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Honesdale names borough manager By LINDA DROLLINGER

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ONESDALE, PA — Seven months after four council members were elected on their promise to create a borough manager position, the promise was kept. By a 4-2 vote at its July 18 meeting, the Honesdale Borough Council named longtime borough secretary Judy Poltanis to the position. Vice President Bob Jennings, who at first sought to abstain, and Bill Canfield cast the dissenting votes. Jeremy Ebert was absent. Canfield said after the vote that although he supports the concept of a borough manager and agrees it is necessary, he cannot justify the expenditure of funds that he thinks would be better appropriated now to the borough’s beleaguered police department. Jennings said, without elaboration, “I don’t think it will work.” To which President Mike Augello responded, “If it doesn’t work, we’ll undo it.” The borough manager serves at the council’s pleasure, not for a specific term of office. Praising Poltanis for her long and conscientious service to the community, Augello said, “Judy has demonstrated her investment in Honesdale borough and her absolute commitment to it in many ways for many years, always acting in the best interests of the borough and its people.” He added, “Communication is a key component of this job. Judy speaks from her heart, and has always been an excellent facilitator of communication between and among council and borough officials and the businesses, agencies, organizations and individuals with whom the borough works.”

Poltanis will retain her current job and receive a salary increase commensurate with her added responsibilities. Per Augello, Poltanis’s current job description will be upgraded to include some, but not all, of the duties and responsibilities outlined in the borough manager job description. Noting that Poltanis was uncomfortable with the borough manager title, he said her title will probably be that of secretary-manager. Poltanis, who has rarely missed a council meeting during her 27 years service to the borough, was on vacation and left no comment regarding the announcement. Delivering his report, finance committee chair Mike Dux responded to Canfield’s concerns about money spent on a borough manager salary as the police department struggles to pay overtime salaries necessary to 24/7 policing. “By promoting Judy, rather than hiring an external candidate, we’ll realize a $20,000 savings in benefits and sign-on costs. Police overtime salaries are $10,000 over budget, but other police department expenses are down.” Dux also reported that year-to-date expenses are under budget, but that revenues are also lower than anticipated, due largely to delay in construction of the Wayne Memorial Hospital addition. Loss of construction permit fees has made for a $42,000 revenue shortfall. After the one-hour meeting adjourned, Augello said in private remarks about borough employees in general and the borough manager in particular, “They are professional administrators. However well intentioned, we [the council] are strictly amateurs.”

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One of the Riverfest posters, “Sunsation, ” features a tissue-paper photographic collage with paint and marker by Anna Marie Prono.

Riverfest beckons

ARROWSBURG, NY — Celebrate the diverse artistic talents of the area at Riverfest, Narrowsburg’s 26th annual music, art, and environmental festival on Sunday, July 24 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The poster above is only one of over five dozen that will be auctioned off at the 12:30 p.m. poster auction, one of

the highlights of the event. As in years past, the posters are made using every imaginable artistic medium, including painting, photography and sculpture. The event benefits the Gallery Program at the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance. For more information on Riverfest, see page 20.

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‘Rust in Peace’ The paintings of John Adams at Morgan Outdoors

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A dozen solar farms for Sullivan County Solar company hosts public meeting By FRITZ MAYER

OCK HILL, NY — The company named Cypress Creek Renewables received some negative comments from the community back in January of this year because of the language of the lease they had offered to many Sullivan County landowners. Critics said the lease was good for the company, but not so good for the landowners. At a meeting Cypress Creek hosted at the Sullivan in Rock Hill on July 13, a representative of the company said their entry to the county could have been smoother, but she and others who spoke were willing to answer all questions from the public about their operation in New York and other states. Perhaps the most interesting part of the presentation was a map with the caption, “An overview showing the highest priority solar farms in development in Sullivan County.” The Cypress Creek team leader, Noah Hyte, said while there are no permits on any of the projects yet, these are the projects most likely to come on line first. According to the map, there are four installations planned for the Town of Bethel, two each in the towns of Liberty, Fallsburg and Mamakating, and one each for the towns of Callicoon and Neversink. In general, these solar installations will be about two megawatts worth of panels located on about 20 acres of land and able to serve the electricity needs of about 500 or 600 homes. Company spokeswoman Anne Waling said the company was founded in 2014 and has raised over $1 billion in investments and will very soon reach its goal of $1.25 billion. She said the company has developed or is developing or financing over 200 utility-scale projects. Waling said the projects in Sullivan County may be constructed next year. She said the electricity would be sold to residents near the projects “at or below market rates.” She said the company expects to invest about $3.3 million in each project, and that includes about $1.6 million in the local economy. Waling said a single solar operation could pay more than $1 million in taxes over the 35-year life of an installation. Hyte said the company hopes to have the first installation up and running by May or June of 2017; some will take longer as towns work their way through solar moratoria, and create new zoning to cover utility-scale solar farms. Hyte said that Cypress Creek is moving into New York because Gov. Andrew Cuomo and other state officials have set up various renewable energy programs, and one that makes community solar programs like the ones they’re pursuing especially attractive.

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IN BRIEF New business breaking ground in Glen Wild Industrial Park

Serfilippi wins NEPA Audubon scholarship

GLEN WILD, NY — The Aerospace Materials Division of a company called Metalized Carbon Corporation has plans to open a new facility in the Glen Wild Industrial Park. A ground-breaking ceremony was scheduled at the park for July 20. The company is headquartered in Ossining. Current construction plans acall for a 15,000 square foot preengineered metal building that will employ 10 people when full production is achieved in 2017. The property is approved for a total of 65,000 square feet to accommodate anticipated future expansion. At full build-out, the facility may employ as many as 100 people at this location. It will house all new, stateof-the art processing equipment designed to produce self-lubricating materials for the aerospace, petrochemical, desalinization, power generation and food processing industries among others. The ground-breaking ceremony was sponsored by the Sullivan County Partnership for Economic Development. For more information on the company visit www. metcar.com.

HONESDALE, PA — Rachel Serfilippi is this year’s winner of the Northeast Pennsylvania Audubon Society (NEPAS) scholarship. The $4,000 scholarship is awarded every year to a graduating senior who plans to pursue a career in an environmental field. Daughter of Steven and Laurie Serfilippi of Ararat, Rachel is a 2016 graduate of Susquehanna Community High School in Susquehanna, PA and will be attending Paul Smith’s College in the Adirondacks. She plans to build a customized bachelor’s degree which will include ecology, botany, habitat restoration, wildlife, conservation and surveying (GIS). Funding for these scholarships is generated from the Art and Craft Festival held every July in Hawley, PA.

Gas infrastructure activist petitions to challenge Bonacic NEW YORK STATE 42ND SENATE DISTRICT — Pramilla Malick, a long-time activist against the drilling and fracking industry, is in the midst of a petition drive to allow her to get her name on the ballot in the fall. If successful, she will run as a Democrat and challenge Sen. John Bonacic, who represents Sullivan County and parts of Orange, Ulster and Delaware counties. Bonacic has held the office since 1998, and was in the Assembly before that. He is running on the Republican, Conservative and Independence party lines. Malick gained visibility in the region in the ultimately unsuccessful attempt to halt the creation of the Minisink Compressor Station, which prompted at least one family to walk away from its home. As of July 18, Malick said she and her associates had collected 700 signatures and needed to collect 1500 within a week to meet the deadline to appear on the ballot.

Lawmaker urges lawsuit against opioid companies HARRISBURG, PA — Democratic Rep. Thomas Caltagirone has introduced a resolution that urges the governor and attorney general to initiate a lawsuit against pharmaceutical companies responsible for causing the opioid epidemic. Caltagirone said the aim of his bill is to hold pharmaceutical companies accountable, close the floodgates of new addicts coming into the prison and health care systems and recover the costs of addiction treatment. “Despite being aware that prolonged use of opioids can lead to addiction, certain pharmaceutical companies chose to put profits before patients,” Caltagirone said. “Marketing efforts by these companies—and not any medical breakthrough—rationalized prescribing opioids for chronic pain and reversed the medical community’s understanding of the dangers of widespread opioid use. “Some companies’ sales pitches included claims that the risk of addiction was less than 1%, despite several studies to the contrary from as early as 1992. These tactics were effective,” he said. According to the Centers for Disease Control, U.S. sales of prescription opioids quadrupled between 1999 and 2014, even as the resulting prescription-related opioid deaths followed the same trend.

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Speaking out against motorcycle noise By FRITZ MAYER

ARRYVILLE, NY — “I never had anxiety before; I heard about it, but never had it.” Now, Betty Speaker said, the anxiety is so intense, she takes medication for it. The source of her anxiety is noise from motorcycles that have been increasingly drawn to the area as the Route 97 Scenic Byway has developed a reputation as one of the best motorcycle roads in the northeast. It’s a well-known fact that some cycle riders like to make their machines as loud as possible, and they often modify the exhaust systems—sometimes in violation of state and local laws—to put extra boom in their exhaust pipes. On at least some portions of the Scenic Byway, noise ordinances have been enforced in the past, as a post from 2009 on a website dedicated to motorcycle roads (www. motorcycleroads.us/roads/ny97.html) indicates in a discussion specifically about the Route 97 Scenic Byway. The post, from a writer identified as Hoggz, said, “I got two tickets in a single weekend for having a modified muffler. The cop actually used the word ‘straight pipe,’

so they know what they’re doing. The state and county is cracking down HARD on noise pollution along the river, so avoid this stretch if your exhaust system is unmuffled or modded.” That was probably not on a stretch of the road near Barryville. Speaker said she spoke to the former supervisor of the town on various occasions in an attempt to get the town constables to ticket the noisy motorcycles that drive her away from her home of 40 years on weekends, but to no avail. She said that once a New York State trooper came down on a Wednesday afternoon and observed the scene for a while, but the motorcycles don’t come on Wednesdays; they come on weekends. Speed is a concern on the highway, and Supervisor Jeff Haas recently said the he is going to ask the state that the speed limit be dropped from 55 mph to 30 mph after a constable recently stopped a motorcycle doing 80 mph through Barryville. But that won’t address the noise that so aggravates Speaker and her neighbors. David Hulse, a neighbor who reports for this newspaper wrote: “The motorcycles scare my dogs, they rattle my windows, and they make normal conversation impos-

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Betty Speaker lives near the Barryville Bridge and Route 97, where she says motorcycle noise on Route 97 has become intolerable. sible. I like to work in the yard and they really take a lot of the fun and relaxation out of it.” Many of the riders congregate at the Carriage House Restaurant, but Speaker said she does not find fault with the restaurant. She said the responsibility for dealing with the issue lies with law enforcement.

Broken glass, trash familiar problems at Skinners Falls By ISABEL BRAVERMAN

KINNERS FALLS, NY — When Jeremy Rolston brought his children tubing at Skinners Falls, the scene they saw was not one of pristine, untouched beauty. He witnessed groups of people drinking heavily from glass bottles and abandoning those bottles as well as other trash on the rocks by the falls. The scene is becoming all too common at the popular river spot. During the Fourth of July weekend, Skinners Falls was flooded with a large number of people, most of them visitors to the area. The problem, many say, is not people having a good time, but that they are bringing in glass, which inevitably

breaks and can cause injury, or fall into the water where it can remain a danger to waders until the edges are worn down. Although there is a no-glass policy, there seems to be no one enforcing it. Rolston writes in a letter to The River Reporter, “We floated down in tubes and were greeted by hundreds of drunk, underage kids. There was broken glass everywhere from the thousands of beer bottles being consumed. At least two people were vomiting on the rocks from extreme intoxication. How do I explain this scene to my seven- and four-yearold?” Rolston said he posted these comments to local camp Facebook pages Bryn Mawr, Blue Ridge, Tyler Hill and Equinunk, and that Tyler Hill Camp

removed his comment and then disabled the comment function. Many people wonder, who are the people that come to Skinners Falls and leave a mess? And where is the National Park Service (NPS)? The River Reporter talked to Tyler Hill Camp and the NPS. The large groups are camp counselors on their day off. Andy Siegel, the owner and director of Tyler Hill Camp, said “I’ve been here 25 years and Skinners has always been a place where camp staff and other groups go to enjoy themselves, and go tubing or rafting.” He said when he heard about the day when many camp counselors were there he sent the assistant director down to handle the situation, adding that the camp sent a bus

of 14 counselors there. There are 26 camps in the surrounding area, and camp counselors flock to the falls. “It’s everyone,” Siegel said. “Locals and seasonal workers go there to hang out.” But with the drinking and glass bottles, Siegel said he thinks it is unacceptable. “That is not how my camp is represented,” he said. After that day, he said he will continue to talk to all the camp staff to make sure they represent it in the best possible way. “People are protective of beautiful spaces, as they should be.” However, he said one “ugly day” does not represent an entire camp community. For the entire version of this story visit www.riverreporter.com.

