The Holly Trail ladies were checking out the Alfred Sunat their planning meeting for the 6th Annual Holly Trail. The 14 mile trail with 8 stops is in the Wellsville and Scio area was held Nov 8 and 9. Check out the Holly Trail gang on Facebook at
The Holly Trail.
$1.25
Higby, Mangine, Gardner ...Pg. 2 Community Chest only at 89% ....Pg. 2 Growing Up in Alfred...Pg. 3 Letters to the Editor ...Pg. 4 Wind Ensemble Concert ...Pg. 5 Cultural Arts Calendar ...Pgs. 6-7 Shop Locally This Season ...Pgs. 8-9 The Brothers from Wichita ...Pg. 10 Classified Ads ...Pg. 11 Years Ago in the SUN ...Pg. 12 Sunbeams ...Pg. 13 Galanis Arena dedicated ...Pg. 14 Dugout ‘For the Birds’...Pg. 16
Sun on the Holly Trail
T he A lfred S un
ALFRED–A 16-foot-tall Santa Claus decoration is making spirits bright on Wellsville’s Main Street this holiday season, thanks to some Alfred State students.
The decoration, made of exterior plywood, is currently in front of the Wellsville Area Chamber of Commerce building, 114 N. Main St. in Wellsville. Students in the college’s building con- struction program built the Santa Claus and stu- dents in the digital media and animation program painted it.
Joe Richardson, chair of the Building Trades Department, said the idea for the decoration came about through Alfred State President Dr. Skip Sul- livan and Wellsville Mayor Judy Lynch discussing how the college could help out the village com- munity.
“The mayor brought up the idea of recreating the Santa that was displayed in the late ‘50s, early
‘60s on Main Street,” Richardson said. “I have no idea what happened to the original, but we used an old newspaper photo to come up with the design.”
Richardson said the building construction stu- dents created a grid, laid out the outline for the decoration, and also painted some of the base color for the suit. His department then called on Digital Media and Animation Department Assistant Pro-
fessor Constance Pennisi to see if she had any tal- ented students who could add artistic details to the display.
“These students traveled from Alfred and over a four-day period provided the artistry to bring this to life,” Richardson said. “The students who worked on this were highly motivated to help out the community with this exciting project. I person- ally feel that the group did an amazing job, having started with almost no information other than the old photo.”
The project took about three-and-a-half weeks to complete, according to Richardson. Digital media and animation students involved in the proj- ect included Skyler Reisner, of Olean; Taylor Stevenson, of West Seneca; Alexis Parker, of Ho- neoye Falls; and Deanna Barber, of Rochester.
Building construction students involved in the endeavor were Brennan Zenoski, of Belmont;
Robert Smith, of Bronx; Jacob Vannorman, of Mount Morris; John Sexton, of Sunnyside; Robert Walsh, of Wellsville; Brandon Whittle, of Tioga, PA; Sean Ryan, of Batavia; Courtney Yauchzee, of Le Roy; Ryan Williams, of New Baltimore; Chan- dler Winling, of Pavilion; Glenn Proctor, of Belfast; Autumn Wells, of Madrid; and Kevin Rogers, of Frewsburg.
Pictured are building construction students, along with Louis Zver, lecturer in the Building Trades Department (far right). From left to right are Brennan Zenoski, of Belmont; Robert Smith, of Bronx; Jacob Vannorman, of Mount Morris; John Sexton, of Sunnyside; Robert Walsh, of Wellsville; Brandon Whittle, of Tioga, PA; Sean Ryan, of Batavia; Courtney Yauchzee, of Le Roy;
Ryan Williams, of New Baltimore; Chandler Winling, of Pavilion; Glenn Proctor, of Belfast; Au- tumn Wells, of Madrid; Kevin Rogers, of Frewsburg; and Zver.
H o ! H o ! H o !
Alfred State students bring 16 foot Santa to Wellsville
Santa Claus appeared on schedule at A. E. Crandall Hook and Ladder's popular and delicious Breakfast with Santa on Saturday, December 6, 2014. Assisted by able Elf, Rachel Depew, and appren- tice Elf Dylan Depew, Santa was heard to exclaim, "Ho, ho, ho,"
followed by, "IT'S GREAT TO BE HERE!" It WAS great; smiling fire department
members pre-
pared and
served pan- cakes, bacon, sausage, baked french toast, scrambled eggs, and assorted beverages.
We enjoyed a stroll through Sparkle, Crystal City Christ- mas,with Den and Bev Butts on closed-down Market Street in Corning that evening, where we spied the mailbox.
“A pretty darn good newspaper serving Alfred since 1883”
Of the Community. By the Community. For the Community.
Official Newspaper Of TOwN aNd Village Of alfred aNd alfred-almONd ceNTral schOOl disTricT
Vol. 129, No. 48 Alfred, Allegany County, New York State, U.S.A. 14802 Thursday, December 11, 2014 Inside
T he A lfred S un
1 12-11-14:Layout 1 12/9/2014 2:49 PM Page 1
2 THE ALFRED SUN, Thursday, December 11, 2014
OBITUARIES
! " " !
! !
&)-") ) " +"" #*+ &#" *# *(" )"+$1 ##& &")- 0&(.( #"-1 &) )1 -*+( &)! ",&,- )-
0&(.( -+")$-% - */",- *,- -.+ ' ),.' -*+
*)*(& ' *) *0&
! # !
- *0 '#+"! '' *+
AUSTIN MYLES HIGBY Had a true love for the ocean
ORLANDO, FL—Austin Myles Higby, 48, a track and swimming star at Alfred-Al- mond Central School where he was graduated in 1985, died peacefully on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014. He was at home in Or- lando, Florida with his dog Davidson, who was named after a beautiful, polished chrome motorcycle.
His living room was filled with fish tanks. The centerpiece was a mammoth saltwater tank filled with close friends - Rocky, Fred, Tiger, Spots. He could tell you everything about these crea- tures and the world from which
they came as he had a true love for the ocean.
Myles was an extraordinary man who had rebuilt his life against all the odds after a trau- matic brain injury he suffered in 2002. When he woke from a coma of two months he was told he would never walk again.
He walked—3 to 4 miles a day. Eventually, he rode his mo- torcycle and drove his car. He was a founding member of the Central Florida Brain Injury Support Group frequently shar- ing experiences and helping oth- ers to accept the challenge of a changed life. He formed a re- solve and based his determina- tion on memories of his youthful legacy of speed and physical en- durance.
