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Honesdale pleads for more police New borough treasurer named

By LINDA DROLLINGER

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ONESDALE, PA — Despite its brevity, the September 19 meeting of the Honesdale Borough Council managed in less than 50 minutes to convey in vivid detail the complexity of an ongoing borough police officer shortage and its implications for Honesdale.

First to speak on the topic was Michele Minor Wolf, executive director of Victims Intervention Program, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping victims of domestic violence, human trafficking, sexual abuse and assault, and other violent crimes, including homicide. Noting that her organization served just under 1,000 victims last year, Wolf said that continued operation of its emergency shelter depended on 24/7 borough police coverage and that anything less would jeopardize the safety of all involved.

Referencing the recent need to abolish some second and third borough police shifts, Wolf added that the growing epidemic of heroin use and rising violent crime rates demanded more police officers at all hours, not fewer.

That opinion was echoed by Debra Mangan, a Fair Avenue resident of county-owned housing, who said a five-minute response time of borough police was preferable to a one-hour wait for state police, in the absence of borough officers.

Delivering a petition for restoration of round-the-clock borough policing from rehabilitation facility residents, Mary Handler said that population, along with the elderly, chronically ill and disabled, feels more helpless, vulnerable and fearful than the ablebodied.

Borough Council President Mike Augello said in reply to this citizen input, “We are as concerned about limited police coverage as you, and it’s not due simply to budget considerations. We’ve been unable to attract new officers, but not for lack of trying.” College recruiting has been paramount, with Lackawanna College’s police training program a prime source.

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ARROWSBURG, NY — Some 20 tanker cars have been stationed on the railroad tracks running under Bridge Street in Narrowsburg for more than a week. Some residents of the community have expressed concern because the cars are marked as carrying “Liquefied Petroleum

Gas,” which is also known as propane.

A dispatcher with the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway, which owns the tracks, said in a phone call on September 19 that the cars are empty. He said the cars are there for “storage” because there was no other place to put them.

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Fox survives Big Eddy Challenge

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A healthier Port Jervis

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ORT JERVIS, NY — The City of Port Jervis plans to overhaul the center of the city streets to increase the ease of walking and biking. The plans were up for residents’ review and suggestions at a public workshop before the regular Common Council meeting September 12.

Front Street, Jersey Avenue and Pike Street are going to see major developments, with the aim of reaching several goals using Complete Streets, a New York State-sponsored program. Funds from the program are distributed by the Orange County Planning Department and Orange County Department of Health. Port Jervis was the first municipality to pass the resolution to sign up for Complete Streets back in April 2014. Newburgh is also participating in the program this year, and next year Middletown may also participate.

Complete Streets is an initiative of the New York State Department of Health, and its ultimate goal is to reduce chronic illness through increasing healthy eating and physical activity. In Port Jervis, Complete Streets ties in with another major city goal: to make the city more attractive to visitors and businesses alike.

The initial plans were open during the day at the city hall, and the designers, Alta Planning and Design, as well as Orange County representatives were present to hear opinions and suggestions.

Alta’s representative explained, “A lot of work has been done already,” pointing to the many drawings and a list of ideas on the wall.

The selection of cities to participate in the program was based on the number of children in the school districts who have either reduced or no-cost lunches.

Council members present gave their input.

Councilman Stan Siegel was worried about who gets to decide what materials are used in any new designs.

Alta designers explained they’re not making recommendations, but giving everybody a chance to see and comment.

Among the ideas for the streets are new bike lanes, bike racks, planting trees and other plants and sidewalk improvements.

Councilwoman Gina Fitzpatrick said, “I do see lot of people walking; is there widening of streets?” She also wondered about how businesses and restaurants on the streets would view the plans.

While sidewalk widening is in the plans, Mayor Kelly Decker said the trees need to be in the middle of an island so they have room to grow without touching or overhanging buildings. Ornamental flowers and grass are another alternative.

Other ideas included more parking, maybe in the middle of Front Street, and “some kind of loop system” in the center of city streets, and connecting the old railway tracks that run through the town with trails around the city.

David Krantz, one of the new owners of the planned Fox ‘n Hare Pub on Front Street, asked about how to approach the plans practically. “We already have a business, and the streets are underused,” he said.

Another resident wondered if the grant money was available for bike racks to use at the “beautiful high school track field.” She reported that it is hardly used by anyone, and the answer was “yes.”

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IN BRIEF WJFF station manager moving on JEFFERSONVILLE, NY — Adam Weinreich, the station manager at WJFF, who has been with the radio station for seven years, is leaving his position. According to an email he sent to associates, beginning on October 3, Weinreich “will be taking over the morning show at 95.3 WDNH in Honesdale, PA.” He wrote, “I am thrilled at the opportunity to keep working in radio, to flex a different set of muscles, and to remain living in this beautiful area.”

He said that his last fundraising event for the nonprofit radio station will be Foodstock on September 24 at Villa Roma Resort and Conference Center in Callicoon. The event will include a pig roast, which comes with a $20 ticket price.

In a related development, Bold Gold Media, which owns WDNH and several other radio stations in the region, has announced a deal with Watermark Communications. The deal includes Bold Gold purchasing three Sullivan County radio stations from Watermark: 98.3 WSUL, 95.9 WVOS, and 1240 WVOS-AM. The deal is described as “a coming together of two great locally focused, community oriented broadcast operations”

by Bold Gold President and CEO Vince Benedetto.

Casey opposes softening of trucker’s hours rules WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Sen. Bob Casey is calling on his colleagues in Congress to do more to increase truck safety. Casey says truck drivers often drive for hours without much-needed rest and recovery, and their rest breaks are increasingly in jeopardy due to funding in Congress.

In the FY17 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development appropriations bill, there are policy riders that will roll back “hours of service” (HOS) rules that were implemented to give truck drivers longer rest periods to recover and reduce fatigue. Casey is calling on Congress to reject all attempts to repeal important HOS protections for truck drivers.

“The less sleep and breaks that truck drivers receive, the more likely they are to put our families and themselves in danger on the roads,” Casey said. “We have to remember that these are the roads that take our kids to school, our elderly to their appointments and our first responders to the sites of emergencies.

We have an opportunity to remove this provision and we should take it.”

Grahamsville man arrested for growing pot GRAHAMSVILLE, NY — On September 16 the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at 4 Van Dr. in Grahamsville. At the residence deputies found a marijuana garden consisting of 14 mature plants.

Deputies arrested the resident Gregory L. Meyers, age 59, for criminal possession of marijuana, a class D felony and unlawfully growing cannabis.

The total weight of the marijuana recovered was approximately 3.5 pounds. Meyers, who has a prior felony conviction, was also found to be in possession of several rifles and shotguns. He was additionally charged with felony criminal possession of a weapon.

Meyers was arraigned before Town of Fallsburg Judge Amanda Ward and sent to the Sullivan County Jail in lieu of $45,000 bail.

The sheriff’s office was assisted by U.S. Homeland Security Investigations.

PA Growing Greener III bill HARRISBURG, PA — Sen. Tom Killion has announced that he will sponsor Growing Greener III legislation, along with two co-sponsors. The proposal will provide $315 million in annual investments for environmental conservation, recreation and preservation projects across the Commonwealth.

“The Growing Greener legacy programs have been hugely responsible for improving the quality of life for hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians and protecting our environment,” Killion said. “I am excited to make sure Growing Greener programs are strong and vibrant long into the future.”

The legislation will represent the recently unveiled Growing Greener III blueprint of environmental needs compiled by the Growing Greener Coalition.

The Coalition is composed of more than 200 members and organizations from across the state. Its mission is to enhance the health and economic well-being of communities across the Commonwealth by advocating for funding to conserve, protect and restore land, water and wildlife, to preserve farms and historic places, and to provide well-managed parks and recreational areas throughout the state.

“This legislation represents the first step in the process—identifying the need and establishing the commitment to support these critical environmental and quality of life programs,” added Killion.

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Bethel board sides with reservoir supports Urge DOH to rescind action

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HITE LAKE, NY — Dan Sturm, supervisor of the Town of Bethel, ticked off the steps he has taken in response to the New York State Department of Health (DOH) declaring the Toronto access a bathing beach, which has lead to a partial closing of the facility.

Speaking at the town meeting on September 15, to an audience that included more than 20 residents who attended specifically because of the reservoir issue, Sturm said he had filed a Freedom of Information Act request to determine who has been fil-

ing complaints about the reservoir.

He also sent a letter to DOH insisting that the department rescind its determination about the access area, which is located within the bounds of the gated Chapin Estate community. Sturm wrote on behalf of the board, “We respectfully request that you immediately remove the signage at the access area. It is not now nor has it ever been a bathing beach,” which is classified as a federally mandated recreation area.

Sturm said he also attended a meeting with DOH staff that included the presence of Assemblywoman Aileen Gunther.

He said at the meeting, “We insisted on the record that they rescind the order.

They said that would be difficult to do, that there were higher ups that needed to be contacted.”

No one, including Sturm, has yet received an explanation from DOH as to why this one access area was targeted but not two others that operate under the exact same set of circumstances as the one that was closed.

Members of Friends of Toronto, and specifically Nino Nannarone, wanted the town board to immediately file a lawsuit against the DOH, but Sturm, with sup-

port from board member Vicky Simpson, countered that it might be better to wait to see if the DOH responds to the board’s efforts without a lawsuit. Sturm finally said, however, that if there were no action in another month, the board might consider a lawsuit.

Bob Barrett, who has long been a champion of the Toronto access, noted that it was only one resident of The Chapin Estate who is likely to have caused the access to be partially closed and that others in the community had been supportive of the access area being opened to the public.

Private roadwork sparks questions Will the developer plow it?

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OWN OF TUSTEN, NY — It came as a bit of a surprise to Geoffrey Gangel when workmen and machinery showed up in front of his house on September 15, and dug a trench for a new culvert at the end of his driveway. The driveway is connected to a small private road, which leads to County Road 25.

Most people familiar with the situation seem to agree that the private road is owned by Clark Kelly, and other people whose driveways connect to the road are allowed to use it. But what is not clear to Geoffrey and his wife Wanda is whether a developer, Phil Geras, who owns a former seasonal hunting cabin that also uses the private road, is legally entitled to make significant changes to the road.

Town officials gave developer Geras a driveway permit to allow him to move forward, but it’s not clear that a driveway permit is sufficient for Geras to perform the work he intends to do.

It’s also not clear who will maintain the road and plow it in the winter, which up until now has not been done by

the town, but instead was the responplace a ZBA specifically to ensure sibility of the residents who use the that zoning laws are applied fairly. private road.

The town board has since altered The project is part of a larger plan, the related section of the zoning which neighbors have objected to, that code, and the day before the work is transforming the seasonal hunting on the driveway started, the Gancabin into a 10-unit apartment building gels once again submitted an appeal in a residential neighborhood. The Turegarding the special-use permit to sten Planning Board issued a specialthe 10-unit apartment house, which use permit for the project in March of is located on a parcel that abuts this year, after hearing numerous obtheir property.

TRR photo by Fritz Mayer jections from surrounding neighbors.

As of September 19, the work A contractor digs out a space for a driveway in After the planning board issued the crews had not returned to continue front of the home of Wanda and Geoffrey Gangel permit, the Gangels appealed to the Tu- near Narrowsburg, without prior permission from work on the private road, and the sten Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) for the property owner.

Gangels are awaiting word from the a determination about whether the perZBA as to whether their appeal will mit was issued in violation of the town be heard. code. But the town attorney, Jeffrey Clemente, in June The Gangels have started a GoFundMe campaign to said that the town law regarding a section of the ZBA was help pay for legal expenses generated by this matter. The in conflict with state law, and therefore the ZBA was not link is https://www.gofundme.com/f5en2h2k. To see going to hear the Gangel’s appeal. more information about the situation go to www.tinyurl.

