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Inside the film selection process for Big Eddy

By ISABEL BRAVERMAN

The opening night film this year is “Tumbledown,” starring Rebecca Hall and ARROWSBURG, NY — The fourth anJason Sudeikis. Filled with tears, laughter nual Big Eddy Film Festival will kick and amazing music, “Tumbledown” is a story off this year on Friday, September 18 at of love without being sappy, and a story about the Tusten Theatre. About 20 to 30 films will death without being somber. Spangler said the be screened including feature films, documenopening night should begin on an upbeat note, taries, shorts and films for kids and made by and when they started the festival, actor Mark kids. But how do all of those films end up at Ruffalo gave the advice to “show a popcorn the Big Eddy Film Festival? Festival program movie.” director Tina Spangler explained the selection Some films are connected to the area, such process. as this year’s documentaries “J. Morgan Unlike other festivals where films are Puett: A Practice of Be(e)ing” and “Welcome submitted by all comers, the Big Eddy is to Kutsher’s,” which is making its Catskills invitation based. Spangler says she “keeps an premiere. And new this year, the festival will eye year-round on what other film festivals are show an old movie, 60 years old to be exact, showing,” like Sundance, and she also has film “The Night of the Hunter” starring Robert contacts whom she will ask for suggestions, Mitchum, with a screenplay by renowned Contributed photo writer, journalist and film critic James or they will send something her way if it is connected to the Catskills region. Spangler, a The movie “Tumbledown,” starring Rebecca Hall and Jason Sudeikis will kick off the Big Eddy Film Agee. “It’s widely considered one of the filmmaker herself, worked in New York City Festival in Narrowsburg this year. best American films, though it’s not widely for New Fest and the Sundance Channel. screened,” Spangler said. To see the full list of films, go else,” Spangler said.

There aren’t any official criteria for the selected films, to www.bigeddyfilmfest.com/category/2015-films. More She also likes to branch out and try to appeal to younger but Spangler tries to keep it diverse. “Our community shorts will be added. people in their 20s. The festival has an advisory board has a wide range of interests,” she said. But many films The Big Eddy Film Festival aims to advance the including actor Tibor Feldman and Marcy Granata of the do focus on areas like art, nature and the urban/rural traditional art of storytelling by showing the newest and Nantucket Film Festival. Spangler has also assembled divide. Overall though, they are well-told stories that best independent films from around the world and our a screening committee, to whom she shows her choices document the human experience. All of the films are new own backyard. It is produced by the Delaware Valley before they are officially selected. The committee includes and some will make their premier at the Big Eddy Film Arts Alliance and will take place over three days, from filmmakers and people who are strongly interested in Festival. “It’s a cool place to see films before anywhere September 18 to 20. Visit www.bigeddyfilmfest.com. film and are balanced among gender, age, etc.

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DHC invites town input for Long Eddy access

By ANNE WILLARD

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t was standing room only at the Town of Fremont Town Hall on Wednesday, August 12, as concerned townspeople met for a regular town meeting at which the proposed Long Eddy river access improvement project was on the agenda.

The Delaware Highlands Conservancy (DHC) is under contract to buy a riverfront property next to the existing ac-

cess currently occupied only by a house severely damaged by the 2006 flooding. It plans to transfer the property to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, which has agreed to develop infrastructure to improve the river access there. The National Park Service has agreed to maintain the access. However, there has been a significant amount of opposition in the town to the initial “concept plan” for the access issued by the

Sullivan County Planning Department, which depicts a parking lot with spaces for boat trailers and cars. A petition with more than 200 names on it has been circulated to try to squelch the project, which some critics refer to as “a parking lot on the river.”

Sue Currier, executive director of the DHC, was present at the meeting to address such concerns. She assured the board and townspeople that the DHC has

no interest in foisting anything unwanted on the community. “It doesn’t have to be a parking lot. It could be that it’s just a place for a picnic area and a park,” she said.

Heather Jacksy of the Sullivan County Planning Department was also there, and weighed in with similar remarks. “We don’t want to give you a parking lot if you don’t want a parking lot,” she said.

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Triathlon in Port Jervis

By ANYA TIKKA

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ORT JERVIS, NY — Fifty participants from four states came to take part in the first annual TriState Triathlon on Sunday, August 16. The event was organized jointly by the City of Port Jervis and the Town of Deerpark in order to promote the area profile, and to encourage more tourists to visit the area.

From Port Jervis West End Park and Recreation Area, the contestants started off by swimming 400 meters in the Delaware River. They then biked to the scenic Hawk’s Nest on Route 97, some 10 miles, and finished with a 5K run through Port Jervis center.

Although the race started early, by the time the contestants crossed the finish line back in West End Beach, most were sweating—and not just from the rigors of the exercise, but also from the sweltering heat that was only getting hotter by the minute.

Port Jervis Mayor Kelly Decker came to watch, and said visitors from out of area got to see what TRR photo by Anya Tikka the city has to Philippa and Gemma McAfee, a motheroffer, including daughter team from Glen Spey competed in the river, Hawk’s the triathlon race in Port Jervis.

Nest, and some residential neighborhoods, hopefully encouraging the visitors to return.

He praised John Faggione, Port Jervis Director of Recreation, and Deerpark officials for organizing the event, and said he was pleased with the turnout.

Faggione said proceeds go to fund the recreation department. “Most of the runners came from out of town. They came from Cornwall, Middletown, all over.” He’s hoping to double the participation rate next year.

Neil Wilkinson, coordinator of the event added, “We planned this out for a year, and it’s a very successful event. We wanted to make it safe, and no one got hurt.

John got the volunteers, and they were amazing. A lot of Port Jervis spirit and pride, I’ll tell you!”

Port Jervis building official David Rivera was part of the four-member team “The Excuses.”

Why Excuses?

“Because everybody always says something when we said to get involved, it’s called ‘The Excuses,’” Rivera said with a smile.

The team members admitted it was a challenge, but that they grew up swimming on the river, so they were used to that part. They were not very clear about how much training they’d done prior to the race, but all were happy, joking and smiling after having taken part.

Glen Spey residents Philippa and daughter Gemma from nearby Sullivan County were beaming after the race, although they also admitted parts of the race were challenging; they said they would return next year.

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IN BRIEF Meetings to be held on finished Cannonsville repairs

Boyar to nominate Haas for supervisor

GRAHAMSVILLE, NY — As of Tuesday, August 18, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (NYDEP) expected final repairs downstream of the Cannonsville dam to be complete. It has announced a series of public meetings to provide residents of the Delaware River Valley with an update on the successful repairs. The public meetings will take place at the following dates, times and locations: • Tuesday, Aug. 25 at 6 p.m. at the State Theater, 148 Front St., Deposit, NY. • Thursday, August 27 at 6 p.m. at the Upper Delaware Council office, 211 Bridge St., Narrowsburg, NY • Tuesday, September 1 at 6 p.m. at the Best Western Hotel, U.S. Route 6, Matamoras, PA • Thursday, September 3 at 6 p.m. at the Nurture Nature Center, 518 Northampton St., Easton, PA Background information, regular updates, and photos from the work site downstream of Cannonsville Dam can be found on the NYDEP website, nyc.gov/ dep, or by visiting DEP’s Watershed Facebook at www.

Facebook.com/NYCWatershed.

Household hazardous waste event MONTICELLO, NY — The second Household Hazardous Waste Event will take place in Sullivan County from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, August 30, at the Monticello Transfer Station, located at 91 Landfill Dr. Residents will have an opportunity to safely dispose of discarded, unused or leftover quantities of household chemicals that contain toxic ingredients. Acceptable items include solvents, oil-based paints, antifreeze, pool chemicals, acids, bases, fluorescent bulbs, cleaning products, mercury-containing devices, pesticides/herbicides, automotive batteries, roofing tar, wood preservatives, adhesives, creosote, stains and inks.

Pre-registration is required by calling 845/807-0291 with the resident’s name, residential address, phone number and a list of chemicals or items to be disposed of. Residents must bring two forms of identification to the event showing name and residential address for entry.

These events are partially funded by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and Sullivan County. Residents who have any questions, need safe packaging instructions, or transport directions are asked to call 845/807-0291.

ELDRED, NY — Highland Supervisor and Democrat, Andrew Boyar confirmed Tuesday that he would not seek re-election, and planned to nominate councilman Donald “Jeff” Haas, a Republican, as his successor at the August 18, Highland Democratic Party caucus.

Boyar, who served close to two decades in two separate incumbencies, said he is now dealing with serious health issues. “I love the area and plan to stay involved, but I don’t want to spend so much time in meetings anymore,” he said.

Haas is serving his first term on the town board, but has a lifelong history of civic service, most closely related to the Yulan Fire Department, which he has headed as both chief and president.

As to Haas’ registration, Boyar said party politics have never prevented either party from selecting the best available candidate in Highland.

Boyar was facing a caucus challenge from Democrat challenger, builder Charles “Chuck” Petersheim.

Asian longhorned beetle month HARRISBURG, PA — Gov. Tom Wolf proclaimed August Asian Longhorned Beetle Awareness Month in recognition of the danger the beetles pose for multiple Pennsylvania hardwood species.

“Healthy forests directly correlate to healthy waterways. Healthy waterways mean healthy communities and can directly impact the health of our economies. To maintain the health of each of these, we must be vigilant and watch for the Asian longhorned beetle,” said Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding on August 14.

“Because it is similar in appearance to more common beetles, it’s important to accurately identify the pest and where it was discovered,” he added. “We’re asking residents to collect and submit suspected Asian longhorned beetles and note the location in which they were found.”

The adult Asian longhorned beetle is three-quarters to one-and-a-quarter inches long, has a jet-black glossy body with white spots on each wing, and long, black and bluish-white antennae.

If citizens suspect a sighting of Asian longhorned beetle, call the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture’s toll-free pest hotline at 866/253-7198 or send an email to badbug@state.pa.us.

Residents can also collect a sample and ship it to one of Pennsylvania’s 67 county Penn State Extension offices.

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Staffing levels at nursing home questioned

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Downs, who lives on one side of the parking lot and whose letter and proposal were printed in last week’s editorial section, presented another plan at the meeting as a possible alternative that would still have parking spaces, but he believes would be more practical than the initial concept plan, would leave many large trees standing and would address complaints regarding issues such as traffic flow. But most of those who commented at the meeting seemed critical of any type of development that would provide greater facility for parking, with reasons ranging from, “If you build it, they will come,” and fears that an influx of visitors “will ruin the whole atmosphere of the town,” to concerns that a parking lot could become a nighttime venue for drug use and other illegal activities.

Currier proposed to hold a session or sessions in the Town of Fremont in late September, at which townspeople’s ideas and suggestions about what they want for the site, including the points raised at Wednesday’s town meeting, could be taken into account, and a steering committee formed that would include a town board appointee. Superintendent George Conklin considered it premature to name anybody to such a body, but he and the rest of the board expressed themselves as open to the idea of community workshops at which town residents could provide input as to what they would like to see on the property. No precise dates were set, however.

After all who wished to comment had spoken, Conklin said “I would ask the board that I could poll them at the October meeting, as to some form of opinion about it... whether it should happen.” Although decisions about what type of development will ultimately be permitted at the site fall properly under the planning board’s purview, Conklin said, “It is a significant issue on the table,” and said he felt that the repercussions it has for the tax rolls and the residents of Long Eddy are important enough that the board should take a position.

By FRITZ MAYER

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ONTICELLO, NY — Staffing levels at the Sullivan County Adult Care Center (ACC) and the quality of some of the new hires at the facility were among the topics touched on at a wide-ranging discussion of the facility at a meeting of the Health and Family Services Committee at the government center on August 13.

The discussion came after Sandy Shaddock, president and business agent for Teamsters Local 445, raised several concerns about the facility in July.

As part of an overview of actions progress at the facility, Shennoy Wellington, the ACC administrator, said that while the memory care unit was being created and other renovations were underway, parts of the facility had been closed and residency had dropped to about 67% of capacity. But now, with the building fully operational again, residency was up to about 93% of capacity.

In the most blunt assessment of the staffing issue, Doug Bowman, shop steward at ACC, said directly to the legislature, “You cut, you cut, you cut, through attrition; now the building is coming back up to par with residents there, you need to replace some of those positions. If you replace some of those positions, it will cut down on the burnout [from] people working so much overtime and wanting to call out.”

Bowman said the quality of some of the new hires also needed to be addressed. While he conceded there had been positive change under Wellington’s tenure, which has been in place for not quite a year, he also said, “You need to look at the quality of people you’re hiring at the ACC. Welfare-to-work is a good thing, I guess, I don’t know. But I know that the people that you’re hiring, they don’t want to work.

They want to work a few hours and receive services because they’re legal and they can do [that] as long as they work a few hours.

“You have to look at [the fact] that you pick these people up, they don’t want to do anything, and you decide to send them to school and they become CNAs [certified nursing assistants]. And then you

say OK, go work at the Sullivan County Adult Care Center, knowing that they don’t want to work. The people who are long-term employees at the ACC are dedicated people... who care about the residents.”

But he said, “those people are miserable because of something that you did.” Bowman said replacing positions that were previously eliminated through attrition could not be done by the union or the ACC administration, but only through the legislature.

Shaddock said low salaries were also a concern. She said, “Twenty-four people have been hired into nursing since January. That and the call-outs are an indication that there is a bigger problem, a retention problem. We have a problem because the salaries are so low, and Shennoy [Wellington] and the union can’t fix that, that has to be fixed here in this room.”

Wellington responded to those comments in part by saying the people who are “burned out” aren’t usually the ones calling out sick.

