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Contents Buck Fever: How to Beat It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

By Peter Fiduccia If you have ever gotten the shakes, or worse yet the uncontrollable shakes, you know exactly what Buck Fever is. Noted author and expert hunter Peter Fiduccia tells you his tale of woe – and how to beat this all too real medical condition.

Lose yourself at the Ledges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

By Willow Baum Sea sediment created these mountains millions of years ago. A short yet strenuous trek through the woods and up the rock outcroppings to Jensen’s Ledges reveals magnificent views of the Upper Delaware River valley – heart-pounding in more ways than one. Join Willow Baum’s journey to learn where to find it and experience it first-hand.

This dog will hunt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

By Fred Stabbert III A unique experience awaits you in the Basket Brook region near Long Eddy, where Catskill Pheasantry offers pheasant hunts and skeet shooting, for beginners to seasoned marksmen. There is even first-class gun dog training available at this hunting preserve, which covers hundreds of acres of pleasant countryside.

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By Kaitlin Carney Proprietors Frank and Irina Nicoletti have created such a welcoming atmosphere at Claryville Center: enjoy a meal at the Blue Hill Lodge Café, and view the offerings at the Art Center and Event Center. You may want to stay overnight to soak it all in . . .and the Nicolettis have that covered too, whether at the Lodge or one of the rental houses or cabins.

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By Kathy Daley These intelligent creatures are nimble forest-dwellers, taking to the trees when just young kits. They are curious and highly instinctive, inspiring the interest of scientists with their problem solving skills. Learn more about their nature and habitat as Kathy Daley talks with Lisa Weigand, a New York State licensed wildlife rehabilitator.

Enjoying a day of Ice Fishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

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Buck Fever – How to Beat It!

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y earliest recollection of when the phenomenon commonly known as ‘Buck Fever’ struck me was in 1964. It was my first deer hunt and the only one I would participate in that fall after my experience. My single encounter with buck fever forced me to reevaluate my aspirations about the sport of deer hunting. I wanted to determine if my “primal urge” to be a hunter was as genuine a quest as I thought it was before going on another deer hunt.

After getting a recommendation and doing some research about the area, I chose to hunt Breakneck Ridge, part of the Hudson Highland mountain range which is a rugged piece of real estate along the Hudson River.

Breakneck Ridge was indeed a fitting name for the mountain. The ascent from the railroad tracks was exceedingly steep and treacherous.

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Breakneck Ridge, along the Hudson River, is part of the Hudson Highland mountain range.

When I reached the peak, I glanced down and spied only a black dot that was my 1957 black Chevy (Blackie as I called her) nearly 1,300 feet below.

I was assured that the mountain “offered good deer hunting opportunities,” and because the access was so difficult, it was “lightly hunted.”

On the morning of my hunt, the climb went quickly and without much incident. That wasn’t the way the rest of the day was destined to go, however.

When I finally reached the pinnacle of Breakneck Ridge, I checked my watch. It was 11:30 a.m.

I decided I still had plenty of time to find a good location for the hunt. After a short 15minute walk I found what I felt was an ideal spot to post for the afternoon.

It was a large flat rock that was a few feet off the ground and overlooked a stand of mixed oak. At the back end of the stand of trees was a huge swamp.

After an hour or so, I took out my lunch and took a Brooklyn man-sized bite from my Italian hero filled with Capicola and Basilicata Provolone imported from southern Italy.

I don’t know if what followed next was due to the lip-smacking vocalizations I was expressing from the combined zesty flavors from each bite of my culinary chef-d'oeuvre hero or due to the wonderful odors the hero emitted that slowly permeated throughout the woods.

But either one, or both, caused an extraordinary happening of the deer kind. The next time I looked up from my hero, I was staring at a buck whose head was adorned with a set of antlers with lots of points not 50 yards from me.

While he may have been a dandy eight- or 10point buck, I frankly don’t remember counting his points.

But at the time, I knew I wanted to take him!

This is where the principal details of the story remain fuzzy. From the exact moment I saw the buck’s antlers, I don’t recall until this day exactly how the rest of the sequence of events unraveled.

I do remember that the buck was so preoccupied eating acorns he hadn’t seen me, at least not at the precise point in time that I saw him.

Without any further ado, my next hunting strategy was to take another bite out of my hero!

What, you ask?

Yes, without any pre-thought I took another bite out of my Italian hero. That fact is burned into my memory.

While my teeth held tightly to the sandwich, I picked up my shotgun, which was leaning on a small log next to me. Without any apparent awareness at the time, even before aiming at the

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buck, I began to eject each shell from the shotgun.

Each and every dang one of them! As the slugs fell onto the ledge, they dinged just loud enough to catch the buck’s attention. That fact momentarily brought me back to reality, which lasted about a tenth of a second before I heard myself saying in a quite normal level, “What the heck is happening here?!”

The next memory I retain is of being lightheaded and nauseous.

I don’t know for sure, but I assume the buck did not like hearing my profanity.

In what I think was an instant, it could have very well not have been, the buck started to move off. Now that the shotgun was totally empty, I obviously felt it was the absolute perfect opportunity for me to place the crosshairs of the scope on the buck and pull the trigger before he vanished into the swamp.

Click!

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I bagged this terrific 10-point buck on Breakneck Ridge in 1968, four years after my bout with Buck Fever on the same mountain. It is rock solid proof Buck Fever is indeed curable (behind me is my cousin Steven Peter Somma with my dog Briar).

ber of the shotgun. I did so even though I don’t recall if the buck was still in my sight after I pulled the trigger the first time.

Now here comes the worrisome part about the series of unfortunate events. After some incomprehensible time frame passed, my next recollection of the hunt was of me eating my hero again.

