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Gibson Eldridge debate fracking

By FRITZ MAYER

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TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT, NY — Republican Congressman Chris Gibson faced off against challenger Democrat Sean Eldridge in a debate over a wide range of issues before the editorial board of the Poughkeepsie Journal on October 3, which was live-streamed on the Internet.

One of the topics covered was hydraulic fracturing. Eldridge tackled the topic first.

“So, this is something I disagree with President Obama on. He’s certainly making an energy plan that’s very dependent on fracking, but I’m really concerned about polluting our drinking water, and I think it’s the wrong approach to economic development.”

Asked what energy source he did support, Eldridge answered, “I certainly support renewables like wind and solar and hydro. I think it’s realistic to think that a larger percentage of our energy can come from that. And I think the federal government can play a role in making that more efficient, and in extending the tax credits to allow that to happen, “If fracking were to go wrong and we were to pollute our drinking water, not only could that harm public health, but think about the damage that could do to our economy.”

With a different take on the issue, Gibson said in a letter sent to his constituents that he would support fracking “if it can be done safely.”

He said, “Studies are still being done. I supported Gov. Cuomo; this is the governor’s decision here. In my role as a congressman, my record is very clear. There’s been one vote on fracking in the United Sates Congress, and in that vote I was one of two Republicans to vote to protect water and air.

“You’re not going to go to Washington and ban fracking, especially not with President Obama supporting it, and my job as a congressman is to protect water and air, and I believe I’m doing that. The Environmental Defense Fund backed me. I’m the Republican lead on the Frack Act. This a Maurice Hinchey legacy; it’s four and a half pages; it’s simple.

“It has two concepts: you’ve got to disclose chemicals, and you have to comply with the Safe Drinking Water Act. So look, those who study this issue closely know that Continued on page 3

TRR photo by Amanda Reed

This buck was photographed on Route 191 near St. Josephs Church in Rileyville, PA.

It’s deer time of year

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PPER DELAWARE VALLEY — It’s the time of year when hunters take to the field on both sides of the river.

On the New York side, bow hunting season runs from October 1 through November 14 and again from December 8 through December 16.

Antlered and antlerless archery season in Pennsylvania runs from October 4 through November 15 and December 26 through January 10.

Hunting season has been suspended in seven townships

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CURRENTS: Autumn

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harvest of the Native Americans

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in Pike and Monroe counties because of the manhunt for accused gunman Eric Frein. For more on that story, turn to page 4.

Also, in this season, the number of car-deer collisions increases. According to data from State Farm Insurance, drivers in the U.S. have a one in 85 chance in having a collision with a deer from October through December.

Pennsylvania ranks number two out of 50 states where drivers are most likely to hit a deer; New York comes in at number 26.

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Water, Water, Everywhere conference announced

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ANCOCK, NY — Friends of the Upper Delaware River (FUDR) is hosting its fifth annual Water, Water, Everywhere conference (WWE), themed “The Future of the Upper Delaware River,” at the West Branch Angler Resort in Hancock, NY on October 14 and 15.

The event will feature in-depth discussions on innovative approaches to stream restoration, improving river flows throughout the watershed, and securing federal, state and local funding to increase investment in water quality improvements and the creation of a river-based economy for the region.

“The goal of WWE is to bring multiple stakeholders together to identify achievable solutions to our most pressing challenges in the watershed. These include equitable distribution of water for the benefit of everybody, protection of the nationally renowned cold-water fishery through more consistent water releases, restoring tributaries and eliminating sediment pollution, and securing the necessary levels of funding to get the job done,” said FUDR Chairman Dan Plummer.

The conference will feature interactive discussions and extensive audience participation on critical river conservation issues: Top-level decision makers and front line negotiators (known as the “Decree Party Principals”) from New York City, New York State, New Jersey and Delaware will discuss Delaware River water resource needs for their constituents and how that will shape the next water management plan (OST/FFMP) for the New York City Delaware River basin reservoirs (Cannonsville, Pepacton, Neversink).

Leading practitioners in stream restoration techniques will explain how historic and modern-day land uses have affected Upper Delaware River tributaries, the impacts that result from these conditions including sediment pollution and increased flooding, and how community leaders can get behind innovative, on-the-ground restoration projects that can result in long-term solutions that protect communities, people, water quality and wildlife.

State, regional and local professionals in conservation funding will be discussing existing opportunities and programs that fund Upper Delaware River protection and restoration projects, future investment needs that can fill funding gaps, and funding opportunities on the horizon.

“Our goal is to energize conference participants in a way that stimulates collaboration and cooperation to solve complex watershed challenges that benefit people, communities and the environment. A unified approach with clear goals and strong leadership is the only way to achieve these goals, and we want this event to jumpstart that effort,” said Jeff Skelding, executive director of FUDR. For more information contact Jeff Skelding at 410/2458021, or visit www.fudr.org to view the conference agenda and get directions.

Corrections • A story about the three-way race in Pennsylvania’s 10th Congressional District misstated the results of a recent poll. The results of the poll were: incumbent Republican Tom Marino had support of 38% of respondents, Democratic challenger Scott Brion had support from 26% and independent candidate Nick Troiano had support from 16%.

• A proofreaders’ error led to misidentifying the author of last week’s River Talk column about snakes. The author is Scott Rando.

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IN BRIEF Rabid cow found in Sullivan

Tusten goes solar

SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY — A cow in Sullivan County tested positive for rabies in late September. This is the first confirmed case of rabies in Sullivan County so far this year. The rabies virus occurs commonly in animals throughout Sullivan County and across New York State, with the vast majority of rabies cases reported each year occurring in wild animals, including raccoons, bats, foxes, skunks and woodchucks.

Domestic animals account for less than 10% of the reported rabies cases, which most often include cats, cattle and dogs. Small rodents (such as squirrels, rats, mice, hamsters, guinea pigs, gerbils, and chipmunks, and lagomorphs (such as rabbits and hares) are almost never found to be infected with rabies and have not been known to cause rabies among humans in the United States.

To protect yourself against rabies, be sure your dogs, cats and ferrets are up-to-date on their rabies vaccinations. Vaccinated pets serve as a buffer between rabid wildlife and man. Vaccines for dogs, cats and ferrets over three months of age are effective for a one-year period. [See page 14 of our PETS section for more on rabies.]

TUSTEN, NY — Amidst the chaos at the recent Tusten Town Board meetings concerning the sale of the Narrowsburg School, some news went unreported.

The town board awarded a solar panel bid to Atlantech Solar, which means Tusten will be the first municipality in Sullivan County to go solar.

The Tusten Energy Committee researched the possibility of bringing solar panels to the town. After presenting all the information they had gathered, the town decided to go with a lease agreement. A solicitation for bids was put out and from the bids received, the town chose Atlantech. The contract has been signed and right now the location is being approved.

Members of the Tusten Energy Committee are Brandi Merolla, Chair; Star Hesse, Charles Blanchard; and Supervisor Carol Wingert.

“Two-and-a-half years ago our volunteer committee vowed to reduce the carbon footprint of the town,” Merolla said. “We couldn’t be happier to have found a solar company that met all of our requirements. The solar array will be mounted on town-owned land at no expense to the town.

“In 25 years we expect to save the town approximately $634,000 on our electric bills for all town-owned buildings, facilities and streetlights. We are thrilled.”

Marino campaign criticizes Troiano WILLIAMSPORT, PA — After independent candidate Nick Troiano released a poll showing that he would stand a chance of beating incumbent Tom Marino in a two-way race, but not in the three-way race now underway, Ryan Barton, Marino’s campaign manager, released a statement saying “recent polls show Marino’s overwhelming favorability over opponents” in the district.

Barton said, “Tom’s opponents now tout their selfconducted polls designed to paint a picture of closeness in this race. That’s simply a lie. The people here know better and can see right through such blatant desperation. Nick is lagging significantly behind in the polls even after launching a television ad, which he paid for with funds from his DC political friends.

Furthermore, Nick has continued to drop in the polls after admitting to voting for Barack Obama and endorsing his dangerous policies that are hurting the hard-working people of our district.”

He added, “People simply cannot trust him to make good decisions after voting for a man, Obama, whose policies and intense political divisiveness are destroying our country. A vote for Troiano and [Democratic candidate Scott] Brion is a vote for Obamacare, higher taxes and cronyism.”

Senate passes Baker bill HARRISBURG, PA — A long-time legislative goal of Sen. Lisa Baker (R-20) moved closer to reality with the Pennsylvania Senate’s unanimous passage recently of legislation to create a state disaster-assistance program. Similar to programs in more than 20 other states, her initiative would provide grants to county and municipal governments suffering from flash floods, tornadoes and other localized disasters.

“In a small community, losses can far exceed means, whether the disaster affected one street or 100,” Baker said. “However, today’s disaster-assistance programs only apply when the tragedy is large enough to draw a federal declaration.”

The program would give state grants to public entities to cope with uninsured losses caused by flash floods, fires, snowstorms, tornadoes, landslides, hazardous material spills and other emergencies, but that fall below the state’s $17.5 million threshold for federal aid.

An estimated 2,500 small disasters occur in the Commonwealth each year, according to estimates from nonprofit disaster relief organizations.

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Narrowsburg school contract transferred

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ARROWSBURG, NY — According to a note to supporters from Brendan and Kathy Weiden, the assignment of the contract to purchase the Narrowsburg school was completed on October 3. That means Joan Buto is no longer in line to purchase the school and the attached 14 acres, and the sale from the Sullivan West School District to the Weidens will move forward.

The note from the Weidens said, “We look forward to the next segment of this great adventure—our due diligence on the properties.”

Buto had planned to turn the school into a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center, which immediately sparked a large wave of protest from the community.

The saga of the sale of the school, which has been vacant for the past decade, played out through the summer and began with a meeting of the Sullivan West Board of Education on June 19, at which the decision was made to accept a bid of $751,00 from Buto over the bid from the Weidens, which was $9,000 less.

Members of the school board argued that they had a fi-

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I’m doing all I can to protect water and air.

“The governor may ultimately decide not to frack. I’ve always said, let science lead the way, let’s see what these studies say. So I think the jury is still out on this.

“One other thing I want to bring up is home rule. I’ve always believed that at the end of the day, regardless of the decision that Gov. Cuomo comes out with, if people in a locality don’t want to frack, no one should force them. When the courts came out in favor of home rule, I thought that was one of the best developments and it was certainly something I support.”

Campaign claims The two campaigns have attacked each other on the issue of fracking. Gibson’s campaign calls Eldridge hypocritical for attacking Gibson’s stand on fracking, while holding large investments in fracking companies. They issued this statement in a press release, “According to his financial disclosure, Sean and his husband own stock and/or bonds in at least 20 of the largest fracking companies in the country.”

The Eldridge campaign responded, and said, “Sean has a diverse set of investments that are managed by a third party.

Similar to mutual and pension funds— including the New York State Common Retirement Fund—he’s invested in many sectors of the U.S. economy. If elected, Sean will place his investments in a blind trust.”

Eldridge also criticized Gibson for signing the “Koch Brothers’ Climate Pledge.”

The pledge, which was created by the group Americans for Prosperity, which is funded by the Koch brothers, requires signers to “oppose any legislation relating to climate change that includes a net increase in government revenue.”

duciary responsibility to the district to accept the highest offer, but some residents did not necessarily agree that was the case, and several residents, including the Weidens, filed a lawsuit against the school district over what they considered to be irregularities in the proposed sale.

Also in the wake of the school board meeting a group called Narrowsburg Organized for Responsible School Usage (NORSU) formed and organized a letter-writing campaign, which resulted in 300 letters being sent to officials in Albany regarding concerns about the proposed sale.

NORSU also engaged county legislator Alan Sorensen, a professional planner and former Sullivan County planning commissioner, to write a report about the school and the zoning. The report concluded that a rehabilitation center at the school would not be compliant with town zoning. In order to go forward, Buto would have needed a variance from the town zoning board of appeals (ZBA) and other permits. It’s not clear if the ZBA would have granted a variance or not, but Buto never applied to the board for a variance.

The Weiden’s proposed use for the school, which includes activities related to the community, depending on the ultimate details, may not require a variance, but will likely require a special-use permit.

In any case, on September 3, Buto submitted a request to the Sullivan West Central School District to allow her to assign her contract for the purchase of the school to the Weidens. At a special meeting the next day, the board agreed to the change.

But when Buto and the attorneys met to finish the assignment on September 12, Buto said she would not go forward with the deal unless the price of the school were raised to $1.5 million, with roughly half of that going to Buto. The Weidens did not agree to those terms, which is what Buto later said she expected, and the move prompted the Weidens to file another lawsuit claiming that Buto was in breach of contract.

Judge Stephan Schick agreed with the Weidens and ordered that Buto move forward with transferring the contract of sale to the Weidens.

Eldred music program shines

By FRITZ MAYER

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LDRED, NY — Five students from Eldred High School have been selected to perform in advanced regional music programs. Audrey Mellan, Julia Kerhley and Alex D’Angelo will perform in the Hudson Valley Honors Youth Symphonic Band; and Natalie Gonzalez and Tyler Smith will perform with the Wind Ensemble at Monroe-Woodbury High School.

Brian Nivison, the director of music at Eldred Central School district, wrote that these students were the only ones from Sullivan County that are participating.

He wrote, “They were selected through

a rigorous audition process that began last June. They each had to make recordings of very difficult and challenging audition pieces to submit to the directors for review. The directors for the two groups are Mr. Richard Regan, director of bands at Monroe-Woodbury High School; and Dr. Bradley Ethington, director of bands at Syracuse University.

“The students participate in five Thursday evening, two-hour-long rehearsals.

These began during the first week of the school year. There will be culminating concerts presented on Saturday, October 18 (symphonic band), and Sunday, October 19 (wind ensemble) at Monroe-Woodbury High School.”

TRR photo by Fritz Mayer

Alex D’Angelo, left, Tyler Smith, Julia Kehrley, and Audrey Mellan are four of five Eldred students chosen to participate in the Hudson Valley Honors Youth Symphonic Band or the Wind Ensemble at Monroe-Woodbury High School. Natalie Gonzalez was also selected, but not available for the photograph.

Shorter homeless motel stays

By FRITZ MAYER

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ONTICELLO, NY — When individuals or families become homeless in Sullivan County, sometimes they are placed in a motel.

These days, the average stay for a homeless family in a motel at county expense is nine days; in the past it was not unusual for a family to stay in a motel for up to two years.

That information was discussed at a meeting of the Sullivan County Health and Family Services Committee on October 3. Randy Parker, commissioner of the Division of Family Services (DFS), said that the number of individuals in motels these days is far less than before, though there are also sometimes families. Currently there are about 10 individuals, and most of them have been released from a correctional facility.

Parker said the practices regarding

homeless people who apply for assistance have changed over the past couple of years. Now, if a person shows up and says he or she is homeless, rather than automatically placing the person in a motel, the department attempts to find a more permanent solution and will contact the person’s friends or relatives.

Parker said, “Maybe [the applicant] burned a bridge with a friend. We will try to help them work that out and avoid the motel placement.”

In a reference to Giselle Steketee, the director of temporary assistance, Parker said, “Before, her role was to be the case manager for the department and to get the folks out of the motel. Now, her role is more on the front end and to prevent that motel placement.”

Steketee said, “There’s been a change in the culture.” She said that people who fear they may be receiving an eviction notice are coming to DFS before the evic-

tion notice is given to work on a solution before there is homelessness.

She said, “We see more of a personal responsibility.”

Legislator Cindy Gieger said the people who are coming in are better off under the new practices because they end up in more permanent residences, which, unlike motels, have kitchens where food can be prepared.

Parker added that the numbers of homeless are also lower now because “folks who are not truly residents of Sullivan County are not coming.”

In talking about other forms of assistance, the applications for the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, which was formerly called the Food Stamps Program, are still increasing for people who don’t earn enough money to adequately feed themselves.

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Changes at county nursing home Facility gets new administrator, planned solar farm

By FRITZ MAYER

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ONTICELLO, NY — The Sullivan County Adult Care Center, which is the county-owned nursing home in Liberty, was a topic of discussion at a meeting at the government center on October 2. It was announced that the facility has a new administrator named Shennoy Wellington.

Members of the Family Council, an advocacy group for residents of the facility, turned out to make a few points about the facility. Jim Dirie, a former president of the council, said that the county needs to advertise the facility, especially now that it has added a secure Alzheimer’s and dementia unit, the only one in Sullivan County, and a rehab unit has also been added.

Dirie said that some people living in the western part of the county aren’t aware that the facility exists.

He also asked that the county commit to at least a fiveyear moratorium on considering a sale of the facility, although at the present, there is no consideration of such a sale.

Randy Parker, the commissioner of the Sullivan County Division of Health and Family Services, said a marketing outreach coordinator had been hired and a comprehensive marketing plan was being developed.

Elsewhere in the state, many counties have sold off or

privatized their county-owned nursing homes.

In Orange County, there has long been a push to privatize the nursing home. In Delaware County, the countyowned facility was sold to a private owner in 2006 and was closed by the state in 2012 because of numerous violations.

At least 11 counties outside of New York City have sold their publicly-owned nursing homes since 1997.

According to a 2013 report by the Center for Governmental Research, much of the cost of operating a publicly-owned nursing home in New York State is related to “high costs of employee benefits, largely due to health insurance and pension costs. Median employee benefit costs per resident day in county-owned homes rose 181% in the 10 years ending in 2010.”

The report also said, “In 2010, 92% of the county homes in the state lost money, with median losses per resident day doubling since 2006 and quadrupling since 2001.

County homes are rapidly losing market share to nonpublic homes, particularly to for-profit providers.”

