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Scenic Byway named one of 10 best Contest for top spot underway By FRITZ MAYER

PPER DELAWARE VALLEY, NY — USA Today on September 1 named the Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (UDSB) one of the best scenic autumn drives in the country. The public is invited to join in settling the question of which drive is number one by voting for the top location on Facebook, Twitter or other Internet services. The reaction from people in the Upper Delaware Valley has lifted the UDSB from number eight to the number four position as of September 8, with voting continuing until 12 noon on Monday, September 28. People interested in voting for the UDSB may do so once a day at tinyurl.com/q99frvs.

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The view from Hawk’s Nest, part of the Upper Delaware Scenic Byway, is one of the attractions on Route 97.

Following is the list of top 20 contenders: M-22 - Michigan Kancamagus Scenic Byway - New Hampshire Hocking Hills Scenic Byway - Ohio RCA checkmark Upper Delaware Scenic Byway - New York Olympic Peninsula Loop Drive - Washington Blue Ridge Parkway - North Carolina & Virginia Skyline Drive - Virginia Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway - South Dakota Dutch Country Roads - Pennsylvania Scenic Route 100 Byway - Vermont West Elk Loop - Colorado Historic Columbia River Highway - Oregon Historic Route 1 - Maine Pig Trail Scenic Byway - Arkansas Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail - North Carolina & Tennessee Going-to-the-Sun Road - Montana Scenic 7 Byway - Arkansas Mohawk Trail - Massachusetts Middlebury Gap Road - Vermont Jacob’s Ladder Scenic Byway Massachusetts

National Geographic to highlight river valley By DAVID HULSE

ARROWSBURG, NY — National Geographic, the internationally known magazine, is planning an interactive exploration of the Delaware River Valley between Northampton County, PA and Delaware County in NY, according to a spokesman coordinating the program from the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA). The NPCA’s participation in the program is funded through a two-year grant from the Philadelphia-based William Penn Foundation, which has delegated extensive funding to preserving Delaware River water quality. Spokesman John Beljean introduced the program at the September 3 meeting of the Upper Delaware Council (UDC),

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where he also sought the UDC’s endorsement. Beljean said the program, already introduced successfully at other park areas, will promote environmentally sustainable “geotourism,” and involves exploration of regional national, state, as well as often little known county and local park areas. Geotourism, Beljean said, involves directing international exposure toward use and development of areas capable of handling it without damaging the resource, as well as preventing overuse of areas not capable of heavy use. Through a National Geographic Society (NGS) website to be launched in October, the program and the magazine would cite areas, based on input from local “stakeholders,” who have nominated special places of interest.

Those nominations, essays submitted about places of interest both online and by mail, would be initially reviewed by local county-based committees that would pass on their recommendations to the magazine. The magazine, in May of 2016, would then launch a second website, this one highlighting those areas. Businesses and areas selected by the magazine would receive window stickers showing program participation and will appear as “electric badges” on the magazine’s website. The NGS would also provide a guide of “the destination’s most authentic places in the form of a hand-held map designed by National Geographic….” Beljean said the geotourism program provides marketing, reaching some 600 million people monthly through multiple media formats, that local businesses

would never be able to support otherwise. According to an NGS statement, geotourism visitors statistically spend more than others. A 2010 Montana study showed that in a six- to eight-day visit, geotourists spend close to twice the amount as “non-geotourism” visitors. The planned outcome of the program would be in the creation of local geotourism stewardship councils, combining local government, private and not-for-profits “committed to uphold the principles of geotourism and are trained to guide a destination through the implementation of a geotourism strategy.” For more, visit travel.nationalgeo graphic.com/travel/sustainable/about_ geotourism.html.

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Cuomo calls for national gun control Staffer in critical condition By FRITZ MAYER

EW YORK CITY, NY — In the wake of a member of the Cuomo administration being critically injured when a random bullet struck him in the head, Gov. Andrew Cuomo took to the airwaves to plead for national gun control legislation to stem the tide of gun violence across the country. Contributed photo On the CNN program “New Day,” Gov. Andrew Cuomo Cuomo said, “How many incidents do we have to have, how many weeks do we have to have with the same story over and over and over about the insanity that this country is allowing to continue with violence and loss of life of innocent people, because we have people who have no business having guns, having guns.” The incident he referred to occurred in the pre-dawn hours of September 7 in Brooklyn, as Carey Gabay, 43, who is a lawyer with the Empire State Development Corporation, was with his brother and friends in Flatbush in advance of the West Indian Day parade. Officials from the New York State Police Department said Gabay was apparently an unintended victim who was caught in the crossfire of two suspected gangs. Eight to 10 shots were fired in the exchange between the two groups. Cuomo said the lawyer remained in “very critical” condition. The previous day, Cuomo addressed a gathering of reporters and made essentially the same points. “We can protect the Second Amendment and legitimate gun owners, but we also need to protect people,” Cuomo said. “How many mentally ill people have to get a gun and kill children? How many criminals have to get a gun and kill innocent people before this nation is going to say we have to do something?” In the wake of the Sandy Hook massacre of school children in December 2012, Cuomo pushed through the NY SAFE Act, which addressed semi-automatic weapons and the size of magazines. Upstate communities railed against the act, saying that Cuomo and the legislature were violating their Second Amendment rights to bear arms. The Sullivan County Legislature and many upstate municipalities passed resolutions opposing the act, and most memorably, Town of Delaware Councilperson Al Steppich addressed the county legislature on February 21, 2013 and said that his town had passed a resolution against the act, but that it did not go far enough. He said, “We should hold the governor and the legislators in contempt of the Constitution, and try [them] for treason.” The gun-control measure that is most widely supported by the public is universal background checks of gun purchasers, which would provide for background checks for private purchases of firearms including those sold online and at gun shows. Repeated polls show that about 90% of U.S. citizens support such legislation, but it has been blocked by opponents at the federal level.

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IN BRIEF Sheriff’s Office investigating vehicle larcenies ROCK HILL, NY — The Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents in the Town of Thompson to lock their vehicles at night and be on the lookout for suspicious persons. Deputies investigated a series of larcenies last week from cars that were parked at Kinnebrook Estates off of State Route 17B in Monticello. On September 2, thieves struck again, this time at the Emerald Green subdivision in Rock Hill. “It appears that just about every unlocked car in Emerald Green was ransacked last night,” said Undersheriff Eric Chaboty. “We are encouraging citizens to be extra vigilant and call 911 immediately if they see anything suspicious.” Earlier, deputies investigated the theft of a white 1991 GMC Sonoma pickup truck from Cimarron Road. The truck was taken during the power outage that affected most of Sullivan County that evening. The undersheriff said that deputies will be stepping up patrols in these areas overnight. Anyone with information on these incidents is encouraged to call the sheriff’s patrol at 845/794-7100 or the sheriff’s confidential TIPS Line at 845/807-0158. All calls will be kept confidential.

Steeper fines for harming ealges HARRISBURG, PA — State Sen. Lisa M. Boscola introduced a bill on September 2 that would increase the state fine as penalty for killing a bald or golden eagle. “While past conservation and protection laws have helped bring eagles back from the brink of extinction, it is time to update the penalties to better reflect the continuing importance of these birds as America’s revered national symbol,” Boscola said. Boscola said the eagle was the focus of one of the greatest conservation efforts of America’s history. Congress passed a law to protect bald eagles in 1940 and golden eagles in 1962. Previously, their population was threatened into near extinction by poaching, hunting, pesticide use, habitat destruction and other dangers throughout the early 20th century. Boscola’s bill, Senate Bill 979, would hike the state fine from $200 to $2,500 for each instance of someone killing an eagle. This fine per bird would be designated toward replacement costs. The Federal Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act would continue to apply. She noted that both the Democratic and Republican chairs of the state Senate Game and Fisheries Committee have co-sponsored her legislation.

UDC funds more litter pick-ups NARROWSBURG, NY — The Upper Delaware Council, Inc. (UDC) extended its second annual River and Shoreline Clean-up Grants Program to include summer litter pick-ups at the Skinners Falls River Access and along the New York State Route 97 Hawk’s Nest. The UDC donated $750 to partner with the Town of Deerpark, NY in a two-day initiative by town highway department employees to collect and dispose of trash that had accumulated along the famous Orange County section of the Upper Delaware Scenic Byway to the border with the Town of Lumberland in Sullivan County. The Town of Deerpark invested approximately $1,000 in the August 24-25 clean-up project. UDC member Damascus Township, PA reached out to the Calkins Ag 4-H Club to do a specifically targeted clean-up at the Skinners Falls Access public gathering spot located across from Milanville, PA in the Town of Cochecton, NY on September 4. The popular river access is co-managed by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the National Park Service.

Celebrating Pike business development MILFORD, PA — Michael Sullivan, executive director of the Pike County Economic Development Authority on September 2 announced the EDA’s upcoming annual dinner on September 30. Speaking at the county commissioners’ meeting, he noted that Pike’s unemployment numbers have dropped from 12.6% to 6.2% in the past three years. Sullivan said the dinner will celebrate the new and expanding businesses in the county and speak to “hurdles we need to overcome and how we plan to do it.” He emphasized that the September 30 dinner, in addition to providing information to those directly involved in business development, will provide valuable information for anyone interested in the county’s economic future. The EDA’s guest speaker at the dinner is former Pennsylvania state Sen. Michael Brubaker, who is CEO of Blackford Ventures, LLC. His topic will be “the role of venture capital and how it might be used in Pike County, PA.” The dinner will be hosted by Ehrhardt’s Waterfront Resort in Hawley, from 5 to 8 p.m. Tickets, at $35 each, are available by contacting Tammy Savarese at 570/296-7332. MEMBER NYPA • MEMBER NNA

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Camp neighbors reject gift cards Camp septic remains an issue

By FRITZ MAYER

ELN SPEY, NY — Camp Simcha in Glen Spey, which provides camping experiences for children with cancer and other illnesses, received in excess of $5 million in donations this year. Neighbors wonder why they don’t spend some of that money fixing their septic system, which, they say, smells so bad on summer days that they can’t open their windows or enjoy the outdoors. That’s one complaint among several. They also complain that the helicopter rides provided to the children on alternate Fridays are dangerous and shatter the peace of their otherwise tranquil neighborhood, and on special-event days, the camp has sought to alter the flow of traffic. This year, perhaps recognizing that the neighbors are being unduly inconvenienced, before most of the staff departed for the season, the camp gave $50 gift cards to some of the neighbors. At least four of those neighbors said they would reject the cards because they aren’t about to be silenced or bought for $50. Mercedes Schneider, who over the years has been one of the most vocal critics of the camp, said she wouldn’t accept the card if it were for a million dollars. Since 2004, Schnieder has complained to every official and govern-

ment agency she could think of, including the governor’s office, the state office of the attorney general, the New York State Department of Health (DOH), the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Federal Aviation Administration (over the helicopter rides), and so far none has been able to compel the camp to mitigate the ill effects of the camp’s sewage system, which according the documents from the (DEC) empties into an “unnamed tributary of the Delaware River.” Christine Westermann, who is with the DOH office in Monticello, said that no issues arose during the annual inspection of the facility this year. In any case, Schneider is not alone in her assessment of the problem. Her neighbor Andrew Chiciak and another neighbor, Anna Kapzcak, have confirmed the complaints about the odor and the septic system. A camp benefactor named Harvey Bookman gave the camp $900,000 to build a new sewage treatment system, and earlier this year was described in a story in a New York City tabloid as being upset, because the sewage system has not yet been addressed. He threatened to take the camp to court. Schneider and the other neighbors want to give their gift cards to Bookman to thank him for what he has been trying to do.

After waiting more than a decade for action, the neighbors are skeptical that the camp will ever actually address the issue, but there is some movement on the matter. The camp has applied to the DEC for a permit to expand its wastewater treatment system. The camp currently has a permit to house up to 332 people at the facility and discharge 17,500 gallons per day of treated sewage into the creek. Neighbors say the camp routinely houses up to 600 people per day, and that is a big cause of the problem with the sewage facility, although the camp denies this. In any case, the permit would allow the population of the camp to expand to 846 people over the next five years, and the amount of discharge that could be dumped into the creek would jump from 17,500 gallons per day to 45,000. A document from the DEC says it has made a “tentative determination to approve the application” and is accepting comment from the public. The document also says the project “will not have a significant impact on the environment.” The DEC is accepting comment from the public until October 9. Comments must be submitted in writing to Rebecca Crist, NYSDEC, 21 S. Putt Corners Rd., New Paltz, NY 12561.

