Catskill-Delaware Magazine Summer 2015

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A Special Section of the Sullivan County Democrat

Summer 2015

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Contents Kubeniks always game for greens . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

By Ed Townsend Three generations of the Kubenik family love the game of golf – and love to compete whether it is a Sunday morning family match, a local golf league or a tournament. Find out just how much this family loves to play.

Mike Medley: The man and the Bashakill . . . . .22

By Dan Hust Sullivan County has a hidden jewel on its southern border, the Bashakill Wildlife Management Area. And one person – Mike Medley – can’t wait to tell you all about the birds, animals and plants which call this area home. Join us as we take you on a tour.

Love of fly fishing is a natural for Phelans . . . . .36

By Matt Shortall The Phelan family’s passion for fly fishing might be a case of an accidental love affair. It is a sport which has brought the family closer – literally – and given everyone a great excuse to spend quality time together doing something they love.

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By Kaitlyn Carney As homey as your kitchen and comfortable as your living room, Welsh Cabin is a hidden jewel in the hills between Jeffersonville and Callicoon Center. Join restaurant maven Kaitlin Carney as she explores the rich and varied menu of this neighborhood bar and restaurant, which is sure to become a family favorite.

The crow’s no birdbrain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

By Kathy Daley Amazing. One of the smartest feathered friends alive, you won’t believe how intelligent and caring the crow can become if given a chance. From returning lost mittens to feeding chickens, the crow shows its true passion and love. And did we say it also does funerals?

Here’s to enjoyable – and safe – boating . . . . . . .76

By Allison Ruef From the Delaware to the Neversink, Catskill-Delaware Country has great boating opportunities. Join Allison Ruef as she explores some of our popular waterways and outfitters.

In search of the Giant Grouper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80

By Gus Congemi This fish story is no tall tale – just a 400 pounder on the line to make your day.

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Honesdale/Wayne Cty . . 86 Jeffersonville. . . . . . . . . 92 Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Monticello . . . . . . . . . . 29 Real Estate . . . . . . . . . . 63 Rock Hill. . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Roscoe . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Wurtsboro . . . . . . . . . . 26

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The Kubenik family of golfers include, front row from the left, Jordan Kubenik, Anna Kubenik Sr., Hope Erlwein, Anna Kubenik Jr. Back row from the left, Cody Kubenik, Eric Kubenik, Henry Kubenik Jr., Gary Erlwein, Jared Kubenik and Henry Kubenik Sr.

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STORY AND PHOTOS BY ED TOWNSEND

Clockwise from above: Hope Erlwein helps dad Gary Erlwein line up his putt.

Anna and Henry Kubenik Sr proudly display the hole-in-one plaque presented to Henry for his ace scored August 10, 2005 on the 11th hole at the Swan Lake Golf & Country Club.

Jared Kubenik assists dad, Henry Kubenik Jr., on the practice green at the Villa Roma Country Club recently.

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he game of golf runs deep into the roots of the Kubenik family and many of its players get together most Sunday mornings at the Villa Roma Country Club, depending on who is available.

Avid golfers all, they play a round on the championship course before gathering at patriarch Henry Sr. and Anna’s house for Sunday dinner – just a few miles down the road.

Families that play golf together have fun together and age is not a factor, as the Kubenik family of golfers ranges from age 14 to 89.

The family also competes in tournaments CONTINUED ON PAGE 13

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and golf leagues and always tries to make it to one of their most popular events – the St. George Catholic Church tournament in August at the Swan Lake Golf & Country Club.

The Patriarch and Matriarch

The couple at the root of this family tree and the family heads are Henry and Anna Kubenik Sr., who still play golf and spend half the year in their home at Kenoza Lake and the other six months in Port Charlotte, Florida.

Henry, 89 (he will turn 90 on June 14) and Anna, 83, have enjoyed the game for some 20 years and play at the Swan Lake Golf & Country Club and at various golf courses in Florida.

August 10, 2005 was a great golf day for Henry Sr. to remember as he scored his first and only holein-one on the 11th hole at Swan Lake – the same hole son Eric scored his ace almost five years earlier on August 5, 2000.

The uphill 156-yard par 3 with a sloping green is always a tough par and even tougher hole in one.

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Thirty-three-year-old Jared Kubenik has returned to the amateur ranks after competing for a number of years as a Class A PGA Professional.

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The senior Kubeniks do not play in any leagues and enjoy working around their Kenoza Lake grounds during the summer.

Besides being active in this great game of golf the Kubeniks have been the owners and operators of Kohlertown’s Kohler Lumber Company since 1975.

The Professional

The ranks of the Kubenik family during the time frame 2006-2014 even featured a Class A Professional Golf Association (PGA) Pro until 33year-old Jared Kubenik decided in 2014 that he wanted to return to the amateur ranks and go to work in the family business at Kohler Lumber Company in Jeffersonville.

Jared noted that he definitely enjoyed his stint in the PGA ranks, but that it was difficult to make a decent living.

Jared has been playing golf for some 25 years and presently plays to a 0 handicap in leagues at the Villa Roma. As a teenager he played five years on the Jeffersonville-Youngsville varsity golf team

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The Sons and In-Law

Kohler Lumber Vice President Eric Kohler, 40, has played golf for some 25 years and makes his home in Milanville, Pa. His two children, Cody and Jordan are also active golfers.

Eric has played in leagues at Tennanah Lake, Swan Lake Golf & Country Club and the Villa Roma. He shoots to a 10 handicap and has won the Swan Lake league championship twice.

Kohler Lumber President Henry L. Kubenik, 64, lives in Kenoza Lake and has been golfing for 25 years and presently plays to a 22 handicap. He belongs to the men’s league at the Villa Roma with golf partner and brother-inlaw Gary Erlwein and has played in leagues at the Swan Lake Golf Club and Tennanah Lake Golf Club.

Henry’s son Jared is the former PGA Professional.

