The Hill family at Shaver-Hill Maple Farm in Harpersfield, passed out a small token of theirappreciation last Sunday to Assemblyman Chris Tague, Senator Peter Oberacker and New York StateAgriculture Commissioner Richard Ball. The maple leaves and shirts represent their thanks for thesupport the three men who continue support the maple industry. The maple leaves are engraved withFriends of Shaver-Hill Maple and were presented during the first of two Maple Weekends taking placein the state to celebrate the maple industry. Pictured, from left, are Diedre Hill, Tague, Oberacker,Dwayne and Marylee Hill, Ball, Dave Hill and Damian Hill. The presentation followed a tappingdemonstration in which all three men participated.