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COUNTRY EDITOR
June 5, 2015 • 3
What would your
mother say?!
People who
eat weird
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 . . .
We have discussed actual food allergies before. Anybody who suffers from a real food allergy has my respect and sympathy. It seems though, in current
times, we have raised a whole demographic of people
who cannot eat normally. They base their choices on
pseudo science and Hollywood trends.
Peanuts are number one on the most wanted chart of
things we cannot eat in modern times. George Washington Carver is likely spinning in his grave as his peanuts
were the solution to everything. Did you know that
carver had over 100 uses for peanuts? From peanut
butter to cosmetics; he used peanuts for everything.
Jimmy Carter was a simple peanut farmer who made it
to the White House. Now we cannot eat peanuts.
Even corn syrup has taken a hit in the arena of
healthy eating. The man made sweetener, high fructose corn syrup, is in a lot of foods; from ketchup to
soda to salad dressing. It is everywhere. High fructose
corn syrup's link to obesity and the fact that, according to scientists, the human body does not process the
sweetener in the same way it processes regular cane
sugar are just a few of the reasons people are looking
to ditch high fructose corn syrup from their diets. In
2008 the corn refiners association started a campaign
touting high fructose corn syrup as “natural.” Meanwhile soda companies are offering sodas made with
sugar as an alternative.
Gluten has become persona non grata in modern
America. Our forefathers would be embarrassed with
a country that cannot eat bread. Our grocery stores
are filled with new packaging happily announcing that
products are “now gluten free.”
I was at a dinner party recently. The host brought
out baskets of dinner rolls and placed them at each
end of the dinner table. One of the guests asked, “Are
these rolls gluten free?” The host chuckled and said,
“No.” The guest, disgusted, pushed the basket to the
other side of the table as if the rolls were poisoned.
Two days later I saw the woman who refused the
non gluten free rolls eating pizza at a local pizza joint.
She didn't want the rolls and played the gluten card.
A friend works as a cook in a diner. He likes to tell a
story about the time one of the waitresses came back
and asked, “Does the pancake batter have eggs in it?”
“Well, yes. It is a cake. It's basically flour, eggs, and
milk,” he said.
The waitress replied, “Oh, this lady is allergic to eggs.”
“Tell her to avoid the Denver omelet.”
A few minutes later the waitress returned, “Do we
have any gluten free bread?”
“No. Pretty much all the bread had gluten.”
Eventually they sent out a glass of ice water for their
picky customer.
When it comes down to eating try to avoid the trends
and remember the egg. The egg went from practically
being labeled as poison to being healthy. And back
and forth a couple times. The trends always flip flop
and are proven wrong. Stop and think, “What would
my mother say?” She would say, “Shut up and eat
what's on your plate.”
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Sheep shearing the old-fashioned way
by Katrina Weaver
It was a windy, warm
day in spring and our
family was deciding what
things we were going to
do that day. “How about
shear our sheep?” suggested someone.
“I guess we should,”
agreed my dad, not very
enthusiastically.
“It
needs to be done pretty
soon, anyway, so we may
as well do it now.”
My younger brother
hurried down to the
basement to get the nonelectric shears, and soon
returned with them. The
year before, we had
sheared our sheep the
“homestead” way, because we like to do
things ourselves. It had
taken over an hour to do
just one sheep!
Now my father, mother
and I headed out to the
pasture to get the unfortunate sheep, who was a
year old and affectionately called, “Lily Lamb.”
She was the pet of the
family, and willingly followed us over to the
shaded part of our lawn.
“Okay, sheep. Time to
flip over on your side.”
instructed my dad cheerfully, grabbing the front
legs, while my brother
and I grabbed the back
ones.
With a bit of struggling, we managed to get
Lily on her side, and
then my brother grabbed
her back legs and held,
and I took her head,
while my mother held on
to her front legs. (As you
can tell, this is more
than a one person job for
inexperienced shearers!)
My dad expertly slid
his shears under a little
bit of wool, and cut just
so near the skin, but not
too close. This is hard to
do because, when the
wool is pulled a little, (so
that cutting goes easier)
the skin pulls up a little
too.
I was sitting at our
sheep’s head, holding it
in
place,
while
it
breathed in my face.
“Halitosis!” I exclaimed
in a gagged tone, clutching my nose and turning
away as best I could
from its offensive breath.
My brother snickered,
and then suddenly his
eyes widened. “Disgusting! She just burped!”
“My, this sheep has
rather bad manners.”
commented my dad,
to clip wool. As I
sheared, I noticed that
my hands seemed to be
getting
greasy.
“My
hands are getting sort of
greasy.” I commented.
“Why is that?”
“It’s lanolin.” replied
my mother. “That is what
keeps the sheep dry
when it rains.”
After awhile, my brother begged for a turn, and
I reluctantly gave him
the shears. Shearing the
sheep
was
fun,
I
thought.
