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Tractor square dancing in Peppermint City
Red eyeing Jonah.
Photo by Terry Berkson
that surrounds the coop yard. One frog was foolish
enough to hop under the enclosure and was immediately set upon by Red, one of my Golden Comets
that looks more like a Rhode Island than the rest.
She carried the squirming frog to a private corner
where she could devour her catch without another
hen trying to steal it away. It all happened so fast
that I didn’t have time to interfere. I had heard
somewhere that the skin of a frog was poisonous and
thought that Red eating the frog wasn’t such a good
idea. Before I could act, though, the frog was down
the chicken’s throat, so, I finished my chores and
went back to the house.
I didn’t think anything more about it until the next
day when I walked out to the coop to open the door.
All the chickens appeared — except Red. I found her
sitting in a laying box looking like she was trying to
push out an egg. At the same time she was making
a strange noise. It sounded like a cross between a
cough and a “ribbit.” I hadn’t actually seen what Red
had done to the critter before she ate it and I was
picturing a whole frog stuck in her throat. Later that
day, when I went out to the coop to see how the hen
was doing, she was still in the laying box and still
looking like she was trying to produce an egg. I
thought of grabbing her and turning her upside
down and trying to work the frog out of her throat
but that procedure hadn’t proven successful on
another occasion so I decided to let nature take its
course.
Again, that night, when I went to close the chickens in, I heard a sound I had never heard a chicken
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One morning a couple of summers ago, after I fed,
watered and let the chickens out, I noticed several
small frogs were jumping near the turkey-wire fence
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make before. It was nearly dark as I quietly
approached the coop. I could already hear the hens
with their sleep song. They don’t exactly snore but to
my ear they make a sound that’s somewhere
between snoring and keening. This time, added to
the mix was the new sound so that it all blended into
a snore-keen-“ribbit.” When I entered the coop and
looked in the laying box, Red was still there with no
egg to show for all of her efforts. Things didn’t look
good. She wasn’t eating. I figured that she’d be gone
in another day or two, so, I called my chicken expert,
McNulty, who said, “A frog in her throat?”
I answered, “And I don’t mean figuratively.”
“Turn her up-side-down and try to ring it out.”
I took McNulty’s advice but once again all I got for
my efforts was some fluid. When I finished I put Red
back in the laying box and closed the coop door.
The next morning I was prepared for the worst. I
even thought of a shovel in the shed that I would use
to dig a hole. I pulled the cable that opened the
chickens’ door. To my surprise Red was the first bird
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made special cobalt blue bottles for Hotchkiss and
later hand blown bottles were purchased from F. E.
Reed Glass Co. from Rochester, NY. Because peppermint was one of the most important products in
Lyons’s unique history the town celebrates with
Peppermint Days.
The 13th annual tractor show is only a small part
of the festivities and the 70 tractors took both sides
of two blocks with the dynamometer off on a side
street. Rich Wunder, organizer of the tractor show,
explained that most tractor shows have the tractors
separated into groups by make and model. “We blend
them all in; it’s more colorful that way.” Also, most
tractor shows have exhibitors bring their tractors
and then the machines are parked for the duration
of the show. At the Peppermint Days tractor show
there is stuff going on; barrel pushing, slow race, a
dyno, and the tractor square dance. Wunder said,
“There’s always something to do. The tractors are
always in motion.”
Carl Palone, from Clyde, NY, was at the tractor
show displaying his 1957 John Deere “620.” Carl got
involved, actively involved in clubs, with tractors
around 1990 after retiring from the plastics industry. He said, “Small farms can’t exist anymore.
Tractor clubs help promote the heritage of agricultural methods and stimulate interest in farming.”
The International Harvester Club of Bellona, NY,
has attended the Peppermint Days tractor show for
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by Al Dorantes
The fabric of America is held together by our small
towns. Some towns have violet festivals and some
celebrate strawberries and some jump frogs. Lyons,
NY, once upon a time, was the peppermint capitol of
America and to celebrate their heritage and affinity
with peppermint Lyons holds Peppermint Days
including a tractor show. The 13th annual tractor
show is also home to what is believed to be the only
tractor square dance in New York State.
Particia Alena, Historian at the Lyons Heritage
Society, explained the history behind Lyons’s connection to peppermint. In 1839 Hiram G. Hotchkiss
founded The Hotchkiss, International Prize Medal,
and Essential Oil Co. By 1844 Hotchkiss would
employ over 100 people and produced more than
1,000 pounds of peppermint oil a year. By 1860 Mr.
Hotchkiss produced over 1/3 of the peppermint oil
in the United States and owned over 100 acres of
peppermint fields in Lyons. Mr. Hotchkiss was internationally renowned as the leader of the peppermint
oil industry, so much so that he was sometimes
called the, “Peppermint King.” The Erie Canal made
it easy for Hotchkiss to ship the oil to New York City
and Europe. The oil sold for $55.25 per pound and
at the time about 75 percent of the area’s farmland
was devoted to the cultivation of mint. One acre of
land could yield about 12 to 15 pounds of oil. 21
ounces flavored one ton of candy. H.G. Hotchkiss
believed in presenting his products with elegant
labels and bottles. Ely Glass Works of Clyde, NY
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THE COUNTRY EDITOR
August 8, 2014 • 3
What’s in a name?
by Kelly Gallagher
I’ve been considering what my future
kids’ names will be since I was a little
girl. When I stop to think about that, it
seems to me that an eight-year-old with
an acute fixation on having and naming
children is a bit concerning. Sure,
many little girls dream about being
mommies, but I was more apt to toss
my baby dolls into drainage ponds to
see if they would float than to change
their pretend diapers and feed them
globs of fake food made of hard plastic.
One could hardly say I was in serious
training to be a mom. More likely, my
habit of imagining little people and
naming them stemmed from a deeprooted desire to have an army of playmates on hand at all times. They were
characters to me, objects of fun. I could
name them crazy things, like Tiger Lily,
Westy, Clancy, Little Bit and New
Jersey. And I did.
Fast forward 23 years. This past July,
I discovered that I am expecting my first
baby. Naturally, the “What are we going
to name it?” conversation came up
between my husband and I less than 10
seconds after the doctor left the room.
The subject of girl names came up for
discussion first.
“Cordelia,” Alan suggested.
“No,” I replied. “Not a chance.”
“It’s a nice name!” he said.
“It’s the name of a character on Buffy
the Vampire Slayer. That’s the only reason you like it. What are we going to call
her, anyways? Cord? Cordy?”
Tractor
“Well, what name do you like?” Alan
asked, pointedly avoiding the fact that
he was thinking about naming our child
after a character in a cheesy television
show.
I thought about it for a second, and
then said a name I’ve been tossing
around in my head since early high
school. “Daphne,” I said. “It’s Greek.”
“No,” was his immediate response.
“Why?”
“I just don’t like it that much.
Daphne. Daffff-neee. ...Like that character from Scooby Doo?”
The doctor popped back in the room,
and we halted the conversation. She
gave us a knowing look. She’d clearly
been privy to this exact discussion
between countless couples throughout
her tenure.
“The right name will come,” she said.
“And when it does, you’ll know.”
Days after I received my good news, I
asked my mother how she came up with
my name, Kelly. We’re not Irish, and the
fact that “Kelly” rhymes with “smelly”
was certainly not lost on my older
brother. I needed to know her reasoning
— maybe it would shed light on how I
would find the perfect name for my little one. She said she didn’t recall how
or why Kelly came up as a contender, or
how it won out in the end. She just said
it fit, and so she picked a middle name
to match it.
“What other names did you think of?”
I wanted to know.
“You were supposed to be Stephanie,”
she said. “But after your father suggested that we call you Stevie after Stevie
Nicks, well... I guess you could say I
NICKSed that name!”
“...Dad wanted to name me after
Stevie Nicks?”
“Well...I heard he wanted to call you
Gold Dust Woman...but turns out that
was just a Rumour!”
“You’re no help.”
“I’m a riot,” she said.
