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ORTONVILLE, NY — What happens when you want to hold a large event? Do you need to contact the town and get a permit? What happens when you hold an event and the neighbors complain? Such questions were brought up at the recent Town of Delaware meeting on Wednesday, September 9.

The event called into question was a music festival held on private land in Jeffersonville on Swiss Hill Road. The town council said more than 700 people attended the event, and neighbors complained of the noise. “There were a lot of people upset, obviously the people who live around there,” Supervisor Edward Sykes remarked. The organizers of the event had apparently gone to the town before the festival to receive a permit. But they didn’t get it, and held the event regardless, calling it a birthday party. The music festival was held in the beginning of August.

Building inspector James McElroy said he received a lot of calls complaining about the event, and the police were called, but they did not shut it down. McElroy said there wasn’t much he could do to alleviate the situation.

The town doesn’t have a mass-gathering law, so they discussed the possibility of adopting one. McElroy said the Town of Fremont has such a law, and they could use it as a resource. For example, the Fremont mass-gathering law requires events to have insurance, a health permit, security and parking. Sykes said it is meant to “hold their feet to the fire.” Someone asked how it could be enforced. McElroy explained, you give event sponsors a checklist, and there should be a sheriff, police, highway department and building inspector on the premises.

Some questions arose as to whether some events would still be allowed by the mass-gathering law. The Fremont law has some exemptions, such as events held by schools and fire departments, or basically any well-established event with no high risks. Isaac Green Diebboll, currently running for legislature, mentioned that the Callicoon Business Association holds large events in town.

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LDRED, NY — The Eldred Central School District Board of Education voted to start the process of exploring drug testing in the school district after exchanges, at times heated, in the packed meeting room in George Ross Mackenzie Elementary School in Glen Spey. The debate over what to do with what many say is a significant drug problem in the district started when Josh Santoro, a sports coach, stood up and gave an impassioned speech about the issue at a meeting on September 10. “Start drug testing right now,” he insisted, while several of those present demanded answers about how bad the problem is, and what the district is doing about it.

“The problem is here, and it’s right now. We have a drug problem here, a very big drug problem,” said Santoro, who has been a coach and also a substitute teacher in the district for 10 years.

He indicated the district as a whole has been turning a blind eye on the issue for a long time, and that it’s gotten worse and worse. He added, “It’s like ‘Cheers;’ everybody knows your name. Little problems in Eldred are big problems, because we’re such a small school.”

He also said, “I’m getting phone call after phone call from the family members, because of the program I’ve taken over. We have no choice here. We’re talking about heroin.”

Addressing parents, Santoro said further, “As a coach responsible for your kids, I take this job very seriously.

It’s not the sports, it’s the youth I’m responsible for. I grew up in the ‘70s; I know what certain things look like.

I’ve been around.”

Santoro said he couldn’t start administering drug tests, but something needed to be done.

“Do not dare tell me it costs too much. Do not dare to tell me that we’re putting a value on our kids. Sports is a privilege. In any athletic event, talking about the legality of it, there’s a risk of a kid dying right there in the field if they’re high, because your body cannot handle what you’re putting into it,” he said.

He also thought that drug testing would solve much of the problem. “I tell you if we start testing, the kids won’t do it, because they want to be with their friends.”

He added that drug testing should be done not just for

sports, but for any extra-curricular activity, including band, chorus, IT and plays.

“Everyone gets tested, and you will save lives,” Santoro said.

He concluded, “I’m not asking, but I’m a little bit above demanding now, start drug testing, if I have to go out of my own pocket, I’ll do that to get drug testing started.”

Laud applause followed.

His remarks prompted many comments. Some felt it would be too harsh to isolate the offenders, making them even more susceptible for possibly increased drug use.

Others recommended counseling, psychological services, and education. One resident suggested a suspension could be imposed for one or two seasons, giving the student a chance to come back, “so we don’t lose them,” she added.

Board President Doug Reiser said that taking away a whole year of sports might backfire, and that psychological education to raise awareness should be considered also.

Superintendent Robert Dufour acknowledged it was a problem in the district, and that school officials take it very seriously, giving out punishment, mostly in the form of suspension, if a student is caught. He said the

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David Sager, manager of the Village of Monticello, standing left, and Bill Rieber, supervisor of the Town of Thompson, standing right, address the county legislature over a proposed homeless shelter in Monticello.

Shelter panned

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ONTICELLO, NY — Though no formal vote was taken on the matter of a proposed homeless shelter just off Broadway on Pelton Street in Monticello, after a meeting at the government center where the issue was addressed, Bill Rieber was declaring victory with a press release saying the whole project was “DOA,” or dead on arrival.

The proposed building for a shelter was one of three that were due to be inspected by the Sullivan County Department of Public Works to see if they could be put to any useful county purpose. The three buildings are now owned by the county.

But word got out that the one in Monticello was being considered as a site for a possible homeless shelter, and it sparked press releases and appearances from public officials and others in the Town of Thompson and the Village of Monticello.

Joseph Todora, the acting commissioner of the county’s department of family services, said the building in question might possibly be suitable to serve as a temporary home for people who become homeless in the county. He said the building, which is currently empty, might be able to hold up to 10 people at a time.

County lawmakers said they were surprised that a press release about a homeless shelter had reached some media outlets, but that it was premature, and several indicated that they would not support a shelter at the proposed location.

David Sager, manager of the Village of Monticello, said that he knows there are certain facilities that need to be located in the village because it is the county seat, but he urged lawmakers not to burden Broadway with such a facility just as it is starting to show signs of life with the coming of the casino.

Bill Rieber, supervisor of the Town of Thompson said, “Monticello has a very short window of time to claw itself out of a hole that a bad economy, social services and entitlements helped put it in. By my calculations approximately 550 to 600—about 60%—of multi-family housing in Monticello is subsidized. This, coupled with the Recovery Center and the existing long-term residents in the Monticello Inn and the Econo Lodge, when it re-opens, represents a huge percentage of Monticello’s population in temporary or subsidized housing, much of it sub-standard. The system is broken and adding more such units to the mix is not the answer.”

While the lawmakers declined to formally declare that the shelter was now a dead issue at the proposed Pelton Street location, a majority appeared to oppose it.

Advocacy group backs Wolf education spending plan

Tusten town board to send deck design out for bid

HARRISBURG, PA — The Campaign for Fair Education Funding in Pennsylvania backs Gov. Tom Wolf’s education spending plan, and says the one proposed by the Republican-led state legislature is insufficient.

The campaign says Wolf’s proposal would increase basic education funding by more than $410 million, while the Republican plan would increase it by $100 million. A report from the campaign released on September 9 says Pennsylvania is currently the only state in the country without an education budget formula.

Campaign spokesman Charlie Lyons says that Pennsylvania has the widest funding gap of any state in the country, along with economic, racial and ethnic achievement gaps in education. The report says, “Pennsylvania currently does not have a data-driven public school funding system that takes into account factors such as student enrollment, challenges faced by students such as poverty or English language learning, the effect of charter school enrollment, and the unique characteristics of school districts like population density, community wealth and local taxing effort and capacity.” The report endorses the funding formula recommended by the bipartisan Basic Education Funding Commission, which contains such factors.

Under the Wolf funding plan, the Delaware Valley School District would receive about $131,000 more in state funding than under the Republican plan, Wallenpaupack would receive about $134,000 more and Wayne Highlands would receive about $220,000 more under the Wolf plan as opposed to the Republican plan.

NARROWSBURG, NY — In the lengthy discussion about the Main Street deck in Narrowsburg, a next step has been taken. A design plan was proposed by Chazen Companies with an estimated cost of $300,000.

Debate by the town council ensued over whether or not the price was too high. But at the Town of Tusten meeting on Tuesday, September 8, a decision was made.

The board voted 3-2 in favor of sending the Chazen design out to bid. “The time has come,” said Councilman Tony Ritter. The board approved the Chazen design plan in March, and has had extensive conversation over it since then. Last month, they held a public hearing on whether or not to send the Chazen design to bid. Public opinion was split, but ultimately in favor of going to bid.

The split in the countil was obvious, as evidenced by the 3-2 vote. Councilmen Ned Lang and Norman Meyer voted against it. The cost of sending out the bid would be around $16,000, with half of that being covered by a state grant. “For the same money you can get another engineer. I think it’s a waste of $8,000,” Lang said. Councilman Ritter replied, “I think it would be a waste of the Design Committee over the past year to scrap this now.”

The board said they aren’t sure how long it will take for the bids to come back, but it could be anywhere from six to eight months. They are all in agreement to hold a referendum to see if the townspeople agree with the chosen bid.

Glen Wild man arrested for larceny

• August 2014: The deck needs replacing

GLEN WILD, NY — The New York State Police at Wurtsboro have arrested Gregory A. Kuchar, 37, of Glen Wild on charges of grand larceny and falsifying business records, both felonies.

The arrest was the result of an investigation conducted by the New York State Department of Labor Investigations Section and the New York State Police.

Between May 30, 2011 and August 11, 2013, Kuchar applied for and was granted unemployment benefits totaling $4,008.25, which he was not entitled to receive.

Kuchar was arraigned before Town of Mamakating Town Justice Cynthia Dolan who committed Kuchar to the Sullivan County Jail on $5,000 bail.

• November 2014: Chazen proposes a design and the cost of $300,000 is announced

A brief timeline of the deck:

• December 2014: The board thinks the cost is too high • February 2015: Town engineer Wes Illing thinks the Chazen design is insufficient • March 2015: The board approves Chazen’s design • August 2015: Public hearing is held on whether or not to send Chazen design to bid • September 2015: Town votes to send to bid

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Court suspends pesticide license

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worst substances are alcohol and marijuana.

One of the teachers, Maria Nealon suggested a working solution. She said, “Protocols are already in place to deal with this; they are three quarters in place. We can’t mandate psychological counseling, so what I’m asking is, if the board would start to explore, because it takes several meetings to change, to add into policy about drug testing.”

Some of those present warned about a possible backlash politically if drug testing was put in place, saying there’s powerful resistance in the district to it.

Dufour explained no one in the Hudson Valley School Districts was doing drug testing, but he personally is for it. Nearby Delaware Valley is doing drug testing, but that’s in Pennsylvania and is governed by different laws.

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law. Councilman Ned Lang said he thought they shouldn’t have one, because he is not in favor of more laws, and it could also discourage events from happening.

Members of the Town of Delaware also shared the attitude of not wanting another law, but ultimately they agreed the town should have a mass-gathering law. Council members Cindy Herbert and Christopher Hermann volunteered to draft the wording.

Bee victory in neonics battle

By FRITZ MAYER

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AN FRANCISCO, CA — A federal court in San Francisco has ruled against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and overturned the agency’s decision to give approval to a pesicide called sulfoxaflor, which is a new one in the family of neonicotinoids.

Many activists have long maintained the neonics are one of the main causes of the die-offs of honey bee colonies and other pollinators. Pesticide manufacturers and other proponents have maintained that the die-offs are triggered by multiple causes, and neonics are safe.

According to a summary of the decision prepared by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, “because the EPA’s decision to unconditionally register sulfoxaflor was based on flawed and limited data, the EPA’s unconditional approval was not supported by substantial evidence. The panel vacated the EPA’s unconditional registration because, given the precariousness of bee populations, leaving the EPA’s registration of sulfoxaflor in place risked more potential environmental harm than vacating it.”

The court wrote, “The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act prohibits the use or sale of pesticides that lack approval and registration by the EPA. Petitioners are commercial bee-

keepers and beekeeping organizations, and they challenge the EPA’s approval of insecticides containing sulfoxaflor, which initial studies showed were highly toxic to bees.”

Judge Mary Schroeder suggested in the summary that in approving sulfoxaflor, EPA was responding to pressure rather than evidence or data. The summary said, “I am inclined to believe the EPA instead decided to register sulfoxaflor unconditionally in response to public pressure for the product and attempted to support its decision retroactively with studies it had previously found inadequate. Such action seems capricious.”

The suit was brought by a number of groups associated with beekeeping, and was argued by Greg Loarie, an attorney with the advocacy group Earthjustice.

Loarie said in a statement, “Our country is facing widespread bee colony collapse, and scientists are pointing to pesticides like sulfoxaflor as the cause. The court’s decision to overturn approval of this beekilling pesticide is incredible news for bees, beekeepers and all of us who enjoy the healthy fruits, nuts, and vegetables that rely on bees for pollination.”

Michele Colopy, Program Director of Pollinator Stewardship Council, Inc., one of the groups that brought the suit, said her organization is pleased that the court agreed with their view that there was not

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A bee pollinates a black-eyed Susan. enough data to allow EPA approval of the pesticide. She also said, “We can protect crops from pests and protect honey bees and native pollinators. To do this, EPA’s pesticide application and review process must receive substantial scientific evidence as to the benefits of a pesticide, as well as the protection of the environment, especially the protection of pollinators.”

