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Recent Home Sales 1 BR/1 BA Acres: .36 Sold For: $85,000 School Tax: $911 Town & County: $1,123

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MLS 43959 Highland Township Farmhouse Built: 1940 Listed By: Paris Realty & Associates

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MLS 43167 Callicoon Township Cedar Contemporary 3 BR/2 BA Acres: 12.21 Sold For: $209,500 School Tax: $2,923 Town & County: $3,332

Acres: .39 Sold For: $120,000 School Tax: $1,674 Town & County: $1,668 Built: 1918

Listed By: Gibson E. McKean, Inc.

11 BR/3 BA Acres: 20 Sold For: $295,000 School Tax: $4,011 Town & County: $3,897

2 BR/1 BA Acres: 5.03 Sold For: $137,000 School Tax: $4,778 Town & County: $4,200

Built: 1990 Listed By: Rieber Realty

5 BR/2 ½ BA Built: 1900 Acres: .15 Listed By: Sold For: $180,000 Callicoon Real Estate LLC School Tax: $3,316 Town & County: $1,078

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MLS 37853 Tusten Township Farmhouse Built: 1993 Listed By: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Peters Realty

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2 BR / 2 BA Acres: 1.07 Sold For: $389,000 School Tax: $4,792 Town & County: $ 5,193

BR/BA Listed By: Acres: Sold For: $535,000 McKean Real Estate, Inc. School Tax: $7,676 Town & County: $6,771 Built: 1990

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Easy green Thanksgiving ideas hanksgiving is a holiday to give thanks and share special moments with family and friends. While the original Thanksgiving might have taken place during a time when food was sparse, nowadays Thanksgiving often involves excessive amounts of food, with more food ending up in the garbage than in celebrants' bellies.

The United States Department of Agriculture projects that Americans will throw away more than 200 million pounds of edible turkey meat this Thanksgiving holiday. And Thanksgiving typically ushers in a period of wastefulness, as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says American households produce roughly 25 percent more trash between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day than during the rest of the year.

Reducing waste is a worthy goal year-round, but especially so during the holiday season. And accomplishing that goal can be done without sacrificing holiday traditions.

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Use fine china when serving meals.

Thanksgiving provides an opportunity to serve meals on fine china and use the silverware that has gone unused instead of disposable plates and utensils. In addition to adding a touch of elegance to meals, reusable china and silverware is less wasteful than paper plates and plastic utensils. Cloth napkins and other table linens are also more eco-friendly than paper napkins.

Decorate using natural items.

Scour the great outdoors for all-natural centerpiece materials or other items that can be turned into wreaths and garlands. Vases filled with pine cones and acorns make for beautiful, inexpensive and festive decorations.

Shop locally and organically.

When shopping for Thanksgiving dinner, choose local produce, poultry and grains whenever possible. Resist the urge to buy more than you need as well. Skip some of the less-popular dishes that are used only to make the table seem full. Buy a small turkey or think about only serving turkey

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new tradition and invite nearby friends and family over for the holiday instead of traveling long distances.

According to Use Less Stuff, a resource for eco-conscious men and women, if each family reduced gasoline consumption by one gallon (roughly 20 miles), they could reduce greenhouse gas emissions by one million tons.

Send home the leftovers.

Send each guest home with some leftovers if you have any. This way the refrigerator isn't left full of items that will end up uneaten. Otherwise, donate uncooked food to a local food bank.

Use any scraps of vegetables in a compost pile.

Don't let recycling fall by the wayside. Remember to recycle all applicable items. Just because it's a holiday doesn't mean recycling habits should be forgotten. Encourage guests to pitch in by clearly marking recycling bins.

breasts, which tend to be the most popular cuts of the bird. Use reusable shopping bags to carry items home and reduce waste even further.

Light candles and reduce energy consumption. During the meal, eat by candlelight and turn off lights in other areas of the home that are not in use.

Rather than turning on the television, take the party outdoors and play a game of football on the front lawn.

