March 2012 by Mountain Home

Joined in War Tested by Battle Bound for Wellsboro

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Volume 7 Issue 3

The Last Great Place

By Mike Capuzzo Mountain Home says goodbye to a great friend and writer, Matt Connor.

Doings ’Round the Mountain

By Michael Capuzzo And it’s Deane, Deane, Deane, as the new performing arts center opens in Wellsboro, including a new home for Rachel Tews (left) and her Fifth Season.

Looking Back

By Joyce M. Tice Just sign here, and make Joyce’s autograph collection complete.

Trapping Time

By Gregg Rinkus The trapping season is upon us, at the crossroads of old traditions and new.

Our War Horse

Faces of ER

Reading Nature

By Brendan O’Meara Joined in War. Tested by Battle. Bound for Wellsboro.

By Tom Murphy Our writer turns over a new iLeaf.

All in the Family

Photography by Ken Meyer Those lumbering trucks filling our roads maybe foreigners to most of us, but to the men in the field they come with family nicknames.

The Better World

Middle: War Horse, Academy Award nominee for six Oscars, including best picture. Cover art by Tucker Worthington.

Sarah WAgaman

By John & Lynne Diamond-Nigh A conversion, an epiphany: it comes like a message in a bottle, so scoop it out of the stream.

By Michael Capuzzo A world of rescue awaits behind the beaming new sign of the Soldiers + Sailors Memorial Hospital emergency room.

Thinking Inside the (Black) Box

By Karen Meyers The Deane Center for the Performing Arts debuts by opening its doors to PACTFest. Publisher Michael Capuzzo

Editor-in-Chief Teresa Banik Capuzzo

Let It Flow, Let It Flow, Let It Flow By Angela Cannon-Crothers Myths and Magic of Maple Sap.

Associate Publisher George Bochetto, Esq. Dawn Bilder

Managing Editor Roberta Curreri

Mother Earth

By Gayle Morrow Go lay an egg, or, better yet, find a chicken to raise who will do it for you.

Copy Editor Pete Boal Cover Artist Tucker Worthington P r o d u c t i o n M a n a g e r / G r ap h i c D e s i g n e r Amanda Doan Butler

Finger Lakes Wine Review

By Holly Howell The Finger Lakes’s new Beer Trail is good for what ales you.

In the Kitchen

By Cornelius O’Donnell Just in time for St. Patty’s Day dining, Neal uncovers some new tricks in the Ould Sod.

Reviving a Revival

By Dawn Bilder Ed and Theresa Lockhart have spent a lifetime restoring old houses, and their latest—and longest—project has been a Greek revival in Lawrenceville.

Contributing Writers Sarah Bull, Angela Cannon-Crothers, Jennifer Cline, Matt Connor, Barbara Coyle, Kevin Cummings, Georgiana DeCarlo, John & Lynne Diamond-Nigh, Patricia Brown Davis, Lori Duffy Foster, Audrey Fox, Donald Gilliland, Steve Hainsworth, Martha Horton, Holly Howell, David Ira Kagan, Adam Mahonske, Roberta McCulloch-Dews, Cindy Davis Meixel, Suzanne Meredith, Fred Metarko, Karen Meyers, Dave Milano, Gayle Morrow, Tom Murphy, Mary Myers, Jim Obleski, Brendan O’Meara, Cornelius O’Donnell, Thomas Putnam, Gary Ranck, Kathleen Thompson, Joyce M. Tice, Linda Williams, Carol Youngs C o n t r i b u t i n g P h o t o g r ap h e r s Mia Lisa Anderson, Bill Crowell, Bruce Dart, Anne Davenport-Leete, Ann Kamzelski, Ken Meyer, Tina Tolins, Sarah Wagaman Sales Representatives Christopher Banik, Brian Earle, Sadie Mack, Richard Widmeier Subscriptions Claire Lafferty Beagle Cosmo

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By Cindy Davis Meixel No Glass Ceiling for Corning’s Gaffer District businesswomen.

Back of the Mountain

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Yogi

Here’s one for you, Matt.

Cindy Davis Meixel

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The Last Great Place

Goodbye to a Great Friend and Writer By Michael Capuzzo

hank God for the sun! In a small country church in a gray valley the parishioners praised the Lord for a string of warm, bright February days. One of our editors, whose life was reborn in that church, brought that story to our old house-magazine office on Kelsey Creek, on a day the creek ran cold but swift and clear with no ice. Like a premonition of spring, February brought a talented new writer, Brendan O’Meara, a dapper young man who wears suits and last-century hats, a blogger and a Twitterer and a throwback, a sportswriter—a horse writer, in fact, which as everyone knows indicates a literary turn of mind. Brendan’s first, and excellent, book—Six Weeks in Saratoga: How Three-YearOld Filly Rachel Alexandra Beat the Boys and Became Horse of the Year (SUNY Press)—made him a natural to tell the tale of General Banks, Wellsboro’s War Horse, our March cover story. Yet February seemed a false spring, too, as it brought one of our saddest days. We received news that our longtime awardwinning writer and friend, Matthew (Matt) B. Connor, had died at the age of forty-six after a long battle with cancer. Matt called me from his home in Lock Haven when the magazine was just starting, five years ago. He was a veteran journalist— he wrote for newspapers and Matthew (Matt) B. Connor magazines, edited trade journals, wrote a history column for the Lock Haven Express, wrote a fascinating book, Watering Hole: The Colorful History of Booze, Sex & Death at a New Jersey Tavern, and worked at Forbes magazine in New York City, after being discovered, only eight months out of Lock Haven University, by billionaire owner Malcolm Forbes. But veteran does little justice to Matt’s storytelling gift. He said he’d enjoyed my book Close to Shore, an historical thriller about an Edwardian shark attack, and wanted to write for Mountain Home. He didn’t care that we couldn’t afford to pay New York City rates. He believed the magazine was going places. He wanted to be part of it. See Matt on page 10

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Doings ’round the Mountain arch

The Big Opening The Deane Center Anchors Main Street The Deane Center for the Performing Arts, the new, $4-million-plus Wellsboro landmark, opens its doors to the public for the first time on Tuesday, March 10. How a small town during the Great Recession turned Ivah Deane’s bequest into a regional art center and 130-seat Black Box theatre is Hollywood stuff. Meanwhile, meet new Deane executive

director Lisa Meade (pictured on the facing page with HamiltonGibson Productions director Thomas Putnam), see the Black Box and a zillion rooms available for private parties, weddings, art and community groups. Stay tuned for times, music, refreshments. The Big Opening II Festival of Plays at The Deane Center Thomas Putnam and Hamilton-Gibson Productions have been wondrous wandering thespians doing real, live, our-community theater

since Mary Wells Morris said to her husband, “Morris is a lovely name, dear, but why not call it Wellsboro?” Now Putnam (pictured on facing page) and his backstage master Bill Scott (checking the new stage lights, above) have a place to call home, the new Deane Center for the Performing Arts. The Deane debuts with the annual statewide festival of plays performed by the Pennsylvania Association of Community Theatres (PACT) on March 16, 17, and 18, Putnam proudly hosting. (See story page 38.)

The Big Opening III The Fifth Season Anchors the Deane Sidewalk Winter, spring, summer, and fall fill up most folks’ minds, but Rachel Tews had a vision, “The Fifth Season,” her popular town-and-country home-décor and clothing emporium at 25 Main St., Wellsboro. Now Rachel (photo on page 3) is moving down to 100 Main Street to open a bigger, better Fifth Season on March 1, fronting the new Deane Center for the Performing Arts. New store stats: 4,400 square feet, (700 more), 12-and-14-foot ceilings, tens of thousands of items from 400 vendors, 75 percent all new merchandise.

Doings, cont. THE THEATRE 1-4 The Sound of Music. Where else but here? The green hills of Mansfield University will come alive this month with the university’s annual spring musical, The Sound of Music, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s classic Broadway hit. Straughn Theatre shows on campus March 1-3 at 8 p.m and Sun., March 4 at 2 p.m. Senior students and stage stars Danielle Montgomery and Derek Gracey will play Maria Ranier and Captain Von Trapp. Von Trapp’s children will be portrayed by secondary students from Mansfield and Wellsboro. The production is designed and directed by retired MU Theatre Professor Michael Crum and music direction is by MU Music Professor Sheryl Monkelien. The Nun’s Chorus includes the women of the MU Concert Choir under the direction of MU Music Professor Peggy Dettwiler, who will take the women’s chorus to New York’s Carnegie Hall to repeat the role in a benefit concert of The Sound of Music. (For ticket information, see www.music.mansfield.edu, or contact Suzy Achey at 570-662-4710 and sachey@ mansfield.edu). 13, 14 Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific. This acclaimed new production comes to the Clemens Center based on the 2008 Tony Award-winning Lincoln Center Theater production. Set on a tropical island in the 1940s, the musical tells the sweeping romantic story of two couples in the shadow of World War II, and is often said to be the finest musical ever written. Performances Tues., Wed. at 7:30 p.m. (The Clemens Center, 207 Clemens Center Parkway, Elmira, NY, 607-734-8191 for tickets. See Error! Hyperlink reference not valid. SouthPacificOnTour.com). OUTDOORS 10, 11 Annual Gun & Sportsman Show. Buy, sell, and trade at this annual show at the Morris Township Fire company. Hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday the 10th, and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. (Morris Fire Company, Morris, PA 16938. Email: info@morrisfire.org or call (570) 353-7671). 11 Cross Country Ski & Snowshoe Hike. A free Sunday event for all experience levels, equipment provided (limited quantities). Meet at Hills Creek State Park (Beach Parking area), 111 Spillway Rd.,

Wellsboro, for the 10 a.m.-noon event or 1-3 p.m. Date may change due to insufficient snow; check www.wellsbororecreation.org or 570-724-0300. 24, 25 Potter/Tioga Maple Weekend. From Brydonson Farm in Coudersport to Millers Purely Maple in Wellsboro, fifteen maple farms will open their sugar shack doors this weekend, while Hills Creek State Park in Wellsboro conducts demonstrations for backyard producers (10 a.m.-4 p.m. both days). For more on this sweetest trail, see www.pamaple.com/ MapleWeekend.htm, or call 1-888-846-4228. LECTURES 2 Seamus McGraw, Author of The End of Country. Seamus McGraw, an award-winning freelance journalist in Susquehanna County, was moved to write this acclaimed memoir/investigation when energy companies came calling for the land owned atop the Marcellus Shale by him, his sister, and his widowed mother. He’s a Lycoming College Special Speaker on Friday, March 2 on campus in the Honors Hall, 7-8:30 p.m. (Lycoming College, 700 College Place, Williamsport, PA; see www.lycoming.edu, http:// www.seamusmcgraw.com). 8 Brown Bag Series: Ron Butler. Ron Butler, CEO of Laurel Health System, will discuss his mission trip to India with the Medical Benevolence Foundation. Lecture begins at 12:10 p.m. Bring lunch, beverage provided. (Gmeiner Art & Cultural Center, 134 Main St., Wellsboro, PA; (570)724-1917. Open daily 2-5 p.m., admission free). MUSIC 21 MASS Ensemble. The Wellsboro Community Concert Association (WCCA) presents the innovative and internationally renowned group MASS (Music, Architecture, Sonic, Sculpture). The performance, at 7:30 p.m. in the Wellsboro High School Auditorium, combines unique musical sculptures and installations with traditional instrumentation for “an unforgettable multi-sensory theatrical experience.” (For more see www.massensemble.com, and the WCCA web site, www.wellsborocca.org, or call 570-724-4939).

Faces of the Deane Center: Hamilton-Gibson Productions director, Thomas Putnam and Deane Center for the Performing Arts executive director Lisa Meade.

Fifth Season: Last days at the old digs.

COMEDY 25 Jim Gaffigan. You saw him on TV shows like The Late Show with David Letterman, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, and Law & Order. Now you can catch his standup act in Wiliamsport. Actor-writer Gaffigan’s clever, quiet style has made him one of the top five most successful touring comedians in the country, and his CDs and DVDs have reached platinum sales. (The Community Arts Center, 220 West Fourth St., Williamsport, PA, 570 326-2424. See www.caclive.com, www.jimgaffigan.com). 30 Jeanne Robertson. Billed as the “Sixty-Six Year Old Internet Sensation Comedienne,” southerner Jeanne Robertson (who says southern is her first language) has attracted 8 million web hits while discussing humorous topics such as “Why You Can’t Send a Man to the Grocery Store,” her teenage daughter, and experiences as a 6’2” Miss Congeniality winner in the Miss America Pageant. Show at 7:30 p.m. (The Community Arts Center, 220 West Fourth St., Williamsport, PA, 570 326-2424. See www.caclive. com, www.jeannerobertson.com). FOOD & WINE 18 “The Big Easy” Feast & Fest. To the sounds of jazz legend Louis Armstrong (a live homage to Louis by Jon Seiger & the All-Stars), Veraisons Restaurant at Glenora Wine Cellars serves up a five-course N’Orleans fast, including Crawfish Bisque, Oyster po’boy slider, Chicken Gumbo, Catfish fry, and Bananas Foster. Sunday 1-4 p.m., $25 per person. (Glenora Wine Cellars, 5435 State Route 14 Dundee, NY 14837, www. glenora.com. Call for reservations, 607-243-9504).

