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2 • October 17, 2013 • The Homer News
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The regular meeting of the Town Board of
the Town of Homer held on Wednesday,
October 2, 2013, in the board room of the
Town Hall building was called to order by
Supervisor Frederick J. Forbes at 8:25
p.m.
The minutes of the September
4th regular meeting were approved as
presented, on motion by Councilman
Warren, seconded by Councilman Young
and carried unanimously.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN REVISION
Attorney Snyder reviewed an environmental assessment form which had been
prepared to address potential environmental impacts that could result from
amending the 2002 Comprehensive Plan.
All board members were in agreement
that the proposed revisions to the Plan
would have beneficial impacts only.
On motion by Councilman Young,
seconded by Councilman Weddle and
carried unanimously: RESOLVED: that
the revised Comprehensive Plan will
not have any significant adverse environmental impacts and that a negative
declaration be made under SEQRA.
On motion by Councilman Warren, seconded by Councilman Williams and carried unanimously: RESOLVED: that the
Town Board hereby adopts the revisions to the Town Comprehensive Plan
as proposed by the Zoning Advisory
Committee, with the addition of additional wording to include “quantity”
of water.
Supervisor Forbes praised Christopher
Sammond for his service on the Zoning
Advisory Committee and the manner in
which he handled himself during many
contentious sessions.
MONTHLY REPORTS
Presented for audit by the Board
were:
1. The Supervisor’s report of
all cash receipts & disbursements for
August.
2. The Town Clerk’s report of all
receipts & disbursements for September.
3.
The Code Enforcement
Officer’s report of all permits issued for
September.
BILLS TO BE PAID
General bills were approved as audited
on motion by Councilman Young, seconded by Weddle and carried unanimously: RESOLVED: that General vouchers
#195 through #225 totaling $15,548.77
be approved for payment.
Highway bills were approved as audited
on motion by Councilman Warren, seconded by Councilman Williams and carried unanimously: RESOLVED: that
Highway vouchers #134 through #160
totaling $26,567.17 be approved for
payment.
JUSTICE COURT GRANT
On motion by Councilman Williams,
seconded by Supervisor Forbes and carried unanimously: RESOLVED: that the
Homer Town Board hereby approves
the 2013 grant application prepared by
Town Justice Gary Shiffer for assistance from the State of New York
Justice Court Assistance Program
(JCAP), with the understanding that
the funding is being sought to enhance
the Homer Justice Court’s ability to
provide suitable and sufficient service to our community through proper
court facilities, automated equipment
and necessary supplies for operation.
NEW BUSINESS
CHIPS funds received – Supervisor
Forbes reported that the Town has received
$150,406 in State highway aid for 2013.
State tax cap – Forbes reported that the
State tax cap rate for 2014 taxes is 1.66%.
He participated in a webinar about the tax
cap where he learned that out of 57 counties filing with the State only 6 got the tax
cap filing right.
Dog Control Officer – Supervisor Forbes
explained that Dog Control Officer Paul
Burhans is now a resident of the Brewster
House due to health issues. The board
agreed to cover Mr. Burhans health insurance through the end of the year.
On motion by Supervisor Forbes, seconded by Councilman Williams and carried
unanimously: RESOLVED: that Lindsay
Andersen is hereby appointed as the
Dog Control Officer for the Town of
Homer.
Forbes said that she had agreed to keep
track of her mileage and submit a voucher
to the Town.
School district project vote – Homer
School Superintendent Nancy Ruscio will
be attending the December 4th meeting to
explain the District’s proposed capital project. A vote on the project will be held on
Thursday, December 12th.
Budget workshop scheduled – Supervisor
Forbes scheduled a budget workshop for
Wednesday, October 23rd, at 7:00 p.m.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
On motion by Supervisor Forbes, seconded by Councilman Warren and carried
unanimously, it was resolved to enter
into an executive session at 9:05 p.m. to
discuss contract negotiations pertaining
to the lease of real property. The property
at issue would be a portion of the town hall.
On motion by Supervisor Forbes, seconded by Councilman Young and carried
unanimously, the executive session was
adjourned at 9:20 p.m.
TENTATIVE BUDGET
On motion by Supervisor Forbes, seconded by Councilman Young and carried
unanimously: RESOLVED: that the tentative budget as proposed is hereby
adopted as the preliminary budget of
the Town for 2014, with the tax rate to be
$1.29 for Village residents and $1.71 for
Town residents (which includes $.42 fire
district tax).
This represents only a one-cent increase
over the 2013 tax rate.
HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT
Highway Superintendent John Phelps
reported on his department’s activities over
the past month. He said that the Creal
Road paving project is now complete, the
parking lot behind the Town Hall has been
re-surfaced, and four additional miles of
Town highways have been chip-sealed.
Although they have been getting all the
equipment ready for the winter season,
there have been problems with the salt
delivery due to issues with the State Office
of General Services.
ATTORNEY FOR THE TOWN
Attorney Snyder explained that it may
take TCI Renewables, which has proposed
the wind energy project, up to a year to
complete the required Final Environmental
Impact Statement or FEIS. TCI is attributing part of the delay to the time it is taking
the towns to revise their zoning laws.
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It was decided to table any consideration
of proposed changes to the zoning law proposed by the Zoning Advisory Committee
on hydro-fracking until after the November
board meeting.
COUNTY LEGISLATOR
County Legislator Gordon Wheelock
reported on matters addressed by the
County Legislature over the past month.
He explained that the County’s “ash for
trash” proposal with Onondaga County is
progressing slowly. The County’s plan to
sell off land adjacent to the Lime Hollow
Nature Center at auction has been pulled.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:05 p.m.
Homer Village Board
The budget workshops will be conducted on the following dates:
October 24, 2013, November 6, 2013,
November 20, 2013, December 4, 2013 at
5:00 pm at the Village Clerk’s Office.
Craft Fair at Homer
Congregational Church
The Homer Congregational Church is
excited to announce its third annual “Holiday
Craft Sampler”!
This one-day only event will be held on
Saturday, November 9, 2013 from 9:00am
to 3:00pm on three different levels of the
Homer Congregational Church, at 28 S.
Main St. in Homer.