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Big tank, little truck By FRITZ MAYER

ARRIS, NY — What’s the saying about trying to stuff 10 pounds of stuff into a five-pound bag? A driver named Douglas Furman, 33, of Glen Wilde essentially tried the same trick with a pickup truck and a big steel tank. The Sullivan County Sheriff’s Patrol received a report of an erratic driver on Big Woods Road in Harris on the afternoon of September 4. Deputy Joseph Calvello responded and saw that the erratic driver was operating a Chevrolet S-10 pickup truck with a six-foot bed, with a large, 15-foot tank protruding from the back of the truck and dragging on the surface of the road. “The driver was apparently taking the tank to a scrap yard in Liberty”, said Undersheriff Eric Chaboty. “This guy wasn’t stopping for anything.” After the driver was interviewed, he was placed under arrest and charged with driving while his ability was impaired by drugs. According to a press release from the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office, “The investigation revealed that Furman had used a come-along to load the steel tank, and that it was completely off the ground when the driver started his trip. After a short while, however, the bed of the pickup experienced metal fatigue under the

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A 15-foot tank on a six-foot truck bed earned the driver a ticket.

weight of the load and when the tailgate buckled, the tank began dragging on the ground.” Furman was issued an appearance

ticket to appear in the Town of Thompson Court. Deputies are investigating how Furman acquired the steel tank.

ILFORD, PA — Luke Barbalich of the Carbon, Monroe, Pike Drug & Alcohol Commission appeared at the September 2 meeting of the Pike County Commissioners to announce an upcoming family training in the use of Narcan. Narcan (naloxone) is an opioid antagonist and is used for the complete or partial reversal of opioid overdose. Barbalich said Narcan has been used by EMTs for a long time in overdose TRR photo by David situations. Hulse A September 25, 6 to Luke Barbalich 7:30 p.m. training at the St. Patrick’s Church Hall in Milford is being sponsored by the Pike County Parents for Prevention group and will be presented and co-sponsored by the Resource Training and Counseling Center of New York. According to an announcement poster, headed “Heroin Overdose Epidemic,” all those attending the training will receive “a free opiate overdose prevention kit.” September has been proclaimed as “Recovery Month,” and the commissioners also announced a three-county group of September 30 “Recovery Walks.” Milford’s walk is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. at the Ann Street Park.

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Cuomo orders review of Common Core By FRITZ MAYER

LBANY, NY — With an estimated 20% of parents of school children grades three to eight choosing not to allow their kids to take the Common Core (CC) tests in the last school year, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has decided that the implementation of CC has been “deeply flawed,” and said that in September he will appoint a committee to review the program and recommend changes. He issued a statement that said, “The fact is that the current Common Core program in New York is not working, and must be fixed. To that end, the time has come for a comprehensive review of the implementation of the Common Core Standards, curriculum, guidance and tests in order to address local concerns. I am taking this action not because I don’t believe in standards, but because I do.” This comes as the new commissioner of education, Mary Ellen Elia, has been looking at the possibility of imposing some sort of legal sanctions against parents who keep their children away from the tests. Elia had made public comments in various venues saying that it was not reasonable for parents to prevent their children from being tested and that it was not ethical for teachers to promote the “opt out” stand, though she admitted she

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was not aware of actual cases where that has happened. With his announcement, Cuomo has pre-empted Elia from moving toward some form of sanction. He said, “The new commissioner of education has inherited this problem, and I understand has been meeting with parents, educators and students, and has heard the same concerns. Recently, the state education department has made comments about organized efforts to have parents choose to opt out of standardized tests. While I understand the issue and [the education department’s] valid concern, I sympathize with the frustration of the parents. “We must have standards for New York’s students, but those standards will only work if people—especially parents—have faith in them and in their ability to educate our children. The current Common Core program does not do that. It must.” He said he would instruct the committee that reviews the system to have recommendations in time for him to include them in his State of the State Address in January. He’s looking to have the legislature pass a new law regarding Commob Core. Michael Mulgrew, president of the United Federation of Teachers, which has been critical of CC, reacted positively to the statement, issued the following statement in response: He said, “Gov. Cuomo has started listening to teachers and parents who know firsthand how flawed the

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A car leaves Briscoe Road near Jeffersonville and lands upside down.

By FRITZ MAYER

RISCOE, NY — Bricsoe Road resident John Kearney was awakened from his sleep on the morning of September 4 when he heard what he described as a “screeching sound coming ever closer, to the point that I think it is going to come through my house.” Then there was a loud crash and looking out the window he saw that the car was upside down. He raced to the scene wearing only his pants, shouting for his neighbors to call 911. He wrote in a Facebook post, “Thankfully the kid (a young man on his way to the local college) was out of the car but with a nasty gash on the top of his head. A nice kid just driving a little too fast and taking this route to the school for the first time, thinking he could save time. I told him ‘Well, I can safely say you won’t be going to school today, but you are lucky to be alive.’ He agreed.”

implementation of the Common Core has been in New York State. We’ll be happy to work with the new group to help fix the problems created by the Common Core rollout and to help restore the public’s faith in state education policy.” Other critics, however, said a review of the system will not do, and that CC needs to be completely abandoned. The group New York State Allies for Public Education released a statement that said, in part, “Parents across the state are not fools. They know the problems are hardly limited to implementation of the Common Core, but the actual Common Core itself, its excessive testing and a fundamentally broken teacher-evaluation system. “Parents know that Andrew Cuomo is not part of the solution. Cuomo is the problem. “It is Cuomo who forced his unproven teacher evaluation system down parents’ throats. “It is Cuomo who slashed and underfunded the state education department staffing. “It is Cuomo who accepted ‘Big Donor’ campaign money and enabled the build-up of a privatized, unaccountable shadow government within the state education department—The Regents Research Fellows—who created the ‘implementation’ mess Cuomo now blames.”

Port Jervis sewer repairs continue By ANYA TIKKA

cameras for the I&I studies to find out where exactly the problems are right now, starting with the Front ORT JERVIS, NY — The Port Street and Jersey Avenue area, Jervis Common Council disbecause they have the largest and cussed and approved the pre-apdeepest pipes. plication for a large amount of grant Councilmember Rob Waligroski and loan money potentially available said, “For those who know about to repair the old sewer system that’s I&I, it might not be $99 million. It already under state citations. Public could be a good study, and it could Works and Environmental Affairs save a lot. Some pipes may be good, committee liaison Kevin CunningTRR photo by Anya Tikka but, also a lot of the work is going to ham met with sewer replacement program representatives, reporting that Mayor Kelly Decker presents a be done in-house, and that doesn’t plaque to MaryAlice Presto from the cost so much. That’s going to be the the amount of both grant and loan Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Council of majority. But there will also be some money available is large. Orange County. major repairs. Hopefully we’ll get If approved, money from New York’s the small ones without having to spend big dollars.” Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) could Cunningham read the proclamation that decover $25 million. However, the total estimate of scribes the scope of the work required to bring the the work needed to fix the city’s old and failing city sewers up to current standards, requesting sewer system is a lot more, prompting comments in approval to continue the application. The process the council. requires that part of the work be carried out by miCouncilmember Gerry Oney said, “I’m pleased, nority- or woman-owned businesses, and that an all our grant applications are based on this. TwenEqual Opportunity Minor Business Officer be apty-five million sounds like a lot, but $99 million has pointed. DPW Director John R. Farr and Assistant been identified to repair our sewage system. This Director Steven Duryea were appointed as officer only addresses a quarter of what’s in the citation, and deputy respectively. it does not fix it. The more we delay, the higher the In other business, three representatives adprice, we should move as quickly as we can.” dressed the council about their organizations. The program is titled Sewer Collection System Program coordinator Larry Gotham came to give Rehabilitation and Infiltration and Inflow (I&I) a presentation on Orange/Ulster BOCES Summer Reduction. A study of rainwater and other runoff Youth Employment Program that had just finished; that gets into the sewer system has been identified MaryAlice Presto talked about the Alcoholism under the city’s I&I reduction project. & Drug Abuse Council of Orange County and its Mayor Kelly Decker said, “We’re running into events leading up to and during September, which problems with speed and volume when it rains, and is National Recovery Month. we have a huge amount of liquids going in the sysAlso, community advocate Jack Austin asked the tem that are well above the allowed limit. It could city council to consider opening one of its properbe just water, or stuff from basements that are ties to function as a warming center for the homepumped into the system.” less during the harsh winter months. The city is going through a slow process of using

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Remembrance at Heroes’ Park

LDRED, NY — Town of Highland Supervisor Andy Boyar sent us these photos of a volunteer clean-up day at Heroes Park, where a 9/11 memorial service will be held on Friday, September 11 at 7 p.m. At right is a photo of what Boyer described as “two amazing volunteers, Ryan Jones and Frank Roes, who worked to get our Heroes Park Memorial Sculpture ready for Friday night’s ceremony.” Volunteers who spent their Saturday morning working on this project were Doreen Hanson, Steffi Watman, Fred Bosch, Ryan G. Jones, Andy Boyar, Tony LaRuffa, Johanna Bosser,

Wayne OKs local human services money By DAVID HULSE

Photos by Andy Boyar

Claire Sullivan, Matt Sallustoe, Tom Gubelli and Frank Roes. At left, husbandand-wife team Janet Rutkowski and Walter Kenul give the Twin Towers and I-beam sculpture, “Never Forget,” which they designed, a spruceup for the memorial service.

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ONESDALE, PA — The anticipated costs of Children & Youth (C&Y) Service programs in Wayne County will increase by $850,000 this fiscal year (2015-16) and another $460,000 in the 2016-17, according to projections by Human Services Administrator Andrea Whyte. Whyte came before the county commissioners on September 3 for authorization of the proposed ’16-’17 plan and the county’s commitment to fund its 20% share. Whyte said spending was down in the recently completed 2014-15 fiscal year, because the department did not have to make a large number of placements outside the home. “We do as much as we can in the community and try not to place [children] outside of the home,” she said. As to the increases, she said the budget is based on prior years’ cost increases. “We’re applying past rates and provider costs.” She said Wayne’s costs remain much lower than other counties, but she warned that catastrophic situations and new state legislation can impact mandated service costs in these budgets. “We don’t have a crystal ball,” she said. Whyte said abuse-of-the-aged reports have also increased dramatically, and the law regarding the aging is based on C&Y law. The county share of the C&Y budget rose from 19% ($867,455) to 20% this fiscal year ($1,087,709) and is expected to remain at that rate in 2016-17 ($1,172,134). However, aside from $23,154, the remainder of the county share is reimbursable from other sources. In other business, the commissioners received payment of and approved distribution of previously approved community development block grants for the 2014 fiscal year. They also were copied on PennDOT responses to the Audubon Society of Northeast PA and the Himalayan Institute’s Retreat Center regarding concerns over the announced closure of the state Route 4017 bridge over the West Branch of Dyberry Creek at Tanners Falls. PennDOT is considering alternatives during the preliminary design phase of the bridge project.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Vote on Issues, not longevity

Trump, immigration and the Tea Party

t this point in the race for president of the United States, the surprising leading candidate is reality TV-star Donald Trump. It seems more appropriate to describe him that way rather than calling him a billionaire, because numerous publications disagree about his actual wealth, calculating it anywhere from a few hundred million to several billion dollars. What most publications do agree upon is that a large part of his appeal to supporters is that he thinks all undocumented immigrants—or illegal aliens, as those more willing to offend tend to call them—should be immediately kicked out of the country. In fact, a poll released on September 3 by The Des Moines Register found that of Trump’s supporters in that state—the first state to hold a caucus in the Republican primary—47% support the idea of shipping them back to their native countries as soon as possible. Should he become president, there is little doubt that Trump would try to make good on his proposal to oust those many workers and also to try to end birthright citizenship as guaranteed in the 14th Amendment. His positions have gained him a hardcore base of followers from the Tea Party wing of the Republican Party. They are opposed to undocumented immigrants because of the belief that those immigrants take jobs and services away from U.S. citizens and are generally a burden on the U.S. economy. But is that true? In the age of the Internet it is easy to find reasoned opinions on both sides of the argument. On the “yes” side, in May 2013, Robert Rector, a senior research fellow at the Heritage Foundation, and Jason Richwine, a senior policy analyst at the Heritage Foundation, wrote, “In 2010, the average unlawful immigrant household received around $24,721 in government benefits and services while paying some $10,334 in taxes.

