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Accessory Dwelling Law passed Vly-Atwood Fire District will dissolve Brooke Stelzer BSP Reporter The Marbletown Town Board meeting was held via Zoom and Facebook Live on Tuesday, Feb. 1. Five board members were present, including Rich Parete, chairman and town supervisor, along with Ken Davenport, Daisy Foote, Don LaFera and Tim Hunt. Four resolutions were presented,
and all carried, 5-0. Resolution 28 is the Accessory Dwelling Law. The law was amended by making the minimal rental term 90 days, up from the previous 30 days. An amendment was also made that states any apartments created within a subdivision should be affordable units and remain affordable for 10 years. A third amendment was made stating that accessory apartments are allowed in all
districts, with the exception of light and industrial business districts. The full law can be viewed on the town’s website. Dale Robbins led a short presentation on behalf of the Preservation Society and Investment Commission, a new commission that will identify and purchase land to preserve and protect the character of the town and its environmental ecosystems and habitats. The seven-member commis-
sion is funded by a previously approved proposition that allows for borrowing up to $2 million toward land acquisition. “Open space is a big part of Marbletown’s history,” said Robbins, “and we have magnificent views of the ridge and the mountains and open fields along the
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Wickie Wackie memories
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The Wickie Wackie Club, with bridge over the Coxing Kill, painted from memory by John Novi.
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Old times on Clove Valley Road, Part I: the Wickie Wackie Ann Belmont BSP Reporter
Valentine's story: How a Gander friendship grew Page 16
It might be difficult to imagine bucolic Clove Valley Road, winding down through Minnewaska forests into a wide-open valley with breathtaking views of the mountain cliffs to the south, as a place with a thriving nightlife scene. Yet once upon a time in the ’50s and ’60s, there was an establishment on the road called the Wickie Wackie Club. According to one who remembers, John Novi, it was a unique place created by a most memorable person, Violet “Viola” Ferguson, who owned it with her husband, Pat. One of its unique aspects was that, along with the Peg Leg Bates Country Club in Kerhonkson, it was
a Black-owned resort business in an era when that was rare indeed. The property the Fergusons acquired on Clove Valley Road had once been a farm; a barn dating from the early 1800s still stood on the property. This structure was renovated and repurposed into a nightclub. Novi, owner and chef of the famed Depuy Canal House restaurant in High Falls from the 1970s until 2011, grew up in a house at the top of Cherry Hill Road about a mile and a half from the Wickie Wackie. He described the interior: “A big room with couches around the fireplace, a bar, a bandstand, and a big, big dining room ... they had rooms upstairs for New York guests and the band … and heaven knows what else!” he added mischievously. The
club was open only on Friday and Saturday. Novi thinks the Fergusons also had a club in Harlem, which they ran during the week, coming up to Clove Valley Road every weekend. “On Fridays I would get home from school and open the windows of my room and listen to the music.” As soon as he could, he would get dressed up in a jacket and tie – the WW had a strict dress code – and drive over to meet friends there. “I was a kid … I loved dancing … the place was always packed.” The clientele, Novi remembered, included a lot of young Mohonk Mountain House staff who would
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Home is the sailor, home from the sea Tell us about your journey. How long have you been in the Hudson Valley? As with so many people, my lovely wife, Mary, and I visited this beautiful region for decades until settling down for good seven years ago. History, both human and natural, has always been my passion’ so what better place to live and still be only 100 miles from one of the world’s greatest cities? It’s easy to stay in touch with family and old friends while making many new ones here. I grew up in Visit the folks Wisconsin farm next door country not far from Lake Michigan, where the passing freighters always intrigued me. At 19 I shipped out as an ordinary seaman, and 44 years later retired as 2nd officer. Seafaring was interrupted by three years at the University of Wisconsin, with the fascinating but impractical major of Baltic history. Shortly before graduation, I thought I should focus on practicalities such as finishing my seaman apprenticeship until I decided what I really wanted to do. Four decades later I decided it was retirement. I loved going to sea, and each voyage was an adventure. It also gave my wife and me the freedom to travel when I was home, and we visited Australia and Europe, where we kayaked in our double folding boat in Venice, Germany, Russia and Estonia. As an officer I had to learn nautical astronomy, tides, weather, currents and navigation, the laws of the universe as I call them. It’s easier to say where I haven’t been, but Cape Town, St. Petersburg, Russia, Rio de Janeiro, Sydney, Tallinn, Estonia, and Singapore are my favorite ports. Of all the people who ever lived very few have seen the oceans and stars from a mariner’s perspective, from dolphins riding the bow wake, from the Northern Lights to the Southern Cross, royal albatrosses to great skuas seabirds, huge
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If you could have the perfect day how would you spend it? A perfect day would entail convincing my son to go foraging with me in the early autumn woods, and we find a huge patch of porcini and chanterelle mushrooms. Then that evening we cook them with shallots, herbs, prosciutto and chicken stock served over pasta. Foraging is hunting without a gun! What do you look forward to in the future? As for the future, I want to watch my son and garden grow to be their best while I collect eggs, tomatoes, fruit and wisdom. As Robert Louis Stevenson wrote: Here he lies where he longed to be; Home is the sailor, home from the sea; And home the hunter from the hill. --Compiled by Jeff Slater, BSP Reporter
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Baby, it’s cold outside! Frigid weather equals rising heating costs – What’s available for folks in need? Jeff Slater BSP Reporter
HEAP stats provided by Ulster County Temporary Assistance for the 2021-2022 HEAP Season as of Jan. 31, 2022:
January was a really cold month, and February has continued the deep freeze. Keeping that in mind, with high fuel prices and a pandemic that doesn’t seem ending in the near future, folks are suffering. For example, last month a single mom from the area, who was underemployed, found out she needed a new furnace. The one she had wasn’t working properly, and as a result she was in a dire situation, with a possible carbon monoxide problem, according to the local heating professional. She didn’t know what to do. Speaking anonymously, she said, “I felt shame. Luckily I had a computer and a wood stove. I needed a new furnace, but they were out of stock due to the pandemic. It took me three weeks to prove income.” Negotiating through the system was not easy, she said. “I was lucky,” she said. “I had a computer, and a woman from Ulster County Social Services helped me navigate the system.” Through the Heat Energy Assistance Program she was able to purchase a new furnace through Britt and Graf Fuel Company, and HEAP paid 100% of the costs. A happy ending, but this is not uncommon. According to the County Executive’s office last November, HEAP had 2,954 open cases and 3,087 cases in December, trending upward in 2021 with over 3,000 open cases a month through September. This year, with rising costs of fuel and an extremely cold January, people having problems with meeting their energy needs continues, but there is help out there. HEAP offers assistance with fuel for heating your home with everything from electricity to propane, oil, wood pellets, wood, corn and even coal if you meet the requirements. Eligibility and benefits are based on income, household size, primary heating source and the presence of a household member who is under the age of 6, age 60 or older, or permanently disabled. These benefits go through the Ulster County Social Services Department. Other programs can assist you. There are regular arrears supplement benefits that can help you with your gas or electricity bills if your payments are in arrears. There is also a HEAP emergency benefit if you need are in a heat emergency. There is also the Heating Equipment
7,963 households received an automatic benefit based on their prior or ongoing case with DSS 2,857 applications have been submitted 39 furnace applications have been completed 75 Clean & Tune applications have been completed 137 Emergency HEAP payments have been disbursed
Repair and Replacement Benefit opened on Oct. 1, 2021, which can help you repair or replace your furnace, boiler and other direct heating equipment necessary to keep your home’s primary heating source working. All you have to do is call your HEAP Local District contact through the UC Social Service Department and meet the eligibility requirements. There is also the Clean and Tune benefit to maintain your system and to allow for the safe, proper and efficient operation of heating equipment, helping you with chimney cleaning, installation of carbon monoxide detectors and general cleaning of your equipment. You can access all these programs through Ulster County Social Services at 845-334-5436 or, for heating emergencies, call 845-334-5000 from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. You can also seek help in person at Ulster County Department of Social Services/ HEAP, 1021 Development Court, Kingston, or online at https:/otda.nygov.programs/ applications/. You can also reach out to Ulster County Community Action in Kingston at 845-338 -8750. There is help out there to meet your heating needs, so contact these sources if you need them. Stay warm, wear a mask, and most of all be safe out there.
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Zoning Board upholds four violations, Warren says ‘big mistake’ Present at the Feb. 2 meeting of the Marbletown Zoning Board of Appeals were Zach Bowman, Brendan Masterson, Tom Smiley, Andrew Nilsen, Egidio Tinti, Kathie Grambling, town attorney Tracey Kellogg and secretary Michelle Solcberg. Miklos Rudnay & Margarita Meyendorff requested a side yard setback variance for a planned 16-by-24-foot Amish garage with no foundation at 120 Mohonk Road, High Falls, in a R1 zone on 1.07 acres. Meyendorff said the garage will not be the 30 feet required distance from property line, but will not obstruct views of nature. There will be no detrimental effect on nature as the structure will be on the existing driveway where cars already park. There are large trees to the
left of house and a creek and pond in the back, so the best place for the garage is on the driveway by the house. The house is situated within a cluster of properties that have similar existing circular driveways and outbuildings. The garage is proposed to be 6.5 feet from right property line, but the boundary line is not 100% correct as it goes through houses and is shorted on both sides. Grambling agreed to be the ZBA point person and to visit the property. The public hearing is scheduled for Feb. 23. The Duchess Farm public hearing had closed on Dec. 8, 2021, and the majority of the Feb. 2 meeting was spent reviewing all the documents submitted to date. Smiley said that no comments were allowed from owner Michael Warren, who attended the meeting. The board voted to grant the appeal to modify as presented,
which upheld four of the violations. Warren got up and said, “The board already voted, right? I think you have made a grave mistake. The clock stopped when that determination was made. You promised a different engineer than Peak, and there is a conflict of interest with the attorney. We have depositions from everybody. It doesn’t matter to you guys, but the court is going to supersede. Once it’s done, you can’t go back and make changes to it. You just made a big mistake. The counter suit right now is half a million [dollars] and the libel suit …I can’t say what the number is.” Warren provided the BSP reporter with a 13-page report, including a blow-byblow description of how he says he followed procedures.
SUNY Ulster announces the extension of a $1.5 million grant from the NoVo Foundation to continue its innovative New Start for Women Program that assists women in Ulster County who are living on poverty-level incomes to obtain an education, skills, and the professional network needed for family-sustaining careers. This extension will be disbursed in $500,000 increments over three years. The program, now in its third year, awards a Certificate in General Management upon completion. The program has a graduation rate of over 70%, with half of these graduates choosing to continue their education by enrolling in an Associate Degree program at SUNY Ulster or at local four-year colleges. Breanna Simmons, a current student of New Start who will be graduating in May, says she is already using some of the skills she has learned in her current position working with people who have develop-
mental disabilities. “My plan after graduation is to continue my studies at SUNY Ulster. I would like to pursue a career in nursing.” “SUNY Ulster has a longstanding commitment to the education of adult students looking to enhance or change their career paths. New Start helps talented women in our community who do not have access to or cannot take advantage of educational opportunities as a result of economic circumstances, overwhelming barriers, or life challenges,” adds Jordan Scruggs, director for New Start. “And, we are so appreciative to both the NoVo Foundation and to long-time SUNY Ulster donor Darlene L. Pfeiffer, who saw the potential of New Start and invested the first $100,000 in seed money to kickstart this program.” According to the US Census Bureau, nearly 14% of the population live below the poverty line. The largest demographic
group living in poverty is females aged 25-34, followed by females 18-24, and then females 35-44. New Start provides an education, combined with added community support and services to empower participants to succeed, leading to employment within the community. The program’s success is shared with the community partnerships among the college, local nonprofit organizations, community services, and businesses that provide the tools and services students need such as home-based internet services, childcare, transportation, tutoring, counseling, and more. Established in 2006 by Jennifer and Peter Buffett, the NoVo Foundation supports a holistic, interconnected, and healing vision for humanity. For further details about the mission and vision of the NoVo Foundation, visit www.novofoundation.org.
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Hudson Valley Seed Company’s Call for Art; apply to be a SUNY Ulster receives extension on $1.5 million grant for New pack artist Start for Women Program from NoVo Foundation Want to help tell the story of seeds? The Hudson Valley Seed Company, at 4737 Route 209, Accord, is hosting its annual Call for Art, with nearly all mediums accepted, to help design their 2023 collection of Art Packs. Winning artists will receive a paid commission plus many perks. Apply by Friday, Feb. 11. Send your name, email address, mailing address, phone number, and short bio to mail@ hudsonvalleyseed.com. For more information, call 845-2048769.
Stone Ridge Library Foundation online wine and chocolate raffle A donation of $10 buys a chance to win one of three Valentine's Day prizes: first prize, a case of Prosecco from Stone Ridge Wine & Spirits; second prize, three bottles. – red, white and bubbly – from Bluebird Wine and Spirits in Accord; and third prize, gourmet Valentine’s Day chocolates from Lagusta’s Luscious in New Paltz. Raffle tickets are $10 each with no limit on the number of tickets purchased. All raffle tickets must be purchased by 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 11. Winners will be announced that evening. All proceeds will support the library. To purchase tickets, visit stoneridgelibrary.org, or stop by the library, at 3700 Main St., Stone Ridge, or call 845-6877023.
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From the heart Why Aileen Weintraub turned to memoir School waiting to pick up my child.
