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Dollar General expands in region One planned for Eldred sparks opposition By FRITZ MAYER

EGION — Dollar General currently operates discount stores in Fallsburg, Liberty, Wurtsboro and White Lake in New York; and Honesdale, PA. The company has plans to open four more in our area: in Jeffersonville, Eldred, Beach Lake, PA, and a project for Hawley, PA, that has been put on hold due to issues about truck traffic into the proposed site. According to the company website, Dollar General operates more than 11,500 stores in the U.S., and more than 600 of those opened in 2014 alone. Most often the openings are smooth, as was the case with the store in White Lake, which opened in July 2013 and was well-received by the community. But the store proposed for Eldred, which would be located across the street from Peck’s Market and also across the street from the home of Town of Highland Supervisor Andrew Boyar, has sparked criticism. The Dollar General plan requires two variances: one would allow the company to create fewer parking spaces than called for by the zoning code, and the other would allow the width of the lot to be a bit smaller than called for by the zoning code. A Facebook page urging readers to “say no to Dollar General in Eldred,” initially had three messages that were in favor of the Dollar General coming, but those were replaced by messages opposed to the building of the store. The page has 288 “likes.” One of the posts on the page says, “Their labor practices are notoriously terrible (they recently settled with over 2,700

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claimants on charges that they violated the Fair Labor Standards Act).” A website (www.bigclassaction.com) confirms that in October of 2014, the company agreed to pay out $8.2 million to settle a lawsuit regarding overtime pay. The lawsuit charged that the company wrongly labeled some employees as managers so they could avoid paying overtime, yet compelled the manager to work up to 90 hours per week mostly doing low-level tasks such as stocking shelves. The employment practices of the company also came up during the last election because David Perdue, a Senate candidate from Louisiana, had been the CEO of Dollar General at the time a lawsuit was brought by nearly 2,100 female store managers in 2006. The women sued the company for paying them less than men for performing the same work. Perdue was quoted by Huffington Post at the time as dismissing the suit because it involved “less than 2,000 people,” whereas the company employed about 70,000. Perdue’s opponent Michelle Nunn opined that 2,000 people seemed like a substantial number to her. Perdue won the election. There is a lot of speculation in what some are calling the “small-box” discount retail market just now. Dollar General is attempting to purchase the rival Family Dollar chain, which in turn is planning a merger with the smaller Dollar Tree chain. There is concern among some analysts that if Dollar General purchases Family Dollar, Dollar General will be forced by the Federal Trade Commission to divest itself of a large number of stores in order to comply with anti-trust regulations.

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The Dollar General store in Liberty, NY is one of four in the area, with three or four more in the planning stages. This is an angle being played up by the Dollar Tree stores, which see the attempt to buy Family Dollar as hostile. In December 2014, Dollar Tree issued a press release that said, “The Dollar General bid may ultimately fail because the scope of the unprecedented FTC-required divestiture leads to an unacceptable loss of value….” Dollar General did not immediately return a call seeking comment. All of this is eating into Wal-Mart’s market share, and the retail giant announced in 2013 it would begin building “small format” stores. While the small-box stores are popping up all over the country, a few communities think they are not a good fit. A group of residents in Joshua Tree, CA were angered when San Bernardino County officials approved the development of a

Dollar General in January, 2013. The residents crowd-funded a lawsuit arguing the Dollar General should have been made to conduct an economic study about how the store would impact the economy of the rest of the town before being allowed to build. A judge agreed and the project came to a halt. That decision is now being appealed. Meanwhile, expansion in this region continues. The township supervisors in Beach Lake, PA approved plans for a Dollar General store in October. At the time, developer Bob Gage said he expected the store to open in late spring or early summer 2015. “Groundbreaking to grand opening in 120 days is standard operating procedure for Dollar General,” he said. [See related My View on page 7.]

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Bonacic points out new laws for 2015 By FRITZ MAYER

LBANY, NY — With the new year, a number of new laws take effect in New York State. State Sen. John Bonacic has highlighted a few of them in a release to constituents. Tax credits for businesses that hire veterans. Starting in 2015, businesses can receive a tax credit for hiring and employing a qualified veteran. The credit is equal to 10% of the total amount of wages paid to the veteran during his or her first full year of employment. If the veteran is disabled, the credit amount is increased to 15%. The credit is capped at $5,000 per veteran or $15,000 per disabled veteran. Any unused credit may be carried forward to the following three years. Tax credits for employers that hire workers with disabilities. A new tax incentive is available to business owners who employ individuals with developmental disabilities. The credit equals 15% of the wages for qualified full-time employees who work at least 30 hours per week, and 10% for qualified part-time employees who work at least eight hours per week; each employee must have worked at least six months. Creation of a homeless veterans assistance fund. A law was approved that creates a fund to assist homeless veterans with housing and housing-related expenses. New Yorkers will be able to make contributions when filing income taxes through a tax check-off. Protecting minors from identity theft. Credit agencies will now be required to place a credit-record freeze on the account of a minor when requested by a parent or guardian. This will protect children from identity theft and stop thieves from being able to use stolen information to apply for government benefits, apply for credit cards and loans or rent a place to live. Protecting people in adult homes. The new law requires adult care facilities and assisted living residences to perform criminal background checks on prospective direct-care staff for nursing homes and home care agencies. Tax credits for music and theatrical production. This new tax credit encourages touring musical and theatrical productions in upstate New York theaters, enhancing investment in upstate cities, creating jobs and stimulating the economy. Eligible production companies can claim a tax credit equal to 25% of certain costs, up to $4 million per year. This tax credit was included in the 2014-15 state budget. Long-term health care insurance. In 2010, the legislature enacted a law that allows end-of-life care for people in nursing homes to be financed using accelerated payments from life insurance. Starting January 1, the measure was expanded to allow for this type of financing to be used for people receiving end-of-life care in hospice, adult day care services, palliative care or by a long-term home health care provider. In addition, the law establishes a public awareness program to encourage individuals to purchase life insurance and/or long-term care insurance. Encouraging more people to finance their own longterm care will reduce future Medicaid expenditures, as well as provide greater peace of mind for families dealing with end-of-life care for loved ones.

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IN BRIEF Duo arrested for Christmas burglary

Man charged with fundraising fraud

LIBERTY, NY — Daniel Doty, 26, and Kaitlin Doty, 24, both of Liberty, were arrested for allegedly breaking into a house on Christmas Day and stealing several items including an AR-15 rifle. Liberty Police executed a search warrant on an apartment in the Contributed photos Village of Liberty in the early morning hours of January 1, and Kaitlin Doty were able to recover all of the stolen items including the rifle. Daniel was charged with four felony counts including burglary, grand larceny and criminal possession of a weapon, and he was also charged with possession of burglar’s tools, a misdemeanor. He was arraigned in the Town of Liberty Daniel Doty Court and remanded to the Sullivan County Jail without bail. Kaitlin was charged with criminal possession of stolen property and was issued an appearance ticket to return to the Town of Liberty court at a later date.

MONTICELLO, NY — A Monticello man has been arrested for collecting money on behalf of a local notfor-profit organization that he is not affiliated with. Elgin A. Young, 46, was charged on December 24 after he solicited money for The Creative Dream Tank, a local program that serves “at risk” youth in Sullivan County. Sheriff’s deputies say Young was working the Cold Spring Road area of the Town of Thompson when a local resident became suspicious and contacted the program’s director, who confirmed the fraud. Young eventually heard that the sheriff’s office was looking for him and turned himself in. Deputies believe he received approximately $160 from several victims. Young was charged with the two misdemeanors of petit larceny and scheme to defraud and was released on an appearance ticket. He is scheduled to appear in the Town of Thompson court on January 26.

Frein to go to trial MILFORD, PA — A judge declared that there is enough evidence for accused cop-killer Eric Frein to stand trial. The decision came after prosecutors played a video of the ambush-style slaying of Corporal Bryon Dickson and the serious wounding of Trooper Alex Douglas. The two officers were seen collapsing to the ground at separate locations after being hit by bullets. District Judge Shannon L. Muir in the Pike County Courthouse also saw dozens of photographs and heard hours of testimony from investigators and experts in the packed courtroom on January 5. Frein appeared clean-shaven, wearing a fresh haircut; the wound on his nose that he received when he was arrested had healed. Officers said that following his capture after a sevenweek manhunt, Frein confessed to the shootings, and he said they were intended to “wake people up.” In a note to his parents, he wrote that he hoped the shootings would spark an uprising because “only a revolution can get us back to the liberties we once had.”

Trial for 10-year-old moved DAMASCUS, PA — The trial of 10-year-old Tristen Kurilla has been moved from adult court to juvenile court in a ruling made on January 5. Kurilla is charged with killing 90-year-old Helen Novak by pressing a cane to her throat and punching her in the throat. Kurilla’s mother and his court-appointed attorney had sought to have the trial moved to juvenile court, and a psychologist testified that Kurilla could benefit from the move, and that it might help with rehabilitation. The incident took place on October 11, and Kurilla has since been housed in an adult prison, but not in the general population and not in solitary confinement.

Monticello man arrested for assault MONTICELLO, NY — The Monticello police arrested Antonio Corchado, age 22, of Monticello on December 27. Earlier in the day, Monticello police responded to a 911 report of a victim of a stabbing at a residence located at the Fairground Estates on Harmony Lane in the Village of Monticello. When officers arrived, they found that a 24-year-old Monticello man had been stabbed in his left shoulder and also had sustained several lacerations. The victim was subsequently transported to Catskill Regional Medical Center by Mobile Medic Ambulance for medical treatment. Corchado was jailed in lieu of $50,000 bail. MEMBER NYPA • MEMBER NNA

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Gibson will not run in 2016 By FRITZ MAYER

Y 19TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRCIT — Congressman Chris Gibson, who in November soundly defeated Democratic opponent Sean Eldridge, released a statement on January 6 saying he would not seek another term in office after the current one, which expires at the end of 2016. Gibson has said in the past he would stick to a self-imposed term limit of six years in office. He was first elected to a term in 2010, and came to represent Sullivan County in 2012 after the redistricting process created a redrawn 19th Congressional District.

being a candidate in that cycle.” The statement said, “As I stated shortly after retiring from The statement also listed goals for the new legislative session the U.S. Army and first pursuing a seat in Congress in 2010, in Washington which included, I planned to self-impose term “Pro-growth tax reform that lowers rates for small business limits. Accordingly, after much reflection and consultation with owners and hard-working families, and business tax reform my family, this will be my third and final time taking the oath of that facilitates investment in office as a Representative in the infrastructure; and legislative U.S. House. I thank the voters of Contributed photo action that would secure our upstate New York for this privi- Rep. Chris Gibson borders and fix our broken immigration system.” lege to serve and pledge to continue to work tirelessly on their behalf in Gibson has been called the one of the this final term. Moving forward, I will be most moderate Republicans in Congress, committed to building a stronger team so and has taken positions on some issues that set him apart from other members of that the GOP can compete and win statewide in 2018, including the possibility of his party. For instance, he said recently

that he did not believe the decision to ban fracking in New York State was political, and there are legitimate questions about fracking’s impact on health and the environment. He has also said that he believes climate change is real and needs to be addressed. Gibson makes numerous appearances throughout his district, and most analysts believe that had he decided to run again next time, he would have been difficult to beat. “Clearly, there is much to be done, and I have great optimism about the future. I have been blessed with the opportunity to serve—and lead—in these areas,” Gibson said.

Lumberland tax claim settled By DAVID HULSE

LEN SPEY, NY — The numbers were on hand and a tax-appeal settlement, tabled earlier in December, was finalized at the Lumberland Town Board’s end-of-year meeting on December 29. The board approved a settlement that will yield a $974 rebate on 2013 town taxes and a 2014 rebate of $3,708 for Chapin-Lumberland LLC. The attorney for the town, Danielle Jose-Decker, said the settlement included 22 of 42 lots that were vacant for development. Next year, appraisals can be based on values derived from subsequent sale prices, which will increase their value to the tax base, she said. Year-end meetings primarily deal with last-minute bills and budgetary transfers, known as encumbrances, of prior-year costs that have not yet been paid from the

prior year to the coming year’s budget. For several items not yet billed, Supervisor Nadia Rajsz sought to encumber five transfers into the new budget, including $10,000 for landfill engineering costs, $2,328 for a new assessor’s fire-proof file cabinet, $11,600 for projected highway department raises in a new contract, $3,900 for a Circle Park program, and $4,500 for the joint summer youth program with Highland. Following discussion about encumbering money without expectation of a bill, the highway contract money was deleted, to be turned back into the 2014 unexpended balance, which also will be available in the new budget. The retirement of the town’s long-time building cleaning person, Jean Reid, prompted a lengthy discussion as to whether a full-time or two part-time persons should be hired and what the duties would be. The decision was for two part-timers, one custodian

for indoors and one maintenance person for outdoors, who would be shared with the highway department. The board approved advertising for the new positions. The board also approved a $1,851 contract with the Port Jervis–Deerpark Humane Society, and the transfer of ownership of a plot in the town cemetery. It tabled approval of fuel oil purchase on Global Oil’s state bid contract, pending the highway superintendent’s recommendation. In another announcement, Rajsz said that PennDOT officials would be appearing in Lumberland for a public information meeting to explain their plans for the Pond Eddy bridge replacement on a yet unconfirmed date in April. The board’s next regular meeting is scheduled for January 14, at 7 p.m.

