Vol. 128, No. 6 Alfred, Allegany County, New York State, U.S.A. 14802 Thursday, February 7, 2013 Inside
Jason Latham, Lyle Palmiter ....Pg.2
“Buried Treasure” ...Pg.3
“Jim vs. John” ...Pg.4 Museum opens exhibit ...Pg.5 Cultural Arts Calendar ...Pgs.6-7 Years Ago in the SUN ...Pg. 8
‘A Night at the Theater’ ...Pg. 9 Cornells to celebrate 50 yrs ..Pg. 10 AU football team awards...Pg 12
On May 27, 2012, Brian and Carol Rogers took time out of celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary in Mystic, Connecticut, to chuckle over the mar- riage announcement that appeared in the 50 years ago column of the May 24, 2012 edition of The Alfred Sun. The announcement detail- ing their wedding had originally appeared in the May 24, 1962, issue of The Sun. Now Bruce and Linda Cornell of Almond are at 50 years.
(See Page 10) A 50th Anniversary
T he “A pretty darn good newspaper serving Alfred since 1883” A lfred S un
Of the Community. By the Community. For the Community.
Official Newspaper of Town and Village of Alfred and Alfred-Almond Central School District $1
SCOTT WADE, 51, of West State Street, Wellsville, was ar- raigned in Wellsville Village Court Friday evening, Feb. 1.
WADE’s damaged black Ford SUV.
Citizens’ pursuit helps foil bank robbery
By DAVID L. SNYDER Editor, Publisher and Janitor
ALFRED—51-year-old Scott Wade of Wellsville is in Alle- gany County Jail in Belmont in lieu of $100,000 bail after his Friday afternoon robbery of
$12,595.10 from Community Bank in Alfred was foiled, thanks to George Harris.
The investigation into the pre- vious bank robbery at Commu- nity Bank on Jan. 4, 2013 is continuing and additional charges against Wade are pend- ing.Alfred Police Chief Tim O’- Grady reported that while Wade was leaving the bank at about 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1, a patron, George Harris of Alfred, fol- lowed him out of the bank, pointing and yelling “Bank rob- ber!”
Other pedestrians on the street, O’Grady said, joined in a
short foot pursuit which led to a parking lot off Main Street on the Alfred University campus.
ALFRED—A couple en route on foot to the new bakery in town for an afternoon cup of coffee, upon seeing an older gentleman chasing a masked man yelling, “Bank Robber!
Bank Robber! Call the Police!”
joined in the pursuit.
Matt and Jennifer Degges ex- plained their part in helping to nab the bank robber:
Matt told the Alfred Sun, in an e-mail:
“Here is our account of the story:
“Last Friday around 2 p.m., my wife and I were walking on Main Street headed to the new bakery to get a coffee. We were in front of Fox’s Pizza when we heard a man shouting “Bank Robber, Bank Robber!” and we looked over at the shouting man and in front of him was the rob- ber crossing Main Street.
“He was about 10 feet from us
at the closest. Jen, myself, and another pedestrian followed the robber as he ran down the alley between Fox’s Pizza and the Pharmacy. He found himself trapped behind the pharmacy and tried to jump the fence. He was struggling to get over the fence, so I decided to run around the pharmacy and keep him from jumping it.
“In the mean time, he found an open gate in the fence, close to the back of the pharmacy. As he was trying to get out, his camouflage mask fell, and my wife yelled “I see you, I know what you look like.”
“He then told her and the other pedestrian to “back the
#@%$ off!” as he pointed at them with his hand as if he had a pretend gun. He then ran to his SUV that was parked right in front of the STEP lab in the uni- versity parking lot. My wife and
I saw him as he drove off, and then we reported the description of the vehicle to someone who was on the phone with 911.
“The real local hero was George, the man shouting “Bank Robber;” it took a lot of courage to follow the bank robber out of the building, uncertain if he was armed. Of course, the Alfred Po- lice and State Police handled the situation in a very impressive way and deserve all the credit in the arrest. When we saw the guy drive out of the parking lot, we both thought there is no way he will escape, and it was great to know the police caught him as quickly as they did.”
[Matt is a visiting instructor of mechanical engineering in the Inamori School of Engineering at Alfred University; his wife Jennifer is a graduate student.
They just wanted to get a coffee at the new bakery.]
By DAVID L. SNYDER
ALFRED—The last thing a bank robber wants to encounter while in the act is an ex-Marine like George Harris of Alfred.
George, a permanent fixture in the Alfred landscape with his routine of walking his dog early mornings around the village, just happened to be in Community Bank in Alfred Friday afternoon, at- tempting to make a deposit. But we’ll let him tell the story. His dep- osition to the Alfred Police Department follows:
“I was in Community Bank on Main Street in Alfred preparing a deposit at the counter in the middle of the room, facing the tellers.
“I observed an individual acting oddly, jumping back and forth between the three tellers’ windows on the left (not Eileen’s on the right). I could tell immediately that he was robbing the bank.
“At this point, I was deciding if I should rush him from behind and try to break his ribs against the counter, but I wasn’t sure if he had a pistol pointed at the tellers. Later I found out that he was just pointing his finger down at his robbery note.
“He was quick. He turned to leave, looking at me and heading for the right front door. As he approached it, I yelled, ‘Bank Robber!’
and turned to tell Beth Plaisted to ‘Call the Police.’
“I then chased the man down the ramp and across Main Street, where he headed into the alleyway between Fox’s and the pharmacy.
I was screaming ‘Bank Robber’ and ‘Call the Police’ repeatedly. I saw a couple (the Degges) in front of Fox’s. They joined me in chas- ing the robber down the alley behind the Pharmacy, where he got temporarily trapped by the fence.
“He couldn’t get over the fence and seemed panicked. He wheeled around to escape and ran at Jennifer Degges, another guy and me, pointing his finger like a gun. He swerved to his left and I thought he was going to run back towards Main Street down the little alley between the pharmacy and the Terra Cotta (Coffee Shop).
Matt Degges was on Main Street, blocking that off. The robber then turned around to flee back towards AU.
didn’t see“I that, or anything else. (Jen- nifer saw it all, as she was still in back of the phar- macy).
Chief O’Grady pulled up into the mouth
of the alley and I had heard Jennifer yell that he was over the fence, so I told the Chief that. Chief O’Grady was on scene very quickly. It seemed like just a minute or two.
“I then saw a black SUV go fast up Church Street, fishtailing on the snow. Freddy Fredrickson had a close view of that, as he was in front of the Jet.
“I ran into the pharmacy and yelled “Call 911 – the bank robber is headed up West University in a black SUV right now.”
“Then I came back to the bank.”