Anne Pyburn Craig BSP Reporter You’re the author of loads of children’s and nonfiction works, and now you’re publishing a deeply personal memoir. How’d you make that decision? I’ve been writing books for a very long time, over 20 years, doing kids’ series and working with schools and libraries – that's my job, that's what I do. Switching to memoir has been a completely wild ride, a completely different ball game that’s very exciting. When my son was 5, I’d gotten enough distance from the trauma I describe in the book – being newly transplanted up here and struck down for five months of bed rest in a haunted farmhouse. I wanted to get back to writing. So I got some friends together and said, Let’s start a book club. The book we chose was “The Happiness Project” by Gretchen Rubin, and writing this book became my personal happiness project. I’ve been working on it for 10 years while raising my son and helping run our business – writing in grocery lines, in the waiting room at doctors’ offices. I wrote lots of it in the parking lot of High Meadow
I see a recurring theme in your earlier work where you’re writing to encourage people, with books like “Never Too Young!” about kids who made a difference and “We Got Game!” about female athletes. Do you bring that sensibility into your memoir? Does it all fit together? The theme that runs through all of my work is empowerment and making changes the best that we can. And I wanted to write with humor about the very serious matter of reproductive health – there’s often a lot of shame around not being “able” to carry a child properly. I wanted reading this to feel like talking to a friend over a glass of wine – you cry, laugh, talk about issues, just process together. Also, life doesn't happen in a vacuum; a lot of other things were going on and a lot of them were very funny, especially living in a haunted farmhouse. So even in hard times there are moments of joy, and I wanted to highlight that. On the serious side, I wrote to give voice to women, to help them claim the right to be seen and heard at vulnerable moments. So there’s that theme of speaking up. The conversation around reproduction is loaded with guilt, shame and blame, even
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to the language – “incompetent cervix.” As I wrote, there’s another five years of therapy right there, hearing that. “Hostile uterus.” You can almost see a bunch of 18th-century men sitting around a table coming up with these. You clearly had a challenging transition from city life to country life. I did! My first try was joining AmeriCorps and being assigned up in Delhi. I didn’t even drive. It was an outdoor job in rough country and I showed up in my Urban Outfitters gear and boots with heels, but they were kind and told me about Gore-Tex, and in three weeks I was out there swinging an ax. Then my dad got ill, and I had to go back to the city, but I knew I wasn’t done with upstate. Somebody said, “Check out Saugerties,” so I had my brother and his wife drive me up in this car I bought and leave me and the car there. I didn’t know a soul, but I had big dreams of writing a book. I had a great little apartment; I was doing the freelance thing, so I was always broke. One day, totally out of food, I went to Hannaford’s and met my now-husband in the produce department. Chris had roots here – his grandfather bought Cricket Hill Farm, where the book
takes place, in the 1940s. His father died and we moved there, and it’s a glorious place but the house hadn’t been updated in 50 years, all knotty pine and yellow Formica. We had a lot of changes planned – and then, the same day we signed the papers to buy G&G Lawn and Power, we found out I had to be in bed for five months, trapped with the knotty pine and jalousie windows and the rest of it. And I really was still a total city girl. Chris trying to teach me to drive a giant tractor was hilarious, me screaming, terrified I was about to fall off a cliff – I think my fellow transplants will find things they can relate to. But this is home now. I love the wilderness, I love the way the community’s growing together -- I’m so glad I landed in this fabulous place. Aileen Weintraub will be signing preorder copies of her memoir, “Knocked Down,” at Oblong Books in Rhinebeck from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Feb.5, and from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, March 5, at Rough Draft Bar and Books in Kingston. A full review of “Knocked Down” will appear in the Feb. 18 issue of BlueStone Press.
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School partners with Growers Association and Cornell Cooperative Extension Amber Kelly BSP Reporter At the Jan. 25 meeting of the Rondout Valley Board of Education, the board voted for a sports merger with the Onteora School District in the boys varsity lacrosse and girls varsity softball team for the spring season of 2022. Board vice president Carolyn Peck said that last year Rondout had a team of 26 boys and 13 of them were seniors. This year there are only 15 or16 players, it is a bubble year, which would cause the varsity team to pause, so the additional players this year would help. For the girls teams right now, Onteora is sending one female student for the softball team, and two definite students for the lacrosse team, which will help keep the teams alive. Last year a new girls lacrosse team was started, which may reduce the number of players on the girls softball team. The NYS Growers Association is doing food tasting in the local elementary
schools, providing food and educational materials. Board member Breanna Casey said, “I’m working with our BOCES grant writer to work with other school districts for grant writing for our mobile truck produce the week of Feb. 14. There’s been a lot of involvement with Ms. Kate Mcpeek from our greenhouse. She’s fantastic and is so dedicated and devoted to growing our food service programs, along with Debra Neumann of the agricultural courses. Ms. Lisa Pacht (assistant superintendent of schools and operations) has done an incredible job this year facilitating communication between the Growers Association, our food service director, and the Cornell Cooperative Extension. It’s really been the most productive year. I started on the Wellness Committee before I started on the school board, like 12 to 15 years (ago), and this has been the most productive year as far as laying groundwork and building really strong relationships, so I’m excited about that.” On another topic, Casey said, “The
Educational Foundation needs to do more fundraising for concession stand food equipment. So far, they have raised $8,000 toward the $25,000 cost.” The Foundation also voted to purchase a grill, and so need to do fundraising for that as well. Board member Chris Schoonmaker said, “The Strategic Plan Committee will be meeting on Feb. 15, 4-6 p.m., at the district office, and we have a lot on our plate to cover, and actually they’re pretty exciting topics. We will be reviewing the
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RVHS Class of 2024 Mohonk Preserve launches Shoe Drive offers volunteer orientation and fundraiser training The RVHS Class of 2024 is conducting a shoe drive fundraiser from Feb. 14 to April 14 to raise funds for class and school events. Class of ’24 will earn funds based on the total weight of the pairs of gently worn, used and new shoes collected, as Funds2Orgs will issue a check for the collected shoes. Anyone can help by donating gently worn, used and new shoes at the Rondout Valley High School Welcome Center. All donated shoes will then be redistributed throughout the Funds2Orgs network of micro-enterprise (small business) partners. Funds2Orgs works with micro-entrepreneurs in helping them create, maintain and grow small businesses in developing countries where economic opportunity and jobs are limited. Proceeds from the sales of the shoes collected in shoe drive fundraisers are used to feed, clothe and house their families. One budding entrepreneur in Haiti even earned enough to send to her son to law school. “We are excited about our shoe drive,” said Renee Balestra and Marianne Hawryluk, class advisers. “We know that most people have extra shoes in their closets they would like to donate to us. By doing so, we raise money to defray the cost of class events through graduation, and we have the chance to help families in developing nations who need economic opportunities. It's a win-win for everyone.” By donating gently worn, used and new shoes to the RVHS Class of 2024, the shoes will be given a second chance and make a difference in people’s lives around the world.
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As spring approaches, it’s time for volunteer orientation and training at Mohonk Preserve. New volunteers are welcome and needed in all activities. All orientations take place at the Mohonk Preserve Visitor Center, 3197 Route 55, Town of Gardiner. Check the website at www.mohonkpreserve.org/volunteer for descriptions and requirements for all volunteer activities. Note that all volunteers must register at https://signup.com/go/YZUoHPi or by email at volunteers@mohonkpreserve.org. 2/17/22 Peregrine Watch 6-7:30 p.m. 2/26/22 Phenology 9-11 a.m. 3/5/22 Photographers 9:30-10:30 a.m. 3/19/22 Interpretive Guides -11 a.m. 3/26/22 Backcountry Patrol 9-11 a.m. 3/26/22 Special Events Noon-1 p.m. 3/30/22 Volunteer Educators p.m. 4/2/22 StreamWatch 9-10:30 a.m. 4/9/22 Bike Patrol Noon-1:30 p.m 4/16/22 Trailhead Ambassadors 9:3010:30 a.m.
Marbletown Dem. Committee meeting and endorsements NYS Assembly candidates Kevin Cahill and Sarahana Shresthra will be speakers at the Marbletown Democratic Committee monthly meeting, 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 14, via Zoom. Shresthra will have a discussion and take questions 7:15-7:30 p.m., and Cahill will follow, 7:30-7:45 p.m. Cahill is serving his 13th two-year term in the Assembly, representing the 103rd district. Shrestha, currently the only challenger for the seat, is the Ulster County co-chair for the Mid-Hudson Valley chapter of Democratic Socialists of America and a leader in Public Power NY, a coalition of organizations focused on promoting a clean, renewable, affordable
in addition to classwork and the opportunity to earn 12 college credits, places students in the field alongside professionals for part of their school day. New Visions programs are available in Advanced Robotics & Engineering, Health, Education, and Music & Audio Engineering. For more information, contact the Career & Technical Center at 845-331-6680 or visit ulsterboces.org/cte.
Call to artists of local instructors for student show Ulster BOCES Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning student Eric Oakley of Rondout Valley High School recently spent an afternoon checking HEPA air filters in the Career & Technical Center's classrooms, shops and offices.
and accessible power supply. A primary election will be held on June 29. New York’s 103rd Assembly District comprises the City of Kingston and towns of New Paltz, Woodstock, Shandaken, Olive, Hurley, Marbletown, Rochester, Gardiner, Plattekill, Rosendale, Esopus, Ulster, Red Hook and Rhinebeck. MDC plans to vote on an endorsement following the candidates’ presentations. The final agenda may include other committee business. The meeting ID is 882 8608 6253 and Passcode, 831747. For more information, call 845-6878440, email MDC chairman Phil Ryan at pgryan@aol.com or visit marbletowndemocraticcommittee.org.
Ulster BOCES Career & Technical Center virtual open house for parents and students A virtual open house for parents and students interested in attending the Ulster BOCES Career & Technical Center is planned for 5 and 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 17. Parents and grade 10 students interested in the two-year career training programs or grade 11 students interested in the Pre-University/New Visions Career Exploration programs, visit http://www. ulsterboces.org/recruit22 on the day of the open house to access Zoom links to join the information sessions. The snow date is Tuesday, Feb. 22. Virtual visits with the instructors of the 25 different hands-on, real-world programs offered at the Ulster BOCES Career & Technical Center will be offered, some of which include animal science, culinary arts, healthcare, engineering, robotics, aviation, education, technology and more. In addition to the two-year programs, juniors can also learn about a senior year opportunity available via the rigorous PreUniversity/New Visions program, which,
Students of local artists/instructors Florence Neal, Hongnian Zhang, Joan Fffolliott, Karen O’Neil, Karen Whitman, Les Castellanos, Lois Wooley, Marlene Wiedenbam, Mary Anns Goetz, Meredith Rosier, Murie Stallworth, Patty Mooney, Peter Clapper, Ron Netsky, Staats Fasoldt and Tor Gunmundsen are eligible to submit two pieces per class title of their art work for the students’ show, on exhibit Feb. 12-April 2, at the Robert H. Angeloch Gallery, at the Woodstock School of Art, with the artists reception, 3-5 p.m. Saturday, April 2, and gallery hours are 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Work must have been created in class within the past 12 months. Drop-off is 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 7 and 8. Pickup is 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, April 11 and 12. For more information, visit woodstockschoolofart.org or call 845-679-2388.
Ulster BOCES Adult Career Education Center cosmetology program The next session of the cosmetology program begins on Tuesday, Feb. 22. Cosmetology is the broadest and most encompassing of the beauty disciplines, covering hair, nails, makeup, skincare and waxing, all in one program. In the Ulster BOCES cosmetology course, students are provided with instruction in a professional lab setting, where they learn and practice techniques expected of a professional cosmetologist. Under the guidance of experienced instructors, they enjoy hands-on practice on manikins and fellow classmates, and participate in weekly public clinical sessions. The 1,000-hour program prepares stylists for state licensing and offers them the opportunity to learn the essential skills necessary to be successful in today’s fast-paced, modern salon setting. Call the Adult Career Education Department at 845-331-5050 to schedule an admissions interview and a facility tour.
