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Obituaries: Griffiths, Baker, Holinko ..2
Kelly’s Forecast, Sherry’s Scene ...3
Convivial Contrarian, Sun Spots...4
Alfred Police Report ...5
Obituary: Soper ...6
One Time, One Meeting, Ridgewalk ..7
Nutrition in a Nutshell ...8
What’s Cookin’?, DIY ...9
Pigskin Picks Winner...10-11 King Crossword, Cartoons...12
Classifieds, Farm to Table Brunch ..13
Years Ago in the Sun...14
Church News ...15
Alfred-Almond Sports Roundup ...18
AU, Alfred State Sports Roundups ..19
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Pazdernik,Lia daughter Laurieof (Snyder) Pazdernik, formerly of Min- nesota who re- cently re- located in Almond, reading the Alfred Sunin her new home.
Vol. 134, No. 39 Alfred, Allegany County, New York State, U.S.A. 14802 Thursday, October 10, 2019
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New Faces at AACS
Plenty of new personnel at Alfred-Almond this fall
By DAVID L. SNYDER Editor, Publisher & Janitor ALMOND–There are plenty of new faces at Alfred-Almond Central School with the beginning of the 2019-20 school year, right from the top.
AACS District Superintendent Tracie Preston is in her first year in the su- perindent’s office, having replaced Rich Calkins who took is now superintendent at Pocantico Hills Central School in Sleepy Hollow, NY, near the Hudson River.
Among other new personnel are:
•Christina Rawady, who was ap- pointed music teacher.
•Michelle Ahrens was appointed ele- mentary teacher.
•Dylan Penner, appointed a special ed- ucation teacher.
•Tracy Condie, appointed to the school’s business office.
•Michael Martuscello, appointed as an elementary teacher.
•Arielle Lambert, appointed as a food service helper.
•Laurie Graziano, appointed as a teacher aide.
•Gerry Flaitz was appointed as a reg- ular bus driver.
•Bridget Stuart was appointed as a special education teacher.
•Ben Palmer was appointed as speech therapist in the elementary school.
ALFRED–Alfred State College was pleased to recently welcome Dr. Mer- ryl H. Tisch, the newly appointed chair
of the State University of New York (SUNY) Board of Trustees, to campus for a visit.
Tisch chatted with students in the Small Events Space at the Student Leadership Center, taking their ques- tions and comments and offering an- swers and feedback on their input. She also met with members of the Presi- dent’s Council. Joining Tisch on her visit was SUNY Senior Vice Chancel- lor Johanna Duncan-Poitier.
“I really enjoyed being on the cam- pus of Alfred State and seeing first hand their tireless commitment and focus on preparing students to meet the challenges and needs of the 21st cen- tury economy,” Tisch said. “Today was another great example of how work- force development continues to be at the forefront of SUNY’s mission and I applaud Alfred State and their students for meeting that goal every day.”
Alfred State President Dr. Skip Sul- livan said, “We are delighted that Dr.
Tisch came to our campus and spoke with our students, especially because Alfred State was the first SUNY school that she has visited since her appoint- ment as chair of the SUNY Board of Trustees. Alfred State congratulates Dr.
Tisch on her appointment and looks forward to having her back on campus in the future.”
Prior to being appointed to her cur- rent role by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Tisch was a member of the Board of Regents for 20 years and held the po- sition of vice chancellor from 2007 to 2009. As chancellor of the New York State Board of Regents, Tisch was re- sponsible for setting the state's educa- tion policy and overseeing both public and private education throughout New York.
Tisch currently holds a number of philanthropic and civic positions, in- cluding serving on the board of the In- ternational Rescue Committee and as co-chair of the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty, a leading social services agency. Additionally, Tisch founded the Tisch Cancer Institute at Mt. Sinai Hospital in 2008. She holds a BA from Barnard College, an MA in education from New York University, and received an EdD from Teacher's College, Columbia University.
ALFRED STATE COLLEGE
Sun in Almond
SUNY Board of Trustees chair visits campus
Supt. Tracie Preston Ben Palmer Bridget Stuart Claudia Burr Christina Rawady
Nick Cross Dylan Penner Elaine Frew Gerry Flaitz Arielle Lambert
Laurie Graziano Michael Martuscello Michelle Ahrens Jason Oliver Tracy Condie
SUNY Board of Trustees Chair Dr. Merryl H. Tisch, front row, fourth from left, and SUNY Senior Vice Chancellor Johanna Duncan-Poitier, front row, third from left, pose for a photo with Alfred State students and President Dr. Skip Sullivan during a recent visit to the college.
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Greg W. Griffiths, 54, A-A Class of 1983, globetrotter for AT&T
DoloReS k. “Dickie” BakeR An immaculate housekeeper
ANDOVER–Dolores K. “Dickie” Baker, 89, passed away Monday, Sept. 30, 2019 at Wellsville Manor Care Center fol- lowing a lengthy illness.
Mrs. Baker was born on Oct. 10, 1929 in Detroit, Mich. to Matthew and Laura (Kenyon) Ellis. She was a 1947 graduate of Andover Central School. On June 5, 1948 at Blessed Sacra- ment Church in Andover, she married Robert A. “Moose”
Baker, who predeceased her on Jan. 2, 2008.
Dolores devoted her life to the care of her husband and the raising of her children.
Dickie is survived by a son, Robert J. (Cindy) Baker of An- dover; a daughter, Amy (Rob) Hyland of Manassas, Va.; six grandchildren, Jay (Adam Parr) Baker, Andrea (William) Scott, Joshua (Kristina) Baker, Michael (Tracy) Tidd, Ashley (Bryan) Glynn and Adam (Nick Neglia) Hyland; seven great grandchildren, Madelyn Tidd, Paul Tidd, Maria Tidd, Michael Tidd, Liam Scott, Maclyn Scott and Leila Baker; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
In addition to her husband , she was predeceased by a daugh- ter, Julie A. Gilmore and three siblings, Gloria Saalberg, Ronald Ellis and Norman Ellis.
