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2 | JULY 2020 | MANOR INKVOLUME 9, ISSUE 85IN THIS ISSUELOCAL NEWS“Black Lives Matter” protests .....................1, 6, 7Changes at WJFF ...................................3Local businesses reopen .............................5Class of 2020 graduates ...........................8, 9Town and school board reports .......................13Broadband update ................................14FEATURESCounty parks reopen ........................... 18, 19Manor family’s old hotel ............................21Inkwell of Happiness ........................... 24, 25Back Page Profile: Rob Rayevsky ......................28SPORTSBaseball’s curtailed season ..........................26EXTRASInklings Calendar .................................27SUGGESTIONSHave an idea for anarticle? We’re alwayslooking for stories. Emailyour suggestion to usat editor@manorink.org. And hopefully you’llsoon be able to put storyideas in the Idea Dropboxat the LivingstonManor Free Library, oncethe library has reopened.Manor Ink’s new editor takes the reinsWhy, hello there, readers of ManorInk. It is finally time for me to receivethe baton and take on the new rank ofEditor-in-Chief. I’mreally excited to be ableto lead this newspaper.I had watched fromafar for years, learning,building my skills, preparing, all for the dayOsei HelperEditor-in-chiefwhen I would finally take the reins. Andnow, that day has arrived.This issue of Manor Ink contains a plethoraof articles to tickle your fancy. From a story about a localprotest march and vigil to an article about the LMCS Classof 2020’s unusual graduation. Our reporters also conductedinterviews, including one by Demi Budd with Dan Rigney,general manager of WJFF Radio Catskill, and another byAssistant Editor Edward Lundquist with local artist andchef at Upward Brewing Company, Rob Rayevsky.On the Friday before we went to press, the teachers andMANOR INK STAFFOsei HelperEditor-in-ChiefEdward Lundquist,Demi BallAssistant EditorsJessica MallLMCS School AdvisorIF YOU’RE A student in grades7-12 and are interested in partcipatingin Manor Ink, let us know ateditor@manorink.org. We meetoutdoors or on Zoom all summerevery Wednesday at 2:45-4 p.m.David DannArt & PhotoProduction EditorAmy HinesBusiness Manager, MentorArt SteinhauerSales Manager, MentorHenry BarishLibrary Directorstaff at Livingston Manor CentralSchool organized an appreciationparade for their students, and reporterEmily Ball, assisted by EdwardLundquist, captured that happy eventin words and pictures. Reporter JacobPasquale, who will be heading toIthaca College in the fall, gives us thestory of a historic hotel on his family’s property with thehelp of local historian Fred Fries.We even have some new blood with guest reporter CameronBrightfield. He worked with mentor Art Steinhauer onan article about the current state of baseball. If that interestsyou, check it out on pg. 26.Our student staff has been hard at work getting you thenews for the month, and I look forward to working withthem and our adult mentors to make this newspaper evenbetter over the next year. As always, thank you for yourcontinued support, and we hope you enjoy this month’sissue of Manor Ink.Kelly Buchta, RobinChavez, Marge Feuerstein,Audrey Garro,Mary Hall, Les MattisMentorsMichelle Adams-Thomas,Emily Ball, CameronBrightfield, ZacharyDertinger, Demi Budd,FROM THE EDITORHunter Krause,Luca Larizzati,Jacob Pasquale,Tyler Roberts,Jenson SkaldaManor Ink ReportersCarolyn Bivins, PeggyJohansenFoundersManor Ink, a program of the Livingston Manor Free Library, is published monthly. Reach us at editor@manorink.org.Our mailing address is Manor Ink, 92 Main St., Livingston Manor, NY 12758. Letters, story suggestions welcome.
