Snack, visit and shop with the Snowman Group behind St. Philips Church in Bel- mont at the Farewell Snow- man Show from 10-4 on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 12 and 13. It will be the last show for the group of arti- sans as many are either moving or
retiring.
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Wallace, Brown, Piatt, Torrence ....Pg. 2 Community Chest Drive stalls...Pg. 3 Growing Up in Alfred...Pg. 4 One Time, One Meeting ...Pg. 5
‘Odd Couple’ to be staged ...Pg. 5 Cultural Arts Calendar ...Pgs. 6-7 Shop Locally This Season ...Pgs. 8-9 SUN Spot ...Pg. 10 Classified Ads ...Pg. 11 Years Ago in the SUN ...Pg. 12 Hagadorn House Christmas ...Pg. 13 A-A Honor Rolls listed ...Pg. 14 The Dugout ...Pg. 16
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ALFRED-The Alfred Village Board, at its Nov. monthly meet- ing, adopted a resolution of sup- port for a Hornell hospital with in-patient presence along with a maternity ward.
The resolution was adopted unanimously in an effort to thwart the closing of St. James Mercy Health System in Hor- nell.
The resolution stated:
whereas, st. James mercy hos- pital located in the city of hornell, county of steuben and state of New York currently is a full-service hospital with beds available for in-patient treat- ment of patients, and a maternity ward, andwhereas, catholic health east has notified st. James mercy hospital that they will no longer be supporting the hospital operations and, as a result, st. James mercy hospital will be losing its maternity ward as well as any and all in-patient services, and
whereas, that while the popula- tion size for the hornell area is approx- imately 80,000 people, ther eis a lack of adequate public transportation in the
ALFRED–A pair of Alfred State cybersecurity teams battled against several universities from across the country Oct. 20-21 at the University of Connecticut (UConn) during the Cy- berSEED: Cybersecurity, Edu- cation, and Diversity Challenge Week competition.
Sponsored by UConn and Comcast, the event was intended to hone cybersecurity skills sets of students “who will eventually be employed to protect our na- tion’s infrastructure,” said Jim Boardman, assistant professor and chair of the Computer and Information Technology Depart- ment. Boardman coached the Al- fred State teams, who participated in the Capture the Flag (CTF) challenge both days, finishing second and fourth overall the first day and fifth and sixth overall on day two.
“The teams did absolutely fantastic, especially considering most teams had graduate student members, whereas Alfred State teams were composed of all un- dergraduate students,” said Boardman, who noted that each
member of the second-place team received a free Apple TV on day one. “The results demon- strate that our students are re- ceiving an outstanding education due to the dedication of our fac- ulty and our outstanding lab fa- cilities that emphasize hands-on learning in all areas of informa- tion technology, with special emphasis on cybersecurity.”
During the CTF competition, students were placed in a sce- nario where they took on the role of a cyberware unit, racing to breach the systems of a large oil company for documents about a rumored oil find and its develop- ment. The competition allowed participants to understand the technology and thought process of hackers, while also sharpen- ing their security skills and learning new techniques.
Anthony Dahmane, a network administration major from Bath, said CyberSEED was an invalu- able experience that showed him not only how to apply the skills he’s acquired in study, but how much there is to learn in the field
(Continued on Page 14) THOSE WHO ATTENDED the Health/Wellness Fair and educational workshops at Alfred Uni- versity’s (AU) Health and Wellness Center at McLane Nov. 20 had the opportunity to visit spe- cialists providing information and/or services including audiology, immunizations, acupuncture, alcohol and substance abuse resources, flu shots, and dietary education. Staff from Jones Memo- rial Hospital, Wellsville offered a full screening cycle including glucose and cholesterol findings, flexibility measurements, and weight calculations. Hour-long workshops focused on men and women’s health, fall prevention, medication management, ergonomics in the workplace, and To- bacco Free Me. The event was co-sponsored by the Allegany/Western Steuben Rural Health Net- work, Inc., the Allegany County Department of Health, Jones Memorial, and AU.
Village Board supports health care in Hornell
While not being a fan of graffiti, I admit I was struck by this beautiful composition on the north side, up high, not really visible from the street, of Harder Hall on the Alfred University campus. I
saw it because I happened to look up when I was approaching the building from AU's McLane Cen- ter parking lot. I was on foot and had to jockey a bit to get a clear shot.
Alfred State students in cyber safety contest
area which would allow the local pop- ulation to travel to other regional hos- pitals to receive medical care, and
whereas, this board is very con- cerned regarding the nature and avail- ability of the quality of the future health car ein the geographic area, and
whereas, this board acknowl- edges that the health care industry is constantly changing and the general population of new York state must adapt to its changing nature,
NOw, TherefOre, it is hereby resOlVed, that this board hereby fully supports a health care plan for the city of hornell and its surrounding area which would include a limited inpatient presence along with a maternity ward, and it is further
resOlVed, that this board hereby urges that howard Zucker, the acting commissioner for the New York state department of health, and all other federal, state and local government of- ficials to do anything in their power to insure that the people in the area served by st. James mercy hospital have adequate health care in the fu- ture, which would include a limited in- patient presence, along with a maternity ward.
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EDITH M. WALLACE 1939 Greenwood C.S. grad ANDOVER—Edith M. Wal- lace, 91, of Andover, passed away Wednesday (Nov. 26, 2014) at
H i g h l a n d P a r k Healthcare Center in Wellsville.
M r s . W a l l a c e was born on May 9, 1923 in
West Union to Craig S. and Nina M. (Davis) Smith. She was a 1939 graduate of Greenwood Central School. On Dec. 5, 1942, she married Herman L.