I guess I thought the flavors of the sandwich would snap me back into making sense of what just took place. While continuing to devour the hero I noticed several shotgun slugs scattered in a demented arrangement on the ledge.

My shotgun, however, was not in my hand, nor was it in sight. I would later find it beneath the ledge, charmingly marked with a nick to the stock, as well as a scratch delightfully complimenting the barrel of my Redfield 3x9 WideAngle scope.

Nice – eh?

More disturbing to me at the time was that I also noticed the contents of some of my expensive and delicious Italian hero strewn about the ledge.

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fugitive Capicola, Basilicata Provolone and some peppers (I left the olives where they landed) and placed them neatly back into the hero (I’m a Virgo). This is a true and under exaggerated account of the events that day. Until this writing, it is an incident I have only shared with a hunting companion of that era, Tony Hidalgo, bless his soul.

Aside from my fuzzy recollections of that day, I’m still not certain how it ended. I do recall gathering up my binoculars and other belongings, including my shells, and walking away from the ledge. Sometime after that I must have safely made my way down Breakneck Ridge and fortunately reached the bottom unscathed. I opened the car door, started “Blackie” and drove her home.

Some hunters who are plagued with the disorder ‘Buck Fever’ learn how not to have reoccurring cases, but it takes concentration and practice to achieve that goal. I have been extremely fortunate in that I have not had another buck fever incident since my first encounter with it 51 years ago.

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launch a hunter lightyears ahead in helping him or her eliminate future bouts of buck fever.

To finely hone your shot-placement skills, when sighting in at a range, it is important to use deer targets that include both skeletal and organ images. Pick different locations on the target, including high shoulder, mid-shoulder, heart, lungs, kidney, ears, nose, etc., and place two or three shots in each of the areas selected.

Don’t be concerned about shooting tight groups, that’s not your purpose here. All you want to do is place one shot at a time (three in total) in the same picture area.

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After you have achieved the above step, repeat it, but this time, add another element. That component is commonly called quick target acquisition, or QTA. Select a part of the deer on the target that is among one of the larger organs, like the lungs. Now comes the more crucial part of this practice. Take any stance you are comfortable with. I like to do this type of practice from a chair in my shooting house at our range.

It helps simulate sitting in a tree stand or shooting blind. I add an additional component of difficulty too. In order to insure safety I place one bullet in the clip (not the chamber of the rifle) and confirm the safety is set in the safety-on position. I put the rifle across my lap as I would when I’m hunting.

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rifle with controlled rapidity and quietness, I bolt the shell into the chamber (putting the safety back in on-safe position). Again, with controlled swiftness, I raise the rifle and quickly acquire the entire deer in my scope. This is instantly followed by placing the crosshairs on a selected body part of the deer. I almost always select the shoulder because I shoot 95 percent of my game in the shoulder. So by constantly practicing placing my shot in the shoulder on targets at the range, when I shoot an animal it feels quite natural to me to instantly locate and place the crosshairs on its shoulder. Then flip the safety to the off-safe position. I take a deep breath in, exhale halfway out, and then compress the trigger. This all takes place in five to seven seconds.

Shooting Rests: Using a shooting rest when hunting (when and where it is practical and possible) is a key element to placing a projectile precisely where you want it to impact. Purchase a shooting rest and practice shooting with it long before season begins. It will enable you to steady your aim by a factor of 10, which aids building your self-confidence even further. Use any durable, reliable shooting rest you feel comfortable with as long as it steadies your aim.

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Trigger Control Methods: “Dry firing” is the process of operating your empty hunting rifle as if you are shooting it. Dry firing is safe to do and will not harm today’s more technically advanced rifles. Before dry firing any firearm it must be triple checked to make sure it is empty.

Dry firing is a highly effective practice to improve your hunting shooting skills. Learning how to control compressing a trigger, however, takes practice. The key principle in dry firing is to develop what is known as muscle memory through repetition. Dry fire your rifle at a range target and squeeze the trigger like normal. This allows you to analyze your form without worrying about the recoil. It also helps you get comfortable with the trigger on the rifle you will be hunting with. Dry fire practice also helps keep you from flinching. Old wisdom claims a shooter should squeeze the trigger until it goes off and the shot surprises him. Top-notch shooters know exactly when the rifle is going to fire and they are ready for the recoil, but they don’t flinch in expectation of it. By training the first digit of your trigger finger to retain muscle memory, it will unquestionably make you a better shooter. Again, this will provide you confidence of being able to hit your game exactly where you aim at it.

THE ACTUAL HUNT There He Is: When a buck first appears, many hunters who endure the rigors of buck fever instantly become totally captivated by the antlers and may even try to count the number of points on the buck’s rack.

We must note that there does have to be three points on one side in nearly all of CatskillDelaware Country, so please count to at least three.

But from there, try not to stare at the rack longer than it takes for you to decide whether or not it is a legal buck and whether or not you want to harvest the deer.

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It’s Time to Focus: Once you have decided to take the buck it’s time to walk yourself through the steps to ensure that you will make a sure-fire kill shot. For the 50-plus years I have been hunting big game I talk myself through a bow or firearm shot each and every time.

My steadfast firearm routine follows like this: rifle up, steady, put him in the scope, pick a spot, flip safety, breath in, exhale, shoot.

My bowhunting sequence is: check posture, set release, bow up, relax bow hand, draw, anchor point, pick a spot, place pin, breath in, exhale, release, and follow through.

This sequence has absolutely provided me with the consistent ability to drop 98 percent of my firearm game dead in their tracks. That is not a boast, it’s a fact.

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(The second: the Tusten Mountain Trail near Narrowsburg.)

Rocks clank beneath plodding hiking boots.

September sun gently kisses the back of the neck. Hikers of all ages and ability stop to catch breath among white birch and evergreen.

