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Wayne forecasts $4.8 million in youth costs

By DAVID HULSE

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ONESDALE, PA — The largest part of the county’s funding for children and youth services is provided by the state, and estimates of 2015 expenditures go to the Department of Children and Youth in Harrisburg as state budget negotiations get underway this time of year.

Wayne County Human Services Director Andrea Whyte last week asked for the commissioners’ endorsement of her $4,791,486 proposal.

The budget would require $3,517,315 in

TRR photo by David Hulse

The Wayne County Commissioners recognized the the county’s senior centers’ work by proclaiming September as National Senior Center Month in September. Beyond providing a meeting place for seniors, a large portion of the centers’ efforts involve interpreting Medicare services through the APPRISE Program. Given the county’s growing senior population, Commissioner Brian Smith spoke to the importance of the centers for social gathering. “I hate to think of anyone sitting home alone when we have all these services available for them.” Commissioner Wendell Kay said he recently attended a Medicare course for attorneys and discovered the increasing complications involved.

He credited the centers’ efforts to “help navigate it.” Pictured seated are Maggie Kerbs, manager of the Honesdale Senior Center, left, and center volunteers Shirley Ostrander and Jim Byrnes.

Standing are commissioners Kay, left, Smith and Jonathan Fritz.

state money, to be matched by $1,274,171 in county funding.

Commissioner Wendell Kay said, “It is important to point out that we won’t have a real number until next year is completed. This $4.8 million estimate is significant in that we know that 79% of the money is in state and federal sources.”

And, he added, “If we go over that amount, we could be responsible for 100% [of the overage].”

Separately, the commissioners also approved a recycling support grant application under Section 904 of the state’s Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (Act 101). Wayne is reporting to have recycled 4,593 tons of waste, including 1,377 tons of residential waste and 3,216 tons of commercial waste.

The commissioners reported that the area’s commercial trash collector, County Waste, does not provide its figures for the grant application. “So that’s money we can’t get,” commissioners’ chair Brian Smith said.

While the commercial hauler isn’t required to file, “It would be neighborly of them,” Kay said.

Recovered 904 grant funding goes to Wayne municipalities for local recycling services.

The commissioners also formally agreed to participate in the continuing restoration of the old Stourbridge School, and thus accepted the county’s $31,937 share of a $799,320 state Department of Commerce and Economic Development Local Share grant won through a Monroe County application.

In other business, the panel agreed to provide a letter of support for the Wayne Economic Development Corporation application for funding to expand broadband Internet service in the southern end of the county.

TRR photo by Jonathan Fox

Many leaves have turned in the Upper Delaware Valley.

How weather impacts the show

By FRITZ MAYER

NORTHEAST U.S. — In some years, the displays of autumn leaves are brighter than others. The following explanation as to why comes from the Forest Service of the United States Department of Agriculture.

“The timing of color change and leaf fall are primarily regulated by the calendar, that is, the increasing length of night.

None of the other environmental influences—temperature, rainfall, food supply and so on—are as unvarying as the steadily increasing length of night dur-

ing autumn. As days grow shorter, and nights grow longer and cooler, biochemical processes in the leaf begin to paint the landscape with nature’s autumn palette.

“During the growing season, chlorophyll is continually being produced and broken down and leaves appear green.

As night length increases in the autumn, chlorophyll production slows down and then stops, and eventually all the chlorophyll is destroyed. The carotenoid pigments and anthocyanin pigments that are present in the leaf are then unmasked and show their colors.

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SPANNING 2 STATES, 4 COUNTIES, AND A RIVER THAT UNITES US

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CURRENTS: Woodcarvers

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Delaware applauds flood funding Discusses River Management Plan

By ANYA TIKKA

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ORTONVILLE, NY — River issues came up several times during the Town of Delaware council meeting on September 10.

Supervisor Ed Sykes praised the role of the lawmakers who took part actively in securing a $2.8 million grant approved by Gov. Andrew Cuomo for flood relief for the towns in western Sullivan County hit by the flash flooding of July.

Sykes said the specifics had not been revealed, but his assumption is the grant is to be divided among the affected towns, and Town of Delaware wants to make sure it gets its fair share. He praised the role of several lawmakers in making this happen, including Sen. John Bonacic, Sullivan County Legislature Chairman Scott Samuelson and Assemblywoman Aileen Gunther, who worked hard to secure it, he said.

Other river-related funds are available to the town through the Upper Delaware River Council (UDC), said council member Harold Roeder, who’s the town’s representative to the UDC: 2014 Technical Assistance Grants (TAG) intended to assist towns that are members of the UDC in complying with the River Management Plan, and UDC’s 2015 program, for which $30,000 is budgeted. Roeder said, “We could apply for these grants. There are 13 available; several towns had two. After a long meeting, we decided we had about $30,000 to spend. We will find out at the next meeting how we did. I’m not allowed to tell you about it, but I’m smiling.”

Roeder continued, “Kris Heister, the new superintendent of the National Park Service (NPS) here, is doing studies, and trying to find some outstanding values and views along the Delaware River. Their purpose is for each town to identify those views to see if they can preserve them. This we want to do, we want to help them. There’s some duality. Some people are saying if you own a nice property on top of the hill with a beautiful view, they’re suggesting they’re just zoning it away for use, so you can’t develop it. That’s not a good thing.”

“A lot of the towns are concerned over this,” Roeder continued, “just willy-nilly going up and down, picking a spot, let’s zone it for the people floating down the river, that’s not such a good thing. Let’s see where it goes.”

“NPS itself went down to Bradford [County, PA], went all over the river, a three-day thing, They gathered data about views, compressor stations as well as drilling sites.

But I don’t know what the end result of it is; it hasn’t been reported yet,” he added.

The possibility of changing the River Management Plan itself was raised by Sykes, and Roeder said it’s a very touchy issue, since the plan goes back decades, but that basically the relationships between the NPS and the towns are good. He said the existing River Management Plan has served as a model throughout the United States, but it may be in need of revision. However, he said it would cost hundreds of thousands of dollars because of the number of studies that would need to be done and be approved by the federal government.

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Gillibrand, Schumer push for medical marijuana WASHINGTON DC — U.S. Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand on September 29 urged the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to grant New Yorkers immediate access to a strain of medical marijuana most commonly known as “Charlotte’s Web” before legalization is implemented in the state. The waiver would allow cannabis oil to be transported across state lines from Colorado into New York State. The request originally came to the senators from New York families with young children suffering from diseases where cannabis oil proved to be effective in reducing pain and controlling symptoms.

New York’s marijuana law was passed in July and will allow limited access to medical marijuana. It is estimated that it will take up to 18 months for the law to be fully implemented and for medical marijuana to be produced in-state. If the waiver is granted, critically ill seizure sufferers would have access to medical marijuana far more quickly.

“For the many children suffering from certain types of epilepsy and seizure disorders, who are in great pain, prescription-based marijuana can be the only option; it is only fair to provide them access,” said Schumer.

PA bill to aid parks HARRISBURG, PA — Gov. Tom Corbett has signed into law a bill that gives municipalities the ability to direct recreation fees for the benefit of all residents of their communities. The new law, Act 135 of 2014, permits municipalities to use recreation fees received from new development to operate, maintain, or expand any recreational facilities within the municipality. Prior to this law, municipalities were required to use that money to provide a park in the development where the recreation fee was generated, which Rep. Robert Freeman said tended to result in the creation of pocket parks that ended up being underutilized.

“Parks, playgrounds and other recreational facilities are important to our quality of life,” said Freeman. “They promote green space in the community, safeguard the environment and give people of all ages a place for exercise and recreation. By allowing those fees to go to any park or recreation facility in a community, those dollars can be more wisely used to provide quality recreational opportunities for the benefit of all residents of a municipality.”

Law to prevent welfare fraud HARRISBURG, PA — Legislation to help combat welfare fraud and abuse has been passed by the Pennsylvania legislature and signed into law by the governor, according to Sen. Joe Scarnati.

Scarnati explained that House Bill 993 received final passage by the House of Representatives last week and that they concurred with an amendment that was inserted into the bill by the Senate. The bill was then signed into law on September 24.

Originally, HB 993 was introduced only to change the name of the Department of Public Welfare to the Department of Human Services (DHS). Scarnati then introduced an amendment to expand the bill to also establish a toll-free telephone number and email address for individuals to report suspected fraud and abuse of public assistance programs.

“Pennsylvania taxpayers deserve to know that their tax dollars are being invested wisely and that state funds for public assistance programs are being given to those who truly have a need,” Scarnati said.

“Recent findings of welfare fraud make it clear that we needed to have a way to help prevent abuse and be sure that our state’s limited resources are being used in a responsible manner.”

Bonacic announces heroin campaign ALBANY, NY — A new state “Combat Heroin” campaign has been launched to inform and educate New Yorkers about the risks of heroin and prescription opioid use, the signs of addiction and the resources available to help.

This new awareness initiative was created as a direct result of the thorough work performed by the Senate’s bipartisan Task Force on Heroin and Opioid Addiction. Earlier this year, task force members held 18 forums throughout New York where they spoke with more than 200 panelists and listened to over 50 hours of testimony to prepare an extensive report on heroin and opioid addiction in the state.

That report helped generate a comprehensive package of legislation, including a measure which required the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services and the Department of Health to establish Combat Heroin—a heroin and opioid pain addiction awareness and education program.

The Combat Heroin campaign features, PSAs, social media awareness efforts and a new website, combatheroin.ny.gov, which is targeted toward parents, adults, and young people who are seeking help and information concerning heroin and opioid abuse.

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New performance space in Liberty Judge now hosts hoe-downs

By FRITZ MAYER

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IBERTY, NY — Brian Rourke is a town justice in the Town of Liberty.

He also has a law practice there, and now he’s also the proprietor of a newly renovated performance space in the village.

An old barn, now called the Downtown Barn, which is located on Darby Lane, was unused and overlooked for decades.

At a ribbon-cutting for the ceremony on September 26, Rourke said, “What we did was brought it back to life and outfitted it with a professional sound system. We’re providing some hope in Liberty and some entertainment options.”

Inside, the place has an inviting country feel with tables and chairs, an upstairs balcony area, and a store, all housed in a classic post-and-beam constructed building.

One of the features Rourke likes to point out to visitors is the floor, which was described in a press release: “When musicians take the stage at Downtown Barn, they will be standing on hardwood

tongue-and-groove planks that came right out of, and were reclaimed from, one of Max Yasgur’s farm silos. The silo, which was formerly situated on Shore Road in Bethel, NY, towered over masses of concertgoers at the legendary 1969 Woodstock Music and Art Fair. It now graces the floor at Downtown Barn and ensures good karma to this intimate new entertainment space.”

The ribbon-cutting was attended by the Sullivan County Chamber of Commerce, the Greater Liberty Chamber of Commerce and officials from the Village and the Town of Liberty.

According to the press release, the emphasis of the music “will be on good oldfashioned Americana acoustic music such as blue grass, folk, roots rock and the blues.”

As of Friday, September 26, there had already been five performances at the space, and on this night the headliner just happened to be Brian’s bother Rick Rourke and Lost Wages from the Saratoga area who is a long-time veteran of the music business.

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TRR photo by Fritz Mayer

Brian Rourke, with his hand on the scissors, joins friends and supporters at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Downtown Barn, a newly renovated barn, now serving as a performance space in the middle of the Village of Liberty.

Concertgoers have the option of ordering dinner from one of four neighboring restaurants, which all come with a $12 price tag. The cost of admission to hear the music last Friday was $10.

Adjoining the barn is the Liberty Mercantile Company, which is described as “a period-oriented country shop. The shop will carry custom-made furniture and lighting from local craftsmen, gift items and some antiques.”

For more information, visit www.facebook.com/DowntownBarn.

Lumberland certifies highway union

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LEN SPEY, NY — Following a halfhour executive session on September 10, the Lumberland Town Board formally recognized the Laborers’ 17 International of North America union “as the sole bargaining agent” for the town’s highway employees.

Supervisor Nadia Rajsz said the action came after eight employees “apparently signed” a petition naming the union this spring.

In May, after a lengthy discussion, the board had agreed not to decide anything regarding the union’s request for certification.

Councilman James Akt opposed the certification, saying then that it would increase already high town taxes and

By DAVID HULSE make living there less attractive. “A lot of people want to leave town,” he said.

In the May meeting, Rajsz had outlined the board’s efforts to maintain good faith negotiations with the highway employees and benefits already in place. In declining to take action on the request at that time, Rajsz said, “It’s time the public understands where the board is, for the best interest of the public as well as the employees.

In other business, following a public hearing, the board unanimously approved a local law allowing a non-county resident’s appointment as deputy town clerk.

During the public hearing, one resident objected to the law, saying that it was not

for the benefit of the town, but for the benefit of Town of Deerpark resident, Michelle Myslinski, who was town clerk Virginia Horn’s choice.

Rajsz noted that without specific authorization, the town has had non-Sullivan County resident employees in official positions in past.

Horn introduced Myslinski later in the session, noting that Myslinski was once Horn’s supervisor in another position.

Pending her appointment as deputy, Myslinski will serve as part-time clerk to Horn until October, when the local law is officially filed with the state.

The board will meet in the adjoining senior citizens center in October, while the floor of the town hall is being refinished.

nights and the gradual closing of veins going into the leaf prevent these sugars from moving out. These conditions—lots of sugar and lots of light—spur production of the brilliant anthocyanin pigments, which tint reds, purples, and crimson. Because carotenoid pigments are always present in leaves, the yellow and gold colors remain fairly constant from year to year.

