(Carthage, NY – Aug. 3, 2011) On July 31 Carthage State Police arrested Nicholas W. Mcknight, 18, of 4050 Factory Road, Natural Bridge for third-degree unauthorized use of motor vehicle and fourth-degree criminal mischief after he took a 2005 GMC truck without the owners’ permission, and caused damage to it on the Aldrich Road in the Town of Diana.

Mcknight was issued appearance tickets and traffic tickets returnable Aug. 18 at 7pm in the Town of Diana court.

(July 25, 2011) On July 24, Jordan A. McAvoy, 23, of 35206 Conroy Dr., Carthage was arrested by the New York State Police – Junius Ponds for Driving While Intoxicated after he was stopped for failing to move over for an emergency vehicle on the Thruway.

McAvoy was found to have a BAC of .08 percent; he was released to appear in the Town of Phelps court on Aug. 10 at 7p.m.

(Carthage, NY – June 29, 2011) On June 28 State Police in Carthage arrested 19 year-old, Elizabeth Childrey of 22 Bridge Street, West Carthage for second-degree Forgery, a class “D” Felony, and third-degree Identity Theft, a class “A” Misdemeanor.

On June 13 Childrey used a stolen credit card at a Super Walmart store in the Town of LeRay by forging the complainant’s signature to obtain goods from the store.

She was arraigned in the Village of West Carthage before Judge Delmar House and remanded to Jefferson County Correctional in Lieu of $1,000 cash / $6,000 bond.

The defendant is scheduled to reappear back in court on July 1 at 9 a.m.

(Seneca Falls, NY – June 2011) This year’s DairyProfit Seminars at Empire Farm Days feature opportunities to learn about intensive grazing, transitioning to the next generation, and the latest findings to increase cow comfort.

The free open-to-the-public seminars begin at 10:30am in the Empire Farm Days’ Dairy Seminar Center at Rodman Lott & Son Farms in Seneca Falls, NY. Industry updates from the Beef Check-Off Program and a picnic lunch follow each seminar.

Cornell University’s PRO-DAIRY Program and Eastern DairyBusiness Magazine present the following seminars with support from industry sponsors:

Tuesday, August 9: Intensive Pasture Management — Three New York dairy producers experienced with grazing the dairy herd will present a panel discussion. Bill Paddock of Remsen, NY, milks 75 registered Holsteins and is a grazing specialist with the Oneida County Soil & Water Conservation Service. Mark Savage of Boonville, NY, is a partner in a 200-cow operation grazing both the milking herd and heifers. He has also managed a larger, free-stall confinement dairy.

Joe Schultz operates a 50-cow herd near Lowville, NY, where his family has used intensive pasture management since 1988. John Conway of the Cornell University PRO-DAIRY staff, whose area of emphasis includes forage management and cost analysis, will moderate the session.

Wednesday, August 10: The Next Generation — PRO-DAIRY Farm Management Specialist Jason Karszes moderates this session on incorporating the next generation into farm business operations and ownership. The producer panel includes Steve Young, managing 3,000 crop acres at Oakwood Dairy, Auburn, NY; Jon Beller, partner with his parents in their dairy in Carthage, NY; Holly Burley, Dansville, NY, who worked in New Zealand after college and now manages a second operation owned with her parents; Kyle Getty, herd manager at Ideal Farms, Schaghticoke, NY, and a former research assistant with PRO-DAIRY; and Mark Mapstone, Farm Credit specialist at Sangerfield, NY, working with family business issues and generation transfer strategies.

Thursday, August 11: The Latest Cow Comfort Strategies — PRO-DAIRY Director and Cornell Professor Dr. Tom Overton moderates discussion of latest techniques and benefits of improving the dairy herd’s cow comfort.

Panel members are Aaron Allen, Schaghticoke, NY, partner in a 1500-cow family operations that has implemented sand bedding; Jeff Mulligan of Avon, NY, whose 1200-cow dairy is averaging 30,000-lbs. milk incorporating sand bedding along with fan ventilation and sprinklers; Lynn Murray of Carthage, NY, whose carefully-planned 448-cow barn incorporates spacious free-stalls, ventilation and sand bedding to improve herd health and production; and Dr. Mark Thomas, DVM, form Lowville, NY, whose practice includes consultation on the variety of management issues to be covered.

