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Cochecton favors solar farms, with caveats By LINDA DROLLINGER

AKE HUNTINGTON, NY — “Who benefits if solar farms are permitted in Cochecton?” asked board member Paul Salzberg at the March 22 meeting of the Cochecton Town Board. “The landowner on whose property the farm is located,” replied supervisor Gary Maas, adding that the landowner derives monthly income from a lease agreement with the energy company sponsoring the farm. “Will the farms create jobs for local residents?” asked Salzberg. The answer came from Maas and code enforcement officer Greg Semenetz. It’s unlikely that the farms will generate more than a handful of jobs, which will probably be filled by the energy company’s own employees or by regional subcontractors. The work entailed is site preparation—a one-time clear-cutting of the land on which the farm is located—and regular cleaning and maintenance of solar panels for the life of the farm. “Will the town receive lower-cost electricity from the farms?” asked a press representative. “No,” said Maas. “Will the town benefit from real property tax revenues?” asked Salzberg. “Not if the state has its way,” said Maas. New York State extends 15-year real property tax exemptions to solar start-ups. But towns may elect to opt out of those exemptions. And that is the policy Maas favors. Noting that a 10-acre solar farm would be assessed at upwards of $1 million, Maas said that even one solar farm assessed at full value could significantly reduce residential taxpayer burden. Another consideration was raised by Semenetz: what will a solar farm look like? “I saw a 10-acre solar farm in Pennsylvania last week. I wish I’d taken a picture of it for you. It was row on row of solar panels, with no green vegetation of any kind visible. If we decide to permit them, there should be minimum 100-foot setback requirements and mandatory roadside vegetation screens.” Semenetz also urged Maas to hire a consultant to establish guidelines for planning board consideration and to draft appropriate language for commercial solar farm ordinances. Following about an hour’s worth of discussion, the board’s

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The Tusten Town Board voted to spend some $300,000 for a new deck in Narrowsburg overlooking the Upper Delaware River, but no companies bid on the project.

Narrowsburg deck receives no bids By ISABEL BRAVERMAN

ARROWSBURG, NY — The deadline to receive bids to rebuild the Main Street deck has passed, and no bids have come in. The town board now must decide what to do next. It held a meeting to do so after press time, on Wednesday morning (see story online and in next week’s paper for updates). The deck has a complicated history. In 2014 it was found to be in poor condition and needed to be replaced, and the board voted to do so and hired Chazen Companies to design a plan for a new deck. The cost estimate came in at around $300,000.

Many townspeople and some members of the board protested this cost, saying that it is too high and that the deck could be replaced at a lower cost using its original design. Much debate occurred over this decision, but the board ultimately voted to move forward with the Chazen design and put it out to bid. That was in September. The time has come for bids to be opened, but there are none. In an email, Councilman Tony Ritter said, “The board, hopefully, will discuss rationally and form a basis of compromise to come up with a realistic, aesthetically pleasing and practical public work akin to what was constructed 30-odd years ago.”

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Region loses population By FRITZ MAYER

PPER DELAWARE VALLEY — According to the U.S. Census Bureau, most of the counties in the Upper Delaware Valley lost population in the year ending on July 1, 2015. Sullivan County, NY had the biggest population loss of any county in the valley as well as in New York State, dropping to 74,877, for a loss of about 1.18%, or 760 people. Also on the New York side of the river, Ulster County’s population fell by about 0.36% or 644 residents, and Delaware County dropped 1.17% to 46,053. The population figures were also negative in Pennsylvania. The estimate for Wayne is that the county started the year with 51,401 and ended the year with 51,198. Pike County started the year with 56,191 and lost about 240 residents to end with 55,949. All of the counties have been hit with multi-year declines reaching back to 2010. The cause for the continued decline in counties in the Northeast has generally been attributed to jobs lost or a lack of new ones being created since the onset of the Great Recession in 2007. Also, many people continue to migrate away from the rural Northeast to areas in the south. Still, there is some growth in the region. For instance, Orange County, NY saw a slight increase in population over the year, adding 1,653 residents, or about 0.44%, but only six other upstate counties saw an increase. A press release from the Empire Center for Public Policy explained it this way: “Forty-one of the 50 upstate counties lost population between 2010 and 2015—also in contrast to 2000-2010, when only 18 upstate counties lost residents. Nonetheless, growth in New York City was strong enough to push up the state’s total population by 417,704 people, or 2.2%, during the latest five-year period.” As the Center noted, the statistics in New York City were decidedly more upbeat than the rest of the state, with every one of the city’s five boroughs gaining population. Overall, the city added 55,211 people during the year that ended July 1, bringing the city’s total population to more than 8,550,405. The Center also says that people are moving away from New York City, but new arrivals are more than making up for the loss. “Migration explains much of the difference between upstate and downstate trends. All regions have lost population due to domestic migration—the movement of residents to other states (and across county lines) —and the rate of migration to other states is higher for New York City than for most upstate counties. But ‘natural increase’ from childbirths and an influx of foreign immigrants more than offset the downstate loss.”

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Older Americans Act reauthorized

IN BRIEF Pilot killed in Pike helicopter crash PIKE COUNTY, PA — A helicopter crashed in Greene Township, Pike County on March 27, leaving the pilot, who was the sole person on board, dead. The chopper went down in Skytop, not far from Promised Land State Park. The crashed chopper is said to have been operated by a civilian and crashed in a heavily wooded area. The wreckage was located after rescuers pinged the cell phone of the pilot. The pilot had been scheduled to land at Doylestown Airport in Bucks County, but when he didn’t arrive emergency crews were contacted. Emergency and rescue crew from Pike and Monroe counties took part in the recovery effort. The pilot’s name had not yet been released as of press time, pending notification of relatives.

Legislation defines three-wheeled ‘autocycles’ HARRISBURG, PA — Legislation sponsored by Sen. Mario Scavello (R-40) to establish a legal definition for increasingly popular, three-wheeled “autocycles” was unanimously approved on March 24 by the full Senate. Senate Bill 1108 will make clearer the distinction between these newly developed three-wheeled vehicles with two forward wheels, and the more recognizable three-wheeled, trike-style motorcycles that have been around for many years. Models of the newer vehicles include the Polaris “Slingshot” and the Tanom Motors “Invader.” Specifically, the legislation will define these vehicles as “autocycles” and register and title them by creating a special designation under the existing motorcycle definition. However, individuals wishing to operate an autocycle will be permitted to do so with a Class “C” driver’s license. “This measure will foster conformity with other states regionally who have already adopted an autocycle definition, and continue a trend that is developing nationally,” said Scavello. “The result will be more accurate crash reporting statistics, clarity for law enforcement in determining which laws to enforce, and ultimately a safer environment on the road.” The legislation is the result of recommendations issued by the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, an internationally respected group of motor vehicle administrators and law enforcement officials. The measure now goes to the House of Representatives for consideration.

WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Chris Gibson announced the passage of the Older Americans Act (OAA) Reauthorization Act of 2016, which supports a host of home- and community-based programs for seniors and their caregivers. With unanimous support on March 25, the House adopted S. 192, the Senate’s bill to reauthorize the OAA through 2019. Gibson, who authored a previous bill to renew the OAA, led a recent letter signed by 65 members of Congress urging the House Committee on Education and the Workforce to prioritize consideration of this legislation. “Bipartisan, bicameral action to comprehensively reauthorize the Older Americans Act is an important step in keeping the promises we made to the generations that raised us and have made this country great,” said Gibson. “Working to protect our nation’s seniors in Washington is an honor, and I am especially proud to have partnered with our county offices of the aging and seniors from around the 19th District to spread awareness of this critical legislation. I deeply appreciate their guidance and advocacy.” The OAA supports a wide range of programming for seniors, including meals served at group sites like senior centers, churches and senior housing; Meals on Wheels; family caregiver support; community service employment; and resources for families to secure home-based care.

Millennium meeting and protest planned for Rock Hill ROCK HILL, NY — Members from several area activist groups are expected to make an appearance at the mandated community outreach meeting Millennium Pipeline Company is holding at The Sullivan in Rock Hill at 6 p.m. on March 31 regarding the planned compressor station near Eldred. The project has sparked widespread opposition from the community. An email circulating from the Sullivan Area Citizens for Responsible Energy Development (SACRED) says, “We understand that Millennium representatives will be stationed at tables around the room and available to answer questions one-on-one, but that they will not make a formal presentation that would afford us an opportunity to publicly challenge their pronouncements of the proposed compressor’s safety. Given those limitations, we are organizing a familyfriendly protest outside of the hotel to demonstrate our opposition. Please arrive at 5:30 p.m. to secure parking and a placard.” The meeting place chosen by Millennium is about 25 miles from the site of the proposed compressor station. MEMBER NYPA • MEMBER NNA

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Correction HONESDALE, PA – A request by the 143 New York Volunteer Infantry (143 NYVI) to hold a Civil War commemoration event in Honesdale’s Central Park on May 7, Train Day, was incorrectly described as a reenactment in the March 24 issue of the paper. It will instead be a living history, an accurate portrayal of local soldier life during the Civil War period, minus battle depiction. There will be no musket or cannon fire, no discharge of any type of firearm. Pending borough council approval, the 143NYVI will encamp in Central Park and cook over barbeque pits in full compliance with present-day Honesdale ordinances.

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Pike courthouse addition bids opened By DAVID HULSE

ILFORD, PA — After years of planning, picketing and permitting, an addition to the Pike County Courthouse came a big step closer to reality on March 23, when contractors’ construction bids were opened at the county commissioners meeting. A total of 18 bids were opened. “I wonder if there was this much interest [when the existing courthouse was built] in 1872,” said commissioners’ chair and resident historian Matt Osterberg. Zitone Construction of Montague, NJ, bidding for general construction work, was the closest to a local bidder with an apparent low bid, at $5.91 million. Project architect Mike Lamereaux of McGoey-Hauser-Edsall Engineers will review the bids, and he noted that the ap-

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position on permitting solar farms within town borders was summed up by Maas. “We favor development of green energy technologies, but not when those technologies come at tremendous expense to the town with little or no compensating value added.” Having formulated general policy with regard to solar farms, a vote on permitting them was postponed until the next regular meeting of the board on April 13. Meanwhile, Maas plans to check with his counterparts in neighboring towns to see how they plan to deal with the question of solar farms. Some other business unrelated to solar farms was also quickly handled at the meeting. The board voted unanimously to advertise for construction bids on a 15-by20-foot unit to house an ultraviolet disinfectant system, the centerpiece of the town’s sewer plant upgrade. Bids will be opened on April 26. Several appointments were announced. Peter Pierce was appointed to the planning board, replacing Sharon Cardone who resigned. Pauline Johnson was appointed to the board of assessment review. And Charlie Keesler was named deputy highway superintendent and foreman, replacing retiree Phil Grisafe.

parent low bids came from Bognet Inc. of Hazelton at $546,789 for plumbing, Troy Mechanical of Moosic at $628,000 for mechanical, and Joyce Electric of Eynon at $800,600 for electrical. Further action on the bids was tabled until April 6. No dates for groundbreaking or construction were announced, but preparations have already begun. The commissioners authorized payment of $9,026.64 for rent and efforts in “moving 200 years of records from the Buckley Building,” Osterberg said. Historian Osterberg noted that 144 years ago, the existing courthouse cost $40,000 to build, compared to the combined $7,784,889 in new bids. The historic former jail across High Street from the courthouse was built in 1815 and also served as Pike’s first courthouse.

Acid rock disposal

In other business, the commissioners executed a settlement statement regarding Blooming Grove Township’s right-ofway claim with PennDOT, along with an agreement of sale, deed and temporary construction easement. Social media comments have expressed concerns about PennDOT plans to dump toxic highway construction waste in the township. Osterberg noted the concern and said the waste is pyrite, known as “acid rock,” which he said is common and a “huge problem,” in the western part of the state. Pyrite is said to be harmless in the earth, but upon exposure to surface elements, it deteriorates, producing hydrochloric acid. Commissioner Rich Caridi, a Blooming

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This is an architects’ drawing of the Pike Courthouse and its addition (left), which was introduced last September. Grove resident, said that while the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has issued a permit, the township and the commissioners have contacted Sen. Lisa Baker and asked that PennDOT cease excavation on the property until engineers do an analysis for mitigation and monitoring. The Pike County Conservation District also has to review the project, Caridi said. He spoke of sealing the material with a membrane. “We’re taking a second look,” he said.