Brother-in-law Gary Erlwein, 51, owner of G. Mears Electric, Inc. also lives with his family at Kenoza Lake with his wife and five children.

Gary golfs to a 10 handicap, has been playing golf 20 years, is a member of the Tuesday Villa Roma Men’s league with partner/brother-in-law

Henry.

Gary recorded a hole-in-one on July 4, 2009 at the 9th hole at the Villa Roma.

The Daughter, Grandchildren

Anna Kubenik, 50, is a tax accountant (CPA) and does the accounting at Kohler Lumber and makes her home in Youngsville. One of her two children, Kristen Niemann, plays for the Elmira College golf team.

Golfing for some 29 years, and playing to a 22 handicap, Anna belongs to the ladies leagues at CONTINUED ON PAGE 17

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Jared is a member of the Villa Roma and Grossinger’s golf clubs, is a former club champion at the Villa Roma and is the two time Villa Roma Pro-Am champion.

A resident of Jeffersonville, Jared is employed at Kohler Lumber and is married with two children.

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The man and the Bashakill: part – and protector – of each other Mike Medley is very much in love with the wildlife management area within our borders – and he wants more people to know about it STORY AND PHOTOS BY DAN HUST

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“I just feel a picture doesn’t capture the way I ... see it,” he explains.

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car, hiking,” he says. “It’s so quiet, peaceful and pretty.”

In an irony not lost on him, Mike is also one of the Bashakill’s most frequent promoters, constantly encouraging people to come and learn more about this unique and very special place, peace and quiet notwithstanding.

“It’s a wildlife management area – it’s not a preserve,” he notes.

So he loves crowds just as much as the solitude.

“Wednesday I have 50 kids coming in from Monticello High School,” he relates matter-offactly on an early May morning. “The whole point is to educate them and to enjoy the beau-

ty. My satisfaction comes from that – to see someone get excited about their first time seeing an eagle or an osprey.”

Mike sees in visitors the same wide-eyed amazement that gripped him nearly two decades ago when he and wife Paula moved to a cathedral-ceilinged log home overlooking the Bashakill Valley.

Though his prior home had been just up the Shawangunk Ridge in Ulster County’s Cragsmoor, Mike knew relatively little about the Bashakill – except that he treasured its unspoiled beauty.

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“I didn’t know a lot about wetlands before I came here,” he recalls, wrinkling his nose when people dismiss it as a “swamp.” “There is so much to see here that you don’t realize.”

Mentors like Gary Keeton, John Haas and Ed Morris gave Mike the education he needed – and has now put to use in joining their ranks as a public guide and teacher.

“I don’t consider myself a naturalist,” Mike corrects, noting that requires a formal degree he never pursued. “I’m an outdoor educator.”

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Born outside New Haven, Connecticut, Mike grew up in a semi-rural suburb where fishing, hiking and hunting were still part of local life.

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A switch to social work at a secular children’s home in Dutchess County’s Millbrook led him to Paula, at the time a coworker and eventually his wife.

Mike landed a special education teacher’s job with Orange-Ulster BOCES, where he spent 22 years before retiring. The couple lived in Cragsmoor during that time, falling in love with the hiking and other outdoor opportunities atop the Shawangunk Ridge.

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Paula was by that time the president of the Cragsmoor Association, which vehemently protested the plan.

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There’s this Basha Kill Area Association (BKAA), she told the couple, and they could use more volunteers to protect the wetlands.

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At the same time, he became an educator with the BKAA and Paula its president.

“As Paula became more involved,” he recalls, “I became her ‘hands-on’ person.”

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Busy? Yes, but you can also catch him standing along the shoreline, gaping at the beauty of this place just as much as any newbie.

“There is always something going on ... and it changes all the time,” he says, eyes flashing with endless curiosity. “There is such a richness in this place.”

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“I meet wonderful people here, from all over,” Mike says. “... I like living here. You feel like you’re a part of it.”

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Jeff, who comes from a long line of outdoorsmen, first picked up fly fishing in his early teens when his father, Francis, taught him how to cast. But it wasn’t until he was in his 20s that he really turned in his spinning reel for a fly rod.

Wife Erin has been the assistant executive director at the Catskill Fly Fishing Center and Museum since 2006, where Jeff is a frequent visitor and the center’s “No. 1 volunteer,” according to Erin.

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Without even trying to raise their daughters Alicia and Allie as fly fishers, the Phelans were happy to see their kids develop a great love of the outdoors.

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“I remember one time in the car, Allie was in her booster seat and we came down [Route] 17 and there is a spot just beyond Monticello that you can see so far almost to the Hudson Highlands,” said Erin. “She says, ‘Mommy look at that view’ – that appreciation she learned from being outdoors.”

“We didn’t start out to raise our kids to be fly fishers,” said Erin. “The truth is that we were never big on babysitters, so every time we went to the river to do some casting, the girls would come along.”

They started out just playing on the banks while Jeff and Erin would fly fish.

Occasionally, the girls would skip a rock across the water and scare off all the fish.

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These days it’s getting tough to wrangle the whole family together for a fishing trip like old times. Alicia is busy with work, but she still gets out to go fly fishing with her boyfriend, Corey. Allie goes to school and works part time at Danny’s Village Inn in Wurtsboro.

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Offering pub fare a cut above the rest STORY AND PHOTOS

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he Welsh Cabin in Jeffersonville is a neighborhood bar and restaurant, and dining there is like eating in your own home. Run

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and full bar area.

The restaurant is decorated with nods to the Welshes’ Irish heritage and history of service to the community. Patches from various police and fire departments decorate the top of the bar, as well as relics from hunting adventures and travels. Looking up at the ceiling, you will notice money of multiple denominations securely fas-

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Offering pub fare a cut above the rest STORY AND PHOTOS

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he Welsh Cabin in Jeffersonville is a neighborhood bar and restaurant, and dining there is like eating in your own home. Run

by Matt Welsh and his staff (one waitress, a chef, and a sous chef) the Cabin is a family affair with a family atmosphere.

