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Two visitors’ centers and rail trails Up to $500,000 in county matching grants

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ONTICELLO, NY — What started as a quest for a visitors center along the Upper Delaware Scenic Byway in 2004, has now morphed into a play for two visitors’ centers and an expansion of the rail trail project in Sullivan County.

The county legislators voted unanimously that the county manager should let state officials know that they are interested in pursuing these projects with money from a pool of funding that includes $539,000 secured by former Congressman Maurice Hinchey more than a decade ago. The resolution the board passed also included spending up to $500,000 in possible matching grants, which would be necessary should the county win any of this grant funding.

At a meeting at the government center on July 21, county planning commissioner Freda Eisenberg explained that the $539,000 was no longer available specifically for the proposed visitors’ center for the Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (UDSB) but was now available for some projects as part of a pool of about $207 million in unused grants dating back more than 10 years.

The route of the unused UDSB funding is a bit complex. In the 1990s, members of the Cochecton Preservation Society moved the old Cochecton train station to its current location. (Chris Cunningham, representative of the district at the time, made a point of saying that the role of the people who participated in this should be remembered.)

The grant for the visitors’ center, which was to be located at the train station, was awarded in 2005.

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The Upper Delaware Scenic Byway, Inc. voted on July 25 to try again to get funding for the visitors’ center. There had been a plan to create the center on the grounds of the Fort Delaware Museum. Now, because of the timing of a related deadline, it is not clear that the center would be eligible for the grant funding being sought.

Byway committee to submit earlier visitors’ center plan Narrowsburg Union pitch on hold

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ARROWSBURG, NY — Amid a bit of finger-pointing, members of the Upper Delaware Scenic Byway, Inc. (UDSB) voted unanimously on July 25 to seek funding via the New York Department of Transportation (DOT) to fund a visitors’ center at Fort Delaware. Plans for the center were drawn up in 2011 with a $25,000 grant the UDSB obtained for a feasibility study of the project.

The decision came after a presentation from Brendan Weiden, who with his wife Kathy owns the Narrowsburg Union, a former school building. Weiden proposed placing the visitors’ center in the Narrowsburg Union, and using grant money for lease payments.

Freda Eisenberg, the Sullivan County Planning Commissioner, said the funding organization was not likely to award a grant for lease payments, but there was a possibility that DOT would award money to pay for the construction at the Narrowsburg Union that would be needed to create the visitors’ center.

Eisenberg also stressed several times that she was still not

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certain that DOT would or could consider visitors’ centers with this particular pool of funding, which was created from federal grants that were more than 10 years old, and no longer available for the original projects for which they were intended. Statewide there is a pool of about $207 million available for refunding.

Eisenberg said she heard about the funding from the New York State Department of Parks and Recreation, which had suggested she submit an existing proposal for a rails-to-trails expansion project. She said she hoped to learn more about the parameters of the grant program the day after the meeting.

She also said that any grant funding awarded must be spent by September 2019, and therefore projects that were further along would have an advantage over projects that were not yet fleshed out.

That fact played a role in the decision of the UDSB board; a couple of members said there was nothing to lose by submitting the existing plans for Fort Delaware, although funding for that project remains a question because the cost was estimated at $1.2 million, and the original grant was for $539,000.

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Lumberland sets planning and law hearings

By DAVID HULSE

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LEN SPEY NY — The Town of Lumberland has seen many changes since its last comprehensive plan was approved in 2008, and in August the town board will outline its work on an update.

The plan is not law, but a guide for proposals on managing issues including land use and community development.

Planners feel an update is needed because of population growth and demographic changes, which according to census figures have altered markedly since the last update.

Lumberland’s population has more than doubled since 1980 and grown 27.2% since 2000; compared to 19% growth in Sullivan County since 1980 and 4.8% growth since 2000.

Data also shows Lumberland has become a younger community than it was in 2000, with almost 18% of the population aged 20 to 24 years and 211 new housing units added.

The median household income recorded in the 2000 Census was $42,625 and the Census’s 2014 American Community Survey shows an increase to $61,250, 28% higher than the median household income for the county.

Lumberland has seven zoning districts: Black Forest, Glen Spey, Hillside, Mohican Lake, Mongaup River Valley, River Hamlet and Rural Residential; plus five overlay districts: flood plain, Mohican Lake Access, historic, river and riparian. The plan considers their location, surroundings, size, surface cover and subsurface, and makes non-binding recommendations for each of them.

Supervisor Jenny Mellan has said that none of this involves big changes.

The plan also includes gathered comments about current uses and issues in the town, and the board is seeking any additional comments residents want considered.

A hearing is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on August 10, and the entire text of the draft plan is available on the town’s website.

Prior to that hearing, at 7 p.m., the board will hold a public hearing on a so-called “zombie law,” proposed Local Law #4 of 2016, to “remedy problems caused by abandoned and vacant buildings, foreclosed properties and properties in foreclosure including a decline in property values and tax base, and negative impacts on the quality of life for neighboring residents and businesses.

This Article establishes regulations for the registration, inspection, maintenance, and securing of such buildings and properties.”

The complete text of that draft is also available on the town website.

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IN BRIEF Sullivan creates animal abuse registry

Ellenville woman charged with killing her mother

MONTICELLO, NY — The Sullivan County Legislature voted unanimously on July 21 to create an animal abuse registry, where anyone convicted of abusing a pet or other animal will be required to register at an online site.

The vote followed a public hearing in which most comments were supportive of the local law passed to create the registry.

The law was named Dean’s Law, after a Sullivan County dog who had been abused by a previous owner.

Dean made an appearance at the legislative meeting and looked healthy and active.

The law stated in part, “It is the Legislature’s goal to reduce the number and frequency of animal cruelty offenses occurring in Sullivan County. In order to further that goal the Legislature believes that identifying individuals who are convicted of animal cruelty charges and limiting their access to animals could reduce the likelihood of future animal cruelty offenses.”

Individuals listed on the registry will be prohibited from “adopting, purchasing, or otherwise obtaining animals from any animal shelter, pet seller, or other person or entity involved in the exchange of animals by adoption, sale, or other means.”

ELLENVILLE, NY — Sarra Gilbert, 27, has been charged in the stabbing death of her mother, Mari.

The body was discovered by Ellenville police officers when they arrived on the scene on July 23, after being asked to go to the apartment by another daughter, Sherre Gilbert.

Police found Sarra still dressed in bloody clothing, and they recovered a knife that they believe was the murder weapon.

On the day of the killing, Long Island Attorney John Ray heard about the incident and having represented Mari, drove up to the scene. He told a reporter that Sarra had begun hearing voices a few years ago.

Ray represented Mari when she made national headlines in May 2010 when a third daughter, Shannon, was found dead on a Long Island beach. Shannon had advertised herself as an escort on the Internet, and before she was killed she called 911 and screamed into the phone, “They’re trying to kill me.”

Mari refused to accept the police version of events that she accidentally drowned.

Wayne Bank parent announces results WAYNE COUNTY, PA — Lewis J. Critelli, president and CEO of Norwood Financial Corp. and its subsidiary, Wayne Bank, has announced results for the three months ending June 30. Earnings for the period were $1,878,000, a decrease of $85,000 from the $1,963,000 earned in the similar period of 2015 due primarily to increases in operating expenses and a provision for loan losses.

Critelli said, “Our earnings for the first half of 2016 were in line with projections.... Our net interest margin exceeds peer banks, core operating expenses remain well controlled and our capital base remains above regulatory ‘well capitalized’ targets. We are focused on our pending acquisition of Delaware Bancshares, Inc., including the integration of 12 new community offices located in Delaware and Sullivan counties, New York, into the Wayne Bank system. All required regulatory and shareholder approvals have been received, and closing is expected in the third quarter of 2016.”

Bill introduced to repeal PA abortion clinic requirement HARRISBURG PA — State Senator Daylin Leach this week introduced legislation which would repeal language from Act 122 of 2011 requiring abortion facilities to meet the standards of ambulatory surgical facilities.

Last month, according to Leach, the United States Supreme Court struck down a nearly identical requirement in Texas because it constitutes an undue burden on the rights of those seeking an abortion and is, therefore, unconstitutional.

Senators Art Haywood, Larry Farnese and Judy Schwank are cosponsoring Leach’s bill.

Leach said, “Amid a nationwide attack on patients and their doctors, the U.S. Supreme Court sided with the Constitution, and for that we should all be thankful. Abortion is a legal, Constitutionally-protected right that should be available to all women. Every member of the Pennsylvania General Assembly swore an oath to support, obey and defend the Constitution of the United States, so we must act swiftly to repeal this unconstitutional requirement.”

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Wayne dumps cleaned up

By LINDA DROLLINGER

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EACH LAKE, PA — At the July 19 Berlin Township Board of Supervisors meeting, Supervisor Cathy Hunt read an open letter dated July 7 from the Pennsylvania Environmental Council (PEC). Summarizing the results to date of a four-year illegal dumpsite cleanup program, the letter stated that five Wayne County sites had been cleaned

up in 2015 and six during spring 2016.

The 2016 campaign, year two of the program, recruited 45 volunteers who devoted 160 hours to the six-site cleanup.

Their efforts netted five tons of trash, 1.8 tons of scrap metal and 147 tires.

Participating organizations were the Beach Lake Fishing and Hunting Club, Friends of Starruca Creek, Aldenville Log & Lumber, Bucks Cove Rod and Gun Club, Shady Lane Porch Party Friends, the Wayne County Probation Office

and the Wayne County Work Release Program.

All program costs are covered by PEC grant funding, with no cost to participating municipalities.

Hunt and fellow supervisors Charlie Gries and Rob Mahon gave a shout-out to the Beach Lake Fishing and Hunting Club, in particular, for performing voluntary public service with long-term benefits.

Many illegal dumpsites date back more

than 100 years, before local ordinances set aside land expressly for landfills, recycling and trash transfer. Disposal of hazardous and non-biodegradable materials in those dumpsites have made for both short-term and long-term dangers to public health and safety.

For more information about PEC, the dumpsite cleanup program and other PEC programs and services, see www.pecpa. org, or contact PEC’s Northeast Regional Office in Luzerne, PA, at 570/718-6507.

Highland plans zoning do-over

By DAVID HULSE

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LDRED, NY — Highland officials say the town’s zoning ordinance is so far out of synch with current issues that piecemeal revisions no longer work and a comprehensive update is needed.

Supervisor Jeff Haas proposed the update at the town board’s July 12 meeting. He said it was the only way to deal with earlier omissions and new questions that have arisen since the near 20-year-old ordinance was approved. Parts of the ordinance have since been revised, like the local law that was passed in July of 2012, effectively banning fracking in the town, but the ordinance as a whole has not been overhauled.

Councilman Scott Hallock said the problems often come up at the meetings of the town board’s zoning task force. “We look at one thing, and we end up with three others,” he said.

Haas said the town needs a certified person to bring the ordinance up to 2016, “so we don’t keep beating our heads against the wall.”

He estimated the planning cost at some $50,000, which he intends to secure in various grants, and the board later passed a resolution authorizing him to seek that funding.

The move came after public hearing on a local law, for a parking revision, which would bar bus and livery parking and other commercial uses in Barryville’s culde-sac for the river fishing access.

Use of the cul-de-sac became a focus, after the planning board’s recent denial of a proposed boat livery base at the Spring House beach on River Road.

Approval of the local law was scheduled that night, but was tabled when questions arose about the legal definition of the word “parking.”

Another zoning-related issue came from the town’s zoning and environmental committee report, in which Chair Carol Roig called for the town board’s adoption of a proposed unified solar (energy) permit for small-scale arrays for residential and small commercial properties to streamline the permitting process.

Roig also called for discussion of a new state model

ordinance dealing with larger solar installations.

Haas said the proposal for a zoning overhaul would not end the zoning task force committee’s work. “If you have issues, write them down. The task force isn’t going away with the update of the law and definitions. We have to go on as new laws are written.”

“So much needs work,” Councilman Jim Hanson commented.

In other business, the board announced the hiring of three new constables who are now in training and will be introduced at a future board meeting; heard complaints about speeding traffic on Highland Lake’s Lakeview Drive; discussed town-wide speed reductions on town roads; noted that Glenn Pontier has taken a new position and has asked to be removed from two town committees, while retaining his position on the Scenic Byway Committee, which he chairs; and noted that U.S. Rep. Chris Gibson planned to attend the July 23 annual commemoration of the Battle of Minisink, which took place at the county park.

Sullivan recognizes lifesaver

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LEN SPEY, NY — Luis Alvarez, chairman of the Sullivan County Legislature, is pictured at the July 13 meeting of the Lumberland Town Board as he presented a certificate of spe-

cial recognition to highway superintendent and volunteer firefighter, Don Hunt Jr., for his “quick assistance in rescuing and saving two lives in the Delaware River on May 8, 2016.”

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Fly fishing center celebration scheduled Casting competition, market & pig roast

By FRITZ MAYER

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IVINGSTON MANOR, NY — Glenn Pontier, the newly installed executive director of the Catskill Fly Fishing Center and Museum (CFFCM), invited The River Reporter to the facility to look over the various exhibits and displays.

