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COVID classes, year 2.5

Students return

as virus resurges

By Osei Helper and Emily Ball | Manor Ink

MANOR INK

SEPTEMBER 2021 | MANORINK.ORG

IN THIS ISSUE

ALIENS IN TOWN

Film producers pitch a

UFO series about the Manor

PAGE 5

CABOOSE ABUSE

Manor’s info center in

need of a makeover

PAGE 4

ROSCOE FROLICS

Flea Valley fest’s music,

food, crafts a big success

PAGES 14, 15

Livingston Manor, NY – As of Aug.

19, Livingston Manor Central School will

resume classes on Tuesday, Sept. 7, with

a full five-day schedule of weekly in-person

classes.

Regardless of their vaccination status,

all students and faculty will have to

wear masks inside, though they won’t be

required to wear them outside. Everyone

is still to maintain a social distance

of three to six feet whenever possible.

Routine cleaning, such as hand washing,

sanitizing and the disinfecting of surfaces

will also be in effect. These are the basic

guidelines that will apply as school reopens,

but there are many more requirements

that merit mentioning.

Manor Ink spoke to Livingston Manor

Central School’s superintendent, John

Evans, and its elementary principal,

Christopher Hubert, about the 2021-22

school year and their plans for safely conducting

classes during a rise in countywide

COVID-19 infections.

Waiting for guidance

It’s important to note that the school

hasn’t had as much time to plan for reopening

as one might think. Last school

year, LMCS had to follow the guidance

issued of the NYS Department of Health.

But last June, executive orders issued by

Gov. Andrew Cuomo expired. From June

until the end of July, schools in the state

were waiting for information and recommendations

on how to reopen from

the Department of Health and from the

CDC. Though that information did come

at the end of July, schools were also waiting

for guidance and requirements from

the state, but that never came. This left

Town of Rockland schools and all others

to their own devices, essentially picking

and choosing what the school should be

doing in accordance with CDC guidelines.

With that out of the way, here are the

specifics of the Manor school guidelines.

NEW NORMAL Students return this month to Livingston Manor Central School as the CO-

VID-19 Delta variant causes a spike in infections across the county. Manor Ink photo

One thing that is probably on most people’s

minds is the sports situation. All of

the fall sports are outdoor events, meaning

that masks will not be required for

them. However, this does not apply to

everyone. While masks aren’t necessary

for players on the field, they may be for

those watching. Masks won’t be required

if spectators can maintain proper social

Continued on pg. 7

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VOLUME 10, ISSUE 97

IN THIS ISSUE

LOCAL NEWS

Back to school with COVID – again ...................1, 7

20th anniversary of 9/11 .............................3

Keriland development update .........................4

O&W Caboose needs upgrade .........................4

LMCS to star in Netflix trailer ..........................5

Vaccine shots for 12 and up ..........................9

Town and school board reports .......................11

Flea Valley Festival ............................. 14, 15

FEATURES

Road trip to Kentucky ..............................13

Aging Out Loud ...................................16

Catskill Night Skies ................................17

Inkwell of Happiness ........................... 20, 21

Rail Trails update ..................................22

EXTRAS

Inklings Calendar .................................23

MAIN

STREET

FARM

MARKET

CAFE

OPEN

DAILY

As school gets underway, another Ink

Hello folks! The weather has been extra spicy lately (referencing

tropical storm Henri that Gaia threw at us). I hope

you were all safe and well during the storm. Thankfully,

we don’t need to be outside to write, so the

Manor Ink staff was able to finish up their

stories and bring you some great pieces,

starting with Jacob Pasquale’s report on the

upcoming anniversary of 9/11. He talked

with former State Trooper Kevin Miller

about his experiences following the attack

Osei Helper and explores some of the effects that 9/11

Editor-in-Chief had on privacy.

On a lighter topic, I interviewed Nico Martinez and Luke

Nieves about their proposed Netflix series, “The Manor.”

It will take place in our town, and is inspired by Martinez’s

own UFO experience and those of others in the Catskills.

It’s about the aliens and their interaction with a bunch

of high schoolers. If that

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MANOR INK STAFF

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Editor-in-Chief

Emily Ball

Associate Editor for Social Media

Stacey Tromblee

Library Director

David Dann

Art & Photo, Production Editor

Amy Hines

Business Manager, Mentor

Art Steinhauer

Sales Manager, Mentor

Kelly Buchta, Robin Chavez,

Diana Fredenburg, Marge Feuerstein,

Audrey Garro, Taylor Jaffe,

FROM THE EDITOR

FLEA CIRCUS A daylong celebration of music, food, collectibles

and handicrafts brought crowds to Roscoe for the first-ever

Flea Valley Festival, pages 14 and 15. Daniel Moreton photo

sounds interesting, then

check it out on page 5.

Our cover story concerns

the latest information on

returning to school, written

by Associate Editor Emily

Ball and myself. COVID-19

will again affect our return

to Livingston Manor Central

School, and we go into what rules will be in place. Don’t

miss out on this one if you want the full picture before the

first day of school!

Our reporter Michelle Adams-Thomas takes us on a

road trip to Kentucky and back on page 13. Read about her

experiences with two kind police officers in a diner and a

talented hair stylist at the Paul Mitchell School.

I’m not going to lie – it’s been hectic these past few

months managing the workload for each issue of the Ink.

But hopefully we can add more student reporters to the

staff this school year. I want to thank all our staffers who

have made this issue possible and give a nod to all our readers.

Your support and kind words keep us going. We hope

you enjoy the September issue of Manor Ink. Read on!

Les Mattis, Daniel Moreton

Mentors

Michelle Adams-Thomas,

Zachary Dertinger,

Olivia Williams

Manor Ink Reporters

Carolyn Bivins,

Peggy Johansen,

Jamie Helper

CORRECTION

In the August 2021 issue of Manor Ink, a story about Hudson Valley Honor Flight stated that Bob Smith was a veteran

of the Korean War. He did serve in Korea, but it was during the Vietnam War.

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9/11 ANNIVERSARY

MANOR INK | SEPT. 2021 |

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9/11 EVENTS

n Parade and

Ceremony to Commemorate

9/11

Sept. 11; 10:30 a.m.;

Stewart Ave., Roscoe;

ceremony to follow

at the Roscoe-Rockland

Fire Dept. Free

refreshments following

the ceremony

TRAGIC DAY Smoke clouds the sky on an otherwise brilliantly clear fall day as the debris from the World Trade Center Twin Towers burns following the Sept. 11

terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, DC. A total of 2,977 people lost their lives that day. wikimedia.org photo

n Special 9/11

Programming

Sept. 11; beginning

8 a.m.; Radio Catskill,

WJFF 90.5 FM;

wjffradio.org

Remembering the day that changed us all

9/11’s impact still felt 20 years after the attacks

By Jacob Pasquale | For Manor Ink

Livingston Manor, NY – This September

11 will be the 20th anniversary of the terrorist

attack on the World Trade Center and

Pentagon, known commonly as 9/11. Although

it happened two decades ago, it still

impacts our lives today, and it’s important

to remember the many lives lost that day.

Livingston Manor native and retired

New York state trooper Kevin Miller shared

with Manor Ink his experience on the day of

the attack and the days following it.

At the time, he was a state trooper assigned

to the Newburgh Barracks. While

he was patrolling the Newburgh and New

Windsor area on the day of 9/11, he heard

on a local radio program that a plane had

crashed into one of the two towers at the

World Trade Center.

“It was hard to fathom at first, but when

I heard that a second plane had hit the second

tower, I knew we were under attack,”

recalled Miller.

He then returned to the barracks and was

instructed to respond to Orange County’s

Stewart International Airport to secure

and check unattended baggage, as well as

investigate any suspicious activity. Afterwards,

he volunteered to report to the site

of the Manhattan attack, which he did later

that week. His task there was to assist with

site security, including searching vehicles,

helping with traffic control and performing

basic public safety functions.

Memories of Ground Zero

“As devastating as the events on 9/11

were, it was amazing to see the cooperation

of the public and first responders, the camaraderie

between departments, and to see

the progress being made at Ground Zero,”

states Miller, referring to the site of the former

World Trade Center towers.

Miller’s most vivid memory from his

time at Ground Zero was the smell of burning

materials emanating from “the pile.”

“It was hard to describe the smell, but

it must have been a combination of many

burning materials,” he said. “The smell was

in the air for many weeks and most of us

did not have adequate masks for protection.”

Many of his colleagues have since become

ill and have even passed away due to their

work at Ground Zero. This is something he

thinks about often and has his health monitored

for related illnesses.

“It is important to remember all the lives

that were lost, and the lives that continue to

be affected today,” Miller expresses.

Lives are certainly being affected today.

RESPONDING Kevin Miller, left, and a fellow

officer at a post in New York City during the

9/11 recovery effort. Photo courtesy of Kevin Miller

Not just those of first responders and those

who lost family members, but the lives of

all Americans. 9/11 led to many issues concerning

privacy, or the lack thereof, that are

still part of life today.

Prior to 9/11, organizations such as the

National Security Agency needed very specific

reasons to gather information on individuals.

However, after 9/11, they began

surveilling all Americans.

Issues of privacy after 9/11

Author Spencer Ackerman said in a recent

episode of “The Ezra Klein Show”

‘It is important to remember all the

lives that were lost, and the lives

that continue to be affected today.’

Kevin Miller

Former NY state trooper

podcast, “All of a sudden, the NSA decides

to collect all of that [information]. They collect

it, not with any individual suspicion,

but in bulk. They collect it, not pursuant to

any judicial authority, but unilaterally.”

The definition of privacy, as most Americans

understood it, has greatly shifted due

to 9/11-related policies, such as the Patriot

Act. Whereas privacy had been heavily

protected, it is now more loosely defined

in an effort to prevent another terrorist attack.

Of course, 9/11 is not the only cause

of this shift. Smart phones and social media

have also played a part in facilitating intrusions

into privacy, but the attacks twenty

years ago remain a major factor behind the

change in the understanding of privacy.

We are still living in a world drastically

changed by 9/11. Mass surveillance, drone

strikes, and the war on terror are all realities

seen today that are results of the events

of that day. The effects of 9/11 are seen all

around the country and the world 20 years

later, and they will continue to be seen in

years to come.