Also taking place on Wednesday, August 10, the 2010-11 Cornell PRO-DAIRY Junior DAIRY LEADERS graduate at 1:30pm. The class of twenty-four 16 to 19-year-old youth who wanted more hands-on experiences in the dairy industry beyond their home farms will make presentations on their year-long learning opportunities.

Also on Thursday, August 11, the annual Drive-It-Yourself Dairy Tour begins at 3pm at Twin Birch Dairy in nearby Skaneateles, NY, where attendees will be invited to join representatives of Novus International and PRO-DAIRY specialists for a presentation and discussion of the results of a study of farms in the Northeast, California, Texas/New Mexico, and British Columbia. Discussion will focus on how to remove limitations to health and performance by focusing on cow comfort. The tour is free, but RSVP is required. For directions to the farm and reservations, email dmconf@cornell.edu or call Heather Howland at 607-255-4478 by August 1.

For more information on Empire Farm Days, the largest outdoor agricultural trade show in the Northeast, contact Show Manager Melanie Wickham, 877-697-7837,mwickham@empirefarmdays.com.

(Sackets Harbor, NY – June 21, 2011) The game of lacrosse, its history and its life applications are the focus of a new exhibit and two programs by two of the game’s notable proponents at the Great Lakes Seaway Trail Discovery Center in Sackets Harbor in July.

The “Tewa’a:raton lakwa’tswa:tha: Lacrosse, Our Game” exhibit created by Mohawk youth working with the Akwesasne Cultural Center Museum at Hogansburg, NY, will be at the Discovery Center July 9-17. The development of the exhibit was made possible with support from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

“Lacrosse is hugely popular in the US, Canada and in many countries across the world, but many fans are unaware of the Native origins of the game. This traveling exhibit, co-curated by Mohawk youth, explores the origins of lacrosse and carries the Mohawk cultural message of ‘Think about how you play the game and how you live your life,’” says Akwesasne Museum Curator Sue Ellen Herne.

The Wall Street Journal recently reported that the number of boys and girls in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut has grown to more than 91,000, according to the US Lacrosse governing body. There has been a 40 percent increase in the number of children playing the game in the New York City area since 2006.

On July 9, at 6:30pm at the Great Lakes Seaway Trail Discovery Center, US Lacrosse Hall of Fame Coach Kirk Ventiquattro will present “Lacrosse: Origin and Application.” Ventiquattro started the lacrosse program at Carthage Central School in 1988 and has coached more than 30 players who became NCAA Division I college lacrosse players. He will present an overview of the “Baggataway” story and how he applies the game to prepare his players for life.

On July 16 at 6:30pm at the Great Lakes Seaway Trail Discovery Center, traditional handmade lacrosse stickmaker, coach and retired player Alfie Jacques of the Onondaga Nation Turtle Clan will present “The Art of Making Handmade Wooden Lacrosse Sticks.” Jacques has made box and field lacrosse sticks for more than 47 years. He is featured for his artisanship in the film “Sacred Sport” and his sticks are part of the Lacrosse Foundation Hall of Fame Museum in Baltimore, MD. He will share his personal collection of sticks at this July 16 program.

The evening program fee is $5; free with military ID.

For more information on the Great Lakes Seaway Trail National Scenic Byway and the Discovery Center, go to seawaytrail.com or call 646-1000.

(Herkimer, NY – May 2011) Herkimer County Community College announces candidates for the College’s 43^rd annual commencement to be held Friday, May 20 at 5 pm in the gymnasium of the Physical Education Building. There are 640 candidates for the associate degree and 46 candidates for certificates. High honors are accorded to 64 seniors who earned a 3.80 average or higher as of the fall 2010 semester (noted with #) and honors accorded to 196 seniors who earned a 3.25 average or higher as of the fall 2010 semester (noted with *).

