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Putting an electric vehicle to the test By FRITZ MAYER

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ALLICOON CENTER, NY — Bryan Kent is a show-me kind of guy. Now, having been won over by the performance of his electric vehicle, a 2013 Nisson Leaf, he is driving it on an epic road trip covering more than 26,000 miles in about 100 days. Along the way, he plans to visit the capitals of the 48 contiguous U.S. states and plant 100 trees. On the morning of August 25 Kent, who had started his trip the previous day, stopped at Apple Pond Farm in Callicoon Center after hooking up to the charging station at the Catskill Brewery. His vehicle is projected to go about 84 miles per charge by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; therefore a cross-country trip takes a bit of planning, calculating expected mileage based on the terrain of the land, and

plotting out charging stops in advance. While coming to Sullivan County, several factors conspired to throw a temporary roadblock in the way of Kent’s progress. He was pushing the expected distance of the vehicle, driving into an area with very few charging stations, and the cell service was non-existent. With the cell phone no longer feeding him directions, he made a wrong turn heading toward Jeffersonville, and wound up in Hankins. After driving his vehicle more than 25,000 miles, he ran out of power for the first time since he’s owned the Leaf. But, what he called a “learning opportunity” did not dampen his enthusiasm for the project. The incident also points to the notion that Sullivan County and the Upper Delaware Valley could do with a few more charging stations. One Continued on page 3

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Bryan Kent, of Batavaia, NY, is taking his electric car on a road trip around the country visiting the 48 contiguous states in 100 days.

Deadly Delaware flooding recalled By DAVID HULSE

PA, largely in the Poconos and along the Delaware River. The state National Guard was activated and some 1,600 camp kids were evacuated by helicopters. She recounted the worst single disaster at Camp Davis on Brodhead Creek, where 37 died. Rushing waters demolished about 150 road and rail bridges and breached or destroyed 30 dams. Throughout Pennsylvania, the disaster killed 101 people and caused an estimated $70 million 1955-dollars in damage locally. “The rain was unbelievable, over 17 inches in three days,” she said. Phones and electric were out. Places with sewage systems found them backed up into water supplies, as did private homes with wells. Varcoe said there was widespread concern about typhoid infection. Varcoe said an Erie Railroad repair crew was nearby as the waters rose and watched helplessly as the lights blinked

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Period newspaper accounts of the region’s 1955 flooding are pictured in the foreground as Waymart historian Jane Varcoe spoke about the disaster with Wayne County Commissioners’ Chair Brian Smith prior to the commissioners’ August 20 meeting.

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ONESDALE, PA— Almost 60 years to the day, historian Jane Varcoe brought the story of the region’s deadly flooding of 1955 before the Wayne County Commissioners. Varcoe said she has been making a round of presentations after a friend, Dr. Ken Phillips of Waymart, gave her his collection of the Scranton Times and the Scranton Tribune’s accounts of the flooding. “I thought people should have a chance to see them,” she said. August of 1955 had been hot and dry. A week earlier, Hurricane Connie had brought eight inches of rain to the drought-stricken area. But it was the remains of Hurricane Diane, which followed, that created the flood of record in the Delaware River Valley. On August 18 to 20, Diane produced some 16 to 17 inches of additional rainfall in eastern

out amid the diminishing screams of those at the doomed camp. She said her older brother was among high school boys enlisted to help search the debris for people missing in Newfoundland, where 10 had died in the waters of Wallenpaupack Creek. Chief clerk Vicky Botjer recalled former Commissioner Don Olsommer’s story of spending a night in a tree during the flooding. Commissioners Chair Brian Smith said the story highlights the things that have since been done and are continuing to be done to respond to disasters. Commissioner Wendell Kay called her presentation an eye-opener. “It’s why we do planning and make preparations for natural events.” Varcoe said she planned to contribute the newspaper accounts to the Wayne County Historical Society.

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Eldred’s tech updates By ANYA TIKKA

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LDRED, NY — In an effort to keep Eldred graduates up with the rest of the world, Superintendent Robert Dufour presented Eldred School District’s Technology Plan at a recent board of education meeting. He said, “The district is committed to integrating digital content into our curriculum and classroom instruction.” The comprehensive plan includes annual phases starting this year until 2018, and securing funds is one of the priorities. Dufour explained the plan is part of all New York State school districts’ plans, and Eldred’s share of the funds available is $450,000. “It is a process, however,” he said. “Phase one is to present the common district tech plan, and based on that, to create a proposed technology investment plan.” He said, “I tried to identify possible funding sources, especially federal. The money has to be paid first, but then it would be reimbursed within the school year. As long TRR photo by Anya Tikka as it’s in our plan and they Eldred secretary Bonnie approved it, we can get the Robertson is pictured with money back.” superintendent Robert Dufour. After working with administrators, the technology department, and getting input from both students and parents, Dufour highlighted four priorities: new network cabling, Wi-Fi access points, Smartboard interactive 65 flat-panel displays and printers. The cost is expected to be $366,000, mostly funded by grants. Dufour also said the wireless network needs updating. He said, “The current wireless Internet network is seven to eight years old. It’s outlived its usefulness and capability.” The plan is to first upgrade the wiring throughout the building, and then add new access points. The school’s Smartboards are also seven to eight years old and no longer cutting edge, and are in need of replacing. The district wants to install a Smartboard in every classroom, and one more priority is centralizating the operation of printers by installing high-speed multi-function machines in centralized locations. Dufour said the district went from the teachers not knowing how to use Smartboards to using them every day. The next phases include replacing old laptops with Chromebooks due to the fact that the old ones break down frequently, increasing bandwidth and adding new ports. Dufour said, “We did a pilot; Chromebook is basically a stripped-down laptop.” The pilot was funded by grant money in the social studies program, and “It’s working wonderfully,” Dufour reported. Future plans include upgrading office computers, replacing teachers’ Windows laptops and cafeteria point-ofsale systems. All the upgrades to the computers are an effort to streamline easy access to digital information, and to avoid continuous breakdown and repairs. Also, new security cameras will be installed throughout the school campus, including outside areas. The district Facebook is expected to roll out in October.

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National Park Service ranger-led canoe instruction

IN BRIEF Rep. calls for Porngate hearing HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania state Rep. John Payne on August 21 renewed his call for action on legislation he introduced in response to the Porngate scandal. Payne’s House Bill 780 would establish penalties for state employees who use state-owned computers, networks or cellular phones to view and/or exchange pornography. “While most state agencies have office policies prohibiting such use, there are no state laws banning this blatant misuse of taxpayer-funded assets or penalties for violations,” Payne said. “As allegations of these emails continue, I would like to see the House State Government Committee, which has oversight jurisdiction in this area, make this issue a priority for the fall legislative session.” The Porngate scandal began in 2014, when Attorney General Kathleen Kane released rounds of pornographic emails exchanged on commonwealth technology, prompting the retirement of Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Seamus McCaffery and the resignation of Pennsylvania Environmental Protection Secretary Christopher Abruzzo, among others. Following her arraignment on several criminal charges last week, Kane alluded to thousands of additional emails exchanged by top government officials. “There have been swirling accusations of wrongdoing surrounding this scandal for more than a year,” Payne said. “It’s time these emails are released, so we may fully assess the gravity of the problem and move forward to ensure anyone caught using taxpayer-funded resources for this purpose faces the proper consequences.”

Honoring Wayne’s youthful competitors HONESDALE, PA — Twelve young Wayne County athletes were honored by the county commissioners on August 13. Sponsored by the commissioners, they all competed in local, regional and finals competitions in what has for years been known as Hershey Track and Field. Wayne Recreation Director Karri Miszler said that this year Hershey moved to change the program from competitive to learning. Some areas, including Wayne decided to retain the competition, as Pennsylvania Youth Track and Field; and its final meet once again was held at Penn State University. The competitors, from Honesdale and Western Wayne school districts, include Rachael Collins, Lauren Canfield, Tess Meagher, Maeleigh Eldred, Emma Hocker, Shannon O’Day, Nicole Miszler, Paige Barillo, Paul Renne, and Connor Schmitt. Collins, Meagher and Mia Land qualified but could not attend the finals.

NARROWSBURG, NY — Park rangers from Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River will demonstrate proper canoe paddling techniques and safety on Saturday, August 29 at 10:30 a.m. Two park rangers from the National Park Service (NPS) will teach basic paddling techniques as well as ways to stay safe while canoeing on the river. The event will be held at the New York Department of Environmental Conservation river access in Narrowsburg. If you have always wanted to try canoeing, or would like to brush up on your skills, now is your chance. Paddlers of all skill levels are welcome. Paddling instruction will consist of land-based instruction followed by testing your new found knowledge out in the Narrowsburg Pool. Bring family and friends to have a fun learning experience on the river. This event is free and open to the public. The NPS will provide the canoes, paddles and life jackets. Participants are asked to bring appropriate gear, including sunscreen, appropriate foot wear, a hat and a change of clothes. For more information visit the website at www.nps. gov/upde, call 570/685-4871, or follow NPS on Facebook at www.facebook.com/updeNPS or instagram. com/UpperDelawareNPS.

Gunther announces new veteran staffer MONTICELLO, NY — Assemblywoman Aileen Gunther on August 21 announced the addition of Daniel Ryan to her district office staff. Ryan will serve as legislative aide specializing in veteran’s services. “Dan is an extraordinary addition to the team,” said Gunther. “A veteran himself, Dan understands the challenges our veterans and their families face. He is as committed as I am to ensuring these brave men and women get the services and respect they’ve earned.” Dan is a lifelong resident of the Hudson Valley and a veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. He has more than five years of military service and is an actively drilling member of the U.S. Army Reserves, holding the rank of staff sergeant. “The door is always open in my office,” continued Gunther. “Residents of Sullivan and Orange counties should feel free to call, email, or stop by if there is any way I can help.” Gunther has offices in Monticello, at 18 Anawana Lake Rd., and on the third floor of Middletown City Hall. The phone number is 845/794-5807 and email is GuntherA@nysa.us. MEMBER NYPA • MEMBER NNA

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Highland Democrat caucus names Haas By DAVID HULSE

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LDRED, NY — As expected, at the August 18, Highland Democratic Party caucus, Highland Supervisor and Democrat Andrew Boyar nominated Councilman Donald “Jeff� Haas, a Republican, to be the candidate to run on the Democratic line in the November election. Highland Party Chair Doreen Hanson said Haas was selected by a vote of 72-19. Builder Charles “Chuck� Petersheim was also nominated. Petersheim will appear on the fall ballot on the Conservative Party line and his own TUFF ballot line.

In a statement at the caucus, Boyar thanked the caucus for re-nominating him and declined an 11th-term run. “I intend to complete my 10th, two-year term and that is a nice round number. Apparently my health at present will not allow me to do another election, but I stand ready to help the town in any way I can in the future, just not as an elected official.â€? He characterized Haas as a builder, not a Facebook cowboy, â€œâ€Śnot the one who sits on the sideline and says how the battle should be fought.â€? 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. In other business, Deputy Supervisor James Gutekunst was nominated for reelection as councilman and Minisink Ford resident, and former editor of The River Reporter Glenn Pontier was nominated to oppose incumbent Republican Councilman Fred Bosch. Town Highway Superintendent Tom Ebers was nominated for another term and is running unopposed.

Pike man accused of homicide Man killed outside of bar By FRITZ MAYER

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INGMANS FERRY, PA — According to the affidavit of probable cause, Pennsylvania State Police at Blooming Grove have charged Jared Masker, 31, of Milford of killing Kristopher Hanscom, 23, of Bushkill outside a tavern in Dingmans Ferry.

