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by Carol O’Biso
This issue marks the Gazette’s fifth year, and in the process of indexing past articles, we realized that 86 Gardiner residents have submitted articles during that time. This is an extraordinary level of participation. We’ve had contributors as young as 12; we’ve had very personal articles about fleeting encounters with someone or something that captured the essence of who we are as a community; we’ve had memoirs, articles about nature and art, and articles of interest to dog lovers, horse lovers, bird lovers and turtle lovers. There
Coyote-Wolf Hybrids, pg. 2
were many, many informative articles about services and programs we should all know about. Almost none of the people who contributed articles have been “writers.” They are residents who felt they had a story to share, something that would resonate with the rest of the community, and we have loved every one of their contributions. Would the next 86 of you please start lining up now? We’re excited to think what the next five years could bring. Gazette, continued page 13
News from Town Hall, pg. 3 Ulster County Poorhouse, pg. 4 Christmas DJ, pg. 5 Just A Bite, pg. 6
On Friday, December 5th at 7:00 pm, members of the community will meet at Gardiner Gables for a stroll through town. We will sing Christmas carols, and then meet at the Town Hall for refreshments and merry making. Stay for the tree lighting outside town hall to celebrate the coming in of the holidays!
Passings of Note, pg. 7 Solar Installations pg. 8 Builder Dave Gervais, pg. 9 Artist Greg Glasson, pg. 10 New Farmer’s Market, pg. 12 Dance Studio, pg. 14
Crossing the Waters: Aqueduct Connector Gives Gardiner A Potential Tap by Ray Smith
A mile and a half south of Ireland Corners, just off of Route 208 in the town of Gardiner, the Catskill and Delaware Aqueducts cross each other. The Catskill at that point is about 14 feet in diameter and at surface level in a “cut and cover” style of construction where the bottom half of a pipeline is buried below ground level and the upper part is covered by mounded earth. The Delaware is some 600 to 700 feet below the surface of the ground. Together, the two aqueducts supply New York City with about one billion gallons of water per day from six upstate reservoirs. A chamber with pipes coming from the Delaware Aqueduct Shaft 4 that will eventually be extended to the Catskill Aqueduct to allow water to flow from the Delaware to the Catskill. Photo courtesy NY City DEP.
At present, the site is surrounded by chain link fence, watched over 24/7 and entered Aqueduct, continued page 15
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Northeastern Coyote Is Wolf Hybrid by Anne Allbright Smith
A northeastern Coywolf. Photo: Internet
Have you been wakened during the night by the yips and howls of a band of coyotes? Some people regard them as frightening, others as thrilling. However you regard these animals, which have been called coyotes for decades, you might be surprised to learn that they are actually coyote-wolf hybrids. Our northeastern coyote, a wolf/ western coyote hybrid, is larger than the western coyote—more wolf size—and tends to have more variables in fur color. R.W. Kays, former Curator of Mammals at the New York State Museum and now a zoologist at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, studied coyotes from New Jersey to Maine, and Jonathan Way, wildlife biologist with Eastern Coyote Research, studied coyotes around Cape Cod and Boston. Both teams of scientists found that the animals carry both wolf and coyote DNA. On a PBS Nature program Dr. Kays showed three skulls, the largest that of the wolf, equipped for eating elk, moose and deer; the smallest that of the western coyote, which preys on rabbits, mice and fruit. The eastern coyote or coywolf has the middle size, with powerful jaws and large teeth suitable for consuming deer. The story begins with European colonization, when settlers deforested the land and hunted and
poisoned the eastern wolf out of existence in the northeast. The remaining wolves abandoned their territory and migrated to Canada, where they bred with the Great Plains coyotes who were pushing eastward. Their descendants bred with coyotes and dogs. When agriculture moved to the Midwest, the coyotes followed the deer to the reforested northeast. Now they have pushed south to Virginia and east to Newfoundland. Dr. Kays estimates that the Eastern Coyote’s hybrid ancestry has allowed it to expand its range five times faster than nonhybrid coyotes could have. They continue to evolve. They are social animals that travel alone or in packs and mate for life. In their jazzy howl one can sound like four. The astonishing thing about this animal is how readily it has adapted to sharing the landscape with humans. Although there are occasional reports of attacks on people and pets, for the most part, they live quietly and stealthily beside us, little noticed. This includes urban centers; Chicago alone has a population estimated at 2,000, where they are the primary predators of Canada Geese! The hybrid is thriving, often using railroad tracks for their pathways into urban environments. They are smart and resilient but, like other wild animals, they can become a nuisance if fed by humans, so please don’t. Next time you hear one, enjoy the chorus and respect their ingenuity! Back Comment
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The Gardiner Gazette, Fall 2014 tifully, and our ability to hear her so well is solely due to the brand new 15-speaker, state-of-the-art sound system the Gardiner Day Committee donated and installed at Majestic Park! The Gardiner Day Committee is a great way to become more involved in town. If you are interested in working on a great committee, call Jewell, at Town Hall, 255-9675, extension 103.
