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A few weeks ago I took a quick trip to south Florida. Of course, I’m busy, but our son Vincent--who now lives in Florida teaching ballroom dance--recently upgraded to a larger place with a spare room (i.e., free lodging). So when I saw some cheap airfares come up, I thought I could squeeze in some time for a quick trip for a change in scenery (and weather). After a couple of days enjoying Coral Gables (Miami-Dade County) and catching up with my son (and getting a free salsa dancing lesson), I rented a car and traveled north to Melbourne Beach. When I left Miami I was in bumper-to-bumper, five lanes of cars filled with people in a hurry to get somewhere else--three hours later I was driving down a dark road with no houses or street lights and patchy cell service. Of course, this is where I’d find “Shawangunk South,” Tim and Peggy’s winter refuge. For the past 15-20 years they have been spending the coldest couple of months of the year here--away from their nature sanctuary in Cold Brook, N.Y. My free lodging was a tent set up by Peggy at their campsite next to their happy yellow little camper (pictured above). The pace here was much slower than in bustling Miami, but I found myself no less busy. It was a different and very present busy: kayaking, biking to the beach, bird and dolphin watching, following walking trails, reading, talking, and watercolor painting. They have a routine that was only slightly disrupted by hosting a guest. They typically spend their mornings writing their sanctuary newsletter, answering emails, and other management jobs, and they also teach classes at the nearby rec center and Sea Turtle Preservation Society. On my flight home I reflected on what I was going to take away from my little trip. I’ve come to the conclusion that it’s OK to be busy, I just need to make sure it’s the busy I want to be. •
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Arguably, our most famous vessel was the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Oriskany (CVA-34), named for the August 1777 battle during the American Revolution. The Oriskany was an Essex class carrier that was laid down during the war but had construction suspended in 1946. The Essex class was a group of two dozen U.S. aircraft carriers that formed the backbone of naval power during the conflict. When the war ended in 1945, several not-yet-complete carriers were either scrapped or redesigned. The Oriskany was 80 percent complete at the time; she was redesigned to accommodate the first generation of postwar jet aircraft and entered service in 1950. Like her sister ships, the Oriskany was more than 800 feet long and displaced well over 30,000 tons. If you want to see just how big she was, four Essex class carriers survive as museum ships. The closest to us is the U.S.S. Intrepid (CV-11), which is the centerpiece of the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum on the Hudson River side of Manhattan. The others are the Yorktown (CV10; Patriot’s Point, SC), Hornet (CV-12; Alameda, CA), and the Lexington (CV-16; Corpus Christi, TX). The Oriskany was commissioned on
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Sept. 25, 1950. After two years in the Atlantic and Mediterranean, she transferred to the Pacific. On Oct. 31, 1952, she entered operations off of the Korean coast with Task Force 77, launching raids against North Korean and Chinese targets. Footage of the Oriskany’s Korean operations would be used in the 1954 film “The Bridges at Toko-Ri,” starring William Holden, Grace Kelly, and Mickey Rooney. This was one of three films in which the “Mighty O” would appear, the other two being “Men of the Fighting Lady” (1954) and “What Dreams May Come” (1998, starring Robin Williams). The Oriskany was decommissioned on Jan. 2, 1957, and underwent a major overhaul that included the installation of an angled flight deck. She was recommissioned on March 7, 1959, and played a major role in the Vietnam War, deploying seven times between 1963 and 1972. On Oct. 26, 1966, a devastating fire caused by a lit flare took the lives of 44 sailors. After repairs in the Philippines, she returned to Vietnam. One year to the day after the fire, Lt. Cdr. John McCain flew off the Oriskany in an A-4 Skyhawk and was shot down over Hanoi; he would spend the next six years as a prisoner of war. In all, the Oriskany would earn 10 battle stars for her Vietnam service. She continued on active
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duty until her final decommissioning on Sept. 30, 1976. The ship remained on inactive reserve until being struck from the Navy’s inventory in July 1989. In 2006 the Oriskany met a unique end for an American aircraft carrier—on May 17 she was intentionally sunk off the coast of Pensacola, Fla., to serve as an artificial reef in the Gulf of Mexico. Her anchor, bell, and an A-4 Skyhawk aircraft similar to the type flown in Vietnam are on display at the Oriskany Museum in our county. •
The U.S.S. Oriskany was decommissioned on September 30, 1976 after 25 years of service. It was sunk off the coast of Pensacola, Florida. Today it is considered one of the top wreck diving sites in the world.
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Gearing Up for the Hiking Season story and photos by Gary VanRiper
It has been more than a decade since finishing the Adirondack’s 46 highest peaks and I will be entering the spring to fall hiking season with 19 bushwhacks left to finish the “Adirondack Hundred Highest.” Because my hiking buddy, Mark Lowell, and I try to get the optimum weather conditions, if it goes anything like the past few seasons at an average of one peak per month, I may get 4-5 of those done per year. Sometimes the fall season is extended and I’ll sneak in another one or two hikes in. One year we were able to hike well into November on dry ground in great weather. Math is my worse subject, but if the average holds true, and my legs are still underneath me, that would put me at 70 years of age when I’m finally finished with the 100th. Among the things I have learned over the years that may help me reach the goal, and in no particular order are: Stay in shape! Maintain vision for good health. We know we are all mortal, but do as much as you have some control over to remain in good condition. Have regular physicals. Watch your diet, and exercise all year round. Yes, I still do 2400 stairs almost every day and usually with my loaded day pack. I have met people in their 70’s and 80’s on many a mountain summit and I hope one day to be among them. Baby your feet. Get the best boots. A high ticket price is not necessarily the sign for what is the best deal for your feet! I have enjoyed great results over the years with Vasque boots. They
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extend the use of your legs and will be so glad when rock hopping to cross a stream. I have found that poles with adjusting sections that lock are best. Avoid ticks! Speaking of safety, almost every piece of clothing I wear on hikes are treated with Insect Shield® (1). Thousands of people contract Lyme Disease from tick bites every year, and it is a terrible disease that often goes untreated before discovered and can do terrible damage. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) estimates 300,000 people in the US are diagnosed and treated for Lyme every year (2). I do not want to be one of them! I wear long sleeve shirts which not only take care of sunburn, but keep my entire upper body protected from ticks. I try to wear light-colored clothing, making it easier to spot a tick that might be trying to attach. While clothes treated with Insect Shield® may not help 100% of the time, it is much better than having no protection at all. I also wear gaiters that are treated with the shielding that cover the entry into my boots and open pant legs. Even with all these precautions, I still check my body after being outside in tick country—which is now as close as your backyard.
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Inventory & Replace Necessities. Gearing up for the new hiking season is also the time to put new batteries in the headlamp and flashlight and camera—with a few spares. The water filter also get a good cleaning out. This year I had to break down again for new boots—those Adirondack mountains both on and off trail are tough on footwear! Believe me, you want good treads every step of the way! My light rain jacket, which doubles as a wind-breaker when standing on a breezy open summit, was literally—after some 15 years of use—coming apart at the seams. So I broke down and replaced it! Mud season will soon be over and I’ll be ready for another season of fair-weather hikes. How about you? •
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Get an early start getting in shape for hiking season by exploring some of our area’s hiking trails. April is a great time to take a walk, especially to get a sense of the topography of the area before all the shrubs, weeds, ferns, and trees leaf out and mask the terrain. It’s also wonderful to hear the sound of the birds that are returning from their winter migration. There are many great trails open to the public throughout the Mohawk Valley. The canal system that was the lifeblood of New York State in the 1800s, now offers us miles of multiple-use trails. Many local college campuses also have beautifully maintained paths and trails open to the public.
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Students come, and students go, but we “locals” get to take advantage of many of the beautiful college campus trails year round!
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This outdoor laboratory for science classes is open for the enjoyment of the public, too. The interpretive trail explains the different components of a natural ecosystem. The area includes a farm pond with a picnic area under pines, several black walnut plantations, and a bluebird trail. Along the way are several benches and shelters “for quiet contemplation.” Drive to the western end of the campus and turn left past the soccer fields. The trail starts behind the soccer fields or you can park by the tennis courts and take the trail from there and pass by a small pond.
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For a fun walk, with the bonus view over the campus, take a stroll around the Roemer Fitness Trail. The mile-long nature trail has exercise stations and benches along the route and takes you along two man-made ponds and a ravine. There is also a 5 mile hiking/cross country trail.
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Considered the “crown jewel” of Utica’s parks, F.T. Proctor Park was originally designed by Olmsted Brothers Landscape Architects known for designing Central Park in New York City. Other features have been added over the years, including a lily pond, bathhouses, a butterfly garden, and stone staircases. Starch Factory Creek flows through the park. Insider tip: Walk like a Utican! There seems to be an unspoken “rule” that the promenade around the park should move in a counterclockwise direction.
Corner of Culver and Rutger Utica, NY
Another local resource for trails: www.trampntrail.org
Organic Facials & Body Treatments Massage Therapy • Reiki $10 OFF First Chakra Balancing Appointment Guided Meditation • Yoga Zumba • Educational Workshops
103 E. Main St., Waterville • 315-762-2167 Online Booking! www.earthlyorganicwellness.com
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Friday, April 12, 2019 | 7:00 PM Herkimer College’s Sarkus-Busch Theater Free and open to the public
The Everyday Adventures of Mohawk Valley Girl
Meeples Mug House in Little Falls by Cynthia Quackenbush
I like to say, “it’s all about human connections.” To that end, I will chat with almost anyone, and I try to make a point of spending time with family and friends. I also like coffee. Coffee with friends, what could be better? How about coffee, friends, and a board game? How about a board game café? Yes, please! Meeples Mug House recently opened in Little Falls, and it is wonderful. It is run by two of my favorite people, Matt and Laura Powers. I like to say they are aptly named, because they are a power couple in the Mohawk Valley. They are active in community theater (including a few of my murder mysteries!) and March of Dimes, to name just two of many things. Steven and I had been watching the approach of Meeples’ grand opening on Facebook. Full disclosure: I would not have braved the first day crowds for just anybody, but I made the effort for my friends. Also, it was conveniently timed right before my deadline for my Mohawk Valley Living article. This was obviously a great place for Mohawk Valley Girl to write about! We were fortunate enough to find a parking space right in front of the place. I thought we were a little early for the 2pm opening, but we were far from the first people there. “What’s the deal?” I asked. “Do we wait to be seated or just find a table?” Matt invited us to sit wherever we liked, drawing our attention to the den-like back room where I could see a few tables still available. On our way there, however, we saw a tall table. “Your favorite,” Steven said, so we sat down. I later no-
DEANSBORO SUPERETTE
Since 1967
Home of the Monster Sub!