Principals expected at RFAC meeting in Hawley By FRITZ MAYER

AWLEY, PA — The last time there was a meeting of the Delaware River Basin Commission’s (DRBC) Regulated Flow Advisory Committee (RFAC), many of the attendees were disappointed that the people at the top of the hierarchy regarding control of the flow of the Upper Delaware River did not attend the meeting. The flow of the river is determined by a Supreme Court Decree from 1954 under a scheme currently known as the Flexible Flow Management Plan, which dictates releases from three New York City Reservoirs that ultimately reach the Delaware River. It is a complex set of arrangements that cannot be changed unless all five of the socalled decree-party principals agree to the terms. The five principals come from Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Delaware and New York City.

The last meeting, which took place in December 2015, brought a bit of scorn from some of the participants. The executive director of Friends of the Upper Delaware River (FUDR) Jeff Skelding said at the time, “Our inability to get an audience with the decree-party principals is frustrating. Our constituents feel left out, which engenders suspicion, frustration and occasional hostility.” But this time around, the mood in advance of the meeting is decidedly more upbeat, with many members expecting the five principals to show up. A statement from FUDR reads, “On April 5, 2016 the entire Delaware River conservation community expects that the five key decision makers from PA, NY, NJ, DE, and NYC who must unanimously approve this plan are coming to Hawley, PA to provide us with a progress update and to hear our concerns and ideas about the future of the river.” It further says, “Let’s fill the room and

make sure the decision makers know that the management of this river affects more than 15 million lives, and a transparent process with the full participation of all watershed stakeholders is critical. Tell them we need a plan that protects aquatic habitat, provides for multiple water resource needs from upstate NY to the Delaware Bay, ensures consistent water releases/flows for recreational enjoyment, and enhances tourism opportunities to help those who rely on the river for their economic livelihoods.” The meeting will take place on Tuesday, April 5, at the Lake Wallenpaupack Environmental Learning Center in Hawley, from 1 to 4 p.m. Fishing and recreation advocates have been meeting with various representatives regarding adjusting the flows in the Upper Delaware to meet the desires of trout fishing enthusiasts along with the desires of the other groups who have a stake in the flows of the river.

Sullivan plans health forum By FRITZ MAYER

ONTICELLO, NY — It’s once again time for New York State’s County Health Rankings to be released, and again this year Sullivan County comes in 61 out of a total of 62 in terms of healthy living. The only county in New York less healthy than Sullivan is the Bronx. Sullivan has bad marks in a number of categories: the highest per capita number of premature deaths in the state (measured as the number of people who die before they reach age 75); a relatively high number of alcohol-impaired driving deaths; a relatively high number of adults who are obese; a relatively high number of people who die due to an injury each year.

This is the third year that Sullivan has landed in this position among counties in the state. (The rankings for New York and other states can be found at www.countyhealthrankings.org.) To address health concerns overall, Sullivan County legislative chair, Luis Alvarez, in conjunction with the New York Statewide Senior Action Council, has announced a Community Health & Tax Abatement Forum to be held on Friday, April 8 from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Ted Stroebele Recreation Center at 2 Jefferson St. The announcement says, “This forum will discuss the New York Health Act legislation, a single-payer universal health care plan, and how it will reduce property tax burden and overall healthcare costs, while great-

ly expanding health benefits for Sullivan County residents and taxpayers. “Sullivan County ranks second to last in New York State in overall poor health, and it is getting more difficult to ensure that older residents and families get the services they need to thrive and reverse these statistics. “County taxpayers are already overburdened by the ever-increasing county taxes required to pay for essential healthcare services and the ever-growing county share of Medicaid. “With federal funds stagnant and state funds not meeting current needs or cost of mandated services, this forum will examine how New York Health can deliver expanded health services while reducing overall healthcare costs and provide taxpayer relief.”

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UDC announces honorees for awards ceremony on April 24

ARROWSBURG, NY — The Upper Delaware Council, Inc. (UDC) will honor those who have enhanced the quality of life or protected the resources of the Upper Delaware River Valley at its 28th annual awards ceremony on Sunday, April 24. Reservations at $28 per person are due by April 15 for the banquet, which will take place at Wolff’s 1910 Banquet Hall located at the Tennanah Lake Golf and Tennis Club, 178 County Rte. 96. A reception with appetizers and a cash bar begins at 3 p.m. The buffet dinner will start at 4 p.m. Kristina Heister, superintendent of the National Park Service Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River, will deliver the keynote address at 5 p.m. prior to the presentation of awards.

The UDC will honor the following recipients: Distinguished Service Award – John McKay of Lackawaxen, PA, for decades of dedicated service to the Upper Delaware Council, Inc. and to the Lackawaxen Township community.

Robin M. Daniels Memorial Lifesaving Award – Salvatore Lombardo of Tobyhanna, PA, and Joshua Turner of Mountaintop, PA for the July 20, 2015 rescue of a drowning boater in cardiac arrest at Butler’s Rift on the Upper Delaware River. Outstanding Community Achievement Award – Shohola Township Planning Commission (Peter Wulfhorst, Aaron Robinson, Gary Hoeper, Peter Kestler, Roger Saumure, secretary Diana Blume, and solicitor Jason Ohlinger) for their zoning ordinance re-writes and new code development over ﬁve years of citizen-led volunteer meetings. Community Service Award – Sue Currier of Hawley, PA for nurturing the growth of the Delaware Highlands Conservancy as its ﬁrst executive director, soon to retire. Cultural Achievement Award (organization) – Sunshine Hall Free Library of Eldred, NY, for celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2016 as a resource for river valley communities. Cultural Achievement Award (individual) – Nellie Burnham of Roscoe, NY, as the last surviving founder of the Woodland Weavers and Spinners Guild, a retired teacher, 4-H leader, and continued mentor at the age of 86. Recreation Achievement Award – Glenn Pontier of Barryville,

NY for playing an integral role in the beautiﬁcation initiatives of river towns during his leadership of the Sullivan Renaissance program, 2000-2015. Volunteer Award – Shaun Sensiba of Long Eddy, NY, for his contributions to the Basket Historical Society of the Upper Delaware Valley and numerous other organizations. Special Recognition Award – Iris Helfeld of Narrowsburg, NY for her role as a passionate citizen activist and community organizer in the Town of Tusten. Special Recognition Award – Quiet Light Films of Lake Ariel, PA, for capturing the essence of the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River in a virtual tour format. Oaken Gavel Award – Alan F. Henry, representative of Berlin Township, PA, for his leadership and service as Upper Delaware Council chairperson in 2015.

All are welcome to attend the banquet, with advance payment requested by April 15. A downloadable reservation form is available at www.upperdelawarecouncil.org or contact the UDC at PO Box 192, 211 Bridge St., Narrowsburg, NY 12764. Email info@upperdelawarecouncil. org or call 845/252-3022.

Wayne wants state electronic recycling action By DAVID HULSE

ONESDALE, PA — The Wayne County Commissioners on March 24 approved a letter calling for state legislative action to stop discarded computers, televisions and other electronic equipment from continuing to pile up at Wayne County retailers. The county suspended its electronic recycling program on February 20, after a glitch in the state legislation supporting it, Act 108, the Covered Device Recycling Act, prompted vendors to stop collecting those items. The glitch was an annual quota written into the 2013 legislation, which allowed manufacturers to stop buying back recycled electronics after their quotas were met. According to Wayne’s February 20

statement about the “temporary suspension” of the recycling program, certified vendors who collected the electronics were forced to stop their collections after manufacturers stopped buying “and many have gone out of business.” The law also prohibited counties from stockpiling electronics. Earlier this month, the commissioners approved an interim contract for the removal of electronics already at the recycling center in February, but the pubic backlog continues. In other business last week, Wayne Redevelopment Authority Director Jackie Young reported that grant officials had rejected three Community Development Block Grant applicants’ projects amounting to $41,000. They included a park project in Waymart Borough, where re-

viewers challenged the level of low- and moderate-income residents reported in the application. A 51% level is required for grant funding. Young said she could not explain the contradictory data, as “we had surveys done door-to-door.” Projects planned in Damascus and Berlin townships were also rejected. The $41,000 was re-applied evenly between two projects in Clinton and Canaan townships. The commissioners approved tourism promotional grants including $10,000 each for the Wayne County and Greene-Dreher Sterling fairs, $5,000 each for the Greater Honesdale Partnership and the Hawley Downtown Partnership, and $20,000 for a co-operative Pocono Mountains Vacation Bureau billboard campaign. Queried about a 25% cut in human ser-

vices funding in the state budget that was finally passed by legislative action on March 20 without Gov. Tom Wolf’s signature, Commissioner Wendell Kay said he was “very disappointed.” In addition, there was action to replace the 10% human services cut made by Gov. Corbett’s administration in 2013, he said. Commissioner Brian Smith characterized the state’s January decision to withhold some 2015-16 funding until the 2016-17 state budget as “sequestration,” a term Congress has used in federal spending reductions. The next state budget is due to be finalized in July, but so was last year’s. Kay said the current budget was finally enacted with a $290 million deficit, even though “the state constitution requires a balanced budget.”

PA budget battle is over—for now By FRITZ MAYER

ARRISBURG, PA — On March 23, Republican PA House Majority Leader Dave Reed declared a victory of sorts, and lauded Democratic Gov.Tom Wolf for not vetoing the rest of the 2015-16 state budget passed by the Republican-controlled general assembly. The budget battle had gone on for nearly a year, and had forced some school districts and other institutions that run on state funds to borrow money to keep the lights on. Reed said in a press release, “House Bill 1801 will restore funding for schools, universities, hospitals, corrections and agriculture without any new or increased taxes.” He said, “Working together, in a bipartisan fashion, we put a balanced budget on the governor’s desk to close out the current fiscal year, and the governor is letting it become law. We are investing in education by increasing basic education funding by more than $200 million and boosting higher education funding by 5%, without placing a heavier burden on taxpayers.”

But most analysts would argue it was not really a bipartisan effort. In fact, although Wolf did not veto it, his office released figures the very next day saying that because of the way the Republicans have been funding state operations, the creditworthiness of the state has been downgraded several times in recent years. With the present budget, further downgrades are likely, which increases the cost of borrowing to the state. The credit rating company Standard and Poors said in a statement, “Budget brinksmanship not only reflects poor fiscal management, in our view, but resulting late budgets add credit risk to appropriation-backed debt. Additionally, the late budget in fiscal 2016 contributed to weaker transparency regarding the state’s financial condition. Should the commonwealth continue to demonstrate weakened fiscal stewardship not commensurate with the current rating level into the next fiscal year, we would likely consider a downgrade.” Moody’s had a similar message: “The ability of the Legislature and the executive to reach political compromise

on such key issues as improving the status of its badly underfunded pension plans, closing its $2 billion structural imbalance, and funding school districts beyond this coming June remains in doubt.” When Republican state lawmakers began the budget negotiating process late last year, they agreed that they were looking for three things: reform of the state’s liquor industry, to make it more competitive with industries of surrounding states; reform of the state’s pension system, which is a significant burden on the state’s bottom line; and reform of the state’s system of property taxes to reduce the burden on taxpayers. None of those objectives was met, and on the other side of the issue, Wolf got some of the higher education spending he was seeking, but not much else. Now, the lawmakers and the administration are working on the 2016-17 budget, facing a $2 billion structural budget and a budget deadline of July 1. With none of the parties signaling much change from one year to the next, this year could be a repeat of last year.

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NY to allow mixed martial arts Assembly votes to legalize exhibitions

By FRITZ MAYER

LBANY, NY — For the uninitiated, mixed martial arts (MMA) as defined by Wikipedia is “a full-contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, from a variety of other combat sports and martial arts.” Competitions are sometimes held in cages. MMA has spread quickly in popularity throughout the land and MMA exhibition bouts and tournaments are legal in 49 states but are not legal in New York. However, that will soon be changing. The state Senate has voted to legalize MMA in the Empire State for seven years in a row, but the Assembly has dragged its heels on the question. This year, however, with a new speaker in place, the question was allowed to come to the floor for a vote, and the members voted to approve MMA on a vote of 113 to 25 on March 23.

