Vol. 126, No. 31 Alfred, Allegany County, New York State, U.S.A. 14802 Thursday, August 18, 2011 Inside
George Bottoms...Pg.2 Zucchini pizza crust?...Pg.3 Sun Spots...Pg.4 Building an archives ...Pg.5 Sunbeams ...Pg.10 Years Ago in the SUN ...Pg.12 Harris cards hole in one...Pg.15 AU picked to win E8...Pg.16
Arun and Darshana Varshneya hanging onto the Alfred Sunat the Ro- torua hot springs (steam clouds in the back- ground) near Auckland, New Zealand July 21.
After organizing the 9th International Conference on Advances in the Fu- sion and Processing of Glass (AFPG9) which was co-located with the PACRIM9 conference at Cairns Australia, Arun took some time out for some R&R, sightseeing Australia and New Zealand.
New Zealand...
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ALFRED—The excitement was palpable as faculty, staff, administrators, friends, and special guests gathered recently on a perfect summer day to break ground for Alfred State College’s Center for Organic and Sustainable Agriculture (COSA). The project, which was made pos- sible, in part, thanks to a $4.9 million state grant obtained by NYS Sen. Cathy Young, R-Olean, will house not only ASC’s conventional dairy herd, but also an organic dairy herd so students can learn both conventional and organic protocols. The Center will include a 60-stall dairy barn, new heifer and dry cow housing (again, both conventional and organic), a new calf-raising barn, and upgrades to existing farm structures. Although dairy farming is one of COSA’s prominent program, it is not the only one. Thanks to some Genesee Valley farmland in Grov- eland, faculty and students will have access to some of the region’s most productive cropland for hands-on learning about sustainable production of grain crops, vegetable crops, and forage crops. Alfred State also plans to take a leadership role in the integration of alternative energy technology, not only on the farm, but throughout campus. Dr. Terry Tucker, dean, School of Arts and Sciences at the college who served as emcee for the event, noted that “We are prepar- ing our students for a very different future. The need for good stewardship of land, water, and soil, as well as savvy consumers who will want to know how and where their food products are produced will require agriculturists to be familiar and comfortable with the new technologies.”
Additionally, Tucker noted, “The projected growth in population [9 billion people by 2050] will increase the demand for food by nearly 70%. It will be imperative for farmers to know how to use the same amount of land, probably less water, and possibly a less favorable climate for food production to meet the increased demand. And that’s what COSA is all about: we’re cre- ating a new generation of problem solvers and innovative entrepreneurs whose influence will reach beyond Western New York.” Principals involved in the project include AES Agricultural Engineering Services, LLS, Auburn, NY; Baker Construction, Alfred; and Spoleto Construc- tion, Rochester. Pictured here, l-r: Dave Spoleto, president, Spoleto Construction; Patricia K.
Fogarty, chair, Alfred State College Council; Tucker; Dr. John M. Anderson, president, Alfred State College; Sen. Young; Eunice A. Lewin, trustee, State University of New York (SUNY);
and Matthew A. Morgan, deputy commissioner, NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets.
ALFRED – Forbesmagazine has ranked Alfred University as being among the best schools in the nation in its annual guide, re- leased Thursday, August 4.
Alfred University is ranked 318 overall among the 650 schools nationwide, placing it in the top 10 percent of all four- year colleges and universities in the nation. It’s ranked 259 among all private colleges, and 103 in the Northeast.
The rankings of 650 schools – the top 20% of all undergraduate institutions – are prepared for Forbesby the Center for College Affordability and Productivity (CCAP), a Washington D.C.
think tank.
“It is gratifying to know that others recognize that Alfred Uni- versity offers an excellent edu- cation for the amount students pay,” said AU President Charles M. Edmondson.
Earlier this month, the Univer- sity was included in The Prince- ton Review’s listing of the top 376 colleges and universities, and it was also recently ranked by the Fiske Guide to Colleges as one of the 49 “best buys,”
based on academic quality and price, in the country.
“Our annual ranking of the 650 best undergraduate institu- tions focuses on the things that matter the most to students:
quality of teaching, great career prospects, graduation rates and low levels of debt,” said Forbes writer Michael Noer. “Unlike other lists, we pointedly ignore ephemeral measures such as school ‘reputation,’ and ill-con- ceived metrics that reward wasteful spending. We try to evaluate the college purchase as a consumer would: Is it worth spending as much as a quarter of a million dollars for this de- gree?”
The Center for College Af- fordability and Productivity says it ranks colleges using five gen- eral categories, including:
• Student satisfaction, which looks at student evaluations from RateMyProfessor.com; ac- tual freshman-to-sophomore re- tention rates and predicted versus actual freshman-to- sophomore retention rates.
• Post-graduate success, meas- ured by the listing of alumni in Who’s Who in America; salaries of alumni as reported by Payscale.com, and alumni on the Forbes/CCAP corporate officers list.
• Student debt: the average
Forbes says AU among best, Princeton Review agrees
federal student loan debt, the student loan default rates, and the predicted vs. actual percent of students taking federal loans.
• Four-year graduation rate:
actual four-year graduation rate compared to predicted four-year graduation rate.
• Competitive awards: the number of students who re- ceived nationally competitive awards, e.g., Fulbright Awards or Rhodes Scholarships.
Princeton Review Alfred University is one of the country's best institutions for un- dergraduate education, accord- ing to The Princeton Review.
The education services company features the school in the new 2012 edition of its annual col- lege guide, "The Best 376 Col- leges,” earlier this month.
Editors of The Princeton Re- viewsay only 15 percent of the 2,500 four-year colleges in the United States, and three outside the U.S., are included in the guide, which includes detailed profiles of the colleges with rat- ing scores for all schools in eight categories, plus ranking lists of top 20 schools in the book in 62 categories based on The Prince- ton Review's surveys of students attending the colleges.
Alfred University is also in- cluded in The Princeton Re- view’s listing of the top 220
“Best in the Northeast” section of its Web site feature, “2012 Best Colleges: Region by Re- gion” that was posted recently on www.PrincetonReview.com
“In the competitive world of college admissions, outside af- firmation that we are doing what we say we are doing – providing high-quality academic programs for a reasonable price – is ex- tremely important,” said Alfred University President Charles M.