Dear Editor:
I would like to thank everyone that assisted with the capture of the Alfred bank robber, Scott Wade, on February 1st.
First and foremost I would thank our brave citi- zenry for getting involved as witnesses especially George Harris who followed Wade out of the bank and kept eyes on him until he entered the Alfred University parking lot. And thanks to Matthew and Jennifer Degges who joined Harris and followed Wade until he got into his vehicle.
Thanks to Alfred State College Police, especially Lieutenant Scott Bingham who observed the Wade’s vehicle fleeing up West University Street
and was able to pursue him until he crashed.
Thanks to the New York State Police who as- sisted us at the crash scene and with the investiga- tion, especially Trooper Rodney Perry and Investigators David Forsyth, Jack Migliore and Tom Swanson.
Thank you to the members of the Wellsville Po- lice Department for all the assistance they pro- vided. And finally to the Allegany County 911 center for fulfilling all of our requests.
Sincerely, Tim O’Grady Alfred Chief of Police
Chief O’Grady thanks all who helped
Robber didn’t ‘bank’ on George Harris being there
Passing couple joined in the chase
There, Wade got into his vehicle and drove away, nearly colliding with Chief O’Grady, who was responding to the call.
Grady said at that time he did not know that the bank robber was in that vehicle. He added,
“But Wade didn’t know that I didn’t know.”
Having nearly collided with the Alfred police car, Wade fled, traveling at a high rate of speed westbound on Church Street, striking a parked car near the in- tersection of Church and Elm Streets, continuing westbound onto West University Street.
O’Grady said that Alfred State College’s University Police ob- served Wade traveling at a high rate of speed near the village line and pursued him west onto Wa- terwells Road. After about a mile, Wade lost control of his vehicle, crashed into a ditch and was taken into custody.
Wade was initially transported by Alfred Ambulance to Jones Memorial Hospital in Wellsville where he was treated for minor injuries sustained in the crash.
Later, he was processed and ar- raigned in the Village of Wellsville Court and remanded
to Allegany County Jail in lieu of $100,000 bail.
Alfred Police were assisted by the Alfred State College Univer- sity Police, New York State Po- lice and the New York State Police Bureau of Criminal In- vestigation.
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OBITUARIES
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ALFRED--The Alfred Police Department reported the follow- ing arrests were made.
--Ashley A. Millard, 31, of Wellsville, was arrested Wednesday, Jan. 30 by Alfred Police for 2nd degree burglary, 3rd & 4th degree criminal mis- chief, 4th degree grand larceny, and 2nd degree criminal tres- pass. Millard was originally ar- rested by the Wellsville Police Department on Thursday, Jan.
21, 2013 following an extensive investigation between the Alfred Police Department, Wellsville Police Department and the New York State Police into numerous residential burglaries in the area towns of Alfred, Almond, An- dover, Wellsville and Willing.
Millard was formally charged and arraigned in Town of Alfred JASON JAMES LATHAM
Alfred-Almond C.S. sophomore BELMONT—Jason James Latham, 16, of 5938 Easton Road, Belmont, passed away on Saturday, February 2, 2013 at home following a two year battle with cancer. He was born August 6, 1996 in Hornell the son of James and Anne (Sheroshick) Latham.
Jason was a sophomore at Al- fred-Almond Central School and
Court on the Alfred charges as well as numerous State Police charges and remanded to the Al- legany County Jail in lieu of an additional $10,000 bail on top of the bail set by the Village of Wellsville Court.
For an emergency, dial 911.
ALFRED
Weather for the Week
January 29-Feb. 4 Jan. Hi Lo Precip. Snow
29 44 25 0.19”
30 53 33 0.34”
31 59* 28 0.98” 0.1”
Feb. 1 29 14 0.03” 0.6”
2 24 4 0.20” 3.0”
3 21 5 0.02” 0.3”
4 25 7 0.06” 2.2”
*Record high for date January Summary:
Avg. high: 35 Avg. low: 17 Highest: 60 (Jan. 14) Lowest: -12 (Jan. 25) Total precipitation: 2.15”
Total snowfall: 10.1”
By JOHN BUCKWALTER Alfred Area Weather Recorder ALFRED–Students enrolled in
the culinary arts programs at Al- fred State will prepare a Mardi Gras celebration, featuring a New Orleans-style menu, on Tuesday, Feb. 12, from 5-7 p.m., in the stu- dent cafeteria of the Culinary Arts Building on the Wellsville campus.
AU students offer VITA to qualified area residents
was a member of the FFA. He was proud to be employed at EPX of Alfred/Hornell. He loved to work on the family farm, with a special interest in his chicken enterprise. He was an avid hunter who loved the outdoors and kayaking on Keuka Lake.
Surviving in addition to his parents, is his grandmother, Maxine Latham of Belmont, a brother, Michael Latham of An- dover, a sister, Theresa Latham of Corning, two nephews, Christopher and Westin, as well as several aunts, uncles, cousins and special friends, Kody Stin- son, Sue Kennedy, Nikki Sekoll, Tanya and AJ Lehman, Tonia Tinker, Wade Olin, David Ermer, and Ellianna Chroniger.
He was predeceased by his pa- ternal grandfather, Eugene Latham and his maternal grand- parents, Louis and Ellen "Skip"
Sheroshick.
Friends called from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6 and from 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb.
7 at the Bender, Brown and Powers Funeral Home, 354 Can- isteo Street in Hornell. A funeral is being held at 11 a.m. today (Thursday, Feb. 7) in the funeral home with Bill Baker, an elder at the Alfred-Almond Bible Church presiding. Burial will be in Fairlawn Cemetery in Scio.
The family suggests memorial donations be made to Ronald McDonald House, 333 West- moreland Drive, Rochester, NY 14620. To leave online condo- lences, please visit www.emb- serfuneralhome.com.
LYLE W. PALMITER Lifelong Alfred Station resident
ALFRED STATION—Lyle W. Palmiter, 88, of State Rt. 244, Alfred Station, passed away Fri- day, Feb. 1, 2013 at St. James Mercy Hospital in Hornell.
Born in Hornell, Sept. 7, 1924, the son of Irving V. and Margurite (Lewis) Palmiter, he
had resided in the Alfred Station area all his life.
Lyle had been employed at the Alfred Station United States Post Office, briefly serving as Postmaster before becoming a Rural Mail Carrier.
He was a member of the Union University Church in Al- fred. He owned and operated the Canacadea Hatchery for many years until its closing. Lyle also was the owner and operator of the Canacadea Sled Shop for several years as well as the Palmiter’s Pumpkin Patch.