Dow AgroScienses, the company that requested the approval for sulfoxaflor, said they respectfully disagree with the court’s conclusion, adding, “Dow AgroSciences will work with EPA to implement the order and to promptly complete additional regulatory work to support the registration of the products. Dow AgroSciences is also considering its available options to challenge the Court’s decision.”

Court rules against Liberty cops Unlawfully arrested man for using profanity

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HITE PLAINS, NY — A federal court in White Plains on September 15 released a ruling in favor of a man who was arrested in Liberty for protesting a speeding ticket by writing a sting of obscene words on the ticket and also the word “tyranny,” before submitting the ticket to the town for payment. The court ruled that a prosecutor’s order to arrest the man violated the First Amendment.

The court also ruled that the Village of Liberty must stand trial on claims that it had failed to adequately train its police officers about the First Amendment.

“Instead of protecting freedom of speech, government officers in Liberty handcuffed me, arrested me for a crime and almost sent me to jail because I harmlessly expressed my frustration with a speeding ticket,” said Willian Barboza, who was 22 at the time of his arrest. “The people I trusted to uphold the law violated my most basic rights. I hope that by standing up for myself, other Americans will not be treated like criminals for complaining about their government with a few harmless words.”

The charges against Barboza were dismissed in March

2013 with Town of Fallsburg Justice Ivan Kalter writing, “Without doubt the defendant’s comment was crude, vulgar, inappropriate, and clearly intended to ‘annoy.’

Nevertheless, it is not a threat, it does not contain ‘fighting words’, or create an ‘imminent danger....” The judge said the speech was protected by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution, “which provides for and allows a broad range of ‘free speech’ in the nature of opinion and public comment... No citation is necessary for this Court to determine that the language under the circumstances here, offensive as it is, is protected.”

Barboza was not satisfied with the town court’s dismissal and filed a lawsuit in federal court and was represented by the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU).

The federal judge who wrote the decision, Cathy Seibel, said that at one point one of the arresting officers may have discussed the First Amendment issue with Sullivan County District Attorney Jim Farrell. Seibel wrote, “It almost sounds like Steven D’Agata and Farrell knew the arrest was unconstitutional but were willing to go forward and wait and see if plaintiff would realize it.”

The judge agreed that the assistant district attorney who ordered the arrest, Robert Langla, was liable for

violating Barboza’s rights, and also ruled that the village had to stand trial on the claim it had failed to properly train its officers.

“New Yorkers should not be afraid to protest or complain about a speeding ticket—or any other government acContributed photo tion—because they might be Willian Barboza dragged to jail for using a few harmless words,” said NYCLU Staff Attorney Mariko Hirose. “The First Amendment protects people’s right to express their opinions about the government, and our government is better for it.”

A press release from the ACLU says, “The court ruled that the police officers, though… responsible for violating Barboza’s clearly established rights, are not liable because of the assistant district attorney’s participation in the arrest. Barboza’s attorneys, who contended that police officers who enforce the law should also be responsible for knowing it, are considering further options regarding the officers.”

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Emmy Awards for ‘Jinx,’ Stuart-Pontier

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OLLYWOOD, CA — HBO’s series titled “The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst” won two Emmy Awards on September 12, including one for best documentary or nonfiction series. The film is about real estate millionaire Robert Durst, who may have admitted to killing his friend Susan Berman and admitted to killing a neighbor, and may have been involved in the disappearance of his wife in 1982.

Zac Stuart-Pontier, who grew up in Narrowsburg and is the son of The River Reporter’s publisher Laurie Stuart, was the editor, co-producer and a writer of

the award-winning series. Stuart-Pontier said, “I’m overwhelmed and humbled by this incredible honor. I learned how to tell stories in the offices of The River Reporter on Main Street in Narrowsburg and am incredibly thankful for that.

Growing up in such a supportive and generous community of the Upper Delaware was a huge part of this accomplishment.”

The other filmmakers include Andrew Jarecki and Marc Smerling, who interviewed Durst, then decided to use those interviews as the basis for a six-part series. During one interview with Durst, Jarecki confronted him about whether he had written a note implicating himself in the murder of his friend Susan Berman.

Inspiring pride of place

By FRITZ MAYER

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IBERTY, NY — Residents of Church Street in Liberty and others held a block party on September 12 to mark the first phase of a project to spruce up the block, which contains seven rental houses, and is home to Spanish- and English-speaking residents.

Ari Mir-Pontier, liaison to the Spanish-speaking community for the beautification organization Sullivan Renaissance, said the Church Street project began with getting permission from the landlords who own the buildings to brighten them up with plantings, hanging flower baskets and paint.

She said none of the landlords live on the block and some of them live far away, but they were willing to let her proceed. She said, “This is a pilot project; we’ve never done anything quite like this,” and she explained to the tenants what she wanted to do and many were willing to participate and help out.

“We started out doing multiple litter plucks and kind of reinforcing ‘now is a good time to clean up the g a r b a g e ,’ TRR photo by Fritz Mayer not to wait until later.” The yards of several houses on Church Street Jeff Bank in Liberty, NY have been spruced up as part of a Sullivan Renaissance project. joined the effort by beautifying their parking lot, with flower baskets and painting the fence. And the First Presbyterian Church joined in the litter plucks and donated electricity for the public events.

Mir-Pontier said, “The ultimate goal is to teach Sullivan County as a whole that tenants… don’t have to own a house to consider it a home, and a home is all you need to feel real pride. It doesn’t matter if you own it or you rent it; you’re entitled to a beautiful place that you feel good about and that you want your children to be proud of.”

Durst denied involvement and writing the note, but after the interview Durst went into the bathroom, and unaware that his microphone was still on, he said to himself, “What the hell did I do? Killed them all, of course.”

In accepting the award Jarecki said that after episode five, Durst sent an email to a friend saying that he was going to check into a hotel under an assumed name in New Orleans. He said after watching episode six he would decide “if I’m going to go to Cuba.”

The day before the final episode aired on HBO, Durst was arrested in New Orleans and charged with first-degree murder in California, where Susan Berman died.

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Marc Smerling, Andrew Jarecki, Zac StuartPontier, and Jason Blum were the winners of two Emmy Awards for their series “The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst.”

He has waived extradition to that state, but he remains in a cell in New Orleans, where he is awaiting a trial in January 2016 on a federal weapons charge.

Sullivan awards numerous grants

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ONTICELLO, NY — Josh Potosek, the Sullivan County manager, announced on September 9 a number of local grants awarded through a program called Plans and Progress. The program is funded by Sullivan County and was created to assist local municipalities, as well as community and not-for-profit organizations throughout the county, with funding for projects that further county and local planning goals and objectives.

The following is a list of the funding recipients for 2015.

Round 1: • Cochecton Center Community Center (Cochecton): New shingle roof on the Cochecton Center Methodist Church, $5,000 • Bethel Local Development Corporation (BLDC) (Bethel): Design, fabrication and installation of two entry signs, and informational kiosk, and directional signage throughout the property known as the Forest Reserve at Smallwood, $5,000 • Frank Schwarz, Lumberland Grants Coordinator (Lumberland): Paint exterior trim of the Lumberland Town Hall and prepare and stain the Lumberland Municipal outdoor pavilion, $3,875 • Roscoe Rockland Chamber of Commerce (Rockland): Internet marketing pilot project, $6,000 • Congregation Agudas Achem (Rockland): Landscaping demonstration project to assist beautification, privacy and drainage, $1,000 • Poplar Grove Cemetery Association and Phillipsport Community Center (Mamakating): Tables and chairs for community center to support events and increase usage, $1,350 • Swan Lake Renaissance (Liberty): Sign marking historic site, enhanced by plantings, $725 • Jeffersonville Enhances More of Sullivan, Inc. (JEMS) (Callicoon): Jeffersonville Main Events Stage and Welcome Center, $1,000 • Youngsville Fire Department (Callicoon): Permanent sign for community and emergency information, $5,000 • Village of Jeffersonville Parks and Recreation

Committee (Callicoon): Assist completion of The Backyard Park, $3,125 • Hurleyville—Sullivan First (Fallsburg): Paint the exterior of the de-sanctified St. Mary’s Church on Main Street in Hurleyville, $2,600 • Liberty Museum and Arts Center (Liberty): Completion of Mauer Barn Gallery Project, $2,400 • Charlie Barbuti, Supervisor (Liberty): Ball field upgrade, $5,000 • Mark McCarthy, Supervisor (Neversink): Town Park/Little League complex, $10,000 • Rock Hill Business and Community Association (Thompson): Rock Hill public art project, $7,000 • Sullivan County Soil and Water Conservation District (Countywide): Purchase a no-till grass seeder, $10,000

Round 2 • Town of Lumberland: Enhancements to the Lumberland Thomas F. Hill Municipal Building, Town Hall and Circle Park Concession Building, $1,861 • Basha Kill Area Association (BKAA) (Mamakating): Purchase new water testing equipment and supplies to be used in their ongoing water quality monitoring program at the Basha Kill, $1,105 • Rotary Club of Livingston Manor (Rockland): Comprehensive master planning and design process for the 20-acre Rotary Park, $6,000 • Village of Monticello and Town of Thompson: Joint Pace Land Use Law Center Training Program for Municipal Officials; two evening workshops to begin to address new planning opportunities and challenges presented by anticipated development, $5,000 • United Way of Sullivan County (Countywide): Marketing Hudson Region 2-1-1 in Sullivan County, $4,000 • Sullivan County Human Rights Commission (Countywide): Community Dialogue-to-Change initiative; funding would pay for facilitators to conduct a civic engagement process on poverty, $4,600 • Sullivan County Film Commission, under SCVA 501(c)3 (Countywide): Startup costs for new entity to promote Sullivan County as location for films, $6,000

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Richard Masur to appear at Big Eddy

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ARROWSBURG, NY — Several appearances are scheduled of cast and directors of the films showing at the Fourth Annual Big Eddy Festival, which kicks off on September 18 at the Tusten Theatre.

Actor Richard Masur will appear at the opening night screening of his film “Tumbledown,” on Friday at 8 p.m. The movie is described in a Big Eddy press release as a “romantic drama about a young widow who is roused out of her grief by a brash New Yorker intent on writing a book about her late husband. Masur plays a supporting role as the woman’s protective father who seems to know the truth about the circumstances of her husband’s demise.” Masur will be available for ques-

tions following the film screening.

Masur has been a familiar face in film and television since the mid-1970s, best known for his roles in “My Girl” (1991), “Heartburn” (1986) and “The Thing” (1982), as well as in the television shows “All in the Family,” “One Day at a Time” and “The Practice.” In addition, he served two terms as president of the Screen Actors Guild and currently sits on the corporate board of the Motion Picture & Television Fund.

The co-directors of the documentary “Welcome to Kutsher’s,” husband and wife team Ian Rosenberg and Caroline Laskow, will lead a question-and-answer session following the Catskills premiere screening of their film on Sunday, Sep-

tember 20 at 11 a.m. They will distails, food and live music. Admiscuss the creative process behind sion is free for All Access Passdocumenting the last surviving holders, and $30 for all others.

Jewish resort in the Catskills: The Big Eddy Film Festival will Kutsher’s in Monticello. Audience show two dozen feature films, members will also be encouraged documentaries, shorts and videos to share their stories and rememfor kids. All-Access Festival Passbrances of Kutsher’s. es cost $100, and guarantee a seat Other attending filmmakers at Contributed photo at all screenings, including openthe 2015 Big Eddy Film Festival Richard Masur ing night. Six-packs of tickets are include Paul Stone (“Man Unavailable for $40 (which does not der”), Roderick Angle (“J. Morgan Puett: include opening night), or six-pack plus A Practice of Be(e)ing”) and Max Chaiet for $75, which includes six films, plus (“The Big Green). opening night and the Saturday evening The festival will host a “Meet the Filmcocktail party. makers” cocktail party on Saturday, SepFor the full schedule of films and to purtember 19 at 5 p.m. at the Delaware Arts chase tickets, visit BigEddyFilmFest.com Center, 37 Main St., with wine and cockor call 845/252-7576.

Port Jervis IDA to examine PILOT program

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Honoring the fallen

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OWN OF LUMBERLAND, NY — Trying to make the tragic numbers from the September 11, 2001 terror attacks more visual, Lumberland Fire Department President Ann Schulte Steimle said she came up with the idea of these flags; one for each of the 343 firefighters who were among the 2,996 dead at New York City’s World Trade Center.

The flags, lighted during nighttime, are located along the knoll next to the County Road 31 firehouse.

