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What’s on your mind A Special Section of the Sullivan County Democrat,

May 2019

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The rating indicates that Catskill Regional Medical Center’s clinical outcomes are statistically, significantly better than expected when performing Appendectomy procedures. A 2018 study conducted by Healthgrades® acknowledged that patients having an Appendectomy procedure in hospitals with 5 stars have, on average, an almost 65% lower risk of experiencing a complication while in the hospital than if they were treated by hospitals with 1 star.* This achievement is a testament to our dedicated and passionate staff, reinforcing Catskill Regional’s ongoing commitment to provide quality patient care to Sullivan County and beyond.

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Danger! Danger! Watch out for ticks.

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hey’re creepy and they're kooky, Mysterious and spooky, They’re altogether ooky...” and they can carry tickborne illnesses like Lyme Disease.

While there are several types of ticks common in Sullivan County, Lyme Disease is only transmitted by the black-legged tick, also known as the deer tick. Deer ticks are small, especially in the Spring and early summer, when they are the size of poppy seeds.

The painful disease causes a rash, often in a bulls-eye pattern, and flulike symptoms. It can also cause joint pain and weakness in the limbs.

Other symptoms include fever and fatigue, as well as joint stiffness or swelling.

Like most situations, the best defense against the risk of ticks and Lyme Disease is prevention.

The Center for Disease Control offers the following tips on preventing tick bites...

• Know where to expect ticks. They live in grassy, brushy, or wooded areas, or even on animals. Gardens are also popular tick habitats. Ticks do not jump or fly and they do not drop onto people passing by. They live 18-24 inches off the ground in shady, moist areas where they wait for a host to come along to find a blood meal.

• Wear long sleeve pants tucked into socks, and a long sleeved shirt tucked into pants. Also, long hair should be pulled back into a pony tail while outside.

• Treat clothing and gear with products containing 0.5% permethrin. It is important to follow product instructions for permethrin. Permethrin can be used to treat boots, clothing and camping gear and remain protective through several washings. Alternatively, you can buy permethrin-treated clothing and gear.

•Use Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-registered insect repellents. External containing DEET, picaridin, IR3535, Oil of Lemon Eucalyptus (OLE), para-

ears, the hair, groin, and belly button. Other common areas ticks like to feed are the elbows, behind the knees, under the belt, and in between fingers and toes. Just remember, though, that ticks can be found anywhere on the body.

Ticks generally take 24-36 hours to transmit disease so finding and removing ticks properly and quickly greatly reduces our risk of contracting Lyme or other tick-borne illness.

You can reduce tick habitat in your yard by keeping grass mowed and edged trimmed, raking leaves and removing garbage and clutter in the yard, cleaning up under bird feeders, keeping wood piles stacked neatly, away from the house, and preferably off the ground.

• Remove any ticks you find. Tumble dry clothes in a dryer on high heat for 10 minutes to kill ticks on dry clothing after you come indoors. If the clothes are damp, additional time may be needed. If the clothes require washing first, hot water is recommended.

Cold and medium temperature water will not kill ticks.

If possible clothes worn outdoors should be removed before walking through the home. If this is not possible, use a sticky paper lint roller over clothes before getting into a car or the home; any ticks that are still wandering will stick to the lint roller and can be thrown out before going inside.

Common tick hiding spots on our bodies include: Under the arms, in and around the ears, inside the belly button, back of the knees, in and around the hair, between the legs and around the waist.

‘Ticks generally take 24-36 hours to transmit disease so finding and removing ticks properly and quickly greatly reduces our risk of contracting Lyme or other tickborne illness.’ menthane-diol (PMD), or 2-undecanone. Do not use insect repellent on babies younger than 2 months old. Do not use products containing OLE or PMD on children under 3 years old.

• Avoid Contact with Ticks. Avoid wooded and brushy areas with high grass and leaf litter. Walk in the center of trails. Ticks are also common in and around stone walls.

• When you come indoors, check your clothes, body and animals for ticks. Everyone needs to do a complete body tick check on themselves, their children, and their pets every time they come in from outside.

