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Barbara Bedell: Celebrating successful Irish show, paradeBy Barbara BedellTimes Herald-RecordPublished: 2:00 AM - 03/21/11In wrapping up St. Patrick's events, the Walden Rotary is to be saluted for conducting the AndyCooney's "Echoes of Ireland" variety show for the seventh year at the Paramount Theatre inMiddletown.Rotarian Bill Schimpf, chairman, said it was, again, a success with around 700 people attending,raising more than $11,000 for the Rotary's local charities and programs.Cooney, a native of Long Island, was greeted by members of his family including his oldestsister, Mary Theroux of Kingston, Pa., formerly of West Point. Also welcoming the entertainerwere Vivian Harkens of Cornwall, president of Orange County's Ladies Ancient Order ofHibernians, Division 2, and Trudy McCabe of Highland Falls and her daughter, Connie, of FortMontgomery. The Mid-Hudson St. Patrick's Parade Committee also deserves applause for its 35th annualparade conducted in Goshen. It was one of the best. A team of eight judges led by Bill Murrayawarded trophies. The designation of the Most Outstanding Unit Overall went to the GoshenHistoric Track; it received the Seamus Comisky Trophy, named for the 24th grand marshal in2000 who was a past president of the Orange County Ancient Order of Hibernians.Other winners were the Goshen Boy Scout Troop 62, Best Youth Group; the WashingtonvilleHigh School Army Junior ROTC, Best Marching Unit; U.S. Marine MAG 49 Honor Guard, BestColor Guard; Broom Street Traveling All Star Band of Port Jervis, Champion Band; and AncientOrder of Hibernians Pipes & Drums, music runner-up.This and that Empire State Bank through the Community Foundation of Orange and Sullivan has awarded$7,300 in quarterly earnings to several nonprofit agencies and programs. The breakdownincludes $2,000 each to the Gardiner Library and to Elting Library, $1,000 to the College ofStaten Island, $800 to Habitat for Humanity of Greater Newburgh, and $500 each to JewishFamily Service of Orange County, Downing Park Planning Committee, and Susie ReizodFoundation for new shoes for children. For information, call Karen Minogue at 769-9393. Truth Muller, 11, of Rock Hill is one of 50 youngsters ages 8-14 who won the first DisneyMagic of Healthy Living essay contest and is Disney World-bound with her family as a prize.Page 129 of 179