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ALFRED–Do you have an idea for a small business? Applications are now open for the IncubatorWorks Virtual Co.Starters Business Class Cohort Program. It’s a vir- tual program that empowers individuals to turn their passions and ideas into a small business.
Co.Starters is a proven, national pro- gram, run locally by IncubatorWorks, that helps any individual start or grow a small business. Participants get all the tools, training, and mentorship they need to turn their passions into a thriving local business.
Over an 11-week period, participants at- tend a Virtual weekly course on Zoom where they collaborate with other entrepre- neurs, learn from industry experts, and cre- ate actionable business plans that enable them to bring their ideas to life. The course covers a comprehensive range of topics, so participants can learn the ins and outs of running a small business.
At the completion of the course, partici- pants compete in a pitch competition, and the winner receives a $500 prize. Past Co.Starters graduates have founded a di- verse range of small businesses, from breweries and food trucks to graphic de-
sign firms and small retail shops as well as non-profit organizations.
Co.Starters will begin Jan. 12, 2022 and meet virtually from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. every Wednesday evening for 11 weeks. The course will take place via the Zoom video- conferencing platform. The course fee is
$250 for individuals or $50 for students, with scholarships readily available.
About IncubatorWorks:
IncubatorWorks is a business incubator on a mission to provide Southern Tier and Western New York startups with the re- sources they need to thrive. It supports the region’s economic development by build- ing an inclusive entrepreneurial commu- nity with an extensive network of fellow entrepreneurs and startup support.
Since IncubatorWorks launched Co.Starters in 2019, we have had over 45 graduates, 30 of which have started/grown their business and 14 are working on their business plan to open. Within our gradu- ates 59% have been women and 25% mi- norities.
For more information, contact: Greg Saufley, Operations Director gsaufley@in- cworks.org
ALFRED–Hands-on, real- world projects are key to the ed- ucation that Alfred State College (ASC) students gain. The auto- body wreck /rebuild program is a prime example of this.
Through this learning experi- ence, students in ASC’s auto- body repair major, led by instructors CJ Tremper and Brad Smith, are able to enhance their skill sets by fixing wrecked ve- hicles and gain insight into what it is like to work inside a live collision shop. Tremper and Smith teach and work alongside students throughout their time in the program.
Vehicles are secured through funding provided by the Educa- tional Foundation of Alfred, Inc., a private foundation dedi- cated to improving the Alfred State community through the support of educational pro- grams. The Ed Foundation pos- sesses a New York State automobile dealer’s license that allows the college to purchase wrecked cars from an auto sal- vage auction, which are then used for hands-on projects. The Ed Foundation covers the cost of purchasing these cars and any
parts or materials needed to bring them back to pre-accident condition.
According to Tremper, work may range from minor repairs on hoods and fenders to major repairs to the structure of the ve- hicles. The program covers everything from basic bolt-on- panel replacement, to electrical system repairs, to steering/sus- pension work, to heating/cool- ing/air conditioning work, and much more.
Tremper sees huge advantages of this process, which allows students the opportunity to work
on rust-free, late-model vehicles.
“These cars are quality projects to start with. It makes the stu- dents step up their skills because the end result needs to be very high quality, just as it will be ex- pected of them in the real world.”
“We try to acquire a car that has an appropriate amount of damage so that the students can actually apply in the lab what they had previously learned in the classroom setting. This al- lows us the opportunity to revisit some topics and do a little re- fresher course as the students ac-
tually perform the repairs to the vehicle.”
“This process is exactly what our students need in order to see how vehicles are fixed in colli- sion shops across the country on a daily basis. We try to give them as much of a real shop feel as we can so that once they grad- uate and get a job, things look very familiar to their experience at Alfred State.”
The last car completed in the wreck/rebuild program was a 2016 Chevy Cruze Limited that Damian Cole won during the 2021 commencement ceremony.
Students painted the entire front end, the whole driver’s side, and the driver’s side rocker panel.
They replaced the hood, front bumper, driver’s side fender, both driver’s side doors, and the driver’s side rocker panel.
“This type of project checks many boxes for us in regards to our student learning outcomes both the auto body and mechan- ical classes. We cannot say how much we appreciate the support of the Ed Foundation. Without them, we do not know how we would be able to give the stu- dents this type of education.”
Real world projects fuel wreck/rebuild program at ASC
Christmas Eve snowman with the Trebbows from Santa Bar- bara, California at the Mark and Kelly Lawrence home in Alfred.
While most of it melted on Christmas Day, the Alfred area received about two inches of snow to make it a “White Christmas Eve.”
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OBITUARIES
Robert Daniel ‘Bob’ Perkins, 69, A-A Class of 1970; grocer, first responder
Wanda Dungan, 92, Almond; worked at Glidden
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ROBERT DANIEL PERKINS First responder, bell ringer WELLSVILLE–Robert Daniel
“Bob” Perkins, 69, of Wellsville, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021 at Jones Me-
morial Hospital in Wellsville as a re- sult of complica- tions of Covid-19.
Mr. Perkins was born on July 29, 1952 in North Hor- nell to Daniel G.
and Janet M. (Liv- ergood) Perkins.
He was a 1970 graduate of Alfred- Almond Central School and later at-
tended Alfred State College. On Sept. 7, 1974, at Immaculate Con- ception Church in Wellsville, he married Bonnie J. Knepfler, who survives.
