Last Updated: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 3:02:31 PM
Goodbye to a Good Man
To the Editor,
I am writing to publicly thank Robert V. Perry for his dedication, service, and leadership at Historic Fort Plain (HFP) over the nearly two years since our formation. Bob recently decided to step down from his position as president of HFP to focus on other endeavors. As the founder of HFP, I am saddened to see him go, but also excited about what the future may hold next for our first president.
One memory of Bob from late summer of 2011 sums up his no ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 3:01:26 PM
A Toast to the Success of Victorian Tea
The Director and Board of Trustees of the Fort Plain Free Library would like to thank those responsible for the recent success of the library's first Victorian Tea. Thank you to Toni and Phil Hubbard for loaning us their beautiful Victorian home for the afternoon. Thank you to Aaron Katovitch and The Table for catering the event with delightful and tasty tea, sandwiches and desserts. Thank you to Sally Taylor for providing lovely floral arrangements for t ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 3:00:01 PM
Reflection Leads to Change
Do you ever think about your future? Wonder about where you will be in your life, 10 to 20 years from now? The beautiful aspect of being young is that you are given so many opportunities. These are the days that you begin to shape the individual that you will become. Being young only lasts for so long. Saying that, have you come to the realization that the actions you take today will determine your future life? Consequences won't appear just today. They will exist eve ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 2:55:47 PM
By JOSHUA THOMAS
C-S-E Editor
Memorial Day is extraordinarily important. To many, it's said to mark the beginning of the summer season, while Labor Day marks its end. It's technically true that Memorial Day does serve as a marker, of sorts, but I hope in doing so, its purpose is not lost on those who see it as such.
While many of us will spend some summer days off languidly lounging somewhere, maybe by a pool, or at a barbecue with friends and family, Memorial Day is celebrated for those ...
Last Updated: Thursday, May 16, 2013 2:40:43 AM
By JOSHUA THOMAS
C-S-E Editor
Both the Canajoharie and Fort Plain central school districts recently had conversations regarding the possibility of holding a voluntary exit poll after the budget votes on Tuesday, May 21, asking residents whether they'd like to pursue a merger study between the two districts. Although CCSD decided not to hold the poll, it was still a distinct possibility as of Wednesday morning that FPCSD might.
Interestingly enough, this is obviously something that has been on t ...
Last Updated: Thursday, May 09, 2013 1:03:40 AM
"An Invitation Worth Accepting"
Teenagers and parents, too, residing in limited populated towns and villages generally feel that opportunities for youngsters really serious about pursuing a career in politics are nill unless they can afford to relocate to a larger city, should be interested in a new program called "The New New York Leaders Initiative."
This overall endeavor is designed to help shape tomorrow's leaders by giving young New Yorkers from every community an opportunity to work in th ...
Last Updated: Thursday, May 09, 2013 1:02:25 AM
"A Director's Wisdom"
To the Editor,
I very much enjoyed reading about the recent Victorian tea at the Haslett House benefiting the Fort Plain Library. My only regret is that I waited too late to try and get a ticket.
In any event, I was profoundly touched reading Director Whitney Hubbard’s kind words regarding the library’s previous director, Laura Flynn.
Laura and I were colleagues and friends for over 30 years. She was absolutely brilliant in her work and frequently provid ...
Last Updated: Thursday, May 09, 2013 1:01:03 AM
By JOSHUA THOMAS
C-S-E Editor
The Canajoharie Village Board is doing everything in its power to make sure that there are no trespassers at the Wintergreen Park Falls. A new local law placed before the board Tuesday by Mayor Francis Avery puts the power to prosecute primarily in the village's hands and also delineates passible territory from parts of the creek that are off limits.
Pending the adoption of the local law, there will also be a marker with signage placed across the creek above ...