In many ways, Dickie’s life was a perfect complement to the outgoing ways of her husband. She loved the quiet solitude of her quilt making and always insisted in doing them the old fashioned way by hand. Many family and friends were the re- cipient of her labors of love. Dickie was also an excellent seam- stress and a wonderful baker. Her meals were always sumptuous and her Christmas cookies and custom cake designs a work of art. She and Bob loved antiquing and yard sailing to- gether.
Dickie loved her house and home and the atmosphere that she maintained. She and her husband built it together and it be- came a haven for her love of cats and the bird feeders in the back yard. She was an immaculate housekeeper and yet kept it inviting for the neighborhood kids. Her children’s favorite memories were the football games in the back yard, playing in the rabbit tree and the big bowl of popcorn in the evenings. To her family, she was the “greatest thing that walked”. Dickie never missed her many children and grandchildren’s soccer games and other sporting events.
Visitation will be held on Friday from 6-8 p.m. at Baker- Swan Funeral Home in Andover. The funeral service will take place on Saturday at 11:00 a.m. at the funeral home with Rev.
Calvin Densmore of the Andover First Baptist officiating. Bur- ial will follow in Gate of Heaven Cemetery. Online condo- lences may be offered at www.baker.swan.com.
GReG W. GRiFFitHS June 10, 1965-Sept. 11, 2019
LAKE WAYNEWOOD, PA–Greg W. Griffiths, 54, of Lake Waynewood, Pennsyl- vania and formerly Alfred, passed away on Wednesday, September 11, 2019, in Hong Kong.
Greg was born in Hornell and grew up in Alfred and at- tended Alfred-Almond Cen- tral School (class of 1983).
Upon graduation from A-A,
Reta Jean Holinko 1947 Andover C.S. grad WELLSVILLE–Reta Jean (Alden) Holinko, 87, an An- dover native, passed on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019 at Northgate Rehabilitation in North Tonawanda after a pe- riod of failing health. She was loved by all of her family.
Reta was born on Jan. 24, 1932 in Wellsville. Her par- ents were Maude and Hartwick Goodridge. After graduating from Andover Central School in 1949, she attended Secretarial School in Hornell. She was employed over a span of 30 years by General Motors, culminating in acquiring the position of executive secretary for the Northeast Control Center in New Jersey.
On March 24, 1956, Reta married Roy D. Alden in An- dover. They had four children.
Reta's second marriage was to Michael “Bob” Holinko on April 4, 1987 in New Jersey.
They enjoyed many adven- tures in their RV including trips to Wyoming, Colorado, Oregon and Alaska, to name a few.Reta is survived by two daughters, Nancy (Alfred) Cetrulo of Albany, Oregon and Eileen M. Alden of Wellsville; two sons, Michael (Laurie) Alden of Salem, Ore- gon and Roy Alden Jr. of Buf-
Greg attended Clemson Uni- versity, majoring in Interna- tional Finance. After graduation in 1987, Greg started his career with AT&T in New Jersey.
Greg’s goal had always been to live and work abroad and his first opportunity to do so came in 1992 when he moved to Riyadh, Saudi Ara- bia where he lived and worked for AT&T for almost four years. Saudi is where Greg and wife Michelle met (Michelle being from Aus- tralia, also working in Saudi as a Nurse). After his time in Saudi Arabia, Greg came home to New Jersey and New York and while still with AT&T, earned his MBA from Columbia Business School through Columbia’s Execu- tive MBA program.
After his short stint at home in the late 90’s, the rest of Greg’s professional career was spent almost entirely overseas, working primarily
in the telecom space and in consulting. His work took him to Hong Kong, London, Singapore, Paris, Australia and back to Hong Kong, with much-loved travel to many countries and places in-be- tween.
Greg loved to travel and was an avid and talented cook. Although not big into social media, Greg’s frequent Facebook posts of gourmet meals – both during his trav- els or when cooking for him- self at home – were well known by his family and many friends.
Although his career took him many places internation- ally, Greg’s heart kept him tied to a very special place in northeastern Pennsylvania…
his Lake Waynewood. “The Lake” was always Greg’s home base and it’s where he, wife Michelle and their beloved dog Westley spent all their time when in the U.S.
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“sparkle” as Greg called the magical twinkle of the lake when the sun hit the water.
His time at the Lake was oh so special to Greg…..it was always home.
Greg’s loving family in- clude, wife Michelle, mother (the late) Lyn Griffiths, father William (Griff) Griffiths, sis-
ter Lee (Griffiths) Katker, nieces and nephews Dolan, Gwyneth and Holt Katker and Daniel and Thomas Fewson, aunts, uncles, cousins and countless friends around the world who all call him family.
A Celebration of Greg’s life is planned for 12 noon Sun- day, October 13 at Lake Waynewood, Pennsylvania.
Contributions in Greg’s mem- ory may be made to: The Me- morial Fund of Waynewood Association, Waynewood Road, Lake Ariel, PA 18436.
falo. Also surviving are a sis- ter-in-law, Jean Goodridge of Rochester; three nephews; a niece; six grandchildren; five great grandchildren and a great-great grandson.
Reta was predeceased by her husband Michael “Bob”
Holinko; a brother Gerald
“Tony” Goodridge; three sis- ters, Pearl Snyder, Wilma Horan and Carolyn Lee Goodridge and her nephew John Horan.
Reta enjoyed crocheting and cross stitching for family and community members.
She loved keeping up with family and friends on social
media. Reta was loving and kind and will live on in our hearts. Her family sends out a grateful thank you to all of mom’s angels.
Per Reta's wishes there will be no visitation or funeral services. Arrangements were under the direction of Baker- Swan Funeral Home in An- dover. Family and friends may visit www.baker- swan.com to leave condo- lences and share memories.
In lieu of flowers donations may be sent to Hart Comfort House of Allegany County, 141 East State Street, Wellsville, NY 14895.
