecting, recollecting, making resolutions, and remembering. This month I’m going to look back at the past year’s columns and give you an update on some of the recent activities of the interviewees. Starting with myself: I have begun recording a new album due to be released in late spring/early summer. It will be a mixed bag of tunes (rock, country, and blues) acoustic and full band. At the helm is a previous subject of this column, Brian Premo. Brian has been a busy bee lately. He rejoined dance/trance/rock sensations Draculatron, still plays in The Archipelagos, sits on with several other local projects, maintains a solo career, and finds time to produce albums for others. Last month on the Mohawk Valley Living TV program, you may have heard my new Christmas song, “What Will I Get (This Year?).” This is a prelude to an upcoming full-length holiday offering for the 2016 season. This past March, I talked with local guitar legend Tony Touris. Unfortunately, not one to perform live, his CDs are of the highest caliber. Tony is working hard on his new album to be released in the spring 2016. A teaser track, “A Dream of You,” can be heard on Tony’s Facebook page, www.facebook.com/ tonytourismusic. “Doctor” Jerry Kraus, the subject of April’s issue, is one of this area’s biggest proponents. Everything he does is for our community. As a radio personality and as Executive Director of The Stanley, he has strived to bring the best in entertainment to us all. Its recent great success with the Broadway touring company of The Wizard of Oz was a fabulous feather in The Stanley’s cap. Coming soon to The Stanley is the Tony-award winning Broadway show Once. Also, the 16th Annual Mohawk Valley Antiquefest will be hosted by the theater. You can hear Jerry’s radio show, “The Recovery Room,” Sunday mornings on 92.7 The Drive. In May, I interviewed Brian Lucenti of the new band Our Common Roots. Shortly after the story ran, they took a brief hiatus from the music scene. But, recently, they reappeared in full force. In a co-billed show at The Tramontane Café with The Remsen Social Club, OCR rocked the audience with new songs and a new bassist, Matt Schultz. These guys are heading into the studio soon to record some of their amazing original songs. Look out world! Our Common Roots is back. One of my new favorite local bands is Casanova Frankenstein & the

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Our adventure begins at Utica’s Union Station and a photo op with grandma (LeeAnn Brockett) and six of her grandchildren (l-r): Kylea, Alana, Jonah, Caleb, Joshua, and Isaiah. She shares memories, a little trivia, like how the benches are heated with steam pipes & vents.

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Union station was built in 1914 in an Italianate style. Symmetrically rectangular in design, the 15,000-square-foot waiting room & 47-ft.high vaulted ceiling is supported by 34 marble columns originally from Grand Central Station in New York City.

We explore Bagg’s Square Memorial Park adjacent to the Utica Children’s Museum. The park marks the site of the former Bagg’s Hotel, a Utica landmark owned by the Proctor family. The park also houses several historical markers as reminders that this was the birthplace of the city of Utica.

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The kids explore the first floor of the Children’s Museum and learn fascinating facts about the “gross” world of microbiology. On the second floor is the Native American Exhibits with an Iroquois log house. The exhibit displays the lifestyle & culture of the Iroquois Nation. The Dinorama exhibit is fascinating to all ages of dinosaur lovers!

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(Left) Jonah Palmer is fascinated with “Fun with Gravity” as he moves the ball from top to bottom repeatedly. A saber tooth tiger skull on display at the Children’s Museum. Though not actually a tiger, the saber-toothed cat was a ferocious predator that roamed the North American continent during the Pleistocene epoch.

It’s Friday, so that means Fish Fry! We visit Club Monarch where we eat like kings! This banquet center is open to the public on Fridays from 4-8:30pm and it feels like a family reunion. There is a full Italian and American menu. It has been operated by the Hickel family since 1979.

Chef Joe Hickel prepares us golden brown beer-battered fresh haddock served with fries & coleslaw. Alana opts for a burger from the“Kiddie’s Korner” of the menu. Nicole Hickel presents a luscious creamy chocolate and vanilla Tuxedo Pie with a nutty, buttery, and flaky crust!