Sullivan native battles addiction with music

IBERTY, NY — Paul Pellinger, chief strategy officer at the Recovery Unplugged Treatment Centers in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and Austin, Texas, visited a combined meeting of the Sullivan County Rural Health Network and Drug Task Force in Liberty on July 11. Pellinger, who has been involved in the treatment of substance abuse and mental health for over 26 years, was born and raised in Sullivan County. A press release outlining his company’s treatment program said, “In addition to traditional talk therapy, Recovery Unplugged uses individually prescribed music therapy as its key modality. Clients don’t have

to be musicians, or even musically inclined to benefit from the program. After its first 32 months of operation, the number of Recovery Unplugged patients still clean exceeded by three times the national average for addicts who have completed rehab programs. The facility also has less than a 9% AMA rate (clients who leave Against Medical Advice before completing their programs), compared to the 43% national average. This is important because it’s been proven that the longer the treatment, the better chance at long-term recovery.” According to Pellinger, the music helps addicts identify with specific melodies and lyrics in order to

explore and better understand the root causes of their addiction. Music plays an important role in breaking down emotional and psychological barriers, becoming a catalyst for introspection and communication. Nancy McGraw, director of Rural Health Network in Sullivan County, said the audience was “very interested in the approach he’s taking to recovery. It’s extremely innovative. It’s also important to help the public understand that we need to reduce the stigma associated with recovery and meet people on the level they’re at, and (music) would seem to be a great way to make connections.”

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Tusten board votes to take insurance from community garden By ISABEL BRAVERMAN

ARROWSBURG, NY — At last month’s Tusten town board meeting, Councilwoman Jane Luchsinger presented to the board the idea of revoking town coverage of insurance for sub-committees of the Tusten Local Development Corporation (TLDC). One of those groups is the Tusten Heritage Community Garden (THCG), now in the midst of growing season, in which about 60 people participate. THCG chairs Anie Stanley and Juliette Hermant were not at that meeting, and also had no prior knowledge that Luchsinger was going to bring up the issue. Luchsinger, the new chair of the TLDC, said the reason for her request is that the TLDC recently met with Helen Budrock of Sullivan Renaissance. At this meeting, they gleaned information about how a local development corporation should be run, and she said they discovered that some of their procedures had been improper. In particular, the town is not supposed to pay insurance premiums for groups under the umbrella of the TLDC, such as the community garden, the Honey Bee Festival and Act Underground, among others. TLDC meetings are held once a month the same day of and before the regular town board meeting. Last month, Stanley and Hermant said Luchsinger canceled the TLDC meeting at the last minute with no explanation. Therefore, they did not get a chance to hear Luchsinger’s plan before it was too late. At that time, the town board voted in favor of taking away the insurance from those groups. Stanley and Hermant first heard of this

ddecision when they received a letter from town clerk Nicole Peters notifying them that the insurance for the community garden would end in 30 days. They said they reached out to Luchsinger and town supervisor Carol Wingert, but the two did not respond. Stanley and Hermant sent two letters; neither received a response. It wasn’t until this month’s TLDC and town board meetings that the issue was brought up. Stanley and Hermant said that at the TLDC meeting, Luchsinger put the insurance issue at the end of the agenda, and when they got to it they ran out of time to have a discussion. The issue was then brought up at the town board meeting. Supervisor Wingert said she talked to the town attorney, and he agreed with the board’s decision to end the insurance to sub-committees of the TLDC. She said they do insure Town of Tusten-related entities, which currently includes the TLDC and the Tusten Youth Commission, and most likely will soon include the Narrowsburg Beautification Group. Wingert said, “We were not doing things properly in that realm.” The town gave insurance to the THCG in 2012. Stanley and Hermant as well as the town board said insuring the community garden does not raise the town’s premium, so it costs them nothing. Stanley and Hermant at the meeting asked why the board doesn’t think the THCG is a town entity. The response was that it’s not a town-run operation. But Stanley and Hermant objected. They said the garden is open to the public. There are currently 21 beds and 18 members, there are public workshops, and over 60 people are involved such as the advisory committee, volunteers and Master

Gardeners. The garden sits on land owned by the Tusten-Cochecton Library, and they have a lease with them. The garden is non-profit and the operating cost is less than $2,000 per year. Part of the reason why the THCG joined the TLDC is because of the nonprofit status, meaning they can apply for grants. There are membership fees, and that money goes toward purchasing tools, soil, hay mulch, workshops, fence maintenance, watering system hoses and a new pergola, which was designed by architect Karl Wasner and had been planned to be built soon. Hermant and Stanley looked into getting insurance on their own. However, the problem is that they are a part of the TLDC, and insurance companies that they inquired with said they could not provide the garden with insurance. They said they will have to quit the TLDC to get insurance. “They took insurance away in the middle of the season. We could have been doing better things. This is blocking the pergola from being made,” Stanley said. Luchsinger and the board maintained their position that the community garden is not a town project. Luchsinger said it only serves 21 households, which is not enough for the betterment of the town. However, Councilman Tony Ritter said, “I don’t see any negatives to a community garden.” Indeed, negatives may not be glaringly obvious, but that hasn’t stopped the little community garden from being rife with controversy. Initially run by Andrea Reynosa, it started in 2012. A year later, Councilman Ned Lang claimed that the garden paid its workers as independent contractors and did not take tax

Photo by Juliette Hermant

The Tusten Heritage Community Garden behind the library in Narrowsburg, NY recently lost its insurance that had previously been provided by the Tusten Town Board. deductions from their pay. At the town board meeting, Supervisor Wingert came up with some solutions. She said the garden can become a committee of the town. They would have to report to the board every month, audit their accounting, and create a budget line item. Hermant and Stanley said they would consider it. After the meetings, Hermant and Stanley released this statement to The River Reporter: “After careful consideration of the facts by attending both TLDC and Town of Tusten board meeting on July 12, 2016 we have come to the conclusion that the withdrawal of the insurance is motivated by reasons both personal and political. “We are grateful to Supervisor Wingert for extending the insurance policy for an additional month, until August 20th. However, we intend to ask the board of the Town of Tusten to extend the policy until the end of this season, so the THCG does not incur hardship in the middle of the short growing season.”

Narrowsburg in Bloom By FRITZ MAYER

ARROWSBURG, NY — The Narrowsburg Beautification Group has won numerous awards through the Sullivan Renaissance (SR) beautification program including the $10,000 Silver Feather Award in 2015 and the $25,000 Golden Feather Award in 2012. Jane Luchsinger pointed out that the group has been entering the SR contests every year since the first one in 2001. This year the group has also entered the hamlet of Narrowsburg in a national beautification competition called America in Bloom (AIB), becoming the first SR-awarded group to do so, with SR agreeing to pick up the cost of the application fee. Two judges from AIB, Douglass Airhart and Bruce Riggs, toured Narrowsburg and its many plantings on July 15, and visited the flowering back yard of resident Iris Helfeld for lunch. Airhart and Riggs are judges for entries comprising fewer than 3,000 people. Other entities that could apply include colleges, business districts and other types of organizations.

Participants receive top overall awards in different size categories. Criteria considered in determining the winners are floral displays, landscaped areas, urban forestry, environmental awareness, heritage preservation, overall impression and community involvement. Individual awards are also given for each of those categories. AIB also hands out two awards that include a payment of $1,500, one for a photograph and another for a YouTube video. Both will be shown at the symposium award ceremony, which will be held at the site of a previous participant, in this case in California. From the organization’s website, “America in Bloom promotes nationwide beautification through education and community involvement by encouraging the use of flowers, plants, trees and other environmental and lifestyle enhancements. “Participants experience better cooperation among municipal, commercial and residential sectors because everyone works toward a common goal. They enjoy visible results. Via the national symposium and awards, they have information and cultural exchanges with neighboring, national and international communities.”

Photo © Jonathan C. Hyman 2016

This garden at Helfeld/Bermudez house in Narrowsburg served as a backdrop for lunch for the judges of America in Bloom. Helfeld underscored the point. She said the efforts by the beautification group have spread throughout the hamlet, and more and more property owners are becoming involved in sprucing up their properties and helping to bring more beauty to the neighborhood. The 2016 awards ceremony and symposium will be held from October 6 to 8 in Arroyo Grande, CA.

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Lake Huntington and the people around the lake By LINDA DROLLINGER

AKE HUNTINGTON, NY — The Cochecton Town Board turned for advice to town attorney Karen Mannino numerous times at its July 13 meeting. First, it was about the state of the lake. Supervisor Gary Maas said, “Lake Huntington is a gem of the town, but all lakefront property, with the exception of the small state access site, is privately owned.” And that, according to Mannino, is what may prevent the town from playing a more active role in treating the lake’s current ecological challenges. “A lot of people have asked me what’s being done about the discoloration,” continued Maas. “Two new water samples were sent to the DEC for analysis, and a separate study is checking mercury levels in the lake’s walleye, perch and bass. Inlet waters are also being monitored; if they are found to be the source of the problem, the town can address it.” But if the problem is found to be caused by runoff of nutrients from lakefront properties, Mannino warns that use of taxpayer funds to alleviate it could be deemed an illegal gift. In anticipation of that finding, lakefront property owners are in the process of forming

a homeowners association to protect and preserve their lake. Maas said the town could be involved with that organization only to the extent of providing names and addresses of lakefront property owners. It would not otherwise intervene or participate in it, and no advertisements or notices by that organization would go out under town stationery or imprimatur. The next order of business in which Mannino lent her opinion was a request by code enforcement officer Gregg Semenetz to declare an emergency health hazard on a junkyard property at the intersection of Route 52 and Shortcut Road. Maas said he is routinely told by nearby residents that something has to be done about that property. He also said that although both he and Semenetz have been working with the property owner toward positive change for more than two years, conditions have yet to improve. In recent months, the owner parked a tractor-trailer body on the property, ostensibly to remove accumulated junk. But now it, too, seems to have found a permanent home. Mannino agreed it’s time for a notice to be issued. Per conditions of the notice, if junk is not removed by the property owner within seven days from date of notice, the town is empowered to take all steps necessary for the

protection of public health. Mannino then moved on to revisions of a draft solar farm ordinance. The most substantive changes were in the provision pertaining to bankruptcy and/or abandonment. In the event the solar company goes bankrupt or otherwise abandons the site, an escrow account will protect the town from site cleanup costs. The draft required funding of the escrow account via surety bond. But neither Mannino nor planning board chair Earl Bertsch was confident that a surety bond was the best guarantee of funding, Bertsch noting that surety bonds are usually used in conjunction with short-term projects and that calling in a sizeable bond can bankrupt the company that issued it. Mannino added that cleanup costs could escalate dramatically over the 20-year term of the bond, and suggested the board revisit the terms of the escrow account. Still recovering from seasickness experienced on its high-seas whale-watching expedition, the Cochecton Youth Commission presented three of its young adults, Trista Rodriguez, Skylar Blaine and Alex Berse, with certificates of appreciation for exemplary mentoring of younger members.

A picture of consistency By DAVID HULSE

you so much,” said Rep. Sandra Major. Commissioner Wendell Kay, who also serves as chair of the board of elections, said getting the elections right is the most important duty of county government. “If we don’t get that right, nothing else matters,” he said. Inductee Paul Meagher thanked the commissioners and bureau of elections director Cindy Furman for organizing the ceremony and recalled that his father Morris Meagher taught civics at Honesdale High School for 40 years, “and I’m sure he taught these three commissioners and others that voting is our duty and our honor.” In other business, the commissioners’ noted the July 6 death of Bruce Mackle, who served as Wayne County treasurer from 1988 to 2008, and later as Sen. Baker’s regional field representative. They also accepted a $100,714 state environmental grant and from it approved the $50,200 purchase of a Rocket Composter for a 2015 program request by the Wayne Highlands School District.

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Voter Hall of Fame inductees seated are Veramae Belknap, Barbara A. Conklin, Joyce G. Davis, Susan M. Garing, William J. Gershey, Frederick J. Haase, Louis J. Matoushek, Veldora B. McCane, Paul M. Meagher, Donald W. Salak and David Wright. Those unable to attend were John P. Burlein, William J. Gager, Clara Keast, Ernestine Landers, Susan J. Rose, Arthur H. Rose and Marlene A. Yedinak. Those honoring them and standing from the left are Gina Ehrhardt, representing Rep. Mike Peifer; Wayne commissioners Wendell Kay, Brian Smith and Jonathan Fritz; state Rep. Sandra Major; Wayne elections director Cindy Furman, and state Sen. Lisa Baker.