[Editor’s Note: Like most of the recipes she shared with our readers over the past couple of decades, Ellen Shultz’s Sunny Side Up columns are worth repeating. ]
As soon as the weather starts to turn cool, I begin to think of soups and stews and things I can have simmering on my stove all day and filling the house with delicious smells. Since there are only two of us at my house, I end up with lots of things in my freezer to be enjoyed later also.
I’m always on the look out for different chili recipes. Here is one the Better Homes and Gardenspeople had in their Mid- west Living section. It’s easy, tasty, and hearty.
White Chili in a Bread Bowl
1 lb. dry navy or Great Northern beans 5-6 c. chicken broth 1 lg. onion, finely chopped (1 cup) 1 1/2 t. ground cumin 1-2 (2 oz.) cans mild green chili 1 t. ground red pepper
peppers drained and finely chopped 1 t. dried oregano 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped 2 T. cooking oil 1/2 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breasts, finely chopped
Soak beans overnight in a covered pan. Drain and rinse.
Cook onion, chili peppers and garlic in hot oil until onion is tender. Stir in beans, chicken broth, cumin, oregano and red peppers. Bring to boiling, reduce heat. Cover and simmer for about 2 hours or until beans are tender. Mash beans slightly to thicken. Add chicken. Cover and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes more or until chicken is no longer pink. Season with salt. Hol- low out sourdough loaves or split squares of cornbread. Spoon chili into bread bowls or over cornbread.
Top with salsa, sour cream, and shredded cheese. Garnish with green onions. Makes 6 to 8 servings.
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Kelly’s Forecast
By KELLY SNYDER The Alfred Sun Weather Forecaster
“Every leaf speaks bliss to me, fluttering from the autumn tree”.
–Emily Bronte Thursday, October 10
SUNNY (HIGH 63– LOW 41) Chance of precipitation..10%
Friday, October 11 PARTLY CLOUDY (HIGH 61– LOW 45) Chance of precipitation...10%
Saturday, October 12 SHOWERS (HIGH 64– LOW 38) Chance of precipitation....40%
Sunday, October 13 SUNNY (HIGH 55 – LOW 39) Chance of precipitation...20%
Monday, October 14 PARTLY CLOUDY (HIGH 58 - LOW 40) Chance of precipitation...10%
Tuesday, October 15 PM SHOWERS (HIGH 55 - LOW 42) Chance of precipitation...30%
Wednesday, October 16 SHOWERS (HIGH 50 - LOW 38) Chance of precipitation...40%
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As the weather turns cool...chili
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Weather for the Week
Oct. 1-Oct. 7 Oct. Hi Lo Precip.Snow
1 65 49 Trace 0
2 86 63 0.04” 0
3 76 43 0.28” 0
4 64 44 0.27” 0
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By FION MacCREA Alfred Weather Recorder ALFRED STATION–The
Alfred Station Fire Company under the direction of Presi- dent Keith Stanley and Chief Bryan Dodge are pleased to announce the receipt of a 2018 FEMA SAFER Grant in the amount of $38,855.
On Wednesday, Oct. 2, Rep. Tom Reed announced the awarding of the $38,855 grant to provide the Alfred Station Fire Company with funding to enrich recruitment and information efforts.
“We care about ensuring our fire stations are fully staffed,” Reed said. “This grant provides funding to help the Alfred Station Fire Com- pany inform the public of re- cruitment opportunities and other outreach activities. We will continue to support our first responders and these im- portant initiatives going for- ward.”
These funds will be used to install an electronic sign to better inform the community of company events and pro- grams. Specifically, this sign will support the company’s
ongoing recruitment and out- reach programs.
The Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Re- sponse Grants (SAFER) was created to provide funding di- rectly to fire departments and volunteer firefighter organiza- tions to help them increase or maintain the number of trained, "front line" firefight- ers available in their commu- nities. The 2018 budget for this federal grant program was $345 million.
“Effective communication is critical as a community-ser- vice organization.” said Pres- ident Keith Stanley. “In this digital age, an electronic sign will allow us to share pro- grams and messages with a wider community audience in a timely manner. This will greatly enhance our ability to reach and recruit new mem- bers as well as keep the com- munity better informed.”
The Alfred Station Fire Company serves the towns of Alfred, Hartsville, and Ward.
The members are grateful for the SAFER Grant program as On our journey to Olean for the first con-
cert of the Southern Tier Symphony's "Cel- ebrate" series, we enjoyed a remarkable sunset. In the photo, the sun appears in multiple images illuminating the clouds (center), while in a "plaid" sky, sundogs play (far right and left).
Recently, at the intersection of Spruce
and Sayles Streets on Pine Hill, hardwork- ing Andy Cline of the Village Streets De- partment climbed out of a muddy excavation to explain what he was restor- ing. Drainage from the uphill streets makes a sharp turn here. The concrete block box containing the sluice pipes' angle has crum- bled and needs to be reconstructed.
Heaven...
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well as the tremendous, ongo- ing support of the local com- munity, without which their success would not be possi- ble.
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We was mindin’ our business, not do’n’ nuthin’ wrong, When ‘Oumuamua just happened along
And threw our astronomer-types for a loop—
Mostly just jealous of th’ one ’t got the scoop.
Y’see, ‘Oumuamua—it caused quite a stir, Bein’ a type of a object that’s rare ta occur:
A genuwine rock from a genuwine place,
Not f’m oursolar system—no, f’m wa-a-ay out in space.
Some think ’tweren’t a rock, but a alien probe, Sent to spy on us critters that live on our globe, F’m some civilization advanced more’n ours,
Where there’s self-buildin’ buildin’s and mind-readin’ cars, Where self-recyclin’ garbage is lkely the rage—
Techn’logical marvels th’t make ours look Stone Age.
An’ now there’s ano’er sim’lar objec’ discovered
’T’s got our ’stronomers all ’round their telly-scopes hovered.