Middle Eastern Favorites! Consignment Shoppe
Wed 10-4, Thurs 10-6, Fri 10-4, Sat 10-3
(315) 896-2050
8024 Route 12, Barneveld 18
Humous, Kibbie, Falafel, Babaghanoush , Taboulie, Grape leaves, Spinach pies.
Open 7 days a week! Rt 12B, Deansboro (315) 841-4377 www.deansborosuperette.com
Power couple behind Meeples Mug House in Little Falls, Matt and Laura Powers
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393 Hurricane Road, Cold Brook
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Fine Jewelry Jewelry Repair Gift Items 315 733-7676 Tues-Fri: 10:30-5, Sat: 10:30-1:30
433 Coventry Ave., Utica
ticed another tall table in the front window. That’s where I’m going to try to sit next time. Meeples was doing a booming business, and more people kept arriving. I got to chat with a couple of friends also out to support the new business. I also enjoyed taking in the scene, including watching several adorable children playing various games. Everybody seemed to be having a great time. After studying the menus for awhile, Steven went to the counter to order our food. There were a lot of people there, and everyone was good-humored and polite. At one point, I heard a fellow say, “And this gentleman is next,” referring to Steven. I learned that Meeples serves Moose River Coffee, so I was looking forward to that. I also ordered a “Nacho Turn Yet” panini, while Steven got the soup of the day, which was potato leek. He returned to our table with a Jack of hearts playing card, which they would call when our order was ready. He also brought a full deck of cards, which he found in a basket on the counter. We played a couple hands of gin while waiting for our food. I won one, he won one, if anybody was interested. The food was delicious. The “Nacho Turn Yet” had black beans, black olives, and cheese. It was delicious! Steven enjoyed his soup and, of course, we loved the coffee. We did not order any dessert, but there are some yummy-sounding choices. If you can’t make up your mind, you can ask the Magic 8 Ball or roll the dice. After finishing my food, I went to the game shelves.
Game play is serious business
Board games are having a renaissance
BEADS & GEMS 103 Main St., Whitesboro (315) 768-1462 Wed-Fri 6-2, Sat & Sun 6-1, Closed Mon & Tues
Wholesale Orders Call (315) 733-6603
Country Corner
Thrift Store
Featuring Little Falls & Herkimer Diamond Jewelry
Located in the First Presbyterian Church House
32 W. Main St. • Little Falls, NY (315) 823-0454 •
Over 30 years in Business
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11 Ellinwood Dr., The Orchard, New Hartford
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Tues-Fri 10-5, Sat 10-3, Valentines week call for extended hours
Toy Shop
Because Play Matters Specialty Toys
LOWEST PRICES
School Instrument Rental Programs New & Used Musical Instruments
Events
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WE BUY USED EQUIPMENT
(315) 732-3502
8441 Seneca Turnpike, New Hartford www.bigapplemusic.net
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• Custom Order Easter Baskets • Solid Milk & Dark Chocolate Bunnies • Chocolate Filled Eggs Call for ! • A Variety of Specialty Easter Options special orders
Route 365, Holland Patent Open 1st three Sat’s: 9-1 & 4th Thurs: 9-1
www.fallhillbeadandgem.com
Savor the fresh, rich flavor of hand-crafted chocolates!
36 New Hartford Shopping Center 315.758.1652 or 877.721.PLAY Mon-Sat 10-8pm, Sun 12-4pm www.ladyandleap.com
(315) 765-0256 • www.meyerschocolates.com
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Tile floors, backsplashes, and showers Complete bathroom renovations Foundation and chimney repair
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(315) 858-0542
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There are a LOT of games there! While looking, a lady carrying a baby approached. I said, “Hi, there!” to the baby, then apologized to the lady for feeling so free to talk to her baby. She was very gracious and we chatted for a bit before I selected Yahtzee and returned to the table. As we rolled the dice and discussed our options (neither one of us had played Yahtzee in years), another friend showed up. I got to meet her baby for the first time, too, a beautiful little girl. We chatted about theater because my friend did Shakespeare with LiFT (Little Falls’ Community Theater group) three summers ago. While we were talking, the lady with the other baby approached. The babies were quite fascinated with each other. “Friendships made at the board game café,” I said. I did check out the back room. It’s a lovely space with different-sized tables and a comfy-looking couch. Draped fabric and Edison light bulbs decorate the ceiling. So, in addition to sitting at the tall table in the window, I’ll have to come back and sit on the couch. And one of the large tables, if I can get a group together to play. I’m thinking I can. •
Matt Powers makes a Meeples Mug Cake—a cake made to order in a mug!
Meeples Mug House
598 E. Main St., Little Falls • (315) 868-7488 Open Thursday: 5-9pm; Friday: 5-10pm; Saturday: 2-10pm; Sunday: 2-8pm www.meeplesmughouse.com
Swan Pools & Spas
Tent Rentals
Custom Inground & Above Ground Pools
Also Tables, Chairs, Lights & Linens! Weddings Graduations Family Reunions & Parties
Unique retail for your fur friend!
21 Seneca St., Oneida Castle (315) 240-7565 • Open daily 10-5 www.mypawsboutique.com
Spas by Saratoga www.swanpool.net swans235@yahoo.com Est. 1955 132 E. Main Street, Ilion (315) 895-4321
Delivery Set-Up & Take-Down
(315) 853-2931
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Celebrating 75 Years & 4 Generations!
(315) 982-9760
All Sizes! Cold Cuts, Pecorino Romano, Ricotta, Mozzarella, Imported Provolone, & much more!
17 McBridge Ave., Clinton, NY
3989 Oneida St., Washington Mills
Visit us for all your Italian Favorites! You’ll love our prices!
1150 McQuade Ave., Utica Mon: 8-4; Wed-Fri: 8-4:30; Sat: 8-Noon; Sun & Tues: Closed • 315-724-5578
Put the car back in the garage! A family run business specializing in the manufacturing of affordable, well-contructed:
Storage Sheds Gazebos Pole Barns Garages (attached or unattached) Decks Free estimates for Pole Barns & Garages (315) 853-5285 4932 Rt. 233, Westmoreland Fully insured with over 30 years experience! See examples at: www.ssheds.com
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8125 Rt.12, Barneveld, NY
Freddy’s Diner Full breakfast, lunch, and dinner menu
Serving Perry’s soft custard starting in May! Catering and Banquet Facilities (up to 100)
101 Ford St., Boonville (315) 942-4359
(315) 896-2871 Open early every day!
Open Wed, Thurs, Sun: 8-8, Fri & Sat: 8-9:30
CLINTON
BOUCKVILLE
“Home cookin’ at it’s finest!” Where good friends Meet to Eat! Enjoy breakfast or a quick lunch! 8170 Seneca Tpke., Clinton (315) 732-3631 Mon-Fri 6am-2pm, Sat & Sun 6am-1pm
Clinton
ALE HOUSE
Serving breakfast and lunch daily
Family owned & family friendly!
6798 State Rt. 20, Bouckville
Featuring NY State craft breweries & full bar
(315) 893-4044 • Open Mon-Sat 6-2, Sun 6-Noon
(Utica Comets games live streamed!)
Live entertainment every Friday! • Wed. Trivia Nights!
43 Meadow Street, Clinton (315) 381-3021
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Casual dining - Lunch & Dinner
Mon, Wed, Thurs & Fri: 11-1am, Sat & Sun: Noon-1am, closed Tues.
Friday Fish Fry: 11:30am-8pm
1/2 lb. Juicy Angus Burgers! Specialty Sundaes! Variety of soft serve ice cream flavors, milk shake flavors, & parfaits!
& Ice Cream Too!
9 West Park Row, Clinton 315.853.3052 Nolasinclinton.com
1717 Route 8, Cassville (315) 839-5000
Open 7 Days a Week • Open 6am-8pm or later, Serving Breakfast 6am-Noon
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Primo Pizza at the Kettle
315-381-3231
RESTAURANT & BAR Casual American Cuisine
The Most Unique Upside Down Pizza You Ever Tasted!
g Celebratinin 10 Years ! Clinton
Weekday Specials Tues- 20” X-Large Cheese Pizza . . . . $9.95 (Toppings 2.25 ea, X-Cheese 2.95)
Wed- Small Cheese Pizza & 20 Wings . . . $16.95 Thurs- 2 Large Cheese Pizzas . . . . . $17.95 (plus tax /toppings extra)
good food, good wine, good friends, good times
123 Mohawk St., Herkimer • 315-866-1746
www.jamosrestaurantandbar.com • Open 7 days a week! 11am-9pm
little falls
Specialty Rolls
Sausage............$10.95 Spinach..............$10.95 Antipasto............$11.95 Sausage & Greens. . . .$12.95 Eggplant..........$11.95
Every Day Specials
Large Cheese & 20 wings . . . . $22.95 Large Cheese & 30 wings . . . . $29.95 (plus tax. celery, blue cheese, toppings extra)
Tues-Thurs: 11am-9pm, Fri & Sat: 11am-10pm, Sun: 1pm-8pm
7756 Route 5, Clinton Located next door to Spaghetti Kettle www.primopizzeria1.com
LEE CENTER Book your party today! (315) 533-7229
Catering & Banquets too!
Easter Buffet
Open Daily 7am-3pm
823-3290
Breakfast, Lunch, Homemade Soups & Sandwiches and our delicious Desserts Including our Famous Cream Puffs! Canal Place, Little Falls Next to Showcase Antiques
11:30-6, $21 per person
Kids under 10- 1/2 price • Under 3 free
Call for reservations!
Quality Food • Fresh Ingredients Relaxing Atmosphere • Offering Daily Specials! 5345 Lee Center-Taberg Rd., Lee Center
Wed & Thurs 3-9, Lunch & Dinner Fri & Sat 11:30-9, Sun. 11:30-8, Closed Mon & Tues • www.gonecoastalrestaurant.com
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Homemade comfort foods Full menu available til 2am! 9663 River Rd., Marcy
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Fresh Haddock • Giambotta Mushroom Stew • Chicken & Biscuits Meatloaf Goulash & More!
Mon-Thu 6am-2pm, Fri 6am-7pm, Sat 6am-1pm, Sun 7am-1pm
25 beers on tap, specializing in NY State craft beers! Thursday Night is Wing Night!