Edmondson. “By citing Alfred University as one of the best 376 four-year colleges and universi- ties in the nation, The Princeton Reviewis saying the University fulfills that goal.”
Says Robert Franek, Prince- ton Review's senior VP / pub- lisher and author of "The Best 376 Colleges," "We commend Alfred University for its out- standing academics, which is the primary criterion for our selec- tion of schools for the book.
Our choices are based on insti- tutional data we collect about schools, our visits to schools over the years, feedback we gather from students attending the schools, and the opinions of
our staff and our 28-member Na- tional College Counselor Advi- sory Board. We also work to keep a wide representation of col- leges in the book by region, size, selectivity and character."
Fiske Guide ‘Best Buy’
Alfred University is again among the top 25 private colleges and universities in the United States when it comes to best value for the educational dollar, says the Fiske Guide to Colleges.
The Fiske Guide, written by
former New York Times educa- tion editor Edward B. Fiske, lists only 49 schools – 25 private and 24 public – as “Best Buys” from among the nation’s more than 4,000 higher education institu- tions, including more than 2,200 four-year colleges.
“This is the third year in a row Alfred University has been among this very select group of colleges and universities,” said President Charles M. Edmond- son. “We can tell people we offer
excellent value – academic qual- ity compared to the cost of atten- dance – but it means so much more when an impartial third- party affirms that claim. Not only are we a ‘Best Buy’ in the Fiske Guide, but US News and World Report, another very popular guide, also lists as a ‘Great School at a Great Price. That means a lot.”
Alfred University is among the 300+ institutions profiled in the Fiske Guide to Colleges.
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CAMPUS NOTES OBITUARIES
GEORGE D. BOTTOMS Served as U.S. Army Captain in WW-II, Korean Conflict BELMONT--George D. Bot- toms, 93, of 2810 State Route 244, Belmont, passed away Sun- day (August 14, 2011) at Jones Memorial Hospital in Wellsville.
Born in Battle Creek, Michi- gan, February 18, 1918, the son of David and Alice Kolvoord Bottoms, he had resided in Ala- bama, Michigan and Illinois prior to moving to Belmont 32 years ago.
George had been employed as a Superintendent of Engineering for Park Development for Du- Page County Forest Preserve in Illinois. George served his coun- try as a US Army Captain during WW-II and also during the Ko- rean Conflict. He was a recipient of the Bronze Star Medal, as well as the KMAG Medal for his service during the Korean Con- flict. George had served in China-Burma and India during WW-II with the 330th Engineer- ing Group, and also received The Silver Order of the De Fleury Medal from the Army Engineer Association.
He was predeceased by his parents and three sisters, Mar- garet Avery, Anna Lou Swart and Mary Wentworth.
He is survived by his wife, Elsie Mae Lewis Bottoms, whom he married in 1979, his daughter, Susan Glenn Bottoms of Illinois, two sons, George D.
(Sandra) Bottoms III of Illinois and Jeffrey T. Bottoms of Alfred, two step-daughters, Elyn Lewis (Dan Shehan) of Oregon, Jane Lewis (Paul Barlow) of Taiwan, two step-sons, Mark (Ann) Lewis and Gary (Lisa) Lewis both of Wellsville, two grand- daughters and several step grandchildren and great-grand- children.
To send a remembrance to the family, please visit www.brow- nandpowersfuneralhomes,com.
The family is being assisted by
Peter A. Okoniewski of An- dover was among 96 freshmen inducted into the SUNY Oneonta chapter of Phi Eta Sigma at a March 20 ceremony in the college's Hunt College Union. One of the longest-stand- ing freshman honor societies in the country, Phi Eta Sigma's 365 chapters nationwide promote ac- ademic excellence through recognition programs and schol- arship competitions. New mem- bers qualify by achieving grade-point averages of at least 3.5 during their first semester or year in college. Phi Eta Sigma was founded at the University of Illinois in 1923.
Madeline Greil of Alfred, was named to the Dean’s list for academic excellence for the fall
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The family received friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Au- gust 17 at the Bender-Brown &
Powers Funeral Home 354 Can- isteo St, Hornell. Memorial serv- ices will be held at the Alfred Station Seventh Day Baptist Church, State Route 244 at 11 a.m. today (Thursday, August 18) with Rev. Ken Chroniger officiating. Burial will be in Bot- toms Cemetery, Athens, Ala- bama.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Seventh Day Baptist Church Camp where George donated many years of dedicated service. Donations can be sent to Camp Harley Sutton, c/o Mark Lewis, 161 North Highland Ave., Wellsville, N Y.
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CAROL LEWIS STEVENS Alfred Station native CENTER, TX--Carol Debra Lewis Stevens, 54, formerly of Alfred Station, died unexpect- edly, Sunday, August 7, 2011, in Eastern Texas Medical Center, Tyler, TX, having suffered a heart attack and complications from pneumonia.
Carol, born August 31, 1956, was the daughter of Robert P.
Lewis and Louella Lewis Vin- cent. She attended Alfred- Al- mond Central School and graduated from Houghton Acad- emy in 1975.
Carol was united in marriage to Andrew F. Stevens, January 7, 1977 at The Alfred Station Sev- enth Day Baptist Church. They had lived in Texas since their marriage and in the Center, TX area for over twenty years.
A beautiful memorial service, to honor Carol, was held at the Garrison Funeral Home in Gar- rison, TX on Thursday, August 11, conducted by her Pastor, Rev. David Woodard of Nacog- doches, TX.
Carol is survived by her hus- band of 34 years, Andrew F.
Stevens, her children, Rachel Stevens (Conditt), Nacog- doches, TX, grandson, Phoenix E. Conditt, and Jeremy (Christina) Stevens of Ft Carson, CO and grandson, Joshua J.
Stevens, her mother, Louella K.
Vincent, of Canandaigua, sister, Alyce (Jerry) Carpenter of Wellsville, brother, Robert A (Deborah) Lewis of Alfred Sta- tion, and many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins and a host of friends.
Carol was pre-deceased by her father, Robert P. Lewis and step- father, Robert L. Vincent.
Gifts in her memory may be directed to The Alfred Station Seventh Day Baptist Church or to The Gideon Society.
MARY DI ROCCO
“Military Mom”
ALFRED--Mary DiRocco, 77, of 59 Sayles St., Alfred, died unexpectedly Monday evening (August 8, 2011) at Strong Me- morial Hospital in Rochester.
