The Alfred Sunwas in Mabank, Texas in Sep- tember 2014 for a re- union of The Jandolin Trio, a vocal trio of Al- fred-Almond Central School gals who per- formed from about 1958 to 1962. Members from left) Jan (Burdett) Leathersich, Dorothy (Snyder) Goodridge and Linda (Brownell) Walker sang some McGuire Sisters songs for Linda’s mother, Vi- vian Brownell at her as- sisted living facility.
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By VIRGINIA RASMUSSEN Alfred Village Trustee, Special to the Alfred Sun ALFRED-Revisions to the Village of Alfred’s zoning law will come to public hearing at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11 in Al- fred Village Hall. The new passages re- late to three issues the village has been addressing for several years.
Certain changes are associated with a proposed ban on hydraulic fracturing within the village. The additions place clear prohibitions on fracking and related industrial activity and remove ambiguous content within the code.
The definition, location and regulations of the new Overlay Zone, established to accommodate rooming houses, boarding houses, fraternities and sororities, and chapter membership houses within the village, have been incorporated into the zoning code. Additional changes are pro- posed by the village planning board in order to clarify or update particular sec- tions of zoning law.
To read all code changes see the full text at www.alfredny.org or stop by our village office for a hardcopy.
Other News from Village Hall …and Village Streets
The Village of Alfred streets crew has been working diligently to pick up leaves as quickly as possible. Put them at the
curb, not over the curb. Leaf pick-up will end on Friday, Nov. 14—about a week to get yards cleaned up! At that time the crew will be transitioning equipment for snow removal purposes.
The village does not have a “bare-road snow removal policy.” The Village of Al- fred works to keep village streets as clear and safe as possible. Typically during snow removal season, some mailboxes are dislodged by flying snow from a snow plow. If a snow plow or truck strikes a mailbox and its support system, the vil- lage crew will replace it, but replacement is not forthcoming for boxes that are knocked down because of snow from the plow. To that end, Supervisor Jim Mc- Nulty will be driving village streets in the next few weeks to check mailbox support systems prior to snow removal season.
Village residents should take the time to survey their mailbox for rotting and/or broken parts and have them taken care of.
Mike Kenyon Children’s Park Gets Love and Care
Mike Kenyon Children’s Park received a needed facelift in September. The vil- lage public works employees provided needed materials and carpentry skills.
Willing labor was volunteered by many students from Alfred State College and Alfred University, friends of the Alfred Montessori School, and village residents.
The Village Board appreciates the time and talents of all who helped power wash, stain and repair this village resource so that it can better serve our community’s children and families.
Rethinking Hot Dog Day Village board members, emergency services personnel and community mem- bers held several open meetings in recent weeks to discuss concerns and possible options for the future of Hot Dog Day.
The annual festival brings fun and spring spirit to the entire Alfred community, along with raising funds for charitable purposes. But there are increasing con- cerns about unruly and unsafe behaviors that many believe present increasing risk to revelers. The event draws a large num- ber of visitors from beyond Alfred who cause much of the irresponsible activity.
Recommendations for consideration were sent to the Hot Dog Day planners at both ASC and AU. They consist of changes ranging from minor to major.
These include registering all guests, a two to four year suspension of the event, re- naming the festival, designing a one-day program only, holding events on the cam- puses, opening campus healthcare facili- ties, repurposing the festival, and more.
Please see the full report which is avail- able on the village’s website at www.al- fredny.org.
Alfred Police Department’s New Chief
Alfred Village Trustees appointed Ser- geant Paul Griffith as the new Chief of Police at its board meeting of Tuesday, Oct. 14. Griffith has been with the village for more than sixteen years, serving as Sergeant since 2006. He replaces Timo- thy O’Grady who served the village for twenty years and was appointed to the Chief’s position in 2006. O’Grady is cur- rently Chief of Police in the Village of Wellsville.
The village’s police department now has five full-time officers, down from the six full-timers it’s had since 1971. The new configuration brings more part-time officers to shift duties during the week.
Neighborhood Concerns Report If any resident of the Alfred commu- nity has a concern to register with a par- ticular village or campus department (police, public works, student affairs of- fices, or code enforcement officer) they should feel free to use the Neighborhood Concerns Report available on the vil- lage’s website, www.alfredny.org. The Neighborhood Concerns Report is on the Home Page. The Alfred Police Depart- ment will direct concerns to appropriate respondents.
Area residents should not use the form if they’re in need of emergency response.
Public hearing on zoning law changes set for Nov. 11
‘Conversation with Veterans’ set at Alfred State New Horizons Forum
ALFRED--The Alfred State New Horizons Forum continues its 2014 season with two No- vember events. “A Conversation with Alfred State Student Veterans” will be offered on Tues- day, Nov. 11, 2014, at 5 p.m. in the Student Lead- ership Center, room 310 (Small Events Space).
“The Solar Link Project: An Adventure in Inter- disciplinary” will be offered on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014, at 5 p.m. in the School of Engineering Technology, room 215. Both events will start with light refreshments at 4:30 p.m. and are open, free of charge, to the Alfred State community, Alfred University, and the area public.
The conversation with Alfred State student vet- erans will honor Alfred University Professor Emeritus and local businessman Wally Higgins.
Professor Higgins is a World War II veteran and member of the fabled Tuskegee Airmen.
The session will open with brief five minute re- flections by students, faculty, and administration veterans and supporters. The forum will then turn to an open mike session and discussion targeting the college’s efforts to serve veterans. Participants will be invited to comment on issues confronting student veterans and how well the college is meeting the challenges faced by this highly val- ued student population.
Those who have agreed to speak include U.S.