However, state law specifically says that any municicom/thenarrowsburgproblem. pality that has adopted a zoning code must also have in

White Lake heroin bust

By FRITZ MAYER

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HITE LAKE, NY — State police seized some 4,000 individually wrapped packets of heroin along with about $4,000 in cash and drug paraphernalia from a White Lake home on September 15.

Members of the New York State Police Community Narcotics Enforcement Team (CNET) and Troop F Liberty, working with the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office, executed a search warrant at the home of Randolph Dauch and Rhandye

Dauch at 1931 Rte. 17B in the Town of Bethel.

CNET Major David M. Krause said that the Dauches were charged with two counts each of criminal possession of a controlled substance, class B felonies.

Execution of the search warrant followed a police investigation into the distribution of heroin from that residence.

Both Randolph and Rhandye were arraigned by Hon. Kevin Rhyne, of the Town of Bethel Justice Court, and remanded to the custody of the sheriff in lieu of $150,000 bail.

The state police were also assisted by the Sullivan County District Attorney’s Office and the Bethel constables in the heroin distribution investigation, which is ongoing.

“Because heroin continues to pose a significant threat to the health, safety and well-being of our community, we will continue to investigate, apprehend and prosecute those responsible for distributing this dangerous drug throughout Sullivan County,” District Attorney Jim Farrell said.

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Police seized cash and 4,000 packages of heroin from a house in White Lake on September 15.

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Solar farm moratorium for Cochecton

By LINDA DROLLINGER

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AKE HUNTINGTON, NY — By unanimous vote at its September 14 meeting, the Cochecton Town Board passed a six-month moratorium on largescale commercial solar energy installations. The vote followed a public hearing on the proposed moratorium held immediately prior to the meeting.

Introducing himself at the public hearing as holder of a solar energy-company lease agreement, Lake Huntington property owner Ronald Roda asked the board why it is opposed to commercial solar farms. Supervisor Gary Maas replied that the board is not opposed to commercial solar farms and that the moratorium was never intended to ban them, only to provide town and planning boards time to develop a zoning ordinance that will serve the town and its residents well, now and in years to come.

Maas went on to say that the ordinance, modeled on one recently adopted by the Town of Fremont, is nearing completion, save for the clause dealing with abandonment and decommissioning of the installation site.

Uncertainty surrounding future cost for removal and safe disposal of spent solar panels underlies the board’s cautious approach to ordinance provisions.

To that, planning board chair Earl Bertsch added that he’s been unable to find a comprehensive list of materials contained in solar panels manufactured today. He noted that most are imported from China and protected by that country’s stringent patent laws, which do not require disclosure of content materials.

Noting that home installation solar panels can’t be “turned off” in the event of fire, Bertsch said fire reports have indicated safety hazards with solar panels exposed to excessive heat, flame or explosion. And that has led him to worry about the safety of solar panels during natural or manmade disasters.

Although manufacturers claim panels are built to withstand hailstones up to two inches in diameter, Bertsch worries that objects of greater density could damage the panels, causing leakage of toxic materials. “What will happen during earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes, a lightning strike or vandalism?” wondered Bertsch.

Asked if the moratorium might be longer or shorter than six months, Maas said the resolution is for six months, with the option to extend for another six months.

Town attorney Karen Mannino advised that, in the event the zoning ordinance is adopted sooner than expected, another resolution rescinding the moratorium would

end it before the original expiration date.

After noting that Fremont is the only town in Sullivan County thus far to have adopted a solar farm zoning ordinance, Maas said he and fellow supervisors have many questions that should be answered definitively before zoning ordinances are finalized.

In other business, Maas and sewer officer Michael Walter announced the smooth operation of the new ultraviolet sewer plant filtration system, online since September 1. Maas also presented board members with his proposed 2017 annual town budget, remarking that, despite a hefty increase in workmen’s compensation insurance ($42,000, up from $25,000 last year) and an anticipated loss of transfer-station revenue, his preliminary budget manages a 0% tax increase.

Maas and Richardson announced that the Cochecton Preservation Society’s annual Coffee, Tea and History event will take place at 1 p.m. on September 25 at the Cochecton Train Station. This year’s topic: founding families of Cochecton. Speakers include Edna Calkin, Ron Nearing, Anne Pierce, Debbie Bennedum and Alice Scott. The public is invited. Admission and refreshments are free.

The board adjourned into executive session to discuss the future of the transfer station.

Solar benefits environment, town budget

By DAVID HULSE

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LDRED NY — Expeditiously approving two solar energy-related items on September 13, the Highland Town Board decided to protect both the earth and the local tax rate. The heavy hitter of the two items was a model resolution for a “unified solar [building] permit and expedited permitting process.”

In addition to solar energy’s environmental benefits, adoption of the measure makes the town eligible for grants under several state clean-energy programs, as well as technical assistance from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA).

Deputy Supervisor Jim Gutekunst said town attorney Michael Davidoff wanted the permitting change incorporated in a zoning change and suggested the mea-

sure go first to the planning board.

Supervisor Jeff Haas noted that the state’s codification of zoning law changes cost $1,500 each and asked if the town has “anything else in the pipeline” that could be done at the same time. He suggested waiting a month and see what comes up as multiple codification costs were not in the budget.

Haas said the town automatically gets $2,500 for adoption of the measure and may apply for grants up to $100,000 without providing local match funding.

Gutekunst said that the town would have “one shot” for the related grant application.

The board unanimously approved the resolution, and scheduled October 11 hearings beginning at 6:45 p.m. for both the budget and the permitting measure.

They also directed that permitting mea-

sure be sent for review by the planning board and the county planning department.

The second resolution added town support to the Solarize Sullivan program, a non-profit support movement advocating expanded solar energy in the county. The movement, which offers discounts for program participants, is supported by NYSERDA. Solarize Sullivan is sponsoring a September 24 informational workshop from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Eldred Town Hall.

Last week’s resolution authorized Haas to sign “all necessary documents and perform all acts required” for participating in the expedited program and “to obtain any incentives offered….” It further authorized the town code enforcement officer to “issue permits for small-scale solar installations under the provisions of the

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Returning to the budget, the board scheduled 6 p.m. budget workshop meetings for September 22 and 28.

In other business, the board approved applications to the state for installation of full stoplights to replace cautionary blinking lights now at intersections in Barryville and Yulan. They heard praise for town constable Frank DiGianni, who is also a paramedic and member of the Jeffersonville Ambulance Corps, and who was credited for his repeated assistance to emergency medical responders at recent incidents. They also heard Doreen Warner, co-designer of the Monarch Butterfly Brochure with Debra Conway, report on the wide distribution and acclaim drawn by the recent release of the town-sponsored, Upper Delaware Council-funded brochure.

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‘People do recover’: recognition in Wayne

By DAVID HULSE

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ONESDALE, PA — “People do recover” was the central message of comments delivered by Wayne County Drug and Alcohol Commission executive director Jeff Zerechek, as he spoke on September 15 during the county commissioners’ delivery of their proclamation of National Recovery Month in Wayne this month.

Zerechek was joined by Joann Kelley of the county Office of Behavioral Development Programs (BDP) and several people who gave personal testimony about the importance those programs have had and why the “exquisite care” they provide, as one termed it, continues to be crucial during difficult periods in their lives.

“We must encourage relatives and friends of people with mental and/or substance use disorders to implement preventive measures, recognize the signs of a problem and guide those in need to appropriate treatment and recover support services… ” the proclamation stated.

Nearly 10 residents daily take advantage of county recovery programs. During the last fiscal year, the commission and the BDP provided services for 3,236 Wayne residents.

Following the clients’ personal remarks, Commissioner Wendell Kay highlighted the progress the speakers

are making, which is apparent by their ability to speak so candidly of personal issues in a public place. “It takes a tremendous amount of courage to do what you’re doing,” he said.

It was a day of recognition in Wayne last week, as the commissioners also approved a certificate of recognition honoring the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Lake Ariel Fire Company.

Four members of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie #1858 of Honesdale are this year celebrating 50-year anniversaries as members of the community service organization. Lynn K. Simons, Robert Kretschmer, Gary Weber and Gus Leunes all were recognized with county certificates.

In actual county business, the commissioners approved the Children and Youth (C&Y) Services “Needs Based” budget for fiscal year 2018 amounting to $5,718,563, which will require a 20% county match, a $90,000 grant application to fund programs for victims of rape and sexual violence and victims of juvenile offenses, an emergency solutions (housing) grant status report including November 2014 to August 2016, and totaling spending of $148,638, certified third quarter fiscal 2016 C&Y spending of $3,116, 821, with an 18% local match, and certified state food purchase program spending through fiscal 2016 of $64,525, serving 1,071 “unduplicated households.”

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Safety committee member Bill Canfield said even an $18.50 per hour starting salary (the highest police starting salary offered in a 50-mile radius) combined with generous benefits was not inducement enough to entice new officers to Honesdale.

He noted that regional policing had been explored as a realistic alternative to borough policing that routinely extends outside borough borders into neighboring Texas Township and Bethany borough, neither of which contributes toward the additional cost incurred by Honesdale. But those municipalities are not in favor of it.

Per Canfield, the council even flirted with the idea of abolishing the borough police department as a means of forcing neighboring municipalities into a regional policing agreement. It was ultimately rejected, but the council remains open to brainstorming ideas. In fact, it invites them. Augello asked that ideas be submitted via the borough website: www.honesdaleborough.com.

In other business, Augello introduced a motion to hire James Syre as new borough treasurer, at a starting salary of $16.35 per hour. The council voted in favor, the single opposition vote cast by Canfield, who said his vote was not intended to be a reflection of the candidate’s qualifications or merit.

Along with Vice President Bob Jennings, Canfield had last month expressed deep regret and a reluctance to accept the sudden resignation of treasurer Karen Breidenstein.

Augello also revealed that several executive sessions held over the course of the last two weeks have concerned personnel and police staffing issues, the longstanding Keith Colombo litigation among them. That litigation ended in arbitration, results presented to the council this week. Before making them public next week, the council will review them with borough solicitor Richard Henry.

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At a Wayne County proclamation of the month as Senior Citizen Center Month, Jacqueline Sturgis, the executive director for the Wayne County Area Agency on Aging, seated left, and Honesdale Senior Center Director Pat Perkins, seated center with proclamation, were joined by several clients of Wayne County’s three senior citizen centers on September 15 and the county commissioners. Several of those attending spoke of the importance of the centers in their lives. In addition to social contact and assistance with programs for the aging, Perkins said that between on-site meals and delivery, the agency provides 500 to 700 meals daily. Sturgis said the centers provide a link between younger seniors and the human services and programs they will need in later life.

Narrowsburg branch has grand opening

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ARROWSBURG, NY — Wayne Bank is open for business in Narrowsburg. The branch, located at 93 Main St., held a grand opening on Friday, September 16 with a Narrowsburg trivia contest where you could win prizes, and a chance to enter to win $25,000 or local gift cards.

Wayne Bank has been around since 1871, with its flagship location in Honesdale, PA. Starting in 1985, the

TRR photo by Isabel Braverman

Tanyia Vannatta, Wayne Bank manager, left; Lisa Tambini, customer service representative; Deanna Davis, marketing specialist; and Norma Kuta, head teller, welcome customers to the grand opening of Wayne Bank in Narrowsburg, NY.

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The River Reporter publisher Laurie Stuart plays the “Narrowsburg Trivia” game at the grand opening celebration of Wayne Bank. Good thing she knew the answer!

bank expanded to other locations in Wayne County and Pike County. Now, it has expanded to include locations in Lackawanna and Monroe counties in Pennsylvania and Delaware and Sullivan counties in New York. There are six branches in Sullivan: Narrowsburg, Callicoon, Roscoe, Liberty, Monticello and Wurtsboro.