Changesin the airWJFF expands news,plans move to LibertyBy Demi Budd | Manor InkLiberty, NY – WJFF Radio Catskill, theregion’s non-commercial radio station, hasbeen serving Sullivan County and NortheastPennsylvania for thirty years. The station’smission is to make available to thecommunity a broad range of ideas and idealsuseful to a full and enlightened life.You’ve probably listened in on one ofthe station’s many programs – like “TheMixtape” or “The Deep End,” both playingvarious types of popular and obscure music,when you’re out for a drive. Or maybeyou’ve listened to “Catskill Character” or a“Kingfisher Project” broadcast.Regardless, there is no doubt WJFF hasbeen growing by the day. To accommodatethat growth, the station hasplanned to relocate fromits original home in Jeffersonvilleto Liberty. To learnmore, we spoke to GeneralManager and DevelopmentDan RigneyDirector Dan Rigney aboutthe station’s current stateand its future plans.Rigney is in charge of day-to-day stationoperations like maintaining the signal, stayingcompliant with licenses and the grantsthey receive, as well as fundraising. He isthe lead staff member. “I make sure all theI’s are dotted and T’s are crossed,” he said.He spoke about the move with excitement,assuring that even though the coronavirushas shifted the timeline, they expect to beoccupying the new location by next spring.A long-planned expansionDiscussions for a move had begun asfar back as 2014. A number of locationswere considered, because they’d simplyoutgrown the old station which had generouslybeen built by volunteers. Libertywas ultimately chosen; a donor offeredthe property, a former nursery and foodmarket on Rte. 52, to WJFF, and it proveditself to be the perfect spot. The new locationmoves them closer to the center of thecounty, connects the station to Liberty becauseit’s across the street from BOCES, andis overall more visible and accessible to thepublic.Rigney described it as “a huge gift.”With this new venue, more advancedtechnologies can be implemented. Themain building alone is double the space oftheir old building. It is on a single floor, soit has the potential to be an accessible meetingarea for community organizations andworkshops. The adjacent building on theproperty could potentially become an administrativespace.In addition to the buildings, 14 acres ofland came with the donation. After sellingten of those acres, the station plans to usethe money to support construction of theexpansion.WJFF is known for using hydroelectricpower generated by nearby JeffersonvilleHydroelectric. About 40 percent of the station’spower has come from the Lake Jeffersondam. This is unusual among radiostations and is a very eco-friendly way ofpowering broadcasts. With the move, Rigneysaid the station still plans to be ecologicallyfocused.“We can’t take the dam with us. We’regoing to do what we can to make the newstation as green as possible.”To this end, the new station will incorporatesolar power.Programming changes as wellWhile these are future changes, the stationhas already evolved a bit due to thecoronavirus, and alterations have alreadyhappened.FUTURESTUDIOSWJFF’s newhome, theformer site ofCatskill MountainHarveston Rte. 52 inLiberty, is beingretrofitted asstudio andoffice space.Manor Inkphotos“This allowed us to bring more communityvoices to the air and provide more informationto Sullivan County and Pennsylvania,”Rigney said. “Also, we’ve been doinga lot of community check-ins with the localbusiness owners. Now, as things start toease up, we’re keeping people informed ofthe phases of reopening. We’re also able tobring different voices to give advice.”Of course, it was a shift that took time,patience and some trial-and-error. Many ofthe programs have been able to slowly shiftto remote production because the programmers,who are all volunteers, currentlycan’t come to the station. Many of them areover the age of 60 and at risk, so on March13, the studios were closed to all but a fewstaff members.Despite the rapid changes, the stationhas been doing well. They’ve producedover 200 audio pieces since the start of thepandemic. They have also come up witha system that better suits the needs of theNEWSMANOR INK | JULY 2020 |MANOR INKON THE RADIOIn addition to otherchanges at the station,WJFF plans to add newyouth programming andManor Ink will be hostinga monthly half-hour newsbroadcast. The show willfeature reports on storiescovered in the paper,including audio interviewswith newsmakers, and willoffer music, movie andliterature reviews and moreby the paper’s studentstaff. The show, “RadioChatskill: Teen Edition,”will debut on Saturday,July 4, at 10 a.m. FindWJFF at 90.5 FM or onlineat wjffradio.org.3community during these times, like makingcertain segments longer to fit in more localvoices and by expanding national newsbroadcasts.“We’ve been able to carry briefings bythe governor and local officials,” Rigney explained.“We’ve gotten very positive feedbackfrom the community. I think they’revery appreciative. We’re finding a way toimprove, and as things open, we hope tobring in more help. It’s really changed ourperspective as a station on how we canserve this community.”During this time, WJFF has also celebrateda huge milestone – its 30 year anniversary.“You have a station that’s operating in arural area, and it keeps these small communitiesconnected via the airwaves. You havea long tradition of volunteers working onall aspects: interviewing, fundraising, talking,”Rigney said. “It’s truly a very uniqueorganization.”
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