Marine Vietnam veteran and SUNY Distin- guished Teaching Professor, Business Depart- ment, James Grillo; U.S. Army Iraq veteran and Alfred State Controller, Joseph Greenthal; and Distinguished Teaching Professor of English, Dr.
Aniko Constantine.
The “Conversation” will be moderated by Forum Director Army Security Agency veteran and SUNY Distinguished Service Professor of English, Emeritus Joseph Flynn, who notes the event format should produce a highly interactive discussion with the audience participants.
The following Tuesday New Horizons Forum will celebrate “The Solar Link Project,” a highly innovative academic collaboration which brings together Alfred State students and faculty repre- senting a variety of campus departments and pro- grams. This remarkable effort, whose potential uses solar energy to produce safe drinking water for indigent populations worldwide, represents the expanding implementation of Alfred State’s vision of technology and people in service to hu- manity.
Speaking on behalf of this ongoing effort, in- formation technology major and Buffalo native, Sarah Jastrzab, and computer engineering tech- nology major and Hornell native, Lawrence Fink, have noted that participants come from across the Alfred campus and are drawn from the aca- demic Schools of Architecture, Management, and Engineering Technology, Arts and Sciences, and Applied Technology. The Solar Link Project also extends to area corporations and professionals.
The New Horizons Forum, sponsored by the School of Arts and Sciences, showcases current scholarly, creative, and public service work by faculty, students, professional staff, and invited guests. It is guided by a campus-wide team of ad- visers whose goal is to enrich the intellectual life of the institution.
By SHERRY VOLK Alfred Sun Reporter ALFRED--Earlier this school year, Dr. Nancy Furlong gave a Bergren Forum talk at Alfred University. Becky Hamm and others felt that the wider commu- nity would be interested, so on Wednesday, Oct. 29, the doors of A. E. Crandall Hook and Ladder Company were thrown open to an appreciative crowd as she pro- vided a reprise of her engaging lecture.
Introduced by Dr. Robert
Pipal, President of the fire com- pany, Furlong, Professor of Psy- chology at Alfred University since 1983, informed her atten- tive “class” about the other voca- tion she has followed since 1988, when she joined the fire com- pany. Having completed Essen- tials of Firefighting in 1989, she took her first EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) course in 1990, and subsequently ad- vanced her certification to Criti- cal Care. She became the first
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My Life As An EMT:
Dr. Nancy Furlong
On Furlong's uniform: her name with EMT number, a 25-year service pin, and the cherished pink stork pin. (Sherry Volk )
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“DICK” GILES Built Alfred mobile home park
NORTH HORNELL—
Richard Searing "Dick" Giles, 81, of Wightman Avenue, North Hornell, passed away unexpect- edly Friday morning (Oct. 24, 2014) at St. James Mercy Hos- pital in Hornell.
Born in Auburn on Jan. 15, 1933, he was a son of the late Warren and Esther Haines Giles.
Besides his parents, he was also predeceased by his brothers, Warren and John Giles; his nephew, Douglas Giles; and his aunts, uncles and cousins.
Dick attended a country grade school and graduated from Skaneateles High School in 1951, where he played the trom- bone. He also attended Cornell University and graduated from the Alfred Technical Institute in 1955 with a degree in Agricul- tural Engineering.
On Sept. 17, 1955 he was married to the former Marian Mills of Port Byron, who sur- vives.
He was employed by the for- mer Ontario Industries in Hor- nell and also manufactured and sold welding equipment for sev- eral years. His major life work, with his wife, was purchasing old houses, repairing and then selling or renting them. They also designed and built several new houses and a small mobile home park on Waterwells Road in Alfred as well as the Marick
Park development in North Hor- nell. He was also the founder of HARPO, a landlord rental asso- ciation in the early 1990s. He enjoyed his work so much that he didn't consider it work.
Dick was a member of the for- mer Park and Spencer United Methodist Churches in Hornell where he and Marian were Youth Counselors for 24 years and they greatly enjoyed the fel- lowship of so many beautiful young people, especially when they were involved with all of their trips and camping activi- ties. Besides serving as a lay leader, a trustee and a member of the Administrative Board of both churches, he also repaired and assisted in maintaining the church pipe organ. In more re- cent years he attended The Al- mond Union of Churches, where he was also very active.
An avid reader, he also en- joyed crossword puzzles, writ- ing poetry, singing in church and college choirs, playing the har- monica and fixing anything that could possibly be fixed. In 1980 he and Marian spent two months traveling in a pick up truck camper up the West coast; they continued camping for several more years afterwards.
His family includes his loving wife of 59 years, Marian; also in-laws, nieces, nephews and many, many friends and co- workers.
The Bishop & Johnson Fu- neral Home, Inc. in Hornell is
‘Dick’ Giles had built Alfred mobile home park
Graveside service for Craig Snyder
R. CRAIG SNYDER Andover resident, veteran ANDOVER—A memorial grave-side service with full mil- itary honors for R. Craig Snyder, 87, who passed away on July 21, 2014, will be held on Friday (Nov. 7, 2014) at 11 a.m. in Hill- side Cemetery in Andover.
Arrangements are under the di- rection of Baker-Swan Funeral Home in Andover. Online con- dolences may be offered at www.baker-swan.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.
Dear Editor:
The Alfred-Alfred Station Community Chest drive is near the end of the first month in our 2014 campaign. To date people have pledged $24,057 or 60% of the campaign goal of $40,125. This year's campaign is slightly behind the 2013 campaign. We will need YOUR help to reach our goal, so please consider your pledge or gift today.