The bank in Narrowsburg has changed hands over the recent years. It was a Fleet Bank branch, then Bank of America, then transitioned to NBDC Bank and now to Wayne Bank. But at the opening, bank personnel assured customers that they are here to stay.

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EDITORIAL

COMMUNITY ACHIEVERS

Millennium answers intervener motions

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early 100 individuals, municipalities and organizations have moved to become interveners in the permitting process for the proposed Millennium Pipeline project called the Eastern System Upgrade (ESU), which will include adding horsepower to the compressor in the Town of Hancock and constructing a new compressor in the Town of Highland.

Numerous residents of the area submitted similar letters to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) outlining their concerns. The letters said, in part, “I will be directly impacted by the emissions, environmental degradation, safety threats, psychological impacts, health impacts, and other harms that will be inflicted by the proposed project by virtue of my proximity to it in terms of where I live, work and/or recreate.

“I am also concerned about the impacts of this project on the health and safety of my family, my friends and myself. I am particularly concerned about the increased pollution that will result from this proposal and the additional expansions and construction activity that it is a part of, and will necessitate.

“I am concerned about the impacts of the related portions of this project that are yet to come, and have not yet been disclosed by Millennium.”

In its response to the many concerns submitted to FERC on September 16, Millennium was typically dismissive.

Regarding concerns about the possible impact on human health, the pipeline company wrote, “The project is designed to comply with all applicable requirements under the Clean Air Act… the emissions from the new compression will be well within the federal and state standards for new emission sources that are protective of human health and the environment.”

However, simply asserting that a project meets regulatory requirements does not mean it won’t harm human health. The Millennium project in Minisink met regulatory requirements and yet, when the compression station was turned on, the impact on the health of one family was

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so severe that they walked away from their home, and various other members of the community complained of various negative health impacts.

These have all been documented in a study (tinyurl. com/zduvehg) specifically of residents who live near the Minisink compressor station, conducted by the Southwest Pennsylvania Environmental Health Project (EHP).

The authors wrote: “EHP collected health information from 35 individuals, 12 of whom are children. A medical professional collected the data. Symptoms that developed after the potential exposure period (beginning summer 2013) or worsening pre-existing symptoms without a more plausible cause were reviewed. The health findings are consistent with information from other research reported in peer-reviewed literature and by other environmental health organizations.”

The complaints included respiratory problems, nosebleeds, neurological problems and skin rashes. Further, the report said, “Overall mental health and wellbeing levels were below normal for half of the respondents.”

Federal regulations in the past regarding everything from cigarette smoke to lead paint have been woefully inadequate and, according to a growing body of evidence, the regulations regarding the operation of compressor stations and the level of toxins they are allowed to emit need to be seriously reconsidered.

In the motions to intervene, some of the residents objected to the creation of the Highland compressor station because it will harm property values of nearby homes.

Interestingly, in its answer to intervener motions, Millennium did not bother to argue that is not the case.

How could it? After the Hancock compressor station was switched on, the town assessor agreed to reduce the assessed value of two homes in the neighborhood by 25% and reduce the value of two others by 50%.

Millennium did address the fact that Highland zoning prohibits the proposed compressor station. The company said that when it comes to pipeline infrastructure, whatever the local residents decide they want to do in their town is quite beside the point. Millennium wrote, “A commission order determining that construction and operation of the ESU Project is in the public convenience and necessity will preempt any local zoning ordinances that purport to prohibit the construction of interstate natural gas facilities.”

So when FERC declares the project is in the “public convenience and necessity,” the pipeline company gets whatever it wants, and we have seen repeatedly in the past that both FERC and Millennium put the company’s bottom line ahead of the health and wellbeing of the public.

A growing number of people believe that more fossil fuel infrastructure is almost never convenient or necessary, and the laws that allow FERC and Millennium to behave the way they have over the past decades need to change. We agree.

[THE RIVER REPORTER welcomes letters on all subjects from its readers. They must be signed and include the correspondent’s phone number. The correspondent’s name and town will appear at the bottom of each letter; titles and affiliations will not, unless the correspondent is writing on behalf of a group.

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4-H honors a leader DAMASCUS, PA — This year, the Tri-Gal 4-H Club decided that the year would be all about honoring leader Barbara Brown, whom it lost last November after a Contributed photo long battle with Tri-Gal 4H Club created these planters in cancer. In addi- honor of a beloved leader who passed away tion to being a last year, Barbara Brown.

4-H club leader for 24 years, she was a volunteer at the county level as well.

The club created planter boxes as part of a county-wide project to beautify the livestock area at the fairgrounds, dedicated them to Brown and had them hung on the dairy barn. At the Wayne County 4-H Junior Livestock Auction on August 13, 2016, Tri-Gal members presented a check to the Scholarship Committee in the amount of $525 in her memory. Every year the club creates a scrapbook showing what it did the past year and enters it in a contest at the Wayne County Fair. This year the scrapbook was made in honor of Brown.

For more information or if you are interested in joining a 4-H club call 570/253-5970 ext. 4110. The new 4-H year begins October 1.

Thunder 102 Radiothon raises $75,000 MONTICELLO, NY — The Sixth Annual Thunder 102 Country Cares for St. Jude Kids Radiothon was held on Thursday and Friday September 15 and 16, and raised over $75,000, bringing the six-year total to more than $310,000. Event hosts Paul Ciliberto, Michelle Semerano and Mike Sakell spent 13 hours on air each day. They were joined during the event by members of the event committee, sponsors, community leaders, cancer survivors, Randy Owen from the musical group Alabama and others, including Jonathan Fox from The River Reporter (see page 21). Visit www.thunder102.com for more details.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK “If the process of concentration goes on at the same rate, at the end of another century we shall have all American industry controlled by a dozen corporations, and run by perhaps a hundred men. Put plainly, we are steering a steady course toward economic oligarchy, if we are not there already.”

— President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1932

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MY VIEW

PEACE & JUSTICE FILES

By William Brenner

By Skip Mendler

A silly lobster story

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t was a silly idea. Shoprite was holding a live lobster sale: $7.99 a pound, but $5.99 with your Shoprite card. Growing up in city, I loved lobster, but only broiled or steamed in an ocean-side seafood restaurant—or far more frequently, in a Chinese restaurant, Cantonese style, which I prefer even to those on holiday, or special family occasions, after scaring the kids, cooking the lobster on the outdoor barbeque, or gleefully dropping the lobster(s) in a big pot of boiling water.

So, after work on a hot summer day in the Catskills, I walked out of Shoprite in Monticello, Sullivan County, NY, with groceries of milk, bread, eggs and a squiggling bag of on-sale lobster.

Walking down the strip mall near my car I saw the China City Restaurant, an “eat in or take out” place.

Hungry, and again on impulse, I checked the menu and it read, “Seafood (with white rice). Item #123. Lobster Sauce Qt. $3.50 after 6:30 p.m.”

In my pidgin Chinese I politely asked the waitress, “How much for lobster sauce if you put in my lobster?” After an animated conference with the chefs, she came back, laughing, with a reasonably low price. I gave them my lobster, still in the Shoprite bag, and said, “Please cook it in your lobster sauce, with white rice on the side,” and ordered a wonton soup. Sitting by the front window, I had the hot soup with noodles while waiting for the lobster to be cooked.

I may have had misgivings, but the smiling Chi-

nese chef didn’t. I ate my wonton soup frantically, wondering if I should run next door to the Dollar Store to buy a nutcracker for the lobster claws.

I need not have worried. The smiling chef himself, in a tall white cap, walked alongside the waitress as she carried out the steaming lobster in lobster sauce. She didn’t use a plastic plate. The carved-up lobster, head and all, was too big for the plate. She served the rice separately, on a plate.

The large lobster, in its sauce, was served in a large bowl, with the claws stylistically arranged on the top, hanging over the edge of the bowl.

I sat there in absolute awe. Everything in the bowl was bright red. Then some customers ambled over to look, ask and admire, before walking back to their tables. Several people outside looked in, then stared at the red concoction with the claws and antennas hanging out, then came in and asked the waitress, “Where was that on the menu?”

The lobster in lobster sauce was delicious. The chef had cut the claws and tail so they smoothly slid out of the shell without a nutcracker. This may seem like a silly idea and a funny story, but to my way of thinking, in this age of supermarket and mall shopping, this was a very important culinary discovery in the fast-food field of lobster Cantonese style.

[William Brenner is a resident of Grahamsville, NY. For more about food, see this week’s in-issue section on pages 11 to 13.]

We Still Have Time

By Kit Jones

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t was cold when I arose this morning The air said “Fall,” and my pulse quickened Fall, Fall, Fall!

And I heard in its echo The deaths of great men And the crumbling of nations.

But it was only August, So we still have time.

Looking out the window, Someone had cast diamonds on the dewy grass, and I perceived riches beyond compare.

It was the Sun Sun, Sun, Sun! But they vanished in September’s breeze So we still have time.

October.

What is this impasse perfumed with fear, surrounded by sharks?

Lying voices spewing Hate, Hate, Hate, Hate!

Why is this so terrifying?

Because November is just around the corner.

[Kit Jones is a resident of Youngsville, NY, who submitted it with this note: “I wrote the first two stanzas of this before the 2004 election. Never expected that one to play out the way it did. I’ve added the last stanza in honor of the coming election.”]

Two parties are too few

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ext time you’re in your favorite local grocery store, take a little stroll down the breakfast cereal aisle. Plant yourself in front of the Cheerios section, and start counting. How many different varieties of “toasted oat cereal” do you find? Seven? Twelve?

According to Wikipedia, there are actually 17—including, of course, the inevitable limited-edition “Pumpkin Spice.” (There were seven others that have been discontinued.)

Similar scenarios play out across the store, of course, in the interest of gaining shelf space and squeezing out smaller competitors. There are at least 16 flavors of Lay’s Potato Chips, including regional variations, not counting the “wavy” and “kettle-cooked” sub-brands. Thirty-eight different dental hygiene products—toothpaste, that is—sport the Crest brand, including one with the catchy title of “Crest ProHealth Advanced Extra Whitening Power + Freshness Toothpaste.”

As Yakov Smirnoff used to say, “What a country!”

Now imagine this: what would happen if one day we suddenly found that we were restricted to only two different kinds of Cheerios? And what if those choices were not, shall we say, the most popular or palatable—Liver’n’Onions, say, or Crunchy Kale?

Consumers would be outraged! There would be chaos, riots in the aisles, cars burning in the parking lots! General Mills’ stock price would plummet! Congressional hearings would be called!

But this is pretty much the situation that most Americans settle for, each and every general election. Two parties. Two choices. Period.

(You folks in New York State have it better than most: the “fusion voting” system used in New York and a few other states at least allows you to vote for different brands, even if sometimes it’s the same product.)

How is it that in the United States of America—bastion of free enterprise, champion of consumer choice, empire of innovation—we should find ourselves in such a limited predicament?

The historical reasons are long and complex, of course, but the short answer has to do with the way we conduct our elections. In “first past the post” or “winner-take-all” systems like ours, a two-party system becomes almost inevitable, as political groups form coalitions to gain majority advantage. (The political science folks call it “Duverger’s Law.”) There are other reasons, too. A two-party system makes it much easier to manage the range of acceptable political discourse (the so-called “Overton Window”). Outliers, innovators and those who question basic beliefs are easily dismissed and ridiculed. Party leaders only have to say, “Vote for us, or else THEY win!!” to avoid any serious reexaminations of their policies, or accountability to their follo wers.

So how many parties should we have?

The existing Democrats have at least two factions: the centrist, technocratic “Third Way” Democrats, like Hillary and Bill Clinton, and the more left-leaning Progressives (sometimes called “Wellstone Democrats”), who rallied to the cause of Bernie Sanders. (There are also conservative “Blue Dogs,” but I think they’re almost extinct.)