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MUSEUMS & LIBRARIES 3 Civil War Encampment. Hammondsport, NY recently tied with Beaufort, NC as America’s “Coolest Small Town” as chosen by Budget Travel magazine readers. But the small village (pop. 750) on the south end of Keuka Lake remains classic, hosting triedand-true events, such as an indoor encampment and demonstration featuring the 140th New York regiment and 21st Georgia Regiment at the Glenn H. Curtiss Museum. Civil War re-enactors will gather for a weekend of indoor camping and activities, featuring demonstrations of Civil War period firearms (including musket firing), and presentations of period costumes, medicine, and surgery. The battle rages Saturday March 3, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on the ground in 9

HOME TERRITORY Welcome to Mountain Home We’re grateful that you’ve already welcomed us onto your porch and into the living room. Thanks to you, Mountain Home, the Twin Tiers lifestyle magazine, has 100,000 readers from the Finger Lakes to the Susquehanna River. Locally owned and based at creek-side offices in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania—population 3,245—we tell local stories by gifted local writers, artists, and photographers (see our awards on page 6). You can get a subscription, but most folks pick us up, “Free as the Wind,” at one of 279 distribution points, represented on this original map by artist Tucker Worthington. Please support our advertisers and distributors— on our Web site, we’ve published a complete list by town of the businesses, from Wegman’s to wineries to the corner store, where you’ll find Mountain Home. Call us at 570-724-3838 to chat, tell a story, or advertise. Meanwhile, happy reading! Teresa & Mike Capuzzo, Wellsboro, Pennsylvania

Doings, cont. the museum dedicated to Hammondsport aviation pioneer Glen H. Curtiss. (Glenn H. Curtiss Museum, 8419 State Route 54, Hammondsport, NY 14840. See www.glennhcurtissmuseum.org). 8 The Artist and The Astronaut. Artist Josh Simpson and his wife, Cady Coleman, a renowned astronaut, provide a joint lecture in the Corning Museum of Glass Auditorium, 6-7 p.m. Simpson creates wondrously detailed imaginary “planets” and “worlds” in glass. Coleman spent six months on the International Space Station in 2011. They will discuss their unique experiences and share stories with the audience. (At 10:15 a.m. and 11 a.m. Coleman will talk about space to school groups). Meet the Artist lectures are free and open to the public but registration is required. Reserve by contacting rsvp@cmog.org. (Corning Museum of Glass, 1 Museum Way, Corning, NY, 800-732-6845, www.cmog.org; open 7 days, 9-5, ages 19 and under free). Matt continued from page 7

It was Matt Conner who took Mountain Home places, again and again. Readers will remember when Matt hiked to a mountaintop in Slate Run to report the mysterious World War II plane crash and disappearance of Captain Lawrence Ritter for “Lost,” our May 2009 cover story. And when he found Mansfield High School basketball legend-NBA player-U.S. Congressman Tom McMillen, forty years after he made the cover of Sports Illustrated, for our February 2010 cover. In April 2011, Matt wrote a cover story about the Marcellus Shale—a half-century out of date but you couldn’t put down the wild tale of Dorcie Calhoun, who tapped $47 million in gas cash decades ago. Matt’s Mountain Home stories won four prestigious statewide writing awards from the Pennsylvania Newspaper Association. We’re immensely proud of him. He served heroically as our managing editor when we needed him, though he was sick at the time. Matt even put out a few issues of his own magazine, West Branch Living, fulfilling a dream with his friend and award-winning Express photographer Bill Crowell. He kept writing his weekly column, “Peek at the Past,” for the Lock Haven Express, an amazing read that will soon be published as a book. Matt was a legendary journalism graduate of Lock Haven U., where his memory will be honored with a writing scholarship, and a “light in the lives of many,” the Express said. Stories radiated from Matt, warming everyone around him. He even made ghost story tours a Lock Haven attraction. His creative talent was the special kind that was inexhaustible, infinite. Please turn to the last page, where we pay tribute to our friend, with a headline he surely would have, and no doubt does, quite enjoy, “Here’s One For You, Matt.” 10

Joined in War. Tested by Battle. Bound for Wellsboro.

OUR WAR HORSE By Brendan Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Meara

oxes. Piles. Papers. Junk. Mostly junk. Possibly junk. Too much to sift through. Better leave it to an attorney friend. Ah, just one pass, one filtration. There. In the pile. A rust-colored pamphlet. A bound pamphlet. Recollections of the War of the Rebellion. By General Robert C. Cox. Published 1894, Agitator Printing Office, Wellsboro, Pennsylvania. Looks bland. Wouldn’t call this engaging. It’s light, barely 100 pages. The print is tight. Carole Myers Cacchione flipped through the pages. There. That must be General Robert C. Cox. There. Heavier paper. Folded. Now unfolded. Behind the lenses of her glasses Cacchione stared at her discovery. Were it not for a certain movie trailer played over and over on television she may never have thought twice. Would you look at that? March 20 or 21, 1865, at two o’clock in the afternoon, no fewer than 5,000 soldiers banded together. After two hour’s time, by four o’clock, Union officer Captain R. T. Wood led a fully tacked, hulking bay thoroughbred with one white sock on his right hind leg, six years old, battle tested, into Colonel Robert C. Cox’s 207th Regiment of the Pennsylvania Infantry. It would be just days before the end of the Siege of Petersburg, Virginia, a Civil War battle that stretched all the way back to June 9, 1864. The captain called and Colonel Cox surfaced from his tent. Tied to a tree “all ready to mount, with a fine saddle, bridle, and holsters,” stood a massive, thickly boned horse. Colonel Cox’s men had pooled together $553 to purchase the horse, named General Banks, but affectionately referred to as Banks, from another Union officer. “Col. Robert C. Cox, on behalf of my fellow-officers and the enlisted men of the 207th Regiment,” Captain Wood began, “We are assembled to-day to contribute a token of our appreciation of your gentlemanly deportment and soldierly conduct to us all since we have been under your command … Allow me, Colonel, to present to you this beautiful steed, caparisoned for the field. May he bear you nobly in the heady fight and bring you forth unscathed and victorious, that when smiling peace returns to bless

the land you may return to the bosom of your family, honored and respected by a grateful people.” And with that, Colonel Cox looked upon these men, upon Banks, and drew a breath. *** Carol Cacchione couldn’t believe it. Here, in Wellsboro, her hometown, harbored the lore of a Civil War-era warhorse. Naturally she had to see Steven Spielberg’s Oscar-nominated War Horse. Entertainment as research, and vice versa. Cacchione watched as Joey, the thoroughbred hero of the movie, was sold into the British military as an officer’s

horse; watched as Joey outlived his British rider only to fall into the hands of the Germans; watched as Joey outlived the soon-to-be executed teenage, deserting German brothers; watched as Joey was found by French peasants; watched as Joey pulled artillery for the French; watched as Joey blitzed across no-man’sland into a metallic web, tangled and trapped in barbed wire; watched as a British soldier and a German soldier cut him loose; then watched the beaten and scarred horse return to the hands of his original caretakers. Cacchione started digging. Even her almost ninety-two-year-old mother, Mary Myers, felt the energy. “We need to talk,” she said. “Yes, we dooooo.”

Right: Carol Cacchione and her mother, Mary Myers. Facing page: General Banks and his rider, Colonel Robert C. Cox.

*** Colonel Robert C. Cox began, “Captain Wood, officers and soldiers of the 207th, for this mark of your esteem I thank you, not so much for the intrinsic value of your truly noble gift, but as believing it to be a token of your regard for me. During the seven months that we have been associated together, I remember no good deeds for you that merit this very valuable gift. If I have done my duty as a soldier, I have but observed the stipulations of my oath to my country. Fellow-soldiers we form a part of the brave 300,000 which the grand old Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has furnished to put down this unholy rebellion, punish traitors and restore the dear old flag. You are Pennsylvanians; so am I, and well may we take pride in her glory … ” The band struck up the Star Spangled Banner and 5,000 soldiers of the 207th Regiment of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania receded to their tents. In a matter of hours, Rebel shells would hail from the sky. *** Carol Cacchione lay out a copy of General Robert C. Cox’s Memories of the War of the Rebellion, the Agitator obituary of Banks, and a number of other papers she dug up. “I saw that picture,” Cacchione said of Banks, “War Horse. Bingo!” Work and school took Cacchione from the borders of Wellsboro nearly forty years ago. First she enrolled at Mansfield State University, then went on to the University of Iowa, where she aimed to earn advanced degrees in English when English majors were a “dime a dozen,” as she put it. The promise of a better career in pharmacy beckoned, and she changed course. “I received my bachelor of pharmacy degree from there in 1985, and doctor of pharmacy degree in 1987,” Cacchione said. Next, the University of Pittsburgh hired her to teach pharmacy and therapeutics. In 1994 she moved to Louisville, Kentucky, where she lived until a few months ago. She always figured she could get her “English fix” and read Melville’s Moby Dick on her own time. 14

Wellsboro wasn’t what she remembered it, days when it was a “typical small town, very provincial and safe.” Fast food restaurants, save for the McDonald’s that sprung up in the early 1970s, didn’t exist. Fast food was as fast as a line cook at the Wellsboro Diner scraped up eggs and home fries. It was a meat ’n’ taters kind of town and when Cacchione moved to Iowa City in 1977 she, “ate my first taco. It was so good I had six in one sitting. I’m not kidding. Ethnic food just didn’t exist here.” The Wellsboro waiting for her in 2011 swelled “with the Marcellus shale drilling, heavy trucks and fracking equipment, and truck Colonel Robert C. Cox drivers who aren’t from around here, and knifings Myers urged Cacchione to pursue her and even a murder. Crimes of passion.” You expect things and people to stay the own stories, like the typewritten, hard copies Myers marched to the offices of same, but it all changes. That said, she’s happy to be back, to Mountain Home with titles like “Listen be home, even if Wellsboro underwent to the Lake” and “Count Me Out.” cosmetic augmentation. It’s still home, Myers pressed on. Write about Banks. that home where she made her start in It has become Cacchione’s talisman. Finding Banks, for Cacchione, is pharmacy working at Bower’s Pharmacy “first as a soda jerk, then as a pharmacy “giving a piece of my writing back to my mother as a tribute to her. Writing has clerk” at age sixteen. She’s happy to be home. And it’s always been her outlet. She expects all of us—my three sisters and me, all our kids because of Mom. Her mother, Mary Myers, who turns and grandkids—to do the same.” Cacchione’s mother’s illness brought ninety-two in March, was diagnosed with colon cancer, had surgery in July, her back to Wellsboro in August of and has recovered well. Myers always 2011 and the mission bestowed on her found refuge in words, penning several by Banks widens her eyes and curls her essays with loquacious turns of phrase mouth into a smile. “Look at what I’ve discovered,” she for Mountain Home magazine: “You’ve probably heard the legend that on said. “He [Banks] saw more service certain days in certain summers the air than General Cox did.” “I like that angle,” her mother added. above our five Finger Lakes vibrates as if to the sound of a great distant drum. *** I read about it in a book long ago... maybe you’ll feel it more than you hear General Banks fell from his dam in it, like the jiggle in your belly when the bass drummers beat by, close past you, March 1859 on a Virginia farm, just over in Wellsboro’s Laurel Parade. You may a year before South Carolina seceded be aware of the voice of the lakes only from the Union. By the time he turned once in a summer or once in a lifetime, See War Horse on page 16 but I know you would remember it.”

