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It’s hard to think about January when we received so little snow in December, but even so, Lance and I have been brainstorming about 2016. Mohawk Valley Living is a two-sided endeavor and not only because it is both a TV show and magazine. We have two primary goals: 1. to seek out and promote things for people to do in the area and present them in a fun, informative manner, 2. to further develop and expand our marketing strate-gies to encourage people to shop our local advertisers. We love the challenge. We launched the MVL Marketplace in December, a new show that follows the MV Living show and features all our magazine advertisers’ ads as well as local trivia and the opportunity to hear complete songs from local song-writers. At the end of this month we help Utica Games and Oneida County Historical Society launch Utica Scramble, Utica’s first video game featuring some of our MV Adven-ture Club characters, local trivia, and some of Utica’s fun idiosyncrasies. We have a lot we want to accomplish in 2016, but for-tunately we have surrounded ourselves with a great team. Thank you to our dedicated writers who come through for us every month. And to our delivery crew and salespeople who seem even more excited than we are when the new is-sue comes out. To our proofreaders who help us find those sneaky little typos. And to our three boys who always chip in to help even though they have school and jobs of their own. Thank you. It’s because of all of you that we can raise the bar and strive to offer our community fun, educa-tional, even better products in 2016. And thank you to our readers and viewers. Your sup-port of MVL and your support of our advertisers are two sides of the same coin. When you call, write, and email us, and when you communicate with and shop our advertis-ers, you keep Mohawk Valley Living alive. So bring on 2016! We’re ready. What should we work on first? Maybe I’ll flip a coin.

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While the Northeast enjoyed temperatures well above average the end of this year 2015, no one who lives here should forget the fick-le nature of Old Man Winter. Our history is replete with examples of his wrath; overnight, the ground can be transformed from passable to impossible to navigate. Simple tasks become difficult; skiers rejoice. Of course, we expect these changes each winter, but sometimes our weather turns are so sharp, so intense, that they are remembered for generations. The Blizzard of ’66 is one of those storms. This landmark blizzard is now 50 years past. Over five days at the end of January 1966, upstate New York was hit by a snowstorm of un-believable intensity. Accumulation totals shattered records across the northeast. To our north, the city of Oswego was inundated with more than 100 inches—that’s eight and a half feet! The storm began on January 27 and was initially the result of a nor’easter that came up the Atlantic coast. This initial storm was fol-lowed by a wallop of lake-effect snow. Winds approaching hurricane force compacted the accumulation and whipped up drifts that covered entire homes. While the Mohawk Valley was spared the devastation seen in Oswego, conditions here were scarcely better. Utica was hit with 31 inches of snow between January 29 and February 1. The last day of January was the worst day of the storm, which saw 50 inches of snow fall in Camden! The area was paralyzed. Virtually all transportation ceased as roads, train tracks, and runways disappeared under a heavy white blanket. Helicopters were utilized to haul in supplies. Some residents owned

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A new year! This means reflecting, recollecting, making resolu-tions, and remembering. This month I’m going to look back at the past year’s columns and give you an update on some of the recent activities of the interviewees. Starting with myself: I have begun recording a new album due to be released in late spring/early summer. It will be a mixed bag of tunes (rock, country, and blues) acoustic and full band. At the helm is a pre-vious subject of this column, Brian Premo. Brian has been a busy bee lately. He rejoined dance/trance/rock sensations Draculatron, still plays in The Archipelagos, sits on with several other local projects, maintains a solo career, and finds time to produce albums for others. Last month on the Mohawk Valley Living TV program, you may have heard my new Christmas song, “What Will I Get (This Year?).” This is a prelude to an upcoming full-length holiday offering for the 2016 season. This past March, I talked with local guitar legend Tony Touris. Un-fortunately, not one to perform live, his CDs are of the highest cali-ber. Tony is working hard on his new album to be released in the spring 2016. A teaser track, “A Dream of You,” can be heard on Tony’s Facebook page, www.facebook.com/tonytourismusic. “Doctor” Jerry Kraus, the subject of April’s issue, is one of this area’s biggest proponents. Ev-erything he does is for our community. As a radio personality and as Executive Director of The Stan-ley, he has strived to bring the best in entertainment to us all. Its recent great success with the Broadway touring company of The Wizard of Oz was a fabulous feather in The Stanley’s cap. Coming soon to The Stan-ley is the Tony-award winning Broadway show Once. Also, the 16th Annual Mohawk Valley Antiquefest will be hosted by the theater. You can hear Jerry’s radio show, “The Recovery Room,” Sunday mornings on 92.7 The Drive. In May, I interviewed Brian Lucenti of the new band Our Common Roots. Shortly after the story ran, they took a brief hiatus from the music scene. But, recently, they reappeared in full force. In a co-billed show at The Tramontane Café with The Remsen Social Club, OCR rocked the audience with new songs and a new bassist, Matt Schultz. These guys are heading into the studio soon to record some of their amazing original songs. Look out world! Our Common Roots is back. One of my new favorite local bands is Casanova Frankenstein & the

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is generating interest, he hasn’t quit his day job, and doesn’t plan to. He is a teacher at the Utica Adult Learning Center where he teaches English as a Second Language. “It’s an amazing thing I get to do,” he says. “Helping adult students acquire crucial skills.” His love of photography is second only to his love of teaching and he has even combined the two, teaching some photography classes. He also currently writes for the Waterville Times and was keynote speaker at the Clinton Central School Middle School Career Day in De-cember. “I enjoy having a lot to do and plan to continue to focus on all my careers and see where they take me.” Though his skills may take him far, they won’t take him far away. Clinton has been his hometown since the third grade. “Where else can you be in a small village of 1,900 people and have so many places that showcase art?” he states. And it’s still his favorite view through his camera lens. “It’s the place I love, near and dear to my heart,” Zach concludes. •

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Even in subzero temperatures, the stream continues to flow through the January woods. The sound of running water is barely audible as it’s hushed by a heavy cap of ice and snow. In certain places, a slight murmur is the only clue that there’s a stream present, since it blends in seamlessly with the snow drifts on both banks. During an exceptionally deep freeze, the stream’s dimensions are exagger-ated as the ice expands from the streambed like bread dough rising in a pan. At this point, the stream becomes a glacier in miniature – slowly intruding onto the land and creeping up to the exposed roots of stream-side trees.

