By LINDA LEWANDOWSKI Alfred Sun Reporter ALFRED--The Alfred Village Planning Board, chaired by Anne Wenslow, expressed en- thusiastic appreciation to Amanda Burns, principal writer of the grant, and Justin Grigg, board member, for the proposal which was successful in obtain- ing a $325,000 Main Street Grant Award from New York State.
Ms. Burns and the Board also wish to thank community mem- bers who contributed to the process, including Village Clerk Kathy Koegel, Calista McBride and Karla Back of Alfred State College, Mark Sabella of Neigh- borworks in Olean, Phil Prig-
ALFRED--Alfred State College recently hosted two visitors from Italy: Archeology Professor Ilaria Tartaglia and her colleague Maria Chiara Giovenco. Following a campus tour, Tartaglia gave a presentation regarding her work, both as an archeologist at Pompeii and as an adjunct professor at the Sorrento Lingue International Language Institute in Italy, to a packed house. Accompanying her talk on the history of the region was a slide show illustrating her work at the excavations of Pompeii. Additionally, she discussed the course she teaches to Alfred State’s study abroad students at Sorrento Lingue International Language Institute where she serves as an adjunct professor. The course, "Cities of Fire," focuses on the rich heritage of Roman antiquities in the Sorrento area and is very popular with students because of frequent class field trips to the numerous archaeological and geological sites around the Gulf of Naples. Pictured here, Tartaglia, far right, is introduced by Jeff Johnston, assistant professor, Computer Imaging and Architectural Engineering Technology at ASC, and Valerie Nixon, vice president for administration and enrollment.
Alfred gets $325,000 Main Street grant
Vol. 125, No. 34 Alfred, Allegany County, New York State, U.S.A. 14802 Thursday, September 9, 2010
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Andy and Christine (Lobdell) Morawski of Tyler, TX, long-time subscribers of The Alfred Sun, took her hometown newspaper along during a river cruise in France in early August. Here, they visit the Roman Colliseum in Arles, France. They also visited Notre Dame Cathedral and the Eiffel Tower
Roman Colliseum in Arles, France...
more, and Anne Acton of Alfred 21st Century Group.
The funds are allocated for improvements in structures, store-fronts, and energy effi- ciency in the business district . More information about the grant can be found at www.nys- dhcr.gov. The board, acting quickly on the matter, approved two actions regarding the admin- istration and oversight of the fund as follows:
ACTION 1
The Planning Board recom- mends the Village Board form a Main Street Grant Administrator Search Committee. The Search Committee will, through a fair and efficient process, identify an individual to fill the Main Street
Grant Administrator position. At the conclusion of the search process, the identified candidate will be recommended by the Search Committee to the full Planning Board and then the Vil- lage Board. The Search Com- mittee will consist of two (2) members of the Planning Board and a local resident. The Village Clerk-Treasurer will act as a consultant to the Search Com- mittee. Members of the Search Committee may not apply for the Main Street Grant Adminis- trator position.
ACTION 2
The Planning Board recom- mends the Village Board form a Main Street Grant Advisory Board. The Advisory Board will
oversee all activities related to the Main Street Grant. The Ad- visory Board is responsible for taking those actions necessary to ensure a successful project. Pri- mary Advisory Board responsi- bilities will include oversight of the Grant Administrator as well as decision making on the local application for funding, distribu- tion of Main Street award funds and project timeline. The Advi- sory Board will report to the Vil- lage Clerk-Treasurer and Village Board. The Advisory Board will consist of three (3) members of the Planning Board as well as two (2) local residents.
Persons interested in serving in any of these capacities are en- couraged to contact the Alfred
village office or any Planning Board member.
In other business, the Board gave partial sign application ap- proval for BB Shenanigans, a restaurant opening soon at 7 N.
Main Street, pending additional information to be submitted re- garding the window sign. A larger sign, which will be placed on the front of the building, was approved as written.
Approval was also given to an application for two signs to be placed on the new SERVU Credit Union building at 180 N.
Main Street.
The next Alfred Village Plan- ning Board meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 7 in the Village Hall.
ALLEGANY COUNTY--A Democratic, Republican and Con- servative primary election will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010 between the hours of 12 noon and 9 p.m. in all Towns of Allegany County. Office for the following will be voted on:
DEMOCRATIC PARTY Attorney General
(Vote for 1) Richard L. Brodsky Eric T. Schneiderman Sean Coffey
Kathleen M. Rice U.S. Senator (2 year unexpired term)
(Vote for 1) Kirsten E Gillibrand Gail Goode
REPUBLICAN PARTY Governor
(Vote for 1) Rick A Lazio Carl P Paladino Lt Governor
(Vote for 1) Gregory J Edwards Thomas V. Ognibene US Senator (6 year term)
(Vote for 1) Gary Berntsen Jay Townsend US Senator (2 year unexpired term)
(Vote for 1) Joseph DioGuardi David Malpass Bruce Blakeman Sheriff
(Vote for 1) Ricky L Whitney William R Tompkins
CONSERVATIVE PARTY Governor
(Vote for 1) Rick A Lazio Ralph C Lorigo Sheriff
(Vote for 1) Ricky L Whitney William R Tompkins
Balloting set 12-9 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 14 for
Allegany County towns
2 THE ALFRED SUN, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010
News Briefs
POLICE REPORT
OBITUARIES
DR. PHILLIPS W. FOSTER His father built Foster Lake WHEATON, MD--Phillips W.
