Vol. 125, No. 28 Alfred, Allegany County, New York State, U.S.A. 14802 Thursday, July 15, 2010
Of the Community. By the Community. For the Community.
Official Newspaper of Town and Village of Alfred and Alfred-Almond Central School District $1
“A pretty darn good newspaper serving Alfred since 1883”
Steve Libick (from left) who plays Uncle Max and Ethan Stowell who plays Captain Von- Trapp in the “Sound of Music” which will be staged at 7 p.m. July 15-16-17 at the Fill- more Central School auditorium, pause to read the local news.
Tickets will be avail- able at the door.
Fair opens 9 a.m. Monday, July 19
Jo Dee Messina concert to highlight 166th County Fair
Story, Fair Schedule on Page 5
Fall schedule announced
Alfred Rugby Club looks to fall season after ‘great year’
Story and photo on back page
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ALFRED—Alfred State College is partnering with several Al- legany County human services agencies to conduct an Allegany County Community Action Day, Saturday, Aug. 28, from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. The day is intended to coordinate volunteer groups and indi- viduals to engage in meaningful, high-impact service projects in the Alfred and Wellsville communities; connect with neighbors, stu- dents, and fellow community members while making a difference;
and build relationships with local non-profit agencies while actively supporting their missions.
The Community Action Day will kick-off in the Alfred and Wellsville communities in the morning and then groups will depart for project sites to engage in a full day of service. The day will cul- minate in a community-wide celebration and picnic on the Alfred State College campus at 5 p.m.
ASC welcomes any agency, its employees and volunteers, to participate in this action-packed, rewarding experience. We also welcome suggestions for service projects in the Alfred and Wellsville communities. If your organization has a project that needs completing – painting, gardening, minor building repair, sorting do- nations, etc. – organizers want to hear about it! As many suggested projects as possible will be included, but inclusion will depend on the availability of volunteers. Thus, not all projects are guaranteed to be selected.
To suggest a project or to volunteer your time and enthusiasm, please visit the Alfred State College Web site at: http://www.alfred- state.edu/events/allegany-county-community-action-day or contact Ashley Kehoe, director, Civic Engagement and Student Leadership Programs at Alfred State College, at (607) 587-4077, or via e-mail at [email protected].
Alfred State College sets Community Action Day
JIM PORTER AND Jerry Flaitz spread topsoil and seed the lawn in front of Walt and Joan Schulze’s home in Tinkertown where Aaron McGraw of Select Logging had removed trees. The landscaping makes a vast improvement in appearance. (Photo provided)
Sun on stage with
‘Sound of Music’
Alfred Community Theatre presents
7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 15 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 16 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 17 Alfred Village Hall Theater Admission $8, Under 12 free
Plan to attend!
Mark your calendar!
ALMOND--Alfred-Almond Central School Superintendent Rich Calkins attended his first meeting serving in that capacity when the A-A Board of Educa- tion held its reorganizational meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 6 in the high school auditorium.
Calkins succeeds long-time Superintendent Rich Nicol of Alfred, who retired effective July 1, 2010.
But there weren’t a lot of changes with Calkins sitting in the superintendent’s seat.
School Board President Earl Pierce and Vice-President Na- dine Shardlow were each re-
elected during the
reorganizational meeting that was immediately followed by the board’s regular monthly meeting.
Following the administration of the oath of office to Pierce and Shardlow, and the signing of the oath of office by Calkins, it was pretty much “business as
usual” as the school board made annual appointments as follows:
Athletic Director--Kert Decker Audit Committee Members-- Nadine Shardlow, Gary Acker, Licio Pennisi and Ly Kesse, and BOE President as ex officio member.
Board of Election Members - - Arlene McMahon, Elva Owlett.
Board of Election Member – Alter- nate--Nancy Zeliff.
Election Inspector--Crystal Drumm and Kay Chapman.
Extracurricular Accounts Director- -Craig Mix
District Clerk--Joanne Demetreu District Treasurer--Sally Dieter Emergency Disaster Director-- Lewis Snyder
Health Coordinator--Keith Holmok Independent Auditor--Brock, Schechter & Polakoff
Internal Auditor--TST BOCES Claims Auditor--Susan Benjamin Claims Auditor/Alternate--GST BOCES CBO
School Attorney--O’Hara, O’Con- nell & Ciotoli
School Physician--Virginia Shep- hard, MD
Census Taker--Bryan Burdick Tax Collector--Rebecca Graves Records Access/Management Of- ficer--Joanne Demetreu
Title IX/Section 504/ADA Compli- ance Officer--Richard Calkins
Liaison for Homeless Children &
Youth--Matt McAneney
Chief Information Officer-- P e t e r Bryant
LEA Asbestos Designee-- L e w i s Snyder
The school board authorized that school district funds be de- posited in either a bank or trust company located and authorized to do business in New York State.
Likewise, the school board voted to designate The Alfred Sun and the Hornell Evening Tribune as the official newspa- pers for the 2010-11 fiscal year.
The school board voted the following authorizations for the 2010-11 school year:
...Superintendent Calkins to cer- tify the official payroll for all profes- sional and support staff personnel for the 2010-11 year.
...Superintendent Calkins as the official school purchasing agent for the 2010-11 fiscal year.
...Superintendent Calkins to ap- prove staff attendance at work-
‘Business as usual at Alfred-Almond C.S.’
shops, conferences and conventions which may be held during the 2010- 11 fiscal year.
...Approved the facsimile signa- ture of the District Treasurer as the authorized signature to appear on checks drawn on Alfred-Almond Central School District accounts.
...Superintendent Calkins was au- thorized to make budget transfers during the 2010-11 fiscal year. It is understood that such authorization will include the responsibility that the Superintendent make full disclosure of all transfers at the next regularly scheduled Board of Education meet- ing.
...Authorized the District Treas- urer and Board of Education Clerk to sign renewal and monthly reports for participation in the National School Lunch Program and the Superinten- dent be authorized to sign all forms relevant to Federal Funds.
...Authorized the District Treas- urer, District Tax Collector and Cen- tral Treasurer be bonded as to form in sufficiency as prescribed by the State of New York Education Law.
