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Former Major League player returns to his hometown of Little Fallsby Daniel Baldwin
Former New York Metsplayer Wally Backman at-tended the seventh annu-al Mohawk Valley Base-ball Hall of Fame Dinnerat the Little Falls Trav-elodge Inn on April 13. Hesigned autographs, talkedto many local baseballplayers and fans, andcongratulated the formerplayers and coaches whowere inducted into the2018 Mohawk ValleyBaseball Hall of Fame.
Backman made his Ma-jor League debut with theNew York Mets in 1980and helped the Mets winthe World Series in 1986.
“I stole a couple ofbases and led the team inruns scored during theWorld Series, so I feel thatI did my job,” Backmansaid. “Our job was to geton base and that’s whatwe did. We did the jobthat we had to do to putourselves in a positionwhere we can succeed.”
But before moving up tothe Major Leagues, Back-man started his baseballcareer in the city of LittleFalls. He was assigned tothe Little Falls Mets,which were the New YorkMets minor league affili-ate back then, and hit sixhome runs in his first
season with the team.“Coming to Little Falls
was more home-like be-cause of the small commu-nity,” Backman said.“That’s what I grew up in. Ihad great memories uphere and the playing fieldwas by far the best. I had agreat year when I was herein Little Falls. The peoplewere very warming. It waslike I never left home.”
While some people wereonly here to get auto-graphs and pictures ofWally Backman, otherwere here to congratulatethe new Mohawk ValleyBaseball Hall of Fame in-ductees James Aiello,
Larry Hughes, and all ofthe players on the 1980Herkimer American Le-gion team. Each of theseplayers and coachesshowed a strong contri-bution to their local base-ball team and the Mo-hawk Valley.
“This event startedmany years ago,” TravisHeiser, the owner of the
Mohawk Valley DiamondDawgs, said, “and thereason why we startedthis was to honor thoseindividuals who havemade contributions to thegame of baseball and theMohawk Valley and helpkeep the game going notonly in the past, but tokeep it moving towardsthe future.”
Larry Hughes was acatcher on the HerkimerHigh School team and acaptain during his senioryear, according to the Mo-hawk Valley DiamondDawgs’ website (mydia-monddawgs.com). Heplayed collegiate ball atBowling Green University
Larry Hughes and James Aiello were among the new inductees.Wally Backman returned to his hometown of Little Falls to guest speak at the sev-enth annual Mohawk Valley Hall of Fame Dinner.
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and was the graduate as-sistant coach for thePenn State freshmanbaseball team. After grad-uating from college,Hughes returned to theHerkimer High School tobecome a teacher, but healso coached the highschool’s basketball, foot-ball, volleyball and base-ball teams. The highschool received fiveleague titles and two Sec-tion III championshipsunder Hughes’ command.He, along with theHerkimer High Schoolbaseball players, partici-pated in the American Le-gion Baseball tourna-ment where they won
several county titles andfive district titles. Hughesfinished his coaching ca-reer with a high schoolrecord of 199-123 and alegion record of 209-129.
Aiello was a native ofHerkimer, NY. He playedfootball, track, basket-ball, and most notably,baseball. While on highschool baseball team, hestruck out 21 batters inseven innings, accordingto mydiamonddawgs.com. Aiello bounced fromteam-to-team during hisminor league career going25-21 in the 76 games hehas pitched. He evensigned with the New YorkYankees in 1951. Histime in the minor andmajor leagues was cut
short as he was draftedinto the Army in 1956.After serving his time inthe Army, Aiello receiveda lot of offers from Dou-ble-A and Triple-A teams.But he turned downthose offers and returnedto Herkimer instead. Aiel-lo joined Hughes and be-came the pitching coachfor both the HerkimerHigh School andHerkimer American Le-gion baseball teams.
With the successful hit-
ting core of Gerry Sakows-ki and Joe Casale (whoeach produced a .400 orbetter batting average atthe plate), successfulpitching performances byJohn Sarafin and Casale(who recorded a combined17-2 pitching record inthe 1980 season), andgreat coaching by Hughesand Aiello, the HerkimerAmerican Legion teamwent on to win the 1980New York State AmericanLegion Championship.
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Helping rescue a horseWhen the first Amish families came to Stone Arabia
in March 1986, the words ‘horse power’ came backfrom a generation before. Road horses and farm teamswere again seen on our roads and in the fields.
Years ago, I drove into the farm dooryard and of anew Amish friend, Andy. I noticed several Amish menand boys running in back of the barn. I had no ideawhat was happening or if I should invade the scene.But I ran back also. A large work horse had brokenthrough a wooden planked ramp that led to the upperbarn floor. There was no question that if the horse fellinto the narrow deep opening below it would bedoomed. The overhanging roof that protected the
planks afforded a place to attach a pulley and rope tohelp raise the horse, if possible. A wide strap had beenput around the horse and the rope attached.
The available man power was not enough. Andyasked if I thought my van would raise it. It was thehorse’s only chance so I decided to give it a try. Therope running over the pulley was high, making therope run at a steep angle to where it was to be at-tached to the van. That would adversely affect thetraction the van could have. The vehicle was light andat a disadvantage. Let’s give it a try.
On the first pull the wheels spun and did nothing. An-other try was necessary. For a moment, the van settled
on the ground and there was enough power to some-what raise the horse. It was just enough to help thehorse get out of its predicament and walk away. Andysaid that the horse had just had its second brush withdisaster. Before coming here, it had been in a burningbarn and badly singed before it could be rescued.
Things have changed since that day. Andy hasmoved away and a new barn and house now occupythe site. The horse has doubtless gone to a just rewardbut the fateful day it got a second chance remains inthe mind of an aged resident of Stone Arabia.
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James chapter one, verses 26 and27 address what the Apostle Jamesrefers to as “true religion.” In verse 26James writes, under the guidance ofthe Holy Spirit, that if someone seemsto be religious but is not careful in whathe says, he is lying to himself and hisreligion is empty.
James goes on to describe examples ofpure religion. In reverse order, he sayskeeping oneself unspotted from theworld is an important part of true reli-gion. This means not allowing anythingin this world to pull us away from being
like the Lord Himself. Since the Lord iscompletely without sin, this is impossi-ble to do without His intervention. Healso says helping those in need such aswidows and orphans is pure religion.These are important things to do, but wesee clearly in Scripture that doing thesethings will not get anyone into Heaven!
Religion isn’t the way to get your heartright with the Lord. Religion is one wayto please God once we have come toHim for cleansing from sin, beginningan eternal relationship with Him.
In Ephesians 2:8, 9 the apostle Paulwrites that it is “by [God’s] grace that we
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The Herkimer CountyHumane Society is hold-ing its annual Books andBlooms on Friday, May11 and Saturday, May 12from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.each day. The sale will beat the shelter located onRoute 5S, between Mo-hawk and Little Falls.
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If you wish to donatebooks, you must contactthe shelter at315.866.3255. To volun-teer, contact Jodi Flo at315.271.3015.
We cannot take dona-tions of encyclopedias,
school text books, maga-zines and the like.
The cost of the bookswill be $1 for hardcoverand $.50 for paperbacks.
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Come buy some newreading material andyour flowers for Mother’sDay and help us help theanimals.
HERKIMER, NY — Valley Residential Services hasavailability within its Enriched Housing program at323 Pine Grove Road.