ORT JERVIS, NY — The topic of Future Home Technologies, also known as Excel, came up at the Port Jervis Common Council meeting on September 14, when Councilman Robert Richie said the Orange County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) has scheduled a visit on September 21 for a walk-through of the factory premises. The modular home maker has not shown any signs of recent activity, he said, and the city wants to review the agreements, including IDA’s payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT) program that gives tax breaks to businesses when they start or expand in the city.

Richie said, “We found out they’re not really doing much of anything at the facility, and there are very few employees, so we’re doing a walk-through to see what’s going on.”

Future Home Technologies applied for a 30-day extension, indicating they are in the process of getting contracts. There will be a special meeting to go over the proposed new agreement with the city on September 30, following the walk-through.

Taxes also came up when clerk-treasurer Robin Waizenegger explained the city

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is at an all-time low with collected taxes, and asked vendors to be patient with payments until tax monies due are collected.

Mayor Kelly Decker also clarified issues about the newly implemented sewer tax that have been brought up several times during recent meetings. He said resident Wayne Kidney brought up some figures at the last meeting, including that non-homestead owners pay 14% more taxes than homestead owners. The dual tax rate system used by Port Jervis and several other cities was enabled by the state legislature in 1981 with the intent of shifting a greater share of the city’s tax burden to units that were not occupied by the owner.

“It’s not true,” Decker said of Kidney’s claim. Decker said he’d made a study of his own home of six residents: his four boys, himself and his wife. Decker said that if people have concerns, they should bring them to him and he’ll look at them.

In other business, September is National Recovery Month, and MaryAlice Presto of Orange County Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Council (OCADAC) came to address the council about the importance of highlighting addiction-related issues, starting with the “Too Good for Drugs” program she and others undertook at the

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middle school, and other preventive measures the city is taking to combat addiction-related problems.

Several council members praised the recent program “Street Drugs” that took place in the Erie Hotel with Police Chief William Worden and others highlighting the problem and ways to deal with it. The program was sponsored by Bon Secours Health Systems, Port Jervis Police and OCADAC. Valerie Maginsky of the Community Development Agency also spoke. She said Operation Port Jervis Pride, with Catholic Charities serving as fiscal agent, has received a Federal Drug Free Communities grant of $125,000 per year for five years, with an option to extend for five additional years more. Maginsky said the application was a “true team effort” involving 12 different organizations that started when, about three years ago, a number of 20-year olds died in the city with suspected drug overdoses as a cause.

“We know from our research that alcohol and marijuana are the two greatest problems in our area,” Maginsky continued. “That’s why it’s a long-term grant.

We need a change in attitudes, including [those of] parents and other adults.”

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EDITORIAL

PEACE AND JUSTICE FILES

By Skip Mendler

National Geographic, Murdoch and the river

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ast week we reported that the folks at the highly respected journal National Geographic are targeting our stretch of the Delaware River for a “geotourism project,” which sounded like something we would whole-heartedly support. After all, the magazine defines geotourism as “tourism that sustains or enhances the geographical character of a place—its environment, culture, aesthetics, heritage, and the wellbeing of its residents.”

As National Geographic explains on its website, “Geotourism goes beyond ‘drive through’ travel. It involves regional communities in providing the visitor with an authentic, enriching experience. It acquaints tourists with local culture and traditions and offers them indepth opportunities to enjoy the area’s unique natural beauty and biodiversity.”

With a stellar reputation dating back to 1888, how could a community newspaper not support the magazine and their program aimed at bringing good things to the neighborhood? Then, a few hours after the paper went to print, it was announced that a majority stake in the magazine and its non-profit parent organization the National Geographic Society, was being purchased by 21st Century Fox, one of the huge media companies owned by global media tycoon Rupert Murdoch. For about $750 million, Murdoch was buying a majority share in one of the most respected publications in the country, and many in the media industry wondered how this acquisition will play out in the pages of the magazine.

Murdoch has a history of buying publications and changing them radically. In 1976, he purchased the New York Post, and turned up the tabloid elements with headlines such as “Headless body in topless bar.” He also steered the editorial position of the paper sharply to the right politically, where it remains to this day.

In 2007, Murdoch, through one of his companies,

DR. PUNNYBONE

Trigger Happy

purchased the Wall Street Journal, and people who were involved with that at the time accused Murdoch of breaking his promises regarding the paper’s editorial integrity.

One former editor, Fred Emery, recounted an incident that was reported in a Wall Street Journal article in 2007 (www.wsj.com/articles/SB118100557923424501). It said, “Mr. Murdoch called him into his office in March 1982 and said he was considering firing [London] Times editor Harold Evans. Mr. Emery says he reminded Mr. Murdoch of his promise that editors couldn’t be fired without the independent directors’ approval.

“God, you don’t take all that seriously, do you?” Mr. Murdoch answered, according to Mr. Emery. Mr. Emery says he replied: “Of course we do.” Evans was eventually forced out.

Aside from having a reputation for not living up to business agreements, Murdoch also has a reputation as a climate-change denier, a claim that resonated through the Internet after the announcement.

At www.salon.com Jack Mirkinson wrote, “A bastion of popular science is now controlled by a very prominent climate-change denier who, despite his company’s assurances of editorial integrity, has spent decades interfering with the independence of his properties.

A tabloid king could now apply the values of the New York Post to one of the world’s oldest magazines.”

A story posted at zmescience.com ran with headline: “The National Geographic just got bought by Rupert Murdoch, the mogul who thinks climate change isn’t real.” And there is reason to believe that Murdoch’s view of climate change has found its way indelibly into the media properties he controls, such as the Fox News Channel.

In 2013, the Union of Concerned Scientists performed a survey of the climate change stories reported on the three cable news channels in the United States. The survey found that Fox News was the least accurate of the three in reporting stories related to climate sciences. The survey said that during that year, 14 stories on Fox about climate change were simply wrong, and 36 contained misleading statements.

That stands in stark contrast to the reputation of the National Geographic Society, which on September 27 will be honored by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and will receive the “top environmental award from the United Nations, for efforts in research and education around issues of sustainability.”

The dangers of a partnership between Murdoch and the magazine are already on display for all to see on the National Geographic cable channel, which features reality shows such as inmates going through their lives in the Los Angeles prison system, or residents facing the daily perils of life in Alaska. Anyone turning to this channel expecting to find the kind of excellence the magazine is known for will be greatly disappointed.

It is unfortunate that the current media climate convinced the powers that be at National Geographic that they had to make this deal to assure the organization’s long-term survival, but we certainly hope none of it spills over into geotourism in the Upper Delaware Valley. It’s something to keep our eye on.

Delayed reaction

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t doesn’t matter how careful you are. You can take all the precautions you like, but injuries will still happen.

We childproofed our house to a fare-thee-well—all outlets covered, drawers latched, sharp table corners covered with those little rubber bumpers. But all that was to no avail when our infant daughter crawled under the coffee table and then tried to stand. For a few seconds, her wails might have made you think the world was on fire. But she soon got over it, and set off on her next adventure.

Funny thing about injuries. Some pass in an instant.

Some need only a touch of attention: a mother’s kiss, a squirt of Bactine, maybe a cartoon bandage. Scraped elbows, skinned knees, even broken teenage hearts, given a little time and the right amount of care, can heal… perhaps leaving behind a little scar, or a little bit of wisdom.

Some injuries might seem to heal, but never quite go away completely. A residual limp, or the occasional twinge of pain reminds you of something you had almost—almost— forgotten.

Some injuries change your entire reality, all at once and forever. A limb disappears in twisted metal, a nerve is severed in a fall, a sense is lost. From such injuries, there is no return to normal, no real healing, only adaptation, and acceptance.

Some injuries you may not understand, or even recognize, for years. The damage remains hidden, underneath the threshold of notice, until the passing of time and the process of aging erode its insulation—or it grows into inescapable awareness, like a football player’s concussion, or a factory worker’s cancer.

Some injuries happen all at once, with a scream or a screech of brakes, but others are the result of a steady stream of little insults to the body, like long-term exposure to toxic chemicals. One goes happily along through life, unknowing, unsuspecting, taking in the deadly agents with every breath or sip of water.

Sometimes healing happens by itself, on its own mysterious schedule. Sometimes it requires concerted, determined, even painful effort. I know a couple of folks who recently received replacement hips. Ahead of them is a well-worn but still challenging road of rehabilitation, but when it’s over they will be in much better shape than before.

Sometimes the effort required isn’t physical. Sometimes it’s a process of coming to grips—mentally, emotionally, even spiritually—with what has happened. It might require a letting go of guilt, or an acceptance of responsibility. It might be a long process of mourning and grief, or of releasing one’s anger and fear, or of coming to forgiveness. One way or another, we have to come to terms with the world again. Failure to do this can drive one insane.

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MY VIEW

ROOT CELLAR

By Maya K. van Rossum

By Kristin Barron

Fracking moratorium and ban provide powerful protections and benefits

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hirty years ago, before I became the Delaware Riverkeeper, my mother bought 68 acres of beautiful forest in Columbia County, PA. For decades our family and friends enjoyed this haven of natural beauty and peace. But over the past eight years, this beautiful land has been increasingly intruded upon by the growing truck traffic associated with shale gas extraction, drilling and fracking. In time, the intrusion, the pollution, the noise and the heavy presence of industry became too much, and so Mum’s forest was entrusted to its original owner to protect, and we began seeking a replacement. The New York portion of the Delaware River watershed, with its combination of a watershed moratorium on drilling and a New York state ban, offered an obvious appeal. We quickly found a special place in Sullivan County, NY which we have already come to love as home.

The wisdom of our decision to move to New York became instantly clear with the release of a new, independent report commissioned by the Delaware Riverkeeper Network. CNA Analysis and Solutions, an independent group of scientists and researchers, took a highly scientific and technical look at what would happen if the moratorium against shale gas extraction, including drilling and fracking, in the Delaware River watershed, were lifted (bit.ly/DRN-CNA-GasDrillStudy).

CNA’s research determined that the drilling of just 4,000 wells would bring major harms to the water, air, forests and health of Delaware River communities: • Discharge of fracking waste could increase water pollution of dangerous strontium and barium by up to 500%, even if drilling was done in total compliance with state regulations.

• Water withdrawals for fracking could consume up to 70% of water in small streams in the Delaware River Basin, depleting crucial stream flows during times of low flow, a time when the critters and communities need those flows the most.

• Development and deforestation associated with

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healing, so that I can ask you this question: Which of them apply to you, with regard to 9/11?

Which might apply to our country?

I can’t say that I’ve completely healed, myself— not just from the shock of the attacks themselves, but from their aftermath as well.

And I don’t think that we have healed as a country. We haven’t gone through the emotional rehab we need, in part, because it’s in some people’s interests to keep picking at the psychic scabs of our collective injury. The results, the delayed reactions to 9/11, are visible everywhere: the increased violence, polarization, Islamophobia and xenophobia… and the front-runner status of Donald Trump.

shale gas extraction operations would increase damaging runoff and erosion—erosion could increase by up to 150% during construction with an increase of up to 15% during day-to-day drilling operation • Drilling development would deplete the recharge of underground aquifers that feed both our streams and groundwater wells. One watershed analyzed by CNA would see runoff increased by 330 million gallons a year; that averages out to about 0.9 million gallons per day of increased runoff and lost recharge for the communities of that watershed.

• The addition of just 4,000 wells would add up to 5.8 billion cubic feet of methane to the atmosphere every year, and would as much as double the nitrogen oxide emissions near fracking sites. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas and, measured over a 20 year period, it is 86 times more harmful than carbon dioxide as a cause of climate change.

• Forty-five thousand people could live within one mile of a well pad and be exposed to health risks.

The Delaware River’s contribution to our way of life is irreplaceable: drinking water, economic vitality, unparalleled recreation, clean air, beauty, art and more. It supplies drinking water to more than 17 million people (5% of the population of the U.S.) including major cities like New York and Philadelphia; and it provides $22 billion of economic benefits to our region every year. Protecting our watershed is an investment in excellence that, once lost, can never be restored.

We must do everything possible to maintain the Delaware River’s integrity for future generations.

We must make the Delaware River Watershed moratorium on shale gas extraction a permanent ban.

[Maya K. van Rossum is the Delaware Riverkeeper, head of the Delaware Riverkeeper Network, whose mission is to champion the rights of our communities to a Delaware River and tributary streams that are free-flowing, clean and healthy.]

QUOTE OF THE WEEK “The biases the media has are much bigger than conservative or liberal. They’re about getting ratings, about making money, about doing stories that are easy to cover.

— Al Franken

The escape artist

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y daughter, Lily, was at camp when her cat went missing.