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10 Clinton Rd., New Hartford • (315) 732-9733 Mon-Sat: 10am-2am, Sun: 12pm-2am www.killabrewsaloon.com
NEW HARTFORD
Phoenician R E S TAU R A N T Enjoy authentic Lebanese Cuisine Full Buffet & Salad Bar served Mon-Fri 11:30-2:30 Wednesday Night Buffet 4:30-8:30, Serving Lunch & Dinner Mon-Sat Full Menu Available Mon-Thurs 11:30-9pm, Fri & Sat 11:30-10pm
623 French Road, New Hartford (315) 733-2709 Locally Owned & Operated
1700 North James St., Rome (315) 336-1111 Breakfast & Lunch daily 7am-3pm
“We are your home town pizzeria!”
past 5 years! Voted #1 pizza for
(315) 736-4549 • Open 7 days a week • 4462 Commercial Dr., New Hartford www.tonyspizzeriaanddeli.com
Catering Available • Homemade Desserts Every Day
2634 Genesee St., South Utica (315) 724-6795 Breakfast & Lunch daily 7am-3pm Dinner Fri & Sat 5pm-10pm
4784 Commercial Dr., New Hartford (315) 736-1363 Breakfast & Lunch daily 7am-3pm
www.raspberriescafeutica.com • Facebook: Raspberries Rome / Raspberries Utica • Kids Menu Available
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OHIO (Cold Brook)
2755 13324 826-5050 2755 State State Rt Rt.8,8,Cold ColdBrook, Brook,NY NY• (315)•826-5050
Mon. 4 - 9pm • Tues. Wed. - Sun. 12&Noon Open Wed - SunClosed 12-9,•closed Mon Tues- 9pm Great Food • Great Spirits • Great Times
Fresh to you!
Life is Good at The Ohio Tavern!
ROME
Brenda’s Natural Foods Something Good & a Lot of It! www.brendasnaturalfoods.com
Natural Food Cafe Now Open!
Mexican & American Fare Sushi selections too!
Eat in or Take out
Featuring Daily Specials
127 North St., Old Forge
Featuring: Gluten-free options and homemade soups!
Natural Groceries • Supplements • Local Foods Organic Produce & Plants
Tues-Thurs: 11:30am-9pm, Fri & Sat: 11:30am-10pm, Sun: 11:30am-8:30pm, Closed Mon • (315) 369-3141
236 W. Dominick St., Rome (315) 337-0437 M-F 9:30-6, Sat 10-3
Weekend Specials! Haddock Specials
Prime Rib Every Sat. Night! Gluten Free Menu!
Wood Fired za! Brick Oven Piz
Authentic Homemade Pasta Available! 5 Signature Sauces To Create Your Own Entree!
(315) 33PIZZA
615 Erie Blvd. W., Rome Open M-Thurs 11-9, Fri & Sat 11-10, Sun 12-8
DiCastro’s BRICK OVEN
Easter Champagne Brunch April 21st , 11am-3pm $38.95 p/p, Seniors-$36.95, Children under 10-$14.95
Easter Dinner Buffet April 21st , 4pm-7pm
$38.95 p/p, Seniors-$36.95, Children under 10-$14.95 Visit our website for complete menus! www.deltalakeinn.com
8524 Fish Hatchery Road, Rome • 315-533-7710 Sherburne
salisbury
The Country Store with More! Snacks, Beer, Pizza, Wings, Subs, Gas, Diesel, Non-Ethanol Gas, Gifts and much, much more! 2114 Rte 29, Salisbury 315-429-3224 Open 7 Days a Week 24
DELTA LAKE INN
Soft Ice Cream & Homemade Hard Ice Cream! Come try our Wine, Beer & Hard Cider Ice Creams
Also serving a full menu of delicious lunch and dinner options!
64 North Main St., Sherburne (607) 674-4397
Open everyday and Open year-round
Utica
Sheri’s
Serving fresh & homemade breakfast and lunch
EASTSIDE DINER Breakfast • Lunch Homemade & Fresh Daily!
1st Floor Breakfast, Lunch, “Grab-and-Go!” Deliveries, 8am-2pm Take Out & Catering!
We’re toasted!
A cafe with outta the way options!
Check out our weekly specials on facebook and at www.rososcafe.com
Open: Monday-Friday: 9-2 185 Genesee St., 2nd Floor, Utica
Friday Fish Fry • Breakfast Served All Day
2199 Bleecker St., Utica (315) 790-5250
315 735-7676
814 Charlotte St., Utica • (315) 733-5060 • Mon-Fri: 7-3, Sat: 8-2, Sun closed
Mon-Thurs, & Sat 6-2, Fri 6-5, Sun 7-2
Breakfast Sandwiches Deli-Style Wraps/Sandwiches Salads, Soups & more!
Homemade Baked Goods & Multi-Color Bagels - a kid’s favorite!
Visit Us Online For Our Full List Of Easter And Catering Items!!
Open Monday Through Friday 8:00AM To 4:00PM -www.sammyandanniefoods.com-
Free Delivery(min. $20) • Family Owned & Operated!
219 N. Genesee St., Utica
Breakfast & Lunch Catering Available
(315) 790-5353 • M-F: 6-4; Sat: 7-3; Sun: 7-2
Vernon
American & Italian Cuisine Serving Lunch & Dinner
Contemporary American • Private Functions • Reservations Recommended THE
900 Culver Ave., Utica • 315-765-0271 • Open Tues-Sat 4:30-9pm www.willowsofutica.com
BLACK STALLION
Family owned- The Vullo family has been catering to your menu needs since 1972!
Call us to discuss your upcoming wedding or party
5656 Route 5, Vernon • (315) 829-2203
www.theblackstallionny.com Open 6 days a week for Lunch & Dinner, Closed Monday
Whitesboro
Serving Lunch & Dinner Lunches Served Fri, Sat & Sun Happy Hour Daily 4-7, $2.50 Drafts & $2.75 Well Mixers Tues: $9.99 Prime Rib & $2.99 All-U-Can-Eat Spaghetti Wed: $7.99 Pasta Specials, 10 Boneless Wings $6.00 Catering & Banquet Facilities Available
409 Oriskany Blvd., Whitesboro • (315) 736-7869 www.69steakhouse.com
Yorkville
KARAM’S Middle Eastern Bakery & Restaurant
Traditional Lebanese fare for breakfast & lunch! Middle Eastern Specials and Groceries Pita and Flat Bread • Spinach & Meat Pies • Baklawa
Tues - Fri: 9am -5pm, Sat: 9am - 3pm
(315) 736-1728 137 Campbell Ave, Yorkville www.karamsbakery.com
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Spring
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April 12-14
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Sherburne
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ANTIQUES
Visit Earlville for our Spring Open House! May 10th & 11th 9-5
Celebrating our 20th year in business!
Attic Addicts The Queen’s Closet
Pristine, Practical, and Priced Right!
Specializing in estate sales, large and small.
Conducted with respect and dignity. We take the pressure out of estate liquidation, moving, or downsizing. Call for a consultation:
(315) 736-9160
Consignment at its Finest!
Clothing Jewelry Household Items Furniture Tues-Fri: 10am-5pm Sat: 10:30am-3pm New consignment by appointment only
22 Oriskany Blvd., Yorkville (315) 736-9160 www.thequeenclosetatticaddicts.com
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Black Cat ANTIQUES & GIFTS A little bit country, a little bit primitive! Your destination for furniture, hand stenciled signs, vintage clothing, warm glow candles, silk arrangements & more!
Spring Open House! May 10th & 11th 9-5
14 East Main St. Earlville (315) 691-5721
Open Tues-Fri: 9-4, Sat: 9-2, Closed Sun & Mon
Spring is Here!
Open April 1st
10242 Route 12N, Remsen
Open Daily 10-5 • (315) 831-8644 www.backofthebarnantiques.com
Multi Dealer Antique Shop
Primitives • Furniture • Artwork Smalls • Antique Accessories
QualityAntiques
Wed-Sat: 10-4, Sun: 11-3 • (315) 264-1755
Spices, Salts, Maple Syrup, Honey, Jams & Jellies, Soaps, Lotions, CDB Oil & Other Specialty Goods
4803 Rt. 31, Vernon
Spring
Spring
Shop Hop!
Shop Hop!
April 12-14
Canal House Antiques Multi-Dealer Shop
Specializing in antique furniture, glassware, jewelry, books, linens, and primitive rug hooking accessories
(315) 893-7737
6737 Route 20, Bouckville, NY
Happy Easter!
10-5
Spring
Shop Hop! ANTIQUE GALLERY
6768 Route 20, Bouckville (315) 893-7676 Open Apr-Oct: 10-5 daily; Nov-Dec: 10-4 daily January-March: Friday, Saturday, Sunday: 10-4
Open Thurs-Mon 10-4, Closed Tues & Wed
www.depotantiquegallery.com
Foothills
Mercantile
Antiques,Vintage, Gifts & Furniture!
Over 30 Vendors!
Open 7 Days: 10-5:30 • 8124 Route 12, Barneveld (315) 896-2681
The Gallery Antiques at Pinebrick A multi-dealer shop specializing in advertising, petroliana, lamps, glass, furniture & quality smalls.
Look for our 1960s Texaco sign! (315) 893-7752
6790 Rte 20, Bouckville
Olive Oils & Balsamic Vinegars
April 12-14
10-5
Our lovely gallery offers a full range of antiques, fine furniture, and vintage collectibles!
2019 Show Dates:
May 31 & June 1, 2 • August 12-18
Spring
www.thegallerycoop.com April 12-14 10-5
Tasting Room!
10-5
3300 Rt. 46, Bouckville
Wed-Sat 10-5, Sun Noon-5, Closed Mon & Tues (315) 412-1296
The Gingham Patch Unique Decor for the Primitive Lover!
Many new Summer items, along with Primitive & Country Antiques! Reopening for the year April 4th!
Participating in Spring Shop Hop April 12-14!
3490 Pratts Rd., Bouckville • 315 893-7750 • Like us!
www.GinghamPatch.com • Hours: Thurs-Sat: 11am-5pm, Sun: 12-4pm
Little Falls
Antique Center More than 50 vendors on 2 floors! Antiques • Art • Crafts
Shop Hop!
April 12-14
Thruway Exit 29A 25 West Mill St., Little Falls Open Every Day 10-5 315-823-4309 Handicapped-accessible
www.littlefallsantiquecenter.com
Happy Easter!