As the name suggests, The Welsh Cabin is a log cabin, nestled in the woods at 495 Hessinger and Lare Road in Jeffersonville. Patrons are treated to an open dining area complete with a woodstove

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and full bar area.

The restaurant is decorated with nods to the Welshes’ Irish heritage and history of service to the community. Patches from various police and fire departments decorate the top of the bar, as well as relics from hunting adventures and travels. Looking up at the ceiling, you will notice money of multiple denominations securely fas-

The authentic log and stone exterior of the Welsh

Cabin which is at 495 Hessinger and Lare Road in Jeffersonville.

Enjoy a cocktail from the full bar, or a signature pint

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The Welsh Cabin is a family restaurant, with kids welcomed and even offered their own menu. Desserts change with the specials, but you can’t go wrong with warm brownie sundae.

Round out any meal with a Guinness with The Welsh Cabin signature pour (a four leaf clover on top), tap and bottled beer selection, wine by the glass, or a cocktail from the full bar.

The Cabin runs popular specials including Sunday Funday specials, Margarita Mondays and Wing Wednesdays – the latter is one of the busiest nights, with locals and visitors alike traveling for the $5 wing special of a variety of flavors. Grab a seat by the woodstove in the winter, or view many of the televised sporting events from any seat in the house.

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ullivan County is well Techniques like “Flippin & known and world famous NY Bass season officially Pitchin” produced larger and for trout fishing. There are heavier fish catches. Fishing approximately 54 trout opens this year on June 20 line became stronger and easstreams in Sullivan County ier to cast. Now there is braidand ends on November 30. including the popular ed line that is even stronger Willowemoc and the Beaverkill Bass must be at least 12 and ever so sensitive to feel streams near Roscoe (Trout when a fish bites your lure.

Town USA) where celebrities, inches in length and the Bass boats were invented including President Jimmy daily limit is five per angler. and built with comfortable Carter, have fished. high pedestal seats, along with In earlier years bass fishing foot controlled electric was not so popular and selmotors. They were equipped dom talked about in Sullivan County. It wasn’t with aerated live wells to keep your day’s catch until the Bass Anglers Sportsmen Society alive.

(B.A.S.S.) was formed that things began to Bass tournaments introduced the concept of change. Soon, bass tournaments with large “Catch & Release” and soon bass fishermen prizes spread like wildfire throughout the everywhere realized how important it is to United States, especially after bass tournaments release your catch alive so there would be bass began to be televised on the ESPN channel. to catch on another day and in the future.

In 1979 we helped form the first bass club in We have been fishing bass tournaments in Sullivan County and it was named the “1st Sullivan County for the past 35 consecutive Bassmasters of Sullivan County.” Its member- years and have enjoyed it immensely. Fishing ship held bass tournaments on lakes through- for bass by yourself (not in a bass tournament) out the county. Since then other bass clubs have is enjoyable but fishing in a bass tournament is been formed and bass fishing has become very double the pleasure. Competing against the popular. next angler or anglers is very enjoyable.

Along with this popularity came the improve- Competition fishing could become addictive ment of bass fishing tackle. Rods were made to CONTINUED ON PAGE 66 be stronger and also lighter. Improved casting reels became as popular as spinning reels.

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and you must control it and keep it in the right perspective.

Fishing bass tournaments will make you a better fisherman. When competing you will want to update your fishing tackle to help you catch more and larger bass. Better rods and reels will make it easier to cast and retrieve.

You will want to change line more often because you want it to lay straight on the water – without twirls and twists – and this will help you set the hook on a fish quicker and the end result will be more fish caught than missed. And you will want to update often for new modern lures with different colors to outfish other anglers.

Bass tournaments are scheduled in advance and you don’t get to pick that perfect day to go fishing. The tournament will take place regardless if it’s raining, windy, sunny or cold, thus making you fish under all weather elements and conditions. This will make one a better experienced bass fisherman.

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Bass tournaments are not for everyone – factors such as working days and hours and family obligations may make it impossible to fish on tournament days. But that doesn’t mean you can’t go out bass fishing by yourself, with your family or friends, and even if it is just for a few hours to enjoy the great bass fishing we have here in Sullivan County.

Shore fishing for bass could be done, but of course you are limited as to where you can fish.

With a boat – whether it is a small aluminum or a specialized bass boat – once you get on the lake you can most likely fish all around it.

Some good bass fishing lakes here in Sullivan County that come to mind and have free public access launching and parking areas are: White Lake, Swinging Bridge Reservoir, Lake Huntington, Morningside Lake, Toronto Reservoir and Lake Superior (small launch fee).

There is also excellent bass fishing in the New York City Reservoirs and the Delaware River.

There are many private lakes in Sullivan

County where one must get permission to go fishing. One excellent bass lake where they have boat rentals is Hunter Lake in Bethel (845-4824987). There are also boat rentals available on nine-mile long Swinging Bridge at the Swinging Bridge Lake Marina (845-794-7339) and Morningside Lake in Hurleyville (845-4334-5877 or 7337).

Bass season officially opens this year on Saturday, June 20 and ends on November 30.

Bass must be 12 inches in length or longer and the daily limit is five per angler.

Bass can be also fished for from December 1 to the third Saturday in June of the following year.

During this time “Catch & Release” only will be allowed and only artificial lures may be used.

Take advantage of the great bass fishing we have here in Sullivan County and who know, we may see you on the waters.

If we can be of any further assistance, don’t hesitate to call us at 845-482-4987.

Jack and Kay Danchak have been writing the “Sportsman Outdoors” column in the Sullivan County Democrat for over 30 years. Jack is the longtime president of the Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs of Sullivan County and Kay serves as director of events for the Federation.

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About 20 inches long with glossy black plumage and stout feet for walking, crows are social animals and are among the most intelligent. Studies show they can recognize and remember the faces of humans who have either helped or harmed them.

