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The 57th Annual General Clinton Canoe Regatta May 24-27
More than 1000 canoeists and many more spectators will ascend on Bainbridge for the 57th annual General Clinton Canoe Regatta (GCCR) May 24-27. The Regatta is presented by the Bainbridge Chamber of Commerce and features canoe racing all weekend as well as many other activities at the General Clinton Park in Bainbridge. The event is more than just a great canoe race, it also provides quality entertainment for the Tri-Town area in a family friendly atmosphere. The GCCR features the longest one-day flat water canoe race in North America. This year the 70-mile race features a start location at Brookwood Point in Cooperstown. Brookwood Point - otsegolandtrust.org/places-toexplore-103/brookwood-point is located at 6000 State Highway 80, two miles north of the village. The 70-mile trek on the Susquehanna River from Cooperstown to Bainbridge will take as little as 7 hours for the professionals and as many as 14 hours for others. Canoeists from all over North America come to New York to
challenge the flat water, in a true test of endurance. The Clinton is the first leg of the prestigious Triple Crown of canoe racing facebook.com/TripleCrownOfCanoeRacing. Last year’s champions Andy Triebold and Steve LaJoie will not return to defend as a team. This year LaJoie has teamed up with fellow Canadian Jimmy Pellerin. LaJoie/Pellerin will be challenged by local favorites Trevor LeFever and Ben Schlimmer who finished third in last year’s race. Second place finisher Guillaume Blais will add Samuel Frigon in his boat to join a very competitive C-2 pro field. The C-1 pro class also looks to be very competitive with 14 canoes entered. This year’s pro classes will pay $1000 to win in all four C-2 classes, mens, mens 50+, mixed, and womens thanks to new 70 mile endurance sponsor Alpine Metal Roofing. Friday night marks the return of the popular Coca Cola generation gaps races. Saturday brings Boy and Girl Scouts from all over the Northeast as well as other youth races. Sunday features the
Cooperstown Brewing Co. Grand Prix relay races from Oneonta, as well as a 12-mile sprint race from the Unadilla Fishing access. The General Clinton Park in Bainbridge is home to the finish line for all the races throughout the weekend but is also home to an entire weekend of activities. Entertainment starts Friday with the 4th annual Taste of Regatta, sponsored Pine Ridge Grocery. Many local wineries, breweries, distilleries and restaurants will feature their products at the Regatta. At 6 p.m., local singers Judy Pitel with Greg Davie, Sarah Hovey and David Hitchcock will take the stage to showcase their local talents. Back this year, Aric McKown, an authentic Elvis tribute artist, returns to headline the taste. Saturday is kid’s day with children’s entertainment all day and a bicycle give away at 6 p.m. compliments of Main Event Amusements. Animal Adventure will entertain the crowd with handson little creatures. The Catskill Puppet Theater and entertainer Jerry Keebler will perform for
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the young and old all afternoon. The 12th annual Dan Elwood 5k Run and Tracy Richmond Banks One Mile Walk for Hospice will also take place at 9 a.m. In addition, the General Clinton Clash Wrestling tournament in memory of Gary Seymour, starts at 9 a.m. This year the event will take entries day-of the event, which should make some great competition, with sign ups starting at 7:30 a.m. The Budweiser bandstand will open at 12:30 p.m. with beer bingo. Come play bingo for some great prizes. Proceeds of beer bingo will go to the United Way of Delaware and Otsego counties. The Bainbridge Chamber of Commerce will induct of the eighth class into the General Clinton Hall of Fame with a meet & greet at 3 p.m. and ceremony at 4. Contributors Craig Stevens, Donna King and Jean Davies, paddlers Ken Gerg, Dick McCauley, Bob Wisse and Rick Olson, will be honored for their contributions to the General Clinton Canoe Regatta.
The Jericho Arts Council www.jerichoarts.com - will raffle the Adirondack chair and raised bed planters painted by local artists to benefit the council. The auction will start at 6 on Saturday. This has become a great fundraiser for the JAC as well as a crowd favorite. The chairs are one-of-a kind, so come and bid on your favorite. The chairs will be on Main Street in Bainbridge until the day of the auction. Saturday night will be 80s classic rock night on the Budweiser Bandstand featuring MADDHAUS. MADDHAUS, from the Albany area, features big vocals, big guitars, and big lights. They will be playing favorite classic rock songs by Journey, Boston, Bon Jovi, Styx, Def Leppard and many more. They will take the stage at 8 before and after the gigantic fireworks display at 10 sponsored by ACCO Brands. Main Event Amusements www.maineventamusements. com - from Syracuse will produce the carnival featuring wristband
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By Rosie Cunningham DAVENPORT - Members of the Charlotte Valley Presbyterian Church, on Route 23, Davenport, are restoring the stained glass windows of the structure, preserving them to withstand another 125 years. “The windows came out in the fall and we restored them over the winter,” said Chapman Stained Glass Studio Inc., owner Kevin Morgan. “They are original to the church.” According to Morgan, you get 125 to 150 years out of this type of window. Chapman Stained Glass Studio, based in Albany, restored four of the beautiful, elongated windows. Each window took one to two months, depending on the size. “You make rubs of them like people do to a tombstone and dismantle them,” he said. “Each piece is cleaned and is re-leaded. It’s teSee Restoring Windows page 7
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Walton high school agriculture students Sierra Tweedie (black rabbit), and Sarah Gladstone (white rabbit), show fifth grade students at Townsend Elementary School how to properly handle and care for rabbits. Nate Harrington, Peter DeBrock, Joseph Sanford and Trystan Haywood take in the tips from their high school mentors.
O’Neill High School Future Farmers of America (FFA) and agriculture students visited Townsend School to commemorate Ag Day for the second time on Friday, May 17. The weather forced the event inside, but the high school students brought a couple of dogs (to teach about dog health and grooming), chickens, chinchillas, rabbits and a snake. The older students created booths where the younger students learned about welding, different breeds of cows, milking cows, horticulture, and what products originate at dairy farms. (Parnell Veterinary Pharmaceuticals donated cheese sticks for the event). The participating elementary school children were thrilled to visit each station, and the high school students explained the purpose of each booth, making adjustments for the lesson according to the grade levels. Junior Lucas Walley had the students get on their knees to simulate the steps taken to milk a cow, including sanitizing and attaching the milking machines.
Delhi Village Well House To Close Due To Operational Emergency By Rosie Cunningham
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The Charlotte Valley Presbyterian Church, Route 23, Davenport, was built in 1868 in the Greek Revival style.
Delhi Family Earns Del. Co. Outstanding Young Farmer Award By Rosie Cunningham SOUTH KORTRIGHT - The Outstanding Young Farm Family award, sponsored by the Delaware County Chamber of Commerce and the Delaware County Dairy Promotion Committee, was presented to the Sherwood family out of Delhi during the
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57th annual Delaware County Dairy Princess Coronation Dinner on May 19 at South Kortright Central School. Barb Hanselman, chairwoman of the promotions committee, said the award was first given in 1997. It is presented each year to recognize contributions to the promotion of dairy. The Sherwoods - who have a three-year-old son, Henry - purchased Tim’s parents’ West Delhi farm in 2018. It is now operated as Sher-Brook Organic Dairy Farm. Tim grew up on his family farm learning about the business and earning money by raising crops of veal calves over the summers and beef and pigs while in high school. In addition to employment at Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE), Tim attended the Ohio State University of Agricultural and Technical College where he studied hog and livestock production. See Outstanding Farmer page 2
DELHI - An emergency situation at the Depot Street well house will result in its closure. The Delhi village board members passed a resolution Monday night dispensing with bidding requirements because of an emergency. The village engineers advised that the Depot Street well house was failing rapidly as a buildup in the piping within the building developed and severely restricts the capacity of the facility to make water. The well house must operate at full capacity in order for the village to comply with de-
partment of health requirements. Work needs to be performed on an emergency basis to clean the piping and mitigate the problem to prevent a reoccurrence. The estimated budget for the project is expected to be $127,805. The existing emergency requires the village to dispense with competitive bidding requirements. The village of Delhi will enter into contacts at the lowest possible cost to complete the project. Bill Brown of Delaware Engineering, said mechanical cleaning of the buildup was attempted earlier this year, but due to the location and the routing of piping, it was unsuccessful. Chemi-
cal cleaning is necessary and will require the well house to be taken offline for up to a week to cut into piping to provide access the new well house on Delaware Avenue will supply water during its downtime. During cleaning, the existing piping will be modified to mitigate future buildup. Modifications will include a new flow meter, a mixer, new chemical feed equipment with connection to a new control system and installation of a fire hydrant outside for flushing. The contractors conducting the current water system project have provided pricing. See Delhi Village page 7
New Delaware County Dairy Princess Crowned at SKCS By Rosie Cunningham SOUTH KORTRIGHT - There is a new Delaware County Dairy Princess in town. Theresa Cerosaletti, the daughter of Paul and
Amy Cerosaletti of Davenport, will serve as the 2019-20 princess and was crowned during a ceremony at South Kortright Central School Sunday, May 19. See New Dairy Princess page 3
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From left: Jillian Hungerford, Jessica Coleman, Mackenzie Wilson, Anna Reinshagen, Morgan Hungerford, Theresa Cerosaletti, and attendants Addyson and Hayden Olsen, attended the Delaware County Dairy Princess crowning ceremony on Sunday.
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New Hope Church provides an award of $250 towards higher education to a Walton High School or home-schooled senior in the Walton Central School (WCS) District who demonstrates Christian character and values in his or her personal life, church and community. Applications can be picked up at local churches or WCS guidance office. Mail application to Pat Reynolds, 15 Maple Street, Walton, by May 30. The recipient will be notified by June 10. If you need something to do with visiting family or friends Memorial Day weekend, the William B. Ogden Free Library has just the event. On Saturday, May 25, at 11:30 a.m. they will host a free concert by Frederic Chrislip. Mr. Chrislip will perform solo selections of 16th and 17th century music performed on the lute. Ogden Library will offer a free workshop on essential oils led by Nancy Frear and Laura Scherer Wednesday, May 29, at 6. The workshop will end with a DIY bug-b-gone spray to take home. Sign-up at the library to ensure enough supplies. On Saturday, June 1, at 11 a.m., the Ogden Library offers a free workshop - Medicare 101. Come to have your Medicare questions answered. Local artist, Dawn Hodge Schermerhorn, will be at the library on Saturday, June 8, from
10 a.m.-12 p.m. She went to school for interior design but fell in love with painting. Dawn will discuss her artwork and some available for viewing. You may have seen her work at craft fairs, or during the Walton Historical Society’s event where her beautiful Christmas decorations were on display in her house. She is a talented artist, and it’s a show you won’t want to miss. The Townsend School will celebrate Memorial Day with a red, white and blue day Thursday, May 23, because Friday May 24, school is now closed. Help your children celebrate and understand Memorial Day by wearing our patriotic colors. We will also be making a poppy garden with every student making a poppy to contribute. June’s Classic Flix movie at the Walton Theatre: “Father of the Bride.” Mark your calendar for June 20. The Walton Art Walk is a project of the newly formed, West Branch Artists. The mission of WBA is to build community and economic resilience in Walton through creating, making and sharing art. The self-guided tour is Saturday, July 20 and will feature the work of local artists and artisans. Tour-goers will see original artworks on display in the windows of businesses and venues along Delaware Street, Gardiner Place and North Street in Walton. The event is free and
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open to the public. Tour-goers can follow a tour map that lists locations with a description of each artist’s work. The event will attract hundreds of visitors — art lovers, artists, and collectors from the entire Western Catskills area. It will be an excellent opportunity for both the artists and local businesses to highlight what they do best. To get involved, the Big Little Art Studio will host rock painting days to encourage people to get involved, and other opportunities to participate will be announced as we go forward. I think this sounds like a wonderful idea to bring a lot of people to town. There will be a 2019 NYS 4-H Stem Camp on Friday, June 14 through Sunday, June 16 at 4-H Camp Shankitunk for ages 10 and older. Seven courses will be offered which deal with Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. Cost is $75 per person; students will sleep overnight in the camp bunks. Class sizes are limited and will be filled on a first come, first served basis. Contact Emily Roach at 865-6531 x107 or email esc33@cornell.edu for further information or questions. On Monday, May 27, the Memorial Day parade will lineup in front of school bus garage between 9:30–10 a.m. The procession will proceed east on Delaware Street to Veterans Plaza. The lead units (fire truck, school band, marching units), should turn right past Smoker’s Choice forming up on the east side of flagpole in the park. Walton Supervisor Joe Cetta will have a brief message, “Taps” will be played, and the American flag will be raised. At approximately 10:10 a.m., the parade units will proceed to Water Street, turn right on Bridge Street, stop at the World War II memorial in front of the Castle, where Pastor Larry Light will lead in prayer, Marge Rutherford will read a message, and Kim Jacobs from the American Legion Auxiliary will set a wreath. The parade will proceed to the cemetery via the South
River Road entrance. Stops will be made in the cemetery at the monuments where veterans, auxiliary, and children will participate in ceremonies the school band will play. The parade will proceed back to old armory (castle) stopping to raise the flag, “Taps,” and the school band will play National Anthem. The parade will go to Gardiner Place to disband. Following the parade, a free lunch will be provided for veterans and unit members who participated in parade. Others who wish to eat may do so by making a free-will offering. In the event of inclement weather, ceremonies will be held in Walton Central High School gym. The Walton Cemetery Board of Trustees will hold an open house at the cemetery office on Saturday, May 25, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Stop in, stay hello, and enjoy some refreshments. Board members can show you around and answer questions..so while you are visiting your loved ones graves in the cemetery on Memorial Day, see what improvements have been made. The Trout Creek Community Church will sponsor a bake sale on Saturday, May 25 at Underwood’s Garage, Delaware Street, from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. - a benefit for the mission fund. All homemade goodies; stop by and buy a treat. The Delaware County Chamber of Commerce has collaborated with the Walton Chamber of Commerce and the Delaware County Industrial Development Agency to present a one hour info-session on Walton’s designation as an “Opportunity Zone” by New York state. The designation allows for incentivized business development in Walton. The meeting will be held at Molto Expresso from 11 a.m. until noon on Thursday, June 6. IDA President Jim Thomson will detail Opportunity Zones business project requirements and how the projects can be funded. Thomson will also provide information about
the Delaware County IDA and how it invests in communities in a way that differs from traditional lenders. This free session is for anyone interested in opening or expanding a business, municipal leaders, real estate agents, accountants, lawyers and investors. The First United Methodist Church is looking for classic car owners interested in a cruise-in at the 14th annual First United Methodist Church Street Festival, Walton, on June 15. If interested, call Lara Yambor ASAP at 607267-6221 or PM Patty Wood. Bake sale at the hospital on June 6 in the lobby across from the gift shop. Regular bakers will send their usual goodies; sponsored by the DVH Volunteers. The 252 kids, the religious release group of Townsend Elementary children, has announced a Vacation Bible School July 8-12. Theme: Power Up, Raise Your Game. Sign your child up - call or text 607-434-6724 or email newhopecc45@gmail. com, Delaware County Mountain Eagle Riders will hold the annual Bill Wicks Run on Saturday, June 1, $20 rider and $10 for passenger, includes a meal at Feather and Stone where the run begins and ends. There will also be a crossbow raffled and 50/50 raffles. Registrations start at 10:30 a.m., kickstands up at 11:30. Proceeds will benefit the Bill Wicks Memorial Scholarship Fund. It’s time to reserve your Townsend School and Mack Middle School yearbooks. Both books are $15 and include all the students in the schools. To reserve a Townsend yearbook send in a check to Townsend School PTA to the TS office as soon as possible. To reserve a Middle School yearbook, send $15 or a check made out to MS Yearbook to the middle school office, or bring to me at Townsend School. Both yearbooks will have a few extras ordered but those will only be available on a first come, first served basis, so if you want to be sure to get one, reserve it now.
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Meet Toby, The Reporter pet of the week. By Rosie Cunningham
STAMFORD - Stamford Farmers Cooperative had special guest on Saturday when Toby from the Heart of the Catskills Humane Society, happily greeted patrons and entertained animal enthusiasts. Toby, The Reporter pet of the week, is a six-year-old mixed canine whose owner died. Toby is a friendly, happy dog who loves other dogs, pets, kids and adults - young and old. He likes to meet and greet everyone with a bark like they are old friends. He is fixed, well trained both in manners and house trained, behaves well on a leash and enjoys car rides. According to volunteer Angela Schmid, Toby would be wonderful in any household, is playful and loves toys. “He listens very well and loves attention,” she said. To inquire about Toby, visit the Heart of the Catskills Humane Society in Delhi, call 607-746-3080 or visit www. heartofthecatskills.org. Submit your pet of the week to r.cunningham@the-reporter.net.
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Lillian Browne (center), of the Delaware County Chamber of Commerce, presented Tim and Lauren Sherwood of Delhi with the Outstanding Young Farm Family award. Lauren also grew up farming, often visiting her grandparents’ dairy farm, family-owned for
more than 120 years. The couple grow their own organic shell corn, which they bank with their feed company to offset
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the cost of the expensive organic grain they feed their livestock. In 2012, Tim and his father, Randy, bought baleage equipment, which allows them to harvest a better quality forage for the herd and do so in a timely manner. The Sherwoods actively support the Watershed Agricultural Council, participating in Nutrient Management Credit and Precision Feed Management programs, and maintain many Best Management Practices including a covered feeding area for year round out-of-the-barn feeding, a practice critical to maintaining an organic certification. Tim and Lauren also participate in and are, the leaders of the Organic Farmer Discussion Group facilitated by CCE; Tim is a member of the agricultural committee of the Watershed Agricultural Council. Tim thanked those in attendance and credited the support of his family for the success of their farm, as well as earning the award.
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Incumbent 2018-19 dairy princess Morgan Hungerford, a senior at South Kortright Central School, said the past year of promoting the industry was been “incredible.” “Seven years ago I started my chapter as dairy ambassador,” said Hungerford, who will continue to serve on the state court. “I have a passion to promote dairy in New York state and I’ve grown in the dairy industry and in Delaware County. I cannot wait to see the next dairy princess evolve.” Morgan’s alternate Anna Reinshagen of South Kortright, said she enjoyed her time serving the county. She said one of her favorite memories from the past year is the giant ice cream sundae at the Delaware County Fair. “We construct a sundae with 45 gallons of ice cream, cover it with toppings and serve more than 750 people free ice cream sundaes in less than an hour.” Cerosaletti is home schooled and will graduate in 2020. She is active in 4-H and is a part of the Oneonta YMCA gymnastics team. She has been a dairy ambassador for five years, is an experienced piano player and wanted to become the dairy princess because she wants to support hard-working farmers by promoting dairy as a nutritious and delicious part of a balanced diet. During her speech which emphasized “growing with dairy,” Cerosaletti said she wants to be a part of growing healthy bodies and healthy communities. She said Delaware County farmers bring in $25 million each year to local communities and they are individuals who care for both animals and the environment. “High fat dairy consumption reduces cardiovascular disease,” she said. “I want to support farmers and believe there is a lot of misinformation about the dairy industry - I want to get out the right message.” Paige Burroughs was the toastmaster - she introduced and interviewed the candidates before the selection was made.
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Attendants of the dairy princess ceremony, Addyson Olsen, looking at her silly sister Hayden - both girls are from Bloomville.
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Theresa Cerosaletti was all smiles as the 2018-19 Dairy Princess Morgan Hungerford presented her with a crown and sash.
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The 2018-19 Dairy Princess Alternate Anna Reinshagen shared some fond memories of the last year.
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Delaware County Farm Bureau President Duane Martin presented Delaware Academy senior Anna Post with the farm bureau scholarship award. In addition to Cerosaletti, the candidates were Jessica Coleman of Delhi, Jillian Hungerford of East Meredith and Mackenzie Wilson of Delhi. The 2019-20 Dairy Ambassadors are Madison Albano of Stamford, Chloe Davis of South Kortright, Morgan Kuhn of Grand Gorge, Meredith McCann of Delhi, Angela Cerosaletti of Davenport and Makenna Wright of Bloomville. Barb Hanselman, who is the chair of the Delaware County Dairy Pageant and promotions committee, thanked multiple sponsors and individuals and said there were many who contributed to the day. This year, Meg Hungerford of East Meredith was named the Real Seal Winner for her assistance and passion for dairy. Delaware County Farm Bureau President Duane Martin presented Delaware Academy senior Anna Post with the farm bureau scholarship award. Notably, Post is the president of her Future Farmers of America Chapter and has been involved in the dairy industry her entire life.
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Barb Hanselman presented Meg Hungerford of East Meredith, with the Real Seal Winner award for her assistance and passion for dairy.
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Tis’ The Season
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Area farmers are plowing the fields for the planting season. John Lamport of Hobart, turns the soil in the village Sunday.
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Zayden Haskins gets a kiss from the lizard visiting from Animal Adventure Park at UHS Delaware Valley Hospital Family Fun Day on Sunday, May 19. The local zoo brought an assortment of animals for children to see and touch, like turtles, lizards, snakes and a bunny. Other fun activities included balloon twisters, grab and go trail mix, a handwashing challenge, and a barbecue. Information and tours of the hospital’s new telemedicine option were offered, where patients can be seen by doctors via a monitor, reducing travel time and costs to see specialists.
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Delaware County Public Health (DCPH) conducted a car seat check at UHS Delaware Valley Hospital Family Fun Day on Sunday, May 19. Those responsible for children could find out if their children’s car seats were installed properly and safely. DCPH offers these screenings periodically, but you may call 607-832-5200 to request a check if you have a new baby or a new car seat. More information can be found at www.delawarecountypublichealth.com. In this picture, Stephanie Sullivan speaks with DCPH employee Heather Warner while having her daughter Madalyn’s car seat checked.
The Colchester Town Council heard from residents about a myriad of issues during its meeting Wednesday, May 15. The majority of the comments were about the proposed police station. The town is seeking bids for the 42’x 60’x 10’building, and a backup generator. The proposed building will be built near the highway garage on River Road, and will house the three police vehicles and department offices. The bids will be opened on June 5. Once the bids are approved, it will be put in a permissive referendum for town residents to vote on within 30 days from the bid approval. Dawn D’Addezio, who works at the town hall, wondered if the new building would preclude the town from building a new town hall. “Every office in this building
is too small,” said D’Addezio. “I wish we could have a new town building. We’re running out of room.” Town Councilwoman Julie Markert agreed, “We bought the old Eagle Hotel property for a new town hall.” In a previous meeting Markert remarked that it would be nice to have a new town hall and to give the current town hall to the library and historical association. Colchester Town Supervisor Art Merrill said that building the new police station, “wouldn’t preclude us from building a new town hall in the future,” but that he felt that getting the police station built first to protect the vehicles and the computer systems that are inside the vehicles in the winter months was important. Resident Ruth Wilhowsky asked why the police station was needed when other municipali-
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ties leave their police vehicles outside in the winter. “Delhi has their’s out all the time,” said Wilhowsky. She said she was circulating a petition against the police station and only needed 61 signatures, which she promised she would have by the next meeting. Wilhowsky then asked the board, “Are you aware of how unhappy people in the community are with you?” She asked a series of questions, including if there are garbage cans at Covered Bridge Park, if the council was aware there was a rat infestation in Downsville and if there was an ordinance against slumlords or car graveyards. “No,” answered Merrill to her question about slumlords. “We use the adopted state building codes.” He also said that they didn’t want an ordinance against car graveyards. “Senator Skoufis has been appointed by the governor to look into slumlords,” said Wilhosky. “I’m going to invite him here.” Merrill responded that anyone who has a building concern can complete documentation and contact the code enforcement officer for an investigation. He then told Wilhosky that other people had questions and that they had other matters to discuss. D’Addezio asked if the town had a five-year economic plan. “It would be great if we could have a laundromat and car wash here.” Merrill responded that they were working on trying to get the water system upgraded, but since it was taxpayer funded it was difficult to raise the funds without raising water rates. “As far as the sewer system, that would take a tremendous amount of grant funding to build. We went to the state health department and they said we were too small,” said Merrill. “It would be nice to have it, though.” The board members approved D’Addezio holding a free fitness boot camp on May 25 from 8 to 11 a.m. at the Covered Bridge Park. “Thank you. I expect to see you all there, especially you Art,” said D’Addezio. The next board meeting will be June 5.
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SUNY Delhi Celebrates 102nd Commencement Ceremony
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SUNY Delhi President Michael Laliberte led the ceremony and encouraged the students and the crowd to proudly celebrate their achievements. By Rosie Cunningham DELHI - State University of New York at Delhi graduated more than 750 students who earned master’s, bachelor’s and associate’s degrees on Saturday, May 18, during the annual commencement ceremony. SUNY Delhi President Michael Laliberte led the ceremony and encouraged the students and the crowd to be proud and celebrate their achievements. He introduced faculty, staff, honorees and students on stage and pointed out some “incredible” students who fought many obstacles to become a 2019 SUNY Delhi graduate.
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Student senate president Genevieve Fanfan announced the class of 2019’s gift to MOSAIC.
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The student commencement address was delivered by Tileeyah Rogers, an adolescent education major from New Rochelle. “To the class of 2019, I want to express my heartfelt congratulations, you are incredibly talented and possess the knowledge and skills needed to succeed far beyond SUNY Delhi,” said SUNY Delhi President Michael Laliberte. “It’s been a privilege to get to know many of you.” He recognized two students who rank in the top .2 percent of students in the State University of New York - Allyce McIntyre and Ryan Ali. “You have earned the right to be recognized among the state university’s finest,” said Laliberte. He shared the stories of several students who have inspired him. Vice President for Student Life and Chief Diversity Officer Tomás Aguirre read the names of graduates honored for their community service and SUNY Delhi Provost Kelli Ligeikis announced students receiving academic honors. Student senate president Genevieve Fanfan, said none of the students would be successful without the love and support of family and friends. She announced the class of 2019’s gift to MOSAIC, a multicultural center. MOSAIC will receive a six-burner electric stove and double oven. “The gift will allow MOSAIC
heroes of her childhood such as Captain America and SpiderMan. “I knew by the age of five years old that I wanted to be a teacher by day and spy by night,” said Rogers. “Delhi does not offer this degree - comics gave me the belief that I could be an educator and that anybody can have equal access to achieve their goal. It’s also important to know that superheroes also need saving as well. This is something that Stan Lee, the creator of Marvel Comics, got right.” She compared SUNY Delhi faculty and staff to superheroes and she said in her life, educators have helped her in situations where she may have fallen. “Comics showed me that there were no limitations and that anything negative was temporary and not permanent and they showed me most importantly, that I could do anything.”
to explore cultural differences through food,” said Fanfan. She added that the graduates will receive a framed copy of their diploma in the mail. The student commencement address was delivered by Tileeyah Rogers, an adolescent education major from New Rochelle. She thanked the faculty and staff and the center of student leadership and engagement. “We were brave enough and persistent enough to make it to this day, so be proud and be excited,” she said. Rogers discussed comic book
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Well, Good morning! On Monday, what a week. First we were below normal and not quite as wet as the week before, and then incredible downpours Monday between 2:30 and 4:30 a.m. when I took the readings. Sunday was like July - we hit 85 degrees - 20 degrees above normal - and then the huge downpours gave us 2 inches of rain in about two hours - that is enough to cause localized ponding of water and maybe some flooding - it’s too dark to tell right now. We now have 5 inches of rain for May, with 11 days to go - over, once again. Believe it or not, after 85 degrees on Sunday and 70s for Monday, we’ll have a below-average Monday night, maybe 40 degrees and a day of 10-15 degrees below normal on Tuesday. After that, normal temperatures in the 70s for Wednesday until Sunday and back to upper 40s to low 50s for nighttimes. Keep the chance for on/off showers through the week. ~Frank
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May 22, 2019
The Reporter
Memorial Day Parades Announced Memorial Day is a day to honor and remember the men and women who fought for and died to protect our country. Take time to remember them at one of the following ceremonies or parades:
Andes
The Memorial Day parade in Andes will step off from the parking lot of the Allison Oil building (formerly the town hall and court) at approximately 10:45 a.m. on Monday, May 27. Led by members of James D. Calhoun American Legion Post 200 and other veterans, and featuring the Andes Central School band. The parade will pause at Bohlmann Park for a memorial service and continue to the Andes Cemetery where the band will play, students will recite “In Flanders Fields” and the “Gettysburg Address.” In case of rain, the ceremony will be held in the Andes Central School. The United Presbyterian Church will hold its annual chicken barbecue starting at 11 a.m.
Bloomville, South Kortright and Hobart
The Hobart, South Kortright, Bloomville Memorial Day parades will be held on Monday, May 27. The Bloomville parade will start at 9 a.m. and end with a memorial program at the Bloomville Cemetery. The South Kortright parade will start at 10 a.m. and march down County Route 18. The South Kortright Community Church will be selling barbecued chicken following the parade. The Hobart parade will begin at 11 a.m. at the community center on Cornell Avenue and conclude with a memorial program in the park at the rear of the community center.