The present, unwieldy Republican coalition—theocratic, conservative Christians, small-government Libertarians, and the Plutocrats who represent Big Business and Wall Street finance—is about to shatter under the onslaught of Trumpism, which is itself a resurgence of “America-First” Populism. Add the Green Party—post-capitalist, ecologically minded and community-focused—and I think there’s room for at least seven, maybe more.

I believe that a true, multiparty democracy would encourage more citizens to get involved in politics, as they would be more likely to find political homes they can believe in and support wholeheartedly.

It wouldn’t be a panacea—just look at Italy, or Israel—but it would be a big improvement.

And there would still be plenty of Cheerios—and granola, and even Frosted Flakes— to go around.

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BEACH LAKE, PA — Mort Malkin will talk about the little known Kellogg-Briand Pact, an international peace agreement signed and ratified in 1928 by almost all the nations of the world, at the Upper Delaware Unitarian Universalist Fellowship program on Sunday, September 25 at 10:15 a.m. at the Berlin Township Community Center. The treaty outlawed war. Why isn’t this treaty enforced internationally? Why has no nation ever been brought before the International Court of Justice for violating it? Malkin will lead a discussion afterward.

A social time and refreshments will follow the meeting.

For directions visit www.uduuf.org/directions.

MONTICELLO, NY — The Adult and Continuing Education Program at Sullivan BOCES is offering a Certified Nurse’s Aide (CNA) course at the St. John Street Education Center on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from October 5 through December 16, from 1 to 5 p.m.

The tuition cost is $1,680, which includes registration, books, scrubs, CPR, physical exam, tuburculosis tests and proof of immunity titers (rubella/rubeola/mumps/ varicella). The course consists of 100 hours lecture time and 30 hours clinical time. To take the state test for certification, there is an additional fee of $115.

Upon successful completion of the course and passing of the New York State Department of Health Certificate Exam, students will be qualified to work in hospitals, nursing homes and residential health care facilities. To register and for more information visit scboces.org or call 845/295-4915.

LIBERTY, NY — NACL Theatre and Bethel Woods Center for the Arts will present the third installment in a series of free community conversations about diversity, social justice and anti-racism on Monday, September 26 from 6 t o 9 p.m. at the Downtown Barn, 14 Darbee Lane.

This session, titled “Liberty: Justice for All!” will be led by anti-racism workshop leader Sarita Covington and African-American historian Janus Adams. The workshops will include small and large group exercises, and determine actions we can individually and collectively take to celebrate the diversity within our community.

Attendees are invited to bring food to share. Visit www. nacl.org/schedule/schedule.html.

BEACH LAKE, PA — The Beach Lake United Methodist Church Adult Fellowship will host a presentation on ISIS by internationally acclaimed journalist Jan Goodwin at the church, 7 Milanville Rd., on Monday, September 26 at 12 noon. Guests are requested to bring a dish to share for the meal prior to hearing the speaker.

Goodwin is an award-winning journalist who has lived and worked in the Islamic world, covered war and unrest in 17 venues including Afghanistan and Bosnia, and written for publications including The New York Times.

Questions addressed will include, How did ISIS begin?

Who runs and funds them? What role do illicit drugs play? How is one of America’s strongest allies in the Middle East, a country to which we have sold billions of dollars of ultra-sophisticated arms, implicated in what ISIS is doing?

All are welcome. For more information visit www. beachlakeumc.com or call 570/729-7011.

Jacob Louis Freiermuth of Beach Lake, PA, passed away on September 14, 2016 due to a tragic car accident. He was 24.

There was a memorial service held at Cold Spring Presbyterian Church in Cold Spring, PA, on Monday, September 19, 2016.

Donations can be made to soldiersangels.org “In memory of Jake Freiermuth.”

Woodrow “Woody” Richard Frey

Woodrow “Woody” Richard Frey of Hankins, NY died Saturday, September 10, 2016 after a lengthy illness.

Burial of cremains and a memorial will be made in St. Patrick’s Cemetery in Long Eddy, NY at a later date.

Barbara J. Hermann of Callicoon, NY, a medical secretary for Dr. Paul Salzberg, died on Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at Orange Regional Medical Center, Middletown, NY. She was 69.

Memorial visitation was held on Saturday, September 10, 2016 at Stewart-Murphy Funeral Home, 34 Upper Main St., Callicoon, NY 12723.

Donations can be made to the Dessin Animal Shelter, 138 Miller Drive, Honesdale, PA 18431 or to the charity of one’s choice.

Justin A. Niles

Justin A. Niles of Damascus, PA died unexpectedly, September 2, 2016 at home.

A private memorial service will be held at the convenience of the family.

Contributions can be offered to the Justin Niles Children Fund, c/o The Dime Bank, Honesdale PA. Contributed photo

South Asian specialty shop celebrates 10th LIBERTY, NY — On Saturday, August 27, a 10th anniversary ribbon cutting ceremony was held for Jafri & Sons Variety, a South Asian variety shop located at 10 South Main St. It carries a full line of South Asian novelties and grocery products including spices, rice, lentils and organic teas. The shop also carries a variety of fragrant oils, incense, bath and body products and hookah accessories, as well as clothing, household products and gifts. Seen at the ceremony are chamber board member Verna Spina, left, Sarah Sprague, Jim Gordon, Peter Blakey, chamber president Russell Reeves, chamber vice president Jean Dermer, Barbara Blakey, business owner Syed Jafri, town Councilman Dean Farrand and Helen Budrock of Sullivan Renaissance. For more information email syed.a.m.jafri@gmail.com.

Wayne Bank parent announces dividend HONESDALE, PA — Norwood Financial Corp (NWFL) and its subsidiary Wayne Bank have declared a $.31 per share cash dividend payable November 1 to shareholders of record as of October 14, 2016. The $.31 per share equals the per-share dividend declared in the prior quarter and the same period of last year.

Norwood Financial Corp, through its subsidiary, Wayne Bank, operates 15 offices in Northeastern Pennsylvania and 12 offices in Delaware and Sullivan counties, New York. The New York offices represent locations that were assumed through the acquisition of Delaware Bancshares, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, NBDC Bank, which closed on July 31.

Lois F. Blum Wilson

Lois F. Blum Wilson of Beach Lake, PA died on September 7, 2016 at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital. She was 89.

Funeral services were held on Tuesday, September 13, 2016 at the Smith Hill United Methodist. Interment was on Tuesday in the Calkins Cemetery.

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Coffee, Tea and History COCHECTON, NY — The Cochecton Preservation Society will host its 10th Coffee, Tea and History event on Sunday, September 25 at 1 p.m. at the Cochecton Train Station, 8537 Rte. 97. Jerold Yavarkovsky will emcee “Founding Families of Cochecton.” Guest speakers are Alice Scott, Anne Pierce, Debbie Bennedum, Edna Calkin and Ron Nearing. They will share how their families came to settle in this area, what their trades were and how they helped shape the community. Yavarkovsky will also show us how we are related. Pictures will be on display.

Admission and refreshments are free. Tour the oldest still-standing train station in the state, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. For more info call 845/932-8210; email cps12726@gmail.com, or visit cochectonpreservationsociety.com.

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Some folks truly believed whatever the

gypsies would spin out. Hassis said that, as a boy, he wasn’t allowed outside when they came through town because they were known to kidnap children.

The Cochecton Preservation Society meets the first Tuesday of the month, 7 p.m. at the Erie Depot, 8537 Rte. 97, Cochecton, and tours are available by appointment. It will hold its 10th Coffee, Tea and History on Sunday, September 25 at 1 p.m. at the station (see page 8). Visit co chectonpreservationsociety.com, email cps12726@gmail.com, or call 845/9328104.

LAKE HUNTINGTON NEWS

By Eileen Hennessy

I seem to do more on the weekends than I do all week. Saturday I was down in Long Island. My friend Billy, who died in June, was an iron worker at 9/11. His name was put on the wall for responders who died due to illness from being at 9/11. Billy’s cousin Paula, who is my best friend, went to the wall the night before just to hang out. The harvest moon was shining bright in the sky, the American flag was waving in the breeze, and something was biting the hell out of my legs: fire ants. My legs were covered with welts and burning hot.

On Sunday, my brother Teddy and I went to the New York Giants game with CD Trips LLC. Gary Siegel, the organizer of the event, was amazing and the price was great. The bus was from Rolling V; when you got on, you were given a nice fresh bagel from Monticello Bagel Bakery, and a snack pack with water, chips, crackers and a bag of trail mix. When we got to Met Life Stadium, there was a three-hour tailgate party with food from Barrio Kitchen and Local Table & Tap restaurants in Kauneonga Lake, NY. CD Trips has many different events, so go check them out at cdtrips.com and like them on Facebook.

There will be a Cochecton Youth Commission (CYC) signup on Tuesday, Oc-

tober 4 from 6 to 7 p.m. at the monthly meeting for a trip to Bethel Woods on October 7 to see “Toy Story.” Call Paddy at 315/663-7520 or Michelle at 570/419-8801.

(Both in-town and out-of-town guests are welcome to this event.) On Saturday, October 29, the CYC will have its annual Tricky Trunk, for Cochecton youth only.

For more information or if you want to have a trunk, call Eileen at 845/252-3568.

Also on October 29, at 1 p.m. in the Holy Cross church parking lot, come join the Knights of Columbus for their Halloween Tricky Trunk.

The Grover Hermann Hospital will celebrate its 45th anniversary on Friday, September 30 at 2 p.m. in the cafeteria of the hospital on Route 97. Light refreshments will be served. For more information call 845/932-8487.

On Saturday, October 22, the Lake Huntington Presbyterian Church Ladies Aid will host a penny social. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. and calling is at 12:30 p.m. Hot dogs, sauerkraut and other condiments and beverages will be for sale. Cake and coffee will be served after the calling. The donation is $1. Come out and spend a fun afternoon with friends and neighbors.

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

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ORGANIZATIONAL NEWS Prayer vigil in Milford MILFORD, PA — The First Presbyterian Church of Milford will hold a weeklong prayer vigil from September 26 to September 30, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. All are welcome to come join in prayer for our nation, our towns, our families and our schools. There is no cost to attend, and attendees may stay for all or part of the daily vigil. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own prayer requests.

The First Presbyterian Church is located at 300 Broad St. on the corner of Ann Street. For more information visit first prebyterianmilford.org

Lions sponsor horse show JEFFERSONVILLE, NY — The Jeffersonville Lions Club will host its annual charity horse show at Bridle Hill Farm on Saturday, October 1. Classes for all levels of horse and rider are on the schedule and English, hunter and Western divisions are on the prize list. All-day fees are offered for 4H and New York State Horse Council members.

The farm is on Hemmer Road outside of Jeffersonville and spectators are welcome. This show is pointed by the Tri Valley Horsemen’s Association and hosts Marshall & Sterling classes.

This charity event will help support one of the Lions Club’s important projects: recycling eyeglasses. Donating glasses can change someone’s life. A collection box is available on Main Street at the community events bulletin board, and there will also be an eyewear collection box available at the horse show.

For more information email diehl mein09@yahoo.com or call 845/482-3330.

Chefs United Dinner set HAWLEY, PA — The United Way of Pike County will hold its annual Chefs United Dinner at the Inn at Woodloch on Wednesday, October 19. The event will begin with appetizers and a cash bar at 5:30 and dinner at 7 p.m. The evening will showcase chefs from the finest area restaurants.

There will also be raffles and silent auction. All proceeds benefit the United Way of Pike County.

When asked about this event, Patrick Kiesendahl, Woodloch social director and Woodloch owner, said, “The best thing about the Chefs United Benefit Dinner is the knowledge that you are supporting the United Way of Pike County and its efforts to raise money for our local human service agencies. These agencies in-turn help our friends and neighbors in need. With the current economic situation, many residents need our help now more than ever.”