All that remains now is for Gov. Andrew Cuomo to sign the bill into law, which he is expected to do, not least of all because revenue from the expected MMA bouts is figured into his budget. The question, however, prompted a spirited debate among lawmakers before passage. Assembly member Joseph Morelle said, “The question before the house today is not whether you like mixed martial arts, or are a fan of boxing or are generally a sports enthusiast. The question is whether combative sports will be regulated in New York State, and whether we can provide an environment where those who choose to participate are as well protected as we can possibly make them.” Member Ellen Jaffee said, “I strongly oppose this legislation of New York lifting the ban on professional human cage fighting, and in effect sanctioning violence for profit.” Member Charles Barron said, “Throwing two people in a cage—personally as

an African-American, we’ve been in cages fighting on the plantations and other places, and people bit off each other’s ears and did all kinds of things until they regulated that and made it something different.” Member Daniel O’Donnell said, “You have two nearly naked hot men, rolling around on top of one another, trying to dominate each other. And just in case you don’t know, that’s gay porn with a different ending.” Member Catherine Nolan said, “I would certainly judge no member here who votes “yes,” because we fight here; it’s combat. But I’m also not afraid to cast my vote in the negative, nor will I have it suggested that this is a sport, when I can open up my dopey phone that I don’t even know how to use and Google the word [sic] “domestic violence” and find from an HBO study that there’s more domestic violence in this sport than in any other, including the NFL.”

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Alexander Shlemenko battles Robert McDaniel, in a mixed martial arts contest from the “ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series” in Hammond, IN, in October 2008. Member Edward Ra said, “Think about for a second if you grew up in athletics and you trained hard, and you were able to through pure hard work rise to the top of your profession, something that’s one of the fastest growing sports in the world. And you got to the top of that mountain and people said, ‘You’re not allowed to conduct your profession in your home state.’ Well there’s an MMA athlete named Chris Weidman from Long Island, and he asked, ‘Why can’t I fight in New York State?’ And I had a hard time really giving him an answer.”

Cuomo bans travel to North Carolina Backlash grows against law seen as discriminatory By FRITZ MAYER

LBANY, NY — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on March 29 signed an executive order that bars state employees from traveling to North Carolina on state business unless such a trip is considered essential. The order requires all New York State agencies, departments, boards and commissions to immediately review all requests for travel to the state and prevent any travel that is not directly related to the public health and welfare. The ban comes after lawmakers in North Carolina passed a law that prevents local governments in the state from passing local laws that protect lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) persons from discrimination. State lawmakers and Gov. Pat McCrory passed the legislation on March 23, weeks after the city of Charlotte passed a law protecting members of the LGBT community from being discriminated against.

The part of the state law that is drawing the most attention and heat is the requirement that transgender men, women, boys and girls use the bathroom of the sex indentified on their birth certificates and not necessarily the sex they identify with. In reacting to the law, Cuomo said, “In New York, we believe that all people—regardless of their gender identity or sexual orientation—deserve the same rights and protections under the law. From Stonewall to marriage equality, our state has been a beacon of hope and equality for the LGBT community, and we will not stand idly by as misguided legislation replicates the discrimination of the past. As long as there is a law in North Carolina that creates the grounds for discrimination against LGBT people, I am barring non-essential state travel to that state.” The law has also sparked reaction from other quarters. The American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina (NCACLU) and other plaintiffs have filed a lawsuit

against the state, charging it violates the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which guarantees due process and equal protection under the law. Chris Brooks, legal director for the NCACLU, said the law violates the constitution because “it discriminates on the basis of sex and sexual orientation, and because it is an invasion of privacy for transgender men and transgender women.” McCrory, a Republican who is running again for office, has called the opposition to the law “political theater.” He defends the requirement that transgender people use public restrooms that match the gender listed on their birth certificates a matter of “etiquette” that has been in place for decades. North Carolina’s attorney general, Democrat Roy Cooper, who is running against McCrory, said on March 29 he won’t defend the new law in court, calling it a “national embarrassment,” and agreeing that it is discriminatory.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

The vagaries of zoning

ad developer Philip Geras waited a few months before starting his project of converting a dilapidated former seasonal hunting cabin/lodge into an apartment complex, it is safe to say it would have stalled and, in fact, might never have seen the light of day. But the Tusten Town Board didn’t impose its moratorium on the construction of multi-family houses in the town until after Geras initiated the paperwork on his project. So a 10-unit apartment development on a two-acre lot—which is being expanded to three acres—is going to go forward, in a neighborhood of mostly single-family homes on lots of three acres or larger. Geras’s lawyer, Zachery Kelson, repeatedly argued at the planning board meeting that town zoning allows for the project. The town lawyer and all of the town planning board members agreed. One can see the grounds for that argument, and yet still find fault with the outcome in relation to the overall zoning plan of the town. First, let’s take the intent of the zoning law itself. According to the code, the purpose of the law is to bolster the town’s comprehensive plan, by insuring the “preservation of the scenic and natural assets of the Town, and of the rural residential character of the Town, and to discourage commercial or industrial development that is inconsistent with such preservation….” In considering whether or not Geras’ project should be approved, one could certainly argue that a 10-family apartment house is not in keeping with the town’s rural character. Another problem becomes apparent if one looks at the district in which the project is to be created. The dilapidated hunting club is located in the Rural Residential District (R1), which generally is home to single-family houses. In the zoning code, the language describing the intent of the R1 district reads, “Rural Residential District is intended to provide for low-density residential development in combination with compatible commercial activi-

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ties appropriate to rural areas of the Town of Tusten.” Reasonable people can disagree, but it is hard to believe that 10 families living in close proximity on about three acres of land is what the zoning authors had in mind with the adjective “low-density.” Another part of the code says that zoning decisions should seek to avoid over-density of any one type of development in one area. With the construction of Geras’s project, there will be two multi-family buildings in the same neighborhood. Yet another basic principle of zoning is to avoid bringing down property values in the neighborhood of a proposed project. This really gets to the crux of the matter as far as the town’s current property owners are concerned. It would be a simple matter for a planning board to require that a developer hire a licensed appraiser to determine what impact a project would have on neighboring properties, but for whatever reason that never seems to happen, in any of the towns we are familiar with. These as well as other reasons provide solid grounds to say “no” to the project. But as so often seems to be the case with most planning boards, this board ignored large parts of the town zoning code. The board looked only to the place in the code that says multi-family houses may be a special use in an R1 District, and decided in favor of the developer. Zoning should be much more than that. From the Tusten Town code: “As the United States Supreme Court stated in Village of Belle Terre v. Borass, the concept of public welfare is broad and inclusive.... The values that it represents are spiritual as well as physical, aesthetic as well as monetary. It is within the power of the [local] legislature to determine that the community should be beautiful as well as healthy, spacious as well as clean, well balanced as well as carefully patrolled... The police power is not confined to elimination of filth, stench, and unhealthy places. It is ample to lay out zones where family values, youth values, and the blessings of quiet seclusion and clean air make the area a sanctuary for people.” This is not a question of whether Geras will create a nice-looking facility. He has created an apartment house in the Town of Cochecton and, by all accounts, it is an attractive facility. The question, instead, should be whether the people currently living next to the hunting lodge are going to be negatively impacted by suddenly living next to 10 more families. We suspect the answer is “yes.” Perhaps, to avoid similar outcomes in the future, multifamily homes should simply be removed as a special use from the R1 district in Tusten.

Who are the outside agitators? As I walked today in the woods near my home in Eldred I thought about the rumor that those of us opposing Millennium’s compressor station are a small group of outside agitators with limited attachment to the area and no right to speak. Since I have lived, run a business, raised a family and enjoyed the outdoors here for more than 30 years, and I oppose the station, this rumor bothers me deeply. Then, as I walked, I began to wonder: Where is Millennium from? What are their ties to our community? Why should people listen to them and not me? I will bet that the top brass of Millennium don’t live in Sullivan County. They don’t walk the paths here that I do. I will never see them hunt or fish in our woods and streams. I’ll bet they don’t attend Bethel Woods, or go kayaking on our lakes and rivers. I’m even certain they will not be buying a second home here, certainly not near a compressor station. Their only purpose in our community is to run roughshod over our zoning, spend as little as they can get away with in the process, and make lots of money for their stockholders. They are the true outside agitators. Our county legislators and business leaders should join us. They should be skeptical of the promises of Millennium. We are your neighbors, here for the long run. They have no attachment to our county and no real incentive to do well by us, except to get the job done and move on. Walter “Bo” Stevens Eldred, NY

COMMUNITY ACHIEVERS NEPA students head for state Odyssey POCONO SUMMIT, PA — Teams of students from local school districts will be going to Pittsburgh for the statewide Odyssey of the Mind competition in April, having done well in their categories at the recent regional event. Schools to be represented at the state competition include Delaware Valley’s elementary, middle and high schools; Dingman Delaware elementary and middle schools; and Shohola Elementary School. Thinking outside the box is the mantra of this creative problem-solving competition. The program stresses teamwork and quick thinking, while giving K-12 students an outlet to nurture and showcase their skills. “It’s a fantastic program that pushes children to think outside the box while exercising skills across every academic and artistic discipline,” said Ryan Balton, tournament official and regional public relations director. “The acting, writing, engineering, scenery, costumes—all aspects of the solution are completely original creations of the students.” Continued on page 7

QUOTE OF THE WEEK “The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope.” Missing in Action

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VIEWS FROM THE TRAIN

By Christopher Frey

By Tom Caska

Let’s wean ourselves off the grid-iron

ow that even the National Football League’s spokesperson has publicly affirmed the link between the violence of football and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) —a very serious brain injury—it is truly time for parents to reconsider allowing their children to play tackle football. As a person who was fortunate enough to have received an athletic scholarship to college and to have been a small part of a storied team that participated in two NCAA basketball tournaments, I certainly understand the appeal of organized competition on any level. However, there is a point at which the risk of injury has to be weighed against the value of participation in a sport where such serious, life-altering physical damage can occur. I never played organized football, but I followed the New York Giants in the days of the violent world of Sam Huff. Those days—the middle of the last century—also saw cigarette manufacturers bragging on television about sending to veterans in hospitals free cartons of what we all now know to be deadly carcinogen delivery systems. Doctors posed for magazine ads with cigarettes held suavely in their manicured hands as the tobacco industry wove its deadly web to entrap generations of smokers. Does anyone now doubt the dangers of smoking? Soon, will anyone doubt the dangers of subjecting young (and not so young) people to repeated head trauma in the name of alma mater, or Pop Warner, or your nearby big city home team? To a great extent we rely on science to guide us in many of life’s choices. Seat belts save lives—crash

test dummies and scientists have proven that. Jonas Salk helped end one of the worst plagues in my lifetime by perfecting the polio vaccine. What parent today doesn’t chant “buckle up” to their kid in the back seat on the way to the doctor’s office to be inoculated against certain diseases? For me, it’s an easy parallel to draw: Letting your kid play tackle football is similar to letting them ride in the family car without seat belts. The same caring parent who requires little Ashley to put on her helmet to ride her bike around town should not be signing up her son for tackle football and setting the stage for exposure to head injury. The gladiatorial nature of pro football in America will probably not change in my lifetime. Announcers still can barely refrain from celebrating the crushing hits that the network’s high-tech microphones amplify for the enjoyment of viewers and the enrichment of sponsors. Perhaps it’s time to mike the families of the former players who have suffered and died from CTE as they try to help their loved ones through the confusion, hopelessness and despair as the cognitive abilities of these former gladiators slip away. Parents and school officials need to provide safer sports alternatives to today’s kids. The loss of the traditional crisp fall afternoon activity of cheering for this brutal sport cannot compare to the far greater loss that looms for its young participants. [Christopher Frey is a 1964 graduate of Eldred Central School and a 1968 graduate of St. John’s University, New York City.]

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This year’s long-term problems range from portraying one of Aesop’s fables going viral to engineering a vehicle that team members must ride to pick up recyclable items that tell a story. Teams also receive a secret challenge on the day of the tournament,

which they have to solve on the spot. Winners at state finals will compete to advance to Odyssey of the Mind World Finals at Iowa State University in May.

Cubs become Boy Scouts MILFORD, PA — Joseph Crowley, left, Charlie Lee and John Lockwood of Milford Cub Scouts Pack 71 have earned the highest rank in Cub Scouting, the Arrow of Light Award. Earning this rank prepares a Webelos Cub Scout to become a Boy Scout. The boys transferred to Milford, Matamoras and Shohola Troops.

