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Catskill Mountain Sugar House, Brandenburg Bakery continue to expand, meet market’s demand
President’s Message page 2 Partnership Pursues Window Manufacturer page 6 Chamber event promises to be fun galore page 10 CRMC earns radiology accreditation at Hermann page 11 Save Energy, Save Dollars workshop at Coop Ext. page 11 Communication towers topic of discussion page 12
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n a series of public appearances set throughout the county, the major players in the Catskills Casino race stepped to the fore to unveil their lofty plans for developing their projects, when and if the Governor’s official Casino Siting Committee gives them the green light. This month’s announcements were well-attended events at both Bethel
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Woods Center for the Arts (Adelaar) and the Sullivan County Government Center (Foxwoods) and were greeted by positive feedback from the elected officials in attendance as well as the public. “We can see the light at the end of the tunnel,” Sullivan County Partnership President and CEO Marc Baez said. “It’s the catalyst we’ve been waiting for for some
time.” Last November’s Casino Ballot Proposition won approval across the state, but nowhere did it gain as much support as Sullivan County. The Partnership, which joined forces last year with the chamber and many local residents to help pass the referendum, has helped to give Sullivan County
a serious edge in where the New York State Casino Siting Committee may choose to locate a project. In fact, Governor Cuomo made a special visit to Bethel Woods the day after Election Day to personally thank Sullivan County voters and and promise that casinos would bring economic change to the
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stay the course continue to press our game plan through to the end until we are victorious. And we intend to be just that. There will be to do. History clearly has momentum swings as comshown than when we have petition intensifies but we depended solely on external have a game plan we intend influencers, private, public or to continue to execute. As otherwise, to carry our mes- CEO/President Marc Baez the famous UCLA basketball sage forward on this issue, we have coach John Wooden said when asked been disappointed. Now we are unihow he continued secure win after fied locally in our strategic approach win on his way to 10 championships to reaching the goal of securing this in 12 years, “ If every man does his signature tourism economic developindividual job well we win as a ment win for Sullivan County. Not team…” From the legislature to our unlike a sports event where there are towns, from the business community ebbs and sways in the momentum of to our nonprofits, we stand unified as the game, we are and will be experia team in our endeavor to ultimately encing the same sensations. Ours is to succeed. Each must continue to do
Competition Brings Out the Best in Us To the People: With the recent news that other counties are getting in the game to try and land a casino project, the Sullivan County team has ramped up its intensity to ensure that we do everything in our power to help secure a license for at least one of our proposed developers if not two. This is not to say that we all were not working to do just that. It just brought focus and a determination to exact our targeted strategy immediately in order to help dictate our future rather than leave it to others
their respective jobs well, press on, and carry the message that Sullivan County is the best and only place to locate these projects through to the end. I know we have great projects, I know we have great support; I know we can win and you know that too. Competition brings out the best in us. Let’s all do our jobs and win! Sincerely,
Marc Baez President, Sullivan County Partnership for Economic Development
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Catskill Mountain Sugarhouse continues to expand
turn, Garigliano is hopeful that his sugar house will produce close to the 15,000 gallons of syrup its aiming to produce this season, his fifth year of operation. “This year we expanded from 38,000 taps in Story and Photos by Fred Stabbert III 2013 to 50,000 taps,” he said. That makes Catskill Mountain one of the largest maple syrup producers in the state. warmer days and cooler nights which To accommodate the increase in taps, are the lifeblood of the maple syrup run Garigliano also increased his reverse have yet to arrive in full force. “Our maple orchards aren’t thawed out osmosis capacity, which will allow him to take more water out of the sap and yet,” John Garigliano, Catskill Mountain’s general manager, said. “Usually we thereby decrease boiling time – and save valuable fuel at the same time. are at 70 percent of crop and right now Despite the rugged winter, Garigliano we only have 20 percent.” is still optimistic. But as the weather slowly begins to
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“What sap we had has been very good quality – some of the highest sugar content we ever had,” he said. “I spoke with quite a lot of people throughout New York and Vermont recently and the weather has affected everyone. “That doesn’t mean we won’t get two good weeks and turn it all around,” he said. “Last year we put more pipe in the woods and this year we did the same again,” he said.