ONESDALE, PA — Eighteen Wayne County voters who have voted, without fail, in each fall election for the past 50 years were welcomed into Pennsylvania’s Voter Hall of Fame on July 7 at the Wayne County Commissioners’ meeting. Eleven of those voters were on hand to receive certificates of recognition from Gov. Tom Wolf and state and county officials. Elected officials on hand lauded their consistency. “Voting is one of our most important rights. The U.S. stands alone in who decides who will represent us,” said Commissioners’ Chair Brian Smith. He noted that many elections are decided by only a few votes and asked the inductees to “stress this to the youngsters.” State Sen. Lisa Baker continued Smith’s thought, noting that “women’s right to vote was decided by one vote… You have showed the way.” “You are the kind of people we depend upon. Thank

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Visitors’ center belongs along the river

t’s the project that wouldn’t die. Almost everyone thought it was dead, or nearly so, in 2013, which was the last time this newspaper reported on the new visitors’ center. At that time, it was proposed to be built at Fort Delaware in Narrowsburg, NY. But recently the idea of a visitors center has returned to life with about $510,000 secured by former Congressman Maurice Hinchey more than a decade ago. (Another $250,000 secured later by Sen. John Bonacic is apparently no longer available). In 2013, the project could not move forward because tough financial times dissuaded the county from kicking in the $150,000 it had promised to invest. Now, it turns out the state and federal funds are still available via the New York State Department of Transportation. This information has sparked a debate about whether the proposed visitors’ center should be constructed near the river along the Scenic Byway, as Congress intended when it first approved the spending, or whether it should be built near the Montreign Casino, which is under construction in Monticello and coming amid great fanfare and expectation. There is little doubt that the casino, when it opens, will cause quite a sensation and attract many visitors. But there is no guarantee that it will last forever. Indeed, as casinos open throughout the region, others are going bust. In 2014, four of the 12 casinos in Atlantic City closed their doors. We hope Montreign has a long and prosperous life, but history indicates this is not all that likely. The hotel and Borscht Belt era faded with the changing times, and the same fate sooner or later probably awaits the casino. The Upper Delaware River, by contrast, has been and will be here for a very long time. According to information on the website of the Upper Delaware Scenic Byway, continuous habitation along the banks of the Upper Delaware River probably dates back more than 8,000 years. In more modern times, the river has attracted visitors

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for at least a couple of hundred years, and today’s estimates say that between 283,000 and 341,000 visit the river or the river corridor each year, and that figure could be increased by the presence of a visitors’ center. Another question is this: would a visitors’ center placed near the casino have any real impact? The Adelaar Resort, which will house the Montriegn Casino, advertises that it is building a “$1 billion integrated entertainment and lifestyle complex” with the casino, 390 luxury hotel rooms, restaurants, a spa, conference rooms and “yearround entertainment options.” There will also be an indoor water park. Would a new visitors’ center costing less than $1 million—a tiny fraction of the cost of the resort—even be noticed in the neighborhood of such an enormous complex? Casino advocates have long maintained that the casinos would boost the tourism industry in the entire county, but that has not proved to be the case in many instances. In Atlantic City, casinos opened, but the rest of the city remained poor and depressed, despite the glitz and glamour of the gaming industry. It would be nice to think that a young family would visit the casino and then drive the 45 minutes to Narrowsburg for a float down the river, but that seems unlikely to happen. Now that officials are once again aware that money for a visitors’ center is available, the debate about where it should be located should include a great deal of public input. It is, after all, public dollars that will be spent to build it. Many large tax incentives have already been granted to the casino, seeking to help ensure its success. Building the visitors’ center near the casino is an unmistakable case of the county putting all its eggs in one basket. Many elected officials have said that we must seek economic improvement in all areas, and not count on the casino as a silver bullet. This is a chance for them to prove they mean what they say.

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By Skip Mendler

Q&A In which I give myself a softball interview… Q: So, Skip, how was that “CommonBound” conference (www.commonbound.org) you told us about last month— the one about “new economics”? A: Awesome! Fantastic! Q: Lots of people? A: Yes, 1,000 or so registrants, with a very substantial proportion of young adults. I talked to a staffer from the New Economy Coalition (neweconomy.net), which sponsored the conference, and she said they had not anticipated such a strong response, so they were very pleased. I met folks from all over, as far away as Malaysia and Australia. There was also a broad range of classes and occupations represented, from forward-looking venture capitalists to community activists. Q: What was your main takeaway? A: A very strong sense that now is exactly the right historical moment for this kind of exploratory thinking, that the time is ripe for change. The old models don’t work anymore—we have new circumstances and challenges that Marx and Smith and the other classical economists and theorists couldn’t possibly have foreseen. So it was very reassuring to see that so many people have been thinking along the same lines that I have been, and coming up with similar conclusions. Q: Any discussion of the American presidential race? A: Not much that I heard—except to cite the situation as an illustration of the need and the desire for new alternatives. (Of course, there were plenty of T-shirts for Bernie Sanders to be seen.) In fact, now that I think about it, I saw surprisingly little focus on using government, legislation, or political policy as tools for economic change—the emphasis was definitely on grassroots, onthe-ground, practical actions and on communities taking on more responsibility for their own well-being. A lot of this community-based action, by the way, is taking place in rural areas. There was an entire track of workshops dedicated to “Building the New Economy in Red and Rural Communities,” and Appalachia as a region was well represented. In one workshop, conducted by folks from the Highlander Center in Tennessee, I learned about a website called Beautiful Solutions (https://solutions.thischangeseverything.org/), which is a database of “new economy” ideas and programs, and it’s a delight to browse through. Q: What was the best moment for you? A: The final workshop that I attended was a conversation with David and Fran Korten. Fran is the publisher of the fabulously hope-giving magazine called YES! (www.yesmagazine.org), and David is a best-selling author (www.davidkorten.org) whose latest book is called “Change the Story, Change the Future: A Living Economy for a Living Earth.” Their work is the main reason that I got interested in this subject in the first place, and it was a special treat to be able to talk with them and express my appreciation personally. David left us with a question to contemplate, and I’ll leave it here for the readers: “What is the story that you seek to change?”

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MY VIEW

ROOT CELLAR

By Tony Staffieri

By Kristin Barron

Let’s hear it for Narrowsburg’s beauty queens (and kings)!

f you haven’t noticed, Narrowsburg gets prettier and prettier every year. That’s not by chance. There’s a lot of hard work and coordination behind this beauty secret. Last week, judges from America in Bloom (www.americainbloom.org) visited Narrowsburg to decide how our little hamlet meets their mission to spotlight “communities across the country as welcoming and vibrant places to live, work, and play—benefiting from colorful plants and trees.” That certainly describes Narrowsburg today. The town has a real chance to win national recognition. How all this happened is the real story. A group of very dedicated and indomitable women and men have worked their magic and made Narrowsburg simply stunning. It looks as if we are about to host a very big wedding. Hats off to Star Hesse, who has taken the most improbable plots and strips of land and made them into beautiful oases of color and fragrance, from the front of the post office, to a wedge of soil along the DVAA, to a small plot of sidewalk land around an historical billboard near the firehouse and an empty lot next to the auto parts store. An emerging building-perimeter garden and a birch tree gazebo are seen upon entering Narrowsburg through the efforts of Juliette Hermant, proprietor of the antique store on Bridge Street. Added to this has been the enormous effort to paint the hamlet in the most delightful way. Under the co-leadership of one of our town board members, Jane Luchsinger, and her co-captain Joan Santo (who has been seen by more than a few people sweeping Main Street), flowering projects big and small have popped up everywhere from the embankment along the railroad tracks on Kirk Road,

to pots and planters and a magical treatment of the Mews on Main Street. Madame Luchsinger does not shy away from the mountain of paperwork this all takes to thrive. And Madeleine Wootan has handled a veritable mountain of paperwork that this beauty initiative requires to thrive. Iris Helfeld and her partner Mary Bermudez have also shown the power of teamwork. Their new gardens and planters surrounding the Narrowsburg Union are coming into their own, as well as pop-up gardens throughout the hamlet—including the new railroad bank-side installation on Kirk Road. Planting is one thing, but as any gardener knows, watering and tending are how a garden grows. Many of these garden outposts don’t have easy access to water, so our Queens of Beauty lug gallons of water daily to keep their planters and outposts in bloom. A shout out to Ember Cemelli, the ever-present Sullivan Renaissance intern, who waters every day. And the Beauty Queens have expressed a very special thanks to Sean Harrington and Michael Barzdaas as well as Floyd (“Lurch”) Campfeld for his magnificent stonework. Narrowsburg is awash in color. Some of that color comes from our “colorful” citizens! Beyond that distinction, we owe our special and collective thanks to these ladies (and gentlemen) —Queens and Kings of Beauty— and to the many others who helped water, weed and haul. Thanks also to the private home and business owners and the many others who toil every day to make Narrowsburg such a special place to live. My apologies if I omitted anyone. [Tony Staffieri is a resident of Narrowsburg, NY.]

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Take a look at both sides When I read the first paragraph of Eileen Hennessy’s Lake Huntington News, I was taken aback. She said “what a sad and sick world we live in” because of the ambush in Dallas. There is no doubt the killing of the innocent police of Dallas was a heinous act, carried out by a maniac.And then she stated, “all lives matter.” I would like to ask Ms. Hennessy, where in her opening paragraph were the names of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, two black men who were killed at point-blank range by rogue police officers days prior to the Dallas shootings? When she mentioned “all lives matter,” was she purposely not mentioning the movement, Black Lives Matter? Perhaps Ms. Hennessy needs to look inside herself and try to see both sides of what’s happening in the United States of America. Maybe one day all lives will matter because organizations like Black Lives Matter will not have to exist anymore. David Skovron Cochecton, NY12726

A lovely market in Narrowsburg I decided to go to the farmers’ market in Narrowsburg. I was expecting it to be in the school, since I didn’t think there was a place for it outside, but was mistaken. Walked towards the tents and saw picnic tables, beautiful landscaping, music and food from the barbeque so you could

sit and eat there. Really, really beautiful. If you have not been you must go. Great job. Joanne Letendre Narrowsburg, NY

Domain of the Gods by Mort Malkin April once was the kindest month — once upon a time when we called on the gods of Mount Olympus for safe-keeping the nuclei of atoms; left the bedrock of the Earth intact; and dared not fool with DNA employing trial and error technology. Few remember Once upon A Time. [Mort Malkin is a resident of Milanville, PA.]

Graduation 2016

y son, Sam, graduated from high school in June—ending his last, restless weeks of 12th grade and beginning his final summer vacation—that nebulous time between high school graduation and the start of his first year of college. It is an uneasy, transitional time for us all. We are a close-knit family, and I know I will miss him a lot while he is gone. It will take some getting used to. We are still using the leftover paper napkins, decorated with “2016!”, that we had with our graduation cake. I am still badgering Sam to write his thank-you notes for graduation gifts and scholarship awards. We are still attending graduation parties and barbeques for all his classmates. And new posts of graduation photos continue to pop up on my Facebook page. But we are also starting to gather together Sam’s belongings for his move to Syracuse University at the end of August. I’ve collected a box of envelopes, a jug of detergent, one lonely mug and a spoon in a Tupperware tote as a start to his college packing. And, I have to find oversize sheets for the Syracuse dorm beds. Apparently the beds are extra-long—I keep joking that it must be on account of all those extratall basketball players. Sam needs a new computer. He needs to buy sneakers. He needs to clean his room. He laughs at this and drives off in his car to work or to hang out with his friends. He thinks there is still so much time for all these things. But Sam also registered to vote in June following his birthday and then voted for the first time in the Contributed photo recent primary. He also registered for the draft— Kristin Barron’s son, Sam which is not only required by law but is also necessary to be eligible for certain college loans. As it is with all big life changes, it seems that Sam moves forward only to take a step back to move forward again. At a recent party at our home, the kids (young adults?) still gathered together to play their old standby games of kick the can and capture the flag—the games they always played following our 4-H meetings. When it got dark they played “Hope the Ghost Comes Out Tonight,” a tag type game, from my husband John’s childhood neighborhood. John played too, but he can’t catch the kids like he used to—they are too fast now. Within days of graduation, a few of Sam’s classmates had already left the area for summer jobs. Some had left to get settled in their college towns. We had two graduations in our household this June. My daughter, Lily, also moved on to high school following her eighth grade graduation—her last moving-up ceremony until her high school commencement in 2020. If all goes as planned, we will again be attending two graduations in that same year. It is only four years, but how far off and “spaceage” that date still sounds to me.

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Caregiver workshops SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY — The Caregiver Resource Center plans several free educational programs in the weeks ahead for caregivers of people in Sullivan County with Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia. “Living with Alzheimer’s: For Early-Stage Caregivers,” will be held in three sessions on Thursdays at 2 p.m., July 28, August 4 and 11 at Fallsburg Public Library, 12 Railroad Plaza, South Fallsburg. Topics covered include developing a care team, legal and financial planning, coping strategies, care and treatment options, communicating and connecting and maximizing independence. Register by visiting the Cornell Cooperative Extension Sullivan County website at www.sullivancce.org/events, calling reception at 845/292-6180 or emailing sullivan@ cornell.edu. Walk-ins are also welcome. For more information visit www.alz.org/hudsonval ley, or call the Alzheimer’s Association at 800/272-3900, where caregivers can also access a 24-hour helpline.

SLAC discusses health issues MONTICELLO, NY — The next meeting of the Senior Legislative Action Committee of Sullivan County (SLAC) will be held Friday July 29 at 10 a.m. in the Sullivan County Government Center. A review of frequently used geriatric prescription medications will be given by Ellenville Hospital pharmacist Michael Stearn, followed by a short “60 Minutes” segment on why prescriptions under Medicare Part D medications are so limited and expensive. Legislative Chairman Luis Alvarez will speak about the status of the county’s health initiative program, Healthy Sullivan County: A Call to Action!, aimed at raising very poor county health rankings. Ramifications of cuts to Office for the Aging HIICAP health counseling programs, and the Senate’s failure to pass either the New York Health Act or the Safe Staffing Bill, will be discussed. For more information call 845/807-0241 or 845/985-7901.

Literacy Volunteers offer sign language, citizenship courses MONTICELLO, NY — The Literacy Volunteers of Sullivan County do more than teach standard adult literacy. They are offering two different courses starting this summer: American Sign Language and a citizenship class. The sign language class will begin on Tuesday, August 2 at the Ted Strobel Community Center. There will be eight sessions in total on August 9, 23 and 30, and September 6, 9, 13, 20 and 27 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. The cost is $120 per person. The citizenship class will teach about the civics portion of the naturalization test. Classes will be held on Thursday evenings from 4 to 6 p.m., starting July 20 at the Literacy Center, 63 North St. If you are interested, call Literacy Volunteers of Sullivan County at 845/794-0017 or email adutcher@sullivancountyliteracy.org.