My brother did it for
awhile, and then my dad
finished up the more difficult parts, like on top of
her head, and part way
down her legs. Then he
straightened up and
stretched. “Done, finally!” he said.
“Um, I hate to mention
this, but what about
Daisy, our other sheep?”
someone asked.
“I don’t think I have
the energy to do another
sheep today.” my dad
stated firmly. “Put Lily
back in the pasture, and
let’s go inside to relax
and have a snack.” And
so we did.
The
The author's brother, an amateur at sheep-shearing, develops his technique.
Photo by Katrina Weaver
clipping carefully around
her neck, while my
mother held the braided
rope collar out of the
way.
After a while, my dad
had finished one side,
and with some difficulty,
(including
waving
hooves, and snorting) we
managed to flip the
sheep over onto her other side. “May I shear a
little?” I questioned. “My
legs are falling asleep
from sitting here, holding Lily’s feet.”
My dad stood up and
stretched his back. “I’m
okay with that,” he said.
“Bending over like that
gets tiring after awhile.”
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Lost in translation ~ visiting the homeland
by Joe Parzych
During their childhood
years, I often told my children of my hope of someday visiting the birthplace
of my mother and father.
They were born and
brought up in opposite
ends of Poland. My mother
lived in the Tatra Mountains, the home of fiercely
independent
mountaineers, poets, writers,
musicians, and artists as
well as dissidents, remnants of wandering tribes,
like the Celts, and other
outcasts. My father grew
up near a national forest
in the Russian-occupied
sector, which was once a
shallow sea.
Since Poland was divided into sectors during
their childhood, my parents each spoke a slightly
different
dialect.
My
mother grew up in the
Austro-Hungarian partition. English was a second language for me,
since we were restricted
to speaking Polish at
home. After beginning
grade school, I seldom
spoke Polish, but once I
began hearing Polish spoken in Poland, it all came
back to me. In fact, on a
later visit, I served as a
translator for a tour
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once commented, “Your
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is very archaic.
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engineer and decided to
take me to Poland to visit
my parents’ birthplaces.
We flew into Warsaw airport with her husband,
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toured the city.
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poor, the growing season is
short, and the winters long
and cold. Since I’d continued my parents’ custom of
sending “care” packages to
relatives, we received a
heartfelt welcome.
We moved on to the
plains of Northern Poland
in search of my father’s
birthplace of Zaleshie,
which means “By the
Woods”. Towns of that
name showing no shortage, none of which being
my father’s birthplace,
though we happened
upon a Parzych family at
a cemetery as they prepared for a funeral of a
young girl. There did not
seem to be any family
connection.
Strangely
enough,
while it had snowed in
the mountains of the
South, in the North by
the Russian border, it
was warm enough for us
to go for a swim, though
it was definitely not a
tourist mecca. Some
Russian soldiers at a
checkpoint were downright hostile, and we did
not tarry. We drove on in
our rental car to a good
sized town with an upscale restaurant.
A waitress, dressed in a
fancy uniform with a little
white apron sporting ruffled trim, seated us at a
table and left. Debbie and
her husband Mike had
studied Polish at a college
in Seattle. They could
read and write Polish and
even speak it, though
their accent made it
sound as if they were
speaking Swahili.
When the very professional waitress came to
take our order, Debbie,
proudly speaking her
Swahili accented Polish
pointed to the word “befsztyk” and attempted to
determine what kind of
beef steak was offered.
The sophisticated waitress stuck her pen in her
beautifully coiffured hair
with a sweep of her hand,
and put the order pad in
the pocket of her ruffled
apron. With great dignity,
our waitress leaned forward, holding clenched
hands to her temples
with forefingers pointed
straight
ahead.
She
leaned forward until her
body was parallel to the
floor, then cried out, “Moo-o!, swung her hips to
one side and slapped herself on the rump. After
our mime left with our
rump steak order, we exploded in laughter.
After lunch we continued our quest for Zalesie.
As night fell, we arrived at
a medium size town. We
circled the town looking
for a Polish Hotel. Unlike
the Hilton hotels in
Poland, or even the Polish
Tourist hotels, the ordinary Polish hotels have a
very modest sign about a
foot high and a foot and a
half long, on the side of
the building. They are
usually unlighted and
hard to spot, especially
since the street lights
were off as we searched.
We circled the dark deserted streets in vain. In
Poland, all honest people
are home by nine o’clock
in small towns. Many
towns shut off their street
lights at 10 p.m. This was
one of them.
We started another tour
of the town when a police
car pulled up, lights flashing, blocking our way.
Two policemen got out —
two very unfriendly policemen. Pointing to the number plate, one of them demanded to know what we
were doing so far from
Warsaw — and at such an
ungodly hour. It was now
about 10:30 p.m.
“Hotel. We look for hotel,” Mike said in his
Swahili Polish.
