While the sun at the beach at Dreams Riviera Cancun Resort and Spa would seem sufficient, nevertheless, Scott Miller and Lisa del Campo insisted on the Alfred Sun being part of their wedding in Cancun. Lisa is the daughter of Dr. John and Jo Ellen del Campo of Alfred.
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ALFRED–Alfred State students in the Architecture and Design department are helping to improve the quality of the built envi- ronment in Allegany County and the surrounding region through a number of Southern Tier Architectural Resource (STAR) Center civic engagement projects.
The STAR Center is a collaboration of two organizations in the department: the Architecture Club and the Interior Design Club, which, through the promotion of sound design and planning prin- ciples, seek to enhance the local built environment.
Last semester, architectural technology majors Jeremy Dearing, of Allentown, PA, and Andrew Scott, of Arverne, NY, proposed designs for a project at Pioneer Park in Dansville. The project in- volved creating a place for a monument marking the park as Dansville’s first cemetery - where many are still interred - as well as landscaping and lighting work.
“What the clients were proposing was fairly low impact and it was really meant to just formalize the park and create a place for a new monument that they had already made,” said Bill Dean, chair of the department of Architecture and Design. “Most of the time you would create the plan first and then place the monument.
They had the monument first and it was like, ‘All right, where do we put it?’
“Jeremy and Andrew worked on that and talked about two dif- ferent possible locations for the monument and did renderings of what that might look like, just to kind of give them some guid- ance.”
Dearing said, “I’m very glad that I was able to get some real hands-on experience with actual clients.”
In the fall of 2013, Dean said, two students through the STAR Center also presented designs for a project that involved placing a welcome sign in downtown Bath. The clients ultimately chose architectural technology major and Syracuse, NY, native Katie Dussing’s plan.
“We’ve done a lot of these conceptualizations but we’re start- ing to see more activity with actually implementing them,” Dean said, “which is nice because it’s great to have the ideas on paper but you want to see them built at some point.”
Since 2013, according to Dean, the STAR Center students have undertaken eight typically infrastructure-related civic engage- ment projects, mainly in the Southern Tier. Potential upcoming projects include conceptual planning for a pocket park in Scio, documenting existing conditions for a veterans’ center in Rush- ford and for a building in downtown Buffalo, and a master plan for Lions Camp Badger in Spencer, NY.
Another project involves two students working with the Alfred State Sustainability Committee on converting an L-shaped area near the Central Dining Hall into a community garden.
“It’s not a huge space, it’s not a big project, but any place we can help, we’re happy to give the students that type of experi-
(Continued on Page 14) By SHERRY VOLK
Alfred Sun Reporter
ALFRED—In town to celebrate Alfred’s second Traffic Light Festival and to attend Alfred Univer- sity’s reunion back in June, former Alfred Village Mayor Gary Horowitz, agreed to chat for a bit about his time in Alfred.
While he was still a graduate student at Ohio State University (OSU), Alfred University was looking for someone to fill the redoubtable shoes of Willis Russell, who would soon retire. Horowitz remembers Dave Leach and Mel Bernstein visiting in late 1965. Harold Simpson, whose son, Allan, was at OSU, and Fred Gertz also attended the in- terview, asserting that Alfred is the type of place where you can kick a stone with your toe and it turns out to be a fossil.
Horowitz learned about the village newspaper, Alfred Sun, edited and published by Gene Van Horn, and subscribed. It came to OSU on a Satur- day, rolled in a piece of paper, which doubled as a label. Taking it to the Graduate Student Library,
Horowitz would chuckle at features such as the Bird Count by Delsey Rice. He found it utterly charming.
In the fall of 1966, he came to Alfred, teaching full time for eighteen years before filling various administrative posts.
The former mayor remembers sitting on the steps of Sun Publishing, chatting with Van Horn, who stopped producing the paper in June 1970. A cou- ple of attempts to have a local sheet included one by the Seventh Day Baptist Church Youth Group (with Mary Clare's supervision) publishing The About Townin the interim. David Snyder was edi- tor and Steve Crandall was a staff member. Asking Van Horn, “Why not have an Alfred Sunagain?”
Horowitz agreed to pay $2000 for the masthead which had been the identity of the defunct paper, with the proviso that Van Horn must approve any future sale, and that the “new” sheet would be printed by Sun Publishing.
Howard Zuses, a graduate of City College of (Continued on Page 11)
ALFRED–Alfred University (AU) will host “Sustainability Leading to Innova- tion,” Friday, Nov. 7, a symposium fo- cused on the facets of sustainability and how it relates to business, engineering, and the liberal arts. Business people, com- munity members, engineers, environmen- talists, and students are all invited to participate in the daylong program.
The symposium fee is $25 for non- AU/Alfred State students, $35 for AU Alumni, $50 for the general public, and
$100 for business groups; current AU and Alfred State students will be admitted free but must register. The registration dead- line is at the close of business Friday, Oct.
31. Those who wish to attend may register online at: business.alfred.edu/sustainabil- ity. For more details/information on the event, please call 607.871.2691.
This first symposium, in what is planned as an annual series focused on sustainability, will begin with a continen- tal breakfast in Miller Theater Lobby at
8:45 a.m. Following the breakfast, at 9:30, there will be welcome remarks by Dr.
Rick Stevens, AU provost and vice presi- dent for Academic Affairs, and Bruce Rosenthal, director of the AU School of Business.
There will be three, 30-minute morning sessions with a break followed by lunch, included in the registration fee, in the Uni- versity’s Health and Wellness Center at McLane from 12:30-1:45 p.m.
The two afternoon sessions, including a
break following the second lecture, begin at 2 p.m. The programming will wind down with a panel discussion by all pre- senters from 3:25-4:15 p.m.
Dr. Nancy Evangelista, AU associate provost and dean, College of Professional Studies, will conclude the symposium with a final summary of the day’s activi- ties at 4:15 p.m.
“Sustainability Leading to Innovation”
offers an opportunity to learn more for (Continued on Page 11) GARY HOROWITZ, seated here in a park bench in his ‘Little Acre’ on the
AU campus, left his mark on Alfred, resurrecting the Alfred Sunweekly news- paper in 1973 while serving as mayor. There may not be a “Horowitz Hall” at AU but his name is on a restroom in Alumni Hall. (Sherry Volk Photo)
Architecture students help enhance local buildings
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CDR CHRISTOPHER GIEDLIN, USN (Ret)
1975 AACS graduate CARLETON, MI-Comman- der Christopher Giedlin, USN (Ret), passed away in the pres- ence of his
family in Carleton MI on Thurs- day, Oct. 2, 2014 after a nine-month battle with pancreatic
cancer. He was 57 years old.