Detected it were by a feller named Borisov—
Maybe come from a world Captain Kirk tried ta warn us of, Who ’f they ken’ll find things to despise and deplore us of,
’N’ make us lis’n ta the’r songs that we don’t know the chorus of.An’ now, seems our ’stronomers got the idear
We kin send our own spaceship and ride ’long right near That alien probe, an’ see what we might hear—
Though our ’rchaic equipment won’t pick it up clear.
But we’ll send up our best, as it dances ’round Jupiter.
As idears go…we’ve heard plenty that’s stupiter.
(I could make ya a list, but there’s a method that’s quicker:
Just listen ta Trump an’ them Democrats bicker.) Well, the whole thing’ll take sev’ral years to develop;
Best hope nuthin’ goes wrong—they’ll be out’ range of hel’p, An’ our “spy vs. spy” will’ve been fun while it lasted—
Cuz eavesdropp’n’ on aliens ’s a blast…till yer blasted.
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s some of you may know, I broke my ankle near the end of July, managing a triple frac- ture which could have been much worse all things consid- ered. It turns out that dropping large trees on one's foot ends poorly.And so, if you are consider- ing trying it yourself, I can confidently advise you from my now vast storehouse of first hand knowledge not to.
It's a dreadful nuisance, unless hopping around on one foot is a skill you would like to per- fect, and I suspect there are easier ways to master even that. But no matter how edify- ing and interesting my misfor- tune may be, I'll happily leave it off to move on to my real topic.
One of the best things about living in a small town such as Alfred, is that you get to know people and they you. In short, a collection of individuals be- comes a community, some- thing rare and rather wonderful in these alienated days. I have good reason for reflecting on this, because the kindness and care that was shown by a great number of friends, neighbors, and even strangers after my injury is re-
ally beyond belief. The num- ber of prayers, well wishes, and offers of help, all obvi- ously sincere, were humbling and appreciated.
Unasked for and unexpect- edly, so many meals arrived along with the offers of assis- tence. The meals were all deeply appreciated, especially by my wife who is quite preg- nant and sick. Having to take care of an immobile me was probably not exactly what she was looking forward to and not having to worry about din- ner so many nights was a great burden off her shoulders. I've offered her assurances that next time I decide to inflict a major injury on myself, I will put considerably more thought into better scheduling. It's also no forced praise to mention that the meals were all deli- cious! The only thing better than dinners delivered in a time of trouble may be those dinners delivered by first rate cooks!
It's nice to know that al-
though we may live in frac- tious times, we live in a place where so many people are de- cent and generous. It's not the first time we have been helped by our community when we needed it and I speak for my whole family when I say we are deeply grateful. I'm glad to be walking around on both feet now (albeit still a bit stiffly), but I'm also glad to know that I'm surrounded be some really wonderful people.
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CUBA–On Thursday, Oct. 3 at about 5 p.m., following an in depth investigation into the death of an infant in the Village of Cuba, Cuba Police arrested Whitney R. Barrett, 21, of Cuba on charges of Criminally Negligent Homicide (Felony) and En- dangering The Welfare Of A Child (Misdemeanor). Barrett was processed and placed in the Allegany County Jail on
$50,000.00 bail. Barrett is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Cuba Police were assisted by Allegany County Child Protective Services and the Allegany County District Attorney’s Office.
Also arrested on the same charges was Rashawn D. Gillispie, 21, of Cuba. Gillispie was also processed and placed in the Al- legany County Jail on $50,000.00 bail. Gillispie is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Cuba Police were assisted by Allegany County Child Protective Services and the Allegany County District Attorney’s Office.
CUBA–On Saturday, Sept.
28 at 2 p.m., the Town of Cuba Police Department ar- rested Kaine D. Bunker, 22, of Belfast, for Grand Larceny 4th (E Felony), 2 counts of Burglary 3rd (D Felonies) and 3 counts of Petit Larceny (Misdemeanors). The charges are the result of a three- month-long investigation stemming from four separate complaints of theft and bur- glary in the Village of Cuba that occurred in July 2019.
The complaints involved the alleged break-ins of multiple vehicles and garages in the Chamberlain Park area.
Bunker was processed and is-
sued an appearance ticket to appear in court at a later date.
WHITNEY R. BARRETT RASHAWN D. GILLISPIE
KAINE D. BUNKER ALFRED–Alfred Police
Chief Paul Griffith reported the following arrests were made during the month of September. Unless otherwise noted, all were issued appear- ance tickets in Alfred Village Court.
•Leamon A. Casteen, 21, of Fort Myers, FL was arrested Sunday, Sept. 29 and charged with leaving the scene of a property damage accident, driv- ing while intoxicated, aggra- vated DWI with blood alcohol content of .18% or more, and operating a motor vehicle with blood alcohol content exceed- ing .08%.
•Mhanad A. Alharbi, 21, of Hornell, was arrested Sunday, Sept. 29 for parking in a handi- capped space, operating a motor vehicle with obstructed vision, driving while intoxicated and operating a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol content of more than .08%.
•Collin J. Gallese, 21, of Hor- nell, was arrested Sunday, Sept. 29 for driving while intox- icated, driving while ability im- paired by alcohol, equipment violation and improper use of a restricted license.
•Kinte I. Parke, 19, of Brook- lyn, Francis M. Depalma, 20, of Grand Island, and Zachery P.
Leinenbach, 19, of Rochester, were each arrested Sunday, Sept. 29 for open container vi- olations.
•Alexis L. Neff, 19, of Alfred, was arrested Saturday, Sept.
28 for open container violation.
•Ayads S. Alafman, 24, of Hornell, was arrested Saturday, Sept. 28 for operating a motor vehicle with obstructed vision, illegal signaling, driving while intoxicated, and operating a motor vehicle with a blood alco- hol content greater than .08%.
•Cooper M. Weinman, 21, of Belmont, was arrested Satur- day, Sept. 28 for open con- tainer, obstruction of governmental administration and resisting arrest.