...approved the continuance of the Petty Cash fund in the amount of:
$50 for Business Office, $100 for Cafeteria start-up, $50 for Sport Ticket Sales. These funds will be kept in the Business Office for the 2010-11 fiscal year. The Board des- ignated the Superintendent as the person responsible for such funds through the respective secondary and elementary principals, cafeteria manager and athletic director.
...authorized that school district funds be deposited in the following depositories not to exceed the asso- ciated maximum balance: Steuben Trust Company - $4,000,000; Com- munity Bank - $500,000; and JP Morgan Chase - $10,000,000.
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Police Report OBITUARIES
JAMES RAYMOND DOTY Worked at former Richtmeyers HORNELL —James Raymond Doty, 88, of Mays Avenue, Hor- nell, passed away Tuesday (July 6, 2010) at St. James Mercy Hospital in Hornell.
Born in Hornell, May 2, 1922, the son of Oley and Anna (Cor- nue) Doty, he had resided in Hor- nell since 1966 after previously residing in Naples. Ray served his country in the U.S. Army Air Force from 1942 until 1945 serv- ing during World War II.
He was employed early in life by the Market Basket in both Hor- nell and Naples. Ray owned and operated Ray & Hazel’s Clover Farm in Naples for many years.
Ray served as the Naples Mayor for two terms from 1962 until 1966. Upon his moving to Hornell he was employed by the former Richtmeyers Grocery and James Grimm Photo Lab until his retire- ment in 1984. After his retirement he worked for the Hornell Evening Tribunefor many years and was a member of the Hornell Lodge #251 IOOF.
He was predeceased by his par- ents as well as his wife Hazel (Mosher) Doty in 2007, one son, Richard Doty in 1995 and one sis- ter Beatrice Miller in 2010.
He is survived by one son, Keith (Sally) Doty of Almond, one daughter Jeanne (Carl) Orozco of Canisteo, daughter-in- law Karen Doty of Naples, two brothers, Howard Doty of North Hornell and Oley Doty Jr. of At- lanta GA, two sisters, Elizabeth Ferry of Lindley NY and Ruth Stemilleo of Keuka Lake, grand- children, Marshelle Gillette, Cheryl Post, Jason Orozco, Kyle Orozco, Jaimi Rae Huette, Sean Orozco, Kristopher Orozco, Rachelle Cromwell and Lisa Doty, great grandchildren, Nathan Gillette, Marie Bordeaux, Melissa Lang, Aubrie Post, Jesse Post, Alex Orozco, Gabriel Orozco, Kamdin Orozco, Rafael Orozco, Victoria Rector, Ryan Rector, Morgan Martin, Parker Ray Doty, great great grandchildren Allegra Bordeaux, Shaun Lang and Jayde Gillette, Ethan Huette, Carter Huette and Graziella Huette, sev- eral nieces and nephews.
To send a remembrance please visit www.brownandpowersfuner- alhomes.com. The family is being assisted by Adam E. DuBois, Di- rector.
Funeral arrangements are en- trusted to the Robertson Funeral Home of Hornell. A private fu- neral service was held at the con- venience of the family. Burial was in Woodlawn Cemetery, Almond.
DENNIS T. JOHNSON
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DENNIS T. JOHNSON Math prof, Almond civic leader
ALMOND— Dennis T. John- son, 75, of Whitney Valley Road, Almond, passed on peacefully on Thursday (July 8, 2010) at Saint James Mercy Hospital in Hornell after a long illness. He will be greatly missed by his wife of 33 years, Teresa Johnson.
Born in Jamestown on March 2, 1935, he was son of O. Theodore and Dorothy Williams Johnson.
He graduated from Jamestown High School in 1953 and joined the United States Marine Corps, serving from 1953 to 1956. After serving his country he attended SUNY Albany, graduating in 1960. He was employed by sev- eral New York State high schools until his appointment in the math- ematics department at Alfred State College in the fall of 1969. From 1976-1978, he served as Acting Mathematics Department Chair, returning to full time teaching until 1994 when he was appointed Department Chair of Mathematics and Physics, a position he held until he retired as Professor Emer- itus in 2001.
Dennis served the Almond Community as President of the Lions Club, four years as Almond Town Supervisor with several more years as a Town Council- man, and coached youth baseball.
Dennis will be remembered most of all for his quiet manner, devo- tion to friends and community and his love of his family.
He was preceded in death by his mother and father; brother, Jack Johnson; and two sisters, Mary Jo and Patricia Ann as infants; and brothers in law, Piney "Bubby"
Johnson and Roger Annis.
Besides his wife, Teresa, he is survived by four children, Eric (Lisa) McAndrew, of Florida, James (Cyndi) Stuart, and Pamela (Terrence) Stadtmiller of Rochester and Katherine Tinkel- paugh of N.Y.; his grandchildren Kiley and Ema Stadtmiller and Patrick and Alexis McAndrew; his two sisters, Judy Johnson and Nancy Annis and several nieces and nephews and his loving dog, Mea.Calling hours were from 1-3 and 6-8 p.m. Monday, July 12 at the Bishop & Johnson Funeral Home, Inc., 285 Main St., Hor- nell. Friends were invited to meet his family at St. Jude's Chapel in Alfred where a Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at 11 a.m.
Tuesday, July 13.
Committal prayers and inter- ment, with military honors, fol- lowed at Woodlawn Cemetery, Almond. Those wishing may con-
Independence Town Police charged a 17-year-old Wellsville man after a one-car property damage auto crash July 11 on the Spring Mills Road in the Town of Independence. The youth went off the road and struck a National Grid power pole. He was charged with DWI, driving with blood alcohol con- tent greater than .08%, aggra- vated DWI, and moving from a lane unsafely. He was to appear in Town of Independence Court at a later date. Police were as- sisted at the scene by Whitesville Fire Department and the Independence Ambulance.
tribute in his memory to the Hor- nell Area Humane Society, PO Box 533, Hornell, NY 14843. En- velopes for memorial contribu- tions will be available at the funeral home. Online condolences or remembrances of Dennis are welcomed at www.bishopand- johnsonfuneralhome.com.
JOSEPH P. GARCIA Enjoyed hunting, four-wheeling
ARKPORT/MT. MORRIS—
Joseph Philip Garcia, 18, of North Almond Road in Arkport died un- expectedly Friday (July 2, 2010) at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester.