News From Town Hall by Laurie Willow
Town Budget: as The Gazette went to press, the Town Board was working on the budget for 2015. As usual, the biggest job for the Board is to fund all the New York State mandates without raising taxes above the two percent ceiling. The challenge for every city and state is affording to maintain its infrastructure, which is always in a state of deterioration. For instance, the Clove Road Bridge needs to be rebuilt. The town will have to find money for this project and other town roads from grants, bonds and tax payer dollars. Gardiner Day 2014: Gardiner Day is conceived and operated by Gardiner volunteers to create a free community gathering for the people of Gardiner. The proceeds of many paid events organized and produced by the Gardiner Day
Photo: Anne A. Smith
Committee during the year fund this event, allowing all of us to have a day to congregate and enjoy our sense of community with no admission fee. This year the weather was stunning for five days before and after. On Gardiner Day, however, it poured. In spite of the rain, many Gardinerites came and showed their support for this wonderful town event. This was the first Gardiner Day where we could actually hear the Star Spangled Banner being sung! Nicole Ferrante sang it beau-
Water Monitoring Program: As reported previously in The Gazette, the water monitoring program has begun, though much more has been accomplished since your last reading. A baseline reading has been attained from all five wells. Each well is now equipped with a transducer to monitor water levels. As more data are collected, this information becomes an invaluable tool toward developing downtown The Former Library: As the Gardiner both residentially and Gazette went to press, the old commercially. Gardiner library at 5 Station Square in the Hamlet was Gardiner Employee Handabout to have a new owner. book: Supervisor Zatz and the The auction was set through Town Board have concluded AARAuctions.com—for Oc- writing part one of the new Gartober 13, 2014 through Oc- diner Employee Handbook. This tober 15—with no minimum is an ongoing process to deal starting bid. The building is a with the increased complexities commercially-zoned, two sto- of human resource managery building with 1,875 square ment. Part one is comprised of feet. It is rife with Gardiner wages and compensation, perhistory, having served as the formance and conduct, and the fire station for many years safety of employees. before it was the library. Back Comment
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The Ulster County Poorhouse: A Welfare System Of Its Time by Bill Harvey
As most of us know, for many years the Ulster County Fair and the Ulster County Poor House shared the fairground (“A Colorful History of the Ulster County Fair,” Gardiner Gazette, Spring 2014). Intrigued, I interviewed Susan Stessin-Cohn and Dr. Carleton Mabee, the Town Historians of New Paltz and Gardiner respectively. Ms. Stessin-Cohn, in the words of The New York Times, has “made it her mission to speak for… anyone… who had died, forgotten and ignored, in the poorhouse.” The poorhouse system came into prominence locally during the period from July 4, 1827 through 1848, partly as result of the freeing of slaves in New York State. Known as manumission, the formal release of slaves was purposely phased over decades, presumably so the economy could supply jobs for the influx of former slaves to the workforce. Where this failed, the poorhouses took up the overflow. Poorhouses were not just for people down on their luck, however. They were filled with the “intemperate,” the insane, those of below-average intelligence, unwed mothers, crippled old people, and children as young as four. During the Irish potato famine in the 1850s, starving 14-16 year old Irish boys got off the boat at the Rondout with ship’s fever and were unable to work; the poorhouse ethnicity changed a lot during that time. Immigrants came from many countries, and the County rented houses to put them up. There was a nearby Lithuania House and a neighboring German House. Today’s welfare system—whichever side of the debate you are on—is our version of what the poorhouse was then. Even before the poorhouse system,