As to the quality of some of the hires, she said, “Yes, I do see an issue with the quality of people that the county does produce. However, I cannot help it if they’re a product of their environment, and that’s who we have.”

At one point legislator Kathy LaBuda asked Wellington, “Are you understaffed right now?”

Wellington answered, “The positions are filled right now.”

Bowman said that he referred to the current allotted positions, not the positions eliminated by attrition before Wellington arrived at the facility.

The conversation took place after legislators Kitty Vetter, Cindy Gieger and Cora Ewards praised Wellington and the measures she has taken to address the various concerns raised by Shaddock and the union.

Also at the meeting, three members of the ACC Family Council, a group that advocates for residents at the facility, gave brief statements of the value of the county-owned nursing home, and related personal stories about how the facilities had been beneficial to their relatives.

Public asks questions about Main Street deck

By ISABEL BRAVERMAN

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ARROWSBURG, NY — Imagine you want to do a major home improvement project. Say, building a deck.

You have to decide what kind of deck, you have to find an engineer and an architect and a contractor, you have to take both safety (first) and aesthetic considerations into account, and, of course, you have to measure the cost. Now imagine you are going through this process with your neighbors weighing in. It’s bound to get messy.

The Tusten Town Board is going through this procedure right now. The Narrowsburg Main Street deck is in need of replacement.

The question is, how to do it? Currently the board has a design plan from Chazen Companies. The company designed a brand new deck that would include a new foundation, a retaining wall and a stone design at a cost estimate of $300,000. How did they get there?

A river walk has been talked about, by some accounts, for around 50 years. But it wasn’t until 2010 that plans started to take concrete form, and after the town board received a grant from New York State, it passed a resolution to sign the Big Eddy Esplanade contract in 2011. The project

consisted of three phases: overlook deck area, Veterans Park area and walkway behind buildings on Main Street. In 2012, the board awarded the bid to Chazen Companies (they were picked out of four applicants).

The grant money had originally been planned to go to the walkway aspect, but after construction began on the Narrowsburg Bridge, that part of the plan has been halted. The town then received approval to re-purpose the grant money toward the deck. Chazen designed a plan, and presented it to the board and public a few months ago.

Now, the question is whether or not to go forward with the Chazen design, as some people are saying the price tag is too high, and a deck could be rebuilt on the existing foundation for less. The board held a public hearing on Tuesday, August 11 to listen to input on whether they should prepare and send out the bid with the Chazen design. This would cost around $16,000 (with half of that coming from the grant).

Although a relatively large crowd turned out, the few people who spoke were there to ask questions. Members of the town board gave their opinions first. Councilman Ned Lang said the Chazen design is not shovel ready, and he hired another engineering

firm to look at the deck. In a flyer he sent out before the public hearing, he quoted the engineer, Joe Gottleib, as saying, “The deck foundation lasted over 30 years and the slope under the deck appears stable at this time; it is my opinion that a similar deck system could be designed utilizing piers and short retaining walls, provided that soil borings and slope analysis were done in the deck area.” Councilwoman Jane Luchsinger said that the Chazen design would last for 75 years, whereas another design option using the existing deck would last only 30 years. Therefore, it would actually cost more to use the existing deck, because it would have to be rebuilt again in 30 years. The current deck is from 1980. Luchsinger also announced that the Narrowsburg Beautification Group may not give their $25,000 grant if an alternate design were utilized.

The lengthy process of what to do with the deck was brought up during the public hearing. Mike Farrell said, “We’re in a poker game here. Given how deep we are in the Chazen process, I propose the town put up the $8,000 for the bid and see what the real numbers are.”

Ultimately, Supervisor Carol Wingert asked the public for a show of hands; 23 were in favor of going to bid, and 15 were opposed.

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Wrecking ball for Blue Victorian?

Jeff residents speak out

By FRITZ MAYER

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EFFERSONVILLE, NY — The owner asked how many people in the audience would be willing to help save her building known as the Blue Victorian.

About 35 of the 50 people in the room raised their hands.

The meeting was called by the New York Department of Transportation (DOT) to get public input on their plan to replace the bridge over Laundry Creek, which joins Callicoon Creek just beyond the bridge on State Route 52 next to the Blue Victorian.

The bridge is on a state watch list that requires special monitoring and inspections by state officials when a flood watch is issued, which, according to materials provided by DOT, has happened 10 times over the past six years. Such treatment is expensive, and the bridge is also considered to be vulnerable to flooding.

The DOT plan to address these issues, presented at the meeting, includes demolishing the Blue Victorian as well as a bowling alley across the creek. Of the eight people offering public comment at the meeting, seven called for changing the plan and to save the Blue Victorian.

Susan Braun, who with her husband owns the building, said she learned at seminars about reviving Main Streets that one of the core principals is that the beginning of a business district should have an “icon” to welcome people to the town. She said the Blue Victorian is that icon.

“It’s a welcome to visitors; it’s part of our history.”

Other speakers picked up on that theme. Randy Harris, a village trustee, said, “We keep tearing things down.

We’re losing our tax base.” He added that it’s a part of the

history of the village, and “I would suggest moving it.”

Cindy Herbert, the historian for the Town of Delaware, said, “There has to be an alternative to tearing down our buildings. Maybe there’s a way to shift the [DOT] project over just a little bit to save the Blue Victorian.”

Kathryn Scott, who once worked at the Blue Victorian after it was renovated by Greg Brooks, said, “Jeffersonville can’t afford to lose the Blue Victorian. It will be like a nail in the coffin. This place is a ghost town now, what’s going to happen when it’s gone? Losing the Blue Victorian at this stage of the game, we might as well close up shop and leave town.”

The plan calls for enlarging the opening under the bridge to allow more water and debris to flow through during flooding events, and expand the length of the bridge deck and lift the road surface by 1.7 feet.

One speaker, Helen Mullally, suggested that replacing the bridge with a bigger one would not change the larger problem. She said, “You could dig out a hell of a lot cheaper the 1.7 feet of gravel and crap that has accumulated over the last 45 years… dredge out Lake Jeff, do other things that are more constructive than destructive.”

Various residents on social media, over the past week or so, have said that saving the Blue Victorian and the bowling alley was not worth the effort. But those who shared that view did not speak up at the meeting.

Should the owner, Braun, manage to save the building, her plan is to have it continue to operate as an antiques shop and art gallery. Part of the building is supported by wooden pillars after a flood last year wiped out part of the building’s foundation. But the fate of the building

TRR photo by Fritz Mayer

The New York Department of Transportation has said the Blue Victorian building in Jeffersonville should be demolished to make way for an improved bridge on State Route 52, but some residents want to save it. and the DOT plan is not clear at this point.

Because the Blue Victorian is eligible to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the DOT plan is subject to review by the New York State’s Historic Preservation Office, and it has not yet weighed in on the matter.

It’s also not known if the public comment will cause DOT to consider an alternative, as it did in the case of the bridge over the Panther Rock Creek in Youngsville, four miles up State Route 52, when the public spoke forcefully against the DOT plan in that region.

At the meeting, DOT officials said the current plan calls for the design to be finalized this fall, with construction beginning on 2017, which will require the temporary installation of a traffic light while the new bridge is constructed one lane at a time.

Traffic problems shifted downstream

By DAVID HULSE

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LDRED, NY — Highland officials are hoping that moving the landing of river boating traffic further downstream in Barryville will alleviate traffic problems raised in last month’s complaints from River Road residents.

They’re also hoping that the use of a downstream, walk-in, emergency access will not create new problems.

Code Enforcement Officer (CEO) David Kuebler reported on August 11 that he had contacted Lander’s River Trips and learned that the livery was moving from the controversial landing at the Spring House, one-quarter mile downstream to the walk-in access, on the north side of the interstate bridge.

Residents complained that Lander’s disorganized landings of large rafting groups—several hundred persons at a time—of summer campers had resulted in trespassing and public urination on private property on River Road.

Kuebler said there was no discussion about a special permit to use the area, or the need for one; and that the use of the access would be limited to this season only.

The current problem is that boaters, liv-

ery vans and trailers now use the townowned cul-de-sac at the end of the county-owned River Road, which is the only highway approach to the river access.

“There has to be a solution to the traffic issue,” Supervisor Andrew Boyar said.

“This is an emergency water access. It can’t be compromised.”

“There’s no bathroom facilities there.

We can’t have buses clogging the roads,” Councilman Jim Gutekunst added.

Officials were not unanimous. “It’s a state access. The public is entitled to use it,” Highway Superintendent Tom Ebers said.

Councilman Jeff Haas said that National Park Service had been contacted about the appropriate use of the access.

However, responding to Ebers, he said the state launch is also an emergency access for fire services and “that’s a different issue.”

Upper Delaware Council (UDC) Chair Al Henry has argued that a public access was supposed to have been created on New York State (DOT) Department of Transportation-owned property on the downstream side of the bridge. That property, also deeded to the owners of the Carriage House Restaurant, is now being leased by Reber’s River Trips and is used

TRR photo by David Hulse

Carol Roig, co-executive director of the Sullivan Alliance for Sustainable Development, and a Highland resident, updates the town board on county-wide efforts to develop its role in a statewide climate action plan. Highland earlier approved a pledge to take part, and Roig suggested the time had come to create a local committee to pursue Highland’s efforts. Supervisor Andrew Boyar told the August 11 audience that volunteers are being sought for the new committee. as a private livery landing.

An NPS spokesperson said that the NYDOT is researching the titles to the property and will eventually provide a report to the UDC. In other business, the board approved a resolution based on the concerns of CEO Kuebler to hire town engineer Joe Gottlieb for a possible safety inspection of the commercial building formerly known as the Pisanelli Building, at 562 State Rte.

55 in Eldred; and a resolution to fund September bookkeeper training costs for Terri Robertson and Doreen Sweeney, who are proposed candidates to replace retiring 17-year incumbent Jean Vandermark, with the proviso that costs are to be refunded if either declines town employment in 2016.

Additionally, the board heard declared supervisor-candidate Chuck Petersheim question the bookkeeper nominations of Robertson and Sweeney, who are existing town employees in the assessor’s office, saying the position was “one of the most important, and not for brand-new people without experience or mentoring.”

They also heard Peter Carmeci, the county VFW commander, strongly criticize the maintenance and upkeep at the county’s Minisink Battleground Park in Minisink Ford, where the VFW recently participated in annual flag retirement ceremonies.

In response, town clerk Doreen Hanson said she had recently attended a bridal shower at the park pavilion and found that it was “so nice, beautiful up there.”

Boyar suggested that if problems exist at the park, a volunteer town effort could be organized to help.

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Bethel board denies lakeside septic waiver

By FRITZ MAYER

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HITE LAKE, NY — Developer Shaya Boymelgreen suffered a setback this week as the Bethel town board voted to deny the septic waiver he had sought. He has been trying for several years to create a four-lot subdivision and build a 12,000-square-foot home on one of the lots.

The project is located in Plum Beech, on the shore of White Lake. The developer’s engineer has said that the proposed building could not be serviced by a traditional septic system and had asked for a waiver so that he could construct a nonstandard system.

The town board had asked the planning board for its advice on the matter. At the town meeting on August 12, town supervisor Dan Sturm read the letter from the

planning board, which said in part that at the planning board meeting, “Tim Gottlieb, the applicant’s engineer, stressed that the site soils are not adequate to support conventional sewage disposal systems, not even for two-bedroom homes.

The logic of determining the soils cannot support a two-bedroom home, then proposing a 12,000-square-foot home in its place, escapes us. It is the opinion of the planning board that the waiver request should not be granted.”

Sturm also read a letter from the town engineer, Michael Weeks, which said in part, “It appears that the soils testing may not be in compliance with the Bethel town code.” Three of the perc tests, which measure how quickly liquids are absorbed into the soil, were said to be outside the standards required by the town code for “absorption fields.”

The board then voted unanimously to deny the waiver. Members of The Beechwood, which is the neighborhood adjacent to Plum Beech, who have battled the wealthy New York City developer in court, broke into a round of applause when the vote was completed.

This is probably not the end of the battle. Boymelgreen may come up with another plan, or he may take the matter to court, as he has done in a past conflict with neighbors; in that case courts ruled against Boymelgreen twice.

Building activity In other news, Sturm said building activity in the town has picked up. He said building permit fees for July were up 42% over the same month in 2014. He said spending on construction projects for the

month was also up to $681,000 which is a 66% increase over last year.

Sturm said that year to date, the town is up 62% for a total of $3.9 million. He said, “So things are happening out there, building houses, decks, stores, which is a good sign.”

The board also voted to set the wheels in motion to address four problem houses in the town. Three of them are considered to pose health or safety dangers to the community, and one has a collection of junked or unregistered vehicles and car parts on the property, which violates town code.

If the owners of the properties don’t address the issues, the town will, and the costs will be levied onto the owner’s tax bill.

Shohola and Pike humane society find common ground

By VERA MORET

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HOHOLA, PA — The Pike County Humane Society (PCHS) has lately been under tremendous pressure on several fronts: it is in serious need of funds; the shelter is always or nearly always full; and there have been questions regarding their handling of finances, which at one point left Shohola believing that over $120,000 was missing from the shelter’s books. However, after sitting down together and auditing the books with PCHS director Barry Heims and the shelter accountant, Shohola supervisors seemed confident that the financial records are, in fact, adding up and were impressed with many aspects of the shelter.

Secretary Diana Dillberto Blume was particularly impressed with their fundraising records; it is a rare weekend that the shelter is not holding an event of some kind in the area.