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Zach Lewis of Clinton says when he first picked up a camera six years ago, “Something just clicked.” So to what exotic locale did this budding photographer embark for a photo shoot? Clinton, of course. Today, his hometown is still his favorite subject. “There are countless photo opportunities just walking around the block,” he says. In fact, his blog, “Walking Around with a Camera,” is a just that – a collection of photographs Zach captures while walking around his hometown. “A place we’ve lived for years and years seems new when we see it from a different perspective,” he says. Unique architecture, like that of the Kirkland Town Library, is a favorite subject, though the object of his photographs may not be immediately recognizable to the viewer. A building people have passed by countless times may take on an entirely different appearance in Zach’s prints. The village of Clinton is an endless source

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of inspiration for Zach. “There’s so much just in this little village: the arena, the historic buildings, I especially like autumn time here,” he says. “And then travel to Utica... there’s a ton!” He is like an explorer describing an expedition, excited about the endless places yet to discover. Recently he has turned his focus to older buildings. He uses his skill for seeing beauty in the ordinary and familiar to find significance in structures that may no longer serve a purpose. He was drawn to abstract photography because he enjoys, he states, “looking closely at shapes, textures and patterns in the world around him ... its ability to take you to a different place.” Because he often walks around carrying a camera, he chooses to use a small, lightweight Olympus (for those interested, all of his photos are taken with an Olympus OM-D E-M5).

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is generating interest, he hasn’t quit his day job, and doesn’t plan to. He is a teacher at the Utica Adult Learning Center where he teaches English as a Second Language. “It’s an amazing thing I get to do,” he says. “Helping adult students acquire crucial skills.” His love of photography is second only to his love of teaching and he has even combined the two, teaching some photography classes. He also currently writes for the Waterville Times and was keynote speaker at the Clinton Central School Middle School Career Day in December. “I enjoy having a lot to do and plan to continue to focus on all my careers and see where they take me.” Though his skills may take him far, they won’t take him far away. Clinton has been his hometown since the third grade. “Where else can you be in a small village of 1,900 people and have so many places that showcase art?” he states. And it’s still his favorite view through his camera lens. “It’s the place I love, near and dear to my heart,” Zach concludes. •

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The Stream of Ice in the January Woods story and photos by Matt Perry Even in subzero temperatures, the stream continues to flow through the January woods. The sound of running water is barely audible as it’s hushed by a heavy cap of ice and snow. In certain places, a slight murmur is the only clue that there’s a stream present, since it blends in seamlessly with the snow drifts on both banks. During an exceptionally deep freeze, the stream’s dimensions are exaggerated as the ice expands from the streambed like bread dough rising in a pan. At this point, the stream becomes a glacier in miniature – slowly intruding onto the land and creeping up to the exposed roots of stream-side trees.

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Upon my approach one January day in another year, I see that the foot trail leading up to the bridge has been engulfed by ice. It’s slippery, but thick enough to walk on, and it’s only a few feet to the bridge. Underneath the ice, the stream follows its normal course and is surprisingly unencumbered by the gallery of ice formations that have grown up from it. In a few places, liquid water is visible through the ice, but it’s like seeing it through a smoked pane of glass. Dark water presses tightly against the ice pane and briskly slips by. Whitish amorphous air bubbles travel along with the flow, compressing and elongating as they pass. To me, they resemble shape-shifting amoebas with gesticulating pseudopods. They all speed along on a liquid conveyer belt until one by one they vanish under an opaque mass of ice-coated stone. With the different seasons, much of nature is transformed from the familiar to the unfamiliar. This makes it possible to have a wide range of

The stream makes its way to the beaver pond experiences on precisely the same bit of territory. The old predictable woodland stream had become an undiscovered country; one that’s just aching to be explored. I decided to leave the footpath and follow the stream instead. As it meandered through the woods, it narrowed in some places and widened in others. It branched into smaller streams and then the same ephemeral tributaries reunited, all within the confines of a rather narrow floodplain. All of the stream’s convolutions were greatly exaggerated by the

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ice that covered it. The most dramatic ice formations were produced in places where water convulsed over rapids and slid down waterfalls. In these places, continuous splashing and dripping of water formed some of the most intricate ice structures. In other places, mini-waterfalls looked to be halted in time – with cascades frozen in mid-drop. However, behind the vertical frozen surfaces, water was still tumbling and still adding new

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mink’s destination is likely a beaver pond, where it can fish below the ice for minnows and crayfish. Farther downstream, beyond the junction where two streams of equal size merge, the character of the ice changed. Along with the shift in scale came new conditions and new ways for ice to express itself. In this section much of the ice tunnel’s roof had collapsed. Here, even more diverse formations were revealed and there was even a fair expanse of open