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The challenge of hiking Jensen’s drew Joy and Tom Hollister off the 450-acre nature preserve they call home in Lake Ariel, PA. That evening, Joy and Tom would make a second hike on the preserve: under the glow of the blood moon.

Two hikes in one day?

“We don’t have a view like this where we live,” said Joy. Early origins Jensen’s Ledges, known for plentiful bluestone, began forming about 380 million years ago during the Devonian Age. Flora and fauna of the Devonian included small plants, land-living vertebrates and marine invertebrates. Shallow seas covered most of North America.

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Over millions of years, sediment formed layers. Layers became rock. Ranger Rowe points out steep, angled areas of the rock face, comparing them to rings of a tree.

“Slanted stone indicates where seas flowed in and out, meeting and ultimately eroding the shore.”

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Erosion-resistant, hard bluestone breaks apart into block formations. Industrialists recognized less labor would be required to form pieces.

Capitalizing on the unique traits of this abundant natural resource and proximity to New York City, bluestone and lumber from the area were utilized in erecting the Empire State Building.

The base of the Statue of Liberty is also made of bluestone from Hancock, part of the 74-mile Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River park.

All-season adventure A leisurely tube float along a stretch of the Delaware can feel like nature’s version of a lazy river theme park ride.

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Eagles prosper in the area once more: 17 nesting pairs at last count within the 74-mile park, said Ranger Bicko, “not including immatures and babies.”

Who is Jensen, anyway, and what are the origins of its name?

“If you ask the locals, no one knows,” says singer-songwriter Janet Burgan who frequents the trail, calling it her “happy place.”

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“We have a lot of different shooting venues,” Ray Wunderlich, assistant manager and dog trainer said. “For clay birds, we have a 5-stand skeet range and sporting clays.”

In the popular 5-stand range, the Pheasantry offers 8 different presentations from remote controlled houses. The sporting clays offers up to 20 different presentations on its two courses.

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“All hunts are done by reservation,” Wunderlich said. “You can also come with your own dog. We have a gun dog membership which offers discounted birds.”

John Ballay of New York City recently brought up his Vizsla, a Hungarian pointer.

“I had the greatest time,” John said. “I had never shot a gun before, it was an absolute blast. It had great landscape, and I was able to bring up my own dog.

“I will be here for the second time next Sunday,” he said.

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Wunderlich said the Pheasantry occasionally does have puppies and trained dogs for sale.

“Our main breed is English Springer Spaniel,” he said. “We also breed one pointer litter a year, be it German Shorthair or English Setter.”

But for those without a dog – or even a gun – the Pheasantry offers it all.

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A local hunting club has made it a yearly tradition to meet at the Pheasantry and shoot skeet followed by a live bird hunt.

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They’ve created Claryville Center to be a destination and continue to add to the site’s amenities. Enjoy a meal at the Blue Hill Lodge Café, stop in for some specialty or grocery items, grab the complement to a night at home from the liquor store, or take in some art at the Claryville Art Center, featuring the Kaletski Gallery. The Nicolettis look forward to soon hosting your parties (large or small) at the Event Center and toasting your visit at the Brewery. Stay overnight at the Lodge or one of the rental houses and cabins, including a fully-restored farmhouse.

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The couple are the proprietors of the Claryville Center, which includes the Blue Hill Lodge and Café, Claryville Art Center with the Kaletski Gallery, deli and grocery, liquor store, event center, and even a brewery in the works.

“We purchased the property in 2007 with the idea that it should be a destination site for weekenders and seasonal visitors,” Frank explained. “We opened the restaurant in 2008, after gutting the building and completing an extensive remodel, and look forward to opening the event center and brewery in the coming year. Claryville Center is a mosaic, just waiting for the last pieces.”

Irina added, “Being a four-season destination, we realize that every season brings something new and fabulous for our visitors to experience.”

Irina, who oversees the restaurant operations, uses her background in high-end retail to interact with patrons as if they were longtime friends.

“We are always adding little touches to the restaurant: fresh flowers, vases, décor, placements. I pay close attention to all of the details.

It is a lot of work to serve our customers and to keep the restaurant new and fresh…we are always learning. We cook and serve with love.”

Irina and Frank’s vision for the Café was furthered with the hiring of William Mendez as their Executive Chef and Manager. William, educated through SUNY Sullivan’s Culinary Program, was the head chef at the New Age Health Spa before joining the team.

He not only runs the Café kitchen, but has worked with Frank to develop the Event Center and Brewery, with both featuring top-of-theline, full-service kitchens for special events and Brewery functions.

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He also enjoys working with his wife, Savannah, who serves as the Day Manager.

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hey’re a colossal nuisance when raiding the crop field or rooting around in the garbage can they’ve just upended. And they’re deadly when they hit the chicken coop.

But can the ring-tailed animal with the distinctive facial mask really be blamed?

To get what it needs, a raccoon is simply employing its superior brain and its super-sensitive “people hands.”

“Raccoons are very clever and great problemsolvers,” says Lisa Weigand, a New York State licensed wildlife rehabilitator from Livingston Manor.

Once, when a mother raccoon had trouble breaking and entering Weigand’s pigeon house, the animal sent in her young to do the dirty work. The kits got in through a chicken wirecovered ventilation opening at the peak of the roof.

“The mother was much too large to get through, but she had shown her babies the way in,” recounts Weigand. “They slaughtered over 60 percent of our animals but could not get back out. In the morning when I went to tend to my birds, I discovered what happened.”

Upon Weigand’s arrival, the mother raccoon jumped from the roof to a tree, all the while focused on her kits.

“She watched and waited, looking for her young to join her,” Weigand says. “We caught her babies with a snare pole and kept them in a cage. The next evening, we used her babies to capture her as she was trying to rescue them. We were able to get her in a Have-a-Heart trap and then took the whole family off into the woods where, hopefully, they caused no more harm.”