War Horse continued from page 14

two, the United States was at war with itself and Banks was there to see it all. He had several campaigns and carried officers around the North and the South in times of battle and in times of rest. He was witness to the countless deaths and carnage of man and beast, like the fictional renderings of Joey from War Horse. He was only six years old by the end of the war. Banks was scarred by the war; when is unknown. His previous owner tied him to a tree where Banks was struck by a piece of shrapnel on his right shoulder “inflicting a bad wound.” In its spot, a patch of white hair grew back “as big as a man’s hand...a very conspicuous mark.” For all his service, Colonel Cox was never wounded in the war. Aboard Banks, Colonel Robert C. Cox rode home after the Siege of Petersburg, over Appalachia and into the Keystone State to his home in Wellsboro, where Banks would spend the next twenty-five years of his life under the care of his owner—now brevetted General Robert C. Cox. Banks ate well and was exercised by General Cox. The horse weighed 1,100 pounds and was

“beautifully proportioned.” His tail swept low over the earth and his neck and withers were Herculean in profile. Banks paraded General Cox down the streets of Wellsboro, celebrating and commemorating their triumphs over the South. Tioga County grew fond of its war horse, so fond that he had to be under tight surveilance should people pluck hairs from his tail “for relic.” So he grew into the stuff of legend and grew into his old age. *** “Is it just us who get into local things, do people still get that connection?” asked Carol Cacchione. She had found that General Cox had Banks buried in his 1,100-pound entirety. “The body of the faithful old war horse has been buried on General Cox’s premises in this borough,” read Cacchione in the March 11, 1890, edition of the Agitator. The whereabouts of Banks’s body remained a mystery to historians and Cacchione, even though General Cox paid forty-one dollars to bury the horse, even though he had the horse placed into an appropriately sized coffin. The people of Wellsboro erected no monument. No stone. No plaque. It’s as if Banks merely faded away. But not to Cacchione. To her it was as if Banks had lifted off the page, that his image stood and began to canter; that his tack gently dangled by his ribs; that General Cox planned on taking him for a gallop through the Green. Cacchione reached out to Scott Gitchell, curator of the Tioga County Historical Society. “I just cold called him,” Caccione said. *** Scott Gitchell sat with his leg crossed over his knee, confidently

spouted about General Cox and, less confidently, about Banks. It wasn’t for lack of trying: he didn’t know much about Banks because not a lot about Banks has been documented. Cacchione spent upwards of an hour with Gitchell, prying his mind for anything he might know about Banks. “He must have a photographic memory,” Cacchione observed. Gitchell trumpeted Wellsboro history, sifting through the card catalog of his mind, never hiccupping, never stuttering. “His men had given it to him,” Gitchell said of Banks. “He was a living symbol of his war days. Virginia thoroughbred, good breeding, good pedigree and ancestry, that’s a very valuable horse.” But the whereabouts of Banks’ remains, even to a sponge like Gitchell, is a mystery. “No great discussion, no folklore, General Cox had it buried,” Gitchell said. “He obviously took a great deal of pride over the welfare of the horse.” Gitchell did state one matter with regards to Banks with confidence: “He’s buried on the island on General Cox’s property. “There were floods. Never know what that may have done, especially since the creek is there. The horse is probably buried in the back part. “The exact location is kind of in question.” *** One final call, one final call of duty. General Cox sat atop Banks in a “sham battle,” or Civil War reenactment. Banks was getting on in years, close to thirty years old. He hadn’t seen real war in decades, way back on those final days of the Siege of Petersburg. The sounds of war blasted in Banks’s final summer, and the officers charged aboard their steeds “...and the cannonading and smell of powder awakened all his old enthusiasm.” He charged and thundered the earth. *** So Cacchione dug deeper, kept typing in search words on the Internet, kept trying to unearth Banks. She found a letter, written in March of 1999

The booklet that started the search for Banks.

by Donna Fulkrod. In the sprawling and detailed letter, Cacchione read, “Grandpa...thought the world of his mother’s brother, Robert Corson Cox… Uncle Bob did something that will endear him to me forever. It seems that when the 207th Pennsylvania was mustered out in 1865, his men presented Uncle Bob with a horse (named “Banks”) as a token of their esteem. Banks lived for more than 30 years and is now buried in the family plot in the Wellsboro Cemetery—along with Uncle Bob and Aunt Lydia Wheeland Cox. I’ll bet Aunt Lyd just LOVED that one!” Banks’s remains rested in peace not on the island, but beside General Cox, buried like a family member. *** It must have been a somber day. General Cox, having held several political positions in Wellsboro since the end of the Civil War, had to bury his horse. The two spent twenty-five years together, went to war together; Banks was the enduring symbol of his days in battle and the gift bestowed upon him by the brave men of the 207th. General Cox spared no expenses to bury his horse. General Banks even had an obituary written about him in the March 11, 1890 edition of the Agitator. “We doubt if there is another horse living in the United States with a record equal to that of ‘General Banks.’ “The body of the faithful old war horse has been buried on General Cox’s premises in this burough.” Cacchione needed to see for herself to bring closure to the life and times of General Banks. So she marched down to the cemetery but only found the tombstones of General Cox and his wife. Maybe, if it were a movie, she would have found a massive impression by the Cox family plot, a stone marker even, to honor the general’s steed. But it isn’t, and the whereabouts of General Banks may forever remain what it is: a mystery. First time Mountain Home contributor Brendan O’Meara, of Saratoga, NY, is the author of Six Weeks in Saratoga: How Three-Year-Old Filly Rachel Alexandra Beat the Boys and Became Horse of the Year. 17

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he above is a verse from my elementary school autograph book. It was typical of its time, brief rhymes in iambic pentameter with a little twist of a joke. In earlier times, there was usually more elegance in autograph books. The books themselves had beautiful covers and pages illustrated with designs that would enhance the verses written by friends and family. Handwriting was truly beautiful and often ornate. Verses might be full of wisdom or humor, or both. “Fall from a steamer deck. Fall from the house and break your neck. Fall from the starry sky above But never, never fall in love” ~Laura N. Reynolds of Rutland, Pennsylvania, to May Wood—March 31, 1888

“Mary had a little lamb. Her father shot it dead. Now Mary takes her lamb to school Between two hunks of bread.” Fran to Elizabeth Neal, Mansfield—1939

If you find an old autograph book, don’t send it to the dump where so many have already gone. It’s part of our history and the life story of the people who wrote in it. Mine is one of several autograph books in the collection at the History Center in Mansfield, which will house archives of my family files, displays of local artifacts, all of Chester Bailey’s photo collection, Mansfield Normal School and Mansfield High School yearbooks, amount other local artifacts. The History Center, while awaiting resolution on issues of handicap access, is preparing to open with regular hours in a few months. Until that official opening you can call 570-250-9829 to visit by appointment or try to walk in chancing that I am there. There are already many albums and displays to view. Volunteer helpers and guests are welcome.

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“When other friends are around thee When other thoughts are thine When other names are dear to thee Dear friend, remember mine.” Ida Gilman to Blanche, Reeds Corners, Steuben County, New York—January 3, 1988 “If writing in albums Friendship secures, I’ll prove my friendship By writing in yours.” Dora Ziegenfuss to Fanny, Avoca, New York—1890

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elaxing in my truck, I was taking a short break from work. Stateof-the-art hydraulic fracking was going on behind me. Safely off site, I was still reasonably close to the process so common in the Marcellus Shale natural gas fields of rural Pennsylvania. Although just past noon, a misty rain and pea soup-thick fog made the hour seem more like early morning or even dusk. Diffuse sunlight barely penetrated a somber sky of opaque, slate-gray clouds. From time to time, the light drizzle appeared to change 20

into tiny snowflakes. Or perhaps it was just wishful thinking for those fortunate enough to be out deer hunting. I was wondering about my son, Matt, away at college, and decided to give him a call rather than send my typical text message; I wanted to hear his voice. Through the magic of cellular technology, I connected with him as he waited for a city bus; he’d just finished his organic chemistry lab. He talked about the class’s experiment to synthesize molecules using a chemical reaction that would yield a

new carbon-oxygen bond. The bond: that’s the part I understood. As we chatted, I watched a small yellow pickup truck drive slowly by and park near the one-lane bridge below me. An older gentleman—evidenced, perhaps, by his slow, deliberate walk, slightly hunched-over posture, and throwback red-and-black-checkered Woolrich coat—retrieved a chestnut-colored pack basket from the truck bed. He was a trapper, probably looking to make a few sets for muskrats, raccoons,

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“At that moment, it struck me that here was an anachronism—someone out of place and time. The trapper belonged in eighteenth century America, exploring a new frontier; in a way, much like Marcellus Shale gas field workers.” or a lustrous wild mink. He slung the pack basket over one shoulder, carefully sidestepped down the roadside embankment, and made for the willow-lined stream. As a trapper myself, I was intrigued by the unfolding events and casually watched him through my binoculars. He appeared to be in a world of his own, seemingly oblivious to the millions of dollars worth of equipment and dozens of workers nearby. Then again, the man was local, I figured, and probably accustomed to the hustle and bustle of the gas boom. My conversation with Matt continued and I described the contrasting scenario: technologically advanced natural gas production on one hand, and an old trapper sustaining his passion for the outdoors on the other. Shrouded by a veil of willow branches, drizzle, and thickening fog, I momentarily lost sight of the trapper. Then he reappeared, emerging like a specter, holding traps in both hands. At that moment, it struck me that here was an anachronism—someone out of place and time. The trapper belonged in eighteenth century America, exploring a new frontier; in a way, much like Marcellus Shale gas field workers. Challenging my scholar-son, I asked him what lines from Robert Frost’s poem, “Mending Wall,” did this scene bring to mind? “Sorry, Dad,” he answered, “bus is here; got to go.” Matt never has been very fond of my spur-of-the-moment English literature quizzes. Several days later, I received an e-mail from him— no greeting, no introduction—with these words: “He said it for himself. I see him there bringing a stone grasped firmly by the top in each hand, like an oldstone savage armed. He moves in darkness as it seems to me, not of woods only and the shade of trees.” “Dad, you and the trapper are like Frost’s neighbor, out of place and time. You’re anachronisms.” Gregg Rinkus is a first time contributor to Mountian Home.

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ell, I got an iPad. I won’t embarrass myself with the list of compelling reasons I used to convince myself the iPad was a necessity. In retrospect, they were not that strong, but that’s not the problem anymore. The problem now is that I don’t know how I could live without it. That’s bad. Thoreau talks about how our possessions weigh us down, so any time another thing becomes a necessity, my load gets a little heavier. One of the first applications (or “apps”) I downloaded was Leafsnap. Perhaps I should explain a couple things first. An iPad is a tablet computer a little over nine inches by seven inches and about threeeighths of an inch thick—smaller than a piece of notebook paper and just a hair thicker than an old wooden No. 2 pencil. It connects to the Internet, and when you have downloaded the appropriate app you can do all sorts of things from word processing to watching films. Leafsnap—a free app from Columbia University, the University of Maryland, and the Smithsonian Institution—is an electronic field guide to trees (also available for the iPhone). It contains gorgeous high-resolution pictures of leaves, flowers, fruit in various stages of development, and bark for trees in the Eastern U.S. But it isn’t your grandfather’s field guide. If, using the iPad’s camera, you take a picture of a leaf on a white piece of paper, the iPad checks it against a database using shape recognition software, and then produces pictures of potential matches, thus narrowing the number of possibilities you need to check. A link to the Encyclopedia of Life allows you to check the characteristics of the trees that have been suggested. It gets stranger, however. Once you have identified the leaf, you swipe the correct one with your finger, and if you are logged onto Leafsnap and have allowed them to know where you are, Leafsnap

uses the iPad’s location feature to put a dot on a map of the U.S. on the Leafsnap Web site. If you go there now, you will see a green dot in northern Pennsylvania marking the spot where I identified an eastern white pine. The solitary act of consulting a tree guide to identify a tree has become a communal act of sharing an experience with others. Of course, even Thoreau shared his experiences in Walden, and for all his paring down, he too had his needs. “At the present day, and in this country,” he notes, we need “a few implements” like an ax and a shovel, but he adds, “and for the studious, lamplight, stationery, and access to a few books, rank next to necessaries.” Surely Thoreau would have appreciated the simplicity of having all three in one small iPad, though he would certainly observe that its ability to entangle us in the net of the larger world will of necessity cost us some solitude.

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hey’re giants of the Earth, not just to you. The men who work with our newly massive gas truck fleet have invented a language to humanize the machines. The huge cylindrical truck (facing page, top) passing the Wellsboro Diner is known as a “water bottle.” It carries the waste water from drill sites that arrives clean in the “baby bottle” truck (facing page, the Allison truck). The pyramidal sand carrier (facing page, bottom) is known as a “sand can.” As in football, the strongest, blockiest specimens—the tri-axel dump truck, far right, and “storage unit transfer truck” (above on Charleston Road, carting a water tank between drill sites)—don’t merit affectionate names. See more trucks on page 26. ~Michael Capuzzo

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: Physical Therapists do have the opportunity to become board certified in specific areas of practice. The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) established the specialist certification program in 1978. The organization defines specialization as the process by which a physical therapist builds on a broad base of professional education and practice to develop a greater depth of knowledge and skills related to a particular area of practice. This clinical specialization was developed as a response to a specific area of patent need, and requires knowledge, skill, and experience exceeding that of the physical therapist at entry to the profession and unique to the specialized area of practice. The specialist certification program was established to provide formal recognition for physical therapists with advanced clinical knowledge, experience, and skills in a special area of practice and to assist consumers and the health care community in identifying these physical therapists. A physical therapist is licensed through each state to practice physical therapy. The education of a physical therapist for entry into the profession is broad based and develops skills for all areas of practice. No specific area of specialization is required for practice. This allows greater freedom for physical therapists to work in a variety of practice settings and impact a wide variety of patient populations and problems. However, this does limit the amount of specialized training. The responsibility is placed on the individual physical therapist to obtain further training in their chosen area of practice. Professional education is available for the practicing physical therapists as well as optional clinical residencies. Where the physical therapist works is also a factor in their professional development. The mentorship from a clinically advanced physical therapist specialist is integral in their professional development. When a physical therapist is recognized as a board certified specialist in a specific area of practice, it assures that they have developed the skills and knowledge that best serve patients in that specific area of need. The responsibility then falls on the patient to be a better health consumer to determine the need of seeing a physical therapy specialist, and if a need is determined, find an available specialist with which to consult. The American Physical Therapy Association website has a search engine available on their website www.APTA.org that identifies board certified physical therapy specialists by geographic area. Typically the clinic listed will have multiple therapists available, and only some will be certified specialists. This takes out some of the guesswork for the patient because, if the patient has a problem that needs the consult of a specialist, it can be accomplished in the same clinic. Not every physical therapy problem requires the skill of a specialist, but choosing a facility where a board certified specialist is available can assure that, if there is a need for a consult, it will be done.