Celebrate Spring Think Third Thursday!
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SPRING HAS SPRUNG...
Over 160 Vendor booths and display cases!
So why not visit us at the Antique Mall and find some great deals?
Antique Appraisal Fair Sat., May 4th, 11-2 100 E. Main St., Mohawk (Thruway Exit 30)
(315) 219-5044 www.mohawkantiquesmall.com
MOHAWK ANTIQUES MALL ONEIDA COMMONS
MADISON INN ANTIQUES
Welcome our new advertiser!
Vendor Mall
Tue-Sun: 10-5
OVER 40 VENDORS
FURNITURE • TOOLS BOOKS • COLLECTIBLES GLASS • PRIMITIVE Quality Refinishing Available!
Gifts • Home Décor Jewelry • AVON Antiques • Collectibles Local Artisans & Crafters Nelson Farms Local Foods
7417 St Rte 20 • Madison
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315-280-0577 157 Cedar Street, Oneida
315-893-7639 Open Thurs-Sun 10-5
Antique & Unique!
THE POTTING SHED
Buy • Sell • Trade
ANTIQUES
Wed-Fri 10-5, Sat 11-4, Sun 12-4, closed Mon & Tues
www.thepottingshedantiques.com
315-736-5214
See The Man
Don & Nancy Hartman, 52 Oriskany Blvd., Whitesboro (Next to Kinney’s)
Spring
Shop Hop! April 12-14 10-5
Painted and Repurposed Vintage & Antique Furniture
6831 Indian Opening Rd., Bouckville
Open Sat & Sun 10-4 (315) 893-7162
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54 N. Main St., Sherburne (607) 316-8463 • Open Wed-Sun
Shop Hop!
April - Nov Open Daily 10-5
April 12-14
10-5
3371 Maple Ave., Bouckville www.victorianrosevintage.com
We Can Help You Buy, Sell, and Trade Globally! Now an FFL dealer! 6338 St. Rt. 167, Dolgeville
(315) 429-5111
www.TheOnlineExchange.Net Registered user of ebay
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Featuring 60 Dealers displaying a diverse array of antiques and collectibles.
Rose 315-893-1786
The Online Exchange
A Multi Dealer Shop
Victorian An eclectic mix of vintage, antiques, & home decor Spring
Closed Tuesdays
Minutes from I-90 & TS Casino!
ESTATE & HOUSE SALES • APPRAISALS • ALWAYS BUYING
COINS • JEWELRY • ANTIQUES
Mon, Wed-Sat: 10-5, Sun: 11:30-4:30
315-337-3509
337 Genesee St., Utica (315) 738-1333 www.vintagefurn.com
Come Spend the Day With Us! Route 233 Westmoreland
1/4 mile North of NYS Thruway Exit 32 Open Wed-Sun 10-5, Closed Mon & Tues
www.westmorelandantiquecenter.com
Look for our hydroponic Basil at local grocery stores and markets!
y l w e n r u o Visit , e r o t s d e expand Full line of bakery and cafe! 25th!
Burpee Seeds Opening April
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A great way to start lunch at Pho Mekong in Utica, hot tea and spring rolls with a side of peanut hoisin sauce
story & Photos by Sharry Whitney When I called Pho Mekong House of Noodles in Utica to ask about featuring their restaurant, friendly waitress Jackie Soth answered the call and said the owner would be happy to have her restaurant featured. She asked us to visit at 11:30, “before we get busy.” My friend Melinda and I arrived on a Wednesday, a little before 11:30, to find a packed parking lot. When we entered the restaurant, Jackie greeted us with a smile, balancing trays of steaming pho in her arms, and rolled her eyes when I joked that we were early but the place was already bustling. Pho Mekong is a Utica success story. Back in 2004, when Lance and I were brainstorming ideas for a local TV show, this relatively new restaurant was a favorite of ours. The area’s vast variety of food choices was one of the inspirations for the show. Back then, we—and most of our friends—didn’t know what pho was or how to pronounce it (which is fuh). What we did know was this soup of broth, rice noodles, and herbs made us feel good. We both noticed that after eating at Pho Mekong, we didn’t feel logy, but nourished and satisfied. It was also an extremely affordable option for our young family starting a new business and on a tight budget. We learned that the owner was from Cambodia, so, of course, we assumed that the soup was a Cambodian food. It wasn’t until a few years later, when we featured the restaurant on our new show, Mohawk Valley Living, that we learned the dish is, in fact, Vietnamese. Owner Chenda Kong is from Cambodia and immigrated to the United States (settling in Rhode Island) as a young woman. There, she
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learned to cook at a Vietnamese restaurant--starting as a waitress and then in the kitchen. Eventually, she and her husband, also from Cambodia, opened their own restaurant in Rhode Island. Years later, Chenda moved with her family to Utica, where she opened Pho Mekong House of Noodles, named for the great Mekong River in Southeast Asia that runs through both Cambodia and Vietnam. Her menu consists of many traditional Vietnamese dishes she has mastered and has consistently served at her restaurant, like pho and gỏi cuốn, but you’ll also find Cantonese dishes like moo goo gai pan and Chinese dishes like kung pao. The restaurant has become a popular lunch stop for the many employees spilling out of the state, county, and other office buildings during lunchtime. It will celebrate its 17th year next month. Jackie brings us some hot tea and we order our lunches. I am almost too embarrassed to tell you how excited I was when she brought us our spring rolls appetizer. Gỏi cuốn is one of my all-time favorite foods. It is a traditional Vietnamese dish consisting of lettuce, mint, vermicelli, shrimp, and chicken rolled in rice paper and then you dunk these wonderful creations in peanut hoisin sauce! For our main dish, we both order pho soup. At first, Melinda was overwhelmed by the number of items on the menu, but it’s deceptively long, and I point out that it is just a list of the all different meats you might like to have in your pho. You can als
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choose tofu and vegetable options. If you are a vegetarian or have friends looking for choices, it’s one of the few places I’ve visited with an entire page devoted to vegetarian dishes. When our huge, steaming bowls of soup arrive—we ordered regular size, not the large or extra large—they are accompanied by a side plate full of fresh beans sprouts, Thai basil, and lime wedges. I first place my hands on both sides of the bowl and breathe in the aromatic steam. I’ve been told you should begin by sipping and savoring the broth before adding the fresh vegetables and herbs. Melinda and I gently pinch leaves off the basil shoots and tear and drop them in our soups along with the bean sprouts and a good squeeze of lime. We use chopsticks to eat the noodles and make use of the deep “duck spoons” for ladling broth. It’s perfectly acceptable to bring your bowl up to your mouth to sip the last of your broth, but I have yet been able to finish the huge serving of soup and noodles at Pho Mekong, and always take the rest home for dinner. I have heard that Pho Mekong also serves up an amazing pad thai, seafood stir fry, and many other options. But pho takes me to my happy place, and this huge bowl of happiness is still a great deal at only $5.95. •
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story and photos by Matt Perry In April, the natural world goes through one of its most dramatic changes of the year as milder temperatures and longer days usher in a cavalcade of emerging flowers and arriving birds. After getting underway in March, migration hits its stride in April and nearly every day brings new migrants, some of which are summer residents. As I walk up our main buffalo trail, past the first creek crossing and up a gentle grade, I hear the slurred sweet whistles of newly arrived Fox Sparrows. Hearing them is easy but seeing them as they skulk in thick brush alongside the trail is always a challenge. However, if I wait long enough, I will see them materialize beneath the gate and fence posts that we use as makeshift birdfeeders. A few handfuls of mixed seed does the trick and makes otherwise concealed birds come out to feed. About the size of a Thrush, the Fox Sparrow is the largest of our Sparrow species. Their size and blotchy reddish-brown stripes make them stand out among their Spar-
row brethren. Their feeding behavior can be distinguished from most other Sparrows by the way they determinedly kick the ground with both feet as they feed. Scraping the ground in that manner uncovers seeds and insects other birds might miss. Up the hill from the post feeders come the songs of Eastern Bluebirds. Their short, whistled phrases sound garbled and to my ear resemble what normal birdsong sounds like when played backward. Some Bluebirds have remained on site all winter but this is typically the time they begin checking out nest boxes. The process Bluebirds undertake to select their nest sites has always been one of my favorite things to watch. It involves pairs travelling from meadow to
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meadow visiting box after box assessing their suitability. Typically, the male Bluebird enters a box in full view of his mate. If he deems it a good candidate nest site, he’ll perch on top of the house and sing his song. As he brings forth his melody, sometimes he excitingly vibrates his wings, much like a chick asking to be fed. His excitement builds as his mate flies over, enters the hole in the box, and makes her own judgment on its soundness. Is the cavity of the right dimensions? Is it infested with insects? Does it contain an active mouse nest? How is the box situated? Would a predator be able to easily access it? What are the neighbors like? Those are all important questions,
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and the answers influence her decision. I watched the male Bluebird impatiently waiting on the roof for his mate’s verdict on the prospective home. Finally, she darted out of the box and flew to the other side of the field. Much to the male’s disappointment, the box was rejected, and the pair resumed their house hunting on the far side of the meadow where there were more boxes to try out. It’s hard to say if they are aware of it, but their time window for adopting a nest site is limited. By midApril, Tree Swallows return and begin their own nest site selection process. Generally, they are not as choosy as the Bluebirds and they may occupy a large proportion of the available housing. If the Bluebirds wait until May, they will face even more formidable competition in the form of returning House Wrens, who are even less picky about their housing than Tree Swallows. A single male House Wren may lay claim to as many as three nest boxes at a time. As the trail wends into the woods,
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spring ephemeral wildflowers come into view. Along both sides of the trail, deep purple stems resembling little arms with hands push up from the soil and leaf litter. These are emerging Blue Cohosh plants. Even at this early stage of growth, they show some open flowers. Their blooms are small and usually yellow, but sometimes they are bluish or even brown. Blue Cohosh flowers grow in tight clusters and one at a time open over the course of weeks. As the plants mature, they can gain up to two feet in height and look rather shrublike, but for now they are dwarfed by the near-ubiquitous fully grown leaves of Wild Leeks. Looking somewhat like miniature Leeks are the leaves of Trout Lilies. However, unlike the Leeks, their leaf surfaces are mottled. The pattern of spots is not unlike the design on the side of a Speckled Trout, hence the species’ common name. As the leaves age and grow larger, their blotches fade. The flower of the Trout Lily is bright yellow, and they nod. The long flower petals bend back at the tip and remind some of canine teeth. That feature gave rise to one of the plant’s alternate names, Dog Toothed Lily. The Trout Lily has a time-honored relationship with Ants. In fact, the flower incentivizes Ants into performing seed-dissemination services. There is a structure on the Lily seed that is rich with lipids (fats). For the Ant, the edible reward makes the seed worthy of carrying off. When they deposit the seed in a moist underground chamber or passageway, they essentially plant the Trout Lily seed. As I continue deeper into the woods,
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I see many examples of our more common woodland wildflower species, like Red Trillium and Spring Beauty. On the trail that leads down into the gorge, I find Cutleaf Toothwort with its distinctive bunches of white flowers, and Round-leaved Violet with its blooms that look like golden jewels spread across the ground. These are two of my favorite spring woodland wildflowers, but I don’t linger. There are many other newly-emerged plants to search for while the hunting is good. Sadly, time is limited, and in some years finding all the spring ephemerals while they are in their full glory is not possible. The time forest wildflowers have in the sun is too brief. The plants themselves look placid enough but behind their peaceful appearance is a mad rush to produce flowers, attract pollinators, and get on with the important task of reproduction. Usually, secondary to reproduction is their need to deploy foliage, begin photosynthesizing, and recharge their energy reserves. That is best done before the tree canopy fully leafs out and the amount of energy-giving light reaching the forest floor is drastically reduced. Although April is always amazing and inspiring, in many ways it’s merely a dress rehearsal for nature’s complete reboot, which occurs in the month of May. That will be the subject of next month’s nature article. •
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When local artist Constance Avery was diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa and Usher’s Syndrome, her career as an LPN came to an end. She had a Bachelor’s Degree from Empire State College in Fine Art where she studied painting, photography, and pottery, so, with the help of the Commission for the Blind and CABVI, she was able, in her forties, to return to her first love: art. As an artist working with vision loss and having legally blind peripheral vision, Connie encountered some limitations, but found the restrictions allowed her to take a different and interesting approach to her artwork. “Even though the Retinitis Pigmentosa still keeps my peripheral vision limited,” she says, “it does not limit my vision centrally.” She describes her method as a “keyhole approach.” Connie has won numerous awards from area gallery and museum shows, including Rome Art Community Center, Munson Williams Proctor Arts Institute, Chicago’s Passionate Focus art show, and Ketchum University Sharing Vision’s art show, and has shown in group and solo shows from New York and Chicago to Oregon and California. Connie now resides in Utica with her guide dog, Lexie, and cat, Zola Mazola. She is a working artist pursuing painting, photography, and pottery. Her work can be viewed in her home gallery by appointment: (315) 335-3722 as well as on Instagram, Facebook, and her website: www.AveryFineArts.com.
