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Vol. 133, No. 14 Alfred, Allegany County, New York State, U.S.A. 14802 Thursday, April 5, 2018
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Dollar General store remodels, expands offerings
Bob Volk, Steve Jakobi, Deb Jakobi, and Sherry Volk, enjoy a moment in the sun, reading the Alfred Sun, in Boquil- las, Mexico. We love Jose' Falcon's Restau- rant. Destanie Ureste, 12 year old daughter of our guide, took the photo. Afterward, Steve gave the news- paper, wherein the Scene photo was of burros going to work in Boquillas, to Edgar Ureste, our guide and good friend.
ALFRED–Alfred State College (ASC) is cele- brating the new look and amenities of the largest residence hall on campus with completion of phase one of its MacKenzie Makeover project.
ASC will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 3 p.m. Friday, April 6 in the Commons area of the MacKenzie Complex.
Speakers for the event include many of the ar- chitects and contractors who have a special tie to the project since they once lived in MacKenzie.
Alfred State President Dr. Skip Sullivan will be joined by representatives from ASC facilities, res- idential services, Mach Architecture, Pathfinder, LeChase Construction, and the Dormitory Author- ity of the State of New York (DASNY).
Past and present residents of MacKenzie are in- vited to join the celebration. Tours of the newly renovated space will take place immediately fol- lowing the ceremony, as guests will have a chance to see the amazing new amenities, new apart- ments, and craftsmanship of the building.
The first phase of the MacKenzie Makeover project wrapped up just prior to the start of the new semester, and the second phase is currently under- way.
Among the upgrades are a new dining area named “TimberLineZ,” a fitness center, a laundry facility, and informal gathering spaces showcasing fireplaces and water features.
ALFRED–Arun K. Varsh- neya, professor emeritus of glass science at Alfred University, has been awarded the highest honor given by the British Society of Glass Technology.
At its Board of Fellows meet- ing March 21, the Sheffield, England-based organization ele- vated Varshneya to the rank of Honorary Fellow. Varshneya joins L. David Pye as emeriti professors of glass science at Al- fred University who have been named Honorary Fellows of the British Society of Glass Tech- nology.
The citation naming Varsh- neya an Honorary Fellow read:
“Your educational work at Al- fred including your champi- oning of the teaching of business skills to technologists, your in- dustrial experience with Ford, GE and latterly, your own com- pany Saxon Glass Technologies and your authorship of research papers and books together with many personal attributes too nu- merous to mention, all con- tributed to the view that you should be an Honorary Fellow of the Society.”
Varshneya retired from Alfred University in 2010 after a 28- year career as a teacher and re- searcher. Before joining the faculty at Alfred University’s New York State College of Ce- ramics in 1982, he worked for Ford and as senior scientist at General Electric.
He is currently president of
Saxon Glass Technologies.
Founded in 1996, Saxon Glass Technologies is located in the Ceramic Corridor Innovation Center in Alfred and specializes in strengthening glass for vari- ous industries. He is a Distin- guished Life Member of the American Ceramics Society (ACerS) and a winner of the President’s Award from the In- ternational Commission on Glass.
Varshneya earned a bachelor of science degree from Agra University, India; a bachelor of science degree in glass technol- ogy from the University of Sheffield, United Kingdom; and master of science and a Ph.D.
degrees in materials science, both from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio.
GOODLETTSVILLE, TN–
Dollar General is excited to an- nounce it recently completed a remodel of its store at 820 State Route 244 in Alfred Station.
With an updated layout and design, the store now offers a se- lection of produce and expanded frozen and refrigerated food of- ferings in addition to the same categories, brands and products customers trust Dollar General to carry.
“Through our ongoing com- mitment to provide a pleasant shopping experience to our cus- tomers, we are excited to wel- come the community to see our
recently remodeled located in Alfred Station,” said Dan Nieser, Dollar General’s senior vice president of real estate and store development.
“We hope our customers enjoy the fresh layout and de- sign, as well as the new product assortment including produce and expanded food assort- ments,” he said.
Dollar General stores offer convenience and value to cus- tomers by providing a focused selection of national name brands and private brands of food, housewares, seasonal items, cleaning supplies, basic
apparel and health/beauty prod- ucts.
The store’s fresh layout is de- signed to make shopping simple for customers. Seasonal prod- ucts are displayed in the center of the store, departments are eas- ily recognizable with visible sig- nage and coolers are conveniently located at the front of the store.
Dollar General gives its cus- tomers more than everyday low prices on basic merchandise.
Dollar General is deeply in- volved in the communities it serves and is an ardent supporter of literacy and education. At the cash register of every Dollar General store, customers inter- ested in learning how to read, speak English or prepare for their high school equivalency test can pick up a brochure with a postage-paid reply card that can be mailed in for a referral to a local organization that offers free literacy services. Since its
inception in 1993, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation has awarded more than $146 million in grants to nonprofit organiza- tions, helping more than nine million individuals take their first steps toward literacy or con- tinued education.
For more information about the Dollar General Literacy Foundation and its grant pro-
grams, visit
www.dgliteracy.com.
The MacKenzie Makeover ribbon-cutting will take place at 3 p.m. April 6 in MacKenzie Com- mons. Photo courtesy of Alfred State construction management major Ryan Schiffman, of North Collins.
Marketplace Makeover
Alfred State to cut the ribbon on MacKenzie’s Makeover
Varshneya named Fellow in British Society of Glass
DR. ARUN VARSHNEYA
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CLINTON W. ORMSBY Long-time area resident WHITNEY POINT–Clinton W. Ormsby, 95, formerly of Green Acres Mobile Home Park in Hornell and long-time resi- dent ofpassed away Wednesday (March 28, 2018) at Vestal Park Nursing Home.
Born in Alfred on June 6, 1922, a son of George and Mable (Green) Ormsby, he had resided in the Alfred Station and Almond areas most of his life.
On December 14, 1946, Clinton married the former Laura Ferry who preceded him in death in
December 2008.
He honorably served his coun- try in the U.S. Army during World War II. Clinton was em- ployed by the former Erie Rail- road and later was an assistant manager at the Hornell Agway.
He had attended the Almond Union of Churches. He was a life member of the Hornell VFW and past president of the Alfred Rod & Gun Club. Clinton en- joyed pitching horseshoes and belonged to the Hornell Horse- shoe Pitching League.