The event will feature up to 25 local
artisans, delicious home-cooked chili, cornbread and hot dogs, a pie sale and bake
sale. You will recognize many familiar faces
from our “A Holiday in Homer” event!
All items are handmade or handcrafted
by the exhibitor. All proceeds benefit our
Vacation Bible School program. Come join
us! Call 749-2604 for more information.
NEXT ISSUE
The next issue of The Homer News will be November 7, 2013 DEADLINE: for ads and news is
October 30, 2013
The Homer News •October 17, 2013 •3
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EVENTS CALENDAR
Every Sunday,
Starting at 1pm at Beaudry Park. Park 2 Park Bike Circuit Sundays Bike from park to park
with other friendly people from your community.
Sunday mornings at 8
Blue Frog Bike Club - Join them on Sunday mornings at 8 at the Blue Frog! Have some
coffee and plan out a route, leave by 8:30 and try to be back between 10:30 and 11am.
October 18, Friday
at 11:00 a.m. Vision Support Group, Mary Robillard, Branch Manager at First Niagara
Bank will be speaking about Financial Abuse and Scams Cortland County Office
Building 60 Central Ave. Room B-1 Cortland, NY For more information, call Debbie Bush
at 607-753-5060.
October 21 - Monday
Candidate Meeting at Homer Sr. Center, Town Hall, N. Main St. After 5 pm dinner.
Homer East (Leg. Dist. 9 and Homer West (Leg. Dist. 10)
October 26- Saturday
Homer American Legion - monthly meeting at usual time.
November 2 - Saturday Roast Pork Dinner - Homer Congregational Church; 5-7 pm, no
reservations needed. Use entrance off rear parking lot.
November 9 - Saturday
Living History Center Shopping Jubilee - 10:00 am to 3:00 pm Admission $5 per person.
Vendor space available. Call Doreen at 607-299-4185
November 9 – Saturday
“Holiday Craft Sampler”! from 9:00am to 3:00pm at the Homer Congregational Church,
28 S. Main St. in Homer. Come join us! Call 749-2604 for more information.
As space permits, The Homer News will print a brief notice of your organization’s event
at no charge in the EVENTS CALENDAR. For more detailed notices we suggest you purchase a display ad. Please keep in mind our publishing schedule and deadlines. October
30 deadline for November 7 issue.
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Albany International To Celebrate 40 years
in Homer with Open House October 19
Celebrating our 40th anniversary as
part of Albany International Corporation,
Albany International’s Homer plant will be
hosting an Open House on October 19th
from 1-5PM. The open house is open to
the public as well as friends and family of
employees. We’re looking forward to the
rare opportunity to show the plant to the
community.
If you plan to take a plant tour, please be
advised that closed toed/closed heeled
shoes are required for your safety. We
will supply safety glasses.
History of Albany International in Homer:
to braided wire insulation for jet aircraft
and of course monofilament for PMC, EF
(and Later Doors) applications. Newton Line
Company was dissolved in the 1970’s and
the original factory building demolished in
1977-78.
Newton Filaments was purchased by
Albany International in the mid 1970’s to
serve as an internal supplier of synthetic
monofilament fibers for PMC, EF (and later
Doors) while allowing 20% of the business to continue to serve outside industrial accounts. A few years later the name
was changed to Albany International
Monofilament Plant.
Newton Line Company began in Homer,
New York in the 1930’s manufacturing
braided casting and fly fishing lines as well
as braided cords and rope. Newton Line
products were nationally marketed and the
White Ghost, Gray Ghost and Black Ghost
fly fishing lines were especially valued by
serious fly fisherman. During WWII, Newton
Line Co. produced a lot of braided parachute cord.
Recognizing the lower profitability of the
fish line and weed line businesses, the
fish line business was sold to Cortland
Line company (along with two extrusion
lines #5/#10) and part of the agreement
included continuing to produce fish line
while Extruder Operators for Cortland Line
were trained. Fish line manufacture ceased
around 1980. Later the weed line business was also discontinued and focus was
placed on higher tech industrial fibers.
In the 1960’s, Newton Line Company
created a new division called Newton
Filaments and built a new plant across
the road to begin producing monofilament
fish line. In time, the business expanded
to include fibers for many industrial and
commercial applications, from weed line
In 2008 all outside industrial accounts
were discontinued and Homer now only produces monofilament for Albany International
plants. AI Homer now supplies a significant
portion of the raw material consumed within
the corporation.
Thank
You! . . .
for your patronage and support this summer
Our Ice Cream window is closed for the season . . .
BUT... we will be open to sell
Christmas Trees starting NOV. 29
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4 • October 17, 2013 • The Homer News
News from the Library
By Priscilla Berggren-Thomas
Making Movies
The teens’ movie has turned into a tv
show, not that you can see it any tv channel.
It’s a show in the sense that it has weekly
episodes; a new adventure filmed every
week. So, if you see a gang of kids running around with swords, no – the Huns are
not attacking Homer. It’s the Teen Writers’
Group which has morphed into the Teen
Film Maker’s Club.
You thought libraries were just bastions
of information, didn’t you? But we don’t just
believe in preserving here, we believe in
creating. It’s all the rage now, Makerspaces;
a place where people of all ages can come
together to create all kinds of stuff. Most
makerspaces deal with technology, how to
make a circuit, or a robot, or design video
games. But, we have no volunteers (hint,
hint) with any of those skills, so we’ve
moved from writing to screenwriting to moviemaking.
Originally, I was going to have a starring
role, back when it was a zombie movie and
they required enough actors to kill off half
the cast. Or make zombies out of them.
But now, the film is about a fight between
demons and angels, and alas, my thespian
talents are no longer needed. It’s just as
well, if they let me get involved I’d want total
artistic control, approval of the script (of
which there isn’t one), and I could be only
be filmed from my best side, whichever side
that is.
The film, what little I know about it, involves
a lot of deaths. Still, every week there are
as many actors involved as there were the
week before. So, whether they are practicing resurrection, or there really are zombies
involved, or they are all playing new characters each week, I’m not totally sure.
Teen Read Week is Oct. 13th through 18th.