Upon my approach one January day in another year, I see that the foot trail leading up to the bridge has been engulfed by ice. It’s slippery, but thick enough to walk on, and it’s only a few feet to the bridge. Underneath the ice, the stream follows its normal course and is surprisingly unencumbered by the gallery of ice forma-tions that have grown up from it. In a few places, liquid water is visible through the ice, but it’s like seeing it through a smoked pane

of glass. Dark water presses tightly against the ice pane and briskly slips by. Whitish amorphous air bubbles travel along with the flow, compress-ing and elongating as they pass. To me, they resemble shape-shifting amoebas with gesticulating pseu-dopods. They all speed along on a liquid conveyer belt until one by one they vanish under an opaque mass of ice-coated stone. With the different sea-sons, much of nature is trans-formed from the familiar to the unfamiliar. This makes it pos-sible to have a wide range of

e x -periences on pre-cisely the same bit of territory. The old pre-dictable woodland stream had become an undiscovered country; one that’s just aching to be explored. I decided to leave the foot-path and follow the stream instead. As it meandered through the woods, it narrowed in some places and widened in others. It branched into smaller streams and then the same ephemeral tributaries reunited, all with-in the confines of a rather narrow floodplain. All of the stream’s convolutions were greatly

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ice that covered it. The most dramatic ice formations were produced in places where water convulsed over rapids and slid down waterfalls. In these places, continuous splashing and dripping of water formed some of the most intricate ice structures. In other places, mini-waterfalls looked to be halted in time – with cascades frozen in mid-drop. However, behind the vertical frozen surfaces, water was still tumbling and still adding new

thickness to the ice. Over the course of several days as freezes and thaws alternate, the wa-ter levels of the stream are prone to rapid changes, and these fluctuations create layers of ice. Layers separat-ed by several inches or more can become suspended by the stream’s banks and/or held up by columns of ice. The layers, when spaced far

enough apart, may create long tunnels that animals can use as passageways. I found the light impressions of a mink’s footprints close to a natural entrance into the tunnel. The mink would be able to use this subway to travel the course of the stream in broad day-light without being detected. It would be impossible not to envy a creature able to use such a passageway. The

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mink’s destination is likely a beaver pond, where it can fish below the ice for minnows and crayfish. Farther downstream, beyond the junction where two streams of equal size merge, the character of the ice changed. Along with the shift in scale came new conditions and new ways for ice to ex-press itself. In this section much of the ice tunnel’s roof had collapsed. Here, even more diverse formations were revealed and there was even a fair expanse of open

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water. I put my face down close to the hur-ried water and was tickled by its constant icy spray. Ice stalactites and stalagmites were common on this stretch. Ribbed bell-like structures, some moored to streamside vegetation, moved back and forth in the current as if they were trying desperately to ring. Ice sculptures that looked like rows of blunt teeth on crystalline mandibles were cre-

ated by water splashing over stones and deflecting against the ice on shore. Bil-lowy cloud-like formations were exposed in the tunnel’s ruins. These stream-bound “clouds” were comprised of smooth peb-ble-like ice crystals that were in reality compressed snow. Nature is an abstract architect and

artist and it is reliably unpredictable. During my walk, I never knew what kind of interest-ing ice works waited around the next bend in the stream. In ex-tremely cold condi-tions, the designs made by frost on smooth ice surfaces also proved worthy of attention. On some perfectly flat stream, ice grew constellations of

star-like crystals – all varying in magnitude and complexity and all born of conden-sation. Where the stream widened into a beaver pond, the surface of the ice fostered crystals that were subject to exponential growth. They were densely packed togeth-er and grew perpendicular to the ice. This gave the pond’s surface a shaggy look, and from a distance it looked like it was cov-ered by silvery potato chips. Now who ex-pected that? I attempted to examine as much of the stream as possible on that January day, in the knowledge that it may all look com-pletely different on another day. What na-ture creates with one hand, it so adeptly erases with the other. It proved impossible to take in the entire woodland stream ex-hibit in a single outing, but I had tried my best. I would rest assured, however, that next time the same woodland stream would likely be just as full of surprises. •

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can be cleaned properly? in good working condition or in need of repair?), and water (is the source free of harmful bacteria and nitrates?). Our processes are thoroughly reviewed—a relatively easy task if we are in the middle of production—but significantly more difficult if the inspection occurs during down time. As a state-inspected facility, we are required to keep processing re-cords. In the cheese plant, we keep all the chart records from the pasteurization process, results from antibiotic residue tests, and batch information. In the poultry slaughterhouse, we keep track of batches processed by number, date, and random temperature tests. And despite the fact that my husband and I are the sole em-ployees, we must document our Standard Operating Procedures and have them ready for any state or federal inspector to review. Finally, our dairy products are tested for a long list of bacte-ria, including listeria, coliform and e. coli, proper pasteurization, and compliance with federal codes, depending on the type of cheese. If something has gone wrong either with the facilities or the processes, the proof will be in the pudding or, in this case, the cheese. As purveyors of local food, my husband and I have bene-fited greatly from the overall “local food movement,” one that has emphasized small and sometimes artisan producers. In turn, this movement has gotten a tremendous boost from the seeming rise in large-scale food recalls I spoke about earlier. Food recalls are flat-out scary and the fear they generate has driven at least a portion of the population to seek out small, local alternatives. Of course, this is great for us and other small, local farmers. But are “small” and “local” any guarantee that your food will be safer to consume? Of course not. And when I hear of a local producer cutting corners (which sometimes they do) or of someone un-ashamedly and deliberately defying state laws regulating raw milk, for example, I shudder to think of the consequences. Not only could someone get very sick or even die, such blatant disre-gard for food safety could have deleterious effects on the overall local food movement. Of course, I don’t mean to scare you. In fact, the amazing truth is our food supply is safer than it has ever been, due in no small part to oversight and regulation by state and federal government. That’s not to say this oversight is perfect in any way. New York State Agriculture & Markets agencies seem to be perpetually understaffed and underfunded. But champions of local food that romanticize a time before these regulations and dismiss their importance are not doing any favors to consumers or the local food movement. But this is once again where buying local, from area farmers, is the ultimate trump card: We can have

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So you grew delicious, fragrant herbs all summer. They added an ex-tra touch to your cooking and provided you with ingredients for your own herb-al teas. Once frost threatens it’s time to say goodbye to most of your herbs until next season, or is it?

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WATER– Herbs “don’t like to get their feet wet.” Remember that phrase and you will have beautiful herbs growing ei-ther indoors or out. Water herbs from the base, where the stem meets to soil – Don’t water the leaves – Ever! Water once and let the soil drain completely through, then repeat. How often to water is a matter of watching and learning to Read each individual plant. A good rule of thumb is it let the soil dry between watering.

TEMPERATURE– Indoor herbs prefer the same tempera-ture that most people do – around 65-70 degrees F – so if you’re comfortable they probably are. At night temps near a window may drop to 55-60 degrees F, but most herbs like that too! Just re-member to keep foliage from touching the glass to prevent freeze burn. Basil is trickier. Many kitchen gar-deners yearn for Basil in winter. If you have plenty of sun and warmth Basil

should thrive, but don’t keep it on a cool windowsill. Basil leaves will droop and Fade in color after a short time in cool air. They prefer a Constant 70 degrees F, day and night. While indoor herbs will probably stretch and be spindlier than plants out-side in summer, they will still give you plenty of fresh clippings.