A lot of factors have been affecting my
decision-making. What will go with our
tri-syllabic clunker of a last name,
Gallagher? What will the baby’s initials
spell? How fun is it to scream out the
name in question, as I will undoubtedly
do thousands of times over the next 18
years to life? Will strangers look at my
kid’s name and just see an unpronouncable combination of consonants, or
mistake his or her unusual name for a
brand of carpet cleaner? Or, on the
opposite side of the spectrum, will I
accidentally name my child something
trendy, causing him to be one of seven
little Ishmaels in his first grade class?
There were so many Mikes on my brothers Pop Warner football team in South
Troy that their name could very well
have been the Marauding Michaels. No.
No. I didn’t want to do that.
Alan and I both have our favorites,
and there are some top name contenders. But in the end, I know that
even the “perfect” name will have its
drawbacks — a nickname we didn’t
anticipate, a like-named celebrity who
The author and her friend’s baby,
Genevieve. Kelly better get used to
this!
Photo by Beau Mancini
pops up in the next 10 years, a classroom full of a million little juniors or
juniorettes with the same first name. It
will only be a big deal if we let it be.
What’s in a name? In the end, that’s
really up to our baby, who has to live
with it. All we can do is our best, and go
with our hearts. And nothing more.
from page 1
over 10 years. The club boasts 104
members (not including spouses) and
puts on a 40 mile tractor ride. Club
president, Howard Hemminger, said,
“Showing and restoring tractors is not
expensive but moving them is not
cheap. It’s not like collecting stamps.
You need something to move our toys
around. That means a truck and a
trailer.”
Rich Wunder, tractor show organizer, and his right hand man, Joe Sapp,
spoke proudly about the Peppermint
Days tractor show square dance. They
hired a professional square dance
caller, Ron Brown, out of Cicero, NY, to
call the dance. Half the drivers would
dress as women because according to
Wunder, “We just can’t find enough
women who want to drive tractors.”
The group practiced twice and was
ready to allemande left, promenade,
circle right, or whatever was called
out. One square was all Farmall tractors. The other square was whatever
they wanted to drive. Joe Sapp said,
“We call ourselves, “Heavy metal
dancers.”
All in, circle right.
Swing your partner round and round.
The square dance took place in the
street in front of the First Lutheran
Church. The festivities kicked off with
Paul Harvey’s “So God made a
farmer” speech and the National
Anthem (which everybody stood up
for before they were asked). The 16
tractors were called onto the street in
a grand promenade. Next the drivers
squared up into 2 squares of 8 tractors each. Each male driver was
accompanied by a pretty “lady” complete with bonnets. The caller started
calling off and the tractors whirled
and turned in an oddly beautiful ballet of quietly rumbling engines and
the sweet smell of tractor exhaust.
The tractors danced so well that one
would think that the farmers of the
L yons area practiced more than
twice.
The tractor show at L yons
Peppermint Days is one of the things
that make small town America great.
Mark your calendar for next year and
come down to the tractor hoe down. Or
better yet, get yourself a tractor and
get on the dance card.
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THE COUNTRY EDITOR
What would your
mother say?!
by S.D. Shapiro
In the fast paced 21st century we’ve traded common sense for the ability to quickly look up information on the internet. We’ve forgotten our manners
and civility. How do we get back to our roots? Can
we get back? Food for thought . . .
The demand for bacon has soared in the past 5
years. It’s not just served with eggs at breakfast or
with some lettuce and tomato at lunch. It’s everywhere. Whole stores are devoted to the cured pig
and you can even join a bacon of the month club.
There are bacon festivals and you can buy all sorts
of non edible bacon products like bacon BandAids and bacon neck ties.
In 1980 sliced bacon cost about $1.50 per
pound. Currently, the price of bacon is almost $5
per pound. The soaring prices are driven by supply and demand. With bacon popularity at an all
time high the pork industry has been hit with a
weird virus that is killing piglets. The old rules of
supply and demand come into play here. There are
only so many pigs and they all can’t be bacon.
The worst part of bacon is restaurants. First,
they have to deal with the high costs of a staple
ingredient. The fact that some people in Brooklyn
have decided to flavor everything under the sun
with bacon is driving the price through the roof.
Restaurants simply pass that expense on to you,
the customer. Secondly when you’re out to eat a
waitress will ask, “how do you want your steak;
rare, medium, well done?” They’ll ask, “How do
you want your eggs?” “What type of toast do you
want?” But, they never ask about your bacon. The
waitress will walk away with your order and
return with limp, almost raw bacon. Why? If you
like your bacon crisp, you only have to send it
back.
How do you properly cook bacon? There a million
ways; in the microwave, in the oven, deep fried, in
a pan. I know one person who uses an electric grill
so that the grease drips away. These methods all
have their merits but I recommend the tried and
true method of using a heavy cast iron pan. Get the
pan to medium high heat and put your first rashers of bacon in. As the bacon cooks it will render
down the fat. That fat will get hot and your bacon
will crisp up perfectly. Drain on a paper towel and
enjoy in salads, in sandwiches, with eggs, or all by
itself. Always, always save the grease left in the
after cooking. You’ll be happy you saved it. It is
great for cooking other things and your great
depression era grandmother will be proud.
Bacon is ambrosia, food from the gods. Bacon is
salty and yet somehow sweet. It will take an average meal and push it over the top. A cheese burger is good. A bacon cheese burger is great. A
spinach salad is okay. A spinach salad with warm
bacon vinaigrette is out of this world. For the most
part, restaurants and waiters never ask how you
would like yours cooked?
When it comes down to bacon it should be prepared respectfully. If you like it crisp, then you
should get crisp bacon. Stop and think, “What
would my mother say?” She would say, “Find the
lettuce, tomato, and mayonnaise.”
Would your mother have a different opinion? Do
you have another moral dilemma you’d like to see
featured?
Email
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Benefit = Hope
by Al Dorantes
Health care has jumped over 400 percent since
1980 and there are no more Dr. Marcus Welbys to
make house calls. How do families deal with expenses brought about by soaring health care costs? Many
have turned to having a benefit fundraiser.
One family, the Reyes family, from Ilion, NY is dealing with rising medical costs with food, family, and
fun. Trisha Reyes was born with Down syndrome and
a hole in her heart. When she was just 16 months old
she had open-heart surgery and was told that she
would never walk or make it past the age of six. She
defied the doctors and learned to walk by age 2. Now
28-year-old Trisha has fallen quite ill and has
become wheelchair bound. She has been diagnosed
with congestive heart failure, pulmonary hypertension and cirrhosis of the liver. Trisha recently underwent a tracheotomy.
Tonya Tyson, Trisha’s sister, explained that Trisha
has been in the ICU since May. She got the tracheotomy in June. Despite all this Trisha is fighting. And
while she’s fighting her large, extended family is
fighting to support Trisha. “Times are tough.
Everybody tries to do whatever we can,” Tonya said.
The Reyes Family and friends will be holding a benefit for Trisha Reyes on Aug. 16 at the Herkimer VFW,
129 Mohawk St, Herkimer, NY from 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
Food, family, and music come together to fight the
Reyes’s mounting medical, travel, and household
expenses. The benefit will feature a Chinese auction,
a 50/50 raffle, various door prize drawings, food,
drinks and the Loco Brothers providing musical
entertainment. Tickets are $25 per couple, $35 per
family or $15 for individuals. Children 12 and under
are free. For more information about the Reyes
Benefit please contact Tanya Tyson at 315-717-2079.
The Reyes and countless other families look to their
communities for help, for money, but the real payoff
from a benefit is hope. Benefit fundraisers fill the
beneficiary with hope, they fill the families with hope,
and it fills the people who go to them with hope. Help
somebody in your community and attend a benefit. If
you cannot attend then please send a donation.
Clucking
from page 1
to appear. She fled the coop like a bull out of a
chute and headed straight for the feed trough. Sure
enough there was an egg in the box she had monopolized. As I reached for it I heard a “ribbit” and spotted a small frog sitting on the floor near the water
pail. I caught the little bugger and put him in a coffee can. He looked in good shape. I decided to hold
on to him for a while. Red has been doing fine since
then and has recovered her old voice. I kept the frog
— and named him Jonah.