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s we sit with our Barnes & Noble lattes in hand, this question slowly circles the table: Can you pinpoint an event, a revelation, an object, an epiphany early in life that was so powerful that it set you on your path for the rest of it? Dean, a painter, recalls once, as a young boy, at loose ends, reaching back over his shoulder and picking a magazine from the shelf. On the back cover was a picture of an abstract painting. Suffused with excitement, he made his way to the basement where he found an old patch of burlap. Lacking paints, he went to the refrigerator, took out bottles of mustard, ketchup, and mayonnaise and, using his fingers, went to work painting his first painting. Pepsi was a soldier in Korea. As he waited by the side of the road for a convey to pass by, it struck him that he was sitting in paradise. Green mountains terraced with rice paddies reached to a blue, blue sky; in the distance two farmers dressed in snowy white were swinging pails of water from a lower rice paddy to the one above. Just then, over the emerald crest of the hill a perfect white cloud slowly arose. “It was a flash,” Pepsi continues, with the ecstasy of Wordsworth describing Tintern Abbey or the mountains around Grasmere. “How beautiful! For eighteen years I had lived without seeing this. I had been blind. Never again would I take for granted the sheer glory of life.” Pepsi, our friend, is a rare spirit of implacable vigor and fenceless optimism, of which his art, his oeuvre, is a radiant manifestation, sixty years after his “conversion” in Korea. Epiphanies. What are they? Why do they happen? Are they tiny, single bubbles that arise from the ancient core of our psyche, a part of our mind that already knows our lives ahead of us and sees fit to deliver one galvanizing hint,

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one thrilling key? At the very least, are they evidence of the inherent goodness, the magic, the oceanic enthusiasm of life, that such a “flash,” often with no precedent, no predilection in the family, and only the most incidental provocation, can overwhelm us, and crystallize in our minds a passion, a sightline, sometimes even an ultimate goal? For me it was Vincent van Gogh. Bored with my mother’s shopping I had dawdled into a bookstore. I picked up a book. Imagine for a second that we’ve lived previous, now forgotten lives, and something triggered an acute unaccountable nostalgia for a golden day, centuries ago. That’s how it felt. Some huge soul-nerve had been yanked and mauled. Resolved: perhaps to be an artist myself, in any event to partake in a mystery as potent, sword-swift, and ancient as that. John writes about art and design. Visit John’s work on Facebook at John DiamondNigh, Artist. Lynne’s Web site, aciviltongue.com, is dedicated to civility studies.

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A rts & L eisure From left: Jeff Eaton, Bill Kovalcik, Thomas Putnam in Art, Hamilton-Gibson’s entry in the 2004 PACTFest. Putnam received an Outstanding Performance award when the play was adjudicated at the Eastern States Theatre Association Festival (ESTAFest) held in Maryland.

Thinking Inside the (Black) Box PACTFest Takes the Stage at Deane Center Debut By Larry Biddison

hings are buzzing in the Black Box these days! Excitement mounts as the Deane Center prepares to open its doors for the PACTFest, which has the honor of being the first event to make use of Wellsboro’s new state-of-the-art performance facility. The three-day play festival set for March 16-18 is an annual function of the Pennsylvania Association of Community Theatres (PACT). Community theatre groups from all over Pennsylvania will come to Wellsboro to showcase plays, network with theatre colleagues, and attend roundtable discussions on performance and the technical and business aspects of theatre. “I’m anxious to see the second-floor community rooms of the Deane Center complex bustling with activity,” said Lisa Meade, newly appointed executive director of the Deane Center. “But the big thrill will be seeing what happens in the Black Box Theatre.”

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Thomas Putnam, Hamilton-Gibson Productions artistic director, has even more reason to be keyed up. “I’ve been waiting for years for the opportunity to host the PACTFest.” An active board member of PACT, Putnam has been approached many times to host the event. “Although HG has performed when the festival is held elsewhere in the state, we’ve never been able to invite our sister theatre companies to Wellsboro. But now that we have a performance venue, we get to treat other theatre groups to Wellsboro’s hospitality, shopping, dining, and lodging.” HG is no stranger to PACTFests, the first being in 2001. The festival that year was held in Altoona’s historic Mishler Theatre, where HG’s entry, Stray Cats, won performance awards. In the 2003 PACTFest, also held in Altoona, HG’s Walk Right Up was honored with the outstanding set design award. In 2004 Art went on for honors in Maryland at the Eastern States level at the ESTAFest. The 2005 PACTFest held in Bradford

From left in foreground: Ryan Dalton, Thomas Putnam, Bill Kovalcik in “Stray Cats,” HamiltonGibson’s entry in the 2001 PACTFest held in Altoona. Putnam received award for Outstanding Multiple Performances and Direction.

featured February 14th and Other Plays; the 2006 festival in Ridley Park showcased HG’s Last Train to Nibroc; and last year in WilkesBarre The Boy Who Ate the Moon won performance awards.

A special feature of this year’s PACTFest is the inclusion of the Original Works contest, open to all Pennsylvania playwrights, community theatres, college/university theatres, and youth theatres, as long as no participant

From left: Bill Scott, Thomas Putnam, Ellen Shaffer, Mary Ginn, Amy DeCamp in Walk Right Up, Hamilton-Gibson’s entry in the 2003 PACTFest held in Altoona, where Scott received the award for Excellence in Set Design.

is a member of Actors Equity or receives more than 25 percent of their living wage as an actor. Furthermore, each production must observe a strict time limit of eighty minutes for setting up the stage, performing the play, and striking the set. This means going from bare stage to bare stage all within eighty minutes. PACT Vice President Marsha Amato-Greenspan pointed out that the PACTFest/Original Works festival 2012 is actually two festivals rolled into one. “In April PACT will send four shows to the ESTAFest/Original Works in Wilkes-Barre, two of which must be original works. At our regional festival, sponsored by the Eastern States Theatre Association, the PACT productions will compete against productions from Maryland, Delaware, and New York.” Wellsboro attorney Priscilla Walrath states that her firm is privileged to sponsor the 2012 PACTFest. She and law office partner Lowell Coolidge are thrilled that the Deane Center is becoming a reality at this time. “Having the festival in Wellsboro is a wonderful opportunity for our town to see a variety of plays and experience the adjudication process.” Walrath has fond memories of attending theatre competitions in Corning some twenty years ago. “As a member of the audience, I was absorbed by what the judges had to say about the choices directors, actors, set designers, and others made in the process of putting on a play. I can hardly wait to experience this excitement again right here in Wellsboro.” Putnam echoes this point. “An added benefit of hosting the PACTFest on HG’s home turf is that our local theatre-goers will be able to attend the productions alongside the casts, crews, and directors of plays new to Wellsboro,” said Putnam. Tickets may be reserved in advance or purchased at the door for the performance sessions on Saturday. Check the HG website for prices and times: www.hamiltongibson.org. Wellsboro resident Larry Biddison is an occasional contributor to Mountain Home magazine.

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Let It Flow, Let It Flow, Let It Flow Myths and Magic of Maple Sap By Angela Cannon-Crothers “A sap run is the sweet good-bye of winter. It is the fruit of the equal marriage of sun and frost.” ~John Burroughs

t is like a slow forgetting; letting go of this season of dark and cold, dry as old bones, like awakening from a deep dream. But each day as the sun grows stronger its light lingers longer and the resulting freeze-and-thaw creates a pulse in the planet, in the movement of the animals and birds, and in the flow of sap in maple trees. We rub the winter from our eyes, let go a yawn, and are rejuvenated by the first sweet promise of spring. My fondest maple sugaring memories involve work at Merck Forest and Farmland Center in Rupert, Vermont, many moons ago. The sugarhouse was over two miles back in the woods (at that time), up and over a steep ridge. We had over 1,200 taps; some were tube fed to the sugar house while over a hundred more we collected in tin buckets, by hand and knee deep in snow, with a team of creamy-colored Belgian mares. The warming air filled with the tap-tap-tap song of maple sap weeping into the buckets. The road into the backcountry wasn’t plowed, so we farm and forest staff divided into two-man weeknight shifts and snowshoed or crosscountry skied to the sugarhouse at the end of the day. Truthfully, the lure of sugaring was so enchanting that there were usually more than two people boiling sap on any night of the week. The evening was spent boiling hundreds of gallons of sap, sticking the occasional hot dog or lamb chop into a pot atop the evaporator for extra sweetness, sipping whisky mixed with fresh syrup, and stepping outside under a starry sky to watch steam billowing into the

Buckets catch sap the old-fashioned way.

night world. After midnight we would shut down the fire, bundle up to head out into the cold, and strap on our skis for the two-mile trek uphill, past the trout pond, past the upper pastures, down around the farm overlooking the Adirondack Mountains to the west, and back to the parking lot on Rupert Mountain to collect our vehicles and drive home. These days, serious producers never collect buckets by hand, and boiling sap is a science involving highly developed extraction methods, holding tanks, filtering systems, reverse osmosis, and closed evaporators. Here in the hills of the Finger Lakes the level of sophistication varies, but the results are always the same—syrup. Northeast Abenaki Indians have a story about how sugaring season began. Long ago, the Creator finished making all the gifts for the people: leaping trout, wood for fires, herbs for healing, game for hunting, and maple trees with thick, honey-like syrup that dripped out of any broken branch all year long. But

that was long ago. What happens is this: one day, Creator sends his superhero helper, Gluskabi, to go and check on the people on Earth. Gluskabi goes to the people’s village but can’t find anyone. The fires have long gone out, fishnets are strewn about, lodges are in disrepair, and the animals are lying around idly. Gluskabi searches and searches and finally finds the people in the woods, fat and lazing under the maple trees, their mouths wide open with maple syrup just dripping in. Gluskabi knows he has to do something to teach the people a lesson. He takes a giant birch bark container and goes to The River and fills it with water. He gathers thirty times. He fills the containers and pours them into the maple trees. Then he asks the Creator to make it flow only once a year, during a time the people will appreciate it the most. So now people have to wait until late winter See Maple on page 44

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for sap to flow. They also have to collect the sap in containers, make their fires, keep their containers in good repair, and work hard to collect and refine the maple sugar. And that is the way of things. Another legend tells how a chief accidentally tomahawked the side of a maple tree where there just so happened to be a birch bark bucket sitting underneath. The watery sap dripped into the bucket, and that same bucket was used to cook dinner. The boiling liquid— becoming sweet and thick—accounts for the discovery of syrup. Even I’ve noticed the eagerness of squirrels lapping up dripping sap from broken maple twigs in the spring, and as a child, I sucked on maple icicles dangling from branches. I imagine there were few accidents involving such a discovery of sweetness in a world of hunger and desire. Predicting exactly when the sap will flow, and for how long, is akin to predicting the due date for a baby’s arrival—only Nature and God really know when the auspicious event will occur. What sugaring science does know is that nighttime temperatures below freezing and

sunny days above freezing produce the greatest flow of sap. It’s also known that sugar maple has the highest concentration of sugars, and most other trees—other than birch—do not have any, and that climate change seems to be pushing the season earlier and earlier, while moving the most desirable habitat for sugar maples further north. Pennsylvania may eventually lose its maple sugaring businesses while Quebec and Maine celebrate a more exclusive niche in the market. We know the sucrose, as well as other sugars like oligosaccharides and raffinose, found in maple sap are leftover carbohydrates from the preceding autumn. Sap contains an average of 2 to 3 percent sucrose, but it can be higher or lower depending on the vigor of the tree, the size of its crown, and the fertility of the soil. Although we are taught in science classes at an early age that in the outer layers of tree bark xylem carries water up from the roots to the tree’s branches and the phloem carries carbohydrates and nutrients down from the leaves into the tree, the flow of sap is actually not related to root pressure or rising root liquid. Sap flow is caused by stem pressure from freeze and thaw mechanisms in the xylem cells.

On those winter nights when a day above freezing is followed by dropping temperatures, ice crystals begin to form in intercellular spaces around xylem cells. The crystalline structures, like all snow, are a force as desiccating as a desert, so more water is pulled into the stem and trunk, and it in turn begins to freeze as well. Within the cells, gasses like carbon dioxide begin to compress due to the cold. The counterreaction, when things warm up the next day, is a release of excess water and bulging gases that result in burgeoning sap flow. Sap flow is springtime’s quickening, the final swell and movements before life bursts forth again, a sweet liquid to nurse bud, blossom, and emerging leaf. Once the spell of nightly freezes ends and tiny leaves the size of squirrel ears emerge, the sap grows dark and stops flowing altogether. Like a beautiful dream, another sugaring season passes and we are thankful for the hard work of those who make syrup, and the sweetness it leaves us all. Angela Cannon-Crothers is a freelance writer and outdoor educator living in the Finger Lakes region of New York.

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Restaurants Enjoy the region’s comprehensive restaurant listings. From our Finger Lakes wineries to Williamsport’s good eats to the fertile Pennsylvania heartland in between, we’re famous for our regional specialties and love to eat. For listing information please email Dawn Bilder at dawnb@mountainhomemag.com or call (570) 724-3838. Also look for restaurant listings at www.mountainhomemag.com. Bon appetit!