A graduate with a degree in Physical Education from the State University New York Col- lege at Cortland, Myles had a history of awards for track and swimming. Frequently cited in local Allegany County, New York papers—“Higby Shatters A-A High School Track Records” (Hornell, NY, Evening
Austin Myles Higby was swimming, track star at A-A
Justin Mangine had worked construction in area
Joan Gardner met her husband at Alfred State
Tribune, May 1985)—Myles knew he could get his life back.
He continually amazed his doc- tors.
His energy and his embrace of life was a profound teaching to all who knew him. He was greatly loved and will be greatly missed.
Austin Myles Higby, the son of Wayne Higby of Alfred Sta- tion and the late Donna Higby, is survived by his father and his sister Sarah Morabito and her husband David, as well as his niece Olivia and nephews Oscar and Owen Morabito of Katonah.
A memorial celebration of Austin Myles Higby’s life will be held in Orlando after the first of the New Year.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Central Florida Brain Injury Support Group, P.O. Box 140792, Orlando, Florida, 32814 –www.brainsup-
portgroup.org –
The family was assisted by the Baldwin Fairchild Funeral Home in Winter Garden, FL.
! JUSTIN A. MANGINE
Had worked construction in area DANSVILLE—Justin A.
Mangine, 24, of the Dansville area, passed away Tuesday, Dec.
2, 2014 at Noyes Memorial Hos- pital in Dansville.
Born in Wellsville, Jan. 28, 1990, the son of Leon F u l l e r Mangine Sr.
and Stella Taft Davis, he was a life- long area res- ident. Justin had worked construction for a brief period and did odd jobs as
well.
He is survived by his mother, Stella and her husband, John Davis of North Hornell; his fa- ther, Leon Fuller Mangine Sr.
and his wife, Cynthia, of Barker, N.Y.; three sisters Laura, Carrie and Chrissy Dwyer; four broth- ers, Leon Mangine Jr., Collin Davis, Stephen Wright and Ricky Dwyer Jr.; his fiancé, Jes- sica Picture Wyant; his step- daughter, Isabelle Noel Wyant;
his grandparents, Glenn W. and Beverly Taft, and Louie and Vir- ginia Bleeks; Step-Grandmother, Jackie Davis of Ontario; his mentor and friend, Havla Tollen;
several aunts, uncles and
cousins.
The family was present from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, Dec.
8 at the Brown & Powers Fu- neral Home, 101 West Avenue, Angelica, where a service of re- membrance and celebration of life was held at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Ken Chroniger officiating.
To send a remembrance or light a candle online please visit www.brownandpowersfuneral- homes.com.
Friends may make memorial contributions to: The Alfred Sta- tion Seventh Day Baptist Church, 587 State Route 244, Alfred Station, NY 14803.
JOAN EMBSER GARDNER Lifelong Wellsville resident WELLSVILLE - Joan Embser Gardner, lifelong resident of Wellsville, died peacefully on Wednesday (Dec. 3, 2014) in her home, after a brief illness.
Born Nov. 10, 1930, Joan was the daughter of
Walter J. and K a t h e r i n e O'Brien Emb- ser.On April 25, 1953, she mar- ried David F.
Gardner at Im-
maculate Conception in Wellsville. They were blessed with their children Kate and her husband Brooks Chandler, Char- lie and his wife Penny, Tim and his wife Renee, Dan and his wife Carol, Walter, Brien, Anne and her husband Fred Collins, Heidi Brown, 19 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Joan is also survived by her sisters-in- law Mary and Marilyn, several nieces, nephews, special cousins
Dear Editor:
The Alfred-Alfred Station Community Chest drive has now reached 89% of the 2014 goal of $40,125. We are still in need of $4400 to reach the charities goal for the 2014 drive. So far we have received pledges of $35,703. Would you please con- sider us as one of your worthy 'gifts' this holiday season and help to push us over the top.
This week's spotlight is on the Literacy West NY organi- zation. The purpose of this organization is to provide free basic educational services including reading, writing, and math skills to adults. Literacy West accomplishes their goals by recruiting, training, and supporting community volunteers who provide one-on-one tutoring to adults in need. The typical adult student may be able to piece together a few words but is unable to gather meaning or make important life decisions based upon what he or she reads. In practical terms, this means that they are unable to fill out a job application, write checks, read news- papers or signs or maps. The economic and social opportunities for these adults are severely limited. All of the Literacy groups services are free to the learner.
These services are effective. The active students increased their skills by at least one grade level; a great majority of the learners with the goal of obtaining their GED or secondary school diploma achieved that goal. The improved abilities and confidence achieved by adult learners makes a direct impact upon their families. Adults who embrace learning for life, end the cycle of poverty and build a strong foundation for them- selves and their families.
Remember a portion of the funds you contribute to the Community Chest will go to help support Literacy West in Al- legany County and this in turn will help citizens of Alfred and Alfred Station. So please consider giving to the Community Chest and its commitment to our community oriented charities.
As you make a contribution to support our campaign, remember how the community is dependent on its citizens, and with your good fortune we are providing support to the community's many worthy organizations through your pledge.
Many thanks to those of you who have already made a contribution to the campaign. We ask those of you who have not yet made a donation or pledge to join your friends and neighbors in making our drive a success. If, for some reason, you did not receive a pledge card, donations may be left at the Alfred Pharmacy in Alfred, the Canacadea Country Store in Al- fred Station, or may be mailed to Alfred-Alfred Station Com- munity Chest, Box 603, Alfred, NY, 14802. We look forward to your continuing support.
Sincerely, William Carlson 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 of $40,125
Drive at 89% of goal
and lifelong friends. Joan was predeceased by her husband Dave in 2011, her parents and her brothers W. Joseph and J.
Timothy Embser.
Joan attended Wellsville High School, Marygrove College in Detroit and Alfred State where she and Dave met. Joan was a member of Immaculate Concep- tion Church where she belonged to the Altar Rosary Society. She practiced her faith inside and outside of Church.