There are more dry and wet flies than one could ever remember, as well as historical photographs and accounts of the sport and practice of fly fishing, which was created in the Catskills. The story of the birth and development of fly fishing is deeply intertwined with local families who did much to advance the sport.

The center has a museum and gallery and features various fly-fishing workshops on the 53-acre property on the banks of the Willowemoc Creek. There are also nature trails and a pond.

The CFFCM Summerfest and Anglers Market will be held on August 6 and 7, and will feature a wide array of activities for kids, adults, fly-fishing enthusiasts and the general public, including a casting competition and a pig roast. As its name suggests, it is also an opportunity to

TRR photos by Fritz Mayer

This may look like an insect, but a closer inspection reveals a hook in the insect’s belly, showing that it’s actually a fly fishing lure. browse and buy a wide variety of fishingrelated equipment. The center will be celebrating its 35th anniversary. It will also be celebrating the 100th birthday of Agnes Van Put, who has been a fixture in the angling community for decades and whose son, Ed Van Put, is a well known

One of the activities that takes place at the Catskill Fly Fishing Center and Museum is the creation of bamboo fishing rods, which at one time were made on machines such as this one.

writer about fishing and the waters of the Catskills. Agnes still volunteers at the museum.

Another event scheduled for September this year will be the 21st annual Catskill Rodmakers’ Gathering, which will feature fly fishers from all around the

country who make their own handmade bamboo rods. The museum itself boasts a bamboo-rod-making workshop in the basement of the Joan Wulff Gallery.

Visit www.cffcm.com for a full list of the events, programs and exhibits.

Literary festival planned for Milford

By ANYA TIKKA

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ILFORD, PA — A new festival celebrating Milford’s rich history and current population of writers—and readers—is coming to town in the last weekend of September/beginning of October this year. Working with area writers and volunteers, its aim is to connect readers and local and/or aspiring writers with already established literary figures for inspiration and enjoyment, Amy Ferris, one of the board members explained.

The line-up of authors is impressive, starting with Gloria Steinem, a world-renowned icon of the women’s movement, a writer and political activist. Her most recent book, “My Life on the Road,” is on the current New York Times bestseller list.

One of the originators of the festival, Susan Braun Levine, was the first editor of Ms., where she and Steinem worked together, and the friendship that developed has stood the test of time.

“They worked together and remained great friends,” Ferris said, so when the festival started to take place, Levine invited her. Other literary figures who are coming include John Berendt, author of “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil,” and MK Asante, best-selling author of “Buck: A Memoir.”

The festival focuses on interaction No agents or publishers will be present and conversation between readers and at the festival. “It’s not about the craft writers. Originally the festival was of writing, agents, or the business of planned as a more writer-centered writing, it’s about the art of writing,” event, but now readers are an important, Ferris expounded. “It’s not like a typical integral part of the festival. writers festival, it’s more like ‘The art of Berendt, Asante, and Steinem will all the word, an interaction, a conversation take part on panels and also be present between the writer and readers.’” at a cocktail reception at Hotel Fauchere.

Local writers too will have the The other founders of the festival are opportunity to have conversations one TRR photo by Anya Tikka on one, to find out how the authors write.

Susan’s husband Bob Levine, Ferris, and Hotel Fauchere owner and current Susan Brown Levine, left, and Amy “It’s more about how the author got that Ferris pose at the Patisserie Faucher. story on the page, which will inspire the Milford Mayor Sean Strub.

“The four of us had a conversation reader and probably writers. It’s more wanting to do a literary festival here, and it finally has a learning thing… It’s very different from any other come to fruition. We have amazing people who have come writers’ festival, unique. The fact we’re emphasizing the to help us—authors, artists, writers—and this year we’re reader opens it up in a different way.” bringing it to fruition. We’re thrilled,” Ferris said.

Local libraries will be involved by hosting readings for To honor the area’s legacy of science fiction writers, young adults and children. There will be poetry slams, “We’re going to have a very large science fiction and a pop-up bookstore where local authors can come compartment at the Columns Museum, with a variety of and read their work and sign books. panels,” Ferris said.

Ferris, who sits also on the board of the well-established She continued, “The goal is for the readers to get to Black Bear Film Festival, said the two festivals know their favorite authors so it feels very intimate. complement each other. “This is an extraordinary When you read somebody’s book, you feel you know them community. We have so many talented people here both as well as the characters, and when you meet them, it’s in terms of film and writing, we get to honor them and like meeting a friend.” highlight them, and create some magic here.”

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THE ADDICT NEXT DOOR

By Vera Moret

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[This is Part VIII of this series, printed on an ad hoc basis, which follows author Vera Moret’s journey into addiction and depression, and her subsequent entry into the ongoing process of recovery.]

Aftermath, part one

his has been my own story, but there are millions of them out there.

We have the highest rate of incarceration in the world. That’s a fact. It’s big business. Much of it is privatized. But in jails, at least two-thirds of the prisoners are mentally ill. The correlation between mental illness and drug use is, I believe, very high. I understand why people turn to drugs to ease their symptoms.

The medical profession places both mental illness and addiction as legitimate diagnoses. So why are these people being placed in jail? We don’t put alcoholics in jail for drinking. We don’t put smokers in jail for smoking. Why do we hold some addictions as legal and others as not? Why are we placing people who are clearly mentally ill in prison for being mentally ill?

I just read the disturbing story of Elliot Williams, a mentally unstable veteran from Tulsa who was brought to a hotel in 2011 by his family because his failed marriage and bipolar disorder became overwhelming to him. The police were called to the scene where the situation only escalated. In the end, he was placed

in a “medical” jail cell, alone and nude.

He broke his neck, most likely when he rammed his own head against a solid object. He lay on the floor for five days. Despite stating many times that he could not move and he believed he had broken his neck, no medical aid was provided. Food and drink were shoved through the door.

He was obviously unable to reach any of these and died in his cell from complications of a broken neck and dehydration.

We only know about this because there was a camera in his cell that caught all this. This, a man whose “crime” was being mentally ill, died. Prisoners are not treated as human beings. Even in the Wayne County facility that I was in, for only three months, I knew I was at the mercy of those who ran the jail. And it doesn’t get much better once you’re released.

I lost, conservatively, about seven years of my life to the criminal justice system.

There was the year that I was just waiting for decisions to be made, and then there were six years after my release that I ceased to have an identity. If I had not been placed into the system, I’m quite sure that with rest and time, I would have

recuperated and been prepared to start a new career. Instead, I became completely lost and hopeless. Every door shut in my face. I lost four jobs in three years. I was too old and educated and had only been a nurse for over a decade. There was no place in the working world that I fit in.

I couldn’t even volunteer. I was, again, largely alone all day. My husband and I used to be middle-class taxpayers who helped fund social services. Now, we depend on them for survival. Where is the logic in this?

I cannot tell you how or why I finally succeeded in coming out from the shadows. I tried one job for a while, as a stringer for this very newspaper, but then the depression came roaring back, and I couldn’t get the work done. Then I managed to get a job as a freelancer doing more challenging writing for another newspaper; that helped a great deal. People were very kind to me, and my sources were always available to me to explain what I didn’t understand.

Music also played a huge role. When I started listening to music again, it seemed like my soul opened up. I listen

to music nearly all the time now. I began reading again. I just came back to life.

Even after I had been hit by a car shortly after taking on that freelance work, it did not stop me. I missed very little work because I am stubborn.

I ended my relationship with that other paper by mutual consent. The editor found my past embarrassing. I felt that it was my greatest asset, and told him so.

I bridge the gap between two worlds. We could not reach a meeting of minds, and I left because I felt that I was being censored.

Shortly afterward, I sent a very brief email to The River Reporter asking if they might be interested in publishing a series on my experiences. I received a “yes” in record time. The editor had read a previous piece I had starting working on long ago and had known all about my past from the beginning. And thus this series was born.

[In the final installment of this series, the author will reflect on what she has learned from her experiences and how she has come to cope with her depression.]

without new action from Congress, because the grant was specifically tied to the Cochecton location. Later in 2011, the UDSB was informed that the funding was no longer available because of “inactivity.”

Also in 2011, according to Matt Sheehey of Congressman Chris Gibson’s office, Congress placed a ban on “earmarks,” which was the type of funding Hinchey had secured, which prevented Congress from altering the federal grant.

Then in 2013, the county legislature indicated it could not kick in the local

match anyway, as it previously said it would, because of the bleak financial outlook.

In 2016, Congress passed the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, “which allows states to repurpose unused congressional earmarks for transportation projects.”

Then came word in June that this funding was in fact available again.

However, the $539,000 was not tied to the UDSB or to any particular transportation project, but is available to transportation projects within 50 miles of the original

project. The same applies to other expired grants in the pool.

At the meeting, it was clear that some lawmakers thought the UDSB visitors’ center was the better candidate to nominate for funding, while others thought the proposed visitors’ center near the casino was more worthy. Eisenberg asked for support to include the expanded rail trail program. With a response needed by August 1, the legislature settled on pitching all three projects.

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After the grant was awarded, and another $250,000 was secured by state Sen. John Bonacic, the county agreed to provide the matching grant needed.

A few years later, members of the county legislature decided that it would be more beneficial to the byway and the county if the visitors center could be co-located at the existing Fort Delaware Museum in Narrowsburg, because the county could have satisfied a portion of the match with the value of the real estate and structures.

The UDSB, however, was told by federal officials that the move could not happen

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EDITORIAL

MY VIEW

Liberty library deserves support

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here have been many changes in society since 1894 when the Liberty Library first opened its doors.

But people still read books, although increasing numbers of them do so by downloading ebooks and reading articles in online publications.

Like many libraries across the county, the Liberty Library has adjusted with the times. The library has an ebook program in which, with a library card, people can download all manner of books onto their laptops, tablets or other devices and read the material free of charge.

Although a reader may have to wait a bit to download the latest best-sellers, the program is a popular one.

Another service is providing access to the Internet to residents who may have no other way of signing on.

The library has six computer stations that are available for use by the public, and with a planned expansion in the works, that number would increase by two stations.

Wi-Fi access would also be expanded through the installation of additional electrical outlets.

There are programs for children and seniors, audio books on CD, movies, and a press release from the library says “there is something for everyone.” To enable the library to offer more services, the board of trustees is seeking bonding in the amount of $1.9 million, which will be added to $627,000 in a fund made up of donations from sources such as the Friends of Liberty Library and Sen. John Bonacic.

The libary found its current home in 1966 on Main Street in the heart of the Village of Liberty near the elementary school. Now, plans to expand and upgrade this 50-year-old facility include making it compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act, by, among other things, adding an elevator and two new “fully accessible

bathrooms,” which would be a big improvement over the single stall currently in use, serving the public not only at the library but during various activities at the nearby sports fields.

There will also be a three-level addition that will allow space for expanded meeting and learning rooms and more programming.

The voters of the Liberty Central School District will decide if this program will move forward through a referendum on August 9, from 10 a.m. through 8 p.m. at the library. A press release from the library estimated the cost to taxpayers at “$13-16 a year per $100,000 of assessed property value.”

The cost seems very reasonable, considering all the value and services the library provides to the community while continuing to serve as a community center.

An overview of the project will be presented by the library’s architectural firm on August 2 at 6:30 p.m.

In this day and age, while newspapers may be seeing declines in circulations, consumption of the written word, whether through books, electronic works, or other media is not. By expanding its mission, the Liberty Library continues to be a vital part of the community, and we support its expansion.

Libba Bray, the New York Times best-selling author, said this about libraries: “The library card is a passport to wonders and miracles, glimpses into other lives, religions, experiences, the hopes and dreams and strivings of all human beings, and it is this passport that opens our eyes and hearts to the world beyond our front doors, that is one of our best hopes against tyranny, xenophobia, hopelessness, despair, anarchy, and ignorance.”

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“I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.” ― Jorge Luis Borges [THE RIVER REPORTER welcomes letters on all subjects from its readers. They must be signed and include the correspondent’s phone number. The correspondent’s name and town will appear at the bottom of each letter; titles and affiliations will not, unless the correspondent is writing on behalf of a group.

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By Brendan P. Weiden and Kathleen M. Weiden

Open letter on the visitors’ center [The below letter was sent to Tusten Town Supervisor Carol Wingert.] his letter concerns the approximate $535,000 of funds, long thought gone, currently in the hands of the DOT and earmarked for a visitors’ center in the Upper Delaware River Valley.

Recent media reports have chronicled the work of the Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (UDSB), conducted over more than 10 years, in demonstrating the need, and obtaining the funding, for a visitors’ center in the Upper Delaware River Valley. It appears indisputable that the initiative and effort of the UDSB resulted in the opportunity to create a visitors’ center in the Upper Delaware River Valley.

The question before us now is: where do we go from here?

Earned over decades of hard work and creative thinking, Western Sullivan County today enjoys an excellent reputation for outdoor recreational tourism, arts-related tourism and agricultural tourism, largely anchored by the Delaware River. Eastern Sullivan County now has a wonderful opportunity to become a casino and resort tourism destination, with Montreign, Addelar, Veria and other like business investments coming on line over the next two to three years.