The ‘feathered ape’ of roadsides and treetops:

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BY KATHY DALEY

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o crow admirers like Cornelius Alexy, it’s no surprise that biologists consider the big black bird with the clamorous voice akin to the chimpanzee in intelligence.

Down through the years at his farm on Jim Stephenson Road in Jeffersonville, Alexy has befriended at least three crows to where they’d agree to perch on his arm or head.

“The way they act, the way they hold their heads tilted to one side looking at you – they’re really amazing,” said Alexy.

Each, he said, had fallen out of a nest and was

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fed bits of canned dog food at first and, later, multi-colored dry dog food pellets.

For play, Alexy would toss the kibbles toward the bird and the crow would catch each one in its mouth.

“He’d then drop the colors he didn’t like and swallow the ones he did,” Alexy said.

It seems Alexy’s crows also manifested what scientists term “altruism,” that is, when an animal behaves in a way that benefits others at a cost to itself.

“We had chickens running around, and the crow would take the dog food pellets and put them in a row for the chickens to eat,” said Alexy.

“He sorted the rows of food by color, and placed them about one inch apart. He wasn’t worried about getting his own food – nothing greedy about him.”

predator. A large group of crows will then “mob” the great horned or barred owl that has come hunting.

A crow’s own biological family may include up to 15 individuals and contain young For most humans, crows are from five different years. creatures that get up too early in Both parents and “yearling” the morning, and their hoarse crows will help build the nest cawing can set one’s teeth on in which to raise this year’s edge. crop of crows, noted Mary CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Lewis of Callicoon Center. She But the study of the American Crow “is fascinating and bot- Cornelius Alexy said his tame crows has raised some 8 to 10 crows tomless,” said Dr. Kevin J. learned to bark like the family’s dogs, in her barn until they could McGowan of Cornell Laboratory welcoming humans home and alerting fend for themselves. them to possible danger.

The birds build with sticks of Ornithology in Ithaca. and twigs and then line the Since 1988, McGowan has studied the reproductive and social behavior of nest with pine needles, weeds, soft bark or anicrows, his work featured along with other biolo- mal hair.

Yearling crows also help parents raise the new gists in the 2009 PBS documentary “A Murder of chicks, doing duty in gathering food, feeding Crows.”

For their intelligence, McGowan said, corvids and teaching – another example of crows’ – the family to which the crow belongs, along instinctive altruistic behavior. with ravens, jays and magpies – are referred to as “feathered apes.”

“Crows are omnivorous,” said Lewis. “They eat Like chimpanzees, crows can work together, devise solutions to problems, and recognize just about anything.”

Useful for consuming harmful cutworms, unusual sources of food.

The birds are even known to make and use grubs and grasshoppers, crows also eat fruits, tools when necessary. For instance, said seeds, berries, toads, frogs, small snakes, mice and carrion. Birds’ eggs, McGowan, a property owner who had set a baited rattrap to nestlings and newly sprouting corn are favorites. catch a chipmunk reported Jen McGlashan of Channery that he watched a crow use a Hill Farm in Callicoon Center stick to set off the trap so it recounted that last year as she could then steal the bait. planted rows of kale and corn, In addition, crows have she felt all eyes upon her from developed an unusually comthe farm’s hemlock trees. plex social system for birds and “I watched the crows watch indeed for most animals in me,” McGlashan said. “They general, said McGowan. The were able to identify the kind of complexity encourages crows seed I was putting out and they to fine-tune information gathsystematically picked up all the ering, he said.

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“They watch each other a lot.

This year, she and her husThey pay a lot of attention to Dr. Kevin J. McGowan of the Cornell each other. They demonstrate Laboratory of Ornithology in Ithaca band have invested in a polyfiber row cover to protect their for each other. They observe.”

An individual crow is likely to operate socially corn crop. As for the crows, “I love ’em and I hate in at least three arenas: with its own tight-knit ’em,” McGlashan said. family unit; in a second “community” to which it flies for the day to forage for food; and with the Crows are quiet in spring when they are breedcommunity of non-related crows, or neighbors, in its home area.

CONTINUED ON PAGE 72 Crows respond to calls from neighbors when, for example, help is needed to drive away a

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ing and rearing young, and noisy in late summer when young crows are announcing their presence.

Crows do not â&#x20AC;&#x153;singâ&#x20AC;? like most birds but there are many meanings in their trademark caw-cawcaw, said Dr. McGowan. Some of those messages to other crows include â&#x20AC;&#x153;Look out â&#x20AC;&#x201C; heads up â&#x20AC;&#x201C; someone coming our way â&#x20AC;&#x201C; bad thing, bad thing

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They thrive on social interaction whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s with fellow crows or humans lucky enough to get close. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They are incredibly social, looking for responses, craving interaction. If they are by themselves, they are lonely,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Mary Lewis marveled at how much the crows picked up about her, literally and figuratively. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In winter I would sometimes lose a mitten, and several times, the crow would pick up that mitten and know where it should be and drag that mitten to me in the barn.â&#x20AC;?

Lewisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; crows quickly learned the names she gave them. Even when Quetzal, one of her crows, grew mature enough to go off and find his own mate, he still responded to Lewisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; voice. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At one point, he was nesting on Hahn Road near Apple Pond Farm. I rode a horse up the road with some pigeon eggs for his young. I called â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Quetzalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and he flew to me, gently took the egg out of my hand and flew to the nest.â&#x20AC;?

Quetzal never did forget his name. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nothing more awesome,â&#x20AC;? said Lewis, â&#x20AC;&#x153;than seeing a flock of crows flying overhead and one of them coming down when you call him by name.â&#x20AC;?

Keeping crows from feasting in the yard outdoors and promptly remove food when they finish eating.

• Feed songbirds with feeders that exclude large birds and clean up spillage under feeders promptly and regularly.