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Corning donates $1.8M in parts for space telescope
by Michael Hill, Associated Press
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THE COUNTRY EDITOR
August 2, 2014
Hello Again,
do. If you know about either of these castles, please
send information to Hello Again.
Well — another week has come and gone.
Most Old Time Valley folk know about St.
Johnsville’s famous Beardslee Castle. Beardslee is
well-known for good food, great atmosphere and
sighting of ghosts. If it is truly an Irish castle, you
will probably find the ghost down in the booze cellar.
It’s often said gaining intelligence is a direct product of experience. With that thought in mind, I decided there would be some sort of intellectual gain by
having breakfast at the Hungry Bear near St.
Johnsville. Seated at the U-shaped counter surrounded by the famous, possibly infamous 5 Stooges
would give me — with my one good ear, an earful.
This group would offer up some of the finest bull-larney, half-truths, truths and plenty of believe-it-ifyou-cans. They are too American to specialize in
Irish blarney. If you need some pure unadulterated
Irish blarney, you will have to trust that to the ‘ole
master of Hello Again.
The meeting was called to order by Jim, who
asked for any new business. The chicken man said
his new flock of chickens were not laying eggs and
wondered why. Bob, an occasional addition to the 5
Stooges (he is actually well informed on whale catching,) suggested the use of a high-pressure air gun,
which would pop the eggs out. His motion did not get
a second.
Being an occasional visitor with the Stooges, I
asked a question which did not reach the floor. “Is it
possible that all of his chickens are actually roosters?” My thought was how could the chicken man
know for sure.
I wanted to suggest he place each of his birds on a
fence post before sun-up and listen — if they clucked,
they were the egg-makers. If they crowed, get out the
BBQ sauce. By that time the Stooges were talking
about a Russian castle just down the road from the
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One day while at the bank to draw out $50.00, I said
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My wife is home again. Don’t tell her but I intentionally burned the bottom of her favorite frying pan.
That ought to learn her. Her place is barefooted in
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This does however remind me of the sticker she
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August 8, 2014 • 7
New York City woman finds wedding dress lost after Sandy
NEW YORK (AP) —
When a New York City
dry cleaners was destroyed by Superstorm
Sandy, the only item to
survive
was
Nicole
Pagliaro’s
wedding
dress.
But her name was lost
to
owner
Hector
Pacheco, who reopened
after more than a year
and in a new location.
Pagliaro had brought
the dress to him after
her 2012 wedding. When
the storm swamped and
shuttered the Staten Is-
land store, she assumed
it was lost.
But two weeks ago,
she took a different
route to work and spotted it in the window of
Pacheco’s new store.
She tells The New York
Times she knew instantly it was her dress. She
even still had the ticket
for it.
Pagliaro wants her
daughter — now 18
months old — to wear
the dress on her wedding day.
imagine the problems
National Public Radio
and the liberal daily
newspapers
would
share? I guess they
could continue in their
well-established
way.
They could lie about
both of them and blame
former President Bush
or the Republican party.
to report the conservative and Republican
points of view.
They now mock the
words, “Be born again.”
They will become believers in fairness when
their pocket books start
to empty out.
Hello from 6
How is that old saying,
something about the pot
calling the stove black?
Now how about a double
confugalty? Can you
Thought number two:
I do not believe that
any reader of any daily
newspapers and those
who listen to the National Public Radio can deny
the lopsided news reports
and
opinion
columns are slanted in
favor of President Obama and the Democrat
party, completely failing
Now here is my point
— all conservative believers should send a letter
to both NPR and their local daily newspaper stating, “If you do not clean
up your act and treat all
news — whether Democrat or Republican — socialist or conservativeleaning absolutely fair
and equal, we, I, am going to cancel my subscription or turn off your
radio station.
A few thousand and
maybe only a few hundred cancellations and
those publishing houses
will gain a new religion.
When the buck is no
longer passing their way,
a brand new religion will
be born.
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August 8, 2014 • 9
Go ape: Find your inner primate in four easy steps
Motion-capture performer Terry Notary
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You’re not putting a costume on. You’re just getting back to being a
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2. Drop your intention
into your gut. Apes have
a “grounded, economic,
circular
gut-driven
drive,” he says, with a
center of gravity lower
than a human being’s.
Think of the gut as the
engine and inspiration of
movement, and lock it
into your hips and legs.
3. To walk on all fours
like an ape, Notary uses
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calls “arm extensions” in
each hand. He begins in a
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 Commemorative "T" Shirts sponsored by Adirondack Bank on sale (Pre-Event) at Shops at 25 West
in Canal Place; and at the Community Co-op, Downtown. During the Celebration, shirts will also be on
sale at the Canal Info Booth in Eastern Park. ALL SIZES - $15 each. (Logo Commemorating the Historic Center of the City of Little Falls "The Future Starts Here" is an original design by graphic artist
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North Carolina farm owner looking for super food in camels
by Dale NeaL, Asheville
Citizen-Times
ASHEVILLE, NC (AP) —
Dr. Frank King is looking
for the next super food on
his
farm
north
of
Asheville. Against the
backdrop of the Newfound Mountains, his
herd of 300 majestic bison graze the rolling pastures — raised for their
leaner, healthier meat.
But Leicester is more
than where the buffalo
roam. The farm is also
home to a herd of 23
camels — humped dromedary camels, familiar in
tour shots of the Egyptian pyramids, and double-humped hairy Bactrians, native to Asia and
comfortable in mountain
cold. “Those are the animals that built the Great
Wall of China,” King said.
Now King hopes to
build a new business on
the camel’s milk. Long a
staple
food
in
the
Mideast, camel milk could
provide nutrition and dietary supplements and
sell at prices starting at
$18 a pint in this country.
We are largely what we
eat, King argues. “Epigenetics suggest that we
can actually change our
genes by how we live.
Right now in modern society, we are like polar
bears released into a
Death Valley environment. When people connect with nature, they feel
better, and wild is better.”
Camels are some of the
most adaptive animals on
the planet, able to endure
blazing
hot
Saharan
deserts and bitterly cold
Mongolian steppes. Consuming their milk could
provide health benefits.
Some Amish parents, for
example, believe that camel
milk can help their children with autism and attention deficient disorders,
King said. The Amish have
started their own camel
dairies in this country.
“The milk is tasty. The
dromedaries’ milk has a
slightly salted taste and
creamier. The Bactrians’
is less salty,” King said.
King and his family are
drinking about four doses
a day for better health.
The farmhands keep
the wild bison and the
domesticated camels in
separate pastures behind
electrified fencing. “We
don’t want to see a bison
horn in a camel’s side,”
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Old Jack, the herd’s
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a people person,” said
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bulls and worked as a
rodeo clown before joining King’s operation.
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8 feet tall at his hump
and likely weighs in at
around 1,900 pounds. He
wanders over to the gate,
looking for handouts of
hay. “Old Jack, he’s just
mon assumption, camels
drool, rather than spit, at
human visitors. “They’re
pretty nice,” said Terry
Worley, another of King’s
“cameleros.” “They aren’t
as bad as I thought, not
as bad as a llama. Llamas
are bad to spit.”
The camels are milked
by
hand,
producing
about two gallons a day.
The farm hands put the
mothers in with their babies to get the milk flowing, then move the
youngsters aside. “You
don’t have to bend over,”
King said. “You can milk
standing up.”
They are still experimenting with pasteurization methods, required by
federal law if the milk is to
be sold across state lines,
although King hopes that
rules will be relaxed for
raw milk products in the
future. For now, they
have a 15-second flash
pasteurization
method
that leaves more of the
nutrients intact.
Through his Wild Foods
Foundation
nonprofit,
King is pursuing research
on camel milk as well as
products from 29 Himalayan yak and a pair of
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THE COUNTRY EDITOR
August 8, 2014 • 13
Water Safety - Enjoy the water but stay healthy
Recreational Water Illnesses (RWIs) are illnesses spread by swallowing
or having contact with
contaminated water in
swimming pools, water
parks, spas, interactive
fountains, lakes, rivers,
streams, or oceans. Illnesses at aquatic facili-
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Recreational Water
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The best way to prevent RWIs is to keep
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the first place. Everyone
can help create healthy
swimming experiences
this summer by following
these six healthy swimming steps:
• PLEASE don’t swim
when you have diarrhea.
