The Old Mill Brooktondale Community Newsletter May 2018, Volume 56, No. 5 www.brooktondalecc.org Subscriptions For address changes, to be added to the newsletter mailing list, or to switch to an electronic (e-mailed) subscription, please send an email to: [email protected], or write to: Old Mill, Box 135 Brooktondale, NY 14817 Submissions Email newsletter items to: [email protected], or contact the editor (Christian Nielsen) at (701) I-T-H-A-C-A-7 (701-484-2227). Check the calendar on the back page for deadlines. Brooktondale Community Center Board Members Barry Adams Carol Barra Josh Cope Ellen Fairbank John Haines-Eitzen Nancy Hall Marty Hatch Barbara Perrone Karyn Scott Kristin Van Ormer Matt Velasco

Caroline Seniors Meeting The next dinner/meeting of the Caroline Seniors is scheduled for Noon on Monday, May 14th, 2018 at the Old Fire Hall (adjacent to the Brooktondale Community Center). Please come, bring one of your favorites as a dish-to-pass plus table service. Call Bob Spaulding at 539-7321 with questions.

Youth Biking Event (by Barbara Perrone) The Brooktondale Community Center is hosting a family friendly, youth focused biking event, Sunday May 20th. The event begins at 10:00 AM, with a how-to demo on giving your bike a basic spring tune up. Volunteers will help youth clean and lube their own bikes, pump up the tires and get ready for a ride. There will be lots of local bike resource information and healthy snacks. At 11:30 AM we will head out on the roads with some experienced riders to learn some road safety, in action. Three rides will be offered. Two are under 4 miles long (one with and one without hills), one to Banks Road and one to the Caroline Elementary School (with snack breaks at the 6 mile creek). The third is the 12 mile "Long Valley" ride from the Tompkins County bike map. Rain or shine you can learn some bike tune up skills and venture out into the town of Caroline for some exercise and community supported biking. Youth under the age of 14 need adult accompaniment, and all riders must have helmets. Looking forward to a lovely day at the BCC playground and biking around Brooktondale. If you are available to volunteer, share your biking knowledge with youth, or lend a hand with mechanics, safety vehicle assistance on ride or playground supervision please get in touch with Barbara Perrone: [email protected], or call 539-3244.

Chicken BBQ Sunday May 20, 11:00 AM til gone. At Slaterville Fire Hall. To benefit Slaterville Fire Company

Saddle Up! Saddle Up for Jesus, Corp. is hosting a training clinic to be held in their arena behind Brooktondale Baptist Church, 2311 Slaterville Road. Come to be a participant or auditor. Don't have a horse? That’s fine. Spectators are welcome. Lunch will be provided for Riders and Auditors with their entry fee and Spectators may purchase lunch provided by Slaterville Fire Department for a fee. Alan Flynn Obstacle and Horsemanship Clinic, May 4th and 5th starting at 10:00 AM daily. Riders, Auditors and Spectators welcome. Email Larry to obtain registration form, ask questions or find out cost to attend: [email protected] or call 607-539-6440

Visit the Brooktondale Community Center online at www.brooktondalecc.org , and at www.facebook.com/BCC.org May 2018

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Summer Camp’s Hiring!

Community Yard Sale

Do you know of any High School or College students looking for a fun, entertaining summer job? We are looking for camp counselors for the Brooktondale Community Center Summer Camp. Must be at least 16 years old and like to work with children. Please send an email to [email protected] if interested!

Start planning for Saturday, June 9, 2018! From 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM. Free yard sale maps will be available for pick up at the Brooktondale Community Center that morning at 8:30 AM. If you would like to be listed on the free map, please send your information, including a brief summary of items, your contact information including address, phone number, and opening and closing hours. Please send a check for $5.00 made out to the Brooktondale Community Center by May 25. Indicate on the check that it is for the yard sale. Mail your check to Brooktondale Community Center, PO Box 135, Brooktondale, NY 14817 We look forward to another successful community yard sale.

Food Pantry Cookbook The Caroline Food Pantry has reprinted their cookbook. To get a copy, come to a Food Pantry distribution on the 1st or 3rd Monday of each month, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM. $ 5.00 Donation.