“Ha! A likely story. No
hotels in this town. Papiery!” the policeman de-
manded of Mike, who’s
scared to death of policemen. His hands shook as
he handed the policeman
the rental papers.
“Dad! For heaven’s sake,
talk to them. Talk to them!”
Debbie said in a panic.
As soon as the hostile
cops heard me say
“Amerykanski”
their
whole demeanor changed.
“There’s no hotel in this
town, but we take to one.
Follow us!” and off they
sped. Mike followed. We
drove 30 miles, or more, to
a brightly lit Polish Government tourist hotel.
Brightly lit, and expensive.
Not as expensive as a
Hilton, but nowhere near
as reasonable as an ordinary Polish hotel. We bid
the cops a cheery farewell
and went to the hotel door.
It was locked. A doorman
dozed in a chair. I rattled
the door. He got up and
unlocked the door. I
thanked him and began a
conversation with him in
Polish. I told him how the
police had mistaken us for
robbers when we were only
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looking for a reasonably
priced Polish hotel. The
doorman jumped up.
“Why, there’s a Polish hotel
right across the road, just
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The doorman marched
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to berate the clerk.
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“We’re going across the
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Sure enough; there was
a Polish hotel just over
the hill just far enough
away to be out of sight.
This door was also
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to wake the doorman. He
let us in and woke the
desk clerk. I asked for
two rooms. The girl
charged us $10. She took
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with a balcony. When we
asked if they had a soda
machine, the girl said
she’d make tea. Soon she
was back with a tray of
tea, cream and sugar.
She didn’t want to take
any money, but Debbie
insisted. She then asked
the room clerk if she
would wake us at 7 a.m.
The girl said their clock
was broken and she had
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She began to take off the
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June 5, 2015 • 7
History Makers Breakfast
The Herkimer County
Historical Society asks
everyone for their support
by inviting them to attend
their “History Makers
Breakfast – Hot Cakes
with the Historical Society” on Thursday, June
11, from 7:30-9:30 a.m.
at the Travelodge in Little
Falls. This is their 5th
year of doing this event
as a major fundraiser
with the help of local
“history makers” and the
support of sponsors, Salada, Herkimer Industries,
The Times, The Telegram,
and Bug Country Radio,
who lend their support
every year. Sylvia Rowan
has returned as Breakfast Chairwoman and
Herkimer County Legislator Robert Schrader carries the torch from last
year as the “2014 Head
Celebrity Server” for
earning the most tip donations. Joining him this
year to help serve at the
Breakfast are Herkimer
County Legislator Kurt
Ackerman, Herkimer attorney George Aney,
Canal Side Inn proprietor
and chef James Aufmuth,
Village of Herkimer mayor
Tony Brindisi, New York
State Assemblyman Marc
Butler, Little Falls attorney Bart Carrig, Erie
Canal Cruises Captain
Jerry Gertz, Fenner Funeral home director Ron
Hess,
Jr.,
Herkimer
County Legislator Raymond Johnson, Little
Falls Adirondack Bank
manager Jennifer Lamphere, Village of Dolgeville mayor Bruce Lyon,
WKTV General Manager
Steve McMurray, KwikKut Manufacturing Co.
owner Mary Morse, City
of Little Falls Mayor
Robert Peters, Herkimer
County Chamber of Commerce director John
Pictured (L to R) are server Captain Jerry Gertz, Breakfast chairowman Sylvia
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Perkins, and 2014 Head Celebrity Server Bob Schrader.
Scarano, BUG Country
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Dave
Silvers,
and
Herkimer Citizens Bank
manager Tammy Smith.
Tickets are $10 each
and are available ahead
of time from any of the
servers or at the Histori-
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that morning. The Breakfast will include hot
cakes, fluffy scrambled
eggs, breakfast sausage
and bacon, home fries,
assorted muffins and
pastry, chilled juices, coffee, and tea, and fresh
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Can’t-miss grad gifts
Graduation season is a
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next phase of their lives.
Graduation parties will
soon be in full swing, and
people may find themselves
attending one or more of
these festive occasions.
Party guests and graduation well-wishers may
want to bring gifts for the
guests of honor, and the
following are a few ideas
that newly minted grads
may appreciate now or in
the near future.
Travel
Graduates enter a time
of transition between
graduation and their pursuits of a career or additional schooling. The
summer that follows
graduation is filled with
free time for many recent
grads, making it a prime
time to explore the world.
If you know a new grad
who harbors a sense of
wanderlust, put together
a travel-themed present
complete with airline
tickets, guide books, carry-on luggage, and some
converted currency to use
as spending money. You
even can work with a
travel agent to customize
a trip you know your new
grad will love.