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Wickie Wackie from page 1 stop by after work. “They all came down off the mountain to come to the Wickie Wackie.” One of the draws was a jazz band from New York. “They played good dance music. It was a five-piece band,” and Novi even recalled some of their names: “King, the leader, was the piano player, Ray, the singer, was on saxophone, and Salvatore was on guitar, I think ... it was an all-Black band, and a lot of their clientele were Black, but a lot were white … everybody just melded together. It was a wonderful, wonderful feeling.” The food served in the dining room Novi described as “typical American – lots of chicken ...fresh vegetables was one thing that Violet was careful about. A lot of barbecue was another great part of Wickie Wackie.” Another big draw was undoubtedly Ferguson herself. Pat, her husband, was the bartender, but, said Novi, she was the star and life of the party. “Viola was the hostess, but she didn’t make her appearance until around 10 o’clock … the band would rustle up a sexy song, and Viola would be at the top of the stairs. There were two flights of stairs with a balcony wrapped around, so she could see from up there … she was a former striptease artist, a burlesque queen. She came down the stairs one sexy step at a time. She was a voluptuous woman. She’d come down to the dance floor and wiggle around and dance, and everybody was so happy to see her.” Terry Von Hightower, who was maitre d' at the Canal House for decades, also has vivid memories of Ferguson. She was serious about the Wickie Wackie dress code, he said. “She was quite the lady.” He broke up laughing as he told this story: "John Novi came in one night without a necktie on. She said, ‘John Novi? Where do you
Pat and Violet (“Viola”) Ferguson at the Wickie Wackie Club
think you are, boy? This is Wickie Wackie! You go home and get you a necktie and a jacket and then you can come back in. Now get!’ John took off and got his necktie and jacket. She didn’t allow any nonsense, she wanted everyone to be dressed at that club.” Apparently, though, when Ferguson wasn’t at the Wickie Wackie, her personal dress code was quite flexible. Von Hightower laughed some more. “One night, when I first met Vi, I was at the Depuy House behind the bar, making myself a lemon ginger ale. I turned around and she said, ‘How do you like ’em, baby?’ She took her breasts out and dumped them on the bar! So I ran out of there and told John, ‘There’s this woman out there, and she dropped her breasts on the bar!’ He started laughing. He said to me, ‘That could only be one person.’ So John came out, and she said, ‘Oh, I was just testing him.’” Novi had an anecdote about a party he
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threw for Peg Leg Bates 80th birthday. “I said, Peg Leg, I want to give you a dinner at my restaurant and invite some of your friends.” It ended up being a dinner for 10, including Ferguson. “Viola was there, and the story goes, she hit him on the leg and said, 'Aren’t you upset that you didn’t marry me?’” The heyday of the Wickie Wackie was around 10 years, in his recollection. “Not too many people came towards the end … Pat and Viola were both getting up there in age … the band, too." They sold the place in 1969. When the Wickie Wackie finally closed for good, King, the leader of the band, still came up to play at Novi's restaurant. "He had a brown Cadillac, with a driver. He’d drive right up to the front door of the Canal House. He’d come in and play music all night on the Steinway upright I had” and people would leave tips for him. “After the Wickie Wackie closed, King stuck around for a good five years." Connie Beckley, a local artist, knew Ferguson. Beckley's husband, Sven Hartmann, bought the property in 1976. He passed away in December, but she still lives there. According to Beckley, Ferguson told her there was a point when she fired her regular band because "they wouldn’t take breaks, they just got into playing their music … she said she fired the black group and hired some white local groups and told them when to take breaks, so they could sell more liquor." Unlike Clayton “Peg Leg” Bates' resort, the Wickie Wackie was not a hotel, but
apparently, the Fergusons originally intended it to be a resort with overnight accommodations. The business card claims "150 acres of scenic beauty" and lists weekly and daily room rates. “The property was 96 acres," said Beckley, "but Violet said, ‘Oh well, 150 sounds a lot better than 96.’ Ferguson also told her, “They – meaning white people – would come and eat our food, they would come and listen to our music, but they wouldn’t sleep in our beds.” Novi remembered that a little differently. “It [the Wickie Wackie] didn’t have the public history that Peg Leg Bates had … they were going to have overnight guests, but they found they could make more money with just the dancing and drinking." What became of the Wickie Wackie Club? "Sven saved the barn," Beckley said, stabilizing the structure with metal tie rods. Hartmann started some beehives, and eventually acquired llamas, peacocks and guinea hens, thus returning the property to its former identity as a farm. A history of the old days on Clove Valley Road would not be complete without an account of Smitty's Dude Ranch, another Black-owned business a couple of miles south of the Wickie Wackie along the Coxing Kill. But that, dear reader, is a story for another time. Look for it in the next issue of the BSP.
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Memoriam Alan R. Sheard Jr. (Big Al) and Carolann Veronica Sheard
ROSENDALE—After a long and courageous fight, Alan R. Sheard Jr. (Big Al) passed away on Dec. 22, 2021, in Sebastian, Florida. He was 79. Big Al was born in the Bronx to Alan R. Sheard Sr. and Irene Murphy on Feb. 9, 1942. He began his career as a carpenter’s apprentice and went on to achieve the status of full journeyman carpenter. Thereafter, he began working in HVAC and electric. He served in the position A. Sheard and of HVAC technician and facilities C. Sheard electrician at SUNY New Paltz until he retired in 2006, after decades of service to the state of New York. He was humble, hardworking and spoke kindly of other people. He was never idle and was always busy with a “project”. He loved fishing and boating. Carolann Veronica Sheard unexpectedly passed away on Jan. 29, 2022, in Sebastian, Florida, joining the Big Al. She was 78. Carol and Al were married on July 20, 1963. Carol was born in Manhattan to Frederick Many and Caroline Petlak on July 18, 1943. She began her career as a secretary and expanded into accounts payable. She was a pioneer of computer science. Carol retired from her position as vice president of Human Resources with Marpac Industries in 2008. She was devoted, tireless in her support and loved fiercely. She enjoyed traveling, the beach and crafts. Most of all she loved her family. Alan is survived by siblings Kenneth Sheard (Teresa), Susan Heilemann, Albert Sheard (Camille), and Steven Sheard (Maryann); and predeceased by siblings Alyce McGuire, Donald Sheard, Timothy Sheard, Kathy Lapin, Irene Vertullo, and Jude Ann Ahrendt. Carolann is survived by siblings Sheila Rose Olsen (Michael Legeza) and John J. Many (Gail); and predeceased by her brother, William F. Many. Carol and Big Al are survived by their devoted and loving children, Alan R. Sheard III (Ann), Theresa Ann Sheard Stout (Gustave R. Stout), and Karen Veronica Sheard (Julian D. Schreibman); grandchildren Nicholas Economos, Stephanie Economos, Christina Economos, Benjamin Sheard, Brianna Sheard, Luke DeFio, John DeFio, Kate DeFio and Ella DeFio; and great-grandchildren Elise Elizabeth and Kieran Cynthia. A joint memorial will be held for Carol and Alan from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5, at Moylan’s Funeral Home, 2053 Route 32, Rosendale. The family will join in prayer and remembrance at 2:30. The family requests, in lieu of flowers, contributions be made to the hospice that provided exceptional care and dignity to Carolann during her final days: Health First – William Childs Hospice House, 381 Medplex Pkwy., Palm Bay, FL 32907.
Pruellen Anne (Pru) Fanelli
ROSENDALE—Pruellen Anne (Pru) Fanelli died Jan. 22, 2022, at Northern Dutchess Hospital in Rhinebeck. She was 64. Pru was born Oct. 8, 1957, in Coney Island, Brooklyn, a daughter of the late John and Patricia Caracciolo. She was an area resident most of her life. Pru graduated from St. Peter's School in Rosendale and John A. Coleman High School in 1976. She was a stay-at-home mom and then later worked as a LP Nurse for 30 years. She enjoyed many vacations by the beach with her husband, John, and Fanelli enjoyed lunches and family gathering with longtime friend, Jeanne LaFera Walsh. She was skilled in the art of cooking, and loved to try new things and go on adventures. She also was a lover of animals. Pru especially enjoyed spending time with her children and their families. She is survived by her loving husband, John Fanelli; daughter, Alea Fanelli and her fiance, Chris Deeg; son, John Fanelli and wife, Stacie; grandchildren Cologido, Ella, Muriel and Johnnie; a sister, Prudence Doulin and family from Newburgh; a brother, Anthony Caracciolo of Accord; goddaughter, Deborah Goodman and family of Kingston; and nieces Patrina Caracciolo and Denisha Goodman. She is also survived by her brother-in-law, Anthony Fanelli, and his wife, Alison, of Florida, and her sister-in-law, Colleen Peluso, and her husband, Frank, also of Florida, as well as many several other aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, and her dog Mikey. In addition to her parents, John and Patricia Caracciolo, Pru was predeceased by her sisters Patricia Caracciolo and Deborah Goodman, and her dog, Maximillion. Visitation for family and friends was Jan. 27 at the George J. Moylan Funeral Home Inc., 2053 Route 32, Rosendale. Her funeral service was held Jan, 28 at the
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Otto B. Frey
ACCORD—Otto B. Frey passed away on Jan. 7, 2022, at Westchester Medical Center surrounded by his family. Born on March 17, 1948, in Margaretville; he was the son of the late Norman G. Frey and Marjorie L (Hosier) Monington. Otto served in the Army National Guard as an auto mechanic from 1970 to 1980. He continued his government service at the Federal Correctional Institution in Otisville. During his 20 years of service, he played an integral role in maintaining the Federal Bureau of Prisons as a Frey leader in the field of corrections. He began his career as a correctional officer and retired in October 2000 as Utilities Systems Repairer Operator Supervisor at FCI Otisville. Otto was a certified licensed water treatment operator and was owner of Sylvan Glade Water Co. Inc. Besides his own treatment plant, Otto maintained several plants from Gardiner to Palenville and everywhere in between. During his earlier years, Otto was very active with Indian Valley Little League, both as a coach and board member. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and camping with his family and friends. Throughout the years, he donated to the various youth and schoolbased sports programs where he spent countless hours watching the teams play. He was a proud supporter of his community and loved watching the parades and enjoyed a good chicken BBQ. Known for his infectious smile, laugh and sense of humor, Otto especially loved spending time with his family and friends. He always looked forward to annual Easter gatherings, Super Bowl parties, and family get-togethers. Without question, he would give you the shirt off his back, always giving and never expecting anything in return. Need a Santa? Call Otto. Teen learning to drive? Call Otto. Weedwhacker, lawnmower, brakes need repair? Call Otto. He undoubtedly was a jackof-all-trades. His pride and joy was spending time with his grandsons. From teaching small-engine repair, life lessons, to watching their games, going to get water samples, and then eventually their becoming his chauffeurs, they truly were his right-hand helpers. Otto could talk for hours. In every conversation you were bound to hear his signature phrases, “you’re shittin’ me,” or “… and the whole 9 yards,” or “hey, geek.” Otto was a happy-go-lucky guy that found pleasure in his interactions with others. He will be deeply missed by his friends, family and all who knew him. Otto is survived by his son, Jeffrey Frey, and his son, Joseph, of Kerhonkson; son and daughter-in-law, Brian and Krista Frey of Accord; grandsons Caiden and Landen Frey of Accord; former wife and lifelong friend, Phyllis Ackerley of Napanoch; sister and brother-in-law, Priscilla and Raymond Barkman of Schoharie; brother-inlaw, George Caswell (Shirley Sanford) of New Kingston; sister-in-law, Phyllis Frey of West Sand Lake; as well as nieces, nephews, grandnieces and nephews, cousins, and many special friends who were extended family. Otto was preceded in death by his parents; his stepfather, Donald Monington; a sister, Patricia Caswell; and a brother, Norman Frey. A memorial service and celebration of life will be held in the spring of 2022. Details will follow. Arrangements are under the supervision of H.B. Humiston Funeral Home, Kerhonkson. To send a personal condolence to Otto’s family, visit humistonfuneralhome.com.
William F. Watson
NEW PALTZ—William F. Watson passed away on Jan. 29, 2022, at Archcare at Ferncliff in Rhinebeck. He was 92. He was born Nov. 12, 1929, in New Paltz and was a lifelong resident. Bill had been employed by Central Hudson in Poughkeepsie until his retirement in 1995. He enjoyed the outdoors and was an avid fisherman and hunter. Bill was also a U.S. Army veteran. Bill was predeceased by his first wife, Emily Watson, and his second wife, Mary Watson. He is survived by two sons, William F. WatWatson son III of Kingston and Larry P. Watson Sr. and his wife, Tobi, of Rosendale; three daughters, Carolyn Chamberlain and husband,
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Jacob D. (Jake) Armstrong
OLIVEBRIDGE—Jacob D. (Jake) Armstrong passed away unexpectedly on Jan. 21, 2022, at his home. He was 32. He was born in Kingston on Dec. 1, 1989, a son of Christopher and Kim Sterritt Armstrong. He was a carpenter and a passionate woodworker and had worked at several local construction companies. Jake was a loving and caring person. He had interest in sports, anything country, and loved a good time. Jake was an avid collector of anything “Dukes of Hazard.” Jake is survived by his parents. Kim Armstrong and Chris Armstrong of Olivebridge; his son, Conner Armstrong; a sister, Asia Armstrong, and a brother, Taylor Armstrong, both of Olivebridge. He is also survived by his nannie, Dorothy (Chickie) Sterritt of Rosendale and many other family members and friends that loved him. Jake will be missed. Family and friends gathered to celebrate of his life on Jan. 29 at the George J. Moylan Funeral Home, 2053 Route 32, Rosendale.
Neil Rosenthal
KERHONKSON—The New Horizons’ family lost a friend, Neil Rosenthal. Neil has been in the New Horizons' Family since the campus opened Canal Path in 1986. Neil was one of the first to move in. Neil called Canal Path home for 35 years, and last year he had the opportunity to have his very own bedroom (first time ever) at Mountain View and quickly became part of the Mountain View family. Neil loved the outdoors, gardening, eating what he harvested, the sun, the warmth and the sticks. He was always up for a campfire and s'mores. He enjoyed Rosenthal the night life; Jay Leno, Jimmy Fallon and his favorite, Johnny Carson. Neil always wanted to learn how to read, so he enjoyed when his favorite people would read the TV Guide to him. Now he’s in heaven reading his TV Guide sitting next to Arnold. Neil is survived by his brother, Steve Rosenthal, and his wife, Mary, along with his extended NHR Family. Visiting hours were held on Jan. 31, 2022, at Humiston Funeral home, Kerhonkson. Services followed.