Davenport
The town’s Memorial Day Parade will be on Sunday, May 26, at 2 p.m. The parade will begin at Crazy Acres Campground, proceed through the town, and end with a memorial service held in the cemetery. There will be a chicken barbecue at the firehouse beginning at 11 a.m.; come down and support the veterans, students and community.
Delhi, Bovina and Meridale
The Donald W. Gleason American Legion Post 190 Legionnaires, Auxiliary and Sons of the Legion will conduct services at Bovina Cemetery on Sunday, May 26 at 10 a.m. On Memorial Day, they will conduct a service at the Veterans’ monument next to the Meridale Community Church at 9 a.m., in Delhi’s Woodland Cemetery, with the Delhi Fire Department, and on the Courthouse Square in Delhi at 11 a.m. A parade down Second Street, across Franklin, and up Main Street to Legion Post 190 on Page Avenue will follow the 11
a.m. service on the square. Scout troops, fire departments/emergency responders, community/ civic organizations, classic car owners, and others are welcome and encouraged to participate in this heritage parade. The day’s observances will conclude at the Post home, with a flag raising ceremony. Refreshments will be served. For more information, call 607-746-3036.
Deposit
The Memorial Day parade will start at 9 a.m. Monday, May 27, at the Vietnam War Memorial on the grounds of Deposit Central School on Second Street. The parade will stop at the Civil War monument on Monument Street and the legion will conduct a ceremony. The parade will then proceed to the bridge over the Delaware River on Oak Street and the Veterans of Foreign Wars will conduct a ceremony. The parade ends at the Revolutionary Cemetery on Laurel Bank Avenue where the Daughters of the American Revolution will conduct a ceremony.
Downsville
The James S. Moore Post 167, Downsville hosts its annual Memorial Day parade Monday, May 27. Parade lineup begins at 9:30 a.m. at the Downsville Central School parking lot by the bus garage. It will begin at 10 a.m. and proceed along Route 30, turning right onto Route 206 to Paige Cemetery for a ceremony with a guest speaker. Following the ceremony at the memorial site in the cemetery, all will proceed to the legion hall. Dedication of honor pavers for veterans at the legion’s flagpole, followed by float judging, bike judging, and refreshments. In case of inclement weather, the ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. in the Downsville Central School’s gymnasium.
Fleischmanns, Margaretville
Memorial Day services to honor the veterans of the Fleischmanns and Margaretville areas will be celebrated Monday, May 27, with American Legion Post 216 coordinating the activities in both villages. The parade in Fleischmanns will form in front of the fire hall on Main Street at 8:30 a.m. with a start at 9 a.m. The parade will proceed to the Skene Memorial Library where there will be a wreath-laying ceremony, the mayor will speak and the Margaretville Central School Band will perform. The parade will line up at 10:30 a.m. for an 11 a.m. start at the Margaretville Central School. The parade will march up Main Street to the memorial in front of the American Legion, where the Margaretville Central School Band will perform. Refreshments will follow. In case of inclement weather, services will be held inside Margaretville Central School at 11 a.m.
Franklin, Treadwell
On Monday, Ouleout Valley American Legion Post 1689 will lead the Memorial Day parade and services in Franklin, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the American Legion. The Treadwell and Franklin parades will be combined in Franklin this year. The parade will commence at 11 a.m. at the American Legion Post on the corner of Institute and Main streets and move up Main Street to the Ouleout Valley Cemetery. Bus service, provided by Franklin Central School, for anyone needing it will be available to and from the cemetery, with pickup anywhere on Main Street. At the conclusion of the ceremony, the parade will proceed down Main Street to the American Legion. Post 1689 will support our troops in harm’s way with its annual chicken barbecue at the legion hall beginning at 11:30. The chicken is takeout only; $7 per half.
Grand Gorge, Roxbury
The Ralph S. Ives Jr. Post 1785 Roxbury and the Earl B. Dudley Post 686 Grand Gorge invite everyone to the Memorial Day parades Monday, May 27. The Roxbury Memorial Day parade begins at 9:30 a.m. north of Roxbury on Route 30 and continues to the town square where a memorial service will be held at the monument. The parade will feature fire trucks, volunteer drum corps, scouts and the Roxbury Central School Marching Band. The Grand Gorge parade will start at 11 a.m. Monday. The parade route begins on Route 23, marches east to the square, then marches on Route 30 north to the cemetery where a ceremony will be held.
Hancock
Monday, May 27, American Legion Post 289 will hold a service at the East Branch cemetery at 9 a.m. and another at 11 a.m. in front of Hancock high school, along with the Hancock high school band. Following the service, a lunch will be served at the Hancock American Legion Post.
Jefferson
The Memorial Day parade will be held Friday, May 24, starting at 1:30 p.m. at the Jefferson Central School. The parade will proceed to the Evergreen Cemetery for a ceremony.
Livingston Manor
The Memorial Day parade and ceremony begins at 10 a.m. Monday, May 27. Line up at 9:30 a.m. at the Livingston Manor Central School, 19 School Street.
Sidney, Sidney Center and Masonville
At approximately 8:15 a.m. on Monday, May 27, members of the Sidney American Legion Post 183 and the VFW will drive to Cemetery Hill and place a wreath near the Civil War cannons, flagpole and monument. Members will then form up with the parade in the municipal parking lot next to Sacred Heart Church on Liberty Street. At 8:30 the parade will proceed down Bridge Street towards River Street stopping at the Main Street bridge to place a wreath after which participants will march to Veterans’ Park on River Street to conduct a ceremony there. The Posts will conduct services at the Sidney Center Baptist church grounds on Main Street at 10:30 a.m. and move to the cemetery to conduct another ceremony. The Masonville parade begins at noon at the town hall, 1890 state Highway 206, and will march up 206 to the Masonville Federated Church at the intersection of state Routes 206 and 8 for speakers and a ceremony, turn around and march back to the town shed. There will be a VFW sponsored chicken barbecue at the church following the parade.
Stamford
The Stamford Memorial Day parade will be Monday, May 27, at 10 a.m. It will start at Sacred Heart Roman Catholic church, march up Main Street and proceed to the Veterans Memorial Park on the corner of Railroad Avenue and Main Street for a memorial service.
Walton
On Monday, May 27, the parade will form in parking lot in front of school bus garage between 9:30–10 a.m., when parade starts. The procession will proceed east on Delaware Street to new Veterans Plaza. The lead units (fire truck, school band, marching units), will turn right between Smoker’s Choice and laundromat, forming up on the east side of flag pole in the park. The rest of the units in parade will
turn right between Underwood’s garage and the park, forming up on the west side of the park, facing the flagpole. (Possible small change due to construction.) Walton Town supervisor Joseph Cetta will deliver a brief message, “Taps” will be played, and the American flag will be raised. At approximately 10:10 a.m., the parade units will reassemble, turn left onto Water Street, then right onto Bridge Street, and across the bridge, take a right and stop at the World War II memorial in front of the old armory, where Rev. Larry Light will lead in prayer. Marge Rutherford will read a Memorial Day message, and Kim Jacobs representing the American Legion Auxiliary, will place a wreath at the memorial. The parade will then proceed to the South River Road entrance of the Walton Cemetery. 10:30 a.m. – Service at Civil War Monument, Walton Cemetery: wreath set by American Legion Auxiliary; children deposit flowers; Scouts lead “Pledge of Allegiance;” Gettysburg Address recited. 10:45 a.m. –Service at new Veterans Memorial, Walton Cemetery: Legion prayer, Pastor Larry Light; wreaths deposited by Walton American Legion, Walton VFW, Walton Ladies Auxiliary, and Sons of American Legion. “In Flanders Fields” recited; benediction by Pastor Larry Light. Rifle salute by Walton American Legion Color Guard, followed by “Taps.” The school band will play the National Anthem while the flag is raised. The parade will then proceed back to old armory, for the raising of the flag, “Taps,” followed by the school band playing the “StarSpangled Banner” as the flag is raised. The parade will then proceed across Bridge Street (WCS band to high school), to Delaware Street, to Gardiner Place, where the parade will disband. Following the parade, a lunch will be provided for veterans and unit members who participated in the parade at the Walton Veterans Club. Others who wish to eat may do so by making a freewill offering. In the event of inclement weather, ceremonies will be held in Walton Central High School gym. Thank you to Charles Piper, director of the Delaware County Veterans Service Agency for compiling most of the information for this publication.
Ouleout Valley Post Commemorates Legion Centennial...
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The town of Franklin Memorial Day Parade has been organized by the Ouleout Valley American Legion Post #1689 since it was organized by 47 veterans in 1947. Thirty years later, in 1976 for the country’s bicentennial, the Ouleout Valley Post created a float based on the iconic picture by Gerry Laing of the raising of the American flag over Iwo Jima. The float appeared in parades around the state, including Oneonta where it won first place, and several other small-town parades. The float was trucked to Syracuse by Charles Westcott to the 1976 American Legion New York State Department Convention, where it again took first place. To commemorate the Centennial of the American Legion formation, a float will appear in the parade again this year.
May 22, 2019
The Reporter
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dious work, but it’s great - we do all churches.” Morgan, 57, said he always liked the “details” in projects and he has been installing, refurbishing and reinstalling windows since he was 13 years old - his father owned the business for many years. “The first window I did at 13 years old was one panel,” he said. “It’s painstaking, you do everything by hand and re-solder everything.” Morgan typically does churches in small communities - he recently refurbished and reinstalled windows in the DeLancey Presbyterian Church. “When I get a call, I check on how immediate the windows need to be replaced and that’s how I prioritize jobs,” he said, pointing to the windows he was installing. “These two windows were in poor condition - they were bulging - gravity takes it toll over time. Plus, the building shifts.” Morgan said windows and panels are often donated or memorialized to the church. He pointed out the stained windows
and compared how the refurbished ones shined more brilliantly. “Many want to preserve the stained glass windows and preserve the history they hold,” he said. “You meet the nicest people doing this work. People treat churches like their second homes.” Stained glass windows were made early as the fourth century, though it was not until the 12th century that making stained glass became an art form, like sculpture or painting. In 2017, the New York State Board for Historic Preservation recommended to its members that the The Charlotte Valley Presbyterian Church be added to the New York State and National Registers of Historic Places. The church was built in 1868 in the Greek Revival style, by a congregation formed by members of the Congregational Society and nearby Scotch Presbyterian
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churches; it underwent a Victorian period redesign in the 1890s. According to Pastor Carol Wilson in a previous interview, “the credit for the state of the church goes to the congregation and the committee headed by Mary Lou Mattice.” Wilson said the church has a congregation of 100 members and each and every one makes sure the site is kept up and beautiful. Mattice, a longtime member of the church, has been key in spearheading the historic distinction, as well as the beautification and upkeep of the church over the years, Wilson said. The Davenport United Presbyterian Church couldn’t be more deserving of the historic places distinction. The church runs a backpack (food) program for kids, a food bank, works with nursing homes and adopts families in need around the holidays, among other missions.
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Delaware Academy Future Farmers of America (FFA) students Garrett Decker (left) and Sean Carron thanked the Delhi village board members for allowing the group to tap trees in the village for their maple syrup production project. Brown recommended that the board members authorize the clerk to issue a purchase order to Vacri Construction for electrical and control work for an estimated cost. Additional purchase orders were recommended and work is to be scheduled as soon as possible to return Depot well house to full capacity. In other business, Brown provided a project update on the water project. All water mains have been installed, tested and are in service. The new well house and well was approved for use by the New York State Department of Health and is currently in service. The final programming of equipment and punch list items are being finalized. Brown said alternate work is being done along Park Street and between Park Street and Delaware Avenue. Approximately 500’ of piping was installed along with an additional hydrant at the end of Park Street to allow for flushing of the dead-end main. The board approved recommended payments. Highway garage update: The building is constructed and the new ceiling and garage doors have been installed. Electric and lighting work is currently underway; site work is being completed and paving will be the final component to complete the new facility and could be performed by a retained contractor or possibly, village forces. Delaware Academy Future Farmers of America (FFA) students Sean Carron and Garrett Decker thanked the board members for allowing the students in the program to tap trees and lines on village property near the school. Decker said this year, the FFA students bottled 127 gallons of syrup and made 25 gallons into maple cream candy. The FFA hosted a pancake breakfast over maple weekend and raised $1,427 for the Delhi Food Bank. In thanks for the use of the property, the students gave the board members and others in attendance bottles of light amber maple syrup from the tapping season. “Thank you for your support,” said Carron. A motion was made to approve a request by CLASI to close Page Avenue and Bridge Street from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. on June 1 to ensure the safety of the participants during the annual Covered
Bridge Run. A motion was made and approved to hire Tiffany McLoughlin as a part-time officer, pending completion of a fingerprint submission and background check. Trustee Jeremy Fitch, who is on the police committee, said he would like to see an additional officer hired because he feels “we are missing tickets.” A motion was made and approved to authorize Delhi Village Police Chief Michael Mills to purchase rifle slings, sights, foregrips and flashlights at a total cost of $905 - the funds will come from the SUNY Host Community money. A motion was also made and approved to allow the SWFT Group, LLC to use the village range for armed security guard classes - SWFT Group, LLC will pay the $500 range fee. Mayor Richard Maxey signed a “release of all claims” in consideration of payment of $1,801.83 for damage done to a light pole at 53 Main Street. Monies were transferred from the water equipment reserve and the general fund to the water fund for the purchase of a new water truck. A resident on Orchard Street mowed a parcel owned by the county (Lewis building). “I asked her why she did that,” said trustee Robin Hultenius. “She said she was ‘tired of looking at it.’” Mayor Maxey said he would have a conversation with the code enforcement officer regarding the matter. Trustee Chris Maney said he has concerns about a road plan which was put together “a number of years ago.” He has concerns about ditching on Bell Hill and Franklin Street - the water flow is problematic particularly on Franklin Street and there is a pipe at the bottom of Bell Hill that is “compromised.” On Delaware Avenue just before the well house, there is large tree laying on top of wires. Village Clerk Michele Griffin said she contacted the necessary sources to take care of the mater. The pool will not be open for Memorial Day weekend. The village is waiting on the New York State Department of Health for an operating permit. “We are at the mercy of that certification,” said Maxey. Gabrielle Pierce was appointed village historian for 2019-20.
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A refurbished window in the Davenport church.
Chapman Stained Glass Studio Inc. Albany owner Kevin Morgan, with Iovan Deris and Trevor Deris, working on the windows at the United Presbyterian Church.
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May 22, 2019
THE REPORTER
E.R. Basics
Delaware Academy First Grade Students Visit O’Connor Hospital
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O’Connor Hospital Director of Operational Support Amy Beveridge welcomes first-grade students to the annual ‘ED Day’ on Friday, May 17. Lillian Browne/The Reporter
Registered Nurse Pam Dorr tells Delaware Academy first-grade students what happens as a LifeNet emergency services helicopter lands on the O’Connor Hospital the helipad.
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LifeNet Flight nurse ‘Rebecca’ and pilot ‘Al’ show students the inside of the emergency services helicopter, while giving them safety tips.
By Lillian Browne DELHI - First grade students at Delaware Academy Central School District in Delhi participated in O’Connor Hospital’s annual “ED Day” on Friday, May 17 as part of the hospital’s community outreach effort which helps demystify what happens in an emergency room setting. The highlight of the event was a visit from the flight crew aboard a LifeNet helicopter. The crew showed students how they take care of a person who has a severe or life-threatening injury and needs to be quickly transported to a trauma center or larger hospital. The helicopter can remain airborn for approximately 2 hours and 40 minutes before needing to be refueled, flight staff told students. In addition to the helicopter, students saw how x-rays are given with a demonstration of a teddy bear who had swallowed a penny and hospital staff demonstrated immobilization of a broken bone by “casting” the tips of students’ fingers - all in an effort to familiarize students with a hospital. O’Connor Hospital has sponsored the event for many years, Nursing Supervisor Pam Dorr
said; and, the first class to participate in the annual event is graduating from high school this year. With rain showers in the day’s forecast, and some uncertainty as to whether the LifeNet helicopter could be flown in for the event, the hospital was ready to substitute a decontamination tent as an alternative hands-on experience for the students. The decontamination tent can be erected on-site in the event of a chemical exposure emergency, Director of Operational Support Amy Beveridge explained. Though hospital staff are well trained in the use of the decontamination station and protocols through regular training drills, there has not been a situation where it was needed, Beveridge said. In the event of a chemical exposure situation, a patient would be “treated” in the decontamination tent outside the hospital, prior to entering the building, to prevent chemicals from entering the hospital’s ventilation system or from being spread through personal contact. It’s important to introduce children to an unfamiliar environment, like an emergency room, Beveridge said, to help reduce their fear in the event of a real medical emergency.
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The Reporter
Young Artists Exhibit Their Best Work
Valkavich, Melvin Andes CS Valedictorian, Salutatorian Andes Central School (ACS) administration have announced the valedictorian and salutatorian for the Class of 2019. Michaela Valkavich has been named valedictorian. Michaela is the daughter of Peter and Lisa Valkavich of Andes. Michaela has been president of the National Honor Society, a member of the National Technical Honor Society, Outdoor Club, Ski Club, Travel Club (president), ACS Academic Team, Athletic Club (president). She is a member of the ACS Drama Club with major roles in many of the school musicals. She participated in All County Band, All County Chorus, yearbook, Student Council, soccer, basketball and track, as well
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Michaela Valkavich Patty Wood/The Reporter
Walton’s Townsend Elementary School playroom and the hallways on the first floor of the school were turned into art galleries when Art Teacher Mrs. Lori Cucciarre presented the annual art show in conjunction with the spring book fair. Art created by students throughout the school year was displayed. Mrs. Cucciarre said of the paintings pictured above, “We studied Edward Munch and his painting, ‘The Scream.’ We discussed facial expressions and how big the mouths needed to be. I allowed them to be creative with their hair and clothes. The background was to complement the screamer.” Each student received a ribbon on at least one of their pieces. The public was welcomed to view the show Friday afternoon and evening on Friday during the PTA Carnival.
as holding the office of president for the Class of 2019. Michaela attended HOBY and RYLA leadership conferences and during her senior year she attended the BOCES New Visions program. After graduation, Michaela plans to attend Manhattan College to major in physical therapy. Falcon Thomas Melvin has been named salutatorian for the ACS Class of 2019. Thomas is the son of Daniel and Grace Melvin of Andes. Thomas is the treasurer of the Class of 2019 and participated in soccer and track. After graduation, Thomas plans to attend SUNY Delhi and major in melding.
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Falcon Thomas Melvin
Downsville Central School Class Of 2019 Valedictorian And Salutatorian Announced
Charlotte Valley Central School Class of 2019 Announces Valedictorian, Salutatorian The Charlotte Valley Central School (CVCS) Class of 2019 valedictorian is Morgan Pierce. Morgan is the daughter of David and Christine Pierce of Oneonta. In her junior year, Morgan was the recipient of the Frederick Douglas and Susan B. Anthony Humanities award from the University of Rochester and the Student Sage Award from the Sage College. She has been the recipient of numerous CVCS Academic Excellence awards in Earth science, geometry, algebra II, Spanish, social studies, English, and bio-medicine. Morgan is a member of the National Honor Society and the New York State Math Honor Society. She has served in the following leadership roles: Student Council president, class president, National Honor Society vice president, yearbook editor-in-chief, Key Club president, SADD vice president, and marching band president. In the fall, Morgan plans to study biology at St. Bonaventure University. The Class of 2019 salutatorian
is Gregory Zuill. Greg is the son of Glenn and Karen Zuill of Schenevus. He is an outstanding student academically and was the recipient of The Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science award from the University of Rochester. He has also been the recipient of many academic excellence awards from CVCS in social studies, living environment, English, chemistry and algebra II. Greg is also a member of the National Honor Society and the New York State Math Honor Society. Greg has served in the following leadership roles: Student Council vice president, SADD president, and 4-H club secretary. Greg has been an active member of the following clubs: yearbook, Key Club, Relay for Life, and SADD. Greg is a dedicated athlete who has been involved in soccer, basketball, baseball and golf. In the fall, Greg plans to attend Siena College to pursue his teaching degree and prepare for his career as a secondary math teacher.
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Mackenzie Burnham, left, DCS Class of 2019 valedictorian, and Emily Brown, DCS Class of 2019 salutatorian.
Morgan Pierce
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Franklin Central School 2019 Valedictorian and Salutatorian Named Franklin Central School administration has announced its Class of 2019 valedictorian and salutatorian. Cora Van Kingsley, daughter of Mark and Jean Van Kingsley of Sidney, was named the valedictorian. Cora, a talented student both in and out of the classroom, was a three-year participant in Area All State Band before scoring a 10 on a level 6 NYSSMA solo which earned her a position in the All State Band, a rare honor. Cora has been recognized with many awards including multiple highest average awards, and the excellent attendance award. Cora plans to attend college and is working to make final decisions and enroll for the fall of 2019. Tyler Gregory, son of James and Laura Gregory of Oneonta has been named salutatorian for the Class of 2019. Tyler is a
hard-working and determined and demonstrates leadership and academic success. Tyler has displayed his leadership as a National Honor Society member, a Franklin Junior Volunteer Firefighter, and by participating in the 2018 Boys State program. In addition, he represents the school
The administration at Downsville Central School (DCS) has announced the Class of 2019 valedictorian is Mackenzie Burnham, daughter of Steve and Theresa Burnham of Downsville. Mackenzie is the Student Council president and class president. She is the treasurer of the Margaret E. Turnbull Chapter of Honor Society this year and has been a member of the National Honor Society for two years. Mackenzie was selected to participate in Girl’s State in her junior year. In the fall Mackenzie will attend Niagara University to study business management.
The DCS Class of 2019 salutatorian is Emily Brown, daughter of Yancey and Sandra Brown of East Branch. Emily has served as Student Council treasurer and class treasurer. She is a twoyear member of the Margaret E. Turnbull Chapter of the National Honor Society. Emily has served as the student director for the Catskill Area Student Study Council. In her junior year, Emily was also selected to participate in Girl’s State. Emily’s will attend the University at Albany in the fall to study biology and compete in Division 1 Track and Field.
Downsville Central School Celebrates “School Nurses Day”
on the soccer, basketball, baseball and track and field teams. Tyler has been recognized with many awards including multiple highest average awards, and the excellent attendance award. Tyler will be attending West Point Military Academy in the Fall of 2019.
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Cora Van Kingsley, Valedictorian
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Tyler Gregory, Salutatorian
Downsville Central School celebrated School Nurse’s Day on May 8 and our own Nurse Sherry (Becker) was awarded the New York School Nurses’ Association Award for Excellence in School Nursing. This is her 31st and final year as the DCS nurse. Nurse Sherry joined Downsville Central School in 1988 as both the school nurse and attendance officer and has faithfully served the school community since. She will begin a much-deserved retirement at the conclusion of the school year and will leave a legacy of love and kindness that sets an example of how we should treat each other every day. Sherrill Becker RN, left, is shown with DCS Principal Robert Rhinehart.
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May 22, 2019
THE REPORTER
Townsend School Students Shine At Spring Recital
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The Townsend School spring concert was held in the high school auditorium Thursday, May 16. Included on the program were the elementary beginning and advanced bands, elementary orchestra, and the third and fifth grade choruses. The newly-formed third grade guitar class also presented its second performance. The fifth grade sang two songs for the show’s finale, with classmate Eli Williams accompanying them on the piano, as did Principal Mr. Snider on the ukulele, above.
Downsville Lions SEE (Screeening Eyes Early) Since 2004, the Lions Clubs in New York State have been participating in a special program to screen children for vision problems by identifying the presence of risk factors that can potentially lead to amblyopia, commonly
referred to a “lazy eye.” Amblyopia can result in permanent vision loss, if not treated early. By screening eyes early, referrals can be made within an age window where amblyopia can often be treated with a high degree of
success. The first few years of a child’s life are critical in the development of good vision. A child’s vision should be checked for the risk factors so that they can be corrected with therapy or eye glasses.
Save A Life Tour Visited Walton CSD The Save A Life Tour, a comprehensive high-impact, safedriving awareness program, visited the Walton Central School District on Thursday, May 9. The program informs, educates, and demonstrates the potentially deadly consequences resulting from poor choices and decisions made by the operator of a motor vehicle. Specifically, it covers the following situations: • Driver experience: young drivers and driver behavior based on maturity; • Improper driver behavior: careless driving habits- speeding, turn signal use; • Safety restraints: proper seat belt usage; • Impaired driving: alcohol usage, controlled substance, drowsiness; • Distracted driving: cell phones, passenger activities; • Motorcycle: awareness, operation. The tour utilizes several meth-
ods to educate students, including video presentation, speaking presentation, interactive demonstration with simulators, pre- and post-surveys, as well as take-aways such as a pledge card and a wristband. “We thought this was an extremely important tour to bring into our school, especially as the weather starts to get warmer and more and more students are out enjoying themselves,” said Walton CSD Director of Technology Rick Robinson, who also serves as the district’s safety coordinator. “We want to make sure our students always are safe and remember how important it is to stay focused when driving and understanding the possible consequences if they are distracted.” The day opened with an assembly for students, followed by the simulators and other experiences for students.
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Members of the Lions Club - Dotti Schlaline, Janet Champlin and Sherry Becker - came to Downsville Central School to screen the first program to the fourth grade with the photo screener, which is simple and non-intrusive. The screening device, used by a trained Lion, is held approximately 36 inches from the child. The reading takes one to 15 seconds.
United Way Brings Dolly Parton Imagination Library to Walton Children living in the Walton School District are eligible for the Dolly Parton Imagination Library, a free book-gifting program made possible by donations to United Way of Delaware and Otsego Counties and by a grant from the Paul and Miriam Mattern Fund of the Community Foundation for South Central New York. To register children, go to www. imaginationlibrary.com. Every month, registered children between birth and 4 years 11 months old will receive a high quality book in the mail. There is no cost to parents. The Dolly Parton Imagination Library handles the database maintenance, book ordering, and mailing.
United Ways helps by serving as the 501c3 for local Imagination Library programs, raising funds and encouraging other partners to contribute to cover the cost of books and mailing, promoting the program and registering local children. Kimberly Lorraine, executive director of United Way Delaware and Otsego said, “We would eventually like to cover every child in both counties. United Way has received funding from Stewarts Foundation and the Paul and Miriam Mattern Fund to get started in individual communities, but will be relying on the generosity of our supporters to expand and continue the program county wide.”
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Walton Central School District’s O’Neill High School administration has announced its sixth marking period honor rolls for the 2018-2019 school year. Students named to the superintendent’s list have achieved averages between 95 and 100 percent. Principal’s list students have attained averages between 90 and 94 percent, and honor roll student averages fall between 85 and 89 percent. Superintendent’s List Grade 12: Madison Barnhart, Baylee Barringer, Brittney Closs, Kateland Coons, Sophia Elston, Vincent Escobar, Kalieb Gilmore, Olivia Harby, Raina Howe, Christina Huntress, Jordan Johnston, Maranda Klinger, Thomas Maguire, Hunter McGonigle, Jordynn Palmatier, Owen Pieper, River Reed, Alaina Tweedie, Camberly VanValkenburg, Christian Vitek, Sophie Wagner. Grade 11: Treasure Brooker, Kailynn Drumm, Chelsea Finch, Hailey Gardner, Brooke Gerace, Tianna Gladstone, Mara Little, Brenden McCormack, Michelle Ritter, Jewel Twyman, Isaac Vesterfelt, Kyle Wright. Grade 10: Ellissa Beach, Kali Bosket, Allison Charles, Abigail Closs, Riley Gancio, Emma Harby, Kandra McGraw, Celestine Mingle, Katelynn Ostrander, Mario Rosario, Layla Sprague, Kora Young. Grade 9: Brieanne Babcock, Faith Bakker, Garrett Day, Keilie Dones, Jeremiah Harrington, Blaine Klinger, Alexis OConnor, Christina Ritter, Ceara Robinson, Alyssa Sarrantonio, Madison Serra, Sariah Vesterfelt, Emma Yakalis. Principal’s List Grade 12: Anthony Armstrong, Brett Charles, Nolan Church, Carissa Crandall, Madison
Graupman, Olivia Haven, Tracer Howland, Kiara Kinch, Madison LeBarge, Riley McAdams, Justin Rolfe, Kiara Scofield, Samantha Taddeo, Kylee Wiggans.Grade 11: Noah Aubin, Kathlyn Bakker, Madison Barnes, Carmella Cioffi, McKenzie Clough, Morgan Condon, Noah Condon, Garett Foster, Christina Goodrich, Alison Halstead, Max Jacobs, Jamie Klein, Lucas Krom-Braen, Nicholas Lamoreaux, Kaleb Miller, Emily Richards, Ty Robinson, Luisa Siniscalchi, Hannah Talbot, Emma Walley, Lucas Walley, Kennedy Williams. Grade 10: Brynne Backus, Damian Backus, William Buckley, Emmalee Caprio, Anthony Cetta, Karissa Hawk, Paige Hitt, Cael Howland, Antonia McCormack, Grace Rhinehart, Danielle Sebastian, Kaleb Sovocool, Mallory Sprague, Sierra Tweedie. Grade 9: Katelynn Brooks, Annaliese DelBalso, Madison Greene, Emma Hall, Anthonie Mirabal, Aaliyah Otto, Sophia Piro, Jillian Wright. Honor Roll Grade 12: Meghan Bartlett, Hunter Bosket, James Gransbury, Harley Grant, Mackenize Gray, Wade Hitt, Dylan Kern, Chandler Merwin, Jose Mirabal, Caleb Robinson. Grade 11: William Ackerman, Alex Brooker, Camie Edwards, Dylan Jacob, Stephanie Kole, Roy Medina, Cody Ray, MaKayla Whiteside. Natalie Wright. Grade 10: Garrett Babcock, Matthew Decker, Jubilee Klimas, Rylee MacDonald, Evan Miller, Nathen Stone. Grade 9: Jorge DelPino, Hannah Funaro, Garrett Johnson, Molly McClenon, Michael McCormack, Ethan Miller, Emilee Northrup, Deacon Phoenix.