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Judging a book by the cover

he recent terror attacks in Belgium remind us that this new world we live in is far from safe, yet we go on with our daily routines. Although the incident occurred an ocean away, we here in New York can still feel the sting of the attacks that landed here on our shores. I was across from the towers on 9/11 and saw the horror firsthand, yet I cannot blame one race or religion of people. There are good and bad in every neighborhood, and I for one cannot profile any race or religion. The attacks on the Brussels subway are more personal for me. Being a commuter, I can relate to the horror those people must have felt and the helpless feeling that goes on during an event like that. I have been on a few train derailments—one in particular that was a very close call, as the train car I was in wound up practically on its side. We have also seen the reports of derailments such as the Metro North train that killed those poor riders just going to work. I make a conscious effort not to dwell on thoughts of what could happen and close my eyes taking my naps assured that the incidents are rare. I do remember one incident that had my heart racing as I let those thoughts of what could happen run away with me, leaving me shaken and sweating with fear. I had just boarded the train in Hoboken for the ride home, just another evening commute; it was six short months after 9/11. Across the aisle from me stood a young man dressed in tattered jeans, a dark hoodie and carrying a new briefcase, which seemed odd considering his tattered attire. He stood looking back and forth, up and down the train car holding on to the briefcase tightly with one hand. He looked nervous to me and was looking for something; I began to wish he would just sit down. His complexion and facial features were consistent with a man of Middle Eastern decent. There, in that instant, I had profiled the man, and more: I had determined that what was in the brief case was nothing good. Time moved in slow motion as I tried to tell myself not to say anything and to ease the flood of thoughts running through my head. The man was standing for about five minutes, but it felt much longer. The more nervous I became, the guiltier this guy looked. I had quickly eliminated all the normal reasons he was standing looking the way he was and now was building my case for fleeing the train. As the departure time approached, I could see other commuters also looking at this guy. It seemed to me that we were all thinking the same thing: why does he not let go of that briefcase? The car doors opened, and in came a rush of people who managed to get in the train before the doors closed again. In this crowd of people was a very pregnant woman, well dressed and with her her head covered, as many Middle Eastern women wear it. She came right over to the man, who was smiling now, took the briefcase from him and sat down. There in those short minutes was a very normal explanation: the man was waiting for his pregnant wife and holding her work briefcase. Fears eased for me the train departed the station. I realized that I had indeed created this situation in my head based on our fears of the day. I also realized that just as was the case on 9/11, if anything was going to happen it would just be like a normal day. Nothing was going telegraph the future. I had judged this book by its cover and on this day I was very wrong.

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COMMUNITY CURRICULUM Adult acting workshop NARROWSBURG, NY — There will be an adult acting workshop at the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance, 37 Main St., on Sundays from April 3 through June 12, 10 a.m. to 12 noon. It will be taught by Kyoshin Penelope Lohr. The course, for ages 15 and up, will focus on fundamental training techniques necessary for every actor. This intensive offers a thorough grounding in tools required for an actor to develop honest, believable characters. The workshop includes character development techniques through improvisation, monologues and scene study. It is open to beginning and experienced actors. The cost is $120 for all eight classes, or $15 per class. There are only 10 to 12 spaces available. Email kyoshin@actundergroundtheatre.com.

The world of secrets BEACH LAKE, PA — Pat Sanders will present a program based on a talk by the Rev. Dr. Matthew Johnson entitled “Not as Alone as You Think You Are” at a meeting of the Upper Delaware Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at 10:15 a.m. on Sunday, April 3 at the Berlin Township Community Center. In the program, the complicated world of secrets that both we and others hold will be explored. Who do you tell your secrets to? What secrets need to be shared? Dreams and fears, joys and pains, wonderings, wanderings, loves and heartaches—we all have secrets. A social time and refreshments will follow the program. For directions visit www.uduuf.org/directions.

Tools for caregivers LIBERTY, NY — “Powerful Tools for Caregivers” is an educational series designed to provide informal family caregivers with the tools needed to take care of themselves. Cornell Cooperative Extension Sullivan County (CCESC)’s Caregiver Resource Center is offering this free six-session program on Fridays, beginning April 8, 10 a.m. to 12 noon at the Liberty Public Library on 189 North Main St. Refreshments will be provided. The course will be on consecutive Fridays through May 20, skipping May 13. Two experienced class leaders, Bonnie Lewis, RN, dependent care educator at CCESC and Lily Stettner, a licensed clinical social worker, will conduct the series. This series helps family caregivers reduce stress, improve self-confidence, better communicate feelings, balance their lives, increase their ability to make tough decisions, and locate helpful resources. Pre-registration for this free event is required. To register or for more information, call CCESC at 845/292-6180, email sullivan@cornell.edu, or visit www.sul livancce.org.

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DEATH NOTICES Wilfred E. Fritz

Margaretha T. Martin

Wilfred E. Fritz of Carbondale, PA, a resident of Creekside Health Facility, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on March 21, 2016. He was 103. A memorial service was held on Thursday, March 24, 2016 at the Finch Hill Baptist Church in Greenﬁeld Township.

Margaretha T. Martin of Greeley, PA passed away on Sunday, March 27, 2016 at Sacred Heart Hospice, Dunmore, PA. She was 78. Services and cremation will be private at the convenience of the family. Memorial donations can be made to St. Jude’s Children Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105 (www. stjude.org).

John K. Gempler John K. Gempler, a lifelong resident of Kenoza Lake, NY, passed away on March 17, 2016 at home with his family. A Mass of Christian Burial was held at St. George’s Church, Jeﬀersonville. Memorial contributions can be made to the 4-H Youth Programs, c/o Cornell Cooperative Extension of Sullivan County, 64 Ferndale-Loomis Road, Liberty, NY 12754, or to Hospice of Orange & Sullivan, 800 Stony Brook Court, Newburgh, NY 12550 or to the charity of one’s choice.

Robert (Bob) E. McKay Sr. Robert (Bob) E. McKay Sr. of Jeﬀersonville, NY, passed away peacefully on March 24, 2016 at home with his family and friends by his side. He was 75. Firematic services with funeral to follow will be held on April 2, 2016 at 1 p.m. at the Hurleyville Fire House. Memorial donations can be made to the Hurleyville Fire Department, P.O. Box 357, Hurleyville, NY, 12747, or to Hospice of Orange/Sullivan Counties, 800 Stony Brook Court, Newburgh, NY 12550.

Walter “Dick” Plain Walter “Dick” Plain died unexpectedly at Wayne Memorial Hospital, Honesdale, PA on Monday, March 14, 2016. He was 75. Funeral services were held on Thursday, March 17, 2016 in the Damascus United Methodist Church with Rev. Jean Blackie oﬃciating. Interment will be in the Hillside Cemetery, Damascus, PA. Memorial contributions can be made to the Dessin Animal Shelter, 138 Miller Drive, Honesdale, PA 18431.

Catherine Rita Sapirman Catherine Rita Sapirman of Callicoon, NY died on Thursday, March 24, 2016 at Catskill Regional Medical Center in Callicoon. She was 82. A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Monday, March 28, 2016 at Holy Cross Church, Route 97, Callicoon. Father Charles O’Connor oﬃciated.

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS The River Reporter publishes the Literary Gazette annually. This year it comes out on April 28, 2016 (earlier than usual). This literary arts journal is filled with essays, stories, poems, and photographs. The theme this year is “humor.” Entries can be on any topic, but the overlying subject will represent humor, whatever that means to you. Any kind of humor works here: jokes, satire, dark humor, sarcasm, etc. This theme is open to interpretation, but should probably make the reader laugh, or at least smile. Think of the Shouts and Murmurs section in the New Yorker (the only one worth reading am I right). Think the Onion. Think David Sedaris, or Mark Twain, or Shel Silverstein. The Gazette accepts short fiction and essays up to 1,000 words, or poetry (any style) up to 40 lines (not including stanza breaks). Send up to four submissions as word documents to isabel@riverreporter. com. Email is preferred, if you can’t email, please call 845/252-7414 ext. 30. Submit poems as separate word documents and put complete contact information on each poem. Include a short (50 words or less) bio with your submission.If you have any questions, please contact me. Deadline for submissions is April 11.

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he Bellemonte Silk Mill was constructed in 1881 by silk manufacturer Carolina Lambert of Paterson, NJ, at a cost of $130,000. It housed operations producing silk thread from cocoons imported from Japan. The mill employed 300 workers, and the first manager was William F. Suydam, husband of Christian Dorflinger’s daughter Mary. In 1914 the mill was occupied by the Sherman Underwear Mills and had 360 employees. It operated until the mid-1980s, when it became the home of Castle Antiques and Reproductions, which closed in December 2008.

The native bluestone building is now the Hawley Silk Mill, home to Lackawanna College, the News Eagle newspaper, a gym and a variety of shops and offices. The historic silk mill is also the venue for the Thomas Kennedy Local History Festival on April 16. For more information about the festival, call 570/253-5468 or email yannster@ptd.net. From the collection of the Wayne County Historical Society 810 Main St., Honesdale, open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday, February through April 9, and Wednesday through Saturday from April 16 through December.

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fficially, spring has arrived. Our experience in the past tells us not to take spring’s arrival seriously for several weeks, but this year seems to be different. The early spring is a gift enabling us to get outside and start our garden and yard work. We can’t be sure what the future will bring, but enjoy the weather, get your work done and maybe you will have time for those projects you have been putting off for a long time. The weather may be unpredictable, but the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance is reliable and has a wonderful spring concert series planned. The series includes five performances running until June 11. The first performance will be April 16, with Annie and the Hedonists, a wonderful band that plays an eclectic assortment of music to include vintage jazz and swing, acoustic

blues and folk roots Americana. For tickets and more information, call 845/252-7576. New SUNY Sullivan classes for enrichment are being offered at The Narrowsburg Union and are being well received by attendees. The first painting class was another “hit” as described by one student, but if you aren’t ready to commit to a series of classes, perhaps the one-day “Get into Drawing!” class is for you. It will take place on Saturday, April 16 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuition costs $ 65, $ 60 for seniors. Bring your paper and pencils and learn from SUNY Sullivan professor Chris Parrow. This class is meant for beginners as well as those who currently draw. For more information, call 845/434-5750 or register online at sunysullivan.edu. Enjoy spring!

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ORGANIZATIONAL NEWS Ladies Night Out in Pike DINGMANS FERRY, PA — The Pike County Chamber of Commerce’s Women in Business Committee will hold a Ladies Night Out event on Thursday, April 7, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Camp Speers-Eljabar’s Main Hall at 143 Nichecronk Rd. As always, men are welcome too. It’s an opportunity to unwind from your busy week with other area women while enjoying great food and checking out some of the different vendors from around the area that will educate and empower you. There will also be a cash bar, 50/50 raffle and door prizes. After time to mingle, eat and visit vendors, there will be guest speakers who will present demonstrations and miniworkshops on financial advice, legal issues, disability insurance, women’s health and self-defense and the hot topic of tick-prevention gardening. Then we will continue to network and make new friends. Reservations are required by calling 570/296-8700, and the entry fee is $20 per person if pre-paid or $25 at the door.

‘What makes words poetry?’ SHOHOLA, PA — The topic of the Creative Conversations session on April 9 will be, “What makes words poetry?” The event will take place at the Artists’ Market Community Center at 114 Richardson Ave. from 2 to 3 p.m. Is there an objective definition involving meter and sound? Or is it poetry because the author says so? The session will be moderated by Glenn Pontier. There will be complimentary refreshments. Visit artistsmarketcc.com.

Women’s conference, ‘Pack Your Own Chute’

Kennedy Local History Festival scheduled

LOCH SHELDRAKE, NY — Learn how to “Pack Your Own Chute” at SUNY Sullivan’s 20th annual women’s conference, Saturday, April 9. The theme of the event is taking responsibility for your own well-being, so you can live your best life. The day kicks off with keynote speaker Carole Montgomery, a veteran of standup comedy. Between TV appearances and headlining at clubs and on the Last Vegas stage, Carole is also a wife, a mother and a writer, and her life experiences are sure to keep her audience in stitches. Following the keynote address, attendees will choose two workshops from among 16 topics designed to help them pack a better parachute, such as “Yoga for Better Being” (morning and afternoon sessions), “Cake Decorating,” “One Girl’s Adventure in Moderation,” “50 Shades of Red,” “Watercolor and Wine” and “A Sweet Tooth: Chocolate Confections.” Registration and continental breakfast will begin at 8:15 a.m. in the Seelig Theatre Lobby, and the event runs to 3:30 p.m. The conference fee is $38 per person and includes continental breakfast, a full sit-down lunch, two workshops, a complimentary gift and a raffle to round out the day. For more information, call 845/4345750, ext. 4377.