Joan was a homemaker, known for her chocolate cake and sugar cookies. The "Matron of Meadowbrook Court" she was also a member of the Red Hat Society, Monday Club and former member of the Wellsville Country Club. Joan was an ac- complished and award-winning horsewoman. In recent years, she was an avid bridge player, playing five days a week, and enjoyed Friday evening dinners with her lifelong friends.
Friends called from 2-4 and 7- 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5 at the J.W.
Embser Sons Funeral Home, 34 W. State Street in Wellsville. The Altar and Rosary Society gath- ered to pray the rosary at 3:45 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5 at the funeral home. Additional calling hours were held from 12:30 to 1 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 6 at the funeral home. A Mass of Christian Bur- ial was celebrated at 1:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 6 at the Immacu- late Conception Church in Wellsville. Burial was in Sacred Heart Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Hart Comfort House, 141 East State St.; Im- maculate Conception School, 24 Maple Avenue or the David A.
Howe Public Library, 155 North Main Street, all in Wellsville, NY 14895. To leave online con- dolences, please visit www.em- bserfuneralhome.com.
SUN OBITUARY POLICY The Alfred Sun does NOT charge to publish obituaries. It never has; so long as the janitor has his say, it never will.
2 12-11-14:Layout 1 12/9/2014 7:29 AM Page 1
Let’s talk Christmas cookies. The Democrat and Chronicle newspaper each year runs twelve days of Christmas cookie recipes.
This year they have chosen to run vintage cookie recipes. This one especially caught my eye because it was a recipe given to me years ago when I played in Lois Scholes’ handbell choir, The Alfred Town Ringers. She called hers Forgotten Cookies. They were a favorite of my kids for years and I think it is time to make them for my grand- kids.
Nitey Nites
2 egg whites near room temp ¾ c. white sugar
¼ tsp. cream of tartar ½ tsp. vanilla 1 c. chocolate chips.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place a sheet of tin foil on a jelly roll pan. Beat egg whites with cream of tartar in a large clear glass bowl until stiff. Add sugar and vanilla gradually until very stiff. Fold in chips with spatula. Drop by teaspoons onto foil lined pan. Place cookie tray in oven and turn off oven. Leave cookies in oven overnight. (Don’t peek!)
(Note: eggs should be pasteurized!)
Ellen’s talkin’ Christmas cookies
THE ALFRED SUN, Thursday, December 11, 2014 3
Kelly’s Forecast
By KELLY SNYDER Alfred Sun Weather
Forecaster
“There’s less than 100 days until Spring!” ―Beth Plaisted
Thursday Dec. 11 SNOW SHOWERS (HIGH 27 – LOW 23) Chance of precipitation...60%
Friday Dec. 12 CLOUDY (HIGH 30– LOW 25) Chance of precipitation...20%
Saturday Dec. 13 CLOUDY (HIGH 32 – LOW 25) Chance of precipitation...10%
Sunday Dec. 14 CLOUDY (HIGH 34 - LOW 28) Chance of precipitation...10%
For more up to date weather information add your Alfred Sun
Weatherman Kelly Snyder on Facebook and as always if you
don’t like the weather in Alfred just wait five minutes!
A L F R E D
Weather for the Week
Dec. 2-Dec. 8 Dec. Hi Lo Precip. Snow
2 41 19 0
3 38 20 0.14” Trace
4 38 25 0
5 34 15 0
6 35 26 0.31”
7 35 24 0.54”
8 35 15 0
By JOHN BUCKWALTER Alfred Area Weather Recorder
The Center for TradiƟonal
Acupuncture and Herbs alfredacupuncture.com 607Ͳ587Ͳ9401 By BECKY PROPHET
Special to the Alfred Sun Alfred’s volunteer fire and am- bulance company, A.E. Crandall Hook and Ladder Company serves the Village of Alfred and the surrounding area. Join us to serve your friends and neighbors as a volunteer! There are many tasks that allow just about every- one to serve in some capacity.
Anything anyone of us con- tributes relieves and redistributes the load for all! Take a tour of our efforts; find where you fit in!
Contact Bob Pipal, Becky Prophet, or Zach Hamm.
THANK YOU to all of the companies who helped manage the situation on McHenry Valley Road on Saturday, Nov. 29. Al- fred Station Fire, Amity Rescue, Almond Fire and Ambulance and Hornell Fire and Ambulance as well as Alfred each sent equip- ment, vehicles, and people. Be- cause of all of this aid and the professional approaches, the scene was safe, organized, and the patients well cared for. Our neighbors and our teamwork made a difference in the lives of the patients!
Fire calls/responses November 2014: 10 fire calls/standbys. In addition Assis- tant Chief Furlong fielded twenty
‘phone calls for permission to reset fire alarms on the Alfred State campus.
Ambulance calls/responses November 2014: 48 calls/pa-
!
A.E.Crandall Hook & Ladder Fire Company
Service and Activities
We enjoyed a stroll through Sparkle, Crystal City Christmas,with Den and Bev Butts on closed-down Market Street in Corning that evening, where we spied the mailbox.
ALFRED STATION-The Alfred Area Food Pantry will be distrib- uting 47 Christmas dinners to area patrons. The dinners will include such items as a turkey or a ham, potatoes, milk, fruit, vegetables, homemade cookies.
Any help in providing any of these items or monetary donations would be greatly appreciated. We have had some turkeys already do- nated but could use more. If you are interested in donating any items, it would be appreciated to have them brought to the Food Pantry by Dec. 17 so other shopping can be done to make sure every patron gets their complete dinner.
Homemade cookies may be brought to the Alfred Station Church before noon on Sunday, Dec. 21.
For more information you may contact Luan Ellis at 587-8411.
We do thank all those who have so generously given during the past year. We regularly serve over 90 families during the year.
tients
Safer driving on winter roads:
Ambulance crews responded to several car rollovers in late No- vember. Each of these was a matter of a vehicle going too fast for existing conditions. Remem- ber, as the temperature hovers near freezing, the earlier precip- itation will freeze on the road surface making an untreated road very slippery. The snow that fol- lows makes for slipperiness ap- propriate for sports, not auto traffic. SLOW DOWN! Remem- ber, bridges freeze first. In our area, Jericho Hill (Co. Rt 12) in bad weather is dangerous! There are accidents at the curve at the top and at the steepest part about 1/3 of the way down. In the Vil- lage, hills and curves near the traffic light and many of our hilly streets present real hazards, very often. SLOW DOWN!