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water. I put my face down close to the hurried water and was tickled by its constant icy spray. Ice stalactites and stalagmites were common on this stretch. Ribbed belllike structures, some moored to streamside vegetation, moved back and forth in the current as if they were trying desperately to ring. Ice sculptures that looked like rows of blunt teeth on crystalline mandibles were cre-

ated by water splashing over stones and deflecting against the ice on shore. Billowy cloud-like formations were exposed in the tunnel’s ruins. These stream-bound “clouds” were comprised of smooth pebble-like ice crystals that were in reality compressed snow. Nature is an abstract architect and artist and it is reliably unpredictable. During my walk, I never knew what kind of interesting ice works waited around the next bend in the stream. In extremely cold conditions, the designs made by frost on smooth ice surfaces also proved worthy of attention. On some perfectly flat stream, ice grew constellations of

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can be cleaned properly? in good working condition or in need of repair?), and water (is the source free of harmful bacteria and nitrates?). Our processes are thoroughly reviewed—a relatively easy task if we are in the middle of production—but significantly more difficult if the inspection occurs during down time. As a state-inspected facility, we are required to keep processing records. In the cheese plant, we keep all the chart records from the pasteurization process, results from antibiotic residue tests, and batch information. In the poultry slaughterhouse, we keep track of batches processed by number, date, and random temperature tests. And despite the fact that my husband and I are the sole employees, we must document our Standard Operating Procedures and have them ready for any state or federal inspector to review. Finally, our dairy products are tested for a long list of bacteria, including listeria, coliform and e. coli, proper pasteurization, and compliance with federal codes, depending on the type of cheese. If something has gone wrong either with the facilities or the processes, the proof will be in the pudding or, in this case, the cheese. As purveyors of local food, my husband and I have benefited greatly from the overall “local food movement,” one that has emphasized small and sometimes artisan producers. In turn, this movement has gotten a tremendous boost from the seeming rise in large-scale food recalls I spoke about earlier. Food recalls are flat-out scary and the fear they generate has driven at least a portion of the population to seek out small, local alternatives. Of course, this is great for us and other small, local farmers. But are “small” and “local” any guarantee that your food will be safer to consume? Of course not. And when I hear of a local producer cutting corners (which sometimes they do) or of someone unashamedly and deliberately defying state laws regulating raw milk, for example, I shudder to think of the consequences. Not only could someone get very sick or even die, such blatant disregard for food safety could have deleterious effects on the overall local food movement. Of course, I don’t mean to scare you. In fact, the amazing truth is our food supply is safer than it has ever been, due in no small part to oversight and regulation by state and federal government. That’s not to say this oversight is perfect in any way. New York State Agriculture & Markets agencies seem to be perpetually understaffed and underfunded. But champions of local food that romanticize a time before these regulations and dismiss their importance are not doing any favors to consumers or the local food movement. But this is once again where buying local, from area farmers, is the ultimate trump card: We can have this conversation in person. IMPORTANT NOTE: Inspectors for Jones Family Farm do not live within the Mohawk Valley Living distribution area, lest anyone suspect Suzie is attempting to win them over. I’m not kissing up, I swear!•

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So you grew delicious, fragrant herbs all summer. They added an extra touch to your cooking and provided you with ingredients for your own herbal teas. Once frost threatens it’s time to say goodbye to most of your herbs until next season, or is it? Here are some herbs that take better to indoor conditions: Mint, Marjoram, Rosemary, Sage, Oregano, Lemon Balm, Chives, Thyme, Parsley, and Basil Thyme, Mint, Oregano & Chives – can easily be dug up from your garden. Shake off most of the Soil from the roots and pot them up in a good quality

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Parsley – Because of its long tap root which doesn’t take kindly to being disturbed, can be a little trickier to transplant. It you desire to transplant, dig deeply to get as much of the Tap root as possible. Then repot, again with good quality potting soil in a deep container – 8-10 inches is a good depth.

Rosemary – is best started from a cutting or transplant. It can be finicky about temperatures. Does best in a bright south or east facing window in a cool room. Basil - can also be grown in a bright window. But I don’t recommend digging it up. Instead start new plants from seed or cuttings or but a small plant to grow inside. The same can be done with lemon balm or mint.

Sage & Marjoram – can easily be Started from stem cuttings. Take a Cutting of about 3-6 inches in length, break of some of the leaves at the Bottom and place in clean water, once rooted, pot up using a premium

LIGHT – Herbs do best with plenty of light – 8 hours each day most will do well in a bright south facing window.

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Cheesy Herb Beer Bread By Denise Szarek Have to admit, I’m a sucker for a warm, fresh out of the oven, slice of herby, cheesy beer bread, slathered with butter! When it’s made from my own fresh herbs and local cheese, beer and butter, Yum!