Magnus Thompson
STONE RIDGE—Magnus Thompson died Jan. 25, 2022, at Ten Broeck Commons in Lake Katrine. He was 95. He was born in Brooklyn on Feb. 8, 1926, and had resided in Stone Ridge for more than 65 years. Magnus has been employed in his early years as a mechanic. He later was employed as a tankerman for Master Mates and Pilots Local 333, Staten Island, transporting oil tankers throughout the East Coast. Magnus was also able to speak four languages and was a U.S. Army veteran. His wife of 67 years, Kitty Agathe Thompson, died Oct. 7, 2017. Magnus is survived by two sons, Reidar Thompson of Stone Ridge and Steven Thompson of Saugerties, and a grandson, Gregory Thompson of California. He is also survived by several nieces, nephews and cousins. Visitation for family and friends will be 4-7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 4, at the George J. Moylan Funeral Home, 2053 Route 32, Rosendale. His graveside funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 5, at Fairview Cemetery in Stone Ridge. The Rev. Carl Anger will officiate. To leave a personal condolence for the family, visit www.GJMoylanFuneralHome.com.
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When Claudia Sidoti and her family were in the planning stages of Mill & Main Provisions, a new coffee shop and marketplace in downtown Kerhonkson, they expected the shop would be open for five or six days a week. But business has been steady for seven days a week even in the dead of winter. “My biggest surprise since opening our doors is just how amazing the community is. We’ve been so warmly received, and as a small business, particularly in a Covid environment, it makes us feel so supported, even on our hardest days,” said Sidoti. The shop is open 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, and 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Even with nationwide reports of labor shortages, they have had no problem recruiting and maintaining a full staff. Competitive compensation and comprehensive training likely play a role in their fortune to stand out on this challenging front. Sidoti credits the customers for supporting their employees by practicing patience and tipping generously. “It helps keep them at their jobs,” she said. A key to Mill & Main’s success has been their willingness and ability to adapt to customer requests. The family has worked to build relationships with local vendors to procure staples, such as eggs and milk, and to increase the number of vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options per customer recommendations. With the restaurant and kitchen next door still under construction, Sidoti and her family are working out of a remote kitchen to bring in their popular prepared foods. Sidoti’s son, Christopher Weathered, has an impressive background in the food industry. Weathered studied agriculture and food systems at Evergreen State College in Washington state and apprenticed at Blue Hill at Stone Barns in Westchester County. Weathered plans the menu based on ingredients they have available in the store and what types of items travel well. Despite the limitations of a remote kitchen, they have been able to offer breakfast and lunch sandwiches, soups, and traditional comfort foods like macaroni and cheese and shepherd’s pie. “One of the greatest feelings is having a regular customer come back, ask what’s for lunch today, and knowing I get to share something that is close to my heart,” said Weathered. Prepared foods can be found in the hot box, refrigerator or freezer for reheating at home. This week they announced an additional offering – prepared meal kits. The concept was designed after numerous customers expressed interest in the idea, particularly customers who are staying just for the weekend or hosting guests. The kits will include a recipe complete with all necessary ingredients. For now, options include pizza, pasta, burgers and bagels. Most kits are designed to feed four people, with
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Marbletown Democratic Committee update To the Editor: Every two years, according to the NYS Election Law, local party committees are reconstituted, and this applies to the Marbletown Democratic Committee (MDC). Last week MDC nominated a slate of proposed committee members for the town’s seven electoral districts. By law we are allotted two members per district, for a total of 14 members who serve two-year terms. Local party committees are members, and the backbone of the Democratic Party County Committee. We are the devoted Democrats who host candidate forums, invite elected officials to speak, carry nominating petitions, recruit local candidates, hold special events, put out campaign signs, issue mailings, register candidates, and promote Democratic turnout. Put simply, our job is to elect Democrats at the local, County, State and Federal levels. MDC is pleased to announce its list of candidates who will appear on the primary ballot in June: E.D. 1: Laura Anker, Jacob Sherman E.D. 2: Vin Martello, Phil Ryan E.D. 3: Stephen Grossman, Carolyn Hansen E.D. 4: Doug Adams, John Harrington E.D. 5: Alan Newman, Natasha Williams E.D. 6: John Aubry, Jill Obrig E.D. 7: Laura Shaine Cunningham, Celia Seupel Most of these names will be familiar to Marbletown residents. New to the list are Laura Anker, an educator, Stephen Grossman, an attorney, and Alan Newman, a chemist. Returning to the committee would be writer and editor Laura Shaine Cunningham. Marbletown Democratic Committee also wishes to thank two of our members who are stepping down this year, Theresa Regan and Mary Louise Wilson, both of whom have served the Democratic Party for many years and in innumerable ways. At our January meeting MDC also voted to endorse Gov. Kathy Hochul, Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin, U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer, State Attorney General Letitia James, State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, Congressman Antonio Delgado, State Sen. Michelle Hinchey and Ulster County Sheriff Juan Figueroa. With respect to the contest for the 103rd State Assembly district, MDC anticipates making an endorsement at our Feb. 14 meeting, which will start at 7 p.m. We will have an opportunity to hear from and ask questions of both announced candidates Sarahana Shrestha and Kevin Cahill.
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Food pantry thanks Rochester Residents Association To the Editor: On behalf of the Rochester Food Pantry, I would like to thank members of the Rochester Residents Association, and especially their president, Zali Win, for their continuing support. Looking back over the years, it is hard to believe they have been there for us since 2006. This is the 16th year they have taken the lion’s share of fundraising off our shoulders. Thanks to their efforts, we have received an outpouring of support. At year’s end, we received 83 donations attributable to the annual fund drive, for a total of $26,050, which included a generous $1,000 RRA matching grant. That’s $5,000 more than in 2020. We are humbled and proud to have such wonderful support from our community and friends. During 2021 we served more than 550 families comprised of over 1,500 individuals. The split among adults, seniors and children has changed from prior years, with children decreasing and seniors more than doubling: Approximately 30% are children and almost 18% are seniors. During November, we passed out Thanksgiving packages to 33 families and in December provided holiday basket orders for 45 families, totaling 150 individuals. In addition, from July through October we held a Saturday produce market, serving nearly 400 families over the course of the five-month period. The Food Pantry’s operational costs – approximately 12% of our budget – are for telephone, insurance, postage
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and minor expenses; all other donations are spent providing food, personal hygiene and cleaning products to assist those in need in the Town of Rochester and the adjoining 12446 ZIP code area. We have undertaken more outreach to our community through interactions with social service providers, putting up fliers and making active use of our Facebook page. If you know of anyone who could use our services, even temporarily, please pass information about us along: www.facebook.com/rochesterfoodpantry. Thank you, not only to the Rochester Residents Association, but also to all our supporters. Without you, we couldn’t do it.
Margaret Bonner Co-chair and corresponding secretary, Rochester Food Pantry, Accord
Changing a life, one letter at a time To the Editor: Thank you so much to the staff at the BlueStone Press for the calendar feature for our Amnesty International Mid-Hudson Write for Rights event [page 21 of the Jan. 21 issue]. I gave it to my Human Rights Club students who were in the photo in the newspaper, and they loved it. Our event was a big success, and people wrote 167 letters so far! [Visit write.amnestyusa.org]. We appreciate your support! Diana Zuckerman Amnesty International Mid-Hudson Valley Chapter coordinator, Human Rights Club adviser and Spanish teacher for Rondout Valley High School,, Accord
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Microwave Dear Wally: I’m a grown woman and I get a lot of heat from my parents about having a microwave. They still don’t have one and they will never get one even though I tried to buy them one many times. We didn’t have one growing up because they thought it was dangerous and was going to make us children have three-headed babies from the cancerous radiation. They read your column. Can you please explain to them they are being ridiculous and that I am right? – JL Wally replies: Well, I feel for them a little. They must be older if you are grown, and sometimes people get set in their ways, thus making change uncomfortable. The wheel was also stink-eyed when it first came out, I’m sure. Probably same for the airplane (not getting in THAT contraption, thank you). Some brief research has turned Wally Nichols up a bit of disturbing information that gives your parents’ concerns a degree of agency, though, for the most part, YOU ARE RIGHT. (I’m in the habit of just telling people they are right these days. Sigh. Who needs the extra confrontational drama?) N.B. I’ll tell them THEY are right if they just accept that email won’t give them cancer and use it to write me directly to demand that YOU are wrong. The microwave is the second most dangerous kitchen appliance behind the toaster , according to Liljegren Law LLC, who I presume, as personal injury attorneys, have done some scrappy research in the gold hills of lucrative microwave damage court settlements and related tort law. Microwaves (not the lawyers) can heat (cook) human flesh just like they can cook a Stouffers lasagna with meat sauce that has been snatched from the deep recesses of a freezer, famine-conscripted and returned to service because there is not an edible thing left in that forsaken
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Marbletown from page 1 rivers and they all reflect our history and the agricultural history, and these open space vistas are visible from main corridors. “We are in the process of reviewing properties and welcome input from the town with any suggestions for lands to be reviewed,” she continued. “We have an email address – it’s on the Marbletown website – but we really want to engage the public in this process.” The commission will work with Open Space Institute, an organization that works with government agencies, landowners and local land trusts to preserve diverse landscapes and enhance recreational access. The board then convened into an executive session with the commission and representatives from Open Space Institute to discuss some of the properties the commission has researched. Parete shared an update on the Vly-Atwood Fire District, which has been closed since June 30, 2021. An independent study by the Center for Government Research showed the district lacked the volunteers needed to respond to calls and that the fire station didn’t have large enough bays to accommodate new fire engines and needed renovations. Parete noted the fire district has also received some violations from Public Employee Safety and Health, which is New York’s version of the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration. “We are trying to get some fire districts to dissolve and merge, and what Vly has decided to do – we’re working with them – they’re going to dissolve and turn the fire district over to the town. We are then going to create a fire protection district, because right now, for insurance ratings, if you live in the Vly, there is no fire coverage,” Parete said. He noted that the lack of a fire contract with outside fire districts it would
freezer except it and a tinfoil-wrapped hunk of bluefish my grandfather caught a century ago that I dare not disturb for both sentimental and health reasons. Because THAT in the microwave will olfactorily and actually tear a family apart … Where was I? Oh yes, cooking human flesh. I happen to know this personally because whilst traveling in Germany as an under-resourced (read: no money) youth, I stopped off at a McDonald’s (I know, I know …) where they gave us our own cold food to microwave (Ja! Goot!) amounting to whatever the diametric opposite of good service is … Can you believe the nerve?? The microwave I used apparently didn’t have a functional safety switch that would normally cut off the ionizer unit (or whatever it’s called) when the door was opened. (Help! Liljegren Law LLC!!) It just kept on cooking as I reached in to grab my McNasty burger. My arm went in, started tingling and aching, and I pulled out a McArm. Well, and also the McNasty burger, because I was still hungry. I felt my arm literally being cooked from the inside out. Maybe if I had ordered two burgers and had to keep my arm in longer to jockey them around, things would different. But the good news, these many years later, is that my own child only has one head … So while microwaves can cause burns if not operating properly (this is super infrequent, sorry, lawyers), they are also capable of KILLING. (Hahaha, got your attention back, lawyers!) Last year, three people died from microwaves. Three! One of those was someone who was put IN the microwave. I do not mean to make light of this bizarre (and physically dubious), psychiatrically twisted act of a deranged human who is now incarcerated in their own cinderblock microwave (with bars), but if you don’t have a microwave in the house, it’s hard to be killed by one. So, Mom and Dad, if you are reading this, you made the right choice, even if some of your choices yielded an impertinent, saucy daughter who challenges everything you do. Gulp. Sorry, just put the frozen lasagna into my own microwave for a moment. Interestingly (to me anyway), the toaster kills 700 Amer-
icans a year. Toothpicks, while not appliances technically, are def helpful in any respectable kitchen, and they kill 8,000 a year. You might poke your parents in the gums with that statistic. Dishwashers aren’t safe either. This same law firm cites a case of a UK woman who slipped on her wet kitchen floor, fell and landed on the knives sticking up from the open dishwasher drawer. OMG. (That, and having a fork get shot out of the garbage disposal into my eye, is an ongoing night terror.) This space-age contraption we young folks call a microwave, that we also insinuate harnesses nuclear power (no wonder the old people are scared! Wait, you are going to NUKE my tomato soup?? Is that OK?), has a useful place for 90% of Americans. But that leaves millions and millions of Americans who don’t or won’t use them. I know quite a few of these folks. Now I know two more if I include your (loyal reader) parents. Debates about food safety aside (well, except for the cautions of microwaving an egg, which will go off like a sulfur grenade, which is fun I guess, or nuking water which can super heat it – it’s actually a thing – and then leap up from the cup and scald you on your face for your part in the tomfoolery), maybe the bigger question is, who cares? Your parents have a system that works. You have a system that works. Can’t this just be one of those “See you in HELL” moments? – Wally P.S. If they change their mind, tell your parents the tin foil must come off anything going in the microwave, and it’s safest if they then take that tin foil and make protective hats out of it to deflect the gamma rays. Snap some pictures for me, would ya? Got a question for our advice columnist or just want some veeerrrryyy old bluefish wrapped in tinfoil for your exploding, home-wrecking microwave? Email him at cwn4@aol. com.
impact Vly-Atwood residents’ home and business insurance policies. “Hopefully we’ll be able to take it over … we will go to Kripplebush and Stone Ridge, we will get fire protection contracts, we pay them to cover the area and then be able to go to the fire districts and their [insurance] rating company and tell them the residents have coverage. Hopefully, if the board agrees, we’ll go through the process of dissolving our ownership of the district and give it to Kripplebush and Stone Ridge and divide it amongst their lines. It will probably be a year-long process.” Resolution 26 covers the audit of cash accounts, which occurs once a year. All Marbletown accounts were audited by a CPA, including the High Falls Water District, and all accounts are in compliance. Resolution 27 covers the audio of the Justice Court, which is also in compliance. Resolution 29 covers the hiring of three new transfer station employees, who were previously temporary. The new employees "... right now, for insurance ratings, if you live in the Vly, there is no fire coverage,” replace two previous staffers who chose Above, Vly-Atwood Fire Dept. BSP file photo from March 2020 not to return to work after taking leave during the pandemic.
