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THE LIFEBLOOD OF OUR ECONOMY A Special Section of the

Family-owned and operated since 1891 • Calllicoon, NY • Section F • January 27, 2015

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The Hughsons are rooted in community The Hughsons J. Hughson Excavating Jeff Sanitation STORY AND PHOTO BY KATHY DALEY

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he Hughson enterprise is a little like the post office in that “neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night” seem to keep it from appointed tasks.

Recently, for example, on an icy, slippery day with schools on a twohour delay, the Jeff Sanitation truck lumbered up hill and down dale – and, in fact, ran a bit off the road when it got up to Hankins.

“When that happens, we go back with a pick-up truck and get the trash,” said Diane Hughson, Jeff Sanitation’s president and bookkeeper.

‘When you call here for help, it’s not like you’re talking to some corporate business in Virginia.’

Diane Hughson Meanwhile, the other Jeffersonville business owned by Jim Hughson and his wife – J. Hughson Excavating – merrily kept rolling along too, delivering salt where needed and preparing to plow out the parking lot at Peck’s supermarket and to sand other downtown slick spots.

“We live here and we know everybody,” said Diane. “When you call

here for help, it’s not like you’re talking to some corporate business in Virginia.”

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Jim Hughson, at rear, began J. Hughson Excavating in Jeffersonville in 1979. In 1995, along with wife Diane, front, he bought Jeff Sanitation from Malcolm and Helen Back. Daughter Jamie, here with dog Sparky, works full time at the family businesses.

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“When my dad goes away, we take care of the cows – a few weeks ago we had twin calves,” said daughter Jamie.

“We” means Jamie and longtime Hughson worker Doug Schindler.

Jamie grew up with other veteran Hughson staff members James Newkirk (“he’s like an uncle to me,” Jamie said), Jason Chevalier and Harold Stickel. And the Hughson daughter herself represents the next generation making an impact on the PLEASE SEE HUGHSON, PAGE 4F

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ple met at a high school graduation party.

They married in 1979, and had two children, Jamie, now 25, and Lauren, who, tragically, died of cancer in 2002 at age 10.

“The illness of a child either makes you stronger or breaks you apart,” said Diane.

Jim and Diane still value pleasant times together. They travel to Florida for vacations, check out NASCAR races, and enjoy their camper, parking it on property they own at the end of the North Branch Road.

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With Stickel as teacher, Jamie began driving trucks at age 16 and she can handle anything from a tractor-trailer to the “roll-offs” – the big dumpsters that roll on rails in and out of the trucks.

She can routinely be found behind the wheel of the Jeff Sanitation recycling truck and goes out on garbage runs too.

For J. Hughson Excavating, Jamie’s often at demolition sites where buildings come down but their salvageable insides get sold.

“My dad just sold a claw-foot bathtub on eBay,” she noted.

Jim himself is out of the office most days, working on estimates for building demolitions or pond dredging, or checking on how jobs are going. Back at the Route 52 headquarters, Hughson Excavating staffer Cindy Robertson handles the secretarial work and bookkeeping.

‘Family? You can depend on them, for sure...’

– Jim Hughson For Jeff Sanitation, Diane’s at the helm, working on payroll and paperwork and fielding phone calls from residences or businesses on the roster of 900 accounts. Diane also mans a pick-up truck as well, hauling residential trash on Swiss Hill Road and in Kenoza Lake.

The Hughsons say they value the uniqueness of the family business.

“Family? You can depend on them, for sure,” said Jim. “Everything’s straightforward. You know where you stand.”

“I like working here,” Jamie added.

“You have to care. It all reflects on you.”

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Region eats well, thanks to Valerio family John Valerio • Anna Valerio Lalo Martinez Two Guys From Italy Fiesta on Main STORY AND PHOTOS BY DAN HUST

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hances are you’ve thoroughly enjoyed the fruits (and vegetables, and tacos, and fettucini alfredo) of Anna and John Valerio’s hard work and experience.

The sister and brother – and their extended family – have made meals memorable throughout northeastern Pennsylvania and the upper Delaware River valley.

“I’ve been working in the business since I was young,” John affirmed.

So has Anna, and while both siblings pursued other professional interests, they each eventually returned to the business of food – John running the immensely popular Two Guys From Italy restaurant, Anna and husband Lalo Martinez opening

Brother and sister John Valerio (left) and Anna Valerio, and Anna’s husband Lalo Martinez, have helped make Honesdale, Pa. a dining destination, thanks to John’s restaurant Two Guys From Italy and Anna and Lalo’s Fiesta on Main Mexican restaurant.

the growing, well-liked Fiesta on Main, both in Honesdale, Pa.