Sullivan County is truly blessed to have this dual “personality” for attracting visitors. We should view these dual personalities as complementary and not competitive, equal and not one subservient to the other. In fact, we need these two halves of our one self, working together, supporting each other, respecting what each has to contribute, in order to be whole. To paraphrase Aristotle, together we are stronger than the sum of our parts.

It is our hope the parties on each side of the best-use-offunds debate choose to collaborate for our county’s mutual benefit, rather than fight to our mutual detriment.

We believe that with hard work, creative thinking, a collaborative spirit and a commitment to transparent communications and information sharing, a solution may be found that satisfies our one self.

We have reached out to the UDSB to communicate our desire to be part of a collaborative discussion on how the funds can best be deployed for benefit of all of Sullivan County. We will be making a presentation next Monday night before the UDSB on The Narrowsburg Union as a possible home for a visitors’ center for the Upper Delaware River. [This event had already occurred by press time; see news item on page 1.] We believe that there may be a way forward that allows for two viable visitors’ centers in Sullivan County.

With that in mind, we would like the support of the Town of Tusten in our effort to bring a visitors’ center to Narrowsburg at The Narrowsburg Union.

Brendan P. Weiden Kathleen M. Weiden Narrowsburg, NY

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MY VIEW

VIEWS FROM THE TRAIN

By Nate Wilson

By Tom Caska

Somebody in DC notes the plight of U.S. dairy farmers

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n Friday, July 15, U.S. Senator for New York Kirsten Gillibrand released a letter to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Thomas Vilsack. Therein, Sen. Gillibrand strongly advocated that USDA refund the unused portion of the approximately $73,000,000 collected from the U.S. dairy farmers that participated in USDA’s Dairy Margin Protection Program (DMPP) for the 2015 calendar year. The DMPP was initiated in the 2014 Farm Bill; it was supposed to serve as an improved milk-price safety net for U.S. dairy farmers. To date, even for a government program, it has been wildly unsuccessful.

Noting the dire straits New York dairymen find themselves in and alluding to the ineffectiveness of the DMPP, Gillibrand, the first New Yorker to serve on the Senate Agriculture Committee in 40 years, came right to the point: “Our dairy farmers are struggling. Some dairy farmers are unable to meet their debt obligations, and families are forced to sell off their herds, or are faced with the dilemma of having to make the decision between buying grain or groceries.” Her suggestion: “...returning a significant portion of these, (DMPP) premiums and fees originally paid by dairy producers would ease some of their financial strain. We must not hesitate to take swift action to aid the troubled dairy farmers of New York.”

The DMPP came into favor when the concept of “risk management” was a buzzword on the lips of every politician in Washington. As such, the DMPP was included in the 2014 Farm Bill with much fanfare and great expectation. It was supposed to replace the anemic and discredited Milk Income Loss Contract, (MILC) Program that had under-served as a price safety net for U.S. milk producers. Since its inception, the DMPP has been a dismal failure. In fiscal year 2015, U.S. dairy farmers paid over $73,000,000 to USDA to participate in the DMPP. Their return on this “investment”? Approximately $700,000— less 0.1 percent of their subscription cost. The remaining $72,000,000-plus was surrendered to the U.S. Treasury, making the DMPP a veritable cash cow for the Federal

government. Gillibrand’s letter notes that this year only 48% of New York dairymen have even bothered signing up for the DMPP at any price level, and only .6%, or 14 farms, have received any resulting payment.

The DMPP risk management scheme was the ill-starred brainchild of the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), and was authored by them. At the time of DMPP adoption, NMPF was quick to claim paternity; now it is only just that blame for this epic failure be laid at NMPF’s feet. NMPF promotes itself as the spokesman for U.S. dairy farmers, but many dairymen do not subscribe to this, noting that among other controversial corporate members of the NMPF is Fonterra, the national dairy monopoly of New Zealand, a ferocious competitor of U.S. dairy farm interests. Many dairy farmers feel with questionable friends like the NMPF, their business interests don’t need anything more in the way of enemies. NMPF’s being the prime mover on the DMPP initiative only reinforces this perception.

In conclusion, Gillibrand told Sec. Vilsack that if he lacked the authority to refund DMPP funds, to work with her and other concerned senators to craft legislation to give him that authority. She pointed out: “The DMPP is not a traditional insurance program... but rather a government-backed risk management tool. Returning some of these premiums to producers during this period of difficulty would not unduly harm the ability of the DMPP to pay producers in the future.” Indeed, given the stingy DMPP payout record to date and the fact that USDA uses a price calculation figure approximately $2/cwt. higher than the actual price received by U.S. dairymen, any risk of future depleted DMPP funding seems far beyond unlikely.

[Nate Wilson is retired after a 40-year career as a dairy farmer in the hills of New York’s Chautauqua County. He currently is an associate editor and regular contributor to the national dairy industry monthly The Milkweed.]

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR We need another revival Billy Graham’s son, Franklin, will be in Albany on August 25 at 12 noon for a prayer service (Decisionamerica tour.com).

Our country has had several major revivals. The first Great Awakening was in 1740. “The writings of the French skeptics and the Enlightenment thinkers so pervaded the Colonies that churches struggled to remain open. Colleges became hotbeds of humanism, and Christian students, what few there were, practiced their faith secretly. But New Jersey Dutchman Theodore Frelinghuysen began preaching the simple Gospel, electrifying young adults in his area... this Great Awakening turned America from a collection of godless colonies into a Godfearing nation, setting the stage for independence and establishing the moral foundation for a new country conceived in liberty.” (Robert J. Morgan.)

About 25 years after the Revolutionary War, only one in 10 people regularly attended church services. Voltaire’s disciple in America, Thomas Paine, wrote, “Of all the systems of religion that were ever invented, there is nothing more derogatory to the Almighty, more unedifying to man, more repugnant to reason, and more con-

tradictory in itself, than this thing called Christianity.”

But the second Great Awakening arose in 1790 and ran until the 1820s. where immense crowds gathered in repentance and prayer.

Just as America was sinking into another spiritual laziness, a third Great Awakening happened around Civil War time, called the Prayer Revival. The revival spread from city to city, and well over a million confessed Christ as savior, thus radically changing America for the better.

The most recent revival is known as the fifth Great Awakening, aka The Jesus Movement. It took place in the late 1960s to early ‘70s. Calvary Chapel played a big part in that and still broadcasts worldwide (99.7 FM locally) and through Hischannel via the Internet.

I was born back then, and the news had similar stories of unwanted wars, race riots and terrorists. But through it all, we as a nation had hope and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. In 2016 it seems bleak, hopeless to many. We need another revival.

John “JP” Pasquale Livingston Manor, NY

Dog days of summer

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an, it’s been hot these days. I mean really hot, maybe even too hot to go swimming in the lake, if I had the time and it weren’t too crowded. Our air conditioning at home crapped out, as it will when you need it, and we were back to using fans. I remember as a kid my bedroom was on the third floor of our Brooklyn home. Mom would bring a bowl of ice in a metal pot and place it in front of my fan. Mentally I thought it was cooling me down, but the reality was, it was too hot for me to care.

Driving to catch the train I was stuck behind a tractor moving to another field to cut hay. I was thinking, “This poor guy is up at 5 a.m. to beat the heat.” Since my road to the train has only a few spots to pass without taking your life in your hands, I hung back, figuring what’s the rush?

When I got the chance and the view was clear, I took my opportunity to pass him. I honked my horn and gave him a wave and he responded in kind. I thought to myself, “He is going to have a hot miserable day.”

As luck would have it the train was late in leaving the yard; never a good sign. As the train pulled in you could see the windows were wet with moisture on the first two cars. On the last three they were clear. What’s going on here? I boarded the train and Freddie the conductor says to me, “Tommy, life is about choices. Today’s choices brought to you from New Jersey Transit are great. You have a choice to look out the windows on the back three cars, but there is no air conditioning; or you can not see out the windows of the front two cars, but there is air conditioning.” I said, “I know where I’m going,” and as I headed to the front of the train, Freddie shouted out, “Just letting you know, those cars are cold.”

Upon entering the car I realized Freddie was understating the fact. The reality here was that you could see your breath it was so cold. They made an announcement to apologize for the conditions, saying that the mechanics were in Hoboken, so our trip was not going to be fun. As I shivered in the car I thought about the guy on the tractor.

He may have had a better day of it.

Finally arriving at my office on 36th and 8th Avenue, I though the AC was just not on. Silly me. Ironic that when we hire people and ask if they have any questions, not one of them asks if we have air conditioning during the dog days of summer. It gets so hot your papers stick to your arms. We moved into this building after losing ours on 9/11. We were directly across from the Trade Center, and most of our building, 90 West Street, was destroyed.

We moved in to this location during December and the summer was not even a blip on our mind; we were just happy to have a place to work. Since then the AC goes down when temps go above 86 degrees. Getting repair men during the summer is not easy—near impossible.

I was in envy now of that farmer on his tractor. He probably was parked under the shade of a huge oak tree, sipping his drink and getting ready to finish his day. In the meantime I was hoping my commute home would be better and dreaming of getting my own John Deere tractor.

Stay cool, kids.

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DEATH NOTICES Mark James Eldred Mark James Eldred of Honesdale, PA passed away unexpectedly on July 20, 2016 at his home. He was 47.

A celebration of Mark’s life will be held on Sunday, July 31 at the Bethany United Methodist Church Hall beginning at 1 p.m.

Arrangements by Hessling Funeral Home, Inc., 428 Main St. Honesdale.

Memorial contributions can be made to the Dessin Animal Shelter, 138 Miller Dr. Honesdale, PA 18431 or The Cooperage Project, 1030 Main St. Honesdale, PA 18431.

ORGANIZATIONAL NEWS National Night Out in Sullivan County SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY — There will be several National Night Out™ (NNO) events on Tuesday, August 2 in Sullivan County. National Night Out promotes a spirit of collaboration among residents and their police community partners. It is a free event that presents children with an opportunity to enjoy a variety of summer activities alongside their families, community members and local business leaders.

The Village of Monticello, in collaboration with Catholic Charities of Orange & Sullivan and the Monticello Police Benevolent Association, will host an event on Broadway. There will be a parade, with a lineup at 4 p.m. on the corner of Broadway and St. John Street and step-off at 4:15 p.m.

To participate, call to register.

There will also be an event at the Delaware Youth Center in Callicoon from 5:30 to 8 p.m.; one in South Fallsburg from 5 to 8 p.m. and one in Riverside Park, Port Jervis starting at 6 p.m.

For more information call 845/7948080, ext. 117 or find “Sullivan County CareCorps� on Facebook.

Stipends available for foster grandparents MONTICELLO, NY — The Foster Grandparent Program of WestCOP (Westchester Community Opportunity Program) provides volunteer opportunities to low-income senior citizens. This program places eligible seniors in academic settings to work with young people throughout Orange, Sullivan, Dutchess, Ulster, Putnam and Westchester counties.

A Foster Grandparent volunteer must be a minimum of 55 years of age and income eligible (under 200% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines). They receive a tax-free hourly stipend for their 15 to 35 hours of weekly service activities. The volunteers are also provided paid time off, holidays, sick leave and mileage reimbursement.

As a Foster Grandparent, you serve as a tutor and a mentor to children who need some extra help in the classroom. You help children learn to read and discover math while assisting the teacher with a variety of other classroom activities.

Currently, Sullivan County has seven sites and 17 volunteers. For more information email or call Rosemarie Bahr at rbahr@ westcop.org or 914/592-5600, ext. 114.

Trip to Cooperstown HONESDALE, PA — Wayne Memorial Hospital Auxiliary and Sandy’s Travelers will sponsor a bus trip to Cooperstown on August 18. The bus will depart at 8:30 a.m. from behind McDonald’s in the Route 6 Plaza. The cost is $78 per person, which includes transportation, a one-hour cruise on Otsego Lake aboard the Glimmerglass Queen, lunch at the Lakefront Restaurant, tour of the Baseball Hall of Fame and driver tip. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Wayne Memorial Hospital. For reservations or more information call Sandy Kline at 570/253-4931 or 570/352-4991 no later than August 8.

Leadership changes at SUNY board LOCH SHELDRAKE, NY — The SUNY Sullivan Board of Trustees recently voted on leadership changes at the college.

John “Jay� Quaintance was appointed officer in charge, effective July 28. Quaintance has served as Assistant Secretary for Education in the office of Gov. Andrew Cuomo since September 2014, where his work has included statewide P-12 and higher education budget, policy development and implementation.

Dr. Terry Hamlin was elected to serve as chairperson. The remaining slate of officers includes Steven D. Drobysh as vice chair, Susan Jaffe as treasurer and Patricia Adams as secretary.