He was born in Warsaw on May 15, 1992 the son of Lori Duffy and Carlos Cruz-Garcia. Joseph en- joyed hunting and four-wheeling, but most of all he enjoyed spend- ing time with his family and friends.
He is survived by his mother, Lori Duffy of Arkport and his fa- ther, Carlos Cruz-Garcia of Car- olina, Puerto Rico, his step father, Luis Lopez of Arkport; his grand- parents, Owen and Joan Duffy of Hornell; and Candida Garcia and the Garcia family of Puerto Rico;
a brother, Anthony Velazquez; a sister, Nicole Fletcher; and a niece, Deanna Velazquez, all of Arkport; and several aunts and un- cles.
Friends called from 1-4 and 6-9 p.m. Thursday, July 8 at the John W. Martin Funeral Home, 37 Chapel St. (Route 408,) Mt. Mor- ris. Funeral Mass was held at 9:30 a.m. Friday, July 9 in St. Patrick’s Church, Mt. Morris. The Rev. Ed- ward Dillon officiated. Interment was in Arkport Cemetery, Ark- port. Memorials may be made to the Hornell Area Humane Society, 7649 Industrial Park Road Hor- nell, N.Y. 14843. Sign the online registry at www.johnwmartinfu- neralhome.com
ALFRED--Area residents can learn about an organic approach to lawncare and gardening at a workshop set for 7 p.m. Mon- day, July 19 in Alfred Village Hall.
New York recently enacted The Child Safe Playing Field Act which bans the use of pesti- cides on public and private school playing fields and play- grounds in order to minimize the harmful effects of pesticides on children.
Additionally, the NYS Depart- ment of Environmental Conser- vation has initiated the “Be Green Organic Yards NY”
which registers landscape busi- nesses that adhere to an organic approach as a way of reducing their risk of exposure to pesti- cides while decreasing potential hazards for families, pets and the environment.
Whether you use a landscape business or care for your lawn and garden yourself, you can have a beautiful lawn and grow a bountiful garden without the use of pesticides and synthetic fertilizers.
If you want to learn about an organic approach to lawn care
Workshop on organic approach to lawns, gardens set for July 19
and gardening, come join an Or- ganic Lawn and Garden Work- shop at 7 p.m. Monday, July 19 at the Alfred Village Hall.
Kasey Klingensmith, with more than 30 years of organic growing experience and certified in Organic Land Care by the Northeast Organic Farming As- sociation, will lead the work- shop as part of Alfred Alive’s Sustainability Group.
Bring a soil sample and we will measure your soil pH and recommend any necessary amendments. Soil pH is one of the most basic soil measure- ments and the first step to great lawns and gardens. Call 607- 587-9523 to find out how to col- lect and prepare a soil sample for pH measurement.
BELMONT--The next meet- ing of the Allegany County Cit- izens for Responsible Government will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 20, at the American Legion Post in Bel- mont.
On the Agenda will be: an up- date on Starting a Political Party;
the citizens’ continuing effort to downsize Government, both local and County; and attending County Legislature Meetings.
All Legislators and residents are invited to attend.
A sulphur cosmos from the garden of Kasey Klingensmith, who will lead a workshop on the organic approach to lawn care and gardening, set for 7 p.m. Monday, July 19 in Alfred Village Hall.
County group to meet July 20 in Belmont
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Aurora Palmer, mother of one of my favorite “theater kids”, brought me a 1921 cookbook entitled Choice Recipes, Alfred Grange. It has a handy page headed Tables which includes such measurements as a speck equals ¼ saltspoon, 4 saltspoons equal 1 teaspoon and 2 gills equal 1 cup. This page also gives cooking times such as for dandelions greens, 1½ hours, and cabbage, 1-3 hours.
The recipes give somewhat cursory directions such as this one for drop cookies submitted by Mrs. Laverne Kenyon.
Curley Peter’s
Two eggs, 1 cup sour cream or ½ cup butter and 2-3 cup sour milk, 1½ cups sugar, 1 teaspoon nutmeg, 1 teaspoon soda, 1 cup currants, 2½ cups flour. Drop by spoonfuls on buttered pans and bake in mod- erate.
(Reprinted exactly as written.)
When I prepared to take this photo, this tire at Mike Kenyon Children's Park had six children on it. As you can see, Erin Sanborn went flat out on the gravel and refused to get back on the tire. Her cousin, Claire Volk, is second from the left in this photo. The other children en- joying this great local playground are unidentified.
(Aunt) Kay Chapman captured the last (I gotta' bake more!) monster cookie for correctly identifying the buttressing timbers under the railroad bridge on Hamilton Hill Road in Alfred Station.
Alfred Grange recipe from Mrs. Laverne Kenyon
ALMOND--Almond Com- munity Day will be held Satur- day, Aug. 28. To be a part of this community event as a vendor or otherwise, call Tammy Kokot at 276-2222.
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ALMOND---The Alfred Al- mond Alumni Association will celebrate its Golden Jubilee – 50 years – at their annual banquet Saturday, July 24, at Alfred State College’s Central Dining Hall.
Carl Leathersich, ’60, banquet chairman, is planning creative decorations and exhibits that de- pict the five decades that the Alumni Association has been ac- tive.
The Class of 1960 will be rec- ognized as the 50-year class.
Plans have been made for sev- eral weekend events by commit- tee members Don Jefferds, Carl Leathersich, Louise Newman Schwartz, and Amanda Stevens Snyder.
The 25-year class events (1985) are being organized by Bonnie McMahon Wilkins and Porter Hanks.
Other classes who are plan- ning picnics and luncheons, as well as attending the banquet, include 1945, 1950, 1955, 1965, 1970, 1975, 1980, 1990, 1995 and 2000.
The annual newsletter, The Blue and Gold, contains banquet and reservation information, as well as contact names for the honored classes. The deadline
for reservations is July 5, after which date an additional $5 will be charged per meal.
Those who have not received their newsletter may contact Donna B. Ryan in Almond, or
may go online at
www.aacs.wnyric.org/ (and tab to alumni page) where the newsletter and reservation forms may be found.
Lee A. Ryan is president of the Alfred Almond alumni board, with the following officers as- sisting: Don Jefferds, vice pres- ident; Kathy Curran Snyder, treasurer; Donna B. Ryan, secre- tary; and board members Bob Baker, Carl Leathersich, Becky Schwartz Comer, Kay Snyder Chapman, Cathy Dobson Lorow, Richard (Butch) Lorow, Ervilla Dungan Crandall, Kate Crandall Palmer, and Lucinda Snyder.