We are having an event, Friday Oct. 18th for
6th through 10th graders from 5:45 pm until
8 pm. It’s called “Get Sherlocked In @ the
Library.” Teens have to be here before 6
pm, when the doors get locked. Along with
refreshments (these kids really do eat a lot!),
we’ll be having a screening of the first episode of this Quentin Tarentinoesque feature.
For those of you who aren’t in 6th to 10th
grade, and are just dying to see the movie
– we hope to have a showing for family and
friends later this month. I’m thinking it should
be a great Halloween flick.
What’s New at the Library?
Pre-School Story Time
Pre-School Story Time with Miss Tammy is
on Wednesday mornings at 10:30 am, when
school is in session. There are no programs
on snow days or school holidays.
Themes for Oct. are:
Oct. 23rd – Magic
Oct. 30th – Apples and Pumpkins
Rockin’ Readers
Rockin’ Readers, our K-2nd grade story and
activity time is on Wednesday afternoons
at 3:25 pm. Miss Tammy will be offering
a fun program with stories, crafts, games,
and songs. There are no programs on snow
days or school holidays.
The first Rockin’ Readers will be on
Wednesday, Sept. 25th. The upcoming
schedule is:
Oct. 23rd - Mystery Mission
Oct. 30th - Gross Out
Teen Writers’ Group
The Teen Writers group meets Tuesdays
at 4:00 pm. This group is open to all writers
from 6th through 12th grades.
Clubs for Kids is back this fall
The Science Club for 3rd through 5th graders will be back this fall. The club meets the
first Thursday of the month at 4:00 pm. The
next meeting is Nov. 7th.
The Kid’s Writers’ Club for 4th through 5th
graders meets on the first Monday of each
month. The next meeting will be Nov. 4th.
Along with writing, there’ll be book discussions of fantasy, adventure, and mystery
novels.
Teen Read Week
Teen Read week is Oct. 15th through 18th.
The theme is Seek the Unknown @ the
Library. Students in 6th through 10th grades
are invited to “Get Sherlocked in @ the
Library” on Friday, Oct. 18th from 5:45 pm
until 8 pm. Along with refreshments, there’ll
be a screening of the teen film makers
movie. There’ll also be forensic games and
activities. Be sure to get here before 6 pm,
in order to be on the right side of the doors
when they are locked!
Help with Nooks, Kindles, and
Downloadable books
Do you need help downloading ebooks
and audiobooks to your Nook, Kindle, or
ipad? Let our Teen Tech Volunteers help
you. They are available Thursdays from
3-4 pm. (Please note this is a change of
days available.) They can help you learn to
check out and download e-materials. They
can also help with other computer questions. Call ahead, to make an appointment,
or drop by.
For more information about any of our programs call 749-4616 or check out our website at www.phillipsfreelibrary.org
Phillips Free Library Hours:
Monday
10 am to 6 pm
Tuesday 2 pm to 8 pm
Wednesday
10 am to 8 pm
Thursday
2 pm to 8 pm
Friday
2 pm to 6 pm
Saturday
10 am to 2 pm
IWA 2013 Woman
Extraordinaire Award
Program and Luncheon
Honoring Catherine
Bertini
Letters to the Editor
Cinquanti Real Estate
Village Justice Court
Announces 21st Annual- Being Considered?
Mitten Drive
To the Editor,
To the Editor:
21 Years of Giving:
Each year the “Mitten Drive” seems to
kick off the season of hope, generosity
and goodwill. Since 1993, Cinquanti Real
Estate has sponsored the “Mitten Drive”
by collecting donations from our Cortland
County neighbors to help keep the children
of our community warm as the temperatures
start to drop here in Central NY. With this
being the 21st year sponsoring the drive,
we are truly amazed at the time and efforts
displayed by all of you as you drop off your
contributions to this worthy cause. You
truly make us proud to live and work here in
Cortland County where folks are so willing to
show they truly care!
If you would like to offer for elementary
school aged children new or gently used
children’s mittens, hats or winter coats (any
children’s K- 6th Grade sizes), please bring
them to Cinquanti Real Estate on Route 281
in Homer, across from Homer High School
now through Monday, December 2nd . We
are open 9am – 5pm, Monday – Friday.
As in the past, all monetary donations will
be used to purchase new, needed items to
add to the distributed items, or distributed to
one of the children’s organizations in need.
Checks can be made out to Cinquanti Real
Estate and dropped off or mailed to 77
South West, Homer, NY 13077.
Sincere thanks from the entire staff of
Cinquanti Real Estate, for your selfless
efforts in keeping our kids warm again this
year!
Steve Cinquanti
I read where there is some thought being
given to having the Village’s own Justice
Court. We used to have our own, but
after weighing the matter for a period of
time, we began to wonder why we needed two courts. We probably did receive
more income in fines than the Town, but it
seemed unnecessary to operate two courts
when one was able to handle the work at
hand. The Village, of course, would assume
the wages of the Justice, the clerk, the
court space if you decided to opt out of the
current arrangement. I would assume too
that you would establish the Village Court
at a different site from that of the Town.
Town budgets provide for shared monies - taxes or benefits - in certain cases.
In the Court instance, the fines received
are in that part of their budget where the
Village residents share those monies, so
taxpayers in both municipalities benefit.
I don’t remember the year we turned
it over to the Town, but meeting minutes might convey more information.
Mary Alice Bellardini
During the twentieth century
alone, the average life expectancy in the United States
increased by more than 30
years. Officials attribute most
of this increase to advances
in public health care and information.
Catherine Bertini of Homer was recently honored by International Women
Associates as their ‘Woman Extraordinaire
for 2013.’ At an award luncheon at Chicago’s
Union League Club October 1st, Catherine
joined an elite roster of 22 past winners
including Nobel Laureate Mary Robinson,
US Ambassador Prudence Bushnell, Major
Tammy Duckworth, and Anna Eleanor
Roosevelt.
Catherine Bertini has devoted her career
in the last 25 years to improving public policy related to food and agriculture throughout the world. Ms. Bertini is Professor
of Public Administration and International
Affairs at the Maxwell School of Citizenship
and Public Affairs at Syracuse University.
