Vol. 127, No. 50 Alfred, Allegany County, New York State, U.S.A. 14802 Thursday, December 27, 2012 Inside
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‘The Honey Pot’ ...Pg. 8
‘Snow’ ...Pg. 10 Rudolph lights the Way ...Pg 11 The Dugout looks back ...Pg. 12
Former Almond residents Randy and Nancy Gillette (from left), along with Dan Gillette, Anna Wachtel, Asa Gillette and Chris Berry...
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ALFRED–Alfred State Presi- dent Dr. John M. Anderson has announced that he will be leaving the college effective March 31 to assume the presidency of Millersville University of Penn- sylvania.
“Naturally, I am excited about this new opportunity for many personal and professional reasons yet this new transition requires me to separate from a community I care deeply about,” said Dr. An- derson. “There will always be a soft spot in my heart for Alfred State and the students who make it their home.”
Among students, Dr. Ander- son’s departure is deeply felt.
“President Anderson has al- ways been approachable and in- terested in students first and foremost,” said Courtney Cardi- nal of Depew, a senior studying forensic science technology at Alfred State. “I’ve had the oppor- tunity to experience the leader- ship through my role as student senate president and his passion
ALFRED–Alfred State Col- lege Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Technology Depart- ment students hosted an open house last week to unveil two electric maintenance vehicles that they restored and enhanced with sophisticated performance moni- toring features.
One vehicle is a 2008 Miles Electric delivery-style pick-up truck and the second is a 1981 Volkswagen Rabbit converted to all electric power by a previous class in 2010. These zero emis- sion vehicles are now being used on campus by facilities employ- ees.“I give this experience a 10,”
said student Mat Stezel of Rochester.
For the last 12 weeks, Stezel and 34 of his mechanical and electrical engineering technology classmates have been restoring two previously non-functioning electric vehicles into fully func- tioning vehicles equipped with sophisticated performance moni- toring features. “I think we all feel that we had far more interac- tion with these vehicles than we ever imagined we would.”
This unique restoration project began earlier this year when SUNY Oswego posted the avail- ability of the Miles truck thanks to a SUNY mandate that requires schools to advertise the availabil- ity of non-functioning equipment
and determination is one I hope to emulate in my career. His leadership style says ‘go make it happen!’ which encourages peo- ple to do just that. We’re going to miss him.”
Among his colleagues at Al- fred State, Dr. Anderson is well known for his innovative ap- proaches to leadership and is es- pecially revered by the friends and colleagues he has worked with at Alfred, first as a teacher, then as an administrator, and, more recently, as president, be- ginning in 2008.
College Council Chair Pat Fogarty of Belmont has worked with Dr. Anderson throughout several years of her multiple terms as Council chair. “I know first-hand of John’s devotion to Alfred State,” said Fogarty, adding, “…most remarkable of all is his approach to civic en- gagement. Developing students who are ready for the workforce and who are inclined to give back to their communities and the
Alfred State students involved with refurbishing the electric vehicles include, from left, Morgan Collins, Brandon Boyd, Mat Stetzel, Jacob Bayus, Ed Cigno (seated), associate professor Matt Lawrence (rear), Dave Patterson, and Adam Martinelli.
Anderson leaving Alfred State
at no cost to other schools using an internal post.
“When I saw the vehicle was available, I thought ‘what better place to restore it than Alfred State!” said Dr. Matt Lawrence, associate professor, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Tech- nology. “Project-based learning
and sustainability is who we are.
Restoring two electric vehicles was not only going to be a terrific challenge for seventh semester seniors but also a great tool for reducing campus emissions.”
The Miles vehicle, which cost
$19,000 to purchase in 2008, was restored by the students for
world-at-large is probably the single most important thing an education leader can do.”
During Dr. Anderson’s more than 11-years as a professor of chemistry and physics at Alfred State (which began in 1981), he also served as chair of the Faculty Senate at Alfred and was con- vener of statewide SUNY Local Governance Leaders. Both expe- riences influenced him as presi- dent to elevate faculty senate representation to the highest level possible.
“In many schools, faculty sen- ate chairs only meet with their re- spective presidents once a year, but John has always embraced a shared governance model,” said Faculty Senate Chair Karen Young, chair of Computerized Design and Manufacturing.
“Under John, I am part of his President’s Council which means that I meet with him weekly. This allows faculty at Alfred State to have a voice in major decisions.
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roughly $2,600, a cost Alfred State’s Facilities Services as- sumed to help the students and also to procure the vehicles for their fleet. Today, the vehicle is being used daily by Alfred State Facilities Services personnel to make some of their many daily maintenance trips around cam-
pus.“This vehicle can travel at least 17 times around the campus loop on a single charge and do the same job a gas guzzling pick-up truck would do,” added Lawrence, who credits campus Facilities Services Director Glenn Brubaker for his support of the project.
“I am just so impressed with the quality and performance of these vehicles,” added Brubaker.
“I’m convinced that vehicles like this will be considered as our fleet ages and needs to be re- placed.”
The Volkswagen, which had been in service since 2010, needed regular maintenance per- formed including a new battery pack and some improvements to the charge system. This two-seat hatchback is used as a passenger vehicle on campus.
Work on the vehicles took place in two-hour weekly labs but student Patrick Connor of Peekskill, said a lot of the work also took place between classes, in the evening, or whenever stu- dents had a spare moment.
“If you had an idea and wanted to try it out, you could come to the energy lab and work on it,”
said Connor. “I think that’s why everyone really embraced this project: we had the freedom to think and act and with that comes
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ELIZABETH J. “JEAN”
HANKS
Worked at AU for 57 years ALMOND—Elizabeth J.