Ryan thanked the AACS alumni for their continued sup- port of the organization. The alumni group recently awarded
$32,000 in scholarships to AACS graduating seniors. Also, nearly 20 undergraduate stu- dents were awarded more than
$4000 in sports and fine arts camp summer scholarships.
A-A Alumni Association to celebrate jubilee year
The Alfred Village Band was back after a one year holiday. The band, revived by Nancy Luger and conducted by Mike Shoales, played for a small but enthusiastic crowd. Amanda Snyder per- formed some vocals and lead the Mickey Mouse march under her mouse ears and in front of some jovial Alfredians. Guest conductor for the evening was Owen Dombert. The band needs admin- istrative help to keep it going and get it growing. During July, stop by the Andover School band room on Tuesdays at 6:30 or the bandstand in Alfred on Wednesdays at 7:15 p.m. (Elaine Hard- man Photo)
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BELMONT–The Allegany County Youth Court recently held a celebration to thank its student members for their dedication to the court. The students were ad- dressed by Jessica Jennings, the Youth Court Coordinator.
Jennings thanked them for their dedication, and commended them saying, “If it weren’t for you, there wouldn’t be a youth court; and if there wasn’t a youth court, there would be more youth in the county not getting a second chance, and not getting the oppor- tunity to take responsibility for their actions and learn from their mistakes.”
Students who contributed the most hours to the youth court were also recognized. Tad Johnson (11th grade) finished this past year in the lead with 25 hours while Mackenzie Ward (8th grade) fin- ished off the year with 23 hours.
Chaz James, a graduating senior, is leaving the Youth Court after
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Frank Crumb’s Dream Subscription Campaign Update
79 down, 41 to go
Back in 1884, a simple item appeared in the Sun that said,
“Wanted, one thousand sub- scribers to the Alfred Sun.” It’s been 125 years since legendary Sun Editor Frank A. Crumb, with the Sunfrom 1883 to 1951, set the millenary goal.
Not knowing of Frank Crumb’s Dream, I, too, had set a goal of 1000 subscribers when I joined the paper in 1976. That goal was finally reached in Jan- uary 1999. But we want to keep Frank’s dream alive.
The late Eugene T. Van Horn, who owned the newspaper from 1951 until 1973, told us one time that circulation peaked in the 1960s at 700. It’s now over 900. We’ve added 79 new sub- scribers since Jan. 1, 2009.
We think the Alfred Sun is like a weekly letter from home.
If you would like to contribute to Frank Crumb’s Dream, send your name and address or that of a loved one together with your check payable to “Alfred Sun” to: Frank Crumb’s Dream, c/o Alfred Sun, P.O. Box 811, Alfred, NY 14802.
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Days Gone By
Remembering Alfred in the 1940s
By DAVID A. CRUMP
Holy B-Ball
The New Version of King James LeBron
Is gone
And now that the Cavs Are no longer the “haves”
They’ve many a long summer’s day To try to come up with a way To beat
The Heat.
—LeBronymous
GIVERS AND TAKERS
A friend of mine recently noted that most people fall into two categories. We are primarily either “givers” or “takers.” After giving considerable thought to that comment I believe it has considerable merit. I would like to explore what makes a person either a “giver”
or a “taker,” and what that means to our society and culture. No one is exclusively a “giver” or “taker.” We all inter-relate and interact with one another to varying degrees. However, it does accurately describe the dominant mode in which people operate.
“Takers” are primarily out for themselves. They are self-cen- tered and selfish. In most interactions and dealings they focus on
“what’s in it for me.” They emphasize their own needs and desires, as though everyone else is insignificant by comparison. They use other people to achieve their own goals and objectives. They em- phasize their own “rights” and “entitlements” without a reciprocal emphasis upon their responsibilities to society and to others. Unfor- tunately, our government is encouraging this mind-set and world- view. There seem to be more and more “takers” all the time.
“Givers” primarily look out for others. They focus on others and on the “greater good” that can come out of every situation. They seek to meet the needs and desires of others. They tend to see other people as equally important, or more important, than themselves.
They help other people achieve their goals and objectives. They em- phasize their responsibilities rather than their “rights” or “entitle- ments.” Our society and culture tend to ridicule them or question their true motives. Unfortunately, there seem to be fewer and fewer
“givers” every year. Our government penalizes those who are suc- cessful and generous, while emphasizing the “rights” of those who fail to take responsibility for themselves or others.
Those whom I describe as “givers” tend to be energetic, diligent and conscientious. As a result they frequently (but not always) be- come financially successful. They tend to start and run their own businesses. Those businesses are successful because they seek to give their customers value and benefit, rather than to simply take advantage of them. They frequently become the social, financial and political leaders of their communities, especially at the local level.
I believe that the world needs more “givers.”
Those whom I describe as “takers” tend to be dependent upon others, disorganized, and unrealistic. They frequently see themselves as victims of circumstances, conspiracy or bad luck. They look for opportunities, but do not take responsibility for making things hap- pen in their own lives. They blame others for their lack of success.
Our culture and government encourage this perspective. New pro- grams are announced almost daily to help the “disadvantaged” over- come their problems. Unfortunately, this creates dependency rather than independence.
These categories are not exclusive. There are selfish people who are successful, and poor people who are hard working and diligent.
Some leaders have gotten their positions by taking advantage of oth- ers, rather than by helping others. It is a matter of emphasis and prevalence.
Traditional American values lauded “givers” while disparaging
“takers.” My parents taught me that it was “more blessed to give than to receive.” They also taught that we had a responsibility to leave things better than we found them. We were taught to help those who were less fortunate than we were. We were told that poverty was a state of mind, not a financial condition. Our failures were our own responsibility, while our successes represented the grace and mercy of God.
Our government is spending billions of dollars on programs to help people overcome their circumstances. That is not the proper role of government. It is doomed to failure, as evidenced by the pa- thetic results of our numerous social programs. I believe that we need to return to our traditional values. Givers helped make America great. We need more “givers” and fewer “takers.” What are you? I trust you are a “giver.”
contributing over 250 hours in the past six years. From June 2009 to June 2010, 32 students gave a
I lived in Alfred from Septem- ber 1939 until I graduated from Alfred University’s Class of 1950. I have jotted down mem- ories of people and events to share them with readers of the Alfred Sun.