Charitable giving
Philanthropic students
may have spent their
time as students helping
others and supporting
certain charities. If you
are aware of a cause your
graduate supports, think
about making a donation
to that organization. Couple that gift with an offering to volunteer. It’s a
great way to spend time
with the graduate before
he or she moves on to the
next phase of life.
Professional wardrobe
Recent graduates may
have interviews lined up
or even a job awaiting
them upon graduation,
and such grads may need
attire that is more befitting the business world.
Suits, ties, collared shirts,
briefcases, and the like
will make thoughtful gifts
for the budding professional. If you are unsure
of sizes or style preferences, a gift card to a wellknown retailer or specialty
shop is a safe idea.
Automotive accessories
Many recent grads use
the months immediately
following graduation to
take a road trip, making
automotive accessories
great gifts. Increase the
enjoyment factor of a
post-graduation road trip
by treating the grad to a
subscription to a streaming satellite music service. This way grads can
enjoy their favorite tunes
no matter where their
roads lead them.
Relaxation
School is not easy, so a
gift to a spa for a massage
or facial session can be a
way to help your favorite
graduate unwind once final exam and term paper
season has officially ended. Exercise is another
way to unwind from the
rigors of a school year, so
consider a health club
membership for new grads
whose campus gym access
is no longer available.
Financial favors
Cash is a graduation
gift that will never go out
of style. It may not be
fancy, but cash certainly
comes in handy for graduates facing repayment of
student loans or the costs
of secondary schooling. If
giving cash at a party,
write a check payable to
the graduate rather than
giving loose cash that can
be easily lost. Some grads
even may have a Go Fund
Me or Paypal account to
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kitchen with center
kitchen and LR. 1st
island and breakfast
floor apartment has big
bar, den/sitting area
eat in kitchen, LR, 2
w/ pellet stove, LR,
formal DR, entry BRs, 1 bath. Lots of updates including new flooring,
hall, nice open floor plan, hardwood floors, detached replacement windows, 4 year old roof. Make an appointgarage, and yard! A great place to call home!
ment, not a drive by.
COUNTRY EDITOR
June 5, 2015 • 11
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
811 Monuments
812 Multi Media
813 Music
815 Motorcycles
817 Nails
820 Nurseries
910 Plants
950 Real Estate For Sale
955 Real Estate Wanted
960 RVs & Motor Homes
975 Rentals
980 Restaurant Supplies
1040 Services Offered
1075 Snowblowers
1080 Snowmobiles
1096 Sports
1109 Thrift
1140 Trailers
1147 Trains
1148 Travel
1165 Trees
1170 Truck Parts & Equipment
1180 Trucks
1187 Vacuum
1190 Vegetable
1200 Veterinary
1205 Wanted
Announcements
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Palatine Bridge, NY 13428
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Appliances
Appliances
WANTED - CA$H PAID: For
old jewelry, old buttons,
books. Dolls toys, even if
broken, 1970s older. 1960s
& older:
Clothing.
Old
frames, Christmas, Halloween items. Interested in
almost anything old. Shirley
315-894-9032.
ADVERTISING DEADLINE
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(Week Prior to Each Friday Dated Paper)
For as little as $4.00 - place a classified ad in
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Collectibles
Country Editor
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or 518-673-0111
or email classified@leepub.com
“TRASH DAY”
JUNE 13TH, 2015 - TOWN OF NEWPORT
The Town of Newport will sponsor a “Trash Day”
@ The Town Garage
2788 Newport Road, Newport, NY
Time: 7:00- 11:00
Trash will Not be accepted after 11:00
ATV
ATV
FOR SALE
Maxx 6 Amphibious ATV
ITEMS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REMOVAL:
Electrical Items & Batteries Must Be Separated;
Household Trash; All Appliances (Freon must be
removed) and Tires will be accepted. They must be kept
separate from everything else. Construction Materials,
(No Contractors Please). Paint cans must be empty.
TIRE REMOVAL FEE WILL BE CHARGED
Tire up to 16”
with rim $5.00 - without $3.00
ABSOLUTELY NO HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
MUST UNLOAD YOUR OWN ITEMS
There will be assistance for unloading appliances
Please Limit One Pickup Truck Per Household
Announcements
CHECK YOUR AD - ADVERTISERS should check their
ads on the first week of
insertion. Lee Publications,
Inc. shall not be liable for
typographical, or errors in
publication except to the
extent of the cost of the first
weeks insertion of the ad,
and shall also not be liable
for damages due to failure to
publish an ad. Adjustment
for errors is limited to the
cost of that portion of the ad
wherein the error occurred.
Report any errors to 800836-2888
# # # # #
Call Peg at 1-800-836-2888
or 518-673-0111
TINY TOTS DAY CARE,
NYS licensed in my Salisbury center home, openings
available for 2yrs old and up,
snacks and meals included,
open 6am-6pm Monday-Friday, full time rates, $100 per
week (36-42 hrs) call April,
315-891-4034.