Foster, 79, a professor of agricul- tural economics at the University of Maryland, who followed in his father’s footsteps in teaching some of a university's first courses in en- vironmental studies and ecology, died Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010 at a Manor Care rehabilitation facility in Wheaton. He had congestive heart failure and complications from a broken hip.
Dr. Foster joined the Maryland
faculty in 1962 and soon began teaching a course on the environ- ment. In the 1970s, he taught a popular ecology course that was held in one of the largest lecture halls on the College Park campus.
He wrote more than 100 schol- arly papers, and his wide-ranging academic interests included agri- culture, international develop- ment, nutrition, population growth and preschool education. Among other work, Dr. Foster conducted some of the first analyses showing the long-range social benefits of preschool and early childhood ed- ucation for low-income students.
In the 1980s, Dr. Foster began teaching a course on food supply, demand and agricultural produc- tivity, particularly in Third World countries. He was the principal author of The World Food Prob- lem, a textbook now in its fourth edition.
During academic sabbaticals, Dr. Foster spent extended periods of time in India, Australia, Algeria and Colombia, and he was among the first U.S. scholars invited to lecture on economics in China.
From 1968 to 1971, he wrote, di- rected and produced a documen- tary film about a village in rural India and its struggles to adapt long-held traditions to modern life.
Phillips Wayne Foster was born April 26, 1931, in Ogdensburg, N.Y., the son of Eddy and Alice Phillips Foster. He came to Alfred with his parents when his father was hired to teach the first course in conservation at Alfred State College. Phillips was graduated from Alfred-Almond Central School in 1949. An outstanding French horn player during his youth, his family said he turned down a scholarship to the East- man School of Music in Rochester, to study economics at Cornell University.
After graduating from Cornell, he was a Fulbright fellow, and in 1958, he received a doctorate in agricultural economics from the University of Illinois. He taught at Michigan State University before coming to Maryland.
Dr. Foster retired in 1994 but continued to consult for several years with the Philippine govern- ment on agricultural development.
He lived in College Park and was a member of the Rotary Club and Paint Branch Unitarian Uni- versalist Church in Adelphi.
His 50-year marriage to Mary Denzine Foster ended in divorce.
Survivors include three chil- dren, David Foster of Cabarete, Dominican Republic, Dean Foster of Philadelphia and Shanti Foster of Tucson; and a sister, Cynthia Foster Clements of Gainesville, FL.
TIMOTHY GIEDLIN 1974 Alfred-Almond graduate
ORLANDO, FL--Word has been received of the death of Tim- othy Giedlin on Friday, August 27, 2010. Recently inducted into the Alfred-Almond Sports Hall of Fame, he was one of five sons of former Alfredians Richard and
ALFRED--The Alfred Unit of Empire State College will hold a free Information Session from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 13 at the Unit Office. For directions to the location of the Alfred Unit office and to make a reservation for the Information Session, call Unit Secretary Sherry Price at 607-587-4140. Empire State College offers a flexible, indi- vidual learning environment ide- ally suited to the lives of busy adults.
ALFRED--The Sustainability Work Group of Alfred Alive!
will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 13 at the Terra Cotta Cof- fee House. All are welcome to join in designing community- based projects to save energy, share transportation, garden without toxics, build neighbor- hood, support local agriculture, establish new models of cooper- ative workplaces and more.
The Sustainability Work Group is sponsoring a workshop at the Alfred Village Hall on Monday, Sept. 20 on the subject of weatherizing and lighting your home for efficiency and savings.
ALMOND—The Alfred Fra- ternal Association of Kanakadea-McArthur Chapter
#242, OES and University Lodge #230 will serve a public Pan Steak dinner Friday, Sept.
10 at the Lodge building, Karr Valley Road, Almond.
Dinners consist of pan steak and gravy, real mashed potatoes, vegetable, roll, dessert and bev- erage. Prices for adults are $7 while children under 12 are $4.
Serving starts at 4:30 p.m. until about 6 p.m. or all is gone. Pro- ceeds go towards upkeep of Fra- ternities Hall. There is plenty of parking in the rear of the build- ing.Any Eastern Star or Masonic member in good standing is in- vited to attend our meetings. The Pan Steak dinner is open to the public. For directions or more information, call Mary-Lou Car- tledge, Secretary, 587-8071.
ANGELICA—The next meet- ing of the Catherine Schuyler Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the Ameri- can Revolution will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 16 at the American Hotel in Angelica.
The program is "Angelica Farm- ers' Market" presented by Stacie Curry and Sharon Radar.
SCIO—The next meeting of the Allegany County Citizens for Responsible Government will be held at the Scio Town Hall at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 21.
On the agenda will be the prior- ity of the group’s goals. All Leg- islators and Citizens are welcome.
The Alfred Police Department made the following arrests re- cently:
--James M. Bigley, 25, of Ark- port, was charged Saturday, Sept. 4 with failure to keep right, moving from a lane unsafely, driving while intoxicated and blood alcohol content over .08%
following a traffic stop on State Route 244. Bigley was released to a third party and is to appear in Alfred Town Court at a later date.
