Vol. 127, No. 33 Alfred, Allegany County, New York State, U.S.A. 14802 Thursday, August 30, 2012 Inside
Jim Woughter’s pickles ...Pg.3
‘Only in Alfred’...Pg.4 AU artists perform in NYC ....Pg.5 Matt Mueller’s Mullings ...Pg.6 A look at a quirky home ...Pg.10 Years Ago in the SUN ...Pg.12 Who will you serve today? ....Pg.13 Rod Streater in NFL? ...Pg.16
Sharon and Vern Burdick of Alfred Station were in Gunnison, Colorado sharing the Alfred Sun with daughter Stacey (to left with John), Grandsons Josh (with Shayla) and Waylon (with Erica). Josh and Shayla were married on Saturday, July 14th.
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Classes begin Thursday, Sept. 6 at Alfred-Almond
By BECKY PROPHET Alfred Village Trustee
ALFRED--The New Face of ALFRED will show off a brighter, shinier face from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 5 in downtown Al- fred. Over the last eighteen months, some grants and the hard work of many business owners have given the center of the village a bit of a face lift.
Celebrate the new locations and the improvements in many business fronts on Main and Church Sts. Bring your families and come to the center of the Village of Alfred during those times (or any time, for that matter). Stroll to the Band Stand and check out the various opportuni- ties with social and service organizations in our community.
Following the disastrous fire of Oct. 29, 2009, several businesses relocated. We now find the rebuilt Alfred Sports Center and West Side farther north on Main St. The Collegiate has relocated and at least two new eateries have opened. New faces have been put in place on Church Street, and all up and down Main Street. Wander around and see what we have.
Our community has come back and our service and social organi- zations are stronger and as interesting as ever before. Much of our strength lies in the willingness of so many who serve voluntarily.
Come to get to know the opportunities for you in serving in village government, the A.E. Crandall Hook and Ladder Company, the Alfred Montessori School, The Box of Books, the Alfred Lions, the churches, the Scouts, and many, many more in our Village!
See your refreshed village on Wednesday, Sept. 5 from 5 to 7:30 p.m. See yourself in the new face of the village for months and years to come!
ALFRED–Alfred State offi- cially welcomed 1,300 freshmen on campus Thursday, August 23 at a Convocation ceremony that was led by Alfred State Presi- dent John M. Anderson along with faculty and staff. Hundreds gathered to hear opening re- marks and welcome the incom- ing class who join the Alfred community from around the state and around the world.
Members of this year’s in- coming class include students from 57 of New York’s 62 coun- ties, 22 additional states, and 16 students from five foreign coun- tries. Of the freshmen class, 108 students have been identified as Distinguished Scholars and 208 have been offered scholarships in recognition of their outstand- ing academic achievements, ex-
Pictured from left, Alfred State President John M. Anderson; Patricia K. Fogarty, College Council chair; Vice President for Student Affairs and Chief of University Police Gregory S. Sammons;
and Karen Young, Faculty Senate chair. (ASC Photo) By DAVID L. SNYDER
Editor, Publisher & Janitor ALMOND--Alfred-Almond Central School will welcome its students for the first day of classes on Thursday, Sept. 6. Two Superintendent’s Conference Days will precede the school’s opening, with faculty and staff re- porting on Tuesday, Sept. 4 and Wednesday, Sept. 5 for special sessions.
The A-A Board of Education approved the purchase of break- fast for faculty and staff attending the two conference days at a cost not to exceed $210 per day.
And, with the start of school on Thursday, district residents can anticipate receiving school tax bills. The school board, at its Au- gust 15 meeting, approved the Resolution to Confirm Tax Rolls and Authorize the Tax Levy, which stated that the budget for the 2012-2013 school year is a sum not to exceed $11,740,056 and a tax warrant of $4,547,356 was approved. School taxes will be collected beginning Sept. 1 and ending Oct. 31, 2012, giving the tax warrant an effective pe- riod of 62 days. Delinquent tax penalties were fixed as follows:
1st month free period, 2nd month interest of 2 percent added.
In other business at the August 15 meeting, the school board...
...APPROVED athletic recog- nition award costs not to exceed
$2,442.
...APPROVED purchase of cookies for the Elementary and High School Open House on Wednesday, Sept. 26 in the amount of $90.40.
...APPROVED general trade, mechanical and electrical bids for the Capital Project Phase III.
...APPROVED an increase in the 2012-2013 budget with Erie 1
BOCES Technology Services in the amount of $24,979.29 and the 2013-2014 budget in the amount of $400.00 for WAN equipment under Instructional and Manage- ment Services.
...APPROVED an increase in the 2012-2013 budget with Erie 1 BOCES Technology Services in the amount of $12,900.00 as de- tailed in a request for iPad cases.
...APPROVED the Allegany Council on Alcoholism and Sub- stance Abuse contract for the 2012-2013 school year at a cost of $1,000.00.
...APPROVED the purchase of the on-line textbook: Introduction to Video Game Design, by D.
Michael Ploor, to be used in Teresa Williams’ Computer Classes.
...APPROVED the FFA trip to Camp Oswegatchie, Croghan, NY from August 5-10, 2012.
...APPROVED appointment of Tim Bailey to a Regular Bus Driver position effective 9/4/12, pending the completion and pass- ing for all requirements and tests.
Salary will be $11.90/hour, 4 hours per day, in accordance with the Alfred-Almond Support Staff Association contract.