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Keriland team submits update

Proposed development for Slawson Mountain

Keriland, 750 acres on a 3,000-acre tract

Willowemoc, NY – The developers of

Keriland, the large high-end development

being planned for Willowemoc that was profiled

in the June issue of Manor Ink have informed

the Town of Neversink Town Board

that they are working on a traffic management

plan, which is nearing completion.

Their letter was in response to one sent

by the board requesting that information

after the Keriland team made a “conceptual”

presentation of the project in May.

The developers also stated that geo-technical

studies are in process to determine if

sand, gravel and rock can be sourced from

the project site, thus helping to reduce the

traffic impact. The reply states that once

the preliminary site evaluation is complete,

Keriland will be in position to submit a concept

plan for consideration by the town and

its professional experts.

UNDERWAY The developers of Keriland, a 750-acre resort

planned for Willowemoc, say they are moving ahead with a

traffic management plan and site studies. Manor Ink photo

Willowemoc Rd.

Flugertown Rd.

N

1 mile

Hunter Rd.

Pole Rd.

KERILAND

PROPERTY

SULLIVAN

USLTER

Blue Hill Rd.

BETTER DAYS

THE INTERIOR and exterior

of the Manor’s

O&W caboose at Exit

96 have been ill treated

over the years. The

damage, however, is

superficial, and the

town’s Chamber of

Commerce is planning

to make needed

repairs next spring.

Manor Ink photos

Manor’s O&W

caboose looking

‘Old & Weary’

Livingston Manor, NY – Though it once

introduced visitors to this hamlet with information,

maps and brochures about the

area’s sights and services, the red Ontario

& Western caboose at Rte. 17’s Exit 96 sadly

no longer seems welcoming. With its paint

graffitied and faded, its publications missing

or mostly long out of date, and its interior

strewn with trash, it’s clear the vintage

train car has suffered from neglect. It

wasn’t always so.

The caboose is one of two in Sullivan

County – the other is in Roscoe, part of the

O&W Railway Museum. Installed at the entrance

to town in the 1990s, it served as a

reminder of the Manor’s storied past as a

rail destination, a relic from the era of steam

train travel.

The Livingston Manor Chamber of Commerce

is currently responsible for maintaining

the caboose, and they hope to give it a

makeover in 2022. “Right now, we’re concentrating

on new signage for the Manor,

but the caboose is on our schedule,” said

Vice President Maria Bivins. “We hope to

start working on it in the spring.”

She added that folks wishing to help with

the refurbishing can contact the Chamber at

livmanorchamber@gmail.com.

NEWS


5

SCHOOL DAZE In a dramatic scene from the “spec trailer” for a proposed Netflix series called “The Manor,” actor Jesse Boitel collapses on the grounds of

Livingston Manor Central School. LMCS provided its campus as a location for the filming. Provided photos

‘THE MANOR’

n Main characters

Luke Nieves as

Christian Rivers

Jesse Boitel as

Jake Gallagher

Keen Ruffalo as

Jonathan Leone

n Local people

featured in the trailer

Mike Valentine as

the police chief

Laure Valentine as

Maria Rawlings

Janna Walter as

Nicole Gallagher

Brianna Worden as

a nurse

Film crews, UFOs? Just another day at LMCS

School may be site of sci-fi series ‘The Manor’

By Osei helper | Manor Ink

Livingston Manor, NY – In July, a “spec

trailer,” a type of short film for “pitching”

a film idea to a network, was created. Producers

Nico Martinez and Luke Nieves

plan to use it as a pitch to Netflix and other

networks near the end of September. Now,

what’s so important about this? Well, their

proposed series will be titled “The Manor”

and if picked up by one of the networks, it

will be filmed right here in our little hamlet.

What’s it about?

“It’s a bit like Riverdale meets M. Night

Shyamalan’s ‘Signs’,” said Martinez, referring

to a 2002 sci-fi thriller about UFOs.

The story of “The Manor” centers around

a group of high schoolers and how their

lives are affected by UFO activity in the

town. The idea was sparked by an experience

that Martinez had in New York City.

It shifted her world view more than a little

and gave birth to the alien activity story

idea. “We sort of wanted to pull from real

experiences that people have had,” said

Nieves.

The pair did lots of research and found

out that there have been many reports of

UFOs and alien activity from people in

the Catskills. As for the location, Martinez

and Nieves, thought immediately of

this hamlet. Though they currently live in

New York City, they resided in Livingston

Manor for five years, still have a house here

and have always wanted to do a project in

the Catskills. Throw in some local UFO accounts,

and they had a pretty solid argument

for shooting the series right here in

town.

Filming on location

The spec trailer itself was filmed in two

locations – here in Manor and at Tri-Valley

Central School in Grahamsville. The process

of getting permission to film outside

Livingston Manor Central School was a bit

challenging, but thanks to Martinez’s connections

with Tri-Valley (she taught there

during the years they lived here), the pair

were able to get a certificate of insurance

and permission to film outside LMCS.

If the series does get picked up, Martinez

and Nieves are hoping to be granted access

to the inside of the school as well. Going

into full production would be helpful to the

town by not only creating a multitude of

jobs, but by increasing tourism to the area.

While they’re hoping for Netflix, the pair

SMALL TOWN SCI-FI Keen Ruffalo, son of famed actor Mark Ruffalo, shoots a scene in the

parking lot of Peck’s Market on Main Street.

will be pitching “The Manor” to a multitude

of networks, and since many networks

don’t allow submissions without an agent,

the producers had to find one. “There are

many networks and producers that do not

accept unsolicited material, so we’re really

blessed that we have the right people ready

now,” Martinez said.

Multiple episodes planned

Martinez and Nieves are planning to

have nine episodes for the first season of

the show, and are hoping to ultimately produce

as many as four seasons. Because the

development of “The Manor” is only a season

deep, they’re open to a variety of storyline

possibilities. They even have plans

for another series drawn from Martinez’s

experience as a Latina immigrant living on

Long Island called “The Islanders.”

If everything goes as planned, the producers

will be able to share the beauty of

our hamlet worldwide while benefitting

the town economically. So for the sake of

the Manor, let’s keep our fingers crossed

and hope for the success of “The Manor.”


NEWS

LMCS grad elected to NY State Softball HOF

Marissa

Diescher

Livingston Manor, NY

– Livingston Manor Central

School has announced that

2011 graduate Marissa Diescher

has been elected into

the NY State Public High

School Athletic Association

Softball Hall of Fame.

Diescher was a dominant

force for the Lady Wildcats, both at the

plate and on the mound during the 2010

and 2011 State Championship seasons. Her

individual achievements include:

n 27 career no-hitters (first in NY state

history)

n 9 no-hitters in a season (first in NY state

history)

n 2 perfect games pitched in a season

(tied for fourth in NY state history)

n 5 career perfect games pitched (tied for

fifth in NY state history)

n 1,345 career strikeouts (tied for sixth in

NY state history)

After leaving LMCS, Diescher received

Academic All-American honors in 2014 and

2015 while at Penn State.

ROAD BLOCKS

PARTNER SPONSORS

Apple Pond Farm • Charter Communications, Inc.

Community Reporting Alliance and the Ottaway Foundation

Lazare and Charlotte Kaplan Foundation

Livingston Manor Central School

Barbara Martinsons • Donald Newhouse

Sullivan County Youth Services Bureau • Taylor + Ace

ADVOCATES

CAS Arts Center • Foster Supply Hospitality

Red Cottage/Country House Realty

Rolling V Bus Corp. • Upstream Wine & Spirits

CHAMPIONS

Chatral A’dze • Sue Barnett & Jeff Christensen • Carolyn Bivins

Rose Brown & Lester Mattis • John & Tina Carro

Catskill Abstract Co., Inc. • Catskill Brewery • Catskills Food Hub

David Dann • Dette Flies • Vic Diescher • Carole Edwards Realty

George Fulton • Linda Hartley & Bruce Cobb

Amy Hines & Dave Forshay • Inside the Blue Line

Marilyn Kocher • Livingston Manor Teachers Assn.

Gina Molinet, RM Farm Real Estate • Main Street Farm

Van Morrow, Mountain Bear Craft

Peck’s Markets • Sheila & Terry Shultz • Snowdance Farm

Don & Vinny Simkin • Beth Sosin • Art Steinhauer

Town of Rockland • Barbara Trelstad • Upward Brewing Co.

Remembering Bud Wertheim (and the Giant Trout)

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AN EXPLANATION In early August, three large concrete barriers appeared at the corner

of Main and Pearl streets in Livingston Manor. Manor Ink was told they were not the

work of the Town of Rockland, but were put in place by the county. The reason? By the

curb, in front of the clock garden, is a stormwater drain that helps prevent flooding that

has in the past afflicted the corner. The barriers were placed there to prevent the drain

from being crushed by heavy vehicles turning the corner. They have since been removed,

possibly because they accomplished their mission, leaving the drain undamaged – for the

time being. Manor Ink photo

WE’RE A

The Ink is looking for 7th

through 12th graders to work

on our award-winning newspaper.

Meet weekly. Stipends

paid to all staff members for

articles, cartoons, attendance

and photos. Students from all

local schools are welcome.

If interested, contact Osei

Helper, Editor-in-Chief, at

oseihelper@gmail.com, or

Diana Fredenburg, Student

& Mentor Coordinator, at

gfredenburg@hvc.rr.com.

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SAFETY MEASURES IN PLACE Following CDC guidelines, LMCS will again require masks and

social distancing, regardless of a student’s vaccination status. Manor Ink photo

distancing, but if they cannot, then masking

will be required.

Getting to school safely

Last year, Evans described how busing

was a big issue. Only one student was allowed

per seat. This made getting all of the

kids to school very difficult. It also led to

other issues. Students weren’t allowed to

be picked up at one location and dropped

off at another due to spacing issues. The result

was that working parents couldn’t have

their children dropped off at a grandparent’s

house or at a babysitter’s. This problem

will be remedied by

the new rules that will

permit alternate location

drop-offs. The buses can

thus be filled to full capacity,

though everyone

will have to wear a mask.

In addition to buses,

students will also have

to wear masks when in

the cafeteria, though not while eating. The

cafeteria will be set up to allow regular student

capacity this year. Outdoor seating

during lunch periods will also be available,

and masks will not be required for outdoor

lunches this year. Assigned lunch seating

is recommended, so that if a student tests

positive for COVID-19, contact tracing will

be easier.

