[DELAWARE COUNTY] – Farm Catskills and the Pure Catskills buy local campaign urges residents to take the Buy Local Challenge, pledge to spend $10 weekly on local food. A month of special promotions and events related to the economic, community and environmental importance of local foods will launch on September 6. The Pure Catskills [...]
Archive for August, 2009
September is Buy Local Month in the Catskills
Posted in Comments, tagged Bethel Woods, buy local, cows, Pure Catskills on August 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Thunder Country Radiothon for Iraq and Afghanistan Vets Takes in Over $64,000
Posted in Comments, tagged Afghanistan, Carol Montana, Iraq, radiothon, Thunder Country on August 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Story and photos by Carol Montana Back in 2005, Ray McCarthy picked up the newspaper and saw a photo of Barbara Allen and her four young boys. The day before, the Chester family’s patriarch, Lt. Louis Allen had been killed in Iraq. McCarthy’s heart went out to them. He said to himself, “We have to [...]
Town of Callicoon – Portion of Schoolhouse Hill Road Closed Indefinitely
Posted in Comments, tagged Callicoon, Jeffersonville, road closed, school on August 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
NY – Alert – Issued By: Sullivan County – Emergency Management Affected Jurisdictions: Sullivan County Due to flooding and storm damage, the portion of Schoolhouse Hill Road from the Town of Delaware town line to the west entrance of the Sullivan West School (Jeffersonville Campus) will be closed indefinitely. Please plan an alternate route via [...]
The Longest Line Dance II and Conga Against Cancer
Posted in Comments, tagged line dance, conga, Lou Monteleone, St. Baldrick's, Leni Santoro on August 28, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Story and photos by Leni Santoro “When you are at the top of the mountain the sky is blue, the child is cured. That’s our goal for every one of our patients,” says Dr. Jerry Z. Finkelstein, MD Pediatric Oncologist at the end of the video included below. On Sunday, August 23, the sky was [...]
Living Lightly on Planet Earth
Posted in Comments, tagged climate change, Dick Riseling, Jonathan Rouis, Monticello, Ron Hiatt, SASD on August 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Story and photos by Leni Santoro On Sunday, August 23 at the Ted Stroebele Center in Monticello Dick Riseling of Sullivan Alliance for Sustainable Development (SASD), Jonathan Rouis, Chairman of the Sullivan County Legislature, Ron Hiatt, Chairman of the County Legislative Sustainable Policy Committee were on hand for the third Public Education Program on Energy Projects [...]
A Big Wind on Big Woods Road
Posted in Comments, tagged big wind, Big Woods Road, Dawn Smith, Ken Walter, tornado on August 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Story by Carol Montana, Photos by Carol Montana and Ken Walter Dawn Smith was having fun with her grandson last Friday, August 21 at her house on Big Woods Road in Harris. Along around noon, the sky got very dark and she heard a loud noise. “It sounded like a whirling noise, like something was [...]
1st Annual Eurasia Arts Festival
Posted in Comments on August 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Story and photos by Ted Waddell The 1st Annual Eurasia Arts Festival was held on the grounds of the Ardmore Mansion at Mountain View Resort, for the last 35-some years, the venue of the popular Ukrainian Festival. The first-ever event, August 21-23, was co-sponsored by the Eurasia Dance Society (EDS) of Washington, D.C. and the [...]
Woodstock Emotions and Reflections
Posted in Comments on August 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Story and photos by Ted Waddell There’s a little bit of “Woodstock” in everybody. In honor of the 40th Anniversary of the 1969 Aquarian Exposition, known around globe as Woodstock, local award-winning author Rilla Askew penned “By the Time We Got to Woodstock,” an original world that was unveiled during a world premier at the [...]
The Once and Present Reality of Venus Fly Trap
Posted in Comments on August 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Story and photos by Leni Santoro On Friday, August 21 and Saturday, August 22 Act-Up Teen Theater presented Venus Fly Trap, a radio play, at the CAS Arts Center in Livingston Manor. Written and directed by Ramona Jan with musical direction by Andre Turan, the radio play presents the daydream of an aspiring musical performer [...]
