Ravena News-Herald - 2021-12-02

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Stanley Maltzman, of
Greenville, remembers
being in the kitchen of his
parents’ New York City
home painting when news
of the Japanese attack on
Pearl Harbor came over
the radio.
Dec. 7, 1941, the Japawith
bombs targeted for
American ships, aircraft
and military bases on the
In addition, 61 ships of
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of the kitchen crying
going to go,” Maltzman
said.
Maltzman did indeed
want to enlist. He chose
the United States Coast
a neighbor who was in
that service.
every other weekend, and
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ries,” Maltzman said. “As
On Dec. 8, Maltzman
he did not hear anything
after two weeks, he went
back.
civilian and military popthe
devastating attack that
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others. The bombing
destroyed or damaged 19
for the Americans, the
Navy’s aircraft carriers
assigned to the U.S. Pacifservice
in March 1942,
he packed a bag and said
goodbye to his parents.
“My father took me
down to the trolley car
and took me down to
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way downtown,” he said.
Following boot camp
at Manhattan Beach, the
Island Signal School,
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ing blinker lights and sighe
petitioned the Coast
before Maltzman was
assigned to the original
crew of the USS Cen-
Andromeda Class attack
cargo ship commissioned
Brooklyn Navy Yard. An
original crewmember
of any vessel is called a
“plank owner.”
After the ship’s com-
George Evans McCabe,
trained his brand-new
crew, the ship made its
Asiatic-Pacific
Theater
came aboard to direct
captain threw him away
and took over.”
Ocean,” Maltzman said.
were doing and where we
hell of an ocean ride.”
to Pearl Harbor where the
military was still repairing
the damage to its ships
and aircraft.
“It was kind of a thrill to
be at Pearl Harbor and see
all the ships,” Maltzman
told interviewers from
the Veterans Oral History
of the battle wagons [battleships],
the few that they
raised, and smoke was
the Arizona. It was kind
showed a determination
the way that people were
for the grand opening of
Rail to River Brewing.
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tomers as the village’s
its doors, the latest in the
local Main Street revital-
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las are local residents
who have been working
for years to renovate a
their nanobrewery.
A nanobrewery is the
smallest form of brewery
— smaller than a
microbrewery — and is
becoming an increasingly
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ery owners, according to
americancraftbeer.com.
Friday’s grand opening
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tomers packed into the
brews.
on this for three years,
from inception to open-
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red ribbon in front of the
storefront. “It is frightening
and satisfying at the
same time.”
its grand opening. Mayor
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ing to capacity and then
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ees, are beyond ecstatic
and to take this chance,”
rolling.”
The nanobrewery will
other alcoholic beverages.
of English-style ales
and American ales, and
we also have local hard
cider and local sangria,”
make my own brews —
it’s called Rail to River
IPAs are India Pale
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vor largely from hops and
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vors.
The brewery will not
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larly from nearby eateries.
People can bring in any-
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Email: markvinciguerra@ravenanews.com

ships. It was a wonderful
sight.”
Of the eight battleships
anchored at Pearl Harbor
on the morning of the
attack, the Navy was able
to repair six, while two,
the USS Arizona (BB-
39) and USS Oklahoma
(BB-37) were damaged
beyond repair. The battleships
were Japan’s main
targets.
The USS Centaurus did
not remain long at Pearl
Harbor. From Hawaii, it
sailed west to take part in
the invasion of Kwajalein
in the Marshall Islands at
the end of January 1944.
Maltzman, then a Signalman
1/C, with a crew
of six others, would take
a position on the ship’s
smokestack using signal
to communicate with
other ships.
“It was the highest part
of the ship,” Maltzman
said. “It was kind of nice
to be up so high.”
As an attack cargo ship,
Centaurus had 12 landing
barges aboard. As the
way from island to island,
capturing them from the
Japanese, Centaurus’
crew loaded soldiers
and Marines, along with
equipment and supplies,
into its landing barges
and delivered them to
the islands, including the
Admiralty Islands, Guam,
New Guinea, Peleliu, and
Okinawa Gunto, among
others.
“We would land in
the nearby vicinity of
the island and lower
the landing barges,” he
said. “Then the marines
or soldiers would climb
overboard on rope and
go down and aboard the
landing barge.”
Three or four of Centaurus’
crew members
would then deliver them
to the island.
In total, Centaurus participated
in six campaigns
and received six battle
stars for its World War II
service.
“I was lucky my ship
never got hit,” Maltzman
said.
Maltzman has a keen
memory of the Battle of
Okinawa, which took
place from April 1 to June
14, 1945.
“All the guys went
ashore and everything,
and it was very quiet
because the Japanese
had gone up over the
mountain, away from the
beach,” he said. “They
on duty 24 hours to watch
for invasions, the battles
of the planes coming in
to get us. That’s when we
shot down two Japanese
kamikaze planes.”
When all was quiet,
Maltzman’s shipmates
put him in the bosun’s
chair and lowered him
over the side of the ship
to document the events.
“It was quite a thrill.
They all knew I was an
artist or trying to be an
artist, so they got me to
side of the ship,” he said.
Maltzman carried his
sketch book and pencils
with him during his service.
“I wanted to be an artist,
and I was drawing
things — invasions and
so forth,” Maltzman said.
At some point during
its wartime service, the
crew nicknamed the ship
“Centaurus-Maru.”
“All the Japanese ships
were called something
‘maru,’” Maltzman said.
Japanese sailors often
attached the suffix
“something beloved,” to
its vessels.
When Centaurus took
over a hundred Japanese
prisoners of war aboard
to transport them back to
Pearl Harbor, Maltzman
got permission to sketch
one of the prisoners.
“He signed my sketchbook,”
Maltzman said.