Brookton’s Events We all know Brookton’s Market as a great place to buy something to eat and drink, or good local produce and cheeses, but there’s much more going on. Every Sunday, the Knitters Circle meets at 11:00 AM. Every Monday, there’s Bingo for all ages at 6:30 PM. Every Monday, there’s a 10% discount for Seniors. Every Wednesday, a special dinner, to go or to eat in. Every Thursday, music at 6:00 PM (or so…) Every OTHER Friday, Trivia Night at 7:00 PM. Please check the calendar!

Countdown! Please remember that we need someone to replace me (Christian Nielsen) as Editor of the Old Mill after the December issue. May June July August September November December

New Sponsors! As we start a new “advertising year”, we welcome new Gold and Silver sponsors of the newsletter, and thank those who supported us last year. There are a few spots available! Please consider becoming a sponsor, and always choose a local business when you need their kind of product or service.

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Psssssssssssssst!

Healthy Neighborhoods Program

(by Sarah Jane Blake)

(by Maya Puleo)

It’s already started and will last until April 2019. Medicare is mailing new Medicare Cards. To help protect your identity, your new card will have a unique Medicare Number instead of your Social Security Number. The new card won’t change your coverage or benefits. Here’s what you need to know: You don’t need to do anything to get your new card, but you should make sure your mailing address is up to date. If your address needs to be corrected, contact Social Security at www.ssa.gov/myaccount or 1-800-772-1213. TTY users can call 1800-325-0778. Medicare will never call you uninvited and ask for your personal information. Beware of anyone who contacts you about your new Medicare card. You’ll get more information from Medicare when you receive your new card. Need more information? Handouts? Presentations? Here are your local contacts: Sarah Jane Blake, StateWide Senior Action Council Outreach Worker and Wil Lawrence, President, Tompkins County StateWide Chapter at StateWide Senior Action Counsel, 1-800-333-4374 or (607) 319-4888. Nicole Zulu, Health Insurance Information Counseling & Assistance (HIICAP) Coordinator, Lifelong, Tompkins County Senior Citizens’ Council (607) 273-1511.

How safe is your home? Are you concerned about the safety of your home and how it is impacting your family’s health? The Healthy Neighborhoods Program (HNP) of the Tompkins County Health Department is a grant through the NYS Department of Health that can help you improve the safety of your home! The program is FREE for all residents of Tompkins County. There is no income or age restriction to participate in the program; both home owners and renters are eligible. HNP staff provides free products, information, and referrals help address your home safety and concerns. The friendly HNP staff will come directly to your home and help you identify potential safety concerns and environmental health risks. The products distributed include green cleaning supplies, smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors, fire extinguishers, pest control supplies, baby safety supplies, and much more. If you are thinking “I already have smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors, and a fire extinguisher” make sure to check the date on them. Smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors do NOT have an infinite life expectancy; smoke detectors should be replaced about every 10 years, carbon monoxide detectors every 6 -7 years. If the dial at the top of your fire extinguisher is on red it needs to be replaced or recharged. Note that a fire extinguisher warranty is typically 7 -10 years. The HNP can replace these essential items in your home for free! Other services offered through the program are radon testing and lead paint testing. Radon testing is recommended because radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States. Radon is a colorless, odorless and invisible gas that can only be detected using proper equipment. Lead paint is a health risk and is often found in homes built before 1978. It is especially important to test you home for lead paint if you have young children who live in the home or who frequently visit. If you are planning on renovating your home be sure to test for lead paint before starting any projects in order to prevent lead poisoning. If you are interested in setting up an appointment or learning more about the Healthy Neighborhoods Program, please call 274-6688, or visit our webpage at http://www.tompkinscountyny.gov/health/eh/neighborhood, or find us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/TompkinsPublicHealth/.

The ride's on us! (by Wil Lawrence) We're taking the bus to Albany. Come with us! Speak to your legislators about healthcare for seniors. Tuesday, May 8 is senior advocacy day at the Empire State Plaza in Albany. It's sponsored by the StateWide Senior Action Council, the same people who bring you the Medicare Hotline, Sarah Jane Blake's monthly column in The Old Mill, and some of the information that has appeared in this column. StateWide has identified over 175 bills that relate directly to senior issues. The focus will be on senior health issues, like minimum nurse to patient ratios for hospitals and nursing homes, NY's solution the health insurance crisis, and the home health care worker shortage. Why go to Albany? This trip is a chance for you to meet your state legislators and let them know what is important to you. If you have made this sort of trip before, you know the value of taking the time to show your support in person. If not, StateWide is making it easy for you—it's a golden opportunity to go as an observing or as a speaking participant. It's a day trip with a friendly group of people and a chance to see how it's done. Briefly, the day begins at 6:30 AM with free breakfast provided on the bus to the State Plaza in Albany; a one-hour briefing on senior health care issues followed by a meeting with legislators; then, a free luncheon, a second meeting with legislators, and head back to Ithaca at 3:00 PM. There is no cost to you for this voter adventure. If it sounds tempting to you, please contact me (Wil) at 607-277-2706 or at [email protected], or call Sarah Jane at 1-800-3334374 for more details. You can RSVP right up to May 7 with either of us, but earlier is better. Get informed. Speak Up. Get involved.