This week we recognize the Boy Scouts and their annual Scout- ing for Food Drive. Scouting has been a beneficiary of our cam- paign since the beginning of the Community Chest Drives. Across our area we may have groups in Tiger Cubs (grade 1), Cub Scouts (grades 2-5), Boy Scouts (ages 11-17) and Explorers (ages 14- 20). Many young people take part in scouting activities and their associated community based programs. In the Five Rivers Coun- cil territory, total membership is about a quarter of all available youth. This is more than the national average. The local Council coordinates many activities including the operation of Camp Gor- ton, a resident camp, as well as, a variety of other day camps. The Five Rivers Council estimates that they will exert a significant effort in support of our local scouts and their activities. In addi- tion, other support will be earned by the scouts themselves through their annual pop corn sales!
The Boy Scouts have programs designed to develop physical and mental skills, as well as, programs for 'well being' throughout life. Scouts learn and practice their skills through a wide variety of outdoor and camping activities. In addition, the Boy Scouts have targeted drug abuse, child abuse, and hunger among the themes for which they are particularly active. They have pub- lished and distributed booklets on drug abuse and produced media in order to recognize and combat child abuse.
Their nationwide campaign: "Scouting for Food” is well known. With this program scouts will collect food items for their area pantries. This year the 'Scouting for Food' effort will collect in our neighborhoods on Saturday November 8th beginning at 9 a.m. Would you please have your plastic bag (provided by Tops this past Saturday) outside your front door with the specified food items … please: cans only.
A gift to the Community Chest is an opportunity to support the positive things that our young people accomplish. Many thanks to all who have been so generous thus far. We ask those of you who have not yet made a donation or pledge to help 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 Alfred Station, or may be mailed to Alfred-Al- fred Station Community Chest, Box 603, Alfred, NY, 14802. We look forward to your 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 CORNING—Dr. John C. Mauro has been ap-
pointed Chief Editor of Glass Science, a specialty section of the new Open Access journal Frontiers in Materials. The Glass Sciencesection will be run as an independent journal, with its own Editorial Board of experts from around the world. Frontiers is part of the Nature Publishing Group family of scientific journals.
Glass Science is dedicated to publish- ing new and impor- tant findings in the field of glass sci- ence. The mission of Glass Science is to provide a forum for dissemination and active discussion of the latest and most important advances in fundamental and applied glass sci- ence, as well as ad- vances in glass
engineering technology and innovative new appli- cations of glass.
The aim of the new journal is to witness theo- retical and experimental advances that enable glass science to continue its evolution from a purely em- pirical science to one built upon rigorous scientific principles.
These will provide an unprecedented level of understanding of glass as a material, forming the foundation for the atomic-level design of novel glassy materials.
Dr. Mauro is Research Manager of the Glass Re- search department at Corning Incorporated, one of the world’s leading innovators in materials sci- ence. Mauro earned a B.S. in Glass Engineering Science (2001), B.A. in Computer Science (2001), and Ph.D. in Glass Science (2006), all from Alfred University. He first joined Corning Incorporated in 1999 and 2000 as a summer intern and started
full time employment at Corning in 2001.
Dr. Mauro is currently a world-recognized ex- pert in fundamental and applied glass science, sta- tistical mechanics, computational and condensed matter physics, thermodynamics, and the physics of topologically disordered networks. He was awarded the Norbert J. Kreidl Award (2006) from the American Ceramic Society, Glass and Optical Materials Division, for his groundbreaking new models of glass transition and relaxation physics.
Dr. Mauro is a two-time winner of the Corning Outstanding Publication Award (2009 and 2011) for his work on nonequilibrium viscosity and tem- perature-dependent constraint theory of glass. In 2010, the Pennsylvania State University and the International Commission on Glass awarded Dr.
Mauro the Woldemar A. Weyl International Glass Science Award. In 2011, he became the youngest ever recipient of the V. Gottardi Prize from the In- ternational Commission on Glass, and in 2012 he was selected as the inaugural recipient of the Sir Alastair Pilkington Award from the Society of Glass Technology. In 2013, Dr. Mauro was awarded the S. Donald Stookey Award for Ex- ploratory Research from Corning Incorporated.
Dr. Mauro is the inventor or co-inventor of sev- eral new glass compositions for Corning, includ- ing Corning Gorilla® Glass 2 and Corning Gorilla® Glass 3 with Native Damage Resistance.
He is the author of over 135 peer-reviewed scien- tific publications and has given over 130 presen- tations at international conferences and seminars.
In addition to his Chief Editor responsibilities with Frontiers in Materials, Dr. Mauro is an As- sociate Editor of the Journal of the American Ce- ramic Society and the International Journal of Applied Glass Science. He also serves as an Edi- torial Board member for the Journal of Non-Crys- talline Solids.
Dr. Mauro is a graduate of Alfred Almond Cen- tral School and is the son of Ron and Susie Mauro of Almond. He resides in Corning with his wife, Yihong, and his daughter, Sofia.
Community Chest goal of $40,164
Drive at 60% of goal
honored to serve the family of Richard Searing "Dick" Giles.
A private funeral service was held at the convenience of his family at the Bishop & Johnson Funeral Home, Inc., 285 Main St., Hornell, with the Rev. Steve Dygert officiating. Committal services and interment followed at the Fremont Cemetery, Stephens Mills.
The courtesy of no flowers would be appreciated and those wishing may contribute in his memory to their favorite charity.
Online condolences are wel- comed at www.bishopandjohn- sonfuneralhome.com.
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Ah, Fall. Ah, Alfred. A busy bee mines a VERY early (or VERY late) blooming dandelion on Alfred State's campus and Mark Serra, Vil- lage employee, does a late October mowing at the Pine Hill play- ground.