“In the event we have someone in the

building test positive, the CDC recommends

that for any students who are exposed,

if a student is fully vaccinated, they

do not have to be quarantined,” Evans said.

NEWS


Keeping students and staff

safe as pandemic surges

Continued from pg. 1

‘I am optimistic, based on

what we have to work within

this year, that this year is more

normal than the last two.’

John Evans

Superintendent, LMCS

7

The Health Dept. also says that if the masks

are worn consistently and properly, then

those people are not considered exposed.

“In the event that the masks were off, for

example at lunch, the student will indeed

need to be quarantined,” Evans said.

In-person instruction only

The difference from last year to this is that

school will be in session a full five days a

week, as compared to four days last year. Remote

instruction will not be required by the

state this year. Unless a student needs special

accommodation and requests an alternative

teaching method, there are no plans for

remote learning.

The best case scenario

for the school year is for

everything that has been

planned to run smoothly,

five days a week, in

person, with all activities

and events happening

with spectators at the

desired capacity. In other

words, the 2021-22 school year should be as

normal as possible. The worst case scenario

would be the return of remote learning. Evans

described how online instruction causes

numerous problems for teachers, restricting

their teaching abilities and limiting what the

students actually learn.

“I am optimistic, based on what we have

to work within this year, that this year is

more normal than the last two,” Evans said.

He stressed that the situation is evolving

and recommended that parents and students

check frequently for updates on the

school’s website at lmcs.k12.ny.us.

THE STATE’S GUIDELINES

The NY State guide to school reopening

is based almost exclusively on CDC

recommendations.

It uses a layered approach to mitigation

strategies in schools, based on levels of

community transmission, such as wearing

masks, COVID-19 screening testing, cohorting,

improved ventilation, handwashing

and covering coughs and sneezes,

staying home when sick with symptoms

of infectious illness including COVID-19,

and regular cleaning to help reduce transmission

risk.

As transmission levels rise, the guide

says schools should be prepared to take

steps such as increasing physical distancing

to minimize transmission. They should

also plan for all contingencies and be

prepared to pivot to remote instruction as

necessary.

Vaccinations

The CDC states that “vaccination is the

leading public health prevention strategy

to end the COVID-19 pandemic. Promoting

vaccination can help schools safely

return to in-person learning as well as

extra curricular activities and sports.”

Monitoring transmissions

The CDC recommends schools should

consider many factors as they prepare for

the 2021-22 school year, including

the level of COVID-19

transmission in the community

at large, as well as vaccination

coverage rates in both the

general community and the

school community.

Mask Wearing

The CDC’s order regarding

masks, issued in January

2021, requires that “all passengers

on public conveyances

... traveling into, within,

or out of the United States ... regardless

of their vaccination status, are required to

wear a mask over their nose and mouth.”

It applies to all forms of

public transportation,

including school buses.

Passengers and drivers

must wear masks

on school buses. Learn

more about the requirement

for face masks on

buses here.

Masks are also recommended

for school

events and athletics

while indoors. This is

particularly significant

due to the fact that students under age

12 cannot receive the vaccine at this time.


NEWS

TROMPE L’OEIL PLOY

NEW TRUSTEE Samantha MacManus hopes to bring the perspective

of a Puerto Rican mother to Livingston Manor’s library.

Stacey Tromblee photo

MacManus joins library board

Livingston Manor, NY – Samantha MacManus is the

newest member of the Livingston Manor Free Library’s

Board of Trustees. A resident of the hamlet since 2010,

MacManus lives with her husband on his family’s ancestral

property. The couple has three children and is committed to

keeping strong roots in the area.

Born to Puerto Rican parents and raised in the Bronx,

MacManus has held various positions at the Sullivan

County Child Care Council and the Livingston Manor

Central School. More recently, Samantha founded and

currently operates the Catskill Mountain Kids LLC, which

has recently acquired a renovated property in Parksville in

the hopes of establishing an asset to revive the town and

provide exciting programs for the community. McManus

also helped develop and co-moderates the Sullivan County

Mom’s Connect Facebook group.

“I am pleased to be able to provide support and new

ideas from the perspective of a Puerto Rican mother and

small business-owner who loves and respects the Livingston

Manor community,” she said.

MIND-TWISTER Performing visual gymnastics, artist Forrest “Frosty” Myer’s 1965 steel sculpture, “Laser’s Daze,”is a geometric

shape known as a “cubic trefoil.” The piece, presented by the Catskill Art Society, can be seen in the Farmers Market

public space on Main Street in Livingston Manor until Oct. 1. Daniel Moreton photo

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Shots for kids 12 and up

are here, boosters coming

Nancy McGraw

Liberty, NY – Sullivan County Public

Health Services has begun preparations to

offer a third dose of the Pfizer and Moderna

vaccines to eligible populations.

“Right now we’re waiting on the NY

State Department of Health,

whose commissioner Howard

Zucker has convened

the state’s Clinical Advisory

Task Force to finalize guidance

on how we can distribute

and administer these

doses,” Public Health Director

Nancy McGraw explained.

Those preparations include:

n Determining locations and staffing for

clinic sites

n Creating a notification system

n Gathering necessary supplies

n Informing local physicians, healthcare

organizations and other partners

“We’ve amassed a good deal of experience

delivering vaccines, so we mostly

know what we have to do,” McGraw said.

“I just ask that people be patient as we

develop these third-dose clinics. We will

announce where they’re happening and

who’s eligible just as soon as we can.”

In the meantime, Public Health Services

continues to urge parents of children over 12

years old to be vaccinated, and anyone who

WHERE TO GET THE JAB

n Public Health Services offers free

Pfizer doses to those ages 12 and

older every Wednesday from 2-6 p.m.

at its offices at 50 Community Lane in

Liberty. Walk-in or register at sullivanny.us/Departments/Publichealth/

COVIDvaccines/clinics.

n Local pharmacies and healthcare

providers also offer free shots, and in

homebound cases, Public Health can

make personal visits. Call 845-292-

5910 to schedule, if homebound.

n Other vaccination locations with

current stock can be found at vaccines.gov,

by texting your zip code

to 438829 or by calling 1-800-232-

0233. If you have questions about

COVID-19, call the New York State

COVID-19 Hotline at 1-888-364-3065.

works with children in schools or daycare

settings to get vaccinated now if they have

not yet done so, before school starts. Just

over 63 percent of Sullivan County’s yearround

population age 18 and older has received

at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine,

but active coronavirus cases continue

to climb due to the Delta variant, standing

at 166 at press time, ten of whom were in the

hospital. An additional death had also occurred,

taking the cumulative total to 79.

“In communities with vaccination rates

less than 70 percent, and in parts of the

county with very low vaccination rates, the

likelihood that the Delta variant will continue

to put the unvaccinated at higher risk,

and make them very sick, is real. This includes

children too young, less than age 12,

to be vaccinated yet,” stated McGraw.

“The ages of those being admitted to the

hospital – almost all of whom are unvaccinated

– are getting younger, with 83 percent

of the admissions currently between

the ages of 19 and 54 years old. And over

half of all new positive cases since July 1

have been among individuals younger than

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IN TIME FOR SCHOOL Adolecents 12 and older can now get the COVID vaccine. npr.org photo

Just over 63 percent of Sullivan

County’s year-round population age

18 and older has received at least

one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.

9

35,” she added. “There is no pediatric ICU

available in Sullivan County, and if younger

children start getting sick enough to need

hospital admission, their families will have

a very difficult time, financially and emotionally,

having to travel out of the county.”

McGraw also strongly encouraged everyone

– vaccinated or unvaccinated – to

wear masks indoors and outdoors where

they cannot be at least six feet away from

another person, or are in a large group for

greater than 15 minutes.

10 | SEPT. 2021 | MANOR INK NEWS

County hires new public saftey boss

Farney comes from NYC’s MTA

Monticello, NY – Sullivan County Manager Joshua A.

Potosek has announced that Thomas Farney will become

the county’s new Commissioner of Public Safety, beginning

Sept. 13.

“Tom by far was the most qualified candidate I interviewed,

with extensive experience in emergency management

and counterterrorism efforts,” Potosek said. “I

welcome Tom to the team and look forward to working

closely with him to protect and enhance the safety and

security of the people of Sullivan County.”

Farney possesses a Master’s degree in

Thomas Farney

public administration

from Marist College

and has served as a

NY State Department

of Criminal Justice Services

instructor; a policy,

procedure and compliance officer;

and an emergency management coordinator.

For the past 22 years, he has

worked for the Metropolitan Transportation

Authority Police Department, most recently as

a detective sergeant for its Interagency Counter Terrorism

Task Force, which includes a close working relationship

with the FBI and the NY State Intelligence Center.

In his role with the MTA, Farney coordinated efforts

between law enforcement and fire/EMS responders, including

interagency meetings, emergency drills, and most

recently the State response to the COVID-19 pandemic,

for which the MTA played a vital role. He also responded

to large-scale events throughout the city, including transports

and escorts during 9/11 recovery efforts.

’I quickly came to realize that I

miss helping others and doing

the kind of work that makes

life better and safer for all.’

Thomas Farney

SC Commisioner of Public Safety

Overall, Farney brings more than 25 years of public

service to his new County role, including over 20 in law

enforcement.

“Serving as the Counter Terrorism Coordinator and developing

relationships and working with leaders in the

emergency services community – including Emergency

Management, Law Enforcement and Fire Departments – I

was privileged to play an integral part in the MTA PD’s

success in protecting and serving millions of commuters

daily,” Farney acknowledges. “I retired in May and

thought it would be easy to transition into that life, but

I quickly came to realize that I miss helping others and

doing the kind of work that makes life better and safer

for all.”

“I’m grateful for the support of the

County Manager and Legislature and

am excited to come to Sullivan County,”

he adds. “I look forward to getting

to know and work with the very

talented staff and a dedicated County

leadership that places safety and quality

of life for residents as a priority in

government.”

As Commissioner of Public Safety, Farney will oversee

the County’s Division of Public Safety, which includes the

Office of Emergency Management/Homeland Security,

the Bureau of Fire, the Bureau of EMS, and the 911 Center.

He’ll also be responsible for the County’s Emergency

Operations Center when activated (as it has been for pandemic

and storm events).

Farney resides in Stormville in Dutchess County, but

plans to relocate shortly to Sullivan. He enjoys outdoor

activities such as ATV/snowmobile riding and hiking with

his wife, 10-year-old son and two dogs.

