2012-2013 The J e ffe rsonville Journal is published by the Jeffersonville Area Chamber of Commerce, P.O. Box 463, Jeffersonville, NY 12748. This is the eighteenth edition and 15,000 copies were printed May, 2012. No part of this publication can be reproduced without the written permission of the Chamber. The information in this publication is carefully compiled to ensure maximum accuracy. The Jeffersonville Area Chamber of Commerce cannot, and does not, guarantee the correctness of all the information furnished it or the complete absence of errors and omissions. Thus, no responsibility for these shall be assumed.
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contents 2012-2013 | FEATURE | ARTICLES Welcome to Jeffersonville 2 Summer Festival 2012 3 The Great Conversation
Jeffersonville– In Living Color 8-9 A Catskill Haunting 14-16 “Number Please” 25 Asparagus: The Vegetable of Kings 30-31 International Flavors of Jeffersonville 36-37 Collecting Catskill Souvenirs 40-41 I Hear Alotta of Buzzing, Sound Like My Little Honey Bee 50-51 Green Side Up– How to Plant a Tree 57
HELPFUL | INFORMATION Events Calendar 18-23 Cultural Calendar 27-29 Business Directory 42-48 Cultural Guide 60-61 Helpful Information 62-63 Area Map 64
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JEFFERSONVILLE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE P.O. Box 463 Jeffersonville, NY 12748 845-482-5688
Cover photo by local artist Scott Woods. Visit www.TheArtofScottWoods.com
J e ff e r s o n v i l l e N Y. c o m f a c e b o o k . c o m / J e ff e r s o n v i l l e N Y JACC Serves: Callicoon Center, Fosterdale, Jeffersonville, Kenoza Lake, Youngsville and parts of the Towns of Bethel, Callicoon and Delaware.x
Welcome to Jeffersonville and the Surrounding Areas
Another lovely Sprinter day… You know that uniquely Catskill season when it’s no longer Winter but it refuses to be Spring. The sun is shining, the wind is howling and I spotted my first flock of city dwellers, welcomed back with chirps of,“How was your winter?” Mild really, the pipes only froze twice and I think the butterfly bush isn’t completely dead. My hens are back to laying full time again and soon barbecues will be sprouting up everywhere. This year we plan to paint the shutters, split and stack all the firewood, learn to fly fish and make that margarita blend that everyone’s talking about.We’re going to build a woodchuck proof fence around the entire garden and prune back that wild rose. Okay, we’re definitely going to make the margaritas. That should keep us busy until Finter! Scott Woods, editor
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The Great Conversation: JULY 15-28
SUMMER FESTIVAL 2012 ■ Back and forth, to and fro: now you hear it, now you don’t! Improv meets the masters in “The Great Conversation” and weaves a whole new tapestry of sound when Weekend of Chamber Music fires up its summer music festival July 15 to 28 in the Catskills. ■ Hailed as “world-class” and with “some of the finest music we are likely to hear anywhere in the world,” the annual festival offers concerts indoors and out; social soirées; imaginative talks and plenty of back and forth interaction between audience, musicians and music. ■ An outdoor concert on the lawn opens the series rain or shine Sunday afternoon July 15 at the Presbyterian Church in downtown Jeffersonville, and over the next two weeks, the music from Rossini to Weill; Schumann to Ravel and Mozart to Crumb, with lots of on-the-spot composing sprinkled in between, travels around the region with WCM’s artists. The popular and informal tour-de-force MusicTalks! programs on July 19 & 28 travel to Kauneonga Lake and North Branch; WCM takes to the Callicoon Farmer’s Market July 22, and the fabulous Eddie Adams Farm is home-base again, where a free open rehearsal is July 27, and the festival’s main event Saturday night performances are July 21 and 28. The Saturday concerts are introduced by resident composer Andrew Waggoner, and followed by meet-the-artist receptions on the barn porch.
■ As one reviewer wrote, “The programming was spectacular…the works performed o ffered an incredibly wide infusion of contrasting sounds and colors.” Add to that a profusion of improvised sound color this summer, and this festival will be an unforgettable experience. ■ Artistic Director and flutist Judith Pearce collaborates in programming this year with composer Andrew Waggoner and his wife, cellist Caroline Stinson, and they aim to stimulate the imagination, and captivate listeners with colorful, provocative concerts. Come and experience the sheer, contagious joy these artists radiate as they perform for WCM’s 19th summer in the Catskills.
INFORMATION WCMconcerts.org/845-887–5803 after Memorial Day. info@WCMconcerts.org Caroline Stinson, cellist
Weekend of Chamber Music is a 501(c )3 non-profit, sponsored in part by public funding from the New York State Council on the Arts, a State agency.
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Jeffersonville
Written by Bradley Daves
In Living Color I could see all four seasons from where I stood in the Jeffersonville Pecks’ parking lot. That’s not technically true. What I was looking at seemed to be five seasons. Each was rendered in a vintage, paint-by-numbers style, and the five large panels collectively made up an 8 by 18 foot canvas. Creator and local pop artist Trey Speegle calls the piece “Cultivate Your Community.” The sentiment is written in script across the front of this massive work. In classic Speegle style, the words read white against the multi-seasonal splashes of color, and are dotted with faint blue lines and numbers. The piece fascinates me; it makes me smile and think and remember. I admit, without a flicker of shame or self-consciousness, that I was the biggest pre-adolescent paint-by-numbers aficionado on the East Coast. To me, those pre-lined and numbered cardboard canvases represented possibility, and all but guaranteed success to this passionate but not very skilled young visual artist with OCD tendencies. Then there was the paint. Daubs of liquid color, shiny and rich, secure in little pots connected by a strip of plastic. Art meets efficiency. I was transfixed. And here, mid-morning in my grocery store parking lot, I was transfixed again. By the promise and meaning of filling in with color. And by the idea of community, which Mr. Speegle was urging me to cultivate. If Jeffersonville’s Main Street was a paint by numbers canvas, what colors would we use to fill in all the different spaces? I decided to take the day and my artistic eye and find out. I strolled under the big bronze clock that anchors the village, and over to Ted’s for some breakfast. (I never said I was a starving artist.) I passed a bearded, camouflage-capped contractor-type coming from Jeff Hardware. I decided this project needed some local color. “Excuse me, sir,” I said. “Good morning. If Jeffersonville were a color, what color would it be?” Blank stare. “You know how places ‘feel’ one color or another. How a mood or a memory can make you see something… Jeffersonville. What color is it?” Blank stare with an almost imperceptible lift of a right eyebrow. I last-ditched it. “Did you ever do a paint by number?” My new contractor friend decided the conversation was over. With a not unfriendly but somewhat wary nod, he moved along. This was going to be a little harder than I thought. I'd have to go it alone. Ted’s was more welcoming. A family-style restaurant with an oldschool diner feel, Ted’s “specializes in American, Mediterranean and Turkish cuisine.” Gus oversees the kitchen, adding a bit of Greek
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attitude to the proceedings and the menu items. I had Chilbir; three local fresh poached eggs topped with a tangy garlic yogurt sauce and served with home fries and toast. Tastes and textures were perfect; the coffee, strong and plentiful. The meal was authentic, earthy and comfortable, like the place itself. I decided that Ted’s is egg yolk yellow. Gus didn’t seem to care that much. So I took my color quest back out to Main Street. Walking east, I headed to the edge of the village to Echo Letterpress. An artisanal stationery company, Echo Letterpress creates and prints original designs on a collection of antique letterpresses, which fill almost one full side of the comfortable store. Owners and husband / wife design team Robert and Christina Fisher are passionate about printing, fine paper and classic typography. Their work – invitations, greeting cards, event posters, limited edition prints – reflects an abiding respect for old-world quality coupled with a sharp eye that appreciates beauty and wit. Housed in a refurbished 1950s gas station, Echo Letterpress showcases a complete line of fine stationery and paper goods. The space is eclectic chic, and the vibe is friendly and artistic. This place is definitely purple. Rich, deep purple. Bringing to mind a hand-rubbed patina, Echo Letterpress embodies the color of art made accessible. For those of you who are into radio or hydroelectric power (and who isn’t?) WJFF Radio is headquartered just up the river from Echo. The first-ever hydro-powered radio station, WJFF is member supported and opens for tours. Call 845.482.4141 for details. I walked back to the center of Jeffersonville and noticed a grand building at the top of a hill behind Main Street. The large, two-story building – a stunning example of the Georgian style – is the historic Jeffersonville County School Building. The impressive structure, on the National Register of Historic Places, is topped with a grand four-sided clock tower and a charming weather vane. It’s color? Clean, crisp clapboard white. A bit further down the street stands an enclave of cozy homes sharing a distinctive round roof line. This is Kohlertown, and the architecture is unique to the area. Named for William Kohler who founded a lumber business at the turn of the century, the homes’ roofline detail is a trademark in the residences his mill built. A connection to the land and the feeling of community are strong on Main Street. In the summer, the community connection is amped up deliciously with the Outdoor Farmer’s Market. Staged every Thursday from July 5 through August 30, the Farmer’s Market brings an explosion of color and flavor to Jeffersonville. Fresh seasonal produce, flowers, plants, cheeses, jams, wines, meats and prepared foods – all sourced locally – beckon visitors. Across main Street just a short stroll to the edge of the village is Global Home, a home furnishings and décor store with a decidedly international worldview. Located in an actual house – with rooms decorated for real living – Global Home features an eclectic mix of fine and funky. Co-owner Vivian Hung calls the look “modern exotic.” Without a doubt, Global Home is green. The beautiful collection of lighting, pillows, rugs, kitchenware, furniture and gifts is fresh and lively. This is a store all about exploration and renewal – of the living space and the spirit.
I’m invigorated by the vitality of Global Home; I’m going to see the world. Hopping into my car I choose one of several scenic routes that lead six miles to the Trash Queen’s new store on the site of the Hills resort in the tiny Hamlet of Callicoon Center. Is it trash or is it treasure? Partners Kathy and Jill scour the countryside to assemble a wonderfully eclectic collection of vintage furniture and jewelry. I can only think of primary red because of the little wagon that captured my heart. If you happen to find yourself in Callicoon Center on a Wednesday evening in the summer, stick around and enjoy big band sounds of small town Callicoon Center Band. It’s retro, it’s fun and it’s free. The horn section is sure to trumpet out some energizing brassy colored notes. If you are more inclined to spend a peaceful day knee deep in solitude, you can explore 10 miles of world class trout fishing in the Callicoon Creek. It parallels Main Street Jeffersonville offering several easy access points along the windy road west to Callicoon. I marveled at the rainbow of colors in my day’s catch. And that’s my Jeffersonville – in living color. I should probably now admit that, while the rigidity of the paint by numbers form appealed to my heightened sense of order, I would often use the “wrong” color on purpose. If the canvas suggested I use Number 3 (cherry red), I might follow a whim and use Number 6 (dark blue). So you might not agree with the colors I’ve picked for my portrait of Jeffersonville. That’s OK. You can go out and pick your own. That’s what makes art. And a great community. Bradley Daves is a New York-based writer and idea wrangler. He lives in a grey house in Jeffersonville.
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and Leins Homestead’s glory days chapter came to an end. There were no descendants, no one to receive the skeleton keys. The great homestead was boarded up and silenced its only remaining life, the overgrown lilacs that Susan had lovingly tended, now free to escape the bonds of cultivation. They seem somehow a living link to the people who had passed. My family came to own Leins Homestead in the sixties, a year after my youngest brother died from a bum kidney. A second home in the country, a rather pathetic consolation prize for my parents having to bury a child. It fulfilled our dad’s lifelong dream; a place to where he could drive up on weekends, open the station wagon doors and his dogs and his sons could run free. After the boards had been torn away we crossed a threshold into yesteryear and the eighteen rooms of Leins Homestead saw sunlight once again. Completely furnished with antiques, it was as if the Liens had just left yesterday: books on the shelves, closets filled with clothes, jarred peaches in the pantry. Back then it was common for my parents to leave us teenage boys alone at the homestead during the work week and return to the urban comforts of New Jersey. There was no television, no phone and no hot water but for my brothers and me it was kid paradise. Stocked up with a week’s supply of Dinty Moore Stew we could fend for ourselves free to explore the hills, shoot guns, build campfires and fall asleep to the howls of coyotes. One evening just at dusk my brothers and I were driving the old Ford pick-up back from the fireman’s roast beef dinner. None of us were of legal age to drive but back then those things didn’t matter much. Just as the truck peaked a hill and the homestead came into view we saw the silhouetted figure of a man standing on the front porch “Now who could that be?” someone exclaimed. The homestead was remote, people seldom just dropped in. We only saw him for an instant before the house disappeared behind the trees but each of us clearly saw a figure, oddly dressed in what appeared to be a costume of period clothing, staring back at us. When the truck pulled up to the house the man had vanished. We quickly searched the front porch, around the back and across the fields calling out, “Hello?!” But no one was there. One autumn night my brother (I’m not saying which one) had taken a girl up to the country house for a weekend. We had gotten to an age when the homestead was a good place for such endeavors. Apparently, or so he says, he and Miss Flavor of the Month were snuggled together in the four poster bed of the master bedroom when suddenly they both sensed a mysterious whirring sound that seemed to originate in a dark corner of the room. The aura floated up and hovered over them for a moment. It grew louder, clearer and more intense before it whooshed away into the open closet on the other side of the room. My brother, who isn’t prone to exaggeration, described it as “definitely something.” His exact words, “The creepiest thing I ever laid ears on.” I can’t tell you what it was but I can tell you that he never could convince that girl to spend a country weekend with
him again. Could it be that the Catskill’s peaks and valleys and caves form a perfect estuary for the spirit world? Rip Van Winkle encountered little men bowling in the woods. He shared their drink and fell asleep for twenty two years. Could the fable have roots in truth, lost souls trapped in the grip of Catskill granite? Locals tell the legend of the hex murder at the Stone Arch Bridge. The story goes that in 1882 one George Market had a beef
with a Mr. Adam Heidt. Whatever this feud was about is lost in time, as most feuds are. Suffice to say that George was P.O.ed enough to put a hex on poor Mr. Heidt, a hex so powerful that Mr. Heidt became crippled with pains from head to toe. This is how Jeffersonville disagreements unfolded back in those days. Mr. Heidt and his son Joseph schemed revenge. One dark cold winter night (hard to believe but the nights were even darker and colder back then) George Market was returning from a penny social when midway across the newly constructed Stone Arch Bridge he was confronted by Adam and Joseph. The father/son team shot George five times and then bludgeoned him to death with a wooden chair leg. They tossed his body off the bridge into the icy waters below. It is said that it cleared up Adam’s arthritic hex and that to this day, on cold winter nights, the ghost of George Market can be seen crossing the Stone Arch Bridge. I know of a place that locals say is truly populated with ghostly apparitions. An abandoned settlement of old foundations and a stone well that dried up long ago. A lovely secluded location, the perfect spot for a picnic on a clear spring day but it’s no place to find yourself in the dark of night. Strange forms walk about and a woman’s plaintive cries echo up from the well’s mossy depth. That’s what they say anyway. It’s a bit of a hike from town and you have to ford a rocky stream and make your way up over a very steep hill
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and deep into The Woods Where Nobody Goes. They say that place, of all places, is really and truly haunted. You scoff. You think it’s just a silly urban legend. I’ll draw you a map. Go there alone some night when the moon is full. I dare you. I double dog dare you. The day had finally come to resolve the haunting episodes at Leins Homestead once and for all. Who are we going to call? Local paranormal expert Rich Justus. By day Rich works aligning tires and repairing brakes at his family’s auto shop, Justus Automotive on Main Street in Jeffersonville. But in his spare time Rich takes on another role: ghost hunter. The sun sparkled like champagne the day Rich stepped up onto Leins Homestead’s creaky front porch. His sharp eyes, like chips of Schoharie bluestone, studied the old house. Was he seeing things that you and I cannot see? It seemed that nothing would escape his steely observation yet there is a warmth and sincerity to Mr. Justus that could surely lure out trust from man or specter. I smirked with anticipation of the hunt on which we were about to embark. “Let me ask you one thing Rich, before we go any further. Do you really, honestly, truly believe in ghosts?” He answered without hesitation, “One hundred percent.” Rich’s sober tone conveyed a genuine passion that brushed aside my cynical mind-set. He placed a black and steel case onto a nearby chair and proceeded to unlock its latches. “Do you know Brian Hartkins? Lives just down the road from here.” I wasn’t sure, maybe, why? “We used these instruments to communicate with his dear departed father.” Rich opened the case to reveal a small collection of electronic devices. From a cutout foam nest he carefully removed something that looked like a hybrid between a light meter and an oven thermometer. “With this we clearly heard the voice of a man.” He held up a paranormal voice recorder. It picks up EVP, Electronic Voice Phenomenon. Rich flicked a switch and the little gadget buzzed to life. “We heard– Brian I love you.” I was tensely eager as we opened the front door and entered
Leins Homestead. Rich held the paranormal voice recorder out at arm’s length and let it lead the way like some electronic bloodhound sniffing out ghostly stowaways. We stood silent in the large front room of the great house facing one hundred and seventy years of past. Rich’s voice broke the silence– strong, authoritative, yet somehow embracing; “I am speaking to the spirits of this house. We come as friends. Is anyone here?” It seemed he was attempting to gently coax a bear from his den. “Will you talk to us?” Defiant silence? But what did the instrument record? We would find out later. We crept from room to room, up to the second floor, checking bedroom after bedroom, “Is anyone in this room with us?” We climbed the narrow steps that led into the attic. “Will you make your presence known?” We made our way down the secret back staircase. “Will you tell us your name? How did you die?” I can’t exactly explain it to you. You had to be there. Though there were no obvious sounds, no footsteps, no mysterious doors closing, I promise you there was a sensation that we were being watched, followed. Someone or something was there, perhaps more afraid of us than we were of them. Was it the ghosts of Tiet and Susan Leins or the spirit of my dad who has since passed away? I cannot answer that. I will tell you that later Rich’s paranormal recorder played back intelligent responses to our questions. You can listen for yourself. As Rich explained it; “Everything has energy. People who pass with unfinished business, who yearn to watch their children, their grandchildren grow up. Those are strong desires that create some powerful energy. It doesn’t just go away when you die.” Perhaps ghosts are the echoes of those energies, radiating out from past lives like ripples of water from a stone tossed into Anawanda Lake. Alone on the grand front porch of Leins Homestead I took some time to just sit and gaze out across the valley. Could these hills and valleys and farmhouses be haunted by spirits of the Catskills’ past? Perhaps they are. Perhaps an apparition walks the halls of the very house you sleep in tonight. I thought about the countless experiences my family shared here at Leins Homestead. I remember the swing that hung from the big pine tree, the lazy summer afternoons on this shady porch, my brother’s wedding in the orchard. People and voices and energies rippled back to me, echoes of the past, my family, the Leins and all those who ever walked these floors and gazed at this very same view. Then at that moment I became aware of a presence. That’s when I felt it, a hand on my shoulder, a real and actual weighted touch. I jerked around but no one was there, nothing, just the sweet scent of lilacs. Of course it had to be the wind or a tugging fold of my shirt.