It was wrenching for the am- bulance crews to respond to a car accident on McHenry Valley Road on Saturday, Nov. 29.
Those injured included two chil- dren. Three patients were flown to medical centers. SLOW DOWN! Emergency crews from four companies managed the five patients and their medical needs very well with great on-scene work and co-ordination. The best management, however, is to drive with the greatest caution and the lowest speed in icy/snowy conditions.
"Making Money"
My parents were raised in the Great Depression. By the time my siblings and I were born, it was over and things were look- ing much brighter, but the les- sons learned in the hard times were deeply ingrained in them.
"Use it up, wear it out, make do, or do without." They taught us to take good care of what little we had, to work hard to earn the things we wanted, to spend care- fully, and to dread indebtedness.
This was not merely a hang- over from their youth. Times were still tough, with five kids to raise on an assistant professor's salary. Mom did what she could, baking bread for Glover's Gro- cery in exchange for other food- stuffs, but it was still pretty thin pickings. A roast of beef on the dinner table was a rare treat. We each got a small allowance every week, but it was only enough for a couple of candy bars, and we had to earn it by doing chores. If we wanted something more than the necessities, we had to work and save to buy it.
Fortunately, there were several ways a kid could earn money around Alfred in those days. One of the old stand-bys was collect- ing empty pop bottles for the de- posit of two cents on the regular size, five cents on quarts. It was all glass, and very heavy - only
Growing Up in Alfred
By JUDE FRECHETTE Special to the Alfred Sun beer came in steel cans, and there
was no deposit on them. Our lit- tle red wagon got a work-out as we combed ditches, tall grass, empty lots, and under the bleach- ers at the football field, and sometimes we made over a dol- lar.My brothers, being boys, could get work setting pins at the bowling alley, mowing lawns, and delivering newspapers. In the summers they were hired by Eddy Foster to prune Christmas trees, which was hot, brutal, dan- gerous work with machetes. My sister and I were relegated to more gentle employment as babysitters, plant waterers, and pet-sitters. We couldn't deliver newspapers, but we could and did deliver movie bills for Nevins' Theater for a penny apiece.
Fall was a great time to make money - every leaf that fell was money in our pockets. Armed with rakes and garbage bags, we went out knocking on doors, and always found a homeowner who was glad to avoid the task of rak- ing. It got even better when Harold Snyder started using leaves for calf bedding, and paid (I think) ten cents a bag.
But the best time for a kid to make money a bundle was win- ter. We prayed for big snowfalls, especially on weekends and hol-
idays, and a snow day off from school was a big windfall. At the first sign of snow, we'd crowd into the kitchen to heat our metal shovels over the stove burners, then rub them with paraffin to make the snow slide off easily.
Then out we went, each in a dif- ferent direction, to drum up busi- ness. My sister wasn't interested in this activity, which was a good thing because we only had four shovels!
This is how it worked. I'd pick a house that had snow on the sidewalk, and knock on the door.
When someone answered, I'd put on my brightest smile and say,
"Would you like me to shovel your walk?"
"Oh," they'd say, "that would be lovely! How much are you charging?"
Now, my brothers had some kind of formula for setting prices, depending on how long and wide the walk was, how deep the snow, etc. I didn't know how to do that, and I was timid about asking for money, so I'd say, "Whatever you think it's worth when I'm finished."
Then I'd clear away the snow, edge to edge and right down to the pavement, and end by sweep- ing the stoop with a broom. I took pride in doing a good job, and it paid off. They almost al- ways gave me more than I would have asked. Imagine my broth- ers' surprise, when I came home richer than they did!
Donations asked for Christmas dinners
3 12-11-14:Layout 1 12/9/2014 7:57 AM Page 1
VISIONS FOR THE FUTURE OF ALLEGANY COUNTY
This is an “off week” meaning that there was no Board of Legislators meeting that I need to re- port about. That allows me the freedom to report on more general (or specific) matters that seem im- portant. I trust that what is important to me is also important to my readers and the public. It seems like this would be a good opportunity to discuss my vision for Allegany County.
Where we are headed must be considered in light of where we were, and where we are. When I decided to run for County Legislator about 10 years ago we were faced with numerous serious crises. Our Budget was about $5 million in the red, and the County Legislature had been imposing double digit tax rate increases. We were near our Constitutional tax limit, and our bond rating had been lowered by the rating agencies. We were being pressured by the State to build a new Jail and a new Courthouse. Given what we were facing it looked like we would have to raise taxes even more.
I had no desire to become a County Legislator.
I was busy with my family and career as a private attorney. While I had experience as an attorney and businessman, I was inexperienced with poli- tics and governance. However, it seemed like our County was at a critical junction, and that it needed new leadership, with new visions and directions.
That’s what motivated me to run for office. A sig- nificant number of others shared that viewpoint because the Board experienced a major turnover in that election.
The problems facing Allegany County in 2006 had not developed overnight. They were the result of years of choices and practices. The new Board wasn’t able to eliminate those problems overnight either. We experienced several years of hard choices. However, we got the Budget under con- trol and were able to start generating surpluses. It took several years to pay off the deficits, and then to start building a modest fund balance. That en-
abled us to start paying cash for important pro- grams. It also resulted in an improved bond rating.
We completed construction of the Jail, and started collecting money from federal agencies for hous- ing their prisoners. This has largely paid the cost of that new facility. We fought with NYS over the Courthouse mandate, and ultimately built a facility for less than half the original estimated cost. Most importantly, the Board started lowered the tax rate.
We have now lowered the tax rate for five straight years.
That brings me to the present. What is my vi- sion for Allegany County? I cannot speak for any- one else. Here are my goals for the next several years:
• We need to continue to reduce real property taxes. Our current tax rate of about $16.46 is still too high. Our recent tax rate reductions are a good beginning but must continue.
• We need to promote significant economic growth, with more jobs, and offering better pay. I want my children and grandchildren to be able to afford to live in Allegany County. That means of- fering them excellent opportunities for jobs and living experiences.
• We must preserve the unique attributes that make Allegany County such a wonderful place to live, work and retire. Our natural beauty and rural character must not be sacrificed.
• I believe that most of what is needed can and should be provided by private individuals who take responsibility for their own lives. Govern- ment should have a significant, but limited role in shaping our future. This puts us at odds with how our State and federal governments are approaching things.