MANOR’S PASSORT This handy “Welcome” booklet, created

by the Livingston Manor Chamber of Commerce, provides

information about the hamlet’s amenities. Manor Ink photo

Chamber offers guide to

Manor shops, services

Livingston Manor, NY – The hamlet’s Chamber of

Commerce has created a handy booklet full of useful information

for visitors as well as local residents. Called the

“Livingston Manor Directory,”the publication lists inns,

bed-and-breakfasts, restaurants and pubs where users can

find lodging, food and drink. It also contains names and

descriptions of the town’s many fine retail shops, including

addresses and contact information.

Among the services listed are insurance agencies, home

and garden contractors and pet sitters. Need a real estate

agent or a haircut? Both can be found within the pages of

the guide. Many newcomers will appreciate the “Town

Information” section. It lists volunteer organizations, contains

health and emergency phone numbers and provides

ways to reach Town of Rockland municipal services.

Copies of the free directory can be found in most Manor

shops. It can also be accessed on online at the Chamber’s

website at livingstonmanorny.com/2019-visitors-guide.

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MANOR INK | SEPT. 2021 | 11

Town considering approval of cannabis dispensaries

By Marge Feuerstein | Manor Ink Mentor

TOWN BOARD MEETING OF AUG. 5

Minutes: The minutes of the previous

meeting were approved. Supervisor Rob

Eggleton, who was absent from that meeting,

abstained.

Correspondence: The Water and Sewer

Dept. continues space training. The county

has seen a large increase in tick-borne diseases,

with 322 cases of Lyme disease and

32 other related maladies. With the uptick

in new COVID-19 cases countywide, the

board may have to go back to mandated

face masks. The DMV will return to Town

Hall beginning Tuesday, Aug. 10, with

hours from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Appointments

will be required, and applicants must

be a Sullivan County resident.

Old Business

Town attorney Ken Klein sent a detailed

explanation of the state laws for the sale of

cannabis. The town has until Dec. 31 to opt

out of the program allowing the opening of

shops to dispense the drug, but can always

opt back in. Antrim Lodge owners are

working with their attorney to set up fundraising

to move forward with renovations.

Only three towns in the county have enacted

short-term rental laws, and the Town

of Rockland is still considering the matter.

The board is currently looking into storage

containers converted to rental space, and is

also considering zoning map changes. TAM

is completing repair work on Pleasant Street

pump station. The state’s Division of Grants

approved a $50,000 grant for repairing the

courthouse roof.

BAKE SITE The board approved the Catskill

Conductors Clam Bake, happening on Sept. 11

at the hamlet’s former airport. Manor Ink photo

Resolution Required: The following

resolution was passed by the board.

n Authorize the publication of ads for

bids on the courthouse roof repair.

New Business

The board will look into direct deposit of

Town of Rockland employee paychecks.

Resolutions Required: The following

resolutions were needed and were passed

by the board.

n Allow Kaitlen Madison to work for the

Code and Building Dept. up to eight hours

per week at $14 per hour.

n Accept a budget modification for the

Roscoe Sewer Dept.

n Set a public hearing on the Spectrum

Cable Agreement for Thursday, Aug. 19, at

7:15 p.m., and post a notice in the Sullivan

County Democrat one week prior to the hearing.

n Allow a payment plan for the waterand-sewer

bill owed by the owners of 8

Meadow St., citing hardship.

n Accept the internal audit service as

stated under the Uniform Justice Code action.

Department Heads: Ted Hartling,

Highway Superintendent: The Beaverkill

bank repair project is moving along slowly.

A permit from the DEC will be needed. A

used mowing tractor was purchased for

$6,500. It needs a little work, but was a good

buy.

The bills on Abstract #15 were approved.

Details of all dollar amounts can be found

on the website at townofrocklandny.com

under the minutes of Aug. 5, when posted.

TOWN BOARD MEETING OF AUG. 19

Minutes: The minutes of the previous

meeting were unanimously approved after

a resolution was passed that modified the

2021 budget.

Correspondence: With COVID cases

climbing, wearing a mask in public places

will be reinstated. Meetings will be held

on Zoom again. FEMA seminars will run

through Nov. 23.

Old Business

The town received a stimulus check for

$180,000. A lightning strike in July was verified

by NYMIR, an insurer for municipalities.

They will process the town’s claim of

up to $20,000.

New Business

A notice has been sent to all departments

to submit their budgets by Wednesday,

Sept. 15. A date for a public hearing on zoning

will be set at the next board meeting.

More documentation from town attorney

Ken Klein regarding legal wording on

storage containers and redistrict zoning is

needed.

A shared-services meeting was held

with the county. Currently, the town hosts

the county DMV once a month, the Sheriff’s

Office uses town hall, and the town

and county share plowing, sanding and

highway equipment with other towns. Suggestions

from the public for other possible

shared services are welcome.

Public Hearing: A hearing on the

Spectrum cable television agreement was

opened. Since there was no public comment,

the hearing was closed.



n Accept the cable television franchise

agreement between the Town of Rockland

and Spectrum Northeast, LLC, starting an

eight-year contract.

Department Heads: Glenn Gabbard,

code enforcement officer: Building permits

continue to be active, and additional parttime

help will be needed into next year.

Approval of Bills: The bills on Abstract

#16 were approved.

Public Comment: Jennifer Grossman

of the Smoke Joint requested approval to

hold a clam bake at the hamlet’s old airport

on Sept. 11. Insurance and permits have

been acquired. The event will celebrate

the growth of commerce in the town and

part of the proceeds will be given to first

responders.



n Grant a permit for the Catskill Conductors

Clambake to be held on Sept. 11, at 431

Old Rte. 17.

Details of all dollar amounts can be found

on the website at townofrocklandny.com

under the minutes of Aug. 19.

2021-22 school year to be a repeat of 2020-21, though in person

By Marge Feuerstein | Manor Ink Mentor

SCHOOL BOARD MEETING OF AUG. 18

Superintendent’s Update: LMCS

will open for the 2021-22 school year on

Tuesday, Sept. 7, with essentially the same

COVID regulations as last semester. The

district will not mandate vaccinations,

but all students and personnel must wear

masks inside the building and on school

buses. Testing may be required, depending

on the spread of the virus, and if

required there would be no cost to the

district. Seating charts for distancing in

classrooms and a hybrid eating plan for

the cafeteria are being developed. Classes

will be in-person, five days a week, but

some students with special needs may

receive at-home Zoom instruction. The

district is following CDC guidelines, but

they are subject to change.

New Staff Positions: Due to the resignations

of an elementary teacher and a teaching

assistant, appointments to fill those

vacancies have been made. A social worker

has also been hired and will be paid out of

temporary payroll funds.

Athletics Update: A detailed outline of

the fall program was given by Adam Larson,

director of athletics. Although there

have been some requests for football and

girls soccer teams to be comprised of only

LMCS students, Larson explained that

in most cases that is not possible as the

Manor cannot field the required number

of players alone. A list of all game times

and locations is available on the school

website. CDC guidelines for masking both

indoors, on buses and in dugouts will be

followed.

Action Items: The following items were

voted on and unanimously passed.

n Minutes of the previous meeting, treasurer’s

report, revenue status and budget

appropriation reports.

n Warrant A-23, dated June 2021.

n CSE-CPSE and Section 504 recommendations.

n Surplus electronics (cameras,carts,

equipment) for disposal or recycling.

n Surplus fixed-asset and maintenance

equipment.

n Placement agreement (public school).

n Tax warrant; links-integrated school

improvement plan.

n 2021 fall sports mergers; board policy

update; creation of new positions.

n Adoption of an opioid overdose prevention

policy and regulations.

Consent Agenda: The consent agenda

was approved as presented.

All action items and matters on the consent

agenda can be found at lmcs.12.ny.us

under the minutes of Aug. 18.

12 | SEPT. 2021 | MANOR INK LMFL NEWS

These titles are really for the birds

Another summer out-of-doors has passed – sigh. Did

you spend some time walking trails and fields and listening

to our feathered friends? My longer commute has

allowed me to spot the occasional eagle, kingfisher, cardinal

or oriole. These sightings remind me

to prepare my garden and bird feeder for

another winter season.

One of the quiet joys of winter is

backyard birdwatching with family

members. For many who work from

Stacey

home, the birds and their songs serve

as a reminder of the outdoors awaiting

us after a day inside. Bird watching also

Tromblee

helps us to live in the moment and appreciate nature

daily. Some of the best friends you can have in your

fight against garden pests and ticks are your neighborhood

birds. Here is how you can encourage them to visit

you first.

In preparation for when the weather gets chilly and

natural water sources are harder to find, put a shallow

dish near your window feeder to attract even more birds.

Remember to clean out your bird feeder with a mixture

of vinegar, water and a drop of dish soap every August

and keep the area around your feeder mowed to protect

birds from predators.

Now you will be ready to offer peanuts to local as

well as migrating birds who need the extra protein

at the end of August. In September, offer black oil or

striped sunflower seeds, and in November add suet

secured in an old onion bag and tied to the side of your

feeder. Birds with a reliable food source throughout the

winter will often help eradicate your garden pests in the

spring.

Leave some leaves around the perimeter of your lawn

when you clean up in the fall. These leaves can provide

shelter for wild birds and they may even be

LIBRARY

NOTES

Livingston Manor Free Library September Programs

Presentations by County Historian John Conway

THE LENAPE: THEIR LANGUAGE,

THEIR CULTURE, THEIR LEGACY

n Thursday, Sept. 9, 6:30 p.m.

John Conway discusses the history of the

Lenape, a Native American tribe that lived along

the banks of the Upper Delaware River as early

as 12,000 years ago, hunting, fishing, and eventually

farming. Clashes with the Iroquois tribes

to the north and growing tensions with the

ever-increasing number of European immigrants

eventually prompted the Lenape to move westward,

abandoning this area by about 1730. But

their legacy remains in the form of local place

names still in use today.

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hiding fallen seeds or insects. In the early

spring I always place some yarn scraps

and cotton pieces in a tree at the edge of

our lawn for the birds to use in their nests. My children

always enjoyed seeing these colorful pieces disappear in

a week or two.

The following books at your library will provide readers

with more information for a variety of bird spotting

activities in your neighborhood parks and local woods.