Caregiver Lunch & Learn Series: ‘Basic First Aid’ LIBERTY, NY — A free, educational Lunch & Learn workshop series for informal family caregivers continues on Thursday, July 28 with “Basic First Aid Caregiving Skills.” Cornell Cooperative Extension Sullivan County (CCESC)’s Caregiver Resource Center offers this series on Thursdays from 12 noon to 1 p.m. at its Extension Education Center on 64 Ferndale-Loomis Rd. A light lunch is provided. Jill Hubert-Simon, MS, Sullivan County Public Health educator, will give the presentation. Remaining workshop dates and topics include “Infection Protection” on August 25 and “I Feel Exhausted” on September 22. There is no cost to participate in this program, but donations for CCESC programs are appreciated. For more information or to register email sullivan@cornell.edu, visit www.sullivancce.org or call 845/292-6180.

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NARROWSBURG NEWS

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By Jane Luchsinger

he last two weeks have been very busy with Narrowsburg Beautification Group (NBG) volunteers scurrying about finalizing preparations for the America in Bloom judges’ arrival on July 13. NBG volunteers and private citizens planted, weeded and watered flowers and trees from Kirk Road to the railroad underpass on south Main Street. Members of the Lava Fire Department painted and replanted the fire department front planter, which provides such a welcome sight as one enters our area on Route 52. The highway department and the water/ sewer department provided needed help when requested. America in Bloom judges look at an entire community as a package. How well does the community work together to achieve an overall impression to include six graded criteria? These criteria include floral displays, landscaped areas, urban forestry, environmental efforts, heritage preservation and overall impression. The judges arrived and spent two full days judging as they were escorted through the highlights of Narrowsburg including Veteran’s Memorial Park, Main Street, the Flats, Tusten Heritage Community Garden, Fort Delaware, the

Union—and the list goes on. Clearly they seemed impressed with what they saw, but final judging results won’t be announced until October. More importantly, the judges provide participating communities with an outsider’s professional view and advice for future goals that a community may strive to achieve. The document provided has served as a roadmap of projects for many communities that have participated in former America in Bloom competitions. On Friday evening, after a dinner in the Mews on Main Street and a visit to the Art in Bloom exhibit at DVAA, the judges were driven to a hotel at the Scranton Airport for their early morning departure on Saturday. The success of the America in Bloom judges’ visit could not have happened without the many volunteers who worked so hard, donations from the local restaurants—The Heron, Heinle’s General Store, Tusten Cup and Gerard’s River Grill—and all of you who continue to keep your homes looking so nice, making Narrowsburg a community we are proud to call home. Next up: Sullivan Renaissance judges will be visiting August 6. [See related My View, page 7.]

ORGANIZATIONAL NEWS Hospice volunteers sought WURTSBORO, NY — The Hospice of Orange and Sullivan Counties is seeking volunteers. And to that end, a training will be offered on Mondays from September 19 through October 31 at the Community Church of Wurtsboro, 134 Sullivan St. The primary role of a hospice volunteer is to provide companionship and/or caregiver relief to persons in hospice and their families. Volunteers share skills and interests in a manner that provides comfort and enriches the quality of life for those served. They offer company through their presence, listening to music, reading and reminiscing. Those volunteers who graduate the training can then provide support in the geographic location in which they reside. All interested community members are welcome. Call Debra Epstein at 845/5654849 or email debrae@hospiceoforange. com.

riginally part of Dyberry Township, Berlin Township was formed in November 1826. The earliest settlements were Beech Pond, Berlin Centre and Smith Hill. Originally called Beech Pond because of the abundance of beech trees in the area, the community’s name became Beach Lake over the years. Samuel Smith, for whom Smith Hill was named, came here from Germany by way of New Jersey. Around 1830 immigrants from Cornwall and Devonshire in England began arriving, and many descendants of the original immigrants are still active citizens of Wayne County. Lumbering became a very profitable en-

Volunteers sought for studio tour WAYNE COUNTY, PA — Wayne County Arts Alliance’s Artists Studio Tour is coming up on August 19 through 21, and help is being sought from members and volunteers. Signs and brochures need to be posted and distributed around Wayne County, Susquehanna County, Lackawanna County and Scranton in PA and in Narrowsburg, Callicoon and Hancock in New York. Help is needed the week of July 18 to 25. Headquarters for the 2016 tour is the Dorflinger Factory Museum in White Mills. Volunteer docents are needed for the following times on all three dates of the tour: 9:30 to 11:50 a.m.; 11:40 a.m. to 2 p.m.; 1:50 to 4:10 p.m.; and 4 to 6:15 p.m. Two people are needed for each time. If you are interested in distributing signs or being a volunteer docent at Dorflinger, email wcaastudiotour16@yahoo. com or call 570/591-2600.

Maddaugh named chair of advisory committee MONTICELLO, NY — The Hon. Karen K. Peters, presiding justice of the appellate division, New York State Third Judicial Department, has announced the appointment of the Hon. Mark M. Meddaugh, Sullivan County family court judge, as chair of the division’s Office of

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LAKE HUNTINGTON, NY — The Cochecton Youth Commission and the Cochecton Town Board recognized three Cochecton youth at the monthly town board meeting. Alexander Bercze (left), Trista Rodriguez and Skylar Blaine were presented certificates of appreciation for volunteering at the Cochecton Youth Commission birdhouse making/painting event. These three youths organized materials, showed others how to assemble the birdhouses and helped smaller children paint birdhouses. They played a key role in making the event a success.

WAYNE COUNTY, PA — Chester L. Rickard, 1908–1964, has been selected as the 2016 winner of the Wayne County Historical Society award, “People Who Make a Difference in Wayne County Agriculture.” It is only the second time the award has been given posthumously. Rickard’s family will receive the award at the opening of the Wayne County Fair on Friday, August 5, at 6:30 p.m. on the small stage of the J. B. Park Farm Museum. Rickard was forced to take over the operation of the family dairy while still in high school after the untimely death of his father. Despite the limited years of formal education and his own untimely death of a heart attack at the age of 56, Rickard was able to accomplish a significant amount in his lifetime. Realizing that the future of dairying lay Contributed photo in registered Holsteins, he soon built a 100% Holstein Chester Rickard herd. He also realized that artificial breeding, which was then in its infancy, was the best path to improving the entire Holstein breed. In 1947, Rickard was honored by being named a Master Farmer. In 1952, he was named to the Board of Directors of the Wayne County Bank and Trust Co. Rickard was one of the founding members of the NEPA Breeding Cooperative located in Tunkhannock, PA and served on its board of directors for nearly 20 years. In addition to being a board member, he also served on the Holstein and Beef Sire selection committees, was cattle show superintendent, vice president of the board and member of the executive committee. Just before his death in 1964, he was elected president of the Board of NEPA Breeding Cooperative.

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When dialogue becomes change By ISABEL BRAVERMAN

Photo by Isaac Green Diebboll

Singer Kim Harris performed empowering songs like “This Little Light of Mine” and the audience sang along.

exist: schools, BOCES, libraries, literacy volunteers, community college, houses of worship, retired senior volunteers, job corps and youth programs. The Liberty group also said youth education is important, and recommended schools bring in youth mentors for students and also offer vocational training.

ETHEL, NY — Sometimes we may forget that Sullivan County is a diverse county. It’s so easy to stay in your town, your community, your corner of the county, and not break barriers and venture out. However, that’s not to say that such barrier-breaking is imposTransportation sible. Proof of that was visible at Bethel Almost every group mentioned a lack of Woods Center for the Arts on Saturday, transportation in Sullivan County as a when the most diverse crowd in Sullivan major problem that hinders people from County came together as part of Dialogetting to and from jobs and other basic gue2Change, an initiative of the Sullivan needs like healthcare or youth programs, County Human Rights Commission and thus perpetuating poverty. The Liberty Everyday Democracy. and Livingston Manor groups suggested They were assembled there to talk the concept of time banking. For instance, about change. Change to end poverty, if someone gives a ride to someone, the to make Sullivan County a better place person who receives the ride, instead of to live. What can they do; what can you paying in cash, will offer their skill, be it do? Over 100 people attended, including baking cookies or auto repair, etc. This local government employees, legislators is a transfer, or exchange, of skills where current and past, teachers, and health time is used as money. Other people and not-for-profit organizations. recommended more taxi service, or The Dialogue2Change program using school buses had invited for activities the formation outside of school. of interested They urged the groups from all legislature to solve nine legislative the transportation districts in the problem. and county, representatives of Jobs every group were Almost every there to make group brought up — Isaac Green Diebboll of the Human Rights Commission the lack of jobs a presentation on what they in the county. had discussed The Mamakating over the course of four meetings. Isaac group said there are limited jobs, limited Green Diebboll of the Human Rights high-paying jobs, lack of transportation, Commission said in his opening no Internet, no temporary help, and that remarks, “Not only is this about building jobs are too low-wage and people are a connection between people, but also afraid to ask for the salary they need to about a connection between systems and live. A representative from Fallsburg said communities.” their community is driven by summer From these talks, common themes business, and “stores are closed eight emerged: youth, education, health, months out of the year.” She said there is transportation and jobs. an influx of people during the summer,

“Not only is this about building a connection between people, but also about a connection between systems and communities.”

Youth and Education

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Isaac Green Diebboll welcomed everyone to the event, and commented, “This is really a beginning. This is the end of the first chapter,” referring to the meetings that dialogue groups held over the past few weeks.

The presenter from the Forestburgh group said, “Education is the key to escaping poverty.” Their idea is to create a program that tracks kids on their journey through school from Kindergarten to high school, and also create day-care and after-school programs. They suggested picking one school district to initiate the program. The Fallsburg group said everyone needs basic education, and outlined the resources that already

but, “What happens when Labor Day comes? There are no jobs. We’re keeping up Sullivan County year round.” Other topics that were talked about were substance abuse, police relations, affordable housing and mentorship. Before and after the presentations, singer Kim Harris performed inspirational songs, including “This Little Light of Mine,” “My Rainbow Race” by Pete Seeger, and “Lean on Me,” during which she encouraged audience

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Legislator Luis Alvarez speaks at the Dialogue2Change forum at Bethel Woods on Saturday, July 16. Alvarez encouraged everyone to work with the government, “I can’t do it alone.”

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Ariana Gonzalez spoke about growing up in the area and embracing those who are different from us. participation. Before singing she said, “This is an amazing time in our country, in our county, in our towns. Every time you turn on the radio you hear the kind of dialogue you don’t want to be hearing.” After the presentations, the audience was abuzz with ideas, inspiration and the willingness to connect with each and every person in the room to further the dialogue and bring about change. Many in the audience spoke about making sure to keep the conversation going, and not only the conversation, but to create concrete plans and action steps and actually follow through on them. One person commented on the importance of “participation, communication and follow-up.” Ariana Gonzalez of Long Eddy said during her speech, “I’m only 26 years old, and I’ve buried so many people,”

speaking of friends who have died from drug overdose or alcohol abuse. The River Reporter spoke to Gonzalez after the Dialogue2Change event. “The forum allowed individuals to have conversations with people who shared common interests of wanting to create change with people they might never have had the opportunity to speak with otherwise.” Green Diebboll feels the same way. He said the initiative is all about outreach, “the kind of outreach that is personal and one-to-one, that takes us beyond our comfort zones in an attempt to build earnest relationships with people who are necessarily different from us, and finding, organically, ways to collaborate on projects that come from common interests or needs.”

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WHEN: Now through Sunday, July 31

Celebrating music: rehearsing, performing, talking about it

he Weekend of Chamber Music, themed â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll Always Have Parisâ&#x20AC;? this year, is back in townâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;or we should say, towns, as this annual mid-summer festival of worldclass classical music takes place at locations all around our area, featuring not only concerts but opportunities to see musicians at work rehearsing and to hear them talk about their art. Next up is â&#x20AC;&#x153;MusicTalks!â&#x20AC;? with composer-in-residence Anna Weesner, at the Catskill Distilling Company, 2037 State Rte. 17B on Thursday, July 21 at 7:30 p.m. The cost is $25. A performance of the composerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s music by violinist Sunghae Anna Lim and cellist Caroline Stinson will be complemented by a conversation with Weesner, moderated by Andrew Waggoner. On Friday, July 22, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., there will be an open rehearsal in the barn at Eddie Adams Farm on North Branch

Road. The concert itself will take place on Saturday, July 23 at 8 p.m. in the barn, with Lim, Stinson and Tannis Gibson on piano playing music by Weesner, Saint-Saens and Couperin. Tickets cost $30. On Thursday, July 28 at 7:30 p.m., the North Branch Inn, 869 North Branch-Hortonville Rd., will host another â&#x20AC;&#x153;MusicTalks!â&#x20AC;? event, this time concentrating on French baroque and contemporary music. Performers will be ensemble Accroche Note of France (FranĂ§oise Kubler, soprano; and Armand Angster, clarinet), Nurit Pacht, violin; Stinson; and Rami Vamos, guitar.) Tickets cost $25. To get dinner to accompany the event, call 845/439-5070 to make a reservation. And thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not all: the festival lasts a couple of weeks, and thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be more to come over the July29-30 weekend. See next weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s paper for details on the

rest of the program, including another workshop, this one in Livingston Manor, NY; a gala concert and reception also in Livingston Manor; a kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; event at the Narrowsburg Union in Narrowsburg, NY; and a concluding concert at The Cooperage in Honesdale, PA.

WHERE: Venues around the Upper Delaware River Valley, in New York and PA (see details below) COST: Varies (see below for individual events) CONTACT: For schedule and events, www.wcmconcerts.org/2016-season/ category/concert-calendar. To make reservations and pay at the door, visit weekendofchambermusic@gmail.com. To buy tickets online, visit tinyurl.com/ gqcavnt.