Valley Residential Services offers carefree senior liv-ing for those 62 years of age or older in an environ-ment conducive to their needs. The Enriched Housingprogram provides the ambiance of an Adirondacklodge within its efficiency apartments containingkitchenette, living room, bedroom and bathroom aswell as three meals each day in the Community Foun-dation Dining Room.
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There will be an opportunity for the public to tourthe independent living apartments and meet with staffduring an Open House on Monday, May 7, from 2 to 4p.m. Lisa M. Betrus, president, Valley Health Servicesand Valley Residential Services, says the vision forVRS remains to champion quality of life for all seniorsensuring a comfortable life-enriching atmosphere andassistance with daily needs while promoting dignity,privacy and independence.
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The second annual Farming Your Fu-ture has been scheduled for 9 a.m. to 1p.m. on Wednesday, May 16, at theHerkimer County Fairgrounds.
Farming Your Future is an opportuni-ty for students in grades 7-9 to explorecareers in agriculture. Students willhave hands-on access to exhibits in theagriculture field and interact with localprofessionals in the industry.
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Farming Your Future is for students— primarily in grades 7-9 — fromschool programs in the three-BOCESregion. It is not open to the public. Ifyou are interested in having studentsattend the event, contact your school
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year, about 1,000 students from 25school programs attended the event,which featured more than 50 ex-hibitors.
Some examples of confirmed ex-hibitors so far for this year’s event in-clude the New York State Farm Bureau,the Mid-York Beekeeper Association,the Oneida County Soil and Water Con-
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Weekly Sales Every Monday 11:30 withMisc. & Small animals followed by Dairy & Livestock
Monday, April 16th - Sold 319 head. Cull Ave. $.53 Top Cow $.86, Bulls/Steers $.63 - $.68, Bull calves top $1.62, heifer calf top $1.75, Dairy Feeders $.39 - $1.20, Feeder bulls $.56 - $1.34, Feeder Heifers $.37 - $1.31, Feeder Steers $1.00 - $1.37, Goats top $165, Cull Sheep $.80.
Friday. April 27th – 11:00 AM sale held on the farm Cherry Valley, NY. Van-Acres LLC, Complete Registered Holstein Dispersal GPS: 2750 Cty Rt. 31, East Springfield, NY. Tremendous herd top to bottom well worth the trip!
Mon. April 30th – Normal Monday Sale & Special: Buckvale Farm Complete Registered & Grade Holsteins Milking Herd Dispersal- 70 Head sell. Jefferson, NY. Watch for more info.
Sat. May 5th – sale held on the farm Norwich, NY. Roweview Farm Complete Cattle & Machinery Dispersal. 85 Tiestall cows. Full line of Machinery – Harvest, Tillage & Barn Equip. Watch future ads for complete details.
Mon. May 7th - Normal Monday Sale & Monthly Fat Cow & Feeder Sale. SPECIAL: Belle Hill Farm, Poland, NY – Complete Herd Dispersal. 170 Head of Dairy Cattle – 84 milking age, balance bred heifers & young-stock. This grazing herd consists of Holsteins, Jersey, Jersey Cross, Guernseys, Ayrshires Linebacks, Brown Swiss, Dutchbelts. Cows are ave. 50#, SCC 150,000 strictly Hay & Grain.
Friday, May 11th – 11:00AM sale to be held on the farm Ilion, NY. Wedgenock Farm Complete Dairy Dispersal. 210 Outstanding Freestall Cows & heifers. All AI sired & Bred. Cows are ave. 75#/day on 2X. Watch for more complete details
Mon. May 14th – Normal Monday Sale & Monthly Heifer Sale. Group of real nice open Holstein heifers ready to breed.
May, 21st – Normal Monday sale & Monthly Sheep, Lamb, Goat & Pig SaleSat. July 14th – sale held on the farm Cazenovia, NY. Meadows Farm
Complete Registered Waygu Beef Dispersal. We will be selling over 100+ Purebred cattle – Cows, Cow calf pairs, heifers, bulls & steers. Watch for more complete details.
**Trucking Assistance – Call the Sale Barn or check out our trucker list on our Web-Site. Call to advertise in any of these sales it makes a difference. Watch website for any last minute updates.
Directions: Hosking Sales LLC - 6096 NYS Rt. 8, 30 miles South of Utica & 6 miles North of New Berlin, NY.
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Farming Your Future returns May 16
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The Arc Herkimer Goods Store, locatedat 105 Caroline Street in Herkimer, ishosting a 10th Anniversary Sale week-end, Thursday, April 26 through Sun-day, April 29.
Event highlights include 25 percent offstorewide, merchandise and gift certifi-cate drawings, and a chance to win aSamsung Smart 58-inch television witha purchase of $30 or more.
On Saturday, April 28, from 10 a.m. tonoon, Lite 98.7 will broadcast live fromthe event and bring the Plinko Boardwith prizes.
The Arc Herkimer Goods Store pro-vides area residents an alternative forshopping — one that offers great values.Merchandise includes new and gentlyused brand-name items. Shop for familyapparel, vintage and boutique clothingand shoes, baby items, jewelry and ac-cessories, furniture, home electronics,housewares, linens, antiques and col-lectibles, sporting goods, seasonal items,toys and more.
Store retail hours are Monday throughSaturday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday,10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Area residents canalso donate to the store during storehours. Donations are tax-deductible andreceipts are available. Contributions im-pact the community and provide peoplewith an opportunity to participate andcontribute in all aspects of a productivelife. Each donation brings individualsone step closer to achieving their full po-tential.
Recovering the value of donated goodsalso allows Arc Herkimer to empower in-dividuals through innovative services foremployment, mental health, education,housing and other programs. Throughdonations, the store encourages efficientuse of resources and diverts recoverableusable items from the local landfill. Thefocus is on re-purposing and recycling,which promotes environmental sustain-ability and provides green jobs.
For more information, call the store at315.574.7777.
COUNTRY EDITOR April 27, 2018 • 7
Mohawk Valley Produce Auction840 Fords Bush Rd., Fort Plain, NY 13339 - 518-568-3579
Opening Tuesday, April 24th - 10:00 AM
Tuesday, May 8th - Special Flower Auction
Friday Night, May 11th - Flower Auction
Sat., May 12th - Annual Mother's Day Auction
Hay & Grocery Auction Every Friday
Sales Every Tues. & Fri. 10:00 AM
Fresh Strawberries Already Available
We Look Forward to your Participation this Upcoming YearThe Auction Committee
Benuel Fisher - Melvin Miller- Elam Kauffman - Mervin Byler - Eli Martin
This Whatchamacallit is obviously a bowl. However, the story behind this par-ticular collection is quite intriguing.
The face depicted on the bowl is the representation of Ish-Tak-Ha-Ba, or Chief Sleepy Eye. He lived from 1780 to 1860. He was a friend to expansionists and assisted in keeping Ameri-cans safe as they moved out West. In 1890, the owner of the Old Sleepy Eye Flour Mill, A. C. VonHagen, lo-cated the remains of Chief Sleepy Eye and buried him in Sleepy Eye, MN under a monument dedicated to the chief.
The bowl and a variety of other promotional items were released by the fl our mill. The company decided
to release them through the sale of their fl our — the items were placed in the bag with the product as a special “prize inside”. The problem with this is the fact that a customer buying 50 pounds of fl our wasn’t actually buying 50 pounds of fl our. They were buying the item and whatever fl our was left in the bag, which weighed a total of 50 pounds. The United States Govern-ment stepped in and put a stop to that.