Ticks like to feed in hidden, well protected area where they won’t be disturbed. Tick checks need to include all of the hidden, out of sight parts of our bodies including our

• Take a shower soon after coming inside. Doing so within two hours of coming indoors has been shown to reduce your risk of getting Lyme disease and may be effective in reducing the risk of other tickborne diseases.

Showering may help wash off unattached ticks and it is a good opportunity to do a tick check.

• If you do find a tick, remove it immediately. It’s best to use finetipped tweezers to grasp as close to the skin's surface as possible. Then, pull upward with steady, even pressure. Twisting and jerking can cause the mouth parts to break off and remain in the skin.

If it does, remove mouth-parts with tweezers. If you're unsuccessful, leave alone and let the skin heal.

After getting the tick out, clean your bite area and hands with rubbing alcohol or soap and water.

DO NOT put anything on the tick in an attempt to remove it. Using petroleum jelly, toothpaste, dish detergent, mouthwash, essential oils, or trying to burn the tick off will make the tick irritated and actually increase the risk of disease transmission.

• After removing the tick, cover the site of the bite with an antibiotic ointment and a bandage. Signs and symptoms of Lyme and other tickborne illnesses can develop up to 20 days after being bitten by a tick. It is important to check the bite area for a rash and to look for signs and symptoms for a month after removing the tick. If you do develop a rash, or start to develop other signs and symptoms after being bitten by a tick, please contact your health care provider. Take the tick with you if possible.

In the removal process, DO NOT try and crush the tick with your fingers.

Put the live tick in alcohol, place in a sealed bag/container, wrap it tightly in tape or flush down the toilet.

Have fun this summer but be careful!

A special thanks to Sullivan County Public Health Services Public Health Educator Jill Hubert-Simon, MS, for contributing valuable information to this article.

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Free Senior Expo Coming May 22

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eniors from across Sullivan County are warmly invited to the 4th Annual Senior Expo on Wednesday, May 22 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Monticello Firehouse at 23 Richardson Avenue.

Coordinated by the County of Sullivan, the Older Adult Transitional Support (OATS) Collaboration and Cornell Cooperative Extension of Sullivan County, the Expo is a FREE event that will feature health screenings, a presentation on phone and Internet fraud by the NYS Attorney General’s Office, and demonstrations in tai chi, self-defense, healthy meal preparation, CPR and the use of automatic external defibrillators (AEDs).

“We’ll also have more than 30 agencies on hand to help folks access the

services they need,” promised Colleen Monaghan, executive director of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Sullivan County.

“We want to encourage older adults to live independent, healthy, informed lives,” stated District 2 Legislator Nadia Rajsz, chair of the Legislature’s Health and Family Services Committee, which oversees the Sullivan County Office for the Aging. “They play a key role in the vitality of our neighborhoods, and this expo will be all about them!”

The event is made possible by a grant from the NYS Office for the Aging’s Caregiver Program. For more information, call 845-292-6180, email sullivan@cornell.edu or visitwww.sullivancce.org.

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he entire program is free and it’s designed to help people cope with the grieving process. Six workshops will be offered at Wayne Memorial Hospital to provide support and focus on grief as a normal part of an individual’s transition through life. The sessions will be held Tuesday evenings from 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., May 21st through June 25th in Conference Room #4 on the second floor of Wayne Memorial Hospital.

“Grief is experienced by each individual very differently,” explains Social Worker Anna M. Walsh. “There is no ‘right or wrong’ way to engage in that experience, but the process for each person is encountered in different ways. Sharing the experience often helps us understand our own losses more clearly. It makes us aware we are not alone in our feelings."

Acknowledging that grief is a

very individual process, the Support Group will encourage participants to explore their own solutions to the challenges of living without their loved ones and dealing with the many changes that follow a loss. The support group will be facilitated by Rev. Edward K. Erb, Wayne Memorial Hospital and Hospice Chaplain, and Hospital and Hospice Social Worker Anna Walsh. The group will provide a safe place in which individuals can sort out their feelings and share as they are able and willing. No one will be required to share. Your experience will be enhanced by attending all sessions; however, it is understandable if you cannot attend some. You may enter or exit at any time.