It was a “What if…” situation we had all been dreading. But it was inevitable, wasn’t it? The way that cat (an all-black, two-year-old named Raven but forever, endearingly called “the kitten”) sprinted to the porch door whenever it was opened. The way she sat in the window, mesmerized by the birds at the feeder. And, when she did manage to escape, the way she ran straight under the porch or up toward Route 97, at the back of our house.

Contributed photo “Have you seen the kitten,” I asked Raven, aka “the kitten.” along about 6 p.m. that fateful night. It was rainy and damp and the electricity had gone out. It was getting dark. A call to the NYSEG emergency line on the old, cradle-style phone revealed that the power wasn’t expected to be back on till 11 p.m. It had been a busy day of comings and goings, and it was time to relax. But the candles we had set up for dinner began to lose their romantic allure, and in their stingy glow we realized that this time that cat was just… gone.

Of course I searched the house. I shone a flashlight into the closet where the cat likes to hang out on the bath towels. I poked the broom handle into the ragged back of our ancient sofa where the creature sleeps. She was not to be found under the beds or in the cellar.

My husband, John, took the car out to search the roads. I called her name and thought I heard a mew, but it was only the tinkle of the wind chimes on the porch. I walked down our road and asked our neighbors if they had seen a little black kitty, much-loved of my daughter. No, they shook their heads, as they sat in their darkening houses. I said some prayers.

I called and asked my son, Sam, to get a ride home from his girlfriend’s house. “When did you see her last?” I asked. No one could remember.

John went out to walk the property (acres of overgrown farmland).

It started to rain harder. Sam arrived home and started searching for her too. “This is a nightmare scenario,” John said more than once, “That cat has been nothing but trouble.”

“I feel so bad,” he said. After all Lily had trusted us to keep her indoors cat inside while she was away at camp.

We met back home, soaked and defeated. Sam had impaled his hand on a thorn apple bush. The squeaking of our wet shoes sounded like a cat’s meow.

“Maybe she’ll come back tomorrow,” I said, “But how and when are we going to tell Lily that her cat is missing?” I grew up on a farm where cats were many and wild and kept to themselves. “Pet” was not a word I used for them. I knew my practical view of cats would not sooth my daughter’s loss of her beloved companion.

“They must have a protocol at camp about how to break bad news to campers,” said John.

But we can’t lay all that on those counselors to deal with,” I said.

The lights came back on early—around 9 p.m. Sam went into his room to change his wet clothes. He heard a faint mew. “Where are you, Raven,” he yelled, throwing the mattress off his bed. One by one he yanked open his dresser drawers. And there was “the kitten” in the third drawer, groggily lounging in a pile of balled-up socks.

So… I take full credit. I must have shut that cat in Sam’s sock drawer which had been left ajar. She must have been asleep in the drawer when I hastily threw some fresh laundry in there and shoved it shut.

As the song says: “We thought she was a goner, but the cat came back…” She hadn’t even been away.

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OBITUARIES ERIC D. POLLARD

JOSEPH A. HORAN Joseph A. Horan, a resident of Tamarac, FL, formerly of Eldred, NY, peacefully passed away, Wednesday, September 9, 2015. He was 83 years old.

Son of the late Eugene and Catherine Horan, he was born in Manhattan on October 26, 1931.

He served as the assistant superintendent of the Au Sable Central School before becoming the superintendent of Eldred Central School District from 1977 to 1988, when he retired. He was appointed to and became president of the Board of Trustees of Sullivan County Community College. He was a committee member to the curriculum office of the New York State Education Department and the State Advisory Council on general education and curriculum. He was also an advisory member to Title I of the New York State Education Department until retiring and relocating to Florida.

He is survived by his wife Dolores Horan, his daughters Gabrielle (Horan) Bruno, Gena (Fiumarelli) Clark, Courtney (Horan) DeBrino and Joelle Horan Crapella, nine grandchildren, and his siblings Patricia Horan, Richard Horan, Michael Horan, Denise Cimino and Theresa Braun as well as a loving extended family.

Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, September 25 at William F. Hogan Funeral Home, 135 Main St., Highland Falls, NY. Funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, September 26 at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church, 353 Main St., Highland Falls, NY. Interment will follow in Eagle Valley Cemetery, Highland Falls, NY.

SHIRLEY ECKHART TAVERNA Shirley Eckhart Taverna, 66, of Robertsdale, AL passed away at South Baldwin Regional Hospital on August 7, 2015 after a brief illness.

She was the daughter of Lewis and Mary Kerr Eckhart.

She grew up in Barryville, NY and graduated from Eldred Central School. Shirley retired after 46 years as an expert in the communications field.

She is survived by her husband Vincent of Robertsdale, sister Betty Doyle of Summerdale, AL, several nephews, nieces and cousins. She is also survived by her goddaughter Renee Quin and by special friends Carol McNeer and Camille D’Agate.

DEATH NOTICES Margaret M. Long Margaret M. Long passed away on September 9, 2015 at her home in Callicoon, NY. A celebration of her life was held on Saturday, September 12 at Holy Cross Church, Route 97, Callicoon, NY. Memorial contributions can be made to the Upper Delaware Ambulance Corps, PO Box 258, Hankins, NY 12741 or Callicoon Fire Department, PO Box 806, Callicoon, NY 12723.

Susan Helene Kriegsman Rappaport Pierce Susan Helene Kriegsman Rappaport Pierce of Lake Huntington, NY passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on Saturday, September 5, 2015 at Westchester Medical Center.

Funeral services were held on Friday, September 11 at the Ramsay’s Funeral Home, 3534 Rte. 55, Kauneonga Lake.

Rabbi Marvin Goldman officiated.

Burial followed the services at Laurel Cemetery, Cochecton Center, NY.

Eric D. Pollard, age 97 of Barryville, NY, passed away Friday, September 4, 2015, at home with his family by his side. He was born on November 30, 1917 in Manchester, England, the son of Thomas Sr. and Lilly Roscoe Pollard.

Eric was predeceased by his wife of 67 years, Iris Hissey Pollard, who passed away last year at the age of 95.

After Eric’s childhood immigration to the United States, he was raised and schooled in Wakefield and Ramsey in Upper Michigan where he met his beloved Iris on a tennis court and were married. He helped build the main highway from upper Michigan to Detroit where he relocated before serving our country as a decorated soldier in the U.S. Army during World War II. Returning from the war, he was employed at General Motors in Detroit and worked his way up to General Manager at Detroit Transmission. He enjoyed an early retirement and traveled the states camping, which included a snoring buffalo under their camper with the herd standing by! Eric was an avid boat and fisherman on the Great Lakes, which included the excitement of flipping his sailboat, mast upside down, for fun! He loved the outdoors, excitement and adventure.

He was an industrious and a skilled builder and wood craftsman. He built three homes, helped repair churches, was instrumental in the construction of a Lion’s Ilan and in piping in water lines to Harsens Island where he and Iris initially retired. When Eric and Iris relocated to Sebastian,

FL, his drive for community improvements and service continued. He also developed a talent for oil painting, clock making, and loved making music on his violin, when he could conjure up an audience!

For the past 10 years Eric and Iris resided with their daughters, enjoying the beautiful, peaceful atmosphere of family life in the woods and all it entails. He helped take care of his beloved wife and was at her bedside when she passed.

Eric was a generous man who loved his family, friends, church and country. He had an acute sense of English humor, often only detected by a slight grin he would try to hide or the twinkle in his blue eyes!

Eric is survived by his two daughters, Carolyn Gausden and Sandra Doe of Barryville; his lovely sister Mary Cooprider of Garden City, MI; grandchildren Kenneth Doe and wife Jean of Sparrow Bush, NY; Nadine, Brent and his wife Adrianne Gausden of CA; and several great grandchildren. He was predeceased by his brother Thomas Pollard Jr. Eric brought an abundance of joy and happiness to his family, friends and community. He left us with many great stories to tell and fond memories. He had a passion for living life to the fullest. He taught honesty, integrity and moral principles, perseverance, community service and love of fellow man! He will be missed. In his memory, please “pass it forward.” A Mass of Christian Burial was held at St. Ann’s Parish, Shohola, PA.

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PORT JERVIS, NY — The Hub at the Port Jervis Free Library and SUNY Orange will again partner to offer a class to prepare students to take the Test Assessing Secondary Completion (TASC) exam (formerly called GED®) starting on September 21. The class will be held Mondays through Thursdays from 4 to 6 p.m.

This is a 120-hour course designed to prepare participants in language arts including literature, essay, and grammar, social studies, science and math. Two days per week will be devoted exclusively to math. The tuition for the entire course is $12. Following conclusion of the course, transportation to the testing center in Middletown will be arranged for those requiring assistance.

To register, visit The Hub at the Port Jervis Library and please bring photo identification. For more information, email thehub@portjervislibrary.com or call 845/772-7586.

CALLICOON, NY — Delaware Young at Heart will sponsor a 90-minute short-memoir writing course on September 17 and 24 and October 1 and 8 at the Delaware Youth Center. The course is free and is designed for beginning or intermediate writers.

By the end of the four weekly meetings, you will have completed a short memoir/personal essay (two to 10 pages) about a significant person or event from your life.

The instructor will be Penelope Ghartey, who has been teaching for more than 20 years. Email penelope. ghartey@gmail.com call 570/224-4357.

Car maintenance DIY class at The Cooperage HONESDALE, PA — On Monday, September 21, Hal Stein of 652 Auto will teach “DIY: Car Maintenance” as part of the Do-it-Yourself Workshops series presented by The Cooperage Project. This DIY class will run from 7 to 9 p.m. at The Cooperage, located at 1030 Main St. Stein is owner of 652 Auto in Beach Lake. He has over four decades of car experience and specializes in foreign car repair. There will even be a car parked in the pocket park in front of The Cooperage, so you’ll be able to take a closer look under the hood. Stein will demonstrate how to perform basic car maintenance, like checking tire pressure and oil.

Reservations are appreciated but not required. Suggested donation is $10 per class. Visit www.thecooperagepro ject.org or call 570/253-2020.

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LOOKING BACK

NARROWSBURG NEWS

By Ann O’Hara

By Jane Luchsinger

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arah Mary Mathews Read Osborn Benjamin, seen here, was born in Orange County, NY, ca. 1757. Her first husband, William Read, was killed in one of the earliest battles of the Revolution, and she married Aaron Osborn in Albany, NY in 1780. Sarah accompanied him to the battlefield, met George Washington and was present at the British surrender at Yorktown. After the birth of two children, Osborn deserted the family, and in 1787 Sarah married John Benjamin in White Lake, NY. They moved in 1822 to Mt. Pleasant Township, Wayne County, where John died in 1825.

Sarah was noted for her handwork, which was exhibited at the Crystal Palace Exhibition in London. In later life, she took pride in adding years to her age, which led to the myth that Sarah had lived to the age of 114. In her Revolutionary pension application, she swore that she was 81 years old in 1837, making her 101 years old at the time of her death in 1858.

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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he theme in Narrowsburg these first two weeks of September seemed to be “memory lane.�

The month began with a celebration and reminiscence of the 40 years of publication of The River Reporter and was held at the Narrowsburg Inn. Next, the Narrowsburg School class reunion from the classes of 1961 and earlier took place on September 11. Tickets sold for the event numbered 182, and the former graduates met at the Central House in Beach Lake. It seems hard to believe, but the class with the most graduates/ guests came from 1956, graduating 59 years ago! The social hour (actually two hours) was spent meeting and reconnecting with former classmates from your class and students above and below your class. No one seemed to just sit and chat.

There appeared to be a lot of walking around, assuring that you would not miss anyone. Seating for dinner was arranged by class, so the re-living of memories continued. No one seemed bored; there were just smiles, laughter and memories.

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Sarah Mary Mathews Read Osborn Benjamin

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Narrowsburg School reunions take place every two years. This year, the classes of 1960 and 1961 were included for the first time. These students looked especially happy to be joining in this joyous reunion.

Memory lane continued as the seven children of Grace Johansen shared special moments at the memorial service celebrating her life. Both Pastor Phyllis Haynes and former Pastor Russell Haab conducted the service to an overflowing crowd at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church.

The words from the children would have no doubt pleased Grace as they included poetry, prose and song, a fitting way to commemorate her life. Guests had an opportunity to share their memories with family members as they circulated under a large tent, thankfully escaping the rain, at the reception following. Grace’s children created a service befitting the last lines of the Robert Fulghum poem found in the program, “That laughter is the only cure for grief; And I believe that love is stronger than death.�

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Advanced registration is encouraged by calling 845/292-6180.

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Wanted: best soup and chili

LONG EDDY, NY — The Basket Historical Society will hold an open house and meeting on Saturday, September 26 at the museum on State Route 97. The meeting starts at 10:30 a.m., and all are welcome.