She is also a senior fellow at The Chicago
Council on Global Affairs. For two years,
she was a senior fellow at the Bill and
Melinda Gates Foundation. She served
as the United Nations Under-SecretaryGeneral for Management (2003-2005).
Most significantly, she was Executive
Director of the World Food Program for the
United Nations from 1992 to 2002. As chief
executive officer of the Food Program, Ms.
Bertini is credited with assisting hundreds of
millions of victims of wars and natural disasters throughout Africa, Asia, Latin America,
the Middle East, Eastern Europe, and the
former Soviet Union. She is the 2003 World
Food Prize Laureate and has received
numerous awards for her work to empower
women and to improve the lives of families
in the U.S. and throughout the world.
Born in Syracuse, Catherine is a graduate
of Cortland High School and SUNY Albany.
Married to Homer native Tom Knobel, she is
a communicant and lector at St. Margaret’s
Church in Homer. She plays clarinet in the
Old Timer’s Band.
Beautiful flowers grace downtown Homer's sidewalks
The Homer News •October 17, 2013 •5
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8 • October 17, 2013 • The Homer News
Little York: A Hamlet Not to be Overlooked
By Martin Sweeney, Homer Town Historian
This is the first of three articles about the early history of the hamlet of Little York written
by Homer Town Historian Martin Sweeney and liberally drawn upon materials meticulously
researched by Mary Dexter of Cortland over a period of several years and compiled in
unpublished form by her in 2002. Much gratitude is due to Mary and to Larry and Sylvia
Nye for bringing this trove of information to the author’s attention and for placement in the
Town’s archives.
Too many people traveling on Interstate
81 or north on Route 281 zoom by the
kettle lake carved by the glaciers at the
foot of Mount Toppin and bearing the name
of Little York. They are aware of seasonal
cottages and year-round homes lining the
lake. They know of an old pavilion at the
northern end of the lake in the Town of
Preble that is the summer home of Cortland
Repertory Theater in Dwyer Memorial Park.
Little thought is given to the cluster of homes
and shops at the southern end of the lake
that comprise the small hamlet of Little York
that is within the Town of Homer. The old
advice about needing to “slow down and
smell the roses” applies here. It’s time to
slow down to appreciate a community that
can trace its origins back to the beginning of
the nineteenth century and currently plays
host to a variety of businesses.
Today, in keeping with the area’s agrarian
past, Bill Anderson’s Farm Market is the first
to welcome northbound folks to Little York.
Located on the west side of Route 281, it
offers a delicious and nutritious selection
of fresh fruits and vegetables at affordable
prices. The Crawl Space, located in the
renovated Little York Grange Hall, is not
what its name might imply and is worth an
exploration. Owned by Larry and Sylvia Nye,
it offers an array of Central New York artists’
works, from oil paintings and photography to
handcrafted fashion accessories tastefully
intermixed with antiques and collectibles.
Across the busy state highway is the former
Anderson Farm that has been transformed
over the past forty years into the magical
shop and studio of the talented wood and
metal sculptor, Tino Ferro. A stroll through
the barn and its grounds, known as Frog
Pond Farm, reveals an extensive collection
of delightful creations by the Ferro family,
both realistic and phantasmagorical, that are
simply not to be missed. A Taste of Country
offers the passing motorist refreshing ice
cream delights, while Dandy’s Mart provides
gasoline and sundry staples. Another former farm on 281 is now the home of Little
York Plantation, where for forty years Dick
and Jackie Crane have been operating
Central New York’s premier garden center,
gift shop, and landscaping company. Back
on the Crossroads, where a train depot
once stood, is K & H Motorsports, owned
by the Niswender Family. At the intersection of the Crossroads and Route 11 can be
found the agri-business operation known as
New Hope View Farm LLC. Four miles up
the Cold Brook Road, artisans Dave and
Lee Seward operate the always intriguing
Two Hawks Gallery, while Linda Pearson’s
Kaleidoscope of Quilts on the west side of
the lake is a quilter’s dream come true. And
word has it that joining these businesses
and helping to create an enclave of artisans
in Little York will be Suzanne L. DuVall,
a certified goldsmith, at 5691 Route 281,
bringing thirty years of experience in creating distinctive jewelry in gold, silver, and
platinum.
This thriving little hamlet with its impressive assortment of businesses can trace
its roots back to the end of the American
Revolutionary War. In 1782, the State of
New York set aside 1.75 million acres of
wilderness in the center of the state to be
parceled out as lots to compensate soldiers who had fought in the Continental
Army. In 1790, the lots were randomly
assigned to eligible soldiers or their heirs.
The first to claim a lot in what would become
Cortland County were Joseph and Rhoda
Beebe and Rhoda’s brother, Amos Todd. It
is believed that they purchased Lot 42 from
a Revolutionary soldier who preferred cash
to a pig in a poke. These intrepid settlers
arrived from Connecticut in 1791 and began
clearing Lot 42 (at the top of West Hill on
Route 90 in Homer) the next year.
Military Lot 6 in the Town of Homer, 600
square acres, was drawn by Thomas Hunt.
Soon thereafter, he sold the lot to land speculators in New York City, who, in turn, began
selling off parcels. John Clark made the first
purchase from Lot 6 in 1802 for $200. The
Clark Family’s fifty acres were located in the
southwest corner of Lot 6, or what is now the
west side of U.S. Route 11, a short distance
south of the Crossing Road. In 1807, 550
acres of Lot 6 were sold to Jabez Newland
Cushman.
Cushman was born in 1766 in Plympton
Township, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
He and his wife Polly Cooper later moved
to Pomfret, Connecticut, and then to the
Town of Homer about the same time that
Noah Carpenter migrated from Pomfret
and settled on land now on Route 11
between the Village of Homer and the Little
York Crossing Road. Carpenter’s grandson, Francis B. Carpenter, would become
famous for painting portraits of five U.S.
Presidents, including Abraham Lincoln. In
1807, Cushman subdivided the bulk of his
land and sold off parcels for smaller farms.
He kept for himself forty acres south of the
crossroad and adjacent to the stream that
flowed southward out of Lower Lake, the
small pond anchoring the chain of seven
glacial ponds stretching north in the valley.