He was a member of the Baker’s Bridge Historical Asso- ciation and volunteered exten- sively in the renovation of the group’s Old Meeting House on Hamilton Hill Road. He was a member of the Alfred Lodge
#944 F&AM until its merging and becoming the Alfred-Al- mond University Lodge # 230 F&AM.
In addition to his parents, Lyle was predeceased by two broth- ers; Randall and Keith Palmiter.
He is survived by his wife;
Thelma (Burdick) Palmiter of Alfred Station, whom he mar- ried in 1946, one son, Terry (Lyn Muxworthy) Palmiter of Alfred Station; one daughter, Pamela (Charles R.) Thomas of Inde- pendence MO, two grandchil- dren; Seth and Clare Thomas, both of MO.
To send a remembrance or to light a candle in Lyle’s memory visit www.brownandpowersfu- neralhomes.com. The family is being assisted by Adam E.
DuBois, Director.
The family received friends from 3-5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013 at the Bender-Brown &
Powers Funeral Home, 354 Can- isteo St, Hornell. A funeral serv- ice followed calling hours at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5 at the fu- neral home with Rev. Laurie De- Mott officiating. Burial was in Alfred Rural Cemetery.
Friends may make memorial contributions to Bakers Bridge Historical Assoc., PO Box 13, Alfred Station, NY 14803.
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.
Masked wait staff will serve patrons at tables decked out in bright colors designed to evoke a Mardi Gras atmosphere; musical jazz selections will provide addi- tional ambience. Guests will re- ceive complimentary Mardi Gras beads in the traditional colors of green, gold, and purple.
Cost of the event is $17 for adults; $7 for children 10 and under. Proceeds from the event, which is sponsored by the Top Hat Club (the culinary honor so- ciety), will benefit the club’s ac- tivity fund. No reservations will be accepted.
ALFRED—The Alfred Unit of SUNY Empire State College will hold a free Information Session from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Monday, Feb.
11 at the Unit Office.
For directions to the Alfred Unit office, and to make a reser- vation for the Information Ses- sion, call Unit Secretary, Susan Havlovic, at 607-587-4140.
Empire State College is a part of the State University of New York system and offers a flexible, individualized learning environ- ment ideally suited to the lives of busy adults.
ALFRED– Beginning Thursday, Feb. 7, and each Thursday through March 7, Alfred University (AU) is offering free tax return preparation for qualified residents through Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA), an organization that offers IRS (Internal Revenue Service)- certified volunteer preparers to file taxes for community members.
The Alfred University Vita headquarters is in Seidlin Hall, Room 016. The site will be open on Thursdays through March 7 from 5 to 7 p.m. Appointments may be scheduled by dialing 211. If there is any difficulty setting an appointment, the AU VITA site can also be con- tacted at [email protected].
All qualified taxpayers must bring documentation with them in order for a VITA tax-preparer to file the taxes. Mandatory items in- clude an original Social Security card - photo copies cannot be ac- cepted; a valid photo I.D.; and all tax forms, consisting most commonly of either W-2s or 1099s. In order to receive direct deposit, the volunteer will need a voided check from the taxpayer’s financial institution.
AU MBA degree in accounting candidates are running the Alfred VITA site as part of their career development. AU MBA students par- ticipating in VITA have been studying tax preparer courses and will continue training. Before participating in VITA the students must pass six IRS certification exams. In addition, each tax return will be re- viewed by a faculty member and then reviewed again by an off-cam- pus VITA quality specialist.
VITA is designed to help low-to-moderate-income taxpayers com- plete their annual tax return free of charge. Community members qual- ified for VITA services generally make $50,000 or less, or are eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit or other low-income tax benefits.
Mardi Gras dinner featured Feb. 12 at Wellsville Culinary Arts Building
Empire State College info session scheduled
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So...here's a pretty bad photo, taken from a moving truck, of something that brought back really good memories. As we traveled through Kentucky a few weeks ago at sunset, we saw these signs.
Copy/pasted from GoogleMaps: Interstate 265 is an Interstate High- way ringing the Louisville, Kentucky metropolitan area, which in- cludes southern Indiana.
Our editor's mom, JeanSnyder, was a very important person in my growing up years. Always smiling, and always loving us "kids,"
she was ever kind and ladylike, a wonderful example for us, and later, for our kids. Her heart had room for us all. I was glad to be re- minded of her, even though they spelled her name wrong.
One of the most inventive and adaptable recipes ever concocted is canned cream of mushroom soup. It is delicious just as a soup, but for years and years has turned up in all kinds of recipes, everyday type and special occasion type.
Here’s an everyday type recipe that is quick and easy plus hearty and filling. I found it on the internet.
Hobo Casserole
1 lb. lean ground beef 1 can cream of mushroom soup 1 small onion 1/8 c. milk
2 medium potatoes, sliced 1½ c. French-fried onions 4 slices American cheese salt and pepper to taste
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Pat ground beef into 8x8 pan and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Slice onion on top of beef. Slice po- tatoes onto onion layer, salt and pepper. Layer with cheese slices.
Mix soup and milk together and spread over cheese. Cover with alu- minum foil and bake for one hour or until potatoes are tender. Re- move foil and top with French fried onions and brown for about 5 minutes.
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“Buried Treasure”
It all started in the 1980s when Alfred University wanted a new paved parking lot behind Carnegie Hall. Prior to 1960 this beautiful building served as li- brary for A.U. students. It now houses the University’s adminis- trative offices.
Hundreds of these buildings were given to centers of educa- tion all over the United States in the early 1900s. A.U.’s longest serving President Boothe Colwell Davis (1895-1933) receives the credit for personally pleading Al- fred’s case for a library by meet- ing steel magnate Andrew Carnegie in the early 1900s.
When I was at A.U. in the ‘50s, a so-called modern student union addition was built of prefab ma- terials connecting to the old three-story Burdick Hall (moved from present site of Kanakadea Hall to the rear part of the current parking lot in the 1800s). Those buildings behind Carnegie Hall were removed in the 1960s, mak- ing a poorly surfaced parking lot for an expanding University.
So—A.U. hired Roger Mc- Graw (my son-in-law) to remove 10 inches of debris so a solid base and blacktop could be applied.
Ten inches of soil, etc. on nearly a third acre is a lot of tonnage to be dumped somewhere.
Having a need for a few loads, I asked Roger to dump 10 loads behind the old Droppers house below Edgewood Farm 1 load out back of my machinery shed for a garden plot. The closer to the work site, the easier for Roger, and the job was done.
The next summer, here I am hoing the new garden site and heard a clink in the dirt. Assum- ing it was a pop can ring I as usu- ally checked to make sure. It was
some kind of ring alright, but not from a pop can. Cleaning off the mud, a golden color ring took shape with a blue sapphire in the middle of two diamonds. All were recessed and nearly knocked my eyes out.