Veterans group gets van By FRITZ MAYER

IBERTY, NY — For some veterans, getting around in Sullivan County is a problem. The Veterans’ Administration provides transportation from two pick-up points in Sullivan County but it’s difficult for some vets to get to those locations. Thanks to students at BOCES the vets have a new van, which will be used to help get them to move around the county. The van was an out-of-service 2000 Ford E350 ambulette donated by Albee Bockman, owner of MobileMedic EMS, to the Sullivan County Veterans Coalition. The coalition approached Sullivan County BOCES about refurbishing the van. The job was done by BOCES students who are part of the Auto Body Program at the Career & Tech Center, under the guidance of BOCES instructor Fred Muller. Jack Bodolosky, secretary of the coalition, said, “The van will be used to help

vets get to doctor appointments or other appointments, or just to get out for the day. We have so many vets in our adult care and rehabilitation centers, that just giving them the opportunity to get out for the day to enjoy a meal or run an errand is giving the gift of freedom and mobility.” For the students, the van was a labor of love and learning. Because the van was in rough shape, they worked hard on the inside and outside to prep it for finishing. Once the parts were fabricated and the van was painted, the students finished it with custom-made vinyl lettering and the Veterans Coalition’s logo, which has the quote “All Gave Some, Some Gave All.” “Learning what that saying truly means, ‘All gave some, some gave all’ really moved me,” said Daphnie Dalman, a student at Fallsburg High School. The operation of the vehicle will be financed mainly through private donations, although the county legislature has agreed to provide routine maintenance.

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Pictured in the back row are Ty Kunkeli, left; Howie Goldsmith, chairman of the Sullivan County Veterans Coalition; Randy Peers, officer at-large of the coalition; Peter D Carmeci, senior treasurer of the coalition; Jack Bodolosky, secretary for the coalition, and Fred Muller, teacher, Sullivan County BOCES auto body class. Kneeling are Dakota Frisbie, left, Jacob Krentz, Matt Wunner, Daphnie Dalman, Jessica Pennino and Joey Vargo.

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Remembering Chuck Myers By DAVID HULSE

hen you reach the age of 66, as I have, you find that very few of the elders you learned from and respected as a child still survive. Fewer still continue in the same efforts they had in your youth. Then there was Chuck Myers. Chuck helped found the American Legion Ambulance Service in 1948. I don’t recall whether he helped get my mom to the hospital when I was born, but I do know he drove the ambulance that got me to the hospital after I banged my head in an accident in 2007. The point of the example is that in my memory, Chuck has always been there for me and everyone else around here. Highland was a much different place in the 1950s. Without mincing words, it was a poor, isolated community, easily comparable to visions of Appalachia. I don’t recall any two-car garages and only the boarding houses had swimming pools, but many homes still had their outhouses and woodsheds, whether they were in regular use or not. For many, hunting season was year-round, and some cellars around town still had barrels of Prohibition era, homemade apple-jack, while dust-covered slot machines rested in the

occasional barn or attic. World War II veterans like Chuck returned here after seeing the wider world and saw things that needed to be done, like the ambulance service. The Legion began sponsoring a Christmas party for the kids, and I well remember how I looked forward to that gathering in the town hall. In those days before the hall was renovated, it still sported the warm, dark-stained pine wood interior of a school gymnasium, which it was in its former life. It seemed like the perfect place for Santa Claus’s hangout. Those parties presented some of my first encounters with Chuck, who was always the master of ceremonies. Long before I knew him by name, I knew the comforting baritone syrup of his voice. One summer in the mid-‘60s, Chuck provided me with my first real job, at $1.35 per hour for what was then the county highway department. I believe he was the deputy, for then-Superintendent John J.J. McGough. Chuck would eventually become commissioner of the renamed county division of public works, and I would become a newspaper reporter and sometime columnist. Once I interviewed him for the newspaper about his life experiences—then 50

years on the ambulance. He was already amazing. He showed me his ambulance collection and we talked about the passing years, but I can’t say I was very happy with my resulting story. My interviewing Chuck felt like interviewing a member of my family. Sandy Long did a much better job in May of 2013 (tinyurl.com/q5xfms6). In explaining his years of service, he told her, “I enjoy helping people, whether putting out their fires or taking them to the hospital. I’ve had the chance to hold a newborn in my arms. It’s all been my passion. I can’t say I enjoy being where people are ill or injured, but I do enjoy the fact that I’m able to help them.” The last time I really spoke with Chuck came after the town 9/11 ceremonies in 2013. Chuck had been there with his bugle. I kidded him about his boisterous bugling—I knew he had fitted it with a recorded version of taps, as his wind then wasn’t what it was. His wife Ruth was then failing and would be gone by the end of the year. Several friends commented that afterwards, Chuck seemed determined to be re-united with her. I’m sure there are many folks around these parts with similar and even better recollections about Chuck Myers. I know

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Charles “Chuck” Myers, 88, right, died on December 31, 2014. He is pictured here with his long-time American Legion Ambulance colleague Lou Pine in September of 2103. There will be a memorial service for Chuck at Eldred Congregational Church, seen in the background, at 1 p.m. on January 11. that others closely involved with him at those places can detail his work at the Legion ambulance, the fire department, the county, or at the Eldred Congregational Church, where he was a deacon. In truth, I didn’t know him well; as one might usually say they know a close friend, but in the best tradition of a friend, he was always there when you needed him. He was a foundation rock for our town and a Highland without Chuck Myers is going to take some getting used to. [This is an abbreviated version of a full-length article online at www.riverreporter.com.]

Commissioners look back at Wayne’s 2014

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Wayne County Commissioners Jonathan Fritz, left, Brian Smith and Wendell Kay recently talked about the past year.

By DAVID HULSE

ONESDALE, PA — The Wayne County Commissioners looked back on 2014 at the last meeting of the year, on December 30. Commissioners’ Chair Brian Smith went through a list of accomplishments and challenges. He ticked off a list. “I think it’s important that we completed another budget without a tax increase. Our Wayne Tomorrow economic initiative [a blanket follow-through on their 2010 master plan update] moved ahead.” “We will be seeing development based on the Wayne Tomorrow initiative, including partnering with education to increase higher education opportunities—all the time keeping existing businesses from being left behind,” Commissioner Wendell Kay said. Smith continued, “We completed the project to install a second elevator in the courthouse, which will act as a backup, provide better emergency evacuation, and provided rescue areas at each floor, with greater Americans

with Disabilities Act compliance to records and legal aid offices, and limited card access to the secure fourth floor. “We replaced the courthouse roof in preparation for interior renovations.” While they haven’t determined a future use, the commissioners started repairs on the deteriorated floor at the vacant county farm, which in past was the “poor farm” and a home for troubled youth. “The building is sound, and we have engaged an engineering consultant to recommend future use,” Kay said. Smith said other work included creating and opening an exercise trail, continued work on completing a recreation plan for the property, and creating demonstration planting plots for wildlife browsing, which will be monitored by cameras available for the Pocono Mountain Vacation Bureau promotional use. “We also started recycling programs for tires, coolant and clothing, and people are using them,” he said. At the former Stourbridge School, now the Park Street Complex, the county took down the old outside pavilion, installed new sidewalks and moved the basketball court to the rear, while the old court has become a new parking area. “All has been done with good money management and without bonding,” Smith said. Lackawanna College now offers GED diploma training at the complex. “We spent a week in Harrisburg with legislators lobbying for subsequently passed draconian Chapter 102 sewage rules that will now take topography and science into account,” Smith said. Other projects included support for the opening of the new Veterans Administration local treatment facility, continued county support of local youth participation

in the Hershey Track and Field Program, approval of a forest stewardship program and continued water well baseline quality testing with the county conservation district, completion of three long delayed bridge projects—the Curtis, Cummings and Kellams bridges—and the Wayne County Prison received the state commissioners’ association best-practices recognition. Kay said the commissioners supported a vibrant library system, which was “renovated to relevance and has not remained static.” They have also worked closely with Wayne Memorial Hospital, backing renovation bond issues. “It’s all one big mechanism,” Kay said. Smith noted that Wayne County’s bond rating has been upgraded to AA– by Standard and Poors. With that, insurance on bonds is no longer needed, and Wayne has saved $100,000 to $130,000. The higher rating also is apparent in lower rates on tax anticipation notes, Kay said. The commissioners cited a number of health-related issues. “Lyme disease—many young people are coming down with it and it’s very serious. We need to work with the legislature for improved prevention and identification as well as getting the medical community on board,” Smith said. Drug abuse is big and ongoing, and Wayne is “fighting tooth and nail” against it. The commissioners, human services, the district attorney and the judges are all helping coordinate a treatment program, Smith said. On the positive side, Commissioner Jonathan Fritz added, “Our heroin prevention task force works at the grassroots, using social media to increase awareness. Rachel’s Challenge, with the county in concert with school districts, has been very active.”

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Complacency and status quo in Cochecton By LINDA DROLLINGER

AKE HUNTINGTON, NY — Any number of factors could reasonably explain the lack of attendance at the Cochecton town board’s January 2 reorganization meeting, including bitingly cold weather and holiday week scheduling, but it was probably driven primarily by voter complacency. In addition to the five board members (Supervisor Gary Maas, Deputy Supervisor Ed Grund, Larry Richardson, Anna Story and Sean Nearing), town clerk Hollye Schulman and highway superintendent Kevin Esselman, five members of the public were present: a board member’s wife, two press representatives, and a high school student from Grahamsville accompanied by his mother. The student was there to fulfill one requirement of an American government course, the wife as concerned citizen and supportive spouse, and the press representatives to report on the proceedings. Maas’s remark as he convened the meeting was directed to the student, but was also a one-sentence summary

of the meeting’s purpose, “We hold this meeting at the beginning of each calendar year, so that the town can conduct its business for the rest of the year.” With the 2015 board and its officials almost unchanged from last year, little change in the status quo was to be expected, or in fact occurred. Individual councilperson assignments remained the same as last year. Richardson continues as the board’s Upper Delaware Council and Upper Delaware Scenic Byway representative, with Nearing as his alternate in both roles. Additionally, Richardson remains the board’s planning board liaison. Grund continues as liaison to Cochecton Youth Commission and as advisory council representative to the Sullivan County Office of the Aging. Story again serves as the board’s fire commissioner’s liaison. Sharron Cardone was reappointed chairperson of the planning board, term to expire December 31. Jerold Yavarkovsky was reappointed chairperson of the zoning board of appeals, also expiring on December 31. Professionals employed by the board in 2014 were en-

gaged again for 2015: Karen Mannino as town attorney and Engineering Properties, P.C. as town engineer, both serving undefined terms, at the board’s pleasure. Some positions are currently unfilled: one board of assessment (BAR) review member (five-year term); BAR clerk (term to expire on December 31) to be appointed by BAR; and an assistant building inspector. As he adjourned the meeting, Maas turned to the student observer and said, “You picked the best meeting of the year to attend—the shortest, with the least discussion. Had you come six or seven years ago, it would have been a different story.” Whether the student selected the reorganization meeting randomly or on the advice of a mentor is unknown; in any case, he managed to find the one meeting of the year that encapsulates the workings of local government, identifying component parts and players and specifying roles, terms, funding and salaries for each. To view the agenda, full text of meeting minutes, and resolutions, see www.townofcochectonny.org/.

Houses to be removed from creekside By FRITZ MAYER

IVINGSTON MANOR, NY — The way has been cleared for the removal of two badly damaged houses along Cattail Brook, which were under-

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This is one of three houses damaged by the flooding of Cattail Brook in Livingston Manor, NY caused by Hurricane Sandy in October 2012.

mined during Hurricane Sandy in October 2012. The course of the brook shifted during the flood and the surging waters swept a large portion of the foundation and earth from beneath the two houses. At a meeting at the government center on December 11, Legislator Kitty Vetter asked her colleagues to allow the Town of Rockland, which is where the hamlet of Livingston Manor is located, to dispose of construction debris of the two houses free of charge at the county transfer station. Ed McAndrew, commissioner of the division of public works, said the town had not used 34 tons the county granted to the town as part of its yearly free cleanup program, and the weight of the two houses was estimated to be about 15 tons, so the legislators agreed that the transfer station would accept the debris without charge.

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Dennis Grube

Milford native patrols in Mideast GULF OF ADEN —Naval Air Crewman Third Class Kyle Daggett, a native of Milford, PA, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 23, observes amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island aboard a MH-60S Sea Hawk as it patrols around the ship. The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group and the embarked 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. A release from the U.S. Navy says, “On our planet, more than 70% of which is covered by water, being there means having the ability to act from the sea. The Navy is uniquely positioned to be there; the world’s oceans give the Navy the power to protect America’s interests anywhere, and at any time. Your Navy protects and defends America on the world’s oceans. Navy ships, submarines, aircraft and, most importantly, tens of thousands of America’s finest young men and women are deployed around the world doing just that. They are there now. They will be there when we are sleeping tonight. They will be there every Saturday, Sunday and holiday this year. They are there around the clock, far from our shores, defending America at all times.”