Crows are omnivores – they eat both plant and animal foods – and will sometimes come to eat one food, such as insects, but then PHOTO BY CHARLES HAYES stay around or return to eat another, such as garden produce. You won’t be able to remove all potential crow food sources, but if you remove the easy meal, the crows may decide to look elsewhere.

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he Humane Society of the United States offers the following tips for discouraging crows in the backyard.

For most conflicts with crows, taking steps to make your property less attractive will help.

Trash, pet food, food put out for other birds and food waste dumped into compost are all attractive to crows.

Make sure you: • Secure trash.

• Cover compost and/or only compost your yard waste, not food scraps.

• Feed pets indoors or monitor them if fed

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Typically, they gather en masse at the site of the crow death and keep a brief, silent vigil.

Cecilia Brey of Jeffersonville witnessed what is known as a crow funeral last year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was walking my dog and came upon a tree completely full of crows that werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t doing their squawkCONTRIBUTED PHOTO ing,â&#x20AC;? said Brey, who is a senCecelia Brey ior at Sullivan West High School. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the middle of the field, I saw something black, lying there. The crows in the tree were totally silent. It lasted for only a few minutes but it seemed much longer. I thought there ought to

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Kayakers and canoeists enjoy the placid waters of the Upper Delaware River near Callicoon. Boaters should be aware, however, that there are always potentially dangerous currents and deep eddies, even when the water level is low.

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Sisters Bronté, left, and Emily Hough kayak on the Neversink Reservoir in boats rented at Bradley Boat Rentals.

Here’s to enjoyable – and safe – boating on the reservoirs and Delaware River Recreational opportunities abound in our waters

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oating and water recreation on the many rivers, streams, lakes, reservoirs and ponds in the Catskill/Delaware region has always been a popular summertime activity that draws thousands of visitors who come specifically to frolic in the cool, clean waters.

Whether you’re a seasoned pro with your own watercraft or are new to the joys of boating, opportunities abound for water lovers to enjoy the serene, unspoiled beauty that our waterways offer. But please, boat safely.

Upper Delaware River “Being on a boat that’s moving through the water, it’s so clear. Everything falls into place in terms of what’s important and what’s not.”

– James Taylor The Upper Delaware is a part of the National Wild and Scenic River System that winds 76 miles through the highlands of Hancock, NY to just north of Matamoras, Pa. The boating season generally runs from mid-April through Columbus Day, and public river access is available on both the Pennsylvania and New York sides of the river.

Access points range from 3 to 20 miles apart along the river and are jointly managed by the National Park Service and the agencies which own the land.

The Delaware River is the longest free-flowing river in the Northeast. It includes riffles and Class I and II rapids between placid pools and eddies.

Its average depth is 4 to 5 feet, but 12- to 18-foot

holes are common, and many are even deeper, such as the Big Eddy’s 113 feet deep “plunge pool,” believed to have been created by a glacial waterfall, at Narrowsburg.

Even during the dog days of summer, the river can be cold enough to cause hypothermia, so boaters should always be prepared for cold water and should always wear a personal flotation device, or PFD (commonly referred to as a life jacket).

Private boat liveries rent canoes, rafts, tubes, and other watercraft and can arrange a river trip suited to your wishes and abilities. The liveries provide safety instruction, a properly fitted life jacket, and they will shuttle you back to your vehicle.

If you own your own boating equipment and wish to launch it at one of many public river access points, be sure to have a valid state registration, which is required for all motorized watercraft, and commercial non-motorized vessels (canoes, rafts, kayaks).

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The following canoe liveries are licensed under Incidental Business Permits to operate within the boundaries of Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River. Some establishments also have campgrounds or lodging. Many also have CONTINUED ON PAGE 78

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A view from a kayak looking north on the Neversink Reservoir. The reservoir has a surface area of 1,471 acres and is five miles long. It has a maximum depth of 175 feet. Boaters must be aware that there is absolutely no swimming allowed on the reservoir.

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New York City Watershed “A lake carries you into recesses of feeling otherwise impenetrable.”

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unfiltered water system in the world, provides 9.4 million gallons of drinking water daily to eight million New York City residents and one million residents in Westchester, Orange, Ulster and Putnam counties. This network of 19 reservoirs within a 2,000 square mile watershed is fed mainly by precipitation and is considered the “Champagne” of drinking water, consistently winning annual taste tests against other NYS water sources.

In 2008 NYC Department of Environmental Protection, which has oversight of the watershed and reservoirs, developed a three-year pilot program for recreational boating on the Cannonsville Reservoir. The program’s success has supported expanding the Recreational Boating Program to the Neversink, Pepacton and Schoharie Reservoirs.

Recreational boats including, kayaks, canoes, rowboats, sculls or sailboats are now allowed on all four reservoirs and boaters do not have to be actively fishing to participate in this program (as they did in the past). The goal of the program was to expand regional recreational opportunities for watershed residents and visitors and promote environmentally sound economic development.

The Neversink Reservoir is the only reservoir in Sullivan County that allows recreational boating, and the program was launched here in 2013.

Boating on this body of water and any of the four that are open to recreational boating requires

more effort than simply parking your car and dropping a boat in the water. The strict guidelines have been established to keep the pristine waters clean and free from invasive plants, animals and other organisms that could harm water quality or the ecology of the reservoirs.

Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s how to get on the water: 1. Get a free DEP access permit. You an apply for a permit online at https://a826web01.nyc.gov/recpermitapp, or apply through a local steam cleaner. The online form allows you to print your permit before you venture out.

2. Need a boat? Rent one! Some local vendors keep boats at the reservoirs for easy access. The rental boats are steam cleaned ahead of time, which makes it easier for those who are coming from out of town or donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t own a boat.

3. Got a boat? Steam it! Get your boat steam cleaned and tagged at a local vendor. Choose a temporary tag (up to seven days) or a seasonal tag (through October). If you move your boat off the reservoir, it has to be cleaned and tagged again before you can bring it back or put it on a different reservoir.