With Quaintance’s appointment, the Interim Leadership Transition Team that has been in place at SUNY Sullivan since June 1 will be disbanded on July 28. “Many thanks go to the Transition Team,� said Dr. Hamlin. “The hard work that Vice President Robert Schultz, Associate Vice President Stephen Mitchell and Professor Mary Sudol have done this summer was instrumental in keeping the operations of the college flowing smoothly.�

Hamlin is the associate executive director at The Center for Discovery, a premier specialty center for children and adults with complex developmental disabilities including autism spectrum disorders, medical frailty and other rare disorders.

Wayne Bank receives social media award HAWLEY, PA — On June 16, the Wayne Pike Building Industry Association presented Wayne Bank with the Golden Hammer Award for Social Media at its 2016 Home Awards Gala.

Held at Silver Birches, the gala showcased the expertise, achievements and craftsmanship of its various members.

Entries were judged by area building professionals, and awards were presented to the category winners.

Over the past year, Wayne Bank has worked to develop its social media content to promote their catchphrase, “Helping the Community Grow,� through frequent posts featuring community oriented material. The bank predominantly posts on Facebook, but also has an active and growing following on Twitter and LinkedIn.

Wayne Inn opens HONESDALE, PA — The Wayne Inn, the renovated former Fife & Drum Motel, will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony and grand opening on August 4 at 11 a.m. This 28-room hotel is located at the intersection of Route 6 and Route 191. Its sister hotel is The Hotel Wayne. The renovated inn now includes a coffee shop named JAVA & More, serving coffee as well as wine and craft beers. Private meeting rooms are available and pets are welcome, both at no additional charge.

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The idea is to assist children in need of school supplies. It is collecting items such as backpacks, crayons, pencils, glue, notebooks, markers, pocket folders, scissors and any other school supplies a child may need for the school year. Boxes are being placed around Pike County, and supplies can be dropped in the boxes. The drive will end on August 12, after which UWPC will reach out to members of the community to come and pick up items that they may need to start off the school year.

The main box will be located at UWPC’s office at 209 East Harford St., Milford.

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In Memory of David F. Curreri July 31, 1983 - July 17, 2010 No one knows how much we miss you. No one knows the bitter pain we have suffered since we lost you.

You are loved and remembered always, especially on your 33rd birthday.

Not a day goes by that we do not think of you.

Our lives will never be the same without you.

The Curreri, McClave, Bickel and Salinas Families

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LOOKING BACK

By Ann O’Hara

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lihu Tallman, founder of Tallmansville in Preston Township, made his first mark in Wayne County in 1819 when he purchased a tract at Six Mile Lake and built a sawmill. A large tannery was built in 1859 by four entrepreneurs from Delaware County, NY, who bought a large tract of hemlock forest from pioneer Daniel Underwood. One of them, Leonard H. Allison, had just returned from a European trip and renamed the lake, calling it Lake Como after the famous lake in Italy. The tannery was sold in 1864 to Albert E. Babcock and burned, along with 3,000 cords of bark, in 1868. Completely

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rebuilt, it burned again in 1876 and was again restored. Eventually the tannery was purchased by a large New York City leather company, and when supplies of bark were exhausted they discontinued the business in the late 1880s. Lake Como became an agricultural center and is today a picturesque setting for summer cottages and tourism.

From the collection of the Wayne County Historical Society, 810 Main St., Honesdale. The museum and research library are open Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a. m. to 4 p. m. and museum only 12 noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.

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ello everyone. I hope you are all enjoying this lovely hot weather.

I have been out and about but not around here; since last week, I have been to Florida, Hershey, PA, Brooklyn and Queens, NY and to visit Fr. Bill.

Florida was for a funeral service for my friend Billy, who passed away; so glad I went to visit him in April. His wife brought him back to Brooklyn to lay him to rest with his dad. Hershey was a Paul McCartney concert with my sister, who is a Paul fanatic.

This was the 139th time she has seen him in concert: $700 a ticket, eighth row—she paid, not me. Then when we got there she goes to the box office and got two new tickets, second row center, and she sold the other tickets. Let me tell you, Paul knows she is there. My sister was holding a sign that said “Please Sir can I have a hug for my birthday.” She did not get a hug, but Paul did look right at her and pointed and said “This is for you,” and played “[It’s Your] Birthday.”

And finally, I had a really nice visit with Fr. Bill; he is doing well and sends his love.

The Lake Huntington Fire Company would like to thank everyone who came out and supported their chicken barbeque. It’s nice when community members help each other out.

The Cochecton Preservation Society’s next meeting will be Tuesday, August 2 at the Erie Depot, 8537 Rte. 97. Meetings normally start at 7 p.m., but this one will open at 6 p.m. with a potluck dinner. Hot dogs and chili top the menu. Bring a dish to share, or a free-will donation. To avoid six bowls of beans, please RSVP to Peggy at 845/932-8104 or email: cps12726@gmail.com. Art Hassis will speak about past town happenings.

The Women’s Community Club of Cochecton will have a flea market on Saturday, August 13 at the new town hall in Cochecton from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more info call Dottie at 845/932-8487.

If you are interested in being put on the Cochecton Youth Commission (CYC) waiting list for the Aquatopia Trip on October 22 and 23, text or call Sue at 845/866 0853.

If a room becomes available, a CYC board member will contact you. As always, the event is free for Cochecton youth. Please support the CYC: it is selling Smencils (only $1) and raffle tickets for a ton of great prizes. I’ll have more information on prizes next week.

Have a great week and email leenie beans@citlink.net or call 845/252-3568 if you have news.

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Living into old age BEACH LAKE, PA — Carol Rocklin will present a program with essay excerpt that reflects on what it is like living into old age at the meeting of the Upper Delaware Unitarian Universalist Fellowship on Sunday, July 31 at 10:15 a.m. It will contain amusing, serious and wry insights that have wisdom and a realistic and positive attitude. Amidst various physical challenges, loss, and a certain amount of loneliness, happiness does occur day to day in remarkable ways.

A social time and refreshments will follow the program. For directions visit www.uduuf.org/directions.

OSHA training course MONTICELLO, NY — The Adult and Continuing Education Program at Sullivan BOCES will offer a 30-hour OSHA General Industry Training course starting on Monday, August 1 and continuing through August 23. The course will run on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:30 to 8:15 p.m. at the St. John Street Education Center. The cost is $195.

The OSHA 30-hour training provides safety and health information and education for general industry. It provides training for workers and employers on the recognition, avoidance, abatement and prevention of safety and health hazards in workplaces in general industry.

The program also provides information regarding workers’ rights, employer responsibilities and how to file a complaint.

The 30-hour class is more appropriate for supervisors or workers with some safety responsibility or who desire to be more fully informed concerning OSHA Standards for General Industry.

To register or for more information visit scboces.org or call 845/295-4900 between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.

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Team members competing at the National Skills USA competition were Allison Smith, Monticello Central School District, left; Stacy Andryshak, Monticello; Rachel Broder, Monticello; and Kaitlin Rau, Livingston Manor Central School District.

BOCES career and tech place 11th in nationals LIBERTY, NY — Sullivan BOCES’ Health Knowledge Bowl Team placed 11th in the National SkillsUSA competition held in Louisville, Kentucky on June 20 to 24.

The BOCES team, made up of students from the New Vision Health Program, included Stacy Andryshak, Rachel Broder and Allison Smith, all of the Monticello Central School District; and Kaitlin Rau, of the Livingston Manor Central School District.

For these four individuals, the national competition was an experience of a lifetime. Not only did they compete and network with teams from across the nation, they were able to come together to exemplify good sportsmanship, collaboration and professionalism. “We are so proud of our team; they did an amazing job, having placed first in the state and now 11th in the nation. They are a wonderful representation of Sullivan County and Sullivan BOCES,� said Deborah Theysohn, principal of the Career & Tech Program at BOCES. For more information visit www.scbo ces.org or call 845/295-4152.

Bead crafting in Equinunk EQUINUNK, PA — Colorful, intriguing, great for creating lovely gift pieces for family, friends and craft shows, the construction of hand-crafted paper beads will be taught at the Manchester Community Library on Wednesday, August 3 from 3 to 5 p.m. The paper beads are commonly interspersed with bright glass beads on wire to lend variety to each participant’s creation. Instructor Joanne Loh will supply the materials needed to make a bracelet, but it will be necessary to sign up in advance so that adequate supplies will be on hand. The fee for the single class is $3 to cover the cost of materials. Please bring a ruler and scissors.

Sign up at 570/224-8500. Leave your name if no one is available to take your call.

The library is located at 3879 Hancock Hwy. (Route 191). Turn into the driveway to the Manchester Township offices and follow the drive to the end.

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WCCC awards scholarships LAKE HUNTINGTON, NY — The Women’s Community Club of Cochecton (WCCC) recently awarded scholarships to 2016 Sullivan West graduates Stephanie Kraack, Gabriel Pinciotti, Ethan Seidl and Chase Smith. Seen here are Pinciotti, left, WCCC Treasurer Judy Yavarkovsky and scholarship recipients Seidl and Kraack.

WCCC has been known as “the heart of the town� for 60 years, delivering holiday cookies to shutins; contributing to local food, toy, and clothing drives; giving emergency financial assistance to residents during crises such as illness, house fires and more. To support its mission, the WCCC will hold a flea market on Saturday, August 13, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the new town hall, 74 Smales Rd. The club is open to all women living in the Town of Cochecton, and annual dues are $2. For more information call 845/ 252-7208.

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This ancient method of storing foodâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;it dates back thousands of yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;has had a recent resurgence. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about getting back to basics, but also about delicious flavor and health benefits. Naturally fermented foods are loaded with lactic acid bacteria, also known as probiotics, which are microorganisms that help support our digestive systems. Fermentation expert Sandor Katz, a leading authority on traditional techniques, has several books worth consulting, including â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Art of Fermentation: An In-Depth Exploration of Essential Concepts and Processes from around the Worldâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wild Fermentation: The Flavor, Nutrition, and Craft of Live-Culture Foods.â&#x20AC;? Both, but especially the latter, are worthy investments for interested picklers.

Making pickles can be as simple as combining vegetables with salt and letting nature do the rest. This natural process, known as lacto-fermentation, allows probiotics to convert raw food into more easily digestible and beneficial components. Barrel-fermented dill pickles are a classic example of this, as is kimchi, the spicy tangle of fermented vegetables that appears on the table at every Korean meal. This colorful mix of cabbage, radish, garlic, chile, ginger, scallions and fish sauce is brined and then left at room temperature to ferment, converting the vegetablesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; sugars into lactic and acetic acids and carbon dioxide. The result is magical, with funky flavors as complex as those of the finest French cheeses.

Perhaps my favorite summer pickle is the classic bread & butter. My preferred cucumber for this is the stubby, spiny Kirby, launched in 1920. Its sweet, mild flavor and super crunchy texture make it ideal for pickling. After slicing the cucumbers, I give them a good soak in salted ice water, a step recommended to prime them for pickling. The final result is slightly sweet and judiciously spiced, delivering a subtle kick from red chile and a

Pickled shrimp

Kimchi beautiful golden hue from turmeric. They go beautifully with a grilled cheese sandwich and are absolutely essential with pulled pork.

Fruit, especially firm stone fruits, also makes wonderful pickles. When cherries are at their peak, I submit them to a three-day process of brining that preserves the texture of their crisp skin and juicy, silken flesh. Steeped in lightly sweetened cider vinegar spiked with coriander, chile and cardamom, they make a wonderful cocktail garnish and are the perfect condiment on a charcuterie plate.

Beyond produce, even meat and seafood can be pickled. When you come across fresh, wild-caught shrimp in the shell, consider making the spicy, vinegary marinade that is a favorite in South Carolinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coastal Low Country. The shrimp are lightly poached and then allowed to sit overnight in an oily brine packed with parsley and sliced onion. They make an excellent hors dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;oeuvre simply skewered with a toothpick, or a lovely first course piled atop a bed of crisp shredded lettuce.

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Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes. Once the brine is cool, pour over the cherries and cover the bowl again. Let them stand at room temperature for 3 days.

Kirbys on ice Day 5: Strain the pickling liquid into a nonreactive saucepan and bring to a boil.

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Listening to you, I get the music Forestburgh Playhouse nails ‘Tommy’

By JONATHAN CHARLES FOX

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ee me, feel me, touch me, heal me.”

Those words, penned by Pete Townshend for inclusion in The Who’s iconic rock opera titled “Tommy” have stood the test of time and become part of the lexicon of the ‘60s generation. In the years that followed, Townshend’s lyrics have moved millions as the studio album, first released in 1969, morphed into an extensive tour, which included a live version of the double-album, a Seattle Opera production in 1971, an orchestral version by Lou Reizner in 1972, a film in 1975 and a Broadway musical in 1992. The original album has sold more than 20 million copies and has been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. I’m not sure that Forestburgh Playhouse producer Franklin Trapp has fully capitalized on the fact that The Who performed “See Me, Feel Me,” followed by a refrain of “Listening to You,” just a few miles from where his cast is now performing the musical, down the road a piece at a little Music Festival called Woodstock, but they did; and once again, those words and that music is filling the air nightly in Sullivan County.