Tickets cost $50 per person. To purchase tickets call 570/296-9980. For more information about the United Way of Pike County visit www.unitedwaypike.org.

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Fall bake and rummage sale EQUINUNK, PA — The women of the Equinunk United Methodist Church will hold their annual Fall Bake, Deli and Rummage Sale on Saturday, October 1, from 12 noon to 3 p.m. in the basement of the church. The sale will continue on Thursday, October 6 from 7 to 8:30 p.m., and will finish with a bag sale on Saturday, October 8, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The church is located on the Lordville Road, near the center of Equinunk. For more information call 570/224-6361.

High Holiday schedule for Temple Sholom MONTICELLO, NY — Temple Sholom has announced its service times for the upcoming High Holidays. They will be: Erev Rosh Hashanah on Sunday, October 2 at 8 p.m.; Rosh Hashanah on Monday, October 3 at 10 a.m.; Second Day Rosh Hashanah on Tuesday, October 4 at 10 a.m.; Kol Nidrei-Erev Yom Kippur on Tuesday, October 11 at 8 p.m.; Yom Kippur on Wednesday, October 12 at 10 a.m.; Yom Kippur, healing/afternoon service on Wedesday, October 12 at 2:45 p.m.; Yizkor Service on Wednesday, October 12 at 5 p.m.; N’eila Closing Service on Wednesday, October 12. Immediately following on October 12 will be Yizkor (about 6 p.m.).

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By JUDE WATERSTON

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y sister, Janet, and I fell head over heels for Sullivan County 20 years ago. We rented a small tucked-away house in Callicoon and eventually bought it when the owners moved south. The place was unfurnished save for a funky speckled green metal table from the ‘50s. Little by little, through gifts from friends, auctions and yard sales, we filled the rooms with furniture, books (many on cookery) and art.

The house became a refuge, a haven.

Janet and I both have a lot of interests.

She sews quilts entirely by hand and fills the myriad bird feeders on the property; we both write, read voraciously and like crafting and gardening. And I cook three fairly extravagant meals for my noncooking sister the two days of the weekend we spend at the house.

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back as long as I can remember, from Kindergarten when I immediately commandeered the beautiful wooden kitchen set in a corner of the room, to the first real meal, breakfast, I made for my parents at the age of seven and carried up two flights of steps on an enormous enamel tray. Later that day my mother began to refine my cooking skills. Apparently, ground Chock full o’ Nuts coffee is not simply spooned into cups of hot tap water.

Janet and I parallel-play most of the day and meet up at meal time. We have a traveling Scrabble set that is used at breakfast, lunch and cocktail hour, and dinner is eaten in an alcove off the living room while we watch old movies. We are not the most social creatures, but are close with some folks in the area. Over the years, we’ve been invited to many gatherings of our friends’ friends. We almost al-

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During our August vacation this year, one of our friends was turning 66. His wife said it would mean a great deal to him if we would help celebrate one late afternoon at Skinners Falls for a pot-luck on the beach with a dozen or so of their friends. We had met most of them over the years and decided to give socializing another chance, mostly because we are crazy about the couple, and it also dawned on us that we might want to broaden our community of friends, as we are planning on moving to Callicoon permanently within the next year or so.

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amelize in the vinegar and become ultrasweet and charred in places. A smear of soft cheese on a cracker topped with those peppers is something pretty special, as well as visually beautiful.

Late afternoon, everyone set up camp on the rocky beach and plopped into lawn chairs or swam in the warm waters of the Delaware as the lightest drizzle fell on our heads. These aging hippies were not deterred by a little mist, and there were some fairly high-falutin’ dishes, including masterly cooked pork ribs; my silky peppers; a Vietnamese-style coleslaw; a pile of perfectly cooked shrimp; chickpea salad; tomatoes topped with fresh mozzarella; and a bowl of home-grown crunchy, miniscule cucumbers the size of olives.

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Blankets laid out over river stones on the banks of the Upper Delaware are loaded with a sumptuous pot-luck feast.

The conversation, as well as beer and wine, flowed, and Janet and I were comfortable and welcomed by the group. Interestingly enough, two days later we were invited to another gathering, with a totally different and diverse cast of characters. This idea of socializing more might just catch on.

Sautéed Peppers with Garlic, Capers and Vinegar Serves 4 4 to 5 sweet bell peppers (a mix of red, orange, and yellow) 1 large clove garlic, thinly sliced 1 tablespoon small capers, preferably in salt, rinsed 2 tablespoons aged balsamic vinegar 3 to 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil Salt to taste 2 tablespoons finely chopped Italian flat-leaf parsley Wash peppers and cut into strips between 1/4 and 1/2-inch wide. Heat the oil in a large frying pan over medium high heat. Fry the strips of pepper in the hot oil, stirring occasionally.

Eventually, the skins should char at the edges.

When the peppers are softened and a bit blackened, add the garlic and capers. When these sizzle after a moment or two, add the vinegar and salt. Let the vinegar cook off and evaporate for about 1 minute. Place on a shallow serving platter and garnish with the parsley. Serve warm or at room temperature.

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ONTICELLO, NY — Celebrity Chef Johnny Ciao will give a cooking demonstration at the Ethelbert B. Crawford Public Library, 479 Broadway, on Thursday, September 22 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. He will prepare an inventive cuisine recipe while sharing stories of hanging out with and cooking for the biggest names in music, film, TV and sports including Carlos Santana, Huey Lewis and Michael Jackson. The demonstration will be followed by a signing and selling of his cookbooks. For more information call 845/794-4660.

IBERTY, NY — The Adult and Continuing Education Program at Sullivan BOCES will offer an Everyday Healthy Cooking class on Wednesday, September 28, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Rubin Pollack Education Center in the Culinary Arts Kitchen. The cost is $30 plus $15 materials fees.

This class will focus on preparing recipes using healthy ingredients. Healthy eating does not have to be boring, bland or gritty. Students will work together to prepare soups, salads and entrees that are healthy, nutritious and fun. Hair must Members get 101 12oz cups be tied back, wear closed-toe of coffee for $1 each cup. shoes and bring an apron for Great Gift Idea! participation.

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A conversation between writer and reader Literary festival comes to Milford

By ISABEL BRAVERMAN

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ILFORD, PA — At most writers’ festivals, there is no interaction between the writer and the people who read their words—the reader. No dialogue, just lecture. The first Milford Readers and Writers Festival wants to do it differently, to break the mold of the literary festival. When Milford mayor and owner of the Hotel Fauchere, Sean Strub, got together with friends for dinner one evening, they fantasized about creating a literary festival in Milford. Less than six months later, a group of 10 to 15 volunteers set out to make that dream a reality.

The Milford Readers and Writers Festival will be held the weekend of September 30 to October 2 at the historic Milford Theatre and at several landmark sites around town, including Grey Towers National Historic Site, the Pike County Historical Society’s Columns Museum and the Pike County Public Library. The headlining writers are Gloria Steinem, John Berendt and MK Asante, who will have individual sessions as well as come together for a panel discussion.

These events are ticketed, as is a dance and spoken-word performance by Humans Collective, an ensemble of performers. Their performance of “Alone-Ology” is inspired by Maya Angelou’s iconic poem, “Alone.” It will be held Friday at 7 p.m. at the Milford Theatre and costs $20.

The 10-person cast will feature powerful music, live poetry, singing and choreography from jazz legend Sheila Barker as well as hip-hop professionals Joanna Numata and Carlos Neto.

Perhaps the biggest draw to the event is literary and feminist icon Gloria Steinem. She has written several books, been published in The New York Times Magazine and Esquire Magazine, and co-founded Ms. Magazine in 1972. She helped found numerous feminist organizations, including The National Women’s Political Caucus, Voters for Choice and the Ms. Foundation for Women. She is currently working with the Sophia Smith Collection at Smith College, her alma mater, documenting the grassroots origins of the U.S. women’s movement and on creating a Center for Organizers. Among her many awards is the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor, which President Barack Obama awarded her in 2013.

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The Milford Readers and Writers Festival will be held the weekend of September 30 to October 2 and features headlining authors John Berendt, Gloria Steinem and MK Asante.

Steinem, wrote an essay about her personal relationship with Steinem and the setbacks women faced. She writes, “In those days, women wearing pants were not admitted to New York restaurants; employment ads were segregated ‘Help Wanted – male” and “Help Wanted – female;’ I couldn’t get a loan without my husband’s signature; little girls who wanted to play baseball, as I did, could only dream about the Little League.

And there were no women in orchestras (which only changed once applicants auditioned behind a curtain). In fact, there were virtually no women in government, in corporate leadership, in science—or in any positions of power.”

Steinem has done a lot to further women’s equality and be a force for change.

But, as Braun Levine notes, there is still a lot to be done, like eliminating the current wage gap, with women making 79 cents for every dollar a man makes.

As it turns out, Milford is no stranger to literary festivals. In the ‘50s and ‘60s the Milford Science Fiction writing workshops were held there, and from that was born the so-called Milford Method of Criticism. The workshop was founded by Damon Knight and was attended by many prominent writers, including Kurt Vonnegut. It moved to the UK in 1972 and has run successfully ever since on an annual basis.

Edson Whitney, a festival organizer, said, “The idea was to revive some of that.” He stressed that the Milford Readers and Writers Festival will be interactive and place importance on the dialogue between readers and writers, “like a book club.” In terms of how they chose

Performance ensemble Humans Collective will perform a dance and spoken word piece titled “AloneOlogy,” based on a poem by Maya Angelou, at the Milford Readers and Writers Festival on Friday night.

which writers to invite, most have a personal connection, but, “We wanted some big names and some diversity in what they write about.”

MK Asante is a best-selling author, award-winning filmmaker, rapper and professor, whom CNN calls “a master storyteller and major creative force.” John Berendt is the author of the best-selling book and major motion picture, “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil” (starring Kevin Spacey and John Cusack) and “The City of Falling Angels.”

Berendt, a former editor at the Harvard Lampoon, Esquire Magazine and New York Magazine, will discuss the real-life events that surrounded a grisly murder trial in Savannah, GA, the basis for his

first book.

There will be other events going on that weekend, including a women’s panel chaired by author and journalist Nina Burleigh, a cookbook and food-writing workshop led by Laura Silverman (TRR food columnist now on hiatus), a panel on science fiction writing and a pop-up bookstore with local writers who will sign and sell their books and do readings.

The festival pass ($150) includes admission to all of the ticketed events and also the author’s cocktail reception at the Hotel Fauchere on Saturday evening. Tickets to individual events are also available.

For more information and tickets visit www.milfordreadersandwriters.com.

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ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFS Foodstock CALLICOON, NY — WJFF’s Foodstock will take place on Saturday, September 24 inside the golf clubhouse at the Villa Roma Resort from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. General admission is free. You can browse the vendors, taste samples and shop for local foods.

This year, there will also be a pig roast.

Majestic Farms has donated a heritage large black pig, which will be roasted onsite by Marc Escobar of A-Maize-N Hog, a local business that specializes in onsite pig roasts. Tickets cost $20 and are on sale now. Vegetarians can purchase a “Sides Only” ticket for $15 each and enjoy a variety of side dishes prepared by local chefs.

In addition, there will be hands-on activities for kids and adults, cooking demonstrations, live music, and local beer and wine by the glass.

For more information or tickets visit www.wjffradio.org or call 845/482-4141.

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‘Pop-drenched perceptual anxiety’ HIGHLAND LAKE, NY — NACL Theatre will present “The Chroma Key” on Friday, September 23 at 7:30 p.m. at the theatre, 110 Highland Lake Rd. “The Chroma Key” will be performed by New York City avant-garde theatre troupe, Title:Point, and presented as the last 2016 installment of NACL’s Deep Space Performance Residency program, in which artists from around the world live and work at the theater to finish and present a new, original performance to the NACL audience community.