...APPROVED Hornell as the host for a Girls’ Indoor Track Team of One, at an anticipated cost of $15 per invitational with
the responsibility of the parents to provide transportation.
...APPROVED the early dis- missal of all elementary students for parent-teacher conferences for November 19 and 20, 2012 and March 14 and 15, 2013 at 11:50 a.m. each day.
...APPROVED he policy state- ment for free and reduced price meals or free milk.
...APPROVED the return of some IT equipment to WNYRIC.
...VOTED to discard/surplus the following: A SONY 5 disk CD player, An HP iPAQ, five cell phones, an Hoshizaki Ice Maker with Hoshizaki Ice Storage Bin, a number of Math textbooks and a number of computers and print- ers....VOTED to establish a new civil service position: Library Aide. This position will be effec- tive September 2012 and will be covered by the AASSA Contract.
A complete description of the du- ties associated with this position can be found on the Civil Service website.
...APPROVED the Treasurer’s report for June (Revenue Status only) and July 2012, the Bank Reconciliation statements for June 2012 and the Cash Balances for accounts for June-July 2012.
...APPRVED warrants and transfers and minutes.
Attention, Alfred Village Residents:
VILLAGE GARBAGE SERVICE - LABOR DAY
PLEASE NOTE the following important information regarding your service:
Village Garbage Service will be running a day late the week of the Labor Day Holiday.
The Village will have garbage pick-up on Wednesday, Sept. 5th
(Please place garbage curb-side on Tuesday evening, Sept. 4)
ceptional vocational skills, and extraordinary talents outside the classroom. A number of students also bring with them previous work experience and successful college course work.
The event culminated with a creatively choreographed aerial image of the freshmen class on the field at Pioneer stadium and was followed by a barbeque pic- nic, music, and activities fair.
ASC welcomes 1300 freshmen
Community to gather
for Alfred’s ‘new face’
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ALFRED--Alfred State Col- lege will perform a safety drill at 10:10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 31 on the Alfred State campus. Village of Alfred residents will hear a siren that will sound different than the Alfred Fire Department siren they are accustomed to.
Residents should know that this siren is intended for alerting the Alfred State community in the event of an emergency.
Should this siren sound in an ac- tual emergency, residents should also know to move indoors and seek information via the Alfred State website at www.alfred- state.edu.
This upcoming drill will last approximately 10 minutes and will involve testing all emer- gency systems including SUNY Emergency Alert, all sirens, and actively initiating emergency procedures to have faculty/staff shelter-in-place.
To hear what the siren will sound like in advance of the drill, residents can log onto http://www.alfredstate.edu/stu- dent-services/outdoor-warning- siren. Residents can also receive safety updates by registering
with NY Alert at
www.nyalert.com.
JANICE A. BURDICK Former area resident ADVANCE, N.C./ALMOND
—Janice A. Burdick, 72, of 191 Juneway, Advance, NC died early Wednesday morning (Aug.
22, 2012) at her home.
Born in Spring Mills, on Nov.
5, 1939, she was the daughter of Russell and Genevieve (Bacon) Nye.Janice grew up in the Whitesville area and attended Whitesville Central School and later Alfred-Almond Central School. Throughout the years, she resided in several locations, including Whitesville, Clarks- ville, Friendship, Massachusetts, the Alfred-Scio Area and Al- mond. She had been employed in the custodial department of Alfred University.
For the past 22 years, Janice had resided in North Carolina, where she was employed in the custodial department of a local motel in Wrightsville, NC. For about 15 years, she worked as a packer at Lee Jeans Corporation, retiring about 10 years ago.
Janice will be remembered for her deep love for her entire fam- ily, especially her children, grandchildren and great-grand- children. She will be sadly missed by everyone who had the pleasure of knowing her.
She was preceded in death by her son, Randy Burdick; two brothers, Ben Nye and Bill Nye;
one sister, Joanne Burdick.
Surviving are three daughters, Barbara Mead of Mocksville, NC, Tammy Burdick of Hornell, and Lynda Burdick of Attleboro, MA; one son, Raymond “Rusty”
(Jill) Burdick of Hampstead, NC; six sisters, Betty (Ralph)
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(Duane) Green of Alfred Station, Claudene (Kirk) Munsell of Lake Placid, FL, Linda (Steve Harvey) Trescott of Wilson, Ruth (Dave) Kimble of Love- land, CO, and Debra (Joe) Price of Alfred Station; three brothers, Virgil (Pat) Nye of Genesee, PA, Jim (Pam) Nye of Loveland, CO, and Dale Nye of Alfred Sta- tion; one aunt, June Truax of Al- fred; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
The family of Janice A. Bur- dick received friends from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, August 28 at the Dagon Funeral Home, 38 Church St., Hornell, where a memorial service was held at the conclusion of calling hours at 6 p.m. with Pastor Steve Dygert officiating.
To leave an online condolence or share a memory, visit www.dagonfuneralhome.com.
MICHAEL E. WHEELER Auto Body Repairman
ALMOND—Michael E.
Wheeler, 56, of 43 Main St., Al- mond, passed away peacefully, Tuesday, August 21, at his home with family and friends by his side.
Born in North Hornell, May 9, 1956, the son of William and Anita Geer Wheeler, he had lived in the Arkport area until moving to Almond in 1986. He was a 1976 graduate of Arkport Central School. He met the love of his life, Deborah McDaniels in 1977 and they were married on August 25, 1979. Michael had been employed as an auto body repairman, most recently at Crosby Creek Collision (New
Look). He was meticulous in his craft.
