15 Foot Tallest Corn Stalk Wins Premium in Syracuse
Leland Fanning shows the tallest corn stalk at the New York Fair in Syracuse, reaching about 15 feet. Now in his sixth year winning first premium for tall corn, he credits exhibition seed TLC and ample water from his Leland Farms operation in Madison County near Peterboro. Reta Amidon, supervisor of the Hay Crops exhibit, introduced the grower at the Horticulture Building.
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New York
Leland Fanning
Syracuse
Leland
Peterboro
Siloam
Madison County
Reta Amidon
Tall corn champion and dairy farmer shows off odd exhibit
In a county fair scene, Leland, a Schoharie County native with 90 dairy cows in Peterboro, explains exhibition corn grown from Funk seed. He notes his stalks reach up to 16 feet, past a Diane Martell-Rafferty petition booth pushing school tax reform, while reflecting on farming costs and agricultural quirks.
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Leland
Diane Martell-Rafferty
Committee For Fair Taxation
Diane
Okeechobee Livestock Market
State of Agriculture
Farm Bureau
Washington
Agriculture Department
Schoharie County
Washington, D.C
John D. Rockefeller III
Pocanticon
Westchester County
Peterboro
Spaulding family tension over Borodino mansion plans
In Borodino a rumored mansion on Edna H. Spaulding land with Skaneateles Lake views sparks IRS interest tied to back taxes. James T. Spaulding’s ties questioned by a relative amid a $1.6 million tax case. Property on Pine Grove Road spans 842 acres with a second 214 acres owned by Edna H. Spaulding. A Fayetteville seller described contact by James Spaulding. Building permits list Spaulding owner care of B M Riley & Associates.
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Borodino
James T
Zeke
Spaulding
Skaneateles Lake
Internal Revenue Service
Pine Grove Road
Edna H. Spaulding
Ball Road
Onondaga
Seator
Fayetteville
Edna Spaulding
Darshan
Brockway Lane
James T. Spaulding
Spafford Town Hall
B.M. Riley & Associates
W. Genesee St
Camillus
Guy Donahoe
E.M. Spauldings
Man vows to kill woman as stabbing incident unfolds
Syracuse man James Schultz, 33, was charged with second-degree assault and fourth-degree weapon possession after a confrontation with Amy Michel at their North State Street home. Michel suffered chest, wrist, leg, and facial wounds while Schultz reportedly threatened to kill her and attacked witnesses during the incident.
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Syracuse
James Schultz
N. State St
Polite
Schultz
Prospect
Butternut
Amy Michel
Michel
St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center
Richard Shoff
Two youths charged after at Fair foot-massage units
Two teens from Fulton were ticketed for petit larceny at the New York State Fair after breaking into foot massage machines. They reportedly gathered $5 to $6 before troopers halted the incident. Names withheld due to age. In a separate case a 17 year old East Syracuse youth was charged with assault after a skateboarding incident. identity withheld pending youth offender status.
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Fulton
Michael Gilmour
Syracuse
City faces tug of war over abandoned cars and tow profits
Syracuse towing firms complain of heavy workload and low pay from city rules on abandoned vehicles. Since 1986 towers shuffled junkers, awaiting redemption, while city saves streets but owes up to 500000 in past work. New plan splits bulk towing to six firms, storage and disposal handled by the city.
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Syracuse University
Carrier Dome
Orangemen
University Hill
Anthony Rendino
Rendino
Lodi St
Syracuse Towing Association
Towers
Thomas
Young
Thomas Olszewski
Mattydale
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Dick Case
Funk
Morrisville State College
Spaulding House
Piques
Commentucchsiatf
Edna Spauld
Zeke” Spaudl
Ratsie
Onetsa County
Ellen Blalock
Siat
Skaneateles Firemen
Shoff
Leonard L. Stephens
Steph
Sch
Sund
Anothe
Shiv
Brian N. Henry
Amy
BE. Kennedy St
Bazic Price
Olszewski
Price
Set
Wiliam Hanna
Cent Auto Recycling
Dan McGuire
Horatco
E. Kennedy St
Subaru
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