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Thanksgiving is traditionally a time of thanks, and we want to thank you for reading Mohawk Valley Living. We also want to acknowledge the amazing power you have. You’ve nourished the growth of this magazine. When you support our advertisers you start a chain reaction. Well, more like a circle than a chain, which is even better! When you respond to an ad in the magazine and shop, for example, at Tom’s Natural Foods and buy, for example, some Jake’s Gouda, not only do you support a local store and a local cheese maker, but at the end of the month this shop and cheese maker send some of their hard-earned money to us as payment for their ad in this magazine. Some of that money goes to our local printer, Vicks in Yorkville; to our writers like Suzie Jones at Jones Family Farm (products also available at Tom’s); to our delivery and salespeople who are all ardent supporters of local businesses; to the local media we use to promote the magazine; and what’s left over goes to Lance and me and supports and fuels us for the next issue. Our community is like a garden. When you shop local stores and products, it’s like feeding the soil and we all get a better, healthier community. When you send your money out of the area, you are depleting your community and it becomes less productive (like my sad beets this summer that we didn’t take the time to replenish with our compost last spring.) This garden analogy is really starting to impact Lance and me personally and how we shop. Now when we head out to a local shop or farmers’ market, we try to make sure we have cash. It was hard at first because we had become a “plastic” people out of selfish convenience. And although many vendors at farmers’ markets now take credit cards—and none of them will ever want to dissuade you from using them if you don’t have cash—there is a cost to them that goes to the credit card companies, depleting our community. Lance and I are also careful about limiting the money we spend on our social media advertising, opting to use primarily local print, television, and local radio. When you advertise on Facebook you may reach local people, but social media is not local media. 100% of the money you spend on social media advertising flies to the West Coast, further depleting our community’s “soil.” So, again, thank you for shopping our directory this holiday season and for nourishing our community of advertisers and, through that, our magazine and greater community. We are sincerely thankful and humbled by the awesome power you wield. •

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Have you ever driven through downtown Utica and wondered about its unique street pat-tern? The acute angle at which Hotel, Seneca, and Washington Streets intersected with Gen-esee Street gave rise to three triangle-shaped buildings that defined the west side of downtown for generations. Only one—the Carlile Building at the intersection of Washington and Genesee—exists today. The earliest streets in what became Utica were originally trails blazed by Native Americans who had been using them for centuries, prior to the arrival of “settlers” from the Atlantic seaboard in the 1700s. Whitesboro and Main Streets stemmed from trails that paralleled the Mohawk River, and routes extending south later became Genesee and Albany Streets. The creation of Hotel, Seneca and Wash-ington Streets (and also Broadway) was one of the first attempts to draw business away from Genesee, as the former frontier set-tlement of Old Fort Schuyler grew into the city of Utica. It is odd that neither the northern nor southern intersection of these streets with the ones they connected to—Whitesboro to the north and Genesee to the south—were at a right angle. Nevertheless, they were built and the property owners at the Genesee-end of things all constructed

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triangular-shaped buildings to maxi-mize the utility of these oddly-shaped lots. Perhaps the most prominent of these “flatiron” structures was the De-vereux Building. The Devereux stood at the Hotel Street intersection from the 1840s through 1990 and was originally a dry goods store whose north side faced the Erie Canal (now Oriskany Street). Built on the wealth amassed by brothers John and Nich-olas Devereux, this 4½ story structure was a central location for trade, industry and politics. One of Utica’s most prominent politicians, Sen. Francis Kernan, ran his law office in the building. Longtime residents may recall the White Tower hamburger restaurant on the ground floor. Tragically, the Devereux was heavily damaged by arson in early 1990 and met the wrecking ball that De-cember. A lot of its bricks were used for fill at the site, which is now home to the City of Utica arch, key, and Franklin Square Park. Moving south, the Seneca Street intersec-tion featured a multi-siloed “flatiron” that stood opposite the modern-day Landmarc building site. It was lost to the devastating urban renewal age that saw the demolition of many of Utica’s iconic structures; a park exists there now. Today, the original inter-section exists only in pictures and post-cards. The Carlile Building still stands at the juncture of Genesee and Washington Streets. Today, it houses Irwin’s Fine Food, Mello’s Subs, and the appropri-ately-named Triangle Coffee Shop on the ground floor. It is the last physi-cal vestige of these unique structures, buildings which help us to tell the sto-ry of Utica’s development during the 19th century. • 1608 Genesee Street, Utica (315) 735-3642

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In this column I have interviewed sea-soned musicians who have honed their skills over many years. I also have spoken to newer artists who are just break-ing out. This month, I had the pleasure to interview a musician both seasoned and young who has been on the music scene for a while, has received numerous accolades throughout the community, put as many miles behind his drum kit as most well-estab-lished drummers, and he’s only 17! Gunnar Coston is a phenomenal musician. He has played with his father, Roy Coston, in Lovebone and Coston, as well as various cover bands, including Ozzmageddon, Stone Dead Forever, and others. While in these bands, he has shared stages with national acts, including Raven, Zebra, and Green Jelly. Always looking for new adventures, he recently acquired the position to hold the backbeat for CNY sensation Wicked, due to the depar-ture of JP Clubs. Speaking with Gunnar is easy. He’s soft-spoken, charismatic, and wise be-yond his years. He has made music his life and passion. One can truly be-lieve this when hearing and watching him perform. I was lucky to catch him during a brief lull of activity.

How long have you been playing drums and what got you started? I started playing drums when I got my awesome Pearl dou-ble-bass kit on Labor Day 2010. After I got good enough, my dad, Roy Coston, asked me if I would play in his band.

Do you play any other instruments? I used to play guitar. I wanted to be just like my dad, but right around the age of 12 or 13, I realized that I couldn’t get anywhere big with guitar, so I moved over to the drums.

Who are your influences, in terms of style and in character? My dad showed me some awesome double-bass guys like Tommy Aldridge from Whitesnake and Scott Travis from Judas Priest, but I also like John Bonham and some of the stuff he did with one foot. Eric Carr was probably my favorite person to watch and his character was awesome. Same thing with Peter Criss.

What was it like performing in your father’s bands? Performing in my dad’s bands was awesome. He gave me the experience and knowl-edge about the music business, good and bad.

With Coston, you got the opportunity to share the stage with many great and fa-mous national bands. Can you relate some of your fondest and most exciting mo-ments? Probably the best memories were Coston opening up for Pat Travers in Syracuse at the Westcott Theatre and another was playing at the Kallet Theatre, in my hometown

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and many other guys were endorsing these cymbals. One day I emailed them a packet about what I have done musically. I believe it was the first day of 11th grade that I re-ceived an email saying they wanted to en-dorse me.

Now you have joined regional rockers Wicked. How was that process? I saw a posting on Facebook that Wick-ed was looking for a new drummer. Coston had played a couple shows with them so I knew of them. Their manager, Bob Acqua-viva, had been my dad’s old manager in the ’90s, so I knew of him as well. I went into the audition with the five songs that Bob sent me, dyed my hair blond, and I got the job.

What differences do you find between playing in Wicked as compared to Cos-ton? Wicked is much simpler on me than Coston was. I went from two bass drums in Coston down to one in Wicked. That was a big change.

You say that playing in Wicked is easier than in Coston. Coston was mainly cov-

ers, so you were basically em-ulating other drummers, but in Wicked you need to come up with and invent your own new sounds. What is the re-hearsal process like? How do you present your input? Rehearsal is pretty sim-ple. The other guys write a riff during the week and they record it and send it to me. I listen to it or I wait until prac-tice, when we write together. We always write the full song together just to have all of our inputs. I write my parts very simply just to get the basic parts in, and then I

go back and add fills wherever it applies to them.

What is on the horizon for Gunnar and Wicked? We will be recording our new album this winter and it will be out in the spring of 2016.

You have accomplished so much in so few years. Where do you picture yourself years from now? I hope to be touring the world in the next couple of years.

How do you see the local music scene and how do you envision changes? The local music scene in this area seems to be sadly dying, but I’m trying my best to keep it alive and to continue keeping it that way. The music scene I think needs more bands like Wicked. Many of the bands play a lot of the same things. That is what makes us so different, not just from our seven-inch heels and white leather, but the music we play. Bands need to mix in some originals with some of their covers. That’s what made Coston so different from all the other bands, too. Not just from the way we looked, but the songs we played.

I agree. Lastly, what advice do you have for the area’s up-and-coming musicians? My advice is to keep practicing! Practice makes perfect. That’s what my dad always told me. I had more experience growing up about music because of the way my life was. Another piece of advice, other than practice, is to always think that there’s someone bet-ter than you and you need to climb to their level. That will keep giving you an edge.

Great advice. Thank you, Gunnar. May you keep riding that success train! •

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Last year you were voted, by a great ma-jority, to perform in Keith James’ All-Star Band. Who else was included and how was that experience? The Keith James All-Star Band was pretty cool. It only lasted two years. The way that worked was that Keith had a contest for each instrument on the radio station’s website that he worked for at the time. Twenty people or so were nominated by people for each instrument. My dad won the guitar contest and I won the drum con-test. Then other guys in different bands won bass, keyboards, and singer (Elliott Ciotti/Enemy Down, Jeff Dingman/Radionix, and Shawn Scribner/Blame Anchor, respective-ly), and Keith also played keyboards, so it was a duel thing. We then played a show with no rehearsal, and it was awesome! Each of the respected bands got to open up for the show. It was such a great experience.