Michael will always be re- membered for his sweet gentle spirit, great laugh and quick smile. He enjoyed woodwork- ing, hunting, motorcycle rides, NASCAR and had an eye for photography. Above all, Mike valued his family and friends.
He was a devoted husband, fa- ther, grandfather, son, brother and friend.
He is survived by his wife, Deborah McDaniels Wheeler of Almond; his parents, William and Anita Wheeler of Canisteo;
his daughter, Tamie Wheeler of Florida; his son, Thomas John (Ruth) Pittsley of Michigan; his brothers, David Wheeler of Wayland and Eric (Evelyn) Wheeler of North Carolina; his sisters, Sandra (John) Sleggs of Cuba, Susan (John) Skillman of Arkport, and Kathryn (Richard) Russell of Canisteo; five grand- children, Brittni Gemmell, Bre- anna Hoffman, Brandon Hoffman, Alina Wheeler and Khorvin Plazola, and four great- grandchildren.
To send a remembrance to the family or to light a candle in Mike’s memory, please visit www.brownandpowersfuneral- homes.com. The family is being assisted by Gerald R. Brown, Director.
The family received friends from 3-7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 24 at the Bender-Brown & Powers Funeral Home, 354 Canisteo Street in Hornell, where funeral services were held following calling hours at 7 p.m. Mike’s brother-in-law, Richard Russell officiated. Burial was in Hope Cemetery in Hornell.
Friends wishing may make memorial contributions to:
Home Care & Hospice, 1225 West State Street, Olean, NY 14760, or to Faith In Action, PO Box 117, Hornell, NY 14843.
WILLIAM L. “BILL”
DEMING SR.
U.S. Air Force veteran ANDOVER—William L.
“Bill” Deming Sr., 73, of 3683 Shovel Hollow Road, died on Wednesday (Aug. 22, 2012) at home following a short illness.
He was born Sept. 21, 1938, in Kinzua, PA, the son of the late Charles and Beulah (Wilkins) Deming. In 1959, he married Loretta Versch, who prede- ceased him in 1994, and in 1996 he married Velma Broughton who predeceased him in 2000.
Bill was a veteran of the U.S.
Air Force serving from 1955 to 1961. He was employed as a welder with Air Preheater Com- pany and Worthington Corpora- tion in Wellsville, he was an inspector for Mark West Pipeline and later was self em- ployed, installing several snow- making systems and pipelines at many area ski slopes.
He was a member of the Na- tional Rifle Association, the Frank B. Church VFW Post 2530, the Wellsville Moose Lodge #601 and the Scio, Wellsville and Andover Rod &
Gun Clubs. Bill lived life to the fullest and enjoyed fishing, hunting, trap shooting, boating,
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He is survived by three chil- dren, Christine (Roger) Drumm of Andover, William (Beate) Deming Jr. and Charles Deming, both of Wellsville; four grand- children, Jay Deming, William Deming III, Jessica Deming and Brandon Drumm; one great- grandson, Ashten Carter Cook;
three stepchildren from his first marriage, Frances (Kathy) Cor- nelius, Ronald Cornelius and Louann (Dorothy Clarkson) Wilson; seven stepchildren from his second marriage, George Yankanich, Joe Yankanich, Mary Prior, Kathy Hudson, Joanna Montanaro, Patty Ammon and Andy Yankanich;
13 stepgrandchildren by his first marriage, 19 stepgrandchildren by his second marriage; two brothers, Ted (Ronald Hendrick) Deming of Florida, and Daniel (Kathleen) Deming of Andover and North Carolina; and one sis- ter, Suzanne (Gerald) Slack of Florida; as well as several nieces and nephews. He was prede- ceased by two brothers, Michael and Robert Deming.
Friends called from 2-4 and 7- 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 24 at the J.
W. Embser Sons Funeral Home Inc. in Wellsville. A funeral was held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25 at the funeral Home with Rev.
G. Cole Gruberth presiding.
Burial was in Woodlawn Ceme- tery. Memorial donations may be made to the Andover Rescue Squad or Home Care & Hos- pice. To leave condolences, visit www.embserfuneralhome.com.
THE ALFRED SUN, Thursday, August 30, 2012 3
This photo was taken from a fast-moving car, but we thought local farmers might be interested in the fact that in Montana and North Dakota, thrifty farmers mow the verges and medians of highways and bale the hay.
Rummaging through my old recipe box to look at recipes I haven’t used for years, I came across this. I bought a jar of these pickles at a sale in Almond, probably one at the library. Jim Woughter was the person who had made them. They were absolutely wonderful and Jim graciously agreed to share his recipe with me.
They do take a little work but are well worth the time. You also can improvise with any vegetable, such as carrots, string beans, or lima beans.
Jim Woughter’s Mustard Pickles a large cauliflower 4 c. boiling water 1 c. salt 1 c. flour
1 qt. sm. green tomato wedges ½ c. dry mustard 3 gr. peppers cut in strips 1 T. turmeric 1¼ lbs. sm. cucumbers cut in thick 5 c. vinegar
slices and halved 4 c. water 3 c. pickling onions 2 c. sugar
Cut vegetables into pickle size chunks. Combine cauliflower, tomatoes, cukes, and onions. Make brine with the salt and the four cups of boiling water. Let stand overnight. Drain, cover with boiling water again and let stand for ten minutes, then drain. In large pan combine sugar, flour, mustard, turmeric, vinegar and 4 c. water.
