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Oneida County History Center ADK Journal Restaurant Guide Antiques Guide MV Classical Nature in March MV Astronomy Club MV Gardens MV Crossword Home Made Here Maple Syrup Producers Writings of Richard Enders On The Farm with Suzie Matt Perry’s MV Nature Gallery Guide Advertiser Directory Contest Answers

PUBLISHERS Lance and Sharry Whitney

While digging through archives on www.fultonhistory.com, I came across a photo our family never saw in the Rome Sentinel (we lived near Syracuse at the time).

97, 98, 99 ... 100! by Sharry L. Whitney

Remember when you were a child and 100 was a big number? That feeling of accomplishment when you were finally able to count that high? Shortly after our 99th issue was published, people started commenting and congratulating us about our next issue being our hundredth. I looked through our online archives and was amazed by all the stories our writers had contributed over the years. Every month they reliably come through with articles that teach us about our region, take us on adventures, and educate us. I realize that in the grand scheme of things we are just a blip on the radar in time. When I was 9 years old, I began to understand that 100 wasn’t such a large number after all. My little 5-year-old sister was guessing the number of jelly beans in a jar at our local library just before Easter. She thought of the largest number she could--48. My mother added 200 to the number. It seemed impossible to me that the small jar had hundreds of jelly beans in it! A few days later, we were contacted that she had won. The following week, my sister’s cute little pig-tailed image appeared in the local newspaper. She was clutching the jar of colorful jellybeans,

EDITOR Sharry Whitney DESIGN & LAYOUT Lance David Whitney ASSISTANT EDITOR Shelley Malenowski CONTRIBUTORS Peggy Spencer Behrendt, Carol Higgins, Suzie Jones, Melinda Karastury, Rebecca McLain, 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 and television show that explore the area’s arts, culture, and heritage. Copyright © 2022. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced without the consent of Mohawk Valley Living, Inc.

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Riggie is roaming around and hiding in the advertising areas of the magazine. Next to him you’ll find a letter. Find all the Riggies and rearrange the letters to answer this riddle. Enter by the 15th of the month to be entered in a $100 shopping spree at one of our advertisers! (Excluding media and banks) One entry per household per month. Mail to: Riggie’s Riddle, 30 Kellogg St., Clinton, NY 13323 or email: mohawkvalleyliving@hotmail.com NOTE: Please enter Riggie’s Riddle and crossword puzzle in separate emails.

Presidents’ Day riddle: Come celebrate St. Patrick’s Day And the passing of the Shillelagh. There’s a parade on the 12th, hurray! In other words, we can say the... ? HINT: 10 letters, 2 words See the answer and winner to last month’s riddle on page 46!

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the Oneida County History center

Lucy Carlile Watson and Woman’s Suffrage By Lou Parrotta

History Center Volunteer & City of Utica Historian The women’s suffrage movement has strong ties to the Utica area. No one was a greater advocate for giving women the right to vote than Lucy Carlile Watson. Suffrage parade marchers in their signature white Born in Utica on February 10, 1855, and descended from men who served in state government in Rhode Island, Watson was educated at Utica Academy, graduating in 1872. By the end of the 19thcentury, she was deeply involved in the Utica Political Equality Club, an affiliate of the New York State Woman Suffrage Association (NYSWSA), serving as its president for a time. She was also in the New Century Club, the first women’s club in Utica and second in New York State. Lucy organized the 44th Annual New York State Woman Suffrage Convention in Utica in October 1912. It was held over four days at locations such as the new Hotel Utica, Thorn Memorial Chapel of the Tabernacle Baptist Church, and the auditorium of the New Century Club. In addition to Harriet May Mills and Marie Jenney Howe, president and vice president respectively of the NYSWSA, the convention welcomed members of political equality clubs from across central New York. Utica Mayor Frank J. Baker spoke at the opening session and welcomed the suffragists and their supporters including Julia Terrett, president of the Clinton Political Equality Club, and Julia Regula Jenney, the first woman attorney from Syracuse. An outdoor session was held during the second day’s activities at Elizabeth and Genesee Streets and was followed by a 2 pm training session given by actress and suffragist Gertrude Nelson Andrews who taught the participants various public speaking skills. Several meetings were held that evening at Oneida Square, Franklin Square, and Steuben Square, and were followed by a session on Ohio’s defeat of a suffrage amendment led by Rosalie Jones, Mary Gray Peck, and Elizabeth Hauser. Watson was encouraged after hosting the convention and arranged for a women’s suffrage Women’s suffrage advocate Lucy Carlile parade the following year in Utica. It would travel from Oneida Square to Bagg’s Square and Watson was born in Utica in 1855