A friend recently suggested that I write about apple recipes since that fruit is so plentiful in the Fall. Of course I could write about a myriad of applesauce recipes, such as cakes and cookies, but I thought I’d ferret out a more unusual recipe and, since I have begun thinking about slow cooker recipes now that the weather is turning colder, I consulted one of those recipe books-The Best Slow Cooker Cookbook Ever by Natalie Haughton.
Normandy Chicken with Apples 3 c. apple cider 6 shallots, thinly sliced 1 (1.8 oz.) boxes leek soup mix 3 green apples, cored & cut 2 tsp. dried thyme leaves into 16 wedges each
½ tsp. grated nutmeg ¾ c. dried cranberries
1½ lbs. red potatoes, peeled & 2 lbs. skinless, boneless chicken
diced breast halves, halved crosswise
4 celery ribs, thinly sliced
In a slow cooker, combine the cider, soup mix, thyme, and nut- meg. Stir to blend well. Add potatoes, celery, shallots, apples, and cranberries. Tuck chicken pieces down into the mixture. Cover and cook on low heat about 8 hours, or until the potatoes are tender.
Serves 6-8.
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By KELLY SNYDER Alfred Sun Weather
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“November always seemed to me the Norway of the year.”
―Emily Dickinson Thursday Nov. 6
SHOWERS (HIGH 45 – LOW 32) Chance of precipitation...40%
Friday Nov. 7 (HIGH 39– LOW 30)SNOW Chance of precipitation...40%
Saturday Nov. 8 PARTLY CLOUDY (HIGH 44 – LOW 35) Chance of precipitation...10%
Sunday Nov. 9 LIGHT RAIN (HIGH 44 - LOW 32) Chance of precipitation...60%
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ALFRED–High school students interested in gaining leadership skills that will serve them well in college and in the professional world can attend the student leadership conference “Charting the Course” at 8 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 22 at Alfred State’s Student Lead- ership Center.
The conference focuses on increasing leadership skills, possible career options, and hands-on learning. Students will acquire re- sources that will help change behaviors and values, while guided on a self-directed path to achieving success in high school, enrolling in and graduating from college, and gaining employment in their career choice. They will also receive a leadership certificate for their port- folios.
David Mammano, founder and CEO of the Next Step Education Group, will serve as the keynote speaker. The cost per student is
$15, which includes breakfast and lunch.
During the conference, students will enjoy innovative and fun workshops where they will both learn and apply essential leadership skills, including:
- Ways to take their love of volunteering and turn it into their pas- sion.
- Recognizing their own unique diversity and exploring who they are and what they can contribute to the community.
- Meeting students and professionals from all over western New York who share similar interests.
- Talking about issues that are relevant to students entering into a field of study or the workforce.
- Gaining leadership skills that can land them a job or acceptance letter.
For more information, email [email protected].
Average retail gasoline prices in Rochester have fallen 1.8 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.36/g Monday, according to GasBuddy's daily survey of 319 gas outlets in Rochester. This compares with the national average that has fallen 3.9 cents per gal- lon in the last week to $2.99/g, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com. Including the change in gas prices in Rochester dur- ing the past week, prices yesterday were 23.4 cents per gallon lower than the same day one year ago.
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ALFRED STATION-The No- vember meeting of the Baker’s Bridge Association will begin at 7:30 pm Monday, Nov. 17. Our presentation that evening will be by Allegany County Historian, esteemed speaker Craig Braack, whose topic will be Arlington
Cemetery.
Arlington National Cemetery is comprised of land that once belonged to the grandson of Martha Washington. At the onset of the Civil War, federal troops occupied the property as a camp and as the number of Civil War
casualties escalated the property became a burial location. By the end of the war, thousands of service members and former slaves were buried there.
Arlington Cemetery has evolved from a place of necessity to a national shrine to those who honorably served our Nation– in- cluding every military conflict in American history–and during times of peace.
Historian Braack will share details of the history of the Cemetery from its start to the present day, touching on its pri- mary problem of lack of space for new burials. There will be stories and photos of many major monuments and memorials and individual tombstones of famous Americans buried there.
Craig will highlight the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, one of Arlington’s most well-known memorials which includes the re- mains of unknown service mem- bers from World War I, World War II and the Korean War.
All those interested in this topic or in the history of our area are invited to join us at our
“Meeting House,” located at 5971 Hamilton Hill Road, Alfred Station.
For more information about our historical society please see www.bakersbridge.org.
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PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE The October 27th session of the Allegany County Legislature focused on several matters that will impact the County for many years to come.
These matters have been developing for many months, but finally came before the Board for final action at this session. More details will appear below.
The session began with the Pledge of Alle- giance, led by former Army Specialist Fourth Leroy Goodliff. He served during the Vietnam era, building infrastructure in Vietnam. He then served for many years in the Army Reserves.
Privilege of the Floor was granted to County Treasurer Terri Ross to explain the recent upgrade in the County’s Bond Rating. Our new improved bond rating by Standard and Poor’s helped us get lower interest rates for refinanced bonds for the Public Safety Building. This refinancing will save taxpayers almost $1.2 million. The Board also heard from Allegany County Area Foundation Ex- ecutive Director Denis Dahlgren and President Carolyn Miller. Chairman Curt Crandall presented the Foundation a check for $500 from the Board of Legislators. These non-tax dollars help support the valuable programs of this outstanding organi- zation.
A public hearing was held on Introductory Local Law #1 of 2014 that proposed salary in- creases for certain County officials. No one ap- peared or commented on that proposed local law.
