by Seth Borenstein,AP Science Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) —NASA’s planet-hunting tele-scope has discovered twoplanets that seem like idealplaces for some sort of life to

flourish. They are just theright size and in just the rightplace near their star.

The distant duo are the bestcandidates for habitable plan-ets that astronomers havefound so far, said WilliamBorucki, the chief scientist forNASA’s Kepler telescope.

The discoveries, publishedonline in the journal Science,mark a milestone in thesearch for planets where lifecould exist.

In the past whenastronomers found exoplanets— planets outside our solarsystem — they have not fit allthe criteria that would makethem right for life. Many plan-ets are not in the habitablezone — where it’s not too hotand not too cold for liquidwater. And until now, thehandful of planetsastronomers found in thatideal zone, were just too big.Those are likely to be gas ballslike Neptune and that’s not

suitable for life.Similarly, the Earth-size

planets that had been foundweren’t in the right place neartheir stars, Borucki said.

In the Goldilocks game oflooking for other planets likeours, the new discoveries,called Kepler-62-e andKepler-62-f are just right. Andthey are fraternal twins. Theycircle the same star, anorange dwarf, and are next toeach other — closer togetherthan Earth and its neighborMars.

The planets are slightlywider than Earth, but not toobig. Kepler-62-e is a bit warm,like a Hawaiian world andKepler-62-f is a bit chilly,more Alaskan, Borucki said.

“This is the first one whereI’m thinking “Huh, Kepler-62-f really might have life on it’,”said study co-author DavidCharbonneau of Harvard.“This is a very important bar-rier that’s been crossed. Why

wouldn’t it have life?”Both planets are tantalizing.

The dozens of researcherswho co-authored the studydisagree on which one is bet-ter suited to life. LisaKaltenegger of the Max PlanckInstitute of Astronomy inGermany likes Kepler-62-3more because it’s closer to thestar and is warmer. She saidit is probably “likeWashington in May.”

Pennsylvania StateUniversity professor JamesKasting, who wasn’t part ofthe research, called the find-ings “a big discovery.”

The planets are 1,200 lightyears away. A light year isalmost 6 trillion miles (nearly10 trillion kilometers).

The planets circle a starthat is 7 billion years old —about 2.5 billion years olderthan our sun.

“If there’s life at all on thoseplanets, it must be veryadvanced,” said Borucki.

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by Emily EngerThe first time I learned that my

husband built boats, I hadn’t yetmet him. I was in high schooland had just finished reading afantastic novel. In my curiosityto learn more about the author— I was an aspiring writermyself — I dug up some oldinterviews where this authorchatted with a reporter about hislife in rural Minnesota and hiscurrent acitivites — includingbuilding a rowboat with hisyoungest son, John. Like thesentimental female I am, I gave abrief “Awww, so sweet. That’sadorable!” But that was the endof it. I certainly never imaginedthat in a couple years I’d meetthis boy in a packed college

classroom nor did I anticipatethe romantic paddle he’d takeme on in that very brown-and-cream boat along Lake Superiorin Bayfield, WI.

Today, my husband and I livein Amsterdam, NY. Apartmentliving in the midst of a city 1500miles from where we grew upinstilled in John a restlessnessthat back in Minnesota had beenmuch more tempered.

John has wanted to do morebuilding for years. The plans forhis dream boat traveled with usto New York, snug safely in his“man box” — a location Ibequeathed him after he fussedevery time I tried to throw awayodds, ends and other pieces ofjunk that apparently held senti-

mental — or “cool” — value. Theboat is a Nordic Faring, a hugerowing shell that would allowJohn to tap into the bad boyspirit of our Viking ancestors. Afun goal, perhaps, but we haveno land, no shed, no truck, nosupplies and only a few of histools here in our new home.Thus, boat building was one ofthe items on our growing list of“things to do when we moveback to Minnesota.”

But then something changed.In a sudden burst of weekendboredom after an inspirationalvisit from his family atChristmastime, his innovativespirit flipped on with the sud-den decisiveness I had come torecognize.

John’s Kayak

The kayak is made from Red Oak. It is 17 feet long by21 inches wide. Shortly after this step, John stretched 12oz nylon over the skeleton, adding several light coats ofvarnish to create the skin.

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That same decisiveness oncewore down my stubborn resist-ance to date him. Even had Iwanted to, I knew better than tocrush his dreams with practical-ity; there are certain argumentsI just don’t get to win.

My husband is an innovativeman. That quality is, in fact, hispersonal definition of masculini-ty: if you can create somethingout of nothing, you’re a “real”man. As he began plans tobuild, he met each challengewith a nonchalant adjustibilitythat belied his stubborn deter-mination. No shed — John con-verted our small corner of thebuilding’s basement into a minishop. The Nordic Faring couldn’tfit there — John decided to builda different boat. The only exitfrom the basement was a wind-ing stairwell — John decided to

use the lone window as his exitplan instead. What is shortenough to be built in our storagearea and narrow enough to fitthrough a basement window? Akayak.

I am infamous for not finish-ing projects, so watching hispatient fingers form slats ofwood into a sleek waterproofvessel was very impressive. Andhis innovation continued. Whenhe didn’t have a clamp, hepegged with toothpicks. Thoughnow covered and out of sight,they are still imbedded in thestructure of the kayak. He alsosnuck one of my bobby pins touse as a needle when stitchingthe crossbeams in place.Eventually, I became convincedthat this creativity was just himshowing off. We are not so hardup that we couldn’t have afford-

ed to buy a needle!Had John not confessed, I

would never have known hestole my hair pins; that robberyhe could have gotten away with.There were other inconvenienc-es, however, that were morenoticeable — usually revealedwhen I was in the middle ofcooking. My broom disappeared,our entire container of tooth-picks disappeared, my kitchenshears disappeared, and a cou-ple dishtowels came back com-pletely ruined. He was startingto resemble a sneaky son build-ing a fort!

The sacrifices were small,though. Especially consideringJohn’s further confession: heoriginally wanted to build hisboat in our large, open livingroom, which had access to awide front door. Thankfully, he

stopped short of asking me. I tryto be a supportive wife, but Ireally would have drawn the lineat sitting on a sawdust-coveredsofa! As it was, I just startedbuying him everything he wasstealing from me. He now has ashop broom, clamps and a largeindustrial-size garbage can!

Someday, we intend to moveback to our beloved Land of10,000 Lakes. We are still puz-

zled about how we are going totransport whatever he makesalong with all our other posses-sions — the U-haul wasn’texactly roomy on the way here!But letting the practical get inour way isn’t something webelieve in doing. If he can inno-vate, so can I. I suppose, if noth-ing else, we’ll just ditch all ourbelongings and paddle backhome!

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The window is two feet wide, the kayak 21 inches wide.Exit strategy may have been a close gamble, but it wassuccessful!