He was predeceased by his parents, his wife Laura, a son C.
Phillip Ormsby Sr., three broth- ers, Harold, Raymond and Stan- ley Ormsby, as well as two sisters, Grace Munn and Rema Ormsby.
He is survived by his daugh- ter; Mary Kay (Glen) Davis of Morganton, North Carolina, a daughter-in-law; Deborah Ormsby of Whitney Point; four grandchildren, C. Phillip (Shelly) Ormsby Jr., Michael (Molly) Ormsby, Katie Ann (David) Bennett and Nicholas Davis; 10 great- grandchildren, as well as several nieces,
nephews and cousins.
To send a remembrance visit www.brownandpowersfuneral- homes.com. The family is being assisted by David W. Ames, Di- rector.
Calling hours were from 1 to 3 p.m. Monday, April 2 at the Bender-Brown & Powers Fu- neral Home, 354 Canisteo St, Hornell where funeral services were held immediately follow- ing calling hours at 3 p.m. with full military honors, his grand- son, C. Phillip Ormsby Jr. offi- ciating. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery, Alfred Station.
Friends may make memorial contributions to: any charity of the donor’s choice.
Puzzles on Page 10
DR. PETER S. FINLAY Long-time University professor
Word has been received of the passing of Dr. Peter S. Finlay, long-time
b i o l o g y professor at Alfred U n i v e r- sity. A complete obituary is forth- coming.
JOHN J. “JACK” EMO Taught at Wildwood BOCES
HORNELL–John J. "Jack"
Emo, 71, of 5798 County Route 68 (Crosby Creek Road), Hor- nell, died early Sunday morning, April 1, 2018 at his home fol- lowing a courageous battle with cancer.
A native and life resident of the Hornell area, he was born Oct. 7, 1946 and was the son of Bertram and Catherine (Clancy) Emo. His father having died be- fore he was born and his mother having died when he was only 7 months old, Jack was raised by his aunt and uncle, Francis and Marguerite Clancy.
Jack was a graduate of Alfred- Almond Central School (class of
1965). He later earned his Asso- ciate's Degree in Heavy Equip- ment and Diesel Mechanics from Williamsport Community College. He went on to earn his Bachelor's Degree in Education from Elmira College.
For 30 years, Jack was em- ployed as a teacher at Wildwood BOCES in Hornell, teaching Heavy Equipment & Diesel Me- chanics. He retired in 2001. For over 35 years, he, along with his wife and family owned and op- erated JMAK Farm, a 300-acre dairy farm located on the Crosby Creek Road in Hornell. Jack also drove school bus for the Alfred- Almond Central School for 24 years and served on the AACS Agriculture Advisory Board. He also volunteered for several years as a bus driver for BOCES Special Education events.
Jack was a member of Our Lady of the Valley Parish and for many years had been a commu- nicant of St. Ignatius Loyola Church. Since 2007, he and his wife, Mary Ann spent the winter months in Cocoa, Florida, where they attended Blessed Sacra- ment Church.
He was a member of the Hor- nell Association and a former member of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, the Hornell Moose Lodge and the Hornell Knights of Columbus. He enjoyed the
outdoors and was an avid hunter.
He enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren riding 4- wheelers and taking care of his 50-acre lawn.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Richard Clancy; and his sisters, Beverly (Clancy) Blumenfeld and Patricia (Clancy) Thorn.
Jack was married on April 20, 1968 to Mary Ann Walsh, who survives. Surviving are his chil- dren, John (Michele) Emo of Hornell, Jason (Jodie) Emo of Hornell and Kasi (Aaron) Wash- burn of Hornell; two brothers, Francis (Lucille) Clancy of Hor- nell and Alan (Mary Jane) Clancy of Rochester; eight amazing grandchildren, JR, Ash- ley, Kali, Morgan, Nick, Owen, Jack and Ryan; and many nieces and nephews.
The family of John J. "Jack"
Emo received friends from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 4 at the Dagon Funeral Home, 38 Church St., Hornell. A Mass of Christian Burial was being cele- brated at 9:30 a.m. today (Thurs- day, April 5) at St. Ann's Church with burial in St. Mary's Ceme- tery.
Jack's family request that in lieu of flowers, memorial contri- butions in his name be made to the Wildwood BOCES Skills Club, 1126 Bald Hill Road, Hor-
nell, N.Y., 14843. Memorial forms were available at the Dagon Funeral Home.
To leave an online condolence or share a memory, visit www.dagonfuneralhome.com
WILMA M. SANFORD Awarded Robe of Achievement
LITTLE GENESEE–Wilma M. Sanford, 96, of Little Genesee, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, March 23, 2018. She was born January 29, 1922 to Clark H. and Nida Ellis Seidhoff in Battle Creek, Michigan.
She grew up in Salem, West Virginia. Wilma graduated from Salem High School in 1939 and from Salem College in 1943. On August 7, 1943 she married Gordon L. Sanford at Scott Field, Illi- nois. She taught school in Somerset, Ohio and worked at a civil service job on Muroc Air Base (now Edwards) in California.
After World War II Mrs. Sanford came to live on the Sanford Farm in Little Genesee.
She was active in the First Seventh Day Baptist Church of Genesee, serving as treasurer, dea- coness and trustee. In 2010 she was presented the Seventh Day Baptist Denominational Women’s Board “Robe of Achievement” in recognition of her dedication and service to her faith.
She was a former president of the Little Genesee Garden Club, a member of the Allegany County Bird Club and the Genesee Quilters Club. She
stitched many quilts including one for each of her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
She and her beloved husband were blessed with 68 years of marriage enjoying their extended fam- ily and many friends. They enjoyed traveling and were able to visit all fifty states.
Surviving are four children: David (Patricia) San- ford of Wyomissing, Pennsylvania; Cynthia (Gre- gory) Matthes of Springfield, Virginia; Teresa (Douglas) Ploetz of Little Genesee; and Stephen (Deborah) Sanford of Union Dale, Pennsylvania.
Also surviving are ten grandchildren, eighteen great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, two brothers, a half-sister and a grandson.
It was Wilma’s request that there be no prior vis- itation. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m.
Sunday, May 27 in the First Seventh Day Baptist Church of Genesee. Burial will be in the Bowler Memorial Cemetery in Little Genesee.