“He liked it, except that I
made the eyes a little too
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slanty.”
He remembers that
the prisoners liked
being aboard the Centaurus.
“They were very
happy with us, the Japanese,”
Maltzman said.
“We would allow them
to come topside, on the
main deck upstairs. They
bathed every day. They
washed with ocean water.
It was nice in a way.”
Maltzman left Centaurus
when it arrived back
at Pearl Harbor after the
U.S. victory in Okinawa,
but he wishes he could
have remained on board.
The ship continued to
Japan for occupation duty
and then went on to serve
in China.
“I would have been
tickled pink to go to China
and draw pictures,” he
said. “I’m sorry I missed
it.”
Through ship reunions,
Maltzman kept in touch
with shipmates and got
to know those he did not
know well during his time
in the Coast Guard.
The American Legion
Post 291 will be holding
a Pearl Harbor Remembrance
Ceremony at 6
p.m. on Dec. 7 at its building
at 54 Maple Ave.,
Greenville. The public is
invited to attend.

NEWS FROM THE PAST/
AS COMPILED BY
HARRY A. STURGES
News Herald –
December 2, 1921 - F.E.
Bleezarde, Publisher
Coeymans:
• A dance will be
given in Junior Order
Dec. 9, under the auspices
of several young
men of this village.
Good music will be in
attendance.
• Mrs. B.A. Ten-
Eyck has returned from
Newburgh where she
has been visiting her
Baumis. Mr. Ten Eyck,
engineer on the Poughkeepsie
bridge tender
tug Dixon, was home
for Sunday.
• The village merchants
are displaying
their Christmas novelties
in their show windows.
Ralph B. Wolfe’s display
of electrical goods
seen in the city stores.
• The heavy rain
of the past week caused
a freshet in the river
and water was over the
docks here for several
time this year that the
docks have been under
water. The falls in the
Coeymans creek have
the appearance of a minits
roar could be heard
for some distance.
• Captain Percy
Wolfe with the tugboat
Margaret D. of New
York is bringing a rush
New York by way of the
Barge Canal.
Ravena:
• A farewell surprise
party was given
at the home of Mr. and
Tuesday night for their
son, Arthur, who left
winter.
• Irving Burgard,
of Syracuse, an employee
for 23 years on the
railroad, was hired
and will soon open the
lunchroom near the railroad
station.
• Stanley Bailey
and Mrs. Bessie Bailey
were guests of their parents
Mr. and Mrs. Irenus
Bailey the latter part of
the week.
• The Ravena
Grange will conduct
a food sale on Saturday
afternoon, from 3
o’clock at the drugstore
of B.S. McCulloch on
Main Steet. The sale will
include everything good
and wholesome from the
farm and some will get
chickens and some eggs
and some pies and some
cakes and other goodies.
• Miss Marion
Richmond and Orrie
Powell, both Normal
College students,
enjoyed the holidays at
home with their parents
and friends.
• Christmas is
only three weeks from
Sunday. Are you getting
ready? Remember
less than four cents a
week.
• The Misses Van
Alstyne on Western Avenue
entertained at a family
gathering Thanksgiving
Day. Covers were
laid for 20 guests.
Coeymans Herald
– December 1, 1886 -
S.H. & E.J. Sherman,
Proprietors
• Several more
streetlights could be
placed to good advantage.
• Quite a few
farmers drew their produce
to market by sled
on Monday.
• Work on Vincent’s
new hall at the
Junction is rapidly progressing.
• A.S. Vanderzee
has placed an elegant
new upright piano in his
residence.
• The expiring
squeal of the porker is
heard in the land, and
sausage and pancakes
grace the table.
• The season of
navigation is drawing to
a close and many boats
have gone into their
winter quarters.
• A ton or more
piazza on the east side
of the house.
RAVENA — The
annual Ravena Turkey
Bowl has become a
rite of passage for RCS
alumni.
The football game,
played for fun and bragging
rights, takes place
every year at Mosher
Park on Thanksgiving
morning and draws
graduates of the local
school district from as
recently as last year and
as long as 40 years ago
or longer.
“My husband played
at 18 years old and he
is 58, so he played way
back, 40 years,” Ravena
resident Lynda
Geraldsen said as she
cheered from the sideline.
“Chuckie Bullis,
#24, has been playing as
long and two of his sons
are out there. It’s just a
tradition.”
There was plenty of
good-natured trash
talking from the sidelines
and from the players.
Kids tossed around a
football of their own as
the adults went head to
The game is not for
the faint of heart.
“It’s full contact, no
pads, nothing,” said
Kailyn Geraldsen. “You
have to be out of high
school to play, just for
safety reasons. They
split the teams — ‘old
guys’ versus ‘young
guys,’ based on turnout.”
“It’s really just a freefor-all,”
she added with
a laugh.
Chuckie Bullis has
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been playing for decades
and recalled how the
local tradition got its
start.
“I’ve been playing
every year for about
44 years,” Bullis said.
“It’s fun — it started
out when we were 13,
a bunch of our friends
playing in the street, and
it turned into a bunch of
RCS alumni coming out
every year and playing
on Thanksgiving morning.”
There were a couple
of father-son combina-
Thursday.
“It’s a rite of passage,”
Lynda Geraldsen said.
“My son is now playing.
Other sons are now playing
with their fathers, so
it’s a rite of passage.”
Jarrett Collins has
about 13 years to play in
the annual Turkey Bowl.
“It’s a tradition and I
get to see people I haven’t
seen all year-round,”
Collins said. “It’s fun —
I get to see people I don’t
see often and we get to
catch up and see what
everyone is doing.”

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RCS Elementary
School Menu
Dec. 6 to Dec. 10
Breakfast Menu
Monday: Wholegrain
doughnut, peaches,
pears, skim or 1%
milk.