Sandy Luce stabled horses in***
a small barn and yard across from the old Kappa Nu. Up the hill to the southwest was a fairly long informal ski run, used by a few students who owned very fancy skis.
Long-time math Professor***
Varick Nevins was so enamored
Youth member Tad Johnson (Prosecuting Attorney) addresses the Jury in a Youth Court hearing in Belmont.
Allegany County Youth Court thanks student members
with movies that he made them available to the public four nights a week in the Alumni Hall Auditorium. Lillian Nevins managed the tickets at a hallway table.
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Alfred was noted for its Satur- day night football games, played after sundown in keeping with Seventh Day Baptist tradition.
The University played good football and in the 1940s had an undefeated season. About 1942, the Kanakadea overflowed from a heavy rainstorm and the grid- iron was completely washed away.
combined 390 hours of their time.
Students (grade 7-12, from all around Allegany County) become
Youth Court members by com- pleting a 20-hour training on the Justice System and roles of the
Court. After completion of train- ing the students perform the roles of the Court (Judge, Prosecuting and Defense Attorneys, Bailiff, Jury Foreperson and Jury) during hearings in which their peers are tried for real crimes and offenses.
Members are quite often al- ready involved with sports, band/choir, drama club, and other extra-curricular clubs and activi- ties, but take the time out of their schedules to participate in the training and hearings. The stu- dents believe in the program and the positive influence it has on their peers; the time and dedica- tion they put into it is a testament of that.
For more information on the Youth Court, or how to become a member, please contact Jessica Jennings by phone (585) 268- 7900 x2142, or by email jjen- [email protected].
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Alfred Sun’s Second Section--Entertainment, Classified Advertising, Etc., Etc.
Weeks of July 15-July 21, 2010 ALFRED SUN, PO Box 811, 764 Route 244, Alfred, NY 14802 607-587-8110
ANGELICA--The Allegany County Fair--one of the oldest continuously running county
fairs in the country--will open at 9 a.m. Monday, July 19 at the County Fairgrounds in Angelica
for its 166th year.
Highlighting the 2010 fair will be a country music concert fea- turing country music star Jo Dee Messina, with David Nail.
Messina has charted nine Number One singles on the Bill- boardcountry music charts.
Messina was born Jo Dee Marie Messina on August 25, 1970, in Framingham, Massa- chusetts to Vincent and Mary Messina. She was raised in Hol- liston, Massachusetts, with two sisters, Terese and Marianne,
166th Allegany County Fair opens July 18
Saturday, July 17
2:00 PM Youth Dog Show - Obedience, Grooming & Handling Dairy Ring Sunday, July 18
7:30 PM Rev. Paul Hollier, director & Trinity Lutheran Choir Mini-Theater Fair & Fair Book Dedication Mini-Theater Monday, July 19
9:00 AM Official Fair Opening
9:00 AM 4-H Horse Show Horse Ring
9:00 AM Showmanship (beef, sheep, swine) Livestock Ring
9:30 AM Wildlife Judging Conservation Building
10:30 AM Forestry Judging Grandstand
1:00 PM Midway Opens (after NYS Ride Safety Inspection) Midway 1:00 PM Grange Progra, “Organic Farming,” Jerry Snyder Mini-Theater
2:00 PM Livestock Judging Livestock Ring
2:00 PM Tomera Cobado (13 year old vocalist) Mini-Theater
4:00 PM Country Pickers Mini-Theater
4:30 PM 4-H Horse Judging Horse Show Ring
5:00 PM Drill, Agility Rally Dairy Ring
7:00 PM Country Pickers Mini-Theater
7:00 PM WNY Pro Farm Pullers Truck & Farm Tractors Pull, plus street Gas & Diesel Local Trucks, Grandstand Tuesday, July 20
9:00 AM Junior Market Animal Show Livestock Ring
9:00 AM Beef Cattle not in sale Dairy Area
9:00 AM English & Western Novice Walk Horse Arena
9:00 AM Chicken Judging Livestock Barn
9:30 AM 4-H & FFA Tractor Operators' Contest Infield of Track
12:00PM Baby Contest Mini-Theater
1:00 PM NYS Championship Light Weight Horse Pull Grandstand
2:00 PM Broooke Matacale Mini-Theater
2:30 PM Dairy Judging Contest Dairy Area
3:00 PM Harness and Hitch Demo Draft Horse Barn 3:00 PM The Ravenz (50's/60's Band) Mini-Theater 3:45 PM Equine Sports Massage Draft Horse Barn
6:00 PM Free-for-all Horse Pull Grandstand
6:00 PM The Ravenz (50's/60's Band) Mini-Theater
7:00 PM Backwoods Cloggers Mini-Theater
Wednesday, July 21
9:00 AM Youth Dairy Showmanship with Youth Dairy to follow Dairy Ring
9:00 AM Goat Show Livestock Ring
9:00 AM Western / Games Show Horse Arena
12:00PM Children's Pedal Tractor Pull Mini-Theater 2:30 PM Fair-On-Parade and the 4-H Costume class Grandstand 3:00 PM Equine Sports Therapy Draft Horse Barn 3:00 PM Stray Bullet Band (modern country/southern rock) Mini-Theater 5:00 PM 4-H Youth Market Animal Sale Poultry & Rabbit Sale Livestock Ring 6:00 PM Stray Bullet Band (modern country/southern rock) Mini-Theater 6:30 PM DooZee's Band(formerly Cruisers) with 50's & 60's plus 70's & 80's
music before/after Colgate Country Showdown Grandstand
6:45 PM Sheep & Swine Livestock Ring
Thursday, July 22
8:00 AM Open Riding Horse Show Horse Ring
9:00 AM Open Class Dairy Show Dairy Ring
9:00 AM Rabbit Show &; Contest Livestock Ring
12:00PM NYS Miniature Horse Pull Grandstand
1:30 PM Draft Pony Pull Grandstand
2:00 PM Allegany Board of Legislators Meeting - See Your Allegany
County Government at work Mini Theater
3:00 PM Proper Hoof Care Draft Horse Barn
3:30 PM David Reino (16 year old pianist/banjo player) Mini Theater
3:45 PM Equine Sports Therapy Horse Arena
4:30 PM Kendall Grover (11 year old vocalist) Mini Theater
5:00 PM 4-H Drill Team Horse Arena
7:30 PM RODEO "Boys and Bulls" Series Grandstand Friday, July 23
9:00 AM Draft Horse Halter Classes Grandstand
12:00 PM Draft Horse Show - Hitch Class Horse Arena 1:00 PM Cherith Sylor (16 year old vocalist) Mini-Theater 2:00 PM Olean Area Irish Dancers (youth Irish dancing) Mini-Theater 3:30 PM Quigg Hollow Band (old time country) Mini-Theater
4:30 PM FFA Chicken BBQ Mini-Theater Area
6:30 PM Quigg Hollow Band (old time country) Mini-Theater 8:00 PM Jo Dee Messina and David Nail Grandstand Saturday, July 24
9:00 AM Open Class Beef Show Dairy Ring
9:00 AM Farm Team Competition Grandstand
10:0AM Barnyard Olympics Livestock Ring
11:00AM Local Talent Show Mini-Theater
2:00 PM Hugar Family Mini-Theater
4:00 PM Demolition Derby - Fair and Whitesville Fire Co. Grandstand Midnight Fair Closes
ANGELICA--A fan at a re- cent Robin O’Herin concert said, "I closed my eyes and thought I was in the Mississippi Delta."