Memorials may be made to the First SDB Church of Genesee, PO Box 180, Little Genesee, NY 14754 or to the charity of the donor’s choice.
Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Schaffner Funeral Home, Inc. in Bolivar.
JOSEF FRANZ DOENGES Born in Steinheim, Germany
WELLSVILLE–Josef Franz Doenges, 92, passed away quietly at the Wellsville Manor Rehabilitation Center on Friday, March 30, 2018 after a brief illness.
Josef was born on Oct. 3, 1925 as the third of eight children of Josef and Maria Anna Doenges of Steinheim Germany. Josef grew up during some of the most turbulent times of modern history. He was drafted into the army at the age of 17; was wounded during the inva- sion of Normandy in France; spent two years in a prisoner of war camp in Texas; and eventually emigrated to the United States in 1962. He be- came a U. S. citizen on March 25, 1968. On Jan. 1, 1965 he married Rosemarie Kurth who preceded him on July 7, 1981.
On Dec. 28, 1985 Josef married Pa- tricia Diane Merry at Jones Memo- rial Hospital in Wellsville. Joe and Pat loved traveling, sightseeing, and spending time with people they cared about. They spent many happy years together summering in Scio and wintering in Elberton, Georgia until Pat’s death on Feb.23, 2017.
Joe is survived by two sisters, Rosel Gruen and Gisela (Konrad) Loebel, both of New Jersey; two nieces, Ulrika (Jorge) Ocasio of New Jersey and Juta (Niko) Chiapparini of Germany; and one nephew, Detlaf (Karin) Staroste also of Germany. Joe will be missed by Pat's brothers, Bill (Fran) Merry of Wellsville and Dave (Sue) Merry of Homer, and his nieces Anne Merry, Karen Merry, Krista (Josh) Kline, Brenna Merry, Kerri McKee.
Mr. Doenges worked as a tool and die maker in various shops in New Jersey until his first wife's death, whereupon he traveled the United States and eventually settled in the Scio area because he said
“It looked like home.”
While Joe liked to travel, he also loved being home, cooking, and spending time outside. Joe had a strong sense of what he felt was right or wrong and was not easily swayed from his beliefs. He was an independent person who loved being free to choose his own course. He also had an interest in others and a sense of humor even when the joke was on him. There are many who can attest to his concern and willingness to help out when there was a need.
Later in life Joe joined his wife Patricia and got baptized as one of Jehovah's Witnesses. They enjoyed spending time with their con- gregation socially and engaging in their volunteer work of free home Bible education. His deep commitment to his faith, friends, and fam- ily will be sorely missed by those who knew him.
There will be a memorial service at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, April 21, 2018 at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses located at 115 Chamberlain St., Wellsville. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Wellsville Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses, 115 Chamberlain St., Wellsville, NY 14895.
Arrangements are under the direction of Baker-Swan Funeral Home in Wellsville and online condolences may be offered at www.baker-swan.com.
John J. ‘Jack’ Emo, 71, A-A alum, taught at Wildwood BOCES in Hornell, drove bus Josef Franz Doenges, 92, immigrant
Clinton W. Ormsby, 95, worked for Erie RR, Agway
Wilma M. Sanford, 96, pillar in her S.D.B. Church
Dr. Peter S. Finlay
[Editor’s Note: Like most of the recipes she shared with our readers over the past couple of decades, Ellen Shultz’s Sunny Side Up columns are worth repeating. ]
Lyla Stephens was a gentle, loving lady. She worked hard for her church, willing to take on any job, even though she spent the last few years of her life in a wheel chair. Her gracious smile would invariably greet you as she inquired about your family or what you had been doing lately. She was interested in everything, especially the children and their activities. Her loving presence is sadly missed.
This is her recipe for Lemon Cake, as sweet as she was.
Lemon Cake
1 pgk. lemon cake mix 1 pkg. lemon jello 3/4 c. cold water 2 c. confectioners’ sugar
4 eggs juice of 2 lemons
3/4 c. oil
Beat the eggs with 3/4 c. water and 1 pkg. of jello, then add the lemon cake mix and 3/4 c. oil. Beat together for 2 minutes. Pour into a 9 x 13 greased pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes. While still hot, prick with fork and pour icing made of 2 c. confectioners’
sugar and juice of the lemons over the hot cake. Spread icing evenly.
THE ALFRED SUN, Thursday, April 5, 2018 3
Kelly’s Forecast
By KELLY SNYDER Alfred Sun Weather
Forecaster
“April is a promise that May is bound to keep.”
―Hal Borland Thursday, April 5
CLOUDY (HIGH 37– LOW 29) Chance of precipitation...10%
Friday, April 6 AM RAIN / SNOW (HIGH 42 – LOW 23) Chance of precipitation...90%
Saturday, April 7 CLOUDY (HIGH 36 – LOW 21) Chance of precipitation...10%
Sunday, April 8 AM SNOW SHOWERS
(HIGH 36 LOW 21) Chance of precipitation...10%
Monday, April 9 SNOW SHOWERS (HIGH 40 - LOW 30) Chance of precipitation...40%
For more up to date weather information add your Alfred Sun
Weatherman Kelly Snyder on Facebook and as always if you
don’t like the weather in Alfred just wait five minutes!
Lyla Stephens a gentle, loving lady
A L F R E D
Weather for the Week
March 27-April 2 March Hi Lo Precip. Snow
27 49 16 0
28 37 24 0.19” 0
29 49 35 Trace 0
30 53 35 0.64” 0
31 41 21 0.12” 0.3”
April1 52 23 0.07” 0
2 39 22 0 0
March Summary:
Avg. High: 39 Avg. Low: 16
Highest: 61 (March 1) Lowest: 3 (March 5) Total Precipitation: 3.41”
Total Snowfall: 29.3”
By JOHN BUCKWALTER Alfred Area Weather Recorder
Fog and snow and rain, oh my! Our first week home we saw quite a variety of weather. Above, Lake Road in a foggy mist. Below, Out the front window; snow BALLS falling on March 30, 2018.
ALFRED STATION–Cornell Cooperative Extension of Alle- gany County Master Gardener Volunteer Mary Lu Wells will talk about how to grow Raspber- ries and Strawberries from 11 a.m. to 12 noon Saturday, April 7 at Tinkertown Hardware in Al- fred Station.