Participants are asked to complete a registration form, which can be found at www.wmh.org.

More information can be had by e-mailing edwardkerb@aol.com.

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Unsure if vaccines are up to date? Vaccinate!

BY DR. BRUCE ELLSWEIG, MD.

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accines are safe and protect us against potentially dangerous diseases. In 2017 there were 110,000 deaths from measles worldwide. These were primarily children and often were from encephalitis.

There are many myths regarding vaccines. Vaccines do not cause diseases and are not associated with autism.

There are very few medical situations in which a vaccine may be withheld.

This should be governed by a conversation with your clinician.

Most adults born before 1957 are immune to measles. Most born after 1968 have received measles vaccine that should confirm lifetime immunity.

We are now experiencing a rising number of measles cases nationwide, especially in New York State and surrounding counties. My advice is to check with your clinician and assess your vulnerability for preventable diseases.

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other preventable diseases for children, adolescents, and adults. All individuals should be In order to protect the most partners with their clinivulnerable population, under cians and strive to procertain conditions in areas where tect their communities. there is a measles outbreak, the Please contact your clinivaccine can be offered to those as CONTRIBUTED PHOTO cian or our public health young as 6 months of age. This Bruce Ellsweig MD department for more dose still must be boosted by 12information on vaccines 15 months, to provide maximum pro- and preventable diseases. tection. Adults may either receive a dose of MMR or be tested for immunity Bruce Ellsweig MD, is Medical Director Sullivan based on a discussion with their clini- County Public Health Services, Chair of the Sullivan County Public Health Services Advisory Board, and cian.

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Catholic Charities names Dr. Mike Weddle Medical Director

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r. Dean Scher, CEO, Catholic Charities of Orange, Sullivan, and Ulster, is pleased to announce that Mike Weddle, MD, PhD, has been named Medical Director for the non-profit human service agency. In this role, Dr. Weddle will oversee the care and treatment of individual’s served by Catholic Charities’ chemical dependency programs, including Medication-Assisted Treatment.

“Dr. Weddle is an outstanding addition to the Catholic Charities team,” said Dr. Scher. “He brings with him a wealth of experience in the fields of emergency medicine and integrative medicine and shares our commitment to providing a holistic approach to addiction treatment and recovery support. In addition to his medical experience, Dr. Weddle is a firm believer in self-care and values the role that mindfulness plays in the pursuit of positive health and well-being,” added Dr. Scher.

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University of Miami. He is board certified in Emergency Medicine and Integrative Medicine and has worked 30 years as an emergency physician and emergency department director.

“I am grateful for the warm welcome that I have received from the Catholic Charities team and the communities served by the agency,” said Dr. Weddle. “Serving as Medical Director, and working with individuals struggling with addiction, integrates my medical experience with a personal commitment CONTRIBUTED PHOTO to teaching self-care and Dr. Weddle will oversee the care and treatment of mind-body medicine as core individual’s served by Catholic Charities’ chemical skills for health and wellness.” dependency programs, including MedicationDr. Weddle is a certified selfAssisted Treatment. care educator and small group facilitator with the Engineering from the University of Center for Mind-Body Medicine.

Michigan, studying the effects of These groups have allowed him to epilepsy drugs on brain ion chan- incorporate some of his hobbies, nels, and his MD from the including writing and music, into

his work. He has also taught art as a wellness activity and mind-body approaches to addiction treatment.

Dr Weddle is married with two sons.

His wife Sandi Rowland is well known to Sullivan County, where she is the first executive director of the Sullivan 180 health and wellness initiative. His other interests include running and hiking.

Catholic Charities of Orange, Sullivan, and Ulster as one of the human service agencies of Catholic Charities of The Archdiocese of New York, is committed to building a compassionate and just society.

Catholic Charities serves the homeless, the hungry, the emotionally and physically handicapped, as well as immigrants, and the marginalized and vulnerable of Orange, Sullivan, and Ulster Counties.