The maiden voyage took place April 20. The narrow kayak had to be carefully balanced, butit sprung no leak and did not list to either side.

Photos by Emily Enger

by Kelly GatesAlanna Wall is only 12 years

old, but she has already madea big impact in this world.Alanna is the founder andCEO of Polished Girlz, aDayton, Ohio-based nonprofitorganization that boasts teamsthroughout the United Statesand beyond. According to the

young philanthropist, she firsthad the idea to serve otherswhen she was eight. But ittook some tweaking to comeup with just the right concept.

“I originally wanted to makehead scarves for young girlswho have cancer, with glitterand rhinestones and all sortsof cute decorations on them,but my mother is a nurse and

she was worried that thepieces could come off and behazardous to the kids,” sherecounted. “Then, when I was10, my Nana sent me a bunchof nail polish and I immediate-ly came up with the idea forPolished Girlz.”

With mom and dad by herside, Alanna purchased all thenecessary supplies to preparefor her first polish party.

When she was stocked andready, she made her first tripto a local Down’s SyndromeAssociation. Then, she visiteda rehabilitation service. Bothplaces were ecstatic when thePolished Girlz girl was finishedand offered open invitationsfor her to come back anytime.

Soon, Alanna’s friends joinedin and formed the firstPolished Girlz team, travelingto patient treatment centersand hospitals throughout theDayton area. Then, as wordspread of the girl’s generosity,the small service blossomedinto a full-fledged charitableoperation.

“People started emailing and

calling, asking if they could bepart of Polished Girlz too,” saidAlanna. “We created a web siteand put up a volunteer appli-cation that people could fill outif they had at least five othergirls in their area who wantedto serve with them. Today, wehave teams here in Ohio, in

Chicago, California, New York,Rhode Island, Washington andwe’re starting up in othercountries like Australia andAfrica too.”

Each new team receives afree Kaboodle kit filled with

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Founder and CEO of Polished Girlz, Alanna Wall workson a patient.

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nail polish, remover, glitter, stickers,cotton balls, hand sanitizer and t-shirts for the entire group. The volun-teers are also sent instructions on howto approach local hospitals and groupswhere they wish to polish, plus detailedinformation about what to do and whatnot to do upon arrival.

As long as each Polished Girlz volun-teer follows the guidelines, she is opento design and polish however she likes— the more creative, the better, saidAlanna.

The CEO frequently turns her boardof directors for help managing theorganization. The board is made up ofAlanna, her parents and grandmother,a female scientist from Dove, a publicrelations executive, a professionalhand model and several other interest-ed parties.

“I have a lot of fun with PolishedGirlz,” said Alanna. “I want it to beeverywhere, with a team in every city,every state, every country. I also wantto set up Polished Girlz houses, mini

spas for kids who aresick or have specialneeds, so if we don’t havea team near them oraren’t there when theyare around, they stillhave a place to go andget pampered for free.”

With a global presenceand ongoing financialsupport from both indi-viduals and large organi-zations — for instance,Alanna recently receiveda $10,000 donation fromCover Girl — PolishedGirlz is poised for expan-sion and prepared toserve for many years tocome.

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Organizations like Mended Little Hearts benefitfrom the attention the Polished Girlz can give.

Hello Again, April 20, 2013

Every day is a new one in which we can find a chuckle or words of wisdom; some-thing to make life more meaningful, interesting, or funable. Today’s chuckle was actu-ally found in the June 9, 2012 Original Valley Pennysaver. A quote from TheodoreRoosevelt: “Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell ’em, ‘Certainly, I can.’ Thenget busy and find out how to do it.”

Do you think that Mrs. Pelosi and President Obama, along with his political policyadvisors, took Teddy’s advice, passed the not-thought-out health bill, and dreamed theymaybe would get busy someday and find out how to do it? It sure seems to me that isactually the way they handled the national health bill. They no longer are alone in try-ing to find out how to do it. It appears that no one anywhere has the foggiest idea whatit truly means — or in Teddy Roosevelt’s words — “how to do it.”

On a national basis, thousands — if not millions — of employers are deeply concernedthat this new health act will seriously hurt their businesses, possibly destroying every-thing. Why? Because absolutely no one can explain what it will mean to their compa-nies. Why? Because no one, including Obama’s staff members know what it means —all thirteen thousand pages of it.

It appears to all employers of 50 or more employees that this health bill is likened untoa major fire with the head of the fire department pouring gas on it just to see what willhappen.

So what are we all doing? Some are sitting with blinders on not knowing what to do.Go ahead and hire — prepare for future growth or cut back the size of companies. Somealready have closed their doors.

What is Lee Newspapers doing? We just introduced a new 26,000 circulation weeklynewspaper titled “The Country Editor.” With the largest weekly circulation of any publi-cation in the history of Herkimer County, actually delivered by the U.S. Postal Service.

Our faith is first in the Lord and in our country. The United States of America and thegood Lord have never let us down. On several occasions, our nation has fought againstpowerful adversaries and with Heaven sent help, we have always won. Our wish, prayer,and belief is that our elected officials will open up their eyes before it is too late, and setaside this so-called Obama health program until a proper answer can be found. Yes,U.S. citizens need proper health care but not at the expense of losing their jobs. A pay-check on Friday is still a nice thing to have, don’t you agree?

It appears that we quite often chat about serious matters so let’s change gears andfinish with a little bit of nonsense.

We country folk have to take our own fun wherever we find it — even at the expenseof our city friends. It seems that a city gal dreamed of moving up to the country. Whilevisiting a mink farm, she thought raising mink might be the way she could support hermove to the country. She asked the mink farmer, “How many skins or pelts do you getfrom each mink?” “Well m’am,” he said, “the mink would get real nasty if you tried toget more than one.”

I’m not sure if the following happened at J.R.’s Auction in Fort Plain but it could have.One of the village ladies, after spirited bidding, won the bid and bought a big green par-rot.

“Tell me,” she asked, “Can this beautiful parrot even talk?” After the auction staffstopped laughing, the auction clerk asked, “Who do you think was bidding against you?”

Tell me — did this happen at your house? At three o’clock in the morning, the phonewas ringing off the wall. When it was answered, a woman’s irate voice said, “If you don’tstop your dog from barking I’m either going to shoot him or call the cops.” Three o’clockthe next morning the caller’s phone kept on ringing until she answered it. A man’s voicesaid, “I’m your neighbor and I don’t have a dog.”

Some of the first three “chatters” might be considered a little bit of Irish blarney.However, this one is true. My mother who grew up in Ireland would often entertain uswith some Irish humor such as this poem. Patrick McGinn, anIrishmen of note, fell into a fortune and bought himself a goat —“Goat’s milk,” said Paddy, “and now I will have myfill,” but when he got his nanny home, he foundit was a bill.