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The barn at the Eddie Adams Farm in Jeffersonville, NY is one of many venues at which the Weekend of Chamber Music Festival, ongoing in July, is taking place.

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nic and Recreational River, a food court behind ARROWSBURG, NY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; If itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the fourth the National Bank of Delaware County, a Kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Sunday in July, it must be Riverfest in Korner in the area between the Delaware Arts Narrowsburg. The popular music, art and Center and the post office and free wi-fi hotspots environmental festival, now in its 26th year, will courtesy of Frontier Communicationsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t return to the river hamlet on July 24, celebrating forget Main Streetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eateries, shops and galleries. the Upper Delaware River and all who inhabit the The centerpiece of the day is the 12:30 p.m. postriver valley, whether plant, animal, or human. The day will commence, as usual, with River er auction. Over five dozen original posters creDogs on Parade; registraated by local artists are tion closes at 9:45 a.m. and sold in a live (and lively) WHEN: Sunday, July 24, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. the parade steps out at 10 auction to the highest WHERE: Downtown Narrowsburg, NY a.m. Pooches and their bidder. Last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s event COST: Free owners parade from the brought in a record $15,750, with the funds Narrowsburg Feed and CONTACT: www. directly benefiting the Grain and continue to the DelawareValleyArtsAlliance.org or 845/252-7576 gallery program at the Main Street Bandstand. Delaware Valley Arts Registration costs $10 and Alliance. can be made in advance by stopping in the Delaware Arts Center, 37 Main St. As a tribute to departed local artists Phyllis Onsite registration can be completed starting at Bilick and Vera B. Williams, their families will 9:30 a.m. in front of Narrowsburg Feed and Grain. provide posters featuring their work. The posters There will be live music onstage before and afare on display in the gallery windows of the Delater the poster auction, over 50 artists and artisans ware Arts Center at 37 Main Street, and can also be previewed online at www.DelawareValleyArtselling original works, booths promoting the environment and energy efficiency, the premiere sAlliance.org. of a new virtual tour of the Upper Delaware Sce-

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SUMMER PASTIMES Burning Bridget Cleary: Celtic in Hawley HAWLEY, PA — Burning Bridget Cleary, an award-winning Celtic band from the Philadelphia area, will perform at Harmony Presents on July 23 at 8 p.m. at the Hawley Silk Mill, 8 Silk Mill Dr. Known for their distinctive sound and engaging stage presence, Burning Bridget Cleary has become a mainstay on Celtic and folk music circuits. The group took the #1 Top Album spot in the January Folk-DJ charts for their newest release, “These Are the Days.” Their music is heard internationally on folk and Celtic radio programs, including NPR’s “Thistle and Shamrock.” “They create a torrent of music that will do nothing short of stamp smiles on faces,” wrote John Apice in No Depression Magazine. Tickets cost from $24 to $26, and can be purchased in advance online at harmonypresents.com or in person at AMSkier Insurance Agency, 209 Main Ave. For more information call 570/588-8077.

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The Dock at the newly renovated Silver Birches Resort provides an idyllic setting for weekly musical entertainment on Sundays from 3 to 6 p.m.

Silver Birches music on the deck TAFTON, PA—Kick back, relax and enjoy an afternoon of music, food and drinks on the covered deck at The Dock on Wallenpaupack at Silver Birches Resort. Every Sunday during summer The Dock features a line-up of live local bands from 3 to 6 p.m. There is no cover charge. Guests can also take advantage of the Sunday Bloody Mary Bar from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The schedule for the next two Sundays will feature Paulie Knakk on July 23 and Dan Engaldsen Trio on July 30.

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The 100-foot lakefront deck is a signature element of the newly renovated Silver Birches Resort. It features tabletops of salvaged white marble, lounge seating with lakefront views and a gas fireplace constructed with original wood repurposed from the historic Hawley Silk Mill. Silver Birches is the former Ehrhardt’s Waterfront. For more information visit SilverBirchesResortPA.com or call 570/2262124.

Bus from Narrowsburg to March for Clean Energy July 24! the day before the national Democratic convention in Philadelphia to impress on the delegates the burning issue of climate change. Bus leaves from Pete’s Market parking lot at 8 AM, July 24 - returning about 8:30 PM. Cost $35. tickets: DCS@DamascusCitizens.org or 845-252-6677

EQUINUNK, PA — Hana Marritz will exhibit her collages and wire sculptures on Sunday, July 31, at the Equinunk Historical Society (EHS) from 1 to 4 p.m., at EHS’s Art Appreciation Day. As part of the event, Marritz will also give a brief talk on her recent field of study, “The Goddess—Feminine Ideal” at 1, 2 and 3 p.m. In European pre-history, goddess figures represented fertility and plenty. Amazingly, these figures are still being found today. You can sculpt your own goddess figure from clay, under Marritz’s guidance. You can take advantage of the Equinunk Fire Department’s annual chicken barbeque on the same day. EHS is located at the corner of Pine Mill Rd. and Route 191, the Hancock Highway (1972 Pine Mill Rd.). For more information call 570/224-6722.

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‘Courage’ sells out

ALLICOON CENTER, NY — NACL Theatre’s presentation of “Courage” at Apple Pond Farm, 80 Hahn Rd., on Friday July 22, Saturday, July 23 and Sunday, July 24 had completely sold out as of early on press day. However, the play is considered to be a work in progress, and more performances will be scheduled in 2017, including venues in New York City. Conceived and directed by NACL Theatre co-artistic director Tannis Kowalchuk with music composed by Rima Fand Contributed photo and text by Mark Dunau, Me- Tannis Kowalchuk lissa Bell, Kowalchuk, and the compassion in an era of fear and war. The NACL ensemble, “Courage” entire farm is used as a backdrop for the features the NACL professional ensemble play, and audience members walk from of actors and musicians, with community outdoor scene to scene until the play’s members who perform in the NACL Stilt culmination inside a two-pole circus tent. Corps and Chorus. See also our feature on the show in last Inspired by Bertolt Brecht’s “Mother week’s issue, or at www.riverreporter. Courage and her Children,” this original com in the Arts & Leisure section. play looks at the struggle for survival in a dystopian world, and advocates for

MILFORD, PA — The August show at the ARTery will feature works by Rosalind Hodgkins and June Ponte. Show dates will be August 11 through September 5. There will be a reception on Saturday, August 13 from 6 to 9 p.m. For Hodgkins, the inspiration is nature. “Natural phenomena of day and night and the cycle of the seasons inspire the concepts for my paintings... I use unusual scale, invented perspective, shadows and reflections as well as symbols and metaphors to construct a narrative picture of images of nature seen from an imagined vantage point.” Hodgkins has a BFA from Pratt Institute and studied at The New School, Art Students League and Hull College of Art in England. Ponte says of her art, “I love to Contributed photo paint the faces and spirits of people that should’ve been able to live “Frida with Black Cat,” by June Ponte. forever. I am drawn to painting Ponte attended Jersey City State College what moves me, whether it’s a person, a and the School of Visual Arts, NYC, but is building, a metaphysical question, or a mainly self-taught. social issue. My glasswork is a passionThe ARTery is located at 210 Broad St. ate blend of color and design, taken to the Visit www.arterygallerymilford.com or next dimension by the transporting effect call 570/409-1234. of light.” Continued on page 24

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‘Rust in Peace’ LIVINGSTON MANOR, NY — The public is invited to the opening of “Rust in Peace,” the paintings of John Adams, in the Catskill Park Room at Morgan Outdoors. On Saturday, July 23 there will be an opening reception from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. The show runs through August. Adams and his family have just moved back to the area after several years in California. His new work is a compilation of rusty images from a steady diet of camping and road trips around the Southwest, combined with the dormant metal he knows so well here in the Catskills. From old beer cans to beat-up farm

trucks, this show will have everything in all sizes— but only if it’s been kicked around long enough to look experienced. To complement the show, Morgan Outdoors is creating a list of old woods roads that are now public trails. The public is encouraged to add to the list, and a future hike is being planned. Surely it will include hiking by something old and rusty. Morgan Outdoors is located at 46 Main St. For more information visit www.morgan-outdoors.com. or call 845/439-5507. Continued on page 25

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Hoop for the Community HAWLEY, PA — Hawley Borough is hosting a 3-on-3 basketball tournament at Bingham Park on Saturday, August 6. Hoop for the Community basketball tournament will start at 10 a.m., and the suggested sign-up deadline is August 3. Anyone and everyone is encouraged to sign up online either as an individual or as a three-person team. All ages are welcome from youth to adult, experienced or inexperienced, and games will be organized accordingly. Hoop for the Community is being organized by Dan Valenza, who has lived in Hawley for over 20 years, a member the AMSkier team, and a Wallenpaupack/Penn State graduate. Proceeds from Hoop for the Community will go into improving Hawley’s Bingham Park. Anyone who drives by the park will see that some areas could use some care and attention. The Hawley Borough has made improvements recently with a new playground and restroom facilities currently under construction, but Hoop for the Community can help add to those improvements in a fun way that gets the community involved. Valenza hopes to turn the tournament into an annual event. The sign-up fee is $12 per player, with all proceeds going to Bingham Park. To register visit www.hoop4thecommunity. eventbrite.com. For more information email DanV@AMSki er.com, or text 570/470-7712. Continued on page 28

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IN MY HUMBLE OPINION

By Jonathan Charles Fox

Nice work if you can get it…

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he man who only lives for making money, lives a life that isn’t necessarily sunny,” wrote Ira Gershwin back in the day. “Likewise the man who works for fame—there’s no guarantee that time won’t erase his name” (www.songlyrics.com). The ditty, written in the 1930s, goes on to explain that only a girl can right all things wrong and make a man complete, so I generally skip over that part, replace “girl” with “dog” and keep singing. When push comes to shove (with apologies to the Gershwins), I guess it’s really the title that amuses me most, for I’m often reminded (last week being a perfect example) that what I do is definitely “nice work, if you can get it.” Clearly, I’m not doing it for the money, and when it comes to fame, well, that mantle goes to you-know-who. Speaking of the dog, her presence was requested last week at a fundraiser (www.sullivanspca.org) in Rock Hill, NY where folks were gathered to be entertained by Joanna Gass (stalk her on Facebook) while having a nosh and posing for photos with my best girl (www.Facebook. com/DharmaTheWonderDog), all in the name of our four-legged friends. Gass was a gas, Dharma signed pawtographs, and money was raised, but it’s never too late to make a contribution, so visit their website and dig deep. On Thursday, country superstar Jason Aldean pulled into town (www. bethelwoodscenter.org) and proceeded to make the ladies swoon, with his “iconic brand of rock-infused country” after opening acts “A Thousand Horses’ and (equally swoon-worthy) Thomas Rhett heated the place up. For something different, Dee Jay Silver, a Nashville recording artist in his own right (www.deejaysilver. com), entertained the crowd in between sets with his own brand of humor and a cool ability to get the crowd on their feet,

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Joanna Gass entertained the crowd who showed up to donate to the Sullivan County SPCA at The Brew in Rock Hill, while Dharma signed pawtographs to help raise funds.

A few of the guys who make up A Thousand Horses opened the show last week at Bethel Woods, before Thomas Rhett and Jason Aldean hit the stage

Bill Mallie, left, Anne Hillriegel and Joe Kavanaugh made donations and posed with the Wonder Dog during the Sullivan County SPCA fundraiser at The Brew in Rock Hill last Tuesday.

Country heartthrob Thomas Rhett entertained the crowd at Bethel Woods with great style.

Family-friendly, crowd-pleasing standup comic Jim Gaffigan had ‘em rolling in the aisles during his 75-minute set at Bethel Woods last Saturday night.

Adoring fans got up close and personal with country superstar Jason Aldean last week at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts.

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Nashvilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dee Jay Silver had the crowd on its feet in between acts last week prior to Jason Aldean and Co. taking to the stage at Bethel Woods. dancing, hooting and well, you get the picture. I enjoyed the entire show. Nice work. On Friday, this little piggy stayed home (because I could), but I was merely resting up for something else completely differentâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;once again at Bethel Woodsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;in the form of stand-up comic Jim Gaffigan, who has been on my radar for a while. The self-deprecating comedian is refreshingly family-friendly and mines much of his hilarious set from his own family and the fact that he has five (count â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;em) kids. Folks were rolling in the aisles for the comicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 75-minute set, and it was nice (after snapping some pics) to sit down with everyone else and just enjoy the show like a normal person, instead of racing around like a headless chicken trying to please everyone else. Nice work. Since I rested on Friday, and worked (?) on Saturday, Sunday was booked. I made my wayâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Wonder Dog in towâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;to Monticello and the first-ever Hispanic Heritage Festival, held behind the Ted Stroebele Center in the center of town. Latino Alliance of Sullivan County co-founder Allen Weir was on hand, along with Sullivan Renaissance multicultural liason Ari Mir-Pontier, both of whom were informative about the organization and the celebration being held. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sullivan Renaissance is very proud of the SC Latino Allianceâ&#x20AC;? Pontier said, as music filled the air, â&#x20AC;&#x153;for thinking outside the box and creating this event.â&#x20AC;? Weir

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Glass blowing returns to Dorflinger WHITE MILL, PA – For the first time in nearly a century, hot glass blowing will return to the historic glassmaking community of White Mills in public demonstrations on Saturday, July 23 and Sunday, July 24 at the Dorflinger-Suydam Wildlife Sanctuary. Sponsored by the Dorflinger Glass Museum and Keystone College, glass artists will use a fully equipped mobile glass studio to demonstrate glass making techniques on the main lawn of the sanctuary. The demonstrations are free and open to the public from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday and from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday. In the fall of 2016, the studio will travel to area schools to teach chemistry and physics principles to students, providing them with a unique opportunity to experience glass making. The studio’s first visit to a school will be to the Western Wayne campus in Waymart. This demonstration will introduce the studio to the public and allow educators the opportunity to see it in operation. For teachers with questions about the studio, or to inquire about bringing it to their school, call Hank Loftus at the Dorflinger Glass Museum at 570/253-1185.