I believe that visions matter. A vision is like a map that shows you how to get where you want to go. For the past nine years our Board of Legisla- tors has had a clear vision. We generally agreed upon what we wanted to accomplish, and now to achieve those results. What is your vision for Al- legany County?
4 THE ALFRED SUN, Thursday, December 11, 2014
We welcome letters Thankful for the Sun
In defense of NYC
Efforts appreciated
To the Editor:
From the small community of Tennessee, Texas, I read the Al- fred Sunand am thankful for my sister Peggy subscribing to it for me. I enjoy many of the articles about the area, especially the
"years ago" column--though that really wasn't that long ago. Read- ing Jude Frechette's column brings a smile or two.
I like seeing the familiar names from before we moved to Texas, names like Wes Bentz, Pete Finlay, and Linell Soule.
The Canacadea Country Store brings back great memories of Mr. and Mrs Glen Mapes, who bought the store from the Charley Wheat0n family. Many a day I walked from Shaw Road to either Wheatons or Condermans.
Paul Conderman was a garru- lous man who enjoyed entertain- ing we kids, and even when I was in my late teens, he always stopped what he was doing to converse with us. He told me many times that, “Alfred Station is a place where anything can happen, but nothing ever does."
Sincerely Andy Stevens
To the Editor,
I’m submitting the following for publication. I anticipate it will ramble a bit, starting with my mother’s family and ending with a few words about thirty-five dollars. However there is a point to be made.
My mother did quite a bit of work on her family’s genealogy.
With the help of her Aunt Marge and second cousin Rosealee she gathered a great deal of informa- tion. She organized it in book form, a copy of which she pre- sented to each of her five chil- dren 20 years ago this Christmas.
My copy is one of my most treas- ured possessions.
After Mom passed, I took it upon myself to continue the work she started. With the bene- fit of the internet my research is easier, though it is not an ade- quate replacement for trudging through a cemetery or wearing out a librarian. While some find
: :
" ! "
"
"! ! ! #
: $ %
&/+4*)571 1*85 ,0&./ (20 ' * # %!# + & $ #
# & $ "& $ ( * ) "% !# %(! ( $ &# %
$& # * ( # & $ !) #
(&10' .$44 145$*( 2$,' $5 .)3(' #
2164.'76245
(54: 311-4 .,;$ 3'8$: .$,0( $3'/$0 .$0 ,55(.. $0':
1%,0410 +(3(4( ( 31 $7,' 6..(0 16* 1318 $55 6(..(3 ,0'$ (8$0'184-, (1 ($.10 100$ :$0 (..: 0:'(3 /$0'$ 0:'(3 $55: 633$0 (0 18$3' ,/$ = 10013 ($0 ,.*3,/ ..(0 +6.5; +(33: !1.- $3: 6 "(..4 ,0'$ 5$,*(3 . )3(' 5$5( .)3(' 0,7(34,5: .)3(' ./10' $0' /$0: /13(
28 62 7'5(4.'* 24 *1*8 %274 7'5(4.36.21
$ :($3 ,0 ..(*$0: 1605: 1654,'(
1 3'(3 4(0' $ &+(&- 8,5+ /$,.,0* $''3(44 51 .)3(' 60 6%4&3,25,10 19 .)3(' #
24 &) 4&6*5 (&// 24 * 0&./
&/+4*)571 1*85 ,0&./ (20
! !
(0' $''3(44 &+$0*(4 51
.)3(' 60 19 .)3(' #
it an odd hobby I believe it pleases Mom and it does me good.
The fraternal side of Mother’s family was German, settling in Rochester some 150 years ago. A city the size of Rochester has many opportunities for research.
Multiple daily newspapers were published. The city library is huge with an entire section de- voted to genealogy study. The cemeteries are large and well documented and the local histor- ical society is enthusiastic. It doesn’t make it easy, especially living a distance away, but if the information has been recorded it can generally be found.
Mom’s maternal side, Irish with a touch of Scot, settled a bit earlier in the Finger Lakes area.
From Montour Falls to Geneva along with many of the hillside towns between Cayuga and Seneca, they lived their lives and most now rest there. Information on this side of the family is not as forthcoming. The largest daily paper was published in Geneva.
The libraries, like the cemeteries, are often small and generally un- derfunded. A town’s history may be the work of a single person, at times some willing soul who doesn’t really have ties to the town. Different challenges.
Yet these small towns have a resource of information the city of Rochester can’t match. Small, locally owned, weekly newspa- pers. With names like The Ovid Bee, The Farmer Review, and The Interlaken Gazette, they con- tain articles chronicling the hap- penings of the day and provide information that can’t be found anywhere else. Words were writ- ten and edited by people that knew the folks personally whose stories made their papers unique.
It was in these newspapers that I could find a quaint story of when my g-g-great Aunt Ella, one of Mom’s favorites, went with her sisters to visit my great grand- mother Margaret in Rochester;
and the obituary for g-g- grandfather Robert, detailed enough that it mentioned the town and county in Ireland from where he emigrated. It’s also where Shannon, the amazing li- brary director in Ovid, found the graphically written story of the night that the sleigh carrying my g-g-grandmother Eliza crossed in front of a train. That story had been lost in the family to grief and time. Yet there it was in the Farmer Review, January 9, 1895.
For an individual to have most anything published in a newspa- per costs money. That’s part of
the way newspapers generate in- come and obituaries are no dif- ferent. A larger newspaper, a larger cost to publish. Some death notices of years ago pub- lished in the city newspapers were so brief they provide no sig- nificant research information other than the date of death. The smaller paper with the lessened cost offered even families of very moderate assets, such as Robert’s, a chance to expound on one’s life. It’s here where the point of this letter is rounding into shape.
Since its inception 100+ years ago, The Alfred Sun has pub- lished obituaries at no cost.
Whether this is great generosity or a shrewd business decision I don’t know but I think it’s fantas- tic. It allows the family to elabo- rate on who the deceased really was without the thought of ex- pense constraining their words.
Dwelling on the good and maybe skimming over the not as good, a final picture of one’s life is there in print, a permanent record.
Assuming the Sunis still chug- ging along, I know that someday my name will be on page two of this local weekly and, if you’re still reading this, most likely yours will also. Then decades later, someone who shares the same blood will read that obitu- ary. They will have an under- standing of who we were and a better understanding of where they came from. I think that sort of thing is important and I know it’s good.