WATER – Herbs “don’t like to get their feet wet.” Remember that phrase and you will have beautiful herbs growing either indoors or out. Water herbs from the base, where the stem meets to soil – Don’t water the leaves – Ever! Water once and let the soil drain completely through, then repeat. How often to water is a matter of watching and learning to Read each individual plant. A good rule of thumb is it let the soil dry between watering. TEMPERATURE – Indoor herbs prefer the same temperature that most people do – around 6570 degrees F – so if you’re comfortable they probably are. At night temps near a window may drop to 55-60 degrees F, but most herbs like that too! Just remember to keep foliage from touching the glass to prevent freeze burn. Basil is trickier. Many kitchen gardeners yearn for Basil in winter. If you have plenty of sun and warmth Basil

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Pho Ever Noodles By Jorge L. Hernández

Only in the ethnic melting pot that is Utica can a Puerto Rican experience his first Chinese bubble tea in an authentic Vietnamese restaurant. That’s exactly what Dien Thai of Utica, owner of Pho Ever Noodles in New Hartford, wants his patrons to know. “It’s not just about noodles,” Dien says. “We try to cater to other tastes and experiences.” Bubble tea, a current rage in urban areas and colleges—it’s one of the staple refreshments for Hamilton College students—is a soothing, tasty, lumpy drink. “Think of a smoothie with chunks of tapioca,” Dien says. The cold tea can be flavored with a variety of ingredients—pineapple, blueberry, strawberry, or mango, among others. The “bubble” in the tea is the foam produced by mixing the concoction. Such chunky fare needs a wide thick straw for slurping. But back to the noodles. “Pho” is a Vietnamese noodle soup consisting of broth, linguine-shaped rice noodles, herbs, and meat. It is popular street food in Vietnam. “What goes in it depends on the area of Vietnam,” Dien says. “At Pho Ever Noodles each bowl can be accompanied with coriander leaves, bean sprouts, hot chili peppers, lemon wedges or fresh Thai basil.” One sated customer on the Internet cleverly calls the restaurant “the Moe’s of phos,” since you customize your individual bowl. Dien says he opened his restaurant in August 2014 at Plaza 5 on Seneca Turnpike in New Hartford because the area needed more Vietnamese offerings. “I wanted to bring our culture to the region with food, a traditional atmosphere, and with an added twist for American tastes like ‘making’ your own noodle soup,” he says. Why the Utica-New Hartford region? “I happen to like the area,” Dien says. “It’s becoming the place to be and I want to be part of the action.” The most popular dish on the menu is the combo beef pho. But it’s also not just all about the soup. Dien says he’s added meat and vegetable entrées and rice dishes to the menu, as well as traditional specialties of spring rolls and dumplings. His goal is to continue to expand his food choices—like the spicy hot chicken curry entrée—and eventually open up a second location for pho in Utica. All his ingredients are fresh, Dien says, and local. “I support the home team,” he says, referring to the food supplies, his seven employees, and even the materials and workers he hired for the restaurant’s indoor renovation. Dien’s pho is served in an atmosphere of a tradiOwner, Dien Thai, serves up tional Vietnamese village. hot noodle and vegetable He says he designed the decor to replicate what soup, the perfect warmup on

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long enough for me to get a good look at it.” The man was grinning like he’d won the lottery. Of course, these days, the odds of finding a Red-headed Woodpecker in this area are nearly as astronomical as winning the sweepstakes. For my part, I felt like I had been transformed into Ed McMahon, arriving unexpectedly at someone’s door and bearing a prize. In this case, instead of a giant novelty check, I was offering the validation of a bird sighting. My impromptu interrogation-turned-virtual-cash-giveaway had gone on for about 10 minutes, and in that time, two customers had materialized in line behind me. It was time to leave. While jamming the guide book back into my pocket, I made the clerk promise to take a photo of the bird if it showed up again. It seemed like a technicality, though. The man was so convincing that I was tempted right then and there to record the sighting as legitimate. However, caution prevailed and I would hold off for more concrete evidence. So did we actually have a local sighting of the once common, now regionally rare, Red-headedWoodpecker?Ithoughttherewasa