RECORDS WANTED: We’ll
buy your old records from
1930- 1970. 45’s, 78’s,
Albums, Rock-N-Roll, Blues,
R&B, Country, etc. Call Pete
518-673-2384.
Announcements
WELCOME: COME WORSHIP with us each month,
third Sunday. Little Falls
Senior Center 10:30am,
Church of God in Christ
Mennonite. 315-219-5409
CROSSETT COLLECTABLES, 58 Otsego Street,
Ilion. Hrs: Tues.-Sat., 12
noon - 6:00PM. Closed Sunday & Monday
13 MONTH PHOTO CALENDAR only $12.00. Call
Beth at Lee Publications
518-673-0101
email
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ADVERTISERS
Get the best responses
from your advertisements
by including the age, condition, price and best calling hours. Also, we always
recommend insertion for at
least 2 issues for maximum benefits. DEADLINE
for placing ads is FRIDAY
at 2:00 PM- Week Prior to
Each Friday Dated Paper.
ACCEPTING CONSIGNMENTS, Quality Antiques/
Collectibles. SHOWCASE
Antiques of CNY, Canal
Place, Little Falls. 315-8231177
Antiques
A N T I Q U E S WA N T E D !
Advertising items: Tin and
iron toys, WWII-military
items,
old
advertising
papers, antique furniture,
picture frames, pottery, post
cards, early dolls & costume
jewelry. Call 315-717-7295
ANTIQUES/FINE ART and
unusual collectibles. 9200
State Route 365, Holland
Patent. From Pete Rose
autographs to Coca Cola
ceiling fans. 315-794-9175.
DEALER SPACE, $55/mo.
New SHOWCASE Antiques
of CNY, 375 Canal Place,
Little Falls. 315-823-1177
18 Horse with tracks and large tires
Asking $4,500
Contact 518-844-3708 or 518-844-7428
Automotive
ATTENTION: Remanufactured starters, alternators,
generator. Prompt service,
Gary D. Sneath 315-8267892
Building
Materials/Supplies
Cars, Trucks, Trailers
2012 Cadillac SRX
AWD, 33,000 Miles, Loaded,
Excellent Condition, Silver,
Grey Leather
INSULATION: All Types. New/
Existing Buildings.
Free
Estimates. Fully Insured.
Call Upstate Spray Foam
Insulation 315-822-5238.
www.upstatesprayfoam.com
Cars, Trucks, Trailers
WANTED
JUNK CARS,
TRUCKS & VANS
PAYING $100 & UP
7 Days a Week
315-335-3302
99 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER
automatic V6, runs, looks
good, $1,000; 02 Yamaha
Blaster 4-wheeler, 200cc,
runs-looks good, $650 OBO.
315-866-9131
Asking $32,500
Call 518-495-2384
12 • June 5, 2015
COUNTRY EDITOR
Country Editor
Construction Services
Construction Services
ANTHONY MACRI
PAVING
CONCRETE
MASONRY
Commercial & Residential
Call With Your Needs
315-866-2733 or 315-717-3333
Farm Market Items
DAMIN FARM
Home Raised BEEF
IQF FROZEN
FRUITS &
VEGETABLES
5 VARIETIES
SAUERKRAUT
8075 St. Hwy 5, St. Johnsville
518-568-2643
Construction Services
ROOFING & MASONRY
PRESSURE WASHING:
Roof Replacements, Tearoff’s, Shingle Over, Flat
Roofs, Roof Cleaning.
Brick & Stone Work:
Masonry Repair, Repointing & Rebuilding. Chimney’s, Fireplaces/Woodstoves. Free Estimates.
WJC General Contracting
315-542-5509
GARDENS
TILLED
Specializing in
Larger Gardens
Western Herkimer
County
25 Years Experience
315-831-5468
Farm Market Items
FOR SALE – sawdust &
shavings. Buryford Farms,
50 Cavalli St., Dolgeville,
NY. (315) 429-9040 or (315)
868-4842
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
STONE BUCKET, 6’, $750;
Gehl silo blower 1540,
$1,500; Kelly #70 3pt. hitch
backhoe, $3,200. 315-4293763
RUBBER STAMPS self inking. All sizes. Call Beth at
Lee Publications 518-6733237 or 518-673-0101
Garage Sales
MOVING SOUTH! 112 West
Smith St., Herkimer. 1940’s
bowling shuffleboard game,
1950’s lamps, solid wood
hutch, new woman’s motorcycle clothes, sofa, oak
bookcase, curio cabinet,
Lane cedar chest, 6’ cabinet,
desktop computer XT, material. 315-717-1305
4 FAMILY: June 5 & 6, 9am5pm, 30 Henry St., Mohawk.
Puzzles, books, luggage,
toddler’s mens & womens
clothing, household, some
antiques, dishes, lighting,
teddy-bears. Big sale.