In his ongoing quest to produce shows that have never been seen before in Forestburgh,

The story of how Tommy became deaf, dumb and blind is told during this riveting scene live on stage at the Forestburgh Playhouse.

have been intense pressure to do justice to The Who, Townshend and the incredible score, another “miracle in the forest” has taken place as five (count ‘em!) people, including conductor Nicholas Place, fill the theatre nightly with precision and detail, allowing the performers, including a remarkably on-point ensemble, to glow. The supporting players are fantastic and the choral work superlative, with a special shout-out to Steven Telsey (who plays multiple roles), whose voice stands out above the crowd—no mean feat.

For those who remember Tina Turner for her cameo as the film version’s Acid Queen: TRR photos by Jonathan Charles Fox The story of ”Tommy” unfolds at the Forestburgh Playhouse, with powerful your impression will change when you see performances by Jarrad Biron Greene, center, flanked by Alicia Scalli, left and hear Coleman’s rendition. Youngsters and Morgan Frey as the four- and 10-year-old incarnations of the eponymous Alicia Scalli and Morgan Frey (as the fourand 10-year-old Tommy, respectively) are character. pitch-perfect. And then there’s the “Pinball finitive plot,” but I beg to differ. While the story Wizard” himself: Jarrad Biron Greene (Tommy). The allmay be difficult to decipher for those experiencimportant title role demands perfection, and much of the ing an un-inspired production, such is not the success of the production sits squarely on the shoulders case at the Forestburgh Playhouse, and the cast, of whoever plays the role, but Greene is beyond up to the led by Meghann Dreyfuss (Mrs. Walker) Leland challenge and his performance, much of which is silent, Burnett (Captain Walker) Kevin Loreque (Uncle is simply amazing. Upon seeing the show, the audience Ernie), Dan Maldonado (Cousin Kevin) and Nia understands why the little boy is struck dumb, but by the Coleman (The Acid Queen) are all, in a word, intime he is able to speak, I was already in love with him. candescent.

These performers have voices that While deaf, dumb and blind, Tommy (Jarrod Biron Greene) is terrorized by Greene’s glorious voice soars to the rafters with great nurise above the ordinary, and under the masterful thugs during the Rock Opera, now playing at the Forestburgh Playhouse ance, incredible emotion and extraordinary clarity. musical direction of Nicholas Place, soar into the I know I’ve overlooked some performers, but with more Trapp knew that he was taking a chance this season. stratosphere where the air is rarified. Since the score of than 20 on stage, and 30-plus musical numbers, there is But this incredibly successful production has proven “Tommy” is so special, it needs special care, and Dave simply not enough space on the page to wax rhapsodic that risk-taking is worthwhile. When I saw the show last Sanford’s sound design is flawless, allowing the actor/ about them all. Suffice it to say that The Who’s “Tommy,” Thursday, I was mesmerized—not only by the genius of singers to shine under the inspired lighting design crenow live on stage at The Forestburgh Playhouse, is a trithe original work, but also by the sights, the sounds and ated by Aaron Porter, as they strut their stuff on a stunumph, and I was all but struck dumb myself by its sheer the glittering cast that brings the story of a “deaf, dumb, ning stage designed by Tim Golebiewski. perfection. If you want to see it and feel it for yourself; and blind kid” to life every night, exposing a new generaThe director/choreographer has not missed one beat, there is still time to take the “amazing journey” that is tion to a brilliant example of what the Playhouse is canor one step, in her attention to detail, and partnered this glorious production. For more information on the pable of producing on a small stage, in a charming barn with costume designer Ashleigh Poteat and the entire theatre and this magnificent theatrical experience, visit theatre, in the middle of a forest. design team, has managed to create absolutely gorgeous www.FBPlayhouse.org or call 845/794-1194.

According to Wikipedia, “‘Tommy’ has never had a demoments throughout the entire show. While there must

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‘Artifacts from the Future’

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ALLICOON, NY — The Callicoon Country Fair continues a 30-year tradition of town fairs in Callicoon, but starting last year it expanded in scope, taking place all over town on Upper Main Street, Lower Main Street and in Callicoon Creek Park. Musical and dance performances will be intermingled with more than 60 vendors from throughout the region. Local farms, artisans and craftsmen will display and sell their wares.

And of course, our country heritage will be honored.

Have your photo taken with the Sullivan County Dairy Princess, who represents our proud farming tradition.

Children will love the hands-on demonstrations from the local 4H groups, Kay’s WHEN: Saturday, July 30, 11 Farm, Buck Brook Ala.m. to 5 p.m.; after-party from pacas and more. They 7 to 10 p.m. will have the opportuWHERE: Downtown Callicoon nity to meet their cows, and Callicoon Creek Park rabbits and alpacas.

Also for kids there will COST: Admission free be games, pony rides CONTACT: https:// and archery. www.facebook.com/ There will be three percallicooncountryfair formance venues: The Railway Stage, The Western Hotel Terrace and Callicoon Creek Park, with live music by local bands including Shlomo Franklin, Poison Love, Crier Brothers, Peter Florence and the New Kings, Kendy Gable and more. Catskill Dance Company wiil be performing a “Country Strong” dance with their young ballet students in front of The Western Hotel at 2 p.m.

Roscoe Beer Company and Callicoon Brewing Company among others will have tastings of their craft beer.

Food vendors will include country fair staples like funnel cakes, ice cream, barbeque and more.

There will also be a musical after-party all along Upper Main Street from 7 to 10 p.m., with bands playing at the Callicoon Brewery, The Western Hotel and Sidetracks Bar. Visitors are invited to stay and dine after the fair and enjoy live music.

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AKE HUNTINGTON, NY — Julius Valiunas’s new retrospective, “Artifacts from the Future” will be on display at the Nutshell Art Center, 6692 State Rte. 52, from July 30 to September 4. There will be an opening reception on Saturday, July 30 from 5 to 7 p.m.

This show covers the Lake Huntington artist’s career from his earliest innovations as a New York City art worker in the ‘80s and ‘90s to the present, when he is creating what he refers to as “Country Canvas” paintings on salvaged metal roofing. The exhibition Contributed photo traces the paths Valiunas took from producing pieces at the Pennsylvania “Mt. Sinai,” by Julius Valiunas, is based on Academy of the Fine Arts, and from El Greco’s painting of the same subject.

Brooklyn to Berlin, Vilnius and AmWHEN: Saturday, July 30 through sterdam to back to the Catskills. This September 4; opening reception on July includes his never-before-seen paint30 from 5 to 7 p.m. ings on floor and wall-mounted scavWHERE: Nutshell Art Center, 6692 enged car hoods, as well as photograState Rte. 52 phy and sculpture fusing the second COST: Free and third dimensions. One critic for the Munich Volkskrant newspaper CONTACT: 646/596-1425 called his set designs the expressions of “a semi-abstract poet.”

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Born in the 1950s, the son of a Lithuanian diplomat instrumental in the struggle for Baltic independence, Valiunas was raised in the suburbs of New York City. He and a generation of unsung artists honed their outrage against nuclear arms buildup, the ravaging of apartheid and U.S. policy in Latin America and the Middle East into their geo-political art. Issues exploded from their work, but it seldom found its way to the walls of major galleries and museums.

One of the most prolific of this contemporary school, Valiunas’s commitment to social causes found him managing new alternative spaces in which to present a range of painting, sculpture and performance. In SOHO he cofounded the artists’ collaborative “10 on 8.” Across the East River, he helped form the Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition (BWAC).

Gallery hours are Friday through Sunday, from 12 noon to 5 p.m. To view by appointment, call 646/596-1425.

Old Time Fair and chicken barbeque

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Studio Monday displays member works GRAHAMSVILLE, NY — The Studio Monday Art Group recently held its annual art show in the Daniel Pierce Library . Over 50 works of art, some of which are shown here, were put on display at the opening on July 16, and will remain on display in the lower level of the library throughout the year. Most of the art is available for sale.

The Studio Monday group meets Mondays from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the library. Artists working in all mediums are welcome. For more information call 845/985-7233.

GRAHAMSVILLE, NY — The annual Old Time Fair and chicken barbeque will return to the Grahamsville Fairgrounds on Saturday, July 30, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The barbeque is 2 to 5 p.m. Admission is free with a nominal fee for some games and food.

Contributed photo Rain or shine, this year’s fair will feature old-fashioned ac- Old-fashioned crafts tivities such as corn shucking, like spinning will be demonstrated at the Old hay-bale throwing, the popular Time Fair in Grahamsville, skillet toss and new adult and NY. children’s contests. There will be vendor booths and demonstrations of old-time crafts.

The very popular pie auction and music will entertain you while you enjoy the delicious chicken barbecue.

There is plenty of free parking.

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HURLEYVILLE, NY — The Catskill Art Society presents “Pop! – Selections from the 2016 CAS Summer Members Show” in a special pop-up exhibition, co-sponsored by The Center for Discovery, at the former Nadia’s Restaurant at 222 Main St. from July 29 through Contributed photo August 14. There will be “Flight,” by Madelon Jones an artists’ talk and free opening reception on Friday, July 29 from 5 to 8 p.m.

Light refreshments will be served.

This year, CAS assembled an independent jury panel to select best-of-show awards from the pieces comprising the Summer Members Show. These medal winners now travel the region displayed in pop-up exhibitions in unconventional venues throughout the summer.

The venue at 222 Main Street is part of the Hurleyville revitalization project, which is focused on creating a model for inclusive and vibrant communities. It is a collaboration of area residents and public-private partners, including The Center for Discovery.

Pop-up gallery hours are Friday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The venue is wheelchair accessible.

For more information visit www.catskillartsociety.org/ membership.

BETHEL, NY — The Jerry Garcia Symphonic Celebration, featuring Warren Haynes, will be making a stop at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts on August 6 at 8 p.m. in the Pavillion. The special collaboration will include The Hudson Valley Philharmonic, guitarist Warren Haynes and Jerry Garcia Band vocalist Jacklyn LaBranch.

Haynes is one of the leading interpreters of Garcia’s music through his work with Phil Lesh & Friends of The Dead.

Haynes (a performer in the Allman Brothers Band, Gov’t Mule and The Dead) will take the stage with Jerry Garcia’s signature guitar known to fans worldwide as “Wolf” (jerrygarcia.com/guitars/#wolf). Wolf was the first of Garcia’s iconic custom guitars designed by Doug Irwin. The Symphonic Celebration band will include bassist Lincoln Schleifer, drummer Jeff Sipe and vocalist Jasmine Muhammad.

For tickets visit www.bethelwoodscenter.org/events/ detail/garciasymphony.

Billy Joel backup Preston returns to Harmony HAWLEY, PA — Wade Preston, Billy Joel’s back-up, returns for two shows in one night at Harmony Presents on Saturday, July 30 in the underground theater of the Hawley Silk Mill.

Contributed photo “It’s not often a man can sit in front of a Wade Preston piano and command full attention. Wade Preston’s dexterity alone is enough to drop a stadium full of jaws, but you don’t need to go to a stadium to experience the awe,” said Jill Carletti, managing director of Harmony Presents.

Preston is probably best known for his role as the piano man in Billy Joel’s Broadway hit “Movin’ Out,” in which he was an original cast member. When rehearsals of the Billy Joel band are required, Billy hires Wade as his stand in, according to Carletti.

Show times are at 5:30 and 8:15 p.m. Tickets cost $20 to $23, and can be purchased in advance online at www. harmonypresents.com or in person at AMSkier Insurance Agency located at 209 Main Ave. Cocoon caters wine, beer, snacks and mixed drinks on site at the shows.

For more information call 570/588-8077.

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ARROWSBURG, NY — The sun was broiling, but the air was crystal clear and the summer day iconic at Riverfest. The crowds were out in force to enjoy the music, craft vendors, food, informational booths, dog parade and, of course, the poster auction. According to the DVAA, the popular annual event brought in $13,800. The poster fetching the highest price was one with an image by the late Vera Williams, seen at left, which netted $1,100.

TRR photos by Jonathan Charles Fox

WCM finale weekend: CAS, The Union, The Cooperage

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EGION — The Weekend of Chamber Music (WCM) will conclude its annual festival with three days of events. On Friday, July 29 at 7 p.m. there will be a free open workshop for WCM fellows and artists, with Ensemble Accroche Note of France at the Catskill Art Society (CAS) in Livingston Manor, NY. Also at CAS, on Saturday, July 30 at 8 p.m., there will be a gala concert and reception catered

by The Arnold House. Dinner costs $25 and the concert $20.

On Sunday, July 31 from 11 a.m. to 12 noon, there will be a free event titled “Just for Kids! Wolfgang (Amadeus Schmutzinberry) has Writer’s Block,” a one-act musical-education

comedy at The Union in Narrowsburg, NY. The same day at 3 p.m., there will be a recital at The Cooperage, 1030 Main St. in Honesdale, PA. Performers will be Accroche Note; Judith Pearce, flute and piccolo; Nurit Pacht, violin and viola; Lois Martin, viola; Caroline Stinson, cello; and Tannis Gibson, piano. Pieces played will include “Mother Tongues,” by Anna Weesner, “La Flute Invisible,” by Saint-Saens and “Pierrot Lunaire” by Schönberg, among others. A donation for the recital of $15 in advance, $20 at the door is suggested. For more information email info@thecooperageproject.org or call 570/253-2020.