--Elie Y. Kommel, 20, of Ithaca, was charged Saturday, Sept. 4 with unlawful possession of marijuana after being stopped for traffic violations. Kommel is to appear in Alfred Village Court at a later date.
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Empire State info session
Pan steak dinner planned
DAR chapter will meet
Citizens group meeting Sustainability group meeting
Mary Ellen Giedlin, now of Vir- ginia Beach, VA. A complete obit- uary will follow when available.
JENNIE LOUISE VINCENT FOOTE
Grew up in Alfred CARLSBAD, CA--Louise Foote, age 97, died peacefully in her sleep early Friday morning, August 28, 2010 in Carlsbad, CA, near two of her nephews, their families and her sister, Warda, who had passed away in 2008.
She was the last of five genera- tions of the Vincent family that had their roots in Alfred, begin- ning with David Vincent who mi- grated to Alfred in 1809 at the age of 11. She was born May 19, 1913 in nearby Leonardsville, the third of five children. In her early years she made it clear that she preferred to be called Jane Lou or Louise, eschewing the name Jennie which name was shared with the family’s milk cow. To this day her nephews and nieces and their children refer to Louise as Aunt Jane Lou, or AJL for short.
She grew up in Alfred, attend- ing grade and high school there and received her B.S. in Applied Art at Alfred University in 1934.
She was a member of Alfred’s Seventh Day Baptist Church and maintained an interest in that church throughout her life.
When she was six she lost her older brother, Avery, sister Amy, and grandfather, Thomas Vars Rogers, in a tragic motorcycle ac- cident. Four years later, her father, Nathan Wardner Vincent, passed away from complications due to an earlier bout with Rheumatic Fever. Her mother, Mamie Em- meline Rogers, then went back to school to earn her teaching certifi- cate to support the family. While her mother was attending school it fell to Louise to help with the chores and oversee her two younger sisters, Warda and Beth.
These were the formative years for the caring, and loving respon- sibility that embodied Louise throughout her career, family life and retirement.
After graduating from Alfred, Louise moved to New York City where she became an occupa- tional therapist with the Depart- ment of Hospitals, working with the adult blind on Welfare Island.
She married Robert Foote in 1939.
After her husband completed his medical schooling he enlisted as a Navy doctor. After the war and
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After the divorce, Jane Lou went to work developing her ca- reer as an elementary, secondary and high school teacher of the blind. She earned a Masters de- gree in Special Education from San Francisco State College in 1961. She taught the visually handicapped in Corona del Mar and South Coast School of Special Education. She moved to Ventura County in 1962 and taught in the Port Hueneme School District – Special Education–Visually Handicapped for 17 years. She de- veloped close friendships with many of her students and their families, and still received per- sonal notes and news of their progress after being retired for over 20 years. In 1967 she was honored as Teacher of the Year for the Ventura, California School District.
Following her retirement she stayed active with travel, volun- teer work, and family history. She became an accomplished organist and played her organ daily. She had a strong thirst for knowledge, and often availed herself of histor- ically oriented Elder Hostel pro- grams in travels with friends. She served as a docent at the Ventura Museum of History and Art, working primarily to catalogue the museum’s extensive collection of historic photographs and articles.
Her avid interest in family his- tory, influenced no doubt by her mother’s similar interest, encour- aged a genealogical pursuit by other family members. She kept close tabs on her ever expanding family, filling well annotated al- bums with pictures and articles of her 12 nieces and nephews, 12 great nieces and nephews, and 8 great, great nieces and nephews.
She was a strong, independent woman, always sharing her enthu- siasm and wit, and encouragement to others. She was determined to maintain responsibility for her own affairs, keeping actively en- gaged in life long beyond others of her generation. Even at age 97 she made sure that her apartment was in proper order before going to bed for the last time. Louise was a perfect combination of pride, independence and humility.
“Egads”, she exclaimed in awe and bemusement, as she received congratulations on her most recent birthday.
Louise’s ashes will be interred at the Alfred Rural Cemetery next to her relatives and ancestors. Do- nations in her memory can be sent to the Alfred Seventh Day Baptist Church, P.O. Box 821, Alfred, NY 14802, the Alfred Rural Cemetery, Route 244, Alfred Station, NY 14803, or to the Museum of Ven- tura County, Historical Archives, 100 East Main Street, Ventura, CA 93001.
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I need to go back to the blueberry theme for just one week be- cause Donna Rogers brought me a Maine Blueberry Cake recipe. It came from the Maine’s Jubilee Cookbook that she bought when they lived in Rockland, Maine back in the 1970’s.
As we head to Maine, I will take along this blueberry cake.
Maine Blueberry Cake 2 c. sugar 2½ tsp. baking powder 1 c. shortening (1/2 butter) ½ tsp. salt
2 eggs 2 tsp. vanilla
1 c. milk 2 tsp. nutmeg (freshly grated if possible) 3 c. flour 1 pint blueberries
Cream sugar and shortening together then beat in eggs, milk, flour, baking powder, salt, nutmeg and vanilla. Fold in the blueber- ries. Bake in two 9”x9” or one 9x12 greased pan. Bake at 350 de- grees for 40 minutes. Check center for doneness, then increase temperature to 375 for 10 minutes more if not set.