Sitting here at my writing table, I can see the beau-tiful spring sunshine. I believe I can hear my redSpyder Can Am motorcycle calling, “Hey, where areyou? Let’s go for a ride.”

As much as I enjoy chatting with you my friends, I have littlewill power and lots of won’t power. I won’t stay here continuing tochat and I will go home and crank up the red three-wheeler. Ifyou see us glide by wave — two hands — I will only wave withone hand back. May God continue to bless you, your family andfriends.

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Fred Lee and Family

by Lexi JonesIn the heart of wine country, about five

miles up the road from the Mackenzie-Childs’ home near Aurora, NY, lies a hik-ing spot that is a great place to visit in thespring, summer, and especially fall. I haveeven attempted a visit in the winter, butcould not trudge through the few feet ofsnow.

Five minutes outside of the Village ofUnion Springs is the entrance to what welike to call “Great Gully.” This gully isabout a mile hike with a beautiful waterfall at each end. The entrance is a dirtpath surrounded by a grass clearingwhich is a great place to park before youstart your hike. Here you can walk downthe dirt path through a wooded area, andyou will see the first waterfall. It’s quitepowerful, but not very big. Its fall ends ina very large, deep pool, which is a greatswimming spot. When I have visited earlyin the day, I have seen families here pic-nicking and swimming with their chil-dren. Later in the day you can find groups

of teenagers doing cannonballs into thewater.

Most of the year you can stay relativelydry hiking to the other end of the gully,with ankle high water being the deepestyou will find after the first waterfall. Thishike up the gully is usually refreshingand relaxing. There are very few people, ifany, and a lot of beautiful wildlife to seealong the bank. During the fall is proba-bly my personal favorite time to take thishike, with all of the colorful fallen leaves.There’s something almost magical aboutit.

The end waterfall, although not as pow-erful as the one at the beginning of thehike, is much prettier. About 20 feet high,with only a small stream of water flowingfrom the top of it, you can easily walkbehind it and look down the gully throughthe flow of the water. This end of the gullyis a great place to hang out for a whilebefore you make the hike back, especial-ly when with a loved one. You can find ini-tials carved into a tree nearby from pastlovers who have taken this hike, and youcan often find remnants of campers, butit is very rare to actually see other people

around. There are many beauti-

ful places to hike aroundCentral New York:Filmore Glen, TheMontezuma WildlifeRefuge, but the secluded“Great Gully” of UnionSprings is probably myfavorite. If you are everpassing through I recom-mend stopping for a hike!

Lexi Jones of Auburn,NY currently attendsSUNY Oswego.

Know of a great hikingspot? Tell us about it andwe’ll pay you $25 plus $5per photo for every storywe print. Send storiesand photos to jkark-wren@leepub.com

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This end of the gully is a great place to hang out fora while before you make the hike back.

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by Julie Walker, Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — Girls whose

families were wiped out bySuperstorm Sandy can still partyin style, thanks to a New YorkCity charity that has collectedmore than 1,000 prom dressesfor the storm’s victims.

The nonprofit group Where toTurn held a free dress expo at aStaten Island high schoolSaturday for teenagers whosefamilies lost homes and cars inthe massive storm. People fromall over the country, as well as aHollywood marketing firm and aprom dress company in NewEngland, contributed gowns tothe event, held in a neighborhooddevastated by flooding.

The group has held smallerdress giveaways in recent yearsto help kids from down-and-outfamilies afford prom night, butthis year’s event took on new sig-nificance after the storm dam-

aged or destroyed tens of thou-sands of homes in New York, NewJersey and Connecticut.

“Right now, people are rebuild-ing and they don’t have enoughmoney to take care of the normalday-to-day things... things that,you know, kids really shouldn’tmiss out on,” said Where to Turnexecutive director DennisMcKeon.

Among the roughly 125teenagers who came through theexpo was Katie Zukhovich, 15,whose home on the Staten Islandwaterfront filled with 7 feet ofwater during the storm. Shepicked out a black dress with alow slit in the back.

“It’s really nice,” she said.“Dresses are usually reallyexpensive.”

The family also lost a car in theflood.

Where to Turn was originallyfounded to help victims of the

9/11 terror attacks but hasbranched out into a variety ofother charitable endeavors overthe past decade. At the dressexpo Saturday, it also had 250pairs of donated shoes and$5,000 worth of hair accessoriesdonated by Conair. A Staten

Island dry cleaning companycleaned all 1,000 dresses fornothing.

“We had long, elegant, beadedgowns to short dresses to every-thing in between,” McKeon said,adding that “I don’t know muchabout this stuff because I have

three sons.”The organization still has hun-

dreds more dresses to give away.McKeon said he planned onapproaching leaders in Queens tosee about having a dress expothere for hard-hit kids in theRockaway beach communities.

by Jan P. CaseRecently, I brought carrot cake cup-

cakes to work. Getting rid of bakedgoods on my floor is not usually a prob-lem but some of the key eaters were outof the office that day so I found myselfoffering them to folks on the otherfloors. I offered one to my friend Missy,who said “I have never heard of such athing.” I was surprised that a nicePolish girl like her had never had carrotcake before. She said, “No, we had a lotof golumpkis but my grandma nevermade carrot cake.” I knew Missy was aGabryszwski, but I could not rememberwho her grandmother was. She said shewas Felicia. A flood of memories hit me.

I grew up behind the counter of afarm and feed store. Every week FeliciaGabryszwski would come in for her sup-plies and she always had her son Eddiein tow. Eddie was at least six foot,Felicia was four at the most, and theywere quite the duo. Her list of needswas always pretty much the same: soy-bean meal, calf milk replacer, rubberinflations, mastitis treatment. She wasalways so friendly and Eddie liked togive the awkward teenage girl behindthe counter a hard time, but it only tookone well-placed look from his less thanfour foot tall mom to make him stop. Ifound myself thinking about Felicia and

Eddy for the rest of the day, regrettingthat I never had the foresight to journalsome of my memories of the customersI grew up with at the feed store andregretting the lost memories of the peo-ple with whom I spent my childhood.Every now and then something triggersanother memory and I am now quick towrite them down. Another great memo-ry from the feed mill came flooding backthe other day while visiting a sugarshack with another co-worker.

On our return trip from the shack,Richard asked me if I knew a familynamed Camarra that had once owned alocal grocery store. We had just passeda new country grocery store called MeeMaw’s that prompted his question. Itold him no, but I did know a familynamed Camarra that lived near FieryHill Road and they were from Portugal.He was a captive audience so I thenproceeded to tell him about MariaCamarra and one of my fondest feedstore memories.

The Camarras I knew were first gen-eration immigrants from Portugal, whocame to New York by way of NewBedford, MA. If you ever find yourself inNew Bedford be sure to pick up somesweet Portuguese bread. Sorry — I am afoodie!