But, Weigand continues, “when they were in the cages next to each other, they were ‘talking’ back and forth and reaching out to each other. It was a very memorable experience for me.”

Science talks Scientists at the turn of the 20th century became interested in the ability of raccoons to learn, make associations and remember.

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“when they were in the cages next to each other, they were ‘talking’ back and forth and reaching out to each other.”

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In one experiment, raccoons were able to use their sensitive, fivefingered front paws to recognize objects entirely through touch, an unusual Lisa Weigand ability for most animals. wildlife rehabilitator | They were then able to remember those objects for over a year.

Serious raccoon studies dwindled when the chubby beasts proved difficult to maintain in their cages – the raccoons kept trying to gnaw their way out and often escaped to hide out in lab ventilation systems. They also stole things.

“They’re extremely resourceful, incredible survivors and opportunistic,” agrees Kathy Michell, a wildlife biologist from Narrowsburg. “They have their role in the scheme of things, but unfortunately, there are way too many of them.”

Hands-on Raccoons love rivers and streams. They’re good swimmers but don’t dive for their food.

Instead, they splash through shallow areas or sit on shore eating.

Raccoons use their nimble forepaws to not only grab food but to find out more about it.

That’s particularly true when the raccoon goes fishing for crayfish and aquatic insects.

“They are very talented with their hands,” says Weigand. “They typically search for food in the dark. Their paws are so sensitive that they will put them out in the water or under a bank where they cannot possibly see with their eyes and, as if they were reading Braille, capture crawdads and mollusks and fish, frogs and salamanders.”

The raccoon’s short, non-retractable claws allow them to pick out larva or insects from logs, peel back bark or lift rocks, Weigand says.

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Raccoon kits like this one are born in spring and remain with mom till late fall, learning to climb trees, forage for food and defend themselves. Then they are on their own.

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Raccoons rake through leaves and twigs, pick up berries, apples and acorns and even husk corn. They also relish watermelons, digging through the rind to pull out the tasty pulp.

“A raccoon looks like a person picking up food and putting it in its mouth,” Weigand says. “This adaptation allows them to survive just about anywhere.”

The strangely human-looking pawprint of the raccoon can tip off nature-lovers to its presence.

Making sense Raccoons have a keen sense of smell; thus, their attraction to tasty tidbits in human trash cans.

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produced by earthworms underground.

Arguably the most famous raccoon fancier was writer Sterling North, whose children’s book about his pet raccoon, “Rascal,” was a best-seller 50 years ago. North, who spent his life observing and living with raccoons, said they have the most fine-tuned sense of hearing of any North American mammal.

“They are also music lovers and have individual preferences among the recordings, to which they listen intently,” North wrote.

It was his belief that the raccoon is one of the most intelligent species below the ape.

“Raccoons use public drinking fountains and also turn on faucets and showers (but seldom turn them off),” he said. “They pick pockets of

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Home turf Raccoons prefer moist woods, but they are also found on farmlands and in populated areas. For shelter, they use trees, ground burrows, brush piles, barns, abandoned buildings and rock crevices. In towns and villages, raccoons find new living quarters in attics, fireplaces and garages.

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“I have had run-ins with them,” says Weigand, “but it’s when I disturbed the animal by encroaching on its denning area unintentionally. I once was about two feet away from an adult nested in a bush in a flooded area. It was exciting. Neither of us expected to see the other. I slowly moved on without incident.”

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Cover compost piles. Clean outdoor eating areas completely. Keep bird feeders out of reach, and store birdseed in metal trash cans. Never leave pet food out overnight.

Pick up apples or berries that have fallen onto the ground.

• Raccoons are attracted by food they can smell. To foil them, spray ammonia or other cleansers inside trash cans. Double bag any meat or fish that’s going into the trash, and spray the bags with ammonia before placing in the can.

Cayenne pepper works, too. Spread it around where you have seen raccoons, but be careful – cayenne is toxic to bees.

• Position heavy weights on the lids of full trash cans.

• Block openings that raccoons might use to get into your attic, porch, barn or shed. Trim any overhanging tree branches so animals can’t use them to land on your roof. If you’re not sure where raccoons are getting in, sprinkle flour around potential

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entrances and check for footprints.

• Raccoons are not most commonly spotted during the day because they like to feed in darkness. But if you happen to see a raccoon during the day, don’t panic – it’s not necessarily sick or dangerous. A raccoon might be foraging longer hours to support her young, visiting a garden while your dogs are indoors, or moving to a new location.

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• Never bar an unwanted raccoon from an area of your home if the animal has young. A desperate mother raccoon is capable of great damage as she tries to get back to her kits.

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Environmental Conservation (DEC) reports that raccoons are now the major wildlife host of rabies. Family pets that encounter rabid raccoons may become infected and therefore dangerous to family members.

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• Roundworms in raccoons present an additional danger for humans.

For further information, call the DEC Region 3 Office at 845-256-3000, or the Pennsylvania Game Commission at 570675-1143 or 570-675-1144.

In the wild, raccoons feast on edibles such as turtle eggs. But experts like wildlife biologist Kathy Michell of Narrowsburg say raccoons are a serious threat to turtles, particularly the bog turtle.

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Fishing is really a sport of patience (and some skill) but no other type of angling can offer as much family fun as trying to outwit a pickerel or perch through 12 inches of ice while drinking hot cocoa, barbecuing hamburgers and enjoying some great conversation.

Depending on the weather, January usually

signals the start of ice fishing season, as anglers wait for their favorite pond or lake to freeze over.

Some anglers will test their luck on three inches of ice, but we recommend waiting for a couple of really cold days and five inches of solid ice before venturing onto the slick surface.

There are many resources available to help you get started and we recommend the New York State DEC’s website www.dec.ny.gov.