But the promotional items continued, even after the fl our mill went out of business in 1921. The Weir Pottery Com-pany in Monmouth, IL origi-nally made the blue and gray pottery. In 1906, Weir Pottery Company merged with West-
ern Stoneware Company, con-tinuing the production.
This pottery is FlemishStoneware and original items are worth quite a lot. The pieceis really popular and boasts a collector’s club, which canbe viewed at https://tinyurl.com/ydc4ojno .
Do you have your own Whatchamacallit? Send a photo and short description to [email protected] or call Camden at 518-673-0144.
Whatchamacallits
Celebrate the 10th Anniversary ofArc Herkimer Goods Store Sale
Strange But Trueby Samantha Weaver
• It was Hungarian psychiatristThomas Stephen Szasz who made thefollowing sage observation: “If you talkto God, you are praying. If God talks toyou, you have schizophrenia.”
• That iconic symbol of the Old West,the Pony Express, was based on themail system used throughout the Mon-gol Empire in the 13th century. Howev-er, the Mongol riders often covered 125miles in a single day, which was fasterthan the best record held by a Pony Ex-press rider.
• Someone with way too much sparetime discovered that a quarter has 119grooves on its edge.
• What’s in a name? A great deal, itturns out, if you’re talking about hous-ing prices. Those who study such thingssay that a house on a "boulevard" is val-ued at over one-third more than thesame house that has "street" in its ad-dress.
• Confectioner Milton Hershey suf-
fered through founding two candy com-panies that ended in failure, then suc-ceeded on his third attempt, and finallysold that company and used the pro-ceeds to found the Hershey Company.After all his hard work, though, heseemed to be less interested in enjoyingthe fruits of his labors than in helpingothers. In 1909 he established the Her-shey Industrial School for OrphanedBoys, and 10 years later he donatedcontrol of the company to a trust for theschool. Today the institution is calledthe Milton Hershey School and it con-tinues to have a controlling interest inthe candy company.
• Southern California has more carsthan India has cows. If cows are sacredin India, what does that say about howCalifornians feel about their automo-biles?
Thought for the Day: “Men are notagainst you; they are merely for them-selves.” — Gene Fowler
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Comfort FoodsMade Fast and Healthy
by Healthy ExchangesBlueberry dumplings
You will not believe thatyour microwave can makea great dish like this. Butit can. Give it a try.
• 3 cups frozenunsweetened blueberries,thawed and undrained
• 1/2 cup plus 2 table-spoons Splenda Granular
• 3 tablespoons all-pur-pose flour
• 1 1/3 cups BisquickHeart Smart Baking Mix
• 1/2 cup fat-free milk• 1 teaspoon lemon
juice• 1 teaspoon ground
cinnamon1. In an 8-by-8-inch mi-
crowave-safe dish, com-bine blueberries, 1/2 cupSplenda and flour. Mi-crowave on HIGH (100percent power) for 5 to 6minutes or until mixtureis thickened, stirring af-ter 3 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, in amedium bowl, combinebaking mix, milk andlemon juice. Drop byspoonful over hot blue-berry mixture to form 6dumplings. In a smallbowl, combine remaining2 tablespoons Splenda
and cinnamon. Evenlysprinkle mixture overdumplings.
3. Cover and microwaveon HIGH for 4 to 5 min-utes or until dumplingsare no longer doughy. Letset for 2 to 3 minutes. Di-vide into 6 servings.
* Each serving equals:174 calories, 2g fat, 3gprotein, 36g carbs,319mg sodium, 52mgcalcium, 2g fiber; Diabet-ic Exchanges: 1 1/2Starch, 1 Fruit; CarbChoices: 2 1/2.
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Mohawk Community Clubblesses the Mohawk Homestead
The Mohawk Home-stead received a generousdonation from the Mo-hawk Community Club.The club hosts an annualfundraiser and distrib-utes funds throughout
the Mohawk Valley tohelp organizations reachtheir goals. The MohawkHomestead will use thefunds to benefit the resi-dents through various ac-tivities offered through-
out the year. Highlightsfor the residents areweekend entertainment,cruises along the ErieCanal and various crafts,outings, speakers andbingo.
Pictured are: Elaine Mabry (L-R), director of activities; Joe Franco, administrator;Dave Buckley, president of Mohawk Community Club; Chip Williams, treasurer andMark Hollerman, vice president of the Mohawk Community Club.
Photo courtesy of Mohawk Community Club
MVRC welcomed guest speaker elderlaw attorney Christopher Bray
HERKIMER, NY — Mohawk Valley Ro-tary welcomed guest speaker Elder LawAttorney Christopher Bray at their re-cent meeting. Bray is a partner atRadley & Rheinhardt in Ilion and spoketo the rotary club about Medicaid plan-ning and estate planning. Bray an-swered many questions and providedan extensive overview of New YorkState’s Medicaid program. There are33,000 Rotary clubs in more than 200countries and geographical areas. TheFoundation is a not-for-profit corpora-tion supported solely by voluntary con-
tributions from Rotarians and friends ofthe Foundation who share its vision of abetter world. Guests are always encour-aged to attend our lunch meeting to en-joy time with our members, listen to in-teresting speakers and learn what Ro-tary Clubs do locally and around theworld. We meet each Tuesday from noonto 1 p.m. at PK’s Pub, Herkimer. Cost oflunch is $10. For more information onthe Mohawk Valley Rotary Club contacttheir Facebook page atwww.facebook.com/MohawkValleyRo-taryDistrict7150 .
Rotarians (L-R) Michele Hummel, Elyse Enea Bellows, Bonny Brownrigg, AttorneyChristopher Bray, and Club President Cindy Bennett.
Photo courtesy of Mohawk Valley Rotary
by Keith Roach, M.D.What Could Cause Voice to Change?
DEAR DR. ROACH: Over the past year, my voice hasbecome hoarse or raspy. I find that I often have toclear my throat while speaking. I’ve had a stomach en-doscopy and a colonoscopy done, the results of whichwere noted as “normal.” Nothing has changed in mylife, such as climate, diet, clothing, furnishings, etc. Ihave never smoked.
I suspect it may be allergies, since antihistaminesseem to help somewhat. Is this the best solution? —N.G.
ANSWER: Vocal changes can be the result of manycommon conditions. Voice changes lasting more than
two or three weeks should be evaluated by an ENTdoctor, since there are serious conditions that canmanifest in voice changes. In particular, anyone witha history of smoking needs a prompt and thoroughevaluation for voice changes, since the nerve to the vo-cal cord is commonly damaged by lung cancer. Fortu-nately, alternate diagnoses, such as chronic laryngitisand benign vocal fold lesions (such as polyps) aremore common. Reflux disease can affect the vocalcords, which may be why you had the upper en-doscopy.
Chronic sinusitis with postnasal drip is one cause ofhoarseness that can be improved with antihistamines.However, I would not be comfortable treating this
long-term with antihistamines without a more thor-ough evaluation than you have reported.
DEAR DR. ROACH: My wife works in the operatingroom of a local hospital. She came down with a Staphinfection, and has been treated. Do only certain bloodtypes catch a Staph infection? She is type A, and I amO positive. — R.S.
ANSWER: Staphylococcus aureus is a feared infec-tion, and rightly so — it is an aggressive bacteria thatis capable of going through tissue due to its digestiveenzymes. Recently, resistance to multiple antibioticshas made it even more dangerous. Methicillin-resist-ant Staph aureus (MRSA) is resistant to many antibi-otics, even though we don’t use the antibiotic methi-cillin anymore.