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This generated an average annual fiscal deficit (benefits received minus taxes paid) of around $14,387 per household. This cost had to be borne by U.S. taxpayers... Under current law, all unlawful immigrant households together have an aggregate annual deficit of around $54.5 billion.” On the “no” side, Danny Vinik, a writer at The New Republic, wrote in a July 2014 article, “Many undocumented immigrants pay taxes, use government services and collect benefits. Most importantly, undocumented immigrants contribute to the economy. Labor economists agree that there are net gains to having a larger labor supply. Some groups benefit more than others do, and some may even be hurt by the millions of undocumented immigrants. In 2012, researchers at the Cato Institute estimated that a mass deportations policy would reduce economic growth by around $250 billion per year. Those costs would not be evenly distributed: Those at the very bottom of the income distribution, particularly those without a high school diploma, might even earn higher wages in the absence of undocumented immigrants. But in total, undocumented immigrants benefit the economy.” While the argument is certain to go on throughout the presidential election campaign and beyond, CNN Money published a piece last year (tinyurl.com/k6s9znu) called “5 immigration myths debunked,” which seems to show that undocumented immigrants do more good for the economy than harm. It said, first, they pay taxes; in 2010 undocumented immigrants paid some $10.6 billion to state and local governments in taxes. The report also pointed out that undocumented immigrants pay into the Social Security system, even though they are not eligible for benefits. According to the Social Security Administration, they have paid $100 billion into the system over the past 10 years. Further, the article says, “Undocumented immigrants do not qualify for welfare, food stamps, Medicaid and most other public benefits. Most of these programs require proof of legal immigration status, and under the 1996 welfare law, even legal immigrants cannot receive these benefits until they have been in the United States for more than five years.” The report also argued that undocumented workers don’t take American jobs, and removing the estimated eight million undocumented workers from the economy would actually result in a net job loss because there would be that many fewer people working, earning wages and spending their money in the economy. Regardless of the many economists who say mass deportation would be bad for the economy, it’s clear that Trump’s anti-undocumented immigrant stance has vaulted him to the top of the polls. But, it’s still not clear if Trump will win the party’s nomination or that he is ready to actually run a full-blown presidential campaign if he does. Under “issues,” his campaign website lists a single one: immigration. Javier Palomarez, president of the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, has said that Trump can never win the presidency without the Hispanic vote. With his position now etched in stone, and his repeated criticisms of Mexico and its citizens, it seems unlikely that Hispanics will ever vote for him.

A respected political commentator recently did a disservice to the cause of open government when he urged people to vote for an incumbent county legislator rather than her opponent, a woman with 13 years experience as an elected official of the Town of Lumberland. The commentator conjectured that being the longest-serving member of the county legislature made the incumbent the better candidate in this election. This argument is specious. On December 31, Sullivan County will lose two pioneering legislators, Cindy Gieger and Cora Edwards. As new legislators, they were swept into office, pledging to reform the backroom political system that has long dominated county government. Together with likeminded legislators, they succeeded in opening government processes to the public, and in scrutinizing contracts and proposals to ensure that county residents got the best services at the lowest cost. They accomplished all this because their election gave them a majority on the board, enabling them to start breaking the strangle hold of the entrenched good-old-boy political system. To continue their legacy, an informed electorate must evaluate candidates based on the issues they support, not just mindlessly return incumbents to office. On September 10, vote for the candidate, incumbent or new, who you think will work best to deliver the kind of government you want. Star D. Hesse Narrowsburg, NY

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“If we learn nothing else from this tragedy, we learn that life is short and there is no time for hate.” — Sandy Dahl, wife of Flight 93 9/11 pilot Jason Dahl, in Shanksville, PA

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MY VIEW

MIXED GREENS

By Lynn Guiser

The eagles and the old tree on the Delaware

n eagle pair chose an old, dying tree to make their nest and have a family. It’s pretty tall, and without a speck of green—mostly bare of long or thick branches, too. Despite its older looks, this tree stands proud, independent, away from all others in the nearby forest. To me, it’s decidedly quite a reliable type, by the mere fact that one of the most magnificent raptors chose to nest and raise babies in its treetop for at least the past three years. Why would the eagles choose an old dying tree, I asked myself? Though it’s bare, this particular tree, standing above a red barn, has easy, wide access and an amazing panoramic view of her great majesty, the Delaware River. It’s a marvelous introduction for any newcomers—including baby eagles—to Old Lady River, and her assumedly delicious food supply. The birds can clearly view north, south, east and west perched in this nest. No trees or structures to block views. This bare tree leaves the raptors safe from climbing predators, too, as one would have to fly to get to their home. The perching options are so minimal that other birds cannot easily approach to harm the eggs or babies, without being seen. Really, best of all, though, the nest is prime river front property! And, just think, all by itself, the forgotten tree withstood river thunderstorms and squalls, hurricanes and nor’easters without support from the forest cluster. Now, like a crown, the eagles in their enormous nest show off the barren, bold tree, proving its royalty and just how strong it really is.

An eagle feeding its baby is often seen in the nest, in plain view of passing motorists during the summer. I am not the only one who stops to take photographs. One might think the elderly tree is honored to host an eagle family, maybe feeling a renewed purpose in life. We can admire not only the nest, and the wise choice the eagles made, but also the wonderfully old and strong tree, and how well it is doing with its life. It is an everyday type of charm on the Delaware. [Lynn Guiser is a resident of Damascus, PA.]

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By Carol Roig

Timeless

ast month I finally found the time to visit Fallingwater, Frank Lloyd Wright’s 1936 masterpiece in western Pennsylvania. I’ve been looking at pictures of this famous house since I was in my twenties, so I thought I knew what to expect and how I would feel about it. But, like many iconic places, this one defied my expectations and delivered a more complex and visceral experience than I had anticipated. Photographs emphasize the monumentality and the breathtaking counterbalance of Fallingwater’s cantilevered, reinforced-concrete terraces. In person, the house feels nestled into its site, harmonizing rather than competing with the waterfall on Bear Run. The front door is tucked away, modest and almost hidden. In photographs, the interiors are made to look vast. In person, there is a sense of intimacy, even in the large main floor living area. The bedrooms are small by today’s standards, although each has its own outdoor space, thanks to those ingenious terraces. The bathrooms are tiny, but the thoughtful space-saving layout and use of materials—sandstone native to the site and marine-grade plywood chosen to withstand the damp—create a sense of unity that doesn’t need grandeur of scale. Wright’s career spanned 70 years, and as early as 1896 he was advocating for more affordable, smaller, simpler houses that suited the way we live in our own time, and promoting the idea that a welldesigned home should be accessible to every American. As his work evolved, he introduced many design innovations, including open-plan living spaces, prefabricated structural components, builtin storage and furniture, and radiant floor heating. He also took care to orient each house on its site to provide privacy from the road, minimize the need for artificial light in the daytime, cool the structure without air conditioning in the summer, and harness passive solar heat gain in the winter. In the last decades of his career, he brought everything he had learned to the service of affordable homes for everyday people, and between 1936 and 1959 he orchestrated these qualities into projects as small as a 450-square-foot cottage, made spacious by its generous outdoor space and harmonious details. Our knowledge of construction materials and methods has changed over the years, and our everyday lives are even less formal today than Wright envisioned, but his core values are timeless: the spiritual well-being we gain when we live in harmony with nature, and the mental liberation that can be achieved when we put less emphasis on the quantity of our possessions and focus more on the quality of our experiences. That’s the source of the emotional punch I felt at Fallingwater and nearby Kentuck Knob, a smaller Wright project built in 1954. Both houses provoke a thought process, however gently they may prod: How do I want to live? What’s important me? What extraneous stuff would I be willing to jettison in order to make room for a richer everyday experience of the natural world, the closeness of family life and the luxury of quiet contemplation?

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SANDRA JEAN BOWERS GRUND

Sandra Jean Bowers Grund of Ferndale, NY, a homemaker and a lifelong area resident, passed away peacefully, Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at the Orange Regional Medical Center, Middletown, NY, with her husband and three sons at her side. She was 64. The daughter of the late Arthur L. Bowers, II and Irene Welch Bowers, she was born June 27, 1951 in the Town of Fremont, NY. Sandy was a graduate of the Delaware Valley School, Callicoon, NY and further attended Sullivan County Community College. She was a waitress at The Antrium Lodge, Roscoe, NY, where she met her husband. She sang with the Belltones, a barbershop quartet; and with the Mickey Barnett Band from 1977 to 1994. In the mid-’70s, Sandy and her husband owned Sam and Al’s Bar and Restaurant in Lake Huntington, NY. After moving to Ferndale 21 years ago, she enjoyed being a mother and housewife and in the last 11 years, being a grandmother to her four grandchildren, whom she loved and cherished to no end. Survivors include her husband of 40 years, Alvin H. Grund, at home; three sons, Arthur Grund of Highland, NY, Jason Grund and his wife Heather of Callicoon, NY, and Gary Grund and his wife Jessica of Ferndale, NY; four grandchildren, Justin, Izabel, and Emma, all of Callicoon, NY and Joshua of Highland, NY; three sisters, Anna May Husson and her husband Charles of Roscoe, NY, Brenda Smith and her

husband Scott of Livingston Manor, NY, and Dawn Zweck and her husband Jim of Durham, NC; seven brothers, James Bowers and his wife Cheryl of Roscoe, NY, Jeffery Bowers and his wife Jamie of Roscoe, NY, Kenny Bowers and his wife Carol of Bostic, NC, Arthur Bowers, III and his wife Colleen of Roscoe, NY, Robert Bowers and his wife Mora of Washingtonville, NY, David Bowers and his companion Patty of Livingston Manor, NY, and Chris Pomeroy and his companion Melissa of Beaverkill, NY; three brothers-inlaw, Robert Grund, Jr. and his wife Marie of Sevierville, TN, William Grund and his wife Nancy of Cochecton Center, NY, Edwin Grund and his wife Diane of Cochecton Center, NY, and countless cousins, nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by two brothers, Gary Bowers and Michael Bowers; one nephew, Jeffery Bowers; one uncle, Robert “Bob” Hubert and his wife Aunt Helen of Hankins, NY with whom Sandy lived for many years. Visitation will be Friday, September 11, 2015 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Harris Funeral Home, Railroad Ave. Roscoe, NY. Funeral services will be Saturday, September 12, 2015 at 10 a.m. in the funeral home. The Rev. Bridgette LeConey will officiate. Burial will be private in the Laurel Cemetery, Cochecton Center, NY. Memorial contributions in Sandra’s name may be made to a charity of one’s choice.

ORGANIZATIONAL NEWS Recovery Center picnic

NARROWSBURG, NY — St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 31 Erie Ave., invites everyone to its fifth annual bratwurst dinner on Saturday, September 19, from 4:30 to 7 p.m. The dinner will include bratwurst from The Alpine in Honesdale, PA, homemade German potato salad and sauerkraut, beverages, bread and kuchen for dessert. Tickets cost $10 for those 13 years old and up and for all takeouts, $6 for children ages six to 12 (eat-in only), while children five and under eat free (eat-in only). Advance sales only. For tickets and further information, call 845/252-3919.

MONTICELLO, NY — Catholic Charities Recovery Center will host its annual picnic on Saturday, September 12 at De Hoyos Memorial Park on Hay Street from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event, now in its 23rd year, recognizes the accomplishments of clients who have successfully completed programming at Catholic Charities Recovery Center (formerly The Recovery Center) in Monticello. The picnic, which is free for alumni and their family members, includes a barbeque lunch, games, karaoke, face painting for children and a talent show. There also will be raffles and door prizes for participants. Lunch will be followed by a speakers’ meeting for alumni to share their experiences, as well as messages of strength, hope and encouragement. The picnic will conclude with a sobriety countdown to cheer on and support alumni as they continue on their recovery path. Donations from ShopRite Supermarkets will help provide the food and supplies.