Mary Lu has many years of experience in growing both and will instruct on how to prepare soil, choose varieties, plant properly and care for raspberry and strawberry plants. As a bonus, she will include a recipe for both!
The workshop is being spon-
Tinkertown Hardware to host session on growing berries
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AABA will meet Tuesday, April 10
‘The Janitor’ cleaned up at the March Str8 Eight Tournament
ALFRED–With Alfred University on break, February's winner - Michael Dean - was unable to defend his title, but sent his newly jeweled fiance - Elisabeth Wolff - in his stead (congrats Michael and Elisabeth!). While she did an admirable job finishing at the head table alongside the brothers Ninos - John and Jim - the night be- longed to the owner, editor, and janitor of the Alfred Sun, Dave Sny- der.Can Dave sneak away from his Herrick Library duties on Sunday, April 8 to defend his win or will we need to wait for Str8 Eight Day in August before we're blessed with his presense again?
Come out at 8 pm on Sunday, April 8 for a night of free, family fun to find out and see if you can be this month’s winner of a $25 gift card.
Visit http://str8-eight.com<http://str8-eight.com/> for more infor- mation on how to play.
ALFRED – The Alfred Area Business Association will meet at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 10 in the Alfred Village Hall Theater.
This month the group will continue discussing the Strengths, Weaknesses, Oppor- tunities and Threats (SWOT) Analysis.
During the two previous months, members and guests have discussed “Strengths” and
“Weaknesses” in their respective businesses. This month they will
sored by Tinkertown Hardware and is Free to the public. Space is limited so pre-registration is required. Call Colleen Cavagna at 585-268-7644 ext.12.
talk about opportunities that are available. Come join the group for a lively discussion!
Members will also discuss the AABA’s plans for the Hot Dog Day Parade. Hope to see you Tuesday!
ALMOND–Stanley Swan's stories of the Undertakings of an Undertaker are sure to inform and entertain at the next meeting of the Almond 20th Century Club at the Library, Tuesday, April 10. All are invited to share in a dish-to-pass dinner at 5:45 p.m., then enjoy Mr. Swan's pro- gram beginning about 6:30 or 7.
A brief business meeting will follow the program.
20th Century Club
to hear Stan Swan
4 THE ALFRED SUN, Thursday, April 5, 2018
Somehow Digital Kids Still Accept Analog Dollars Thanks to the breathtaking digital age
You can now read a book without turning a page, And look at the person you’re talking right to Though they’re off on vacation in Old Timbuktu—
With a terminal case of the elephant flu.
In this day of electronic wonders and wizardry, My hair is a wonder—a wonder of frizzeredry.
And should any be left up there, flitting about, New “wonders” will soon have me pulling it out—
That’ll be digital too, have no doubt.
This devilish digitry’s making its mark At the place where my analog wife and I park.
She talks (by device) with some wired offspring-kin While I quietly sit there and take it all in:
Talk of jobs, concerts, kitchens—a sleep-lulling din.
Most times, they wonder if I’m even there;
I don’t always contribute too much, ’cept dead air—
Unless there’s occasion to say something punny.
Dead silence…then suddenly, “Ha, Dad—that’s funny!”
Then I know the next thing I’ll contribute is money.
—Anon A. ~O:>
To the Editor:
‘No Cop Academy’: Activists stage day-long demonstration against police academy to be built in Chicago. (Nation of Change, by Aaron Cynic and Elizabeth King - Friday, March 30, 2018)
The protest was the latest in a series of actions organized by a coalition of more than 50 com- munity groups dubbed “No Cop Academy.”
It seems obvious to me that America has actually become a
“police state,” when Bush and Obama began and continued
supplying police departments with retired military equipment.
This is not just our government being frugal with their discarded resources.
Shouldn’t Alfred residents be doing the same as the activists in Chicago? Given that our Alfred residents are predominately edu- cators and students; do you know exactly what the curricu- lum is going to be for those po- lice enrolled at Alfred State? Just continuing with a blind trust in a corrupt and broken criminal jus- tice system, is not the answer.
First, unarmed black citizens
By JIM NINOS Village of Alfred Trustee
This report is to help the people who live in the village and those who work in the village to be better informed of the changes that may be taking place. As the liaison to streets and water for the village board it is my responsibility to deal with the problems that might take place. I am only the messenger for the village board and the mayor. I do not have the power to make changes. It is my responsi- bility to be aware of the issues that take place in the village as it per- tains to the streets and water. My report will bring to light issues that we are dealing with that affect all of us.
Project 1: I want to start with the bridge replacement at the inter- section of Pine Street and Main Street (often called the traffic light).
In the spring of 2019 there will be major construction taking place.
The bridge will be totally removed with a wider and more attractive entrance to the Alfred University Campus with sidewalks on both sides of the bridge with attractive lighting.
The issues that we will need to prepare ourselves for is traffic de- lays and alternative routes to your destination. Remember this is not a permanent issue but short term and will be completed in 2020.
Look for changes to the traffic flow for the Ceramic Art Museum and the McLane Center. We will put a detour from Main Street be- tween the existing bridge and the McLane Center. This may also af- fect the traffic on campus as the old State Street may be reopened for traffic. This is the road that starts at the top of Saxon Drive and goes North to Pine Street. Just remember it’s only a one-year project and the changes will outweigh the inconvenience.
Project 2: is the need to upgrade our water storage tank on Pine Hill. The tank is located at the top of Nevins Street and Pine Hill Drive where the small children park is located. The project is at the starting stages and we are working on possible grants to finance the project.
Project 3: we are planning to redirect the water that flows onto the Alfred University campus. At this point, we have to pump the water onto campus from the West side of town at the traffic light. We can more effectively provide a better service with less need of pumping by using the water supply from the Pine Hill tanks. We have another tank at the top of Pine Hill near the intersection of Pine Hill Drive and Spruce. There is an access road leading to the tank at the top of Spruce. It is important to know that the village water supply comes from an aquafer located in Alfred Station off Rt.21 and is pumped to our storage reservoirs on Pine Hill and Reynolds Street. The vil- lage uses approximately 150,000 gallon of water a day and our aquafer can meet our demands. In my opinion we need to explore alternative sources of water supplies for future use and in case of possible contamination.