After all… You don’t believe in ghosts.
To contact Rich Justus and to hear the actual Electronic Voice Phenomenon recordings made at Liens Homestead and other locations visit catskillparanormal.net or start following them on facebook.
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Scott Woods, a local artist and writer who enjoys gardening and exploring the natural world. He lives with his partner Albert Fuchs on their small farm on the outskirts of Grahamsville.
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4 • Narrowsburg Fire Department Parade & Chicken BBQ Info: 252-3328 6-7 • Rummage Sale Benefit Kenoza Lake United Methodist Church at church. 9-3 p.m. 7 • Bake Sale Kenoza Lake United Methodist Church. 9 a.m. until sold out. 8 • Chicken Barbecue Hortonville Fire Department, take out only. 8 & 22 Solar Sundays Introduction to energy efficiency and renewable energy; inspection of several on-site systems. Full financial information included. 12 p.m.-2 p.m. $20.00. Reservations required. Minimum of four people. Apple Pond Farm, 80 Hahn Road, Callicoon Center. Info: 482-4764. www.applepondfarm.com 14 • Day to be Gay Festival A day of music, entertainment, food, drink and shopping. Celebrating the GLBT Community of the Catskills. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Catskill Distilling Co. LTD., 2037 Rte. 17B, Bethel, NY. Info: 583-3141. 15 • A Lotta Ricotta Saturday 10-12:30 p.m. Make whole milk ricotta cheese. Learn ways to serve it. Sample local artisan cheese. 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $40.00. Reservations required. Proceeds to benefit the Sullivan County Farm network. Apple Pond Farm, 80 Hahn Road, Callicoon Center. Info: 482-4764. www.applepondfarm.com 15 • Pancake Breakfast 7 a.m.-12 Noon, Jeffersonville Fire Dept. at firehouse. 17 • Antique Appraisal Show 2-6 p.m.; $7 per item to be appraised. Appraisal of antiques and collectibles by professional apparaiser. Sullivan County Museum & Sullivan County Historical Society. 265 Main St, Hurleyville. Info: 434-8044 19-21 • Rummage Sale St. George’s Rummage Sale, Jeffersonville. 20-21 • Giant Old Time Bazaar Games of all kinds, including Spindle, Over & Under, Coin Toss, Ring Toss, Big Six Wheel, Dart Wheel, Pokerino, Penny Pitch and the ever popular, Ballette. This wonderful family event also has a Children’s Corner with ten games just for kids. Music and food. Purchase pies and other baked goods. Home made items for sale, and door prizes. 6-10 p.m. at St. Francis Church, Rte 52, in Youngsville. Info: 482-4292 or 482-4360. (Raindate July 22) 21 • The Yarnslingers Return -Storytelling, The Yarnslingers return for another bout of storytelling. The subject will be "The Kitchen Table." 6:45 p.m.-9 p.m. Domesticities & the Cutting Garden, 4055 State Route 52, Youngsville. Info: 482-3333
21-22 • Civil War Encampment The 21st Annual Civil War Encampment and Battle Reenactment will be held at Walnut Mountain Park (off Route 55 West) in the town of Liberty, New York. Come view the daily routines of the Civil War soldiers from both the Union and Confederate standpoints. Watch full scale battles unfold as if on a huge outdoor theater screen. Re-enactors will entertain you with scenarios. All this will be performed in a very authentic 19th century atmosphere. You also may visit sulter row where the re-enactors purchase their equipment. There is an on-site concession for food and drink. Bring light lawn chairs to view battles. Gates are open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, and from 9 a.m. to the conclusion of the battle on Sunday. For admission fees visit www.143rdnewyorkvolunteers.org/ Walnut_Mt.html 22 • Riverfest, a music, art and environmental festival featuring artists & artisans, a kids korner, live poster auction, live music and great food. Downtown Narrowsburg. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Info: 252-7576. 22 • The River Run 5K Race down River Road in Callicoon, flat course along the scenic Delaware River. 8 a.m. Info: 887-5155. www.delawareyouthcenter.org. 27, 28, 29 • Sullivan County Democrat Men’s Golf Tournament, Villa Roma Country Club. Reservations Required. Info: 887-5200. 28 • Chicken Barbecue & Bake Sale Kenoza Lake Fire Department at firehouse. 4:00-7:00 p.m. 28 • Tricky Tray St. Mary's Church, Obernburg. 28 • Callicoon Street Fair Vendors line the main streets of Callicoon with merchandise from A-Z. Food, music, and entertainment complete the days' activities. Wander along the historic streets, view the architecture, and admire the beautiful Delaware River. 9-4 p.m. Info: 887-5640. 28 • Cooking Fresh from the Garden Join Danielle and Jennifer from NaturalContents.com for a cooking demonstration with food harvested from our garden. 2 p.m.-4 p.m. Domesticities & The Cutting Garden, 4055 State Route 52, Youngsville NY. Info: 482-3333. 28 • Antique Appraisal Show 1-4 p.m.; Per item to be appraised. Appraisal of antiques and collectibles by professional apparaiser. Sullivan County Museum & Sullivan County Historical Society. 265 Main St, Hurleyville, NY. Info: 434-8044 28 • Open Horse Show Series/Lions Club Charity Show English riding only. 8 a.m. at Stone Wall Farms, 139 Callicoon Center Road, Jeffersonville, NY. Info: 482-3330. 28 • Old Time Fair & BBQ Od fashioned activities such as horseshoe pitching, corn shucking and lady’s skillet
throwing, children’s old fashioned games, ice cream making demonstration and tasting, Chestnut Creek ball race, pie auction, local history exhibits, spinning and quilting demonstrations. Plenty of free parking and admission is FREE, with only a nominal fee for some games and food. Grahamsville Fairgrounds, Rte. 55, Grahamsville, NY. Info: 985-7700. 29 • Pancake Breakfast, Youngsville Fire Department at firehouse, 7-12 Noon.
August August 3-31 • Farming with Kids Fridays and Saturdays 10 a.m. Kids do some real farm chores! Milking goats, feeding chickens, gathering eggs, grooming horse, etc. Activities vary. $5.00 adults, $4.00 children over 3. Minimum of 5 people. Apple Pond Farm, 80 Hahn Road. Callicoon Center. No reservations needed. Info: 482-4764. www.applepondfarm.com 3-4 • Rummage Sale Benefit Kenoza Lake United Methodist Church at church. 9-3 p.m. 4 • Down on the Farm Day Held at Stone Wall Farms. 139 Callicoon Center Road, Jeffersonville, NY. 10-3 p.m. Info: 292-6180. 4-5 • Fly Fishing’s Summerfest & Anglers Market, Jubilee Weekend Annual Hardy Bros. Cup, America’s largest running classic tackle sale and flea market. Starts at 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday; Sunday until 3 p.m. Jubilee Weekend is in conjunction with local made products and crafters sharing the property to satisfy every member of the non fishing families, on Sunday a kids fishing derby, The Great Willowemoc Fish Race, and Jubilee Day. Annual Hardy/Greys Bamboo Rod Casting Competition, in affiliation with the CFFCM, invites rod makers from all over the world to cast in this prestigious event starting on Saturday morning at 9:00 a.m. until dark with a free Pig Roast Barbeque starting at 6:00 p.m. Catskill Fly Fishing Center & Museum, 1031 Old Rt. 17, Livingston Manor. Info: 439-4810. 5 • Pancake Breakfast Callicoon Center Fire Dept. at firehouse. 5 • A Lotta Ricotta Sunday 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Make whole milk ricotta cheese. Learn ways to serve it. Sample local artisan cheese. $40.00. Reservations required. Proceeds to benefit the Sullivan County Farm network. Apple Pond Farm, 80 Hahn Road, Callicoon Center. Info: 482-4764. www.applepondfarm.com 12 & 26 • Solar Sundays Introduction to energy efficiency and renewable energy; inspection of several on-site systems. Full financial information included. 12 p.m.-2 p.m. $20.00. Reservations required. Minimum of four people. Apple Pond Farm, 80 Hahn Road,
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Callicoon Center. Info: 482-4764. www.applepondfarm.com 12 • Chicken BBQ White Sulphur Springs Fire Department at Firemen’s Field. 13 • Sullivan Renaissance Awards Ceremony held at SUNY Sullivan, 112 College Road, Loch Sheldrake. 7 p.m. Info: 295-2445. 17, 18, 19 • 133rd Little World’s Fair Grahamsville Fairgrounds, sponsored by Neversink Agricultural Society. Rides, games, entertainment, exhibits, food. Fireworks on Saturday night. Fri-Sat, 9-11p.m.; Sun. 10-7 p.m. Info: 985-2500. www.grahamsvillefair.com 18 • Smorgasbord, St. Mary's Church, Obernburg, 4-7 p.m 25 • Rummage Sale Benefit Kenoza Lake United Methodist Church at church. 9-1 p.m. 26 • Annual Hortonville Parade & Field Day, Hortonville Fire Dept. Field. Parade 12 Noon. Food, chicken BBQ, bingo and live band.
September 3 • Harvest Festival at Bethel Woods Sundays thru Columbus Day Weekend 11a.m. -4 p.m. Enjoy these activities: Farmers Market, Diverse Craft Village, Festival Foods - Barbeque, Vegetarian, Italian Ices, Kettle Corn Live Music, Children's Area with educational programming, Corn and Hay Mazes, Arts and Crafts Workshops, Pony Rides, Themed Events Every Week AND MORE! Admission is FREE. Parking is $2.00. Bethel Woods, 200 Hurd Road, Bethel, NY. Info: (866) 781-2922. www.bethelwoodscenter.org Pets are not allowed on the grounds. Call for Schedule • Farming with Kids Kids do some real farm chores! Milking goats, feeding chickens, gathering eggs, grooming horse, etc. Activities vary. $5.00 adults, $4.00 children over 3. Minimum of 5 people. Apple Pond Farm, 80 Hahn Road. Callicoon Center. No reservations needed. Info: 482-4764. www.applepondfarm.com 1 • A Lotta Ricotta Saturday 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Make whole milk ricotta cheese. Learn ways to serve it. Sample local artisan cheese. $40.00. Reservations required. Proceeds to benefit the Sullivan County Farm network. Apple Pond Farm, 80 Hahn Road, Callicoon Center. Info: 482-4764. www.applepondfarm.com 2 • Solar Sunday Introduction to energy efficiency and renewable energy; inspection of several on-site systems. Full financial information included. 12 p.m.-2 p.m. $20.00. Reservations required. Minimum of four people. Apple Pond Farm, 80 Hahn Road, Callicoon Center. Info: 482-4764.
23-24 • Holiday Craft Fair Unique assortment of merchandise for holiday shopping. Delaware Community Center, Callicoon, 9-4 p.m. Info: 887-5634. www.delawareyouthcenter.org.
December 1 • Christmas in Callicoon, Children's Christmas Party from 1-3 p.m. at the Delaware Community Center. Arts and crafts projects for holiday giving, cupcake decorating, photos with Santa for a nominal fee. Info: 887-5155. www.delawareyouthcenter.org.
Enjoy the Holidays in Jeffersonville!
1-2 • Handmade for the Holidays Quality Craft Fair and Pastry Cafe, 11-4 p.m. at Duke’s Pottery, 855 Cty. Rd. 93, Roscoe. Info: 607-498-5207
The Annual James Dworetsky Memorial Holiday Parade. 7p.m., Main Street. After parade visit with Santa at Jeffersonville firehouse. Info: 482-4151.
1-2 • Holiday Market at Bethel Woods The Event Gallery at the Bethel Woods Museum will be transformed into a Winter Wonderland. The market will feature local artisan craft vendors, live music, warm cider, childrens arts and crafts and much more. This is the perfect opportunity to finish you holiday shopping with unique hand made gifts. Free admission. Bethel Woods, 200 Hurd Road, Bethel, NY. 11-4 p.m. Info: 583-2000.
Holiday Festivities
10 • Callicoon I.O.U. Toy Exchange Methodist Church, Callicoon. Info: 887-5919.
Holiday Parade November 23 ~ Friday
November 23 ~ December 24 Jeffersonville kicks off the holiday season with The 18th Annual James Dworetsky Memorial Holiday Parade and continues with the holiday festivities all the way up to Christmas Eve! Come to town to find unique gifts for a great price at our local shops or just stroll our festively decorated Main Street!
Photos with Santa
2013 Calendar January TBA • Annual Ice Carnival, Professional figure skating exhibition, snow sculpture contest. Sponsored by Livingston Manor Rotary at Rotary Park. Info: 439-5793.
Saturday 8 & 15 ~ 12-4 p.m. BridgeWater Mercantile 4917 Main Street (St. Rt. 52) Jeffersonville, NY 12748
January • Indoor Winter Farmers’ Market, held every other Sunday at the Delaware Youth Center, Callicoon, NY. 11-2 p.m. Info: 292-6180, ext. 115 www.sullivancountyfarmersmarkets.org
Small Business Saturday - WE pay YOUR Tax!
January TBA • Annual Eaglefest Narrowsburg. Live bird demonstrations, observation, guest lectures, films, poster auction, eagle art. 9:30-4:30 p.m. Info: 252-6509. www.dveaglealliance.org
November 24 ~ Saturday Celebrate shopping small by visiting participating businesses and we'll pay your sales tax! Look for a balloon outside participating stores and you don't get charged tax that day, it's on
Luminaria
Sponsored by the Jeff Fire Dept. March 16, 2013 ~ Saturday Celebrating St. Partick’s Day with a parade down Main Street. Starts at 1 p.m. If you would like to participate or enter a float call 482-4289 for more info. Jeffersonville Fire Dept. 1-4 p.m. until gone. Info: 482-4289. April 1 • Opening Day of Trout Season at Catskill Fly Fishing Center & Museum Open house, Guest fly tier, lunch and demonstrations. Info: 439-4810. April 1 • Trout Season, Opens countywide, 794-3000, Ext. 6681. April 27 • Annual Roast Beef Dinner, North Branch Fire Dept., 4-9 p.m. at firehouse. May 4 • Penny Social, St. Francis Church at Youngsville firehouse, 6 p.m. May 5 • Pancake & French Toast Breakfast, Kenoza Lake Fire Dept. at
February 10 • Pancake Breakfast, 712 Noon, Youngsville Fire Dept. at firehouse. February 17 • Pancake Breakfast, 712 Noon, Callicoon Center Fire Dept. at firehouse.
December 24
March 23 • Easter Egg Hunt 11 a.m. Delaware Youth Center. Info: 887-5155.
Enjoy this Christmas Eve tradition. At dusk drive the back roads beautifully lit with luminaries. For more info or to volunteer to help light our roadways. Info: 482-5013.
March 24 • Kiwanis Palm Sunday Pancake Breakfast, Benefit the youth of the community held at Delaware Community Center. 7-12 Noon.
24-25 • Handmade for the Holidays Quality Craft Fair and Pastry Cafe, 11-4 p.m. at Duke’s Pottery, 855 Cty. Rd. 93, Roscoe. Info: 607-498-5207.
St. Patrick’s Day Parade
April TBA • Annual Talent Show Hortonville Presbyterian Church, Hortonville, 7:30 p.m. Info: 887-4346. April 7 • Chicken BBQ Take-out
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Jeffersonville Art Experience & Chalk Walk March 25, 2013 ~ Saturday Stroll Main Street to experience our area artists works in a variety of mediums with displays & demonstrations to interest the entire family! Artwork also available for purchase. An event where artists and students decorate the sidewalks with magnificent chalk drawings. Prizes awarded in four student age groups. For info or to participate call Sharon at 845-866-1807 or Jane at 482-2194.
Western Sullivan Library Offers a wide variety of programs for all ages at all three branches. Visit wsplonline.org periodically!
Summer Reading Program
July 9 through August 10 • Grand Finale August 11 Sign-ups: 6/4-6/30 online
Story Time
First Session: 9/10-10/19 • Second Session: 11/5-12/14 Third Session: 1/7-2/15 • Fourth Session: 3/4-4/12 Fifth Session:4/29-6/7
Book Sales
August 9, 10, 11 • 9-3pm Annual Firehouse Book Sale at Jeffersonville Firehouse
First Fridays: Contemporary Author Series
1st Friday of each month through December 2012. Open mic sign-up 7 p.m., visiting author 8 p.m. at Tusten-Cochecton Branch, Narrowsburg. Will resume April 2013
Richard & Mary Lanza, Innkeepers
Comfortable Rooms • Full Breakfast Casual Dining • Friendly Pub Use Rt. 17 Exit #96 839 Shandelee Road, Livingston Manor, N.Y. 12758
(845) 439-5070 • www.LanzasCountryInn.com
Pumpkin Decorating
October 27, 2012 • All three branches
Ongoing book discussions, knitting groups, writers workshops, cooking classes and other programs throughout the year Check website for schedule and more info at www.WSPLonline.org
Public Computer Center
Providing free public access computing services and instruction to the general public. Part of a statewide initiative known as Broadbandexpress@yourlibrary, the PCC was funded by the Recovery Act through September 2012. The focus is on workforce development and improving computer and internet literacy. Our classes, private instruction, and facilities are open and available to anyone for FREE! So whether you've never touched a computer before or are looking to improve your skill-level with specific software, there will be a course for you!