Tuesday: Parent Conbanana,
apple, skim or
1% milk.
Thursday: Scrambled
eggs, whole-wheat
fruit, skim or 1% milk.
Friday: French toast,
peaches, apple sauce,
skim or 1% milk.
Lunch Menu
Monday: Egg salad
sandwich, grilled chicken,
salsa/rice/beans,
corn, bananas, skim or
1% milk.
Tuesday: Parent Consandwich,
macaroni and
cheese, broccoli, apples,
pears, skim or 1% milk.
Thursday: Mixed
sandwich, cheese burger,
fries, carrots from the
farm, bananas, pears,
skim or 1% milk.
Friday: Tuna salad
sandwich, cheesy pizza,
green leafy salad, pears,
cut carrots, skim or 1%
milk.
RCS Middle & High
School Menu
Dec. 6 to Dec. 10
Breakfast Menu
Monday: Whole-grain
doughnut, peaches,
pears, skim or 1% milk.
Tuesday: Parent Conbanana,
apple, skim or
1% milk.
Thursday: Scrambled
eggs, whole-wheat
fruit, skim or 1% milk.
Friday: French toast,
peaches, apple sauce,
skim or 1% milk.
Lunch Menu
Monday: Egg salad
sandwich, grilled chicken,
salsa/rice/beans,
corn, bananas, skim or
1% milk.
Tuesday: Parent Consandwich,
macaroni and
cheese, broccoli, apples,
pears, skim or 1% milk.
Thursday: Mixed
sandwich, chese burger,
fries, carrots from the
farm, banana, pears,
skim or 1% milk.
Friday: Tuna salad
sandwich, cheesy pizza,
green leafy salad, pears,
cut carrots, skim or 1%
milk.
COEYMANS — A
second man has been
arrested and charged
with robbery and
unlawful imprisonment
in connection with an
alleged incident Nov. 16
in Coeymans, according
to Albany County Sher-
Paul Farley, 50, of
Waterford, was arrested
and faces multiple
charges stemming from
the alleged robbery.
“Farley is accused of
assaulting the victim
with a weapon causing
physical injuries, forcibly
stealing property
from the victim, while
unlawfully preventing
the victim from leaving
the residence,” according
to a statement from
Sheriff’s deputies
learned of the incident
after a nurse at
to the alleged victim’s
injuries, according to
the statement.
A Ravena man, Brian
Bagley, 55, was arrested
in connection with the
same alleged incident
on Nov. 17.
Farley was arrested
Coeymans.
Farley is charged
with two counts of second-degree
robbery,
a class C felony; one
count of second-degree
assault, a class D felony;
unlawful imprisonment,
a class E felony; one
count of fourth-degree
grand larceny, a class
E felony; one count of
petty larceny, a class
A misdemeanor; one
count of second-degree
menacing, a class A
misdemeanor; and one
count of fourth-degree
criminal possession of a
weapon, a class A misdemeanor,
according to
Farley was arraigned
in Coeymans Town
Court and was released
on the supervision of
probation.
Senior Projects of Ravena
reopened to the public
in more than a year after
being closed due to the
COVID-19 outbreak.
every weekday at 4 p.m.
“It is December, and
nobody asked if I was
ready.” – Sarah Kay,
American poet
The holidays are coming!
Get in the spirit by
making a sparkly ornament
out of old CDs
and DVDs. The kit will
contain all the supplies
you need except a glue
gun (if you don’t have
one, you can borrow one
from the library). Pickup
begins at 9 a.m. on
Tuesday, Dec. 7.
The library will be
hosting a NYS Snowmobile
Safety Course
and Exam on Sunday,
Dec. 12, from 8 a.m. to
4 p.m. The free course is
for ages 10 and up, and
registration is required.
Sign up today through
the library’s website
under “Events.” Lunch
The
Ravena
postage is paid at Albany NY.
POSTMASTER
information and the menu.
Exercise classes are also
will be provided. Thanks
to the Frontier Sno-Riders
for sponsoring this
program.
Looking for something
to get you in the holiday
spirit? Come to the
library on Wednesday,
Dec. 1, at 2 p.m., and
make a folded book tree.
It’s quick and easy to
make and the library will
provide everything you
need to complete your
project. Space is limited,
so register through
the library website under
“Events” today.
Monday, Dec. 6, at 2
p.m.
Movie matinees return
to the library’s Community
Room! Register
for your spot when the
library’s screens “Tina”
on Monday, Dec. 6. This
movie is a revealing and
Capital Region Independent Media
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The Meals on Wheels
program and the transportation
program are still
available, according to
the organization’s Facebook
page.
Bingo has been cancelled
until further notice.
If there is a senior who
needs assistance or you
are concerned about a
senior, please call Senior
intimate look at the life
and career of musical
icon Tina Turner, charting
her improbable rise
to early fame, her personal
and professional
struggles throughout her
life, and her resurgence
as a global phenomenon
in the 1980s. Seating
will be limited, sign up
today.
Thursday, Dec. 9, at
10 a.m.
Bring your preschooler
to the library on Thursday,
Dec. 9, at 10 a.m.,
for a special science program
just for this age
group. Kids will make a
new friend while learning
about the colors of
the rainbow. They’ll also
get a chance to experiment
with their creative
side during an activity
on color mixing. Registration
is required, so
sign up today!
ALBANY — Low-income
residents who owe
back payments for their
water and sewer bills may
be eligible for federal
funds aimed at avoiding
service interruptions.
million in federal funding
became available Dec. 1
to help low-income New
Yorkers pay their drinking
water and wastewater
bills that are in arrears.
The program is administered
by the state’s
Disability Assistance.
Dubbed the Low-In-
Assistance Program, the
funds will provide eligible
individuals and famfor
drinking water arrears
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Monday.