Sullivan legislators hope to enhance revenue with the recent improvements.

Solar power planned In other news about the Adult Care Center, the county announced that a new solar farm will be constructed at

TRR photo by Fritz Mayer

The adult care facility in Liberty, NY has a new administrator and will be getting a new solar power array. the facility and will be capable of providing most if not all of the electricity used by the center.

SolarCity Corporation will develop the project and sell electricity to the county at a reduced rate, saving the county an estimated $75,000 per year.

The Sullivan Alliance for Sustainable Development (SASD), working through the Sullivan County Office of Sustainable Energy, had earlier identified the Adult Care Center as a major consumer of electricity and the site as an optimal one for a large-scale solar array, both because of the acreage available and the electricity demand at the site.

The research was included in the Climate Action Plan that SASD drafted for the county (which was formally adopted by the County Legislature in April), which recommended the pursuit of power-purchase agreements for renewable-energy installations at county facilities.

Police not commenting on Frein letter; search continues Pike highlights domestic violence issue

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LOOMING GROVE, PA — Pennsylvania State Police say they will not comment on a letter reportedly written by accused cop-killer Matthew Frein.

The letter was reported by CNN on October 6, and quoted law enforcement officials who were familiar with the nearly month-long search for Frein.

The network reported that while the letter was related to the September 12 shooting, it did not provide a motive for the attack, which killed one officer and wounded another, nor did the report say when or where the letter was recovered.

State police spokesman Thomas Kelly issued this statement about the report, “I am not commenting on evidence found unless it poses a threat to the community.

I understand some networks are reporting information obtained through sources. This is the only official source and I cannot confirm anything reported by ‘sources.’”

Meanwhile, nearly 1,000 officers continue the search for the 31-year-old Frein in the area between Pike and Monroe counties, and the Pennsylvania Game Commission has temporarily closed all hunting and trapping seasons in seven townships in the area.

Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director R. Matthew Hough on September 30 issued an executive order to close temporarily the hunting and trapping seasons in Price, Barrett and Paradise townships in Monroe County; and Blooming Grove, Porter, Lehman and Greene townships in Pike County.

The closure affects all private and public lands, including the portions of State Game Lands 180, 183 and 221 located within those townships. Those portions of game lands are closed to all public access while the executive order is in effect.

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Police said this gear belongs to accused cop killer Matthew Frein, and say they have found other evidence that he has stockpiled supplies in the woods in the region.

Hunting and trapping seasons will remain closed in the townships until the executive order is lifted, which will be announced by the game commission in a statewide news release that will be posted on the agency’s website at the time it is issued.

The closure was initiated after the state police advised that troopers who are part of the search for Frein had uncovered explosive devices that apparently were left behind in wooded areas by the fugitive and would pose an obvious danger to anyone who would encounter them.

Hough said the discovery of the devices, and the danger associated with the search effort in general, would pose too great a risk to hunters, trappers and members of the general public if the hunting season remained open.

ILFORD, PA — David Bever, executive director of Safe Haven of Pike County, spoke on October 2 as the county commissioners named October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Pike. Noting that both men and women are victims of domestic violence, Bever said incidents like the recent video of TRR photo by David Hulse NFL running back Ray David Bever Rice punching his then fiancée quickly lose focus. Since then, he said there has been little about Rice, more about the NFL’s handling of the incident and speculation about his now-wife’s continuing to stay with Rice for “money and fame.” Bever said that most women stay out of “fear for their lives,” as leaving is the time when most women are killed. Safe Haven sponsored a candlelight vigil and march on October 8 in Milford. Visit www.shopc.org for more information and a complete list of the month’s activities.

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River council awards annual TAG grants

By DAVID HULSE

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ARROWSBURG, NY — The Upper Delaware Council (UDC) approved $28,928 in 2015 local Technical Assistance (TAG) grants on October 2.

The grants will fund 11 projects designed to help fulfill goals of the Upper Delaware’s river management plan.

With $30,000 to distribute, combined requests submitted by the August 22 deadline totaled $49,438.

The UDC Project Review Committee recommendations, were accepted by the full council at its October 2 monthly meeting. The UDC’s (federal) fiscal year begins on October 1.

Approved 2015 grant recipients: Town of Delaware—$6,670 to complete three phases of codification for all its local laws and ordinances Town of Fremont—$4,018 to acquire and install a building and code enforcement software program with training provided

Town of Fremont—$1,134 to print and distribute The Echo newsletter as published by the Basket Historical Society of the Upper Delaware Valley Town of Highland—$542 to create soil maps and update the town’s zoning maps to include an overlay of the river corridor.

Town of Highland—$1,500 to upgrade the town’s website and draft a written social-media policy Town of Lumberland—$2,800 to create topographic maps, and to acquire and install complaint-tracking software for the code enforcement office Town of Tusten—$552 to create topographic maps with parcel boundary lines and the river corridor boundary Sullivan County—$3,000 to contract with the Delaware Highlands Conservancy for an eagle educational and interpretive initiative Damascus Township—$2,500 to revise the township communications ordinance

a construction manual for sanitary sewers and appurtenances, and to print new sign and subdivision ordinances Shohola Township—$3,900 to graphically design and produce history-related kiosk panels

The latest grant round brings to $774,322 the cumulative amount that the UDC has provided to its member municipalities since 1988. In all, 230 projects have been funded through the TAG program.

Grants are available for research, planning and studies conducted by the UDC’s eight member New York towns (Hancock, Fremont, Delaware, Cochecton, Tusten, Lumberland, Highland, and Deerpark), five Pennsylvania townships (Damascus, Berlin, Lackawaxen, Shohola, and Westfall), and their encompassing five rivercorridor counties. They can provide seed money for a municipality to embark on a project without having to dip into local tax dollars. Multiple applications are allowed.

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Pictured seated from the left are Lisa Champeau, left, Melissa Rickard, Karen Barchak, and Kelly Gregory. Standing are commissioners Wendell Kay, left and Brian Smith, Patty Carcione of WMH, and Commissioner Jonathan Fritz.

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Berlin Township—$2,312 to prepare and publish

Eldred facilities upgrades planned

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LEN SPEY, NY — Although the proposed upgrades to both schools in the Eldred Central School District would mean a hike in school property taxes, only a handful of residents came to the public hearing October 2, where Superintendent Robert Dufour presented the final proposal, complete with artist’s rendering of the new sports fields and other improvements. After an executive session, the board agreed unanimously to support the plan; but in order for it to happen, the next step is a referendum.

“Basically, the purpose of the review is to look at the state of the infrastructure and our facilities, to assess whatever needs to be done here,” Dufour said at the beginning of the PowerPoint presentation. The plan is the result of a review of facilities mandated by the state every five years, and parts of it reflect mandatory safety repairs and upgrades.

The plan as presented will cost $5.5 million, and although the upgrades and improvements are split into five categories according to priority, voters will not be given a choice of voting for one or two priorities. They will have to vote either “yes” or “no” to the proposed plan. John Tola, a representative of Savin Engineers, PC from Pleasantville, who prepared the plan, said, “Everything is packaged together to get the maximum school aid. State aid is 44.7% of the cost.”

Laurie Terri, a resident asked, “What happens if it goes down?”

Dufour replied, “State review is mandated. Some of the items on the plan have to be done. Engineers do recommendations based on their review, but we don’t have to take them.”

Board member Carol Bliefernick added, “If it doesn’t pass, we have to do some of them anyway.”

The estimated cost of all items for both schools in the first year adds up to

$3,218,750, and includes repairs/upgrades to buildings and parking lots and other outside areas, as well as construction of new sports facilities at both Eldred Senior/Junior High School and George Ross Mackenzie Elementary School.

Some residents voiced doubts over the added cost, and the wisdom of using the money for something that’s not going to help the academic programs at school.

Glen Spey resident Martha Tully said, “We’re looking at a new tax hike. Probably, a lot that’s on here is a wish list. We should be focused on construction of buildings and making sure they’re safe, rather than coming out with new track, new bleachers, and a concession stand there.”

Board Vice Chair Amador Laput said he was solidly behind the plan, while Chair Doug Reiser said, “I have no idea if it will go through here.”

The referendum takes place on December 16 at the high school.

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ONESDALE, PA — Hoping to turn around what was described as “an alarming rate” of breast cancer mortality in Wayne County, women turned out for the October 2 proclamation of Breast Cancer Awareness Month in Wayne, by the county commissioners.

Lisa Champeau of Wayne Memorial Hospital said the recognition and the upcoming “Puttin’ on the Pink” day on October 10 are to highlight women’s health and bring mammography services to more women. Champeau said 100% of proceeds from the sale of $5 pink lapel ribbons will benefit the hospital auxiliary’s initiative to fund a mobile mammography van to bring services to women who cannot easily come in for hospital services. Melissa Rickard said she was there because she was diagnosed on her 37th birthday. She said, “the key is early detection… and alarming statistics in Wayne show women being diagnosed in the later stages of the disease.” Champeau said statistics vary from year to year, but Wayne County recently was 17th highest in the state in breast cancer mortality.

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ith regard to the question as to whether global warming is currently occurring, discussed in these pages in an editorial on September 24 and a letter to the editor in last week’s newspaper, we offer this chart and some related verbiage from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) website.

The chart does not show absolute temperatures; it shows the difference between the mean annual temperatures in each year compared to temperatures in a standard base period, aka “temperature anomalies.” The base period selected is 1951-1980 (see FAQs from the site quoted below). The numbers on the chart measure a combination of both land and water temperatures. According to the World Meteorological Association, more than 90% of the excess energy trapped by greenhouse gases is stored in the oceans, so both land and water must be measured to get an accurate indication of temperature changes.

Note that although there has not been a sharp increase since 1998, the mean tempera-

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Warming or not? ture anomaly was higher in both 2005 and 2009 than in 1998. Note also that throughout the period, temperatures remained well above the base-period mean (shown as the 0 line on the chart).

This is not the first period on the chart during which temperatures could have been argued to have been moving sideways for more than 10 years. The peak of the mean annual temperature in 1944, for instance, was not exceeded until 1973.

A World Meteorological Organization report issued in March of 2014 gives the following additional information: “Thirteen of the 14 warmest years on record have all occurred in the 21st century, and each of the last three decades has been warmer than the previous one, culminating with 2001-2010 as the warmest decade on record. The average global land and ocean surface temperature in 2013 was 14.5°C (58.1°F) — 0.50°C (0.90°F) above the 1961–1990 average and 0.03°C (0.05°F) higher than the 2001–2010 decadal average.”

Global Land-Ocean Temperature Index

Data from National Aeronautics and Space Administration website, http://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/graphs_v3/

FAQ from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration website: Q. What are temperature anomalies?

A. Temperature anomalies indicate how much warmer or colder it is than normal for a particular place and time. For the Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) analysis, normal always means the average over the 30-year period 1951-1980 for that place and time of year. This base period is specific to GISS, not universal. But note that trends do not depend on the choice of the base period: If the absolute temperature at a specific location is two degrees higher than a year ago, so is the corresponding temperature anomaly, no matter what base period is selected, since the normal temperature that is subtracted is the same for both years.

Q. Why stick with the 1951-1980 base period?

A. The primary focus of the GISS analysis are long-term

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temperature changes over many decades and centuries, and a fixed base period makes the anomalies consistent over time.

Q. What is L-OTI, the Land-Ocean Temperature Index?

A. Weather stations reporting surface air temperatures (SATs) are positioned on land, which covers only one third of the planet; the rest is covered by oceans where SAT reports are rare. However, water temperatures (SSTs, sea surface temperatures) are available from ship and buoy reports and more recently there are also SST estimates derived from satellite data. Whereas SATs and SSTs may be very different (since air warms and cools much faster than water), their anomalies are very similar (if the water temperature is five degrees above normal, the air right above the water is also likely to be about five degrees warmer than normal).

This is not true in the presence of sea ice, since in that case water temperature will stay at the freezing level. This allows us to use SST anomalies as proxies for SAT anomalies in regions without sea ice. L-OTI maps show SAT anomalies over land and sea ice, and show SST anomalies over (ice-free) water.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR An open letter to Town of Bethel residents

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To all residents: I was informed today [October 3] that the Sullivan County Legislature passed a new contractual agreement with the Town of Bethel and the Bethel Local Development Corporation (BLDC) in regards to the former Smallwood Golf Course property. The town approved it at our town board meeting last week. On behalf of Bethel residents, I would like to specifically thank our legislator and chairman, Scott Samuelson, as well as each member of the legislature. Although we had some disagreements on this issue, they all agreed to meet with us in an open meeting, and they all asked good questions and provided input on this final agreement. I think it was an example of local governments working through a difficult issue together, and now the final product is a win for the county, the town, the BLDC, the environment and the stakeholders in the area where this project is located. There will be more information to follow on this great project.

Daniel Sturm, supervisor Town of Bethel, NY

QUOTE OF THE WEEK “Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.”

— John Adams Contract to purchase Narrowsburg School reassigned Dear friends, supporters and neighbors, We thank you all for your continued encouragement and support for our plan for the Narrowsburg School building. We share with you the news that the closing of the Assignment of the Contract to Purchase the Narrowsburg School building and the nearby acres took place earlier today [October 3].

We thank Joan Buto for completing the assignment. We look forward to beginning the next segment of this great our due diligence on the properties. adventure With much thanks, Brendan and Kathy Weiden Narrowburg, NY

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Protecting riparian buffers in Pennsylvania The Pennsylvania Land Trust Association urges [PA state senators] to oppose HB 1565. Enactment of this legislation would cause irreversible harm to Pennsylvania’s Continued on page 7

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MY VIEW

MIXED GREENS

By Linda Reik

By Carol Roig

Harms of gas compressor emissions

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n August, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) published an Environmental Assessment (EA) about potential environmental effects of the natural gas East Side Expansion Project by Columbia Gas Transmission LLC, a subsidiary of NiSource, in accordance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act. This FERC EA concludes that the project would not significantly affect the quality of the human environment and recommends the commission find “no significant impact” and require certain mitigation measures.

The project includes demolition of the existing Milford compressor station and construction of a replacement 13 times the existing capacity. A NiSource report lists the expected emissions per year of volatile organic compounds, hazardous air pollutants, greenhouse gases, nitrogen oxide, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide and particulate matter (see www.NoMilfordCompressor.org).

From the EA, it is expected that polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) will be encountered during demolition.

Exposure to expected emissions could be devastating to human health and health care costs. During pregnancy, fossil fuel toxins reach the fetus and can permanently alter stem cells. Infants are born with a “body burden” of environmental chemicals. Human defenses are poorly developed in children; toxins may cause asthma and diabetes in later life. Industrial toxic chemicals have long half-lives, are poorly metabolized, are poorly excreted, persist and accumulate in human bodies. While children are most vulnerable, adults show the same adverse effects.

These disturbing findings and more were presented by three prominent physicians who study fossil-fuel pollutants at a recent conference in New York City (origin.library.constantcont a c t . c o m /d ow n l o a d /g e t /f i l e /1 10 9 9 8 7 0 8 8 3 8 8 - 4 0 / HF+CompressedFlyer(1)+copy.pdf ).

An expert on volatile organic compounds in gas emissions and PCBs, David O. Carpenter, MD, director of the Institute for Health and the Environment, SUNY Albany, said that inhalation of chemicals can lower children’s

IQs permanently, resulting in reduced cognitive function and adverse behavioral effects. Volatile chemicals are directly absorbed in the lung, and chemicals attached to particulate matter are retained in the lung. More adverse health conditions may occur from exposure to the expected emissions including respiratory infections, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and damage to the liver, kidney, immune system, reproductive system, nervous system and endocrine system. Air pollutants can accumulate in the body for years, with irreversible health consequences and health care costs for life.

Under the proposed project, people’s lungs would be subject to damage from radioactive radon gas emissions.

Only smoking causes more cases of lung cancer than radon. Should Marcellus Shale gas travel through Columbia’s system, radon exposure could be up to 70 times greater than gas from other shales. Since Tennessee’s Northeast Upgrade Project, situated 700 feet from Columbia’s compressor site, began transporting gas last November, local residents report smelling gas daily. When trace amounts of odorant in gas can be smelled, it means that gas is present in ambient air along with radon and other toxic gases. No remedy of existing gas smell has occurred. This EA dismisses the risk of exposure to radon as “not significant” (2-94). This EA states “long-term operational emissions would result from the proposed new combustion equipment” at the station (2-89), and dismisses any cumulative impacts (2-111).

Contact your elected representatives to oppose this flawed EA for deficient measures of air quality, deficient mitigation requirements and dismissal of cumulative impacts. Demand a new Environmental Impact Statement.

Because the Delaware Valley School’s property is less than five miles from the compressor site and fog forms over the schools, emissions must be fully measured and tracked before, during and after demolition and through operations. By not even considering electric engines for the compressor, this EA forces economic costs of chronic and debilitating diseases caused by fossil fuel pollutants onto the public.

[Linda Reik is a resident of Youngsville, NY.]

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water quality and increase the destruction wrought by flooding. (See The River Reporter’s editorial at www. riverreporter.com/editorial/4302/2014/10/01/environmental-protection-or-economic-growth-we-need-both.)

The bill cannot be fixed because its central feature— the neutering of buffer requirements—is fundamentally wrong. The pressing need and scientific consensus that resulted in the establishment of riparian buffer protections for High Quality (HQ) and Exceptional Value (EV) streams four years ago has not changed. Riparian buffers are by far the most effective and least expensive approach to sustaining water quality and reducing the harm caused by erosion, sedimentation and flooding.

An individual’s exercise of his or her rights should not be unreasonably burdened by government regulation.