Robert spent his professional life working in the retail industry for Wellsville’s Bells Supermarket until 1993 and Wellsville’s Giant Food Mart until retirement in 2013.
In addition to his wife of 47 years, Bob is survived by two
ROBERT WILLIAM GROGAN Alfred State PR Director CANISTEO–Robert William Grogan, 89, of Canisteo, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021.
Bob, who was born and raised in Hartford, CT, met the future love of his life, Judy Abbott, a Canisteo High School graduate, at Syracuse University. After graduating, the two of them got married in Canisteo in 1954. He went to work for the Hornell Evening Tribune as a reporter, while she embarked on a nursing career. They brought four chil- dren into the world. Judy passed away in 2013.
In 1966, after a decade at the Tribune, Bob was hired as Direc- tor of Public Relations for Alfred State College of Technology. In addition to providing media with information about academic and administrative issues, Bob broadened the scope of the office to include sports publicity. He started keeping records and sta- tistics going back decades. For his pioneering efforts, Bob was daughters, Bridget (Brian)
Makeley of Wellsville and Diane (Stephen III) Jarbeck of Hornell;
six siblings, Richard (Marjorie) Perkins of Andover, James (Maryjane) Perkins of Fillmore, Teresa Car- lin of Wellsville, Kathy (Tom) Conner of Andover, Karl (Ellen) Perkins of An- dover and Kevin (Jayme) Perkins of Bolivar; one sister-in- law, Mary Jo (Michael) Vossler of Shongo; one brother- in-law, Matthew (Sandy) Knepfler of Yorks Corners; four grandchildren, Cynthia Jarbeck, Jasmine Jarbeck, Aleacia Make- ley and Stephen Jarbeck, IV; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Bob loved his family...by being there and supporting his family...to watching sports with his wife and granddaughter Aleacia. His daughter Bridget fondly remembers the day her dad walked her down the aisle and shared their father/daughter
dance. His daughter Diane looks back on the county fairs and country concerts they attended as a family.
Bob came from a family of firefighters and EMTs. Through the years, he was a member of the Wellsville or Andover Volun- teer Fire Departments and Am- bulance Corps, most recently a member of the Emerald Hook &
Ladder Company #3.
Bob was very civic minded in other ways. He was a member of the Alfred-Almond Future Farmers of America in high school, 4H group known at that time as the Elm Valley Har- vesters and later was a member of the Almond Grange for many years. He was a member of the Wellsville Moose Lodge. Bob also served as a crossing guard for Wellsville Central School for many years.
Bob taught Sunday School at Immaculate Conception Church and at one time was a Eucharis- tic Minister there. He was very involved in the Salvation Army Church where he volunteered as a bell ringer during the Christ- mas season and was a Senior
Soldier there, serving in many capacities.
Bob enjoyed reading and loved Bible word searches.
Due to the current Covid-19 restraints, the family is planning a memorial service at a time to be determined. Burial will take place in Woodlawn Cemetery.
Arrangements are under the di-
rection of Baker-Swan Funeral Home in Wellsville. Online con- dolences may be offered at www.baker-swan.com.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions in Bob’s name may be made to the Salvation Army Red Kettle fund or a Vol- unteer Fire Department of the donors choosing.
Susan M. Abbott, Belmont C.S. grad, payroll clerk
Robert W. Grogan, 89, Canisteo;
Alfred State College PR director
SUSAN “SUSIE” M.
(BLIVEN) ABBOTT
BELMONT–Susan "Susie" M. (Bliven) Abbott of Sylvania, Pennsylvania, formerly of Belmont, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021, after a courageous battle with Covid
in Geisinger Hospital, Danville, PA. She was born March 9, 1958, to the late Paul and Lucille (Cline) Bliven.
Susie graduated from Bel- mont Central School in 1976.
On June 25, 1977, she mar- ried her soulmate and best friend, Robert "Bob" Abbott II who survives. Together they raised two daughters,
Bobbie (Ray) Klein and Jody (Mike) Taylor in the home they built themselves in Belmont.
After raising her family, Susie retired from her position as Payroll Clerk at the Allegany County
Court House and she and her husband followed their dream of being their own boss and became the owners of B&S Convenience in Sylvania, PA.
Susie's favorite past time was always spending as much time she could with her family and watch- ing her grand-babies grow. She loved being on their land in Belmont to enjoy the outdoors. She always looked forward to bonfires and rides on the trails.
Along with her husband and daughters, she is survived by three brothers, Shawn (Lynn) Bliven, Dennis (Donna) Bliven, and Lintz (Karen) Bliven, sister-in-law Kim (David) Waters, brother-in-law Steve (Marlene) Cartwright, her grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased in addition to her parents, by her father and mother-in-law, Bob and Donna Abbott, and sister- in-law Sharon Cartwright.
It was Susan's request that her family plan a pri- vate celebration of her life in the spring. To leave online condolences, please visit www.embserfu- neralhome.com.
WANDA P. HORTON DUNGAN Worked at ASC over 30 years
ALMOND–Wanda Patricia Horton Dungan, 92, of Hornell and Almond, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Christmas morning, Sat- urday, Dec. 25, 2021, at Elderwood, Hornell where she had resided for the past 10 months.