Wallace, who predeceased her on Sept. 7, 1995.
Edith and her husband owned and operated Short's Service
Station in Andover where she worked as a bookkeeper from 1946 until they retired in 1988.
Edith is survived by a daugh- ter, Camilla A. (William) Szy- manski of Delray Beach, FL; a son, H. Thomas (Ellen) Wallace of Easton, PA; a brother, Stanley (Barbara) Smith of Brooksville, FL; a step-brother, Watson (Alyane) Walden of Hornell; a step-sister, Dorothy Albert of New Jersey; three grandchil- dren, Elizabeth (Willie) Sauceda, Craig (Erin) Wallace and Eric (Katie) Wallace; three great-grandchildren, Melissa, Sam and Kira; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
In addition to her husband of 52 years, she was predeceased by a sister, Myrtle Kilburn and a brother, Charles "Bud" Smith.
Edith was a member of the Andover Chamber of Com-
Edith Wallace had operated Short’s Service in Andover
‘Bernie’ Piatt at age 81 navigated ultralight plane
Torrence taught his family lifetime of knowledge, skills From county oil fields, family farm, Earl Brown had 30-year career at Bausch & Lomb in Rochester
merce, where she served as Di- rector from 1997-2001. She was the first secretary of the Andover Parent-Teacher Conference in the 1960's. Additionally, she served on the Allegany County Historical Society which was in- strumental in publishing the
"History of Allegany County.”
Friends called from 2-4 p.m.
and 6-8 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 30 at the Baker-Swan Funeral Home in Andover. A funeral service was held at 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 1 at the funeral home with Pastor Sandy Green, officiating.
Burial followed in Valley Brook Cemetery. Online condolences may be offered at www.baker- swan.com.
Memorial contributions in Edith's name may be made to Homecare & Hospice, 118 N.
Main St., Wellsville, NY 14895.
DARWIN PAUL TORRENCE Served in U.S. Air Force
STEPHENS MILLS—Darwin Paul Torrence, aged 83, of Stephens Mills, passed on from a long illness on the evening of Thanksgiving, following a day with his family.
Born on Feb. 1, 1931 to Fay and Illa Torrence, he grew up with his brothers Gerry and Richard on Keuka Lake in Hammond- sport. He graduated from Hammondsport Central School in 1949 and left soon thereafter to serve in the Air Force.
He met the love of his life
at his parents’ Keuka Lake cottage when he was home on leave from service as a cryptographer in Tokyo, Japan and stateside. He wrote his love, Barbara Tuttle, a beautiful letter she holds close today that told her he would be coming home to marry her – and sure enough he did, on June 8, 1957 at the Methodist Church in Stephen Mills.
They celebrated 57 wonderful years of marriage and the births and lives of their three beautiful girls who each have found their loves – Terry (Ron) McDaniel of Hornell, Debra (Clay Johnson) Tor- rence and Rebecca (Doug Bass) Torrence, both of North Carolina, His grandsons, Jason Winant (Dena Viglietta) of Hornell, and Christopher Winant (Nicky Peterson) of Seattle, serving cur- rently in the Navy in Romania. They loved their Poppa deeply and gave him much joy and the wonder and laughter of six great grandchildren;
Alyssa, Gizelle, Gabrielle, Camden, Anthony and Macy.
He is also survived by three sisters-in-law; Mary Lou Belles of Corning, Charlotte Fox of Mt. Mor- ris and Jeanne (Harold) Westbrook of Alton, one brother-in-law, Dick (Carolyn Morton) Tuttle of Washington State, as well as nieces, nephews, and good friends, Lynn Blades and Christine Rhone, and especially his “Pet Pals” Rosy, Founder and Sweetpea.
He took great pleasure in camping, boating and fishing and spending many happy hours with his family and watching over his children every day.
He taught them a lifetime of knowledge and skills and was their steadfast fan at school sports, week after week after week for years.
His professional career, after his military serv- ice, included working at Fay Torrence & Sons Hardware in Almond. He left the store to try out his entrepreneurial skills as owner of a BSA mo- torcycle shop, supervised the transportation of thousands of children over 20 years of service at Arkport Central School. He also shared his amaz- ing handy and mechanical skills with ACES in Al- fred and Wilkins and Lamac’s in Hornell.
He lived most of his life in the house his parents passed on to the newlyweds as their first and only home sweet home in the town of Stephens Mills, just a block from the family’s dear lifelong friends, John and Christine Rhone and their children, Jim, Jeff and Suzanne. He and John helped to start the Fremont Volunteer Ambulance Corp. and Arkport Cinderella Softball League and could be found at Halloween popping up in the local cemetery, spooking trick or treaters, where his ashes will now be laid. He was also a member of the Arkport American Legion Post and Corning American Le- gion Post #746 He had a perpetual twinkle in his eye, which shone brightly when he recalled one of his fondest creations—individual cowbells for the Arkport Cheerleaders who decorated and used them during Arkport Central boys’ basketball games for many years. A private graveside service with military honors is planned at the convenience of the family to celebrate his wonderful ride.
Thank you for taking us along with you, Poppa.
We will miss you so.
To send a remembrance to the family or to light a candle in Darwin’s memory, please visit www.brownandpowersfuneralhomes.com. The family is being assisted by Gerald R. Brown, Di- rector at Bender-Brown & Powers Funeral Home of Hornell. Friends wishing may make memorial contributions to the Fremont Volunteer Fire De- partment, PO Box 642, Arkport, NY 14807.