However, with rights come responsibilities. Each of us has a responsibility to not degrade the waters and fisheries shared by all; we all have an obligation to not cause flooding for those downstream of us. The riparian buffer regulations targeted by HB 1565 feature carefully balanced provisions to protect water quality and prevent

flooding while assuring that no-one pursuing development is unreasonably burdened.

Rather than eliminate buffer protections for HQ and EV streams, the General Assembly should be exploring sensible modifications to the Clean Streams Law that would encourage the protection of riparian buffers along Pennsylvania’s other streams to guard against their further degradation.

Andrew M. Loza, executive director Harrisburg, PA [The Pennsylvania Land Trust Association represents 75 member organizations and their 120,000 members.]

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Bigger or better?

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ver the past decade or so, I have heard many variations on the theme that the American way of life is one of plenitude and that asking Americans to change how they live is somehow un-American. These arguments peaked in 2001 as Congress debated renewed CAFE (Corporate Average Fuel Economy) standards for fuel efficiency, and the Bush Administration unveiled an energy policy that stressed expanded fossil fuel supply and cut Department of Energy funding for energy efficiency research by 29%. Supporters of the plan equated energy conservation with rationing, fuel efficiency with a sacrifice of our standard of living. They promised we could have it all if we would just go bigger and open up more areas to oil and gas production.

The idea that “bigger is better” seems to be central to American life, along with its corollary “more is better,” two ideas embedded in our economy and cultural identity. He who dies with the most toys wins. I’ve always thought that was rather confused and self-defeating, because the more we equate well-being with unlimited consumption, the less we are able to pursue genuine well-being.

When we apply principles of sustainability to our decisions, we go beyond “bigger is better” to ask questions. Better for whom? How much is enough? What suits my needs? Sustainability chooses quality over quantity. The small-house movement exemplifies this thinking by emphasizing quality of design, materials, finished details, textures and the home’s relationship with nature, all of which elevate the idea of quality of experience over square footage. Energy efficiency is an important component; high-performance systems that conserve energy make the home less expensive to operate and healthier and more comfortable to live in. We can’t all build new homes to meet this ideal, but we can apply the notion of high performance—the most effective energy systems, building technologies and everyday practices—to make our existing homes as efficient and comfortable as possible.

As the price of photovoltaic (PV) technology comes down, we are going to see a number of exciting initiatives that will promote mass installations of affordable solar PV for our homes and businesses. But we shouldn’t lose sight of the principles of conservation and good design. We should focus first on energy efficiency, get comprehensive home energy assessments and implement retrofits that will reduce the size of the electricity load and prepare the way for renewable energy systems right-sized to meet our needs. If we don’t embrace and internalize the principle of energy conservation, we will squander resources, as we make this vital transition to renewable power, just as we have squandered fossil fuel resources over the past 100 years.

It’s kind of like buying a coat. You could argue that it makes sense to buy a coat that’s three sizes too big because you get more fabric that way. But I don’t want the biggest coat I can buy; I want a nice coat that keeps me warm and fits me. It’s not about austerity. It’s about demanding better.

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OBITUARIES ROBERT I BOSCH

MICHAEL J. GUIDICE

Robert I. Bosch, of Eldred, NY, retired owner of Bosch Construction and lifelong resident of the area, passed away at home with his family by his side on Friday, October 3, 2014.

He was 89 years old.

The son of the late Herman and Mary Horton Bosch, he was born in Eldred, NY on March 27, 1925.

A family statement reads, “Our ‘Pop’ will be forever remembered by everyone who knew and loved him as the kindest husband, father, grandpa, great grandpa and friend to many.

“He loved to tell a ‘great’ story about one of his many adventures, leaving no details out, and laughing the whole way through.

Pop was at his best when he was building a house, tinkering in his workshop, or hanging out at the junkyard wheeling and dealing. When he could no longer build he went on to start a lawn mower repair business and worked well into his 80s. His happiest moments were always when he was surrounded by his family and would often say. ‘I love my kids.’ Pop will be forever missed and his legacy will live on in our hearts. Rest in peace, Pop, for you are our Hero.”

He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Carolyn E. Rhodes Bosch; son Harold R. Bosch of Herndon, VA; two daughters, Robin Dyson-Velez and her companion Luis Nadal of Eldred, NY, and Mary Scholten of Buffalo, NY; three grandchildren, Eric Bosch, Marlo Schorling and her husband Kevin, Tatiana Williams and her husband Joseph; five great-grandchildren, Seth (Joshua), Sean, Liam, Jake and Noah; several nieces, nephews and cousins.

Bob is predeceased by his brother Herman Bosch, sister Marjorie Kohler, daughterin- law Vicki Bosch, son-in-law George Velez and his granddaughter-in-law Mandy Bosch.

Cremation will take place at Maple Hill Crematory, Archbald, PA. A memorial service will be at a later date.

Donations can be made in his name to: Hospice of Orange and Sullivan Co. 800 Stony Brook Ct. Newburgh, NY 12550.

Michael J. Guidice, 65, of Eldred, NY, a longtime resident of the area, passed away on Wednesday, October 1, 2014 at home with his family by his side.

The son of the late Jimmy and Florence Jean Guidice, he was born December 14, 1948 in Brooklyn, NY. He was married to Laurie M. Szaroleta Guidice, she survives.

Michael was a retired maintenance supervisor for Monticello Housing Authority. Michael was a former member of the Highland Lion’s Club.

A family statement reads: “Michael was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He had a passion for cars, building them and racing them. He also enjoyed raising Koi fish. He was truly a special person and will truly be missed by all.”

Survivors include his wife Laurie; his three sons, Michael Guidice Jr. and his wife Maria of Brooklyn, NY, Alexander Guidice of Brooklyn, NY, James Guidice of Eldred, NY; one daughter, Lisa Modica of Brooklyn, NY; and four grandchildren, Peter Vasquez, Alexander Guidice Jr., Katlyn Guidice and Gerard Modica.

Cremation will take place at Maple Hill Crematory, Archbald, PA. Donations may be made to the Leukemia Research Foundation, 3520 Lake Ave., Ste 202, Wilmette, IL 60091.

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DEBRA JENNINGS Debra Jennings, 58, of Sebastian, FL, formerly of Honesdale, passed away peacefully at Sebastian River Medical Center on September 26 after a long and very courageous battle with cancer.

Debbie was the daughter of the late Janet Iloff Jennings of FL and Patricia and the late Ralph Jennings of Honesdale.

Debbie is survived by her long-time companion Tony Puya and their beloved dog, a Bichon Frise named Toby.

She is also survived by a sister, Donna Day of Honesdale; two brothers, Ronald Jennings and his wife Heidi of FL and David Jennings of CT; a son, Adam Jennings and his wife Heidi and their children Michael and Avery; daughters, Christine Johnson and her daughters Baylee and Madelyn, Jamie Gager and her son Daniel all of Honesdale; Stacy Grund and her husband John and their children Louie Brahm, Alli Simpson, and Jack and Kate Grund of Beach Lake; and Sara Copley of Texas; also many nieces, nephews and cousins.

Debbie’s children would like to thank her friends and family for the support that she was given throughout her illness.

They would especially like to thank her friends from Wayne Memorial Hospital and Sebastian River Medical Center, both of which had previously employed her; and her church family at Christ the King Lutheran Church in Sebastian.

CONSTANCE M. VAN KEUREN Constance M. Van Keuren died peacefully last Friday, October 3, at 91, in Monroe Township, New Jersey, where she lived her last three years, near her daughter and son. Connie died of natural causes free of cancers and sickness, and remained mentally stable up until her last living days. The Barlow and Zimmer Funeral Home, in Hightstown, New Jersey assisted us in her peaceful passing, and there will be no services.

Connie and her late husband Albert Van Keuren originally lived, for the majority of their marriage, in Narrowsburg, New York, in Sullivan County. After retirement, they moved to Port Charlotte, Florida, to live out their dream life of traveling, boating, and socializing with their many friends.

After the passing of her husband, Connie moved to New Jersey, to be close to her daughter. For eight years, she lived a happy life meeting new friends who just adored her and her wonderful sense of humor.

Connie was born in Mount Kisco, New York, and lived in Pleasantville, New York, with her mother, as an only child. She spent part of her childhood with her aunt and uncle, James and Madeline Arena, in Mount Kisco. Constance Mary attended St Frances of Assisi school and Pleasantville High School. She then moved to White Plains where she met her husband, Albert, a navy service Seabee, in 1941. Soon after, they married in California, living a short time there, before building their fi rst home in Narrowsburg.

Connie and Albert are survived by their three children, Alan Van Keuren from Fosterdale, New York, Robert Van Keuren from Roosevelt, New Jersey, and Jo-Ann Trifiro from Millstone Township, New Jersey. She has five grandchildren, Michael Trifiro, Tim Trifiro, Laura Trifiro, Julie Van Keuren and Troy Van Keuren, and two greatgrandchildren, Matthew and Mia Trifiro.

Connie’s hobbies were singing and cooking.

She was well known for her incredible voice and acting ability, along with her delicious masterpieces in the kitchen. As many would say, “Connie always cooked for an army!”

Her love of life and talents as a wonderful wife and homemaker has served as a model for many. She was, and always will be admired and adored by her family.

The family will gather at the Van Keuren Cemetery, at 2 p.m., Saturday, October 11, 2014, so Connie can be put to rest, next to her beloved husband and family. There are no other requests at this time.

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MEMORIAL SERVICE Irmgard K. Huebner, 83, of Beach Lake, PA passed away on Thursday, September 11, 2014 in Honesdale, PA. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, October 11, 2014 at 1 p.m. at the Tusten Settlement Cemetery, Narrowsburg, NY.

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LAKE HUNTINGTON NEWS

By Eileen Hennessy

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y husband and I were out and about for dinner at the Chinese restaurant in Peck’s Plaza on Friday night, and this lady comes up to me and asks me if I am Eileen Hennessy. I say, “Yes,” and she says, “I read your column all the time. I enjoy it.” Thanks to Ellen Bay and John Dzwonar for your kind words. After our food came, and as we were eating, Shannon from Lauren’s Laundry Basket and Danielle McFadden from Peck’s came in to say hello, and they helped us eat the large amount of food we ordered.

On Sunday we took a drive to Ringwood, NJ to visit Fr. Bill, who is staying at Holy Name Friary. He is doing well and is working hard at his physical therapy. He likes the food at the friary and says the staff is great. Please keep the prayers coming and hurry up home.

Pam and Bob DeMan hosted a 90th birthday party for Pam’s mom, Fran Gerken, who lives at Bethany Village, Bethany, PA. It was a lovely five-course high tea at The Mansion at Noble Lane. Fran was surprised by family and friends from as far away as Oregon and North Carolina, including six of her great-grandchildren.

The Women’s Community Club of Cochecton (WCCC) will have its first meeting in the new town hall on Tuesday, October 14 at 7:30 p.m. All women from the town are welcome, and refreshments will be served. People should park on the lower level to the left of the building, and enter through the side door. There will be no meet-the-candidates event this year, because no town or county-level positions are up for election. The WCCC will be making plans for its holiday donations and celebrations, which will take place in November instead of December, because last year, the Christmas party was cancelled by snow.

On Saturday, October 11 from 12 noon to 5 p.m., Anthony Scancarello and his family will host a fundraiser for the Leukemia Lymphoma Foundation at Rosmarin’s Day Camp, 12 School Rd., Monroe NY. On Sunday, October 12 after the 12 noon mass at Holy Cross Church on Route 97 in Callicoon, the Knights of Columbus will hold an Italian feast. For more information, contact Grand Knight Teddy Laffin at 845/252-3630.

Take outs will be available.

The Lake Huntington Presbyterian Church would like to thank everyone who came out and supported its penny social, and the Lake Huntington Fire Company would like to thank everyone who worked so hard at the spaghetti dinner and all who came out to support the benefit for baby Addison Umbaugh. There was a good turnout, and the benefit was a success.

I would like to wish Ed and Diane Grund a happy belated 38th wedding anniversary and many more years of happiness.

Have a great week, and e-mail leeniebeans@citlink.net or call 845/252-3568 if you have news.

DID YOU KNOW?

By Grace Johansen

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his is an ad that appeared in the local newspaper in 1935. Bowling was a very popular sport at the time. And during the Depression it was a rather inexpensive form of entertainment. A champion bowler, Mrs. McCutcheon came to Peggy Runway Lodge to give instructions and exhibitions.

The Lodge had four bowling allies when it opened in 1929 and held contests and special events to attract customers. From the Ruth & J. Frank Behling collections.

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.

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The money was raised at a pancake breakfast sponsored by the bank and the chamber. “We are honored to be able to give back to our community. Our people make the difference,” Reimer said.

The refrigerator will be used by members of the community who rent the town hall facility and daily by the Sullivan County Nutrition site.

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Wayne County Children’s Christmas Bureau announces sign-up dates

ORGANIZATIONAL NEWS Unitarian Universalists announce 22nd annual Bud Rue Walk BEACH LAKE, PA — On the third Sunday in October each year, the Upper Delaware Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (UDUUF) hosts its Bud Rue Walk for Social Justice. Started in 1993 by the late Bud Rue, the walk has now raised $66,000, which has been distributed to local organizations that work for social justice.

This year’s walk will be held on October 19 and steps off from the Berlin Township Community Center at 12 noon. Prior to the walk at the 10:15 a.m. service, Sara Ditmar will describe the work of Sullivan County’s Rape Intervention and Services Education (RISE), one of the Bud Rue recipients.

All funds raised will be shared equally among Sullivan and Wayne Habitat for Humanity, Wayne County’s Victims Intervention Program (VIP) and Sullivan

County’s Rape Intervention Services & Education (RISE). These organizations were selected based upon financial need and the services they provide to our communities in New York and Pennsylvania.

The walk is a five-mile stroll along back roads in Beach Lake, beginning and ending at the Community Center. A sweep car continually drives the route, and walkers can choose to leave at any point.

An abundant potluck meal is provided by the Fellowship for all participants.

Those wishing to participate are encouraged to visit www.uduuf.org for more information and a pledge sheet.

(See Good Works tab and then Walk for Social Justice.) Donations can be mailed to: UDUUF, P.O. Box 140, Narrowsburg, NY 12764. For more information call 570/253-4032.

Celebrate ‘Our Democratic American Values’

New Cooperative Extension executive takes the reins in Sullivan County

BLOOMINGBURG, NY — The Sullivan County Democratic Committee (SCDC) will hold the 97th annual Jeffersonian Dinner on Saturday, October 25. This celebration “Honoring Our Democratic American Values� will be held at the Eagle’s Nest. A cash-bar cocktail hour begins at 6:30 p.m. and dinner follows at 7:30 p.m. who Four community members personify the evening’s theme will be honored at the dinner: co-founder of Sullivan Peace and Justice, co-founder of Sullivan Alliance for Sustainable Development and community activist, Kathy Aberman; pediatrician, public health advocate, co-founder of Sullivan Area Citizens for Responsible Energy Development and fracking opponent, Dr. Larysa Dryszka; longtime radio personality, political activist, and leader of the Town of Thompson Democratic Committee, Bill James; and co-founder and Program Director of Catskill Mountainkeeper, Wes Gillingham.

Tickets cost $50 per person. For reservations and additional information, contact Debra Gabriel at 845/807-8250, email her at demsgabrieldebra2014@ gmail.com. Reservations are due before October 15.

LIBERTY, NY — The Cornell Cooperative Extension Sullivan County (CCESC) has announced the appointment of Colleen Monaghan of Walker Valley, NY as executive director effective Contributed photo October 6.

Most Colleen Monaghan recently, Monaghan has been program, planning, and contract management coordinator for the Orange County Youth Bureau.

In addition, she has served as a key administrator and program coordinator for a large county-wide initiative funded by the NYS Department of Health. She brings expertise in youth development, family and consumer science, and a personal interest in agriculture and homesteading. She has worked professionally with Cornell Cooperative Extension Orange County and is familiar with CCESC. For more information contact Nicole Slevin, Director of Communications, at 845/292-6180, ext 114 or nas96@cornell. edu.

Republican candidate mixer and forum CALLICOON, NY — The Sullivan County Republican Committee will host Congressman Chris Gibson, State Sen. John Bonacic, Supreme Court candidate Lisa Fisher and Lt. Governor candidate Sherriff Chris Moss for a candidate mixer and forum about jobs, the Safe Act and Common Core on Wednesday, October 22 at The Club House at Villa Roma from 6:30 to 9 p.m. All are welcome to participate in this forum with the proceeds going to

spread the word.

For tickets or additional information, contact Richard I. Coombe, 845/9857530, RCOOMBE@hvc.rr.com or Lori Benjamin, 845/794-2888, intow@msn. com. Tickets cost $45 per person, food included, cash bar. For the latest news, visit www.sullivancountynygop.org or on Facebook at Sullivan County NY Republican Party.

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“The Wall,� a photo composite by David Soete, is one of the featured artworks at the Wayne County Arts Alliance fundraiser on October 18.

Unusual fundraiser for Wayne County Arts Alliance WHITE MILLS, PA — Wayne County Arts Alliance holds its annual fundraiser on Saturday, October 18 beginning at 6 p.m. at the newly renovated Dorflinger Factory Museum and Art Center on Route 6. Alliance members have created 50 works of art—each on a blank 16-by20-inch canvas—around the theme of “Texture.� Everyone is invited; however, only 50 tickets will be sold, ranging in price from $50 to $500. Highest paying ticketholders will choose first to own and take home a work of art, followed by the next highest paying ticketholders, until all 50 artworks have been chosen. Food, festivities and merriment promised.

Contact 570/253-1000 for tickets, or email waynecountyartsalliance @gmail.com.

Tickets may also be purchased from WCAA board members.

