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Ron Klopfanstein
Nearer my God to thee: faith and fellowship in a time of crisis
“There is flowing a crimson tide; whiter than snow you may be today.”   The first hymn chosen for this week’s service at the Lowell United Methodist Church was “Grace Greater Than Our … more
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Ron Klopfanstein
A brief history of two little hamlets
“When I got married and moved to Shed Road, it was spelled with two ‘D’s’ like the original settler, Isiah Shedd. Somewhere along the way, it lost the second ‘D,’ I think it was with … more
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Ron Klopfanstein
World-class motivational speaker helps Oneida students find their superpower
“When I was growing up, I was a heavy kid,” David Edward Garcia said to the students and faculty at the Otto Shortell Middle School in Oneida. “My nickname was ‘gordo,’ and for those of you … more
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Ron Klopfanstein
From Genesee Trail to Seneca Turnpike: the evolution of Route 5
As president of the Westmoreland Historical Society, it’s my job to write, edit, and assemble the work of our organization into fascinating, readable histories for this column. This week I am going … more
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In Hockeyville, USA, brothers on the ice are giving back before they say goodbye
There once was a man who could only afford a single stamp whenever he went to the Post Office. Naturally, this made the Postmaster curious, so he asked him why he didn’t buy a book of stamps to … more
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Ron Klopfanstein
Westmoreland girls basketball gives back with an exciting day-long event
“Basketball is a platform where we can give back,” Coach Jerrid Otis says, “It’s about teaching girls life lessons, not just the X’s and O’s of the game.” Otis is head coach of the … more
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PEACE VIGIL — Participants gathered outside Rome City Hall for a peace vigil on Monday, Jan. 6.
Peace supercedes politics at an interfaith vigil
On the very cold first Monday of the year, an hour after the sunset, a group of people formed a circle outside Rome’s City Hall. They held electric candles that flickered a message of peace in … more
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Ron Klopfanstein
An interview with Congressman Brindisi
Congressman Anthony Brindisi writes a note to his children every Monday morning while he’s flying down to Washington to represent the 22nddistrict in the House of Representatives. “The hardest … more
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Ron Klopfanstein
The Fascinating People of 2019
I have a favorite picture from last summer that’s still on my phone. It’s a selfie of me and some of my friends from the Westmoreland Historical Society. We’re doing the Oneida County … more
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PROUD MEMBERS — Westmoreland Volunteer Fire Department members Rodney VanBenscoten and Tom Wilcox aside the memorial, which inscribed with the names of every member over the past 75 years who has died.
75 years of saving lives and fighting flames
Editor’s note: This weekend I came down with an awful Christmas flu and was unable to write something new. So I asked the editors of the Clinton Record to rerun one of my most popular ones from … more
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LIGHTING THE THIRD NATIVITY CANDLE — Ron Klopfanstein holding Sheldon Gilboy after they lit the third nativity candle symbolizing joy at the Lowell United Methodist Church on Sunday, Dec. 14.
Meditations on Joy
For the first time in four years, Tina Tellier’s son, Blake, won’t be spending Christmas in a mental hospital. She’s thinking of baking a gingerbread house to celebrate. “I struggle daily … more
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BAKING COOKIES — Donna LaBuz with Ron Klopfanstein on Sunday, Dec. 8 baking cookies in the kitchen of the Westmoreland Methodist Church.
Life lessons and baking lessons with Donna LaBuz
The first thing Donna LaBuz told me to do Sunday afternoon was to beat an egg, a stick of butter, and a teaspoon of vanilla extract together in the blue mixing bowl she set on the counter of the … more
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The Sawners of Peckville
I think fondly of the late 1980’s-early 1990s as sort of the second golden age of Zsa Zsa Gabor. I read all about her misadventures slapping a Beverly Hills cop, getting arrested on Rodeo Drive, … more
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Ron Klopfanstein
The Hamlet of Lowell has become a hub of literary arts, entertainment
“Lowell is alive!” Wendy Grosjean declared onstage at Author Night in Lowell, an event put on by the Lowell United Methodist Church. “We are an outlet to introduce the community to writers, and … more
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Ron Klopfanstein
How the Thruway changed Westmoreland
My grandfather, Ken Spaven, thought it was ironic that he went to work for the Texaco station on the Thruway in the late 1960s. When it was built in 1954 it cut through the Spaven family farm and … more
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Ron Klopfanstein
Lowell Methodist Church celebrates the harvest with food and fellowship
“Veteran’s Day is to honor those who are still with us and those who have gone to be with the Lord,” Anne-Louise Bailey said at Sunday’s “Thank-for-Giving” Veteran’s Day/Thanksgiving … more
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Ron Klopfanstein
Westmoreland’s new favorite actress washes away to ‘Urinetown’
Before the floods hit, the talk of Halloween in Westmoreland was Hannah DeStefano and her captivating performance in our Historical Society’s “Haunted Schoolhouse.” Some people left quivering, … more
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Ron Klopfanstein
Halloween in Westmoreland: a guide to all the spooky fun!
I learned from an anonymous source that on a Halloween night in the late 1940s, a hay wagon may have been stolen from my family’s farm (the Spavens) and taken on an illicit joy ride through town. A … more
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Ron Klopfanstein
A Republican, a Democrat, and an Independent take on Utica
I was so determined to get my interviews for this week’s column that I made an illegal left hand turn to get onto Genesee Street. When I couldn’t figure out how to get to Utica Bread heading … more
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Ron Klopfanstein
How Pat O’Brien became Pat O’Brien again
Around Labor Day two years ago, my friend Dave Garland died. He was the first casualty of the race for New York’s 22nd Congressional District. In his short life Dave had a blog, he wrote a book, … more
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