She was born in Painted Post July 7, 1929 to Alanson and Ruby Ervilla (Aldrich) Horton. She was married to LeRoy E. Dungan on July 5, 1958, who preceded her in death Feb. 7, 1985.
One of six siblings, she is survived by her brother Arthur (Phyllis) Horton of Alfred Station. She was pre- ceded in death by her sib- lings, Theda (Jim) May,
Marguerite (Bruno) Kubarek, Jane (Albert) Evans and Alanson (Maria) Horton.
As a child, she lived in Hornell, Nunda, Buffalo and finally Brooklyn, from the age of 12 until her move back to her roots of the Alfred area while in her early 20’s. Her stories of growing up in New York City included skipping school to see Frank Sinatra on stage, “beaching it” at Coney Island and many Flatbush Avenue memories.
When she left N.Y.C. and her job as a designer, she was hired by the renowned Glidden Pottery of Alfred as a respected painter and artist. She con- tinued her passion for painting and the arts even through her struggle with Alzheimer’s disease. She was employed at Alfred State College for more than 30 years, retiring in 1989.
Her surviving children are Rick Dungan of Hor- nell, and Ervilla Dungan (Michael) Crandall of Al- mond. She is also survived by her grandchildren and great grandchildren: Andrea (Sean) DeRubba and their children Kennedy, Colton and Crew of Poquoson, Virginia; Eric (Michelle) Crandall and their children, Adalyn and Landon of Bristow, Vir- ginia; and Erin (Billy) Weakland and their children
Paisley and Penelope of Hornell. LeRoy and Wanda in 1960 lovingly opened their hearts and their home to their nieces, Gail Horton (William) Johnson and Holly Horton (Shawn) Hogan (daughters of brother Alanson Horton), who also survive.
Needing a larger home, Roy and Wanda built a new house together in 1965 on Karr Valley Road in Almond (as LeRoy was a master carpenter).
They loved working together in their backyard garden and sharing the fruits of their labor. They hosted many parties and enjoyed friends and fam- ily gatherings at their home. The family memories continue as it has been the home of their daughter Ervilla’s family for over 35 years.
Wanda was a mentor, mother, psychologist (without a degree), spiritual worker (without an assigned church), artist of many mediums and a
“damn good friend.” She was “more fun than a barrel of monkeys.” Her children and grandchil- dren were her life and she could be seen at every single school or sporting event. She loved a cold beer, some good music, singing and impromptu dancing. She touched many people’s lives with her ability to show them acceptance, kindness, under- standing and love, as well as demonstrating a love of life, laughter and joy. Color of skin, economic standing or past discretions did not matter to her.
She was there to help, forgive and facilitate good- ness. May her beautiful soul rest in peace with her loved ones in heaven.
At this time, there will be no calling hours. A private committal service will take place at a later date. Burial will be at the Fairview Cemetery in Almond.
Memorial contributions in Wanda’s name may be made to The Almond Historical Society, 7 North Main Street, Almond NY 14804
To send a remembrance to the family, friends are invited to visit www.brownandpowersfuneral- homes.com or on Facebook @brownpowersfh.
The family is being assisted by Anthony Cone, di- rector at the Bender-Brown & Powers Funeral Home of Hornell.
inaugurated into the Alfred State College Sports Hall of Fame in 2002.
Bob retired after 23 years at Alfred State. He was an avid sports enthusiast, keeping close eyes on, in no particular order, Red Sox, Celtics, Patriots, UConn Women's basketball, and Syracuse basketball. He also loved his Norwegian Elkhounds, enjoyed rounding up the neigh- borhood kids on East Main Street for various sports activi- ties, frequented Taco Bell, and had a file proving he played pinochle at a "whole new level."
For many years he was a fix- ture at the Hornell YMCA where he would read the paper, talk sports, and maybe do a bit of ex- ercise. The final years of his life were spent happily at Updyke's Willow Ridge assisted living fa- cility in Hornell.
To send a remembrance to the family, please visit www.brow- nandpowersfuneralhomes.com or on Facebook@brownpow- ersfh. The family is being as- sisted by Gerald R. Brown, Director at Brown & Powers Fu- neral Home of Canisteo.
Bob is survived by four chil- dren and two grandchildren:
Kathy Grogan of Canisteo, Betsy Lang (David) of George- town, Kentucky, Michael Gro- gan of Overland Park, Kansas, Steven Grogan (Liz) of Rochester, and their two sons, Ryan Grogan of Rochester, and Patrick Grogan of Charleston, South Carolina.
Due to another rise in the in- cidence of COVID, the family will defer a memorial service until spring. In the meantime, the family welcomes donations in Bob's memory to the Hornell YMCA or to the charity of your choice.
[Editor’s Note: Like most of the recipes she shared with our read- ers over the past couple of decades, Sunny Side Up columns by the late Ellen Shultz are worth repeating. ]
I always think the best party snacks are the salty ones. Here is a snack that is salty, spicy, and sweet all at the same time. It’s also fun to make. You can buy almonds already blanched, but they are ex- pensive. Buy them in bulk and do your own blanching; it’s easy and the skins slip right off.
This recipe comes from Ann, my daughter’s best friend in Mas- sachusetts.