The open house follows from 12 noon until 3 p.m. with the museum open. There also will be festivities in the park adjacent to the museum including food, live music and games for children. A guided walking tour and driving tour map of nearby historical points of interest will be available.

The Basket Historical Society is dedicated to collecting, preserving and disseminating historical facts and legends of the Upper Delaware Valley. The museum contains displays, artifacts, photographs, books and reference materials. Visit Basket Historical Society of the Upper Delaware Valley on Facebook or email baskethistsociety@gmail.com.

HONESDALE, PA — The Greater Honesdale Partnership is looking for contestants for its 10th annual Taste-off on Sunday, October 11. Due to the high cost of chicken wings, the partnership has decided to focus on two fall favorites this year; soup and chili. The contest, co-sponsored

by Rent-E-Quip, is being held in conjunction with Harvest & Heritage Days, which is sponsored by The Dime Bank, with support from Wayne County Tourism.

The contest is open to all area restaurant owners, non-profits and private individuals who think that their recipe for soup and/or chili can’t be beat. For details, email ghp@visithonesdalepa.com (please put “Harvest & Heritage Days� in your subject line) or call 570/253-5492 or 253-3055 by September 18. All proceeds from the day-of-event sales of the soup and chili are the property of the chef.

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ELECTION NEWS Meet candidate Diebboll CALLICOON, NY — Voters can meet Isaac Green Diebboll on Friday, September 18 at The Callicoon Brewery, 16 Upper Main St., from 5 to 8 p.m. Diebboll is running for the Sullivan County Legislature in District 5, which includes the Towns of Callicoon, Delaware and Fremont and parts of Liberty. This Contributed photo will be an opportunity to share your Isaac Green Diebboll questions and concerns with Diebboll, and let him know what kind of future you’d like to see for Sullivan County.

Craft beers and light fare will be available for purchase, and local recording artist Kaahele will perform her special mix of folk, reggae and bluegrass.

You’ll be able to register to vote at the event, or pick up an absentee ballot, if you need one. Visit www.facebook.com/ IsaacforDistrict5 or call 845/887-3039.

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Banned Book Week at Crawford MONTICELLO, NY — Celebrate your freedom to read during Banned Books Week at the Ethelbert B. Crawford Public Library. Banned Books Week, which is always held during the last week of September, highlights the importance of free and open access to information, and celebrates the ability to choose to read any and all books.

The library will kick off Banned Books Week by having a Read-A-Thon on Friday, September 25 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on the library front lawn. Anyone may sign up for a five-minute time slot to read aloud from a banned book. The library will have a selection of banned books to choose from, as well as a list of the top banned books. This is also a great opportunity to stock up on banned books (and any other books) to read while the library is closed during the move into the new building. For more information on the Read-A-Thon or to sign up for a time slot, call 845/794-4660, ext. 8.

Books can be banned from schools and libraries for a variety of reasons. Books that have been banned in some times and plcaes include “The Catcher in the Rye,” the Harry Potter series, “The Giving Tree,” “Charlotte’s Web,” “To Kill a Mockingbird” and The Hunger Games trilogy. Visit www.ala. org/bbooks.

Open house for historic Cochecton Center church COCHECTON CENTER, NY — Cochecton Center Community Center Methodist-Episcopal church will hold an open house and tag sale on Saturday, September 26 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday, September 27 from 9 am. to 4 p.m. The church was built in 1892 with no plumbing or electricity. It has two wood stoves, 29 pews, pressed-tin walls and ceilings, kerosene chandeliers over the center pews and the original pump organ. The goal of the organizers of the open house and tag sale is to maintain the historical church building and preserve the historical significance to solidify a cohesiveness of community. The organizers would like to introduce educational and cultural awareness of our past in order to preserve it for the future. For more information call Sharon Umnik at 845/252-7463.

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Neil Diamond tribute artist at hospital benefit HAWLEY, PA — There will be a benefit concert for Wayne Memorial Hospital (WMH) on Sunday, September 20 from 4 to 6 p.m. at Woodloch Pines Night Club.

Sponsored by the WMH auxiliary, the concert features Neil Diamond tribute artist Tom Sadge. A cash bar will be

available. For ticket information, call 570-253/5779 or 570/226-9750. Proceeds will help underwrite construction of a heliport pad, which is necessary for the non-profit hospital to achieve Level IV Trauma Center status.

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Cooperage holds Field to Main fundraiser HONESDALE, PA — On Saturday, September 19, tables will be set for a fivecourse, family-style dinner at The Cooperage on Main Street in Honesdale. Hors d’oeuvres will be served from 6 p.m., and dinner will follow at 7 p.m.

“It’s a celebration of local food and of our community. And it’s a fundraiser. All of the proceeds raised at Field to Main directly support programming here at The Cooperage,” said Doni Hoffman, executive director of The Cooperage Project.

The feast will be prepared by culinary artists Benjamin Cooper and Derrick Braun, graduates of the College of Culinary Arts at Johnson and Wales University in Providence, RI. Both are fierce advocates of “farm-to-table” cuisine. The dining experience will feature vegetables, fruits and meats from 10 local farms: Salem Mountain Farm of Waymart, Safford Farm of Lake Ariel, The Anthill Farm of Honesdale, Fox Hill Farm of Honesdale, Treeline Farm of Bethany, Quails-R-Us of Honesdale, Hardler Farm of Honesdale, Lato Sud Farm of Beach Lake, Nonnenmacher Acres of Beach Lake, and Beach Lake Bakery of Beach Lake.

Tickets cost $75 per person. Email info@ thecooperageproject.org or call 570/2532020. Visit www.thecooperageproject.org.

Aesthetic Dentistry barbeque benefits canine division PORT JERVIS, NY — Aesthetic Family Dentistry will host its first annual community barbeque from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, September 19, rain or shine, at 155 E. Main St. The free event is open to the public, and proceeds will benefit the Canine Division of the Port Jervis Police Department.

Dentists Dr. Seth Horn and Dr. Dide Tosyali will be serving up free hot dogs, hamburgers, salads and other dishes prepared by Smokin Steve’s BBQ to the community on the lawn of Aesthetic Family Dentistry’s practice.

Guests can try their hand at the dunk tank featuring Aesthetic Family Dentistry team members and Port Jervis police officers, see a live K-9 Unit demonstration, and buy chances for a 50/50 raffle and prizes donated by area businesses.

Door prizes include a gift card and backto-school gear. The Port Jervis Police Department will also offer free child ID kits, so parents can have a copy of their child’s fingerprints in case of an emergency.

Admission and food are free. Visit www.aestheticfamilysmiles.com or call 845/856-5049.

Grey Towers visit CALLICOON, NY — The Delaware Young at Heart organization will sponsor a trip to Grey Towers in Milford, PA on Tuesday, September 22, leaving from the Youth Center by carpool at 10 a.m.

Grey Towers was the home of Gifford Pinchot, first chief of the U.S. Forest Service and two-term Pennsylvania governor. His summer home was designed both to use local materials and reflect the French heritage of the Pinchot family, who first settled in Milford in 1818.

Among the buildings’ beautiful and whimsical features is an outdoor dining table, its center a water-filled pool on which food was served on floating trays.

The U.S. Forest Service now owns and administers the site.

Admission costs $8 for adults, $7 for 65 years and older and $5 for ages 12 to 17.

It is suggested that each passenger in the carpool offer their driver at least $5 to cover the cost of gasoline. Visit www. fs.usda.gov/main/greytowers/home.

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BEACH LAKE, PA — Visiting minister Mary Tiebout will deliver a talk titled “Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein or the New Prometheus” at the meeting of the Upper Delaware Unitarian Universalist Fellowship on Sunday, September 20 at 10:15 a.m. at the Berlin Township Community Center. Prometheus’s name means forethought, and the presentation will include thoughts about theology, technology and human nature. A social time and refreshments will follow the program.

For directions visit www.uduuf.org/directions.

MILFORD, PA — There will be a 5k run/walk in Gold Key on Sunday, October 4, beginning at 9 a.m., to raise funds for the Wounded Warrior Project and a community swim team, the Gold Key Gators. The race will be around the lake at Gold Key. Register online at raceroster. com/events/2015/5786/gold-key-5k. Raceday registration will begin at 8 a.m. and will cost $25 per person. Awards will be given to the top three runners and the top three walkers in each age group. There will also be a kids’ fun run beginning at 10:30 a.m. for children under eight, which is free. For more information, visit www.

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What of the monarchs?

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or most of the summer, I have been checking milkweed plants in the local area for signs of monarch butterfly activity, and have not seen a sign of eggs, larvae, or adults.

The milkweed plant is essential for the survival of monarchs, which lay their eggs on the underside of the leaves, and the only plant eaten by monarch caterpillars is milkweed. This year, the cause of eaten milkweed leaves has turned out to be milkweed tussock caterpillars, hairy, orange and black caterpillars that appear on milkweed during this time of year. There have been orange butterflies around the area this year that resemble monarchs from a distance, but a closer look has revealed them to be fritillary butterflies.

Monarch sightings during the summer seemed to be scattered, with nothing in some areas, and adults and larvae in others. My first sighting of the summer was an adult in a friend’s yard in Port Jervis, NY. Across the river, in Matamoras, PA, someone reported several caterpillars in her milkweed garden. As fall approaches, some migrating monarchs have been spotted where no breeding or larval activity has been seen during the summer.

Most monarch butterfly counts continue to show a downward trend, including surveys in the monarch’s wintering areas in Mexico, the most accurate count method for assessment of the species well-being. Major factors in the decline of the monarch continue to be agricultural practices in the U.S. and loss of habitat in the monarch’s wintering grounds in Mexico, although progress is being made to halt illegal lumbering in Mexico in order to preserve the last bit of habitat left.

On the 29th of August, the Delaware Highlands Conservancy had its annual community picnic at its New York office. One of the presenters during this event was Ed Weseley, a naturalist, butterfly expert and long-time advocate of monarch conservation (and long-time River Talk writer). Wesely brought several live specimens of monarchs, from eggs to adult butterflies for his presentation; most of the photographs in this feature were taken during Ed’s presentation.

During his presentation, Weseley talked about finding monarch activ-

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TRR photos by Scott Rando

Monarch eggs like this are usually found on the underside of milkweed leaves. They are tiny, just over 1mm in size. When a caterpillar emerges from this egg in three to seven days, it will eat the shell of the egg before proceeding to eat milkweed leaves.

After the 5th instar, monarch caterpillars pupate, or undergo metamorphosis into a chrysalis. Unlike the protective shell of many moths, which spin a silken cocoon around themselves during the pupa stage, the outer protective shell of this chrysalis is generated by the caterpillar’s own body during metamorphosis.

This tiny caterpillar is about 5 to 6 mm long and about three days old; soon it will shed its skin or molt for the first time. Each period in between molts is called an “instar,” and this caterpillar is in its first instar.

This 3rd instar caterpillar, in Ed Weseley’s beaker, is about a week old and about 10 to 12 mm long. The aphid sized insect to the right “photobombed” this shot, but it provides good scale. Along with increased size, the bands get more vivid with each successive molt. The length of the tentacles (the front and rear long black appendages) increases as well.

After the monarch emerges as an adult, its wings rapidly expand and harden and it is soon capable of flight. After three to eight days, adults will mate. Summer monarchs mate several times and live two to five weeks, but the final generation of butterflies emerging now is the one that migrates to Mexico and overwinters there. They return north in the spring to breed and can live up to nine months.

ity in some unlikely places, such as some monarch caterpillars he spotted in a small patch of milkweed between two buildings in the middle of a town.

My own past milkweed observations suggest that monarchs go to the same patches of milkweed year after year, even in cases where lots of untouched milkweed grows abundantly along roadsides.

Late summer signals the start of migration for not only birds, but for monarchs as well. During the fall migrating-raptor counts that occur at many sites in the region, monarchs are counted as well to build a real-time snapshot of monarch numbers that can be compared with past years of data at a given site. Most of these sites welcome visitors, and whether it be monarchs or birds, the more pairs of eyes looking, the fewer will be missed.

On the Hawk Migration Association of America website (www.hmana.org/), real-time monarch notes are usually shown for sites that record data.

The best time to watch for monarchs will be September and October, especially on the warmer days. They are seen traveling generally southward during the day, and they will take advantage of tailwinds and updrafts, so a good hawk-watching day will also be a good monarch-watching day in the coming weeks.

Even though much of the monarchs’ woe is caused by factors in far-off regions, there are measures we can take here to aid local and migrating monarchs. An increasing awareness concerning milkweed and the planting of milkweed in gardens, etc. to aid monarchs has been beneficial; however, what may be equally or more important is to preserve stands of milkweed that exist now, especially if they have been utilized by monarchs previously.