I quickly cleaned it up and pre- sented ti to my wife Bev as a birthday, anniversary and Christ- mas present for the next ten years. She gladly accepted as it perfectly and gracefully adorned her finger.
Showing the ring go Roger and Sandy, her three oldest children began at once to sift dirt from the huge mound of refuge dumped on their property to no avail ex- cept for tiny bones, nails and other knick-knacks. Sandy said it kept her kids busy and occupied for a few days.
Jeweler Jim Palmer said the ring was pre-1900s and was solid gold. So—could it have belonged to an early student, a faculty member or an Alfred native? A horrendous fire in 1879 de- stroyed all the buildings includ- ing the big “Burdick” Hotel located where Carnegie Hall now stands, down to the old brick loan office.
To this day we can only imag- ine the circumstances behind the mystery of the beautiful ring and the girl or lady who owned it.
ALFRED--Singers from the community are invited to join the Alfred University Chorus. This semester the program will in- clude the Coronation Mass by Mozart and a medley from the musical Les Miserables. Re- hearsal is 7 to 8:30 p.m. Mondays in Miller Room 126.
Community singers are also in- vited to stay after that rehearsal for 30 minutes to be a part of the Alfred Volunteer Choir Com- pany. Both groups will perform on Friday, April 26 in the Alfred Seventh Day Baptist Church. For more information, contact Lu- anne Crosby at 871-2572 or Lau- rel Buckwalter at 587-8090, or just show up to the next Monday night rehearsal.
DAVENPOT, FL--Allegany County folks, it’s time to plan to come to the Annual Allegany County Picnic on Friday, March 1. The 57th year picnic will be held at Polo Park East recreation hall located on Route 27, west of Orlando. The park is seven miles north of I-4, and 13 miles south of Clermont, FL on Route 27.
Please bring a dish to pass, table service, a beverage and plan to have a good day with old and new friends from Allegany County.
Doors open at 10:30 a.m. This is a pleasant day with drawings for Gift Certificates and 50/50 tickets. For more information, please call Margaret Eason at 727-288-6383 or email [email protected].
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Allegany County Picnic March 1
ALFRED--The Alfred Senior Luncheon Center meets at the Union University Church center every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. They are offering a series of programs to spark up the winter. All older adults are welcome and invited to attend.
Lunch is served at noon and the programs will begin at 12:15.
Speakers scheduled at Sr. Lunch Site
Singers sought for University Chorus
Among the offerings will be:
February 11th--Eliza Ordway connecting with services from the Box of Books.
February 25th--Wally Higgins shares his experiences as a Tus- keegee Airman during WWII.
March 4th--Rima O”Connor from the Box of Books will
demonstrate various E- Readers. Learn about the differ- ent features, how to use each, how to download library books, how to use them as audio read- ers, and how to borrow them from the Library.
March 18th--Crystal Dodge presenting excerpts and insights from her book Faith of a Spider.
April 1st--Bill Pulos present- ing excerpts and stories from his book Coaching History of Al- fred Almond Central School.
The Luncheon Center is an opportunity to share good meals and great conversations with friends and neighbors. Please make a reservation by calling the Allegany County Office for the Aging the day before planning to attend at 585-268-9390 or toll free 1-866-268-9390.
ALFRED–Alfred State is hosting a program for advance- ment services professionals, de- velopment directors, and anyone involved with managing a dedi- cated fundraising program that is called “Promoting Philanthropy:
Applying Marketing Strategies in Development”.
Scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 27 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
at Lake Lodge, 6107 Terbury Road in Alfred, the program covers a variety of strategies for achieving fundraising success and is presented by a variety of accomplished speakers who will explore the diverse issues that challenge annual, major, and planned giving programs.
The program is sponsored in part by a CASE District II Ven- ture Capital Grant and is appli- cable for 5.25 points in Category 1.B - Education of the CFRE In- ternational application for initial certification and/or recertifica- tion. Cost is $25 and includes breakfast and lunch. Register by Wednesday, Feb. 20 by calling (607) 587-3935 or email whit- [email protected].
‘Promoting Philanthropy’
workshop being hosted
at Alfred State College
BASIC TRUTHES – 2013
I found the January 28, 2013 session of the County Board of Legislators noteworthy for its very routine-ness or ordinariness.
There were some “special” aspects of the meeting, such as the Pledge of Allegiance that was led by retired Air Force Sergeant Kevin J.
Schreiner of Wellsville. I was impressed by his diversity of service, and the extent of his awards and recognition. We are fortunate to have individuals like Kevin return to our County to share their ex- pertise and energy.
The nine resolutions that were approved were all important, but un-exceptional in nature. Three resolutions established capital proj- ect accounts for highway improvements: #18-13 is for a bridge on Council House Road (Caneadea) that will cost $224,500. The Town will contribute $33,675 towards the project: #19-13 is for a culvert on North Branch Road (Friendship) that will cost $266,100. The Town will contribute $39,915; and #20-13 is for a bridge on County Road 41 (Belfast) that will cost $326,000, with no Town contribu- tion. Resolution 21-13 increased the “Petty Cash Fund” for the De- partment of Social Services from $150 to $300.
Three resolutions re-appropriated unexpended funds from prior years: #22-13 re-appropriated $2,400 for the Safety on Wheels Pro- gram; #23-13 re-appropriated $54,800 NYS STOP-DWI Program;
and #24-13 re-appropriated about $55,000 from 2010, 2011 and 2012 from various Homeland Security Grants. These funds have been des- ignated for various programs, but they have not been completed and the funds remain undisbursed at this time.
Resolution 25-13 accepted the insurance proposal from NYMIR for various types of necessary insurance coverage for County oper- ations at a total cost of $244,806.88. The final resolution approved the Memorandum of Agreement with Cornell Cooperative Extension for 2013. This allows the Cooperative Extension Program in Alle- gany County to continue, including the 4-H Program, Agricultural Assistance Program, and Home Science Program, among others. I am a strong supporter of Cooperative Extension. In recent years sev- eral counties have reduced or eliminated support for Extension only to find out that they needed to reinstate it later. The Board also ap- proved the audited bills for the prior two-week period in the total amount of $2,843,659.87, including $384,540 for Medicaid for 2 weeks, or almost $800,000 per month.
Several interesting documents were handed out at the January 28th meeting. Legislator Hopkins distributed a news release about the Morrisville State College Dairy Judging Team qualifying for the June 2013 International Judging Competition in Edinburg, Scotland.
Two members of the five student Dairy Judging Team are from Al- legany County. Marshall Hinz and Duncan Bailey, both from the Fill- more area, will represent us in Scotland. Congratulations to them on this outstanding accomplishment.