Born in New York City on Oc- tober 10, 1933, she was the daughter of Elmer and Mary (Lawlor) Howe.
Mary grew up in New York City and resided in the Buffalo- North Tonawanda area from 1965–1972. From 1972–1975 she lived in Hornell and has resided in Alfred since 1975.
While living in New York City, she was employed as a waitress for several restaurants.
While living in Alfred, she owned and operated a Home Day-Care Service for several years. Mary later was employed as an Adult Care Giver at Alle- gany County ARC. More re- cently she worked in the catering department of the Alfred Univer- sity Dining Facility.
Mary attended St. Jude Chapel at Alfred State College.
She had a deep love of animals and, throughout the years, cared for her many pet dogs and cats.
She also loved birds and would feed them out of the back door of her home.
As a person who enjoyed doing craftwork, Mary espe- cially liked sewing, knitting, crocheting and making beautiful Afghans. She also enjoyed gar- dening – both flowers and veg- etables.
Mary was honored to be known as a “Military Mom” as all of her children either served
or are currently serving in the US Armed Forces.
Years ago, Mary signed up with the Finger Lakes Donor Recovery Network (Organ Donor Program). Because of her generosity in donating her or- gans upon her death, several people will have a much better quality of life after receiving her organs. She truly gave the “gift that keeps on giving.”
Mary was preceded in death by her son, Bruce Howe; three brothers, Elmer Howe Jr., Ray- mond Howe and John Howe.
Surviving are three sons, Kevin (Jessie) Howe of Almond, Joseph (Adriana) DiRocco of Germany and David (Irma) DiRocco of Alaska; one daugh-
ter, Tina (Bill) Francis of Dublin, OH; one brother, James Howe of Long Island; 10 grandchildren;
3 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
At Mary’s request there were no calling hours. Private serv- ices will be held at the conven- ience of the family. Funeral arrangements are in care of the Dagon Funeral Home, 38 Church St., Hornell, NY.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 13 Beech St., Johnson City, NY 13790 or the Hornell Humane Society, 7649 Industrial Park Drive, Hornell, NY 14843.
To leave an online condolence or share a memory, visit www.dagonfuneralhome.com
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Jennifer Baker, a part time student at Genesee Community College and resident of Alfred, was among the 612 students named to Genesee's Dean's List for the Fall 2010 semester. All full- and part-time students hon- ored on the Dean's List have earned a quality point index of 3.50 - 3.74.
Lauren Lorow of Webster graduated from SUNY Geneseo with a degree in Business Ad- ministration and a minor in Communications.She had a final semester GPA of 3.90, an overall GPA of 3.35 and was a member of the women's soccer team for which she was a captain her sen- ior season. She is the daughter of Alfred State College Hall of Famer Barb (Nelson) Lorow of Apex, NC and Alfred Sunsports columnist Doug Lorow of Web- ster. Lauren will be moving to New York City in the fall where she will work for KPMG.
Yoav Netanyahu of Hornell, is among 667 students from School of Visual Arts who re- ceived undergraduate degrees at the College's commencement exercises on Thursday, May 12, 2011, at Avery Fisher Hall, Lin- coln Center for the Performing Arts, New York City.
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Beverly Stevens sent me this recipe. She found it when her granddaughter wouldn’t eat zucchini. She says the kids never guessed they weren’t eating regular pizza dough.
Zucchini Pizza Dough 4 c. finely shredded zucchini 2 eggs, beaten
¾ c. all purpose flour ½ tsp. ground black pepper
¾ c. grated parmesan cheese salt to taste
½ c. shredded mozzarella
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. After shredding zucchini, lightly salt it and transfer it to a strainer. Let stand 15-30 minutes, then squeeze remaining liquid out of squash. In a medium bowl, combine squash, flour, parmesan and mozzarella cheese, eggs, and pepper.
Mix well. Spread mixture onto a greased and floured jelly roll pan.
Bake for 25 minutes. Remove the crust from the oven and change the oven’s temperature to broil. Brush the top of the crust with oil and broil for 3-5 minutes until the top is lightly browned. Allow the crust to cool slightly and slide spatula underneath all edges and under the middle. Place a baking sheet over the top of the crust and gently flip the crust over so that the bottom is upwards. (You can omit this step-the crust just won’t be as crusty.) Brush the top of the crust with oil and broil for another 3-5 minutes until the top is browned. Add toppings as desired. (Yellow summer squash can be substituted for zucchini.)
A recipe for zucchini pizza dough?
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My life partner, and best friend, Bob Volk, is also the chauffeur for the family. He is endlessly willing to "go back" when he or I have spotted some cool attraction. A cookie for the person who can identify the location of this set of mailboxes. It's not right around Alfred, but it is nearby. Bob was willing, one rainy Saturday to "go back" so I could take the photo.
SAVE THE DATE!!
ALMOND COMMUNITY DAY
SATURDAY, SEPT. 10
Vendors Set up by 9 a.m. (Interested vendors may contact Tammy Kokot at 607-276-2222)
PARADE STARTS @ 10 a.m.
FOOD, ENTERTAINMENT, KID’S GAMES, SHOPPING, COMPETITIONS AND MORE Almond Fire Department Stearns CHICKEN BBQ
starts at 12 noon and ends when gone!
ALMOND 20TH CENTURY CLUB LIBRARY will serve Sausage Sandwiches & Hot Dogs
throughout the day....longer than usual!
ON-GOING BOOK SALE
at Almond Library from 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
A KAN-JAM COMPETITION
will be held from 5-7 p.m. Teams to sign up prior to 4:30 p.m. with entry fee of $5/two-person team.
Winning team takes 50% of entrance fees.
MUSIC BY CORT & DANNY DUNHAM from 1-3 p.m. and 5-7 p.m.
COME JOIN THE FUN!
Look for various Rummage Sales and activities throughout the Almond Community!
ALFRED STATION--With the Labor Day Holiday fast ap- proaching there is one need that continues to grow. The need is for blood to save lives and help meet medical needs. Your will- ingness to give 1 pint of blood has the potential to touch and change three persons’ lives and the lives of their families.