This offers an excellent guide of not only how to fish but also will supply you with all the necessary rules and laws you need to know.

Getting started may seem a little overwhelm-

Even the author’s wife has fun on the ice – sort of. Here she holds a pickerel on the end of the line as her tip up lays on the ice. Ice fishing can be fun for the whole family and a great way to beat the winter blues.

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This will give you a great idea of what you might need and also allow you to plan ahead.

If you are unable to locate anyone to go with, the next best alternative is to visit a tackle shop in a popular ice fishing area. The proprietors are interested in seeing that you have a successful and enjoyable trip and will provide you with all of the necessary equipment. You may also watch for announcements of local ice fishing contests or tournaments run by local sportsmen’s clubs - ice fishermen tend to be a highly social group, eager to share tips, techniques and stories.

Ice fishing is a sport of camaraderie as much as fishing and while serious anglers spend a lot of time finding just the right spot, using depth finders and fish finders, there is plenty of room for a family outing at a much more relaxed pace.

Some tips to make your first trip more comfortable… remember warm boots, an extra pair of gloves, sunglasses, some treats to eat and a good supply of hot cocoa.

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October 30 Exhibit: Fantastic Flowers, at Café Devine, in Callicoon.

Charles Farless Recent Work: prints on metal and large oil paintings. The artist’s painting combines his great enthusiasm for the designs of nature and his urge to go beyond it as he creates his own world using “Fantastic Flowers” as a subject. He creates a sense of place in which plant-like forms can convey a colorful context of relationships, possibly discreet narratives that he determines by invention in the act of painting. Open until November 2. For information, call 887-3076 or visit cafedevine.com.

Farm Tours at Root n’ Roost Farm, Mineral Springs Rd., Livingston Manor, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Farm Tours are open to the public. Tours are one hour long and cost $30 minimum for up to 6 people: $7 per additional adult and $5 per child, kids 3 and under are free! For info, call 292-9126 or

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Exhibit: Threads Connecting ’60s and Modern Rockwear at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Bethel; $5 for this exhibit only; or regular admission to museum for full visit. Fashion in the 1960s was a colorful explosion of thrift store finds combined with homemade accessories and off-the shelf staples. The stylistas of the day were often the popular musicians and their fans in London and San Francisco, and the bigname fashion designers had to play catch-up. The freedom and expression of those fashions have captivated the imaginations of subsequent generations, and even today high fashion takes many of its cues from the street and rock-star fashions of the 1960s and ’70s.

Ends December 31. For info or tickets, call 583-2000 or 800745-3000.

Exhibit: 60 Years of Vera B. Williams’ Works - Delaware Valley Arts Alliance, Narrowsburg. A retrospective exhibit of drawings, paintings,

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and graphics titled “Art, Pleasure, Politics and Making a Living: 60 Years of Vera B. Williams’ Works”. Vera B. Williams is an American children’s writer, illustrator, and activist. Her best-known work, “A Chair for My Mother,” has won multiple awards including two Caldecott Honors. It was recently chosen as one of the best 100 books of the past century by the New York Public Library, the first of a series of four books featuring a waitress and family with a “Bread and Roses” theme reflecting her childhood in the great depression. Ends October 31. For info, call 252-7576 or visit www. delawarevalleyartsalliance.org.

Exhibit: “From the Ether” is an exhibit of photography by Dana Duke, at Delaware Arts Alliance, in Narrowsburg.

Duke’s exhibit features images he took while on an extended trip to New Zealand in 2013 and 2014. Visiting his son, he spent two months “bumbling around” the cities of Wellington and Aukland. Being

in a fresh environment allowed Duke to take notice of everyday anomalies: nuanced patterns in sidewalks, scrapes in walls, and general urban wear and tear, all created by chance.

“While the subject matter of my fine art work has changed over time, it is the patterns of nature and urban scenes that continue to intrigue me the most.” Open until October 31.

For info, call 252-7576 or visit www. delawarevalleyartsalliance.org.

Exhibit: The Old Invisible Lady, at Catskill Art Society, in Livingston Manor. Artist Lisa Samalin, with murals, painted and found objects and sound, has transformed the Elevator Gallery into the realm of the Old Invisible Woman. Come see her. She awaits you.

Continues until November 29.

Call 436-4227 or visit www.catskillartsociety.org for information and hours.

Exhibit: Logarithmic Scale, at Catskill Art Society, in Livingston Manor. An exhibition featuring the works of

was inspired by the 1949 exorcism case of Roland Doe. When a 12 year old girl named Regan (Linda Blair) is possessed by a mysterious entity, her mother (Ellen Burstyn) seeks help from Father Karras (Jason Miller), a young priest who becomes convinced that the girl is possessed by the Devil and needs an exorcism to save her. Priest and exorcist, Father Merrin, is called in to free the girl from her possession, but this foe proves to be no run-of-the-mill demon, and both the priest and the girl suffer numerous horrors during their struggles. Doors open 6:30; showtime 7 p.m. Cost is $8 - Adults (18 and over); $6 Members; $5 - 18 and under.

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Movie: Rocky Horror Picture Show, at Forestburgh Playhouse, at 8 p.m. Stop by the Forestburgh Tavern for the Rocky Horror Picture Show featuring Paul Ciliberto and Michelle Semerano from Thunder 102! Costumes are encouraged! Cost is $45 per person. Continues October 31.

Call 794-1194 or visit www.fbplayhouse.org.

Live Music with Cloud Nyne, at Monticello Casino & Raceway, in Monticello, at 9 p.m. Call 794-4100 or visit monticellocasinoandraceway.com.

Friday Night Family Movie 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Jeffersonville Branch of the Western Sullivan Public Library.

What if there was a town where every day was Halloween? Join us for a frightfully good time for the whole family. Movie NR, 90 minutes. Popcorn, pizza, drinks & crafts. Use the back door as the library will be closed.