HAWLEY, PA — The Thomas Kennedy Local History Festival for 2016 will be held at the historic Hawley Silk Mill (see photo on page 9, in this week’s “Looking Back” column) on Saturday, April 16. From 12 noon to 3 p.m. visitors will enjoy exhibits from local historical groups, which will have handouts, membership information, items for sale and knowledgeable volunteers to answer questions. There will be a workshop on obtaining grants for nonprofits, moderated by Jane Varcoe of the Waymart Area Historical Society. The event is free. For more information, email yannster@ ptd.net or call 570/253-5468.

ROSCOE, NY — Registration is open for the Sullivan County Dairy Princess Pageant, with a deadline of April 5. The event will take place on April 16 at the Rockland House. There will be a milk punch social at 12:30 p.m. followed by lunch at 1 p.m. The cost is $25 per person. For farmers, discounts of $10 per farm on two dinners are offered by the Dairy Promotion Committee. Donations are also welcomed, ranging from $1 to $25 for Dairy Friends, $26 to $50 for Dairy Supporters, $51 to $100 for Dairy Donors and $100 and over for Major Dairy Contributor. Mail checks and your choice of prime rib, chicken or salmon dinner to Joy Sennett, 60 Briscoe Road, Jeffersonville, NY 12748. For more information call 845/482-9983.

Savor the Arts, pancake style ABRAHAMSVILLE, PA — The seventh annual Abrahamsville Pancake Breakfast, benefitting the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance in Narrowsburg, NY, takes place Saturday, April 9 from 8 a.m. until 12 noon. The hosts, Chuck and Andrea Heyn, will serve up five kinds of pancakes with maple syrup, sausage and all the fixings. Follow signs from the Callicoon-Lookout Road to their house (five miles from Callicoon) in Abrahamsville.

For more details, email andreahenley heyn@gmail.com. If you would like to host your own Savor the Arts fundraiser to benefit DVAA, information and support materials are available by calling 845/252-7576. Such events would be nothing without the guests, of course, so if you are more the type to hoist a glass and pay the donation, be sure to be on the lookout for Savor the Arts invitations around the area.

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Tri-Gal’s Easter tradition lives on DAMASCUS, PA — On Sunday, March 20, the members of Tri-Gal 4-H Club got together to make more than 20 Easter baskets and cards. It is a tradition for the club to meet on Palm Sunday for this community-service project. This is a favorite project because after the baskets are made, members then visit with elderly and shut-in residents in the area bringing the Easter baskets and cards to cheer them up. — Channing Rutledge, Tri-Gal News Reporter

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Welcome home

New Cooperage director returns to her roots By ISABEL BRAVERMAN

Jennings said. The multi-tasking may seem daunting to most, but Jennings ome things in life are serhas experience working in the nonendipitous, as we all know. profit sector. After graduating from Taking a chance pays off, Honesdale High School, she went to paths meet and new opportunities Temple University in Philadelphia begin. It just so happened that as to study public health. During the venerable executive director of college she had an internship with a The Cooperage Project, Doni Hoffhospital, and after college worked for man, was stepping down, area natwo years with Action AIDS, where tive Ryanne Jennings was returnshe conducted HIV testing and sex ing to Honesdale. education all over the city. After During her first week on the job, that, she worked at The Food Trust, Jennings sat at her new desk in a national food-access and nutritionthe small office on the upstairs education organization, where she floor of The Cooperage building; started as a volunteer coordinator no one else was there and it would and moved on to communications. have been eerily quiet if not for She has extensive experience in the faint sound of jazz music heard event planning, communications and playing from WJFF’s radio station project management. studio next door. Jennings said She and her husband wanted to she and her husband Jim (also move back to Honesdale to escape the originally from the area—yes they claustrophobic city spaces and to be were high school sweethearts) and TRR photo by Isabel Braverman near family, where there is “a jackpot their two young children moved Ryanne Jennings is the new executive director of The Cooperage Project in Honesdale, PA. of grandmas all in one town.” Moving into a home on Park Street only to the country takes adjustments. one month ago. Their four-year-old son Desmond was The Cooperage Project, only four years may recognize her family’s name, Peck. They decided to move from Philadelphia playing outside and asked if it was OK old, has established itself as a bastion of Her grandfather was Art Peck who owned in October. Their house sold in one day if he got dirt on his jeans and if he could the Honesdale community and beyond. Peck’s Markets. Her mother Alison (surely a sign they were making the leave his bike outside. Other things like was involved in many organizations, The non-profit organization, with its right decision). Suddenly, it was very smiling and waving at passersby on the and Jennings “grew up” at the Tusten building at 1030 Main Street, has a real that they would need to find a place street when you are used to a different Theatre in Narrowsburg, where she had a mission to “offer a range of instructive to live. “We were like, oh, what are we kind of hand gesture may take some sleeping bag in the lighting booth in case and entertaining activities that will doing?” Jennings said. A childhood getting used to. it was going to be a long night. Coming engage, challenge, and enlighten.” It does friend, Hoffman encouraged Jennings Jennings is excited to re-discover the to work at The Cooperage, she said, feels this through holding farmers’ markets, to apply for the job as executive director, area and has noticed all the new and myriad musical events, workshops, like she’s made a “full circle back to her as did many other people who knew she burgeoning business. She is also excited childhood.” performances and more. Just check out would be the perfect fit. At the same for the happenings at The Cooperage, The job of executive director includes its website (thecooperageproject.org) for time, her husband Jim got a job in digital citing the recent Weekend of Chamber overseeing many aspects of the non-profit, the full list of upcoming happenings. marketing at Yoga International. Call it Music performance. “Come to The from writing grants to booking events, Just like The Cooperage itself, Jennings serendipity, or as Jennings said, “All the Cooperage,” she said. “and meet me, or and “being the mom of the building,” has strong ties to the community. You stars were aligning.” re-meet me.”

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ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFS Gallery EVA opens

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The Old Time Fiddlers

Old Time Fiddlers at The Cooperage HONESDALE, PA — The Old Time Fiddlers will be at The Cooperage at 1030 Main St. on Friday, April 1 at 7:30 p.m. Old Time Fiddlers are a family of musicians from all around the local area who share a deep and unwavering love for and commitment to traditional music and dance. Their music is influenced by Irish, Scottish, Canadian, bluegrass, Texas-swing and old-time standards. They preserve this tradition in the best way they know how— by performing for their families, friends and neighbors. Donations will be collected at the door.

CALLICOON, NY — A new gallery will open at 35 Lower Main Street on Saturday, April 2, with a group show titled “Primavera.” There will be an opening reception from 5 to 8 p.m. Seven gallery artists will be featured in the show: Armand Agresti, Zac Chavrick, Eva Drizhal, Elise Freda, Hana Marritz, Naomi Teppich and Nancy Wells. They will be present at the reception. Contributed photo The gallery takes its name from Zac Shavrick, whose Eva Drizhal, a visual artist, who sculpture “Gas” is shown has lived and worked in Callicoon here, will be one of the for the last 35 years. At the gal- artists whose work will lery, she plans to show her own be represented at a show artistic work as well as the work opening at a new gallery of other creative artists living in Callicoon, NY, Gallery EVA, on April 2. in the area. Gallery hours are Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday from 12 noon to 6 p.m., and by appointment. For additional information, call 845/887-5807.

‘Beauty and the Beast’ at Monti High MONTICELLO, NY — The Monticello High School Performing Arts Department will present “Beauty and the Beast” on Friday and Saturday, April 8 and 9 at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, April 10 at 3 p.m. The production, which takes place in Monticello High School’s Arnold Packer Hughs Auditorium, includes staff as well as student participants.

There will be a meet-and-greet with the cast at 2 p.m. on Sunday before the matinee. The ticket cost is $3 for students with ID, and $5 for adults. Senior ctizens enjoy complimentary tickets to the event. For more information, visit www.monticelloschools. net/music/index.cfm or https://twitter.com/chidseyguitar.

‘Small Works at Large’ opens at ARTery MILFORD, PA — “Small Works at Large,” a group show in a variety of media, will open at the ARTery Gallery, 210 Broad St., on April 5. There will be a reception on April 9 from 6 to 9 p.m. The show will run through May 9. Media represented will include oil painting, printmaking, watercolor, Contributed photo mixed media, sculpture, glass work This is one of the and wood turning. Each small work small works that will begs to be examined closely as tiny be on display at the details pack a large punch. upcoming exhibit at The ARTery Gallery is a coopera- Milford, PA’s ARTery. tive gallery in the historic Forest Hall. It has exhibited the work of the top regional artists for 15 years and continually reviews the work of new artists. For more information, visit www.arterygallerymil ford.com or call 570/409-1234.

General casting call NARROWSBURG, NY — Act Underground Theatre will hold a general open casting call at the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance, Krause Hall, 37 Main St. on two dates and times: Saturday, April 2, from 3 to 5 p.m.; and Wednesday, April 6, from 7 to 9 p.m. This general casting call is for anyone interested in acting with Act Underground Theatre. You do not have to be an experienced actor. This will be a fun two hours, and nothing is required for you to prepare. There will be scenes for you to read. For more information, email info@actundergroundthe atre.com or call 845/252-9915. Continued on page 16

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IN MY HUMBLE OPINION

By Jonathan Charles Fox

Hopping down the bunny trail

or something completely different, I spent the better part of the past week doing a bit of research, since I know so little about so many things. The subject at hand was Easter, and although I had a rudimentary knowledge of the holiday itself, the eggs, chocolate and bunny had me scratching my head, mildly perplexed, as usual. I discovered a website (www.mentalfloss.com) that delves into the origins and symbolism of Easter, which was illuminating. But it seems that over the years, something got lost in translation. “The Easter Bunny is an anthropomorphic (look it up!) egg-laying rabbit who sneaks into people’s homes the night before Easter to deliver baskets of colored eggs, toys and chocolates,” the website informs us, “and if you go way back, it starts to make a little sense. Spring is the season of rebirth and renewal, and many pagan cultures held spring festivals in honor of ‘Eostre,’ the goddess of dawn, who was closely linked to the hare and egg, both symbols of fertility.” Well, that does make a little sense, but I was still confused, given the frivolity of the holiday, which simultaneously commemorates the Resurrection, lending it deep religious significance for millions across the globe. Curious as to how that came about, I read on a little and discovered that “as Christianity spread, it was common for missionaries to place pagan ideas and rituals within the context of the Christian faith, turning ancient festivals into Christian holidays (e.g. Christmas), so the two celebrations became one, and the hare became the more common rabbit.” With my new-found understanding, I headed out the door, Wonder Dog in tow, to check out one of many stops the Easter Bunny was making across the Upper Delaware River region, which included a hunt for said eggs at the Duggan School in Bethel, NY. As kids swarmed the place I ran into Bethel Town Supervisor Daniel Sturm, Deputy Supervisor Vicky Simpson and planning board chair Dan Gettel, all of whom were setting up shop with youth director Cathy McFadden for what turned out to be an incredibly well organized party. It was replete with gifts for the kids (including the requisite candy), hundreds of eggs laden with prizes (including a few very special Golden Eggs) and a visit from you-know-who. As the kids frolicked with Dharma in the field behind the school, parents were given the opportunity to take part in the Sullivan County Lions Club free vision screening program (www.lionssee.org) booth set up for the day by Al and Maria Frangipane. “We have a new screener this year,” Al explained as parents lined up to take part, “which never touches the kids at all and delivers results in as little as three seconds. The program [Lions KidSight USA] wants to reach kids early, because some vision problems can become permanent by age seven,” he added, “but several vision issues can be easily detected with hand-held screening devices that generate results on-site.” I watched as three-year-old Carly held mom Melissa’s hand and underwent the process without a peep, grinning from ear to ear, when the bunny showed up to congratulate her. Back to the bunny, who appeared to be female, which confused me once again. “What kind of name is ‘Peter Cottontail’ for a lady?” I wondered, before checking in with my mobile device. “A recent Internet poll revealed that 81% of people who replied believe that the Easter Bunny is male, based mostly on depictions where it’s wearing a bow tie,” the electronic voice responded.