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Aiyana Lavery of Charlotte Valley tried on the gloves of a NYSEG lineman. By Rosie Cunningham DAVENPORT - It’s “safe” to say students and guests learned a variety of precautions through demonstrations and exhibits on Friday at Charlotte Valley Central School (CVCS). The fourth annual safety fair was held in the gymnasium and parking lot of CVCS and covered the gamut in terms of safety, health, prevention and coming to the aide of another. The event, which was open to the community, covered a variety of topics: the dangers of vaping, driver safety and a bike helmet giveaway, heroin and prescription drug abuse, domestic violence exhibits courtesy of Delaware Opportunities, the
Neighborhood Center’s Mobile Crisis Assessment Team was on hand, ATV Safety, Stop DWI, tick safety, nutrition and exercise, water safety and much more. Some of the highlights included a Life Flight Helicopter landing in the CVCS field - Life Net of New York, a seatbelt simulator which was led by the Sidney State Police, NYSEG (New York State Electric and Gas) demonstrated electricity safety, the local fire department covered fire safety and had a fire extinguisher simulator. The impaired goggle obstacle course was a big hit with the students. NYSEG lineman Nick Coons discussed how electricity is generated and electricity safety. “We don’t want to fly a kite or
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Max German of Charlotte Valley attempts to put out a “fire” with a fire extinguisher simulator.
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Kathi Hinrichsen and Rebecca Akers discussed what takes place en route to the scene of an accident and outlined what takes place during transport. put a ladder up against a wire,” said Nick Cross to elementary students. “If you see wires down, tell mom and dad and then mom and dad will call 911.” Coons showed some of the tools and used as a lineman. “Each pole has a number so when you call in a pole or line emergency, you tell the dispatcher what the pole number is,” he said. Flight team paramedics Kathi Hinrichsen and Rebecca Akers landed in a Life Flight helicopter flown by Al Verley. They discussed what exactly they do and provided a tour of the aircraft. “We fly patients from scene calls - like in the middle of a field or a traffic accident or a car accident,” said Hinrichsen. “We also fly patients from a small hospital to a bigger hospital. We are a flying ambulance - everything inside an ambulance is in the helicopter in a smaller, more compact form. We can do a little bit more than a ground ambulance in terms of what medicines we carry, what skills we are able to do - we do a lot of what emergency room hospitals do. The medical crew does 24 hours shifts which includes crew rests. Al, the pilot, does 12 hour shifts.” Students engaged and asked questions at each location at the event which ran from 8 a.m. until noon.
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Charlotte Valley Central School student Dylan Thomson participated in a simulator of a vehicle hitting a wall at the speed of five to ten miles per hour.
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Senator James Seward blending up smoothies for the kids at the Bassett Healthcare Let’s Go 5-2-1-0 booth with Tom Hohensee from Bassett.
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Senator Seward Pays Tribute To Unadilla Soldier Stationed At Fort Drum State Senator James L. Seward welcomed Sergeant Jesse Lee of Unadilla to the Capitol as part of 10th Mountain Division and Fort Drum Day on Tuesday, May 14. “Fort Drum Day is an opportunity for the legislature to recognize the brave men and women of the 10th Mountain Division for their sacrifice and commitment to our nation. These soldiers, who give their heart and soul to defend our nation, are reallife heroes and it is a true honor to shake their hands and thank them personally. Today took on added significance because I was able to honor Sergeant Jesse Lee
of Unadilla who was on hand for the event,” said Senator Seward. A special senate resolution (J.1296) honoring soldiers from 10th Mountain Division, was adopted. Fort Drum is the largest U.S. Army post north of the Carolinas and east of the Mississippi River and home to more than 30,000 soldiers and family members. Fort Drum’s 10th Mountain Division was the first to deploy following the attacks on September 11th, and its brave troops continue to serve in various locations around the globe.
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The Downsville Farmers Market will celebrate the start of its sixth season of providing local products, including homemade food and handmade crafts, this Saturday, May 25. Located on New York State Route 206 next to the entrance to the Paige Cemetery, the market will take place seven times, Saturdays from May to August from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., on May 25, June 8 and 22, July 13 and 27th, August 10 and 24. Vendors expected this year include Mimi’s Jams & Jellies, Reed’s Maple Products, and Shinhopple Farm Soaps, Lotions & Honey. Stop by and enjoy a hot dog from the Lion’s Club, and purchase fresh eggs, delicious baked goods and a variety of crafts. Community clubs and churches are invited to join the market free of charge. Call Janet at 607-363-9705 for more info. In the photo above, Brandon and Rylan Reed enjoy maple lollipops at last year’s Downsville Farmers Market.
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Senator James L. Seward with Sergeant Jesse Lee of Unadilla on the floor of the New York State Senate during 10th Mountain Division and Fort Drum Day.
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Delhi Historical Society Presents: 4 Ever Young
Fun With Colors Quilting Workshop Polly DellaCrosse will guide participants through the process creating a quilted piece from start to finish during an all-day workshop at St. John’s Episcopal Church, Delhi, on Thursday, May 30, from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Those attending will need to bring: • Sewing machine (let us know if you need to borrow one) • Extension cord • Theme fabric with many colors (1 yard); • Six strips of 2.5” of six different colors that blend with theme fabric; • Coordinated backing fabric1.5 yards; • Small package of batting -45” x 60”; • Coordinated thread; • Embellishments - imaginative buttons, ribbons. Bring a dish to pass to share for potluck lunch. A donation of $5 is suggested for the use of the church. Contact Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) of Delaware County at 607-865-6531 or
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The Delhi Historical Society (DHS) will present the a capella group, 4 Ever Young, to the Cannon Free Library, 40 Elm Street, at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 28. The quartet, comprised of Joanne Burdick, Bob Harder, Sue Dana and Les LeViness, have been singing together for five years. Their repertoire encompasses the music of the ‘50s and ‘60s.
Coming Events At the Andes Library The Andes Public Library, 242 Main Street, Andes, will host a free, open to the public Naloxone (Narcan) training Thursday, May 30 at 6 p.m. Everyone that participates in the training will learn to recognize, respond to and reverse a suspected opioid overdose using Naloxone. Free rescue kits will be provided. The
grant-funded program is sponsored by Delaware County Public Health and FOR-DO (Friends of Recovery of Delaware and Otsego) in an effort to combat the continuing rise in opioid related deaths in the area. The annual Andes Public Library will host a community party Sunday, June 2. Friends
Walton C of C Announces Summer Concerts
The Walton Chamber of Commerce will sponsor four free concerts this summer. Two of the concerts will be held in Bassett Park on Griswold Street, the first of which is Wednesday, June 12 at 6:30 with “Still Standing Band.” The rain date is Thursday, June 13. The second Bassett Park concert is scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 7 at 6 p.m. with “110 Whitehall St.” providing the music.
Raindate is Thursday, Aug. 8. The remaining two free concerts will take place at Veterans’ Plaza on Delaware Street, the first on Saturday, July 20 featuring “Fisher & Kean” at 2 p.m. in conjunction with the Walton Art Walk. The final concert of the year will be Saturday, Sept. 14 - “Fat Bastards Band,” at 2 p.m. and will be part of the chamber-sponsored “Party On the Plaza.”
Music at the Market The Franklin Farmers’ Market include free, live music by local performers throughout the season, from Memorial Day weekend to Columbus Day weekend. In the village of Franklin on the lawn of historic Chapel Hall, the market is open Sundays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with music from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. A schedule of these musicians can be found at franklinlocal.org/franklinfarmers-market-13th-season. Covered seating with tables is provided. Vendors offer baked goods, seasonal fruits, coffee, teas and
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water. Rest rooms are available in Chapel Hall. Vendors also sell organic breads, beef, beeswax candles, cheeses, eggs, flowers, herbs, honey, jams and jellies, jewelry, lotions, maple candies and syrup, market posters and postcards, plant seedlings, pork, preserves, produce, rabbit, relishes, salves, silk scarves, soaps, teas, tinctures. New vendors are welcomed. Franklin Farmers’ Market accepts coupons from the Farmers’ Market Nutritional Program. This is the 13th year that Franklin Farmers’ Market has provided this venue.
and neighbors of the library are invited to attend from 2 to 5 p.m. All are welcome for great food, conversation and music. For more information about either event, call 845-676-3333 or email an.ill@4cls.org.
Reopens Opening Balance, the first exhibition in Bushel’s new space at 106 Main Street in Delhi, is a three-year retrospective that features work by 25 artists who showed at Bushel in its first three years. These works will be on view beginning Memorial Day weekend. Save the date for the reception: Saturday, June 8, 5–7 p.m.
Card of Thanks The Community Kids 4-H group and the family of Karlee Braley would like to recognize the community for its overwhelming support. Thank you to all that contributed to the success of the fundraiser.
vsd22@cornell.edu to register. CCE Executive Director Jeanne Darling also offers quilters and the public the opportunity to participate in a project to support cancer education and screening through Relay for Life. This project encourages quilters and the public to share and celebrate “Fun with Colors” at the Delaware County Fair August 12-17 by displaying their bold, bright inspirational quilt projects. To participate in “Fun with Colors” project, individuals or groups are invited to complete a wall hanging or mini-quilt by Friday, July 5. Proceeds from the sale of tickets will be donated to Relay for Life for cancer research. For more information about this year’s quilt project or to receive a copy of the project guidelines, call Jeanne Darling at Cornell Cooperative Extension, at 607-865-6531 or email vsd22@ cornell.edu. To learn more about CCE community programs and events visit www.ccedelaware. org.
Fleischmanns High School Reunion Planned Graduates or faculty members of Fleischmanns High School are invited to a reunion on June 15; RSVP by June 7. Those with questions may contact Dick Cable at 417-845-1722 or rcableny@aol.com, or email John Todd at John@fleischmannshighschool.com. The dinner will be at LaCabana Mexican Restaurant, 966 Main Street, Fleischmanns. Registration at 2 p.m., buffet dinner at 4 p.m.
Open House To Honor Retiring Sidney Center Librarian There will be a open house to celebrate the retirement of long-time employee Ann Birdsall at the Sidney Center Library on Friday, May 31, from 3-5 p.m. The public is cordially invited join the staff, board of trustees, and the friends of the libraries to wish her the best for her retirement.
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Incentivized Business Development: Opportunity Zone in Walton, June 6 The Delaware County Chamber of Commerce has collaborated with the Walton Chamber of Commerce and the Delaware County Industrial Development Agency to present a one-hour info session on Walton’s designation as an “Opportunity Zone” by New York state. The designation allows for incentivized business develop-
ment in Walton. The session will take place Thursday, June 6 at Molto Espresso, 151 Delaware Street, Walton from 11 a.m. to noon. IDA President Jim Thomson will detail Opportunity Zone’s business project requirements and how those projects can be funded. Thomson will also provide information about the Del-
aware County IDA and how it invests in communities in a way that differs from traditional lenders. This free session is for anyone interested in opening or expanding a business, municipal leaders, real estate agents, accountants, lawyers and investors.
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Vernon Wildenstein of Walton was recently recognized for 55 Years of Lions Club service. He is the last standing original charter member of the Walton Lions Club.
The Delaware County Chamber of Commerce and the local business community will honor individuals and businesses working to improve life in Delaware County at the annual awards ceremony. The ceremony, with gourmet sample-station delicacies, will be held at a garden party at Birdsong Farm, 8480 State
Highway 10, Delhi, June 26 at 5:30. The cost is $50 per person. Honorees include: Business of the Year - Delhi Rehabilitation & Nursing Center; New Businesses of the Year - Schoolhouse Construction Services, Binnekill Tavern and Bold Gold Media Group, 104.5 FM; Tourism Award - Stagecoach Run
Art Festival and Table to Farm Tours; Business Advocate of the Year - Barbara Hanselman from Del-Rose Farm and The Farmer’s Wife. For more information and to purchase tickets visit delawarecounty.org or call 607-7462281.
Del. Co. Board of Elections Urges Voters With New Addresses To Confirm
Registered voters who have not yet received an orange “mail check card” from the Delaware County Board of Elections should contact that office as soon as convenient. The cards cannot be forwarded by the U.S. Post Office - they are returned to the board of elections. Those who have had an address change - your orange mail check card was probably returned; if so, your status may have changed to “inactive” which means your name will not be in the poll book at the
voting location. The personnel at the board of elections office must have current 911 addresses to assure placement in the correct voting district. If you did not receive the orange card, call 607-832-5321, or stop in at 3 Gallant Avenue, Delhi, to check on voting status. Registration forms and applications for absentee ballots may be found online at www.co.delaware. ny.us/departments/elec/elec.htm.
Thank A First Responder During EMS Week By Senator James L. Seward The week of May 19-25 is recognized as National Emergency Medical Services Week to honor the men and women who provide lifesaving services on a daily basis in our communities. During my time in the state senate I have worked closely with many EMS providers, both volunteer and career, on a number of important initiatives – new laws, grant opportunities, and recruitment efforts. One of my earliest assignments in the senate was as chairman of the Senate Task Force on Volunteer Emergency Services. In that role, I authored legislation creating the state emergency services revolving loan fund. The lowinterest loan fund has awarded hundreds of loans worth millions of dollars to fire and ambulance companies, municipalities, and fire districts for much needed equipment and capital improvements. Upon repayment, the funds are recycled into new loans for eligible fire companies and districts. Over the years, I have helped expand the fund and increase loan parameters to account for inflation and help departments with equipment purchases and other necessary upgrades. The program has provided tremendous benefits particularly to our rural departments that would be unable to repair their firehouses, purchase rescue vehicles, or upgrade communication equipment without the funds. Volunteer departments run on tight budgets and this loan fund has served as a lifeline to them. De-
healthcare provider; and WHEREAS, Approximately 2.8 million calls are handled by Emergency Medical Services providers each year in New York state; and WHEREAS, More than 50,000 dedicated Emergency Medical Services providers, whether volunteer or career, respond 24 hours a day to calls for emergency care throughout the community; and WHEREAS, Injury prevention and the appropriate use of the Emergency Medical Services system will help reduce national healthcare costs; and WHEREAS, A great community is only as great as those persons and organizations that provide exemplary service, whether through participation in voluntary programs, through unique personal achievement in their profession or other endeavors, or simply through a lifetime of good citizenry; and WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative Body that when organizations and individuals of such noble aims and accomplishments are brought to our attention, they should be celebrated and recognized by all the citizens of this great Empire State; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to memorialize Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim May 19-25, 2019 as Emergency Medical Services Week in the State of New York, in conjunction with the observance of National EMS Week. Thank you to all of our EMS responders.
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partments interested in more information may contact the Office of Fire Prevention & Control at 518-474-6746 or online at www. dhses.ny.gov/ofpc/services/ loan. Recently, I submitted a new piece of legislation (S.5564/A.7655) along with Assemblyman Chris Tague to provide a state income tax exemption to directly benefit our volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers. The exemption, if passed and signed into law, would serve as a thank you for the men and women who give so much of themselves to keep our communities safe. Along with providing our emergency service volunteers with a respectable benefit, the legislation would also serve as a recruitment tool. Many volunteer departments are struggling to retain qualified members and bring in new ones. Part of the difficulty is the time commitment. Volunteers are required to undergo substantial training and regular refresher courses to ensure they have the essential skills needed. The extra hours add up and for many people it becomes too much. An income tax exemption may be the incentive needed to boost our EMS rolls. Earlier this year I co-sponsored a special New York State Senate Resolution calling on Governor Cuomo to proclaim May 19-25 as EMS Week in New York state. The resolution reads in part: WHEREAS, The Emergency Medical Services system provides valuable service to the community and it the vital link between the patient and other
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Sunday services for the DeLancey, Hamden and West Delhi churches during May are being held in West Delhi Church at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Connie Stone. I welcome news from folks on what they have been doing. Give me a call: 607-746-6860 or email lshepard@delhitel.net. Our prayers and hope you’re better soon to Kate Kalibat. Last Wednesday Carol Dibble and I visited Ellen Sanford at the Delhi Rehabilitation & Nursing Center. Even at 105 years we found Ellen in her usual great spirits and we enjoyed our visit with her. I also said hello to Blanche Fletcher and Cathy Francisco. After our visit there Carol, myself, Little Ellen and Doug went down town for lunch and another nice visit together. On Sunday, May 5, Florence Grill, Wayne, Pam and Franklin Metlicke went to Latham to the baptism of Florence’s first greatgrandchild, Madison Joan Grill. She is the daughter of grandson Matthew and Joan Grill and the granddaughter of John and Kathi Grill of Watervliet. It was a beautiful ceremony witnessed by family and friends. A luncheon followed and was enjoyed by all and little Madison enjoyed being held and loved by her relatives. Coming up on June 6: a free rabies clinic at Pinders Corner Fire
Dept. from 5 to 7 p.m. Prince Harry and Meghan looked very proud as Prince Harry held their newborn son and introduced him to the world. The new little one has been named Archie Harrison MountbattenWindsor. DeLancey lawn sale day is coming up - June 8. I do hope many of you will participate. Memorial Day observed May 27: Memorial Day is a solemn day of remembrance for those who died serving in the American armed forces. The holiday, originally known as Decoration Day, started after the Civil War to honor the Union and Confederate dead. In the years following the Civil War, Memorial Day celebrations were scattered and took root differently in the North and South. It wasn’t until after World War II that the holiday gained a strong following and national identity. It wasn’t officially named Memorial Day until 1967. The final event that cemented the modern culture of Memorial Day in America was in 1968 when Congress passed the Uniform Holiday Act, designating Memorial Day as the last Monday in May rather than May 30, as it had previously been observed. This ensured a three-day weekend and gave the day its current status as the unofficial beginning of summer, mixing serious reflection with more lighthearted fun. Town of Hamden Senior Citizens monthly dish to pass dinner and meeting will be May 22 at noon at the Town Hall. Come, bring your dish to pass and ta-
ble setting and enjoy time with friends. Drinks will be furnished. The Delhi Historical Society will have guests “4 Ever Young” singing a cappella harmony from the 50s and 60s. The four been singing together for five years and have 105 years of barbershop experience among them; at the Cannon Free Library on Tuesday, May 28, 6:30 to 8 p.m. May 25, - Bob Wyer, Famed Catskill Photographer film premiere at the Delaware Co. Historical Assoc. at 7 p.m. Admission - free. Some history of New York state: Eliot Spitzer was sworn in as governor on Jan. 11, 2008. In March, Lieutenant Governor David Paterson became Governor of New York upon the resignation of Eliot Spitzer. He was New York’s first African-American governor. Governor Paterson is nationally recognized as a leading advocate for the visually and physically impaired. In January 2009, New York Senator Hillary Clinton was sworn in as U.S. Secretary of State. Appointed by President Barack Obama, she is the first former First Lady to serve in a president’s cabinet. Grandma’s recipe: Chocolate Chip Loaf Cake: 1 3/4 cups flour, 3 tsps. baking powder, 1/2 tsp. salt, 1 egg, 3/4 cup sugar, 1 cup milk, 1/4 cup shortening, melted, 3/4 cup regular or quick-cooking rolled oats, 1 cup chocolate chips, 1/2 cup chopped walnuts. Beat the egg in a large mixing bowl, add the sugar, milk and melted shortening; beat to combine. Add the dry ingredients.
Murder Most Foul and Unnatural Part I In the small hours of Jan. 21, 1818, Mrs. Henrietta McNaught was awakened by someone pounding on the door of her home in the Cabin Hill area on what later was the Bovina town line. There she found Cornelius McDonald, the son of her neighbors Mr. and Mrs. John McDonald, with the news that his father had died. Henrietta came right over, guided by a candle carried by Cornelius. She found a clean and dry house with a good fire – and the body of John McDonald lying in the middle of the bed. The neighbors didn’t think much of the McDonald family. They quarreled often and the old man freely complained to anyone who would listen about how badly he was treated at home. He would go to neighbors to get a decent meal, claiming that he was being starved. McDonald complained that his daughter, Jane Post, misused him and that he feared Cornelius. He claimed that Cornelius knocked him down and once held him so close to the fire he thought he would burn up. So when the old man did die, it started a run of gossip. The gossip did not abate during the lying in and funeral. Neighbors noted the odd angle of the John McDonald’s neck. One later testified that “the men nearly all withdrew from the house to consult relative to the funeral.” There was debate about going through with the burial, but they concluded to carry it out, trusting that at some point justice would prevail. Cornelius became quite nervous when the men withdrew. So McDonald was buried, but he did not rest in peace. Over the next three years, the McDonald family continued to quarrel and exchange accusations. It came to a head when their sister Lydia died in 1820, leading to accusations between Jane and Cornelius. The body of John McDonald was exhumed in April 1821. His body was brought to the Bovina home of William Neish on April 27, 1821 where a coroner’s jury was convened. The jury reported that “The body [was] laying on his back the head inclined on the left side. The membranes nearly decayed and a quantity of bloody matter about half way from his head to his shoulders attached to the neck bones.” The jury concluded that his neck had been broken before death. Testimony was taken about how this happened. The neighbors talked about the quarrels in the McDonald family, but no one witnessed any specific threats made by Cornelius or Jane to their father. Lewis Halstead said that Mrs. McDonald believed Cornelius had thrown his father down the stairs, then carried him back upstairs to bed. The McDonald family had differing viewpoints of the old man’s situation from that of the neighbors. And they also differed widely in what happened. At times, the testimony reads as the transcript of a family argument happening right in court.
Jane felt the family was taking good care of her father, but that he was afraid Cornelius would kill him. She also claimed that Cornelius expressed a desire to have the “old man out of the way.” She never heard her brother directly threaten their father, however. And though she thought her brother had killed their father, she never produced direct evidence. She testified, that “I have heard Cornelius tell my mother that she should say nothing about breaking his neck…” and he “has threatened my life and to wash his hands in my heart’s blood” if she said anything. Cornelius had a different story with inconsistent elements. He testified that he saw Jane push their father down the stairs through an eight-inch crack in the floor. He carried his father upstairs and he still was alive, able to request a bed by the hearth. Later that night Cornelius heard his father make a heavy breathing noise and asked ‘Dadda are you asleep.’ That’s when he thought he might be dead. Jane and Cornelius’s mother, Christian, says she heard noise where her husband was sleeping and called up to her son, who was sleeping with his father that night, to find out if everything was all right. Cornelius called down that he thought his father was dead. So the three family members in the house that night had conflicting stories. Jane reported that her mother thought Neal had done the deed, but Mrs. McDonald denied this. When Jane was asked by the court why Cornelius was testifying against her she responded, “I do not know, I supposed he wants to clear himself.” The jury decided that there was enough evidence of foul play, stating “[T]hat one Cornelius McDonald late of the town of Delhi but now of Ulster County … having the fear of God before his eyes and being moved and seduced by the instigation of the Devil … with force in and upon the body of the said John McDonald … feloniously, violently and of his malice aforethought made an assault [on] the aforesaid Cornelius McDonald [and] did dislocate the neck of said John McDonald … and there [John McDonald] instantly died… The jurors went on to say, “Jane Post of Colchester in the County of Delaware was feloniously present at the time of the felony and murder aforesaid and was an accessory …” Cornelius and Jane were carted off to jail in Delhi. The story of this alleged parricide was published in the Delaware Gazette in Delhi under the headline “Murder Most Foul and Unnatural.” The story appeared in newspapers in New York City and Saratoga and as far away as Baltimore. What happened to Cornelius and Jane? Did they swing from the gallows, go to the hoosegow, or beat the rap? Stay tuned next month for the concluding installment.
Stir in the chips and nuts and stir until all is moistened. Pour into a greased Loaf pan. Bake at 350 for one hour or until tested done. Turn out onto a rack to cool. Note: loaf slices are best if stored in tightly covered container or wrapped in aluminum foil overnight. This recipe is a very old one put out by Hershey’s and I use to make it often. From a 1932 cookbook: Mayonnaise dressing will always combine irrespective of the temperature of your ingredients if you use the following tip: First mix together the salt, paprika and dry mustard, then add the egg yolks and beat with a rotary egg beater. Now comes the tip that will solve all your mayonnaise troubles: to the beaten egg yolks, salt, pepper and mustard add one tablespoon of boiling water and beat again. You can then add your oil, about a tablespoon at a time, and beat after each addition of oil with rotary egg beater. You can add the oil in large quantities for the last half of the oil, but beat with the rotary egg beater after each addition of oil. The addition of the tablespoon of boiling water makes certain the perfect combining of the egg and oil. My thoughts of the week: The old saying: rain, rain go away, come back another day - we hate to say it even though we’ve had so much in a couple months we will wish we had some rain. Anyway all the rain has really made things grow, as I look out my window my neighbors flowering trees are so beautiful in their red colors. My rhubarb has
really grown and it’s time for me to make some jam. The postal system picked up food donations Saturday and the food will be given to the food banks. I think this is quite a job for the rural carriers to pick up the canned goods and they must have a big, heavy load in their vehicles by the time their run is done. Anyway it’s a good deed and we thank them all for doing it. Lynn Kinch’s joke of the week: An elderly couple had dinner at another couple’s house and after eating the wives left the table and went into the kitchen. The two gentlemen were talking and one said, “Last night we went out to a new restaurant and it was really great. I would recommend it very highly.” The other man said, “What is the name of the restaurant?” The first man thought and thought and finally said, “What is the name of that flower you give to someone you love?” “Do you mean a rose?” “Yes, that’s the one,” replied the man. He then turned towards the kitchen and yelled, “Rose, what’s the name of that restaurant we went to last night?” Senior Moments: The closest thing to exercise I get these days is jogging my memory. A cute saying: Believe in yourself; Do what you love; Take chances. Helpful Hint: To get something out of a heat register or under the fridge, add a empty paper towel roll or empty gift wrap roll to your vacuum. It can be bent or flattened to get in narrow openings.
Condolences to the family of Carlton Hatch. Welcome home, Dick and Reba Sage. Seems like Spring has finally arrived. What a beautiful weekend, weather-wise. Lots of lawn mowers were heard in the neighborhood. The Covenant Cabinet meeting scheduled for May 22 has been changed to May 29 at 7 p.m. in the West Delhi Church. Church services for the Hamden, DeLancey and West Delhi for Sunday, May 26, will be in the West Delhi church; Rev. Connie Stone will lead. Kudos to Loretta Foster and her helpers who put together a classy First Ladies’ Tea which was attended by 35 ladies in addition to the First Ladies and children at the Hamden Town Hall on Saturday, May 11. The room was transformed with circular tables for eight and six, set with vintage china loaned by various Hamden ladies. Among the patterns were the blue willow, yellow and green depression glass, Limoges and McKinley Lennox on tablecloths with cloth napkins. Jackie Kennedy’s curry chicken salad with walnuts on croissants and cucumber and tuna tea sandwiches were served. Scones were accompanied by Devon-shire clotted cream or lemon curd or butter or all three. The tea pots were never empty, and the ladies finished the tea with individual servings of candy and cookies
made by the Delhi College Culinary Department and Laura Bush’s oatmeal, cherry, and chocolate chunk cookies made by Loretta Foster. Jackie Kennedy wore a green dress similar to the yellow one Mrs. Kennedy wore to Thailand. Caroline Kennedy was there with her mother. Laura Bush was there with her twin daughters and a friend of the twins. Eleanor Roosevelt, Abigail Adams and Florence Cleveland were there and sat at the head table and spoke about themselves and also served the individual tables. Display tables held hats, doilies, handkerchiefs, First Lady dolls and figurines, hat pins and other items. A special thank you to the mothers of the high school and elementary school children who enacted the roles of the first ladies. These moms helped the girls dress in their First Lady outfits, readied food platters, and cleaned up after the tea. Also thanks to dads and grandpas for moving tables, chairs around, hanging and removing curtain rods, etc. Proceeds from the tea will help purchase window coverings to protect fabric and paper items in the Hamden Schoolhouse Museum. Beginning in June, the museum will be open Wednesdays from 10-12, and on Sundays from 10-2. New additions have been made since last year and different displays will occur this summer and fall. In response to overwhelming requests, a booklet of the recipes served at the tea may be available for purchase at the Schoolhouse as well as other items - all of which will make excellent hostess gifts.