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Traveling Down Six Mile Creek

Safety Tips

(by Ted Sobel)

(From Slaterville Emergency Services)

This month we are still in Brooktondale, but we are traveling upstream to visit what we missed. We are visiting the Cantine Mansion, 573 Brooktondale Road. General John Cantine arrived in central New York in 1789, selecting as his bounty a Military Tract along Six Mile Creek, including land that is now Slaterville and Brooktondale. His son, John Jr., built a log cabin in 1798 in the Brooktondale area. In 1800 General Cantine built a gristmill near the cabin on the North side of Six Mile Creek. John Jr. put up a frame house in Cantinesville (Now Brooktondale). This was the first frame house in Brooktondale built c. 1804 and was known as the "Mansion House". General John Cantine died in 1808 and was buried in the nearby Quick Cemetery, originally known as Cantine Cemetery.

Spring is the time of year when many things change—including the weather. Temperatures can swing back and forth between balmy and frigid. Sunny days may be followed by a week of stormy weather. Sometimes extreme weather changes can occur even within the same day. Thunderstorms cause most of the severe spring weather. They can bring lightning, tornadoes, and flooding. Whenever warm, moist air collides with cool, dry air, thunderstorms can occur.

References: A History of the Town of Caroline & Historic Ithaca's Brooktondale Old House Tour - June 7, 2014.

Please help Gay The Ithaca Journal has made the decision to run Gay Huddle’s column (and all the Town Talk columns) every other week instead of each week. She is disappointed in this change but will work very hard to continue to include items in a timely manner, and therefore asks that we send her information 2 weeks (or more) in advance whenever possible. Your continued support and your cooperation during this time of change are appreciated. She covers the neighborhoods of Danby, West Danby, Brooktondale, Newfield and upper South Hill. Pictures are always welcome, also, in jpeg format, please. Please send them to ([email protected] )

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Lightning: What you need to know  NO PLACE outside is safe when thunderstorms are in the area  If you hear thunder, lightning is close enough to strike you  When you hear thunder, immediately move to safe shelter: a substantial building with electricity or plumbing or an enclosed, metal-topped vehicle with windows up  Stay in safe shelter at least 30 minutes after you hear the last sound of thunder Indoor Lightning Safety  Stay off corded phones, computers and other electrical equipment that put you in direct contact with electricity  Avoid plumbing, including sinks, baths and faucets  Stay away from windows and doors, and stay off porches  Do not lie on concrete floors, and do not lean against concrete walls Last Resort Outdoor Risk Reduction Tips If you are caught outside with no safe shelter anywhere nearby, the following actions may reduce your risk:  Immediately get off elevated areas such as hills, mountain ridges or peaks  Never lie flat on the ground  Never shelter under an isolated tree  Never use a cliff or rocky overhand for shelter  Immediately get out and away from ponds, lakes and other bodies of water  Stay away from objects that conduct electricity (barbed wire fences, power lines, windmills, etc.) Tornado Tips  Stay weather ready. Listen to local news of NOAA Weather Radio to stay updated about tornado watches and warnings  At Your Home: If you are in a tornado warning, go to your basement, safe room, or an interior room away from windows. Don’t forget pets if time allows  At Workplace or School: proceed to shelter locations quickly and calmly. Do not go to large open area such as cafeteria, gyms or auditoriums. Stay away from windows.  Outside: seek shelter inside a sturdy building immediately if tornado is approaching. Sheds and storage facilities are not safe. In a vehicle: Being in a vehicle during a tornado is not safe. The best course of action is to drive to the closest shelter. If you are unable to make it to a safe shelter, either get down in your car and cover your head, or abandon your car and seek shelter in a low lying area such as a ditch or ravine.