Pennsylvania Bradford County Canton KELLEY’S CREEK SIDE RESTAURANT Kelley’s offers $4 breakfast and $6 lunch specials every day, and they are open for dinner WedSun. They specialize in home-style cooking like their prime rib and serve homemade desserts like chocolate peanut butter pie and muffins. (570) 673-4545, 1026 Springbrook Dr, www. urbanspoon.com

Lycoming County Trout Run BITTNER’S GENERAL STORE Hot and cold 18” subs, specialties are Italian and cheese steak. Pizzas, homemade salads, pastas, and hot foods. Fresh meats, cold cuts, and our own lean ground hamburger. Camping supplies and propane. (570) 998-8500, located at the junction of Rt. 14 and Rt. 15 in Trout Run, PA, bittnersinc@aol.com. FRY BROS. TURKEY RANCH Original turkey dinners & complete menu. Established business since 1886. Restaurant and convenience store. At the top of Steam Valley Mountain, elevation 1,704 ft. Open daily for breakfast, lunch, & dinner. Gifts and souvenirs. 27 Rt. 184 Hwy, (570) 998-9400. STEAM VALLEY RESTAURANT Steam Valley offers good home cooking and daily specials. It’s open 7 days of the week. Gas, diesel, and convenience store coming soon! (570) 9982559, 169 Rt. 14 Hwy, P.O. Box 157, Junction Route 14 & 15.

Williamsport WEGMAN’S Wegman’s Market Café features freshly-made foods ranging from quick grabs like pizza, subs, and Asian classics to comfortfood favorites, salads, and sandwiches. Come try our family-friendly foods at budget-friendly prices. 201 William St, (570) 320-8778, wegmans.com.

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Go Lay An Egg By Gayle Morrow

raise the Lord and pass the omelet—the chickens are laying again. They’re a ways from peak production, but they (and we) have made it past the hump of those dark days, the days when daylight slinks away at four o’clock in the afternoon and doesn’t show up again until eight o’clock the next morning. Whew! What’s a hen to do during those times but tuck her head under her wing and say, “Cluck.” Like most every living thing, chickens, when left to their own devices, are quite in tune with the goings-on of the natural world. A flock of chickens just out and about would typically hatch chicks in the spring (provided there was a rooster), spend the summer laying eggs (no rooster necessary), raising the kids, and eating all kinds of bugs and greens. Then, in late summer/ early fall, they would go through a molt—the process of losing and replacing feathers. In winter, egglaying would take a back seat to the primary objectives of staying warm and finding enough food. The chickens would also have to be constantly on the outlook for predators. If you have a backyard flock you might have seen how the girls will freeze up when a raptor flies overhead, or heard how the sounds they make when the proverbial fox is in the henhouse are different from the ones they make when all is well in their world. Hens start life with the potential for all the eggs they will ever lay, and then some, already in place. Depending on the breed and the feed, a pullet, or young hen, will begin laying eggs between sixteen and twenty-two weeks old. From yolk to finished product, an egg takes about 44

twenty-five hours to develop. A hen’s lay rate is influenced by factors that include temperature, daylight, and age. She will lay fewer eggs as she grows older, but a healthy chicken can be in the business for a dozen or so years. Some hens tend to be more “broody” than others—that is, they want to “sit” on a clutch of eggs and hatch a batch of little ones.

Chickens are soooo great to have around. They eat an amazing number of icky flies and crawly things. They can help you clean up your garden beds in the fall and they provide you with fertilizer for next year’s crops. And if you’ve ever compared the taste and color of an egg from a happy, healthy, backyard chicken to that of an egg from an unhappy, caged-up, factory-farm chicken—well, there isn’t really any comparison. Gayle Morrow, former editor of The Wellsboro Gazette, cooks locally, and organically, at the West End Market Café.

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Restaurants, cont. Tioga County Blossburg MOMMA’S Momma’s offers a full menu and specializes in homestyle cooking. They have daily specials and the area’s best baby back ribs on Saturdays. Steak Night is on Thursdays. They also cater to rigs. (570) 638-0270, 102 Granger St.

Liberty BLOCKHOUSE CAFÉ Blockhouse Café is open for breakfast and lunch and on Friday nights, serving homemade and home-style meals, including desserts. It’s a unique café with good food, great company, and a place where you always get your money’s worth. (570) 3242041, 31 Willow St. THE LANDING STRIP FAMILY RESTAURANT The Landing Strip offers home cooked foods, daily specials, homemade desserts, a clean, friendly atmosphere, on or off premises catering, and has a banquet or large party area. Easy on/off Route 15.. (570) 324-2436, Routes 15 & 414 junction.

Mansfield EDDIE’S RESTAURANT Eddie’s offers home-style cooking with homemade daily specials. Their specialties include hot roast beef sandwiches and chicken & biscuits, both served with real mashed potatoes. They have homemade pies and serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner. (570) 662-2972, 2103 S. Main St. LAMBS CREEK FOOD & SPIRITS Lambs Creek offers sophisticated, down-home cooking seven days a week. Every Tuesday there’s an Italian Night speciaI. Beautiful terrace overlooks gorgeous mountains. (570) 662-3222, 200 Gateway Dr, Mansfield, PA 16933, www. lambscreek.com PAPA V’S PIZZERIA & RESTAURANT Papa V’s offers a wide variety of hand tossed New York Style thin-crust pizza, a multitude of hot and cold sandwiches, fresh ½ pound Angus burgers, and delicious homemade Italian dishes for lunch and dinner. 12 N. Main St, (570) 6622651, www.papavpizzeria.com. WREN’S NEST Wren’s Nest has live music every Wed. night from 6-9. Specialties include crab cakes, steaks, and pastas. They make homemade desserts including lemon meringue ice cream pie and crème brule (sampler). (570) 662-1093, 102 West Wellsboro St, www.wrensnestpa.com. YORKHOLO BREWING CO. Offers a selection of dishes made up of local ingredients paired with Yorkholo’s own fresh brewed beer, including “Pine Creek” Raspberry Wheat, “Summer Love” Summer Ale, “Mountaineer” I.P.A, “Bungy” Blonde Ale, and 2 rotating selections. (570) 662-0241, 19 N Main St, www.yorkholobrewing.com.

Mansfield Fast Food MCDONALDS (570) 662-7077, 120 N Main St. WENDY’S (570) 662-7511, 1580 S Main St.

KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN (570) 662-2558, 1320 S Main St. TACO BELL (570) 662-2558, 1320 S Main St. ARBY’S (570) 662-7626, 1672 S Main St.

Morris BABB’S CREEK INN & PUB Babb’s Creek Inn & Pub specializes in Seafood and Prime Rib, which is available every night, except Tuesdays when the restaurant is closed. Reservations are appreciated for parties of 8 or more. Located at the intersection of Rtes. 287 & 414, (570) 3536881, www.babbscreekinnandpub.com.

Wellsboro CAFÉ 1905 Classic coffee house located in Dunham’s Department Store. Proudly serving Starbucks® coffee, espresso, Frappuccino®, Tazo® tea plus delicious freshly baked pastries, homemade soups, artisan sandwiches and ice cream. Free wi-fi. (570) 724-1905, Inside Dunham’s Department Store, 45 Main St. DUMPLING HOUSE CHINESE RESTAURANT Dumpling House specializes in Hunan, Cantonese, and Szechuan Cuisine. It’s family owned and operated and located on beautiful Main Street in Wellsboro. You may dine in or carry out. (570) 724-4220, 31 Main St. DUNKIN’ DONUTS America Runs on Dunkin’. 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. (570) 724-4556, 7 Main St. THE FROG HUT The Frog Hut serves favorites like Texas hots, fried chicken, and Philly cheese steaks. They offer homemade soups and salads, and for dessert, try their soft serve ice cream, Italian ice, sundaes, and other ice cream treats. (570) 724-4450, 132 Tioga St. HARLAND’S FAMILY STYLE RESTAURANT Open seven days a week at 5 a.m., serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner all day until 9 p.m., including the largest Black Angus burgers in town, full salad bar, and all homemade desserts. House-batter-dipped haddock fish fry every Friday. Full service on-site catering available. (570) 724-3311, 17 Pearl St. MARY WELLS ROOM AND PENN WELLS LOUNGE Located in historic Penn Wells Hotel, full service restaurant and lounge feature an extensive menu of fine steaks, seafood, pasta, gourmet sandwiches, fresh burgers, desserts. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, and Sunday brunch. (570) 724-2111, 62 Main St, www.pennwells.com. THE NATIVE BAGEL The Native Bagel offers bagels made fresh daily, gourmet coffee, deli sandwiches, soups and salads, and homemade desserts. Bagels are mixed, kneaded, rolled, boiled, and baked onsite. All soups, breads, and baked items are “made from scratch.” 1 Central Ave, (570) 724-0900, www.nativebagel.com. PAG-O-MAR Pag-O-Mar offers subs, salads, and deli sandwiches at the head of the Wellsboro Junction Rail Trail, across from the Tioga Central tour train station. They also offer soft custard and Hershey’s hard ice cream. And there’s a farmer’s market in season. (570) 724-3333, 222 Butler Rd. (just past junction of Rts. 6 & 287).

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t seems like just yesterday that I interrupted my regularly scheduled wine column with a special report on the new and fabulous Cheese Trail that had been created in the Finger Lakes. With five different Wine Trails already on the map, this development couldn’t have been more enthusiastically received by road trippers everywhere. How perfect to have artisan cheeses sprinkled throughout the region to pair alongside our fabulous wines. The newest Finger Lakes brochure now marks the location of each winery with a bottle, and each cheesery with a wedge of cheese. You gotta love it! But this was only the beginning. There is an even newer addition to the region’s gastronomical choices. And it seems most appropriate to make this announcement during the month of March, when St. Patrick’s spirit invades even the most die-hard wine drinkers. Yes, you guessed it. The Finger Lakes is now proud home to a unique coalition of local craft breweries, or as I like to call it…The Ale Trail. This new trail includes over thirty different breweries, tap houses, and brewpubs. It winds a picturesque path from Rochester to Syracuse to Ithaca to Corning. And many of the beer stops are just down the road from a neighboring winery or cheese maker. It is not uncommon to see fields of hops bordered by vineyards and grazing cattle. And they are easy to find on the region’s map, as they are marked with a sudsy beer mug. Although beer making is not new to the Finger Lakes, the overnight growth of microbreweries led to the formation of an official Beer Trail in February of 2011. You can check out fingerlakesbeertrail.com for a list of breweries, along with upcoming special events, open houses, festivals, and the

latest news on currently released brews. Being a wine lover, I have always considered beer to be the next frontier. The range of styles from pilsners and lagers to porters and stouts is astounding, and there is no better place to learn that than with a visit to the breweries themselves. I have tried the outstanding Canandaigua Lake Ale from Custom Brewcrafters, an American pale ale with refreshing citrus and malt flavors. Ithaca Beer Company makes the funky Cascazilla, which is the hoppiest and happiest red ale I’ve ever had. Winter is just not complete without Wagner Valley Sled Dog, a Bavarian style that is perfect with molasses cookies. And I just heard word that Naked Dove released its much-anticipated Scotch Ale. I know where I am heading this weekend. So many beers, and so little time. Of course, you can only taste so many in one visit. So thank goodness for the multitude of wonderful restaurants and convenient bed and breakfasts along the way! Make a weekend of it, and come visit all of the new Finger Lakes trails this year. I’ll see you there. Holly is a Certified Specialist of Wine (by the Society of Wine Educators) and a Certified Sommelier (by the Master Court of Sommeliers in England); email her at wineanddine @mountainhomemag.com.

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Restaurants, cont. SUBWAY “Eat Fresh.” (570) 724-1424, 63 Main St, www.acornmarkets.com. THE STEAK HOUSE The Steak House has been serving the finest steaks and seafood since 1957. Whether you want a black angus hamburger or a cold water lobster tail, there’s something for the whole family in a true Wellsboro atmosphere. 29 Main St, (570) 7249092, www.thesteakhouse.com. TERRY’S HOAGIES Terry’s Hoagies makes the best hoagies in town. They specialize in both hot and cold hoagies, and bake their bread and potato, macaroni, and pasta salads fresh daily. Hoagie trays and meat & cheese platters available. (570) 724-7532, 7 Charleston St, www.terryshoagies.com. TIOGA CENTRAL RAILROAD All aboard Tioga Central Railroad! Take a scenic ride while enjoying dinner on Saturday night or Sunday brunch. Wine and beer available. See website for menu selection. (570) 724-0990, 11 Muck Rd, www.tiogacentral.com. TONY’S ITALIAN CUISINE Come to Tony’s for homemade cooking and family recipes, fresh dough and homemade bread made daily, pasta dishes, and special pizzas like steak pizza, Sicilian pizza, and their 3-cheese pizza. It’s family-owned and run, and they offer lunch and dinner specials. (570) 724-2090, 3 Main St. WELLSBORO DINER Wellsboro Diner, a famous Wellsboro landmark, serves sumptuous home cooked meals, fresh baked pies, cookies and cakes, and the very best prime rib on Saturday nights. They offer more than ample portions to all hungry guests. (570) 724-3992, 19 Main St, Wellsboro, PA 16901 WEST END MARKET CAFÉ “Globally inspired, locally sourced.” A place of nourishment and respite, celebrating local food & creativity. We feature fresh, locally sourced ingredients whenever possible & Fair Trade coffee products. Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m. To 3 p.m. Saturday 8 a.m. To 3 p.m. (570) 605-0370, 152 Main St, www.westendmarketcafe.wordpress.com.