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Glass artist Jim Harmon (in cap) describes the operation of the new Keystone College Mobile Glass Unit to representatives from the Dorflinger Glass Museum and Western Wayne science teacher Mark Nebzydoski. The mobile glass studio will be used to present glass blowing demonstrations at the Dorflinger-Suydam Wildlife Sanctuary on July 23 and 24. Students from area schools will learn about chemistry and physics through glass making as the trailer visits schools this fall.

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WHERE AND WHEN Thurs., Jul. 21 Sullivan County Historian Children’s Lecture

FALLSBURG — “Bats and Balls and Rackets and Clubs... Sports Stars and the Sullivan County Hotels,” a children’s lecture by John Conway at the Fallsburg Library, 5:30pm.

Egypt Vacation Bible School

BEACH LAKE — Join Joseph as he swats away scorpions in a dark prison cell, stroll through the splendor of Pharaoh’s palace, experience exotic sights and smells in an Egyptian bazaar, be carried away by music wafting through enticing desert air. Open & free to all. Beach Lake United Methodist Church, 7 Milanville Rd., 6:30-8:30pm each day.

Introduction to web development

HURLEYVILLE — Learn web development with HTML5 and CSS3 at Hurleyville Maker’s Lab, 6pm. Third class in this 6-part series. HurleyvilleMaker sLab. org, workshops/events calendar for fees.

Middle-stage Alzheimer’s music social

MONTICELLO — A free opportunity for people with middle-stage Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia to socialize and enjoy interactive musical fun with certified music therapist Melinda Burgard. Preregistration is required. Call 800/272-3900 with questions or to RSVP.

Professor Klutzo’s Healthy Habits Show for Preschool

FALLSBURG — This lovable professor has a great time showing children magic, music, juggling and more. However, things seem to go wrong for him. The fumbling and bumbling antics of the Professor will leave the audience in stitches. Fallsburg Library, 2:30pm.

Summer reading program

JEFFERSONVILLE — Summer reading program “On Your Mark... Get Set... Read!” Story time meets Thursdays through July 28, 12:30-2pm at the Jeffersonville Branch of the Western Sullivan Public Library.

Swing Shift Orchestra free concert

LIBERTY — The Town of Liberty Parks and Recreation Department presents a free summer concert by Swing Shift Orchestra on Liberty Main Street Stage, 7-9pm. Bring a chair or blanket. 845/292-7690.

Teen Tech Time

CALLICOON — Teens and tweens who are interested in technology, like to explore and be creative, play with electronics, work with video games, design and print in 3D, and more. In its third year Teen Tech Time has been a big hit with the youth in the community. Thursdays, 2-4pm, Delaware Free Branch of Western Sullivan Public Library, Callicoon.

Wee-scope: Habitat Discoveries Camp

LAKE ARIEL — Camp at Lacawac Sanctuary, 9am-1pm each day. Children explore the sanctuary’s habitats using nets, bug boxes and other exciting hands-on methods. Games, crafts and activities reinforce the concepts and importance of habitats while fostering a curiosity for the natural world in a fun, safe environment. Cost (July 18-22): $65.

Fri., Jul. 22 Craft Lovers

CALLICOON — Meets second and fourth Friday each month, 2:30-4:30pm at Delaware Free Branch of Western Sullivan Public Library, Callicoon. Socialize with other craft lovers. Bring your crafts and ideas to share. July’s themes are Secret Book Making and Jewelry Creations. Supplies and refreshments provided.

Free computer support @ WSPL

JEFFERSONVILLE — Free Computer Support every Friday at the Jeffersonville Branch of the Western Sullivan Public Library, 10am-2pm. Have questions about a new device? Or an app that isn’t working like you thought? Need help with a new computer or operating system? Get answers to these questions and more.

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Penny social

BEACH LAKE — Penny social at St. Bernard’s Catholic Church Hall, Catholic Church Rd. Doors open 6:15pm; Drawings begin 7:30pm. Door prizes & raffle prizes. Refreshments available.

Rummage sale

KAUNEONGA LAKE — Community United Methodist Church, 58 Horseshoe Lake Rd., 9am-3pm.

Wee-scope: Habitat Discoveries Camp

LAKE ARIEL — Last day of this camp at Lacawac Sanctuary, 9am-1pm. Children explore the Sanctuary’s habitats using hands-on methods, games, crafts and activities to learn the importance habitats while fostering a curiosity for the natural world.

Sat., Jul. 23 ‘Rust In Peace’

LIVINGSTON MANOR — Opening of “Rust in Peace” the paintings of John Adams at Morgan Outdoors, 4:30-6:30pm. Show runs through August 23. 845/4395507.

Barryville Farmers’ Market

BARRYVILLE — Barryville Farmers’ Market at 3385 Rte. 97 (behind River Market), Saturdays, 10am-1pm.

Basket Historical Society meeting

LONG EDDY — Meeting of the Basket Historical Society, 10:30am. All are welcome to attend the meeting and/or visit the museum, 10:30am-2pm. 845/887-6703.

Breakfast to beneﬁt veterans

WURTSBORO — All-You-Can-Eat Breakfast at the American Legion Post 1266, 92 Pine St., 8-11am. Military-style breakfast chow line prepared and served by veterans. All proceeds support programs for veterans throughout Sullivan County. $7 at the door. 845/888-4958.

Burning Bridget Cleary at Harmony Presents

HAWLEY — Burning Bridget Cleary was nominated “Top Traditional Group in a Pub, Festival, or Concert” in the Irish Music Awards sponsored by the Irish Music Association. $24 advance, $26 general admission. www.harmony presents.com.

Fallsburg Alumni Association luncheon

WOODRIDGE — Fallsburg Alumni Association 12th annual reunion and lunch buffet for friends, family, alumni and honorees at Woodridge Municipal Hall, 2 Dairyland Rd., 11am-2pm. $13 donation per person; $25 for two. 845/866-0232.

Music at Silver Birches Resort

TAFTON — Music series at Silver Birches Resort with Paulie Knakk, 3-6pm. Music, food and drinks on the deck. 570/226-2124.

Port Jervis Farmers’ Market

PORT JERVIS — Port Jervis Farmers’ Market at Farmers’ Market Square (by Burger King), 9am-1pm. Saturdays until October 29. Locally sourced foods, music, handmade items.

Rock Hill Farmers’ Market

ROCK HILL — Rock Hill Farmers’ Market, sponsored by Rock Hill Business and Community Association, held every Saturday, 10am–1pm until September 24 at 223 Rock Hill Dr. Music, events, educational activities.

Rummage sale

KAUNEONGA LAKE — Community United Methodist Church, 58 Horseshoe Lake Rd., 9am-3pm.

Sun., Jul. 24 Blueberry pancake breakfast

LORDS VALLEY — Blooming Grove Fire Hall, 484 Route 739, 8am-12noon. Cost: adults $8, children 10 and under $4, children three and under free. All-youcan-eat menu: orange juice, blueberry or plain pancakes, French toast, scrambled eggs, hash browns, bacon, sausages, coffee or tea. Eat in or take out.

Blues, Brews & BBQ

HAWLEY — The Blues, Brews & BBQ series at Glass—wine. bar. kitchen. at Ledges Hotel. Rotating line-up of live blues music with a BBQ-style outdoor dining event and samples of local craft brews from a featured local brewery. Cost $32.50. Reservations recommended. 570/226-1337.

River Run in Callicoon

CALLICOON — The 18th annual Delaware Youth Center River Run. Sign-ups are ongoing to walk or run the 5k or run the 10k along the scenic Delaware River. Registration online at https://register. chronotrack.com/r/19961 or on race day beginning 7am in the NBDC parking lot.

RIVERFEST

NARROWSBURG — 26th annual Riverfest: music, art and environmental on Main Street. Day begins with River Dogs on Parade at 10am At 10:45am, Jazzmosis takes the stage with live music. A poster auction of 60 original works of art begins 12:30pm followed by more music at 2pm by Stacy and Friends.

Summer nature walk

BETHEL — Join Delaware Highlands Conservancy for a free guided nature walk on the woodland trail at their Bethel office, 1pm-3pm. Advance registration is not required; meet at the office to join the group. Kids must remain accompanied by an adult. Visit www.DelawareHigh lands.org or call 845/583-1010.

Mon., Jul. 25 Creative movement for kids

NARROWSBURG — Weekly modern dance class for kids ages 5-11 at Narrowsburg Union, Mondays, 5:30pm. Learn basic movements, explore creativity, play games and learn choreography. No dance experience needed. Drop in at any time. Cost: $12 per class. Email catskilldancecompany.@gmail.com.

Free computer support @ WSPL in Callicoon

CALLICOON — Free computer support every Monday at the Delaware Free Branch of the Western Sullivan Public Library, 1-5pm. Have questions about a new device? Or an app that isn’t working like you thought? Need help with a new computer or operating system? Get answers to these questions and more.

Modern dance for adults

NARROWSBURG — Weekly modern dance class for adults ages 12 and up at Narrowsburg Union, Mondays, 6:30pm. Learn basic movements, warm ups, light stretching and choreography. No dance experience needed. Drop in at any time. Cost: $12 per class. Email catskilldancecompany@gmail.com.

Vacation Bible school

DINGMANS FERRY — Dingmans Ferry United Methodist Church, 115 Myck Rd. Free vacation Bible school July 25-29, 9am-12noon each day. Preregistration appreciated but walk-ins welcome. Open to potty-trained 3-year-olds up to kids entering 6th grade. 570/828-2288.

Wildernuts: Eco-explorations Day Camp

LAKE ARIEL — Day camp at Lacawac Sanctuary, 9am-4pm each day. Hike to the big lake, explore a bog, play games with friends, learn about the environment, connect with nature. Campers will be immersed in a week of nature explorations with experienced educators in a full schedule of hands-on activities. Cost (July 25-29): $90.

Tue., Jul. 26 Summer reading program

CALLICOON — Western Sullivan Public Library at Delaware Youth Center. Last day for summer reading program storytime, 11:15am.

Teen yoga

CALLICOON — Last session in this seires of teen yoga, 4-5pm at Delaware Free Branch of the Western Sullivan Public Library, Callicoon.

Youth basketball tournament

IBERTY, NY — Achieve Rehab and Nursing Facility will sponsor a Sullivan County Youth Basketball Tournament on Friday, August 19 at Hanofee Park. It will be a 3 vs. 3 event for boys and girls. A maximum of five players will be allowed on each team (to play in rotation). There will be three age divisions, with boys abnd girls separate. Ages nine to 12 play from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Ages 13 to 15 play from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Ages 16 to 19 play from 1 to 3 p.m. The fee is $10 per player, and the registration deadline is August 1. To register, call Sam Sanders at 646/201-8606. The event is hosted by Friendship Baptist Church and co-hosted by Heavenbound Church and New Beginnings Community Worship Center.

UDC raft trip

KINNERS FALLS, NY — The Upper Delaware Council (UDC) is accepting advance reservations until July 29 for its 28th annual family raft trip. It will take place on Sunday, August 7, from Skinners Falls to the Ten Mile River access. The cost is $16 for children ages five to 12 and $26 for teenagers and adults. Minimum occupancy per raft is four people. All equipment is provided. Participants will meet at the UDC registration table at Lander’s Skinners Falls Campground between 9 and 10 a.m. to check in and launch. The average length for this trip is four-and-a-half hours. Rafters will be shuttled back to their vehicles. A registration form with additional details is available for download in the message alert section at the top of www. upperdelawarecouncil.org. For more information call 845/252-3022 or email cindy@upperdelawarecouncil.org. Vacation Bible school

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Wed., Jul. 27 Free computer support @ WSPL in Narrowsburg

NARROWSBURG — Free computer support Wednesdays at Tusten-Cochecton Branch of the Western Sullivan Public Library, 4-8pm. Have questions about a new device? Or an app that isn’t working like you thought? Need help with a new computer or operating system? Get answers to these questions and more.

Jazz on the Deck at The Settlers Inn

HAWLEY — The Settlers Inn hosts its summer Jazz on the Deck series every Wednesday during July and August, from 6 to 9pm, rain or shine. There is no cover charge. 570/226-2993.

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Introduction to web development

Barryville Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Market

FALLSBURG â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Wednesday nights, 7:30pm at Fallsburg Library, John Conway, Sullivan County Historian, conducts a lecture series based on the summer reading theme â&#x20AC;&#x153;On your mark... get set...Read.â&#x20AC;?

HURLEYVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Fourth class in this 6-part series. Learn web development with HTML5 and CSS3 at Hurleyville Makerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lab, 6pm. See HurleyvilleMak ersLab.org workshops and events calendar for fees.

BARRYVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Barryville Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Market at 3385 Rte. 97 (behind River Market), Saturdays, 10am-1pm, rain or shine.

Rock Hill Summer Concert Series

Summer reading program

BETHANY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Bethany Public Library invites the public to help celebrate its 80th anniversary with a free, old-fashioned lawn party in the villageâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Central Park, 1-4pm. There will be games for all ages, music, refreshments and a birthday cake, plus a penny social and more. 570/253-4349.