That brings me to the afore- mentioned $35. Each February, The Alfred Sun sends me a re- newal notice and a bill for $35.
For that small amount of money I learn much. I read of Doug’s golf game. Bob and Sherry’s travels. Maybe a letter to the ed- itor from Mario. There is an oc- casional article explaining why education as we know it will end without a new ball field, addi- tion, or brick outhouse at AACS
(sorry, I couldn’t help myself). I also read an amazing yesteryear column that is worthy of a letter of its own.
With all that, I also get satis- faction, because I know that with those few dollars I am helping in a very small way in the creation each week of what will someday be viewed as a historical docu- ment. It’s the sort of thing that only a small town can offer and it is done well. So to the long list of all those who have a hand in the publishing of this periodical, from the janitor on down, I raise a glass. You keep sending me that notice each February, twitched a bit for inflation, and I’ll look forward to your efforts showing up in the mail. Those ef- forts are appreciated, keep up the good work.
Jim Gaisser Sandwich NH
Dear Editor,
I live, work and shop in Alle- gany County by choice. But I'm getting very tired of hearing all the negative comments about
"downstate" (by which they usu- ally mean New York City).
One of the most frequently leveled criticisms is that some- how downstate is getting a dis- proportionate amount of state allocations at the expense of the rest of the state (everything north and west of West Chester County). This claim is patently untrue.
For example, NYC and its sub- urbs represent 64 percent of the state's population, but pay 80 percent of the personal income taxes collected by the state. In 2010, New York generated 45 percent of the state budget but re- ceived only 40 percent of state spending. And in 2007, the City produced 63 percent of all tourist dollars spent in the entire state (source: The Nelson Rock- efeller Institute of Government).
So, if the "unfair" argument is
debunked, why would upstate politicians continue to badmouth the City? I can think of three rea- sons.
Number 1: xenophobia: "they are not like us." And that is true.
Whereas 96 percent of Allegany County residents are "white", only 44 percent of NYC 's is.
"Blacks" made up 1.4 percent of Allegany County's population in 2010 (U.S. census figures) but NYC's black population was 25.5 percent. And whereas in NYC the population whose pri- mary language at home was not English hovered around 49 per- cent, the comparable situation in Allegany County was 4.6 per- cent. So, yea, they are not "like us."
Number 2: Envy. There is no other city in the world like New York. It is simply the most im- portant city in the world in fi- nance, commerce, entertainment, talent, or fashion influence.
Number 3 (and the most likely scenario): Putting others down is simply good politics. Getting people to dislike other people is an age-old, tried-and-true ploy that is still being played around the world (see for example, Rus- sia and Ukraine) today and also gets local politicians elected.
One of your regular columnists (Mr. Pullen) went so far as to suggest a few months ago that maybe upstate should secede from downstate. Fomenting schism may get some votes but I, for one, cannot imagine the Empire State without New York City.
Sincerely, Steven Jakobi Alfred Station, NY
The Alfred Sun welcomes let- ters to the editor. For best re- sults, keep letters “brief and amazing.” E-mail to: alfred- [email protected] or mail to: PO Box 811, Alfred, NY 14802.
4 12-11-14:Layout 1 12/9/2014 8:24 AM Page 1
Moonlighter
Entertainment News...5 Cultural Calendar...6-7 Movie listings...7 Shop Locally...8-9 Classifieds...11
Years Ago in SUN...12 Alfred Sun’s Second Section--Entertainment, Classified Advertising, Etc., Etc.
Week of Dec. 11-Dec. 17, 2014 ALFRED SUN, PO Box 811, 764 Route 244, Alfred, NY 14802 607-587-8110
THIS WILL BE the “Last Snowman Group Show” at St. Phillips Church Hall in Belmont. (Photo provided)
BELMONT—While each member of the group is in fine shape, the Snowman Group is melting like the memory of Christmases past. Things are changing so this December, come to say hello, or good-bye or a bit of both to Snowman/Pur- ple House Group.
St. Philips’ Church Hall is changing into offices. The little green building behind Belmont’s green church is still open but ownership and function with soon be different.
Another change is with weaver, Peg Cherre. Peg’s sell- ing her house, packing her loom and moving to be near a precious grandchild.
Green Circle Grove (Meredith Chilson and Kristen Vossler Wigent) is looking toward retire- ment and other directions so the partnership of many years is calling this the last Snowman Group Show.
After more than a decade, Fri- day and Saturday, December 12
& 13 from 10-4 will be the last
time to find this friendly group and all their munchies together at Christmas.
There will be plenty of pottery from Elaine Hardman and Kay Brooks. Neither one is retiring from the messy world of clay but this is the last time to find them together with bowls, mugs, vases, sponge holders and cookie jars at St. Philips. Of course, Elaine’s still making Mommy Vases and she’ll have one-of-a-kind earrings and bracelets.
Kay will be in her corner with the decorated tree and your fa- vorite glazes.
Joan Sinclair may well stitch and weave forever. You never know what she and her threads will have on hand.
Could Margaret Shulock stop drawing her marvelous car- toons? We certainly hope not.
Come to the show to get more than your usual year’s supply of cards and calendars.
Green Circle Grove will have on hand soaps and bags and
beaded jewelry in a magnificent array of colors and utility and magnificent is the best word for Peg Cherre’s weaving from scarf to baby blanket.
Of course there will be Bob Chaffee with his constantly carving fingers making Santa this and Santa that for any home- made tree.
The show coincides with other events (on Saturday only) at the Belmont Fire Hall and the Bel- mont Library as well as a basket raffle at the old Belmont Hotel to benefit the Allegany Arts As- sociation’s February Craft classes for children.
Shop locally. Give gifts made with care and skill right here in Allegany County. Snack, visit and shop with the Snowman Group behind St. Philips Church at the Farewell Snowman Show from 10-4 on Friday and Satur- day, Dec. 12 & 13. Call 585- 808-0385 or visit:
Facebook.com/The-Snowman- Group.
BELMONT—The Fifth Annual Snowflake Festival returns to the Fountain Arts Center in Belmont from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13. If you like gifts that are hand-made, and want to support local artists and artisans, you will find many beautiful and unique items provided by Wightman Woodworks, Sheila Kalkbrenner, Bev- erly Evans, Betsy Orlando, Molly Euken and Terry Kelly, Robert Finnemore, John Balacki, Woodland Creations, Aaron Powers, and Abbe Freeland Wildlife.