“Jean” Hanks, 86, of 359 Kar- rdale Ave.(Knoll Crest Rd.), Al- mond, died Monday afternoon (Dec.17, 2012) at her home, fol- lowing a long illness.
Born in Wellsville, on Sept. 2, 1926, she was the daughter of Patrick “Henry” & Sara Finola (Wiles) Hart.
Jean grew up in Wellsville and was a graduate of Immaculate Conception Parochial School and later graduated from Wellsville High School (class of 1941).
While living in Wellsville, she had been employed as a tele- phone operator for New York Telephone Company. From 1944–1953 Jean resided in Al- fred and has lived in Almond for the past 60 years.
For 57 years, Jean was em- ployed at Alfred University in many capacities, including working in the Treasurer’s office and Food Service Department.
She retired in 2001 as Adminis- trative Assistant to the Director of Dining Service.
She was a communicant of St.
Brendan’s Church of Almond where she had been a member of the Altar & Rosary Society. In her younger years, she served as Boy Scout Leader for Boy Scouts of America.
Jean was preceded in death by her son, William “Bill” Hanks, who died Feb. 25, 1971. She was also preceded in death by two brothers, William Hart and Ger- ald Hart; and one sister, Mary Esther Adams.
Surviving are three daughters, Barb (Pat) McPoland of Simp- sonville, S.C., Marilyn (Bill) Weidman of Newburgh, Ind. and Nancy (Ed Ellington) Hanks of Almond; one sister, Julia “Judy”
(Jim) Brush of Wellsville; one brother-in-law, Clint Adams of Rochester; seven grandchildren, Shawn McPoland, Melissa McPoland, Jennifer McPoland, Mark McPoland, Billy Weid- man, Kelly Weidman, Michael (Molly) Weidman; and several nieces and nephews.
The family of Elizabeth J.
“Jean” Hanks received friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec.
20 at the Dagon Funeral Home, 38 Church St., Hornell. A Mass of Christian Burial was cele- brated at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 21 at St. Brendan’s Church in Al- mond with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery, Almond.
Jean’s family request that me- morial contributions in her name be made to Immaculate Concep- tion School, 24 Maple St.,
Wellsville, N.Y., 14895 or to Comfort House of Allegany County, 141 East State St., Wellsville, N.Y., 14895. Memo- rial forms were available at the Dagon Funeral Home.
To leave an online condolence or share a memory, visit www.dagonfuneralhome.com
JOHN N. “FLOYD” DUGO Served in Vietnam 1968-71
HORNELL—John N.
“Floyd” Dugo, 63, of 6948 Den- nis Ave. Ext., Hornell, died Monday afternoon (Dec. 17, 2012) at Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, Pa. following a long illness.
A native & life resident of Hornell, he was born July 23, 1949 and was the son of John &
Marie (Parmelee) Dugo.
Floyd was a graduate of Hor- nell High School (class of 1967) where he excelled on the foot- ball field, playing for the Hornell Red Raiders. Following gradua- tion, he enlisted in the U.S. Ma- rine Corps, where he honorably served his country from 1968- 1971. While stationed in Viet Nam, Floyd served in communi- cations as a radio operator. Dur- ing his military service, he received numerous medals, in- cluding the Viet Nam Cross Gal- lantry with Palm and the Combat Action Ribbon.
He was employed for about 35 years at the New York State De- partment of Transportation (NYSDOT) as an engineer, retir- ing about 5 years ago. He was a member of the Hornell Ameri- can Legion.
Floyd had been a member of Our Lady of the Valley Parish and a communicant of St. Ann’s church. He enjoyed stamp col- lecting and coin collecting. He was a Boston Red Sox fan and an avid NY Yankee HATER!!
He also enjoyed rooting for the Buffalo Bills. Floyd enjoyed playing golf with his many friends and was a member of the Twin Hickory Golf Club. He was also an avid hunter and fish- erman.
He was preceded in death by his father, John Dugo, who died in 1998. Surviving are his mother, Marie Dugo of Hornell;
one sister, Lynn (Melvin) Cline of Almond; two brothers, Ben Dugo of Hornell and Dominic (Lori) Dugo of Jacksonville, N.C.; several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. He will be especially missed by his loving and trusted canine com- panion, Stimpy.
The family of John N.
“Floyd” Dugo received friends from 3 to 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 21 at the Dagon Funeral Home, 38 Church St., Hornell, where fu- neral and committal services with full military honors were- held at the conclusion of calling hours at 6 p.m., with Deacon Robert McCormick officiating.
Burial was in the Bath National Cemetery.
Floyd’s family requests that memorial contributions in his name be made to the Disabled Veteran’s Association, PO Box 14301, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45250- 0301. Memorial forms were available at the Dagon Funeral Home.
In recognition of Floyd’s serv-
ice to his country during the Viet Nam conflict, the American Flag at the Dagon Funeral Home will be flown at half-staff.
To leave an online condolence or share a memory, visit www.dagonfuneralhome.com
WILLIAM J. STARKS Lifelong area resident ANDOVER—William J.
Starks, 68, of 3844A County Route 12, Andover, passed away in his home on Friday (Dec. 21, 2012) following a long illness.
He was born in Franklinville on March 27, 1944, the son of Nelson and Effie Beabout Starks. On May 23, 1987, in Wellsville, he was married to Edith Green, who survives him.