Adult monarchs feed on nectar from many different flowering plants, not just milkweed, so a butterfly bush or similar flowering plant is beneficial to monarchs as well as other pollinators. Use care when using chemicals in the garden so as to not harm butterflies and other pollinators. If you want to see a monarch caterpillar right now, view this milkweed muncher from a few years ago in Shohola, PA (large file, broadband recommended): www.twcwc.com/multimedia/Monar chMunch.avi.

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New sci-fi book signing at the Columns MILFORD, PA — The Columns Museum, located at 608 Broad St., will host a book signing and reception for local author Lillian Longendorfer on Saturday, September 19 at 4 p.m. There will be refreshments and a meet-and-greet with Longendorfer.

Her new book, “The Quad Consortium and the Sword of Bale,” published by Page Publishing, is an adventurous journey that follows a young man on his quest to discover his true path in life. Longendorfer said, “It is a story that takes place in an imaginary solar system at the outer edge of the Milky Way. It is about a man trying to forget his past, but who, when his world and friends are threatened by his nemesis, finds the courage to face his past and try to save the solar system and his friends.”

Milford has a unique link to science fiction. Renowned science fiction authors including James Blish and Damon Knight spent much time there, and with the help of Virginia Kidd, author and literary agent, conceived what is known as “The Milford Method” of critiquing manuscripts-still used today.

Von Steuben Day festival YULAN, NY — This year’s Von Steuben Day festival will be held at Yulan’s firemen’s field from 12 noon to 6 p.m. Sponsored by the Yulan Fire Department, it celebrates all things German, with food, beer, vendors, kids’ games, folk dancing and more. yulanfiredept.webs.com. See this week’s Upper Delaware Magazine insert for a spotlight on Yulan’s firefighting families.

Big Eddy Film Festival NARROWSBURG, NY — The Big Eddy Film Festival opens on Friday, September 18 with the screening of “Tumbledown” at the Tusten Theatre at 7:30 p.m. And a 60th anniversary retrospective screening of the classic American thriller “The Night of the Hunter” will be featured on Saturday, September 19 at 9 p.m. Graced by images of eerie beauty and a sneaky sense of humor, this ethereal, expressionistic American classic features Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish and the talents of the great writer James Agee.

The festival will also feature a plethora of documentaries and dramatic films over the following three days. All screenings are in the Tusten Theatre on Bridge Street.

Buy tickets at www.bigeddyfilmfest.com.

The Big Eddy Film Festival aims to advance the traditional art of storytelling by showing the newest and best independent films from around the world and our own backyard.

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“darn!” 2013, mixed media by Kathryn Kosto

‘Hand-Me-Downs’ LIVINGSTON MANOR, NY — The Catskill Art Society will present “HandMe-Downs,” an exhibition of artwork

by Kathryn Kosto, Frank Mullaney and Jake Seo at the CAS Arts Center at 48 Main St. from September 19 through October 18. There will be an artists’ talk on September 19 at 3 p.m., followed by a free opening reception from 4 to 6 p.m.

“Hand-Me-Downs” comprises three distinctive artists united by their explorations of fabric and its relationship to our everyday lives. Stories told by the history, textures, colors and forms of cloth, apart from the body, transcend its intended use and touches something deeper in the shared human experience.

In her show “Through the Eye of a Needle,” Kosto presents a series of collages, interpreting words and themes used in sewing and needlework, and reflects upon historical and current tensions over women’s work, identity and how the product of a woman’s hand is valued—or not.

Mullaney will exhibit photographs from his ongoing series, “Wallpaper Saints,” selected from a large body of work, made up of portraits of gay and trans men and women, as filtered through the prism of the artist’s religious youth.

For Seo, who arrived to the United States from Korea in 2002, the Laundromat figures hugely in his daily life, as well as the culture and society he joined.

As he took it for inspiration, the Laundromat became a place that narrated the stories of the hard-working people that make up our society.

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“Bald Eagle Landing,” photo by Gene Weinstein

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The Korinya Ukrainian Folk Band

Roots music from Ukraine MILFORD, PA — The Korinya Ukrainian Folk Band and dancers from the KAZKA Ukrainian Folk Ensemble will perform on September 19 at 7:30 p.m. at the Milford Theatre. The event is sponsored

by Kindred Spirits.

Korinya, which means “roots” in English, is a band based in upstate New York that has been performing in the United States, Canada and Europe since 2005 (www.korinya.yolasite.com). In 2012, its young members earned the title of National Artists of Ukraine by winning first place at the Boyko Festival. They play some easily recognized instruments (e.g. violin), but they also use exotic ones such as a bandura, telenka and duda.

The Kazka Ukrainian Folk Ensemble (www.kazkaensemble.org) was founded in 1987 in order to preserve and promote Ukrainian culture, music and dance in Northeastern PA. It is dedicated to the preservation of the music and dance of the first immigrants to the anthracite coal regions in the late 19th century and early 20th centuries.

The Milford Theatre is located at 114 East Catharine St. Tickets cost $20, or $15 when bought in advance at www.kindredspiritsarts.org or in person at Books and Prints at Pear Alley, 220 Broad St. Children under 15 will be admitted free. Visit www.kindredspirits.org.

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WOODBOURNE, NY — The Old Stone House of Hasbrouck will present an exhibit by science educator and photographer Gene Weinstein titled “Feathers Massive, Feathers Micro” starting with an opening reception on Sunday, September 20 from 2 to 5 p.m., after which doors will be open from 12 noon to 4 p.m. on weekends through October 18.

In the world of bird watching, size makes a dramatic difference. Huge raptors command attention with their majestic wingspans and soaring spirals across the sky. Tiny hummingbirds enchant us instead with their closeup antics at every available blossom. Weinstein has mastered, over many years, the art of photographing both ends of this spectrum. The results are displayed in this exhibition.

Weinstein taught biology at Monticello High School for 33 years, spending two decades as science department chair.

Following retirement, he volunteered as a bald eagle monitor in a program to restore New York State’s eagle population.

Weinstein’s eagle photos have appeared in exhibits throughout this area and in numerous national publications. They were also part of a cultural exchange program with South Korea.

The Old Stone House of Hasbrouck is located at 282 Hasbrouck Rd. Visit www.

TheOldStoneHouseOfHasbrouck.org.

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‘To Stop the Mind from Wandering’

‘Grandma’ at Callicoon CALLICOON, NY — Delaware Valley Arts Alliance and the Callicoon Theater will present “Grandma,” starring Lily Tomlin and directed by Paul Weitz, from Friday, September 18 through Tuesday, September 29. The film will be screened nightly at 7:30 p.m., with matinees at 2 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

The theatre is closed Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Lily Tomlin stars as Elle, who has just gotten through breaking up with her girlfriend when Elle’s granddaughter Sage (Julia Garner) unexpectedly shows up needing $600 before sundown. Temporarily broke, Grandma Elle and Sage spend the day trying to get their hands on the cash as their unannounced visits to old friends and flames end up rattling skeletons and digging up secrets. The film screened earlier this year at the Tribeca Film Festival.

Admission costs $10.50 ($8.50 admission on Mondays and matinees) and $7 for children under 12 at all shows.

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Visit www.DelawareValleyArt sAlliance. org or call 845/887-4460.

LIVINGSTON MANOR, NY — “To Stop the Mind from Wandering,” an art exhibit curated by Miriam Hernández, opens on Saturday, September 19 in the Catskill Park Room at Morgan Outdoors. There will be an opening reception from 4 to 6 p.m. with many of the artists present.

Participating artists include Alex Siroc, Candy Spilner, Gail Tuchman, Kristin Gronbeck, Magaly Perez, Marjorie Morrow and Miriam Hernández. The exhibition will run through Sunday, October 25.

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“The works comprising this exhibition have been selected for their restraint and focus to suggest, or perhaps even induce, a state of meditation,” said Hernandez.

“The viewer is invited to quietly contemplate their seemingly uncomplicated combinations of form, design and color.

The works... have been chosen for their aesthetic simplicity. Almost all the artists refer to the natural world as the impetus for their work but without making the work representational. These are visual attempts to quiet the mind from making

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Artwork by Miriam Hernandez random associations and to gently coax the eye/mind connection into watchful stillness.”

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Borscht Belt such as the Concord, Kutchers, Raleigh, Pines, Nevele, etc. She has performed at venues in Las Vegas and Atlantic City, and was a favorite opening act for Red Buttons and Rich Little.

Fox, who in addition to sharing the spotlight with her that evening writes reviews for TRR, wrote, “Patti has the rare ability to hold an audience in the palm of her hand, breathlessly anticipating every note, as she exudes superstar talent with each song, whispering one moment, while raising the roof the

next.” Tickets cost $20 in advance, $25 at the door.

Saturday night will be comedy night, headlined by Marion Grodin of “The View” and “Conan,” along with Rich Kiamco (Howard Stern, Boston Comedy Festival), hosted by Jonathan McBride (Stress Factory). The show starts at 8 p.m., and tickets cost $25.

There is no drink minimum.

To see the complete Forestburgh Tavern fall series, visit www.forestburghtavern.com/forestburgh-tavern-fall-series-2015. Call 845/794-1194.

Photo by Jonathan Charles Fox

This is one of many photos by Jonathan Charles Fox that will be on display in his exhibit “Fall Foliage Fantasy” opening Friday, September 18 at the Forestburgh Tavern.

Comedy, music, photography (and Dharma) FORESTBURGH, NY — This weekend the Forestburgh Tavern will feature two nights of entertainment, starting on Friday, September 18 with a concert by Patti Sunshine Grecco and an opening for an exhibit of photographs by TRR’s Jonathan Fox titled “Fall Foliage Fantasy.” Proceeds from the concert go to Catskill Animal Rescue (and yes, Dharma the Wonder Dog will be there).

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o, it’s not a misprint. For many of us here in the Upper Delaware River region, the holiday season has commenced. Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year) began at sundown this past Monday while Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement) still lies ahead. Hallmark opportunities notwithstanding, the Jewish holidays are always celebrated on the same day of the Hebrew calendar and each “day� begins and ends with sunset, rather than at midnight. Tradition informs us that following Rosh Hashanah, 10 days of repentance unfold and during this period, God opens “the book of judgment� (uh oh) on each individual and all of mankind. With judgment pending, prayers and repentance are required before the book is sealed on Yom Kippur, when we are (thankfully) given a clean slate.

As a young man, I t hou g ht f u l ly studied the holidays, and some of what I learned has

stuck. For instance, the New Year encompasses the Hebrew words “Yom Teruah,� which translate as “the day of shouting and raising a noise� (which could have applied to any day of the year in my house), and since the holidays traditionally follow the seasons, apples dipped in honey are symbolic of wishes for a “sweet new year.� Additionally, the New Year is the “beginning of the cycle of sowing, growth and harvest, the latter marked by a set of major agricultural festivals� (www.wikipedia.com), many of which are yet to come right here in the country.

It’s unclear to me what the word “festâ€? is in Hebrew, or until very recently, whether or not it is actually a word, but www.freedictionary.com assures me that it is, and defines “festâ€? as “a gathering or occasion characterized by a specific activity, often used in combination,â€? like music-fest, chili-fest, harvest-fest, river-fest‌ well, you get the idea. Much to my constant delight, we are pretty festcentric (probably not a word) here in the Catskills, and while some have come and gone, there are several occurring now or just on the festival horizon. Although the

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There’s nothing like a tractor parade to usher in a festival, like the Jeff Jamboree last weekend in Sullivan County. name has been changed (to protect the innocent?), “Jeff Jamboree� will always be “Jeff Fest� to me, and the Wonder Dog and I hightailed it over to Main Street in Jeffersonville, NY last weekend (before the atoning began) to take part in the tractor parade, pie contests, corn husking, entertainment and of course the traditional duck race, which draws a huge crowd of onlookers encouraging the kids herding the ducks through Callicoon Creek, culminating in prizes for first, last and (literally) everything in between.

I’ve yet to swing by the six-week-long Harvest Festival in Bethel, NY (www. bethelwoodscenter.org), but it’s on my list, along with the triumphant return of “Pumpkin Fest� (www.barryvilleny. com) and our own calendar of events (www.riverreporter.com/where-when) is

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Chilly waters never deter the “duck herders� during Jeff Jamboree. bursting with opportunities to be festive about everything from wine (in my case, whine) to chili to beer. And this week’s Upper Delaware Magazine insert has an extensive insert of activities and fests from fall into winter. Before more festivities begin, however, I’m reminded that (for the next few days anyhow) the mood in my Jewish household has been reserved for solemnity, contemplation and deep thought, which some would argue is not exactly in my wheelhouse, but once a year or so, I give it a whirl.