4. Find a launch site. Find an approved launch site and get out on the water. For maps of the reservoirs and launch sties, more information about the recreational boating program, and other ways to access city-owned land, see the DEPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s watershed recreation page at nyc.gov/dep/recreation.

You can also download reservoir-specific brochures at the Catskill Watershed Corporationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tourism website, thecatskillregion.com.

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Visit the Time and the Valleys Museum, a unique interactive museum that celebrates the history and richness of the Rondout and Neversink watersheds. Check out the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Celebrating Catskill Waters: Past and Present,â&#x20AC;? a collaborative exhibition celebrating the enjoyment Catskill waters bring to Sullivan County residents and visitors through swimming, boating and fishing.

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During that trip, I took a day to go fishing for Tarpon and was asked if I wanted to go for the Goliath Grouper. I had no idea what I was in for.

We made some attempts but had no luck.

We would hook up, but weren’t able to land the fish. They live on and in structures, in about 100 feet of water. They can go up to 9 feet long, and up to 800 lbs. It’s like pulling a car off the bottom of the ocean.

In 1990, the Goliath was listed as endangered but since then the numbers have rebounded dramatically.

Heading back this year I wanted to attempt another item on my bucket list, to land a Goliath CONTINUED ON PAGE 84

The map and inset above show the range of the Goliath Grouper in the lower Atlantic and Caribbean Sea areas.

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Then the tug of war begins.

At dawn we went out to gather bait for these groupers. We bow fished for sting rays, keeping them in a holding tank and to give you an idea of the size of these fish, a whole sting ray is used as bait. These fish will usually take the bait and you want to get the fish coming towards the boat so they can’t wind themselves around structures and eventually snap the 400 lb. test line, so the drag is crucial. There is a fine line between keeping enough drag to fight the fish but not too tight causing you and the rod to go overboard.

After several hook ups with no success, we were able to hook up. I fought for 20 minutes and I was able to land a 300 lb. Grouper, getting him up to the boat and releasing him.

While this is something that I can now cross off my bucket list, it was so exciting and challenging that I will do it every time I go to Florida.

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Looking Ahead to the Weekend

of Chamber Music’s Summer Music Festival, from 3 to 5 p.m., at the Catskill Art Society, in Livingston Manor. A guided tour of Persistence of Vision, Weekend of Chamber Music’s (WCM) 22nd annual Summer Music Festival. This sneak peek event with WCM’s Artistic Codirectors Andrew Waggoner and Caroline Stinson will demystify and contextualize the Persistence of Vision Music Festival theme with analysis, discussion, and performance.

The duo will improvise and perform excerpts from Festival music by Gabriel Fauré and John Corigliano, with Mr. Waggoner on violin and Ms. Stinson on cello. A sampling of film clips and film music will tie in to the Festival’s title and illustrate the award-winning composer’s film scores.

Centered around the work of a contemporary composer each year, WCM’s 2015 Festival features the iconic and award-winning John Corigliano as

Composer-in-Residence. Among his accolades are the Pulitzer Prize, the Grawemeyer Award, five Grammy Awards and an Academy Award “Oscar” (for The Red Violin) and Academy Award nomination (for Altered States). Seating at CAS is limited for this special preview of WCM’s world-class Festival.

Admission is free and open to the public, but reservations are strongly recommended. For info, call 436-4227 or visit www.catskillartosociety.org.

Live Music at Catskill Distilling Company, in Bethel. See Jonathan Moodie of Jon and the Jones, at 8:30 p.m.

Jonathan comes back solo with selected friends for his next stop at the Distillery on Mysteryland Weekend. This is one cool cat! $7.00 cover includes raffle for a bottle of Wicked White and helps support our musicians! For info, call 583-4141 or visit dancingcatsaloon.com.

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Farmers’ Market at Niforatos Field, in Roscoe, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. A season-long farm market featuring local farmfresh produce and artisan products. For info, call 607-4985222, ext. 306 or 607-4985464. Every Sunday until October 11. Sponsored by the Roscoe Chamber of Commerce.

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May 29 Cooking Class: Advanced Sushi Making, from 6 to 9 p.m., at Sullivan County Community

College, in Loch Sheldrake. In this class, students will move into more advanced techniques of sushi making by using different fishes, advanced knife techniques and sake sampling.

Room #H028 (Culinary Kitchen).

Cost is $40 per person. For information or to register, call 434-5750, ext. 4472 or visit www. sunysullivan.edu.

May 30 Material Being Exhibit at Catskill Art Society, in Livingston Manor, 11 a.m., featuring the artwork of Ed Smith & Joni Wehrli.

Artist Talk May 30 @ 3pm.

Opening Reception May 30 @ 4-6pm. Continues Thursday Monday, until June 28. For info, call 436-4227 or visit www.catskillartsociety.org.

Class: Give Me Some Sugar!

Fabulous Fondant, from 1 to 3 p.m., at Sullivan County Community College, in Loch Sheldrake. Chef Mary will take you step by step through the process of rolling out fondant and covering cakes. You’ll also create flowers and decorations.

Learn to color and flavor fondant and brighten up your cake designs with an innovative fondant technique until you are

your own “Cake Boss”! Class size is limited to 10. Room H031. Cost is $25 per person.

For info or to register, call 4345750, ext. 4472, or visit www.sunysullivan.edu.

May 31 Antique Classic Car Show, at the Rock Hill Fire Department’s Frog’s Pad, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Car show, DJ, kids crafts, flea market, food. For info, call 9328923.

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June 1 Exhibit: “Earth Fusion” at Cafe Devine, in Callicoon; new ceramic sculpture by Naomi Teppich; Friday - Monday, until June 30. For info, call 887-3076 or visit www.cafedevine.com.

Exhibit & Sale: Ron Luster Art I, at The Left Bank, in Liberty. Six decades of art by Ron Lusker.

Benefiting local American wounded veterans. Continues until September 30. For info, call 857-8208 or visit www.ronlusker. com.