SOIL– always use a high quality potting soil that contains vermiculite or perlite for adequate drainage. Never, ever, never use soil from your garden, as it con-tains organisms that are controlled by the outdoor environment. Rosemary, Thyme and Basil prefer soil with more lime, so adding a spoonful of crushed eggshells is beneficial. Though hearty, herbs do like to be fed once in a while – especially when growing in limited pot space. One of The easiest ways to feed you herbs is to add one tablespoon of fish emulsion to a gallon of water, and use it every time you water. •

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Have to admit, I’m a sucker for a warm, fresh out of the oven, slice of herby, cheesy beer bread, slathered with butter! When it’s made from my own fresh herbs and local cheese, beer and butter, Yum!

2 C AP Flour1 C Whole Wheat Flour1 T granulated sugar1 tsp salt2 T fresh herbs (I use oregano, basil & marjoram) (chives & dill work well too!)1 C sharp cheddar or for a unique holiday bread use Three Village Cheese Nokkelost12 oz beer, cold works best (experiment with some of our local craft beers)1-2 T sunflower seeds or walnuts (opt)Kriemhild Butter for slathering

Preheat oven To 375 degrees F. Whisk, flour, sugar, baking powder, herbs, & cheese, salt and sunflower seeds togeth-er in a large bowl. Slowly add in beer and mix to combine. Turn mix into a greased loaf pan. Bake for 60 min. or until golden brown and a toothpick comes out clean. Cool in pan on rack for 10 mins, and then remove from pan and cool for another 10 mins. Serve warm with Kriemhild butter.

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Pho EverNoodlesBy Jorge L. Hernández

Only in the ethnic melting pot that is Utica can a Puerto Rican ex-perience his first Chinese bubble tea in an authentic Vietnamese restau-rant. That’s exactly what Dien Thai of Utica, owner of Pho Ever Noodles in New Hartford, wants his patrons to know. “It’s not just about noo-dles,” Dien says. “We try to cater to other tastes and experiences.” Bubble tea, a current rage in urban areas and colleges—it’s one of the staple refreshments for Hamilton College students—is a soothing, tasty, lumpy drink. “Think of a smoothie with chunks of tapioca,” Dien says. The cold tea can be flavored with a variety of ingredients—pine-apple, blueberry, strawberry, or mango, among others. The “bubble” in the tea is the foam produced by mixing the concoction. Such chunky fare needs a wide thick straw for slurping. But back to the noodles. “Pho” is a Vietnamese noodle soup consist-ing of broth, linguine-shaped rice noodles, herbs, and meat. It is popular street food in Vietnam. “What goes in it depends on the area of Vietnam,” Dien says. “At Pho Ever Noodles each bowl can be accompanied with coriander leaves, bean sprouts, hot chili peppers, lemon wedges or fresh Thai basil.” One sated customer on the Internet cleverly calls the restaurant “the Moe’s of phos,” since you customize your individual bowl. Dien says he opened his restaurant in August 2014 at Plaza 5 on Seneca Turnpike in New Hartford because the area needed more Viet-namese offerings. “I wanted to bring our culture to the region with food, a traditional atmosphere, and with an added twist for American tastes like ‘making’ your own noodle soup,” he says. Why the Utica-New Hartford region? “I happen to like the area,” Dien says. “It’s becoming the place to be and I want to be part of the action.” The most popular dish on the menu is the combo beef pho. But it’s also not just all about the soup. Dien says he’s added meat and vegeta-ble entrées and rice dishes to the menu, as well as traditional specialties

of spring rolls and dumplings. His goal is to continue to expand his food choices—like the spicy hot chicken curry entrée—and even-tually open up a second location for pho in Utica. All his ingredients are fresh, Dien says, and local. “I support the home team,” he says, refer-ring to the food supplies, his seven employees, and even the materials and workers he hired for the restaurant’s in-door renovation. Dien’s pho is served in an atmosphere of a tradi-tional Vietnamese village. He says he designed the decor to replicate what

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Owner of Pho Ever Noodles in New Hartford, Dien Thai, adds selected meat and vegetables

to the steamer basket.

Olivia Hernández, granddaughter of writer Jorge Hernández, peruses the

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one would find in a rural setting back in his native country. “I wanted a cultural village theme,” Dien says. The setting is chock full of bamboo, woodwork, green plants, and mat wall and roof accents. To Dien, opening his restaurant is living the American dream. Dien, 40 this month, immigrated to the United States when he was 9 years old, starting in New York City. Now a U.S. citizen, he’s lived with his wife and children in Utica for about nine years. When he opened the restaurant, Dien wrote to President Barack Obama. “I told the president about my family’s immigration story of Saigon to Utica, and what I have to do to make a living,” he says. “I asked him to sign my menu to motivate me.” Obama did, and Dien proudly displays the framed return letter, picture, and menu at the restaurant. Pho Ever Noodles also provides catering for home parties, business meetings, and special events. Dien mentioned he catered Utica Mayor Robert Palmieri’s Mayor’s Ball this past May as an example of how large a crowd he can accom-modate. He said he was proud to participate in providing a cultural accent to such a major event. To expand my own ethnic horizons, next time as I wait for my savory combo beef pho to be accentuated down the assembly line of options, I think I’ll drink some taro bubble tea. •

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“Did it have an entirely red head, or was the red limited to the top and back of the bird’s head?” I posed the question carefully so as to not lead the witness. “The head was com-pletely red alright, I’m sure of it.” The man looked sincere as he leaned over the counter next to the cash register. “That’s interesting,” I said, as dispassionately as I could manage. “Was the bird’s back striped with black and white in a sort of zebra pattern?” He reached up with his right hand and stroked his chin; his eyes narrowed and brow furrowed as he tried to bring into focus a blurry image tucked deep inside his mind. “Would this help?” I asked, as I pried from my pocket an over-sized field guide that I kept with me for just such an occasion. I showed him illustrations of both the Red-headed Woodpecker and the Red-bellied Woodpecker. “See. The top of the Red-headed Woodpecker‘s back is solid blue-black, and below it’s solid white. Com-pare it to the Red-bellied Woodpecker, which has the striking “ladder-back” pattern.” Sud-denly it was as if a curtain of fog had lifted from his memory. “That’s the bird I saw! It’s that red-headed one. It was as plain as day!” He continued excitedly, “It flew from across the street and landed on a tree trunk in the front yard. It didn’t stay long though; just

long enough for me to get a good look at it.” The man was grin-ning like he’d won the lottery. Of course, these days, the odds of finding a Red-head-ed Woodpecker in this area are nearly as as-tronomical as winning the sweepstakes. For my part, I felt like I had been transformed into Ed McMahon, arriving unexpectedly at someone’s door and bearing a prize. In this case, instead of a giant novelty check, I was offering the validation of a bird sighting. My impromptu interrogation-turned-virtu-al-cash-giveaway had gone on for about 10 minutes, and in that time, two customers had materialized in line behind me. It was time to leave. While jamming the guide book back into my pocket, I made the clerk promise to take a photo of the bird if it showed up again. It seemed like a technicality, though. The man was so convincing that I was tempted right then and there to record the sighting as legitimate. However, caution prevailed and I would hold off for more concrete evidence. So did we actually have a local sighting of the once common, now regionally rare, Red-headed Woodpecker? I thought there was a