The state’s moratorium
on service shut-
COVID-19 pandemic,
expires in late December
and regulated utilities
on service disconnections
through the New Year’s
holiday.
may resume after that.
“As New Yorkers make
their comeback from the
devastating effects of
the pandemic, struggling
and jelly sandwiches
to prime rib — they can
bring their own food,” he
said.
RCS Business Association
Chairwoman Joy
Iafallo said Main Street’s
newest business will mesh
well with the community.
“I am thrilled for this.
I feel like they did a lot
of things that weave in
nicely for what we want
to see on Main Street,”
Iafallo said. “They are
two great members of the
community and they want
to do everything they can
for this area. They have
invested time, money,
blood, sweat and tears
into the business so I think
The brewery may also
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nesses, she said.
“I think the taproom is
draw on other amenities
in the community because
they don’t serve food, so
households should never
be left wondering whether
they will be able to
water and sewer service,”
course of the pandemic,
often become a prohibi-
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cial stability of a household.
This assistance will
help ensure New Yorkers
do not have to worry
about losing these basic
make ends meet.”
The assistance program
is aimed at low-income
households, particularly
those paying a high proportion
of their income
for water and sewer bills,
is intended for households
will service bills that are
at least 20 days past due.
Payments will be made
directly to the utility company.
Approximately 105,000
households are expected
to be aided by the prosaid.
Eligibility for the program
is determined by
household income, size
and the amount that is past
due. To qualify, a household
of four would need
to have a gross monthly
according to the gover-
D-20, who represents
Coeymans and Ravena,
welcomed the assistance
program.
challenge for many New
York families, which has
only become exacerbated
by the COVID-19 public
health crisis,” Tonko said.
“Congress provided water
utility assistance funding
in recent COVID relief
packages, and I will continue
pushing for federal
funding that ensures every
American has access to
safe, clean water.”
Residents can submit
applications online and
by mail. Visit otda.ny.gov/
lihwap for more information.
Individuals enrolled in
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tance Program or the
Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program, or
who receive Temporary
Assistance or who live
alone and receive Supplemental
Security Income,
are automatically eligible,
but still need to apply for
assistance, according to
According to state surveys,
as many as 15%
of households have pastdue
water bills in some
parts of the state, owing
Nationally, the average
combined drinking water
a year, according to the
Statistics.
they will be drawing on
other restaurants, which I
think is very cool,” Iafallo
said.
Rail to River Brewery
is located at 109 Main St.,
a half block from the railroad
tracks. The building
has been vacant for many
years.
“I remember a store
here when I was a kid —
it was some kind of thrift
store or an antique store,”
Iafallo said. “It has probably
been at least 20 years
since there has been a
business in this building.”
Douglas said getting the
business up and running
has been quite a journey,
and a gratifying one.
“We are opening a
nice new business here
on Main Street,” he said.
“We are a veteran-owned
business, we are here for
the community and this
is to help revitalize Main
Street.”

last time she was home
when The Princess told
friends.
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ter conversation. We had
an enjoyable chat, pleasant,
bubbly and all, but
went our separate ways
about.
resemblance to the ambience
of the modern version.
folk music, poetry, jazz
and contemplative conversation.
It was a place
and listen to some usually
local musicians and writers
display their talents.
The Princess’ version
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mon with mine — the
conversation and even the
appears on occasion.
hot cider. Fifty cents
would buy you a cup of
either, they comprised the
entire menu of the establishment.
We went for the
music.
Princess frequents don’t
have as much music, but
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ies. Today’s kids actual-
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fee and teas. They have
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available. The Princess
with her friends for hours,
and father always started
the day with a cup.
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— when your parents
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asked you if you wanted
Other than the ritualistable
to the adult table
think of no other occasion
that marked the end of
childhood more distinct-
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fee was easier back then.
You went into a diner or
restaurant and ordered a
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the counter plunked it
in front of you, pushed
the little silver pitcher of
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er across the counter and
Thruway a month or so
so I decided to stop at a
This particular rest stop
even featured a nationally
I had heard that their cofto
try it.
was the overhead menu
— it was written in a
of which seemed to indithere.
There were all sorts
where.
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-
who looked like he knew
asked him if they sold coffee
there. I told him what
I wanted and he translated.
I walked out with a
Cappuccino Columbian
sleep for three days so it
worked well, but I think
the same price I paid for
the whatever it was I had.
they take themselves
Until next week, may
you and yours be happy
and well.
Reach Dick Brooks at
whittle12124@yahoo.
com.
I returned to the Sunshine
State recently, just
before an early snowstorm
deposited an inch
driveway in Conesville.
I was not at all unhappy
to have missed that
put a 3-inch layer of
carrots and beets, hopfor
an early harvest next
April. The wet snow will
hopefully hold the straw
in place.
I also mixed a full bale
of peat moss with the
soil in one of my raised
beds and added about 20
pounds of rabbit manure
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ter such as peat moss or
4-inch layer into the topsoil
each fall is perhaps
the most important step
you can take to maintain
soil.
The 1,438-mile drive
to Bradenton, Florida,
was mostly uneventful,
but a bit more expensive
than last year, with
$3.59 in New York to just
about $3 in South Caroli-
That works out to about
$130 for the drive.
and North Carolina was
drive more enjoyable. It
is cool here, by Florida
temperatures in the low
50s, but 70’s in the afternoon.
from transplants, set in
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plants to onion “sets”
since they seem to perform
much better for me.
tops start to topple over
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year some of them conuntil
November.
These “Sweet Sandwell
for me, as usual.
Some of the bulbs
I also stuck a half
dozen scallions, purchased
at the supermarket,
into my window box
fresh scallions all seatops
back just allowed
I also planted Yukon
Gold and Norland potacritters
had made tunnels
in many of my raised
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to bed.