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JILL B. NAUMOVITZ Jill B. Naumovitz of Fairbanks, AK, a retired elementary teacher for the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, Fairbanks, AK, died Thursday, August 27, 2015 at the home of her mother in Rensselaer, NY, with her mother and her sister at her side. She was 45. The daughter of Janet Muthig Naumovitz and the late Stanley Naumovitz, she was born November 14, 1969 in Monticello, NY. Jill was a graduate of Eldred Central School District, a graduate of SUNY Oneonta, and SUNY Cortland with a Master’s Degree. She taught school in New York State until she moved to Alaska in 2002, returning to New York in 2015. Survivors include her mother, Janet Naumovitz of Rensselaer, NY; one sister, Beth Naumovitz of Rensselaer, NY; one brother, Adam Naumovitz and his wife Laura of Delmar, NY; and their children, Grant, Colby, and Stella Naumovitz; her parental grandmother, Dorothy Naumovitz of Liberty, NY. Graveside services and burial will be Saturday, September 12, 2015 at 12 noon in the Grahamsville Rural Cemetery, Grahamsville, NY. Memorial contributions in Jill’s name may be made to an animal shelter of one’s’ choice.

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Rotary holds food drive

ORT JERVIS, NY & MONTAGUE, NJ — The Port Jervis Rotary Club will host a food drive for Back Pack Snack Attack this Saturday, September 12, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the ShopRite supermarket, 10A Route 23 in Montague, NJ. Each week volunteers for the Backpack Snack Attack Program at Hamilton Bicentennial Elementary School fill backpacks designed to feed needy children on weekends. Most schools have lunch programs to assist these children during the school week but not when they are off from school. For the convenience of shoppers, Shop

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Rite will provide $5 bags for purchase and a contribution to the drive so that it is not necessary to hunt for individual items. Members of the Port Jervis Rotary Club will also hand out sponsorship pamphlets for cash donations that can go directly to the program. Rotary is a service organization and performs fundraising to support community and international initiatives. The Port Jervis Rotary Club meets for lunch each Wednesday at the Two Rivers restaurant in Matamoras, PA. Visit Port Jervis Rotary Club on Facebook.

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large crowd gathered on June 8, 1904 for the dedication of a monument to Samuel Meredith, first treasurer of the United States. Meredith’s country home, Belmont Manor, was located near Pleasant Mount in Wayne County, and he lived there from his retirement until his death on February 10, 1817. He was buried at Belmont but reinterred at the site of the monument in the village of Pleasant Mount. Born in Philadelphia in 1741, Meredith attended Doctor Allison’s Academy, became a prominent merchant and served as a Pennsylvania militia officer in the Revolution. He was a member of the Continental Congress (1786-1788), surveyor of the port of Philadelphia and appointed by President Washington as the first treasurer under the Constitution. He served from 1789 until 1801, when, being a dedicated Federalist and supporter of Alexander Hamilton’s policies, he resigned to avoid serving under Thomas Jefferson. From the collection of the Wayne County Historical Society, 810 Main St., Honesdale. The museum and research library are open Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a. m. to 4 p. m. and museum only 12 noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.

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est of luck to all the kids who are going back to school, and God bless the teachers. The Cochecton Preservation Society will present its Coffee, Tea and History event, titled “Cochecton’s First People,” on Sunday, September 20, at 1 p.m. at the Cochecton Train Station. See page 11 for details. September 9 was the ninth anniversary of Tommy’s mother’s death due to cancer. Tommy decided to shave his head to help fight childhood cancer; he raised quite a bit of money for St. Baldrick’s. If you can find it in your heart, come out and help support this special event, on Sunday, September 13 at the four corners in Eldred, where “Conga against Cancer” will take place. There will be a tricky trunk at 12 noon, head shaving at 4 p.m., music and food all day. If you have never been to this event, it is a must-see. How heartwarming it is to honor those who are fighting cancer and those who have passed away from this ugly nasty disease.

You can always go to facebook.com, “Human Line of Hope” for more information or to make a donation, or call Lou at 845/557-3321. FYI: I am not the school tax collector. On Saturday, September 26, Heinle’s General Store is hosting Oktoberfest from 1 to 6 p.m. under the big tent in the ball field, starring Jimmy Sturr and his orchestra. For tickets, go to www.heinlesgeneralstore.com. They cost $20 online, $25 at the gate. Save this 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 Susan Pierce in your prayers; she passed away last week. Her wake will be at the Ramsey Funeral Home in White Lake, NY on Thursday, September 10 from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Have a great week, and you email leeniebeans@citlink.net, or call 845/252-3568 if you have news.

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COMMUNITY CURRICULUM On Cornel West at Unitarian meeting BEACH LAKE, PA — Dr. William Rowe, professor of philosophy at the University of Scranton, will give a presentation based on an interview/ article with Cornel West, a prominent philosopher and provocative thinker of today, at the meeting of the Upper Delaware Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at 10:15 a.m. on Sunday, September 13 at the Berlin Township Community Center. In the article “The Fire of a New Generation,” Cornel West uses the term “Black Prophetic Fire,” by which he means the “suffering of others that generates a righteous indignation that results in the willingness to live and die for freedom.” This has been seen recently in Ferguson, Baltimore, Staten Island and Oakland. Following the presentation, Dr. Rowe will lead a discussion. A social time and refreshments will follow the program. For directions, see www.uduuf.org/directions.

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Coffee, Tea and History COCHECTON, NY — The Cochecton Preservation Society Presents its ninth annual Coffee, Tea and History event on Sunday, September 20, at 1 p.m. at the Cochecton Train Station, 8537 Rte. 97. The presentation is titled “Cochecton’s First People.” The guest speaker is Professor Evan Pritchard, a descendant of the Mi’kmaq people, part of the Algonquin Nation. Pritchard will present a talk on the native history of Cochecton followed by questions and answers, and a book signing. Admission is free, and refreshments will be provided. Audience participation is encouraged. Come early for a good seat and join the fun. Donations are welcome. Free, rain or shine. For more information, call Jerry at 845/932-8210.

Resumé writing class MONTICELLO, NY — Literacy Volunteers is offering a resumé writing class that is free and open to the public. This class will be held on three consecutive Saturdays beginning on September 26 and continuing on October 3 and October 10, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at The Literacy Center, located on 63 North St. The emphasis of the resumé writing class will be on appropriate phrasing, structure and use of the most current style and design. The goal is for everyone who completes the three-day course to leave with a completed resumé. Call 845/794-0017, for more information or to register.

Get help finding a job at the library MONTICELLO, NY — The Ethelbert B. Crawford Public Library will host a program to help job seekers gain a competitive edge in their search for employment. Come to the library for free one-on-one individualized career coaching sessions. Job seekers meet with a career coach to get help writing their resumé and/or cover letters, explore career options, develop effective strategies for their job search and prepare for job interviews. Each session will last one hour. The dates on which the program will be held are Saturday, September 12 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon, and Thursday, November 12 from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Registration is required; call the library to schedule a session at 845/794-4660, ext. 7. The Ethelbert B. Crawford Public Library is located at 393 Broadway.

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ou bring your feline companion to the veterinarian for their annual checkup and your trusted veterinary physician notes that Sullivan your cat has a heart murmur. One of the most common questions asked is, “What is a heart murmur?” A heart murmur is an abnormal heart sound that often requires the use of a stethoscope to hear it. Abnormal swirling of blood within the heart causes the sound classified as a heart murmur. Some murmurs can be deemed innocent (non-concerning), while others are pathologic murmurs (ones that affect an animal’s life). Innocent murmurs are often heard in younger animals and typically resolve by 16 weeks of age. Pathological murmurs are often due to an actual issue with the heart. Murmurs are graded by their intensity and are organized by a scale ranging from one to six. A grade-one heart murmur is very soft or quiet, and the veterinarian must listen very closely in a very quiet room to hear it. A grade-six murmur is very loud and can be heard on both sides of the chest, a vibration felt when you touch the animal’s chest, and even when placing your head near the an-

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Cats with heart murmurs imal’s chest. The loudness of the murmur reflects only how much turbulence is noted within the heart, and not the severity of the disease. Thus, your cat could have a four-out-of-six heart murmur but have only minor structural issues. The heart is composed of four chambers: the right atrium, the right ventricle, the left atrium and the left ventricle. Blood flows from the right side of the heart to the lungs then back to the left side of the heart. After the blood leaves the left ventricle it then travels to the rest of the body starting from the aorta. In cats, most of the structural issues occur on the left side of the heart and can include leaky heart values, a thickening or narrowing of a valve or blood vessel, or an abnormal hole between the heart chambers. Heart murmurs are dynamic, meaning that they can be heard today and not tomorrow. For this reason, is it very important to have your cat examined on a regular basis. Once a murmur is detected, your veterinarian will discuss with you some of the symptoms of heart disease. In cats, clinical signs may be very subtle and not very clear at times, until the disease becomes very advanced. The most common clinical sings include lethargy/

weakness after running or playing, not being very active, increased breathing rate, pale gums and potentially weight loss. If any of these clinical signs are noted, it is important at a minimum to have baseline blood work done, to be sure there are no other organ diseases going on. Other diagnostic tools of great help include Xrays as well as an echocardiogram and heart sonogram. The sonogram is the best test to identify all the heart values and chambers. A skilled veterinarian can even measure the speed of the blood traveling through the heart and identify the underlying problem. Annual examinations are very important not only for vaccinations but also to ensure that your pet is in the best of health. Heart disease can have a better outcome if diagnosed and treated early as well as allowing for fewer incurred expenses. If your cat is showing any of these clinical signs, be sure to schedule an appointment with a veterinarian. [Contact Dr. D’Abbraccio at www. facebook.com/CatskillVeterinaryServices, www.catskillvetservices.com, or jdabbracciodvm@icloud.com.]

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ONTICELLO, NY — Monticello Police K9 “Rocco” was retired on Thursday, August 13, after sixand-a-half years of dedicated service with the Village of Monticello Police Department. Rocco is a nine-year-old German shepherd, and was handled in those 6 1/2 years by Monticello police officer John Calvello Jr. Rocco was formally trained for his K-9 patrol service duties and illegal narcotics scent detection through the New York State Police Canine training program at Cooperstown. During his career, Rocco made numerous criminal apprehensions, illegal narcotics detection finds and assisted other Sullivan

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The saved art of sentence diagramming By ISABEL BRAVERMAN

was in the woods in the Upper Delaware Valley getting a grammar lesson. Why was I partaking in a grammar lesson? I’m not in school. I was learning how to diagram sentences from Lani S., an artist behind Diagrammers Anonymous. Sentence diagramming is a lost art, and Lani hopes to bring it back to life, as both an art form and as a way to honor grammar. Lani talked about the Grammar Wars, and how grammar has become a way to put people down, or it’s become snobby, and the term “grammar Nazi” is seen all over social media. “It’s not to alienate, it’s to bring together,” Lani, a self-proclaimed Grammar Jedi, says. Lani explained how the Grammar Wars began in the 1970s when schools started to cut grammar lessons from the curriculum (or diminish them), because it made the students feel badly if they couldn’t grasp the difficult grammar concepts. Lani is also a teacher, and has taught at Delaware Valley Job Corps Center in Callicoon and The Homestead School. It was during her teaching years that she became infatuated with grammar (before that, she worked in the film and music industries in San Francisco and New York City). Her grammar lessons are fun and interactive. She says the kids at the Job Crops would go from rude, or sleeping, or not caring at the beginning of class, to saying at the end, “Thank you for the lesson.” Indeed, when Lani taught me how to sentence diagram I never thought grammar could be so much fun, and I left with a sheet of color-penciled notes. Most methods of diagramming are based on the work of Alonzo Reed and Brainerd Kellogg in their book “Higher Lessons in English,” first published in 1877, though the method has been updated with recent understanding of grammar. Reed and Kellogg were preceded, and their work probably informed, by W. S. Clark, who published his “balloon” method of depicting grammar in his 1847 book “A Practical Grammar: In Which Words, Phrases & Sentences are Classified According to Their Offices and Their Various Relationships to Each Another.” The first thing to know about sentence diagramming

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I’m getting a lesson in sentence diagramming at the home of Diagrammers Anonymous.