“I’m from Honesdale, and my husband is from Mexico City,” Anna

explained, adding that they met in Baltimore but decided the best place to raise their son Leo, now 8, was in Anna’s hometown.

“We did have this idea to open a restaurant here,” Lalo remembered, “but Anna wasn’t sure if the town was ready for a Mexican restaurant.”

“They were,” she added with a smile.

That was four years ago, and Fiesta on Main remains the only Mexican restaurant in the region.

Two Guys From Italy has a bit more competition from the bevy of Italian eateries in the area, but John and his staff have kept standards high and prices low, making Two Guys a destination unto itself.

“I’m the owner/operator,” he said. “I do everything, but I’m not ever there to do anything specific.”

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“When you open the door, you have to expect the unexpected,” noted Anna, who shares duties with Lalo (they co-own Fiesta).

There’s no sibling rivalry since John and Anna operate separate

restaurants, but Anna and Lalo cannot escape the fact that they’re married and in business together – a potential recipe for high tension.

“We work it out, always,” Lalo assured.

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For now, they’re enjoying the success that comes from authentic Mexican cuisine in a region starved for it.

“It’s not just a way to make money,” Anna explained. “It’s also a lifestyle.”

It’s a lifestyle they crave as much as customers do their food.

“The nice part of being the owner

of anything is that you do have a level of freedom at your discretion – not having to answer to anybody,” Anna said.

“Being my own boss,” seconded John. “While you have a lot of things to do, you have a lot of flexibility in how things get done.”

“Though vacations are a little more challenging,” laughed Anna.

She and Lalo oversee a staff of 10, while John has around 20 working at Two Guys. Fiesta can seat upwards of 40 people, while Two Guys has capacity for 150 at a time.

It’s hard work, to be sure, but that’s in their blood.

“I have to say I am grateful to have had the opportunity to have a skill that people don’t generally have,” affirmed Anna.

“It’s a comfort zone,” added John.

And that translates into making guests comfortable.

“We’re very thankful for our loyal customers,” said Lalo. *** Two Guys From Italy is located at the Route 6 Plaza in Honesdale and can be reached at 570-253-2612 and at twoguyshonesdale.com Fiesta on Main is located at 1139 Main Street in Honesdale and can be reached at 570-352-3700.

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The Villa Roma Salutes every “All in the Family” business on their great accomplishments Our ‘All in the Family’ History of theVilla Roma Almost 60 years ago, the Villa Roma was owned by a man named Ernesto Vindigni. The resort was no larger than a quaint boarding house with 46 hotel rooms, 10 cottages, a pool and two bocce courts. Days began with home-cooked meals and were spent relaxing with a swim or a game of bocce. However, that was before Marty Passante came along… While bow hunting in October of 1969, Mr. Martin Passante came across the Villa Roma and noticed the “for sale” sign.

After much consideration, Marty convinced his two friends, Albert Aprea and Danny Vaccaro, to partner with him on the purchase of the resort property. They sold everything they owned on Long Island, NY and moved upstate to the small country town of Callicoon. The sale became final in December of 1969, and after a couple of years, Marty became the sole owner and the Villa Roma has never been the same since!

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By 1973 Marty’s dream was becoming a reality; they began constructing the Lobby and the Futura wing, keeping the hotel seasonal until 1977. Construction of more rooms began along with the Club Forum, which would accommodate 800 guests.

While all of this was going on, Marty was busy coordinating marketing strategies that would bring guests to the resort all year long. Villa Roma kept growing. Before long, there was racquetball courts, the Ernesto (named after the original owner), and the Indoor Sports Complex in 1982. In 1983, Villa Roma built the ski area, followed by our 18-hole PGA golf course and timeshare units.

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From left, Linda Alonso, (fiance of Anthony Perito), owner Anthony Perito, son Antonio “Tony” Perito and Perito’s niece Karen Perrello.

‘Treating your family as we treat our own’ The Perito Family Colonial-Bryant Funeral Homes STORY AND PHOTO BY ALLISON RUEF

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f all the things in life that make people uncomfortable, death is probably at the top of many lists. It is a sad and painful experience – certainly not something most would choose to deal with every day.

Fortunately, we have exerts who help us deal with the loss of a loved one and help us say our goodbyes.

Anthony Perito, the owner of Colonial-Bryant Funeral Homes and Cremation Services has been this helping hand in our community since 1997.

Joining him now is his fiance Linda Alonso, a Monticello native and licensed funeral director who has worked with Perito since 2007, and the next generation – his son Antonio “Tony” Perito, 23 and niece Karen Perrello, 28, also licensed funeral directors.