Chris was born on June 23, 1957 in Alfred, and was the third of five sons of the late Richard J. Giedlin and Mary Ellen Giedlin. He graduated from Al- fred Almond High School in 1975 and received a congres- sional appointment to the U.S.
Naval Academy. An engineering major, he graduated in the Class of 1979 as a member of 24th Company.
A career naval aviator with the call sign “Buck”, he completed Flight School at NAS Pensacola
FL and was selected as a Flight School Instructor for two years before joining the P-3 Orion submarine hunting community.
His Patrol Squadron assign- ments included tours with VP 44 in Brunswick MA, VP 65 in Point Magu CA, Master Aug- ment Unit (MAU) in Brunswick Maine, VP 60 in Glenview IL, and Base Operations Com- mander at NAS Willow Grove Joint Reserve Base in Philadel- phia PA. He retired from the Navy following his tour at NAS Willow Grove.
Chris was an exceptional naval officer, father, brother and friend. He married Lori Buell from Bloomingdale, MI and set- tled into the local community of Carleton, MI following military retirement and worked for WH Canon. He enjoyed life with Lori and two daughters, 11-year old Brooke and 9-year old Kate and followed his passion of col- lecting and repairing vintage cars and tractors while retired.
He loved riding his Harley- Davidson motorcycle and snow-
Chris Giedlin, A-A grad, was career naval aviator
mobiles, and was always willing to give a helping hand to repair an engine of any kind.
He is survived by his wife, Lori; children Brooke and Kate;
mother Mary Ellen; and broth- ers; Marty, Tom and Mike. His father, Richard, and brother, Tim, preceded Chris in death.
The family requests that re- membrances of Chris be in the form of donations to the “The C.J. Giedlin Foundation” educa- tion fund for his two daughters c/o Tom Giedlin, 4858 Alcamo Lane, Cypress CA, 90630.
Friends gathered from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8 at Merkle Funeral Service, North Monroe, MI (734)384-5185. A Celebration of His Life will be held at 1 p.m. today (Thursday, Oct. 9) also at Merkle’s with Reverend Taek Kim of Carleton United Methodist Church offici- ating. Procession will follow to Roselawn Memorial Park where graveside services will be under the auspices of Monroe Post 1138, VFW.
Online guests may leave words of inspiration, share a photo, or make a donation by visiting www.merklefs.com;
Online Tributes page.
EDWARD E. VAN TREESE Served in U.S. Navy Edward E. VanTreese passed away Thursday, Sept. 25, 2014 at age 68.
Edward was a member of the United States Navy from 1966 to 1970. After serving 8 weeks in Submarine School, he was as- signed to the USS Spadefish.
After his time in the service, Ed spent many years driving tractor trailer until retirement in 2008.
Ed is survived by his wife of 21 years, Michele VanTreese;
children, Gerald (Ingrid) VanTreese, Eric (Laurie) VanTreese, Eric (Katherine) Myers and Rachel (Dan) Corn- mire; 7 grandchildren, Ashley (Matt) Lorow, Brandon VanTreese, Kevin and Liana VanTreese, Kaila and Rachel Meador and Anna Kurtz; 1 sis- ter; 5 brothers; and several friends.
A celebration of life in honor of Ed will be held at 2 p.m. Sat- urday, Oct. 18, 2014 at the Al- fred Station Fire Hall (State Route 244) in Alfred Station.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society in Ed's name.
LESTER H. HESS
Pastored Phillips Creek church, founded Hess Tire Service INDEPENDENCE – Lester H. Hess, 82, entered into the presence of Jesus on Saturday (Oct. 4, 2014) at home, surrounded by family.
Mr. Hess was born on March 7, 1932 in New Providence, Pa. to the late Henry R. and Mary E. (Herr) Hess. On Aug. 1, 1953, in New Danville, Pa., he married Ida M. Eshleman, who survives.
Lester owned and operated Green Acres Farm in Independence from 1957 until the present. He also founded Hess Tire Service in 1969.
In addition to his wife of 61 years, Lester is survived by three sons, Lester (Rachel) Hess, Jr. and Timothy (Rachel) Hess, both of Independence and Jay (Sandra) Hess of Andover; four daughters, Arlene (William) Eddy of Belmont, Kathy (Roy) Sommers and Lois (Eugene) King, both of Harrisonburg, Va. and Yvonne (Nathan) Reber of Independence; 28 grandchildren, 29 great grandchildren;
and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
He was predeceased by two brothers, Harold Hess and Benjamin Hess; two sisters, Elsie Swartzentruber and Miriam Hess; and one grandson, Kendall Hess.
In addition to his farming duties, Lester loved maple syrup season in the spring. He pastored the Phillips Creek Mennonite Church for many years. Greatly respected in the community, Lester always had a kind word or helping hand for anyone he met. He was a loving and wise husband, father and grandfather and passed on to his family a deep love for the Lord.
Visitation was 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8 and from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. today (Thursday, Oct. 9) at the Gospel Fellowship Church, 4996 Hood Road in Belmont. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 10 also at the Gospel Fellowship Church with Bishop Jay Martin of the Phillips Creek Mennonite Church, offici- ating. Burial will follow in Forest Hills Cemetery in Belmont.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Lester’s name may be made to Phillips Creek Mennonite School, C/O Lester Hess, Jr., 2360 CR 22, Andover, NY 14806.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Baker-Swan Funeral Home in Andover. Online condolences may be offered at
www.baker-swan.com.
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Dear Editor:
The Alfred-Alfred Station Community Chest kicked off its 2014 drive the week of October 1. We have held our budget meet- ing and have set our goal for this year at $ 40,125 (our largest ever). Again this year the need for charitable donations around the world continues to be great. However many of the organiza- tions we support here in Alfred and in Allegany County have ex- perienced funding cuts from other sources. We want to be able to provide at least as much support for them this year as we have in the past. But only with your generosity will this be possible.
We hope that those who have been so generous in the past will continue to help the agencies that provide support for our young people, for our older citizens, and to the less fortunate of our com- munity. We also encourage new members of the community, and those who have not donated recently, to step up and replace the gifts of those who have left the area recently.