Lani makes art with prints of sentence diagrams, like this whiskey glass that says “After dinner is the best time to serve the malt whiskey.”

She also makes roomy tote bags made of recycled cotton.

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is that it’s not easy. It’s a visual representation of the structure of a sentence. Lani describes it as the shape of someone’s language, or a roadmap to their thoughts. “It has a formula, but it also has an x factor. I like that it has a mysterious x.” In the diagram, the sentence is broken down word by word and each word has a particular placement. So, before I learned how to sentence diagram, Lani went over the parts of speech with me: noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, etc. (each one has its own color and shape). “You can’t hide from a word,” Lani said. “You have to know what every word is doing. It’s like brain surgery.” Of course, I won’t (and probably couldn’t) explain how to sentence diagram here. But if you want to learn, Lani mentioned many wonderful resources, including the books “Sister Bernadette’s Barking Dog: The Quirky History and Lost Art of Diagramming Sentences” by Kitty Burns Florey, “Drawing Sentences: A Guide to Diagramming” by Eugene Moutoux, “Rex Barks: Diagramming Sentences Made Easy” by Phyllis Davenport, and the documentary “Grammar Revolution” by Elizabeth O’Brien. And for Diagrammers Anonymous, you can email lani@diagrammersanonymous.com. Why is it called Diagrammers Anonymous? Because sentence diagramming is like an addiction, and you need a group to talk to about it. Lani also offers private instruction in grammar and/or diagramming for kids and adults. All of this informs Lani’s art. A lot of her work is printmaking; she prints sentence diagrams onto tote bags, shirts, note cards, whiskey glasses, rocks and more. Lani calls it grammar ware/wear. She sells these on the website, and the note cards are available at the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance gift shop. She also creates “zentence” diagrams such as the saying “chop wood and carry water.” “Grammar and sentence analysis [diagramming] correlate to an important aspect of living: that it’s not about having the answers, but asking the right questions,” Lani said. Visit www.diagrammersanonymous.com.

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LIBERTY, NY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Sullivan County Community Chorus will resume weekly Thursday rehearsals on Thursday, September 10 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Choral Room of the Liberty Middle School, 145 Buckley St. The chorus, under the direction of Kevin Giroux, with accompanist Keira Weyant, will perform its 39th annual winter concert, on Sunday, December 13 at 2:30 p.m. in the Immaculate Conception Church, Woodbourne. Conductor Girouxâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s theme for the concert is â&#x20AC;&#x153;Winterscapes,â&#x20AC;? as each selection or set of songs has been chosen to elicit, for both the singers and the audience, memories of feelings and events associated with the season. Singers wishing to perform in the concert must regularly attend rehearsals joining the chorus no later than October 8. If you are interested in joining the chorus, you will be required to meet with conductor Giroux to determine vocal range for placement in the appropriate section of the chorus, as well as to ensure an ability to match pitch. Dues are $20 with a $15 music deposit (new members only) and $10 one-time folder deposit. Those wishing to sing in the winter concert are encouraged to arrive for their first rehearsal at 6 p.m. For more information on joining, call 845/439-4458.

Acoustic bluegrass jam HONESDALE, PA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Robert â&#x20AC;&#x153;Buckshotâ&#x20AC;? Jenkins and Ron Penska will be leading an acoustic bluegrass jam at The Cooperage, located at 1030 Main St., on Wednesday, September 16 from 7 to 9 p.m. Bluegrass is a form of American roots music within the country music genre. The roots of bluegrass are found in Irish, Scottish, Welsh and English folk music. The genre was later influenced by southern American jazz. This jam is open to any musician with an acoustic instrument such as a fiddle, mandolin, banjo, guitar, bass, harmonica, tambourine, even an egg shaker. This jam is entirely acoustic. This is a donation-based event and contributions are appreciated. The Cooperage is operated by the The Cooperage Project, a 501c3 not-for-profit organization that seeks to build community through performance, learning and good times. Visit www.thecooperageproject.org or call 570/253-2020.

Forestburgh fall series: Lumiri Tubo and Shlomo Franklin FORESTBURGH, NY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Forestburgh Tavern Fall Series will begin on Friday, September 11 with Lumiri Tubo and Saturday, September 12 with Shlomo Franklin, and continue every Friday and Contributed photo Saturday through Hal- Lumiri Tubo loween. The series will include concerts, comedy, cabarets and more. John Hoglund, reviewer for Backstage, wrote of cabaret star Tubo, â&#x20AC;&#x153;This vivacious performer is a charmer with a diverse vocal style that at times ranges from Anita Baker to Alberta Hunter.â&#x20AC;? Franklin grew up on a farm milking cows in Bethel. He soon developed his own style of music inspired by the neighboring grounds of Woodstock. His musical influences include Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Nirvana and Johnny Cash. A fall menu, specialty cocktails and a full bar are available at each event. The doors open an hour before each event for dinner and drinks. Visit www.forest burghtavern.com/the-fall-series-2015, or call 845/794-1194. Continued on page 16

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‘The Kioskers’ at NACL HIGHLAND LAKE, NY — NACL Theatre will persent Scott Adkins’ play “The Kioskers” on Saturday, September 12 at 7:30 p.m. There will be an open dress rehearsal (free of charge) on Friday, September 11 at 7:30 p.m. In 2013, New York City playwright Adkins attended a playwrights’ retreat at NACL Theatre led by master playwright Erik Ehn and a New York City Pataplaywrights group. During that A scene from “The time, Adkins wrote a play about Kioskers” two city dwellers, Sabrina and Matteo, who seek escape from the drudgery of urban living in the countryside. That play became “The Kioskers.” The play begins with a search for a robin’s nest from Sabrina’s past, which leads the two to a tree that becomes a portal to a new world. The couple move beyond beyond, hitching a ride on a dirigible helmed by a people on the verge of extinction: The Kioskers. Told through a haunting score, performed by a troupe of strange players, The Kioskers mixes toy theater, shadow puppetry, projected stop animation, live music and performance to tell a magical story about love, friendship and loss. NACL Theatre is located at 110 Highland Lake Rd. Visit www.nacl.org.

Spilner’s painted constructions at Jeff library JEFFERSONVILLE, NY — Candy Spilner of Cochecton is exhibiting painted paper constructions at the Jeffersonville Public Library, 19 Center St. during September. In an artist’s statement, Spilner wrote, “These paper constructions are inspired by pieces of driftwood found on the banks of the Delaware River and local lakes. Some have collage elements cut from old books. They are exploratory Contributed photo studies for much larger paintings. They refer to the human figure with gesture and a suggestion of movement... In front of my paintings I feel like I’m looking into a mirror. I want to strike a similar pose, maybe standing on one foot and twisting with an arm in the air. I want the viewer to have a similar desire, to dance along with the paintings.” Large versions of this work will be on view at the CAS Art Center in Livingston Manor for the month of February 2016. View more work at candyspilner.com.

Mid-September Comedy Night HAWLEY, PA — Harmony Presents showcases Miguel Dalmau in a comedy night at Cocoon Coffee House on Friday, September 11 at 8:30 p.m. “Dalmau... may look familiar to you through his many appearances via various media outlets. He first broke into television appearing on TruTV doing what any self respecting Latino man would do: reenacting crime footContributed photo age. In 2014, he was featured on Miguel Dalmau AXS TV’s Gotham Comedy Live amid a roster of world-famous comedians. He was also chosen to feature at the NXNE Comedy Film and Music Festival and the Laughing Skull Comedy Festival,” said Jill Carletti, Harmony Presents managing director. This show will take place at Cocoon Coffee House located at 1 Silk Mill Dr. Tickets for comedy shows are $15 early bird, $16 in advance and $20 at the door. Tickets can be purchased online at www.harmonypresents.com or in person at AMSkier Insurance Agency located at 209 Main Ave. Harmony Presents is proudly sponsored by Bold Gold Media Group. Call 570/588-8077.

Ducks, pies and tractors at the Jeff Jamboree JEFFERSONVILLE, NY — The JEMS (Jeffersonville Enhances More of Sullivan) group invites all to a day of family fun at the Jeff Jamboree being held on Main Street in TRR file photo by Jonathan Charles Fox Jeffersonville on Saturday, September 12. The day begins with a pancake breakfast served at the First Presbyterian Church on Main Street, near the firehouse, from 7 a.m. to 12 noon. There will be a tractor parade at 12:30 p.m., and the annual duck race at 2 p.m. Street vendors will be lined along Main Street selling locally handmade crafts, products and artwork, and even a tarot card and psychic reader. Children can visit a craft table to make a gift to take home and participate in activities to win prizes. Face painting, a bouncy house, pony rides, and horse and carriage rides will be available. Bold Archery Design will set up an archery station. There will be a best pie contest and a tricky tray. Music will be provided during the day by Debbie Hendrickson from Mystic Entertainment. Call 845/482-5354.

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Saturday, September 26, 2015 4-7 PM Spirits Distilled on Catskill Distillery Premises • Beer Tasting by Gasko and Meyer • 4 Unique Beers to Taste Wine for Tasting by Eminence Road Farm Winery Also Taste Trout Town Craft Beers Presented by the Roscoe Beer Company Light Appetizers and Hors D’oeuvres by Dancing Cat Saloon Live Music by Cathy Paty • Tours of Distillery Available • Door Prizes, 50-50 Raffle & Loads of Fun!

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Native American collection donated to museum GRAHAMSVILLE, NY — ware and Connecticut. The Time and the Valleys The local Lenni-Lenape Museum recently received were comprised of an important collection of small localized bands local Native American arwith names we still know today, such as the tifacts found in the areas Esopus, Warwarsinks of Ellenville, Kerhonkson, (Warwarsing), MamWarwarsing, Grahamsekotings (Mamakating) ville, Napanoch, Walden and Wappangers. and Mongaup. Museum archivists The collection was doare currently cleaning nated by long-time collecand assessing the coltor Robert L. Evans, who lection, which contains grew up in Walden, NY. He said, “I have been collectmany stone tools necesing these items since I was sary for the survival of young. I am now almost 77 the Native Americans Contributed photo prior to European conyears old, and want them to be seen and appreciated Victoria Evans, wife of donor tact, including projecby visitors, and used as an Robert L. Evans, holds several of the tile points and spears for donated artifacts at the Time and the educational tool to teach hunting game, hammer Valleys Museum in Grahamsville, NY. stones and ax heads for them about the local Native building, scrapers for preparing hides for Americans and how they lived.” tanning and grinding stones and pestles The most recent Native Americans living in the lower Catskills and Hudfor grinding corn into flour. son Valley were the Delaware or LenniTo see photos of some of the artifacts Lenape, (meaning “common” or “ordicontained in this new collection and nary” people). This large native group learn more about the local Lenape Native once inhabited New Jersey, lower New Americans, visit www.timeandthevalleyYork, and parts of Pennsylvania, Delamuseum.org.

Get Your Pet Pictures In

Imagine YOUR PET in FULL COLOR on the cover of The River Reporter’s

2016 Pet Calendar HERE’S HOW IT WORKS… You bring in or send us your best quality color photo. We choose 24 Įnalists, then our readers, through a dime a vote will decide which will be our “Pet of the Year.” The other 12 will be our pets of the month and will appear inside our calendar. We will try to run as many pet pictures, as thumbnails, throughout the calendar as possible. So send in your cutest, coolest pet pictures ASAP. DON’T MISS OUT!

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1. Send a sharply contrasted color photo of your pet to “Pet Calendar: c/o The River Reporter PO Box 150 Narrowsburg, NY 12764 or email to Amanda@riverreporter.com with Pet Contest in the subject line. 2. The deadline is SEPTEMBER 27TH at 12PM. 3. Please provide your name, address, day phone number AND YOUR PET’S NAME, breed and anything unusual about your pet. 4. The photos of the Įnalist will be published in the October 1st ediƟon. Readers will cast dime votes for their favorite pet. The pet with the most votes by noon, Monday, October 19, 2015 will be declared “Pet of the Year.” The other 12 Įnalists will be Pets of the Month. In case of a Ɵe, a coin toss will decide the winner. 5. Photos will not be returned unless accompanied by a self addressed stamped envelope.