Let cool, then drizzle a bit of confectioner’s sugar frosting over the top. It doesn’t need much, but it looks pretty. (Donna says she used the smaller pans and they were done in 40 minutes.)
There are two things of interest in this photo; the first is a new restaurant in Allegany County, the second is the birds who have built nests in its eaves. Please identify both.
Last week's cookie(s) were won by two Davids. David Cham- berlain and David Haggstrom, both Angelicans, who recognized
"The Cave," on County Road 2 east of Angelica on the way to West Almond. What is "wrong" with the skull mounted on femurs is that the display includes deer antlers wired onto a cow skull.
ALMOND—The first fall meeting of Kanakadea-McArthur Chapter #242, OES was held Wednesday, Sept. 8 at Fraternities Hall, Karr Valley Road, Almond. It was preceded by a dessert dish-to- pass at 6:30 p.m. with the regular meeting following at 7:30 p.m.
Matron Nancy Zeliff presided over the business meeting where upcoming fall events were planned. The Allegany District Home- coming for State Officers RW Gloria Griffin, Assoc Grand Warder of Kana-Mac and RW Donald Beaver, Grand Representative of South Carolina of McKee Chapter #212, Cuba will be held on Sun- day, Sept. 19 at Fraternities Hall, Karr Valley Road, Almond. The public meeting will start at 2:30 p.m. with refreshments to follow.
Other business items for the meeting included plans for the first Pan Steak dinner to be held Friday, Sept. 10 and plans for Grand Chapter in October and other fall District activities.
The Allegany District picnic will also be held at Kana-Mac’s patio or Dining Room Sunday, Sept. 12 at 1 p.m. Another date to re- member will be the Reception for RW David Palmiter, Grand Com- missioner of Appeals and RW Sandra Palmiter, Grand Chaplain, on Oct. 23 at the Wellsville Legion Hall. These two officers from Wellsville will be elected and appointed at Grand Chapter respec- tively, to be held in Binghamton, Oct. 14-16.
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By SHERMAN CLARKE Sustainability Working Group
ALFRED--A Home Energy Workshop is planned for 7 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 20 in Alfred Vil- lage Hall. This is part of a series of workshops sponsored by the Alfred Alive Sustainability Working Group.
Our first workshop on organic gardening was held July 19 and featured Kasey Klingensmith, professor of biology and envi- ronmental science at Keuka Col- lege and Five Corners resident.
She spoke about the new state law that prohibits pesticides on school grounds and athletic fields, and brought along equip- ment to test soil samples for acidity or alkalinity. Followup articles in the Sunabout organic gardening and lawn care are planned.
In August, we joined with oth- ers involved in Alfred Alive in organizing the Dessert Social and Ping Pong Regatta, held August 16. Dozens of people visited tables sponsored by Al- fred organizations and visited with neighbors and friends.
Speakers at the Sept. 20 work- shop will include experts on making your home more effi- cient and weather-tight, on in- candescent, CFL and LED bulbs and their relative efficiency, and on vampire loads of electricity.
Vampire loads are the result of those electronic devices that stay on even when they're not being used and which can represent up to 20% of your electric use. We plan on having plenty of time for discussion and some hands-on materials for you to look at.
In October, we are planning presentations on Small Scale Al- ternative Energy Awareness by
Home energy workshop Sept. 20
Alfred State Wellsville Campus faculty. The date has not been fi- nalized but will probably be Oct.
18 or 25.
If you are interested in joining the Sustainability Working Group, we are part of the Alfred Alive initiative formed after last October's Main Street fire. We meet every two or three weeks to talk about sustainability and co- operative measures. There are also working groups for pro- gramming and economic devel- opment. To get on the mailing list or to join a group, e-mail:
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4 THE ALFRED SUN, Thursday, September 9, 2010
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Tompkins promise kept
Jail administration facts
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Not knowing of Frank Crumb’s Dream, I, too, had set a goal of 1000 subscribers when I joined the paper in 1976. That goal was finally reached in Jan- uary 1999. But we want to keep Frank’s dream alive.
The late Eugene T. Van Horn, who owned the newspaper from 1951 until 1973, told us one time that circulation peaked in the 1960s at 700. It’s now over 900. We’ve added 82 new sub- scribers since Jan. 1, 2009.
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--David L. Snyder Editor, Publisher & Janitor I’m Not LOL, But WIC
I was chatting on Facebook with someone quite young Who was obviously fluent in their mother tongue (The language of email and chat and IM,
Which you never can know until UR one of them), And she taught me a thing, two, or three.
I said something witty and typed “LOL”.
She answered me back and said something like, “Well…
I don’t think you’re laughing out loud over there, And to sit there and say so is not really fair,
When you really mean “WIC”.
I learned a few languages back in my day But in all of my study, I just have to say
When I went down the list and the list was all done, That “wic” ’s not a word that made sense in a one…
I had not heard that word – no, not ever.
So I said to my friend, “Tell me, what was my gaffe?
If I said something funny, then why can’t I laugh?”