TRR photos by Jonathan Charles Fox

The Town of Bethel Easter Egg Hunt held events in different age categories so that even toddlers like 10-month-old Isabella, pictured here, could participate.

Four-year-old Jaden was happy that his parents brought him from Monticello, NY to visit with the Easter Bunny and join in the fun during the Town of Bethel annual jamboree.

Several very special Golden Eggs were found during the Town of Bethel Annual Easter Egg Hunt, and White Lake’s eight-year-old Noah was one of the lucky kids to find one and claim a prize.

Sure enough, she was wearing said tie, but seemed pretty and feminine and girly, and I swear she was wearing eye makeup. So I’m going with “Mrs. Cottontail.” All I know is that the kids adored her, and each had an opportunity to have his or her picture taken before claiming gifts from the array presented by the town. I walked away enchanted by the entire afternoon. With Passover on the horizon (April 22), I’m checking my facts regarding the traditions that I’m more familiar with. But considering that we eat bitter herbs at the Seder Dinner (instead of candy), I’m reconsidering my allegiance and wondering if the kids would be as pleased with Moses showing up at their door bearing a basket

Al and Maria Frangipane joined the Easter Bunny in signing kids up for the free eye-screening program sponsored by the Sullivan County Lions Club during the Easter Egg Hunt at the Duggan School in White Lake, NY last weekend. full of plagues. I’m thinking that chocolate-covered locusts would not have the same appeal, but you never know. While you ponder that, take a peek at the photos I snapped of the Town of Bethel Easter Egg Hunt at www. Facebook.com/theriverreporter. Nothin’ scary there. IMHO.

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Challenger open mic

Continued from page 14

Photo by Mihyun Kang

Ron Wasserman, leader and bassist of New York Jazzharmonic, left, and Miho Hazama, associate director and pianist

NY Jazzharmonic at St. Andrews SOUTH FALLSBURG, NY — Chamber Music at St. Andrew’s celebrates its 15th season of free concerts by welcoming New York Jazzharmonic (www.nyjazzharmonic.org) on Saturday, April 9 at 8 p.m. at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 5277 State Rte. 42. The group’s sextet—double bass, clarinet/saxophone, trumpet, trombone, drums, and keyboard—will perform traditional jazz, new works and ragtime centered around the works of Scott Joplin. New York Jazzharmonic is directed by Ron Wasserman, principal bassist of the New York City Ballet Orchestra, conductor and composer. He is equally at home in classical music, world music—he is a member of the JP Jofre Hard Tango Chamber Band—and jazz. Chamber Music at St. Andrew’s offers two free chamber concerts each season, performed by outstanding musicians who enrich, inspire and bring pleasure to Sullivan County audiences. The series is made possible in part with funds from the 2016 Decentralization Program, a regrant program of the NYS Council on the Arts, administered by the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance through the Town of Fallsburg and St. Andrew’s Episcopal Mission. It also depends on the generosity of the community, and tax-deductible contributions are always needed. Checks should be made out to St. Andrew’s Mission and sent to Ms. Cynthia Johnston, Treasurer, St. Andrew’s Mission, PO Box 55, Woodbourne NY 12788. Reservations are required for this concert; email pc friedman27@gmail.com or call 845/292-8967.

HAWLEY, PA — Little League Challenger baseball manager Alan Cooper plans to extend the “challenger” idea to an open mic night at the Hawley Silk Mill on Sunday, April 3 from 2 to 5 p.m. “We have Special Olympics, we have Challenger baseball, why not apply the same concept to the performing arts?” Cooper asked himself. The result is the first Open Mic Special, where the special needs population will have a chance to sing, recite, play an instrument, dance or engage in any other open-mic activity. Bryan Cowan, a Wallenpaupack Area High School senior who wants to pursue a career in music, is supporting the program as part of his senior project. “As a musician being presented with the project really excited me,” Cowan said. “I wanted to take it a step farther though, so I started to ask around for additional support until I found a full band with a five-piece horn section.” The event also has the support of Kim Emmet, owner of Community Vocational Services, an agency that serves the special needs population in Pike and Wayne counties. The AMSkier Agency is donating its time and money to make the event a success. Admision is free, but donations are requested. Water, soda and light snacks will be sold. All proceeds will go to support the Special Olympics. The doors will open at 1:30 p.m. Signups will begin at that time and continue to be available throughout the afternoon as time allows. For information call 570/2967726, or 570/220 6594.

Explore a glass factory, enjoy a weenie roast PORT JERVIS, NY — The Hub Explorers will tour 155-year-old Gillinder Glass and then enjoy an applestick weenie roast hosted by Cindy and Fred Harding on Saturday, April 9. The Hub at the Port Jervis Free Library is the host of the Hub Explorers, who explore the interesting businesses and the natural wonders of our region every month. During the tour, acclaimed guest artists will demonstrate the historic art of hand-blown glass. Participants will meet the sixth-generation president of the company, and see how a quiet little company produces 50% of all of the airfield taxi light glass in the U.S. Afterward, the group will caravan to a nearby location where all will enjoy an old-fashioned weenie roast with hot dogs cooked over an open fire on apple sticks. The group will meet in the parking lot across the street from Gillinder Glass, 51 Erie St., at 11 a.m. The second part of this excursion will be outdoors, so dress accordingly. You can register in person, by calling 845/856-7313, or by emailing thehub@portjervislibrary.org. Payment of the non-refundable $8 program fee is required to complete the registration and be assured of participation in the program.

‘Float the Boat’ fundraising concert HONESDALE, PA — The Clearwater in partnership with WJFF Radio Catskill and The Cooperage Project will present “Float The Boat” a benefit concert for the sloop Clearwater on Friday, April 8. The benefit will take place at The Cooperage at 1030 Main St. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and music starts at 7 p.m. Nearly 50 years ago, Pete Seeger and a group of friends came up with an impossible dream: build a magnificent wooden boat to save the polluted Hudson River. There was little funding for such an out-of-the-box idea, but nevertheless, it succeeded. By hosting a series of concerts, passing the hat and appealing to local philanthropists,

the sloop Clearwater was born. Today, after decades of environmental education and advocacy, the hat is being passed again. The Clearwater organization needs to raise $250,000 to restore the famous ship and keep the the dream alive. A New York State historic preservation grant will fund roughly half the cost of the project, and the 106-foot-long boat is currently on its way downriver to shipbuilders in Kingston. The suggested donation is $15. For more information visit www.Clearwater.org/float-the-boat.

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Jann Klose

Pop-rock singer Klose at RiverFolk HONESDALE, PA — RiverFolk Concerts will introduce Jann Klose to its audience on Saturday, April 9 at 7:30 p.m. at The Cooperage. He will be joined by the Costellos, whose roots are in Narrowsburg. The concert will also celebrate RiverFolk impresario Jill Padua’s 60th birthday. “Having heard Jann a number of times and regularly playing his CDs, it’s easy to find myself singing along to his catchy tunes,” said Padua. “Jann Klose was born in Germany and raised in South Africa, but his music is all-American pop rock of the finest order… Combine his songwriting and singing chops with his artful experimentation—songs include flavors of reggae, punk, and more—and you understand why Klose moves ever closer to pop-rock eminence,” wrote Nancy Dunham of Relix Magazine. Opening for Klose will be The Costellos, combining pop, rock, country and surf. The suggested donation is $20 reserved, $25 at the door. As part of the birthday celebration, snacks, cake and non-alcoholic beverages will be provided. BYOB. For reservations call 845/252-6783 or email riverfolkconcerts@ frontier.com. For more information visit www.river folkconcerts.com or www.jannklose.com.

Twisted Pine brings bluegrass to Hawley HAWLEY, PA — Harmony Presents will showcase the bluegrass sound of Twisted Pine on Saturday, April 2 in the Underground Theatre at the Hawley Silk Mill, 8 Silk Mill Dr. “Twisted Pine is a wild and unpredictable bluegrass band delivering powerful vocal harmonies, hard-driving rhythms and virtuosic musicianship,” said Contributed photo Jill Carletti, managing director of Harmony Presents. The group has performed on the main stages of major festivals such as Greyfox Bluegrass Festival, Celtic Connections in Glasgow, Green River Festival, FreshGrass Festival, Joe Val Bluegrass Festival amd Thomas Point Beach Bluegrass Festival. Tickets cost $20 in advance, $25 general admission. All concerts start at 8 p.m. and end around 10 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online at www.harmonypresents.com for all concerts and other events. They may also be purchased in advance in person at AMSkier Insurance located at 209 Main Ave. For more information email jill@silkmillharmony.com or call 570/588-8077.

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ROSCOE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Anglers Reunion Dinner at Rockland House, social hour 6pm, dinner 7pm. $25. Leslie Eggleton, who learned to fish and fly fish on the Beaverkill and Willowemoc rivers, presents a program on brook trout. Eggleton is a guide and works for DEC. Sponsored by the Catskill Fly Tyers Guild. 607/4984240 for reservations.

Community blood drive

ROCK HILL â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Community blood drive at the Rock Hill Firehouse, 2:30-7:30pm. Call 1-800-REDCROSS or visit red crossblood.org to make an appointment.

Sullivan County Audubon Society meeting

LOCH SHELDRAKE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; First spring meeting of Sullivan County Audubon Society at Sullivan County Community College, Room B113, 6pm. Program on navigating eBird, presented by Lance Verderame. A light supper of pizza and salad will precede the program. Free and open to the public.

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LIVINGSTON MANOR â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Catskill Art Society hosts an opening reception for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Figurative Pastels,â&#x20AC;? an exhibition by Galen Pittman, in the Elevator Gallery at CAS Arts Center, 48 Main St., 4-6pm. On display through May 30. Pittman brings an insightful view to a multitude of human subjects with a lyrical flow of pastels.

First Friday Networking Breakfast

LOCH SHELDRAKE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Sullivan County Chamber of Commerce First Friday Networking Breakfast at New Hope Community, 5 New Hope Comm. Dr., 7:45-9am. Cost: Advance $15 for members, door $20 for members, $25 for non-members. RSVP by 12noon on 03/31. Call 845/7914200 or email office@catskills.com.

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Old Time Fiddlers at Cooperage

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HONESDALE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Old Time Fiddlers perform at The Cooperage, 7:30pm. Influenced by Irish, Scottish, Canadian, bluegrass, Texas-swing and old-time standards, this â&#x20AC;&#x153;familyâ&#x20AC;? of musicians share a deep and unwavering love for and commitment to traditional music and dance. Donations collected at the door. 570/253-2020.

Opening Day of ďŹ shing

ROSCOE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Everyone is welcome to join the Roscoe Chamber of Commerce and friends at Junction Pool for Opening Day of fishing season, 7:30am. Refreshments will be served. Rain or shine.

Pre-K story time at the library

MONTICELLO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Pre-K story time at the Ethelbert B. Crawford Public Library, 10am. This program will continue to develop early literacy skills with stories and crafts. Free. 845/794-4660.

Sat., Apr. 2 Author talk on designing gardens

GRAHAMSVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Author Carolyn Summers will talk about her book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Designing Gardens with Flora of the American Eastâ&#x20AC;? at the Time and the Valleys Museum, 2pm. Books will be available for sale. Refreshments and museum admission are included. Cost: $3, free for museum members. 845/985-7700.

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Casting call: Act Underground

NARROWSBURG â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Act Underground Theater open casting call at the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance, 3-5pm. Open to anyone interested in acting with Act Underground. No need to prepare material in advance; you will be given scenes to read. No appointments required.

Early bird toddler story time

JEFFERSONVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Saturdays, 9-9:30am at the Jeffersonville Branch/ Western Sullivan Public Library. Ages 18 months-2+. Explore early literacy with stories, songs, flannel boards and more. Six-week session. Use the back door as the library is not open at the time of this program. Registration required. Email kohara@rcls.org or call 845/482-4350.

Family story time

JEFFERSONVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Saturdays, 1011am at the Jeffersonville Branch/Western Sullivan Public Library. All ages welcome. Stories, songs, crafts and more. Six-week session. Registration required. Email kohara@rcls.org or call 845/482-4350.