Ann’s Spicy Almonds
3 Tbs. peanut oil 1/2 cup and 1 Tb. sugar 2 cups whole almonds, blanched 1 1/2 tsp. Kosher salt
and skinned 1 1/2 tsp. ground cumin
1 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
Sauté the blanched and skinned almonds in a frying pan over medium heat in the oil, stirring and coating the nuts with oil. Sprin- kle with 1/2 cup sugar and stir until almonds go deep brown and the sugar caramelizes. Remove from the heat, sprinkle with the remain- ing ingredients and toss. Pour onto a baking sheet and break apart when cool.
[Editor’s Note: This recipe was published twenty years ago, but worth repeating.]
ALFRED–The 2022 Alfred- Alfred Station Community Chest campaign now underway.
has reached $22,832, or nearly 65% toward its 2022 campaign goal of $35,220 for the 2022 campaign. We’re about two- thirds toward our goal!
Area residents may send in donations to AAS Community Chest, Post Office Box 603, Al- fred, NY 14802.
This week, we’re taking a closer look at the Allegany Sen- ior Foundation, one of the char- ities receiving support from our Community Chest campaign.
The Allegany Senior Founda- tion was incorporated in 2003 as a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) to ad- dress the unmet needs of Alle- gany County seniors and the organizations that serve them.
The Foundation’s intent is to build community capacity for senior services, not by providing those services directly, but by identifying the need and finding a suitable service provider part- ner. The Foundation’s service partner is the Allegany County Office for the Aging.
A critical part of an array of services that can enable some- one to stay home rather than move to a more expensive level of care such as assisted living or a nursing home is the use of a Personal Emergency Response System (PERS). LifeStation is a
PERS service that is provided in the homes of people who live alone or are alone for long peri- ods of time. LifeStation PERS is a support which allows those with medical problems to re- main as independent as they can, while providing family members with peace of mind knowing that help is a button-push away. The Foundation funds LifeStation PERS for those who are older, who are frail, and who are hav- ing difficulty paying for the service on their own.
By partnering with the Office for the Aging, the Senior Foun- dation has been able to provide funding for LifeStation PERS services specifically, and use the administrative capacity of the OFA to do the client assessment, arrangements with the LifeSta- tion PERS provider, and follow- up after someone falls.
All donors to the Alfred-Al- fred Station Community Chest can be assured that their dona- tions go directly to LifeStation PERS fees and not program ad- ministration.
The Board is made up of the following volunteers: Andy Ek- lund (vice-president), Cam Duke, Catherine Chambers, Kert Decker,, Linell Soule (secre- tary), Peter McClain (treasurer), and Laurel Buckwalter (presi- dent). Feel free to contact one of them if you have questions or
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Kelly’s Forecast
By KELLY SNYDER The Alfred Sun Weather Forecaster
“Many people look forward to the new year for a new start on old habits.” –Author unknown
Thursday, Dec. 30 AM SNOW SHOWERS
(HIGH 44– LOW 31) Chance of precipitation....51%
Friday, Dec. 31 MOSTLY CLOUDY (HIGH 42–LOW 32) Chance of precipitation....19%
Saturday, Jan. 1 SHOWERS (HIGH 43– LOW 34) Chance of precipitation....43%
Sunday, Jan. 2 RAIN / SNOW SHOWERS
(HIGH 37– LOW 16) Chance of precipitation....38%
Monday, Jan. 3 MOSTLY CLOUDY (HIGH 22 - LOW 17) Chance of precipitation....24%
Tuesday, Jan. 4 MOSTLY CLOUDY (HIGH 29 - LOW 22) Chance of precipitation....5%
Wednesday, Jan. 5 CLOUDY (HIGH 32 - LOW 24) Chance of precipitation...24%
For more up to date weather information add your Alfred Sun
Weatherman Kelly Snyder on Facebook where he conducts occasional Facebook Live Re- ports. As always, if you don’t
like the weather in Alfred just wait five minutes!
Best party snacks are salty ones
ALFRED
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Alfred Weather Recorder On a completely overcast day, we spotted this unusual shadow on an east-facing wall of Alfred University's Crandall Hall.
Couldn't be the tree, could it? We photographed it, then tromped across the lawn to spy, leftover from humid last sum- mer, mildew, where the shrub, now trimmed, had rested against the clapboards. Prettiest mildew we've ever seen.
Community Chest raises nearly 2/3 of goal
COMMUNITY NEWS
did not receive a campaign flyer.
All charities funded give serv- ices to the Alfred and Alfred Sta- tion community. Top three charities funded are: A. E. Cran- dall Hook and Ladder Fire Com- pany’s ambulance service, Office for the Aging’s Personal Emergency Response System, and the Alfred Station Fire Com- pany.
Other charities that are recipi- ents of funding through the Community Chest are the Al- fred-Almond Community Sports Association, Allegany County Mental Health Association, Al- legany County SPCA, Hart Comfort House, Association for the Blind and Visually Handi- capped, Literacy West, Cub Scout Pack 1026, Boy Scout Troop 19, ARC Special Olympics, Baker’s Bridge His- torical Society, and the Alle- gany-Cattaraugus-Chautauqua Fund for Women.
The Board thanks the commu- nity for its past support and for the support in coming weeks!
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EDITORIAL PAGE
COVID Is My Least Favorite Kind Of Pi The next iteration of COVID-germ variant
I guess will be named after pi:
It’s the letter in Greek that comes right after omicron—
and isn’t some big Chinese guy.