How to Spot an Owl by Patricia and Clay Sutton, A Birding

Guide to Sullivan County, New York by John H. Haas

and Bird Feathers: A Guide to North American Species by S.

David Scott and Casey McFarland.

“Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.”

– Lao Tzu

Stacey Tromblee is the director of the Livingston Manor Free

Library. Reach her at livcirc@rcls.org.

BOUGHT FOR A SONG: IRVING

BERLIN’S SULLIVAN CONNECTION

n Thursday, Sept. 23, 6:30 p.m.

It was on Christmas day, 1938, that songwriter

Irving Berlin presented his wife with a

house in Lew Beach in Sullivan County, and

from that point on, the family spent as much

time as possible at their “country home” on

Shin Creek. Whether or not he actually wrote

“White Christmas” there is debated, but regardless,

the influence the county had on Irving

Berlin’s life is indisputable. Here’s a retrospective

of that life, courtesy of Sullivan County

Historian John Conway.

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A Month in the Country

By J.L. Carr

TOM BIRKEN, THE central

character of A Month

in the Country, looks

back decades later to

the summer of 1920. A

shell-shocked veteran of

WWI left by his unfaithful wife and in

a career that is fast failing, Birken finds

healing through a commission to restore

a church mural that had been painted

over centuries before in rural Yorkshire.

Having survived one of the bloodiest

battles of the war, Tom has been left

with a stammer, a facial twitch and a

broken spirit. Accepting a commission

funded by a deceased benefactor, Birken

finds peace, fulfilment and a renewed

appreciation of art and life through the

restoration of what he soon realizes is a

centuries-old masterpiece.

Also funded by the benefactor is

another damaged veteran of the war

named Moon. While Birken sleeps in the

belfry and works in the church, Moon

sleeps in one of the many holes he has

dug. He is attempting to find the resting

place of the benefactor’s ancient

ancestor who, for some reason, was not

BIRDER BOOKS These are just a few of the birdwatching

titles available at the LMFL for novice as well as experienced

backyard bird enthusiasts. Stacey Tromblee photo

buried within the sanctified grounds of

the church cemetery. The church vicar is

not happy that this work is being done,

finding it disruptive. But he must allow

it in order to receive its benefits for the

church when it is completed.

Both Birken and Moon find what they

are doing very restorative, so they slow

down in order to make the work last. A

month becomes two, and a lovely summer

starts to turn into fall. Birken finds

himself very attracted to the Vicar’s

unhappy young wife who obviously is

attracted to him. He however resists the

temptation to start a relationship with

a married woman. Thinking back, he

wonders was that a mistake?

Our Book Club members agreed A

Month in the Country is a beautifully

written short novel about redemption

and restoration through art and the

beauty of nature, friendship and the

appreciation of a peaceful, ordered

life. Everyone can enjoy this quick read

before summer turns to fall.

Marge Feuerstein

If you are interested in this book, it is

available at the library. To reserve a copy,

or any other book, please call 439-5440.

The LMFL Book Club holds monthly meetings

at the library.

Kentucky road trip a delight

despite reason for going

Trips are always fun for me. I get to

travel to places I haven’t seen, and I get

to enjoy new experiences. My family had

been planning to go to Louisville, KY,

for several months now,

though sadly it was because

my grandfather had

passed away. The reason

for the trip might not have

been so pleasant, but he

Michelle

Adams-

Thomas

believed in celebration

despite upsetting times.

So while on this seven day

journey, we had fun just as

my grandfather would have wanted us to.

Here’s my diary of our trip.

n Monday: When we left Livingston

Manor at 8:21 a.m, it was 59 degrees, an

upsetting, cold environment. By 9:04, the

sun finally appeared,

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but it was hard to see

because of the ruffly

clouds. Our first stop was somewhere in

Pennsylvania – at a large candy shop. It

smelled like honey and was a nice experience.

I noticed that as we traveled, gas

prices dropped, down from $2.98. When

we reached Kentucky, it was around midnight.

Instead of heading to the hotel, we

decided to sit in our car at a rest stop for

the night. That was an interesting experience.

n Tuesday: I have been waiting to cut

off all my hair and finally it happened. We

waited to get it cut in Kentucky because

the famous Paul Mitchell cosmetology

salon and school was there. I thought it

looked quite nice. The hairdresser was

named Brooke Anne Curry, and it was

her first time doing a haircut like mine. It

came out exactly how I wanted and, to my

surprise, it was free because it was a short

haircut day. That day we also visited my

Aunt Brinda. I hadn’t seen her in nearly

four years, and it was nice to see her in

good health. The traffic was heavy all day

because it was the first day of school for

Kentucky students.

n Wednesday: Today was my brother’s

turn at the salon. He got an oil treatment,

and it also came out nicely – fluffy with

added moisture. I got a nice pair of earrings

that day as well, from the department

store called Talbots. My grandmother

wanted to go because she said her mother

used to get their catalog. It was a fine store

and I really loved the earrings she got me.

n Thursday: Today we met up with my

cousin Ty Lancaster. He’s a famous photographer

in Kentucky, and his work has

been published in National Geographic. I got

to see the view of the city from his apartment

– it was gorgeous! Ty gave me some

pointers on photography, and I got to

experiment with his camera. A photo that

I took with it he said looked really good

for a beginner. I also did some modeling

for him, which was fun. Later, we headed

to Tennessee, stopping to eat at around 8

p.m. While at the restaurant, we met two

nice police officers. One, Sergeant of Patrol

Brandon Schroeder of the Columbia Police

Dept., kindly paid for our meal! “I always

come in here and someone pays for me,”

he said. “So today I decided to pay for

someone else.”

n Friday: Today was the day for my

grandfather’s ceremony. His family owns

a church in Tennessee, so we planted his

ashes in the church’s graveyard right

next to his mother and father (my great

grandfather and grandmother). A military

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A CUT ABOVE

The author with

student hairdresser

Brooke Anne Curry

at the Paul Mitchell

School in Lexington,

KY. Curry cut

the author’s long

hair, giving her a

stylish new look.

Photo courtesy of

Michelle Adams-

Thomas

honors detail came to give him honors for

being a veteran, and they were very kind

and understanding. After the ceremony

we visited the farm that my grandfather’s

family owns. It was very large and I got to

see their many cows – a new experience for

me. After that, we drove back to Louisville

and stayed one more night. We went to a

very large book store. It was wonderful – I

could have spent hours there!

n Sunday: We left our hotel and started

the trip home. The drive was chaotic as

it was storming the whole way and there

were various flood and tornado watches.

Luckily, we got home safely, but our

exciting trip ended with us running into

the house so we would not get wet in the

pouring rain.

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Fleas come to Roscoe for

Roscoe, NY – This hamlet’s Firemen’s

Field was the site of an outdoor gathering

that featured music, food and fine crafted

items on Saturday, Aug. 16. The weather

cooperated, and the day-long event was

attended by hundreds.

Called the Flea Valley Festival, the event

was organized by Maria Muller, a Roscoe

native. She was inspired by spirit of the

original Woodstock festival to bring creative

people together to collaborate after

many months of distancing and isolation.

“I just always wished that I could have

been there,” Muller told WJFF of the 1969

event. “So I said to some of my musician

friends, ‘What if you guys come to Roscoe

and play some music in my field?’And

then it just kind of snowballed from there.”

Among those musicians were Sarah

Gross, Nude Party, The Bones of J.R. Jones,

Brother Moses and others. Thirty-plus

vendors, including Livingston Manor’s Jitterbug,

Taylor & Ace and The Long Weekend,

offered handcrafted items and curios.

Food and refreshment were provided by

the Catskill Food Truck, Sunshine Colony

Wine and Forthright Cyder, among others.

At the close of the festival, many attendees

expressed the hope that it will become

an annual Sullivan County event.

SPIRIT OF WOODSTOCK Blues skies and fine weather added to the success of the first ever Flea

Valley Festival in Roscoe. Local participants included the crew from Upward Brewing Co. and Meg

McNeill and Kevin Cooke of Sunshine Colony Wine. Emily Ball photo, left; Daniel Moreton photos, above

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CREATIVE SCENE Sarah Gross and her band perform for fans during the festival, above. Below

left, Peyton Flynn, left, of Cloud 9 Clay, and below right, Charlotte Taylor, left, of Taylor & Ace,

were a few of the 30-plus vendors offering wares at the gathering. Daniel Moreton photos

BROWSERS DELIGHT

Among the items offered at Firemen’s

Field during Roscoe’s Flea Valley Festival

were a few shelves of unusual and

collectible used books, above, at Taylor

& Ace’s booth. Handcrafted specialties

included an array of colorful ceramic

mugs offered by Cloud 9 Clay of Philadelphia,

top right, and original watercolor

prints by Livingston Manor artist

Caroline Harrow, below right.

Emily Ball photo, above; Daniel Moreton photos, right

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DEADLY

Damage caused

by the emerald

ash borer kills

thousands of ash

trees every year.

Gwendolyn

Craig photo

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CMK hosts panel on bad bugs

Sullivan County, NY – The Catskill Park and region

relies upon our trees. But invasive pests like the hemlock

woolly adelgid and the emerald ash borer threaten

Catskills forests and bring with them the potential to

decimate our sensitive ecosystems and way of life.

On Thursday, Aug. 26, the Catskill Mountainkeeper’s

Conservation Director Kate O’Connor hosted an online

webinar called “Forest Pests in the Catskills” and

discussed ways to identify and control these harmful

insects. Joining her were scientists Jonathan Rosenthal

and Radka Wildova of the Ecological Research Institute,

Mark Whitmore from Cornell University and Gary

Lovett of the Cary Institute for Ecosystem Studies. They

explained effective biocontrols, potential policy solutions

and what landowners can do to help.

Hemlock woolly adelgids are tiny, sap-sucking

insects related to aphids. They have caused the widespread

death and decline of hemlock trees in the eastern

United States, beginning in 1951 when they were first

found in trees in Richmond, VA.

Another significant pest is the emerald ash borer. An

exotic beetle originally discovered in Michigan in 2002,

their larvae feed on the inner bark of ash trees, disrupting

the tree’s ability to transport water and nutrients. As

a result, the borers have killed hundreds of millions of

ash trees in North America.

To see the webinar, visit catskillmountainkeeper.org.

While some may go,

nature will abide

Sitting on my deck the other day, watching the clouds

drift by and birds land on one of my feeders, a sudden

little movement on the deck caught my eye.