g o o d chance, but I didn’t have a photograph and I was well aware that eye witnesses can be wrong even if they believe strongly in what they saw. Indeed, well-intentioned people can swear on a stack of Bibles that they observed something they never actually saw, and they wouldn’t really be lying. In fact, I have no doubt that most would easily pass a lie detector test. This hap-pens all the time and not just in the realm of nature observation. It seems that many of us are just naturally poor observers since we’ve never trained our eyes to thoroughly examine images presented to us. Instead, with a min-imal amount of analysis, our brains seem to store unfamiliar objects in a preexisting men-tal folder. The object is categorized without ever being broken down. In the case of the man in the shop, it’s as though he’d stored the image of what he saw in a file simply labeled “bird” or “woodpecker.” He might recall ba-

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slowly made my way by other groves of trees. None really seemed appropriate Red-head nest sites, but I scrutinized them anyhow. Mid-Ju-ly is considered late in the season for nesting woodpeckers, but the exception is the procrasti-nating Red-head. Why the species often delays so long before nesting is not clear. At the time I thought late breeding Red-heads were pairs that had lost their first broods and were in the process of re-nesting, but there are other rea-sons why a woodpecker may want to nest late. Perhaps it has to do with the heavy competi-tion for nest trees that exist early in the season. Obviously, cavity nesters that delay breeding for a month would avoid most competition and end up with an abundance of nest site choices. I planned on diverting through Crown Hill Cem-etery to check for woodpeckers. However, the habitat there lacked good nest trees. I turned east onto Red Hill Road and was immediately met with another hill climb, but at least there was little traffic to assume pretenses for. My reward for getting to the top of that hill was a fantastic view of the Mohawk Valley to the north and the prospect of a long downhill glide. I began my freefall, but only 200 yards down the hill, I saw a bird streak across the road and

sic details that pertain to the bird’s general size and plumage color, but likely little else. My specific inquiry about Red-headed Woodpeck-ers caused him to open that file, but he wasn’t able to distinguish between his recalled “spec-imen” and the description of the bird I was looking for. I wouldn’t want you, dear reader, to think that I randomly go around the countryside grilling people on local bird life. The impetus for my inquiries comes from the mystery sur-rounding the disappearance of the once com-mon Red-headed Woodpecker. Over a century ago, they were said to be one of the Mohawk Valley’s most common woodpecker species and now they are almost entirely gone from the area. Why did they disappear? There remains a substantial amount of suitable habitat for the species in the form of open farmland and woodland swamps. Cited causes for the de-cline include: Competition for nest sites with other woodpeckers and European Starlings; an inability to raise young in nest holes drilled into chemically treated telephone poles; the loss of preferred habitat; and collisions with vehicles. The latter cause is said to frequently occur due to the bird’s habit of road-side nesting coupled

with its penchant for low swooping flight. Perhaps all of those causes taken together are to blame since any one of them taken alone doesn’t seem to be a significant enough factor. The decline is not limited to the Mohawk Val-ley either, but is a phenomenon of greater New York State. I recall hearing about the decline of the Red-headed Woodpecker (Red-heads) back in the mid-1980s. That news prompted me to find out more about the health of the local pop-ulation. I recall taking a bicycle tour around the outskirts of Clinton and New Hartford in search of the bird. Traveling by bike is the best mode of transportation when it comes to sur-veying birds. Proceeding slowly and silently over land allows you to see and hear virtually everything. Of course, one does have to pedal around and back! On that July day in 1985, I was out of practice and unprepared for the ex-ertion of the four-mile uphill stretch that began my trek. Being in my early 20s seemed to be my only advantage. My progress was slow but steady as I passed by the large farm fields just south of Paris Road and close to the junction of Brimfield Street. At that time, a few Amer-ican Elm trees still lined the west side of the road, though most had succumbed to Dutch elm disease. Many stood lifeless and had shed their bark and most of their branches. Clearly, these trees would make attractive homes for my sought-after woodpeckers. Particularly in the southern states where Red-heads remain relatively common, the species prefers to use nest cavities in bark-less dead trees. Reputedly, the smooth wood is more difficult for nest-rob-bing snakes to ascend. These roadside elms made for good habitat indeed, but none of the woodpecker holes I found held active Red-head nests. Contrasting starkly with its breth-ren, a single elm at the corner of Brimfield and Route 12 appeared untouched by disease. Its healthy trunk was still covered by gray corky bark. Since woodpeckers generally prefer dead trees over live ones, I wasn’t surprised to find no woodpecker holes there. As I resumed my journey southward, I

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alight on the trunk of a Sugar Maple tree. From its perch on the side of the tree, the bird gave a semi-alarmed “Kwurr…Kwurr” call. It was a Red-headed Woodpecker in the flesh! It turned out that there was a pair of them and they ap-peared to have a nest hole about 30 feet up in a dead portion of a large living maple. This was just below the summit of Crow Hill and within a mile of the Spring Farm CARES Nature Pre-serve, which at that time had yet to be estab-lished. The Crow Hill Red-heads were the last pair

that I discovered to be nesting in the area. During the 1990s and early 2000s, I and oth-ers found single birds in the hills surrounding Paris and Deansboro, but these sightings were sporadic and no one ever seemed to locate an active nest. In the mid-90s, while seeking shorebirds on Sylvan Beach, I saw one adult land on a large Black Ash. As it turned out, the north shore of Oneida Lake would be the region’s

last reliable place to find the species breeding. In 2007, at Verona Beach State Park, I found Red-headed Woodpeckers nesting in a large swamp on the east side of the park. It’s always an exciting thing to find a nesting bird, but discovering the nest of an un-common species is especially exhilarating. The nest hole was about 25-feet up in a dead White Ash that stood in the swamp’s shallows. The swamp itself was vast and hosted thousands of standing dead trees, which where home to many cavity-nesting birds. It was truly a pri-