“The amount of moisture in the soil also affects autumn colors. Like the weather, soil moisture varies greatly from year to year. The countless combinations of these

two highly variable factors assure that no two autumns can be exactly alike. A late spring, or a severe summer drought, can delay the onset of fall color by a few weeks. A warm period during fall will also lower the intensity of autumn colors.

A warm wet spring, favorable summer weather, and warm sunny fall days with cool nights should produce the most brilliant autumn.”

Some climate scientists say that because of global climate change, the turning of the leaves each fall could be pushed back by a few weeks by the end of the cen-

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“The amount and brilliance of the colors that develop in any particular autumn season are related to weather conditions that occur before and during the time the chlorophyll in the leaves is dwindling. Temperature and moisture are the main influences.

“A succession of warm, sunny days and cool, crisp but not freezing nights seems to bring about the most spectacular color displays. During these days, lots of sugars are produced in the leaf but the cool

Benefit for Addison AKE HUNTINGTON, NY — According to the National Institutes of Health, glucose galactos malabsorbtion is a rare condition with only a few hundred cases being identified around the world. But one person with the condition is six-month-old Addison Umbaugh, who lives in Lake Huntington.

Addison’s father, Larry, said that Addison’s body can’t process sugContributed photo ar, and just about everyAddison Umbaugh thing we eat somehow breaks down into sugar.

So now Addison is on a diet of an expensive special formula that can only be purchased from the manufacturer and must be mixed with fructose, which is the one form of sugar that Addison’s body can tolerate.

Before the condition was correctly diagnosed, Larry and his wife Shannon took their baby to a hospital in Pennsylvania. The medical providers there said the problem was his formula, which was changed several times. They were also told they were feeding their son too much formula. But, said Larry, “we knew in our guts that something wasn’t right.”

So they took him to the Galisano Children’s Hospital in Rochester, where he was admitted right away and spent a month at the facility.

According to the practitioners at Galisano, if the couple had followed the advice of the hospital in Pennsylvania, Addison might not be here today, because his condition was very serious.

Addison’s health has improved, and his parents and medical providers are in the process of attempting to move him to solid food.

To help pay for Addison’s special dietary and other medical needs, the Lake Huntington Volunteer Fire Department is holding a benefit spaghetti dinner to benefit Addison on October 4, at the Lake Huntington fire hall from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

tury. Writing in the Journal of Global Ecology and Biology, researchers from Princeton University say that this possible seasonal shift, which may push back the change by a few weeks in some areas, may not be such a bad thing. When leaves are green, it means they are performing photosynthesis and in the process pulling carbon out of the atmosphere, and the current thinking suggests that the longer the trees are green, the more carbon, which is the main greenhouse gas, is pulled out of the atmosphere.

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Marino’s seat safe?

Three-way race in 10th PA Congressional District

By FRITZ MAYER TRR photo by Fritz Mayer

If the voters in the Liberty Central School District approve, Liberty High School will soon get a facelift and other improvements.

Liberty High School capital project

By FRITZ MAYER

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IBERTY, NY — Voters in the Liberty Central School District are being asked to approve a capital project that will cost $13.6 million.

The majority of the funds would go to the replacement of the “curtain wall” or the exterior of the high school, which was built back in 1964.

At a presentation about the project on September 23, Superintendent William Silver said, “the curtain wall is the glass panel, aluminum frame system that’s unitized, and its single pane has limited insulation, and leaks air and water like crazy after 50 years. So the idea is to take that off, and put in a modern, contemporary exterior skin system, whether it’s another curtain wall, or another system—the architects will determine that.”

The replacement of the curtain wall will also necessitate renovations to just about all of the classrooms.

The project also includes funding for the expansion of the art and music classrooms. A handout explaining the project says it will, “Expand the space available for art classes, art storage and graphic design technology in a way that makes optimal use of limited staff, while still allowing for a variety of art disciplines.” This will be done by “shifting choral classes into the current band-room space, creating a nearby addition on the high school for band and allowing the art department to expand into space formerly used by choral and general music classes.”

The vote for the project will be held on Tuesday, October 21, from 12 noon to 9 p.m. in the high school gym at 125 Buckley St. in Liberty.

Go to www.libertyk12.org for more information.

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ORTHEAST PA — There’s a ragged bit of map cut out of Pennsylvania’s oddly-shaped 10th Congressional District where the cities of Scranton and Carbondale are located.

Those two population centers are home to far more registered Democrats than Republicans, and if they were included in the district, there is a good chance that another candidate could unseat Republican Congressman Tom Marino.

But the cities are not in the district, and the surrounding areas, including Wayne and Pike counties, favor Republicans.

Most political analysts and pollsters believe that Marino, who swept into office in the Tea-Party backlash against Obamacare in 2010, has a safe seat.

According to opensecrets.org, which is operated by the Center for Responsive Politics, in this election cycle, some of the largest corporations in the United States have made sizable donations to Marino’s war chest, including the communications giant Comcast Corporation and defense

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Nick Troiano

Scott Brion

Tom Marino

giant Lockheed Martin.

Nick Troiano, who is running as an independent, stresses the fact that he is the only candidate in the race who is running a campaign based solely on political donations from individuals and is not accepting funds from political action committees, corporations, unions, or lobbyists.

Trioiano, a graduate and 2007 studentbody president of Delaware Valley High School, held a news conference on September 25 to say a new poll shows that in the three-way race, Marino has support from 38% of likely voters, Trioano has support from 26% and Democrat Scott Brion has

support from 16%. But if Brion is not in the picture, a Troiano-Marino match-up would be 34% to 38%, putting Troiano within striking distance of Marino’s seat.

Troiano said in a statement, “I admire Scott Brion for stepping forward as a candidate and respect him as a person, but if his true goal is to defeat Congressman Marino this year, then the most effective thing he can do right now is withdraw from the race. Although the date to remove his name from the ballot has passed, he can still personally influence a vast majority of Democrats in our district.”

Brion released a statement of his own, saying, “I call for Rep. Tom Marino to drop out of the race for the 10th Congressional seat. As I am only 44 years old, I clearly have a better chance of defeating a 24-year-old political newcomer in a headto-head race. While I freely admit this is not a serious request, I want to highlight that there is no appropriate response to the nonsensical request posed by the younger of my two opponents.”

Fate of PA property tax bill Closer than ever, but probably won’t happen

By FRITZ MAYER

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ARRISBURG, PA — The move to end property taxes in Pennsylvania, at least the portion that funds education, has passed a milestone with proposed legislation Senate Bill 76 passing out of committee for the first time in the 30 or so years that it has been discussed.

On September 16 the Property Tax Independence Act (SB76) was approved by a five-to-six bipartisan vote by the Senate Finance Committee. The prime sponsors of the bill were two Democrats and two Republicans.

One of the sponsors, Republican Sen. David Argall, said, “Today marks the first time in Senate history that there has been a vote in favor of eliminating the school property tax and represents a major victory for homeowners throughout the state. For too many years, legislative plans to remedy this problem have languished in committee, never to see the light of day. While much work remains in the battle to rid ourselves of the state’s most hated tax, approval of this legislation by the Senate Finance Committee is considerable progress toward our ultimate goal of removing this burden from homeowners once and for all.”

Another sponsor, Sen. Judy Schwank, said, “Although it was a narrow vote, it was a positive vote, and the full Senate will now get the chance to consider SB 76. There will be more discussion, debate and consideration given to this issue, which is as it should be.”

The bill would eliminate all school property taxes across the state. To pay for the public school system, the state sales tax would be increased from 6% to 7%, and the sales tax would be expanded to include goods and services that currently are not taxed. Also, there would be an increase in the state’s personal

income tax from 3.07% to 4.34%.

Supporters say the current property tax system places a burden on seniors and young families just starting out, who can’t afford the high property taxes, and on farmers who are land rich and cash poor.

Critics say the change in the tax structure won’t raise enough funds to cover the school taxes, and the Pennsylvania Independent Fiscal Office agrees. It has concluded that SB76 would generate about $1.03 billion less than the current property tax by fiscal year 2018-19.

Also, while homeowners would get a break in that they would pay no or substantially lower school property taxes (school property taxes could still be used to pay for construction debt), opponents say the bill would increase taxes on clothing and food, and that would harm low-income residents.

It will be an uphill battle, however, to get the bill passed in the Senate this legislative session, because there are only a few session days left before the election, and after the election normally very little is accomplished because there will be a number of lame-duck senators.

An even bigger obstacle to passage is that the Pennsylvania House. It had a similar bill under consideration last year, and it never came up for a vote. This year it also remained in committee, and according to various analysts is not likely to move before the end of the session.

If the Senate and House bills are not passed by the end of the session, they will be wiped away, and a new measure will have to be introduced again after January.

Still, supporters are encouraged because this is the most traction the issue has ever gained.

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Damaged building harms neighbor

By ANYA TIKKA

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ORT JERVIS, NY — Safety was at the forefront in a discussion about a damaged building at the September 22 meeting of the Port Jervis Common Council. Councilmembers and Mayor Kelly Decker. The building located at 34–40 Front Street came under scrutiny, and Howard Cooperman, who owns 21–32 Front Street, next to it, complained about a city order that forces his building to stay closed although it has no defects.

After a September 12 storm that damaged the first building’s roof and resulted in debris that’s still lying there, the town notified Cooperman he could not have people live in his neighboring building either, or lease the commercial properties due to safety concerns.

City engineer Mike Lauoreaux ex-

plained to the council, “I reviewed it again, and all of us can see when you walk out the front into Sussex Street, it remains as it was that day.” He said the brick layer on the roof is also a problem because the bricks might become loose, and the third floor of the building is possibly also unstable.

“The city is responsible for removing such material,” said Mayor Kelly Decker.

He said letters have been sent to the owner, bank and insurance company, and contact has been made. A bank representative was present at the meeting, but no resolution was agreed upon.

Cooperman addressed the council several times, asking them to act fast to either repair or demolish the building since it’s forcing him to keep his building vacant, although business tenants are making inquiries.

He continued after the meeting, “It’s owned by John Hawkeye, who lives in Florida. The building official of Port Jervis put a notice on a fixture in my building that it has to be vacated, and I cannot lease the building. But I’m not getting a break in taxes or water bill; I’m still paying. My building has no defect; it’s the building next door.

“But the point is my building manager here has had four or five prospective tenants he can’t even show the building to because we’re inhibited from leasing it.

These are commercial properties on the ground floor. We have to wait two weeks for this man to make a decision. The city must make a decision whether to repair or demolish the building.”

Cooperman continued that he didn’t know about the damage next door and said, “I have never seen the damage in the

TRR photo by Anya Tikka

Mayor Kelly Decker holds a picture of a building damaged in a store. next building.”

Decker said he’s tried to make contact with the owner of the building several times, but he can’t be found.

The council will make its decision at the meeting on October 13 whether to repair or demolish the building based on inquiries and responses received by then.

Combating heroin in Pennsylvania: report outlines strategies

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ORTHEAST, PA — Residents of the Upper Delaware Valley know that heroin use is a problem locally.

Rebecca Pisall, 20, of North Branch, NY was shot dead by her 51-year-old uncle on June 20 during a dispute about a heroin buy.

The heroin epidemic has grown dramatically over the years in Pennsylvania as it has across the country, and the Center for Rural Pennsylvania set out to study the matter and come up with strategies to battle it.

A final report was issued on September 24, at a press conference presided over by Sen. Gene Yaw, the chair of the center.

Yaw ticked off a number of statistics. He said, “Eighty percent of heroin abusers started with prescription drug abuse; 70%

of those in prison have a treatable substance abuse problem; heroin is cheaper and easier for young people to obtain than alcohol; we have resources to treat one in eight people with an addiction problem.”

Yaw said one way to think of treating heroin addiction was to compare it to the treatment of diabetes. He said our society does not send diabetics to a hospital for 30 days and then declare them cured.

The report said that law enforcement officials, from local police and county judges to the state police and Pennsylvania’s attorney general, were united in their position that Pennsylvania must strengthen its efforts to combat the heroin crisis that has spread across and impacted the Commonwealth. It was evident from the testimony that:

the trafficking of heroin has reached rural Pennsylvania in alarming ways; the criminal justice system is inundated; county prisons have become detox units; and law enforcement and criminal justice resources are understaffed and underfunded.”

The report recommends a multi-pronged approach to battling the issue of heroin and prescription opioids modeled on an approach developed by an organization called Project Lazarus.

It stresses that many segments of the community need to be involved in the effort.

There were four public hearings held in various parts of the state before the report was prepared, and the panel heard numerous experts say in order to get treatment the “patient needs to be alive.” Therefore the

report recommend the wider application of the drug naloxone.

Naloxone is an opioid and heroin antidote, which almost immediately reverses the physical effects of heroin and opioids, and can save the life of an addict suffering an overdose. One expert said that the drug should be “in the hands of those most likely to witness an overdose: friends and family.”

Another recommendation in the report is that the state set up an online drug registry, as New York State has done, which will allow healthcare professionals to determine if a patient is doctor shopping in order to receive multiple prescriptions for addictive opioid drugs such as Oxycontin and Oxycodone.

The full report can be accessed at www.rural.palegislature.us.

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Environmental protection or economic growth?

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ast week, the Pennsylvania House took the controversial step of removing an important environmental mandate that requires riparian stream buffers and riparian forest buffers be used or installed under the state’s Clean Streams Law to avoid polluting the waters of the commonwealth. (According to the organization PennEnvironment, lobbyists for Pennsylvania’s developers “ran a full court press in the last week to ensure the House of Representatives passed the bill.”) The bill, if approved by the Senate and signed by the governor, would override a current Pennsylvania Department of Environmental protection (DEP) regulatory rule; the change would allow riparian buffers to be offered only as an option on the list of best management practices (BMPs) and design standards for developers of construction projects that disturb more than an acre of soil within 150 feet of a stream or body of water. It also proposes a formula (oneto-one replacement, by area) for offsetting the loss of riparian buffers by creating new ones, preferably nearby.