The Legislators Compensation Table for 2012 was also distrib- uted. This Table includes information about the number of meetings attended, number of miles traveled, and total compensation paid. It does not reflect which Legislators participate in the State Retirement System or receive County Health Insurance Coverage. I believe that 8 Legislators, including myself, are currently enrolled in the health insurance plan. The County operates on a “self-insurance” basis which means that we don’t pay premiums. The cost to the County for me would be strictly for any expenses incurred on my behalf.
Since I have been quite healthy (fortunately) that cost has been min- imal. Over the past 7 years the Board has enacted numerous health insurance changes that have generated millions of dollars in savings.
We have joined “networks” for physicians, hospitals and pharma- ceuticals. We started offering preventive care programs. New em- ployees (including Legislators) no longer receive “retiree health insurance coverage.”
Legislator Ungermann distributed two articles about real prop- erty taxes. One article showed that wealthy individuals move from
“high tax” states to “low tax” states. Ironically States that increase their tax rates frequently end up collecting less revenue because high-income earners move away. The other article was a parody of the “Little Red Hen” story. Unfortunately the moral (about greed) is still true.
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Dear Editor:
Once upon a time, I learned that letters to the editor should be signed unless the situation was exceptional. That usually in- cluded possible injury to an indi- vidual or to an individual’s livelihood. Whistle-blowers are protected in this way.
I also recall an editor once ask- ing that a letter be signed “name withheld” because the informa- tion might stigmatize a minor.
Minors, of course, could not give permission, so the name was withheld, although the letter writer himself was willing to sign it.
I saw no reason for the name to be withheld from the letter published in the SUN 1/10/13.
The letter was clearly opinion, including the presentation of global statements presented as fact that are debatable.
Please, in the future, use the
“name withheld” in the strict journalistic sense.
Sincerely, Sharon Hoover Dear Editor,
The DEC of NY is now for the first time expanding the killing of bobcats into Western NY and here is their Five Year Bobcat Management Plan for 2012- 2017:http://www.dec.ny.gov/pres s/86240.html
The DEC admits that bobcats are harmless to humans. Slightly bigger than a house cat they hunt alone for rabbits and occasional survive on a deer carcass left be- hind. They might get an occa- sional fawn but not cattle. The skin is worth $50 to $200 with NY fur being on the low end of price as the fur is not top quality - hardly a "livelihood" for any- body.
Bobcats are shy and prefer rock outcropping of the Adiron- dacks to hide the kittens from hawks, owls , foxes. These pred- ators and the automobile are suf- ficient. Trappers need not apply.
The trappers are an endan- gered species and their lobby persuaded NY to allow minors to join them in teaching how to trap..Youngsters participate in setting traps and discovering the carnage and pain at the trap. To preserve the fur, the animal has to be killed by suffocation or bludgeoning the head in without a bullet hole in the fur. Is this re- ally wise to permit youngsters to be exposed to such experience?
Here is what young people re- ally prefer to do-- liberate a bob- cat caught in a trap and celebrate its life not death.. This is three minutes long youtube having been viewed about 6 million times since New Year 2013 :http://www.youtube.com/watch
?v=EiY9inQKkvw&feature=pla yer_embedded teengers releas- ing a bobcaT
DEC rely on the public to re- port dead bobcats from traps, shot or roadkilled. They argue that if more dead are reported, then the living are plentiful but.
it could be the other way around
4 THE ALFRED SUN, Thursday, February 7, 2013
An unsigned letter?
Bobcat Blues in NY
Alfred Sun welcomes lettters to the editor
We would be remiss were we not to acknowledge the fine work done by the Alfred Police Department under the direction of Police Chief Tim O’Grady. I read with pride one of the out-of-town news reports of Friday’s foiled robbery.
Channel 4 (Buffalo) led off the story on its website with this: “A bank robber was no match for the people who live in the Village of Alfred and their police force.” It went on to tell the story, finishing with, “Police say it's possible Wade is connected to a bank robbery on January 4 and additional charges are pending.”
There are those who kiddingly look upon Alfred as small town much like “Mayberry.” Well if that’s true, then Chief O’Grady is Sheriff Taylor. (I won’t even speculate who might qualify as Barney Fife.)
Suffice it to say such things as bank robberies and bomb threats are not commonplace here. Heck, as editor of this newspaper the past 37 years, one of my most difficult decisions was whether to at- tend an international conference of obituary writers in Las Vegas, NM or stay here to cover Alfred’s Traffic Light Festival, celebrating the 30th anniversary of the installation of Alfred’s one and only traf- fic light.
And, lest it be overshadowed, Punxsutawney Phil did not see his shadow, therefore predicting an early Spring. But folks around Alfred were too busy talking about Friday’s events or the next day’s Super Bowl to even sit up and take notice that Alfred Station Al likewise did not see his shadow.
Likewise, lest catching the bank robber overshadows other accom- plishments of our Alfred Police, please read the police report on Page 2. They also caught a burglar! Great job, Alfred Police Department and Chief O’Grady!
The Alfred Sun welcomes let- ters to the editor. For best re- sults, please keep your letter
“brief and amazing.”
Letters can be e-mailed to:
[email protected] or mailed to: PO Box 811, Alfred, NY 14802.
Jim vs John
Quoth the Ravens, “Niners, No More”Or, The Sup-Har-Bowl put brother versus brother, A dilemma for a loving dad – and mother, Who avoided partiality (we’re told)
Wearing neither red nor purple with her gold.
So how about that Niner’s QB, Kaempernick?
I’d say he’s not a scrambler – he’s a Scampernick!
And Flacco…he avoided flak – and sack – Because his linemen had his (front and) back.
The Ravens owned the first and second quarters, Adeptly being Niner-runner-thwarters.
Then Beyonce bounced around on stage at halftime, Till commercials came back on and it was laughtime.
When Jones unleashed that kick-off touchdown run It seemed to say “lights out – this game is done.”
“Lights out” – that’s true; but not so sure the prize…
Cuz Kaempernick it seemed to energize.
He marched ’em down the field time and again, And came within a whisker of a win;
When the zebras missed that interference call, That crying sound you heard…was Jim Har-bawl.
—Harbowlymous
especially if this policy is fol- lowed for five years.There has been no actual boots on the ground assessing the data in NY.
"The Bobcat in Illinois" was pub- lished in 2002 with real data from graduate students over ten year period.. . Result of that study was that bobcats in that state are protected animals and there no seasons to trap or shoot them until the population in- creases sufficiently to allow it.