She replied, “Something youthought was funny; but I – Well, to me, it was worthy to roll but one eye…
What you reallymeant was, ‘Wow, I’m Clever!’”
—LOLymous
THE IMPORTANCE OF THE SHERIFF’S ELECTION Last week I attended a meeting of the North-East Allegany County Coalition (“NEACC”) in Belfast. This organization is made up of local officials from towns and villages in the northern portion of the County. Both Rick Whitney and William Tompkins addressed the NEACC officials. In my opinion both candidates were articu- late, courteous and informative. However, they are very different, with disparate backgrounds, qualifications, goals and visions. The voters have a clear choice. I do not intend to tell you how you should vote. I don’t believe that is the proper role of a County Leg- islator. However, I would like to identify some issues that I think are important. I encourage you to think about these issues, and other issues that you find important. Hopefully we (as voters) will do our homework and make an informed decision.
The Sheriff’s Department is one of the largest departments in County government. Its single largest operation involves running the County Jail. Staffing is a huge responsibility. The jail runs 24 hours a day, 365 days each year. Compare that with most other de- partments that operate for only 8 hours each day, 5 days a week, with some occasional overtime thrown in. In addition, the Sheriff’s Department has responsibility for the 911 Emergency System, the Sheriff’s Civil Section, and for the Emergency Dispatch Center. The Sheriff must also respond to crises and emergencies, and provide specified security services for other county agencies. Electing someone who can manage all of these programs well is extremely important. Which candidate will be the best manager?
About 8 years ago the State forced the County to build a new jail facility. The County took a bit of a gamble and built a facility that was almost twice as large as was then needed. The idea was that it would handle growth over the long term, and permit us to
“house-in” federal prisoners for pay in the short term. Fortunately this plan has worked well. Having a state-of-the-art” jail has enabled the County to stop “housing-out” local prisoners, and to start getting paid for housing federal prisoners. In 2009 we received almost $2.4 million from federal agencies for housing their prisoners. This money was used to make the bond payment for the new jail of ap- proximately $1.6 million. It also provided another $800,000 to re- imburse the County for expenses the County had advanced before we started collecting money for outside prisoners. If the County should, for some reason, lose that $2.5 million in federal revenue it could cause local property taxes to increase by almost 10%. That would be catastrophic. Voters should seriously consider which can- didate gives us the best chance of maintaining or enhancing that out- side revenue. Who will be the best money manager?
The County Sheriff’s Deputies and Corrections Officers are unionized. The Board of Legislators and Sheriff are jointly respon- sible for negotiating a new contract. We have been engaged in ne- gotiations with the Deputies Union for about 3 years. I have participated in almost every negotiating session. By mutual agree- ment neither side of the negotiations can discuss the details of those negotiations. However, I can confirm that management has made several significant offers. They have not been accepted. We have also identified several critical areas where we hope to reduce ex- penses and improve efficiency. We are currently at impasse. The State has appointed a mediator to help resolve the impasse. Who- ever is elected will have to work with the Board to conclude these negotiations. Wages and overtime are the single largest component of the Sheriff’s Department budget. Who is best suited to handle those negotiations?
True leadership takes more than education, experience, or good ideas, though those can all be quite important. Character and in- tegrity are indispensible. Good leadership can make a crucial dif- ference. Please do your homework before casting your vote in this important election for Sheriff of Allegany County.
To the citizens of Allegany County,
I am a retired New York State Conservation Police Officer. I have lived and worked in Alle- gany County for oever 25 years.
I am writing this letter to ask you to join me in supporting Bolivar Police Chief Rick Whitney in his candidacy for Sheriff. I have worked with all of the local, county, state and federal Law Enforcement agencies in our area. I have found Chief Whit- ney to be highly qualified, pro- fessional, and an effective police officer and administrator. It is of particular importance to me that he is, and has been for over thirty years, a certified police of- ficer in the state of New York.
He has earned the trust, admira- tion and respect of the people he has served as well as those with whom he has worked and super- vised.
I do not ask you to simply join me in my support for Chief Whitney, but I urge you to be- come aware of the issues in this fall’s election. Please consult with your friends, neighbors, and relatives, particularly those who work for agencies that reg- ularly deal with the Sheriff’s of- fice. This includes current employees of the Sheriff’s Dept., local police agencies, fire-
men and fire police, rescue squad members and members of the State Police. These men and women will be able to tell you first hand wny we need a com- petent and experienced many of Rick Whitney’s caliber to re- place the current “leader” of our County law enforcement agency.
Please educate yourself re- garding the issues of this cam- paign for Sheriff. I urge you to visit Chief Whitney’s website:
www.rickwhitneyforsheriff.com . Please evaluated the educa- tional and service accomplish- ments of thet candidates. We need the best trained, most expe- rienced and best qualified person to serve as our Sheriff. In my opinion, that person is Chief Rick Whitney.
Sincerely, Dan Ward Friendship
To the Editor:
Allegany County constituents are hungry for the truth about our Jail operation and just how well the Sheriff and the Jail ad- ministration are currently man- aging the situation? Here are the facts, you decide.