Clean water advocates condemned the House action, pointing to overwhelming scientific evidence that supports the effectiveness of riparian buffers in preventing and filtering out water pollutants such as nutrients, chemical pesticides and sediment. But the science shows that these buffers do much more. (Remember this list, as we will come back to it.) Riparian buffers decrease flood damage by reducing volume and velocity of floodwaters; prevent stream bank erosion; increase groundwater recharge; and improve wildlife habitat and biodiversity.

Meanwhile, supporters of removing this effective tool, which environmental regulators use successfully to protect clean water, argued that the mandate discourages economic development. We believe this argument, which has been expressed in our region by many local government leaders, is misguided.

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Driving Gloves

Photo fom Natural Resources Conservation Service/USDA

A riparian buffer is a vegetated area—a buffer strip—near a stream that helps shade and protect a stream from the impact of adjacent land uses. It plays a vital role in improving or preserving water quality in rivers, lakes and streams. (Wikipedia) First, the DEP rule established in 2010, which instituted the 150-foot riparian buffer requirement in specially protected watersheds—those with Exceptional Value (EV) and High Quality (HQ) waters—in reality had limited impact on development statewide. While tens of thousands of acres in our local counties seemingly would be affected by DEP’s rule, in truth the rule applies only to those new construction projects that require a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit for disturbing more than an acre of land. (NPDES is a federally-required permit program administered by the states for projects or facilities that discharge pollution directly to surface waters.) Individual homes on a municipal system, those that use a septic system, or those that do not have a surface discharge do not need an NPDES permit and are not affected by the riparian buffer rules.

The numbers of development projects affected has been quite small. According to Kelly Heffner, DEP Deputy Secretary for Water Programs, giving testimony in January 2014 before the PA House Environmental and Energy Resources Committee, “Since the… buffer requirements became effective in 2010, DEP has issued approximately 6,337 NPDES stormwater construction permits. Of those 6,337 permits, 155 permits (2.4%) included riparian buffers and of that subset of 155 permits, 75 permits (48.3%) qualified for waivers of the riparian buffer requirements.” That’s little more than 1% of development projects in the state.

Similarly, Monroe County (PA) Conservation District chief Craig Todd testified that between 2010 and January 2014, 45 of the 49 NPDES permits that were applied for “either did not need to address the riparian buffer requirements because they qualified for an exemption or grandfathering, or they received a waiver. The remaining four projects avoided all impacts to the riparian buffers.” Supporters of DEP’s enforcement of its riparian buffer rule point to this as the best way to avoid the buffer issue, by changing the construction project’s design plan to comply with the rule.

Looking at this evidence, we conclude that the regulatory process had not been broken in the first place because ample exemptions, waivers and alternatives are available.

However, when elected officials bow to political pressure and weaken our clean water protections, there are consequences. Without the mandate, developers will opt for the easiest and/or least expensive BMP, the lowest common denominator to comply with anti-pollution rules—for example, constructing a retention basin. As Maya van Rossum of the Delaware Riverkeeper Network explains, “A retention basin will give you clean water, but then you lose all of the other benefits of a riparian buffer. It’s not an equal tradeoff. Buffers for basins is not a fair tradeoff.”

(Look again at the list of additional benefits we mentioned above.) She also criticized the offset and buffer replacement option because it would create a gap in the buffer, opening the door for pollution to flow in.

Van Rossum also spoke about the issue of who pays.

When pollution happens, taxpayers pay to clean it up and restore water quality, while buffer protection to prevent pollution upfront is at the expense of the developer who is causing it. Removing the riparian buffer mandate “puts the burden of future harm on the community, rather than insuring that the developer pays,” she said. With the mandate, “developers will still develop; they will just develop better so they don’t do damage.”

She also highlighted the potential for flood damage that results from loss of riparian buffers, an issue of increasing importance these days. “The cost of floods falls not only on homeowners, but also on the public purse,” she said. “When culverts fail, when roads are washed out, when bridges and infrastructure are undermined, the community pays, not the developer who made the money.”

The riparian buffer mandate is not some pie-in-the-sky environmental ideal without practical repercussions.

We believe that the value of buffers far surpasses any perceived harm that developers assert. (In fact there are studies that indicate riparian buffers that create greenways enhance both scenic and property value.)

We believe that polluters should accept their responsibility to mitigate pollution via the best and most scientifically verified methods possible, i.e. pay for their pollution. We believe that our local elected officials must realize that environmental rules are not the enemy and that dismantling environmental protections ultimately leads to environmental degradation. It is the job of politicians to put the needs of the whole community first. It’s not a matter of having one or the other; we need to accomplish our economic goals and also protect the environment. We need both.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ‘To predict the temperature at the year 2099 is a fool’s errand’ The editorial regarding global warming (www.riverreporter.com/editorial/4302/2014/09/24/just-time) was quite disappointing. The one scientific fact that you deliberately failed to mention was that there has been no discernable rise in the temperature of the earth for the past 16 years (Ross McKitrick, professor of economics, University of Guelph, Canada; Robert Carter James Cook University, Australia; David Whitehouse, Global Warming Foundation, London, United Kingdom). Every one of the global warming models completely failed to predict this fact.

Attempting to predict the temperature at the year 2099 is a fool’s errand. The honest truth is that all the variables that tend to change the temperature of the earth are simply not sufficiently understood at this time to make such a prediction. It would appear that the writer of that editorial has waded in over the top of his or her waders. The water pouring into those waders is icy cold not even lukewarm.

Clem Fullerton Hankins, NY

A new war Yesterday unleashed a tsunami sweeping across the deserts and towns of Syria and Iraq.

Promoted by our leaders and executed by our airmen who will never experience the terror and suffering of their attacks.

Violence always leads to more violence, never uplifting hearts and minds, too.

Please forgive them, Lord, for they know not what they do.

Tim Shera Liberty, NY

Ode to the volunteers

By Bernie Creamer The People Who Make it Happen (You know who you are) They save our lives, they plant our flowers.

They work for free for many hours.

They sort our books, they pick up our litter and I’ve never seen them be bitter.

They feed our needy, they help the churches, They never leave you in any lurches.

They help our town in every way and never ask for any pay.

They are all around us in every way and we should thank them every day!

[Bernie Creamer has been a Narrowsburg resident for many years.]

RIVER MUSE

A dream of summer

By JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER

Bland as the morning breath of June The southwest breezes play; And, through its haze, the winter noon Seems warm as summer’s day.

The snow-plumed Angel of the North Has dropped his icy spear; Again the mossy earth looks forth, Again the streams gush clear.

The fox his hillside cell forsakes, The muskrat leaves his nook, The bluebird in the meadow brakes Is singing with the brook.

‘Bear up, O Mother Nature!’ cry Bird, breeze, and streamlet free; ‘Our winter voices prophesy Of summer days to thee!’

So, in those winters of the soul, By bitter blasts and drear O’erswept from Memory’s frozen pole, Will sunny days appear.

Reviving Hope and Faith, they show The soul its living powers, And how beneath the winter’s snow Lie germs of summer flowers!

The Night is mother of the Day, The Winter of the Spring, And ever upon old Decay The greenest mosses cling.

Behind the cloud the starlight lurks, Through showers the sunbeams fall; For God, who loveth all His works, Has left His hope with all!

QUOTE OF THE WEEK “What's the use of a fine house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it on?”

—Henry David Thoreau

By Cass Collins

Photo copyright Jonathan Charles Fox

Back on the bus

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’ve been on this bus before,” I told my seatmate.

We were on our way to the People’s Climate March in New York City to demonstrate with thousands of others our concern about climate change.

She was new to demonstrations. I was not.

In the ’60s we went to Washington, DC to demonstrate for civil rights. I was barely a teenager when I heard the robust tones of Dr. Martin Luther King echoing over the reflecting pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial. The mall was so full you had to hold hands to stay together in a group. We sang the songs of freedom we had learned at summer camp—a Unitarian youth camp that was probably on the FBI’s watch list, along with our church minister, Dr. Donald S Harrington.

Those songs were the anthems of our generation. “We Shall Overcome” promised we would all be free someday, and we believed it. We were full of the ardor of youth.

Freedom was a big word, with big promises. It fit in the world view of idealistic teenagers who were eager to be free of the minor constrictions of their youth. Right and wrong were finite terms we believed had finite definitions. Freedom was right; equality was right; oppression was wrong.

Later we would fight the draft, oppose the war in Vietnam, protest for Choice and the Equal Rights Amendment, and against nuclear arms. Our songs turned into slogans. “Hey, hey, LBJ, how many kids did you kill today?!” was a popular anti-war cry. I cringe now when I think how simplistic and hurtful we were. LBJ was more a dupe than a despot, we know now.

But we were angry then, not hopeful. Our brothers and friends were dying in a war without end, without sense and without their choice. We felt victorious when President Johnson announced he would not run again in 1968.

It meant a new direction was coming—we had had an effect. Our marches and organizations, our songs and slogans had meant something. Soon, we would be voting our power at the polls, we thought.

One by one, bullets shattered our illusions. Idealism went underground, the center could not hold.

This is too small a space to define a generation, and I wouldn’t try. This is one woman’s view. But the feelings I had as I settled myself on the 7 a.m. bus from Liberty to New York City that Sunday called up the memories of all that activism and cast a pall on my enthusiasm. This time, the fate of the planet was at stake, I believed, but now I was better informed about the forces that threaten us. Wealth is everything now. And wealth is hard to reason with. You can’t shame wealth. Wealth doesn’t need your vote.

People came out in force of numbers at the Climate March—over 400,000 at last count. There was a whole new generation, who had never protested anything, like my seat-mate. There was the old guard too. People in their 80s, who had once held our hands to stay together on the Mall in Washington, marched. I saw friends from past marches, friends from many aspects and times of my life. There we were again, taking to the streets as we did in the ‘60s. With so much at stake, what will the trajectory be now?

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ORGANIZATIONAL NEWS

BUSINESS BRIEFS

Crawford Public Library budget vote and trustee election

Patriot Connectors meeting addresses drug issue

MONTICELLO, NY — The Ethelbert B. Crawford Public Library’s annual budget vote will be held on Wednesday, October 15 from 3 to 8 p.m. Voting will take place at the library in Monticello. All registered voters of the library district composed of the Towns of Thompson, Bethel and Forestburgh residing within the Monticello Central School District are eligible to vote in this election.

The library budget for 2015 will be $1,106,379.

This includes $354,699 previously approved capital debt service repayment. The 2015 budget represents a 4.8% increase over the 2014 budget.

Copies of the budget are available at the library or on the library website.

Two seats on the library board are up for re-election. Incumbent trustee Marcia Raponi is seeking re-election. Sari Rosenheck and Vanecia Hill will also be running. Absentee ballot applications are available from the election clerk at the library.

Dorflinger Gift Shop sets annual sale

HAWLEY, PA — The Patriot Connectors October speakers will be Kelly and Martin Gaughan. The meeting will be held in the Wallenpaupack High School Library on Thursday, October 9 from 7 to 9 p.m. Area residents are invited to this free and open forum on the issue of crime and drugs in our community.

Martin and Kelly will be talking to the Patriot Connectors about the overwhelming drug issue with which our country is confronted. Martin will share his first-hand experiences from our streets to our schools. Kelly will talk about how the legal system deals with drugs, recidivism and the increase in crimes such as burglary due to the drug problem, which includes the effect of the drug problem on families.

The Patriot Connectors now have a large lending library of books and DVDs and also provide free materials and petitions for the public to look over.

WHITE MILLS, PA — The annual end-of-season sale at the Dorflinger Glass Museum gift shop will begin October 1 and go until its winter closing on November 30.

Items in the shop are 20% off.

The museum shop’s selection of unique glass gifts includes handblown Americanmade ornaments, unusual paperweights, suncatchers, glass animals, vases and more. There is also a large selection of handcrafted glass jewelry. The sale excludes books and previously discounted merchandise. All proceeds from the shop benefit the museum.

The shop and the Dorflinger Glass Museum are open Wednesday through Saturday, 10 am to 4 pm and Sunday 1 to 4 pm through the month of October.

During November, the museum and shop are open only during weekend hours. For additional information, call 570/253-1185 or visit www.dorflinger.org.

Upper Delaware Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Service

Scarecrow Decorating Contest underway

BEACH LAKE, PA — Mary Tiebout will present a program called “Stars” on Sunday, October 5 at 10:15 a.m. at the Berlin Township Community Center. A conversation between a professor and a student and selected poems by Robert Frost will lead us to thoughts about the dimensions of the universe and the measure of our lives.

Join the Upper Delaware Unitarian Universalist Fellowship for this onehour service, which will be followed by a social time with light refreshments.

For directions see www.uduuf.org/ directions.

HONESDALE, PA — The Greater Honesdale Partnership recently announced that its ninth annual Scarecrow Decorating Contest is now officially underway.

Participating businesses were asked to create a scarecrow that represented their business and give it a name. Thirty-six businesses rose to the challenge. Each scarecrow is required to have some characteristics of a traditional scarecrow, such as hay protruding from the neck or sleeves.

People can view these fall-time creations from now until October 14 at participating businesses in Honesdale.