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Happy Trails to You Adirondack Saddle Tours Story and Photos by Gary VanRiper

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Finders Keepers, on Main Street in Richfield Springs, is not just an antiques store and not just a second-hand store. As owner Anna Rathbun puts it, it is “an everything store.” The first time my husband, Steven, and I were in Finders Keep-ers, we had been enjoying a stroll down Richfield Springs’ old-fash-ioned-looking Main Street, waiting for the museum to open. We ven-tured into Finders Keepers and continued our stroll into the past. Like many such stores, Finders Keepers features a wide variety of items encompassing quite a span of years. The day we were there, it was quite crowded with furniture, decorations, clothing, and more. We enjoyed picking our way through, looking at things that might be fun to own but were definitely fun to look at. Soon I was perusing the books while Steven continued to browse. I found a new-to-me biography of Queen Elizabeth I (I love the Tu-dors, although I did not catch that series everybody was talking about a short time back), as well as a number of paperbacks. I was espe-cially delighted to find several works of pulp fiction, featuring lurid covers and titles such as The Comfortable Coffin, Pattern for Panic, and Mongo’s Back in Town. I have a minor collection of such books, parts of which I display from time to time. Near the cash register, I discovered a rack of postcards for quite a reasonable price. I love to send postcards, so I picked out several. I don’t think I need to visit a place in order to send somebody a post-card of it, although that is nice when I can. While I browsed, I chatted up the owner about all kinds of things. We talked about revitalizing downtown, a subject of concern to many of villages. She also told me some of the ins and outs of the trash-to-treasure business. I thought I could get a good blog post out of the visit, but later realized it might be a good place to write about for Mohawk Val-ley Living. This made an excellent excuse to go back again. When

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I called for the hours, I found that they vary greatly, because Anna works alone most of the time. However, she is usually there seven days a week and, if called away, she puts a note on the door with an estimated time of return. The day I visited, I was in luck. Anna was having a wonderful sale: Ev-erything on the sidewalk out front was 25 cents! I immediately picked up a beautiful tin with a Currier and Ives print. Steven loves tins. I again found books and postcards, and chatted for a while with Anna. The reason Finders Keepers features such a wide variety of stuff is that they buy estates. They go into houses that heirs want to sell and take everything, up to, and sometimes including, the spindles on the staircases and the kitchen sink! Anna tries hard to recycle everything, donating many items she does not want to sell in the store. The store has been in business for 23 years, with the last 19 in their current loca-tion on Main Street. The Main Street build-ing previously housed Jack Diamond’s Five and Ten Cent Store. I miss five and ten cent stores. We talked a lot about how we love and support local businesses. I enjoyed my second trip to Finders Keep-ers as much as I had enjoyed my first. I intend to make it a regular stop when I go adventur-ing in that direction again. •

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I have had fewer Mohawk Valley adventures lately than I like due to community theater commitments. Of course, ac-tivities with the Ilion Little Theatre (ILT) constitute Mohawk Valley adventures, and community theater is one of my pas-sions. With these thoughts in mind, I look forward to ILT’s 2015-16 season with anticipation. We are deep into rehearsals for the first show of the season, Lunch Hour by Jean Kerr. Suzanne Rodio is directing for the first time at ILT. I have had the pleasure of acting in two plays with Suzanne and am happy to be acting as her stage manager now. Suzanne is excited about the play and about the theater in general. She makes it a point to see as much local theater as possible. Really, I must follow her example and check out the other area community theaters. Lunch Hour is a romantic comedy that is not in the com-mon mode. I do not want to give away too much of the plot (I hate it when advance publicity does that), so I will just say it deals with marital and extra-marital relationships that are not always what they seem (oh, dear, I hope I haven’t said too much!). I don’t think I have to worry about any spoiler alerts for the season’s second production, The Birds by Conor McPher-son, because I haven’t read it and don’t know that much about it myself. I do know that it is not like the Alfred Hitchcock movie or the Daphne DuMaurier short story. In other words, theater-goers do not need to worry that real or fake birds will inundate the stage and/or audience (although that would be an awesome effect). The action takes place after the birds have attacked. The characters are sheltering in an isolated home, not even sure if

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As I drive along Clemons Road, enjoying the breathtaking views of the Mohawk Valley, I daydream I’m in Switzerland. I’ve never been to Switzer-land, but I grew up hearing wonderful stories about it from my father, who spent time there during his military service. Today, though, I’m on a “domestic flight” to visit Oliver and Shauna

Aeschlimann at Oliver’s Organics Eggs in Frankfort. The reason this farm is here—and the reason our community enjoys their organic

eggs—is because this place reminded Oliver’s father of Swit-zerland. Fritz Aeschlimann, a Swiss dairy farmer, emigrated from Switzerland to Canada with his wife in 1976. They raised four boys on their farm in Kincardine, Ontario, until the boys

grew into young men. It was then that Fritz realized that all of his boys were interested in the family dairy business, but due to supply management quotas in Canada, they would not all be able to expand the farm. He began looking for a new place in the north-ern United States, searching from Wisconsin to New England. When he came to the Mohawk Valley, the landscape reminded him of Switzerland and he knew he found their new home. Oliver, the eldest, was 16

years old when they made the move to the United States. That was around 20 years ago. Today, Oliver, his wife, Shauna, and their two daughters raise organic eggs, broil-er chickens, and turkeys for Thanksgiving. Although Ol-iver has his degree in Dairy Management from SUNY Cobleskill, he loves chickens. He and his wife purchased

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Inset: 18-month-old Avery loves her chickens; From top: Oliver Aeschlimann has a degree in dairy management, but chose to raise chickens; October is the last month for aising chicks before the weather turns cold; The turkeys at Oliver’s

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Oliver’s parents continue to raise organic grass-fed dairy cows (90-plus head) with the help of Oliver’s three younger brothers, Wes, Dominic, and Lukas. Both he and his father adopted organic farming practices in 2006. The advantage of making the change to organic farming together al-lowed Oliver and his father to share in the growing of the organic grains they need. They farm about 700 acres of land, both owned and rented. “The hardest thing about going organic was that there weren’t any successful role models in the area at the time,” Oliver says. “It was a lot of trial and error. My dad, brother, and I use crop rotation, the more in rotation the better. With organic practices, you can’t just spray the weeds down. You have to amend the soil to try and manage them.” Another challenge to raising certified organic, free-range hens is that they have to have access to the outdoors daily. Out on pasture, the chickens enjoy eating a variety of plants and insects, which makes them healthier and producers of nutritious eggs. But outdoors, they are also vulnerable to their biggest predator, hawks. The Aeschlimanns’ corgi, Roman, is great with the chickens, but offers little protection from a swooping raptor. And then there’s the paperwork. Shauna handles all the bookkeeping for the business, including documenting any instance when the chickens need to stay in for the day. “The only time we don’t let them out is if the wind and cold is dan-gerous for them,” she says.

Top: The Aeschlimann family (l-r): Oliver, Rhianna, Avery, and ShaunaBottom: Oliver and his cousin Tim on the family dairy farm in Canada, 1979

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When the Aeschlimanns welcomed their second daughter, Av-ery, Shauna quit her job to work on the farm full time. Both Avery, 18 months, and her big sister, Rhianna, 3, like to help collect eggs (which are gathered three times a day) and help with the feeding of the chickens and turkeys. “Shauna is really the backbone of the business,” Oliver concedes. “And we couldn’t do it with Millie’s help, too,” he adds, speaking of Shauna’s grandmother Millie Sirko, who also helps with babysitting. “She puts the labels on all the cartons.” In addition to their hens, Oliver’s Organics Eggs raised 350 turkeys this year, and they’re sold out. They wish they could have raised more and hope to eventually make them available year-round. “Shauna’s the turkey farmer,” Oliver says. “It was her idea. She raises them from hatchlings, which is more difficult than raising chick-ens.” The turkeys were pre-sold through the new CSA they started last year, which means they were sold before they even hatched. The meat and eggs produced by their 3,000 NOFA certified organic hens are sold through their CSA as well as at Tom’s Natural Foods in Clinton and Szarek Farms in Westmoreland. The restaurant The Tailor & The Cook in Utica is a client as well. They also have a New York City contract for 600 halal meat hens. Distributors in Albany and Ghent, NY, sell the majority of the 1,500-2,000 eggs they produce each week. “That’s an important number for us,” Oliver says. “It means we’re productive. Productivity is key.” Oliver says a good laying hen will be productive about 1.5 years. Efficiency is crucial. So how does he keep track of 3,000 chickens? Pro-ductive egg-layers are singled out with an identifying blue mark. Leg bands identify young up-and-coming egg-layers. Between the raising of hatchlings, growing and rotating organic feed crops, maintaining the flock, warding off predators, and all the paperwork, operating an organ-ic farm is a tough job. “It’s full-time and it’s hard,” Oliver says. “But I love raising chick-ens.” As I drive away, I pass Oliver’s father’s farm. I see Fritz working on a tractor with his sons, and watch his youngest son, Lukas, fixing a fence—reminders of just how hard farming is. But then the idyllic roll-ing hills behind the grazing cattle call to me like a Swiss yodel, as they probably did to Fritz Aeschlimann 20 years ago, and I’m pulled back into my daydream. •

Top: The dairy farm that Oliver’s father, Fritz, grew up on in Switzerland.Middle: Rhianna, age 3, enjoys helping out with daily chores.

Bottom: The Aeschlimann’s nearly 3,000 chickens have access to the outdoors every day.

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It’s Tuesday evening, and in Barba-

ra Decker’s home studio in Clinton, NY, Berit Nelson is quietly repairing a broken thread in the towel she is weaving. She is

in the company of those who can sympa-thize. The small studio is filled to capacity

with weavers, which means there are four in the room: Barbara and three students.

“Co-weavers” might be a better term for Barbara’s weekly weaving students,

some of whom have been attend-ing “class” for nearly 10 years. Barbara would be the first to ad-mit that she is a student herself. “You can never know it all,” she says gleefully. “There’s always new stuff to learn.” She shows me the com-plicated pattern Berit is weav-ing. “It’s called turned taqueté,” Barbara says. “We don’t know what it means, but it’s fun to say.” Berit has been weaving with Barbara for about nine years.

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in California. When she moved to this area, she found Barbara and now weaves here. Next to her, Diana Shaw is work-ing on a pretty white-and sage-colored placemat. The pattern is a special an-niversary weave celebrating the 40th anniversary of the popular yarn store WEBS. When asked why she weaves, she points accusingly to Berit and says, “It’s her fault!” Tucked behind the door at the other side of the room is a loom where Lew-is Jones is working on a pillow top. It’s a combination of straight weaving and tapestry, known as soumak. He has been weaving here at Barbara’s for four years. In the adjacent room, Monica Spath is working on an unusual weaving in-spired by modern anime. “My first love was drawing and painting,” she says. “I’m a creative person, so I en-joy this, too.” This is her seventh year weaving at Barbara’s. In the middle of the main room is

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The November woods echo with the voices of Canada Geese flying high above the tree tops. These honking calls are as much a staple of the fall woods as the sight of an antlered White-tailed Deer doggedly perusing the scent of a doe. The “V” shaped flying formations of the geese slowly shift as individuals take up new positions in the “V” by moving forward or back in line and as the flocks themselves merge and separate. Though some of these flocks are migrating south, many of the geese are merely commuting. In the morning, they travel from the wetlands (the rivers and marshes) to the countryside in search of cut cornfields where they can feed. In the evening, right before dark, they make the reverse trip. This behavior typically continues until snow covers their foraging fields and ice covers their wetlands. When that comes to pass, the majority of these

ho ldout flocks will finally leave for good. In the Mohawk Valley they will not be seen again until they return in the spring. By mid-November the nature preserve’s de-ciduous trees are largely void of foliage except for the buckthorn bushes at the forest edge, which re-main dark green. As I walk the forest trails, I scan the ground for signs of foraging behavior by wild-life. When you can’t find the creatures themselves, finding evidence of them is the next best thing, and it can offer as good, if not better, insights into their behavior. At this time, the leaves covering the ground are still intact and easily recognizable by species, even though their colors have faded. Only a few weeks before, what constituted a multi-hued

three-dimensional forest canopy has become a two-dimensional carpet–a vast and seem-ingly unbroken mosaic of browns and tans; and now this carpet is as flat as if it had been spread out with a rolling pin. That’s what a few rain showers can do at this time of year. My walk led me to a grove of prom-inent nut-bearing trees. I looked below them for signs of disturbance in the leaf litter. This was a poor year for nut-pro-duction, but a few of the older beech trees were marginally prolific and produced a few bushels of nuts. Sure enough, the leaves beneath a patriarch beech had been rummaged through. Wild Turkeys had visited the site and had scoured it for nuts. No doubt they were also feast-

ing on the insects and plant seeds that were uncovered. Some areas around the base of the tree looked like they’d been worked with a metal rake, but it was the powerful feet and claws of the turkeys that were responsible for the scratching. Further confirmation of the perpetrators’ identities came in the form of their droppings that liberally anoint-ed the area. A few cast-off feathers also acted as the turkeys’ unmistakable calling cards. For such large and seemingly awkward birds, turkeys are quite adept at searching for food in hard-to-reach places. Judging by the amount of wild grapes on the ground, it was clear that at least one turkey had flown into a nearby sugar maple tree in order to get to the grape vine entwined in its upper branch-es. From a precarious perch, the turkey was able to feast on the sweet grapes. On the ground below, I could see that much of the fruit was lost to grav-ity, but if only one out of every 20 grapes I found was consumed, then the turkeys were eating well indeed.

