I know I ramble sometimes

By Gwen Chamberlain I’ve been accused of rambling at times, and I suppose I do. But more often, I feel like there are just nuggets of ideas rolling around in my head. Sometimes two of them collide and all heck breaks loose.

When do ideas or thoughts materialize into solid reasoning enough to fill an entire column worth reading? Not today. So consider this a gathering of nuggets I want to share.

An honor well deserved

Yates County resident Josh Crain, who was promoted to the position of Environmental Conservation Investigator, was recently named Wildlife Officer of the Year by NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos. Officer Crain has been serving the Yates County community since 2012 and Region 8 since 2008, and has been actively involved in the local sporting community by promoting education first and enforcement when needed.

Officer Crain teaches several hunter education, bowhunter education, and trapper education classes, is a firearms instructor and field training officer. He has been involved in organizing and participating in the Yates County Youth Fishing Derby, the Yates County Youth Turkey Hunt and the Finger Lakes Regional Youth Deer Hunt.

Thank you for your valuable contributions to the Yates County community, Officer Crain!

Just for fun, things I wonder about

There are always going to be things I can wonder about but never understand.

These things include why my cat Emmy does some of the things she does. She has three doors to choose from when she wants to get some fresh air. If she doesn’t like the looks of things out one door — for example rain or snow — she high-tails it to a different door where apparently, she believes she’ll find more pleasing conditions. Will she ever realize the rain and snow tends to fall on all sides of the house?

Who is responsible for coming up with some of these crazy new job titles? For example there are Influencers, and if you can believe it, there are four types: Nano, Micro, Macro, and Mega. Maybe it all started when the first Apple stores opened and the customer service workers wore shirts with their title of “Genius.” I always wondered what it would feel like to list that occupation on an IRS tax return form.

So, you want to be in the paper

It was recently suggested that I offer some tips on how to submit news items to The Chronicle-Express. Thanks for the great idea, Deb Flood! First of all, email is the best way to get something to John Christensen, who will consider the newsworthiness of your item. John’s email is JChristensen@cherryroad. com. Here are a few more tips:

• Give him plenty of notice if you’re letting him know of an event. Don’t wait until the last minute to reach out, especially if you want to alert people to your event. At least twoweeks notice is a good rule of thumb, but if it’s a major event, you’ll want to give him and yourself lots of time to spread the word. And, of course, whenever you’re looking for publicity, it’s a good idea to invest in some paid display advertising.

• Be mindful of deadlines. Make sure your news is timely, and get it to him no later than the Thursday before desired publication, but remember that there are several factors that will determine when something will be published.

• Photos help tell a story. Submit them as jpeg attachments to an email and provide identifying information about the people in the photo.

• If your child has earned some kind of honor, make sure the organization or school knows how to submit the news to The Chronicle-Express at the new email address. Most schools and colleges probably have not updated their contact information since the change in September.

• Include a phone number where he can reach you if he has questions.

• If you have questions about your news, just send them in an email or call him, but please avoid calling on a Monday, which is a busy deadline day.

• Just remember, he makes the decision about what takes up space in the newspaper. Be kind.

I know I ramble sometimes

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