I saw chipmunks and
of the holes, but I did not
and not plant roots. Chipmunks
will eat almost
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erally not considered a
major pest of root crops.
I was dismayed to spot
in October, 90% of them
were partially eaten. I
should have harvested in
down here with me, but I
ended up with only about
on June 6, when I trans-
Beef” tomatoes and also
direct seeded zucchini
and winter squash from
seed I harvested from
last year’s winter squash
crop.
A few days later I set
cucumbers at the bases
of my 6-foot-tall tomato
steel rewire. I have used
from more than 40 years
now and they should last
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er” for me is not likely
another 40 years.
The cucumber vines
crop” the same space
each year. This system
works well for me, but
occasionally I will miss
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The cucumbers did
on July 28 and they pretty
know some readers have
problems with cucumdisease
or insect pests,
which transmit disease
each year. The trick to
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ber harvest is to spray
them as soon as set out
until they start to set fruit.
I do the same for my
tomatoes with excellent
results.
early transplanted ones
out on June 5. The two-
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vest at all, once more
tomato plants before the
soil has warmed to 70
Reach Bob Beyfuss at
rlb14@cornell.edu.

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Tonight I was watching
an independent movie
made by a friend of mine
I think it’s a great
it yet, I wanted to share
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acter said that made my
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body in their worst
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one has the capacity for
change, and anyone can
I don’t know if it was
the way the actor said it
strangers,
co-workers,
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nessed one of their worst
Does it ever end?
The moment somebody
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ance, their demeanor, the
we not?
character the right way,
the present moment, or
mistreat them?
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give someone a second
or even something I know
they did when they were
What happens when we
witness someone’s worst
bad day?
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nation of factors and we
don’t know what they go
to behave the way they
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I don’t think it’s possi-
I was wrong?
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ative mindset where I’m
a person and thinking
I think the evidence is
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sometimes takes years,
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thing I did or said 10 or
I’m the same person, I
Maybe when we’re
someone a second chance
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the character of the per-
Toby Moore is a columnist,
the star of
Emmy-nominated “A
Separate Peace,” and the
CEO of Cubestream Inc.

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2-5 - NYSSMA Conference All-State Festival, RCS Central
School District. Visit www.rcscsd.org/events for more information.
3 - Pieter B. Coeymans Elementary School Recognition
Awards ceremony. Visit www.rcscsd.org/events for more information.
7 - Ravena Village Board meeting, 6 p.m., Village Hall, 15
Mountain Road, Ravena.
7 - Presentation on 80th anniversary of Pearl Harbo attack,
Speaker will be Ron Gabriele. Free admission.
Russell Avenue, Ravena.
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First and foremost, yes,
there is a title change
to my column that will
have begun doing in the
community to connect the
body, mind and spirit to
the everyday experience
of being human.
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from some very great
teachers in my life and
to learn from you as well,
as we all navigate this
to share more parables,
stories, lessons and helpful
alternatives to remain
broader umbrella than
hope you will enjoy what
you read and share with
those in our community,
bringing us all that much
our internal beam of light
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ing topics that help us
regroup and move forward.
This time last year
The isolation, insulation
and confusion was almost
insurmountable.
Here we are, one full
year later, a renewed
excitement in our hearts
reconnecting us to the
joys of the holidays. My
outpouring of sheer emotion
every day. We are
indeed connecting to the
very spirit of the holidays.
Whether you cele-
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to “feel” again what we
thought was lost.
So how then is the mind
and the body reacting to
begun to embrace?
wonderful passage that
gave me the words that
now.
The passage was found
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tled, “Simple Abundance:
and Joy.” The author is
Sarah Ban Breathnach:
angels who intervened in
the lives of humans were
most often strangers who
appeared on the scene
just once, gave assistance,
and then disappeared
as mysteriously as they
arrived. From all the pubthe
appearance of these
surprising ways, never
more, though, than now
it seems. Perhaps going
leaving the recipient curious.
So this may be an excellent
time to start being
consciously aware of your
encounters with strangers.
yourself, as you go about
your holiday preparations
as well. Never turn down
the help of others if you
can. Sometimes life is difallow
help from others or
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tance when we really need
a hand.
As Sarah said in her pas-
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ness to or from strangers
as a positive exchange of
comfort and compassion
in the circle of life.”
of strangers in your life.
Your body and mind
are soothed by this and
remain open to giving as
well.
Pat Larsen is a licensed
fitness instructor/certi-
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vate readings and sessions
available to unlock
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ALBANY — New
of Environmental Conservation
Commissioner
Basil Seggos announced
season for deer and bear
in the Southern Zone
began Nov. 20.
DEC encourages hunters
to review new safety
regulations and changes
this season that will
enhance their hunting
experience.
most important conservationists,”
Seggos said.
“Hunters help to balance
deer and bear populations
with local habitats
and land uses while providing
more than 11 million
pounds of quality,
locally grown, organic
meat to sustain families.
With more oppor-
tenets of hunter safety
for a safe and enjoyable
time outdoors.”
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son for deer and bear
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Zone runs from Nov. 20
through Dec. 12.
The Southern Zone
regular hunting seasopopular
hunting season,
and approximately 85%
licensed hunters participate.
Harvest during
this season accounts for
nearly 60% of the total
statewide deer harvest
and 30% to 60% of the
statewide bear harvest.
Following the regular
deer and bear seasons in
the Southern Zone, late
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from Dec. 13 through
Dec. 21, and again from
Dec. 26 to Jan. 1, the latter
of which is an extension
from past years.
these special seasons
must possess a hunting
license and either bow-
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ing privileges.
the regular deer and bear
hunting season opened
Oct. 23 and closes Dec.