During the meeting, held an hour prior to the regular Shohola municipal meeting on August 13, Heims and other staff members detailed what they see as the advantages PCHS has over other shelters. It is a “no kill” shelter and the only one of its kind in the area. This does not mean that no animals are euthanized at all; those whose

health holds no quality of life or who have shown dangerously aggressive behavior must be euthanized either for their own, or society’s safety and wellbeing. The shelter will euthanize aggressive animals if that aggressiveness can be proven without a doubt, while most veterinarians will not. However, the shelter makes great efforts to save animals that others would have euthanized. Many animals hit by vehicles or otherwise injured have been brought in and saved by veterinarians who work with the society. The shelter offers frequent immunization clinics and low cost neutering.

Shelter staffers said they do get help with supplies. The Tobyhanna Walmart Depot has provided the shelter with food that they cannot sell due to damaged packaging or other issues that do not affect the quality of the food.

Lowes has donated both construction materials and building assistance for the shelter’s Kitty Kottage. Other shelters generally have their animals caged, which can lead directly to behavioral issues. All the cats at Pike County Humane Society that have been neutered and vaccinated live communally. The cats now have an outdoor space for their use as well. They are socialized with each other and visited by staff and volunteers to ensure that they receive human interaction as well.

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Heims said the dogs are also treated well. He said those that are able get ample exercise time in an enclosed space and are socialized with other dogs within each dog’s tolerance. Care is taken in assessing the dogs’ behavioral issues upon acceptance. Several dogs that were considered “unadoptable” for one reason or another are permanent residents of the shelter.

The discussion promoted a resident to say that cat people are not necessarily dog people, and vice/versa, and that the cats are housed in an area accessible only by walking through areas where many dogs roam about.

Heims acknowledged that this is an issue and said he has plans to make major changes to the shelter. His said his goal is “to have the best shelter in the country.” He said he has several new animal wardens and two new veterinarian technicians trained, and he has plans to build a full medical facility on the site.

Residents who would like to adopt an animal, make a donation of money or supplies, ask about services, or would like to volunteer can contact the society at 570/296-7654.

Although hours are posted, call ahead as the shelter may at times be closed for bad weather or special events.

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Do smart meters make people sick?

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he Pennsylvania Legislature passed Act 129 way back in 2008, and it requires utilities to replace the old-style analog electric meters on customer’s homes with so-called “smart meters” by 2019. Electricity suppliers say that benefits to consumers and the electric grid will be significant, while some consumers say the smart meters are making them sick.

First, the case from energy suppliers.

Penelec, one of the companies that PA residents can choose to buy electricity from, says, “This step toward a more modernized electric system will enable automated meter readings and may enhance our ability to respond to outages faster and more efficiently.

“Plus, in the future, you will have access to more detailed energy information through our online Home Energy Analyzer tool that will help you better understand your electricity use—which means you can then make informed decisions on how to manage and control your electricity consumption.

“Be assured that the smart meter technology being implemented has been rigorously tested and proven by manufacturers to be accurate, safe and secure in systems throughout the country.”

Some people are not reassured. On sites like stopsmartmeters.org, it’s easy to find numerous testimonials from people who say that have been negatively impacted by smart meters that have been installed in their homes, especially ones that have been placed outside the building but are located within several feet of a person’s head when they sleep. Common complaints include trouble sleeping, headaches, sore throats and other ailments.

But can these sorts of ailments really be caused by smart meters?

Smart meters communicate to the grid through radio frequency (RF) signals similar to the way cell phones use RF. The American Cancer Society (ACS) has said of RF exposure, “RF radiation doesn’t have enough energy to

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remove charged particles such as electrons… and so is called non-ionizing radiation. Non-ionizing radiation has enough energy to move atoms in a molecule around or cause them to vibrate, which can lead to heat, but it can’t damage DNA directly.

“RF radiation is classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), as ‘possibly carcinogenic to humans.’ This is based on the finding of a possible link in at least one study between cell phone use and a specific type of brain tumor. Because RF radiation is a possible carcinogen, and smart meters give off RF radiation, it is possible that smart meters could increase cancer risk. Still, it isn’t clear what risk, if any there might be, from living in a home with a smart meter.”

So, the answer from ACS, which is one of the most trusted organizations in the U.S. when it comes to the possible causes of cancer, is that the jury is still out on the possibility of negative health impacts from both smart meters and cell phones; a “possible link” between RF and a “specific type of brain tumor,” is more risk than some people may be willing to take.

While smart meters aren’t cell phones, they emit RF in similar ways, and the World Health Organization (WHO) last year issued a paper with these three “key facts: Mobile phone use is ubiquitous with an estimated 6.9 billion subscriptions globally; the electromagnetic fields produced by mobile phones are classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer as possibly carcinogenic to humans. (Smart meters also have electromagnetic fields.)

WHO is conducting a formal risk assessment of all studied health outcomes from RF exposure that will be completed by 2016.

Negative health impacts are not the only concerns of critics of smart meters. The meters can be hacked, and they contain information about the electricity used and other information about specific consumers.

Penelec says this is a non-issue. It says, “No personally-identifiable customer information—such as names and addresses—is stored in the meters or transmitted across the network. Just like traditional analog meters, digital smart meters collect how much electricity you use. The main difference is that smart meters collect that information more times throughout the day.

For example, the smart meters we are using send the company a snapshot of customers’ energy usage a few times a day.”

On the other hand, former CIA Director James Woolsey in an August 2014 interview warned about the risk of hacking. “What they’re doing now, they’re constructing what they call a ‘Smart Grid.’ And they’re going to make it easier for you and me to call our homes on our cell phone and turn down our air-conditioning on a hot afternoon if we’re not there. Great, but that may well mean that a hacker in Shanghai with his cell phone could do the same thing or worse.”

While it may turn out that smart meters are perfectly fine and even desirable, for now, a lot of people have questions, and they should be able to hold onto their old meters until their questions are satisfactorily answered.

Sublime Shandelee does it again I cannot find another word more appropriate to describe what is happening this summer at The Shandelee Music Festival, now in its 22nd season.

Starting with The Hermitage Piano Trio, I knew this would be another astounding season. But tonight, having just returned home from the second concert in the series, I felt compelled to write.

I was totally wowed by the 18-year-old pianist, Llewellyn Sanchez-Werner. I feel the need to shout out to the Sullivan County community from the highest mountain tops of Shandelee, here lies an amazing venue, the intimate salon-like setting where world-class musicians can be heard and seen in a truly magical forum. Performances where no listener walks away without feeling transformed and humbled on many layers and levels of one’s consciousness.

Words cannot express the profound and musical depth of understanding that these musicians have achieved. The artistry and passion is apparent from the first entrances through to the concerts’ finales and encores. Being an enthusiastic audience member for the past seven years, I realize I am a devotee, but you should come and experience it at first hand to experience for yourselves what is happening in our little corner of Sullivan County. The quality of musicianship seems to be ever soaring to new heights year after year. How truly blessed we are to have this gem, this significant musical egregore,* that is The Shandelee Music Festival (www.shandelee.org).

A place where young gifted musicians are nurtured and nurture us—the audience—with their extraordinary talents. I look forward to the next concerts in this series and encourage all to come share a genuinely sublime experience.

Eileen Ledwith Youngsville, NY [* As defined by Wikipedia, Egregore (also egregor) is an occult concept representing a “thoughtform” or “collective group mind,” an autonomous psychic entity made up of, and influencing, the thoughts of a group of people. ]

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

“August rain: the best of the summer gone, and the new fall not yet born.

The odd uneven time.”

— Sylvia Plath [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.

Letters are printed at the discretion of the editor. It is requested they be limited to 300 words; longer letters may not be printed, or may be edited down to the appropriate length. No letters or My Views in excess of 600 words will be printed. Deadline is 1:00 p.m. on Monday.]

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SUNY Sullivan’s Riegal honored with teaching excellence award

Hackett named president of midHudson council

LOCH SHELDRAKE, NY — The Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP), www. acbsp.org, has announced that Diane Riegal, an associate professor at SUNY Sullivan, has received the 2015 ACBSP International Teaching Excellence Award.

The announcement was made at a “Salute to Regions Luncheon” held recently at the ACBSP Conference 2015 in Philadelphia. As the Associate Degree 2015 Teaching Excellence Award recipient for ACBSP Region 1, Riegal was honored with other regional recipients, each of whom received a medallion and a $100 check. From that group, two International Teaching Excellence Award recipients were announced, one from a baccalaureate/ graduate degree-granting institution and one from an associate degree-granting institution. Riegal received the International Award, representing associate degree institutions, and was presented with an engraved plaque and a $500 check. Dr. Perry Glen Moore from Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tenn., also received a 2015 International Teaching Excellence Award, representing baccalaureate/graduate degree institutions. Dr. Moore is a member of ACBSP Region 3.

SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY — Dr. Nancy M. Hackett has been named the president of the Mid-Hudson School Study Council (MHSSC) for the 2015-2016 school year.

This organization comprises school superintendents in the Mid-Hudson region, board of education members and faculty from the universities and colleges in our area.

With the challenges in education on the forefront, the MHSSC provides research and professional development to assist the educators in the region.

O’Rourke named to dean’s list SALISBURY, MD — Virginia O’Rourke of Wurtsboro, NY, has been named to the dean’s list at Salisbury University, Salisbury, MD for the spring 2015 semester.

At Salisbury University some 8,700 students in 42 undergraduate and 16 graduate programs pursue liberal arts and professional degrees. Ranked by U.S. News & World Report, The Princeton Review, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance and others, Salisbury University is consistently among the top 10 percent of public and private institutions nationwide.

Bastian chosen for international committee CALLICOON, NY — The country’s official accreditation organization for over 900 teacher-training colleges and universities has recently chosen Callicoon resident Linda Bastian to serve on its international committee. Thirty-five committee members were chosen nation-wide out of a field of 500 applicants to serve with the Council for Accreditation of Educa- Contributed photo Linda Bastian tion Programs (CAEP).

The committee, with which Dr. Bastian will be working, is in a position to advise CAEP on the competence of foreign teacher-training programs that seek CAEP’s approval for much-prized American accreditation. Bastian’s background of teaching in the Middle East, and of training beginning teachers there, as well as her founding of the Art Education Department at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, gives her a perspective on how to develop quality teacher-training programs here and abroad.

Bastian has also been awarded a Fulbright Grant to return to the Middle East to collaborate on the creation of a post-baccalaureate teacher-training program at Zayed University in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates.

Soliciting letters (and other stuff) for our 40th anniversary

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s you know—if you have been perusing our pages throughout the year—The River Reporter is celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2015! (It’s truly amazing!)

On September 3, we will have a double-barreled celebration: a special anniversary issue will hit the stands on that day, and we’ll be having a party at the Narrowsburg Inn on Bridge Street, starting at 5:30 p.m.

For the anniversary issue, please send us letters (300-word limit) with your recollections and reminiscences about the newspaper and the 40 years we have served the community. The deadline for letters to be included in the anniversary issue is Monday, August 31 at 1 p.m. Letters should be sent to copyeditor@riverreporter.com.

If you’d like to participate in the anniversary issue with advertising or a commemorative ad, email tanya@riverreporter.com.

The party will feature live music (we’re working on a local band), a cash bar, hors d’ouevres and an anniversary cake.

There will also be a suggestion box, in keeping with The River Reporter’s commitment to develop greater community participation over our next 40 years, where you can write any ideas about how the newspaper can serve the community better, or how you might want to get involved in it over the coming years.

If you plan on coming to the party, RSVP to amanda@riverreporter.com.

By Kristin Barron

The branch-burning party

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t the victorious start of summer vacation last month, my schoolteacher husband, John, fell out of the old maple tree in our yard, breaking an assortment of bones and injuring his shoulder. In the aftermath of his accident, the rest of our summer began. One filled with hospitals, doctor’s visits and physical therapy appointments.

John has been required to wear a sling and watch the kids, and I take turns pushing the lawn mower. He has had to tolerate my driving. He had to stand by as I brought the air conditioner into the house in the wheelbarrow so it could be installed in the bedroom window.

And he has had to learn to write left-handed.

Forced into rest and relaxation, he has been made to sway leisurely in the hammock that is strung up in the very tree he fell out of. And lying in that hammock, he was forced to look up at the very tree limb that he had been sawing when he slipped and fell. That old, dead limb remained to taunt him and remind him of his close brush and his good luck.

That is until last week, when we all convened under the old maple for a bonfire and ceremonious burning of the offending branch.

Earlier that day John duct-taped a long piece of lumber to the Zabat saw in order to cut off the rest of the branch.

Our son, Sam, did most of the sawing. Then, Sam, John and our daughter, Lily, pulled the limb down with a rope.

It was a triumph that put us in a party mood, and we set about inviting friends and neighbors to a cookout and bonfire later that evening.

Maybe it is the crude, primal instinct of revenge or just a love of gallows humor that motivated our celebration (after all, think what happens to the bull that gores its owner… ), but it was a fun evening filled with laughter and friendship.

People were invited to “rub the bump” (the bony protrusion of broken collar bone now permanently part of John’s shoulder) for good luck.

Everyone asks (with a raised eyebrow) what John was doing in the tree when he fell. To which I reply: he is always in a tree. This spring, he and Lily were out climbing and “swinging birches” as depicted in Robert Frost’s poem “Birches.” I’m told this led to roaming around the property and climbing even higher trees (he fell only about 10 feet out of the maple).

John has been up in that old maple hundreds of times.

The kids have a tire swing in it and it is one of the first trees they learned to climb. John built a small platform in the branches that served as their first tree house.

When he fell, John had been trimming dead branches… “for our safety.”

John is now doing physical therapy and is recovering well. He is a fortunate man.

