The Catskill Chronicle

And the winners are. Front row: Natalia Diaz, Young Miss Sullivan County 2010; Dara Schiff, Miss Sullivan County Pre-Teen 2010. Back row: Christina Buckler, pageant director; Jessica Goins, Miss Sullivan County International 2010; Jennifer Ferris, Mrs. Sullivan County International 2010; Taylor Murphy, Miss Teen Sullivan County International 2010, Amy Bernhardt, assistant pageant director. Story and [...]

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  PINE BUSH – The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Town of Wallkill, Pine Bush & Sullivan County are ecstatic to announce that their Torch Club at Crispell Middle School has been named one of five national finalists for the Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s “Be Great, BE GREEN!” contest, through the Staples [...]

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  MONTICELLO – The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority’s (NYSERDA) has notified Sullivan County Manager David Fanslau that two of the County’s grant applications were awarded funding through the “Implementation Funding for Small Municipalities – American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Request for Proposals (RFP No. 10)”. The ARRA funding awarded is [...]

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SULLIVAN COUNTY – The Leadership Sullivan Class of 2010 is looking for assistance with an important community project they are working on. Leadership Sullivan is a leadership program administered by the Sullivan County Chamber of Commerce Foundation. Each year the class is asked to do a project that benefits Sullivan County. This year’s class has [...]

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Town of Thompson Justice Martin S. Miller announces his bid for Sullivan County Court Judge. Story and photos by Ted Waddell MONTICELLO – On Wednesday, March 24, Judge Martin S. Miller, Town of Thompson Justice, formerly announced his candidacy for the seat of Sullivan County Court Judge & Surrogate Hon. Burton Ledina, who is scheduled [...]

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Michael McGuire announces his candidacy with his wife Corrine at his side. Story and photos by Ted Waddell MONTICELLO – On Wednesday, March 24, local attorney-at-law and former Sullivan County Assistant District Attorney (ADA) Michael F. McGuire officially tossed his hat into the political ring in a bid for the seat of Sullivan County Judge [...]

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Joe Mellan, president, SCVFA presents Earle Poley with a certificate for his years of service, as Tom Bisig and Alan Welton watch. Story and photos by Ted Waddell OBERNBERG – In the aftermath of the open house in celebration of Station 29’s 100th Anniversary on Saturday, March 20, the firefighters of the North Branch Volunteer [...]

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Story, photos and video by Leni Santoro LIBERTY – March is “Music in Our Schools Month” (MIOSM). On Wednesday, March 24, the Liberty Middle School Band and Jazz Ensemble traveled to the state capitol in Albany to celebrate MIOSM with performances by the Middle School Band and the Jazz Ensemble. It was a full day for [...]

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Bob Theadore looks on as veteran firefighter Earle Poley and his wife Mae look at memorabilia. Story and photos by Ted Waddell NORTH BRANCH – The firefighters of Station 29, the North Branch Volunteer Fire Department, celebrated their 100th Anniversary with an open house at the fire station on Saturday, March 20. The department was [...]

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Sarah Riegel as “Dorothy” and Molly Stahl as “Lion.” Story and photos by Ted Waddell LIVINGSTON MANOR – The Livingston Manor Central School Drama Club presented “The Wiz,” a musical retelling of L. Frank Baum’s 1900 children’s novel “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” in three performances last weekend, Friday-Sunday, March 19-21. In 1939, the film [...]

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Story and photos by Carol Montana Callicoon, NY – Last year on Saturday, August 22, over $64,000 was raised in the first-ever Home of the Free Because of the Brave Radiothon held at the Sullivan County International Airport. One hundred volunteers participated by answering phones, tallying pledges, putting out food, organizing and entertaining.  This year, [...]

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Chris Murphy of Sullivan West High School as “Danny Zuko”. Story and photos by Ted Waddell LIBERTY – Return with us to the days of sock hops, burger joints, drive-in movies, hand-jivin’ and the ‘greasers’ of the late 1950s, as “Grease,” the ever-enduring story of teenage angst, romance and rebellion takes to the stage at [...]

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Story by Carol Montana, Photos by Stephen Lavelle LIBERTY – Following upon the heels of the biggest snowstorm in years came torrential downpours and howling winds. But nothing could dampen the spirit and enthusiasm of several hundred people who turned out to support the quest to find a cure for pediatric cancer. The event was [...]