•Gage E. Butters, 19, of Way- land, was arrested Saturday, Sept. 28 for open container.
•Bradley Casseus, 19, of Mt.
Vernon, was arrested Thursday, Sept. 26 for unsafe backing, leaving the scene of a property damage accident, operating a motor vehicle while impaired by drugs, and operating a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol content greater than .08%.
•Kathy B. Dewispelaere, 59, of Victor, was arrested Thurs- day, Sept. 26 for improper left turn onto one-way road, 3rd de- gree aggravated unlicensed op- eration of a motor vehicle, and failure to obey a traffic device.
•Victoria A. Robinson, 18, of Katonah, and Ethan A. Stewart, 20, of Williamsville, were ar- rested Thursday, Sept. 26 for unlawful possession of mari- juana.
•John W. Hearn, 23, of Cort- land, was arrested Thursday, Sept. 26 for driving while intox- icated, operating a motor vehi- cle while impaired by drugs, illegal signaling from a parked position, and possession of marijuana.
•Brian P. Siverd, 36, of Rochester, was arrested Tues- day, Sept. 24 for inadequate li- cense plate lamp and operating a motor vehicle with a sus- pended registration.
•Ashton T. Bachand, 20, of Randolph, was arrested Sun- day, Sept. 22 for moving from a lane unsafely, driving while in- toxicated, and operating a motor vehicle with blood alco- hol content greater than .08%.
•Haleigh G. Golish, 18, of Wellsville, and Tshepo K.
Mcloed, 21, of Alfred, were each arrested Sunday, Sept. 22 for open container violations.
•Sean D. Kelleher, 19, of Canandaigua, was arrested Saturday, Sept. 21 for open container.
•Joseph P. Gibson, 20, of Arkport, was arrested Saturday, Sept. 21 for criminal mischief for damaging another’s prop- erty.
•Trentin T. Barber, 21, of Watkins Glen was arrested Sat- urday, Sept. 21 for open con- tainer.
•Tyler M. Garner, 18, of Hor- nell, was arrested Saturday, Sept. 21 for driving while intox- icated, operating a motor vehi- cle while impaired by drugs, and operating a motor vehicle with obstructed vision.
•Jeffrey M. Hamm, 20, of Lockport, was arrested Friday, Sept. 20 for criminal posses- sion of a controlled substance, unlawful possession of alcohol by a person under 21, criminal possession of marijuana with weight more than 25 grams, and drinking alcohol in a motor vehicle on a highway.
•David G. Burch, 30, of Ark- port, was arrested Friday, Sept.
20 for petit larceny.
•Trevon A. Swan, 18, of Elmira, was arrested Friday, Sept. 20 for failure to keep right on a two-lane road, driving while intoxicated, and operating a motor vehicle while impaired by alcohol.
•Louis A. Shengulette, 21, of Webster, was arrested for 2nd degree reckless endangerment and criminal mischief with intent to damage property.
•Joel L. Grady, 18, of Bronx, was arrested Thursday, Sept.
19 for driving while intoxicated, operating a motor vehicle while impaired by alcohol, operating a motor vehicle with obstructed vision, an inadequate plate lamp and stop/stand/park viola- tion.
•Malcolm M. Nelson, 20, of Syracuse, was arrested Wednesday, Sept. 18 for disor- derly conduct because of fight- ing and violent behavior.
•Avion S. Othman, 18, of Syracuse, and Keandre D.
Sanders, 20, of Syracuse, were arrested Sunday, Sept. 15 for unlawful possession of mari- juana.
•Muhinad K. Alghoriybi, 26, of Kitchener, Ontario, was ar- rested Sunday, Sept. 15 for driving while intoxicated, driving while ability impaired by alco- hol, operating an unregistered motor vehicle on a highway, op- erating a motor vehicle with ob- structed vision and improper left turn onto a one-way street.
•John E. Salisbury III, 19, of Tully, was arrested for driving while intoxicated, operating a motor vehicle with blood alco- hol content greater than .08%, equipment violation for inade-
quate plate, and
stop/stand/park violation.
•Tasiah A. Byrd-Parks, 18, of Wilmington, was arrested Sat- urday, Sept. 14 for unlawful possession of marijuana.
•Sadie A. Lippincott, 18, of Arkport, was arrested Saturday, Sept. 14 for driving while intox- icated, speeding, operating a motor vehicle with obstructed vision, and operating a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol content greater than .08%.
•Deanna R. Brutsman, 19, of Jasper, Alexandra L. Thomas, 17, of Canisteo, and Brandan D. Siwa, 19, of Delevan were each arrested Saturday, Sept.
14 for open container.
•Jordan A. Jackson, 18, of Hopewell, was arrested Friday, Sept. 13 for unlawful posses- sion of marijuana.
•Maria F. Ferreira, 19, of Al- fred, was arrested Thursday, Sept. 12 for aggravated unli- censed operation of a motor ve- hicle, operating a motor vehicle with obstructed vision, and in- adequate plate lamp.
•Peter L. Hyde, 29, of Alfred Station, was arrested Thursday, Sept. 12 for moving from lane unsafely, driving while intoxi- cated, and operating a motor vehicle with blood alcohol con- tent greater than .08%.
•Claudia J. Pickles, 18, of Clarence, was arrested Mon- day, Sept. 9 for open container and unlawful possession of al- cohol by a person under 21.
•Roman O. Rivera, 18, of Rochester, was arrested Mon- day, Sept. 9 for failure to obey traffic device, unlawful posses- sion of marijuana, and unlawful possession of alcohol by a per- son under 21.
•Mason P. Goodridge, 18, of Springville, was arrested Sun- day, Sept. 8 for open container and possession of alcohol by a person under 21.
•Jamall M. Lewis Jr., 18, of Buffalo Ugene M. Harrison, 17, of Albion, Omar R. Jarvis, 18, of Rochester, Dilion L. Johnson, 19, of Rochester, and Malick J.