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wood. The tree was a dead White Ash, which towered over a rushing creek’s floodplain. Rushes, cattails and wetland flowers called Liz-ard-tail dominated the marsh and nes-tled the tree’s base in a lush bed of green. Chiseling out a nest hole large enough in which to raise a family is a signif-icant undertaking and it kept the bird

busy for well over a week. It was then only the middle of June, so there was plenty of time for Red-heads to raise a clutch before migration time rolled around – that is, if they chose to migrate. For a species that is famous for procrastinating, nesting this early in the season could be considered proac-tive behavior. I vowed to keep close tabs on this nest and thereby get an idea of the challenges that Red-heads face during a breeding season. I began visiting the site twice a week. There was no easy approach to the nest site, which is good since it would naturally limit disturbanc-

es from people. The best spot to watch the nest was from the edge of a narrow peninsula that jutted out from the forest and provided a high bank on the north side of the wetland. I admit that watching the nest hole in ear-ly July wasn’t very rewarding. As the adult birds incubated their eggs, they’d seldom be active and, given my short visits, I was lucky to get a glimpse of either parent. Fortunately, the habitat was full of interesting characters, so there was always something else to watch while I waited. Great Crested Flycatchers had an active nest in an old woodpecker hole in a neighboring tree. I watched both parent fly-catchers make forays over the wetland to catch insects. They went for large prey and seemed particularly good at securing dragonflies. They were amazingly successful hunters and would catch something on virtually every sortie. After which, they’d swoop back to the nest tree and disappear into the hole where unseen nestlings eagerly waited. This spot was a woodpeck-er paradise. The availability of standing dead trees (valuable as sources of insects and poten-tial nesting sites) and its proximity to a large forest made it especially attractive. In fact, one day I was able to tally all seven of the Mohawk Valley’s resident woodpecker species during a single visit. Finally, during a mid-July visit, both Red-

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judiciously peck at their bark. At one point he flew directly into a large tree cavity that, by its inverted letterbox shape, appeared to have been carved out by a Pileated Woodpecker. From where I stood, I could peer into the crevice and

see the Red-head picking through exposed galler-ies of carpenter ants. With deep-ly undulating flight he headed back to the nest tree, presum-ably with a fresh load of ants and/or ant larvae. U p o n his return, his mate squeezed out of the nest entrance and shot out over the wetland. He clung to the side of the tree

until she was gone and then, seemingly in de-fiance of gravity, he hopped up the side of the trunk and entered the hole. At this early stage

the female was still spending time keeping the nestlings warm (brooding them), but now she had begun assisting in the hunt for food. These woodpeckers are remarkably quiet at the nest site. Their soft “Kwurr” note is given only infrequently. The same could be said about their relatively understated drumming, which I probably heard only twice that summer. Watch-ing them reminded me of observing bluebirds, which also tend to be meek and quiet on their breeding grounds. To date, I’ve watched about a half-dozen Red-head nests and I’ve only seen their pacifist side. I’ve never seen firsthand in-stances of Red-heads destroying the eggs or young of other nesting birds, but other people have recorded such “bad” behavior. I must say that I find it hard to believe this of the introvert-ed Red-heads. By the end of July, it became obvious that all was not right at the nest site. One day, I waited for more than 20 minutes and saw no bird come or go from the nest hole. Did the young fledge? Perhaps the nest was raided by a predator, which is a not uncommon fate for any nest. Just as I turned to leave, an adult Red-head came in from the direction of the forest. It streaked low over my head and landed on the side of the nest tree. From below, it hopped up to the rim of the nest hole, where it was greet-

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ed by the dusky heads of two nestlings. Both chicks greedily vied for the cargo the parent held in its beak and throat, and both in turn were fed. I suspected that there was at least one other nestling beneath the two bustling chicks that I saw. Still, that youngster would have to wait for the next food delivery, which I hoped was imminent. But it wasn’t. It was another 15 minutes before an adult Red-head returned with food. What was up with these birds? Did the male have another family in a different swamp? What was taking so long? It took me another trip to figure out, but my early August visit confirmed that this was just a one parent family now, and the development of the young inside the nest had noticeably slowed down. They were still alive though, and that was the important thing. The next week, as I progressed up the trail, I saw evidence of wind damage all around. When I reached the peninsula it was clear that a microburst had struck the area and toppled a fair number of trees. Some were older White Pines that no doubt had survived many previ-ous storms. Climbing over large tree trunks, I hurried over to my lookout spot. The nest tree was intact, as were virtually all of the swamp trees. The wind storm was apparently a very localized event. I immediately noticed a nest-

ling’s head protruding from the entrance hole. Its long bill was rhythmically opening and shut-ting. It was giving begging calls, but they were too soft for me to hear. Interestingly, if the young had belonged to virtually any other woodpecker species, like sapsuckers or flickers, I would’ve heard them loud and clear at that distance. Soon the parent returned and the gape-mouth nestling was satiated with a protein-rich insect gruel. I thought for sure that the youngsters would be ready to fledge by that point, but it would take another week until I con-firmed they were out of the nest. That would be the last nest I discovered of that enigmatic species. In 2014, European Starlings nested in the tree cavity that the Red-heads had used. However, I don’t think the starlings are to blame for displacing the woodpeckers. After all, there was plenty of good habitat and dead trees to pound nest cavities into. That year my survey of the ac-cessible areas of the swamp yielded no other active nest site. Perhaps the Red-heads were gone, or conceivably, I just didn’t find them.

If they are gone, I’m left with the puzzle of why they disappeared. It didn’t seem that any one factor led to their abandonment of the Mohawk Valley, but a conspira-cy of many factors. Meanwhile I will continue to look for them. Back at the hardware store, the clerk told me that he had fi-nally gotten a picture of the sus-pected Red-headed Woodpecker and, as it turned out, it wasn’t a Red-head at all. He didn’t even bring the picture with him. He told me that following our last conversation, he had paid closer attention to what he was seeing and had decided it was a Red-bel-

lied Woodpecker instead. The thought crossed my mind to perform a reverse Ed McMahon on him, but he’d already self-corrected and relinquished his prize. With a perplexed look he asked, “Why did they name the Red-bellied Woodpecker the Red-bellied Woodpecker? I never could make out any red on its belly.” His question sounded a little like it had been formulated by Dr. Seuss. I replied in kind, “There’s often a patch on the Red-belly’s belly, but the amount does vary and is not always so cherry.” “Hey, that’s good,” he said. “I bet you use rhymes like that all the time to help you remember the birds.” “Sure I do,” I said with my tongue set firmly in my cheek.•