Gerald Leigh “Jerry” Rhyne Gerald Leigh “Jerry” Rhyne of Liberty, formerly of Kauneonga Lake, 90, passed away on Saturday, September 27, 2014 at Catskill Regional Medical Center in Harris, NY. He was 90.

A celebration of Jerry’s life will be held on Friday, October 3, 2014 from 4 to 8 p.m. at Ramsay’s Funeral Home, 3534 Route 55, Kauneonga Lake, NY. Kauneonga Lake Fire Dept. will hold services at 7 p.m. at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions can be made to the Kauneonga Lake Fire Dept., PO Box 411, Kauneonga Lake, NY 12749.

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97 Bar & Grill grand opening and ribbon cutting

School and Eldred Junior-Senior High School.

The proposed $5.5 million program would include roof repairs, additional emergency lighting, an emergency generator, masonry repairs, the construction of a new bus loop, parking lots and sidewalks, doors and hardware, and a new softball field and toilet building at GRM elementary School.

Proposed improvements at the Junior-Senior High School would include athletic field and athletic facilities upgrades, doors and hardware, and the addition of an emergency generator.

Clean your dryer lint trap before every load. You can save up to $34 a year.

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POND EDDY, NY — Join the Sullivan County Chamber of Commerce and the Town of Lumberland to celebrate the grand opening of the 97 Bar & Grill, 1758 State Route 97, on Sunday, October 5 from 12 noon to 2 p.m. (ribbon cutting at 12:30 p.m.).

Visit the newly renovated bar and restaurant (formerly known as Nolan’s), located across from the Pond Eddy Bridge.

Enjoy lunch under the sun and a dinner under the stars with outdoor seating.

Lunch and drink specials are available at the ribbon cutting and grand opening.

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The Board of Education is planning to take all necessary steps to seek voter approval later this year on a referendum that would provide funds to make interior and exterior improvements at George Ross Mackenzie Elementary

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NARROWSBURG NEWS

By Jane Luchsinger

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appy anniversary, Tusten Volunteer Ambulance Service! For 45 years Tusten residents have had the luxury of a volunteer ambulance service. The Tusten Volunteer Ambulance Service will be celebrating this milestone anniversary with an appreciation dinner, “Pig Roast,” for all past and present members on Sunday, October 12 at 1 p.m. under the pavilion on Fireman’s Field. RSVP at 845/252.3336.

For most of us in Tusten, we do not serve as a volunteer, but we are very thankful that a handful of dedicated community members are available to help us in the time of need. The Tusten Volunteer Ambulance Service always welcomes additional volunteers, even just drivers. If you have ever considered joining, now is the time to inquire about what you might do to become a member. Please call the number above for more information.

Some things never change, and we are thankful of that. As we look out our windows and drive our roads, we once again see the handiwork of Mother Nature as she takes out her brushes and paints us a beautiful landscape filled with fall color, combined with temperatures that have been so enjoyable. Enjoy the season, for we are very fortunate to live in an environment that awards us with such beauty.

As the season progresses, why not see a performance at the Tusten Theatre as the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance begins the fall season with the Kazzrie Jaxen Quartet this Saturday, October 4 at 8 p.m? With a quartet comprised of a piano, saxophone, double bass and drums, you know the music will keep you in high spirits. Tickets, $20, can be purchased in advance by calling 845/252-7576 or are available at the door. The DVAA fall season will continue with three plays presented by Act Underground Readers Theatre on Sunday, October 12, and Long Time Courting, an all-female performance group, on Friday, October 17. These four women offer an extraordinary blend of neo-traditional Irish, Scottish and American music that showcases each musician’s versatility, creativity, and mastery.

Save the date: October 19 for the Tusten Historic Society annual meeting with guest lecture.

More on that next time.

We are privileged indeed, for there seems always to be something going on in Narrowsburg.

DID YOU KNOW?

By Grace Johansen

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ictured here on a sunny afternoon is the old Tusten Settlement Church, the only building still standing of what was a thriving community in the mid-1800s.

Tusten’s economy was tied heavily to the lumbering and quarrying business and had, at its peak, a saw mill, a grist mill, two stores, a tavern, a school and the Baptist Church, shown here. The lumbering and quarry businesses began to decline and with it the community. By 1920 it was no longer the prosperous place of its past.

From the Grace L. Johansen collection.

The Tusten Historical Society’s hours at the Western Sullivan Public Library, Tusten-Cochecton branch in Narrowsburg, are Mondays from 1 to 3 p.m., Fridays from 6 to 8 p.m. and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

New director for Bethany Public Library

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ETHANY, PA — Bethany Public Library emailing,” she added. She is also ready to ashas welcomed a new director. Erin Carsist with letter and resume writing. penter of Lakeville holds a graduate deCarpenter expressed excitement about the gree in library science and worked in libraries new inter-county library loan system in which in New York State for seven years. She and her Wayne and Pike counties share their catalogs family have lived in Pennsylvania for the last with each other. five years. Finding her dream job at the BethCountywide, the Wayne Library Alliance any Library is like “finding a home,” she said. is getting ready to launch its annual appeal.

Carpenter already has weeded through the “Donations are what keep a library alive,” 6,000-item collection to update the library’s Carpenter said. She reported how thrilled she catalog and has begun ordering new books has been at the local community’s support and and DVDs.” I’ve been asking every patron who participation in fundraising events. A recent comes in what they want to see in our collecauction, organized by the Bethany Collective, tion,” she said. raised funds not only to restore the borough Contributed photo She is also proud to highlight the library’s park’s band shell, but also for other commuErin Carpenter is the new director at antique and historic books that tell the early the Bethany Public Library. nity causes including the library. story of Wayne County. (Bethany once served In addition, the library is already planning as the county seat, before being moved to Honesdale.) “We its annual holiday wreath sale and second annual Holiday have an exceptional amount of historic literature about the Shop Around at the Honesdale United Methodist Church on area,” she reported, adding that she will help patrons who 11th Street. Check the Bethany Public Library Facebook page want to do research on local history. for dates, times and all the specifics.

The library offers Wi-Fi and has five public computers, inThe Wayne County Libraries annual appeal letters will be cluding a computer just for children in its children’s room. mailed in mid-October. “I hope all of our community will help Carpenter indicated she will gladly help patrons who want support the Bethany Public Library and consider making a to learn to use a computer. “They can come here to do their donation,” Carpenter said.

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COMMUNITY CURRICULUM Workshop on growing microgreens with Master Gardeners LIBERTY, NY — Micro-greens are young, nutritious seedlings of edible vegetables and herbs that are harvested and eaten in less than 14 days. A workshop on growing micro-greens at home will be offered by Cornell Cooperative Extension Sullivan County (CCESC) on Thursday, October 23 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Participants can join CCESC Master Gardener volunteer Jackie Saunders at the Gerald J. Skoda Extension Education Center, 64 Ferndale-Loomis Rd. Research studies show that microgreens offer 40 times more nutrients than broccoli. Saunders will teach the class how to grow micro-greens at home or work as nutritional “powerhouses� that can be enjoyed all year in salads, soups and sandwiches.

All supplies will be provided to start a love of growing micro-greens. Space is limited so pre-registration with nonrefundable payment of $30 is required

by October 16. Registration and more information can be obtained by calling 845/292-6180 or emailing Susan Dollard, CCESC Master Gardener Coordinator, at smd243@cornell.edu.

Guest lecture: ‘Dinosaur CSI: Who or What Murdered the Dinosaurs?’

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LOCH SHELDRAKE, NY — SUNY Sullivan will present a guest lecture to explore what could have been responsible for the disappearance of the dinosaurs.

Ralph E. Taggart, Ph.D, of Michigan State University (MSU), will speak in SUNY Sullivan’s Seelig Theatre on Tuesday, October 7, at 12:30 p.m. The lecture is free and open to the public.

One of Taggart’s favorite case studies involves dinosaurs: these creatures dominated life on land for over 150 million years, yet 66 million years ago, all of

PORT JERVIS, NY — The class “Pinterest and Paper Crafting: Make Your Own Holiday Cards or Decorations� will be held at the Port Jervis Free Library on Tuesday, October 7 from 6 to 7:45 p.m. This is the second of a threepart series, and participants must have taken the first class.

In this session you will use the inspiration you discovered in class one to create Halloween or Thanksgiving greeting cards or decorations. The next session is on October 28. The presenter is Anna Seniw. Pre-register by calling 845/772-7586, or by email at thehub@ portjervislibrary.org.

them, except for birds, disappeared. For many, the obvious suspect in this dinosaur homicide is an asteroid that collided with the Earth at that time, but murder investigations are rarely that simple.

Dr. Taggart is an award-winning professor of biology and geological sciences and is the curator of fossil plants at MSU and has served as chairperson of the Geological Sciences Department. For more information, contact Hillary Egeland at 845/434-5750, ext. 4377.

Science on Tap next event: The Science of a Healthy Forest HONESDALE, PA — A group of local environmental organizations has launched a new series called “Science on Tap� to share information about scientific topics in a casual setting. For each event, an expert in a particular field leads a discussion at a different restaurant location. The next session, “The Science of a Healthy Forest� will be on Thursday, October 16 at KCPepper Bar and Grill, 182 Ski Run Rd. The expert will be consulting forester Paul Kowalczyk, owner of Pocono Forest & Wildlife Service of Hawley, who manages 100,000+ acres in Pennsylvania and New York. Kowalczyk is also a member of SEEDS (Sustainable Energy

Education and Development Support).

Kowalczyk will present some basic tree botany and talk about current threats to local forests. He will also address landowner perceptions and goals versus what is really happening in their woods, and how to sustain a healthy forest. He will offer a question-and-answer session immediately following his presentation.

This program is free, but you must cover your own food and drink costs. Call 570/689-9494 for questions about this program and to make a reservation for the event. Visit scienceontap.weebly.com for more information.

Arts for Sullivan Decentralization Grant Opportunities

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ULLIVAN COUNTY, NY — Arts for Sullivan Decentralization (DEC) grant applications are now available for cultural programming in Sullivan County during 2015. The grants are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts, and administered locally by the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance (DVAA), the Arts Council of Sullivan County.

Sullivan County nonprofit arts organizations and municipalities that wish to create, produce, or present cultural programs or arts projects during 2015 are eligible to apply for these grants. Projects can include theatre, music, dance, the literary arts, history and architecture, folklore, installation, crafts and visual arts, among others. Individual artists who wish to produce community programming can work with a fiscal sponsor that must be a non-profit organization in Sullivan County. Individual artists can also apply directly for an Artists in the Community DEC

grant, supporting artists who wish to create a project with a community focus, as well as advance their work.

The deadline for both grant applications is Friday, December 5. Applications and guidelines are available at the DVAA office, 37 Main Street, Narrowsburg, or download a fillable PDF at www.delawarevalleyartsalliance.org (see “Opportunities�).

A series of upcoming grant writing seminars, hosted by the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance (DVAA), will assist artists and organizations in learning effective grant writing, creating a budget, generating ideas and networking with other artists. The seminars are free, but registration is required. Attendance at a seminar is mandatory for first-time applicants.

For more information and to register for a seminar, email DVAA Grants Coordinator Mary Greene at dvaagrants@gmail.com, or call 845/252-7576.

Schedule: Arts for Sullivan Grant Writing Seminars Tuesday, October 21, 6 p.m. at the Daniel Pierce Library, 328 Main St., Grahamsville

Tuesday, November 11, 6 p.m., Lumberland Town Hall, 1054 Proctor Rd., Glen Spey Saturday, November 22, 10 a.m., Roscoe Free Library, 85 Highland Ave. Roscoe Tuesday, December 2, 6 p.m., EB Crawford Library, 393 Broadway, Monticello

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y 911 radio mocks me. People sometimes think that volunteering on an ambulance corps is about blood and glory. So not true.

Sure, there’s the uniform, the walkie-talkie, the acquired training, all signs of possible competence and authority in responding to an emergency. And, yes, there’s occasional blood and other stuff that comes out of people, though we actually try to prevent all that.

But no glory. Glory comes from Latin, gloria, meaning fame, renown, honor and the majesty of gods. Vainglory is pride, thinking oneself has that same renown, honor and majesty of the gods.

No such luck. The radio makes sure of that.

When the 911 emergency tones go off, it’s certain that you’re working, napping, mowing the lawn, or in some state of total unpreparedness. This means a Road Runner-like comedy moment, as you scramble in mid-air to simultaneously call the dispatch center, don the outfit and get the car moving toward the ambulance corps.

Or, when you’re totally prepared for the superhero routine, shirt and boots by the door, truck pointing toward the road, the radio remains silent. For days.

Inevitably there will be a call. And we’ll respond. No drama, just overcoming the emergency, all practicality and protocol. A transport to the hospital, and back home again. With some satisfaction of a service provided and a job well done.

[Sam Avrett sends along this note: These postings record recent 911 events in a small American town.

Key details are omitted or changed to protect confidentially and to avoid resemblance to any specific person or event. Volunteer with your local ambulance corps; they need you, and you can get trained in first aid, CPR, and more. You will learn more than you know.]

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Mental health is for all of us, not just those “others.” It is as important as physical health. In fact, there is no health without mental health. They are inseparable.

Mental health is reflected in our responses to all of life’s challenges—how one handles stress, relationships, sexuality, separations, rejections, quality of sleep and appetite, and how losses are processed. Some people cope with life’s struggles by the misuse of alcohol or other drugs. These self-defeating behaviors and self-destructive coping methods are often fatal. Sooner or later, death is mandatory for all, but recovery and redirection remain an option as long as life persists.