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back. Despite the sparse attendance and support, $400 was raised by the crowd after listening to noted suffragist Carrie Chapman Catt, the president of the International Suffrage Alliance. Another parade was held in 1914, and Watson was named Grand marshal. This parade received much more in-person and financial support. More than 300 banners were displayed throughout the parade featuring slogans like, “Vote for Women,” “Wake Up New York, it’s Daylight,” and “Liberty is Justice.” The event raised $700—Watson’s work had gained attention. By 1917, women in New York State were finally given the franchise. Watson’s life work in assisting in this cause was complete. She went on to found the Central Association for the Blind and serve as its vice president, serve on the Board of Managers for the House of the Good Shepherd, and was listed among the 100 Most Prominent Women in New York State by the League of Women Voters. She appears on the honor rolls in both Washington, DC and Albany. When she died on December 12, 1938, Mayor Vincent Corrou said, “Her death removes from Utica one of its outstanding citizens(;) her activities in civic, religious, and charitable circles will always (keep) her … in the memories of all Uticans.” •

Mounted parade escort for Lucy Carlile Watson

Oneida County History Center

1608 Genesee St, Utica (315) 735-3642

Open Tues.-Fri. 10-4, Sat 10-2 www.oneidacountyhistory.org

Saturday Globe, November 10, 1917

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In celebration of the Kirkland Art Center’s 60th Anniversary its first capital campaign in 30 years has been launched. The campaign will address two priorities: 1. Make urgently needed renovations and repairs to the roof and windows. 2. Build a new culinary arts program in response to community interest. Help preserve this cultural anchor for the Village of Clinton and Town of Kirkland. Invest in the next 60 years of exhibitions, art and dance classes, concerts, performances, and community events that help make Clinton and Kirkland a desirable place to live, work, and study.

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Where Spring Is Only a Date on the Calendar! by Gary VanRiper

The first day of Spring is now just days away. Still, it will be weeks, even months, before the shadow sides of many of the Adirondack high peaks will be free from all their ice and snow. It was May 24th. The destination, Big Slide Mountain. It was my first climb of 2007. Hiking as per usual on my day off, I left the house in Camden at 4:30 a.m. arriving in the parking lot in Keene Valley nearly four hours later at what is known as, “The Garden.” This was one of the few solo hikes I have ever made in the region, and at 8:30 a.m. began the hike up “Cardiac Hill.” To reach Big Slide from this approach meant ascending three other mountains known as, The Brothers. Those rocky siblings ganged up on me during the first hour of relentless ascent and nearly did me in. The temperature that day would also reach 80 degrees! Anticipating that from weather reports I was carrying a pack loaded with Gatorade and water to remain hydrated. Trudging forward it felt like someone was pulling on my pack attempting to drag me backward. There were plenty of stops along The Brothers – not only to drop my pack and catch my breath – but to take photographs along the way. The view