The farm and feed store I grew up inwas an independently owned Agway

store, being part of Agway Cooperative.We always took some farmers to theannual meeting held in Syracuse, NYand one year we took Jose and MariaCamarra. Maria had just recoveredfrom a broken leg, so she and I were sit-ting on a bench taking a break fromwandering around the exhibits at thetrade show. I had on a blazer and Ireached into my inside pocket andpulled out some chocolate and offeredsome to Maria. She immediately startedto cry. I was surprised and asked her ifher leg hurt and she said that, no, shewas crying happy tears. She then pro-ceeded to tell me about growing up inPortugal and every week her fatherwould travel into the nearest village. Itwas an all day trip for him and the chil-dren never got to go. But every weekwhen her father returned, they wouldrun to greet him and he would reachinto his inside jacket pocket andretrieve the sweet that he had pickedout for them. She said that watching meretrieve the chocolate, just the simplemovement of my arm, took her back toPortugal and to a treasured memory ofher father. So of course by the time shewas done telling me this story we bothwere sitting on a bench in the middle ofthe Agway annual meeting in Syracusecrying like little girls. I do not have thatmemory every time I eat chocolate,

because that would be way too often,but I am always happy when somethingor someone does trigger that memory.

I regret that I did not write it down orjournal it sooner. I have left out somedetails, such as how he traveled to thenearest village. I could pick up thephone and try to find Maria and askher; perhaps I will and that will be oneless memory now faded that I will nolonger regret.

Carrot cake cupcakes bring regrets…no it is not what you are thinking!

Farriers, horse owners andequine enthusiasts may befamiliar with this tool.

The horse hoof gaugemeasures the angles of ahorse’s hoof so farriers canlevel each hoof evenly. Theshoe-shaped section is linedagainst the horse’s hoof afterthe center ruler has beentipped back, forming a pock-et to slip the hoof into. Theruler is then adjusted to fullymeasure the junction of thefoot’s surface and hoof wall.

Ideal angle measurementfor a horse’s hoof variesbetween individual horsesand also between front andback hooves.

The horse hoof gauge pic-tured is made of iron, but thetool also comes in aluminumand brass. It has been usedby farriers and blacksmithsfor centuries.

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NYC group gives away prom dresses to Sandy victims

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KINGMAN, AZ (AP) —Gregg Arnold doesn’ttake offense when peopletell him he has a bighead.

That’s because he’s gotone. A really, really bigone. It’s called GiganticusHeadicus, and anyonewhose seen it while driv-ing down Route 66 about18 miles north of Inter-

state 40 in Kingman hasundoubtedly done a dou-ble-take.

Giganticus Headicus isgreen, stands 14 feet talland is essentially a repli-ca of the ancient stonemonoliths known as Maoithat surround Easter Is-land in the South Pacific.

A certified welder bytrade, Arnold said “TheAndy Warhol Diaries,”which were published af-

ter the artist’s death in1987, inspired him.

“The creativity just flewthere,” said Arnold. “I al-ways wanted a place likethat and I thought, “Whatbetter place than Route66?’

“I want this for artists,painters, poets, whatevertheir outlet is.”

For about nine years,Giganticus Headicus hasstood sentinel along

Route 66 and it has be-come one of the more

popular stops along oneof America’s most famousroads.

Joining Giganticus atwhat was once the KozyKorner trailer park are gi-ant robotic ants that“crawl” on the outsidewalls and a windmill-typecreation that uses a chairand table from the 1950sfor blades.

And somewhere on theproperty is a drum thatwarns visitors there arebaby rattlers inside. Theysoon overcome their aver-sion to the reptiles when

they see the rattlers arefor babies, not baby rat-

tlesnakes.Arnold is in the middle

of remodeling the A-frame building that oncehoused a bar and restau-rant.

His goal has two prongs:One is to give motorists areason to stop and hope-fully buy a bite to eat anda souvenir or two, includ-ing miniature replicas ofGiganticus Headicus.

The second prong is toattract artists to the sitewho could channel theirmuse’s inspiration in oneof the back rooms.

In addition to Arnold’sartwork — he’s a painteras well as a sculptor —visitors can take in someof nature’s beauty as well.

In the distance standscenic vistas of the GrandWash Cliffs and PeacockMountains.

“There’s a great energyhere,” he said. “I neverdrew a picture. I neverdid sculpting until I camehere.”

He picked a doozy forhis initial foray intosculpting.

Giganticus Headicus ismade of metal and wood,chicken wire, Styrofoamand cement. The entirestructure is spiked intothe ground.

Since its creation, Arnoldsaid Giganticus Headicushas been featured in sever-al television commercialsand was named one of the60 most interesting placesto visit along the whole ofRoute 66.

Arnold is one of manywho believe Route 66 andthe nostalgic Americanait represents are due for arebirth after 40 years ofdecline.

Ironically, it isn’t Amer-icans so much who willlead the renaissance, buttourists from Europe wholove the famous highwayalmost as much as theylove the Wild West.

He doesn’t have a time-line to make all the im-provements, but he doeshave a plan. Sort of.

“I just do as much as Ican in a day,” he saidwith a chuckle. “I want toenhance the Route 66 ex-perience and put bloodback into the heart ofRoute 66.”

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“I’m telling you, Hon-ey…” she said, thenlooked up and saw usand smiled. “Morning,guys!”

“Emily, Dewey,” Docsaid. “How goes it?”

“Just fine, Doc,”Dewey said. “Emily hassome ideas on how to

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Doc looked serious.“Dewey… would theseideas have anything todo with sharp objects ormachinery?”

“No, of course not,” hesaid.

“Well …” said Emily.“Not for Dewey to han-dle, anyway.”

“As your physician,Dewey, I’m very happy tohear that.”

Over our first two cupsat the philosophy count-er, we kept looking backover our shoulders at thetwo conspirators in thebooth. It was still a seri-ous conversation.

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“Beats me,” said Herb.“I just hope she realizeshow accident prone heis.”

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“Wonder what she hasin mind for him?” saidHerb.

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1. Is the book of Titus in theOld or New Testament or nei-ther?

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3. For how many days did Go-liath take his stand for a man tofight him? 2, 6, 10, 40

4. From Acts 5 and 12, howmany times was Peter delivered

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by Conni PartridgeThe words fell heavily

on my tomboy ears whenI asked my father to letme work on the farm.

“Gene gets to work onthe farm,” I said, “whycan’t I?”

Daddy said, “BecauseGene’s a boy and he’solder.”

