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Red Swan’s Latest Roadblock: Access to the Property
This image from the Red Swan Inn website is an artist’s rendering of the site plan. The Inn appears in the bottom
right of the plan and would sit closest to Route 94. The other buildings are defined as home/office townhouses, meeting space, mixed use or spa/fitness space. Parking and access roads are not identified; the exit to Clinton Avenue
Extension would connect to the roadway in the top left of this image.
By Eileen Patterson
At a meeting in late February, the Village Board asked
the Demetroules, LLC development team, for the proposed
Red Swan Inn project, to resubmit their petition and
include a site plan. Citing a need for more information
before the requested zone change could be approved, the
consensus of the Village Board was that the concept
seemed acceptable but too many details needed to be clarified. A site plan would be a first step in that clarification.
The development team returned to the Village Board on
June 6 with a site plan in hand.
In addition to submitting the site plan, Demetroules
attorney, Steven Spiegel took the opportunity to highlight
changes that had been made to the project. He explained
that the changes were the result of “months of input from
the community; particularly neighbors to the property.”
He said, “The neighbors on Clinton Avenue were concerned that rear parking would encourage egress to Clinton
Avenue Extension (which would interfere with their neighborhood traffic pattern). We have moved the parking so
that egress will happen from Route 94.” Other changes
include eliminating a stand-alone catering facility and following the Zoning Board of Appeals recommendation that
on-site townhouses be marketed to professionals who
would live and work there instead of encouraging retail
space. Mayor Newhard said, “I like to hear that you are listening to the neighbors.”
The Mayor then said that the Board would pass the site
plan to planner, Ted Fink who has recently been hired by
the Village to incorporate the Village zoning code to comply with the Comprehensive Master Plan. He will be asked
to separately work with the Village Board to determine if
there is a zone in the Master Plan which will allow for the
Red Swan Project. Mr. Fink’s fees for this time will be paid
by the Red Swan Inn development team.
This process seemed simple enough until a neighboring property owner, Fran Parkin raised an issue which has
now become a serious obstacle for the Demetroules team.
It seems there is a disagreement as to the ownership of
Clinton Avenue Extension. This road runs from the southern side of Galloway Road towards the rear of the Welling
property. The Parkins claim ownership of the road, having
been responsible for clearing snow and maintaining what
they consider to be a driveway to their plumbing shop. A
letter to the Village Board from the Parkins’ attorney, Jay
Myrow says, “The site plan under consideration is in conflict with the rights of the applicant. The proposed intensity of the site is based on the proposed access off of
‘Clinton Avenue Extension’. The applicant does not have
that right of access…any decision to be made in reliance on
the site plan would be made on a false premise.”
At the Village meeting on July 18, Demetroules’ attorney, Steven Spiegal informed the board that his research of
the town zoning code indicated Clinton Avenue Extension
was identified as a stub street and as such is considered a
Town road.
In an attempt to move the discussion to other issues,
Demetroules Finance Manager, James Mezzetti asked
about Mr. Fink’s involvement with the project and what
affect that would have on the timing. Trustee Metzger confirmed that the pace should move faster with this planner
on board. Mr. Mezzetti, responded by saying, “There is no
pace.” Mayor Newhard’s response to Mezzetti’s comment
was to remind him of the obstacles interfering with
progress; namely the ownership of Clinton Avenue
Extension. The Mayor asked that the Demetroules team
provide documents showing the town’s ownership of the
roadway but he was clear that the final determination of
ownership was not for the Village Board to decide but may
require a separate civil action. He said, “You must resolve
the road issue or file a site plan that does not include
Clinton Avenue Extension.”
Mayor Newhard was asked at press time for an update
to the Clinton Avenue Extension issue. He indicated that
the two sides have not budged in their respective opinions
and the road ownership issue has not been resolved to the
Board’s satisfaction.
Mandelbaum & Village Yet to Agree on Taxes &
Parkland Fees for Liberty Greens
By Eileen Patterson
As the Liberty Greens Senior Housing project makes
its way through the rigors of SEQR and a resulting
Environmental Impact Statement from the Village
Planning Board, the developer still needs to tie up some
loose ends with the Village Board of Trustees before a site
plan can be approved and the project can proceed. Jonah
Mandelbaum and his attorney John Capella have proposed
adjustments to two of the fees required for anyone developing property within the Village.