Catholic Charities collaborates with parishes, Catholic, and nonCatholic partners alike to help people of all religions who are in need.

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Don’t Get Tick’d by Myth-Information

MYTH: Ticks will jump off of trees.

FACT: Ticks cannot fly, jump, or fall out of trees. Ticks live 18-24 inches off the ground on tall grass, bushes, or leaf litter. They will attach to their host and crawl upwards until they find a feeding spot.

MYTH: All ticks cause Lyme Disease.

FACT: Only the black-legged, or deer tick, transmit the bacteria that can cause Lyme Disease. And, not all deer ticks are infected with Lyme bacteria.

However, other types of ticks can carry bacteria that cause infections such as Anaplasmosis and Babesiosis.

MYTH: There are many effective ways to remove an attached tick including petroleum jelly, tape, matches, nail polish, insect repellant, or olive oil.

FACT: All of these methods can actually irritate the tick, causing increased salivation and an increased risk of disease transmission. The easiest, and most consistent, way to remove a tick is with a pair of fine-tipped tweezers.

Grasp the tick as close to the skin as possible and gently pull the tick straight out, without twisting or jerking.

MYTH: We only need to worry about ticks in the summer.

FACT: Adult deer ticks begin their feeding activity in October and will latch onto a larger host (like humans) any day the temperature is above freezing.

For more information about ticks or Lyme Disease prevention, please call Sullivan County Public Health Services at: 845.292.5910, Ext. 0

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Learn more at www.cdc.gov/vaccines/parents or call Sullivan County Public Health Services at (845) 292-5910.

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Jeff Bank employees continue to build on the health of Sullivan County

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The winners of the Jeff Bank Bike Building Challenge, were, from the left: Morgan Sandlas, Ezekiel Romero, Donna Abplanalp, Linda Giese, Stephanie Drongoski, Krista Brink, and Kayla Olsen (on the bike).

eff Bank employees care about their health and the health of residents throughout Sullivan County.

From food drives to purchasing AED defibrillators at all of its branches, the bank has focused on the health and well-being of its employees, customers and all the residents of Sullivan County.

So it came as no surprise – only to the employees – when a “Bike Building Challenge” was unveiled at Jeff Bank’s annual staff meeting and retreat held at the Liberty Volunteer Fire Dept. in early May. The nearly 125 employees broke out into 14 teams to assemble the bikes, with the top three teams earning a special prize.

“Each year we work on a team building project which encourages employee collaboration and demonstrates the bank’s commitment to community,” Jeff Bank President and CEO George W. Kinne, Jr. said.

Bank donates 14 bikes to Sullivan 180 for upcoming bike rodeo This year Jeff Bank employees worked in teams to assemble 14 children’s bikes, purchased from Cinder Track Bicycles in Mountaindale.

“Our employees and directors were thrilled to be able to purchase, assemble and donate 14 children’s bicycles to better the wellness of children in Sullivan County,” Kinne added.

Cinder Track Bicycles owner Charlie Sanborn was on hand to help with the assembly and judge who were the top teams in the Bike Building Challenge.

After the Jeff Bank employees assembled the bikes, they were donated to the community health nonprofit Sullivan 180 and will be used to promote outdoor exercise and

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As Cinder Track Bicycles owner Charlie Sanborn inspects the completed bike, Jeff Bank employees keep a watchful eye.

recreation among area youth.

Sullivan 180 and Jeff Bank are teaming up to offer a Bike Rodeo to be held at the Latino Festival on July 21 in Monticello (rain date July 28).

Children aged 5-12 will be able to participate in a bicycle safety course led

by Officer Martin Gonzalez of the Fallsburg Police Department.

Participants will receive bike helmets and the 14 bicycles will be raffled off at the event.

Sullivan 180 Executive Director, Sandi Rowland said, “This project is really a win-win for Sullivan 180, Jeff Bank and the community. We are delighted to partner again with Jeff Bank to promote health and wellness in our community and encourage young people and their families to take advantage of the great bicycling trails throughout the county.