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Hiking the minimum wage in PA

n January 1, the minimum wage was increased in 20 states—but Pennsylvania was not one of them. The minimum wage in Pennsylvania is still the same as the federal minimum wage, which has been stuck at $7.25 an hour since 2009. A majority of states now have minimum wage rates that are higher than that of the federal government. Of the states that have increased or will increase them later this year, about half are doing so because of previous legislation with built-in increases; the rest are acting because of ballot initiatives or legislative agendas. In New York State, the minimum wage was raised to $9 per hour on December 31, 2014. The argument put forward for not raising the minimum typically is that the hike would cause jobs to be lost. Pennsylvania Rep. John McGinnis has expressed the view that it is a good thing that the state has a lower minimum wage than surrounding states, because it could give the state an edge in attracting new businesses. So far, however, the policy has not helped the employment situation in the Keystone State, which has repeatedly come in near last place in job creation over the past several years, according to the Keystone Research Center. State Sen. Tina Tartaglione disagrees with McGinnis. In a 2014 press release in support of minimum wage increase legislation, she said, “To the critics who say an increase in the minimum wage will hurt the economy: you are wrong. Studies and history show that increases in the minimum have very little to no impact on the economy.” The release continued, “Referencing a study released last week by the University of California-Berkeley, Tartaglione said increases in the base hourly wage could drive up prices, but it also increases productivity and worker satisfaction.” The debate is also still playing out in academia. Arin Dube, an economist with the University of Massachusetts

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at Amherst, published a study in January 2014 in which he wrote, “I use data from the March Current Population Survey between 1990 and 2012 to evaluate the effect of minimum wages on the distribution of family incomes for non-elderly individuals. I find robust evidence that higher minimum wages moderately reduce the share of individuals with incomes below 50%, 75% and 100% of the federal poverty line.” On the other hand, economist David Neumark with the University of California Irvine published a study in October 2014 in which he wrote, the “best evidence still points to job loss from minimum wages for very lowskilled workers—in particular, for teens.” The debate has been going on for a long time, but in 2014, developments seemed to favor those who back an increase. In the beginning of 2014, President Barack Obama called for raising the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 by 2016. The federal Congressional Budget Office (CBO) issued a study in February 2014 and wrote, “Once fully implemented in the second half of 2016, the $10.10 option would reduce total employment by about 500,000 workers, or 0.3%, CBO projects.” The study said the job loss could be more or less, but an increase would likely lead to job loss. In the real world however, the states that raised their minimum did better in the area of job creation than the states that did not. Statistics released by the Department of Labor in June 2014 showed that the 13 states that increased their minimums on January 1, 2014 had job growth that was more than 20% higher than the states that did not increase their minimums. A post on the Department of Labor website says, “A review of 64 studies on minimum wage increases found no discernable effect on employment. Additionally, more than 600 economists, seven of them Nobel Prize winners in economics, have signed onto a letter in support of raising the minimum wage to $10.10 by 2016.” Pennsylvania Governor-Elect Tom Wolf, a Democrat, campaigned on a promise to increase the minimum wage in the state. He said, “It is clear that Tom Corbett does not have a real plan to get our economy back on track, and all of his efforts are focused on helping his donors rather than Pennsylvania workers. I believe we need to raise the minimum wage to help Pennsylvania’s workers and strengthen the economy.” The voters handed Wolf a decisive victory and, at the same time, they handed the Republicans expanded majorities in the state Senate and House. We would urge Pennsylvania Republicans to join Wolf and the 29 states that have raised the minimum wage in the face of inaction at the federal level.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK “I thought in this country, the best social program was a job. Yet minimum wage jobs aren’t paying enough to keep families out of poverty.” The Thought that Counts

— Barbara Mikulski

After the ban Even with such cloudy weather in recent weeks, I and so many others are basking in the glow of success since Gov. Cuomo decided to heed the science and the recommendations of his health and environment commissioners and ban fracking in New York. Now I won’t have to move away from the home I love in order to secure my health and safety. And that goes for all New Yorkers, including those who supported fracking, who will now not suffer the catastrophic impacts of heavily-polluting industrialization of our region. This was achieved by an impressive grassroots community-organizing campaign involving a coalition of hundreds of groups with thousands of volunteer members and supporters. These were mostly people without past activism experience, but with ample skills in communication and the motivation to use a peaceful democratic process to alter a policy, the way democracy is supposed to work: people stronger than corporations. When the celebrations ebb, it will be time to get back to work. It would be hypocritical for New Yorkers to continue to rely on fossil fuel energy imported from other states and nations. We must convert to renewables as soon as possible, on an individual and communal basis. We must adopt and implement Mark Jacobson’s Plan to Power 100 Percent of New York State and the Planet with renewable energy sources. I am personally partway there. I heat mostly with wood stoves. I increased insulation. I lease solar panels that provide 100% of my electric usage. I keep my driving to a minimum. I divested most of my savings from fossil fuel companies. Eventually I will convert my backup heating sources from oil and LP gas to wood pellets if feasible. There’s more to do, and I’ll take it one step at a time. Allan Rubin Cochecton, NY

The true meaning of the holidays We have already been blinded by the Christmas lights and baffled by the too-big lawn decorations all before Thanksgiving or even Halloween. Contrary to the new popular belief, Christmas is not all about a dying pine tree, booze-filled eggnog, sparkly lights, or pointless gifts you’ll never use. It’s actually all about Jesus Christ. Whether you believe it or not, the true meaning of the holiday is written in the Bible. There is no mention of shopping deals or family antics there, which is strange because that is what American holidays are all about. As the melting pot of the world, America tends to recreate holidays from a religious celebration to a booze-filled night most regret. Christmas still has a Godly luster for now, while other holidays have dropped the religious aspect altogether. St. Patrick’s Day, the day filled with too much beer, food and green clothes, is another holiday meant for Christianity. It is truly about “spiritual renewal and offering prayers for missionaries worldwide” (www.st-patricksday.com). That is a far cry from the way Americans spend it, competing to see who gets alcohol poisoning the fastest and praying to something that they won’t get a hangover. So the next time you’re pulling someone’s hair because they grabbed the gift you wanted and the next time you’re so drunk you don’t know what you’re getting a tattoo of, just remember that these holidays are actually about religious figures and not about the best deals or a drunk fest. Elena Mir Barryville, NY

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MY VIEW

By George Billard

n January 8, the Town of Highland Zoning Board of Appeals will hear from the community whether or not to grant a variance for a proposed Dollar General (DG) store in Eldred. Allowing the building to proceed will fundamentally alter the character of the town. In an effort to save a few pennies on groceries, the community will be paying too steep a price. In terms of purchasing power, we truly are a small town. The marketplace is not big, and we’ve seen a number of stores and restaurants struggle to find a client base, especially in uncertain economic times. Peck’s Market has been the only game in town for some time. Naturally, people resent a store that consistently takes a chunk of their paycheck. People want competition. It’s good for the market. But this is not a level playing field. Local businesses can never meet DG’s economy of scale. DG is a publicly traded corporation whose revenues for 2014 totaled $17.5 billion. They answer only to stockholders, with zero stakes in the community. Their business model is to target lower-income areas, minimally staff the store, and out-price area businesses. By nature they are predatory. This will not be a job creation bonanza. DG meets its margins by keeping labor rolls to the bare minimum and has a troubled history with regard to labor relations—in particular with regard to overtime. Last November, an employee lawsuit alleging violations of the Fair Standards Labor Act related to failure to properly pay overtime to managers was settled, and over 2,700 claims were paid out. It should also be noted that since 2009, in over 50% of OSHA inspections at DG stores, the company has been cited for workplace safety violations. DG is currently in merger talks with Family Dollar. In order to avoid federal antitrust laws, DG will have to shed, at a minimum, 1,500 stores, and according to some regula-

MY VIEW

By Bruce Fergusen

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Dollar General: the price is too steep tors, up to 4,000. Just because the store is newly built does not mean it couldn’t end up shuttered. The merger is what matters. This is called divestiture by the investment community. At the local level, it’s an empty building. The best economic engine for the community has always been locally owned businesses. The money that is spent here stays here. So, what are we gaining? Competition? With over 11,500 stores in the U.S., DG is a behemoth. With purchasing power of that magnitude, they can set prices that local stores cannot match. Can Peck’s, an employee-owned operation, continue if people shop there only for produce? The demographics simply don’t support two stores of that size, and only one of them has pockets deep enough to ride it out. The local population is too small to suggest a new customer base will compensate for lost sales. One way or another, we will soon be looking at a large empty building in the center of town. The zoning laws are there for a reason. They prevent oversized buildings. DG seeks an exemption to the existing standard. To get a sense of DG’s aesthetic, one need only travel 13.6 miles to visit their new store in White Lake. A DG does not raise our property values, but instead sends a clear message that Highland is a low-income area. Eldred is a charming small town. A box retail store will stand out in our landscape, and it will set a commercial development precedent that will be impossible to turn back. It will savage area convenience stores and imperil the local grocer. We don’t stand to gain enough in job creation and tax revenue to justify a wholesale shift in the direction of the town. We all want growth, but in this case the price at DG is way too high. [George Billard is a resident of the Town of Highland,NY.]

Future in focus

he future of Sullivan County has suddenly come into sharp focus. We now know we won’t be fracked any time in the foreseeable future, and we’ll soon be getting a super-sized casino resort. For many of us these outcomes are dreams come true, but plenty of work lies ahead. The truth is, Sullivan County never bought into fracking in a big way. At the height of the leasing boom in 2008, landowners were offered signing bonuses of $2,500 an acre and told they could receive royalty checks of $150,000 a month if they leased as little as 20 acres. Yet in the end, gas companies laid claim to just 1% of the county. But even a small number of leases cast a very long shadow. The specter of chemical contamination and the industrialization of our rural landscape discouraged investment in agriculture and vacation homes, two of the most important sectors of our economy. Now that the threat of fracking has subsided, we can expect greater activity in these areas, but we can’t be complacent. Those of us who fought to keep fracking out of our backyards cannot continue to consume fossil fuels without regard to the devastating impact it’s having on both the climate and those communities where extraction takes place. We must recommit to building local, renewable energy systems that will meet our needs and also create good-paying jobs in the growing sustainable energy sector. If the battle against fracking seemed to have gone on forever, what can be said about casinos? Many county residents have longed for a casino for decades and were ecstatic when the state gaming commission green-lighted Montreign, a casino that will be part of Adelaar, a 1,700-acre resort in the Town of Thompson. This is the most ambitious project approved by the state, and arguably the one with the best chance of success. In addition to more than 60 gaming tables and 2,000 slot machines, Adelaar will feature an 18-story hotel, an indoor water park, a golf course and an entertainment

center. At a time when gaming is in decline all across the Northeast, these family-focused attractions may make the difference between success and failure. I admit that I’m no fan of casinos, but I want Adelaar to succeed. I hope it can deliver the promised jobs and tax revenues—and that collateral damage can be minimized. New casinos typically draw 80% of their business from within a 60-mile radius, and research shows that somewhere between a third and a half of a casino’s revenue comes from problem gamblers. Taken together, these two facts make it clear that compulsive gambling could undermine the financial stability of a great many Sullivan County families. We need to address this problem head-on to avoid a sharp increase in bankruptcies, divorces, child neglect and property crimes. The project boosters who have worked long and hard to bring a casino to Sullivan County must now commit themselves to establishing a robust, fully funded program to treat gambling addiction and its attendant ills. The 1,200 permanent jobs the project promises to deliver will be of real benefit to the county only if they pay a decent wage. Too many prosperous corporations scrimp on salaries, forcing employees to rely on charity and welfare to survive. Empire Resorts, the owner of Montreign, projects gaming revenues in excess of $300 million a year; it should be able to pay every one of its employees a living wage. Finally, Adelaar, the largest construction project in Sullivan County in more than 50 years, will be built at a time when the world is already experiencing adverse effects from climate change. If it’s really going to usher in a brighter future, this mega-project must incorporate state-of-the art building design and energy technology that minimizes its carbon footprint and sets a high standard for future construction in the county. [Bruce Ferguson is a resident of Callicoon Center, NY.]

By Carol Roig

Happy New Year! What’s next?

he holidays were especially festive at my house as we celebrated Gov. Cuomo’s decision to direct the Department of Environmental Conservation to develop rules banning the use of high volume hydrofracking statewide. It’s been a long campaign with a steep learning curve, as we gathered the irrefutable evidence that fracking is dangerous to our health and the long-term safety of the environment, that the petroleum industry has exaggerated the economic potential of shale while ignoring the environmental costs, and that state agencies echoed those exaggerated claims without independent analysis. Despite early nay-saying, we pursued local bans using our towns’ land-use and zoning authority, and held our breath as a series of court cases upheld our right to do so. The final decision was uncertain enough that many of us were taken by surprise when the news came. The electrifying moment for me came when Acting Health Commissioner Howard Zucker told the governor that he wouldn’t let his own children live in proximity to a gas drilling operation. The governor’s response made my heart leap: If your child shouldn’t live in proximity to these dangers, no child should have to. Environmental justice is enshrined in that statement and, if we can summon the resolve to apply that principle to our future decisions, we can accomplish great things for our economy and for the environment, all rooted in sound science and moral responsibility. There is a lot more work to be done, if we are to live up to that idea. First, we need to face the full implications of “extreme extraction,” stop the build-out of the fossil fuel infrastructure—pipelines, compressor stations, natural gas export facilities—and outlaw the importation of radioactive fracking waste. Our state agencies need to get on the same page to support this imperative. We shouldn’t build our economy or our energy policy on fracked gas from other states, because we shouldn’t treat them as sacrifice zones to feed our hunger for energy. We need to overhaul the recent New York State Energy Plan to phase out reliance on natural gas instead of expanding it. We need to roll back plans for gas-powered electricity plants and discontinue state incentives for conversions to gas-fired furnaces, hot water systems and combined heat and power (CHP) systems for residential and commercial renovations. New York can lead the way to real innovation by re-focusing those investments to ramp up our energy efficiency programs, technical assistance to municipalities, research and development, and utility-scale solar and wind. We can set the stage by revising the energy building code to require a passive house standard for all new construction. We can speed the development of communityowned local utilities that deploy wind and solar production at community scale to solve problems relating to distribution, energy storage and grid reliability. Nationally, we can model a dynamic energy policy that rejects the “all of the above” strategy and instead embraces technological advancement, sustainability and environmental justice. We’ve just demonstrated that we have the gumption to do it.