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How a Gander friendship of two grew to a family of three Donna Cohn Viertel BSP Calendar Editor Tessa Lanzrein and Joseph Van Etten Jr. first met at Rondout Valley High School. “Although we did not really know each other too well,” said Lanzrein. It wasn't until years later, both 27 years old at the time, that they connected, in the usual fashion. “Joe had started liking stuff on my Facebook and then I would go back and like something of his.” This went on for a while until Lanzrein decided to make the first move, she messaged him and hoped for the best. “Luckily, he messaged me back and we haven’t stopped talking since.” As Lanzrein put it, “Joe and I just clicked. He was such an easy person to talk to and made me laugh right off the bat.” Van Etten Jr. very quickly became Lanzrein’s best friend, someone she couldn't wait to talk to everyday. Even before getting together in person, Lanzrein explained, “He treated me better than anyone ever has, and that’s how I knew he was my forever.” They both actually said, “I love you” at the same exact time. “I think we were both nervous but wanted to say it. So that seemed like the perfect idea.” The two had been dating for almost a year, when Lanzrein became pregnant. And on Dec. 29, 2021, Joseph Van Etten III was born at Northern Dutchess Hospital, 7 pounds and 4 ounces, 21 inches. It may have come fast, but Lanzrein was sure, it was bashert, meant to be. “I knew that this was the guy I wanted to start a family with,” she explained. “There's no greater feeling than starting a family with your best friend.” How is parenthood for the two? “Parenthood is definitely scary but absolutely amazing,” said Lanzrein. “I think the hardest part is getting no sleep and learning how to comfort your baby, and the best part though is watching the baby grow and change each day. Seeing how much he looks like Joe and I, all his smiles and
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Sally Shore-Wittenberg, spiritual leader, Kerhonkson Synagogue, recently celebrated the brit milah (the covenant of circumcision) of her newest grandchild, Abraham Paul Wittenberg. “He was incredibly brave and cried only once,” said Rabbi Sally. “And the family is recovering nicely.” Bram (as he is to be called) was welcomed into this world by his loving parents, Gabriel and Keryn, and big sister Goldie on Jan. 17, tu bishevat, the same Hebrew birthday as Goldie! “May we all celebrate the blessings of the daily and occasionally miraculous,” affirmed Rabbi Sally.
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will come when the time is right.” Will Lanzrein’s mom, Jane Myer of High Falls, be watching Van Etten III so the two new parents can get away for a romantic Valentine’s Day? “Grandma Jane will be watching the baby so Joe and I can go out for a nice dinner together,” said Lanzrein. And what about Valentine's Day gifts? “I always love flowers,” said Lanzrein. She is a traditional girl, with red roses being her favorite. And what about her man? “Joe never asks for much, but I always seem to either make or get him a cheesy Valentine’s Day gift.” So what does the future hold for the family of three? “Right now our future is figuring out parenting and what our next steps are,” Lanzrein explained. The two are currently house hunting but taking it slow. “Joe delivers packages for FedEx,” she explained. “He works a lot of hours and very hard. I am lucky every day how hard he works for our family.” Lanzrein was able to take a couple of months off from her job as a receptionist at Kingston Animal Hospital to spend time with the baby. “It has been a very special bonding time.” And how do they keep it all together, their love, so strong? “I think our relationship has grown so much stronger since we started dating,” said Lanzrein of their high school friendship to now, in love with a family. “I think the most important thing is that we have remained a team. We don’t fight. We talk everything out. The love we have has kept us strong,” she said. “We have a very similar temperament. So it’s easy for us to make it work.” And what advice did she have for young couples with a new addition? “My biggest suggestion is, just take a deep breath and keep trust in each other,” said Lanzrein. “If one is feeling overwhelmed, then the other will take over. Always keep a team.” list honors for the fall 2021 semester. To qualify for the dean's list, a student must earn a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher while carrying a course load of 12 hours or more. Among those on the list were the following: Lauren Dingman of High Falls - Bachelor of Science in Fashion and Textiles; Jayden Brodhead-Milton of Rosendale - Bachelor of Science in Adolescence Education: Social Studies; Andy Coache of Stone Ridge - Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice; and Bradley Turner of Stone Ridge - Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice. SUNY Oneonta is a public, four-year college in Central New York, enrolling about 6,000 students in a wide variety of bachelor's degree programs and several graduate certificate and degree programs. Visit https://suny.oneonta. edu/
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higher, plus other requirements. The full-time fall 2021 dean’s list includes Logan Erlwein, Jeremiah Flaherty, Stephanie Huffman-Cole and Patrick Ruger of Accord; Caelin Fagerstrom of High Falls; Juliana Bonelli, Audrey Fitzmaurice and Cade Keil of Kerhonkson; Adam Vasquez of Rosendale; and Felicia Legge and Kylee Pugliese of Stone Ridge. A total of 69 students who attended classes on a parttime basis at SUNY Ulster have been named to the dean’s list for the fall 2021 semester. The list, compiled each semester, is comprised of students whose final average for the period of all courses taken is at least 3.30 or higher, plus other requirements. The part-time fall 2021 dean’s list includes Celeste Atkins of Accord; Richelle Kortright and Amber Larsen of Kerhonkson; and Kelly Armour of Stone Ridge.
SUNY Ulster announces president’s and dean’s lists Area women’s hockey team A total of 112 students who attended classes on a wins Pucks for Paws full-time basis at SUNY Ulster have been named to the president’s list for the fall 2021 semester, reported Dr. Alan tournament in a shootout P. Roberts, president, SUNY Ulster. The list, compiled each semester, is comprised of students whose final average for the period of all courses taken is 3.75 and higher, plus other requirements. The full-time students president’s list includes Connor Casey, Sophie McCarthy, Neva Suszczynski and Stella Trent of Accord; Lennon Bass of High Falls; Jennifer Callan, Danny Fallaha, Marianna Florine, Danielle Jacob, Pavlo Mysak, James Thompson and Justin Winkleman of Kerhonkson; and Leah Dirks, Aurora Gill and Brandon Staccio of Rosendale. A total of 45 students who attended classes on a part-time basis at SUNY Ulster have been named to the president’s list for the fall 2021 semester. The list, compiled each semester, is comprised of students whose final average for the period of all courses taken is 3.75 or higher, plus other requirements. The part-time students list includes Deowaher Rabanillo of Accord; Cali Kircher of Cottekill; Elizabeth Perez of Kerhonkson; Stephen Barnum of Rosendale; and Colin Stewart and Dior Williams of Stone Ridge. A total of 119 students who attended classes on a fulltime basis at SUNY Ulster have been named to the dean’s list for the fall 2021 semester, reported Kevin R. Stoner, vice-president for academic affairs, SUNY Ulster. The list, compiled each semester, is comprised of students whose final average for the period of all courses taken is 3.30 or
The Saugerties Nightmares women’s hockey team, known to include gals of all ages, from 18-68, from High Falls to Germantown, sealed their championship game win last Sunday, Jan 30, at the Pucks for Paws Tournament with a shootout victory over the Frozen Assets of Troy. Regular play ended in a 1-1 tie. Following the five minutes of sudden death overtime, Cheryl Kranik was the fourth Nightmare to finally get the win in the shootout. Goaltender Mara Kervorkian was most valuable player with three shutouts in the three competitions leading up to the championship match. The Nightmares bested the Frozen Assets of Troy 2-0 in game 1, with Tina Dierna and Jodi Bodie scoring. Kranik and Marge Montalbano scored in game 2 against the West Mass Stars from East Springfield, Massachusetts. Kranik was the lone scorer in game 3 against the Albany Angels. The Pucks for Paws Tournament, a fundraiser for dogs, is organized by the Albany Angels and held at Clifton Park. Coached by Ed Montalbano, the Nightmares are a recreational hockey team of women who play at the Saugerties Kiwanis Ice Arena. They are hosting a May Melt Tournament, May 14-15, a fundraiser for Saugerties Fillies girls hockey team and the Boys & Girls Clubs. For more information, contact Emilie Hauser at eehauser@gmail.com.
Saugerties Nightmares Championship Women’s Hockey Team at Pucks for Paws Tournament. Left to right back row, assistant coach Joe Valentine of Port Ewen; Emilie Hauser, Kingston; Sarah Wright, Red Hook; Kathie Finch, Lake Katrine; Debra Silverman, High Falls; Carmelina DeWitt, Lake Katrine; coach Ed Montalbano, Saugerties; Allison Byrne, Saugerties; assistant captain Katie Baxter; Cheryl Kranik, Pleasant Valley; assistant coach John Gianetti, Lake Katrine. Next row: Margie Montalbano, Saugerties; Elizabeth Valencia, Wappingers Falls; Whitney Hall, Hurley; assistant captain Tina Dierna, Kingston; Emily Seawall, Kingston; goalie Mara Kevorkian, Germantown; Jodi Bodie, Saugerties, and Cathy Corso, Saugerties, not pictured but both played in two games. Photo by team captain Amy Montalbano
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My Funny Valentine Welcome to a special edition of Around Town, brought to you by February and Valentine’s Day. Dear gentlemen, no matter how many times your lady protests Valentine’s Day and says things like “I hate Valentine’s Day!” or “I don’t want anything for Valentine’s Day!” or “Valentine’s Day means nothing to me!” or “I don’t care about Valentine’s Day,” they are lying. Straight up lying. This is the one time … and only time … in your relationship that you are allowed to ignore everything she is saying. Trust me. Send the flowers and candy. Want extra bonus points? Send them to work. V-Day is on a Monday, and women love nothing more than showing their co-workers how much their significant other loves them. You’re welcome. Feel free to send my flowers and candy to BSP. Oh, I’m not lying when I say I don’t like roses. Do nothing, like she says, and the next paragraph will soon apply to you. For singles, although not really around town, you can donate $5 to Banister Animal Hospital and Around town have your ex’s name written in a litter box or on a puppy pad. I mean, sounds perfect for a crappy ex. Plus, the donations go to Cats Aside to Survive. This means the good karma wipes out the bad karma so you are left with a few giggles and some sweet revenge. Or, for a $15 donation to the Bronx Zoo, you can name a Madagascar hissing cockroach after your ex. Wrap it up with a bow and seal it with a hiss. What is better than that? Anyway, there are so many ways to soothe those broken hearts, singles. Don’t fret. OK. Let’s move on to important town issues based loosely on love. I am wondering why it is necessary to purchase 42 lotto tickets, all with different numbers, at
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Melt my heart. Photo by Kelly Wright
any time between 7 and 10 a.m. No offense, but some people have to work, want to work, love to work. In addition, they love getting to work on time. So, can we please put a time frame on this nonsense? Like, all the people who enjoy holding up the Stewart’s line by reciting numbers in a slow, drawn-out, albeit meticulous manner should have to wait until after 10 a.m. to do so. Any time before that should be reserved only for coffee addicts, hard-roll lovers and gas pumpers. I mean, seriously, this is prime time for the employed. One such morning, I could not wait any longer. The lotto number picker was carrying on and on. It was just
too much so I left and went to Quick Check in Kingston. While Quick Check is nice and has many munchie options, the coffee at Stewart’s is better. So, I was already in a mood because I missed out on the Maple French Toast coffee, my newest favorite thing. I grudgingly mope on over to grab some coffee and I have to choose … House, Colombia, Cinnamon Twist, Chocolate Macadamia Nut, Latte, Espresso, Americano. Sigh. I grab the Cinnamon and saunter over to the sugar/milk station to make yet another decision: sweetener. There were raw, white, pink packets, blue packets, green packets, yellow packets. I grabbed yellow because I wasn’t entirely sure what it was but it looked familiar. Then, as if that wasn’t enough, I was presented with 42 different kinds of milk to choose from. There were normal milk, 2% milk, 1% milk, half and half … along with oat milk, almond milk, soy milk and coconut milk, organic milk, flavored milk, fake Coffee Mate milk. My head literally exploded. When did this happen? Why did this happen? How in the heck do you milk all of these things? Clearly, we have enough milk options. Please. Just stop. AHHHHH! Why do we need so many choices?! More importantly, why do I have to make so many decisions before my first cup of life-starting elixir?! I have a hard enough time making decisions, and now I have to decide the right coffee to get my motor running? I swear I had decision paralysis. It reminded me of the time I decided to try a dating app. So many decisions! So many swiping left! Not enough swiping right. One should not have so many options. Ever. About anything. I guess I will stay with the tried and true. Keep my small-town life simple and happy. Stewart’s coffee, writing my ex’s name in a litter box, and loving myself better than anyone else can. Oh, and asking the town for a mandate on appropriate times to pick lotto numbers. Happy Valentine’s Day.