Anyone can be infected by Staph, and most of us willhave a Staph infection at some point in our lives, suchas a boil (furuncle) or abscess. Although I did read ina popular book that people with blood type A are morelikely to get Staph infections, that seems to be myth,not science. Certainly, people of any blood type can getlife-threatening Staph infections. All kinds of Staph,including MRSA, can be transmitted via the hands,which is why hand washing is so important.
DEAR DR. ROACH: You recently mentioned that ap-ples are high in sugar. I am a 74-year-old man withborderline diabetes and an A1c level of 5.7 percent. Ihave been eating an apple a day for a long time andworry that I might be making my diabetes worse. —L.T.
ANSWER: The best data I can find on this still showthat whole fruit, such as apples, do not adversely af-fect blood-sugar control if eaten in reasonable quanti-ties (i.e., up to four a day). An apple a day is still goodadvice. Please don’t stay away from the doctor,though.
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Calendar of events
NOTE: Calendar items must be submitted by Tuesday prior tothe publication date to be includ-ed in the Calendar of Events.Entries may be emailed to [email protected]
April 26-28
Celebrate the 10th Anniversa-ry of Arc Herkimer Goods Store. Arc Herkimer Goods Store. 105 Caroline Street. Herkimer. For more information, call the store at 315.574.7777.
April 26 and 28
Pierogi Sale. Friday, April 27 from 11 a.m.: to 1 p.m. Saturday - April 28 from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. St. Mary’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church. 324 Moore Ave. Herkimer.
April 28
Utica and Mohawk Valley Chap-ter of the National Railway His-torical Soceity Annual Banquet. 5 p.m. Trackside Restaurant. His-toric Union Station. Utica. Contact Bradford Paulson at 315.853.5400 or [email protected].
Golumbki & Pierogi Sale. 9:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. St. Mary’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church. 324 Moore Ave. Herkimer. Pierogi $8 dozen and Golumbki $13 half dozen; $26 doz-en.
Our Forty Years of Beaver Adven-tures. 1 p.m. Little Falls Library. 10 Waverly Place. Little Falls. Visit http://www.BeaversWW.org.
Is there a Fire in You? Volunteer With Us Open House. 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Stratford Volunteer Fire Com-pany. 119 County Hwy. 104. Strat-ford. An initiative of the Firemen’s Association of the State of New York. Call 315.429.3607.
Tulip Festival Mystery Dinner Theater. 5 p.m. Ilion Morning Star United Methodist Church. Ilion. Reservations required by April 26. Call the Church Offi ce at 315.894.4093.
May 5
Chicken BBQ. 3:30 p.m. Stratford Methodist Church. Route 29A.
May 5
Indoor Flea Market. 10 a.m - 3 p.m. Mohawk American Legion. All proceeds will benefi t H.A.L.O. (Help-ing Animals Live Organization), an animal rescue group who operates a cat shelter based in Little Falls, NY. Please RSVP to reserve your ta-ble by calling 315-520-3112.
May 17
3rd Annual Intergenerational Clean Up. 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. If you’re interested volunteering, contact Jackie Murphy at 315.867.1195, Nora Stever at 315.867.1370, or Kathy Fox at 315.867.1125.
May 6
Welsh Festival of Song. 3 p.m. New Hartford Presbyterian Church. 45 Genesee Street. New Hartford. More information can be found at www.saintdavidssociety.org.
May 7
Open House of Valley Residen-tial Services Enriched Housing program. 2-4 p.m. 323 Pine Grove Road. Herkimer. Those interest-ed in learning more or becoming a resident are invited to contact the Director of Community Life at 315.219.5700, extension 2329.
May 8
Herkimer Garden Club meeting. May 8 18. 6:30 p.m. Frank Basloe Library. 245 N. Main St. Herkimer. Topic: Growing Roses in Upstate New York”. Visit www.herkimergar-denclub.com.
May 10
2018 Rabies Clinic. 5:30 - 7 p.m. Middleville Fire Department. 41 N. Main St. Middleville. NY. Pre-regis-ter by calling 315.867.1176.
May 11-12
Herkimer County Humane Annu-al Books and Blooms. County Hu-
mane Society. Route 5S. betweenMohawk and Little Falls. If you wishto donate books, you must con-tact the shelter at 315.866.3255.To volunteer, contact Jodi Flo at315.271.3015. For further infor-mation, visit the shelter’s websiteat www.herkhumane.org or theirfacebook page.
May 16-18
Farming Your Future. 9 - 1 p.m.The Herkimer-Fulton-Hamil-ton-Otsego BOCES School to Ca-reers program presents Farming Your Future each year for stu-dents in grades 7-9 within thethree-BOCES region. Herkimer.Visit www.herkimer-boces.org/FYF, www.facebook.com/Her-kimerBOCES or www.twitter.com/HerkimerBOCES.
May 19
2018 Rabies Clinic. 10 a.m - 12p.m. East Herkimer Fire Depart-ment. 193 Main Rd. East Her-kimer. NY. Pre-register by calling 315.867.1176.
May 19-20
Fort Klock Opening Day. 10 a.m.4 p.m. Fort Klock. Experience thesights and sounds of 1776! Joinus at Fort Klock for a special living history event featuring a chandler,black smith, tin smith, weaver, mi-litia muster hands-on demonstra-tions and more!. www.fortklock-restoration.org. St. Johnsville. New York. 518-568-7779.
June 3
The Valley Choralaires’ SpringConcert. United Methodist Church. East Main Street. Canajo-harie. Contact Dorothy Morrison at518.673.2167.
To Your Good Health
Good HousekeepingSweet and TangyGlazed Salmon
The sweet tang of citrusand the bite of hot pepperjelly are what make thissalmon dish so uniquelyflavorful. Serve with Or-ange-Almond Rice.
• 1 cup long-grain whiterice
• 1/2 cup sliced al-monds
• 2 navel oranges• 1/2 cup hot pepper
jelly• 4 salmon steaks or
skinless pieces salmonfillet
• Kosher salt and pep-per
• 1/4 cup choppedfresh flat-leaf parsley
1. Heat oven to 400 F.Cook the rice accordingto package directions.
2. Meanwhile, spreadthe almonds on a rimmedbaking sheet and roastuntil light golden brown,4 to 6 minutes; transferto a bowl. Heat broiler.Line a broiler-proofrimmed baking sheetwith nonstick foil.
3. Squeeze the juicefrom half an orange into asmall bowl (you should
have 2 tablespoons juice).Add the jelly and whisk tocombine. Place thesalmon on the bakingsheet, season with 1/2teaspoon each salt andpepper, and broil for 5minutes. Spoon half thejelly mixture over thesalmon and broil untilthe salmon is opaquethroughout, 2 to 5 min-utes more.
4. Cut away the peeland pith of the remaining1 1/2 oranges. Cut theoranges into 1/2-inchpieces. Fold the oranges,almonds and parsley intothe rice. Serve with thesalmon and the remain-ing jelly mixture. Makes 4servings.
Tip: Try this tangy jellyglaze on flank steak,chicken breasts or porkchops. Or use it as thesauce in your next stir-fry.