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DEATH NOTICES

BUSINESS BRIEFS

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MBA holds first meeting of 2015 MONTICELLO, NY — The Monticello Business Association (MBA) will hold its first meeting of the year at Mr. Willy’s Restaurant on Route 42 South on January 15 from 6 to 7 p.m. This is not a membership drive and there is no cost to be a member of MBA. The only requirement is that you own or work for a business in the greater Monticello area. Issues to be discussed at the meeting will relate to the influx of new tourists and people that are expected with casino development. What will the influx of people mean for businesses and the community? How can you market to these visitors and new residents? How can you beautify your business and the community? How can you get more exposure for your business? What will be the calendar of events for 2015 (including markets, concerts, community days, festivals, music and more)? How can we attract more businesses to take a stake in Monticello and the community (museums, theater, new businesses, micro enterprises and more)? RSVPs via email are welcome but not required to jeff@spencerdaniels.com, or call 845/693-4576.

Inner Light Healing opens MILFORD, PA — The Pike County Chamber recently celebrated the grand opening of Inner Light Healing with owner Judy Chant. The business will operate out of the Wells Fargo Bank office suites upstairs at 224 Broad St., Suite 206. Inner Light Healing is wellness nurturing through energy therapy. Chant graduated in 2004 from the four-year Barbara Brennan School of Healing, which awards degrees in Brennan Healing Science, an energetic system that combines hands-on healing with the living dynamics of our human energy-consciousness system. Since 1997, Chant has been introducing Young Living Essential Oils to the wellness world in supporting health and vitality. These therapeutic-grade oils are currently used in the Donna Karen wing of Beth Israel Hospital in NYC as well as other facilities. In the last 10 years, she has coached people in “Tapping,” also known as Emotional Freedom Techniques or EFT, a tool that can easily be learned and used for a variety of situations from stress and anxiety to pain reduction and even PTSD with returning veterans. For more information or to make an appointment, call 914/443-7996 or email talkingjudy1@aol.com.

Mrs. Eleanor Alekna of Sparrowbush, NY, a lifetime resident of the area, passed away Sunday, January 4, 2015 at Bon Secours Community Hospital. She was 97. Friends can call at the Gray-Parker Funeral Home, Inc., 100 E. Main St., Port Jervis, NY on Thursday, January 8, 2015 from 6 to 8 p.m. Funeral services will be held on Friday, January 9, 2015 at 10 a.m. at the Gray-Parker Funeral Home. Burial will be at Pine Hill Cemetery, Sparrowbush, NY. Memorial contributions can be made to the Humane Society of Port Jervis/Deerpark, Inc., 202 Route 209, Port Jervis, NY 12771, to help the cats that Eleanor loved so much.

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Students at BOCES show off the cards they have made for Operation Write Home before they are sent to U.S. troops. They are Luke Barile, left, Crystal Black, social worker Laura WhiteHenderson, Katherine Morales, Kristen Teller, Dominic McCombs, Courtney Hannold and Shane Van DeVeer.

BOCES students take on Operation Write Home LIBERTY, NY — Over the holidays, under the guidance of social worker Laura White-Henderson, 35 students from Sullivan BOCES wrote letters and created 65 holiday cards for our nation’s armed forces as part of Operation Write Home. Operation Write Home is an initiative that supports our nation’s armed forces by sending handmade blank greeting cards to write home on, as well as “AnyHero” cards of gratitude to encourage them. Our soldiers receive these cards every six to eight weeks filled with positive words of support and encouragement from adults and children across the country. The students are currently waiting to hear back from the soldiers who have received their cards. For more information, visitscboces.org.

OBITUARIES JAY GERARD IBERGER Jay Gerard Iberger, 64, passed away on Monday, December 29, 2014, at Laurelwood Center Nursing Home in St. Petersburg, FL. He is the son of Jacob (deceased) and Ann E. Iberger of Monticello, NY. He is survived by his mother, Ann E. Iberger, a son of Largo, FL, a brother, sister-in-law, two nephews, several aunts, uncles and cousins. Memorial services will be held at a later date.

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A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Monday, January 5 at St. Mary’s Church, Route 95, Obernburg. Burial with full military honors will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Obernburg. Memorial contributions can be made to the charity of one’s choice.

William John Highhouse William John Highhouse of Damascus, PA died peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on January 4, 2015. He was 85. The funeral services will be at First Baptist Church of Damascus on Thursday, January 8, 2015 at 10 a.m. Interment will be in the Overlook Cemetery. Donations can be made to First Baptist Church of Damascus, P.O. Box 71, Damascus, PA 18415, or Damascus Township Volunteer Ambulance Corps, P.O. Box 63, Damascus, PA 18415.

Vilho A. “Mack” Makela Vilho A. “Mack” Makela of Hankins, NY, a retired electrician for IBEW Local 631 in Newburgh, died Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at Roscoe Regional Rehab Center in Roscoe. He was 86. A memorial service for family and friends will be held in the spring.

Charles H. “Chuck” Myers Charles H. “Chuck” Myers of Eldred, NY died Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at his home. He was 88. Funeral services will be held Sunday, January 11, 2015 at 1 p.m. at the Eldred Congregational Church, Eldred, NY. Rev. Nancy Vonderhorst will officiate. Interment will be private. Memorial contributions can be made to the Eldred Congregational Church, P.O. Box 63, Eldred, NY 12732 or to the Eldred American Legion Volunteer Ambulance Corps, P.O. Box 63, Eldred, NY 12732. (See page 4 for story.)

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DID YOU KNOW?

NARROWSBURG NEWS

By Grace Johansen

By Jane Luchsinger

t seems the holidays pass, and then we quickly get back to reality with the arrival of one of our tax bills. Hopefully yours did not increase much. Please be assured that your Tusten legislators are very much aware of the need to keep taxes manageable, and the Town of Tusten raised taxes about 1.5%. The Town of Tusten has pledged to be a New York State Climate Smart Community. In keeping with that pledge, the town board, with the assistance of the energy committee, requested an energy audit of the town hall, built circa 1926. The survey revealed many areas for consideration to make the building more energy efficient. As you can imagine, such an old building lacks modern standards with regard to energy conservation. As a first step, to continue to move forward in a positive direction, the town will request funding from our New York State legislators for several of the most notable suggestions. This request includes a new

commercial stove with an electronic starter to replace our stove that has a continuously burning pilot light; a new hood for the stove that opens only when in use to replace our current hood, which is open at all times allowing heat to escape; and heat-control modules that may be used from remote locations. We are hopeful that we will receive this funding, thereby reducing our carbon footprint while at the same time saving money spent on the fuel—a win-win situation. Mark your calendar: the Tusten Youth Commission will be going to the movies Martin Luther King holiday weekend. Definite arrangements have not been made, but if you are on the Tusten Youth email list, information will be forthcoming. If you wish to add your name to the list, email Doreen Wyss at doreenwyss@ yahoo.com. In closing, I wish you all a happy and healthy New Year.

COMMUNITY CURRICULUM YMCA fitness classes

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Youth center pool gets a boost CALLICOON, NY — The Delaware Youth Center received a donation from the Monticello office of Marshall & Sterling this holiday. Employees of Marshall & Sterling donated $5 in exchange for wearing jeans on Fridays in 2014, for a total of $525. After months of collecting, one participating employee’s name was chosen. That employee, sales executive Anne Backlund, was able to choose the charity that would benefit from the year’s efforts. Backlund chose the Delaware Youth Center’s Pool Fund, an ongoing fundraiser to replace the more than 50-year-old pool at the Callicoon facility. She presented the donation to the Youth Center’s Summer Program and Youth Activities director Christina Mace and finance director Ann Santoro. Additional donations are still being accepted for the pool, which will cost an estimated $1 million. Donations can be made online at http://www.gofundme.com/DYC-needs-a-new-pool.

ABRAHAMSVILLE, PA — Weight-No-More YMCA fitness classes will be held every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at the Abrahamsville United Methodist Church. Get fit with friends and neighbors. All ages and abilities are welcome. The classes are free, but donations are welcome. The program started the first week of January and will run through March. The classes will include nutritional education, incentives and prizes. The initial weigh-ins will take place at the YMCA in Honesdale from January 8 through 11, or at the Abrahamsville United Methodist Church on Saturday, January 10, before and after the Wellness Program on Cancer Awareness, or on Sunday, January 11, before and after morning worship. On subsequent weeks, weigh-ins will be on Tuesdays and Sundays at Abrahamsville, or drop into the YMCA in Honesdale any day. Call 570/224-4637.

Spiritual gratitude BEACH LAKE, PA — At 10:15 a.m. on Sunday, January 11 at the Berlin Township Community Center, Judy Johnson will present a talk on spiritual gratitude, based on a sermon by Edwin Charles Lynn. She will focus on the appreciation of our life and all that is part of our experience. There will be a social hour and refreshments after the program. For directions, visit www.uduuf.org/ directions.

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his picture sure brings back memories! Here in 1964 are two of the cast in “South Pacific,” the musical produced that year by the theater group in Narrowsburg, NY. Here is Doreen Prendergast (Kraus) as one of the Hawaiian hula dancers with John Pavese, owner of The Century Hotel (now known as the Narrowsburg Inn.) Active for several years, the theater group also produced other shows such as “Oklahoma,” “Paint Your Wagon” and several variety shows. From the Ruth & J. Frank Behling photo collection. The Tusten Historical Society’s hours at the Western Sullivan Public Library, Tusten-Cochecton branch in Narrowsburg, are Mondays from 1 to 3 p.m., Fridays from 6 to 8 p.m. and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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Luncheon club gives generously HAWLEY, PA — At their December meeting, members of the Wallenpaupack Lake Estates Women’s Luncheon Club met at The W.L.E. Clubhouse for their annual Christmas party. The 124-member club meets once a month, and made over $1,000 in donations to local charities this past year. At their December meeting each of the ladies brought in a new toy to be donated to the Wayne County Children’s Christmas Bureau filling several huge bags, making a lot of children happy this holiday season. Seen here are members Diane Mula, left, Christine Holland, Betty Coleman, Dolores Dall’Aste, Paula Whitney, Diane Kitchell, Carol Miller and President Rebecca Assenheimer.

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ORGANIZATIONAL NEWS Church takes winter hiatus Baptism in North Branch NORTH BRANCH, NY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; It will be a banner day for Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church on Sunday, January 11, with six children received by Christian baptism and three adults affirming their baptism. Rev. Dr. Norm David, one of the congregationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pastors, will welcome them into the congregation at the 11 a.m. service. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is the day when Christians throughout the world celebrate the Baptism of Jesus of Nazareth, as recorded in the Christian Gospels,â&#x20AC;? said Rev. David. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are pleased to receive into membership in Grace these persons who reside in North Branch and Roscoe.â&#x20AC;? The public is invited to attend the service and a luncheon for the newly baptized that will follow the service. There will be another family, with three children, baptized in February, so the church plans to open a Sunday school and adult Bible study on Sunday mornings from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. The church building is located at 999 County Rd. 95, just north of the intersection with the North Branchâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Callicoon Center Road.

FREMONT CENTER, NY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Fremont Center Community Church will close for the winter season, partially as a cost-savings measure. The last regular 2014 worship service of the non-denominational church located on County Route 93 in Fremont Center took place on December 28. Services will be suspended in January and February, and are scheduled to resume, weather permitting, at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, March 15 with the Rev. James Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Rourke officiating. Meeting expenses for heat and plowing has become a financial challenge for the dwindling, active congregation. The need to replace the roof on the historic church building is also looming in the spring. Correspondence or contributions can be directed to Fremont Center Community Church, Administrative Council Chairperson and Treasurer Cheryl Porter at 57 Church St., Long Eddy, NY 12760.

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Honesdale seniors celebrate Christmas HONESDALE, PA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Honesdale Senior Center received a visit from Pennsylvania Department of Aging Secretary Brian Duke, seen above at left, for its annual Christmas dinner. Wayne County Commissioners Brian Smith, Jonathan Fritz and Wendell Kay also joined the celebration, which served a ham dinner to 118 people. In addition to holding special celebration meals throughout the year, the center serves lunch on a regular basis for a donation of $2. Other activities include cards, bingo, painting and more. Visit aging.co.wayne. pa.us or call 570/253-4262.

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HONESDALE, PA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Coasters Car Club continues its giving tradition by presenting the Wayne County Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Christmas Bureau (WCCCB) with a check for $800. Seen here are Lou Chimento (Coasters Car Club vice president), Carleen Faatz of WCCCB and Coasters Car Club President Arnie Milidantri. The clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s total local charity contributions for the past eight years come to over $46,500, generated through raffles held at club-hosted car shows, club meetings and the clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual spaghetti dinner. It was founded in 2005 as a fraternal non-profit organization whose members share a passion for all types of automobiles (antique, classic, custom and street-rod). The club promotes sportsmanship/good fellowship among its members and is committed to helping people in need. Member meetings are held on the first Tuesday of the month from March through December at the Ledgedale Fire House. Contact Milidantri at 570/690-7719 for information.