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Hanging Out at Proctor Park by Tim Flihan
In June 1976, I was a sophomore at Proctor High School. I was counting down the days until our Regents exams were completed and summer could begin. Swimming. Baseball. Bikes. Camping. We were out of school and revved up for 10 weeks of fun. For me, this year-end excitement was accompanied by my birthday, which was also a “beginning of summer” party. My friends and I would pile into the family station wagon and go to McDonald’s, which in those days was a treat. Afterwards, we would go to one of the many drive-ins that surrounded the area. Whether it was Marcy, New Hartford, Super Twelve, or the Skyler Twin Drive—it mattered little. Movies were paired with hot buttered popcorn, sodas, and Milk Duds. My father’s station wagon was huge, but we were all cramped in. The premium seats were in the far back where the window could be rolled down and three people could sit on the rear door using the roof as a table for concession fare. The middle seats held three others comfortably but, more often than not, they were vacated while we strolled the drive-in socializing. It must have been tedious for my father, who was assigned the task of driving for the boys. My father talked little, knowing that his attempts at conversation would be met with polite indifference. So, he watched the movie without distraction with the anodized aluminum speaker awkwardly hung on his window, blasting in his ear. It was probably the only way he was going to hear the movie anyway, considering we spent the better part of the opening film battling over seats and constantly going in and out of the car. The only time anyone was focusing on the movie was the year we went to Skyler Twin, which showed M*A*S*H on one screen and a film of questionable character on the opposing screen. While M*A*S*H was a classic, the other film was much more interesting to 14-year-old boys. Needless to say, my mother took the brunt of the backlash for not being more careful. It wouldn’t matter because it was
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would be my last “kid’s birthday party.” It was the end of innocence, caused by the passing of time, not the inadvertent showing of an adult movie. The day of my 16th birthday I had bigger plans. The true rite of passage--getting my driving permit. I had picked up the study manual days earlier and had every intention of reading it, but never did. I knew everything, anyway. Piece of cake. So, the night before, a bunch of us hung and crashed at Billy George’s house. I woke up the next morning on a couch in his parent’s basement. Jumping to my feet, I hastily ran upstairs and biked home, excited and anxious to finally get my permit. My mother had taken the morning off to take me to the DMV. Loading into her car, I could not help but think I was going to be driving home after passing my written test. At the DMV, I sat down with my No. 2 pencil to twenty questions testing my driving acumen. It would be like all tests I took in school. I moved quickly. This test was only common sense and I was ready. I was not ready. I was careless and cavalier. Most of all though, I was disappointed. I failed. Not miserably, only by one question. That made it worse, however. I knew that
if I had read the book, I would have been driving home. Instead, I was forced to do the walk of shame. My friends were anxiously awaiting my arrival by invading my backyard and swimming in my pool. This included climbing onto my parent’s roof and diving into the deep end. Today, the plan was getting my permit and setting an appointment for my 5-hour class and a road test. None of which happened, and my friends, of course, used it as an opportunity to get their snide remarks in. All in good fun, and after all it was my fault. It seemed fatal at the time, but in reality, I studied the book and retook the test the next day and passed. A lesson learned. (Sort of. I learned the lesson, but never quite figured out how to change the behavior.) I immediately scheduled my mandatory 5-hour course and my road test. I drove as often as I could and I watched as my father prematurely aged before my eyes. He was patient, though, and I learned how to make a three-point turn and how to navigate the muchfeared parallel parking. I was ready. Lining up for my test on St. Vincent Street, I was met by the “brownie” who administered the test. Getting in the car he took the prerequisite paperwork: my permit, the 5-hour class cer-
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tificate, and my appointment. He then directed me to make a left onto Rutger Street by Milham’s Market. Pulling into traffic I proceeded without incident. Confidently, I proceeded to the light, where he told me to head straight. No problem. I can drive straight quite well. He then directed me to make my next left. No problem, directional on. Hand over hand left-hand turn. Flawlessly executed. His next direction was a simple left-hand turn onto South Street. Once again, I drove with precision. The next direction was a little surprising, it was another left-hand turn back onto St. Vincent Street. Pull to the curb was his final command. No parallel park or three-point turn. My lucky day! Now, I only had to wait for my results. It didn’t take long. My plans to drive through the park with my friends was going to have to wait. Seems that my father had not taught me that speeding up to beat the light was not appreciated by the DMV. So, I ended up failing my first attempt at the road test for what the DMV inspector characterized as running a red light. I call it a stale yellow, but he had the pen and the power. It was another case of being held down by the man. I suppose I did not learn my lesson from the written test. Reschedule and try again. Once again, I was better prepared on my second attempt and passed without incident. Now I was a bonafide driver, certified by The Department of Motor Vehicles of the great state of New York. I still couldn’t drive after dark
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unless it was for work, but there was still plenty of summer sunlight left and I planned on taking advantage of it. My parents knew how important it was to me so, with a temporary license in my pocket and two dollars for gas, I backed out of my driveway onto Hilton Avenue. I rolled down the windows and proudly played the AM radio in my mother’s brown and white Gran Torino. I didn’t go two blocks before I was picking up my friends for a cruise. We drove around for a little while, but our destination for the hot summer day was Proctor Park, where we would park and listen to music, play Frisbee and toss a ball around. Once we were parked it wasn’t long before others who were cruising the park would join us. Before you knew it, there would be hundreds of people parked by the creek. At that time the roads in the park were open and people drove in all sections of the historic park. Any given night, the park harbored hundreds of people, from young kids playing baseball to old people in lawn chairs watching the Magnificent Yankees rehearse on the great lawn near Rutger Street. Others lounged in the grass on blankets with their young children within earshot. The park was alive every day, teeming with people of all races, ages, and agendas. It was a place where everyone would congregate—a place where, if you stayed in one spot long enough, you stood a great chance running into most of your friends. Having a car meant that I had access to parts of the park that socially weren’t
available to a kid on a bike. At least that is how I perceived it at the time. Driving through the park this first evening was putting the world on notice. I was joining the world of drivers as a peer now. It was a different world. I ended up playing a lot of Frisbee and learned to love rock ’n’ roll. In places where only a few years earlier we explored on our bicycles and played ball, we now listened to music on cassettes and 8-tracks in our cars. Where we once debated who was better Mantle or Mays, we now argued who was better Clapton or Hendrix?, Pink Floyd or Genesis? We would have to develop our own opinions, or at least mimic what we heard elsewhere. No Google to fact check. No smartphones. You had to be there… together. Facing each other. Sharing common experiences that helped us become who we are. It is too early to say if we will be better off with the power of technology that we have today. I do know, however, that Proctor Park will never have the same influence on people’s lives like it did before they closed the roads. I don’t want to paint a picture of purity—there was alcohol and there were drugs. But we had to learn from that, too. There were other places to congregate in 1976: the Frankfort Gorge, Beer Can Beach, the Beanfield in North Utica, but “The Park” was the starting point—the initial destination. Most decisions on plans for the evening were determined in the park. I suppose in that sense
we don’t need gathering places today, because any decisions can now be made on our phones. It may be simplistic to think that the closing off of a park and the rise of technology has made us less human and compassionate, but when I think of the park, I think of all the people who lived life together. People who, if we did not have that park, I would never have known. Whose lives would never have touched me. Proctor Park was influential in my life, but in some ways, it was private. A place where I could go and be alone with hundreds of my friends. I just can’t drive there any longer. •
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Tim Flihan is a life-long Utican who currently resides in Frankfort, NY with his wife, Leslie, and dog Cooper. Tim graduated from Proctor High School in Utica, NY and with a BS from Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry, NY with a degree in Behavioral Science.