HONESDALE, PA — The Christmas Bureau’s program assists low-income Wayne County families by purchasing gifts for their children for Christmas.

If your family is in need of assistance, bring these items with you in order to sign up: You must bring a current utility bill (within last 30 days). A driver’s license is not acceptable. No applications will be accepted without proof of Wayne County residency. Only one parent can sign up.

Social Security numbers are needed for all children. (You must have physical custody of your children).

To register your children they must be between the ages of newborn to 16 years. If you do not have the required information, you will not be able to register your children at that time.

To register, go to the Chamber of Commerce Community Room on any of the following days: Monday, October 13, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Tuesday, October 14, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.; and Wednesday, October 15, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. You will be given your pickup date and time when you sign up. Distribution of gifts will be on Sunday, December 7. Pick up will be at the Park Street Complex located at 648 Park St. Continued on page 11

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ORGANIZATIONAL NEWS Continued from page 10

Dunn to lead historical society

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HON ESDA LE, PA — Following a two-month search, the Wayne County Historical Society (WCHS) Board of Directors has tapped former trustee Carol Henry Dunn for the Contributed photo position of executive Beach Lake, PA director effective native Carol Henry October 1. A resident Dunn has been of Beach Lake, and appointed as the new raised in a boarding executive director of house, Dunn’s the Wayne County Wayne County roots Historical Society and passion for its starting October 1. history run deep.

An educator by formal training, in 2013 she retired from the Wallenpaupack Area School District where she taught high school chemistry. She holds an M.S. in chemistry from the University of Scranton and a B.A. in biology from the University of Pennsylvania. Dunn had served on the WCHS Board beginning in 1998, and had just begun her first term as board president in April of this year.

For more information about the Wayne County Historical Society visit www. waynehistorypa.org or call 570/253-3240.

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HAWLEY, PA — As two of the original Green Lodging Partners in 2012, Settlers Inn and Ledges Hotel have collected more than $10,000 through voluntary, $2-perstay contributions from their guests to date, which has been donated to the Delaware Highlands Conservancy to support its land conservation mission and the future of the Upper Delaware River region.

The Sullivan in Rock Hill is also a member of the Green Lodging Partnership. Since joining the Delaware Highlands Conservancy’s Green Lodging Partnership in early 2013, the 70-room hotel in Sullivan County has collected more than $5,000 through voluntary, $2-per-stay contributions from its guests, which has been donated to the conservancy.

For more information on the Green Lodging Partnership and all of the participating lodgings throughout the Upper Delaware River region, see www.

DelawareHighlands.org/greenlodging.

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Grant and Jeanne Genzlinger, left, co-owners of The Settlers Inn and Ledges Hotel in Hawley, PA present a check to Delaware Highlands Conservancy Executive Director Sue Currier from monies raised through the Green Lodging Partnership.

Visit Settlers Inn at www.thesettlersinn. com and Ledges Hotel at www. ledgeshotel.com.

Geriatric psychiatrist to speak at Senior Safety Day

Sullivan County Historical Society gives history awards

MONTICELLO, NY — Sullivan County TRIAD, a partnership between senior citizens, law enforcement, and senior support agencies, will host guest speaker Dr. Mark Nathanson from Columbia University during the fifth annual Senior Safety Day on Wednesday, October 15 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Ted Stroebele Recreation Center. Nathanson will speak on elder abuse and neglect. Sullivan County Cornell Cooperative Extension and Office for the Aging (OFA) are working together through the Caregiver Resource Center to offer this opportunity.

A light lunch will be available and door prizes awarded at the conclusion of the day. Pre-registration for this program is strongly encouraged by calling OFA at 845/807-0241.

SULLIVAN COUNTY — Every year, the Sullivan County Historical Society presents deserving individuals or groups with the honor of History Maker and History Preserver awards. The honorees for these awards symbolize the stated mission of the society: the preservation of Sullivan County history for the enlightenment of future generations.

The presentation of these awards will be at the society’s annual meeting and awards dinner on Saturday, October 18 at the Rockland Hose, Roscoe. The History Maker Award goes to the Sullivan County Long Beards and The History Preserver Award goes to Patricia and William Burns.

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Fall Foliage Antique Show & Sale

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HITE MILLS, PA — The annual Fall Foliage Antique Show and Sale will be held at the renovated Dorflinger Glass Cutting Factory on Route 6 midway between Hawley and Honesdale on Saturday and Sunday, October 11 and 12.

Show and sale hours are Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The requested donation of $5 per person for the show also includes guided tours of the renovated Dorflinger office, which is the bluestone building adjacent to the factory. The tour features a private collection of some of the finest examples of Dorflinger glass in the nation. A featured highlight this year will be glass-cutting demonstrations

by Kathy LaTournous, whose family background in glass artistry hails back to France in the 1700s.

Proceeds from this year’s show will directly benefit The Hawley Public Library, the Ritz Theatre in Hawley and the Dorflinger Wildlife Sanctuary and Museum in White Mills.

Formerly known as the Hawley Fall Foliage Antique Show & Sale, the gathering started out in what is now the Undercroft at the Settlers Inn and later the Falls Port Inn (today the Hotel Belvidere).

From its inception the show was a benefit for the Ritz Company Theatre and in 1998 a group of the participating dealers suggested holding the show in the theatre

itself, overcoming slanted floors and traditional theatre lighting. The show called the theatre home until 2011 when once again circumstances necessitated a move. The 25th annual milestone was held at the Hawley Silk Mill where it enjoyed record attendance and the proceeds were once again shared with the theatre, along with the Hawley Public Library, and the Wayne County Arts Alliance.

The participating dealers hail from throughout the Northeast and will offer an extensive and varied array of merchandise. Some of the returning exhibitors for 2014 include J Robert Kelz Antiques (small furniture and quality “smalls”), Miss Elly’s Antiques & Such (vintage linens, textiles, smalls), Barbara’s Books (books, paper, ephemera), Ann Street Antiques (estate and fine jewelry), Dakey & Fritz, (Brilliant American Cut Glass), Bergesens Antiques (quality smalls) and the Glass Hat (high end glass, porcelains). Also participating are Kurt Reed, From the Attic, Sleepy Bear Antiques, Antiquities and Curiosities, The Ultimate and Interesting, Glenverly Antiques, and others. Specialties include primitives, art glass, fine porcelains, toys and dolls, various glass categories including Depression era, and elegant prints and paintings.

Additional information for the Fall Foliage Antique Show at the Factory is available by calling 570/226-7513.

Wayne County flu clinics scheduled 2014

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ONESDALE, PA — Wayne Memorial Hospital’s Home Health Department and the Area Agency on Aging in Wayne County will offer flu shots for the 2014 season at the following locations: Hamlin Senior Center, Thursday, October 9, 10 a.m. to 12 noon, 570/689-3766 Hawley Senior Center, Wednesday, October 15, 10 a.m. to 12 noon, 570/224-4209 Honesdale Senior Center, Thursday, October 16, 9 a.m. to 12 noon, 570/253-4262 Chamber of Commerce, Commercial St, Honesdale, Monday, October 20, 2 to 6 p.m., 570/253-1960 Northern Wayne Fire Company (given by Rite Aid), Thursday, October 23, 10 a.m. to 12 noon, 570/798-2335 Damascus Twp Community Building, Wednesday, October 29, 9 a.m. to 12 noon, 570/224-4217 Senior Expo at Ladore Lodge, Waymart, Thursday, October 30, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

The doors to all the centers will be open at 8:30 a.m. A number system will be used to facilitate flow. Anyone seeking a flu shot must go to the senior center on the day the shot is given and pick up a numbered ticket at which time they will be told their vaccination time. In this

way, people can leave and come back at their scheduled time.

Hospital personnel will follow the Centers for Disease Control recommendations for this year’s flu shots, according to Diane Popovich, RN, Manager of Wayne Memorial Home Health. That means that flu shots will be prioritized. Doses will be administered to people age 60 or older and people at risk who have a prescription from their physician. Healthcare workers who provide direct patient care and residents of long-term care facilities will also be on the priority list. No flu shots will be offered at these clinics to children.

Flu shots are covered by some insurance plans, including Medicare, Geisinger Health Plan and First Priority. Have your insurance information available on the day of the clinic. Other health insurance plans do not cover flu shots (Blue Cross and Medical Assistance Access). If you have to pay for a vaccine, the private-pay charge will be $25.

A flu shot contains an inactivated vaccine that is given with a needle, usually in the arm. The flu shot is approved for use in people older than six months, including healthy people and people with chronic medical conditions.

For more information call 570/253-4262.

PUBLIC AUCTION

Grundmann Estate Auction • 17 Cricket Hill Rd, Hawley, PA 18428 October 11, 2014 @ 10:00 AM 99 Jeep Wrangler, 98 Montero, Simplicity 4x4 27HP, Tools, Furniture, and Collectables Tractors & Tools: Simplicity 4X4 Legacy Lx 27Hp 54” Cut Pto Diesel Front And Rear Hyd 73.4 Hrs, Craftsman 22.5 Hp 50” Cut, Craftsman 26Hp 54” Cut, Kohler Command Grass Catcher/Chipper Trailer, Knapsack Leaf Blower, Push Mowers, Weed Wackers, Aerator/Fertilizer Spreader Combo, Pull Type Grass Catcher, Wheelbarrow, Ladders, Extension Cords, Air Compressors, 2 Lawn Carts, Stihl 026 Chain Saw, 2 Solo Chain Saws, Gas Can, Handi Fly Mower, Leaf Blower, Power Washer, Bench Grinder, De Walt Plainer, Rigid Shaper, Ryobi Wide Belt Sander, Shop Vac, Craftsman Power Miter, Delta Drill Press, Delta Joiner, Workmate, Craftsman Table Saw, De Walt Scroll Saw, Versa Laser Computerized Wood Carver, Dymo Labeler, Router, Drill Sharpener, 90 Pcs Craftsman Tool Set. Jig & Circular Saws, Misc. Hardware, De Walt & Makita Tools, Bosch Hammer Drill, Levels, Squares, Work Benches, Rakes, Shovels, And Much, More Misc. Tools.

Vehicles: 1998 Mitsubishi Montero Auto, 162000 Mi. 1999 Jeep Wrangler Sport Auto, 4:0L 51000 Mi.(Very Nice), Atv Sprayers, Honda Power Washer, Log Splitter 10Hp, Plus Much More All Like New! Furniture & Collectables: 2 Wine Refrigerators, Patio Set, Green Patio Chairs, 2 Dining Room Tables From Germany Seat 6, Lenox China, Wine Rack, Glassware, Flatware, Misc. Kitchen Items, Desk & Chair, 6 Collectable Roasters, Turkey And Deer Mounts, Carved Beer Planter, Books, Book Cases, Large Mirror, Oriental Bar With Matching End Tables, Chairs, And Co΍ee Table, Wicker 5=Draw Dresser, Wicker Sofa & Benches, 2 Lion Statues, Artwork, Vases, Pictures, Queen Size Bed With Night Stands, Oriental King Size Bed, Glass Top Table, Dressers, Curio Cabinets, 56” Panasonic Flat Tv, Entertainment Center, Sofa W/ Matching Love Seat And Ottoman, Barrister Bookcase, Large King Bedroom Set, Dolls, Large Amt.. Of Christmas Decorations, Gas Grill, Hoyt Compound Bow With Case, Arrows, Camping Gear, 2 Kayaks, Toboggan, Fishing Poles, And Much, Much More Still Unpacking.

Auctioneer Note: Due to the untimely death of the owners brings about this sale. Everything goes. Most items in like new condition. Something for everyone. Our best sale of the year! Bring a chair plan on spending the day! Food & restrooms provided

Fall Roundup Horse And Tack Auction John H. Wetmore Auction Center 39 Happy Hollow Ln. Honesdale Pa. 18431 Saturday October 18,2014@11:00Am Quality Riding Horses And New And Used Tack Are In High Demand To Consign Please Contact John At 570-493-6995 Cell 570-253-1648 Sale Barn Starting With Tack @ 11:00 Am Folled By Horses Auctioneers Note: Largest Tack Sale In Northeastern Pa. Watch The Web For Updates At Www.auctionzip.com #4665

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Joseph E. White Estate Sat. Oct. 25,@10Am 359 Cochecton Turnpike Honesdale Pa. 18431 Real Estate,Vehicles, Guns & Household

Real Estate: very Nice 6 Rm. brick House 3Br, 2 Full Bath, Half Bath, Full Basement With 2 Garage Doors, Elec. Heat, Hardwood Floors, Sits On 1.78 Ac. Real Estate Open House Sunday Oct.5 Noon To 2Pm Or By Appointment Guns And Fishing Equip.:S&W Mod1500 30-06 2-7 Redȴeld, S&W Mod1000 12 Ga. Semi, 12 Ga Dbl Percision, Mossburg Mod395 12 Ga. Bolt, Iver Johnson 20Ga. Single, H&R Mod88 12Ga Topper, Crossman Bb Gun, Eibar 380 Semi Pistol, Bb Pistols, 2 Older Compound Bows, Riȵe&Shotgun Reloading Equip, Hunting Clothes, Tree Stands, Camping Gear, Deer&Fish Mounts, 7 Fishing Rods, 15 Tackle Boxes, Nets, Trolling Motor All. Boat, Fish Finder, Fly Tying Gear, Vehicles:2001 Dodge Handicap Acc Van 104000Mi.95 Chevy 1500 Pu 4X4 172500Mi.2013 5X10 Utilty Trailer W/Ramp, 87 Prowler Camper, Tools:shop Vac, Table Saw, Power Miter Saw, Mig Welder, Chain Saw, Leaf Blower, Roybie Tool Kit, Sander, Bench Grinder, Craftsman Snow Blower V Nice, 4000 Watt Generator, Sawsall Bat.charger, Jacks, Murry 42"Mower, Push Mower, Lots Mis... ..... Household:couch, Love Seat, Recliner, Hutch, Dr Table W/Chairs, Dry Sink Rolltop Desk, Bubble Gum Machines, Brewing Equip, Sayno 50"Flatscreen Tv, Dressers, Cedar Chest, V Nice Master Br Set, Washer&Dreyer, Frig, Freeser, Old Butter Churns, Pot Pans Dishes, Many Boxlots.

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Local schools celebrate Farm-to-School Month

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AND BACK TO THE COMMUNITY

Saturday • October 11 • 6:30 pm

ULLIVAN COUNTY — October is national “Farm-to-School Month,” a time when communities all over the country are celebrating the connections between schools and local food.

In Sullivan County, the Catskill Edible Garden Project (CEGP) has built an expanding network of learning gardens at six schools and an educational center. These gardens connect students, educators and community members with an approachable, interactive way to learn about farming, foods and healthy eating habits. CEGP partners include Catskill Mountainkeeper, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Sullivan County, Green Village Initiative, Sullivan Renaissance and Sullivan County Center for Workforce Development.

These organizational partners are committed to working with onsite teams, farms and businesses to raise awareness about the components of local food systems and their connection to healthy communities. CEGP welcomes school community and family engagement, describing its mission as “growing the next generation of food entrepreneurs.”

Gardens have already been installed at the following locations: Cornell Cooperative Extension of Sullivan County in Liberty, George L. Cooke Elementary

School in Monticello, Hebrew Day School in Kiamesha, Liberty Elementary School, RJK and Eco Club in Monticello, Roscoe Central School and Sullivan West in Jeffersonville.

Farm to School enriches the connection communities have with fresh food and local producers by changing food purchasing and education practices at schools and preschools. Students gain access to healthy, local foods as well as educational opportunities such as school gardens, cooking lessons and farm field trips.

Over the past decade, the Farm-toSchool movement has exploded across the United States, reaching millions of students in all 50 states and Washington, DC. Farm to School is an important tool in the fight against childhood obesity and food insecurity. In addition to improving child health, when schools buy local, they create new markets for local and regional farmers.

For more information about how to celebrate and get involved, call Sullivan Renaissance at 845/295-2719 or email info@sullivanrenaissance.org. Sullivan Renaissance is a beautification and community development program principally funded by the Gerry Foundation.

Field day will explore forest management

R Villa Roma Resort and Conference Center is proud to host this locally sourced dinner, part of the proceeds from which will benefit Cornell Cooperative Extension of Sullivan County.

Executive Chef John Nichols formerly of The Ledges in Hawley, Pennsylvania will prepare the meal.

one hour cocktail reception with hot and cold hors d’ oeuvres five course dinner FOOD AND BEVERAGES SUPPLIED BY: Willow Wisp Farm, Tonjes Dairy Farm, Roscoe Beer Company, Brey’s Egg Farm & Campanelli’s Poultry Farm and more

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EGION — The Wayne-Lackawanna Forest Landowners Association and the Wayne Conservation District are sponsoring a forestry field day Sunday, October 12, that will provide learning opportunities for just about anyone interested in the woods in this region.

Professional forester Craig Olver and his wife, Janet, are hosting the day, which is at their 35-acre Crossroads Tree Farm in Honesdale. Before going into private practice, Olver was for many years the forest specialist for the conservation district.

Speakers will be stationed at various places around the farm where they can point out the things and practices they’re discussing.

Among those speakers will be Bob Muller, manager of the conservation district, who will talk about implementing erosion and sedimentation controls during a timber harvest, and Heidi Ferber, the district’s nutrient management specialist, who will discuss the use of a no-till seeder in planting wildlife food plots. On display will be the district’s no-till seeder, which

can be rented by woodland owners and sportsmen’s clubs.

Craig Olver will explore the benefits of timber harvesting and the layout, design and construction of forest trails.