Pack into jars. Process for 5 minutes. Makes 10 pints.
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Dr. Ron Rhoades, Curriculum Coordinator for Alfred State’s fi- nancial planning program, re- cently authored a new book, My Success Journal:
Propel Yourself to Greater Suc- cess in College, Business and Life. This work- book provides 12 weeks of exer- cises which serve to enhance students’ abilities to succeed.
During August, Dr. Rhoades spoke to faculty from around the country at the Certified Finan- cial Planner Board of Standards’
Registered Programs Confer- ence in Washington, DC, His presentation, entitled “Ooze Confidence: Teaching Counsel- ing and Communication Skills for New Financial Planners,” re- ceived high honors for its inno- vation, as well as its
“edutainment” value. During the 2012-13 academic year Rhoades will be touring community col- lege and high school campuses to present “The Three ‘S’s’ in Success.” In this engaging, in- formative, and highly interactive presentation, he explores the three essential life skills every student needs to master in order to achieve success in college, in business, or in life. To schedule a presentation for your college or school, please contact Alfred State’s Admissions Department.
The Alfred Village Board held***
a special meeting at 11:30 a.m.
Wednesday, August 29 in the Village Clerk's Office. Purpose was to take action on improve- ments to the village election polling site.
The Family Caregiver Support***
Group meets Thursday after- noon, August 30th, from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. around the kitchen table at the Office for the Aging.
Eighty percent of the care given to older adults is provided by their family and friends. These family caregivers often have no training and no support. This support group is an opportunity
to sit around the table, have a cup of coffee, something good to eat, and chat with others who know what you’re going through. Often they’ve been where you are and can offer words of advice or a kind smile.
You owe it to yourself to take a break and recharge your batter- ies. The Family Caregiver Sup- port Group is open to all who care for loved ones. You don’t need to tell us you’re coming.
We’re located at the OFA in the Crossroads complex, 6085 State Route 19 North in Belmont.
Want to know more? Call us at 866-268-9390.
Average retail gasoline prices***
in Rochester have risen 3.2 cents per gallon in the past week, av- eraging $3.87/g yesterday. This compares with the national aver- age that has increased 3.0 cents per gallon in the last week to
$3.73/g, according to gasoline price website Rochester- GasPrices.com. Including the change in gas prices in Rochester during the past week, prices yesterday were 9.9 cents per gallon higher than the same day one year ago and are 22.9 cents per gallon higher than a month ago. The national average has increased 23.3 cents per gal- lon during the last month and stands 11.8 cents per gallon higher than this day one year ago.
C A N A N D A I G U A - - Congressman Tom Reed held a round table of financial aid rep- resentatives from eight Western New York colleges Friday morn- ing, Aug. 24 at Finger Lakes Community College.
The meeting followed one Reed organized with 11 Western New York college and university presidents and leaders held at Elmira College earlier last week.
The forums were focused on the cost of higher education, how to
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make college more affordable, and the difficulty entering the job market for recent college graduates.
“Unemployment in New York is above nine percent,” Reed ob- served. “The resulting pressure on family finances is making it more difficult for many potential students to obtain a higher edu- cation within their means,” Reed observed.
“Colleges are being impacted by the struggling economy much
more than many realize,” Reed commented. “What I heard in these meetings is that the cost of doing business for colleges – from community colleges to major universities – is rising rap- idly. Facility maintenance, util- ity costs, food service costs, and regulatory and compliance costs are all negatively impacting their ability to offer an affordable col- lege education.”
“This is another reason why we need to get government out of the way and provide tax and regulatory certainty so that busi- nesses can invest in new career opportunities,” Reed continued.
“This will decrease the financial pressure on families and stu- dents and allow them to better afford a higher education. In- creased economic activity means that more students will have the means to go to col- lege.”
The meetings were the begin- ning of a long-term education initiative in Reed’s office.
Institutions represented at one or both of the meetings included Alfred University, Cornell Uni- versity, Corning Community College, Elmira College, Finger Lakes Community College, Houghton College, Ithaca Col- lege, Monroe Community Col- lege, Rochester Institute of Technology, University of Rochester, St. Bonaventure Uni- versity and SUNY-Fredonia.
Reed meets with college officials on costs
AMERICA’S ECONOMIC CHALLENGE
We are entering the presidential campaign season. We are also in the throes of an economic crisis. To overcome this crisis we need insightful and competent leadership. Hopefully there will be mean- ingful discussion and debate. Americans need to figure out what is needed, and have the courage to choose wisely.
Over recent months I have given a great deal of thought to what is wrong with our economy and society. I am not a trained economist, just a loyal, dedicated American. My son and I have both served in the military, though a generation apart. By the grace of God (and as a beneficiary of the American Dream) my family and I were able to overcome inner-city poverty, gain a college education, and join the middle class. Thankfully my children are better off than I was. I long to see others share these blessings. Unfortunately, that seems to be increasingly uncommon and unlikely. “Where did we go wrong?”
“Why are we having such serious problems?” We need some an- swers.
I have tentative answers to suggest. After the “Great Depression”
the US government put a number of programs and institutions in place to guarantee that we would never have another depression. In the decades that followed we experienced a number of recessions, but never anything nearly as severe as the “Great Depression.” The
“experts” claimed that they had the knowledge and skill to manage the economy so that we never would. It is now clear that they were wrong. Most of the world is mired in economic stagnation, recession or depression. Things are bad here, but they are even worse in Eu- rope and many other areas of the world. Ask residents of Greece, Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Ireland how the economic gurus are doing.