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Programs without 5 people pre-registered may be cancelled. Visit WSPLonline.org, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @westernsullivan, email kohara@rcls.org, or call 482-4350 for more information.

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Exhibit & Sale: Ron Lusker 6 Decades, at The Left Bank, in Liberty. You are invited to follow an intimate journey of a young man over his lifetime, from REALISM, as seen in his early PORTRAITS, through the various 2 and 3- dimensional art forms, technical experiments, inventions, in Ron’s personal search, to the non-representational art of his recent SPIRITSCAPES. The Estate of Ron has followed his lead and designates the proceeds of the exhibition to benefit LOCAL WOUNDED VETERANS. Although Ron did not serve, despite the persuasions of his older brothers, both career military men, a Navy Seal and a Major in the Air Force, he loved his Country, contributed to Veteran services throughout the U.S., and recently constructed and dedicated a group of outdoor sculptures to our WOUNDED WARRIORS and to his brothers. Ron was an artist, a teacher, inventor, an architectural designer, conservator of old buildings, a chef. A man of incredible talent and limitless energy. He chose to conserve THE LEFT BANK, to repair it and preserve it for prosperity.

He did not see it completed but his collection of Art and Artifacts will present you with an idea of the scope and inspiration of Ron’s prolific creation over six decades. Your purchase of art and artifacts will contribute to achieving our goal of offering a Hyperbaric Unit to our local Veterans suffering from PTSD; and working with M&M Auto Group in Liberty to offer traction mobility to handicapped veterans.

Ends October 31. For info, call 857-8208 or visit www.ronlusker.com.

Movie: The Exorcist at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, at 7 p.m. The Exorcist will be sure to fulfill any horror enthusiast’s hunger for terror, suspense, and cinematic ingenuity. This is the only horror film showing this year at Bethel Woods so make sure you don’t miss out!

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Barryville Farmer’s Market takes place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at 3385 State Route 97, in Barryville, behind River Market.

The market offers local products including: fruits, vegetables, cut flowers, baked goods, milk, cheese, jams, meat, poultry, eggs, wine and more. Rain or shine.

Exhibit: Threads Connecting ’60s and Modern Rockwear at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Bethel; $5 for this exhibit only; or regular admission to museum for full visit. Fashion in the 1960s was a colorful explosion of thrift store finds combined with homemade accessories and off-the shelf staples. The stylistas of the day were often the popular musicians and their fans in London and San Francisco, and the bigname fashion designers had to play catch-up. The freedom and

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Ends December 31. For info or tickets, call 583-2000 or 800745-3000.

Corn Maze & Pick-Your-OwnPumpkins, at Cunningham Family Farms, Hurd/Parks Rd., Swan Lake; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Activities all day. Admission $8 for 13 and older; $6 for ages 5 to 12, under 5 are free. For info, call 583-4083 or visit cunninghamfamily farms.com.

Trick or Treat at the Museum: 2nd Annual Trick or Treat at The Museum at Bethel Woods, at noon! Reserve your free tickets today! The 2nd Annual Trick or Treat this year will focus on a bewitched treasure hunt through The Museum at Bethel Woods. Make sure to stop at each witch and warlock… they might have a “trick” or “treat” for you! At the end of the hunt, participants will receive a bag full of treats! For info, call 866-781-2922 or visit www. bethelwoodscenter.org.

Exhibit: Harvest, at Wurtsboro Art Alliance. Continues until

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Trunk & Treat, at the Rock Hill Firehouse - noon to 2 p.m. Free for children. Join the Rock Hill Business & Community Association for our 2nd Annual Trunk & Treat! Bring your kids out for safe trick or treating.

Businesses and local residents will have their cars decorated and will be handing out candy.

Are you interested in decorating your car and handing out candy? Contact Krissy at 7968526 or email tschaulers@aol.com.

Exhibit: “Cecily and Friends,” works by 27 artists plus pottery by Cecily Fortescue, at The Nutshell, on Route 52, in Lake Huntington. Continues until November 8. For info, call 4232905.

Movie: Hocus Pocus, at the Museum at Bethel Woods, at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Cost is $8 Adults (18 and over); $6 Members; $5 - 18 and Under.

Come early to either showing for a bewitched treasure hunt through The Museum at Bethel Woods at our 2nd Annual Trick or Treat! Halloween night will never be the same after three 17th century witches are accidentally conjured up in present-day Salem where they brew a hilarious cauldron of mischief and mayhem, and it is up to two teenagers, a young girl, and an immortal cat to put an end to the witches’ reign of terror once and for all.

Bette Midler stars with Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy bringing their outrageous antics to this fun-filled tale of madness, mayhem, and witchcraft. Doors open 12pm; showtime 2pm. For info, call 866-781-2922 or visit bethelwoodscenter.org.

Halloween Trunk or Treat in the Park, Backyard Park,

Jeffersonville; 3 to 6 p.m. The Village park entrance is located at the corner of New Bridge Street and Swiss Hill North. At 6:00pm line-up begins for the Jeff Lion’s Club Halloween Parade on Main Street ending at the firehouse for costume judging. For info, email villageofjeff@gmail.com or call 4823330, www.jeffersonvilleny.com.

Halloween Party with Slam Allen, at Downtown Barn, in Liberty, from 8 to 11 p.m. Close out the music season at Downtown Barn with a Halloween Party put on by Slam Allen. Call 747-9665 or visit www.downtownbarn. com for information.

Live Music with Lavender Steel a tribute to the 80s & 90s, at Monticello Casino & Raceway, in Monticello, at 9 p.m. Call 794-4100 or visit monticello casinoandraceway.com.