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THE REPORTER 6 from the plate with a double, 7 RBI’s and scored multiple times. Two strong performances for two seniors as the season winds down!” Congratulations to Zoey and Aileen on their accomplishments. There is still time to register for the Delhi Covered Bridge Run on Saturday, June 1. New this year, you get the choice of a long- or short-sleeve shirt. There is still time to register at www.clasiladies. com/delhi-covered-bridge-run. html. Online registration and paper forms are available. It includes a 10K run, 5K run, and a 5K health walk. This year, the event features a short kids’ fun run starts at 8:15 a.m. at the Legion. This run is free of charge and available to children age 10 and under but registration is still required. Pre-registration for adults is $25; children 18 and under, $15. Day of registration $30 for all ages. Make sure you register to support student scholarships. Last week’s trivia question: What Delaware Academy student has the lead role in the upcoming musical, Matilda? Matilda will star Dalilah Synan. Her brother Maddox and mother Laura are also in the musical, so it’s a family affair. Don’t miss this amazing local talent on the stage this weekend at the Goodrich Theater in the Fine Arts Building, 108 Ravine Parkway, SUNY Oneonta, on Friday, May 24 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, May 25 at 2:30 p.m. For tickets and
information visit www.boldtheatrics.com, or call the box office through Tix Event Management at 1-800-595-4849. This week’s trivia question: Where was the explosion in Delhi on May 16, 1961? I hadn’t heard of this tragedy that took place in the village. It was a sad day for Delhi. Community volunteers of the week: the faculty and staff at SUNY Delhi that volunteered at Commencement. A lot of preparation went into the event - volunteers helped wipe off 3000 chairs so no one had to sit on wet chairs, then programs were placed on the seats. Volunteers put water bottles out for the graduates and set up a water station for guests. Volunteers ushered graduates to their seats, then back to their seats after receiving their diploma. The volunteers were Cara Aguirre, Amy Brown, Jessica Backus-Foster, Linda Blocker, Andrew Bradfield, Steve Cembrinski, Andrea Dibble, Ruth Ehrets, Carrie Fishner, Jason Fishner, Casey Flynn, Kathy Hibbard, Adam Lang, Felicia Magnan, Rachel Martin, Robert Mazzei, Denise McLean, Julee Miller, Omari Miller, John Padovani, Sean Pehrsson, Brianne Slocum, Nancy Smith, Heidi Yorke, Christina Viafore and more. Thanks to these individuals, the ceremony went smoothly. Congratulations graduates. Memorial Day parade in Delhi on Monday, May 27: festivities will begin in Meridale at 9 a.m.; at 10 a
ceremony will take place at Woodland Cemetery on Orchard Street and then at 11 a.m. at the Square with the parade immediately following around 11:30 a.m. The parade will go down Second Street to Franklin, to Main Street and down to the American Legion by Gallant Avenue. There will be a bird walk on Saturday, May 25, at 8 a.m. at the West Branch Preserve, Route 10, Hamden. Meet at the preserve entrance and parking area about 0.9 miles beyond the junction with county Route 26. The walk will last about two hours, and includes moderate up-and-downhill ground. For more information contact Charlie Scheim at 607-434-4880 or scheimc@hartwick.edu. This is free and open to the public. Delaware County Historical Association, 46549 State Highway 10, open for its summer season Saturday, May 25. Historic buildings and exhibit galleries are open Tuesday through Sunday from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. The H. Fletcher Davidson Library and Archives are open Tuesday and Wednesday, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Call 607-746-3849, or email dcha@ delhi.net for more information. The Bob Wyer Film Premiere will be Saturday, May 25, at 3 and 7 p.m. View the documentary by Hancock-based photographer and filmmaker Art Pierson and Thousand Watt Productions. 4 Ever Young, an a capella harmony group will perform on Tues-
day, May 28, at 6:30 p.m. at the Cannon Free Library at 40 Elm Street, singing music from the ‘50s and ‘60s. The Delaware County Chamber will host a free workforce development event on Tuesday, May 28 at 10 a.m. at the Delaware County eCenter, 5 1/2 Main Street. The Employees in Recovery event is aimed at business owners and managers with staff members in drug and/or alcohol treatment and recovery. Industry and field experts will help employers pinpoint ways to help their employees in recovery be successful both on and off the job. A preview of the film being shown at the event, “A Slice of Hope,” can be viewed at vimeo.com/329792696. To RSVP and for more information call the Chamber at 607-746-2281. The Delhi Food Bank is open Mondays from 1 until 3 p.m. and Thursdays from 3:30 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. in the United Ministry Church. The Rotary meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month - May 28 at 6:15 p.m. at Cross Roads Cafe. A Family Resource Network Support Group will be held on Tuesday, May 28, from 6 until 8 p.m. at the United Ministry for families of adults or children with OPWDD Eligibility. This month’s topic is Community Inclusion. Parents can call Karyn Kanzer at 607-432-0001 or visit familyrn.org to register.
Congratulations to Treadwell Community Improvement Club for winning seven-first place awards and one second-place awards for community projects in Communications, Public Issues, Conservation, Membership, Fundraising, History, Education and Child Advocacy categories in the General Federation of Women’s Clubs. Student Art and Writing New York State Contest winners are Poetry Category 1 - Zoey Bartow, second place; Category 2 Carly Potrzeba; Category 3 - Tabor Reed, 3rd place; Category 4 - Kaitlyn Roman third place. These stu-
dents were judged with students from urban areas such as Buffalo, Syracuse, Albany and the Southern Tier cities. Congratulations. In the student art contest for the GFWC NYS, there were three students from Delaware Academy who received first place: Ceramic division- Charlotte Douarche; Acrylic and Tempera - Ani Kollig; and in the oil division Aolani McCarthy. Clubwoman Craft Division - first place to Deborah Tuthill. Terry Davidson family benefit is being planned for June 15 with a chicken barbecue dinner. Terry has been battling cancer. The Treadwell Fire Department held a successful spaghetti dinner with everyone’s assistance May 5. Gun raffle, baskets and donations
made for a memorable event. Thanks to all who came and enjoyed a delicious meal. Treadwell Lego Club was held May 18 at 10:30 at the Kellogg Educational and Community Center for students K-high school. The club is putting together a Lego fair/amusement park display for the Delaware County Fair. This event was made possible by a grant from the DA Kellogg Memorial Fund. United Methodist Women will hold their monthly luncheon meeting at noon on May 21. Reminder: the annual Treadwell Memorial Day parade will be Monday, May 27 at 9 a.m. To participate, contact Nancy Barnes. Line up time at American Ginseng Pharm (the new old Kel-
logg Elementary) before 9:15. Franklin Walking Club meets May 23 and 30 at 8:30 a.m. at the library in Franklin. Anyone wishing to help sort through photos and articles at the Kellogg Educational and Community Center, contact Debbie Tuthill. If you have items to donate or photos we can copy, include that information, too. Treadwell 40th community lawn sale day has been changed to June 1 due to schedule issues. Sign up on Facebook on Debbie Tuthill’s page, dtuthill@stny. rr.com, or on the community bulletin board on the Memorial Commons along Roaring Brook. Kellogg Franklin Trust meeting is changed to May 30 at 6:30 p.m. - a change from regular meeting
time. Last week while sorting through photo albums that have been donated to the Kellogg Educational and Community Center, I was saddened that so many photos did not have names, dates, and locations on the back or even any information. I recognized that is something I do not do and am so guilty of that. Grab your photo album and do it, a little at a time, or history is lost. I am looking for info on Chester Treadwell, Thomas Nivens, and the building that held the Treadwell Treat Shop, Mitchell’s Busy Store, G.S Clark, Paul Delameter’s workshop and probably more. Photos, advertising, etc., is welcome.
Mother Teresa: “Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing.” There will be a contingent school holiday based on unused emergency days on Friday, May 24 with no classes on Monday, May 27 for Memorial Day observed. Memorial Day parades with the marching band will be in Sidney at 9 a.m., Sidney Center at 10:30 a.m. and Masonville at 11:45 a.m. Thank You to the band members who participate and the leaders who guide them - your work is appreciated by the paradegoers. The American Legion Band will lead the parade and they are appreciated, and our Veterans for their service to our country, also. Remember, when you see a Veteran, shake their hand and say “Thank you for your service to our country to keep our freedom.” On Wednesday, May 29, there will be a Spring grade 7 and 8 chorus concert at the high school auditorium at 6:30 p.m. Let’s give the students and teachers our support and with good attendance. Have a great Memorial Day, everyone - we hope there will not be rain that day. Here on the Farm the fellas are getting ready to turn some heifers and dry cows out to pasture. It should be good eating with all the rain making the grass grow. The animals are quite scared when they get out to pasture, so keep your eyes open for any that might break out of the fences and slow down when going by farms. The grass is growing fast in the fields, but is so wet it will be hard to mow and chop for the bunk. The corn planting will have to be put off for a while if the fields don’t dry up soon. Harold says,
being funny to everyone who asks if he has planted any corn yet, that he might have to just throw the seed wherever it may land in the fields, the tractors will just sink and get stuck if it doesn’t stop raining soon, everyone has to be patient we guess. Our feed representative brought the corn and fertilizer plans by this week and we all hope to get started sooner than later. Keep buying dairy products and try to keep our farmers in business, we need all of them to keep feeding everyone. There is a crisis needing to be addressed for the new Agricultural Act on the Labor Bill. Birthday wishes May 23-31 to Gail Wormsley, Steven Jump, JoAnn Morey Gray, Michele Mott Rowe, Mary Masciave, Ronald Ellis, Connor Reilly, Linda Heyer, Audrey Ostrander, Joe Collins, Patty Freyer Rude, Jim Green, Scott Frazier, Danielle Ayres and Cassidy Tiska. Masonville Federated Church Sunday Services are at 11 a.m. with adult Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. Bible study is Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.; praise band practice Wednesday at 6 p.m. Mon. May 27 is the annual Memorial Day parade, the Sidney marching band will be in Masonville at 11:45 a.m. If you wish to participate in the parade, line up at 11:30 a.m. at the town hall; the parade starts at noon. Following the parade is the annual chicken barbecue in the church dining hall. The menu includes chicken half, macaroni salad, baked beans, buttered roll and assorted pies for dessert plus beverage. Halves may be picked up at the pit. Come and enjoy a good meal with your friends, family and neighbors. Saturday, June 1 from 8 until 11:30 a.m., Women’s Fellowship Breakfast with gifted speaker Karen Cummings, the theme: “The Loving Candor of God;” you may RSVP to Anne Warner at 265-3577 by May 29.
SUNY Delhi’s Commencement was last weekend. Congratulations to Nick Lane, who received the Presidential Medallion for Service; Dan Hess, awarded the Presidential Medallion for Scholarship, and Becca Cornell, the Presidential Medallion for Leadership. It was wonderful to see them recognized for all they have accomplished during their time at SUNY Delhi. Last week’s Delaware Academy Varsity Club Athletes of the Week were Zoey Gardepe and Aileen Nealis. Coach Spange had this to say about the seniors: “A senior two-year starter at first base, Zoey always brings her ‘A’ game and has turned in to a very dependable first baseman. She acts as a team leader with a fierce spirit for competition. Her bat has started to come alive as we approach the last leg of our season. Aileen has been a complete team player this season. She’s been asked to play multiple positions to help the team, including second base, shortstop and flex. Always strong on the defensive side, Aileen has a sure glove and knows where to be at the right time. This last week her bat has been carrying the team, against Hancock she had two hits but on senior night she went 5 for
TREADWELL By Debbie Tuthill 607-829-8531 dtuthill@stny.rr.com
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The Reporter
100 Years Ago, Saturday, May 24, 1919
three teeth were knocked out.
THE WEEK IN WALTON
The town of Walton with sales of $4,140.75, stands fourth in the sales of War Savings Stamps from January 1 to April 30. The five highest on a per capita basis are Stamford, with sales of $4,567.50; Delhi, $4,309.50; Sidney, $4,664.25; Walton, $4,140.75 and Tompkins, $1,463.75. Sales in the county from January 1 to April 30 total $80,204.
What We Are Talking About at the County Hub MARKET ROBBERS TO FARMS Candidate for District Attorney - War Stamp Sales Show by Senior Class News Notes. Supervisor W. G. Moore has received the second half of the public school money for distribution among the districts. The thermometer registered 30 degrees above zero, or below the freezing point, Monday morning. It is not thought much damage was done to crops. Merrill Hunt of Fish Brook had a bone in his right wrist fractured recently when a Ford car he was cranking backfired. Dr. Morrow reduced the fracture. Perry Stewart of Marvin Hollow had three hens stolen Friday night, and Monday morning twelve more hens and a rooster were found missing from the hen house. M. K. Nichols has a Black Minorca hen, which this week laid an egg weighing 4 1/2 ounces and measuring 6 3/4 inches around the center and 8 1/4 inches around lengthwise. B. P. Connelly, who has been superintendent of the Nestle plant in Walton for a short time, has accepted a position as manager of the Delaware & Greene co-operative creamery at Arkville. Freight in less than carload lots will be received at Pier 23 in New York city on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday of each week and at the 36th street station on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Charles N. Peake of Walton is a candidate for the nomination of district attorney on the Republican ticket at the September primary. Mr. Peake is a member of the law firm of A. D. & C. N. Peake, and recently returned to Walton after two years' service in the army. Stanley Cole of Earlville, formerly of Walton, who has been staying for his health at the Inlet in the Adirondacks, was struck on the head by a falling limb one day recently while at work in the woods. Cole had a bad gash cut in his face and
The 108th anniversary of the Franklin Baptist association will be held at Milford Center, Otsego county, on June 3, 4 and 5. Rev. B. L. Bixby of Walton will deliver an address on "The School at Church: The Church at School," at the first session. Rev. S. E. Carr of Walton, associational missionary, will be one of the speakers at the second day's sessions.
arrested Sunday and taken to Binghamton on a charge of stealing several pieces of silver from the Arlington hotel in that city. He gave his name as V. L. Jacobson. The arrest was made by Sergeant Fox and Trooper McQuade of the state police, who did some clever work in securing the evidence against the fellow. Officer A. W. Squires took the young man to Binghamton Sunday, where he faces a charge of petit larceny. From the evidence secured by the troopers it would appear that the so-called Dr. Healy who advertised that he would come to Walton Monday is not named Healy at all but is Jacobson's father. As yet he has not made an appearance here.
$16,000 BOND ISSUE VOTED ON JUNE 3 Two Propositions Submitted for Engine and Alarm System
Harry Schoonmaker, Vincent UNDERWRITER'S Russell and Wellman Brown, the three Walton boys arrested STATEMENT recently for breaking into Budine's market, have been Promise to Reduce Insurance paroled by Justice Kellogg and Rates if Their Conditions are Met-Polls Open from placed on farms. Schoonmaker 4 to 8 P. M. will be employed by O. B. Simonson of Grand Gorge, and The special corporation elecRussell will also work on a farm tion to act upon two proposiat that place. Brown will go to tions to improve the fire protecRockdale to work on a farm. tion in the village will be held in the court room of Walton Hall A farce, "Too Much of a Good Tuesday, June 3. The polls will Thing," will be presented by the be open from 4 to 8 p. m. senior class in Walton Hall on The notice of election with the Friday evening of next week, propositions in full will be found May 30. The cast of characters on page six of the Reporter. includes Harry Wakeman, The first proposition is to raise Hawley Fitch, Everett Barnes, $12,000 to purchase a portable Thelma Holmes, Dorothea gasoline fire pump and pipe conDoig, Ruth Smith, Katherine nections. Proposition No. 2 proWright, Dorothy Littlejohn and vides for the installation of an Anna Wood. There will also be a automatic fire alarm system at moving picture, "Crashing Thru a cost of $4,000. Only taxpayers to Berlin." may vote on the propositions. The following letter has been About one hundred persons received by Samuel H. Fancher, visited the Victory Special at the chief of the Walton Fire DepartWalton depot last Thursday. The ment, from Lawrence Daw, chief train was accompanied by Miss engineer of the Underwriters' Lucile Brewer, food specialist Association of New York state: from the State College of "Syracuse, N. Y., May 19, 1919. Agriculture, and assistants. The "Dear Sir: Victory Special was arranged "We have for acknowledgthrough the Home Economics ment your letter of May 16th, Department of the State College enclosing clipping and stating of Agriculture in cooperation that a special election will be with the federal authorities. held June 3rd for the purpose of The object of the train is to raising $16,000 for an automogive all interested people the bile pumping engine, additional opportunity of seeing the latest hose and hydrants and fire alarm and most efficient methods of system, and asking that we give performing household duties. you in definite form the benefits The special is scheduled to travel to be derived by the proposed through the state until fall. It has change. We note that you are been traveling for two summers placing an order for ten new hynow, and has met with success drants, as per our previous recwherever it has stopped. ommendations, which will be increased until an adequate supply The young man who came to are installed. "Taking up your queries seriWalton last week and claimed to be the advertising agent for atim: "First: The purchase of a a Dr. Healy of New York was 750-gallon pumping engine along with additional hydrants, will not be sufficient to entirely remove the 20 per cent advance, but for this improvement the advance will be reduced to 10 per cent. "Second: If the village purchases a pumping engine and makes the proposed improvements in regard to hydrants, as outlined in our previous correspondence, and installs an approved fire alarm system, the advance will be rescinded. "Third: If the village installs the 750-gallon pumping engine, makes the proposed improvements in regard to the hydrants, as previously outlined, installs an approved fire alarm system and enacts standard modified building code and fire protection ordinances, the 20 per cent advance will be rescinded and the village promoted from Class 'B' to Class 'A', which will reduce all minimum rates on dwellings, private barns and their contents approximately $1.00 per thousand for a three-year term, and when the village is rerated will enable a basic rate of $.44 to be used instead of $.54, as produced by the schedule for pres-
ent conditions, and an allowance for co-insurance of 30, per cent on buildings and 20 per cent on contents will be made on rates produced thereby on mercantile risks for the attachment of the 80 per cent average clause. "You understand that at present the village is judgment rated, with no allowance for co-insurance, but in accordance with our plan of rerating the entire state under schedule will be placed under such schedule when rerated. "Summarizing, if at the special election June 3rd the second proposition, i. e. automobile pumping engine, additional hose and hydrants, and approved fire alarm system be voted, and the contracts let therefor, on receipt of official advices to this effect, we will rescind the advance as of date of its application (May 15th), and when the installation is complete and the code and ordinances in effect will make the change in classification from 'B' to 'A'. "I trust that the foregoing is as clear as your letter of inquiry, for which we desire to thank you officially, and trust that at least proposition No. 2 will be approved by your taxpayers, for if it is, the board of trustees can without material expense adopt the modified building code and ordinances and obtain the desired promotion to Class 'A'."
ROAD COSTS DOUBLE BEFORE WAR FIGURES Contract Awarded for SidneyMasonville Highway
LOWEST BID WAS $154,917 Work on Uncompleted Road Will Start at Once-Governor Vetoes Knight Bill. Three bids were submitted for the completion of construction work on the Sidney-Masonville highway, Road No. 1439, proposals for which were opened Thursday, May 15, at the office of the Highway Commission in Albany. The lowest bid was that of Serafini & Stento of Binghamton, $154,917 The other bids were the Rosoff Engineering Co., New York city, $157,535.51. and the T. H. Gill Company of Binghamton, $160,885.25. The Sidney-Masonville road is 6.51 miles in length and is one of those the construction of which was abandoned by the contractors when war broke out with Germany. The original contract for the construction was with Hovey E. Benedict of Williamsport, Pa., for $89,961. In other words, the cost of construction has nearly doubled from the prewar prices. Work on the completion of the road will be started at once. The village of Sidney, which voted to widen the state road through the village may have to increase its original appropriation of $12,000 for this purpose. Governor Smith has vetoed the Knight bill proposing a referendum to the people of the state this fall on the question of bonding the state for twenty million dollars for highway purposes. The majority of the proceeds of the bond issue was to have been used to pay the state's share of the cost of improving federal post roads. Before the legislature adjourned it created a special committee to apportion the highways it was proposed to improve among the counties of the state. It is understood that the veto will in no way delay the construction of the post roads, which it is proposed to build this year, but will leave to the discretion of the Commissioner of Highways the designation of such routes, the purpose of the Knight bill being to leave this to the legislature. It is understood that the Margaretville-Dunraven and Rock Rift-Cannonsville roads are the first which it is
intended to construct under the federal aid law. "This bill would have been more properly titled," said the governor in his memorandum, "if it had been called a bill to distribute and apportion highways to be improved as a matter of political patronage." The governor said, also, there were grave doubts whether the state could derive its share of the federal moneys available for highway improvement if the bill became a law.
DECIDES LIBEL CASE IN REPORTER'S FAVOR Justice Kellogg Holds Palmedo Complaint Faulty
$100 VERDICT IN AUTO CASE Franklin Man Claimed $1,000 Damages for Accident at UnadillaDisagree in Teed Action. The trial of the action brought by Max Palmedo of Brooklyn against the Walton Reporter company for an alleged libel came to a sudden close in Supreme Court in Delhi Tuesday morning, when Justice A. L. Kellogg of Oneonta upheld the contention of counsel for the Reporter company that the complaint did not state a cause of action. Judge Kellogg, after stating his decision that the action must be dismissed on the present complaint, suggested to plaintiff's counsel that he would make an order permitting them to apply at a special term for leave to make a new complaint setting up a cause of action if they thought they could do so, provided they pay all the defendant's costs to date before making such application, or if they thought his decision was erroneous he would grant an order dismissing the action so as to allow them to take an appeal from that order. The plaintiff's counsel were disposed to favor the former course, and an order in accordance with those terms is to be entered. This action was commenced in February, 1918, in the Supreme Court in Brooklyn. It was evident that the defendant would be at a serious disadvantage if the case was to be tried at Brooklyn. The Reporter's counsel made a motion for an order removing the case to Delaware county for trial. This motion was strenuously opposed by plaintiff, but the court granted the order, and the case was removed to Delaware county about a year ago. There is a similar action brought against the Oneonta Press, in which the complaint is identical to the one against the Walton Reporter. The case was called for trial Monday afternoon. Palmedo was represented by Attorney Frank H. Edmunds of New York with Hon. George M. Palmer of Cobleskill and Mr. Ford of New York as counsel. A. G. Patterson is the attorney of record for the Reporter Company, with Hon. Harvey D. Hinman of Binghamton and C. E. Scott of Deposit as counsel, assisted by Sheldon Close of Oneonta as attorney for the Oneonta Press. Monday afternoon was taken in securing a jury. The examination of the talesmen by plaintiff's counsel was long and consumed most of the time. Eleven jurors were secured Monday afternoon, and the twelfth man, Albert Strickland of Delhi, was accepted by both sides soon after the opening of court Tuesday morning. The motion for dismissal was then made. In the case of Henry Finch against Chester B. Teed the jury were unable to agree when given the case last Friday, and were discharged. It is understood they stood nine to three for a verdict in favor of Finch. Finch, who now lives in Walton, rented a farm at Trout Creek from Teed
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in 1917 for a period of one year, working the same on share. The contract contained the stipulation that in case Teed sold the farm Finch should receive $100 and also receive certain other privileges. Teed sold the farm to a western man, and was to give possession November first. Finch remained on the farm until November 13, and when he and Teed settled their accounts for the work done in the extra period, Teed claimed that the check he gave Finch settled all accounts, including the contract privileges. The case was tried by Alexander Neish for Finch, and Sewell & France of Sidney as attorneys for Teed. The last case tried was the action brought by Willis R. Elderkin against Thomas B. Lippincott of Schenevus. This action grew out of an automobile accident at Unadilla May 18, 1918. Elderkin was leading a cow along the state road and was struck and knocked down by the Lippincott automobile, which came up behind him. Elderkin sued for $1,000 damages. E. A. Mackey of Franklin appeared for Elderkin, with Everett B. Holmes of Oneonta of counsel. Lippincott was represented by O'Connor & O'Connor of Hobart. The case went to the jury Wednesday afternoon, and after supper they brought in a verdict of $100 for Elderkin. The May term of Supreme Court has been one of the longest in recent years. Justice A. L. Kellogg, who presided, has given satisfaction to both attorneys and litigants by his fair and impartial rulings in the various cases which have come before him.
MEMORIAL DAY PLANS Dr. Dann and Assemblyman Long Secured as Speakers. Memorial Day this year will have a new significance and Ben Marvin Post, G. A. R., co-operating with the citizens' committee has completed the program for the proper observance of the day next Friday. The committee has been fortunate in securing two excellent speakers for the day. Assemblyman Lincoln R. Long will give the address at the cemetery in the morning and Dr. George J. Dann, superintendent of schools in Oneonta and a former Walton man, will be the speaker at the afternoon exercises. The parade to the cemetery will form at 10:50 a. m. All veterans of the World War, soldiers, sailors and marines, regardless of organization, are asked to assemble in uniform at the armory at 10 o'clock. At the cemetery there will be music by the Walton band, a recitation by Miss Gertrude L. Fagan, prayer by Rev. C. S. Wyckoff and an address by Mr. Long, followed by the G. A. R. service and the sounding of taps by Lee McCook. At noon a free dinner will be served in the armory to all G. A. R. veterans, their wives or widows, all Spanish-American war veterans and wives, the ministers and their wives, the speakers of the day and their wives, members of the band and all soldiers, sailors and marines of the World War. The exercises in the afternoon will be held in Walton Hall at 2 o'clock. In addition to the address by Dr. Dann there will be a musical program.
HAVE PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE Walton Red Cross Chapter Votes to Finance Work for a Year. At a regular meeting Tuesday evening of the executive committee of the Walton chapter American Red Cross, it was voted to engage a public health nurse, whose services will be available for the town of Walton and her
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Red Cross auxiliaries. This nurse will be under the direct supervision of the chapter committee on nursing activities, appointed by the executive committee of the Walton chapter. The personnel of the Committee will consist of representatives of the board of health, board of education, chamber of commerce, the clergy, Civic club, fraternal organizations and agricultural department. Public health nursing is a nursing service for the benefit of all the people in a community and in this respect differs from ordinary nursing, which is usually for the benefit of a relatively small number of people in any community. The types of nursing which are usually engaged in by the public health nursing service are, bedside nursing, prenatal nursing, maternity nursing, infant welfare, child welfare, school nursing and tuberculosis work. While all of these various activities cannot be conducted by one nurse, the chapter committee on nursing activities will select those which it would be best to start with, and as the service develops extend the scope of the work, The ultimate achievements for public health nursing service in a community are: a. That every sick person deserving the service of a nurse shall have it on a visit basis. b. That prenatal instruction and advice be given in every case where desired. c. That every child of less than school age be examined at least once a year and an attempt be made to have each child requiring special attention treated by a physician or dentist. d. That every school child shall undergo a physical examination at least once a year, and all cases needing special attention followed up to see that proper medical attention has been given. e. That all cases of tuberculosis be discovered and given nursing care. f. That classes in home hygiene and care of the sick may be conducted in the schools, factories, clubs or groups of women. Walton chapter A. R. C. will finance this work of public health nursing for the first year. Experience has shown that the scope of usefulness of a public health nurse is greatly broadened in a community by placing the work on a business basis, as many families who would not request the services of a nurse when the service is on a free basis, will readily do so when a fee is charged. The chapter committee on nursing activities will decide the chapter policy on this question and fix the fee (sufficient to cover the average cost per visit) to be charged for all visits made at the request of the family visited. To those requiring the services of the nurse, and unable to pay the usual fee, the service will be rendered just the same. It will probably be a month or so before a nurse may be secured, as a special training for this work is required, but application for a nurse will be made at once and other necessary arrangements made that a public health nurse may be with us by fall at least.