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of the Great Range from there is spectacular. The cover of the 13th Edition of the Adirondack Mountain Club’s Guide to the High Peaks Region features a photo by Mark Bowie from this vantage point. I logged it as one of the stretches worth returning to some autumn to capture it in color! It took me three hours to reach the junction for Big Slide and it was a section of trail that led into the frigid shadows where I learned first-hand that there are places in these mountains where dates on a calendar mean nothing! And so much for 80 degrees! Melting snow was running beneath the still-frozen surface where at places my poles or boots would break straight through into the icy water. There was still plenty of snow – piles of it – plenty for some serious snowball fights on both sides of the trail where some stretches of glare ice also remained. You won’t find any photographs with this article to illustrate what the conditions looked like. Concentrating step-by-step, my trekking poles saved my ankles and my life as I continued moving tentatively and gingerly along. Fortunately, that section of the trail did not last long and so lessons were safely learned to be better prepared for future ‘Spring’ hikes. I did finally make it to the summit of Big Slide. And I happened to meet a large group of young people – a Walkabout group – from a school in Wescott, NY. Some of them needed water, badly. I made several friends that day as I unloaded and passed around Gatorade after Gatorade. It was a win-win. They were hydrated, and I was able to fly down the mountain completing the hike by 4:30 p.m. and arriving home by 8 p.m. Just another Spring day. • Special Note: “100 issues. 100 deadlines. If you have never been involved with publishing, it will be hard to imagine how amazing the accomplishment is. Congratulations to Lance and Sharry for their stick-toitiveness, (yes! that’s a word!), consistently bringing the best of the Mohawk Valley to life in their pages – and doing so with such excellence and genuine care.” – Gary

Gary VanRiper is an author, photographer, and pastor at the Camden Wesleyan Church. He has written 19 children’s books with his son, Justin. Learn more at: www.adirondackkids.com

View of the Great Range from the summit of Big Slide Mountain on a hot and beautiful sunshiny spring day. Well, in most places on the mountains!

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Shop Hop! April 8-10

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Hometown/current town: Hamilton, NY Instrument: Cello Age when began music: 7 (piano lessons); 9 (cello lessons) Education: Hamilton Central School; Boston University School for the Arts; Cornell University (MA, Musicology) and Cornell University School of Industrial Labor Relations (Certificate) Current position: Teacher of Cello at Colgate University, Hartwick College, and SUNY Oneonta; Colgate Orchestra (principal cello), Glimmerglass Opera Orchestra, Binghamton Philharmonic, South Carolina Philharmonic, Castalia String Quartet; Fenimore String Quartet, President AFM Local 443, Vice President AFM Local 380, Artistic Director In Praise of Music (www.inpraiseofmusic.org) Collaborations (current/past): Co-created the 2021 Tom Hovey Summer Music Festival with the Meadow Links Golf Course in Richfield Springs; Collaborated with the Dunderberg Gallery (Gilbertsville, NY), the Davenport Center for the Arts, the Music Performance Trust Fund, 443 Concerted Works, and In Praise of Music for the creation of livestream concert series in 2021, including Jazz in June. 2019-2021: Chorister (alto section) with the Colgate University and Hamilton College choruses. 2013: Musical Treasures of the Americas, Global Navigation with the Magellan String Quartet, and Tin Pail Tales (concert series and education-outreach activities at the Georgia Southern University Museum and throughout the state of GA with the Magellan String Quartet.) Influences: Many individuals and institutions in Central NY influenced who I am as an artist and person. These include a nursery school teacher (Mary Howes), my first cello teacher (Cathy McLelland), resident string quartets at Colgate, the Syracuse Symphony Youth Orchestra, and many regional arts organizations. Upcoming performances: April 10: Colgate Orchestra