The Sheriff’s success with housing inmates brought in 2.4 million dollars in 2009 , which more than pays the debt on the facility. Immigration and Cus- toms Enforcement, (ICE) Assis- tant Field Office Director Hester recently stated that “The Buffalo Field office maintains a very professional and effective work- ing relationship with all staff at the Allegany County Jail.” And further, “All facilities housing ICE detainees are required to be in compliance with the standards
and the Allegany County Jail has received excellent marks during their reviews.”
Lastly, “The performance based National Detention Stan- dards measure and demonstrate how well a facilities protocols, procedures and practices are achieving the desired result. The Allegany County Jail has re- ceived excellent marks in these standards. This has and will con- tinue to facilitate a healthy working relationship between ICE and the staff at the Allegany County Jail.”
The State Commission of Cor- rection commends our program for reducing costs by growing food, repairing clothing and pro- viding meaningful labor. Our Jail has not had any lawsuits
filed by inmates during our cur- rent Sheriffs tenure. Sheriff Tompkins is taking further steps to reduce liability by seeking additional certifications that Al- legany County is running the best and safest possible Jail for the employees and inmates.
In summary, the facts indicate that Sheriff Tompkins and his Jail administration are compe- tently meeting and creatively surpassing the requirements and expectations for the office of Sheriff in Allegany County. As a result, we have one of the finest run jails in New York State.
Respectfully submitted Frederick Sinclair Allegany County Legislator
Letter to the Editor:
There are some facts voters in Allegany County should know before going to the polls and se- lecting a Sheriff for the next term of office.
When Sheriff Tompkins was first elected, he promised to do what was right for the citizens of Allegany County, and he has kept that promise.
The financing for the new jail requires an annual bond pay- ment of $1.6 million. Sheriff Tompkins has met strict guide- lines, regulations, and criteria through his leadership which has enabled Allegany County to re-
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Cattaraugus County Buy Local Challenge encourages residents to buy locally grown food from Sept. 13 to 25, from your neigh- boring farms, farm stands, farm- ers' markets, wineries, grocers and markets.
Coinciding with the challenge is Visit the Farm Day on Satur- day, Sept. 25. Visit the Farm Day is a self guided tour of local farms offering residents an op- portunity to purchase fresh prod- ucts, such as fruits, vegetables, meat, flowers, plants, trees, and fiber while engaged in demon- strations and other fun and edu- cational activities hosted by your local farms. There are 12 farms participating in Visit the Farm Day, making this a fun and edu- cational day for all ages.
So Get Fresh! Take the Buy Local Challenge sponsored by Allegany and Cattaraugus County Cornell Cooperative Ex- tension by pledging to eat at least one locally grown product everyday during the week of September 13-25. September is a perfect time to celebrate the bounty in our own backyards!
There are hundreds of opportu- nities to support local farms in our Counties, and when you shop at locally owned farms and other businesses 60% more of your money stays circulating in our communities.
To take the pledge and learn more reasons why you should buy local visit our Cooperative Extension website: cceallegany- cattaraugus.org and click on the Challenge logo. Our website has downloadable information on why and/or where to buy local products, food factsheets and recipes along with Visit the Farm Day information.
Alfred University will host an American Red Cross Blood Drive from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 14 at Powell Campus Center. Other area blood drives scheduled include 1-6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 16 at Cuba First Baptist Church; and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct.
5 at Houghton College.
(Continued from Page 4) ceive revenue from housing out- of-county inmates to finance the cost of our annual bond pay- ment. I believe for his track record on this issue alone, Sher- iff Tompkins should be re- elected.
For a number of years, over- time has been an issue within the Sheriff’s Office. Simple solu- tions to the rising cost of over- time turn complicated when you factor in the labor contract. Sher- iff Tompkins, through innova- tive methods, is looking to reduce the overtime in the Sher- iff’s Office by $300,000 this year. With the implementation of a computer based scheduling program, Allegany County will save serious money in the future thanks to Sheriff Tompkins.
He has implemented many other ideas that have saved us money and made a positive im- pact on those who have entered our prison population for various reasons. As a voter and taxpayer of Allegany County, do what is right and return Sheriff William Tompkins to another term as our Sheriff. As promised, he will continue to do what is right for the citizens of Allegany County.
Curtis W. Crandall, Allegany County Legislator
Letter to the Editor:
This letter shall serve as a
“Thank You” to the Business Community and as a reminder for all to “Please Pick up after your Dog.”
It is the end of summer and the community is looking good.
Thanks to everyone that makes the community a great place to live.
We all need to thank the busi- nesses that suffered from the fire for their determination and hard work to relocate and rebuild. We appreciate the efforts of Marty and Phil Curran and Kathy Sny- der in relocating the West Side Wine & Spirits and Sports Cen- ter businesses, and of Marc and Carol Rawady in rebuilding the Kampus Kave. We also want to thank John and Chelly Ninos for the expanded Jet. Please make sure you support all of our local business owners by patronizing their stores and restaurants.
We have been asked to remind the community that it is good community practice to clean up after your dog as you walk your dog. There have been some complaints from residents that not all are following the law.
Thank you for your anticipated help in this matter.
Craig Clark Mayor of Alfred
Letter from the mayor
What would Alfred be without its downtown?
That would have been a theoretical question several years ago.
But today, it's real enough to seriously ponder.