MUST RAISE TEACHERS' PAY Bill Signed by Governor Provides $100 Increase. Governor Smith has signed the bill to establish uniform schedules and salaries for all members of the supervisory and teaching staff in city school systems. The measure carries an appropriation of $5,300,000. The last section of the bill will be of special interest to trustees and teachers in rural schools. The section reads as follows: Section 491a. Additional apportionment of school moneys. In addition to any other apportionment or quota provided for in this article,
to be applied to the payment of teachers' salaries, the commissioner of education shall apportion and pay annually to each city school district and to each common or union free school district, from moneys appropriated for the support of common schools, one hundred dollars for each teacher employed in the school or schools of such district who shall have taught during the period required by law. The trustees or board of education in each school district, except a city school district, shall increase the salary of each teacher employed in such district at least one hundred dollars in advance of the salary paid the teacher employed at the time of the passage of this act. Such increased salary shall become effective for the school year beginning August 1st, 1919, and continue annually thereafter.
FIRE IN CORBETT FACTORY Roof of Kiln Nearly Burned Off-Flames Soon Put Out. (From our Corbett cor.) Last Sunday about 6 p. m. the whistle on the acid factory at Corbett sounded the fire alarm. All eyes were instantly turned in that direction; men, women and children made a rush for the fire. It proved to be on the kiln in the acid factory and when the alarm was given the roof on part of the factory was nearly burned off. Fortunately it occurred when there was plenty of help at hand and in a short time two streams of water were pouring on the flames and the fire was soon extinguished but not until considerable damage was done. The origin of the fire is unknown, but it is thought by some to have come from careless smokers.
DELHI RETAINS HOSPITAL Institution Remains Open Through Mr. Cannon's Generosity. Henry W. Cannon of New York has purchased the Neal Hospital building in Delhi, and the institution has been reopened with Mrs. William Decker in charge. Mr. Cannon is paying for the repairs and equipment that are needed. The hospital was recently closed, and Mr. Cannon's generosity in purchasing and reopening the place is greatly appreciated by
the people of the county seat.
TO ACQUIRE TOLL BRIDGES Governor Signs Bill With $25,000 Appropriation. Governor Smith has signed the bill appropriating $25,000 to co-operate with the state of Pennsylvania in the acquisition of the toll bridges across the Delaware where it forms the boundary lines between the two commonwealths. The state of Pennsylvania has appropriated a similar sum.
GIVEN FOUR YEARS IN PRISON. Fred Brown of East Branch, indicted for rape, plead guilty when arraigned before Justice Kellogg, and was sentenced to Auburn prison for a term of not less than four nor more than eight years.
Robert McFarlane, Hobart. R. D. Charles Albee, Unadilla. R. D. H. E. English, Sidney. Demas Mead, Margaretville. David Mead, Kelly Corners. Adam Shultz, Hancock. Ziba S. Hull, Halcottsville. Alex McArthur, Davenport Center. Stephen Hait, Hobart. Horatio Benjamin, Lew Beach. Augustus Gray, Downsville. William Stever, Granton. William Wight, Andes. Frank P. Hillis, Hobart. R. D. O. F. Whittaker, Trout Creek. G. V. Davie, Granton. A. H. Todd, Fleischmanns. W. B. Gladstone, Andes. W. R. Mable, Delhi. John Reynolds, Downsville. D. C. Worden, Bovina Center. E. M. Ives, Harvard. Albert Kellogg, Walton. Daniel Moscript, Walton, R. D. 3.
NEW AUTO LICENSE FEES
MOTHER AND DAUGHTER DIE.
Legislation Enacted in 1919 Which Affects Motorists.
Mrs. Charles 0. Champlin of Stamford died Friday, May 16, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ernest Franklin, of South Jefferson, for whom she was caring. Death was due to apoplexy. Mrs. Franklin, who had been ill with pneumonia complicated with childbirth, died Saturday night, May 17. She was 33 years of age and leaves her husband and four small children.
Here are the important changes in the state's motor vehicle law as a result of the recent session of the legislature. Changing the method of computing the annual registration fee of the motor vehicle, the fee to be based not only on the horse power of the car, but on its age as well, 25 cents per horse power plus 40 cents for each $100 of the list price of the fully equipped car. This latter decreases to 20 cents for each $100 during the fourth and fifth years of the machine's existence, the sixth year and thereafter to 10 cents per $100. Regardless of age or horse power, sixcylinder cars cannot be registered for less than $10, four cylinder cars for less than $5. Effective February 1, 1920. Increased revenue estimated at $2,000,000, Requiring all operators in New York city to be examined as to their ability to handle a car in a way that will not be conducive to accidents, annual fee $2. Effective for new operators after August 1, 1919. Details being worked out by Secretary Hugo. All motor trucks to be equipped with mirrors after September 1. Requiring the seller of a secondhand car to deliver to the purchaser the certificate of registration, a measure designed to prevent thefts. Effective February 1, 1920.
COUNTY COURT JURORS Men Drawn to Serve at June Term in Delhi. A list of trial jurors drawn at the county clerk’s office in Delhi, on the 19th day of May, 1919, to serve at a trial term of county court, to be held at the court house, in Delhi, in and for the county of Delaware, on the second Monday of June, 1919. George Rood, Barbourville. A. M. Gardinier, Cannonsville. Walter James, Delhi. W. C. Smith, East Meredith. John Sutherland, Meridale. W. W. Peake, Delhi. Harry L. Jackson, Andes. J. K. Storrer, Walton. William T. Black, Delhi. John Sebert, French Woods. Marvin Anderson, Shavertown, R. D. No. 1. Andrew D. Scobie, Walton.
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Minor Injuries The Result Of Garbage Truck Rollover In Hamden HAMDEN - A blown front tire caused a garbage truck to skid, slide and topple onto its side on state Route 10 in Hamden on Wednesday morning, May 15. Minor injuries were sustained by the driver, who was hauling sludge to the Delaware County Solid Waste Facility in Walton. A portion of the northbound lane of state Route 10 in Hamden was closed for several hours following the incident. Delhi and Walton volunteer firefighters and emergency crews were dispatched to the scene at 9:30 a.m., and were assisted by the Delaware County Sheriff’s Department and the New York State Department of Transportation.
Illegal Turkey Take in Davenport
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Photo Contributed By NYS DEP New York State Environmental Conservation Officer (ECO) Nathan Doig responded to a call about an individual who had shot a turkey close to a residence and from the roadway in Davenport on May 4. The complainant took a photograph of the vehicle and its license plate. ECOs Tim Card, Vern Bauer and K-9 Woods responded to assist in gathering evidence and investigating the case. K-9 Woods retrieved four shotgun shells and the ECOs determined the shots were taken between 90 and 300 feet from the complainant’s residence. ECO Card assisted in locating the individual and the subject was in possession of a turkey that had his girlfriend’s tag on it. Tickets were issued to Justin J. Gillingham, 34, and Shannon K. Gregory, 30, of Davenport for trespassing, illegal taking of a turkey, shooting from a public highway, shooting within 500 feet of a dwelling, and lending and using the tags of another. The turkey was seized as evidence and the tickets are answerable in Davenport Town Court.
• Jesus Bracero, 43, Syracuse, was arrested on May 18 and charged with speeding and second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle following a traffic stop on state Highway 17 in Colchester. He was sent to the Delaware County Jail on $500 bail or $1,000 bond. • On Saturday, May 18, between 6 and 11 a.m., deputies conducted a traffic safety checkpoint on state Highway 10 in Hamden. The following tickets were issued: Julian A. Georges, 21, Hempstead, was charged with driving while ability impaired by drugs; Carl Davis, 22, Bronx, was charged with unlawful possession of marijuana; Calvin Carter, 21, Rosedale, was charged with unlawful possession of marijuana; Cher Rocourt, 22, Queens, was charged with unlawful possession of marijuana; Paul Bordonaro, 28, Commack, was charged with unlawful possession of marijuana. Sixteen traffic tickets were issued for a variety of violations ranging from operating with a driver’s view obstruction, operating with prohibited studded snow tires, uninspected motor vehicle, speeding, operating an unregistered motor vehicle, operating an unregistered motorcycle, and operating with an unregistered trailer. New York State Police assisted in the traffic safety checkpoint detail.
Delhi Police Department
• Shanair J.L. Hubbard, 19, of Brooklyn, was arrested on May 15 and charged with petit larceny, following a shoplifting complaint from Price Chopper. Hubbard was released on an appearance ticket to answer the charge in Delhi Town Court at a future date. • Bradley Northrup, 33, Oneonta, was arrested on May 17 and charged with fourth-degree grand larceny and petit larceny following a complaint of a theft of a bank card. Northrup was released on appearance tickets to answer the charge in Delhi Town Court. • Kevin J. Campbell, 40, Delhi was arrested on May 20 and charged with third-degree criminal mischief and second-degree assault following a domestic complaint. He was sent to the Delaware County Jail on $2,500 bail.
Colchester Police Department
• Sean Meensah, 22, Brooklyn, was arrested on May 4 and charged with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, unlicensed operator, operating a motor vehicle without insurance, operating a motor vehicle with suspended registration, operating a motor vehicle without registration on a public highway, no seat belt and tinted front side windows with less than 70 percent visibility. He was issued appearance tickets to answer the charges in Colchester Town Court. • Raymond Rivera, 20, Bronx, was arrested on May 4 and charged with fourth-degree criminal possession of a firearm. He was sent to the Delaware County Jail on $2,500 bail. • Lamar Ware, 33, Brooklyn, was arrested on May 4 and charged with speeding and thirddegree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. He was released on appearance tickets to answer the charges in Col-
chester Town Court. • Christian Jimenez, 24, Jackson, N.J., was issued appearance tickets on May 7 for unlicensed operator, second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and tint of front side windows less than 70-percent visibility. • Mary Owens, 46, Walton, was issued traffic tickets on May 9 for speeding, unlicensed operator and third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. • Linton Bell, 50, Paterson, N.J., was issued traffic tickets on May 9 for speeding, unlicensed operator and third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. • Manfred Gruenewald, 58, West Babylon, was arrested on May 10 and charged with driving while intoxicated, insufficient taillight, improperly displayed registration plate, failure to maintain lane and uninspected motor vehicle. • Solomon Raiford Jr., 21, Rockaway, was issued an appearance ticket for unlawful possession of marijuana, following a traffic stop on May 11. • Jamine Decambra, 23, Erie, Pa., was arrested on May 11 and charged with driving while ability impaired by drugs, inadequate brake lights, unlawful possession of marijuana and following too closely. He is scheduled to answer the charges in Colchester Town Court.
Sidney Police Department
• Duquan A. Davis, 21, Otego, was arrested on May 6 and charged with giving a false written statement. • Jennifer L. Hall, 36, Oneonta, was arrested on a Sidney Village Court warrant on May 6 and charged with failure to appear. • Jordan L. Manikas, 23, Sidney, was arrested on a Sidney Village Court warrant on May 8 and charged with failure to appear and third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. • Janet Martin, 47, Sidney Center, was arrested on May 8 and charged with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. • Ronald A. Alston Jr., 30, Sidney, was arrested on May 11 and charged with second-degree harassment and endangering the welfare of a child. • Alvin J. Mills, 52, Sidney, was arrested on May 19 and charged with first-degree sexual abuse and endangering the welfare of a child. He was sent to the Delaware County Jail on $5,000 bail or $10,000 bond.
Hancock Police Department
• John Reynolds Evans, 23, New York, was issued an appearance ticket on April 21 for unlawful possession of marijuana. • Laurie Remie, 53, Callicoon, was arrested on April 26 and charged with driving while intoxicated following a motor vehicle accident on East Front Street in Hancock. • Jamison Galietta, 32, Hancock, was arrested on April 26 and charged with petit larceny. He was sent to the Delaware County Jail on $1,000 bail. • Michael McManus, 42, Hancock, was arrested on May 3 and charged with open container. • Anna I. Kellam, 30, Hancock, was arrested on May 8 and charged with petit larceny. She
was sent to the Delaware County Jail on $5,000 bail. • Joshua Gonzalez, 24, Mastic, was arrested on May 11 and charged with second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. • Brian Wormuth, 25, Hancock, was arrested on May 17 and charged with second-degree harassment. He was issued a criminal summons. • Malcum Cuthbert, 31, Bronx, was arrested on May 18 and charged with second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. • Sharif One, 22, Lancaster, Pa., was arrested on May 11 and charged with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.
New York State Police
• Marquis L. Lawrence, 23, Sidney, was arrested by Sidney State Police on May 14 on a fugitive from justice warrant. • Cole M. Childers, 20, Hancock, was issued appearance tickets by Oneonta State Police on May 16 charging him with insufficient taillights and unlawful possession of marijuana. • Peter B. Spariosu, 21, Roxbury, was issued appearance tickets by Stamford State Police on May 16 charging him with speeding, moving from lane unsafely and unlawful possession of marijuana. • Russell A. McCall, 52, Bainbridge, was arrested by Sidney State Police and charged with driving while intoxicated, speeding, failure to keep right and aggravated driving while intoxicated. • Tina M. Fiske, 37, Livingston Manor, was issued an appearance ticket by Liberty State Police on May 14 charging her with second-degree harassment. • Douglas M. Rodriguez, 33, Roscoe, was issued appearance tickets by Liberty State Police on May 16, charging him with second-degree harassment and second-degree obstructing governmental administration. • Brian A. Ortiz, 26, Livingston Manor, was issued an appearance ticket by Liberty State Police on May 18 charging him with criminal possession of a hypodermic instrument. • Melissa A. Shimek, 38, Roscoe, was issued appearance tickets by Liberty State Police on May 18 charging her with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and manufacturing drug related paraphernalia. • Mickey Pomeroy, 52, Roscoe, was issued appearance tickets by Liberty State Police on May 18 charging him with seventhdegree criminal possession of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance not in its original container and manufacturing drug related paraphernalia. • Anthony S. Roach, 40, Livingston Manor, was arrested by Liberty State Police on May 18 and charged with third-degree assault, criminal obstruction of breathing and second-degree harassment.
Incidents published in the Police Blotter come directly from reports provided by local law enforcement agencies. These reports are a record of the actions taken on a given day by these agencies. Nothing in the published blotter should be construed as a finding of guilt.
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Deposit Softball Drops Harpursville Enroute To MAC Title Makenzie Stiles Throws 100th Career Game
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Sidney’s Nick Gravelin takes a swing at the plate in a 4-2 loss to Harpursville in the MAC title game.
Harpursville Baseball Clinches MAC Title Over Sidney By Rosie Cunningham ONEONTA - The Harpursville baseball team clinched their first Midstate-Athletic Conference title since the 2009-10 season. The Hornets defeated Sidney 4-2 at Oneonta High School Friday to claim the championship. In the bottom of the second inning, the Harpursville bats came alive and scored three runners in the frame. In the third inning, Sidney’s Corbin Constable earned a single, but was left stranded on the bag. The Hornets scored once again in the third inning to make the score 4-0. Sidney’s Michael Gravelin
slugged a single to bring in teammate Peyton Mosher. Gravelin also relieved Constable on the hill in the fourth inning and held the Hornets at bay. In the seventh inning, Sidney’s Nick Gravelin hit a rocket over the wall to bring the score to a final 4-2. Harpursville pitcher James Grausgruber was a standout on the mound and was simply hard for Sidney to hit. He struck out 13 batters and allowed three hits in the victory. Michael Gravelin struck out five, allowed two hits and had zero earned runs in five innings. Kyle Rooker had two hits in the win at the plate.
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Harpursville’s Shane Hoover slides home as Tanner Gifford looks to make the tag.
AFTON - Deposit softball shutout Harpursville 9-0 and are the Midstate Athletic Conference (MAC) champions on Thursday. This is the fourth consecutive league championship win for the Lumberjacks. Deposit hurler Makenzie Stiles earned her 100th varsity victory en route to the MAC title. Stiles struck out 16 batters in the victory. Stiles who will be attending Pittsburgh in the fall, is the state record holder for varsity perfect games with 15, pitched all seven innings. Stiles opened the contest in the first inning with three strikeouts. At bat, Riley Martin crushed a double to left field and two teammates scored. In the second and third innings Stiles once again struck out three. In the bottom of the fourth, Harpursville’s Kaitlyn Dattoria earned the first hit of the game for the Hornets, but the squad couldn’t capitalize on the opportunity. In the fifth inning, Deposit ran See Deposit Softball page 23
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Deposit’s Bryn Martin connects for a bases clearing triple during her team’s MAC Championship win on Thursday.
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Deposit’s Makenzie Stiles, center, with coach and former teammate Megan Faulkner, and Bryn Martin after Stiles won her 100th career game on Thursday.
DA Girls, Sidney Boys Win MAC Championships SIDNEY - The Delaware Academy (DA) girls earned the top spot with a score of 153 to win Midstate Athletic Conference (MAC) track and field championship on Wednesday. BainbridgeGuilford (B-G) took second place with a score of 75. The Sidney boys won at home with 110 points for the day, while the Bulldogs took second place with 92. For the girls, DA’s Cella Schnabel won the steeplechase with a
time of 8:21.79. Teammate Jillian Lees won the 800 meter race for DA with a time of 2:35.69. Lindsey Wright won the discus for DA with a distance of 96-8. DA’s Aolani McCarthy claimed first place for the pole vault. Erica Selfridge and Ethne Degan both won a pair of events to lift B-G into second place. Degan won the 1,500 meter in 5:01.75. Degan also won the 3,000
meter with a time of 10:40.62. Selfridge won the 100 meter run with a time of 13.31. She won the triple jump with a leap of 35’05”. She was second in the 200 meter dash with 27.98. Kristen Chambers won the 100 hurdles for the Bobcats with a time of 17.34. Unadilla Valley won the See MAC Championship page 23
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Unatego’s Jacob Haqq and Bainbridge-Guilford’s Nick Petrutoni run down the straight in the 200 meter dash on Wednesday at the MAC Championship track meet at Sidney. Haqq would win the event with a time of 23.58 while Petrutoni would finish second.
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Walton’s Morgan Condon on his way to winning the 400 meter hurdles on Wednesday.
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Athlete of the Week Ethne Degan
Bainbridge-Guilford’s Ethne Degan won the 1,500 meter in 5:01.75 and the 3,000 meter with a time of 10:40.62 at the Midstate Athletic Conference (MAC) track and field championship on Wednesday in Sidney. The seventh grader who just turned 13 years old has been making a name for herself this season and has been competing and winning, against upperclassmen. Earlier this season, at 12 years old, at the NY-PENN Invitational, Degan broke the school record 3,000 meter run by 10 seconds. “That was the first time she ran the 3,000 competitively,” said B-G Coach Nick Mayo. Last week, she broke her own record in the 3,000. The record before Degan, was held by B-G alum Kati Holowacz (2008). Mayo said he is amazed by Degan’s talent at such a young age. “She is a natural,” he said. “She enjoys running and is a great sport. When she broke the record at the NY-PENN, her father told her she had done it. Her reaction was to walk over and cheer the rest of her teammates on. During an indoor track event this season, she lost to someone who earned a personal best. Ethne was happy she was able to push the girl to reach a personal best.” Mayo said off of the track, Degan is a “nice, well rounded kid” who is an honor student and ranked nationally in Irish dance. “She just loves running and I am excited to see how she grows as a competitor.” Mayo said Degan broke the Quinney Invitational meet record for the 1,500 with a time of 4:57.79 and she looks to continue improving her time and hopefully, clinch more 1,500 records.
Unatego Baseball Defeats Walton In MAC Play By Rosie Cunningham The Spartans defeated the Warriors 10-5 in baseball action on Saturday. Unatego’s Austin Gilbertson
was a standout from the mound with 11 strikeouts, holding the losing team to two runs. Gilbertson also added a pair of RBIs in the victory while teammates Jake Marshall and Rickie Brennan each has two hits.
Sports Slates
Baseball
Friday: 1st round of Section IV Tournament. Saturday: 1st round of Section IX Tournament
Golf
Wednesday: Section IX Boys Tournament Round 2 at Powelton Club, Newburgh, Section IX Girls Final at Apple Greens Golf Course, Highland.
Softball
Thursday: 1st round of Section IV Tournament. Friday: 1st round of Section IX Tournament.
Track & Field
Wednesday: Section IV Class C Championship at Oneonta, Section IV Class D Championship at Marathon. Next Wednesday: Section IV State Qualifier Meet at Union Endicott High School.
DA Pick Up Pair Of Wins In The MAC By Rosie Cunningham Delaware Academy topped Unadilla Valley/GilbertsvilleMount Upton 10-2 in the Midstate Athletic Conference (MAC) consolation game. The win included a six run rally in the third inning. Bulldog Connor Ferguson broke the 1-1 tie in the second inning with a two run RBI single. In the third frame, teammate Luke Branigan had a two run-RBI double. “Alex Taylor cleared the bases with a double and he had three RBIs,” said DA Coach Phil Neumann. Branigan, a sophomore, relieved Sean Carron in the third inning and in five innings, he struck out five batters. “It was nice to get some of the younger kids some time on the mound,” said Neumann. For the losing team, Cameron Osborne and Tim Postma each had a pair of hits. DA 8, Unatego 5 Delaware Academy topped Unatego 8-5 in the MAC. Starting pitcher Rich LaLosh recorded four strikeouts before he was relieved by Taylor in the fifth inning (three strikeouts). Taylor had a pair of doubles and two RBIs at the plate and teammate Preston VanWie had a two RBI single. Tyler Bruce scored three runs
for the winning team. The Bulldogs played Walton at home Tuesday (score not available at press time) and will begin
sectionals on Friday. “It will be a challenge for us,” said Neumann of sectionals. “Class C is tough.”
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Untaego’s Connor Griffin hurls the ball in a loss to Delaware Academy.
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Delaware Academy’s Kyle Pagillo slides safely into home in a win against Unatego.
Gorilla Grapplers Wrestling Club, Dedicated Competitors On The Mats By Rosie cunningham UNADILLA - Gorillas in Unadilla? Yes, but they are also grapplers. The Gorilla Grapplers Wrestling Club, based in Unadilla, is a youth wrestling club aimed to give kids of all age and experience levels the opportunity to practice and compete year round. According to coach Nate Leonard, during the winter season, approximately 35 athletes compete and off season, there are about 18 participants. The club rents a barn in Unadilla and brings in mats. Participants travel from multiple counties and come from locations such as Cobleskill, Walton, Delhi, Sherburne, Hancock, Milford, Oneonta, Cooperstown, Norwich and more. President of the club, Brandon Cole, initiated the club and
brought Leonard on board to coach. “The first practice we had seven kids and four of those kids were ours,” said Leonard. “It’s been great to watch the organization grow.” The club practices three to four nights a week year-round and together, they travel to various tournaments. During the season, many of the competitors play on the wrestling team for their respective schools but in the off season, they travel to Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia Beach and Atlantic City. “They wrestle the best kids in the country,” said Leonard. The age groups run the gamutsome children start as young as five years old. “It’s very rewarding to see the athletes transition into varsity wrestling,” said the coach, who is also the assistant coach at SUNY
The Gorilla Grapplers Wrestling Club during a competition.
Oneonta and Cooperstown High School, where his son competes. Often times, Leonard brings in his student athletes from SUNY Oneonta to work with the Gorilla Grapplers, an experience he said is great for both the college students and the younger wrestlers. In addition to the kids, he added that he is “blessed with great families.” “When me or Brandon have conflicts, we can always call on one of the dads to chip in and run practice. We generally run the same practice format every time and the parents step up and help out.” Leonard said those who are involved in the club are truly dedicated and he would like to see the group grow both in size and experience. For more information or to join, visit the Gorilla Grapplers Wrestling Club on Facebook.
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Rosie’s Rounds By Rosie Cunningham
It was a sad week for Delaware League baseball and softball. The boys game against South Kortright and Charlotte Valley/ Stamford was set to play but was canceled due to field conditions and on Friday, as the girls were about to take the field, the skies opened up and the contest between Roxbury and Gilboa was postponed. For the boys, the Delaware League Baseball championship game will now be played Wednesday (tonight) at the Legion Field in Delhi at 4:30 p.m. and the girls competed on Tuesday evening at Margaretville however, the score was not available at press time. The Midstate Athletic Conference (MAC) championships were held however. Deposit softball shutout Harpursville on Thursday. This is the fourth consecutive league championship win for the Lumberjacks. Deposit hurler Makenzie Stiles earned her 100th varsity victory en route to the MAC title. Stiles struck out 16 batters in the victory. Stiles is the state record holder for varsity perfect games with 15, pitched all seven innings and is great to watch
from the hill. The Harpursville baseball team clinched their first Midstate-Athletic Conference title against Sidney (4-2) since the 2009-10 season at Oneonta High School Friday to claim the championship. Harpursville pitcher James Grausgruber was a standout on the mound and was simply hard for Sidney to hit. Sectional play begins this week and there looks to be some competitive match-ups. The Gorilla Grapplers Wrestling Club over in Unadilla is a great find for those who want to improve their work on the mats. Nate Leonard and Brandon Cole lead the youth organization which is growing in both size and talent (see story). The Reporter’s ace photographer Benjamin Patton and I will be out and about this week covering matches. I encourage coaches from all spring sports to continue to send me their results - this season, track & field coaches have been fantastic. Also, continue to submit turkey harvests to r.cunningham@the-reporter. net.
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the score up 7-0 as Bryn Martin clubbed a double. Stiles earned a single which brought Martin across home plate. At the plate, teammate Bryn Martin had a home run which
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scored two. The slugger finished 4-for-4, a showing which also included a double, three RBIs and four runs scored. Mikala Anderson and Riley Martin each tallied doubles also doubled in the win.
MAC Championship... continued from page 21 1,600-meter and 3,200-meter relays to take third place, while Aubrey Cluck won the 400 to help Afton-Harpursville into fifth. Cluck’s time of 1:01.40 just bested Lees in second (1:02.70) and Sierra Schrag in third (1:06.69). Unatego’s Jade Foster won two events and the team finished in sixth place. Foster won the long jump - 18-0. Foster also won the 200 meter run with a time of 26.74. Anabel Rommer won a third event for Unatego, taking the 400 hurdles in 1:10.83, more than four seconds ahead of Delhi’s Lauren Packard in second (1:14.53). Unatego’s Lindsey Frederick won the shot put with a distance of 35-3. Deposit/Hancock’s Allyson Henson leaped 4’6” to win the high jump. For the boys: Sidney’s Kevin McEwan won the shot put with a throw of 40-6.25 and a toss of1127 for the discus. Warrior Jonathan McNamara took the high jump at 5-6 and teammate Liam Matthews had two individual wins with a pole vault of 11-0 and 15.67 in the 110 meter hurdles. Isaac Vesterfelt won two events for Walton, who placed third. In the 1,600 meter run he finished in 4:38.99. In the 800 meter Vesterfelt took first with a winning finish of 2:05.79. In the 400 hurdles, Walton’s
Morgan Condon won with a time of 1:00.00. For Walton, Lucas Walley, Jose Mirabal, Condon and Zachary Coviello won the 400 relay in 46.34. Unatego’s Jacob Haqq won the long jump with a leap of 22-3.5. Haqq also won the triple jump,
as his distance of 44-0. In the 200 meter run, Haqq also took first place with a time of 23.58. Unatego’s Aidan Cutting won the 3,200 meter in 10:17.86, and took home first place with a time of 10:30.49 in the steeplechase. Unadilla Valley’s Ben Avolio won the 400 meter run in 52.10.
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Sidney’s Liam Matthews is seen on his way to winning the 110 meter hurdles with a time of 15.67 seconds.
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Baseball
Team League Overall Margaretville 5-1 5-3 Jefferson 4-1 5-1 South Kortright 3-1 8-2 Roxbury 3-1 7-2 Charlotte Valley/Stamford 4-2 7-5 Hunter-Tannersville 1-4 2-4 Gilboa 1-5 1-8 Windham-Ashland-Jewett 0-5
H-T 0-6 1-7
Softball
Tennis
Team League Overall Gilboa 6-1 11-1 Roxbury 5-1 6-2 CV/S 5-1 9-4 Jefferson 4-2 4-2 Downsville 3-2 4-6 SK 2-4 2-9 Margaretville 1-5 2-6 W-A-J 1-6 2-7
Team League Overall Margaretville 7-1 7-1 W-A-J 5-2 7-2 H-T 7-3 7-3 Roxbury 5-5 6-5 Andes 1-8 1-8 CV/S 0-7 0-7
MAC Final Baseball Standings
Team League Overall Deposit/Hancock 9-1 9-1 Greene 8-2 8-3 Sidney 8-2 8-2
Harpursville 6-4 8-4 Walton 6-4 6-4 Delhi 6-4 6-4 Unatego 5-5 5-5
Unadilla Valley/GMU 4-6 4-6 Oxford 2-8 2-8 Bainbridge Guilford 1-9 2-10 Afton 0-10 0-11
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Deposit’s Mikayla Martin, left, and Makenzie Stiles field a ball during their 9-0 MAC Championship win over Harpursville on Thursday in Afton.