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In the Kitchen

Ould Sod, New Tricks By Cornelius O’Donnell

’ve been writing about food for just about twenty-three years. And in almost all those years, as March approached, I wracked my brain to produce a piece that featured an Irish menu. (When asked, more than one friend mentioned their favorite seven-course Irish meal: a six-pack of Guinness and a potato.) For shame. Irish food may have taken a back seat to the other European cuisines— French, German, Hungarian, Italian, etc—but that was then, and this is now. If you’ve had the chance to visit Ireland, particularly the larger cities, there is very good food to be had. The ever increasing interest in the importance of fresh, natural ingredients—farm-fresh Irish produce, eggs, poultry, butter, and so on—has burnished the Ould Sod’s gastronomic reputation. And cookery writers and chefs have churned out many excellent books and even TV series with photographs of lush landscapes and tables laden with good things. But, I thought, how many times do readers want to read about the food clichés of the Emerald Isle? I want to do something a little different and some of the strongest memories of the food I ate on two trips over there involved a main course of fish. Molly Malone’s Wheelbarrow The Internet is an amazing resource. Since I was thinking fish and, loving to sing out Erin’s songs on March 17, I searched “Irish ballads” for inspiration. There was Molly Malone, of course, but I discovered that the song about this fishmonger has become the unofficial anthem of Dublin; and there, at the foot of Grafton Street, is a statue, erected in 1988, of a curvaceous Molly wheeling her barrow. We’re also told that wags in the city call it “The Dish

The Dish with the Fish: The statue of Molly Malone and her wheel barrow in Dublin Square.

with the Fish.” Well, that set me off on a search for something fishy. On one of those Irish trips I took a mini-course with Ireland’s bestknown culinary teacher, Darina Allen. She not only has a pile of great books to her name, but her syndicated TV show (also seen in many markets in the States) has made her the Julia Child of Irish cuisine. It didn’t take me long to find a delicious recipe from her and, when I tested it, I knew I had found a winner. The recipe is from A Year at

Ballymaloe Cookery School, in hardcover since 1997 and published in paperback in 2006 by Kyle Books. The school itself is a wonder, teaching long and short-term classes as well as classes for professional chefs. As you’ll see in all of Darina’s books, the photographs of Ballymaloe’s 100-acre organic vegetable and herb gardens surrounding the school will have you salivating. I loved Darina’s comment at the end of the page headed, “A See Emerald on page 50

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Restaurants, cont. Potter County Galeton ACORN #25 FEATURING SUBWAY “Eat Fresh.” (814) 435-6626, 3 West St, www.acornmarkets.com. TUTORS RESTAURANT Tutors Restaurant offers delicious home-cooked meals 7 days a week. Breakfast on Sat and Sun. Tues˜Italian. Wed˜Seafood. Thur˜Wings. Fri˜Fish Fry. Sun˜Brunch Buffet. (814) 435-3550, 75 Germania St.

Germaina GERMANIA HOTEL The best burgers around. Wings, pizza, steaks, and seafood. Thursday Rib Night. Friday Broiled or Fried Haddock. Salad bar Thurs, Fri, Sat. Serving food 7 days a week, 12pm to12am. Legal beverages, rooms available, find us on Facebook “Germaniahotel Germania.” (814) 435-8851, Rt. 44 (Seven Miles South of Galeton).

Gold GOLD GENERAL STORE Serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Pizza and subs. Baked goods. Grocery items. (814) 848-9773, 2760 State Rt. 49W.

New York Steuben County Addison ACORN #11 FEATURING SUBWAY “Eat Fresh.” (607) 359-2603, 121 Front St, www. acornmarkets.com.

Bath RICO’S PIZZA Rico’s Pizza offers NY Style hand-tossed pizzas with a variety of toppings. The full menu includes appetizers, salads, subs, calzones, stromboli’s, and pizza by the slice. Dessert, beer, and wine are also available. (607) 622-6033, 371 W Morris St, www.ricospizza.com.

Corning THE GAFFER GRILLE AND TAP ROOM The Gaffer Grille and Tap Room offers fine dining, atmosphere, food, drinks, and friends! We serve lunches, dinners, meetings, or small parties up to 30 individuals. Visit us on Historic Market Street in Corning’s Gaffer District. (607) 329-9950, 58 W Market Street, www. gaffergrilleandtaproom.com. HOLMES PLATE RESTAURANT Holmes Plate offers Rustic Semi-Al Fresco casual dining, specializing in the area’s largest selection of craft & micro-brewery beers. We prepare every dish fresh to order with the highest quality ingredients. (607) 377-5500, 54 West Market St, www.holmesplate.com.

plates, grilled sandwiches, and tender filet mignon. The Steuben Bar offers appetizers, light meals, your favorite beverages, and is known for the best martini in the city! 125 Denison Parkway East, (607) 962-5000, www.radisson.com/corningny. TONY R’S Tony R’s is the first upscale steak and seafood restaurant in Corning, New York’s Gaffer District. They serve the finest cuisine in the area and also offer a tremendous selection of the finest wines that you will not want to miss. (607) 937-9277, 2-6 East Market Street, www.tonyrssteakandseafood.com. RICO’S PIZZA Rico’s Pizza offers NY Style hand-tossed pizzas with a variety of toppings. The full menu includes appetizers, salads, subs, calzones, stromboli’s, and pizza by the slice. Dessert, beer, and wine are also available. (607) 962-2300, 92 W Market Street, www.ricospizza.com.

Wayland ACORN #16 FEATURING SUBWAY “Eat Fresh.” (585) 728-3840, 2341 Rt. 63, www. acornmarkets.com.

Chemung County Horseheads RICO’S PIZZA Rico’s Pizza offers NY Style hand-tossed pizzas with a variety of toppings. The full menu includes appetizers, salads, subs, calzones, stromboli’s, and pizza by the slice. Dessert, beer, and wine are also available. (607) 796-2200, 2162 Grand Central Ave, www.ricospizza.com.

Finger Lakes Hammondsport MALONEY’S PUB Maloney’s Pub offers live music year round. Come show your talent or view other local talent at their open mics on Thursdays, or lounge around and play pool at their pool table. They also have pub merchandise available. (607) 569-2264, 57 Pulteney St, www.maloneyspub.com.

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Note on Ingredients:” “The success of the recipes in this book depends upon sourcing really good, naturally produced ingredients. So be a fussy shopper and remember that there is no point in buying or growing organically produced food and then boiling the hell out of it!” Ballymaloe is located in County Cork in the south of Ireland within sight of the sea in the tiny town of Shanagarry. Cork is the culinary capitol of the country with great restaurants in Cork City and environs. Before I get to the recipe I must mention the superb fourstar Ballymaloe House hotel on the cooking school’s property and run by the Allen family. Oh, the breakfasts you’ll have! Gratin of Cod with Cheddar and Mustard This is so simple yet so good. If your personal “Molly” is out of cod, you may use halibut. As to cheese, Kerrygold, exporters of Irish butter, makes an Irish Cheddar you may be able to find here. But, hey, there are many good local cheddar-type cheeses that will work beautifully.

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6 pieces of cod fillet, 6 ounces each Salt and freshly ground black pepper Butter for the dish 2 cups grated Cheddar cheese 1 tablespoon of Dijon mustard 4 tablespoons heavy cream Preheat the oven to 350˚F. Season the fish with salt and pepper. Arrange the fish in a single layer in a buttered baking dish measuring about 8” x 10” and “posh” enough to bring to the table. Mix the grated cheese with the mustard and cream, and spread carefully over the fish. (It can be prepared ahead and refrigerated at this point.) Bake in the preheated oven, allowing 10 minutes cooking time per inch, measured at the fish’s thickest part. If the fish measures 1½ inches, plan on cooking it for 15 minutes. The top should be golden and bubbly. Flash under the broiler if necessary. This serves 6.

Piquant Beets Darina suggests serving the fish with her Piquant Beets. Here’s a quick rundown on the method: rinse 1½ pounds of beets leaving only 1 inch of stem on; wrap them individually in foil and place on a baking sheet in a 350˚F oven. Larger beets will take about an hour to cook, smaller ones a bit less. Check doneness with the tip of a knife. Peel the beets when cooled a little and chop them into cubes. Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a sauté pan; add the beets and toss. Add a few drops of freshly squeezed lemon juice and 3/8 cup heavy cream. Let this bubble for a few minutes. Season with salt, pepper, and a teaspoon (or to taste) of sugar. Taste again, adding a little more lemon juice or a little lemon zest, and then serve immediately. Serves 6. If You Absolutely Must… If you can’t imagine a St. Patty’s Day without spuds, by all means rinse and steam some of those baby red or Yukon gold potatoes over lightly boiling water. Put them in a “fancy” serving bowl and toss with a little Irish butter and lots of chopped parsley and chives mixed together. As for the cabbage, take Darina’s advice and don’t boil it unto death: Remove all the tough outer leaves from a 1½-pound Savoy cabbage. Cut the cabbage in quarters and remove the stalk, and then cut each quarter into fine shreds, working across the grain. Put 3 tablespoons of water, 4 tablespoons butter, and a pinch of salt into a wide saucepan. Bring to a boil; add the cabbage, and toss over high heat. Cover the pan and cook for 2-3 minutes. Toss again and add a bit more salt, freshly ground pepper and another generous tablespoon of butter. Serve immediately to 6. Another word from Darina, this one about free-range chickens: “If you live in the country, get a few hens. They will eat your scraps and reward you with delicious eggs.” Talk about laying down on the job! Chef, teacher, and author Cornelius O’Donnell lives in Elmira, New York.

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Reviving a Revival

Ed and Theresa Lockhart Furnish an Old House with New Life By Dawn Bilder Photography by Michael Capuzzo

he four massive fluted columns of the Greek revival house command the old road like a temple. It is the oldest house on Lawrenceville’s Main Street, and the traffic that poured by it day and night may now be all but gone, following the bypass of US Route 15 across the state line. But, at the end of almost three decades of painstaking restoration, the house of Ed and Theresa Lockhart is poised for a new golden age, a new revival. Every room inside is a work of art—every rich hue painted on the walls; every well-crafted piece of period furniture; all the lines and details of each molding; and each vase and each Tiffany lamp.

But it all started—as so many of the best stories do—as a love story, and a twist of fate brought on by a vain girl who wouldn’t see her just-returned soldier boy because her hair wasn’t done. *** Seventy-eight-year-old Ed Lockhart and his wife, seventy-three-year-old Theresa, grew up on Franklin Street in Philadelphia. But that five-year age difference was an eon when they were younger, and Theresa was just the little kid across the street. Ed still thought of her that way when, at age nineteen, he enlisted for Korea.

He was twenty-two when he came home to the block, and one of the first things he did was call the girl he had been going out with before he left. But she hadn’t fixed her hair. She refused to see him. “I don’t care about your hair,” he said. “I just want to see you.” But his girl was adamant, and he hung up the phone and walked out of his house. And there, walking down the street, was the little kid from across the way. “Is that you, Theresa?” he asked with a big smile on his face. She had grown up since the last time he saw her. “Yes,” she said, equally pleased to see him. They went out that night for hamburgers and milkshakes and were married eleven months later.

*** In the process of building a life together Ed and Theresa Lockhart ended up renovating homes. They are only the fourth family to live in “the” Greek revival house in Lawrenceville. The land the house sits on was bought in 1802 from the First Presbyterian Church in Lancaster. The church had been bequeathed the land by Josiah Lockhart (no relation). The home’s columns were imported from England in 1829 or 1830, and Wells Kilbourn started building the house in 1830—until he ran out of money. So it was sold to the Ryon family, who would become the first family to live in the house, and a member of the Ryon family would call it home for a hundred and twenty years. By the time the Lockharts bought the house in 1984, it had been empty for nine years and was in dire need of renovation. The realtor promised Ed and Theresa that they would be able to get grants to help them restore and renovate the house. But soon after Ed and Theresa bought the house, their realtor died of a heart attack, and President Reagan stopped many of the grants that were available. They set to work anyway. They rebuilt the interior walls and the exterior walls. (The front wall actually caved in soon after they moved in.) They replaced forty-one doors and forty windows. The front part of the house was sunk down nine and a half inches, and the back part of the house was sunk seven inches, so they did a lot of foundation repair. They replaced every downstairs floor. “Every time there was a flood,” says Ed, “and there were six that I know of, but I’m sure there were more, the owners of the house cut all the doors off and put another floor in. We had to rip up five levels of flooring in the kitchen alone.” And those were just the major repairs. There were seemingly millions of smaller repairs and renovations to be done then and over the years. They weren’t able to hire many contractors, but they did have help from their four children—David, Edward, Nanette, and Jennifer—and from other young kids whom they hired. But it was Ed, Theresa, and their kids who did the lion’s share. “All four of our children,” Ed says, laughing, “bought finished houses when they grew up. They didn’t want to live in sawdust anymore.” “I know the kids are proud of both of us,” says Theresa, “but they’re particularly proud of their father for bringing this house back to life.” Were they ever completely overwhelmed by

Revival of the fittest: (above and facing page) Ed and Theresa Lockhart on the porch of their restored historic home.

the colossal project? “I had a backpack under my bed for a while,” says Theresa with a smile before she grows serious again. “But I think what really helped us was, as people, we see things as they could be rather than as they are.” She adds thoughtfully, “When it started looking and feeling like a home, we almost felt like the house was telling us it was grateful. When a house dies, it dies. This house didn’t die, and it’s always been a happy home—that’s its history.” The Lockharts already had experience renovating homes when they bought the house on Main Street: quite a bit of experience, actually, as this is their sixth house restoration. “We have always loved old houses,” says Theresa, “and that’s why we did so many.” Is this house the hardest one? “Definitely,” says Ed. “And the most expensive. We could have built three houses with what it took to do this one.” Ed and Theresa are the dream team of house renovators. Ed is the carpenter, and Theresa is the decorator (although obviously she has done many other things for the house). The details of the home’s paint hues, the intricate stenciling, and the just-right-one-of-a-kind lamp here and the just-the-right crystal vase there point to Theresa’s artistry. “Well,” she says modestly, “I have had a lot of time to think about it, since we’ve been working on the house for almost thirty years.” Ed and Theresa run their forty-two year old business, Lockhart’s Amish Furniture, out of their home. Their majestically decorated rooms are the perfect showcases for the beautiful and solidly crafted furniture they sell. All of the furniture has either a fifteenyear or a lifetime guarantee.