there were four ways that people unable to support themselves were “cared for” by the County. The first was fairly kindly; friends or family members signed a contract to take care of a pauper for a set price. The second, decidedly less kindly, was known as binding out; a pauper was contractually given to a person as an indentured servant. For boys this was until they were 21 years old; for girls, until 18. The most Draconian was public auctioning. Paupers were auctioned off to the lowest bidder. That’s right ... the County gave you away to the person who bid the least for your upkeep! Talk about threats to one’s self-esteem. The County was then responsible for paying an annual fee for the upkeep of this pauper. Finally, there was outdoor relief, where a pauper would be given a certain minimal weekly allowance for their support. The conditions at the poorhouse, including lack of heat and ventilation and treatment of the mentally ill using medieval wall-chaining, were no bed of roses but, ironically, they were non-discriminatory; conditions were bad regardless of your race, creed, religion or former financial status. And, as punctuation to an already hard life, to make way for the Ulster County Fairground swimming pool, it was eventually necessary to exhume the bodies of those former residents who ended up in the poorhouse graveyard. Susan Stessin-Cohn was so moved by the poorhouse story, and by this final degra-
The Ulster County Poorhouse complex c. 1910. Photo: H.L. Schultz
dation, that she sought (and received) agreement from Trina Greene, sculptor of the Sojourner Truth statue in Port Ewen, to create a memorial statue and they are hoping to form a legislative subcommittee that would then look into funding. The statue would stand on the Ulster County Fairground as a tribute to the strength of the individual and the compassion of the community. Such a monument would be the right thing to do. Those who would turn back
the clock on the current welfare system are advised to study the poorhouse system a little better before actually doing it. Undoubtedly, the next version of welfare will not be a backward but a forward step, probably including the retraining of people to use their faculties in ways that will make them not paupers, but valued by other people to the degree that they are willing to pay them for their work. To learn more about The Poorhouse Project visit http://ulstercountyny.gov/poorhouse. Back Comment
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Gardiner’s Resident Christmas DJ by Barbara Sides
Have you ever heard the Temptations sing “My Girl” in German? Or Lesley Gore declaring “You Don’t Own Me” in French? How about the Police singing “De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da in Japanese? I expected as much. Gardiner’s Mark Rosen can play the above for you along with about 70 other hit songs he owns sung in foreign languages by the original artists. But perhaps his zeal for the non-traditional and offbeat is best demonstrated by his rather large collection of rock ‘n’ roll Christmas music, which he has been sharing with the Hudson Valley for the last 31 years on his Christmas Eve radio program, carried first on WPDH, now on ROCK 93.3 and online. Mark retired in 2009 after 35 years of teaching English at Middletown High School. A record buyer since the age of six, he eventually hosted a radio program at SUNY New Paltz, and in 1982 was the winner of a “Be a DJ” contest on WPDH. Required to submit a five song playlist, he did one better and sent an accompanying letter which just might have squeezed out his competitors. “The letter assured the station that I was a high school teacher and not one of their quaalude-addled listeners,” Mark laughs. He met
people at the station, pitched his Christmas show, and got a 2 hour stint alongside a WPDH DJ that year (and eventually his own show, “Strictly Sixties” which ran for nine months). The show then evolved into an annual five hour affair. Mark’s passion for rock ‘n roll Christmas music began in 1979 after hearing Lenny Kaye from the Patti Smith group play Huey “Piano” Smith’s obscure chestnut “Rock ‘n’ Roll Santa Claus.” He then happened upon a sealed copy of the record in a hole in the wall music shop in Poughkeepsie a week later. He was hooked, and his passion led him to fashion the holiday show that became a staple at WPDH for 29 years. Two years ago, Mark was wooed over to ROCK 93.3, where he continues to play his unique brand of Christmas cheer. “The station allows me to bring in whatever I like, and I like to take full advantage of their generosity,” Rosen says adding, “I’m 99% sure that I have the longest running radio show in the Hudson Valley, even though I’ve logged less than 200 hours over the years.“
Cool Yule album cover. Photo courtesy Mark Rosen
In addition to his yearly gig, Mark works occasionally at Jack’s Rhythms. While record stores are slowly vanishing, New Paltz boasts two, thriving within very close proximity. Rhino Records and Jack’s are owned by friends who cross-refer customers and attract music lovers from far and wide. Mark not only talks, plays and sells music; he has also written about it. In 1990, he wrote an article for Goldmine Magazine, the record collector’s bible. “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree: A Rock ‘n’ Roll Christmas Wrap-Up” traced the history of rock ‘n’ roll Christmas music from the pre-rock years through the 80’s.