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ing onto perches, which is their way. I probably spoke too soon when I compared the Jake’s flight to a guided missile; there seems to be little “guided” about the flight of the Wild Turkey. As I continued on my trek, I kept my eyes on the forest floor for more subtle examples of animal foraging. I thought of some pos-sible songbirds for which I might find evidence. How about a Hermit Thrush? They occasionally spend the fall, and even the early part of the winter with us. They make their living by turning

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Barred Owl. She was perched

on a small hemlock tree, where she stoically tolerated the mock lashing from the thrush. I say “mock” lashing because the songbird nev-er actually made physical contact with the owl; it was all just a show. Witnessing this behavior so far removed from the thrush’s breeding sea-son seemed a curious thing. It’s presumed that during the nesting season, a Hermit Thrush will try to drive off a perceived nest predator--but what would justify this type of “mobbing” be-havior at this time of year? In November, the thrush would have no family or nest to protect.

Presumably, he’d only have himself to watch out for, and it appeared he was putting himself in more jeopardy by hazing the owl. Why risk your life trying to drive off a formidable pred-ator when you can just as easily move to an-other part of the forest? I suspect that such de-fensive behavior is hard-wired in the thrush’s brain, and he simply can’t turn it off at will. The Barred Owl, for her part, seemed to ig-nore the thrush and went about looking for chipmunks and other preferred rodent prey. My forest adventure wasn’t quite over yet. As I reached the next clearing, I looked up to catch a glimpse of another

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ing assistance just need a simple re-positioning of the head before it will exit the birth canal or pulling a very large baby out of a tired mom. Unfortunately, we had a sheep prolapse her entire uterus a few years ago…on New Year’s Day, in fact. Having never dealt with a prolapse before, I called our vet and found that Dr. Hayes was on call. He told us to keep her calm and still, and to run warm, clean water over her prolapsed uterus until he could arrive. Once Dr. Hayes was on site, he proceeded to remove the placenta (detach-ing the cotyledons from the caruncles), rinsed her uterus well and checked it for tears, and then slowly and carefully pushed it back where it belonged. It was fascinating to watch and I learned so much that day. Our sheep, “Prolapsia” as we then named her, pushed her uterus out again a few days later. But having watched Dr. Hayes do it, I got my confidence up, rinsed her (now much smaller) uterus and pushed it back into place. I’ve grown accustomed to recognizing the signs of early labor in sheep and goats: Pawing the ground, “talkative” behavior, seek-ing out a quiet spot. I’ve become attuned to the timing necessary to have their babies unassisted and can even manage to go into the house for a hot cocoa or warm my boots for the fire before going out again and attending to wet newborns and anxious mothers. It was last Christmas Eve that I noticed young Lizzy, a first-time freshen-ing ewe, was straining and pushing as if she were in labor. She had showed no other signs of labor—she didn’t even look like she was ready to freshen, really. Everything about it was very odd. I checked her and found that her cervix hadn’t softened or opened. She clearly needed more time for labor to progress, so I gave her a quiet spot with fresh water and hay and went inside to wrap presents. When I went back out 45 minutes later, she was really straining—pushing as if her life depended on it. As I texted my husband to come out for a consult, I watched her push out much of her large intestine.

Before I could even react, she pushed out more…much more. It was an absolute mess. We didn’t call the vet that night,

as we knew there was no fix for poor Lizzy. My husband often gets the worst job on the farm—putting an animal down—and he did it quickly and quietly that Christmas

Eve night. So, yes, I love the holiday season and its change in pace and focus. But

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hoping your (and my) holidays are unevent-ful this year! •

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for 10 days or more after harvest, at which point their skins harden and their starches turn to sug-ar. When properly stored in a cool, dry place, some squash varieties will keep for up to six months. Nutritionally, squashes are powerhouses packed with beta carotene, Vitamin C, potassi-um, magnesium, manganese, calcium, and fiber. With their diverse shapes, sizes, and colors, heirloom winter squashes are grown for their remarkable appearances, as well as their distinct flavors. We use a lot of compost, feed them with organic pelleted chicken poo and mulch them. Winter squash is easy to grow if you have room. If your room is limited, there are wonderful bush varieties that work well in tight spaces. One of my all-time favorite winter squashes is the buttercup squash for its rich creamy taste and texture, but this year we have diversified our garden and we highly recommend you try some of these heirloom varieties in your garden:

Acorn – These small ridged squash have long been the standby at many a Thanks-giving dinner. With hard skin and sweet orange flesh, acorns can be found in a variety of colors. Try the

small colorful striped carnival squash, a hybrid of the acorn or the “sweet dumpling,” which is perfect for stuffing.

Boston Marrow – This is perhaps the oldest squash still sold in America. The squash originated in Up-state New York and legend has it that Native Americans gifted the vegetable to Eu-

ropean settlers. But beware if your Boston Marrow squash has a neck – it’s not a true Boston Marrow. We only grow ours from the Landreth Seed Com-

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pany, which can trace the seeds back to 1831. It’s excellent for pies.

Buttercup – Truly one of my favorites. A variety of turban squash, the butter-cup is squat and pumpkin shaped with faintly striped, dark green skin. The flesh is sweet potato-like, some-

what dry and great for mashing with butter.

Butternut – The pear-shaped butternut has dense, sweet nutty flesh and very few seeds, making it Grand-ma’s favorite cooking squash to mash, roast, or pu-ree in soups. The Waltham

variety is our favorite of this cream-colored classic.

Delicata – This small ob-long squash is a great single serving squash. Just cut in half, scoop out the seeds, and bake stuffed with your favorite savory filling. No need to peel, the thin striped

skin is edible, too.

Georgia Candy Roaster – Heirloom squash from North Georgia that produces vigorous vines and ample long fruits that store well into spring. The Cherokee in the Appalachians original-

ly cherished this squash for its ability to withstand winter frost. We fell in love with this squash this season and plan on growing more next season.

Hubbard – With blue-gray, bumpy skin and a tear-drop shape, this heavy weight of the squash family tops the scale at 20 pounds average. The Hubbard’s family-size heft makes it a favorite for

roasting and thus a great turkey substitute at a veg-

etarian Thanksgiving. Luckily, there is a wonder-ful small variety of this classic called Blue Ballet, which is just as flavorful as its big sister, but much easier to handle.

Kabocha – Similar to a But-tercup, this Japanese variety (Kabotcha is Japanese for squash) has dense flesh and hard skin that softens when cooked. The deep yellow flesh is a bit flaky and dry,

but sweet. Bake or roast it with lots of butter.

Pumpkin – Generally clas-sified into two categories: those for carving and those for eating. Field pumpkins sold for jack-o-lanterns usually lack flavor while sugar pie pumpkins like the

New England pie variety hold true to their name. Squat and richly hued French heirlooms, Rouge Vif d’Etampes and Musquee d’ Provence make a won-derful fall display but are also tasty roasted. One of our favorites is Long Island Cheese pumpkin.

Red Kuri – Resembles a small Hubbard with a deep red-orange skin, the red Kuri has a chestnut-like fla-vor. Its bowl-like seed cav-ity works well for stuffing.

Spaghetti – Light yellow skin, large and oblong, the spaghetti is another favorite of ours. When roasted, the light, stringy flesh comes away in strands that makes a delicious gluten/carb-free

pasta substitute. Just scrape flesh with fork.

Turban – Also known as Turk’s Cap, makes a col-orful centerpiece not to be mistaken for a decorative gourd. Turbans are edible, with a sweet nutty flavor.

They’re great roasted and made into soup.

Phew! Lots of great winter squash to try, both in your garden or to look for at your local farmers’ market.

Cooking and Freezing – We roast several squash at a time on a cookie sheet in the oven at 350 de-grees for about an hour depending on size. Place the squash on the cookie sheet and pierce with a fork in several places to allow steam to escape. When fork tender, remove from the oven, allow to cool, cut in half, and scoop out the seed. Scoop out the flesh and use in your recipe or pack in freezer bags or plastic containers and freeze until ready to use.

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Roasted Winter Squash and Apple Soup by Denise Szarek

1 winter squash2 sweet tart apples, peeled and cut in half2 pears, peeled and cut in half1 medium yellow onion, peeled and cut in half2 cloves garlic, peeled1/4 c. oil2 tsp. salt1 tsp. finely chopped fresh rosemary1 tsp. fresh thyme leaves1 tsp. ground allspice1 c. heavy cream4 c. unsalted chicken or veggie brothPreheat oven to 400 degrees F.Place the squash on a cookie sheet; pierce it in several spots with a fork. In a large bowl, combine the apples, pears, onions, garlic, olive oil rosemary, thyme, and allspice, toss all to coat well with oil. Spread on the cookie sheet with the squash. Roast, turning once, until fork tender, 40-50 mins. When done cut the squash in half, remove seeds, and scoop out the flesh.Place all the veggies/fruit in a large soup pot. Puree, using an immersion blender, with the veggie/chicken broth. Place the pot over medium heat, add heavy cream and simmer until warmed through. To serve, garnish with thinly slice apples. Enjoy!