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The 1928 Chevrolet. Story and photos by Ted Waddell NORTH BRANCH – “A Century of Dedication, One Hundred Years of Service” –a few proud words that sum up the mission of Station 26, the North Branch Volunteer Fire Department (NBVFD) as they gear up to celebrate their 100th Anniversary on March 20, 2010. The local [...]

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ALBANY, NY – The Liberty Middle School 7th & 8th Grade Band (pictured left) and Jazz Ensemble (pictured below)  have been selected to travel to Albany during the month of March to perform in the Empire State Plaza. The groups will perform on Wednesday, March 24th at 1:15 p.m. in the South Concourse Lobby of [...]

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LIBERTY, NY – Jeremy Gorelick, Treasurer of Habitat for Humanity of Sullivan County, and chairman of the Sullivan County Chamber of Commerce, is running the National Marathon in Washington, DC on Saturday, March 20 to benefit Habitat for Humanity. Half of all proceeds raised will be put towards local efforts to build a new home [...]

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MONTICELLO – “Due to storm related phone outages, residents in the Frontier Communications service area of Sullivan County may have difficulty calling 9-1-1 if necessary.    For the duration of this outage, Emergency Responders will be standing by at the following firehouses if needed: · Highland Lake Fire Department: 557-8788 · Yulan Fire Department:  557-8483 · [...]

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The Pink Ladies -  Jackie Ellmauer as Jan, Margaret Bruetsch as Marty and Hannah Rettoun as Betty Rizzo. Story and photos by Ted Waddell LAKE HUNTINGTON – The Sullivan West High School Musical Production Club will present “Grease”, the classic rock ‘n roll musical in three performances at the auditorium: Friday and Saturday, March 12-13 [...]

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LIBERTY – Fay Cerullo has organized a St. Baldrick’s Fundraiser for March 13th at the Liberty Fire House from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. to raise money for pediatric cancer research. Every year, tens of thousands of volunteer “shavees” shave their heads in solidarity of children with cancer, while requesting donations of support from friends [...]

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Story and photos by Ted Waddell LIBERTY – The folks who organized the Sullivan County Music Educators’ Association (SCMEA) 56th Annual All-County Music Festival had a musical field day as they packed the house at Liberty High School for two soul-stirring concerts on Saturday, March 6. As a 4th grader at Livingston Manor, Gary Siegel [...]

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BETHEL – On Monday, March 8, 2010, Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) visited the Bethel Senior Citizens Center in Sullivan County to unveil legislation he’s pushing through Congress that would quickly lower prescription drug prices for seniors by allowing Medicare to negotiate with pharmaceutical companies for bulk discount deals. Hinchey outlined his plan to seniors during [...]

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Sullivan County Sheriff Michael Schiff as himself, Michele Klugman, Chief of Staff for Assemblywoman Aileen Gunther, in her “Academy Awards” gown and Sullivan County Partnership President Tim McCausland in his disco-themed outfit. ROCK HILL – The Boys & Girls Clubs of Sullivan County raised more than $10,500 Friday night during their second annual “Celebrity Dinner” [...]

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Story and photos by Carol Montana HARRIS – In spite of four days of snow, snow and more snow, volunteers turned out in force for the 32nd annual WSUL / WVOS Heart-a-thon, held at the garden level food court at Catskill Regional Medical Center (CRMC) in Harris, NY. On this 32nd year of the Heart-a-thon, [...]

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Sky and Kiley Asher-Stalbaum of Goshen attend the Homestead School in Glen Spey and were among those in attendance at the meeting on February 20, 2010. Story and photos by Ted Waddell CALLICOON – A lot of folks think the pristine beauty of Upper Delaware River Valley is under attack by corporate interests, and instead [...]

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GRAHAMSVILLE – Branson, Missouri in early March will be the setting of a lifetime for 16-year-old Tri-Valley Central School sophomore Ariana Kaminski.  Presently the holder of the title of Miss New York High 2010, Ariana will compete with 50 other high school girls for the title of Miss High School America 2010. The Miss High [...]

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ROCK HILL, NY – Eighteen teams of local celebrities will team up to raise money for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Sullivan County at the 2nd Annual Celebrity Dinner. Each server will decorate their table according to their “inner child,” so it’s bound to be hilarious. The Celebrity Dinner takes place on Friday, March [...]

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  LIBERTY, NY – Over 450 music students from eight Sullivan County School Districts will be participating in the 56th Annual Sullivan County Music Educator’s Association’s (SCMEA) All-County Music Festival to be held at Liberty High and Middle School March 5 and 6. According to Festival Chairperson, Gary Siegel, students are selected on the basis [...]

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