The pipe, which is actually vacuum tubing, allows Garigliano to transport sap from trees under vacuum and deliver the sweet liquid to 10 pump houses throughout the property and on the Guenther Farm on Thunder Hill. From there it is either trucked to or piped to the sugar house off Glade Hill Road. “We also worked hard on our mar-
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John Garigliano get some help from Evan Austin to fill a charred American Oak bourbon barrel with Catskill Mountain syrup. Garigliano plans on making 12 barrels of the syrup this year to see how the new product does. At right, a fancy jar of syrup awaits a buyer at the Catskill Mountain Sugar House. The syrup is available at many locations locally.
keting and advertising,” he said. “We are doing very, very well with that as a matter of fact.” With new markets throughout the mid-Hudson, Catskill Mountain Sugar House is also shipping its high grade syrup to many restaurants and outlets in the Big Apple. And this year, on a test basis, Catskill Mountain is putting some of its amber liquid into oak barrels from Catskill Distilling Company, which once held bourbon. The result – Bourbon Barrel Matured Maple Syrup. The result is a tasty blend of maple syrup with a touch of bourbon taste. The label reads, “Organic Maple Syrup sourced from Catskill Mountain Sugar House’s 800 acre farm nestled in the beautiful Catskill Mountains of Upstate NY is gracefully aged in charred American oak bourbon barrels provided by our friends at Catskill Distilling Company. This collaboration results in Catskill Squared, a unique and delicious maple syrup with the nose of a fine bourbon and a taste second
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At left, John Garigliano adds defoamer to the sap boiler to keep the operation working as efficiently as possible. The Catskill Mountain Sugar House, above, has expanded several times during the last five years as a new evaporator, RO machines, tanks, storage areas and offices were added. Today the company taps more than 50,000 trees. to none.” “We are looking to make 12 barrels this year,” Garigliano said. “It’s kind of a new thing. We’ll see first if it catches on locally and then, who knows how far it will go.” Maple syrup production is a growing industry, especially on the
technology and demand side. “We had ten people working full time to tap our 50,000 trees,” he said. “It’s a growing industry.” Garigliano says he employs about the same number during the boiling season, with six guys in the woods, two drivers and two in the
sugarhouse. The locally-produced maple syrup is on sale locally or people are invited to visit Catskill Mountain at 227 Glade Hill Road in Grahamsville to see the operation in progress for themselves and pick up a bottle of the syrup.
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New Livingston Manor business is ready to roll Story and Photos By Fred Stabbert III
he “to-do” list is getting shorter by the day and the excitement is building as Livingston Manor’s newest business venture gets ready to open its doors tomorrow to much-anticipated fanfare. “We’re looking forward to getting back to baking,” a relieved Errol Flynn said Thursday morning as a flurry of activity was taking place inside and outside of 66 Main St. in anticipation of the opening.
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As signpainter Nicole of Fine Hand Signs was getting ready to paint the inside of the windows and hang the impressive sign on the front of the building, Sarah and Errol Flynn were going over their lists to make sure everything was in place. The former Sorkin’s General Store is a landmark in this tiny hamlet, which has been working hard to revitalize its main street with the recent addition of the Catskill Arts Society as well as Catskill Mountainkeeper last week. But it’s Brandenburg Bakery which
has most residents licking their lips with anticipation, as the gourmet bake shop plans on building on the success which they had at their Jeffersonville location since 2010. “[Sullivan County Partnership CEO] Marc Baez helped us along with Jill Weyer from Planning,” Errol said. “With their help we were able to get financing. “The whole plan of
From whence we came The Flynns met and married in Germany, where Sarah learned her craft as an expert pastry chef. “I was trained in Germany and served a three-year apprenticeship at what was recently voted The Best Bakery in Germany,” Sarah said. She believes in traditional baking and said a cake needs to look beautiful to taste good.
A sign of the times. This sign will soon grace the front of 66 Main St. in Livingston Manor, marking the spot were the new home of the Brandenburg Bakery will be. Errol and Sarah Flynn are busy putting the finishing touches on the kitchen and interior design in anticipation of tomorrow’s opening. “Our Springtime bucket list will include paint and repair to the outside of the building,” Errol said. At right, the couple shows the interior of its new stone deck oven, which was shipped over direct from Germany.