Last Updated: Thursday, May 02, 2013 1:23:03 AM
By JOSHUA THOMAS
C-S-E Editor
On Monday, I had the pleasure of taking an enlightening tour through the Margaret Reaney Memorial Library's newly revamped museum, and to say I was impressed with the vast amount of history not only unearthed during the recently completed year-plus cleaning and reorganizing, but contained there even prior to it, would be an understatement.
Items, in my opinion, hold onto life and energy, and just being around so many fantastic artifacts often makes me feel as thoug ...
Last Updated: Thursday, April 25, 2013 12:05:52 AM
By JOSHUA THOMAS
C-S-E Editor
Change is often -- though not always -- welcome. It has a way of keeping most things from growing stagnant. While necessity is the mother of invention, I think change is possibly invention's father.
As I look out the window of my apartment, the building next door is getting a facelift with new coat of paint, and I it's a welcomed update. The color looks more modern, and at the same time classic. The change, in this instance, follows trends, and doesn't cheape ...
Last Updated: Friday, April 19, 2013 3:27:29 PM
"A Matter of Miscommunication"
On behalf of the St. Johnsville Village Board and the St. Johnsville Fire Department, we would like to the inform the residents of the village that issues concerning the Village Board and fire department have been resolved. The problem was a matter of miscommunication. We would like to clarify that there was no one party to blame, again, just miscommunication.
Both parties look forward to serving the community as they have always done with the citizens' best inter ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 5:49:45 PM
All We Have to Offer
To the Editor:
The Courier Standard Enterprise newspaper provides a valuable community service.
You and Linda Kellett create well written and researched stories that are full of details on the latest hometown news. The C-S-E is a trusted source for information on the people, and the many local events. I also enjoy the Down Memory Lane photos from your archival files.
Some people say that nothing ever happens in a small township or village. Reading the Courier Standard Enter ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 5:47:28 PM
By JOSHUA THOMAS
C-S-E Editor
For every story of human cruelty and despair, there are a thousand stories of human courage. I find that hard to keep in mind sometimes, and I know others do as well, especially in the face of an event as terrifying as Monday's bombing at the Boston Marathon.
I admit that I'm as stunned as anybody else by the event, and as disheartened. On Monday, just as I had finished going about some of my daily routines, I sat down on my couch to watch Dr. Phil. A show I watch ...
Last Updated: Thursday, April 11, 2013 1:19:22 AM
Spring, Summer and Beyond
By JOSHUA THOMAS
C-S-E Editor
The C-S-E wants to hear about your upcoming events!
Every spring, it's very thrilling to start lining up the year's upcoming events. Currently, my schedule has something on it I'm excited to cover almost every weekend through June, with events even stretching into July, and one or two already scheduled for August and September.
I look forward to spring every year, not only because the dormant earth finally seems to spring back to life, the ...
Last Updated: Thursday, April 11, 2013 1:15:00 AM
Where Will We Go?
Dear Editor,
I applaud Anthony Susi’s comments in the April 4 C-S-E, and the Recorder 'Letters to the Editor', regarding the importance of the St. Johnsville Rehabilitation Center in the St. Johnsville Nursing Home complex to the residents, rehabilitation patients, and general public.
I, too, enjoyed the family experience of seeing familiar faces when I stepped into the gym: so much so, that when my doctor, after reviewing my physical therapy report, said that “no ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, April 03, 2013 11:34:13 PM
By JOSHUA THOMAS
C-S-E Editor
There are so many things I wish I was able to speak to my grandparents about. I realize there is so much that I could've been taught, but at the time was too young to comprehend that I'd really want to know certain things someday.
Not that I didn't listen when spoken to, and I'm very appreciative of the stories and lessons that I still carry with me. In the later years, when I began to understand that my great grandmother wouldn't be around forever, I did talk to h ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, April 03, 2013 11:32:57 PM
No Outside Membership
To the Editor,
As a longtime and frequent user of the exercise equipment at the St. Johnsville Rehabilitation and Nursing Center I was profoundly disappointed to learn that the facility will no longer be available for outside membership. I might add that this change in policy was recently implemented without any advance notice or written explanation to membership holders.