Janet Olver will explain how to control the growth of root suckers in American beech. And Amanda Subjin of the Delaware Highlands Conservancy will give pointers on tree identification. Joe Kandrovy, procurement forester with Diaz Forest Products of Kingsley will be on hand to talk about log buying, cutting logs for best value and selling timber.

And Don Sheldon will exhibit chainsaw equipment and supplies.

The event is free and open to the public and starts at 1 p.m. at the tree farm, which is roughly a mile west of PA Route 670 and northwest of Bethany Borough.

The address is 834 Beech Grove Rd., Dyberry Twp. near Honesdale. This is a rain-or-shine event in a wooded area, so be sure to wear sturdy walking shoes and clothes that can stand up to a little inclement weather. For further information, you can call Craig Olver at 570/253-4161.

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HOUSE CALLS

Joseph A. D’Abbraccio, D.V.M.

Rabies virus

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iven the recent case of rabies in a young steer in Sullivan County, I felt that it was of benefit to the general public to share information regarding what rabies is and methods of preventing the spread of this deadly virus. Rabies is a devastating viral disease that affects mammals, domestic and wild.

The virus is transmitted by the bite of an infected animal but can also be contracted via saliva alone. Once a person or an animal is bitten, the infected saliva allows the transmission of the virus to enter into the muscle of the victim. From there the virus will migrate to the nearest nerve tissue, and following that will migrate its way up the spinal cord and finally to the brain. The process overall can be quite slow, in occasional cases taking one year for the victim to develop symptoms. However, the average time between bite and detectable virus samples in the brain is 20 to 30 days. The time period from bite to symptoms depends on the site of the bite in relation to the brain, severity of the bite and amount of virus in the bite.

Once symptoms are noted treatment is nearly impossible. There are symptom classifications—the furious stage and the dumb stage. In the furious stage, the animal becomes highly excitable and displays signs of severe hunger, chewing on inappropriate objects including eating rocks and/or dirt. The animal typically dies following a violent seizure. The other form is the dumb or comatose form. It is one of the more commonly observed stages.

The animal develops progressive paralysis involving its limbs, distortion of the face and has difficulty swallowing. The patient eventually becomes comatose and passes away.

Rabies is a highly preventable disease through a widely available vaccine. The vaccine is available for dogs, cats, ferrets, horses, cattle and small ruminants. Any other animal vaccinated for rabies is classified as an off-label use, and the pharmaceutical companies as well as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

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will not verify its efficacy. Dogs and cats are typically given an initial vaccination that is then boostered 12 months later. The second rabies vaccination is then good for three years, if given under proper guidelines by the local health department and with the appropriate medical history. All other species that receive the rabies vaccine are considered immunized for only a 12-month period and therefore require yearly vaccinations. Only a licensed veterinarian may give the vaccine. If any other individual gives the vaccine, they can be subject to fines as well as jail time. It is very important to be sure that all your animals are current on their rabies vaccinations and proper documentation preserved for future reference.

If your animal is bitten or even just comes into contact by a rabid animal, it is vital to seek veterinary care urgently to address the wound as well as receive a booster vaccination. The booster must be given even if your pet had a vaccine a week prior to the incident. If an animal is suspected of contracting rabies, a veterinarian is required by law to contact the local/state health officials. The appropriate authorities will then determine the necessary steps to properly protect the public. If an animal is suspected to have rabies and a current vaccination cannot be proven with proper paperwork, an order can be issued to euthanize it for testing in the appropriate laboratories.

Currently there is no treatment available for the rabies virus, and therefore proper vaccination and preventing potential bite exposures are essential. If you suspect there to be a rabid animal, all cases should be reported to the local health department. If you have questions regarding your pet’s rabies vaccine status, be sure to contact your family veterinarian.

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By ISABEL BRAVERMAN While it may be really easy to shower your cat with affection, sometimes you may find yourself wondering, does my cat love me? Cats are one of the more elusive household pets (some may even say coldhearted), but really they are adorably cute, although sometimes they can be hard to read. Below are the signs that your cat really truly loves you.

1. Head butting If your cat bumps its forehead against yours, that is a sign that it loves you.

(Caution: does not work this way with humans). My cat Iggy head bumps me all the time, and I didn’t know why at first. In fact, it’s called head bunting, and during this action your cat is actually depositing facial pheromones that represent their feelings of trust and safety they have with you. Kind of like a fist bump between bros, a head bunt is a confirmation of affection.

2. Showing their tummy If your cat sprawls out in front of you, rolling around with its tummy up, it’s a sign that it feels safe around you. Feeling safe is very important to cats, so this is a sign that they feel loved and protected.

They are also trying to get your attention (and let’s face it, it works).

3. Purring loudly Cats purr for many reasons, but they can have a particularly loud, full-bodied purr that they save for expressing their loving feelings. Purring also lowers their heart rates and helps them relax.

4. Love bites While it is common for a cat to bite you (if they are playing or scared), a little nibble is a sign of love. It’s pretty easy to tell the difference, one hurts and the other tickles.

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s a lifelong lover of pumpkin pie, I was delighted to learn that the main squash of the Lenape was pumpkin. The Lenni Lenape (Delaware) Indians were quite agricultural, with a focus (like many Native gardeners) on the “three sisters:” corn, beans and squash. These three staple crops supported Native American culture over much of the country.

When others attempted to utilize corn as a staple grain, they would suffer from pellagra—a niacin or vitamin B3 deficiency. Natives avoided such deficiency by cooking their corn with wood ash or lime stone, which rendered the corn more digestible, including the niacin within.

Many staples were also gleaned from the wild. Acorns were a staple in the Upper Delaware (as they were in many other parts of the world). Acorns, of course, are the distinct seeds of oaks, which are of several different varieties. Generally, white oaks are the species with roundtipped leaf lobes. Red oaks are those with pointed lobes. These two groups are also differentiated by their fruiting, with white oaks potentially producing acorns every year and red oaks every other year.

In my experience our region is home most commonly to white oak (Quercus alba), northern red oak (Q. rubra), and chestnut oak (Q. montana). We also have scarlet oak, black oak, pin oak, and scrub oak; along with other species and natural hybrids. Acorns vary in astringency from species to species and due to other variables. For humans to consume, the astringency (due to tannic acid) must be leached. The easiest method is to peel off the shells, crack into smaller pieces and cover with water. A couple times a day, change the water, testing the astringency by taste (bitter and dry) as you go.

When they are nearly leached, do a couple changes of water on the stove to speed up the finishing and bring out the flavor.

There are many ways to use cooked acorns in recipes or just eat them plain.

One interesting method Native Americans used was to place a basket of acorns in a stream to let the moving water wash the tannins away. One time I tried this by placing a sack of hulled acorns in a stream. The stream froze over and some kind of creature (perhaps a squirrel) walked the ice and chewed a hole in the bag to remove the acorns. The friends that helped me shell the acorns were not pleased with such a result. I, too, was disappointed to lose such a tasty food,

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but such is the tuition for learning about nearly forgotten practices of old.

Besides the ash treatment of corn, Natives maintained a balanced diet with niacincontaining foods like acorns, along with pumpkin seeds, hickory nuts and walnuts.

Of course, one tragedy of our forests has been the near-loss of what was once the source of a primary staple of eastern North America—the American chestnut. I imagine autumn must have been a very tasty place when the forests were filled with an abundance of chestnuts.

Corn would have been flavored and balanced nutritionally by boiling with game,

beans, pumpkin and chestnuts.

Perhaps readers feel differently, but for me, it is significant and amazing that each season produces foods that are appropriate nutritionally and energetically with the season and that humans have been able to discover the correct preparation (such as to boil corn with ashes) of these foods in order to turn ingredients into health-promoting meals. Oftentimes indigenous forms of dietary theory seem strange or superstitious and are disregarded, such as the stigma against meat while menstruating that is found in many Native American traditions.

Though foreign to moderners, many indigenous theories related to diet are quite sound and logical, especially in that they are rooted in a close relationship with the earth and her cycles. Traditional harvest foods like grains, beans, roots, seeds and hearty fruits have long been associated with the season. It is only natural, of course, but also wonderful that foods high in fat, protein, carbohydrates and a warming energy should appear in autumn when the creatures of nature are fattening in preparation for the cold.

One of the most important theories of Native nutrition is that of the Doctrine of Signatures, which holds that perceivable qualities (signatures) of various foods can serve as indications of their properties. For instance, walnuts have a wrinkly appearance and form in lobes in such a way that they look like a brain. Modern nutrition confirms that they are good for the brain due to their high fatty-acid content. Pumpkin seeds are used to treat the prostate, a use that was approved by the German Commission E (the German government’s equivalent to our Food and Drug Administration). That a seed’s qualities affect the reproductive system is an example of the Doctrine of Signatures.

The dentist, Weston Price, traveled the world and observed (photographing teeth as he did) that indigenous diets promoted healthy teeth and that once cultures were “contaminated” with industrialized foods such as refined flour, sugar and vegetable oil, their teeth suffered from cavities and wisdom tooth compaction.

His documentation of teeth in the mouths of those who were still eating traditional foods compared to those influenced by industrialized foods serves as evidence that Native cultures understood the general principles of sound nutrition. I think it is safe to assume that such an understanding must come largely through an intimacy with the natural world.

I sincerely feel that corn muffins and pumpkin pie (two of my life-long favorite foods) taste so good largely because they are foods of this part of the earth. Unfortunately, most muffins and pies of today are filled with industrialized food ingredients that are harmful to health. Because of the work involved, people today rarely make pumpkin pie from scratch. Instead, fresh pumpkins are mostly carved into jack-o-lanterns. However, it is important for the sake of our health to maintain traditional cooking practices and to relearn them where they have been lost.

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‘Schoolhouse Rock!’ composer to perform at the Columns Museum

LOCH SHELDRAKE, NY — New Hope Community will present its art exhibit in the Liberty Library with an opening reception on Thursday, October 16 from 6 to 8 p.m. The reception is open to all and will include light refreshments. The exhibit will present 18 works by 11 New Hope artists.

Two of New Hope’s most prolific artists will have works on display. Barbara Mazer works in an expressive and bold

abstract style, while Linda Moore creates vivid pieces that are more whimsical in nature. Each of the artists has developed her own unique style working in the New Hope Community art studio, part of New Hope’s Leisure Services department.

For additional information on the arts programs of New Hope Community and about this exhibit, contact 845/434-8300, ext. 318.

CineArt presents ‘My Old Lady’

Exhibit celebrates Catskill waters

CALLICOON, NY — “My Old Lady,” (PG-13), a CineArt presentation starring Kevin Contributed photo Kline, Maggie Maggie Smith in “My Smith and Kristin Old Lady” Scott Thomas, will be screened at the Callicoon Theater from Friday, October 10 to Tuesday, October 14.

Mathias Gold (Kevin Kline) is a downon-his-luck New Yorker who inherits a Parisian apartment from his estranged father. But when he arrives in France to sell the vast domicile, he’s shocked to discover a live-in tenant who is not prepared to budge.

Screenings are at 7:30 p.m. daily with matinées offered at 2 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Admission is $10 adults ($8 Mondays and matinées). Admission for children is $7 for all shows.

CineArt is co-sponsored by Callicoon Theater and Delaware Valley Arts Alliance. One dollar per head and a percentage of the profits from the screenings benefit Delaware Valley Arts Alliance. For more information call 845/887-4460.

GRAHAMSVILLE, NY — An opening reception for the new exhibition “Celebrating Catskill Waters: Past & Present,” will be held on Thursday, October 9 at 4:30 p.m. at the Time and the Valleys Museum. There will also Contributed photo be an introduction to the Two local gals museum’s next project: in the 1920s recreating a 1930s Catskill farm taken for the building of New York City’s water supply. Speakers include Emily Lloyd, the new commissioner for NYC’s Department of Environmental Protection, and Congressman Chris Gibson.

“Celebrating Catskill Waters” is a Sullivan County-wide collaborative exhibition celebrating the enjoyment Catskill waters bring to Sullivan County residents and visitors through swimming, fishing and boating over the past 150 years. Over 35 individuals, museums, historical societies and municipalities in Sullivan County joined together to create this exhibition. For more information call 845/985-7700 or visit timeandthevalleysmuseum.org.

MILFORD, PA — The Pike received honors from that state County Historical Society and (the Governor’s Artist-of-theMuseum will host an evening Year Award) and from his native state (the Arkansas Jazz Hall of with famed jazz musician Fame.) and composer Bob Dorough Dorough will perform at the on Saturday, October 11 at 7 Columns Museum to benefit p.m. Dorough worked as the the Schocopee Schoolhouse. musical director of ABC-TV’s Contributed photo The Pike County Historical “Schoolhouse Rock,” a Saturday Society owns and operates the morning cartoon show that Bob Dorough entertained and educated children during little red schoolhouse located in Apple the years 1973 to 1985.

Valley Village. Seating is limited and In 1995 he signed a contract with the tickets cost $ 25. Call 570/296-8126, prestigious jazz label Blue Note Records email pikemuse@ptd.net. For more and has done three albums for them. information on Bob Dorough visit www.bobdorough.com.

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NACL presents duet ‘Underground Railroad Game’ HIGHLAND LAKE, NY — The NACL Theatre will present “Underground Railroad Game” by Groundswell Theatre (Philadelphia, PA) on Saturday, October 11 at 7:30 p.m. at NACL Theatre. Viewer discretion is advised; there will be nudity.

“Underground Railroad Game” is an original duet that explores the thorny intersection of race and pedagogy. Exploiting myriad theatrical languages—historical reenactment, clown, earnest naturalism and fantasy dance numbers—Jennifer Kidwell and Scott Sheppard depict the dual lives of two enthusiastic middle school teachers who privately entertain a racially exoticized romance. As they grapple with the question, “How do we teach troubling histories to teenagers?” racial tensions in their school and their relationship escalate.

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Other artists on the creative team include costume designer Katherine Fritz, visual artist Stephen Dufala and Barrymore award-winning composer and sound designer Alex Bechtel.

Tickets cost $20 and can be purchased at www.nacl.org. Call 845/557-0694.

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Homegrown music by Byrdgrass at The Cooperage HONESDALE, PA — Byrdgrass, a North Jersey band that plays “bluegrass with a kick” that has performed in venues from Jersey City and Hoboken to Lake Placid, NY and the Adirondacks, will bring its music to The Cooperage, 1030 Main St., for an early evening concert and dance party on Saturday, October 11 beginning at 5:30 p.m.

Byrdgrass’s style, “where bluegrass meets rock and roll,” combines traditional acoustic instruments, electric guitar and drums to back dynamic harmonies. Band members Maribyrd, Randy “Randyman” Artiglere, Tim Dempsey and John Christie deserve a big Pennsylvania welcome. Their performance will cap off an afternoon of fun and food—farm-fresh local food prepared and served by five of the region’s top chefs, plus live music by popular local musicians from 2 to 5 p.m. at this Farm and Chef fundraiser sponsored by Wayne County’s farmers and members of the Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture.

Tickets for the chefs’ creations cost $25, but otherwise admission to the afternoon’s events is free. Donations for Byrdgrass are greatly appreciated. Contact 570/253-2020 for information.

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SOUTH FALLSBURG, NY — The Sullivan County Dramatic Workshop will present Billy Van Zandt and Jane Milmore’s “Love, Sex and the IRS” at the Rivoli Theatre for six performances October 10 through the 19.

Two men, Jon Trachtman and Leslie Arthur, are out-ofwork musicians who room together in New York City.

To save money, Jon has been filing tax returns listing the pair as married. The day of reckoning comes when the Internal Revenue Service informs the “couple” they’re going to be investigated. Leslie masquerades as a housewife, aided by Jon’s fiancée, Kate.

Under the direction of Stephanie Watson of Liberty, “Love, Sex and the IRS” features comic performances by Evelyn Camelia, Dennis Grow, Melissa MacTague, Rick Schafstein, Heather Strauss, Harold Tighe and Mick Wheaton. Supporting the show from behind the scenes are technical director Jim Schmid, stage manager Grace Strauss and scenic designer Fran Schiff.

Performances will be held on Fridays and Saturdays, October 10, 11, 17 and 18 at 8 p.m. and Sundays, October 12 and 19 at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $18 for adults, $14 for senior citizens (60+), students and veterans/military. Tickets can be purchased in advance online at www.ShowTix4U. com. Tickets will also be available at the box office. For additional information, call 845/436-5336 or visit www.

SCDW.net. “Love, Sex and the IRS” is being presented by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.

Once again Ellis, with special guest Honor Finnegan HONESDALE, PA — RiverFolk Concerts will present Ellis at The Cooperage on Sunday, October 12 at 5 p.m. Doors open at 4:30 with light fare cooked by Jill Padua. Ellis performed at The Cooperage in May and she is back, this time with special guest Honor Finnegan.

After her appearance on “A Prairie Contributed photo Home Companion,” Ellis’ music Ellis charted in the Folk Top 100 in iTunes and Folk Top 20 on Amazon.com, and once again she will be on “A Prairie Home Companion” the week before she hits the stage at The Cooperage. A winner of several awards and honors, Ellis has been recognized both for her songwriting skills, as well as her engaging performances.

Honor Finnegan is based in New York City and has been making a splash in the northeastern regional folk scene with her original songs and ukulele playing.

She combines elements of musical theatre, comedy, traditional folk and poetry.

This concert is BYOB. Reserve your seat by calling 845/252-6783. Suggested donation is $15 reserved, $18 at the door. For more information and links to artists and The Cooperage visit www.riverfolkconcerts.com.

Through the eyes of JoAnne Kalish MILFORD, PA — The Columns Museum will hold an opening reception for an exhibit featuring the photography of JoAnne Kalish on Friday, October 10 from 7 to 9 p.m.

Kalish will speak about her work and travels at the opening.