For Rent
Custom Services
For Sale
183 Main Street,
Sharon Springs, NY 13459
Legal live-in storefront with
1 to 2 bedrooms in Sharon
Springs, NY. Very sunny,
1,000 s/f storefront with
large front porch. 2
entrance doors will allow
you to have a separate
shop or to sublet part of the
space to an independent
shopkeeper to help with
the rent. New kitchen appliances and shower. Beautiful setting. $775/month
includes heat and hot
water. Tenant pays electric.
Available June 1st or sooner. References and verifiable long-term employment a must. Best contact
giacomo.dennis@gmail.com
or call 518-312-3800 and
leave a message.
ILION: 2nd floor efficiency
for one. Stove, refrigerator,
parking. No pets. No smoking. Security, references.
Tenant pays utilities. 315866-1817
HERKIMER: North Main
Street store & apartments
for rent, 2 and 4 bedrooms.
315-717-9565
GARAGE SALE: 1358 State
Route 169, Little Falls. June
5th & June 6th, 9am-4pm.
Camping equipment, electronics, furniture, household
items, clothing and much
more.
MULTI-FAMILY GARAGE
SALE: At Trail’s End - Hinckley. Sat. & Sun., June 6th
and 7th, 8am to 4pm. Follow
the signs from Route 365!
2270 RIVER RD. Indian
Castle, June 5th-6th, 9-5.
Tools, Books, Depression
Glass,
Antiques,
Collectibles.
Help Wanted
Livestock Disposal
Skinning Carcasses
Ability to follow procedures, work independently, must have flexible
schedule, PT/FT, hourly
wage. Must have own
transportation. EOE
Apply in Person At
201 Jackson Rd.
Frankfort, NY 13340
Call 315-732-5759
HAY HELP NEEDED with
experience. Call 315-8223194
PO Box 121, 6113 State Hwy. 5
Palatine Bridge, NY 13428
800-836-2888 • Fax: 518-673-2381
classified@leepub.com
Help Wanted
Services Offered
NOW HIRING
PHOTO CALENDARS now
available right here at Lee
Publications. 6113 State
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.
CDL Class A Driver
Part Time
2-4 Nights Per Week
Must Have Flexible Schedule
Benefits Available
Apply in Person At
201 Jackson Rd.
Frankfort, NY 13340
Call 315-732-5759
Legal Services
FREE BANKRUPTCY CONSULTATION! Now offering
weekend, evening, and telephone appointments in the
Herkimer area. Call the Law
Offices of Anna Smith at
607-277-1916
or
visit
www.AnnaSmithEsq.com
Magnets
BUSINESS CARD MAGNETS only $75.00 for 250.
Free Shipping. Please allow
7-10 business days for delivery. Call Beth at Lee Publications 518-673-0101 or
bsnyder@leepub.com
Miscellaneous
STAG PARTY TICKETS.
Free Shipping. Call Beth at
Lee Publications 518-6733237 or 518-673-0101 or
bsnyder@leepub.com
Real Estate For Sale
L A N D A D I RO N DAC K S :
Camp Whitetail, 65 acres,
Little Beaver Lodge, 55
acres. Great setting for your
home or camp. Property has
it all. Large beaver ponds,
woods, fields, streams.
Abundant wildlife. Snowmobile/ATV trails. Town road
with electric. 30 minutes to
Old forge or Utica. Asking
$89,900
and
$79,900.
Koehler RE 315-891-3254
Tires &
Tire Repair Service
GORGEOUS
HARVEST
HOME w/ 42x68 Morton
Building, 80 acres in Central
NY. Great Horse/ Hobby
Farm. 315-371-5166
is
a
Thousand
USED TIRE SALE: Huge
Inventory, mounting & balancing FREE. No appointment necessary! Save
money call Auto World, 534
North Perry Street, Johnstown 12095 518-762-7555
Tools
FOR SALE: Band saw on
stand; router table and
router; 12” sliding miter saw;
blower for sawdust; 6” belt
sander on stand; 14” metal
chop saw; berger level and
rod; 18 horse power hydrostatic garden tractor with
mower. 315-895-7089
Tractors
It’s easy & economical to
add a picture to your ad!
For
Information
Call
800-836-2888
Tractors
2006 NH TC26DA
4WD, Front End Loader,
Backhoe, Backblade,
460 Hours
Asking $18,900
518-495-2384
FAIRFIELD, NY: 5 acre
building lots set on 235
acres.
Ponds,
views,
snowmibile/ATV trails. Private community. (4) lots
remaining
starting
at
$16,900. Koehler R.E. 315891-3254
$75,000: Charming 3 bedroom home, large eat-in
kitchen w/garage and private yard. Located 159 Pine
Grove Road, East Herkimer.