The Village of Monticello hosts its annual Halloween parade, with line up at 12:15 p.m. on the corner of St. John Street and Broadway. Parade steps off at 1 p.m., and goes to Ted Stroebele Neighborhood Facility. Event ends by 5 p.m.

For info, call 791-0082 or 7942351.

The 87th annual roast beef dinner at the Youngsville Firehouse will be held from 4:30 to 9 p.m. Cost is $13 for adults, $7 for ages 5 - 12; under 5 are free. All takouts are $13 (available after 4 p.m.)

November 1 Weekend Breakfast and Brunch, at Java Love Coffee Roasting Co., in Kauneonga Lake. The weekend brunch menu includes breakfast sandwiches, homemade soups, and of

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Exhibit: Fantastic Flowers, at Café Devine, in Callicoon.

Charles Farless Recent Work: prints on metal and large oil paintings. The artist’s painting combines his great enthusiasm for the designs of nature and his urge to go beyond it as he creates his own world using “Fantastic Flowers” as a subject. He creates a sense of place in which plant-like forms can convey a colorful context of relationships, possibly discreet narratives that he determines by invention in the act of painting. Open until November 2. For information, call 887-3076 or visit cafedevine.com.

Exhibit: Threads Connecting ’60s and Modern Rockwear at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Bethel; $5 for this exhibit only; or regular admission to

museum for full visit. Fashion in the 1960s was a colorful explosion of thrift store finds combined with homemade accessories and off-the shelf staples. The stylistas of the day were often the popular musicians and their fans in London and San Francisco, and the bigname fashion designers had to play catch-up. The freedom and expression of those fashions have captivated the imaginations of subsequent generations, and even today high fashion takes many of its cues from the street and rock-star fashions of the 1960s and ’70s.

Ends December 31. For info or tickets, call 583-2000 or 800745-3000.

Callicoon Farmers’ Market, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Callicoon Creek Park; Over 25 farmers, food producers and artisans bring you the best of local farm fresh goodness. Vegetables, fruit, meats, eggs, cheese, baked goods, prepared foods, wine and more! Every Sunday until November 8. Callicoon Indoor Farmers Market begins November 22-April (check website for dates). Call 866280-2015 or visit www.sullivan countyfarmersmarkets.org.

Exhibit: The Old Invisible Lady, at Catskill Art Society, in Livingston Manor. Artist Lisa Samalin, with murals, painted and found objects and sound, has transformed the Elevator Gallery into the realm of the Old Invisible Woman. Come see her. She awaits you.

Continues until November 29.

Call 436-4227 or visit www.catskillartsociety.org for information and hours.

Exhibit: Logarithmic Scale, at Catskill Art Society, in Livingston Manor. An exhibition featuring the works of John T. Dinkey Jr. and Elise Freda. Continues until November 22. Call 436-4227 or visit www.catskillartsociety.org for information and hours.

Exhibit: Harvest, at Wurtsboro Art Alliance. For info, visit www.waagallery.org.

Exhibit: “Cecily and Friends,” works by 27 artists plus pottery by Cecily Fortescue, at The Nutshell, on Route 52, in Lake Huntington. Continues until November 8. For info, call 4232905.

WoodsTalk-Live, at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, 7 p.m. Free and open to public.

WoodsTalk-Live features award-winning actress Elaine Bromka in “Tea for Three: Ladybird, Pat and Betty”. This theatrical one-woman show offers a fresh, behind-thescenes look at three of our First Ladies – Lady Bird Johnson, Pat Nixon, and Betty Ford. In this time of often polarizing politics, Tea for Three humanizes the arena, allowing audiences to stand in those women’s shoes. This warm, whimsical and deeply moving story has been playing across the country for several years.

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Bernie Shore Memorial Roast Beef Dinner, sponsored by the Monticello Kiwanis Club and prepared by Jay Shore, takes place from 5 to 7 p.m., at the Monticello Elks Lodge. Eat in or take out. You can purchase tickets in advance or at the door, $10 per person. For info or tickets, call 807-6332.

A fall luncheon will be held at the Monticello Presbyterian

A thrift sale and luncheon will be offered at the Grahamsville United Methodist Church - sale from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., lunch available from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. For info, call 985-2283.

Alzheimerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Association Caregiver Support Group, 6 to 7:30 p.m., at Achieve Rehab & Nursing Facility, 170 Lake St., Liberty. Open to the public to all caregivers/family members

The Community Garden Club of Liberty will hold its Annual Plant and Bake Sale from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the cafeteria at the Catskill Regional Medical Center, Harris.

First Friday Networking Breakfast, Rubin Pollack Education Center, Liberty, 7:45 to 9 a.m. Sullivan County Chamber of Commerce introduces Sullivan County BOCES.

Bring photo identification to be admitted. Cost is $15 for members in advance, $20 at the door; $25 for non-members.

RSVP at 794-4200 or email office@ catskills.com.

Live Music with Crossroads Band, at Monticello Casino & Raceway, in Monticello, at 9 p.m. Call 794-4100 or visit monticello casinoandraceway. com.

November 7 Concert: Jazz Music at Tusten

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New York City-based jazz pianist and composer Leslie Pintchik will bring Scott Hardy on bass and Michael Sarin on drums to play originals and standards. Her trio performs regularly at New York City jazz venues that include the Kitano, Smalls Jazz Club, Bar Next Door, the Blue Note, Knickerbocker, and 55 Bar. Most recently, they performed as part of the JVC Jazz Festival at the Kitano Hotel in Manhattan, at Scullers (Boston’s premiere jazz club), the Side Door in Old Lyme Connecticut, and a Texas tour that included venues in Houston, Austin and Dallas.

Pintchik has just finished recording a new CD (tentatively titled True North), scheduled for release in early 2016. The Tusten concert will include some of the material from this new recording. For info, call 252-7576 or visit delawarevalleyartsalliance.org.