Things are bad. Unfortunately they may be getting worse.
Operating assumptions from the past 70 years are no longer working. We need to make some changes. However, many of our old programs and institutions prevent such changes from occurring.
Not surprisingly, most people want to continue the policies and pro- grams from earlier periods of prosperity. That would be nice, but is unreasonable when we are no longer prospering. We have energetic and aggressive competitors from around the world. Americans pur- chase foreign products because they are cheaper, and frequently of better quality, than our products. The American military, paid for by American taxpayers, protects world trade and enforces economic treaties and agreements. In addition, American employers provide protections and benefits for American workers that foreign workers can only dream of. Unfortunately, our military and social programs add significantly to the cost of our goods. Also, our regulations and bureaucracy inhibit innovation and risk-taking by our entrepreneurs.
In the past American business have shown that they could com- pete with anyone in the world, given a level playing field. They still can. Unfortunately, the economic playing field is no longer level.
We need to recognize these new realities, and make the necessary adaptations and changes. We may need to cut “untouchable” benefit programs and reconsider promises made by unrealistic predecessors based upon well-intentioned, but misguided policies. The bottom line is that we cannot ignore reality.
One key area where we have ignored economic reality involves the national debt. For many decades the American Dollar was the world’s premier currency. Because of our growing debt the “Dollar”
was recently downgraded. Unfortunately, that downgrade was prob- ably deserved. Just like an individual or family that has gone deeply into debt, we need to start living within our means. We are currently adding over One Trillion Dollars per year to our national debt. We must balance the budget. Programs must be evaluated on the basis of whether we can afford them, not whether we want or need them.
We must “bite the bullet,” tighten our belts,” and “face the music.”
We must restore fiscal health to our nation. It will be hard, but we owe it to our children and grandchildren.
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Washington, D. C.: the District of Capital Or,
It May Be Government By the People, But That Doesn’t Mean You – So Get Back on This Side of the Barrier, Sir Buildings so sterile, so stately, so storied—
magnificent, massive, and regal…
How are we sure that what takes place inside them is honest,
above board—
and legal?
—WE’RE NOTymous To the Editor:
I guess that I get a lot more nervous about the life ex- pectancy of our U.S. Post Offices when I hear that America’s largest retailer is actually adver- tising the sale of “Forever” first class stamps at all their check-out registers (WSKG - FM).
Makes you wonder, ‘What’s afoot here?’ Is this to soften us up for the final blow? After all, those cute little self-adhering stamps aren’t going to be a huge money maker, even for Walmart.
Maybe, they are planning on to- tally cornering our besieged postal services for themselves?
I just can’t imagine another major store reorganization to just to fit in the services of a U.S.
Post Office. Could be, though, that with a few less cards for birthdays and graduations, and less bulky gift wrapping products in the stationery section, it could just work … that is, without the clutter of those daily mail deliv- eries by our friendly mail carriers and the bits of timely gossips over the counter from our postal clerks, we have grown to cherish.
And, we might even get to pay
4 THE ALFRED SUN, Thursday, August 30, 2012
More about post office
Positions on the issues
sales taxes on another privatized, government service. Some, will actually call that progress.
Douglass Turner Alfred, NY
Letter to the Editor:
Our Founding Fathers created our electoral system in order that voters could find out the posi- tions of the candidates on the is- sues that mean the most to them.
This election is making it impos- sible to pursue this dream.
NOWHERE do we hear candi- dates asking what issues are the most important to the majority.
I haven’t checked personally, but I bet if you asked whether if they had to make a choice be- tween a candidate’s position on addressing the problem of unem- ployment or the problem of what conditions, if any, justify abor- tion, I’m betting they would say jobs. However, we hear more about the Missouri senatorial candidate’s position on abortion than his position on bringing more jobs to Missouri.
A presidential candidate brought up the issue of the Pres- ident’s place of birth, stating that no one had questioned him about
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his birth certificate. However, he failed to mention that unlike can- didates in the past several elec- tions (from both parties) he chooses not to provide his tax re- turns other than for the last two years, saying he knows that everyone knows he paid his taxes.
All we heard in political ads this year was what the other side failed to do, or did wrong, and how they will change all that, al- though they are a little less clear on how they plan to do this. I fear that without considering the primary concerns of citizens, rather than what they have been told their concerns should be, the dream of our Founding Fathers will die,
Again, I beg everyone to con- tact the candidates and find out their position on those issues, and how they intend to make those changes. Give citizens a chance to vote on how these can- didates intend to address these is- sues. Give us a real voice.
I saw an election sign in some- one’s yard that said “Nobody for President”. It’s a sad statement on the state of our government.
Barbara Crumb Branchport, New York
In case you hadn’t noticed, they’re back!
It’s great to have our students back in town. They bring so much life and energy to our com- munity.
Many first year Alfred students must be experiencing “culture shock” in this small town in the hills. With only one traffic light separating two college campuses and no “Miracle Mile” strip of fast food franchises and shop- ping plazas, Alfred is different than what most students experi- enced in their growing up years.
And Alfred has its own pecu- liar traits and traditions. I’m working on a special supplement to the Alfred Sun that I hope will
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help newcomers--and perhaps long-time residents as well-- understand this peculiar place.
I’d like to think I know a few things about Alfred. After all, as I tell most new acquaintances who ask me where I’m from,
“I’m serving a life sentence in Alfred, New York.”
