Dreams
Photo submitted – Angelina “Lena” Dorsagno and younger sister Maddy (right). R.J....
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Author: Ray Lenarcic
Herkimer County Hunger Coalition June 17th Bike Project
Several years ago, a former student of Prof. Emeritus RJ Lenarcic (HCCC) contacted him regarding...
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A Flag Day Remembrance
By Ray Lenarcic Flag Day, the second and least acknowledged of our “patriotic trilogy” (Memorial...
Read MoreThe Second Commandment
By Ray Lenarcic I’ve written several times about one of the highlights of growing up in Little Falls, N.Y.-attending the First Baptist Church and having the unmitigated privilege of being party to the magnificent sermons of the...
Read More A Memorial Day Reminder
By Ray Lenarcic Battling sub-zero temperatures and an enemy outnumbering them 20 plus to one, they...
Read More Dark purple lilacs
By Ray Lenarcic Several writings dealing with the subject of war have had a profound, enduring...
Read MoreDear Little Falls High School class of 2023
On behalf of the Herkimer County Hunger Coalition and my wife Kay and me, congratulations on reaching an important pinnacle in your lives. Like you, I walked the hallowed halls of Little Falls High, pitched for the Purple and...
Read MoreThe Fields of Athenry
By Ray Lenarcic Recently, while listening to one of my favorite musical groups, the Irish Tenors, singing The Fields of Athenry, I was reminded of how important our freedoms are. Peter St. John’s song, written in 1970, tells the...
Read MoreEaster: 1954
By Ray Lenarcic The Furnace Street Gang always looked forward to the Easter season for a whole bunch of reasons. As I’ve written previously, gangs then and now weren’t the same thing. Back in the day, a gang was a bunch of kids...
Read MoreEaster Memories
By Ray Lenarcic How could I ever forget Easter in Little Falls during those glorious days in the 1950s? The first memory coming to mind is the coloring of Easter eggs. Mom would get everything ready a week or so before the holy...
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