Please feel free to contact me at [email protected]. Catch me on the streets!
G
uns, gun control, and gun violence are once again a dominant media narrative.This is consistently the case whenever there is a mass shooting and it follows an almost ritualized pattern. “Gun Opponents” cry out to eliminate the guns and thereby the violence while the “Gun Advocates” in turn cry out to protect the second amendment. While it is typically portrayed in the media as a stark dichotomy: Moms pitted against the NRA! , Constitutional protectionists versus lawless revisionism!
This reductionist narrative, while good for rat- ings, obscures many of the real issues and questions involved. The topic of guns in American society is a many faceted issue, which is too large to hope to cover in one column. I am going to attempt to break it up into what I find to be some of its basic aspects and hopefully continue this topic in the coming weeks.
The second amendment figures heavily in this debate, which is no great surprise. The actual text of the amendment is as follows:
"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."
That’s it. One sentence which has prompted reams of legal debate from constitutional scholars for decades. The two competing viewpoints can be boiled down thusly: the individual rights theory, which believes that the amendment creates a con- stitutional right for private citizens to arms, and the collective rights theory, which posits that the amendment only reserves the rights of individual States of the Union to arms.
In my mind, the key to understanding this amend- ment lies in some historical context. After the Arti- cles of Confederation were adopted, a bitter argument commenced as to the role of the federal government in the Confederation as well as the con- tents of the drafted Constitution. The Constitution’s defenders were known as Federalists and the critics the Anti-Federalists. Many of this nation’s founders looked with deep suspicion on consolidation of power within the federal government, and saw its expansion at the expense of the states’ powers to be inimical to individual freedoms. In the end, the Fed- eralists carried the day and the Constitution was rat- ified. However, this victory was secured by the addition of ten constitutional amendments which represented a list of rights that the federal govern- ment could not infringe upon. In this way, the Fed- eralists received the federal powers they sought, and the Anti-Federalists secured the protections and lim- its to counter-balance that power.
The Anti-Federalists were fearful of standing armies at the federal level, seeing such as a danger to both the rights of the States and the individual.
The second amendment presents a check on federal power, ensuring that the federal government does not consolidate a monopoly on deadly force. Some of the collective rights school of thought empha- sizes the fact that the amendment specifically men- tions militias, therefore reasoning that no individual rights to arms are preserved. I think this is an in- correct interpretation. Considering the brevity of the amendment, it seems that a critical distinction is made in the language used. The first clause specifically describes the “well regulated Militia”
necessary for state autonomy. In the second clause the language changes and it references “the right of the people to keep and bear Arms”. If the framers of this amendment had intended only to empower
armed force at the state level, it would have made much more sense to have replaced “people” in the second clause with “militia”. The difference in terms used within this single sentence contains a very clear and intentional meaning.
Throughout the formation and establishment of
our country's government, great pains were taken to provide checks and balances on power so that no arm of government should become dictatorial. The framers were quite aware of power's corrupting in- fluence and had no illusions that the government they were establishing was immune to this. The language of the second amendment contains a clear continuation of these checks and balances. The pro- vision for independent militias at the state level provided a check on the military power of the fed- eral government, ensuring that individual states would retain the means to resist potential federal tyranny. The specific mention of “the people” pro- vides a further check, ensuring that if faced by tyranny by both the federal and state level the citi- zens would not be without the means of resistance.
It is worth noting that when more extreme gun control advocates support confiscatory gun policies, they are not really advocating for the disarming of society as a whole, but instead are advocating for a society in which the government is the only entity entitled to the possession of deadly force. Such a position seems to put an almost supernatural level of trust in the innate beneficence of government, which is disproved by the most cursory reading of history. Absolute power corrupts absolutely is an expression which applies just as well to govern- ments as it does to individuals.
Frequently the idea that an armed populace is an effective counter-balance to a technologically su- perior modern military is laughed at as absurd. This puts too much emphasis on a technological superi- ority which quickly becomes meaningless when the equalizing factors of size and scope are applied. If there is one point which has been proven by our war in Afghanistan it is that a poorly equipped foe who nevertheless has enough popular support, knowledge of local terrain, and strategic adaptabil- ity can readily neutralize a massive technological advantage. This was, after all, the method by which our own revolution was won. The men who drafted the Bill of Rights were well aware of this, and not seeing our form of government as a means unto it- self, wished to ensure that the citizen retained every protection possible.
Skeptics of government on both the right and the left would do well to be wary of calls that would limit the critical deterrence that our Second Amendment affords to government overreach and tyranny. The check on federal power at the state level has long since ceased, with the states now functioning as little more than administrative dis- tricts of the federal government. Our government was formed to serve the citizen, not the citizen to be a servile dependent of the government. If we be- lieve this, then we affirm the necessity of an armed citizenry to ensure that any government over-reach can never be completely self-assured.
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America now a ‘police state’; protest police academy
"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."
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are executed by police with im- punity; and immigrants are rounded up for incarceration and possible deportation. Are you to wait around patiently, for your turn to come, as we are being stripped of our civil rights, in the name of keeping us safe from terrorists? Think about it; talk about it and take action.
Douglass Turner Alfred, NY
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Week of April 5-April 11, 2018 ALFRED SUN, PO Box 811, 764 Route 244, Alfred, NY 14802 607-587-8110
ALFRED–A team of students from SUNY Schools, overseen by Alfred Uni- versity’s award-winning Art Force 5 pro- gram, will spend this summer in New York City, using art as a tool of outreach to youngsters.
According to program director Dan Napolitano, assistant dean of the Alfred University School of Art and Design, the Art Force 5 has been granted a three- month lease of a rowhouse on Governor’s Island, which will serve as headquarters for the group’s summer outreach, from May 15 through August 15. A mission of Art Force 5 is to use art to convince youth that creativity is the solution to conflict.
The Art Force 5’s summer team is made up of students from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University,
the University at Buffalo, SUNY Purchase and SUNY Morrisville, with one last spot held for a City University of New York (CUNY) student transferring to a SUNY institution. Students will regularly go into the city to provide outreach in residential neighborhoods and schools through its
“Creativity Over Conflict” workshop pro- gram.