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IN MY HUMBLE OPINION

By Jonathan Charles Fox

Making hay while the sun shines

n truth, I know nothing about making hay, but am thankful that I live in a region where other folks do. My version of â&#x20AC;&#x153;making hayâ&#x20AC;? is proverbial, rather than practical, since my skills lean more toward typing and talking than doing something useful behind the wheel of a tractor. As for the popular proverb itself, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fairly self-explanatory: â&#x20AC;&#x153;To take advantage of favorable circumstances. i.e. If you have an opportunity to do something, do so before the time expiresâ&#x20AC;? (www.freedictionary.com). Autumn officially begins on September 23, and since the sun has been shining brightly on the Upper Delaware River region, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m wellâ&#x20AC;Ś you know. The last week provided a plethora of â&#x20AC;&#x153;favorable circumstancesâ&#x20AC;? for end-of-summer events, and in spite of the fact that I had zero invitations to Labor Day barbeques (whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s up with that?) my calendar was chock-a-block with a wide variety of â&#x20AC;&#x153;opportunities.â&#x20AC;? Glancing at my schedule made me a little dizzy, (what else is new?) and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m still a bit light-headed, upon review. I saw that I was slated to catch â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chicagoâ&#x20AC;? with â&#x20AC;&#x153;Earth, Wind & Fireâ&#x20AC;? on Tuesday at Bethel Woods, followed by the Callicoon Center bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s final performance of the summer on Wednesday and another finale (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Driving Miss Daisyâ&#x20AC;?) in

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Legends-in-concert bands â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chicagoâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Earth, Wind & Fireâ&#x20AC;? rocked the house with their unique sound at Bethel Woods last Tuesday.

Loretta Swit, Lorenzo Scott and Franklin Trapp, center, vivdly brought the characters in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Driving Miss Daisyâ&#x20AC;? to life at the Forestburgh Playhouse.

The Callicoon Center Band has been entertaining folks for more than 75 years. Forestburgh on Thursday. The concert (www.bethelwoods.org) was pretty nifty, what with all of those horns being blown by some of Rock and Rollâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s legendary performers, and I was once again reminded of how fortunate we are to have a worldclass venue like Bethel Woods right in our own backyard. Prior to making my way to the band shell in Callicoon Center, the Wonder Dog reminded me that we had an appointment in Monticello (www.frameshopartshop. com) where Les and Amy Kristt were toiling away with their team, helping me prepare for my very first exhibit of photographs, slated to open on the 18th of this month (www.forestburghtavern.com). Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m excited (and nervous), but the opening reception will be starring the multitalented Patti Greco, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m pretty certain that folks will turn out in droves to hear her (www.pattigrecosunshine.com) sing, and by default, see my show, titled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fall Foliage Fantasy.â&#x20AC;? Both Patti and I are donating a portion of the proceeds to Dharmaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s four-legged friends (www.facebook.com/catskillanimalrescueinc), and we would love to see you there! Oh, rightâ&#x20AC;Ś the band. For more than 75 years, these musicians have been enter-

taining in Sullivan County every year for 10 weeks each summer and (in haymaking spirit) I caught the last performance of the season. It was a perfect evening under the stars, and I joined friends and neighbors for the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Presentation of the Colorsâ&#x20AC;? and the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Star Spangled Banner,â&#x20AC;? followed by a lovely program, which included â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shine on Harvest Moon,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Autumn Leaves,â&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Till We Meet Again,â&#x20AC;? under the direction of guest conductor Gary Siegel. Folks lined up after the concert to say â&#x20AC;&#x153;hiâ&#x20AC;? to the dog, while I checked my email, reminded that â&#x20AC;&#x153;Driving Miss Daisyâ&#x20AC;? (www.fbplayhouse.org) was next on the list. Alfred Uhryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one-act play, which centers on the unlikely friendship between an ornery southern matriarch (Loretta Swit) and her unwanted chauffeur (Lorenzo Scott) spans 20 years, interspersed with commentary from Miss Daisyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s doting son (Franklin Trapp). Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a fine play, nicely directed by Ron Nash, and the performers did a fine job bringing these vivid characters to life, closing out the stellar season at the playhouse. On Friday, this little piggy stayed home, because I had plans to catch Cass Collins and John Higgins in a â&#x20AC;&#x153;performance readingâ&#x20AC;? of Ben Powerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Ten-

John Higgins and Cass Collins pose the question, â&#x20AC;&#x153;What if Romeo and Juliet had lived?â&#x20AC;? in a â&#x20AC;&#x153;performance readingâ&#x20AC;? of Ben Powerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Tender Thingâ&#x20AC;? in Livingston Manor, NY.

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m pretty sure that Bethel Woodsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Liz McKay was comparing my â&#x20AC;&#x153;flair for the dramaticâ&#x20AC;? to David Lee Rothâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s performance during the Van Halen concert last Sunday. der Thingâ&#x20AC;? (with stage direction by Roan Gillingham) at the Laundry King (www. catskillartsociety.org) in Livingston Manor, NY. Directed by Mimi McGurl, the play asks us to assume that Shakespeareâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Romeo and Juliet lived into old age and employs words solely written by the Bard himself to drive the story. Heady stuff, performed (IMHO) with style. In an attempt to spin straw into gold, I took my seat for Van Halen (I mean the incomparable David Lee Roth) at Bethel Woods the next night and gasped when BW External Affairs Coordinator Liz McKay informed me that I reminded her of Roth. Although weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re both Jewish and around the same age, I checked to see what others have said about the on-again, off-again front man for the legendary band. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Flamboyant and outspoken with a flair for the dramaticâ&#x20AC;? are but a few of the words used to describe Roth, which gave me pause. Gasping in mock-horror, I took umbrage. â&#x20AC;&#x153;No, noâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good thing!â&#x20AC;? McKay protested, in-between Roth strutting his stuff for a wildly enthusiastic crowd. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re very entertaining!â&#x20AC;? Hmmm. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m from Binghamton and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s from Bloomington. Maybe thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what she meant.

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WHERE AND WHEN Thurs., Sept. 10

Tom Schneider, testimonies welcome.

Memorial service for Grace Johansen

Adult Day Care Forum

LIBERTY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Caregivers can learn about adult day care programs available in Sullivan County at the Gerald J. Skoda Extension Education Center, 6-8pm. Offered by Cornell Cooperative Extension Sullivan County Caregiver Resource Center. Free. Registration requested, 845/292-6180.

Balanced Living Bible Study

BEACH LAKE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; In Balanced Living, you will learn how to regain the balance that God intended for each of us to have in all four areas of our lives: mental, physical, emotional and spiritual. Beach Lake United Methodist Church is offering this Bible study on Thursday evenings. 570/729-7011.

Milford Farmers Market

NARROWSBURG â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Memorial service for Grace Johansen at St. Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lutheran Church, 1pm. Luncheon and a time for sharing memories and stories will follow outside under the tent. Email Graceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s daughter Lynn at lynnec527@optonline. net if you plan to attend.

MILFORD â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Milford Farmers Market at The Grotto, 508 W. Harford St., hosted by nonprofit Air Soil Water. Every Sunday 10am2pm, rain or shine. The market will feature all local, all fresh, nothing industrial. Produce, meats, dairy and more from tri-state farms. Educational and kid friendly.

Mesmerizing acoustic innovation: 10 String Symphony

Pancake breakfast

HAWLEY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 10 String Symphony at Harmony Presents in the Silk Mill, 8pm. Difficult to categorize, 10 String Symphonyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s music is a blend of two distinct but equally vivacious musical voices. Tickets: $1520. silkmillharmony.com.

Name-your-own-price yard sale

DINGMANS FERRY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Name-your-ownprice yard sale at Dingmans Ferry United Methodist Church, 115 Myck Rd., 9am3pm. Household goods, toys, childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s items. Proceeds benefit Family Ministry events at the church.

Patriot Connectors meeting

HAWLEY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Guest speaker Tom Ryan at the Patriot Connectors meeting at the Wallenpaupack High School Library; social hour 6:30pm, meeting 7pm. Ryan, a retired Army veteran, received a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star for his duty in Vietnam. He is a supervisor and chairman for Delaware Township, Pike County.

Old Stone Jail tour

HONESDALE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Experience this 1859 structure built to house Wayne Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worst criminals. Free tours are given from 10am until 1pm. The Old Stone Jail is located behind the courthouse on the corner of 10th Street. It is free and open to the public.

Fri., Sept. 11 Comedy Night at Cocoon

HAWLEY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Harmony Presents features comedians from New York, Boston, Philadelphia and more at Cocoon Coffee House, 1 Silk Mill Dr., 8:30pm. Tickets: $15-20, plus two items from Cocoon Comedy Menu. www.silkmillharmony.com.

Penny social

MONTICELLO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Penny social at the Ted Stroebele Building Neighborhood Facility, 2 Jefferson St. Doors open 2pm, calling at 3pm. Baked goods, snacks and food available. To benefit the Meals on Wheels program. Sponsored by the Nutrition Advisory Council. 845/807-0247.

Sat., Sept. 12 98th annual JeďŹ&#x20AC;ersonian Dinner

Scandinavian Craft Fair

CALLICOON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The celebration, â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Salute to Democratic Leadership,â&#x20AC;? will be held at The Clubhouse at the Villa Roma Resort & Country Club, 356 Villa Roma Rd. A cash-bar cocktail hour begins at 5pm; dinner at 6pm. The special guest is the Speaker of the New York State Assembly, the Honorable Carl E. Heastie.

LACKAWAXEN â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The annual Scandinavian Craft Fair at the Lackawaxen Volunteer Firehouse, 774 Rte. 590, 10am4pm. No admission. Lunch served. Sponsored by Sons of Norway Bernt Balchen Lodge #3-566. 570/729-7628.

Suicide Prevention Walk: Out of the Darkness

Barryville Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Market

KAUNEONGA LAKE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Raise awareness about suicide prevention while remembering those you care about who died by suicide. Registration opens at 10am with refreshments at the Bethel Senior Citizens Center. Walk starts at 11am in front of the Fat Lady Cafe and finishes with a balloon release. For information or to help call Patty 845/6657232.

BARRYVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Barryville Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Market 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.

Chicken BBQ

HORTONVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Takeout chicken BBQ at the Hortonville Firehouse, 1-3pm. Benefits Hortonville Presbyterian Church. Tickets pre-sold $10. 845/887-4214.

MILFORD â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Pike County Developmental Center Tricky Tray at Delaware Valley High School, Routes 6 & 209. Doors open at 4pm; calling starts at 6pm. Trays, grand prizes, 50/50 raffle. No entry fee. Food & beverages available. All proceeds benefit adults with disabilities. 570/296-6319.

CALLICOON CENTER â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 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.

Callicoon Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Market

CALLICOON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Sullivan County Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Markets Associationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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.

DAMASCUS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Celebrate the joys of rural life at the Galilee Unity Grange in Damascus, 11am-4pm. There will be bluegrass music, a blessing of the animals, and fun & games for all ages. Food for purchase. Sponsored by the Damascus Area United Methodist Churches via the outreach ministries of the PEARL Center for Rural Ministry.

Daniel Boone Family Day

MONTICELLO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Sullivan County Conservation Club Daniel Boone Family Day at 140 Kortright Rd., 9am-3pm. Target shooting/raffle/trophy events for youth/ adults. Vendor tables, Civil War Living History presentation. Free admission, nominal charge to participate in events

Liberty Aglow breakfast meeting

LIBERTY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Liberty Aglow Breakfast meeting held at Lighthouse Ministries, 5 Triangle Rd., 9am-12noon. Praise and worship by

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Quilt artist at library

ELDRED â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Joanne Reiser, award-winning quilt artist, will be at the Sunshine Hall Library, 2pm.