“The Chroma Key” is an attempt to stage a play in the first-person. Each scene and event pass through the consciousness of the female protagonist, filtered and digested through the pop-culture markers and clichés that she has internalized. The play presents subjectivity as a kind of pop-drenched perceptual anxiety, where specificity and generality become confused, and comedy is impossible to extricate from horror.

Tickets cost $20 for general admission, $10 for people under age 30. They can be purchased at www.NACL.org.

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‘A sumptuous musical feast’ HONESDALE, PA — Acoustic Eidolon (pronounced idol-on) will open the fall series of RiverFolk Concerts at The Cooperage in Honesdale on Sunday, September 25 at 5 p.m. with special guest Amy Soucy. Acoustic Eidolon, featuring Joe Scott on double neck guitjo and Hannah Alkire on cello are from Colorado, and have graced stages throughout the U.S., Europe, Australia and Canada. With 11 CDs and a DVD to their credit, the artists boast a “new acoustic” sound that blends Celtic, Americana and flamenco musical influences, something that Dirty Linen Magazine praises as “a sumptuous musical feast.”

Soucy was chosen this year for the Emerging Artist Showcase at the iconic Falcon Ridge Festival and was one of five finalists for the September 10 Connecticut Folk Festival Grassy Hill Songwriting Competition. Sloan Wainwright says of Soucy, “Right from the first note, this project is a stunner, with Amy’s powerful and angelic voice at the very center shining brightly.… If I had to describe this record with only one word, the word would be ‘enchanting.’”

For reservations email riverfolkcon certs@frontier.com or call 845/252-6783.

The suggested donation is $20 reserved and $25 at the door. Dinner fare will be available for purchase. BYOB.

Farmstock JEFFERSONVILLE, NY — Farmstock, a tour of a working farm, will take place on Sunday, September 24 from 12 noon to 3 p.m. at Hilly Acres Farm, 32 Wahl Rd. There will be tours of animal barns (pig and beef), farm machinery demos, butterchurning demos, 4-H students showing rabbits, pumpkin decorating, Northern Farmhouse pasta cooking all day and hay wagon rides.

The cost is $8 for adults, $6 for children, $20 for a family. For more information email erlweinfarms@hotmail.com or call 845/807-9063.

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Poetry fest LIBERTY, NY — The seventh annual Poetry Festival will be held at the Liberty Museum and Arts Center, 46 South Main St., on Saturday, September 24. Accomplished poets from across the region will each read a selection of their poems.

Local poet and museum board member Marilyn Laufer organized and selected the poems for this year’s event, which was begun by Walter Keller, the village of Liberty’s poet laureate, who died in 2013.

Keller appreciated and encouraged local writers in a vast array of styles and themes, and in keeping with his vision, a broad variety of poems of myriad genres will be presented, some published and many heard for the first time.

Admission is free, and there will be light refreshments after the readings. For more information call 845/292-6628.

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‘Funky Ball’ contra dance HONESDALE, PA — On Saturday, September 24, at 7:30 p.m., enjoy a special celebration “Funky Ball” Contra Dance at The Cooperage. Bust out an old prom dress and tuxedo, throw on a top hat and some jewels. Live music will be provided by Poison Love with caller Laurie B. Come with or without a partner. Light refreshments will be served.

A Contra Dance is a series at The Cooperage Project that takes place once a month between April and December. For this special contra dance, the suggested donation is $15 per person/$25 per couple with advanced registration, $18 per person/$30 per couple at the door. To preregister call 570/253-2020 or email info@ thecooperageproject.org.

MILFORD, PA — City Stage travels to Oz with the Tony Award-winning musical “The Wiz,” a modern reinvention of L. Frank Baum’s “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” on Friday, September 23 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, September 24 at 2 and 7:30 p.m. at the Milford Theatre.

The show is directed by Bill Thomas.

Leading actors include Karuss Williams (Dorothy), Marc Valentine (Scarecrow), Jeff Brewster (Tin Man), Taylor James (Lion), Donna Dale (Addaperle), Noreen Hanson (Evillene), Alvera Sylvester (Aunt Em) and Bill Thomas (The Wiz).

For more information email try-cit ystage@hotmail.com or call 845/858-7925.

General admission tickets cost $20, seniors and students are admitted for $15.

NEVERSINK, NY — The Neversink Farmers Market, held at the Neversink General Store on Route 55, will present KIDSTOCK! on Saturday, September 24 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will feature a show by Dave the Performing Rabbit (an actual bunny who loves to hop through his obstacle course) at 10:30 a.m., balloon animals, a bouncy house, petting zoo, live music, an obstacle course courtesy of the Frost Valley YMCA, child identification courtesy of the Masonichip Program and much more. A bake sale and lemonade sale will also be held to help offset the cost of medical expenses for Shane and Eli Williams, two local boys who were seriously injured in an ATV accident in August.

The Frost Valley YMCA has opened up their activities program on that day to all KIDSTOCK participants. “The KIDSTOCK bracelet is your access pass to all that Frost Valley has to offer,” said Mark McLewin and Cristina Aby-Azar, owners of the Neversink General Store and hosts of the farmers’ market. This will be the last farmers’ market of the season.

The cost of the event is $3 per child or $10 per family. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

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Fall Foliage Festival PORT JERVIS, NY — The 24th Port Jervis Fall Foliage Festival will take place on Sunday, September 25 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the downtown area. There will be more than 130 vendors, a variety of street-fair and international foods, a classic car show and children’s activities including the Roaming Railroad ride, petting zoo and pony rides. You can partake in the fifth annual scarecrow contest, in which first-, second- and third-place ribbons will be awarded in youth, adult and business/club categories. First-place winners will be awarded prizes; applications are available at portjervisny.org.

Live entertainment throughout the day features The Parting Glass, Tara Minstrel, Kevin McComb, Sisters Duet, Pushin’ Country Dancers, Nick Sauschuck and N.Y. Retro Rockers. For more information check out Photo by Laura Meyer the Fall Foliage Festival Looks like the Minions invaded last year’s Port Port Jervis NY on Facebook. Jervis fall foliage scarecrow contest.

Kids and trains are a great combo at the Fall Foliage Festival.

Bluegrass and folk at Harvest Hoedown HAWLEY, PA — The Hawley Harvest Hoedown Bluegrass & Folk Concert will take place on Saturday, October 1 at 8 p.m. in the Ritz Theater, 512 Keystone St. as a conclusion to the many festive events scheduled for that day, starting with the opening of the Hawley Fire Department Flea Market at 9 a.m.

The concert will feature The Hillbilly Gypsies, hailing from West Virginia. Harmony Presents managing director and Harvest Hoedown committee member Jill Carletti said, “The Hillbilly Gypsies have been making and performing their own brand of oldtime bluegrass and original mountain music for over a decade, and we’re thrilled to Contributed photo feature them for the first time in Hawley...

They perform in the old fashioned style, play- Bluegrass and folk artists play at last year’s Hawley Harvest Hoedown concert. ing fee. This fee can be avoided by purchasing tickets in ing around a single vintage ribbon microphone. It’ll sure person at Doodles & Such, located at 121 Main Ave., open make you want to get up and dance.”

Thursday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays Seating for this show should be purchased in advance, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and ticket prices range from $16 to $22. They can be reserved at www.harmonypresents.com or at www.visithaw To learn more about the whole weekend, visit www.haw leypa.com. There is also an approximate $2 online ticketleyharvesthoedown.com or www.visithawleypa.com.

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Bethany Library hosts fall fundraiser BETHANY, PA — Celebrating its 80th anniversary year, Bethany Public Library will host a fall farm-to-table dinner on Sunday, October 2 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Highlights Foundation’s conference center, known as The Barn at Boyds Mills, located at 392 Boyds Mills Rd. Mike Stevens, host of WNEP-TV’s popular “On the Pennsylvania Road” series, will be the guest speaker. Renowned local chef Marcia Dunsmore will prepare a fall buffet menu featuring locally produced farm-fresh food. And finishing out the evening will be an auction, led by former radio personality Bob Mermell as auctioneer. Among the items to be auctioned will be a handmade quilt featuring the image of Bethany’s historic “Fireproof Building” (it was built in 1823), which houses the library, Bethany’s Borough Hall and the Bethany Historical Society.

Also being auctioned will be a signed limited-edition, hardbound copy of a novel

by Dean Koontz, several dining opportunities at noted area restaurants and bed and breakfasts, a unique original sculpture by Jeff George, a signed print of an illustration by Lindsay Barrett George,

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One of the raffle items at Bethany Library’s 80th anniversary celebration is this handmade quilt. a signed print by Upper Delaware nature photographer David B. Soete, and more.

Tickets cost $60. For more information, contact Bethany Public Library at 570/253-4349 or call Jane at 570/253-5711.

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IN MY HUMBLE OPINION

By Jonathan Charles Fox

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ell… I’m not at all sure that I “oughta be,” but as it happens, I am this week. Usually, I’m pretty busy on the other side of the camera, attempting to capture all that is happening throughout the Upper Delaware region, but for the past few days, I’ve been in front of the cameras, actively participating in the events that I attended and for much of those days, the subject of social networking while others took the photos, posting them online for all the world to see.

While these snapshots make it appear that I’m happy to be in the pictures, in reality I was angstridden the entire time, since I’m never happy with the way I look and uncomfortable in front of the lens. Even back in the day when I was actively appearing in film and television, I squirmed when forced to observe myself on camera. I plan to remain in the background for the rest of the year, In between screen Photos by Bizzy Coy Social media postings ing throughout the day preferring instead to continue asking you all to luminaries like “Visi s, I inter viewed chronicled my sur vival of t 57” director Kate the Big Eddy Challenge.

Phelan on the red “smile for the camera!” as the Wonder Dog and carpet.

I traverse the Catskills searching for “Kodak Moments.”

River Reporter While I’m on the subject of my dog, who is photographed teers, we raised more than $75,000. Of course, none of this pu blisher Laurie Stua constantly while representing the award-winning River would have been possible without you, so once again, the rt was thrilled to be Reporter: even she became a bit camera-shy over the one of pictures aren’t entirely accurate, and the success of the the first to see “Blee weekend. Flashbulbs popped in her adorable face nond event has very little to do with me. The fight never ends, This,” which her Em for my stop, making it appear that she was the star of the show, even when we go off the air, and you can still contribute award-w inning son Zac which couldn’t be farther (further?) from the truth—but to this worthy cause by visiting the website and clicking edited for loc al writer/ don’t tell her; she’s even more senon the St. Jude logo. (Also see item on page 6.) director Ben Youn ger. sitive than I am.

“You oughta be in pictures,” the old song lyrics claim. Since she is featured in this picture behin In last week’s column, I red me, I was thrilled “You’re wonderful to see. You oughta be in pictures, oh hadn’t called in sick that that I day.... ferred to the upcoming “Country what a hit you would be.” It’s unlikely that I was a big hit, Cares for St. Jude Radiothon,” but the fifth annual Big Eddy Film Festival sure was! Over by another local, Zac Stuart-Pontier, who was on hand to sponsored by the folks at Thunthe course of three days, more than 20 films were screened take part in a free panel discussion titled “The Art of Edder 102. In the past few years at the beautiful Art Deco Tusten Theatre in Narrowsburg, iting.” In between films, the dog and I chatted and posed Thunder 102 has come to be conNY. As discussed in last week’s edition, I took part in with luminaries on the red carpet, while DVAA social sidered the most popular counthe first-ever “Big Eddy Challenge,” which required that media correspondent Bizzy Coy (www.art salliancesite. try station (www.thunder102.