Just as mental illness does not discriminate, neither does recovery. For purposes of the present discussion, the disease of alcoholism and other addictions come under the broad umbrella of mental health concerns. A common symptom or trait in these illnesses is denial and resistance to change. Asking for help is an act of courage. Making sustained change shows strength.

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On another level, it is equally true that choosing to engage in treatment is an exercise of free will, making the choice between the healthy option (recovery) and the less desirable option, whether a legal penalty, job loss, homelessness, or other consequence. When a perception of coercion occurs, personal autonomy is undermined, and perceived loss of selfdetermination can result in negative affect and disengagement from treatment activities. Psychological and physical healing (recovery) are possible whenever a person chooses to engage in treatment, regardless of the alternative.

Free will and motivation are essential ingredients in behavioral change and recovery. It helps to recognize the reality that people always chart their own course, basing informed decisions on awareness of benefits, risks and likely consequences,

[Editor’s Note: Tom Rue has been a professional counselor since 1985. He is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in New York State, certified as a clinical mental health counselor by the National Board for Certified Counselors, an AMHCA Diplomate and Clinical Mental Health Specialist in Substance Abuse and Co-Occurring Disorders, and a Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor with a private practice in Monticello known as Choices Mental Health Counseling PLLC. He can be reached at 845/513-2005 or www.choicesmhc. com.]

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Wood carvers hone their skills at fall gathering

By JANE BOLLINGER

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Carving eagles is a proud tradition among American wood carvers.

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Carved directly from a tree branch, with some of the bark still remaining, these elaborate “bark houses,” emerged from wood harvested in local forests.

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HERRY RIDGE TOWNSHIP, PA — Wood carvers from far and wide came to an informal “carve-in” this past weekend at the Cherry Ridge Campsites outside Honesdale. Hosted by the Cherry Ridge Carvers Club, the event drew 150 people, not counting boys from four local Scout troops who came to learn the basics of this underappreciated hobby.

Don’t confuse carving with whittling. (The group of carvers at instructor Mike Bloomquist’s table laughed when I naively asked the difference.) “Whittling is just making chips,” Bloomquist replied, “reducing a piece of wood down to a pile of chips. What we do is to carve something that looks like something.” Heads nodded all around.

And indeed, a look around the room showed dozens of people hunched over pieces of wood, intently creating carved figures of all sorts—from trolls and Santa Clauses to wood spirits (faces that appear to emerge from a thick, rough, bark-covered branch). Others were carving more geometric patterns. At one table, Julie Smith of Moscow, PA was helping some students turn tall slender pieces of basswood into walking sticks, using a method called chip carving to create intricate designs.

Beginners and intermediate students were carving mostly from machine-cut “blanks” of wood—roughhewn, unfinished shapes pre-cut for the occasion. Nearby some of the more accomplished among the crowd were working on original sculptures, like the bark house Bob Muller Jr. of Lebanon Township had on display. Muller is president of the Cherry Ridge Carvers, which hosts two events annually—the informal fall carve-in I attended and a more structured educational event called the Northeast Woodcarvers Roundup, which this past July drew more than 260 carvers to the campground. Self-taught, Muller has been carving since 1988 after his wife gave him a kit of carving tools. After years of going it alone, he heard about and attended the first Northeast Woodcarvers Roundup in Cherry Ridge. That was 12 years ago. Muller, like the other instructors I talked to, underscored how carving clubs and gatherings like the carve-in really help carvers advance in their craft. Carvers from other clubs, like the Erie Canal Wood Carvers and the Mohawk Valley Art and Wood Carving Association were represented at this event, and Muller listed many more off the

One table of wood carvers was practicing a Scandinavian style of carving that often features trolls and spirits from Scandinavian mythology.

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top of his head, including clubs in Lehigh Valley, Philadelphia, Lancaster, Harrisburg and Clearfield, PA. Bloomquist, from Rome, NY, has been carving since 1991 and an instructor since 1995. Now he makes the circuit of wood-carving events in the Northeast, from Old Forge in the Adirondacks to Lake Placid to Rhode Island and more.

“Carving is easy to learn,” he said, “harder to master.” Laughing, he reported, “I haven’t mastered it yet.” Bloomquist practices a Scandinavian style of plain flat wood carving. “I like it because you only need a knife and a way to put an edge on it with a strop. You don’t need an arsenal of tools.”

Starting out self-taught from books and carving magazines, things changed when he watched a series of videos by Public Broadcasting featuring carver Rick Butz.

“I’d been carving all along with a stonesharp knife, and in his second video, he showed how to sharpen a knife. It needs to be razor-sharp for carving. Rick Butz really got me rolling.”

At a table nearby, instructor Jim O’Dea, from Florida, led another group of carvers. “Florida is carvers’ heaven,” he reported. “I can go to a different carvers’ group every day of the week and two on Monday.” O’Dea, who enjoyed woodworking from the time he was 10, began carving during his career in the Navy. “I was stationed on the same ship for five years, and since I couldn’t take any table saws along with me, I took up carving. All you need is a block of wood and a knife.”

Nowadays, O’Dea spends most of his time teaching and organizing carving events. When he’s carving, he likes to do caricatures of people. During his 39 years as a carver, however, he’s done just about everything. “I’ve gone through different periods,” he explained—from carving stern boards on boats to eagles in the style of John Haley Bellamy (1836-1914), one of America’s most famous carvers.

At one point he went through a period of carving carousels, followed by realistic fish, and during one 18-month period when he lived near Mystic, CT, he carved 175 two-foot-long whales. He’s also carved birds, which he described as being very challenging. It can take a really good bird carver four months to finish a bird, he explained. That includes not only carving, but also wood burning to highlight every quill and then painting.

Nearby, local carver Arlen Zeiler taught a group of Boy Scouts and a few other beginners. He explained about cutting with vs. against the grain of the wood, and gave them a hands-on lesson in pushcutting. If they stick with carving, they will soon learn about pull-cutting, stopcutting and more.

“There are more young people here than any other event I’ve seen,” O’Dea re-

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When not teaching or helping to organize carving events, carver/instructor Jim O’Dea finds time to create caricatures like this wooden fellow. marked upon seeing all the Scouts. And that’s a good thing, because any organization that hopes to continue on, needs young people to take up their cause.

[The Cherry Ridge Carvers Club meets at 7 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month from May through October at Cherry Ridge Campsites; the remaining part of the year, the club meets at the Bethany Presbyterian Church in Bethany, PA. Contact Bob Muller at rmuller@nep.net or call 570/470-2736.]

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IVINGSTON MANOR, NY — The Catskill Art Society will present “River and Biota,” an exhibition of 18 artists that brings awareness to our rivers’ vulnerability, curated by Naomi Teppich. The exhibition will run at the CAS Arts Center from Saturday, October 11 through Sunday, November 16. CAS will host an artist talk on Saturday, October 11 at 2 p.m., followed immediately by a free opening reception from 3-5 p.m. All are welcome and light refreshments will be served.

Our rivers are a vast and rich ecosystem teeming with wildlife, fish, insects, plants, trees and beauty. They are continuously caught between their natural impulses to run wild and society’s need for development and industry. With this exhibit, Teppich hopes to bring public awareness to this dichotomy.

Areas explored in the artwork focus particularly on the northeast quadrant including the Delaware, Hudson and the Susquehana.

The artists she invited to participate have an everyday rapport with the river and, through their artwork, react strongly to the bombardment of this beloved ecosystem and our environment

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The 18 participating artists are all professionals, dedicated to their art and process, who have worked with this theme in a variety of media including painting, sculpture, mixed media, neon, printmaking, photography, and handmade paper. They live and work in the Delaware Valley, Hudson Valley, New York City, New Jersey and the Philadelphia area.

“River and Biota” allows the conscience of these artists to bring public awareness to this serious issue. A catalogue of the artists and their work will be available at CAS for purchase. Next year, this exhibition will move to the Freyberger Gallery at Penn State Berks. The traveling show will arrive at The Pennsylvania State University in Reading, PA in September 2015.

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The indoor program is followed by hands-on lunar viewing, where McKeegan will guide everyone across the lunar landscape by telescope. Highlights include craters large enough to hold entire cities and craggy mountains rivaling the Himalayas. McKeegan will also cover techniques for viewing the total lunar eclipse on October 8.

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The Guidonian Hand

Brass band comes to Milford MILFORD, PA — America’s leading trombone group, the Guidonian Hand, will perform at the Milford Theatre on October 4 at 5:30 p.m. The concert is being produced by Kindred Spirits Arts Programs. Guidonian Hand gets its name from a medieval device that helped singers read music scores. Today’s Guidonian Hand features top trombonists Mark Broschinsky, Will Lang, Sebastian Vera, and James Rogers, and it specializes in new music as well as the classics and features.

In addition to all-trombone arrangements of works by Bach, Mozart, and Haydn, Guidonian Hand will play pieces such as Jeremy Howard Beck’s “Awakening,” based on the shofar (ram’s horn) used during observances of the Jewish new year. They’ll also perform jazz legend Thelonius Monk’s “’Round Midnight” in an arrangement by another jazz legend, trombonist Slide Hampton.

Tickets cost $20 at the box office or $15 when purchased in advance at kindredspiritsarts.org or at Books and Prints at Pear Alley, 220 Broad Street, Milford.

Children under 15 are admitted free.

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“Rounding the Bend,” pastel, by Joan Kehlenbeck

First River Valley Artists Guild Arts and Crafts Fair PORT JERVIS, NY — The River Valley Artists Guild will hold its first-ever Arts and Crafts Fair on October 5 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Port Jervis Free Library Parking Lot, 138 Pike St. Included in the exhibit are paintings, pastels, weavings and crafts created by local artists with a diverse theme. Featured artists will be Dani Cooney, Joan Kehlenbeck, Evelyn Kish, Barbara Liemer, Joan Standora and Elva Zingaro of the River Valley Artists Guild.

Joan Kehlenbeck is the president of the River Valley Artists Guild. In addition to her numerous responsibilities with the guild, Joan has shown her oil paintings and pastel drawings regionally and is well-known in the area for her demonstrations and workshops. Working mainly from observation, Joan includes important local, historic buildings and scenes in her drawings and paintings.

Call 845/754 8232 or 845/856-2307 for more information.

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‘The Modern Landscape’

the cooperage.

1030 Main, Honesdale, PA

Recent paintings by Emily Thompson

october 2014 happenings!

The Cooperage Farmers’ Market every Wednesday! | 4:00 to 6:00pm

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ARROWSBURG, NY — “The Modern Landscape,” an exhibit of recent paintings by Emily Thompson opens with a reception on Friday, October 10 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Delaware Arts Center’s Alliance Gallery. The exhibit will be on view through November 1.

“Part of my process is surprising myself,” said Thompson. “My paintings go through many dramatic phases before they are complete: layer upon layer of paint and textures.”

An abstract painter working in oils, acrylics, dry pigments, cold wax and some collage, Thompson grew up in New York City and spent her childhood summers in Sullivan County. The country landscape of upstate New York and Pennsylvania influences her work today. “I have no specific subject matter although many pieces are inspired by the landscape, my surroundings and from memory,” she said.

Thompson attended the prestigious High School of Art & Design and received her Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from the School of Visual Arts in New York.

Today she works as a graphic designer

The Jazz Assassins Saturday, 4th | 7:30pm, doors 7:00pm

Open Mic Night Wednesday, 8th | 7:00 to 10:00pm

WMH Midwifery Mingle and Tea Thursday, 9th | 2:00 to 4:00pm

Sounds Like Teen Spirit Friday 10th | 7:00pm to 10:00pm

Farm and Chef: PASA Fundraiser Saturday, 11th | 1:30 to 7:00pm

RiverFolk: Ellis with Honor Finnegan Sunday, 12th | 4:00pm, doors 3:30pm

All Acoustic Bluegrass Jam Contributed photo

Emily Thompson’s “Towpath/Spring,” oil on panel, 6” x 14”, 2013 and has been the recipient of numerous awards for her design work.

Thompson’s work is part of private collections throughout the Unites States and has been exhibited at the Woodmere Museum in Philadelphia, The Philadelphia Sketch Club and the Trenton City Museum in New Jersey.

She has also been part of many group, two-person and solo exhibits. Emily and

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The Kazzrie Jaxen Quartet

Concert and CD release party for Kazzrie Jaxen Quartet

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ARROWSBURG, NY — The Delaware Valley Arts Alliance will present a concert and CD release party with the Kazzrie Jaxen Quartet on Saturday, October 6 at 8 p.m. at the Tu-

sten Theatre. Admission costs $20, $18 in advance for DVAA members.

For information and reservations, call 845/252-7272.

her husband, award-winning portrait and landscape artist George Thompson, moved from Manhattan to Bucks County, PA in 2000.

Alliance Gallery is located at the Delaware Arts Center at 37 Main Street,. Hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information call 845/252-7576 or visit www.delawarevalleyartsalliance.org.

Wednesday, 15th | 7:00 to 10:00pm

Family Game Night Thursday, 16th | 6:00 to 9:00pm

NEW! Family Film: Back to the Future Sunday, 19th | 3:00pm

Open Mic Night Wednesday, 22th | 7:00 to 10:00pm

A Contra Dance Friday, 24th | 7:30 to 10:00pm

WCAA Halloween Benefit Bash Saturday, 25th | 8:00 to 11:00pm

Coop Concert: The Williams Brothers Friday, 31tst | 7:30pm, doors 6:45pm

for more info call 570.253.2020 or visit www.thecooperageproject.org

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IN MY HUMBLE OPINION

By Jonathan Charles Fox

I heard it through the grapevine I

f it’s second-hand conversation, is it gossip? My dictionary suggests that gossip means “casual or unconstrained conversation or reports about other people, typically involving details that are not confirmed as being true.” It goes on to give me synonyms such as “tidbits, whispers and canards.” I always thought “canard” was French for “duck,” so I looked that up too, just to be sure. Sure enough, “an aquatic bird” came up (www.dictionary. com) along with “an unfounded rumor,” and my newest favorite word took flight.