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story and photos by Matt Perry No matter what it looks like outside in March, Spring is brewing. From the hilltop perspective, as I look out at our forest trees, their bare canopies are just beginning to take on color. What I’m perceiving is the collective appearance of millions of swelling leaf buds. Like in fall, the trees take on a variety of colors, albeit of a considerably more subtle nature. In the treetops and in the sky above are legions of returning avian journeymen – the birds. The first flocks to return to the north are hardier species; those that can tolerate a reprise of winter weather. Most are not dependent on insect life and can subsist on a diet of fruit and/or seed. These include the stalwart American Robin and the indefatigable blackbirds – including the Red-wing Blackbird, Common Grackle, and Brown-headed Cowbird. In March, these birds flood into our yards, meadows, wetlands, and woods; and they do so regardless of the meteorologist’s prognostications. What happens when these early arrivals are faced with a resurgence of winter in March? An excellent question. The cold is not the issue since their feathers can keep them warm. Indeed, feathers are the most efficient insulating material known to ex-

ist in nature. As for food, the blackbirds can adequately satiate themselves on wild plant seeds and at well-stocked bird feeders, and Robins can scrounge on whatever remains on fruit producing trees and shrubs. They don’t need to have worms – not right away. As for the early arriving Killdeer and the American Woodcock, they are faced with a more serious dilemma: where to find invertebrates when there is no thawed ground to probe their bills into? Typically, they will gravitate to the creeks and wetlands. At the edges of the water there might be muddy places soft enough for shorebird types to penetrate with their bills. If not, then they are forced to backtrack – to fly south again until they encounter more promising foraging opportunities. With luck, they would have enough energy reserves to make it. When I hear the sharp, whistled calls of the killdeer over a winter landscape in March, I always try to get a visual on the bird and determine what direction it’s flying. Usually, if not desperately

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seeking out an open wetland, it will be heading back south. Waterfowl are moving in March as well. Canada Geese are the most obvious as their flocks noisily fly over the countryside. Their flock formations, like an arrow, point in the direction of their destination. When faced with wintry conditions, like some of the songbirds, the geese stall their migration and wait for the weather to improve before pressing further north. When this happens, local wetlands and fields fill with geese, and sometimes it seems there is standing room only on certain frozen ponds. Early arriving ducks like Wood Ducks engage in courtship behavior immediately upon arrival. Females emit loud banshee calls, and males, highpitched thin whistles while they pursue each other around wooded swamps and marshes. More arboreal than other ducks, the Wood

Ducks will land on high tree branches as they seek out suitable nesting cavities. The colorful male will sometimes initiate the housing search, although, like other ducks, when it comes time for nesting, he will not participate in incubating eggs or raising offspring. His job is mainly to be beautiful. It’s good work if you can get it. Meanwhile, the winter roosts of American Crows begin to break up in mid-March, and all the many hundreds of crow families that comprised it return to their respective breeding territories in the surrounding suburbs and countryside. If the weather is halfway decent, the crows will immediately set to the task of nest building or nest renovation. Seeing a crow flying with a stick in its bill is the first sign of this activity. If winter weather rebounds, part of the crow roost may reconvene, and nesting will be put on hold. However, as the days go on, despite the weather, the crows’ have increasing incentive to reclaim their nesting territory and to defend it. If they don’t, they risk losing it to another crow family. Territories with adequate food resources, available water, and at least a few tall conifers to nest in represent the premium package for crows, and such domains can be hotly contested. The pace of returning birds increases by the end of the month and the stage is set for even more robust migrations in April. By then the naturalist’s attention is split by what else is happening, especially in the forest understory, as the first of the spring ephemeral wildflowers begin to emerge. That will be among the subjects touched on in next month’s nature column. •

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star patterns by carol higgins