A lifelong resident of the area, he had attended the Wellsville High School. He was retired from the L.C. Whitford Corp., in Wellsville, where he was the pre-cast foreman. He and his wife had operated the subshop and game room in Scio for sev- eral years.
He also enjoyed country music and sang and played gui- tar in the Kountry Kutups band and other bands in the area.
Surviving, besides, his wife, are sons, William Starks, Jr. of Wellsville, Timothy (Danielle) Green of Wellsville, and Jeffrey (Andrea) Starks of Andover;
daughters, Tessie (Ron Conley) Keller of Wellsville, and Nicole (Jeff Carl) Price of Wellsville; 11 grandchildren; one great-grand- son; sisters, Mildred Tait of Olean, Lois Kuzara of Belmont, and Norma Sisson of Tennessee;
and several nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by his parents; brothers, Jim, Donald and Nelson Starks; and sisters, Margaret Clemons and Ruth Starks.
Friends called at the Mulhol- land-Crowell Funeral Home in Wellsville from 2-4 p.m. Wed- nesday (Dec. 26, 2012) with services held at 4 p.m. with Rev.
Richard Helms officiating. Bur- ial will be at the family’s con- venience.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or to the Jones Memorial Hospital of Wellsville.
BRENDA J. BAKER Stay-at-home mother
ANDOVER—Brenda J.
Baker, 59, passed away Thurs- day (Dec. 20, 2012) at Jones Memorial Hospital following a brief illness.
Mrs. Baker was born on July 26, 1943, in Wellsville, to John R. and Jean (Lyon) Burdsall.
She was a 1961 graduate of Wellsville Central School. On May 30, 1964, she married Richard M. “Dick” Baker, who survives.
Brenda was a stay-at-home mom and devoted her life to her husband and children. In addi- tion to her husband of 48 years, she is survived by two sons, R.
Bruce (Jennifer) Baker of Fred- erick, Md., and David (Rachel) Baker of North Beach, Md.; one brother, John R. (Joan) Burdsall of Fairport; two sisters, Barbara (Doug) Strong of Southwick, Mass., and Debra Dyer of Raleigh, N.C.; five grandchil- dren, Zackery Baker, Emily
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a level of respect we all felt for the project and for each other’s contribution to it. There’s a real sense of ownership for this proj- ect and I think having that is how most work gets done.”
The students worked with David Hunt, associate professor, Mechanical and Electrical Engi- neering Technology, to outfit both vehicles with the sensors and software to monitor vehicle performance. Using an on-board laptop, the students imple- mented programs that monitor battery-pack health and power consumption. The program also can be used as a diagnostic tool that provides the user with some drive-by-wire capabilities.
For retired professor of agri- culture at Alfred State Rich Hoffman, a sense of ownership is also how innovative ideas originate. In his 25 years as a professor at Alfred State, Hoff- man pursued countless project- based learning opportunities and said he returns to campus for events like this to feel the excite- ment of learning in action. Hoff- man was among more than 20 guests who came to campus to see the students unveil the fin- ished vehicles at the open house event.
“Seeing the work these stu- dents have done is a celebration of brain power, creativity, inge- nuity and innovation,” said Hoffman. “These are the skills and abilities that employers seek and these are the minds and the talents that the world needs. To think that the project has pro- duced two vehicles that Alfred State can use to operate more ef- ficiently! It’s a win-win for
everyone – this is good stuff!”
Mechanical and electrical en- gineering technology students at Alfred State who worked on the restoration of two electric vehi- cles include: Nick Aliperti of Kings Park; Cody Arliss of Clyde; Jacob Bayus of Alfred Station; Brandon Boyd of Leroy; Ed Cigno of Leroy; Mor- gan Collins of Jeffersonville; Pat Connor of Peekskill; Mike En- rico of Oceanside; Anthony Far- ruggia of Floral Park; Jake Girardet of Orchard Park; Tim Guarino of New Windsor; Matt Henry of Newark Valley; John Hensel of Corning; Chris Ho- jnowski of Attica; Doug Hooper of South Wales; Dan Krajcir of Hornell; John Kuehn of East Rockaway; Andrew Lund of Olean; Jake Maeder of West Falls; Adam Martinelli of Byron; Bruce Nichols of Utica;
Dave Parker of Whitesboro;
David Patterson of Franklinville;
Chad Pettengill of Ischua;
Colleen Quinn of Woodbine;
Ken Rush of Albion; Mat Stetzel of Rochester; Josh Stranger of Newfield; Hans Walthert of Mexico; and Ethan Willard of Darien Center.
Alfred State students refurbish electric car
Baker, Kevin Baker, Kyle Baker and Christine Cyr; one great- grandchild; and several nieces, nephews, brothers-in-law, sis- ters-in-law and cousins.
Brenda loved books and was an avid reader. Through the years, the simple pleasure of spending time with her husband, children, and grandchildren was most dear to her heart.
She was also devoted to her many friends, enjoying special memories together. Brenda cher- ished her relationships and drew
strength from the love of family and friends.
There will be no visitation. A memorial service will be held in the spring with burial in the Baker Family Cemetery.
Arrangements are under the direction of Baker-Swan Funeral Home in Andover. Online con- dolences may be offered at www.baker-swan.com. Memo- rial contributions in Brenda’s name may be made to Andover Rescue Squad, PO Box 726, An- dover, NY 14806.
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So gladwe didn't have to just dreamabout a white Christmas. This is our Pfeiffer Nature Center wreath, decorated with all natural yarrow, holly, money plant, milkweed, hydrangea, pine cones, and (unnatural) bow. Overnight, December 21/22, 2012, Mother Nature garnished it with her own beautiful frosting. The streaks are speed- ing snowflakes.