Perito made his way to

Woodbourne via the Bronx, where he grew up. Having spent childhood summers at a small bungalow colony in Monticello, this area held fond memories for him. In 1997 he gave in to the unavoidable pull that Sullivan County has on so many of us and moved his family north.

Colonial-Bryant has two locations, in Livingston Manor and Woodbourne. The funeral home on Rte. 52 in Woodbourne was Perito’s first location. The building itself is a beautiful, historic gem – built in the 1830s with a Neversink River stone foundation and 18 rooms, it is homey, comfortable, classic and clean.

Perito will tell you it’s because it is his home – he and his son Tony are the only local funeral directors to still live where they work. “In the old days, communication wasn’t what it is today, so if you were the funeral director, you had to live in the funeral home. That’s just the way it was,”Perito said.

Because they live where they work, what they offer is very personal. “We

live in the communities we Perito’s niece serve. This is our home and Karen Perrello. we treat it like a home – we “What makes open the door to our home this business to every family in our comspecial is that for munity. I wouldn’t have it a very short any other way,” Perito said. time, we become Perito’s son, Tony, at just a part of each 23, might be one of the family. It’s our youngest funeral directors job to help them in Sullivan County. A histoduring their time ry major in college, he just of need, and it earned his funeral director’s feels good to be license this year. He helps able to do that.” operate the Livingston “We are helpManor business, formerly ing them deal Bryant Funeral Home, and with today,” like his dad, lives above the Perito adds. “If they can get home. through today “Part of what I do is help Karen Perrello then they can get family and friends tell the Perito niece | through tomorstory of their loved one, and row. At the very they entrust us with doing that,” Tony said. “Everyone has a least, they have the peace of mind story to tell and to be able to help knowing that they were able to pay memorialize and honor someone is tribute to someone they love. There isn’t anything we aren’t willing to do an honor itself.”

Is it difficult to be around so much to help them do that.”

Contact the Peritos at 434-7363. sadness? Not really, explained

‘What makes this business special is that for a very short time, we become a part of each family. It’s our job to help them during their time of need, and it feels good to be able to do that.’

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Great service is part of this family business Bill Sedlack Danielle DeLorenzo Sedlack’s Auto Body STORY AND PHOTOS BY ELI RUIZ

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ince 1983 Sedlack’s Auto Body has been a family-owned and operated auto body repair shop.

Today Bill Sedlack and his daughter, Danielle DeLorenzo, work as a team handling every repair as if it were their own.

Located on Route 42 South in Monticello, Sedlack’s Auto Body is a full service repair shop, offering everything one could need to assure their vehicle is repaired good as new.

From the time the accident occurs, the team at Sedlack’s helps ease you through the process. Danielle will get your estimate written, help you fill out your paperwork and get you to the rent-a-car location of your choice.

“When a customer walks through

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An experienced technician, Bill Sedlack has had an interest in automobile repair since his teens. He began his career as an apprentice in local repair shops in Liberty in 1973.

After working in the industry in the state of Florida, Bill returned to his roots in Sullivan County in 1983.

Since then Bill has grown his business and customer base in the area.

He now offers full vehicle repairs, local and long distance towing and tire mounting and balancing.

In December of 2014, Bill’s daughter Danielle officially came aboard, taking over the office. Since then she has helped her father update their systems to accommodate the grow-

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Though collision repairs are the heart of the business, the Sedlacks offer more, as this sign reveals.

WeWealso alsosell sell original original equipment equipment & parts. & parts.

The Sedlack’s Auto Body shop is located on Route 42 in Monticello.

Grandpa at the shop whenever they can. “I am very proud of both of my daughters,� affirmed Sedlack. “They are both very capable individuals.�

As for his favorite part of the work he does, Sedlack offered, “I’m the

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painter. The paintwork I do compliments the technicians’ repairs.�

Sedlack’s Auto Body is located at 3520 State Route 42 in Monticello. For more information please call 7940648.

ph: (845) 794-0648 fax: (845) 794-0654 3520 Route 42 South, Monticello, NY 12701

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ing needs of Sedlack’s Auto Body.

Danielle, a 2006 Sullivan West High School graduate, has 10-plus years experience in customer service and was raised around the body shop. “I’ve been in and out of the shop since I was a child,� said DeLorenzo.

Sedlack has another daughter, Samantha, who he proudly says is currently a senior studying journalism at Hofstra University.

He also has, as he put it, “two lovely grandsons,� that come visit Mom and

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