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‘What solar really means’ olar energy has been making its mark here in Sullivan County for quite some time now. The talk of towns and villages in recent months, solar is a sustainable, green energy source that is growing at a rapid pace not just in the United States, but around the world.

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original charm and character as well as build new farmhouses using a mixture of salvaged and new materials.

He also works to help make your home or building more energy efficient.

And that starts with his own business and home.

Walk behind the office buildings of Catskill Farms and you’ll see solar panels covering the entire roof of the back building. Those panels have reduced energy bills at Catskill Farms from nearly $400 per month down to zero.

“Looking at my stats, what we have

here is saving 10 years of the average passenger car,” explained Petersheim, “or 90,000 pounds of carbon dioxide, 8.8 acres of trees.”

But, according to Petersheim, the solar process at that time wasn’t exactly easy. It was time consuming and procedures were complicated. So when Solarize Sullivan came out, it piqued his interest.

“When Solarize Sullivan started their

And according to a 2011 survey orchestrated by the independent polling firm Kelton Research, nine out of 10 Americans support the use and development of solar technology.

Charles “Chuck” Petersheim is one of them.

Owner and founder of Catskill Farms in Eldred, Petersheim is a builder and contractor in Sullivan and Ulster Counties.

His business, “a vertically-integrated development, design, construction and real estate company,” works to renovate old farmhouses while keeping their

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gram of Catskill Mountainkeeper in Parksville, is a non-profit community effort to help make solar installations in the area more clear, trustworthy, easy and more importantly – affordable.

“I think the governments are all struggling with what solar really means,” Petersheim stated, “and I find that if an array is going to go in the yard next to an individual, and would somehow

impact their lifestyle, that’s when a problem arises. But I also think most people really want to welcome it and see the movement happen.

“When you have a residence that you spend 40 bucks a month on electric, it’s hard to justify solar panels and also, it’s hard to get the sunlight because a lot of people live in the woods. So it’s challenging and what it does is, make peo-

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marketing, I engaged them to see if I could get them at my house and also to see what kind of organization they were running,” said Petersheim. “I thought that was really where Sullivan County should be going – a large scale effort to

get all these second homeowners, the people interested in saving the river and saving the county and the Catskills – getting out from underneath the ‘no campaign’ and actually have a proactive ‘yes campaign.’”

The Solarize Sullivan campaign, which is run by Renewable NY – a pro-

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Catskill Farms in Eldred has solar panels installed on the roof

cedures that he would have to go through in order to get them.

“With my own house we had to make sure the roof had enough structure for panels and we had to make sure we could get wires where we needed to get wires,” he explained.

“You have to understand the structure

of your house and what it can support. There are all sorts of roadblocks that can stop you from executing a solar project but Solarize Sullivan is really making an effort.

“Based on the professionalism that I’ve encountered with them, I think that if it’s possible to get solar, they’ll

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ple aware of the reality of some of the limits of alternative energy. Not everybody can go solar.”

Fortunately Petersheim’s house was situated so that he could get enough sunlight throughout the day, making it worthwhile to put solar panels on his roof. There were of course certain pro-

help you complete your project.”

Part of the reason Petersheim decided to go through the process with Solarize Sullivan was to see if they were real professionals or if it was just another marketing scheme to get people to call, and then stumble with their execution.

“I think they’ve done a great job,” said Petersheim, “so they’re good, they’ve executed well.”

Although the solar panels are not yet installed on his roof, the rest of the process has already been finished and Petersheim looks forward to the next step.

“If there is any hope to lessen the demand for fossil fuels, solar needs to be adopted wherever, whenever and as often as it can be,” added Petersheim. “The bigger picture of the world is much more important than the concern of spraying the weeds or your viewshed. It’s not about spraying weed killer on the solar panels, it’s about solar now, solar everywhere, everyone gets off the grid as quick as possible.”