The exhibit will be on display Contributed photo through early December.

JoAnne Kalish for Kalish’s passion photography came about at a young age. She was the first woman photographer hired to work for Sports Illustrated, photographing various sporting events and their star athletes. She was contracted by the International Olympic Committee to provide photographic coverage of the 1984 Olympic Games.

Having contributed pictures to most major international publications such as Time Magazine, Der Speigel, Paris Match, and various others, she turned her attention to advertising work and personal projects, including her current Sensuality Series. In the advertising realm, she’s picked up numerous awards, receiving international acclaim for her Claritin and Sports Authority ad campaigns. She now teams up with photographer Joe DiMaggio to teach the DiMaggio/ Kalish Photo Workshops. Kalish is an associate coproducer on Discovery Channel’s special for Shark Week, titled “The Last Shark Hunter.”

For more information call 570/296-8126.

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The Old Time Fiddlers

Fall fiddle festival showcases styles of traditional music BEACH LAKE, PA — The Old Time Fiddlers of northeast Pennsylvania will again host their annual fiddle festival on Sunday, October 19 at the Beach Lake Fire Hall, 1033 Beach Lake Hwy./Route 652. Doors will open at 1 p.m., with music starting at 2 p.m. Fiddlers will have a 15-minute showcase to perform their favorite tunes and songs.

This traditional music will feature fiddlers and other musicians from the tri-state area. Some of the styles represented are bluegrass, Old-time, Celtic, western swing and Canadian. Requests are encouraged from the audience.

Refreshments will be available throughout the day.

The Old Time Fiddlers, a non-profit organization, are celebrating their 35th year of performing and promoting traditional music in the area. This is their last event for 2014. Admission for adults is $10; for seniors 65 and over, $8; students over 12, $5; children 12 and under, admitted free. For more information, call 570/224-6330 or email fiddlinaround@verizon.net.

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IN MY HUMBLE OPINION

By Jonathan Charles Fox

Past-Present-Future

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lthough I’m in no mood to think about a certain ho-ho-holiday looming on the horizon, I have spent the past week or so ruminating on the past, since Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year) has already come and gone. While I may not have worn a funny hat or used a noisemaker (I make enough noise all year long), I did celebrate in my own way prior to the most solemn day in Judaism—Yom Kippur. Considered the holiest day of the year, its central themes are “atonement and repentance, and Jewish people traditionally observe this day with an approximate 25-hour period of fasting and intensive prayer, often spending most of the day in synagogue services” (www. wikipedia.com).

While I may play fast and loose with a few of the suggested practices, I do take the holiday seriously and reflect on the last year, simultaneously giving serious thought to the future. Meanwhile, the present is keeping me awake, as I prepare (once again) to move. There’s a certain sadness in leaving Green Acres, tinged with excitement about the new place, but I’ve been dragging my feet, making lists and checking them twice. Hopefully, once I’m settled in… the future will look a bit brighter. Meanwhile, I decided to pay attention to the future of others, by attending a few events that give back, praying that I’ll be forgiven for not spending all of my time in Temple.

As the sun was setting last Friday, I decided that praying didn’t sound as inviting as playing, so instead joined in on the fun during Game Night at the Forestburgh Tavern, one of the many new ideas springing to life in producer Franklin Trapp’s (www.forestburghtavern.com) imagination. Hosted by the folks at Thunder 102, the event served as a fundraiser for Sullivan County Walk Now for Autism Speaks, taking place at the Field House at SUNY Sullivan on October 25. Committee member Krista Brink was on hand to say a few words and shared her favorite quote from Ritu Ghatourey, which states, “Every sunset gives us one day less to live, but every sunrise gives us one more day to hope.” Even though Dharma (The Wonder Dog) knew most of the answers during the trivia contest, my team of slackers (you know who you are) managed to drag us down, but the evening was a tremendous success. While having a great time, Brink reminded the crowd of her dedication to the cause, by sharing her personal journey and informing us that “each year the statistics continue to rise, and it becomes even more important to raise funds for this critical research to help future generations.” She concluded by saying that “We can only hope that one day,

Committee member Krista Brink shared her personal story and encouraged folks to participate in the upcoming Sullivan County Walk Now for Autism event at SUNY Sullivan.

TRR photos by Jonathan Charles Fox

Forestburgh Tavern proprietor Franklin Trapp, second from right, welcomed guests for Thunder 102’s game night, which served as a fundraiser for Sullivan County Walk Now for Autism event.

we will no longer hear the word autism.”

For more information on this great cause, go to www.walknowforautismspeaks.org.

Still thoughtful on Saturday, I spent the majority of my time thinking about where I’ve been and where I’m going, hoping to be forgiven by any and all that I might have slighted in the past. Deciding to break my self-imposed fast in grand style, along with a sold-out crowd at yet another fundraiser, I chose to accept the dog’s invitation to “Grown Here: A Farm-to-Table Experience” benefiting the Boys and Girls Clubs of Northern Orange and Sullivan Counties, so we both gussied up a bit and attended the unique dinner, presented by several local farms, chefs and wineries, all of whom were in attendance. The organization’s (www. bgorange.org) executive director Alexis Eggleton welcomed everyone with a few words, before the five-star, four-course meal commenced. “Your presence here tonight,” she said, “enables us to grow great kids. We’re growing future Broadway stars out of kids with no music programs, and future professionals out of children who never dreamed they’d make the honor roll. Thank you all for being here tonight.”

I couldn’t have asked for a better moment to realize that I’ve been fortunate in the past, that my present is not too shabby and that the future holds promise. Being able to participate in these community efforts gives me a sense of purpose, while reminding all of us that there are those less fortunate in need of our support.

Being part of the solution is (IMHO) rewarding and my friends, colleagues and neighbors (yes, I mean you) inspire me throughout the year, as life in the Upper Delaware River region unfolds. Before we know it, other holidays will arrive, so I’m going to go outside and make a little hay, while the sun still shines.

Boys and Girls Clubs Executive Director Alexis Eggleton, right, joined vice-chairperson Karen Fisher and husband Michael at the Grown Here: Farm-to-Table fundraiser.

Yom Kippur, considered the most solemn day in Judaism, serves as an opportunity to reflect on the past. Columnist Fox took a moment to do just that during a break between courses at the Boys and Girls Club Farm-to-Table dinner.

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By Zac Stuart-Pontier

Historic Honesdale’s Harvest & Heritage Days

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his is the end, beautiful friends, the end.

This isn’t the last column I will write, but it’s close. So, perhaps “the end is near” is more appropriate. I’m getting my farewell out of the way now so the actual last “Letter Home” isn’t a bummer. More and more I’m seeing the importance of happy endings.

As most of you know, I grew up on the streets of Narrowsburg and in the offices of this newspaper. Soon after I arrived at NYU, I started writing this column.

It first began under the embarrassing title of “Reel Life: At the Bottom” and was originally slated for just six installments, part of a deal with my mom when I wanted to take a semester off from college to work as a production assistant on Ben Younger’s film “Prime.” I upheld my end of the bargain and after successful completion the column continued….

Over the past 10 years, I’ve written about graduating and breakups, boa constrictors and world travels. I’ve written about ups and downs, successes and failures, problems big and small.

I’ve written columns I loved and columns I hated. I’ve tried to be as honest and open with you as possible. I’ve always tried to write to one person, I find it far less intimidating that way.

But to be honest recently my columns have gotten harder and harder to write. When they were at their best, they were nostalgic memories of Narrowsburg and my upbringing; I waxed poetic and related my everyday adventures here in New York City. Perhaps the divide between the two has grown in the 14 years since I’ve lived upstate. Re-reading the past few columns my writing has felt a bit lackluster and stale.

It’s gotten harder for me to share; perhaps there is a certain part of growing up that makes one less self-centered—a revelation that the world does not revolve around you. Writing this column feels less and less relatable, a bit self indulgent even.

It’s been an incredible run, and I feel quite blessed to have had the opportunity to have you readers along for my adventures over the past 10 years. “Well at least I’ll get a column out of it,” is a phrase that has given me a quiet strength in my darkest moments, an invisible superpower that I carried with me wherever I went.

This fall I will begin to work for Ben on his next film as his editor. It’s a huge leap forward in my career and feels like a natural bookend to finish my column. Rarely does life give you such emotionally clean arcs.

There is no doubt in my mind that I will miss this. I will miss you. And there is no doubt in my mind I will lament this decision to stop writing. How lucky a thing to be forced to meet a deadline and deliver a story every other week.

So thanks for that, and for everything. There are a few more left, but I just wanted to give you notice. I felt like you deserve it after all these years.

ONESDALE, PA — Historic Honesdale rolls out the pumpkins, hay bales, cornstalks, fall colors and scarecrows, for its annual “Harvest & Heritage Days” on Saturday, October 11 and Sunday, October 12, sponsored this year by The Honesdale National Bank with support from Wayne County Tourism.

Craft vendors will line Main Street on both days. Scarecrows will be displayed in front of businesses. Oldfashioned hayrides will be offered downtown, for a small fee, from 1 to 5 p.m. on Saturday and from noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday.

And for the kids, there will be pumpkin painting in front of The

Honesdale National Bank’s Corporate Center on Main Street, sponsored by Connections Magazine. Pumpkin painting will be available on Saturday, from noon to 4 p.m. The first 100 children will also walk away with a goodie bag.

Also on Saturday is the 10th annual Corn Shucking Contest, to be held under the Fred Miller Pavilion from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday evening will also feature an antique car cruise around Honesdale’s Central Park from 4 to 9 p.m. Starting at 5 p.m., there will be music from the 50s and 60s.

On Sunday, October 12, taste some of the best homemade wings and chili as several of our area restaurants and

local chefs compete to see who makes the best. The Wing & Chili Taste-off takes place from noon to 3 p.m. and is co-sponsored by Rent-E-Vent by RentE-Quip.

Even the critters are excited about Harvest & Heritage Days, and they invite you to the Dessin Animal Shelter’s 8th annual “Pets on Pawrade” costume competition. The parade down Main Street begins at 1 p.m. on Sunday, October 12, with the costume judging under the Fred Miller Pavilion at approximately 2 p.m.

For more information call the Greater Honesdale Partnership at 570/253-5492 or visit visithonesdalepa.com.

‘Ah, New York’ at the Tusten

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ARROWSBURG, NY — The Delaware Valley Arts Alliance presents “Ah, New York – Fortitude, Frustration and Fantasy,” an ACT Underground Reader’s Theatre production, at the Tusten Theatre on Saturday and Sunday, October 11 and 12. Staged readings of three new plays will be presented in a way that creates an overall sense of a singular evening of theatre.

“They Come and Come,” by John J. Kelly, is set in the East Village during the Great Migration of the late 19th and early 20th century, as the immigrant life of neighbors trying to make their way in this new world of “hope and promise.” Kelly is director of the theatre program at Elmira College, and has acted or directed in over 200 professional and educational theatre productions. He began work as a playwright only two years ago.

“A Good Stiff One,” by John Backe, is set in a bar and grill somewhere in New York, where three people with different motives try to solve a “problem” that exists in the restroom. Backe is a semi-retired pastor.

He lives in New York City where he divides his time between his hobby, writing, and his obsession, his

three grandchildren.

“Every Pair of Blue Jeans Was Like a Bullet,” by J. Paul Porter, gives viewers a vision of Wall Street as seen through the eyes of three unlikely newcomers to “The Street.” Porter’s plays have been produced in New York and Los Angeles, and a production of his play “Men and Women Talking Love and Sex” will run at the Davenport Theater in New York City from the end of October through the first weeks of November.

Cast members for the three plays include Chet Carlin, Miriam Carlin, Beverly Dally, Dorothy Hartz, John Higgins and Robert Montaguese.

Director Wendy Merritt, in partnership with managing director Kyoshin Penelope Lohr, was founder and artistic director of Trinity Theatre in New York. Managing director Lohr has re-visioned ACT Underground from an actor’s technique and scene study workshop founded in Ohio in the 1990s.

The show will begin at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is $15, $13 in advance for DVAA members. For tickets and information, call 845/252-7572.

SUNY Sullivan announces 2014-15 Met Live Series

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OCH SHELDRAKE, NY — SUNY Sullivan will host the return of the Metropolitan Opera’s Live in HDseries to its Seelig Theatre. Beginning on Saturday, October 11 and continuing on selected Saturdays through April 25, opera lovers will be able to enjoy live, on-screen performances from the Met Opera’s Peabody and Emmy award-winning Live in HD series. This season’s schedule of performances includes: Giuseppe Verdi Macbeth — October 11 Star soprano Anna Netrebko portrays Lady Macbeth, the mad and murderous mate of Željko Lučić’s

doomed Macbeth, for the first time at the Met. Adrian Noble’s production of Verdi’s adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy also stars Joseph Calleja as the noble Macduff and René Pape as Banquo. Fabio Luisi conducts.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Le Nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro) – October 18 Met Music Director James Levine conducts a new production of Mozart’s masterpiece, directed by Richard Eyre, who sets the action of this classic domestic comedy in a 19th-century manor house in Seville, but during the gilded age of the late 1920s. Bass-

baritone Ildar Abdrazakov leads the cast in the title role of the clever servant, opposite Marlis Petersen as his bride, Susanna, Peter Mattei as the philandering count they work for, Amanda Majeski as the long-suffering Countess, and Isabel Leonard as the libidinous pageboy Cherubino.

For the rest of the films and more information visit www.sunysullivan. edu/events. Tickets to all Met HD LIVE events cost $20 for adults and $10 for students with valid student id. Tickets can be purchased at the door or in advance by calling the SUNY Sullivan Box Office at 845/434-5750, ext. 4472.

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WHERE AND WHEN Thurs., Oct. 9 After-school Book Club

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.

Concert: Phil Vassar

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.

Thirsty Thursdays: Praise worship service

DINGMANS FERRY — Thirsty Thursdays, a contemporary praise service that includes a free light meal, praise and fellowship for all ages, at Dingmans Ferry United Methodist Church, 115 Myck Rd. Scheduled on Thursday throughout 2014.

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 845/482-4350.

Fri., Oct. 10 Author luncheon with Bambi Lobdell

HONESDALE — Dr. Bambi Lobdell, author of “A Strange Sort of Being,” which examines the life of Wayne County historical figure Lucy Ann Lobdell, will be the speaker at a luncheon at the Hotel Wayne, 12:30 pm. Tickets: $20 and are available in advance at the Wayne County Public Library in Honesdale.

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.

Mentalism & Magic with Denny Corby

HAWLEY — Voted as the Best Magician in Northeast Pennsylvnia, Denny Corby puts on a magic show at Harmony Presents in the Silk Mill, 8pm. Witty and engaging performance. Tickets: $14-$20. www.silkmillharmony.com.

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. 845/436-5336.

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. 845/482-4350.

‘Sounds Like Teen Spirit’ open mic at The Cooperage

HONESDALE — Open mic night exclusively for teens at The Cooperage, 7-10pm. All ages are invited to come watch, but only the area’s youth will be invited to step up on stage. 570/253-2020.

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 Street, 9pm. Participating artists, shopkeepers and art walk patrons get one dollar off pints. 845/887-5500.

Bluegrass with a kick

HONESDALE — Byrdgrass (www.byrdgrass.com), a popular North Jersey bluegrass band, plays The Cooperage, 1030 Main St., 5:30-7:30pm. Admission by suggested donation. Beer for purchase.

570/253-2020.

Callicoon Art Walk

CALLICOON —Inaugural Art Walk turns Callicoon into a lively and varied art and music venue, 5-9pm. A map, available at all participating retailers and galleries, highlights 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 Rd., 8pm. No cover. Reservations: 845/794-2005.

Corn-shucking contest

HONESDALE — Tenth annual cornshucking contest at Fred Mill Pavilion, Seventh & Main streets, 12:45pm. Three children’s heats (age 14 and under), plus three adult heats (age 15 and up). Call 570/253-5492 to pre-register.

Fall Foliage Antique Show & Sale

WHITE MILLS — Fall Foliage Antique Show & Sale at the Dorflinger Glass Factory, Route 6, (at the blinker light) midway between Hawley and Honesdale, 10am6pm. Donation: $5, includes show, tour of private Dorflinger collection and renovated bluestone building, glass-cutting demo by Kathy Latournous. Proceeds benefit three Wayne County non-profits.

Fall hike with the Delaware Highlands Conservancy

NARROWSBURG — Join the Delaware Highlands Conservancy for a 2-hour guided hike on the Tusten Mountain Trail.

Learn about the ecology and history of the area. Wear hiking shoes, comfortable clothes, and bring water. Registration required. Register at www.delawarehighlands.org/newsevents.

Farm and Chef Festival

HONESDALE — Five chefs prepare food from 12+ Wayne County farms. At The Cooperage, 1030 Main St. Also local artisan food vendors, kids’ activities, raffle, local beer for purchase. Tickets: $25 for five chefs’ tasting plates from 2 to 5 p.m. Free admission to other activities. Stay for live music until 7 p.m. Call 570/253-5711, or purchase online at waynecountygrown.org.

Fly-fishing Hall of Fame induction

LIVINGSTON MANOR — Catskill Fly Fishing Center and Museum 2014 Hall of Fame induction ceremony in the museum, 3pm. A special dinner will follow at 5:30pm in the Wulff Gallery. During the evening, John Waldron will receive the Lee Wulff Conservation Award. Members $50, non-members $65. 845/439-4810.

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.

Heroes for a Cure

MONROE — Heroes for a Cure at Rosmarin’s Day Camp, 12 School Rd., 12noon-5pm. Face painting, rock wall, bouncy houses, reptiles, haunted house, photo booth, circus show, live auctions, raffles, food and entertainment. Adults minimum $20 donation, children under 13 free. 973/900-7708.