EARL E. BROWN Born in Alfred
WEBSTER—Earl E. Brown, 93, of Baywinde Senior Living Community in Webster, passed away on Wednesday (Nov. 26, 2014) at the Jewish Home of Rochester following a brief illness. He was born June 18, 1921, in the Town of Alfred, the son of the late Earl and Violet (White) Brown.
On June 29, 1946, in Wellsville, he married Doris Regina Aldrich, who predeceased him on Nov. 9, 1991.
Earl attended Alfred-Almond Central School and was a graduate of Angelica High School. He was a former resident of the Fords Brook Road in Wellsville. He was first em- ployed in the local oil fields and on the family farm. He began his career with Bausch &
Lomb in Wellsville and continued with the company in Rochester for over 30 years; retiring in 1983. He was a member of the Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Rochester and was an avid Bowler.
He is survived by two daughters, Judy Harrington and her husband Fred of Springwater, and Georgia Bellucci and her husband Carl of Victor; one son, Michael Brown and his wife Betty of Webster; four grandchildren, Matthew Bellucci and his wife Jill, Patrick Bellucci and Katherine Mattice, Colleen Harrington and Scott Culp and Meghan Harrington Moore and her husband Steve, three great- grandchildren, Mina Hogenes and Nori and Sage Bellucci Mattice;
two sisters, Dorothy Cornish of Wellsville, and Kay Blessing of Olean; as well as several nieces and nephews, including a special niece, Tina Snow.
He was predeceased, in addition to his parents, by a brother and sister-in-law, Ward and Martha Brown; a sister and brother-in-law, Phyllis and Norm Graves; a brother-in-law, Duane "Dish" Cornish;
and a grandson, Frederick Harrington IV.
Friends called from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 30 and from 10 to 10:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 1 at the J. W. Embser Sons Funeral Home Inc. in Wellsville. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 4 at the Immaculate Conception Church in Wellsville. Burial was in Sacred Heart Cemetery. To leave online condolences, please visit www.embserfuneralhome.com.
BERNARD JAMES
“BERNIE” PIATT WWII Army Air Force veteran
with lifelong love for flight ANGELICA—Bernard James
“Bernie” Piatt, 93, of Angelica, self-appointed guardian of the Park Circle Croquet Court, went peacefully home to his Lord and Savior on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014 at the Hart Comfort House in Wellsville.
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w a s born to D o n o - van and L e a h J a m e s Piatt on A u g . 1 7 , 1921, in t h e Town of Allen. He spent his growing up years in Angelica, where he de- veloped a lifelong love of air- planes and flying. As kids, he and his pals spent many happy hours building model airplanes and then flying them in the park.
His passion for flying, came full circle when in the winter of 2002-2003 he and his son Jim built an ultralight plane in Bernie's living room in Angel- ica. Bernie greatly enjoyed nav- igating that plane at age 81, and for the next couple years.
He was a 1939 graduate of Wilsonian High and on Nov. 15, 1940, he enlisted in the Army Air Force. He served his country in the Pacific theater of World War II, then re-enlisted, making it financially possible for him to marry the love of his life, Mar- guerite ""Bunny"" Goodreau.
For 20 years he and Bunny, with children in tow, lived in such places as Massachusetts, Delaware, New Mexico, Alaska and northern New York. In Jan- uary 1961, he retired from the Air Force and relocated to his hometown, where he served as Angelica's Village Clerk until 1973, when he became the direc-
tor of the CETA program in Bel- mont, retiring in 1983.
Bernie had many interests and hobbies at different times in his life, including raising parakeets, model railroads, fishing, camp- ing, croquet, square dancing, cribbage, and his model air- planes. He was delighted to have one of his models put on display at the Glenn Curtiss Museum in Hammondsport and another at a museum at Dart Field, near Chautauqua Lake.
He was a former member of the Angelica United Methodist Church, where he served on the Board of Trustees, and was a Sunday school teacher. He was a self–appointed guardian of the croquet court, chasing away bi- cycles and little feet!
Bernie's friendly smile and wave to passers-by as he sat on his front porch will be sadly missed. To us, his children, and grandchildren, he was an amaz- ing and dearly loved man.
He was predeceased by his parents; his wife, Marguerite E.
Piatt on Oct. 20, 2001; a sister, Barbara Jennings; 2 brothers-in- law, William Farnsworth, and Herb Jennings; and a great- grandson, Andrew ""Drew""
Ford.
He is survived by five daugh- ters, Cheryle (Mitch) Evans of Almond, Donna (Jon) Ford of Angelica, Debra (Terry) Fowler of Belmont, Sandra (Chris) Dib- ble of Fla., Kimberly (Dean) Gallmann of Angelica; two sons, B. James (Rosa) Piatt of Bolivar, Douglas Paul (Peggy) Piatt of Kentucky; a sister, Dorothy Farnsworth, of Washington; two brothers, James (Edith) Piatt of Arkport, Dean (Carol) Piatt of North Carolina; 18 grandchil- dren, many great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews; and his cribbage partner, Jimmy Gall- mann.
The family was present from 3-5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 28, 2014 at the Brown & Powers Funeral Home, 101 West Ave., Angelica, where funeral services were held
at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 28, with Ron Jennings officiating. Burial was in Until the Day Dawn Cemetery.
To send a remembrance visit www.brownandpowersfuneral- homes.com.
Friends may make memorial contributions to: Comfort House of Allegany County 141 East State Street Wellsville, NY 14895.
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My father was a deer hunter. Each fall he and three close friends would go to the Adirondacks for three or four days and would return with venison. I grew up loving venison burgers.
As soon as I get a hint of winter I start thinking about slow cooker recipes. This recipe combines both venison and slow cook- ing. Strangely enough it is from a Texas cookbook entitled Classic Tex Mex Cooking.