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IN MY HUMBLE OPINION

By Jonathan Charles Fox

Courage trumps cowardice

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un and games aside, I have had a ridiculously busy week. While Mom was fond of saying, “You can rest when you’re dead,” I don’t think she believed that I should actually stop and drop while working, so I see a day off in the not-too-distant future. Meanwhile, I was out and about with the Wonder Dog in tow every single day since the last issue of The River Reporter hit the stands and (go ahead, call me a crybaby) I’m tired.

Last Wednesday I had the good fortune to be in the Pavillion (www.bethelwoodscenter.org) for an incredible show, starring the Tedeschi Trucks Band, featuring Los Lobos and the North Mississippi Allstars. Fantastic. On Thursday, I caught The Who’s “Tommy” (see page 14) at the Forestburgh Playhouse. I was back in my seat at Bethel Woods on Friday for the sold-out Zac Brown Band concert featuring the wildly talented Drake White. For pics, visit www.Facebook.com/theriverreporter. I haven’t posted them yet, but will get to it soon, or die trying.

Prior to setting up camp for the day at the 2016 Riverfest (see page 17) in Narrowsburg, NY, I made reservations to see the highly anticipated production of “Courage” (www.nacl.org) under the Big Top at Apple Pond Farm, and gathered a bit of personal courage to schlep my exhausted self and follow the dog through the “Walkin-Progress” that has been in the works for more than a year. Intrigued by the location, (www.applepondfarm. com), a “Renewable Energy Education Center,” and curious about what director Tannis Kowalchuk, composer Rima Fand and playwrights Melissa Bell and Mark Dunau had up their respective sleeves, I reminded myself that this new production is based on German dramatist Bertolt Brecht’s “Mother Courage and her Children.” It was written in 1939 and was one of nine plays by Brecht that addressed the “devastating effects of a European war and the blindness of anyone hoping to profit by it” (www.wikipedia.com). Brecht wrote the play in an attempt to counter the rise of fascism and Nazism. Kowalchuk’s unique concept and ability to be in touch with the

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Zeitgeist is ever-present throughout this amazing reinterpretation, now and forever known simply as “Courage,” thanks to the remarkable cast and crew that (IMHO) make this production a stunning testament to creativity.

With more than a dozen “creator/actors” involved, it would not be possible to name them all, but I would be remiss to not give special mention to Jessica Barkl (Yvette), Bradley Diuguid (cook), John Roth (General Public), Bryan Ritchey (Billy), Keith McHenry (chaplain/Hermes) and Kowalchuk herself (Courage), whose performance is remarkable, moving and inspired. This production would not TRR photos by Jonathan Charles Fox be possible without incredible contributions Yurika Sase (as Kyoko) draws the audience into the re-imagined Brechtian from assistant director Mimi McGurl, costume masterpiece with intense emotion and strength as the story of “Courage” unfolds designer Karen Flood, the technical savvy of during the NACL “walk-in-progress” at the Apple Pond Farm.

Woodstock Stage and Screen’s Zoot and a host of others. Made possible through a variety of grants, the show is further enhanced by the NACL Theatre’s Stilt Corps, who struck fear in my heart, before causing me (and many others) to weep, as the story of Mother Courage searching for her son (with the “Young Billy” played beautifully by Simon Kowalchuk-Swartz) unfolded before our eyes.

Courage has another (adopted) child, Kyoko, who is by her side throughout, and as performed by Yurika Sase (who last mesmerized audiences in NACL’s “The Weather Project”), is incandescent. Emotion plays across this actor’s face with such intensity and purpose that it’s impossible to not be drawn into her character’s personal journey. She is joined by an amazing chorus of women “refugees,” and the show is further enhanced by accordionists Doug Rogers and Hannah Temple.

Zeitgeist or not, I don’t think even Kowalchuk knew that by the time “Courage” opened, Donald Trump would be running against Hillary Clinton for president of these United States, but one can’t help but draw comparisons to the present-day political climate and the “divided we fall” atmosphere from which the country is suffering.

Maybe she did; maybe she’s just that good.

The fact that the audience walks through this production like refugees fleeing war was inspired, because it Tannis Kowalchuk, left, and Yurika Sase open the show as enabled us all to literally take the journey with the com“Courage” unfolds on location at the Apple Pond Farm in the NACL pany. The story caused us, as a group, to be united in a masterpiece, which debuted last week in the Upper Delaware River way that would not have been possible simply sitting in region. a conventional theatre setting in the dark. “Courage” is remarkable, and I know that this is not the end but the beginning for this wildly imaginative production, which is clearly bound for glory.

Immediately after seeing the show, I jumped on the social media bandwagon and called it a “Once-In-A-Lifetime Theatrical Event of Epic Proportions” that has already caught As the powerful fire here in the Upper Delaware production of River region. My fervent wish is “Courage” reached its that the rest of the world catches up theatrical crescendo, many members of the with those of us fortunate enough to be the first ones on the block. Kudos. audience were weeping as the entire cast delivered amazing, moving and touching performances.

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Icehouse Arts film camp SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY — Icehouse Arts its offering its 13th season of youth filmmaking classes with Ron Littke. The one-week Kid Flix (ages 8-12) and Teen Flix (12 and up) classes will be held Monday through Friday at 10 a.m. and 12 noon respectively, and will cost $50 per week. Classes will take place from August 8 through 12 in Eldred at the Sunshine Library and from August 22 through 26 at the library in Narrowsburg. Students will gain experience in scriptwriting, directing, acting for film, camera work and editing as they make an original movie.

New this year, there will be advanced classes held in Narrowsburg from August 15 to 19. The advanced classes are four hours per day, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and are for students who have some experience in filmmaking. The cost is $100 per week.

All films will be shown at the Big Eddy Film Festival on September 16.

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Rescued splendor and a secret garden in Port PORT JERVIS, NY — The Port Jervis Council for the Arts’ Historical Port Jervis House and Garden Tour will be on Saturday, August 6 from 1 to 4 p.m., rain or shine.

Featured homes are the Rauner residence, 222 West Main St., the Jiang residence, 20 Ferguson Ave., the Copa-Riviere residence, 19 Ferguson Ave.; and the Fried-Patterson residence, 249 N. Orange St. In addition to the grounds and gardens that accompany these houses, you can visit the Washburn-Stephens garden at 15 Elmendorf Street.

At the Rauner house, you will see fine details from the Victorian era, such as stained glass and skeleton-key locks, all at the city’s West End on the Delaware River.

The Jiang residence, featuring a wraparound porch, has been saved from disrepair and decay by a year of extensive renovations. The Copa-Riviere residence is another magnificent Victorian. The Fried-Patterson residence is an 1840s farmhouse, rescued from demolition and featuring stress-quenching gardens. And the Washburn Stephens garden is a hidden gem with an outdoor room.

Tickets cost $15 at any of the houses on the day of the tour. Advance tickets cost $10 and can be purchased at Flora Laura (186 Pike St., 845/856-1611), Gina’s Hope Chest (77 Fowler St, 845/856-4673), The Herb Shoppe (15 Jersey Ave., 845/856-6579), and tour sponsor ERA Meloi (243 E. Main St., 845/856-4492). You can also mail your check, ticket quantity and a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Port Jervis Council for the Arts, PO Box 17, Port Jervis, NY 12771.

The nonprofit Port Jervis Council of the Arts (PortJervisCouncilForTheArts.org) sponsors scholarships for Port Jervis High School arts students, Art & About, art and history events, bus tours and concerts.

HANCOCK, NY — “The Incredible Judy Garland” will be at The Two Sister’s Emporium at 170 East Front St. on August 5 and 6 at 7:30 p.m. Show tickets cost $12, and a cold picnic buffet costs an additional $16.95 Written and directed by Judith Present, with musical director Elaine Reinhardt and starring Patricia Reed, this Contributed photo presentation brings alive the Patricia Reed as Judy iconic songstress. Garland Garland thrilled audiences throughout her career, but remained a tragic figure until the end of her life. The daughter of vaudeville professionals, she was born Frances Ethel Gumm on June 10, 1922, in Grand Rapids, MN. She signed a movie contract with MGM at the age of 13. In 1939, she scored one of her greatest onscreen successes with “The Wizard of Oz.” In 1950, MGM dropped her from her contract and by the 1960s, she spent more time as a singer than an actress. She was a deeply sad celebrity who was unlucky in love even though she had five husbands. She died in 1969 of an accidental barbiturate overdose.

Reed gives a heartfelt performance of Garland’s story in songs from “Over the Rainbow” and “Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe” to her rendition of “By Myself.”

Reed recently took over the Hancock Opera House and has started to bring eclectic entertainment to the Hancock area. She has been singing since she was a small girl. Along with her sister Joan, her right-hand woman and a fine chef, they have established a new bakery, eatery and entertainment center for the community.

For more information or reservations for the buffet call 607/821-1606.

‘Faces of India’ at Laundry King LIVINGSTON MANOR, NY – The Catskill Art Society presents “Faces of India,” an exhibition of photographs by Doug Hilson, at the Laundry King, an alternative exhibit space of the Catskill Art Society located at 65 Main St. There will be an opening reception on Saturday, August 6 from 4 to 7 p.m. Light refreshments will be served. The show runs through Photograph by Doug Hilson August 27.

Amassed from numerous trips to India, Doug Hilson’s photographs present his vibrant multi-colored portraits of children and the elderly. India, as the fastest developing country in the world and arguably the most colorful, has fascinated the artist and informed his painting for the past decade. In this country of one billion, where 85% of the people live in small villages with a rapidly growing middle class, Hilson likens their migration into modern cities to a similar shift in early 20th century America. Hilson’s objective in this body of work is to record the elderly and their tradition, dress and culture before it is lost to the past. In the children, he sees the faces of the future.

Gallery hours at the Laundry King are Saturdays and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information visit www.catskillartsociety.org.

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WHERE AND WHEN Thurs., 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. Cornell Cooperative Extension Sullivan County Caregiver Resource Center offers this series on Thursdays from 12noon to 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.

Summer reading program

JEFFERSONVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The last session of this summer reading program, â&#x20AC;&#x153;On Your Mark... Get Set... Read!â&#x20AC;? meets from 12:30-2pm at the Jeffersonville Branch of the Western Sullivan Public Library.

Vacation Bible School

DINGMANS FERRY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Dingmans Ferry United Methodist Church, 115 Myck Rd., holds a free Vacation Bible School July 25-29, 9am-12noon each day. Preregistration is appreciated, but walk-ins are welcome. Open to potty-trained 3-year-olds up to kids entering the 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 the bog, play games with friends, learn about the environment, connect with nature, and more.

Campers will be immersed in a week of nature explorations with experienced educators in a full schedule of hands-on activities. Cost: $90.

Fri., Jul. 29 CAS pop-up show

HURLEYVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Catskill Art Society presents â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pop!â&#x20AC;? with free oepning reception and artistsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; talk, 5-8pm. This is a special pop-up exhibition from the 2016 CAS Summer Members Show, cosponsored by The Center for Discovery, at the former Nadiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Restaurant, 222 Main St. On view through August 14.

845/436-4227.

Meeting of SLAC

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

The Barn Cats at the Emerald Ballroom

NARROWSBURG â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Barn Cats return to the Emerald Ballroom, 40 Main St., 9pm-midnight. Featuring their brand of funk, blues, soul and rock. The Barn Cats feature John Rocklin, Jan London, Tommy Rausch and Jim Verdi.

Vacation Bible School

DINGMANS FERRY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Dingmans Ferry United Methodist Church, 115 Myck Rd., holds a free Vacation Bible School July 25-29, 9am-12noon each day. Preregistration is appreciated, but walk-ins are welcome. Open to potty-trained 3-year-olds up to kids entering the 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 the bog, play games with friends, learn about the environment, connect with nature, and more.

Campers will be immersed in a week of nature explorations with experienced educators in a full schedule of hands-on activities. Cost: $90.

Sat., Jul. 30 AARP Driver Safety Program

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

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 a show with 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

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

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 with samples of local craft brews from a featured local brewery.

Cost $32.50. Reservations are recommended. 570/226-1337.

Bethany Library marks 80th anniversary

Close Encounters with Birds of Prey

Barryville Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Market

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.

Callicoon Country Fair

CALLICOON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Callicoon Country Fair on Main Street in Callicoon, 11am-5pm.

Over 50 vendors, entertainment for the whole family, food, games, BBQ, beer, live music and more.

Family Bingo

MASTHOPE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Lackawaxen EMS Family Bingo at Masthope Mountain Community, 196 Karl Hope Blvd., 7:30pm. Open to the public.

Food Plot Workshop

HONESDALE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Wayne Conservation District hosts a Food Plot Workshop in partnership with Quality Deer Management Association (QDMA), 648 Park St., at the district office, 8am12noon. Doors open 7am for registration and breakfast. This workshop will focus on how to establish successful food plots. Registration fee $20.