We greet this month with a smile because it brings the happy news that on March 20 at exactly 11:33 A.M. the vernal equinox arrives. In other words, it’s the first day of Spring! But March also offers the best view of a special group of notable stars that shine brightly in the southern sky. The pattern they form is not a constellation, it is an asterism. This month we take a look at the Winter Hexagon asterism, home of the brightest star we can see at night. We’ll begin by comparing constellations and asterisms. Although both have stars that form patterns, the difference stems from their classification by the world’s professional astronomical community. Astronomers and mathematicians have studied, documented, and mapped the night sky since ancient Babylonian, Egyptian, Assyrian and Greek times, and realized certain stars can play an important role in everyday life. For example, they could mark the start of planting and harvesting seasons, provide navigation pointers, and serve as the foundation of folklore. It wasn’t until 1928 that the names, abbreviations, and coordinates of specific boundaries of the 88 constellations we recognize today were formally standardized by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). The IAU, the globally accepted naming authority for astronomical objects and features, used many of the ancient records as a basis and added new-

er objects discovered over the centuries as technology improved. The result was a clear definition of constellations for easy reference and scientific consistency. Asterisms are a different story. They resemble familiar objects every 40 years. Next is Pollux in confrom modern times and are given infor- stellation Gemini, a yellow-orange colHanny’s Voorwerp. Credit: NASA, W. Keel,inGalaxy Zoo Team ored Image red giant star ESA, known Greek and mal names by the general astronomical community. A good example is the Big Roman mythology as one of the Gemini Dipper asterism in constellation Ursa Twins with brother Castor. In 2006, a gas Major. The Big Dipper is comprised giant planet twice the size of Jupiter was of seven stars that together form, you discovered orbiting the star. The IAU named the planet Thesias. guessed it, a dipper! High in the sky is Capella in constellaThe Winter Hexagon (also known as the Winter Circle) is a great example of tion Auriga. It is a multi-star system with a large asterism. Its pattern of six stars two yellow giant stars twice as large as extends into six constellations! To locate our Sun that orbit each other, along with it, look toward the southern sky and con- two dim red dwarf stars. We move on to stellation Orion. Using the inset image as the reddish-colored Aldebaran, known a guide, you’ll notice shimmering blue- as the eye of the Bull in the constellation white Sirius because it is our brightest Taurus. It is a huge red giant star almost nighttime star. About 25 times brighter 40 times the diameter of our Sun, in the than the Sun and only 8.6 light-years late stages of its stellar life. We end at. away, the light you see left the star in blue-white colored Rigel in constellaroughly July of 2013. Sirius and its com- tion Orion. The blue supergiant has three panion Sirius B, the remains of a once companion stars and all four orbit on a active star, are in constellation Canis common center of gravity. Together they are the left foot of Orion the Hunter. Major. So head outside and take a look, no Heading clockwise, Procyon is a binary system. Also known as the Little telescope needed. The Winter Hexagon Dog Star, it is in the constellation Canis is at its best in March. Wishing you clear skies! • Minor. Its companion is white dwarf Procyon B and the pair orbits each other

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Ready, Set, Plant…Beets! by denise A. Szarek

If you’re like me by the time March rolls around, you are really sick of winter and, most of all, snow! We live for March 1st here on the farm. That’s the time our plant plugs arrive and we begin in earnest to sow seeds in the greenhouse. It means shedding jackets when we get to the greenhouse to plant in the sunshine in short sleeves! To contemplate the beginnings of a successful gardening season. To start seedlings of my favorite veggie: beets! Yes, beets! Beets like cool temperatures, so grow best in the spring and fall, but with a little care, they can be grown year-round. They prefer full sun or partial shade with at least 4 hours of sun. Rich soil is also important for a plentiful crop. Prepare your garden bed a couple of weeks before planting. Loosen up the top 1/2 foot of soil and enrich it with manure and/ or worm-castings. There are so many different shapes, sizes, and colors of beets. Here is a list of our favorite varieties: • Chioggia (pronounced kee-OH-gee-uh) has a candy-striped interior and is mild in flavor. • Detroit Dark Red is an old, traditional heirloom variety. Blood red and sweet. Great for canning and pickling. The tops make good greens. • Golden Boy are mild with tender, tasty greens. If you don’t like the staining red beets, these are for you. For a spring crop, plant beets as soon as the soil dries out and you can work it, typically from March to mid-May. Beets do transplant surprisingly easily for a root crop, so you can germinate the seeds inside and move them to the garden as soon as the soil dries out in spring. Sow seeds 2-4 weeks before your spring frost date, and up until 8-9 weeks before your fall frost date. In our hardiness zone 5B garden, I begin sowing in March and continue through the end of August. The seeds are relatively slow-growing. They take up to 21 days