Community Response Catskill Mountainkeeper Executive Director Ramsay Adams said, “One of the most important jobs we have is to keep people who grow up here, working here, like Errol of the Brandenburg Pastry Bakery. Errol and Sarah have made thousands of people happy with their German infused confections. Their opening in Livingston Manor comes at a great time for this wonderful town that has been through some tough times, from the floods to the fires. Now Livingston Manor, with the opening of Brandenburg Pastry Bakery, the reopening of Main Street Farm and Willow and Brown, and the Catskill Brewery; has a bright future.”
wanting to expand started a year and a half ago,” Errol said. “The first six months we expored Jeffersonville.” The couple couldn’t find a location which suited their needs at the right price so they expanded their search to Livingston Manor.
And when they found the right place at the right price, sagging real estate appraisals didn’t afford them the opportunity to use traditional funding streams. So the couple explored other options and found the Sullivan County Partnership for Economic Development, which has a Revolving Loan Fund dedicated solely for the purpose of helping new or expanding businesses which need a boost. “We closed at the end of January,” Errol said. “The Partnership and Planning Dept. were not only helpful but also excited about our project.”
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Brandenburg Bakery credits S.C. Partnership, Planning Dept. with helping them on their way
Brandenburg’s Hours & events The Flynns promise to have a busy 2014 and already are signed up for many events in addition to operating their bakery. Hours of operation are Wednesday through Saturday, from 7 a.m. until 5 p.m. and Sunday, from 7 a.m. til 3 p.m. Phone is 845-439-0200. Also on tap are weekly appearances at the Callicoon, Liberty, Barryville and Roscoe Farmer’s Markets as well as the Bethel Woods Harvest Fest in the fall. The Brandenburg is also planning daily lunch specials as well as after school specials for kids.
That excitement helped the couple move forward through “a lot of paperwork” to finally accomplish their dream of owning their own business – building and all. And with a location that is one-anda-half times as large as their previous location, Brandenburg Bakery plans on hiring a full-timer and part-timer to help with customer service and another full-time helper in the kitchen. They also will add a summer intern when their business is really cooking. “That was a requirement of the Partnership, [that Brandenburg generates employement],” Errol said. And the Flynns also appreciated the efforts of Sam Kandel, who
Far left, a scene from “the original” Brandenburg Bakery in Jeffersonville shows some | pastries ready to come out of the oven. At left, Nicole, of Fine Hand Signs in Glen Spey, was busy cleaning the windows on Thursday before she put up the new lettering on the storefront. She also designed the sign seen on opposite page.
works with the Small Business Development Center in Kingston, for helping them develop their business plan, which qualified them for the Espresso,” Sarah said. “We will do specialty orders for loans. “We are also adding birthdays, graduations, parties or “We have worked Sullivan County Partnership bagels and hard rolls weddings,” Sarah said. “And of with him before,” to our selection.” course you can special order anyPresident and CEO Marc Baez Errol said. “He The Flynns said thing which we already have in our helped us get the funding we works out of the they will also offer selection.” needed. Not only were they Partnership office snacks for lunch “We will have specials around the and is very helpful.” helpful but very excited about including paninis holidays,” Errol said. “We will have all The labor of love our project. and a soup of the of our Easter specials next month – did not come easy. Also credited was the Sullivan day. breads, bunnies and all the rest.” “We had a lot of “We are also planCounty Planning Dept. and Jill help from my mom ning after school The author, Fred Stabbert III, is Weyer, who helped with funding. and dad, Eugene specials,” Errol said. publisher of the Sullivan County and Maureen “We are going to Democrat, chairman of the board of Flynn,” Errol said. have a hot kitchen the Sullivan County Partnership for “We did everything but the electric and a cold kitchen, which will help a Economic Development and a coffee and plumbing.” lot.” and pastry aficionado. The refurbishment included a three-phase electric service to accommodate the new machinery, and “a lot of plumbing,” Errol said. An official ribbon cutting will take place on Friday, March 28, at 2 p.m. at 66 In addition to two new pieces of Main St. in Livingston Manor. The Flynns are excited about opening their new cooking equipment which will help store on Main Street and will greet their customers with some new offerings. with productivity, the Flynns also A new stone deck oven will help them produce bagels and rolls as well as added a walk-in cooler, which was installed by Steve Eschenberg. stone-baked bread. They also will have two kitchens – hot and cold – so that What’s New pre-baking activities can be going on at the same time as products are coming In addition to renewed energy and out of the oven. excitement about their new location, With the addition of an expanded seating area – and possibly outdoor seatSarah and Errol have some great ing this summer – Brandenburg is also excited to offer an expanded coffee line plans for their new location. as well as lunchtime offerings, including a soup of the day. “We are going to have a big coffee selection including cappuccino and
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Save energy, dollars at March 27 workshop LIBERTY — Homeowners and renters can learn to reduce energy consumption and lower energy bills at a Save Energy, Save Dollars workshop on Thursday, March 27. This EmPower New York class is being offered by Cornell Cooperative Extension Sullivan County at 6 p.m. at the Gerald J. Skoda Extension Education Center on 64 Ferndale-Loomis Road in Liberty.