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The Mohawk Valley is a wonderful place to live in, with its close proximity to the scenic Adirondack Mountains, lakes, and rivers. We pack up parents/grandparents LeeAnn and Gary Brockett and my chil-dren Joshua and Alana Karastury and head to Thendara, NY, for a trip on the Adirondack Scenic Railroad. The family arrives at the quaint Thendara (Old Forge) station and heads to the ticket booth. We check out the gift shop while picking up the tickets. Alana purchases a pen in which a train moves back and forth on the track as you move the pen. Checking the clock, we head outside and line up for a 12:30 p.m. departure. “All aboard the Adirondack Scenic Railroad!” shouts the conductor, Phil. He greets each of the passengers as they board the train. The train is departing from Thendara to Otter Lake and back again. The small historic train station located in Thendara is a throwback to the golden age of railroading, a time when wealthy en-trepreneurs like Cornelius Vanderbilt, Andrew Carnegie, J.P. Morgan, and Collis P. Huntington built fabulous wilderness estates in the heart of the Adirondacks. The Preservation Society that operates the railroad is a not-for-profit corporation chartered by the New York State Department of Education. The Railroad is staffed by 150 volunteers and only a few full and part-time employees. In July 1994, the Adirondack Centennial Railroad became the Adirondack Scenic Railroad. Annually, the railroad carries more than 55,000 tourists and outdoor enthusiasts to experience the pristine mountain terrain and remote areas of the Adirondacks, all with minimal impact on the environment. We find some seats sit across from one another, kids on one side and adults on the other. The train lurches forward and black smoke billows from the stack of engine #8223 as the green and gray coaches chug along the tracks. Josh is relaxed in his seat with his face pressed to the window as the world whips by at about 30 miles an hour. The ride is very com-fortable and at one point we each navigate the coaches. Navigating the train while moving is like riding a wave, and it requires a keen focus to

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keep your balance while having fun at the same time. “It is a challenge navigating the carts, but I enjoy walking through the train while it is moving,” LeeAnn says. In the open cart area, Alana, Josh, and even Grand-pa get in on putting their heads out the window as their hair whips in the wind. “The open cart is the best place to be!” Gary says. The train ventures through forests, past sparkling rivers, over bridges, tranquil ponds and streams, into the six-million-acre Adirondack Park. The scenery is vibrant and a color palette of red, oranges, and yellows can be seen in every direction. “The Adirondack Scenic Railroad is very relaxing. The colors along the river are beautiful, and it is a good time overall,” LeeAnn says as the ride nears its end. Al-ana chimes in, “My favorite part is watching the engine switch around and go to what was the back to take us back to the train station. So cool!” Josh smiles and says, “The Adirondacks are so beautiful, like a colorful paint-ing.” Gary sums up the experience: “Together with my family on this beautiful autumn day is my favorite part of the trip.” We embrace in a group hug and marvel at a family trip together that highlights fall in New York. Exiting the train, we acknowledge the fact that the Adirondack Scenic Railway is a very important cultural and scenic asset to Central New York. The day doesn’t end there as we head a couple of miles up the road to the town of Old Forge. Ozzie’s Café, located on Main St. in Old Forge, is the perfect location for “linner” after a beautiful after-

Visit us today!Apples abound!Red and Golden Delicious, Crispin, Fuji, Northern Spies, McIntosh, Gala, Cortland, Macoun, and more! Plus Bosc Pears, Pumpkins, Gourds, Squash, Potatoes and Cabbage.

Local maple syrup, honey, and Adirondack cheese!Also cider donuts and pies from our bakery, our awesome apple cake with apple cider frosting - a customer favorite! Come on in! Fall is the time to experience the orchard at its best. So many varieties of apples to choose from, along with our fresh vegetables and pumpkins that will make your autumn table complete!

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noon on the Adirondack Scenic Railroad. The name Ozzie’s lovingly refers to owner Eric Sutherland’s first golden retriever. When enter-ing the cafe, you will initially see a large sign with the words “Love, Laughter, & Friends are Always Welcome Here.” The family-run busi-ness, open since 2008, is gracious and friendly. Relative Becky McGough greets us when we enter and hands us menus. She highlights the specials, and we take a seat at a unique refur-bished door table that seats five. The menu can satisfy any craving. Alana comments on the many dog paw prints that can be found all over the rustic cafe. Gary goes to the counter and places our order with Romanian barista extraordinaire Diana Grig-oruta. The autumn harvest coffee warms the hands and body with its splendid spicy season-al blend that is the perfect caffeine kick for an afternoon of fall foliage. The staff dances about the café all smiles as a steady stream of people enter and exit. The storefront has ample addi-tional seating of Adirondack chairs and tables

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Clockwise from top left: Gary and LeeAnn Brockett enjoy a ride on the ADK Scenic RR; A young boy hangs from a window as we watch engine #8223 switch from south to north on the tracks; Ozzie’s Cafe, Main St., Old Forge; The autumn colors and rushing waters of Moose River.

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for patrons to enjoy the outdoors. Alana slurps down her “thumbs-up, too-good-to-stop-and-talk, brain freeze” delicious peach smoothie. Joshua warms himself up with a cup of mint tea. The food comes shortly after we order. The McCauley Mountain hot panini is slow roasted beef with a tangy blue cheese dressing, and it is scrumptious. Gary is happy with the Seventh Lake cold panini saying, “Roast beef and horseradish is one of my favorite combinations.” Ala-na is a grilled cheese lover, so she asks for a special order from Ozzie’s and they courteously make a cheddar cheese ciabatta panini for her. “It’s cheesy and the ciabatta bread is so yummy!” Alana happily says. Joshua enjoys one of his favorites, a break-fast sandwich with maple ham. He devours it so fast we all joke that we didn’t even see him eat it. Mom’s gluten-free chicken salad over Romaine with walnuts and green apple is sweet and tasty. Owner Eric asks us how everything is and says, “We have the best espresso and coffee in town.” He says the customer fa-vorite food items are the paninis and chili. The season is wind-ing down but visitors still stop by to fuel up and warm up with the extensive menu and many cafe drinks. Ozzie’s is a homey eatery right in the heart of Old Forge, and they treat their customers like family. It is also conveniently located for browsing the many great shops in town. We stroll around town window shopping and stop in a few of the shops to check out a variety of goods. Of course, we get some ice cream at the Pied Piper. We take our cones to a bench and sit by the Old Forge Pond, watching the geese across the way on the sandy beach. The view is breathtaking, and the family takes a few quiet moments to stare off at the colorful spectrum of trees and mountains. Geese fly overhead as they honk goodbye. The sun is lower in the sky now, and we all saunter over the covered bridge back to the car all tuckered out from a busy day. The ride home is nostalgic and filled with love, laughter, and stories of the Adirondacks. •

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We stop in at Pied Piper Drive-In, established in 1972.

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236 W. Dominick St., Rome (315) 337-0437 M-F 9:30-6, Sat 10-3Natural Groceries • Supplements • Local Foods Organic Produce & Plants

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ations of family memories in the kitchen, where the love of food begins. After all, “life is too short not to enjoy good wine and great food!”

229 E. Dominick St., Rome 315-533-5447Open Tuesday - Saturday 11am - 10pm Sunday 12pm - 9pm

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A Family Tradition

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sauquoit Valley/Cassville

1717 Route 8, Cassville (315) 839-5000M-Thurs 6am-2pm, Fri 6am-8pm, Sat 6am-1pm, Sun 6am-12(breakfast only)

Wendy’s Diner

Put on your fat pants and head to

Wendy’s Diner!

salisbury

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The Country Store with More!

Snacks, Beer, Pizza, Wings, Subs, Gas, Diesel,

Non-Ethanol Gas,Gifts and much,

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Innovative food made with local & organic ingredients

whenever possible,and exceptional serviceand warm atmosphere.

Try somethingnew thisThanksgiving!Stuff your turkey with Black CatCafe’s pointy ba-guettes, fruitcake, or home-baked artisan boules!

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utica

Breakfast, Lunch, Deliveries, Take Out & Catering!Check out our weekly specials on facebook and at www.rososcafe.comOpen: Mon-Fri 9-2 185 Genesee St 2nd Floor, Utica 315 735-7676

NEW“Grab-and-Go!”

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Friday night dinners featuring our famous fresh haddock fish fry!

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KnuckleheadsBREW HOUSE

Serving lunch and dinner 7 days a week. Open til 2am7362 East Main Street, Westmoreland (315) 853-1351

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Homestyle American Fare From Wings to Prime Rib!Check out our daily specials including Friday fish fry and Saturday wood smoked prime rib!Happy hour every day 4-7pm featuring craft beers and a full bar.

In a hurry? You can still make a healthy choice for lunch like Grilled Salmon with Pineapple Salsa served with Broc-coli Salad at Roso’s Cafe!

Traditional Lebanese fare for breakfast & lunch!Middle Eastern Specials and Groceries

Pita and Flat Bread • Spinach & Meat Pies • Baklawa

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Experience the true taste of Lebanon at Karam’s

When people think of Knuckleheads some

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Deli • Bulk Foods & Cheese • Chocolate Items Coffee (ass’t. blends) • Baking Supplies & Much More!

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15 Seymour Lane, Westmoreland, NY

Veterinary CareBoarding

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NEW! Clinton Indoor Farmers MarketThursdays, 10am-3pm, October 15-December 10Kirkland Art Center9 1/2 East Park Row, Clinton

Cooperstown Farmers’ MarketSaturdays, 9am-2pm, September-DecemberJanuary-April 10am-2pm101 Main Street, Cooperstown

Hamilton Farmers’ Market3rd Saturday of the month, 9am-1pm, November-AprilParry's General Store100 Utica Street, Hamilton

Little Falls Winter Farmers Market2nd and 4th Saturdays of the Month, 9am-1pm, November-AprilTravelodge Little Falls20 Albany Street, Little Falls

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Master Picture FramersConservators & Restorers of Art

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Contact us today. Office: 315-858-2110 Cell: 607-282-0315Joann Christmann, Lic. R.E. Broker

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Tues-Fri: 7-5, Sat: 7-3, Sun: 7-12:30

Place your holiday orders now!

HappyThanksgiving!

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Home-like surroundings for your convenience & comfort.Pre-arrangement Plans with

prey-payment or no payment options.