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Conversations With my Father

V-J Day, August 14, 1945, Utica. Photo: Oneida Co. History Center

By richard enders (1941-2021)

EXCERPT FROM PATENT PENDING – CONVERSATIONS WITH MY FATHER

chapter 3

After conversing with his father at his gravesite, he turns and addresses other gravestones in the cemetery. All right, then … why don’t you tell me, Phyllis? How about you, Henry? What is it like over there? What do we have to look forward to? Silas. You can tell me. Says here you’ve been on the other side since 1847. If anybody knows, you do. Peter O’Shaughnessy. It’s etched right there that you were an attorney at law. If anybody can find a loophole, you can. Communicate with me. Brief me. I’m a member of the Bar. Have been for more than thirty-five years. And I’m Irish. You can trust me. All right. Keep it a secret. All of you. There’s this playwright, dad. Eric Bogosian. He writes solo shows, like I do. He was quoted not too long ago as saying “people don’t remember what happened in life; they remember what they think happened. People don’t see things; they see what they think they see.” For these past few days, I’ve been remembering a lot of what happened in my life - our life - or what I think happened. In 1984, Bogosian wrote a play entitled “Pounding Nails in the Floor with My Forehead.” God, how many days I feel like that. Pretty clever title, though, don’t you think? I’m writing a play about you and me, entitled “Patent Pending -Conversations with My Father.” Pretty clever title, too, don’t you think? There’ll be a segue or two along the way, until a cleverly constructed denouement. Oh oh, I felt Sister Marie James tapping at my chest just then, making a letter “A” (Mouths “Annoys Others.” “Always.”) And Sister Leo is whispering something too. (Mouths “You’re being supercilious again Richard.”) The trees in this cemetery sure are puny. Nothing compared to the elm trees in Cornhill. Remember how stately they were? One in front of every house, touching the ones next to it and the ones across the street. The neighborhood cathedrals. Kaleidoscopes of sun and moonlight. Vocal cords of the wind. Creators of hundred, no thousands, of aerodynamic, twirly thingamajigs. Then, the stench from those black kerosene lanterns that circled the huge holes in the ground. The odor of dirt and what remained of rotting tree trunks. There’s not a single one left in Cornhill. Just an occasional elm out in the country, standing by itself. Reaching to the sky. All alone, touching nothing, for fear of catching the disease that killed its siblings in the city.

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agate species, that they are wild-harvested to be sold. Hence, I encourage people to generally avoid buying plants that have been wild dug. Trillium species are commonly dug since they take multiple years to germinate and another 5 or so years to fully mature! Orchid species are another as they are nearly impossible to grow from seed due to their requirement for a specific soil fungus to even germinate. This fungal association also means it is not likely to transplant well or thrive in any new environment. What about plant maintenance at the end of the bloom season? In our culture, the expectation is for gardeners to cut back perennials in the Fall to give a clean and tidy appearance. However, if you think about native plant maintenance from an ecological point of view, cutting everything down isn’t the best thing. Many of our songbirds depend on plant seed heads as a nutritious winter food source, and insects will inhabit the hollow or pithy stems – so cutting things all the way to the ground depletes that habitat. The best practice is to wait until early spring to cut back your wildflower stems. If you cut them at various heights between 8 and 24 inches, you’ll be providing cavities for native insects and you’ll be supporting a future generation of pollinators and other beneficials. Similarly, everyone rakes up and throws away their leaves every Fall when ecologically those leaves are very important for the caterpillars, moths, and amphibians that take refuge under the leaf litter over the Winter. Leaves also provide an important natural fertil-