• PLEASE don’t swallow pool water.
• PLEASE practice
good hygiene. Shower
with soap before swimming and wash your
hands after using the toilet or changing diapers.
• PLEASE take your
kids on bathroom breaks
or check diapers often.
• PLEASE change diapers in a bathroom or a
diaper-changing
area
and not at poolside.
• PLEASE wash your
children thoroughly with
soap and water before
they go swimming.
For more information
about healthy swimming, visit:
CDC’s Healthy Swimming
website
at
www.cdc.gov/healthyswi
mming
The water at the
beach, river or stream
looks clean, but is it?
You cannot be sure since
the water can contain
disease-causing microorganisms that you cannot
see but can be harmful
to you. Different things,
such as trash, sewage,
or animal waste, can pollute water. Swimming
and swallowing unsafe
water may result in minor illnesses such as
sore throats or diarrhea,
or can result in more serious illnesses. Pollution
of water is common immediately after rainstorms or long periods of
rainy weather where
bodies of water become
overflowing and can contaminate each other.
• Avoid swimming after
a heavy rain
Saltsman’s Hotel
• Look for signs of pollution such as murky
color or evidence of floating trash and do not
swim if there is evidence
of this
• Avoid getting the water you are swimming in
close to or in your mouth
• Avoid eating anything
that may have come in
contact with the water, or
water and sand toys
• Microorganisms can
also lurk on lounge
chairs, picnic tables and
walkways that have become contaminated with
the
polluted
water,
therefore wash your
hands with soap and water before eating if you
have touched any of
these items.
For more information
about illnesses you can
contract from polluted
swimming areas, visit :
www.cdc.gov/healthywater/swimming/rwi/ill
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(AP) — It’s just a sprinkle, but it counts enough
for people in Waynesburg to celebrate Rain
Day.
The Washington Observer-Reporter said the
brief precipitation makes
for the 114th time in 141
years that some sort of
rain has fallen in the
southwestern Pennsylvania town on July 29.
The street festival includes the crowning of a
Miss Rain Day.
The newspaper says
the rain was reported by
the mayor and a Rain
Day committee member,
on whose notebook a few
drops fell.
Every year a celebrity
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July 29. This year’s loser
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14 • August 8, 2014
THE COUNTRY EDITOR
Whatchamacallit
This week’s featured
whatchamacallit
was
submitted by Ray M.,
who spotted this unique
specimen hanging in his
friend’s garage.
This tool was manufactured in St. Louis, MO
by Durbin Durco, a company started in 1913.
They specialized in load
securement and material
handling products. This
particular item is an example of a fence stretch-
er.
The fence stretcher
could be used on a variety of fence types, such
as barbed wire. With the
help of this tool, users
could easily and safely
grasp wires to repair, alter or dismantle fences.
The chain joins the two
clamps. The user would
hold onto the clamp’s
handles to manipulate
the wires as needed for
the project.
Thank you for the
submission!
~~~
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Vegetables blossom on dessert menus
by Michelle Locke, Associated Press
Eat your veggies or no
dessert? How about eat
your
vegetables
AS
dessert?
And we’re not talking
grandma’s zucchini bread.
(Not that there’s anything
wrong with that.)
Maybe you’d like some
beetroot ice cream as
served by the Sweet Rose
Creamery in Santa Monica, CA. Or perhaps your
fancy runs more to sweet
asparagus beignets laced
with almonds with green
asparagus ice cream,
poppy seed crunch and
violet syrup, a creation of
chef Bart Vandaele at the
Belga Cafe in Washington, D.C.
The trend is a natural
outgrowth of the emphasis on eating fresh and
local, says Kelly Liken,
who runs her eponymous
restaurant in Vail, CO.
Serving the same fruit
over and over can get a
little monotonous and if
you have lots of vegetables at your disposal it
only makes sense to experiment a little.
Among the desserts
she and pastry chef
Colleen Carey have come
up with are Peas & Carrots. That would be a
concoction that includes
brown butter financier (a
type of cake) with a
sauce of English peas
alongside carrot sorbet
and carrot marmalade.
Those are peas and
carrots showing some
serious side.
Some of the new
desserts put a twist on
old classics, like chef
Jamie Bissonette’s carrot cake take.
Bissonette, the James
Beard
Award-winning
chef behind Toro and
Coppa in Boston and
Toro in New York City,
adds carrot juice to
whipped cream to add a
beautiful touch of orange
to the dish, served at
Coppa in Boston’s South
End.
Finding the vegetable
sweet spot isn’t just for
restaurants.
At Jamba Juice, the
popular chain known for
its juices and smoothies,
the company saw the interest in vegetables and
decided to incorporate
them into what had been
all-fruit smoothies.
The Apple n’ Greens
smoothie, for instance
combines apple and
strawberry juices, kale,
peaches, mangos and
bananas. “Kale smoothie” might not be the first
thing to spring to mind
when thinking of delicious drinks. But it’s
turned out to be a tasty
and extremely popular,
says Susan Shields, senior vice president and
chief innovation officer
at Jamba Juice.
There are four fruitveggie smoothies, including Tropical Harvest,
which blends butternut
squash, carrots, sweet
potatoes and mangos.
“The beauty about
2007 Four Winds Hurricane RV
30,000 miles
these four items is they
taste really good,” says
Shields. “The kids love
these. They don’t know
that they’re vegetables.”
With the new school
year looming, along with
the task of packing daily
lunches, finding new
ways to look at vegetables is something parents can explore. And it
doesn’t have to be elaborate;
Likens
recommends tactics such as
grating carrots and zucchini or other squashes
into oatmeal cookie mix.
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THE COUNTRY EDITOR
August 8, 2014 • 15
In search of natural hues? A garden ‘to dye for’
by Sarah Wolfe, Associated Press
Homegrown botanical dyes are in, part of today’s
shift toward more natural and organic living. And you
don’t need a degree in chemistry to create your own
hues for scarves, sweaters or even Easter eggs. All it
takes is a garden plot or a few pots and a kitchen.
“If you’re already gardening or already even have a
landscape, you can look out your window and you
can use the things that are there, that you’re already
growing, for a dyer’s garden,” says Chris McLaughlin, a gardener in Placerville, CA, and author of the
new book A Garden to Dye For: How to Use Plants
from the Garden to Create Natural Colors for Fabrics
and Fibers (St. Lynn’s Press).
Where to start?
If you’re planting a new dye garden, McLaughlin’s
book contains several different garden plans. An edible dye garden, for example, might be best if you
have limited space and can’t justify giving up square
footage for anything other than fruits and veggies.
Suggested plants include carrots, bee balm, rosemary, purple basil, red onions, chamomile, beets,
blueberries, red cabbage and marjoram.
A cutting dye garden features flowers that can be
cut for indoor display or tossed in the dye pot.
McLaughlin recommends roses, hollyhocks, dahlias,
rudbeckia, purple coneflowers, zinnias and cosmos.
Of course, you can always mix veggies and flowers,
or plant a few items in containers. And if you’re already gardening, chances are you have some of these
plants and flowers in your backyard.
“Even a typical suburban landscape that was
planted by the housing developer might have birch,
juniper, roses, Japanese maple or eucalyptus,”
McLaughlin says.
For beginners, French marigolds and onions (red
or yellow) are easy to grow and produce vivid colors
for dyes, according to Julie Jensen, farmer and
founder of Echoview Farm and Fiber Mill near
Asheville, NC.
Which plants for which colors?
Appearance isn’t everything. The vibrant pink flowers of the peony, for example, result in a pale lime
green when used for dye, according to Howard
Freilich, founder of the New York-based landscaping
service Blondie’s Treehouse.