Support Hours Mondays 1-5 p.m. - Narrowsburg Tuesdays 1-7 p.m. & Fridays 1-3 p.m. - Jeffersonville Wednesdays 1-5 p.m. - Callicoon
Computer/Internet Training Check website for schedule of courses and more info at
www.WSPLonline.org/PCC
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ARTICLE
BY
CINDY HERBERT
“Number Please”
I
t is incredible to see how far we have come with technology Long distance calls were called a building of circuits, one since the days of the New York Telephone Company’s office to another. There were always lots of giggles in the switchboard operation. Within 60 years we have gone from background when building a circuit to Intercourse, Pennsylvania. operating on a five position board to the wireless age. A five This happened quite frequently because of farmers calling the position switchboard was a terminal used to connect telephone farm factories in that area. calls. The Jeffersonville board had a New York direct circuit for Many times people did not even have to give the operators long distance and circuits to Liberty and Monticello and two a number, just saying "give me the drugstore" or "Mall's individual lines for our local area. Most telephones were eight and hardware" was enough to be connected. Not only did it get very four party lines. One can only imagine the conversations overheard. Can you picture a position of 15 cords connected to 10 The telephone company came to or more coin boxes all with a 3 minute time limit? Jeffersonville in 1949 with the office located on Center Street in a private home owned by Mr. & Mrs. Townsend. The switchboard was operated manually by plugs and cords. There was a plug for every number and phone numbers consisted of only two numbers. There was at one time 13 operators rotating over a 24-hour day. Most of the operators were married with children and they all managed to work hours around their families. Mrs. Townsend was the all night operator from 11pm to 7am. Evelyn Knoll was the chief operator and did her best to keep all the LEFT: Many of the Switchboard Ladies that worked the operators on an even keel. In the summer months, additional Jeffersonville board. Pictured from left to right: Mary Davitt, operators were added to the workforce, then in the fall they were Mildred Fisher, Perry Depalo, Jeanne Erdman, Helen Schwartz transferred where needed to larger cities. Some of the and Anna Mathern. switchboard locations were so long that the supervisors actually RIGHT: An early 1900s switchboard. Operators would sit wore roller skates to be able to cover the bank of operators. at each board. The ladies worked very hard and were responsible for the fire sirens, doctors calls and any number of citizen help calls, including wayward, happy, lost people looking for home in the busy with the board lighting up but the women were also middle of the night. When there was a fire or emergency the responsible for writing a ticket for each call. ladies were responsible for the name, phone number and address The need for Telephone Operators came to an end when the of the caller then they’d throw the switch on the wall to set off the telephone company went to a direct dialing system in March of fire alarm. This alarm rang until the first fireman arrived to turn it 1964. off and find out where the fire was. Some of the nice perks of “There seemed to be something comforting when all you being an operator were all the great dinners the Jeff firemen used had to do was pick up a receiver and hear the operator offer her to send them and lovely goodies at Christmas time from the local assistance,” said Helen Schwartz. The switchboard years were merchants. before my time yet I think I would enjoy this simpler way, not “There were many local characters that kept us on our toes.” having to listen to endless recordings or be kept on hold for Helen Schwartz remembers,” We never knew what to expect twenty minutes. However, with visions of Lily Tomlin as when we inserted a plug into a lit up number on the board. It was hilarious Ernestine the Telephone Operator and her "One Ringy very challenging with all the bungalow colonies being in the Dingy,” maybe I’ll stick with the modern convenience of speed region and full of guests in the summer months. The colonies had dial on my smartphone. coin boxes on a four way line with no definite way of monitoring them.” Ma Bell, (the day’s euphemism for the conglomerate Bell Telephone Company) was never worried, but it always seemed to Cindy lives in the area with her family and their make the girls watch closely to keep from getting cheated out of Chocolate Lab, Lena, aka Crazy Girl. overtime. Can you picture a position of 15 cords connected to 10 or more coin boxes all with a 3 minute time limit? “Makes my hair stand on end even now” recalls Helen Schwartz,” But we managed and had some pretty good laughs along the way.”
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Town Callicoon Town of of Callicoon DIRECTORY
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AREA CODE (845)
CONCERTS. RECITALS. THEATER. EXHIBITS. MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVALS. MUSEUMS.
Michael Jinsoo Lim, Violin Weekend of Chamber Music June 12 - June 24 (Tuesday - Sunday) Theater: “Guys and Dolls,” presented by Forestburgh Playhouse, 39 Forestburgh Road, Forestburgh, NY. ADMS: $35. Info: 794-1194. June 13 (Wednesday) Lady Antebellum Darius Rucker, Thompson Square Pavilion Stage, 7:00 p.m. Bethel Woods, 200 Hurd Road, Bethel, NY. ADMS: TBA Info: (866) 781-2922. www.bethelwoodscenter.org June 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24 Otello, sponsored by Delaware Valley Opera Giuseppe Verdi's monumental opera, based on William Shakespeare's tragedy, Othello. Performed with orchestra, sung in Italian. Tickets: $25. June 15, 8 p.m.; June 17, 3 p.m. June 22–23, 8 p.m.; June 24, 3 p.m. at Tusten Theater, Narrowsburg, NY; June 16, 8 p.m. at Sullivan West Central HS, Lake Huntington, NY. Info: 845-252-3136 or www.delawarevalleyopera.org June 15 - July 7 (Friday - Saturday) Exhibit: Leslie Shaw Zadoian, mixed media paintings, sponsored by DVAA, Alliance Gallery, Delaware Arts Center, 37 Main Street, Narrowsburg, NY. Gallery hours: Tues.- Sat., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.. ADMS: Free. Info: 252-7576 or www.ArtsAllianceSite.org June 15 - July 7 (Friday - Saturday) Installation: Daria Dorosh, sponsored by DVAA, Loft Gallery, Delaware Arts Center, 37 Main Street, Narrowsburg, NY. Gallery hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. ADMS: Free. Info: 252-7576 or www.ArtsAllianceSite.org June 15 - June 17 (Friday - Sunday) June 22 - June 24 (Friday - Sunday) Theater: “The Fantasticks,” produced and presented by the Sullivan County Dramatic Workshop, 8 p.m. (Fri./Sat.), 2 p.m. (Sun.), Rivoli Theatre, 437 Route 42, South Fallsburg, NY. Info: 436-5336, 434-7232 or scdw.net.
June 16 (Saturday) Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band Todd Rundgren, Gregg Rolie (Santana, Journey), Steve Lukather (Toto), Richard Page (Mr. Mister), with Mark Rivera and Gregg Bissonette. Pavilion Stage, 8:00 p.m. Bethel Woods, 200 Hurd Road, Bethel, NY. ADMS: TBA. Info: (866) 781-2922 www.bethelwoodscenter.org
Info: (866) 781-2922. www.bethelwoodscenter.org
June 16 – July 15 CAS Summer Members Show (4 weeks) Gallery Hours: Thurs. - Sat. 11-6 p.m., Sun. 11-3 p.m. Catskill Art Society, 48 Main Street, Livingston Manor, NY 12758. Info: 845-436-4227
July 10 - July 22 (Tuesday - Sunday) Theater: “The Rocky Horror Story,” presented by Forestburgh Playhouse, 39 Forestburgh Road, Forestburgh, NY. ADMS: $35. Info: 794-1194.
June 17 (Sunday) The Beach Boys; 50th Anniversary Tour Pavilion Stage, 7:30 p.m. Bethel Woods, 200 Hurd Road, Bethel, NY. ADMS: TBA Info: (866) 781-2922. www.bethelwoodscenter.org June 26 - July 8 (Tuesday - Sunday) Theater: “Legally Blonde,” presented by Forestburgh Playhouse, 39 Forestburgh Road, Forestburgh, NY. ADMS: $35 Info: 794-1194. June 30 (Saturday) Dave Matthews Band, special guest Delta Spirit. Pavilion Stage, 7:00 p.m. Bethel Woods, 200 Hurd Road, Bethel, NY. ADMS: TBA. Info: (866) 781-2922. www.bethelwoodscenter.org July 6 - July 15 (Friday - Sunday) Theater: “Accomplice,” produced and presented by the Sullivan County Dramatic Workshop, Rivoli Theatre, 437 Route 42, South Fallsburg, NY. Info: 436-5336 or 434-7232 or scdw.net. July 7 (Saturday) Elizabethan Feast, Delaware Valley Opera fundraising event featuring a special menu devised by the chef-owned, farm-to-table restaurant at The Settlers Inn, with live entertainment on period instruments. The Settlers Inn in Hawley, PA. 6 to 9 p.m. Tickets: $50. Info: 845-252-3136 www.delawarevalleyopera.org July 7 (Saturday) New York Philharmonic, Bramwell Tovey, conductor. Tracy Dahl, soprano. Fireworks! Pavilion Stage, 8:00 p.m. Bethel Woods, 200 Hurd Road, Bethel, NY. ADMS: TBA Info: (866) 781-2922. www.bethelwoodscenter.org July 8 (Sunday) 2012 Family Day, A Day of Activities for Families. 10:00 a.m. Bethel Woods, 200 Hurd Road, Bethel, NY. ADMS: $5.00 per person
July 9 (Monday) Youth Opera Experience A Week-Long, Performing Arts Program for Kids. 9:00 a.m. Bethel Woods, 200 Hurd Road, Bethel, NY. ADMS: $250 for the week, some scholarships available. Info: (866) 781-2922. www.bethelwoodscenter.org
July 13 - August 4 (Friday - Saturday) Exhibit: Fran Cox Collage, sponsored by DVAA, Loft Gallery, Delaware Arts Center, 37 Main Street, Narrowsburg, NY. Gallery hours: Tues.- Sat., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. ADMS: Free. Info: 252-7576 or www.ArtsAllianceSite.org July 13 - August 4 (Friday - Saturday) Exhibit: “Fiber Art,” curated by Katharina Litchman, sponsored by DVAA, Loft Gallery, Delaware Arts Center, 37 Main Street, Narrowsburg, NY. Gallery hours: Tues.-Sat., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. ADMS: Free. Info: 252-7576 or www.ArtsAllianceSite.org July 14 (Saturday) Youth Opera Experience Cinderella at the Masked Ball, 10:00 a.m. Bethel Woods, 200 Hurd Road, Bethel, NY. ADMS:$5.00 pp. Info: (866) 781-2922. www.bethelwoodscenter.org July 14 (Saturday) NY Doo Wop Extravaganza III The Duprees, Jay Siegel's Tokens, The Marcels, The Tymes, The Excellents, Linda Jansen (original lead singer of The Angels), Elegants. Pavilion Stage, 7:00 p.m. Bethel Woods, 200 Hurd Road, Bethel, NY. ADMS: TBA. Info: (866) 781-2922. www.bethelwoodscenter.org July 15 (Sunday) FURTHUR featuring Phil Lesh & Bob Weir Pavilion Stage, 7:00 p.m. Bethel Woods, 200 Hurd Road, Bethel, NY. ADMS: TBA. Info: (866) 781-2922. www.bethelwoodscenter.org July 20 (Friday) Everclear, Sugar Ray, Gin Blossoms, Lit, Marcy Playground. Pavilion Stage, 7:30 p.m. Bethel Woods, 200 Hurd Road, Bethel, NY. ADMS: TBA. Info: (866) 781-2922. www.bethelwoodscenter.org July 20, 21, 27, 28, 29 The musical comedy Kiss Me Kate, by the twentieth-century American composer, Cole Porter, is based on Shakespeare's comedy, The
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Taming of the Shrew. Kiss Me Kate will be performed in English with orchestra. Tickets: $25. Sponsored by Delaware Valley Opera, Tusten Theater Narrowsburg, NY Shows: July 20, 27, 28, 8 p.m. and July 29, 3 p.m. at Tusten Theater Narrowsburg, NY; July 21, 8 p.m. at Sullivan West Central HS, Lake Huntington, NY. Info: 845-252-3136 or www.delawarevalleyopera.org
Weekend of Chamber Music
SUMMER FESTIVAL 2012 July 15 – 3 pm Opening Day Concert. Presbyterian Church lawn, Main Street, Jeffersonville. Music for Winds by Mussorgsky, Rossini, Weill, Mozart. Suggested donation $10. July 19 – 7:30 pm MusicTalks! Beekman House Pavilion, Kauneonga Lake. Bach, Bartok, Berio, Lutoslawski, improv & more. Suggested donation $20. This program is generously sponsored by The River Reporter. July 21 – 8 pm Saturday Nght in the Barn. Adams Farm, Jeffersonville. Pre-concert talk 7:30pm; reception follows. Beach: Dreaming, Ravel: Sonate posthume; Improvisation; Ran: Perfect Storm; Foote: Night Piece; Poulenc: selected piano pieces; Schumann: Piano Quartet, Eb. Pianist Tannis Gibson joins Judith Pearce, Michael Lim, Melia Watras, Caroline Stinson & Andrew Waggoner. ADMS $30. July 22 – 11:30 am Market Music, Farmers’ Market, Callicoon Creek Park. Bach, Mozart, improv & more with Andrew, Michael, Melia, & Caroline. Donations welcome. This program is generously sponsored by First National Bank of Jeffersonville. July 26 – 7:30 pm Music Talks!, North Branch Inn, North Branch. Castello, improv, Mozart & Crumb with violinist Nurit Pacht, Caroline Stinson & harpsichordist Kenneth Hamrick. ADMS: $20. July 27 – 7:30 pm At Work & Play Behind the Notes.Adams Farm, Jeffersonville. A behind-the-scenes, interactive open rehearsal for the Grand Finale. Free. July 28 – 8pm Gala Grand Finale & Reception, Adams Barn, Jeffersonville. Pre-concert talk 7:30pm; reception follows.Claude Debussy, 2- 3 Preludes for piano; George Crumb, Solo Cello Sonata; W.A. Mozart, Piano Quartet, Eb Major; Debussy, Violin Sonata; JS Bach/WA Mozart, Prelude and Fugue; George Crumb, Vox Balanae (Voice of the Whale) performed by Judith Pearce, Nurit Pacht, violist TBA, Caroline Stinson and Tannis Gibson. ADMS: $30. For info: WCMconcerts.org, Info@WCMconcerts.org, 845-932-8527 All concerts free to students 18 & under.