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COMMUNITY CURRICULUM Roundtable to discuss Sullivan County economy HURLEYVILLE, NY — The Sullivan County Historical Society will hold a roundtable discussion of Sullivan County’s economy at the Sullivan County Museum on Sunday, August 23 at 2 p.m. It is part of a continuing exhibit, “The Concord Remembered.” The exhibit tells the story of what was once one of the world’s foremost resort hotels. Though the Concord no longer exists, the property is being reborn into the Montreign Resort Casino at Adelaar.

In the roundtable discussion, special emphasis will be placed on the progress of the long anticipated casino and its projected economic benefits to Sullivan County. Participants will be Charles Degliomini, executive vice president, Empire Resorts, Inc.; Scott Samuelson, chairman of the Sullivan County Legislature; Steve White, CEO, Industrial Development Association (IDA); and Roberta Byron-Lockwood, CEO of the Sullivan County Visitors Association.

Admission is free, but donations are welcome. Visit www.scnyhistory.org or call 845/434-8044.

All-day zen meditation HONESDALE, PA — Two Rivers Zen Community (TRZC) will hold a zazenkai, a daylong retreat devoted to zen meditation practice, on Sunday, August 30.

Doors open at 7:45 a.m. and the first sitting begins at 8 a.m.

Zazenkai literally means “coming together for zazen.” It is an opportunity to intensify and deepen practice in a supportive group setting through the experience of periods of uninterrupted meditation, walking meditation, a dharma talk, service, mindful work practice, a meal and face-to-face practice meetings with a teacher. Silence is observed throughout the day, which will end at 3:30 p.m.

All are welcome whether or not you have any meditation experience. Zen meditation instructions and an orientation to zendo forms will be provided for newcomers. The cost for the day is $40 for non-members, $25 for members, and includes lunch.

Enrollment is limited. Reserve your space on a first-registered, first-confirmed basis by mailing your check or money order payable to TRZC, PO Box 1036, Honesdale, PA 18431. Include your email address with your check or money order for a confirmation of your registration.

On Sundays, TRZC offers zazen (sitting meditation) followed by a dharma talk and discussion. Beginning instruction can be arranged by appointment. Email chugai108@gmail.com.

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DEATH NOTICES Robert “Bob” C. Curtis Robert “Bob” C. Curtis of Hawley, PA, formerly of Callicoon, NY, the retired owner of Curtis Nurseries in Callicoon, died Wednesday, August 5, 2015 in St. Louis, MO. He was 83.

A memorial service was held on Saturday, August 15, 2015 at St. James Episcopal Church, Route 17B, Callicoon.

Contributions can be made to Virginia Curtis Kim. Bob’s daughter will be establishing an education account for Bob’s foster children in St. Louis.

All Are Welcome…

175th Anniversary Celebration of the Chartering of the Ten Mile River Baptist Church (sometimes referred to as The Tusten Baptist Church)

To be held at The Ten Mile River Church (on Route 97, 4.5 miles south of the blinking light just outside Narrowsburg)

Sunday August 23rd @2:00 pm Come….walk through the History of this church

with the community, and the church that chartered, planted and ordained the original Deacons of the church 175 years ago. A list of the original members names for the chartering of the Church will be available to all those who would like to know that history.

Refreshments will be served.

Noel Grabill Noel Grabill of Callicoon, NY passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 12, 2015, surrounded by his loving family.

Funeral services were held on Saturday, August 15, 2015, at the Carley Brook Chapel (Church of the Holy Name) on Carley Brook Road, Honesdale, PA. Burial followed at Calkins Union Cemetery.

Contributions can be made to the Church of the Holy Name, 491 Carley Brook Rd., Honesdale, PA 18431, or to VNA Hospice of Lackawanna County, 301 Delaware Ave., Olyphant, PA 18447.

Valentine “Val” Gordon Hessinger Valentine “Val” Gordon Hessinger of Callicoon Center, NY, a retired teacher for Delaware Valley and Jeffersonville Central School Districts and a lifelong area resident, died Friday, August 14, 2015 at Bethany Village, Bethany, PA. He was 86.

Funeral services were held on Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at the United Reformed Church, Youngsville, NY. Burial with military honors was in the Callicoon Center Cemetery, Callicoon Center, NY. Memorial contributions can be made to the Callicoon Center Fire Department, PO Box 144, Callicoon Center, NY 12724 or to Hospice of the Sacred Heart, 600 Baltimore Dr., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702.

Edward John Janowsky Edward John Janowsky of Callicoon, NY, died on Thursday, August 13, 2015 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern, NY. He was 75.

There are no services.

Memorial contributions can be made to the charity of one’s choice.

Joseph John Jarfas Joseph John Jarfas (Járfás Jozsef Jánós) of Equinunk, PA died on Saturday, August 15 after a brief illness.

A funeral mass will be held at Holy Cross Church in Callicoon on Thursday, August 20 at 11 a.m.

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If you’d like to parƟcipate in the anniversary issue with adverƟsing or a commemoraƟve ad, email tanya@riverreporter.com.

The party will feature live music (we’re working on a local band), a cash bar, hors d’ouevres and an anniversary cake.

There will also be a suggesƟon box, in keeping with The River Reporter’s commitment to develop greater community parƟcipaƟon over our next 40 years, where you can write any ideas about how the newspaper can serve the community beƩer, or how you might want to get involved in it over the coming years.

If you plan on coming to the party, RSVP to amanda@riverreporter.com.

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By Jane Luchsinger

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he week of Sunday, August 9 was filled with great highs and deep lows. Learning, on August 9, of Grace Johansen’s passing was certainly the lowest point of the week. It was because of Grace that we enjoy a library in our town and the Tusten Historical Society (THS). She had a certain unending positive energy that wanted to create, and do, do, do when it came to programming for the THS. She is solely responsible for obtaining New York State Board of Education recognition of the THS as a New York State Historical Society, no small feat. Those of you who are members of THS receive Tusten Roots, the quarterly newsletter, another inspiration of Grace.

Grace Johansen leaves a legacy that is enjoyed by all. She will surely be missed.

On Monday, August 10, members of the Narrowsburg Beautification Group proudly marched onto the stage in the Bethel Woods Events Gallery to accept the Sullivan Renaissance Category C Silver Feather Award of $10,000. The work of this group has not stopped since the winter cold left. As a result, Main Street looks beautiful, several new history panels have been included along a walking trail, and a few of the new, young, hydrangea trees along the bank on Kirk Road at Pete’s Market are in bloom. Next year the blooms will be even better as the trees grow each year. We thank the Narrowsburg Beautification Group for all its efforts.

Do you write poetry? The Tusten Historical Society is planning an event in September: “Postcards and Poetry, An Historical View of Tusten through Verse.” Visit the history room or the Tusten Historical Society Facebook page to see old postcards and be inspired to write a short poem, no longer than 25 lines.

Email your poem to janeluchsinger@ frontiernet.net, subject: “postcards and poetry.” Poems will be judged and winners will receive a small cash prize. All poems and postcards will be on display at the Tusten Settlement Church. Details to follow. Enjoy the last days of summer ahead.

ORGANIZATIONAL NEWS Wayne Highlands school openings WAYNE COUNTY, PA — The Wayne Highlands School District will begin its school year on Monday, August 31, for all students in grades Kindergarten through 12th grade. Homeroom assignments for each building will be accessible at www.waynehigh lands.org. The grade assignments are: • Stourbridge Primary Center: Kindergarten through grade 2 • Lakeside Elementary School: grades 3 through 5 • Damascus Area School: Kindergarten through grade 8

On Social Security cuts at SLAC MONTICELLO, NY — The Senior Legislative Action Committee of Sullivan County invites you to its monthly meeting, Friday, August 28 at 10 a.m. at the government center. The guest speaker will be Barry Kaufman, president of the New York State Alliance for Retired Americans (NYSARA), who will speak about Social Security on its 80th anniversary and the “Three-legged Stool” of retirement income: personal savings, pensions, and Social Security. You will learn how proposed cuts to the Social Security program, like lowering benefits and raising the retirement age, will adversely affect the quality of life and financial security of your children and grandchildren for generations to come. Call 845/807-0241 or 985-7901.

Call for BAAA board members BARRYVILLE, NY — The Barryville Area Arts Association (BAAA) will be interviewing to fill three to five seats for its advisory board, which will oversee the operation of the BAAA. BAAA is a non-profit corporation whose mission is to build community by supporting art and community art events. Its website is barryvilleareaarts.org.

Interested parties should request a packet of information that includes additional information about BAAA’s mission, an advisory board member job description, and how to proceed if you feel qualified and are interested in a seat on the board. E-mail barryvilleareaarts@ gmail.com.

• Preston Area School: Kindergarten through grade 8 • Wayne Highlands Middle School: grades 6 through 8 • Honesdale High School: grades 9 through 12 Upon arrival to school, students should report to designated and assigned areas. The normal dismissal time for all buildings is 3 p.m. All bus routes and pickup times for the 2015-2016 school year will be the same as for the 2014-2015 school year, except in cases where parents have been notified directly.

Dems hold Jeffersonian Dinner CALLICOON, NY — The Sullivan County Democratic Committee (SCDC) will hold its 98th annual Jeffersonian Dinner on Saturday, September 12. The celebration, “A Salute to Democratic Leadership,” will be held at The Clubhouse at the Villa Roma Resort & Country Club.

A cash-bar cocktail hour begins at 5 p.m., and dinner follows at 6 p.m.

The special guest for the evening is the speaker of the New York State Assembly, the Honorable Carl E. Heastie. Also in attendance will be Assemblywoman Aileen Gunther, chairman of the Sullivan County Legislature Scott Samuelson and Sullivan County Democratic Party Chair Darryl Kaplan.

At the dinner, the SCDC will present its third annual eJournal, a PowerPoint presentation of sponsors. Sponsorships

are available for $250 (Benefactor), $100 (Friend), $75 (Supporter), and $25 (Booster Listing).

Tickets cost $55 per person or $100 per couple, inclusive. As a special arrangement for SCDC guests, the Villa Roma is offering attendees overnight accommodations for $99. Call the Villa at 800/7278455 before September 7 and reserve with the “Sullivan County Democratic” group.

For reservations and additional information, including journal ad sponsorships, contact Sullivan County Democratic committee secretary Rich Altman at 845/707-1810, email SCDCJefferso nian2015@yahoo.com, or mail SCDC, PO Box 502, Kiamesha Lake, NY 12751.

Checks should be made payable to SCDC. Reservations and sponsorships are due

by September 2.

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Assembly highlights at Unitarian meeting BEACH LAKE, PA — Service leader Laurie Stuart will lead the Upper Delaware Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in an exploration of highlights from the 2015 UU General Assembly at 10:15 a.m. on August 23 at the Berlin Township Community Center. Through songs, stories and the spoken word, Laurie will share her reflections on the theme of “Building a New Way.” Come and explore how a new way might just be fully inhabiting the old way and seeing it for the first time all over again. A social time and refreshments will follow the program. For directions visit www.uduuf.org/directions.

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The River Reporter seeks a freelance writer to cover sports and youth stories in our area. Writer would be responsible for identifying stories as well as writing them, and for providing photographs.

Coverage in Pennsylvania as well as New York preferred.

Could be a column format: use your imagination and let us know your ideas.

If interested, please email your resume and one or more writing samples to copyeditor@riverreporter.com

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During a NATO war exercise, Petrov’s systems indicated a possible launch of a small number of missiles from America.

He could have reported the apparent attack, which would probably had led to a reflexive retaliatory strike—but something about the circumstances didn’t seem right to him. He’d been trained to expect an all-out assault, so seeing just a little trickle didn’t make sense. He assumed that there had been a breakdown in the detection system, which turned out to be the right call.

And so here we are, perhaps a bit less worried about the overall immolation of the planet, but perhaps a bit more concerned about smaller tragedies, a suitcase nuke being planted by a terrorist or a misunderstanding between two neighboring nuclear powers. And we may have found new ways to doom ourselves.

But overall we seem to have come to some kind of consensus: this thing we call life on Earth, whatever its pains and inconveniences, whatever our arguments and disagreements, is nonetheless worth continuing.

Buried under the rubble, after all, how could we see the stars?

(Postscript: It may seem all too ironic to say that “life is worth continuing� in the aftermath of the seemingly contradictory decision recently made by my dear friend and colleague, the late Tom Kane. But I think that Tom was quite cognizant of the role of death within the ongoing, recurrent cycle of life. His end was not the act of a nihilist, of someone who saw no meaning or purpose in a cruel and empty world. It was not an act of despair, but of acceptance. Requiescas in pace, amice.)

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Since then, we have gone through the Korean conflict; the Cuban Missile Crisis; Vietnam; the brinksmanship of the Reagan/Gorbachev era; the breakup of the Soviet Union; and countless other flashpoints, provocations and crises, any of which could have triggered the grand nuclear conflagration that folks of my generation were trained to expect Any Moment Now. (By the way, if you have not watched the excellent documentary “Atomic Cafe,� which illustrates from primary sources the insanity of the Atomic Era, please do so at your earliest opportunity. It’s available online.)

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Flower arranging at The Cooperage HONESDALE, PA — Katharine Brown of Fox Hill Farm will teach “DIY: Flower Arranging,� part of the Do-it-Yourself workshop series presented by The Cooperage Project, on Monday, August 24 from 7 to 9 p.m. The Cooperage, located at 1030 Main St. Nothing lights up a room like a beautiful bouquet of artfully arranged flowers.

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IBERTY, NY — You are invited to submit your original work and attend a poetry reading at the sixth annual Poetry Festival of the Liberty Museum and Arts Center.