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judiciously peck at their bark. At one point he flew directly into a large tree cavity that, by its inverted letterbox shape, appeared to have been carved out by a Pileated Woodpecker. From where I stood, I could peer into the crevice and see the Red-head picking through exposed gallerWill the Red-headed ies of carpenter Woodpecker ever ants. With deepreturn? ly undulating flight he headed back to the nest tree, presumably with a fresh load of ants and/ or ant larvae. Upon his return, his mate squeezed out of the nest entrance and shot out over the wetland. He clung to the side of the tree until she was gone and then, seemingly in defiance of gravity, he hopped up the side of the trunk and entered the hole. At this early stage

the female was still spending time keeping the nestlings warm (brooding them), but now she had begun assisting in the hunt for food. These woodpeckers are remarkably quiet at the nest site. Their soft “Kwurr” note is given only infrequently. The same could be said about their relatively understated drumming, which I probably heard only twice that summer. Watching them reminded me of observing bluebirds, which also tend to be meek and quiet on their breeding grounds. To date, I’ve watched about a half-dozen Red-head nests and I’ve only seen their pacifist side. I’ve never seen firsthand instances of Red-heads destroying the eggs or young of other nesting birds, but other people have recorded such “bad” behavior. I must say that I find it hard to believe this of the introverted Red-heads. By the end of July, it became obvious that all was not right at the nest site. One day, I waited for more than 20 minutes and saw no bird come or go from the nest hole. Did the young fledge? Perhaps the nest was raided by a predator, which is a not uncommon fate for any nest. Just as I turned to leave, an adult Redhead came in from the direction of the forest. It streaked low over my head and landed on the side of the nest tree. From below, it hopped up to the rim of the nest hole, where it was greet-

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1976 Our four children come and stay in the new Children’s Cottage that we built for $250. We wonder if they will be afraid to sleep in a separate building, but they insist they are fine. I suspect that they are happy to have this privacy from adults. Tim tiptoes over in the early mornings to stoke up their fire and fill their water bucket and tea kettle with water from the creek so they wake up warm and can wash up. Often, they wake when he is there and refreshed from their sleep, pink cheeked faces peek upside down from the ceiling at the entrance to the loft, long hair swirling below in billows of auburn. “Hi, Dad.” “Good morning, kids,” he replies. “Come over for breakfast as soon as you’re dressed. Peg’s making fried tofu and oatmeal.” They climb down via the tree with short branches that forms the ladder to their loft. It didn’t take them long to get used to it. They scurry up and down now as easily as squirrels. Through my kitchen window I see them straggle over, not wearing enough clothes to be warm outside for long. Heidi looks particularly uncertain about walking alone through the win-

ter woods. “I have to wash my hair,” says Jen. “Will we have to wash our breakfast dishes in the creek? It’s freezing!” asks Becky. “No, we can do them inside, in the sink now. But each of you still has to do your own dish.” We put a bucket of water on the wood stove to heat up for a hair wash. It’s a treat now, to have warm water available all the time, although in the summer I don’t miss it. My mom once told me that, growing up, she never had hot showers except in winter when their coal furnace was going. I don’t miss having hot running water here at home, but love to help wash dishes at a friend’s house when I get a chance. I dip a pitcher into the warm water bucket and pour it over Jenny’s luxurious hair as she bends over our sink to shampoo. Meanwhile, I’ve marinated some tofu in tamari sauce and start frying it in a pan. It’s not a very nutritional way to eat tofu, but it sure is tasty and keeps the kids happy. Dave is eager to find work after school and earn money. Tim tells him how he paid his way through seminary. “I squeezed four years of courses into three and a half. You were still an infant, Dave. Then, Jenny came along. I wanted your mom to take care of you and not have to work, so I got a garage apartment in exchange for maintenance work, and I was paid to be youth minister at a local church. “I also did odd jobs at a nearby community

of very wealthy people. Some of them had a lot of empty liquor bottles in the trash. One woman counted the rags every time I left and was very upset if I used too many. “It was tough, but we got along. The final oral exam was the roughest. One by one, ministerial candidates stood in front of a group of faculty members and answered questions for an hour or more. Occasionally, a student would become so terrified, they would simply leave the seminary and never come back. This jogs my memory: “We had to perform a Senior Recital in front of a jury of professionals for my undergraduate degree in music,” I add. “I had to sing songs in at least three different languages from ancient to modern styles of music. It was hard to keep my voice from shaking!” Tim continues: “My favorite course was about all the world religions, taught by Professor Tyler Thompson, who’d been a missionary in Asia. And I fell in love with them all. I guess that was my downfall, because when I had only one more course to take, the dean called me in. I was pleased, because I thought he was going to congratulate me for finishing so quickly and without debt, but instead he said the faculty felt that I didn’t really believe that their faith was the one and only true faith, so they didn’t want to give me my degree. “I was stunned! After 3½ years, of sacrifice and hard work and they wouldn’t let me finish!” “What did you do, Dad?” “I petitioned the faculty to re-consider and