Canard.

Since ducks played a key role in last week’s adventures, I looked elsewhere for inspiration as the rumor mill propelled me through the Upper Delaware River region over the last week, Putting the “buck” in and I followed up Buck Brook, clown-faced “Glacier” requires a “little on a few leads, bit of extra attention” based on idle ca- to his teeth,” which is nards.

Having a challenge” according heard that Paul to farm co-owner Justin Austin (www.lib- McElroy. er ty freet heat re. org) was hosting “an unrehearsed reading” of his newest play, “Gossip and Governance,” I placed a few inquiries and made my way to Parksville, NY, to check it out.

Sure enough, folks were milling about and Austin himself verified that a pop-up reading was about to commence, so the Wonder Dog and I took our seats along with a large enough crowd to fill the rehearsal space.

The talented cast—Paul Jannicola, Chet Carlin, Jessica Barkl, Bradley Diuguid, John Higgins, and Paul himself—made the script sparkle, and Austin’s smart, funny and sometimes creepy dialog took on a life of its own, giving the playwright feedback (in the form of audience response) as we laughed, gasped and applauded his terribly clever take on the impact of social media in today’s world of relationships and the government’s involvement in our personal lives. It is a cautionary tale, to be sure—and absolutely worthy (IMHO) of a full-blown production. I felt that Austin delivered on the company’s wish to “offer professional theatre to the people of Sullivan County [that will] stimulate community dialog while entertaining the public.”

Goal achieved.

Having heard that National Alpaca Day (www.alpacaowners.com) was to take place over the weekend and that Justin

TRR photos by Jonathan Charles Fox

Buck Brook Alpacas’ Leeann Rhodes displayed her love of the gentle giants, while leading farm tours on National Alpaca Day.

Buck Brook Alpacas’ Justin and Kara McElroy emphasize that everything done at the farm is “all about local,” during their festival celebrating National Alpaca Day.

Dharma the Wonder Dog attempted to join the herd at the Buck Brook Alpacas’ agility demonstration, much to the delight of the kids.

Five-year-old Charlie Berner wrapped soap in alpaca fiber during one of the kid-friendly workshops held at Buck Brook Alpacas farm tour and festival.

Guest vocalist Albi Beluli joined the New Kings last Saturday night, belting out classic rock hits with his signature style.

Seven-year-old Ryan led a young alpaca through its paces during the agility portion of the farm demonstrations at Buck Brook.

Peter Florance worked up a sweat entertaining in Callicoon, NY over the weekend.

and Kara McElroy had taken ownership of the former Natures Reserve Farm in Roscoe, I decided to investigate with the pup nipping at my heels, since her love of the gentle giants is legendary in these parts.

“Yes, it’s true” Justin confirmed. “We’re just celebrating our first year as Buck Brook Alpacas.” As our genial hosts welcomed a sizable crowd of kids and adults, inviting us to participate in the face painting, farm tours and spinning demonstrations, Dharma attempted momentarily to join a group of animals being led through an agility exercise, much to the delight of onlookers who thought she was part of the show. After corralling my dog, Kara took me aside to say that “it’s important to us for people to understand that what we’re doing here is all about local. We raise them here, (www.BuckBrookAlpacas.com), process the fiber here and sell the end-product here, throughout the region.” The spectacular weather added to the festivities, and as I took photos of the kids making birdhouses and felted soaps, couldn’t help but revel in another glorious “weekend in the country” that has become synonymous with life in the Catskills. Having convinced a few wide-eyed kids that Dharma was a “miniature alpaca” (www.facebook. com/DharmaTheWonderDog), I allowed how it was time for her to go home with me.

We bid adieu, more in love with her “relatives” than ever before.

Another rumor floating around town suggested that The New Kings with Peter Florance (like ‘em on Facebook) had invited a few “special guests” to join them playing last Saturday night (www.callicoonbrewing.com) in my neighborhood, so curiosity led us to the banks of the Delaware. It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of The New Kings (who never fail to deliver great music), and when I spotted Grahamsville’s own Albi Beluli at the mic, I cheered along with the enthusiastic mob who showed up to eat, drink and make merry. “We’ve been planning this for months,” Florance told me during a break. “Playing with Albi is always fun and gives us the opportunity to play some good old-fashioned rock and roll.” After belting out classic tunes like “Road House Blues,” “Little Sister” and “All Right Mama,” Beluli (who is a major talent in his own right) chatted with the dog, cursorily acknowledging my presence. “It’s great to see you, Dharma!” he enthused. “You, too, Jonathan. I heard that you might show up.” Nice. Have you heard gossip about me? It’s been said that “when they stop talking about you, it’s over,” so have at it. Truth be told, it’s probably true.

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AT ALL 5 LOCATIONS: NARROWSBURG 845-252-3016 - CALLICOON 845-887-5090 LIVINGSTON MANOR 845-439-4091 - JEFFERSONVILLE 845-482-3800 - ELDRED 845-557-6315

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WHERE AND WHEN Thurs., Oct. 2

Jervis Free Library, 6:30pm. Open to all.

845/856-7313. Sponsored by the Friends of the Port Jervis Free Library.

Fall rummage sale

PORT JERVIS — Fall rummage sale at the Drew United Methodist Church, 4951 Sussex St., 4:30-7pm. 845/856-3423.

Screening of ‘The Tempest’

NORTH BRANCH — Opera screening: Lee Hoiby’s “The Tempest,” 2012 USC production with introduction by librettist Mark Schulgasser at the Old North Branch Inn, Main St., 3pm. Free. Reservations required: wkkbooks@gmail.com.

Teen Book Club: Fractured Fairytales

JEFFERSONVILLE — Teen Book Club Fractured Fairytales at the Jeffersonville branch of the Western Sullivan Public Library, 3-4pm. Book to be discussed: “The Iron King” by Julie Kagawa. Ages 12+. 845/482-4350.

Teen Tech Time

JEFFERSONVILLE — Teen Tech Time at the Western Sullivan Public Library Jeffersonville Branch, 3-5pm. Students in grades 7 through 12 are welcome.

Examine technology, learn to build computer games, design new apps, explore a possible career, or just have fun.

845/482-4350.

Toddler Story Time

CALLICOON — Toddler Story Time at the Delaware Free branch of the Western Sullivan Public Library, 10:30-11am.

Ages 18 months-3 years. Explore early literacy with stories, songs, flannel boards and more. Register in person, via email KOHara@rcls.org, or call 845/4824350.

Write a personal memoir

PORT JERVIS — Every person has a story to tell and a legacy to leave. Come join author Louis G. Alexander as he shows you how to write yours at the Port

Fri., Oct. 3 Fall rummage sale

LIBERTY — Fall rummage sale at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 9am-2pm.

Sponsored by Ladies Aid Society.

Fall rummage sale

PORT JERVIS — Fall rummage sale at the Drew United Methodist Church, 4951 Sussex St., 9am-2pm. 845/856-3423.

Farm-Fresh First Friday Networking Breakfast

LIBERTY — Sullivan County Chamber of Commerce Farm Fresh First Friday Networking Breakfast at Cornell Cooperative Extension, 7:45-9am. Sponsor: Time Warner Cable Business Class.

Networking, breakfast, a 50/50 raffle and more. Cost: $15 members/$25 nonmembers. Call 845/791-4200/email office@catskills.com.

Robert Kopecky, Author Reading

NARROWSBURG — Local author Robert Kopecky will read from his book “How to Survive Life (and Death)” as part 3 of the 4-part How-To Writer’s Series at the Tusten-Cochecton branch of the Western Sullivan Public Library, 6:30pm. www.WSPLonline.org or call 845/2523360.

Sat., Oct. 4 Afternoon Tea

DINGMANS FERRY — Afternoon Tea at Dingmans Ferry United Methodist Church, 115 Myck Rd., 11:30am-2:30pm.

Cost: $12. Includes scones, finger sandwiches, dessert and tea. Reservations suggested but not required. 570/8282288.

NATURE'S GRACE HEALTH FOODS & DELI Natural Foods • Full Line of Supplements & Vitamins Hoagies & Take-Out Lunches (Also Vegetarian) Fresh Juices • Special Diet Products 947 Main Street, Honesdale, PA • 570-253-3469

Katie’s Café

Fellowship and a meal at no cost!

Sat., October 4, 2014

Noon - 1 pm St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Narrowsburg, NY Free! All are welcome

The Knights of Columbus

Italian Feast

Sunday October 12th after the 12 noon mass at Holy Cross church on RT 97 in Callicoon, NY Pasta with meat sauce, spaghetti with garlic and oil, sausage and peppers, penne ala vodka, salad and bread. $10 for adults, 7-12 is $5.00 and under 6 free.

Take Outs available For more information call Grand Knight Teddy Laf¿n 845-252-3630

Benefit spaghetti dinner

LAKE HUNTINGTON — Benefit for baby Addison Umbaugh and his family at the Lake Huntington Firehouse, 5-8pm. Addison is a six-month-old who has been diagnosed with glucose and galactose malabsorbsion, a rare deficiency that makes it difficult to process foods. Donation: $10, 12 and under $7.

Concert/CD release party: Kazzrie Jaxen Quartet

NARROWSBURG — Concert/CD Release Party for the Kazzrie Jaxen Quartet, featuring jazz standards and contemporary pieces, sponsored and presented

by Delaware Valley Arts Alliance at the Tusten Theatre, 210 Bridge St., 8pm. Admission: $22 ($20 for DVAA members on advanced sales). 845/252-7272.

Concert: Sloan Wainwright

FORESTBURGH — Concert by Sloan Wainwright, singing a blend of folk, jazz, blues, presented by Forestburgh Playhouse at the Tavern, 39 Forestburgh Rd., 8pm. Admission $25 ($20 advance).

Reservations: 845/794-2005.

Fall penny social

YOUNGSVILLE — Fall penny social at the Youngsville Firehouse. Doors open at 6pm, calling at 7pm. Donation $1.

Prizes, raffles, 50-50 drawing, hot dogs, desserts, beverages. Benefits St. Francis Church in Youngsville.

Fall rummage sale

LIBERTY — Fall rummage sale at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 9am-12 noon.

Sponsored by Ladies Aid Society.

Fall rummage sale

PORT JERVIS — Fall rummage sale at the Drew United Methodist Church, 49-51 Sussex St., 9-11am. Bag day, $2.

845/856-3423.

Giant Pumpkin Party

GRAHAMSVILLE — The 29th annual Giant Pumpkin Party and Children’s Parade will be held at the Fairgrounds, 9am-5pm. Costume parade, pony rides, giant pumpkin growing contest, haunted house, petting zoo, hay maze, book sale, harvest baking contest, food and more.

Free. Benefits Daniel Pierce Library.

845/985-7233.

Hawley Library Run To Read 5K

HAWLEY — Hawley Library Run To Read 5K Run/Walk at Bingham Park, Main Ave. 9am start, registration 7:30am to 8:30am. $12 per person until September 30, $15 per person day of 5K. For all ages. Trophies and ribbons awarded to winners. For children under 10, free 1 mile Fun Run. Rain or shine.

Hike the Shawangunk Ridge

WURTSBORO — Moderately difficult hike; four to five hours, fall colors, scenic vistas. Meet 9:30am, D&H Canal Kiosk, Pat Moore Memorial Picnic Grove, Sullivan Street. Sponsored by the Basha Kill Area Association, the watchdog group for this wetland straddling the border between Orange and Sullivan Counties. thebashakill.org. 845/754-0743.

Meeting: Sullivan West Central School District’s Historical Alumni Association LAKE HUNTINGTON — The Sullivan West Central School (SWCS) District’s Historical Alumni Association fall meeting on the auditorium stage at the SWCS High School Campus, 8-11am. Mission is to preserve the history of the component districts by sorting through boxes of memorabilia. 845/482-4610 x3169 or email hugglereli@swcsd.org.

Penny social

SHOHOLA — Penny Social at St. Jacobi Lutheran Church, Route 434. Doors open at 2pm, calling begins at 3pm.

Coffee and cake served afterwards.

570/559-7676.

Penny social

LAKE HUNTINGTON — Penny social at the Lake Huntington Presbyterian Church. Doors open at 11:30am, calling at 12:30pm. Hot dogs, soda, water available for purchase. Cake and beverage served after the calling. Donation: $1.

570/729-8247 or 845/932-8923.

Penny social

DAMASCUS — Penny social at the Damascus Community Center, Conklin Hill Rd., doors open 5:30pm, drawing at 7pm. Hot dogs, drinks, coffee and tea

available. Benefits the Conklin Hill Union Church maintenance fund.

Presentation on quality of the water in Pike County

MILFORD — PCCD/USGS Baseline Groundwater Drinking Well Assessment (2012 -2013) presented by The Twin Walker Creeks Watershed Conservancy at the Pike County Public Library, 10:30am. Pike County Conservation District’s Vincent Cordova will discuss an assessment of the water found in wells throughout Pike County. Email president@twcwc.com.

Reiki Reflexology class

BEACH LAKE — Reiki Reflexology class at Beach Lake Wellness Center, 2-5:30pm. The class combines reflexology techniques and Reiki for the hands and feet. Basic reflex points are taught to help release toxins and stress within the body, along with basic Reiki energy flows. Cost: $85, includes a certificate of completion in Reiki Reflex. 570/4703892.