5. The Northern Zone
includes the Adiron-
Plain, and the Champlain
and St. Lawrence
valleys. A late bowhuntseason
for deer will be
open in portions of the
Northern Zone from
Dec. 6 to Dec. 12.
New this year, 12- and
13-year-old hunters can
when accompanied by
a licensed, experienced
adult in counties that
“opted in” to the pilot
program. Established
Legislature through
2023, this pilot program
applies only to upstate
counties that choose to
participate. The program
does not apply to West-
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counties did not opt in to
participate. The remaining
52 upstate counties
opted in.
Also new, DEC
extended the daily hunting
hours to run from 30
minutes before sunrise
until 30 minutes after
sunset, allowing hunters
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light period. Hunters
and sunset times before
hunting each day.
All hunters pursuing
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arm are now required to
clothing, either a hat,
hunters have an excellent
safety record, but
hunting even safer.
Hunters are reminded
to follow the basic rules
• Point your gun
in a safe direction;
• Treat every gun
as if it were loaded;
• Be sure of your
target and beyond; and,
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ready to shoot.
When hunting in
tree stands, hunters are
advised to use a safety
harness and a climbing
belt, as most tree-stand
accidents occur when
hunters are climbing in
and out of the stand.
Also, hunters should
never climb in or out of
a tree stand with a load-
By choosing to Let
Older deer have larger
antlers and yield more
and create more rubs
and scrapes.
Chronic Wasting Disease
(CWD) continues
to spread in other states,
and hunters can help to
prevent CWD in New
CWD could spread rapidly
and be practically
impossible to eliminate
once established. Hunters
can help protect
from CWD by following
these tips:
or caribou outside of
animal before bringing
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ulations for Hunters.
destroy illegally imported
carcasses and parts;
• Do not use deerurine-based
lures or
attractant scents, as these
could contain infectious
material. Choose synthetic
lures instead;
• Dispose of carnot
on the landscape;
• Report any deer
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ing abnormally; and
• Hunt only wild
deer and support fair
chase hunting principles.
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deer in portions of New
early fall will impact the
experiences of hunters
in the hardest hit areas.
EHD is a viral disease
caused by a biting
but is not infectious to
its fourth and largest
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mer, with about 2,000
dead deer reported.
The hardest hit areas
were in eastern Ulster,
western Dutchess, and
western Columbia counties.
The disease does
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lations uniformly, and
hunters may see variable
impacts with few deer
on some properties hit
hard by EHD and plenty
of deer elsewhere.
DEC will continue to
monitor the impact of
EHD through the huntany
necessary management
adjustments next
year.

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For those who occasionally
think about how
to maintain and increase
the spiritual aspects of
your life, we must consider
that our decisions are
directly associated with
accomplishing our destiny.
I have thought about
this for many years and
have come to the conclusion
that desire is one
of the most critical steps
for knowing God. If we
have a passionate and
unwavering dedication to
accomplish something,
we have built a solid
foundation for the other
steps that will follow.
However, without fervent
enthusiasm, our vision
will remain a whim.
When it comes to drawing
nearer to our Creator,
we will discover this is
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lenge we will ever face.
Why is it so hard to
walk with Christ? One
reason is that having a
personal relationship with
him includes surrendering
our control so that
he can possess and control
us. It’s one thing to
work toward such things
as weight loss, exercise or
training for a sport as we
are only in a battle against
our bodies to succeed.
Granted, these are serious
challenges, but when
we become obsessed with
advancing into God, we
will face resistance from
our old nature, the need
to renew our mind, and a
hostile devil who hates us
and does not want us to be
victorious.
There is no doubt that
many people are lukewarm
in their spiritual
life. It’s true, we all have
times when we drift a little
or become distracted
from the Lord, however
there is a serious probwith
a mediocre relationship
with God.
I have discovered in my
own life that it is much
easier to live in the outer
courts than to be a cup
bearer for the king. Honestly,
it’s simply a case of
our time or our pleasures
just to have a more intimate
connection with him
and we are all guilty. Our
rebellion refuses to pay
the price that is required
I was talking to a friend
the other day and he was
telling me about a new
diet he had been following
for the last few
months. He was proud of
his accomplishments and
went on to explain that
when he started out, some
of his family and friends
never do it because of
his reputation for being
a foodaholic. Then he
mentioned something that
caught my attention.
He said, “I became so
focused and my determination
became so strong,
I demanded my body to
obey my will. In the last
three months, I have lost
32 pounds and I’m only
getting started.”
I am very impressed
with this level of infatuation
and congratulatrelentless
perseverance.
At the same time, I
thought about how spiritually
mature every
Christian could be if we
decided to become this
serious about concentrating
on the awareness of
God’s presence. One of
the greatest revelations I
have discovered is that we
can live as close to God as
we want, and this brings
us back to our desperate
need for desire.
So, if failing to achieve
our goals is caused by
a shortage of fervency
and self-discipline, where
it to those who ask for
it. It’s true, with certain
situations there are other
factors that can make a
comes to developing a
personal relationship with
God, the opportunity is
available and nothing is
preventing us from knowing
and loving him except
our will.
In Matthew chapter 5,
one of the beatitudes says,
“Blessed are they which
do hunger and thirst after
righteousness: for they
For each person, questions
remain: “Do you
have a relentless craving
to walk with God and how
important is it for you to
know him?”
I was watching a football
game the other night
and the coaches were
team to dig deep with-
They were looking at
each player in the eyes
and asking how much
do you want to be victorious?
Have you ever
sensed the Holy Spirit
convicting you with the
same question?
We can inspire others,
but the intriguing reality
about motivation is that
no one can force another
person to change their
mind. Most people only
want enough of God to go
to heaven, but do not love
him enough to become
who He has called them
to be.