Candidates for degrees and certificates are:

JEFFERSON COUNTY

Adams

Timothy M. Ives, Liberal Arts & Sciences: Science

Adams Center

Allison J. O’Brien, Liberal Arts & Sciences:  Childhood Education

Carthage

Rona S. Intorcia, Human Services

*Stephanie Ann Miller, Medical Transcriptionist Certificate

Clayton

Ashley Lynn Taylor, Business:  Accounting

Fort Drum

*Melissa S. Specht, Liberal Arts & Sciences:  General Studies

LaFargeville

Brandon L. Lawwill, Art Studies

Theresa

Kimberly L. Sanford, Teaching Assistant Certificate

Watertown

Tonya M. Hamilton, Medical Transcriptionist Certificate

Jan Marie Wainwright, Medical Transcriptionist Certificate

(Herkimer, NY – May 2011) Herkimer County Community College announces candidates for the College’s 43^rd annual commencement to be held Friday, May 20 at 5 pm in the gymnasium of the Physical Education Building. There are 640 candidates for the associate degree and 46 candidates for certificates. High honors are accorded to 64 seniors who earned a 3.80 average or higher as of the fall 2010 semester (noted with #) and honors accorded to 196 seniors who earned a 3.25 average or higher as of the fall 2010 semester (noted with *).

Candidates for degrees and certificates are:

JEFFERSON COUNTY

Adams

Timothy M. Ives, Liberal Arts & Sciences: Science

Adams Center

Allison J. O’Brien, Liberal Arts & Sciences:  Childhood Education

Carthage

Rona S. Intorcia, Human Services

*Stephanie Ann Miller, Medical Transcriptionist Certificate

Clayton

Ashley Lynn Taylor, Business:  Accounting

Fort Drum

*Melissa S. Specht, Liberal Arts & Sciences:  General Studies

LaFargeville

Brandon L. Lawwill, Art Studies

Theresa

Kimberly L. Sanford, Teaching Assistant Certificate

Watertown

Tonya M. Hamilton, Medical Transcriptionist Certificate

Jan Marie Wainwright, Medical Transcriptionist Certificate

(Herkimer, NY – May 2011) Herkimer County Community College announces candidates for the College’s 43^rd annual commencement to be held Friday, May 20 at 5 pm in the gymnasium of the Physical Education Building. There are 640 candidates for the associate degree and 46 candidates for certificates. High honors are accorded to 64 seniors who earned a 3.80 average or higher as of the fall 2010 semester (noted with #) and honors accorded to 196 seniors who earned a 3.25 average or higher as of the fall 2010 semester (noted with *).

Candidates for degrees and certificates are:

JEFFERSON COUNTY

Adams

Timothy M. Ives, Liberal Arts & Sciences: Science

Adams Center

Allison J. O’Brien, Liberal Arts & Sciences:  Childhood Education

Carthage

Rona S. Intorcia, Human Services

*Stephanie Ann Miller, Medical Transcriptionist Certificate

Clayton

Ashley Lynn Taylor, Business:  Accounting

Fort Drum

*Melissa S. Specht, Liberal Arts & Sciences:  General Studies

LaFargeville

Brandon L. Lawwill, Art Studies

Theresa

Kimberly L. Sanford, Teaching Assistant Certificate

Watertown

Tonya M. Hamilton, Medical Transcriptionist Certificate

Jan Marie Wainwright, Medical Transcriptionist Certificate

(Carthage, NY) On April 6, 2011 the New York State Police in Carthage arrested Michael A. Cox, age 22, of Bridge Street, West Carthage for two counts of third-degree Rape, class E felonies, and Endangering the Welfare of a Child, a class A misdemeanors.

On Sept. 14, 2010, the State Police in Carthage began an investigation regarding an allegation involving Cox having sexually contact with a child under the age of 17.  The investigation revealed that sometime in the months of July and August 2010  Cox engaged in sexually intercourse with the victim in the Great Bend area.

On April 6, 2011, Cox was arrested and arraigned before Town of Wilna Judge Richard Buckinghamand remanded to the Jefferson County Jail in lieu of $1,000 cash/bond.

Cox is scheduled to re-appear before the Town of Wilna Court on April 11 at 6 p.m.

(Carthage, NY) On April 6, 2011 the New York State Police in Carthage arrested Michael A. Cox, age 22, of Bridge Street, West Carthage for two counts of third-degree Rape, class E felonies, and Endangering the Welfare of a Child, a class A misdemeanors.

On Sept. 14, 2010, the State Police in Carthage began an investigation regarding an allegation involving Cox having sexually contact with a child under the age of 17.  The investigation revealed that sometime in the months of July and August 2010  Cox engaged in sexually intercourse with the victim in the Great Bend area.

On April 6, 2011, Cox was arrested and arraigned before Town of Wilna Judge Richard Buckinghamand remanded to the Jefferson County Jail in lieu of $1,000 cash/bond.

Cox is scheduled to re-appear before the Town of Wilna Court on April 11 at 6 p.m.