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St. David’s Society ofUtica will sponsor theirSpring Gymanfa Ganu at3 p.m. on Sunday, May 6,at the New Hartford Pres-byterian Church. A Gy-manfa Ganu is a festivalof sacred song in theWelsh tradition accordingto Linda Walters, presi-dent of the society. Thosewho attend become par-ticipants in a massivechoir singing traditionalWelsh hymns in four-partharmony. Songbooks areprovided to all who at-tend. The general publicis invited to attend thisevent.
The conductor for thisevent will be Iwan Ed-wards, a celebratedchoral conductor wholives in Canada. Edwardswas born in the countryof Wales. He was appoint-
ed a Member of the Orderof Canada for his out-standing work in the fieldof music. He has con-ducted at previous Gy-manfas for the local St.David’s Society and otherorganizations.
James Hanosh will re-turn to the area to be theorganist for this event.Jeanne Jones of NewHartford will be pianist.
Special music will bepresented by soloist Mar-garet C. McAvaney. Agraduate of Ithaca Col-lege with a degree in Mu-sic Education, McAvaneyhas taught music in thepublic schools. She hasperformed as a freelancesoloist for several localorganizations for wed-dings and events. She is
currently assistant choirdirector for the Mohawk
Reformed Church. McA-vaney will be accompa-nied by Pat Snyder.
Walters noted thatthere will be no admis-sion price for the eventbut that a free-will offer-ing will be taken. A recep-tion, known in Welsh as“te bach” will follow the
singing.The church is located at
45 Genesee Street in NewHartford and is handi-
capped accessible.St. David’s Society of
Utica originated from theCymreigyddion Societyorganized in 1856. Itspurpose is to preserve ac-tivities unique to theWelsh culture. Eventsheld throughout the yearare open to the publicand planned to educateand inspire peoplethrough Welsh culturalevents. Immigrants fromWales have richly con-tributed to an Americanheritage that combinesthe best from manyhomelands. More infor-mation is found on their
website www.saint-davidssociety.org .
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Spring heralds the arrival of warmth and beauty toNew York State. But it also brings one of the mostcommon and widespread emergencies — flooding.
Whether caused by spring rains or melting wintersnow and ice thaws, water damage in your home cancreate serious health and safety concerns. Standingwater and excessive moisture can lead to the growth ofbacteria, mold and insects. After a flood, you musttake precautions to protect your family from develop-ing illnesses associated with contaminated water, foodand air.
It is critical to practice basic hygiene during theemergency period. Always wash your hands with soapand water that has been boiled or disinfected.
Diane Ward, CHN of Herkimer County Public Healthoffers the following advice to help keep homes andfamilies healthy during and after a flood:
Water• Listen to and follow public service announcements
to learn whether the community water supply is safeto drink and use.
• If the water is not safe, use bottled water, or boil ordisinfect water for cooking, cleaning or bathing untiltap water is safe again.
Foods• Discard frozen foods that may have thawed during
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avoided because of possible contamination. If rawfoods must be used, clean thoroughly and rinse withchlorinated water (two teaspoons of liquid chlorinebleach per gallon of water).
• Destroy the contents of crown-capped bottles andfoods in glass jars. Their food safety seals may havebeen broken. Destroy canned foods when swelling,rusting or serious denting is visible.
• Cook all foods thoroughly. Frozen foods that havebeen thawed should be discarded if not consumed im-mediately, unless you are sure they have been kept re-frigerated at 45 degrees Fahrenheit or lower.
Household clean-up• Power should be turned off in cellars before flood-
ing. If possible, wait for ground waters to drop belowfloor level before going into the cellar. Otherwise, drainor pump water from flooded cellars. Wash down thewalls, floors and other areas exposed to flood waters.Keep windows and doors open for ventilation. Disin-fect the washed areas by applying a solution of bleachwith a broom. The solution is prepared by adding fourtablespoons of bleach to five gallons of water. Allow thesolution to remain on the surface for about 10 min-utes. Rinse with cold water as soon as possible to min-imize staining. You may also use a commercial disin-fectant.
• Furniture: Clean and then wash metal and leathersurfaces with mild soap and water and wipe dry im-mediately. Some upholstery may be washed on thesurface with soap and water and wiped dry. Expose toopen air and sunshine.
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by Terry and Kim KovelSpice bin
Why not collect food-storage an-tiques? Food had to be speciallyprepared to last during the cen-turies before ice boxes and refriger-ators. Long hours were spentsmoking, pickling, drying and can-ning foods. Fresh fruits and vegeta-bles were available only "in sea-son." Ice boxes were used in the19th and 20th centuries. A block ofice was cut from a frozen lake thenwrapped and stored in a specialzinc-lined box. It melted as itcooled, and the housewife had toempty the pan of melted ice waterat least once a day.
The first electric refrigerator wasmade in 1911, and by 1923,Frigidaire was selling a home re-frigerator. Early refrigerators usedfreon in the cooling process, but tokeep the planet green, the chemicalwas outlawed in the 1990s. The re-frigerator-freezer combination weuse today was first sold in 1939.But spices still are used to store,flavor and preserve food.
Grocery stores of the 1890s soldspices from a large container, orlater, the small-sized tins some-times used today. A spice displaywas an important part of the store.A 36-inch-tall Pagoda-shaped spicebin with original paint sold at a
Showtime auction in 2015. It was asix-sided tower that held ginger,cinnamon, mustard, cloves, all-spice and pepper. The revolvingtower had ornate lithographed la-bels on the tin sections. The rareantique sold for $3,300.
If that is too big, look for thesmall (2- to 3-inch) tins that usedto hold spices. The best have un-usual graphics. Prices range from$5 to $25. They are still found athouse sales, flea markets and on-line, but rarely at auctions becausethey are so inexpensive.
Q: I'm downsizing and want tosell my dining-room furniture. It'smade of maple and is marked "Agenuine Cushman Colonial Cre-ation made in Bennington, Ver-mont." I have a table with twoleaves, hutch, six chairs and a wetsink. How much do you think I canget?
A: The H.T. Cushman Manufac-turing Co. was in business in NorthBennington, Vermont. from 1892to 1971, when it was bought byGreen Mountain Furniture. Thecompany was founded by HenryTheodore Cushman. The furnitureprobably won't sell in antiquessales, but a house or garage salecould be good. You should getabout one-third the price of compa-rable new furniture if your set is in
great condition.Current prices
• Elvis Presley record, "AllShook Up," RCA, 45 RPM, 1957,$10
• Folk-art birdhouse, wood,steep pitched roof, two windowsand door, 21 x 21 inches, $60.
• Toy sand pail, kids playing onbeach, tin lithograph, Ohio ArtCo., c. 1930, 6 1/2 inches, $380.
• Wigwam Oats box, cardboard,Indian village, multicolor, 9 1/2 x5 1/2 inches, $775.
Tip: Don't use old home-can-ning jars to preserve food. Thejars with wire bails, glass caps,zinc porcelain-lined caps or metalcaps with rubber rings do not sealas well as the new two-piece vac-uum-cap jars.
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A country store spice bin shapedlike a Pagoda sold for $3,300because of its rarity, conditionand size. The 3-foot-tall litho-graphed tin Pagoda held six dif-ferent spices that were ladledinto bags by the store clerk inabout 1890.