On Monday, August 29 there will be a Red Cross Blood Drive at the Alfred Station Seventh Day Baptist Church, “A 3 C church: Connect - Care – Com- munity. On that Monday be- tween 2 and 7 p.m., to the Social Rooms in the church meeting- house and give blood because
The Mix Brothers--Craig, Donny and Mark--were in town the weekend of July 23 to help their mother, Kay Chapman of Alfred Station, celebrate another birthday. The terrific trio sang at the Alfred Station S.D.B. Church service in the morning, at the wedding of Lindsey Lawrence and Chris Blair that afternoon, then sang at the Alfred-Almond Bible Church Sunday morning.
Rumors of an impending CD re- lease are as of yet unconfirmed.
While purchasing an “ice cold***
bottle of water” prior to attending a recent New York Yankees game at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, Editor David Snyder asked the young man making the sale to consider Alfred for his higher ed- ucational pursuits. Turns out the young man has a brother study- ing at Alfred State and he plans to follow his brother to Alfred.
A reliable source tells the Al-***
fred Sunthat a family from Lake the need is constant; the gratifi-
cation is instant.
To schedule an appointment please call 1-800- RED CROSS.
But please remember Walk-Ins are always welcome. You are el- igible to give if you last donated on or before July 4.
To encourage you to give the gift of life by giving blood the Red Cross assures that all pre- senting donors in August will be eligible to enter a daily raffle for a chance to win a $200 Staples Gift Card. Also the Red Cross has a gift for you. All presenting donors during August will re- ceive a coupon for a FREE box of 6 pieces of chocolate Dipped
Fruit from Edible Arrangements.
The Alfred Station Seventh Day Baptist Church is the big white building located at 587 Route 244 Alfred Station. This is a busy business area as the Meetinghouse is down from Robert Lawrence Trucking, Canacadea Country Store, Baker’s Bridge Antiques, across from Hillbottom Pottery, up from Alfred Knitting Studio, Way to Gro Florists, High Tech Ceramics and The Bicycle Man.
If you need further informa- tion call the church office at 607-587-9176. See you Monday, August 29. Save a life; give blood.
ALFRED--Local business owners and community mem- bers are invited to welcome in- ternational students arriving from over a dozen countries!
A reception will be held from 5 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, August 23 at the Alfred Village Bandstand, featuring Ice Cream and Maple Syrup. Everyone is welcome to attend to welcome our new inter- national residents.
Blood drive Monday, August 29
Reception for int’l students
Alfred, FL has purchased the for- mer Coslos Restaurant. The fam- ily had owned a restaurant in Lake Alfred called the "Chat-a- Whyle.” A sign outside indicates there may be something to “chat about” at the former Coslos this fall.
Villager Construction has com-***
pleted the paving of State Route 244 in the Town of Alfred, North Main and South Main Streets in the Village of Alfred. A crew was completing ditch work along Rt.
244 on Monday. Alfred Police are patrolling the newly paved streets to avert speeders as the naturally formed speed bumps (aka pot- holes) have been removed.
With the influx of new resi-***
dents to the Alfred community, area businesses may want to
“hang their shingle” in the pages of the Alfred Sun. To arrange for advertising space in this publica- tion, please call 607-587-8110 or send an e-mail to:
alfredsun.news@gmail.com Despite having reached its goal***
of 125 new subscribers during its 125th year, the Alfred Sun contin- ues to receive requests for new subscriptions. A check for $30 ($33 for out-of-county addresses) together with one’s name and ad- dress send to: SUN, Box 811, Al- fred, NY 14802 will add one to the growing mailing list.
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St. James Mercy Hospital Dia- betes Support Group will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, August 25, in the Memorial Conference Room, located on the ground floor just off the cafeteria at St.
James Mercy Hospital. Each month, educational topics will be covered related to Diabetes Self Management. This free program is offered through St. James Mercy Hospital and is open to persons with diabetes as well as their family and friends. Bonnie Button, Registered Nurse and Certified Diabetes Educator, will facilitate the group, along with Kristi Williams, Registered Die- titian. For more information, please call 607-324-8900.
Since May 2010, nearly 5,000***
small businesses have reduced their electricity use by more than 32 million kilowatt-hours through NYSEG and RG&E’s Small Business Energy Effi- ciency Program. For more infor- mation, NYSEG and RG&E customers may call the NYSEG /RG&E energy efficiency hotline at 1.800.995.9525.
New Master Gardener Trainees***
will be instructed via online les- sons for 10 of the 13 weeks. The other three weeks, the group will meet one Tuesday each month at the CCE offices: Sept. 20, Oct. 18 and Nov 15, 8:30 a.m. –3 p.m. at the Belmont or Ellicottville CCE Offices. Trainees can select whichever location is more con- venient for them. The complete schedule will be supplied after enrollment.Online classes will begin Tuesday Sept. 6 and con- tinue until Nov. 29. A tuition fee of $150 is charged to cover costs for all class reference materials, manuals, and handouts. To regis- ter, contact Colleen Cavagna at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Allegany & Cattaraugus coun- ties: (585) 268-7644 Ext. 12.
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Tau in the Sky
Four and Twenty Mathematicians Baked in a PiOr, Some mathematicians think pi’s so confusing it
Must be replaced to keep students from using it, Going so far as to start in accusing it
Of being just half what it really should be.
You see, a whole circle, in radians, is two pi (Exactly how all of the smart people view pi) But to make it be one, they’re resolved to improve pi
And simplify all of the pi formulae.
The tricky thing is, that we’re in such a habit:
When a pi is around we instinctively grab it;
If we got something else, we’d for sure say “dagnabbit!”
They think we can change…but I fail to see how.
They’ve thunk up the thing that they think should replace it:
That thing is called tau; it’s two pi, but let’s face it:
The most famous of circles will never embrace it – Just imagine a huge slice of chocolate cream tau.
—Pi Nonymous
SUMMER ACTIVITIES
My schedule, and that of the Board of Legislators, has been somewhat different for the past several weeks. The second Board meeting of July was held at the County Fair on July 21st. As a result no Board meetings were held until August 8th, a span of 18 days.
During that period the Patriotand SunNewspapers took a summer break and skipped a weekly issue. That allowed me to take a break from my weekly articles. I took advantage of that to catch up on my legal work and to take a trip to visit family out of the area. Things returned to normal with Board committee meetings on August 3rd, and a Board session on August 8th.