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Oneida County Public Market2nd Sat of each month, 9am-1pm, January-AprilHoliday Markets in Nov/Dec., Union Station, UticaParry's, 100 Utica Street, Hamilton

Oneonta Farmers MarketSaturdays, 9am-1pm, Nov and Dec 2nd & 4th Saturdays, 9am-1pm, January-MayMain Street Plaza, Oneonta

Parker's Clapsaddle FarmFridays, Noon-6pm and Saturdays, 10am-5pmOpen Year Round437 Otsego St., Ilion

Poolville Winter Farmers’ Market2nd and 4th* Saturdays of the Month, 10am-Noon, Nov-DecFebruary-April*2nd November market will be Tues 11/24, 3pm-6pm*2nd December market will be Tues 12/22 3pm-6pmPoolville Community Center, 7484 Willey Road, Poolville

Sherburne Winter Farmers' Market1st Saturday of the month,10am-1pm, November-AprilSherburne American Legion 15 S. Main St. Sherburne

Westmoreland Winter Farmers Market2nd Saturday of the month, 9am-noon, Nov-Dec 1st Saturday of the month, 9am-noon, January-AprilWestmoreland Firehall, 100 Station Road, Westmoreland

Whitesboro Winter Farmer’s Market1st and 3rd Monday of each month, 3-7pm, October-MayDunham Public Library, 76 West Main St., Whitesboro

Morrisville Winter MarketFirst Saturday of the month, 9am-1pmNovember-December, February-AprilMadison Hall, 100 E Main St, Route 20, Morrisville

Open Daily 10-510242 Route 12N, Remsen, NY 13438

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22 Oriskany Blvd., Yorkville (315) 736-9160www.thequeenclosetatticaddicts.com

Businesses Est. 1998 - Mary T. Gearhart, sole proprietor

Attic Addicts The Queen’s ClosetPristine, Practical, and Priced Right!Specializing in estate sales, large and small.

Conducted with respect and dignity.

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We take the pressure out of estate liquidation, moving, or downsizing.Call for a consultation: (315) 736-9160

(315) 893-7737Open every day 10-5, except Wed closed

6737 Route 20, Bouckville, NY

Multi-Dealer ShopSpecializing in antique furniture,

glassware, jewelry, books, linens, and primitive rug hooking accesories

Canal House Antiques

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Black CatANTIQUES

14 East Main St. Earlville (315) 691-5721Open Tues-Fri: 9-4, Sat: 9-2, Closed Sun & Mon

Black Cat Antiques is the destinationfor Antique Furnishings, Vintage

Clothing, Jewelry, Accessories, and Primitive Handmade Gifts!

We’re letting the cat out of the bag!

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Antiques, collectibles, rare, weird, and unusual. Always accepting your old treasures

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Hours: Tuesday - Sunday 10am - 4pm

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FoothillsMercantile

Open 6 days: 10-5:30 , closed Tues. 8124 Route 12, Barneveld (315) 896-2681

The BIG RED BARN filled with antiques & vintage pieces, collectibles, glassware, furniture, accessories. New

items arriving daily. Visit our gift shop!

Over 30Vendors!

More than 50 vendors on 2 floors!Canal Place, Little FallsOpen Every Day 10-5www.littlefallsantiquecenter.com

Little Falls

Antique Center

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Fort Plain AntiquesFort Plain Antiques

Antiques: Thur - Fri 12 - 6 Sat 12 - 5 — Salvage: Tue - Wed - Sat 12 - 4

55 WILLETT ST., FORT PLAIN, NY • 518-993-1045 • 518-332-0395 •www.fortplainantiques.com

WE ARE EXPANDING!30% - 50% OFF Sticker Price Storewide Through JAN 1!

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Mon, Wed-Sat: 10-5, Sun: 11:30-4:30Closed Tuesdays

Over 160 Vendor booths

and display cases!

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The Gallery Antiques at Pinebrick

A multi-dealer shop specializing in advertising, petroliana, lamps, furni-ture, glass, & quality smalls.

Look for our 1960s Texaco sign!

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8587 Turin Road, Rome • (315) 886-9978 • OPEN 10-4

Vintage collectibles, antiques,and new items!

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costume jewelry, Man Cave itemsand so much more!

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We CanHelp YouBuy, Sell,

andTrade Globally!Now an FFL dealer!

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Over 40 Year Accumulated Inventory!

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Holiday Open HouseSat. Nov. 14th: 10-6 • Sun. Nov. 15th: 12-4

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NEWPORT MARKETPLACERt 28, 7583 Main St., Newport (315) 845-8822

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The White House

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featuring rare and unusual antiques from our years of

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Holiday Open House! November 7th & 8thRoute 233 Westmoreland, NY 1/4 mile North of NYS Thruway Exit 32

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Weeden’sMini Mall100 Shops Located under One Roof

Located 4 miles North of Sylvan beach8056 Route 13, Blossvale (315) 245-0458 Open 10-5 every day

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A little bit can go a long way. The new self-titled EP by local horror-rock specialists Casanova Frankenstein & the Voodoo Machine is a quick tutorial on their ex-citing stage show. Sounding like a throwback to a future age, the CD contains four tracks of blues-based neo-bil-ly rock’ n’ roll that will creep up on you like a ghoul in the night. Led by Frankie Casanova Frankenstein, the group has attained a fan following for their live performances that feature ghostly make-up, “undead” hosts, and fire-eating. Their songs take on a macabre, yet fun tone. Backed by Danny Stitches on bass and Robbie Sliverz on drums, the band is different and deserves the attention. They are a welcome breath of freshness on the local music scene. A few months ago I had interviewed Dan in this magazine. The CD set opens with the autobiographical “Casanova Frankenstein.” This is a tender tale of a lab-made boy who is in search of love just for a night. Power chords dominate the very danceable tune and the bass plays around the melody coupled with the enchanted answer vocals, which make this a key starter. Track two, “Gone,” rides along on Danny’s bass and Robbie’s drums. It’s a definite toe-tapping melody that shuffles along the ear drums. The opening lines: “I’ve got a blood-stained shirt and an old black suit and a suitcase chuck full of razor blades. Don’t ask me to stay, I’m on one-way train and I’m not afraid to die,” pull you in, willingly, to take that final trip with Frank. My personal favorite on this disc is “The Hanging Tree,” which is not to be confused with the song from The Hunger Games movie, although it does tap into the same territory. This song is from the viewpoint of someone who actually is looking forward to being hung (!?) He’s even brought along his own rope for the hangman. “Let’s all dangle our toes from your Hanging Tree.” One cannot help but bob one’s head to this unnerving, yet delightful, ditty. The final track is a discordant, disconcerting recitation from Frankie’s diary entitled “Wa-terworx.” It poses an uneven end to the CD, yet still remains faithful to the essence of the band. This is but a mere sample of the music from this band. I await a full-length release in the near future. An eerie hybrid of rockabilly, punk, early rock ’n’ roll, and theater is found within, along with large slabs of originality. Casanova Frankenstein & the Voodoo Machine EP is a must- own CD, perfect for parties and highway drives. It’s available from Off-Center Records and Utica Vapors, as well as on iTunes, Amazon, and Spotify. Check them out via Facebook at www.facebook.com/CFandtheVM •

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2015 SeasonPresenting World-Class Music, Theater, & Dance!

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Matt Haimovitz Bach’s Suites for Unaccompanied CelloSat., Nov. 7, 7:30pm

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Renowned as a musical pioneer, cellist Matt Haimovitz has inspired classical music lovers and countless new listeners by bringing his artistry to any place where passionate music can be heard.

the peregrine falcons of utica

the last chick returns to the canyon and beyondpart two by matt perry

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In the Octo-ber issue, this year’s Peregrine Falcon chicks hatched and two became ac-complished flyers. The last chick, Orion, had unsuccessfully attempted to fly and fell into a parking lot. She was taken to Woodhaven Wildlife Center in Chadwicks, and then moved to Kindred Kingdoms Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Pennell-ville, where she was rehabilitated for 10 days. On Saturday morning, June 28th, mother Astrid was acting in a curious manner. She was perched on one of the small ledges on the steeple of Grace Church, peering across the canyon at the nest box. Occasionally she would give a staccato alarm call, but mostly she stood quiet like a stone gargoyle on the façade of a gothic edifice. This was the day that Orion was set to return to the canyon but, of course, there was no way that Astrid could have known that, right? It’s not like anything happened to tip her off. But for whatever reason, there she was, waiting. Orion was brought back as planned and re-leased through the back of the nest box – in the very same manner that her chick, Tres, was one year before. The transfer from the carrier into the nest box went off without a hitch. Orion strolled into the box and im-mediately seemed to pick up where she left off. She paced around the interior, flapping

her wings and asking to be

fed. Only minutes af-ter Ori- on’s emergence, Astrid took to the air and began swooping at the box and giving loud alarm calls. She was not having this. This was what rejection looked like. In 2014, when we released Tres in precisely this manner, nothing of this kind occurred. His entire family observed him enter the box, fly out across the canyon and land on the County Building. All of the family members, including Astrid, wel-comed him back. This time it was not at all like that. The essential difference seemed to be that Orion was a female, and to As-trid it meant that she was a potential threat to her and to her hold on the territory. It’s important to note that during this confron-tation, there was no actual physical contact taking place between mother and daughter;

Astrid was only hazing Orion by repeatedly swooping at the box. Inside the box, Orion didn’t know what to do. She would cower when Astrid made a close pass, but then immediately go back

to begging mode as if nothing were amiss. The other family mem-

bers seemed as confused as Orion. For a while

the three males all took to the air and swirled around the box like gulls over

a fishing trawler. It w a s an unusual scene. The natural default for the male falcons is to bow to the will of the adult female, who is for all practical purposes their sovereign queen. As for our falcon project, there was no going back and “un-releasing” Orion. This was a sink or swim situation. By law, the birds were not to be interfered with. In other words, the falcons would have to work this out for themselves. After a few hours of intermittent haz-ing by Astrid, Ares visited the nest box. From the box’s main perch, he looked at his daughter and seemed to have no trouble recognizing her and perceiving her as no threat. Astrid was not having this either; she chastised Ares by diving down and nearly landing on top of him. Following that, first Comet and then Skye landed on the box

Ares flying in with prey

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ing sessions. Skye and especially Comet continued playing interference for Orion. It was young peregrine solidarity day in the canyon. Orion wasn’t exactly out of the woods yet. It remained to be seen what would happen once she properly fledged, but for the most part our fears were allayed. She was certainly not alone or without friends. As if Comet didn’t do enough to distin-guish himself during this time, on day two of his self-assumed role as Orion’s protec-

and greeted their besieged sister. Astrid’s assault subsided during the boys’ visit. While Skye perched on the east veranda, Comet positioned himself right in front of his sister on the box’s main perch, and for the next hour or so he seemed to be adopt-ing a defensive position. At one point when Astrid resumed swooping at the box, Com-et was quick to react. He flew directly after his mother, driving her off. Astrid mount-ed no counter-offensive. She returned to the State Building and resumed glaring at the box. In the meantime, with defenders

on duty, Orion seemed to regain confidence. She began exercising her wings and prancing about. She even jumped onto the roof of the nest box. Soon one of the most extraordinary events of the season happened; following an amazing mid-air food transfer between Ares and Comet, Comet brought the prey over to the nest box and gave it to Orion. It seemed that all was not lost! Even if Astrid remained in-tent on rejecting Orion, her brothers and fa-ther would continue to look out for her, even if it meant defying their queen. It’s important to note that an adult female Peregrine Fal-con is easily the most formidable member of the family. Obviously, her reactions—as harsh as they seemed to us—were far tamer than they could’ve been had she really intended to press

her point. In other words, she was holding back and merely tolerating this “mutiny.” The next day following Orion’s prob-lematic return to the canyon, the amount of hazing by Astrid was considerably reduced, but she was still not accepting her daugh-ter. Ares was now in the highly unusual position of working at cross-purposes with his mate, but now he wasn’t suffering any consequences for it. The pair seemed to be agreeing to disagree. Ares brought food to Orion more than once that day–one time even in the midst of one of Astrid’s haz-