When reached, our goal will be divided among the following organizations as indicated:
Alfred Ambulance Operation ...$ 9700
Support for "Lifeline" ...$ 4000
Alfred Station Fire Company ...$ 3500
Alfred Box of Books Library ...$ 3000
Allegany Co. Assoc. for Blind & Vis. Handicapped...$ 1000
Baker¹s Bridge Historical Association ...$ 900
Allegany ARC ...$ 550
Allegany Co. Mental Health Assoc. ...$ 1800
American Red Cross, Southwestern NY Chapter ...$ 6500
Allegany Co. SPCA ...$ 2500
Allegany Rehabilitation Associates, Inc. ...$ 700
Boy Scouts -- Cub Pack 26 ...$ 1000
Scout Troop 19...$ 1000
Venture Crew 19 ...$ 250
Girl Scouts of NYPENN Pathways ... $ 1000
Literacy West New York, Inc. ...$ 1000
Senior Nutrition Site ...$ 200
Comfort House of Allegany County ...$ 1200
Campaign Expenses ...$ 325 Area residents and those employed in our community will soon, if they have not already, receive pledge forms and an appeal letter.
Donations may be left at the Alfred Pharmacy in Alfred, the Canacadea Country Store in Alfred Station, or may be mailed to Alfred-Alfred Station Community Chest, Box 603, Alfred, NY, 14802-0603. With the generous support of the entire community, our member organizations will be able to continue to serve us in the splendid way we have come to expect.
Sincerely, Wes Bentz For the Community Chest Board Peter Finlay, Laurel Buckwalter, Anthony Graziano, Linell Soule, Andy Call, Wes Bentz, William Carlson, Tricia Napolitano, Andy Eklund
Community Chest goal set at $40,125
Campaign kicked off Oct. 1
Lester Hess was farmer, businessman, Phillips Creek Mennonite Church pastor
Edward VanTreese served in US Navy
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Workmen, employed by Doug Gross Construction from Painted Post, at the new Museum of Ceramic Art on Pine Street, had lunch on the lawn behind Scholes Library. Thursday, October 2, 2014, was that beautiful and comfortable.
The Allegany County Area Foundation recently presented a
$547.16 check to the Scio Memorial Library. Pictured are (from left) Nancy Norton (Library Board Member),Carolyn Miller (Allegany County Area Foundation Board President), and Sue Moyer (Director of the Scio Memorial Library). This check comes from the current earnings of an ACAF endowment estab- lished by the Shear Family and the Hydramec Corporation of Scio back in 1989. Mrs. Moyer stated, “This money will be used to develop the side lot next to our library.”
The library is open on Tuesday (3-7 pm), Wednesday (5-9 pm), Thursday (11am-3 pm), Friday (1-5pm), and Saturday (10 am- 2 pm). For more information visit: http://sciolibrary.org/. If you would like more information on how you can provided a legacy of hope and good will in our community, please contact the Al- legany County Area Foundation at 585-808-8444 or visit their web site at: www.alleganycountyareafoundation.org.
The Box of Books Library has shelves and shelves of cook- books for patrons to borrow. Almost any specialty in cooking and baking that you would like to find is in those books.
I was thinking about the end of peach season and many of the other fruit delights of summer that would soon be gone-at least from local production. The book Great Pies and Tarts caught my eye. The recipe Stew of Summer Fruits with Phyllo Rings seemed to be just what I had in mind for an end of summer fruit send-off.
Stew of Summer Fruits with Phyllo Rings Phyllo Rings:
6 sheets of phyllo 1 T. canola or safflower oil 1 T. unsalted butter, melted
Fruit Stew:
6 c. mixed fruits and berries such as 2 peaches, 2 plums, 1c.
raspberries & l c. blueberries
6 T. sugar 2-3 tsp. cornstarch 1½ tsps. lemon juice 1 tsp. confectioners’ sugar for garnish
Preheat oven to 375. Position rack in lower third of oven. Line large baking sheet with parchment.Combine melted butter and oil and warm for a few seconds in microwave. Layer 6 sheets of phyllo on cutting surface, brushing each with butter mixture. Using a 4 in.
cookie cutter cut 6 phyllo circles with sharp knife. Place rings on cookie sheet. Bake for 6-8 minutes until golden brown. Set aside.
Peel peaches and dice in one inch cubes. Slice plums into ¼ in.
wedges. Add enough washed berries to equal 6 c. fruit. Spray ramikins with cooking spray. Place them in shallow baking pan. Fill each with about 1 c. fruit. Combine sugar and cornstarch. Sprinkle over fruit, dividing equally. Sprinkle each with lemon juice. Cover each ramekin with a square of foil, molding it snugly around the dish. Pierce a steam vent in each cover. Place in oven and bake for 25-30 minutes. Let fruit settle for 30 min.
Dust tops of phyllo rings with confectioners’ sugar. Carefully place a ring on top of each ramekin. Serve at once. Serves 6.
Box of Books has lots of cookbooks
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Kelly’s Forecast
By KELLY SNYDER Alfred Sun Weather
Forecaster
"Just before the death of flowers, And before they are buried in snow, There comes a festival season When nature is all aglow.”
― Author Unknown Thursday Oct. 9 MOSTLY SUNNY (HIGH 60 – LOW 41) Chance of precipitation...10%
Friday Oct. 10 P.M. SHOWERS (HIGH 63– LOW 42) Chance of precipitation...30%
Saturday Oct. 11 SHOWERS (HIGH 60 – LOW 44) Chance of precipitation...40%
Sunday Oct. 12 PARTLY CLOUDY (HIGH 55 - LOW 41) Chance of precipitation...20%
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ALFRED STATION–HELP!!
The shelves at the Food Pantry are getting empty, the bank bal- ance is getting low and the needy are still coming.
We thank those who have been giving and hope that more ALFRED STATION-Seven years ago Bridget and Denny Reynolds set out on a "quest" to bring healthy food to our area.
Theirs is a commitment to local agriculture and local foods. Any one who visits QUEST FARM PRODUCE, located on Route 21 in Almond, receives a smiling welcome with their organic pro- duce, honey, maple syrup, whole grains, meats, eggs and cheese.
All who are interested in the topic of organic growing are in- vited to a presentation by the Reynolds at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 20. They will describe and define certified organic, and dis- cuss the regulation, philosophy and goals of this type of food pro- duction.