Slow-Cookin’ Venison Roast
Marinade: 1 c. ketchup ¼ c. packed brown sugar 1 c. chili sauce 3 T. liquid smoke 4 cloves garlic, minced ¼ c. vinegar
1 onion, minced ¼ c. Worcestershire sauce 1 jalapeno, seeded & 2 tsp. dry mustard
chopped 2-3 pounds venison roast
2 tsp. chili powder
In a large bowl mix all marinade ingredients. Whisk several minutes to mix well. Place roast in large slow cooker and season with 1 tsp. salt, 1 tsp. pepper, and chili powder. Pour marinade over roast. Turn slow cooker to LOW, cover and cook 6 to 8 hours or until roast is tender. Serves 8.
Ellen’s father was a deer hunter
THE ALFRED SUN, Thursday, December 4, 2014 3
Kelly’s Forecast
By KELLY SNYDER Alfred Sun Weather
Forecaster
“How did it get so late so soon?
Its night before its afternoon. De- cember is here before its June.
My goodness how the time has flewn. How did it get so late so soon?” ―Dr. Seuss
Thursday Dec. 4 PARTLY CLOUDY (HIGH 32 – LOW 27) Chance of precipitation...10%
Friday Dec. 5 SNOW SHOWERS (HIGH 35– LOW 33) Chance of precipitation...40%
Saturday Dec. 6 RAIN SHOWERS (HIGH 38 – LOW 32) Chance of precipitation...50%
Sunday Dec. 7 CLOUDY (HIGH 39 - LOW 33) Chance of precipitation...20%
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Weatherman Kelly Snyder on Facebook and as always if you
don’t like the weather in Alfred just wait five minutes!
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26 47 30 0
27 31 24 0.14” 1.7”
28 33 18 0.18” 1.9”
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*New record high for this date November Summary:
Avg. high: 42 Avg. low: 24
Highest: 71 (Nov. 12) Lowest: 7 (Nov. 22) Total precipitation: 2.60”
Total snowfall: 9.3”
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Baker’s Bridge to hear of Wee Playhouse
ALFRED STATION-The De- cember meeting of the Baker’s Bridge Association will be held on Monday, Dec. 8 at the Sev- enth Day Baptist Church at 587 State Route 244 in Alfred Sta- tion.
The first order of business will be at Dish to Pass Dinner which will begin at 6:30 pm. All are asked to bring a Main Course Dish to share and their table service. Following the dinner, at about 7:30 p.m., we will intro- duce our speaker, Emrys Westa- cott, who will address the history of our local Wee Playhouse.
The front page headline in the Alfred University publication of FIAT LUX reads: “Wee Play House Scores Initial Success.
High Class Talent Exhibited at
‘Little Theatre’.”
The article goes on to relate that “despite the faulty electric lights, and the rain, the Wee Playhouse inaugural, staged at Academy Hall last Saturday evening was a pronounced suc- cess, and many favorable com- ments indicate the fact the Alfred’s Wee Play House has come to stay. …. It is hoped that whatever plays and whatever ac- tors are seen in future days will
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We were near Aurora, NY, one day, and saw an osprey sitting on her nest. We stopped the car at quite some distance, but she didn't like it and lifted gracefully off her perch and flew away. We waited a few minutes and were rewarded with the thrill of seeing her return and settle back down.
remember and profit by the ex- cellent traditions which were es- tablished as a result of the inaugural.” This issue of the FIAT LUX is dated March 15, 1921!
We are looking forward to hearing more about the history of the playhouse as well as being present for a demonstration of their talent. Anyone interested in this topic or in our geographical area is invited to join us for the dinner and /or the program.
For more information on our Association, visit www.baker- bridge.org.
On Thursday, Dec. 11th, the BBA will hold a Cookie Walk from noon until 1:30 in the com- munity room of the Alfred Sta- tion Fire Hall which is located at 623 Rte. 244. Customers stroll around cookie laden tables to se- lect and purchase home-made cookies.
Chocolate and vanilla, molasses and date,
Large ones and small ones; all sizes on a plate.
Frosted and sprinkled, sugared and plain,
Join us for our cookie sale, you’ll be so glad you came.
Dear Editor:
The Alfred-Alfred Station Community Chest drive has now STALLED at 86.4% of our 2014 goal of $40,125. Although, the past week has been a very slow (Thanksgiving) we thus far have received pledges for $34,666 of this year's goal. Would you please consider us one of your worthy 'gifts’ for this holiday season?
The Allegany Rehabilitation Associates (ARA) is one of the recipients of Alfred-Alfred Station Community Chest funds.
This group was formed to provide psychiatric treatment, client management, housing, and educational and social-vocational rehabilitation to the mentally and physically handicapped. In addition, they assist the disadvantaged and the elderly, and help in the study and research of the disadvantaged and handicapped.
They offer mental health services to Allegany County citizens under contracts with the Allegany County Department of Men- tal Health and are certified by the New York State Office of Mental Health. In 1998 they were awarded the contract to op- erate The Counseling Center, a psychiatric clinic, making them the largest provider of outpatient mental health services in Al- legany County. The number of clients served here has remained essentially constant during the last few years with a number of residents being from the immediate Alfred-Alfred Station area.
Remember a portion of the funds you contribute will help to support The Counseling Center (and ARA programs) and this in turn will help some citizens of Alfred and Alfred Station. So please consider giving to the Community Chest and its com- mitment to our community oriented charities. As you make a contribution to support our campaign, remember how the com- munity is dependent on its citizens, and your good fortune to be giving to the community's many worthy organizations through your pledge.