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viewed confirmed the broad outlines of the story. Another man on the scene named Patrick Scholl said he was at the bar when he heard a commotion in the parking lot. He went outside Contributed photo witnessed the vicJared Masker tim in a confrontation with another patron. Scholl said he went over to talk to Hanscom and as they were talking, Masker walked over to the victim and told him that he had 30 seconds to get off the property. Scholl said he then saw Masker pull out a revolver and place it under Hansom’s chin. Scholl said Masker asked Hanscom if “he was going to start popping off.� Masker then pulled the trigger and shot Hanscom in the face. Scholl said he then fled the scene with his girlfriend because they feared for their lives, but the girlfriend, Brianna Kleinart, called 911. Kleinart later said the incident started with a confrontation between Hanscom and another man. Kleinart had been trying to calm Hanscom, when Scholl and then Masker came up to them, and she described the shooting in much the same way as her boyfriend, with Makser pulling the gun, holding it under Hanscom’s chin, then shooting him in the face. Two other people at the bar corroborated the shooting. Masker fled to New Jersey and was arrested the next day. Hanscom was taken to a hospital but died two days later. An autopsy was performed on August 20, conducted by Dr. Samuel Land, who determined the cause of death to be a gunshot wound to the face.

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map of stations in the area shows that along with the one at Catskill Brewery, there are a couple at Woodloch Pines near Hawley, PA and one at Settlers Inn in Hawley. There are essentially three types of charging systems. One, which is 110v (volts) takes about 22 hours to fully charge a battery in a car like Kent’s. Another is 220v, which fully charges the battery in about two to three hours, and the 440v fully charges the battery in about 30 minutes. Kent points out that when an electric vehicle owner pulls into a charging station, they will be looking for something to do, and therefore charging stations present an opportunity for business owners in the area. Kent said he embarked on the journey to prove the viability of electric vehicles (EV). He said, “EV drivers need to catch a break, because a lot of us are looked at as a little bit fringe‌ most of it is because the myths about electric cars are still so pervasive.â€? So he thought this trip would be instructive, to show that “obviously this could, for instance, go on a road trip.â€? He said he started planning for the trip 44 days before the Apple Pond visit, and had immediate buy-ins from various people and organizations. He said, “I think people want to see it.â€? He hooked up with Kampground of American (KOA), which became a sponsor. He said that “was good because they’re on the outskirts and they have charging stations.â€? He got a special cable crafted by supporters, which essentially turned all of the KOA spots into charging stations for his vehicle. KOA, Kent said, is interested in becoming more EV friendly. For those interested in an electric vehicle, used ones are beginning to come on the market at very low prices compared to traditional or hybrid cars. While a new vehicle such as a Leaf has a sticker price of $32,000, that comes with about $8,000 in tax credits. Because of this, and the reluctance of many members of the public to embrace EVs, prices for used vehicles can be very low. Kent said he knew of a 2013 Leaf with 11,000 miles on it priced for sale at $8,995. Kent said, “I’m not going to say that it’s the car for everyone, because it’s not, not at 84 miles a charge. But, it’s not a hatchet, it’s a scalpel; you have to be paying attention to what you’re doing—especially if your road trip takes you through Sullivan County.â€? Kent’s email address is negativecarbonroadtrip@gmail.com and the website for the blog is www.evchargehub.com/blogs.html.

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Port Jervis bluestone re-examined By ANYA TIKKA

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ORT JERVIS, NY — At the Port Jervis Common Council meeting on August 10, the fate of the city’s old bluestone sidewalks was discussed again, and at the end, the council decided to advertise for other bids to do the same work that Peter Hill from New England Architectural Center has proposed. Hill made an offer to the city on July 25th to take what’s left of the old Church Street School’s bluestone, which is now located at Children’s Park and also at Mother’s Playground and Skinners Park, and replace it with concrete at no cost to the city. The city has sought other bids for the same project, which will help the council determine if this is a good deal. Eight pieces of bluestone are causing all the commentary. Hill has said he intends to sell the stone to an interested

buyer; the estimated value is $18,000. At the meeting, most council members spoke for the deal, saying the city had no money to replace the sidewalks, that they were possibly dangerous, and they were a hindrance to children walking to school. On the other hand, some residents and council members expressed concern over Hill’s motives. Hill came to the meeting, and addressed the council. He said he’s a conservationist, that he’s been working in the area for about a year, and that he is known to local residents. He said, “We were asked by local residents if there was something we could do to restore or bring back the sidewalks in the center of town.” Hill continued, “I approached one of my clients who happened to have a big project going on, and it happened we could use the steps. I don’t know if you’ve seen the appraisals; they have a relatively

high value. In exchange, we’re trying to do a job for the city that involves picking and choosing for the money we have, and the effort all the people involved are prepared to make. We knew what the price would be if the city did it; it is between $75,000 and $100,000.” “The proposal was for $18,000 to us and we were going to do the rest of the work ourselves. I would really like to make a contribution.” He added, however, “I can no longer guarantee these clients will buy the stone because they don’t want to be involved with the political fight going on here.” He assured the audience that there was no hidden agenda to his proposal. Councilmember Bob Ritchie said, “The contractor would do the work of replacing, because he has the means of doing so. There’s no money going wasted; the contract is safe.” The city’s attorney, Wil-

liam Bavoso, also said he was happy for the proposal, but also the cost of replacing those sidewalks should be verified. Councilmembers David Bavoso and Rob Waligroski said if there’s no better offer, the city should take Hill’s, maybe in two phases. Councilmember Gerry Oney said, “If the guy is so interested, he may still do the deal.” Councilmember Stan Siegel was the only one on the council to speak against the proposal, saying it’s sad for the city to give away “that stone of our forefathers. I will vote ‘no.’ It’s just plain wrong for the city.” Councilmember Carl Hendrick commented, “I don’t know how many times I’ve heard the same councilman ask for improvement for sidewalks. It’s an opportunity; there’s no grant; we have to try to come up with ways to upgrade.”

DV reviews recent academic performance By DAVID HULSE

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Park beautification organizer Linda Hazen, center left, is pictured with members of the town board, from the left, councilmembers Joe Carr and Jim Akt, Supervisor Nadia Rajsz and councilmembers Ron Thiele and Jenny Mellan.

Circle Park wins Renaissance nod again By DAVID HULSE

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LEN SPEY, NY — Park beautification organizer Linda Hazen presented the Town of Highland with the Town of Highland Beautification Group’s latest Sullivan Renaissance competition win, the “Maintenance Judges’ Choice Award” plaque and its $1,000 award. Some 21 local families, three organizations and three individuals all volunteered for the “Day in the Park” program. Volunteers included the Mohan, Terry, Mellan, McCann-Ouelette, Siegel, Dutcher, Smetaniuk, Kearney, Reiser, Dunker, Hazen, Gingold, Carr, Kaufman, Brown,

Krupka, Flieger-Grauschenhauer, Suppa, Bisland, Bizjak and McKean families. Organizational support came from the Lumberland Lions Club, Lumberland Seniors and the Eldred Faculty Association. Participants signed up to maintain a minimum of one flower bed one day per week, to water and weed and deadhead as needed, in the months of June, July and August. The minimum volunteer time needed in total for eight beds over that period amounted to 52 hours. Some 48 sixth-graders added 16 total man-hours, and 38 individual volunteers put in an additional 762 hours.

ESTFALL, PA — On the verge of a week of elementary and middle school student orientation leading to the August 31 opening of a new year, Delaware Valley officials on August 20 heard the annual review of the last graduates’ achievements. According to the guidance department’s presentation, some 80% of the 2015 class will be going on to postsecondary education, this compares to an average of 85% over the prior five-year period. Some 400 graduates’ college choices were not detailed by percentage, but a list of colleges included in part West Point, Brown, Colgate, Dartmouth, NYU, Drexel, Vassar, Temple and Penn State. An additional 9% will move on to the military and non-degree programs. Students accepted a total of $1.62 million in scholarships, the bulk of which ($1.33 million) were offered privately. Also included in the total were $125,000 in athletic scholarships. Delaware Valley has been a leader

in Advanced Placement (AP) college class work in recent years. Last year, the district offered 24 college classes, in which 522 students participated, resulting in 72 DV students being recognized as AP Scholars, 15 of those as AP Scholars with Honor, 35 as AP Scholars with Distinction and six as National AP Scholars. A statistic known as the four-year cohort graduation rate was available for the 2014 class. On-time graduations are computed by comparing the graduating class size with a total of the original freshman enrollment, adding incoming transfers, and subtracting outgoing transfers. DV’s 2014 graduating class of 391 comprised a cohort of 94.28% of a possible 415 students. This rate, averaging over 90%, has steadily increased over the past three years. The district’s 2014 drop-out rate was .77%, down from the five-year average of .83%. Reviewing Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores, DV showed steady increases over the period between 2012 and 2104 in all three test areas and 2014 SAT scores exceeding both state and national averages.

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Keeping order in Lumberland By DAVID HULSE

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LEN SPEY, NY — By a unanimous vote, the members of the Lumberland Town Board on August 12 approved a strict new set of “rules of conduct” to govern their meetings. The rules’ appearance coincided with the arrival of a new sound system for the board and public comment. The rules, according to introductory comments, were designed to protect the public’s right to speak at hearings, to limit public input to designated comment periods at regular board meetings and “avoid outbursts and slanders.” In part, the 14-point rules limit comments to three minutes, to be timed by the supervisor; require recognition of and identification of the speaker and topic before comments are allowed. They require “decorum,” allowing no personal slanders or attacks. In conducting the meeting, “slurs directed at the supervisor,” will not be allowed, nor will any signs or banners. Bad actors will be asked to stop and will be removed if disorderly conduct continues. Supervisor Nadia Rajsz said she asked the town attorney to produce the rules in response to recent “unruly actions and comments” by a board member whom she would not name. She said that kind of behavior could not be allowed to continue.

Rajsz said that the council member in question “has an obsessive compulsion about acquiring a certain piece of equipment and we cannot plow snow with that piece of equipment.” Councilman James Akt has for some months outspokenly pressed the board and Highway Superintendent Donald Hunt to acquire a highway paving machine, which he said will reduce annual road repair costs. The town has instead moved forward with the purchase of a new dump truck/snow plow to replace a truck which has been deemed unsafe. Akt had pressed for the truck to be repaired, rather than replaced and the differences between the two officials have led to at least one heated post-meeting verbal exchange. Rajsz said an insurance risk assessment led to the older truck, which had already been damaged in one accident, being taken off the road. In other business, the board considered resident complaints about the noise created by a helicopter recently providing rides for seriously ill children staying at Camp Simca on White Road. It also heard Rajsz report “spot repairs,” ongoing state road-repair work, now expected to continue through the remainder of the construction season, on state Route 97 covering some 23 miles in the towns of Lumberland, Highland and Tusten. The board heard Rajsz respond to undefined criticism of fire department bookkeeping by reporting that a new state law raised the financial reporting ceiling for the

Ukraine anniversary recognized in Sullivan

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Darnell Prunka, left, and Christine Smetaniuk, who were respectively director and assistant director of the Lumberland’s summer youth program this year, are pictured as they reported on the July effort, where 103 children this year were registered. Lumberland Fire Department to $300,000 as of 2013, that the current I-90 filing form is online for inspection listing $249,000 in 2014 revenues, and that department books are available for inspection at each Monday evening meeting. The board also scheduled a 7:15 p.m. public hearing on a proposed code of ethics and ethics board, on September 9.