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July 21 – August 26, 2012 – Third Exhibition (5 weeks) Shape of the Woods with work by Eric Baylin & Kathleen Hayek. Gallery Hours: Thurs.-Sat. 11-6 p.m., Sun. 11-3 p.m. Catskill Art Society, 48 Main Street, Livingston Manor, NY 12758. Info: 845-436-4227 July 24 - August 5 (Tuesday - Sunday) Theater: “West Side Story,” presented by Forestburgh Playhouse, 39 Forestburgh Road, Forestburgh, NY. ADMS: $35. Info: 794-1194. July 27 - July 29 (Friday - Sunday) Tour: “Wayne County Open Studio Tour,” sponsored by the Wayne County Arts Alliance, 742 Main Street, Honesdale, PA. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Info: 570 390-4420. August 4-18 Shandelee Music Festival: Sunset Concert Series. Saturday, August 4, 8 p.m., "An Evening of Chamber Music" featuring Arman Alpyspaev viola and Cullan Bryant piano; Tuesday, August 7, 8 p.m., "An Evening of Chamber Music" featuring David Requiro, cello and Cullan Bryant, piano; Thursday, August 9, 8 p.m., featuring Allen Yueh, solo piano; Saturday, August 11, 8 p.m., "An Evening of Choral Artistry" featuring The Antioch Chamber Ensemble; Thursday, August 16 at 8 p.m. and Saturday, August 18 at 3 p.m., International Artists of Shandelee solo pianists. All Sunset Concerts are followed by specialty dessert and "meet the artist" reception. Seating is limited, please don't delay! Reserve your tickets on-line or call 845-439-3277 August 7 - August 19 (Tuesday - Sunday) Theater: “The Sound of Music,” presented by Forestburgh Playhouse, 39 Forestburgh Road, Forestburgh, NY. ADMS: $35. Info: 794-1194. August 7 (Tuesday) Big Time Rush special guest Cody Simpson Pavilion Stage, 7:00 p.m. Bethel Woods, 200 Hurd Road, Bethel, NY. ADMS: TBA. Info: (866) 781-2922. www.bethelwoodscenter.org August 10 (Friday) Brad Paisley special guests The Band Perry, Scotty McCreery. Pavilion Stage, 7:30 p.m. Bethel Woods, 200 Hurd Road, Bethel, NY. ADMS: TBA. Info: (866) 781-2922. www.bethelwoodscenter.org August 10, 11, 17, 18, 19 The comic opera The Merry Wives of Windsor, by the nineteenth-century German composer Otto Nicolai, based on Shakespeare's comedy. The opera will be performed with orchestra, and will be sung in English. Tickets: $25. August 10, 17, 18, 8 p.m.; August 19, 3 p.m. at Tusten Theater,
Narrowsburg, NY; August 11, 8 p.m. at Sullivan West Central HS, Lake Huntington, NY. Info: 845-252-3136 or www.delawarevalleyopera.org August 10-September 1 (Friday - Saturday) Exhibit: “Kathleen Hayek and GG Stankiewicz,” sponsored by DVAA, Loft Gallery, Delaware Arts Center, 37 Main Street, Narrowsburg, NY. Gallery hours: Tues.- Sat., 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.. ADMS: Free. Info: 252-7576 or www.ArtsAllianceSite.org August 10-September 1 (Friday - Saturday) Exhibit: “Michael Berube,” paintings by Michael Berube, sponsored by DVAA, Alliance Gallery, Delaware Arts Center, 37 Main Street, Narrowsburg, NY. Gallery hours: Tues.-Sat., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. ADMS: Free. Info: 252-7576 or www.ArtsAllianceSite.org August 17 - August 26 (Friday - Sunday) Theater: “The Producers,” produced and presented by the Sullivan County Dramatic Workshop. Rivoli Theatre, 437 Route 42, South Fallsburg, NY. Info: 436-5336 or 434-7232 or scdw.net. August 19 (Sunday) Kelly Clarkson & The Fray with special guest Carolina Liar, Pavilion Stage, 7:00 p.m. Bethel Woods, 200 Hurd Road, Bethel, NY. ADMS: TBA. Info: (866) 781-2922. www.bethelwoodscenter.org August 21-26 (Tuesday - Sunday) Theater: “Murder Among Friends,” starring Loretta Swit, presented by Forestburgh Playhouse, 39 Forestburgh Road, Forestburgh, NY. ADMS: $35. Info: 794-1194. August 26 (Sunday) Jason Aldean with special guests Luke Bryan, Rachel Farley and DeeJay Silver Pavilion Stage, 7:30 p.m. Bethel Woods, 200 Hurd Road, Bethel, NY. ADMS: TBA. Info: (866) 781-2922. www.bethelwoodscenter.org August 28-September 2 (Tues.-Sun.) Theater: “Barefoot in the Park,” presented by Forestburgh Playhouse, 39 Forestburgh Road, Forestburgh, NY. ADMS: $35. Info: 794-1194. September 1-October 7 Fourth Exhibition (5 weeks) Work by Gregory Davis, Chip Forelli & Kit Sailer. Gallery Hours: Thurs. Sat. 116pm, Sun. 11-3pm. Catskill Art Society, 48 Main Street, Livingston Manor, NY 12758. Info: 845-436-4227 September 7-29 (Friday - Saturday) Exhibit: “Robin Dintiman,” paintings and installation, sponsored by DVAA, Alliance Gallery, Delaware Arts Center, 37 Main Street, Narrowsburg, NY. Gallery hours: Tues.- Sat., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.. ADMS: Free. Info: 252-7576 or Opening reception: Friday, September 7, 7 p.m.-9 p.m. www.ArtsAllianceSite.org
September 8 (Saturday) Southside Johnny & The Poor Fools Event Gallery, 8:00 p.m. Bethel Woods, 200 Hurd Road, Bethel, NY. ADMS: TBA. Info: (866) 781-2922. www.bethelwoodscenter.org September 14-16 • Big Eddy Film Festival Friday, Sept. 14: Red Carpet event, feature film; Saturday, 10 a.m. - midnight screenings at Tusten Theatre and other venues; Sunday, niche and specialty events. Various Locations Narrowsburg, NY. Info: 252-7576 September 15 (Saturday) The Fresh Beat Band. Pavilion Stage, 2:30 p.m. Bethel Woods, 200 Hurd Road, Bethel, NY. ADMS: TBA. Info: (866) 781-2922. www.bethelwoodscenter.org September 21-30 (Friday - Sunday) Theater: “Almost Maine,” produced and presented by the Sullivan County Dramatic Workshop. Rivoli Theatre, 437 Route 42, South Fallsburg, NY. Info: 436-5336, 434-7232 or scdw.net. September 22 (Saturday) Parker Quartet, Generous support provided by Barbara Martinsons and Larry Boutis, Event Gallery, 7:30 p.m. Bethel Woods, 200 Hurd Road, Bethel, NY. ADMS: TBA. Info: (866) 781-2922. www.bethelwoodscenter.org October 5-27 (Friday - Saturday) Exhibit: “Elise Freda,” oil, wax acrylic paintings by Elise Freda, sponsored by DVAA, Alliance Gallery, Delaware Arts Center, 37 Main Street, Narrowsburg, NY. Gallery hours: Tues.-Sat., 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. ADMS: Free. Info: 252-7576 or www.ArtsAllianceSite.org October 13-November 18 Fifth Exhibition (5 weeks) Exhibition for 8 printmakers, guest curated by Joan O’Connor. Gallery Hours: Thurs. Sat. 11-6 p.m., Sun. 11-3pm. Catskill Art Society, 48 Main Street, Livingston Manor, NY 12758. Info: 845-436-4227 October 12-21 (Friday - Sunday) Theater: “39 Steps,” produced and presented by the Sullivan County Dramatic Workshop, p.m., Rivoli Theatre, 437 Route 42, South Fallsburg, NY. Info: 436-5336 or scdw.net. October 27 (Sunday) Theater: “An Evening of Stand-Up Comedy,” produced and presented by the Sullivan County Dramatic Workshop, p.m., Rivoli Theatre, 437 Route 42, South Fallsburg, NY. Info: 436-5336, 434-7232 or scdw.net. November 17-December 22 (Friday Saturday) Exhibit: “Art in Sixes,” mixed media and small works, sponsored by DVAA, Alliance Gallery, Delaware Arts Center, 37 Main Street, Narrowsburg, NY. Gallery hours: Tues.- Sat., 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.. ADMS: Free. Info: 252-7576. www.ArtsAllianceSite.org November 24 - December 23 Winter Members Show & Holiday Fair Gallery Hours: Thurs. - Sat. 11-6 p.m., Sun. 11-3 p.m. CAS Arts Center, 48 Main Street, Livingston Manor, NY. Info: 436-4227.
MUSEUMS The Museum at Bethel Woods The Story of the Sixties and Woodstock. Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Woodstock, 1969-2009. Plan to spend at least two hours to enjoy the captivating multimedia experience that combines film and interactive displays, text panels and artifacts to explore the unique experience of the Woodstock festival and the 1960s, a time of cultural transformation. Open daily through September 7: 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, 200 Hurd Road, Bethel, NY 12720. Info: 1-866-781-2922. For other times please call. w w w.bethelwoodscenter.org. Sullivan County Museum & Sullivan County Historical Society The Museum, Historical Society exhibits and archives are located in the historic 1912 Hurleyville School House. This is the premier spot in the county to not only learn about the fascinating history of the area but explore your own personal history as well. The Society maintains both permanent and changing exhibits of historical interest. In addition to newspapers and census records on microfilm, the archives contain marriage and death records, newspaper clippings, family histories, obituaries, maps and much more. Also housed in or associated with the Museum are the Frederick A. Cook Society exhibit and archives and the Sullivan County Dramatic Workshop. The museum is open YR, Tues-Sat 10am-4:30pm & Sun 1-4:30 p.m. The Historical Society archives are open YR, Wed 10 a.m.-4 p.m. or by appointment. 265 Main St., Hurleyville, NY. Tel: 845-434-8044. Catskill Art Society The Catskill Arts Center cultivates public interest and participation in the arts through exhibitions, classes and events. Open YR; Fri-Sat 11 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sun 11 a.m.-3 p.m. or by appointment. 48 Main St., Livingston Manor, NY. Tel: 845-436-4227. Catskill Fly Fishing Center & Museum Museum, gift shop and education center on 53 acres bordering the Willowemoc River. Committed to preserving the past, protecting the present, and promoting the future of fly fishing. Birthplace of American fly fishing. Open YR daily Apr.-Oct. 10-4 p.m. and Nov.-March Tuesday-Friday 10-1 p.m. and Saturdays 10-4 p.m.. 1031 Old Rt. 17, Livingston Manor, NY. Tel: 845-439-4810. Delaware Arts Center Located in the historic Arlington Hotel, the center hosts year round exhibits of contemporary art, readings by local authors, recitals digital media, and special events. It is also the headquarters for Delaware Valley Arts Alliance, the arts council for Sullivan County. Open Jan-Dec (closed Dec 24-Jan 15); Tues-Fri 9 a.m.-5 p.m. & Sat 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 37 Main St., Narrowsburg, NY. Tel: 845-252-7576.
Frederick A. Cook Society exhibit and archives at Sullivan County Museum & Historical Society. Photo courtesy of Sullivan County Historical Society. Fort Delaware A living history museum depicting frontier life of a stockade settlement. A tour of the settlement includes cabin life, blacksmith, candle making, cooking, a cannon demo and other daily life activities of early settlers. Also available on site are a picnic pavilion, restrooms, and a gift shop. Open Memorial Day Weekend-Labor Day; Fri., Sat. & Mon. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun. noon-5 p.m. 6615 State Rte. 97, Narrowsburg, NY. Tel: 845-252-6660 or 845-794-3000 ext. 5002. Liberty Museum & Arts Center A renovated historic building housing collections and exhibits of items of historical interest. Art classes, lectures,, cultural & children’s programs. 46 South Main Street, Liberty. Info: 292-2394 Ten Mile River Scout Museum Museum dedicated to preserving the history and artifacts of the Ten Mile River Scout Camps, the largest Boy Scout council camp in the U.S. Extensive memorabilia display includes patches and neckerchiefs, variety of scout uniforms, maps, literature, camp and s t a ff photos. Video collection includes narrated color slide shows, camp documentaries, home movies, interviews with former campers and staffers. Mini-theater seats 15-20. Local history exhibits and library on history of NYC scouting and scout camps. Open July-Aug., Tues.-Sun. call for hours. By appointment rest of year. 1481 County Road 26, Narrowsburg, NY. Tel: 845-252-3775. Roscoe O&W Railway Museum The museum complex consists of the museum building, a refurbished caboose with original train order signal, and the Watchman's Shanties. View railroad, scale model railroad, and local history exhibits as well as rotating exhibits and events. Open weekends Memorial Day-Columbus Day weekends, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. 7 Railroad Ave., Roscoe, NY. Tel: 607-498-434.
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WRITTEN BY ANNE HART
ASPARAGUS The Vegetable of Kings
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he first local asparagus (Asparagus officinalis) is a welcome harbinger of spring, more appealing to many than Ramps (Allium tricoccum) and other perennial vegetables, whose illustrious company in our region includes Indian Hyacinth (Camassia quamash), Daylily (Hemerocallis), Sheep Sorrel (Rumex acetosella ) as well as the notorious Sunchoke (Helianthus tuberose) and ever-present Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale). Asparagus wins our hearts and stomachs like none of these other perennials. Relatively easy to grow, the asparagus can give a home gardener many years of pleasure and pounds of produce. Native to Western Asia, North Africa and Europe, asparagus has been cultivated since antiquity. According to foodhistory.com, Greeks and Romans ate it fresh in season and dried it for winter use, prizing it for its delicate flavor and diuretic properties. In the Alps, Romans developed methods of freezing it. The Emperor Augustus coined the phrase ‘velocius quam asparagi conquantur’, meaning to do something faster than you can cook asparagus. Asparagus gained popularity in Europe, with King Louis XVI of France leading the way. His gardeners grew it year round in hothouses and the tips, or ‘points d’amour’ were reportedly served to Madame de Pompadour. By the 1850’s asparagus had made its way to the new world. Asparagus is delicious simply steamed, grilled, baked or sautéed. It’s good for us as well. Containing beta-carotene, lutein and zeaxanthin, it is an excellent source of anti-oxidants. It is a source of folate, potassium, vitamin C and fiber. The infamous “asparagus pee”, was first written about in the 1700’s and extolled by Marcel Proust in 1913 when he wrote that it "transforms my chamber-pot into a flask of perfume.” According to webmd.com, researchers believe that the sulfurous amino acids in asparagus break down during digestion, creating the distinctive smell. Interestingly, only about 25% of us have the gene which allows us to smell the compound. Open-pollinated heirloom varieties like Mary and Martha Washington are dioecious, producing male and female flowers on separate plants. Female plants produce seed, which is a pretty red color and beautiful in arrangements. The seed is prolific, creating the potential for overcrowding in asparagus beds. The energy the plant spends on seed creation decreases the yields on these plants. Twenty or so years ago, Rutgers University got involved in asparagus breeding and Jersey has reigned supreme in the asparagus world ever since. Poor old Mary and Martha.
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Jersey Centennial is an older hybrid with half male and half female plants, patented in 1979. It has a tolerance to both root and crown rot (Fusarium oxysporium & F. moniliforme) as well as resistance to rust. Following in its footsteps bearing greater yields and higher resistance are the increasingly male varieties Jersey Knight, Jersey Giant, Jersey Prince and Jersey Supreme. Sweet Purple and Purple Passion, other 50/50 hybrids with greater sugar content, are for those interested in a sweeter, more tender taste. They originated in Italy and are good for use in salads. California and Canada also have breeding programs, but those plants are for different climates than ours. Jersey rules the East Coast. And now SuperMale enters the arena. (Jersey Knight says to Jersey Centennial and Jersey Giant –“Uh, oh, here comes Super Male. We’re done for just like Mary and Martha Washington.”) The listing in the Miller Nurseries catalog reads like a rave review of a Broadway Show – “The only variety certified 80-85% male. Reduces seeds and volunteers to a minimum. Yields two to five times more spears than other varieties! … Test plantings …have proven SuperMale so superior to other asparagus it almost defies comparison. This asparagus resists rust, root/crown rot and fusarium. It lives almost forever. It is early, extremely vigorous and produces tender green spears, inch and larger in diameter. Succulent spears of Rutgers-developed and patented SuperMale grow in such abundance they out-produce other varieties as much as 248% to 500%. That’s a five fold increase. Yields like that reduce the space you need for all the gourmet-quality asparagus you’ll ever want.” Wow. Poor old Mary and Martha. Even if you aren’t bowled over by the attributes of SuperMale, the merits of your own asparagus bed are well worth the time it takes to establish the plantings. Choose a good location, keeping in mind that this bed is “forever” in the scheme of things. Weeds can be a real problem, so prepare the bed carefully and eliminate all weeds and weed seeds before you plant. Asparagus likes full sun, deep, rich well drained soil high in organic matter with a moderate pH (6.5 – 7.5). If you are planting multiple rows, they should be about five feet apart to allow free movement of air. Remember that the plants grow tall, so don’t plant where they will shade other vegetables or flowers in the garden. When the days begin to warm in early to late spring, create a series of trenches, about 6 – 8 inches deep. Spread some finished compost in the bottom, and plant the crowns on a small mound of compost 12 – 20” apart, about six inches down. Deeper planting will reduce yields. Cover with a few inches of soil and create
Chilled Asparagus Soup with Pancetta 4 cups fresh chicken stock (sub. vegetable stock) 2 tbsp. good quality olive oil 2 medium sized leeks (white part only), split, wash, slice crossways 1/4 cup Idaho potatoes, peeled & cut into 1/2 inch cubes 1 lb. Asparagus. 1/2 inch slice, discard bottoms 2 sprigs fresh thyme only. Salt & black pepper Pancetta, sliced thin and julienned 1/2 cup creme Fraiche (sub. sour cream or goat cheese)
weeks. My last spring in college was spent harvesting asparagus at a farm in Hadley, MA. Crouching low and carefully snapping spears for many hours a day made me run for the couch in the library and any good text book. Homework never looked better. Snapping the spears off is the recommended method, because you are harvesting only the “useable” part of the asparagus, leaving less work at cooking time. Using a knife may be more efficient, but you can spread disease and cut off emerging spears as well. Asparagus is perishable, so harvest early in the day and refrigerate in a damp paper towel or dishcloth. You can also store them upright in a bowl with a little water at the bottom. To preserve asparagus, dry or can them, or, easiest of all, blanch quickly and freeze. Anne Hart is co-owner of Domesticities and The Cutting Garden in Youngsville, NY.