Fly Tyers Rendezvous

LIVINGSTON MANOR â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The 15th annual Fly Tyers Rendezvous sponsored by the Catskill Fly Tyers Guild at the Catskill Fly Fishing Center, 10am-3pm. Silent auction from 10amâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;2pm, with flies, tools, books, bamboo rod by Chuck Neuner. Benefits the Educational Programs Fund. Everyone is welcome. Lunch is available.

Free help with income tax preparation & ďŹ ling

REGION â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Free help with tax preparation and filing provided by AARP and RSVP (Retired Senior Volunteer Program) through April 12 by appointment at libraries in Liberty, Livingston Manor, Monticello, Grahamsville, Jeffersonville and Eldred, and at the Cornell Cooperative Extension Sullivan County. 845/807-0241.

Nature Watch training

WURTSBORO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Become a Basha Kill Area Association volunteer. Training at Church Hall, Community Church, 134 Sullivan St., 9:30amâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;12noon. Learn about birds including eagles, ospreys and more, so you can talk to visitors. Serve three shifts of three hours each on Saturdays or Sundays from April 16 to June 19. Visit, thebashakill.org.

Opening of Gallery EVA

CALLICOON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Opening of Gallery EVA, 35 Lower Main St., 5-8pm. Artist group show.

Season opener at ďŹ&#x201A;y-ďŹ shing center

LIVINGSTON MANOR â&#x20AC;&#x201C; First cast at 9 a.m., followed by soup, bamboo rod demonstrations, kids activities and more. Catskill Fly Fishing Center & Museum on Old Route 17. www.catskillflyfishing.org.

Sportmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game dinner

LOCH SHELDRAKE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Calvary Baptist Church of Loch Sheldrake hosts its 10th sportsmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dinner at the Loch Sheldrake Fire Department on Route 52. Featuring trophy displays, game dinner, door prizes. Advance tickets recommended. $12 donation. 845/985-7410.

Sullivan County Philatelic Society

MONTICELLO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Sullivan County Philatelic Society meets, 1pm. There will be a 10-lot auction and refreshments.

Twisted Pine bluegrass band

HAWLEY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Twisted Pine at Harmony Presents in the Silk Mill, 8pm. They deliver powerful vocal harmonies, harddriving rhythms, and virtuosic musicianship. The band formed while studying at Berklee College of Music. After realizing the incredible chemistry they had together the band secured a monthly residency at Bostonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cantab Lounge.

Two Headed Trout Dinner

ROSCOE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Roscoeâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Rockland Chamber holds its annual Two Headed Trout Dinner at Rockland House. Appetizers at 6pm, followed by prime rib dinner. Raffles, 50/50 tickets, silent auction, door prizes, guest speaker. Tickets $45. 607/498-5464.

Sun., Apr. 3 Adult acting workshop

NARROWSBURG â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Act Underground Theatre in Narrowsburg will offer an 8-week adult acting workshop for those 15 years and older, beginning Sunday April 3, 10amâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;12noon, at Delaware Valley Arts Centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Krause Recital Hall, 37 Main St. Tuition is $120 for eight weeks, or $15 per session. 845/252-9915.

Boy Scout spaghetti dinner

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Spaghetti dinner to benefit Boy Scout Troop 717 at White Sulphur Springs United Methodist Church Hall, Rte. 52, 4:30-7pm. Tickets: adults and take outs $9, children 5 to 12 $5. Homemade meatballs and desserts. Help the Boy Scouts go to summer camp. 845/292-2683.

Open mic for special needs

HAWLEY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Open Mic Special at The Boiler Room at the Silk Mill, 2-5pm. Performers have a chance to sing, recite, play an instrument, dance, or pursue any other entertainment activity. Event sponsored by AMSkier Agency. Water, soda and light snacks will be sold, with all proceeds going to help support Special Olympics. 570/296-7726.

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fee, or tea. All proceeds benefit the youth of the community.

Wayne County Arts Alliance annual member meeting

HAWLEY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Wayne County Arts Alliance annual member meeting at Coraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1850 Bistro, 525 Welwood Ave., 6:30pm.

Mon., Apr. 4 Toddler story time at the library

MONTICELLO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Toddler story time at the Ethelbert B. Crawford Public Library, 10am. This program uses rhymes, books, crafts and finger plays to develop skills that will help children get ready to read. 845/794-4660.

Tues., Apr. 5 Alzheimerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Association Caregiver Support Group

LIBERTY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Alzheimerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Association Caregiver Support Group at Achieve Rehab & Nursing Facility, 170 Lake St., 6-7:30pm. Open to all caregivers/family members of people with Alzheimerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s disease or related dementias. Refreshments served. 845/866-3247.

Health and Wellness Fair

LOCH SHELDRAKE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; SUNY Sullivan hosts a Health and Wellness Fair at De Hoyos Gallery located outside the Seelig Theatre in Building E, 10am-2pm. This annual informational and outreach event is open to students and community members to promote health, fitness and wellbeing. 845/434-5750 ext. 4377.

Story time at the library

MONTICELLO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Evening story times at the Ethelbert B. Crawford Public Library every other Tuesday at 4:30pm. Build literacy and social skills through songs, games and other activities. 845/794-4660.

Wed., Apr. 6 Business Group @ WSPL in Callicoon

CALLICOON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Business Group meets the First Wednesday of the month at the Delaware Free Branch/Western Sullivan Public Library, 10:30am12:30pm. Meet like-minded professionals, share ideas, explore social media, design marketing materials, learn new technologies and more.

Casting call: Act Underground

NARROWSBURG â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Act Underground Theater open casting call at the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance, 7-9pm. Open to anyone interested in acting with Act Underground. No need to prepare material in advance; you will be given scenes to read. No appointments required.

FREE computer support @ WSPL

NARROWSBURG â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Free Computer Support every Wednesday at TustenCochecton Branch/Western Sullivan Public Library, 4-8pm.

Friends Cafe opens

JEFFERSONVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Grand opening of Friends Cafe at Jeffersonville Branch/ Western Sullivan Public Library, 5-7pm. Coffee, tea, croissant, and French music. 845/482-4350.

Stormwater Erosion & Sediment Control Management seminar

LIBERTY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Sullivan County Soil & Water Conservation District will hold a training seminar for Stormwater Erosion & Sediment Control Management at the Cornell Cooperative Extension Building, 8am-1pm. This seminar is directed towards contractors and developers who will be disturbing soil of one acre or more. Cost: $50. 845/292-6552.

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Service Directory

Call to advertise: 845-252-7414 Deadline: Mondays, 2:00 p.m.

Air Conditioning

Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning

Exterminating

Plumbing & Heating

Storage

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Professional Rotovac Steam & Shampoo System Residential & Commercial – Power Washing Decks, Siding, Patios & Restoration Services 607-498-6027 • www.fieldtester.com

BARRYVILLE EXTERMINATING SERVICE

GS PLUMBING & HEATING

RILEYVILLE MINI STORAGE

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LEWIS MECKLE CONSTRUCTION CORP.

BOB’S SEAMLESS GUTTERS

Duct Cleaning •Ductless A/C & Heat Pumps, Water Heaters, Forced Hot Air & A/C Systems, Oil & Gas 570-729-8533

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CHARLES GREGORY WOODS ARCHITECT PA/ NY- NCARB Voted Best Architect 2014 by River Reporter Readers Award - Winning Energy Efficient Residences Addition/ Remodeling and Commercial also cgwaia.net 570.253.5452

PHILIP FARMILOE, ARCHITECT, AIA

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Arts DELAWARE VALLEY ARTS ALLIANCE 37 Main Street, Narrowsburg, NY 845-252-7576 www.artsalliancesite.org

Auto Body B&R COLLISION CORP.

Complete Collision Specialists 512 Church Street, Hawley, PA 18428 570-226-3291

Automotive D & R AUTO REPAIR

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No Job Too Small... No Challenge Too Big! All phases of construction • Fully Insured • Free Estimates Find us on Facebook for full gallery of previous work Accepting all major credit cards • 845-252-3995

Electrical AMERICAN ELECTRIC, LLC

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Licensed Electrical Contractor Serving Sullivan County • Residential • Commercial HEAT • LIGHT • POWER James A. Sackett • 845-252-7461

SONNY'S SERVICE CENTER

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Foreign, domestic car and truck repair and complete fuel injection cleaning. 24-hour towing. NYS Inspection. Complete Diagnostic Check. 907 CR 23, Narrowsburg, NY H \ 845-252-3944 Z U

Blacktopping ESSELMAN PAVING

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Builder JMR CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

Custom Homes, Renovations, Additions, Restorations, Roofs, Decks, Siding, Remodeling 570-559-7935 or 877-275-5671 Joseph Riccardi • www.jmrconstructioncompany.com

TED KILLE

Plumbing, Carpentry Renovations, Ceramic Tile, Stone Work Electric & Honey Do Lists

845-887-4708

JS ELECTRIC

Serving Sullivan County 26 Years Experience • All forms of Electrical work Voted Best Electrician fifth year in a row Richard Maloney • 845-252-6640

Equipment & Storage Used and New Equipment & Parts Shed and Gazebo Sales • Kubota Dealer Bobcat Dealer

MARSHALL MACHINERY, INC.

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Service, New Construction, Well Pumps, Water Heaters & Boilers Fully Insured • Free Estimates Greg Stevenson • 845/252-7286

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Roofing STRAIT LINE ROOFING

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Tree Service

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Commercial Boilers, Heat Pumps & Controls

SOLAR GEO & WOOD 845-701-3088

Landscaping BRADY STONE & LANDSCAPING LLC All phases of landscaping Specializing in stone walls, walkways, patios, veneer & cultured stone • Excavating 570-729-8395

CREATIVE EARTH LANDSCAPING Patios, walkways, retaining walls fencing, tree removal Mowing & Clean-ups • 845-468-0130 www.CreativeEarthLandscape.com

MACIEJEWSKI LANDSCAPING, INC. Hydro-seeding • Walkways • Patios Retaining Walls • Tree Shrubs Installation Drainage Work • Fully Insured • Irrigation FREE ESTIMATE • 570-224-6405 MaciejewskiLandscaping.com

MARHAREX STONE & LANDSCAPING Complete Design & Installation All applications of Stone Work Proudly serving the area since 2001 Full portfolio 570-878-1595 • marharex.com

Painter B&L HOME INTERIOR

Interior & Exterior, Paint & Stain, Power Washing, Deck Refinishing, Log Home, Vinyl Siding FREE Estimates • Fully Insured • 570-352-3198

Prime Wall Covering & Painting Fine Interior Painting Wall Covering Istallation 30 years experience, fully insured Dave Magliacane, Pleasant Mount, PA PA Lic#011906 • 570-642-1042

Plumbing & Heating BUSELLI PLUMBING, HEATING & ELECTRIC New Construction, Renovation, Service Water Heaters, Boilers, Well Pumps Solar Installs • 570-729-7791

Cassas Bros Update or improve your home Now GAF Certified Roofing Installer 50 Year Warranty Fully Lic/Insured Tel 845-492-9549 H \ www.Cassasbros.com

Sand & Gravel Stone • Topsoil • D.O.T. Sand • Modified Mason & Screened Sand • Red Shale

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Septic Service ESSELMAN SEWER & DRAIN SERVICE

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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. 845-252-6672 • 570-729-7936

SULLIVAN COUNTY SEPTIC SERVICE "The Drain Surgeon" Pumping - Drain Cleaning - Excavation Portable Restroom Rentals Ken Bloom, Pres. • 845-583-4064

Solar Energy BUSELLI PLUMBING, HEATING & ELECTRIC Solar Electric Power, Solar Thermal Hot Water & Heat. Install & Service 570-729-7791

BLACK OAK TREE SERVICE

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DER OSKAR TREE SERVICE.COM Full Service Tree Care • Tree Removal & Pruning Fertilizer & Insecticide Treatments Organic Tick Spraying 845 557 8051 Licensed NY/PA deroskartreeservice@yahoo.com In business since 1993 • Fully Insured Pole Saw Work • Climbing • Complete Tree Removal Stump Grinding • Chipping • Trimming

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Truck Parts & More Truck Parts, Repair & Equipment, Heavy-duty Towing, Road Service, Snow Removal Equipment

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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

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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. Recruitment The Arc of Delaware County seeks dynamic professionals to lead our nationally recognized organization in supporting people with I/DD in living personally fulfilling lives. Positions include: Chief Services Officer Speech Pathologist Supervisor/ Life Coach 10 Assistant Director of Residential Services House Manager Apply: www. delarc.org

Delaware Valley Farm Home & Garden has a part time seasonal position available weekends a must, retail experience helpful but will train the right person. 845-887-5100

Seasonal Summer Jobs Part time and Full time Drivers, Bus Drivers (CDL-P), Beach Helpers, Oﬃce / Cleaning. Good customer relations skills. Boat lifting ability for Drivers and Beach. Computer / phone / cleaning skills for Oﬃce. Indian Head Canoes. Call 845-557-8777 for application.