Van Billings Real Estate,
315-429-0300
A
Trailers
IN STOCK B-Wise & Brimar
Trailers. Landscape, dump
equipment. Great Selection
& Pricing. Randall Implements, Rt 5S, Fultonville.
518-853-4500
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Wood For Sale
FIREWOOD: $50 face cord.
Large amount available. 707
Thompson Rd., Little Falls
Calendar of
Events
COUNTRY EDITOR
NOTE: Calendar entries
must arrive at the Country
Editor’s office by Thursay
a week before our Friday
publication date for them
to be included in the calendar of events. Send events
to Lee Publications c/o
Country Editor, 6113
State Highway 5, or PO
Box 121, Palatine Bridge,
NY 13428 or e-mail to:
kkelly@leepub.com.
Jun 5-7
Mohawk Valley Power of
the Past 31st Annual Ole
Time Power Show
Fireman’s
Field,
Route
12B/Route 26, Oriskany
Falls, NY. For show information call Lee Edwards at 315750-9496.
Jun 6
Violet Festival Contest
Entries Due
Dolgeville, NY. Pre-registration is necessary. Registration forms are available at
Green Acres Drive-In or by
emailing or calling Sarah
Liquids at mybumpo@yahoo.
com or 315-717-3003. Judging of the entries will take
place on the evening of
Wednesday, June 10 from 7
to 9 pm rain or shine.
Entries are due no later than
WANT TO
PLACE A
CLASSIFIED AD?
CALL:
1-800836-2888
Saturday, June 6. Winners
will be notified on June 11
and will be awarded during
the evening ceremonies on
June 13.
Jun 7
Country Jamboree
Crystal Chandelier Wedding
& Banquet Facility, (CC Pub
& Grille) 7 mi. N. of
Herkimer, Rt. 28, Middleville,
NY.
1-5
pm.
$10/person. Question? Call
315-866-2011.
Jun 10
Herkimer County hosts
Senior Citizen’s Picnic
Herkimer
County
Fairgrounds in Frankfort, NY. 11
am - 3 pm. Bring your own
lunch or purchase a ticket
for a dinner from KFC for
$6.50. Call Michele at 315867-1152 or Jennifer at 315867-1146 by June 3 for a
dinner ticket or contact your
own Senior Citizen group.
Rabies Clinic
Norway Community Center,
3114 Military Rd., Norway,
NY. 5:30-7 pm. Bring pet’s
rabies vaccination history to
receive a 3 year certificate.
Ferrets must be vaccinated
every year. Dogs should be
on a leash and cats & ferrets
in a carrier or pillowcase. No
exams will be given. $5
donation per pet is suggested to help defray costs.
Jun 11
History Makers
Breakfast - Hot Cakes with
the Historical Society
Travelodge in Little Falls.
7:30-9:30 am. $10. For more
information, call 315-866-
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19 words - $4.50
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21 words - $4.70
22 words - $4.80
23 words - $4.90
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website or facebook page.
Jun 12
Pageant
4 divisions this year: Little
Miss 5-8 years, Little Mister
5-8 years, Princess 9-13
years, Prince 9-13 years.
Applications will be available
soon at www.violetfestival-n
y.com
Jun 12-14
Violet Festival
Historic Dolgeville, NY. For
more information and event
applications please visit
www.violetfestival-ny.com
Jun 13
Alfred Dolge Street Play
Chapter 4 “New Beginnings”
will explore the Railroad,
Partnership and Marriage.
9:30 am - Scene 1 will begin
at Arthur’s on Main St. and
follow the parade route.
Scene 2 at 2 pm at Helterline
Park. Scene 3 at 5 pm at
Auskerada Place.
Violet Festival Parade
Dolgeville, NY. 10 am. Floats
entries must be received by
May 1. Contact Crystal 315527-9585 or e-mail Dolgevilleparades@yahoo.com .
Festival vendors please contact Marilyn at 315-4299884 to get the early bird
rate.
Jun 13-14
Blacksmith Hammer-In
Fort Klock, 7214 NY-5, St
Johnsville. 10 am - 4 pm. All
blacksmiths are invited to
attend and demonstrate how
iron items were created in
early times. The public is
invited. For more information visit www.fortklockre
storation.org or call 518568-7779.
Jun 14
Duck Derby
Beaver Brook. Tickets on
sale now for $5 see a committee member or call Sarah
at 315-717-3004.
Run for the Violets 5K
Run & Walk
8:30 am. Dolgeville Volunteer Fire Dept., 20 South
Helmer Ave. Pre-register by
mail or register on race day
from 7-8 am at the Fire Dept.
Registration forms can be
downloaded at www.violetfe
stival-ny.com. Entries postmarked by June 1 will
receive a discounted reg. fee
of $15. After June 1, reg. fee
is $20. If you can’t run or
walk but still want to participate, contact Kim Cool at
315-717-7472 or violetrunw
alk@hotmail.com.