St. Joseph fundraiser

LOOKOUT â&#x20AC;&#x201D; St. Joseph Church in Rileyville holds a Tupperware party/bake sale/afternoon social, Lookout Firehall, 2625 Hancock Hwy., 1-3pm. Benefits the construction of a new community building next to the church. 570/224-4934.

Mon., Sept. 14 Free computer support

CALLICOON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Free Computer Support at Western Sullivan Public Library in Callicoon every Monday, 1-5pm. www. WSPLonline.org.

Tue., Sept. 15 Rummage sale

PORT JERVIS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Rummage sale at the First Presbyterian Church of Port Jervis, 9am-12noon. 845/856-1231.

SEEDS membership meeting

HONESDALE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; SEEDS (Sustainable Energy Education and Development Support) annual membership meeting at The Cooperage, 1030 Main St., 7pm. Free and open to the general public. RSVP: email jocelyn@seedsgroup.net or call 570/245-1256.

Wed., Sept. 16 Acoustic Bluegrass Jam

HONESDALE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Acoustic Bluegrass Jam at The Cooperage, 1030 Main St., 7-9pm. This jam is open to any musician with an acoustic instrument, and listeners as well. 570/253-2020.

NARROWSBURG â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Free Computer Support at Western Sullivan Public Library in Narrowsburg every Wednesday, 4-8pm. 845/252-3360.

Rummage sale

ROSCOE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Annual rummage sale at the Roscoe Presbyterian Church, Old Route 17, County Road 179, 9:30am-8pm. 607/498-5144.

Rummage sale

PORT JERVIS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Rummage sale at the First Presbyterian Church of Port Jervis, 3-6pm. 845/856-1231.

YEL! FEST # 7

BETHEL â&#x20AC;&#x201D; YEL! FEST 7 at Bethel Woods, Hurd Rd., 5:30-8:30pm. Pre-

sale tickets include dinner, two free drinks and two entries for pair of 2016 lawn passes. Tickets at door include dinner and one entry only. Cost: $25. RSVP by 9/15 at 3pm, call 845/791-4200, email office@catskills.com.

$10 adults, $6 children (ages 6-12), children under 5 free. Advance sale only. 845/252-3919.

Thurs., Sept. 17

ARKVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A non-competitive cycling event to benefit The Youth Scholarship program at The Catskill Recreation Center. Choice of five routes, from 11 to 100 miles. Rain or shine. Includes lunch, water bottle, T-shirt and free entry to CRC. $35 until Sept. 12; $40 Sept. 12 to 18; $45 day of the event. 845/586-6250 or register at www.bikereg.com/catskillmountain-cycling-challenge.

Pork dinner

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

Rummage sale

ROSCOE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Annual rummage sale at the Roscoe Presbyterian Church, Old Route 17, County Road 179, 9:30am5pm. 607/498-5144.

Rummage sale

PORT JERVIS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Rummage sale at the First Presbyterian Church of Port Jervis, bag day, 9am-12noon. 845/856-1231.

Sullivan County Audubon ďŹ rst fall meeting

LOCH SHELDRAKE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Harvest potluck dinner, 6pm, in room B113 at Sullivan County Community College. Members contribute bounty from their local gardens, farmers markets and kitchens. Included will be a talk concerning Monarch butterflies and bees affected by new poisons; also discussed, the recent Audubon Art Exhibit.

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CALLICOON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Meet Isaac Diebboll, candidate for the Sullivan County Legislator District 5 at The Callicoon Brewery, 16 Upper Main St., 5 -8pm. Craft beer tasting and light fare. Bring your questions, your concerns and your enthusiasm. Admission is free, but please bring your checkbook. For more info: 845/887-3039 or diebboll2015@gmail.com.

Rummage sale

ROSCOE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Annual rummage sale at the Roscoe Presbyterian Church, Old Route 17, County Road 179, 9:30am-5pm. 607/498-5144.

Rummage sale

PORT JERVIS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Rummage sale at the First Presbyterian Church of Port Jervis, what is left is free, 9am-12noon. 845/8561231.

Sat., Sept. 19

Central Volunteer Fire Dept. Honky Tonk

HAWLEY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Honky Tonk at Central Firehouse, 474 Westcolang Rd. Turn at Cuckoos Nest onto Westcolang Rd. BBQ chicken dinner. No dance experience needed. Live caller. Lots of family fun. Tickets at door, $15 adult, child 6-12 $12, slightly higher at door. Call Ann Marie 570/470-3312 or mail check to CVDA, PO Box 33, Rowland, PA 18457.

Classical piano concert

GRAHAMSVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Piano concert â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mostly Chopinâ&#x20AC;? by Robert Gerstenberg at the Daniel Pierce Library, 48 S. Main St., 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4pm. Gerstenberg will teach as he plays, telling the history behind each piece before he performs it. The concert is free and refreshments will be served following the music. CALLICOON CENTER â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 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.

Piano-violin duo: Gracie and Rachel

HAWLEY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Gracie & Rachel at Harmony Presents in the Silk Mill, 8pm. A piano-violin duo, Gracie & Rachel craft intricate tunes combining classical string elements with haunting vocals augmented by sparse but powerful percussion. Tickets: $15-20. silkmillharmony.com.

Rummage sale

ROSCOE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Annual rummage sale at the Roscoe Presbyterian Church, Old Route 17, County Road 179, 9:30am-5pm. 607/498-5144.

Singer-songwriter: Seth Glier

Barryville Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Market

BARRYVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Barryville Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 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.

Book sale

EQUINUNK â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Monthly book sale at the Manchester Community Library, 3879 Hancock Hwy, 9am-12noon. Paperback books $.25, hard-cover books $.50, Amazon sale books as marked. Special prices on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Blow Outâ&#x20AC;? days: Nov. 21 & Dec. 5. www.manchester communitylibrary.org.

Bratwurst dinner

NARROWSBURG â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Fifth annual bratwurst dinner at St. Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 4:30-7pm. The dinner will include bratwurst from The Alpine in Honesdale, PA) homemade German potato salad and sauerkraut, beverages, bread and kuchen for dessert. Tickets:

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Free computer support

Sun., Sept. 13

Harvest Festival and Farmer Appreciation Day

LOOKOUT â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Teeple Stevenson Young American Legion Post 765 hosts a pancake breakfast every second Sunday of the month through October, 7:3011:30am. They serve pancakes, blueberry pancakes, french toast, eggs, sausage, pastries, coffee, tea and orange juice.

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HAWLEY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Seth Glier at Harmony Presents in the Silk Mill, 8pm. A singersongwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist, Sethâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s music has caught the ears of fans, industry and critics alike, with USA Today stating that his â&#x20AC;&#x153;exquisite tenor echoes Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel.â&#x20AC;? Tickets: $16-$22.

Tricky tray

PARKSVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Tricky tray at Parksville United Methodist Church, 12 Short Ave., starts 4:30pm, calling begins 6pm.

Tricky tray

MILFORD â&#x20AC;&#x201D; St. Josephâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tricky tray at Delaware Valley Elementary School, 232 Rte. 6 & 209. Doors open 11:30am, â&#x20AC;&#x153;rapidâ&#x20AC;? calling starts 2pm. Over 200 trays; calling should be done around 3pm. 570/491-9074.

Ukrainian Folk Ensemble

MILFORD â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Korinya Ukrainian Folk Band and dancers from the KAZKA Ukrainian Folk Ensemble will perform at the Milford Theatre, 7:30pm. Tickets cost $20 at the door, $15 in advance. Produced by the nonprofit Kindred Spirits Arts Programs. www.kindredspiritsarts.org.

Sun., Sept. 20 Callicoon Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Market

CoďŹ&#x20AC;ee, Tea & History: Cochectonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s First People

COCHECTON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 9th Annual Coffee, Tea and History at the Cochecton Train Station, 8537 Rte. 97, 1pm. The topic is Cochectonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s First People. Guest speaker is professor Evan Pritchard, a descendant of the Miâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;kmaq people, part of the Algonquin Nation. Admission is free with refreshments. Rain or shine.

Milford Farmers Market

MILFORD â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 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 will feature all local, all fresh, nothing industrial. Produce, meats, dairy and more from tri-state farms. Educational and kid friendly.

Pancake breakfast

EQUINUNK â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Pancake breakfast at Pine Mill Community Hall, 919 Pine Mill Rd., 7:30-11:30am. Featuring cheese omelets, blueberry or plain pancakes, sausage, homefries, apple sauce, juice, and coffee or tea. Adults $8, children $4, babies free. 570/224-8500.

Tom Sadge as Neil Diamond

HAWLEY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Wayne Memorial Hospital Auxiliary will sponsor a concert, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tom Sadge as Neil Diamond,â&#x20AC;? at Woodloch Pines Night Club, 4-6pm. Proceeds benefit Wayne Memorial Hospital. Tickets are $35 each and a cash bar will be available. For tickets or information, call 570/253-0637, 570/253-5779 or 570/226-9750.

Voter registration event

BETHEL â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Make your vote count. Register to vote. Change your address. Change your Party. Visit the League of Women Voters table at the Bethel Woods Harvest Festival.

Mon., Sept. 21 Adult fellowship potluck luncheon

BEACH LAKE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Adult fellowship potluck luncheon at the Beach Lake United Methodist Church, 12noon. Everyone welcome. Bring a covered dish. Fellowship, food, and an informative talk by Ann Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hara of the Wayne County Historical Society, covering the topic of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Indians indigenous to our area.â&#x20AC;?

Free Computer Support

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Service Directory Air Conditioning Heating • Plumbing • Electrical Air Conditioning

BORSDAM’S INC. 570-253-3788

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

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

PHILIP FARMILOE, ARCHITECT, AIA

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

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

Auto Body B&R COLLISION CORP.

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

Automotive D & R AUTO REPAIR

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

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Builder

Equipment & Tool Repair

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Builder TED KILLE

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

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

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

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

Electrical AMERICAN ELECTRIC, LLC

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JS ELECTRIC

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

NARROWSBURG ELECTRIC

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

Exterminating

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

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GS PLUMBING & HEATING

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

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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

Prime Wall Covering & Painting

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

Roofing

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“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

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Landscaping

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

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Commercial Boilers, Heat Pumps & Controls

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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Well Drilling PETER A. KESTLER WELL DRILLING Licensed driller serving NY, NJ and PA Since 1967 • “Water when you want it!” Shohola, PA • 570-559-7596

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O’Neill’s Orchard 242 Miller Pond Rd, Honesdale. Picking Paula Red now; other varieties later. From Honesdale, take 670N to 247N. Take 1st left hand turn off 247 then follow signs. Open weekends and holidays, 10 am - 6 pm; other times by appointment. 570-448-2226

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School Bus Drivers

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.

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Main Street Narrowsburg 1 Bedroom Walk Up Apartment Stainless Steel Appliances View of Little Lake Eerie. $695 includes Heat, Electric, Parking, Sanitation, Plowing. Financial/Work References Required. 845 252-3999.