The festival will be held on Saturday, September 26, at p.m. at the museum, 46 South Main St. Local poet Marilyn Laufer will review submissions and select poets to read at the festival. Be sure to include contact information with your poetry.)

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lage of Liberty Poet Laureate Walter Keller, who died in December of 2012.

Walter appreciated and encouraged local writers in a vast array of styles and themes, and in his honor, a variety of types of poems will be considered for inclusion, whether published or not.

Submissions are needed as soon as possible, and should be sent to Marilyn Laufer at PO Box 87, White Sulphur Springs, N.Y. 12787, or emailed to mfrumess@hvc.rr.com. For more information, call 845/292-6628.

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ONTICELLO, NY — Combined Energy Services (CES) is now offering ethanol-free, 91 octane and off-road diesel at its 24/7 gas station located at 216 E. Broadway.

Ethanol gasoline isn’t a problem for cars and trucks that are used daily, but many gas-powered engines including classic cars, motorcycles, ATVs, boats and personal watercraft, snow-blowers, snowmobiles, chainsaws, lawn mowers and more can benefit from using ethanol-free, 91 octane. Small engines that are used periodically and store gasoline for extended periods of time can benefit by avoiding carburetor damage, clogging and/or plugging fuel injectors, and ignition failure.

Some personal uses of off-road diesel include farm equipment, construction equipment, forestry and logging operations, generators, portable trailers and portable light towers, to name a few.

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ALDEN, NY — Helpers 4shelters (www.helpers4shelters. org/) will hold a car show on Sunday, August 30 at James Olley Park. Proceeds will benefit animal shelters served by the non-profit.

The event will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., with registration running from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Registration donations requested are $15 per car or truck, $10 per motorcycle and $5 per kid car.

There will be vendors, face painting, a best dressed-up dog contest, a ‘50s dress-up contest, music and refreshments. Email smickey 1977@yahoocom.

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Contributed photo Its motto is “Helping Children One Ride at Participants enjoy the a Time.”

Sullivan County ATV The requested donation is $45, plus $15 for Association’s 2013 a passenger. Camping is available at $20 a spring run. Its next event is a fall run from night.

The association reminds participants of September 19 to 20 in New York Department of Motor Vehicles Monticello, NY. law: you may operate with a passenger only if your ATV is designed to carry a passenger, and registration and insurance are required. All ATVs must be at least 250cc and be age appropriate (no kiddy quads). Call 845/721-6071 or 798-6940.

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Best Places for Food & Drink

Appetizers, Desserts, Brunch, Dinner, Restaurant in the Region, Paul Nanni Chef, Locally Sourced Menu, Server Carson Klikus The Heron

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Playhouse Theater Forestburgh Playhouse 39 Forestburgh Rd Forestburgh NY 12777 845-794-1194 www.fbplayhouse.org

Child Care Provider Learning and Growing Child Care Center 60 Milanville Rd Beach Lake NY 18405 570-729-7853

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Elder Care Facility Bethany Village

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Maternity Ward, Women’s Health Center Wayne Memorial Hospital

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Day Trip, Historic Site, Museum, Live Music Venue Bethel Woods Center for the Arts 866-781-2922 200 Hurd Road Bethel, NY 12720 www.bethelwoodscenter.org

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ARROWSBURG, NY — Richard Hoehler returns to the Tusten Theatre for an encore performance of his celebrated one man show “I of the Storm” on Saturday, August 22 at 8 p.m.

A solo riff written by RJ Bartholomew and performed

by Richard Hoehler, “I of the Storm” is an unlikely success story in which the protagonist loses it all and finds what he never had, including self-acceptance and a long-stifled creative bent. A once-successful businessman who did time in prison for a white-collar crime, Hoehler’s character is now homeless, musing, ranting, singing, dancing and spitting poems on a street outside a city park.

In embracing WHEN: Saturday, August 22; doors both the joys and open 7:30, show at 8 p.m. sorrows of life, WHERE: Tusten Theater, 210 Bridge the message is St., Narrowsburg, NY clear: It’s about COST: $20 at the door; $18 in not wasting any advance. more time.

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AWLEY, PA — The Wayne County Historical Society will celebrate its third annual Canal Festival from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, August 22 at Lock 31, D&H Canal Park, on Route 6, 1 mile west of The Settlers Inn, Hawley, PA. This free event will feature live traditional music; blacksmith, timber frame construction, wood carving, spinning, weaving and quilting demonstrations; a Civil War encampment; guided walking tours; carriage rides on the towpath; children’s activities including a petting zoo; commercial vendors; and not-for-profit informational booths. Food, including home baked goods, will be available for purchase, along with local historyrelated items in the Canal Store. New this year are an archeology “dig” by PA Archaeology Society member, Theodore Baird; a glass-cutting demonstration by Kathy LaTourous; and an authors’ tent.

Four authors will be in the authors’ tent signing and selling their books. Michael P. Gadomski (www.mpgadomski.com), a retired Pennsylvania state park ranger and naturalist, will be there with his “Reserves of Strength, Pennsylvania’s Natural Landscape,” a coffeetable book of color photographs. Natalie S. Harnett is the author of the coming WHEN: Saturday, August 22; of age novel, “The Hollow 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Ground,” set in Centralia WHERE: D&H Canal Park, and Carbondale, PA, with Route 6, Hawley its coal mine fire, which made the sidewalks too hot COST: Free for dogs to walk on (www.

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WayneHistoryPA.org S. Robert Powell, longtime president of the Carbondale Historical Society, will be there with the first five volumes of a 24-volume history of the D&H Canal Company on archival DVDs. Cliff Robinson Jr. is the author of the fictional mystery “Coalboat.”

A video of the 1st Canal Festival and grand opening of the park in 2013 can be seen at the website; click on “Canal Park.”

SUMMER PASTIMES Beer Bourbon and BBQ fundraiser for NACL LIVINGSTON MANOR, NY — NACL will hold a Beer Bourbon and BBQ fundraiser on Saturday, August 22 at 6 p.m. at Anna and Alan Li’s house, 910 Lenape Lake Rd. There will be Big Kev’s barbeque, beer from Catskill Brewery and bourbon from the Catskill Distilling Company. The tickets cost $75, with all proceeds going to the NACL, and cover all food and drinks. They can be purchased at https://nacl.tixato.com/buy/b-b-b-b-q-fundraiser.

Big Eddy opening night selection announced NARROWSBURG, NY — The Big Eddy Film Festival has announced the official opening night selection for its fourth annual event Contributed photo taking place on September 18 to 20. The festival Rebecca Hall and Jason Sudeikis opens on Friday, Septem- star in “Tumbledown.” ber 18 at 8 p.m. with the new romantic comedy/drama “Tumbledown,” directed

by Sean Mewshaw, written by Desi Van Til, starring Rebecca Hall and Jason Sudeikis, and co-starring Griffin Dunne and Blythe Danner. The Hollywood Reporter called “Tumbledown” “a warm, gently funny film about moving on.” Its national opening is not until Valentine’s Day, 2016.

Produced by Delaware Valley Arts Alliance (DVAA) of Narrowsburg, NY, the Big Eddy Film Festival aims to advance the traditional art of storytelling by showing the newest and best independent films from around the world and our own backyard.

Opening night film tickets cost $15; all other individual tickets are $10. All-access festival passes cost $100 and include admission to a Saturday evening cocktail party and a guaranteed seat at all screenings, including opening night. Six-packs of tickets are available for $40 (which does not include opening night), or six-pack plus for six films, plus opening night and the Saturday evening cocktail party.

All screenings take place at the Tusten Theatre, 210 Bridge St. Visit BigEddyFilmFest.com or call 845/252-7576.

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Nicholas Tavani, violin Rachel Shapiro, violin Gregory Luce, viola Alan Richardson, cello Bethel Woods Event Gallery Concluding SMF’s 22nd Anniversary Season

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SUMMER PASTIMES Driftwood plays Hawley HAWLEY, PA —Americana-rock-roots and new-grass band Driftwood plays the underground theater, Harmony Presents, inside the Hawley Silk Mill at 8 p.m. on Friday, August 21. “Driftwood is truly a gem of a band. They’ve been compared to The Lumineers, The Avett Brothers and Mumford & Sons, but I think they’re more even magical. Their stage presence and showmanship alone will knock you off your feet… and Contributed photo then you get hit Driftwood with their astounding musicality and soul-igniting songwriting,” says Jill Carletti, managing director of Harmony Presents.

“There’s a reason people won’t let them off the stage,” says Jess Novak from The Syracuse New Times.

After the release of their Debut CD “Rally Day” in 2009, the band has spent most of the last five years on the road. With club and festival appearances alongside of artists such as Bela Fleck, Old Crow Medicine Show, Rusted Root, Del McCoury, Brett Dennen, The Wailers, Railroad Earth, Robert Randolph, Rubblebucket, Leon Russell, Emmylou Harris and Donna the Buffalo, Driftwood is making serious waves on the East Coast scene. In the last three years they’ve played over 500 shows.

The Hawley Silk Mill is located at 8 Silk Mill Drive in Hawley, PA. Cocoon Catering Company caters wine, beer and light snacks on site for all shows. Tickets are available for $22 to $24, depending on how early they are bought. Tickets may be purchased online at www.harmony presents.com or in person at AMSkier Insurance Agency located at 209 Main Ave. Call 570/588-8077 for questions or help purchasing tickets online.

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Children will be admitted free.

Unlike other threesomes in the world of chamber music, Trio Kavak has no piano, no cello and no violin. Instead, it consists of harpist Kathryn Andrews, Contributed photo flutist Amelia Lu- Trio Kavak kas and violist Victor Lowrie. This combination, inspired by a composition by Claude Debussy in 1959, results in an ensemble that is extremely versatile in the music it makes.

The first half of the two concerts will feature the Debussy piece and other classical and impressionist music, including Beethoven’s Serenade, Op. 25 (Ludwig wrote it for flute, violin and viola, but Kavak has made this music its own), and transcriptions of short works by Ravel and Faure. The second half focuses on contemporary music, from a piece written by Lowrie, the violist, to Carl Schimmel’s “Moon Rabbit Syllabary.”

The three young talents in this ensemble are all graduates of Manhattan School of Music’s master’s program. Each has won acclaim beyond the trio, and together the Kavak Trio has performed with Christopher Dietz, Simon Holt and other notables.

Tickets cost $20 and can be bought in advance at www.kindredspiritsarts.org or in person at Books and Prints at Pear Alley, 220 Broad St. in Milford, open Wednesday through Sunday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; 570/296-4777. Children under 15 will be admitted free. Email kindredspir@yahoo.com or call 570/409-1269 or 570/2965371.

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The variety of artwork on display is astounding, and I made TRR photos by Jonathan some new friends, caught up with Charles Fox those I have not seen for ages and Craig Smedley was one stashed some mushroom caps in of 35 artists celebrating my camera bag for a midnight the debut of new work at snack. the Upfront Art Gallery in It was difficult to tear myself Port Jervis, NY. away from the dessert table, but I had promised the dog that we would make a stop on the way home to hear (why don’t you people have websites?) Albi Beluli singing “42nd Street” is a smash hit a tribute to the Woodstock at the Forestburgh Playhouse.

Music Festival in Bethel, NY. For a complete review, visit Joining him on stage, Danc- our Arts & Leisure section at ing Cat proprietress Stacy www.riverreporter.com.

Cohen was as entertaining as ever, channeling Janis Joplin as only she can, and the appreciative crowd howled for more from them both. Google Beluli, who can often be found at the Cat. He’s wildly talented.

Oh right, the bagels. The third annual homage (www. thebaglefestival.org) to the breakfast staple took to the streets in Monticello, NY last Sunday, featuring more than 100 vendors, two stages with live music, classic cars, a giant American flag made entirely of bagels, and a “Bagel Triathlon,” which entailed stacking, rolling and throwing ‘em for sport. Festival organizer Jeff Siegel had promised massive attendance and he was right. Literally thousands showed up (despite the sweltering heat), and it was great to see downtown Monticello thrumming with activity. Dharma had ice packs lining her satchel, and was the envy of her canine companions that we met along the way. These next few weeks could be the last hurrah, so whether they’re “dog days” or not, let’s get out there and make the most of it!

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OK, then. To sum up: it’s been rather warm. I’m not complaining, just making conversation. It has not escaped my attention that a few leaves have fluttered to the ground (tinged with red and gold) and while hesitant to acknowledge the changing of the guard, a small part of my psyche looks forward to all things harvest. That said, I’ve spent the past week staying hydrated, while making sure that the Wonder Dog was cool, as we traversed the countryside in search of art, music and bagels. That’s right, I said bagels… but I’m getting ahead of myself. With summer waning, the roster of events in the Upper Delaware River region was outta control last week, and I did my best to cover a wide swath, continuing my mission to confound those of you who think I’m one of a set of twins.

Last Thursday, Dharma curled up in her reserved seat at the Forestburgh Playhouse for “42nd Street,” which (IMHO) is the best large-scale musical ever produced at that theatre. In order to give my “humble opinion” justice, I’ve reserved some space in the Arts and Leisure section online at www.riverreporter.com, so visit us there for my full review. Suffice it to say that the production is beyond fantastic, and while you still have time to “hear the beat of dancing feet,” I would advise making reservations (www.fbplayhouse.org) since the place was packed.

Heeding my own advice in last week’s column, I made my way to Zac and Barry Shavrick’s “Flashburn Four Festival” on Friday night, and caught metal sculptor (and Liberty HS grad) Zac perusing last week’s edition of the paper, while gently admonishing me for making (yet another) error. I failed to give readers the proper info for finding him, so this time, I’m leaving it up to you. Go to www.google.com and type in his name. The results (like the father and son’s sculptures) are astounding.