The word "kill" is used here, not "to take". as the DEC likes to use "to take". not to refer to take a break or take a vacation but they mean to take a life. The right to life is considered sacred for the human fetus but not for a wild animal life. Wildlife is
"harvested" as DEC describes it.
A harvest is a crop that was planted. Wildlife was born with- out much help by humans and wildlife is not a harvested and we respect wildlife for staying alive
on its own fighting for food daily.
Many of us have yet to see a single bobcat after many years in the Southern Tier. This native cat still exists in all states of the USA. Their hunting and trapping is not permitted by thirteen states . In NY there is no bag limit and hunting dogs are permitted. Here is a Youtube of a mega trapper - warning- very violent video out
of Texas: :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=9Z6_yuEaMHI
Another department at the same DEC is overseeing the hy- drofracking if it comes to NY -- how will they manage and for whom?
Gudrun Scott RN Andover, NY 14806 PS The once cent stamp pictur- ing a bobcat came out last summer by the US Postoffice.
http://about.usps.com/news/na- tional-releases/2012/pr12_065.htm
Fool me once, shame on you;
fool me twice, shame on me
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Week of Feb. 7-Feb. 13, 2013 ALFRED SUN, PO Box 811, 764 Route 244, Alfred, NY 14802 607-587-8110
Rose Cook, guest speaker ; new members Kelly Cardman and Kim Gayhart, Dr. Patricia Soper-Oakes, Program Vice-Presi- dent (Photo provided)
ALFRED—The Alfred-Hor- nell Branch of the Association of American University Women (AAUW) held their January meeting at the Women's Leader- ship Center at Alfred University where the Center's director, Dr.
Julia Overton-Healy, spoke about the Center's planning of
AAUW meets at AU’s Women’s Leadership Center
"Velocity", a leadership program for women college students.
This program, to be held at AU, will include the topics of leadership, personal enrichment, community engagement, whole- life wellness, advocacy and ca- reer planning. After the retreat each participant will return to her
home community or campus to pursue a project to improve the lives of women and girls, and to be supported by six months of professional coaching. Featured speakers will include profes- sional women from banking, ed- ucation, law, arts, industry and business. For more information please contact the Women's Leadership Center at leader- [email protected].
We welcomed our two new members, Kelly Cardman of Prattburg and Kim Gayhart of Alfred, and our guest speaker, Rose Cook. Rose, a very active area volunteer for our Regional Council of Girl Scouts of Amer- ica, shared with us some of the organization's many local and national activities. 2012 marked the !00th Anniversary of Girl Scouts with special events held, such as a weekend 100th An- niversary Jamboree involving camping and numerous activi- ties, and the Girl Scouts' Rock the Mall Sing-Along on the Na- tional Mall in Washington, DC.
which was attended by a quarter- million girls and adults.
Besides visiting museums and camping, the local troops have been involved with numerous service projects. Food drives for animal shelters, sending cards to ALFRED–“New Morpholo-
gies,” an exhibit curated by Al- fred University (AU) alumnus Del Harrow and sculptor Stacy Jo Scott, featuring eight nation- ally and internationally known ceramic artists will be displayed in AU’s Schein-Joseph Interna- tional Museum of Ceramic Art Thursday, Feb. 7 through Friday, April 5.
“New Morphologies” high- lights work that emerges from the encounter between the phys- ical materiality of ceramic ob- jects and the ephemerality of digital information.
There will be a museum re- ception on opening day from 4:30-6 p.m. A curator’s gallery talk will be held Friday, Feb. 8, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. The re-
ception and gallery talk are open to the public free of charge. The Schein-Joseph International Mu- seum of Ceramic Art, located on the top floor of Binns-Merrill Hall, is open Wednesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
“New Morphologies” is funded by Friends of the Mu- seum; a planned exhibit catalog will be funded by the Marcianne Mapel Miller Fund for Ceramic Art.Harrow ’05 is based in Fort Collins, CO where he is an assis- tant professor of art at Colorado State University. He has taught and lectured at Penn State Uni- versity, The University of Col- orado, AU, and Harvard University Graduate School of Design. His work has been re-
cently shown at the annual con- ference for the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts.
Scott graduated from the Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI. Based in Oakland, CA, she is a member of the Craft Mystery Cult Per- formance collaborative, a group tracing the relationship of object materiality and human interac- tion. Her recent works include
“The Hapticon of the Craft Mys- tery Cult” at Roots and Culture Contemporary Art Center in Chicago, and “After the Pedestal” at the Sculpture Center in Cleveland.
“New Morphologies’ featured artists include Sharan Elran, Andy Brayman, Stephanie
Syjuco, Brian Gillis, and John Arndt from the United States;
Dries Verbruggen from Bel- gium; Geoffrey Man from the United Kingdom; and Anton Reijnders from The Netherlands.
AU alumnus Andy Brayman
’98 has made a name for himself by mixing experience working with decals, professional quality manufacturing processes and physical and conceptual skill.
Brayman fits into this exhibit as someone who has, since the in- ception of his factory-studio the MatterFactory in Kansas City, KS been pushing to meld the artistic and industrial worlds.
Alfred University ceramics as a formally taught field of study is well over 100 years old. Since its inception, technological inno-
vation has always gone hand-in- hand with the craft. So comple- mentary was the relationship that now it is possible to have a made object without a human hand in it at all. “New Mor- phologies” confronts the loss of human articulation and feel as the craft has progressed into ubiquitous computerization.
All artists exhibited are con- cerned with discovering a new middle ground between ma- chine-made and man-made product.
The Schein-Joseph Interna- tional Museum of Ceramic art features over 8,000 pieces rang- ing from small shards of recov- ered history to great pieces of contemporary American and in- ternational art.
‘New Morphologies’ exhibit opening at museum
our troops overseas, filling Christmas Shoe Boxes with little toys and toiletries for children in developing countries, visiting local nursing homes, cleaning of the pet cemetery, and designing a mural for diversity are only some of their many service proj- ects.
Mrs. Cook explained that many may think of cookies, crafts and camping as the three Cs in Girl Scouts but on a differ- ent level they are actually courage, confidence and charac- ter. One way this is fostered is by having the girls involved with cooperative learning as they dis- cover a situation they would like
to change or learn about, connect with others to see what they have done, and then to take action.
Much discussion followed about the highest level of Girl Scouts, The Gold Award. This prestigious award requires a min- imum of 80 hours in planning and completing an innovative, challenging project which has a sustainable, lasting benefit to the girl's community.
It was also noted that the "Ve- locity" program discussed earlier is a perfect continuation of the leadership skills developed in scouting. It was an interesting meeting as we learned about both programs.