Material Being Exhibit at Catskill Art Society, in Livingston Manor, 11 a.m., featuring the artwork of Ed Smith & Joni Wehrli. Continues Thursday Monday, until June 28. For info, call 436-4227 or visit www.catskillartsociety.org.

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June 2 Laura Borneman Photography at Delaware Arts Center, in Narrowsburg, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Friday; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday.

Continues until June 6. For info, call 252-7576 or visit www. delawarevalleyartsalliance.org.

Riverfest 25th Anniversary Poster Retrospective at the Loft Gallery, at Delaware Valley Arts Alliance, in Narroowsburg, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday. Continues until June 6. For info, call 2527576 or visit www.delawarevalleyartsalliance.org.

Gardening: “Designing, Digging and Delegating” from 6 to 8 p.m., at the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Sullivan County, in Liberty. Attendees will learn the basics of caring for a garden from start to finish. Those who successfully complete all three classes will receive a completion certificate and a special gift from Sullivan Renaissance.

The classes will be taught by Diana K. Weiner, Horticulture

Coordinator for Sullivan Renaissance, and Sullivan County Master Gardener Volunteers, led by Susan Dollard, the Master Gardener Program Coordinator. For info, call 295-2445 or visit SullivanRenaissance.org.

June 4 Afterschool Riding Education Program at Bridle Hill Farm, Jeffersonville; 4 to 6 p.m. The weekly Thursday session after school program (SWCS bus drop off point) is in session through June 18th, 2015. The program lasts for two (2) hours after school once per week (except there is no program when school is not in session.)

Every Thursday until June 18.

The cost is $20 per child (pay as you go each week.) There is a discount available for prepaid $300 riding package to $15 each week per student. The program includes a group ½ hour riding lesson, feeding, grooming basics, tacking, riding, blanketing and barn activity cleanup. For info, call 4823993 or visit www.bridlehillfarm.com.

Comedy Night at The Arnold House, in Livingston Manor, at 8 p.m. Cost is $20 per person.

For info, call 439-5070 or visit www.thearnoldhouse. com.

June 5 Farming with Kids at Apple Pond Farm, in Callicoon Center, 10 to 11 a.m., every Friday and Saturday. Kids do real farm chores: milking goats, feeding chickens, collecting eggs, grooming horses, harvest from the garden. Activities vary. No reservations required. $6/person, under 3 free. Minimum of 5 people required to hold event. For info, call 482-4764 or visit www.applepondfarm.com.

Live Music, at Downtown Barn, in Liberty, from 7 to 10 p.m.

Bluegrass Series. First Friday of the Month in July, August and September. Call 747-9665 or visit www.downtownbarn. com for info.

Sullivan Country Dramatic Workshop presents “Death of a Salesman” at the Rivoli Theatre in South Fallsburg, at 8 p.m.

Tickets are $18 foor adults, $14 for seniors (60+), as well as students and military personnel/veterans. Continues until June 13. Call 436-5336 for details or email SCDWemail@aol.com.

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June 6 Barryville Farmer’s Market takes place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at 3385 State Route 97, in Barryville, behind River Market.

The market offers local products including: fruits, vegetables, cut flowers, baked goods, milk, cheese, jams, meat, poultry, eggs, wine and more.

Saturdays until the end of October, rain or shine.

Bikearoo II Concert, at Downtown Barn, in Liberty, from 6 to 11 p.m. Bikearoo II – a concert to benefit libertybiketrail.org. Raising money to rehab some of the signs & installations put in almost 10 years ago on the rail trail and complete their sign project for Walnut Mountain. Listen to some great music, eat, and BYOB at Liberty’s best music venue. For info, call 747-9665 or visit www. downtownbarn.com.

June 7 Farmers’ Market at Niforatos Field, in Roscoe, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. A season-long farm market featuring local farm-

fresh produce and artisan products. For info, call 607-4985222, ext. 306 or 607-4985464. Every Sunday until October 11. Sponsored by the Roscoe Chamber of Commerce.

Callicoon Farmers’ Market will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Callicoon Creek Park, on A. Dorrer Dr. Over 25 farmers, food producers and artisans bring you the best of local farm fresh goodness. Every Sunday until November 22. For info, call 866270-2015 or visit www.sullivancounty farmersmarkets.org.

Concert: The Lyric Quartet, at the Dead End Café, in Parksville, at 3 p.m. The Lyric Quartet will perform opera, operetta, and folk songs & ensembles. Warm, light and bright music for the warm season! A full buffet dinner will follow the concert. Cost is $25 per person, includes concert and full buffet dinner. For info or reservations, call 2920400 or visit www.parksvilleusa.com.

Happy for Herps at 10 a.m.

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June 9 A thrift sale and luncheon will be offered at the Grahamsville United Methodist Church - sale from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., lunch available from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. For info, call 985-2283.

June 12 Ioannis Glykokokalos Paintings, at Delaware Arts Center, in Narrowsburg, Tuesday - Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday - 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For info, call 2527576 or visit www. delawarevalleyartsalliance.org.

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“Drawing Big” group exhibit at Loft Gallery, of the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance, in Narrowsburg. Tuesday - Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday - 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For info, call 2527576 or visit www. delawarevalleyartsalliance.org.

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Cooking Class: New Orleans Cook Dat, at Sullivan County Community College, in Loch

Sheldrake, from 6 to 9 p.m. Join Chef Andy as you travel through the bayou to cook and sample many of the tasty Creole and Cajun dishes from the Big Easy known as “N’awlins” to the folks who live there. As you participate in this hands on class, you will learn how to make gumbo, jambalaya, pralines and more.

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Cost is $40 per person. For info, call 434-5750, ext. 4472 or visit www.sunysullivan.edu.

Live Music with Luke Temple, at Downtown Barn, in Liberty, from 7 to 11 p.m. Luke Temple is a Brooklyn based pop-folk singer/songwriter. Cost is $10 per person. For info, call 7479965 or visit downtownbarn.com.

