Dairy farmers seek help across upstate New York
Huck Heintz spent a busy year providing free financial consulting to dairy farmers in upstate New York through NY FarmNet. With milk prices below cost, demand for aid rose sharply as producers faced depleted lines of credit, high debt, and emotional stress amid a collapsing cattle value.
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Post Christmas shopping surges at local retailers
Shoppers crowded stores after Christmas seeking bargains and gift card redemptions. At Orscheln Farm and Home, 25 percent off most clothing and toys drew buyers, with aisles thinning. Target and Walmart slashed Christmas stock to 50 percent. Hastings noted demand for video games and iPods while Buckle shoppers used gift cards. Local retailers reported stronger weekend sales than average.
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Creativity ties woodwork and music in Garden City life
Garden City carpenter Tim Routon, also an adjunct guitar and wood shop instructor at Garden City Community College, likens creativity in woodwork to composing music. He started in construction in 1965 earning $1 an hour, later bought the family trailer park, and returned to carpentry in 2008. He teaches a no credit wood production methods class at the college.
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Garden City Community College
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Area districts weigh four day weeks amid tight 2009 budget
The Telegram’s No 5 top story notes lean state aid and budget cuts pressuring area districts to seek changes such as shorter weeks and larger class sizes. Deerfield Education Board chose a four day week starting 2010 2011 saving about 60000 while Johnson City debated but did not move forward.
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