It was a grasshopper. I watched it for a few minutes, and

then suddenly realized these insects, which

were so common, so plentiful during my

childhood, I hardly see any more. What

happened to them? Where had they gone?

In my youth, to answer those questions

I would have reached for a book or might

Marge

Feuerstein

have gone to the library. But now, all I have

to do is Google my question, and I learn

that scientists think climate has a lot to do

with the present-day dearth of grasshoppers. It’s because

the grass they eat is more nutrient deficient.

There are places now in our hemisphere were insecteating

birds have lost as much as 80 percent of their food

source. Wow! That got me thinking about

what else may have been abundant here

on Shandelee when I was a kid and is

mainly missing now.

Common garter snakes for one. They were all around,

AGING

OUT LOUD

and my brother and I were forever picking them up. There

were bullfrogs down at the lake, and crayfish that you had

to catch from behind as they shot backwards in the shallows.

One of my friends has the theory that many of those

things have disappeared because the raptor population

has happily increased up here. Nowadays we are treated

to the sight of beautiful hawks and the occasional majestic

bald eagle. Pushed almost to extinction by our use of the

insecticide DDT in the 1940s, our national bird and its

DISAPPEARING ACT? Grasshoppers once seemed plentiful in

the Catskills. Now, not so much. wikimedia.org photo

cousins have made a wonderful comeback and we are now

privileged to have many of them in our area.

On the positive side, the deer and bear populations

thankfully seem to be thriving, as are those of other native

animals. A nearby red fox seems to have a litter each

spring. So, I guess nature will triumph despite the loss of

many species, often due to man’s greed or carelessness.

Insects, marine life and some mammals may still be

roaming this lovely planet long after man is gone, and

when our sun finally gives out. Thankfully we will not be

around to see that. In the meantime, we can enjoy those

creatures who persevere and add so much to our lives,

especially in the later years.

The Apollo 11 mission’s wheel man

Astronaut history’s ‘loneliest’

Editor’s note: With this issue, Manor Ink mentor Art Steinhauer

launches an astronomy column, covering topics related to

space exploration and offering previews of what can be seen in

our night skies each month.

Michael Collins died a couple of months ago. One of

the pioneers of the space race, Collins is best known for

having been the command module pilot

for the Apollo 11 mission to the moon,

where he remained in orbit 60 miles above

the moon while Neil Armstrong and Buzz

Aldrin made the first lunar landing. This

earned him the appellation “the loneliest

Art

Steinhauer

man in history,” but he later said that he

cherished every moment.

Collins grew up in a military family,

where his father was a major general in the Army (and

an aide to General John Pershing during WWI), his uncle

General “Lightning Joe” Collins, an Army commander

CATSKILL

NIGHT

SKIES

during WWII and the Korean War, and

his older brother, Brigadier General James

Collins, Jr., led an artillery battalion ashore

on D-Day. Collins, however, chose a career

in the Air Force to avoid any appearance of

nepotism. He became a test pilot, and after being accepted

into the astronaut program, was the second man to conduct

a space walk during the flight of Gemini 10 in 1966.

While Armstrong and Aldrin descended to the moon on

July 20, 1969, Collins remained in the Columbia spacecraft,

out of contact with both Mission Control on Earth

and the Eagle lunar lander for 48 minutes while his ship

SEPTEMBER VIEWING

n New moon on Sept. 6; full moon, the Haverst

Moon, on Sept. 20.

n In the first half of the month, Venus and Mercury

can be viewed at dusk low in the west. Brilliant Venus

is one of the easiest objects to spot in the night sky.

n Jupiter and Saturn are prominent all month in

the southeast sky. With a telescope or binoculars,

Uranus is visible in the constellation Aries the Ram.

n Alas, the sun crosses south of the celestial

equator on Sept. 22, at 3:21 p.m., bidding summer

farewell and bringing us into autumn.

was on the far side of the moon. Only when radio contact

was reestablished was he informed that the landing was

successful. In his notebook he wrote, “I am alone now,

truly alone, and absolutely isolated from all known life.”

He spent almost twenty-four hours circling the moon 30

times, awaiting the rendezvous with his fellow astronauts.

Collins later said that he thought a lot about what he

would do if Armstrong and Aldrin were unable to successfully

return to the Columbia craft – would he want to

return to Earth without them? “My secret terror for the

last six months was leaving them on the moon … but I

am not going to commit suicide,” he wrote. “I am coming

back home, forthwith, but I will be a marked man for life

and I know it.”

Charles Lindbergh, the first person to fly solo across

the Atlantic Ocean decades earlier, wrote to Collins, “I

watched every minute of the walk-out, and certainly it

was of indescribable interest. But it seems you had an

experience in some ways of even greater profundity.”

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SPACE UBER NASA astronaut Michael Collins circled the

moon in July 1969, while his companions explored its surface.

He described the experience as being “truly alone.” NASA photo

Collins left NASA shortly after the Apollo 11 mission,

heading first to work in the State Department and later

became director of the Air and Space Museum. While

there, he played a pivotal role in securing funding for and

guiding the construction of the museum.

President Biden said of Collins, “He may not have

received equal glory, but he was an equal partner, reminding

our nation about the importance of collaboration in

service of great goals. From his vantage point high above

Earth, he reminded us of the fragility of our own planet,

and called on us to care for it like the treasure it is.”

I distinctly remember the Apollo 11 landing when I was

a teenager. My parents and I had spent the day visiting

my sister who was at summer camp in Narrowsburg. My

father raced back madly that evening – even though he

was usually a very careful driver – as we listened on the

radio to coverage of the landing, getting home just in time

to witness one of the most, if not the most, extraordinary

events in human history.

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18 | SEPT. 2021 | MANOR INK FEATURES

IN THE EARLY 1900s,

a church was erected

at 89 Pearl Street, on

the corner of what is

now Rock Avenue in

Livingston Manor. A

handsome structure

in the popular Greek

revival style, the building

served the hamlet’s

Methodist Episcopal

congregation. As can

be seen in this postcard

from around 1910,

the newly constructed

church was fronted by

freshly planted saplings, but still

NOW &

THEN

lacked any ornamental

shrubbery.

One hundred and

eleven years later,

the building, now the hamlet’s

United Methodist church,

left, retains its elegant lines. Its

steeple has been enclosed, surrounding

greenery has matured

and a parking lot and shed have

been added, but otherwise the

building remains much as it was

more than a century ago.

Manor Ink photos

Does time

stand still?

CHANGES Noah Kalina’s photo series “Over Time” documents

the passage of time in a Lumberland landscape. Provided photo

CAS to show Kalina photos

The Catskill Art Society will present work by Noah Kalina

in an exhibit titled “Over Time” that opens on Saturday,

Sept. 11, in its Laundry King space at 65 Main Street

in Livingston Manor. The artist will give a talk at 3 p.m.,

and an opening reception will follow from 4 to 6 p.m.

Kalina was born and raised in Huntington, NY, and

attended the School of Visual Arts in New York City. Eight

years ago he built a studio in Lumberland, where he is

now based full time. His work has been exhibited nationally

and internationally and is in numerous personal and

public collections. His work has been commissioned by the

Museum of Modern Art, Google, Gucci and Disney, and

his ongoing (now over two decades) self-portrait project

“Everyday” was parodied on “The Simpsons.”

The exhibit will continue through Oct. 31.

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Aletheia Piano Trio lights up the Shandelee festival stage

By Art Steinhauer | Manor Ink Mentor

The Aletheia Piano Trio returned to close

out the Shandelee Music Festival’s 28th

season with a dazzling performance on Saturday,

Aug. 21. Consisting of three talented

young women – pianist Fei Fei, violinist

Francesca DePasquale and cellist Juliette

Herlin – the trio performed compositions

by Beethoven, Schumann and Dvorak to a

MUSIC

REVIEW

very appreciative audience on

the wonderful grounds that

host the festival each summer.

The ensemble is named for

Aletheia, the goddess of Greek mythology

whose name is synonymous with the

concepts of openness and sincerity, and

the artists approach their musical works in

such fashion.

The three musicians opened with the

“Trio in C Minor,” Op. 1, by Beethoven,

and the chemistry and joy radiated from

their faces as they performed. Their

playing could be alternatively energetic

and sublime. In particular, the second

movement – the andante – exhibited some

exquisite pizzicato by the two string

instruments, while the piano was forceful

or expressive as required, while always

blending with the strings.

DePasquale introduced the second piece,

“Fantasiestücke,” Op. 88, by Schumann, by

saying that though it is not an often-performed

work, it has an “intensity with a

JOYFUL CONNECTION Members of the Aletheia Piano Trio – from left, Francesca DePasquale, Juliette

Herlin and Fei Fei – closed out this year’s Shandelee Music Festival. aletheiapianotrio.com photo

range of bright colors.” The trio did indeed

play it with great crispness and tautness

shared between the performers.

The Aletheia Piano Trio, musicians from

China, Italy and France, met and formed

the ensemble while at the Juilliard School

in New York. Individually and as a trio

they have performed at many venues nationally

and internationally, and have won

numerous awards and accolades.

After intermission, the program concluded

with Dvorak’s “Trio in E Minor,”

Op. 90 (subtitled “Dumky,” meaning “epic

ballads” in Czech) that again exhibited the

trio’s fine musicianship and joyful connection

to each other and their craft – a factor

many in the audience commented upon

afterward. Seeing the pleasure the three

FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS

To see video clips of the Aletheia

Piano Trio and other Shandelee Music

Festival performers from the 2021

season, or to learn about festival

news and upcoming events, visit

shandelee.org.

musicians visibly exhibited added much

to the enjoyment of the performance. Their

winning stage presence perfectly complemented

the music, which could be passionate

or ephemeral as required by the score.

Much credit goes to the festival’s

founder Daniel Stroup and its board of

directors for their commitment to continue

bringing world-class young musicians to

the Catskills each summer. This year, for

classical music enthusiasts who could not

make it to Shandelee for the festival, Sullivan

County’s public radio station WJFF

broadcast each of the concerts in a special

called “The Sunset Concert Series.”

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20 | SEPT. 2021 | MANOR INK INK WELL OF HAPPINESS

A Junction of taste, service

THE JUNCTION

This is the eleventh in Manor Ink's series of

restaurant reviews.