Daddy was a wholesaleflorist in Lake Placid,Florida during the 1930sto early 1950s. We livedin neighboring Sebring,which was about 25miles north. DuringWorld War II, he made afortune selling white cal-adiums, which replacedthe more expensive whiteroses, to make funeralwreaths for the war dead.Also, during the war, hewas required to growfood on a certain per-centage of his 40 acres.My brother carried hun-dred-pound gunny sacksof potatoes to deliver tolocal restaurants. Daddyalso grew beans, whichwere harvested byyoungsters from the localhigh schools.

I was an energetic, self-directed, adventurousyoung girl who, approach-ing adolescence, broughtchaos to the family. “Can’tyou make a lady out ofher?” Daddy roared at mymother one day.

Mama became my con-stant companion — my

girlfriend, my mentor.She bought me my firsthigh heels, lipstick andbeautiful clothes fromNew York. She taught mehow to walk like a ladyand how not to standlike a fishwife. She lec-tured me on the wilesand wooly ways of boysand men. Then, on mywedding day, she drewme aside and stronglyadvised me not to learnhow to milk a cow whenI visited my new hus-band’s farm.

So, two marriages later,I bore two children,raised them then, in mid-dle-age, I broke from mysubservient role. I literal-ly left dinner on the stoveand ran away from home.

Over recent years, myindependent spirit hasbrought many adven-tures, one for which I amprofoundly grateful. Myfriend Sam is a farmer.He talked me into climb-ing into the seat of his1949 Farmall tractor!

It was the fourth ofJuly, 2004. Only a fewdays ago. Sam calledand asked me to bringhim lunch. As most hayfarmers well know, youdon’t go home for lunchwhen the sun threatensto hide behind a cloud.You hay until the firstraindrops fall!

We sat under a shadetree with pastrami sand-

wiches and iced tea. “Ifyou were wearing pantsand regular shoes, I’dput you on that tractor,”he said.

So, in my rubber thongshoes and long gypsyskirt, with Sam’s help, Iclimbed into the seat. Iimmediately found theclutch. He explained theleft and right brakes,showed me the lever forthe throttle, the gears,then reached under theseat and showed me howto lift and lower the rake.

I drove the six milesback home, replenishedthe iced tea thermos,and slipped into pantsand little leather tieshoes.

When I returned to thefarm, Sam was busy bal-ing. So I walked about ina beautiful nearby woodswhile I waited for my firstreal tractor ride. Littledid I know I was going toactually work that three-acre field. It had alreadybeen baled, producingnine big rolls.

While we sipped freshtea, Sam said, “Do youthink it’s worth it to tryand scavenge that field?There seem to be a lot ofscraps still out there.”

He waited until I hadmounted the seat. Thenhe let down the rake. “I’drather try it without therake,” I said apprehen-sively.

“Oh, you’ll be fine.” Hesaid with a confidentgrin. “The idea is to be-gin at the edge of thefield and work your wayaround, circling the field,ever tightening your cir-cle until you work all theleftover hay into the cen-ter of the field.”

So, off I went, bounc-ing along on this big,loose tractor seat, glanc-ing at the huge tires atmy elbows and using theonly power-steering forvintage tractors — myarms and hands!

As I progressed aroundthat field, I realized mycorners were turninginto semicircles, givingthe otherwise squareborder a jigsaw puzzleappearance.

It didn’t seem logical toquit my just-for-fun vir-gin voyage around a hayfield so I continued untilthe border had comewithin inches of itself atthe middle.

The most engagingpart of the experiencewas the tranquility I feltas the antique tractor’squiet engine talked to meand tiny, point-tailedbirds flitted about thefield, catching bugs I hadstirred up.

A great composermight have written a fa-mous symphony, in-spired by the rhythmicsound of the hay rake.

Its intricate clicknick,clicklenick, plickknickslickwick serenaded meas I traveled in the nev-er-ending, ever-tighten-ing circle. The rake’s cof-fee-percolating cozinessis hypnotizing. As Iturned periodically in myseat to look over myshoulder, I could see theprogress I was making,scraps of hay pilinghigher and higher as Islowly, but surely rakedthem toward the centerof the field.

Sam rolled two moregiant bales of hay fromthat gleaning and I wenthome with two sorehands and a body

wracked with pain.But I will do it all over

again. As soon as thesun comes back, andSam is baling, I’ll beright out there raking!

Mama and Daddy, ify’all could only see thislady now!

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I maim without killing,I break hearts and ruinlives.

I am cunning and ma-licious and gatherstrength with age.

The more I am quotedthe more I am believed.

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I spawn suspicion andgenerate grief.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) —Starving sea lion pups

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Most of the pups beingtreated weighed between20 and 30 pounds (9 and14 kilograms) when theywere found, with some assmall as 18 pounds (8kilograms). The animalsshould weigh about 65pounds (30 kilograms) bynow, she said.

As many as 25 percentof the seals have died af-ter being brought in fortreatment.

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This is a powerful readfor the rural or smalltown American. Though Irecommend “Barn Strip-ping” to people from allwalks of life, it is espe-cially poignant for those

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Associated Press NEW YORK — A New Jersey woman has thanked a Florida doctorwho saved her fromdrowning nearly 49years ago in New York.

Newsday says EdithRothstein of FranklinLakes, NJ recently con-tacted Dr. Larry Brick-man. He moved fromLong Island in 2005 toteach surgery at FloridaAtlantic University inBoca Raton.

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by Donna EricksonStir up puffy paint for

rainy-day funIf April’s showers are

keeping your kids inside,surprise them with rainy-day fun that will sparktheir creativity. Stir upseveral batches of puffypaint for paper using thesimplest of ingredients:flour, salt and water. Addcoloring, and the kids willbe able to make doodlesand designs that willhave a sparkly “puff” ef-fect as they dry.

It’s an inexpensive,non-toxic concoctionthat’s not only easy tomix, but virtually mess-less because the paint isapplied with a recycled

squeeze bottle.Here’s the stuff you’ll

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Here’s the fun:In a medium-size mix-

ing bowl, stir together theflour, salt and water untilsmooth. It should bethick and pourable like amilkshake. Divide themixture into two bowls.Add some paint or a fewdrips of food coloring andstir each one until blend-

ed. If your mixtures aretoo thick, add water ahalf-teaspoon at a time.Pour into the two squeezebottles.

On a newspaper-cov-ered work surface,squeeze the paint onto asheet of heavy paper orposter board to create de-signs. When finished, setaside to dry. The paintwill puff on its own as itdries. For best results,use the paint within twoto three days.

Fun things to paint:• Draw small designs

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• Make a frame for apainting or photo using arecycled cereal box.

Cut a cereal box intotwo rectangular shapeslarger than what you areframing, with one pieceslightly larger than theother. The larger of thetwo pieces is the frameand the small piece is thebacking. Cut out the cen-ter of the frame to leavean opening for the art orphoto to show.

Now it’s time to deco-rate it! Paint the plainside of the frame bysqueezing some puffypaint on it. Spread thepaint out thinly with apaintbrush to cover thecardboard. Let dry, thensqueeze fun designs onthe painted frame. Letdry.