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Fred Elgin Abbott (1873-1944) was born at Little Falls, NY, the son of William H. Abbott (1838-1897) and Nancy Dygert (1834-1928). He was educated in the public schools in Little Falls, the Fairfield Seminary from 1889-1891, the Rochester Business College, 1893-94, the Clinton Liberal insti-tute of Fort Plain, NY, in 1894, and from Jan. 1, 1895, to June, 1896, the Ohio Normal University, from which he graduated with the degree of L.L.B. He studied for one year in the offices of Jones & Gilbert in Little Falls. Fred married Elizabeth F. Forbes (1875-1967) in 1899 at West Martinsburg, Lewis County, NY, where she was born. She was the daughter of James M. (1809-1940) and Car-oline Philleo Forbes (1851-1944). Fred and Elizabeth had two daughters, Louise (1901-1992) and Helen (1909-2008). Fred and Elizabeth, along with one daughter, are buried at Salisbury Rural Cemetery on Route 29 in the Town of Salisbury, Herkimer County, NY. Fred’s father William died in 1897. It wasn’t long after that that Fred took over his fa-ther’s photography business, which began in 1861. Fred’s photography studio was located in the Burrell Building in Little Falls on the corner of E. Main Street and N. Ann Street. Today, it is where the Adirondack Bank is located. He took many photographs of scenes of Little Falls, along with framed and unframed portraits of local people. Fred was in part-nership with Edward L. Hall (1849-1913) from 1899 until ca. 1904, and they were known as Abbott & Hall. Fred then ran the business by himself until his death in 1944. Fred used a camera that required glass plates. “The earliest commercially used negatives made on glass in different sizes were individually coated by the photographer for immediate use in the camera, and were known as wet-collodion negatives, according to Collection, Use, and Care of Historical Photographs by Robert A. Weinstein and Larry Booth (1977), The name arose because liquid collodion, the binding agent for the light-sensitive chemicals, required the sensitized plate to be rushed into the camera for exposure while it was still damp. During Fred’s life, he had been a member the Rockton Council of the Royal Arca-num for which he served as Regent in 1907. In March 1917, he was elected President of the Professional Photographers’ State Association in New York City. He was a member of Little Falls Lodge, No. 405, Knights of Pythias, a member of the Little Falls Tent, No. 333, Knights of the Maccabees, a member of the German Maennerchor Society, and various other photographic associations. It just so happens I have a photograph of my grandfather Guy E. Perkins (1887-

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In 1974, Tim and Peggy Spencer Behrendt set off on an adventure. They began a new life in the woods of Cold Brook, NY, without modern conveniences like electricity or indoor plumbing. These are excerpts and reflections from Peggy’s journal chronicling their adventures. See issues 1-12 for her diaries from their first year.

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Our four children come and stay in the new Children’s Cottage that we built for $250. We wonder if they will be afraid to sleep in a sep-arate building, but they insist they are fine. I suspect that they are happy to have this privacy from adults. Tim tiptoes over in the early morn-ings to stoke up their fire and fill their water bucket and tea kettle with water from the creek so they wake up warm and can wash up. Often, they wake when he is there and re-freshed from their sleep, pink cheeked faces peek upside down from the ceiling at the en-trance to the loft, long hair swirling below in billows of auburn. “Hi, Dad.” “Good morning, kids,” he replies. “Come over for breakfast as soon as you’re dressed. Peg’s making fried tofu and oatmeal.” They climb down via the tree with short branches that forms the ladder to their loft. It didn’t take them long to get used to it. They scurry up and down now as easily as squirrels. Through my kitchen window I see them straggle over, not wearing enough clothes to be warm outside for long. Heidi looks particularly uncertain about walking alone through the win-

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ter woods. “I have to wash my hair,” says Jen. “Will we have to wash our breakfast dishes in the creek? It’s freezing!” asks Becky. “No, we can do them inside, in the sink now. But each of you still has to do your own dish.” We put a bucket of water on the wood stove to heat up for a hair wash. It’s a treat now, to have warm water available all the time, al-though in the summer I don’t miss it. My mom once told me that, growing up, she never had hot showers except in winter when their coal furnace was going. I don’t miss having hot running water here at home, but love to help wash dishes at a friend’s house when I get a chance. I dip a pitcher into the warm water bucket and pour it over Jenny’s luxurious hair as she bends over our sink to shampoo. Meanwhile, I’ve marinated some tofu in tamari sauce and start frying it in a pan. It’s not a very nutritional way to eat tofu, but it sure is tasty and keeps the kids happy. Dave is eager to find work after school and earn money. Tim tells him how he paid his way through seminary. “I squeezed four years of courses into three and a half. You were still an infant, Dave. Then, Jenny came along. I wanted your mom to take care of you and not have to work, so I got a garage apartment in exchange for maintenance work, and I was paid to be youth minister at a local church. “I also did odd jobs at a nearby community

of very wealthy people. Some of them had a lot of empty liquor bottles in the trash. One woman counted the rags every time I left and was very upset if I used too many. “It was tough, but we got along. The final oral exam was the roughest. One by one, min-isterial candidates stood in front of a group of faculty members and answered questions for an hour or more. Occasionally, a student would become so terrified, they would simply leave the seminary and never come back. This jogs my memory: “We had to perform a Senior Recital in front of a jury of profession-als for my undergraduate degree in music,” I add. “I had to sing songs in at least three dif-ferent languages from ancient to modern styles of music. It was hard to keep my voice from shaking!” Tim continues: “My favorite course was about all the world religions, taught by Profes-sor Tyler Thompson, who’d been a missionary in Asia. And I fell in love with them all. I guess that was my downfall, because when I had only one more course to take, the dean called me in. I was pleased, because I thought he was going to congratulate me for finishing so quickly and without debt, but instead he said the faculty felt that I didn’t really believe that their faith was the one and only true faith, so they didn’t want to give me my degree. “I was stunned! After 3½ years, of sacrifice and hard work and they wouldn’t let me fin-ish!” “What did you do, Dad?” “I petitioned the faculty to re-consider and

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I guess they took pity on me because they de-cided that if I could find a denomination that would accept me, they would give me my de-gree. That sounded good, but then I had to find a denomination that was open to other religions and would accept me without a degree! Meanwhile, I started working on a second master’s degree in Counseling and Psychology at Indiana University. The cottage is now fragrant with cinnamon and mint tea. “Tofu and oatmeal’s ready folks,” I inter-rupt. Jen has her hair dangling above the wood stove now, causing cascading water drops to dance merrily on the hot cast iron creating a percussion of “szzzzt, szzzt….” “Jen!!!” objects Becky when some splatters on her as she passes by. Some of the kids perch on the couch with their bowls. Some sit on the Papa and Peggy Behr chairs at our little table. Tim remains, as usual, in the old, stuffed chair with the curved, gooseneck arms that each of his children were rocked in as infants. They still occasionally join him there for a snuggle. I settle into my comfortable chair with little wings on the back, and Tim finishes his story. “Fortunately, the Rev. Ralph Helverson, who’d graduated from my seminary and was a minister in Cambridge, Mass., was on the min-isterial committee of the Unitarian Universal-ists. He understood the stalemate completely. He convinced the committee to accept me, and they did, so I was able to finish my last course and go to graduation at the seminary. “Yay!” exclaim the girls. “But…and this is really sad…,” he con-tinues with a sigh. “When I went through the line of faculty at the graduation ceremony, I was shunned; some of the professors refused to shake hands with me, and two even turned away. It was awkward, but I was just glad to get my degree.” “They shouldn’t have been mean to our dad!” Breakfast finished, Becky and Hei-di crowd him in his chair with arms thrown around his neck, stroking his beard. He smiles. “I didn’t even go to my college graduation