Indoor flea market & bake sale

HAWLEY — Everything that your neighbors no longer need for sale. Homemade baked goods. Refreshments for sale, benefits Hawley Fire Dept. 570/2269820 or email hawleyfd@ptd.net.

Live music & dance at My Shady Lady

HANCOCK — Classic country, oldies and goodies featuring Terry Rockwell at My Shady Lady 170 E Front St., 8-11pm. Bring enough to “field a team” and Terry will even call square dances. Food available with limited menu. Beer and wine. $8 cover.

Walk to End Alzheimer’s

MONTGOMERY — The Orange/Sullivan Walk to End Alzheimer’s will be held at the Thomas Bull Memorial Park. Check-in begins at 9am and the 3-mile scenic walk starts at 10am. Followed by entertainment, food, raffle prizes and informational booths on ongoing programs and services available in the area. 845/695-2247.

Sun., Oct. 12 A little bit of everything at Apple Pond Farm

LOCH SHELDRAKE — Verdi’s “Macbeth,” the Met Live in HD, presented by SUNY Sullivan at the Seelig Theatre, 112 College Drive, 12:55 pm. Admission: $20 ($10 students). 845/434-5750 ext. 4472.

CALLICOON CENTER — Tips on raising your own food (meat/vegetables), grooming horses, goat milking at Apple Pond Farm, 11am-3pm. All ages welcome. $5/person. Proceeds to benefit the Sullivan County Farm Network. No reservation required.

Play: ‘Love, Sex and the IRS’

American Legion breakfast

Opera: Verdi’s ‘Macbeth’

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.

845/436-5336.

Public Square Rosary Rally

Basket-Afghan bingo

‘River and Biota Exhibit’

Concert: Ellis with guest Honor Finnegan

Roast pork dinner

CLARYVILLE — Claryville Reformed Church annual roast pork dinner, 4-7pm.

Roast pork loin, gravy, potatoes, green beans and more including homemade desserts. Adults: $12, children 5-10 $5, under 5 free. 845/985-2041.

Rummage bag sale

EQUINUNK — Final bag sale in the church basement at The Equinunk United Methodist Church, 9am-1pm. Everything you need for the coming colder weather at affordable prices.

Singer-songwriter: Mike Mizwinski

HAWLEY — One of Northeast PA’s favorites, Mike Mizwinski takes the stage combining his originals and favorite holiday tunes at Harmony Presents in the Silk Mill, 8pm. Fusing folk, rock, bluegrass and blues. Tickets: $14-$20. www. silkmillharmony.com.

Souper Supper

HONESDALE — Souper Supper at the Vineyard Center, 761 Terrace St., 4:307pm. Tickets: $6 for adults, $3 for children ages 6 to 12, free for children under 5. Tickets available at the door. 570/2535451, 570/352-3560.

St. Joseph Church penny social

HONESDALE — St. Joseph Church’s annual penny social at the Catholic Family Community Center, 329 Cliff St., opens at 1pm, calling starts at 2pm. Gift baskets, door prizes and gently-used items.

Fun and prizes for the whole family. Light refreshments available for purchase.

570/792-7024.

Theatre: ‘Underground Railroad Game’

HIGHLAND LAKE — “Underground Railroad Game,” a Groundswell Theatre Co. production sponsored by NACL at the NACL Theatre, 110 Highland Lake Rd., 7:30pm. Admission: $20 ($10 student, $5 children). 845/557-0694 or www.nacl.org.

Three new plays about New York

NARROWSBURG — “Ah, New York Fortitude, Frustration, Fantasy,” three new plays, presented by Act Underground Readers Theatre, sponsored

by Delaware Valley Arts Alliance at the Tusten Theatre, 210 Bridge St., 7:30pm.

Admission: $15 ($12 advanced sales for DVAA members). 845/252-7272.

NARROWSBURG — Tusten Ambulance 45th year in service appreciation BBQ dinner at Landers’ Field, 1pm. Open to all. RSVP: GBI@hvcbiz.rr.com.

Mon., Oct. 13 Knitting group

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

Tues., Oct. 14 Genealogy group

CALLICOON — “It’s All Relative” Gene-

alogy Group meets the second Tuesday of the month at the Delaware Free branch of the Western Sullivan Public Library, 6pm. 845/887-4040.

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 845/482-4350.

Writers group

CALLICOON — Writer’s Group meets the second and fourth Tuesday of the month at the Delaware Free Branch of the Western Sullivan Public Library, 5:30pm. 845/887-4040.

LOOKOUT — Breakfast at Teeple Stevenson Young American Legion Post 765, 7:30-11:30am. Pancakes, French toast, eggs, sausage, pastries, coffee, tea and oj. New this year, blueberry pancakes. Requested donation $7 for adults and $3 for children.

HONESDALE — The four churches under the pastorate of Rev. William J.P. Langan will participate in a Rosary Rally in Central Park at Church and 9th St., 12 noon-2pm. Bring a chair.

In case of rain, rally will be held in St. Mary Magdalen Church.

LIVINGSTON MANOR — The “River and Biota Exhibit,” curated by Naomi Teppich, opening reception at the CAS Arts Center. Talks by the artists are at 2pm and the reception is from 3-5pm. The exhibit runs through November 16. Show features 18 artists. www.catskillartsociety.org.

Tusten Ambulance BBQ

HONESDALE — Basket-Afghan bingo at Texas #4 Firehall. Opens at 1pm, games start at 2pm. Winner gets basket or afghan of their choice. Door prizes.

Refreshments available. Sponsored by Texas #4 Ladies Auxiliary.

HONESDALE — Ellis w/ guest Honor Finnegan, presented by Riverfolk Concerts at the Cooperage, 1030 Main St., 4pm. Admission: $20 ($15 advance).

Reservations: 845/252-6783.

Discussion and book signing

NORTH BRANCH — Scholar, law professor, and rising political star Zephyr Teachout will be back in Sullivan County to discuss her new book, “Corruption in America,” published by Harvard University Press at the Old North Branch Inn, 6pm. 845/482-5925.

Contributed photo

Marital fable in Milford

Fall Foliage Antique Show & Sale

Janet was happily married, at least she thought she was. Then Keith left. Janet’s mother blames it all on Janet. Then Janet meets Matthew. Things are looking up. Mom likes Matthew. But. Keith is being a jerk. In relationships, does everyone get what they deserve?

Well, in fables they do. “What I Didn’t Know Then, a marital fable” featuring Darren Fouse, left, James Heisel, Evelyn Albino and Cass Collins is a new play by John Klemeyer that will be at the Milford Theatre on October 10 at 8 p.m., 11 at 8 p.m. and 12 at 2 p.m.

Tickets cost $20 at the door.

Healing with the Roses therapy class

Tusten Ambulance is celebrating their

WHITE MILLS — Fall Foliage Antique Show & Sale at the Dorflinger Glass Factory, Route 6, (at the blinker light) midway between Hawley and Honesdale, 10am5pm. Donation: $5 includes show, tour of private Dorflinger collection and renovated bluestone building, glass-cutting demo by Kathy Latournous. Proceeds benefit three Wayne County non-profits.

BEACH LAKE — Healing with the Roses therapy class at Beach Lake Wellness Center. Learn how to integrate roses in your healing and meditation work. Donation $20. 570/470-3892 or reikiexperience@yahoo.com.

Model Train Show & Sale

HAWLEY — Everything to do with model trains and model railroading, 9am-3pm.

Vendors from all over the East coast.

Benefits Hawley Fire Dept. Admission $3, children under 12 free with paid admission. Operating layouts on display.

Pet “pawrade” costume contest

HONESDALE — Pet “pawrade” costume contest. Signup at 12noon in Central Park; parade kicks off 1pm with judging at 2pm at Fred Miller Pavilion on Main St. Donation of $5 per entry. Prizes in three categories: funniest, scariest and most original. Contact Marlene at 570/493-3377.

Theatre: ‘Love, Sex and the IRS’

SOUTH FALLSBURG — “Love, Sex and the IRS” by William Van Zandt and Jane Milmore, produced by Sullivan County Dramatic Workshop at the Rivoli Theatre, 5243 Main St., 2pn. Admission: $18.

845/436-5336.

Three new plays about New York

NARROWSBURG — Readers Theatre: “Ah, New York - Fortitude, Frustration, Fantasy,” three new plays, presented

by Act Underground Readers Theatre, sponsored by Delaware Valley Arts Alliance at the Tusten Theatre, 210 Bridge St., 2pm. Admission; $15 ($12 advanced sales for DVAA members).

845/252-7272.

45th year in service

and would like you to join them in a appreciation

BBQ Dinner

Sunday Oct 12 1pm down at Landers Field Open to all RSVP GBI@hvcbiz.rr.com

“All Phases of Landscaping” Specializing in Stone Walls • Walkways Patios (Dry & Wet Laid) Veneer & Cultured Stone Full-Service Excavating Fully Insured • Free Estimates Pat Brady

Curr nts

Service Directory Affordable Dentistry DENTURES $499.00 each & up EXTRACTIONS with DENTURES 150.00 each & up CAPS $500.00 & up Call for appointment

SOUTH FALLSBURG DENTAL

5203 Main St., Rt. 42, South Fallsburg, NY H 845-434-1202 \

Air Conditioning Heating • Plumbing • Electrical Air Conditioning

Builder

Excavating & Landscaping

JMR CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

D&R EXCAVATING AND LANDSCAPING

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

TED KILLE

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

BORSDAM’S INC.

Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning

Animals & Supplies

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

570-253-3788

WHITE MILLS PET SHOP

RT 6 Hawley Pa 570-253-0520 Tropical & Saltwater fish, tanks & supplies, birds, small to large, critters, reptiles, supplies. REGISTERED PUPPIES, grooming supplies, crates & accessories.

Visa, MC, Discover. Unadvertised wkly discounts.

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

PHILIP FARMILOE, ARCHITECT, AIA

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

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

Auto Body B&R COLLISION CORP.

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

Automotive D & R AUTO REPAIR

Complete auto repairs, 24 hr. local & long distance towing or flatbed recovery service.

Gas • Diesel • BBQ Tanks Cash paid for junk vehicles.

Rt. 97, Barryville, NY. Open 7 days.

845-557-8881 Nights 570-559-7696 or 7668

SONNY'S SERVICE CENTER

Foreign, domestic car and truck repair and complete fuel injection cleaning. 24-hour towing. NYS Inspection.

Complete Diagnostic Check.

907 CR 23, Narrowsburg, NY H \ 845-252-3944 Z U

Blacktopping ESSELMAN PAVING

Blacktopping Lake Huntington, NY • 845-932-7829

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

SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS

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

845-252-6626

Electrical AMERICAN ELECTRIC, LLC

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

JS ELECTRIC

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

NARROWSBURG ELECTRIC

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

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

MARSHALL MACHINERY, INC.

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

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

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

Serving the Tri-State Area for 18 Years!

CAC Garden/Koi Ponds, Landscaping, Full Service Excavation, Authorized San Juan Pool Dealer & Installer Patios, Retaining Walls, Decorative Concrete 845-292-7707

Fabrication Wood & Metal Fabrication • Wood & Metal Supplies 1585 Beach Lake Highway 570-729-0506

Glass HONESDALE GLASS COMPANY

Plate Glass, Table & Desk Tops, Mirrors, Insulated Glass, Safety Glass, Farm & Construction, Store Fronts, Entrance Doors We Replace Fogged or Broken Windows & Patio Doors 570-251-9744 When you call, you speak with the owner HonesdaleGlassCompany.com

Gutters BOB’S SEAMLESS GUTTERS

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

Heating

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

Painter

Solar Energy

B&L HOME INTERIOR

BUSELLI PLUMBING, HEATING & ELECTRIC

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

KELLAM’S PAINTING

Interior & Exterior, Deck Preserving, Roofing & Repairs • Pressure Washing FREE Estimates • Fully Insured • Guatanteed Bob: 570-253-9424 home Shawn: 570-352-4740 cell

Prime Wall Covering & Painting Fine Interior Painting Exceptional Wall Covering Istallation 30 years experience, fully insured Dave Magliacane, Pleasant Mount, PA PA Lic#011906 • 570-642-1042

ENERGYSTARDAVE

SOLAR GEO & WOOD 845-701-3088

Landscaping BRADY STONE & LANDSCAPING LLC

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

GS PLUMBING & HEATING

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

PIERPONT HEATING & PLUMBING

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

Marriage Officer ROBERT E. LUBEN

Retired NY Town Justice Same Sex and Different Sex Weddings 845-252-3471 rivervalleyappraisal@aol.com

Tree removal, trimming.

Fully Insured, Fair Prices, Free Estimate 845-557-3833

DER OSKAR TREE SERVICE.COM

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

Sand & Gravel

Free Estimates • 845-482-4965

Visit us at www.straitlineroofing.com

Septic Service

MARHAREX STONE & LANDSCAPING

BLACK OAK TREE SERVICE

1-866-702-ROOF (7663) 845-583-0247

“We’ve got you covered” Voted BEST Roofer 2009 - 2013 Owens Corning Preferred Contractor Insured, Commercial, Residential All Phases of Roofing Including Metal

CREATIVE EARTH LANDSCAPING

Hydro-seeding • Walkways • Patios Retaining Walls • Tree Shrubs Installation Drainage Work • Fully Insured • Irrigation FREE ESTIMATE • 570-224-6405 MaciejewskiLandscaping.com

Tree Service

Full Service Tree Care • Tree Removal & Pruning Fertilizer & Insecticide Treatments Organic Pesticide Spraying • Member TCIA 845 557 8051 Licensed NY/PA deroskartreeservice@yahoo.com In business since 1993 • Fully Insured

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

MACIEJEWSKI LANDSCAPING, INC.

Custom-built • Residential • Commerical Vinyl Liner Specialist • Complete Renovations Openings, Closings & Maintenance Spa Repairs: All Makes & Models 845-482-4646 • Youngsville, NY www.ClearRitePools.com

STRAIT LINE ROOFING

All phases of landscaping Specializing in stone walls, walkways, patios, veneer & cultured stone • Excavating 570-729-8395 Patios, walkways, retaining walls fencing, tree removal Mowing & Clean-ups • 845-468-0130 www.CreativeEarthLandscape.com

WOOD & COAL STOVES

Hot Air - Hot Water • Free Standing 570-253-0469 Fax 570-253-0520 www.unitedjim.com

Swimming Pools

Roofing

Commercial Boilers, Heat Pumps & Controls

Stoves

CLEAR-RITE POOLS & SPAS, INC.

HALLORAN FARM

HVAC

Your lock - your key - low monthly rates, various sizes to suit your needs.

Route 371 East, Rileyville, PA 570-224-6284

BUSELLI PLUMBING, HEATING & ELECTRIC

CENTRAL BOILER E-CLASSIC

845-482-5208

Storage RILEYVILLE MINI STORAGE

Plumbing & Heating

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

Outdoor wood furnace CLEANER and GREENER EPA Qualified CALL TODAY!

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

VALLEY SAND & GRAVEL

Rt. 652, Honesdale, PA • 570-251-9818

KOBERLEIN SEPTIC CLEANING

Septic Pumping, Jetting, Line Cleaning Video Inspection & Drainfield Restoration 845-292-1494 • 570-729-7645

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

845-252-6672 • 570-729-7936

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

GAEBEL’S TREE SERVICE

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

RTS TRUCK CENTER, INC 570-729-7636

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

Shohola, PA • 570-559-7596

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

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

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

Got a story to tell?

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Send materials to Jane Bollinger, Managing Editor, The River Reporter, P.O. Box 150, Narrowsburg, NY 12764, or email to jbollinger@riverreporter.com

Waitress Wanted Full or Part Time Contact Carol

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

TRUCK MECHANIC Must be experienced & qualified in heavy trucks and equipment. Must have own tools, be dependable and honest. FT positions open. FT salary $30k to $60k.

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

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

For Sale

For Sale

Call for Vendors!

Vendors needed for the 38th Annual Nursing Conference at the Villa Roma Conference Center on November 5-6, 2014. Looking for crafters, jewelry, specialty foods, cookware, etc.

Call Darrilyn Scheich for information and to reserve a table at (646) 672-6378 or 6002

HUGE YARD SALE FINAL WEEK

Thursday 10/9 Friday 10/10, Saturday 10/11 Sunday 10/12 9am-5pm 15 Oak Street Narrowsburg, NY (across from lumber yard) Snow Mobile, Zero Turn Mower, Garden tractor Christmas, Silk Wreaths, Trains, Collectables.

Too much to list, Something for Everyone

Annual Columbus Day Sale!

Furniture is 35% to 50% OFF Gold and Sterling Jewelry is 35% OFF! All Christmas Items are 35% OFF!

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

Help Wanted: Cleaning assistant 5 to 10 hours per week to start Must be experienced, professional and have excellent references and reliable transportation.

Serious inquiries please.

Email ffg2465@yahoo.com with resume.

Everything else is 50% OFF! And we mean EVERYTHING!

Tools, linens, curtains, lamps, art, pots/pans, dishes, glasses, silverware, costume jewelry, books, CD’s, DVD’s...kitchen appliances, knick-knacks, collectibles, ȴshing and hunting items and TOOLS.b Lots of tools!b

HINT # 23 Packing material for moving

Lisa’s... Not Just Antiques!

Lisa’s is located at 355 Beach Lake Highway, (Rt. 652) Honesdale, Pa. 18431 570-352-3500; open 6 days a week; Tuesday by chance;b10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Like Us! on Facebook/ Lisa’s Not Just Antiques!

S U B S C R I B E T O D AY !