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On the top of a mountain Pond Eddy home has a million dollar view

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ooking out beyond the driveway, hues of yellow, orange, red and violet paint the mountain scenery as autumn moves toward winter.

A bend in the Delaware River glistens down in the valley as the sun momentarily breaks through the clouds.

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And if one looks long and hard enough, a bald eagle sighting is entirely possible.

“Whoever buys this home is going to have this incredible view forever,” says Century 21 Geba Realty Realtor Lorraine Smith as she gazed out over the distance with an expression of genuine admiration. “Especially

Like a well designed eagle’s aerie this beautiful home has the view that is possibly the best Sullivan County has to offer.

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because, I believe, they protect along the Delaware River, as far as certain types of building and construction goes, to maintain the integrity of the forestry.”

Entering the enclosed breezeway that connects the house with the three-car garage, a tinge of homeyness followed by a sense of awe washes over you.

The garage is spacious with plenty of storage and a finished room above that could easily be converted into a guest apartment. Currently used as a game area, a Tiffany fixture illuminates the custom pool table positioned in the center, while a large telescope is set in front of the window to the right for night-time stargazing.

The Beaver Mountain Cedar house has a large open floor plan, connecting the gourmet kitchen to the living and family areas. With two wall ovens, custommade storage pantries and a central island complete with a stove top and small breakfast bar, the kitchen is

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great for entertaining.

A full bathroom and two bedrooms at the end of the hallway are perfect for children or guests, with the bedroom to the left containing a door that leads out to the wrap around deck and windows that overlook the mountains.

The living room is something pictured in magazines; a space that takes your breath away. With large glass windows and vaulted ceilings, there is no need for a television. The rolling hills that are in full view beyond the windows are enough.

“Isn’t it incredible?” asks Smith, standing in front of the windows.

“To duplicate this house – well actually I don’t think you could duplicate it because of where it is and the view that you have – but, if somebody were to attempt to build today with everything that he [owner Paul Kleiber] did with the prep on this lot, you’re looking at

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$800,000 or more,” she states. “So this house with everything it holds, is a great deal.”

And this is just the first level.

Heading up the stairs to the right of the smaller family room, the beautiful, high ceilings become ever more prominent. Standing at the top, the entire house (except for the downstairs bathroom and bedrooms) can be seen.

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On the top of a mountain Pond Eddy home has a million dollar view

STORY AND PHOTOS

BY AUTUMN SCHANIL

ooking out beyond the driveway, hues of yellow, orange, red and violet paint the mountain scenery as autumn moves toward winter.

A bend in the Delaware River glistens down in the valley as the sun momentarily breaks through the clouds.

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And if one looks long and hard enough, a bald eagle sighting is entirely possible.

“Whoever buys this home is going to have this incredible view forever,” says Century 21 Geba Realty Realtor Lorraine Smith as she gazed out over the distance with an expression of genuine admiration. “Especially

Like a well designed eagle’s aerie this beautiful home has the view that is possibly the best Sullivan County has to offer.

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because, I believe, they protect along the Delaware River, as far as certain types of building and construction goes, to maintain the integrity of the forestry.”

Entering the enclosed breezeway that connects the house with the three-car garage, a tinge of homeyness followed by a sense of awe washes over you.

The garage is spacious with plenty of storage and a finished room above that could easily be converted into a guest apartment. Currently used as a game area, a Tiffany fixture illuminates the custom pool table positioned in the center, while a large telescope is set in front of the window to the right for night-time stargazing.

The Beaver Mountain Cedar house has a large open floor plan, connecting the gourmet kitchen to the living and family areas. With two wall ovens, custommade storage pantries and a central island complete with a stove top and small breakfast bar, the kitchen is

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great for entertaining.

A full bathroom and two bedrooms at the end of the hallway are perfect for children or guests, with the bedroom to the left containing a door that leads out to the wrap around deck and windows that overlook the mountains.

The living room is something pictured in magazines; a space that takes your breath away. With large glass windows and vaulted ceilings, there is no need for a television. The rolling hills that are in full view beyond the windows are enough.