Later in the meeting the Board adopted Resolution 193-14 approving those increases. The vote was 12 to 3. There was serious debate about whether it was appropriate to grant raises of about 2.5% to county employees when Social Security is only giving a 1.7% pension increase to retirees. I sup- ported the increase for several reasons. The offi- cials receiving these increases are mostly department heads. They are experienced profes- sionals with enormous responsibilities. They actu- ally save the County money by performing their duties at a high level. The fact that our tax rate is decreasing is evidence that these salary increases are a good investment.
The Board considered a total of 10 resolu- tions. Resolution #184-14 reappointed Michael
McCormick as the Democratic Election Commis- sioner for four years. Resolution #185-14 accepted and appropriated $784.98 from NYMMIR as set- tlement for damages to a County Tractor. Resolu- tion #186-14 approved the transfer of funds within the Health Department for the purchase of an AED device to be placed at the Office For the Aging Building. Resolution #187-14 approved the trans- fer of funds within County Attorney accounts for the purchase of a chair for a new employee. Reso- lution #188-14 accepted and appropriated $52,500 from the Office of Homeland Security for various programs. Resolution #189-14 approved a contract with NYS Emergency Management Office for
$23,472 that offsets costs already being incurred in our Office of Emergency Management. Resolu- tion #191-14 approved a renewal agreement with the Unified Court System for maintenance and op- eration of the court facilities for the current fiscal year. Resolution #192-14 authorized the County to provide matching funds, up to $7,500, towards an independent audit of accounts for Cooperative Ex- tension of Allegany and Cattaraugus Counties for an audit requested by Cattaraugus County.
I skipped over Resolution #190-14 in the pre- ceding paragraph. This resolution approved an agreement between the County and CONXX Inc., for professional services comprising the “design- build” portion of Allegany County’s E-911 Mi- crowave Backbone. The contract is for $1,360,187 and will provide us with a state-of-the art mi- crowave backbone that will improve our E-911 System. This will improve public safety, better serve our emergency service programs, provide a backbone for our proposed Broadband system, and generally improve communications within our county and surrounding area. The funds for this system come entirely from a $5,951,039 Statewide Interoperable Communications Grant (“SICG”).
The leadership team in our Sheriff’s Department has been working on this program for several years. This communication system represents a major milestone for our County. I want to congrat- ulate Sheriff Rick Whitney, Undersheriff Kevin Monroe, and Lieutenant Daniel Hanchett on the great job they have done for our County. Their leadership benefits us all.
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We welcome letters!
Growing up in Alfred
Three Strikes and You’re Out, I Know, But the Third Time’s a Charm It’s hard to write a poem for the news that’s in the headline When that news is not “the news” until mere hours after deadline.
See, here’s a World Series one—I thought it up and writ it, But it would’ve been outdated by the time I could submit it:
From Almost Rags to Almost Riches K.C. almost lost to the A’s;
After that, though, they went quite a ways…
And were almost World Champions, by gum—
If not for that Bumgarner bum.
K.C. MouseS.F.
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And likewise for Election Day I had an inspiration
To write a verse like this one as the day’s commemoration—
But the time by which I had get it written and to send it, Would’ve forced me into fudging the most fitting way to end it:
The Month of the PACyderm Everyone loves to love elephants now:
The elephant bull, and the elephant cow, And especially the cute little elephant calf—
So elephant-cute that you just have to laugh.
They’re the biggest of mammals (well, next to the whale) And more popular now than a truckload of kale.
Yes, elephants these days, are loved a whole lot—
Although at the ballot box…maybe, maybe not….
—Anon A. Elephant
So instead I’ll simply leave you with some little lines I wrote, Which you may not think amount to much, and seem of little note, But express a timeless truth that deadlines never can defeat Not even if the editor should (PLEASE!) turn up the heat:
N-N-November kNOwing your ire,
your VEhement desire for benuMBing our limbs, hope of warmERdays dims.
—A-A-A. M-M-Mouse
To the Editor:
I don’t think I have enjoyed anything as much as the articles written by Jude Frechette, Grow- ing Up In Alfred.
I, too, grew up in Alfred, about the same time Jude did and it has been so fun to reminisce about those times. I didn’t have quite
"Chris Takes Me To Perry's Bakery"
"Hey Mom - okay if I take Judy to the bakery?"
She must have said yes, be- cause I heard the screen door slam, and my youngest older brother came around the corner of the house.
"C'mon," he said, "let's go!"
Chris was eleven years old, and I was five, and he was my hero. He taught me how to catch frogs and snakes, how to tie knots, and the technique for mak- ing my tricycle skid on gravel.
He knew cool things, like back- lot short-cuts, and where the plumpest wild berries grew. He always picked out the best pres- ents - just what you wanted, without having realized you wanted it. I didn't know what a bakery was, but if Chris said
"c'mon," I knew it had to be a good time, and asked no ques- tions.
He lifted me side-saddle onto the crossbar of his bicycle, and off we went. I don't think he had ever carried me that way before, because I was terrified to see the pavement rushing by under the wheels. Still, I trusted my brother not to let me fall, and felt I was on my honor not to act like a scaredy-cat, so I lifted my chin and - wow! There we were, fly- ing down Main Street, like shoot- ing the rapids through a green tunnel, the elms and maples meeting overhead, and my hair streaming back against Chris's chest. Oh, what a glorious rush of freedom!
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the same experiences as she did, as my Dad was the Chief of Po- lice and I didn’t have the free- dom to roam, or the ability to remain anonymous in the roam- ings I did have, but her writing has stirred memories of an idyllic childhood that only happens in small towns like Alfred.