One of those fees is the Payment In-Lieu of Parkland
which is designed to set aside funds that the Village will use
to maintain, improve and expand existing parks. By definition, the only way for a developer to avoid that payment
is to provide viable parkland to the Village. At the July 18
Village Board meeting, Mr. Mandelbaum surprised the
Trustees with a request to have this $3,000 per-unit fee
waived. Citing decisions made in nearby towns such as
Monroe and Harriman, he said, “It is not uncommon for
municipalities to do this.” Mr. Mandelbaum indicated that
this fee is designed to consider the impact that the residents
of a new development will have on the parks. He went on
to explain that the seniors do not have a need for expanded parks in the Village. Village Attorney, Michael Meth,
quickly interjected that the fee is not based on impact but
is for the benefit of the entire community regardless of who
will live in the proposed development. The discussion
ended with Mandelbaum asking the Board to consider a
reduction to $500 per unit.
Mandelbaum encouraged the Board members to consider the fact that these fees would ultimately come out of
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the pockets of tenants of Liberty Greens, all of whom will
be low-income senior citizens. Because the project is
approved as a site for low-income senior housing, the
developer’s return on investment is regulated by the New
York State Private Housing Finance Law which states that
Mandelbaum’s return on the capital cost and interest of the
project cannot exceed 6% annually. Because of these regulations the developer must stay on top of all capital costs
and attempt to cap them where possible in order to keep
the rents on a low-income scale.
Asked after the meeting for a reaction to
Mandelbaum’s request, Mayor Newhard expressed his
desire to work with the developer but the first priority is to
maintain the integrity of the current community in the
Village during this expansion boom. He said, “If you want
to build here you must buy into the ideology of the community. We need whatever money to which we are entitled
to maintain our Village for current and future residents.”
He disagreed with Mandelbaum’s conclusion that the
future residents of Liberty Greens will not take advantage
of parks in the Village. Newhard said, “They will be low-
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WARWICK VALLEY DISPATCH, AUGUST 3, 2005
Historical Society to Auction Off
Unique Items at ‘Under the Tent Party’
Hot or cold? However your guests like it, you can
accommodate their tastes in a very eye appealing way with
a “Bain Marie” that will probably be the most unusual item
among those auctioned at the Warwick Historical Society’s
“Pride and Preservation Under the Tent Party” on Sat.,
Aug., 27.
A “Bain Marie” is basically a steam table. This one was
used in the 1920s for picnics and other al fresco dining.
When connected to gas, it can keep things hot for serving.
It was mostly used to keep foods cold by placing ice in the
tray under the serving pieces. This item, donated by a society member, has two enameled serving trays with covers
and four heavy crockery inserts with covers. It is about 40"
long, 24" deep and 32" high.
Antique dealers, who have handled this Bain Marie,
think it probably came out of a school or church. Because
it is portable, they assume it was not in a restaurant. These
pieces were made from late 19th century until the 1940s.
Auctioneer William Jenack will take bids on the Bain
Marie and a host of other wonderful antiques donated by
the Eclectic Eye, Old Crow, Red Shutters and other area
dealers.
Art that will be up for bid includes a watercolor,
Baird’s Barn, by the late Edith Vail, a much-collected artist
of the 20th century. There will also be paintings by contemporary artists, including Jonathan Talbot. And society
members and guests will be able to bid on folk-style renderings by Jeanette Nebus of two of the Society’s buildings:
the 1810 House and the Old School Baptist Meeting
House.
Those two buildings and several other historic structures that beautify Warwick are owned by the Historical
Society. The proceeds from the auction, raffle and tickets at
the “Under the Tent Party“ are the society’s main source of
income for the care and maintenance of these treasures.
The party, held from 6 to 9 p.m., offers a good time for
a good cause. The $30 ticket includes live music by Touch
of Brass, fine spirits and a great selection of hors d’oeuvres
prepared by Society members and area restaurants, a silent
auction and the live auction conducted by Jenack. Tickets
are on sale at Newhard’s, Main Street, Peck’s Wine and
Spirits, Bank Street, by calling 986-3236 or at the event.
A “Bain Marie” is an impressive way to keep foods hot
or cold for outdoor dining. All the rage in the late 19th
century and until 1940, this model, believed to be from
the 1920s, will be a focal item at The Warwick Historical
Society’s Under the Tent Party scheduled from 6 to 9
p.m., Aug. 27.
Zircar Products Inc.
Gets Parking Variances
By Scott Webber
The Warwick Town Zoning Board of Appeals approved
two variance applications and held over five others at their July
25 meeting.
Approved was the application of Zircar Products Inc. for
property owned by Paterco LLC located at Round Hill Road
and Golden Hill Terrace, reducing setback requirements for
the purpose of a 35x80 foot addition to an existing facility and
permitting off-street parking to be located in front of the
building and within 25 feet of the front line where 50 feet are
required as well as a special condition reducing parking setback from public roads from 40 feet to 16 feet.
The other approval went to Frank Gaudiello for property
located at 29 Sheperd Avenue, Greenwood Lake, reducing a
front setback to 22 feet where 30 feet are required for the purpose of constructing a 14x22 foot addition to the front of an
existing single family dwelling.