Besides the aesthetic beauty of the house, the Lockhart’s have done an exceptional job with its structure and all of its necessary accommodations. A month ago an insurance agent came to evaluate the house for business insurance purposes. After doing a complete inspection, he said, “I’ve seen many houses worth a lot more money, but none of them are as nice as this one.” But perhaps the most meaningful feedback came from members of the original Ryon family who called five years ago and asked to visit. “They were very happy with how the house looks,” says Theresa. “We gave them a tour and then we sat in the kitchen talking and drinking coffee for a couple of hours. Afterwards, one of the daughters of a Ryon son who had been born in the house in 1900 sprinkled his ashes on the property. It was really nice.” Now that the house is ready to stand on it’s own again, Ed and Theresa are putting it up for sale. “We love it very much,” says Theresa with a little sadness in her voice, “but with Ed’s health issues, it’s just something we have to do.” So when will it all be finished? “There’s one room upstairs,” says Ed, “and the hall upstairs, and then I want to put in a side deck and there are a couple of little things, but I think we’ll be done by the end of this summer.” He smiles. “We’re going to have a big party.” How will they feel when they’re finished? Relieved? Triumphant? A little let down like an Olympic gold medalist who wakes up the next morning and doesn’t know what to do? “No,” says Theresa, “we’re kind of like the house. It’s weathered storms and so have we. Fifty-five years of marriage, four kids, and lots of sawdust. We’ll feel grateful—like the house.” 53

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HISTORIC WESTEND WELLSBORO HOME - Elegant 5-6 bdrm Wellsboro home with motivated sellers! Property has been used as successful Bed & Breakfast. Home features Innkeeper’s living quarters, 2.43 acres, 2 car gar., established clientele lists. Ideal as turnkey business or home for large family. Very Motivated for offer $399,000.#120493

10-12 BEDROOM COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITY - Victorian house with commercial possibilities. 2 stories of wraparound decks, stained glass windows, 220 amp service, and a new addition lends itself to Bed & Breakfast, Guest House, Hotel. Potential for several apartments. $159,000 #122001

22.54 ac-WOW the VIEWS...between Troy & Mansfield - over the meadows & beyond! Meticulously maintained Lindel cedar log multilevel home. Raised basement for add’l living space. Elegant & rustic w/open flr plan. A/C, Harmon coal stove, lg. new garage, new well & spring, 22.54 ac open & wooded land. Corner property w/long frontage. $360,000 #119956

3 Story Home with Substantial Opportunity! Substantial opportunity to owner occupy,rent an apt. and a commercial style workshop w/ overhead doors. Short drive to Rts.6-660 Corridor & Rt. 15. Attractive remodeled interior creating spacious modern living space. Multi-level decks and hottub. All this on 2 acres.$289,000 #122046

2 Bedroom Mobile Home on 1+ acre lot with great view! Make this your home in the country. Lot is partially wooded and has a well and septic. $58,000 #122032

Successful Tavern/Lounge/Bar w/HOME and Campground. Successful opportunity! Excellent financials, turn-key operation with substantial regular customers. Bring your expertise and foresight. Full service kitchen with current equipment. Offers home to occupy or lease and small campground. EZ to Rt.15 OFF Ramp, NY or Mansfield! $679,000. #121497

Nice Older Home with Many Upgrades!!! This home has a newer roof, siding and heating system. Home has the potential for 4 bedrooms and 2 baths. $67,900 #122029

2 Story HOME AND LARGE WORKSHOP w/OFFICE - 4 brdm home w/ 22+/- ac & lg building w/room for trucks/garage&office space! Attractive home offers awesome views & floor plan, hardwood floors,& efficient heating system.Land features a pond, stream, some timber value,& 4000 sqft building. EZ to NY & Wellsboro.OGM’s negotiable!$379,000#122066

Very Nice 3 Bedroom Wellsboro Home would be a great home or investment property! This house has a great floor plan and is very spacious with a partially finished basement. Owner will have a new roof on home prior to a closing. Can be purchased with an additional home. $180,000 #122026

Very Large 2 Unit Home in great condition is ready for you to purchase as your next investment property. Home sits on a double lot and has ample parking. Can be purchased with another building bordering it that has commercial space and another apartment. Make your appt today! $195,000 #122016

Large 2 Unit Home on 13.27 Acres with Commercial Potential! This property is newly remodeled and has long road frontage on Rt 287 with easy access to Wellsboro, Mansfield & New York. Utilize the house and operate your business here! Make your appt today!$274,500 #122014

Remodeled 2 Story Building. In great condition and is ready for your office or storefront. Offers living space for you upstairs! This property currently has a tenant in the home portion of it on the second floor. Apartment is spacious and beautiful and sits just minutes from Wellsboro. What a great opportunity!$149,000#122010

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS 3 BDRM RANCH HOME w/ full basement.Breakfast nook off kitchen & sunroom off living room that features french doors & gas insert fireplace.Large attic could be finished for more living space.Some woods at back of property.Barn small pond & mature landscaping makes this a remarkable home.$224,900 Seeking offer.#121996

Former B&B on 2.16 Acres. Formerly operated as small restaurant/B&B this Victorian home on 2.16 acres offers alot of potential with 4 plus bedrooms, large commercial kitchen, liv, din, and lg room with long counter and stools. Great as home for large family.#121937 $149,000 Motivated seller says bring me an offer!

CUSTOM HOME, 2.75 AC-EZ to Mansfield, Pa or Rt. 15. Newly constructed Home features 3 bedrooms, 2.75 baths, large deck w/ views of the countryside, 2 car attached garage & many other unique features. Bright, cheerful and short drive to Mansfield, Rt. 15 & Williamsport, Pa. $279,000. #120865

CAMP BORDERING STATE LAND-4.41ac Make this camp your own getaway or full time residence! 4.41 ac bordering state land in wooded setting offers 2 bdrms. with room for a 3rd. Cozy and delightful this home comes furnished. Easy drive down to Rt. 6 in Gaines Twp. Must see cabin! and nice wooded lot. #121855 $135,000

SPACIOUS ATTRACTIVE HOME 1.07AC Outstanding opportunity if you are seeking a larger home for you family. 3+bdrms, 3 full baths, spacious kitchen/dining room and large cozy family room in lower lever with gas fireplace. Also offers an attached 2 car garage and paved driveway. All this on 1.07 in lovely neighborhood.$239,000.#121577

GRAND ESTATE ON 102 ACRES! This spectacular 7500 sqft classic is a timeless treasure! Rich architecture, exquisite details and luxurious ammenities, this 4+ bdrm estate offers uncompromising quality and style. 102+ acres with negotiable OGM’s. Also a 4000 sqft building, w/a 2bdrm, apt/inlaw suite on prop. $2,950,000 #121184

Efficient Classy Contemporary Home Efficient classy small contemporary home on 1.06 ac ideal for starter home or buyer looking to scale down home size. 2-3 bdrm unique home provides cozy interior. Short drive to Rt. 15 near Blossburg exit. Seeking offer. $119,000. #121520

Great opportunity!! HOME AND BUSINESS - Commercial property with 11 storage units, laundromat and residence that you could live in or lease for additional income. There are 2 billboards on property providing additional income. There is plenty of property for additional units or possible yard to lease to gas companies. $339,900 #121425

Single Family Ranch Home with Large Back Yard - 3 bedroom ranch home offers very large backyard for the pets or the family. Attractive large kitchen/dining area and family room in basement for entertaining. Offers handicap ramp which can be removed if necessary. $142,000 #121578

BEAUTIFUL CUSTOM CEDAR HOME 7 AC - Contemporary cedar home-7+ ac. Large covered back porch overlooks lovely landscaping. Inside, the home is warm & welcoming. 5 bdrms, 2 story fireplace, large windows, and Amish blt barn/workshop with electric and heat. EZ to Coudersport,Pa. and Olean or Wellsville NY. $349,000. #121523

20 ac Hobby Farm-360 degree views - Finish the interior of this lovely home to your taste. 20 ac ideal and set up for beef, horse, alpacas, etc. Living quarters currently in raised basement while you finish this unique home. Layout offers family room, lg spacious kitchendin.,liv.rooms, 4-5 bdrms. 30x40 barn and more.$289,000 #121423

2 Story Custom Built Log Home - A lovely log home in Wellsboro on 15+ plus. Home offers stunning views from the large deck Ideal for your family with 4 bdrms, 2.5 baths, unique floor plan,spacious walkout basement featuring radiant floor heat and a patio beyond. Boasts a 3 car detached garage.Tioga County #121455 $499,900

Tioga County CAPE COD-5 acres - Hobby farmette or just a great extremely private setting. Ideal location for family home or getaway location. Home offers 3-4 bdrms, very large kit/dining rm, wraparound deck with long views, full walkout basement, very nice barn and large garage/workshop both with electric. $252,000 #121443

Very Private Retreat or Permanent Home! This log home features a 2 sided wood burnung stone fireplace cherry steps to the second floor loft which also has 2 bedrooms and bath. The first floor has a 25’x30’ opened ceiling great room with a wood stove. Slate floors throughout the first floor, except mstr. suite. $435,000. #121313

SPACIOUS COUNTRY HOME! 6 AC - This three bedroom home sits on 6 acres conveniently located between Wellsboro and Mansfield. The back yard features blackberry and blueberry bushes as well as grapevines; two acres are wooded. The kitchen was remodeled in 2005 and features cherry cabinets and newer appliances. $175,000. #121166

UNCOMPARABLE HOME-EXQUISITE DETAIL - Incomparable style in the countryside outside of Liberty, Pa. Unique amenities, suana, pool, spa, exquisite rare hardwood finishes throughout, 3 ac just over the Lycoming County Line offering E-Z drive to Rt. 15/I-99 to Williamsport, Mansfield, Wellsboro and beyond. Make offer! $410,000. #121168

CONTEMPORARY RUSTIC HOME 4.52 AC- TIOGA COUNTY - Contemporary spacious home overlooking beautiful country and mountains beyond from lg wraparound deck. Very spacious home,3-4 bdrms, cathedral ceilings in large kitchen/ dining rm, ideal for entertaining. Raised walkout basement offers more living space and add’l views of the valley.#121440 $229,000

Ranch home on 10 wooded acres! 3 bedroom Ranch home on 10 acres with 100% OGM’s conveying in Delmar Twp! Property sits in a very private wooded setting with a 3bd, 2ba cozy home along with a 3 car garage (being completed), and is in a gas unit. Make offer! $244,500. #120905

Ranch home on 53 acres! New 3 bedroom, 2 bath home is waiting for you! With a private pond and plenty of wildlife, it is nestled into the woods for absolute seclusion but is conveniently located just outside of Mansfield. This home is a must see! $549,900 #120854

CAMP/HOME ON PINE CREEK! This camp was totally remodeled 2004, including new forced hot air furnace, central air, new metal roof, electrical system. Large windows in living room to sit and view the beautiful Pine Creek, water fowl,and wildlife.$210,000 #120823

SUBSTANTIAL OPPORTUNITY...124 ac100% OGMs - 124 gently rolling acres very close to Borough of Wellsboro. Property offers 2 homes, a pond, a stream, phenomenal views and sits in a quality country setting. 100% Oil, Gas & Mineral Rights will convey to the buyer. This is the heart of the Marcellus Shale Gas Exploration! $1,500,000 #120176

FULL TIME or SEASONAL HOME, 1.75 AC and a great detached oversized 2 car garage. Offers new roof and kitchen, 3 bdrm. home has hardwood floors throughout! Comfortable, cozy, efficient in a beautiful country setting, EZ drive to Coudersport in Potter County. $125,000. Motivated seller says make offer! #119270

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#100 OVERLOOKING COUDERSPORT THIS CONTEMPORARY HOME – features 3 bedrooms, 2½ baths, paved drive, central air, fireplace, hardwood floors and a great setting on 2.8 private, wooded acres. Detached garage and office. NEW PRICE $195,000.00