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Just A Bite ... Excellent house made pasta at Lombardi’s by Carol O’Biso
Each week the staff at Lombardi’s Restaurant sets up the restaurant foyer with a pasta rolling machine and some drying racks that most of us mere mortals would use to hang just-laundered socks. From the kitchen they carry dense, rich, golden dough in multiple ten-pound batches and, with deft hands, produce fettuccine, whole wheat fettuccine, spaghetti, lasagna, cavatelli, ravioli and manicotti. Occasionally they crank out a
special for good measure, like spinach fettuccine. It’s actually not easy to make homemade pasta, no matter how good your ingredients are. How do I know that it can end up soft and mushy when you boil it, or that it can end up cracking and falling apart? I don’t want to talk about it! Restaurant coowner Agatha Foti, however, learned to make pasta from her mother, Pierina Lombardi, who learned from her mother, and made pasta the same way when she was a girl in Italy. You might say they’ve got it down. Agatha’s husband, co-owner Paul Foti, says that while various types of house made
pasta have been on the menu since the restaurant opened in 1973, demand has increased exponentially. The Fotis and their staff now produce about 200 pounds a week. Before you start trying to imagine the equivalent of 200 one pound boxes of dry pasta marching off into infinity, keep in mind that freshly made pasta still has a great deal of waterweight, so it takes less volume to get to 200 pounds. Still, that’s a lot of pasta. There’s a reason for this dramatic increase. The pasta Lombardi’s produces is very, very good, and superior to the conventional dry pasta with which we are all familiar. The taste is richer and, without wanting to sound too uppity, I’d have to say that its textural complexity makes the difference. Dry pasta, even the best quality dry pasta, is what it is when you first bite into it. Good homemade pasta on the other hand, reveals itself as you chew, managing to be both chewy and soft at the same time. So far, we’re not even talking about what the Fotis put on all this wonderful pasta. We’re just talking about the superior quality of the noodles themselves. Now imagine, for example, those soft, chewy sheets of manicotti noodles
Above: Paul Foti’s cousin Anthony Carubia and staff member (and Gardiner resident) Tony Garcia make fettucine in the restaurant foyer. Left: The array of home made pastas. Photos: Carol O’Biso
stuffed with veal, spinach and ricotta and topped with an excellent tomato sauce. Dream about whole wheat fettuccine dressed in olive oil, garlic and spinach, or about eleven layer lasagna. It’s really not that hard to eat too much when you go there. The Fotis, like most true Italians, cook their pasta very al dente, which means literally “to the tooth.” It is quite firm. if you like your pasta softer, mention that when you order. Lombardi’s is open 4 PM Monday through Sunday. Closed on Tuesdays. They will be closed from December 22nd to January 27th. Back Comment
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Three Passings Of Special Note by Laurie Willow
Editor’s Note: The Gardiner Gazette is not in a position to include obituaries on a regular basis. We are, however, sometimes moved to comment on the passing of residents who have touched more lives than most. Here are three such people ... Maggie McDowell died on September 16 at the age of 88. She lived in Gardiner for over 25 years and most of us knew her as a real estate agent. Maggie also served on the library fundraising committee leading up to construction of the new library; organized the docents for the Wallkill Valley Land Trust house tours; raised sheep for 4-H and market lambs for Greek Easter and gave spinning and weaving demos to grade schoolers. Maggie was a trooper. She took flying lessons, hoping to get into World War II, but it ended before she could enlist. Undaunted, she went skydiving in Gardiner to celebrate her 75th birthday. In her own “auto-obituary” in the Poughkeepsie Journal Maggie said, “My ....dearest family and friends. It has been a wonderful trip, not perfect, but wonderful. My pride in my family is boundless.” Maggie will be sorely missed.