Join us at the Bakers Bridge Association Meeting House on Hamilton Hill Road in Alfred Station and gain more insight into these words of Hippocrates: "Let food be thy medicine and medi- cine be thy food."
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Weather for the Week
Sept. 30-Oct. 6 Sept. Hi Lo Precip. Snow
30 76 44 0
Oct.1 74 45 0.13”
2 66 47 0
3 68 46 0
4 62 53 0.25”
5 56 32 Trace 6 53 34 Trace
September Summary:
Avg. high 69 Avg. low 47
Highest 84 (Sept. 6) Lowest 35 (Sept. 23) Total rainfall: 2.25”
By JOHN BUCKWALTER Alfred Area Weather Recorder
can give. Items suggested for donations are: canned fruit, veg- etables (no beans of any kind, please), spaghetti sauce, cereal, protein, peanut butter, canned meats, soups, milk, bread, pasta.
Checks should be made out to "Alfred Station SDB Church"
PO Box 7777, Alfred Station, NY 14803.
The Pantry is open on Tues- day and Thursday from 5:30 to
Area Food Pantry’s shelves getting empty
7 p.m. Donations may be brought to the Alfred Station Seventh Day Baptist Church Christian Education Building at those times or Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
with entrance through the front door of the Christian Education Building.
For further information, you may contact Luan Ellis at 587- 8411.
By BRIAN DEPEW [email protected], Center for Rural Affairs
Buy local. It’s a well known strategy for small towns. Keeping your grocery money close to home keeps the grocery store close to home. Economists tell us that every dollar spent at a locally owned business generates two to four times the economic benefit. But what if we take it to the next level? What if we “invest local” too?
The concept is an extension of “buy local” campaigns that urge us to capture the multiplier effect of commerce by keeping our spending money close to home. You already see it all around you in small towns. Often it takes local citizens to see opportunity where an outsider would overlook it.
In our hometown of Lyons, Nebraska, a new hardware and feed store went up on Main Street this summer. The owner and his family have run independent businesses in Lyons for two generations. It’s not a Menards, or a Bomgaars. Those companies would never build here.
My hometown of Laurens, Iowa, took it upon themselves to build a broadband network that delivers high-speed internet to every house and business in town. They didn’t wait for Comcast or Verizon to build a network. If they had, they might still be waiting.
Local residents, rooted in place, are often willing to take a finan- cial risk to make their small town a better place. Imagine if more of us joined them, investing locally. Creating a vibrant future for your small town really is in your hands.
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Established in 1973, the Center for Rural Affairs is a private, non- profit organization working to strengthen small businesses, family farms and ranches, and rural communities through action oriented programs addressing social, economic, and environmental issues.
Quest Farm story to be told Oct. 20
‘Beyond buy local, invest local’
Rural Affairs spokesman says
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UCA – THE “UNAFFORDABLE CARE ACT”
Last week my law firm received a quote from our health insurance broker for 2015 premiums. I expected an increase, but was shocked when the quoted premiums were more than 30% higher than 2014. For our basic Blue Cross/Blue Shield Plan, the cost for “family” coverage went from $872/
monthly ($10,464 annually) to $1,142/monthly ($13,704 annually). That represents an increase of
$3,240 annually, or a 30.1% increase. Looked at another way, that amounts to an increase of more than $1.55 per hour. How many workers are re- ceiving that kind of wage increase? What that means is that workers are taking less pay home.
For my employees that amounts to about $62 less take home per week.
The “Affordable Care Act” (“ACA” or “Oba- macare”) was supposed to make insurance afford- able for average citizens. It was supposed to protect workers. In reality the ACA has led to some of the largest increases in health insurance costs in a generation. Ironically, the ACA has actually caused most of these huge increases. The reasons aren’t hard to find or understand once you analyze what Obamacare has actually done. Here are just a few of the factors that have led to these huge pre- mium increases:
• “Insuring the uninsured.” A major goal of Obamacare was to provide insurance for the unin- sured. There were two official reasons for this.
First, the young uninsured would supposedly con- tribute premiums while not needing much actual care. Unfortunately, not enough of those “young invulnerables” signed up. Secondly, those who did actually sign up for insurance have placed huge demands upon the health care system, driving up costs.
• Covering “pre-existing conditions.” This sounded like a really great idea, but it has proved to be extremely expensive. In the past health in- surance would exclude coverage for pre-existing conditions. Now anyone can sign up for coverage, and everyone pays the same amount for that cov-
erage. However, when individuals with major medical needs join your/my/our insurance plan everyone must contribute to cover the extra costs that their needs generate. Almost every insurance plan is claiming that costs are skyrocketing. It will be interesting to see if this is a permanent increase, or just a temporary blip. For now, we are all paying a lot more for our coverage.
• “You won’t lose your existing coverage.”
This was big news last year, but the situation has not improved. In reality insurance companies are struggling to find workable actuarial models to predict what costs will be. That means that many existing plans weren’t sustainable. Older plans got canceled, and newer plans (with fewer benefits and greater costs) were established. We will soon be longing for the “good old days” when decent cov- erage was somewhat affordable.
• State and Federal insurance “Exchanges”
will offer affordable health insurance coverage.
This is one of the most insidious lies advanced by Obamacare. For 2015 the cost of the “Bronze Plan” through the Exchange for a family is
$964.78/monthly, or $11,577.36 annually. How- ever, that plan comes with a $3,500 individual, and
$7,000 family deductible. That means that a family that pays over $11,500 for insurance, cannot col- lect on it until they spend more than an additional
$7,000. A family’s total outlay for health care could cost more than $18,500 if covered by the Ex- change Bronze Plan. Is that affordable?
This topic is too big to cover in one article so I will conclude it next week. I will deal with the subsidy or “Premium Tax Credit” and the Medi- caid connection. I will also describe how it is driv- ing up our County and local property taxes, and the costs of many products.
It is clear to me that the so-called “Affordable Care Act” or “ACA” was utterly and intentionally mis-named. It should be re-named the “Unafford- able Care Act” or “UCA,” because that is exactly what it is. Anyone analyzing its provisions could (and many did) predict that it would push costs higher, not lower.
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Sticking with Alfred’s Sun Even After Alfred’s SunStuck it to Us Attention all and everyone
Who opened last week’s Alfred Sun And after reading pages one
And two and three and wanting more Commenced to try to turn to four But found the pages only tore,
Then heard yourself shout, “What a rip!”