Professor Xuesong Li, visiting professor in Alfred University’s (AU) Kazuo Inamori School of Engineering and celebrated Chinese renewable energy expert (right) , shares material from his study/presentation titled Farmers’ Willingness in Transforming Traditional Houses to Solar Houses in Rural China – Surveying 456 Households Surrounding Chongqing” with Jacob Mallery, a junior electrical engineering major from Olean.
Chocolate and mint, a wonderful combination that fits the Christmas season. This is my favorite cookie to make and a holiday tradition at our house. Once again, I have used this recipe for so many years and didn’t write its origin down. It’s on a typewritten sheet, so I got it from someone a long time in the past.
Crème de Menthe Squares 1¼ c. butter or margarine 1 tsp. vanilla
½ c. unsweetened cocoa powder 2 c. graham cracker crumbs 1 beaten egg 1/3 c. green crème de menthe 3 ½ c. sifted powdered sugar 1 ½ c. semi-sweet chocolate pieces
For bottom layer: In a saucepan combine ½ c. of the butter and the cocoa powder. Heat and stir till well blended. Remove from heat;
add ½ c. of the powdered sugar, the egg, and vanilla. Stir in graham cracker crumbs. Mix well. Press into the bottom of an ungreased 13x9x2 inch baking pan.
For middle layer: melt another ½ c. butter. In small mixer bowl combine melted butter and crème de menthe. At low speed of mixer beat in the remaining 3 c. of powdered sugar till smooth. Spread over the chocolate layer. Chill one hour.
For top layer: in small saucepan combine the remaining ¼ c. but- ter and chocolate pieces. Cook and stir over low heat till melted.
Spread over mint layer. Chill 1 to 2 hours. Cut in small squares.
Store in refrigerator. Makes about 72 squares.
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ALFRED--Xuesong Li, visit- ing professor in Alfred Univer- sity’s Kazuo Inamori School of Engineering and celebrated Chi- nese renewable energy expert, gave a major presentation titled
“Farmers’ Willingness in Trans- forming Traditional Houses to Solar Houses in Rural China – Surveying 456 Households Sur- rounding Chongqing,” and con- tinued his research on the feasibility of solar houses throughout the fall 2012 semes- ter.Reflecting the recent move by the Alfred University Kazuo In- amori School of Engineering to add a renewable energy major to its curriculum, a number of AU students eager to learn more about a field gaining increasing relevance, both at the University and beyond, attended Li’s pres- entation. Among these were members of AU’s China 2013 Project Student Group.
The Alfred University student group is part of “Team Alfred,”
which also includes students from Alfred State College and Guilin University of Technol-
ogy, China. The team is offi- cially entered into the Solar De- cathlon China 2013. A total of 37 universities from 13 countries have formed 24 teams that were accepted for the 2013 competi- tion, co-hosted by the China Na- tional Energy Administration and the United States Depart- ment of Energy.
Organized by Peking Univer- sity, the Solar Decathlon China 2013 is “an internationally award-winning program, chal- lenging collegiate teams to de- sign, build and operate solar-powered energy efficient houses. The competition will showcase cutting-edge solar en- ergy and energy-efficiency tech- nologies and solutions, and provide support to the new en- ergy industry as well as energy efficient urban development.”
AU’s student group, along with Li and several other faculty members, meets twice weekly, once to discuss the solar house and once to discuss solar elec- tricity.
The objective of Li’s study presentation was to analyze the
factors in using solar harvesting technologies while remodeling traditional houses.
Li concluded from his re- search that a number of factors affect the willingness of rural Chinese farmers to adopt solar harvesting technologies into their daily lives.
The Chinese government could play a critical role, noted Li, if it would, for example, of- fering a subsidy (many rural farmers live day-to-day in regard to expenses) and/or draft new policies to encourage solar har- vesting. One factor discouraging farmers from making the switch are potential out-of-pocket start- ing costs, he emphasized.
A government role would have a positive impact, as do the favorable opinions offered to farmers by neighbors and rela- tives who have already begun the process, Li added.
Li has recently submitted an abstract on his work for a possi- ble presentation at the ASME conference in July 2013. ASME, founded as the American Soci- ety of Mechanical Engineers, is a professional association that, promotes the art, science, and practice of multidisciplinary en- gineering and allied sciences.
An associate professor at Chongqing Electronic College in Sichuan Province, China, Li will be at Alfred University through August, 2013.
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At the risk of sounding like a “Grinch” I want to express some concerns about the directions that our society is heading in. At every level of society and government people are demanding more, and will- ing to pay for less. Almost everyone seems to be unhappy, and upset about something. Why are we so unhappy, so unappreciative, and so angry? These are important questions that need to considered and an- swered.
A few weeks ago I wrote that by most objective standards we ac- tually were doing quite well. I don’t want to repeat the contents of that article, but will refer you to a recent report that indicated that 2012 has been the best year that the world has ever experienced in terms of deaths through war, famine, sickness, and similar disasters and calami- ties. Do you believe that is true? If so, why are so many people so upset and troubled? Why hasn’t this been declared the “Golden Age”
of mankind? The easy answer is that our expectations have increased even faster than our standard of living has improved. While tragedies like the killings in Newtown, Connecticut are extremely troubling and distressing, they remain the great exception, not the norm. And, from a purely statistical perspective they are happening less and less, rather than more and more. However, because of the pervasive media cov- erage we receive the impression that these tragedies are happening al- most all the time, and almost everywhere. In reality they are not.