in Fredonia,” I chime in. “I was so glad to get done, I read nothing but comic books and sang folk songs afterward because I was so tired of analyzing literature, going to rehearsals, and singing arias.” I sing them a little Italian aria, “Caro Mio Ben,” and I get a smat-tering of applause. Dave hikes out the half mile to Pardeeville Road and meets friends who take him skiing. I help the girls embroider some flowers on their clothes. Before dusk comes at 4 o’clock we, too, hike out to Pardeeville Road to check our mailbox. It’s the big event of the day, and along the way we throw a few snowballs, make snow angels, and look for sum-mer’s bird nests in the bare branches. Winter vacation comes to an end and the children return to school. We get a brief thaw. Misty Brook re-ap-pears above her winter shroud of ice. Perfect circles of ice form, clustered in the place where we get our water, twirling and swirling about in the current, like empyreal spheres trapped in a Siberian vortex. A blustering, snowy, Arc-tic-style blizzard blows up during Tim’s meeting at Planned Par-enthood late Tuesday night. He’s had a long day doing church work and counseling, and is eager to get home before snow drifts make the roads impassable. He brushes the snow off the windshield with his coat sleeve and with a shiver and a moan, settles on the ice hard driv-er’s seat and coaxes the little VW engine to life. By the time he enters the Route 12 arterial, he can’t see a lick because the view through the windshield has become completely obscured by blowing snow on the

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The holiday season is traditionally the time to get together with family and friends and celebrate the start of a new year. How about meeting another family: this time a unique group of stars called the Pleiades – otherwise known as the Seven Sisters? The Pleiades appear as a bright patch of seven stars grouped closely together. Most people can see only 5 or 6 with their unaid-ed eyes, but there are actually about 3,000 stars in this open star cluster. The number of stars you see depends on your dark sky conditions and, of course, your eyes. If you look through even a small pair of binoculars you’ll discover additional stars and, with a telescope, many more pop into view. The seven main stars are Alcyone, Atlas, Electra, Maia, Merope, Taygeta, and Plei-one. The brightest star is Alcyone, a blue-white giant about 1,000 times brighter and almost 10 times larger than our Sun. For a size comparison, you can fit over 1 mil-lion Earths inside of our Sun, so that star is HUGE! To find the Pleiades, look to the east and begin at the famous Orion constellation. Start with the left-most of the 3 stars in Ori-on’s belt and draw a straight line to the right and through those stars, then keep going until you find a bright, orange colored star. That is Aldebaran, an enormous “red giant” star. Continue on a bit further and you’ll ar-rive at the Pleiades in neighboring constella-tion Taurus. The Pleiades have played a role in the

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Baby New Year has returned. After a relatively mild December, 2016 is here.

Let’s start with a CD release.North Country Americana band Above The Dam’s first CD has been released. Entitled, Paper and Pen, it has six original songs and sev-en covers. Keeping in the Americana roots of its foundation--with a touch of rhythm, rock, blues, country, and folk--the songs on the CD stay true to the roots of the band and the philosophy of its members. Richard Murray plays some tasty leads on the CD and wrote three songs while sharing vocal duties and harmonies. Mark Nelson plays some killer electric violin riffs and complements Rick very well when they share leads on their instruments. Tom Fiore keeps the har-mony going on rhythm guitar and wrote three other original songs while sharing vocal duties with Rick. Guitarist Tom says: “The band would also like to thank Jim Inman Shack #9 Studios for producing the CD. We couldn’t have done without his help, guidance, patience, and suggestions. Also thanks to Emily Murray for the layout of the CD and a special thank you to Penny Geiss, the artist who graced the cover of the CD with her painting. Penny passed away before the CD was released and never got to see the fruits of her labor--she lost a battle to cancer, so this CD is in her memory. We love you, Penny, wherever you are!” The CD will be available at upcoming shows, and there is talk about a CD release party. Details to follow.

Rockers Falling From One have released another single, “Mountain of Hate,” featuring Theresa Davies as guest vocalist. FFO is Billy Wenzel, Solomon Davies, and Carl Davies. They are truly talented and may be able to become a big band. Check out the video for

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“Mountain of Hate” on YouTune or look them up on Facebook.

Congratulations to Clinton’s Zach Calidonna, who is now with the Boston-area band Wyland. Look for an EP from them in February.

Antonio “Loyalty Harris” contin-ues to turn out his high energy brand of hip hop. He is definitely an artist to keep tabs on. Check him out on Facebook.

I have to mention longtime musician

and award-winning artist Stephen Fletcher, known for his many years on stages in CNY with Slug, Uncle Phester or Aunt Esther, among others. He also has established an incredible body of work as a painter. Steve has a show going now at The Rome Art and Com-munity Center. “The Other Side of the Mountains” runs until Jan. 21. Or check out Adirondack Myths and Legends, with seven paint-ings on view in Old Forge, NY, until April 3. In the meantime you can view his newest work, finds prints you might like and order commission pieces at Facebook.com/S.T. Fletcher. To be included here contact me at [email protected].

Go out and listen to some live music! •

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Diners Adirondack Diner and Lanes, Barneveld . . 41Charlie’s Place, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Riverside Diner, Marcy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43Wendy’s Diner, Cassville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Dry CleanersDapper Dan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56M & M Cleaners, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Estate Sales Attic Addicts, Yorkville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48The Potting Shed Antiques, Whitesboro . . . 50

Events, Entertainment, and ActivitiesChildren’s Museum, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Mohawk Valley Center for the Arts . . . . . . 9The Stanley, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28View, Old Forge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Farm EquipmentClinton Tractor, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Hobby Hill Farm, Lee Center . . . . . . . . . . 12Springfield Truck & Tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31White’s Farm Supply, Waterville/Canastota . . 80

Farm Produce Grassy Cow Dairy, Remsen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62Jones Family Farm, Herkimer . . . . . . . . . . . . 78Oneida County Public Market, Utica . . . . . . 11Szarek Farm & Greenhouses, Westmoreland . . 64Stoltzfus Family Dairy, Vernon Center . . . . 55Sunnybrook Farm, Deansboro . . . . . . . . . 58Twin Orchards, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . 31

Feed and Farm Needs Pohl’s Feed, Vernon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Financial Institutions Adirondack Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Financial Services Turnbull Insurance, New Hartford . . . . . . . . 7Van Meter & Van Meter, Little Falls . . . . . . . 15

FireplacesHearth Shop, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Fitness & GymsCurves, Herkimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58TeamFit, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

FlooringD&D Carpets of Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60Tru-Line Hardwood Flooring, Whitesboro . . 70

FloristsClinton Florist, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59Village Florals, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Funeral ServicesEnea Funeral Service, Herkimer . . . . . . . . . . 60Nunn & McGrath, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Prince-Boyd & Hyatt, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Furniture Adirondack Furniture, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Ironwood Furniture, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Jeff ’s Amish Furniture, Jordanville . . . . . . . . 39

Furniture MakersCustom Woodcraft, Munnsville . . . . . . . . . 66

Garden Centers and GreenhousesSzarek Greenhouses, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . . 64Top Notch Garden Center, Newport . . . . . . 50