Skye is examined at Woodhaven Wildlife Center

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Comet breaks up his parents huddle

tor he actually caught a pigeon on his own. After this unprecedented feat, he flew la-boriously with his prize over to the State Building. There he somehow managed to land on a ledge with one foot while still keeping a grip on his prey with the other foot. He then used all his might to drag the pigeon up onto the ledge with him. This was the very first time any of us had seen a fledgling peregrine catch anything, let alone something that large. None of the young from last year were seen catching

prey of any kind, nor for that matter were any of them ever seen chasing their mother or displacing her from a perch as Comet began doing. Of course, everyone ousted Ares from his perch all the time, but there’s some unwritten rule out there that says no young falcon is ever supposed to disrespect their mother. Before 6 a.m. on Mon-day, Orion fledged from the nest box. Her flight was strong and sure; she’d clear-ly benefited from the practice she received in the flight cage at Kindred Kingdoms. During her maiden flight she circum-

navigated the canyon and made several good landings. But after only two hours of roaming the skies above Downtown Utica, she struck a window on the State Office Building and was killed instantly. Her body was recovered that morning by the DEC. Identifying her was simple since she’d been fitted with leg bands while in captivi-ty. It was hard news for the falcon watchers to take in, but those veteran birders among us realized only too well that window strikes and impacts against structures are

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his ushers, and politely consented to move on. We didn’t think it was possible, but the brothers’ aeronautical antics were becom-ing even more extreme, and this was es-pecially so on windy days. Strong winds coming through the canyon are not some-thing falcons tend to avoid. In fact, they revel in the chance to use the wind to their advantage. The wings of a falcon are per-haps nature’s ultimate airfoil and, on strong winds, the fluidity of their wing shape al-lows them to do just about anything, all while expend-ing the minimal amount of energy. At this time the challenge for the remaining falcon watchers was how to keep up with these birds as they began to push be-yond the bounds of the canyon. On the eve-ning of July 2nd, I got a call from someone who was

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This culminated in Comet and Skye shar-ing a window ledge. It looked pretty much like old times. They did a lot of face-to-face interacting, including some bill touching. From the ground we could see that Skye’s left wing still seemed to be drooping and, when he flew, it appeared a little stiff. He also seemed to tire easily. By all indications he wasn’t ready to take up where he left off. He was able to maintain altitude when he flew and his landings were strong, but he had little endurance. He obviously needed more time for his injured flight muscles to recover. There was, of course, no question of recapturing him. Just as was the case with Orion, once a falcon was released, we were all committed. In the following days, Skye proceeded to take it slow and only made infrequent flights between the buildings in the canyon.

Ares was seldom seen bringing food to Skye but, remarkably, that task was

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prey in his talons. He came directly over to Skye and dropped off the meal in pre-cisely the manner a parent would. In fact, he had become like a surrogate parent to Skye. Comet provided a life-line for Skye, without which it’s doubtful he would have survived this period. This was extraordinary behavior and something I had never seen in over 20 years of observing raptors. Granted, I had nev-er before been able to study a family of raptors quite this closely before either. One day when Ares soared into the canyon with prey, both boys flew in to meet him. Comet took the food in a mid-air transfer and headed for Hotel Utica. Ares also headed out to-ward the periphery of the canyon. That left Skye alone in the air with Astrid. She inter-cepted him and proceeded to drive him into making an emergency landing on the side of the County Building. For a little while he awkwardly clung to the virtually sheer face of that structure. Fortunately, he was able to take off again from that position and ended up landing on a more substantial window ledge on the State Building. To the delight of all the falcon watchers and quite probably to all the falcons, Astrid’s attitude toward Skye did eventually turn around and on one occasion she was even seen de-livering food to him. By the start of August both Skye and Comet were gone from the canyon. There was little point in them staying since their

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fective hunter weeks before. Despite our early misgivings, he proved that he would make an excellent provider for not just himself but for a future mate and brood of his own. In fact, of all our fledglings from both seasons, Comet seemed to be the one most likely to succeed. There still remained questions about Skye and his ability to be-come independent. When we last saw him he still was not flying at 100 percent, and Comet was there still trying to encourage him along. Of course, Skye’s own will to persevere cannot be discounted. We did wonder if he would he travel together with Comet or if the two would separate. It’s unlikely that we will ever know what they chose to do. Skye, like Orion, had been banded while in captivity, so it’s conceiv-able that sometime in the future we may hear news of him. Throughout these two articles I neglect-ed to mention the tremendous amount of effort that was expended by the fledgling watch volunteers. I’ve never known a more committed group of people. Their assis-tance in this endeavor helped to ensure the safety of these magnificent endangered birds. If I mentioned each individual vol-

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decide to paint it plum, or is it purple? Any-way, we call her “Violet.” We have trou-ble starting her at first, until we discover that the key turns counter-clockwise, not clockwise. The dimmer switch for lights is a button on the floor for the left foot and the gear shift is on the steering wheel column. Sometimes the gears lock up, so I always try to park so I can exit forward and don’t have to back up. If this isn’t pos-sible, I carry work gloves so I can open

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and disentangle the gear rods. When it rains, there’s a water drip over my foot on the gas pedal but otherwise, it’s heaps of fun to take around town! People always notice it when I pass by, so I wear dark glasses and wave, pretending I’m a celeb-rity. Dawn arrives with the hopeful opti-mism of great pink cheeks in a rhapsody of blue sky. I light the morning fire and when the dry kindling starts to snap and pop, warm myself up by doing the exer-cises I vowed to do every day when I was 15 and was introduced to President John F. Kennedy’s Council on Fitness in 1963. I do 50 sit-ups, 50 leg lifts, 40 push-ups (half from my feet, half from my knees). How I hate them! But other than a bit of rug burn on my tail-bone, I feel good that at least I got that done for today. Outside, a dense canopy of snow-lad-

en clouds moves in and usurps my hopes for a sunny day. I’m grouchy and am glad Tim is go-ing to work today, so I can be cranky without making Tim misera-ble, too. The satisfac-tion of creating some-thing often cheers me up, so I decide to build some shelving brackets out of lum-ber from old wood pallets. I want to get our stuff better organized. But it’s not going well. Why do the nails

keep bending? What am I doing wrong? It seems like small car-pentry projects are often more difficult than big ones.

The first flakes of snow begin to float in the air and I decide to take a walk into the forest, to inti-mately experience this man-ifest transformation of sea-sons. I wander aimlessly, tak-ing the path of least resis-tance around fallen trees, enjoying the silence ex-cept for the soft plop of white snow clusters on dry leaves of golden rust. It is an excursion into another world, and I love it, but realize its appeal is not for everyone. After we turned an old plywood shack on land

we bought into a sweet, little retreat cot-tage suitable for guests, we got a call from a person with many serious environmen-tal allergies who hoped to find a natural place to escape the out-gassing of modern materials and gain some respite. He said he had to keep his calls short, due to the stress caused him by telephone energy emissions, but he finally seemed satisfied that a stay here in our forest was worth trying. Friends drove him here after sun-set (because he was allergic to solar light). Tim lit their way with a feeble flashlight along the narrow path between the dark, towering trees of our forest to the little retreat cottage, nestled in a mossy glade under the stars. We felt pleased to be able to offer this cozy little cabin we’d worked so hard on to a person in such need, but he barely entered it before he turned around with a distinctive sniff and declared, as he hurried back to his friend’s car, “I smell wood!” We never heard from him again! Another memorable visitor told us he took a bus from Rome to Utica, NY, one

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went back. He had also taken another kind of trip, and never came back. A well- mannered man, David S. spoke quietly and gently, but was always quite disheveled, with long, reddish gold hair that had become one mas-sive dreadlock. Extremely long fingernails adorned his hands and uncut toenails stuck out of his worn-out sneakers. Punks passing him on the city streets occasionally mocked or punched him knowing he wouldn’t or couldn’t retaliate. We met him at an open luncheon hosted by our church at 1304 Genesee St. in Utica once a week. He was offered a Fig Newton one day, and it took him a whole hour to eat it with tiny nibbles. Tim and I were impressed. This was an object lesson in how to really savor food! I tried his eating technique while driving on a long trip back from

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credit class for inept or desperate stu-dents, so I’m shocked at how challenging and fun it is. Flo is a skilled teacher and I’m jealous of the time she spends helping other students, wanting her assistance all to myself. I become a Basket Case. I start taking classes in willow basket-ry, too, with visiting teachers from differ-ent European countries. Each has unique techniques and a long history of tradition-al basketry essential to farming and dai-ly life before we had cardboard, plastic, or even paper bags. Making them makes me feel connected to the daily rhythm of my rural ancestors, and there’s a magic in taking a bunch of branches and turning them into useful items of naturally beau-tiful wood hues. There are interesting old words to learn such as skeining, waling, the upset, slewing, bodkin, rapper, on the plank…. I plant new gardens of basketry willow to support this craft and it becomes anoth-er source of pleasure and income for us. My interest in historical basketry leads me to view a huge, 10-bushel basket in an attic in Poland, NY that was once used