And all things considered, the choice of that letter is wonderfully coincidental:
COVID and pi both are both, by their nature, irrational andtranscendental.
And naming the next COVID variant pi is actually infinitely clever:
Cuz just like pi’s decimal representation…
COVID will go on forever.
—Pi Nonymous By Dr. Mark W.
HenDrickson
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few months ago, I wrote about President Biden’s anti-fossil fuel policies. Among other steps de- signed to restrict domestic pro- duction of oil and natural gas, the president canceled comple- tion of the Keystone XL pipeline, banned drilling for oil in the Arctic Wildlife Refuge, and greatly curtailed the is- suance of leases for companies to develop fossil-fuel resources underneath public lands and wa- ters.Since then, the prices of gaso- line, oil, and natural gas have risen smartly. As noted by one source, the last time natural gas prices were this high, “One-third of American households already had difficulty … adequately heating and cooling their homes—and one-fifth of house- holds had to reduce or forego
food, medicine and other neces- sities to pay energy bills.” Bank of America is predicting that the price of a barrel of oil may rise to $120 this winter, inflicting ad- ditional hardships on the poorest Americans.
Globally, many countries are already in the midst of a full- blown energy crisis. There are critical shortages of fossil fuels at a time when energy from so- called “renewable” sources (more accurately, “intermittent”
energy sources) have fallen far short of expectations.
In Brazil, China, India, Eu- rope, and other countries, en- ergy shortages have led to factories cutting production, blackouts in which traffic lights are inoperative, non-functioning elevators in high-rise apartment buildings, vital ventilation sys- tems not working in hospitals, etc. Britain is facing the possibil- ity of more than 10,000 deaths
Biden administration’s ongoing ill-timed battle against fossil fuels
this winter due to cold weather in homes where families can’t pay the elevated energy prices that would provide adequate heat.
Surely, with so many people at home and around the world needing more energy so badly, the Biden administration would ease off its aggressive restric- tions on fossil-fuel production here in the United States, would- n’t it? Alas, no. Instead, Team Biden has doubled down on its anti-energy policies.
Examples: Team Biden left the recent United Nations cli- mate gathering in Glasgow pleased that a plan has been put into place for the world’s major banks to restrict investment in companies that produce fossil fuels. The president also desig- nated 1.7 million acres of federal land in Utah as a “national mon- ument,” thereby putting that acreage off-limits to oil and gas exploration. The administration also is reportedly considering the possible shutdown of another major pipeline, the Enbridge 5, that moves a half million barrels of oil per day through Canada and Michigan. Biden’s recent nominee to be the country’s next Comptroller of the Currency, Saule Omarova, was on record as stating, “we want [America’s small oil and gas companies] to go bankrupt.”
Perhaps most egregious of all, when asked by a Bloomberg in- terviewer what her plan was “to increase oil production in Amer-
ica,” Biden’s Energy Secretary, Jennifer Granholm, responded with a belly laugh. She then evaded the question by saying that she didn’t have a magic wand to make OPEC increase production. (Of course, she doesn’t. She is the Secretary of Energy for the United States, not for foreign countries.) In other words, Granholm has no inten- tion to undo the Biden-imposed impediments to domestic oil production.
Cynically, the president called for the Federal Trade Commis- sion to investigate oil companies that have raised prices. Well, of course oil companies have raised prices. That is what happens in a market when supply doesn’t meet demand. And what is a major reason why supply isn’t meeting demand? The presi- dent’s own anti-production poli- cies.
Even more cynically, the only action the president has taken to try to lower domestic gasoline prices has been to dip into our national Strategic Petroleum Re- serve. That stockpile was created to be available in the case of a national emergency. A “national emergency” would be something like war or weather or terror-re- lated ruptures of vital fuel pipelines. The “emergency” that the president has today is his own plummeting popularity polls.
President Biden’s insistence on squelching fossil-fuel pro- duction before intermittent
sources are sufficient to fill the gap is unconscionable. If the coming winter is harsh, the re- sulting hardships suffered by Americans and others around the world will be a humanitarian cri- sis that could have been avoided by a rational and compassionate energy policy.
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—Dr. Mark W. Hendrickson is a retired adjunct faculty member, economist, and fellow for eco- nomic and social policy with the Institute for Faith and Freedom at Grove City College.
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By ALAN LITTELL Alfred Sun Contributing Writer
W
hen Tom Rachman began writing his lavishly praised debut novel, The Imperfec- tionists, he was working as a copy editor on that icon of expatriate journalism, The International Herald Tribune, published in Paris, and now defunct. Rachman tells the story of a fictional bunch of misfits, intellectuals, dreamers and drifters who make up the editorial staff of an unnamed English-language newspaper based in Rome.The obituary writer, Arthur Gopal, ex- ists in a state of catatonic inertia. “It’s been nine days since his last obit, and he hopes to extend the streak.” The Cairo stringer, Winston Cheung, “wanders around his neighborhood, Zamalek, vaguely hoping a bomb might explode—
not too close, of course, but within safe note-taking distance.” The so-called “cor- rections editor,” Herman Cohen, opens the morning’s paper “as if it contained a murder weapon. What it does contain is worse: a mistake.”