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Health guardians recognized in Wayne

ONTICELLO, NY — Global geopolitical matters intruded a bit into Sullivan County affairs at the monthly meeting of the county legislature on August 20, at the government center. County Chairman Scott Samuelson read a proclamation recognizing the 24th anniversary of the independence of Ukraine from the former Soviet Union. The proclamation said in part, “While a portion of Ukraine’s territory is currently under foreign occupation, we recognize the territorial integrity of Ukraine as sovereign and inviolable, and honor the efforts and sacrifices of those under direct threat from Russia’s unrelenting aggressive behavior, including the indigenous Tartar people, whose language rights and culture are being threatened today, much as they were during the Soviet and Tsarist regimes when attempts were made to eradicate them.” Posing for a picture with Samuleson were the Town of Lumblerland Supervisor Nadia Rajsz and Sullivan County Legislator Kathy LaBuda, who represents district

ONESDALE, PA — Wayne County provided honors for scores of health care workers on August 13, when the commissioners proclaimed the week of August 15 as National Health Center Week in Wayne County. There are about 180 staff members from 15 health service locations affiliated with Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers. The centers employ 40 health professionals in these medical, dental and behavioral health sites and more recently at the new Veterans Administration Outpatient Clinic. Com missioners Jonathan Fritz, Brian Smith and Wendell Kay, back row, are pictured with health centers staff and administrators including Peter Rogers, chair of the board of directors and Frederick Jackson, executive director. TRR photo by David Hulse

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Sullivan County Legislature Chairman Scott Samuelson, left, Legislator Kathy LaBuda and Town of Lumberland Supervisor Nadia Rajsz pose with a proclamation recognizing Ukrainian sovereignty. two, which includes the Town of Lumberland. Lumberland has a large number of residents of Ukrainian ancestry. LaBuda and Rajsz are facing each other in a September primary in a race for the Democratic nomination to compete for the district two legislative seat in November.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

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he debate over the Confederate flag has come north. With institutions such as the one that mounts the New York State Fair taking stands on whether the Confederate flag should be allowed to be flown and sold in at public events, the discussion is not only being played out in Southern states, but also all over the country. The issue arose again in June after the killing of nine African Americans in a historical black church in Charleston, SC by a young man who liked to pose with the Confederate flag. After a debate, lawmakers eventually voted to remove the flag from the statehouse in Columbia, and did so on July 10. Further, other Southern lawmakers have said it’s time to move Confederate flags to museums, and giant businesses such as Amazon, Walmart and Ebay have announced they will stop selling the flag and items emblazoned with its emblem. All of this, however, has not settled the central question of what this particular flag represents. According to a USA Today/Suffolk University poll released on June 30, 42% expressed the view that the flag does not represent racism, but instead represents Southern heritage, and 42% said it does represent racism and slavery. Even so, another poll released a few days earlier by HuffPost/YouGov found that a clear majority believed it was the right thing to do for the South Carolina Legislature to take the flag down from the statehouse. A story explaining the poll said, “Just 24% of Americans now support displaying the Confederate flag in public places, down 12 points from just three months ago. Only 19% say Southern states should fly the Confederate flag on the grounds of a state capitol or other government building.” The two polls show that Americans are clearly conflicted on the question and also suggest that there is much misinformation surrounding the flag. The flag that is now known as the Confederate flag was never actually used as a national flag for the Confederate States. Multiple sources say it was created in 1861 as the battle

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flag of Northern Virginia. After the Civil War, the flag was used to honor fallen Confederate soldiers and at veterans’ events and not much more. But it took on new meaning in the middle of the 20th century. According to PBS “News Hour” (www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/8-things-didnt-know-confederate-f lag) “In 1948, the newly formed segregationist Dixiecrat Party adopted the flag as a symbol of resistance to the federal government.” Flag supporters say the flag, and the Civil War, were not initially about slavery but instead states’ rights. Those who oppose the flag say the right the Southern states wanted to protect in the war was the right to own slaves, and the rights they wanted to protect a century later were segregation and Southern forms of racism. In the ‘50s, again from “News Hour,” “The flag became an important part of segregationist symbolism, and was featured prominently on the 1956 redesign of Georgia’s state flag, a legislative decision that was, likely at least partly, a response to the Supreme Court’s decision to desegregate schools two years earlier.” In 1966, the Confederate flag was raised over a public building in Charleston, SC, 100 years after the end of the Civil War; again it was seen, at the time, as a reaction to the Civil Rights Movement. Now, almost 50 years later, state lawmakers voted to take it down because it was, rightly or wrongly, too closely associated with the killing of African Americans in that Charleston church. Taking a look at the history of the flag, especially over the past 70 years or so, it’s hard to conclude that the symbol is not inextricably tied up with this country’s history of slavery and racism. Private citizens have a right to fly the Confederate flag at their home, just as they have a right to fly just about any flag, should they so choose. And it’s not hard to imagine, that when thought of as simply a rebel flag, that is, a flag representing those fighting the tyranny of a stronger opponent who would bend the rebels to their will, many people in this country might adopt an idealized view of the flag. But perhaps the most important view of the flag in this debate belongs to those who are most directly impacted by the legacy of racism and slavery in this country. In the USA Today/Suffolk University poll mentioned earlier, more than 75% of African Americans said they thought the flag was racist and should not be displayed in public. Those who are thinking of flying the Confederate flag might want to consider that before sending it up the flagpole.

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Fighting for broadband Last week, I joined NYS Assemblywoman Aileen Gunther and Sullivan County Legislators Kitty Vetter and Gene Benson at a Public Service Commission meeting in Poughkeepsie to a deliver a simple message—all the residents of Sullivan County must have access to broadband. In 2015, broadband can no longer be considered an optional service. It is an essential utility. Broadband puts our small businesses on an equal footing with big city competitors and plays a vital role in education. It provides students access to online training and to the largest library in the world—the Internet. Broadband can even make the difference between life and death. It gives first responders and doctors instant access to the information they need to respond to emergencies and to make critical medical decisions. As Assemblywoman Gunther says, “It is not a privilege, or a luxury. It is a basic service.” Gunther is right—but Sullivan County remains on the wrong side of the digital divide. Statewide 5% of New Yorkers lack broadband access, in Sullivan County that figure jumps to 11%. This is unacceptable. If our major Internet service providers are unwilling to voluntarily address this situation, we have to consider another alternative—treat broadband as a public utility that must be delivered to every household and business in the state. What can you do? Go to the PSC website www.dps. ny.gov, click on “Search” (in the left hand column) and enter 14-C-0370 where it says, “Search by Case Number.” Then go to “Post Comments” and tell the PSC that Sullivan County demands universal broadband access. Isaac Green Diebboll Callicoon, NY

The complete facts on Luxton Lake It’s seldom that I have read complete facts when it comes to articles in The River Reporter about Luxton Lake. Neither I, nor my immediate neighbor whose parents of the first generation built our Lucky Lake summer homes in 1962, have ever been interviewed by your media press. That is important for accuracy. I know of no one who was ever “forced out” as written in your current issue. If anything, it would be more appropriate to say that the many of the second generation who elected not to continue their parents’ pathway for summer recreation, as well those who had no successors and have passed away, has resulted in a number of abandoned properties. However, there are second-generation owners, now young seniors and even a third generation who have roots in Luxton Lake and continue to enjoy their home ownership. My family’s property ownership dates back to 1954, and my home is still in good shape. So let’s not be confused with the lingo “forced out;” this is not the problem as is really happening through re-gentrification Continued on page 7

“We are not going to allow this symbol to divide us any longer.... The fact that it causes so [much] pain is enough to move it from the capitol grounds. It is, after all, a capitol that belongs to all of us.” — Gov. Nicki Haley, South Carolina Beach Bum

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VIEWS FROM THE TRAIN

MY VIEW

By Tom Caska

By A.R. Ingraffea, Ph.D.

Potential impacts of shale gas development on the Delaware River basin [The below is a slightly condensed version of commentary given at a press conference on a new report by CNA, a non-profit research and analysis organization, about the potential impacts of shale gas development in the Delaware River Basin (https://www.cna.org/ news/releases/future-fracking-drb).] am Dr. Anthony R. Ingraffea, the Dwight C. Baum Professor of Engineering Emeritus at Cornell University, and a founding member of the board of PSE Healthy Energy, a not-for-profit science-based organization of physicians, scientists and engineers. ... [The] excellent report by CNA on the expected impacts of shale gas development in the Delaware River Basin... is unique in that it looks across a broad range of impacts, uses a common basis of well and well-pad influences, and derives projections based on actual past production data in the Marcellus and the key drivers of that production. The CNA study is, in effect, a focusing lens that clarifies the interactions of many factors behind shale gas production in the Marcellus... Please understand that CNA has performed a study of this issue, and has not been asked to take, nor has it taken, a policy position on it. However, as a scientist and licensed professional engineer, my comments will conclude with an advocacy position on policy. First, an important insight at the regional scale. You heard what the CNA report finds with respect to impacts to air and water and the consequent harms to human health. Let’s put those in the context of what we now know. In 2007, when Delaware Riverkeeper first became an advocate for preserving that watershed from shale gas development, there were only six peerreviewed science, engineering, and public health publications on the actual impacts of shale gas development worldwide. Today, six years later, there are over 580 such publications, and that number increases daily. Alarmingly, about 80% of those have been published since January 1, 2013 and over 50% in just the past year and a half: where it has occurred, shale gas development has been done largely in ignorance

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of its impacts. A review of those 580 publications in the key categories of impacts to human health, to air, and to water reveals that 94% find harmful impacts to human health, 69% find harmful impacts on water quality, and 88% find harmful impacts to air quality. On top of this nascent but rapidly growing base of peer-reviewed publication of data and information there now comes the CNA report adding a timely and exhaustive basis for giving context to these harmful impacts in the Marcellus play, and especially that part not yet developed, the Delaware River Basin. The epoch of anecdotes is over: we know have firm scientific evidence of the harmful impacts of shale gas development as forecast in the CNA report. Let’s look now at the global scale. Can shale gas development in the Delaware River Basin have effects that go beyond the region? The world’s leading climate scientists now calculate that over 75% of the remaining fossil fuel reserves, including the shale gas in the Eastern Marcellus, must remain undeveloped if we are to avoid irreversible climate harm in the next few decades. Who will volunteer their shale gas to stay underground? The Marcellus is now the largest producer of shale gas in the United States. Hasn’t Pennsylvania already done enough to [release] significant amounts of both carbon dioxide and methane into the global climate engine? Is it in the best interests of not only the citizenry of the Delaware River Basin, but also that of all Americans, to permit yet an additional 63,000 shale gas wells in the Marcellus with 4,000 in the Delaware rivershed? I strongly suggest the answer to these last two questions is “no.” I think it is far better that we all do our part in the fight against global warming by deciding now where we will place a monument, not build another well pad, somewhere along our beloved Delaware that declares, “This is where we stopped!” [A. R. Ingraffea, Ph.D., P.E. is the Dwight C. Baum Professor of Engineering Emeritus and Weiss Presidential Teaching Fellow at Cornell University.]

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ou rarely see their faces when they board. First thing up is their huge equipment bag, usually a helmet, tied to the side or the bottom, followed by their huge backpacks. The bigger boys board first, and then they come in order of size till they are all aboard. They board in stations like Middletown, Campbell Hall or Salisbury Mills for their trip to Ramsey 17. There, they climb the steps, two flights up, then two flights down, and board a yellow school bus that will take them to their practice field. They also board the bus in the same order, and usually the last thing you see is the littlest one pulling his huge sack through the bus door, and with a one big final tug he is in. The bus doors close and off they go. They are on the 5:04 a.m. train out of Port Jervis, which will have them on the field for their morning runs by 7 a.m. Their purple sweaters or jackets give them away; these are the Ironmen of Don Bosco Preparatory High School in Ramsey, NJ. The private, all-boy Catholic High School is run by the priests and brothers of the Salesians of St. John Bosco. This time of year, these are the boys who make up the football team. Although the soccer and track teams are on the train as well, the gridiron boys have the most gear. They are all clean-cut and well dressed, and after they find their seats, usually the books come out to finish their homework from the night before. They may flip a seat and sit in a study group of four to prep for an exam or, as teenagers will do, they flop on their gear and go to sleep. One of them is a freshman, who is usually by the doors as we pull into the Ramsey 17 station, for fear of missing the school bus and then practice. I will say this, they watch out for each other. Without fail, one of the senior boys always makes the trip through the train cars rousing the sleeping and telling the bookworms to close it up, time to get off. Boys will be boys, and it’s fun to watch him move through the aisles with his hand out whacking the sleeping in the back of the head. He then stands with the conductor on the platform, scanning the train to make sure they all get off. Yes, they are a tribe—the Bosco Tribe; it is really great to see him watching out for the others like a mother hen. Each year it will be a different senior—a team captain, maybe? One thing is for sure: they are getting used to the commuting drill. After these school years, the few additional stops that will bring them into Manhattan will be a drop in the bucket. They still have college in their future and a whole life in front of them, but for now the Ironmen have a football season to win. If the train is any indication of the way they move and act as a team, I am sure their season will be great.