Section IV Class C & D Baseball/Softball Brackets Section IV Baseball 2019 Tournament Class "C" 1
Sidney Softball Defeats Oxford In MAC Mini By Rosie Cunningham Fourth-seeded Sidney defeated No. 6 Oxford 9-2 Thursday in a MAC mini tournament. According to Sidney Coach Mike Brazee Tianna Savino went 2-for-2 with a triple, a double and a RBI, while Kayla McEwan also had a double and a run on a 2-for-4 day including a triple. “Kayla McEwan got the start,” he said. “She pitched the complete game allowing three hits while striking out three.”
Sidney’s Kaitlin Bookhout went 1-for-3 with a triple and an RBI, and Sarah Bessett was 1-for3 with two RBIs and a run scored. “On defense, we played excellent as a team, committing no errors,” said Brazee. “Sarah Bessett had the play of the game, turning an unassisted double play in the fourth inning. It was a good game overall, we scored early and played solid defense throughout. It was a good way to rebound to the win column before entering sectionals.”
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16 BYE 8
Sidney (12-7)
16 BYE 8
5/24/19; 4:30 pm @ Sidney 9
Delhi (10-6)
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Lansing (11-5)
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Elmira Notre Dame (8-6)
5/29/19; 4:30 pm @ Higher Seed
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Odessa-Montour (10-6)
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Tioga (11-5)
5/27/19; 4:30 pm @ Higher Seed
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Greene (12-6)
5/31/19; 4:30 pm @ Site TBA
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over the right field fence by Lucas Resti to end the Eagles scoring for the day. Resti was also 2-for-3 for the day with a double. “Resti threw well for us today allowing only two hits,” said Mastropietro. “Russell and Resti both came through for us today at the plate to get some runs on the board.” D/H 20, Susquehanna Valley 4 Deposit/Hancock Baseball fell 20-4 to Class-B Susquehanna Valley Monday. Russell finished with one run and one hit for the Eagles. Wyatt Jacobs smacked in two hits for D/H baseball.
Newark Valley (9-7)
11 Union Springs (8-9)
5/29/19; 4:30 pm @ Higher Seed
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5/30/19; 4:30 pm @ Higher Seed
Bainbridge-Guilford (14-5) 5/22/19; 4:30 pm @ B-G
5/23/19; 5:00 pm @ Newark Valley
10 Spencer Van-Etten (9-8)
5/27/19; 4:30 pm @ Higher Seed
15 Oxford (6-7)
5/28/19; 4:30 pm @ Higher Seed
5/22/19; 4:45 pm @ TAE 2
Tioga (13-4)
Thomas A. Edison (15-3)
Section IV Softball 2019 Tournament Class "D"
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** Admission will be Charged at Finals
5/28/19; 4:30 pm @ Higher Seed
5/23/19; 4:30 pm @ Newark Valley
Newark Valley (7-7)
10 Harpursville (10-6)
6/1/19; Time TBA @ BAGSAI
Greene (12-3)
14 Unatego (8-8)
5/27/19; 4:30 pm @ Higher Seed
11 Unatego (6-8)
15 Groton (4-9)
5/28/19; 4:30 pm @ Higher Seed
5/23/19; 4:30 pm @ Greene
** Admission will be Charged at Finals
5/24/19; 4:30 pm @ Greene
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Candor (14-4)
13 Sidney (9-9)
5/23/19; 4:45 pm @ TAE
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5/30/19; 4:30 pm @ Higher Seed
5/22/19; 4:30 pm @ Candor
13 Walton (6-7)
14 Unadilla Valley (5-7)
5/28/19; 4:30 pm @ END
5/23/19; 4:30 pm @ Tioga 12 Groton (9-8)
5/24/19; 4:30 pm @ END
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5/24/19; 4:30 pm @ Lansing 12 Newfield (5-6)
Elmira Notre Dame (13-3) Elmira Notre Dame
5/27/19; 4:30 pm @ Deposit
5/24/19; 4:30 pm @ Tioga
DH Eagles Win One, Lose One In Baseball Action On May 17, Deposit/Hancock (D/H) picked up a 5-0 win against Greene in the MAC consolation game. According to D/H Coach Matt Mastropietro the Eagles scored all of their runs in the third inning. For the winning team, Josiah Simmons started the inning with a single down the left field line. With one out, the bases were loaded on back-to-back walks and Cole Russell hit a grand slam over the left field fence to clear the bases. Russell’s homer was then followed by a solo shot
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Section IV Softball 2019 Tournament Class "C"
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Edmeston (12-1)
Deposit (17-0)
Edmeston 16 BYE 8
CVS/SS (6-4)
16 BYE
5/27/19; 4:30 pm @ Edmeston
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Worcester (6-5)
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Roxbury (9-3)
5/29/19; 4:30 pm @ Higher Seed
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Laurens (8-4)
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Gilboa-Conesville (12-3)
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12 Worcester (7-6)
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5/27/19; 4:30 pm South Kortright/Andes (11-2) @ South Kortright
Afton (9-6)
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5/31/19; 4:30 pm @ Sidney HS
Schenevus (11-2) Schenevus
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Jefferson (6-2)
** Admission will be Charged at Finals
5/24/19; 4:30 pm @ Schenevus
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10 Franklin (5-5)
Roxbury (9-2)
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5/22/19; 4:30 pm @ Richfield Springs
5/27/19; 4:30 pm @ Marathon
Marathon (10-6)
** Admission will be Charged at Finals
5/30/19; 4:30 pm @ Higher Seed
Richfield Springs/ODY (10-3)
10 Milford (8-4) 15 BYE
5/28/19; 4:30 pm @ Marathon Marathon
Marathon 2
5/28/19; 4:30 pm @ Schenevus
11 Jefferson (5-3)
5/24/19; 4:30 pm @ Davenport
15 BYE
6/1/19; Time TBA @ BAGSAI
5/22/19; 4:30 pm @ Roxbury
5/29/19; 4:30 pm @ Higher Seed
Char. Valley/Stamford (8-5)
Schenevus (15-2) Schenevus
Jefferson 11 BYE 7
5/28/19; 4:30 pm @ Afton Afton
South Kortright 13 BYE
14 BYE
5/30/19; 4:30 pm @ Higher Seed
5/23/19; 4:30 pm @ Prattsville
Roxbury
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5/28/19; 4:30 pm @ Deposit
5/22/19; 5:00 pm @ Davenport
5/24/19; 4:30 pm @ CVS 9
Char.Valley/Stamford (11-5)
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Marathon (15-4)
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Tree Budgets By Ryan Trapani What’s a budget? A budget is an estimate of income and expenditures over a set period of time. If trees came with budget sheets attached to them, they might surprise you based upon their location, species, and size. This “tree budget” became apparent to me while assessing trees for a homeowners’ association near Swan Lake in Sullivan County. A dozen white pines had been planted in 1950 – almost 70 years ago – in a row surrounding several homes. The trees were planted approximately 20 feet apart and now were about 100 feet tall with diameters over 25” at 4.5 feet from the ground. In the Black I imagine that when these trees were first planted, they appeared harmless; Perhaps one-quarter inch – one-half tiny trees whipping in the wind at a whopping five feet tall. The fresh dirt from tree planting symbolized optimism and good things to come, and for a while, they fulfilled their promise. As the trees grew, they met their intended goals – as a privacy screen from adjacent homes. Young white pine fills out nicely, stretching their evergreen branches from bottom to top and screening houses and
objects from the other side. In other words, the attached budget sheet during the first few decades showed in the black or a positive return. Into the Red However, after about 1980 or so, the trees begin to really shoot up; They’re now above the roofline, while their waist-lines are putting on mass, too. Since they were never pruned when they were younger, they have developed “structural defects” or codominant leaders from white pine weevil damage, making them less stable. Although these large trees provided homeowners some savings during the summer through shade, the budget sheet still sank into the red. The trees became a potential “hazard” to life and property as height and mass increased. In each passing year, the trees’ smaller problems became next year’s larger problem. In this way they accrued liability and future costs. Since white pine is fairly brittle and susceptible to wind damage, their hazard-making condition only increased. After year 2000, their height was even greater. The trees were now so tall, that they stood out from the adjacent forest edge as “high-hairs” for the next big wind-storm to catch and leverage over onto property or people.
Several homeowners were obviously concerned, especially the ones with houses directly nearby. Since there was still consensus on preserving these beautifully big and sentimental trees, money was spent to cable them to reduce co-dominant leaders from splitting; this was about $3,000. For a while, everyone was happy, until a devastating windstorm hit nearby and blew over many of the white pine trees in the county; luckily it didn’t strike the white pines. But what if it had? Discussions about removal developed, but first they wanted the opinion of an arborist; enter me in 2019. Many of these trees are in fact hazardous; Simply put, they’re just the wrong tree, in the wrong spot. If they were located 60 feet or more from the house, or were pruned properly when younger, their budget sheets might today be “in the black.” Instead, tree removal was recommended due to improper cabling, the lack of healthy crowns – since the trees were planted too closely – and the size and nature of white pine. Removal of them could be as much as $20,000; they have already spent $3,000, or $23,000 in the red? Budgeting for the Long-Term To me $23,000 sounds like a lot, and it is! However, if we were to extrapolate this number since
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1950, it’s about $328/year. Of course, we’d have to adjust for 1950s dollars, but you get the point. The point is to show that trees planted in the wrong place or mismanaged, may be accruing cost, rather than adding benefit. In contrast, a straight-growing sugar maple tree in the forest may be accruing value as diameter and length increase, but a white pine near several houses may not be. Also, tree species matters. A dogwood tree growing near a house may not live as long, but its budget costs will never amount to the white pine’s since it doesn’t grow nearly as tall or create nearly as much liability. Can large trees ever be planted near houses? I think they can if carefully managed from the beginning to the end. Another method would be to set up a savings account in which a certain amount is set aside for those in the future who may be faced with management or removal. But seriously, who’s really going to do that? Not included in the budget are the intrinsic or sentimental feelings for the trees; it’s difficult to put a dollar sign on this. However, when it’s time to remove a tree, surely removal/mitigation costs are being weighed against the tree’s sentimental benefits. The other challenge in setting up budgets for trees is that they
live so long. White pine is actually considered one of the fastergrowers, but oak or maple are slower growing and may require even more long-term planning. Other trees – like shagbark hickory – do not grow as tall, but come with higher maintenance costs since they drop a ton of nuts and husks each year. However, if you like eating shagbark hickory nuts like I do, that may be a positive; that’s a personal call. In conclusion, it’s probably best to plant the right tree in the right spot and not leave others down the road with a $20,000 surprise cash payment. Typically, it seems that most future costs can be prevented during planting. All too often, too many trees are planted too closely together, while mature heights per species are ignored. I’d recommend planting smaller trees near the house and larger ones further away. Adding diversity to species selection may help too, since you never know what future diseases may come. Just think if you planted all white ashes near your house back in the day, given today’s devastating emerald ash borer. Ryan Trapani is the Director of Forest Services, Catskill Forest Association; www.catskillforest.org.
UDC Committees To Meet May 28
The Upper Delaware Council (UDC) will hold the next monthly meetings of its project review committee and operations committee on Tuesday, May 28, at the UDC office, 211 Bridge Street, Narrowsburg. Project review begins at 6:30 p.m. Operations begins at approximately 7:30 p.m., following adjournment of project review.
The agendas will include new and old business, updates on ongoing projects, reports of recent meetings, and notices of upcoming events. All committee meetings are open to the public. For further information, call the UDC office at 845-252-3022 or visit www.upperdelawarecouncil.org.
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Tyler Tierney of Stamford bagged a 17 pound Jake on May 11. The take had a five-inch beard.
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Mariah Gifford of Sidney caught this 23 1/2 inch brown trout which weighed in at three pounds. The angler claimed the prize fish on the Cannonsville Reservoir.
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Shawn Coston of Stamford harvested a 21 pound Joe Dibble bagged two birds this spring season. He turkey with a 9 1/2 inch beard and one-inch spurs bagged a Jake on May 1 in Bovina which weighed 15 1/2 pounds and on May 5, he harvested a 22 on May 7. pound turkey with a 9 1/4 beard and one-inch spurs.
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May 22, 2019
Natalie A. Davis Natalie A. Davis, 62, passed away on Sunday May 19, 2019, in Grand Gorge. She was born March 29, 1957, in Glen Cove, Long Island, the daughter of William (Bill) A. Bode and Ludmela (Goluobeff ) Bode. Natalie married Richard Davis on Oct. 6, 2012, in Lubbock, Texas. She was previously married to Jeffrey Ormiston on Aug. 14, 1976, in Arkville. Natalie dedicated her life to her family and grandchildren. She was well-known for her love of foxes. She was a part of the Halcottsville Fire Department Auxiliary for many years. She enjoyed playing Scrabble, cooking, gardening, crocheting, crafting, planting flowers, camping, picking strawberries, playing Pogo on the computer, watching her hummingbirds come back every year for a visit, taking videos and pictures on Snapchat and bringing family together for all holidays. She enjoyed being with
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her church family at the Catskill Mountain Christian Center. Surviving are her husband Richard Davis, and ex-husband Jeffrey Ormiston; her mother Ludmela (Ludy) Bode; her three daughters Melissa Ormiston and Jamie Bryden of Delancey, Alicia Ormiston and Bryant Hunt of Roxbury, Dawn and her husband DeWayne Lewis of Roxbury, and her son, Jeffrey Ormiston and Patricia (Patty) Chipman of Grand Gorge; her sister Irene and her husband David Lance of Lubbock, Texas, and her brother William (Bill) Bode and his wife Kim of Albany; her grandchildren Reyna and Skye Lewis, Brianna Wranovics and Jacob Bryden, Cheyenne and Sierra Ormiston; and her nephews Benjamin and Michael Bode; her lifelong friend of 56 years Maria DeRosa Gaydo of Parsippany, N.J., lifelong friend Steve (443) Williamson of Grand Gorge, and life friend Nancy Engelhardt of Margaretville. She was predeceased by her father William (Bill) Bode of Arkville and her beloved dogs, Lucy and Sitka. Calling hours for the family and friends will be held on Thursday, May 23, from 6-8 p.m. at Millers Funeral Home, Roxbury. The funeral will be held on Friday, May 24 at 10 a.m. at The Catskill Mountain Christian Center in Margaretville. Committal to be held at Margaretville Cemetery Annex. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Miller Funeral Home, Roxbury.
Harland C. McCall Harland C. McCall (Butch) passed away peacefully on May 15, 2019, at Norwich Rehabilitation Center surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with cancer. He was 73. He was born in Walton on Aug. 19, 1945, the son of the late Harland (Hap) and Marjorie Jenkins McCall. Butch was a 22-year military veteran retiring as an E-5 Sergeant of the Army National Guard Walton unit. He was employed at S.J. Bailey & Sons for 33 years until their relocation to Pennslyvania. He worked at the Countryside Care Center in Delhi as a maintenance technician until retiring in 2010. For several years he lived in Florida with his wife, Judith Lambrecht, whom he married in 1997. She predeceased him in 2014. Butch recently moved back to New York. Butch enjoyed fishing, hunt-
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ing, playing guitar, bluegrass and country music, old westerns, the strawberry festival at Plant City, and flea markets. Butch is survived by his significant other, Lorraine Lambrecht; his children, Laurie Nicardro, Florida;, Shannon McCall, Walton, and Michael Banks, Virginia; stepchildren Tricia (Erick) Flemming, Ditchann Michael and Shannon Michael, all of Florida; grandchildren Ashlee Fick, Chadwick (Casey) Fyffe, Kaitlynn McCall, Michael Banks Jr., Korbin Anderson and Sawyer Flemming; great-grandchildren Emily and Aydin Fick; sisters Elnora Rutherford, Diane Oles and Cathy (Lauren) Petit, all of Walton, and Sandra Barse of North Carolina; also several nieces, nephews and cousins. Butch was predeceased by his sister Joanne Wayman and nephews Lonnie Wayman and Doug Rutherford. Family and friends are invited to attend a memorial service at the New Hope Church, 45 Stockton Avenue, Walton, on Friday, May 24, at 1 p.m. Internment with full military honors will follow at the Walton Cemetery, 55 Fancher Avenue, Walton. Arrangements are under the direction of the Courtney Funeral Home, Walton. Condolences to the family may be made online at www.courtneyfh.com.
From the family of Arvella Goodrich: our sincere thanks and gratitude to our family and friends for all the kind words at this difficult time.
In Memoriam
In loving memory of a dear husband and father, Don Rutherford, who was taken from us 40 years ago at the age of 35. A dear son and brother, Doug Rutherford, who left us 32 years ago at the age of 19. A dear father, Hap McCall. A dear mother, Marge McCall. A dear sister Joanne Wayman. A dear brother, Butch McCall, and a dear nephew, Lonnie Wayman. No matter how long it has been since our loved ones died, the days have a way of bringing back good memories. Missed and loved, Elnora and family.
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Transfer Tax 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 0.00 280.00 520.00 220.00 0.00
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Krinsky, Michael 320.00 Meyerson, Ann Tompkins Lioce, Maurina 568.00 Dyer, Eric Hancock Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB (Tr) 510.00 Finance of America Structured Securities Acquisition Trust 2018-HB1 (by Tr) Middletown
Sanford, Dalton
532.00
Middletown
Millen, Leonard F. Bianco-Millen, Nancy Dammers III, William J. Dammers, Jeffrey A. Chiovaro, Maurizio McBride, Michael Sherwood, Aaron Allen-Carmody, Daniel C. & Catherine E. Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc.
36.00
Andes Kortright Hancock Colchester Franklin Roxbury Hancock Harpersfield Bovina
O’Leary, George J. & Nancy A. Calabrese, Paul All, James Lauricella, Thomas D. Kahan, Reyna
0.00 780.00 0.00 192.00 900.0 462.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Grantor MAY 15, 2019 Jaques, Gladys B. (aka) Jacques, Gladys B. Vierno, Susan (Exx) Kratz, Yvonne R. (Exx of) Henness, Richard (Tr) Emory Henness Trust (by Tr) Doyle, Patricia & Frank McCormack Jr., William Robert McCormack, James Christopher McCormack, Timothy John McCormack, Christopher John McCormack Sr., William Robert MAY 16, 2019 Williams, Paul D. & Lacey A. Murphy, Pamela Federal Mortgage Association (by Atty) Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC (Atty) McLane, Carol A. (fka) McLane, Carol Goldman St. Jacques Jr., Daniel R. (Exr) St. Jacques, Frances (Exr of) Masselli, Linda Ann Arcuri, Dominic J. & Dominic Robert Ninivaggi, Richard & Toni Ann Kaptan, Umit & Akin MAY 17, 2019 Taylor, Kenneth A. Rossato-Bennett, Michael & Ximena Morgan, Michael Engels, Amy (Exr) Helfgott, Myron J. (Exr of)
Location
Grantee
Walton
Jacques, John P.
Sidney
Sliney, James J. & Yvonne A.
528.00
Delhi
No Spring, LLC
1360.00
Tompkins
McCormack Orchards, LLC
0.00
Sidney Franklin Davenport
Slentz, John A. & Heidi R. Kramer, Gabrielle & Ann Sellevold, Kimberly
552.00 300.00 104.00
Sidney
Palmatier, Glenn
160.00
Hancock
St. Jacques Jr., Daniel R. St. Jacques, Donna R. Shakarian, Ralph & Gayane
180.00
Tompkins Walton Sidney Franklin Middletown Delhi Delhi
Transfer Tax
Ninivaggi, Richard G. & Toni A. (Trs) Richard G. Ninivaggi Revocable Trust (by Trs) Toni A. Ninivaggi Revocable Trust (by Trs) Kaptan, Umit Taylor, Kenneth A. & Charleen J. Devino, Dennis Ashworth, Elizabeth LeVay Manuel, Kent Engels, Amy & Thomas J.
0.00
748.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 660.00 420.00 4.00
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RENTALS Newly remodeled one bedroom apartment on second floor in quiet house. $495 a month plus utilities. No pets, no smoking. Security deposit and references required. 607-437-5004. BxFR Walton Mobiles. $550, $650, $675, $700. Two bedroom, nice lots. Lease purchase available. Application, references, deposit required. Tom, 610-563-7044.
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51971 St. Hwy. 10, Bloomville Cornell Cooperative Extension
PRECISION FEED MANAGEMENT EDUCATOR Responsible for implementing established agricultural educational programs, specifically Precision Feed Management planning, monitoring and education with dairy and beef farms participating in the New York City Watershed Agricultural Program (NYCWAP). The educator will work with farmer participants, their agribusiness representatives, and other NYCWAP farm planning staff to address animal feeding and crop production management as part of efforts to protect water quality. Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution required with coursework strength in dairy and field crop production with minimum of 1 year of experience working on or with dairy farms in feed management. Applications will be reviewed June 3rd, 2019. Cornell Cooperative Extension is an employer and educator recognized for valuing AA/EEO, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities. Individuals who bring a diverse perspective and are supportive of diversity are strongly encouraged to apply. Online applications only at https://cornell.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/ CCECareerPage/job/New-York-State-Other/PrecisionFeeding-Educator---Hamden--NY_WDR-00018858
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(607) 538-1160 The Watershed Agricultural Council, a non profit organization working to protect the NYC Watershed while supporting farm and forest land uses, is seeking an Engineering Specialist for its Agricultural Program. The Engineering Specialist will serve as a conservation technician to work cooperatively in the design and implementation of Agricultural Best Management Practices (BMPs) in the Watershed Agricultural Program (WAP) in the West of Hudson Watershed. Qualifications and requirements detailed in position description available at http://www.nycwatershed. org/careers. Salary: low $50,000s. EOE. To apply: Send cover letter and resume to Amy Faulkner, Watershed Agricultural Council, 33195 State Highway 10, Walton, NY 13856; or e-mail afaulkner@nycwatershed.org. Review of applications will begin June 3, 2019.
LEGAL WALKE FLEET & AUTO LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 4/8/2019. Office in Delaware Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 24869 State Highway 10, Walton, NY 13856. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. West Settlement Properties LLC arts. of org. Filed with the SSNY on 3/25/19. location cty of Delaware. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY to mail copy of process to 1117 Andrew Gray Rd, Roxbury, NY 12474. Purpose:any lawful act. Notice of formation of Renwick Excavating LLC in Delaware County, NY. Articles of Organization were filed with NY Secretary of State on April 1st, 2019. The Secretary of State is designated as agent of the limited liability company upon whom process against it may be served. The Secretary of the State shall mail a copy of any process against the limited liability company served upon him or her at 3740 County Highway 44, Unadilla, NY 13849. LEGAL NOTICE Notice of formation of Sunrise Mountain Orchard, LLC (“LLC”), a limited liability company. On 4/16/19 Articles of Organization were filed with NYS Sec’y of State. Offices located Delaware County. Sec’y of State designated as agent upon whom process against LLC may be served. Sec’y of State shall mail a copy of such process to the LLC, c/o Chriswell, PO Box 722, Bloomville, NY 13739 19 Barnes Street LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 2/28/2019. Cty: Delaware. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 264 6th Ave., 4G, Brooklyn, NY 11215.General Purpose. 31 Engel Rd. LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 04/15/19. Office: Delaware County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 771 Edge of the Woods Road, Water Mill, NY 11976. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.
We accept 511 Winterburn Grove LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 2/28/2019. Cty: Delaware. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 264 6th Ave., 4G, Brooklyn, NY 11215.General Purpose. Delaware County is accepting sealed bids on the following property: • 38 Franklin Depot Road, Sidney Center • Single family residence • 190 x 150 lot • 4 bedrooms, 2 baths • 2,760 square feet (including basement) • Wood frame on stone and mortar • Built in 1970 **This home contains mold and asbestos which requires extensive remediation.** This house is being sold AS IS. The County makes no representations as to its habitability. Send sealed bids to Delaware County Attorney’s Office, 111 Main Street, Suite 6, Delhi, New York 13753 Sealed bids will be accepted through May 22, 2019. Notice of Qualification of ComportSecure LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 4/17/19. Office location: Delaware County. LLC formed in New Jersey (NJ) on 11/30/16. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 28 Liberty St, NY, NY 10005. NJ address of LLC: 78 Orchard St, Ramsey, NJ 07446. Cert. of Formation filed with NJ Secy of State, 33 W. State St, Fl. 5, Trenton, NJ 08608. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 28 Liberty St, NY, NY 10005. Purpose: any lawful activity. NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT DELAWARE COUNTY BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC, Plaintiff against ANGEL FENEQUE, ET AL, et al Defendants Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Fein, Such & Crane, LLP, 28 East Main Street, Suite 1800, Rochester, NY 14614 Attorney (s) for Plaintiff (s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered September 24, 2018, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at Delaware County Office Building, 111 Main St., Delhi, NY 13753 on June 10, 2019 at 10:00 AM. Premises known as 1230 Dimmick Mountain Road, Denver, NY 12421. Sec 222. Block 4 Lot 7.2. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land with the buildings and improve-
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ments thereon erected, situate, lying and being in a portion of Lot 9, Great Lot 19, Hardenburgh Patent, Town of Roxbury, County of Delaware and State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $571,132.38 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 2014-3. Dennis B. Laughlin, Esq., Referee QIBNC023 Total Amore LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 1/22/16. Office: Delaware Co. SSNY design. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy to 59 Switzerland Ave Fleischmanns, NY 12430 General purpose Formation: THREE DAIRYMEN, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 02/28/19. Office: Delaware County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 240 County Highway 6, Bovina, NY 13740. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. Adam’s Supreme Auto Sales, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 5/1/2019. Cty: Delaware. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 37126 Route 10, Hamden, NY 13782. General Purpose. Love Lion LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 3/2/18. Office: Delaware Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to 2 Elm St Delhi, NY 13753 General Purpose NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY UNDER NEW YORK LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY LAW 1. The name of the limited liability company (“LLC”) is Wind Gait Farms LLC. 2. The date of filing of the Articles of Organization with the Secretary of State is May 1, 2019. 3. The County within the State of New York in which the principal office of the LLC is located is Delaware. 4. The Secretary of State of the State of New York is hereby designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him or her is: 29 Holowacz Road, Unadilla, NY 13849. 5. The character or purpose of the business of the LLC is any purpose allowed by law. Notice of Form. of 4191 Pine Swamp Road LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 05/01/19. Office location: Delaware. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 84 Southwoods Road, Woodbury, New York, 11797. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of a NY Limited Liability Company. Name: NEXT GENERATION ADVERTISING LLC. Articles of Organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 24 April 2019. Office location: Delaware County. SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 26964 St Hwy 23, Stamford, NY 12167. Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws.