In a heavy 4 qt. pot add olive oil and pancetta over medium heat until pancetta becomes crisp. Transfer pancetta (leaving oil in pan) to a plate with paper towel to drain. Place pot back over medium heat and add the leeks. Cook leeks until tender then add the chicken stock, potato and thyme. Bring to simmer and when potato becomes tender add the asparagus. Cook until asparagus is tender but is still bright green. Remove from heat and transfer to a bowl over ice. When soup is cool, remove the thyme and puree in blender until smooth. Season with salt and pepper and garnish with pancetta and creme fraiche.
mounds to collect drainage. Water, watch for and remove any weeds and cover with a few inches of soil and compost every week or so until level with the surrounding ground. The patience you’ve learned as a gardener now comes into play. For the first year, watch carefully for weeds and allow the ferns to grow and flourish. They feed the crowns and roots which result in good yields the second year out. Keep an eye out for asparagus beetles (crioceris asparagi), which will munch on shoots and ferns. Mulch with hay or leaf mulch in mid summer, and when the ferns die back in the fall, cut them back and destroy them. This will help to keep down the emergence of asparagus beetles, which will overwinter in the debris. Add compost or aged manure in the fall, and then again the next spring. The second year will bring strong, healthy plants, and if the plants were tall and lush the first year, you may harvest spears for about two weeks. To help control asparagus beetle, you can cover with row cover until after harvest, but only if you are sure that they didn’t over winter in the soil. If you see them, hand-pick them or spray with pyrethrin as a very last resort. Harvest at 5 – 9 inches tall. When the tips begin to spread or “fern out,” the harvest is over. If the spears are spindly at all, don’t harvest, but wait another year, nourishing the plants and being vigilant about weeds, insects and disease. Apply compost or aged manure after harvesting stops. Healthy, weed free soil is key to a healthy plant. Cut back dead ferns in the fall and feed again. Year three should bring a full harvest lasting up to eight
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International Flavors of Jeffersonville
By Sonja Hedlund
Photo by Robin Cheung
❖ Albany has the Empire State Plaza. Coney Island has Nathan’s hot dogs. Jeffersonville has food from around the world. We just haven’t put all these international restaurants together in our minds. Now is the time to do it! To promote Jeffersonville’s Main Street as the county’s center for international cuisine. To support local businesses owned by our neighbors who live here and hire local people. ❖ Six food traditions are offered in the village, circling the globe from the Far East to South America, with stops in between. Starting by the post office and continuing to Center Street, Jeffersonville has something for every hungry palette. ❖ Brandenburg Pastry Bakery owned by Errol and Sarah Flynn opened in 2011. The shop has a distinctive European feel to it. Puff pastry is made from scratch and traditional German and European recipes are carefully followed. Specialties include chocolate raspberry mousse cake, apple strudel, crumb cake, pretzels and several gluten free sweets like chocolate brownies. The owners take special orders and also sell year around at the Callicoon Farmers’ Market. ❖ Bo Loon City has been open for business since 1988. Henry Yewung has managed the restaurant since its opening. He is a man of many talents – business savvy and a great cook. The menu includes four styles of Chinese food: Szechuan, Hunan, Mandarin and Cantonese. It is both eat in and take out. Probably every household in the village has eaten their food: General Tso’s chicken, beef with broccoli, shrimp with garlic sauce, hot and sour soup. No doubt it is the combination of tasty food and quick service available every day of the week that draws loyal customers. ❖ Ted’s Restaurant is the oldest in the village. It was established in the mid 1940s. Since 1985, it has been owned by Gus (Ekren) and Sabahat Kabakci. They met the previous Greek owner by chance at the racetrack, bought the restaurant and decided to keep the name. Gus and Sabahat just changed the interior décor. Warm inviting walls, artwork, new tables and chairs have been added. The menu offers all the standards: pancakes, bacon and eggs,
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hamburgers and fries, baked chicken and prime rib. Special treats are the Greek and Turkish items: the shepherd’s salad, kabobs, grilled carrots with yogurt, and starters like tamara salata and humus. ❖ Along with Ted’s the Italian restaurant next door is another village landmark. Michael and Angelo D’Abbraccio own Michaelangelo’s. A bright mural of a scene in Venice greets you as you enter. Specials are listed, changing every day: veal parmigiana, cheese calzone, tortellini. There are more the 20 pizzas listed on the menu, from anchovies to zucchini, all made to order. Lots of hot and cold sandwiches, appetizers and seafood, too. A spacious dining room is just right for a meeting or family gathering. ❖ At Samba Cafe and Inn across the street, owners Tim and Andrea Cochran blend Brazilian homestyle dishes and French cooking talents: black bean soup, puffed pastry empanadas, meatballs over polenta, frittatas and even chicken potpies. There is a special weekend brunch menu to be enjoyed outdoors or inside where the decor is reminisant of the 1950s. Tim and Andrea host private parties and meetings serving a Brazilian buffet of both meat and vegetarian dishes. Traditional Brazilian cheese bread is now being made on site for sale at local markets and in New York City. ❖ The Brooklyn Delicatessen next door has a new owner, Mark Satanousky. True to its name, the Deli serves early morning breakfasts made to order. Lunch is time for burgers, and a great variety of sandwiches, wraps and salads. For those wanting something more unusual, Mark makes stuffed cabbage, chopped chicken liver and beet salad. His ricotta pancakes are unique to the village. All these specialties follow traditional Russian recipes. ❖ That’s six restaurants – 7 different food traditions. Only missing is Sweet Basil’s, where delicious Thai food was served for several months to welcome guests in the dining room of Mullally’s Pub. Sweet and tangy curries were their specialty. We hope they will soon have a new home in our international village.
❖ So…how to put all this together? The Slow Food movement in Italy has championed events to entice people to expand their taste buds to new directions. In Jeffersonville, the Thursday late afternoon Farmers’ Market could be mated to international cuisine. Perhaps focus on a couple of the international restaurants each week or several once a month– each serving a low cost plate of ‘street food’ eaten outside. Include live music (balalaika), perhaps a bit of street dancing (bossa nova for beginners). Wouldn’t that be a great way to spend an evening in Jeffersonville in the summer? Sonja lives in Callicoon Center on her farm, Apple Pond Farm & Renewable Energy Educational Center.
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Sullivan County was named after General John Sullivan, a Revolutionary War Hero.
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COLLECTING CATSKILL SOUVENIRS
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WRITTEN BY GINNY BROWN DAVIS PHOTOS BY SARAH S. DAVIS
t seems that I have always enjoyed collecting objects. Years ago, I collected antique bottles. My collection included early versions of Mason jars and bottles that once contained Lydia Pinkham’s patent medicine preparation, old pine tar liniment, and salve that promised to treat horse ailments. Some most treasured bottles were discovered while digging in old dumps, an activity that is truly fun to do. As time passed, my collecting focus changed. I began collecting rabbit figurines. I developed a particular fondness for acquiring images of Peter Rabbit, a character from the books written by Beatrix Potter. My collection of rabbits now numbers in the dozens. These days, I am busy collecting new objects, Catskills souvenirs. I collect these mementos because they remind me of home, the communities of Kenoza Lake and Jeffersonville. The first item that I collected was a reproduction print that humorously advertises the Catskill Mountains. The print depicts a special group of tourists—cats riding in touring cars. An image of a mountain appears in the background and the cats in the cars hold balloons in their paws. These balloons have letters emblazoned on them so together, they form the words “Catskill Mountains.” After discovering this print for sale on the website Art.com, I wondered what other souvenirs I might find. Little did I know what treasures I would uncover as I began my search. One of the easiest antique souvenir items to collect is a postcard. Many were produced years ago and judging by the various online websites that focus on selling these popular souvenirs, they are still available for second-hand purchase. It is easy to find cards from a particular locale like Kenoza Lake, Jeffersonville, even the tiny hamlet of Fosterdale. Prices vary from a couple of dollars to $20 or more. Cards often feature photos of prominent landmarks like a town’s churches, its hotels, or even the Stone Arch Bridge in Kenoza Lake. I have also seen for sale postcards that depict popular activities associated with a town, like parties held in Jeffersonville’s Union Park, (a former public gathering space), or Coaching Day--a popular parade event held during the summer in Jeffersonville. Two of my most prized post cards feature cats. They promote the Catskill Mountains much as the print does that features the cats riding in the touring cars. Each of these post cards features a cat wearing clothing. The male cat “Mr. Catskill” is wearing what appears to be a Tyrolean hat, commonly worn by men in the Alps. Perhaps he is dressed in this style to suggest a connection to a mountainous area. The “Mrs. Catskill” postcard features a cat wearing a fancy hat and necklace. I’ve had these postcards professionally framed and they are displayed together in my home. They provide me with a kitschy reminder of the Catskills. Last year I purchased a postcard of the Cold Spring Farm House located in Youngsville. The message on the card reads “Some big trout here. Fred.” According to the post office mark visible on the back of the postcard, it was mailed on August 16, 1905, from Youngsville. As many of us know, Western Sullivan County is a draw for anglers because of the plentiful fish in our fine streams and lakes. The image on the card so much resembled the house of my friends, Jill and Pat Welsh, who own Oak Ridge Farm in Youngsville, that I bought it and sent it to them as a surprise gift. But I was mistaken. According to Jill, the l a rge and similar looking farm house on the Welsh’s homestead is not the same house. Perhaps a reader will be able to identify the correct location of the Cold Spring Farm House in Youngsville from this post card image. In addition to antique postcards depicting the local area, one can purchase postcards that are produced today to commemorate the region. Jeffersonville’s Echo Letterpress prints several post cards. These cards contain the names of some of the communities in the Western Sullivan County region and the Catskills.
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Through my collecting efforts, I’ve discovered other art forms that were produced as souvenirs. The first, a ceramic demitasse-sized cup and saucer set features the words “Souvenir of Kenoza Lake” on its side. The cup and saucer were made in Germany, according to the marking that appears on the bottom of the cup. The second item, a ceramic “pin tray,” features a scene of the community of Kenoza Lake from the early 1900s. The Fern Hotel, Fulton Hill Road, and other landmarks still in existence are visible in the image on the tray’s top surface. It also was made in Germany and contains the name “Charles F. Starck, Callicoon, New York. Mr. Starck operated a store in Callicoon in the late 1800s and early 1900s. These two items are rather fanciful, and perhaps they were designed with a woman in mind who might be inclined to purchase them as a remembrance of her visit to Kenoza Lake. A few months ago, I spotted a similar small ceramic wheelbarrow up for auction on Ebay. It too was made in Germany and was “imported expressly by W. Becker, Ph.G., Jeffersonville, New York.” On the wheelbarrow’s side is a sketch of the Mill Pond in Jeffersonville. Swiss Hill is visible on the right side of the image. This item resembles the style of the Kenoza Lake pin tray, because it contains a rather detailed illustration placed on a white ceramic piece. I chose to bid on this item because the pond is located across the road from the childhood home of my grandmother, Margaret Wilfert Brown. The Wilfert Farm is currently owned by long-time Jeffersonville resident, Eugene Doetsch. The pond would have been a familiar sight for my grandmother and her family because of their property’s proximity to the Mill Pond. My winning bid of approximately $10 resulted in the acquisition of this special knick knack. One of Kenoza Lake’s former landmarks was its “Bear Tree,” and I am happy to report that my collection includes two post cards of this natural wonder. This tree grew in the woods that line the south side of Jaketown Road, located a mile east of Kenoza Lake and just beyond the location of Hust Pond. The tree was long gone by the 1960s and 70s, my childhood days in Kenoza Lake, but its name lived on because the local hunting club that my father and grandfather belonged to was named the Bear Tree Hunting Club. As a child, I wondered what this tree must have looked like so I was thrilled when I saw a post card containing an image of it for sale on a collectibles website. Finally, I was able to view an image of this special tree and I didn’t hesitate to purchase a post card of it. Later, I discovered another Bear Tree item for sale on Ebay and I bought it. It’s also a postcard but this image shows a man gazing at the bear tree with a camera in his hand. I acquired this souvenir because it demonstrates to me that this tree drew curiosity seekers to the neighborhood to view an oddity in nature.
As much fun as it is collecting souvenirs, it’s also enjoyable to share them with others who enjoy visiting Western Sullivan County. Remember my earlier mention of purchasing two post cards of Kenoza Lake’s Bear Tree? Well one of these post cards is no longer in my collection because I used it, along with another post card that depicts cows standing at the shoreline of Kenoza Lake to create a collage of Kenoza Lake images. I creat-
ed this message to accompany the special arrangement of these antique postcards: “Come Visit Kenoza Lake!--The Best in Hunting, Fishing, Family, & Friends.” These local attributes continue to draw visitors like my son Gordon to this area. I created a souvenir for him because he hunts on the land that was once part of the Bear Tree Hunting Club, goes fishing in the area lakes and ponds each summer, and enjoys visiting his family and friends who live in the community of Kenoza Lake. The Jeffersonville branch of the Western Sullivan library will feature a display of the souvenirs mentioned in this article in July and August. The library is located at 19 Center Street in the Village of Jeffersonville. For information about the library’s hours of operation, visit www.wsplonline.org/index.php Feature writer Ginny Brown Davis (left) of Swarthmore, Pennsylvania considers the communities of Kenoza Lake and Jeffersonville her home town. She returns "home" several times each year to visit her parents, Robert and Marguerite Brown, and other family members who live in this area. Ginny's daughter, Sarah Davis (right), served as the digital photographer for this article. Unlike her mother, Sarah does not collect Catskill souvenirs, but she collects books, instead.
If you would like to begin collecting antique and present-day Catskills souvenirs, consider shopping at these area stores: Bridgewater Mercantile, Jeffersonville Country Bum’kin Antiques, Mongaup Valley Domesticities &The Cutting Garden, Youngsville Echo Letter Press, Jeffersonville The North Branch Inn’s Antique Gallery, North Branch The Towne Gift Shop, Jeffersonville For more information about Catskill postcards see these reference works: The Catskills in Vintage Postcards by Irwin Richman. Arcadia Publishing. 1999. Sullivan County Borscht Belt by Irwin Richman. Arcadia Publishing. 2001.
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BridgeWater Mercantile Custom crafted country farmtables & furniture, large variety of housewares, antiques, collectables, vintage silver & crystal, bedding, handcrafted jewelry, Chamba Ware and gifts.
4917 Main Street (State Route 52) Jeffersonville, NY 12748 Phone: (845) 482-4044 www.bridgewatermercantile.com Like us on Facebook! bwmercantile@aol.com Catskill Country Ceramics Greenware, bisque, gifts, lessons and supplies, Mia Bella Candles.
Echo Letterpress Greeting cards, stationery, invitations, announcements, graphic design.
4849 Main Street (State Route 52) Jeffersonville, NY 12748 Phone: (845) 482-4900 www.echoletterpress.com www.facebook.com/EchoLetterpress info@echoletterpress.com The Enchanted Florist Beautiful flowers for all occasions and mylar balloons
4852 Main Street (State Route 52) Jeffersonville, NY 12748 Phone: (845) 482-3651 catskilcntry@aol.com See ad page 54
4889 Main Street (State Route 52) Jeffersonville, NY 12748 Phone: (845) 482-4700 www.thenchantedflorist.com Like us on Facebook! thenchantedflorist@gmail.com See ad page 38
The Clothes Line
Global Home
Women’s Fashions - clothes, jewelry, bags, shoes, gowns for proms, weddings and special events. Petite, misses and plus sizes.
4882 Main Street (State Route 52) Jeffersonville NY 12748 Phone/Fax: (845) 482-2175 www.theclotheslineny.com www.facebook.com/TheClothesLineNY See ad page 35 Domesticities & The Cutting Garden Antiques, home, garden and gift. Flowers - Cut your own flowers.
4055 State Route 52 Youngsville, NY 12791 Phone: (845) 482-3333 www.thecuttinggarden.org Like us on Facebook! cuttinggarden@hotmail.com See ad page 31
Furniture, vintage & antique finds, home decor, flooring, wallpaper, fabric, art, gifts, fragrance, jewelry, toys, books, interior consultation and decoration services.
4929 Main Street (State Route 52) Jeffersonville, NY 12748 Phone: (845) 482-3652 www.globalhomeny.com Like us on Facebook! info@globalhomeny.com See ad page 13 Katelyn's Kreations Gifts and Earth Friendly Products~ organic clothing, local honey, chocolate, soaps, palm wax candles, pet shampoo’s, pet toys, jewelry, greeting cards and paper, recycled hand sewn purses and wallets.
Earthgirl Pottery & Vintage Closet
15 Sullivan Street - Suite 8 Liberty, NY 12754 Phone: (845) 747-9333 katelyns.kreations@yahoo.com See ad page 58
Fun & functional handmade pottery Vintage clothing & jewelry
Our Country Place
92 Bayer Road Callicoon Center, NY 12724 Phone: (845) 482-4976 www.earthgirlpottery.com www.facebook.com/EarthgirlPottery earthgirlpottery@gmail.com See ad page 23
Vintage and antique items, giftware and Americana, linens, kitchen tools, candles, home fragrances. Most inventory is American made. Coffee counter with fresh baked goods and snacks daily.
4008 State Route 52 Youngsville, NY 12791 Phone/Fax: (845) 482-4757 ourcountryplace2010@hotmail.com
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Peck's Market, Inc. Supermarket and deli
4897 Main Street (State Route 52) Jeffersonville, NY 12748 Phone: (845) 482-3800 www.pecksmarket.com csmith@pecksmarket.com See ad page 38 The Red Door Consignment Shoppe Ladies consignment clothes & accessories, casual wear to gowns, junior to plus sizes.
4910 Main Street (State Route 52) Jeffersonville, NY 12748 Phone: (845) 866-1807 Like us on Facebook! reddoorshoppe@hotmail.com See ad page 12 The Shoe Box Shoes for the entire family. Veggies, Joseph Allen, Rocky, Spring Step, Keen, Laura Ashley, Sloggers, Hush Puppies, Georgia Boot and more!
15 Sullivan Street - Store 4 Liberty, NY 12754 Phone: (845) 747-9229 Like us on Facebook! See ad page 58 The Towne Gift Shoppe Unique & affordable gifts, home decor, locally handcrafted pieces, books, toys, souvenirs, pet items and more!
4887 Main Street (State Route 52) Jeffersonville, NY 12748 Phone: (845) 482-4182 www.thetowngiftshoppe.com www.facebook.com/townegift jeffgiftshop@yahoo.com See ad page 26 The Trash Queen Store From the practical to sublimely unique, extraordinary vintage, antique, eclectic furniture, lighting, decorative collectables, glassware, jewelry and more!
Hills Country Inn Corner of Bethlehem & Gulf Roads Callicoon Center, NY 12724 Phone: (845) 866-3867 www.facebook.com/trashqueenstore trashqueenstore@aol.com See ad page 34
Villa Roma Country Club, Inc. Spectacular views of the golf course and the hills beyond through its surrounding walls of glass walls. Italian-American Cuisine. Wedding venue.
639 Cty Rd. 164 Callicoon, NY 12723 Phone: (845) 887-5080 or 1-800-533-6767 www.villaroma.com www.facebook.com/villaromacatskills See ad backcover
Brandenburg Pastry Barn Fine desserts, custom-order cakes, fresh baked breads, morning pastries and authentic German heirloom recipes.
4923 Main Street (State Route 52) Jeffersonville, NY 12748 Phone: (845) 482-2537 www.pastry-barn.com www.facebook.com/BrandenburgPastry sarah@pastry-barn.com See ad page 17 BoLoon City Chinese Food: Szechuan, Hunan, Mandarin and Cantonese
4908 Main Street (State Route 52) Jeffersonville, NY 12748 Phone: (845) 482-3312/3359 See ad page 26 Brooklyn Deli Homemade soups & salads, paninis, subs, wraps, hot sandwiches and desserts.
Michelangelo’s Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria Italian dishes, pizza, calzones and everyday specials. Banquet room with seating for pp to 90 people.
Welsh Cabin Restaurant and Bar Steaks, wings and pub food all fresh with special specials all the time.
4900 Main Street (State Route 52) Jeffersonville, NY 12748 Phone: (845) 482-3900 See ad page 9
495 Hessinger-Lare Road Youngsville, NY 12791 Phone: (845) 482-3802 Like us on Facebook! mwelsh24@netzero.com See ad page 56
Mullally's Pub and Liquor Store 4919 Main Street (State Route 52) Jeffersonville, NY 12748 Phone: (845) 482-5992 www.mullallyspub.com www.facebook.com/mullallypub See ad page 52
Yiasou Cafe Mediterranean and Greek
The Old North Branch Inn
4889 Main Street (State Route 52) Jeffersonville, NY 12748 Phone/Fax: (845) 482-4500 www.jeffbrooklyndeli.com Like us on Facebook! jeffbrooklyndeli@gmail.com Phone: (845) 482-4500 See ad page 35
A charming place to meet, an impeccable place to sleep and at times a delicious place to eat.