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in Harlem and Brooklyn. Furthermore, I can’t quite understand why this pavilion is being built in memory of the Luxton Lake Property Owner’s Association’s (LLPOA) president’s late son, who passed in 2014, or in honor of Jim Smith, our local part-time resident and elder. The idea to build this was from the president of the LLPOA a few years ago, though not completely favored among some of us “originals.” The suggestion was for a needed replacement for the legendary clubhouse for anticipated functionality, nothing more. Many “pioneer originals” have passed on and hopefully, in due time, their names will be added and

seen on the Rock of Recognition. Afi Phoebe (the Roach Family) Jamaica/Narrowsburg, NY

Great article on Skinners Falls Thanks for the article you wrote about the trash at Skinners Falls. You did a great job and I really liked your survey. FYI, conditions have improved. The park service and volunteers cleared all the trash from the rocks. I took photos and put them on Skinners Falls River Pix on Facebook. Last year we contacted The River Reporter and in-

formed one of your reporters about our fears for the safety of Hasidic girls renting tubes from Landers. Today, over 150 young women were tubing and there was a kayak (presumably from Landers) steering girls to the rocks on the New York side. There was also someone standing on a rock by the falls directing the tubers to the New York side, so they don’t float all the way down the river on their own. I felt very comfortable watching all the activities. Thanks, River Reporter, for publishing these stories. I believe your caring and concern for our community resulted in the above actions being taken. Helen Schlaefer Milanville, PA

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EFFERSONVILLE, NY — Due to the loss of several of its major sponsors this year, the Eddie Adams Workshop is falling short of the funding goals needed to support its annual Eddie Adams Workshop event, which benefits young photographers from around the world. It is requesting donations, which can be provided by visiting https://www. rockethub.com/projects/60531. Your donations will be used to support the young men and women who are the future leaders and professionals in the photography industry.

Raymond C. Herbert Raymond C. Herbert of Callicoon, NY passed away on Saturday, August 15, 2015. He was 69. A memorial service will be held on Sunday, September 6, 2015 at 12:30 p.m. at the Hortonville Fire Department with reception immediately following at the Hortonville Fire Department Pavilion. Donations can be made to the two organizations that were most dear to his heart: Hortonville Fire Department, PO Box 71, Hortonville, NY 12745 or the Federation of Sportmen’s Clubs of Sullivan County, 122 Jaketown Rd., Swan Lake, NY 12783.

Bessie L. Fletcher Bessie L. Fletcher of Tyler Hill, PA and formerly of Coldenham, NY, died on Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at home. She was 87. Funeral services were held on Tuesday, August 25 at Damascus Manor United Methodist Church. Interment was in Wallkill Valley Cemetery, Walden, NY.

Joanne C. VanDyke Joanne C. VanDyke of Hortonville, NY, a retired treasurer for Sullivan County BOCES of Liberty, NY, died on Sunday, August 23, 2015 at Orange Regional Medical Center Middletown, NY. She was 80. Friends may call on Thursday, August 27 at Stewart-Murphy Funeral Home, Jeersonville from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Graveside services will be at 1:30 p.m. at Hortonville Cemetery Hortonville, NY. Pastor Bridgette LeConey will oďŹƒciate. In lieu of owers, memorial contributions can be made to the Liberty United Methodist Church, 170 North Main St., Liberty, NY 12754.

BUSINESS BRIEF Area banker appointed to statewide committee HONESDALE, PA — Robert J. Mancuso, executive vice president and chief information officer of Wayne Bank, has been appointed to the Pennsylvania Bankers Association (PA Bankers) Information Technology Committee. The committee communicates information to PA Bankers’ members about issues of cyber security, technological advancements and information management within the banking industry. “PA Bankers’ Information Technology Committee is an opportunity to convene some of the best IT minds from Pennsylvania’s banks,� said Duncan Campbell, president & CEO of the Pennsylvania Bankers Association. “We are thankful to Mr. Mancuso for his participation and insight.� Mancuso has served the banking industry for over three decades and currently provides leadership of bank operations, information technology, branch administration, marketing, project management, security, procurement, insurance risk and facilities management for Wayne Bank. Wayne Bank is a subsidiary of Norwood Financial Corp., Member FDIC. The bank has 15 community offices in Wayne, Pike, Monroe and Lackawanna counties.

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Charles E. Knapp Sr. of Narrowsburg, NY passed away on Tuesday, August 18, 2015 with his family at his side. He was the son of the late Charles H. and Lenora S. Knapp. His wife of 47 years, Henrietta preceded him in death in 2007. A graduate of Narrowsburg Central School, he went on to join his father in the barbering business in Narrowsburg; he eventually purchased the business. He operated his shop for over 60 years, where he displayed numerous hand-crafted model airplanes suspended from the ceiling. He was a proud veteran of the U.S. Air Force serving from 1950-1953. He served the residents of the Town of Tusten as a Councilman on the Town Board for nearly 30 years. He was a member and Past Commander of the former Delaware Valley Post 1020 of the American Legion and a member of the Sylvan Liebla Post 1363 in Eldred. A 68-year member of the Narrowsburg Fire Department, he was active in the fi re police for many years. A member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, he volunteered his time painting, mowing and especially selling tickets for the annual chicken barbeque. He is survived by his son Charles E. Jr. of Narrowsburg; a daughter, Susan Southerton and her husband Jeff of Honesdale, and his beloved dogs Snoopy and Carley. In addition to his wife, he was predeceased by a son David, a sister Eleanor, a brother Kenneth and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held on Saturday, August 22, 2015 at the Rasmussen Funeral Home, Narrowsburg, NY. Burial will be in Glen Cove Cemetery, Narrowsburg, NY. Donations can be made to the Dessin Animal Shelter, 138 Miller Dr., Honesdale, PA 18431, the Narrowsburg Vol. Fire Dept., PO Box 184, Narrowsburg, NY 12764, the Tusten Vol. Ambulance Service, PO Box 34, Narrowsburg, NY 12764 or the American Legion Ambulance, PO Box 63 Eldred, NY 12732.

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Delaware Valley Chamber Orchestra presents

By Eileen Hennessy

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MUSIC DAY Sunday, September 6th 2015 2:00 pm The Chacho Ramirez Quartet with Chacho Ramirez, Joe Piela, Meir Rosenberger & Tehrin Cole Main Street Deck - FREE EVENT sponsored by Narrowsburg Electric

7:30 pm 25th Annual Music of Our Time Concert Featuring new works by David Tcimpidis, Joe Hannan and Carol Bevan Tusten Theatre: $15 (free under 21) Tickets and Information: 845 252-7272

9:30 pm Reception and Jazz Jam at Gerard’s River Grill featuring Sandra Toll, Kevin Vertrees, Bob Lohr, Papa John Dinner reservations: (845) 252-6562

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CALLICOON MARKET Sundays, May 3 - Nov. 8 11am-2pm Rain or Shine Callicoon Creek Park 866-270-2015 +++++++++++++++++

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Soliciting letters and other stuff for our 40th anniversary On September 3, we will have a double-barreled celebraƟon: 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, starƟng at 5:30 p.m. 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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here is nothing like a family gettogether. Last weekend my cousins from England came to New York City for a visit. A bunch of us met at my cousin’s house in Queens, and we had a great time. I am planning my trip back over there for next May. This is the cousin and his wife whose wedding I went over there to attend. His great-grandmother and my great-grandfather are brother and sister on my mother’s side. I am truly blessed with a big family and cousins all over the world. Very important: I am not the school tax collector. Any questions for school taxes, call Sullivan West Central School tax collector, 845/482-4610 ext. 4115. Thank you. On September 1 from 6 to 7 p.m., the Cochecton Youth Commission (CYC) will be holding sign-ups for the following events: (1) Trip to Museum Village on Route 17M in Monroe, NY, on Saturday, September 5. Museum Village is a replica village exploring daily life in the 19th century through historical dress and reenactments. On this date, Museum Village will be having its 40th Annual Civil War Weekend. The regular cost is $15 for adults, $12 for seniors and $10 for children. This trip will be free for all Cochecton youth. The event coordinator is Michelle, at 570/4198801. (2) Tricky Trunk on October 31. All children must be signed up in order to attend. The event coordinator is Sue Rodriguez, 845/866-0853. If you are interested

in doing a trunk for the youth, email the CYC or text Sue Rodriguez at the number above. Include your name and a contact number. (3.) The CYC holiday party will be held on December 12. On Thursday, September 10, the Woman’s Community Club of Cochecton (WCCC) will take a bus trip to Mohegan Sun. Everyone’s welcome. Call Judy for more information at 845/932-8210. On Saturday, September 13 at The Corner, 577 State Rte. 55 in Eldred, NY, there will be a St. Baldrick’s shave-your-head to conquer childhood cancer. If you would like to make a donation, visit www.StBaldricks.org/event/conga. If you would like to shave your head in honor or in memory of someone, call Lou Monteleone at 845/557-3221. On Saturday, September 26, Heinle’s General Store is hosting Oktoberfest from 1 to 6 p.m. under the big tent at the ball field, starring Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra. For tickets, visit www.heinles generalstore.com. The cost is $20 online and $25 at the gate. Save the date October 3 for a penny social at the Lake Huntington Presbyterian Church. Details to follow in the coming weeks. Please keep the family of Charlie Knapp Sr. in your thoughts and prayers, as he passed away last week. Have a great week and email leenie beans@citlink.net or call 845/252-3568 if you have news.

COMMUNITY CURRICULUM 3D-printing workshop weekend CALLICOON, NY — The North School Studio will present a weekend of workshops focusing on the new technology of 3D printing. It all starts on Friday, August 28, with a Kids’ Arts and Crafts Circuitry Workshop from 10 to 11 a.m. Aimed at kids ages six to 14, the workshop will take place at the Delaware Free branch of the Western Sullivan Public Library, and will teach the basics of circuitry and design thinking. Also at the library, from 1 to 5 p.m. on Friday there will be a 3D Printer Assembly Workshop with Messfab, an intensive introduction to digital fabrication through custom fabrication. Participants will build their own 3D printer from the ground up, including technical operation and maintenance that would otherwise be typical for only advanced users. The workshop will be led by the Messfab design team and will be suitable for those with all levels of experience, including kids and adults. On Saturday, August 29, there will be an Inflatable Architecture Workshop from

10 a.m. to 6 p.m., with a break for lunch, at The Western Hotel’s Harmonie Hall, presented by Foamspace and Organization for Spatial Practice. From 1 to 4 p.m., there will be a 3D printing workshop that will include a display of Friday’s work. All day long on Saturday at the Callicoon Weigh Station and Silos, there will be a community porch hang-out, with basic introductions to 3D printing. Then from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Western Hotel, there will be presentations by North School Studio, M-App, Foam Space, FarmCoin, c2renew, Organization for Spatial Practice, Perri Institute, Messfab, Parsons Making Center and Upper Delaware & Digital Fabrication. Closing the event, there will be a networking party at Callicoon Trading, 24 Upper Main St., from 9:30 p.m. to 12 midnight. This is an opportunity for you or your organization to connect with these innovative companies, gain new digital fabrication capabilities and support local tech education.