Februarys Past in the Rondout Valley February 6, 1908 Kingston Daily Freeman Cottekill. The Consolidated Rosendale Cement Company’s teams are drawing logs through the village to its saw mills in Whiteport from its woodlot in Marbletown. One log measured about five feet over the butt. Sixteen below zero in this village Wednesday morning about 7 o’clock. February 12, 1908 Kingston Daily Freeman High Falls. Hoop Pole Harvest Days Have Arrived. A great many loads of shaved hoops are coming down the mountain road these days on the way to the Rosendale cement company’s works. The Ayers brothers are busy supplying stove wood to their many customers in the village. They furnish cord wood to those who want exercise, and saw it up themselves, and for the lazy man they furnish it sawed into stove lengths, ready to split. Teams from Mr. Smiley’s spring farm are drawing lime from a Linda Stone Ridge lime kiln up the Tantillo mountain to the farm for fertilizing purposes. On certain soil lime has great value for crop raising. The young people of the Reformed Church are preparing for some sort of a post office arrangement in the basement of the church Valentine night, February 14. They are, we expect, planning a rural delivery in the hall that evening, but not exactly a free one, and Uncle Samuel will not be in it for the profit. As yet we hear of no cases of small pox contacted from the Countryman woman, who was removed to the pest house from Rosendale town a week ago last Sunday. The Countryman house is still quarantined, but we hope and have reason now to expect no other cases will develop.
From the archives
February 18, 1908 Kingston Daily Freeman High Falls Appreciation. Neighborly Kindness and Perspicuity Praised. “All things come to those who wait.” We are pleased to see in the Stone Ridge items last week the kinds words of our neighbor correspondent and the enumerations of the many natural advantages of High Falls, and also those acquired by the push and enterprise of our citizens. We have felt that our progressive habits and many natural advantages were not fully appreciated, and have been too modest ourselves to mention all of them in our home items. It gives us pleasure to have our sister village recite so kindly of our doing well, yet he mentions some things as pertaining to High Falls that are not strictly born out by the facts… he writes, ”No smallpox at Stone Ridge, the nearest case was in High Falls.” Now the fact of the matter is, a case of smallpox was imported from a portion of Marbletown north of Stone Ridge, into the town of Rosendale and sent to the Rosendale pest house, but as yet we have had no case of the disease in our village…. February 26, 1908 Kingston Daily Freeman Cottekill. A party of 26, mostly married people of this village, enjoyed a sleighride on Friday evening, February 21, to Kyserike. They stopped at the residence of DeWitt Beach, Kyserike, where they received a cordial welcome and
spent the evening in various form of amusement. A fine lunch was served and everyone went away vouching that Mr. and Mrs. Beach were royal hosts.
February 14, 1911 Kingston Daily Freeman Valentine Party at Rosendale. There will be a Valentine party in the amusement rooms of the Baptist Church Tuesday evening. Supper consisting of sandwiches, coffee, pickles, ice cream and cake will be served for twenty cents. There will also be a valentine post-office and valentines will be on sale. February 3, 1939 Rosendale News Grange Dart-Ball Last Nov. 10, opened a series of Dart-Ball games between teams of men and women from Rosendale, Highland, Patroon of Accord, and Clintondale Granges. Each team to play eighteen games. There has been great rivalry and bally-hoo on all sides through these games. Many of the miles to see their favorites win or go down in defeat. Tuesday night the ladies of Clintondale and Rosendale went nineteen innings before Clintondale took the game to win three straight from Rosendale… The men of Rosendale are at the top of the list for the first half of these series… From the Archives of the Rosendale Library Local History Collection
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What's written in the snow When there's good snow cover, I delight in meandering around in snowshoes, floating over the rocks and fallen tree limbs on a cushion of snow, feeling like I have superpowers. Unfortunately I broke my snowshoes by pounding them on the deck to try to get ice off them, but Gorilla-taping them together miraculously seems to have worked, so far. Winter is great for finding out who's been walking around your house without you knowing it. You don't need any tracking skills. The best time is the day after a light fall of fresh powder, enough time for tracks to accumulate but before they begin to blur around the edges. Trekking around the yard, I see bird tracks that wind and wiggle in aimless loops around the areas where I have thrown sunflower seeds out for the juncos and other ground feeders. They're easy to identify; mammals don't Ann Belmont have three skinny toes. There are the deep, oval deer tracks; clearly deer, because no other local animals sink so deep or make steps so far apart. Now I can see where one walked up to my oak-leaf hydrangea, which is now missing most of its twig tips. In back of the shed I spy where a rabbit passed by, the hind feet clearly much bigger than the front feet, clumped together, with a big space between each set of tracks as it hopped forward. It could possibly be a squirrel, but I think the feet landing so neatly, so close together, means rabbit, because squirrels make a wider pattern. If I were ambitious enough I'd follow to see where these lead; if they stopped at a tree, then it would be a squirrel after all. But trying to follow the path of a small animal while wearing snowshoes is … well, you try it!
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Tracks in the snow Photo by Ann Belmont
Mouse tracks are easy – their tails make a drag mark between each tiny set of steps. There are plenty of those around. I wonder if that explains all the canine prints I also am noticing. But what sort of canine? I haven't heard any coyotes at night for a long time, years even. They could be back anytime, of course, there doesn't seem to be a coyote shortage in the area ... unless all the new houses hereabouts are driving them farther away. My neighbors don't let their dogs run around loose in the woods and in my yard, so that leaves one other choice: fox. I haven't seen or heard any of them either for years,
arrive. Good news arrives at the full Moon.
Horoscopes Seven planets plus the Sun and Moon are in a tight orb of one quarter of the Zodiac. In addition, Mercury will return to direct motion on the 4th – making seven planets plus the Sun and Moon orbiting the Earth within a span of 90 degrees. The lone planet outside of this small space is Uranus in Taurus. Once again, all the planets are in direct motion and anxious to make the most of their energy. The stellium referred to below describes the fact that four planets are in a tight orb of less than 90 degrees. The new Moon occurred on the 1st in the sign of Aquarius – anxious for each of us to become more innovative. The full Moon arrives at the end of this cycle on the 18th in the sign of Leo – helping us to remember Joanne we are a real person inside our Ferdman reactive self.
Your Zodiac
ARIES: 3/21 to 4/19: Mars, your ruling planet, is conjunct Venus and part of the stellium in your 10th solar house of career. In addition, the Sun is conjunct Saturn in the 11th house, money from career. Your career is on the upswing and growing, so busy you hardly have time to breathe, but the money is slow to
TAURUS: 4/20 to 5/20: Venus, your ruling planet, continues as part of the stellium in your 9th solar house of communication and education. The Sun and Saturn show your primary interest is in your 10th house of career. The full Moon in Leo suggests you do some serious soulsearching to determine a satisfying or creative type of work. GEMINI: 5/21 to 6/20: Mercury, your ruling planet, resumes direct motion as we go to press. It is part of the stellium in your 8th solar house of change. You may want to make a major career change but are finding few opportunities for real growth. The full Moon on the 18th may suggest a challenging different direction. CANCER: 6/21 to 7/20: The full Moon in Leo on the 18th has you involved with money. Usually, you take great pride in your fiscal solvency, and you are true to form now. However, due to many problems out of your control, the family’s bills piled higher than usual. It’s time to put a more rigid budget in place. LEO: 7/21 to 8/22: The Sun, your ruling planet, is positioned in your 7th solar house of other people and is also conjunct Saturn. The pandemic has caused many health problems recently. In addition, career-related circumstances have placed an extra burden on your time. Be sure to maintain a healthy regimen to avoid trouble. VIRGO: 8/23 to 9/22: Mercury, your ruling planet, is closely conjunct Pluto on the cusp of the 6th solar house of health – but is also part of the stellium in the 5th house. Now that Mercury turns direct on the 4th, the little nuisances will lessen, and you will be able to resume your usual attention to details – and perhaps appreciate your special ability. LIBRA: 9/23 to 10/22: Venus, your ruling planet, is positioned in your 4th solar house of home and family and is part of the stellium of personal planets that include Pluto. Health is important due to the pandemic and has become the center around which your energy is concentrated. At
but that doesn't mean they aren't around. Very mysterious. I look up images of dog, coyote and fox tracks on the internet, but these prints have been here for a couple of days; it's really hard to tell, at least for inexperienced me. Next day, however, my next-door neighbor excitedly texts me a photo of a pair of foxes on the slope just above her house. So – mystery solved! Of course, the pattern the animal makes as it moves is a big clue to its identity. From a post on rootsvt, Feb. 23, 2021: “You see a gait pattern, and you get your verb, running, walking, sitting …. Then you add the context, and the nuance of the tracks and the gait, and you can end up with, female coyote, in estrus, running around wildly marking everything in sight. Or, snowshoe hare cautiously feeding through an open edge area on raspberry cane startled into a full-out run for its life by a cruising gray fox." I'm a tracking novice, but even I can read a little bit of drama on the ground. There are unmistakable spots of red under the bird feeder; a mouse or a vole, probably, victim of, I'm guessing, an owl, because I heard one last night, the "Who-cooks-for-YOUUU?" of a barred owl. Last February, there was a bona-fide blizzard, and during its height, I looked out the window to see a huge barred owl perched on top of the bird feeder pole. It wasn't looking for seeds, that's for sure. I had a long time to drink in the sight of the beautiful brown-eyed creature, sitting there in the tempest of whirling snow, all fluffed up, unmoving except for its head, which would swivel in one direction or another every so often, not looking but listening, as I read later, for the sound of its prey under the snow. It must've been very hungry to be hunting in the daytime. It's winter's whodunit: signs in the snow, crisscrossing each other, disappearing into the woods to unknown destinations, making me long to know more.
the full Moon on the 18th take time out to refresh your own energy.
SCORPIO: 10/23 to 11/22: Both Mars and Pluto are part of the stellium of planets in your 3rd solar house of communication and education. This concentration of energy finds you deeply concerned about the education of your children during this time of controversy relating to masks and vaccinations. SAGITTARIUS: 11/23 to 12/21: Jupiter, your ruling planet, is positioned in your 4th solar house of home and family and is conjunct to Neptune. You seem to be dreaming about an ideal set of circumstances wherein you have the money to renovate your home to perfection. However, to achieve this dream you need to start planning. CAPRICORN: 12/22 to 1/20: Saturn, your ruling planet, is positioned in your 2nd solar house of money. Now that Mercury resumes direct motion after the 4th, whatever financial issues prevailed are on their way to resolution. But first your energy needs to be harnessed so that you have the stamina to complete the project. AQUARIUS: 1/21 to 2/19: Uranus, your ruling planet, continues in your 4th solar house of home and family. Your personal planets are positioned behind the scenes waiting for their turn in the limelight. At that point you will be able to manifest some of your ideas and begin to allow some of them to shine through. It’s coming soon. PISCES: 2/20 to 3/20: Neptune, your ruling planet, continues to be positioned in your 1st solar house of personality together with Jupiter. Your personal planets are positioned in the 4th quadrant of the Zodiac, suggesting this time is well spent by relaxation and gathering your creative force for when the Sun is shining again. Joanne is available for private/personized consultations at 561-744-9962. Treat yourself – learn what to expect from the current transits and receive an overview of your longterm goals.
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FOR THE FAMILY Stone Ridge Library Knitting Group The Stone Ridge Library Knitters meet 10 a.m.-noon Saturdays in the activity room, at Stone Ridge Library, 3700 Main St., Stone Ridge, with the next upcoming gatherings on Feb. 5, 12, 19 and 26. All ages and experience levels can join, and drop-in knitters are also welcome. Bring your own supplies, do as much as wanted, and ask for help or advice if needed. Donations of yarn to the library get made into items for sale at the Library Fair and during the winter holidays for the benefit of the library. Some group members also knit things for local hospitals or for U.S. troops. For more information, visit stoneridgelibrary.org or call 845-687-7023. Writers group with Cathy Arra Two separate writers groups meet 4:30-6:30 p.m. on alternate Mondays at the Stone Ridge Library in the activity room, 3700 Main St., Stone Ridge, with a maximum of 10 participants in each group. The program is designed for those who are actively writing and publishing work and who want to participate in a structured, critical feedback process. Cathy Arra, a poet, writer and former teacher of English and writing in the Rondout Valley School District, facilitates the groups. Group 1 is meeting on Feb. 14, and Group 2 on Feb. 7 and 28. Email carra22@aol.com. Old Powerhouse and Awosting Falls snowshoe outing at Minnewaska Join Laura Conner, environmental educator, 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 8, for an adventurous 3.5-mile outing along the edges of the Peter’s Kill. A limited number of snowshoes are available to borrow from the Education Department. Plan to arrive by 9:15 a.m. if borrowing snowshoes. If there is insufficient snow cover, this program will be offered as a hike. If conditions are icy, participants are encouraged to bring microspikes or other ice traction devices. All visitors, regardless of vaccination status, must wear a mask when inside buildings. All unvaccinated participants are encouraged to wear face coverings and keep a minimum 6-foot distance away from others who are not part of their immediate household when outside. Meet at the Peter’s Kill Area. Preregistration is required by calling the Lake Minnewaska Visitor Center at 845-255-0752. Valentine’s Day Confections class A special class called “Valentine’s Day Confections” will be held 5:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 9, at the Adult Career Education Center, 319 Broadway, Port Ewen. Students will learn the art of making such traditional favorites as fine chocolates, sugar candies and gummies. The cost of the class is $40, plus a $20 (cash) food supply fee for each participant that is payable to the office the night of class. Minors between the ages of 15-17 are permitted to register at a reduced price with a full-paid accompanying adult. The price will be based on the cost of the adult’s fee. To register a minor, call 845-331-5050. All who register are required to wear a hair covering and a mask and bring an apron. Be advised that class start dates are based on sufficient enrollment. Participants will be notified if the class is canceled. To register, visit ulsterboces.org/adult-ed. Mahjong, Tuesdays and Fridays at Stone Ridge Library The Stone Ridge Library hosts ongoing weekly mahjong at 10 a.m. Friday mornings (Feb. 11, 18 and 25) plus a beginner’s group, 10 a.m. Tuesdays (Feb. 8, 15 and 22), in the activity room of the library, 3700 Main St., Stone Ridge. New members are welcome. No registration required. Just walk in. For more information, call 845-687-7023 or visit stoneridgelibrary.org. Rosendale Seniors next meeting and upcoming trips The Town of Rosendale Seniors meetings are held at 1 p.m. every second and fourth Wednesday of the month at the Rosendale Recreation Center, 1055 Route 32, Rosendale, with the next meetings on Feb. 9 and 23. Upcoming trips for next year include Hunterdon Hills Playhouse in New Jersey on March 22 for dinner and show to see “Sherlock Holmes Returns.” Cost is $78 per person. And a trip to Myrtle Beach is Sept. 11-17. For info, call Chickie at 845658-2414 or Hal at 845-658-9020. American Red Cross Blood Drive at Marbletown Community Center This blood drive will be held 8 a.m.-noon Sat-
Find your “furever” love on Valentine’s Day!