McCray, 19, of Rochester were each arrested Saturday, Sept. 7 with unlawful possession of marijuana.
•Benjamin J. Cafolla, 21, of Seneca Falls, Eric W. St.
George, 25, of Hamburg, and Alison N. Dombrowski, 20, of Alfred, were each arrested Sat- urday, Sept. 7 for open con- tainer violations.
•Dayton J. Brewer, 21, of Greenwood, was arrested Sat- urday, Sept. 7 for illegal signal- ing, driving while intoxicated and operating a motor vehicle with blood alcohol content greater than .08%.
•Khamel B. Ramsey, 24, of Brooklyn, was arrested Friday, Sept. 6 for failure to stop at a stop sign, operating an unregis- tered motor vehicle on the high- way, operating a motor vehicle without financial security, and aggravated unlicensed opera- tion of a motor vehicle (3rd de- gree).
•Devin M. Peters, 20, of Cheektowaga was arrested Thursday, Sept. 5 for unlawful possession of marijuana, un- lawful possession of alcohol by a person under 21, and drinking alcohol in a motor vehicle on the highway.
•Joshua M. McClenathan, 19, of Lancaster was arrested Thursday, Sept. 5 for driving while intoxicated, operating a motor vehicle impaired by drugs, unlawful possession of marijuana, illegal use or place- ment of stickers on windshield or rear window and inadequate plate lamp.
•Ezequiel A. Perez, 20, of Binghamton, was arrested Wednesday, Sept. 4 for unlaw- ful possession of marijuana.
•Christopher J. Pfaff, 26, of Hornell, was arrested Wednes- day, Sept. 4 for unlawful pos- session of marijuana, equipment violation for inade- quate plate lamp.
•Trinity L. Farmer, 17, of Elmira, was arrested Sunday, Sept. 1 for unlawful possession of marijuana and speeding.
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ALFRED–A new hands-on project at Alfred State Col- lege’s Wellsville campus has students really thinking out- side the container.
This semester, students in various majors began working on several shipping containers
as part of a
“reuse/repurpose/recycle” ini- tiative that incorporates sus- tainable and green-building practices, according to Jack Jones, chair of the Building Trades Department. The pur- pose of the project, Jones said, is to determine if shipping containers can be repurposed into high-efficiency housing or office units, and also to pro- vide students with a new form of applied learning.
One of the main goals of this project is to create a zero- energy facility, which means it produces at least as much en- ergy as it consumes.
“This project aligns with the governor’s new energy initia- tives, which aim to drive New York’s energy consumption to renewable sources,” explained Jones. “The home will be out- fitted with a powerful photo- voltaic system and a solar water heater.”
High-efficiency fixtures and appliances, Jones said, will be used throughout.
“We are designing the home with a battery bank for off-grid operation,” he said. “However, we will also include a utility connection for selling excess power generation and for a back-up power supply.”
With the project being so new and so different from what has been done before, Jones noted, “We’re just trying to learn what works, what doesn’t work, what we can do in the future, and what really doesn’t make sense to do. It’s really a research project on our part to determine whether this is a viable option for housing or not, and whether it fits into our educational program.”
The project involves the tal- ents of students in several dif- ferent majors, including building trades: building con- struction; heating, ventilation, and air conditioning; and elec- trical construction and mainte- nance electrician. Supporters so far include the State Uni- versity of New York (SUNY),
which is funding the project;
SUNY Chancellor Kristina M.
Johnson; the Educational Foundation of Alfred, Inc., which has postponed other construction projects to ac- commodate this one; and Mach Architecture, which has assisted with the design and engineering of the project.
“I am so proud of the stu- dents and faculty at Alfred State for conceiving a creative project that combines applied learning and sustainability,”
said SUNY Chancellor John- son. “It’s more proof that, each and every day, SUNY is help- ing lead the way toward a more sustainable, energy-effi- cient world, while also provid- ing the types of hands-on learning experiences that lead to higher-paying jobs for our students.”
Another big supporter is Al- fred State President Dr. Skip Sullivan, who said, “This proj- ect offers Alfred State students an incredible and unique op- portunity for hands-on learn- ing. We are grateful to SUNY, Chancellor Johnson, the Edu- cational Foundation, Mach Ar- chitecture, and so many others who have shown their support and enthusiasm for this proj- ect. We can’t wait to see the finished product!”
One of the most appealing aspects of the project, Jones said, is its unconventional na- ture. While students are still gaining traditional real-world skills working on houses for the Wellsville community, this project gives them a chance to broaden their horizons.
“They get to use tools they wouldn’t normally use, they get to work with materials they wouldn’t normally use,” Jones said. “They’ll be doing a little more welding here than what we usually have in our pro- gram, a lot more metal-cutting, and just experiencing a differ- ent way that systems go to- gether. This job will be more commercial application, so a lot more metal work, steel studs, that sort of thing. It’s a really good supplement to what we already do.”
Students are understandably very excited about the project.
Nathan Hayes, a building trades: building construction major from Bath, said, “My fa-
REV. MYNOR SOPER S.D.B. evangelist NORTH LOUP, NE–Rev- erend Mynor G. Soper, 92, of North Loup passed away on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019, at the Valley County Health System Hospital in Ord, Nebraska.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Oct.
11 at the North Loup Seventh Day Baptist Church. Pastor Scott Smith will officiate.
Burial will be in the Hillside Cemetery at North Loup. Mil- itary Honors will be provided by the Ralph R. Rich Ameri- can Legion Post #285. Visita- tion will be from 5 to 7 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 10 at the Ord Memorial Chapel. Memorials are suggested to the Family’s Choice.
Mynor George was born on September 11, 1927, to Ralph and Ruth (Rowley) Soper at North Platte, Nebraska. Sev- eral years later, after the crash in 1929 and then the drought in the 30’s, his father decided to sell the ranch, and moved the family to New York State.
Mynor graduated from high
school while there.