In addition, the Board granted side yard setback variances
for both sides of the property.
The other applications which were held over included:
Jose and Betty Freijo for property on California Road for front
setbacks for the purpose of building two single family
dwellings on a private road on two lots.
Michele DBA as Black Dirt Beauty for property owned by
Double G Restaurants in Pine Island concerning a business
sign on the roof.
Brenden Daly on Route 17A and Continental Road
reducing a lot area from 4 to 2 acres on one lot and a side setback from 75 to 34 feet on a second lot.
Held over were the applications of JAVIC LLC for property located at 75 Ronald Reagan Boulevard regarding signs to be
erected on the site.
Also Edward P. Fava at 1 Anthony Court, Greenwood
Lake, regarding setback variances and an agreement that
would allow him to keep a garage on his neighbor’s property.
The Planning Board at its July 20 meeting approved plans
for the construction of a proposed 385 square foot porch and
a 190 square foot addition proposed by Michael and Grace Vele
on the east side of Route 210, at the intersection of Lakeshore
Road, in “A Designated Protection Area” of Greenwood Lake.
SUPERVISOR’S
CORNER
By Michael P. Sweeton
Warwick Town Supervisor
www.townofwarwick.org
Tune to Cablevision Municipal Channel 21 or
log on to www.townofwarwick.org for Town information.
The Town of Warwick and the Village of
Greenwood Lake will hold a joint presentation of
City Tech’s (CUNY) design projects for the
Greenwood Lake public beach. Many creative and
innovative designs for the future of this great beach
property will be on display. All residents are
encouraged to come out on Tues., Aug. 9 at 7 p.m.
to the Warwick Town Hall, 132 Kings Highway for
this special presentation.
Orange County Exec Ed Diana and
Commissioner of Health Jean Hudson, M.D., want
residents to be aware that mosquito season is fast
approaching and County residents need to check
around their property for any mosquito breeding
areas such as old tires, receptacles holding water,
stagnant ponds or pools, and leaky outdoor faucets
where water can collect. House gutters should be
cleaned and screens fixed to prevent mosquitoes
from getting in the home.
Orange County will hold a hazardous household waste day on Fri., Aug. 5 for business, farmers
and governments, as well as on Sat., Aug. 6 for all
Orange County residents. The event will be held at
the Orange County airport, 500 Dunn Road,
Montgomery, and you must pre-register by July
22nd. Please call 1-800-328-4808.
The next regular meeting of the Town Board
will be held on Aug. 18 at 7:30 p.m. in the Warwick
Town Hall, 132 Kings Highway.
5 Hour
Prelicensing Course
Warwick High School, Room 128
Monday and Tuesday, August 8 and 9,
7 - 9:30 p.m.
Fee $20. Registration is 6:30p.m.
on Monday August 8. Please bring
permit and pen.
Warwick Police Blotter
July 20
Ryan Torres, 28, of Greenwood Lake, was arrested and
charged with Aggravated Unlicensed Operation 3rd following an incident on Park Ln. He was released to reappear in
Village Court.
July 22
Julio C. Vallejo, 23, of Paterson, NJ, was arrested and
charged with Aggravated Unlicensed Operation 3rd following an incident on State Hwy 94. He was released on $90
bail to reappear in Town Court.
David Barrett, 58, of Lagrangeville, NY, was arrested
and charged with Aggravated Unlicensed Operation 3rd
following an incident on Glenwood Rd. He was released
on $25 bail to reappear in Town Court.
A 19-year-old female from Warwick, was arrested and
charged with Aggravated Unlicensed Operation 3rd following an incident on Third St. She was released to reappear
in Village Court.
July 23
Alexander Martinez, 23, of Altamonte Springs, FL was
arrested and charged with Unlawful Possession of
Marijuana following an incident on Oakland Ave. He was
released to reappear in Village Court.
Lashenya Hernandez, 31, of Middletown, was arrested
and charged with Criminal Possession of a Controlled
Substance 7th, Driving While Ability Impaired by Drugs,
and Unlawful Possession of Marijuana following an incident on Oakland Ave. She was released to reappear in
Village Court.
July 24
A 20-year-old male from Middletown, was arrested
and charged with Criminal Mischief 4th, Criminal Trespass
3rd, and Driving While Intoxicated following an incident
on Pulaski Hwy. He was arraigned before Hon. Barlet and
remanded to the Orange County Jail in lieu of $1500 bail.
An 18-year-old male from Warwick, was arrested and
charged with Operating an ATV on Public Property without Consent following an incident on Drew Rd. He was
released to reappear in Town Court.
July 27
A 17-year-old-male from Pine Island, was arrested and
charged with Aggravated Unlicensed Operation 3rd and
Unlawful Possession of Marijuana following an incident on
Maple Ave. He was released to reappear in Village Court.