Presented by The Stan-ley Theatre and TheHerkimer County Histori-cal Society Friday, May11 at 7:30 p.m. at TheStanley Theatre, Utica
UTICA, NY — For thefirst time in their 48-yearcareer, the legendarygroup America will head-
line a concert at TheStanley Theatre in Utica.The date is Friday, May11, and the concert willbe a benefit fundraiser forThe Stanley and TheHerkimer County Histori-cal Society. Foundingmembers, Gerry Beckleyand Dewey Bunnell
(along with former band-mate Dan Peek) met inhigh school in London inthe late 1960s and quick-ly harmonized their wayto the top of the charts onthe strength of their sig-nature song “A HorseWith No Name”. Americabecame a global house-
hold name and paved theway with an impressivestring of hits, like “Sister
Golden Hair,” “VenturaHighway” and “You CanDo Magic.” Forty plus
years later, these friendsare still making music to-gether, touring the worldand thrilling audienceswith their timelesssound.
Tickets are on sale atThe Stanley Box Office bycalling 315.724.4000 orgo to Ticketmaster.com .Prices range from $35 -$45 - $65. For more in-formation about America,v i s i tVenturaHighway.com .
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HERKIMER — Arc Herkimer and Herkimer College are partnering together to hostand provide the 2018-2019 Project SEARCH internship program for young adultswith disabilities, ages 18 to 34, with a sole objective and intensive focus on achiev-ing competitive employment and maximum independence for each participant.
This will be the third year of collaboration with the not-for-profit and the college forthe 40-week intern program at Herkimer College. Project SEARCH interns participatein daily classroom instruction and gain hands-on work experience by rotating amongthree unique, unpaid internships at various sites at Herkimer College throughout theacademic year, along with some work assessments within the community. Intern po-sitions at the college include jobs that are complex and systematic giving individualschoices of various work experiences. Skills learned by the interns will be marketablein their search for community employment.
The current class of interns will graduate complete with a cap and gown ceremonyand certificates in May. The 2018-2019 program is free for eligible young adults. Keydates include a simple application process, welcome and orientation in August, threeinternship rotations, and graduation in May. For more information or an application,contact Catherine Loomis, Career Connections, at 315.574.7893 or [email protected] .
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by Terry BerksonRoger and Diane
Vaughn operate the onlysmall commercial poultryfarm situated along theRoute 20 corridor be-tween Albany and Syra-cuse, NY. It is one of fewremaining egg-laying op-erations in the state. Atone time there were 15small farms like theirswithin a 15-mile radius.
Now, the average setupconsists of about 300,000birds, which makesVaughn’s flock of poultry
look rather paltry. Never-theless, this small opera-tion, despite Diane’s help,requires Roger, a soon tobe octogenarian, to put ina 70-hour week caring forhis hens and deliveringtheir bounty to storesand restaurants within25 miles of the farm.Their eggs are also soldretail and wholesale outof a small shop in closeproximity to the coops.
It is ironic that withevery detail about theVaughn’s 2,000 chicken
operation painting adiminutive picture, acolossal egg should belaid by one of their RhodeIsland Reds. The giganticbrown weighed in at 51/4 ounces, which wasmore than twice theweight of an extra-largeegg, which averagesabout 2 1/4 ounces. Itwas 3 and 1/32 of aninch long and had a girthof eight inches. The ovate
giant couldn’t even fit ontheir antique egg grader.
Since 1964, when Rogerand Diane came to liveand work on his family’sfarm, 82 million eggshave sold directly or goneout for delivery. Rogersaid, “This was thebiggest egg the farm hasever produced.” Hethinks he knew whichhen dropped the football.“She was always layinglarger eggs,” he said.Without a time consum-ing inspection, there wasno way of knowing forsure.
For Roger, coming homefollowed a degree in Poul-try Science from CornellUniversity and later anarmy stint during the VietNam era as companycommander at FortHamilton in Brooklyn,NY. (It is too difficult forthis writer to resist men-tioning the coincidence ofhis being discharged fromthe army at Fort Hamil-ton during that time).
Roger and Diane even-tually took command ofwhat was originally calledVaughn’s Hatchery fromhis parents who had beenthere since 1932. The
change from a hatcheryto an egg-producing farmtook place back in thelate 50s when the marketfor hatched chicks driedup almost overnight.Roger thinks that the ageof specialization was re-sponsible for the change.The pace of dairy farminghad stepped up so muchthat to have chickens forhome use was consideredan unnecessary distrac-tion. Back when Sidneyand Katherine, Roger’sparents, were runningthe place, a spring orderof 50 hatchlings each wasthe norm from surround-ing farms.
Now, according toRoger, 75 percent of theeggs consumed in NewYork State are shipped infrom out west wheregrain is cheaper or fromtax advantaged stateslike Pennsylvania. Thereasoning is that, ‘theprice of eggs is very com-petitive, so why botherraising your own?’
The answer may be or-ganic. People are payingmore than triple for eggsthat can be labeled or-ganic. Free Range Char-lie, an egg aficionado
from Brooklyn, touts,“Egg cartons containingan assortment of natural-ly colored eggs — green,blue, brown, orange, pink— from naturally fed, freerange chickens has greatappeal. Voila! You haveorganic eggs at designerprices!” But for many, thequality of the egg in re-gards to the color of theshell remains debatable.Also, washing eggs, asthe Vaughns do, removesa water-soluble protec-tive coat which then re-quires refrigeration. Inmany other countries,unwashed and unrefrig-erated eggs are put on themarket.
Maybe Roger’s Colossuscelebrates a relativelynew and expanding age ofspecialization and thegrowth in popularity ofbackyard chickens inlight of the specialty eggbusiness. Of course formost people, a good freshegg is all that matters.
Meanwhile when the bigegg was on display in astorefront in downtownRichfield Springs, betswere on concerning thepossibility of it being a“triple yolker.”
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Allergy symptoms are aresult of a person’s im-mune system overreact-ing to something that isharmless to most peoplebut sparks a reaction inpeople sensitive to thetrigger. Some symptomsof allergic reactions, suchas sneezing, are widelyknown. But people maybe surprised to discoversome of the other com-mon allergy symptoms.
According to the Ameri-can College of Allergy,Asthma, and Immunolo-gy, a host of physical
symptoms are indicativeof allergic reactions.
• Wheezing, shortnessof breath: The ACAAIsays that wheezing orshortness of breath aretelltale signs of asthma,but notes that suchsymptoms also may beindicative of an allergicreaction. The ACAAI rec-ommends people see anallergist if they developunexplained wheezingthat keeps returning or ifthe wheezing occursalongside symptoms likerapid breathing or diffi-
culty taking in air.Wheezing that appearsafter a person is stung byan insect, takes a med-ication or eats somethinghe or she is allergic to issymptomatic of an aller-gic reaction and requiresimmediate medical atten-tion.
• Cough: The appear-ance of a dry, persistentcough may indicate an al-lergy. Coughs are often abyproduct of a cold or flu,but such coughs tend totaper off after a few days.Chronic dry coughs that
linger for more than threeweeks may indicate thepresence of an allergy. Al-lergy-related coughs maybe more prevalent duringcertain times of year or incertain environments.The ACAAI notes thatchronic dry cough hasbeen linked to allergiessuch as hay fever andmay indicate an allergy topet dander, dust, pollen,or mold.
• Headache: Thoughfew people associateheadaches with allergies,some headaches can beallergy-related. Accordingto the ACAAI, sinusheadaches and migraineshave been linked to aller-gies. Sinus headachesmay be characterized bylocalized pain over the si-nus area and/or pain inthe face that may or maynot be accompanied by aheadache. A throbbingpain on one side of thehead indicates a mi-graine, the symptoms ofwhich may worsen whenexposed to light. Amongthe more painful allergysymptoms, headachesshould be discussed withan allergist.