Shortly thereafter, Mynor joined the United States Army and served for 18 months, mostly in Italy, with a guard company, towards the end of World War II.
After the service, he went to Salem, West Virginia to at- tend college, where he boarded at the home of a pro- fessor. In 1952, he married the professor’s lovely daughter, Marian Coon, the love of his life. Together they had seven children, including two infant daughters who died at birth.
Throughout his work as a minister with the Seventh Day Baptist denomination, he served churches in Los Ange- les, CA, North Loup, NE, Boulder, CO, and Texarkana, AR. During the years that they lived in Nebraska, Mynor filled the pulpit for a number of churches in the mid-Nebraska area – making many dear and life-long friends, in the process.
Even though Mynor en- joyed pastoring, he was drawn to evangelism and served several years as the Seventh Day Baptist denomi- national evangelist, traveling all over the United States and to England and Jamaica. Dur- ing this time, he also started a music ministry called Light- bearers for Christ, which con- sisted of a singing team that traveled with him providing musical concerts, in conjunc- tion with his evangelistic services. Several of these
young people later became full-time ministers, serving the Lord in churches through- out the United States.
In 1977, he moved to Texarkana, AR to be near his aging father, and he served as pastor for the church there for over 30 years. Upon retire- ment, he and Marian decided to return to Nebraska to live near their oldest daughter.
For Mynor, the most impor- tant thing in his life was to share the love of Jesus to as many as possible. And he was blessed with a loving wife who shared his vision and ministry, faithfully serving by his side for 67 years.
Mynor is survived by his faithful, loving wife Marian, of North Loup, NE; a son, Mynor Soper II (Cel) of Texarkana, AR; daughters, Ruth Ryschon (John) of North Loup, Dawn Richards (Dan) of Texarkana, TX, Brooke Deaton (Mark) of North Loup, and Corina Davis (Chris) Texarkana, AR;
brothers, Harley Soper of Beaumont, TX, and Herbert Soper of Winston-Salem, NC;
a sister, Adeline Barker of Londonderry, VT; 17 grand- children; and 37 great-grand- children.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two infant daughters; granddaughter, Jenna Looney; brothers, Keith, Ira, and Johnny Soper;
and sisters, Mildred Rupracht and Margie Davis.
Project challenges students to ‘think outside the box’
ALFRED STATE COLLEGE
vorite part is getting an idea of how you can take everyday items, repurpose them, upcy- cle them, and turn them into something very useful that’s going to leave a lasting im- pression on the campus. It’s something you can look back on and be really proud of your craftsmanship.”
Courtney DeRusha, a ma- sonry student from Corning, said, “One of the really excit- ing things about this project is that it’s been developed by a team of experts, engineers, and architects, but there’s a lot of innovation, there’s a lot of ex- perimentation. We don’t know exactly how we’re going to tackle every problem, and to have all of these brains talking
about that together with the help of our really knowledge- able instructors is exciting.”
The containers are presently located in the 35,000-square- foot Workforce Development Center, which serves as the home of the building trades:
building construction pro- gram. Currently, the college has four shipping containers for students to work on, three of which are 20 feet long and one that is 40 feet long.
“Altogether, with the en- closed space in the middle, we’ll have about a 1,200- square-foot building when we’re done,” Jones said. “This is really a larger and more complex home than you would typically consider for contain-
ers. We hope to learn lessons that can be applied to tempo- rary housing, disaster relief shelters, and housing in devel- oping countries.”
The end goal for this proj- ect, Jones said, is to convert the containers into a new demonstration home and wel- come center on the Alfred campus. The project should take one academic year to complete.
“I think it’s a really cool project. It’s something that’s out of the ordinary,” said Jones, who added, “It’s a really good option for us to really just stretch the students and make them think about why systems have to work the way they do.”
Alfred State students begin work on a new hands-on project involving repurposing shipping containers into either housing or office units.
Rev. Mynor Soper, started music ministry as part of Seventh Day Baptist evangelism
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n Richard Russo’s novel Chances Are . . . (Knopf, 2019), three onetime college friends, now in their mid-sixties, meet for a weekend re- union on Martha’s Vineyard. One of those friends is Mickey Girardi, Jr., who grew up in a “rough, working-class neighborhood in West Haven, Con- necticut, famous for bodybuilders, Harleys and eth- nic block parties.” A burlymotorcyclist and aging rock musician, Mickey is haunted by the memory of his father.
Mickey Girardi, Sr., was a construction worker, an unshakeable patriot, and an unrelenting realist. A vet- eran of the Second World War, he believed that when
“your country calls, you answer.” During the Viet- nam War, when Mickey, Jr., received a low lottery
number and was about to be drafted, his father con- ceded that it was “a foolish war” but reminded his son that “you don’t get to hold out for a just one.”
Should Mickey avoid the draft by fleeing to Canada, somebody else would have to “go in [his] place.”
He would go himself, he declared, if he weren’t “a middle-aged pipefitter with a bum ticker.” When Mickey, Sr., died suddenly of a heart attack, his death hit his son “like a sledgehammer to the base of the skull.”
Four decades later, as he reflects on this early trauma, Mickey, Jr., comes to a profound realiza- tion: “His father’s greatness, what made the man worth emulating, was his ability to love what he’d been given, what had been thrust upon him, what he had little choice but to accept.” Mickey, Sr., had dis- liked the Army and was not a war hero. What dis- tinguished him and earned his son’s eventual admiration was valor of another kind: his capacity to accept the realities in which he found himself and respond accordingly.
The attitude embodied in Mickey Girardi, Sr., has
much in common with a perspective prominent in Zen teachings. In her book Zen Seeds(Shambhala, 2019), the Japanese teacher Shundo Aoyama Roshi (b. 1933) puts the matter this way:
Happiness that depends on what you acquire or be- come is only conditional happiness, not true happi- ness. No matter what happens, it is all right. If you become ill, then just be ill; if you are poor, then just be poor. Unless you accept your present circum- stances, happiness cannot be attained. To face any situation and accept it with open arms if it cannot be avoided molds the attitude enabling you to see that such a wonderful way of living is possible. This
is indeed something of consequence.