July 28
A 16-year-old male from Warwick, was arrested and
charged with Disorderly Conduct following an incident on
Main St. He was released to reappear in Village Court.
A 20-year-old female from Florida, was arrested and
charged with Aggravated Harassment 2nd following an incident on Main St. She was released to reappear in Village
Court.
July 29
Alexander E. Cerwinski, 36, of Goshen, was arrested and
charged with Driving While Intoxicated, Driving While
Intoxicated over .08%, and Reckless Driving following an
incident on Pulaski Hwy. He was released to reappear in
Town Court.
A 17-year-old male from Warwick, was arrested and
charged with Unlawful Possession of Marijuana following an
incident on Forester Ave. He was released to reappear in
Village Court.
A 19-year-old male from Warwick, was arrested and
charged with Open Container and Underage Possession of
Alcohol following an incident on Wheeler Ave. He was
released to reappear in Village Court.
WARWICK VALLEY DISPATCH, AUGUST3, 2005
Warwick IBA Sponsors
‘Second Saturdays’
Adhering to the business adage of “give people what
they ask for,” the Warwick Independent Business Alliance
will sponsor “Second Saturdays” in downtown Warwick.
Beginning on Aug. 13, many downtown Warwick retailers
will remain open until 8 p.m. on the second Saturday of
each month through the holiday season.
“In the months leading up to the announcement of
the Warwick IBA, we spoke to many people who repeatedly asked why downtown Warwick doesn't stay open late.
‘Second Saturdays’ is an effort by the Warwick IBA to
address a clearly articulated wish by our community,” said
Deborah Blomfield, co-founder of the organization.
Michael McDermott, owner of The Bookstore, adds,
“The Warwick IBA is asking people to support local businesses: accordingly, the business community needs to be
willing to respond to what people are telling us. We have to
be willing to look at ourselves through the community’s
eyes and offer what people are asking for including later
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shopping hours."
Among the 16 retailers participating in “Second
Saturdays” are Warwick IBA business members: the
Bookstore, Eclectic Eye Antiques, Forever Jewelers,
Frazzleberries, the Inkwell, Port of Call, Silken Wool and
Victorian Treasures. From ice cream cones to cappuccino, shopping to live entertainment, fine dining to relaxing in the park, downtown Warwick has something to offer
almost everyone. Gather your family and friends and enjoy
the beauty and vitality that is downtown Warwick and the
IBA’s “Second Saturdays.”
The Warwick IBA is a grassroots organization of local
independent business owners and community members
committed to raising awareness of the value and importance of supporting local businesses. Membership to the
Warwick IBA is open to local, independent owners and
families. For information about the Warwick IBA and
“Second Saturdays”, visit www.warwickiba.org.
Warwick Merchants Celebrate
‘Ladies Night Out’
The Village of Warwick Merchant’s Guild has scheduled their eighth annual “Ladies Night Out” for Thurs.,
Aug. 18 from 4 – 9 p.m. in downtown Warwick.
“Ladies Night Out” is a popular summer event attracting people from near and far as downtown Warwick buzzes
with activity and excitement. The Village of Warwick
Merchant’s Guild invites everyone, but in particular, the
ladies, to come downtown and indulge themselves with
specials and treats offered by extended shopping hours,
tasting the flavors of the fine restaurants, dancing to the
sounds from DJ Sebastian Monte or simply relaxing at one
of Warwick’s many outdoor cafes, “Ladies Night Out” is a
night to join with friends and family for an evening of
summer fun.
One of the most popular parts of “Ladies Night Out”
is the crowning of a “Queen for a Day” by our esteemed
Mayor Michael Newhard, in recognition of a special lady
and her generous spirit, caring heart and selfless nature.
The Queen receives a tremendous gift basket, overflowing
with generous gifts, provided by local businesses. For consideration by the Village of Warwick Merchant’s Guild,
completed nominations must be received by Aug. 13.
In addition to the many specialty boutique stores in
Warwick, there are also outside street vendors set up right
on the sidewalks selling gifts and services. The focus is on
women’s health, fitness, beauty and fashion – anyone interested in participating in the “Ladies Night Out” event, as a
vendor should contact Tim Mullally at 986-9588.
Commercial Water Users Drowning in
Increased Fees
By Eileen Patterson
In May, the Warwick Village Board approved a budget
which, among other increases, included a change to fees for
water usage in the Village. Residential users are not
impacted by this increase because the rate schedule adjusts
once a user exceeds 100,000 gallons per quarter.
Homeowners typically use 20,000 gallons per quarter and
are charged at a rate of $3.10 per 1,000 gallons. This rate
jumps to $5.10 per 1000 gallons at the 100,000 gallon per
quarter mark.