Events at Fallsburg Library SOUTH FALLSBURG, NY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Fallsburg Library hosts a series of events on a regular weekly basis. On Mondays at 3:30 p.m., there is a free Test Assessing Secondary Completion course, through which you can get a high school diploma. From 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., there is an adult English-asa-Second-Language (ESL) course. And at 6:30 p.m., there is a childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s night story hour and craft. On Tuesdays from 10 to 11 a.m., there is a preschool story hour; at 12 noon there are mid-day movies (you may bring a bag lunch with you). On Wednesdays from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., there is another free ESL course, and teen night is at 7 p.m. On Thursdays at 12 noon, there is another mid-day movie. Visit www.rcls.org/fbl.

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icture coming in from playing fetch with your dog in the yard and noticing that their abdomen seems bloated. When they try to drink water, they nearly immediately spit it all back up. That ignites a fury of subsequent events of retching and regurgitation of foam. Your dog continues to appear to be in pain with every episode and begins to pace frantically around the house. This scenario unfortunately is the classic presentation of gastric dilatation and volvulus (GDV) in dogs, a life-threatening condition. GDV is commonly observed in large, deep-chested dogs, frequently after ingesting a meal. Early in the process the stomach fills with gas, causing bloat or gastric dilation. In some cases, nothing more than bloat develops, but in others the condition progresses into bloating and twisting. When the stomach twists, it closes off the opening and exit, drastically increasing the amount of gas being produced. This condition is life-threatening and requires urgent surgical attention. The time from development and receiving medical

Factors increasing the risk

• Feeding only one meal a day • Having a family history of bloat (i.e. a parent or sibling that has suffered from this condition) • Eating rapidly • Being thin or underweight • Having a fearful, anxious or nervous temperament • Having a history of aggression toward people or other animals • Male dogs are more likely to bloat than females • Older dogs (7 to 12 years of age) were the highest risk group in a recent study • Moistening dry food particularly if citric acid is listed as a preservative

Factors Decreasing the risk • Eating two or more meals per day • Adding canned dog food to the diet • Having a relaxed, contented or easy-going temperament • Feeding a dry food containing a calciumrich meat meal (such as meat/lamb meal, fish meal, chicken by-product meal, meat meal, or bone meal) listed in the first four ingredients of the ingredient list

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area and the dog kennels. Members walked all the dogs that were allowed to be walked. Some members cleaned out the large shed. Members donated many items to the shelter including cleaning supplies, toys, food, computer paper and money.

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I broke my New Year’s resolution (and I’m sure you did, too) By ISABEL BRAVERMAN

ew Year’s resolutions, we make ‘em and we break ‘em. That’s the sort of fact that everyone knows, and yet every year we revel in the idea of creating our own personalized list of resolutions. We feel giddy as we think about how much this year is going to be totally better than last year, and we’ll be our healthiest, well-rested, on-time selves. We feel kinship as we ask our friends what their resolutions are, and become overwhelmed with appreciation and admiration when they think of a resolution so great you hadn’t even thought of it. And then, January 10 rolls around, and even though you resolved to eat more vegetables this year, you realize you’ve eaten pizza for two days straight (although, to be fair, it did have mushrooms on it). You vowed to go to the gym, and yet you’ve only been twice since New Year’s Eve. And those Yoga classes you signed up for? You would rather Nama-stay in bed than downward dog on a Yoga mat.

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It happens. In fact, there is a large amount of research and statistics to prove that Americans are startlingly bad at keeping resolutions. According to a study done by the University of Scranton Journal of Clinical Psychology in January of 2014, only 8% of people are successful in achieving their resolutions. Here are the other results from their research (To see more from the study, go to www.statisticbrain.com/new-yearsresolution-statistics): News Year’s Resolution Statistics • Percent of Americans who usually make New Year’s Resolutions: 45% • Percent of Americans who infrequently make New Year’s Resolutions: 17% • Percent of Americans who absolutely never make New Year’s Resolutions: 38% • Percent of people who are successful in achieving their resolution: 8% • Percent who have infrequent success: 49% • Percent who never succeed and fail on their resolution each year: 24% Top 10 New Year’s resolutions for 2014 • Lose weight • Getting organized • Spend less, save more • Enjoy life to the fullest • Staying fit and healthy • Learn something exciting • Quit smoking • Help others achieve their dreams • Fall in love • Spend more time with family Length of Resolutions • Resolution maintained through first week: 75% • Past two weeks: 71% • Past one month: 64% • Past six months: 46%

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How about we all resolve to break our New Year’s resolutions? Or resolve to eat more junk food and watch more Netflix? I think I would have a pretty high success rate at that. I didn’t make any resolutions this year (I think I still might do it), but I wondered if I had made good on my resolutions from last year. Luckily, I had my list conveniently saved on my computer and I pulled it up. I made the usual sort of generic resolutions, but added in a more personalized and specific approach. I was surprised to find that I had actually somewhat accomplished my resolutions, mostly because they also happen to be my “life goals.” The concept of making resolutions is, of course, too tempting not to make them. Self improvement is probably always a good idea. So, make resolutions, or don’t, fail at them or succeed—either way, have a great new year.

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ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFS Suitcase Junket at the Silk Mill

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Pottery by David Greenbaum

Potter Greenbaum joins ARTery MILFORD, PA — Well known potter David Greenbaum will join the ARTery Gallery beginning in January. The cooperative gallery displays a wide variety of fine arts created by its members, regional artists who own and operate the business together. Greenbaum has been an integral part of the art scene in Milford for several decades. During a 40-plus year career as a potter, he has made works of diverse character and motivation ranging from 400-pound architectural vessels to utilitarian kitchenware. The body of work currently on display at The ARTery represents his lifelong exploration of aesthetic harmony within the parameters of the thrown ceramic form. Each of Greenbaum’s porcelain pots is hand formed on a potter’s wheel. The carved decorations are inscribed with a wire loop tool while the clay is still moist. Once fully dry, the surface is hand burnished with a polished stone that produces the mirror-like surface. No glaze of any kind is used. Various primitive firing processes, including sagger and pit firings, are then deployed to produce the varied coloration. The ARTery is located at 210 Broad St. Call 570/409-1234.

Basketball in Liberty LIBERTY, NY — The Town of Liberty Parks and Recreation Department is now holding open registration for its winter youth basketball program. Youth basketball program is for boys and girls in grades two through six. The program will take place in the Liberty high school and middle school gyms on Saturdays from 9 to 11 a.m. starting on January 10 and ending February 28. The cost is $20 for Liberty residents and $30 for nonresidents. Participants must be pre-register at the town of Liberty Parks and Recreation office. Call 845/ 292-7690.

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H AW L E Y, PA — Harmony Presents welcomes Matt Lorenz as the Suitcase Junket in the underground theater of the Hawley Silk Mill on Saturday, January 10 at 8 p.m. “No loops or Contributed photo special effects. Matt Lorenz as the The Suitcase Suitcase Junket Junket is just one guy making a racket with homemade foot-drums, a beater guitar, a pile of songs and a mouth. This incredible sound, spirit and style will leave you convinced there is a full band playing along,” said Jill Carletti, managing director of Harmony Presents. “The magic Matt Lorenz spins is potent stuff… [He] has a knack for finding poetry in unlikely places. Lorenz conjures the kinds of sounds and melodies you might hear late at night coming from a campfire in a junk yard: wild, brash and often beautiful, veering from one extreme to another,” wrote Mark Roessler of The Valley Advocate. The underground theater of the Hawley Silk Mill is located at 8 Silk Mill Dr. Tickets are available for $16 in advance and $20 at the door. They can be purchased online at www.harmonypresents.com or in person at AMSkier Insurance Agency at 209 Main Ave. Call 570/588-8077.

Zweig artwork unveiled at Devine CALLICOON, NY — Barbara Zweig will present six new artworks at Café Devine starting on Friday, January 9. There will be an opening reception on January 17 from 5 to 7 p.m., which is free and open to the public. The show, titled “Splurge,” will continue until the end of February. Café Devine hours of operation are Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Sunday and Monday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The four shaped paintings and Contributed photo two canvas-with“Sore,” by Barbara Zweig fabric wall pieces are from an ongoing series that addresses the climate crisis and our dependence on fossil fuels.

‘Flux’ kicks off CAS season

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This Polaroid installation by Christopher Manning is featured in “Flux” at the CAS Arts Center, on display from January 17 to February 15.

IVINGSTON MANOR, NY — The Catskill Art Society will present “Flux,” an exhibition of photography and installation art by Claire Breidenbach, Christopher Manning and Cathleen Parra at the CAS Arts Center at 48 Main St. from January 17 through February 15. This exhibit combines the photography and installation artwork of three emerging talents in a striking and often unexpected blend. Elements of the familiar, embedded in swaths of light and shadow, draw us into abstract dimensions of expression that cry out to be experienced, transforming the space at the CAS Arts Center. All reflect the theme of flux—the idea that nothing is constant but change. Breidenbach is from upstate New York, born in 1991. She predominantly works in three-dimensional forms with various materials such as wood, metal, fabric and plaster. Manning, born in 1983, has a Masters of Fine Arts from SUNY New Paltz and a Bachelors of Fine Arts from Manhattan-

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ville College. His work has been exhibited at Exit Art, NYC; Dorsky Curatorial Projects, LIC, NYC; Lift Trucks Projects, NYC; The Auction Project, Miami; CODA Gallery, Portland, OR; and the Samuel Dorsky Museum, NYC, among others. He has been featured in The New York Times; The Queens Chronicle and Kolaj Magazine. Parra is a 24-year-old photographer living in Jersey City, NJ. She has studied photography at Parsons The New School for Design and New Jersey City University. Over the last five years, she has exhibited work throughout the United States in New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, New Jersey, Florida and Texas. More recently, she had her first exhibit overseas as part of the “Now You See It. Now You Don’t” group show at Terrace Studio and Gallery in London. Gallery hours at the CAS Arts Center are Thursdays to Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Sundays 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.; and Mondays 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The CAS Arts Center is wheelchair accessible.

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IN MY HUMBLE OPINION

By Jonathan Charles Fox

I guess that’s why they call it the blues I

t happens every year. After the lights have dimmed and the trees (and menorahs) come down, the melancholy often sets in for many of us who have been busy rushing around expressing good will to strangers on the streets while dropping coins into buckets in an attempt to lift the spirits of those less fortunate than ourselves. With the whirlwind of holiday-themed activities thrumming throughout the Upper Delaware River region over the last several weeks, I haven’t had much time to ruminate, but now that the roar has dulled a bit, and I’ve taken a look back, it’s time to put one foot in front of the other and lurch into 2015. Yes, I make resolutions, but at this stage in life, I know better than to have great expectations. Oh, sure—I have dreams, aspirations and goals set for the next 12 months, and January usually starts out with a bang, as I write down my wishes, head held high, whistling a happy tune, but it doesn’t take long before the real world rears its ugly head, sending my thoughts crashing toward depression and post-holiday blues. Unable to predict what might be waiting in the wings, I occasionally check my horoscope, momentarily thinking that some soothsayer might actually be able to peer into the future and express gross generalizations about how my year will proceed, along with the millions who share my birth date. In doing so, am I subliminally creating a mind-set that will provide health, wealth and happiness? “Your curiosity is well known, dear Gemini,” I read, “and in 2015 you’ll have many opportunities to satisfy it.” Oddly, nothing about unexpected expenses, like my truck breaking down January 1st (that’s right) or a bout of sciatica (don’t even know what that is, but it would appear that I have it) causing me to limp into the new year writhing in pain. “Much pleasure through higher learning and

connecting with people far away is in your stars this year,” it continues, “and most of you will enjoy new and exciting adventures.” Hmmm. I suppose it’s possible that my astrologer (I mean www.horoscopes.com) might think that racking up a hefty bill at the auto shop could be considered an “adventure” and that my mechanic is “far away”—but he isn’t, and I have my doubts. “Your professional life continues to be unpredictable,” this jerk continues. “Life’s usual knocks don’t seem to upset you this year, and a positive attitude keeps things fresh.” While it’s unlikely that my Internet psychic meant knocks in my engine, it’s clear that we’ve never met. A “positive attitude?” I suppose I could give it a try. As for my sciatica? Just another reminder that while I may look fabulous (IMHO), I’m one festive step closer to the grave with each halting stroll that propels me toward a mountain of debt, plagued by ill health brought on by the bad habits I continue to practice, in spite of my endless list of resolutions to better myself. OK, I might be exaggerating a bit. Since I don’t drink, I suppose I can sell a kidney to pay the mechanic, and I wasn’t kidding about how I look (amazing) or the great entertainment that awaits while exploring the Catskills, Wonder Dog at my side. “Maybe that’s the ‘adventure’ referred to in my horoscope,” I wheeze, “Sure, that’s got to be it.” Delving deeper into the crystal ball, I search for signs of love in my future. “Doubtful, dear Gemini, until you open yourself up to the possibility—for now, concentrate on a brighter disposition.” Well, that sounds more like it. “Oh, you’re just crazy,” my mechanic laughed, as I gave him the deed to my house. “Am I?” I asked. Yeah, crazy like a fox.

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WHERE AND WHEN Sat., Jan. 10 Callicoon Brewing: Live music with The Falconers

CALLICOON — The Falconers return to the Callicoon Brewery, 16 Upper Main St., 8pm. No cover charge. 845/8875500.

Cross-country skiing at PEEC

DINGMANS FERRY — Cross-country skiing. Sat, 9-11am and Sun, 1-3pm. Enjoy the winter woods with beginner ski lessons. Learn the basics of cross-country skiing and practice on an old logging road loop. Skis, poles & boots provided. Register w/shoe size to guarantee a spot. $20 adult / $10 child.