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TOWN of CAROLINE NEWS April notes from the Town Supervisor

Joint Youth Commission Update

(Mark Witmer)

(Kris Bennet)

The revised Subdivision and Site Plan Laws were provided to town board members on March 27 and formally introduced at our April 3 Agenda Meeting. We have now established Public Hearings for these new local laws beginning at 7:00 PM on May 9, prior to the Business Meeting. Each Local Law, its associated Design Guidelines, and Summaries of Proposed Changes are posted at the town website (“Local Law Revision” under “Current Topics”). I have also provided my presentation from the February 14 Information Session as a PDF document. The Design Guidelines, formerly attached as appendices of each law, are now separate and will be proposed as resolutions. This change was to clarify that the Design Guidelines are not part of the law, but aid in facilitating the discussion between the Review Board and developers.

The Joint Youth Commission (JYC) recommends how local funds should be allocated to address the needs of youth living in the Town of Ithaca, Town of Caroline, Village of Cayuga Heights and Village of Lansing. In 2017-18, the JYC conducted its most recent needs assessment to understand the needs of youth in the community and update and inform its priorities and funding. Our primary feedback came from 400 youth and 65 adults who responded to a survey targeting residents of the JYC communities. We also reviewed available data on JYC youth and heard feedback from staff providing programs to JYC youth. Best Things About Our Community for Young People Youth were twice as likely as adults to mention that the community is supportive of young people. Both noted availability of many activities aimed at young people and both groups noted our many outdoor parks and natural resources. Youth and adults also both cited good schools and school extra-curricular opportunities such as sports and clubs as benefits they appreciate. 28% of youth mentioned specific local businesses (Ithaca Mall and the Commons were most common) as things they appreciate about the community. Changes Needed To Make Our Community A Better Place Adults and youth agree that there is a need for more programs, activities and hang-out places for young people. Nearly 1 in 5 young people mentioned wanting more outdoor parks and areas to play. Adults were far more likely than young people to list youth jobs and job skill building as a need.

The revisions focus on clarifying opportunities for developers to take advantage of measures to minimize greenhouse gas emissions and water use, and thereby reduce operating costs. A few highlights for the changes to the Subdivision Law are: for Review Criteria we added consideration Public Transportation Services under Public Services, consideration of Broadband under Utility Services, attention to Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions under SEQRA and Tompkins County 239 Review, and seven new Design Guidelines. Similarly, for the Site Plan Review Law we added under Review Criteria attention to impacts of siting, design, and operation of buildings on energy use and greenhouse gas emissions and compatibility of the development for renewable energy systems. Twelve new Design Guidelines were added for Site Plan Review to help developers address the expectations under this law, SEQRA, and Tompkins County 239 Review. Most other changes to these two laws were editorial or administrative. We strove to make the laws consistent with each other, provide reference to other applicable laws, and provide clarity about process and expectations to developers.

Conclusions Funding priorities should continue to support:  Work readiness programs that build job skills and provide subsidized employment  Youth development programs that build life skills through varied activities Target audience should remain on:  Youth in late elementary school, to help with a successful transition to middle school  Middle schoolers, including those referred by school personnel as needing additional support  Early high schoolers, to help with first time employment and job skills

Please note that the Caroline 2018 Board of Assessment Review Day is Monday, May 7, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM at the Town Hall. Tompkins County Assessment staff, County Legislator Klein, Alan Karasin, and Len Pogorzala will be there to answer questions about property tax assessments.

To see the full report, please visit www.tompkinscountyny.gov/youth/publications

Phones at the town hall are on the blink and we are working to remedy the situation as quickly as possible. If you have trouble reaching us, please try again later. It comes and goes!

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Annual Report In 2017, 48 Caroline youth were served in one of the four programs funded by the JYC. The full report can be found at www.tompkinscountyny.gov/youth/publications Vacant Seat Caroline has two voting seats on the Joint Youth Commission. Karyn Scott is one representative but the other seat is vacant. Won’t you consider serving? Contact Karyn ([email protected]) or town board liaison John Fracchia ([email protected]) for more information.