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even if it’s native to another part of the United States. Cup Plant, for instance, is native to the Midwest but is categorized as a noxious weed in New York and sale or propagation is prohibited. Even though Cup Plant is incredibly beneficial to wildlife, it spreads too quickly to positively integrate into our ecosystem. Are there organizations and resources to help someone get started? There are many great native plant resources out there and I’ll provide links at the end of this article. Wild Ones is a national organization that promotes native plant conservation and restoration. We have a local Mohawk Valley Wild Ones Chapter that I’d recommend to anyone interested in learning more about growing native plants and finding ways to integrate them into our gardens and public spaces. The Native Plant Trust (formerly the New England Wildflower Society) has many great resources through their website, as do the organizations Wild Seed Project, Xerces Society, Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center, and Ecological Landscape Alliance. There are a lot of great books out there as well. Doug Tallamy is an entomologist who has written extensively on the importance of integrating native plants back into our landscapes. I highly recommend his books to people who are interested in this topic. William Cullina has written some great books on growing and propagating native plants, and Heather Holm’s books are great resources for people who want to learn more about the relationship between pollinators and native plants. The Spring Farm Nature Sanctuary is always happy to answer ques-

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tions and give advice as well. You can also contact us to take a tour of our gardens or woods that are filled with unique native plants of all types. Do you have any Closing Thoughts? Planting native species is a way for all of us to be superheroes to help save our wildlife and our planet. In all the sci-fi movies where aliens come to Earth to destroy the planet, humans always come together to fight a common enemy and preserve what is most important to us – our lives and our planet. To save our planet and guarantee life for future generations we need to dramatically change our lifestyle and preserve the plants that we literally need to breathe. But it doesn’t have to be dismal or depressing – it can be inspiring and fulfilling. It can begin with planting gardens and trees and sharing seeds with your neighbors. And on a warm spring day, you can sit outside on your porch and watch the hummingbirds drink nectar from the Wild Columbine plants you put in as you drink your morning coffee. •

Matt Perry is Conservation Director and Resident Naturalist at Spring Farm CARES in Clinton. He manages a 260 acre nature preserve which is open for tours by appointment. His nature videos and photos can be found on the Spring Farm CARES’ Nature Sanctuary Facebook page.

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Abstractions of Nature, Eric Shute & Collin Blackmore

Utica Camera Club March 3-30 2022 Fusion Art Gallery

March 19-April 30, 2022 Reception: Sat., March 19, 1-4pm

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Kirkland Art Center

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Utica Art Association Annual Show Through March 30, 2022 Reception: Wednesday, March 9, 6pm

Kirkland Town Library

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Unchained: Allan Rohan Crite, Spirituality and Black Activism Through May 8, 2022 The first exhibition to explore how the spiritual art of Allan Rohan Crite (1910–2007) reflected the African American quest for racial justice in the years leading up to the Civil Rights Movement.

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Mountain Air Painters: Creating Together “En Plein Air”

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Cheese (See Produce, Local) Clothing Paca Gardens . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 The Queen’s Closet . . . . . . . . . . 14

Little Italy Imports . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Mohawk Village Market . . . . . . . . . . 40 Olde Kountry Market . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Pulaski Meat Market . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Richfield Springs Community Food Cooperative . . 44

Consignment The Queen’s Closet . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Handyman/Repairs Ed Smith Contractor and Handyman . . . . . . . . . 21

Contractors Ed Smith Contractor and Handyman . . . . . 21

Hardware/Lumber/Farm & Home Lincoln Davies . . . . . . . . . Morgan’s Hardware . . . . . . . Turner Lumber . . . . . . . . Wightman Specialty Woods . . . .