After a brief respite to cool off, I made my way to Port Jervis, NY, where I had heard that 35 artists were about to unveil new work in a place (https://www.facebook. com/pages/UpFront-Exhibition-Space.) I had not visited

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‘Mr. Holmes’ in Callicoon CALLICOON, NY — The Delaware Valley Arts Alliance (DVAA) and the Callicoon Theater present Bill Condon’s “Mr. Holmes” (PG) starring Ian McKellen and Contributed photo Laura Linney.

Ian McKellen “Mr. Holmes” is a new twist on the world’s most famous detective. In 1947, an aging Sherlock Holmes (Ian McKellen) returns from a journey to Japan, where, in search of a rare plant with powerful restorative qualities, he has witnessed the devastation of nuclear warfare. Now, in his remote seaside farmhouse, Holmes faces the end of his days tending to his bees, with only the company of his housekeeper (Laura Linney) and her young son (Milo Parker), whom he comes to rely upon as he revisits the circumstances of an unsolved case. The film is directed by Bill Condon, who helped launch McKellen’s modern film career with “Gods and Monsters” in 1998.

“Mr. Holmes” will screen Friday, August 21 through Thursday, August 27, nightly at 7:30 p.m., with matinees at 2 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. The Callicoon Theater is located at 30 Upper Main St. Admission costs $10.50 ($8.50 admission on Mondays and matinees) and $7 for children under 12 at all shows.

CineArt is a partnership between the DVAA and the Callicoon Theater, which promotes and screens independent, foreign and art films. A percentage of the profits and $1 per person from ticket sales benefit the DVAA, the Arts Council for Sullivan County. Visit www.DelawareValleyArtsAlliance.org.

Poetry and music at the Dead End PARKSVILLE, NY — There will be an afternoon of poetry and music with Barry Wallenstein and Steve Carlin on Sunday, August 23 at the Dead End Cafe. The show starts at 3 p.m.; dinner is served at 5 p.m. The cost is $25 for show and dinner, $10 for show only.

Wallenstein is the author of eight collections of poetry.

A special interest is his presentation of poetry readings in collaboration with jazz. Composer/guitarist Carlin writes passionate compositions, melodies and rhythmic pulses. He has worked in 17-piece orchestras, quartets, trios, duos and as a soloist. He was the host and producer of “Rhythm Changes” on WJFF and a frequent guest on “Live From Studio B.” Wallenstein and Carlin can be heard together on the CD “Euphoria Ripens,” which was listed among the “Best New Releases” in the journal All About Jazz (December 2008).

MONTICELLO, NY — You can now walk along Broadway in Monticello and enjoy a children’s book along the way. The Ethelbert B. Crawford Public Library is launching StoryWalk®, a fun, educational activity that places the pages from a children’s book along a popular walking path. It combines reading a children’s book with the benefits of walking outdoors with friends and family.

StoryWalks will be rotated seasonally.

The chosen book for the StoryWalk®, which went up in time for the Bagel Festival, is “Jalapeno Bagels,” written by Natasha Wing and illustrated by Robert Casilla.

The book celebrates diversity and family. After reading the story, kids can stop by the library for a jalapeno bagel recipe. The book was reproduced by permission of the publisher, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, New York, NY. The StoryWalk® Project was created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, VT and developed in collaboration with the Vermont Bicycle & Pedestrian Coalition and the Kellogg-Hubbard Library.

For a full list of library programs, visit www.ebcraw fordlibrary.org, or pick up a program calendar at the library.

Jazz vocalist Singer comes to Sullivan SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY — Jazz vocalist and international recording artist Donna Singer, a long-time resident of Sullivan County, will be back in the area to perform in three local venues. On Friday, August 28, she will be at the Liberty Jazz Festival at Downtown Barn, 14 Darbee Lane in Liberty, at 7 p.m.; tickets cost $10. On Sunday, August 30 she will be at Nadia’s Hungarian Buffet on Main Street in Hurleyville, (845/693-5104) at 4 p.m. for dinner and a show; tickets cost $20. On Thursday, September 3, she will be at at the Rivoli on Main Street in South Fallsburg (845/436-5336) at 7 p.m.; tickets cost $20 per person or $35 per couple.

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Shandelee Music Festival: Adrienn Kantor and Erika Allen

LIVINGSTON MANOR — Adrienn Kantor and Erika Allen perform “An Evening of Chamber Music” at The Shandelee Music Festival, 8pm. Will feature music by Debussy, Gaubert, Saint-Saens and Prokofiev. $30 for adults, $25 for members, $10 students 17 and under.

Specialty dessert reception follows the concert. www.shandelee.org.

Teen Tech Time

CALLICOON — The Western Sullivan Public Library holds “Teen Tech Time” for all area teens at the Delaware Free Branch, 2-4pm. Examine technology, dissect a computer, design a game, explore a possible career, or just have fun.

To register or for more information visit WSPLonline.org or call 845/887-4040.

Third Thursday Evening Mixer

ROSCOE — Sullivan County Chamber of Commerce Third Thursday Evening Mixer at Roscoe NY Beer Company, 145 Rockland Rd., 5:30pm-7pm. Enjoy a lite faire, a cash bar and networking. Cost: free for members. RSVP: 845/791-4200 or email office@catskills.com.

Fri., Aug. 21 Live Music Friday

HAWLEY — Live Music Friday at Glass—wine. bar. kitchen. at Ledges Hotel, 119 Falls Ave., 8-11pm. A rotating line-up of live music in the lounge. No cover charge. Email info@ledgeshotel. com or 570/226-1337.

Live piano music

HAWLEY — Live piano music in the dining room at The Settlers Inn, 4 Main Ave., 6-10 pm. Email desk@thesettlersinn. com or 570/226-2993.

Unique and raw Americana: Driftwood

HAWLEY — Driftwood at Harmony Presents in the Silk Mill, 8pm. From Binghamton, NY comes Driftwood, a band with a rock soul and a folk art mind. With electrifying live performances, they bring one of the most unique, raw sounds to the Americana/roots music scene. Tickets: $18-24. silkmillharmony.com.

Vacation Bible school

PORT JERVIS — Vacation Bible school Camp Discovery at Drew United Methodist Church, 49-51 Sussex St. Fri. 6-8pm, Sat. 9am-3pm. For children age 4 to grade 6. 845/856-3423.

Sat., Aug. 22 Barryville Farmers’ Market

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Canal Festival

HAWLEY — Third annual Canal Festival at Lock 31, D & H Canal Park, 10am4pm. Live traditional music, blacksmith, timber frame construction, wood carving, spinning, weaving, quilting demonstrations, a Civil War encampment, guided walking tours, food, children’s activities and more. Free event. 570/253-3240.

Catskill Society of Model Engineers open house

LIBERTY — The Catskill Society of Model Engineers, 11 Maple St., is having an open house every Saturday throughout August, 11am-3pm. Seven operating model railroads. Free admission. Visit www.csme.club. 845/467-5161.

Farming with Kids

CALLICOON CENTER — Kids do some real farm chores at Apple Pond Farm, 10am. Milking goats, feeding chickens, gathering eggs, grooming a horse, etc.

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Flea market

KAUNEONGA LAKE — Kauneonga Lake Fire Department flea market at the Kauneonga Lake Firefighter’s pavilion, 3594 Rte. 55, 10am-4pm. Chicken BBQ 2-5pm. Tickets: $5 for vendors, $12 for non-vendors. Eat in or take-out available.

Free tasting

HAWLEY — Free tasting every Saturday at the Mill Market in the Hawley Silk Mill, Suite #111, 8 Silk Mill Dr., 12noon2pm. Email info@MillMarketPA.com or 570/390-4440.

Historical talk in Roscoe

ROSCOE — Presentation by Dr. Joyce Conroy, Town of Rockland Historian, “Craigie Clare: Castles & Crooks” will be given at the Roscoe O&W Railway Museum, 7 Railroad Ave., 1pm. Free, donations accepted. Get information on the Town of Rockland Historical Group.

Live piano music

HAWLEY — Live piano music in the dining room at The Settlers Inn, 4 Main Ave., 6-10 pm. Email desk@thesettlersinn. com or 570/226-2993.

Meeting of the Basket Historical Society

LONG EDDY — Meeting of the Basket Historical Society at the Basket Historical Society, Rte. 97, 10:30am.

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Shandelee Music Festival: Dimitri Berlinsky & Friends

LIVINGSTON MANOR — The Shandelee Music Festival features Dmitri Berlinsky & Friends in “An Evening of Chamber Music.” Tickets: $30 adults, $25 Shandelee Music Festival members, $10 students 17 and under. Advanced concert reservations required. www. shandelee.org, 845/439-3277.

Vacation Bible School

PORT JERVIS — Vacation Bible school Camp Discovery at Drew United Methodist Church, 49-51 Sussex St., 9am3pm. For children age 4 to grade 6.

845/856-3423.

Blues, Brews & BBQ

HAWLEY — Blues, Brews & BBQ on the deck at Glass—wine. bar. kitchen. at Ledges Hotel, 119 Falls Ave., 6-9pm. Every Sunday through Labor Day, a rotating line-up of live music and a featured local craft beer. $32.50 includes selections from the grill with sides of summer picnic staples. Reservations recommended. info@ledgeshotel.com or 570/226-1337.

Callicoon Farmers’ Market

CALLICOON — The Sullivan County Farmers’ Markets Association’s weekly market at Callicoon Creek Park on Audrey Dorer Drive, 11am-2pm. The market now has 35 individual vendors with a variety of products. 888/270-2015.

Flea market

KAUNEONGA LAKE — Kauneonga Lake Fire Department flea market at the Kauneonga Lake Firefighter’s pavilion, 3594 Rte. 55, 10am-4pm. Tickets: $5 for vendors, $12 for non-vendors. Eat in or take-out available.

Milford Farmers Market

MILFORD — Milford Farmers Market at The Grotto, 508 W. Harford St., hosted by non-profit Air Soil Water. Every Sunday 10am-2pm, rain or shine. The market features all local, all fresh, nothing industrial. Produce, meats, dairy and more from tri-state farms. Educational and kid friendly.

Mon., Aug. 24 Shandelee Music Festival: The Aeolus Quartet

LIVINGSTON MANOR — The Shandelee Music Festival presents The Aeolus Quartet. “A powerful and thoughtful group of young musicians who are plotting an ascending course…” – Luke Quinton of the Austin-American Statesman. The program will include the work of: Haydn, Bartok and Beethoven, followed by a specialty dessert reception.

Tues., Aug. 25 Entrance Fee Free Day at Steamtown

Business Group

CALLICOON — Business Group meets weekly at the Delaware Free Branch of the Western Sullivan Public Library.

Times alternate every other week.

This week, 10:15am-12pm; next week 5-7pm. Meet with like-minded professionals and learn how to take advantage of technology to more effectively manage and market your business.

845/887-4040.

Free computer support

CALLICOON — Free computer support.

Every Wednesday 1-4pm at the Delaware Free Branch of the Western Sullivan Public Library in Callicoon.

Jazz on the deck

HAWLEY — Jazz on the deck at The Settlers Inn, 4 Main Ave., 6-9 pm. A rotating line-up of live jazz every Wednesday. Email desk@thesettlersinn.com or 570/226-2993.

Rock Hill Summer Concert Series

ROCK HILL — Rock Hill Business and Community Association hosts the 3rd annual outdoor Rock Hill Summer Concert Series, every Wednesday throughout August, 6:30pm-8:30pm at 223 Rock Hill Dr. (location for the Rock Hill Farmers’ Market). Free. Bring chairs or blankets. www.facebook.com/RockHillSum merConcertSeries.

Thurs., Aug. 27 Live music with John Curtin

HAWLEY — Live music with John Curtin at Glass—wine. bar. kitchen. at Ledges Hotel, 119 Falls Ave., 6-9 pm. No cover charge. Email info@ledgeshotel.com or 570/226-1337.

Teen Tech Time

CALLICOON — The Western Sullivan Public Library holds “Teen Tech Time” for all area teens at the Delaware Free Branch, 2-4pm on Thursdays. Examine technology, dissect a computer, design a game, explore a possible career, or just have fun. To register or for more information, visit WSPLonline.org or call 845/887-4040.

Fri., Aug. 28

SCRANTON — As we gear-up for the National Park Service (NPS) Centennial in 2016, Steamtown National Historic Site will join with the more than 400 NPS units to celebrate the 99th birthday of “America’s Best Idea” with an Entrance Fee Free Day. Train ride fares are not included.

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Live Music Friday

JEFFERSONVILLE — Free computer support. Every Tuesday, 1-6pm, at the Jeffersonville Branch of the Western Sullivan Public Library.

Wed., Aug. 26 Artists’ talks at Hasbrouck

HASBROUCK — “Talks at The House” summer series. This week: “Poetry in Motion.” Brief poetry reading by local Achemy Club, discussion of club’s history (since 1940s), plus how a writing workshop functions and how to get involved. At The Old Stone House, 7pm.

Refreshments served. www.TheOldStoneHouseOfHasbrouck.org.

HAWLEY — Jazz on the deck kickoff party for Wally Lake Fest with Nancy and Spencer Reed at The Settlers Inn, 4 Main Ave., 6-10 pm. BBQ buffet $39/ person. Email desk@thesettlersinn.com or 570/226-2993.

HAWLEY — Live Music Friday at Glass—wine. bar. kitchen. at Ledges Hotel, 119 Falls Ave., 8-11pm. A rotating line-up of live music in the lounge. No cover charge. Email info@ledgeshotel. com or 570/226-1337.