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ORGANIZATIONAL NEWS September is Library Card Sign-up Month

Assistive Technology at senior centers

REGION — Celebrated throughout the month of September, the nationwide Library Card Sign-up Month encourages the public to discover the things a library card gives you access to. “Your library card is your ticket to opportunity,” said Robert Hubsher, executive director of the Ramapo Catskill Library System (RCLS). “No other card in your wallet gives you free access to books, CDs, magazines and DVDs at your library and opens up the digital world to you with free access to downloadable ebooks, audiobooks, music, movies and magazine articles.” Today’s libraries are people’s first or only choice for computer and Internet access, free with a library card. All the public libraries within the RCLS service area offer public access to the Internet and will help you learn to use this valuable tool. If you have a computer and Internet access, you can connect to the website of your local library. Today, you can even download audiobooks, videos and ebooks to your computer or personal media device. The RCLS home page, www.rcls.org, provides a link to all member libraries and their branches 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Library cards are free to those living in the library’s service area. In most cases, borrowing privileges are granted on the spot, based on providing some form of identification, proof of residency or the signature of a guardian.

WAYNE COUNTY, PA — Marianne Davis from Assistive Technology Resource Center at United Cerebral Palsy of Northeastern Pennsylvania will present a program for Wayne County seniors in September and October. This organization offers a variety of devices which can assist a person to communicate, work, play, learn, or perform other activities that may have been impossible previously. There is a wide variety of devices available at little or no cost to the individual. Davis will have many of these devices on display. The program will be offered at the locations below, from 11:30 a.m. to 12 noon.

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Reunion committee members get ready for a joint high school reunion on Friday, September 4 for the Monticello High School Classes of 1954, 1955 and 1956.

Monticello reunion set for Labor Day weekend MONTICELLO, NY — The Monticello High School Classes of 1954, 1955 and 1956 will be gathering together for a joint class reunion during this coming Labor Day weekend. It will begin with a casual get-together on Friday, September 4, at Mr. Willy’s Restaurant. On Saturday, a private tour of the Bethel Woods Museum is planned. This will be followed that evening with a dinner buffet at Mr. Willy’s. Among the special guests invited are former superintendent of schools Dr. Robert J. Kaiser, as well as former teacher Eugene Weinstein, and their wives. All class members and spouses are invited to attend; however, reservations are mandatory. If you know of a classmate who has not been contacted, or if you would like additional information, please call Larry Bokor at 845/794-5178, Shirley Smalls Hornbeck at 794-2828, or Barbara Smalls Fontana at 794-4741.

Honesdale Senior Center (323 Tenth St.; 570/253-4262)—Wednesday, September 9 Hamlin Senior Center (Route 590, Township Building; 570/689-3766) —Thursday, September 10 Hawley Senior Center (Bingham Park; 570/2264209)—Wednesday, September 16 Northern Wayne Fire Company (Crosstown Highway, Lakewood)—Thursday, October 1. You must call 570/253-4262 to reserve a lunch at least a week before this presentation.

To join us for lunch at Hamlin, Honesdale or Hawley, please call the individual center to reserve your meal at least two days in advance. If you need transportation, call 570/253-4280. For more information visit aging.waynecountypa.gov.

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Backyard carnival raises funds for library HONESDALE, PA — Karen Corrigan’s Preschool and Child Care Home, operated by Karen Corrigan and Shannon Chakiris, recently held a backyard carnival, and all the proceeds were donated to the Wayne County Public Library. The carnival is held every year at the end of their summer camp program with the schoolage children working for days to sort out prizes and set up for the event. The day of the carnival previous students return to help current schoolage children operate games and fun activities for the younger children in the group. There were face painting, tractor rides, and games for all ages. Karen Corrigan’s Preschool is a STAR 4 site in the Pennsylvania Keystone STARS Program and has been in operation for 27 years. Shown in the picture are Chakiris, seated left, and Corrigan along with their summer camp group and Tracy Schwarz, Wayne County Public Library director, seated right.

WAYNE COUNTY, PA — The Wayne Highlands School District cafeterias will be in operation on the first day of school, Monday, August 31. The prices for school lunches are $2.55 for elementary students (Kindergarten through fifth grade) and $2.80 for secondary students (grades six through 12). Reduced-price lunches cost $.40. Extra milk costs $.50. An extra entrée costs $1.50. All cafeterias, Kindergarten through 12th grade, will begin serving breakfast on Monday, August 31. The price for school breakfast is $2 for all grades, and reduced-price breakfasts cost $.30. Prepaying for school meals with cash or check (made payable to “WHSD Food Services”) is recommended. This can be done in the mornings at each school, or you can prepay online at www.myschoolaccount.com. If you pay for school meals online, a fee of $2 per transaction is assessed. Applications for free or reduced-price meals will be handed out in homeroom the first day of school. Families can also apply on-line at www.compass.state.pa.us. If you received a letter from the Food Service Office saying your child(ren) is directly certified for free meals, you do not need to fill out the application.

Weaving together Kabuki-inspired physicality, ancient legends, found footage, and personal experiences with the elderly, a multigenerational ensemble tackles the question "how do we live well?"

The Pillowcase Project JEFFERSONVILLE, NY — The American Red Cross will present The Pillowcase Project at the Jeffersonville branch of the Western Sullivan Public Library on Saturday, August 29 from 11 a.m. to 12 noon. The Pillowcase Project is a preparedness education program for children entering grades three to five that teaches students about personal and family preparedness, local hazards and basic coping skills. Children will attend a onehour seminar and receive a pillowcase to take home. The program will allow the children to learn about emergencies and how to stay safe when emergencies happen, practice what they have learned so they will be prepared for an emergency, and share what they have learned at home and with friends so that everyone can be prepared to help one another during an emergency. For more information visit www. wsplonline.org, on Twitter, Instagram or the library’s Facebook page. Email koha ra@rcls.org or call 845/482-4350.

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HAWLEY, PA — Wallenpaupack Lake Estates Women’s Luncheon Club is an active local group that gives to various organizations throughout the year. The club made over $1,000 in donations last year alone. Most recently, it contributed $500 to the Lakeville Volunteer Fire Company after a fire destroyed two vehicles and part of the firehouse structure. The 124-member club meets once a month to review projects they have completed and to discuss new ones they wish to be involved in. At its August meeting, held at the Capri Restaurant on the shore of Lake Wallenpaupack, members brought donations of school supplies to be given to area children in need. Seen here are Christine Holland, left; Rebecca Assenheimer, president; Eileen Schwab, Diane Mula, Dianne Kitchell, Carol Miller, Paula Whitney, Dolores Dall’Aste and Betty Coleman.

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ETHEL, NY — The Dancing Cat Saloon and Catskill Distilling Company will present The Barn Cats (www.facebook.com/thembarncats) live at the Dancing Cat Saloon on Friday, August 28 at 8:30 p.m. The band features elements of rock and roll, funk, blues, soul and even a little country, all with the band’s unique sound and flavor. “We take our combined musical WHEN: Friday, August 28, 8:30 influences, blend WHERE: Dancing Cat Saloon, 2037 them together with State Rte. 17B, Bethel, NY respect, and then COST: Suggested donation cover spit them out our charge of $10 way,” says rhythm CONTACT: www.dancingcatsaloon. guitarist John com, 845/583-3141. Rocklin. The audience can expect to hear Barn Cats originals as well as selected covers done their way. The band is made up of Tommy Rausch on bass and vocals, Jan London on guitar, Jim Verdi on drums and John Rocklin on guitar and vocals. This is The Barn Cats’ first visit to the Dancing Cat.

AWLEY, PA — Wally Lake Fest combines music, food and outdoors activities centered around Lake Wallenpaupack, from swimming to boating to parasailing. The sixth annual festival kicks off on Friday, August 28 with an evening of music and entertainment around the lake and in downtown Hawley, like a Hawaiian luau at Ehrhardt’s Pub from 4 to 6 p.m. and Jazz on the Deck at The Settlers Inn on Main Avenue from 6 to 10 p.m. Or, if theatre is your preference, you can see the classic comedy “Arsenic & Old Lace” at The Ritz Company Playhouse on Keystone Street at 8 p.m. On Saturday, August 29, you can also listen to live music right on the water at Wallypalooza (formerly known as Battle of the Bands). Two bands will perform throughout the day on a floating stage by the Lake Wallenpaupack Visitors Center and the Tafton Dike. This free event allows people to listen to live music as they participate in the festivities happening around the lake. The entertainment continues throughout Saturday evening in downtown Hawley with a Car Cruise in the Dime Bank parking area and Keystone Street from 5 to 9 p.m. featuring DJ Ricky Z, and music at a variety of venues continuing into Sunday. Other planned activities include Yoga at nearby Lacawac Sanctuary, special Wally Fest Stourbridge Line train rides, cruising the lake in rented kayaks or on stand-up paddleboards, and a boat parade on Saturday, August 29, one of the traditional high points of the festival. Boats assemble at Shuman’s Point around 11:30 a.m. and arrive at the Tafton Dike at approximately 2 p.m. Another highlight will be the Hemlock Hollow School 1890 Experience, which will take place at 1202 Avoy Rd. in Lakeville in memory of beloved local historian and educator Thomas H. Kennedy. From 12 noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday, relive what it was like to be a student in 1890 under the tutelage of the schoolmaster (played by Sandy Gabrielson). School is in session on the hour from 12 noon to 4:30 p.m. This event also includes free horsedrawn wagon rides and petting zoo provided by Black Horse Farms. In addition, the fun also encompasses period themed actors, activities, food, popcorn, cotton candy, a flea market and face painting. For more information,

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LIVINGSTON MANOR, NY — The Catskill Art Society will present a performance reading of “A Tender Thing,” a new play by Ben Power, at the Laundry King at 65 Main St., for one night only on Saturday, September 5 at 7:30 p.m. It’s the greatest love story of all time, remixed. What if Romeo and Juliet had lived and loved? Pl ay w r i g ht Ben Power weaves the text of “Romeo and Contributed photo Juliet” into a p r o v o c a t i v e Cass Collins will play Juliet new tale of in “A Tender Thing” by Ben Power, directed by Mimi love and sacMcGurl, at the Laundry King rifice. Master- in Livingston Manor, NY. fully directed by Mimi McGurl, this reimagined, remixed Shakespeare story is an elegiac yet ultimately hopeful account of the human capacity for love. Starring Cass Collins and John Higgins with Roan Gillingham. Shakespeare’s timeless poetry provides the backdrop for this delicate and moving account of old age, memory and the demands we make of those we love. When a married couple discovers that their lifetime together is drawing to a close, they realize they cannot contemplate being apart. The play is in one act and runs approximately 75 minutes with no intermission. Tickets are pay-what-you-can (suggested donation $20). Half-price $10 tickets are offered to students who book in advance. Advance reservations are highly recommended as seating is limited. For reservations, email info@catskillartsociety. org, purchase tickets online at www. catskillartsociety.org/events or call 845/436-4227,

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‘The Treaty of 1778’’ CUDDEBACKVILLE, NY — The Neversink Valley Museum of History & Innovation presents its sixth installment of its History Lecture Series on Wednesday, September 2 at 7:30 p.m., when local historian Frank Salvati presents “The Treaty of 1778” at the D&H Canal Visitor’s Center, 58 Hoag Rd. (just off of Route 209). Light refreshments will be served. Salvati relates the story of the very first treaty between the United States and an Indian Nation that resulted in a formal document amounting to a treaty of alliance. At the time, The United States of America was in its infancy and in the throes of the Revolutionary War. The new nation promised the Delaware Indians many things in exchange for their assistance serving in the war against Britain, including admission to the Union as the 14th state. As the war continued, the Delaware expressed their dissatisfaction with the treaty and as a result, their involvement and role in the Revolutionary War changed. For more information about the museum, visit its Facebook page at www.face book.com/pages/The-Neversink-ValleyMuseum-of-History-Innovation or email nvam@frontiernet.net.