The federal and state governments are likely to respond to events like Superstorm Sandy and the Newtown tragedy by establishing new programs, new bureaucracies, and new rules to regulate all of us. Per- haps this is necessary, and perhaps it will save lives, though I don’t think so. What I can guarantee is that these new programs will generate enormous expenses. Businesses will be required to adopt expensive new safeguards. Local governments will be required to spend billions complying with new regulations. Federal and state emergency agen- cies will insist that people have demanded these new regulations and rules, and that they are absolutely necessary to protect ordinary citi- zens.
Unfortunately, the great politicians have no way to pay for all of this. The federal government is broke. It is now spending more than
$1 trillion more than it collects in taxes. New York State is cutting back on numerous government programs. Amounts being paid in the form of State Aid are decreasing, even while State mandates are in- creasing. To complicate the problem the State government has now imposed a 2% real property tax cap on all local governments so that they cannot raise taxes to pay for the very programs that the State man- dates us to provide. This has created an unsustainable situation.
The State and local governments (counties, towns, villages, schools, cities) are going to be forced to eliminate or cut services. This process has already started. Just look at our State and local roads.
Many stretches of State Route 19 are in terrible shape, and NYS has no plans for repairing it anytime soon. Many communities have al- ready started cutting payroll and delaying repairs and equipment re- placements. Snowplowing schedules will need to be cut back, and work will need to be performed by fewer workers. Because of budget cuts water mains and sewer mains will be repaired more slowly and with cheaper materials. Services for children, the elderly, handicapped, and disadvantaged will need to be cut. School class sizes will increase, and extra-curricular programs (like sports, music and art) will soon be reduced or dropped. Local Police Departments will need to be cut to save money. The list goes on and on.
Most of us agree that taxes are too high. The real question is what are we going to do about it. Will we slash spending in order to lower taxes, or will we raise taxes to pay for valuable services. We cannot have both. Which will it be?
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Especially hard-hit are those constantly typing on keyboards and iPhones—“the young”;
Who knows whatmood the smooth-sounding words of their thumbs are concealing.
So now…introducing… Interrobang? Sure! It comingles two “marks” that you know – Exclamation and Question – so use it…please?
It’s your prerogative:
When expressing a question that needs exclama- tion,
interrobang makes you a pro.
(Just ignore all those amateurs calling it “excla- marrogative.”)
Next…؟may I present…Percontation Point, which is a path to rhetoric verbosity,
Invented by talkers way back in the late 16th cen- tury.
؟And what after all reallyispercontation, you muse, in abstract curiosity;
But no answer forthcomes, cuz its use is reserved for the gent-u-ry.
Now enter the stage: Mr. Hervé Bazin, vaunted author of Let’s Pluck the Bird, A work whose distinguishing feature appears to have been
From that one publication’s original French (of which no one remembers a word),
Six brand newpunctuation marks made their ap- pearance within:
An Irony Mark (if you’re missing a wit), Acclamation Point (Hail to the Crown!/ ), The Love Point as well – Kissing Question Marks, Icall the thing;
But as one person noted, it beats the “I’ve dropped my two scoops of ice cream” mark, hands down.
But take care when you use it; you might have to go buy a ring.
The Certitude Point (if you think that you’re right!) and Authority Point (if you knowit!)
Are more of this Hervé Bazin’s bold, punctilious creations;
And companion to them is the Doubt Point – to usewhen you’re skeptical – or…when you blow it
These points, made correctly, will save you in- volved explanations.
There are also the slick Exclamation- and Ques- tion-mark
Commas that someone may utilize
Like the regular marks, but with comma instead of a dot;
Considering how the poetical meter my sentences frequently mutilize,
I think I might find myself tending to use them a lot.
I’ll feel free to exclaim!, without forcing the end of a sentence before I was ready to;
In the midst of a sentence!, you’re free to exhibit your shock.
You can even say something like, “Hey, did you hear
Fannie Mae may go under?, and Freddie too.”
Does this make bad grammar okay?, run-on sen- tences rock!
Scare quotes aren’t really a newthing; just quotes which
the writer’s not sure he anoints –
Or he’s trying to scare you to think he knows something you don’t;
But you know, if by law he had had to use all of these new punctuational points,
If he thinks that his “scare quotes” would scare off a flea – bet they won’t.
Then the SarcMark: it looks like a snake coiled upset to strike, with no hint of contrition – An appropriate thing; it points out a sarcastic re- mark.
But it’s good if it’s there, cuz it tells you if you should coil up – in the fetal position.~
(And that lastlittle “.~” snide-remark-thing is known as a “snark”.)
So the next time you’re emailing family or friends,
or you dash off a letter or note
Describing your last semi-colonoscopic ordeal, Use authority points – you’re an expert by now –
or a SarcMark, or even “scare” quote – You can now convey verbally all the discomfort you feel.
Or if of the regular-looking punctuatorial marks you’re sufficiently weari-ed,
Try the new ones – no question you’re sure to feel markedly better;
But brace yourself, dearie: you may set your mind to abandon the old method, period –
Thus shaking off every last colon, brace, bracket, and fetter.
I ask that you not pay them only a brief hyphenthetical (quote) “ellipservice”;
Your literal(-ry) reputation is all that you’re asked- to-risk,
And if that might apostrophe—oops, I mean pos- sibly—
make you not comma but nervous,
Just be glad I’ve neglected to ask you to use Flab- bergasterisk.