While resolutions are not really cited as part of my religious observance, I make them in my head anyhow, and am grateful for the opportunity that the Jewish calendar allows: specifically that any transgressions I might have made are “wiped clean� and I get a fresh start, usually when I need it most. I’m pretty

Jeffersonville’s Jack Costello was all smiles as the duck race got underway last weekend. sure that I’ve made more than a few poor choices in my day-to-day during the last year, and if any of those choices have affected you personally, I’m issuing a blanket apology here and now (see how easy that was?), since another cycle is about to close and I’m ready to get a free ride (at least from my warped point of view).

For a myriad of reasons, autumn is my favorite time of year and while it is fleeting, I plan on celebrating throughout the region with friends, neighbors and loved ones, reminded that time “waits for no one� and that without (oy) winter, spring would not smell as sweet.

My tribute to seasonal change is about to debut this Friday night (www.forest burghtavern.com) in the form of a photo exhibit, and I’m grateful to have the opportunity for the show to benefit Dharma’s four-legged friends at Catskill Ani-

Ever at my side, Dharma the Wonder Dog assists me as I prepare for my exhibition of photographs, which debuts at the Forestburgh Tavern this coming Friday night. mal Rescue (CARe) of Sullivan County, while simultaneously, I prepare to snap pictures of our fantastic fall foliage that is being hinted at as I write (see also page 19). Who knows? Maybe by this weekend my new website (www.jonathancharlesfox.com) will be up and running, but I wouldn’t count on it, since I’m pretty busy ringing in the New Year.

Do you have a festival we need to know about? Send your announcements to copyeditor@ riverreporter.com and we will share the news with the 60 communities that Dharma and I traverse on behalf of The River Reporter. Happy Holidays!

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Book sale

LIVINGSTON MANOR — Pork dinner at the Masonic Lodge, 94 Main St., 4:307pm. Adults: $10, child $6. Benefit: Sullivan-St. Tammany Chapter #298 Order of Eastern Star.

EQUINUNK — Monthly book sale at the Manchester Community Library, 3879 Hancock Hwy, 9am-12noon. Paperback books 25 cents, hard-cover books 50 cents. Amazon sale books as marked. Special prices on “blow out� days: Nov. 21 & Dec. 5. www. manchestercommuni tylibrary.org.

Rummage sale

Bratwurst dinner

Pork dinner

ROSCOE — Annual rummage sale at the Roscoe Presbyterian Church, Old Route 17, County Road 179, 9:30am-5pm.

607/498-5144.

Rummage sale

PORT JERVIS — Rummage sale at the First Presbyterian Church of Port Jervis, bag day, 9am-12noon. 845/856-1231.

Short-Memoir Writing Course

CALLICOON — A “Short-Memoir�

Writing Course at the Delaware Youth Center. By the end of the four, weekly meetings, you will have completed a short memoir/personal essay (two to 10 pages) about a significant person or event from your life. Instructed by Penelope Ghartey. Email penelope.ghartey@ gmail.com or call 570/224-4357.

Sullivan County Audubon meeting

LOCH SHELDRAKE — A Harvest Potluck Dinner will be served at 6pm at Sullivan County Community College, room B113.

Members contribute bounty from their gardens, kitchens and local farmers’ markets. There will be a meeting, an Audubon Art Exhibit and a talk about Monarch butterflies & bees affected by poisons in our environment.

Fri., Sep. 18 CineArt presents ‘Grandma’

CALLICOON — Delaware Valley Arts Alliance and Callicoon Theater present “Grandma,� 7:30pm at Callicoon Theatre, starring Lily Tomlin, directed by Paul Weitz. Runs through Tues., Sept. 29, nightly at 7:30pm; matinees at 2pm Sat. and Sun. Theatre closed Wednesdays and Thursdays. Benefits the arts alliance.

Entertainment at Cove Haven

LAKEVILLE — Byrd Pressley Band and comic Drew Fraserbat at Cove Haven Resort, 8:30pm. Free and open to the public.

Meet Isaac Green Diebboll

CALLICOON — Meet Isaac Green 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. 845/8873039 or email diebboll2015@gmail.com.

Rummage sale

ROSCOE — Annual rummage sale at the Roscoe Presbyterian Church, Old Route 17, County Road 179, 9:30am-5pm.

607/498-5144.

Rummage sale

PORT JERVIS — Rummage sale at the First Presbyterian Church of Port Jervis. What is left is free, 9am-12noon.

845/856-1231.

Sat., Sep. 19 2 Franks’ Cafe

NARROWSBURG — 2 Franks’ CafÊ, a free lunch open to the public, in the Parish Hall at St. Francis Xavier Church, 151 Bridge St., 12noon-1pm. Meet the new Pastor, Rev. Dennis Dinan, and enjoy a meal and fellowship.

Art exhibition: ‘To Stop the Mind from Wandering’

LIVINGSTON MANOR — Opening reception for “To Stop the Mind from Wandering� at Morgan Outdoors, 4-6pm.

Curated by Miriam Hernandez; featuring multiple artists. On display through Oct. 25.

Barryville Farmers’ Market

BARRYVILLE — The Barryville Farmers’ Market, presented by the Barryville Greenmarket Foundation, at 3385 Rte. 97, behind River Market, 10am-1pm.

Open every Saturday (rain or shine), through October 31. Farmers, food producers, bakers, artists and artisans. www.BarryvilleFarmersMarket.com.

NARROWSBURG — Fifth annual bratwurst dinner at St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 4:30-7pm. Dinner includes bratwurst from Honesdale’s The Alpine restaurant, homemade German potato salad, sauerkraut, beverages, bread and kuchen for dessert. Tickets: $10 adults, $6 children ages 6-12, children under 5 free. Advance sale only.

845/252-3919.

Catskill Mountain Cycling Challenge

ARKVILLE — 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. $40 through Sept. 18 or $45 day of the event.

845/586-6250 or register at www.bikereg. com/catskill mountain-cycling-challenge.

Central Volunteer Fire Dept.

Honky Tonk

HAWLEY — 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 $15 adult, $12 children 6-12; 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 — Piano concert “Mostly Chopin� by Robert Gerstenberg at the Daniel Pierce Library, 48 S. Main St., 2–4pm. Gerstenberg will teach as he plays, telling the history behind each piece before he performs it. The concert is free; refreshments served following the music.

Community BBQ beneďŹ t

Lackawaxen EMS Bingo

LACKAWAXEN — Lackawaxen EMS Family Bingo Night at Masthope Mountain Community Lodge, 196 Karl Hope Blvd., 7pm.

Manchester Library book sale

EQUINUNK — Book sale third Saturday each month until November, plus first Saturday of December, 9am-12 noon. Paperback books 25 cents, hard-cover books 50 cents. Amazon sale books as marked.

570/224-4173.

Rummage sale

ROSCOE — Annual rummage sale at Roscoe Presbyterian Church, Old Route 17, County Road 179, 9:30am-5pm.

607/498-5144.

Seth Glier

HAWLEY — Seth Glier at Harmony Presents in the Silk Mill, 8pm. A singer-songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist, Seth’s music has caught the ears of fans, industry and critics alike. USA Today says his “exquisite tenor echoes Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel.� Tickets: $16-$22.

Tricky tray

PARKSVILLE — Tricky tray at Parksville United Methodist Church, 12 Short Ave., starts 4:30pm, calling begins 6pm.

Tricky tray

MILFORD — St. Joseph’s tricky tray at Delaware Valley Elementary School, 232 Routes 6 & 209. Doors open 11:30am, “rapid� starts 2pm. Over 200 trays. Calling finishes around 3pm. 570/491-9074.

Ukrainian Folk Ensemble

MILFORD — Korinya Ukrainian Folk Band and dancers from the KAZKA Ukrainian Folk Ensemble perform at 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., Sep. 20 ‘A Walk Among the Dead’

GRAHAMSVILLE — Hear about prominent local characters buried in 20 local cemeteries in a talk, “A Walk Among the Dead,�

1pm at Time and the Valleys Museum, State Route 55. Recieve a self-guided map of cemeteries. 845/985-7700.

Bird photography exhibit

HASBROUCK — Opening reception for “Feathers Massive, Feathers Micro,� photography by Gene Weinstein at the Old Stone House of Hasbrouck, 2-5pm.

Images of eagles and hummingbirds alike make up the new exhibition.

Callicoon Farmers’ Market

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

Coee, Tea & History: Cochecton’s First People

COCHECTON — 9th annual Coffee, Tea and History at Cochecton Train Station, 8537 Rte. 97, 1pm. Guest speaker professor Evan Pritchard, a descendant of the Mi’kmaq people, part of the Algonquin Nation, speaks on Cochecton’s First People. Admission is free. Refreshments.

Rain or shine.

MILFORD — Milford Farmers Market at The Grotto, 508 W. Harford St., hosted by non-profit Air Soil Water. Every Sunday 10am-2pm, rain or shine. The market features all local, all fresh, nothing industrial.

Produce, meats, dairy and more from tri-state farms. Educational and kid friendly.

Pancake breakfast

EQUINUNK — Pancake breakfast at Pine Mill Community Hall, 919 Pine Mill Rd., 7:3011:30am.

Features cheese omelets, blueberry or plain pancakes, sausage, homefries, apple sauce, juice and coffee or tea. Adults $8, children $4, babies free.

570/224-8500.

CALLICOON THEATER

LAKEVILLE — The band Somethin’ Else and comic RC Smith at Cove Haven Resort, 8:30pm. Free and open to the public.

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Field to Main fundraiser dinner

HONESDALE — The Cooperage Project presents the third annual Field to Main farm to table fundraising event, a five-course, family-style dinner at The Cooperage. Hor d’oeuvres from 6pm, dinner follows at 7pm, prepared by Chefs Benjamin Cooper and Derrick Braun. Tickets: $75. 570/253-2020.

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Farming with Kids

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.

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Voter registration

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, 11am4pm. Free admission to the festival; parking $2.

Mon., Sep. 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

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

WSPLonline.org.

Milford Farmers Market

PORT JERVIS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Aesthetic Family Dentistry will host its first annual Community BBQ, rain or shine, at 155 E. Main St., 1-4pm.

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Entertainment at Cove Haven

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, Welcome Lake Road, (Route 590), 4-6pm. Proceeds benefit Wayne Memorial Hospital to help fund construction of a helipad. Tickets cost $35 each and a cash bar will be available. For tickets or information, call 570/253-0637, 570/253-5779 or 570/226-9750.

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Cabarets

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When you need cardiac rehab, your heart will be in the right place If you have recently experienced a heart attack, open-heart surgery or angioplasty, you probably have questions and worries about how to regain your strength, and how to get your life back to the â&#x20AC;&#x153;new normal.â&#x20AC;?

Ellenville Regional Hospital now has a full-service, community-based cardiac rehab facility designed to answer all your questions, and provide all the expert help you need.

We have assembled a specialized team: a cardiac rehabilitation nurse, a physical therapist, a physician, a clinical dietitian, clinical pharmacist, and a social worker, to help those with heart conditions to restore their physical, psychological and vocational function.

We work with you to complete your recovery, to prolong your life and make it more enjoyable. In order to participate you need a referral from your cardiologist, or your primary care provider.

Find out more by visiting our website or call to make an appointment with ERH Cardiac Rehab: (845) 647-6400 ext. 292.

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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

Blacktopping Lake Huntington, NY • 845-932-7829

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

Builder

Equipment & Tool Repair

JMR CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

ELDRED EQUIPMENT SERVICE & SUPPLY

Custom Homes, Renovations, Additions, Restorations, Roofs, Decks, Siding, Remodeling 570-559-7935 or 877-275-5671 Joseph Riccardi • www.jmrconstructioncompany.com

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

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

JS ELECTRIC

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

NARROWSBURG ELECTRIC

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

Exterminating

BUSELLI PLUMBING, HEATING & ELECTRIC

Gutters

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

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

BOB’S SEAMLESS GUTTERS

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

Heating CENTRAL BOILER E-CLASSIC

Outdoor wood furnace CLEANER and GREENER EPA Qualified CALL TODAY!

HALLORAN FARM 845-482-5208

HVAC ENERGYSTARDAVE

GS PLUMBING & HEATING

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

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

Painter B&L HOME INTERIOR

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

Swimming Pools

STRAIT LINE ROOFING

CLEAR-RITE POOLS & SPAS, INC.

“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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ROOFING, SIDING SPECIALIST

Landscaping

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

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BUSELLI PLUMBING, HEATING & ELECTRIC

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

Visit us at www.straitlineroofing.com

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Solar Energy

PIERPONT HEATING & PLUMBING

Commercial Boilers, Heat Pumps & Controls

Equipment & Storage MARSHALL MACHINERY, INC.