Our first Board meeting of August started at 2:00 pm with the Pledge of Allegiance led by former Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Schryver. Following the invocation and roll call Chairman Curt Crandall convened a brief public hearing to receive comments regarding the County’s Hazard Mitigation Plan. No one appeared to offer any comments. Chairman Crandall then presented Michael Schryver with a certificate recognizing his service to his country and county. A certificate was also presented to Clara Robinson of Gene- see for her civic service in detecting a natural gas leak at the Town of Genesee Town Hall.
Privilege of the Floor was then granted to representatives of the Allegany Senior Foundation. President Wally Higgins and others presented a check for $10,000 to support the Meals on Wheels Pro- gram operated by the County Office For the Aging. A second check for $7,200 was also presented from the Senior Foundation to assist the Office For the Aging in providing “Life-Line” services to assist seniors living by themselves. These represent only the latest contri- butions from the Allegany Senior Foundation. Then former Legis- lator William Dibble made a presentation to the County related to the Upper Genesee Trail that is being developed to spur recreation and tourism in the County.
Only four resolutions were presented to the Board for consid- eration. Resolution #118-11 unanimously approved the 2011-2015 County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan. Resolution
#119-11 amended the Salary for the Crime Victim Coordinator po- sition. The salary increase is covered entirely by Grant funds re- ceived from New York State. Resolution # 120-11 accepted and appropriated $8,108 in federal aid for the Community Services Agency to assist in paying salaries. Resolution #121-11 approved a Supplemental Agreement with the State Department of Transporta- tion to obtain funds for a bridge replacement on County Road 4 in the Town of Hume. The final resolutions dealt with approval of the current audited bills. The Audit showed that the County has now paid more than $5,130,000 towards Medicaid for 2011.
Before closing the Board meeting Chairman Crandall com- mented on some recent statements made by Legislator Norman Ungermann regarding matters involving the Board of Elections. He noted that a recent article had incorrectly stated that the Chairman had appointed the Election Commissioners. In fact, there are specific statutory procedures governing how Election Commissioners are appointed. The two major parties each nominate a candidate for ap- pointment. Those nominations are forwarded to the Personnel Com- mittee for consideration. If approved by that Committee they are forwarded to the full Board for action. Chairman Crandall noted that he had only one vote, the same as Legislator Ungermann, who also serves on the Personnel Committee. All legislators were urged to verify their facts before making false or inaccurate statements.
Following the Board meeting, there was a brief meeting of the Personnel Committee to approve a new Collective Bargaining Agreement with the Sheriff’s Deputies Union. Over three years ne- gotiations were required to achieve this Agreement. I served as Li- aison between the Board and negotiating team and sat in on those negotiations. This Agreement represents a good compromise. No one is completely happy with it, but everyone gains something. It now goes to the Board for approval.
Engine repowering
Right to Repair Act
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Everyone is looking to save these days. If you have an older vehicle that needs engine work and can’t afford to buy a new ve- hicle right now, one way to re-
power your wallet is to repower your engine.
Repowering is a sensible eco- nomic option that saves big money in the long run. For the cost of an average down pay- ment on a new car or truck, you can repower your vehicle with a remanufactured/rebuilt engine and gain years of reliable service without monthly car payments and higher insurance rates.
With repowering, a vehicle’s engine or an identical one from another like-vehicle is com- pletely disassembled, cleaned, machined and remanufactured
Arun and Darshana Varshneya of Alfred hanging onto the Alfred Sunat the Rotorua hot springs (steam clouds in the background) near Auckland, New Zealand July 21. After or- ganizing the 9th International Conference on Advances in the Fusion and Processing of Glass (AFPG9) which was co-located with the PACRIM9 conference at Cairns Australia, Arun took some time out for some R&R, sightseeing Australia and New Zealand.
While the weather in Cairns was ideal (generally 74 F day- time high), it was 45 to 60 degrees F high in Sydney and Auck- land as opposed to the near-record warmth in Alfred those days.
Arun claims that Rotorua NZ (longitude 176 degrees) is about the closest approach of the Alfred Sun to the Interna- tional Date Line for the new sun (even closer than Japan, see June 30 issue of the Alfred Sun). If you have a convincing proof of Alfred Sun's presence farther east of Rotorua (but west of the Date Line), please submit it to Dave Snyder (dead- line one week). A bottle of Australian wine awaits you.
Several Alfred researchers from the Alfred University School of Engineering, namely, Dr. Alastair Cormack, Dr.
Scott Misture, Dr. Olivia Graeve, Dr. Hyo-jin Lee, and Laura Adkins attended the AFPG9/PACRIM9 meeting in Cairns.
/rebuilt. Unlike used or junk yard engines with an unknown performance and maintenance history, repowered engines are dependable, reliable and backed by excellent warranty programs.
Repowered engines run more efficiently, getting better gas mileage than a worn out or junk- yard used engine. This extra ad- vantage will repower your wallet every time you fill up. To learn more about the benefits of en- gine repowering, visit www.en- ginerepower.org.
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Dear Editor:
The National Grange, the na- tion's oldest national agricultural organization, calls on Congress to pass the Motor Vehicle Own- ers’ Right to Repair Act (HR 1449) on behalf of its more than 200,000 members in order to protect individual vehicle own- ership rights, particularly for res- idents of farming and rural communities.
Our members value their abil- ity and freedom to fix and repair their own vehicles, tractors and other farm equipment. Should they seek assistance elsewhere, local repair shops should have access to all necessary computer codes and service information from the manufacturers in order to properly and efficiently make repairs.
In the absence of the Right to Repair Act, our members in some rural areas would be forced to put off important vehi- cle repairs and maintenance, jeopardizing their safety and the safety of others on the road. It is also important to note that our members often farm and ranch in remote locations where repair shops are just not available.
Traveling long distances to a dealer for repairs or waiting days for parts from dealers can mean missing crop target pricing, cost- ing our members in agriculture a great deal of revenue.
We believe every American has the right to maintain, serv- ice, repair and rebuild their own vehicles or farming equipment on their own accord or by the re- pair shop of their choice. Please join us and take action by visit- ing www.righttorepair.org to send a letter to your members of Congress urging them to support the Right to Repair Act.