Murder, Mayhem & Marshmallow Salad

PIKE COUNTY — Dinner and a mystery at Dingmans Ferry United Methodist Church, 115 Myck Rd. Three performances: Friday and Saturday at 7pm, and a 1pm matinee on Saturday, August 29. Cost: $20. Print order form from website: www.dfumc.com.

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

Auto Body B&R COLLISION CORP.

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

Automotive D & R AUTO REPAIR

Complete auto repairs, 24 hr. local & long distance towing or flatbed recovery service.

Gas • Diesel • BBQ Tanks Cash paid for junk vehicles.

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SONNY'S SERVICE CENTER

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Complete Diagnostic Check.

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Blacktopping ESSELMAN PAVING

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Brush Hogging CATSKILL BRUSH HOG SERVICES Serving Sullivan and Delaware Counties 845-243-4131 email: CatskillBrushHog@aol.com

Builder JMR CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

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

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Construction REEVES MOUNTAIN CONSTRUCTION

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Electrical AMERICAN ELECTRIC, LLC

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

NARROWSBURG ELECTRIC

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

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

MARSHALL MACHINERY, INC.

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

Equipment & Tool Repair

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

Gutters BOB’S SEAMLESS GUTTERS

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

HVAC ENERGYSTARDAVE

Commercial Boilers, Heat Pumps & Controls

SOLAR GEO & WOOD 845-701-3088

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

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

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

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

Painter B&L HOME INTERIOR

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

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

New Construction, Renovation, Service Water Heaters, Boilers, Well Pumps Solar Installs • 570-729-7791

GS PLUMBING & HEATING

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

PIERPONT HEATING & PLUMBING “The Best for Less” • Bill Pierpont 845-252-7319 Cell: 845-7968096

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

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

Visit us at www.straitlineroofing.com

ROOFING, SIDING SPECIALIST

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

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

Storage RILEYVILLE MINI STORAGE

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

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

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.

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

Tree Service 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

VALLEY SAND & GRAVEL

Pole Saw Work • Climbing • Complete Tree Removal Stump Grinding • Chipping • Trimming

Septic Service

Free Estimates • 845-482-4965

Rt. 652, Honesdale, PA • 570-251-9818

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

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

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

Solar Energy BUSELLI PLUMBING, HEATING & ELECTRIC

GAEBEL’S TREE SERVICE

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!”

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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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THE RIVER REPORTER

Classifieds Help Wanted Publisher’s Employment Notice – All employment advertised in this newspaper is subject to Section 296 of the Human Rights Law which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, creed, national origin, disability, marital status, sex, age, or arrest conviction record, or an intention to make any such preference, limitation, or discrimination. Title 29, U.S. Code, Chap. 630, excludes the Federal Gov’t. for the age discrimination provisions.

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for employment which is in violation of the law. Our readers are informed that employment offerings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis.

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Substitutes Needed The following Sullivan County School Districts are in need of substitutes.

BOCES • Eldred • Fallsburg • Monticello • Sullivan West Previous experience and flexibility preferred

Teachers. Teacher Aides Teaching Assistants Cafeteria Workers. Custodial Bus Drivers • Bus Monitors Clerical. Nurses Teachers must be NYS certified Nurses must have R.N. License Please e-mail information to recruitment@scboces.org or forward cover letter and resume ASAP to: Sullivan County SOCES, Recruitment Service, 6 Wierk Ave., Liberty, NY 12754 Attn: Substitute Search EOE

WANTED:

Snowplowing contractor for Barryville located Homeowners Association for coming winter 2015/16. For bid details please email: info@pyneayre.com

Riverside Cafe in Roscoe New York is looking for a Waiter/Waitress with bartending experience Nights and Weekends are a must great job opportunity for anybody not afraid of a little work please contact Tammy or Chris 607-498-5305

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

Help Wanted Office Help Needed.

MUST have experience in all areas of bookkeeping. Send resume to Larry, POB 490, South Fallsburg, NY 12779 Drivers: Co. Teams! $5000 Sign On Bonus Per Driver! Split .56cpm, avg. 45005000mi/wk. $70k/ Yr Each. New equipment, Industryleading medical/dental benefits, Safety bonus plans! CDL-A/2 yrs TT exp. req.

Call 855-205-6361

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Freelance Writers, Reporters The River Reporter is seeking writers to cover meetings in Damascus Township, Berlin Township, Town of Cochecton, Sullivan West School District, Eldred School District.

Email: editor@riverreporter.com.

SALES PERSON – Must have 3+ years of sales!

Experienced in heavy duty trucks & equipment a plus.

Salary & bene¿ts based on experience & results.

Apply @ Arthur Trovei & Sons, Inc., Port Jervis, NY, call 845-856-1142.

Lake Huntington Automotive & Small Engine

is seeking Technicians and Part Person (willing to train parts person) 845-932-8267

Project Manager/ Designer

needed for premier design / build firm.

Revit / CAD skills helpful.

75K+, Benefits, Car. Contact: amanda@thecatskillfarms.com

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THE RIVER REPORTER Help Wanted

Help Wanted

The following positions are available in Hawley at Woodloch Pines Resort, The Lodge at Woodloch Destination Spa, and The Boat House Restaurant: Bartender • Cocktail Servers Wait Staff • Server Assistant Restaurant Host Line Cook • Sous Chef Prep Cook Front Desk Agent • Night Auditor Group Sales Agent Housekeeping • Lifeguards Pool Bar Attendant • Bell/Valet Fitness Attendant • Fitness Instructor Hair Stylist Massage Therapist Nail Technician Salon Supervisor Spa Attendants • Lead Spa Attendant (male) I.T. Support Specialist

Applications can be completed online at: www.woodloch.com/employment.

Inquiries can be made by calling (570) 685-8462.

WANTED: LIFEGUARDS

Request for Public Comment

No experience necessary.

Training and certification provided by Woodloch.

Pay dependent on experience. Benefits offered.

Applications can be completed online at www.woodloch.com/employment.

Inquiries can be made by calling 570-685-8562.

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The River Reporter, the awardwinning newspaper of the Upper Delaware River Region, is seeking an experienced Sales Associate to join its team.

The ideal candidate will have a proven sales ability, be able to help drive competitive sales goals, aid in generating new accounts and provide top-notch service to our current customer base.

Must be motivated, work well both on a team and individually and thrive on meeting challenging deadlines, This a great opportunity to join a team that is committed to serving the community and showcasing the breadth of business and leisure that the Upper Delaware River Region has to offer.

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Send letter of interest and resume to tanya@riverreporter.com

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Full-Time Bus Drivers Wanted We are seeking candidates with a safe driving record and a valid Commercial Drivers License (CDL) with passenger and air brake endorsements. Average first-year earnings range from $45,000 - $50,000. Starting mileage rates range from 54.5¢ to 56¢/mile.

Outstanding benefits for Bus Drivers include: paid vacation; paid holidays; 401k with Company match; excellent health, dental and vision insurance; bus pass for travel on our lines; and safety/incentive bonus.

Visit www.trailwaysny.com for an application or call 800-225-6815, ext. 0.

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Wanted The Town of Tusten is currently accepting employment applications for the Town Dog Control Officer position.

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THE RIVER REPORTER For Sale

For Sale

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Clean inside and out.

Runs great.

Needs only minor things.

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House Cleaning Lawn Care Running Errands Around Narrowsburg Area Call Bonnie 845-707-1473 I am looking for recollections, photos, paper and artifacts from Civilian Conservation Corps Camp P-85 (Ten Mile River). The camp was located on Turnpike Lake off of Blind Pond Rd., Tusten (today’s Ten Mile River Boy Scout Camps) from 1934-1936. Contact David Malatzky at dmalatzky@aol.com.

The Yard Sale Store NOW open Erie Ave Narrowsburg, NY (across from The River Reporter) Spring, Summer & Fall Please send your e-mail to TheYardSaleStore@AOL.com for hours of operation

Get on our e-mail list Give yourself a second hand!

Genco’s Fire House GARAGE SALE Art, Antiques, Tools, Collectables and more Sat 10-3 • Rain or Shine!

6586 RT 52 Lake Huntington NY 12752

Run it til it sells!

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Sat Aug 22 & Sun Aug 23 • RAIN/SHINE • From 9AM-4PM LOTS MORE SINCE LAST SALE Like New 3 piece Living room set with oak tables

Silver wear set, Fishing poles, 3- wood cabinets for work shop, Technics Music System w/2 large speakers, 1972 Harley Sportster 1,000cc, Many household items, Comfort Furnace Portable Heater w/ remote, McGregor Woodstove w/ water heater coil, New Proȴler Search Light, towing Chains, Craftsman 1/2 Hp, Motor, Delta, 10” Radial Arm Saw w/ Stand, Power Tools and other tools, Bucket of Nails & Screws, Stealth Trolling Motor, 13 & 16 Ft boat trailers, Porter Cable Land Transit, New Commode, shower bench, Wheelchair, Walker, Cane, VHS Movies, Cloths, Elvis Picture, Elvis Phone, Rocky Posters.

MUCH MORE! Take Rt 52. out of Je΍ersonville, go 1 mile, turn right onto Briscoe Rd., go 3 miles, 663 Briscoe, Rd. Or Rt 52 from Liberty to White Sulphur Springs, take White Sulphur rd. opposite Fire House go 3 miles to fork, bare right, 663 Briscoe, Rd.

End of Summer 1/2 Price & Yard Sale SLEEPY BEAR ANTIQUES Fremont Center 9am-4pm > Sept 5-6 > CASH ONLY

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Call Linda at (315) 591-0708 or Amy at 1-800-677-2773 (Toll Free)

Yard Sale

• Water Wells • Water Pumps • Deepening Existing Wells

Pump Service ~ 7 Days A Week $100 OFF Any 6” Drilled Well $25 OFF Any Service Call

518-477-4127

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

All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis.

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Notice of Formation of BPark 48 NE LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/22/15. Office location: Sullivan County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: c/o NorthEnd Equities LLC, 1651 Coney Island Avenue, Ste. 530, Brooklyn, NY 11230, Attn: Charles Herzka, the registered agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of Brooklyn9 LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/11/15. Office location: Sullivan County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: c/o NorthEnd Equities LLC, 1651 Coney Island Avenue, Ste. 530, Brooklyn, NY 11230, Attn: Charles Herzka, the registered agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

lawful act or activity.

of Planning and Environmental Management, 100 North Street, Monticello NY 12701. Sullivan-Wawarsing REAP is an Equal Opportunity Organization.

marked Liquid Propane Bid with a non- collusive form and in the Town of Highland Clerks Office by 11:30 AM on Tuesday September 8, 2015 where bids will be opened.

Please contact the Town Clerks Office @ 845-557-6085 for the specification of this bid.

The Town Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. By order of the Town Board Dated August 11, 2015 Doreen Hanson Town Clerk

Home Sweet Holdings, LLC, a foreign LLC, filed with the SSNY on 8/3/15. Office location: Sullivan County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 19 Sunny Ln., Beach Lake, PA 18405. General Purposes.

TOWN OF LUMBERLAND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING LOCAL LAW #2, 2015 ENTITLED “CODE OF ETHICS”. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a Public Hearing will be held by the Town Board of the Town of Lumberland on Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at 7:15 p.m., at the Town of Lumberland Town Hall located at 1054 Proctor Rd., Glen Spey, New York 12737 regarding the adoption of Local Law 2 of the Town of Lumberland for the year 2015 entitled “CODE OF ETHICS”. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the said proposed Local Law has been determined to be a Type II action and no further review is required under SEQRA. Copies of said proposed Local Law are available for review at the Town Clerk’s Office, at 1054 Proctor Rd., Glen Spey, NewYork 12737. By order of the Town Board Town of Lumberland Virginia Horn, Town Clerk August 20, 2015

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 November 18, 2014, I will sell at Public Auction to the highest bidder at the Lobby of Sullivan County Court House. On September 11, 2015 at 9:30 am. Premises known as 1486 Cold Spring Road, Forestburgh, NY 12777 Section: 8 Block: 1 Lot: 1.5 ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land situate lying and being in the Town of Forestburgh, County of Sullivan, State of New York shown and designated as Lot No. 3 on certain map entitled, Final Map of Autumn Winds Subdivision prepared for William J. Rieber, Sr., et al, Town of Forestburgh, Sullivan County, New York”, which map was approved by the Planning Board of the Town of Forestburgh on September 23, 1986 and filed in the Sullivan County Clerk`s Office of October 20, 1986, as Map No. 4-191, said premises being sold and conveyed subject to the restrictions and limitations on the aforesaid filed map and to highway dedications of record. 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 $355,408.66 plus interest and costs. INDEX NO. 741-09 SCOTT A. RUSSELL, ESQ.; REFEREE

Notice of Formation of Utrecht 48 LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/19/15. Office location: Sullivan County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: c/o NorthEnd Equities LLC, 1651 Coney Island Avenue, Ste. 530, Brooklyn, NY 11230, Attn: Charles Herzka, the registered agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

NOTICE OF FORMATION of limited liability company (LLC). Name: LUXUR LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/4/2015. Office location: Sullivan County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: THE LLC 345 RT. 17 SOUTH, UPPER SADDLE RIVER, NJ 07458. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 9BKLYN EQ LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/11/15. Office location: Sullivan County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: c/o NorthEnd Equities LLC, 1651 Coney Island Avenue, Ste. 530, Brooklyn, NY 11230, Attn: Charles Herzka, the registered agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice is hereby given that the Town of Tusten will receive quotes for replacing the fence of the basketball court located at 55 3rd Ave Narrowsburg, NY. A copy of the specs for the quotes can be obtained at the Town Clerk’s Office. Said quotes shall be mailed or delivered to the Office of the Town Clerk, 210 Bridge Street, P.O. Box 195, Narrowsburg NY 12764 clearly marked “Basketball Court Fence Quote” no later than 3:00 PM on Friday, September 4, 2015.