Plumbing & Heating

BARRYVILLE EXTERMINATING SERVICE

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

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

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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

VALLEY SAND & GRAVEL

Rt. 652, Honesdale, PA • 570-251-9818

Septic Service ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES

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

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

845-252-6672 • 570-729-7936

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

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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

GAEBEL’S TREE SERVICE

Free Estimates • 845-482-4965

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

RTS TRUCK CENTER, INC 570-729-7636

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

Shohola, PA • 570-559-7596

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

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

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

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

Help Wanted

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

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

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

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

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

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

Email: editor@ riverreporter.com.

Director of Technology / CIO

Liberty/Neversink/Fallsburg

Orange-Ulster BOCES has an opening for Director of Technology/Chief Information Officer.

Paid Training.

Holiday and Weather Pay $9.00 to Start Background check, drug test Rolling V Bus Corp 845-434-4102 or 434-0511 rollingv.com or email info@rollingv.com

Full-time twelve month position for an administrator with significant knowledge of instructional technology, infrastructure and information systems. Provides technology leadership for shared technical staff and for Orange-Ulster BOCES. Experience and strong record of success with effective planning, implementation and delivery of technical support and continuously improving infrastructure.

Background in network security and virtualization a plus.

NYS SDA/SDL or appropriate Civil Service title is required with minimum five years’ experience in technology leadership.

School Bus Drivers Liberty/Neversink/Fallsburg

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It’s easy to place an ad in classifieds.

Please submit letter and resume to Deborah McBride Heppes, Assistant Superintendent for Finance, Orange-Ulster BOCES, 53 Gibson Road, Goshen, NY 10924

For Sale

For Sale

1986 Mustang Fox Body 5.0 GT 5 speed. Fuel Injection. 115k.

Clean inside and out.

Runs great.

Needs only minor things.

Now reduced! $5,000 OBO. Call or text (570)647-8679

For Sale: Apples

O’Neill’s Orchard 242 Miller Pond Rd, Honesdale.

Varieties: Paula Red, Macintosh & Cortlands 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

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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THE RIVER REPORTER Genco’s Fire House GARAGE SALE

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Legal Notice 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.

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.

Notice of Formation of 48-49 EQ LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/22/15. Office location: Sullivan County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

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

NOTICE OF 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 DREQ REALTY, LLC, Arts of Org filed with SSNY on 08/28/15. 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, 74 Miller Rd., Callicoon, NY 12723.

Purpose: to engage in any lawful act.

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.

LEGAL NOTICE COUNTY OF SULLIVAN Sealed bids for the following will be received by the Director of the Department of Purchasing and Cen-

Legal Notice tral Services at the Sullivan County Government Center, 100 North Street, Monticello, New York 12701, (845) 807-0515, until 1:00 P.M. on Friday, October 2, 2015 at which time the bids will be publicly opened and read.

Re-Roofing of the Shingled Roof at the Sullivan County Hurleyville Cultural Center (B-15-49) Paper Goods (B-15-51) 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 18, 2015 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 FOUR GOATS LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 9/4/2015. Office in Sullivan Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 539 Broadway, Monticello, NY 12701, which is also the principal business location.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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 Charioteer, LLC Arts of Org filed SSNY 8/14/15. Office: Sullivan Co SSNY design. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to 310 Gabriel Rd Cochecton NY 12726 General purpose LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Town Board of the Town of Tusten, Sullivan County, NY will receive sealed bids for supplying the Town with regular gasoline, from November 1, 2015 through October 31, 2016 delivered every two (2) weeks and on 48 hours’ notice on an emergency basis.

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Clerk during regular business hours Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 10:00am – 3:00pm at 210 Bridge St Narrowsburg, NY until 3:00pm on October 9, 2015, or they may be sent to P.O Box 195, Narrowsburg, NY 12764 and they will be publicly opened and read aloud at 6:30pm on October 13, 2015 at the regular Town Board Meeting.. Bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope addressed to Nicole Peters, Town Clerk, Town of Tusten, PO Box 195, Narrowsburg, NY 12764 and must bear on the face thereof the name and address of the bidder. No bid may be withdrawn within 30 days from the date of the bid opening. The contract will be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder on October 13, 2015. In the case two or more responsible bidders submit identical bids as to price the Town Board may award the contract to any such bidder.

The right is reserved to reject any and all bids.The attention of the bidders is particularly called to the non-collusive bid certification, which must be provided, pursuant to Sec. 103-D of the General Municipal Law and that section of Sec. 103-A of the General Municipal Law, is hereby considered to be part of any contract to purchase which may be entered into. For more information please contact Highway Superintendent at 252-7500. BY ORDER OF TOWN BOARD TOWN OF TUSTEN Nicole Peters, Town Clerk Dated September 9, 2015

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

LEGAL NOTICE ATTENTION BIDDERS The Town of Lumberland is actively seeking bids on the fob and or delivery of: anti-skid sand for further information please contact the highway superintendent at (845) 8562300. All bids must be in the Office of the Town Clerk, 1054 Proctor RD., Glen Spey, N.Y.,on or before, Thursday, October 8, 2015 at 2:00 p.m., with a bid opening scheduled at that time.

The bid award will be scheduled for Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. at the town hall, 1052 Proctor Rd., Glen Spey, N.Y. All bids must contain a signed non-collusion form and be in a sealed envelope clearly marked: BID: ANTI-SKID SAND The Town Board reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids.

By order of the Town Board Town of Lumberland Virginia V. Horn Town Clerk September 10, 2015 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

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.

Legal Notice 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.

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.

Runway Safety Area Hydro Seeding Project at Sullivan County International Airport (B-15-50) 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 18, 2015 WINWOOD REALTY LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 09/08/15.

Latest date to dissolve: 12/31/2065.

Office: Sullivan County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, c/o Lawrence M. Reisman, Esq., 305 Broadway, Room 803, New York, NY 10007-1182. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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 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.

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Farm + Chef festival at The Cooperage

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ONESDALE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Wayne Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sustainable farmers will host Farm + Chef on Saturday, October 10 at The Cooperage, 1030 Main St. Six chefs from the region will serve dishes prepared from our local fall harvest, grown and raised on Wayne County farms. There will be music and activities for the whole family.

Local food-related vendors will sell their products. Beer will be available for purchase. Doors open 1:30 p.m.; chefs serve from 2 to 5 p.m.

Meet and greet more than a dozen local farmers, and taste farm-fresh food prepared by the following chefs: Honesdaleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Trix Render of Willow River Gallery CafĂŠ and Andrew Goff of Dyberry Forks; Matthew Frey of the Mustard Seed CafĂŠ, Waymart; Donna Vannan of Terra Preta, Scranton; and from Sullivan County, NY, Amy Miller of Early Bird Cookery and Danielle Gaebel and Jennifer Bitetto of Natural Contents Kitchen. The Lackawaxen Farm Co. is a sponsor of this event.

Tickets cost $25, with all profits going to support the work of Wayne County members of PASA (Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture). Ticket sales end one week prior. They can be purchased at these farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; markets: in Honesdale at The Cooperage, 1030 Main St. on Wednesday and at 200 Willow Ave./Route 6, next to Daveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Super Duper on Saturday, in Hawley at Bingham Park on Friday, or online at www. waynecountygrown.org. Call 570/253-5711 for more information.

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Children can help CCESC volunteers and staff collect the vegetables grown in the teaching gardens and learn how to use them in delicious, easy-to-make meals. The series, which began in June and offered a class each month, highlighted vegetable companion gardening, fiber arts

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The Master Gardener Volunteer program is a national corps of volunteers trained in the science and art of gardening who work in partnership with their county Cooperative Extension office to expand educational outreach throughout the community by providing home gardeners with research-based information. For more information on the CCESC Master Gardener Volunteer program, contact Dayna Valenti, community horticulture educator, at dlv45@cornell.edu.

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The River Reporter Presents...

Wishes Trivia e Thre The most common 3 wishes are health, wealth and happiness.

Enter your three wishes for a chance to win a $20 gift card to Three Wishes Restaurant, Rt. 652, Beach Lake, Pa. E-mail your answers to Eileen@riverreporter.com, or call 845-252-7414 x 35.

Winner will be chosen randomly from all entries. Good Luck!

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Delaware Riverkeeper launches virtual canoe race

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RISTOL, PA — The Delaware Riverkeeper Network will present the Virtual Canoe Race, an online adventure that offers information and activities on geography, history, culture and environmental science in a trivia contest format, starting at 9 a.m. on October 5. During the race, participants learn about the Delaware River watershed and test their knowledge as they compete with other youth from across the watershed.

First-, second- and third-place prizes will be awarded in two categories: individual and classroom/youth group.

Every week during the month of October, 10 questions about the Delaware River watershed will be posted on the Virtual Canoe Race website, www.delawareriver canoeing.org. With every correct answer, participants will see their canoes travel

down the virtual Delaware River. In addition, participants can gain bonus miles each week by completing activities suggested by Delaware Riverkeeper Network or designed by participants. Examples of activities include visiting a local stream, planting trees, or sharing watershed information in your community.

Don’t worry if you enter late. The Virtual Canoe Race runs for four weeks. If you paddle hard, you always have a chance to catch up.

Proceeds from the Virtual Canoe Race benefit the Delaware Riverkeeper Network, the only grassroots advocacy organization that operates watershed-wide and a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit environmental organization.

Email canoerace@delawareriver keeper.org.

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HAWLEY, PA — The official opening of the Riverside Trail at the D & H Canal Park at Lock 31, located on Route 6 between White Mills and Hawley, was held on August 22. Pictured are Dr. Rogers, left, his son Michael Rogers of Honesdale’s Boy Scout Troop 1, Margy Coccodrilli of the Wayne County Historical Society and Scout Jason Fritz. Michael and Jason’s Eagle Scout projects made possible the opening of the park’s second trail, which follows the shoreline of the Lackawaxen River. The entire park is open to the public from dawn to dusk. More information about it and the Wayne County Historical Society can be found at www.WayneHistoryPA.org or by calling 570/253-3240.

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SOUNDINGS: taking the pulse of the Upper Delaware Watershed High gage mark, feet 9/9 9/10 9/11 9/12 9/13 9/14 9/15

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High water temperature °F 9/9 9/10 9/11 9/12 9/13 9/14 9/15

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Actual and avg. precipitation NYC watershed

Reservoir levels September 15, 2015 Cannonsville: 63.7% Pepacton: 79.7% Neversink: 81.3% Total: 81.3% Normal Total: 74.5% Total in 2013: 83.9%

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By Scott Rando

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From Russia with love (at least for a honey bee)

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uring the last day of August, I walked past a Russian sage plant in Shohola and took a close look for any interesting insect life.

Russian sage blooms well into the fall and will attract a wealth of pollinators and other insects.

Almost right away, I noticed a honey bee. This was noteworthy, because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rare that I see honey bees in the wild anymore, and I hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t noticed any honey bees in the past in this particular area. As I continued to watch, I saw more honey bees and soon saw that they outnumbered the more common bumblebees and any other pollinators present that day.

The presence of honey bees in these numbers suggested that there may be a wild hive in the area, or possibly, a maintained hive. I know of no beekeepers in the immediate area, but bees can forage for miles in search of nectar to bring back to their hive. A couple of miles is normal for many areas, but in a mostly forested habitat, bees may travel farther while foraging.

If these bees are from a wild hive, it may be a colony established in a tree. One fall, many years ago, I was in the woods just after Thanksgiving. I spotted some peculiar scratch marks about seven feet up the trunk of a dead oak. When I got closer, I saw what were probably claw and teeth marks of a bear; a small half-inch opening was visible where the marks were. It was too cold and late in the fall for bees to be foraging outside, but when I tapped on the trunk, a crescendo of buzzing bees could be heard within the tree. Other than claw marks, the

This is one of dozens of honey bees I spotted on a Russian sage plant in the space of a half hour. When the first honey bee discovered the Russian sage, it communicated navigation instructions to the rest of the hive by doing a dance. See www.cals.ncsu.edu/entomology/apiculture/ pdfs/1.11%20copy.pdf. tree was intact; it held up against the bearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s quest for the hiveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s honey.

Wherever these bees call home, they are stocking up for the coming winter. The female bees are foraging nectar and pollen for a colony numbering in the thousands, and the late

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Other pollinators are attracted to late summer flowers. This iridescent green sweat bee is one of many bees, wasps, butterflies and other pollinators that frequent this Russian sage plant. The green sweat bee is much smaller than a honey bee and is a ground nester. blooming Russian sage patch is likely near the top of the hiveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s forage list. The honey bee has been under attack on several fronts recently, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s encouraging to see honey bees in numbers foraging where there were none before.

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