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Farming can be really stressful. The weather can refuse to cooperate, there may not be enough money to pay the bills, or a whole day can go wrong. On top of the stress, add the long hours and physical demands. Farmers deal with a lot on a daily basis. Truth is, we all have stress in our lives and it is incredibly important that we take the time for self-care. For some, that might mean a vacation or a massage, or some “me time” in the bathtub with a good book. What do I do? I make chicken soup. Why chicken soup? Certainly, chicken soup has long been seen as a homemade cureall for common wintertime ailments. Also, we raise chickens on our farm, so using one of our farm’s homegrown chickens makes the process of cooking and then partaking in the meal all the more meaningful. Finally, I use a recipe passed down to me from loved ones, so the simple act of cooking a familiar dish, using the same preparation, is nice reminder of family rituals and traditions. There are two ways to make stock, the base of your chicken soup. You can save up all the bones from a couple of roasted chickens, tucking them away in your freezer until needed, or you can start with a whole chicken, which gives you a lot of meat for the soup or other uses. Either way is fine. I always throw two chicken feet into every pot of soup I make. The feet accomplish two wonderful things: First, chicken feet are an excellent source of collagen (and gelatin, which is the cooked form of collagen). The result is a richer, tastier broth. Gelatin has been linked to better joint health and improved digestion and its high levels of glycine make it good for calming anxiety and stress. Second, having a couple of feet floating around in the pot keeps my family out of the kitchen. When they were little, my daughters would play with the feet, learning that the physiology of the tendons still worked when you squeezed the foot just right. But no longer; as teenagers, they have sworn off playing with chicken feet and are happy to steer clear of the kitchen while I am cooking. I value the few quiet moments I get! Below are recipes for self-care chicken stock and perhaps my favorite soup recipe of all time, Mulligatawny Soup. Something about the apples and curry makes it a light and surprising treat for any time of the year. The recipe itself comes right out of my 1962 copy of Joy of Cooking, a gift from my mother-in-law before she passed away many years ago. The recipe for chicken stock is my own. Chicken Stock 1 whole chicken, cut into pieces
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2 chicken feet*** 3 T. cooking oil or butter 4 stalks celery, roughly chopped 4 carrots, roughly chopped 1-2 onions, roughly chopped 1-2 bay leaves Herbs--fresh or dried, whatever strikes your fancy (I like rosemary, sage, thyme, and parsley) 8-12 cups water Brown chicken pieces (including feet, back, and wing tips) in oil or butter in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium to medium-low heat. Do this in batches to make sure you get nice browning on the skin. Remove pieces as they are browned (but not cooked) and set aside, working through all your chicken. Once chicken is browned and removed from the pot, add vegetables and sauté until soft. Be careful to not let the browned bits on the bottom
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burn. Once your veggies are soft, add a little bit of water and start scraping up the brown bits. They should come loose nicely and will further flavor your broth. Add back the chicken pieces, your herbs, and bay leaves and fill the pot with the remaining water. Bring to a simmer, then turn down to low, skimming off the “foam” from time to time. If you feel you must cover the pot, leave the cover askew. I leave the cover off altogether. Simmer on low for 2-3 hours, until meat is falling of the bones. Remove pot from heat and let it cool completely. I usually put the pot in the fridge and do the rest the following day. Remove cooked chicken pieces and pull meat off bones, shredding or chopping the meat as you go. Discard feet, skin, and bones. Whether you’ll be using your stock for the Mulligatawny or saving it for another use, my preference is to strain the stock. And if you think your chicken was particularly fatty, you can put your stock into a fat separator and adjust the amount of fat to your taste.
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1/4 tsp. thyme 1 C. warmed cream or half & half Sauté vegetables in butter until soft, but not browned. Add flour and curry powder. Stir and cook for 2-3 minutes. Add chicken stock and simmer for 30 minutes. Add all remaining ingredients (except cream) and simmer another 15 minutes. Immediately before serving, stir in the cream. Or leave the cream out and pass at the table. ***Where can you get chicken feet? Check out any one of the many chicken vendors at the local farmers’ markets and ask! •
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By April, if you’re getting a winter CSA share or going to a winter farmers’ market you’re getting pretty tired of eating storage potatoes, onions, winter squash, and carrots. Greens are now becoming more and more plentiful at the market, and for those of us daring enough to have cold frames in our gardens, we’re beginning to harvest a whole array of greens. One of those great spring greens showing up this month is arugula or “Salad Rocket.” It’s high in vitamins A and C, potassium, and iron. Arugula is a fast-growing cold season crop that can be sown outside as soon in spring as the soil can be worked. It is what we call a cut-and-come-again green. It’s also a great green to grow in containers. When the plant is up enough to form baby leaves, you can cut the top 1/3 of the plant and allow it to continue growing to enjoy at least one more cutting! Its slightly peppery flavor adds a great dimension to pasta dishes. Keeping a well-stocked pantry is essential to make good use of these new spring veggies and will be a huge help with getting meals with fresh veggies on the dinner table all season. Often you don’t know what’s exactly going to be coming in your CSA share each week or what’s ripening in your garden. Let’s be honest; when there are surprises, you can be intimidated trying to be an Iron Chef and pull off a great meal! Here is a listing of my pantry essentials. By setting aside some shelf space to stock these items, you will be able to turn your CSA share, farmers’ market purchase, or your own garden veggies into a season of delicious, easy, fuss-free meals for your family.
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Pesto 2 cups roasted red peppers 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil 1/3 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese, plus more for topping 3 cloves garlic, peeled ¼ cup almonds Salt and pepper to taste In a large pot of salted boiling water, cook ravioli according to package directions. Drain and transfer to a large serving bowl. Make the red pepper pesto: in a food processor, blend roasted red peppers, olive oil, parmesan cheese, garlic, and almonds. Season with salt and pepper. Add the pesto to the ravioli, toss well, add the olives, the additional red pepper strips, baby arugula and toss well to coat. Adjust the salt and pepper, if necessary. Top with parmesan and serve. This salad is great served warm or at room temp. Enjoy!
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If you are like me, we are what I like to call “experienced in life.” I was a young girl in the 1950s during the “Cold War,” a fierce competition between the U.S. and the Soviet Union that led to the creation of NASA. It also sparked my lifelong interest in the U.S. space program, starting the day my elementary school teacher rolled a television into our classroom. I was awestruck as we watched a rocket blast off, carrying a U.S. astronaut into space. I was hooked. Fast forward to March 2, 2019, at 2:49 a.m. I was at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) watching SpaceX launch
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March 8, and splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean at 8:45 a.m., where the SpaceX GO Searcher recovery ship retrieved it and headed back to Port Canaveral. As you probably guessed, we went to Port Canaveral on March 9 to welcome Crew Dragon home with over 100 other space geeks. GO Searcher and Crew Dragon entered the harbor at 9:20 p.m. and docked in the Trident submarine base where the spacecraft was offloaded. Check the MVAS Facebook page for some photos and a video of our adventure. At KSC, I was happy that many parents brought their children to the historic launch, and I couldn’t help but think about my childhood and the impact a launch had on me. Rocket fever, catch it! Wishing you clear skies! •
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At the Spring Farm CARES Nature Sanctuary, we’ve always been mindful of Butterflies and their conservation. For nearly two decades we’ve preserved and enhanced Butterfly habitat. We’ve planted wildflower meadows rife with native plants that provide the showy pollinators sustenance throughout their entire life cycle, from larval form (caterpillar) to flighted adult. Although our restoration efforts have yielded obvious successes with some Butterfly species, other species have failed to rebound in any meaningful way, and some have noticeably declined. What follows is an assessment of our nature preserve’s Butterfly populations for the year 2018. 2018 was an average year for Butterflies. While the population numbers of some species surpassed expectations, others fell well short. There were no new species confirmed at the nature preserve in 2018 and some species that were formerly not hard to come by completely eluded us. Eastern Tiger Swallowtails, Monarchs, and Baltimore Checkerspots all enjoyed a particularly good season. For the latter two species, having a good year is of immense importance given their current conservation status and the challenges they face throughout the geographic range where they occur.
