Piano Players
The Leader-Herald/Bill TrojanLuke Horst, piano lab instructor at Mayfield Elementary, assists sixth-grade student Lauren Ellis as she plays a musical piece on an electric keyboard in the piano lab at the school Wednesday.
MAYFIELD — All students in third through sixth grade in the Mayfield Central School District have been learning how to “tickle the ivories.” Luke Horst, the music teacher at Mayfield Elementary School responsible for teaching the piano lab, said he is thrilled with how well the program has been received by both the students and parents in the district. “At Christmas time this year, it was amazing the number of kids that got new keyboards this year,” he said. The piano lab is in its third year providing piano instruction all students in third through through sixth grade. Nick Criscone, the principal at Mayfield Elementary School, said a few years ago he was listening to Horst play piano during one of the school’s assemblies. He said playing piano was something Horst should teach the students. Horst was able to gather information about what the program would require — including the cost — and the benefits to the students, before it was approved.
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GLOVERSVILLE — The Gloversville Salvation Army will begin celebrating its 125th anniversary today.
Capt. Deb Stedman said one of the main reasons for the open house today from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Salvation Army Corps, 10 Spring St.
Scouting Centennial
The Boy Scouts of America is celebrating its centennial —100 years of Scout oath and Scout law, community service and the daily doing of good deeds.
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JOHNSTOWN — This Valentine’s Day, Matthew and Mary Goot will have something not even the most romantic gift giver can offer — 72 years of marriage.
Matthew, 93, and Mary, 92, were married Nov. 13, 1937.
Catching carbon monoxide
GLOVERSVILLE — Soon, residences must have carbon monoxide detectors installed as part of a revised regulation signed into law after a young girl died of carbon monoxide poisoning at her friend’s house.
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More people than ever are getting help paying their heating bills.
The Home Energy Assistance Program received more than 1.2 million applications, from Nov. 2 to Jan. 15, according to Anthony Farmer.
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