A cool spot located on Stewart Avenue,

Roscoe’s main drag, the Junction is a

destination for locals and visitors from all

around. The restaurant

and cocktail bar offer a variety

of spirits, local brews

and a seasonal menu.

The vibe at the Junction

is fresh and fun.

Michelle

Adams-

Thomas

Even though it’s a newer

addition to the community,

the Junction fits the

atmosphere of the places

around it. The interior is just the right balance

of moody and natural light and the

decor isn’t too fussy.

The inspiration for the food comes

from owners Aaron Blakley and Misty

Hackworth’s favorite things. With Blakley

being from North Carolina and Hackworth

from Texas, you’ll find Southern

touches all over the menu – fried chicken

HOW IT

FEELS

The

webtoon

“Middle

Child

Syndrome”

successfully

captures

the difficulties

and

feelings

experienced

by the

character

whose

situation

gives the

series its

title.

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com graphic

sandwiches,

pimento cheese,

a few tasty

salads. There’s

a Monday Blue

Plate special as

well. You’ll also

find some more

refined items on

the menu from the couple’s time living

in Brooklyn. Those include beef tartare,

poached shrimp, burrata and a grain

bowl.

“What makes the poached shrimp

so good is that we poach them with

REVIEW

a bunch of herbs, spices,

garlic and citrus peels,” said

Blakley.”The ramp gremolata that goes

on top is made from local ramps that chef

Evan Chesney picked back in May and

we’ve had pickled ever since. You can

even see a few jars on our back bar.”

While at the Junction, I tried a variety

of foods I really liked. The bun for the flat

top burger was very firm with just the

right amount of sweet. The traditional

By Osei Helper and

Michelle Adams-Thomas | Manor Ink

PAGE TURNERS

Editor’s note: Our reviewers once again

decided to jointly offer their views on a webcomic,

alternating comments. Osei is up first.

Osei: The time of physical comicbooks

is over! Webcomics are taking over. All

right, while that may not be true, webcomics

have been growing in popularity

in recent years.

There are many

ways that people

can create webcomics.

Simply uploading

them to online

forums or social media sites is a common

way, but many choose to publish through

specific companies such as Webtoon or

Tapas. Webtoon (also known as Naver

Webtoon) is a South Korean-based platform

that publishes a form of webcomics

known as “webtoons” that originated

in that country. What distinguishes the

webtoon is its vertical format, making it

easy to read on a smartphone.

Michelle: Like Webtoon, Tapas (also

known as Tapastic) is a social reading

GOOD VIBE The Junction in Roscoe is one of the hamlet’s newer eateries, and its combination

of excellent service and good food make it a winner. Michelle Adams-Thomas photos

Duke’s brand mayonnaise was light,

subtle and added some authentic Southern

flavor to the burger. I had an egg on

the burger, and it was cooked perfectly.

The kale Caesar salad came with anchovy

dressing, which combined perfectly with

the creamy Parmesan cheese and seasoning.

Overall, the food was very good and I

app. It has both webcomics and novels,

and anyone can submit original pieces

of art. Tapas is similar to Webtoon, with

some of the same stories and comics,

but it also has novels which do not have

pictures in comic format. Also, unlike

Webtoon, Tapas allows readers to access

mature content if they are 18 or older.

Osei: I spend most of my webtoon time

reading action series, romances, or an

elusive mix of both. But “Middle Child

Syndrome” is a short series I wanted to

check out because I had read some of the

author’s other work, and this story was a

part of their universe. It’s a five-chapter

coming-of-age story about a child who

grows up as a middle sibling.

While I’m not a middle child, I think

the story is a good representation of

how being one must feel, especially if

the person doesn’t fit in and feels no one

cares. The writer is good at expressing the

emotions a teenager would go through

while feeling pulled in many directions.

The heartwarming lesson at the end of the

story is that everyone has a place and people

who care for them. While not perfect,

the art is really nice and impactful. The

would give it seven out of ten stars.

What stood out most to me was the

service at the Junction. It was a hot day

when we visited, and we started our meal

outdoors, but then asked to move inside.

Our server graciously accommodated our

request, making the overall experience a

positive one.

Nothing middle-of-the-road about ‘Middle Child’

character’s emotions

really shine

through and are

portrayed expertly.

I’d highly recommend

this manga,

but be forewarned

that it touches on

themes of sexual

Middle Child

Syndrome

YAA Comics

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abuse. I give “Middle Child Syndrome”

an eight of ten stars – nothing mind-blowing,

but a really solid story and message.

Definitely check it out!

Michelle: I really enjoy small romance

stories because of the plot. To me, “Middle

Child Syndrome” brought that to the

table. The story accurately portrays the

main character’s feelings in various situations.

It also shows how people around

the protagonist are affected by his actions.

You truly feel the loneliness and emotion

that this person experiences in day-today

life. As a middle child, I can relate to

some of the experiences the protagonist

has, and that naturally gave me a strong

connection to the story. “Middle Child

Syndrome” is one of my favorite webtoon

series because it is truly short and sweet.


A Media Probe twin-spin: ‘Booth’ so bad, ‘Tigers’ so good

Why do I subject myself to such horrors?

One might think I am a masochist

for all the pain that I put myself through

watching these movies. Thankfully, this

is the last movie in the

trilogy. I don’t think I

would’ve been able to take

another sequel. Well, let’s

get into this dumpster fire.

Here is my review of “The

Osei Helper

Kissing Booth 3.”

At this point in the

series, the story has nothing to do with a

kissing booth aside from a slight reference.

It’s all about the gang trying to make

MEDIA

PROBE

REVIEW

this summer their best one

yet, since they’re all going

away to college in the fall. To

no one’s surprise, “KB3” was

bad, very bad. Within its first

20 minutes, there were five separate montages.

It felt like 40 minutes had passed

after they finished. Though the movie has

an hour-and-52-minute run time, it somehow

felt longer than “Titanic.”

Conflict begins when one of the families

WORD SEARCH

By Zachery Dertinger | Manor Ink

decides to sell their beach house because it

won’t be used when the kids go away. But

the place has sentimental value, because it

Find this month’s hidden words, selected especially for the start of school.

Homework

Pens

Pencils

Books

LunchBox

ClassRoom

BlackBoard

Chalk

Backpack

Homeroom

Apples

Buses

Computers

Gym

Math

Science

English

History

Music

Teachers

Meetings

Students

HEAD OVER HEELS No love for the latest iteration of romance in “The Kissing Booth 3,” left,

while Media Probe flips over “The Paper Tigers,” right. Provided photos

was the place the kids spent their summers.

This could have been the setup for

a hard-hitting emotional storyline if the

beach house had any importance in the

previous movies, but this is the first time

we hear about it, so we really don’t care

at all.

“KB3” might just be the worst of the

trilogy, but I don’t remember the previous

two all that well, and I hope to never

watch them again. They all have a similar

setup where two or more of the characters

show a simply baffling level of immaturity.

What makes this movie the worst

offender is that its characters, now high

school seniors, haven’t matured one bit

from the first movie.

That said, though, the movie does have

a pretty decent message. It only really

kicks in at the end, but it’s good nonetheless.

There was also a fun go-kart scene

with really odd camera work. But I’m

grasping at straws here.

In short, this movie ain’t too good, folks.

I give “The Kissing Booth 3” a three out

of ten stars. If you watch it on Netflix, you

can suffer like I did.

* * *

It feels good to be back to reviewing

another martial arts film. Now that I have

two reviews this month, I can move on

from a painful teen movie to a lovely action

flick. I was planning on reviewing a

classic Jackie Chan film, but I came across

“The Paper Tigers,” released in May of

this year, so I thought it best to save the

older film for another

time.

“The Paper Tigers”

is an action comedy

about three kung fu

practitioners well past

their prime who try

to avenge the death of

their “sifu” or master.

Fight choreography

especially appeals to

me, and this movie has

plenty of epic battle

scenes. The choreography

was crisp and

clean, and you could

see that each character

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Booth 3

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had a distinct way of fighting – some

with minimal but effective movements,

others with large, flashier attacks. There

was a tiny bit of plot armor, but not as

much as I expected.

The second positive is the movie’s

humor. As an action comedy, I was hoping

it would have funny moments, and

I wasn’t disappointed. I typically don’t

expect much of comedies these days, but

“The Paper Tigers” delivered. The mirth

was pretty decently timed and came

often enough to qualify this movie as a

comedy, but not so much that the drama

and action were overshadowed. The

delivery of the lines was pretty cheesy

at times, but that seemed intentional, at

least to me.

The last plus I’d give “The Paper Tigers”

is the big lesson that it teaches. I’m not

going to spoil the plot, but the main

character struggles with juggling his life’s

responsibilities while managing the issues

he faces. In the end, he comes to what

seems to me to be a moral and just way to

deal with conflict resolution. It hits hard

and leads to a pretty hyper final battle

sequence.

My only criticism of “Tigers” would

be about the way some of the characters

interact and speak. I know it’s supposed

to be a comedy, but their interaction felt a

little too cartoonish at times.

All said, I really liked this movie. It had

strong action, good comedy and themes,

decent acting, and only a few flaws. If

you’re a fan of action, comedy, martial

arts, or any combination of the three,

you’re bound to enjoy it. I’m going to give

“The Paper Tigers” an eight out of ten

stars. Definitely check it out, as it’s now

on Netflix!

22 | SEPT. 2021 | MANOR INK OUTDOORS

Rail Trail to Manor a possibility

Expansion depends on grant

By Manor Ink Staff

PARKSVILLE PATH The existing Rail Trail in Parksville could

be extended to Livingston Manor, provided federal and local

funding is acquired. Manor Ink file photo

Livingston Manor, NY – Heather Jacksy of the Sullivan

County Planning Department joined the Chamber of Commerce

this past month during their regular meeting to discuss

future plans for the O&W Rail Trail.

Jacksy said that her office was focused on developing the

railbed section between Parksville and Livingston Manor,

utilizing the existing trail leading out of the former municipality

and taking advantage of all the recent economic

activity in the latter. The department will need the help of

the Chamber to support a grant application to the federal

Economic Development Administration to receive funding.

“Ten million dollars is potentially available under the

federal infrastructure bill, with a 20-percent contribution

required from local governments for environmentally sustainable

projects,” Jacksy said.