Read more about the
Christian life at billyhollandministries.com.
COXSACKIE — On
Dec. 7, the Greene County
Historical Society is
pleased to welcome back
Ron Gabriele to the Vedder
Research Library to
present a program on the
80th anniversary of the
attack on Pearl Harbor.
Gabriele will explore
the reasons why Japan
attacked America at
Pearl Harbor, the timeline
of various events
leading up to Pearl Harbor
and the competing
forces that were at work
in diplomatic, political
and military arenas.
The program begins
at 7 p.m. and will be
held in the reading room
of the Vedder Research
Library. Admission is
free and open to the public.
The Vedder Research
Library is located just
miles south of the interand
is easily accessible

Dear Rusty: Social
Security is deducting
$297 per month for my
Medicare Part B coverage.
I have what’s called a
“Windfall Elimination
Provision” because I
receive a pension from
my former state employer.
Prior to my 65th birthday
in July of this year, Social
Security was paying me
$764 per month, but when
I turned 65 they reduced
my amount to $467 per
month. I read that the Part
B premiums for 2021 are
$148.50, so I wonder why
I’m paying double that
amount?
Could it be that I never
enrolled in Medicare Part
B and they just automatically
started deducting
that amount? Some sort
of penalty? If so, it seems
kind of high.
Can you explain why
I’m paying so much for
Medicare Part B?
Signed: Curious About
Medicare
Dear Curious: Your
Part B premium of $297/
month has nothing to do
with the Windfall Elimination
Provision (WEP).
WEP affects (reduces)
your Social Security
retirement benefit
your Medicare premium.
Your Medicare Part B
premium is $297/month
Medicare rule known
as “IRMAA,” which
is the “Income Related
Medicare Adjustment
Amount.” Here’s how
IRMAA works:
Medicare determines
your Part B premium
amount each year using
your combined income
(from all sources) from
two years prior, so your
2021 Part B premium is
based upon your 2019
income. The income
amount used to set your
Part B premium is called
Gross Income (MAGI),
which is your normal
Adjusted Gross Income
on your tax return plus
any other non-taxable
income you may have had
(including half of your
interest, etc.). If your
MAGI is over a certain
threshold, your Part B
premium is more than the
standard $148.50.
The IRMAA thresholds
at which you pay a higher
Part B premium depend
jointly with MAGI under
$176,001 pays the standard
premium ($148.50
for 2021), and a single
under $88,001 also pays
the standard Part B premium,
but income exceeding
those thresholds means
a higher Part B premium.
How much higher
depends upon how much
your MAGI exceeds the
base amounts above.
The Part B IRMAA premium
increases on a scale
relative to how much your
MAGI exceeds the base
threshold and, from what
you’ve shared, it appears
that your 2019 MAGI
resulted in a 2021 Part B
premium of $297/month.
Since you were already
collecting Social Security
when you turned
65, you were automatically
enrolled in Medicare
Part A (which is
free) and Medicare Part
B (for which you pay a
premium), which is why
your Medicare premium
increased at that time.
If you also have “creditable”
health care from
either your or your wife’s
employer (“creditable”
is a group plan with at
least 20 participants),
you can disenroll from
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ing form CMS-1763 and
having an interview with
Social Security. That way
you could save that $297
monthly Part B premium
for as long as you
have other “creditable”
employer coverage, and
then re-enroll in Part B
during the Special Enrollment
Period, which starts
when your employer coverage
ends (or shortly
before to avoid a gap in
health care coverage).
If you have retired from
working and your combined
income in 2020 was
much lower than in 2019,
Social Security will automatically
adjust your 2022
Medicare Part B premium
as appropriate for your
combined income reported
to the IRS on your
2020 tax return.
If you retired in 2020,
you might also wish to
submit form SSA-44
(www.ssa.gov/f orms/
ssa-44-ext.pdf) to claim
a “life changing event,”
which may result in a
smaller Part B premium
for 2021 as well.
This article is intended
for information purposes
only and does not repguidance.
It presents the
opinions and interpretations
of the AMAC Founaccredited
by the National
Social Security Association
(NSSA). NSSA and
the AMAC Foundation
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iated with or endorsed
by the Social Security
Administration or any
other governmental entivisit
our website (amacfoundation.org/programs/
social-security-advisory)
or email us at ssadvisor@
amacfoundation.org.
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W A S H I N G T O N ,
DC—U.S. Rep. Paul D.
Tonko, D-20, is celebrating
key investments for
Capital Region children
and families this holiday
season with the House
advance of the Build Back
Better Act.
This transformative
legislation cuts costs for
families by making childextending
the Child Tax
delivered $30.8 million in
total payments to Capital
Region families in
the month of November
alone, Tonko said.
“Investments in our kids
for our communities, our
economy and the future of
our nation,” Tonko said.
“In the richest country in
the world, there is simply
no excuse for us to
abandon any of America’s
children, and with the
strong investments House
Democrats passed under
Biden’s Build Back Better
Act, we are ensuring no
kid is left behind. I was
proud to vote to pass this
legislation that will put
money back in the pockets
of middle- and low-income
parents so they can
pay for childcare, put food
on the table, pay for utilities,
and spend money at
our local businesses. I’ll
continue pushing for these
critical investments that
enable Americans to support
and grow our local
economy while building
better lives for their families.”
The Build Back Better
Act expands on Democrats’
work to support
families including extending
the successful Child
Tax Credit, according to
Tonko. Analysis based
on data from the Census
Bureau shows that following
the July payments,
there were significant
declines in the share of
households with children
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cy, the congressman said.