I see nine films over 12 hours. I wasn’t sure that I would org) snapped pics, recorded snippets of my humble opincom) in New York State, reachstay awake, since I was still groggy from the fundraiser, ion and tweeted her thoughts (and mine) on how I was ing tens of thousands every day, but the films were (IMHO) incredibly good, and I had no holding up. resulting in the most successtrouble paying attention to all of them. Some films were “Your voice would thrill a nation,” the old ditty states, ful St. Jude fundraiser to date. funny, others (“Have a Baby” and “Visit 57”) more serious Dharma and I pose for “Your face would be adored. You’d make a great sensaDharma and I put in more than 15 in tone, while the retrospective—“Paper Moon”—recalled a picture on a pause tion, with wealth and fame your reward.” Uh huh. It the Great Depression (story of my life!) and illustrated between taking pledges hours on-air in an effort to raise happens that I did play Norman Benzer, the oboe-playhow incredibly successful films are made. on-air during the Thunder funds and awareness in the fight ing nerd on the television series “Fame” in the old days against childhood cancer. Along 102 Country Cares for In that vein, those fortunate enough to secure a seat for (1982-85), and Big Eddy producer Tina Spangler and BiSt.Jude Radiothon. with the staff and scores of volunthe sneak peek of “Bleed for This” left the theatre marvelzzy did their best to capitalize on my dubious “fame,” but ing at the movie, which is already receiving Oscar buzz.

F O R E S T B U R G H P L AY H O U S E P R E S E N T S it was the filmmakers and those behind the scenes who It is written and directed by local resident Ben Younger, stole the show at the festival, as it should be.

Martin Scorsese is an executive producer, and it is edited Even though there was a picture of me in the program, it has not escaped my attention that “You Oughta be in At Pictures” is also the title of a 1940 short film starring The Porky Pig and Daffy Duck, which is a more accurate description of how I appear in the dozens of pictures that have emerged on social media in connection to my parVoted TRR Readers BEST LANDSCAPER 2003-2015 ticipation at the festival (www.bigeddyfilmfestival.com).

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WHERE AND WHEN Thurs., Sep. 22 Cooking demo at the library

MONTICELLO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A fall culinary program at the Ethelbert B. Crawford Public Library, 479 Broadway, 6-7:30pm. with celebrity chef Johnny Ciao. 845/794-4660.

DIY grapevine wreaths

HONESDALE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Do It Yourself (DIY) class on making wreaths out of grapevines at The Cooperage, 7-9pm. Suggested donation $15. Participants should bring their own pair of gardening gloves with them. 570/253-2020.

Solar 101 workshop

MILFORD â&#x20AC;&#x201D; SEEDS (Sustainable Energy Education & Development Support) will present a free solar workshop at Pike County Public Library, Milford Branch, 119 East Harford St., 7-9pm. Registration encouraged. 570/245-1256.

Wayne County Genealogy Group

HONESDALE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Wayne County Genealogy Group will meet at the Wayne County Historical Society, 4:30pm. Topic: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cluster Genealogy: Why our ancestors lived, married and traveled in groups.â&#x20AC;?

570/253-3240 or wchspa@ptd.net.

Heroin Prevention Task Force

HONESDALE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Wayne County Heroin Prevention Task Force will meet at the Seelyville Fire Hall, 7pm. Guest speaker Michael DeLeon, director of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kids are Dyingâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;An American Epidemic.â&#x20AC;?

Fri., Sep. 23 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The Wizâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

MILFORD â&#x20AC;&#x201D; City Stage presents â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Wizâ&#x20AC;? at the Milford Theatre, 7:30pm. This Tony Award-winning musical is a modern reinvention of L. Frank Baumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.â&#x20AC;? General admission tickets cost $20; seniors and students, $15. 845/858-7925.

Introduction to Adobe Illustrator

HURLEYVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Hurleyville Makerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lab is offering an Introduction to Adobe Illustrator class, 6pm. Free for members, $10 for non-members.

Ribbon cutting for Lazy Fox

CALLICOON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Ribbon cutting (at 1:30pm) during grand opening day (19pm) of loungewear boutique Lazy Fox New York, 24B Upper Main St. 718/3140161, susan@lazyfoxny.com.

Sat., Sep. 24 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The Wizâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

MILFORD â&#x20AC;&#x201D; City Stage presents â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Wizâ&#x20AC;? at the Milford Theater, 7:30pm. See Friday listing for details.

Barryville Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Market

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

Driver safety course

CALLICOON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 9am-3:30pm at the Delaware Youth Center in Callicoon. Receive 10% reduction in insurance premiums each year for three years. $35 for DYC members, $40 non-members. Lunch $7.

Fall Foliage Festival

PORT JERVIS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Downtown Port Jervis 24th annual Fall Foliage Festival (rain or shine), 10am-5pm. Vendors, car show, childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s activities with a Roaming Railroad ride, petting zoo and pony rides. Scarecrow contest, live music and entertainment.

Farmstock 2016

JEFFERSONVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Farmstock 2016 at Hilly Acres Farm, 32 Wahl Rd., 11am3pm. Working farm tours. Free pumpkins for all children. Tours of animal barns, farm machinery demos, butter churn-

ing demo, 4-H students showing rabbits and more. Adults $8, children $6, family $20. Children under three free. 845/8079063.

Foodstock WJFF fundraiser

CALLICOON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; WJFF Radio Catskillâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Foodstock at Villa Roma, 11am-3pm. Pig roast with locally-raised pig donated by Majestic Farm; roast tickets cost $20; children under five eat free with a parent. Vegetarian sides-only ticket for $15.

Free general admission. Benefits WJFF Radio Catskill. 845/482-4141.

Harvest Festival

DAMASCUS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Harvest Festival/Farmer Appreciation Day at Unity Grange Hall, 554 Galilee Rd., 11am-4pm. Entertainment, games, food and vendors. Blessing of the animals at 12noon. Animals must be crated or on a leash.

Genealogist program

EQUINUNK â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Genealogist and musicologist Ken Parks returns to the Equinunk Historical Society to present a program titled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Genealogy and DNA,â&#x20AC;? 1pm.

570/224 6722.

Native American artifacts

CALLICOON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Callicoon resident Giles Ebert has been researching, discovering and cataloging ancient Native American artifacts for more than half a century. He will discuss his lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s passion at the Western Sullivan Public Library, 1pm.

Basket Historical Society

LONG EDDY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Basket Historical Society meets at the historical society, State Route 97, 10:30am. All are welcome to attend the meeting and/or visit the museum from 10:30am-1pm. 845/887-6703.

Paddle on Lake Lacawac

LAKE ARIEL â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Historian Roy Chesseri leads a guided paddle on Lake Lacawac, 9-11:30am. Boats and life jackets provided; personal life jackets may be used.

Registration limited. Register by calling 570/689-9494 or email info@lacawac. org. Cost: $15, members $10.

Paddle the Basha Kill

WURTSBORO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Join naturalists Scott Graber & Mike Medley to canoe/kayak on peaceful waters of Basha Kill, 10am.

Bring your own vessel, binoculars. Limited size expedition; early registration suggested. Meet at DEC boat launch, across from Bashakill Vineyards , 1131 South Rd. 845/754-0743. Sponsor: Basha Kill Area Association. thebashakill.org.

Poetry Festival

LIBERTY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The 7th annual Poetry Festival held at the Liberty Museum and Arts Center, 2pm. Accomplished poets from the region read selections of their poems. Admission is free; light refreshments after the readings. 845/292-6628.

Port Jervis Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Market

PORT JERVIS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Port Jervis Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Market at Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Market Square (by Burger King), 9am-1pm. Saturdays until October 29. Locally sourced foods, music and handmade items.

Rock Hill Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Market

ROCK HILL â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Rock Hill Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Market, sponsored by the Rock Hill Business and Community Association, every Saturday, 10amâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;1pm, until September 24; located at 223 Rock Hill Dr. Live music, events and educational activities.

Solarize Workshop

ELDRED â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Hear about Solarize Sullivan at the Highland Town Hall, 4 Proctor Rd., 1pm. A time-limited non-profit campaign for Sullivan County homeowners and businesses to get information on going solar; a free site assessment from a pre-qualified installer selected through a competitive process; a group discount.

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Spaghetti dinner fundraiser

MILFORD â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Friends of Milford Pack 71 host spaghetti dinner at First Presbyterian Church, 4-7pm. Cost: $7/adult and $5/ child. Spaghetti, meatballs, salad, bread and drink. To-go dinners also available.

973/903-2832.

St. Josephâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tricky Tray

MILFORD â&#x20AC;&#x201D; St. Josephâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tricky Tray at Delaware Valley Middle School, 252 Rte. 6 & 209, (next to Walmart). Doors open 11:30am, rapid calling starts 2pm. Over 200 trays; calling should be done around 3pm. 570/491-9074.

Veterans breakfast

WURTSBORO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; All-you-can-eat breakfast at American Legion Post 1266, 92 Pine St., 8-11am. Military-style breakfast chow line prepared and served by veterans including Gulf War veterans.

Motorcyclists welcome. Sullivan County Legion Riders will greet you. Proceeds support programs for veterans. $7 at the door. 845/888-4958.

Walk & Wine Journey for Sight

WURTSBORO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Bashakill Vineyards, 1131 South Rd., 1pm. Guided tour on trails/road, 1:30. Complementary wine or beer tasting and complementary glass. (Donated by Bashakill Vineyards).

All proceeds benefit local needs. Door prizes, 50/50, silent auction, snacks and water provided by the Mamakating Lions Club. 845/754-7146.

Sun., Sep. 25 Acoustic Eidolon concert

HONESDALE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Acoustic Eidolon (pronounced idol-on) opens the fall series of RiverFolk Concerts with special guest Amy Soucy at The Cooperage, 5pm.

Suggested donation is $20 reserved and $25 at the door. Dinner fare available for purchase. BYOB. 845/252-6783.

CoďŹ&#x20AC;ee, Tea and History

COCHECTON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Cochecton Preservation Society hosts 10th annual Coffee, Tea and History at Cochecton Train Station, 8537 Rt. 97, 1pm. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Founding Families of Cochecton.â&#x20AC;? Guest speakers are Alice Scott, Anne Pierce, Debbie Bennedum, Edna Calkin and Ron Nearing. Free admission and refreshments. 845/9328210 or email cps12726@gmail.com.

LAKE ARIEL â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Anniversary Tea and Tour celebrate Lacawac Sanctuaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 50th anniversary in the hundred-year-old Watres Lodge, 2-4pm. Tea and refreshments. Space is limited; reservations required. Cost: $15 per person. Make reservations: call 570/689-9494 or email info@lacawac.org.

Play Scrabble

HONESDALE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Play Scrabble at Wayne County Visitors Center, 32 Commercial St., 2pm. Donations benefit Habitat for Humanity Wayne County. For more information, call Pearl at 272/777-4000.

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BEACH LAKE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Meeting at the Berlin Township Community Center, 10:15am.

Mort Malkin will talk about the little known Kellogg-Briand Pact, an international peace agreement signed and ratified in 1928 by almost all the nations of the world. All are welcome. www.uduuf.org.

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The Wizâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

MILFORD â&#x20AC;&#x201D; City Stage presents â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Wizâ&#x20AC;? at the Milford Theater, 2pm. See Friday listing for details.

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Mon., Sep. 26 Adult fellowship potluck luncheon

BEACH LAKE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Adult fellowship potluck luncheon at the Beach Lake United Methodist Church, 12noon. Award-winning author and journalist, Jan Goodwin. presents â&#x20AC;&#x153;The ISIS You Thought You Knew.â&#x20AC;? Jan lived and worked in the Islamic world. 570/224-6484.

Tues., Sep. 27

WARNING: ATV's can be hazardous to operate.

These are full-size machines designed to be ridden only by adults age 18 and older. For your safety: always wear a helmet and other protective clothing. Never carry passengers or engage in stunt driving. Polaris recommends that all ATV riders take a training course. For safety and training information, see your dealer or call Polaris at 1-800-328-9975.