Copy editor Ruby Zaga is a Ph.D.
dropout in theology, and news editor Craig Menzies fantasizes his private life in newspaper-speak: as he takes the ele- vator to his apartment, “The news ticker continues: Keys in right pocket, officials say…Unlock deadbolt, sources suggest.”
And the most bizarre character in Rach- man’s cautionary tale, the publisher, Oliver Ott, refuses to read his own news- paper. Ott’s sole consuming interest is his basset hound, Schopenhauer. “My dear friend,” he coos to the beloved dog, “I’m so lucky.”
Rachman’s fictional enterprise is an ob- vious riff on The Paris Herald Tribune, a paper whose headquarters was described by one of its editors as “an antiseptic and charmless building in suburban Neuilly.”
Transposed to the novel’s Rome, the
place (at its imaginary founding and in Rachman’s telling) becomes a squeaky clean expanse of varnished desks, shiny black phones, Underwood typewriters, thick crystal ashtrays, and a “custom-built horseshoe table for the copy editors.”
Here I’ll declare a personal interest.
Along with the young author of The Im- perfectionistsI count myself among the Paris paper’s alumni. Yet in my own time, 60 years ago, though I labored in an equally charmless building, it lay miles from Neuilly. In those days the paper was published under its former name, the Eu- ropean Edition of The New York Herald Tribune (not The International H-T, a New York Times Company imprint). It occupied a narrow side street in central Paris—the rue de Berri—just off the grandest of the city’s boulevards, the Champs-Elysées. And it was something that Rachman’s slapdash Roman creation is not—a great and influential newspaper.
Still, you would hardly have called the premises “antiseptic.”
The newsroom of the 1960s-era Paris broadsheet was a cramped, dingy space of peeling wall paint and of dented desks cluttered with pre-computer typewriters, paste pots, pencil stubs, scrolls of teletype printouts, overflowing ashtrays. Adding to the litter were carafes of wine and the debris of takeout meals from the Berri Bar, next door.
Like Rachman’s peculiar cast of char- acters, many of us may indeed have been wanderers, dreamers and closet intellec- tuals. But at least on the news side of the operation we were also journeymen re- porters and editors who had learned the
trade on dailies in the United States. If you multiply the novel’s Craig Menzies by three, you get some idea of the Paris paper’s news-desk staff—of which I was one, having drifted in from an afternoon broadsheet in Boston.
With a pair of similarly restless pencil pushers I worked a four-to- midnight shift, lifting whatever I could find from The Associated Press and other wire serv- ices to cobble together a deadline report that ran the next morning under the rubric
“From Cable Dispatches.”
There was no “corrections editor” as such in my day. There was, instead, a middle-aged copy chief with a gleaming bald pate, Roy McMullen, who matched or even outdid the zeal of Rachman’s Herman Cohen in stamping out the more blatant solecisms of English usage. Mc- Mullen sat at the head—we called it the
“slot”—of a horseshoe-rimmed table of sub editors, doling out our patchwork of cable dispatches for final polishing and headline writing.
And while the Paris paper did not em- ploy anyone quite as hilariously inept as The Imperfectionists’ Cairo stringer, Win- ston Cheung, we did have the late Art Buchwald, house comedian and resident columnist. Buchwald displayed in his writing a genius for wry understatement and deadpan humor. He composed his columns in a private office, but had the sly habit of peering into the newsroom under a cloud of cigar smoke to see if his offerings had evoked a laugh. He was in- variably disappointed. None of us, I re- call, laughed that much. It had nothing to do with Buchwald. We were too busy moving copy to laugh.
There is an uncanny link between Rachman’s fiction and the real-life Paris Herald Tribuneof the 1960s. I remember, once, attending a newsroom meeting about money. The paper was barely breaking even; eventually it would be sold. In the final pages of The Imperfec- tionistsa clearly confused Oliver Ott con- fronts a militant staff about his paper’s future.
Without giving too much away, suffice it to note that here, too, the crucial issue is money and that the way Rachman’s bumbling publisher deals with it marks—
in newspaper jargon—an end-of-story
“30” to a rich, funny and poignant book.
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Pandemic Escapes
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6 THE ALFRED SUN, Thursday, December 30, 2021
Music
BANDS/DJs/RECITALS Hornell Area Wind Ensemble Rehearsals Tuesday evenings at Hornell High School. New mem- bers welcome. For further infor- mation, call Nancy Luger at 587-9449 or call 545-8603.
MostArts Festival: Watch for fu- ture announcements about the MostArts Festival. visit:
www.MostArts.alfred.edu for more information.
Off the Wagon show schedule will be announced as things open up. Follow the band at:
www.facebook.com/pg/OfftheWa gonAcoustic
Wellsville Creative Arts Center offers live music some evenings with performances beginning at 8 p.m., doors opening at 6 p.m.
For an update on the status of live performances, visit the web- site at: www.WellsvilleCre- ativeArtsCenter.com or call 585-593-3000.
CHORAL GROUPS Andover Catholic Choir. Re- hearsals 7 pm Mondays at Blessed Sacrament Church, An- dover. New members welcome.
Contact Director Marcy Bledsoe at 478-5238.
Genesee Valley Chorus. The Genesee Valley Chorus meets every Tuesday at 7 P.M. at the Grace United Church, North Main Street, Wellsville (formerly Congregational Church). The chorus is directed by Norma Bartlett. For further information, call 585-593-3173.