Many thanks to those of you who have already made a con- tribution to the campaign. We ask those of you who have not yet made a donation or pledge to join your friends and neigh- bors in making our drive a success. If, for some reason, you did not receive a pledge card, donations may be left at the Al- fred Pharmacy in Alfred, the Canacadea Country Store in Alfred Station, or may be mailed to Alfred-Alfred Station Community Chest, Box 603, Alfred, NY, 14802. 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 86.4% of goal
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GETTING CLOSE TO YEAR’S END The November 24th session of the Board of Legislators covered a lot of ground. It included a presentation by Senator Cathy Young, along with numerous resolutions. It began with the Pledge of Allegiance that was led by retired Army Sergeant Franklin Everett. He served at a number of the same posts that I became acquainted with during my time in the Army, though he served in the mil- itary for much longer than I did. We owe much to our veterans.
Privilege of the Floor was granted to Senator Cathy Young who described the impact the recent election will have on the State Legislature. In my opinion the recent changes will be beneficial for us, regardless of political party affiliation. The Gover- nor’s Office and State Assembly is currently con- trolled by the Downstate Democrats. After 2008 the Downstate Democrats took control of the State Senate. Once that happened Upstate New York was short-changed in almost every way. This November the Republicans re-took control of the State Senate.
That means that not just Republicans, but all Up- state New Yorkers will now have greater protec- tion. That is great news.
There were 25 different resolutions on the agenda for November 24th. They fell into several major categories. Several resolutions dealt with routine business matters. Those resolutions in- cluded #210-14 that approved a County Grants Management Procedure Policy; #211-14 that cre- ated one position of Deputy Lieutenant within the Sheriff’s Department; and #212-14 that created one position of temporary office aide in the Human Re- sources Department.
Another major category involved “year-end”
financial matters. Resolution #213-14 adopted the 2015 County Budget. That Budget reduced the County tax rate by 24 cents, to $16.46 per thou- sand. Resolution #214-14 made appropriations, based upon that Budget, for fiscal year 2015. Res- olution #215-14 levied the 2015 County taxes. Res- olution #216-14 charged back to Towns of costs for various tax supplies provided by the County. Res- olution #217-14 levied the Towns’ 2015 share of the County Mutual Self-Insurance Plan (Workers Compensation).
The largest single category of resolutions in- volved transfers, adjustments, acceptance and ap- propriation of funds for various County Departments. Fifteen different resolutions (#218- 14 through #232-14) were considered and ap- proved for such actions. This represents
“fine-tuning” the financial operations of the county for 2014. The Budget adopted last November has served us well, but needed to be tweaked to reflect additional revenue, increased or decreased ex- penses, and other changes. Overall, our Budget sta- tus remains strong. I expect that we will once again end the year with a modest surplus, though a lot de- pends upon some factors beyond our control.
The last several resolutions were somewhat unique. Resolution #233-14 approved an agree- ment with CONXX Inc., for professional services for the County’s Wireless Broadband project. This approval will allow CONXX to begin ordering the equipment that is necessary to construct our wire- less backbone for Broadband service. This repre- sents a major milestone for our County. Resolution
#234-14 approved Electric and Natural Gas Pur- chase Agreements with “Municipal Electric and Gas Alliance” (“MEGA”) for energy for various county facilities. This should generate significant savings for the county over the coming months.
After the regular meeting adjourned we con- vened a special “Committee of the Whole” meeting to hear another presentation regarding consolida- tion and efficiency programs. This was a follow-up on two presentations that were made after the No- vember 10th session. The Bonadio Group made this presentation. Each organization has a different approach and method for achieving the same ob- jective. One of the presenters at this meeting was Nick Mazza, retired County Administrator for Liv- ingston County. He has extensive experience man- aging county government, and achieving increased efficiency. The next step for the Board will be to decide if we want to retain any of the consultants that responded to our Request for Proposals. If so, then we must select the consultant best suited for our needs. This process will probably take several months to complete, but offers the potential for sig- nificant savings. This is an important initiative.
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Immigration policy
To the Editor:
During the last presidential election, Senate Minority Leader, Mitch McConnell (R-KY), was asked what the GOP agenda was.
He didn't say anything about the economy, unemployment, terror- ism, foreign policy, our troops overseas or environmental protec- tion. No, sir. His sole proffered agenda was to defeat the Presi- dent.
Well, that didn't happen. So this obstructionist, do-nothing Con- gress decided to oppose President Obama on nearly everything.
They engineered budget crises, tried about 40 times to repeal the Affordable Health Care Act, blocked appointments of nomi- nees for courts and government agencies; even tried to manufac- ture a scandal about the death of the U.S. Ambassador to Lybia in Benghazi. Anything to discredit and undermine the President. And so it also was with one of the most important issues of the day: immi- gration.
I applaud President Obama for having the courage to finally take a small step toward addressing the problem of an estimated 11 mil- lion undocumented immigrants in the country. I wish he had gone farther. Immigrants are often de- monized by denigrating them as
"illegal aliens" (as though they were some alien life form from outer space), but I can tell you first-hand that vast majority are hard-working people who left their home countries because of war, political oppression, crime,
"A Community of Scholars"
One day when I was six or seven years old, I was messing around in the woods behind our barn, and found some bones half- buried in the mud. I dug them out, cleaned them off, and brought them inside to show to the family. Maybe they were di- nosaur remains?
My sister's predictable reaction was, "Yuk! Get those things away from me!" My brothers thought they were "cool" but they were in a hurry to go play baseball somewhere with friends.