I guess they took pity on me because they decided that if I could find a denomination that would accept me, they would give me my degree. That sounded good, but then I had to find a denomination that was open to other religions and would accept me without a degree! Meanwhile, I started working on a second master’s degree in Counseling and Psychology at Indiana University. The cottage is now fragrant with cinnamon and mint tea. “Tofu and oatmeal’s ready folks,” I interrupt. Jen has her hair dangling above the wood stove now, causing cascading water drops to dance merrily on the hot cast iron creating a percussion of “szzzzt, szzzt….” “Jen!!!” objects Becky when some splatters on her as she passes by. Some of the kids perch on the couch with their bowls. Some sit on the Papa and Peggy Behr chairs at our little table. Tim remains, as usual, in the old, stuffed chair with the curved, gooseneck arms that each of his children were rocked in as infants. They still occasionally join him there for a snuggle. I settle into my comfortable chair with little wings on the back, and Tim finishes his story. “Fortunately, the Rev. Ralph Helverson, who’d graduated from my seminary and was a minister in Cambridge, Mass., was on the ministerial committee of the Unitarian Universalists. He understood the stalemate completely. He convinced the committee to accept me, and they did, so I was able to finish my last course and go to graduation at the seminary. “Yay!” exclaim the girls. “But…and this is really sad…,” he continues with a sigh. “When I went through the line of faculty at the graduation ceremony, I was shunned; some of the professors refused to shake hands with me, and two even turned away. It was awkward, but I was just glad to get my degree.” “They shouldn’t have been mean to our dad!” Breakfast finished, Becky and Heidi crowd him in his chair with arms thrown around his neck, stroking his beard. He smiles. “I didn’t even go to my college graduation

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Feed and Farm Needs Pohl’s Feed, Vernon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Delis Kountry Kupboard, Madison . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Olde Kountry Market, Vernon . . . . . . . . . . 37

Financial Institutions Adirondack Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Diners Adirondack Diner and Lanes, Barneveld . . 41 Charlie’s Place, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Riverside Diner, Marcy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Wendy’s Diner, Cassville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Financial Services Turnbull Insurance, New Hartford . . . . . . . . 7 Van Meter & Van Meter, Little Falls . . . . . . . 15 Fireplaces Hearth Shop, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Dry Cleaners Dapper Dan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 M & M Cleaners, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Fitness & Gyms Curves, Herkimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 TeamFit, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

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Flooring D&D Carpets of Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Tru-Line Hardwood Flooring, Whitesboro . . 70

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Florists Clinton Florist, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Village Florals, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Farm Equipment Clinton Tractor, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Hobby Hill Farm, Lee Center . . . . . . . . . . 12 Springfield Truck & Tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 White’s Farm Supply, Waterville/Canastota . . 80 Farm Produce Grassy Cow Dairy, Remsen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Jones Family Farm, Herkimer . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Oneida County Public Market, Utica . . . . . . 11 Szarek Farm & Greenhouses, Westmoreland . . 64 Stoltzfus Family Dairy, Vernon Center . . . . 55 Sunnybrook Farm, Deansboro . . . . . . . . . 58 Twin Orchards, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . 31

Funeral Services Enea Funeral Service, Herkimer . . . . . . . . . . 60 Nunn & McGrath, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Prince-Boyd & Hyatt, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Furniture Adirondack Furniture, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Ironwood Furniture, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Jeff ’s Amish Furniture, Jordanville . . . . . . . . 39 Furniture Makers Custom Woodcraft, Munnsville . . . . . . . . . 66 Garden Centers and Greenhouses Szarek Greenhouses, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Top Notch Garden Center, Newport . . . . . . 50

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Mailing and Shipping Services The UPS Store, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Olive Oils/Balsamic Vinegars Adirondack Olive Oil Co., New Hartford . . . 20

Manufactured and Modular Home Builders Leisure Village, Taberg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Optometrist Towpath Vision Care, Little Falls . . . . . . . 67

Maple Syrup Ben & Judy’s Sugarhouse, West Edmeston . . . . 10 Shaw’s Maple Products, Clinton . . . . . . . . . 29 Tibbits Maple, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . . . 8

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