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, childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s old fashioned games, ice cream making demo, pie auction, food and music.

Admission and parking are free. 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 the 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, held every Saturday, 10amâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;1pm, until September 24; located at 223 Rock Hill Dr. Live music, events and educational activities.

Two shows at Catskill Art Society

LIVINGSTON MANOR â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The 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 the CAS Arts Center, 48 Main St., artistsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; talk 3pm, reception 4-6pm. On display through August 28.

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HURLEYVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Town of Fallsburg Parks and Recreation Department presents â&#x20AC;&#x153;Close Encounters with Birds of Preyâ&#x20AC;? at Morningside Park, 10am. Admission is free. Bill Streeter, director of the Delaware Valley Raptor Center, will show a golden eagle, red-tailed hawk, peregrine falcon, saw-whet owl and other raptors. 845/434-5877.

Hana Marritz, Art Appreciation Day

EQUINUNK â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Hana Marritz exhibits wire sculpture and collage at Equinunk Historical Society, 12 noon-4pm. She will speak on The Goddess, the ancient feminine depiction of fertility. Guests will sculpt a goddess in clay under the artistâ&#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 the 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.

845/386-4892. Sponsor: Basha Kill Area Association. thebashakill.org.

Play Scrabble

HONESDALE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Play Scrabble at Wayne County Visitors Center, 303 Commercial St., 2-5pm. Donations to benefit Habitat for Humanity of Wayne County. For more information, call Pearl 272/777-4000.

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 the 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.

Modern dance for adults

NARROWSBURG â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Weekly modern dance class for adults, ages 12 and up, at the 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.

Tues., 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, leads 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; The Business Group meets the First Wednesday of the month at the Delaware Free Branch of the Western Sullivan Public Library, 10:30am12:30pm. Meet with like-minded professionals, share ideas, explore social media, design marketing materials, learn new technologies 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.

John Conway Sullivan County Historian childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lecture

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

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Paper Bead Crafting

EQUINUNK â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The construction of handcrafted paper beads will be taught at the Manchester Community Library, 3â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5pm.

Supplies provided. Sign up in advance.

Cost: $3. Bring ruler and scissors.

570/224-8500.

Rock Hill Summer Concert Series

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

CUDDEBACKVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Neversink Valley Museum of History and Innovation will host 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 non-members, $5 for members.

845/754-8870.

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at the Youngsville Firehouse Adults $8, Children 5-12 $5, Under 5 Free Pancakes , Eggs, Sausage, Orange Juice, Coffee/Tea

AUCTION

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Monday, August 1, 2016 @ 2 pm Location: Lambrecht Auction - 151 County Rd 38, Bainbridge, NY 13733 Highlights: 15+ Kitchen Cabinet Sets ~ Quality Flooring (Laminate, Hardwood, Engineered, Tile) ~ Bluestone Pavers, Treads ~ Large Qty of Doug Fir Lumber lengths up to 30â&#x20AC;&#x2122; ~ Exterior & Interior Doors ~ Vinyl Windows (Pending Arrival) ~ Large Selection of insulation (Rolled, Sheeted, Batts) ~ Kitchen & Bath Items ~ Shingles & Metal RooďŹ ng Products ~ Dimensional Lumber ~ Composite Decking ~ Vinyl Siding ~ Pine T&G ~ Rail Kits ~ Plywood & Sheathing Underlayment ~ Wood Beams (LVLs, I-Beams, GluLams) ~ T1-11 ~ Lighting ~ Mouldings ~ Tools Preview: Friday, July 29 from 8 am to 3 pm & Auction Day 8 am to Auction Time Pickup: Auction Day, & 8/2- 8/4 from 8 am to 3 pm Terms: 13% Buyerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Premium w/ 3% Discount for Cash or Check Auctioneer Note: This should be a large Auction. We are expecting many other consignments. We never know what will show up unexpected for our monthly Auction.

See website for Details!

www.lambrechtauction.com

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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.

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

BARRYVILLE EXTERMINATING SERVICE

GS PLUMBING & HEATING

RILEYVILLE MINI STORAGE

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

NARROWSBURG ELECTRIC

Foreign, domestic car and truck repair and complete fuel injection cleaning. 24-hour towing. NYS Inspection.

Complete Diagnostic Check.

907 CR 23, Narrowsburg, NY H \ 845-252-3944 Z U

Blacktopping ESSELMAN PAVING

Blacktopping Lake Huntington, NY • 845-932-7829

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

5" Residential, 6" & 7" Commercial Leaf Guard also Available 36 Colors Available • 845-557-8967

Heating CENTRAL BOILER E-CLASSIC

Outdoor wood furnace CLEANER and GREENER EPA Qualified CALL TODAY!

HALLORAN FARM 845-482-5208

BILL’S HEATING & A/C QULITY SERVICE. FREE ESTIMATES SPECIALIZING IN: NEW CONSTRUCTION RETROFITTING • REPLACEMENTS • CUSTOM DUCT WORK CENTRAL AC SYSTEMS • HOT AIR FURNACES HOT WATER BOILERS • HUMIDIFIERS CENTRAL AIR CLEANERS • HYDRO AIR SYSTEMS 845-252-7197 \ZH Billshvac1@gmail.com

Landscaping BRADY STONE & LANDSCAPING LLC

Roofing STRAIT LINE ROOFING

“We’ve got you covered” Voted BEST Roofer 2009 - 2014 30 Years in Business Owens Corning Preferred Contractor Insured, Commercial, Residential All Phases of Roofing Including Metal

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

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

Painter B&L HOME INTERIOR

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

Equipment & Tool Repair

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

Stoves WOOD & COAL STOVES

Hot Air - Hot Water • Free Standing 570-253-0469 Fax 570-253-0520 www.unitedjim.com

Swimming Pools CLEAR-RITE POOLS & SPAS, INC.

1-866-702-ROOF (7663) 845-583-0247

ROOFING, SIDING SPECIALIST

Tree Service

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

Sand & Gravel

Septic Service

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

Your lock - your key - low monthly rates, various sizes to suit your needs.

Route 371 East, Rileyville, PA 570-224-6284

Custom-built • Residential • Commerical Vinyl Liner Specialist • Complete Renovations Openings, Closings & Maintenance Spa Repairs: All Makes & Models 845-482-4646 • Youngsville, NY www.ClearRitePools.com

CREATIVE EARTH LANDSCAPING

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

550 Route 55, Eldred, NY 845-557-6168 888-435-2979 M-F 8-5 Sat 8-3

“The Best for Less” • Bill Pierpont All major credit cards accepted 845-252-7319 Cell: 845-7968096

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

Prime Wall Covering & Painting

ELDRED EQUIPMENT SERVICE & SUPPLY

PIERPONT HEATING & PLUMBING

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

MARSHALL MACHINERY, INC.

Located on Route 652 in Honesdale, PA 570-729-7117 • www.marshall-machinery.com

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

VALLEY SAND & GRAVEL

Rt. 652, Honesdale, PA • 570-251-9818

ESSELMAN SEWER & DRAIN SERVICE

Septic tank pumping, jetting of lines, video inspections Restore, Replace and install septic tanks & drain fields 24/7 service with no after hour or weekend fee

845-798-5959 OR SEPTICGOPRO.COM ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES

KOBERLEIN SEPTIC CLEANING

Septic Pumping, Jetting, Line Cleaning Video Inspection, Drainfield Restoration & More 24/7 Service • Koberlein.com 845-292-1494 • 570-729-7645 PLUMBERS

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

845-252-6672 • 570-729-7936

SULLIVAN COUNTY SEPTIC SERVICE

"The Drain Surgeon" Pumping - Drain Cleaning - Excavation Portable Restroom Rentals • High Pressure Jetting Ken Bloom, Pres. • 845-583-4064

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

BLACK OAK TREE SERVICE

Tree removal, trimming.

Fully Insured, Fair Prices, Free Estimate 845-557-3833

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

GAEBEL’S TREE SERVICE

Free Estimates • 845-482-4965

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

RTS TRUCK CENTER, INC 570-729-7636

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

Shohola, PA • 570-559-7596

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

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Help Wanted

Help Wanted

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

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Services

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

Looking for Experienced Real Estate Sales Agent. Good commission structure. Your choice of floor time. Send resumes to PO Box 150 Narrowsburg NY 12764 with attn: real estate agent position. All information will be kept confidential.

HELP WANTED

The Town of Highland is seeking applicants for a part-time clerk to the Assessor, resumes should be sent to the Town of Highland Town Clerk, PO Box 138 Eldred NY 12732 no later than August 2nd2016

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

DECKER SANITATION Roll off Containers 10-20-30 yard Clean Out That Barn - House - Shed.

Demo That Old Building Why Pay Taxes On It If You Are Not Using It Anymore call DECKER SANITATION 845-583-4432 Or 845-866-4233

Wanted To Buy CASH FOR DIABETIC TEST STRIPS Up to $35/Box! Sealed & Unexpired.

Payment Made SAME DAY. Highest Prices Paid!! Call JENNI Today!

800-413-3479 www.CashForYourTestStrips.com

SEASONED FIREWOOD $200 Full Cord 4’ x 4’ x 8’ Call 845-583-4432 or Cell 845-866-4233 Lawn Mowing Service Looking for a few good customers.

If you need your lawn maintained and would like a reliable and quality service, Call or Text Larry for a free estimate.

Insured and Paypal accepted

845-570-8949

White Mills Pet Shop on Route 6 Complete line of pets, fish and supplies School & Camp Discounts - Monthly Specials

570-253-0520

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QUICK CASH FOR YOUR SCRAP

MOVING SALE

200 Feet Chain Link Fencing $200, 2 1/2 Cord of Wood $150 Makita Mita Saw 10 inch Blade $75, Duralast 5 foot Truck Tool Box $175 3 Horse Power Push Lawn Mower $75, 5 Piece Wicker Set Cushioned, Double Love Seat, Large Chair, Coffee Table, End Table, Lamp Table, $350, Entertainment Center for 42 inch TV with lots of shelf’s $200 Bowflex Extreme 2 like new complete $700, Oval/ Round Dining Room Set 6 Chairs, Leaf, Upholstered $600, Oval/ Round Dining Room Set 6 Chairs, Leaf $400 9 Piece Living Room Set, Oak End Tables will separate $2500

Copper, Brass, Aluminum, Steel, Appliances, Batteries, Cars, Machines, Trucks! Most anything metal!!

Silver Dolla Clean Copper $1.25-$1.70/lb. rs Pre 1964 Light Iron & Steel $45-$90/gross ton $8 each Aluminum 20-40¢/lb. Scrap Car Batteries $7 each

PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAILY

CALL TODAY or just bring your scrap and cash in now!

ARTHUR TROVEI AND SONS, INC. Rt. 97, Sparrowbush/Port Jervis, NY 12780 845-856-1142 www.trovei.com

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

EVERYTHING IN GREAT CONDITION • JEFFERSONVILLE, NY • 845-701-0317

By DAVID LEVINSON WILK

The Yard Sale Store is pleased to announce that WE ARE OPEN!

ON-SITE ESTATE SALE Take a Step Back in Time Fri 8/5, Sat 8/6, Sun 8/7 Sellers Hoosier Cabinet, Enamel Pittston Stove, Serpentine Chest of Drawers, National Cash Register, McCaskey Adding Machine, 36 Gallon Crock, Victrola, License Plates, Roseville Freesia Vase, Ironstone Pitcher, Bowls & Commodes, China Closet & Buffet, Flexible Flyer Sled, Smith Premier Typewriter, Yasgur Milk Bottle, Mason Jars, Primitive Tools, Vintage Kitchen Mixer, Graniteware Colander, Old Porch French Doors, Griswold Skillets

and SO MANY MORE ANTIQUES!

Sale Managed by Until Next Time Antiques Highland Lake, NY 12743

Vendors Wanted

Misc. For Sale

HAND CRAFTED ONLY for Nassau County’s LARGEST family fair 30th yr Attendance 120,000 +, 150-200 hand crafted vendors display. 9/17 & 9/18 (516) 809-5892 bellmorecrafts@ yahoo.com

SAWMILLS from only $4397.00MAKE & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill- Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship! FREE Info/DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com 1-800578-1363 Ext.300N

Autos’Trucks/Vans Donate your car to Wheels For Wishes, benefiting Make-A-Wish. We offer free towing and your donation is 100% tax deductible. Call 914-468-4999 Today!

SAWMILLS from only $4397.00MAKE & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill- Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship! FREE Info/DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com 1-800578-1363 Ext.300N

Donate your car to Wheels For Wishes, benefiting Make-A-Wish. We offer free towing and your donation is 100% tax deductible. Call 315-400-0797 Today!

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COMMUNITY YARD SALE Hosted by Turner Real Estate For information about renting a booth please contact Mary Jones-Mellett by email at mjonesmellett1treny@gmail.com

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845-557-3800

Free Upcoming Training Class PCA TRAINING CLASS Are you looking for a rewarding career in the health care industry?