And felt perhaps your lid you’d flip – Hold on there, people, get a grip:
It’s not as though the world is ending;
The Sunjust needs a little mending Or maybe quite a bit, depending…
But still, don’t let yourself be mad – It isn’t really quite as bad
As root canals you might’ve had Or piercings, or the odd tattoo;
And don’t think that it’s just a new Trick to get you to renew –
To “cement relations”, so to speak – And no, it’s not a random tweak, Nor new-brain-teaser-of-the-week.
Nope, this just means Dave Snyder’s fishin’
To create a collectible edition – Even at the risk of reader attrition…
—Too-Sticky Glue
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To the Editor:
We in Allegany County so far are fortunate not to have suffered from the climate change disasters that have occurred all over USA this year alone: tornadoes,floods, droughts, forest fires, mudslides, hurricane Sandy with rising sea levels-- and more.
As we approach the midterm elections on Tuesday, Nov 4, 2014-- All Congressman posi- tions are on the ballot across the nation. If you are one of the vot- ers aware that climate change is real , if you care for your grand- children and your childrens fu- ture, you know you want to kick out the climate change deniers in Congress so meaningful legisla- tion will be passed to create jobs building renewable energy and insulating housing, cleaning up our environment more than dirty- ing it that creates job too.
There is a difference between Democrats and Republicans.
There are 163 out of the 400 plus Congressmen that vote as climate change deniers after ac- cepting large lobby money for that. All 163 are Republicans
“Alfred” Part 2 The business district (all two blocks of it) offered multiple at- tractions as well, many of its wonders being visible from the sidewalk through big plate-glass windows. We could watch Stacy Pierce or Mr. Corsaw barber the village heads, and I especially enjoyed watching a shave.
Glover’s Grocery had a coffee grinder. There was a step-stool next to it where the Glovers would let me sit and breathe that rich aroma until I was giddy. It was also fun to go in the back and watch Bill Ide cutting meat.
He had a giant wheel of cheddar cheese under a plastic dome, from which he cut little slices for kids.
In front of the Collegiate Restaurant and the Kampus Kave clothing store were railings which were natural gathering spots for people to sit or lean and chat. If we were quiet, they would sometimes forget we were there, and gossip in front of us.
This was also the setting for one of my sister’s favorite tricks - dropping her half-eaten ice- cream cone on the sidewalk, then crying until someone took pity and bought her another!
Peck’s Pool Hall drew us like flies to cow-pies. Naturally, we weren’t allowed to hang out there, but we could go in to buy candy and comic books. I recall reading them three or four times so I could absorb the dark, smoky atmosphere, listen to the billiard balls clicking together, and the satisfying thunk when they fell in the pockets.
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So on Tuesday, Nov 4 go out and vote and if there is a big turnout then the Democrats will win. Do not pay any attention to griping and grousing about Obama- the Republicans are doing that on purpose to discour- age Democrats from going to the poles-- please show up and tell your friends and kick out all cli- mate change deniers-- your grandchildren will thank you for that.
If there is a large turnout of voters in the Midterm, then the Democrats will win and they will pass legislation such as cap and trade to tax the polluters of greenhouse gases and promote jobs researching and building re- newable energy and not dum- ming down our children but promote knowledge and that in- cludes admitting we have a cli- mate change problem and we will address it.
So go out and tell your friends and neighbors to vote for protec- tion of our beautiful planet.
Sincerely Gudrun Scott RN
Andover, NY
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very early days, before every- thing was automated, my broth- ers worked there as pin-setters.) If we didn’t have enough money to play, we would split a Coke and watch others. Perry’s Bakery was pastry heaven, and deserves a whole chapter of its own.
But the best of all was having free access to both of the univer- sity campuses. My siblings and I, being P.K.s (professor’s kids) were on our honor to behave well and stay out of the way when vis- iting the various buildings, barns, studios, gardens, and laborato- ries. We took it seriously, and be- cause of that, we were always welcome.
Alfred State had cows and horses - my brothers preferred the cows, my sister and I were horse-crazy. There were green- houses and a fine botanical gar- den, complete with little signs giving the common and Latin names of the plants, and a small goldfish pool.
On the A.U. campus we could watch art students throwing pot- tery, blowing glass, painting and sculpting in wood, clay, glass, metal, stone, even paper. In the laboratories, students conducted mysterious experiments with gleaming equipment and wildly
expensive machinery straight out of a sci-fi movie. Both campuses had excellent libraries where we spent endless happy hours browsing through the stacks, ex- amining historical exhibits, lis- tening to music through headphones, and reading maga- zines.
Both schools also had good athletic facilities which we used extensively during off-hours and summers. There were movies in Alumni Hall for fifteen cents, forty-five cents for over age twelve. There were plays, sports events, concerts, lectures, recitals, workshops, and festi- vals. Or we could just hang out in the Campus Center, arguing politics and philosophy with the students, many of whom proba- bly had younger siblings they missed.
All in all, it was nearly impos- sible to be bored growing up in Alfred. We had all the beauties and benefits of rural life, and the rest of the world came to our doorsteps, leaving behind the specters of violence, crime, war, and hunger. We were relatively poor, but we didn’t know that, and it didn’t matter. We were rich in the important things, and life was good.
Growing Up in Alfred
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PUT IT IN NEUTRAL
"Put it in neutral, Bud," my father said, quietly but firmly. It was the summer of 1958, and I was learning to drive. The car was a 1950 Chevrolet sedan with a three-speed transmission and the gearshift lever on the steering column. "Three on the Tree," it was called.
Learning to put the lever and the Chevy itself into neutral was my first lesson.
It might also be the first lesson for the Zen practitioner. Wherever else it might lead, the practice of Zen meditation begins with finding, establishing, and maintaining a neutral center, both for the body and the mind. Neutrality may well be the body-mind's most natural con- dition, but for many people it is far from habitual. In a culture as competitive as ours, neutrality is often not an option, much less a state to be cultivated and explored. To do so requires training and sustained attention.
The posture of meditation is a good place to start. Generally speaking, that posture should be upright, aligned, and resilient, whether one is sitting on a cushion, bench, or chair. Even when we are sitting upright, however, the parts of our bodies may or may not be in a neutral state. That is why the standard instructions for Zen meditation direct us to rock in an arc from side to side and backward and forward until we find our neutral center. Once we have done so, we can then check the positions of the spine (upright, but following its natural curvature), wrists (gently curved, not angled), shoulders (neither slouched nor stiffly pulled back), head (chin tucked in; head not tilted up or down), eyes (neither closed nor wholly open), and other parts of our bodies. As the last step in this process, we can de- termine whether our general physical state, which in Zen teachings is likened to a lute string, is neither too tight nor too loose but at a neutral point in between.