The Warwick Carwash, many restaurants in the Village
and the two Laundromats will feel the pinch most severely
because they exceed the 100,000 limit on a regular basis.
These users say that the higher fee will increase their water
bill by as much as 50% per quarter. Mayor Michael
Newhard said, “The water fees paid by Village users are put
into a fund which pays for the ongoing maintenance and
repair of the system. It is not intended to be income for the
Village.”
The increase was implemented because the more
water demanded from the system puts more stress on the
infrastructure which, in turn, demands more maintenance
and upgrades. There are sections of the water system, particularly in the business district of the Village which will
need to be replaced more often as a result of the higher
demand.
Several commercial users asked the Village Board to
reconsider the increase. In response to these concerns,
Mayor Newhard formed a committee to investigate the
issue. The questions are: Should all Village users contribute equally to water system repairs or should the larger
volume users be proactively identified and assessed; what
are the costs associated with those potential repairs; and
would that cost be more because of the commercial
demand?
The Mayor expressed empathy to the commercial
users but did not make any promises. “I realize that this is
a large increase for the business owners,” said Newhard.
“They (the car wash, Laundromats and restaurants) do
provide necessary services to the community so it is only
fair that we evaluate the issue from all perspectives.”
The committee members are Village Accountant
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Michael Vinieri, Warwick Carwash owner Paul LeDuc;
Jerry Debold, owner of South Street Tire; Craig Cianci of
Betty Brite Laundry; and two non-commercial users, Mary
Jankowski and Mary Goodman. Trustee Roger Metzger
and Mayor Newhard will work with the committee. They
will hold two meetings during which time they will determine the need for the additional fees. After the first meeting, Mayor Newhard said, “The committee will do some
serious analysis and crunch the numbers to determine if
the increased fees are necessary to maintain the water system.”
A recommendation from the committee is expected
within the next month.
By Mayor Michael Newhard
Village of Warwick
www.villageofwarwick.org
Saturday, Aug. 6 at 7:30 p.m. Cavern, a country
blues band and Tin Roof, a bluegrass group will be
playing at Stanley-Deming Park. This is a free concert, part of our Summer Concert Series.
Our Volunteer Firemen are an important part of
our community. Like many of our service organizations we’re not all aware of how much they do for us
as a community. Here are some things they give us
and I hope you will be impressed and generous when
asked to donate or help:
• Fire/Rescue services provided 24 hours/7 days
a week
• Fire Police for emergencies and special events
• Manpower and apparatus to support local
parades, Applefest, escort for various winning athletic teams returning to the Village, Lions Club 5K Race
and Memorial Day Parade.
• Fire Prevention classes and awareness
• Child Protection awareness
• Annual Carnival and department sponsored
fireworks
• Use of facilities by local Girl Scouts
• Sponsorship and support of other local
organizations
• Seasonal activities including department
sponsored Easter Egg Hunt and Holiday tree lighting
• Adopt a Highway Sponsor (Route 94 South)
• Annual Warwick Valley High School
Scholarship
• Sponsors Warwick Valley High School Athletic
Awards Dinner
• Warwick Valley High School junior firefighter
program
• Warwick Valley High School S.A.D.D. demonstration which includes manpower and apparatus
• Helping Santa make his yearly visit to the
Children of our Valley!
The list could go on. Thank you men and
women of Warwick Fire Department and all you do
for us. We are grateful for your service to our community!
Village of Warwick
Meetings
The Village of Warwick Zoning Board of Appeals
Meeting will be held Mon., Aug. 15 at 7 p.m. upstairs in the
Village Hall located at 77 Main Street.
The Village of Warwick Planning Board Meeting will
be held Thurs., Aug. 18 at 7:30 p.m. in Village Hall.
The Village of Warwick Planning Board is holding a
Work Session for Liberty Greens on Sept. 8 at 7:30 p.m. in
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School Tax Should be Based
on Income
Editor,
With revenue at over $68 million, this Warwick School operation is big business. There is not a CEO in the country that would
not be envious of this arrangement. Imagine this, the CEO does
not have to worry about efficiencies and he can hire as much support staff as he likes. He does not have to answer to the stockholders and if he needs more money, he simply bills the stockholders.
Even better, the board of Directors, which is supposed to protect
the interest of stockholders, will help him do it to the stockholders! This is not how the spending of taxpayer’s money is supposed
to work!
What happened to the time honored American institution of
a School Board that had open meetings, discussions, taxpayer
input and yes, some disagreement? Now it appears that all decisions are made without public record, behind closed doors and
merely entered into the legal record at Board meetings. As an avid
student of organizational behavior, this really baffled me until last
week, when I obtained a copy of “A Climate of Understanding”
coauthored by our Superintendent, Dr. Joseph Natale and published in the June 2005 edition of the American School Board
Journal. I commend Dr. Joseph Natale for issuing a press release of
the entire article to the public. I urge all parents and taxpayers to
read it several times. From an organizational behavioral perspective, it is the pivotal point (fall of 2002) of the “new direction” and
“an expansive agenda” (that we were never made aware of) and
that drives the insatiable demand for more tax revenue in a flat to
slightly decreasing student population.