The skeptical reader might take issue with Aoyama’s advice, which runs against the grain of our present-day culture. “If you become ill, then just be ill”? Why not fight the illness, employing every means available? On the face of it, Aoyama’s stance might be mistaken for complacency or a culpable passivity. If the reality being faced is, say, climate change, an attitude of radical acceptance is certainly open to question.
What Aoyama is advocating, however, is not sur- render to all the circumstances of one’s life but wholehearted acceptance of those that cannot be avoided. Rather than deny or resist them, we can meet them “with open arms.” Such acknowledge- ment, difficult enough when circumstances are truly dire, establishes a basis for the even more difficult challenge of accepting what cannot be avoided and is unlikely to change for the better.
Seen in this light, the act of acceptance is any- thing but passive. On the contrary, it is a positive action, as assertive in its way as the more common responses of denial, rumination, and resistance. And to the extent that acceptance of things as they are is not already reflexive or habitual, as was the case for the pipefitter Mickey Girardi, it may require training and practice.
To that end, there is a Buddhist practice known as
“bowing to what is.” Like other forms of bowing in Zen ritual, “bowing to what is” expresses recogni- tion and respect, but in this instance the object of re- spect is not another person but the reality of the present moment, and the bow is mainly an action of the mind. It may be accompanied by a nod, such as one might give to a stranger on the street, if circum- stances permit. It may be only an “inner bow.” But whichever form it take, “bowing to what is” can provide a secure foundation for wise and compas- sionate action. A gesture of humility in the presence of unalterable fact, it is also a way of meeting, with openness and grace, whatever may arise.
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Ben Howard leads the Falling Leaf Sangha, a Zen practice group in Alfred.
WELLSVILLE–Nate & Kate of Ithaca will take the stage in the Nancy Howe Auditorium of David A. Howe Library at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17 with a dynamic show full of heartfelt songs, humor, and even juggling.
Nate & Kate released their debut album, “Fame by Frame”
in late 2007. The album garnered glowing reviews, established them as a household name in Ithaca, and continues to receive regular Central New York airplay.
They toured in 2009, playing at over 150 locations in New York. In 2011 they released their second album, “Nate and Kate, The Kids Album”, which is a CD of original songs for the younger generation. Their most recent release, “Here You Are,” is now available.
This concert, funded in part by the Decentralization Regrant Program of the New York State Council of the Arts, is free and open to the public.
For more information, contact the David A. Howe Public Li- brary at 585-593-3410 or visit the library at 155 N. Main Street, Wellsville.
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WELLSVILLE–For 27 years, the RidgeWalk & Run has been promot- ing good health by offering an oppor- tunity to get outside and enjoy the beauty that is Western New York in the fall. Over the years, thousands of walkers and runners of all ages and fit- ness levels have made the RidgeWalk the premier outdoor activity in the re- gion.
Whether you are looking to take a two-mile relaxing walk through the woods or to compete in the 25K run, the RidgeWalk has something for everyone.
This year’s event is set for Sunday, Oct. 20, on the heels of the Allegany Artisans Open Studio Tour (10-5 Sat- urday and Sunday, Oct. 19-20). For registration and more information, visit Ridgewalk.com. As always, the options include 5K, 10k, and 25K
competitive trail runs as well as a two- mile country road walk and 2-mile, 6- mile, 9-mile, and 25K trail walks.
The 25k Trail Run is part of the USATF (USA Track & Field) Niagara Association Open, the USATF Niag- ara Masters Trail Championship, and the Eastern Grip Series. All events conclude on a gorgeous horse farm with festivities including music, food, and kids’ activities. The first 1,000 registrants will receive amenity bags that include a t-shirt, water bottle, cinch bag, and ball cap.
RidgeWalk Weekend kicks off with a pre-event dinner on Saturday, Oct.
19 from 6-8 p.m. at the Wellsville Country Club. Marathon running standout Terry Stanley will be the guest speaker.
A native of Eldred, PA, Mr. Stanley is one of only two dozen individuals
in the world to have run marathons in less than three hours over five consec- utive decades. He is third on the world list of first place marathon wins over the longest time span – 32 years and 143 days – and is in the Pennsylvania Marathon Hall of Fame and the Mans- field University Athletic Hall of Fame.
Tickets to the pre-event dinner are $20 and include a pasta bar dinner and a cash bar.
The proceeds from the RidgeWalk
& Run are used to support and provide a variety of initiatives that encourage community health and wellness in a number of ways. In addition to provid- ing free wellness screenings at events throughout the community, Ridge- Walk monies have been used to pur- chase blood pressure machines and hydration stations at both JMH and the Wellsville YMCA.
The latest project is now underway.
Targeting the safety of walkers and runners who use the Riverwalk Trail, JMH Wellness funds are helping ex- tend the trail so that it goes under the bridge on Route 417 and resumes on the other side of the highway, expand- ing our walkable community and im- proving safety.
Find more information and registra- tion links at www.ridgewalk.com. You can stay current with the event by lik- ing “RidgeWalk & Run” on Face- book. On-line registrations can be
done at
https://runsignup.com/Race/Regis- ter/?raceId=18047 .
For more information on the Alle- gany Artisans Open Studio Tour Oct.
19-20, visit: alleganyartisans.com
RidgeWalk comes on heels of Studio Tour
RIDGEWALK & RUN IN WELLSVILLE
Bowing To What Is
Driftwood will perform at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11 at the Wellsville Creative Arts Center, Main Street, Wellsville. Advance tickets are $20 ($22 at door). Tickets may be purchased online at www.WellsvilleCreativeArtsCenter.com or at the Arts Center Coffee House. For more information visit the website or call (585) 593-3000.
RICHARD RUSSO
SHUNDO AOYAMA ROSHI