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Legal Notice CATSKILL HOSPITALITY HOLDING LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 12/18/2015. Office in Sullivan Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to c/o Sharon Freestone, CPA, 20 Thomas Ave., Liberty, NY 12754. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. NOTICE OF FORMATION of limited liability company (LLC). Name: 117 WEST 141 LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/20/2015. Office location: Sullivan County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: THE LLC 117 WEST 141 LLC C/O GUARDIAN REALTY 3611 14TH AVENUE SUITE 603, BROOKLYN, NY 11218. Purpose: any lawful purpose. JZ HAMPTONS LLC Art. Of Org. Filed Sec. of State of NY 3/9/2016. Off. Loc.: Sullivan Co. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY to mail copy of process to The LLC, PO Box 1000, Woodbury, NY 11797. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity. Notice of Formation of a Limited Liability Company The name of the limited liability company is: Red Hill Associates, LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the New York Secretary of State’s office on : 3/8/16 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 : PO Box 71 Westbrookville, NY 12785 Irenekpark, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 3/17/16. Office location: Sullivan County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Irene Park, 416 Greenville Rd., Grahamville, NY 12740. General purpose. NOTICE OF FORMATION of limited liability company (LLC). Name: 127 WEST 141 LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/20/2015. Office location: Sullivan County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: THE LLC 127 WEST 141 LLC C/O GUARDIAN REALTY3611 14TH AVENUESUITE 603, BROOKLYN, NY 11218. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

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RMS TEAM LLC Art. Of Org. Filed Sec. of State of NY 3/9/2016. Off. Loc.: Sullivan Co. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY to mail copy of process to The LLC, PO Box 1000, Woodbury, NY 11797. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity.

District shall prepare a Real Property Tax “Exemption Report” which will show how much of the assessed value on the final assessment roll (utilized for the school tax levy) is exempt from taxation by the School District. This exemption report will list every type of exemption granted and will show: (1) the cumulative impact of each type of exemption; (2) the cumulative amount expected to be received as payments in lieu of taxes (PILOTS), or other payments, from recipients of each type of exemption; (3) the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted. This Exemption Report will be posted on the District’s website and on District bulletin boards utilized for posting public notices. The Exemption Report will be annexed to any preliminary District budget, and will become part of the final budget. NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that the Annual Meeting, Election of Members of the Board of Education and Vote on the Budget, will be held on Tuesday, May 17, 2016 between the hours of 12:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m., prevailing time, at the polling places hereinafter listed, when the polls will be open for the purpose of voting by voting machine: A. To elect three members to the Board of Education, for three-year terms, commencing July 1, 20165 and expiring on June 30, 2019, due to the expiration of the terms of Ken Cohen, Joan Glase and Rose Joyce-Turner. B. To vote upon the appropriation of the necessary funds to meet the estimated expenditures for School District purposes for the 2016-2017 School Year (the Budget). C. Shall the Board of Education of the Sullivan West Central School District be authorized to establish a Capital Reserve Fund, in accordance with the provisions of Section 3651 of the New York State Education Law, for the purpose of financing, in whole or in part, the cost of authorized alterations, construction or reconstruction of facilities, buildings or additions, and to fund this Reserve in the ultimate amount of five million dollars ($5,000,000.), with annual appropriations to be determined by the Board of Education from the District’s undesignated fund balance, for a probable term of ten (10) years, beginning on June 30, 2016 and ending on June 30, 2026? NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the polling places for the purposes of voting at the Annual School District Election and Vote on Tuesday, May 17, 2016, shall be as follows: Election District #1 - Polling Place at the Delaware Youth Center - for those who reside within the boundaries of the former Delaware Valley Central School District Election District #2 - Polling Place at the Sullivan West Elementary School - for those who reside within the boundaries of the former Jeffersonville-Youngsville Central School District Election District #3 - Polling Place at the Tusten-Cochecton Library - for those who reside within the boundaries of the former Narrowsburg Central School District D. NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that petitions for nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education must be filed with the Clerk of the District, by no later than 5:00 p.m. on the 30th day preceding the School District Election, Monday, April 18, 2016. Vacancies on the Board of Education are considered separate, specific offices and a separate petition is required to nominate a candidate to each separate office. The nominating petition must be signed by at least 25 qualified voters of the District; shall describe at least the length of the term of office and contain the name of the incumbent; must state the name and residence address of each signer; and must state the name and residence address of the candidate. Petition forms may be obtained at the

Office of the School District Clerk on weekdays when school is in session, during regular business hours, 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. When picking up petitions, you must indicate which position you are running for: Ken Cohen, Joan Glase and Rose Joyce-Turner. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that personal registration of voters is required pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law. If a voter has heretofore registered to vote with the School District and has voted at an annual or special school district meeting within the last four calendar years, s/ he is eligible to vote at this Election and Vote to be held on Tuesday, May 17, 2016. If a voter is currently registered to vote with the Sullivan County Board of Elections, s/he is also eligible to vote in this election and vote. All other persons who wish to vote must register with the Board of Registration. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Board of Registration will meet at the Administration Office at each of the polling places, on Wednesday, April 15, 2015 and Wednesday, May 13, 2015 from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., prevailing time, for the purpose of preparing the register of the School District for the Election and Vote to be held on Tuesday, May 17, 2016, at which time any person shall be entitled to have his/her name placed upon such Register if he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of the Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Register of voters so prepared shall be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the District, Sullivan West Elementary, 33 Schoolhouse Road, Jeffersonville, NY, where the same shall be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District on each of the five days prior to the day set for the Annual Meeting, Election and Vote, except Saturday and Sunday, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., prevailing time. Said Register will be open for inspection at the polling place on the date of the Election and Vote, on Tuesday, May 17, 2016. NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN, that applications for absentee ballots for the School District Election and Vote may be obtained at the Office of the District Clerk. The application must be received by the District Clerk at least seven (7) days prior to the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter or the day before the election, if the ballot will be delivered personally to the voter. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued will be available in the Office of the District Clerk between 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. until the day of the Election and Vote. Absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk at the Sullivan West Elementary, 33 Schoolhouse Road, Jeffersonville, NY by no later than 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, on the date of the Annual Meeting, Election and Vote, Tuesday, May 17, 2016. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the School District Clerk is hereby authorized to amend the Notice of the Public Hearing on the Budget and Annual Meeting, Election and Vote, from time to time, as in her discretion, such amendment may be required. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the School District Clerk shall cause the Notice set forth above to be published once each week for four (4) weeks within the seven (7) weeks preceding the Annual Meeting, Election and Vote, the first such notice to be published at least 45-days prior to the Election and Vote, in accordance with Section 2004 of the Education Law. Date: March 17, 2016 By Order of the Board of Education Sullivan West Central School Margaret L. Luty, District Clerk

NOTICE OF FORMATION of limited liability company (LLC). Name: 137 WEST 141 LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/20/2015. Office location: Sullivan County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: THE LLC 137 WEST 141 LLC C/O GUARDIAN REALTY3611 14TH AVENUESUITE 603, BROOKLYN, NY 11218. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION of limited liability company (LLC). Name: 649 WEST LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/7/2016. Office location: Sullivan County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: THE LLC 3611 14TH AVENUE SUITE 603, BROOKLYN, NY 11218. Purpose: any lawful purpose. LEGAL NOTICE Supreme Court, Sullivan County Village of Liberty vs. J.C. Young Hose Company #1, Inc., or other such name or entity known as J.C. Young Hose Co. Index #: 2015-2206 Attorneys for Plaintiff: Kirk Orseck PO Box 469 Liberty, N.Y. 12754 Potential Defendants: You are hereby summoned to serve notice of appearance on plaintiff’s attorney within 30 days. Failure to appear will result in judgment by default. Causes of action:Quiet title and/or adverse possession of property located at 256 Sprague Avenue, Suite 1, Liberty, N.Y. 12754, Tax ID#: 108-6-36. NOTICE OF ANNUAL PUBLIC HEARING ON THE BUDGET, ANNUAL MEETING, SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTION AND VOTE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Board of Education of the Sullivan West Central School District, Sullivan County, New York that a Public Hearing on the Budget at the High School in said School District, Lake Huntington, New York, on Thursday, May 5, 2016 at 6:30 PM, for the purpose of presenting the budget document for the 2016-2017 School Year. NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required for School District purposes during the 2016-2017 school year (the Budget), exclusive of public monies, may be obtained by any resident of the District between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., commencing May 3, 2016 except Saturday, Sunday or holidays at each of the District’s schoolhouses and at the Administrative Offices. NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that in accordance with §495 of the N.Y. Real Property Tax Law, that the

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Two Headed Trout Dinner ROSCOE, NY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The annual Two Headed Trout Town Dinner will be held at the Rockland House on Saturday, April 2 starting at 6 p.m. A six-course meal will be served, from appetizers to dessert. Tickets cost $45 and include a breakfast the next morning at the Community Center, sponsored by the Kiwanis Club. There will be door prizes, a cash bar, silent auctions, raffles, etc. A special presentation will be made by Tracey Brown, the

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First Cast at Junction Pool ROSCOE, NY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; On Friday, April 1 at 7:30 a.m., everyone is welcome to join the Roscoe Chamber of Commerce at Junction Pool for opening day of the trout fishing season. Refreshments will be served, rain or shine.

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RIVER TALK

By Scott Rando

THE RIVER REPORTER

A busman’s holiday with some very large critters

while back, when the Pennsylvania Amphibian and Reptile Survey (PARS) announced it would hold its 2nd annual meeting in Benezette, PA, I looked it up on a map and saw that it was halfway across the state, between four and five hours to drive. With a start time of 9 a.m. for the meeting, I faced the choice of leaving in the wee morning hours of the morning, or leaving the previous day and spending the night in the Benezette area. I saw that Benezette was in Elk County, and asked myself, “What can I do in Elk County for that previous day? Elk County… elk!” With the meeting being held on the 19th of March, I departed for Benezette early on the 18th and reached there before 12 noon. One of the first places I checked out was Winslow Hill Elk Viewing Area, a mountaintop land tract maintained by the PA Game Commission. After finding elk tracks (cloven hoof and bigger than deer) and elk scat (also much bigger) in the parking lot, it wasn’t long before I spotted an elk. The first impression I got was that these animals are big; from my vantage point, they looked as big as horses. Female elk (cows) weigh around 500 to

TRR photos by Scott Rando.

These elk were in a field halfway between an elk viewing area and the town of Benezette, PA, and there was a safe area to pull off the road, with a vantage point from which I was able to photograph them. As with most wildlife, it is best to stay in your vehicle while viewing elk if they are close.

This quick snapshot from the car shows one of a half dozen elk next to the road in a campground near downtown Benezette. In March, the bulls shed their antlers; I spotted only one young bull that still had antlers. Many local people were out checking elk habitat for antler sheds.

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600 pounds, and the males (bulls) up to 1,000 pounds. Elk were re-introduced between 1913 and 1926 by the Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC) to replace a population that was decimated by overhunting during the 1800s. The elk that are seen today at Benezette are descendants of Rocky Mountain elk. According to the PGC, there are about 900 elk in the state. Hunting season in November is short and only in designated areas. Licenses are assigned by drawing. Elk can be seen year round in Elk and the surrounding counties, but the most popular time to see elk seems to be in the fall, when rutting season begins. The bulls will frequently bugle and face off against other bulls for domination of the herd. If you do go, be aware that elk can be aggressive, especially with their young around. Don’t get closer than 30 yards to an elk on foot, and if viewing, try to maintain a barrier (a tree, boulder, etc.) between you and the animal in case you are charged. My extra elk day was well worth the extra day spent. If you decide to go, there is a wealth of information available; one good summary of elk facts and hints can be found at paelk.com.

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