#113 CEDAR CONTEMPORARY HOME – tucked back in the woods, nice view. 3 bedroom, 1.75 baths, 3 car garage with apartment. All on 12 acres. Listed at $214,900.00

#122 WELL MAINTAINED LOG HOME ON 11.6 BEAUTIFUL ACRES – with a 24 x 36, 4 stall horse barn. This 2 bedrooms plus loft area has an open floor plan, new furnace, floors, metal roof and all appliances are included in the sale. Call for an appointment. $229,000.00

#81 OWN A COMMANDING VIEW OF THE AREA – from this 119 acres adjoining State Forest. A unique parcel in Southern Potter County. Listed at $299,750.00

A little gem that won’t last long! Great location at the top of Denton Hill, secluded 3 BR home/camp sits on over 10 wooded acres, fronts on 2 roads, has a 3 stall horse barn and is located on 4-wheel or snowmobile trails. MTHDLM 122087 $159,000

Gentleman’s farm on 29 acres, minutes from Rt. 6, Charles Cole Hospital, golf course, restaurants and State Land ideal business location. Remodeled 5 BR, 3 bath home w/ large deck overlooking entire acreage, metal roof on sizable barn, “eat-in” kitchen w/island, office, sun room off kitchen, walk-out full basement. OGM’s (not leased), negotiable. MTHDLM 119844 $269,000

Beautiful, secluded 5 BR log home (or lodge) on 662+ wooded acres, with scenic pond w/swimming area, log bunk house, miles of 4-wheeler trails, food plots, large equipment barn, complete solar energy system, high speed internet, new underground electric, all modern conveniences and appliances, timber value and more. MTHDLM 122073 $1,750,000

Beautifully restored 3 BR Victorian style farm house within minutes of Coudersport, with cozy eat-in kitchen, covered front and side porches, large heated garage and shop, small stream meanders through property, nicely landscaped. MTHDLM 121321 $169,900

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Charming Home! This 2 story house sitting on 2.36 acres has 3 BR, 2½ BA with an eat-in kitchen, dining area, & family room. Sliding glass doors open onto two decks. Attached 2 car garage. Located minutes from downtown Mansfield. Just $235,000 M20012

Elegant Home is a Delight! 1+ ac lot at edge of town. Updated 4 BR, 2¾ bath farmhouse offers charm & comfort w/plank flooring. Bright open kitchen w/ample counterspace, gas fireplace, & more. Only $185,000 M10006

100% OGMS Convey! Newer 3 BR, 2½ BA doublewide on 54+ acres. Features fireplace, breakfast nook, & enclosed porch. Great hunting, mostly wooded, stream, & trails. 30 ac. in declared well unit/3 permitted wells. Only $995,000 M20005

Investors take note! 38+ acres with 100% OGMS conveying! Picturesque estate like setting featuring 29 bedrooms with private baths. Currently a personal care home. Could be used as a bed & breakfast or motel. Only $1,750,000 M10112

Cozy Country Cabin! Situated on nearly 47 acres this cabin offers a peaceful, quiet setting for your residence or retreat. Some woods. Small pond. Views. Great hunting ground. Just $225,000 M20001

Own Your Own Mountain Top!!! 143 Acres – Jackson Twp. A great investment with 5 perc approved lots. Plenty of room for your new home or farmette. Enjoy the views, the pond, & quiet country living. Only $439,900 M10124

Beautiful Home! Peaceful, quiet setting with stream. Lovely 3 BR 2 BA ranch home offers open floor plan. Secluded family room with stone fireplace, wood flooring, & glass doors facing the woods great to watch the wildlife. PRICE REDUCED! Now Just $229,900 M20003

Peaceful, Country Setting! Delightful two-story 3 BR, 2 BA home situated on 7.77 acres in the country. Many updates including newer kitchen, bathrooms, wood flooring, & walk-out basement. Located near ski slopes, state lands, & the Pine Creek Valley. Additional acreage available. Just $255,000 M20024

Affordable Acreage! 112+/- Acres in Potter County near Mills. Mix of open and woods with old house & outbuildings. Great for your camp or new home. Only $114,900 M20011

Spacious Home! Plenty of Garage Space! Lovely 2000+ sq ft 3 BR home features spacious eat in kitchen, lots of counter space & storage, large living room, master suite with bath, den/office, warp around deck & covered porch. Attached 2 car garage, pole garage, heated detached garage. 3+ acres. Just $349,000 M20013

OGMS! GREAT VIEWS! 41.7+/- acres with 33% of the OGMS Conveying! Hilltop setting with spectacular views. Open and wooded. Convenient to Mansfield, Troy, & Elmira. Just $189,900 M10071

Gorgeous Country Location! Spacious newer 5 BR, 2 ½ BA ranch home situated on 20+/acres overlooking the large pond. Finished walk-out lower level. Deck with great views! Pole barn with 3 overhead doors. Centrally located between Mansfield, Elmira, & Troy. Only $409,900 M20007

Come Take A Look! Just improved & updated inside & outside. Spacious 3 BR, 2 BA country home on 1 acre has decks, enclosed porch, apartment, 2 car garage. Country but close to local towns. Just $157,900 M20016

Make this Your Getaway Property! Parcel offers 30+ wooded acres. Plenty of room to hunt, hike, or ride your ATV. Short drive to Athens, Sayre, & Waverly, Rtes 220 and 17. Easy commute to Elmira & Binghamton. Just $89,000 M20014

Country Setting Close to Town! Newer 3 BR, 2½ BA ranch home situated on 33+/- acres. Covered deck to enjoy the quiet country setting. Basement garage. 32x40, 2 story barn. Property located next to the Cowanesque River offering a mix of open & woods & small pond. Just $419,900 M10011

100% Unleased Oil & Gas Rights Convey! Build your new home on these two lots offering 3+ acres at the edge of town! Located in the borough with a great country feel. One lot with drilled water well. Public sewer. Hurry! This won’t last! Just $99,900 M20018

Great Building Lot! Liberty Twp – 12.76+/-Acres – Great location to build your new camp or cabin. Approved septic site. Electric service has been completed. Short distance to Mansfield, Williamsport. & surrounding areas. Additional lots available. ONLY $58,900 M10031

Many Possibilities!! 0.75 acre lot in Millerton with an older 2 BR, 1½ BA mobile home. Build your new home here or use the mobile for a rental property. Public sewer available. Just $39,900 M10147

Build Your Dream Cabin Here! Ward Twp – 26.96+/- Acres. Mostly wooded, perc approved lot. Well & electric completed. Logging roads & gated access. Plenty of space to hunt & ride your ATV! Only $89,900 M10056

Ward Township Hideaway. 48+ Ac. Bordering State Forest. 4,420 sq ft shell nestled in the woods at the end of the road would make great hunting camp or home. Property has timber value and wetlands. Perc approved! Electric service on site. PRICE REDUCED! Now Only $209,900 M10111

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A great opportunity for Investors. 6 unit multi family with all seperate utilities. Many upgrades made in this fully occupied property. Headlines read, housing shortage in Tioga County! This is a great time to own an apartment house. MLS# 120525 $269,000

Nicely kept 2 story intown home. Close to schools and walking distance to downtown. Large rooms with lots of closet and storage space. Located on a quiet street in a quaint neighborhood. MLS# 121364 $163,900

Looking for a nice investment property. Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one close enough to walk downtown. 2 units that have been well maintained over the years. Both units are occupied and require 48 hour notice to show. There is a barn and storage shed included. MLS# 121469 $124,900

If your looking for a secluded setting check out this home. Remodeled inside and out you can relax on the large wrap around deck and watch the wildlife or sit inside and enjoy the cozy atmosphere with a fire in the woodstove. MLS# 121949 $199,900

40 acres in Ward Township, Tioga County. The land has frontage along a township road and is only a short walk to State Forest land. Electricity is available and the property has been perc approved for construction. The land is gently rolling and offers many potential building sites for a house or cabin. $139,000.

Pine Creek Frontage! This 4 acre property is located just west of Galeton in Potter County. With 300â&#x20AC;&#x2122; of frontage along Pine Creek, in-ground septic approval, and utilities, it is perfect for a home or cabin. $59,900.

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n the little town that glass built, there is no glass ceiling when it comes to female entrepreneurship. Approximately seventy-five of the small businesses in Corning’s historic downtown Gaffer District, 31 percent, are owned and managed by women, and their numbers and successes appear only to be growing. What is happening here is a perfect example of findings cited in a recent study by The Guardian Life Small Business Research Institute that point to a faster growth rate of small businesses owned by women, resulting in women entrepreneurs leading job creation

in the small business sector. The study also highlights businesswomen’s tendencies to be proactively customer-focused, receptive to external advisement, and adept at creating opportunities for others. All of these factors can be seen at work— and in play—up and down Corning’s Market Street. Here a key to viability—and vitality—appears to be a concoction of creativity and joint effort. “This business community is very resilient and collaborative,” said Coleen Fabrizi, executive director of Corning’s Gaffer District. “It’s a business community that

understands that individuals can succeed best when they join together. When they join together, magic happens.” For examples of this collaboration, many fingers point to the magical, mercurial mind of Pam Weachock, owner of Market Street Coffee & Tea. Weachock is consistently concocting cross-promotions to stir up business for herself and fellow business owners. “Pam is always coming up with new ideas, and I just follow along,” said a laughing Donna Grzesik, owner of Pip’s Boutique. “She’s not only looking out for herself, but

for others, too. She’s so willing to share.” “But, if your sales increase, so will mine,” Weachock explained. “And, besides, it’s not as much fun if I just do something for my store. It’s more fun to get other people involved.” One of Weachock’s recent brainstorms is Corning Collectible Art Cards, with sixteen participating businesses. “I’m a collector of ideas,” Weachock cited. “I’ve always been interested in marketing, and I love to find ideas in my travels and adapt them. I’d been trying to think of something that would encourage people to go from store to store to collect that item…because, if you can get shoppers in your store, you’re more likely to sell them something.” While in Santa Fe, New Mexico, she spotted small, artistic cards for various city restaurants; they were similar to business cards, but in a folded format. She decided to adapt the concept for the Corning scene. The fronts of the Corning collectible cards feature the downtown’s beautiful historic buildings; inside, the cards offer information like inspirational quotes, fashion tips, and lifestyle ideas.

Prior to that project, a Beads and Bracelets promotion was offered during GlassFest, encouraging shoppers to collect glass beads from participating merchants, culminating in a free bracelet. Sometimes collaborations among Market Street merchants are small, with simple gestures. For example, Pip’s Boutique buys coffee lids at cost from Market Street Above: “Strong & Sassy Women” items for sale at Market Street Coffee & Tea and offers them Coffee & Tea. Facing page: Corning Camaraderie, Colleagues & Four of the approximately seventy women business as free coffee incentives to Connections: owners in Corning took a moment out of their hectic schedules on a recent Saturday morning to pose for a photo on Market Street. shoppers who may be waiting From left are: Pam Weachock, Market Street Coffee & Tea; Donna for gift wrapping or who are Grzesik, Pip’s Boutique; Georgiana MacMahon, Crafting Cottage, and Ann Recotta, Soulshine Studio. new to the area. In addition to supporting each other “It helps Pam out, and it makes me look good to my customers to be giving them and receiving marketing assistance from something free,” Grzesik said, adding that the Gaffer District corporation, Corning businesswomen are good at partnering businesswomen receive support in other forms, such as a monthly Women in Business professionally as well as personally. “Not only have we grown as business Roundtable hosted by the Regional Economic owners, but we’ve become good friends; Development and Energy Corporation. we look out for each other and share each other’s ups and downs,” Grzesik offered. See Shopping on page 64

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Ann Recotta, owner of Soulshine Studio Bead Shop and Gallery, attends the women’s roundtable and says it’s an ideal opportunity for “networking and sharing.” In business for less than a year, Recotta says her fellow female merchants are “creatively-minded, outgoing people who are not afraid to think outside the box for creative ideas in advertising and promoting.” Like other female entrepreneurs, Recotta chose to go into business not as an attempt to pursue money, but as a way to pursue and share her passion. And, within that sharing, Recotta says she is sensitive to customers’ needs and is always striving to “be patient and aware.” “I noticed people coming in and looking unsure and being overwhelmed by all of the different beads, so I put together kits which took off like crazy,” she said. “I think women business owners are really good at listening to what their customers are saying and figuring out ways to help them without making them feel like they’re being helped. Part of building a business is building people. I want to make sure people are happy.” Two Corning business owners who have seen many happy customers and, as a result, significant growth in their businesses are Georgiana MacMahon, of The Crafting Cottage, and Uma Ramaiah, of Subway. As part of their expansions, both women recently progressed from leasing to purchasing buildings on Market Street. In addition to being increasingly more influential on the small business scene, female leaders can be found all across Corning. Among the larger enterprises led by women are the Corning Community YMCA, Radisson Hotel Corning, Rockwell Museum of Western Art, Corning Area Chamber of Commerce, Corning Museum of Glass, and Corning Community College. It appears the glass is more than half-full for women in Corning. Cindy Davis Meixel, a native of Wellsboro, is a writer, photographer, kayaker, and yogarian residing in Williamsport.

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