The workshops will be held once a week at elementary schools. The Art Force 5 team will also host various studio talks for high school students interested in the visual arts. This college-bound focus reflects the team’s primary sponsor, SUNY (State University of New York) who awarded the program a two-year Per- formance Improvement Fund in 2017 to encourage collaboration across the SUNY
system.
On Governor’s Island, the team will offer their “Heroes Within” craft stations, inviting visitors to build their own clothespin superhero or design a colorful cape and mask. Their “Drawn to Diver- sity” exhibit will trace the history of comic books alongside the path toward equal rights. The team will also ask visi- tors to paint one tile in a “Mystery Mo- saic” series which builds mobile mosaic portraits of significant individuals. This year’s portraits celebrate the one hun- dredth anniversary of New York City’s Harlem Hellfighters and their contribu- tions during World War I.
Founded in 2006 at Alfred University, the Art Force 5 has received national recognition for their unique diversity
training and their interactive community- based art and has a proven record of en- gaging communities through creativity. In 2016, they were awarded the Unite Rochester Challenge grant and designed opportunities for the Rochester Police De- partment to make art alongside commu- nity members. Throughout 2017, the team conducted a statewide tour building mo- saics and raising awareness of 1917’s East St. Louis Riots through portraits of the leaders of the subsequent 1917 Silent Pa- rade. The final works were exhibited at both the NAACP National Convention in Baltimore and at the State University of New York (SUNY) Central Administra- tion in Albany, NY.
ALFRED–Stroll through Alfred, Saturday, April 7, between 6 and 9 p.m. during the Alfred Art Walk and view exhibitions in nine gal- leries and venues scattered throughout the village.
Alfred Art Walk is free and open to the public. Participating venues include:
•The Alfred Ceramic Art Museum. Two exhibitions open that evening.
•Fosdick-Nelson Gallery, Alfred University. MFA thesis exhibi- tions, Corey Mahoney and Maxwell Mittman. Opening reception April 7, 6-9 p.m.; exhibition runs through April 11.
•Robert C. Turner Gallery, Alfred University, third floor, Harder Hall. MFA thesis exhibitions, Jiayi Wang and Schuyler Dawson.
Opening reception April 7, 6-9 p.m.; exhibition runs through April 11.•Terra Cotta Coffee House, 34 North Main Street. Portraits and il- lustrations by Emily Krutsch. Opening reception April 7, 6-9 p.m.;
exhibition runs April 1-30.
•Cohen Gallery, Alfred University, 55 N. Main Street. Two exhi- bitions: “Hope Zaccagni: Salt and Steel” and “Tim Pauszek: In Ca- hoots With…” Opening reception 6-9 p.m. April 7; exhibition runs through Aug. 3.
•Gallery 2 Gifts of Distinction, 43 North Main Street.
•The Rosebush Restaurant, 11 North Main Street.
•Alfred Sculpture Park, 3 North Main Street: Works by Glenn E.
Zweygardt, professor of sculpture emeritus, and faculty, staff and stu- dents from the New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred Univer- sity.
•Bret Llewellyn Gallery at Alfred State College, Engineering Tech- nology Building, Third Floor, Room 312. “Annette Heully: Some Other Spring.” Digital media and animation.
ALFRED–Joel McHale, actor and comedian, will be performing Saturday, April 14, at 8 p.m. in Alfred University’s Galanis Family Arena.
McHale is host of the new Netflix program, “The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale.” He is also known for his roles on NBC’s hit sitcom, “Com- munity,” as well as host of the long-running tele- vision show “The Soup” on the E! network. His Netflix show, like “The Soup” before it, satirizes pop culture, reality television, and online content.
He hosted the White House Correspondents’ As-
sociation Dinner in Washington D.C. in 2014 and ESPN’s Espy Awards show in 2015. He has over 61 acting credits in television and film; the films he has appeared in include Seth MacFarlane’s com- edy smash Ted, What’s Your Number?, The Big Year, Spy Kids: All The Time in The World, and The Informant.
Tickets for the show are $5 for Alfred University and Alfred State College students and $10 for fac- ulty staff and the public. Doors for the general ad- mission show will open at 7 p.m.
WELLSVILLE–Judy Cook will present a con- cert, “On the Homefront – Letters and Songs from the Civil War” at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 12 in the Nancy Howe Auditorium at the David A. Howe Public Library, 155 N. Main St., Wellsville.
Judy Cook takes the stage, in costume, to present this multi media collection. This program will focus on the letters written by Esther Claflin – the matriarch of a Wisconsin family trying to keep their farm functioning while the patriarch Gilbert is in the Civil War.
Judy will read letters, play the tunes of the time and sing songs that were written and sung during the Civil War. The letters, images, and music com- bine to provide a fascinating insight into the home life in Middle America of the 1860s.
This program is funded in part by the NYS Council on the Arts Decentralization Regrant Pro- gram with support from Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the NYS Legislature and administered by the Cat- taraugus County Arts Council.
This library-sponsored program is free and open to the public on Thursday, April 12 at 7 pm in the Nancy Howe Auditorium in Wellsville.
ALFRED–Beryl Torthe, a sen- ior psychology major at Alfred University, has been selected as the winner of this year's Phi Beta Kappa Wit & Wisdom Student Writing Competition.
Torthe will present her essay
“Vigor Mortis: Danse Macabre in the Ambulance” at the April 12 Bergren Forum (12:10 p.m., Nevins Theater, Powell Campus Center). This personal essay blends reflections on family with history, philosophy, and firsthand accounts of the author’s experi- ence working as an emergency medical technician with Alfred’s A.E. Crandall Hook & Ladder Company. She will receive a
$250 prize and be honored at a special dinner.
A resident of Pretoria, South Africa, Torthe was also named this week as one of this year’s Marlin Miller Outstanding Sen-
ior award winners.
The runners-up for this year’s Wit & Wisdom award were Con- rad Cheung for his essay “All of the Above: The Pragmatic Meta- physics of People,” and Ellie Woznica for her essay “Horse- womanship.” Cheung is a senior art and design major from Burn- aby, British Columbia, Canada;
Woznica is a senior English major from East Berlin, CT.
The judging committee con- sisted of three faculty members of AU’s Phi Beta Kappa Chapter, Emrys Westacott, professor of philosophy; Dr. Robert Stein, as- sociate professor of social sci- ence; and Dr. Juliana Gray, professor of English. The judges note that they had an extremely difficult time choosing a winner, as all three of the finalists’ pre- sentations were truly outstand- ing.