—Dr. Ellipseuss
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Week of Dec. 27-Jan. 2, 2013 ALFRED SUN, PO Box 811, 764 Route 244, Alfred, NY 14802 607-587-8110
DIANA COOPER
From left to right, Lions Jon LeGro, Leo Lejeune, Brad Bowden and Phil Phillipson stand with Dawn and Paul Vecchio following Paul’s induction into the Alfred Lions Club.
Past District Governor Lion Leo Lejeune (left) conducts part of the induction process of new Lion member Paul Vecchio (right) while Past District Governor Jon LeGro observes.
Lions Treasurer Jon LeGro, Beth Plaisted (Co-Chair of Fund Raising) and President Brad Bowden stand with Amanda Stag- nitta after congratulating and presenting her with the Raffle Basket.
ALFRED–Much of the news coverage of Sandy focused on the loss of lives, neighborhoods, homes, and possessions.
But there are more losses that went unnoticed by the public until the weeks went by and the clean-up got under way in earnest. Those losses include much of the life’s work of artists, who had their pieces in Chelsea galleries or stored in facilities around the city that they never imagined would be susceptible to flooding.
One was Diana Cooper, who was an artist-in-residence in Al- fred University’s Institute for Electronic Arts (IEA), School of Art & Design, when she learned
“everything I had made” be- tween 1983 and 2007 that was not being exhibited or in collec- tions elsewhere had been de- stroyed when storm water flooded the basement in which they were stored.
The pieces were “very fragile – that was an element of the work,” she said, and none sur- vived the devastation. Work done by her late father, also an artist, was also destroyed.
Her first inkling of what was happening came when she called
her husband about 10 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 29, and learned that the flood waters had reached her art storage space in the base- ment of a building near the inter- section of Canal and Greenwich streets in lower Manhattan, just
Alfred a ‘haven’ for artist who lost works to Sandy
blocks from the waterfront. Just hours before, there had been no sign of the flood waters.
It was not until the following morning, though, that she learned the space had been com- pletely flooded. Her studio, lo-
cated near the Gowanus Canal, was spared damage, but only be- cause of the controversial con- struction of a huge Whole Foods store in the neighborhood. The basement excavation site filled with water, becoming a giant re- taining pond that kept the flood waters from encroaching in that area.
By the time floodwaters had receded so that people could get to the building to determine what had happened, Cooper said, the work had been im- mersed in standing water for 72 hours; her works, which incor- porated paper and foam core and other fragile elements, had dis- integrated, leaving behind a smelly, contaminated mess.
Power was out, and access to the building restricted.
What began as a break from her regular work to spend time in the IEA studios in Harder Hall on the Alfred University campus took on new importance for Cooper, who has an exhibition scheduled to open at Postmas- ters, a Chelsea gallery that is in the forefront of new media, on Jan. 5, 2013. The gallery has cre- ated a website to commemorate some of the work that was lost.
By BRAD BOWDEN of the Alfred Lions Club ALFRED--Paul Vecchio, Di- rector of Athletics at Alfred Uni- versity was inducted into the Alfred Lions Club Thursday, Dec. 20 at the Lions Holiday Festivities Party at Howell Hall on the Alfred University cam- pus.Following introductory com- ments about Paul Vecchio by his sponsor Lion Brad Bowden, the induction ceremony was per- formed by Alfred Lions Leo Lejeune, Jon LeGro and Phil Phillipson all Past Governors of District 20-E1 in which the Al- fred Club is included.
Paul and his wife Dawn and sons Jake, Mitch and Tyler moved to Alfred this past sum- mer when Paul became Director of Athletics at Alfred University replacing Lion Jim Moretti who retired. Paul had previously been Sports Information Director at
http://postmastersgallery.tum- blr.com/dianacooperlostwork
She also has a show opening at Memorial Sloane Kettering’s new Infusion Center in March.
“Speedway,” a free-standing sculpture that was destroyed in the flooding, was going to be featured in that exhibition, along with a wall of photos, some of which she printed at the IEA during her residency.
Work she made in Alfred will now be “a huge part of the show,” Cooper said.
She extended her stay at Al- fred, and intends to return in the spring to offer the talk that was cancelled after the storm.
‘If I had not been here, I don’t know how I would have fared,”
said Cooper. “I am so grateful I was able to extend my stay.”
Even before it became – liter- ally – her haven from the storm, Cooper said she had found “Al- fred is an amazing art school.”
Working with the facilities and the faculty associated with the IEA “enabled me, as an artist, to work in new ways that would not be possible at another art school. It is such a support- ive environment for experiment- ing and producing art work.”
AU for three years before mov- ing to the University of Buffalo in a similar position in 1995 and was Senior Assistant Athletic Director with over-sight of the wrestling and men’s and women’s tennis teams when he left to come to Alfred.
Soon after his arrival in Alfred he had expressed an interest in continuing his prior involvement in community service activities, and that he would like to join the Alfred Lions. Now the Lions Club has among its members the Athletic Directors at both Alfred State College (Lion Daryl Ar- royo) and Alfred University, both Lions with strong interests in wrestling!
Lion Paul was asked to pick the winner of the Lions Club Holiday Basket Raffle. The win- ner was Amanda Stagnitta of Al- fred Station a Teller at Community Bank.
President Brad thanked Lion Jon LeGro for proposing the
Basket Raffle, Lions Kathy Ben- zaquin and Chuck Shultz for procuring the donated basket contents and Lion Beth Plaisted for collecting ticket stubs and money, and dispensing books of tickets to Lions to sell.