Mom said they were "interest- ing," which meant that she sup- ported my interest, without actually sharing it. That was okay, because the person I really wanted to show them to was my father. Dad was a scientist. He took my discoveries seriously, and never missed an opportunity to teach me something about the natural world. I thought he knew everything there was to know.
He didn't. I was disappointed to find that he knew almost noth- ing about bones or zoology. He confessed his ignorance apolo- getically, but that was far from being the end of it. It wasn't in his nature to leave an inquiring mind unsatisfied. He might not know anything about bones, but he knew someone who did.
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hunger and poverty.
I am an immigrant. I also am a student of American history. No, not the sanitized, flag-waving ver- sion, but the true history of strug- gle, injustice, discrimination, as well as all the glorious accom- plishments in this country. It al- ways amazes me (perhaps I am naïve) that people who are al- ready here want to keep newcom- ers away. Hey, Mr. McSomething and O'Something: your "kind"
wasn't always welcomed here.
People named LeSomething, MacSomething, VanSomething, FitzSomething, DeSomething;
people named Boris and Hans and Sal and Cazimir and Moshe, need to be reminded that at one time they were "Micks," "Krauts,"
"Dagos," "Kikes" and "Pollocks"
in the eyes of the AngloSaxon pil- grims.
I find it totally disingenuous for columnists to be ranting against President Obama now, when he is the only one who has taken at least a tiny step toward dealing with the immigrant "problem."
Constitutional crisis? Give me a break! Presidents Reagan and Bush 41 used lots of executive powers. And where were our Re- publican friends when Reagan broke the law of Congress by sup- plying arms to Iran to finance the illicit war in Nicaragua? Did we hear any complaints about Vice President Cheney's secretive en- ergy task force that circumvented numerous environmental laws en- acted by Congress?
We don't need more fences and more police. We need a compre- hensive immigration policy that deals with the problem in a hu- mane manner. If the Republic Party refuses to do anything just to spite Mr. Obama, than the Pres- ident has no choice but to address the issue alone.
Sincerely, Steven Jakobi Alfred Station, NY lating clay bodies and glazes.
Historians could shed light on when and where a given tech- nique had been invented. Some- one writing a report on a nursing project could go to the English department for assistance. The sports programs could ask a mathematician's aid in making sense out of statistics. And an en- gineer's kid could take her ques- tions about bones to a professor of biology.
Dad may not have known any- thing about bones, but he was wise enough to let me take my first few steps into this grand community by myself. He gave me a small box for my relics, made sure I knew where Dr. Bur- dick lived, and sent me off to seek knowledge. I was a little scared, being a shy child, but I was also quite proud of having an important mission.
I knew the Burdick house be- cause my sister and I always went there to trick-or-treat on Halloween. They were a kindly couple, appreciative of our homemade costumes, and gener- ous with the candy. I wasn't afraid of them, but I still had a stomach full of butterflies as I rang their doorbell. Mrs. (Han- nah) Burdick answered the door, and I told her why I was there.
"H.O.!" she called inside,
"There's a student here to see you." (I almost corrected her, be- fore realizing that I was indeed a student.) I found out later that the initials stood for Harold Ormin, but everyone called him H.O., even his wife. He came to the door, and she left us to our inves- tigation.
"Good afternoon Miss Frechette," he greeted me warmly. "What have we here?"
"I'm not sure Dr. Burdick. My dad said you might be able to tell me."
We sat down on the porch and he turned each fragment over, in wrinkled, leathery hands, the fin- gernails neatly trimmed. He let
his glasses slide down his nose, and I could see his sharp blue eyes registering every detail. For several long minutes he didn't say anything except an occa- sional "hmm." Then he began to speak, and the mystery unfolded.
"As you can see, this piece is part of the jawbone. Though most of the teeth are gone, the important ones are here. See this molar? This is not the tooth of a grass-eater. And this sideways one in the front is actually a tusk, used for digging edible roots and grubs, and it tells us that what we have here is a pig. Now, as to age, let's see. The teeth aren't worn down much, so that's a clue."
He put the jawbone down, and picked up several flattish pieces.
"These are skull fragments. We know, because you can see the squiggly lines where they were knitted together." As I nodded my understanding, he held them up next to each other, and sud- denly I could see the shape of the head, inferring the missing pieces from what was there. It was a pig all right.
"So," Dr. Burdick went on with a hint of sadness, "this poor feller was probably a year or less when he passed on." He looked at me solemnly, then broke the mood with a chuckle. "I suspect that he was somebody's dinner!"
He thanked me for bringing him such a fascinating puzzle, and off home I went, glowing with the thrill of new knowledge, and bursting my buttons with the pride of having joined the "com- munity of scholars."
Growing Up in Alfred
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IMMOVABLE AWARENESS
If you live in the village of Alfred and like to walk, you may be fa- miliar with the Alfred State College track. Situated on a high eleva- tion, it affords a panoramic view of the surrounding wooded hills.
Designed though it was for athletic competition, it is also an excel- lent venue for walking meditation.
On a windy day last summer, I took a two-mile walk on that firm but forgiving track. Above the tree line, the blades of the college's wind turbine were revolving briskly. And on the tall flagpole near the entrance, the American flag was flapping audibly. I was re- minded of an old Zen story, which features a pair of quarrelsome monks and the enlightened master Eno, the Sixth Patriarch of Zen.
In this story, the two monks are arguing about the movement of their temple flag. The first contends that it is the flag that is moving.
The second insists that it is the wind that is moving. Into this heated dispute, Eno intervenes. "It is not the flag that moves," he informs them. "It is not the wind that moves. It is your mindthat moves."
The quarreling monks, so the story goes, are "awestruck" by Eno's observation.