Families continue to
use the expanded CTC
tax cuts to meet the needs
of their household, he
added. Among those who
responded to the Census
Bureau’s survey: 56%
spent their CTC tax cuts
on food, 33% spent it on
internet and other utilities,
30% spent it on mortgage/rent,
30% spent it on
clothing and 11% spent it
on childcare, Tonko said.
Investments in the
Build Back Better Act:
• Give more than
35 million families a
major tax cut by extending
the Biden Child Tax
Credit, including supporting
an estimated 120,000
Capital Region kids.
• Save most families
more than half their
current spending on childcare,
ensuring most families
will have to pay no
more than 7% of their
income for childcare.
• Establish universal
preschool for all
3- and 4-year-olds with
expanded access to pre-K
for more than 6 million
children.
• Establish a universal
and permanent paid
family and medical leave
program, providing four
weeks of paid parental,
family caregiving, and
medical leave.
• Cut the cost of
postsecondary education,
with such steps as increasing
the maximum Pell
Grant.
• Extend the Children’s
Health Insurance
Program (CHIP) to ensure
that low-income children
will always have access to
insurance.

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long with the delicious food, gift giving and cheer
of the holiday season, getting together with friends
and family is also cherished. Whether it’s a cozy
weekend dinner with friends or time for festive
merrymaking, you can enhance any gathering with unique
small plates and appetizers.
Make the season special with California grapes, which are
abundant into January, as an ingredient in your favorite dishes or
by decorating with them for colorful pops of red, green and black.
As a versatile ingredient that adds taste and visual appeal,
grapes can help you create memorable appetizers that will surprise
and delight friends and family. For easy and delightful hors
d’oeuvres, turn to Tricolor Grape Pizza with Goat Cheese and
Send guests home with Easy Grape Compote, or give it as a fun
host or hostess gift for friends and family, so they can enjoy a little
taste of the holidays even after all the excitement winds down.
Find more tasty appetizers, meals, desserts and more at
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Tricolor Grape Pizza with Goat Cheese and Thyme
Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 10 minutes
Servings: 6
1 pound prepared pizza dough
2 1/2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 cups halved green, red and black California grapes
2 tablespoons fresh thyme leaves
1/4 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
2 ounces fresh goat cheese, crumbled
2 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan cheese
freshly ground pepper, to taste
Position rack in bottom of oven and place inverted baking sheet on
top of rack; heat oven to 500 F.
circle and cover with towel while preparing toppings.
dough into oval, about 14-by-10 inches, and place on sheet.
Drizzle with oil. Sprinkle with grapes, thyme and walnuts.
Place baking sheet on top of sheet already in oven and bake
until crust is bubbling and golden, 8-10 minutes.
Remove pizza from oven. Sprinkle with goat cheese and
Parmesan. Season with pepper, to taste. Transfer pizza to board,
cut into pieces and serve warm.
Nutritional analysis per serving: 350 calories; 10 g protein; 47 g
carbohydrates; 14 g fat (36% calories from fat); 2.5 g saturated fat
(6% calories from saturated fat); 5 mg cholesterol; 580 mg sodium;
Easy Grape Compote
Prep time: 5 minutes, plus cooling
Cook time: 20 minutes
Servings: 6
4 cups black or red
California grapes
3 tablespoons granulated
sugar
2 strips fresh lemon peel
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
2/3 cup water
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon unsalted butter
1 teaspoon high-quality
balsamic vinegar
(optional)
grapes and sugar using one-second
pulses. Transfer to deep, medium
skillet or wide saucepan; stir in lemon
peel, salt and water. Bring to boil over
medium-high heat. Cover pan with
lid, reduce heat to medium-low and
simmer 18 minutes until fruit is tender.
In small bowl, stir lemon juice and
cornstarch then stir into grape mixture
with butter; simmer 6 minutes, or until
desired consistency. Stir in vinegar, if
desired. Serve warm or cool.
Cooled jam can be stored in covered
glass jar in refrigerator up to
2 weeks.
Nutritional analysis per serving:
160 calories; 0 g protein; 41 g carbohydrates;
0 g fat; 0 mg cholesterol;
Tricolor Grape Pizza with Goat Cheese and Thyme
Smoked Chicken and Grape Bruschetta
Smoked Chicken and Grape Bruschetta
Yield: 24 pieces
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 French bread baguette
8 ounces smoked chicken breast (1 3/4 cups), shredded or cut into
bite-size strips
1 1/2 cups red, green or black seedless California grapes, halved
12 ounces fontina, port salute or Monterey Jack cheese, grated
1 tablespoon chives, snipped
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Preheat broiler to 550 F.
In small bowl, combine garlic, olive oil and salt. Set aside. Slice baguette on bias
into 1/2-inch thick slices. Brush baguette slices with garlic-oil and place on cookie
sheet. Toast in broiler about 1-2 minutes on each side until golden brown. Remove
from broiler.
On each bread slice, place about 1 tablespoon chicken breast and three grape halves
then top with 2 tablespoons grated cheese.
Place cookie sheet about 8 inches away from broiler and broil 2-3 minutes until
cheese is melted and bubbly. Place on serving platter and sprinkle with snipped chives
and pepper.
Nutritional analysis per serving: 125 calories; 7 g protein; 9 g fat (68% calories from
Festive, Fruitful Decor
Easy Grape Compote
Naturally beautiful, fresh grapes make for
an easy, classic way to decorate for the
holidays. Consider these ways to enhance
your home and table:
Drape bunches of red, green and black
grapes in decorative bowls and alternate
with candles for dazzling centerpieces.
for color and texture to complement and
Bedazzle your ham or turkey platter
with small bunches of grapes and
fresh herbs.
Accent a perfectly cooked steak with
grape rosemary skewers for a colorful,
fragrant sidekick.
Adorn dessert plates and trays with sugarfrosted
grapes to add a special sparkle.