ROBIN O’HERIN is a Berk- shires, MA-based acoustic blues and gospel musician. She plays bottleneck and fingerstyle guitar, and mountain dulcimer tinged with a hint of Appalachian mountain music. O’Herin will appear at 4 p.m. Sunday, July 18 at the Angelica Sweet Shop at 44 W. Main St., Angelica.
Angelica Sweet Shop propri- etor Don Ash remarks, ‘We open our 2010 country music concert series with the rootsy, authentic, award-winning blues sound of Ms. Robin O’Herin. This will be an energetic beginning to our annual series.”
Robin has performed Ap- palachian gospel, blues and orig- inal music throughout New
and a brother, Vincent.
Messina had a variety of country music influences, in- cluding Patsy Cline, Reba McEntire, and The Judds. Tick- ets ($32.50 each) can be bought at the Fair Office.
The Allegany County Fair Pay-one-Price $8.00 Admission ticket (age 3 and over) includes all exhibits, rides, grandstand and bleachers, except the Jo Dee Messina concert Friday night.
The fairgrounds are located just off I-86 Exit 31.
ALFRED--Alfred Com- munity Theatre’s summer show will be The Melody Lingers On, a musical revue of the works of Irving Berlin. It will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Fri- day and Saturday, July 15, 16, and 17 in the Alfred Vil- lage Hall Theatre.
This year the directors have combined the adult and youth theatres to create a cast of 20-25 people who form three groups to per- form Irving Berlin’s songs.
This is a light hearted revue of beautifully enter- taining music such as
“Alexander’s Ragtime Band”, “Blue Skies”, and
“Easter Parade”.
Admission is $8, under 12 free. Tickets are now being sold at the Canacadea Coun- try Store in Alfred Station, Tinkertown Hardware and Alfred Pharmacy. Any re- maining tickets will be sold at the door.
Come on and hear! Come on and hear! Al-ex-an-der's rag-time band! Come on and hear! Come on and hear! It's the best band in the land!...Come and listen to the wonderful sound, hear the music that is sweepin the town, You'll soon be tap- pin your feet to a new kind of beat that keeps u happy all day long!
England in churches, coffee houses and festivals. She has been a song leader in several churches and formed a gospel choir which performed tradi- tional gospel music.
Growing up in the sixties, Robin says she was probably the only kid in her neighborhood lis- tening to such legendary blues artists as Leadbelly, Robert Johnson, Mississippi John Hurt, Bessie Smith, Blind Willie John- son and Lightning Hopkins,
among others.
She continues, "I wore out my mother's Odetta records. My choices in music covered a wide spectrum. Leo Kottke and John Renbourne were my heroes... I learned to sing by making up harmonies and singing along with the albums. I especially loved the raw power and emo- tion of bottleneck blues.”
This free concert will take place outdoors. Guests are asked to contribute to the musician’s tip jar. In case of rain, the event will move indoors at Black- Eyed Susan Acoustic Café at 22 W. Main St., Angelica.
Future concerts are scheduled for Sundays in August, including Milt Newcomb and Country Pickin’ on August 15th and Dave Pascoe and Friends on August 22nd. For more information call 585-466-7070 or visit www.an- gelicasweetshop.com
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Allegany County Fair Schedule
JO DEE MESSINA, with David Nail, will be in concert at 8 p.m.
Friday, July 23 in highlighting the Allegany County Fair.
4 p.m. Sunday, July 18 at Angelica Sweet Shop
6 THE ALFRED SUN, Thursday, July 15, 2010
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It is far too late for two local gentlemen whose nicknames begin with “D” and whose surnames begin with “S” to escape my grip now. They have learned, doubtless to their consternation, the cost of unavoidably making the acquaintance of the writer of this col- umn.One is Dave, who publishes and edits a local newspaper, among other occupations, such as working at the Herrick Library at Alfred University. When I retired from being a librarian at the Scholes Li- brary at the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred Univer- sity, I asked him a question. Why had he stopped covering Alfred Village Board of Trustees and Alfred Village Planning Board meet- ings for “The Alfred Sun?”
It was because he needed more evening family time. As I had the hours to give to the task, I offered to take it on. I did not reveal all to him. I had studied neither journalism nor shorthand, and some- times I cannot read my own notes. My hearing is especially deficient in high-ceilinged, large meeting rooms, such as the downstairs one then used in the Alfred Village Hall.
Unaware of these limitations, Dave listed me among “Contrib- utors” in the “Sun.” Along with Village officials and newspaper readers, he soon learned that I have a keen interest in local govern- ment affairs and a warped sense of humor concerning them.
Eventually, my poor hearing forced me out of the “government”
job. During prolonged remodeling, Board meetings had been shifted to a room even worse acoustically for me. I feared that my requests for our ever patient Village Clerk, Linda Burlingame, to audibly re- peat the entire content of the meetings to me later went far beyond her job description.