ALFRED UNIVERSITY
Actor/comedian Joel McHale will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 14 at Alfred University.
Judy Cook will perform April 12 in Wellsville.
ArtForce 5 to run summer program in New York City
Nine venues await walkers
Joel McHale will perform in Galanis Family Arena
Wit & Wisdom winner to present April 12
AT AU’S BERGREN FORUM
Judy Cook to stage Wellsville concert
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Music
BANDS/DJs/RECITALS Hornell Area Wind Ensemble HAWE Young Artists Concert, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 14 at Hornell High School.
“Salute to America” Concert: 8 p.m. May 26 featuring Lt. Col John Clanton, Ret., Guest Con- ductor with Baritone soloist SGM Robert McDonald. Rehearsals Tuesday evenings at Hornell In- termediate School.
New members are always wel- come. For further information, call Nancy Luger at 587-9449 or call 545-8603.
MostArts Festival: Save the Date! Plan to enjoy Summer Music & Art, Sunday, July 8-14, 2018 featuring the 2018 Piano Competition ages 13-18 visit:
www.MostArts.alfred.edu for more information.
Wellsville Creative Arts Center offers live music some evenings with performances beginning at 8 p.m., doors opening at 6 p.m.
For tickets, visit: www.Wellsville- CreativeArtsCenter.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 has started fall concert rehearsals and welcomes new members.
Singers meet every Tuesday at 7 P.M. at the Grace United Church, North Main Street, Wellsville (for- merly Congregational Church).
The chorus is directed by Norma Bartlett. For further information, call 585-593-3173.
Maple City (Barbershopers) ChorusMeetings 7:00 p.m. Mon- days at United Methodist Church
of Hornell, 7528 North Main St Ext., near Webbs Crossing Road, Hornell. New members welcome.
Call 607-698-4690 for info.
The Orpheus Choraleis a local chorale that performs concerts periodically. For more info, visit:
orpheuschorale.org or call 607- 324-5147.
Sanctuary Choir. Rehearsals 1st & 3rd Sabbath of Month – 12:30pm; Instrumentalists 4th Sabbath of Month– 9:00am. The Seventh Day Baptist Church – Al- fred Station. New musicians wel- come. Call 607-587-9176.
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 Davis Memorial Carillon Recitals, AU campus. There is currently no weekly recital.
Wingate Memorial Carillon Recital Seriesat Davis Memorial Carillon, AU campus. Free con- certs on Tuesdays during the month of July. The Wingate Me- morial Carillon Recital Series honors Dr. Ray Winthrop Wingate, a professor of music at Alfred University for 56 years.
AU Faculty Recital. 3 pm Sun- day, Feb. 4, Susan Howell Hall, AU campus, featuring tenor Boris Van Druff and pianist
Kurt Galvan. Free admission.
Alfred University Choral Con- cert. Saturday, March 24. Haydn
“Theresa Mass.” Alfred Seventh Day Baptist Church, 7:30 pm.
Free admission.
Alfred University Student Recital. Sunday, April 15, 3 p.m., Susan Howell Hall, AU campus.
Free admission.
Alfred University Jazz Band Concert. Friday, April 20, Miller Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Free admis- sion.
Alfred University Symphonic Band Concert. Friday, April 27,
Miller Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Free admission.
Alfred University Student Recital.Saturday, April 28, 3 p.m, Miller Theatre, AU campus.
Free admission.
Alfred University Symphony Orchestra Concert. 3 p.m. Sun- day, April 29. Featuring guest pi- anist, Lucy Mauro. Miller Theatre, AU campus. Free admission.
Alfred University Student Recital. Sunday, April 29, 3 p.m., Susan Howell Hall, AU campus.
Free admission.
Theater
& Dance
DANCE
International Folk Dancing Tuesday evenings from 8:30- 10:30 p.m. We learn and do a va- riety of International Dances, many from the Balkans, Israel, Armenia, etc. Everyone is wel- come, no partner or experience necessary! Miller Performing Arts Center, AU campus.
Let’s Dance Club offers occa- sional dances. For details, contact president Carole Onoda at (607) 276-5475, vice-presidents John and Dee Cwynar at (607) 324- 0373, secretaries Duffy and Barb Elsenheimer at (607) 295-7194, treasurers Charlie and Kathy Bill at (607) 295-7130, or band coor- dinators Doug and Melody Car- rier at (607) 324-5821.
DRAMA GROUPS
Wee Playhousemeets monthly.
Call Vice-President Martha Lash at 587-8675 for more info.
Alfred Community Theatre (ACT). Organized to revive sum- mer theater in Alfred and help re- store the 1890 Firemen’s Hall Theater. For more info, call Dave Snyder at 587-8110.
PERFORMANCES
AU Dance Theater.Feb. 15-17.
Original choreography and per- formances by AU students and the Marlin Miller Guest Artist.
Miller Theatre, 8 pm Marlin & Ginger Miller Dance Residency at Alfred University.
March 19-23 Featuring interna- tionally renowned guest artist, Eiko Otake. Times TBA. All events are free. Miller Performing Arts Center Dance Studios.
Blithe Spiritby Noel Coward.
Performed by Alfred University students Wednesday-Saturday, April 11-14. Featuring guest di- rector, NYC based Eliza Beck- with. C.D. Smith III Theatre, 7:30 pm. Tickets required.
Galleries rt/
INSTRUCTION/GROUPS Allegany Artisans. The Allegany Artisans, local artists and crafts- people working together to host an annual studio tour, held annu- ally in October, invite artists to apply. Work is juried. Studio must be in Allegany County. 585-593- 6345 or visit the website: www.al- leganyartisans.com.
Angelica Ink LetterpressLo- cated at 20 Allegany Avenue, An- gelica, 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 meets 7 pm on the last Friday of each month at Wellsville Com- munity Center. For information on meetings or classes, call 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 spin- ners (and wannabes), quilters, knitters, crocheters, embroider- ers, weavers, dyers, basket mak- ers, hookers (rug hookers, that is) and everyone with a creative mind and an interest in fibers.
For more information, call Debbie MacCrea at 607-587-9270, Carol Wood at 607-587-9519 or T.C.
Gary at 585-593-4799.