Just Desserts!
Samba Cafe
Ice Cream Stand
Mullally’s Restaurant & Pub 4919 Main Street (State Route 52) Jeffersonville, NY 12748 Phone: (845) 482-5992 www.mullallyspub.com www.facebook.com/mullallypub See ad page 52 Lanza's Country Inn Restaurant & Pub Offering clean, comfortable surroundings, friendly service and real good food.
839 Shandelee Road Livingston Manor, NY 12758 Phone: (845) 439-5070 www.lanzascountryinn.com dickl400@aol.com See ad page 23
869 North Branch-Hortonville Road North Branch, NY 12766 Phone: (845) 482-5925 Like us on Facebook! www.theoldnorthbranchinn.com See ad page 13
1980 State Route 52 Liberty, NY 12754 Phone: (845) 292-3152 www.yiasoucafe.com www.facebook.com/yiasoulucky yiasoucafe@yahoo.com See ad page 59
Cuisine is ingredient-driven, farm fresh and infused with latin flavors, celebrating simple, rustic, comfort foods. Open for brunch, lunch & dinner.
4893 Main Street (State Route 52) Jeffersonville, NY 12748 Phone: (845) 482-5900 www.sambacafeandinn.com Like us on Facebook! sambacafeandinn@hotmail.com See ad page 37 Ted's Restaurant American, Mediterranean and Turkish
4896 Main Street (State Route 52) Jeffersonville, NY 12748 Phone: (845) 482-4242 www.tedsrestaurant.net
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Fosterdale Motor Lodge Featuring large clean rooms with your choice of three different units. Less than 5 minutes to Bethel Woods. A Certified Green Facility & Wildlife Habitat.
1166 C.R. 114 Fosterdale, NY 12726 Phone: (845) 932-8538 www.fmlodge.com www.facebook.com/fmlodge info@fmlodge.com See ad page 34 Gosling Pond Bed & Breakfast Four spacious guest accommodations. Fully equipped kitchens, Wi-Fi, Flat Screen TV’s, Basic Cable, DVD Player’s. Wedding venue for both intimate and grand weddings.
142-144 Swiss Hill Road North 2 Kenoza Lake, NY 12750 Phone: (845) 482-3865 or 917-834-3922 www.goslingpond.com www.facebook.com/GoslingPond info@goslingpond.com Jeffersonian Bed & Breakfast Historic house built by the town doctor in 1922 with 5 guestrooms. Easy walking distance to shops and restaurants.
4858 Main Street (State Route 52) Jeffersonville, NY 12748 Phone: (845) 482-5947 www.jeffersonianbandb.com
Samba Inn The Kohler House Bed & Breakfast Victorian with authentic period architecture. Located right in the heart of Jeffersonville. Walk to village shops and restaurants.
Located in the center of Village. Walk to shops and restaurants. Guest rooms are nicely furnished with kitchenette's, A/C, TV and WiFi (in Cafe)
18 Terrace Avenue Jeffersonville, NY 12748 Phone: (845) 482-9091 Cell: (845) 707-2792 bsallees@yahoo.com See ad page 10
4893 Main Street (State Route 52) Jeffersonville, NY 12748 Phone: (845) 482-5900 www.sambacafeandinn.com Like us on Facebook! sambacafeandinn@hotmail.com See ad page 37
Lanza's Country Inn Restaurant & Pub
Stone Wall Acres Bed & Breakfast
Offering comfortable rooms with antique furnishings. Full served breakfasts in our greenhouse dining area and convenience to all our area has to offer.
839 Shandelee Road Livingston Manor, NY 12758 Phone: (845) 439-5070 www.lanzascountryinn.com dickl400@aol.com See ad page 23 The Old North Branch Inn Beautifully restored Inn with guestrooms designed to anticipate your every need, each with a spacious private bath.
869 North Branch-Hortonville Road North Branch, NY 12766 Phone: (845) 482-5925 www.theoldnorthbranchinn.com Like us on Facebook! See ad page 13
Enjoy your stay in our large and private carriage house accommodations furnished with 19th century antiques.
142 Eagin Road Youngsville, NY 12791 Phone: (845) 482-4390 Cell: (845) 701-2791 www.stonewallacresbandb.com stonewallacres@fcc.net See ad page 26 Sunrise House Bed & Breakfast Restored 1875 farmhouse with fabulous views. Four guestrooms with private baths on premises. Enjoy our heated in-ground pool and gameroom.
193 Jeff-North Branch Road Jeffersonville, NY 12748 Phone: (845) 482-3778 www.sunrisehousebandb.com reservations@sunrisehousebandb.com See ad page 17 Villa Roma Resort Resort and conference center. Pools to spa services, tennis to golf, dance halls to bowling, we have it all.
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Abello
639 Cty Rd. 164 Callicoon, NY 12723 Phone: (845) 887-5080 or 1-800-533-6767 www.villaroma.com www.facebook.com/villaromacatskills See ad page back cover
Apple Pond Farm & Renewable Energy Educational Center Farm Tours, Renewable Energy
80 Hahn Road Callicoon Center NY 12724 Phone/Fax: (845) 482-4764 www.applepondfarm.com www.facebook.com/ApplePondFarm See ad page 55 Brey's Egg Farm Poultry Farm, Farm Fresh Eggs, Compost and Top Soil
607 Swiss Hill Road Jeffersonville, NY 12748 Phone: (845) 482-5464 See ad page 56 Bridle Hill Farm Riding Academy, Boarding, Stables, Lessons, Trail Riding
190 Hemmer Road Jeffersonville, NY 12748 Phone: (845) 482-3993 www.bridlehillfarm.com www.facebook.com/bridle.farm young@bridlehillfarm.com See ad page 7 Earthgirl Flowers Flower Arrangements from Earthgirl's Gardens for Weddings, Events & Parties
High Road Farm State of the Art Equine Facility, Boarding, Lessons for Trails
8 Eagin Road Youngsville, NY 12791 Phone: (845) 482-4706 www.highroadhorsefarm.com Like us on Facebook! info@highroadhorsefarm.com See ad page 34 Hilly Acres Farm Homegrown Naturally Raised Pork, Poultry & Beef
97 Sander Road Jeffersonville, NY 12748 Phone: (845) 482-4296 atmchahn@localnet.com See ad page 31 Imagine Alpacas! Alpaca Farm & Farmstore
132 E. Hill Road Jeffersonville, NY 12748 Phone: (845) 231-3315 info@imaginealpacas.com Like us on Facebook! www.imaginealpacas.com See ad page 37
92 Bayer Road Callicoon Center , NY 12724 Phone: (845) 482-4976 www.earthgirlflowers.com www.facebook.com/EarthgirlFlowers earthgirlpottery@gmail.com See ad page 23
Korwan's Garden Center
Everlasting Spring Garden Center LLC
Oak Ridge Farm, Inc.
Annuals, Perennials, Trees, Shrubs, Garden Amenities, Christmas Trees
3195 State Route 52 White Sulphur Springs, NY 12787 Phone: (845) 295-0856 www.esgardencenter.com Like us on Facebook! See ad page 32-33
Trees & Shrubs, Restorations, Crafts, Wood Carver, Carved Signs
148 Eggler Road Jeffersonville, NY 12748 Phone: (845) 482-3345 korwanfm@gmail.com See ad page 35 Boarding, Lessons, Therapeutic Riding, Trail Riding for Boarders
222 Hessinger-Lare Road Youngsville, NY 12791 Phone: (845) 482-4686 www.oakridgefarminc.com patwelj@netzero.net See ad page 52 Nature’s Reserve Alpacas Breeding & Sales, Heirloom Quality Fiber, Farmstore carrying yarn, fabric, felting, roving, rugs, scarves, Socks, Hats, Sweaters. Open by appointment only.
Rosehaven Alpacas Breeding and Sales, Alpaca Fabric, Country Store with Alpaca Products
540 County Route 164 Callicoon, NY 12723 Phone: (845) 887-6801 Cell: 914-953-2506 info@rosehavenalpacas.com www.rosehavenalpacas.com See ad page 17 Tonjes Dairy and Cheese Farm Dairy Farm & Cheeses– Mozzarella, Cultured Buttermilk, Ricotta, Fromage Blanc and Yogurt
188 Tonjes Road Callicoon, NY 12723 Phone: (845) 482-5971 See ad page 53 Vita's Farm & Garden Market Local Produce, Potted Plants, Crafts and Gifts
4789 State Route 52 Jeffersonville, NY 12748 Phone: (845) 482-5776 Like us on Facebook! veejeff1@aol.com Will-O-Wool Sheep Farm Registered Sheep Sales & Quality Meat, Hand Spun Yarn, Roving, Batting & Fleece, Wool Dryer Balls, Lanolin Products
153 Gabel Road Callicoon, NY 12723 Phone: (845) 887-6383 www.willowoolsheepfarm.com www.facebook.com/WillowoolFarm
408 River Road Callicoon, NY 12723 Phone: (845) 887-2012 www.naturesreservealpacas.com www.facebook.com/Naturesreservealpacas natures@hvc.rr.com See ad page 12 Jeffersonville
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Contractors TLC Construction General Contractor 77 Old Danzer Road Youngsville, NY 12791 Phone: (845) 482-4476 See ad page 52 R.J. Electric & Plumbing General Contracting, Electric, Plumbing, Carpentry, Roofing, Tiles, Septic Repair & Installation, Heating, Winterization, Generators
P.O.Box 333 Youngsville, NY 12791 Phone: (845) 482-5496 Cell: (845) 665-1598 rjelectricandplumbing@yahoo.com See ad page 35 Superior Plumbing & Heating Plumbing, Heating System Installation, Burner Service and Repair, Wet Core Drilling 15 Gempler Lane Jeffersonville, NY 12748 Ph./Fax: (845) 482-5622 superiorpandh@yahoo.com See ad page 54
Glass Keller Glass Specialty, Inc. Glass Specialist for Home, Auto, Table Tops, Mirrors, Plexiglass, Thermopane/ Tempered, Sandblast Art and Design. 5036 State Route 52 Jeffersonville, NY 12748 Phone: (845) 482-5792 See ad page 55
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Hardware/Lumber/ Home Improvement Jeffersonville Hardware, Inc. Plumbing & Electrical Supply, Paints, Tools, Pool Supplies, Small Appliances & Housewares, Glass/Screen Repair, Fishing Tackle, Knife Sharpening, Lawn & Garden Items, Canning Supplies, Equipment Rentals
4890 Main Street (State Route 52) Jeffersonville, NY 12748 Phone: (845) 482-5162 www.Jeffersonvillehardware.com www.facebook.com/JeffersonvilleHardwareInc See ad page 39 Kohler Lumber Lumber & Building Material, Pressure Treated & Cedar Products, Paints, Mason, Plumbing, Electrical, Varnishes, Owens Corning & BP Roofing, Carpet, Cabinetry, Owens Corning Blown-in Insulation, Floorcovering.
5023 & 5117 State Route 52 Jeffersonville, NY 12748 Phone: (845) 482-5290 See ad page 55
Hardware Manufacturing
Mullally’s Sales & Rentals John Deere, Stihl, Rental Equipment 4510 State Route 52 P.O. Box 633, Jeffersonville, NY 12748 Phone: (845) 482-5222
Landscaping Landscape by Design Snow Removal, Landscaping, Firewood, Trucking
Brian Freidenstine Hessinger-Lare Road Youngsville, NY 12791 Phone: (845) 482-4521 See ad page 24
Locksmith The Spare Key All Types of Keying. 24 Hour Service.
3019 State Route 17B Fosterdale, NY 12726 Phone: (845) 932-8212 www.sparekeyny.com sparekey1@hotmail.com See ad page 56
H. Pfanstiel Hardware Co., Inc.
Maintenance Services
Manufacturing of Decorative Brass Hardware for Door, Furniture, Bath and Cabinetry.
Trash Queen Enterprises, Inc.
5007 State Route 52 Jeffersonville, NY 12748 Phone: (845) 482-4445 Like us on Facebook!
Lawn & Garden Equipment Rental Mowers and More, Inc. Lawn and Garden Equipment, Sales and Service 3960 State Route 52 Youngsville, NY 12791 Phone: (845) 482-5800 mowersandmore@hvc.rr.com
Trash/Junk Removal, Recycling, Clean-outs, Property Management
P.O. Box 4 North Branch, NY 12766 Phone: (845) 866-DUMP (3867) kathy@trashq.com See ad page 34
Swimming Pools & Spas Clear-Rite Pools & Spas, Inc. Installation & Service, Residential and Commercial Pools, Custom Designed & Lap Pools, Weekly Maintenance
214 Hemmer Road Youngsville, NY 12791 Phone: (845) 482-4646 Fax: (845) 482-9051 www.clearritepools.com clearritepools@hvc.rr.com See ad page 24
Accountant Knack, Pavloff & Company, LLP 14 Sturgis Road Monticello, NY 12701 Phone: (845) 794-2200 Fax: (845) 794-2273 www.knackpavloff.com dknack@knackpavloff.com See ad page 52
Advertising Cindy Monahan Graphic Design Studio Graphic Design, Websites, Logos, Advertising, Brochures, Postcards, etc.
P.O. Box 151, Hortonville, NY 12745 Phone: (845) 887-6472 cmdesign@hvc.rr.com See ad page 53
ages Diamond Cut Im Nyssa Calkin of
Law Offices of William H. Chellis P.O. Box 624 Jeffersonville, NY 12748 Phone: (845) 482-3405 Fax: (845) 482-4106 www.chellislaw.com whchellis@chellislaw.com See ad page 12 Martin S. Miller, Esq. 10 St. John Street - Suite 101 Monticello, NY 12701 Phone: (845) 794-4440 Fax: (845) 482-1009 martin.s.miller@verizon.net See ad page 35
Weekend of Chamber Music, Inc. Chamber Music P.O. Box 304 Lake Huntington, NY 12752 Phone: (845) 932-8527 Phone: (718) 638-8962 www.WCMConcerts.org www.facebook.com/WCMconcerts info@WCMConcerts.org See ad page 11 The Eddie Adams Workshop Photo Journalist Workshop Jeff- North Branch Road P.O. Box 488 Jeffersonville, NY 12748 Phone: (845) 482-4112 www.eddieadamsworkshop.com Like us on Facebook! See ad page 4
Automotives
Artists, Music & Performing Arts
Shakelton Auto & Truck Parts 4547 State Route 52 Jeffersonville, NY 12748 Phone: (845) 482-5211 See ad page 59
4849 State Route 52 Jeffersonville, NY 12748 Phone: (845) 482-4900 www.echoletterpress.com Like us on Facebook! info@echoletterpress.com
Anne T. Maus Stained Glass Studio
Dick's Auto Sales, Inc.
Alterations
Earthgirl Pottery
Echo Letterpress Invitations for All Occasions, Graphic Design, Stationery
Peg Geisel's Sewing and Design Studio Alterations, Made to Order Fashions, Home Decor
541 Jeff-North Branch Road North Branch, NY 12776 Phone: (845) 482-4240 peg-geisel@hotmail.com See ad page 58
Attorneys Kenneth C. Klein 4880 Main Street (State Route 52) P.O. Box 600 Jeffersonville, NY 12748 Phone: (845) 482-5000 Phone: (845) 482-5002 See ad page 55
Custom Stained Glass
172 Villa Roma Road Callicoon, NY 12723 Phone: (845) 482-5699 annemaus@earthlink.net Handmade Gifts to Give or Keep
92 Bayer Road Callicoon Center, NY 12724 Phone: (845) 482-4976 OPEN STUDIO www.earthgirlpottery.com www.facebook.com/EarthgirlPottery earthgirlpottery@gmail.com See ad page 23 The Janice Center Art Classes, Instrumental Music, Instruction, Music Together, Dance
5296 State Route 52 Jeffersonville, NY 12748 Phone: (845) 482-3324 www.janicecenter.com Like us on Facebook! thejanicecenter@aol.com See ad page 24
23-1/2 Hour Towing, Used Car & Truck Sales, Full Repair & Service, NYS Inspection Station, Scorpion Sprayed on Truck Bed Liners
5065 State Route 52 Jeffersonville, NY 12748 Phone: (845) 482-4460 See ad page 6 Fosterdale Auto Sales/Rent-a-Car 1166 C.R. 114, Fosterdale, NY 12726 Phone: (845) 932-8538 www.fmlodge.com www.17bcars.com www.facebook.com/fmlodge info@fmlodge.com See ad page 34 Justus Tire & Alignment 4926 Main Street (State Route 52) Jeffersonville, NY 12748 Phone: (845) 482-4815 www.justusauto.com See ad page 39
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Banks
Hair Salons
Catskill Hudson Bank 4054 State Route 52 Youngsville, NY 12791 Phone: (866) 514-3657 www.catskillhudsonbank.com jbernas@catskillhudsonbank.com See ad page 24
"L" Magnifique Salon
The First National Bank of Jeffersonville 4866 State Route 52 Jeffersonville, NY 12748 Phone: (845) 482-4000 www.jeffbank.com rowens@jeffbank.com See ad page 5
Day Care/Preschool Little Stars Family Day Care & Preschool 12 Pammer Road Youngsville, NY 12791 Phone: (845) 482-4181 littlestarsfdc@earthlink.net www.littlestarsfdc.org See ad page 54
Financial Advisor/ Investment The TelescopicInvestor P.O. Box 176 White Sulphur Springs, NY 12787 Phone: (646) 397-8459 thetelescopicinvestor@earthlink.net
Full Service Salon– Color, Hi-lites, Perms, Pedicures, Manicures, Facial Waxing, Spray Tanning, Thermafuse and Sexy Products
4895 Main Street (State Route 52) Jeffersonville, NY 12748 Phone: (845) 482-3888 Like us on Facebook! See ad page 38 Mane Street Styles Hair Salon– Schwarzkopf Color, Color 10, Joico & Tressa Perms, Trendy Feather & Tinsel Crimped Hair Extensions, Sulfate-free Products, Rusk, Distributor of Melaleuca Products, Off-site Reiki
431 Bayer Road North Branch, NY 12766 Phone: (845) 482-3042 bethbrealtor@yahoo.com See ad page 54
Health and Fitness Catskill Mountain Massage Massage Therapy, Lymphedema Therapist, Shamanic Healer and Teacher
Cynthia Crisp, LMT, LLCC 4700 State Route 52 Jeffersonville, NY 12748 Phone: (845) 482-5521 Cell: 917-797-9834 www.catskillmountainspirit.com info@catskillmountainspirit.com See ad page 39 The Janice Center Zumba, Kidnastics and Karate
Flags The Spare Key All Types of Flags
3019 State Route 17B Fosterdale, NY 12726 Phone: (845) 932-8212 www.sparekeyny.com sparekey1@hotmail.com See ad page 56
Funeral Services Stewart-Murphy Funeral Home, Inc. 5068 State Route 52 Jeffersonville, NY 12748 Phone: (845) 482-4280 or (845) 887-4900
5296 State Route 52 Jeffersonville, NY 12748 Phone: (845) 482-3324 www.janicecenter.com Like us on Facebook! thejanicecenter@aol.com See ad page 24 Jefferson Pharmacy Pharmacy, Greeting Cards, Maybelline Products
4892 Main Street (State Route 52) Jeffersonville, NY 12748 Phone: (845) 482-5720 jeffpharm@yahoo.com See ad page 39 S.V. Shah M.D. Physician, Medical Practice
9 Terrace Avenue Jeffersonville, NY 12748 Phone: (845) 482-4171 See ad page 35
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Western Sullivan Wellness Massage Therapy, Acupunture and Reflexology. Nutrition, Medicinal Herbs, Massage and Birthing Workshops
4917 Main Street (State Route 52) Jeffersonville, NY 12748 Phone: (845) 482-5031 See ad page 56
Insurance Companies Callicoon Co-operative Insurance Company 15 Chapel Street Jeffersonville, NY 12748 Phone: (845) 482-5522 info@callicoonco-op.com See ad page 4 Crossroads Agency, Inc. 5013 State Route 52 Jeffersonville, NY 12748 Phone: (845) 482-3100 www.crossroadsagencyinc.com pro.insure@crossroadsagencyinc.com See ad page 39 Mike Preis, Inc. 4898 Main Street (State Route 52) Jeffersonville, NY 12748 Phone: (845) 482-5510 www.mikepreis.com insure@mikepreis.com See ad page 10
Media Radio & Newspapers WJFF Radio Catskill Educational Programming, News, Music, Public Affairs. Open House 2-4 p.m, 1st Saturday of Each Month. Nation's Only Hydropowered Radio Station.