Woodstock at 40: Peace, Music, and Luck in Sullivan County
Posted in Comments on August 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This photo was taken in 2006 during the CSNY Concert when so many people showed up the parking lot at Bethel Woods wasn’t yet large enough to hold them. The years pass, but the spirit remains true. Story and photo by Jason Dole It’s hard to believe it’s been a week since it’s been 40 [...]
The 130th Little World’s Fair Equals Good Old-Fashioned Fun
Posted in Comments on August 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Story and photos by Carol Montana As you walked along the rows of rides and food stands, vendors selling their wares, and community organizations offering information, one thing became perfectly clear about the Little World’s Fair: it’s consistent and down-home, good country fun. The Little World’s Fair, alternately known as the Grahamsville Fair, has been [...]
Shandelee Music Festival Collaborates Outreach with CAS
Posted in Comments on August 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Story and photos by Ted Waddell “It gives students another chance to perform out in the community,” said Lana Ivanov, artist director of the Shandelee Music Festival of the festival’s popular outreach program, in which the International Young Artists of Shandelee perform free concert piano recitals in the local area. On Wednesday, August 12, [...]
Reaching Out at the Recovery Center
Posted in Comments on August 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Story and photos by Ted Waddell The Shandelee Music Festival continued its well-received outreach program on Tuesday, August 11 as four of the 2009 International Artists of Shandelee performed for folks at the Recovery Center in Monticello. On August 7, the other five young pianists took center stage at the Sullivan County Adult Care Center [...]
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SULLIVAN COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 2:45 pm edt
Posted in Comments on August 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
NY-Alert – Issued By: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY Affected Jurisdictions: Sullivan County Headline: THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SULLIVAN COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 2:45 pm edt THUNDERSTORMS HAVE WEAKENED AND THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN PIKE COUNTY AND SULLIVAN COUNTY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 245 PM. HOWEVER…THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL [...]
A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SULLIVAN COUNTY
Posted in Comments on August 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
***Editor’s Note: We continue to get updates about this thunderstorm storm and reports of a tornado. Please follow good practices in relationship to driving and home safety. We will post an all-clear when the storm has passed. NY- Alert – Issued By: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY Affected Jurisdictions: Sullivan County Headline: A TORNADO WARNING [...]
TORNADO WARNING SULLIVAN COUNTY – UNTIL 1:30 PM – NWS BINGHAMTON NY
Posted in Comments on August 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
NY-Alert – Issued By: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY Affected Jurisdictions: Sullivan County THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR… SULLIVAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK… EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL PIKE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA… EAST CENTRAL WAYNE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA… * UNTIL 130 PM EDT * AT 1249 [...]
Warping Perceptions With Pics And Dolls
Posted in Comments on August 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Story and photos by Ted Waddell On Saturday, August 15, the Manor was ‘the place to be in the local art scene’, as the village hosted two simultaneous opening receptions of “The Book Show” at Hamish & Henry Booksellers” and just down the main drag a few doors, “Twisted Sisters” at the Catskill Art [...]
Tweaking Books
Posted in Comments on August 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Story and photos by Ted Waddell What better place to have an art show about books, altered and those that alter, than a local independent bookstore? The Outsider’s Studio presented “Artist Books and Altered Books” at Hamish & Henry Booksellers with an opening reception on Saturday, August15. Andrea Brown, who founded the Outsider’s Studio, (bringing [...]







Of Flags and Firemen
Posted in Comments, tagged firemen, flag, parade, ted waddell, wurtsboro on August 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Story and photos by Ted Waddell [WURTSBORO] – It started with an American flag and ended with our nation’s colorful symbol of freedom. Before the 81st Annual Sullivan County Volunteer Firefighters Association (SCVFA) Firemen’s Parade stepped off down Wurtsboro’s main drag on Saturday, August 29, firefighter’s from Monticello and Ellenville climbed into the sky, as [...]
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