MUSEUMS/EXHIBITS The Andover House, exhibiting the best of Alfred connected Ce- ramic Art and 2 dimensional art.
Historical and contemporary.
Open 11am to 4pm on Satur- days. At 21 North Main Street, Andover New York. For visits by appointment call 585 593 3947 or 607 478 5014 : E-mail: Johnf- [email protected].
Fountain Arts Center, 42 Schuyler Street, Belmont. For info or group arrangements, call 585-268-5951 or visit our website at: www.thefountainartscenter.org The Corning Museum of Glass presents the most comprehen- sive glass collection in the world in “35 Centuries of Glassmaking.”
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 Museum8419 Route 54, Hammondsport. Spe- cial exhibits, special events.
Open daily 10-4. Admission.
(607) 569-2160.
Hagadorn House MuseumOp- erated by Almond Historical Soci- ety. Genealogical research available 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 in- formation, 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. Located on the top floor of Binns-Merrill Hall, AU campus, Alfred. Open 10-4 Wed.-Fri. Free admission.
Alfred Ceramic Art Museum.
Located on Northeast corner of Main and Pine Streets, AU cam- pus, Alfred. Hours: Tues. thru Fri- day 10-5, Thurs. 10-7, Sat. and Sun. 10-4. $7 Adults, $5 Sen- iors, $3 Local Residents, Free for Museum members, 17 and under, AU and A State faculty staff and students. For informa- tion call 607-871-2421; or visit the museum website: ceramic- smuseum.alfred.edu National Warplane Museum.
nationalwarplanemuseum.org, 3489 Big Tree Ln, Geneseo, NY 14454, (585) 243-2100.
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 byappointment. Contact Wayne Higby for further informa- tion.
C u lt u ra l A rt s C al en d ar
By MELANIE MILLER Box of Books Library Director
Our reading and discussion series, James Baldwin’s America, con- tinues through the month. Every Tuesday beginning from 5 to-6:30 p.m., Professor Joseph Flynn will lead a discussion on the works of James Baldwin and race in America. Please contact the Alfred Box of Books Library for additional information at [email protected] or 607-587-9290.
On Tuesday, April 24 from 2 to 3:30 p.m., the Alzheimer’s Asso- ciation will be at the library for “Effective Communication Strate- gies.” Communication is more than just talking and listening – it’s also about sending and receiving messages through attitude, tone of voice, facial expressions and body language.
As people with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias progress in their journey and the ability to use words is lost, families need new ways to connect. Join us to explore how communication takes place when someone has Alzheimer’s, learn to decode the verbal and behavioral messages delivered by someone with dementia, and iden- tify strategies to help you connect and communicate at each stage of the disease.
This month our BoB Reads Book Club will be reading The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin. Bookstore owner A. J. Fikry is offered the chance to make his life over when a mysterious and unexpected package arrives on the heels of the theft of his most prized possession, a rare collection of Edgar Allan Poe poems.
You can pick up a copy at the library and let us know what you think!
I
n a time of crisis, when livelihoods are threatened, the routines which maintain our health are often compromised. This is typi- cally unavoidable and necessary. However, after the crisis is dispelled, it is vital that we re-establish healthy lifestyles rather than settling into a lower standard. Unfortunately, this is exactly what we did not do after the major changes which occurred in our food system during the era of the Second World War.The year was 1940. The United States had yet to enter WWII, but began to support the Allies’
fight against the Nazis through the Lend-Lease Act. Starving soldiers don’t win wars, so this act provided the food supplies, as well as military sup- plies, which these countries desperately lacked.
There were two major shifts that occurred in our food industry during this time. The first was agri- cultural. The farmers were required to produce more and more food with less employees. While this meant a major increase of income for the farmers, it also required them to greatly rely on the government for resources. Before this time, the government had offered a degree of support pro- grams, but it now developed institutionalized reg- ulations. This was just the beginning of a major expansion of the agricultural industry and a new dependency on government funding to succeed.
Also, the war introduced to agriculture a new array of chemicals used to produce bombs and poi- sonous gases. The companies that manufactured these chemicals didn’t want to go out of business at the war’s end and so they saw expanding farm business as the perfect target. By 1952, the FDA approved the use of the about 10,000 new pesti- cides. With less pests, and eventually less weeds through the use of herbicides, crops could be mass
produced.
The second shift in our food industry was a de- crease in the quality of our food production. Sup- ply chains were weak, so it was necessary to manufacture foods that would last a long time.
Companies like Hormel bought food from farmers and packaged it into new products, such as Spam.
Artificial flavors and preservatives increased. This made food cheaper and unnaturally addictive-- resulting in higher profits for big industries.
And then, once the chemicals were introduced into agriculture, seeds had to be genetically mod- ified in order to survive the pesticides. As a result, the basic means of life, the seed, has become “ster- ile”; new seeds have to be purchased yearly. The crops are now destructive to our bodies rather than nourishing.
The lesson from this age is that quantity often impacts quality produced. It was necessary to mass produce and preserve food for the war, but after that the poor quality continued because big indus- tries were more concerned about self-preservation and profit than sustainability and health. Food is more than calories in and out of our body. It is mankind's source of vital nutrition which builds healthy cells, organs, systems, and bodies. When nutrition is compromised, as detailed during this era, there are consequences of unprecedented chronic illnesses.
We will take a closer look at this in my next ar- ticle discussing the medical industries’ response to this influx of disease.
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If you have questions or comments for Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, Maria Adam, email her at [email protected] or call her at (607) 661-8221.
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Gleaning From the Food of Yesterday: Era of WWII
ALFRED–Sure to delight and entertain audience members of all ages, the Alfred State College Drama Club will be performing the play “Harvey”
from April 4-7.
The play centers on a man and his friendship with an imaginary 6-foot-tall rabbit. A regular show will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 4, with the cost being $2 for students and $5 for others.
Dinner theater shows will be held Thursday,
April 5; Friday, April 6; and Saturday, April 7 at 6 p.m. each night. The cost is $20 per person and two meal swipes for students.
All shows will take place at the Alfred State Lake Lodge, 6107 Terbury Road in Alfred Station. Tick- ets are available in the Student Leadership Center and the Alfred Campus Store. Dinner theater tick- ets must be purchased by March 30.
For more information, please call 607-587-4075.