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HIGHLAND LAKE, NY — NACL continues its 15th season on Saturday, August 29 at 7:30 p.m., when it presents a popular young independent company called The Assembly from New York City in an original production titled “33 Demon Teeth.” The theatre is located at 110 Highland Lake Rd. The play is an engaging drama that closely follows the aging process of a family over the years, eclectically incorporating Japanese Kabuki theatre technique. N A C L Theatre has Contributed photo become a The Assembly performs “33 n at ion a l ly Demon Teeth.” recognized center where artists innovate and stretch boundaries in the field of live art. Audiences too, are encouraged to take risks and open their minds to cutting-edge theatre experiences and unexpected approaches to live performance. The NACL Theatre mission is to help build a culture of creativity in our region, connecting communities, conversation, and the welcoming of new friends, thereby defining the NACL experience for audiences and supporters. Individual tickets cost $20, $10 for people under 30 years old. They can be purchased online www.nacl.org.

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The Sixties at The Cooperage HONESDALE, PA — The Sixties will be at The Cooperage, 1030 Main St., on Saturday, August 29 at 7:30 p.m. The Sixties is a cover band that has been entertaining audiences in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania for over 30 years. It has opened for some of the greats of that era including The Temptations and Herman’s Hermits. The Sixties will be playing the best music of the 1960s, from the British Invasion to Folk Rock to Motown. Get ready to dance. BYOB. Donations collected at the door. Doors open at 7 p.m. The Cooperage is operated by the The Cooperage Project, a not-for-profit organization that seeks to build community through performance, learning and good times. Visit www.thecooperageproject.org or call 570/253-2020.

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Narrowsburg Music Day NARROWSBURG, NY — The Delaware Valley Chamber Orchestra partners with local businesses to present Narrowsburg Music Day, a series of music events taking place in Narrowsburg, on Sunday, September 6. At 2 p.m., a free concert by the Chacho Ramirez Quartet will be held on the Main Street deck. Overlooking the Big Eddy by the eagle observation post, drummer Ramirez will be joined by Brooklyn bassist Tehrin Cole, guitarist Meir Rosenberger and pianist Joe Piela. The performance is sponsored by Narrowsburg Electric. At 7:30 p.m., the 25th annual Music of Our Time Concert presents a program of new works by local composers Carol Bevan, David Tcimpidis and Joe Hannan. Bevan’s “At Meacham Lake—First String Quartet” will be performed by Anastasia Solberg’s quartet from Ellenville, which will also perform the world premiere of David Tcimpidis’s second string quartet, “On The Imitation of Christ—Eight Meditations of the Writ-

ings of Thomas à Kempis.” The quartet will be joined by bassist Eric Barsness and woodwinds to perform Hannan’s Tikka, based on a poem by the NewYork poet and librettist Mary Griffin, and Tcimpidis’s “Concerto Grosso,” which was originally written in 1999 for the Delaware Valley Chamber Orchestra at the request of orchestra’s founder Gloria Krause, a fitting reflection for this 25th anniversary concert. Tickets cost $15 and are available at the door or by calling the Tusten Theater box office 845/252-7272. At 9 p.m., the live music continues as the action moves to Gerard’s River Grill for a jazz jam extraordinaire, with Sandra Toll singing, Kevin Vertrees on piano, Bob Lohron bass and Papa John on drums. Guest artists are welcome. For updates, look for “Narrowsburg Music Day” on Facebook, or email dvcomusic@ gmail.com. Continued on page 19

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Big band and East Coast Swing at The Cooperage HONESDALE, PA — Moonlight on the Poconos Big Band will be at The Cooperage, 1030 Main St. on Tuesday, September 1. The Glenn Miller-style big band will play from 7 to 9 p.m. The Moonlight on the Poconos Big Band is a non-profit group whose mission is to recreate and perpetuate the big band sound that was popular during the ‘30s, ‘40s and ‘50s. Think Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller and Tommy Dorsey. Big bands originated in the United States in the 1920s. They are associated with jazz and the Swing Era and typically consist of percussion, brass, and woodwind instruments totaling approximately 12 to 25 musicians. There are 17 musicians in the Moonlight of the Poconos Big Band. Led by sax player Hank Grilk, members of the band range from teens to seniors. Each week, they come together on Tuesday evenings to rehearse at the Greeley Inn. This tribute band has over 2,000 charts in its library. Beginning at 7 p.m., there will be a basic beginner East Coast Swing dance class taught by Sandi Raub, actress, dancer and artist. Following the swing lesson, the dance floor will be open. All are welcome. For those who don’t dance, but love big band music, there will be plenty of chairs. BYOB. Donations collected at the door. Visit www.thecooperageproject.org or call 570/253-2020.

Ramble Tamble live features Swampcandy HONESDALE, PA — On Thursday, September 3, The Cooperage Project will once again team up with WJFF Radio Catskill to present a simulcast performance at The Cooperage, starting at 7 p.m. The high-energy duo Swampcandy will perform on the stage at The Cooperage during Ramble Tamble. The live performance will also be broadcast on WJFF Radio Catskill, 90.5FM. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. You may have heard Swampcandy play with The Blind Owl Band a little over a year ago (August 29, 2014) at The Cooperage. The band is composed of Joey Mitchell and Ruben Dobbs; together these two sound like a full band. They play a combination of American roots and Delta blues. Mitchell plays kick drum while beating, plucking, bowing and popping his upright bass. Dobbs plays a percussive fingerstyle steel resonator and acoustic guitars while crooning, wailing and moaning out the real blues in a powerful voice that can call to mind Tom Waits, The Black Keys, Hank Williams and Scott H. Biram. WJFF Radio Catskill is a volunteer-run community radio station based in Jeffersonville, NY. WJFF maintains a satellite studio on the second floor of The Cooperage in Honesdale. Its live webstream can be accessed from www.wjffradio.org or through the WJFF smartphone app, available for iPhone and Android. Visit www.thecooperageproject.org or call 570/253-2020.

Big Eddy documentaries announced NARROWSBURG, NY — The fourth annual Big Eddy Film Festival, which will take place from Friday, September 18 to Sunday, September 20, will showcase several new documentaries exploring those who make art and those who make art happen. Many filmmakers will be in attendance for talkbacks following their films at the festival. Among the film showings will be the Catskills premiere of a new documentary on the last surviving Jewish resort in Monticello, “Welcome to Kutsher’s.� Among the other titles will be “Peggy Guggenheim—Art Addict,� delving into the bohemian life and storied loves of the black sheep of the Guggenheim family, the notorious art collector Peggy Guggenheim; “J. Morgan Puett: The Art of Be(e) ing,� about the founder of the groundbreaking artists’ haven Mildred’s Lane in Beach Lake, PA; and “Almost There,� a coming-of-(old)-age story about 83-year-

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IN MY HUMBLE OPINION

By Jonathan Charles Fox

Have I stayed too long at the fair?

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robably. The haunting ballad with that same title was composed by Billy Barnes in 1966 and plays repeatedly in my head annually, as various counties host down-home fairs that beckon throughout the Upper Delaware River region at this time of year. I try to hit at least one every summer and always look forward to seeing what the 4-H kids have been up to, log-rolling contests, rides, crafts, vendors galore and of course food, glorious food! As many of you know, my canine companion (www.facebook.com/ DharmaTheWonderDog) is far more popular than I, and (unlike me) her presence is often requested at events where folks will literally line up to pay their respects and pose with the pup, snagging a pawtograph, while virtually ignoring me, even though she is in a sack, attached to my hip 24/7. Sigh. “I’ve created a monster,” I mumbled to no one in particular, as I made sure she had treats, fresh water and ID, heading out the door for yet another adventure with the Wonder Dog. Honestly, her popularity has swelled out of control over the years, so it came as no surprise that John Jackson and the nice folks in Walton, NY (www.delawarecountyfair.org) asked her to be a special guest at the fair this year, and they wisely booked her months in advance, ensuring that she would be avail-

TRR photos by Jonathan Charles Fox Thunder 102’s Mike Sakell threw a “peace offering” my way as the Wonder Dog hogged all of the attention at the Delaware County Fair last weekend.

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Drake White’s energetic set revved up the crowd for headliner Zac Brown at Bethel Woods last weekend. able to join her friends from the radio station (www.thunder102.com) who were judging the Karaoke Contest and hosting a concert starring country stars Jana Kramer and good ole boys Parmalee. Before taking to the stage, Kramer cooed at the pup and ignored me completely, while a spokesperson for Parmalee requested a meet-and-greet with the pup, prior to the guys hitting the stage to perform their mega-hit “Feels Like Carolina” for the thousands filling the grandstand as the midway began to glow. “Just the dog, please,” I was informed when we went backstage to meet the band. “You can wait for her over there.” Wow, man. Salivating over the fair food constantly arriving, I reached for a hot dog, but schlock-jock Mike Sakell slapped my hand away. “This is for Dharma,” he said. “Get your own!” I slinked out of the way, as flashbulbs popped and folks outside craned their necks to get a peek of the pup as she posed with the guys and picked at her food. To be fair, she is far more attractive, so I’m resigned to being in her shadow. Despite my humiliation, I had a great time, and Sakell offered me some fried dough as a peace offering while we

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enjoyed the show. So my whining abated as the evening wound down. After a decent night’s sleep I felt refreshed, but the pup was still exhausted, so I suggested she stay home rather than steal the limelight from the Zac Brown Band, which rolled into town (www.bethelwoods.org) along with opening act Drake White. As usual, I spent some time representing The River Reporter on-air with Thunder 102, but recoiled when White asked about the dog. “She’s not here!” I howled. “Deal with it!” Whimpering softly, I made my way to the pavilion to photograph the entertainment, ignoring those I passed who stopped me along the way wondering why you-know-who wasn’t there. White was fantastic (IMHO), and I’ll be keeping an eye on him (www.drakewhite.com) as his career soars. His Twitter account (@

Zac Brown and his band kept the crowd waiting for more than 30 minutes last Sunday, but all was forgiven once they hit the stage.

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“Wait over there till they’re done” were my instructions, as Dharma the Wonder Dog had a meet and greet with Parmalee at the Delaware County Fair. DrakeWhite) describes his band’s sound as “like if Joe Cocker joined The Band around a South Appalachian camp fire [after White] hooked up with Janice Joplin and [they] had a baby on the Ocoee river.” ‘Nuff said. It was fun to observe an opening act do what it is supposed to do, which is get the crowd revved up for the headliner, and White succeeded on all levels. His energy was great, his voice (and style) unique, and the jam-packed crowd was excited,

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as anticipation for the Zac Brown Band built exponentially. Unfortunately, some of the momentum dissipated as the crowd waited more than 30 minutes for the band to appear. That said, no one left disappointed. Zac Brown and his band are incredibly talented musicians, and their highly touted 2015 “Jeckyll and Hyde Tour” left no stone unturned as they performed “Sweet Annie,” “Day for the Dead,” “Knee Deep,” and electrifying versions of “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “The Devil Went Down to Georgia,” which had the crowd on its feet screaming for more late into the night. Dog tired, I left before the encore with that old ‘60s song still playing in my head. “I wanted the music to play on forever. Have I stayed too long at the fair?”