Maple City (Barbershopers) ChorusMeetings 7:00 p.m.
Mondays at United Methodist Church of Hornell, 7528 North
Main St Ext., near Webbs Cross- ing Road, Hornell. New mem- bers welcome. Call 607-698-4690 for info.
COFFEEHOUSES
Wellsville Creative Arts Center offers Coffee Houses TBA. Open Mic Night every Wednesday 7 to 10 p.m. For more info, visit:
www.WellsvilleCreativeArtsCen- ter.com or call 585-593-3000.
CONCERTS/RECITALS Alfred-Almond Central School Elementary Spring Concert 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 16 in the high school auditorium. Perform- ing will be Grades 5/6 Band and the Grades 4-6 Chorus present- ing the “Year in Review” concert.
Off the Wagonis back! Our up- coming shows start with the Cuba Dairy Days Street Dance Friday, June 18 from 6-9 pm on Main Street Cuba; July 4 - An- dover park 6-8pm; July 17 - Cuba School 7-9pm; July 31 - Canisteo Smoke in the Valley BBQ fest – 3:30 pm; August 7 – Andover Block Party 2-4 pm;
Halloween Saturday, Oct. 30 at Muhleisens in Almond 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Grab your hat, dancing shoes and come enjoy the sounds of Off the Wagon. For more information on Off the Wagon check out: www.face- book.com/OfftheWagonAcoustic Davis Memorial Carillon Recitals, AU campus. There is currently no weekly recital.
Wingate Memorial Carillon Recital Seriesat Davis Memo- rial Carillon, AU campus.2021 recital series canceled. The Wingate Memorial Carillon Recital Series honors Dr. Ray Winthrop Wingate, a professor of music at Alfred University for 56 years.
The Orchestra of the Southern Finger Lakes(OSFL) an- nounces a summer concert per- formed by Principal Harp, Rosanna Moore, as part of the transition back to the stage. The concert will be held on Thursday, August 5 at 7:30 PM at The Rockwell Museum in Corning.
This concert is sponsored in part by Denis Kingsley.
$30 Adults | $10 Children Tickets: osfl.org | 607-936-2873
Theater
& Dance
DANCE
International Folk Dancing Tuesday evenings from 8:30- 10:30 p.m. We learn and do a variety of International Dances, many from the Balkans, Israel, Armenia, etc. Everyone is wel- come, no partner or experience necessary! Watch for updates on the status of the group. Miller Performing Arts Center, AU cam- pus.
DRAMA GROUPS
Wee Playhousemeets monthly.
Call Vice-President Martha Lash at 587-8675 for more info.
Galleries rt/
INSTRUCTION/GROUPS Allegany Artisans. The Alle- gany Artisans, local artists and craftspeople working together to host an annual studio tour, held annually in October, invite artists to apply. Work is juried. Studio must be in Allegany County.
585-593-6345 or visit the web- site: www.alleganyartisans.com.
Allegany Arts Association, regular board meetings open to public, 10 a.m. 2nd Tuesday monthly, at the David A. Howe Library, Wellsville.
Angelica Ink LetterpressLo- cated at 20 Allegany Avenue, Angelica, NY. 585.466.7040 Angelica Sweet Shop 44 W.
Main in Angelica’s Park Circle National Historic District. Open daily 8 am–5 pm For more info:
585-466-7070 or www.angelicas- weetshop.com.
Cohen Center for the Arts. 55 N. Main Street, Alfred. Gallery open Tues, Wed, Fri 11-4 pm;
Thursday 11-7; Sat and Sun 1-3 Wellsville Art Association.For information ...call Karen Dicker- son, 585-593-3579.
Steuben Trust Gallery, Steuben Square, Hornell. On-going ex- hibits of Artist of the Month. M-F 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Sponsored by the Hornell Area Arts Council.
Southern Tier Fiberarts Guild, founded in 1983, meets at Trinity Lutheran Church, 470 N. Main St., Wellsville, on the first Satur- day of the month from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. except months of July and Sept. The group welcomes spinners (and wannabes), quil- ters, knitters, crocheters, embroi- derers, weavers, dyers, basket makers, hookers (rug hookers, that is) and everyone with a cre- ative mind and an interest in fibers. For more information, call
Debbie MacCrea at 607-587- 9270, or T.C. Gary at 585-593- 4799.
MUSEUMS/EXHIBITS The Andover House, exhibiting Alfred connected Ceramic Art and 2 dimensional art. Historical and contemporary. Open 11am to 4pm on Saturdays. At 21 North Main Street, Andover. For visits by appointment call 585 593 3947 or 607 478 5014. E- mail: [email protected].
Fountain Arts Center, 42 Schuyler Street, Belmont. For info or group arrangements, call 585-268-5951 or visit our web- site at: www.thefountainartscen- ter.org
The Corning Museum of Glass presents the most comprehen- sive glass collection in the world in “35 Centuries of Glassmak- ing.” For info, call 607-937-5371.
Fosdick-Nelson Galleryat Al- fred University. Fosdick-Nelson Gallery is located in Harder Hall, AU campus. Open 11-4 Mon- days-Fridays. Info 871-2412.
Glenn H. Curtiss Museum 8419 Route 54, Hammondsport.
Special exhibits, special events.
Open daily 10-4. Admission.
(607) 569-2160.