Here’s a list of his favorite sources for various hues:
Beets (roots) — deep red
Rose (hips) — red
Lilac (twigs) — yellow/orange
Golden Rod (flowers) — yellow
Coneflower (flowers) — brownish green; (leaves and
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FALL LEAGUES FORMING
stems) - gold
Ivy (twigs) — yellow/brown
Onion (skin) — orange
Carrot (roots) — orange
Foxglove (flowers) — apple green
Peppermint (leaves) — dark khaki green
Peony (flowers) — pale lime green
Hyacinth (flowers) — blue
Purple Iris (flowers) — blue
Hibiscus (flowers, dark red or purple) — red-purple
Oregano (dried stalk) — deep brown/black
Iris (roots) — black
Growing tips
A dye garden doesn’t require any more work than
a typical garden. But Freilich notes that dye content
in plants is significantly influenced by temperature,
humidity and sun exposure.
McLaughlin recommends leaving at least four feet
of space around the beds to make it easier to harvest
and tend to the plants and flowers. That leaves room
for wheelbarrows and other equipment.
Harvesting tips
Blossoms should be in full bloom, and berries and
nuts ripe when harvesting plants for dyes, according
to Freilich. As for roots, the dye content increases as
the plant ages. However, most of the plants that contain dyes in their roots are perennials, and will take
two to three years to develop enough dye for harvesting, he says.
If picking an entire plant or leaves, do so at the end
of their growing season so the dye content is at its peak.
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orary diploma from the
Fall River, MA, school
department on Saturday. She turned 100 on
Monday.
Moniz attended high
school in Fall River. But
she went for only two
years because her family
moved back to the
Azores amid the Great
Depression.
In 1949, she moved
back to the United
States. But she never
completed high school.
Her son says she always
regretted not finishing.
She says she had
wanted to be a history
teacher. She worked for
a metal products company for 16 years. She says
she’s honored to get her
degree.
Her family arranged
the honorary diploma by
contacting the education
commissioner in Massachusetts.
16 • August 8, 2014
THE COUNTRY EDITOR
Country Editor
Number / Classification
20 Air Compressors
25 Air Tools
35 Announcements
45 Antiques
55 Appraisal Services
75 ATV
80 Auctions
82 Auto Body
110 Bedding Plants
120 Bees-Beekeeping
130 Bird Control
140 Books
155 Building Materials/ Supplies
157 Building Repair
160 Buildings For Sale
161 Bulk Foods / Spices
165 Business Opportunities
170 Butchering Supplies
173 Carpentry
175 Cars, Trucks, Trailers
180 Catalogs
182 Catering
190 Chain Saws
195 Cheesemaking Supplies
205 Christmas
214 Clocks & Repair
215 Collectibles
216 Clothing
235 Computers
253 Consignment
265 Construction Equipment For Rent
275 Construction Machinery Wanted
277 Construction Services
280 Construction Supplies
312 Crafts
325 Custom Butchering
330 Custom Services
360 Deer-Butchering & Hides
370 Dogs
410 Electrical
415 Employment Wanted
440 Farm Machinery For Sale
445 Farm Machinery Wanted
447 Farm Market Items
460 Fencing
470 Financial Services
480 Fish
483 Flooring
495 For Rent or Lease
500 For Sale
510 Fresh Produce, Nursery
525 Fruits & Berries
527 Furniture
529 Garage Sales
530 Garden Supplies
535 Generators
537 Gifts
575 Greenhouse Supplies
585 Guns
587 Hair Styling
589 Hardware
600 Health Care/Products
605 Heating
610 Help Wanted
653 Hotel / Motel
683 Jewelers
700 Lawn & Garden
711 Lessons
760 Lumber & Wood Products
790 Maple Syrup Supplies
805 Miscellaneous
810 Mobile Homes
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812 Multi Media
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910 Plants
950 Real Estate For Sale
955 Real Estate Wanted
960 RVs & Motor Homes
975 Rentals
980 Restaurant Supplies
1040 Services Offered
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1080 Snowmobiles
1096 Sports
1109 Thrift
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1170 Truck Parts & Equipment
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1187 Vacuum
1190 Vegetable
1200 Veterinary
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Located 395 Canal St., Ft. Plain, NY 13339, next to Ft. Plain Museum.
Beautiful well-maintained home, 3 car garage, 4.6 Acres with stream.
Real Estate consists of main floor with large custom eat in kitchen, beautiful oak cabinets, dishwasher, gas stove, wall
oven, refrigerator with ice maker, microwave, large dining room, living room, fireplace, master suite with full
bath, laundry room and 1/2 bath on first floor. Upstairs has three bedrooms with full bath, finished basement with office
- could be used as second master suite, full bath, fireplace, family room with poplar wood wainscoting. Mostly
hardwood floors on first and second floor. Double pane insulated windows throughout, gas fired cast iron baseboard
heat, central air conditioning with individual room controls, water softener, dehumidifier, curtains throughout, central
vac and a total of 3 1/2 baths. Three bay attached oversized heated garage, RV full hook-up, professionally landscaped
with multiple mature trees, village sewer and water and a backyard garden area. Zoning maps show it is in PH Planned
Historical District. The uses permitted in PH District are: residences, farms, historical buildings & sites, restaurants,
motels, bed & breakfast, church & historical attractions.
Report any errors to 800836-2888
Inspections: Thursday August 14th, 4:00-5:30 • Saturday August 16th, 2:00-3:30 • Sunday August 17th, 2:00-3:30 •
Friday August 22nd, 4:30-6:00 and Day of Auction from 12 Noon until Auction Time.
PHOTO ENLARGEMENTS
8x10 - $2.00 • 11x17 - $5.00
• 12x18 or 13x19 - $7.00.
Come see us at Lee Publications, 6113 State Rt. 5,
Palatine Bridge, NY 13428
518-673-3237
Terms: 10% Buyer's Premium will be added to the final bid price. The total becomes the purchase price. 10% down on
purchase price due day of auction in cash or good check. Balance due on closing within 30 days. Property sells as-is,
with no contingencies.
Antiques
Consulting Auctioneer:
ANTIQUES/FINE ART AND
unusual collectibles. 9200
State Route 365, Holland
Patent. From Pete Rose autographs to Coca Cola ceiling
fans. 315-794-9175.
SHAMROCK AUCTION SERVICE LLC
Licensed Real Estate Brokers & Auctioneers
Whitney Point, N.Y. 13862
www.manasseauctions.com
AUCTIONEERS: JERRY BURKE & FAMILY
Laceyville, PA • 1-800-364-8392 • www.shamrockauctions.com
THE COUNTRY EDITOR
August 8, 2014 • 17
Country Editor
Custom Services
Custom Services
GERALD ROBELLARD
PLUMBING AND HEATING
Hot Water Boilers,
Hot Water Heaters,
And Drain Cleaning
MOHAWK, NY
315-866-3746
Estate Sales
For Rent
ESTATE SALE: 30 years of
accumulation. Aug 8th & 9th
9-5, Aug 10th 9-12. 1407 Logtown Rd., Sprakers, BEWARE
OF DETOURS.
MOHAWK,NY: IDEAL for 1-2,
quiet, 2nd floor, 1BR, living
room, kitchen w/appliances,
bathroom w/shower, parking,
no smoking/pets/candles.
$575 plus electric.1st and last
months rent plus deposit, references. 315-725-6737.
Farm Market Items
DAMIN FARM
Home Raised BEEF
SAUERKRAUT
Fresh LETTUCE
TOMATOES
SWEETCORN
SNAP Benefit Cards Accepted
2 Miles West of St. Johnsville
518-568-2643
For Rent
3 BEDROOM APARTMENT.
No pets, available immediately, heat/water included. Albany
Street, Herkimer. 315-7172070.
3BR APT, NO PETS, Fenced
in yard, washer/dryer hookup,
deck, $475/month. 9 Loomis
St, Little Falls. 315-868-7197.
APARTMENTS FOR RENT:
1 and 2BR, very private, no
smoking, no pets. Starting at
$395/month. 315-867-9791
DOLGEVILLE: 1 bedroom,
fully remodeled with appliances, garage, off-street parking, non-smokers. No pets.