By 1810, those who had purchased parcels
of Lot 6 included Philip Arnold, Levi Bowen,
James Chandler, Abel and Allen Kinne,
David Merrick, Samuel Northway, Jacob
Pratt, and Mathias Spencer.
It was Jabez Cushman who built before
1810 the crossroad, dam, bridge, and first
saw mill for the seminal community of Little
York. His brother, Oliver, a blacksmith, and
his son, Elisha, were involved in the construction of the mill and dam. The saw mill
provided the lumber needed for additional
mills, shops, and residences. Prior to 1813,
Cushman had a woolen factory built, and in
the summer of that year he constructed a
“grist mill with two run of stones.” A machine
shop soon followed to house a recently
patented triphammer. It was built east of the
mill pond that was created by the placement
of the dam across the south flowing stream.
The grist mill and the woolen factory were
south of the crossroad and faced each other
across a canal or flume.
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of $1,791.81and won. The court instructed
the Sheriff to seize all the property belonging to Jabez Cushman and to sell it at
public auction. For the price of $16.50,
the property and assets were purchased
by Manly Miles, Cushman’s neighbor and
son-in-law.
Around this time, Cushman
must have decided because of his business
reversals to leave Little York and head out
West. It was reported that he died in August
1819 “four hundred miles up the Missouri
River.” Though the men in Little York who
followed Jabez Cushman are credited with
the growth of the community, Cushman
deserves praise for the vision to open to
settlement the area near the kettle lake. It
was he who harnessed the water power and
built and operated four different industrial
enterprises in the northern wilderness of the
Town of Homer. Cushman certainly was the
founder of Little York.
Next: How Little York got its name.
In 1814, Cushman ran an ad in the Cortland
Observer announcing that he was the “Agent”
for the “Homer Woolen Manufacturing
Company.” Seeking to do business with the
area farmers who made their living primarily
by raising sheep, Cushman stated that his
company would produce “country Cloth” as
well as “Superfine Broad Cloths in the best
manner…and…in a stile [sic] far superior to
any in this county.” The ad went on to point
out that purchases of cloth could be made
via the barter system, as long as produce
was “delivered by the first of January next.”
The looms used for making these textiles
are believed to have been housed in a structure across the way on the north side of the
crossroad.
John and Alvin Sampson, also transplants
from Plymouth County, Massachusetts, purchased or leased the factory in May of 1813
for $1,000. In November they defaulted
on their mortgage, and Lizer B. Canfield
bought the property at public auction for
$1100. In February of 1818, the Sampsons
brought suit against Cushman in the amount
Bill Anderson's Farm
Market Hosting 4-H
Event October 19
Bill Anderson's Farm Market is hosting a
4-H event on Saturday, October 19.
The event runs from 10 until 2 and includes
a small petting zoo. hamburgers and hot
dogs will be available to purchase.
Proceeds to help defray expenses of 4-H
Teen Council trip in May.
Get out and support the 4-H.
Preble Fire Auxiliary to
Hold "Penny Social"
Nov. 2
PENNY SOCIAL Fund Raiser
November 2, 2013
Starts at 1:00 p.m.
Drawing starts at 3:00 p.m.
Preble Fire Station - 1911 Preble Rd.
You purchase numbered “Penny” tokens
(100 for $1.00)
Some items sell for 25 cents or 50 cents.
Tokens will also be sold for those amounts.
Some items are new and some are used.
There may also be great gift certificates from
various businesses.
Any and all donations would be appreciated!
Baked goods will be auctioned off.
Would you like to rid some of your
unused items either new or gently used?
(No clothing, please!)
Donations will be accepted from 11:00
a.m.to 1:00 p.m. on day of Social. For
item pick up or information call any of
the following Auxiliary members:
Pat: 607-749-3678; Jane: 607-749-3784;
Anne: 607-749-2044; Babe: 607-299-4474;
Betty Ann: 607-749-3519; or Kate: 315696-5161
Refreshments will be available.
Come join us! Have some fun!
Roast Pork Dinner
with all “the fixin’s”
Saturday, November 2, 5 -7 pm
Continuous Serving - No Reservations Needed - Take-outs Available
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J. D. Salinger and the Girl from Homer
By Martin Sweeney
More than one friend recently brought to my attention that Simon & Schuster, Inc. was
publishing a biography of J. D. Salinger, the reclusive and controversial author of The
Catcher in the Rye, the 1951 classic story of teenage isolation and rebellion. Authored
by David Shields and Shane Salerno, my friends pointed out that this new biography
included material provided by Jean Miller about her never-before-revealed romance with
the novelist. One would not be inclined to deem this particularly newsworthy until handed
the September 9th issue of People magazine. An article titled “J. D. Salinger & Me” reveals
that Jean Miller, now 79, was from Homer, NY.
The daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Randolph H. Miller of 84 South Main Street,
Homer, Jean was 14 when she met the 30 year-old writer and started a relationship that
she describes as “unique and special.” The schoolgirl met Salinger in 1949 while her family was vacationing in Daytona Beach, Florida. Jean and Salinger took seaside walks for
ten straight afternoons. She said, “Jerry Salinger listened like you were the most important
person in the world. He wanted to know about my family, about my school, what games
I played. He talked about his novel quite a bit – how he was working on it. Jerry told me
there was a great deal of Holden [Caulfield, the protagonist,] in him.”
A pen-pal relationship ensued, with Salinger writing Jean “about 50 or 60 letters.” Later,
they met up when the Millers visited New York City. He lived on Park Avenue. She then
went to junior college, and he moved to New Hampshire to avoid the spotlight that followed
the publication of his controversial novel in 1951. She visited him there. According to her,
“At one point, he asked me to move in with him. I never would have done it because my
parents had too much control over me. But I did think about it.”
Salinger visited her in New York City but never told her he was in love with her. Jean
stated, “Nothing happened physically until I was over 18,” and soon after that the relationship terminated. Jean went on to marry and have children, and Salinger had married three
times by the time of his death in 2010. And Jean Miller claims that it was only because he
met this teenaged girl from Homer that a brooding Salinger with “sad looking eyes” was
inspired to write his popular short story ‘For Esmé – with Love and Squalor.’ Only now is
she sharing her memories of the author who she says “was a very important part of my
life.”