In most commentaries on this story, Eno's pronouncement is un- derstood to be a correction, if not a rebuke. Katsuki Sekida, an au- thority on Zen koans, interprets Eno's observation to mean, "Your mind is moving; don't let it move." This admonition, he adds, is "the warning of all Zen."
Perhaps so. But moving--generating thoughts--is what human minds do, twenty-four hours a day. Kosho Uchiyama, a twentieth- century Zen master, describes thoughts as the mind's "secretions,"
suggesting that the process of thought-creation is both natural and irrepressible. And broadly speaking, what Zen teachings discourage is not thinking per sebut excessive thinking, which distracts us from present realities, and delusive thinking, which brings suffering upon ourselves and others. To counter both, the Zen tradition offers nu- merous teachings and practices.
Foremost among these is the practice of zazen, or seated medita- tion. The classic posture of zazen, in which the two knees and the sitting bones form a triangle and the body a kind of pyramid, fosters stability of mind. To enhance that stability, Thich Nhat Hanh advises us to silently recite the verses, "Breathing in, I see myself as a moun- tain. / Breathing out, I feel solid." By so doing, we cultivate a feeling of solidity, emotional and physical.
In similar fashion, the practice of chanting reinforces a sense of stability. Zen practitioners chant from the lower abdomen. Some- times accompanied by a wooden drum, the act of chanting unites the body, breath, and mind. In the Falling Leaf Sangha, our local Zen practice group, we precede our sittings with the chant "Atta Dipa," which is said to incorporate the Buddha's last words: "Atta Dipa / Viharatha / Atta Sarana / Ananna Sarana // Dhamma Dipa / Dhamma Sarana / Ananna sarana" ("You are the Light / Rely on yourself / Do not rely on others / The Dharma is the light / Rely on the Dharma / Rely on nothing but the Dharma"). In this context,
"Dharma" may be interpreted as "the laws of reality," particularly those of impermanence and interconnectedness. By chanting "Atta Dipa," we declare our intention to rely on direct experience and re- main grounded in things as they are.
Chanting and zazen are useful practices--"skillful means," Zen calls them--but it's important to remember their larger purpose, which is to situate ourselves in full awareness. As Jon Kabat-Zinn has observed, awareness is "infinitely available," and it is unper- turbed by our changing states of mind:
Have you ever noticed that your awareness of pain is not in pain even when you are?. . . Have you ever noticed that your awareness of fear is not afraid even when you are terrified? Or that your aware- ness of depression is not depressed; that your awareness of bad habits is not a slave to those habits?
Extolling its power to transform pain, Kabat-Zinn likens awareness to a "basket for tenderly holding and intimately knowing our suffer- ing in any and all circumstances." Our awareness is not angry when we are angry or sad when we are sad. It allows all things but is lim- ited by none. In contrast to the forms that pass through it, awareness is formless and immovable.
"The enlightened mind," writes Sekida, "does not move." All too often, however, our not-yet-enlightened minds resemble that wind- blown flag, flapping this way and that. At such times, we can restore our quietude by returning to the posture of meditation and resting in open awareness, which is never far to seek. On the contrary, as Joseph Goldstein reminds us, "it is always here."
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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 Dec. 4-Dec. 10, 2014 ALFRED SUN, PO Box 811, 764 Route 244, Alfred, NY 14802 607-587-8110
MIKE COX (from left) as Felix Ungar and Nic Gunning as Oscar Madison star in The Valley Theatre’s production of Neil Simon’s “The Odd Couple” to be hosted by the Angelica Players at the Angelica Free Library at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12, Saturday, Dec. 13 and at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec.
14. Directing the show will be Amanda Cox. (Photo provided)
ANGELICA-This month the Angelica Players will host The Valley Theatre for a production of Neil Simon’s The Odd Cou- ple directed by Amanda Cox.
The Odd Couple (made famous by the movie starring Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon) is one of Simon’s most enduring and well known plays.
With a script full of clever characters and zingy one-liners, it remains popular nearly 50 years after it first debuted on Broadway. Felix Ungar (Mike Cox) is shocked to discover that his marriage of twelve years is over. Homeless and distraught
he shows up for his weekly poker game, hosted by the sloppy Oscar Madison (Nic Gunning), looking for a little sympathy. Oscar reluctantly of- fers his pal a place to stay. Felix wastes no time whipping Oscar’s messy bachelor pad into shape, much to the dismay of Oscar and his poker buddies (Chris Tetta, Jon Brennan, Dave Brubaker and Will Tetta).
The close quarters begin to test the boundaries of Oscar and Felix’ friendship. Things go from bad to worse when Felix botches a double date with Oscar and their ditzy upstairs neigh-
bors, the Pigeon sisters (Ksa Curry and Anna Schilke), lead- ing to a bombastic and hilarious confrontation of epic propor- tions. Can this mismatched pair patch things up in time to save their once great friendship?
Shows run at the Angelica Free Library on Friday, Dec. 12, and Saturday, Dec. 13, at 7:00 pm with a matinee at 3:00 pm Sunday, Dec. 14. Tickets are $6 at the door or purchased ahead of time at Angelica Sweet Shop.
For more information contact [email protected] or find them online at facebook.com/valleytheatre.
ALFRED–The Alfred University (AU) Per- forming Arts Division’s Dance Program will pres- ent an Informal Dance Showing Thursday, Dec. 4 and Friday, Dec. 5 at 7 p.m. in the C.D. Smith III Theatre, Miller Performing Arts Center. The public is invited; admission is free.
The showing will include solos performed by students in D. Chase Angier’s Composition I class as well as a group-assigned dance featuring begin- ning students from Fundamentals of Dance, taught by Colleen Culley.