Bicycling is a fun and safe way to exercise for all ages and abilities.”

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Ribbon campaign addresses mental health

BY M. LORI SCHNEIDER,

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR NAMI OF SULLIVAN COUNTY

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opefully, you’ve been seeing ribbons around Sullivan County this month – and you may be wondering, “what’s up with the ribbons?” May is Mental Health Month – and all around the country, affiliates of NAMI (the National Alliance on Mental Illness) are spearheading a “Ribbon Campaign” to raise awareness about serious mental illness and the presence of the NAMI chapters locally. NAMI of Sullivan County, NY has been providing services in Sullivan County since 1983.

Mental illnesses are neurobiological brain disorders – as real as any other physical illness. The goal of the NAMI Ribbon Campaign is to raise awareness, encourage open dialogue, end the stigma of mental illness and promote the free services the nonprofit provides. The campaign will last through the month of May. White ribbons bearing the organization's logo are being displayed promi-

nently on trees or poles throughout Sullivan County at area businesses, schools, and other agencies.

Mental illness affects one out of four adults and one out of 10 children every year, while one out of 17 people lives with a serious or chronic condition like schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. Half of the adults with a diagnosable mental illness will also have a substance abuse disorder at some point. This is really a community issue and we are looking to engage the community with these eyecatching ribbons. One in four families has a loved one who has been diagnosed with a mental illness.

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Mental illnesses like Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, OCD, Schizoaffective Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder are as real as other physical illnesses. The brain is an organ of the body susceptible to illness the same as the heart, lungs, pancreas.

These are no-fault, equal opportunity brain disorders that strike across all age groups, socio-economic backgrounds and backgrounds. They affect the way people think, feel and relate to others.

There should be no shame associated with having a diagnosis of a psychiatric illness – any more so than heart disease, diabetes, or any other physical illness.

The shame is in not having open dialogue; not talking about these illnesses keeping them shrouded in stigma, myths and misunderstanding.

Primarily a family support and advocacy organization, NAMI offers an array of free, confidential supportive and educational opportunities. Monthly Sharing and Caring Family Support groups meet on the third Tuesday of each month from 6:30 – 8:00 pm at 20 Crystal Street in Monticello and on the fourth Tuesday of each month from 6:30

– 8:00 pm at Bon Secours Community Hospital in Port Jervis. The NAMI Family-to-Family course is a twelve week, comprehensive educational opportunity for families to learn more about mental illness as well as coping strategies and find out more about local resources. A course will be starting in the early Fall. The NAMI Connection group is a peer-led Peer Support group for adults living with mental illness. It meets the first and third Mondays of each month from 2:00 – 3:30 pm at 20 Crystal Street in Monticello. In Our Own Voice is a 90-minute presentation – available to be brought to any group – learn from men and women whose lives were interrupted by mental illness, but who are now role models for hope and recovery. Our NAMI affiliate also offers a Suicide Bereavement Group once a month in Monticello. Open to people who’ve lost a loved one to Suicide, the groups meet on the first Wednesday of each month from 6:30 – 8:00 pm at 20 Crystal Street in Monticello.

To find out more about the advocacy, education and referral to clinical services that NAMI Sullivan County can provide, phone (845) 794-1029.

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Take care of your brain It’s the only one you get

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ay is National Stroke Awareness Month and when it comes to recovering from a stroke, every second counts.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, stroke kills 140,000 Americans each year.

Someone in the United States has a stroke every 40 seconds, representing the fifth leading cause of death among Americans. Yet 80 percent of strokes are due to lifestyle choices and therefore are preventable A stroke, or brain attack, occurs when a blood clot blocks a blood vessel or artery, or when a blood vessel breaks, interrupting blood flow to an area of the brain. When a brain attack occurs, it kills brain cells in the immediate area. Doctors call this area of dead cells an infarct. These cells usually die within minutes to a

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Fortunately for those in Sullivan County and the surrounding area, Catskill Regional Medical Center (CRMC) has the facilities and expertise to respond quickly to cases of stroke.