Diners Charlie’s Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Sheri’s Eastside Diner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Wendy’s Diner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Dog Sitting Barney’s Angels . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

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Insurance Gates-Cole Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . 39 HBE Group, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Turnbull Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Employment Opportunities Collins Aerospace . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

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Estate Sales Attic Addicts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 The Potting Shed Antiques . . . . . . . . . . 13

Ironwork Raulli’s Iron Works . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Events, Entertainment, and Activities Goodsell Museum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Hamilton College Performing Arts . . . . . . . . 41 Munson Williams Proctor Arts Institute . . . . . 3 Farm Equipment Clinton Tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Hobby Hill Farm Sales . . . . . . . . . . 34 White’s Farm Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Farm Markets Cooperstown Farmers Market . . . . . . . . . . 15 Horn’s Family Farm . . . . . . . . . . 15 Oneida County Public Market . . . . . . . . 31 Financial Services Van Meter & Van Meter, . . . . . . . . . . 17 Flooring Mike’s Floor Store . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Florists LaBella Flowers . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Funeral Services Prince-Boyd & Hyatt . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Furniture Ironwood Furniture . . . . Jeff ’s Amish Furniture . . John Froass & Son . . . Shoppes at the Finish Line

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Jewelry Alison’s Jewelry & Repair . . . . . . . . . 29 Fall Hill bead & Gem . . . . . . . . . . 38 Goldmine Jewelers . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Lighting Mills Electrical Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Liquor Stores and Wine Ilion Wine & Spirits . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Prospect Falls Winery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Trenton Station Liquor & Wine . . . . . . . . . 40 Maple Syrup Ben & Judy’s Sugarhouse . . Shaw’s Maple Products . . Tibbits Maple . . . . . . . VVS FFA Maple Weekend

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Meats (See Delis) Media Weekly Adirondack . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Monuments & Memorials Yorkville Memorials . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Musical Instrument Sales, Rentals, Lessons Big Apple Music . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Natural Food Stores Cooperstown Naturals . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Peter’s Cornucopia . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Furniture Makers Custom Woodcraft . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Optometrists Towpath Vision Care . . . . . . . . . 9

Candy So Sweet Candy Shoppe, Utica . . . . . . . 15

Garden Center and Greenhouses Szarek’s Succulent Shack . . . . . . . . . 8

Paint and Painting Supplies Urbanik’s Paint & Wallpaper Co. . . . . . . . 36

Catering Club Monarch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 RoSo’s Cafe & Catering . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Willie’s The Original Bagel Cafe . . . . . . 11

General Contractors Ed Smith Contractor and Handyman . .. . . . 21

Physical Therapy Achievement Therapy & Wellness . . . . . . . 37 Inertia PT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

CBD Products RAW ADK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Utica Hemp, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Charities House of the Good Shepherd . . . . . . . 22

Gift Shops/Shopping The Artisans’ Corner, Clinton . Between Us Sisters . . . . . . Fusion Art Gallery . . . . Shoppes at the Finish Line . The Tepee . . . . . . . . .

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Grocery Stores, Co-ops, and Delis Bosonne’s Sausage . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Deansboro Superette . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Pizzerias DiCastro’s Brick Oven . . . . . . . . . . 10 Tony’s Pizza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Portable Toilets and Bathrooms Mohawk Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

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Get Your Irish on at Killabrew! Enjoy our favorite Irish dishes including Shepherd’s pie, Irish Beef Stew, Irish Pierogies, Corned Beef Reubens, and of course Corned Beef & Cabbage dinners!

Quilt and Yarn Shops/Services Tiger Lily Quilt Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Real Estate Agents Howard Hanna .

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last month’s crossword solution

The answer to last month’s puzzle about something to watch out for in February is: Cupid’s arrow The winner is Sarah Steele of Mohawk 46

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The answer to our President’s Day riddle about the local man who was elected US President twice (non-consecutively): Grover Cleveland Our winner is John Alden of Mohawk. He chose Mohawk Village Market for his shopping spree.

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