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by Dean Fosdick, Associ-ated Press

Looking for some helpin the garden? Many ofnature’s most useful crit-ters lie literally at ourfeet, underappreciatedand ignored despite theirability to eliminate in-sects, condition soils andpollinate plants.

Turtles, moths, moles,dragonflies, snakes,toads and spiders areamong the many wildthings that can helpmaintain a landscape.The payback is minimal— food, water, shelter,and easing off on harshlawn and garden chemi-cals.

“I believe in teamwork,using all the creaturesthat live in your garden,”said Sharon Lovejoy, au-thor of “Trowel and Error”(Workman Publishing,2003). “Start from theground up with nightcrawlers as part of yourworkforce.”

Add to the earthworms

already in your plantbeds with commerciallyavailable red worms.

“Build a worm bin or aplace where they can’t getout,” Lovejoy said. “Useall of your leftovers —your kitchen compost.Worms can process up to6 pounds of garbage in aweek.”

“Grow an assortment ofnative plants, which willdraw a great many birdspecies,” Lovejoy said.“Add plant hosts as foodfor butterfly and mothlarvae.”

That list would includemilkweed (monarch but-terflies), borage (greenlacewings), sunflowers(ladybugs) and yarrow(hoverflies). Many insectsin the larval stage are vo-racious predators. Greenlacewings as juveniles areaptly named “aphid lions”because of their appetitefor the sap-sucking pests.

“I would certainly placespiders near the top ofunderappreciated life in

the garden,” said WhitneyCranshaw, an extensionentomologist with Col-orado State University.“Although sometimes Ithink it is less that theyare not appreciated butrather people don’t wantto think of them.”

Spiders are credited foras much as 80 percent ofall predator control in thegarden. Jumping spiders,wolf spiders, lynx spidersand crab spiders are thestandouts, Cranshawsaid.

Also great gardenhelpers are:

• Toads. “Harmful in-sects make up 62 percentof a toad’s daily food sup-ply,” said Lovejoy, whostacks rocks and wood insecluded spots to sheltertoads, frogs, turtles, sala-manders and lizards.

• Dragonflies that cancapture over 400 mosqui-toes a day.

• Moles. “They eat theirbody weight in insects,slugs and grubs while

aerating the soil,” Lovejoysaid.

• Sphinx wasps that

can pollinate 200 flowersin less than seven min-utes, Lovejoy said.

• Snakes. “Most snakes— about 99 percent ofthose found in gardens —are harmless helpers,and eat rodents and in-sect pests,” Lovejoy said.Garter and gophersnakes top her “benefi-cial” list.

• Box turtles that feaston slugs, snails, insects,larvae and grubs.“They’re slow but sure,”Lovejoy said.

• Bats. These nocturnalaerialists pollinate flow-ers, spread seeds and de-vour upwards of 600mosquitoes an hour.

Most predatory insectsaren’t selective, though,feeding on anything thatcomes within reach.“Praying mantises aregeneralists,” said JamesDill, a pest managementspecialist with Universityof Maine Extension. “Soare many spiders. They’revery efficient but don’tdiscriminate in what theyeat. They’d just as soongrab a honeybee if it hap-pens by.”

Maintain a healthy gar-den with ample spacing ifyou hope to attract bene-ficial insects, Dill said.

“Spacing allows you toobserve things better ifyou’re walking around,looking for trouble,” hesaid. “It also reduces theodds for (plant) disease.”

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by Rich LowryYour kids aren’t

your ownThe TV cable-news net-

work MSNBC runs ser-monettes from its an-chors during commercialbreaks. They are likepublic-service announce-ments illuminating theprogressive mind, andperhaps none has everbeen as revealing and re-markable as the one cutby weekend host MelissaHarris-Perry.

Harris-Perry set out toexplain what is, by herlights, the failure to in-vest adequately in publiceducation. She locatedthe source of the problemin the insidious idea ofparental responsibility forchildren.

“We’ve always had kindof a private notion of chil-dren,” she said, in thetone of an anthropologistexplaining a strangepractice she discoveredwhen out doing far-flungfieldwork. “Your kid is

yours and totally your re-sponsibility.” So long asthis retrograde concep-tion prevails, according toHarris-Perry, we will nev-er spend enough moneyon children.

“We have to breakthrough,” she urged, “ourkind of private idea thatkids belong to their par-ents or kids belong totheir families.”

Her statement wasn’tan aside on live televi-sion. She didn’t mis-

speak. The spot was shot,produced and aired with-out, apparently, raisingany alarm bells. No one

with influence raised hisor her hand and said,“Should we really broad-cast something thatsounds so outlandish?”

The foundation of theHarris-Perry view is thatsociety is a large-scalekibbutz. The title ofHillary Clinton’s best-seller in the 1990s ex-pressed the same point incomforting folk wisdom:“It Takes a Village.”

As the ultimate privateinstitution, the family is a

stubborn obstacle to thegreat collective effort. In-sofar as people invest intheir own families, they

are holding out on thestate and unacceptablyprivileging their own kidsover the children of oth-ers. These parents areselfish, small-mindedand backward.

“Once it’s everybody’sresponsibility,” Harris-Perry said of child-rearing,“and not just the house-holds, then we start mak-ing better investments.”

This impulse towardthe state as uber-parentis based on a profoundfallacy and a profoundtruth. The fallacy is thatanyone can care aboutsomeone else’s childrenas much as his own. Theformer Texas RepublicanSenator Phil Gramm likedto illustrate the hollow-ness of professions to thecontrary with a story. Hetold a woman, “My educa-tional policies are basedon the fact that I caremore about my childrenthan you do.” She said,“No, you don’t.” Grammreplied, “OK: What aretheir names?”

The truth is that par-ents are one of society’smost incorrigible sourcesof inequality. If you havetwo of them who staymarried and are invested

in your upbringing, youhave hit life’s lottery. Youwill reap untold benefitsdenied to children whoaren’t so lucky. That thefamily is so essential tothe well-being of childrenhas to be a constantsource of frustration tothe egalitarian statist, areminder of the limits ofhis power.

If the left wants to

equalize the investmentsin children that mattermost, it should promoteintact families and en-gaged parents, even if itmeans embracing shock-ingly old-fashioned pri-vate child-rearing.

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by Paul G. Donohue, M.D.

Age no barrier to heartvalve repair

Dear Dr. Donohue: Ihad an echocardiogram.The findings are consis-tent with “moderate to se-vere aortic stenosis withtrace mitral and tricuspidregurgitation and mildpulmonic insufficiency,with left atrial enlarge-ment and left ventriculardiastolic dysfunction. The

ejection fraction isgreater than 65 percent.”My doctor referred me toa cardiologist, who toldme I need surgery. I am86 years old and do notfeel it would be safe. Willyou explain in plain Eng-lish what I have, and ifsurgery would lengthenmy life span? — M.I.