Bill Stamatedes passed away on August at 97. He was an avid community servant. The brother of Irene Majestic, Bill was a long-time member and former Commissioner of the Gardiner Volunteer Fire Department, a founding member of the Gardiner Parks and Recreation Commission and an active member of the Gardiner Reformed Church. Bill was also a correction officer at the Wallkill Prison, retiring after 33 years, and an active member of the Adonai Masonic Lodge and the New Paltz post of the American Legion. Above all, Bill enjoyed the company of his extensive family and friends, creating many fond memories throughout his long and happy life. Survivors include his wife Lois and many nieces and nephews. Jay A. LeFevre passed away on August 28th after a brief illness. He was 89. Jay was a lifelong and very proud resident of New Paltz/
Gardiner. He was a member of the Holland Society and was Trustee Emeritus of the Huguenot Historical Society. Jay was a passionate champion of open space, and to that end, he was a founding member of the Wallkill Valley Land Trust. Born in Kingston, Jay attended the Lawrenceville School in Lawrenceville, NJ and then the University of Pennsylvania before returning to New Paltz to help run the family
business, A.P. LeFevre & Son Lumber and Hardware. Jay is survived by his three daughters, Leslie LeFevre-Stratton and her husband, Richard Stratton, Amy LeFevre and her partner Robert Rockerman, Nanette LeFevre-Clark and her husband James Clark. Jay is also survived by his dear friend, Carol B. LeFevre. Along with being an avid fly fisherman, Jay loved his home in Gardiner, his family, his friends and his beloved pets. Back Comment
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With Good Reason, Solar Installations On The Rise In Gardiner/New Paltz Area by Fred Mayo
With the increasing number of solar energy companies practicing in the Gardiner and New Paltz areas and a dramatic increase in homeowners installing solar systems on their homes, it is important to understand what the issues are and why homeowners are installing these systems now. Reasons range from the obvious desire to save money, to wanting to produce clean energy and save the planet; solar is a small but significant way to make life better for the next generation. Solar offers a chance to reduce reliance on the electricity grid and sometimes even sell power to electricity companies. It also offers protection against the volatile costs of commercially available electricity since solar energy typically offers a lower, fixed rate compared to the rising costs from conventional energy. Some people just think solar energy is the right thing to do and are glad that the technology, state incentives and a range of companies have made it widely available. According to most professionals in the field, the dominant reason involves saving money and energy. The current growth of solar installations is also due to several government incentives. The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) provides cash grants to homeowners who decide to install solar systems since the department is charged with advancing “innovative energy solutions in ways that improve New York’s economy and environment.” Its vision
is to transform New York’s economy and empower people to choose clean and efficient energy as part of their everyday lives. Besides the cash grant provided by NYSERDA, the federal government provides a 30% tax credit and the state government a 25% tax credit—capped at $5,000—for installing a solar system. With similar incentives in other states, 42,000 systems were installed in the last quarter of 2014, and one of the fastest growing areas of installation (north of Consolidated Edison territory) is the GardinerNew Paltz area. At present there are three ways to acquire solar energy panels: lease; loan to purchase; and outright purchase. Under a lease agreement a homeowner arranges with a solar company to install the company’s system on the person’s roof or yard. The solar company owns and maintains the equipment and provides the householder with electricity at an established rate that is part of the contract written in advance. In a loan to purchase situation, the homeowner hires the solar company to install the system and borrows money from the solar company using either a monthly payment plan or a portion of the savings from having solar energy to pay off the loan. When the loan is paid off, the homeowner owns the system free and clear. In the purchase model, the hom-
Solar panels being installed on the O’Dowd residence in New Paltz. Photo: Fred Mayo
eowner arranges with a solar company to have a system installed and pays for it. The homeowner owns the system and maintains it (or can sign a maintenance agreement with the company, similar to a service contract with an oil or furnace company). Another reason that solar installations are moving forward at a fast rate is the ease of obtaining permits. In New Paltz and Gardiner, the permitting process used to be more difficult and require a careful review and approval. Currently, the application is a short form and the approval is almost automatic. The rate that homeowners pay for solar energy can vary widely depending on
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the type of installation, the exposure of the solar cells to the direct rays of the sun (how much shade), the tilt of the system, and its size. Each situation is different; however, homeowners with solar pay less than the regular rate for electricity, and they have a fixed rate per kilowatt hour whereas the rates charged by Central Hudson and other providers are likely to increase over the foreseeable future. Solar energy is a growing source of energy in this area and something worth looking into for every homeowner. Although it may not be for everyone, improved technology and financing systems are designed to encourage more people to use it and contribute their part to keeping the planet green. Back Comment