Read “A Climate of Understanding” carefully and learn that
our schools are now managed by a “team” composed of the Board
and the Superintendent with an agenda that is neither approved
by nor communicated to the taxpayers. Except for a back-handed
swipe at some parents, you will find absolutely no mention of taxpayers. I can only conclude from that, we are not part of “the
team” and have been deliberately removed from the “loop”, except
to pay the excessive taxes. This certainly helps to explain the
unpredictable organizational behavior of two budget votes and
the growth (of two new music teachers) in the non-mandated
portion of a so called “austerity budget”.
We still do not know just what lofty and altruistic objectives
that the Board bought into (to become part of “the team”) to
replace their “checks and balance” responsibility to the taxpayer
who elected them. Their attitude comes across as “the academic
technocrats know what is better than the taxpayers” and “the end
will justify the means”. I wouldn’t go so far as calling it collusion
but I will let you be the judge. We, as taxpayers, have a right to
know why they are so intent on driving the tax to “the maximum
that the market will bear” when the student population is forecasted to steadily decrease over at least the next 8 years.
In the absence of factual information from “the team”, we can
only speculate where they are going with our money. After looking at six different scenarios, I will share with you the one that, I
feel, best fits the organizational behavior. Remember now, the following is just a stab at trying to understand the organizational
behavior that we are observing; only the “team” knows for sure
and they aren’t talking!
The scenario: The “team” sees the district as becoming a very
affluent area where you would be out of place unless you had an
annual salary of at least $159,088 or an incredible retirement and
benefit package. These rich folks would want more sports, arts,
music and clubs. They would be able and quite willing to pay for
them. The school administration would be pleased to see growth
in a declining student population. Anyone that could not afford
this higher standard would move away and make room for more
money. The public school system, which was specifically designed
to prevent social class distinction, would now exclude low and
middle class students, to become a publicly funded “Finishing
School for the Rich”. The insatiable demand by the “team” for
more tax money is to increase non mandated streams such as
sports, arts, music and clubs which would accelerate the change in
the demographics to suit their need for growth. This would
explain why it was, in the face of largest voter rejection of a budg-
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et in Orange County, we wound up with growth (of two new music
teachers) in the non-mandated portion of a so called “austerity
budget”. If this scenario turns out to have any validity, it’s not surprising why the “team” would want to keep it secret. It also makes
school funding by taxation on income a much more attractive
alternative.
WILLIAM A. FULLERTON
‘We Need to Begin Finding Ways to
Work Together’
Editor,
It’s with increasing dismay that I’ve read the correspondence
in this space relating to Warwick’s school budget and school budget voting over the last weeks and months. I have been saddened by
the shrill tone of many of the letters from folks on both sides of
this issue, and by the evident lack of thought that has characterized several pieces of correspondence.
It seems to me that we have much to gain by keeping this conversation civil and working together as best we can to solve a problem that will present itself again and again each spring. The truth
is that we will all suffer if Warwick’s schools cannot compete with
like public schools in our area, and we will all suffer if the tax bill
for homeownership in our town becomes so burdensome that
only the rich can live here.
I urge your readers who care passionately about these issues
to start treating each other with more kindness and respect. We
need to begin finding ways to work together to achieve what I
believe we all desire: an excellent public education for the children
of families in our community who choose it…and reasonable
school taxes for those fortunate enough to own a home in the
Warwick School District.
REV. J. SCOTT BARKER
Thanks the Warwick Community
for Their Support
Editor,
On behalf of the Historical Society of the Town of Warwick,
we would like to thank the Warwick community for its support
and participation in our George Washington Day parade, picnic,
and the first annual “Lost Arts Festival” held in late July. The event
that attracted over 100 children and adults is a part of our organization’s efforts to make Warwick’s history more relevant to our
growing population, especially to children. Beyond celebrating
our first president’s historic visit to Warwick, a glimpse of early life
in Warwick was provided by hands-on activities for young and old
alike such as old-fashioned games, a traditional May pole, demonstrations of weaving, and candle making. The day was capped off
with a lecture in the early evening at the Old School Baptist
Meeting House.
Thanks to the many volunteers, including the WVHS History
Club members and the Bellvale Community, who helped to make
the event a success. And a special thanks to the following sponsors: Bellvale Creamery, The Historical Society of A & P, Pennings'
Farm Market, Quaker Creek Store, Christ Episcopal Church, W.