Times are tough everywhere, but they are especially hard on small, family-owned businesses, like those lining Main Street in Al- fred or along Rt. 244 in Tinkertown and Alfred Station. High taxes and decreasing retail traffic are shuttering stores all across New York State. No downtown is immune. Including ours.
Prior to the October 29, 2009 fire that destroyed arguably Al- fred’s oldest commercial structure, taking with it three storefronts and damaging a few others, there was evidence of decline in our business community. There were several vacant storefronts. With the introduction of the “new” Collegiate Restaurant downtown and the relocation of the Alfred Sports Center and West Side Wine and Spirits, our downtown has some new life. Work is underway to open BB Shenanigans,a late-night eatery, in the former Collegiate. The Kampus Kave has reopened, joined by Tim Koegel’s College Sup- pliers. Uncle Alfred’s Sub Shop opened this summer. Fox’s Pizza Den replaced Sonora’s some time ago.
But the question in my mind is, “Can all these new businesses survive or will vacant storefronts reappear in our community?
The New York Press Association, the New York Conference of Mayors, and the New York Economic Development Council, among others, are collaborating to do something about it this September 25th. The organizations have created a statewide citizen initiative called "Spend $25 on the 25th" to put a few extra dollars into the cash registers of Main Street merchants across New York - and to remind all citizens how much charm, character, value, sales tax rev- enue, and community support these shops provide to our communi- ties.
It's simple concept: If you want to pitch in, you are asked to spend
$25 at a local store on September 25th. Many shops offer special discounts, which will be noted with "Spend $25 on the 25th" logos affixed to their store windows. Check this newspaper in the next weeks to see some special deals being offered by participating mer- chants, although even non-participating stores are worth supporting.
The "$25 on the 25th" campaign will not solve all of New York's problems. That's going to take a far bigger plan. But it may help keep some Main Street doors open just a little longer, until the econ- omy gets stronger and they can get back on their feet. And it will serve to remind us how precious our downtown is. Without our small businesses, Alfred would not be the same.
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Missing “Miss Anook”
If you live in the Alfred area you may recognize the face below as one of a highly publicized local K-9 celebrity. Anook MacCrea is the daughter of Fion and Kim MacCrea and has been sorely missed by her family and friends after having run away from their Sherman Road home on Tuesday night, August the 24th. Anook is a two year old Australian Cattle Dog or “Blue Heeler.” She was last seen on Hartsville Hill Road on Thursday morning, August 26th. She is predominantly grey/blue in color with upright ears and a full length tail. Anook’s most notable feature is the black raccoon-like mask over both eyes. She weighs approximately 45 pounds and stands 18-20 inches at the shoulders (smaller than a German Shepherd!). Anook is friendly, but aloof with people she doesn’t know.
Anook came to join the MacCrea family in November of 2008 and quickly became a beloved companion and competent farm hand. The Scottish Highland cattle will be moved from the Acton’s summer pasture back to Locustbrae on Waterwells Road at the end of October and Anook’s help would certainly be missed!
Please continue to keep an eye out for Anook and if you see her, call Fion immediately day or night. Please do not try to catch her, as she may become more scared and run. The response to the missing dog posters has been absolutely fantastic. A situation such as this serves as a perfect reminder of why we choose to live in a small rural town. Anook and the MacCrea’s are blessed to be surrounded by so many caring, compassionate, and helpful people.
More photos and information are available on Facebook.com. A $500 reward is to be offered to anyone with information leading to her safe return! Call (607) 661-7515.
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All are invited to participate in The Alfred Sun’s Pigskin Picks Football Contest. Each week during the football season, this newspaper awards the best entrant a $10 prize and bragging rights. All readers are invited to enter. It’s easy.
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Weeks of Sept. 9-Sept. 15, 2010 ALFRED SUN, PO Box 811, 764 Route 244, Alfred, NY 14802 607-587-8110
By ELAINE HARDMAN Alfred Sun Reporter BUFFALO—The Sol LeWitt Scribble Drawing continues to advance with more than a hun- dred hours of pencil contact to the walls of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery each day. One of the people penciling this historic piece is Wellsville’s Allison Midgley, Technology Coordina- tor at the David Howe Library and mixed media artist.
Midgley’s on leave from the Library for 8 weeks during each of which she will practice 42 hours of precision drawing flow- ing from first one hand and then the other.
Midgley said, “The drawing is about our ability to collaborate, coordinate and communicate.
Each artist works in an area for some hours and then moves to another area. In this way each artist has the chance to give the work a personal impression while we also blend the many styles into the whole.”
The drawing was commis- sioned in 2006 by gallery direc- tor Louis Grachos. Sol LeWitt (American, 1928-2007) finished the design, producing an artist sketch, computer generated plans and a maquette (model) before his sad death in 2007.
Following his vision, work at the Albright-Knox began this Au- gust.
The process involves drawing chaotic, rounded scribbles across the 2200 square feet of wall to create LeWitt’s inter- twined pipes. The piece is the largest of LeWitt’s 1261 wall drawings.
While working, the artists look closely, many of them hold- ing a shop light in one hand and a pencil in the other. They lean forward moving the light and turning their heads watching and evaluating as they trail graphite over the wall. They stand or sit on floors or scaffold boards or
reach through spaces to contact the different parts of the wall – in some places 22 feet tall.