Since its opening several years ago the rehabilitation/nursing center has enjoyed a good ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, April 03, 2013 11:30:01 PM
Canajoharie’s Champions
To the Editor:
Congratulations to the Canajoharie Middle School Odyssey of the Mind team for being the best in their classification in New York State. These extremely talented and intelligent young people are going to the world competition in Michigan in May. They’ve won the regional competition for the past five years. Quite an accomplishment in itself. They deserve our support and praise for a job extremely well done.
Joyce Cochran
Canajoharie
Last Updated: Wednesday, April 03, 2013 11:27:34 PM
‘R’ Rating for Roller-skating
To the Editor:
Last Sunday, my husband and I took our two children, ages 11 and 14, roller skating at a popular roller rink in Amsterdam. We went to the 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. session. There were dozens of small kids there, and two birthday parties going on. As we were skating, I noticed that a Britney Spears and will.i.am song containing several curse words was playing. I was not expecting to hear a song like that, as we were in a family roller rink on a ...
Last Updated: Thursday, March 28, 2013 12:25:59 AM
Remembering a True Friend
The class of 2001 and I face this new year with change. First with the tragic passing of Emily Clayburn, our beloved classmate, and also with the change of turning thirty, which feels like another shove farther into adulthood and into the unknown future.
At Thanksgiving, and again around Christmas, Emily was thankfully able to come back to see her hometown, friends, and family for what turned out to be her last time. We weren’t always so fortunate to get to ...
Last Updated: Thursday, March 28, 2013 12:24:40 AM
Congrats to the Hawks
Cudos to the Oppenheim-Ephratah Marching Hawks and Mrs. DiAnne Mott, their instructor, for their recent award winning performance in the Syracuse St. Patrick's Day Parade. Thank you for all of your terrific performances in past local parades. You will always be remembered and you will be missed.
Mary S. DeLorme
Johnstown, NY
Last Updated: Thursday, March 28, 2013 12:21:53 AM
By JOSHUA THOMAS
C-S-E Editor
Easter seemed to come quick this year. In my memory, it usually isn't so close to St. Patrick's day. It's not a complaint. The more days to celebrate, the merrier.
Since I've been editor of the C-S-E, I've written a lot about Easter. I've written poems about the bunny, about Easter's worldwide origins, and just last year, I wrote about how it's a confusing holiday.
I don't disagree with last year's assessment that Easter can be a tad bit confusing, especially ...
Last Updated: Thursday, March 21, 2013 12:24:28 AM
By JOSHUA THOMAS
C-S-E Editor
Just this week, a white, five-inch, nondescript little bowl purchased by its current owner at a tag sale for just $3 sold at a Sotheby's auction in New York City for $2.225 million dollars.
The owner of the bowl purchased it in 2007, and had since displayed it in their living room. At some point, they became interested to find out where the bowl came from and had it appraised. They were informed that the piece was 1,000 years old, and was from the Northern So ...
Last Updated: Sunday, March 17, 2013 7:09:47 AM
A Cheese House History
Recently, I read in the C-S-E that the Palatine Settlement Society (old Nellis Tavern just east of the village of St. Johnsville) was making improvements. In the article, they mentioned the "small red building", and the person interviewed said it had recently been discovered the structure had never been a cheese house.
As the person who donated the building, I beg to differ. My husband and I purchased the land the structure was on across the river on the Airport Road in 1 ...
Last Updated: Thursday, March 14, 2013 4:01:34 AM
By JOSHUA THOMAS
C-S-E Editor
This Sunday, the world is about to go green once again for St. Patrick's Day. In past years, I've used this space to bemoan the fact that there hasn't been any local events I could participate in. I don't wear green well, I don't drink, and I'm not a fan of corned beef or cabbage, although I admit to never having tried either — sometimes I feel four senses are enough to steer me in the correct direction.
This year though, the Upstate Chapel is holding a St. P ...
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