• Nausea and vomiting:Nausea and vomiting may
be a byproduct of food al-lergies. Seasonal allergiesrarely, if ever, lead tonausea or vomiting. How-ever, when a person eatsa food he or she is allergicto, the immune systemreacts to this allergy inmuch the same way itdoes to allergies like hayfever, releasing a chemi-cal called histamine.When a person is dealingwith seasonal allergies,the histamine his or herbody releases can causesneezing, runny nose orother symptoms com-monly associated withsuch allergies. But whenhistamine is released tocombat food allergies, itcan cause nausea andvomiting.
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Area Church ServicesCOLD BROOK
COLD BROOK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
467 Main St.Sunday Worship 10:30 AM
DOLGEVILLENEW HOPE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
Pastor Pat Andreoli32 Spencer St.
Sunday School 9:30 AMSunday Worship 10:30 AMTuesday Bible Study 7 PM
GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH OF DOLGEVILLEPaster Len Byarty12 Van Buren St.
Sunday School (All Ages) 10-11 AMMorning Worship 11-12:30 PM
Lunch 12:30-2 PMAfternoon Worship 2-3 PM
DOLGEVILLE UNITED METHODIST CHURCHRev. Anthony Bradseth
21 N. Helmer Ave.Church Phone 429-7381Sunday Church ServiceOppenheim @ 9:30 AM
Dolgeville @ 11 AM
DOLGEVILLE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
Pastor Marvin Isum3 Elm St. Phone 429-8390Sunday Worship 10:30 AM
Mid-week Service Tuesday 7 PM
UNITED LUTHERAN PRESBYTERIAN PARISH
26 E. Faville Ave.Worship 11 AM
ST. JOSEPH’S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
Deacon Jim Bower, AdministratorRev. T. Healy, Sacramental Minister
31 N. Helmer Ave.Phone 429-8338
Mass 9 AM Sun, Mon & Wed
FRANKFORTOUR LADY QUEEN OF APOSTLES414 Frankfort St., Frankfort, NY
Pastor: Father Paul CatenaDeacon: Micheal Carbone
Mass Schedule: Saturday 5:30 pm;Sunday 9:00 am; Tuesday & Thursday 9:00 am
HERKIMERSS PETER and PAUL
ORTHODOX CHURCHRev. Thaddeus Franta
305 Main Rd., East Herkimer Phone 866-3272
Wednesday Vespers 5PMSaturday Evening Vespers 4 PMSunday Divine Liturgy 9:30 AM
Holy Day Liturgy 9:30 AM
TEMPLE BETH JOSEPHRabbi Ronald Kopelman
327 N. Prospect St.Phone 866-4270
Friday 8 PM • Saturday 9 AM
HERKIMERST. FRANCIS de SALES CHURCH
Rev. Mark Cunningham, Pastor219 N. Bellinger St.
Phone 866-4282Saturday Vigil Mass 4 PM
Sunday Mass 8 & 10:30 AM
CHURCH OF SAINTS ANTHONY and JOSEPH
Rev. Quy Vo, Pastor229 S. Main St.Phone 866-6373
Saturday Vigil Mass 4 PMSunday Mass 10 AM
REDEEMER CHURCHPastor Michael Servello
931 Herkimer Rd.Utica, NY 13503Phone 792-4748
Saturday 6 PM • Sunday 9 & 11 AM
OAK RIDGE FREE METHODIST CHURCHPastor Chris Schumske
838 W. German St.Sunday School (All Ages) 9:30-10:20 AM
Worship Service 8:30-10:30 AMwith iPraise for the children (K-5th grade)
Phone 866-0575
UKRAINIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH OF ST. MARY’S PROTECTRESS
326 Moore Ave.Sunday Divine Liturgy 10 AM
Holy Day Liturgy 9 AMPhone 866-1336
NEW LIFE CHURCHPastor David Hayner337 Protection Ave.
Phone 866-1164 • www.nlc-mc.orgWorship 10 AM
Wednesday Worship 6:30 PM
TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH
Rev. Ann Zimmerman, PastorCorner of West German & Henry Streets
Phone 866-6474Sunday Services 8 AM Spoken
Sunday Worship Service 10:30 AM with Music
Bible Studies on Thursday Mornings at 10 AM
THE SALVATION ARMYLieutenants John and Lori Wood
429 N. Prospect St.Phone 866-1240
www.thesalvationarmy.orgSunday School 10 AM
Morning Worship 11 AM
FIRST UNITEDMETCHODIST CHURCH
OF HERKIMER AND LITTLE FALLSPastor Joelle Faulks
Prospect St & Park Ave.Sunday Worship 8:30 & 10am
Sunday School 10am during school year
HERKIMERCHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST
OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS (MORMONS)Branch President Blake Francisco
Gros. Blvd., East HerkimerPhone 315-866-8095
Priesthood/Relief Society 12:10 PMSunday School 11:20 AMSacrament Meeting 10 AM
Family History Center hours by appointment; please leave a message at
315-866-7189
HERKIMER REFORMED CHURCH102 Church St.
Phone 866-1523Worship 9:30 AM
Sunday School 11 AMShepherd’s Table:
Tuesday 11-12:30 PMThursday 11:30-12:30 PMShepherd’s Table Dinner:
First & Third Tuesday 6 PM
CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCHRev. Jill Stellman300 N. Main St.
Church Office (315) 866-0551Email: [email protected]
www.christchurchherkimer.orgSunday Services: 10:30 AM
Bible Study: Fridays 7:00 PM (Parish Hall)Free Community Dinner: Next-to-last and Last Saturday of the month 5:00 PM (Parish Hall)
Entrance to Parish Hall is on Mary Street
ILIONILION COMMUNITY CHURCH
Pastor Dean Mabry44 Central Plaza
Sunday Worship 10amChild Care/Kids Church Available
ilionchurch.com
SAINT AUGUSTINE’S EPISCOPAL CHURCHBishop - Dan Herzog
78 2nd StreetPhone: (315) 894-3775
Sunday School at 8:45 AMAdult Bible Study at 8:45 AM
Holy Eucharist at 9:35 AM
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH90 Morgan St., Ilion, NY, 13357
Reverend Richard RiggleBible Study 9:30am
Church Service 10:30am315-894-2070
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH8 Second Street
Reverend John PartiseSunday Worship 11 AM
MORNING STAR UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
36 Second StreetReverend Bob WallaberSunday Worship 10 AM
November 1 - May 1 4224 Acme Rd, Frankfort
May 1 - November 1 36 Second Street, Ilion
ILION ANNUNCIATION CHURCH109 West Street, Ilion, NYPastor: Father Paul CatenaDeacon: Micheal Carbone
Mass Schedule: Saturday 4:00 pm; Sunday 11:00 am; Monday & Wednesday 9:00 am
LITTLE FALLSFIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
555 Albany St.Morning Worship will begin at 10:15 AMRev. Chris J. Wintermute will be speaking
this morning.Nursery (infants through age 4)
Junior Church (K-4) during Morning
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH CONTINUEDWorship Service
Sunday School Classes 9 AM (nursery through adult)
Morning Worship Service 11 AM and is broadcast live over radio station WIZR,
930 on the AM dial with a one week delay.Monday School Board Meeting 6:30 PM
Tuesday Trustee Meeting 7 PMWednesday Final Bible Study & Prayer
Time at homes 7 PMThursday Choir Practice 7 PM
HOLY SPIRIT POLISH NATIONAL CATHOLIC CHURCHFather Rafael Dadello615 E. Gansevoort St.