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The times, they are a-changin’

Love Your Tompkins County Dog Park

(by Erica Frenay, Shelterbelt Farm)

(by Laura Havill)

When You See the Word “Farmer,” What Do You Picture? The image we are presented with in commercials and children’s books is of an older white male, perhaps wearing a plaid shirt and a mesh cap, often perched atop an old John Deere or Case tractor. And for the past 6 decades or so, this has been pretty accurate in this country. But the times, they are a-changin’. Women, immigrants from dozens of countries, and young people are streaming into the field of farming, often from nonfarm backgrounds, and changing the face of local food. Women have been farmers as long as farming has existed. In some parts of the world, they are still the primary farmers. But here in the US, at least since the industrialization of farming in the mid-20th century, women living on farms were relegated to the role of farm wife. This role was critical to the functioning of the farm – bearing and raising children, gardening, cooking, putting food by for the Winter – but generally did not include actual farm production. As this trend has continued for decades, with the men holding all the knowledge of the farm business, and the women tending overall to live longer than the men, there has been a steady increase in farm widows without the knowledge of how to carry on the farm in the wake of losing their husbands. At the same time, since the rise of direct-to-consumer marketing and organic farming in the 1990’s, there has been a steady increase in women as primary farm operators. Even with this influx, less than 20 percent of the operators of New York State’s 35,500 farms are women, according to the 2012 Census of Agriculture (I’m looking forward to seeing this number updated in the 2018 census). I don’t have numbers for our region, but I hazard a guess that this figure is much higher here in the Ithaca area. The majority of farms I can name are led by women, or at least led equally by a man and woman. So it’s not such an oddity here to be a woman farmer. But even in this “enlightened” corner of the state, what’s it like to be a woman farmer in a field that’s still mostly dominated by men? Vendors often seem to think it’s “cute” to encounter a female farmer. I didn’t particularly notice this until seeing how their demeanor changed when they interacted with my husband. I’ve had equipment mechanics keep “forgetting” to work on my machine because they assume that I’m just doing this for a hobby. I’ve had clerks – even female clerks! – at the hardware store ask me what I’m picking up for my husband. Every farmer has stories of mishaps and mistakes, but I’ve become more guarded about sharing my experiences with older male farmers, as one family friend was very disrespectful after hearing a story of one hard lesson I had learned. Apparently for this guy at least, if you’re a female farmer, you have to do everything perfectly to gain the same respect that male farmers receive automatically. In some ways, farming is ahead of the curve in terms of accepting women; there are other trades, like carpentry, plumbing, and electrical, where women continually fight to be recognized as competent, normal workers rather than as oddities who may not know what they’re doing. This change is coming, slowly, but it requires all of us to be vigilant in recognizing the unconscious biases we hold. Culture is the water we swim in, and American culture, when it’s not ignoring farming altogether, has not provided us with many images to support the idea that women can be farmers. Many organizations are helping to change this. A quick skim through the latest Farm Bureau newspaper showed many images of women tending animals and operating farm equipment. My go-to farm mechanic is a woman, and half of my farm mentors are women. I’m so grateful for all the women who have paved the way and helped me realize my dream of being a farmer!

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Are you aware that, more than a decade ago, a group of dedicated volunteers set about establishing an off-leash dog park for Tompkins County? They were successful and formed Tompkins County Dog Owners Group (TCDOG); a not-for-profit membership organization dedicated to the expansion of recreational opportunities for dogs and their owners and to developing a dog-friendly environment in Ithaca and throughout Tompkins County. A primary focus of TCDOG has been to act as a friend of the NYS Parks group in support of the Tompkins County Dog Park between the Hangar Theater and Treman Marina. Early on, the goal of the dog park founders was to make the space as green as possible. Composting systems were put in place and national news was made. Since then, the initial temporary fence has been replaced with a sturdy fence encircling all 6 acres of the park and solar lights have been added to ensure that the community can enjoy the dog park year round. All of this has been done through volunteers and donations, along with the support of the NYS Park System. Our dog park has a separate space for smaller dogs (under 25 lbs and those who are old or infirm), two water spigots and a regularly rotating crop of tennis balls to chase. A lovely path to the head of the lake makes for a scenic (leashed) walk from the park. Through our partnership with NYS Parks, we participate in I Love My Park Day. On Saturday, May 5th from 9:00 AM-noon, volunteers will roll out our improved composting system, clean up the remnants of winter, repair fences and ready the park for spring. Consider registering and joining us! https://www.ptny.org/events/i-love-my-park-day/find-event

