What have you made with your own hands that you are proud of?
As a kid, I made macaroni art and painted it. It was beautiful. My mom still has it.
~ John Harrison, Cold Spring
In seventh-grade tech class, I made a C02 rocket. And it flew!
~ Rachel O’Flaherty, Beacon
I built a camera from a kit. It took several hours. I have a lot of photos from it.
~ Peter Scherer, Cold Spring
Type: News
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Michael Turton has been a reporter with The Current since its founding, after working in the same capacity at the Putnam County News & Recorder. Turton spent 20 years as community relations supervisor for the Essex Region Conservation Authority in Ontario before his move in 1998 to Philipstown, where he handled similar duties at Glynwood Farm and The Hastings Center. The Cold Spring resident holds degrees in environmental studies from the University of Waterloo, in education from the University of Windsor and in communication arts from St. Clair College.
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