Nicole Palya Wood Legislative Director The National Grange 1616 H Street NW Washington, DC 20006
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Weeks of August 18-August 24, 2011 ALFRED SUN, PO Box 811, 764 Route 244, Alfred, NY 14802 607-587-8110
By DONNA B. RYAN Special to the Alfred Sun ALMOND--Senator Cathy Young, who represents us in the 57th district, New York Senate, visited the Hagadorn House, home of the Almond Historical Society, in July as a guest of the AHS building project commit- tee.The committee is seeking in- formation on grants that might be available to help in funding the new office/archives building which will be built on the side lawn next to the Hagadorn House.
Senator Young’s visit was posted on her facebook page, with this review:
“Senator Young received a tour recently of the The Ha- gadorn House, home of the Al- mond Historical Society in Almond, NY. For over 45 years, The Almond Historical Society has been dedicated to discover- ing, collecting and preserving historical materials that explain or illustrate the settlement of the Almond community, its growth and progress during all the years of its existence. Visitors of The Hagadorn House can view col- lected printed materials such as histories, genealogies, biogra-
ANGELICA--The Angelica Sweet Shop and Black-Eyed Susan Acoustic Café are pleased to present multiple works in wa- tercolor, pastel, oil and other media by Buffalo artist Joanna Dicker-Bachman.
Joanna Dicker-Bachman is a practicing artist, sculptor, and poet who has had her work se- lected for inclusion in exhibi- tions throughout Buffalo, the Western New York area and
ALFRED--Alfred University Dining Services Director John Dietrich remembers seeing an Alfred University student carry- ing a meatball sub-filled tray to the dining hall conveyer belt leading to the garbage.
"That was a real eye-opener,"
says Dietrich.
After seeing the concept in a trade magazine, Dietrich pre- sented trayless dining to the din- ing committee. Dining Services compared a day’s wasted food and beverage with and without trays.
"We saw how much less food was being wasted," says Diet- rich.
Dining Services went trayless fulltime beginning in 2008, sav- ing 15,000 pounds of food per semester with trayless dining, about the size of an adult male elephant.
Dietrich says the trayless din- ing initiative received positive feedback and national recogni- tion.
"I’ve been told we are ahead of the campus as a whole," says Dietrich. "People are surprised that we do it and that we are sav- ing so much."
Dietrich serves on Alfred Uni- versity’s Council on Green Ef- forts, a committee consisting of representatives of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, School of Art and Design, In- amori School of Engineering, Student Affairs, Physical Plant, libraries, and students. President Charles Edmondson created the
SENATOR YOUNG VISITS--Front from left: Doris Montgomery, Senator Cathy Young, Donna Ryan, Lee A. Ryan; and, back from left, Mike Baker, Brad Hager, and Karl Grantier.
THE HIKING TRAIL, a pastel with ink painting by Joanna Dicker-Bachman, is one of several by the artist on display in Angelica July 14 to October 16, 2011. (Photos supplied)
phies, gazetteers, directories, newspapers, etc. Also manu- script materials such as letters, diaries, account books, journals and museum materials such as pictures, photographs, paintings and portraits, aboriginal relics and other materials are on hand.
In a letter received by the AHS later, she noted that no grant funding is currently available, but she instructed the AHS to complete an application and sub- mit to her office, which she will review following the 2012-13 New York State budget passage.
She also wrote: “I strongly sup- port all of the important work that you do and appreciate the valuable services you provide.
Thank you for contacting my of- fice.”
Brad Hager of Hager Engi- neering has drawn the plans up for the 28x42 structure, and Al- mond Village Planning Board approval has been granted, pending codes enforcement ele- vation agreement. It is expected that David Gillette will begin construction soon.
President Lee A. Ryan noted:
“The AHS is seeking financial assistance for this extensive building project, which will help us construct a separate building,
Historical Society plans to build archives ‘One-room schoolhouse’ next to Hagadorn House
designed with a one-room schoolhouse look, that will safely store the irreplaceable records and memorabilia which document the history of Al-
mond. Located at ground floor, the new handicap accessible structure will replace the current upstairs small office and will provide much-needed work
space and storage space. Dona- tions are tax deductible, and me- morial contributions will be gladly accepted,” he said.
Florida. Over the years, her work has been selected, exhib- ited and retained by the Al- bright-Knox International Art Sales Gallery.
Her sculpture, THE MUSH- ROOM PICKER, is currently on display at The Mansion. Other works are held in corporate and private collections. Together with husband, Larry Bachman, she is co-publisher of PLAIN POEM PRESS.
The Angelica Sweet Shop is open Sunday through Wednes- day from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.;
Thursday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Black-Eyed Susan Acoustic Café opens at 11 a.m. seven days a week.
For more information or to in- quire about exhibiting your work in Angelica, call 585-466-7070 or e-mail info@angelicasweet- shop.com
Art works exhibited in Angelica
council to advise him in follow- ing the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment he signed in 2009.
The council serves as the leader of campus environmental ef- forts.
Kevin Dodge, motor pool technician, says the council sets an example for students about the need to recycle.
"It’s something that you’ve got to look at all the time," says Dodge. "If you’re not looking at it all the time, you’re probably getting behind."
Dodge says the council edu- cates the campus in green behav- ior."It takes time for people to change," says Dodge. "The com- mittee is definitely trying to help with that. It makes a great im- pression if we’re working at try- ing to be better at those things."
AU alumna Kacie Dean ‘11 served as council co-chair last academic year with Michele Hluchy, professor and chair of the Environmental Studies and Geology Department, and worked to bring attention to campus green efforts.
"Simply putting up posters or sitting at a table and talking to students about what they can do and what the school is doing is always important," says Dean.
"More times than I can count, I had students asking about how to recycle at Alfred."
Kathy Woughter, Student Af- (Continued on Page 10)
AU puts ‘green’ effort
into every corner
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UNDECIPHERABLE
I cannot remember an age at which I was not fascinated by var- ious kinds of puzzles, whether soluble by me or not. Before I could read and write, I watched every day as my mother filled in a cross- word puzzle which appeared in the newspaper. Obviously, at that point she had some sort of capabilities far beyond mine.
Much later I learned of the origin of the crossword puzzle, and that she had been introduced to them by a friend almost at their be- ginning. According to about.com Arthur Wyne, a journalist from Liverpool, England, was their creator. After immigrating to the United States he “wrote the first crossword puzzle for an American newspaper called the ‘New York World.’ It was published on Sun- day, December 21, 1913.”