Twin Tiers Honor Flight (by Nancy Kane) On Saturday, May 12, Twin Tiers Honor Flight will take over 60 veterans on a chartered Airbus 320 jet from the Greater Binghamton Regional Airport to Washington, DC. The World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War veterans will enjoy a full day of honors visiting their war memorials and Arlington National Cemetery. The trip is possible thanks to many community donors and a $25,000 grant from Broome County's Veterans Services. On this, the seventh mission of the hub, TTHF will honor its 300th veteran. Everyone is invited to the Welcome Home festivities, which will take place at Hangar 1 (not the main terminal) at the airport. The hangar will be open at 7:00 PM to welcome the public, and the plane should arrive by 8:30 PM. Seating is very limited. No backpacks allowed, and security search protocols will be in place. Due to limited parking, carpooling is encouraged. Signs and banners are allowed and encouraged! Live performances by the Southerntiersmen Barbershop Chorus, the Maloney Pipe Band (pipes and drums), a DJ, and Johnson City High School chorus, dancers, and cheerleaders will keep the crowd entertained while waiting for the return of the plane, and will perform in a brief ceremony for the veterans. This year, everyone who comes to the welcome home is asked to bring pairs of old, new, or gently used shoes, boots, cleats, sandals, and sneakers for the Shoe Drive. Public Employee Federation (PEF) union members will be on hand to help collect the shoes, which will help TTHF raise money for the next trip. The shoe drive has been very successful so far, with many Brooktondale donations! The final day of the drive is May 15. The following week, on Saturday, May 19, TTHF invites everyone to celebrate Armed Forces Day at the National Soaring Museum, 51 Soaring Hill Drive, Elmira, NY 14903. All museum entry fees that day will be donated to TTHF, and a burger/hot dog style lunch will be available. Bring the family - come visit Harris Hill for the day and support our local veterans! For information, please visit Error! Hyperlink reference not valid. call (800) 683-5403, or write to [email protected].

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THIS MONTH IN HISTORY (by Barbara Kone, Town Historian – www.carolinehistorian.org – [email protected]) May 1968 – 50 years ago: Gold reaches a (then) record high of $39.35 per ounce, in London ● Israeli television begins transmitting ● Forward Pass wins 94th Kentucky Derby and goes on to win the 93rd Preakness ● Jim “Catfish” Hunter of Oakland pitches perfect game vs Twins 4-0 ● Vietnam peace talks began in Paris between the US and North Vietnam ● A tornado strikes Jonesboro, Arkansas, killing 36 ● Earthquake in Japan kills 47 ● Paul McCartney and John Lennon appear on the Johnny Carson Show to promote “Apple Records” ● 20th Emmy Awards: “Get Smart”, “Mission Impossible”, and Barbara Bain win ● The nuclear-powered sub “USS Scorpion”, with 99 men, reported missing and is later found at the bottom of the ocean off the Azores ● Gateway Arch in St. Louis is dedicated ● “The Unicorn” by The Irish Rovers hits #7 on the Hit Parade ● The Rolling Stones release “Jumping Jack Flash” ● President DeGaulle disbands the French parliament ● Bobby Unser wins the Indianapolis 500 ● Movie star James Stewart retires from the US Air Force after 27 years of service, and is promoted to Major General by President Reagan. May 1918 – 100 years ago: General Motors acquires the Chevrolet Motor Company of Delaware ● US Postal Service issued first airmail stamps (24 cents) ● Sunday baseball is made legal in Washington, DC ● The Sedition Act of 1918 is passed by the US Congress, making criticism of the government an imprisonable offense ● US House of Representatives passes amendment allowing women to vote ● Georgia declares independence from Russia ● Armenia defeats the Ottoman Army in the Battle of Sardarapat ● German offensive overcomes British forces in the 3rd Battle of Aisne ● Azerbaijan declares itself a Democratic Republic ● Florence Chadwick, swimmer (1st to swim English Channel both ways) born in San Diego CA (d. 1995). May 1868 – 150 years ago: The city of Reno, Nevada is founded ● The US Senate fails to impeach President Andrew Johnson by one vote ● The Reno Brothers Gang robbed a train at Marshfield, Indiana and made off with $98,000 ● The Prince of Serbia, Michael Obrenovich III, is assassinated in Belgrade ● “Decoration Day”, later called Memorial Day is first observed in the Northern US states; 1st Memorial Day parade was held in Ironton, Ohio ● The first recorded bicycle race (2k) in Paris is won by Dr. James Moore (UK) ● Nicholas II, the last Tsar of Russia (1894-1917) born in St. Petersburg (d.1918). ● Kit Carson, American frontiersman, Indian fighter and Army Officer, died of an aortic aneurysm at 58. May 1818 – 200 years ago: Netherlands and Britain sign treaty against illegal slave handling ● General Andrew Jackson captures Pensacola, FL ● 1st steam vessel to said Great Lakes is launched. May 1718 – 300 years ago: The city of New Orleans was founded by Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville ● James Puckle, a London lawyer, patents the world’s 1st machine gun. May 1618 – 400 years ago: Johannes Kepler discovers Law of Harmonics ● The Second Defenestration of Prague: Two Catholic Lords Regent and their secretary are thrown out of a window and amazingly are not seriously injured by the 70-foot fall. It triggers the Thirty Years’ War.