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In A High Window
By Lynn Olcott
Sophie Bennett looks on as burly men pull
the last of the boxes out of the truck and
carry them into the house through the wide,
front door. It wasn’t easy, saving the down
payment for this old two-story fixer-upper.
She thanks the movers, pays them and says
goodbye in the October sun. Joy brims in
her heart.
Sophie doesn’t notice, but in the house’s
highest window, the faintly etched figure of
an old woman is watching. The old woman
wears a long dress in the style of a century
ago, and an apron, with her hair caught up in
an ivory comb. The old woman is remembering the day she moved into this very house.
The house was new then. Her husband and
brothers built most of it. She loves every
board and nail.
Oh, it’s true that later on there were other
owners. They added a room here or a porch
there, but the old woman feels the house
has always been hers. She baked a thousand loaves of bread in the kitchen. She
planted those overgrown lilac bushes in the
back yard, one for each grandchild born.
The old woman cares about the house and
the life it leads. That’s why she cannot leave
it. She cannot leave until her beloved house
is filled with happiness again.
Downstairs, Sophie and her children
unpack and begin getting used to their new
home. Sophie’s children love their bedrooms
that look out on a real backyard. Sophie
loves a home that is hers. She flies through
the house adding bright curtains and fresh
paint. In the quiet nights, when she is sewing, Sophie thinks she hears the sounds
of people laughing and perhaps the rattle
of distant plates. The sounds are soft, and
frankly, she wonders if she actually hears
anything at all. It may be just the wind.
Ken Teter Photo
Rachel McNeil, pictured above, battled to come from behind in a tiebreaker to defeat Annie Steve of Cortland in a quarterfinals match
against Cortland. Homer eventually lost 5-2 overall, but Homer Coach
Nancy Cavellier was proud of her team's efforts in this match and all
season long.
Halloween evening comes suddenly.
All manner of creatures roam the streets.
Sophie and her children hand out candy
to spacemen, skeletons, princesses and
ghosts. Sophie arranges a large plastic
bowl of candy in a chair on her porch and
takes her own small witch and ghost by the
hand. They go out trick and treating in their
new neighborhood. The night is chilly. They
laugh, scurrying through the dark, their feet
scuffing through leaves.
Sophie and her children are glad to come
home to their warm blue house. Pajamas
feel wonderful on a night like this. The children sleep easily and deeply in their freshly
painted rooms. Sophie whispers goodnight
to the backyard trees.
Early the next morning, Sophie and her
next-door neighbor stand at the bus stop
on the corner and wave their children off to
school. Then it’s time for both mothers to
hurry away to work. The next-door neighbor
turns and calls out to Sophie.
“Hey, great theater prop on your porch
last night. Where did you get her? Is she an
antique?”
“…theater prop?”
“Honestly, she looked absolutely real. Just
like a sweet old ghost. You know, the old
woman in the chair by the candy bowl.”
Sophie turns her eyes down the street.
The old blue house seems to be smiling
back at her. The lawn is trimmed. Two small
bikes are lounging on the front porch. The
house is happy. There is no one in the high
window. The old woman she never saw has
given Sophie her house. The old woman is
gone.
10 • October 17, 2013 • The Homer News
Tourism Leaders will be Keynote Speakers at Oct. 22 Heritage
Tourism Workshop
SYRACUSE – Two of New York State’s
leading experts in tourism marketing and
heritage sites will be keynote speakers at
the Oct. 22 Visitor Readiness Workshop
for museums, historic sites and cultural
organizations. Markly Wilson, Director of
International Marketing for New York State’s
Division of Tourism, and Mark Castiglione,
Acting Executive Director of the Hudson
Valley Greenway and National Heritage
Area, will be guest speakers at the Visitor
Readiness Workshop sponsored by the
New York Cultural Heritage Tourism Network
and the Erie Canalway National Heritage
Corridor.
nerships that protect and promote regional
natural, cultural and historic resources in the
Hudson River Valley. Castiglione provides
technical assistance to communities regarding the comprehensive planning process,
natural and cultural resources protection,
economic development and heritage education, and works with senior staff on program
development, policy guidelines, communications, and media outreach to advance
regional planning, trail development, and
heritage tourism in the Hudson River Valley.
Castiglione also serves as a liaison with
regional work groups on the New York State
Path through History initiative.
“We are honored to have as featured
speakers two of the leading marketing
experts in the state tourism industry,” said
Lynn “Spike” Herzig, director of the New
York Cultural Heritage Tourism Network.
“These individuals are considered leaders
in their respective fields and bring a wealth
of experience in tourism promotion and
developing heritage tourism assets in New
York State.”
He is Vice President of the New York
Upstate Chapter of the American Planning
Association, representing nearly 800 professional planners, students and planning board
officials throughout Upstate New York. He is
a certified planner by the American Institute
of Certified Planners (AICP). He holds a BA
in US History and Master’s degree in regional planning from the University at Albany.
The workshop will be held at the Ramada
Syracuse, 1305 Buckley Road, from 9 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Oct. 22. Registration is $45 for
network members and $55 for non-members
and includes the all-day workshop, luncheon
and keynote speakers, and a take-home
workbook regarding visitor readiness. To
register, call 315-521-3985 or visit http://
nychtn.com/rsvp/signup.html.
Mark Castiglione is the Acting Executive
Director of the Hudson River Valley
Greenway and the Hudson River Valley
National Heritage Area. He works with
elected officials, state agencies, non-profit
organizations, the business community and
private citizens to advance community part-
As Director of International Marketing for
the New York State Division of Tourism,
Markly Wilson is responsible for generating
increased international travel to the state of
New York. He has extensive experience in
developing strategic marketing plans to help
communities and regions assess and market their tourism resources. As president of
The Wilson Company consultancy, Wilson’s
clients have ranged from the Lakota Sioux
Reservation in South Dakota, to Harlem in
New York, the Government of Belize, Clinton
and Warren Counties in New York, and a
14-city region of Massachusetts.