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Ahhh, November. The leaves are almost gone, daylight is getting shorter, and tempera-tures are dropping. That can only mean one thing… the Christmas shopping season is here! One item that often appears on shopping lists is a telescope. Want some advice? Do some research and plan before you buy. In 1608, an eyeglass maker in Holland filed the first patent for a telescope. Hans Lip-pershey put two glass lenses inside a tube to see things in the distance better. He named the instrument “Kijker” (which means “looker”). It was Galileo Galilei who decided to build a telescope to look at the night sky in 1609. Gal-ileo’s efforts triggered a new age of discovery, and the evolution of observing equipment rev-olutionized our understanding of the universe. Do you wonder what you are seeing when you look up at the night sky? Well, a telescope will help. There are lots of telescopes and they vary significantly in price, quality, and capa-bility. If you’re just starting, the options can be confusing. Here are some things to consider: First is portability and storage. If you buy a large, heavy telescope, don’t forget you have to carry it outside. Where will you set it up? Where will you store it? Next is price. How much do you want to spend? And, lastly, are you willing to learn how to make adjustments to your telescope, or do you want to set it up quickly and start observing? The main parts of an observing system are: the telescope, an eyepiece to look through, and a mount that the telescope rests on. Telescope. The size of the opening in the front determines how much light enters the telescope. The larger the opening (“aperture”),

the more light so you can see fainter objects. There are three basic tele-scope designs. Refractors are quick to set up, need little maintenance, and are lightweight and portable. Many inexpensive refractors often show weird color fringes around objects. More costly refractors fix the color problem if they use ED or fluorite glass. Reflectors require some maintenance, a process called “collimation” to align internal mirrors. Reflectors are a good value; you can get a large aperture for the least cost. Large Dobsonian-style reflectors are lightweight but somewhat bulky to store and move around. Smaller table-top models are good for grab-and-go observing. Compound telescope de-signs result in a shorter length telescope with a larger aperture. They are usually high quality but cost more. Smaller compounds are fairly portable. Eyepiece. Telescopes usually come with at least one eyepiece. You can purchase ad-ditional eyepieces later if you want to change the magnification. Mount. Many telescopes come with a tripod mount or a swivel base. Some tripods are lightweight aluminum and easy to setup, but are shaky. A sturdy tripod won’t shake the telescope when you are trying to focus on an object. Some mounts have a “go to” capabil-ity; select an object from a list using a hand controller, and the telescope moves to the ob-ject. So, what’s next? Do you have a friend with a telescope? Try it out, and ask questions. Look on the Internet or in magazines such as

Sky & Telescope and Astronomy for tele-scope information and places to buy. Read, learn, and make your decision based on what is best for you. Just remember the old axiom: “You get what you pay for.” You don’t have to buy the most costly one, but low-cost telescopes often have lower quality optics and a shaky tripod. Choose the best quality telescope you can af-ford.

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So, You Want to Buy a Telescope?by carol higgins

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Have questions? On Nov. 7 come to the Waterville

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starting at 6:30 p.m. You’ll learn about telescopes, and MVAS mem-bers will be on hand to answer ques-tions. At 7:30 p.m., we’ll go outside to Barton-Brown Observatory for an evening of stargazing through a va-riety of telescopes. The event is free.

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Products and services may not be available in all states. Terms, conditions and eligibility requirements will apply. Life insurance and annuity products are issued through American National Insurance Company of New York, Glenmont, New York; or Farm Family Life Insurance Company, Glenmont, New York. Property and casualty products and services are made available through Farm Family Casualty Insurance Company, Glenmont, New York or United Farm Family Insurance Company, Glenmont, New York.

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Well looks like this turkey of a month is under way. Traditionally the night before Thanksgiving is one of the busiest bar nights and best nights for live music. This night always brings me back to the legendary nights at The Devereux with Vinny and The Butchers! Wow! Were those great shows. This year will be great too. The Crazy Fools have a great show at Lukins on Varick St. The Crazy Fools have been playing for many years and have been heavily influenced by legendary American Rock Band. The Band. The Fools have decided to honor that by doing a Thanksgiving eve show that features a full set of music by The Band. I asked Ryan Gaffney why that show and The Band? Ryan said: “Well the Band’s Last Waltz concert was on Thanksgiving so it is now a part of the holiday. PLus the influence of The Band on The Crazy Fools is so strong. The Crazy Fools have made more than a few group trips to Levon Helm Studios, in Woodstock NY, for Levon’s Midnight Ramble concerts. While Helm was still alive. Ryan says, “It was like Levon was personally welcoming you into his home and the shows there were always fantastic”. While down in Woodstock The Crazy Fools would always include a trip to the Big Pink House. This was The Band’s home in the late 60’s and early 70’s. Also the name for not only one of The Band’s but, one of the best records of modern times. Music From Big Pink. Ryan said “the big pink visits were spiritual and we could feel the vibe and presence of the great music made there.” They brought their guitars and played on the site as well. Look for a setlist of songs from The Last Waltz set in addition to many other classics from The Band. The Crazy Fools consist of Johnny Sullivan and Ryan Gaffney on guitars, Jessica Hiltebrandt, drums, Sean Gaffney, bass and Gary Rose on keyboards. Look for The Crazy Fools on Facebook for more info

News n Notes

•Simple Props has been a staple in CNY music for many years and has recently welcomed in Bill Carman as bass player.

•According to a release online Al Schnier and Vinny Amico have left

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Floodwood but the band will continue.

•Look for some changes in drummers for both The BOMB and SoundBar-rier Len Milano Jr. will be laying down the beat for SoundBarrier. Also congratulations to Mike Peek of that band on his recent wedding. The BOMB is also au-ditioning and trying out new drummers.

•One more note on the BOMB. The local music community and myself send our thoughts and prayers to their guitarist Mtchell Mann, whose wife Theresa was injured in an auto accident..

•92.7FM The Drive notes: The Thanksgiving tradition started by Tom Starr, way way back continues with the annual playing of Arlo Guthrie’s Alice’s Restaurant. Tune in for the time.

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AntiquesBack of the Barn, Remsen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59Black Cat Antiques, Earlville . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Butternut Barn, Richfield Springs . . . . . . . . 59Canal House Antiques, Bouckville . . . . . . . 59Cool Stuff Consignment, Clinton . . . . . . . 59Foothills Mercantile, Barneveld . . . . . . . . . . 60Fort Plain Antiques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60Little Falls Antique Center, Little Falls . . . . . . 60Mohawk Antiques Mall, Mohawk . . . . . . . . . 60Newport Marketplace, Newport . . . . . . . . . . 61The Online Exchange, Dolgeville . . . . . . . . . 61Outlet Center, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61The Potting Shed Antiques, Whitesboro . . . 61Showcase Antiques, Little Falls . . . . . . . . . 62Treasures Lost & Found, New Hartford . . . . . 62Vernon Variety Shoppes, Vernon . . . . . . . . . 62Vintage Furnishings & Collectibles, Utica . . . 62Weeden’s Mini Mall, Blossvale . . . . . . . . . . . 62Westmoreland Antique Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62The White House, Holland Patent . . . . . . . . . . 62

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Art Galleries Adirondack Art & Framing, Barneveld . . . . 7Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown . . . . 32Full Moon Art Center, Camden . . . . . . 45Fusion Art Gallery, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . 13The Gallery Antiques, Bouckville . . . . . . . . 60The Old Blacksmith Shop, Schuyler Lake . . 81View, Old Forge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Art and Picture Framing

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Artists LocalClinton Pottery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84Haile Fine Photography, Clinton . . . . . . . 81Zinn Brilliant Ornaments, Cooperstown . . . 27

Auto DealershipsSteet Ponte Auto Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Automotive Repair Clinton Collision, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Cushman’s Automotive, Stittville . . . . . . . . . 22Precision Unlimited Car Care, Kirkland . . . . 92

Awards & EngravingSpeedy Awards, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . . 58

Bakeries & Pastry ShopBazan Bakery, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . . . . 74Caruso’s Pastry Shoppe, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . 44Florentine Pastry Shop, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . 64Friendly Bake Shop, Frankfort . . . . . . . . . . 58Heidelberg Baking Company, Herkimer . . . 51Karam’s Middle East Bakery, Yorkville . . . . 56Remsen County Bakery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Star Bakery, Whitesboro and Utica . . . . . . 22

Bike ShopsDick’s Wheel Shop, Herkimer . . . . . . . . . . 28

Books (Local)Tom Prestopnik . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63Wish Fairy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

BowlingAdirondack Diner and Lanes, Barneveld . . 50

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BooksBerry Hill Book Shop, Deansboro . . . . . . . . . . 26

Cabinets and KitchensCustom Woodcraft, Munnsville . . . . . . . . . . . 78Knotty By Nature, Bridgewater . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Camping and Hiking SupplyPlan B, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

CateringA Movable Feast, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . 52Cafe Crete, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52Club Monarch, Yorkville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56DiCastro’s Too, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Dominick’s Deli & Catering, Herkimer . . . . . 51Knuckleheads Brewhouse, Westmoreland . . . 56Maria’s Pasta Shop, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35RoSo’s Cafe & Catering, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . 56

CheeseAdirondack Cheese, Barneveld . . . . . . . . . . 24Cranberry Ride Farm, Williamstown . . . . . . 70Jake’s Gouda Cheese, Deansboro . . . . . . . . . . 5Jewett’s Cheese, Earlville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Jones Family Farm, Herkimer . . . . . . . . . . . . 94Three Village Cheese, Newport . . . . . . . . . . 19

ChiropractorsDr. Michael Tucciarone, Clinton . . . . . . . . . 25

Cider MillsFly Creek Cider Mill, Fly Creek . . . . . . . . . . 46

ClothingThe Village Crossing, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . 77Walk-in Closet, Barneveld . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

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ConsignmentThe Online Exchange, Dolgeville . . . . . . . . . 61The Queen’s Closet, Yorkville . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59Revolve Consignment, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . 67Treasures Lost & Found, New Hartford . . . . 62The Village Basement, New Hartford . . . . . . 69Walk-in Closet, Barneveld . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

DelisKountry Kupboard, Madison . . . . . . . . . . . . 57Olde Kountry Market, Vernon . . . . . . . . . . 83

Diners Adirondack Diner and Lanes, Barneveld . . 50Charlie’s Place, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50Riverside Diner, Marcy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52Wendy’s Diner, Cassville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Dry CleanersDapper Dan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67M & M Cleaners, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

ElectricalCity Electric, Marcy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Estate Sales Attic Addicts, Yorkville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59The Potting Shed Antiques, Whitesboro . . . 61

Events, Entertainment, and ActivitiesClayville Fire Dept. Craft Fair, Nov. 21 . . . 68Children’s Museum, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Earlville Opera House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown . . . . . 32Hamilton College P.A., Clinton . . . . . . . . . . 64Herkimer County Craft Fair . . . . . . . . . . . 41The Stanley, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35View, Old Forge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Farm EquipmentClinton Tractor, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Hobby Hill Farm, Lee Center . . . . . . . . . 19Springfield Truck & Tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38White’s Farm Supply, Waterville/Canastota . . 96Farm Produce

Grassy Cow Dairy, Remsen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73Jones Family Farm, Herkimer . . . . . . . . . . . . 94North Star Orchards, Westmoreland . . . . . . . 21Oneida County Public Market, Utica . . . . . . 14Szarek Farm & Greenhouses, Westmoreland . . 8Stoltzfus Family Dairy, Vernon Center . . . . 71Sunnybrook Farm, Deansboro . . . . . . . . . 69Twin Orchards, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . 45

Feed and Farm Needs Pohl’s Feed, Vernon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Financial Institutions Adirondack Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Bank of Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Financial Services Turnbull Insurance, New Hartford . . . . . . . . 6Van Meter & Van Meter, Little Falls . . . . . . . . 18