6 THE ALFRED SUN, Thursday, February 7, 2013
Music
BANDS/DJs/RECITALS Alfred Village Bandoffers sum- mer concerts of popular music and marches at the Alfred Village Bandstand. For more informa- tion, please e-mail Nancy Luger at: [email protected] or call her at 607-587-9449.
Black-Eyed Susan Acoustic Cafe 22 West Main St., Angelica.
Open every day for lunch; dinner and live acoustic music on week- ends; now serving breakfast – call for details. Acoustic Open Mic Night 1st Thursday of month 7-10 pm. Café opens early for dinner, espresso, wine & beer, Scrabble & chess. Music Sched- ule: Friday, Jan. 25--HooP; Sat- urday, Jan. 26--Neptune's Car (Holly Hanson and Steve Hayes);
Saturday, Feb. 2--JAVA (Vern Lindberg, Alex Shukoff, Jeff Chi- asson); Saturday, Feb. 9--Allan Howe and Tom McClure (swing, jazz, pop, Great American Song- book); Friday, Feb 22--Pat Kane (songwriter, Irish and American, traditional and modern); Satur- day, Feb 23--Kaeli Anne Moriah (vintage pop/jazz standards); Fri- day, March 1--Bethel Steele (songwriter, country,
alternative folk). Music begins at 7:30 p.m. Café open 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. for meals, espresso, beer, wine, desserts. Black-Eyed Susan Acoustic Café, 22 W. Main St., Angelica. Call 585-466-3399 or visit black-eyed-susan.com Flatbush Zombiesin concert at 10 pm Saturday, Feb. 9 in Knight Club, Powell Campus Center, AU.
Healthyheart Sock-Hop8 pm Saturday, Feb. 2 at Knight Club, Powell Campus Center, AU. Co- sponsored by Women’s Leader- ship Center, Wellness Center, AU Bookstore and AU Athletics.
Tan Vampirein concert at 10
p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, Knight Club, Powell Campus Center, AU.
Container, Unicorn Hard On, and Timeghostin concert at 10 pm Saturday, March 2 at Knight Club, Powell Campus Center, AU. Sponsored by AU SAB.
Hornell Area Wind Ensemble Rehearsals Tuesday evenings at Hornell Intermediate School.
New members are always wel- comed. For further information, call Nancy Luger at 587-9449 or call 545-8603.
Maple City Bowl, 7580 Seneca Road, Hornell. DJ/Karaoke every Friday Night 9 pm-1 a.m.; Satur- day night bands from 9 pm-1 a.m. For updates, check www.maplecitybowl.net Or call 607-324-1011.
Wellsville Creative Arts Center offers live music most Saturday evenings with performances be- ginning at 8 p.m., doors opening at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25-- Sally Barris; Saturday, Feb. 2-- MiZ; Saturday, Feb. 9--Joe Crookston; Saturday, Feb. 16-- Yarn; Saturday, Feb. 23--The Blind Owl Band; Friday, March 8- -The Steel Wheels; Saturday, March 16--Burns & Kristy; Satur- day, March 23--Farewell Drifters;
Saturday, March 30--Driftwood;
Saturday, April 27--Nora Jane Struthers & The Party Line; Fri- day, May 3--Big Leg Emma; Sat- urday, May 11--Lustre Kings. For tickets, visit: www.WellsvilleCre- ativeArtsCenter.com or call 585- 593-3000.
CHORAL GROUPS Andover Catholic Choir. Re- hearsals 7 pm Mondays at Blessed Sacrament Church, An- dover. New members welcome.
Contact Director Marcy Bledsoe at 478-5238.
Genesee Valley Chorus.
Weekly rehearsals 7 pm Tues- days at Congregational Church, 289 N. Main St., Wellsville. New members welcome. For further information, call 716-593-3173.
Maple City (Barbershopers) ChorusMeetings 7:30 p.m. Mon- days at St. Ann’s School, 27 Erie Ave., Hornell. New members wel- come. Call 276-6835 for info.
Sanctuary Choir. Rehearsals Thursdays at 7 pm, The Seventh Day Baptist Church-Alfred Sta- tion. New members welcome. In- strumentalists practice 9 a.m.
fourth Saturdays. Call 587-9545.
COFFEEHOUSES
Coffeehouse live entertainment periodically at Terra Cotta Cof- feehouse, 34 N. Main St., Alfred.
Saturday, Open Mic Night Wednesdays when colleges are in session.
Wellsville Creative Arts Center offers Coffee Houses nightly Monday-Thursday 7:30-10:30 p.m. with Movies on Mondays, Acoustic Campfire on Tuesdays, Open Mic Night every Wednes- day 7 to 9:30 p.m. For more info, visit: www.WellsvilleCreativeArts- Center.com or call 585-593-3000.
CONCERTS/RECITALS Davis Memorial Carillon Recitals, AU campus. Saturdays at 4 p.m. except August. Laurel Buckwalter, AU Carilonneur.
Wingate Memorial Carillon Recital Seriesat Davis Memorial Carillon, AU campus. Free con- certs on the lawn 7-8 p.m. Tues- day evenings in July.
Theater
& Dance
COMEDY
Friday Night Live.AU student comedy troupe. Call 871-2175 for further info.
Pirate Theater.AU student com- edy troupe. Holmes Auditorium, Harder Hall. Call 871-2175 for further info.
Comedian Cy Amundson.10 pm Saturday, Feb. 23 in Knight Club, Powell Campus Center, AU.
DANCE
Alfred Dance Academy,N. Main St., Alfred. Katherine Lang, artis- tic director. For further informa- tion, phone 607-661-0952.
Alfred Swing Dance Network holds dances periodically in the 1890 Firemen’s Hall Theater lo- cated in Alfred Village Hall. For more information, contact Gra- ham Marks/Megan Staffel at [email protected] or call 607-478-8178.
Alleluia School of Danceoffers classes in Houghton and Wellsville. Classical ballet and liturgical dance. All ages and abil- ity levels. For more information or to register for classes, contact Di- rector Rebecca Moore at 585- 567-2079.
Let’s Dance Club offers occa- sional dances. Five dances are scheduled Sundays from 2-5 pm at Arkport American Legion:
Nov. 25, Jan. 27, Feb. 24 and March 24. For more information, contact presidents George and Carole Onoda at (607) 276-5475, vice-presidents John and Dee Cwynar at (607) 324-0373, sec- retaries Duffy and Barb Elsen- heimer at (607) 295-7194, treasurers Charlie and Kathy Bill at (607) 295-7130, or band coor- dinators Doug and Melody Car- rier at (607) 324-5821.
Valentine’s Day Dance. 9 p.m.- 12 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, Knight Club, Powell Campus Center, AU. Sponsored by Inter- national Student and Scholar Or- ganization.