Wilson served as Director of Marketing
for the Caribbean Tourism Organization,
United States Manager for the Tourist Board
of Barbados, and managed the New York
Watchable Wildlife Program, a collaborative
project between federal and state agencies,
not for profit organizations and businesses.
Wilson is a graduate of St. Claire College
in Windsor, Ontario and Adelphi University
in Long Island, and served on the faculty of
New York University where he lectured on
Ecotourism.
Other presenters at the Oct. 22 workshop include Lori Solomon, Director of
Tourism Development and Marketing for the
Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor;
John Sagendorf, Route 20 Association;
Catherine Gilbert, Museum Association
of New York; Daniel Ward, Erie Canal
Museum; Dot Willsey, Gerritt Smith Estate
National Historic Landmark; Billye Chabot,
Seward House Museum; David Hutchings,
Sonnenberg Gardens; and Janet Clerkin,
Oswego County Tourism Office.
“The visitor readiness workshop is designed
for board members, staff and volunteers of
cultural and historic sites and organizations
in New York State,” said Solomon. “Panelists
will discuss their experiences and advise
on strategies for assessing a visitor’s first
impression, staff training, interpretation of
brochures and exhibits, and spreading a
positive message about a heritage site. We’ll
share recent data on the economic impact
of heritage tourism, and help sites plan their
next steps for making positive changes in
their historic site or cultural venue.”
The New York Cultural Heritage Tourism
Network is a coalition of nearly 100 arts,
culture and heritage tourism attractions and
venues from across New York State. For
information, visit www.nychtn.com.
New Map and App Explore the Underground Railroad in NY State
Waterford, N.Y. - Federal and state partners have recently released a new online map and mobile app to help people
explore New York State’s connection to
abolitionism and the Underground Railroad. The map includes sites, programs
and tours that have been approved by
the National Park Service Network to
Freedom Program or the New York State
Underground Railroad Heritage Trail.
The New York State Underground Railroad Network to Freedom map is a collaborative project initiated by the Erie
Canalway National Heritage Corridor,
in partnership with I LOVE NEW YORK
and the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation
and Historic Preservation (OPRHP).
“We are thrilled to provide a tool that will
help people discover the sites and stories that led to freedom and fueled the
abolition of slavery,” said Erie Canalway
Executive Director Beth Sciumeca. “The
map brings together the work and scholarship of many organizations that are
preserving this important part of New
York’s history.”
New York State was a gateway for many
African Americans seeking to escape
slavery in the 1800s. Its prime location,
with access to Canada and major water
routes, made it the destination of choice
for many Africans fleeing slavery along
the eastern seaboard.
The interactive map was created to tie
New York State’s individual sites together, but also connect them to the longer
string of sites that comprise the entire
Underground Railroad Network to Freedom.
Ruth Pierpont, Deputy Commissioner
for Historic Preservation at OPRHP
said: “We are happy to partner with the
Erie Canalway Heritage Corridor and
I Love New York in making this userfriendly map available to promote an
understanding of this important, and still
under-recognized, aspect of the history
of our state.”
help interpret New York’s role in eradicating slavery in the U.S., as well as
New York’s cooperation with Underground Railroad activity from other
nearby states and Canada.”
Access the map at: http://www.jimapco.com/eriecanalway/ugrr/
Get the smart phone app: www.jimapco.com/eriecanalway/ugrr/mobile/
Talk on the Resilient
Farm and Homestead
Oct. 22 at SUNY Sperry
Center
There will be a lecture by Ben Falk,
M.A.L.D, land designer and site developer whose permaculture research farm has
drawn national attention, on Tuesday, October 22 at 7pm, Sperry 105, SUNY Cortland.
He is the recent author of the book The
Resilient Farm and Homestead: An Innovative Permaculture and Whole Systems
Design Approach.
Ben Falk’s home landscape and studio
site in Vermont’s Mad River Valley serve as
a proving ground and educational setting for
his land design company Whole Systems
Design and their workshops.
His book includes detailed information on
earthworks, water systems, rice paddies
(likely the first on the planet in such a cold
climate), livestock, species composition, site
design and management, fuel-wood production and processing, human health-soil
enhancement strategies, topsoil production
and remineralization, nuts, perennial food
and medicine crops, and high performance
buildings.
The Resilient Farm and Homestead is
more than just a book of tricks and techniques for site development, but offers actual working results of agricultural ecosystems
and presents a viable home-scale model for
food-producing intentional, ecosystems in
cold climates and beyond.
The event is sponsored by Sustainable
Cortland and SUNY Cortland’s CALS Grant
Program.
Learn more about this speaker, visit http://
www.wholesystemsdesign.com or contact
us at SustainableCortland@gmail.com.
Tips for Haunting Your
House this Halloween
(StatePoint) Americans spent close to $8
billion on Halloween last year, according to
the National Retail Federation. With scary
celebrations getting bigger every year, becoming the best-decorated house on the
block may seem difficult -- but it’s easy if you
have insider tips and tricks.
Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor: http://www.eriecanalway.org/index.htm
“Giving your home a spooky look for Halloween can make or break your trick-or-treaters’ night,” says Larry Kirchner, publisher of
Hauntworld.com and owner and operator
of the world’s number-one rated haunted
house, “The Darkness”.
NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and
Historic Preservation: http://nysparks.
com/
Kirchner, who has been building and operating Halloween amusement attractions for 25
years, has some tips for turning your home
into a spooky haunted house:
National Park Service Network to Freedom: http://www.nps.gov/subjects/ugrr/
index.htm
• Create a cemetery: “Haunting" your yard
sets the tone for your whole haunted house.
One of the easiest, most fun, yet eeriest
things you can do is turn the space into a
graveyard. Let your grass grow long, add
a gothic fence and a zombie or two popping
up through the ground and make your own
tombstone or coffin to complete the look.
Sheri Jackson of the National Park Service Underground Railroad Network to
Freedom Program said: “This map will
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Volume IV
October 17, 2013
Issue 8
Homer Education Foundation (HEF) Raising Awareness of Its
Purpose and Goals
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Trustees of Homer Education Foundation would like to raise awareness of our organization and our commitment to the
Homer Central School (HCS) community.