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Legendary bands coming to Bethel Woods Chicago/Earth, Wind & Fire By JONATHAN CHARLES FOX

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n Tuesday, September 1, two of the world’s most popular musical groups will be performing their Heart and Soul Tour at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts. Hailed by former President Bill Clinton as one of the “most important band’s in music since the dawn of rock and roll,” the highestcharting American Band in Billboard Magazine’s list of Top 100 Artists of all Time—Chicago—will be joining forces with Earth, Wind & Fire, which has been described as “one of the most influential and innovative contemporary music forces of the 20th Century, with a signature sound beyond category as deep as the soul of the planet.” (www.bethelwoodscenter. org) Chicago founding member Lee Loughnane took a break during the tour to chat with The River Reporter about the band, its history and coming to Bethel Woods. Trumpeter, vocalist and flugelhorn player Loughnane is excited, to say the least. “I was 11 years old when I picked up the trumpet for the first time,” he said. “Little did I know that those horns would forever change the sound of rock and roll.” Larger than a trumpet and not quite a trombone, the flugelhorn is a unique instrument, and Loughnane’s skills are “constantly being worked on” according to the musician. “The way we formed Chicago was strictly organic; we just came together naturally,” he says of the band’s creation. “Initially, we thought we had one or two albums up our sleeve, and then we’d be back to being one of [the original] garage bands.” As the first American rock band to top the charts with 40 albums in six decades, Chicago continues to pack ‘em in wherever they appear, and their album “Chicago Transit Authority”

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was inducted into the GRAMMY Hall of Fame in 2014. “This will be our fourth time playing with Earth, Wind & Fire,” he said, “and they are so much fun to be with. Playing at the site of the 1969 Woodstock Festival?” he adds, “Priceless.” Earth Wind & Fire original member Ralph Johnson concurred. “Woodstock had a tremendous influence on me, the band and the trajectory of our career,” he said. “Hendrix, Sly & the Family Stone and Santana? We feel so lucky to have added to that legacy over the years.” On the 40th anniversary of the band’s album “That’s the Way of the World,” Johnson reflected, “It was our sixth studio album and the soundtrack for a film of the same name. The album spent three weeks atop the Billboard Pop Album Chart, and has contributed heavily to my ‘attitude of gratitude’ over the years. We don’t take our success for granted.” Johnson is also grateful for having met Clive Davis and his association with Verdine White, bassist for EW&F. “Were it not for these amazing musicians,” he said, “who knows what would have happened? I truly believe it was destiny.” Combined, these two bands have sold hundreds of millions of albums worldwide, and the demand to see these legendary performers together again has been high. “One of the most exciting things about the show is when both bands perform at the end of the concert,” Chicago’s Loughnane said. “Having these 21 very talented musicians playing our greatest hits together puts the excitement level at a fever pitch. From the heart of Chicago and the soul of Earth, Wind & Fire, it is an unforgettable experience!” For ticket availability and more information visit www.bethelwoodscenter.org. or call 866/459-2035.

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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.

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Fri., Aug. 28 Comedy Night at Cocoon

HAWLEY — Harmony Presents features comedians from New York, Boston, Philadelphia and more at Cocoon Coffee House, 1 Silk Mill Dr., 8:30pm. Cost: $1520, plus two items from Cocoon Comedy Menu. www.silkmillharmony.com.

Jazz on the deck party

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.

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.

Catskill Society of Model Engineers open house

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

Community picnic

BETHEL — Annual free picnic outdoors at the Bethel Delaware Highlands Conservancy office, 12noon4pm. Crafts, games, live bluegrass music, a guided nature walk on the woodland trail, monarch butterflies with Ed Wesely, live animals with the Pocono Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, local food, and fun for all ages. RSVP requested. 845/583-1010.

Exhibit opening: Catskill Paintings

ARKVILLE — Free exhibit opening at the Erpf Center, 2-4pm. “Catskill Paintings� by Michael Herstand and Kamilla Talbot. Exhibit runs to October 16. Gallery hours: M-F 8:30am-4:30pm; weekends by appointment by calling 845/586-2611. www.catskillcenter.org.

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. Activities vary. No reservations needed. $6/person (children under 3 free). Please note: a minimum of 5 people (or $40) required to hold tour. 845/482-4764.

Film score composer: Matt Nakoa Trio

HAWLEY — Matt Nakoa Trio at Harmony Presents in the Silk Mill, 8pm. The lush romanticism of Josh Groban’s music meets the texture and grit of the most epic indie and pop tunes in Nokoa’s voice and songwriting. His film scoring has been featured at BAM and on Disney.com. Tickets: $1520. sil kmillharmony.com.

Fireman’s parade and ďŹ eld day

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.

HORTONVILLE — Hortonville Volunteer Fire Company 82nd annual Fireman’s Parade and Field Day. Noon street parade, 3pm chicken BBQ, games, food and drinks. Live music by 110 Whitehall Street. Music by DJ Rockin’ Rebel Ron.

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

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.

The Barn Cats at The Dancing Cat

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.

BETHEL — The Barn Cats play at the Dancing Cat, 8:30pm. Live, electric, eclectic, funky rock n’ roll with a whole lot of soul. The Barn Cats are Jim Verdi, Tommy Rausch, Jan London and John Rocklin.

Sat., Aug. 29 Barryville Farmers’ Market

BARRYVILLE — The Barryville Farmers’ Market, presented by the Barryville Greenmarket Foundation, at 3385 Rte. 97, behind River Market, 10am-1pm. Open every Saturday (rain or shine), through October 31. Farmers, food producers, bakers, artists and artisans. www.BarryvilleFarmersMarket.com.

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Mojito Ice Bar

HAWLEY — Mojito Ice Bar by Sculpted Ice Works and DonQ Rum at Cocoon Coffee House, Route 6 & Bellmonte Ave., 12noon-6pm. Email cocoonbarista@gmail.com or 570/226-6130.

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DINGMANS FERRY — Dinner and a mystery at Dingmans Ferry United Methodist Church, 115 Myck Rd. Two performances Saturday: a 1pm matinee and at 7pm. Cost: $20. Print order form from website: www.dfumc.com.

Penny social

DAMASCUS — Penny social at the Damascus Community Hall, Conklin Hill Road. Doors open 5pm, drawing starts at 7pm. Refreshments.

Roots & Rails at Equinunk Historical Society

EQUINUNK — Bradley MacMaster will present a program on the D&H Canal and D&H Railroad in Honesdale at the Equinunk Historical Society, 1972 Pine Mill Rd., 1pm. Established in the early 1800s, the company recently filed to discontinue its trackage rights. Doors open at noon. 570/224-6722.

The Pillowcase Project

JEFFERSONVILLE — The American Red Cross presents The Pillowcase Project at the Jeffersonville branch of Western Sullivan Public Library, 11am12noon. The Pillowcase Project is a preparedness education program for children entering grades 3 to 5; it teaches students about personal and family preparedness, local hazards and basic coping skills.

The Sixties at The Cooperage

HONESDALE — The Sixties, a cover band that plays the best music of the 1960s, performs at The Cooperage, 7:30pm. Enjoy ‘60s music from the British invasion to folk rock to Motown. BYOB. Donations collected at the door. 570/253-2020.

Sun., Aug. 30 All Day Meditation

HONESDALE — Two Rivers Zen Community (TRZC) will hold a zazenkai, a daylong retreat devoted to zen meditation practice. Doors open at 7:45am and the first sitting begins at 8am. All are welcome, instructions and an orientation provided for newcomers. Cost: $40 for non-members, $25 for members, includes lunch. Visit tworiverszen.org.

Blueberry pancake breakfast

LORDS VALLEY — All-you-can-eat blueberry pancake breakfast at Blooming Grove Vol. Firehouse, 484 Rte. 739, 8am-12noon. Cost: adults $7, children 10 & under $4, kids 3 & under free. Eat in or take out. Orange juice, blueberry or plain pancakes, French toast, scrambled eggs, hash browns, bacon, sausages, coffee or tea. 570/775-7355.

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.

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MONTICELLO — A free community event on Broadway, 11am-5pm. Free rides, bouncy houses, face painting, live entertainment and more.

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.

Tues., Sept. 1 Alzheimer’s Association Caregiver Support Group

LIBERTY — Alzheimer’s Association Caregiver Support Group at Achieve Rehab & Nursing Facility, 170 Lake St., 6-7:30pm. Open to the public to all caregivers/family members of people with Alzheimer’s disease or related disorders. Light refreshments provided. 845/866-3247.

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PORT JERVIS — Once a month now through September on the first Tuesday night, downtown Port Jervis transforms into American Graffiti Blvd. Up to 200 street rods, hot rods, custom cars, trucks and bikes line the street. Nearly 30 trophies awarded at each event. 845/856-4310.

Wed., Sept. 2 Professional uniform sale

HONESDALE — Wayne Memorial Hospital Auxiliary will sponsor a professional uniform, shoe and accessory sale in the David Katz Conference Center on the second floor of the hospital, 601 Park St. Wednesday, Sept. 2 from 9am-6pm and Thursday, Sept. 3 from 7am-4pm. Proceeds benefit the construction of a heliport pad.

Thurs., Sept. 3 Preserving Your Harvest with Root ‘N Roost Farm

JEFFERSONVILLE — Cheyenne from Root ‘N Roost Farm teaches how to make chutney out of the harvest season’s excess fruits and veggies, including how to safely process it in a hot water bath canner at the Jeffersonville branch of Western Sullivan Public Library. All fresh produce to be provided by the farm.

Professional uniform sale

HONESDALE — Wayne Memorial Hospital Auxiliary will sponsor a professional uniform, shoe and accessory sale in the David Katz Conference Center on the second floor of the hospital, 601 Park St. from 7am-4pm. Proceeds benefit the construction of a heliport pad.

Fri., Sept. 4 First Friday Networking Breakfast

LOCH SHELDRAKE — Sullivan County Chamber of Commerce First Friday Networking Breakfast at SUNY Sullivan, 7:45-9am. Cost: $15 for members/$25 for non-members. RSVP by 9/3 at 3pm. Call 845/791-4200 or email office@catskils.com.

Penny social

LIVINGSTON MANOR — Penny social at the Masonic Lodge, 94 Main St. Doors open at 5:30pm, calling at 7pm. Donation: $1. Refreshments, door prizes. Benefit: Sullivan-St. Tammany Chapter #298 Order of Eastern Star.

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Plumbing, Carpentry, Renovations, Ceramic Tile, Stone Work, Electric & Honey do lists 845-887-4708

Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning

BUCK MOORHEAD, ARCHITECT

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

PHILIP FARMILOE, ARCHITECT, AIA

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

Auto Body B&R COLLISION CORP.

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

Automotive D & R AUTO REPAIR

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

SONNY'S SERVICE CENTER

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

Blacktopping ESSELMAN PAVING

Blacktopping Lake Huntington, NY • 845-932-7829

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

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Contractor LEWIS MECKLE CONSTRUCTION CORP. New Homes • New Construction Renovations • Excavations From start to finish • Quality to remember Narrowsburg, NY • 845-252-7469

SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS

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

Construction REEVES MOUNTAIN CONSTRUCTION

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Electrical AMERICAN ELECTRIC, LLC

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

JS ELECTRIC

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

ROTO ROOTER Septic Tank Pumping,

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

845-252-6672 • 570-729-7936

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

Solar Energy BUSELLI PLUMBING, HEATING & ELECTRIC

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!” Shohola, PA • 570-559-7596

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

Solar Electric Power, Solar Thermal Hot Water & Heat. Install & Service 570-729-7791

ELDRED EQUIPMENT SERVICE & SUPPLY 550 Route 55, Eldred, NY 845-557-6168 888-435-2979 M-F 8-5 Sat 8-3

Call today to book your ad: 845-252-7414

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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.

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

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

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

School Bus Attendants Liberty/Neversink/Fallsburg Paid Training. Holiday and Weather Pay $9.00 to Start Background check, drug test Rolling V Bus Corp 845-434-4102 or 434-0511 rollingv.com or email info@rollingv.com

To advertise, call Eileen: 845-252-7414, ext. 35 Deadline: Mondays, 12:00 p.m. Help Wanted Middletown Medical (Dr. Daboul’s office) has immediate part time openings for a LPN and receptionist in their Barryville office. Will work Mondays and Wednesdays. Please send resumes to LoriM@middletown medical.com.