$375 per month. 315-8689347
HOUSE FOR RENT: 1BR,
country, $550/month, security.
FOR SALE: General Electric
refrigerator, $125; riding tractors & lawn mowers. 315-8230672.
ILION: 614 MCGOWAN RD.
First floor, 1BR. No pets, nonsmoking. Stove, refrigerator.
Washer/dryer. References,
security. $395. 315-894-3260.
MOHAWK 2BR APT: All
utilities included, $650/month
plus security. No pets. 315866-1023
MOHAWK ONE BEDROOM
apartment. Appliances and
utilities included. No pets. No
smoking. Security and references. 315-717-0064.
RENTAL: ILION LARGE first
floor, 2 bedroom apartment,
all electric, with washerdryer,
stove-refrigeratorlawncare-off street parking.
Water-sewer-electric
NOT
included. Professional management, smoke free, no pet
policy. Applications available.
Crossett Real Estate Services, 315-894-8557,
www.crossettres.com Take a
visual tour
RENTAL: LITTLE FALLS.
1st/2nd Floor Apartment. Living room; kitchen w/stove,
refrigerator. Big back yard,
neighboring church/school.
No
smoking/pets/candles.
$425-$550 First and last
month plus security to movein. Electric/heat/water/sewer
not incuded. 631-487-6399
For Sale
4 BAMBOO BLINDS, 38W,
45W, 65L, $15/each, 4 for
$50. New! 315-894-3315.
9 MEN’S Motorcycle jackets
2X, leather, poly; men’s
chaps, medium; woman’s
leather jacket, large. All for
$600. 315-894-4475
FOR SALE - 1972 mobile
home, 2 bedrooms - garage, 2
acres of land, drilled well,
1,000 gallon septic tank, black
top drive way, with some furniture, John Deere riding
mower, Honda snow blower
and extras. Call 518-6733227.
FOR SALE: Carl Zeiss Sonnar Lens for Sony Alpha NEX
Camera, Sony SEL24F18Z
24mm f/1.8 E-Mount, plus
lens hood. Like new condition
in original box, $750. 518-2759559
FOR SALE: GARAGE DOOR,
new, 9ft tall, 10ft wide, four
windows, bright white, hardware, never used. Have
receipts. Paid $928 without
tax. Best offer. Call evenings,
315-826-7844
(answering
machine). We can arrange
appointment and payments.
PO Box 121, 6113 State Hwy. 5
Palatine Bridge, NY 13428
800-836-2888 • Fax: 518-673-2381
classified@leepub.com
For Sale
Garage Sales
KEYSTONE AC ON WHEELS
12,000BTU, $300; Hamilton
Beach microwave, $40. Reason for selling, moving. 315894-3765.
MOHAWK
GARAGE SALE
Aug. 8th - 9th & 10th
9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
NEED BUSINESS CARDS?
Full color glossy, heavy
stock. 250 ($45.00); 500
($60.00); 1,000 ($75.00).
Call Beth at Lee Publications 518-673-0101 or
bsnyder@leepub.com
SIAMESE KITTENS FOR
sale, $150 each. Call 518673-2331.
TOYOTA Avalon 17” rim & tire.
Large electric cast-iron grill.
Both excellent. $50.00/each.
315-895-7887
USED ELECTRIC controlled
tarp for 10ft dump box, works
excellent. $995.00. 315-4298010, leave message.
Fruits & Berries
BEV’s BEST BERRIES UPick Farm. Call before you
come for picking times. 315429-9425
Furniture
FOR SALE: Duncan Phyfe
end table, lists for $1,700, has
3 leaves & pads. Call 315520-3025, 315-219-0468
FOR SALE: table with 4
chairs, $100. Brass and glass
coffee table, $100. Cherry
marble top chest, $100.
Tiffany style blue glass lamp,
$50. 2 drawer end table $25.
Marble top plant stand $20.
Call 315-894-0228.
LAZY BOY SOFA, like new;
antique vanity & bench; old
records & player. 315-8666562
Sponsored by
Paines Hollow United
Methodist Church
Antiques, Collectibles,
Holiday, Household, Toys,
Tools, Glassware, Books,
Furniture, DVD’s, CD’s
1966 Sears 10hp Garden
Tractor & Attachments
Something for everyone!
Priced to Go!
Directions:
McCready Rd off Ste Rte 168
or Rock Hill Rd off Rte. 167
Watch for Signs
Moving Sale: Excellent Condition: Twin Bedroom Set,
$300.00; Harden Couch,
$300.00; Love Seat/Chair and
Ottoman, $200.00; Desk
54x29 Oak and chair,
$200.00; 4 Bar Stools, $50.00;
GE Stand Up Freezer 32x66,
$150.00; Living Rm Couch
and Chair, $350.00; Treadmill,
Pro-Form Cross Walk model
345s,
$250.00.
Contact
Michele @ 527-1311 for further details.
MULTI FAMILY GARAGE/
MOVING SALE: 4396 State
Route 28, Herkimer. August
6th through 9th, 9am-4pm.
Collectibles, household, kids
toys, clothes, CD’s, video
games, much more! Great
prices. Lots of choices.
WANTED: CRAFTERS, vendors, and anyone with something to sell. The Lee Publications Outreach program will
be holding a flea market on
Saturday, August 9th, from 9
am to 3 pm. Live music, food,
Chinese Auction, and much
more. Bug Country broadcasting live. For more information,
stop into Lee Publications at
6113 State Highway 5, Palatine Bridge, NY, or call (518)
673-0141.
Heating
Garage Sales
25 EAST SHORE ROAD
Pleasant Lake, Stratford, July
15-16, 10-5, Antique sewing
machine, woodstoves, tools,
wood bin, doors, bottles,
bricks, glassware, plus more.
AUGUST 17, 11:00 AM ON.
456 Lynch Rd., Little Falls,NY
13365. Make offers! Children’s toys, clothing, household, Samsung 60in flat
screen, Pink camoflauge 125
4 wheeler, other items. Want
to downsize. 315-867-4284
Childerns swing set, furniture,
clothing, much more. Aug 7th
through 10th 8-? 1259 Stone
Arabia Rd., Fort Plain.
KING PELLET STOVE: 3Y/O,
48,000BTU, holds two bags of
pellets. Paid $1,700. Will sell
for $700. Leave message,
315-895-0197.
Lawn & Garden
Real Estate For Sale
VALLEY LAWN SERVICE.
Mowing, shrub trimming,
mulch and clean-ups. Fully
insured, free estimates. 315894-4331.
5 Acre Building Lots: Middleville. All building lots to be
sold at greatly reduced prices
from $16,900. This is the Best
Deal around! 35 exceptional
homesites set on 235 acres,
riding trails, ponds, views,
snowmobile & ATV trails. Only
(4) lots remaining. 315-8913254
Legal Services
BANKRUPTCY, Uncontested
Divorce, Family Court, Closings, Traffic; Attorney Fee
$525.00. Richard Kaplan 315724-1850
Lumber &
Wood Products
MAXWELL FAMILY SAWMILL
224 Comstock Rd., Newport.
Specializing in rough cut lumber. We do special orders
(planed, mantels, tongue &
groove, shiplap, etc.) In business since 1989. Accept most
credit cards. Call 315-8913192
Magnets
BUSINESS CARD MAGNETS
only $75.00 for 250. Free
Shipping. Call Beth at Lee
Publications 518-673-0101 or
bsnyder@leepub.com Please
allow 7-10 business days for
delivery
MUST SEE: Town of Frankfort: Beautifully maintained
2100 sq ft home situated on a
double lot w/a 2 stall detached
garage and amazing 17x37
heated in ground pool. This
home is a must see to appreciate. Asking Price $185.500.
Call 315-527-1311 for further
details.
VILLAGE OF FRANKFORT.
Ranch style situated on site
size
appox.
105x127,
Features 2 stall attached
garage/3 bedrooms/bath &
1/2/dishwasher, 3 zone HW
baseboard
heat/garbage
disposal/stove/refrigerator.