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The Watershed Agricultural Council (WAC) is seeking bids to provide routine lawn mowing and landscaping services at the WAC Office located at 33195 State Highway 10, Walton, New York. The specifications are available immediately and can be requested from Leslie Deysenroth at 607865-7790 ext. 115 or via e-mail at ldeysenroth@nycwatershed.org. Proposals must be received by June 3, 2019 3:00pm. WAC reserves the right to reject any and all bids received in response to this RFP. Efforts will be made to select businesses located within the NYC Watershed Area and to use small or minority owned businesses. EOE. NOTICE OF FORMATION OF A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Fine Finishes Custom Builders, LLC has been formed as a domestic limited liability company (LLC) in New York. The Certificate was filed with the Secretary of State on April 15, 2019. Its office location is in Delaware County. The Secretary of State is designated as the agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. The Secretary of State may mail a copy served upon it to the LLC at 40 Fusscas Road, Andes, New York 13731. The purpose of the Company is any lawful business. The Walton Cemetery Association Annual Meeting of lot holders will be held June 3, 2019, at 7 pm, at the cemetery office, 55 Fancher Ave, Walton NY. Election of trustees, yearend reports and other matters pertinent to the cemetery operation will be discussed. RUTH L. HOUCK President NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF DELAWARE WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., Plaintiff AGAINST WILLIAM PRIM, LISA M. WEINMANN, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated April 01, 2019 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the 111 Main Street, Village of Delhi, NY, on June 19, 2019 at 10:00AM, premises known as 2032 COUNTY HIGHWAY 26, HAMDEN, NY 13782. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Colchester, County of Delaware and State of New York, SECTION 319, BLOCK 1, LOT 43, 54. Approximate amount of judgment $260,832.01 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment for Index# EF2018-909. WILLIAM O. J. GRAVES, ESQ., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221 NOTICE OF FILING ANNUAL REPORT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Financial Report for the Town of Colchester for the fiscal Year 2018 has been completed and was electronically filed on May 16, 2019 with the Office of the State Comptroller. FURTHER NOTICE IS GIVEN that the Annual Financial Report is on file at the Town Clerk’s Office, 72 Tannery Road, Downsville, New York where it can be inspected by any interested person during regular office hours. Dated: May 16, 2019 Julie B. Townsend Town Clerk
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR SINGLE-FAMILY MODULAR HOUSING DEVELOPER The Village of Sidney is applying for Community Development block GrantDisaster Recovery (“CDBG-DR”) funds from the New York State Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery (“GOSR”) NY Rising Community Reconstruction (‘NYRCR”) Program for the design and construction of single-family modular housing to be located on property within the Village of Sidney. The Village of Sidney is interested in procuring the services of an single-family modular housing developer to coordinate with the Village of Sidney and its partners to accommodate up 22 single-family modular units on lots provided by the Village and its partners; assist with the review and the development of plans; coordinate with the housing developer(s) and other infrastructure designer(s); if necessary and to conduct all necessary due diligence, if successful in being funded under NYRCR Program. The procedures for the selection of this firm will be in accordance with the procurement requirements of the Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (“CDBG-DR”) funds from the New York State Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery (“GOSR”), NY Rising in accordance with the selection criteria and corresponding point system, which is identified in the Request for Qualifications package. That package also identifies the scope of services to be performed by the selected firm. The Village of Sidney will negotiate and award the contract to the respondent obtaining the highest score in the evaluation process. Interested parties are invited to secure a request for qualifications package from Clarissa Walrath, Grants Accountant and RFQ Coordinator, 21 Liberty Street, Sidney, NY 13838. Packages may be obtained from the Village upon request or by email at cwalrathvos@ gmail.com, or at the Village of Sidney’s website, under “Economic Development,” which may be accessed at www.villageofsidney.or/ economic-development, beginning May 22, 2019. The response to this request must be hand delivered or mailed to the above named person at the above named address in such a manner that it is received no later than 2:00 PM, June 19, 2019. The Village of Sidney is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage all small, Section 3, and minority-owned firms and women’s business enterprises to apply. PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE: Please take notice that the Andes Town Zoning Board will hold a Public hearing on, June 10, 2019 at 7:00 PM for the approval of a Real Setback Variance on property located at 1275 Canada Hollow Road in the Town of Andes, Delaware County, N.Y. tax map #283.-1-16.3 Copies of the proposal will be available for review at the public Hearing. SAID PUBLIC HEARING will be held on June 10, 2019 at 7PM in the Andes Town Hall, Delaware Ave., Andes, N.Y. Andes Town Zoning Board Clerk Jo Ann Boerner DON’S DIESEL SERVICE & REPAIR, LLC Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (“LLC”). Limited Liability
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Company Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (“SSNY”) on 5/8/2019. Office location: P.O. Box 34, Davenport, Delaware County, NY. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY may mail a copy of any process to the LLC, P.O. Box 34, Davenport, New York 13750. Purpose: Any lawful act under New York LLC Law. LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF RESOLUTION ADOPTED SUBJECT TO PERMISSIVE REFERENDUM NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Fire Commissioners of the ANDES JOINT FIRE DISTRICT, at a Regular Meeting thereof, held on May 13th, 2019 duly adopted the following: BE IT RESLOVED, pursuant to the provisions of the Town Law of the State of New York that the ANDES JOINT FIRE DISTRICT, by adoption of a resolution, authorizes the use of $165,241.00 of Capital Reserve Funds for the purchase and outfitting of an ambulance, and be it further RESOLVED, that said funds shall be paid from the Capital Reserve Fund, presently existing, including legal, contract, publications etc., not to exceed $90,000.00 and be it further RESOLVED, that this resolution is adopted subject to permissive referendum as provided in the General Municipal Law of the State of New York; and be it further RESOLVED, that the secretary of the Fire District shall, within ten (10) working days of adoption of this resolution, publish a notice within the designated official legal papers of the district setting forth the date of the adoption of the resolution and that the resolution was adopted subject to permissive resolution. Dated May 13, 2019 BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS OF ANDES JOINT FIRE DISTRICT, Town of Andes, County of Delaware, New York. Michael Edelson District Fire Commissioner NOTICE TO BIDDERS Notice is hereby given, pursuant to Section 103 of the General Municipal Law of the State of New York, that the County of Delaware will accept sealed proposals for the purchase of the following item(s) by the said County of Delaware: PROPOSAL NO. 29-19 Oxbow Salt Storage Building New Lean-To and New Metal Roof at Solid Waste Management Center, 32230 State Route 10, Walton, NY 13856 And Delhi Salt Storage Building New Metal Roof at Page Ave, Delhi, NY 13753 Proposals shall be submitted on bid forms which are available for inspection and obtainable at the office of the County Commissioner of Public Works, Page Avenue, Delhi, New York 13753 beginning May 22, 2019. Forms can also be obtained electronically by e-mailing a request to lisa. henderson@co.delaware. ny.us. Detailed specifications are contained in the
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said forms. The Delaware County Department of Public Works, in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 252, 42 US. C.§§ 2000d to 2000d-4) and the Regulations, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full and fair opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award. Proposals must be filed with Susan McIntyre, Delaware County Commissioner of Public Works, Page Avenue, Delhi, New York, 13753 on or before 2:30 P.M., Prevailing Time, Thursday June 6, 2019, in a sealed envelope plainly marked on outside, at which time and place they will be publicly opened and read. The successful bidder will be promptly notified and must be prepared to enter into a contract for the purchase and sale of the said item(s) or services in conformity with the information in the proposal. The County of Delaware reserves the right to reject any or all bids submitted. Susan McIntyre Delaware County Commissioner of Public Works Dated: May 22, 2019 PUBLICATION FOR: DELWARE COUNTY, NEW YORK IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF PIERCE JUVENILE DEPARTMENT THE STATE OF WASHINGTON TO 1.JASON ALLEN LESTER, natural father, of JAYDEN LESTER; DOB: 2/25/11: Cause No. 19-7-00598-3; A Dependency Petition was filed on 3/14/19. AND TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: A Fact Finding Hearing will be held on this matter on: June 18, 2019 at 1:30 P.M. at Pierce County Family and Juvenile Court, 5501 6th Avenue, Tacoma WA 98406. YOU SHOULD BE PRESENT AT THIS HEARING. THE HEARING WILL DETERMINE IF YOUR CHILD IS DEPENDENT AS DEFINED IN RCW 13.34.030(6). THIS BEGINS A JUDICIAL PROCESS WHICH COULD RESULT IN PERMANENT LOSS OF YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS. IF YOU DO NOT APPEAR AT THE HEARING THE COURT MAY ENTER A DEPENDENCY ORDER IN YOUR ABSENCE. To request a copy of the Notice, Summons, and
Dependency Petition, calls DSHS at 1-800-4236246. To view information about your rights in this proceeding, go to www. atg.wa.gov/DPY.aspx. DATED this 7th day of May, 2019 by MELISSA ANDERSEN, Deputy County Clerk INVITATION TO BID Richard Toebe & Kim Cassano, 1297 Roberts Road, Bloomville NY are seeking bids for a diversion, structure for water control, spring development and bridge for livestock crossing to be funded by the Watershed Agricultural Council and the USDA Farm Service Agency. Prospective bidders will receive a bid package which contains a bid sheet with instructions to bidders, sample contract, plans and specifications. Bid packages may be obtained by contacting Elaine Poulin at the Watershed Program Office, 44 West Street, Walton, NY 13856 or by calling 607-865-7090 ext. 209. Prospective bidders must be in attendance for the full group site showing at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 30, 2019 at the Richard Toebe & Kim Cassano farmstead. Failure to attend will result in the rejection of your bid. Sealed bids must be clearly marked “Toebe/Cassano Bid” and will be accepted on behalf of the landowner at the Watershed Agricultural Program Office at 44 West Street, Walton, NY until 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 13, 2019 where they will be publicly opened and read. Small and minority owned businesses are encouraged to apply. The Watershed Agricultural Council, Inc. reserves the right to reject any and all bids. E.O.E. NOTICE TO BIDDERS The Andes Joint Fire District is accepting bids for structural changes (widening bay doorways) to the Andes Fire Department Fire Hall. Drawings/ plans are available for review by appointment. The District reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids. Please contact District Fire Commissioner Brian Johnson at PO Box 493, Andes, NY 13731, or at andesfdmail@ gmail.com to make an appointment to review the drawings before bidding. Michael Edelson BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS ANDES JOINT FIRE DISTRICT LEGAL NOTICE Notice of formation of A&D Hauling, LLC (“LLC”), a limited liability company. On 5/3/19 Articles of Organization were filed with NYS Sec’y of State. Offices located Delaware County. Sec’y of State designated as agent upon whom process against LLC may be
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mer season. This year the date is Monday, May 27. Downsville parade and events will begin at 9 a.m. Hope to have a beautiful day to watch the parade, visit with neighbors and then family picnics in the afternoon. Remember the Pepacton Park Farmers Market season opens Memorial Day weekend. A great way to start the weekend is to celebrate those that have given their all for this country is to attend the Memorial Day boot camp workout on Saturday, May 25, 9 a.m. If you’re going to be in town, come to beautiful Covered Bridge Park to join the boot camp. This is free so please just come, do what you can and have fun! Another way to honor those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom is to vote. Friday, May 31, is the last day to register to vote with forms postmarked no later than/or completed in person at the Delaware County Board of Elections offices in Delhi. The last day for registered voters to do a change of address is June 5 to ensure being
able to vote in the Primary Election on June 25. Colchester offices for election this year; town supervisor, town justice, two council member seats, highway superintendent. General Election is November 5. Paris-wide worship and picnic June 2 at the East Branch Harvard United Methodist Church in East Branch. Members are asked to bring a covered dish salad or dessert. Everything else will be provided. It will be the final event as a parish. Worship begins at 11:30 a.m. There will be a National Honor Society Blood Drive on Wednesday, June 5 at 8:30 a.m. at Downsville Central School. There is a critical need for Type O positive/ negative. Give the gift of life, give blood. The East Branch Fire Department will hold a benefit for Allen Hadden on June 8 at 1 p.m. at the East Branch Fire Hall. Allen was diagnosed with prostate cancer last year and has undergone surgery to remove the cancer. The benefit proceeds will assist with expensive medical treatment
and to offset costs. Allen is a lifetime resident of East Branch. He has volunteered many years in the East Branch Fire Department and remains an honorary member. He is also president of the fire commissioners. There will be a chicken barbecue, hamburgers, hotdogs, and baked goods. The event includes a corn hole tournament and basket raffles. To donate a basket, baked goods, etc., contact Kiley Keesler-Brock at 607 242 5679, text and/or call. An indoor garage sale to benefit the Travel Club 2020 trip to Ireland will be June 25, from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. in the Downsville Fire Hall. Donation of goods are appreciated; contact Melissa Frisbee or any club member for details or to make arrangements to drop off items. Tickets are now for sale by the Downsville Fire Department for a 2018 CFMOTO Uforce side x side ATV; second prize is a Weber Genesis II grill. Each ticket is $20. The drawing will be held on July 13 during fireman’s field days. Registration is now open for the Horton/Cooks Falls Fire De-
partment cornhole tournament on June 15. Registrations must be received by June 10; $10 per person, $20 per team. Vendor opportunity for Saturday July 13 from 11 a.m. until dark during the Downsville Fireman’s Field Days. Space fee is $25. Contact Tammy Reed or a member of the fire department. Best Dam 5k has opened registration for 5K or 11K paddle/ run events on Saturday, July 27 starting at 8 a.m. Proceeds will be donated to the Backpack Buddies program to benefit the Colchester school district students. Go to www.bestdam5k.com for registration and volunteer opportunities for the event. Happy Birthday to: May 24 - George Stang; May 25 - Tom Mills, Steve Luscomb and Amy Joy Ziemba; May 26 - Carla Zelaschi; May 27 - Mary Torma-Kelly, Jeffrey Lewis; May 30 - Walter Lacey, Albert Carpenter, Rodney Tompkins; May 31 - Gale Parsons, Ron MacDonald; June 1 Jeremy Jenkusky; June 5 - Carol Birkel; June 6 - Craig Dattel, Sue Shaw and Gary Thompson.
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The 57th Annual General Clinton Canoe Regatta May 24-27
More than 1000 canoeists and many more spectators will ascend on Bainbridge for the 57th annual General Clinton Canoe Regatta (GCCR) May 24-27. The Regatta is presented by the Bainbridge Chamber of Commerce and features canoe racing all weekend as well as many other activities at the General Clinton Park in Bainbridge. The event is more than just a great canoe race, it also provides quality entertainment for the Tri-Town area in a family friendly atmosphere. The GCCR features the longest one-day flat water canoe race in North America. This year the 70-mile race features a start location at Brookwood Point in Cooperstown. Brookwood Point - otsegolandtrust.org/places-toexplore-103/brookwood-point is located at 6000 State Highway 80, two miles north of the village. The 70-mile trek on the Susquehanna River from Cooperstown to Bainbridge will take as little as 7 hours for the professionals and as many as 14 hours for others. Canoeists from all over North America come to New York to
challenge the flat water, in a true test of endurance. The Clinton is the first leg of the prestigious Triple Crown of canoe racing facebook.com/TripleCrownOfCanoeRacing. Last year’s champions Andy Triebold and Steve LaJoie will not return to defend as a team. This year LaJoie has teamed up with fellow Canadian Jimmy Pellerin. LaJoie/Pellerin will be challenged by local favorites Trevor LeFever and Ben Schlimmer who finished third in last year’s race. Second place finisher Guillaume Blais will add Samuel Frigon in his boat to join a very competitive C-2 pro field. The C-1 pro class also looks to be very competitive with 14 canoes entered. This year’s pro classes will pay $1000 to win in all four C-2 classes, mens, mens 50+, mixed, and womens thanks to new 70 mile endurance sponsor Alpine Metal Roofing. Friday night marks the return of the popular Coca Cola generation gaps races. Saturday brings Boy and Girl Scouts from all over the Northeast as well as other youth races. Sunday features the
Cooperstown Brewing Co. Grand Prix relay races from Oneonta, as well as a 12-mile sprint race from the Unadilla Fishing access. The General Clinton Park in Bainbridge is home to the finish line for all the races throughout the weekend but is also home to an entire weekend of activities. Entertainment starts Friday with the 4th annual Taste of Regatta, sponsored Pine Ridge Grocery. Many local wineries, breweries, distilleries and restaurants will feature their products at the Regatta. At 6 p.m., local singers Judy Pitel with Greg Davie, Sarah Hovey and David Hitchcock will take the stage to showcase their local talents. Back this year, Aric McKown, an authentic Elvis tribute artist, returns to headline the taste. Saturday is kid’s day with children’s entertainment all day and a bicycle give away at 6 p.m. compliments of Main Event Amusements. Animal Adventure will entertain the crowd with handson little creatures. The Catskill Puppet Theater and entertainer Jerry Keebler will perform for
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the young and old all afternoon. The 12th annual Dan Elwood 5k Run and Tracy Richmond Banks One Mile Walk for Hospice will also take place at 9 a.m. In addition, the General Clinton Clash Wrestling tournament in memory of Gary Seymour, starts at 9 a.m. This year the event will take entries day-of the event, which should make some great competition, with sign ups starting at 7:30 a.m. The Budweiser bandstand will open at 12:30 p.m. with beer bingo. Come play bingo for some great prizes. Proceeds of beer bingo will go to the United Way of Delaware and Otsego counties. The Bainbridge Chamber of Commerce will induct of the eighth class into the General Clinton Hall of Fame with a meet & greet at 3 p.m. and ceremony at 4. Contributors Craig Stevens, Donna King and Jean Davies, paddlers Ken Gerg, Dick McCauley, Bob Wisse and Rick Olson, will be honored for their contributions to the General Clinton Canoe Regatta.
The Jericho Arts Council www.jerichoarts.com - will raffle the Adirondack chair and raised bed planters painted by local artists to benefit the council. The auction will start at 6 on Saturday. This has become a great fundraiser for the JAC as well as a crowd favorite. The chairs are one-of-a kind, so come and bid on your favorite. The chairs will be on Main Street in Bainbridge until the day of the auction. Saturday night will be 80s classic rock night on the Budweiser Bandstand featuring MADDHAUS. MADDHAUS, from the Albany area, features big vocals, big guitars, and big lights. They will be playing favorite classic rock songs by Journey, Boston, Bon Jovi, Styx, Def Leppard and many more. They will take the stage at 8 before and after the gigantic fireworks display at 10 sponsored by ACCO Brands. Main Event Amusements www.maineventamusements. com - from Syracuse will produce the carnival featuring wristband See Regatta on page 2T
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The Ponds Restaurant: New East Meredith Eatery Boasts Beautiful Views, Delicious Food By Rosie Cunningham EAST MEREDITH - If you eat at The Ponds Restaurant you know where your food is coming from because the eatery will utilize many local ingredients. The Ponds is a new farm-totable restaurant located five miles outside of Delhi off of Route 14 towards Treadwell, and features a little bit of everything from fish,
fowl to fresh vegetables. The menu offers a twist on some favorites, as well as specialty dishes thoughtfully selected by Cathy Fletcher, who operates the establishment with partner, Steve McCarthy. McCarthy has owned the 107 acres of natural gardens nature preserve which boasts beautiful mountain scenery, woodlands, landscaped ponds with koi, babbling brooks, waterfalls, planted
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Steve McCarthy, owner of The Ponds, cuts the ribbon for the grand opening next to Hope Knapp, the Greater Delhi Chamber of Commerce president and vice president Christina Viafore.
with thousands of varieties of perennials for more than 15 years. The location has been a successful and affordable venue for weddings, parties and art shows, and the inclusion of the new restaurant will only add to what has been offered. “We do seven to nine weddings each year - mostly local,” said McCarthy. “We will be utilizing the restaurant for rehearsal dinners and next-day brunches. I think it will be great - The Ponds has a liquor license and full service bar and currently, can seat 85.” McCarthy said upon Fletcher’s retirement as the Delhi Town Clerk, she “convinced” him to add the restaurant to the location and since its May 4 opening, the owner said they have been “tremendously busy.” “Everyone was pleased with the food and we have an excellent service staff,” he said. “We have 14 employees, all local in Delaware County.” McCarthy said “The Ponds Burger,” which is made with pork, is a signature dish and has received rave reviews as well as “Popeye” - marinated and sliced pork loin with gravy and spinach. Fletcher creates the menu and conducts prep work; Matt All will be the full-time chef and comes with more than 20 years of experience under his apron. “We do specialty pizzas as well as favorites such as wings,” he added. “We also offer beer on tap from New York state and we will be brewing our own beer called Mac’s Brew. We will also be carrying local spirits from Kerrs Creek Distillery out of Walton. We hope to have a tasting room where guest can sample spirits, wine and beer.” McCarthy, who has a degree in horticultural botany said The Ponds and the Natural Gardens has allowed him to use his degree. Before retiring, he was a financial advisor. The restaurant is surrounded by beautiful ponds and gardens. There is both indoor and outdoor seating, a pool table, dart boards and an outdoor music system. Mc-
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A view of The Ponds in East Meredith. Carthy said as the weather warms up, they will offer lawn games such as horseshoes, cornhole and croquet. A new fire pit is planned for cooler nights. The menu is seasonal. McCarthy said he uses local resources as much as possible. “Our next project is a greenhouse and we will be using aquaponics, which will be incorporated into the menu,” he said. And for guests who imbibe and need a place to stay, The Ponds rents out tents from a luxury “glamp” site. “There is a bed, carpet, camping shower with hot water - it’s luxurious,” said McCarthy, who has lived upstate since 1978 and has been residing in East Meredith since 2003. McCarthy said he and Fletcher are looking forward to the success of the restaurant and they believe it will be a nice addition to the area and the community. “It’s a family restaurant and we have a relaxing atmosphere with a
big, open space and a wraparound, covered deck,” he said. “We hope everyone will enjoy the great food and incredible view.” The Natural Gardens will be open to the public on the second Saturday in June. “There will be thousands of lupines for guest to view and it is incredible,” he said. The current hours of operation are, Thursdays through Saturday 4 to 9 p.m. (the bar will stay open on Fridays and Saturdays) and on Sundays, The Ponds will be open 12 to 6 p.m. During the summer, the location will be open earlier on Saturdays. Visit The Ponds Restaurant, 304 Sutherland Road, East Meredith. For more information call 607746-6199 or visit www.thepondsatnaturalgardens.com.
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Staples such as chicken wings and Cathy’s chicken quesadilla will be on the menu in addition to specialty dishes.
Regatta... Continued from page cover ride specials all weekend. All your favorite midway foods and a large craft/flea market will be open and available all weekend. The Regatta Music Festival starts Sunday at 12:30 p.m. on the Budweiser bandstand. Live music will play until 11:30 p.m. On Sunday the bandstand will open with beer bingo with Uncle Shake starting at 1:30. At 4 the masters of power Twang, Woodshed Prophets take the stage. The Prophets return to the regatta music festival with many originals as well as your favorite covers. Closing this year’s festival is local country favorite Jason Wicks Band. Jason returns after not playing the regatta for five years. He will play until fireworks, then return to play until close. During the music festival, a cornhole tournament will take place, sponsored by Newbauer Construction and Tri County Cornhole. You can sign up day of the event at noon; first bags tossed at 1.
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Monday will conclude with the Alpine Metal Roofing 70-mile endurance race. The race will begin at 6 a.m. at Brookwood Point - not Lakefront Park - in Cooperstown and will finish in Bainbridge. The first canoes will come in at approximately 2 p.m. Tune to WCDO FM101/AM1490 to hear the all day live broadcast. This year WCDO will be streaming live online for everyone all over the world to
hear, providing updates at many points on the river. Go to www. wcdosports.com and click on “listen live” to get up to the minute results and finish line interviews. Admission to the park is $8 per carload Saturday, Sunday and Monday; weekend passes at the gate for $15. Friday parking admission is free, compliments of Sidney Federal Credit Union and the Amphenol Corp. Information on directions, hours, event info, race entries, and any other information is available at www.canoeregatta.org or Facebook - put General-ClintonCanoe-Regatta in the search bar.
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The Andes Bicentennial - A Celebration Of History And Community By Rosie Cunningham ANDES - The 2019 Andes Bicentennial will feature multiple events starting the weekend of July 27, continuing from Aug. 3-9 with Andes History Theatre presentations. Festivities will conclude with a parade and live music on Saturday, Aug. 10. The extended celebration goes along with the general theme which is “Andes: Past Present and Future,” according to the Andes Chamber of Commerce. There will be arts, crafts, antiques, artisan foods, clowns, street performances and more. But what is more important than the 2019 bicentennial listing of events, is what the celebration means to a community which is
rich with history. Delaware County Historical Association (DCHA) Executive Director Tim Duerden provided Andes history. Andes formed in 1819 in southeastern Delaware County on the East Branch of the Delaware River. The settlement was first named Trempersville but was changed to Andes in 1820. Andes is named for its hilly terrain, which includes Mount Pisgah, the highest peak in the county. The first permanent settlement was made in 1781. Lumbering and butter making featured prominently in the 19th century. Several devastating fires destroyed much of the business district, but the merchants rebuilt. The village has been designated as a historic district and includes the
recently-restored Hunting Tavern, the site of several incidents during the anti-rent conflict. “Rebellion in the Catskills,” by Dorothy Kubik outlines Andes’ role in the 1839 - 1845 anti-rent war. The historical event came about when area tenant farmers rebelled and declared their independence from the serfdom system and successfully demanded land reform. “In protest, the farmers’ refused to pay the rents. When a sheriff’s sale of a farmer’s property, mainly livestock, was held to collect the rent, armed protesters appeared in calico dresses and grotesque masks, calling themselves “indians” in the spirit of the patriots of the Boston Tea Party.” (Kubik) A landowner was killed and hundreds of tenant farmers were sentenced to death by hanging however, the hangings never took place. Anti-rent activities infuriated Undersheriff Osman Steele, who was shot while presiding over a property sale. Steele was not only a lawman, but a lawyer and Andes town constable. Today, Andes is deemed a hamlet although it was once a village. Voters determined to dissolve the village in 2003. In the 20th century, the decrease in small farms was followed by an influx of second-home residents and today’s significant focus on tourism.
The 42nd Annual Car Show In Stamford Slated For July 7 By Rosie Cunningham STAMFORD — The 42nd annual car show will be held in Stamford at the Archibald Field on Sunday, July 7. From the classic, the custom and even the modern - the event, sponsored by the Stamford Rotary Club, will feature an array of interesting, outrageous and immaculate automobiles. There will be multiple vendors on site, music, the Hobart Rotary will serve food and Stewart’s Shops will have ice cream. Last year, Cadillacs, Camaros, Corvettes, trucks, Porsches, Avantis, a Gremlin and a Rolls Royce were some of the show’s highlights. According to Stamford Rotary Club member Skip Heath, who heads fundraising efforts for the club, those in attendance will vote for the winning automobiles. There are 21 classes. “It’s the people’s choice,” he said. “The proceeds from the car show will go towards community service and local scholarships.” The Stamford Rotary Car Show
was originally sponsored by the local chamber of commerce and held at Scotch Valley Ski Center, before being moved to the Rexmere. The Hobart Rotary took
the event over from the chamber about 10 years ago. Following the fire which destroyed the historic Rexmere, they decided to move the show to the Archibald Field.
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Members of the West Branch Artists, a collective of volunteers, have organized Walton’s first “Art Walk” to be held throughout the village of Walton on July 20. Pictured, front row, from left: Walton Chamber of Commerce President Tara Vitti, Big Little Art Studio owner Caroline Fay, East Brook Studio owner Kathleen Hayek; second row, from left West Branch Artists Ken Hansen and Martin Penrose.
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Art Walk, Celebration July 20 By Lillian Browne WALTON - A collective of artists with an eye toward celebrating their craft and their community will host an inaugural Art Walk throughout the village of Walton on July 20. The West Branch Artists, comprised of painters, paper makers, sculptures, builders, dreamers and visionaries, magnetized by East Brook Studio’s Kathleen Hayek, will celebrate Walton’s assets - its landscape, businesses and residents - with the unveiling of a 45-foot by 20-foot mural titled “Walton Rising.” The collaborate effort is to change the focus on Walton, which has become known as a “flood town,” to a town that celebrates its triumphs, resiliency and ingenuity, and its river - as a focal point for tourists, artists anglers and boaters. The mural is the group’s flagship project, according to cofounder Kathleen Hayek, and the Art Walk will culminate with its unveiling which will celebrate Walton and its future. The event will also showcase the community’s numerous art-
ists and their talent. “Art always brings people together. It’s a common language that every one understands,” Hayek said. There are multiple activities throughout the day including artists stationed at various Delaware Street storefronts - partnering with businesses, to help provide a boost to the local economy. The day-long activities on the self-guided tour also include an art show in the parlor at the historic Walton Theatre; a quilt exhibition at the Congregational Church on North Street; workshops at Big Little Art Studio; a chalk-art street mural on Gardiner Place and live music, in addition to other activities. The event is funded in part with grants from the Delaware County Tourism Promotion Agency funded by the Delaware County Occupancy Tax; a Decentralization Grant administered by the Roxbury Arts Group, the Michelle MacNaught Foundation and sponsorships from various businesses. For more information about the West Branch Artists visit them on Facebook.
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The Civil War Returns To Delaware County By Ron Galley
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The Civil War is scheduled to return to Delaware County on June 22 and 23 as re-enactors, both local and traveling from as far away as the deep South, appear in Delhi at the Delaware County Historical Association (DCHA) for an educational weekend that turns back the clock to a time when our nation was divided, and at war. The weekend will bring troops from the 144th Delaware County Volunteer Infantry Regiment, which coordinates the weekend activities. The 144th was active in the Civil War, defending Washington, D.C., until 1863, then marching south to take part in the Battle of Honey Hill in South Carolina. This year will mark the sixth year that living history exhibit will set up camp at DCHA. Entering the camps of both Union and Confederate soldiers - the smell of wood smoke from campfires, the soldiers, women and children portraying life in period clothing - is like stepping back in time to the first part of the
1860s. There will be activities and points of interest for people of all ages. The weather impacts the weekend activities. On hot, dry weekends the activity is non-stop. Last year, steady rain both days turned the reenactment into an encampment. In spite of the rain that cut back the schedule, there was still plenty to see and do. LouAnn Smith, event organizer, reports a full schedule for this year, the times of which have not been finalized at press time, but it’s a given that three of the 144th’s battles will take place. Saturday, June 22, will bring on the battle of the Peach Orchard, which took place July 2, 1863, during the battle of Gettysburg. Sunday, those in attendance can observe the presentation of the Battle of Shiloa, which took place in Southwest Tennessee, April 6 and 7, 1862. Also Sunday will see the Battle of Chickamauga, which took place April 6 and 7, 1863. The living historians take their roles very seriously and each has a story to tell. The characters they portray have been thoroughly
researched and the re-enactors take much pride in sharing their knowledge. A Civil War blacksmith is expected to be on duty at DCHA both days, as will a surgeon, who will share what was able to be done for soldiers who were injured in battle. Marching instruction and drills for children are always part of the weekend activity. New this year will be a discussion about how the Civil War helped to empower women’s places in society. For those interested in the “big guns,” the history of the American Howitzer will be displayed. Horse lovers will appreciate a cavalry demonstration. Sunday morning of re-enactment weekend, all are welcome to attend a Civil War worship service on the DCHA grounds. Admission for the Civil War weekend is $8 for adults, $5 for active or retired military. Children 12 and under are admitted free of charge. For information, call DCHA at 607-746-3849, email DCHA@Delhi.net or Delhi Civil War on Facebook.