As with the body, so with the mind. Here is how the Zen teacher Jan Chozen Bays describes the state of mental neutrality, as experi- enced in zazen(sitting meditation):
In zazen, the restless activity that separates us from everything-that- is settles. Boundaries dissolve and we become light and transparent, completely receptive. Heart and mind become clear and open. Then each breath is the sacred, original breath, moving across the face of the earth. Sound, light, and touch are the play of existence arising endlessly out of emptiness. There is nothing lacking, nothing to ask for--except that everyone else be able to experience this perfect ease.
In this neutral, non-judgmental sate, Bays goes on to say, we become aware of "the continual gift, of the outpouring of all that exists, from the bottomless font of the unknowable."
The state of mind which Jan Bays is describing (and which she likens to prayer) is that of an experienced Zen practitioner. A begin- ner's experience might be very different, as might that of even a sea- soned practitioner on any given day. As anyone who undertakes this practice will soon discover, obstacles abound. From early childhood we are conditioned by our culture to be active and productive. Rest- ing in awareness is easily perceived, even by ourselves, as laziness or a culpable passivity. As a result, both body and mind resist the neutral state. They want to be doing something. They want to ac- complish something. And most of all, they want to be gaining some- thing, whether it be immediate release from stress or eventual enlightenment. Merely to sit in a neutral, attentive state, aware of
"everything-that-is" and open to it all, is a discipline to be acquired and a skill to be practiced. For many people, especially at the be- ginning, the state of neutrality can prove as elusive as it is benefi- cial.
All the same, anyone with the will to do so may experience a taste of this liberating and restorative practice. If you would like to ex- plore it, may I suggest that you choose an habitual activity-- something as routine as taking a shower or making breakfast or cleaning your kitchen counter. In the midst of that activity, stop. Re- turn to your breath and your body, allowing your engines, as it were, to idle. Observe the immediate effect on your senses, your feelings, and your state of mind. After a minute or two, resume your normal activity, noting any changes in your attitude, your distance from or intimacy with your surroundings, and your performance of the task at hand. Continue this practice several times a day for at least a week, and observe its impact on your daily life.
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Ben Howard leads the Falling Leaf Sangha (www.fallingleafsangha.
blogspot.com), a Zen practice group in Alfred.
Week of Oct. 9-Oct. 15, 2014 ALFRED SUN, PO Box 811, 764 Route 244, Alfred, NY 14802 607-587-8110
BRUCE’S HANDS: Open Studio Tour will miss them
By ELAINE HARDMAN Alfred Sun Reporter ALFRED STATION—The leaves are gold and red among pumpkins turning orange but in- side some hearts the world is blue. As Allegany Arti-
sans dust off their signs and clean their studios, many will pause to think of two long time members, Charley Or- lando and Bruce Greene, who will not be adding their warmth and welcome to the 27th Annual Studio Tour on October 18 &
19.Much has been writ- ten about both of these generous men. Both were treasured in their families. Both were teachers whose voices wove permanently into the lives of hundreds of students. Both created objects now found comfortably within thousands of homes across the country, working into family traditions as well as everyday life. Both
helped to build their communi- ties with a generosity that is less and less common.
Susan Greene spent some time with me in the home that she and Bruce filled with memories and history as she described to me the hero of her life, her husband, Bruce Greene.
Bruce Robert Greene was born in 1939 and worked pretty much ceaselessly until Septem- ber this year. During 40 of those years his were the hands that created Hillbottom Pottery in Al- fred Station.
For 24 years he guided Alfred- Almond’s high school students as they gained critical thinking proficiency, planning skills, so- cial behaviors, self-expression methods and the myriad lessons of math and science needed to employ various mediums of art in their coursework.
Susan said that she and Bruce were in concert in their beliefs and attitudes. Both felt that much of the work they did was an act of worship. Bruce valued creating things with his hands and worked with gratitude and respect. This generous, gentle man and his wife found objects created by long-gone hands and brought them into their home to honor the lines, the designs, the craftsmanship, the color, the util- ity and the labor of their in- volved.
“These look like things but they’re not. These are memories.
They represent a place we saw or they stand for a conversation Bruce and I shared.” Susan said
while showing the collection that she and Bruce gathered over decades.
How does she most remember Bruce? As many others, Susan remembers her husband as a
teacher. Teaching was important to him. Students were important people and they knew it. It’s why so many came to celebrate his life at the memorial service at the Alfred Station Seventh Day Baptist Church. It’s why several of them created a
“Teacher Quilt” to warm him in his last days at the H a r t C o m f o r t House.
I t ’ s why his voice still g u i d e s them in their lives and careers. Though their ca- reers are not art-centered, they are always Mr. Greene-assisted.
One past student became a ce- ramic engineer who feels that Mr. Greene put art into his per- sonal and high tech life. Another said that art is communication and so is useful in all fields.
Bruce and Susan both saw making art as a vulnerable act.
She worked with elementary students giving them back- ground information and confi- dence to move toward creative works. When they met Bruce in junior and senior high school, they felt secure in making creative leaps. Art was part of life for stu- dents of all grade levels at Alfred- Almond Central.
As a teacher, he was a gentle man but he had expectations and presented struc- ture with lots of room for explo- ration. His inter- actions with students gave them room to find happiness and made them aware of their environ- ment.
As a potter he was pragmatic.
He spoke, at times, of his love/hate thing with clay. He’d get tired of a de- sign or a process but he always pressed forward because of the pride he knew with the making of attractive, appealing, appre- ciated objects.
He felt that he was given the role to bring beautiful, satisfying things into people’s lives. He didn’t want a lot of “ballyhoo”
about it but he enjoyed that sense that so many potters have of being written into someone’s life by virtue of the favorite mug or the morning cereal bowl.
In this way, Bruce Greene continues in many lives. A mug handle connects him with a per- son, a place, a time and his memory is honored by this.
Bruce felt that there is good and God in handmade things.
Artisans know that there is beauty in a piece of wood, a sil- ver wire, a ball of clay or an old can and as they pass that mate- rial through their hands they bring out this beauty. This cre- ative act, the Greenes know, connects with the idea of cre- ative people having been them- selves created.