Ta k e a v i s u a l t o u r @
www.crossettres.com OR
315-894-8557 ASKING
$129,000
Miscellaneous
STAG PARTY TICKETS Call
Beth at Lee Publications
518-673-0101. Questions
bsnyder@leepub.com Free
Shipping
Mobile Homes
14x70 MOBILE HOME 2 bedroom with deck and shed in
Cedarville Park. Call 8226110 to see it or stop in at 307
Mobile St. in the park.
FOR SALE: 1997 Doublewide
in Ilion Park, 2 bedroom, 2
bath w/central air & wheelchair ramp. 315-894-8938
Motorcycles
2007 HARLEY DAVIDSON
1200 XL Custom Vance &
Hines Pipes, Vance & Hines
Fuel Pak, Stage 1 EFI Kit,
Black, 8,500 Miles, $7,500.
Excellent Condition! 518378-3279
Real Estate For Sale
VILLAGE OF FRANKFORT:
TWO VACANT LOTS, CEMETERY STREET. ASKING
$31,000.00 Take a visual tour
@ www.crossettres.com OR
315-894-8557
VILLAGE OF HERKIMER
SOLD AS A PACKAGE,
OWNER FINANCING
OPTIONAL Three unit+ 2
unit+ 2 stall detached garage+
small lot. Total 5 rental units:
all rented with written terms.
Ample parking (2 per unit, 10
vehicle capacity). Separate
water meters/heating systems/electric meters. All units
have washer/dryers, stoves &
refrigerators. Excellent
maintenance factors and
great location. Owner retiring:
ASKING $164,000.00 Take
a
visual
tour
@
www.crossettres.com
OR
315-894-8557
Real Estate For Sale
Help Wanted
BAR HELP PT & Cook PT.
Vans Tavern Barneveld, 15-20
min. from Utica, Rome & surrounding areas. Call Candy
315-896-2220 11am-6pm
GENERAL LABORER Wanted for ground work, shortterm, Little Falls, $8-10/hr.
315-429-3077.
MILKER WANTED: Part time
nights, Little Falls - Middleville
area. 315-717-9459
Quality Modular Homes, LLC.
“The Best Homes at the Best Prices”
“IT’S SIMPLE”
We can give you better specifications, more upgraded features,
A HIGHER QUALITY HOME
and we can do it all for less money.
Bring Us Your Best Deal - We Will Beat It -
Phone: 315-891-3254
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THE COUNTRY EDITOR
PO Box 121, 6113 State Hwy. 5
Palatine Bridge, NY 13428
800-836-2888 • Fax: 518-673-2381
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Tires &
Tire Repair Service
USED TIRE SALE: Huge
Inventory, mounting & balancing FREE. No appointment
necessary! Save money call
Auto World, 534 North Perry
Street, Johnstown 12095 518762-7555
Trees
WANTED: STANDING TREES
Hemlock, pines, spruce,
maple, oak & ash. 14” on the
stump & larger, for lumber.
We also do excavating, hauling, septics, etc. 315-429-8010
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VILLAGE OF ILION, TWOFA M I LY: C O M P L E T E LY
UPDATED+ EXTRA LOTSURVEYED Features second
floor, 2 bedroom, first floor
large
1
bedroom:
full
baths/kitchen stoves & refrigerators: First floor has washer
& dryer (stacker): Separate
electric+ house meter: Central
heating, security lighting, vinyl
siding. Asking price $91,500.
Take a visual tour @
www.crossettres.com
OR
315-894-8557
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Hwy. 5, Palatine Bridge, NY
518-673-3237. Choose up to
24 photos. Only $12.00 for
digital photos and $15.00 if
we scan them.
Real Estate Wanted
RUBBER STAMPS self inking.
All sizes. Call Beth at Lee
Publications. 518-673-0101
W H E E L E R ’ S PA I N T I N G :
(Exterior) Free estimates!
Senior discount. Fully insured.
315-219-1702
WANTED: Land to lease for
deer & turkey hunting within
30 minutes of W.Winfield.
Fully insured with references.
This does not interfere with
any current agricultural operations or leases on your property. 315-822-4971 or email
turkeyridge@windstream.net
CASH-N-CARRY tires various
sizes from $25.00 and up; like
new. Rt. 5, St. Johnsville NY.
518-275-5158
Recreational Vehicles
& Motor Homes
Recreational Vehicles
& Motor Homes
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1995 Sahara Monoco
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Phone #:______________________ Fax #: __________________ Cell #: ____________________
green & gray, 230 Cummins diesel turbo
6 spd auto, 2 spd overdrive, 35’ long,
13,300 mi., weight 17,500, washer, dryer,
shower, frig., ice machine, generator,
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Genesee St., Utica, NY.
Gallery hours - Fridays from
4-9 pm and Saturdays from
11 am - 3 pm. Free to the
public. For additional information contact Vincent
Brown at 315 794-5852 or
vincent88@roadrunner.com
AUG 4-8
Christian Lake Bible
Conference
For more info or a brochure
pfeel free to call 315-4293659 or write to Christian
Lake, 355 Perkins Mill Rd.,
Stratford, NY 13470 or on
the
web
at
www
christianlakebibleconference
.com and look for us on
Facebook.
AUG 8
1st Annual LFHS/St.
Mary’s Alumni Gathering
Decarlo Staffo. 5-9 pm. For
questions regarding this
event, contact Rocco Scarano
at
315-823-4254,
squirrelt88@hotmail.com
AUG 8 & 22
A Sweet Benefit
Ilion Central Plaza Gazebo. 7
pm. Community Ice Cream
Social with live music. Find
Us on Facebook or online
www.IlionChurch.com.
Donations to benefit the
Ilion/Frankfort food pantry
and the local veterans
through Ilion Elks.
AUG 9
Creative Writing
Shawangunk Nature Preserve, 255 Shawangunk Rd.,
Cold Brook, NY. 9:30-11 am.
Contact Shawangunk Nature
Preserve, 315-826-7405, email
shawangunk
@ntcnet.com. On Internet at
www.shawangunknature
preserve.com
Football Club Can and
Bottle Drive
9 am - noon. Football players
& parents will be going door
to door within the Village
collecting can and bottles
from those who wish to
donate. Also, cans & bottles
can be dropped off at the
Herkimer
Jr./Sr.
High
School parking lot during
the same time period.
LPO Flea Market
Lee Publications, 6113 State
Highway 5, Palatine Bridge,
NY. Lee Publications Outreach Program will be holding a flea market on Sat.,
Aug.9, from 9 am to 3 pm.
Crafts, vendors, food, live
music, Chinese Auction. Bug
Country broadcasting live.
Booth space still available.
Call 518-673-0141 for additional information.
Nature’s Medicine with
Hillary Joy Pitoniak,
Botanist & Certified
Herbalist
Shawangunk Nature Preserve, 255 Shawangunk Rd.,
Cold Brook, NY. 9:30 am noon. Contact Shawangunk
Nature Preserve, 315-8267405, e-mail shawangunk
@ntcnet.com. On Internet at
www.shawangunknature
preserve.com
AUG 9 & 23
Saturday in the Park
Gazebo in Plowe Park, Dolgeville, NY. 2-4 pm.
AUG 9-10
Town of Ohio Field Days
Nellis Road, Ohio, NY. Vendors and parade participants
needed. Contact Sandy 315826-5221 or Violet 315-8265503.
AUG 10
Chicken BBQ
Ilion-Frankfort VFW Post
502, 4274 Acme Rd., Frankfort, NY. Noon until ? $10.
Advance tickets available at
the port or from any auxiliary member.
AUG 16
Celebrating 40 Years at
SNP Concert & Luncheon
Shawangunk Nature Preserve, 255 Shawangunk Rd.,
Cold Brook, NY. 11 am - 1
pm. Contact Shawangunk
Nature Preserve, 315-8267405, e-mail shawangunk
@ntcnet.com. On Internet at
www.shawangunknature
preserve.com
AUG 20
Afternoon Tea
1-3 pm. Cost $12.50/person. Make checks payable to
Friends of German Flatts
Town Park. For reservations
call Barbara 315-866-0481
or e-mail bsmielcarski@
verizon.net before Aug. 17.