Valentine’s Day Puppygram and more! A loveable UCSPCA Shelter Dog will arrive with a backpack filled with candy, a card, a stuffed dog, and some puppy kisses for the special someone. Delivery is 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Valentine’s Day, Feb 14. Join the UCSPCA 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. to have a photo taken with a pet. Photos are $5. Feb. 14-20 is Random Acts of Kindness Week, so volunteer, donate in honor of a pet or loved one, foster an animal, and/or donate pet food or gently used supplies to animals in need.
urday, Feb. 12, at the community center, 3564 Main St., Stone Ridge. The American Red Cross will send blood donators a $10 Amazon.com gift card via email when donating in the month of February. For more information, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-733-2767. Animal tracks along the stream’s edge at Minnewaska Join Nick Martin, park educator, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 12 for a combination recreational and interpretive 3-mile hike along Lower Awosting Carriage Road and Mossy Glen Footpath. A limited number of snowshoes are available from the Education Department. Plan to arrive by 9:10 a.m. if borrowing snowshoes. If there is insufficient snow cover, this program will be offered as a hike. If conditions are icy, participants are encouraged to bring microspikes or other ice traction devices. All visitors, regardless of vaccination status, must wear a mask when inside buildings. All unvaccinated participants are encouraged to wear face coverings and keep a minimum 6foot distance away from others who are not part of their immediate household when outside. Meet in the Lower Parking Area. Preregistration is required by calling the Lake Minnewaska Visitor Center at 845-255-0752. Two views, Clove Valley and Rondout Valley snowshoe hike at Minnewaska Join Laura Conner, environmental educator, 1:30-4:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb.13, for an approximately 2-mile hike in the Peter’s Kill Area. A limited number of snowshoes are available for participants to borrow from the Education Department. Plan to arrive by 1:15 p.m. if borrowing snowshoes. If there is insufficient snow cover, this program will be offered as a hike. If conditions are icy, participants are encouraged to bring microspikes or other ice traction devices. All visitors, regardless of vaccination status, must wear a mask when inside buildings. All unvaccinated participants are encour-
February is National Responsible Pet Ownership Month. Make it special by updating microchip information and purchase new name tags. Ensure the correct contact information on is on the microchip and tags. Schedule an annual checkup with the vet to ensure vaccinations are up to date. Grooming is also a part of your pet’s health, not a luxury. All proceeds from these events benefit the Ulster County SPCA. For cost and more information, call 845-331-5377, ext. 210, or visit ucspca.org.
aged to wear face coverings and keep a minimum 6-foot distance away from others who are not part of their immediate household when outside. Meet at the Peter’s Kill Area. Preregistration is required by calling the Lake Minnewaska Visitor Center at 845-255-0752. Rondout Valley United Methodist Church Annual Souper Bowl Chili Enjoy homemade chili by the pint and cornbread for drive-thru curbside pickup beginning at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 13, while supplies last, at Rondout Valley United Methodist Church, 25 Schoonmaker Lane, Stone Ridge. Any donations received will benefit youth missions. For more information, visit rvumc.org, call 845-687-9090 or email rvmethodist@ gmail.com. In-person Holistic Healthcare Day Holistic Health Community of Stone Ridge will offer its ongoing in-person Holistic Healthcare Day from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 15, at the Marbletown Community Center, 3564 Main St., Stone Ridge. Community Holistic Healthcare Day is held on the third Tuesday of each month. All clients, both vaccinated and unvaccinated, are required to wear masks inside the Community Center. The Holistic Health Community Inc. is a 501(c)3 nonprofit, charitable corporation. Visit their website to donate and for more information about the Holistic Health Community, its practitioners, and the modalities offered at holistichealthcommunity.org or call 845-867-7008. Cross-Country Ski to Echo Rock at Minnewaska Join Laura Conner, environmental educator, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 15, for a 4-mile-long, cross-country ski outing to Echo Rock, a perched ledge featuring scenic views of the Palmaghatt Ravine and beyond. Participants must provide their own ski equipment and must have previous cross-country skiing experience. If there is insufficient snow, this outing will be offered as a hike. If conditions
are icy, participants are encouraged to bring microspikes or other ice traction devices. All visitors, regardless of vaccination status, must wear a mask when inside buildings. All unvaccinated participants are encouraged to wear face coverings and keep a minimum 6-foot distance away from others who are not part of their immediate household when outside. Meet at the Lake Minnewaska Visitor Center, 5281 Route 44/55, Kerhonkson. Registration is required. Call Lake Minnewaska Visitor Center at 845-255-0752. Conversational French with Claudine Brenner A native French speaker, born in Paris and raised in Europe, Claudine Brenner chose Stone Ridge as her place to retire following a 30-year government career abroad. Culture, medicine, travels and anything/everything culinary are favorite subjects that she would love to share and exchange with others, speaking in French. The program she is offering via Zoom is held 1-2 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month, with the next conversation hour on Tuesday, Feb. 15. Visit stoneridgelibrary.org or call 845687-7023 to sign up. ‘Couples Pizza and Calzones’ class Ulster BOCES presents a fun new class, “Couples Pizza and Calzones,” 5:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 15, at the Adult Career Education Center, 319 Broadway, Port Ewen. Students will explore the many classic flavors of Italy, including some pizza Napoletana, margherita pizza, and a variety of mouthwatering calzones. For dessert, participants will sample some delicious tiramisu. Children ages 15-17 are invited to join in at a reduced price with a full-paid accompanying adult. The cost of the class is $75 per pair, plus a $15 (cash) food supply fee for each couple, which is due the night of the class. All who register are required to wear a hair covering and a face mask and bring an apron. Class start dates are based on sufficient enrollment. Participants will be notified in advance if the class will not run. To register, call the Adult Career Education Office at 845-331-5050, ext. 2243, or visit ulsterboces.org. Poetry with Rosemary Dean Join the community via Zoom, 1:30-3 p.m. every other Thursday, with the next meeting on Feb. 17. This program is presented by the Stone Ridge Library. Contact Rosemary Dean at rmdeen@gmail.com to join the group. Snowshoe hike at Minnewaska Join Nick Martin, park educator, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 19, for an approximately 2-mile hike in the Peter’s Kill Area. A limited number of snowshoes are available for participants to borrow from the Education Department. Plan to arrive by 9:30 a.m. if borrowing snowshoes. If there is insufficient snow cover, this program will be offered as a hike. If conditions are icy, participants are encouraged to bring microspikes or other ice traction devices. All visitors, regardless of vaccination status, must wear a mask when inside buildings. All unvaccinated participants are encouraged to wear face coverings and keep a minimum 6foot distance away from others who are not part of their immediate household when outside. Meet at the Peter’s Kill Area. Preregistration is required by calling the Lake Minnewaska Visitor Center at 845-255-0752. The Wiltwyck Quilt Guild Zoom meetings The group meets at 10 a.m. on the third Saturday of each month, with the next meeting on Feb. 19. The guild, which normally meets at Grace Church in Lake Katrine, is currently holding meetings via Zoom. As its community service project, the group is making placemats for Meals on Wheels guests for the Office for the Aging. Members are always wanted and welcomed to join the guild, share their work, learn a new skill and meet new friends, all while benefiting the community. For more information, contact Guild secretary Mary Tyler of Rosendale at marycodytyler@yahoo.com. Rondout Valley Lions Club New members, men and women of all ages, are wanted and encouraged to join the Rondout Valley Lions Club, serving the towns of Marbletown, Rochester and Rosendale since Oct. 18, 1950. During this time, they have helped those in need, whether it is for sight, hearing, medical emergencies or any worthwhile cause. “We serve” is their motto, and this is what they do.
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BlueStone Press, February 4, 2022, Page 21 Events continued from page 20 For more information on being included in the club’s next meeting, contact Janet Sutter at janet.sutter@aol.com. Marbletown Seniors trips A trip planned for the Marbletown Seniors on April 12 to go to Aqua Turf Club, Plantsville, Connecticut, to see comedian/singer Mark Verselli. Cost of trip is $54, with familystyle meal included. Bus leaves at 8:15 a.m. On May 10 is the trip to Hunterdon Hills Playhouse, Hampton, New Jersey, for the comedy “I left my dignity in my other purse,” featuring Joyce DeWitt from the TV sitcom “Three’s Company.” Cost of $78 includes lunch with choices from menu. Bus takes off at 9 a.m. The “Ride the Rails” four-day, three-night trip to West Virginia is Monday-Thursday, June 6-9, and includes Cass Scenic Railroad, Black Water Falls State Park with a spectacular waterfall, Seneca Caverns and more. Cost of $680 for a double room or $879 for a single includes three breakfasts, one lunch and three dinners. All trips leave from Marbletown Reformed Church, 3750 Main St./Route 209, Stone Ridge, across from the post office. For more information, call Sharon Letus, trip chairperson, at 845-6879162. Little Ones Learning Center’s story time The Little Ones Learning Center is a free early-literacy program held in the space rented from the Rochester Reformed Church, at 5142 Route 209, Accord. Story times are held virtually, 10:30 a.m. Fridays, on Little Ones Facebook page, and in person, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Saturdays, at the church. Book borrowing is available 10 a.m.-noon Wednesdays and on Saturdays following story time. Cancellations or changes will always be posted on their Facebook page. Give them a “like” to stay informed about new stories, changes in programming, and special events. For more information, call Mary Lee, treasurer, Little Ones Learning Center, at 845-626-7249, and visit thedenofmarbletown.com.
Murder Café of Rosendale’s Valentine’s Day, themed mystery dinner theatre In celebration of its 24th year in operation, and its return to live and safe performances, Murder Café will be offering a new version of its popular Valentinethemed whodunit, “Death by Chocolate.” This dinner theater performance, which offers music, mystery and comedy, will be presented at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 9, at the Venue Uptown, 503 Washington Ave., Kingston. Murder Café is the creation of actor, writer and director Frank Marquette, along with wife and producing partner, Kristen Marquette. “Death by Chocolate” was written by Frank Marquette. Actor Lauren Roberts directs the 2022 edition. “Danny Crunkle, owner of Dan-DeeCan-Dee, is merging with Hershel Crackleberry his biggest competitor,” explained Roberts of the dinner theatre performance. Crunkle’s dinner guests include his soft son Goobar, nutty ex-wife Sister Godiva, creamy girlfriend Coco, crunchy attorney Fanny Farmer and brittle chocolatier Russell Stover. Before your salad is served someone will poison Danny’s sweet deal, and you’re either a suspect or a witness to murder.” “Death by Chocolate” is interactive, and four guests will be cast as witnesses. Those who guess “whodunit” will be eligible for prizes. The cast features the talents of Tom Roberts, Lauren Roberts, Jessica Boyd, Frank Marquette, Ellen Pavloff and Jim
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Keenen. The entertainment is suitable for all ages, costumes are encouraged but not required, and guests will be encouraged to follow CDC regulations. The $59 per person ticket price includes a three-course dinner with entrée choice and can be purchased by visiting murdercafe.net. For information call 845-475-7973.
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The Hudson River's first lighthouse was built in 1826 at Stony Point. By the early 1900s, more than a dozen lights guided ships past the river's islands and shallows. Seven of them still exist. Take a tour of the Hudson River's lighthouses, past and present, from the long-lost lights at Nameline Coxsackie and Stuyvesant to New York City’s beloved “Little Red Lighthouse,” with Kevin Woyce, author, photographer, musician and lecturer specializing in regional American history, at the helm. Discover how and why these lighthouses were built and hear the stories of the brave men and women who kept them shining. The program is illustrated with Woyce's original photographs of Hudson River lighthouses and landmarks, plus vintage images of historic people, places and events. Presented by the Stone Ridge Library, this event will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 17, via Zoom. For more information, visit stoneridgelibrary.org or contact programs manager Sarah Robertson at 845-687-7023, ext. 8, or sarah@ stoneridgelibrary.org.
