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f - r ■- !: .. . ■ ' 6 □ Maroh 17.1996 :: FREEMAN'S JOUBNAL Irish BOCES — Fly Creek Continued t^om Page 1 rebellious in his 20s, and decided not 1 1 attend church services any more. ■’He made my aunts go, but he did- I'l go,\ Ellsworth said \They never neally went down, though. 1 don't Miow how they received confirmation. “He enjoyed growing up here,” ne added of his grandfather. “*He really loved this place. When it comes to S t Patrick’s Day, I wear the green because my great-grand mother was a Brady.” Following Ellsworth comments. Hurley, who had earlier read a lengthy excerpt from his own fami ly read from 10 others. One was from Eileen Fitzgerald, whose prose states, \My grandfather was the most Irish man 1 ever knew.” She wrote that he would scan the obituaries, and when he found a name of someone hailing from County Galloway, he would attend the funeral, certain that he would come across someone who he knew or who knew his family. \Many time,” she wrote, \he did.” Her grandfather was also about their island and the heritage that goes along with it. That was made abundantly clear, she wrote, when he was riding with her and her husband, and they were pulled over by a state pglice officer. He became incenses upon read ing the officer's name tag. \How someone named Ryan , could give a ticket to someone named Fitzgerald is beyond belief,” Continued fronn Page 1 Continued fhtm Page 1 she quotes him as saying. college Today, everyone is a little bit “We detemunei Atwell Continued from Page 3 appalled at the way in which the Irish seemed to have forgotten The effect was so pure, the audience was enchanted. At the fragile, so seemingly artless, that Sessions end of that opening \Rondeau people clapped, laughed, wiped away tears of delight. And tl Continued from Page 2 outside of a clas.sroom; • credit for college-level learning acquired on the job. through volun teer work or private study: • associate's and bachelor's degrees in 11 different areas and a master's program. For more information, write or Cobleskill. Cobiesyil, NY 12043. telephone (518 ) 234-5320, In addition, working adults inter ested in obtaining a master’s degree but unable to attend weekly classes can obtain information on the policy studies master's pro- 5 in business and labor as well the rest of the program was ery bit as good. The serious alter- ited with I wonderfully silly, polished musicianship with broad (and witty) parody. And the last number. “The Stars and Stripes Forever.” which involved every musician and instrument, plus some literal Bag-waving, had the whole audience on its feet, cheering and clapping in time. 3riiat a shov^ I’ve seen the program for next Saturday night, but I’m not giving away any of the surprises. I’ll just say we’re in for more of the same - benefit from links to technical work- plues and colleges through intern- ips and college visits. \We determined that diere was a real need for better prepared people in vocational areas,” said Stack, not ing that the BOCES administration got the ball rolling for this program. “Spots in Otsego County can't be filled because there is no pool of trained young people.” He said that this is the first grmi of Us kind that the Clark Foundation my house so we could play our instruments. We go all over and do has issued. \We’ve never receiv«l anything this, now. mostly fc». The Fly Creek Philharmonic was femiited in mi aiticle shortly after diey formed in the Freeman's Jmmal back in Maidi of 1995. and the ^ u p has expanded greatly Since that time. “We’ll do the best we can.” Rodd said of the contest. \We want to win the Silver Watertower Trophy. That’s what the small town who wins it gets.” She said that, because the only like this,” said Turits. “This is a very generous gift from the Clark tape o f the group was of it playing “The Toy Symphony.” that is what indation. It just shows the absolute commitment that the Gmk Foundation has to the quality of life in Otsego County.\ they will play. \If there’s an encore, though,” she said. \we’H play “Strike Up the Band.’ i hope we do the communi ty proud. We’ll certainly try.” HOF Continued from Page 10 call SUNY Empire State College ai Cobleskill, SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at as social policy and the new master of arts in liberal studies by calling the college’s Office of Graduate Studies at I (800)468-6372. exten sion 429 or 430. and we were hard at work trying to make our own luck for tire past year.” This effort by the Hall of Fame was pan of the reason last year’s Hall of Fame Weekend was such a success. “Last year was the highest atten dance for a Hall of Rune Induction Weekend we ever had in Coofrerstown and a lot of this didn’t happen by We worked very hard in gg the weekend chance. Riiladeiphia promofin t and ceremonies and it paid off,” Man- said; “One odier point is the new Hall of Fame logo. Tfrat’s very important because what it has done is its a fresh look at the Hall of Fame and has gone a long way to heighten the awareness of the Baseball Hall of Fame through out the country.” According to Marr, he sees signs that are showing a bright future for the games of baseball, which trans lates into a bright future for Cooperstown. To explain his opti mism, he pointed out such events as Cal Ripken's record-settisig consec utive games played streak, Eddie ”l think the future is looking rosier. Baseball has had a good year and I think that all bodes well for the indust^,” Marr said. ‘Ticket sales at spring training are encoura^ng gular season sales are encour- Murray collecting his 3,000th hit, ;baH’s new four-year television contract, and last year’s exciting postseason action. and regul aging. The most important thing that can happen is that baseball get a labor agreement and that’s first and foremost. That’s really what's going to bring the fans back.” Letters Continued from Page 4 local products but are often unable to find the time to go search for them. Making direct sales between fanners and restaurants would be beneficial to everyone. More and more fanners are partic ipating in Community Supported Agriculture. Essentially, consumers purchase “shares” in a farm front. This way, the farmer money for annual start-up costs and TOM m then the consumer gets regular sup plies of fresh produce at harvest time. There are other economic development benefits of improved farmer-to consumer marketing such as agritourism as welL The demand for organically grown produce is also growing. This is a “niche” market which farmers often find profitable. This session. I am sponsoring ieg- istation which would provide finan cial assistance for rural economic development projects such as expanding fanners’ markets and to encourage farmer-to-consumer marketing or would like 'more details on the recent hearing, please contact me at my district office. (315)361-4125. William Magee Member of Assembly 11 Ith Assembly District. When will these oak leaves fall helping farmers replant vineyards and fruit orchards. This kind of assistance will help fanners meet the . changing demands of consumers. We need to protect New York’s most important industry. Agriculture is a vital part of our past ILipJIID/miOM] VmLTON and our future. If anyone has any questions or suggestions about h To the Editor, When 1 look out my back window this mid-winter season. I notice that there are still a few oak leaves left on the tree. In their tenaciousness, they have survived the swinging bark and forth in the worst rain a ^ wind sttomts that nature c ^ d mount against them. It reminds me o f a short story by O. Heniy that depicted a sick person looking out the window o f her room and seeing the last leaf on the free outside. She said that when that leaf fell, she would die. Well it seems that leaf never fell that winter, and when spring came she recovered. When she looked closely at the window, it seems that someone had painted a picture of a leaf on the pane. I sometimes wonder to myself that when these leaves on this oak tree fail, will we have reached that turn ing point in our country and the world where they are again striving up die steep mountain toward heav- I off slidinging dt pery slope towmd hell? en instead o slid down the slip- That deeply concerned grand mother of 11 angels. Mary Imhoff Senior citizens had better beware Store Closing , NORWieH. QNEOMTA. SIDNEV. a n d WALTON < h III all A ccessories of A ll K inds To the Editor Senior citizens had better watch out if Preside.\! Clintcn’s Medicare plan is enacted. 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