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Steadfast in building their dream: Couple revives Allegany County farm BY KATHRYN ROSS
ANDOVER — Christmas is a time for dreams to come true — and for Marialin and Joseph Robinson, it is just the beginning. The Robinsons moved into the area a little over 14 months ago after seeing the former cattle farm on Ray Hill Road in Elm Valley, between Wellsville and Andover. They have been busy since, making their dream come true and turning it into a winter wonderland for the Christmas season. “We’d been looking for a farm for a long time,” said Marialin Robinson. “We’d traveled all over Western New York, but the first
time we saw the farm in Elm Valley, we knew that we were home. We love the area and the people who live here.” Jim Moore had owned the farm 3500 Ray Hill Road for many years, operating it as a beef cattle farm. After he passed away, the farm went to his grandson, who lives in Ohio and was not inclined to move to WNY. The farm was for sale like many other old farms across the county. “We grew up in Buffalo and we knew we wanted a different life without the rat race and the go, go, go, of the city life,” Robinson said. “When I closed my eyes at night, I would dream about living on a farm
with animals and peace and a simpler kind of life. When I was a child my mother would celebrate my birthday by taking me to a farm where we would ride horses and play with the animals. It was something that was planted in my brain. “When we saw the Moore farm, we knew it was what we wanted,” she added. The Robinsons named their new home Steadfast Acres, and slowly and steadily they are building their dream. Along with growing their own food and selling fresh vegetables and starting a glamping campground, the couple have expanded the
concept of a farm. It is a total rescue farm. The Robinsons have rescued a cow, two horses, two goats, 21 chickens and five dogs and their rescue extends to found objects and hidden treasures they recycle into useful and artful objects they sell in a country store they established in the old barn. They sell wooden signs, refurbished furniture, vintage pieces and charcuterie trays. The store is open Mondays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. They also sell produce such as onions, peppers, squash, corn, kale, greens and cabbage. Next summer Allegany County Farm continued on PAGE 3
Photo provided Marialin and Joseph Robinson share the bounty of their farm, Steadfast Acres, in Elm Valley ndear Andover.
Mike Randall brings ‘A Christmas Carol’ alive in Wellsville BY KATHRYN ROSS
WELLSVILLE — In 1868, the Buffalo Morning newspaper finished its review of Charles Dickens’ performance: “No range of character seems to be beyond his reach, and the changes from boy to man, from stage driver to judge, from man to woman, are almost as marvelous in their rapidity as their completeness.” The same might be said of Mike Randall. On Saturday, Mike Randall brought Charles Dickens alive for the audience in the David A Howe Library Auditorium — and it could be the last time. Before making the trip to
Photo provided Mike Randall performs as Charles Dickens in his one-person show “A Christmas Carol.”
Wellsville from Boston, N.Y., where he lives, Randall said he may end “Charles Dickens Presents: A Christmas Carol” after next year. For the past 17 years, he has performed as the legendary Father of Christmas dozens of times between November and Christmas. It is a popular seasonal show opening in libraries and theaters across Western New York. For the 71-year-old Randall, it is a tour de force, one he continually has to prep for. “There isn’t just one character in ‘A Christmas Carol,’” Randall explained. “I do the show the way Dickens performed when he toured and played all the different characters in his books. For his
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