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
Sex on Stage. 8 pm Saturday, Feb. 9, Nevins Theater, Powell Campus Center, AU. A censored pornographic display of scenes, monologues and songs by your friends, The Alfred Dramatists.
Admission free but tips wel- comed and encouraged by per- formers.
African-Americans You Wish You Had Known.7 pm Tuesday, Feb. 19, Nevins Theater, Powell Campus Center, AU. Cristina Sasso and Christopher Hampton portray six overlooked African- Americans and their contributions to American history in an engag- ing multi-media one-hour presen- tation.
AU Dance Theater 8 pm Thurs.- Sat. Feb. 21-23, Miller Theater, MPAC, featuring original chore- ography and performances by AU faculty, students and the Mar- lin & Ginger Miller Guest Artist.
Almost Maine. Play presented by AU Performing Arts. Save the dates:
Wed.-Sat., April 17-20.
Art/ Galleries
INSTRUCTION/GROUPS Allegany Artisans. The Allegany Artisans, local artists and crafts- people working together to host an annual studio tour in October, invite artists to apply. Work is ju- ried. Studio must be in Allegany County. 585-593-6345 or www.alleganyartisans.com.
Angelica Ink LetterpressLo- cated at 20 Allegany Avenue, An- gelica, NY. 585.466.7040 Angelica Sweet Shop 44 W.
Main in Angelica’s Park Circle National Historic District. Open daily 8 am–5 pm For more info:
585-466-7070 or www.angelicas- weetshop.com.
Artist Knot. 36 Main Street, An- dover. Current Exhibit: “Betsy Kent: Divergence”. Admission is always free. Gallery Hours:
Tues., Wed. & Fri. 11 am -4 pm, Thurs. 11-5 & Sat. 11-3 or any- time by appointment. Closed Sun.,Mon. and Holidays. (607) 478-5100.
Wellsville Art Association meets 7 pm on the last Friday of each month at Wellsville Com- munity Center. For information on
meetings or classes, call 585- 593-3579.
Steuben Trust Gallery, Steuben Square, Hornell. On-going ex- hibits of Artist of the Month. M-F 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Sponsored by the Hornell Area Arts Council.
Southern Tier Fiberarts Guild, founded in 1983, meets at Trinity Lutheran Church, 470 N. Main St., Wellsville, on the first Satur- day of the month from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. except months of July and Sept. The group welcomes spin- ners (and wannabes), quilters, knitters, crocheters, embroider- ers, weavers, dyers, basket mak- ers, hookers (rug hookers, that is) and everyone with a creative mind and an interest in fibers.
For more information, call Debbie MacCrea at 607-587-9270, Carol Wood at 607-587-9519 or T.C.
Gary at 585-593-4799.
MUSEUMS/EXHIBITS Americana Manse. Tours at the Americana Manse, Whitney- Halsey Mansion, Inc. in Belmont.
Call 585-268-5130. Special Group Tour rates. $4.00 adults.
Fountain Arts Center, 42 Schuyler Street, Belmont. Exhibit hours are Mon., Tues., Fri. from 10 a.m.-12 noon and 2-4 p.m. or by appointment. For info or group arrangements, call 585-268-5951 or visit our website at: www.the- fountainartscenter.org The Corning Museum of Glass presents the most comprehen- sive glass collection in the world in “35 Centuries of Glassmaking.”
Including five new Art and History Galleries. 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.
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By ELIZA ORDWAY Box of Books Library Director
Alfred Box of Books Library received a generous grant from the Foundation for Southern Tier Libraries, to help us replace our heater in our children’s room. This grant is vital to us because of our ineligibility for state or federal construction grants. The new heater has been installed and the staff here cannot believe the difference it has made for the comfort of the patrons and the staff of the library.
Our February calendar has been completed and with the addi- tion of Alfred University’s Education Fieldwork Class we are able to offer programs for school aged children every Thursday in Feb- ruary, programs start at 4:30 and do require registration to help us plan for supplies. Registration is limited to the first 10 participants.
As Seen on Pinterest is our adult program that is offered once a month. I would like to explain how this program works. For those who don’t know Pinterest is an on-line bulletin board where people search the web for different craft ideas, recipes, decorating tips, and any other topic you can think of and “pin” them on their boards.
You can follow people and see things that they like. This is an ad- dictive way to generate ideas of things to do. When I explore Pin- terest I always find ideas that I would love to do but they require a lot of supplies or it would make 5 of something when I only needed one, so I decided to have a class where we can do some of these crafts or recipes (sometimes both) together. So far we have made Pumpkin Whoopee Pies, Thankful Garlands, Valentine’s Day trail mix and Melted Heart Valentines. This month we are going to make fun and festive Easter Egg Wreaths to decorate your home, Feb. 23 at 12 noon here at the Box of Books. Registration is required to help us plan for supplies. Participants are asked to bring their own hot glue gun and a couple packages of plastic Easter egg if possible.
Thursday, Feb. 14 at 4:30 Education Fieldwork presents; Suess- a-palooza; .Participants will look at all of the crazy Suess characters and then make their own “Suess-worthy” character, complete with its own story. Please register for this event.
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By TAMMY KOKOT
Director, Almond 20th Century Club Library
Write in your calendar for Saturday, Feb. 9 at 11 a.m.to visit the library to hear guest reader, Mary Jane Lloyd, read Barack Obama's
"Of thee I sing ~ message to my daughters" (donated by Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd in memory of Flossie Moore). We appreciate having folks volunteer to do this for the
children!
We were fortunate enough to have "Coach" Ernie Moore read a selection of books on sports to a great group of kids and parents a couple of weeks ago. About a dozen children and their parents enjoyed hearing three books on good sportsmanship and basket- ball from Mr. Moore and listen- ing to his experiences and stories while at AACS. Two of the books read were purchased from funds donated in memory of Ernie's late wife, Flossie. Those who knew and loved Flossie ful- filled Ernie's wish for memorial
donations to be made to the library, and over $400 worth of juvenile books were purchased as well as an adult book as per request.
Many thanks to Julie Ormsby for offering to do a fund raiser for the library! Julie, a Thirty-One Consultant, orchestrated a raffle which culminated in $300 to use toward the purchase of juvenile books. It means a lot when someone steps forward and wants to help financially support the library. Thank you, Julie!
I frequently wear a t'shirt (a lovely shade of red) that speaks vol- umes in just six words ~ "Libraries cannot live on love alone". This short, but sweet missive, resounds with truthfulness. Though hearing folks say "I love my library!" warms my heart, words can't truly sup- port the library. By financially backing your library (other than what you might be paying in taxes), puts teeth to those words.
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