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David Gervais: A Builder With 36 Years Under His (Tool) Belt by Laurie Willow
I sat down across the table from David Gervais at the Village Market and Bakery and talked about Gardiner and his part in renovations and building here. David has 36 years of experience in painting, carpentry and contracting. He has worked with other contractors in the area as well as on his own jobs. Last summer, Dave was part of the renovation of Susan Eckert’s building across from the Village Market. “That was a great job,” said David. “We took the building that was almost condemnable and turned it into a very sweet and viable building just waiting for its new renter.” On that job, David worked as part of the crew for Dana Wilkinson of Wilkinson Builders. Currently,
ing from an architect! David grew up in Marlborough where his dad was a painter and contractor. Some of his earliest experiences came from working with his father and brother Jerry in the painting business. In
fact, Dave actually started out in the painting business, and then moved into carpentry. He will still paint occasionally if carpentry is slow, but he prefers carpentry. Dave and his wife Cheryl currently live in the Tillson Lake area in a house that David built himself. Dave can be reached at (845) 926-6736. Back Comment
David Gervais. Photo: Laurie Willow
working under the auspices of his own company, G-2 Construction, David is renovating an office building on Main Street in the Village of New Paltz that will be the offices for Allen Ross Architecture. When asked about Dave’s work, Mr. Ross said, “I can’t imagine anyone doing a better job than Dave is doing there. His work is just fantastic.” High praise com-
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Gregory Glasson: Master of Sculptural Arts by Annie O’Neill
The creative odyssey of Gregory Glasson began in Capetown, South Africa, rounded the Cape of Good Hope to Durban, continued northward to London, and finally crossed the Atlantic to the NYC environs, Canada and Central America before settling in Gardiner. This classicallytrained sculptor took many exciting detours that influenced the rich artistic life he leads today.
Gregory was brought up as an outdoorsman-surfing in the Indian Ocean, down-river kayaking, wandering the Southern part of Africa on safaris that exposed him to wildlife, otherworldly land forms and the wonders of unspoiled nature. His father was a civil engineer who gravitated to sculpture in his retirement, exposing his young son to sculpture.
Greg went on to art school in Durban where he became aware of the political upheavals apartheid was bringing to South Africa. It was time to leave, and in 1972 he went to London where he assisted South African and Royal Academy sculptors, and travelled extensively throughout Europe, self-educating himself in its museums, architecture and classical ruins. It was his good fortune to travel to Long Island to set up a sister studio for his South African London mentor and from there he began a long and varied career in the sculptural arts. In the 1980s he owned Alva Museum Reproductions, a company making fine-art replicas for the Metropolitan Museum, the Louvre and others. He also started the New York Art Foundry in Long Island City, casting fine art bronze sculptures for up and coming NY sculptors. At the same time, his own sculpture commission work was taking off and his works are now found in NYC, Long Island, Cape Cod, Washington and Chicago.
Above: Blue Crane by Greg Glasson, Chicago Botanical Gardens. Photo courtesy Greg Glasson. Left, Greg Glasson. Photo: Annie O’Neill
In the late 80s he was approached by the then-editor of National Geographic to do replicas of Mayan stellae, altars, and artifacts for preservation purposes in
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Gardiner Farmers’ Market Expands Beyond the Farm by Anne Allbright Smith
The Gardiner Farmers’ Market last summer. Photo: Anne Allbright Smith
As reported in our summer issue, former Gardiner Farmers’ Market manager, George Jacobs, was looking for an apprentice. He found one! Her name is Andy Rose, and she has accompanied George to the recently revived Gardiner Farmers’ Market. But lest you misunderstand: This is not the green market that George, Gardiner farmer Insook Cheon, and Annie O’Neill (one of the founders) helped establish several years ago. Since Gardiner farmers seem to have other ways to sell their produce, our market has now taken on a different tone. Under the new management of Korey Find-
ley of Winterton Farm in Bloomingburg, NY, who has brought back other farmers’ markets in the area, the offerings now includes crochet and knitwear, pottery, jewelry, honey, organic elixirs, local breads and cheeses, jams, pickles, wine, and a curbside cuisine food truck. Insook and George continue to present their unusual fresh veggies, herbs and plants, and Annie continues to help out. It’s different! Try it. By the time you read this, the market will have completed its summer/fall Friday afternoon season next to the rail trail in the hamlet. Right now the plans are for a continuation into winter, but the location has yet to be determined. As soon as we have details we will post them on our Facebook page.
