The Catskill Chronicle

LIBERTY – On September 22 and 23 over twenty Sullivan County youth workers participated in the Advancing Youth Development (AYD) training at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Sullivan County. The professionals who took the training are engaged in youth work throughout the county with agencies such as the Boys and Girls Clubs, Sullivan ARC, the Center [...]

Read Full Post »

Story and photos by Carol Montana There was plenty of applause to go around on Thursday, September 24 when the Sullivan County Carecorps held a luncheon to thank the many organizations and volunteers who come together to make Sullivan County a better place. The effort was started about nine years ago by the Recovery Center, [...]

Read Full Post »

Story and photo by Ted Waddell [MONTICELLO] – It all started with a photograph, a haunting image that spoke of the pain and suffering that war leaves in its bloody wake. Not one of those iconic classic images by Roger Fenton, Matthew Brady and crew, James Nachtwey, Robert Capa, Carl Mydens, Henri Huet, Larry Burrows [...]

Read Full Post »

[JEFFERSONVILLE] – Thunder 102 and the Villa Roma Resort are joining forces in an event entitled, “The Face of Breast Cancer Concert at the Villa Roma.” Kevin Dowell, Director of Sales and Marketing for the Villa Roma Resort, came up with the idea of a fundraising concert. “When one of your employees gets diagnosed with [...]

Read Full Post »

Story and photos by Carol Montana Eleven years ago, 25 people – give or take – got together to celebrate their love of antique farm tractors. Two of those people, Al Hall and Carl Denman, went on to co-chair the Antique Tractor Show & Swap Meet, an event that just recently celebrated its 10th year. [...]

Read Full Post »

Story and photos by Ted Waddell [ABRAHAMSVILLE,PA] – Willow Wisp Organic Farm hosted an open house on Saturday, September 19, an event that attracted about 150 folks during the afternoon -  people from both sides of the river who were interested in organic farming and community-supported agriculture (CSA). In 2007, Greg Swartz and Tannis Kowalchuk [...]

Read Full Post »

Story and photos by Ted Waddell [YULAN] – It was a great day for a parade, but there wasn’t one. The Annual Von Steuben Day Parade has been a popular fixture at the crossroads in Yulan for years, but the local fire department decided to pull the plug this year, citing lack of attendance. Reports [...]

Read Full Post »

Story and photos by Ted Waddell [LIBERTY] – A dingy basement lit by a couple of dim bulbs dangling from a peeling ceiling, a two-man crew waiting for their next job. An unseen upstairs presence sending enigmatic messages downstairs by the grungy dumbwaiter. The ever-increasing tension between the two characters creates a sense of foreboding [...]

Read Full Post »

Story and photos by Carol Montana Kelly Desmond and Elaine Graff concentrate over a fierce game of Scrabble, while Carmela Brandin waits patiently to play the winner. It’s the fourth and final day of the 18th Annual Sullivan County Senior Games, a series of competitions that drew seniors from all over the county. The games [...]

Read Full Post »

Story by Leni Santoro – Photos by Leni Santoro, Ted Waddell and all of You [PHILADELPHIA, PA – HANCOCK, NY] – I can’t believe it’s been a week and a half since the Light Up the Delaware River Party on September 6. I can’t believe it’s taken me this long to gather my thoughts on [...]

Read Full Post »

  [FALLSBURG] – For the past five years, the Fallsburg High School Alumni Association (FAA) has sponsored an All Classes Reunion. The latest event, a luncheon held on September 12 in the high school cafeteria, was one of the most special because of the gratifying turnout of over 100 alumni from as far back as [...]

Read Full Post »

Story and photos by Ted Waddell [MINISINK] – The Upper Delaware Writers Collective (UDWC) and the Green Heron Poetry Project presented “Hope in the River – Celebrating the Return of the Green Heron” on Sunday afternoon, September 13. It was held at the Sullivan County residence of the Margolis Brown Adaptors Company on the New [...]

Read Full Post »

  The Starlight Ballroom on Sunday, September 13; day 3 of ATP New York and the Super Furry Animals are on stage.  Story and photos by Jason Dole [Monticello] – I just got back from ATP New York, and boy, are my ears tired. Same goes for the rest of me. It’s been one hell [...]

Read Full Post »

Story and photos by Ted Waddell [LACKAWAXEN, PA] – “I believe that a reality without war is absolutely necessary for our culture right now,” said Tannis Kowalchuk, artistic director of NACL Theatre in Highland, NY. On Sunday, September 13, she led a group of white-clad women and girls in performing “Butorides” an outdoor dance in [...]

Read Full Post »

  Concert goers at ATP New York hang out by the pond at Kutsher’s. Story and photos by Jason Dole [MONTICELLO] – ATP New York is rocking the weekend away over at Kutsher’s in Monticello, NY. It’s a rock festival without the muddy fields and sun burn. It’s more like a weekend summer camp for [...]

Read Full Post »

Photos by Leni Santoro [BETHEL] – An innovative approach to storm water management and beautification was formally dedicated on September 2 at Lake Superior State Park in Bethel. The Lake Superior rain garden captures runoff from the concession roof and allows it to soak slowly into the ground.  Rain gardens are attractive landscaped areas planted [...]

Read Full Post »

Story and photos by Leni Santoro On Saturday, August 29, Kayli Green and her friends were standing outside the Livingston Manor Free Library holding a bake sale for the library. Kayli Green is in the 6th grade at Livingston Manor School. She loves going to the library and she wanted to make sure that the [...]

Read Full Post »

Story and photos by Ted Waddell [LIBERTY ] – On Saturday, September 5, Sullivan Performing Arts presented the 5th Annual Liberty Jazz Festival at the Liberty Music & Arts Pavilion. Located on North Main Street. Kicking it off were jazz poets Walter Keller and Barry Wallenstein, who wrapped their verse with the jazz guitar of [...]

Read Full Post »

By Carol Montana The five ladies met about five years ago when they were taking a Digital Publishing class at the Catskill Art Society, still located, at the time, in Hurleyville. Mary Collier, Caroline Harrow, Ginger Smith, Gloria Wagenknecht and Evelyn Porter. The ladies bonded and began to learn from each other, developing a friendship. [...]

Read Full Post »

  [FALLSBURG] – September 2 was the first day of school for children at Fallsburg’s Benjamin Cosor Elementary (BCES). It also marked the beginning of kindergarten teacher Ms. Sandy Vanderzell’s final year teaching at the school. She will be retiring after 20 outstanding years at BCES and over thirty years total with all teaching experience. [...]

Read Full Post »