One-act plays

HURLEYVILLE — An evening of oneact plays presented by the Sullivan County Dramatic Workshop at the Sullivan County Cultural Center, 8pm. Snow dates Jan. 17 and 18. 845/436-5336.

One-man-band Matt Lorenz: The Suitcase Junket

HAWLEY — Matt Lorenz at Harmony Presents, 8pm. Throat-singing, slideguitar playing, one-man-band on a pile of homemade junkdrums, Lorenz is the Suitcase Junket. No special effects, just one guy making a racket with homemade foot-drums, a beater guitar, a pile of songs and a mouth. Tickets: $14-$20.

Sun., Jan. 11 Callicoon Indoor Market

CALLICOON — The Callicoon Indoor Farmers’ Market at the Delaware Youth Center, 11am-2pm. Open rain, shine, or snow. 866/270-2015, www.sullivancountyfarmersmarkets.org, www.facebook. com/SCFMA.

Cross-country skiing at PEEC

DINGMANS FERRY — Cross-country skiing, 1-3pm. Enjoy the winter woods with beginner ski lessons. Learn the basics of cross-country skiing and practice on an old logging road loop. Skis, poles & boots provided. Register w/shoe size to guarantee a spot. $20 adult / $10 child.

Grand opening of Mamakating Library

WURTSBORO — Celebrate the grand opening of the Mamakating Library, 128 Sullivan St., 2-4:30pm. Snow date Jan 18th. Free. 845/888-8004.

Live music with Dose

CALLICOON — Dose (Ramona Jan and Andre Turan) bring their special blend of original alternative acoustic music as well as eclectic cover songs and stories of their work with famous musicians to the lunchtime crowd at Café Devine, 12 noon. Solo accordion player and singer Doug Rogers will also be on the bill. 845/887-3076.

One-act plays

HURLEYVILLE — An evening of one-act plays presented by the Sullivan County Dramatic Workshop at the Sullivan County Cultural Center, 2pm. Snow date Jan. 19. 845/436-5336.

Singer-songwriter Connor Garvey

HONESDALE — Riverfolk Concerts welcomes Connor Garvey to The Cooperage, 3pm. 2014 Rocky Mountain Folks Fest Singer Songwriter Showcase Win-

ner, 2014 Kerrville Folk Festival New Folk Winner, 2014 Solarfest Songwriter Showcase Winner, 2014 Falcon Ridge Folk Festival “Most Wanted” Artist with Brad Yoder duo. Suggested donation: $15/res, $20/door. 845/252-6783.

guide on a heated bus and look for eagles. Seats are limited and reservations are required; $15 for members, $20 for non-members. 570/226-3164.

Mon., Jan. 12

ROCK HILL — Appearances by industry professionals with networking and an artist showcase at Bernie’s Holiday Restaurant, 8pm. Admission: $15 advance/$20 door, includes buffet. A portion of the proceeds to benefit the Sullivan County Federation of the Homeless. 845/796-3333.

Basic business office skills/career readiness course

MONTICELLO — The Adult and Continuing Education Program at Sullivan BOCES is offering a basic business office skills/career readiness course from Jan. 12th though Feb. 9th. Classes are held Mondays through Fridays from 12:303:30pm at the St. John Street Education Center. 845/295-4900.

Office procedures and management

MONTICELLO — The Adult and Continuing Education Program at Sullivan BOCES is offering an evening course in office procedures and management at the St. John Street Education Center. Classes will run each Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, Jan. 12th through Jun. 30th, from 5:30pm to 8:30pm. Register: 845/295-4900.

Wed., Jan. 14 MONTICELLO — The Adult and Continuing Education Program at Sullivan BOCES is offering a course in Spanish for the workplace at the St. John Street Education Center. Classes will run on Wednesdays, Jan. 14th through Feb. 11th, from 6:30pm–8:30pm. The cost is $100. Register: 845/295-4900.

Sat., Jan. 17

LIVINGSTON MANOR — Exhibit “Flux,” works by Claire Breidenback, Christopher Manning and Cathleen Parra, sponsored and presented by Catskill Art Society, CAS Arts Center, 48 Main St. 845/436-4227.

Great American Rock: Leroy Justice

HAWLEY — Leroy Justice plays at Harmony Presents, 8pm. Justice displays the kind of songwriting and arranging skills that have characterized great American rock bands from Neil Young & Crazy Horse to the Allman Brothers Band. Tickets: $15-$20.

CALLICOON — ALBI at Callicoon Brewing, 16 Upper Main St, 8pm. No cover. 845/887-5500.

Cross-country skiing

WURTSBORO — Cross-country skiing. 10am. Flat terrain on D&H Canal towpath in Basha Kill. Beginner to intermediate. 3 hours. Weather permitting, meet at Haven Road, off Route 209 south of Wurtsboro. Register. Sponsored by the Basha Area Association, watchdog group for this unique wetland. thebashakill.org.

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CALLICOON — A distinctive presence in the New York Americana scene, Karen Hudson performs at Cafe Devine, 6-8pm. 845/887-3076.

Met Live: The Merry Widow

LOCH SHELDRAKE — Lehar’s opera “The Merry Widow” from the Met Live in HD, presented by SUNY Sullivan at the Seelig Theatre, 112 College Dr, 12:55pm. Admission: $20 ($10 students). 845/434-5750 ext. 4472.

Pistol permit pre-licensing course

Callicoon Brewing Live Music with ALBI

KAUNEONGA LAKE — The Adult and Continuing Education Program at Sullivan BOCES is offering a 4-hour pistol permit pre-licensing course at the Kauneonga Lake Fire Hall from 9:30am to 1:30pm. The cost is $70. Register: 845/295-4900.

Winter get together

BETHEL — The Gays of Sullivan County Winter Get Together at the Catskill Distilling Company, 2-6pm. Start the new year with a great time meeting up with friends and making new ones and get out of the cold. There is no cover charge. Food/beverages will be available for purchase. 845/853-3141.

Sat., Jan. 24

Callicoon Indoor Market

Callicoon Brewing: Live music with Gone Fishing

CALLICOON — The Callicoon Indoor Farmers’ Market at the Delaware Youth Center, 11am-2pm. Open rain, shine, or snow. 866/270-2015, www.sullivancountyfarmersmarkets.org, www.facebook. com/SCFMA.

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Tues., Jan. 20 A Circle of Writers

PORT JERVIS — This writing workshop is for those who want to share their written work, either as a work-in-progress or as a fully developed piece, in a circle with other writers, at the Port Jervis Free Library, 7-8:45pm. Free. Register: 845/772-7586.

Make a sashay scarf

PORT JERVIS — The Backyard Series: Make a Sashay Scarf at The Hub at the Port Jervis Free Library, 4-5pm. Learn to make a chain with your hands. Class is free and yarn is provided. 845/772-7586.

TASC (GED) Preparation Class

PORT JERVIS — The TASC (GED) preparation class begins at the Port Jervis Free Library in the community room in the basement. This class meets Monday through Thursday in the afternoon (exact time TBA). Fee: $12. Must register in person. 845/772-7586.

Fri., Jan. 23 Hospital auxiliary sock sale

Live music at Ehrhardt’s Restaurant HAWLEY — Stop by the pub for drink specials, food and live music from local bands, 8pm-midnight. 570/226-2124.

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DINGMANS FERRY — Join the Delaware Highlands Conservancy and Lacawac Sanctuary for Eagle Day, a free afternoon of fun for the whole family at the Wallenpaupack Environmental Learning Center. “Live Birds of Prey” presentations with Bill Streeter of the Delaware Valley Raptor Center and activities for all ages. www. DelawareHighlands.org.

Eagle Watch

DINGMANS FERRY — Join Jan Lokuta on a trip in search of eagles hosted by Pocono Environmental Education Center (PEEC), 8:30am-3:30pm. Visit the Mongaup Reservoir, the Delaware River, & the Eagle Institute. Bring a lunch, camera & warm clothes. Includes a special stop at “Eagle Day!” costs $20.

Little Eco Explorers: Black Bears

DINGMANS FERRY — Little Eco Explorers: Black Bears at Pocono Environmental Education Center (PEEC). At 1-3pm, join us for a story, craft, and activity focusing on a particular critter. It’s a new program for 3-6 year olds. $5 per child.

HAWLEY — Neo-motown vibes with a fresh spin on a retro sound come together in the music of Caleb Hawley, at Harmony Presents in the Silk Mill, 8pm. Hawley was featured on American Idol and has shared the stage with Mark Cohn, Rusted Root, Dave Matthews Band, Shawn Mullins, and Edwin McCain. Tickets: $15-$20. www.harmonypresents.com.

Storytelling Evening with Yarnslingers: Memoirs

LIVINGSTON MANOR — Final evening. Storytellers share new pieces of their biographies in monthly performances at the CAS Arts Center, reading true stories that range from the surprising and aweinspiring to the charmingly everyday. 7pm. Tickets for $10 suggested donation. Call or email info@catskillartsociety.org for reservations.

Sun., Jan. 25 Animal Tracking

DINGMANS FERRY — Animal tracking, 1-3pm at the Pocono Environmental Education Center (PEEC). Explore our natural areas for tracks, trails, scat, territory marks, eat marks, and other signs that animals leave as they travel through the fields and forests of the Poconos. Program is free.

Callicoon indoor market

CALLICOON — Callicoon indoor garmers’ market at the Delaware Youth Center, 11am-2pm. Open rain, shine, or snow. 866/270-2015, www.sullivancountyfarmersmarkets.org, www.facebook.com/ SCFMA.

Cross-country skiing

Ecozone Discovery Room!

DINGMANS FERRY — Ecozone Discovery Room. 1-4pm at the Pocono Environmental Education Center (PEEC). Climb into a bald eagle’s nest, crawl into a bat cave and dig in a fossil pit. Explore this indoor discovery room and enjoy handson exhibits on natural history and the local environment. No registration required. $2 per person. 570-828-2319.

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HONESDALE — Wayne Memorial Hospital Auxiliary sock sale from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the David Katz Conference Center on the hospital’s second floor. A large selection of socks for all ages at reasonable prices will be offered, including those suitable for diabetics and lovely choices for children. Proceeds benefit the hospital.

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ROTO ROOTER Septic Tank Pumping, Underground Pipe Video Inspections, Drainfield Restoraton Service, Septic System Inspections, All Types of Plumbing, Repairs, 24-Hour Service.

Marriage Officer

SULLIVAN COUNTY SEPTIC SERVICE

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Painter B&L HOME INTERIOR

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Well Drilling PETER A. KESTLER WELL DRILLING Licensed driller serving NY, NJ and PA Since 1967 • “Water when you want it!” Shohola, PA • 570-559-7596

Yard Sale Visit THE YARD SALE STORE OPEN BY APPOINTMENT! Enjoy The Book Yard - All Books $1 Each. Browse affordable Sterling Silver Jewelry, Vintage Clothing, Art, Tools and Furniture. Select from 100’s of DVD Movies, AUDIO CDs and Books on Tape. Located in Narrowsburg at the bottom of Main Street opposite The River Reporter. APPOINTMENTS WELCOME. 845-252-3999. Give yourself a second hand! TheYardSaleStore@AOL.com

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Classifieds Help Wanted Publisher’s Employment Notice – All employment advertised in this newspaper is subject to Section 296 of the Human Rights Law which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, creed, national origin, disability, marital status, sex, age, or arrest conviction record, or an intention to make any such preference, limitation, or discrimination. Title 29, U.S. Code, Chap. 630, excludes the Federal Gov’t. for the age discrimination provisions. This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for employment which is in violation of the law. Our readers are informed that employment offerings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis.

Adoption ADOPT: Looking to adopt another little miracle, giving our daughter a sibling/best friend and completing our family. Contact Robin and Neil: 866-303-0668, www.rnladopt.info ADOPTION: Childless, loving couple pray to adopt. Stay at home mom, successful dad, great dogs & devoted grandparents. Legally allowed expenses paid. Bill & Debbie 800-311-6090 ADOPTION: Unplanned Pregnancy? Caring licensed adoption agency provides financial and emotional support. Choose from loving pre-approved families. Call Joy toll free 1-866-922-3678 or confidential email:Adopt@ForeverFamiliesThroughAdoption.org A childless young married couple (she-30/he-37) seeks to adopt. Will be hands-on mom/devoted dad. Financial security. Expenses paid. Call/text. Mary & Adam. 1-800790-5260.

Help Wanted

To advertise, call Eileen: 845-252-7414, ext. 35 Deadline: Mondays, 12:00 p.m. Help Wanted

TRUCK MECHANIC

Must be experienced & qualiÀed in heavy trucks and equipment. Must have own tools, be dependable and honest. FT positions open. FT salary $30k to $60k. BeneÀts available for career minded individual.

Dismantlers/Scrap Yard

Hiring metal sorters, metal buyer, torch men, equipment operators. Full time/part time. Port Jervis, NY.

Class A CDL Driver Tow endorsement a plus. If you can operate machinery, that’s a double plus!

Motor Vehicle Clerk

Candidate must be able to multi-task. Good communication skills and customer service experience. Experience with Microsoft Word and Excel OfÀce - bilingual is a plus. Salary commensurate with experience. Hrs. Mon-Fri 8-5, some Saturdays. References a must.