The other night, I had a chat with three Alfred State College students at a table in front of the Terra Cotta Coffeehouse. The trio are from Sullivan County and they seemed somewhat sur- prised that I actually knew where that was.
“Sometimes I get some time away from town for good behav- ior,” I told them.
I went beyond that, however, by naming the newspapers that serve their county...along with the publishers! And, it came as no surprise to me that one of the students is a classmate of my nephew in the machine tool pro- gram at Alfred State.
It was a pure delight to meet their acquaintance, knowing they will be residing in Alfred for at least a couple of years.
The gals I met from England are not so fortunate. They are transfer students at Alfred Uni- versity and they’re here in Alfred for only the semester.
“We really like it here,” one of the gals told me with her heavy British accent, “We’d like to stay longer but we were told one se- mester would be all they could stay.”
They told me they are students at the University of Winchester near London. I mentioned that Winchester was King Alfred’s old stomping grounds and that a statue of King Al there served as a model for our very own King Alfred statue.
They, too, were surprised that I knew a little about their town, even being “across the pond.”
Which brings me back to my reason for writing. I’m hoping the SPOTLIGHT supplement will serve as a means of folks in our community connecting and getting better acquainted with this small college town.
However, I need our readers’
help in doing just that. I’d like to pull together a story about some of the quirky things people have discovered about Alfred. Please take a minute and complete the sentence, “Only in Alfred...”
Please e-mail all replies to: al- [email protected] or, if you’d rather write it out and send it, address it to “Only in Al- fred...” PO Box 811, Alfred, NY 14802. Thanks! Oh yeah...the deadline is 12 noon Monday.
Moonlighter
Mueller’s Mullings...6 Restaurant Guide...8 Entertainment...8-9 Movie listings...9 Classified Ads...11
Years Ago...12 Alfred Sun’s Second Section--Entertainment, Classified Advertising, Etc., Etc.
Week of August 30-Sept. 5, 2012 ALFRED SUN, PO Box 811, 764 Route 244, Alfred, NY 14802 607-587-8110
Students walk by Scholes Library of Ceramics at Alfred University.
ALFRED – Peer Bode and Andrew Deutsch, professors in the School of Art and Design at Alfred University, performed as members of the Carrier Band in a concert at the Stone in New York City Saturday night, Aug.
25.Their performance was part of a two-week concert series cu- rated by Pauline Oliveros in con- junction with artistic director John Zorn. A composer, Zorn operates the Stone, which the New York Timescalls the “vital East Village musical laboratory.”
Deutsch (synthesizer, voice and electronics) and Bode (voice and vocoder, an electronic musi- cal instrument created by his fa- ther Harald Bode, a pioneer in the field) founding members of the Carrier Band, were joined by Rebekkah Palov (computer-gen- erated sound) to perform an “in- visible sculpture” using a variety of instruments, including the Bode Vocoder, shortwave radio, and hand-made electronic instru- ments, as well as recordings from the Harald Bode Archive and unpublished recordings to Oliveros.
Deutsch also performed short- wave radio, modified television, and live data set mixing com- prised of early electronic com- positions by Oliveros and GRM software-produced sounds.
Deutsch is a visual and sonic artist whose work has been ex- hibited at the Museum of Mod- ern Art, the Whitney Museum of Art, the Robert Rauschenberg Gallery and the Central Acad- emy of Art, Beijing, China. His
sound works have been pub- lished by Deep Listening Pro- ductions, SIRR, Lucky Kitchen, Elevator Bath, AND/Oar, IEA and Anomalous Records.
Deutsch is owner of Magic If Recordings, which are distrib- uted world-wide by Art Into Life, Japan. The term “electro- dynamic drawing” was devel- oped by Deutsch to describe his work, which he also refers to as
“invisible sculpture.”
Bode is co-founder of the In- stitute for Electronic Arts at Al- fred University. He has produced a large body of work at the Experimental Television Center, Owego, NY, and has ex- hibited extensively in New York City, Europe and Asia. Recent exhibitions include the Nicole Klagsbrun Gallery, New York, and the New York Electronic Arts Festival.
Collaborations and projects include “Movements for Video, Dance and Music” with Meryl Blackman, Bill T. Jones and Arnie Zane and the Susan Ray documentary on Nicholas Ray,
“Don’t Expect Too Much,” 2011 Venice, New York Film Festival.
He was guest editor of “Tel- lus#17” audio magazine.
Palov works in sound, video and objects for screens. She was a member of the early 90’s DC and Olympia punk scenes where she played bass guitar in project bands. Her sound compositions have been programmed at SoundFjord Gallery, London, Digital Art Weeks, Zurich, and SoundLAB, Cologne. Her re- search on Harald Bode – a pio-
ALFRED--Fang Wan, emerg- ing technology and engineering assistant librarian in Alfred Uni- versity’s Scholes Library of Ce- ramics, says she hopes the upcoming celebrations of the li- brary’s 20th and 65th anniver- saries promote its role within the campus community.
The library plans several ac- tivities throughout the 2012-13 academic year to remember 20 years in its current, modern, fa- cility and to mark a 65-year presence on campus providing information services in support of research in art and engineer- ing.
“It is a very good opportunity for people on campus to know the existence of the library,” says Wan. “It’s a friend of the Univer- sity.”
Mark Smith, library director, says he wants the celebrations to honor the library’s past and begin its journey into the future.