Answer: Forget aboutthe mitral, tricuspid andpulmonic heart valves.These three valves have

an insignificant leak.Your aortic valve, howev-er, is your main problem.The aortic valve closes af-ter the heart pumpsblood out to the rest ofthe body. Your valve is sonarrow (stenosis) that itcreates an obstacle toemptying the heart ofblood. That has given riseto “diastolic dysfunction.”Your heart can’t fill withblood normally, as itshould between heart-beats (diastole). It is less

stretchable. The aorticvalve trouble has causedit to thicken.

Early on in aorticstenosis, all goes well.When the valve narrowsto a critical size, about 1square centimeter, symp-toms arise, and heartdamage progresses morerapidly. The three mostimportant symptoms andsigns of aortic stenosisare shortness of breathwhen up and about,chest pain with activity

and fainting spells. Oncethese symptoms appear,a downhill course inheart health is to be ex-pected.

Even though you’re 86,age is not a contraindica-tion to surgery. If yourhealth is otherwise good,you could be a candidatefor it. Discuss with thedoctor the surgery he hasin mind. Ask if you mightbe able to receive a newvalve inserted into theheart through a surfaceblood vessel by way of acatheter. No extensive in-cisions are made. It’s aless-traumatic proce-dure. Replacement ofyour heart valve will in-crease your life span andwill do away with the se-vere symptoms that comefrom a narrowed aorticvalve.

Dear Dr. Donohue:What elevates a person’swhite blood cell count?What can a person doabout it? Mine has been

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by Amanda Whitesell, Liv-ingston County Daily Press& Argus (Howell)

PUTNAM TOWNSHIP,MI — With one foot afterthe other, an 80-year-oldPinckney-area runner stillhas the fire.

Harrison Hensley hadalready completed 17 5K(3.1-mile) races this yearbefore the end of March,and he hopes to run 100in 2013 — maybe more.

“I’ll do it until I can’t, be-cause then I’ll sit here inmy bed and I’ll die,” hetold the Livingston CountyDaily Press & Argus. “It’sthe end when you stop do-ing something.”

Hensley strives to finishanything he starts.

The Putnam Townshipman worked at Ford MotorCo. for 35 years as a mill-wright skilled tradesman.He was married to hiswife, Dolores, for 56 years.

“We went everywhere to-gether,” Hensley said. “We

were a good team.”While a doctor’s adviso-

ry prevented his wife fromrunning, she was an avidrace volunteer. The twowould deliver fliers pro-moting other races andfree copies of MichiganRunner magazine to theevents.

The Run Thru Hell onHalloween was hosted inhonor of Dolores in 2011,the year she died followinga stroke. Hensley co-founded a similar race,Run Thru Hell, 32 yearsago.

When Hensley wasyoung, he’d run to thestore and to school.

“I walked so slow, I’drather run,” he said.

But he didn’t start run-ning competitively until1978, at age 45.

To date, he has runraces in 41 states, com-pleting about 2,150 races.

Hensley arrives to eachrace two hours early, andleaves two hours after hecompletes it.

“It’s my social time,” hesaid. “This is a lonely placeby myself, so that’s the

way it goes.“It’s better than sitting

here, it’s better than that.”Hensley planned to run

100 5K (3.1-mile) races in2012, but a trip to theGrand Canyon put himoff. Instead of wearing hik-ing gear as he ventureddown the steep slope, he

wore his Nike runningshoes.

He ended up losing toenails, and toes became in-fected, restricting his run-ning. He was only able tocomplete 89 races.

The man hopes to hikedown the canyon againthis year.

Hensley runs for hisphysical well-being. Plus,“it keeps the cobwebs outof your noggin,” he said.

“I’ve still got the fire, butmy head says go and mybody says, are you kiddingme,” he said. “Things don’tcome as easy now as theydid.”

80-year-old Putnam Township man a running machine

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by Matilda CharlesEat fish, live longerSeniors older than 65

who have higher levels ofomega-3 fatty acids intheir blood benefit fromreduced mortality risk,specifically from heartdisease, according to astudy by the HarvardSchool of Public Healthand the University ofWashington.

The 16-year study gath-ered information on threespecific types of fatty acid:

docosahexaenoic acid(DHA), which is related tolower risk of death fromheart disease; eicosapen-taenoic acid (EPA), whichis linked to lower risk ofnon-fatal heart attacks;and docosapentaenoicacid (DPA), which is asso-ciated with lower risk ofstroke death.

The study concludedthat adults with higherlevels of omega-3 fattyacids in their blood:

• reduce their overall

mortality risk by as muchas 27 percent;

• lower their risk of dy-ing of heart disease by 35percent;

• can extend their livesan average of 2.2 years.

This can be accom-plished, the study said,by increasing the level offatty-acid foods (fatty, oilyfish) from little or none toa moderate amount,about two servings perweek, or an average of400 mg per day.

Some researchers havedeclared the study faulty,however, because it didn’tspecifically address theconsumption of fish. Italso excluded partici-pants who took fish oilsupplements and concen-trated on the levels of fat-ty acid in the blood.

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110 Bedding Plants120 Bees-Beekeeping130 Bird Control155 Building Materials/ Supplies157 Building Repair160 Buildings For Sale161 Bulk Foods / Spices165 Business Opportunities170 Butchering Supplies173 Carpentry175 Cars, Trucks, Trailers180 Catalogs182 Catering190 Chain Saws195 Cheesemaking Supplies205 Christmas210 Christmas Trees214 Clocks & Repair215 Collectibles216 Clothing235 Computers253 Consignment265 Construction Equipment For Rent270 Construction Equipment For Sale275 Construction Machinery Wanted277 Construction Services280 Construction Supplies312 Crafts325 Custom Butchering330 Custom Services360 Deer-Butchering & Hides370 Dogs410 Electrical415 Employment Wanted440 Farm Machinery For Sale445 Farm Machinery Wanted447 Farm Market Items460 Fencing470 Financial Services480 Fish483 Flooring490 For Rent or Lease500 For Sale510 Fresh Produce, Nursery525 Fruits & Berries527 Furniture530 Garden Supplies535 Generators537 Gifts575 Greenhouse Supplies585 Guns587 Hair Styling589 Hardware600 Health Care/Products605 Heating610 Help Wanted653 Hotel / Motel683 Jewelers700 Lawn & Garden711 Lessons760 Lumber & Wood Products790 Maple Syrup Supplies805 Miscellaneous810 Mobile Homes811 Monuments812 Multi Media813 Music815 Motorcycles817 Nails820 Nurseries910 Plants950 Real Estate For Sale955 Real Estate Wanted960 RVs & Motor Homes975 Rentals980 Restaurant Supplies

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Auctions Auctions

ESTATE SALE238 Kyser Lake Rd., Dolgeville, NY

FRI., APRIL 26TH - 10AM-6PMSAT., APRIL 27TH - 10AM-3PM

Oak bookcase, oak chest of drawers, nice old drop frontdesk, several interesting books including local history, 3nice (like new) twin beds complete, maple stands,dressers, lamps, records, prints, kitchen items, trunks,bedding, box lots, loads of bric-brac.