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But it was only a prelude. Sud- denly we were there, and it took me a moment to get my knees steady. I found the tall glass win- dows a little intimidating, but Chris was an old hand, and marched right up to the door, pressed the thumb-latch and held it open for me. The wooden floor creaked under our feet as we walked in, and the door triggered a small bell to ring.
I was no stranger to the smell of fresh bread. Mom baked at least twice a week, not to men- tion cookies, cakes, muffins, and donuts. But the bakery was an ol- factory tidal wave of overwhelm- ing power. It was all I could do to keep from drooling at what seemed like every good smell in the world, packed into a dense cloud.
The shop was a small one, and we were surrounded by gleaming glass and oak cases displaying pastries I'd never dreamed could exist. There were tarts of blue- berry, sour cherry, and lemon curd; turnovers of peach and raspberry; cookies of every de- scription; bread with raisins in- side and frosting on top, French bread, rye bread with caraway seeds. It surely would have been impossible for me to make a choice, and Chris must have known that, because he was ready.
After a minute or two, the pro- prietor came out from the back room brushing her hands, dusty to the elbows with flour, on her bib-apron. She looked to me like a grumpy kind of grown-up, who
might be annoyed to interrupt her work for a couple of kids with nickels and dimes.
"Hello Ma'am. We'd like two chocolate eclairs, please," he said with a confidence that made me swell with pride.
He slapped a fifty-cent piece down on the counter, while she wrapped the purchase in waxed paper, added napkins, handed the bag to my man-about-town brother, and thanked him. He thanked her back, I echoed him, and we left, the bell tinkling be- hind us.
Did you think that was the end of the story? I did, too. I thought we'd just take our goodies and go home to eat them, having already had two wonderful adventures.
Chris had a better idea. He walked the bike a little farther down North Main Street while I carried the bag, and we turned right on a path leading to a foot- bridge over the creek. There, he parked the bike, and we sat on the bridge with our legs hanging over the edge. He opened the bag, tucked napkins into our shirt collars, and handed me - heaven!
The softly tough chewy pastry, the creamy vanilla pudding fill- ing, and a coat of chocolate frost- ing on top that was right next door to fudge, melting in my hot little paws as I bit and slurped at it, accompanied by the whisper- ing of the trees, and the murmur of the creek below us - that was as close to paradise as I had ever been.
It's still on my "Top Ten" list.
Thank you, Chris.
Growing Up in Alfred
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NOT TWO, NOT ONE
"Up!" implores my granddaughter, looking up at me and raising her arms. Allegra is fifteen months old. Up was one of her first words.
I gladly pick Allegra up, and for the next few minutes I take her for a walk on my shoulder, making rhythmic noises in her ear. This seems to please her, but eventually she decides that she has indulged her grandfather long enough. "Down," says she, and I reluctantly comply.
Up and down, down and up. Over the next year and beyond, Al- legra will learn other pairs of words and other dualities: left and right, inside and outside, high and low. Through the medium of lan- guage she will learn not only to speak but also to think in dualistic terms. Soon enough, I suspect, she will enlist the duality yours and mine, with a pronounced emphasis on the latter.
As do we grown-ups, every day of the year. Dualistic thinking is so familiar and so necessary for navigating the world, it goes unno- ticed and unexamined much of the time. Yet, as the Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh observes, our familiar dualities are relative in nature and impede our apprehension of reality:
Concepts such as high and low, one and many, coming and going, birth and death, are all important in everyday life. But when we leave the realm of the practical to meditate on the true nature of the universe, we must also leave behind these concepts. For example, when you raise your eyes to look up at the stars and moon you say that they are "above." But at that very same moment, for someone standing on the opposite side of the planet, the direction you are looking is "below" for them. When looking at the entire universe, we have to abandon all these concepts of high and low, and so forth.
Abandon all such concepts? As Thich Nhat Hanh goes on to say, our
"way of thinking and speaking makes it difficult to penetrate non- dualistic, non-discriminatory reality, a reality which cannot be con- tained in concepts."
Of all the dualities we employ for our survival, none is more fun- damental than that of "self" and "other." We learn that duality early on and apply it ever after. At the same time, our ordinary concept of
"self" is often narrowly defined, and from the vantage point of Zen teachings, it is largely illusory. Broadly speaking, we tend to think of our "self" as something solid or at least continuous from decade to decade. And because our personal experiences differ from those of other people, we tend to view ourselves as separate from everyone and everything else. Our culture of individualism fervently supports that view.
Yet reality teaches otherwise. If we take "the backward step that illuminates the self," as Zen master Eihei Dogen (1200-1253) en- joins us to do, what we are likely to observe is a swift-flowing stream of information, impressions, memories, judgments, opinions, fantasies, and other mental phenomena, from which we construct and defend a coherent "self." We may think of that construct as akin to a stone, but in reality it more resembles a whirlpool. And far from being separate, it co-exists in a dynamic, interdependent relationship with the web of life, natural and human. In her book Mindfully Green, the environmentalist Stephanie Kaza describes that relation- ship in this way:
Each of us reflects the day's weather and the mood in our household.
We act from the legacy of our parents' values and the deeply familiar psychological habits of our families of origin. We speak from our knowledge of woods and streams or oceans and beaches. We offer an opinion as a member of a company or agency. Looking closely at our situation, it becomes obvious: we don't exist apart from those systems.
Viewed in this light, the simple duality of self and other loses much of its meaning. Like any one part of our bodies, the so-called self possesses a recognizable identity, but it also co-exists in an ever- changing relationship with multiple systems and the "one body" of reality.
"The mind divides," Zen teachings tell us, "and the heart unites."