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The Gardiner Gazette, Fall 2014
A Gazette Shaggy Dog Story by Carol O’Biso
Cute Isn’t she? Her name is Gracie and she wasn’t so cute when she ate the check of one of our new advertisers. No, it couldn’t be a trusty old advertiser; it had to be someone who had decided to place an ad for the very first time. Gracie is the four month old Golden Doodle puppy of the Gazette’s General Manager and Treasurer (full disclosure: that’s me) who was forced to do the
unthinkable—call the advertiser and effectively say, “The dog ate my homework.” (On hearing this story Town Supervisor Carl Zatz said, “Somebody used that? I wouldn’t even use that if it were true.”) Gracie was spared the rod because she’s a puppy and that’s what puppies do (and then there are those goo-goo eyes!) but the Gazette’s General Manager and Treasurer was sternly advised by the Editorial Committee to stop using the dog as assistant treasurer. An agreement to this effect has been reached. Gracie will now serve in an advisory capacity only. Back Comment
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The Gardiner Gazette, Fall 2014 of the classes is fifty-five minutes. Students may be at the school one or more days a week, depending on what classes they are taking and the schedule of those classes. Enrollment changes throughout the fall – registration runs from June to mid-December – as students complete other physical activities and decide to take indoor dance classes.
Gardiner Dance Studio Celebrates Ten Years by Fred Mayo
Congratulations to Gardiner residents Nancy Terranova and Janine Daly, who are celebrating the tenth anniversary of Got Rhythm? Dance Studio. Got Rhythm? opened in 2005 with 125 students in a 400 square foot room on the second floor of Gardiner Gables. One year later it moved to its current location on Osprey Lane. The facility includes two large dance studios with barres, wooden floors, mirrors, and viewing windows so that parents can watch their children in class, something especially important for the youngest students, who start at three years old. The environment is very welcoming, with comfortable couches, a table with chairs for students to do homework, and a changing room, rest room, office, and dance shop. Decorating the walls are pictures of classes from each year the school has been open, images which lead students to identify friends and parents to recognize both their children and other children they know. The philosophy of the school focuses on enjoyment and involvement. “We are a recreational, fun, affordable school,” said Studio Director Janine Daly. “We do not want a competitive environment. We want children to learn proper technique in a friendly environment.” She builds a relationship with each student and does everything she can to make students feel good about their dance class experience. Approximately two hundred students take classes at the school in a wide range of areas
Studio Director Janine Daly. Photo: Fred Mayo
– covering tap, ballet, pointe, jazz, lyrical dance, and hiphop – taught by six teachers, each with a specialty. For the younger students – aged three and up – there are kinder classes; students aged 5 and 6 take jazz and tap combination class and pre-hip hop. All types of dance are open to students aged 7 and up. There is even an adult tap class. Each June, all the students perform in a recital at Wallkill High School. One of the teachers, who now studies at SUNY New Paltz, even started her dance career ten years ago at Got Rhythm?. Their most dedicated student is Frank Davis, a teacher and coach who retired many years ago from New Paltz Central High School. He continues to study tap and performs in the June recital.
Got Rhythm? contributes to the community by performing on Gardiner Day and by providing a chaperoned environment for after school activities. The New Paltz Central School District buses even drop students off at Osprey Lane – at three different times – and the children are met by school staff so that they can relax at Got Rhythm? in a safe, active, and chaperoned environment. They bring their own snacks, do their homework, and attend dance classes
in the late afternoons. Got Rhythm? also cooperates with the Girl Scouts on a Dance Patch. During the ten months – September to June – that the school is open, the school also offers several types of birthday parties, holding several each month. Launching a dance studio was Studio Director Janine Daly’s dream when she was seven years old. She started dancing at age six and a year later realized she wanted to own and operate a dance studio. In her youth, she babysat for many children, often leading them in dance activities and choreographed events. After completing an Associate’s degree in Performing Arts, she began teaching dance and has never looked back. Her enthusiasm for helping children feel good and her desire to help them realize that they can dance if they really want to have led to the success of this Gardiner business. Back Comment