Become a CERTIFIED NYS Personal Care Aide (PCA) for FREE! We offer Training in Orange, Sullivan, Putnam, Ulster, Dutchess, and some areas in Westchester County.

Hurry - call and reserve your space. Classes filling up fast!

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Saturday Sept 3rd & Sunday Sept 4th

Answer to Last Week's Crossword Puzzle H A L F

Friday, 2:00pm - 6:00pm. Saturday, 11:00am - 4:00pm. Sunday, 12:00pm - 4:00pm. 1,000s of books, $1 each! DVD movies, $2 each or 3 for $5, sterling silver jewelry, vintage clothing, electronics and brick-a-brack.

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LEGAL NOTICE Notice of Formation of a Limited Liability Company (LLC).

The name of the Limited Liability Company is Green Rhino Builders LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the New York Secretary of Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office on 6/22/16. The County in which the office is to be located is Sullivan.

The New York Secretary of State is designated as the agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The address to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC is: 62 Dallas S/C #313, Dallas PA 18612

LEGAL NOTICE Notice of Formation of a Limited Liability Company (LLC).

North South Investor Partners 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 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 LEGAL NOTICE Notice of Formation of a Limited Liability Company (LLC).

The name of the LLC is: SPS COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) office on: 04-06-2016 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).

EASIN LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 7/5/16. Office in Sullivan Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to 41 Stewart Ave., Roscoe, NY 12776, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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).

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).

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).

Building Traditions LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/6/16. Office in Sullivan Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail process to 81 School House Rd, Jeffersonville, NY 12748. Purpose: General.

LEGAL NOTICE Notice of Formation of a Limited Liability Company (LLC).

T & Cookies, LLC, Arts of Org filed with SSNY on 04/27/16. 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, 416 W. 154th St., Ste. A, New York, NY 10032. Purpose: to engage in any lawful act.

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 Formation of a Limited Liability Company (LLC).

TEB Fink Building, LLC, Arts of Org filed with SSNY on 06/08/16. 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, 45 Boettger Rd, Callicoon, NY 12723.

Purpose: to engage in any lawful act.

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LEGAL NOTICE SUMMONS, NOTICE AND BRIEF STATEMENT OF NATURE OF ACTION SUPREME COURT: STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF SULLIVAN Date index no. purchased: X 712016 Jerilyn Izzi, Plaintiff, SUMMONS against Index No. 20161055 A.N. Smallwood & Company, Inc., “John Doe and Mary Roe,” and/or persons or parties who may claim an interest in the premises, Defendants. X To: Defendants A.N. Smallwood & Company, Inc., “John Doe and Mary Roe,” and/or persons or parties who may claim an interest in the premises: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your Answer, or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a Notice of Appearance on the Plaintiff’s attorneys within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within thirty (30) days after the service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York); and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. Basis of venue is location of real property which is the subject matter of this action is located in Sullivan County, NY. NOTICE: This is an action to quiet title to real property located in the Town of Bethel, Sullivan County, New York described being Lots 0223 through O225, inclusive, as shown on the Map entitled “Combined and Revised Map of Mountain Lakes Country Club Estates, Smallwood, N.Y.” on file in the office of the Clerk of Sullivan County on August 24, 1936. Town of Bethel Tax Map No. 47.154 Known as 36 E Reindeer Trail No personal claim is made against nonappearing defendants.

This Summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of Hon. Stephan G. Schick, JSC, dated July 13, 2016, entered in the Sullivan County Clerk’s Office, Monticello, NY. Dated: July 13, 2016 Martin S. Miller Attorney for Plaintiff 10 Saint John St.Suite 101 Monticello, New York 12701 (845) 794 4440

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION LEE-SIMONE HOLDINGS LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 7/14/2016. Office in Sullivan Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 1441 Broadway , 6th Flr., PMB 6083, NY, NY 10018.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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.

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT: SULLIVAN COUNTY Bank of New York Mellon, f/k/a Bank of New York, as Trustee, on behalf of the registered holders of Alternative Loan Trust 2006-OC7, Mortgage PassThrough Certificates Series 2006-OC7; Plaintiff(s) vs. AMY MANNING; DUANE MANNING; et al; Defendant(s) Attorney (s) for Plaintiff (s): ROSICKI, ROSICKI & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 2 Summit Court, Suite 301, Fishkill, New York, 12524, 845.897.1600 Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale granted herein on or about June 23, 2015, I will sell at Public Auction to the highest bidder at lobby of Sullivan County Court House.

On August 11, 2016 at 11:00 am.

Premises known as 23 SPLIT ROCK ROAD, ELDRED, NY 12732 Section: 22 Block: 2 Lot: 23 ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND, SITUATE IN THE TOWN OF HIGHLAND, COUNTY OF SULLIVAN AND THE STATE OF NEW YORK, BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT B-10, AS SHOWN ON A CERTAIN MAP ENTITLED, “THE PINE AYRE SUBDIVISION - B”, FILED IN THE SULLIVAN COUNTY CLERK`S OFFICE ON MAY 26, 1989, AS MAP NO. 5-250.

As more particularly described in the judgment of foreclosure and sale.

Sold subject to all of the terms and conditions contained in said judgment and terms of sale.

Approximate amount of judgment $313,043.45 plus interest and costs.

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COUNTY OF SULLIVAN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE COUNTY OF SULLIVAN Proposals for the following will be received by the Director of the Department of Purchasing and Central Services at the Sullivan County Government Center, 100 North Street, Monticello, New York 12701, (845) 807-0515, until 1:00 P.M. on Friday, August 19, 2016: 1. Comprehensive Health Impact Assessment (R-16-25) Specifications may be obtained from the Director at the above address.

Dated: July 29, 2016

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).

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).

Sprouting Dreams Farm LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/25/16. Office in Sullivan Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail process to 5474 State Route 55, Liberty, NY 12754.

Purpose: General.

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.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that there has been duly presented and introduced at a meeting of the Legislature of the County of Sullivan, New York, held on July 21, 2016, a tentative 2016- 2017 budget for the Sullivan County Community College.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Legislature of the County of Sullivan will conduct a public hearing on the aforesaid tentative 20162017 budget for the Sullivan County Community College at the Legislature’s Hearing Room, County Government Center, Monticello, New York, 12701, on Thursday, August 18, 2016 at 1:50PM at which time all persons interested will be heard.

DATED: July 21, 2016 ANNMARIE MARTIN Clerk of the Legislature County of Sullivan, New York COUNTY OF SULLIVAN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that there has been duly presented and introduced at a meeting of the Legislature of the County of Sullivan, New York, held on May 19, 2016, a proposed Local Law entitled “Dean’s Law” a Local Law to create an animal abuse registry.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Legislature of the County of Sullivan will conduct a public hearing on the aforesaid proposed Local Law at the Legislature’s Meeting Room, County Government Center, Monticello, New York, 12701, on August 18, 2016 at 1:40 p.m. at which time all persons interested will be heard.

DATED: Monticello, New York July 21, 2016 ANNMARIE MARTIN Clerk of the Legislature County of Sullivan, New York LEGAL NOTICE COUNTY OF SULLIVAN Sealed bids for the following will be received by the Director of the Department of Purchasing and Central Services at the Sullivan County Government Center, 100 North Street, Monticello, New York 12701, (845) 807-0515, until 1:00 P.M. on Friday, August 5, 2016 at which time the bids will be publicly opened and read.

1. ReBid Frozen Dinners (B-16-42) Bid Forms, including specifications, may be obtained from the Director at the above address, and all bids are subject to the terms and conditions therein set forth.

Dated: July 29, 2016

NOTICE COUNTY OF SULLIVAN Proposals for the following will be received by the Director of the Department of Purchasing and Central Services at the Sullivan County Government Center, 100 North Street, Monticello, New York 12701, (845) 807-0515, until 1:00 P.M. on Friday, August 12, 2016: 1. OPP (One Person Plowing) Training Services for Public Work (R16-26) Specifications may be obtained from the Director at the above address.

Dated: July 29, 2016 TOWN OF LUMBERLAND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing will be held by the Town Board of the Town of Lumberland on August 10, 2016, at 7:15 p.m. at Town Hall, 1054 Proctor Rd., Glen Spey, New York regarding the adoption of proposed Local Law No. 4 of the Town of Lumberland for the year 2016, entitled “A Local Law Establishing Chapter 220: Property Maintenance - Article 1 - Abandoned Buildings”.

Any resident of the Town of Lumberland is entitled to be heard upon said proposed Local Law at such public hearing. Copies of said proposed Local Law are available for review at: Town of Lumberland Town Hall 1054 Proctor Rd. Glen Spey, New York 12737 PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the environmental significance of the proposed Local Law will be reviewed at said public hearing.

By order of the Town Board of the Town of Lumberland, dated July 13, 2016.

Virginia V. Horn Town Clerk

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ETHEL, NY — The kayak raffle drawing; and Delaware Highlands outdoor games and fun for Conservancy will all ages. hold a free community picThis event is free for nic on Saturday, August 27, members and volunteers, from 12 noon to 4 p.m. at its but prior registration is Bethel offices. The Conserrequested. If you are not vancy’s annual picnic cela member, you have the Contributed photo option to join anytime at ebrates our local community of supporters and friends Naturalist Ed Wesely gives a www.delawarehighlands. and provides an opportu- monarch butterfly program at org. nity for the public to enjoy one of the Delaware Highlands The Delaware Highlands Conservancy’s annual picnics. the rolling hills, meadows, Conservancy works with gardens and woods at the Bethel site. landowners and communities to protect Bring a picnic lunch and enjoy free ice the lands and waters, eagles and other cream from the Dairy’O ice cream truck; wildlife, and sustainable local economies a live birds of prey presentation from the of the Upper Delaware River region.

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Birds of prey in Morningside Park

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URLEYVILLE, NY — The Town of Fallsburg Parks and Recreation Department will present “Close Encounters with Birds of Prey” on Sunday, July 31 at 10 a.m. at Morningside Park. Admission is free.

Would you like to see a golden eagle, a red-tailed hawk, a peregrine falcon, a saw-whet owl and other raptors? If so, join Bill Streeter, director of the Delaware Valley Raptor Center, to see and learn about these birds. Streeter, who has a B.A. in biology and an M.S. in zoology, will entertain as well as educate you with the knowledge he has gained through over 35 years of studying and rehabilitating raptors and through practicing the ancient art of falconry.

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UGUENOT, NY — The Town of Deerpark Museum committee will hold an event titled “Star Party,” a guided trip through our galaxy, on Thursday, August 11. The festivities, complete with refreshments, will begin at 8 p.m. at the Harriet Space Park, Route 209.

William Istone, adjunct professor of science and engineering at SUNY Orange, will provide the narrative. Weather permitting, the group should be able to see Mars, Saturn, and possibly Jupiter as well as star clusters, galaxies, nebula and the Perseid meteor show.

Istone will provide a limited number of telescopes. You are urged to bring your own telescope or binoculars, if possible.

Also bring a blanket or chair and some snacks. Admission is free. For more information call the Town of Deerpark Museum, 845/856-2702 or 672-3016.

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hile working in the yard earlier this year, I became aware of an unusual and repetitive call emanating from the forested hillside behind our home. Uncertain whether the sound was coming from a bird or animal, I grabbed my camera and went to investigate. Drawing closer to the source, I discovered it was emanating from a football-sized opening in the upper reaches of a very tall oak tree. Soon, a petite furry face emerged, followed by a second masked creature. Baby raccoons!

At first, I was delighted at the thought of raccoons nesting in such a well-chosen site. But as the daylight hours wore on and the cries of the cubs continued, I became concerned, as this species is nocturnal.

The following day, a third cub emerged and I discovered that two of the three babes had crawled down to the forest floor where they continued to emit the sound described as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;wailing tremoloâ&#x20AC;? by the Pennsylvania Game Commission.

It was then I recalled passing by a dead adult raccoon along the roadside above the hill where the baby raccoons were calling out in distress, most likely in need of nourishment. Judging by their size, they appeared to be between four and six weeks old (based on some Internet searching) and would require a special formula to meet their needs.

Investigating the source of repeated distress calls over several days, I discovered these baby raccoons, which were taken to the Pocono Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education Center for proper care. When fully grown, raccoons range in size from 28 to 38 inches, including a 10-inch tail, and typically weigh between 10 to 30 pounds, according to the Pennsylvania Game Commission. They are omnivores, which means they eat both vegetable and animal matter.

It took some doingâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and some thick leather glovesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;to gather the feisty trio and stow them in our cat carrier for transport to the non-profit Pocono Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education Center (PWRC) in Stroudsburg, PA,

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One of the cubs is inspected by a volunteer before being placed in a cage for further evaluation and feeding. A raccoonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s forefeet are especially sensitive and adept at handling slippery prey such as fish. One peculiar habit of this species is its practice of occasionally dunking its food in water before consuming it. where 39 other baby raccoons were already receiving care. Assessed to be in good health, their prognosis was positive for an eventual return to the wild.

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