Can we keep the mind and heart in balance, knowing that our true self is inseparable from the one, indivisible body of the world? Per- haps not all the time. But as an effort in that direction, we can remind ourselves that "self" and "other," in the language of Zen, are "not two, not one": two in conventional, relative terms, but one with re- spect to the unity of all life.
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Ben Howard's most recent book is The Backward Step: Essays on Zen Practice. He leads the Falling Leaf Sangha (www.fallingleaf- sangha.blogspot.com), a Zen practice group in Alfred.
Week of Nov. 6-Nov. 12, 2014 ALFRED SUN, PO Box 811, 764 Route 244, Alfred, NY 14802 607-587-8110
By ELAINE HARDMAN Alfred Sun Reporter
WELLSVILLE—My mind is on gifts for the many celebrations of the winter season. Of course it is. My days are spent designing and making things and hoping that what comes from my hands will make people smile and be used for decades.
Because so much of my time is spent making things, I feel the value of objects made by hands. I hold them, turn them, look at the seams and the col- ors and appreciate the care that went into the cre- ation of handmade work.
My mind holds strongly to the goal that gifts will be handmade, not necessarily by me, but by a real person working with hands turned graceful and strong by experience. It seems a worthy goal to en- courage more people to make things so with that goal in mind, here are some ideas to reclaim the holidays with simple gifts, simple times, social in- teractions.
Simple Gifts Series, Part 1 of 4
These handmade plans were sparked by the Al- legany Arts Association when the winter newsletter started marching from blank paper to printed issue at Dave’s Printing. I’d asked Editor, Joanne Allen, to feature an article offering a gift workshop. We’d have a workshop in November and try to steer peo- ple toward handmade.
The Allegany Arts Association* is a conduit for learning to craft an object as well as for appreciat- ing what has been crafted from objects, sound and movement. Most of their programs are for children in the summer and in February but they are flexible in their programs so are sponsoring a pair of work- shops for adults.
On Wednesday, November 19 at 6 pm put your heart into a handmade gift. These workshops are open to adults ages 18+ and generously hosted by the Town of Wellsville at the old Wellsville Com- munity Center building on Main Street in Wellsville.
Choose to make a clay bowl with Elaine Hard- man, StoneFlowerPottery. Please bring as many of these things as you can: a rolling pin, one section of newspaper, a paper grocery bag, a pencil, a pair of scissors, 6 absorbent paper towels.
If you can’t bring everything, that’s okay. Hope- fully there will be enough of these things to share.
There is room for 15 people and at the time of this issue, 6 are registered.
During the 2 hours, you will make a stoneware bowl, safe for food, the dishwasher and your mi- crowave. Call 585-808-0385 to register, bring your payment with you and be sure to be around a week later to pick up
your finished bowl.
Or you may work with Betsy Orlando, w e l l - k n o w n fiber artist, doll maker and paper artist, to make a mini C h r i s t m a s album during this 2 ½ hour workshop.
Betsy asks that you bring these things to
use yourself and extras if you can to share: 3 or 4 empty toilet paper tubes, holiday paper such as scrapbook paper or heavy gift wrap and trims such as ribbon, beads, buttons and stickers. Call 585- 268-7383 for this workshop which may fill early.
For either project, you must pre-register and make a donation of $15 or more to the Allegany Arts Association. This will cover materials with the remainder going to support the Allegany Arts As- sociation. Betsy and Elaine are volunteering their time.
Another option is to go to Alfred Knitting Studio for Knitting Nights. This is an open invitation to sit and knit or ask someone for lessons from 6-8 pm at the Alfred Knitting Studio. They offer a warm knitting area, cookies, tea, friendship and conver- sation in any of Frank and Lynn Bunke’s cozy chairs.
*The Allegany Arts Association is NOT part of the Allegany Artisans or the Wellsville Art Associ- ation or the Wellsville Creative Arts Center. It has existed since the 1980s to offer free art workshops to children and to encourage exposure to perform- ing arts in Allegany County.
Holiday gifts can be handmade
ALFRED–Alfred State will present “Once on This Island” at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 20-22, with a 2 p.m. matinee on Sunday, Nov.
23, at the Cappadonia Audito- rium on the Alfred campus.
"Once on This Island" tells the tale of a poor peasant girl's jour- ney to win the heart of a wealthy young man with the aid of gods
PART ONE OF FOUR-PART SERIES
who watch over the island. The music is jam-packed with Caribbean flavor and upbeat en- ergy.
“There is a lot of music and choreography in this musical and it is coming together well,” said Janna Buckwalter, Drama Club adviser. “We have a great student cast and technical crew who are
working hard and I am excited for the show.”
The performance is composed of an all-Alfred State-student cast under the direction of Buck- walter and Eric Prentice, music director, with Jerry Ives, Alfred State's instrumental director, leading the pit orchestra.
Tickets are $7 for general ad-
mission and $2 for students and can be pre-purchased at the Al- fred State bookstore or at 607- 587-4020. Credit cards are
accepted and tickets will also be available at the door.
For more information, contact [email protected].
Alfred State to stage ‘Once on This Island’ Nov. 20-22
6 THE ALFRED SUN, Thursday, November 6, 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
Meet your libraries at the Alfred-Almond Central School Scholas- tic Book Fair and Elementary Story Night! The Alfred Box of Books and the Almond Library will be on hand at the school tonight (on Thursday evening, Nov. 6), to meet all the elementary students and their families, get acquainted, and share our programs and resources.
We are really looking forward to seeing you!