Rummage, bake, and deli sale

EQUINUNK — Rummage, bake, and deli sale in the church basement at The Equinunk United Methodist Church, 12noon3pm. Everything you need for the coming colder weather at affordable prices.

Story time

MONTICELLO — Story time the first Saturday of every month at The Read It Again Book Store, 11am. All children Grades K-3 are invited. An adult must accompany the children and stay for the hour. Story Time is sponsored by the Literacy Board of Sullivan County and is provided for free. 845/794-0017.

The Sasquatch of Soul: Lyle Divinsky

HAWLEY — Lyle Divinsky at Harmony Presents in the Silk Mill, 8pm. Mix of soul, funk and groove. Tickets: $16 in advance, $20 at the door. www.silkmillharmony.com.

Tour and demonstration at Joel Hill Sawmill

LOOKOUT — The last tours of the season at the Joel Hill Water-Powered Sawmill, 11am-3pm. Powered solely by water from the falls and operated by volunteers from the Equinunk Historical Society. Cider and donuts day. 570/224-6722.

Turkey dinner

GLEN SPEY — Pond Eddy United Methodist Church turkey dinner at the Lumberland Town Hall, 4-7pm. Adults $12, child (3-10) $6. Takeouts available.

845/856-6004.

Tusten Mountain Trail hike

NARROWSBURG — Get Your Upper Delaware Hikes patch from the National Park Service presented by The Western Sullivan Public Library Hiking Group. Hike at the Tusten Mountain Trail, 10:30am. All ages are welcome; under 18 years old must have a parent or guardian present. Refreshments provided. 845/482-4350.

Wayne County Old Stone Jail tour

HONESDALE — The Wayne County Old Stone Jail will be open for a tour, 10am1pm. Contact Kelly at pellyk@hotmail. com or 570/253-6464.

Sun., Oct. 5 A pro-life family event

MONTICELLO — Join The Life Chain on Broadway (in front of St. Peter’s Church), 1:30-2:30pm. Stand and be counted with thousands of pro-lifers across America.

607/498-4741.

Penny social to benefit Dessin Animal Shelter

Mon., Oct. 6

Thurs., Oct. 9

Knitting Group

After-School Book Club

Western Sullivan Public Library Board of Trustees meeting

Concert: Phil Vassar

NARROWSBURG — Knitting Group meets every Monday at the Tusten-Cochecton branch of the Western Sullivan Public Library, 6pm. 845/252-3360.

CALLICOON — Western Sullivan Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting at the Delaware Free Branch, 5pm. Open to the public. 845/482-4350.

What Are You Watching?

NARROWSBURG — Join the Public Computer Center of Western Sullivan Public Library for the first workshop of this informative four-part series discussing online viewing vs. TV at the Tusten-Cochecton Branch, 6-8pm.

How to decide what’s right for you and what’s available in options and devices.

845/252-3360.

Tues., Oct. 7 Alzheimer’s Association Caregiver Support Group

LIBERTY — Alzheimer’s Association Caregiver Support Group at Achieve Rehab & Nursing Facility, 6-7:30pm.

Open to the public to all caregivers/family members of people with Alzheimer’s disease or related disorders. 845/2924200, ext. 3225.

Bus trip to Vanity Fair Outlets

GLEN SPEY — The Lumberland Seniors bus trip to Vanity Fair Outlets in Reading, PA on Oct. 23. Must sign up and pay in full by Oct. 7 Bus departs at 9am, returns between 6 and 8pm. Save up to 70% off at the outlets. Includes discount coupon book, shopping bag. 845/856-1464.

Pre-school story time

JEFFERSONVILLE — Pre-School Story Time at the Jeffersonville branch of the Western Sullivan Public Library, 10:3011:30am. Ages 3-6. Stories, songs, crafts and more. Register in person, via email KOHara@rcls.org, or call 845/4824350.

“Knitwitz” Knitting Group

JEFFERSONVILLE — “Knitwitz” Knitting Group meets the first and third Tuesday of the month at the Jeffersonville branch of the Western Sullivan Public Library, 6:30pm. 845/482-4350.

Wed., Oct. 8 Business Group

CALLICOON — Business Group meets every Wednesday at the Delaware Free Branch of the Western Sullivan Public Library, 10am-12noon. Learn how to take advantage of technology, design your own letterhead and business documents, create invoices, business cards, Facebook pages, email blasts and more.

845/887-4040.

Culinary Book Club

HONESDALE — Culinary Book Club at the Wayne County Library, 5:30-6:30pm.

Share your ideas and fun food tips. Register to ewilson@waynelibraries.org or 570/253-1220.

Mystery Thriller & Crime Book Group

JEFFERSONVILLE — Mystery Thriller & Crime Book Group meets the second Wednesday of the month at the Jeffersonville branch of the Western Sullivan Public Library, 6:30pm. October’s book is “Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death” by M.C. Beaton. 845/482-4350.

Pre-School Story Time

HONESDALE — Penny social at Aaron’s, 250 Grandview Ave., to benefit Dessin Animal Shelter, 11am-3pm. Food, 50/50 raffle and more; baskets will be called starting 2pm.

NARROWSBURG — Pre-School Story Time at the Narrowsburg branch of the Western Sullivan Public Library, 10:3011:30am. Ages 3-6. Stories, songs, crafts and more. Register in person, via email KOHara@rcls.org, or call 845/4824350.

Sullivan County CROP Hunger Walk

Woodland Weavers and Spinners demonstration

JEFFERSONVILLE — Sullivan County CROP Hunger Walk in Jeffersonville.

Registration begins at 1:30pm with the step-off at 2pm. Join us to help raise funds for local food pantries and global efforts to end hunger. Join a team, form a team or donate at www.cropwalk.org.

NARROWSBURG — Woodland Weavers and Spinners demonstration at the Tusten-Cochecton branch of the Western Sullivan Public Library, 10am-4pm. Stop by the library to visit and watch the spinners and weavers work. 845/252-3360.

HONESDALE — After-School Book Club (ages 9-12 ) at the Wayne County Public Library, 4-5pm. Snacks, crafts and stories. Come read, laugh and learn.

570/253-1220.

BETHEL — Phil Vassar in Concert, presented by Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in the Event Gallery, 200 Hurd Rd., 8pm. www.bethelwoodscenter.org or 866/781-2922.

Rummage sale

EQUINUNK — Rummage, bake, and deli sale in the church basement at The Equinunk United Methodist Church, 7-8:30pm. Everything you need for the coming colder weather at affordable prices.

Teen Tech Time

JEFFERSONVILLE — Teen Tech Time at the Western Sullivan Public Library Jeffersonville Branch, 3-5pm. Students in grades 7 through 12 are welcome.

Examine technology, learn to build computer games, design new apps, explore a possible career, or just have fun.

845/482-4350.

Toddler Story Time

CALLICOON — Toddler Story Time at the Delaware Free branch of the Western Sullivan Public Library, 10:30-11am.

Ages 18 months-3 years. Explore early literacy with stories, songs, flannel boards and more. Register in person, via email KOHara@rcls.org, or call 845/4824350.

Fri., Oct. 10 Cabaret at Forestburgh Tavern

FORESTBURGH — Cabaret featuring songs from the silver screen, presented

by Forestburgh Playhouse at the Tavern, 39 Forestburgh Rd., 8:30pm. Admission $20 ($15 advance). 845/794-2005.

Haunted House

HANCOCK — Haunted House at My Shady Lady, 170 E Front St., 6-10pm.

Cost: adults $12, children under 12 $6.

Large groups (10 or more) call for reservations. 607/821-1606.

Opening reception: Paintings by Emily Thompson

NARROWSBURG — Opening reception for Emily Thompson, paintings, sponsored and presented by Delaware Valley Arts Alliance, Alliance Gallery, Delaware Arts Center, 37 Main Street, 7-9pm. On display until Nov. 1. 845/252-7576.

Play: ‘Love, Sex and the IRS’

SOUTH FALLSBURG — Sullivan County Dramatic Workshop presents “Love, Sex and the IRS” by William Van Zandt and Jane Milmore at the Rivoli Theatre, 5243 Main St., 8pm. Admission: $18. 845/4365336.

Reading by Elizabeth Rose

JEFFERSONVILLE — Reading by Elizabeth Rose from her new book, “Yo Miz!” a memoir of her year teaching at 25 high schools in New York City, at the Jeffersonville branch of the Western Sullivan Public Library, 6pm. Free. 845/4824350.

Sat., Oct. 11 Art Walk Party at Callicoon Brewing

CALLICOON — Crier Brothers playing for the Callicoon Art Walk Party at Callicoon Brewing Company, 16 Upper Main St., 9pm. Participating artists, shopkeepers and art walk patrons get one dollar off pints. 845/887-5500.

Callicoon Art Walk

CALLICOON — The inaugural Art Walk will turn Callicoon into a lively and varied art and music venue, 5-9pm. A map will be available at all participating retailers and galleries to highlight the locations of exhibiting artists. Opening celebration at the Callicoon Trading building, 5pm.

845/887-9017.

Concert: The New Kings

FORESTBURGH — The New Kings, rock and roll dance music, presented by Forestburgh Playhouse at the Tavern, 39 Forestburgh Road, 8pm. No cover. Reservations: 845/794-2005.

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

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Benefits available for career minded individual.

Call or apply @ Arthur Trovei & Sons, Inc. 845-856-1142

Dismantlers/Scrap Yard Hiring metal sorters, metal buyer, torch men, equipment operators. Full time/part time.

Port Jervis, NY. Call 845-856-1142.

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

BOCES • Fallsburg • Monticello Livingston Manor • Sullivan West Previous experience and flexibility preferred Teachers • Teacher Aides • Cafeteria Workers • Custodial Bus Drivers • Bus Monitors • Clerical • Nurses

Teachers must be NYS certified Nurses must have RN or LPN License Please email information to recruitment@scboces.org or forward cover letter and resume ASAP to: Sullivan County BOCES Recruitment Service, 6 Wierk Ave, Liberty, NY 12754 Attn: Substitute Search EOE

Teacher on Assignment Monticello Central School Teacher on Special Assignment (TOSA) The successful candidate will assist the district with planning and implementation for the integration of technology into the curriculum through various professional dev. activities

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Please forward resumes by October 3 to recruitment@scboces.org or: Sullivan County BOCES Recruitment Service, 6 Wierk Ave, Liberty, NY 12754 Attn: Monticello Search EOE

MCR Operator monitor inbound/ outbound satellite& Àberoptic communication. Record equipment readings/failure report & closure. Assist with projects in facility as needed. Monitor engine & fuel systems. Computer/LAN pro¿cient. Shift work required. Fax resumes to: 570-226-1254 OR email to: jobsamerica@rrsat.com

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Assignment Photographer Sullivan Renaissance is seeking an entry level freelance photographer to capture key projects and people county-wide who have been involved in our beautification and community development program.

This is an ideal opportunity for amateur and professional photographers looking for additional experience and paid assignments. Send resume or letter of interest to: P.O. Box 311, Liberty, NY 12754, Attn: HR Department or e-mail: jmcphillips@granitelp.com

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Doreen’s Cleaning house and office cleaning RV and car cleaning, light errands NY & PA Free Estimates Please call 845-252-6698

Legal Notice 8 Richards Avenue LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 03/19/14.

Off. Loc.: Sullivan Co. SSNY desig. as agt. upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 8 Richards Ave., Monticello, NY 12701. General Purposes.

BID NOTICE TOWN OF HIGHLAND ELDRED NY PLEASE TAKE NOTICE the Town of Highland is seeking written proposals for augmenting the existing heating system at the Barryville Justice Court House by the addition of a heat pump/cooling unit system( Mitsubishi or equivalent of heat pump/cooling unit (s) with capacity of 36,000.00 BTU with one or two units.

The proposals must be in a sealed envelope marked Heating Pump Bid with a non- collusive form and in the Town of Highland Clerks Office by 12:00 PM (noon) on Thursday October 9, 2014 where bids will be opened. Bids will be awarded at the Town of Highland Regular Town Board Meeting on October 14, 2014.

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

The Town Board reserves the right to reject any and all proposals.

By order of the Town Board

Legal Notice Dated September 23, 2014 Doreen Hanson Town Clerk Notice of Formation of Anje Studios, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with NY Secretary of State (SSNY) on 7/9/2014. Office location: Sullivan County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: Anje Studios, LLC, 193 Dingle Daisy Rd, Monticello, NY 12701. Purpose: Any lawful purposes.

Saeger Properties Holdings, LLC Notice ofFormation of Saeger Properties Holdings, LLC Arts ofOrg filed with Secy. Of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on September 3, 2014 Office location: Sullivan. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to principal business location: The LLC 23 Hillcrest Drive Wayne, NJ 07470. Purpose: any lawful activity, by Robert Lander II, Attorney at Law NOTICE OF DATE CHANGE FOR THE REGULAR MONTHLY TOWN BOARD MEETING The Tusten Regular Monthly Town Board meeting will be held Tuesday, October 7, 2014 at 7 p.m. at the Tusten Town Hall, 210 Bridge St.

Legal Notice Narrowsburg, NY. Dated September 24, 2014

By Order of the Town Board Nicole Peters Tusten Town Clerk FIREWISH LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 8/21/14. 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, 1855 E. 21st St., Brooklyn, NY 11229.

General Purposes.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Name: JAM TWO, LLC Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State on August 27, 2014 Office Location: Sullivan County Secretary of State of the State of New York is designated as an agent of the LLC upon who process against it may be served.