Participants who attend this free event will learn about reducing energy bills by following some low-cost and no-cost energy conservation methods. Each person will receive three compact fluorescent light bulbs at no cost to them. Advanced registration is encouraged by calling 292-6180. This program is one in a series of identical classes.
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Discussion will focus on the latest technologies, municipal authorities, and tools for negotiating with the industry. Speakers will include Frank Yoder, who has managed Pennsylvania’s statewide radio network since 2007 as Broadband Services Manager with the Pennsylvania State Police; David Church, AICP, Planning Commissioner for Orange County, NY; and Dick Comi, a former wireless industry professional who is now co-owner of The Center for Municipal Solutions. Continuing Education Credits may be available for planning and zoning board volunteers based on qualification by their town or township. For more information, please contact UDC Resource Specialist Travis O’Dell at 252-3022 or udctravis@frontier.com.
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MIDDLETOWN/ KINGSTON— Seasoned farmers or beginners can gain valuable knowledge at an in-depth workshop on producing and marketing hay and baleage and feeding forage to beef, sheep, goats, horses, and alpaca to maximize livestock performance. A Hay, Baleage, and Forage Quality workshop is offered on Friday, April 11 in Orange and Ulster Counties. Aaron Gabriel, a Northwest New York Crop Specialist, will discuss how to obtain and maintain optimum forage quality. Topics covered will be managing, renovating, and establishing hay fields. Participants will take a close look at forage
quality and the economics involved in making hay. Tips from the area specialists can help in growing quality forages. A partnered program with Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) Orange, Sullivan, and Ulster Counties, this class will be held at CCE Orange County from 11 a.m.–2 p.m. A live webinar of this workshop will be available at CCE Ulster County beginning at 11 a.m. Cost of this program will be $15 per person or $20 per farm and includes a light lunch. Space is limited so pre-registration with non-refundable payment is required by April 9. Registration and more information can be obtained by calling 292-6180 or emailing Michelle Lipari at mml249@cornell.edu.
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Casinos continue publicity tour
Empire State. While Cuomo held short of promising Sullivan County a casino – or two – he did say, “The message is simple: this is a huge, huge win for the State of New York. “This is a game changer,” he continued. “I think it is going to fundamentally change the economy of the Catskills.” The Projects Adelaar (the Dutch word meaning Eagle) appears to be topping the list of candidates for the casino approval as its master planner, Hart-Howerton, unveiled its intriguing and in-depth plans for a year-round resort at the former location of the Concord Resort Hotel. Not only will Adelaar have the requisite hotel and casino, but plans call for an indoor water park designed by one of the country’s premier water park builders, and its Monster Golf Course is also set to be masterfully redesigned by one of the best in the game. The project will generate nearly 2,000 construction jobs and 2,000 permanent
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One of the largest public turnouts occured at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, at left, as EPR discussed its plans to develop Adelaar in Kiamesha Lake. Below, an artist’s rendering of the proposed Foxwoods Catskills Resort Casino in Liberty and the crowd who listened to their presentation at the Liberty High School in February.
jobs once the project is complete, and organizers vowed to have a shovel in the ground within one month of the state’s approval for a casino license. The clock will be running on all four proposed casino regions throughout the state as Governor Cuomo has stated he would like the projects complete within two years. The Foxwoods Catskills Resort Casino, which is planned for the former Grossinger’s Hotel site in Liberty, was unveiled to the Sullivan County Legislature last week. Foxwoods is partnering with Muss Development to bring more than 100 years of experience to the project, which promises to revitalize the village and county with a resort that harmonizes with both the community and environment. A third serious contender may be the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans, a Native American tribe that’s worked for years to site a casino east of Monticello. They’ve got many of the necessary permits already in hand and are switching their goal from a facility on sovereign tribal land to a commercial enterprise.
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