“We wish to celebrate the con- tributions of our faculty, those who’ve contributed much of the important content we hold,” says Smith. “We (also) want to hear from our constituents about how we can be better and how we can serve them in new ways.”
The anniversary events will be designed to recognize the library as a unique center for art and en- gineering on the Alfred Univer- sity campus; educate and remind students, faculty, and alumni of
Founding members of the Carrier Band are, left, Andrew Deutsch and Peer Bode, both professors in the Expanded Media division in the School of Art and Design at Alfred University.
Scholes Library kicks off anniversary events
its contributions to local, na- tional, and international re- search; celebrate the work of Alfred faculty and scholars pre- served within the library; and honor the past and look forward to the future, say Scholes per- sonnel.
The yearlong cele- brations begin on Wednesday, Oct. 3 from 3 p.m.-5 p.m.
with a program fea- turing speakers from administration and faculty focusing on the historic exhibi- tions within Scholes.
(Details on upcoming events will be re- leased throughout the 2012-13 academic year.)
“There’s a rich his- tory here,” notes Bev- erly Crowell, public services librarian.
“We’re a vital organ- ization and an impor- tant piece of the ceramics commu- nity.”
In 1947, the late Dr. Samuel R. Sc- holes formally estab- lished the library that now bears his name.
The library began op- erating from its current facility in 1992.
Scholes Library evolved from
an office collection of 1,200 items managed by the first li- brarian, Emily C. Van Schoick, who was lured away from the American Ceramics Society Ed- itorial Board. The library’s first catalogs were in “list form” and there was a “Monthly List of
AU profs perform in concert at ‘the Stone’ in NYC
New Books.”
Sandra Jones, the library’s in- terlibrary loan assistant, plans on creating showcases throughout the academic year illustrating the library’s technological evo- lution.
“It used to be two weeks be- fore you’d get an article” through the interlibrary loan system, says Jones.
“Now, we’re talking two hours. I’m eager to talk to some of the former employees and faculty mem- bers. I’m very interested to hear what their thoughts are on the new tech- nology.”
Jones points out more tech- nological ad- vancements.
“I don’t have to have some- body come into the office to make out a re- quest,” says Jones. “They can sit in their residence hall
rooms or faculty offices, put in a request, and in two hours - or sometimes 10 minutes - have it (the requested material) in their inbox.”
Elizabeth Gulacsy came to Sc- holes as a part-time reference li- brarian in 1983.
“When I started, we used a card catalogue,” says Gulacsy.
“Now everything is online.”
Gulacsy says the library’s unique services make it helpful to students. She hopes the li- brary continues to improve its technology and services.
“We’re always thinking about what’s best for the students,”
says Crowell. “Our staff is very talented, loyal, and invested in providing services. I think some- times students don’t realize what the library can offer them.”
Jones says she hopes library usage increases among students and faculty.
“I hope that they come into this environment that’s friendly and very up-to- date,” says Jones. “I hope to see more stu- dents and faculty browsing and coming in to see the new tech- nology.”
Wan, new to Alfred, adds she hopes the yearlong celebrations allow her to learn more about the library and the University, “I think this event is also a good opportunity for me to learn the history of the library and to learn about the people on campus.”
neer in the field of electronic musical instruments – includes museum exhibitions and serving as guest editor of “CEC eCon- tact! 13.4”
Deutsch’s and Bode’s appear- ance during the concert series was the latest in a series of col- laborations with Oliveros, a composer and pioneering sound artist. It began in 1996, when
Oliveros was a visiting artist for Freshman Foundation for first- year art students at Alfred Uni- versity. Following her lecture, they traveled to Buffalo to per- form with Don Metz at the Uni- versity of Buffalo.
Oliveros returned to Alfred in 1998 when Carrier Band was formed; they performed the world premier of her work, “Pri-
mordial Lift,” in Buffalo.
Deutsch was a member of the Deep Listening Institute Board of Directors from 1998-2001, and has been a member of Oliv- eros’ advisory board since 2001.
The Institute for Electronic Arts at Alfred and Oliveros’ Deep Listening Productions have pub- lished four compact discs and one book.
6 THE ALFRED SUN, Thursday, August 30, 2012
MY FIRST “FIRST LADY”
When I became old enough to be aware of Presidents of the United States, past and present, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, a Demo- crat, would have been the latter. To the best of my recollection, pic- tures of but two of the former ones hung on the walls of my grade school classrooms in Joplin, Missouri. These were portraits of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.
No picture of Roosevelt was displayed, and perhaps this was common throughout the U.S.A. Or, it could have had to do with our Congressional District being the only Republican one in Missouri.
Nevertheless, his portrait eventually graced our dimes, spent there even today by one and all.
Currently, citizens in the U.S.A. are amidst the customary quad- rennial furor over an upcoming Presidential election. I cannot re- member being of an age when I was unaware of them. The hypnotic powers of these campaigns always cause me to squander many hours following them which would have been better spent minding my own affairs.
I own two shelves of books devoted to biographies of past Pres- idents. Lacking the time to read them in their entirety, I use them as reference works. President Franklin Roosevelt’s wife, Eleanor, wrote autobiographical books and articles. I do not own the first book, This Is My Story, published in 1937.
I recently acquired the second one, This I Remember, published in 1949. By that time Franklin had died, and she was active with the United Nations. In her characteristic manner of self-effacement, she states that this book is somewhat less autobiographical. “Naturally most people will be interested primarily in what I may have to tell about my husband.”