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Monarch Butterflies were present through much of the growing season, and they became especially common in August once their annual southward migration was underway. During the summer, we found ample evidence of breeding, including instances of mating and of females laying eggs. A not insignificant number of Monarch caterpillars were also found. In early July, adult Monarchs were present in our three-acre Butterfly meadow at the west edge of the property. The Monarchs’ food plant (Common Milkweed) thrives there and is one of the most common plants in the meadow. By August, Monarchs were on the move. Migrants poured in from the north and the species became more generally distributed around the sanctuary. During the mid-summer peak bloom of Goldenrods and Asters, Monarch numbers reached an apex. The enigmatic insects were particularly attracted to a seasonal wet meadow located east of the main beaver ponds. However, despite all our nectar sources and milkweed plants (both cultivated and naturally occurring), the Monarchs are not utilizing the sanctuary for breeding nearly as much as they could. For now, our sanctuary is more important to them as a migratory
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was the three-acre meadow where they rubbed shoulders with Monarchs and fed on the nectar of Common Milkweed and Canada Thistle. However, for every 10 Tiger Swallowtails found, I encounter only one Black Swallowtail. That stands in stark contrast to how it was in the early years of our preserve when Black Swallowtails were much more common. Despite the near ubiquitous presence of their food plants (members of the Parsley family), Black Swallowtail numbers plummeted. The species experienced a slight increase in 2017 and Eastern Tiger Swallowtail on Canada Thistle in the summer of 2018 they continued their reprise. They were frequently found in the stopover; a place where vast amounts of vicinity of their species’ preferred host flowers help fuel their southward journey. plant, Queen Anne’s Lace (Wild Carrot). In In 2018, it was mostly good news for our largest wildflower garden, we allow a the preserve’s Swallowtail species. The fair amount of Queen Anne’s Lace to grow flamboyant Eastern Tiger Swallowtails in the aisles between garden beds. I saw one were easy to find in the early summer. Black Swallowtail laying eggs on several The most reliable place to encounter them of the plants, but I never found any of the
species’ spectacularly patterned caterpillars feeding on them. One of my favorite sub families of Butterflies has always been the Hairstreaks. These nickel-sized Butterflies with blueishgray wings were formerly a staple species on the property and I was guaranteed to find them in July. Their outer wings are adorned with colorful spots and each species has its own distinctive design. Almost all have
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small hair-like tails that extend out from the lower hind wing. Hairstreak caterpillars feed mainly on the leaves of deciduous trees. For some unknown reason, Hairstreak populations of all five resident species fell off a cliff during the last four years. In 2018, for the first time ever, no Hairstreak butterflies were confirmed on the property. Frustratingly, we still have no concrete reason for their disappearance, nor can we even get a handle on how widespread the decline is. While Hairstreaks were conspicuous in their absence, but that was not the case with some of their cousins, known collectively as the “blues.” Spring Azure and Summer Azure butterflies were both found during their respective flight times and both were relatively common. The beautiful, if tiny, Eastern-tailed Blue was not as common as it has been in some seasons, but the species could be located with a small amount of effort. Two species of “Browns” were common in 2018. They were the Common Wood Nymph and the Northern Pearly-
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eye. These Browns are medium-sized Butterflies that exhibit prominent eye spots on their wings. The Northern Pearly-eye shows a more ornate pattern on its outer wings than the Eyed Brown. Its eye spots are well defined and do a more convincing job of mimicking real eyes. While the Northern Pearlyeye is more generally distributed around the preserve, Eyed Browns are only known to breed in one swamp at the far edge of the property. The female Eyed Brown lays her eggs on the sedges that are found in abundance there. Eyed Brown butterflies overwinter in larval form. During the spring, they feed on their host plants and then pupate. They emerge from their chrysalises in late June, and that’s the best time to survey their population. Like the Monarch and the “Browns,” Anglewings are lumped together in a large family of Butterflies called the Brushfoots. The number of Anglewing butterflies tallied were generally lower than normal in 2018. Most common Anglewing species were represented, but quantity was lacking. Anglewings are leaf mimics. When they are at rest and their wings are closed, their jagged and irregular wing edges, coupled with the dull-colors and rough-looking texture of their outer-wings, make them resemble dead leaves. However,
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and so much more! Eyed Brown when they open their wings, vibrant colors and bold patterns are revealed. Over the years we’ve had a dozen species of Anglewings on the property and they are all among the most beautiful and remarkable Butterfly species that occur in the region. One of the most striking Anglewing is the American Lady. The Lady’s host plants are many, but they are particularly fond of depositing eggs on the Pearly Everlasting plants that grow so plentifully in our meadows. The famous Monarch mimic, the Viceroy Butterfly, was relatively common in 2018. While most Viceroys seen were adult butterflies, at least two caterpillars were observed feeding on the leaves of one of their host plants – Pussy Willow. Baltimore Checkerspots surprised us with a massive showing, perhaps their biggest to date. They were initially present in two widely separated wetlands on the property. In early June, I found their hairy black and orange caterpillars feeding on Turtlehead plants in our remote swamp, and next they were discovered in their traditional breeding location, on the floodplain that runs through the preserve’s little valley. Downstream from the pond system a remarkable flight of Baltimore Checkerspot Butterflies took place. In mid-July, the adult orange and black Butterflies emerged from their chrysalises and began frolicking over the habitat. On more than one occasion I counted over 50 of them flying in one small section of the floodplain. Witnessing a flight of this magnitude was new and exciting for our preserve. Droves of Checkerspots swirled around each other in a mad frenzy. Females perched on low plants and fanned their wings. When they do this, they release pheromones and attract suitors. It was working, and multiple males converged on each signaling female. The males sparred with each other, gave chase, and whenever they could, they mated with females. The fringes of this lively population drifted upstream, and soon they were fluttering around the beaver dams and beaver meadows. The peak of the unprecedented Checkerspot flight lasted about eight days and then the action tapered off. In their wake I found the silken tents of their caterpillar offspring spun around Turtlehead plants. Inside these protective tents the caterpillars can feed and develop with a minimum of pressure
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Baltimore Checkerspot from predatory wasps. We had only two species of Fritillaries at the sanctuary in 2018. Great Spangled Fritillaries were very easy to see and that’s largely due to the high number of their host plants growing in our meadows and on our paths. Fritillary caterpillars feed on Violets and wherever the plants thrive the butterflies can also prosper. Great Spangled Fritillaries were common visitors to our gardens. There, they often fed on the nectar of native Echinacea flowers. I found only a single Meadow Fritillary on the property. To be fair, they have never been a common species at the preserve. Appearing like a miniature version of a Fritillary is the Pearl Crescent butterfly. Their name derives from a light-colored crescent-shaped mark on their hind wing. Normally, they are common to abundant
around the preserve, but that was not true in 2018. The species lays its eggs on Asters, which remain ubiquitous around the property and so are unlikely to be the cause of the decline. As work on our wildflower restoration projects and our reforestation projects continue, the amount of Butterfly habitat at the sanctuary increases and improves. Even though this doesn’t result in recovered native Butterfly populations in the short term, it’s the long term that we are aiming for. However, we need to bear in mind that Butterflies, like other wildlife, are subject to a plethora of environmental factors beyond our control. We can create the best haven imaginable for our Butterfly denizens, but if the other factors that lead to their declines are not addressed, we may never reach our carrying potenB
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The Boston Store in Herkimer by susan Perkins, Executive Director
In 2017, a photograph of the Boston Store J.T. Colcord Dry Goods and Carpets in Herkimer was donated to the Herkimer County Historical Society by Karen W. Dewar. The store had been owned by the donor’s great-grandfather John T. Colcord. The search was on to find out more about John T. Colcord and his store. I turned to city directories, Fultonhistory.com and Ancestry.com. John Theodore Colcord (1850-1923) was born in South Berwick, Maine, the son of Leonard Colcord and Ann Elizabeth Burleigh. John first married Louise Webster in 1886 while living in Buffalo. She was the daughter of David Webster and Susan Smith. John and Louisa had one daughter: Elizabeth Irene Colcord (1887-1963), who was born in Mt. Vernon, Ohio. Sometime after Elizabeth’s birth, they moved to Herkimer. In 1889, Louisa died in Herkimer. She is buried in Buffalo. While John was living in Herkimer, he married Mrs. Mary Yeaton Jewett in 1895 in South Berwick, ME. In 1887, John T. Colcord opened a dry goods store called the Boston Store in the Monroe Block in Herkimer. The Monroe Block is part Collis Hardware today. Dr. Allen B. Barnes had a dentist’s office over the Colcord’s store. On March 26, 1891, Colcord moved the dry goods store across the street to the Longshore Block. By 1897, he was living in Walla Walla, WA. In 1900, John was living in Ithaca and running the Boston Store there until he returned to Herkimer in 1904. In February of that year, he opened a dry goods store again in the MVL Ad_Layout 1 7/8/15 3:05 PM Page 1
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TALES FROM
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Tim gathers dead wood in the forest for our fuel
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.
1976: We had a beautiful morning of fierce wind and snow with a pink sky turning to clear blue. I think I heard Louie’s tractor over near Christman’s and I’d better see if he’s put traps there. We’ve got buyers for our empty bee hives. Hooray! Now the hard work of cleaning them. I really hope he’s not trapping. I don’t want to go through it again: following his trail, snapping his traps – leaving bits of fur from Mom’s old fur coat to try to fool him into thinking the animals escaped. I don’t think that will work again, anyway. When he let the air out of our truck tires afterward, we realized he’d figured out what was going on. Fortunately, hostility didn’t escalate because Tim offered him money to not trap, to leave the pelts on the living animals. We really couldn’t afford to do this, but he needed the money; he wasn’t just doing it for fun. We helped him apply for Supplemental Social Security and that should have come in by now, so my fingers are crossed that he’s just chasing cows or visiting neighbors.