845-252-7414 Services Offered

Doreen’s Cleaning is seeking an experienced Sales Associate. The ideal candidate will enjoy collaboration with an established talented staff, possess a creative spirit, proven sales ability and have excellent interpersonal and customer relation skills. We are looking for a dedicated team player who can work well as part of a team and independently.

Send resume, letter of intent and salary expectations to jobs@ riverreporter.com

MASSIVE MOVING SALE - HANKINS 204 Wm Brown Rd (off of CR 94 at McGurrins Pub) OCT 12 - SUNDAY NOON-5 Vintage furniture, including painted wood bed frame, dressers, small tables, nightstands; small appliances; misc kitchen and dining; kid bikes/toys/ books; sports equip, including canoe, 13ft trampoline for the pond, helmets and snow gear; weed-whacker; leaf blower; generator, and maybe the kitchen sink.

Please contact sandra@jeffriedel.com with any questions.

Need room for CHRISTMAS Clearance Sale!!

845/557-8548 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

For Sale

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

Once you have Ànished reading The River Reporter, don’t throw it away.

Find another use for it.

It makes great Àller for packing household goods when moving.

As soon as everything is unpacked, take the used newspaper to a recycling center near you.

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Legal Notice 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.

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF HEARING ON PRELIMINARY BUDGET NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Preliminary Budget of the Town of Tusten for the Fiscal Year beginning January 1, 2015, has been completed and filed in the office of the Town Clerk, 210 Bridge St., Narrowsburg, NY, where it is available for inspection by any interested person during regular business hours. FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Town Board of the Town of Tusten will meet and review said Preliminary Budget and hold a public hearing thereon, at the Town Hall, at 6:30 pm November 3, 2014 and that at such hearing any person may be heard in favor of or against the preliminary budget as compiled, or for any item or items therein contained.

Pursuant to Section 108 of the Town Law, the proposed salaries of the following elected town officers are hereby specified as follows: Supervisor: $18,168.00 4 Council persons, Each: $ 3,332.00

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Legal Notice

28th ANNUAL FALL FOLIAGE

2 Justices of the Peace, Each: $10,283.00 Town Clerk: $24,350.00 Highway Superintendent: $47,258.00 Dated: October 6, 2014

By Order of the Town Board, Town of Tusten Nicole Peters, Town Clerk 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 SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF SULLIVAN SONYMA, Plaintiff, against Timothy Murray, Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated 9/3/2014 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the lobby of the Sullivan County Courthouse, at Monticello, State of New York on 11/12/2014 at 09:30AM, premises known as 96 Eldred Yulan Road, Eldred, NY 12732 All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Highland, County of Sullivan and State of New York, SECTION: 11, BLOCK: 1, LOT: 40.2. Approximate amount of judgment $153,255.85 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 859/2012. Danielle Jose-Decker, Esq., Referee FRENKEL LAMBERT WEISS WEISMAN & GORDON, LLP Attorney for Plaintiff, 53 Gibson Street, Bay Shore, NY 11706 Dated: September 23, 2014 1113361 10/9, 10/16, 10/23, 10/30/2014

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Legal Notice 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.

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.

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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LEGAL NOTICE Legal Notice is hereby given for the Annual Meeting and Election of the Board of Directors of the Sullivan-Wawarsing Rural Economic Area Partnership (REAP) Zone which will be held on Wednesday, November 5th 2014 at 9:00 A.M. in the Legislative Committee Room at the Sullivan County Government Center, 100 North Street, Monticello, New York. An election will be held to fill five seats on the Board, for three year terms. The following are the nominees: Roberta Lockwood, Liberty; Aleta Gomez, Monticello; Peggy Gans, Cochecton, NY; and

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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.

PUBLIC NOTICE Please take notice that the Planning Board of the Town of Highland will conduct a Public Hearing and regular meeting on or about 7:00 p.m. on October 15, 2014 at the Eldred Town Hall, Eldred, N.Y. upon Special Use Permit Application No. 14-02 for Shrewd Fox Brewery, LLC. The applicant is seeking a Special Use Permit for a Microbrewery. The parcel situate is in the H-C zone and is located at 552 State Route 55, Eldred, N.Y. and is designated on the Town of Highland Tax Rolls as Section 13, Block 6, Lot 13.1.

At such time persons having comments for or against said application shall be heard. The application will be on file in the Town Clerk’s office ten (10) days prior to Public Hearing. Written comments may be submitted in advance to the Town of Highland Planning Board, c/o Mary Jasper, P.O. Box 415, Eldred, N.Y. 12732 and those received on or before October 15, 2014 will be read into the public record.

By order of the Town of Highland Planning Board Mary Jasper, Secretary Formation of Robert Borre & Company, LLC filed with the Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/15/14.

Office loc.: Sullivan County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The principal business loc. and address SSNY shall mail process to is 240 Phillipsport Rd., Phillipsport, NY 12769. Mgmt. shall be by one or more members. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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.

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Notice of Formation of Jacobs Real Estate Holdings 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: 334 W. 86th St, Apt 6A, NY, NY 10024. Purpose: any lawful activity.

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 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 be served & shall mail process to Po Box 720, Monticello, NY 12701.

Purpose: General.

Formation of Fallsburg Holdings LLC filed with the Secy. of State of NY(SSNY)on9/11/14.Office loc.:Sullivan County. SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The address SSNY shall mail copy of process to is 575 Rte. 70, 2nd Fl., Brick, NJ 08723. Mgmt. shall be by one or more members.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

LEGAL NOTICE COUNTY OF SULLIVAN Sealed bids for the following will be received by the Director of the Department of Purchasing and Central Services at the Sullivan County Government Center, 100 North Street, Monticello, New York 12701, (845) 807-0515, until 1:00 P.M. on Friday, October 24, 2014 at which time the bids will be publicly opened and read.

Paper Goods (B-14-69) Bid Forms, including specifications, may be obtained from the Director at the above address, and all bids are subject to the terms and conditions therein set forth.

Dated: October 10, 2014

Notice of Formation for all intent and purpose: Ross Recycling LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with Secy. Of State of NY (SSNY) Sullivan County on 9/19/14. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: PO Box 192 Mongaup Valley NY 12762

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SPORTS BRIEFS

By Richard Ross sportsinsightsny.com

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AKE HUNTINGTON, NY — Riveting, heart-stopping and monumental. Those three words chosen from this writer’s extensive lexicon of adjectives aptly sum up Sullivan West’s 20-12 league win over rival Millbrook on October 4. Indeed, the story I penned on www.sportsinsightsny.com, entitled “May the Fourth Be with You,” references not just the date, but also the fact that the Bulldogs, who trailed 12-0 at the half to the mighty Blazers, a team that pummeled them 51-14 a year ago, rallied on fourth down with 40.4 seconds remaining in the game to pull off the epic victory.

In that hallowed moment, senior quarterback Richard Shevak found fellow senior Brian Stauch on a square out route and connected with him for the winning touchdown. Ronj Padu’s two-point conversion run and Stauch’s second interception of the night, which came on a Millbrook desperation Hail Mary pass, cemented the iconic victory for the 5-0 (1-0 ) Bulldogs who now need just one more win over either Tri-Valley or Liberty to reach the Section IX Class C title game. There, at Dietz Stadium on November 8, if I don’t miss my guess, they’re apt to find Millbrook for the rematch that will have far greater resonance than this regular-season fray. For the Bulldogs, who won by a forfeit the week before (after Rensselaer pulled out due to the loss of their quarterback against Cambridge), this game loomed immensely large. But in the first half, it seemed as if Millbrook was more attuned to the mission of asserting its supremacy. The Blazers dominated the first six minutes with an offensive drive that netted their first score and added another just before the half via runs from senior Michael DoCarmo and the fleet feet of sophomore Delvin Wood. And the Dawgs? They never advanced the ball across midfield. That said, their stalwart defense, which would by night’s end force a quintet of turnovers, held the rapacious Blazers, who had averaged 51.75 points per game (and 21 over their first quarter onslaughts), to a paltry 12 points in the first half and zip in the second. As the third quarter progressed, the Bulldogs found their moxie fueled again by more Dawgs-induced Millbrook miscues. Stauch’s first interception nixed a Millbrook drive in the third quarter and paved the way for Ronj Padu’s 10yard TD with 1:39 to go in the stanza. The point-after-touchdown (PAT) run was stopped, but the Dawgs had halved the gap at 126. Two Millbrook interceptions thwarted Sullivan West attempts to tie or take the lead, but again it was the impressive defense that prevented Millbrook from capitalizing on the turnovers. Ultimately it was another Millbrook fumble that set up Andrew Stabbert’s game-tying five-yard run with 7:47 to go in the game. The PAT attempt failed, but yet another Millbrook fumble induced by the Bulldogs’ brutalizing defense would augur the final denouement.

But as noted, it came down to a fourth down, that very pivotal do-or-die chance that the Blazers had converted in the first half to their advantage, for the Dawgs to have the last word. Individuals’ heroics aside, a subject on which I could hold forth for pages, this was a huge team effort. Sullivan West hosts Class B Highland

The Sullivan West Bulldogs race to the sideline prior to their epic 20-12 league victory over rival Millbrook.

Photos by Richard A. Ross, sportsinsightsny.com

Senior Andrew Stabbert catches a ball and gets set to turn up field to run in the first half. Stabbert scored the game-tying TD on a fiveyard run in the fourth quarter.

“Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon ’em.”

Senior Ronj Padu has a great run up the sideline that helped to set up the final dramatic touchdown catch by Brian Stauch.

— William Shakespeare (Twelfth Night) on October 10 for a non-league tilt. The Huskies beat Millbrook a week prior on a late field goal. Tri-Valley faces its first league quest as it travels to Millbrook on October 10. Liberty 4-1 (0-0 OCIAA) bested Spackenkill 20-18 in a non-league game. They host Section I dynamo Tuckahoe on October 11. Livingston Manor 3-2 downed Pauling 47-20. They host Chester 3-2 (2-0 OCIAA) in what could be a preview of the Section IX, Class D title game. Eldred 2-3 (2-2 OCIAA) lost to previously winless Pine Plains 20-0 in a league fray. Eldred hosts Pawling this week.

Finally, Monticello 2-3 (0-2 OCIAA) was trounced by undefeated Cornwall 60-6. They travel to Port Jervis looking for their first league win. For albums of photos, visit www.sportsinsights. smugmug.com.

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By ANDY BOYAR

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eter was off with Jim Serio fishing the Salmon River. Gib was stuck in a business negotiation and couldn’t shake free. Mauro was down in Washington selling some of his paintings and Josh wasn’t due in for a week. I would not be sharing the water with any of my usual fishing partners this day, but the one thing I did know for certain was that I’d be fishing.

This is the time of year when something primal awakens in me. For years, the early fall made me think about upland bird hunting and the patches of barberries along the brook. There was always the chance to have a grouse explode nearby at the least expected time. Tom Pazzalia once whimsically remarked, “By the time I saw it, it was out of sight.� Every bird hunter knows exactly what Tom meant.

Ol’ John Vogt used to say, “If you can take one bird or two out of 10 flushes, you are doing just fine.� John was a better shot than I ever was, better than most in fact. Maybe I’d walk through the sweet ferns to an old bow stand and see if that nearby crab apple was being frequented by whitetails.

The screams of the jays are different in the fall. Their cries and those of the overhead hawk seem more pronounced. Is it just that the clutter of the summer has subsided and now we hear, see and smell things better? The low passing eagle is a snowier white and a blacker black. What is it with the light this time of year? Have you too noticed the amazing sunsets lately?

These days I am drawn to the water, not the fields or the woods. My mind is fixed on the thick-bodied rainbows that sip tiny midges, ants and other small insects, size 18 or 20, like a lady with a teacup, pinky extended—sips so delicate that they can hardly be detected. The trout are there

though. I sense them cruising about.

They move together, two or three or four of them. Sometimes it’s just one lone wolf.

He’s the one I really want. I pack the truck and am gone.

As I drive upriver, there’s no one to discuss tactics with, no radio or music— just the hum of the road and focused thoughts—my line, my leader, my knots.

I’ll tie some 4x tippet on my leader, then a small piece of 5x, then another twofoot piece of #6 with one tag of the double surgeon’s knot left at three inches for a #18 Griffith’s Gnat and a #18 Rusty Spinner for my end fly. You guys want to sip; well here are some tidbits to sip on.

Launching the canoe is not as easy as it used to be, but before long I am moving smoothly upriver. The pull of the paddle feels good. The canoe is solid and steady.

I see the current braid and the bubble line in it. I don’t get too close, but I stare at it and into it for telltale signs. There’s a sip, a ring so subtle that if you dropped a pea into the water from a foot up it’d make a bigger circle.

I lower the anchor swiftly so not to lose my position, but at the last moment, I check the line’s descent and settle the weight on the river bed like it’s a piece of valuable crystal, so softly that it wouldn’t break and without sound or vibration. I am in place.

They tend to cruise here so I just watch.

I won’t blind cast. My fly line is stripped out and at my feet. I must wait for risers.

The fly is in my hand, and 20 feet of leader and fly line are out of the rod tip.

I watch. The risers come, and I cast and mend and escort my flies on a dragfree float through the zone. No takers‌ another rise‌ cast and repeat. Then wait and watch some more. Mrs. Eagle glides closely by, and I tell myself the sight of her was worth the trip although I don’t

really believe it. I pray there will be more to this adventure.

I see a rise form different from the others, a bit more greedy. I can see the top of his head above the surface as he eats.

This is the one. He is cruising upriver toward me, rising every 30 seconds. I track the course he is on. Now is the time.

My flies land six feet above him on the correct line. A moment later he takes. I lift my tip swiftly but softly. I feel three heavy head shakes, then the line clears off the canoe bottom and he is on the reel. The reel makes a heavenly sound. It purrs. I hold the rod very softly, as thin 6x tippet won’t withstand sharp play. I try to enjoy the fish, but mostly I pray like hell he doesn’t get off. I try to coax him in, using gentleness rather than force, adjusting the points of pressure to keep him off balance, confused. I am always amazed when my prayers are answered and he is in my net. Only the rim of the net is above water. The fish calms. The last light is low, but I can plainly see that he is a fine fish. The Rusty Spinner is in the left corner of his mouth and easily comes out in my fingers. I reach under his belly and lightly hold his long pectoral fin between my fingers. I draw the net from out from under him. He is heavy but weightless. I will wait ‘til he determines to leave on his own. His gills slow to a more regular pace. With a soft kick of his tail he slides out of my hand and angles in a glide toward the bottom and out of sight.

I really enjoy fishing with others, but there’s something magical about fishing alone. And I like that there is no one to say, “You really drive all that way for one fish?�

(E-mail me at andyboyar@gmail.com for comments and upcoming events.)

SOUNDINGS: taking the pulse of the Upper Delaware Watershed High gage mark, feet 10/1 10/2 10/3 10/4 10/5 10/6 10/7

3.53 3.41 3.36 3.34 3.22 3.37 3.44

High water temperature °F 10/1 10/2 10/3 10/4 10/5 10/6 10/7

62.24 62.42 61.52 59.90 57.92 55.76 57.20

Actual and avg. precipitation NYC watershed

Reservoir levels October 7, 2014 Cannonsville: 53.4% Pepacton: 72.4% Neversink: 77.5% Total: 73.9% Normal Total: 73% Total in 2013: 84.3%

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RIVER TALK

By Sandy Long

THE RIVER REPORTER

Remembering a River region friend

F

ollowing two weeks spent in Virginia’s Shenandoah National Park photographing its countless wild splendors for the inaugural Artist in Residence program, I returned to the Upper Delaware River region.

My focus (pun intended) had shifted, and although the perspective was freshening, it left me with a sense of disconnection.

Then I received a message from The River Reporter’s (TRR) Eileen Hennessy asking if I had restored a fallen statue at the gravesite of our mutual friend and TRR colleague, Jean Kerrigan, who began working for TRR in 1987 and remained a steadfast employee until her death in 2009. Although I was not the one who restored the gravesite, I felt that old tug of connection that Jean was so skilled at prompting in life, and found myself visiting her final resting place, camera in tow, shortly after coming home.

During her life, home for Jean was on nearby Nobody’s Road. But in the greater Narrowsburg community, Jean was somebody, a person connected with many people as a result of the numerous organizations she volunteered for—Tusten Historical Society, Tusten Volunteer Ambulance Service, Women’s Community Club of Cochecton, Democratic Club, Lion’s Club, Catholic Daughters of the Americas, and the Tusten-Cochecton Library, which she helped to form.

Jean was also keenly interested in community news and a steadfast reader of the River Talk column. She often shared news tips with TRR editors and kept an active critter watch to alert me to potential subjects for River Talk. Arriving at work one day, she hurried to my desk to share some breaking news: “There’s a frog out front!�

Typically, I’d grab my camera and head out for the shot.

Someone recently restored a fallen statue at Jean’s gravesite in St. Lucy’s Cemetery, Cochecton, New York And although she was not a fan of all creatures great and small, she was always interested in learning more about the natural world we share with them. Knowing my preference for relocating indoor spiders rather than squashing them, Jean would warn me when she spotted one whose fate was hanging in the balance if I didn’t make my move.

No doubt Jean would have wanted to hear the details of my Shenandoah experience, as she had a penchant for travel—albeit on a broader scope—to places like France, Italy, Spain, Mexico, Hawaii, Germany, Ireland, Puerto Rico and Bermuda. And I would have enjoyed sharing them. But for all her traveling, Jean’s favorite destination was always her return to home. I know how she felt.

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TRR photos by Sandy Long

Jean Kerrigan.

A green frog spotted by Jean on the front steps of The River Reporter ended up in a River Talk column.