Employment Help Wanted ATTEND AVIATION COLLEGE– Get FAA approved Aviation Maintenance training. Financial aid for qualified students. Job placement assistance. Call AIM for free information 866-296-7093 Help Wanted ATTEND AVIATION COLLEGE– Get FAA approved Aviation Maintenance training. Financial aid for qualified students. Job placement assistance. Call AIM for free information 866-296-7093 Drivers: Flatbed OTR Drivers earn up to 65k/yr! Our trucks feature FREE DIRECTV! H B O , S h o w t i m e & NFL Sunday Ticket. Call Today! 888-804-3051 Help Wanted Can You Dig It? Heavy Equipment Operator Career! We Offer Training and Certifications Running Bulldozers, Backhoes and Excavators. Lifetime Job Placement. VA Benefits Eligible! 1-866-362-6497

WANTED:

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

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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

School Bus Drivers Liberty/Neversink/Fallsburg

CDL B with S & P Endorsements $1000 sign-on bonus with your 1 year commitment Must be ready to drive Starting: Bus $16/Van $13 Potential to: $20.00/$16.75 Background check, drug test Rolling V Bus Corp 845-434-4102 or 434-0511,rollingv. com or email info@rollingv.com

Busy year round Restaurant & pub is now hiring Full time & part time line cooks. Accepting applications for both day and night shifts. Must be experienced. Excellent opportunity for the RIGHT experienced individual to work their way into assistant manager . Reply with resume and/or detailed work history and we will contact you for an interview. We stay busy year round so if you are tired of being laid off at the end of the season then look at us. Need to be able to multi-task ,reliable transportation, have great work habits and cleanliness. avalley@ ptd.net or apply in person Apple Valley Restaurant 104 rt 6 Milford PA 18337

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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 Full Time and Part Time year-round positions available. No experience necessary. Pay dependent on experience. Benefits offered. Applications can be completed online at www.woodloch.com/employment.

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HANSON Well Drilling & Pump Co. • Water Wells • Water Pumps • Deepening Existing Wells

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

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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. Now reduced! $6,000 OBO. Call or text (570)647-8679

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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. Yard Sale, Multi-Family Sept. 5, 6, 9 to 4, (no early birds!) 922 Cnty Rd 94, Fremont Center Antiques, books, clothes, collectibles, furniture, too much to list!

Yard Sale

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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.â€? 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. Cute Home for rent: Eldred Schools Available September 1, 2015 $900 per month w/o utilities One month security deposit + first month rent in advance. Pet(s) allowed with additional ½ month security deposit required Available for inspection by appointment 6 month renewable lease Bob Bliefernich: 845.701.9351 cell or 845.557.8415 home

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MLS # 41471 Riverfront farmhouse in Narrowsburg. Turn-of-the-century farmhouse in beautiful down town Narrowsburg also zoned commercial. Nice covered front porch as well as an enclosed screened back porch to sit and relax. The back yard is level with some mature trees and a one car garage. 4 bedrooms, one full bath plus 2 half baths. Nice Âżreplace with a woodstove insert - $ 164,900

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Secluded 5 bed. 3.5 bath, 3,476 sq ft. mountain top home on 3.4 acres near Del/Lackawaxen Rivers. Exercise room, sauna, indoor jacuzzi, 1000 sq ft rear deck overlooking backyard pond with waterfall, turn-key condition.

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Legal Notice NOTICE COUNTY OF SULLIVAN Proposals for the following will be received by the Director of the Department of Purchasing and Central Services at the Sullivan County Government Center, 100 North Street, Monticello, New York 12701, (845) 807-0515, until 1:00 P.M. on Friday, September 11, 2015: Nurse Practitioner at the Sullivan County Jail (R-15-37) Specifications may be obtained from the Director at the above address. Dated: August 28, 2015 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. 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. LEGAL NOTICE SULLIVAN WEST CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT TAX COLLECTOR’S NOTICE Notice is hereby given that I have received the 2015 School Tax Roll and Warrant of the Sullivan West Central School District of the Towns of: Bethel, Callicoon, Cochecton, Delaware, Fremont, Liberty, Tusten and the vil-

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lage of Jeffersonville in the County of Sullivan, New York and the Town of Hancock in the County of Delaware, New York. You may make payment by sending your ENTIRE BILL and check to the address listed below, or if paying installments (Sullivan County only), send the stub for the payment that is due. Please write your Section, Block and Lot # on your check (i.e.: 20.-1-16.5) these numbers can be found on the right side, near the top of your bill. MAIL PAYMENTS TO: SULLIVAN WEST CENTRAL SCHOOL TAX COLLECTOR DEPT#117022 PO BOX 5270 BINGHAMTON, NY 13902-5270 MAKE SURE YOUR PAYMENT IS FOR THE CORRECT AMOUNT AND THAT YOUR CHECK IS SIGNED!! If you have made an error on your payment, it will be returned to you for correction. If this is near the end of the month, this may result in a higher interest charge, according to the date postmarked. (Postage Meter will NOT be accepted!) INTEREST SCHEDULE: September 1thru Sept. 30-Par October 1 thru Oct. 31-2% November- 3% The collection warrant is for 64 days and expires on November 3, 2015; at which time the undersigned can no longer receive payment. Payment from November 15 through November 30, 2015, can be made (Sullivan County Towns only) by ending payment (certified check) including the 3% interest to: Sullivan County Treasurer Sullivan County Government Center 100 North St. Monticello, NY 12701 Any taxes remaining unpaid after November 30, 2015 will be re-levied on the January 1, 2016 town and county tax bill with an additional 7% penalty added. I have fixed the following dates and places for receiving taxes: You must bring your entire tax bill when making payment. First National Bank of Jeffersonville in Jeffersonville Saturdays, September 12, 19 and 26 between the hours of 9:00 am and 11:00 am. If you no longer own this property please forward the bill to the rightful owner or return it to the tax collector with the new owners name and address. For questions regarding payment of your bill, please contact: Sullivan West Central School Tax Collector 845-4824610 ext. 4115 For questions about

your assessed value please contact your town assessor. Tax Collector Sullivan West Central School District September 1, 2015

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; 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

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can be paid in full as follows: September 1stpostmarked before October 1st without interest. October 1st through October 31 with 2% penalty added. November 1st through November 4th with 3% penalty added. The school tax collector may not accept payments after November 4, 2015. Starting November 15, 2015, up to 5:00 p.m. of November 30, 2015, taxes may be paid by certified payment at the Sullivan County Treasurer’s Office, Government Center, Monticello, NY 12701 at 2% interest. After November 30, 2015, unpaid taxes are re-levied at 7% compounded on January 2016 on the Town and County Tax Bill. Jean VandeMark ECSD School Tax Collector

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. 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. 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. 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 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.

Notice of formation of STONE SMART SOLUTIONS, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/20/2015. Office location: Sullivan County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at PO Box 19, Callicoon, NY 12723. Purpose: any lawful act. Notice of Formation of a Limited Liability Company The name of the limited liability company is: Imagine Catskills, LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the New York Secretary of State’s office on: August 14, 2015. The County in which the Office is to be located: Sullivan. The New York Secretary of State is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The address to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against

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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 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 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. 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. 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. LEGAL NOTICE ELDRED CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 2015-2016 TAX WARRANT I , Jean VandeMark, School Tax Collector for the Eldred Central School District, have received the School Tax Roll and Tax Warrant for the Eldred Central School District. The tax warrant is for the period of September 1, 2015 to November 4, 2015. Tax payments can be mailed to ECSD School Tax Collector, PO Box 366, Eldred, NY 12732 or payments can be made at Jeff Bank, Route 55, Eldred, NY. Collection day at the Lumberland Municipal Building will be September 12th from 9am-12 noon. Collection day at the Highland Town hall will be September 19thfrom 9am -12 noon. Checks should be made out to Eldred School Tax Collector. Taxes

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 lawful act or activity.

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Take a tour of the Delaware water system

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RAHAMSVILLE, NY — As the last reservoir water supply system to be built in New York State, the Delaware System provides over 50% of New York City’s drinking water. If you’ve ever been curious about the history and construction of this system, you can take a narrated bus tour offered by the Time and the Valleys Museum on September 26. The tour will take passengers to the Neversink, Cannonsville, Pepacton and Rondout reservoirs. A talk will give you the facts and figures along with stories about each. The tour will start at 8:30 a.m. with a complimentary breakfast at the Time and the Valleys Museum. The motor

coach will depart at 9 a.m., making frequent stops during the trip for photos or just to enjoy the scenery. Lunch, which is not provided, can be purchased at an area restaurant or passengers can bring their own. After the last stop in Downsville, the tour will head back to Grahamsville and, time permitting, make an additional stop at the Rondout Reservoir to watch for eagles and listen to local stories. Arrival back to the Time and the Valleys Museum is estimated to be 4 p.m. The cost for the bus tour is $25 per person for members of the Time and the Valleys Museum or $30 for non-members, and pre-registration is required.

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The Neversink Reservoir is seen here from atop the dam on an early autumn day. Email info@timeandthevalleysmuseum.org or call 845/985-7700. To register online visit www.timeandthevalleysmuseum.org/prod uct/delaware-water-system-tour.

Celebrate Daniel Boone Day

ONTICELLO, NY — The Sullivan County Conservation Club will present Daniel Boone Day on Sunday, September 13 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 140 Kortwright Rd. with awards immediately following. The day will include target competition, shooting events and a gun raffle, as well as other raffles, refreshments and vendor tables. There will be a special presentation of Civil War living history by the 143rd New York Volunteer Infantry.

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Corn plot field day

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OCHECTON, NY — A free, educational Corn Plot Field Day for farmers will be offered on Wednesday, September 9 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. by Cornell Cooperative Extension Sullivan County (CCESC). Participants will earn 2.0 in pesticide credits within New York State Department of Environmental Conservation categories 1A, 10, 21, and 23 as well as Pennsylvania 4.0 pesticide credits in categories PC, 01, 03, and 18. New Jersey credits are pending. Lunch will be provided to participants. The event site is located near Cochecton Mills on My Place

Road. Justin O’Dea, commercial vegetable and field crop educator of Cornell Cooperative Extension Ulster County, will teach area farmers how to effectively manage crop fields, including corn plots, with lessons on pesticide use. Topics covered will include scouting weeds, insects and weed management for field corn. The field day will feature a demonstration plot with a variety of descriptions and field observations of corn to examine for performance. Attendance is free and lunch is included. Space is limited and pre-registration is requested in advance. Registration and more information can be obtained by calling CCESC at 845/292-6180, emailing sullivan@cornell.edu, or visiting www.sullivancce. org. Donations for CCESC programs are appreciated. This free program is made possible in part through 607-865-6951 sponsorships from CCESC, Cochecton Mills, and Delaware Valley Farm & Garden.

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SOUNDINGS: taking the pulse of the Upper Delaware Watershed High gage mark, feet 8/19 8/20 8/21 8/22 8/23 8/24 8/25

3.27 3.25 3.74 3.67 3.44 3.38 3.37

High water temperature °F 8/19 8/20 8/21 8/22 8/23 8/24 8/25

76.82 75.92 75.20 73.76 73.40 74.30 73.94

Actual and avg. precipitation NYC watershed

Reservoir levels August 25, 2015 Cannonsville: 69.3% Pepacton: 87.2% Neversink: 88.1% Total: 86.3% Normal Total: 79.6% Total in 2013: N/A

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Banks of beauty

RIVER TALK

By Sandy Long

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n July, I shared some photos of early summer’s flowered finery (www. r iver r ep or t er.c om /c olu m n / river-talk/11/2015/07/01/f lowered-finery). As the season has progressed, a different set of regional beauties has seized the stage. Along the banks of the Lackawaxen River, an assortment of flowering plants are now competing for resources such as light, water and nour-

ishment to sustain their showy blooms. Some are faring better than others, but all are putting on a lively display, guaranteed to satisfy our senses and restore our spirits. Take some time to familiarize yourself with the vegetation depicted here, all of which enjoy the moist and marshy habitat offered in the riparian zones of rivers like the Lackawaxen and Delaware.

Joe-Pye weed is believed to have been used to cure fevers during the Colonial era by a Native American healer of that name.

TRR photos by Sandy Long

Each of the flowering plants depicted individually in this week’s River Talk are shown in their wild array along the banks of the Lackawaxen River in Pennsylvania.

Cardinal flower is one of the native wildflowers threatened by invasive species such as purple loosestrife.

Purple loosestrife outcompetes many other plant species.

Goldenrod, which blooms concurrently with ragweed, is often mistakenly blamed for triggering allergies.

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