We are a not for profit corporation, and a tax exempt organization under IRC 501.C.3. We are separate from HCS as
our Trustees are community volunteers. We’re also sometimes referred to as HEF.
Our purposes are to support & promote the school community. We do this by raising funds and giving grants to teachers
for classroom projects or tools that are needed. We have assisted with purchasing equipment, supplies and aided in
sending students on field trips.
We’re also the foundation which holds financial assets for scholarships to Homer students. We work closely with HCS
administration & guidance on students they select and we hand over the awards. You can send funds to us and we’ll
hold them in restricted funds for scholarships, you can send set up a temporary restricted purpose fund for a specific or
new scholarship you want, or you can contact us and we’ll discuss a permanent endowment. We can very easily and at
no cost to you or the fund assemble an account in your name or to remember someone you want remembered. You can
work with us in drafting the language of the fund to describe the parameters that HCS is to use to select the recipient of
your award. It can be a one-time matter or an annual one.
We all know the cost of advanced education or the cost to start a career right out of high school. Let’s work together
to keep Homer a solid community that sends its graduates out the door with as many tools and resources as possible.
You can go to the Homer School website and click on Homer Education Foundation on the left for more details on us
and about our events such as our annual winter volleyball event, golf tournament and our 5k.
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Special thanks to Michael Falls for his continued energy, dedication and creativity in lifting the Foundation up. Mike is
the business manager at HCS and is the Foundation coordinator.
Recently, the Homer Central Class of 1954 pledged $1954 to be given as a scholarship to a 2014 graduate of
Homer Central High School, with the funds to be disbursed by the Homer Education Foundation. What a great
gesture on their part. Perhaps this will be the start of an annual tradition where a class celebrating its 50th or 60th
anniversary of graduation provides a scholarship.
You can contact Mike, or, Matthew Neuman the Foundation’s president at mneuman@riehlmanshafer.com with questions to discuss a project you’d like to review or work with you on.
DEC Accepting Applications for Urban Forestry Projects
Grants Will Add and Enhance Green Space In Cities Throughout the State
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is now
accepting applications for urban forestry
project grants that can be used to enhance
landscapes and provide green spaces in
urban areas across the state, Commissioner Joe Martens announced today.
"Trees and green space are an important
part of a community, even in densely-populated urban areas where such resources
are limited," Commissioner Martens said.
"Governor Cuomo and members of the
State Legislature understand the benefits
of community and urban forests in protecting our air and water and improving the
quality of life, and these grants are a valuable tool to support local projects to develop and manage these resources."
Trees, parks, and other green space found
in cities and high population areas are important to the fabric of the community by
supporting wildlife habitat, helping to protect against storm damage from hurricanes
or floods, alleviating high local temperatures caused by the "heat island effect," reducing energy use and stormwater run-off,
and minimizing noise.
Under the Urban Forestry Grant program,
communities can apply for tree planting,
maintenance grants or invasive pest studies in cases involving an infestation of
the Emerald Ash Borer or the Asian Long
Horned Beetle. Grants are available to
municipalities, public benefit corporations,
public authorities, school districts and notfor-profit organizations that have a public
ownership interest in the property or are
acting on behalf of a public property owner.
Awards will range from $2,500 to $50,000,
depending on municipal population, and
have a 50/50 match requirement. Additionally, tree inventories, management plans
and $1,000 Quick Start Arbor Day grants
- which have no match requirement - will
be available to help communities generate
support for new municipal tree programs.
The grants are available through the state's
Environmental Protection Fund (EPF) and
will be managed and allocated by DEC.
Urban forestry grants complement DEC's
ongoing initiatives to address issues of climate change, environmental degradation,
environmental justice, and urban sprawl.
Grant proposals should detail the scope of
work to be done and how the project will
provide environmental, economic, and/
or social benefits in the community. When
applicants select projects, consideration
should be given to underserved neighborhoods, as well as targeting local environmental issues. Applicants are also encouraged to form regional partnerships and
submit proposals that help to implement
watershed protection and Smart Growth
initiatives with green solutions that will have
the support of their Regional Economic Development Council.
DEC foresters are available to provide
applicants with technical assistance (see
contact information below). DEC staff will
review the completed grant applications
and select recipients based on established
rating criteria, including cost-effectiveness,
projected benefits, use of recommended
standards in implementation, community
outreach, education, support, and regional
economic impact.
Applicants may obtain all necessary directions and forms for the Urban Forestry
Grant program on the DEC website. Paper
copies of the application are required to be
submitted. Applications will be accepted at
the DEC Central Office by mail or hand delivery until 4:00 p.m. on December 5, 2013.
Mail or hand deliver grant applications
to: NYS Department of Environmental
Conservation Urban Forestry, Division of
Lands and Forests, 625 Broadway, Albany,
NY 12233-4253. For more information, call
DEC at (518) 402-9425.
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Information for Veterans from American
Legion, Post 465, Homer, New York.
For the Good of the Community: On
Saturday, Oct. 26 there will be a Chicken
BBQ and Pig Roast at the Legion starting
at 11:00a.m. until gone. Looking ahead to
Veteran’s Day; on Monday, Nov.11 we will
be hosting a Chicken and Biscuit Dinner
from Noon until 7:00p.m. with desserts
available. All are welcome to attend.
To Benefit Veterans: DAV –A
Vet Service Certified Officer
is available on Wednesdays
by Appointment.
A new
Hotline for Women Veteran’s:
1-855-VA-Women.
The American Legion National
Convention held in Texas this
year was streamed live via the
Legion website (Legion.org). The
New York Unit performed well in
the parade. It was a very informative and productive convention.
Now that the American Legion
Service Officers are working with
the VA to process claims, 50% of
case backlogs have been brought
down in the last 5 months. It is
hoped that the backlog will be
eliminated soon. There will be
more TV/radio ads to promote the
Legion in the hopes of increasing
membership. Disabled Vets will
be receiving international recognition. The annual report is available at the post for interested
parties.
Upcoming Meetings: October
26; November 23 (early due to
Thanksgiving Holiday) at the
new time of 10:00am.
Respectfully Submitted: Brenda
McIntosh-Clark, Post Adjutant
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