Seating is limited. Tea attire
optional.
AUG 22
Friends of the Town of
German Flatts Annual
Polish Fest 2014
Town Park on Route 5S
between Mohawk and Little
Falls near the Historic Fort
Herkimer Church. 4-9 pm.
Traditional Polish food as
well as American favorites
will be available. Take outs 4
pm. Dinner served 5 pm.
Tony’s Polka Band will be
playing from 5-9 pm. Free
Admission, plenty of free
parking, handicapped accessible. Further information
contact Town Clerk 315866-1370.
AUG 23
Crowley-Barnum Mohawk
American Legion Post 25
Fundraiser to Benefit the
Wounded Warriors Project
and Sitrin Outpatient
Military Rehabilitation
Center
Post, 43 W. Main St.,
Mohawk, NY. 1-6 pm. Chicken BBQ, a variety of food,
Chinese Auction, multiple
other auctions, Live Music, a
50/50 Raffle and an 11-87
Shotgun engraved with a
WWP logo. Community and
Business donations are
encouraged. Tickets are $20
each and can be purchased
at the Post. For more information call Rich Monahan at
717-7303 or the Post at 8664870.”
Everyday Proverbs,
Pertinent and Profound
Shawangunk Nature Preserve, 255 Shawangunk Rd.,
Cold Brook, NY. 9 - 11 am.
$3
(optional).
Contact
Shawangunk Nature Preserve, 315-826-7405, e-mail
shawangunk@ntcnet.com.
On
Internet
at
www.
shawangunknaturepreserve
.com
Fundraiser to Benefit the
Wounded Warriors Project
and Sitrin Outpatient
Military Rehabilitation
Center
Crowley-Barnum Mohawk
American Legion Post 25, 43
W. Main St.
Rustic Furniture Making
Shawangunk Nature Preserve, 255 Shawangunk Rd.,
Cold Brook, NY. 9 am - 1 pm.
$20 for materials. Register a
week in advance. Contact
Shawangunk Nature Preserve, 315-826-7405, e-mail
shawangunk@ntcnet.com.
On
Internet
at
www.
shawangunknature
preserve.com
THE COUNTRY EDITOR
August 8, 2014 • 19
So you’ve decided to
rent out your home? Some tips
Reall Estate
28 W. Main Street
2nd Floor
Mohawk, NY 13407
www.accentbrokerage.com
Rebecca Smith - R.E. Broker
Kelly Jackson - R.E. Salesperson
Brenda Parker - R.E. Salesperson
Lorene Prenderville - R.E. Salesperson
Phone: 315-219-5990 Fax: 315-219-5991
PRICE REDUCED & OPEN HOUSE Saturday, August 9th, 9am-1pm
209 W Main St., Ilion
You will love the detail in this
house, wood ceilings, laminate flooring, LR with woodstove, formal DR, updated
kitchen, 3BRs and 1 bath. Also
2nd floor laundry. Barn with
electric and woodstove. Come
take a look, the owner is very motivated!
OPEN HOUSE
Thursday, August 7th, 5:30-7pm
419 Otsego St.,
Ilion
Home Sweet Home!
Completely remodeled
top to bottom. 4BRs, 1
1/2 baths, kitchen, formal
DR, LR with fireplace,
gorgeous hardwoods, tons of natural sunlight. It’s going
to make a wonderful home for its lucky new owners!
NEW PRICE & OPEN HOUSE Saturday, August 9th 1-2:30pm
5 Sunset Ave., Ilion
OPEN HOUSE
Saturday, August 9th, 9am-1pm
35 N. Fourth
Ave, Ilion
Wow! This home is very
charming. 3 bedrooms
1 bath with entrance
hall, LR, DR, kitchen,
den, 2 car detached garage. Many updates including roof,
windows, siding, driveway etc. Come take a look, you will
love living here this summer!
OPEN HOUSE
Saturday, August 9th, 11am-12:30pm
369 Otsego St., Ilion
Nice sized home at a
great price. 3 BRs,
1 bath, entry hall, LR,
kitchen/dining room
combo ready for that
family gathering. Has
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by Melissa Rayworth, Associated Press
Some people become
accidental landlords because of a job change or
difficulty selling a house.
Others find they need to
rent out the home of an
elderly parent who has
moved into a care facility.
More than 3 million owner-occupied homes were
converted to rental properties between 2007 and
2011, according to a
2013 report by the Joint
Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University.
Some advice for those
taking on this challenging new role:
Finding the right tenant
A credit check and legal
background check can
help you find reliable,
honest tenants, says
real-estate agent Gail
Carpenter of Northwood
Realty in Pittsburgh.
Personal references can
be useful if the applicant
is local and you have mutual acquaintances. Otherwise, be wary.
“Do not take ‘personal’
references too seriously,”
says New York City condo owner Sharon Lynch,
who rented her home to
tenants while spending a
year in California. “Anyone can get a friend to
write something nice
about them.”
The Mohawk Homestead
62 E. Main Street, Mohawk, NY 13407
The Mohawk Homestead has been serving area residents for 117 years
Enjoy the home-like comfort and dedicated staff
at our small and beautifully appointed home for
independent elderly.
• Private and semi-private rooms
• Temporary (respite) and long-term care
• 24-hour supervision by medical professionals
• Case management to help with medicaid, medicare and
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• Home-cooked meals
• Unisex Hair Salon, manicures and pedicures
• Excellent activities program with on/off site activities
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• SKYPE is available to all residents
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Lynch suggests using
an online directory to
search for an applicant’s
current address and get
contact information for
their neighbors. “Not
only can these people tell
you if your applicants are
good neighbors, but they
can also supply you with
the landlord’s contact information,” she says,
“just in case your potential tenant is faking you
out, pretending a friend
was his or her landlord.”
Meet applicants in person and really talk with
them, Carpenter says.
And request a rent
that doesn’t price good
applicants out of the
market. You might earn
more over time with a
slightly lower rent, she
says, because “that can
help you keep your property occupied, versus
asking for the moon and
then it sits there vacant.”
Prep the house
Once you’ve found
your tenant, clean your
home thoroughly and
“make the property as
safe as it can be,” Carpenter says.
You may also want to
tackle any looming home
improvement jobs now,
rather than leave your
tenant to handle (or ignore) them when they
become larger problems.
If you plan to return to
the home eventually, it
can be practical to drop
the rent slightly and fill
one room with belongings
you’re leaving behind,
rather than paying for a
storage space. Put a new
lock on that door and
take the key with you.
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Document and discuss
“It helps to take pictures of the house inside
and out,” Kent says, to
document its condition
and cleanliness.
Don’t skip anything,
and don’t assume one
panoramic shot of each
room will do. If you’re
leaving furniture, also
photograph the condition and cleanliness of
each piece.
When Lynch returned
to find her tenant had
damaged the kitchen
countertop, such “before” photos were key in
being able to use the tenant’s security deposit to
help pay for repairs.
When your tenant arrives to inspect the home
before moving in, Kent
says, “have tenants sign
a document of the pictures, showing the condition at move-in.”
That walk-through inspection is vital for both
parties. “Always be present for the move-in and
move-out inspections,”
says Babette Maxwell,
who has rented her
home to tenants several
times during her husband’s Navy career and
founded
“Military
Spouse” magazine to advise other military families about challenges like
this one.
Also, Maxwell suggests, “Provide your
renter with a baggie of
‘approved’ nails, screws,
picture hangers.” And if
you “have specific products you want used on
your counters, cabinets,
floors, yard,” she says,
“list them in the lease.”
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THE COUNTRY EDITOR
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911 call reveals unusual home
intruder — a snake
ALBUQUERQUE, NM
(AP) — Authorities say
officers in New Mexico
rushed to a home invasion call and found an
unusual intruder — a
large snake.
Albuquerque
police
say officers recently removed the slithering reptile after a woman called
911.
Officials believe the
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into the woman’s home,
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The animal was removed and later released
in an open space in the
city.
No injuries were reported.
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