ROCK HILL â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Rock Hill Business and Community Association presents the Rock Hill Summer Concert Series, every Wednesday evening during July and August at 223 Rock Hill Dr. (location for Rock Hill Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Market), 6:308:30pm. Bring chair or blanket. Free. www.facebook.com/RockHillSummer ConcertSeries.

Rolling Video Bus at Brian Ingber Park

FALLSBURG â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Mobile video game theater at Brian Ingber Park, 6pm. This game truck trailer has four widescreen high-def TVs covering the walls in front of custom stadium seats with built-in vibration motors synched to the on-screen action with speakers in front and back.

Stretching Your Food Dollar

LIBERTY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Stretching Your Food Dollar at the Gerald J. Skoda Extension Education Center, 6-8pm. Families will receive recipes, meal planning strategies and information on creating a grocery budget, tracking spending and building a nutritious pantry at home. Presented by Cornell Cooperative Extension Sullivan County. Free. 845/292-6180.

Summer reading program

NARROWSBURG â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Summer reading program â&#x20AC;&#x153;On Your Mark... Get Set... Read!â&#x20AC;? Last session of this story time series, 10:30am-12pm at the Tusten-Cochecton Branch of the Western Sullivan Public Library, Narrowsburg.

Vacation Bible school

DINGMANS FERRY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Dingmans Ferry United Methodist Church, 115 Myck Rd. Free vacation Bible school July 25-29, 9am-12noon each day. Preregistration appreciated but walk-ins welcome. Open to potty-trained 3-year-olds up to kids entering 6th grade. 570/828-2288.

Wildernuts: Eco-explorations Day Camp

LAKE ARIEL â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Day camp at Lacawac Sanctuary, 9am-4pm each day. Hike to the big lake, explore a bog, play games with friends, learn about the environment, connect with nature. Campers will be immersed in a week of nature explorations with experienced educators in a full schedule of hands-on activities. Cost (July 25-29): $90.

Thu., Jul. 28 Basic First Aid caregiving skills

LIBERTY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A free, educational Lunch & Learn workshop series for informal family caregivers continues with Basic First Aid caregiving skills. Presented by Cornell Cooperative Extension Sullivan County Caregiver Resource Center, Thursdays, 12noon-1pm at its Extension Education Center. 845/292-6180.

Ham and strawberry shortcake dinner

LIVINGSTON MANOR â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Ham and strawberry shortcake dinner at the Masonic Lodge, 94 Main St., 4:30-7pm. Adults $10, child $6. Benefit: Sullivan-St. Tammany Chapter #298 Order of Eastern Star.

JEFFERSONVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Summer reading program: â&#x20AC;&#x153;On Your Mark... Get Set ... Read.â&#x20AC;? Last session of this summer story time series, 12:30-2pm at Jeffersonville Branch of Western Sullivan Public Library.

Teen Tech Time

CALLICOON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Teens and tweens interested in technology, who like to explore and be creative, play with electronics, work with video games, design and print in 3D. Thursdays, 2-4pm, Delaware Free Branch of Western Sullivan Public Library, Callicoon.

Vacation Bible school

Wildernuts: Eco-explorations Day Camp

Fri., Jul. 29 Free computer support @ WSPL

JEFFERSONVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Free computer support, Fridays at the Jeffersonville Branch of the Western Sullivan Public Library, 10am-2pm. Have questions about a new device? Or an app that isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t working like you thought? Need help with a new computer or operating system? Get answers to these questions and more.

Meeting of SLAC

MONTICELLO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Senior Legislative Action Committee of Sullivan County meets in the Sullivan County Government Center, 10am. 845/807-0241 or 985-7901.

Vacation Bible school

Wildernuts: Eco-explorations Day Camp

Sat., Jul. 30 AARP Driver Safety Program

SOUTH FALLSBURG â&#x20AC;&#x201D; AARP Driver Safety Program at South Fallsburg Senior Center, 9am-4pm. To register call Sonny Smith at 845/434-8922 (leave message). Please call after 9am.

Rt. 6 Mall â&#x20AC;˘ Rt. 6 â&#x20AC;˘ 1199 Palmyra Hwy. â&#x20AC;˘ Honesdale, PA 18431 Approx. 11 miles from the Narrowsburg NY/PA Bridge

570-251-FILM (3456) â&#x20AC;˘ www.moviesatcinema6.com CALL FOR: Show Times â&#x20AC;˘ Specials â&#x20AC;˘ Group Rates Bring this ad for a Free small popcorn with purchase of ticket

GHOSTBUSTERS (PG-13) â&#x20AC;˘ THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS (PG) MIKE AND DAVE NEED WEDDING DATES (R) THE LEGEND OF TARZAN (PG-13) THE PURGE: ELECTION YEAR (R) â&#x20AC;˘ FINDING DORY (PG)

Bethany Library marks 80th anniversary

Callicoon Country Fair

CALLICOON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Callicoon Country Fair on Main Street, 11am-5pm. Over 50 vendors, entertainment for the whole family, food, games, BBQ, beer, live music and more.

Food Plot Workshop

HONESDALE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Wayne Conservation District hostS a Food Plot Workshop in partnership with Quality Deer Management Association (QDMA) at Conservation Offfice, 648 Park St., 8am-12noon. Doors open 7am for registration (fee $20) and breakfast. This workshop focuses on how to establish successful food plots. 570/253-0930.

Old Time Fair and Chicken BBQ

GRAHAMSVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Old Time Fair and Chicken BBQ at the Grahamsville Fairgrounds, 11am-5pm. Sponsored by the Time and the Valleys Museum. Activities include corn shucking and skillet throwing contests, old fashioned childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s games, ice cream making demo, pie auction, food and music. Admission and parking, free. Held rain or shine.

Port Jervis Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Market

PORT JERVIS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Port Jervis Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Market at Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Market Square (by Burger King), 9am-1pm. Saturdays until October 29. Locally sourced foods, music and handmade items.

Rock Hill Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Market

ROCK HILL â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Rock Hill Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Market, sponsored by Rock Hill Business and Community Association, every Saturday, 10amâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;1pm, until September 24 at 223 Rock Hill Dr. Live music, events and educational activities.

Two shows at Catskill Art Society

LIVINGSTON MANOR â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Catskill Art Society presents â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Inauspicious Presentâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ascendantsâ&#x20AC;? an exhibition featuring artwork by Donald Keefe and Sarah Tortora at CAS Arts Center, 48 Main St., artist talk 3pm, reception 4-6pm. On display through August 28.

Wade Preston at Harmony Presents

HAWLEY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Wade Preston of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Movinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Out!â&#x20AC;? the Broadway show and Billy Joelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s back-up delivers your favorite tunes and original compositions. First show at 5:30pm; second show at 8:15pm. $20 advance, $23 general admission. www. harmonypresents.com.

Sun., Jul. 31 Blues, Brews & BBQ

HAWLEY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Blues, Brews & BBQ series at Glassâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;wine. bar. kitchen. at Ledges Hotel. Rotating line-up of live blues music with a BBQ-style outdoor dining event and samples of local craft brews from a featured local brewery. Cost $32.50. Reservations recommended. 570/226-1337.

Bethany Library celebrates 80 years BETHANY, PA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Bethany Public Library will mark its 80th anniversary with a free birthday party on Saturday, July 30 from 1 to 4 p.m. The celebrationâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;complete with birthday cake and ice cream, hot dogs and lemonade, an old-fashioned penny social, plus live music and games for all agesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;will be held in the boroughâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Central Park in front of the library, located at 8 Court St. Housed in the historic 1823 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fireproof Buildingâ&#x20AC;? built when Bethany was the county seat to house Wayne County offices and official records, it later became the countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first public library, opening in July 1936. Hana Marritz, Art Appreciation Day

Modern dance for adults

EQUINUNK â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Hana Marritz exhibits her wire sculpture and collage works at Equinunk Historical Society, 12 noon4pm. She will also speak on The Goddess, the ancient feminine depiction of fertility. Guests will sculpt a goddess in clay under Hanaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s supervision. Free. 570/224-6722.

History of the D&H Canal Walk

WESTBROOKVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Join naturalist/ archaeology enthusiast Gary Keeton for a walk through time, 10am. Follow path taken by Native Americans, canalers and other history-makers in our area. Meet at DEC access road on Route 209 across from Our Hometown Deli. 845/3864892. Sponsor: Basha Kill Area Association. thebashakill.org.

Weekend of Chamber Music

HONESDALE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Weekend of Chamber Music at The Cooperage, 3pm. Suggested donation: $15 advance, $20 door. 570/253-2020.

Mon., Aug. 1 Creative movement for kids

NARROWSBURG â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Weekly modern dance class for kids ages 5-11 at Narrowsburg Union, Mondays, 5:30pm. Learn basic movements, explore creativity, play games, and learn choreography. No dance experience is needed. Drop in at any time. Cost: $12 per class. Email catskilldancecompany.@gmail.com.

Free computer support @ WSPL

CALLICOON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Free computer support Mondays at Delaware Free Branch of the Western Sullivan Public Library, 1-5pm. Have questions about a new device? Or an app that isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t working like you thought? Need help with a new computer or operating system? Get answers here.

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NARROWSBURG â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Weekly modern dance class for adults ages 12 and up at Narrowsburg Union, Mondays, 6:30pm. Learn basic movements, warm ups, light stretching, and choreography. No dance experience is needed. Drop in at any time. Cost: $12 per class. Email catskilldancecompany@gmail.com.

Tue., Aug. 2 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.

Pressed ďŹ&#x201A;ower workshop

HURLEYVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Pat Yelle, local artist and avid gardener, will lead a pressed flower workshop at the Pickled Owl, 6:30pm. Light refreshments and a glass of wine or other beverage provided. Fee of $30 covers all materials and refreshments. Register. 845/434-3146.

Wed., Aug. 3 Business Group @ WSPL in Callicoon

CALLICOON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Business Group meets the first Wednesday each month at Delaware Free Branch of Western Sullivan Public Library, 10:30am-12:30pm. Meet likeminded professionals, share ideas, explore social media, design marketing materials, learn new technologies and more.

Free computer support @ WSPL

NARROWSBURG â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Free computer support, Wednesdays at Tusten-Cochecton Branch of Western Sullivan Public Library, 4-8pm. Have questions about a new device? Or an app that isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t working like you thought? Need help with a new computer or operating system? Get answers to these questions and more.

Jazz on the Deck at The Settlers Inn

HAWLEY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Settlers Inn hosts its summer Jazz on the Deck series every Wednesday during July and August, from 6 to 9pm, rain or shine. There is no cover charge. 570/226-2993.

Sullivan County Historian Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lecture

FALLSBURG â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Wednesday nights, 7:30pm at Fallsburg Library, John Conway, Sullivan County Historian hosts this lecture series based on Summer Reading theme â&#x20AC;&#x153;On your mark... get set... Read.â&#x20AC;?

Rock Hill Summer Concert Series

ROCK HILL â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Rock Hill Business and Community Association presents the Rock Hill Summer Concert Series, every Wednesday evening in August, 223 Rock Hill Dr. (location for the Rock Hill Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Market), 6:30-8:30pm. Bring chair or blanket. Free. www.facebook.com/Rock HillSummerConcertSeries.

Wednesday night history talk

CUDDEBACKVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Neversink Valley Museum of History and Innovation hosts a talk by Stephen Skye, Museum Historian, on â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Cornell Family: Masters D&H Canal Capatalistsâ&#x20AC;? at the D & H Canal Park Visitorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Center, 58 Hoag Rd., 7pm. Suggested donation is $7 for nonmembers/$5 members. 845/754-8870.

Thurs., Aug. 4 Teen Tech Time

CALLICOON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Teens and tweens interested in technology, who like to explore and be creative, play with electronics, work with video games, design and print in 3D, and more. In its third year Teen Tech Time has been a big hit with the youth in the community. Thursdays, from 2-4pm, Delaware Free Branch, Western Sullivan Public Library, Callicoon.

Fri., Aug. 5 Free computer support

JEFFERSONVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Free computer support every Friday at Jeffersonville Branch of the Western Sullivan Public Library, 10am-2pm.

The Honey Dewdrops at Harmony Presents

HAWLEY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Honey Dewdrops at Harmony Presents at the Silk Mill, 8pm. Known for their tight harmonies, Laura Wortman and Kagey Parrish recently released their fourth album â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tangled Country.â&#x20AC;? The Honey Dewdrops are the Virginia-based roots duet with a blend of new Americana and traditional folk.

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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

RON LENZ HEATING & A/C INC.