Call or apply @ Arthur Trovei & Sons, Inc. 845-856-1142

TOWN OF HIGHLAND HELP WANTED The Town of Highland Town Board is seeking residents of the Town of Highland to work on the Board of Assessment Review. The Assessment Review Board is an independent quasi-judicial body whose main function is to hear grievances from people who believe that properties are incorrectly assessed or classified. Please send letters of interest to the Town Clerk @ PO Box 138 Eldred NY12732 by January 12, 2015 By order of the Town Board Doreen Hanson Dated December 11, 2014

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Help Wanted

Diesel Mechanic

Year-round fulltime position in Liberty. General medium duty truck experience required. CDL a plus, but will train. Bring own tools. Uniforms provided. A safety conscious, clean shop. Background check and pre-employment drug/alcohol testing required. Benefits after qualification period. Join a leading local company! Rolling V Bus Corp. Call Chris 295-0416

TOWN OF LUMBERLAND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES THE TOWN OF LUMBERLAND IS SEEKING APPLICANTS INTERESTED IN THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS: 1 - PART TIME CUSTODIAN – 10 HOURS PER WEEK - $12 Hourly (Starting) Involves cleaning the Town Hall, Municipal Building, Senior Center, and ordering cleaning supplies. Must be flexible with hours. 2 - PART TIME MAINTENANCE POSITIONS – 20 HOURS EACH PER WEEK – $12 HOURLY (Starting) (1) Parks/Grounds Maintenance P/T- Seasonal Mowing, Weed Whacking at parks and cemeteries, maintaining town signs, snow removal from sidewalks during winter months and any other duties assigned by Parks Commissioner. (2) Building Maintenance – Building Maintenance for all Town Buildings inside and outside, which includes the Town Hall, Municipal Building, Senior Center, parks & ball field buildings, Highway Garage and Bus Garage. ( Knowledge of electrical, heating, plumbing, general contracting helpful but not necessary) ANYONE INTERESTED IN ANY OF THESE POSITIONS, PLEASE SEND YOUR RESUMES TO THE SUPERVISOR, 1054 PROCTOR ROAD, GLEN SPEY, N.Y. 12737, OR BY CALLING (845) 856-8600 Ext. 227. Deadline for applications: January 26, 2015 BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD TOWN OF LUMBERLAND

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Prayers

PRAYERS TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN (Never known to fail). Oh, most beautiful Flower of Mt. Carmel, fruitful vine splendor of Heaven, Blessed Mother of the Son of God. Immaculate Virgin, assist me in my necessity. Oh, Star of the Sea, help me and show me, herein you are my mother. Oh, Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and earth! I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heart to cuccor me in this necessity. THere are none that can withstand your power. Oh, show me herein you are my mother. Oh Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee(3X). Holy Mother, I place this cause in your hands. (3X) Holy Spirit, you who solve all problems, light all roads so that I can attain my goal. You who gave me the divine gift to forgive and forget all evil against me and in all instances in my ilife you are with me. I want in this short prayer to thank you for all things as I confirm once again that I never want to be separated from you in eternal glory. Thank You for your mercy toward me and mine. The person must say this prayer 3 consecutive days. After 3 day, the rewuest will be granted. This prayer must be published after the favor is granted. GKTL

THE MIRACLE PRAYER Dear Sacred Heart of Jesus in the past I have asked for many favors this time I ask for a special one (Mention here) Take it Dear Sacred Heart of Jesus and place it within your own broken heart where your Father will see it then in his merciful eyes, it will become your favor, not mine. AMEN Say this prayer for 3 days, promise publication and pray and favor will be granted no matter how impossible. Never known to fail. V J

Legal Notice

Legal Notice Notice of formation of a domestic Limited Liability Company (“LLC”). 237 Eldred-YulanRoad, LLC, with its principal business location at 18 Montgomery Lake Road, Yulan, Sullivan County, New York, filed Articles of Organization with the Secretary of State of New York on October 1, 2014. The Secretary of State of New York has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The LLC address to which the Secretary of State of New York shall mail process is 18 Montgomery Lake Road, Yulan, NY 12792. The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which limited liability companies may be formed.

NY (SSNY) on 11/25/14. Office in Sullivan Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail process to Rosani J. George, 685 W Broadway, Monticello, NY 12701. Purpose: General. LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the County Legislature of the County of Sullivan at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 18th of December 2014 duly adopted on said day, a Local Law No.4 of 2014 a true and correct copy of the original thereof, and of the whole thereof as follows: Local Law No. 4 of the year 2014 A local law authorizing the County of Sullivan, notwithstanding Section 215 of the County Law of the State of New York, to enter into a lease of County owned real

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property for a specific project for a term of up to 30 years. SECTION 1. Purpose The County of Sullivan seeks to enter into an agreement with SolarCity Corporation, which agreement shall lease real property owned by the County of Sullivan for an initial term of twenty years and two additional optional terms of five years each. SECTION 2. Legal Authority New York State County Law Section 215 provides that after determining that a property is no longer needed for public use a County may sell the property or lease the property for a term not to exceed five years. New York State Comptroller Opinion 68-857 opines that a municipality may enter into leases for a term in excess of five years if the municipality authorizes such leases by local law. New York State Municipal Home Rule Law Section 24 provides that any local law that changes a provision of law relating to leasing of real property is subject to referendum on petition (permissive referendum). SECTION 3. Applicability The County of Sullivan is authorized, notwithstanding Section 215 of the County Law of the State of New York, to enter into a lease of County owned real property for a specific project for a term of up to 30 years. This Local Law is applicable to the specific project with SolarCity Corporation. SECTION 4. Effective Date This Local Law shall take effect immediately upon filing in the Office of the Secretary of State. Dated: December 23, 2014 AnnMarie Martin Clerk to Legislature

ing schedule for receiving taxes: In person at Town of Lumberland Municipal Building 1054 Proctor Road Glen Spey, NY 12737 Office Hours are Monday–Friday 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Saturdays 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM in January and last Saturday of the month in February & March ONLY In the event of inclement weather please call the office first (845) 856-8600 EXT 7 If paying in full by mail, please return entire tax bill with your payment MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO:Virginia V. Horn Tax Collector Town of Lumberland PO Box 3 Glen Spey, NY 12737 Please include your Tax Map Number Section, Block and Lot Number (S.B.L.) on your check (i.e. 14-1-92).If using Installment Plan: FIRST PAYMENT MUST BE POSTMARKED NO LATER THAN JANUARY 31, 2015 Send “Payment #1” stub ONLY with your check DUE by January 31, 2015 – 0% Send “Payment #2” stub ONLY with your check DUE by February 28, 2015 – 1% on unpaid balance Send entire bill with your remaining balance DUE by March 31, 2015 – 2% on unpaid balance + $2.00 An additional fee of $2:00 is included in your March payment due as required by State Law.FULL payment may be made at any time during collection. Please include your bill with payment There is a $20 returned check charge plus any fees which may be levied by the bank. This Tax Collector’s Warrant expires March 31, 2015. After that, taxes are payable to the Sullivan County Treasurer, 100 North Street, Monticello, NY 12701, (845) 807-0200, with interest according to section 924-A of the Real Property Tax Law. If you no longer own this property or have had a change in address please notify the assessor with the new information or forward bill to the rightful owner. Tax information can be obtained via the Internet at www.

taxlookup.net/lumberland SOLID WASTE FEE: Sullivan County has imposed an annual fee to pay for solid waste disposal. This fee appears as a separate line item on your tax bill and is payable along with the tax. Please direct all questions to the County Treasurer’s office at (845) 807-0200. If you are a senior citizen AND this is your PRIMARY RESIDENCE you may be eligible for Senior Citizen Tax Exemptions. Senior Citizens have until March 1, 2015 to apply for such exemptions. For Address Changes, STAR Program or Veterans exemptions please contact: Town of Lum-

berland Assessor, Judith Flieger 1054 Proctor Rd Glen Spey, NY 12737 (845) 856-8600 x 211

2015 TAX COLLECTION LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given: that I, Virginia V. Horn, Town Clerk/ Tax Collector have received the Tax Roll and Warrant for the Collection of taxes in the Town of Lumberland, Sullivan County, New York, for the year 2015 and have fixed the follow-

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F&A 1024 LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 12/11/14. Office location: Sullivan County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 310 Main St., Hurleyville, NY 12747. General Purposes. Notice of Formation of Woodbourne Gardens LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 12/26/14. Office location:

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Real Estate Publisher’s Notice – All real estate advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation, or discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, or intention to make any such preference, limitation, or discrimintation.” We will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis.

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Woodridge NY (Davos) 3BR 2 ½ Granite Bath SS Appl, Laundry Room. D/W, Granite Countertops, Cherry HW Floors Steam Shower, Jacuzzi Tub, Master BR w/Large Cathedral Ceiling, Fixed Skylights & Walkout Patio, Anderson Windows, 3 Beautiful Balconies $1750/mo 845-436-1215

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MLS # 39404 It’s all about the water view from this 3 BR ranch home! 3.18+/- acres. This nicely-renovated home overlooks a gorgeous pond. 3 bedrooms 1 full bath with a modern, updated feel. Finished basement lends itself to a huge family room, of¿ce and an amazing amount of storage. 1 car basement garage. Paved driveway and a storage shed for the mowers and storage. This home is centrally-located in Pa - 10 minutes to Callicoon, NY for shopping, movies, eateries Delaware River for ¿shing, boating and water fun - $ 214,000

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Sullivan County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 228 Todd Rd, Woodbourne, NY 12788. Purpose : any lawful activity.

who moved its adoption, seconded by Steingart to-wit:BOND RESOLUTION NO. 451-14 OF 2014 DATED DECEMBER 19, 2014. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF AN AGGREGATE $7,073,875 BONDS OF THE COUNTY OF SULLIVAN, NEW YORK, TO PAY PART OF THE COST OF VARIOUS COUNTY PURPOSES, IN AND FOR SAID COUNTY. WHEREAS, all conditions precedent to the financing of the capital projects hereinafter described, including compliance with the provisions of the State Environmental Quality Review Act as a Type II Action, have been performed; and WHEREAS, it is now desired to authorize the financing of such capital projects, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds of the total voting strength of the County Legislature of the County of Sullivan, New York, as follows: Section 1.The following are hereby authorized in and for the County of Ulster, New York: a) To pay the cost of the reconstruction of roads and other paved areas, in and for said County, including drainage, sidewalks, curbs, gutters, landscaping, grading or improving rightsof-way, as well as other incidental improvements and expenses in connection therewith, at a maximum estimated cost of $410,000, being a class of objects or purposes, having a period of probable usefulness of fifteen years, pursuant to subdivision 20(c) of paragraph a of Section 11.00 of the Local Finance Law, $235,000 serial bonds of the aggregate $7,073,875 serial bonds of the County of Sullivan, New York, herein authorized, together with $175,000 other monies hereby appropriated therefor; b)To pay the cost of the construction of improvements to and reconstruction of highways and bridges throughout and in and for said County, including incidental improvements and expenses in connection therewith, at a maximum estimated cost of $13,186,000, a class of objects or purposes having a period of probable usefulness of 15 years, pursuant to subdivision 91, based on subdivision 10 and 20(c) of paragraph a of Section 11.00 of the Local Finance Law, $6,303,875 serial bonds of the aggregate $7,073,875 serial bonds of the County of Sullivan, New York, herein authorized, together with $6,882,125 other monies hereby appropriated therefor; and c) The purchase of equipment for construction and maintenance purposes, including incidental expenses in connection therewith, at a maximum estimated cost of $535,000, each item of which costs $30,000 or over, being a class of objects or purposes having a period of probable usefulness of 15 years, pursuant to subdivision 28 of paragraph a of Section 11.00 of the Local Finance Law. Section 2. It is hereby determined that the aggregate maximum estimated cost of the aforesaid classes of objects or purposes described in Section 1 hereof is $14,131,000, which classes of objects or purposes are hereby authorized at said aggregate

maximum estimated cost, and that the plan for the financing thereof by the issuance of $7,073,875 serial bonds hereby authorized to be issued therefore pursuant to the provisions of the Local Finance Law, together with $7,057,125 other monies, apportioned to such classes of objects or purposes as specified in Section 1 hereof. Section 3.Subject to the provisions of the Local Finance Law, the power to authorize the issuance of and to sell bond anticipation notes in anticipation of the issuance and sale of the bonds herein authorized, including renewals of such notes, is hereby delegated to the County Treasurer, the chief fiscal officer. Such notes shall be of such terms, form and contents, and shall be sold in such manner, as may be prescribed by said County Treasurer, consistent with the provisions of the Local Finance Law. Section 4.The faith and credit of said County of Sullivan, New York, are hereby irrevocable pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds as the same respectively become due and payable. An annual appropriation shall be made in each year sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on such bonds becoming due and payable in such year. To the extent not paid from other sources, there shall annually be levied on all the taxable real property of said County, a tax sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on such bonds as the same become due and payable. Section 5.All other matters except as provided herein relating to the serial bonds herein authorized including the date, denominations, maturities and interest payment dates, within the limitations prescribed herein and the manner of execution of the same, including the consolidation with other issues, and also the ability to issue bonds with substantially level or declining annual debt service, shall be determined by the County Treasurer, the chief fiscal officer of such County. Such bonds shall contain substantially the recital of validity clause provided for in Section 52.00 of the Local Finance Law, and shall otherwise be in such form and contain such recitals, in addition to those required by Section 51.00 of the Local Finance Law, as the County Treasurer shall determine consistent with the provisions of the Local Finance Law. Section 6. The validity of such bonds and bond anticipation notes may be contested only if: 1) Such obligations are authorized for an object or purpose for which said County is not authorized to expend money, or 2) The provisions of law which should be complied with at the date of publication of this resolution are not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the date of such publication, or 3) Such obligations are authorized in violation of the provisions of the Constitution. Section 7. This resolution shall constitute a statement of official intent for purposes of Treasury Regulations Section 1.150-2. Other than as specified in this resolution, no monies are, or are reasonably expected to be,