4765 State Route 52 Jeffersonville, NY 12748 Phone: (845) 482-4141 www.wjffradio.org www.facebook.com/WJFFRadio wjff@wjffradio.org See ad page 59 The River Reporter 93 Erie Avenue Narrowsburg, NY 12764 Phone: (845) 252-3298 www.riverreporter.com Like us on Facebook! editor@riverreporter.com See ad page 52
Sullivan County Democrat Newspaper and Printer
Tattoos
5 Lower Main Street Callicoon, NY 12723 Phone: (845) 887-5200 www.sc-democrat.com Like us on Facebook! publisher@sc-democrat.com See ad page 58
Open Heart Skin Art
Real Estate
United States Postal Service
American Heritage Real Estate 4886 Main Street (State Route 52) Jeffersonville, NY 12748 Phone: (845) 482-5565 www.americanheritagerealestate.com See ad page 38
U.S.P.S. Jeffersonville Post Office 12748 P.O. Box 9998 4915 Main Street (State Route 52) Jeffersonville, NY 12748 Phone: (845) 482-4265 Karen.A.Davis2@usps.gov www.usps.com See ad page 53
Catskill Sales Associates, Inc. 4920 Main Street (State Route 52) Jeffersonville, NY 12748 Phone: (845) 482-3200 www.catskillsales.com Like us on Facebook! warren@catskillsales.com See ad page 53 Elliott & Pomeroy Real Estate 1924 Old Route 17 Roscoe, NY 12776 Phone: (845) 439-3990 www.elliott-pomeroy.com Like us on Facebook! Klimchok Real Estate Beth Bernitt Kathy McCormack Ass. Brokers Lic. in NY, PA 36 Lower Main, Callicoon, NY 12723 Phone: (845) 482-5475 or (845) 887-4444 www.klimchok.com bethbrealtor@yahoo.com kathlyn.mccormack@gmail.com
Storage Units Jeff Self Storage 5352 State Route 52 Jeffersonville, NY 12748 Phone: (845) 798-1280 jeffstorage@yahoo.com
Tattoo Studio
4887 E. Main Street (State Route 52) Jeffersonville, NY 12748 Phone: (845) 807-9261 www.facebook.com/OpenHeartSkinArt oridgion@gmail.com
Weddings Gosling Pond Bed & Breakfast Wedding Venue for Both Intimate and Grand Weddings. Wedding Event Planning Services.
142-144 Swiss Hill Road North 2 Kenoza Lake, NY 12750 Phone: (845) 482-3865 or 917-834-3922 www.goslingpond.com www.facebook.com/GoslingPond info@goslingpond.com The Club at Villa Roma Catering Hall
County Route 164 Callicoon, NY 12723 Phone: (845) 887-5080 www.villaroma.com See ad backcover Fosterdale Motor Lodge Tent Rentals for All Ocassions
1166 C.R. 114 Fosterdale, NY 12726 Phone: (845) 932-8538 Fax: (845) 932-7937 www.fmlodge.com info@fmlodge.com www.facebook.com/fmlodge See ad page 34 Earthgirl Flowers Flower Arrangements for Weddings, Events & Parties
92 Bayer Road Callicoon Center , NY 12724 Phone: (845) 482-4976 www.earthgirlflowers.com www.facebook.com/EarthgirlFlowers earthgirlpottery@gmail.com See ad page 23
The Enchanted Florist Beautiful Flowers for All Occasions and Mylar Balloons
4889 State Route 52 Jeffersonville, NY 12748 Phone: (845) 482-4700 www.thenchantedflorist.com Like us on Facebook! thenchantedflorist@gmail.com See ad page 38
Veterinarians/ Animal Hospitals Dr. Richard Scwalb, DVM Dr. Moria L. Norris, DVM Jeffersonville Animal Hospital 89 Schoolhouse Road Jeffersonville, NY 12748 Phone: (845) 482-5500 See ad page 54 Dr. Joseph Nebzydoski, V.M.D. Youngsville Veterinary Clinic 4130 State Route 52 Youngsville, NY 12791 Phone: (845) 482-3330 www.youngsville.myvetonline.com C&M Kennel & Grooming Dogs and Cats
5296 State Route 52 Jeffersonville, NY 12748 Phone: (845) 482-5995 See ad page 59
Organic Dog Treats Dogs Luv’em Dog Treats 173 East Mongaup Road Hurleyville, NY 12747 Phone: (845) 283-1128 www.dogsluvem.com
Pet Care Items The Towne Gift Shoppe Pet Items– Toys, Treats
4887 Main Street (State Route 52) Jeffersonville, NY 12748 Phone: (845) 482-4182 www.thetowngiftshoppe.com www.facebook.com/townegift jeffgiftshop@yahoo.com See ad page 26
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WRITTEN BY DAVID CLOUGH
I hear alotta buzzing, sound like my little honey bee People are always very curious about honey bees and beekeeping. There seem to be more articles and books written about bees than any other subject. Yet only one person in a thousand is a National Beekeeper. So it is safe to say that beekeeping is a calling. The history of beekeeping stretches back beyond 2500B.C.. In ancient Egypt honey bees were ferried up and down the Nile River on barges to pollinate crops and produce honey and propolis, a resinous mixture that honey bees collect from tree buds, sap flows, or other botanical sources. Because of its powerful antiseptic and antifungal properties, propolis was used by ancient Egyptians during the embalming process. Honey was used as both a currency and for healing. Honey bees were first brought to the Americas by Europeans in the sixteen hundreds. Before that time there were no honey bees in the Americas except for a stingless variety. When Native Americans first saw the honey bee (apris mellifera) they referred to it as the white man’s fly. In present time the honey bee is a barometer of the health of our ecosystem. This is primarily why we are experiencing collapsing hive syndrome and the infestation of so much disease in the honey bee population. In the 27 years I have been keeping bees I have found it to be continually fascinating and rewarding. I encourage anyone who feels so inclined to take up bee keeping. There
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are some basic steps you’ll need to know. It’s important to first familiarize yourself with the local bee clubs in your county or introduce yourself to a local beekeeper. These associations would shepherd you through many pitfalls. There are several companies that provide packaged bees and bee equipment. I have found that one of the best is Bushy Mountain Bee Farm. Their catalog has fair prices. Their toll free number is 1-800-2337929. Their website is; www.brushymountainbeefarm.com. Bushy Mountain and most companies offer “Bee-giner kits.” They include, hive equipment, veils, smoker bee brush, hive tool, everything you need to get started. Because of the extreme temperatures Catskill bee keepers need an additional hive body (or super) on our hives to help with winter survival. Each spring honey supers are placed on top of the two hive bodies to gather honey Once the honey supers are full and the honey is ripe (about 16% moisture content) the bees will begin to cap the cells. This is the time when the beekeeper removes the super and begins the process of honey extraction. The beekeeping program offered by Cornell University is excellent. The instructors cover every aspect of beekeeping, including queen rearing, hive diseases and treatment and apiary placement. On occasion instructors will visit a bee farm and open hives. Cornell’s number is (607) 255- 3280 The Beekeeper’s Handbook by Diane Sammataro, Alphonse Avitabile and Dewey M Caron is excellent and will answer most questions. I recommend inspecting your hives on a warm day in early spring to assess the general health and well being of your colony. Occasionally in the winter I will gently tap on the hive and listen from the outside.
With practice you can learn to use this method to interpret the health of a hive by the sounds the bees make without having to open the lid which could chill the colony. When bees forage for nectar and pollen their range is about a two mile radius from the hive. This is equal to about 8000 square acres of land. Bees interact in a very intimate way with their environment, this is why bees are a natural barometer to the health of our ecosystem. I have actually created a nectar forest for my bees, planting sourwood trees, tulip trees, linden, witch hazel, and a 170 foot berm of clover, bee balm, heath and heather. To establish an apiary in the country it is essential that you first install an electric fence to protect your hives from bears. All my fellow Sullivan County beekeepers have their antidotal bear tales. Be warned – bears will keep coming back until the last hive is ravaged. When your first honey crop is ready you will find that most
David uses dried sumac to fuel the smoker. The smoke is a threat to the bees. They quickly gorge on their honey which makes them mellow and less likely to sting.
beekeeping supply companies offer extracting equipment and various filtration systems. They can also provide you with reasonably price custom labels. Local health food stores, specialty shops and “honey connoisseurs” keep honey sales flowing. In the Catskills it is advisable to have no more than 8 to 12 active hives per two mile radius. Our area is simply not rich enough in flora to support more. To exceed this, your hives would in all likelihood starve and you would lose your bees and your investment. Beekeeping is an act of reverence one makes to the environment and the community. If your intention is purely to make a profit you are missing the point of what beekeeping is all about. If I could take on the role of Johnny Appleseed for honey bees I would advocate for two hives every two miles across America. This would solve most of the problems honey bees face today and provide endless benefits to our environment. David Clough is a retired chiropractor from Manhattan. Now a full time local resident, beekeeper and ecologist, David’s farm-ette actually includes a private island.
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When you could buy a pair of knickerbocker trousers at 59¢ a pair.
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Daniel Brey
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Specializing in Burgers, Steaks & Wings
WELSH CABIN
Monday Wednesday Thursday Friday 3:00 pm to close
BREY’S EGG FARM
Saturday Sunday 12 Noon to close
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495 Hessinger-Lare Road, Jeffersonville, NY 12748
Farm Fresh Eggs Since 1932
Serving Every Day Except Tuesday- Closed
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Western Sullivan Massage Therapy, Acupuncture Offered by & Reflexology Workshops on
Nutrition, Medicinal Herbs, Massage, Birthing Classes
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THE SPARE KEY LOCKSMITH 24 HOUR SERVICE
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All Types of Keying Full Automotive Services Transponders Keys Originated & Duplicated Also VATS Duplicated Remotes All Types of Flags
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Green Side Up How to Plant a Tree
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orking with trees for over thirty years, I’ve seen trees planted the right way and the wrong way. During those years, I’ve planted trees the right and wrong way. I also laid thousands of square feet of sod. Almost every day, someone would walk by and say “green side up.” Thus my inspiration for sharing my do’s and don’ts of tree planting with you. I’ve heard people say hundreds of times, in the middle of summer, “it’s not a good time to plant.” You can plant any time of year. I’ve jackhammered frozen ground in late December to make a hole. The limitation is not in the planting time frame, it’s that fact that trees can only be dug out of the ground by the grower in early spring and late fall when the tree is dormant. Planting, with proper maintenance, can happen anytime. Personally, for trees, I like fall planting the best because the ground is warm and gives the tree time to settle in. Then, come spring, the tree is ready to start to grow roots as soon as the soil temperature is right. During the first year, the most important thing is care of the tree in hot dry weather - especially July and August. A thick layer of mulch helps keep moisture in, but when it’s hot and dry, a good deep soaking once a week is necessary. Do not count on thunderstorms! The rain comes down too fast and tends to run off rather than get absorbed deep into the soil. To water a tree that is too far from a water source, get two 5-gallon pails. Drill four 1/8” holes at the bottom of one, this will let the water drain out slowly and not run off. Use the other to shuttle the water. The amount of water needed will depend on the size of the tree, but a six-foot evergreen, for instance, would need three 5-gallon pails such as this once a week. The biggest mistake people make is in planting depth. Most people tend to plant too deep. If planted too deep and we have a
prolonged wet period, the tree ends up standing in a pool of water and drowns. I have a saying about planting depth, “a tree can find its’ way to water; it can’t find its’ way out of water.” So plant high, let the root ball be about 2-3” above ground level and the roots will find the groundwater. Now you have the hole at the right depth, and it’s time to put the tree in the hole. Don’t forget… “green side up.” Do not untie the root ball or take off the wire cage. It will all rot away on its own. If you remove the cage and burlap, you will cause more damage to the root system and you will make your newly planted tree very unstable. Aside from untying the limbs, the only thing to remove is anything made of plastic or nylon. It’s not always necessary to stake a tree, but if you do stake the tree, make sure the stake lines are not too taut. There needs to be a little play in order to strengthen the root system. Remove the stakes after one year. Finally, backfill the hole. All you need is peat moss. Add about 4 or 5 shovels full of peat, more on bigger trees. No fertilizer is necessary. If your soil is of really poor quality and you want to amend it, use aged manure. Mix the peat moss into the soil you’re using for backfill. As you backfill with the soil and peat around your root ball, compact the soil with your foot to eliminate any large air pockets (not too hard) and only add soil on top of the ball. Thoroughly water your newly planted tree and step back to enjoy!
Douglas Woods lives in Callicoon Center, he and his wife, Joan own Trees of the Woods and Everlasting Spring Garden Center.
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The Alpine Creamery Co. in North Branch.
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e d i u G s t r A l a r Cultu HISTORICAL SOCIETIES, LITERARY & VISUAL ARTS, MUSEUMS, LIBRARIES, MUSIC, DANCE,THEATER & OPERA
Arts Council
Galleries
Delaware Valley Arts Alliance
Catskill Arts Society 48 Main Street Livingston Manor, NY 12758 Phone: (845) 436-4227 www.catskillartsociety.org Exhibits, classes, workshops and a variety of special programs.
For schedule of events see page 23-25 37 Main Street - P.O. Box 170 Narrowsburg, NY 12764 Phone: (845) 252-7576 Fax: (845) 252-6515 www.artsalliancesite.org info@artsalliancesite.org Provides facilities, small grants and technical assistance to artists and art groups in the Sullivan County area. Initiates and sustains cultural programs for the public, such as DIGit Media Festival, Riverfest, year-round gallery exhibitions, a film program, and a literary series. The local funding agent for the New York State Council on the Arts.
Crafts Calico Geese of Quilting Guild 69 Ferndale-Loomis Road Liberty, NY 12754 Phone: (845) 292-5250 Fosters, preserves, teaches and promotes the art of quiltmaking.
Dance Happy Footers 24 Shamfield Heights Road Jeffersonville, NY 12748 Phone: (845) 482-4494 1st and 3rd Fridays. Square, Line and Round dancing. Triad Dance Ensemble P.O. Box 136, Yulan, NY 12792 Phone: (845) 557-6340 Modern dance company, performing an eclectic mix of choreography. Summer only.
Educational Cobalt Studio Royce Rd., P.O. Box 79 White Lake, NY 12786 Phone/Fax: (845) 583-7025 www.fcc.net/cobaltstudios Professional scenic artist school. Fully-operational scenic painting shop, school workshops, specializes in backdrops for theaters. Sullivan County Community College Seelig Theater 112 College Road Loch Sheldrake, NY 12759 Phone: (845) 434-5750, ext. 4303 Presenter of performing arts events, lectures, symposia.