Being a participant in the Alfred Community Theatre, which puts on performances locally each July, has long been one of Dave’s self assigned tasks. Once when I was asked to write a short play for reading there, I assigned parts to both him and Alfred’s highest mountain. Set in a future when global warming had taken place, Jeri- cho Hill became an oasis replete with camels for use as local taxis.
Dave recently recalled this and made hay of Jericho Hill as fodder for a future use himself. He reaped a bale of mail when his too be- lievable description of a theme park to be built there appeared on the front page of his newspaper on April Fool’s Day, 2010.
And then there is Dick who, invisibly to me, knows about in- formation technology and telecommunications, and presumably satellite dishes. But I take shameless advantage of his visible talents.
Over the years he has served me flavorful meat, beans, and most re- cently BIG DIPPERS of ice cream. He definitely knows how to dish it out.
For reasons unclear to me, he has allowed himself to become the local Dog Control Officer. I have never seen the job advertised, but presume that it requires a person possessing some animal in- stincts pertaining to all domesticated and wild beasts.
Back in 2002 I had my sister’s already aged cat thrust upon me when Jeanne moved to Alfred from New York City. She never made space in her apartment for the feline. I am somewhat allergic to cats and kept him in a restricted area in my dwelling.
After more than three years, he ceased to comb his own hair. I took him to a groomer and then to visit Jeanne while looking good.
He died soon thereafter, perhaps from shock at the two unexpected human confrontations. With snowy ground too frozen for burial, nat- urally I contacted Dick. He discreetly removed the wrapped corpse from my porch.
Recently I asked Dick for help in dealing with a woodchuck in- tent on breaking down my basement wall. He forthwith provided a live trap and marshmallows. Four days later he took away a success- fully caught and controlled critter. It was not a dog. I do not know what bait he uses for dogs, but I am sure that it is good enough to eat.Around a year ago Dave suggested to me that I should write a column for the “Sun.” I asked for specifics and was told, “About once a month, maybe 300 words, on any topic.” So twice a month I use around 750 words mulling over subjects such as Dave Snyder and Dick Stuart. Herewith I say “thanks” to them for doing far more than psychiatrists could have done to make me the animatedly con- trolled contributor that I am today.
HAVE YOU REGISTERED TO READ? It is quick, easy and can lead to lots of fun! If you read you should register. All ages are welcome!
The Summer Reading Program is underway at the Box of Books Library; it is not too late to sign up for the programs. There are great weekly activities and prizes given out for participation. We have some great Grand Prizes for each category of reader. Stop in to the Box of Books for more details. Registration packets are available.
Coming up on Thursday July 15 is Plant-able greeting cards with Kim O’Brien at 6 p.m. Participants will get to make paper and de- sign a greeting card that the recipient will be able to plant and grow wild flowers. This is a great activity for all ages.
On July 24 we are having the “Family Fun Science Fair” at 1 p.m. There will be water based science experiments demonstrated and for kids to participate in. If you or someone you know has an experiment they would like to share please let the library know.
In addition to our special events we have several weekly events:
Family movie night Wednesday at 6:30 p.m, Story Time every Fri.day at 11 a.m., and Dungeons and Dragons Fridays at 1 p.m.
Every Wednesday night is Family Movie night at 6:30 at the Box of Books. Upcoming movies are “Flipper”, “Finding Nemo”,
“20,000 Leagues Under the Sea”, and “Pirates of the Caribbean” all movies are free of charge and open to all.
Also, every Friday at 1 p.m. Boone Washburn is volunteering his time to lead a Dungeons and Dragons game. Dungeons and Dragons has been used in the past as an educational tool with great effect. It encourages creativity and cooperation as the players work for a common goal, strengthening storytelling and leadership skills.
New players are often surprised by how quickly they become com- fortable acting out plans with their party and taking a leadership role.
If you’re interested in participating, or have questions or concerns about the program, feel free to email [email protected].
Be sure to check the website out daily at www.alfredboxofbook- slibrary.org to find the new and exciting things that are going on at the Box of Books. All upcoming events are on the Events calendar.
WELLSVILLE--The Allegany County District of the American Red Cross will offer the following classes in July:
Infant & Child CPR--Thursday, July 15 from 6 to 10 p.m.
CPR for the Professional Rescuer--(Review), Wednesday, July 21 from 6 to 10 p.m.
First Aid--Monday, July 19 from 6 to 10 p.m.
Babysitter Training--Saturday, July 17 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
To register for any of the classes, call the Wellsville Office of the American Red Cross at 585-593-1531.
ALFRED–Alfred University continues the summer series of carillon performances during the month of July. The 2010 Wingate Memorial Summer Carillon Recital Series will run on Tuesdays from 7-8 p.m. at the Davis Memorial Carillon on campus.
Admission is free and the per- formances go on rain or shine.
Guests may sit on the lawn adja- cent to the carillon. Feel free to bring along chairs and blankets to enhance your listening pleas- ure.
The next performance will be offered by Lee Cobb, organist, choirmaster, carillonneur of the Episcopal Church of the Ascen- sion, Clearwater, FL, on Tues- day, July 20.
Final performance of the se- ries will be offered by John Lehrer, carillonneur, member of the Guild of Carillonneurs of North America (GCNA), on Tuesday, July 27.
The Wingate Memorial Caril- lon Recital Series honors Dr.
Ray Winthrop Wingate (1886- 1968), who was a professor of music at Alfred University for 56 years. After the installation of
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ANDOVER--The Andover Historical Society is planning a visit to The Belmont Hotel at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 31.
The group will meet with Wendy Skinner, the moving force be- hind this project, to hear how this project with all its twists and turns finally came to fruition.
The result is a beautifully re- stored building with new uses and revived business locations on the main floor. We plan to have lunch in one of those, the new Whitney Café. This project recently won a New York Preservation League Award and Wendy traveled to New York City to receive the honor.
The president of the Andover Historical Society, Galen Brooks, extends an invitation to all who are interested in Historic Preservation and its value in re- viving our heritage and promot- ing economic development to join us and hear Wendy tell this important story for Belmont and Allegany County.
Members and others inter- ested in having lunch at The Whitney Café should call Hattie at (607) 478-8498 by Saturday, July 24 so that the necessary arrangements and reservations can be made.