Jun 14-16
Auditions for a New
Historical Drama, “Roxy”
The Stables, 13 Remington
Ave., Ilion, NY. June 14 at 2
pm, June 15 & 16 at 7 pm.
The play will be performed
on Sept.11-13 and Sept. 1820, 2015 at ILTC. For more
information, call 315-8677185.
Jun 17
Rabies Clinic
Ilion-Frankfort VFW Pavilion, 4274 Acme Rd., Frankfort, NY. 5:30-7 pm. Bring
pet’s rabies vaccination history to receive a 3 year certificate. Ferrets must be vac-
cinated every year. Dogs
should be on a leash and
cats & ferrets in a carrier or
pillowcase. No exams will be
given. $5 donation per pet is
suggested to help defray
costs.
Jun 18
Chicken BBQ, Bike & Car
Show
Herkimer BOCES. Meals can
be purchased for $10 day of
event from 3 pm until sold
out, or you can order yours
now by calling 315-8672043. Motorcycle & car show
is 5-8 pm outside Herkimer
BOCES at 352 Gros. Blvd. in
Herkimer. For more information call 315-867-2043 or
visit www.herkimer-boces.or
g
Jun 20
Strawberry Shortcake
Dessert
3-5 pm. Morning Star
Church, 4224 Acme Rd.,
Frankfort, NY. Drive-thru,
takeout only. $4 each.
Jun 30
Celebrant Singers to
Perform
Church of the Annunciation,
54 West Street. 7 pm.
Jul 4
Independence Day
Strawberry Festival
Fort Klock, 7214 NY-5, St.
Johnsville. 12-4 pm. The
Declaration of Independence
reading will be at 1 pm followed by a Tryon Militia
salute. For more information
visit www.fortklockrestorat
ion.org
Jul 16
Rabies Clinic
East Herkimer Fire Dept.,
193
Main
Rd.,
East
Herkimer, NY. 5:30-7 pm.
Bring pet’s rabies vaccination history to receive a 3
year certificate. Ferrets must
be vaccinated every year.
Dogs should be on a leash
and cats & ferrets in a carrier or pillowcase. No exams
will be given. $5 donation
per pet is suggested to help
defray costs.
Jul 24
Music night at Fort Klock
7 pm. For more information
visit www.fortklock.com or
call 518-568-7779.
Aug 4-6
Young Pioneer Program
Fort Klock, 7214 NY-5, St
Johnsville. A three day educational program for Children between the ages of 9 &
13. The children will experience frontier life and colonial
lifestyles will having fun
learning about what life was
like for children of that period. Call 518-568-7779 to
register. A small fee is
charged.
Sep 3
Rabies Clinic
Salisbury Fire Dept., 2549
St. Rt. 29, Salisbury Center,
NY. 5:30-7 pm. Bring pet’s
rabies vaccination history to
receive a 3 year certificate.
Ferrets must be vaccinated
every year. Dogs should be
on a leash and cats & ferrets
in a carrier or pillowcase. No
exams will be given. $5
donation per pet is suggested to help defray costs.
14 • June 5, 2015
COUNTRY EDITOR
“Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.”
— Babe Ruth
ANSWERS
COUNTRY EDITOR
This week’s Whatchamacallit was
sent in by Bradley Shane (Gloversville,
NY) and at first, I was stumped. To
me, it looks like an electrified sword or
dagger of some kind. The thin metal,
presumably aluminum, heats up when
plugged in. After much online research,
this week’s item has been identified.
Whatchamacallits
If you were born in the early half of
the 20th century, you might remember
one of these from your father’s closet.
It’s an electric necktie iron and by the
look of the style of electrical plug, it
dates back to the late 20s or early 30s.
The modern era of necktie began around 1924, when New York
City tailor Jesse Langsdorf decided
to trim his necktie fabric a different
way. This new way of designing the
tie moved the fashion accessory from
the more formally worn ascot and
cravat to an everyday, working man’s
accessory. With more and more people moving from rural settings to find
June 5, 2015 • 15
work in the factories, the popularity
of wearing a tie slowly diminished.
This simple device was plugged
in, just like an electric iron. After it
heated up, the operator would run it
along the tie fabric, both inside and
out. This would remove the wrinkles
and freshen up the tie for wearing.
Do you have your own
Whatchamacallit?
Please send a photo and
description to:
Lee Publications
c/o Whatchamacallit
PO Box 121
Palatine Bridge, NY 13428
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East
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East
Albany St.
St.
Herkimer,
Herkimer,
New
York
13350
New
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13350
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St.
Johnsville,
New
York
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New
York
13452
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16 • June 5, 2015
In Llanwrtyd Wells, Wales, a race between a man and a
horse is held annually.
COUNTRY EDITOR
The event dates
from 1980 when
a local pub
landlord
overheard a
conversation
about how a man
could beat a
horse over a
long distance.
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