June 13 The 12th annual Livingston Manor Trout Parade, Sullivan County’s own version of Mardi Gras, will be held rain or shine on Main Street in Livingston Manor. Expect lots of fishy fun from 11am to 4pm, including arts-and-crafts, children’s activities, specialty foods from local vendors, live entertainment, music, dancing, and more! The parade will step-off promptly at

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June 14 The 12th annual Tractor Parade rolls down Lower Main Street, in Callicoon, at noon sharp!

Tractors old and new, large and small parade down Main Street.

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Callicoon Fire Department will host its annual pancake breakfast at the firehouse from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m.

June 16 Cabaret at the Forestburgh Tavern, at 6 p.m. Cabaret shows are presented at the Forestburgh Tavern, right next to the playhouse, before the main stage show Tuesday through Thursday and after the main stage show Friday and Saturday. Tuesday through Thursday dinner/ cabaret begins at 6 p.m. sharp and cabaret show starts @ 6:40 p.m. Friday and Saturday post-show, late night supper cabaret begins after the main stage production ends (approx. 10:30 p.m.). A full bar is available.

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“Damn Yankees” at the Forestburgh Playhouse, at 8 p.m. A light, fast-paced, and devilishly clever home run musical comedy hit! AllAmerican subject matter and an irreverent sense of humor, coupled with an all hit score including “Whatever Lola Wants,” “You Gotta Have Heart,” and “A Little Brains, A Little Talent”! Baseball never sounded better! Tues-Sat @ 7:30pm AND Wed @ 2pm, Sun @ 3pm. Call for ticket rates. For info, call 794-1194 or visit fbplayhouse.org.

June 19 Bryan Adams in concert, at Bethel Wods Center for the Arts, at 7 p.m. Multi-platinum selling recording artist Bryan Adams will be plugging in once again and hitting the road with his full band in April to celebrate the 30th anniversary of his iconic rock album, Reckless.

Reckless gave Adams his first U.S. #1 on Billboard with “Heaven,” as well as a Diamond Award for over a million copies sold in Canada. The album was the turning point in Adams’ career, resulting in his

hugely successful World Wide in ’85 Tour. PAVILION ONLY SHOW. Doors open @ 7pm; Showtime @ 8pm. $48.50, $69, $79, $89 for reserved seating. For tickets or information, call 583-2000, 800-745-3000 or visit bethelwoodscenter.org.

Tusten Theatre’s Spring Concert Series continues with Loudon Wainwright III, at the Tusten Theatre, in Narrowsburg. Doors open at 7 p.m., performance at 7:30 p.m. $15 at the door; $12 in advance. For info, call 2527576 or visit delawarevalleyarts alliance.org.

June 20 Rhulen Rock Hill Run and Ramble 5K, at the Frontier Building, in Rock Hill, at 9 a.m.

The R4 is one of the largest footraces in the Hudson Valley, and has raised over $1.2 million to date. R4 raises funds for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and the Trevor Loughlin Foundation, which benefits individuals battling blood cancer and other acute catastrophic illnesses. For info, visit rockhillrun.com.

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History of D&H Canal at 10 a.m.

Join naturalist and archaeologyenthusiast Gary Keeton for a walk through time. Ever wonder about local stone walls and foundations? Curious about how people farmed the rocky soils or the relationship between the Basha Kill and Pine Kill? Learn about the D&H canal, too! Meet at the DEC access road on Route 209 across from the Hometown Deli in Westbrookville. Contact Gary at 386-4892 for particulars.

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Live Music at Downtown Barn, in Liberty, from 8 to 11 p.m. Jazz/ rock/fusion with Jazzmosis. For info, call 747-9665 or visit www.downtownbarn.com.

June 21 Workshop: A Lotta Ricotta, at Apple Pond Farm, in Callicon Center, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Meet the goats, and try milking one. Make whole milk ricotta cheese, and learn ways to serve it. Sample local artisan cheese. $40 per person, reservations required. For info, call 482-4764 or visit www.applepond farm.com.

June 25 Young Audience Festival at Forestburgh Playhouse - “Shrek - The Musical”, at 11 a.m. This hilarious and heartwarming tale of an ugly green ogre who finds true love is a family favorite.

Shrek’s madcap adventures are fun for the whole family – adults and kids alike! Shrek will be presented every Thursday and Saturday at 11 AM. Call for admission rates, 794-1194 or visit fbplayhouse.org.

Introduction to Poultry Farming, at Cornell Cooperative Extension, in Liberty, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Michelle Lipari, CCESC Agriculture & 4-H Community Educator, will present on various topics including breed selection, egg hatching, raising

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June 26 Train, in concert, at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, at 7 p.m. Train featuring special guests The Fray and Matt Nathanson at the Pavilion.

Gates open at 5:30pm. $48.50, $62.50, $79, $107 Reserved; $32 Lawn; $103 Lawn 4 Pack.

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June 27 Concert: Mormon Tabernacle Choir with The Orchestra at Temple Square, at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts. For more than a century, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir has given voice to the hopes, joys, trials, and triumphs of people around the world. The Orchestra at Temple Square, established in 1999, celebrates its fifteenth anniversary this year as a companion ensemble to the

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June 28 Presentation: Sullivan County Tourism and the O&W Railroad - a program on the O&W Railroad and its effect on tourism in Sullivan County, focusing on hotels and boarding houses. Refreshments and Museum admission are included. Program at the Time and Valleys Museum, in Grahamsville, at 2 p.m. For info, call 985-7700 or visit timeandthevalleysmuseum.org.

June 30 Stage Performance: “Young Frankenstein” at Forestburgh Playhouse, at 8 p.m. From the genius of Mel Brooks and the creators of the record-breaking Broadway sensation THE PRODUCERS comes this monster new musical comedy. Tues-Sat @ 7:30pm AND Wed @ 2pm, Sun @ 3pm. Call for ticket prices, 794-1194 or visit www.fbplayhouse.org.

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