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the bells in 1937, he was ap- pointed the University carillon- neur and continued in the position until his death. He arranged more than 5,000 selec- tions for the carillon and com- posed nine suites. The Margaret Merrill and Ray W. Wingate Me- morial Carillon Foundation funds the series.
The carillon at Alfred Univer-
sity is made of a double row of rounded oak levers, called ba- tons (which are struck with loosely clenched fists), with a pedal board (octave and a fifth).
The ground-floor display by the carillon has information on its history. Guests are welcome to climb the 69 steps to the top to enjoy the view and watch the guest artists at work.
THE ALFRED SUN, Thursday, July 15, 2010 7
ALFREDAll four neighbors involved in “From the Earth” are located within a 2 mile radius of each other in the rolling hills just outside of Alfred. Maps will be available at all locations.
To go to MacCrea’s first, from Main Street in the center of Alfred, turn onto Church Street.
(It changes to West University Street, and then to Waterwells Road). Follow 1.4 miles out of town. Look for MacCrea's large green house on the right. From there, to go to Huey and Sunny Cove Farm, turn left onto Lake Road, go 0.6 miles and take the first left onto Randolph Road.
Huey is 0.3 miles on the left, then the farm soon after down the hill. To continue to Mary Lu Wells' house and garden, return to Lake Road, turn left and go 1 mile to County Route 12. Turn left onto County Route 12 and travel 0.1 miles to McAndrews Road, where you will turn right and go 0.5 miles. For the 4:00 pm bird walk with Betsy Brooks at Foster Lake, return to Lake Road. Foster Lake will be about 1 mile down on the left. (You will also be close to where you started the tour!)
Event for entire family Come and celebrate the beauty that comes from the earth with a labor of love. This is an event for the whole family. The date of From the Earth is Satur
day, July 31, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., rain or shine. For more informa
tion, call Linda Huey at 607
5879877 or go to
www.Lindahuey.com/shows.ht ml.
FROM THE EARTH--The Saturday, July 31 event includes visits to four neighbors outside of Alfred, including the home of Linda Huey (left) at 1530 Randolph Road and the organic Sunny Cove Dairy Farm at 1444 Randolph Road among others.
Here are directions to ‘From the Earth’
Saturday, July 31st
By LINDA HUEY Special to the Alfred Sun
ALFREDMany of us long to experience our connection to the land in meaningful, healthy, and creative ways. From the Earth, an event to be held from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, July 31, will cele
brate the bounties of the earth. Organized by four neighbors on the outskirts of Alfred, From the Earth will offer a variety of attractions, including flower and vegetable gardens, tours of an organic dairy farm, creations from wood and clay, craft demonstrations, a guided bird walk, garden talks, children’s activities, and more.
Your tour can begin at the MacCrea family’s Locustbrae Farm at 1664 Waterwells Road. Debbie MacCrea’s extensive and bounti
ful gardens contain several hundred varieties of perennial and annual flowers, herbs, and vegetables. Many will be available for sale in a
“dugonthespot” fashion, ready to be taken home to your garden.
Rich in local history, Locustbrae Farm is also the home of a family woodworking shop which serves as gallery and woodwork
ing studio for Alec MacCrea and his Celtic Woodcraft. Alec creates oneofakind pieces of beautifully carved wood, tooled copper and brass, decorated ceramic vessels (in collaboration with local art pot
ter Richard Lang), and limited edition prints. (See www.celticwood
craft.com.) Alec will demonstrate old style wood carving throughout the day, using both hand carving techniques and a mallet (without the use of machines). Come watch a skilled carver working within the vast world of Celtic design, and see knotwork come to life!
Sean Hyland, a fine furniture maker, will also show at the Mac
Crea location. Sean will offer an all day demonstration of timber framing. As a building is raised, he will talk about age old tools and techniques used in this ancient building method. Discover the path that timber framing has made across history and the unique place it holds in the future of environmentally responsible construction.
A children’s activity involving making paper using flowers and herbs will be led by Mary Harris. Other fun attractions for children can be found at the MacCrea farm all day as well.
Linda Huey at 1530 Randolph Road has worked with clay since the “Back to the Earth” movement. After earning her graduate de
gree from Alfred University in 1993, she and her husband liked the natural beauty of the area so much that they became “rooted” and stayed. Inspired by natural leaf and flower motifs, Linda’s current pottery and sculpture will be presented in a sugar shed at the end of a path that winds through their flower and vegetable garden. (See www.lindahuey.com) Throwing on a potter’s wheel will be demon
strated by Tara Quigley during the day.
The Snyder family farm at 1444 Randolph Road is just down the hill from there. “Sunny Cove Farm” is a small dairy farm, certi
fied by the Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York for organic milk and organic beef, with seasonal products including all organic maple syrup, apples, and walnuts. Exceptional quality raw milk produced by grass fed cows is sold directly to customers or shipped to Organic Valley. During the event, the Snyder family will be leading tours of the farm throughout the day; one hour each, $5 for adults, $3 for children, and under 5 free. (The number of partic
ipants may be limited.) This will be an exciting opportunity to learn about local sustainable organic dairy farming. (See www.sunnycov
efarm.com) A dairy related children’s activity will be led by Dottie Snyder at 11 a.m.
To continue on the tour, visit the gardens of Mary Lu Wells at 4981 McAndrews Road. “Winter Hill Gardens” will be the site of two talks this year. At noon, gather to observe butterflies fluttering about in a tall grass prairie garden. See little blue stem coneflowers, yarrow, and gay feather seducing the fritillaries, monarchs, painted ladies, and humming bird moths. At 3:00 pm a group will retreat to the cool of the forest to study ferns those 350,000,000 year old plants of everlasting intrigue. A dozen northeastern varieties have been added to four local species. Folks are welcome anytime during tour hours to see the many other gardens and some rare perennials will be for sale.
Don’t miss the 4:00 pm bird walk with Betsy Brooks at Foster Lake, 5471 Lake Road. [This location is only open during the bird walk.] Meet in the parking lot. You will see breeding birds still ac
tively engaged in nesting and feeding their young, as well as post
breeding birds beginning to disperse before moving south. Certain birds will be unique to the Foster Lake area, a highelevation, mature conifer, 'Adirondacklike' habitat. Betsy will also have handouts with information about plantings for birds, bird feeders, nest boxes, and more.
From the Earth features gardens, farm, crafts
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