Many years passed before I had the time and opportunity to se- riously work on them by myself. However, when I shared an apart- ment with my sister in New York City in the mid-1950’s we sometimes tackled ones in the New York Timescooperatively.
On several trips to England I have visited a friend bewitched by crosswords. Their native creators have incorporated some different tricks from the ones used in the USA. Add on the various differences in British and American English usage, and I was likely to be baffled by clues which seemed informative to her.
By now, I have an established routine of filling in the squares on the comparatively simple crossword puzzles published in the Hornell Evening Tribuneand the Sunday Spectator. I work on them during the background noise of television news program commercial breaks.
As jigsaw puzzles did not require reading and writing skills, they became my first form of puzzle addiction. Their chief drawback is the amount of space they occupy. After all of the effort put into assembling it, I always protested when my mother asked me to break up a completed one. My father would just bellow, “Frame it!”
Fortunately, the Herrick Library at Alfred University provides space for jigsaw puzzles to be assembled by anyone requiring such therapeutic brain activity. I am one of the “regulars,” but only during every other week since I began engaging in “Mueller Mullings.”
My parents introduced me to yet another kind of puzzle. Both of them were insomniacs. In those wakeful nighttime hours their preferred reading was murder mysteries. During my tender youth, they only reluctantly allowed me to read non-bloody mysteries fea- turing heroines such as Nancy Drew, Judy Bolton, and Penny Parker.
Finally, they decided that I was old enough to read an enjoyable adult murder mystery, which they had checked out from the Joplin Public Library. Featuring three children, “Home Sweet Homicide”
by Craig Rice fed into my puzzling weakness. To this day I alternate my reading between whodunits and books considered to have a dif- ferent literary value.
As my parents constantly read to me before I mastered the tech- nique, I began school with an unconscious grasp of story lines. I still keep a five-inch square plywood gift plaque, made early in my grade school career. On the back I pencilled, “To Mother and Father from Martha 1941.”
Each student in my class was given a choice of small black and white pictures on paper for attachment to the front. We applied a layer of varnish to make our artistic efforts permanent.
Being partial to dogs, I chose a sitting dachshund viewed from the back and looking to the left. I placed it on the left side of the square. Approaching it, unseen, from the right side of the plaque is a frisky black and white terrier. My teacher and both of my parents found this arrangement backwards.
I had to explain the accidental puzzle which I had created. The plot was that a lonely dachshund was looking with despair at the empty distance. He would receive a wonderful surprise when an eager playmate arrived and rescued him from his plight. It’s obvi- ous!Nowadays we have new deciphering problems. The Rosetta Stone, inscribed with three scripts in about 196 BC, was rediscov- ered in 1799. It then helped scholars to understand Egyptian hiero- glyphs. As keyboarding increases, for present and future researchers a puzzling script may be the product of 20th Century cursive pen- manship.
An addition to the Willa Cather document collection was just obtained by the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. Some manu- scripts have handwritten annotations by the author. The publishing project involves digitizing. One of the professors in charge of this says it may take some time. “She had terrible handwriting.” But,
“deciphering work is exciting, and promises rewarding insights.”
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The columnist is a retired librarian and Village of Alfred resident.
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ANGELICA--The Allegany County Fair was graced this year by some stellar entries in the Do-
HORNELL-- The Maple City Garden Club has announced its program plans for the 2011-2012 year. Monthly potlucks are held on the second Wednesday at Sawyer St. Court, Hornell (unless otherwise noted) at 12 noon.
Program plans are as follows:
Sept.14—“Longwood Gar- dens” with Craig Braack.
Oct. 12—Field trip to Living Acres Farm after a noon lunch at Mulheissen’s.
Nov. 9--“Maine-ly Maine”
with John and Sue Babbitt.
Dec.14--TBA.
Jan. 11--“Coloring Your Gar- den” with Mary Lu Wells.
Feb. 8--TBA.
March 14--TBA.
April 11—-TBA.
May 9--Field trip to Mossey Bank Park with lunch at Chat-A- Wyle in Bath.
June 13--Plant auction and planning the 2012-2013 program.
For further information,, call Zoë Coombs at 607-587-8031.
THE KNIT WITS of Alfred Knitting Studio of Alfred Station were ribbon winners at the Allegany County Fair in Angelica last month. Winning entries are displayed here, in the Alfred Knitting Stu- dio. (Photo by Amie Acton)
Alfred Box of Books Library Summer Hours Monday 10-6, Tuesday 12-8, Wednesday 10-6, Thursday 12-6,
Friday 10-5, Saturday 10-2.
Thanks to all who participated in our summer reading program.
Our final numbers will be in next week’s article.
Summer is drawing to a close and that means that Book Sale is quickly approaching. The Annual Book Sale is Saturday, September 17 from 10 am - 4 pm. We are currently accepting donations for the sale. It has been decided this year that we will NOT accept donations of, Magazines, Encyclopedias, Text Books, Readers Digest Con- densed Books, VHS or Cassette tapes; these materials do not sell, take up a lot of space and are very hard for us to get rid of at the end of the day. Please help us by not including these items in your do- nations.
I am asking that if you have a large donation to make, please make arrangements with the library staff to meet at the storage unit or at a vehicle to reduce the number of times the items have to be moved.
Also, in September a newly structured story hour, “Mother Goose on the Loose” more information to follow.
--Eliza Ordway, Library Director
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ALFRED MONTESSORI SCHOOL
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Fall 2011 openings available:
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mestic Building.
These included many red and blue ribbon winners from the Knit Wits of Alfred Knitting Stu- dio of Alfred Station.
The crafters had been strongly encouraged to enter some of their handiwork by Fair Board Direc- tor Pat Eshelman who noted the fine quality of knit, crochet and needlework by the members.
Notable was the shawl awarded
Best of Show for its creator Cathy Powers.
Other entries included items submitted by Anne Acton, Car- lynYanda, Jenella Bellows, Pat Eshelman. Yvonne Squadrilli, Amie Acton, Sarah Cornell, Pete MacDonald and Pat Edwards.
Displayed proudly at Knitting Studio are the beautiful items shown in the photograph above, taken by Amie Acton.
Knit Wits win County Fair ribbons
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Variety of events at Acoustic Cafe
ANGELICA––Black-Eyed Susan Acoustic Café (22 W.