Gift Shops/ShoppingArtisans Corner, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Between Us Sisters, Munnsville . . . . . . . . . . 61Butternut Barn, Richfield Springs . . . . . . . . 48Clinton Pottery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70Cobbler and Company, Sharon Springs . . . . 65Country Connections, Boonville . . . . . . . . . . 191890 Farmhouse Primitives, Sherburne . . . . 24 Fusion Art Gallery, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Hummingbird Kreations, Rome . . . . . . . . . 24Little Falls Antique Center, Little Falls . . . . 49Main Street Gift Shop, Newport . . . . . . . . 45Newport Marketplace, Newport . . . . . . . . . 50Outlet Center, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50Pathway of Pearls, Schuyler . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Paca Gardens, Little Falls . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Remington Country Store, Ilion . . . . . . . . 16

Golf and RecreationTwin Ponds Golf & Country Club, NY Mills . . 17

Grocery/Convenience Stores B & F Milk Center, Whitesboro. . . . . . . . . . . 59The Country Store, Dolgeville . . . . . . . . . . . 46Deansboro Superette, Deansboro . . . . . . . . 14Meelan’s Market, Clark Mills . . . . . . . . . . . 58Mohawk Village Market, Mohawk . . . . . . . 13Olde Kountry Market, Vernon . . . . . . . . . . 37Reilly’s Dairy, Inc., Sauquoit . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Guitar and Music StoresThe Country Store, Dolgeville . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Hardware/Farm & HomeLincoln Davies, Sauquoit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Pohlig Enterprises, Little Falls . . . . . . . . . . . 61Pohl’s Feed, Vernon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58Morgan’s Hardware, Waterville . . . . . . . . . . . 18Turner Lumber, Barneveld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

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HearingConsultants Hearing Health Hearing Aid Centers, Rome . . . 57

Heating Oil Ber-Mor Gas, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54Little Falls Fuel, Little Falls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Hobby ShopsLocomotion Hobby, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Home GoodsChapter Designs, Little Falls . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

InsuranceGates-Cole Insurance, New Hartford . . . . . 20Farm Family Insurance, Boonville . . . . . . . . . 8M L Croad Insurance, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Turnbull Insurance, New Hartford . . . . . . . . 7

Iron Work - Architectural & OrnamentalRaulli’s Iron Works, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

JewelryClinton Jewelers, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67Fall Hill Bead & Gem, Little Falls . . . . . . . . . 23Goldmine Jewelers, New Hartford . . . . . . . 34

Lawn MowersJ.B.’s Small Engine Works, Utica . . . . . . . . 66SD Outdoor Power, New Hartford . . . . . . . 24Springfield Truck & Tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Learning in RetirementMVILR at SUNYIT, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

LightingMills Electrical Supply, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Liquor Stores and WineBostwick Liquors, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Liquor Express, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Seneca Liquor, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . . . 34Trenton Station Liquor & Wine, Barneveld . . . 71

Mailing and Shipping Services The UPS Store, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Manufactured and Modular Home BuildersLeisure Village, Taberg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Maple SyrupBen & Judy’s Sugarhouse, West Edmeston . . . . 10Shaw’s Maple Products, Clinton . . . . . . . . . 29Tibbits Maple, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Massage, TherapeuticEffleurage Day Spa, New Hartford . . . . . . 70Zensations, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

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Monuments & Memorials Burdick & Enea Memorials, Clinton . . . . . . 61Yorkville Memorials, Yorkville . . . . . . . . . . . 18

MuseumsGoodsell Museum, Old Forge . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Remington Arms Museum, Ilion . . . . . . . . 16View, Old Forge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Natural Cleaning Products Essential 8 Handmade Natural Products . . . 36

Natural Food Stores Brenda’s Natural Foods, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . 45Cooperstown Naturals, Cooperstown . . . . . 15Peter’s Cornucopia, New Hartford . . . . . . . . 65Sunflower Naturals, Barneveld . . . . . . . . . . 58Tom’s Natural Foods, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . 52Westmoreland Winter Market . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Office Supplies Hummel’s Office Plus, Rome & Herkimer . . 33

Olive Oils/Balsamic Vinegars Adirondack Olive Oil Co., New Hartford . . . 20

OptometristTowpath Vision Care, Little Falls . . . . . . . 67

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Pet Memorialization and Cremation Burdick & Enea Memorials, Clinton . . . . . . . 61

Pet Services Not Just Poodles Pet Salon, Whitesboro . . . . 14One Paw at a Time, Whitesboro . . . . . . . . 19

Pet ShopsPeterson’s Pets, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Wild Things, New York Mills . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

PharmaciesGarro Drugs, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

PhotographyFusion Art/The Photo Shoppe, Rome . . . . . 31

Physical TherapyInertia PT, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

PizzeriasDiCastro’s Brick Oven, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . 46Primo Pizzeria, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Tony’s Pizza, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

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Quilt and Yarn Shops Stash Away Quilt Shoppe, Rome . . . . . . . . 21Tiger Lily Quilt Co, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Real EstateColdwell-Banker, Diane Lockwood . . . . . . 21Scenic Byway Realty, Richfield Springs . . . . 53

Record StoresOff-Center Records, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

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Salons/HaircuttersThe Cutting Crew, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Heads R Turning Salon & Spa, Ilion . . . . . . 35Nikki Fraccola at Schuyler Commons . . . . . 40

Scrapbooking/Photo Organizing Intentionegrity, Utica area . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Seamstress & Tailors Libbey’s Sew Blessed, Sherrill . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Sheet Metal Fabrication/Welding Custom-Fab Metal Fabrication, Marcy . . . . 40

Shoes Karaz Shoes, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . . . . 56The Village Crossing, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . 65 Small Engine Repair J.B.’s Small Engine Works, Utica . . . . . . . . 66Springfield Truck & Tractor . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Snowmobiles CJ Motorsports, Boonville . . . . . . . . . . . . 61Schoff Polaris, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Soap Cranberry Ridge Goat Milk Soap . . . . . . . 59

Specialty Wood Wightman Specialty Woods . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Tax Services Briggs Tax Service, Whitesboro . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Tourism Old Forge, Town of Webb . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Towing Services Clinton Collision, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Trailers Blizzard Manufacturing, Boonville . . . . . . 26

Travel Agencies The Cruise Wizards, Whitesboro . . . . . . . . 69

VeterinariansAdirondack Veterinary Service, Rome . . . . 29CNY Veterinary Medical, Westmoreland . . 55

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WindowsRA Dudrak, Holland Patent . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Wine Bars and Ale Houses Copper Moose Ale House, Little Falls . . . . 43Killabrew Saloon, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . 43

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John Keller is a local musician and owns Off Center Records in Utica.

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The Utica Harbor Lock guard gate is used for flood control

mohawk valley living magazine issue 28, january 2016

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