During his last months, Bruce’s brain was under assault and his body suffered from it but he pushed himself to do things so that there would be greater room in Susan’s life to finish the book she published in January. She didn’t know how hard the strug- gle was for him until the spring because he didn’t complain. He just helped. This she sees as heroic and typical. He was al- ways ready to help anyone.
His studio still holds his clay tools and some of his last pots.
The Allegany Artisans have agreed to an exception in their policy to allow Susan Greene to sell this pottery during the hours of the 2014 Studio Tour on Oc- tober 18 & 19, from 10 am to 5 pm.
There will be 39 other studios open and hosted by 46 members of the Allegany Artisans ready to
show what their hands have cre- ated. You may want to establish a connection in your life with something handmade and humbly presented.
Call the Allegany County Of- fice of Tourism at 1-800-836- 1869 or request a brochure listing all participants at Alle- [email protected].
Bruce helped Susan complete her book
Wearable Prints, 1760-1860, History, Materials, and Me- chanics was published by Susan W. Greene in January 2014. It’s available on Amazon.
When Elaine Hardman suffered a hip injury years ago, Bruce Greene taught her to throw standing up.
Bruce stacked things on the floor for her to stand on and made measurements and sketches. Thus armed, Rick Hardman did a bit of welding and carpentry to change a foot operated wheel into a hand operated model. The modified machine has what Bruce called a “belly bar.” His invention makes it possible to lean into the clay with steady pressure.
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Music
BANDS/DJs/RECITALS After Jack with AU alum Emily Tucker (‘02). A three-member all- girl band featuring a mix of blue- grass, gospel and folk music.
Friday, Oct. 17 at 7:30 p.m. in Miller Theater, Miller Performing Arts Center, AU campus.
Alfred Village Bandoffers sum- mer concerts of popular music and marches at the Alfred Village Bandstand. Concerts are sched- uled at 7:15 p.m. each Wednes- day in July. Concerts for 2014 include July 9, July 16, July 23 and July 30. The band is directed by Dr. Christopher Foster. Come and bring a friend and enjoy an evening of music on the Alfred Village Green.
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, Oct. 10--Pat Kane;
Saturday, Oct. 11--Allen Hopkins.
Friday, Oct. 17--Troubadour Tom Smith; Saturday, Oct. 18--Derek Knott; Friday, Oct. 24--Pianist Jim Knapp; Saturday, Oct. 25-- Songwriter Brie Cecil; Friday, Oct. 31--Piano Bar Pianist Jose
“Jogo” Gomez. 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 Clear Plastic Masks in concert Friday, Oct. 17 at AU. Details TBA.
Halloween Concert with the AU Symphonic Orchestra, 8 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 31 in Holmes Audito- rium, Harder Hall, AU campus.
Come as you are or dress for the occasion. Halloween concert complete with Special Guest Brooke Harris of Alfred as Mon- ster of Ceremonies.
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, Oct. 11-- Woodshed Prophets; Saturday, Oct. 18--Rita Hosking; Friday, Oct. 24--Big Leg Emma; Satur- day, Nov. 1--Bruce Katz Band;
Saturday, Nov. 15--Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Iron; Satur- day, Dec. 13--Caroline Rose. 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 7:00 p.m. Mon- days at United Methodist Church of Hornell, 7528 North Main St Ext., near Webbs Crossing Road, Hornell. New members welcome.
Call 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.
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. The Wingate Memorial Carillon Recital Series honors Dr. Ray Winthrop Wingate, a professor of music at Alfred University for 56 years. After the installation of the bells in 1937, he was the univer- sity carillonneur 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 recital series is funded by the Margaret Merrill and Ray W. Wingate Me- morial Carillon Foundation.
Theater
& Dance
COMEDY
Comedian Steve Macone will perform at 10 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1 in Knight Club, Powell Campus Center, AU campus.
Comedian Chloe Hilliard will perform at 10 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6 in Knight Club, Powell Campus Center, AU campus.
DANCE
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. For more informa- tion, contact president Carole Onoda at (607) 276-5475, vice- presidents John and Dee Cwynar at (607) 324-0373, secretaries Duffy and Barb Elsenheimer at (607) 295-7194, treasurers Char- lie and Kathy Bill at (607) 295- 7130, or band coordinators Doug and Melody Carrier 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 Anna In the Tropics by Nilo Cruz, a Pulitzer Prize winning ro- mantic drama set in 1929 Ybor City, Florida, will be performed by Alfred University students at 8 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, Nov.
12-15 at C.D. Smith III Theatre, Miller Performing Arts Center, AU campus. Tickets are $10 general admission; $5 sr. citizens and non-AU students, $2 for AU stu-
dents with ID.
Galleries rt/
INSTRUCTION/GROUPS Allegany Artisans. The Allegany
Artisans, local artists and crafts- people working together to host an annual studio tour (set for Oct.
18-19) in October, invite artists to apply. Work is juried. Studio must be in Allegany County.
585-593-6345 or www.allegan- yartisans.com.
Angelica Ink LetterpressLo- cated at 20 Allegany Avenue, An- gelica, NY. 585.466.7040 Angelica Sweet Shop 44 W.
Main in Angelica’s Park Circle National Historic District. Open daily 8 am–5 pm For more info:
585-466-7070 or www.angelicas- weetshop.com.
Artist Knot. 36 Main Street, An- dover. Gallery Hours by appoint- ment. (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 The Corning Museum of Glass presents the most comprehen- sive glass collection in the world in “35 Centuries of Glassmaking.”
For info, call 607-937-5371.
Open daily 9-5.
Fosdick-Nelson Galleryat Al- fred University. Fosdick-Nelson Gallery is located in Harder Hall, AU campus. Open 11-4 Mon- days-Fridays. Info 871-2412.
Glenn H. Curtiss Museum8419 Route 54, Hammondsport. Spe- cial exhibits, special events.
Open daily 10-4. Admission.
(607) 569-2160.
Hagadorn House MuseumOp- erated by Almond Historical Soci- ety. Genealogical research available Friday afternoons.
Call Homestead Museum, Hartsville, celebrating 19th and early 20th century life in rural western NY, is open from noon to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays from May to October, in Hartsville. The museum is lo- cated 2 miles south of Hartsville on the corner of Purdy Creek Road (County Rt. 28) and Post Road. Weekdays by appoint- ment. For further information, call 607-698-4789.