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CHECK YOUR AD - ADVER-TISERS should check theirads on the first week ofinsertion. Lee Publications,Inc. shall not be liable fortypographical, or errors inpublication except to theextent of the cost of the firstweeks insertion of the ad,and shall also not be liablefor damages due to failure topublish an ad. Adjustmentfor errors is limited to thecost of that portion of the adwherein the error occurred.Report any errors to 518-673-3011

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FOR SALE: Antiques, Col-lectibles, Shabby Chic,Amish Baskets, Primitives,Jewelry, Country, Re-pur-pose, Handcrafted Items,Adirondack Décor, UniqueGifts and Much More! “New-port Marketplace” 7583Main St, Newport “Gift Cer-tificates now available”

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2008 CHEVY Uplander Van,low mileage, 53,000 miles,new tires, excellent, $9,500.315-737-7901

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COLOR GLOSSY PHOTOCALENDARS: Only $12.00includes tax. Send us yourdigital prints and we willmake a beautiful keepsakecalendar for you. You mayalso bring in your photoson a disc or thumb drive.If you would like us to mailit is a $5.00 extra fee.Only 3 day turnaroundt i m e . B e t h S n y d e r bsnyder@leepub.com Lee Publications 518-673-0101

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CUSTOM FORMICA Coun-tertops. Cash & Carry orInstalled. Duda Woodwork-ing & Chair Hospital, 734Lafayette St., Utica 315-733-4715 “Quality Work for Over33 Years!”

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REMODELING SALE:STOVES, GAS INSERTS &FIREPLACES, Save over$1000 on Major BrandsHERKIMER HOME &LEISURE 247 Oberle Rd,Herkimer NY 315-866-5557

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HEMLOCK LUMBER, SidingBoards, Framing Lumber,Beams. Miller’s, 6027Cty.Hwy.18, WestEdmeston. 6milessouth ofU.S.Rt.20

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GREG BENNETT Guitars.Authorized dealer. Imagi-neering Drum & Guitar shop.27 West Main St. Little Falls.315-823-1500

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2007 HARLEY DAVIDSON1200 XL Custom Vance &Hines Pipes, Vance & HinesFuel Pak, Stage 1 EFI Kit,Black, 8,500 Miles, $7,500.Exce l len t Condi t ion!518-378-3279FOR SALE: 2000 LS SuzukiSavage, 11,000 miles,leather saddle bags, colorgreen, excellent condition.518-573-7468, 518-573-2969. Or trade for 4 wheeleror snowmobile.

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10 ACRES. Bridgewater,NY.Outstanding Views. Electric.$32,000.00. 845-783-8408F o r S a l e B y O w n e r . c o m#23928210

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TED’S Painting and HomeRepairs: Book now throughApril 30th get FREE powerwash w/deck staining, goodfor April, May, June only. Call315-429-3253

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WHEELER’S PAINTING:(Exterior). Free estimates.Senior discount. Fully insured.315-219-1702

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FOR SALE: 2 11R22.5 tube-less radial truck tires, like new,$200; 6 lowboy trailer tires,750-15, 12-14 ply, mountedon 6 hole rims for a tiltbedMiller trailer, $275.00. 315-429-8010 leave message.

USED TIRE SALE: HugeInventory, mounting & balanc-ing FREE. No appointmentnecessary! Save money callAuto World, 534 North PerryStreet, Johnstown 12095 518-762-7555

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MASSEY FERGUSON 65tractor/ backhoe with frontend loader and extra rims,$4,000 or best offer. Dan518-706-0249

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Paint like a pro

Q: Hi, first-time painterhere. My dad offeredsome advice to my room-mate and I on paintingour apartment, such asputting down dropclothsand stirring the paint re-ally well. Is there any oth-er key information weneed so we do a good job?The landlord won’t behappy if we mess it up! —Keri C., Tallahassee, FL

A: Preparation is thebiggest part of painting. Itcan be maddening gettingeverything ready to paint,but if you do it right, put-ting down each coat is re-ally satisfying. You’lldoubtless hear muchmore advice from friendsand relatives on how todo the best job, but hereare some key points:

• Get clearance fromthe landlord or buildingmanagement beforepainting. Just as impor-tantly, pay attention toand follow any specific in-

structions, such as whichcolors to use.

• Prepare the room(s):Remove as much furni-ture and stuff as possi-ble. Move what remainsto the center of the roomand cover with dropclothsor old sheets. Cover thefloor or carpets with over-lapping dropcloths.

• Prepare the walls:Take down pictures andcarefully remove nailsand screws; fill the smallholes with spacklingcompound and let dry for24 hours before sandingsmooth.

• Remove cover platesfrom wall switches andoutlets; cover windowand door hardware withplastic or remove thehardware (if it’s easy toput back on). Cover lightfixtures with plasticshopping bags and se-cure with masking tape.

• Brush away looseplaster, cobwebs, dirt andpeeling paint. Sandbumpy areas smooth us-

ing fine-grit sandpaper.Wash the walls with asponge dampened in alight soap-and-water mixor wall-cleaning product,and let dry.

• Use blue painter’s

tape (which is less stickythan masking tape) tomask off window anddoor trim, and other ar-eas where you don’t want

paint to go.

• Assemble all the stuffyou need to paint: Notjust an assortment ofbrushes and rollers, butpaint trays, stirringsticks (usually available

free with paint purchase)and old rags or towels forcleanup.

• Save money not by

picking the cheapestpaint, but by purchasingthe exact amount youneed. How to do that?Measure the squarefootage of each wall(length times height) andtotal the numbers.

• Use primer if youdon’t know what type ofpaint is currently on thewalls, or if you’re coveringglossy paint with mattepaint or vice versa, or ifthe old paint is darkerthan the new paint.

Once prepped, you’reready to paint! Followsome tried-and-truemethods for laying downpaint: Start high andwork on one wall at a

time. Use a foam edger ora brush to paint a borderabout 3 inches widewhere the wall meets theceiling. Then start rollingon paint, using a “W” pat-tern in various directionsuntil the wall is covered.Once the walls are done,paint the trim, windowsand finally the doors, ifyou’re painting them.

HOME TIP: To preventtracking paint out of anarea, wear a pair of oldshoes while painting; stepout of them and intoclean shoes at the edge ofthe paint area when leav-ing.

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