Pike County Master Gardener Hotline

MILFORD â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A Penn State Master Gardener is at the Penn State Extension office, 514 Broad St., every Tuesday, 10amâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;12noon, to assist you with your garden questions. Free. Stop by or call 570/296-3400.

Wed., Sep. 28 Election forum

NARROWSBURG â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Ned Lang and Ed Magilton of the Conservative Party of Sullivan County host an election forum at the Village Inn, 6-8pm. Hors dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;oeuvres and Southwestern aperitivos. Guest speaker: The Honorable Frank J. Labuda. Topic: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Second Amendment and You in Changing Times.â&#x20AC;? Suggested donation: $25 to benefit local food pantries.

845/701-5468.

Everyday Healthy Cooking class

LIBERTY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Cooking class at the Rubin Pollack Education Center in the Culinary Arts Kitchen, 6-9pm. $30 plus $15 materials fees. 845/295-4915.

Introduction to 3D Printing

Lacawac Sanctuary tea party

Prayer group

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Legal Notice Notice of Formation of a Limited Liability Company(LLC): PRC Bridge, LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 7/19/16. Office: Sullivan Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to 1460 Broadway NY NY 10036 General Purpose

NOTICE OF ZONING RE-WRITE MEETING Zoning Re-Write Committee meetings are held on the SECOND and FOURTH Mondays of the month at 6:30pm at the Tusten Town Hall, 210 Bridge Street, Narrowsburg, NY. By Order of the Town Board Nicole Peters Tusten Town Clerk

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BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD TOWN OF LUMBERLAND VIRGINIA V. HORN TOWN CLERK SEPTEMBER 15, 2016 Legal Notice Notice of Formation of a Limited Liability Company(LLC): Notice of Formation of Sofrito Verde LLC. Articles of Organization filed with New York Secretary of State (â&#x20AC;&#x153;SSNYâ&#x20AC;?) on 8/23/2016. Office location: Sullivan County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Louisa Pabon, POB 354, Mountaindale, NY 12763. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

COUNTY OF SULLIVAN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that there has been duly presented and introduced at a meeting of the Legislature of the County of Sullivan, New York, held on September 15, 2016, a local law to establish a sustainable energy loan program in the County of Sullivan.

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of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/26/2016.

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

the Office is to be located: Sullivan.

The SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC is: PO Box 19, Callicoon, NY 12723. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Legal Notice Notice of Formation of a Limited Liability Company(LLC): The name of the limited liability company is 204 Bloom, LLC. Purpose: Real Estate Ownership. Articles of Organization were filed with the New York Secretary of Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office on August 2, 2016. The County in which the Office is to be located is 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 8870 State Route 97, Callicoon NY 12723

Legal Notice Notice of Formation of a Limited Liability Company(LLC): Name: Simon Says Properties, LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 06/09/2016 Office Location: Sullivan County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: Simon Says Properties, LLC, P.O. Box 127, Liberty, NY. Purpose: Any lawful purpose

Legal Notice Notice of Formation of a Limited Liability Company(LLC): 1871 East 18 LLC. Articles of organization filed with the SSNY on9/2/2016. Office located i n S u l l i v a n c o u n t y. S S N Y h a s been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC to: The LLC,1871 East 18th St Brooklyn,NY 11229 Purpose: any lawful purpose

Legal Notice Notice of Formation of a Limited Liability Company(LLC): Esther Building 5th Ave LLC. Articles of organization filed with the SSNY on8/26/2016. Office located i n S u l l i v a n c o u n t y. S S N Y h a s been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC to: The LLC,137 Lake St Liberty,NY 12754 Purpose: any lawful purpose Legal Notice Notice of Formation of a Limited Liability Company(LLC): Name: 15 CROOKE LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/3/2016.

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.

Legal Notice Notice of Formation of a Limited Liability Company(LLC): Name: PINKDIAM HOLDINGS LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/18/2016. 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 199 LEE AVENUE, SUITE 1042, BROOKLYN, NY 11211. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

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

Holland Research And Analytics LLC Arts Of Org Filed With Secy. Of State Of NY (SSNY) On 4/6/16. Office In Sullivan Co. SSNY Desig. Agent Of LLC Upon Whom Process Against It May Be Served & Shall Mail Process To Po Box 75, Barryville, NY 12719.

Purpose: General.

Legal Notice Notice of Formation of a Limited Liability Company(LLC): The name of the LLC is: Stone Protective Solutions, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) office on: 9/6/16. The County in which

Legal Notice Notice of Formation of a Limited Liability Company(LLC): Oak Stone Feeders LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 8/1/16. Office: Sullivan Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to PO Box 390 Callicoon NY 12723 General Purpose Legal Notice Notice of Formation of a Limited Liability Company(LLC): Via 11 Realty LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 8/15/16. 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, 5 Coventry Ct., Croton-onHudson, NY 10520. General purpose.

LEGAL NOTICE The Annual Fall meeting of the Lava Cemetery corporation will be held at the lava firehouse at 7:00 pm on Wednesday, Oct 5th, 2016 COUNTY OF SULLIVAN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that there has been duly presented and introduced at a meeting of the Legislature of the County of Sullivan, New York, held on September 15, 2016, a proposed Local Law entitled â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Local Law to Amend the Ethics Lawâ&#x20AC;?.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Legislature of the County of Sullivan will conduct a public hearing on the aforesaid proposed Local Law at the Legislatureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Meeting Room, County Government Center, Monticello, New York, 12701, on October 20, 2016 at 1:40 p.m. at which time all persons interested will be heard. DATED: September 15, 2016 ANNMARIE MARTIN Clerk of the Legislature County of Sullivan, New York Legal Notice Notice of Formation of a Limited Liability Company(LLC): AYTK Trading, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 9/12/16. 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, 1303-53 St., Ste. 74, Brooklyn, NY 11219. General purpose.

Legal Notice Notice of Formation of a Limited Liability Company(LLC): The name of the limited liability company is Sullivan Housing Equities, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the New York Secretary of states office on 08/08/16. The county in which the office is to be located is Sullivan County New York.

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 685 west Broadway Monticello NY, 12701 Legal Notice Notice of Formation of a Limited Liability Company(LLC): Monticello Hospitality LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 9/6/16.

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, 1670 Main St., Pleasant Valley, NY 12569. General purpose Legal Notice Notice of Formation of a Limited Liability Company(LLC): Half Past Rainbow LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 8/8/16. Office location: Sullivan SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 83 Cumberland Trail, Smallwood, NY, 12778 Any lawful purpose.

NOTICE COUNTY OF SULLIVAN Proposals for the following will be received by the Director of the Department of Purchasing and Central Services at the Sullivan County Government Center, 100 North Street, Monticello, New York 12701, (845) 807-0515, until 1:00 P.M. on Friday, October 7, 2016: 1. GASB Services (R-16-30) 2. Consulting Services to Develop Hudson Valley Hospitality Skills Alliance (R-16-31) 3. Parents for Parents (R-16-32) Specifications may be obtained from the Director at the above address.

Dated: September 23, 2016

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THE RIVER REPORTER

Come Help us Celebrate our 45th Anniversary of

The Grover Hermann Hospital Auxiliary/ C.R.M.C.

Friday September 30, 2016 at 2pm in the Callicoon Division cafeteria Rt 97 Callicoon, NY Light Refreshment will be served For Info please call Dottie 845-932-8487

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EACH LAKE, PA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River will celebrate National Public Lands Day on Saturday, September 24 with a park-wide volunteer event, which will focus on maintaining the parkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s treasured natural and historical resources.

Volunteers are invited to participate.

Park rangers will be working on expanding the existing pollinator garden, clearing vegetation from a river access, and a river clean-up from Lackawaxen, PA to the Corwin Farm Ranger Station at Pond Eddy, NY. Volunteers can choose a project to help with. At all events, volunteers should bring closed-toe shoes, a hat, sunscreen, plenty of water, insect repellent and a bagged lunch.

The river clean-up event will start at 9 a.m. at the Zane Grey Museum in Lackawaxen, PA, at 135 Scenic Dr. The National Park Service (NPS) will provide equip-

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ment, including lifejackets, canoes and paddles. Volunteers should plan to get wet, and should be comfortable around moving water.

If you prefer to stay on dry land, you can help with the expansion of the pollinator garden. Join NPS biologists at the Milanville Office, 1152 River Rd., on Saturday, September 24 from 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon.

The pollinator garden was initiated by volunteers on last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Public Lands Day to provide pesticide/herbicide free resources for the vital pollinator species found in the river corridor.

You can also help clear limbs and brush from the Tusten Mountain Trail. Join park rangers on Saturday at the Ten Mile River Access at 9:30 a.m. and plan on working till 1:30 p.m. All tools and safety equipment will be provided.

For more information visit www.nps. gov/upde or call 570/685-4871 ext. 6610.

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ONESDALE, PA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; At an awards ceremony in Las Vegas, the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) recently announced that Northeast Pennsylvania-based Clean Energy Co-op was the winner of the 2016 Community Renewables Project of the Year award.

The Clean Energy Cooperative, Inc., a community-owned clean energy co-op, was founded in 2014. When it heard that the co-op was seeking a non-profit to become its first solar project, Honesdaleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s historic Cooperage stepped forward.

Originally built in 1861 by a local cooper, the Cooperage has withstood several incarnations since it was home to wooden barrel making.

Today, the building is home to The Cooperage Projectâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;which provides a wide variety of community programming at the center, from a farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; market

to lectures, musical performances and dancesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and as of December also home to a 27-kilowatt rooftop solar photovoltaic system, designed to provide 100% of the buildingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual electricity usage.

The co-op received a grant from the U.S. Department of Agricultureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Renewable Energy for America program to fund 25% of the project. Co-op members provided the rest. A family-owned business, Buselli Solutions in nearby Beach Lake, designed and installed the system.

The Cooperage will also be one of the Upper Delaware River Valley sustainable buildings on the upcoming Green Living Bus Tour, hosted by a local non-profit, Sustainable Energy Education & Development Support (SEEDS), on Sunday, October 2 (visit seedsgroup.net/get-on-thebus). For more information visit www.

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THE RIVER REPORTER

RIVER TALK

By Sandy Long

Clarifying a misconception

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yths and misunderstandings abound in nature and can lead to undesirable outcomes. Such is the case when it comes to two plants that flower at this time of year. One of them provokes an allergic response in humans.

The other does not, but it is often blamed for the offense. Why? Ragweed is responsible for the host of symptoms associated with respiratory allergies. But although we’re all familiar with its name, many of us haven’t a clue what it looks like. That’s because its unassuming appearance allows it to fade into the background of our perception, behind other more showy plants.

Enter goldenrod, which blooms within a similar timeframe and sometimes in proximity to ragweed.

Due to its opulence of bright yellow flowers, it claims our attention and often erroneously gets tagged for triggering our allergies.

We then turn our attention to removing the plants or waging war on the innocent yellow blooms with herbicides. In doing so, we eliminate an important source of sustenance for insects like bees and butterflies. Take some time to learn the difference between these plants while they are blooming now. Then show a friend.

TRR photos by Sandy Long

Because it flowers in late summer and early fall, goldenrod is an important source of nectar and pollen for bees, butterflies, moths and other insects.

Eliminating it or spraying it with herbicides is harmful to pollinators.

Celebrate its wild beauty and allow it to flourish and feed the pollinators that rely heavily on it at this time of year.

Goldenrod is NOT what is aggravating seasonal allergies at this time of year. It is variable in form, but generally displays brilliant splashes of bright yellow flowers with slender, smooth, tapering leaves.

Goldenrod also provides an important nectar source for monarch butterflies during their fall migration.

Ragweed IS to blame for the sneezing, congestion and other symptoms associated with allergies. Due to its lack of distinguishing features, ragweed is not easily recognized. Look for pale yellow or green buds and flowers with spiky, toothed or fern-like foliage.

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