Quotes will be publically opened, read and awarded at the regular scheduled Town of Tusten Board Meeting on Tuesday, September 8, 2015 at 6:30 PM. The Town Board reserves the right to reject any and all quotes and to waive any irregularities in the quoting and to re-advertise for new quotes.

Assurance of Equal Opportunity, NonCollusion, and Insurance certificates required. Posted August 14, 2015

By Order of the Town Board Nicole Peters, Town Clerk

Notice is hereby given that the Town of Tusten will receive quotes for railing repairs and upgrades and/ or replacement at the Veterans Park.

A copy of the specs for the quotes can be obtained at the Town Clerk’s Office. Said quotes shall be mailed or delivered to the Office of the Town Clerk, 210 Bridge Street, P.O. Box 195, Narrowsburg NY 12764 clearly marked “Veterans Park Railing Quote” no later than 3:00 PM on Friday, September 4, 2015. Quotes will be publically opened, read and awarded at the regular scheduled Town of Tusten Board Meeting on Tuesday, September 8, 2015 at 6:30 PM. The Town Board reserves the right to reject any and all quotes and to waive any irregularities in the quoting and to re-advertise for new quotes.

Assurance of Equal Opportunity and Non-Collusion certificates required.

Posted August 14, 2015 By Order of the Town Board Nicole Peters, Town Clerk Notice of Formation of 48-49 EQ LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/22/15. Office location: Sullivan County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: c/o NorthEnd Equities LLC, 1651 Coney Island Avenue, Ste. 530, Brooklyn, NY 11230, Attn: Charles Herzka, the registered agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of Toga NE LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/18/15. Office location: Sullivan County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: c/o NorthEnd Equities LLC, 1651 Coney Island Avenue, Ste. 530, Brooklyn, NY 11230, Attn: Charles Herzka, the registered agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. Purpose: any

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a PUBLIC HEARING of the Zoning Board Of Appeals of the Town of Tusten , Sullivan County, New York will be held at the Tusten Town Hall, in said town on the 2nd day of September 2015, at 7:15 PM, or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard that day, on the application of: Philip Geras, 78 County Road 25, Narrowsburg, for an area variance, further identified as Tax Map Section 5-1-9.12 under the Zoning Law of the Town of Tusten.

NOTICE OF FORMATION of limited liability company (LLC). Name: 130 GLEN LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/4/2015. Office location: Sullivan County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: THE LLC 3611 14TH AVENUE, SUITE 603, BROOKLYN, NY 11218. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

Rachves Estates LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/14/15. Office in Sullivan Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail process to 199 Lee Ave #161, Brooklyn, NY 11211. Purpose: General Public Hearing Notice Please take notice that the Town of Lumberland Planning Board will hold a Public Hearing at 1054 Proctor Road, Glen Spey, NY 12737 pursuant to Section 213.11 of town law. Special use permit for Michael J. Walsh & Patricia Newman 2156 Route 97 Pond Eddy, NY 12770 SBL: 28.-1-47 for a 2 lot Sub Division Lot #1 3.54 AC Lot #2 30.47AC. Public hearing date Wed September 2nd at 7:35 pm . The public may attend the Hearing or provide written comments. Written comments may be submitted via mail or hand delivered to Lumberland Town Hall at the above address, ATTN: Laurie Terry, Planning Board Clerk. BT THE ORDER OF Planning Board Chair, Pamela Bucksbee WHITE BRIDGE LIBERTY REALTY LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 07/13/2015. Office in Sullivan Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Michael Taylor, PO Box 1388, 216 E. Broadway, Monticello, NY 12701. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. Principal business location: 216 E. Broadway, Monticello, NY 12701.

1152 Route 52 LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/7/15. Office in Sullivan Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail process to C/O Fallview Capital, 551 Madison Ave Ste 1101, New York, NY 10022. Purpose: General.

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT: SULLIVAN COUNTY U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF THE ADJUSTABLE RATE MORTGAGE TRUST 2007-1, ADJUSTABLE RATE MORTGAGE-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-1; Plaintiff(s) vs. WILLIAM MCCREARY;

EMPIRE STATE COOPERAGE LLC Art. Of Org. Filed Sec. of State of NY 6/29/2015. Off. Loc.:Sullivan Co. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY to mail copy of process to The LLC, 10 Union Street, Roscoe, NY 12776. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity.

LEGAL NOTICE Notice of Formation of 100Sullivan Street, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 7/20/15. Office location: Sullivan County. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: 100 Sullivan St. PO Box 8, Wurtsboro, NY 12790.

Purpose: any lawful purpose.

Hadiros South 10, LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/23/15. Office in Sullivan Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail process to 890 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11205.

Purpose: General.

LEGAL NOTICE Legal Notice is hereby given for the Annual Meeting and Election of the Board of Directors of the Sullivan-Wawarsing Rural Economic Area Partnership (REAP) Zone which will be held at 9:00 am on December 2, 2015 in the Legislative Committee Room at the Sullivan County Government Center, 100 North Street, Monticello, New York. An election will be held to fill vacancies on the Board of Directors.

Nominations and names of those interested in serving on the Board are being taken at this time. Membership on the Board is open to all residents of Sullivan County and the Town of Wawarsing who are over the age of 18. All interested persons must submit name and resume by October 1, 2015 to Jill Weyer, Sullivan County Division

BID NOTICE TOWN OF HIGHLAND ELDRED, NY PLEASE TAKE NOTICE the Town of Highland is seeking bids for Liquid Propane for the heating and other uses at the four buildings of the Town of Highland Sullivan County NY. The bids must be in a sealed envelope

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Conservancy holds picnic

SAVE THE DATE

Contributed photo

Ed Wesely shares his expertise on monarch butterflies with guests at a Delaware Highlands Conservancy thank-you picnic.

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ETHEL, NY — The Delaware Highlands Conservancy will hold a free community event on Saturday August 29, from 12 noon to 4 p.m. on the grounds of its Bethel, NY office. The annual thank-you picnic celebrates our local community of supporters and friends and provides an opportunity for the public to enjoy the beautiful rolling hills, meadows, gardens and woods of the conservancy property.

Enjoy a light lunch made with local foods, live music from the Greater Rio Bluegrass Quartet, a guided walk on our woodland trail, monarch butterflies with Ed Wesely and live animals with the Pocono Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, plus outdoor games, crafts and fun for all ages.

The first 100 people to arrive will receive a free, reusable water bottle.

For landowners, get your questions answered about stewarding or conserving your lands with the conservancy’s land protection coordinator, Jennifer Sherwood.

The event is free for conservancy members and volunteers, but prior registration is requested. If you are not a member, you have the option to join anytime on our website The picnic is supported in part with funding from a capacity grant from the

New York State Conservation Partnership Program and New York’s Environmental Protection Fund. TThe Delaware Highlands Conservancy works with landowners and communities to protect the lands and waters, eagles and other wildlife and sustainable local economies of the Upper Delaware River region. Email info@delawarehighlands.org or call 570/226-3164 or 845/583-1010 to register and receive directions. For more information on the conservancy visit www.

DelawareHighlands.org.

Bioblitz at PEEC

Fresh Fruit & Vegetables Meat • Eggs • Milk • Cheese Yogurt • Ice Cream Baked Goods • Bread • Jam Honey • Maple • Herbal Tea Prepared Foods • Pasta • Wine Hard Cider • Cut Flowers Skincare • Artisan Wares & More!

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INGMANS FERRY, PA — There will be a Bioblitz at Pocono Environmental Education Center (PEEC) from 7 p.m. on Saturday, August 28 to 7 p.m. on August 29. The public is invited to join PEEC staff for a 24-hour survey of the plants and animals located within the park. They’ll be sending out teams of experts and volunteers to find and identify as many species as possible.

Additional acitivities will also be offered. Pre-registration is required. For additional details visit peec.org/pdfs/ flyers/2015-0828%20Bioblitz.pdf or call 570/828-2319.

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By ANDY BOYAR

Beginners’ luck, honed skill and tuned-in instincts: personal musings

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uccessful anglers come in all shapes, sizes and skill levels. Sometimes it is the very first cast in a brand-new fishing career that happens to produce the “fish of a lifetime.”

My own mom caught her first fish on a fly-rod here in Sullivan County at age 90. When I suggested that she release it so someone else might enjoy catching it, my dear mother looked quizzically at me and asked, “So what’s the point?” There were eight in our family growing up, and she wasn’t one to waste food. She was too busy raising six kids to be familiar with Lee Wulff’s mantra: “A game fish is too valuable to be caught only once. Responsible fishers, practice catch and release”.

Our own cold-water release expert for the Upper Delaware trout fishery, Peter Kolesar, caught the fly-fishing bug toward the middle of an astounding career in applied mathematics at Columbia University. After years in university classrooms and think tanks, Peter approached the challenge of casting a fly in a similar manner to the way he approached all things: with a mathematical solution. But after years of thinking through his casting motions, Kolesar developed his own natural grace, leaving the stiltedness of “formula” casting behind.

Peter just got back from Los Roques in Venezuela, taking a break from the never-ending battle to help guide Delaware River cold-water releases to optimum advantage for all interest groups. The fish pictured here speak for themselves and are magnificent by any standard.

I recognize the possibility that I may have a biased view point, but the finest angler I ever witnessed is my son, Josh Boyar. Josh always has seemed to be able to catch fine fish. This is not a coincidence.

Perhaps it is his observant demeanor

that makes this so. Josh seems to see everything, and uses his every sense to understand what is going on beneath the surface.

Contributed photos The other day, Kolesar’s beautiful Josh was fish- bonefish ing off the Florida east coast, collecting some yellowtail snapper for the family meal, when a pair of sailfish cruised nearby.

With the unhurried ease and quickness of experience, Josh hooked one of his pilchards on a Josh’s solo sailfish boat rod and tossed it in the path of the cruising billfish. Naturally the fish went ballistic, jumping multiple times to Kolesar’s enormous ‘cuda the delight and cheers of a nearby head-boat. All alone in his 18-foot skiff, “The King’s Fisher,” he landed the lovely fish, snapped a photo, and released the creature to the company of its mate.

What he said to me after so resonated with me, it nearly brought a tear of joy to my eye. He said what he loves about fishing is “It is so pure, so good!” Well said, Josh, most certainly… and “Well done.”

It matters not what skill level you have achieved. The important thing is to get out there and have fun!

SOUNDINGS: taking the pulse of the Upper Delaware Watershed High gage mark, feet 8/12 8/13 8/14 8/15 8/16 8/17 8/18

3.67 3.41 3.34 3.30 3.28 3.26 3.25

High water temperature °F 8/12 8/13 8/14 8/15 8/16 8/17 8/18

70.88 72.86 73.58 76.10 77.00 78.26 77.90

Actual and avg. precipitation NYC watershed

Reservoir levels August 18, 2015 Cannonsville: 70.2% Pepacton: 89% Neversink: 89.8% Total: 87.4% Normal Total: 81.2% Total in 2013: N/A

Actual: Historical avg:

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River readings at Callicoon, NY

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Cicadas: singers of the dog days of summer

RIVER TALK

By Scott Rando

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t’s a hot day, and you hear a sound in the trees that can best be describes as a buzzing, or a gourd being rattled at a high cadence, lasting about a half a minute, and finally fading into nothing. The same sound might immediately be followed by an identical sound from another tree, perhaps farther off. We associate this sound with the heat of summer, because it is usually heard during the hottest part of the day.

The singers we hear in the trees reinforcing the fact that it is very hot outside are none other than the dog-day cicada.

The dog-day cicada (Neotibicen canicularis) is an annual cicada (emerges every year). The individuals that are heard calling are the males seeking a mate. When a suitable female is attracted by the call, the pair mates, and the female lays her eggs in a twig of a tree.

The adults die soon after. When the eggs hatch, the tiny nymphs fall to the ground, where they burrow underground. The nymphs stay underground for three years, where they feed on juices from tree roots. In the summer of the third

year, the nymphs emerge from the ground, climb up a tree trunk, and shed their exoskeleton. The new adults wait for their wings to harden, and soon the reproductive cycle is repeated.

This region is host to around 15 different species of cicada. The most famous species is the 17-year cicada (Magicicada septendecim).

This periodical cicada emerges in several broods in various areas of the U.S. at different times. Brood II (the East Coast brood) made a big showing here, mostly east of our region, in New Jersey and New York.

Sometimes, this species is referred to as “17-year locusts”; this is in error, as locusts are in the grasshopper family. The magicicada holds the record for the insect with the longest lifespan.

The dog-day cicada or “dog-day harvest fly,” as they may be called in some areas, are rather benign to tree species; their numbers do not come close to posing a threat to trees. If there are sufficient numbers, the magicicada may cause some damage as they lay their eggs in small twigs; some areas see large numbers of the 17-year cicada.

TRR photos by Scott Rando

The dog-day cicadas are heard more than seen The magicicada, or 17-year cicada, spends 17 years underground every summer. They have bright to dull green as a nymph, then emerges for a few brief weeks as an adult. This markings on their head and thorax. A typical mating pair was photographed during late spring, 2013 in New male call can be heard at www.youtube.com/ Jersey during the last emergence of Brood II. watch?v=mah26og11ms.

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