Hinkle Memorial Library Gallery, Alfred State College Campus. Open during library hours, 8 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday- Thursday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Fridays, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays and 3-9 p.m. Sundays.
Inamori Kyocera Museum of Fine Ceramics.The newly con- structed museum focuses on fine ceramics used in technical and bio-medical applications. Open 10-4 Wed.-Fri. Free admission.
The Schein-Joseph Interna- tional Museum of Ceramic Art at Alfred.Located on the top floor of Binns-Merrill Hall, AU campus, Alfred. Open 10-4 Wed.
thru Fri. Free Admission. For in- formation call the Museum at 607-871-2421; or visit the mu- seum website: www.ceramicsmu-
Cultur al Ar ts Calendar
What’s Happening at Almond Library
By SANDRA ROBINSON
Almond Twentieth Century Club Library Director
“Fall Colors in our Community” is our theme for October, and we have beautiful leaves everywhere in and around the library. Leaf projects are set up at our craft table in readiness for any willing youngster who would like to make colorful leaf decorations. The large pile of leaves from our spectacular maple tree in the back yard is just asking to be jumped upon--the perfect spot to let loose of that after-school energy!
Events with Mary Lu Wells, Master Gardener: Our Pumpkin Patch kids (you know who you are!) will be harvesting their pumpkins this Saturday, Oct. 11, at 10:30. We will also roast pumpkin seeds and make homemade (and homegrown) pumpkin pudding to enjoy with fresh whipped cream! The fall bulb presentation, Plant Now, Bloom Later, has been rescheduled for Thursday, Oct. 30, from 6:30-8pm.
Please pre-register by calling the library. There is a $5 fee.
Mary Jane Essex will be our “I Geek” speaker for this month. She has a long career teaching college English and literature classes, which brings her currently to the faculty of Alfred State College.
Ms. Essex believes that every person has lived a story, and her pas- sion is to help each one record his/her unique life’s narrative. Please join us Thursday, Oct. 16 at from 6-7 pm for her presentation, “Write Your Story,” as she leads us in transferring our experiences to the written page, both for ourselves and future generations.
Our next Overdrive Big Library Read will run Oct. 13-28, when one title is chosen to be available for unlimited checkout—which means that everybody, everywhere may read the same digital book simultaneously. Consider it a reading party! The selection for this event is the Young Adult title, Anatomy of a Misfit by Andrea Portes, and is available as an e-book or downloadable audiobook via the STLS Digital Catalog. Just use your library card to check it out at starcat.stls.org, or call us for assistance.
Everyone is invited to our neighborhood family Harvest Party on Tuesday, Oct. 28, from 6-7 pm. Last year was such a hit we just had to do it again! Families with kids of all ages can debut their Hal- loween costumes, join in the fun with plenty of old-fashioned games, enjoy cider and donuts, and even leave with a little trick-or-treat candy. Meet new friends and enjoy your neighbors.
Beginning this month, we will supply reading materials to Meals on Wheels participants in the Alfred-Almond area and to the Senior Lunch site at the Union University Church in Alfred. Books (includ- ing large print), audiobooks, magazines, etc. will be available on a bi-weekly basis to those who may not otherwise be able to visit our library. In a joint effort, the Alfred Box of Books will supply e-read- ers and digital resource training. This project is supported by out- reach funds awarded by the Southern Tier Library System’s Coordinated Outreach Services Advisory Council.
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ALFRED—Students enrolled in the culinary arts programs at Alfred State are bringing a taste of fall to Wellsville with an Ok- toberfest dinner. These future food industry experts will be preparing a delicious Oktober- fest-style menu to be served from 5-7:30 p.m. tonight (Thursday, Oct. 9) in the Culinary Arts din- ing room of the Culinary Arts Building on the Wellsville cam- pus.Some fall favorites will be bratwurst, Wiener schnitzel, sau- erbraten, frankfurters, fried pick- les, potato dumplings, sauerkraut, German potato salad, braised red cabbage, roasted brussel sprouts, broccoli, and bier cheese. For dessert, some favorites will be German chocolate cake, seasonal apple and pumpkin desserts, and pumpkin crème brûlée. Always on hand will be pumpernickel and rye breads, rolls, as well as warm soft pretzels.
The cost of the event is $15 for adults; $7 for children 10 and under. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Culinary Honors Club. This event is open to the public; no reservations will be ac- cepted. Questions may be di- rected to 607-587-3170.
By ELIZA ORDWAY Box of Books Library Director
The Box of Books is a drop off location for the We CARE “Purse and Scarf Collection Drive” until Oct. 17 there is a box located at the library for gently used purses and scarves to be donated to this collection. All proceeds from this collection will be used for com- munity education classes.
We are also a drop off location for a food drive being sponsored by the Alfred State Human Services students. Non-perishable food items may be left at the library in the GREEN basket. Food will be collected until Nov. 21.
Coming up here at the Box of Books:
Today at 4:30: Cultural Study of Liberia - this program is brought to us by the Cultural Anthropology students from Alfred State. This group will create a poster to be presented at Alfred State’s Cultural Showcase, an after-school event that will take place on Wednesday, November 19th in the early evening. The parents of the children are more than welcome to attend, and will be able to partake in the In- ternational Dinner that follows the showcase.
Wednesday, Oct. 15 at 10:30 - Story Time for birth to 5 years old.
Music, stories and more for children from birth to 5 and their care- givers.
Thursday, Oct. 16 - OWLS - Discussing Hoot through Chapter 14. We will be painting owl pumpkins as well.
Monday, Oct. 20 at 1 - ePLACE Digitizing Old Photos - Learn to use the scanner to organize those old photos. Please call the library for more details regarding this program or to register.
ALFRED-Attention all Ghouls, Ghosts, and Goblins:
Come as you are or dress for the occasion!
A Halloween Concert, one of Alfred’s favorite shows, will be staged at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31 in Holmes Auditorium, Harder Hall on the Alfred University campus.
Special guest Brooke Harris of Alfred will serve as “Monster of Ceremonies,” Dr. Lisa Lantz will conduct the AU Orchestra in music appropriate for the holiday including selections from Pirates of the Caribbean, The Phantom of the Opera and E.T.
Be at the Holmes Auditorium in Harder Hall as the clock strikes 8 o’clock on Friday, Oct. 31.
Halloween concert with AU Orchestra
ASC culinary arts Oktoberfest dinner on tonight’s menu
There will be some interesting characters in the AU Orches- tra for the Oct. 31 concert.
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