Hagadorn House MuseumOp- erated by Almond Historical So- ciety. Genealogical research Friday afternoons.
Hinkle Memorial Library Gallery, Alfred State College Campus. Open during library hours, 8 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday- Thursday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Fridays, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays and 3- 9 p.m. Sundays. For more infor- mation, call the library at 607-587-4313.
Hornell Erie Depot Museum, 111 Loder St., Hornell is open Wed. & Thurs. from 6-8 pm, Fri.
from 4-8 pm and Sat from 12:30- 3 pm.
Inamori Kyocera Museum of Fine Ceramics.The newly con-
structed museum focuses on fine ceramics used in technical and bio-medical applications. Lo- cated on the top floor of Binns- Merrill Hall, AU campus, Alfred.
Open 10-4 Wed.-Fri. Free ad- mission.
Alfred Ceramic Art Museum.
Located on Northeast corner of Main and Pine Streets, AU cam- pus, Alfred. Hours: Tues. thru Friday 10-5, Thurs. 10-7, Sat.
and Sun. 10-4. $7 Adults, $5 Seniors, $3 Local Residents, Free for Museum members, 17 and under, AU and A State fac- ulty staff and students. For infor- mation call 607-871-2421; or visit the museum website: ce- ramicsmuseum.alfred.edu Alfred Art Walk, A collaborative monthly opening by galleries in the Village of Alfred and at Alfred University and Alfred State. For a complete and up to date listing of venues, please visit alfredart- walk.org. To add your event to Alfred Art Walk email: submit.al- [email protected] The Pioneer Oil Museumin Bo- livar will induct Henry Lindquist, Jim Beckwith, Don Miller, and Arthur Yahn, Sr. into the New York State Oil Producers’Associ- ation. Museum will open follow- ing Memorial Day Weekend. For updates, visit: www.pioneeroil- museum.com
Rockwell Museum, 111 Cedar St., Corning. Largest American Western Art collection on view in the eastern United States, with paintings, sculpture, Native American artifacts, and firearms.
Info 607-937-5386.
Terra Cotta Museum, Main St., Alfred. Open on special occa- sions or by appointment.
World War II Museum, 201 Main Street, Eldred, Pennsylva- nia. For more information, visit:
http://eldredpawwiimuseum.com/
or call: 814-225-2220.
C u lt u ra l A rt s C al en d ar
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s we approach a new year, many of us anticipate a fresh start for our personal aspirations--dietary changes included.Countless Americans will include fitness and weight loss goals as part of their resolutions....just as they do every year. One might think that one year would be enough to set a goal and make a change, so that the next year we can move onto something new. That is always the plan, but of course, we all know it is not that easy. Or could it be? I have known the hardships of sticking to goals, both personally and through my clients.
And, I have also experienced old habits broken and lives transformed. Within this mini series, I will give you some keys to unlock transformation in your life.
Notably, I would like to provide the disclaimer that this topic is not for the faint of heart. I am not going to work to convince you of the need for transformation. In this last year, my writings have already extensively covered the reasons for em- bracing healthier choices. Thus, this article is now for those hungry for change and eager to unlock the door to success! Are you with me?!
First of all, I am going to distinguish between lifestyle and diet. If you look up the dictionary def- initions of these terms, you will find little varia- tion. Lifestyle refers to the habit an individual holds, while diet more specifically refers to those food habits of an individual. However, as a culture, we have used and applied the term “diet” quite dif- ferently.
Diet has been a temporary protocol on which we embark to experience permanent changes. Some- times diet change evolves into a new lifestyle, but not for the majority. When it comes to diets and new years’ resolutions, 46% of people maintain their goals up to 6 months and only 20% make it to 2 years.[1] Two years is pretty impressive, but even that is not so valuable if you return to the old habits. Therefore, a diet is short-term, temporary, and typically ineffective; while a lifestyle is long-
term, permanent, and effective.
So, undoubtedly, the first key to unlock trans- formation is to change your lifestyle instead of em- bracing a new diet. This is a lot more challenging than gearing up for a diet plan. As a culture, we are used to instant gratification rather than invest- ing in our future. Successful lifestyle change re- quires vulnerability, conviction, preparation, and practice.
Vulnerability: What is my current lifestyle and how do I want to permanently change it? Habits shape lifestyle. Identify your habits and make strategic goals to change them.
Conviction: Why do I want to change? What could happen if I decide not to change and con- tinue in this pattern? What will the benefits be if I change? Education builds conviction. This last year I have informed you how the food you eat im- pacts your body. Decide the lifestyle of nourish- ment that you want based upon the truth you have learned.
Preparation: What do I need to do to change?
This may be in the form of more education or per- haps accountability along the journey. I am excited to serve you in this way!
Practice: How can I start today? Lifestyle takes time to change because you are building some- thing sustainable. If you choose to say “yes” to an old habit, don’t think it will be easier to say “no”
tomorrow. Practice today how you want to live to- morrow. If you choose to say “no” to an old habit today, tomorrow it will be even easier.
As you answer the questions within these four concepts, you will move towards lifestyle change rather than another diet. Next week, we will look to another key to pair with lifestyle that will equip you for transformation!
[1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11920693 ________________________________________
If you have questions or comments for Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, Maria Boyuk, contact her at thrivinghealthNY.com.
Transformation: Lifestyle vs. Diet
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