Notice of Formation of Galligan Construction & Services, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/15/14. Office location: Sullivan County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 878 Oakland Valley Road, Cuddebackville, NY 12729. Purpose: any lawful activity. ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION OF Dedicated Endurance Training, LLC Under Section 203 of the Limited Liability Company Law FIRST. The name of the limited liability company is Dedicated Endurance Training, ILC. SECOND. The county within this state in which the limited liability company is to be located is Sullivan. THIRD: The secretary of state is designated as agent of the limited liability company upon whom process against it may be served. The address within or without this state to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process accepted on behalf of the limited liability company served upon him or her is: c/o United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. FOURTH: The name and street address.in this state of the registered agent upon whom and at which process against the limited liability company may be served is: United States Corporation Agts, Inc., 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed these Articles of Organization on the date below. LegaIZoom.com, Inc., Organizer Date: November 17, 2014 Is I Chevenne Moseley By: Cheyenne Moseley, Assistant Secretary 9900 Spectrum Drive Austin, TX 78717 141117000517 Notice of Formation of a Limited Liability Company The name of the limited liability company is: Moose Micro Tunnel LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the New York Secretary of State’s office on : October 10,2014. The County in which the Office is to be located : Sullivan The New York Secretary of State is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The address to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC is : 575 North Branch Rd Co Rt 121 Callicoon, NY 12723 BOND RESOLUTION At a regular meeting of the County Legislature of the County of Sullivan, New York, held at the County Government Center, in Monticello, New York, on the 18th day of December, 2014, at 2:00 o’clock P.M., Prevailing Time. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Samuelson, and upon roll being called, the following were: PRESENT: Samuelson, LaBuda, Vetter, Rouis, Gieger, Edwards, Benson, Steingart and Sorensen ABSENT: None The following resolution was offered by Mrs. LaBuda,

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reserved, allocated on a long-term basis, or otherwise set aside with respect to the permanent funding of the object or purpose described herein. Section 8. This resolution, which takes effect immediately, shall be published in full in the Sullivan County Democrat and the River Reporter, the official newspapers of such County, together with a notice of the Clerk of the County Legislature in substantially the form provided in Section 81.00 of the Local Finance Law. The foregoing resolution was duly put to a vote which resulted as follows: AYES: Samuelson, LaBuda, Vetter, Rouis, Gieger, Edwards, Benson, Steingart and Sorensen NOES: None ABSENT:None The resolution was thereupon declared duly adopted. LEGAL NOTICE The bond resolution, a summary of which is published herewith, has been adopted on December 19, 2014, and the validity of the obligations authorized by such resolution may be hereafter contested only if such obligations were authorized for an object or purpose for which the County of Sullivan, New York, is not authorized to expend money, or if the provisions of law which should have been complied with as of the date of publication of this notice were not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the date of publication of this notice, or such obligations were authorized in violation of the provisions of the Constitution. A complete copy of the resolution summarized herewith is available for public inspection during regular business hours at the Office of the Clerk of the Legislature for a period of twenty days from the date of publication of this Notice.Dated: Monticello, New York, December 30, 2014 AnnMarie Martin Clerk, County Legislature BOND RESOLUTION NO.451 of 2014 DATED DECEMBER 18, 2014. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF AN AGGREGATE $7,073,875 BONDS OF THE COUNTY OF SULLIVAN, NEW YORK, TO PAY PART OF THE COST OF VARIOUS COUNTY PURPOSES, IN AND FOR SAID COUNTY. Objects or purposes: Reconstruction of roads and other paved areas, 15yr. period of probable usefulness, class, $235,000 bonds / $175,000 other monies Construction/reconstruction of highways and bridges, 15-yr. period of probable usefulness, class, $6,303,875 bonds / $6,882,125 other monies Purchase of equipment (cost of each $30,000 or more), 15-yr. period of probable usefulness, class, $535,000 bonds. Aggregate maximum estimated cost:$14,131,000 Aggregate amount of obligations to be is-

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YORK, “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #12,” the last twelve names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, Defendant(s). YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a Notice of Appearance on the Plaintiff’s Attorney within 20 days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York), and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this Summons and Complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered against you and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT To the above named defendants: The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. Stephan G. Shick, a Justice of the Supreme Court, State of New York, dated August 28, 2014 and filed with the Sullivan County Clerk together with the supporting papers thereon. This is an action to foreclose a mortgage held by Plaintiff on the premises known as Section 20, Block 1, Lot 3.9, Tusten, NY, County of Sullivan as described in the complaint on file and commonly known as 1124 COUNTY ROAD 23, TUSTEN, NY 12764. Dated: Syosset, New York, July 30, 2014. Peter T. Roach & Associates, P.C., attorney for Plaintiff, 125 Michael Drive, Suite 105, Syosset, NY 11791. Tel: 516-938-3100.

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LEGAL NOTICE COUNTY OF SULLIVAN Sealed bids for the following will be received by the Director of the Department of Purchasing and Central Services at the Sullivan County Government Center, 100 North Street, Monticello, New York 12701, (845) 807-0515, until 1:00 P.M. on Friday, January 23, 2015 at which time the bids will be publicly opened and read. 1. Oil & Lubricants for Sullivan County Department of Public Works (B-15-02) 2. Meat & Fish (B-15-03) 3. Surgical & Sundry Supplies (B-15-04) Bid Forms, including specifications, may be obtained from the Director at the above address, and all bids are subject to the terms and conditions therein set forth. Dated: January 9, 2015

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Notice of Formation of 314 Main Street LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/12/14. Office location: Sullivan County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: John McMahon & Sons LLC, 333 Jericho Tpke., Ste. 305, Jericho, NY 11753. Purpose: any lawful activity. TOP BALCONY LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/9/14. Office in Sullivan Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process ag st it may be served & shall mail process to 325 Classon Ave Apt 9f, Brooklyn, NY 11205. Purpose: General. SULLIVAN INDEX NO.: 532/2014 - SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Plaintiff Designates SULLIVAN COUNTY as the place of trial based upon the location of the premises herein described having tax map Section 20, Block 1, Lot 3.9, Tusten, NY, County of SULLIVAN. BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., Plaintiff, -against- DIANA S. ISLEY, if living, and if either be dead, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or generally or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs-at-law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through, or under them and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirsat-law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff, RUDOLPH B. ISLEY, JR., THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA – INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW

SULLIVAN CASINO CONSTRUCTORS, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 12/8/14. Office in Sullivan Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 11 Rosen Rd.,

G&R Coins, LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/30/14. Eff. Date: 1/1/2015. Office in Sullivan Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail process to 55 Highland Ave Po Box 544, Woodridge, NY 12789. Purpose: General. NOTICE OF FORMATION OF THE VITAL FARM, LLC, a New York Limited Liability Company. Articles of Organization filed on November 26, 2014. Office location: Sullivan County. Street Address: 147 Cutler Rd, Swan Lake, NY 12783. The Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) is designated as the agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The address to which SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against THE VITAL FARM, LLC is c/o Justin Young, 147 Cutler Rd, Swan Lake, NY 12783. Duration: Indefinite. Purpose: engage in any lawful act or activity. Notice of Formation of POFO Realty LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 11/18/14. Office location: Sullivan County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served . SSNY shall mail process to: 441 Rte 306, Wesley Hills, NY 10952. Purpose: any lawful activity. Notice of Formation of Relational Minds Psychotherapy LCSW, PLLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 9/29/14. Office location:Sullivan County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 85 Woods Rd, Barryville, NY 12719. Purpose: any lawful activity. NOTICE OF FORMATION OF SAMUEL WOLF & SOLOMON LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Sec. of State (SSNY) on 12/30/2014. Location: Sullivan County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: C/O SHMUEL Z JURAVEL, 11 PARNES DR APT 4, FALLSBURG, NY 12733. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. IMB Sullivan Properties LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/14/14. Off. Loc.: Sullivan Co. SSNY desig. as agt. upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 1101 Sackett Lake Rd., Forestburgh, NY 12777. General Purposes.

NOTICE COUNTY OF SULLIVAN Proposals for the following will be received by the Director of the Department of Purchasing and Central Services at the Sullivan County Government Center, 100 North Street, Monticello, New York 12701, (845) 807-0515, until 1:00 P.M. on Friday, January 23, 2015: 1. Legal Services for Appeal Cases (R-15-02)Specifications may be obtained from the Director at the above address. Dated: January 9, 2015

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In the rearview mirror (Part II)

ULLIVAN COUNTY NY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; â&#x20AC;&#x153;A picture is worth a thousand words,â&#x20AC;? so they say. This is the second part of a visual replay of some of the dynamic athletes who have made 2014 a year to remember. All of these photos were featured in The River Reporter. Beginning next week, 2015 coverage hits the ground running.

Roscoe Coach Fred Ahart speaks at the rededication of the Roscoe Gym, renamed as the Coach Fred Ahart Gymnasium in honor of his storied career.

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Sullivan Westâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jiron Kevii rises for two points in the Bulldogsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; victory over TriValley at the Sixth Annual BCANY Coaches Vs. Cancer Tournament at Sullivan County Community College.

2014 Sullivan West graduate Cody Franskevicz was selected by the NYS High School Football Association as the Class C Football Scholar Athlete.

Monticello boys basketball coach Chris Russo poses with athletes from Monticello and Sullivan West showing the check for $3029.27 raised for the Catskill Regional Oncology Unit from the Sixth Annual BCANY Coaches vs. Cancer Classic Basketball Tournament.

Tri-Valley graduate Katlynn Greffrath poses with Coach Jason Closs on the night she surpassed the 1,000-point career milestone. Greffrath also set school records for nine threeSullivan Westâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Courtney Meyerer pointers in a game and 43 points wins the 400 at the Donna Deppa in a game, and finished with Meet of Champions. 1,029 points in her career.

Tri-Valley graduate Josh Winters wins the javelin at the Donna Deppa Meet of Champions. He was also the Section IX Class C champion in the event.

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Eldred boys win the Section IX Class D track title for the sixth consecutive year.

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Winter critters at PEEC

INGMANS FERRY, PA — The Pocono Environmental Education Center (PEEC) has a series of entertainments planned. On Saturday, January 24 from 1 to 3 p.m., a new series for three- to six-year-olds will kick off with “Little Eco Explorers: Black Bears.” The new program will feature a story, craft and activity focusing on a particular critter—in this case, obviously, bears. The cost is $5 per child.

On Sunday, January 25, there will be an animal tracking program from 1 to 3 p.m. Animals leave behind clues that give us glimpses into their lives. Explore PEEC’s natural areas for tracks, trails, scat, territory marks, eat marks and other signs that animals leave as they travel through the fields and forests of the Poconos. The program is free. Visit www.peec.org, email peec@peec.org, or call 570/8282319.

Family skiing at Holiday Mountain

IBERTY, NY — The Town of Liberty Parks and Recreation Department is now open for registration for family skiing, snowboarding and tubing at Holiday Mountain. Only Town of Liberty residents are eligible. Skiing and snowboarding will take place on Sundays through March 1, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. A lift ticket costs $13 per person; rentals cost $13 per person; group

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Audubon announces scholarship

ORTHEAST PA — Northeast Pennsylvania Audubon Society is currently accepting applications for its annual $4,000 college scholarship, available to students who wish to pursue a career in an environmental field such as forestry; natural resources;

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The winter eagle count cometh

s you read this, the 2015 Mid-Winter Bald Eagle Survey is underway. Coordinated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), this eagle survey is taking place in most states in the U.S., including New York and PA. This survey takes place during the first two weeks of January, with January 9 to 10 as target dates. It is this time when many Canadian migrant eagles have arrived from their northern breeding grounds in order to forage from ice-free water of the contiguous U. S. During earlier surveys, most of the eagles counted in our region and others were migrants with relatively few resident breeding eagles. This has changed, however, with the successful bald eagle re-introduction efforts of state wildlife agencies in the 1970s and 1980s. On average, more resident eagles and their offspring are seen with each successive year. The surveys do not reflect the total population of eagles in a given state; many areas are not surveyed. The goal for the mid-winter eagle survey is to observe long-term trends by surveying established routes and using the same methodology from year to year. Even though the survey title uses the term, â&#x20AC;&#x153;bald eagle survey,â&#x20AC;? golden eagles are counted as well and are listed as a separate species. Golden eagles migrate as well, but do not breed within the northeast U.S.; they are not often seen in the region. Special emphasis has been placed on obtaining accurate golden eagle counts during the survey, as this species of eagle is susceptible to mortality from wind generation facilities due to their flight habits. The mid-winter survey is a valuable tool in identifying wintering habitat of golden eagles for planning of future

wind generation projects. To see the track of a migrating golden eagle captured and fitted with telemetry by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation during the winter of 2008, go to www.learner.org/jnorth/eagle/spring2008/Update050708.html.

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This is R24, a 14-pound adult female golden eagle just before she was released in our region after capture as part of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation migrating eagle research program. It was found that the length of her migration back to her nesting grounds in northern Labrador was just short of 1,500 miles. She made several trips during the following years back to our region for winter.

This is a resident female eagle at the Lackawaxen River confluence as she heads for her nest last month. The locust tree she just left is also a favorite perch for migrant eagles, and resident and migrant eagles are frequently spotted perched in the same trees during winter.

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