The members of the Lions Club sincerely thank the busi- nesses and individuals who do- nated to the Basket, and especially the members of the community for their generosity in purchasing tickets which re- sulted in a profit of over $800.
This money, together with funds raised from other events during the year, will help the Lions con- tinue their annual donations to various groups in the commu- nity.
The day after the dinner, Lions President Brad Bowden, Treas- urer Jon LeGro and Beth Plaisted, Co-Chair for Fund Raising, met with Amanda at the Bank to congratulate and present her with the Raffle Basket.
Alfred Lions induct Paul Vecchio
6 THE ALFRED SUN, Thursday, December 27, 2012
Music
BANDS/DJs/RECITALS AU Chorus, Chamber Singers and Orchestrawill perform Vi- valdi’s “Gloria” at 8 p.m. Satur- day, Dec. 1 in Miller Theater.
Aural Satisfaction, an a cap- pella group of AU alumni, 8 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 16 at Holmes Audito- rium, Harder Hall.
Festifall with the AU Chorus and Jazz Ensemble 7 p.m. Fri- day, Nov. 2 at Susan Howell Hall, AU campus. AU Chorus will cele- brate the 50th anniversary of the British Rock Invasion with greats from the 60’s by the Beatles, Rolling Stones and the Kinks, and the AU Jazz Ensemble will present a wide variety of jazz styles. Free admisison.
Living Saints , a pop punk band from Fredonia, 10 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17 at Terra Cotta Coffee- house, Main St., Alfred.
Alfred University Performing Arts Divisionpresents Student Recital, 3 pm Sunday, Nov. 18 at Susan Howell Hall, AU campus.
Free admission. Students study- ing voice and strings will perform for your listening pleasure.
Alfred University Symphonic Bandin concert, 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7 in Miller Theater, MPAC.
Alfred Village Bandoffers sum- mer concerts of popular music and marches at the Alfred Village Bandstand. The 2012 Schedule has concluded. For more infor- mation, please e-mail Nancy Luger at: [email protected] or call her at 607-587-9449.
Black-Eyed Susan Acoustic Cafe 22 West Main St., Angelica.
Open every day for lunch; dinner and live acoustic music on week- ends; now serving breakfast – call for details. Acoustic Open
Mic Night 1st Thursday of month 7-10 pm. Café opens early for dinner, espresso, wine & beer, Scrabble & chess. Music Sched- ule: Friday, Nov. 2--Bill Ring; Sat- urday, Nov. 3--Casey Dinkin;
Friday, Nov. 9--Conor Mulroy;
Saturday, Nov. 10--Rob Falgiano;
Friday, Nov. 16--Pat Kane; Satur- day, Nov. 17--Nan Hoffman and Joe Tumino; Friday, Nov. 23-- Skylark (Linda and Bernard Kunz); Saturday, Nov. 24--Alex Leyva. Music begins at 7:30 p.m.
Café open 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. for meals, espresso, beer, wine, desserts. Black-Eyed Susan Acoustic Café, 22 W. Main St., Angelica. Call 585-466-3399 or visit black-eyed-susan.com Hornell Area Wind Ensemble Rehearsals Tuesday evenings at Hornell Intermediate School.
New members are always wel- comed. For further information, call Nancy Luger at 587-9449 or call 545-8603.
Maple City Bowl, 7580 Seneca Road, Hornell. DJ/Karaoke every Friday Night 9 pm-1 a.m.; Satur- day night bands from 9 pm-1 a.m. For updates, check www.maplecitybowl.net Or call 607-324-1011.
Wellsville Creative Arts Center offers live music most Saturday evenings with performances be- ginning at 8 p.m., doors opening at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3-- Andrew & Noah Band; Saturday, Nov. 10--Grand Slambovians;
Friday, Nov. 16--Robin and Linda Williams and Their Fine Group;
Saturday, Nov. 24--Tom Stahl;
Saturday, Dec. 1--Rockwood Ferry; Saturday, Dec. 8--Bill Kirchen's Honky-Tonk Christmas;
Saturday, Dec. 15--Carolyn Kelly Blues Band; Saturday, Jan. 12-- Stone Row; Friday, Jan. 18--MiZ;
Saturday, Feb. 9--Joe Crookston;
Saturday, Feb. 16--Yarn; Friday, March 8--The Steel Wheels; Sat- urday, May 11--Lustre Kings. For tickets, visit: www.WellsvilleCre- ativeArtsCenter.com or call 585- 593-3000.
CHORAL GROUPS Andover Catholic Choir. Re- hearsals 7 pm Mondays at Blessed Sacrament Church, An- dover. New members welcome.
Contact Director Marcy Bledsoe at 478-5238.
Genesee Valley Chorus.
Weekly rehearsals 7 pm Tues- days at Congregational Church, 289 N. Main St., Wellsville. New members welcome. For further information, call 716-593-3173.
Maple City (Barbershopers) ChorusMeetings 7:30 p.m. Mon- days at St. Ann’s School, 27 Erie Ave., Hornell. New members wel- come. Call 276-6835 for info.
Sanctuary Choir. Rehearsals Thursdays at 7 pm, The Seventh Day Baptist Church-Alfred Sta- tion. New members welcome. In- strumentalists practice 9 a.m.
fourth Saturdays. Call 587-9545.
COFFEEHOUSES
Coffeehouse live entertainment periodically at Terra Cotta Cof- feehouse, 34 N. Main St., Alfred.
Saturday, Open Mic Night Wednesdays when colleges are in session.