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A Bit of Local History To the Dogs To my first recollection, and before, we were privileged to have the most well-loved and revered in all of dogdom. He was black and white, a sometimes cow-dog; faithful to us kids and with a mind of his own. Someone would say, “Curley, go get the cows.” Sometimes he would. It was a big area to cover – the cows might be “up the crick” or a half mile down. Sometimes Curley would sit on his behind, put a forepaw to his chest and say, “Who, Me?” Some of what I say of Curley may be fact, some not. So … He knew when it was Saturday and that would make it okay for him to follow us kids – there were a few times he’d appear on the Brookton School grounds, however, to our mortification. He could be asleep in the house and would come to and ask to go out. In a few minutes, a wagon with a dog passenger would go by and Curley would salute them one way or another. Sike told about seeing Curley chase a woodchuck across a field full-tilt. The ‘chuck apparently saw the fence and ran under it. Curley didn’t see it or run under it. He ran smack into the fence. He must have had better luck lots of other times as evidenced by the carcasses he would deposit on the front lawn. Came the time Mom and Dad bought a new upright piano to take the place of the Steinway Square (a great place to hide under.) The man who delivered the new piano parked their truck on the lawn near one of Curley’s dead woodchucks. When they left after trading pianos, one man was observed throwing the carcass into the rear of the truck. It was believed there was stew at that man’s house that night. One time, Dad was taking Mom and me to Aunt Em’s for lunch (an “event”, in itself.) It was wintertime and we were in a sleigh – the snow was deep. Dad apparently didn’t think it was dignified to have a dog tagging along, which Curley was doing. In exasperation Dad stood up and snapped the whip. Ted, the horse, took a leap and so did Dad. He landed clear of the sleigh, across the ditch, in the deep snow, unhurt – physically. It seemed to me that the dent in the snow lasted the rest of the winter. I thought it would be to my best interest not to take any notice of it. For a time Sike had a hired man fresh out of the CCC. (In Tompkins County, there were CCC’s in Slaterville, Ellis Hollow and Enfield. A great deal of the work done in our state parks is attributed to the CCC; paths, stonework, shelters, etc., and re-forestation.) The hired man was leaving for a date one evening. Mom said, “Would you mind putting that dead woodchuck on your running board and dropping it off when you get down the road a way?” As Glen went merrily down the road with the woodchuck’s tail flapping off the side of the car we watched to see if he’d remove the carcass. He didn’t and we wondered if he got to his girl’s house with the surprise for her. Now that I’ve written this, logic tells me this woodchuck couldn’t have been Curley’s doing. Somewhere along the way Sike bought home a Beagle puppy he’s won at a sportsman’s raffle. Mom wasn’t in complete harmony with his having been to a raffle, much less winning a Beagle. Guess who it was in the kitchen rocking the pup when it made Beagle noises in the night. This was when the kitchen was in the back of the house and there was a nice old rocker there in which to rock kids and dogs. That’s all I remember about whatever this dog’s name was. Then there was a pretty little thing, brown in color whose fun in life consisted of chasing cars; mostly ours. For no reason at all she was afraid of Dad. I don’t even know what happened to her. She was a nitwit. There was an Airedale who came to an early end thanks to a neighbor who apparently didn’t want him to associate with his mutt. And there were other dogs, one after another, but none as memorable as Curley. “The Way it Was” by Helen Lounsbery Albertson, written for the Lounsbery Family Reunion July 8, 1995.

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