The post office address to which the Secretary of State shall mail process is: PO BOX 574, NEVERSINK, NEW YORK, 12765-0574 Purpose: any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of LUMBERLAND RESIDENTIAL TRACTOR SERVICES LLC. Articles of Organization filed with New York Secretary of State (“SSNY”) on 7/29/2014. office location: Sullivan County. SSNY designated a agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 44 Baran Dr. Glen Spey NY 12737.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of 9 Notes LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 8/13/14.

Office location: Sullivan County.

SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 14 Spring St, Fallsburg, NY 12733. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of HERFGOLD PROPERTIES, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with New York Secretary of State (“SSNY”) on 08/25/14. Office location: Sullivan County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Adam Gold, P.O. Box 2021, South Fallsburg, NY 12779.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Skillman Residents, LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/31/14. Office in Sullivan Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail process to Po Box 720, Monticello, NY 12701.

Purpose: General.

Pleasant View Terrace LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/22/14. Office in Sullivan Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may

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Purpose: General.

Clerk ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Susan Wade 1054 Proctor Road Glen Spey, NY 12737

Chung Hing Industrial LLC (LLC) filed Articles of Incorporation with the New York Secretary of State (SS) on May 23, 2014. LLC’s office is in Sullivan Country. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SS shall mail a copy of any service to LLC’s principal business location at 247 W 38th Street, 8th Flr. NY NY 10018

MMNR Realty LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/6/14. Office in Sullivan Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail process to Flemming Zulack Williamson Zau C/O Robert Polifka, Esq., 1 Liberty Plaza Fl 35, New York, NY 10006.

Purpose: General.

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE Please take notice that the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of Lumberland will hold a Public Hearing, pursuant to Section 276 of the Town Law on the application of Jack Comstock and Nisha Gupta for the approval of a 10 foot setback variance from Hollow Road for the siting of a carport and an area variance to permit the siting of the structure. Said property is located at 444 Hollow Road, Glen Spey (SBL 21.1.2.2). Said hearing will be held on the 21st day of October 2014, at the LUMBERLAND TOWN HALL, 1054 Proctor Road, Glen Spey, NY at 7:35 PM O’clock, at which time all interested parties will be given an opportunity to be heard.

By order of the Zoning Board of Appeals: Secretary ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Christine Smetaniuk 1054 Proctor Road Glen Spey, NY 12737

NIKO’S AUTO REPAIR, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 7/11/2014. Office in Sullivan Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to Nikolaos Niforatos, PO Box 43, Roscoe, NY 12776. Purpose: To practice automotive repairs and perform inspections.

Notice of Formation of YAFA LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 9/17/14. Office location: Sullivan County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 14 Spring St, Fallsburg, NY 12733.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

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26 • OCTOBER 2 - 8, 2014

SPORTS BRIEFS

By Richard Ross sportsinsightsny.com

THE RIVER REPORTER

Cream rising

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S

ULLIVAN COUNTY, NY—In life, as in un-homogenized milk, cream rises to the top. Midway through the fall season that is certainly the case. In girls soccer, the Eldred Lady Yellow Jackets (7-2, 2-0 OCIAA) warrant an “A” grade thus far, especially behind last week’s triad of wins including a 7-2 win over league rival Chapel Field and 2-0 and 7-1 wins over Class A Port Jervis and Monticello respectively.

Behind the voluminous scoring of Lynzee Kelty and Jordan Lepes, Eldred is on a tear, as they look to defend their Section IX, Class D title and hopefully return to the state Final Four.

Kelty is currently the girls Section IX leader with 39 points, comprised of 16 goals and seven assists. In boys soccer, Liberty (6-2-1) avenged an earlier 2-1 loss to rampaging Fallsburg (10-2) by beating the Comets 3-1 in the Van Etten Tournament with goals from Christian Fuentes, Daniel Diaz, and Killian Bloat. It was the third straight year the Indians garnered that honor. The two teams will play again on their last game of the season before the playoffs, where they may indeed meet again. In cross-country at the Tri-Valley Invitational, participated in by Eldred, Livingston Manor, Liberty, T-V and Mineola, it was T-V’s Ian Kurzrock (18:10) and Autumn Bender (23:15) who prevailed. T-V’s girls prevailed in the meet as did the Mineola boys. Eldred’s Kayla Maas (23:42) was second, while in the boys race T-V’s Aidan McHugh (20:04) marshaled third. In football, Sullivan West won by a forfeit as Rensselaer cancelled the game due to injuries sustained in a prior game against Cambridge. That gave the Bulldogs (4-0) a Tri-Valley’s Ian bye week to prepare for their first league tilt, Kurzrock (18:10) a clash against Millbrook on October 5. The was essentially Blazers 3-1 lost by one point to Highland on unchallenged in a late field goal. Meanwhile in other Class C his win at the Tri- action, Liberty (3-1, 1-0 OCIAA) trounced Valley Invitational. Tri-Valley 3-1 (0-1 OCIAA) in a league tilt. The Indians created an onsides kick landslide as they recovered a bevy of the short boots to pull away from an early punch-counterpunch affair. They led 34-13 at the half. They got a pair of TD’s from Patrick Fitzpatrick, who rushed for one and caught a pass for another. Other Indians who scored included Isiah Jackson, Brett Fiske, Kevin Morgans and Shane Black.

Tri-Valley’s scores were accrued by seniors Justin Swarthout and Jared James. Homecoming ceremonies also honored seniors John Killian, Kainin Justiniano, Andrew Raymond, Joshua Johnson, Michael Glinski and Donovan Flores. Senior Cheerleaders included Brianna Worden, Cheyenne LaPolt and Dorothy Monforte. T-V has a bye week ahead, before traveling to Millbrook. Liberty travels to Spackenkill Eldred’s Kayla Maas on October 3. Monticello (2-2) beat (23:42) finished second those Spartans 48-37 as Sterling behind Bender at the Tri- Morrison rushed for 135 yards and scored on runs of 25, 38 and 65 yards.

Valley Invitational.

Danny’s

Photos by Richard A. Ross, sportsinsightsny.com

Tri-Valley’s Autumn Bender (23:15) prevailed in the girls race at the Tri-Valley Invitational. The Lady Bears defeated Eldred and Liberty.

Liberty’s Kevin Morgans scores on a 20-yard run with 1:41 to go in the first quarter in Liberty’s 55-13 league win over Tri-Valley.

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Tri-Valley’s Justin Swarthout looks to run on an option play.

Swarthout’s electrifying runs had helped T-V in last week’s win over Eldred. He scored once in this game, but Liberty was a much tougher challenge.

Liberty’s Killian Bloat heads a ball in Liberty’s 5-0 win over Tri-Valley earlier in the week. Bloat scored one of the Indians’ three goals in the Van Etten Tournament Championship 3-1 win over Fallsburg.

It was Liberty’s third straight year of winning the tourney.

Shaun Jackson and Harriel Mangual returned interceptions for TD’s as well. In a key Class D league clash, Livingston Manor (2-2, 1-0 OCIAA) downed host Eldred 19-12 as quarterback Matt Janik fired an 18-yard TD pass to Ocean Heintz with 2:50 left in the game. Manor got TD’s via a 55-yard run by Austin Shaver and a 60-yard prior jaunt by Janik. Eldred looks to even its league record as it travels to winless Pine Plains. Manor plays a non-league game at Pawling. Finally Roscoe/Downsville fell to Deposit/Hancock 27-6. R/D travels to Chester for a league fray on October 2. For ongoing stories visit www.sportsinsightsny. com, and be sure to look in on www.sportsinsights.smugmug. com with a panoply of county superstars. Parents from Sullivan West, Eldred and Tri-Valley, who are interested in having Richard shadow their sons or daughters for the season to provide them with a DVD of outstanding action shots at the end of the season, should e-mail rross@sportsinsightsny.com.

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OCTOBER 2 - 8, 2014 • 27

THE RIVER REPORTER

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Autumn landscape tour at Grey Towers

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ILFORD, PA — Autumn leaves will be on display for the annual fall landscape tour at Grey Towers National Historic Site, 122 Old Owego Tpk., on Saturday, October 18, at 1:30 p.m.

“Evolution of the Grey Towers Landscape: Autumn in Cornelia’s Gardens” will feature the foliage displays of native shrubs, Japanese maple and European copper beeches planted by Gov. Gifford Pinchot, among other favorites.

Grey Towers horticulturist Elizabeth Hawke will provide an inside look at how some of the landscape plants, trees and buildings were incorporated into the design of the 1886-French Chateauesque mansion estate by the Pinchot family.

This program differs from regular public tours because the entire program will be focused on the exterior grounds of the estate. New this year is a feature to help visitors identify more than 30 trees on the estate. The trees have ID signs with QR (quick response) codes that visitors can scan with their digital devices for more information.

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Grey Towers National Historic Site hosts its annual landscape walk on October 18 in Milford, PA. Group size is limited, and preregistration is suggested. Regular tour fees apply. Participants can tour the mansion for half-price following the landscape tour with a special tour package price. Participants should meet in the visitor pavilion in the Grey Towers parking lot. Dress for the weather and wear comfortable shoes.

For more information or to pre-register, call 570/296-9630 or send an email to greytowers@fs.fed.us.

Guided hike on Tusten Mountain Trail

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ARROWSBURG, NY — Join the Delaware Highlands Conservancy and Trailkeeper.org, partners for a fall hike at the Tusten Mountain Trail on Saturday, October 11 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Enjoy great views of the Delaware River, fall foliage near its peak, and traverse a historic stone arch bridge. Learn about the ecology, culture and history of the area with Sullivan County Historian John Conway and the Conservancy’s stewardship and education coordinator Amanda Subjin.

The Tusten Mountain Trail is featured on the hiking website Trailkeeper.org, a onesource outlet for hiking trails and public lands in Sullivan County, NY with easyto-read, easy-to-access maps and facilities information and guides to hiking safety.

Trailkeeper.org provides access to trail information that matches hiker to trail.

The Tusten Mountain Trail is maintained by the National Park Service.

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Hikers enjoy the view of the Delaware River

at the top of the Tusten Mountain Trail.

The Delaware Highlands Conservancy and Trailkeeper will host a fall hike on the trail on Saturday, October 11.

Remember to wear hiking shoes, comfortable clothes, and to bring water for this moderately strenuous trail.

The fall hike is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Contact the Delaware Highlands Conservancy at 570/226-3164, 845/583-1010, or send an email to info@delawarehighlands.org to reserve your space and receive directions.

SOUNDINGS: taking the pulse of the Upper Delaware Watershed High gage mark, feet 9/24 9/25 9/26 9/27 9/28 9/29 9/30

3.44 3.43 3.25 3.33 3.47 3.47 3.57

High water temperature °F 9/24 9/25 9/26 9/27 9/28 9/29 9/30

61.16 59.72 63.14 65.12 65.84 63.14 60.98

Actual and avg. precipitation NYC watershed

Reservoir levels September 30, 2014 Cannonsville: 60.7% Pepacton: 75% Neversink: 78.1% Total: 76.7% Normal Total: 71.9% Total in 2013: 86.2%

Actual: Historical avg:

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River readings at Callicoon, NY

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28 • OCTOBER 2 - 8, 2014

RIVER TALK

By Sandy Long

THE RIVER REPORTER

Don’t tread on me

S

ome years back, I was riding a motorcycle on a sparsely traveled road in Pike County, PA when I saw what looked like a stick in the middle of the road. There was enough room in the travel lane to avoid the stick, and as I got closer, I took another glance at it. It wasn’t a stick at all, but a medium-sized timber rattlesnake, maybe three feet long or so.

Neither snake or rider was the worse for wear, although it did find a quieter place to bask.

October is the month when many species of snakes return to their dens for the upcoming winter hibernation. As they do, they are foraging for that last meal to tide them over through the winter.

Snakes are ectothermic, or cold blooded; during the cooler nights of early October, they will hole up in rock crevices overnight and then find warm basking areas during daytime periods of sunlight to warm up so they can function efficiently.

East-facing outcroppings are a favorite as well as other areas that catch the morning sun.

Snakes are opportunistic when it comes to basking locations, and because of this, one of the places you are most likely to see a snake is on a quiet road. The dark asphalt soaks up energy from the sun and makes a perfect warming station for

(Or run me over either, please) This red-bellied snake was found on the road in front of my home two weeks ago. They are small, growing to a maximum of 16 inches and are non-venomous. Many red-bellied snakes in this color phase are likely mistaken for “baby copperheads.�

TRR photo by Scott Rando

This October copperhead was basking on the road near the summit of Sunrise Mountain in Stokes State Forest in New Jersey. This is one of the region’s two venomous snake species. It was docile and required a long stick to shoo it safely off the road.

Black racers are one of many non-venomous snakes in the area, and one of the largest. This individual was close to five feet long. Although not poisonous, black racers will bite if handled.

However, they usually flee when approached. snakes. At times, it may appear that the snake is asleep and would allow a close approach. However, be wary, as even nonvenomous snakes may strike if threatened or handled. A snake’s metabolism and activity slows during cooler weather, so a snake just beginning to bask in the sun will be more torpid.

Because of the snake’s utilization of

roads, they suffer a certain amount of mortality due to motor vehicles; most car vs. snake encounters are accidental, especially with smaller species and young snakes. Occasionally though, someone will see what they perceive as a rattlesnake or copperhead and will run it over.

Both species are protected by law to various degrees in our area, and it usually

turns out to be a non-venomous snake that’s been misidentified. If you see one in the road with little or no traffic and it is in your way, safely park and walk toward it but not too close—five feet or more for larger snakes. Most snakes will leave the road at this point, but if not, a nudge with a long stick will coax them away.

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