Wellsville Creative Arts Center offers Coffee Houses nightly Monday-Thursday 7:30-10:30 p.m. with Movies on Mondays, Acoustic Campfire on Tuesdays, Open Mic Night every Wednes- day 7 to 9:30 p.m. For more info, visit: www.WellsvilleCreativeArts- Center.com or call 585-593-3000.
CONCERTS/RECITALS Davis Memorial Carillon Recitals, AU campus. Saturdays at 4 p.m. except August. Laurel Buckwalter, AU Carilonneur.
Wingate Memorial Carillon Recital Seriesat Davis Memorial Carillon, AU campus. Free con- certs on the lawn 7-8 p.m. Tues- day evenings in July.
Theater
& Dance
COMEDY
Comedian Hypnotist Joshua Seth 10 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2 in
Holmes Auditorium, Harder Hall, AU campus.
Comedian Aaron Kominos- Smith9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17 in Knight Club, Powell Campus Center, AU campus.
Comedian Chris Doucette, 10 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30 in Knight Club, Powell Campu Center.
Friday Night Live.AU student comedy troupe. Call 871-2175 for further info.
Pirate Theater.AU student com- edy troupe. Holmes Auditorium, Harder Hall. Call 871-2175 for further info.
DANCE
Alfred Dance Academy,N. Main St., Alfred. Katherine Lang, artis- tic director. For further informa- tion, phone 607-661-0952.
Alfred Swing Dance Network holds dances periodically in the 1890 Firemen’s Hall Theater lo- cated in Alfred Village Hall. For more information, contact Gra- ham Marks/Megan Staffel at [email protected] or call 607-478-8178.
Alleluia School of Danceoffers classes in Houghton and Wellsville. Classical ballet and liturgical dance. All ages and abil- ity levels. For more information or to register for classes, contact Di- rector Rebecca Moore at 585- 567-2079.
Let’s Dance Club offers occa- sional dances. Five dances are scheduled Sundays from 2-5 pm at Arkport American Legion:
Nov. 25, Jan. 27, Feb. 24 and March 24. For more information, contact presidents George and Carole Onoda at (607) 276-5475, vice-presidents John and Dee Cwynar at (607) 324-0373, sec- retaries Duffy and Barb Elsen- heimer 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 to help in the restoration of the 1890 Firemen’s Hall Theater. For more info, call Dave Snyder at 587- 8110.
PERFORMANCES
Alfred University Performing Arts Division presents ‘Anton in Show’ 8 p.m. Wed.-Thurs.-Fri.- Sat., Nov. 14-15-16-17 at CD Smith III Theatre, Miller Perform- ing Arts Ctr, AU campus. This bit- ing comedy looks at life on both sides of the footlights as three women with dreams deferred and obsessions obstructed pursue performing Chekhov’s ’The Three Sisters.’ Directed by Becky Prophet. Tickets required. Reser- vations may be made by visiting the online box office, emailing [email protected], or calling 607-871-2828.
Alfred Dramatists’ Holiday Ex- travaganza 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8 in Holmes Auditorium, Harder Hall, AU campus. A night of scenes and songs to get you in the spirit. Free admission but donations always appreciated.
Alfred Community Theater. For information, call Dave Snyder, President, at 607-587-8110 and leave a message. Next meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13 at Alfred Station S.D.B.
Church Christian Education Building, Main Street, Alfred Sta- tion. All are
welcome.
Art/ Galleries
INSTRUCTION/GROUPS Allegany Artisans. The Allegany Artisans, local artists and crafts- people working together to host an annual studio tour in October, invite artists to apply. Work is ju- ried. Studio must be in Allegany County. 585-593-6345 or www.alleganyartisans.com.
Allegany Arts Association Summer Arts Festival. Free to youth in Allegany County. To reg- ister for any of the following, call 585-808-0385.
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.
Artist Knot. 36 Main Street, An- dover. Current Exhibit: “Susie Mouroukas: Dreaming in Coulour” now–Nov. 2. Admission is always free. Gallery Hours:
Tues., Wed. & Fri. 11 am -4 pm, Thurs. 11-5 & Sat. 11-3 or any- time by appointment. Closed Sun.,Mon. and Holidays. (607) 478-5100.
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 Americana Manse. Tours at the Americana Manse, Whitney- Halsey Mansion, Inc. in Belmont.
Call 585-268-5130. Special Group Tour rates. $4.00 adults.
Fountain Arts Center, 42 Schuyler Street, Belmont. Exhibit hours are Mon., Tues., Fri. from 10 a.m.-12 noon and 2-4 p.m. or by appointment. For info or group arrangements, call 585-268-5951 or visit our website at: www.the- fountainartscenter.org
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Friday, December 28, 2012
The Corrigans /Americana / Blues / Roots
Nathan, Matthew and Tim of Short Tract, NY have a very ap- pealing, open sound: focused, yet easy-going. Guitar, mandolin, harmonica and vocals. 7:30 pm
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Saturday, December 29, 2012
George Collichio / Smooth Jazz Guitar
George uses his influences of Latin and traditional jazz, classical, finger-pick style, blues and rock to weave a timeless sonic tap- estry. Learn more at www.georgecollochio.com 7:30 pm Gui- tarist Jim Schwartz opens at 6:00 p.m.No cover, but guests are expected to contribute to the musician’s tip jar.
Black-Eyed Susan Acoustic Café, 22 W. Main St., Angelica, Phone 585-466-3399, www.black-eyed-susan.com
Black-Eyed Susan Acoustic Café will be closed January 1 through January 22, 2013 as the staff takes its annual vacation.
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