Phone 823-0793Sunday Mass 11 AM
ST. PAUL’S UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCHMinister Jeffrey J. FrankMark Bunce, Organist
565 Albany St.Phone 823-2284
Sunday Service & Religious Education 10 AM
HOLY FAMILY PARISH OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC COMMUNITY OF
LITTLE FALLSDeacon Jim Bower, Administrator
Rev. T. Healy, Sacramental Minister763 E. Main St.
Phone 823-3410Saturday Vigil Mass 4 PMSunday Mass 10:30 AM
EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCHFather Steven A. Scarcia, D.Min, rector
588-594 Albany St.Sunday Schedule:
High Mass, Rite II 10 AMNursery & Sunday School 9:45 AM
(Sept.-May)Fellowship Coffee Hour 11:15 AM
Choir Rehearsal 11:30 AMHoly Day Masses as announced
Confessions by appointment
FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GODSenior Pastor Timothy Parisi
559 E. Jefferson St.Phone 823-4043 • [email protected]
Sunday Morning All Worship 10 AMThursday Bible Study 6:30 PM
LITTLE FALLS HOLY TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH
512 E. Gansevoort St.Sunday Worship 9:30 AMSunday School 9:15 AM
Wednesday Services 12:10 PM & 7 PM
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHPastor Tamara Razzano
16 Jackson St.Phone: 315-823-3004
Email [email protected]
Sunday Worship 10 AMSunday School 10 AM
MIDDLEVILLEMIDDLEVILLE UNITED METHODIST
Rev. Robert Lindsay24 Rte. 29
Phone 845-8730Sunday School 9:30 AM
Worship Service 9:30 AM
MOHAWKGRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Rev. Sally Heiligman7 E. Main St.
Phone 315-866-4782or 315-520-4723
Holy Eucharist 10 AM
DENNISON CORNERS COMMUNITY CHURCH
Pastor Donald King219 Robinson Rd. • Phone 866-5215
Sunday:Sunday School 9:45 AMMorning Worship 11 AMEvening Worship 6 PM
Wednesday Prayer 7 PM
MOHAWK REFORMED CHURCHRev. Brian Engel, Pastor
20 S. Otsego St. Phone 866-4292
Email [email protected] us on Facebook
Morning Worship: 10:30 AM Sept. - June • 9:30 AM July-Aug.Youth Sunday School (Pre-K - Sr. High) 9 AM
Adult Sunday School (Men, Women & Couples) 9:30 AM
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EMMANUEL BIBLE CHURCHPastor Gary Wilcox
54 W. Main St. • Phone 717-3011Sunday School 9:45 AMMorning Worship 11 AM
Fellowship Lunch 12:30 PMAfternoon Bible Study 1:30 PM
Wednesday Prayer & Bible Study 6 PM
CHURCH OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT
Sr. Mary Jo Tallman, CSJ, Parish Life Director
Rev. Mark Cunningham, Sacramental Minister
71 E. Main St.Phone 866-1752
Saturday Vigil Mass 5:30 PMSunday Mass 9:30 AM
MOHAWKCHRISTIAN BIBLE CHURCHH. Ed Reed, Pastor/Teacher
167 Ward Rd.Phone 858-1282
www.christianbiblechurch.usSunday School 9 AM
Sunday Worship 10 AMWednesday Bible Study & Prayer Meeting 7 PM
THE WORD CHRISTIAN CENTERPastor Gene Kipper
27 E. Main St.Phone 868-1790
Sunday Services at 10 AMIntercession - Tuesdays at 7 PMFree Community Dinner the last Thursday of the Month at 6 PM
NEWPORTFIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
OF NEWPORT7497 Main Street
Pastor’s Phone 315-790-1877Sunday Worship at 9:45am
UNITED METHODIST Rev. Robert Lindsay
Phone 845-8730Sunday School 11 AM
Morning Service 11 AM
KUYAHOORA COMMUNITY CHURCHPastor Dwayne Durand
West Canada ValleyHigh School Auditorium
5447 St. Rt. 28Mailing Address PO Box 50
Middleville, NY 13406Phone 315-292-1303www.kuyahorracc.org
Weekly Service Sunday 10:08 AM
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST CATHOLIC CHURCHRev. Quy Vo, Pastor
St. John the Baptist Parish7516 N. Main St. • Phone 845-8017
Monday & Wednesday 9 AMSaturday Vigil Mass 4 PM
Sunday Mass 8 AM
PAINES HOLLOWPAINES HOLLOW
UNITED METHODISTLay Servant Gregg Sponburgh
Rtes. 167 & 168 • 315-866-1128Worship 9-10AM
SALISBURY CENTERFULL GOSPEL ASSEMBLY OF GOD
Pastor Robert Brent106 Plant Road
Sunday Worship 11 AM with Children’s Church offered
during the service
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by Donna EricksonTips for sticking with
music lessons“Forte! Jump up high...
higher. That’s great!” saysteacher Krista Bladel en-thusiastically to her eager5-year-old student NaomiAdams. “Now, dip downlow, all the way to thefloor, and quietly say, ‘pi-ano.’”
Sound like a gymnas-tics class? Not exactly. Itwas a half-hour after-noon violin lesson.Through physical activityto internalize the dynam-ics of a musical piece,Naomi learns essentialmusical concepts —“forte” means “loud” and“piano” means “soft.”Along with clapping tograsp rhythms, the pace
is set as she gets serious,focusing on Krista’s fin-gers on her strings asthey make music togeth-er.
Sitting on the sidelinesin the room, I thought,“Don’t ever quit playingthe violin, Naomi.” Keeplearning and practicingso that when you get myage, you won’t have re-grets and say, “If only Iwould have continued mymusic lessons.”
Krista believes school-age kids often quit be-cause, quite simply, it’shard work. It can be frus-trating to keep at it astiny muscles trainthrough repeated prac-tice.
“Nowadays, many kidsfeel they would rather do
sports, especially asspring approaches,” shesays. “That’s fine. But mymom, also a violinist,kept on me to balanceboth. The breakthroughcame when I discoveredthat playing the violinhad ultimately becomemy own. It was gratifying,but it took a lot of disci-pline.”
The benefits of learningto play an instrument in-clude developing self-dis-cipline, improving aca-demic performance in
school, and the opportu-nity to make a whole newset of “music friends.”Plus, the sheer joy of cre-ating music one’s entirelife is a valued reward forsticking with it.
Tips for helping kids
not to quit:
1. Understand that it ishard work, and for begin-ners, beautiful musicdoes not happen for awhile. Encouragementand praise is important.
2. Prioritize music bymaking it just as impor-tant as other activities ina child’s busy life. If par-ents take it seriously,kids are more likely totake it seriously.
3. Make sure your childhas the opportunity toplay fun music andmelodies that align withtheir interests.
4. Slowing the practicepace in the summer isfine, but not playing for
three months impactsprogress. Just like kidsneed to keep reading inthe summer, they need tokeep practicing.
5. Give your childrenopportunities to share.Performances at familygatherings, neighborhoodpicnics or at camp en-courage progress.
(c) 2018 Donna Erick-son
Distributed by KingFeatures Synd.
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