The arts center will also offer lunch for purchase provided by Jill Grigg of Cambridge Catering from 11 a.m.-1 p.m., and delectable sweets from Honey Pot Chocolates.
The "Snowflake King" of Allegany County, Robert Finnemore, will demonstrate his techniques for creating one-of-a-kind paper snowflakes. Signs & Wonders Studio will feature a Holiday Yard Card Workshop at noon, followed by a "New Antler Design" silk- screening holiday card workshop at 2 p.m. The cost of each work- shop is $3 to cover materials.
The Allegany Arts Association will hold a theme basket auction in the Corrado Room of The Fountain Arts Center from 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Winners will be drawn at 3:30 p.m.
Come join the fun in Belmont on Saturday, Dec. 13.
ANGELICA—An Evening with Curt Osgood and RJ Siegers will be featured beginning at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12 at the Black-Eyed Susan Acoustic Café in Angelica.
Traditional folk and Celtic music, with a smat- tering of Christmas tunes, played without ampli- fication on hammered dulcimer, banjo, mandolin and guitar. Curt Osgood and RJ Siegers both learned folk music in the time honored way: learn- ing by ear and learning from their elders. They have appeared together at numerous venues for more than ten years. An audience favorite, this is their fifth appearance at Black-Eyed Susan. Learn more at www.curtosgood.com Dinner starts at 4:30; music at 6 p.m. Call 585-466-3399 for reser- vations.
The Music of Christmas continues at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 13 with An Evening with Jim Knapp Wellsville pianist Jim Knapp loves Christmas music! Expect a wonderful evening of carols, stan- dards and hymns, along with pop, jazz standards, and classical piano. Jim started taking piano les- sons at the age of five. The instrument has been an important part of his life ever since. He studied classical music in college but always kept his hand in the pop, jazz and avant-garde worlds of music.
Musical influences for Jim include pop songwrit- ers Billy Joel, Elton John and James Taylor. Jazz masters such as Chick Corea and Billy Taylor were immensely influential as well. Classical influences include Bach, Beethoven, Debussy, Chopin and Stravinsky. All in all, Jim is a well-rounded pianist.
Dinner begins at 4:30. Call 585-466-3399 for reservations or information.
HORNELL—The Hornell Area Wind Ensemble's Saturday, Dec. 13 concert “Holiday Joy”
will offer an enchanting musical gift to the community. This con- cert is free and will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the Hornell High School. (snow date: Sunday Dec. 14 at 3 p.m.)
Conductors Edward Belin and Christopher Lynn will share the podium. They've put together a program of holiday music in- cluding familiar standards as well as less-traditional tunes, which are sure to please all mu- sical tastes.
The ensemble welcomes back Mark Smith as Master of Cere- monies; he'll introduce each piece with wit and wisdom!
You'll hear the wind ensemble play “Coronation March” from the opera Le Prophete by Gia- como Meyerbeer. Since 1849 this grand march has been used for weddings and other festive occasions. A more contemporary
Snowman Group plans last show Hornell Wind Ensemble offers concert of ‘Holiday Joy’
piece is “Festive Overture” by Alfred Reed, one of America's most prolific and popular com- posers. He also arranged the tra- ditional melody you know as
“Greensleeves.” This arrange- ment has been adapted for many ensembles and sets of lyrics in- cluding “What Child is This?”
On a lighter note, the ensem- ble will take you on an amusing romp through many secret agent cliches with “Secret Agent Santa,” a jazzy upbeat piece in- corporating many Christmas tunes you'll recognize. There's also the “The Lighter Side of Christmas,” arranged by Frank Richards. It's a medley of songs which perfectly capture the spirit of the season.
John Wasson's “Festival Fan- fare for Christmas” begins with a brilliant introduction by the brass musicians; then the piece blossoms into a showcase for the entire ensemble. Percy Granger wrote the “Sussex
Mummer's Christmas Carol.”
It's a meditative and beautiful piece based on a traditional carol from the Sussex region of Eng- land. Like Granger's piece,
“Journey to the Cathedrals,” by Dean Smith, musically repre- sents five European cathedrals;
St. Basil's Moscow, Westminster Abbey, the Duomo Milano,
Dom Kirch Cologne, and Notre Dame, utilizing folk and classi- cal themes to evoke the national settings of each of the cathe- drals.
A true holiday classic is
“Sleigh Ride,” by Leroy Ander- son. It's complete with the jin- gling of bells, the clippity clop of horse's hooves and a crack of
the whip. It'll have you leaving the concert tapping your toes and feeling merry and bright!
This concert is made possible in part with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts' Decentralization Pro- gram and administered locally by the ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes.
Christmas Music offered in Angelica
To the Tune of Jolly Old St. Nicholas To the Beat of a Different DrummerAnd, Jolly young Miss Twenty-Six
Dye your hair that way?!
You won’t tell a single soul What I’m going to say:
Make-believe is going soon Says your dear old man;
Whisper what you plan to do, Tell me if you can.
Think you’ll go to grad school now?
Maybe way out east?
Good—if there is any chance Your income be increased.
Don’t have health care any more, Aging off of mine;
Sign up for Obamacare Before you get a fine.
Jolly young Miss Twenty-Six Been on easy street,
Don’t hang ’round here too much more Or history will repeat:
You’re working at the library, The church, et cetera,
You drive a Buick Century…
You’re becoming your grand-ma!
—Old Manymous
5th Snowflake Festival Saturday in Belmont
5 12-11-14:Layout 1 12/9/2014 2:52 PM Page 1
6 THE ALFRED SUN, Thursday, December 11, 2014
Music
BANDS/DJs/RECITALS 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, Nov. 14--Jose “Jogo”
Gomez with music beginning at 6:30 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 15-- Miché Fambro with music begin- ning 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.
The Saxon Singers.AU's first all-male choir will be joined by
Westfield Academy and Central School's Ape-Men, directed by Grammy award winning teacher, Kent Knappenberger, and Rochester's University Prep Singers, directed by AU alumnus Chaz Bruce! 7:30 pm Saturday, Nov. 1 at Miller Theater, AU campus.