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BARRYVILLE EXTERMINATING SERVICE

GS PLUMBING & HEATING

RILEYVILLE MINI STORAGE

Contractor

Gutters

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

Architect BUCK MOORHEAD, ARCHITECT Creative, Energy-Saving Design Certified Passive House Consultant Callicoon, NY • 212-343-2735 buck@buckmoorheadarchitect.com

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

Sustainable design • New Homes & Renovations Cochecton, New York • Philip@farmiloe.com 347-325-1818

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

New Homes • New Construction Renovations • Excavations From start to finish • Quality to remember Narrowsburg, NY • 845-252-7469

SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS

Blower door testing for energy efficiency Windturbine and solar assessment Renewable energy/greenbuilding design consulting. 845-252-6626

Construction JUSTIN MERCADO SIGNATURE CARPENTRY Renovations, Decks, Painting, Wood Working, Tile 140 Perry Pond Road, Narrowsburg NY 12764 845-252-7471 felixrichard@frontier.com REEVES MOUNTAIN CONSTRUCTION

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

Licensed Electrical Contractor Sull. Co. License #273 • Orange Co. License #174 Wayne Co. Builder’s Assoc #PA031768 NJ State License #12380 Residential • Commercial • Industrial Authorized Generac Generator Dealer We Service All Makes of Generators www.AmericanElectricOnline.com 845-932-8111 or 845-583-1015 PA: 570-251-9990

Complete auto repairs, 24 hr. local & long distance towing or flatbed recovery service. Gas • Diesel • BBQ Tanks Cash paid for junk vehicles. Rt. 97, Barryville, NY. Open 7 days. 845-557-8881 Nights 570-559-7696 or 7668

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

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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

“The Name You Trust” • Free Estimates 845-557-6762 • Serving NY & PA Integrated Pest Management

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Roofing STRAIT LINE ROOFING

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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

Equipment & Tool Repair

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Bethany Village is now accepting applications for: Resident Care Managers part-time 9pm-5:30am Positions available are part-time evening shift, part-time day shift, Part-Time and Full Time 12:30pm to 9:00pm Dishwashers Positions available are Part-time Day Shift Interested candidates may apply in person at 150 Noble Lane, Bethany, PA between the hours of 9am-5pm or call 570-251-3463. EOE

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TAX ASSOCIATE Farm Credit East, the premiere financial services provider to agricultural businesses in the Northeast, is seeking a Tax Associate in the Claverack, NY branch office. The role is responsible for the preparation of individual, partnership, and corporation returns. Other responsibilities include maintaining financial records and providing tax planning and advisory services to small business customers. Position requires a B.S. in Accounting, Business or related field and at least 2-3 years of recent tax and accounting experience. Excellent oral and written communication skills are essential. Candidates with a CPA license or Enrolled Agent designation preferred.

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LEGAL NOTICE Notice of Formation of a Limited Liability Company (LLC). KNZ Equities LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/15/16. Office in Sullivan Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail process to 11 Flower St, South Fallsburg, NY 12779. Purpose: General. LEGAL NOTICE Notice of Formation of a Limited Liability Company (LLC). NOTICE OF FORMATION of limited liability company (LLC). Name: PREMIUM CAPITAL LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/24/2016. 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 Notice of Formation of a Limited Liability Company (LLC). North South Manager LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/14/16. Office in Sullivan Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail process to 11 Flower St, South Fallsburg, NY 12779. Purpose: General. LEGAL NOTICE Notice of Formation of a Limited Liability Company (LLC). Joe and Ellen City and Country Catering LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 2/17/16. Office location: Sullivan County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 2 Brook Trail East, Wurtsboro, NY 12790. General purpose. LEGAL NOTICE Notice of Formation of a Limited Liability Company (LLC). Name: 278 Mitchell Pond Estate LLC Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York on 05/05/2016 Office Location: Sullivan County SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 110 Bank Street, #5H, New York, NY 10014 Purpose: Any lawful purpose

LEGAL NOTICE Notice of Formation of a Limited Liability Company (LLC). Magazinesubscription.com LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 6/9/16. Office location: Sullivan. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Ivan Ciment, 235 W. 76th St., Apt. 15B, NY, NY 10023. General purpose. LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY O F S U L L I VA N , G R E E N T R E E SERVICING LLC, Plaintiff, vs. K E V I N M A S T R O I A N N I , M A RY MASTROIANNI, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly filed on March 22, 2016, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Lobby of the Sullivan County Courthouse, 414 Broadway, Monticello, NY on August 24, 2016 at 9:30 a.m., premises known as 188 Tusten Mountain Lake Road a/k/a Town Road 20, Narrowsburg, NY. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Townhsip of Tusten, County of Sullivan and State of New York, Section 24.A, Block 4 and Lot 1. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 2389/2013. Patti Leibowitz, Esq., Referee Berkman, Henoch, Peterson, Peddy & Fenchel, P.C., 100 Garden City Plaza, Garden City, NY 11530, Attorneys for Plaintiff

38 • JULY 21-27, 2016 Legal Notice LEGAL NOTICE Notice of Formation of a Limited Liability Company (LLC). Notice of Formation of a Limited Liability Company (LLC): Name: NAS Homes, LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 04/22/2016. Office Location: Sullivan County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: NAS Homes, LLC, P.O. Box 127, Liberty, NY. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. LEGAL NOTICE Notice of Formation of a Limited Liability Company (LLC). MAA REALTY ENTERPRISES LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 5/24/16. Office in Sullivan Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 32 Bristol Circle, Rock Hill, NY 12775. Purpose: Any lawful purpose LEGAL NOTICE Notice of Formation of a Limited Liability Company (LLC). 3PEA Properties Fund I LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 2/22/16. Office location: Sullivan. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Richard N Dalton, 54 Tusten Farm Ln., Narrowsburg, NY 12764. General purpose LEGAL NOTICE Notice of Formation of a Limited Liability Company (LLC). SIMPY BETTER SOLUTIONS LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 5/26/15. Office in Sullivan Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to The LLC 22 Olympic Ln Liberty, NY 12747. Purpose: Any lawful activity. LEGAL NOTICE TOWN OF LUMBERLAND Glen Spey Cemetery Bid for Setup, Re-Establishing Survey Control & Staking concrete monuments. THE TOWN OF LUMBERLAND IS ACTIVELY SEEKING BIDS FOR THE SETUP, RE-ESTABLISHING SURVEY CONTROL AND STAKING CONCRETE MONUMENT POINTS IN THE NEW SECTION OF THE GLEN SPEY CEMETERY. Specifications are available at the Town Clerk’s Office, 1054 Proctor Road, Glen Spey, N.Y. or by calling (845) 856-8600 Ext. #1210. Bids must be submitted no later than on Friday, July 29, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. in the Town Clerk’s Office, with a bid opening at that time. A bid award will be held on Wednesday, August 10, 2016, at 7 p.m., at the Town Hall, 1052 Proctor Road, Glen Spey, N.Y. 12737. All bids must include a signed Non-Collusion form. The Town Board reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids. By Order of the Town Board Town of Lumberland Virginia V. Horn, Town Clerk July 14, 2016

THE RIVER REPORTER Legal Notice LEGAL NOTICE Notice of Formation of a Limited Liability Company (LLC). The name of the LLC is: SENIOR PLANNING SERVICES LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) office on: 03-17-2016 The County in which the Office is to be located: SULLIVAN The SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC is: 7 RANDOLPH RD, HOWELL, NJ 07731 Purpose: any lawful activity. LEGAL NOTICE Notice of Formation of a Limited Liability Company (LLC). M. Quinn Enterprises, LLC, Arts of Org filed with SSNY on 06/27/16. Off. Loc.: Sullivan County, SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC, 1002 County Road 95, North Branch, NY 12766. Purpose: to engage in any lawful act. LEGAL NOTICE Notice of Formation of a Limited Liability Company (LLC). T h e n a m e o f t h e L L C i s : LT C CONSULTING SERVICES LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) office on: 03-092016 The County in which the Office is to be located: SULLIVAN The SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC is: 7 RANDOLPH RD, HOWELL, NJ 07731 Purpose: any lawful activity LEGAL NOTICE Notice of Formation of a Limited Liability Company (LLC). Notice of Formation of a Limited Liability Company (LLC). The name of the LLC is: FA-ST Holdings, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) office on: 4/15/16. The County in which the Office is to be located: Sullivan. The SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC is: PO Box 19, Callicoon, NY 12723. Purpose: any lawful activity.

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active and feed. that they can become is the most wideThe painted turtle and is North America from spread turtle in will eat vegetation omnivorous. It but will where it lives, the lake or pond insects and small also feed on worms, will fish. begins now and Their active season will when the turtles last until October, of the mud at the bottom burrow into the

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Support your local TU

o far this year fish reports are mixed. What a surprise! We have received reports that the fishing has been great and reports that it has been the worst year yet. Maybe it is a little of both. Again this summer we are setting records. Already we have had several “thermal stress events” in our rivers. Just about every authority urges that we suspend trout fishing when the water temperatures exceed 70°. So, for much of the Delaware River Main Stem, with water temperatures in the mid-70s and above, trout fishing is out until the cooler temperatures of fall. But that doesn’t mean you have to stow your fishing gear. A great smallmouth bass fishery exists on the mid- to lower-section of the Delaware. Ten Mile River access to the Zane Grey takeout is one of the best fishing floats for these abundant fighters. You don’t need any fancy equipment to catch these aggressive feeders—spin rods, bait casters and fly rods all work well. Riffle sections are the hot spots, and almost any soft lure, spinner, spoon, or streamer will catch these smallies. As it happens, first prize in the Upper Delaware Chapter of Trout Unlimited (TU) fundraising raffle this year plays on this theme. Master Carver Lew Trowbridge carved a spectacular artwork, “The Big 3 of the Delaware” (rainbow, brown and smallmouth). The local chapter of Trout Unlimited will be selling raffle tickets for this prize (and also a Lander’s River Trip) at Riverfest in Narrowsburg on July 24. TU members will also be selling “Casting for Recovery” hand-tied pink flies to help in this important effort. So what is TU? It was founded in 1959 to conserve, protect and restore North America’s coldwater fisheries and their watersheds. But like so many crucial things, it is important to think globally

and act locally. So what does our local chapter do? You might ask the fifth-graders at Jeffersonville Elementary School. Over the past eight years, more than 500 students have participated in the “Trout in the Classroom” program. These students are exposed to nature first-hand when the fertilized eggs arrive in October. They learn the responsibility of properly caring for the “frey,” checking and charting water temperatures, PH and oxygen levels every day until the spring. Then, on a joyous spring day, the students release the troutlings into the Callicoon Creek. Factored into the students’ daily program are lessons in math, science and ecology. A spin-off benefit is that over 3,000 troutlings have been released over the eight years of the program. A big thank you to Pam Reinhardt and her late husband Val Reinhardt for bringing this wonderful program to our river valley. This is the kind of thing TU does. This week, the New York State TU Council conducts its trout camp for youth. New York is one of only nine states that have this program. Not only do our local TU chapter members participate as guides to the young, new flyfishers on the river, but they also fully sponsored one student this year ($400). These students spend a week at camp learning entomology, fly-tying, rivercraft, casting and more. A dozen students are participating in the program this week and are mentored one-on-one each evening on the river after classroom work. Perhaps, in the future, one of these students will be a leader in the effort to protect and preserve our coldwater fisheries. What a great investment in our future. Just ask Pam Reinhardt. Visit our booth at Riverfest and learn more. Tight Lines!

SOUNDINGS: taking the pulse of the Upper Delaware Watershed High gage mark, feet 7/12 7/13 7/14 7/15 7/16 7/17 7/18

3.47 3.45 3.47 3.43 3.51 3.49 3.38

High water temperature °F 7/12 7/13 7/14 7/15 7/16 7/17 7/18

76.10 77.90 79.34 79.16 78.62 76.82 75.56

Actual and avg. precipitation NYC watershed

Reservoir levels July 19, 2016 Cannonsville: 83.4% Pepacton: 88.5% Neversink: 86.1% Total: 89.4% Normal Total: 90.2% Total in 2015: 98.1%

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By Scott Rando

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PA rattlesnakes delisted from candidate status

n July 12, during its quarterly business meeting, the PA Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) voted to delist the timber rattlesnake from candidate status. With this vote, this species is no longer a candidate for threatened or endangered status in PA. A news release of the quarterly business meeting by the PFBC can be found at fishandboat.com/ news/2016pr/pfbc2016q3summ.htm John Arway, commission executive director, said in a statement, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision by our board to remove the timber rattlesnake from the candidate species list should be viewed as a success story for the conservation and management of a once vulnerable species of rattlesnake. However, we must continue our efforts and not let down our guard to insure that the timber rattlesnake continues to be secure across its entire range.â&#x20AC;? The timber rattlesnake was first protected in the state in 1978, as previous overhunting had led to this species being listed as a candidate for protected status. The 1978 status change led to a set of hunting regulations that governed bag limits, protected gravid females and safeguarded known hibernacula, among other measures to protect the species. With the recent July 12 ruling delisting the species,

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This timber rattlesnake is in between its light and dark color phase; this snake can be a dark yellow to almost completely black. Rattlesnakes, and the Northern Copperhead, the venomous snake that occurs in the region, have a â&#x20AC;&#x153;pitâ&#x20AC;? between the eye and the nostril; they are used for sensing heat given off by warm-blooded prey. there was no immediate change to the existing hunting regulations in PA (one per year with permit and special conditions). There is much opposition to the delisting of the timber rattlesnake by the PFBC; individuals and groups are concerned that delisting could result in significant habitat loss by development on

Timber rattlesnakes shed their skin every one to two years, and every time it does, a new rattle segment is added to the existing rigid segments. When you hear the sound of these segments banging together as the snake vibrates its tail, the rattler is annoyed or alarmed, warning people or other animals that are too close.

previously protected areas, especially by entities of the oil and gas industry. Maya K. Van Rossum, of the Delaware Riverkeeper Network, states in a letter to the PFBC written March 18, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Fish and Boat Commission has been implementing several good management and education strategies and volunteer monitoring pro-

grams to encourage protection of the timber rattlesnake, but we believe the work would be undermined if at this time the FBC delisted the species.â&#x20AC;? The full text of the letter can be found at www.delaware riverkeeper.org/sites/default/files/DRN. timberrattler.candidate.3.18.2016.PA_.FI NAL__0.pdf.

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