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be relied upon more heavily for New York City’s water. Completion of the work on the connector in Gardiner is expected during the summer of 2015. The project will also include a tap for the Town of Gardiner, should we ever decide to avail ourselves of New York City’s water supply. We spoke with Adam Bosch, Director of Public Affairs, NYC DEP, Bureau of Water Supply. He explained: “Any community through which city water infrastructure runs has a right by law to purchase water from the system. They don’t have to get permission; it’s not like we can say yes or no; they have a lawful right to use that water. Now of course we have to approve their engineering plan to get that water. They have to pay to make the connection; they have to run their own water lines and
then, of course, they have to pay for the water. The rate paid by upstate communities is about a third of the cost in the city because the cost of maintaining the infrastructure in the city is subtracted; and the upstate communities are buying raw, untreated water from our system. The water supply agreements also require that municipalities have a backup water source if the aqueduct has to be shut down for any reason.” (New Paltz now relies on the Catskill Aqueduct for nearly all its water, and must find an alternative
source before the 2016 closing for cleaning and repair.) The Town of Gardiner has no current plans to use city water, but taps for municipalities must be run through existing aqueduct shafts. Since Shaft 4 of the Delaware Aqueduct was opened to create the connecter, the DEP felt it worth making the installation just in case. This consists of a pipe down the shaft to the Delaware Aqueduct with an accessible valve above ground should Gardiner ever decide to use city water. Back Comment
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Gardiner Resident Wins World Weightlifting Championship
The Gardiner Gazette is a quarterly publication funded entirely by advertising and contributions. Dates are as follows: Winter, Feb. 18 release (Submission deadline January 8) Spring, May 6 release (Submission deadline March 30) Summer, Aug. 7 release (Submission deadline July 2) Fall, Nov. 14 release (Submission deadline October 1) Articles (usually between 350 and 450 words) are written by community members, not reporters. If you would like to submit an article for consideration, please contact us. Articles do not promote any particular person or point of view. Articles promoting businesses are written by our editorial committee. To suggest a business to feature, please contact us.
Gardiner resident Peter Nathan won a gold medal at the 2014 Masters World Weightlifting Championship in Copenhagen, Denmark, in early September. Nathan, 62, was already US National Champion and Pan Am Games Champion in his age/weight class when he left for Copenhagen on August 30th. He was hopeful that a gold medal was in his future, but he was facing tough competition. “Being a 62-year-old competitor at the world level is an incredible challenge,” he says. Nathan, a three-time CrossFit Games competitor, an exercise physiologist, and a Starting Strength staff trainer, began training seriously in Olympic style weightlifting just three years ago. Back Comment
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Meadowscent 845-255-3866; Flowers & Florists www.Meadowscent.com
FITNESS/SPORTS/DANCE Gardiner Athletics 845-419-2177; Strength & Conditioning Center www.GardinerAthletics.com
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SOLD IN ESOPUS FOR $237,500
SOLD IN NEW PALTZ FOR $525,000
ULSTER COUNTY MONTHLY INDICATORS FOR SEPTEMBER 2014 Markets across the nation seem to be back on the recovery track after a brief pause. One of the more encouraging aspects of this renewed recovery is that new construction of single-family homes reached six-year highs in August, according to the U.S. Commerce Department. Consumers are also finding more listings in their search results than they have in years. Inventory is rising in many neighborhoods as higher prices have motivated more sellers to list. New Listings were up 18.6 percent to 325. Pending Sales increased 21.7 percent to 129. Inventory grew 1.8 percent to 2,359 units. Prices were still soft as the Median Sales Price was down 15.0 percent to $193,000. Days on Market decreased 1.3 percent to 157 days, the eleventh consecutive month of year-over-year declines. Months Supply of Inventory was down 6.1 percent to 19.9 months, indicating that demand increased relative to supply. ULSTER COUNTY 3RD QUARTER COMPARISON (2013/2014) OBTAINED THROUGH UC -MLS DATE
NEW LISTINGS CLOSED SALES MEDIAN PRICE HOMES FOR SALE
2013
830
370
$214,000
1998
2014
964
385
$203,000
2142
LOCAL MARKET ACTIVITY YEAR-TO-DATE (JAN-SEPT 2014) TOTAL LISTED
NUMBER SOLD
AVG SALE PRICE
AVG DOM
NEW PALTZ
160
54
$293,667
129
GARDINER
89
THE COLUCCI SHAND TEAM 31 $390,800
207
THE COLUCCI SHAND TEAM Teresa C. Shand, CRS, ASP, ABR, SRES, SFR-NYS Real Estate Broker/Owner Linda Majetich Hansen, CRS, ASP, ABR, SFR- Lic. Real Estate Associate Broker Terry Jacobus, Robert M. Dorris, Victoria Beach, Jessica Francese, Monique McCutcheon NYS Lic. Real Estate Salespersons Let us help make your Real Estate dreams come true!