I simply can’t understand why some people who have plenty of money think it’s fun to go out and torture and kill animals caught in leghold traps that they set. Yes, it was a big part of our culture in the past, but with our now greater understanding of the sentience, sensitivity, and consciousness of our fellow creatures, how can it still be condoned by some people and organizations? Animals suffer and mourn just as we do! There are other, more humane ways to explore, interact and be one with nature and the wild ones. High end photography is affordable to anyone who can afford traps or guns, and isn’t it wonderful to be able to share with other people the rare sights one can see when exploring the wilds? Today, I am doing a sequential drawing of a daffodil as it emerges. Each hour or so, between my chores, I come back to the same flower and draw it, like a time-lapse record. It’s so interesting! My
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drawing is accompanied by the sweet sounds of the forest awakening to spring. There are temporary streamlets throughout the forest, draining melted snow from higher regions of our swamp into Misty Brook. The sound of their gurgling waters echoes merrily throughout the woods. Above this murmuring cadence of flowing water is a symphony of song; the hermit thrush has returned, singing cadenzas that sail out of my hearing range; there are little red finch gatherings in the lower evergreens, chirping and chattering cheerily all morning, and the robins are so exuberant and in love with their own song, they sing it over and over! A hungry chipmunk has come out of hibernation and is rooting about next to me under our bird feeder for fallen sunflower seeds. Tiny bees are beginning to buzz about looking for sap leaking from trees. Some of them find the white Snow Drops I planted that poke out of the last patches of snow, their tiny bells and virginal green carpeting our tiny lawn and gracing the mulch under the apple tree I started from a wild apple seed. What’s that deep-throated buzzing coming from the ground nearby? A dry leaf begins to tremble and a bumblebee suddenly pops out from under it, wide awake after a long winter’s sleep, sounding like a disgruntled grandparent. The sound of a machine interjects a discord in this natural ambiance, but I’m kind of glad to hear it. Tim and our son, Dave, are tilling the garden. Dave is using a rototiller we borrowed, but he is frustrated because it gets clogged up frequently by our clayfilled soil and we realize it is not worth the trouble. Tim has better luck just digging with a fork. After this, we create long beds for planting, only walking on the paths between. This keeps the soil within them soft enough to easily till with hand tools. I’ve been waiting for our first warm spell to paint the inside of the metal shower stall in our cottage to allay rust and make it look 70
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nice, so until it dries, we’ll shower outside as we did our first 20 years here. Just before bedtime, we briskly walk nude to the outside shower stall carrying a towel, a bar of mint soap, and a sprinkling can of hot water to hang up. Showering outside in the dark and chill of these early spring evenings imbues within us a wondrous sense of vulnerable connectedness with the universe. I look up and see twinkling stars in a dulcet sky with the murmur of our brook and cadence of a whippoorwill accompanying my shower. Then, there is the sensuality of pouring deliciously warm water from the sprinkling can over skin beginning to chill in the ebony air. Golden-brown light from the glowing windows of our Brother Jim cottage radiates off into the mysterious lifts his nephsable darkness of the forest night. This is ew, Spencer such a mystical experience, and so much simpler; plus, it would save having to paint and clean the inside shower stall! Why did we stop showering outside? Oh, yes, I remember! There are the bugs in summer, and sub-zero temperatures and frigid breezes in winter. Now that most of the snow has melted, we take a walk to see what has happened to
Sister Marion twirls a hula hoop while riding her unicycle other parts of the preserve. We make note of dead trees that have fallen that we can cut up for firewood. Reddish stems of coltsfoot have popped up, lining the roadbed. Contrary to other flowers that leaf out, then bloom, coltsfoots bloom first, then grow fuzzy, soft, green leaves shaped like the hoof-print of a young colt. Very soon they will turn our road into an avenue of golden yellow, a prelude to the carpets of bright yellow marsh marigolds that fill the sunny marshlands nearby. We reach the 1950s art installation Tim H
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It’s time to go to work in the city and lead Easter, Passover and spring celebrations at our churches. There are the pretty pastels of new spring outfits, the laughter of happy children free from the encumbrance of winter wear, the fragrance of fresh flowers on the altar, the enthusiastic This relocated porcupine will dwell at Shawangunk, safe from traps and the voices of kindred possibility of doing damage to private property spirits joined together in song. One youngster dressed in a bunny c o n - outfit sings, “Here Comes Peter Cottontail” structed with an old Buick that in front of the delighted congregation. We got has no gas tank next to a pretend gas station. him at just the right age. He is young enough We discover that the fierce vernal winds of not to be embarrassed. Next year he is horrispring have ravaged the little screen house fied to even consider it. Tim built here. Since it’s the only way we can Tim offers his best insights to wholesome enjoy the early summer firefly show there in living: the meadow without getting eaten by mos- “Don’t let others or life’s challenges keep quitoes, it’s worth the effort to upright and you from pursuing wholesome interests. reconstruct it. Others can’t do your dying for you, so you
shouldn’t let them do your living, either. “Live each day as if it were your last. Time for us is so brief. Don’t hold back or waste our precious moment of consciousness. “Live with high integrity. It has the best possible feedback for us, others, and our earth home. It also helps set the stage for moments of rapture. “Be an adventurer. Don’t be afraid to try new experiences that beckon you. Not only will you live richer, but you’ll die more content. “Believe in yourself. You have untapped potential. It may be buried by your life’s circumstances, but it can be brought forth by faith in yourself as a valued, talented, unique part and partner of life’s wonderful creation. Look for the positive in everything that happens to you. You can own the pain, the failure, the hardship without overlooking the potential good that can be extracted from it for your well-being and the well-being of all. “Spend time remembering and daydreaming not only of past pleasures but also of joyous futures. These are wonderful parts of our lives and can take us to places again and again that are rapturously and safely ours.” When we return home, I look up a past
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Easter week in my 1959 diary when I was 11 years old (note that all misspellings are from my childish hand): Thu. March 26 After breakfast I praised my piano lesson, then cleaned the attic and I’m telling you, it’s hard work! Mom got a lot of phone calls wile we were cleaning. I went to Millers and we found a burnt tree by the crick. We put ashes all over our faces. Grandma and Aunt Marion came over. Fri. March 27 I played with my jumpa-peg game and watched the Art Linkletter show. They had a wonderful trained seal on. He did lots of tricks. Dad came home in a Policeman’s car He had a little accident and our car smashed up. We did the dishes and I read and watched Phil Silvers and The Thin Man, then went to bed. Sat. March 28 This morning I got up and ate breakfast and cleaned, then watched televison. I got in trouble with Marion, then we went outside and made an Easter Rabbit out of snow. We colored eggs with purple, red, blue, yellow, rose and green. Sun. March 29 (Easter) Today I woke up and found my Easter Basket. It had a story about Tonka the horse, a comic and a glass deer. We went to church, and then had ham, sweet potatoes, peas and cake. I went to Millers and we played cards, then we watched
Lassy. It was dark, so I went home and watched “Peter Pan” on the Mary Marten show, then went to bed. Mon. March 30 I went to Seymours and collected newspapers. We went to all the neighbors and filled three wagons. Langdons had a lot of them. We will get some money for them. Thirty years later, the Spencer Easter celebration is bigger with grandchildren and spouses joining in. Tim and I always attend because his hometown in Ohio is too far away. We eat, we play, and we talk. A young nephew tries to taste the stuff at a spigot on a kerosene barrel outside and is taken to the emergency room, but fortunately didn’t swallow any. Sister Marion entertains with her unicycle skills, brother Jim lifts a nephew over his head, and everybody tries the hula hoops! Back at our homestead, a friend from Cold Brook brings us a porcupine that was damaging his young apple trees. He lured it with corn chips and apples into a large “Havahart” trap we loaned him and now the porcupine is clapping its orange-tinted teeth together in fierce annoyance. We carry the cage deep into the forest along Black Creek where there are wild crab apple trees it can nibble on. I offer to move the cage in a
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wheelbarrow but our neighbor wants to carry it and gets a quill stuck in his thigh when it gets too close. As our prickly captive scurries out the open door, we are all surprised that it heads not to the nearest tree to climb, but plunges right into the rapidly moving creek, swimming easily to the other side to get as far away from us as possible. We suppose that the hollow quills must make it buoyant. I cautiously begin moving some of the little plants I started inside into our solar-heated greenhouse. I’m hoping the nights won’t get cold enough for them to freeze there now, and they will flourish in the extra sunlight and solar heat. We will flourish, too, in the lengthening days of spring, pursuing the great and meaningful work of growing some of our own food, patching our clothes, cutting our own wood, fetching our own water, building our own home…the essentials of life. • The Shawangunk Nature Preserve is a deep ecology, forever wild, 501©(3), learning and cultural center. Tim and Peggy still live there and can be contacted through their website.
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The CNY music scene has a lot to look forward to, including a great show April 13th at The Stanley Theater, Prog Rock Night 2 with the RAEL Genesis Tribute and a set from the CNY All-Stars doing a prog rock show. RAEL, a New York City-based Genesis Tribute, wowed the crowd in Utica on two previous occasions and have a great night planned again. The band is focused on faithfully reproducing full album versions from the Peter Gabriel and Steve Hackett days of Genesis. Performances include tracks from Nursery Cryme, Foxtrot, Selling England by the Pound, The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway and A Trick of the Tail. Concert audiences rave about their high energy shows and musical detail. RAEL also includes solo Peter Gabriel hits in its performances. The CNY All-Stars will open with a tribute to prog legends like Yes, Rush, Pink Floyd and Jethro Tull, among others. Some of the players include the Sisti brothers, Mark, Dan and Al, Billy Carman, Gene Voce, Lenny Milano, Jim Inman, and many more. Tickets available at the Stanley Box Office or 724-4000.
The Doctor Is Still In Many people in the area have been asking us what’s up, with Doc? Jerry Kraus recently retired after six years (plus four on the board of directors ) as executive director of the Stanley Theater. He will continue to ROCK the CNY airwaves on Sunday mornings on The Recovery Room Radio show from 9 a.m.-noon on 92.7 The DRIVE. I recently asked the Doc what was happening and he said: “It has been a wonderful ten years helping to keep our beautiful and historic Stanley Theater a vibrant and important center for arts and entertainment in our community. We have accomplished many of my goals to upgrade the building facility, including boiler and roof upgrades (The Stanley celebrates 91 years this year) and also greatly increase the number and variety of events booked onto the schedule. A big thank you to my staff, Stanley volunteers, and our board for helping me to meet those challenges,” Jerry said. His Sunday morning Recovery Room Radio Show started on The DRIVE back in
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2013, after 30 years on the radio airwaves previously and five years at the Humane Society. “The Doctor” Jerry Kraus “I really enjoy that show, with special guests occasionally and my MA (music assistant) “The Chairman” Frank Furno. It gives me a chance to not only play some great tunes, including deeper album tracks, but to also talk about current events along with those great memories of Central New York over the years,” Jerry said. He’ll continue to be involved in the community in the future and will also do some traveling, including road trips to Syracuse to see the AAA Syracuse Mets. “I’m not calling it a retirement, it’s more like a re-focus of the next chapter of my life,” he said. “I wish the new director Lisa Wilsey continued success.” Cool. Thanks, Doc, and geez, maybe I can get out of town this summer? Any chance you’d fill in? News and Notes: Thunderwatt welcomes Bob Miller as its new keyboardist. Bob has a long résumé in the local scene and makes a big impact on the band. Paul Case has announced that this summer is his last go-around for The Paul Case Band. Paul has been playing for 50 years and has a busy summer scheduled, but it is his last. Look for more on Paul in a future article. Make plans for Summerfest 2019, back for a second year. This new addition to the summer music events is June 13th and 14th in downtown Utica on Genesee Street in front of the State Office Building. The event will be headlined on Thursday by Atlas and Friday by national and legendary band Rare Earth. More on this in a future column, too, but check the event page out on Facebook. Go check out some Live Local Music and check out the Live and Local club Listings at 927thedrive.net and on air weekdays at 6:20. •
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Reliability comes in all sizes. Rugged versatility is what makes Kubota tractors the perfect choice for getting every job done right. And now the payment plan is as efficient as the machines. Get $0 down, 0% A.P.R. financing for 60 months. Visit us today.
Reliability comes in all sizes. Rugged versatility is what makes Kubota tractors the perfect choice for getting every job done right. And now the payment plan is as efficient as the machines. Get $0 down, 0% A.P.R. financing for 60 months. Visit us today.
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962 Route 12 (315) 841-4181
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8207 Route 26 (315) 376-0300
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4154 Route 31 (315) 697-2214
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© Kubota Tractor Corporation 2019. $0 Down, 0% A.P.R. financing for up to 60 months on purchases of select new Kubota BX80 equipment from participating dealers’ in-stock KubotaUSA.com inventory is available to qualified purchasers through Kubota Credit Corporation, U.S.A.; subject to credit approval. Some exceptions apply. Example: 60 monthly payments of © Kubota Tractor Corporation 2019. $0 Down, 0% A.P.R. financing for up to 60 months on purchases of select new Kubota BX80 equipment from participating dealers’ in-stock $16.67 peris$1,000 financed. Offer expires 6/30/19. SeeKubota us or go to KubotaUSA.com for more information. inventory available to qualifi ed purchasers through Credit Corporation, U.S.A.; subject to credit approval. Some exceptions apply. Example: 60 monthly payments of $16.67 per $1,000 financed. Offer expires 6/30/19. See us or go to KubotaUSA.com for more information.