Rogowski Farm, Creative Signs, Diane Pell Photographer, Wilson's
Photo Studio, Old Town Hall Properties, Black Dirt Storytelling
Guild, The Historical Society of the Town of Warwick. We are
thankful also for two grants that we received, in the amount of
$1,000 each, that were from The 2005 Orange Arts Grant and
Prudential-Rand Realty.
The Society looks forward to seeing more families at next
year’s 100th year celebration. Come join us next July for the
George Washington Day parade, picnic, and “Lost Arts Festival” at
Baird's Tavern and Lewis Park in the village of Warwick.
JAN BRUNKHORST
BETTY HURD
SYBIL SKINNER
Co-Chairpersons
WARWICK VALLEY DISPATCH, AUGUST3, 2005
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Support Your Favorite Warwick Merchant
Editor,
The Warwick merchants recently created the
“Warwick Independent Business Alliance,” a grassroots
organization to raise awareness about the importance and
value of supporting local businesses. We should applaud
their efforts and buy locally, and then send a letter to the
local papers supporting your favorite merchant giving
them the exposure they deserve.
My favorite store is “The Bookstore,” found on Main
Street just across from West Street. Each time I walk into
that store I find something new and interesting to read. I’ve
bought books on cooking in a wok, cooking on a grill, and
books on history and politics.
Recently I stopped in to see if Michael, the owner,
could find a book I had heard about on National Public
Radio. I hadn't heard the book’s title since I tuned in late to
the show. But I knew the book was about Black Americans
and their rise into middleclass America by working as
Porters in Pullman cars for the railroads, such as Supreme
Court Justice Thurgood Marshall’s father. That was all
Michael needed to know, he found the book, and two days
later I had it!
Stop in and peruse Michael’s store. You will be pleasantly surprised at the variety of books found for every age
and interest. Michael might even find that book you have
been looking for, as he did for me!
Liberty Greens
improve the drainage system in the Pond Hill development
which is adjacent to his project site. The improvement will
greatly relieve the residents of that neighborhood who have
long suffered with flooded property and basements
because the current system is not able to handle large rainfalls. During an extended discussion of the PILOT fee at
Thursday’s meeting, Capella told the Planning Board, “I’d
like the record to show that this developer is going offsite
to improve a faulty drainage system which is a huge savings
to the taxpayers.”
Planning Board Chairman, George Aulen said, “The
PILOT agreement is not in our purview. It is up to the
Village Board of Trustees to make that decision.”
Asked about the PILOT issue later, Mayor Newhard
said, “The Village Board and the developer have not yet
finalized discussions on this fee.”
Overall, Mayor Newhard feels that negotiations with
the developer are going very well. He is grateful to
Mandelbaum for agreeing to make the improvements to
the Pond Hill drainage system. He said, “This is a difficult
and valuable improvement and I am thankful that he
understands the need.”
The agenda for the August 1 Village Board meeting
includes discussions of both of these fees for Liberty
Greens.
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income adults aged 55 and older; not less active. With
proper funding, the Village may be able to bring programs
and equipment to our parks which are targeted for that age
group.”
The other fee being negotiated between Mandelbaum
and the Trustees is the Payment In-Lieu of Taxes (PILOT)
fee. At the July 28 Planning Board meeting, Mandelbaum’s
attorney, John Capella raised the issue. The number currently being considered, but not yet agreed to, is $200 per
unit or a total of $50,000 per year. This fee was established
under the same NY State housing regulation in order to
lower the rents that the residents will pay and is intended
to provide some revenue to the local taxing jurisdictions in
the absence of Village taxes. Currently, the combined village, school, town and county taxes on the 17-acre parcel
are $11,200 annually. Capella reminded the Planning
Board about the developers profit restriction and indicated
that the pocketbooks of the future tenants of Liberty
Greens will be most affected by the final figure.
Mr. Mandelbaum recently reached an agreement with
the Village Board to spend approximately $200,000 to
STAN MOCARSKY
VIII Annual
Ladies Night Out
Thursday, August 18th, 2005 - 4:00-9:00 PM
(Rain Date Friday, August 19th)
Downtown Warwick, New York
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The Preservation of a Landmark in New Milford
By Lon Tytell
While driving South toward New Jersey on Route 94,
there is a beautifully restored 175-year-old barn in the
hamlet of New Milford. This classic ninety foot long, three
story "post and peg" structure is now the home of
Warwick's New Milford Antique Center.
The proprietors, Carole and Arthur Johnson,
informed The Dispatch that the year long restoration was
at times difficult, as their goal was to adhere to New York
State's Historical Preservation Bureau Standards. The
results are magnificent. You have to see it to believe it!