FireplacesHearth Shop, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Fitness & GymsCurves, Herkimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69TeamFit, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

FlooringD&D Carpets of Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72Tru-Line Hardwood Flooring, Whitesboro . . 45

FloristsClinton Florist, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70Michael’s Greenhouse, Sauquoit . . . . . . . . . . 83Village Florals, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Funeral ServicesEnea Funeral Service, Herkimer . . . . . . . . . . 72Nunn & McGrath, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Prince-Boyd & Hyatt, Rome . . . . . . . . . . 58

Furniture Adirondack Furniture, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Ironwood Furniture, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Jeff ’s Amish Furniture, Jordanville . . . . . . . . 20

John Froass & Son, Sherrill . . . . . . . . . . . 31Just Lean Back, Richfield Springs . . . . . . . . . 7

Furniture MakersCustom Woodcraft, Munnsville . . . . . . . . . 78

Garden Centers and GreenhousesCasler Flower Farm, West Winfield . . . . . 35George’s Nursery & Garden, Clinton . . . . . 17Juliano’s Greenhouses, Schuyler . . . . . . . . 23Michael’s Greenhouse, Sauquoit . . . . . . . . . 83Szarek Greenhouses, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Top Notch Garden Center, Newport . . . . . . 61

Gift Shops/ShoppingArtisans Corner, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44Between Us Sisters, Munnsville . . . . . . . . . . 83Bittersweet Farm Mercantile, West Burlington . . 28Butternut Barn, Richfield Springs . . . . . . . . 59Casler Flower Farm, West Winfield . . . . . . 35The Cat’s Meow, Sherburne . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Clinton Pottery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84Cobbler and Company, Sharon Springs . . . . 77Country Connections, Boonville . . . . . . . . . . 63Fusion Art Gallery, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Hummingbird Kreations, Rome . . . . . . . . . 43Krizia Martin, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . 21Little Falls Antique Center, Little Falls . . . . . 60Main Street Gift Shop, Newport . . . . . . . . 54Mystical Dragonfly, Richfield Springs . . . . . 69Newport Marketplace, Newport . . . . . . . . . 61Owl & Moon, West Burlington . . . . . . . 43Outlet Center, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61Pathway of Pearls, Schuyler . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Paca Gardens, Little Falls . . . . . . . . . . . . 47Remington Country Store, Ilion . . . . . . . . . 22The Old Blacksmith Shop, Schuyler Lake . . 81Village of Hamilton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17White Begonia, Sherrill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

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Grocery/Convenience Stores B & F Milk Center, Whitesboro. . . . . . . . . . . 70The Country Store, Dolgeville . . . . . . . . . . . 55Deansboro Superette, Deansboro . . . . . . . . 16Meelan’s Market, Clark Mills . . . . . . . . . . . 34Mohawk Village Market, Mohawk . . . . . . . 15Olde Kountry Market, Vernon . . . . . . . . . . 83Reilly’s Dairy, Inc., Sauquoit . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Hardware/Farm & HomeLincoln Davies, Sauquoit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Pohlig Enterprises, Little Falls . . . . . . . . . . . 81Pohl’s Feed, Vernon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69Morgan’s Hardware, Waterville . . . . . . . . . . . 65Turner Lumber, Barneveld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Heating Oil Ber-Mor Gas, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66Little Falls Fuel, Little Falls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Hobby ShopsLocomotion Hobby, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Home GoodsChapter Designs, Little Falls . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

InsuranceGates-Cole Insurance, New Hartford . . . . . 25Farm Family Insurance, Boonville . . . . . . . . . 12M L Croad Insurance, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Turnbull Insurance, New Hartford . . . . . . . 6

Iron Work - Architectural & OrnamentalRaulli’s Iron Works, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41JewelryClinton Jewelers, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46Fall Hill Bead & Gem, Little Falls . . . . . . . . . 30Goldmine Jewelers, New Hartford . . . . . . . 41

Lawn Care and Property MaintenanceWright’s Lawncare & Snow Plowing, Rome . . . 38

Lawn MowersJ.B.’s Small Engine Works, Utica . . . . . . . . 78SD Outdoor Power, New Hartford . . . . . . . 31Springfield Truck & Tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Learning in RetirementMVILR at SUNYIT, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

LightingMills Electrical Supply, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Liquor Stores and WineSeneca Liquor, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . . . . 68Trenton Station Liquor & Wine, Barneveld . . . 87

LodgingLights of Home B&B, Oriskany Falls . . . . . . 84

Mailing and Shipping Services The UPS Store, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Manufactured and Modular Home BuildersG & I Homes, Utica/Vernon/Oneonta . . . . . 20Leisure Village, Taberg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Maple SyrupBen & Judy’s Sugarhouse, West Edmeston . . . . 13Shaw’s Maple Products, Clinton . . . . . . . . . 36Tibbits Maple, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . . 9

Massage, TherapeuticZensations, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

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MilkCedar Park Farm Goat’s Milk . . . . . . . . . 45

Monuments & Memorials Burdick & Enea Memorials, Clinton . . . . . . . 80Yorkville Memorials, Yorkville . . . . . . . . . . . 24

MuseumsFenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown . . . . . 32Goodsell Museum, Old Forge . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Remington Arms Museum, Ilion . . . . . . . . 22

View, Old Forge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Natural Cleaning Products Essential 8 Handmade Natural Products . . . 42

Natural Food Stores Brenda’s Natural Foods, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . 54Cooperstown Naturals, Cooperstown . . . . . 18Peter’s Cornucopia, New Hartford . . . . . . . . 77Sunflower Naturals, Barneveld . . . . . . . . . . 69Tom’s Natural Foods, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . 65Westmoreland Winter Market . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Office Supplies Hummel’s Office Plus, Rome & Herkimer . . 23

Olive Oils/Balsamic Vinegars Adirondack Olive Oil Co., New Hartford . . . 25

OptometristTowpath Vision Care, Little Falls . . . . . . . 74

Painting, Interior/Exterior Production Painting Services of CNY . . . . 69

Pet Memorialization and Cremation Burdick & Enea Memorials, Clinton . . . . . . . 80

Pet Services Not Just Poodles Pet Salon, Whitesboro . . . . 16Pet ShopsPeterson’s Pets, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Wild Things, New York Mills . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

PharmaciesGarro Drugs, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

PhotographyFusion Art/The Photo Shoppe, Rome . . . . . 13

Physical TherapyInertia PT, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

PizzeriasBazan Bakery, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . . . . 74DiCastro’s Brick Oven, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . 55Primo Pizzeria, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Libbey’sSew Blessed

Sewing, mending, alterations, embroidery, custom work, upholstery, and sewing classes.

Quality work from first stitch to finish!Weddings, proms, dance, skate, cheer & more!

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527 East Albany St., Herkimer20 Bridge St., St. Johnsville

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Tony’s Pizza, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Pools/Pool Supplies and SpasSwan Pools & Spas, Ilion/Washington Mills . . . 81

Portable Toilets and BathroomsMohawk Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Primitives 1890 Farmhouse Primitives, Earlville . . . . . 43Between Us Sisters, Munnsville . . . . . . . . . 83Bittersweet Farm Mercantile, West Burlington . . 28Butternut Barn, Richfield Springs . . . . . . . . 59Main Street Gift Shop, Newport . . . . . . . . . 54

Public Service Oneida County Health Department . . . . . 82

Quilt and Yarn Shops Heartworks Quilts & Fabrics, Fly Creek . . . . 26Stash Away Quilt Shoppe, Rome . . . . . . . . 28Tiger Lily Quilt Co, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Real EstateColdwell-Banker, Diane Lockwood . . . . . 89Scenic Byway Realty, Richfield Springs . . . 58Record StoresOff-Center Records, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Restaurants and CafésAnn St. Deli, Little Falls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Ballister’s Bistro, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54Black Cat, Sharon Springs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55Boyz From Italy, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54Cafe Crete, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52Club Monarch, Yorkville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56Copper Moose Ale House, Little Falls . . . . . 51Delta Lake Inn, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54DiCastro’s Brick Oven, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . 55Dominick’s Deli, Herkimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Georgio’s, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52Heidelberg Baking Co., Herkimer . . . . . . . . 51Karam’s Middle East Bakery, Yorkville . . . . 56The Kitlas Restaurant, Frankfort . . . . . . . 51Knuckleheads Brewhouse, Westmoreland . . 56Main Street Ristorante, Newport . . . . . . . . 54

Mitsuba Hibachi, New Hartford . . . . . . . . 53Ohio Tavern, Cold Brook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50Phoenician Restaurant, New Hartford . . . . 53Piccolo Cafe, Little Falls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Raspberries Cafe, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53RoSo’s Cafe & Catering, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . 56Sammy & Annie Foods, Utica . . . . . . . . . . 56The Vigneto Restaurant, Rome . . . . . . . . . . 55Wigwam Tavern, Forestport . . . . .. . . . . . . . 51

Recreational Vehicles CJ Motor Sports, Boonville . . . . . . . . . . . . 74Hobby Hill Farms, Lee Center. . . . . . . . . . . 19Schoff Polaris, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Salons/HaircuttersThe Cutting Crew, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Heads R Turning Salon & Spa, Ilion . . . . . . 44Nikki Fraccola at Schuyler Commons . . . . . 74

Seamstress & Tailors Libbey’s Sew Blessed, Sherrill . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Shoes Karaz Shoes, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . . . . 67The Village Crossing, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . 77 Small Engine Repair J.B.’s Small Engine Works, Utica . . . . . . . . 78Springfield Truck & Tractor . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Snowmobiles Schoff Polaris, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Soap Cranberry Ridge Goat Milk Soap . . . . . . . 70

Specialty Wood Wightman Specialty Woods . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Tourism Old Forge, Town of Webb . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Towing Services Clinton Collision, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Trailers Blizzard Manufacturing, Boonville . . . . . . 21

Travel Agencies The Cruise Wizards, Whitesboro . . . . . . . . 85

Tree Farms Massoud’s Tree Farm, Sauquoit . . . . . . . . 37

VeterinariansAdirondack Veterinary Service, Rome . . . . . 36Clinton Pet Vet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57CNY Veterinary Medical, Westmoreland . . 47

Websites Utica Remember When . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Weddings and BanquetsClub Monarch, Yorkville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56DiCastro’s Too, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Twin Ponds Golf & Country Club, NY Mills . . 23

Wellness and Alternative Health TherapyHeads R Turning Salon & Spa, Ilion . . . . . . 44Mystical Dragonfly, Richfield Springs . . . . 69Pathway of Pearls, Schuyler . . . . . . . . . . . 19

WindowsRA Dudrak, Holland Patent . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Wine Bars and Ale Houses Copper Moose Ale House, Little Falls . . . . 51

Wineries Pailshop Vineyards, Fly Creek . . . . . . . . . 17

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