Event Gallery Concert: Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes, at Bethel Woods Center for the

Arts, in Bethel. Closely associated with Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes is a Jersey Shore musical group that has been recording albums since 1976. Cost is $72, $62, $52 for reserved seating. For info, call 866-7812922 or visit www.bethelwoodscenter.org.

Live Music with Big Things Band, at Monticello Casino & Raceway, in Monticello, at 9 p.m. Call 794-4100 or visit monticello casinoandraceway. com.

The Woodbourne Fire Company No. 1 will host its 17th annual Veterans Day Parade on Route 42/52, in Woodbourne. Line up at noon, parade step off at 1 p.m. A short service will follow the parade at the Woodbourne Firehouse. For information, call 434-6763 and leave message.

A pancake supper will be held at the Lake Huntington Presbyterian Church, from 5 to 7 p.m. Cost is $9 for adults, $4.50 for ages 5 - 12, and 4 and under are free. All-youcan-eat.

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November 8 Calling all collectors! Have a collection of plates or buttons or cans or ANYTHING? If you are a collector, or just have a lot of “something” you would like to share, bring your collection to the Museum for others to admire, beginning at 2 p.m.

Reservations are required, please call or e-mail to reserve your free space. Dust off your collections and let them shine for an afternoon! For info, call 985-7700 or visit timeandthevalleysmuseum.org.

County Music at Dead End Café, in Parksville, at 3 p.m. Cost is $25 for show and full buffet dinner following the show. Call 292-0400 for info or tickets, or visit parksvilleusa.com.

November 13 Live Music with Soul City, at Monticello Casino & Raceway, in Monticello, at 9 p.m. Call 794-4100 or visit monticellocasinoandraceway.com.

November 14 Live Music with Cloud Nyne, at Monticello Casino & Raceway, in Monticello, at 9 p.m. Call 794-4100 or visit monticellocasinoandraceway.com.

Cabaret in the Event Gallery: The Ultimate Bradstan Reunion at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts. The evening will feature: Scott Samuelson, Jeanne McDonald, Lumiri Tubo, Brian Gens, Steven Wing and Jim Quinlan. Recreating all the favorite numbers from The Bradstan years with a couple of new rocking surprises!

Doors open @ 7pm; showtime@ 8pm. Tickets are $57, reserved cabaret-style seating.

For info, call 583-4114 or visit bradstanhotel.com.

November 14 A silent auction will be held at the Community United Methodist Church, in Kauneonga Lake. Doors open at 1 p.m., calling at 2 p.m. For info, call Robin at 583-5059.

Mountaindale Fire Department will host a spaghetti and meatball dinner, at the firehouse, from 4 to 8 p.m. Cost is $8 for

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November 20 Film: Frank, at Museum at Bethel Woods, at 7 p.m. Frank, an independent film about music and creative self-expression, is a fictional story inspired by the cult comedy legend Frank Sidebottom, the comic persona of Chris Sievey, who gave his backing to the film before his death. The film is also loosely based on other musicians like Daniel Johnston and Captain Beefheart. Doors open 6:30 p.m. Cost is $8 Adults (18 and over); $6 Members; $5 - 18 and Under.

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November 21 Exhibit: Art in the Sixes, at Delaware Valley Arts Alliance, Loft Gallery, Main Street, Narrowsburg; Mixed media small works with Valley Artists Holiday Sale. Tues-Fri 9am5pm & Sat 10am-4pm.

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Live Music with The Other Band, at Monticello Casino & Raceway, in Monticello, at 9 p.m. Call 794-4100 or visit monticellocasinoandraceway. com.

A thrift shop will be offered at the Grahamsville United Methodist Church, on Route 55, from 9 a.m.t o 1 p.m. For information, call 985-2283.

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Holiday Craft Fair, Delaware Youth Center, Callicoon; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. A craft fair providing a unique assortment of merchandise for holiday shopping.

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James Dworetsky Memorial Holiday Parade, downtown Jeffersonville, at 7 p.m. Held annually the day after Thanksgiving. The Jeffersonville Fire Department arranges the James Dworestsky Memorial Holiday Parade with theme floats. Following the parade enjoy a visit with Santa and his helpers inside the firehouse.

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November 28 Holiday Craft Fair, Delaware Youth Center, Callicoon; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. A craft fair providing a unique assortment of merchandise for holiday shopping.

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WJFF Radio hosts its annual music sale, at the White Sulphur Springs Fire Hall, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. For info, visit www.wjffradio.org or call 4824141.

Exhibit: CAS Winter Members Show, Catskill Art Society, Livingston Manor; Opening Reception November 28 @ 2-4 p.m. Continues until December 28. For information, call 4364227 or visit www.catskillartsociety.org.

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December 5 Weekend Breakfast and Brunch, at Java Love Coffee Roasting Co., in Kauneonga Lake. The weekend brunch menu includes breakfast sandwiches, homemade soups, and of course freshly roasted and brewed coffee and espresso drinks. Sundays bring the addition of live acoustic music from 10am-2pm. Every weekend until December 27. Call 707-2589, Email info@javaloveroasters. com, or visit javaloveroasters.com.

Eagle Watch Volunteer Training Day, 176 Scenic Drive, Lackawaxen, Pa., 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Join the Delaware Highlands Conservancy on December 5 and learn to become an Eagle Watch volunteer. You’ll help monitor eagles in the Upper Delaware River region and assist in educating the public on “Eagle Etiquette” and how to have a great eagle watching experience. New volunteers will meet in Lackawaxen, PA at 9am.

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Handmade for the Holidays, Duke Pottery, Roscoe. Start your holiday shopping season with us. Featuring the artwork of over 30 artists, crafters, and local producers. Every weekend until Dec. 13. For info, call 607498-5207 or visit www.dukepottery.com.

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