I am not. Instead, I am busily trying to evaluate how the wives of today’s Presidential and Vice-Presidential candidates might stack up against her. I can remember that people were often quite uncom- plimentary regarding Eleanor Roosevelt’s physical attributes. Her face was homely, her height unusually tall, her elocution equally lofty, and her voice begged for a speech therapist.
A niece of former President Theodore Roosevelt, Eleanor was born into a family with wealth and a heritage of exerting political power successfully. As First Lady she dedicated herself to identifying and mingling with the masses of Americans, not just the upper classes. Some of her attempts were comically awkward when under- taken in person. As a writer, however, she succeeded in this endeavor.
The final chapter in This I Remember is titled “The Last Term: 1944- 1945.” Of her husband she comments, “One cannot live the life Franklin led in Washington and keep up many personal friendships.
A man in high public office is neither husband nor father nor friend in the commonly accepted sense of the words; but I have come to be- lieve that Franklin stands in the memory of people as a man who lived with a great sense of history and with a sense of his obligation to fulfill his part as he saw it.”
Of herself, “On the whole, however, I think I lived those years very impersonally. It was almost as though I had erected someone a little outside of myself who was the president’s wife. I was lost some- where deep down inside myself. That is the way I felt and worked until I left the White House.”
Eleanor Roosevelt also published a third autobiography, and was working on a fourth when she died on November 7, 1962. Doubtless, she is more widely remembered for her syndicated newspaper col- umn. With the exception of four days at the time of her husband’s death, “My Day” appeared countrywide six days a week, beginning in December, 1935, and ending in 1962.
“A Comprehensive, Electronic Edition of Eleanor Roosevelt’s
‘My Day’ Newspaper Columns” may be found at this Internet web- site: http://www.gwu.edu/~erpapers/myday/ . Searches by subject will turn up her feelings about occurrences as they happened.
Many of these, such as the following one in India, are the same events which we now look back upon as world altering moments. They pro- vide proof that, often sadly and sometimes avoidably, history repeats itself.
“February 2, 1948 HYDE PARK, Sunday—It was with horror that I heard the news on Friday that Gandhi had been shot. Somehow, for this man of peace, who never hurt anyone, to come to a violent death at the hand of one of his countrymen seems almost impossible to believe... [o]ne hopes that the very violence of his death will turn people away from violence—which certainly brings none of us any good at the present time.”
Eleanor Roosevelt was intelligent and determined as she worked for an egalitarian global society. I hope to witness a similar sense of commitment in the labors of her successors as First Lady.
ALFRED – Some of the best- known engineering graduate programs have thousands of stu- dents; the Kazuo Inamori School at Alfred University has fewer than 50. Yet it was an Alfred University mechanical engineer- ing professor and his graduate students who received the Orr Best Paper Award from the American Society of Mechani- cal Engineers from the editorial board of the Journal of Engi- neering Materials and Technol- ogy (JMET) and the ASME-Materials Division.
Jinghong Fan, professor of mechanical engineering, and two of his graduate students, Long He and Ross Stewart, re- ceived the award for their article,
“Concurrent and Hierarchical Multiscale Analysis for Layer- Thickness Effects of Nanoscale Coatings on Interfacial Stress and Fracture Behavior,” which was published earlier this year.
The award will be presented at the ASME Annual Congress in Houston Nov. 9-15. Fan, Long He and Stewart hve been invited to deliver a lecture and receive the award Nov. 14. The annual gathering attracts thousands of professionals in mechanical en- gineering.
“When you consider the rela- tive size of our graduate engi- neering program, this achievement is remarkable,” said Doreen Edwards, dean of the In- amori School of Engineering.
“It’s a tribute to the faculty, and to the uniqueness of our program and the facilities we have avail- able for research, particularly in the area of materials. Whether our students are majoring in me- chanical engineering, materials science, ceramic engineering, glass science engineering or bio- medical materials engineering science, there is a strong empha- sis in our programs on under- standing materials and using materials to solve engineering problems.”
A member of the AU faculty since 2000, Fan completed his master’s and Ph.D. degrees in applied mechanics in the Depart- ment of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at the University of Cincinnati. He received a baccalaureate degree in design and manufacturing from the Department of Naval Architecture, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and another de-
gree in applied mathematics from Shanghai Fu Dun Univer- sity.
Prior to coming to Alfred, Fan had been a senior research scien- tist at Georgia Tech, and had taught at the University of Ten- nessee, the University of Cincin- nati, and Chongqing University.
He was also the director of the Laboratory on Constitutive Laws of Engineering Materials at Chongqing University.
Fan’s research interests in- clude composite and smart ma- terials; micro/macro scale analysis of the mechanics of ma- terials; light-weight, cost effec- tive alloys; non-linear finite element analysis; microstruc-
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He is the author of a textbook,
“Multiscale analysis on defor- mation and failure of materials,”
released in December 2010 by John Wiley and Sons. The text- book is part of a series, “Mi- crosystems and Nanotechnology,”
and is intended for undergradu- ate and graduate students.
Stewart, who is in the second year of his master’s program, is from North Granby, CT.
Long He completed her mas- ter’s degree and graduated in May 2012. She works at Corn- ing Incorporated in Corning, NY.
Recipients of the "Best Paper" award for the materials division of the American Society of Me- chanical Engineers (ASME) were Alfred University Prof. Jinghong Fan, left, and two of his grad- uate students, Ross Stewart and Long He. (Alfred University Photo)