Main St., Angelica) will host an evening of blues, bluegrass, folk, rock and roots music by Bob and Gena Decker on Fri- day, August 19. On Saturday, August 20, welcome back Erin Sydney Welsh, a phenomenal 15-year-old songwriter/guitarist.
Each show runs from 7:30-9:30 p.m. There is no cover charge, but guests are expected to con- tribute to the musician’s tip jar.
On Friday, August 19, Bob and Gena Decker will showcase the diverse repertoire and fine harmonies that make them such sought-after musicians. In addi- tion to performing at festivals, coffee houses and weddings, the Decker’s have hosted Black- Eyed Susan’s Acoustic Open Mic (which occurs every month on the first Thursday) for more than a year. From their first meeting, this multi-talented cou- ple has been singing together…
first doing musical theater in Wellsville and since (as husband and wife) as part of a constantly evolving band known as “Sound Foundation.”
Clarence Center's Erin Sydney Welsh is a fifteen year-old phe- nomenon whose songwriting
ALFRED--Alfred University Psychology Professor Louis Lichtman, with more than 40 years of teaching and research behind him, says children are most successful when they are "self-directed"
rather than parent-controlled.
His advice, presented in his new book, A Practical Guide for Raising a Self-Directed and Caring Child, runs counter to the current popular authoritarian parenting style advo- cated in Amy Chua’s Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother.
"Many of the problems facing our country today stem from the way we raise our children," said Licht- man. Surveys show that parents are failing to teach their children appro- priate values. In the past year alone, about 30% of teenagers stole, 60%
cheated, and 80% lied about some- thing important. Also, about 50%
admit to bullying other children.
His own experiences with what he calls "unhappy and poorly adjusted college students" prompted him to offer the parenting course and, eventually, to write the guide. Since its introduction in 1987, over 1,200 students have taken his parenting seminar.
With the media attention on the "Tiger Mother" style, Lichtman says he is concerned "parents will adopt a strict authoritarian style,"
even though the preponderance of research findings indicate "an au- thoritative style "- where parents offer guidance, not orders - works best for raising well-adjusted children to adulthood.
"Parenting is a complex and challenging task for which most people receive no formal training," said Lichtman. He compiled what he has learned as a psychologist, teacher, and parent into the guide, which received an Editor’s Choiceaward from iUniverse.
Lichtman earned a BS degree in psychology from Brooklyn College and a Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Maine.
In addition to a long teaching career, he has been a chair of the de- partment for 13 years, and has served for 10 years as an associate dean or acting dean of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences.
He was one of the founders of the Alfred Montessori Preschool.
HAMILTON, NJ--Leah Stephanie Seiboth, daughter of Robert and Susan Seiboth of Hamilton Square, NJ and Timothy David Meacham, son of Susan Meacham of Alfred, and David and Karen Meacham of Marlton, NJ, were joined in marriage on Saturday, April 30, 2011 in a lovely outdoor ceremony at Sayen Gardens in Hamilton, NJ.
The bridegroom is the grandson of Frank Snyder of Belmont.
Pastor John Jackson presided over the double ring ceremony.
Kerry Seiboth, sister of the bride, was the maid of honor and David Przyborski was best man for his step-brother. A dinner reception fol- lowed the ceremony at the Sayen House. The couple resides in Philadelphia.
and performing most often draw comparisons to a young Ani DiFranco or Tracy Chapman.
Erin has received praise for her witty adolescent lyrics and skill- ful blend of folk, blues and pop, which have led her to appear- ances at some of Buffalo’s top venues, including Babeville, the Tralf Music Hall, “Music is Art”
Festival. She's got the confi- dence and stage savvy of a far more experienced performer. If you've ever wondered what it must have been like to catch Ani DiFranco as an unknown teen in a Buffalo nightclub, this may be the closest you'll ever come.
On Thursday, August 25, it’s ANGELICA CRUISE NIGHT from 6 to 8 p.m. Whether you own a vintage car, or just love to talk with others about them, pack family and friends in the car and head to Main Street An- gelica.. Find your dream car while enjoying juicy burgers, ice cream, flashback 50’s music,
“Driver’s Choice prizes”, and more. A fundraiser will benefit the Angelica Hose Company.
Most shops open late. Poodle skirts and saddle shoes encour- aged!No admission fee.
Black-Eyed Susan presents…
RUTH KENOTE – Folk, Pop,
DR. LOUIS LICHTMAN
MR. AND MRS. TIMOTHY MEACHAM
DAR will hold potluck at Friendship Rod & Gun
Jazz from 7:30-9:30 p.m. Friday, August 26. One of our terrific staff members presents a stylish evening of guitar and vocal work influenced by Sarah Bareilles, Andrew Peterson and Ella Fitzgerald. No cover charge.
And, on Saturday August 27, from 7:30-9:30 p.m., Black- Eyed Susan presents MIKE LOROW – Crooner / Americana with an evening of swing and jazz standards on guitar and vo- cals. Crooning? You bet! No cover charge. Guitarist Jim Schwartz opens at 6 p.m.
Black-Eyed Susan Acoustic Café serves lunch seven days a week, and dinner with live music every Friday and Satur- day evening. For more informa- tion call 585-466-3399 or visit www.black-eyed-susan.com.
FRIENDSHIP--The next meeting of the Catherine Schuyler Chapter of the Daugh- ters of the American Revolua- tion will be held at 5:30 p.m.
Thursday evening, August 18 at the Friendship Rod & Gun Club.
This will be a "pot luck" supper, so bring your favorite dish to pass, your table ware, and plan to gather around 5:30 so that we may begin our meal promptly at 6 p.m.
Hostesses are Glenda Hooker and Kim Conroy, and the pro- gram will be presented by Kim Toot, Director of the Office for the Aging. If you're not sure where the Friendship Rod &
Gun Club is it's at the top of East Hill between Friendship and Scio.The address is 6188 County Road 20. It's a red one story building, with the name in white letters, lots of parking, no stairs.
Two driveways. If you are com- ing from Friendship, it's a left turn; from Scio, a right turn.
There is electric available.
Ronna Jordan will be providing coffee, tea and bottled water for beverages. Don't forget your soup labels, ink cartridges and wishes for the quilt. Looking forward to seeing you--it should be a fun evening!
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