“Isn’t it incredible?” asks Smith, standing in front of the windows.

“To duplicate this house – well actually I don’t think you could duplicate it because of where it is and the view that you have – but, if somebody were to attempt to build today with everything that he [owner Paul Kleiber] did with the prep on this lot, you’re looking at

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$800,000 or more,” she states. “So this house with everything it holds, is a great deal.”

And this is just the first level.

Heading up the stairs to the right of the smaller family room, the beautiful, high ceilings become ever more prominent. Standing at the top, the entire house (except for the downstairs bathroom and bedrooms) can be seen.

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brass raindrop showerhead and fixtures as well as side body sprays.

The his and her closets are connected, but have separate opening doors, and a window for more light.

The master suite even has its own upper deck with glass patio doors. A perfect place to enjoy a hot cup of coffee with an incredible view.

The basement? Well, it’s not really your conventional basement; it’s a finished basement with wall-to-wall

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Going back upstairs, it’s clear that careful planning went into every nook and cranny of the house, making every part completely useable and unique.

And outside, there are two storage sheds or out buildings.

Walking around the property, a screened-in gazebo sits to the right with a beautiful little white bench to

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the side staring out at the mountains. A patio-like area with another wooden bench is off to the left surrounded by various grasses and shrubs.

“As part of the 19 acres there is a parcel that is a little over five acres that is deeded separately,” Smith said as she pointed to the woods on one side of the house. “He bought the parcel as a buffer to ensure total privacy.”

For more information about the house and property you can contact Century 21 Geba Realty Associate Broker Lorraine Smith at lsmithrealtor@gmail.com or 845-807-4532.

HOME FEATURES MLS # 4636086 County: Sullivan Township: Lumberland Total Rooms: 13 Bathrooms: 2 full, 1 half Loft Master Suite – Level 2 Bedrooms: 3 – Level 1 Great Room Family Room Custom Gourmet Kitchen Laundry Room Finished basement Finished room above garage Cable Ready Ceiling Fans Hardwood Floors Skylights Vaulted Ceilings Track Lighting Glass Tile Alarm Heating: Outdoor Wood Stove, Radiant Heat, Baseboard Heating Fuel: Wood, LP Gas, Electric Appliances: Dishwasher Washer Dryer Microwave Range/Oven Refrigerator Exterior Features: Style: Contemporary, Cabin, Custom Siding: Cedar Roof: Asphalt Sewer: Septic Water: Drilled Well Electric: Circuit Breaker Generator

Deck Garden Patio Porch Security System View: River and Mountains Garage Spaces: 3 Garage opener Lot size: 18.91 acres Road: Unpaved road off of Route 97 School District: Eldred Three outbuildings Gazebo Financial Details: Bank Owned: no Available Financing: Contract Sale Sale/Rent: For Sale Price: $585,000 Additional Information: Property Type: Single Family Year Built: 2005 Status: Active Taxes: $13,349 Tax Year: 2016 Near (under 5 miles): Parks, River, Shopping, Eagle Observation Areas Garage Description: 3 car attached, storage, finished room above Land Features: Wooded Mature Trees Hunting Secluded River/Mountain View Private Professional Landscaping River Rights Subdividable

Above: A quiet place to sit and take in all that nature has to offer. You might even see a bald eagle flying by. Right: Just imagine having your very own cubby space for star-gazing on a winter’s night. Below: The interior angles of this magnificent home combined with the warmth of natural wood brings a bright airy feeling indoors.

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Left: Double sinks in the master bath lend efficiency to your morning routine.

Above: A bright space for a friendly game of pool. Top right: All the modern amenities grace the large, bright kitchen with a view. Bottom right: a large outdoor shed offers plenty of storage space, next to the outdoor wood-burning furnace.

Below: “Whoever buys this home is going to have this incredible view forever,” says Realtor Lorraine Smith of Century 21 Geba Realty.

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