In recognition of its expertise in treating stroke patients, Catskill Regional Medical Center’s Harris Campus has been named a designated Stroke Center by the New York State Department of Health.

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Catskill Regional Medical Center is a New York State Designated Stroke Center, ensuring that anyone who suffers from a stroke can get the lifesaving treatment they need when they need it.

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Rock Hill Pharmacy might have a new owner but still will provide the care that customers have come to know.

Rock Hill Pharmacy has new owners, same values

Scott Mace (left) has nurtured and mentored Joe Giangiacomo, who is now the new owner of Rock Hill Pharmacy.

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or close to 15 years Rock Hill Pharmacy has been a staple in the small hamlet of Rock Hill located in the Town of Thompson.

Situated in Cardinal Square, the pharmacy has been built on the idea that customers are not only patients but fellow members of the community and are part of the larger family that is Rock Hill Pharmacy, according to former owner Scott Mace.

On May 8, 2019, the Rock Hill Pharmacy officially was sold to pharmacist Joe Giangiacomo, who’s worked side by side with Mace since 2007.

“We built something here, and Joe has been a big part in building the

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business,” said Mace.

According to Mace, CVS has tried to purchase his business several times, but he did not feel it would be right given the small town characteristic that Rock Hill has, and it would hurt his patients to switch to a corporate pharmacy.

“It was about the continuity of care for my customers. They know my number is on the door and they know they can call it on the weekend or late at night, and I would come out to help them,” said Mace. “I just didn’t want to go that way [CVS], Rock Hill is a small town, and it should stay that way.”

Mace added that Giangiacomo will continue with the same personal care that he has been able to provide in Rock Hill all these years.

“I think no one can take care of you like your family and friends and I think that’s what we have here. It’s such a great atmosphere here,” said Mace.

After spending over 30 years in the pharmaceutical industry, Mace feels it’s time to move on and go into semiretirement.

He still is working at the pharmacy at least two days a week to assist with the full transition.

“I still love being a pharmacist, I still love working with the people I work with, and I still love the customers,” said Mace. “It was just time to slow down.”

In Mace’s retirement, he is looking to spend more time with his family and to explore other options.

Equally important, he wants to devote more time to the Thompson Town Board, where he has been a councilman for eight years and served as deputy supervisor for the last two years.

Mace said he has always been involved, and he served as his class president in college.

“When my kids got older, I wanted to serve the community in a larger way,” said Mace. “I talk to the community all day, every day. It gives me a good sense of what people are worried about. When something is in front of the board, I talk to them and get their feedback,” added Mace.

He will be running for re-election in the fall and looks forward to working and learning more from the Town Supervisor Bill Rieber Jr. “Working with Bill...he’s amazing, he’s intelligent and listens to everyone’s opinion,” said Mace.

Growing up in Canton, Mace’s first

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job at 16 was working at his local pharmacy as a stock boy.

While working there, Mace saw how much the pharmacist was respected and revered in the community.

“The knowledge he has and the way he helped people was just incredible to me,” said Mace. “After that, it’s all I wanted to do.”

It was at that moment that he knew he wanted to become a pharmacist.

After graduating from Albany College of Pharmacy, Mace floated around to different pharmacies working where there was a need.

One of those stops was in Rock Hill, where he met his wife Diane, who is a Rock Hill native.

Mace made the full-time move to Rock Hill in 1994 where he started working for Rite Aid in Monticello.

Before deciding to open his own business, Mace worked for an independent pharmacy in Middletown until 2004.

It was a dream of his to open his own place, and that dream came true when he opened his first store in Rock Hill— currently where Brew now stands.

“We didn’t agree with the corporate pharmacy [business]. They would limit how much you can help people,” said Mace.

His wife, Diane, has been very supportive of him and has worked for the pharmacy since the beginning as their bookkeeper.

Mace stayed at that location until 2009 and then moved his business to its current location.

“I think the best part of my years here is the customers that come in,” said Mace. “We are already taking care of the grandkids of people whom I took care when I first started. You take care of three or four generations, you get to know people.”

Mace reflected on his time at the pharmacy.