On Saturday, Nov. 15 at 11am, Almond residents Geoff and Ruth Bowers will be here to debut their very own textbook, Understand- ing Chemistry Through Cars. Tire pressure, snow tires, antifreeze, and road salt will be topics of discussion as they share about winter driving and teach us chemistry concepts, too! Punctuated by a demonstration or activity, their informal discussion will be “geared”
toward all ages. Although no books will be on hand to purchase, they are now available through Amazon, CRC Press, or Barnes and Noble, and the Bowers will gladly autograph any copies brought to the event. For more details or information about Understanding Chemistry Through Cars, visit their blog at http://www.thechem- istryofcars.com.
LED, fluorescent, incandescent…what’s the best? Which is really cheaper? If you have pondered this topic without coming to a resolve (like I have), your enlightenment is about to dawn. Our “I Geek…”
Speaker for November is Tom Steere, a long-time engineer with Philips Lighting, and he is passionate about light bulbs. He will join us Tuesday, Nov. 18 at 6:30 pm to illuminate us about this dimly un- derstood subject, and answer all our lighting questions once and for all.
Curious George will arrive on Thursday, Nov. 20, and we’re hav- ing a party! Children are invited at 4:30 pm to hear stories, meet Cu- rious George, have a photo shoot, and enjoy some snacks.
November’s schedule:
11/15, 11am: Author’s discussion, Understanding Chemistry Through Cars, with Geoff and Ruth Bowers
11/18, 5 pm: Book Club, reading One Sunday Morning, by Amy Ephron.
11/18, 6:30 pm: “I Geek” Speaker Tom Steere, Light Bulbs.
11/20, 4:30 pm: Curious George!
11/24, 10 am: Community Coffee. Coffee & conversation.
11/24, 6:30pm: Board Meeting. Public welcome.
12/4, 6-7 pm: Infinity and Beyond Sci-Fi Book Club, Nov. and Dec. meeting. Reading Redshirts, by John Scalzi.
Mondays 10 am: Preschool Storytime. Stories, songs, and a craft.
Look for our calendar on Facebook and visit our new 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!
What’s Happening at the ePLACE!
By RIMA O’CONNOR Box of Books ePLACE Instructor
The ePLACE at the Alfred Box of Books Library has a fun new program in place just in time for the holidays! Supported by outreach funds awarded by the Southern Tier Library System’s Coordinated Outreach Services Advisory Council, our program is called the Tech- nology Test Drive and it’s designed to help you pick out an eReader or tablet for yourself or as a gift for someone else.
There are three times in the next two months when you can come to the library and do some hands-on exploration of a variety of de- vices, plus ask questions about them. You can even borrow one and try it out at home! Currently we have an iPad, iPad Mini, Nook Sim- ple Touch, Kindle HD, Kindle Fire, Kindle Paperwhite, and a Sony.
We also plan to purchase a Samsung Tablet. We have a wireless printer that can print photographs from a tablet or smartphone, and we’ll have a demo of how that works.
The times are: Monday, Nov. 10 between 1 and 3 pm, Wednesday, Nov. 19 between 2 and 4 pm, and Friday, Dec. 12 between 2 and 4 pm. Questions? Call us at 607-587-9290 or email [email protected].
The ePLACE is also offering a class on Wednesday, Nov. 12 at 2 p.m. on how to acquire and use an email account. This is a class for beginners, so there will be a lot of emailing practice. Please sign up ahead of time by calling 607-587-9290, or stop by the library when we are open.
Last but not least, on Tuesday, Dec. 2 from 1-2 p.m. the ePLACE is hosting a webinar, Teaching Moments in Toxicology. This free webinar reviews recent cases of pets that have been accidentally poi- soned, managed by the Pet Poison Helpline. The webinar is worth one CE interactive credit hour for Veterinarians and Veterinary Tech- nicians. To sign up call the Library at 607-587-9290.
Str8 Eight tournament at Terra Cotta Nov. 8
ALFRED—The Annual Alfred Area Winter Clothing drive to benefit the Cameron Community Ministries in Rochester is now underway, collecting all kinds of winter clothing including coats, blankets, mittens, hats and scarves.Deadline for dropping off bagged items is Saturday, Nov.
15.Area residents who wish to do- nate may drop off the warm clothing at the Union University Church Center, Hair Care at 15 N. Main Street, or at Community Bank at N. Main Street, all in Al- fred. Or, area residents may take donated clothing to the Alfred Lions Club meeting between 6 and 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13 up- stairs at the Terra Cotta Coffee- house.
The Winter Clothing Drive is sponsored by the Union Univer- sity Church in cooperation with the Alfred Lions Club, the Alfred S.D.B. Church Op Shop, and the Alfred Station Seventh Day Bap- tist Church.
ALFRED—The Terra Cotta Coffeehouse will once again be hosting its monthly Str8 Eight
Winter coat drive deadline Nov. 15
tournament on Saturday, Nov. 8 beginning at 8 pm.
The evening is a great way to meet Alfredians of all stripes from college students to octoge- narians (a favored age group of Str8 Eight for numerical rea-
sons).
Additionally, the winner of the tournament will receive a gift card to the coffeehouse, so come out for an evening of free fun.
Visit http://str8-eight.com for more information on how to play.
ANGELICA--This weekend at the Black-Eyed Susan Acoustic Cafe at 22 W. Main Street in Angelica, Michael Lorow will perform beginning at 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7. Michael performs every “First Fri- day” at Black-Eyed Susan. Then on Saturday, Nov. 8, beginning at 7:30 p.m., The Lords of Liechtenstein, Bothers Noah and Dan, will perform their quirky, irreverent folk music. For more information, visit www.black-eyed-susan.com or call 585-466-3399.
Music this weekend at Black-Eyed Susan Cafe
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