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. Friday, Oct. 24--Big Leg Emma; Saturday, Nov. 1-- Bruce Katz Band; Saturday, Nov.
15--Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Iron; Saturday, Dec. 13-- Caroline Rose. For tickets, visit:
www.WellsvilleCreativeArtsCen- ter.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 1st Sabbath of Month – 12:30pm;
3rd Sabbath of Month – 9:00am;
Instrumentalists 4th Sabbath of Month– 9:00am. The Seventh Day Baptist Church – Alfred Sta- tion. New musicians welcome.
Call 607-587-9176.
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
“Spoken Word” Poetry Night -- a lively and entertaining evening of poetry performance, hosted by Christopher Clow at Black-Eyed Susan Acoustic Café, 22 W. Main St., Angelica. Call 585-466-3399 or visit black-eyed-susan.com 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- seum.alfred.edu.
National Warplane Museum.
Off I-86 in Big Flats. Call 607- 739-8200 or stop by the museum for more information.
Cultur al Ar ts Calendar
What’s Happening at Almond Library
By SANDRA ROBINSON
Almond Twentieth Century Club Library Director
We would like to extend an invitation to all of the Alfred-Almond community to attend Almond Library’s Annual Christmas Party on Thursday, Dec. 18 from 6-7 pm. It will be a relaxed hour of min- gling over refreshments, hot cider and cocoa, with stories, activities, and various make-your-own ornament/gift crafts for the children and teens. Come meet your neighbors, spend some quality time with friends and family, and just hang out with us while we celebrate this wonderful season!
The Almond Book Club will hold their meeting on Dec. 16 at 5 pm. Everyone is invited to the festivities, as they review all the se- lections read for 2014 while enjoying tea, coffee and a variety of treats. You won’t find more stimulating conversation or genuine laughter than these ladies can bring! Give yourself a gift this holiday season and take time out to join them for a delightful evening.
Fa la la la la la… Kids, parents, seniors, and all others who like to sing, are invited on Saturday, December 20th at 1pm, to accompany us as we circle the neighborhood with some old-fashioned Christmas caroling. Cecily and our work study, Jo, will meet everyone here at the library to lead us on a joyously fun adventure around town.
Bring warm clothes, your best singing voice (or not), and plenty of holiday cheer to spread to all our neighbors!
December’s schedule:
12/16, 5pm: Book Club. Review of 2014 selections.
12/18, 6-7pm: Christmas Party! Come one, come all for stories, holiday crafts, refreshments.
12/20, 1 pm: Christmas Caroling around Almond 12/24, Christmas Eve: Closed.
12/25, Christmas Day: Closed.
12/29, 10am: Community Coffee. Everyone is welcome for cof- fee, treats, and conversation!
Mondays 10am: Preschool Storytime. Stories, songs, and a craft.
See our calendar on Facebook. Our website: almondlibrary.org.
Location: 44 Main Street, Almond, NY 14804. Phone:607-276- 6311. Library Hours: M, W, Sat 9:30 am-1pm. Tu, Th 1-7 pm.
We geek libraries!
By ELIZA ORDWAY Box of Books Library Director
To help fight the winter BLAH’s the Box of Books will be hosting it’s first ever Winter Reading Program themed: Warm Up with Good Books. To participate in this reading program participants must reg- ister with Eliza at the library, read 6 books over the three month pe- riod and turn in their reading log. Audio books do count (movies do not!) All completed reading logs will be entered to win a $25.00 gift card to the Terra Cotta/Collegiate Restaurant. Warm Up will run from January 1st until March 31st. Drawing of winner will be an- nounced on April 6th. Completed logs must be turned in by April 3rd. Registration forms will be available beginning December 22nd.
This event is for all ages!
Coming events:
December 20th 12-4: Crazy Cold Craft Day. This event is for all ages and will be held all day stop in any time to work at our craft stations. We will have a Giant Snowflake Station, color a snowflake station, mini christmas trees, color your own photo ornament, and some others I am sure! No registration is needed.
December 23rd at 5 pm: Family Movie Night The Santa Clause rated PG staring Tim Allen. Such a fun family movie come in your comfy clothes to watch this Christmas classic.
Library will be Closed December 24th and 25th for Christmas, reopening Friday, December 26th at 10 am.
ALFRED—New sculpture by Jordan Baker Caldwell, artist/
metal sculptor and a member of the AU Class of 2005, is set to be permanently installed in Mid- town Manhattan. “Ascension”
will be prominently featured in
the new neighborhood of Hudson Yards, currently being developed.
The neighborhood will span from 30th Street to 42nd Street, be- tween 9th and 11th avenues.
“Ascension is a 9-foot tall tu- bular sculpture made of Cor Ten
steel that appears to be standing on its edge. It embodies the idea of growth and serves as a re- minder to stay present, and to en- gage with the world in a way that’s thoughtful.
The piece invites conversation.
It causes people to question how it’s able to stand and what it’s made out of? creating a quiet mo- ment of reflection and contem- plation amidst the hustle and bustle of the city. “Ascension”
will rest perched on its edge, firmly affixed between the past and the present; the piece is scheduled for installation in Feb- ruary 2015.
“My work can be seen at www.jordancanfly.com,” he said, adding, “one of my sculptures, a giant metal octopus, is in fact still in Alfred to this day!”
Jordan explores spatial and in- terpersonal relationships with shapes, curves and angles in his work, bringing together contem- porary cultural references and classical ideals of form and bal- ance. He combines found and fabricated objects to create an en- livened visual narrative.
His work has been described as figurative, organic forms juxta- posed with modern, neo cubic ab- straction. He is interested in capturing the essence of a mo- ment in solid form, approaching his sculptures as if they are still frames taken from an elaborately choreographed dance. His work gracefully flows through the air creating dynamic negative space that is as important as the forms themselves.
In 2012 Jordan’s piece “Scep- tre” was featured at the Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) as part of its annual “Fluorescent Ball,” a curated event centered on the theme of light.
Jordan is one of the founding members and chief organizers of the acclaimed Hullaballoo Col- lective, an artist group that re- cently made its third appearance at the iconic Fountain Art Fair at the Armory in New York.
AU alum’s sculpture featured in Manhattan
6 12-11-14:Layout 1 12/9/2014 11:07 AM Page 1