They examine the work up close and from a distance. The piece is about chaos making pre- cision - about small becoming great. The team of artists and ar- tisans blend their hands into a single work of art. In the end scribbles become pipes bending, pushing out from and stretching across the 3 interior walls of the stairwell – including 2 inside corners - another unique feature for this work.
From a few feet, the lines present disarray but stepping back the lines advance with con- tinuous gradations somehow changing into crisp divisions where the “pipes” meet at right angles and diverge with clear boundaries. Boundaries made of controlled chaos. They do it by always drawing with the same amount of pressure and the same line quality but by changing the density of the lines. The layered lines create texture and become reflective surfaces.
Midgley said that it’s been in- teresting to see how the lead use changes. “On the first days, each person went through several leads or pencils daily and then as the density of lines within an area increased, it took less lead to make more apparent change.
It’s a study in contrasts.”
“Honored,” is the word she uses when she muses over her role in the drawing. Midgley re- ceived her undergraduate degree art from the University of Dallas in 1988 and moved to Wellsville in 1990. At the Library she coor- dinates computers with patrons, staff and materials. During off time she makes mixed media art, rides her bike and practices yoga.
“Yesterday,” she said, “I just looked around and thought, I’m part of this. I’m involved in this.”
AT THE ALBRIGHT KNOX GALLERY, Allison Midgley steps out of a wall of the “Scribble Drawing” project honoring Sol LeWitt. (Elaine Hardman Photo)
Allison Midgley still scribbling at Albright-Knox
So, is every line important?
“Yes,” Midgley said. “If you pulled one out, you’d see where it had been. Each line builds on preceding lines. They are all part of the whole, part of the texture.
We look at the small area but think of the large. Each line mat- ters.”
It is estimated that the artists will put pencils down early in October and that, possibly, on October 12 clear sealant will be applied to protect the delicate graphite lines. Then the plastic will come down and scaffolds will be removed and the warren of steel pipes that seem to pull the walls into rounded, bur- nished steel forms will be open
to visitors from around the world.
Until then, at the bottom of the stairs, there is a sign stating that the crew includes “painters, printmakers, illustrators, archi- tects and one librarian.”
By mid October all of their names will stand proudly for decades as this industrial image shines in one of the country’s premier modern art galleries in this old, manufacturing city.
Support for the Albright-Knox Art Gallery’s exhibitions and in- stallations are provided, in part, by the Seymour H. Knox Foun- dation, the John R. Oishei Foun- dation and the Margaret Wendt Foundation.
WELLSVILLE-Davey O will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11, at the Wellsville Creative Arts Center. Come early for dinner (served 5-9 p.m.). Tickets are $12 advance purchase/$14 at door. Member tickets are $10 advance pur- chase/$12 at door. Tickets may be purchased on- line at www.WellsvilleCreativeArtsCenter.com or at the Art Center Coffee House. For more infor- mation visit the website or call 585-593-3000.
Singer-songwriter Davey O is a resilient artist with a career that has not been of the skyrocket va- riety. It's been a slow steady climb, a ten-year jour- ney of learning to scrape away anything that smacks of cliché and turn the raw experience of life into songs that cut straight through to a place of sunlight and tears. The struggle has paid off in a collection of songs that are justly earned--no hackneyed storylines, no insincere polish, just an unflinching poet's look at life.
His style is pure Americana--a mix of back porch folk and beer hall rowdy. You've already met his characters: the home-loving troubadour won- dering if it's worth the long miles in an anonymous landscape; the brilliant but wild boy whose heart drowns in life's hurricane; the pretty girl at the bar whose sweet smile looks like a promise of re-
demption. "Raw, rustic, rootsy and melodic, Davey's songs endear themselves to you quickly.
It's pretense-free Americana that's worthy of your attention."
-Jeff Miers, THE BUFFALO NEWS Armed with a classic troubadour's Gibson, battered straw hat and a powerful-yet-sensitive voice, Davey O has entertained attentive, diverse audiences throughout the Northeast and Midwest both as a solo artist and in collaboration with his musical partner Jeffrey Mikulski. He has been rec- ognized with seven ASCAPlus Awards, five nom- inations for the Buffalo Music Award, and in 2004 he won the WNY People's Choice Award.
Davey is currently touring in support of his fifth release, “The Long Way Home” and his pre- vious release, "thirtyninedollarview," has received airplay throughout the Northeast and in Europe.
“After over a decade of writing, touring and performing, it's no surprise that Davey O's latest release, THE LONG WAY HOME, is a powerful collection of songs that stand shoulder to shoulder with the best of such writers as John Hiatt, Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan."
--Allen Foster, SONGWRITER'S MONTHLY
BUFFALO--The Al- bright Knox Art Gallery is located at 1285 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, New York. Call 716.882.8700.
Summer hours are noon to 5 Tuesday through Sat- urday. Admission for adults $12, Students and Seniors $8. Driving time from Wellsville is near 2 hours. Parking fees apply in the front lot but free 2 hour parking can be found at the rear.
The Albright-Knox Art Gallery
DAVEY O will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11 in Wellsville.