She asked that Chamber members start thinking about

key points that could be made in the grant application regarding

the economic impact that the trail might have on

the Manor. Sullivan Renaissance, she said, will also aid the

Planning Department. Engaging the hamlet’s Rotary Club

was also discussed, as the trail will run through Rotary

Park on Pleasant Street, and the possibility of tying in the

O&W caboose at Rte. 17’s Exit 96, previously used as the

hamlet’s tourist welcome center, was also mentioned.

Some of the grant funds would be used for a feasibility

study. In addition, property and access rights would have

to be obtained to extend the existing Parksville Rail Trail to

the Manor. A new elevated crossing would also have to be

constructed over the Little Beaverkill.

TRAIL MIX Senior Planner Heather Jacksy of the county’s

Planning Department discusses funding to extend the O&W

Rail Trail from Parksville to Livingston Manor at a recent

Livingston Manor Chamber of Commerce meeting as member

Lisa Lyons of Morgan Outdoors listens. Art Steinhauer photo

SEPTEMBER

ONGOING

Livingston Manor

Free Library

Open from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

weekdays, except 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Wednesdays and Thursdays, 10

a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays. Storytime

is 11 a.m. Tuesdays; Story

& Crafts is 11 a.m., Saturdays;

92 Main St., Livingston Manor.

livingstonmanorlibrary.org

Ethelbert B. Crawford

Public Library

60-minute slots for browsing;

computer use by appointment.

Call 794-4660, ext. 4 or 5 to

schedule an appointment; 479

Broadway, Monticello; ebcpl.org

Liberty Public Library

Mondays, Wednesdays and

Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Tuesdays

and Thursdays, 10 a.m.-6:30

p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m.-4

p.m.189 N. Main St., Liberty.

libertypubliclibrary.org

Hurleyville Arts Centre

Offering in-person yoga classes

with precautions; register at

theyogaspacehv@gmail.com;

219 Main Street, Hurleyville.

hurleyvilleartscentre.org

Catskill Art Society

Closed for renovations, but with

exhibits at Laundry King; also

offering art classes for children

Mondays-Thursdays, 9-9:45 a.m.

(ages 4-7) and 10-10:45 a.m.

ages 8-teen) at Laundry King;


catskillartsociety.org

Delaware Valley

Arts Alliance

Galleries are now open. Also

virtual exhibits on Facebook and

Instagram; 37 Main St., Narrowsburg;

delawarevalleyartsalliance.org

FARMERS MARKETS

Barryville Farmers Market

Saturdays in September; 10

a.m.-1 p.m.; 3405 Rte. 97, Barryville.

343-8075

Callicoon Farmers Market

Sundays in September; 11 a.m.-

2 p.m.; 8 Creamery Rd., Callicoon;

callicoonfarmersmarket.org

Jeffersonville Farmers

Market

Sundays in September, 10 a.m.-1

p.m.; Jeffersonville Bake Shop,

Main St., Jeffersonville. jeffersonvillefarmersmarket.com

Kauneonga Lake Farmers

Market

Saturdays in September; 10

a.m.-1 p.m.; Rte. 55, Kauneonga

Lake. kauneongalakefarmersmarket.org

Liberty Farmers Market

Fridays in September; 3-6 p.m.;

119 N. Main St., Liberty. Catskill-

MountainKeeper.org

Livingston Manor

Farmers Market

Sundays in September; 10 a.m.-2

p.m.; Main St. Livingston Manor.

facebook.com/Livingston-Manor-

Farmers-Market

Sullivan Fresh Farmers

Market

Mondays in September; 10:30

a.m.-1 p.m.; 10 Jefferson St.,

Monticello. sullivancce.org

Roscoe Farmers Market

Sundays in September; 10 a.m.-2

p.m.; Niforatos Field, 1978 Old

Rte. 17, Roscoe; roscoeny.com

Narrowsburg Farmers

Market

Saturdays in September; 10 a.m.-

1 p.m.; 7 Erie Ave., Narrowsburg;

NarrowsburgFarmersMarket.org

Sullivan Fresh Mobile

Farmers Market

Wednesdays and Thursdays in

September; Wednesday stops in

Liberty, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., and Loch

Sheldrake, 3-5 p.m.; Thursday

stops in Wurtsboro, 10:30

a.m.-12:30 p.m., and Fallsburg,

2:30-4 p.m. 292-6180

Harvest Festival

Sundays in September; 11 a.m.;

Bethel Woods Center for the

Arts, 200 Hurd Rd., Bethel.

bethelwoodscenter.org

SEPTEMBER 1-30

Concert: Swing Shift

Orchestra

Wednesday, Sept. 1; 6 p.m.;

Inklings

A LISTING OF FUN THINGS TO DO

Send your event to editor@manorink.org

PLEASE NOTE With frequently changing coronavirus conditions

and safety precautions, many events listed here may again have

safety requirements. Please check websites for specifics.

Ethelbert B. Crawford Public Library,

479 Broadway, Monticello;

ebcpl.org

Concert: Keith Newman

Thursday, Sept. 2; 6 p.m.;



ebcpl.org

Concert: Bethel Lakeside

Music

With Aerial Acoustics and the

Wagner Project, a Tribute to First

Responders

Thursday, Sept. 2; 6:30-8 p.m.;

Gazebo Park, Rte. 55, Kauneonga

Lake. 908-202-6033

Do Good Spirits Inaugural

Golf Outing

Friday, Sept. 3; 9 a.m.-4 p.m.;

Tennanah Lake Golf & Tennis,

100 Fairway View Dr., Roscoe.

dogoodspirits.com/events-tasting

Friday Meditation &

Vegetarian Meal

Friday, Sept. 3; 6-9 p.m.; Kadampa

Meditation Center New

York, 47 Sweeney Rd., Glen Spey.

kadampanewyork.org/foodforthought

Concert: Pitbull

Saturday, Sept. 4; 8 p.m.; Bethel

Woods Center for the Arts, 200

Hurd Rd., Bethel. bethelwoodscenter.org

The Farmhouse Project

Makers Market

Saturday, Sept. 4; 11 a.m.-4

p.m.; Callicoon Hills, 1 Hills

Resort Rd., Callicoon Center.

thefarmhouseproject.market

Art Exhibit

Work by Mona Cliff and

Margaret Jacobs

Wednesday, Sept. 8; through

Nov. 7; noon-4 p.m.; Hurleyville

Arts Centre, 219 Main Street,

Hurleyville. hurleyvilleartscentre.

org

In the Works-In the Woods

Theatre Festival

Thursday, Sept. 9, through Sept.

12; 7 & 11 p.m.; Forestburgh

CALENDAR

Playhouse, 39 Forestburgh Rd.,

Forestburgh. fbplayhouse.org

Conductor’s Clambake

With Soul City and Sway

Saturday, Sept. 11; noon-7 p.m.;

CK’s Airport, 431 Old Rte. 17,

Livingston Manor.

Art Exhibit

Work by Noah Kalina

Saturday, Sept. 11; artist talk, 3

p.m., opening, 4 p.m.; through

Oct. 31; Laundry King, 65 Main

St., Livingston Manor. catskillartsociety.org

Film Screening:

‘Not Just Me’

Thursday, Sept. 16; 6:30 p.m.;

Laundry King, 65 Main St.,

Livingston Manor. catskillartsociety.org

m.facebook.com/sccoplayers photo

BACH, BEETHOVEN AND BEACH CHAMBERED

In an engaging farewell to the 2021 summer season, the Sullivan County Chamber

Orchestra will present two chamber music concerts entitled “Art of the Quartet” with

performances in Hurleyville and White Lake. The program will include selections

from J.S. Bach’s “Art of the Fugue,” Amy Beach’s String Quartet in One Movement and

Beethoven’s “Cavatina” from his String Quartet No. 13. The concerts are scheduled for

Saturday, Sept. 18, at the Performing Arts Centre in Hurleyville at 6 p.m., and Sunday,

Sept. 19, at the Reformed Presbyterian Church in White Lake at 3 p.m. Featured artists

include violinists Akiko Hosoi and Adrienne Harmon, violist Chiu-Chen Liu and cellist

Luke Krafka. Emma Tattenbaum-Fine will host. For more information, visit hurleyvilleartscentre.org.

Jeff Jamboree

Saturday, Sept. 18; 7 a.m.-4

p.m.; Main St., Jeffersonville.

482-5354

Concert: Jeff Dunham




Concert: Kemyndale

Flute Trio

Celebrating Beethoven’s 250th


Birthday

Monday, Sept. 20; 6 p.m.; Ethelbert

B. Crawford Public Library, 479

Broadway, Monticello; ebcpl.org

Hula Hoop Fun For Adults

Wednesday, Sept. 22; 6 p.m.;



ebcpl.org

Concert: Chris Stapleton

Thursday, Sept. 23; 7 p.m.;

Bethel Woods Center for the

Arts, 200 Hurd Rd., Bethel.

bethelwoodscenter.org

Art Exhibit

Work by Macyn Bolt

Friday, Sept. 24, through Oct.

30; 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Loft Gallery,

Delaware Arts Alliance, 37 Main

St., Narrowsburg. delawarevalleyartsalliance.org

Art Exhibit

Work by Thierry Gourjon-

Bieltvedt

Friday, Sept. 24, through Oct. 31;

9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Alliance Gallery,

Delaware Arts Alliance, 37 Main

St., Narrowsburg. delawarevalleyartsalliance.org

Finding Peace Weekend

Retreat

Friday, Sept. 24-Sunday, Sept. 26;

7:30 p.m.; Kadampa Meditation

Center New York, 47 Sweeney

Rd., Glen Spey. kadampanewyork.org/foodforthought

Concert: Black Crowes




Emerging Anglers Dinner

Honoring Jill Joyce

Saturday, Sept. 25; 6 p.m.;

hosted by the CFFCM; Beaverkill

Valley Inn, 7 Barnhart Rd., Livingston

Manor. cffcm.com

Concert: ZZ Top

Sunday, Sept. 26; 7 p.m.; Bethel



Beading & Applique

Demonstration

With Mona Cliff

Sunday, Sept. 26; 2-3 p.m.;

Hurleyville Arts Centre, 219 Main

Street, Hurleyville. hurleyvilleartscentre.org

Board of Trustees Meeting

Livingston Manor Free Library

Monday, Sept. 27; 5-6 p.m.;


livingstonmanorlibrary.org


Manor Ink September 2021

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