“I have a lot of good memories working here, my kids worked here, and we even had parties together in the summer,” said Mace.

“It’s a good time for me to move on and have Joe run it, he has always treated this pharmacy like it was his own, even before we discussed him taking over,” said Mace. “I know it’s in good hands.”

A new chapter A Liberty High School alum, Giangiacomo graduated from Ohio Northern University in 2002.

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He returned to the county and right away went to work for Rite-Aid in Monticello and then started working part-time for Mace in 2006 and then moved on to full-time work in 2007.

“I was getting tired of the chain stores,” said Giangiacomo. “Even though it was Rite-Aid, I always looked at it as if it was my store and it was getting harder and harder to give service to a patient. It’s the connection you make with people, and it’s not just about counting pills.”

While his son was turning one, Giangiacomo decided to go back to school to earn his doctorate from Shenandoah University in 2013.

Since starting at Rock Hill Pharmacy, they have been able to set up a vaccination service, private consultation room—where they can sit down with a patient to go over their health. They also participate in the drug take back program where customers can bring their unwanted drugs from their home, and the pharmacy will take them and make sure they are disposed of properly.

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It’s always busy at the Rock Hill Pharmacy as customers look to fill their prescriptions or to pick up supplies for their medicine cabinet.

Joe Giangiacomo (left) is looking forward to keeping the same tradition of customer care and the excellent service that residents of Rock Hill have grown to love from Rock Hill Pharmacy owner Scott Mace, right, and his staff.

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When you walk into Rock Hill Pharmacy, you are always greeted with a smile like the one shown here by Scott Mace and will be continued by its new owner, Joe Giangiacomo.

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the pharmacy,” said Giangiacomo.

“Providing more clinical services, working with the doctors, it was more hands on.”

When Giangiacomo is not working at the pharmacy, he is involved with youth sports, being a coach for baseball, soccer and at Young’s TKD in Liberty.

“The time you get with your kid is

magic, they are special moments,” said Giangiacomo.

In taking over Rock Hill Pharmacy, Giangiacomo wants customers to know that he plans to carry on the legacy and the customer care service that Mace has provided.

“Having the personal touch is something we pride ourselves on,” said Giangiacomo. “When you are talking to someone about their health and well being, you need that personal relationship to provide better health.”

Growing up in Sullivan County, Giangiacomo feels invested in the community and is happy to help take

care of friends, relatives, and old classmates and teachers who visit the pharmacy.

“Continuing those type of relationships is what this life is about...that human touch. It means something to them and me,” said Giangiacomo. He wants to be a partner in his patient’s healthcare, “That’s what it’s about.

That is something that I always focused on.”

Medication has its place, but there are also lifestyle changes one can make to better their health said Giangiacomo.

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The CBD products that are sold by the pharmacy are made by Ananda Professionals, which only sell to independent pharmacies.

Mace was apprehensive to selling CBD oil at his store at first and it took him a couple of months to come around.

“There’s a stigma to it, and there are a lot of claims to what it can do. I want to see more studies done with it and how it affects other medications,” said Mace.

The pharmacy did a lot of research and sought information so they can inform customers who come in and want to try it.

“It’s not just about counting pills and filling out prescriptions, it’s about changing the person’s quality of life,” said Giangiacomo. “Whether it’s through medication or natural products.”

Giangiacomo has a positive outlook on becoming the new owner at the pharmacy.

“There will be no crazy changes here, the staff will remain the same,” said Giangiacomo. “This is a great thing for both of us, and it’s a strong business for healthcare. I grew up in Sullivan County. I plan on being in the county.

My kids are going to grow up here, and I want to continue that local tradition and that is why I stepped up.”

“We didn’t want these big chains to come in, and we wanted to keep it a small pharmacy that people can rely and count on,” he added. “We want to continue the same quality of care that people have always known the pharmacy for.”

Working side by side with Mace, the two have built a friendship throughout those years that he thinks will aid in the transition of ownership.

“The friendship has seen its worth in gold. Having him [Mace] to lean on, is priceless,” said Giangiacomo.

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