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Legal Notice 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. LEGAL NOTICE COUNTY OF SULLIVAN Sale of Recyclable Commodities (cardboard, newsprint, mixed paper), from the Sullivan County Landfill. Those interested are to contact the Purchasing & Central Services Department @ 845-8070515, Attn: Allyson Lewis Dated: September 11, 2015 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Each year the Sullivan County Office or the Aging is required to submit to New York State Office for the Aging an Area Plan outlining the actions to be taken in the next year in the Older Americans Act Programs and Community Services for the Elderly Programs administered by our office. We are now preparing the Area Plan for State fiscal year 2016 beginning April 1, 2016 and ending March 31, 2017. In accordance with Federal guidelines, One Public Hearing will be held so that all interested parties can be heard on October 21, 2015 at the Monticello Neighborhood Facility, Jefferson Street, Monticello NY from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Following the Public Hearings, all comments will be reviewed by the Advisory Committee and staff of the Sullivan County Office for the Aging, thus permitting recommendations pertinent to the Plan to be incorporated into the Final Area Plan. Deborah E. Allen, Director Sullivan County Office for the Aging 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. 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 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 25, 2015: Social Worker Services for Sullivan County Adult Care Center (R-15-38) Specifications may be obtained from the Director at the above address. Dated: September 11, 2015

Legal Notice Kevin’s Soft Serve LLC, Arts of Org filed with SSNY on 08/10/15. Off. Loc.: Sullivan County, SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC, P.O. Box 397, Kauneonga, NY 12749. Purpose: to engage in any lawful act. 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. LEGAL NOTICE COUNTY OF SULLIVAN Sealed bids for the following will be received by the Director of the Department of Purchasing and Central Services at the Sullivan County Government Center, 100 North Street, Monticello, New York 12701, (845) 807-0515, until 1:00 P.M. on Friday, September 25, 2015 at which time the bids will be publicly opened and read. Building Materials (B-15-47) Paint and Paint Related Supplies (B-15-48) Bid Forms, including specifications, may be obtained from the Director at the above address, and all bids are subject to the terms and conditions therein set forth. Dated: September 11, 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 BPark 48 NE LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/22/15. Office location: Sullivan County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o NorthEnd Equities LLC, 1651 Coney Island Avenue, Ste. 530, Brooklyn, NY 11230, Attn: Charles Herzka, the registered agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. Purpose: any lawful activity. NOTICE OF FORMATION of limited liability company (LLC). Name: LUXUR LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/4/2015. Office location: Sullivan County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: THE LLC 345 RT. 17 SOUTH, UPPER SADDLE RIVER, NJ 07458. Purpose: any lawful purpose. NOTICE OF SPECIAL DISTRICT MEETING OF THE SULLIVAN WEST CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that by order of the Board of Education (“Board”) of the Sullivan West Central School District (“District”), Sullivan County, New York, a Special District Meeting will be held on October 27, 2015, between the hours of 12:00 o’clock Noon and 9:00 PM, local time, at the polling places hereinafter listed, for the purpose of enabling the duly qualified voters of the District to vote by voting machine on the following ballot proposition: Proposition

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No 1. Shall the Board of Education of the Sullivan West Central School District (the “District”) be authorized to appropriate funds in the amount of $2,843,752 from the available balance of approximately $3,753,873 remaining in the District’s 2008 Capital Reserve Fund, in addition to $464,667 in Excel Funds provided by New York State Dormitory Authority and to expend $3,308,419 for the purpose of alterations, renovations, improvements, construction and reconstruction to school buildings and facilities of the District, including site work and the acquisition of original furnishings, equipment, machinery and apparatus required for the purposes for which such buildings and facilities are to be used, including, but not limited to the following: (A) at the Elementary School in Jeffersonville: 1) construction of one baseball field, one softball field and one soccer field including site amenities; 2) reconstruction of the track; 3) improvement of site drainage; 3) renovation of interior spaces and the acquisition of equipment for the operation of a STEAM lab; 4) repairs to clock tower; exterior stairs; windows and sidewalks; 5) replacement of temperature controls; 6) restoration of building masonry; 7) replacement of 1938 gymnasium windows; 8) installation of backflow preventer, and (B) at the High School in Lake Huntington: 1) renovation of interior spaces and the acquisition of equipment for the operation of a STEAM lab; 2) replacement of select flooring; and 3) repair of sidewalks, all at no additional cost to the District’s voters and without the imposition of any new taxes upon the District’s voters? NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held at the Sullivan West High School Library on October 15, 2015 at 7:00 PM, at which time and place the above ballot proposition will be explained and questions will be entertained from interested persons in attendance at said Hearing by the Board and administration. NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that the polling places for the purposes of voting at the Special District Meeting scheduled for October 27, 2015, shall be as follows: Election District #1 - Polling Place at the Delaware Youth Center - for those who reside within the boundaries of the former Delaware Valley Central School District. Election District #2 - Polling Place at the Sullivan West Elementary School - for those who reside within the boundaries of the former Jeffersonville-Youngsville Central School District. Election District #3 Polling Place at the Tusten-Cochecton Library - for those who reside within the boundaries of the former Narrowsburg Central School District. NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that personal registration of voters is required pursuant to Section 2014 of the New York Education Law. If a voter has previously registered to vote with the District and has voted at an annual or special school district meeting within the last four calendar years, he or she is eligible to vote at this Special District Meeting to be held on October 27, 2015. If a District resident is currently registered to vote with the Sullivan County Board of Elections, he or she is also eligible to vote at this Special District Meeting. All other persons who wish to vote must register with the School District’s Board

of Registration. NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that the District’s Board of Registration will meet at each of the polling places, on Wednesday, October 21, 2015, from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM, local time, for the purpose of preparing the register of the District for the Special District Meeting to be held on October 27, 2015, at which time any person shall be entitled to have his/her name placed upon such Register if he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of the Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote. NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that the Register of voters so prepared shall be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the District, Sullivan West Elementary School, 33 Schoolhouse Road, Jeffersonville, New York, where the same shall be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District on each of the five days prior to the day set for the Special District Meeting, except Saturday and Sunday, between the hours of 8:00 AM and 3:00 PM, local time. Said Register also will be open for inspection at each polling place on the date of the Special District Meeting. NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN, that applications for absentee ballots for the Special District Meeting may be obtained at the Office of the District Clerk. The application must be received by the District Clerk no later than October 20, 2015 (i.e., seven (7) days prior to the date of the Special District Meeting) if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or no later than October 26, 2015 (i.e., the day before the Special District Meeting) if the ballot will be delivered personally to the voter. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued will be available for inspection in the Office of the District Clerk during regular office hours, except Saturday and Sunday, between 8:00 AM and 3:00 PM until the day of the Special District Meeting. Completed absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk at the Sullivan West Elementary School, 33 Schoolhouse Road, Jeffersonville, New York no later than 5:00 PM, local time, on the date of the Special District Meeting, October 27, 2015. NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN, that the School District Clerk is hereby authorized to amend this Notice of the Special District Meeting, from time to time, as in her discretion, such amendment may be required. Date: August 20, 2015 By Order of the Board of Education Sullivan West Central School Margaret L. Luty, District Clerk

(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.

Section: 15.A Block: 2 Lot: 27 PARCEL 1: ALL THAT PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND SITUATE IN THE TOWN OF HIGHLAND, COUNTY OF SULLIVAN AND STATE OF NEW YORK, AND BEING A PORTION OF LOT NO. 17 OF THE 7TH DIVISION OF THE MINISINK PATENT. 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 $215,232.75 plus interest and costs. INDEX NO. 2012-81 Isabelle Rawich, Esq.; REFEREE

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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 the LLC is: Bruce Neviaser, N24 W24041 Stillwater Ln, Unit A, Pewaukee, WI 53072 NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF SULLIVAN WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., Plaintiff, against RICHARD MACALUSO, Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated 6/23/2015 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Lobby of the Lawrence H. Cooke, Sullivan County Courthouse, 414 Broadway, Monticello, State of New York on 10/15/2015 at 10:00AM, premises known as 498 VAN TUYL ROAD, Barryville, NY 12719-5635 All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Lumberland, County of Sullivan and State of New York, SECTION 26., BLOCK 1, LOT 30.1. Approximate amount of judgment $165,036.54 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 2014-2541. Jason P. Sautter, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC, Attorney for Plaintiff, 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100, Williamsville, NY 14221 1147016 NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT: SULLIVAN COUNTY JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; Plaintiff(s) vs. GLADYS B VILELA; 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 April 7, 2015, I will sell at Public Auction to the highest bidder at the Lobby of the Sullivan County Courthouse. On October 14, 2015 at 11:00 am. Premises known as 28 BODINE LAKE RD, YULAN, NY 12792

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IBERTY, NY — Livestock owners and farmers can learn more about the rules and regulations of processing meat at an educational program on Thursday, September 24. Cornell Cooperative Extension Sullivan County (CCESC) will offer this class from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at its Gerald J. Skoda Extension Education Center on 64 Ferndale-Loomis Rd. Michelle Lipari, CCESC agriculture and 4-H community educator, will clarify in layman’s terms the laws and steps associated with meat processing. Topics covered will include slaughtering and processing at the custom state and federal levels, the logistics of the various market channels, and on-farm poultry slaughtering guidelines. The cost to attend is $15 per person or $10 per CCESC enrollee. Anyone can enroll in the CCESC association for an annual donation of $25 per household. Enrollees must identify membership status at time of payment in order to receive discounts. Space is limited and pre-registration with non-refundable payment is required. Registration and more information can be obtained by calling 845/292-6180, emailing sullivan@cornell.edu, or visiting www.sullivanc ce.org. Payment can be made in advance by check, cash, or credit card. Additional donations for CCESC programs are appreciated.

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RAHAMSVILLE, NY — The Time and the Valleys Museum will host a talk by James Krul, executive director of the Catskill Fly Fishing Center and Museum, about the history and popularity of fly fishing in Sullivan County’s famous Catskill streams on Saturday, September 12 at 2 p.m. An active fisherman and fly tyer since taking his first trout on a dry Contributed photo fly in 1975, Krul is a knowledgeable and noted source on every facet of A young Donald S. Gaunt fishes the Neversink River in fly fishing. A resource for many fly Claryville in 1918. tying and fly fishing books, his arfeatures a section about fishing in the ticles appear regularly in Fly Tyer, Catskills,” said museum director Donna Fly Fishing New England and The Mid Steffens. Atlantic Fly Fishing Guide as well as The Time and the Valleys Museum is other magazines and publications. open September through November on Krul also is president of Fly Fishing weekends from 12 noon to 4 p.m. The reUniversity and producer of “The World search room is open on Thursdays from of Fly Fishing” and “The Arts of the An1 to 4 p.m. and Sundays by appointment. gler” shows. As an industry consultant, Admission is by suggested donation of $5 Krul provides fly tying and fly fishing for adults, $2 for children ages 6 to 16, and clinics, escorted trips and slide presentafree for children under the age of six. On tions throughout the country. Thursday, Town of Neversink residents The event is free of charge, and refreshare invited to visit at no charge, and on ments and museum admission are inthe first Saturday of each month, Town of cluded. “This will also be one of the last Denning residents are invited to visit at chances to see the ‘Celebrating Catskill no charge. Waters: Past and Present’ exhibit, which

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SOUNDINGS: taking the pulse of the Upper Delaware Watershed High gage mark, feet 9/2 9/3 9/4 9/5 9/6 9/7 9/8

3.27 3.24 3.22 3.29 3.29 3.34 3.37

High water temperature °F 9/2 9/3 9/4 9/5 9/6 9/7 9/8

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Reservoir levels September 8, 2015 Cannonsville: 67% Pepacton: 83.3% Neversink: 83.7% Total: 83.4% Normal Total: 76.5% Total in 2013: 87.3%

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Interesting encounters

RIVER TALK

By Sandy Long

TRR photos by Sandy Long

he Upper Delaware River region is rich with a variety of wildlife. Some species are quite commonly encountered, while others are fairly elusive. I saw two of the latter recentlyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;one in my backyard and the other along a nearby dirt road. The first, a slimy salamander, was discovered in a pile of moist decaying wood. This terrestrial salamander is black with a spattering of white to silver spots, with a light brown throat and slate gray underside. Ranging in size from four to eight inches, it prefers shady forested areas, shale slopes and ravines. It features a head that is somewhat square and a truncated snout. Aptly named, its skin secretes a sticky glue-like mucous when handled. It hunts mostly at night, consuming worms and insects. Females lay clutches of six to 40 eggs underground or inside a rotting log. Newly hatched juveniles are tiny replicas of adults. The second critter startled me when it fell onto my forearm from a tree. Perched in brush, a walking stick insect blends in beautifully due to its resemblance to a twig. Given its typically brown, black or green coloring, I would have passed right by without realizing it was there. But its clever camouflage was useless against my skin. Walking stick females can reproduce without males, but all offspring will be females. Up to 150 brown seed-like eggs are laid simply by dropping them to the ground, one by one. And should a predator get hold of a stick insectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leg, these odd bugs can shed the limb by allowing it to break off at a weak point, then regenerate the lost limb the next time they molt.

The slimy salamander is a secretive woodland amphibian. Costal grooves along the sides of salamanders aid in identification of the species. The slimy salamander typically sports 16 costal grooves.

Walking stick insects resemble twigs and often sway back and forth, mimicking a small branch blown in the breeze.

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