Independent student choreographers Indira Warner, Michael Downie, Julia Duncan, Emily Schmeichel, Daniel Heyder, Eleanor Chownsmith, Colleen Culley, Kristin Clancy, and Michael Stevenson, as well as Culley will also show their creative work.
The showing is an opportunity for students and faculty to show their work in process without any production elements, said Angier.
Angier has been associate professor of dance and director of the dance program at AU since
2002. She holds a bachelor of arts degree in dance from the University of California at Los Angeles and a master of fine arts degree in choreography from The Ohio State University.
Angier has choreographed and performed in Japan, the Czech Republic, Germany, Mexico, and across the United States in theaters, galleries, and visually inspiring sites. She is co-founder of the Green Mountain Dance Teachers Retreat in Wood- stock, VT.
Culley, adjunct professor of dance, is a Laban Movement Analyst, somatic educator, and dancer.
She has been a member of the core faculty at Inte- grated Movement Studies since 2012 and is also a graduate teaching assistant at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Brockport. Founder and owner of Move into Greatness, Inc., begun in 2007, Culley holds a bachelor’s degree from William Smith College, Geneva and a master’s de- gree in liberal studies from SUNY Empire State College; she is currently pursuing a master of fine arts degree in dance from SUNY Brockport.
ALFRED–Alfred State’s Choral and Band Performing Arts Teams are presenting their annual winter concerts this week
‘Odd Couple’ will be staged
Alfred State choral, instrumental concerts this week
at the Cappadonia Auditorium in the Orvis Activities Center.
Voices, the college’s choir group, were scheduled to sing at
7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3, and Instrumental Music, the col- lege’s band club, will play at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5. Admission to both concerts is free.
Wednesday’s concert included traditional Christmas songs;
popular songs; “Masquerade”
from “Phantom of the Opera;” a contemporary choral piece,
“Lux Aurumque” (Light and Gold) by Eric Whitacre; and several solos from members of
“Voices.”
Friday’s show will feature old and new jazz pieces, a rock
band, and a Latin American band.
A “stress-relief bag” was to be given to each student who at- tends the Voices concert. That show also included a door prize and all were invited that night to donate their unused instruments to the Music Performing Arts Teams to be given to the ARC.
“These concerts are mar- velous demonstrations of what students will do in order to keep music in their lives,” said Linda Staiger, Alfred State’s choral di- rector. “They are not music ma-
jors, so every ounce of time they share in the name of making music is a gift to all of us, as well as each other. In some ways, music doesn’t get any bet- ter than this.”
Voices President Michaela Olin, a nursing major from Perry, and Instrumental Music President Samantha Orlando, a nursing major from Spencerport, said in a combined statement,
“These nights are a fun, family- friendly, and stress-free time, where people can relax and lis- ten to a great variety of music.”
AU dance showing set Dec. 4-5
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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
Ahh, the holiday season is upon us…time for our thoughts and activities to cheerfully focus on family, festivities, giving, and every- thing else that Christmas stands for. It’s a time to reach out to those around us and pour out the love and good will that we may feel all year, but perhaps forget to express. In that spirit, we would like to invite all our neighbors and library patrons to our annual Christmas Party on Thursday, Dec. 18 from 6-7 pm. It will be a relaxed hour of mingling over refreshments, hot cider and cocoa, with stories, ac- tivities, and various make-your-own ornament/gift crafts for the chil- dren and teens. Bring the family and enjoy some quality time with friends and neighbors.
The ladies of our Book Club (pictured above), who faithfully meet every third Tuesday of the month, invite one and all to their meeting on Dec. 16 at 5 pm. It will be a festive time (as always), as they re- view all the selections 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 join them for a delightful evening.
December’s schedule:
12/4, 6-7 pm:Infinity and BeyondSci-Fi Book Club, Nov. and Dec. meeting. Reading Redshirts, by John Scalzi.
12/16, 5 pm: Book Club. Review of 2014 selections.
12/18, 6-7 pm: Christmas Party! Come one, come all for stories, holiday crafts, refreshments.
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.
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ALFRED—Alfred Univer- sity’s longstanding lunchtime se- ries, the Bergren Forum, continues with “Saints Inside Dragons: The Bizarre World in the Margins of the Luttrell Psalter” Thursday, Dec. 4, at 12:10 p.m. in Nevins Theater, Powell Campus Center. The pro- gram is free and open to the pub- lic.
Eva Sclippa, art librarian at AU’s Scholes Library of Ceram- ics, will discuss the elaborate and often strange creatures found on the pages of a 14th century Eng- lish manuscript, the “Luttrell Psalter.”
Her talk will focus on images of bodily emergence, in which one creature is coming out of the body of another, or a creature is revealing other layers of its body by peeling back its skin. These images are very similar in some images of Saint Margaret of An- tioch, patron saint of childbirth.
Sclippa will argue that Geof- frey Luttrell, the creator of the manuscript, was invoking Saint
Margaret’s aid and protection so that his son might produce an heir by referencing her likeness in his document through such imagery.
The Bergren Forum is spon- sored by the Division of Human
Studies, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and the Provost’s Office. Guests are en- couraged to bring a brown bag lunch; coffee and tea will be pro- vided.
Librarian to talk on ‘Saints Inside Dragons’
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MEMBERS of the Almond Book Club, which meets at the Almond Library, in- clude (front from left) Maggie Davis, Gail Martin, Dotty Hyde and (back from left) Patty Cunningham, Teresa McMahon, and Mary Jane Essex.
The club meets every third Tuesday of the month, with the next meeting set for 5 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 16.
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