‘Let It Shine!’ celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. rescheduled
ARTS, MUSIC, BODY & MIND Acclaimed Japanese film ‘Drive My Car’ in Rosendale Two years after his wife’s unexpected death, Yusuke Kafuku (Hidetoshi Nishijima), a renowned stage actor and director, receives an offer to direct a production of Uncle Vanya at a theater festival in Hiroshima. There, he meets Misaki Watari (Toko Miura), a taciturn young woman assigned by the festival to chauffeur him in his beloved red Saab 900. As the production’s premiere approaches, tensions mount amongst the cast and crew, not least between Yusuke and Koji Takatsuki, a handsome TV star who shares an unwelcome connection to Yusuke’s late wife. Forced to confront painful truths raised from his past, Yusuke begins, with the help of his driver, to face the haunting mysteries his wife left behind. Adapted from Haruki Murakami’s short story, Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Drive My Car” (“Doraibu mai kâ”) is a haunting road movie traveling a path of love, loss, acceptance and peace. “Drive My Car” will be shown at 7:30 p.m. Friday-Sunday, Feb. 4, 5 and 6, at the Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main St., Rosendale. Proof of vaccination is required. Masks must be worn inside unless eating and/or drinking at a seat. For more information, visit rosendaletheatre. org or call 845-658-8989. MaMA Sunday Gatherings continues virtually Marbletown Multi-Arts of Stone Ridge’s Sunday Gatherings provide meditation on various spiritual matters and issues, and continue virtually via Zoom, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. each Sunday, with upcoming sessions on Feb. 6, 13, 20 and 27. Newcomers are always welcome. For more information, visit cometomama.org or call 845-853-5154. Co-sponsored by Marbletown Multi-Arts, Raga Meditation with Steve Gorn via Zoom Join bansuri virtuoso Steve Gorn at 9 a.m. each Monday through March, with the next classes on Feb. 7, 14, 21 and 28. Co-sponsored by MaMA, Marbletown Multi-Arts, the hourlong program provides an invitation to meditate, do yoga, or simply settle into the moment of each new day. Contributions of $10 are welcome on Venmo or PayPal. For the Zoom link, donations and
Hudson River Lighthouses with Kevin Woyce
Wildlife photographer Vincent Munier, left, and writer Sylvain Tesson track the slippery, evasive snow leopard in “The Velvet Queen.” Paprika Films/Kobalann Productions
‘The Velvet Queen (La panthère des neiges)’ at the Rosendale Theatre In the heart of the Tibetan highlands, multi-award-winning nature photographer Vincent Munier guides writer Sylvain Tesson on his quest to document the infamously elusive snow leopard. Munier introduces Tesson to the subtle art of waiting from a blind spot, tracking animals, and finding the patience to catch sight of the beasts. Through their journey in the Tibetan peaks, inhabited by invisible presences, the two men ponder humankind’s place amongst the magnificent creatures and glorious landscapes they encounter along the way. Directed by Marie Amiguet and Vincent Munier, this documentary will be presented in French with English subtitles and shown at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Feb. 18 and 19, at the Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main St., Rosendale. For more infor-
The title “The Velvet Queen” refers to the rare snow leopard, but in the FrenchTibetan nature documentary other wonders emerge on the scene, including the feline predator known as Pallas’ cat. Photo by Vincent Munier
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Originally set for Jan. 17, the living history musical “Let It Shine” was rescheduled due to inclement weather to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5, at the Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main St., Rosendale. "Let It Shine!" is a unique celebration of Dr. King’s legacy featuring an all-star lineup of guests and entertainment. Described as a living history musical for the whole family, this very special event features Oliver King as MLK; interpretive dancers Keely Wright and Energy Dance Company; vocalists Miss Renee Bailey, the Rev. Evelyn Clarke, Franklyn Gillis, the Gold Hope Duo featuring Lara Hope, Kortnee McCall; with special guests, bassist Robert Kopec, the Rev. Nick (Tecumseh Red Cloud) Miles, Parrots for Peace, Redwing Blackbird Theater, and more! Radio Kingston's Jessieca McNabb will narrate, and the community will honor human rights and social justice leaders of Ulster County. The event, sponsored by the Williams Lake Project, will conclude with a 5 p.m. screening of “John Lewis: Good Trouble,” an intimate account of legendary U.S. Representative John Lewis' life, legacy, and more than 60 years of extraordinary activism, followed by a post-film discussion facilitated by New Paltz High School history teacher Albert Cook. Kitt Potter conceived and produced this special presentation with help from coordinators Carrie Wykoff, Jessieca McNabb and Dorian Randolph. “As a granddaughter of civil rights and union leaders, producing this event in these days and times runs deep for me,” said producer Potter. “I hope that our 2022 presentation will inspire – especially the youth – to make sure his Dream lives on and on.” Proof of vaccination, CDC Vaccination Card or a New York Excelsior Pass matched with a photo ID is required for entry. Masks must be worn inside. Reservations are strongly suggested. For more information and registration, visit rosendaletheatre.org.
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Mystery Book Group presents ‘Three things about Elsie’ by Joanna Cannon
Events continued from page 21 more information, visit cometomama.org or call 845-853-5154. Agricultural Ergonomic Injury Prevention Training This free workshop will be held via Zoom, noon-1 p.m. Monday, Feb. 7, teaching safe work behavior and body mechanics through hands-on practice of the techniques. It will also discuss appropriate stretching and strengthening exercises that can be performed on the job. Emphasis will be placed on motivating participants to accept responsibility for safely performing work tasks and caring for their bodies. For more information, visit ulster.cce.cornell.edu. TMI Project free writing workshop This free weekly drop-in workshop series to experience expertly crafted free-writing exercises will be held via Zoom, 7 p.m. Monday nights in February and March, except for Feb. 21, Presidents’ Day. Each workshop will be facilitated by trained TMI Project workshop leaders and will focus on free-writing and sharing work with Blake Pfeil and Micah on Feb. 7; Hayley Downs and Rae Lipkind, Feb. 14; Dara Lurie and Raine Grayson, Feb. 28; Kiebpoli Calneck and Micah, March 7; Dara Lurie and Blake Pfeil, March 14; Rae Lipkind and Micah, March 21; and Hayley Downs and Perla Ayora, March 28. The TMI Project Free Write is free for all. Donations are welcomed, with $20 suggested per workshop. For more information, visit TMI Project, which originated in Rosendale, at tmiproject.org. Introduction to Medicare Presented by Elting and Stone Ridge libraries, this program will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 8, via Zoom. The workshop will review the periods of eligibility for Medicare, costs, Original Medicare versus Medicare Advantage Plans, how supplements work with Medicare, Part D Prescription plans, from the best way to pick one to understanding the consequences of not having one, the Medicare Part D “Doughnut Hole” and more. All this will be presented in an easy-to-understand format so that the confusion regarding the seemingly endless and overwhelming choices will be removed. The presentation will be the realities of Medicare as opposed to the “fairy tales” that may have seen recently on so many television commercials. There will also be time to ask any specific questions. For more information, visit stoneridgelibrary.org or contact programs manager Sarah Robertson at 845-687-7023, ext. 8, or sarah@stoneridgelibrary.org. Stone Ridge Library’s Teatime Book Group presents ‘Intuition’ by Allegra Goodman The group will discuss the book “Intuition” by Allegra Goodman at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 9, via Zoom. The plot centers on the happenings at the Philpott Institute, a cancer research lab in desperate need of funding. When the experiments of Cliff Bannaker, a young postdoc in a rut, begin to work, the entire lab becomes giddy with newfound expectations. Bannaker’s rigorous colleague and girlfriend, Robin Decker, suspects that his findings are fraudulent. As she makes her private doubts public and Bannaker maintains his innocence, a life-changing controversy engulfs the lab and everyone in it. For more information, visit stoneridgelibrary.org or contact programs manager Sarah Robertson at 845-687-7023, ext. 8, or sarah@ stoneridgelibrary.org. Elder Odyssey, the journey continues with facilitators Ev Mann & Lester Strong This course will be held via Zoom, 7:30-9 p.m. Tuesdays, Feb. 15March 22, and cover entirely new material. Participation in previous sessions is not necessary; new and returning students welcomed. For cost, registration and information, visit cometomama. org or call 845-853-5154. Death Café group discussion via Zoom on different types of losses; Circle of Friends for the Dying’s Death Café is a group-directed conversation with no agenda, objectives or themes. It is a discussion group rather than a grief support or counseling session; it is free and open to everyone. Death Cafés are held on the 18th of each month, with the next discussion on Friday, Feb. 18, discussing different types of losses, death, relationship, empty nest, environmental, retirement, job loss, move, illness, loss of function – any of these that can bring a sense of loss of identity. For more information, visit cfdhv.org.
“The Iron Giant” with 9-year-old Hogarth
‘The Iron Giant’ at the Rosendale Theatre This charming, feel-good movie will be shown at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 12, at the Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main St., Rosendale. When a giant robot crash-lands near a small rural town, an unlikely friendship forms between an alien and a local 9-yearold boy. Based on a fable from British poet laureate, Ted Hughes, “The Iron Giant” expresses the message that values such as integrity, responsibility, self-identity and compassion for others really matter. The screening is followed by a brief introduction to “This is not a gun,” a creative
collective that uses art to broaden the national conversation around race equity, societal trauma and accountability. The movie is part of the Celebrating Aging Series, which explores important cultural narratives by looking through the creative lens. Monthly programs include conversations and experts from the arts, culture, gerontology, social sciences and academia. Admission is $6 members/$10 nonmembers. For more information, visit rosendaletheatre.org or call 845-658-8989.
‘The Expressive Figure’ online course with Kerhonkson’s Keith Gunderson This workshop will be held 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Wednesdays, Feb. 9,16, 23 and March 2. The one-hour Zoom session coaches the figure drawing enthusiast past the challenges of technique and finding one’s artistic voice, starting with 20 minutes of drawing from the model in a variety of poses and then through a series of illustrated lectures and top-down video demonstrations. Each class features a video sketch of a figurative artist, work or trend that has impacted the artistic evolution of figure drawing. Deadline for registration is 7 p.m. on the day before the first class. Any registrations received after 7 p.m. the night before the first class of the session will receive the pre-recorded video of the first class (or classes missed if session has already begun. For more information, visit woodstockschoolofarts.org.
The group will meet at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 16, in the Activity Room of the Stone Ridge Library, 3700 Main St., Stone Ridge, and via Zoom to discuss the book “Three things about Elsie” by Joanna Cannon. In the story, 84year-old Florence has fallen, and she can’t get up. While waiting for rescue from the floor Cannon of her assisted living facility, she begins recounting the mystery of its newest resident, a man who looks and acts suspiciously like someone she was glad to see die 60 years ago. Aided by two unbelievably charming and Cover loyal friends, Florence is determined to find out why he’s resurfaced. With dementia setting in, her mind isn’t as sharp as it once was, and the clues are hard to keep straight, but she refuses to stop until the secrets are uncovered. All patrons participating in Stone Ridge Library sponsored groups are required to be vaccinated. To join the group, visit stoneridgelibrary.org or contact programs manager Sarah Robertson at 845-687-7023, ext. 8, or sarah@stoneridgelibrary.org.
Expressive figure by Kerhonkson’s Keith Gunderson, web4, 600x878 (detail)
‘Cacti and Succulents’ drawing workshop Accord’s Draw Botanical presents the “Cacti and Succulents” drawing workshop via Zoom, 3-7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 6, and 4-6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 10. This workshop provides an in-depth look at plants that thrive in dry environments and store water in their stems, roots and leaves. The workshop will focus on spiral growth patterns, repeated multiples, spines and hairs, with tips for drawing potted plants. For more information, visit drawbotanical.com or email info@drawbotanical.com.
Art Lectures by High Falls’ Sevan Melikyan visits Brussels Sevan Melikyan, owner and operator of Wired Gallery in High Falls, takes viewers on a pre-trip journey to Belgium and the Netherlands to enhance understanding of the artworks, 11 a.m. Tuesdays, through
Stone Ridge’s own Kyra Sahasrabudhe (CYT) teaches Hatha yoga at Stone Ridge Healing Arts.
An in-depth look at plants that thrive in dry environments and store water in their stems, roots and leaves
SahasraYoga in-person and Zoom classes with Kyra Sahasrabudhe
April 12, with 60–90-minute lectures; Royal Museums of Fine Arts, Brussels, on Feb. 8, and a walking tour of Market Square, Church of Our Lady, etc., Bruges, on Feb. 15. Melikyan, docent, museum guide and transcendent storyteller, will explore the works, lives, the historical setting, the techniques and the muses of the great masters of art. Cost is $15 per session. For more information and registration, contact Joan Hill, director of Artful Journeys LLC, at info@ artfuljourneysllc.com or at 508-225-7907.
All levels and abilities are welcome to join in-person Hatha yoga classes taught by Kyra Sahasrabudhe (CYT) of Stone Ridge, 10-11:15 a.m. Mondays (Feb. 7, 14, 21 and 28) and 9-10:15 a.m. Wednesdays (Feb. 9, 16 and 23), in second floor studio, at Stone Ridge Healing Arts wellness center, 3457 Main St., Stone Ridge. Students must be fully vaccinated. These classes use props and modifications, which allow students to make the poses/asana their own. Sahasrabudhe also offers a virtual (Zoom) class 5-6:15 p.m. Tuesdays (Feb. 8, 15 and 22). For more information and cost, contact Sahasrabudhe at sahasrayoga21@gmail. com.
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