Jeffersonville Public Branch 19 Center Street - P.O. Box 737 Jeffersonville, NY 12748 Phone: (845) 482-4350 Fax: (845) 482-3092 Tusten-Cochecton Branch 198 Bridge Street - P.O. Box 129 Narrowsburg, NY 12764 Phone: (845) 252-3360 Fax: (845) 252-3331
DeHoyos Gallery Sullivan County Community College 1000 Leroy Road Loch Sheldrake, NY 12759 Phone: (845) 434-5750 ext. 4255 www.sullivan.suny.edu Rotating exhibitions by contemporary artists. Delaware Arts Center Gallery 37 Main Street - P.O. Box 170 Narrowsburg, NY 12764 Phone: (845) 252-7576 Fax: (845) 252-6515 www.artsalliancesite.org Juried exhibitions by contemporary artists. All media. Nutshell Arts Center 6692 Route 52 - P.O. Box 86 Lake Huntington, NY 12752 Phone: (845) 932-8708 www.nutshellarts.com Seasonal art exhibitions; painting, sculpture, photography and mixed media.
Historical Societies/Groups Basket Historical Society of the Upper Delaware River Long Eddy, NY 12760 Phone: (845) 887-5417 Local society; publishes newsletter. Cochecton Preservation Society, Inc. 377 New Turnpike Road Cochecton, NY 12726 Phone: (845) 932-8487 Fax: (845) 932-9844 Maintains historic railroad station. Frederick A. Cook Society 265 Main Street - P.O. Box 247 Hurleyville, NY 12747 Phone: (845) 434-8044 Fax: (845) 434-8056 Commemorates and advances the work of the polar explorer.
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Literary Groups Upper Delaware Writers Collective 1258 County Road 26 Narrowsburg, NY 12764 Phone: (845) 252-7506 Workshops in poetry and short fiction. Sullivan County Historical Society Sullivan County Museum 265 Main Street - P.O. Box 247 Hurleyville, NY 12747 Phone: (845) 434-8044 Fax: (845) 434-8056 Historical and contemporary displays, exhibits and events, archives and genealogy assistance.
Libraries Hermann Memorial Library Sullivan County Community College 1000 Leroy Road - P.O. Box 497 Loch Sheldrake, NY 12759 Phone: (845) 434-5750, ext. 4223 www.sullivan.suny.edu Liberty Public North Main Street Liberty, NY 12754 Phone: (845) 292-6070 Livingston Manor Free Main Street Livingston Manor, NY 12758 Phone: (845) 439-5440 Roscoe Free Maple Street & Highland Ave. Roscoe, NY 12776 Phone: (607) 498-5574
Western Sullivan Public Library www.WSPLonline.org Delaware Free Branch Main Street - P.O. Box 245 Callicoon, NY 12723 Phone: (845) 887-4040 Fax: (845) 887-8957
Museums Catskill Fly Fishing Center & Museum 5447 Old Route 17 - P.O. Box 1295 Livingston Manor, NY 12758 Phone: (845) 439-4810 Fax: (845) 439-3387 www.cffcm.net Museum features the sport of fly fishing. Library and video room, gift shop and visitors’ center. The fifty acre site borders Willowemoc Creek, a great place for walks and picnicking. Educational programs and workshops. Fort Delaware Museum of Colonial History Rt. 97, Narrowsburg, NY 12764 P.O. Box 5012 Monticello, NY 12701 Phone: (845) 252-6660 (845) 794-3000, ext. 5002 Reconstruction of an original stockade (1755-1785.) Contains three log dwellings, an armory, gun platform, meeting house, blacksmith shop and animal pens. Demonstrations of fort activities and special weekend activities. The Museum at Bethel Woods 200 Hurd Road Bethel, NY 12720 Phone: 866-781-2922 www.bethelwoodscenter.org Interactive exhibits consisting of audio/visual experiences, informative displays amd a collection of artifacts. Special exhibit gallery. Sullivan County Museum & Cultural Center 265 Main Street - P.O. Box 247 Hurleyville, NY 12747
Phone: (845) 434-8044 Fax: (845) 434-8056 Exhibits artifacts, maps and globes, and shows a video detailing the daring and boundary-breaking polar explorations of Frederick A. Cook. Liberty Museum & Arts Center 46 South Main Street Liberty, NY 12754 Phone: (845) 292-2394 www.libertymuseum.com Exhibits of area artists and local history, presents a variety of quality cultural events and workshops. Roscoe O&W Railway Museum Railroad Avenue, Roscoe, NY 12776 Phone: (607) 498-5500/4346 www.nyow.org/museum.html A refurbished caboose houses historical displays about the impact of the railroad on life in the area. Sullivan County Museum, Art & Cultural Center 265 Main Street - P.O. Box 247 Hurleyville, NY 12747-0247 Phone: (845) 434-8044 Permanent and changing historical and contemporary displays and exhibits, archival and genealogy assistance, art gallery and classes.
Music Organizations Callicoon Center Band Main Street Callicoon Center, NY 12724 c/o Karen Carey, Secretary P.O. Box 216 Youngsville, NY 12791 Phone: (845) 482-5732 Free outdoor public concerts. Featuring music of the town band era. Wednesdays, 8 p.m. at the Band Stand, Callicoon Center. Beginning July 4. Delaware Valley Chamber Orchestra Narrowsburg, NY 12764. dvcomusic@gmail.com Presenting “Music of Our Time.” Performing as the orchestra for Delaware Valley Opera at the Tusten Theatre, Narrowsburg, NY. The Ensemble performs concerts, art openings, receptions, weddings and dinners. Delaware Valley Opera P.O. Box 188 Narrowsburg, NY 12764 Phone/Fax: (845) 252-3136 www.dv-opera.org Regional opera company. Performances in the Tusten Theatre, Narrowsburg, NY. Shandelee Music Festival, Inc. J. Young Road, Shandelee P.O. Box 1264 Livingston Manor, NY 12758 Sept-July Phone: (212)-288-4152 August: Shandelee Location Phone: (845) 439-3277 Exceptional pianists for three weeks in August. Master classes and informal performances. Open to the public. Sunset Concert Series takes place outdoors in the Festival Pavilion. Concerts followed by a catered dessert
reception. Reservations only. Sullivan County Community Chorus, Sullivan County Community College, Seelig Theatre 1000 Leroy Road Loch Sheldrake, NY 12759 Phone: (845) 794-7869 All singers welcome. Weekend of Chamber Music P.O. Box 304 Lake Huntington, NY 12752 Phone/Fax: (845) 932-8527 Phone/Fax: (718) 638-8962 www.wcmconcerts.org Summer Chamber Music Festival features some of America’s finest chamber musicians. Performances in July and early August. Spring and Fall concerts in other venues. Extensive program of concerts and workshops in schools. For more info, see article on page 3.
Performing Spaces
Bigsky1952@aol.com Community-based theatrical production company. Catskill Festival of New Theatre NaCL Theatre 110 Highland Lake Rd. Highland Lake, NY 12743 Box Office: (845) 557-0694 www.nacl.org A unique and eclectic international theatre festival in the upstate NY town of Highland Lake. Produced by NaCl founders, Brad Krumholz and Tannis Kowalchuk and features the most daring artists of today from the USA, Canada, and abroad. Features performances that are experimental and multi-disciplinary including circus, puppetry, acrobatics, visual outdoor spectacle, stilt walkers, music, new plays, and contemporary performance that defines our culture, our art, and our life. Festival admis sion is on a sliding scale PAY-WHATYOU-CAN. NaCl Catskills in Highland Lake, NY (1 mile from Eldred)
Margolis Brown Ensemble Theatre 4204 SR 97 Barryville, NY 12719 Phone: (845) 557-0941 www.margolisbrown.org Experimental theatre with a distinctly physical emphasis. Oasis Theatre Company 16 Wild Cat Mountain Road Claryville, NY 12725 Phone: (845) 985-0390 Text-focused productions which shed new light on old perceptions. Periwinkle National Theatre 19 Clinton Avenue Monticello, NY 12701 Phone: (845) 794-1666 Fax: (845) 794-0304 www.TE2000.com/periwinkle A non-profit professional touring company brings plays with social themes, relevant to the lives of children and youth, to student audiences in schools, civic centers and theaters.
Tusten Theater 198 Bridge Street Narrowsburg, NY 12764 Phone: (845) 252-7576 www.artsalliancesite.org info@artsalliancesite.org
Producing DIGit Media Festival 198 Bridge Street Narrowsburg, NY 12764 Contact: DVAA, P.O. Box 170, Narrowsburg, NY 12764 Phone: (845) 252-7576. A film and media program. Riverfest Main Street, Narrowsburg, NY 12764 Phone: (845) 252-7234 Music, art and environmental festival. Held on Sunday, July 22. Sullivan Performing Arts, Inc. Sullivan County Community College Seelig Theatre, 1000 Leroy Road Loch Sheldrake, NY 12759 Phone: (845) 436-9916 Fax: (845) 434-4806 Drama, music and dance, and entertainment for children and families.
Public Radio WJFF FM 90.5 – Radio Catskill 4765 St. Rt. 52 - P.O. Box 546 Jeffersonville, NY 12748 Phone: (845) 482-4141 Fax: (845) 482-9533 www.wjffradio.org Educational radio, programming, format; news, music, public affairs. Open house 1:30-3:30 p.m., 1st Saturday of month. Nation’s only fully hydropowered radio station.
Theatre
Companies/Groups Big Sky Productions 80 M. Gilles Road Grahamsville, NY 12740 Phone: (845) 985-7783
Forestburgh Playhouse 39 Forestburgh Road Forestburgh, NY 12777 Phone/Fax: (845) 794-2005 Box office: (845) 794-1194 www.fbplayhouse.com Summer theatre musicals, comedy and drama, with or without dinner or after-show cabaret. Children’s musicals. The Forestburgh Playhouse presents five cabaret shows. Call for schedule. Liberty Free Theatre 109 South Main Street Liberty, NY 12754 Phone: (845) 292-3788 Seasonal, intimate, free theatre concerned with social issues.
SEPIA Theatrix P.O. Box 897 Kauneonga Lake, NY 12749 Phone: (845) 583-5706 Involved in choreography, acting and directing. Promotion of artistic works from the intercultural community. Sullivan County Dramatic Workshop Rivoli Theater, Main Street South Fallsburg, NY 12799 P.O. Box 353, Monticello, NY 12701 Phone: (845) 794-5034 Open to all interested in acting or backstage work. Three major productions a year.
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COMMUNICATIONS, EDUCATION, EMERGENCIES, MUNICIPALITIES, ORGANIZATIONS, LIBRARIES, TRANSPORTATION, POST OFFICES, UTILITIES, CHURCHES, ORGANIZATIONS, RECYCLING
Communications • NEWSPAPERS: Catskill Shopper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .292-0500 River Reporter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .252-7414 Sullivan County Democrat . . . . . . . . . . . . . .887-5200 Times Herald Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . .800-295-2181
Safe Passage (Domestic Violence Program) . .292-5700 Poison Control Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . .800-222-1222 Suicide Crisis Counseling . . . . . . . . . . . . . .647-2443
Municipal Offices Town of Bethel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .583-4350 Town of Cochecton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .932-8360 Town of Fremont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .887-6605 Recycling Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .794-4466 Sullivan County Government Center . . . . . .794-3000
• RADIO: WJFF-FM, 90.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .482-4141
Open House, 1:30-3:30 p.m., 1st Saturday of month. Nation’s only hydro-powered radio station. www.wjffradio.org
WDNB 102.1 FM Thunder . . . . . . . . . . . . . .292-7535 WJUX-FM 99.7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .888-861-6100 WPDH-FM, 101.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .471-1500 WSUL-FM, 98.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .794-9898 WVOS-AM, 1240; WVOS-FM, 95.9 . . . . . .794-9898 WZAD FM 97.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .471-1500 • TELEVISION: Cable 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .692-6781 Time Warner Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .800-431-8878
Village of Jeffersonville
17 Center Street P.O. Box 555, Jeffersonville, NY 12748 Phone: 482-4275 • Fax: 482-5298 Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 8-Noon & 1-4 p.m.
Sullivan County Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .292-0082 Adult Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .791-4070 Alternate Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .482-4760 Vocational (VOTEC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .295-4152
Mayor, Ed Justus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 482-4275 Village Clerk/Treasurer/Fiscal Officer Colleen Freitas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .482-4275 Sole Assessor, Bonnie Hubert . . . . . . . . . . .482-5390 Village Historian, Maureen Schlott . . . . . . . .482-4984 Building/Multiple Res. Inspector & Code Enforcement Officer, Kevin Zieres . . .482-5390 Planning Board Chairman Fred Fries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 482-4299 (after 7 p.m.) Zoning Board of Appeals, Kris Rasmussen . . .482-9066
Sullivan County Community College . . . . . . . .434-5750
Sullivan West Central School District: Administrative Office Numbers: Elementary - Jeffersonville Campus . . . . . .482-4610 High School - Lake Huntington Campus . . . 932-8401
TOWN HALL 19 Legion Street, P.O. Box 687, Jeffersonville, NY 12748 Phone: 482-5390 • Fax: 482-5030 www.town-of-callicoon.us
Education
Emergency Numbers Emergency Fire/Ambulance: All fire and ambulance calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .911 Emergency Police: Local Police, call Sheriff’s Department . . . .794-7100 New York State Police (Liberty) . . . . . . . . . .292-6600
Other: Animal Shelter (S.C. S.P.C.A) . . . . . . . . . . .796-3120 Domestic Violence Hotline . . . . . . . . . .800-942-6906
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Town Board Meeting 2nd Monday monthly, 7:30 p.m.
Justice Court Tuesday evenings, 7:00 p.m.
Town Planning Board 2nd Thursday monthly, 7:30 p.m.
Nutrition Site Every Wednesday & FridayLunch $2.00 per person over 60.
Zoning Board Appeals 3rd Thursday monthly, 8:00 p.m.
Catskill Regional Medical Center Harris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .794-3300 Callicoon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .887-5530 Crystal Run Urgent Care Rockhill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .796-5444
Town of Callicoon
Town of Delaware
104 Main Street, P.O. Box 129, Hortonville, NY 12745 Phone: 887-5250 • Fax: 887-5228 www.townofdelaware-ny.us
Solid Waste/Recycling Centers
All meetings held in the Town Hall Town Board Third Wednesday of each month, 7:00 p.m.
Zoning Board Fourth Thursday of each month, 7:30 p.m.
Planning Board Second Wednesday of each month, 7:30 p.m.
Justice Court Monday Evenings, 7:30 p.m.
Organizations Community Garden Club, President . . . . . . .794-7631 3rd Tuesday of each month - New members welcome
Jeffersonville Area Chamber of Commerce (JACC) President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .932-8538 JEMS (Jeffersonville Enhances More of Sullivan) President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .866-4331 Lion’s Club, President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .482-3330 Blood Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .436-4416
Western Sullivan Public Libraries Delaware Free Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .887-4040 Jeffersonville Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .482-4350 Tusten-Cochecton Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . .252-3360 For programs and events for each branch visit the library website at www.WSPLonline.org
Public Transportation • Air: Monticello Airport, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .794-6888 Stewart International Airport . . . . . . . . . . . .564-7200 Sullivan County International Airport . . . . . .583-6600 • Bus: Shortline Bus System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 794-5500 • Train: AMTRAK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .800-872-7245 Metro-North Commuter Railroad . . . . .800-638-7646
U.S. Post Offices and Zip Codes Bethel 12720 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .583-5005 Callicoon 12723 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .887-4470 Callicoon Center 12724 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .482-4287 Cochecton 12726 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .932-8319 Fremont Center 12736 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .887-5808 Hankins 12741 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .887-4411 Hortonville 12745 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .887-5329 Jeffersonville 12748 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .800-275-8777 Kenoza Lake 12750 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..482-5234 Lake Huntington 12752 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .932-8318 Livingston Manor 12758 . . . . . . . . . . . .800-275-8777 Long Eddy 12760 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .887-5260 North Branch 12766 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .482-3910 Obernburg 12767 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .482-5599 Youngsville 12791 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .482-4295
Utilities Verizon Telephone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .800-621-9900 New York State Electric and Gas (NYSEG): Customer Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .800-572-1111 Customer Electric Outage . . . . . . . . . . .800-572-1131
Sullivan County Division of Solid Waste: .845-807-0290 Transfer Stations: Ferndale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .845-292-3670 Rockland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .845-439-3654 Western Sullivan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .845-932-8845 Transfer Stations (Town Residents only): Bethel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .845-292-4505
Church & Synagogue Information Kenoza Lake Assembly of God Church . . . . .482-9856 Church on the Rock (Pentecostal) . . . . . . . . .482-5870 Congregation Ahavath Sholom Synagogue -PO Box 183, Jeffersonville, NY 12748 First Lutheran Church, Jeffersonville . . . . . . . .482-5019 Presbyterian Church of Jeffersonville . . . . . .482-5549 St. Francis Roman Catholic Church Youngsville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .482-4640 St. George Roman Catholic Church Jeffersonville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .482-4640 St. Paul’s Mission United Reform Church Youngsville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .482-5760 United Reform Church, Youngsville . . . . . . . .482-4553 United Methodist Church, Jeffersonville . . . . .482-5561 United Methodist Church, Kenoza Lake . . . . .482-5561 Word of Life, Youngsville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .482-3338
Children/Youth Organizations CYO (Catholic Youth Organization) . . . . . . . . . .482-4186 Girl Scouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .887-5394 Boy Scouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .482-5136 4-H Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .482-5729 Junior JEMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .482-3053 Presbyterian Church Youth Group . . . . . . . .482-5047 Jeffersonville Lion’s - Leo Club . . . . . . . . . . .482-4591
Senior Citizen Events Jeffersonville - 2nd Thursday each month, 12 noon. Town Hall, Legion Ave., Jeffersonville, 482-9953. Senior Citizens meet 1st, 3rd & 4thTuesday at 12 noon. Delaware Community Center, 570-224-6381.
Thrift Shops IOU Main Street Thrift Shop Wed.-Sat., 10-3 p.m. (Bag Day on Wednesdays) Main Street, Callicoon, NY 12723 St. Paul’s Mission Thrift Store Wed & Sat., 10-3 p.m. St. Rt. 52. 4042 State Route 52, Youngsville, NY 12791 The Ark Thrift Shop Thurs.,11-2 p.m. & Sat., 11-3 p.m. 4907 Main Street (St. Rt. 52), Jeffersonville, NY 12748 All area codes are (845) unless otherwise listed.
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