Franklin Stage Company Announces 2019 Summer Season safety with famed abolitionist the classic Canadian musical BilGerrit Smith, she is introduced to ly Bishop Goes to War, which tells his young cousin, Elizabeth Cady the true story of a young under(later the famous suffragette), and the two women embark on a conversation that will irrevocably change both their lives. Next up is local favorite, Catskill Puppet Theater, with their origiContributed Photo nal production, Still from Hit the Lights! Theater Company’s The Willow Girl, a Horsetale, which will be presented by the blend of humor, Franklin Stage Company July 5–7. mystery, drama and magical effects. The show is accompanied by original and achiever who is drafted to fight traditional fiddle music and will in World War I and becomes the greatest airman of his generation. delight children of all ages. In FSC’s closing show, Feeding FSC’s second full production is the Dragon, Sharon Washington plays nearly 20 characters in a story of growing up in the custodial apartment of a Manhattan library, where her father toils night and day to load the fiery furnace with coal. Shrouded in family mystery, the piece boldly exam68 Main Street ines how the power of forgiveness and a love of the written word can delhi, new york 13853 help battle dragons of all kinds. 607.746.8000 This season, FSC will also produce two visual art shows, one featuring the work of Jody Isaacrachelsframing @gmail.com son, and the other showcasing the sculptures of Richard Friedberg. The Franklin Stage Company season, July 5 through Sept. 1 at Chapel Hall, 25 Institute Street, Franklin. Note: all evening shows have a curtain time of 7:30 p.m. Possessing Harriet and Billy Bishop Goes to War will also have 3 p.m. Saturday matinees. General Seating; admission is free, but the suggested donation is $20 per person. For reservations, visit franklinstagecompany.org or call 607-829-3700. Programming at the Franklin Stage Company is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.
The Franklin Stage Company (FSC), Delaware County’s renowned classical summer theater, announces the lineup of their 23nd season, with performances produced and presented from Fourth of July weekend through Labor Day. The season will open July 5 with Horsetale from New York City’s Hit the Lights! Theater Company. Inspired by tall tales, Looney Tunes, and the American frontier, this visually engaging epic features live music, shadow puppetry and fun. For its second offering, FSC will stage award-winning playwright Kyle Bass’s new play Possessing Harriet. Set in 1839, it is inspired by the true escape of Harriet Powell, a young, enslaved woman who slips away from a hotel in Syracuse. Finding temporary
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Ready to Launch By Lillian Browne Positioned approximately eight miles apart on the West Branch of the Delaware River, four publicaccess boat launches provide paddlers, drifters and floaters multiple options for a day on the water. The 2019 floating season got off to a good start with plenty of rainfall to ensure bank-full conditions for boaters of all kinds. Though anglers do not favor the overabundance of water, it has made for semi-swift and easy paddling conditions, which are expected to continue throughout most of the summer. It appears the wet conditions are part of a multi-year trend. In 2016, Delaware County was one of the few places in the region and the state that did not suffer drought conditions. Walton, in particular, where two of the four boat launches are located, have had above-average rainfall for the past two years. This year is shaping up to continue that trend. The boat launches are located in Delhi, as part of the Delhi Riverwalk, at Hoyt Park; in Hamden at the Covered Bridge Boat Launch, off Basin Clove Road, downstream of the Hamden Covered Bridge; in Walton at the Ice House Boat Launch located off state Highway 10, approximately one mile north of the village of Walton, and the Beerston Boat Launch, located just downstream of the Beerston Bridge on state Highway 10, which spans the West Branch of the Delaware River at the mouth of the Cannonsville Reservoir. The boat launches were designed to connect outdoor enthusiasts to the landscape, protect water quality and helps to provide public access to the West Branch of the Delaware River.
The Covered Bridge Boat Launch off Basin Clove Road in Hamden, downstream of the Hamden Covered Bridge.
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Paddling is a family-friendly activity and Delaware County waterways are ideal for safe, floating fun.
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The 27th Annual Garden Tour Anticipated For June 30 By Rosie Cunningham
EAST MEREDITH - The 28th annual West Kortright Center (WKC) Garden Tour will kick off on Sunday, June 30 at 11 a.m. Last year, the event - which is hosted by the West Kortright Center - was held around the Cooperstown area. This year, the tour will be held in the Stamford and Gilboa areas and there will be five to eight locations which will be established by a committee. According to Caitlyn Davey, marketing and public relations director for WKC, each year the event draws anywhere from 80120 garden and landscape enthusiasts. The event is a great fundraising opportunity for WKC and benefits both those who take the tour and those who provide their
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properties. “People like to get a peek behind the scenes,” said Davey. “Many individuals come with friends - it’s leisurely, outdoors and it allows people to visit a location in Delaware County they may not explore.” Preregistration is required to get Rosie Cunningham/The Reporter directions to the first gar- A view of a garden in the Jefferson area. den. Call 6072778-5454 to register. You must the proceeds go to WKC. begin the tour Davey added that the third anby 1 p.m. and nual WKC barn tour will be Sept. i n d i v i d u a l s 28 and will feature five to eight are encour- barns in the Walton area. aged to bring a The WKC is a non-profit ares bagged lunch and community center in East and b ever- Meredith which offers multiple ages to picnic. workshops, events and concerts The cost of the for the community. tour is $18 per person and Rosie Cunningham/The Reporter
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Tractors On Parade In The Catskills By Sara Andros To experience the true flavor of the Catskill region, everyone should plan to attend at least one tractor parade. There’s nothing quite like the growl of the engines and the look of pride on faces as tractors of all types, ages and sizes line up for a parade. It is not only a family event, but an event that brings the whole community together. Sun glints off the freshly washed and shined tractors as they slowly make their way along the parade route; children wave and spectators along the way cheer for their favorites. Farmers get a reprieve from their daily tasks and are able to show off the machines that help support their livelihood. There are several opportunities for residents and visitors to experience a tractor parade in
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Ernie Bartz on his ‘48 Massey Ferguson in the Sidney Center tractor parade. the Catskills. On Sunday, June 9, the 23rd annual Callicoon Tractor Parade will kick off on Lower Main Street (Route 97) in Callicoon. The parade, which is hosted by the Delaware Youth Center, will be followed up with barbecue on the grounds of the Delaware Youth Center, 8 Creamery Road, Callicoon. This year pulled pork raised in Callicoon by Chaljeri Meats and prepared by The Ugly Smoker Pit BBQ will be offered. As a part of the Catskill Forest Festival in Margaretville on July 27, there will be a tractor and truck parade. This family-friendly festival promotes all thing related to forestry in the Catskill region, and there will be something for everyone. In addition to the tractor parade, there will be lumberjack competitions, food and craft vendors, games, lectures, food and
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Zadock Pratt Museum Announces Zadock Pratt: The Man, The Town & The Nation The Zadock Pratt Museum staff has announced Zadock Pratt: The Man, The Town & The Nation, an exhibit of 19th century oil paintings and maps, the opening date of which is May 25. The exhibit will include 20th century artworks in oil and pastel, text and photographic panels, and a brochure explaining Pratt’s contributions on local, national and artistic levels. Pratt’s story is. told primarily through paintings by Frederick Spencer, Amos Hamlin, and several unsigned artworks. Other paintings, drawings and/or photographs include a Matthew Brady and canvases by several local artists. All artwork is from the Pratt Museum collections. The story of Pratt Rock Park, one of the nation’s earliest 19th century pleasure parks, in the style of Downing, Vaux and others, will also be featured. The exhibition will open on Saturday, May 25. The last tour starts at 4 p.m. The museum is open FridayMonday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. “Zadock Pratt has been a folk hero in his home state of New York for almost 200 years. Most know him as the Greene County tanner, but he is so much more than that. Statesman, entrepreneur, innovator, philanthropist, and private citizen, Pratt is one of the most interesting early American figures that time has forgotten. This exhibit focuses on Pratt, the private individual; the founder of Prattsville, one of America’s earliest planned communities; and national leader, pointing the way to such revered American institutions as the Washington Monument, Smithsonian Institution, and Transcontinental Railroad. It’s about time that Zadock Pratt take his place alongside others in his lifetime whose biographies we know like the back of our hand,” Carolyn Bennett, the exhibit’s curator. The museum is located in Pratt’s 19th century Greek Revival home. The museum opened
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Woodstock Turns 50 By Vicky Klukkert A month after Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon, Aug. 15-18, 1969, approximately 500,000 music-loving hippies flocked to Max Yasgur’s farm in Bethel for three days of free music. The throng of people listened to Creedence Clearwater Revival, Jimi Hendrix, Richie Havens, Arlo Guthrie, Joan Baez, Santa-
na, The Grateful Dead, The Who, Jefferson Airplane, The Band and many others. It was three days of music, mud and peace. Fifty years later people are still enamored by the music that defined a generation, and to celebrate that milestone, Bethel Woods Center for the Arts which was built on the original Woodstock site - and the Ulster County town of Woodstock have special events planned for this summer. The Museum at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, 200 Hurd Road, Bethel, will celebrate the golden anniversary with a special exhibition “We Are Golden” that examines Woodstock and what the youth of 1969 wanted for the world, and places it in context with what today’s youth want for the world. The Woodstock Playhouse, 103 Mill Hill Road, Woodstock, will host “Woodstock Reimagined Featuring Mathis Picard & Friends,” Saturday, May 25 at 7:30 p.m. One brilliant generation salutes another in this world-premiere collaboration led by pianist Picard for Catskill Jazz Factory and Woodstock Playhouse. Drawing inspiration from the original Woodstock Festival, Picard will perform with Kate Davis, Patrick Bartley, Savannah Harris, Ben Eunson, Daniel Winshall and Neel Murgai, to give tribute to Janis Joplin, Richie Havens, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Sly & the Family Stone, Jimi Hendrix and more. For tickets, visit www.woodstockplayhouse.org/woodstockreimagined-05-25-19. The Delaware Valley Arts Alliance will host an art exhibit inspired by Woodstock, titled “Woodstock Exhibit: Bungalow” from June 22 through Aug. 3. The public is invited to the opening ceremony June 22 from 3 to 5 p.m. at the gallery, 37 Main Street, Narrowsburg. Woodstock co-creater Michael Lang and musicians who performed at the original 1969 festival will be at The Emerson Resort & Spa, 5340 Route 28, Mount Tremper, July 5 through 7. Lang will kickoff events on Friday evening with a Q&A and booksigning. Saturday features a village of Woodstock art exhibition by Mary Anna Goetz; a “Road to Woodstock” panel discussion with musicians, authors and participants from the original festival and a fundraiser for the Woodstock-based Rock Academy Music School featuring the Rock Academy Show Band. In the outdoor Pavilion on Sunday morning, there will be an All Are Welcome Yoga session. For more
information, visit emersonresort.com/road-to-woodstockweekend. Bethel Woods will show the PBS American Experience: Woodstock, Thursday, July 25 at 4:30 p.m. The film examines the tumultuous decade that led to Woodstock, told from the perspectives of those who experienced the concert, rather than that of performers. It is free, but preregistration is required by calling 866-781-2922.
The Mountain Top Historical Society (MTHS) will host “Roots of the 1969 Woodstock Music & Arts Festival Walking Tour + Mt. Guardian/Byrdcliffe Hike” Saturday, Aug. 3. To commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the three-day festival named after the town of Woodstock, join historian Weston Blelock to visit sites frequented and made famous by musicians of the 60s prior to and following the famous 1969 festival: Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Van Morrison and others. Following the 90+ minute tour and a break for lunch, there will be a hike at 1 p.m. to Mt. Guardian above the Byrdcliffe Art Colony, coordinated by publisher Julia Blelock and MTHS Vice President Adrienne Larys, featuring the history of Woodstock’s first art colony. There is a $10 fee for the walking tour. Participants will receive a copy of the book, “Roots of the
1969 Woodstock Festival.” Walking tour: easy. Hike: moderate: a short but steep hike along a narrow trail, elevation gain 950+ feet, total miles 2.2+, about 2.5 hours - great views to the south, east and west. The walking tour is limited to 15 persons; advance reservations required no later than 2 p.m. on Aug. 2. Carpooling to Woodstock TBA, otherwise meet at the free public parking lot on Rock City Road at 9:45 a.m. Meeting place for the Mt. Guardian hike at 1 p.m. is 380 Upper Byrdcliffe Road. Park-
ing at the Byrdcliffe Theatre. For more information, contact Adrienne at larysadrienne@gmail. com or 518-248-4379 (cell). Finally, the weekend of Aug. 15-18, Bethel Woods will host four events to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the original Woodstock festival. Thursday, Aug. 15, the Warner Bros. Academy-Award winning documentary, Woodstock, will be shown on the historic festival field. This event is sold out. Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band will perform Friday, Aug. 16, with special guests the Edgar Winter Band and Blood, Sweat & Tears, beginning at 7 p.m. This year marks the 30th anniversary of Ringo and his All Starr Band. The 2019 All Starr Band features Steve Lukather (Toto), Colin Hay (Men at Work), Gregg Rolie (Santana/Journey), Warren Ham, Gregg Bissonette and the return of All-Starr alum Hamish Stuart (Average White Band).
Carlos Santana will perform Saturday, Aug. 17 at 7 p.m. with the Doobie Brothers. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame guitarist is celebrating the 50th anniversary of performing at Woodstock and the 20th anniversary of his Grammy-winning album Supernatural. The Doobie Brothers have been performing their guitar-driven rock and roll for more than 40 years. The anniversary weekend will end with a performance by John Fogerty, Sunday, Aug. 18 at 5:30 p.m. Gates open at 3 p.m. and
9T pre-show festivities include live music, food trucks, craft vendors, games and adult-art making. Fogerty, who with Creedence Clearwater Revival, the first band to commit to playing at the original Woodstock, celebrates 50 years of making music, with his tour “My 50 Year Trip.” The tour recreates the sounds and spirit of 1969 with a set mirrored after his original Woodstock set with CCR. For more information about events at Bethel Woods, visit www.bethelwoodscenter.org.
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2019 Hanford Mills Museum Events Hanford Mills Museum, 51 County Highway 12, East Meredith, has opened for the 2019 season, with guided tours of its water- and steam-powered historic site offered Wednesdays through Sundays. Children 12 and under receive free admission. Hanford Mills features a Fitz overshot waterwheel, restored water turbine, and historic woodworking machines. Come explore the power of the past.
“We look forward to welcoming visitors to Hanford Mills Museum and operating the water-powered mill,” says Museum Executive Director Liz Callahan. “We have had several upgrades and additions to the site, including a new metal roof on the mill complex, a new stone log deck in the mill yard, and the ongoing restoration of the boxcar, which helps us interpret the impact of the railroad on Hanford Mills.”
Visitors can also tour the Hanford house, barns and other outbuildings and view exhibits and a video. A learning lab offers young visitors a hands-on play space with blocks, gears, books and more. Hanford Mills also has picnic tables and a shop stocked with mill-made items, books, and local crafts. Free Family Days; Saturday, May 25, Saturday, June 15, Saturday, July 20 and Saturday, Aug. 10, from 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Come enjoy a field trip for families with special hands-on activities for kids featuring guided tours and demonstrations of the mill’s historic waterpowered sawmill, gristmill and woodworking shop. On free family Saturdays, up to two adults will be admitted free of charge when accompanied by a child under 18. Children aged 13-18 will be admitted free of charge as well. Children 12 and under always receive free admission. Memorial Day; May 27, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Come by for a guided tour of our historic water-powered sawmill, gristmill and woodworking shop. Hanford Mills participates in the Blue Star Museum program, and is pleased to offer all active duty military and their families free admission through Labor Day. Last tour of the day begins at 3:30 p.m. Steam Power 101; Saturday, June 8, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. and Sunday, June 9, 9 a.m.–12 p.m.; $100 for museum members, $125 non-members. Pre-registration required. Learn the theory and practical operation of a wood-fired steam power plant at this in-depth, two-day course. Instructor Joe Michaels, retired senior mechanical engineer at New York Power Authority’s Blenheim-Gilboa Pumped Storage Project, designed and helped build the wood-fired steam power plant at Hanford Mills Museum. The course objective is to provide a working understanding of small, basic steam plant operation, which can be applied to other mill settings, as well as marine and mobile applications. Beginners welcome. Register by calling 607-278-5744, emailing kajsah@hanfordmills. org, or online at hanfordmills.org. Path Through History Weekends; June 15-16 and Oct. 12-14, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Enjoy a guided tour of Hanford Mills’ historic waterpowered sawmill, gristmill and
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woodworking shop. Explore the power of the past and learn about ingenuity, entrepreneurship and innovation. Last tour of the day begins at 3:30. Baking with the Royal Bride: Cookies, Cookies, Cookies; June 29, 9 a.m.–1 p.m. Learn to bake cookies using recipes and techniques from the 1920s. Participants will use the wood-fired Royal Bride cookstove in the Hanford House. Taught by Pamela Cooley, who often bakes at Hanford Mills events. Register by June 20; $45 for museum members, $55 for nonmembers; 607-278-5744/hanfordmills.org Independence Day Celebration; July 4, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Celebrate an old-fashioned Fourth at Hanford Mills Museum. This familyfriendly event includes a kids’ fishing derby, frog-jumping contests, homemade ice cream chilled with ice from the ice harvest festival, steam power demonstrations, mill tours, field day games, vendors, and music. Kids 12 and under, and museum members receive free admission. Adults and teens, $9; seniors, $7. Labor Day; Sept. 2, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Enjoy a guided tour of Hanford Mills’ historic water-powered sawmill, gristmill and woodworking shop. Explore the power of the past and learn about ingenuity, entrepreneurship and innovation. Last tour of the day begins at 3:30. Dan Rion Memorial Antique Engine Jamboree, Sept. 7, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. The 36th annual Dan Rion Memorial Antique Engine Jamboree & Powerfest will feature tractors, automobiles, steam and gas powered engines, outboard motors, model engines and boats, and much more. See working machines dating back to the early 20th century that chop, grind, mix cement, saw logs, shell corn and make jobs easier and quicker.
Come see antique machines you may remember from the past. The museum staff will be operating its steam boiler and steam engines. Plus music, food and kids’ activities. Kids 12 & under and Museum members receive free admission. Adults and teens, $9; seniors, $7. Baking with the Royal Bride: Quick Breads, Biscuits, Muffins, and Crumpets; Sept. 21, 9 a.m.–1 p.m. Hone your baking and woodstove cooking skills and develop “biscuit hands” while preparing a mouth-watering assortment of quick breads. Hands-on workshop features the wood-fired Royal Bride cookstove in the Hanford House. Register by Sept. 12. $55, Hanford Mills Museum members receive a $10 discount. Woodsmen’s Festival, October 5, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.; The Woodsmen’s Festival showcases logging, sawing and woodworking history and celebrates the many ways people use and work with wood. This event features demonstrations of lumberjack skills, a variety of woodworking exhibitors, tree walks, kids’ activities, food and more. Watch the sawdust fly as logs are sawn in the museum’s sawmill, powered by a 1926 Fitz overshot waterwheel. At the box shop, mill workers will use the century-old water-powered woodworking machines to turn mill-sawn lumber into useful wood products, like boxes, crates and tub covers. Children 12 and under are free. Adults and teens, $9; seniors, $7. Museum members free. Columbus Day, Oct. 14, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Come enjoy a guided tour of Hanford Mills’ historic waterpowered sawmill, gristmill and woodworking shop. Explore the power of the past and learn about ingenuity, entrepreneurship and innovation. Last tour of the day begins at 3:30. Don’t miss the last day of the 2019 season.
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May 22, 2019
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The Bergen County Firefighters Pipe Band To Perform at Del. Co. Fair By Rosie Cunningham WALTON - The Saturday night musical entertainment at the Delaware County Fair has been a favorite among fairgoers and this year, the directors are shaking things up with rock-and-roll from an unlikely source. According to Ed Rossley, fair director, rather than country music, guests will have the opportunity to listen to the Bergen County Firefighters Pipe Band on Saturday, Aug. 17. “We wanted to do something a little different,” said Rossley. The heroes parade will take
place at noon on Saturday and the night will “finish off ” with fireworks. “The band will take a break for fireworks and then resume,” said the director, who said he was introduced to the pipe band by fair director Danny Hodges. “We’ll see how it is received.” The bagpipe band was created in 1996 in response to the fact that firefighters from the villages of Bergen County, N.J., had never been represented by a local fire service pipe band for line-of-duty fatalities and special events. Teaneck firefighter Paul Kearns and experienced bagpipe instructor Pat Martens sent let-
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The Bergen County Firefighters Pipe Band will perform rock-androll at the Delaware County Fair in Walton in August.
ters to all the fire departments in Bergen County announcing the formation of the Bergen County Firefighters Pipe Band. All firefighters in Bergen County interested in learning to play the bagpipes or drums were encouraged to meet at the American Legion Post in Bogota, N.J., to discuss the new venture. There were nine men at that first meeting who, with Paul and Pat’s experience and hard work, and the knowledge of founding drum instructor, Dennis Gordon, were able to accomplish the new band’s first goal - performing within the year. According to the band’s website, it was during the first parade season in 1997 that they discovered just how much talent and creativity they had in their group. “We decided before Bergenfield’s St. Patrick’s Day parade that we would try out ‘Yellow Submarine’ if the parade paused. As it turned out, right in front of a famous bar/restaurant, the parade backed-up and we gave it a shot. The masses went crazy, as most had never heard rock-n-roll performed before on bagpipes especially during the course of a parade! Thus, our formula to focus on discovering new ways to entertain and not strictly conform to traditional piping standards was born and has been rocking audiences ever since. But know that if we want to, when we want to, we can emerge from the pits of rockand-roll evil and get back in line and stand among some of the best traditional pipe bands in the area.” The band will be taking the stage of the Delaware County Fairgrounds at 7 p.m. and tickets are $7.
Tri-County Seniors Plan August Trip To Thousand Islands The Tri-County Seniors will travel to Alexandria Bay on Thursday, August 8, for a luncheon cruise through the Thousand Islands with a stop at Boldt Castle. The bus will depart from the McDonald’s parking lot in Sidney at 7 a.m. with a brief rest stop en route. Upon arrival, the group will have a short time to stroll along the waterfront before boarding Uncle Sam’s Boat Cruise for a two-hour luncheon cruise. The cruise will end with a drop off at Boldt Castle, where passengers can enjoy a self-guided tour before taking a shuttle boat back to the mainland in time to board the bus for departure at 4:30 p.m. There will be a dinner stop at Cracker Barrel in Watertown. Arrival back in Sidney expected at approximately 9 p.m. The price of $115 per person includes transportation, cruise, luncheon and admission to Boldt Castle. Dinner at Cracker Barrel and a tip for the bus driver are not included. All area se-
nior citizens are welcome. Reserve your seat by calling Carol Allen at 607-563-8065. Full payment must be received
by July 2. Checks should be made out to Tri-County Senior Center and mailed to PO Box 275, Sidney, NY 13838.
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SUMMER EVENTS
The following is a snapshot of events happening this summer: MAY 25 - Bird Walk. 8 a.m. Meet at the preserve entrance and parking area, on Rte. 10, about 0.9 mi beyond the junction with County Route 26, Hamden. For more information contact Charlie Scheim at 607-434-4880 or scheimc@hartwick.edu. MAY 25 - Bob Wyer Film Premiere. 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Delaware County Historical Association. 46549 State Highway 10, Delhi. MAY 25 - Book, Plant, Bake, and Rummage
Sale - in the Community Room behind the library. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Fairview Public Library, 43 Walnut St., Margaretville. 845-586-3791. MAY 25 - Catskills Trout Tales. Trout Derby in beautiful Kirkside Park, Roxbury, for kids 5-15, Fish lunch by the Fire Department, kid’s crafts, antique fishing gear, trout tales, fun photo opps., and more. Details at visitroxbury.com. MAY 25 - DCHA Summer Season Opening. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. 607-746-3849, dcha@delhi.net. Delaware County Historical Association. 46549 State Highway 10, Delhi. MAY 25, JUNE 8, 22, JULY 13, 27, AUG. 10, 24 - Downsville Farmers Market. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Across from Paige Cemetery. Route 206/30, Downsville.
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MAY 25, JUNE 15, JULY 20, AUG. 10 - Family Saturdays. On Family Saturdays, up to two adults will be admitted free of charge when accompanied by a child under 18. Children aged 13-18 will be admitted free of charge as well. Children 12 and under are always free. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Hanford Mills Museum. 51 County Highway 12, East Meredith. 607-278-5744. SATURDAYS THROUGH OCT. 12. - Pakatakan Farmers Market. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Historic Round Barn, 46676 State Hwy 30, Halcottsville. 845-586-3326. MAY 26 - Flor de Toloache. One of the finest allfemale mariachi groups on the planet. 8 p.m. West Kortright Centre. 49 West Kortright Church Rd, East Meredith, East Meredith. 607-278-5454. MAY 26 - Memorial Day Street Fair. An all-day celebration on Fleischmanns’ Main Street and historic ball park. Vendors with food, crafts, antiques and specialty items. The Greater Fleischmanns Museum of Memories opens its season. The 1895-style Mountain Athletic Club vintage base ball team will host games in the Wagner Avenue ballpark. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. MAY 26 - Pancake Breakfast Buffet. 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Sacred Heart Parish Hall. 27 Harper St., Stamford. MAY 27 - Memorial Day. Hanford Mills Museum is open on Memorial Day. Hanford Mills participates in the Blue Star Museum program, and is pleased to offer all active duty military and their families free admission through Labor Day. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Hanford Mills Museum. 51 County Highway 12, East Meredith. 607-278-5744. MAY 28, JUNE 11, 25, JULY 9, 23, AUG. 6, 20, SEPT. 3 - Fleischmanns Eat And Socialize Tuesday. It is a bring a meal to pass or just come and eat. Contact Pastor Deborah Lynn Judisky at 845-586-6194. 5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Fleischmanns Community United Methodist Church. 904 Main Street, Fleischmanns. JUNE 1 - Delhi Bridge Run. 5k Run, 5k walk and 10k run. 7 a.m.-10:30 a.m. American Legion. 41 Page Avenue, Delhi. 607-437-6671. JUNE 1, JULY 27, AUG. 3, SEPT. 14 - Great Train Robbery & Barbecue. Historically accurate desperadoes of the 19th century will stage lighthearted holdups of the D&U. A BBQ luncheon by The Catskill Mountain Bushwackers is part of the fun. To learn more, please call 800-225-4132 or 845-586-2929 or e-mail: director@durr.org. Delaware & Ulster Railroad. 43510 State Highway 28, Arkville. JUNE 1 - John Bramley Collection Day. 10 a.m.1 p.m. Delhi Historical Society, Cannon House. 47 Main St., Delhi.
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WKC Welcomes Musician Shelley, Artist Sullivan
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The West Kortright Centre will presents folk musician Joan Shelley on Saturday, June 8, at 8 p.m. The Kentucky-based singer and songwriter is often compared to Joni Mitchell, Nick Drake, and Fairport Convention’s Sandy Denny. Her melodies, vocals, and lyrics create minimalist songs that evoke old-time country, ‘60s folk, and Appalachian traditions. Shelley is accompanied by guitarist Nathan Salsburg, with an opening set by finger-picking guitar virtuoso Sam Moss. Tickets are $20 ($25 day of ); $18 WKC Member ($22 day of); $10 Under 19; free for children 8 and under. Tickets are available online until 24 hours before the show, or at the door. The ticket
booth opens at 7 p.m. on June 8; doors open at 7:30. This is an indoor concert; however, concertgoers are encouraged to come early to purchase food on-site starting at 6 and enjoy a picnic in the valley before the show. Also preceding the concert, from 5:30–7 p.m., all are welcome to a gallery reception for Jim Sullivan: Fire Paintings and House Dresses. L ight refreshments are served. The show will be on view through July 1. The West Kortright Centre is located between Oneonta, Delhi, and Stamford. Follow signs from state Route 23 in Davenport Center or state Route 10 east of Delhi. For advance tickets and exact travel directions, visit www.westkc.org.