The barn is filled with high quality antiques, collectibles, and primitives to the 1940's. Arthur has been
handcrafting large harvest tables from recycled barn wood
for years and his works are featured in the center. The facility provides air conditioning in the summer, heat in winter,
and ample rear parking.
The hours of operation are Thursday through
Monday, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. and closed Tuesdays and
Wednesdays. The New Milford Antique Center is a must
on your list of places to visit.
Historic Barn – Carole and Arthur Johnson are living their dream at the New Milford Antique Center.
Karaoke
Contest
Tarot Card
Readings
Antique
Appraisals
Make Overs
& Massages
Street
Vendors
Women's
Self Defense
Demonstration
Style Counsel
Fashion Show
Crowning of Queen for a Day
For one evening, leave behind the mundane tasks and
chores of everyday life and celebrate Ladies Night Out!
August 18th with the Village of Warwick Merchants!
For more information, call 987-7600.
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WARWICK VALLEY DISPATCH, AUGUST 3, 2005
Village of
Florida
By Mayor Jim
Pawliczek
This article is my way of communicating with
you the residents of the Village of Florida on a regular basis. Any opinions expressed are strictly my own.
The American Legion sponsors a program
known as Boys’ State.
Alexander Arzoumanov, a senior a S.S. Seward
Institute, was the Florida American Legion Post
1250 representative at this year’s Boys’ State program held at SUNY Morrisville in Morrisville, NY
from June 26 to July 2. Alex was chosen from a
group of juniors who met the qualifications set by
the national and state American Legion. The
requirements for participation are: academics, leadership, honesty, personality, attitude enthusiasm,
and citizenship.
Boys’ State is easily classified as a Leadership
Action Program wherein qualified male high school
juniors participate in a practical government course
designed to develop in the young citizens a working
knowledge of the structure of government and to
impress upon them the fact that their government is
just what they make it. It is an objective citizenshiptraining program, which inculcates individual
responsibility to the community state and nation. It
is operated on a two party system on the basis of the
political government as it exists in New York State at
all levels from local municipalities to the state. The
weeklong program culminates with the selection of
two delegates to Boys’ Nation. Alex was one of New
York’s representatives to attend the very prestigious
Boys’ Nation, which was held in Washington, D.C.
from July 22 – 30.
At Boys’ Nation, each delegate represents his
Boys’ State as a Senator. These youthful lawmakers
caucus at the beginning of the session, organize into
committees and conduct hearings on bills submitted by delegates to the program. The Boys’ Nation
Senators are instructed on the proper handling of
bills according to the rules of the United States
Senate. Actual participation in the political process
is highlighted throughout the week to include the
organization of party conventions and the nomination and election of a Boys’ Nation President and
Vice President.
Of the 96 boys attending Boys’ Nation, we are
very proud that Alex has been chosen as Boys’
Nation President. He brings pride and fame to the
Village of Florida, the Florida School District, our
County and our State. Congratulations, Alex!
Congratulations and thank you to the American
Legion as well for a fine program.
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Girl Asks That Birthday Gifts Go To
Homeless Animals
On Sat., July 29, Carly Morano, a fourth grader at
Golden Hill Elementary in Florida, celebrated her ninth
birthday in an extraordinary way. Although she had the
usual birthday cake, soda and friends, there was one big
significant and important difference. Instead of getting
presents from her friends, she asked them to bring dog and
cat food for the homeless pets at the Warwick Valley
Humane Society.
This remarkable young lady unselfishly turned her
birthday celebration into an amazing day for many of our
four legged friends who live at the shelter. Carly's family
and friends, assisted in making her birthday wish come
true. On the day after her party, Carly’s parents, Barbara
and Brad, and her Nana, June Morano, went to the animal
shelter to donate all of the food.
“It is truly heartwarming when a young person like
Carly displays such compassion and kindness towards animals by giving rather than receiving presents for her birthday in order to help the stray, unwanted
and abandoned animals at the shelter,”
said Suzyn Barron, President, Warwick
Valley Humane Society.
While Carly was there she noticed a
ten-week-old kitten. This kitten had
lived in a wall for about seven days after
its owner passed away. With generosity
often being rewarded in the most unexpected ways, Carly who really didn't
expect to get another pet was able to
adopt this little survivor that now has
the name of Angel.
Angel joins her dog, Magic, as well
as her fish. Carly loves animals and
recalls her former dogs, Rocky and
Mulligan, who passed away at 14 and 17
years, respectfully. She said that her of
love of animals and wanting to help
them was inspired by her mom who Carly Morano is surrounded by all of the presents that were donated to her
in honor of her birthday for homeless pets.
once worked at a Humane Society.
Rosie's Place Comes to Florida
By Lon Tytell
in season are popular dishes for those yearning for a delicious breakfast.
Roseann "Rosie" Annunziato recently opened Rosie's
Fresh homemade daily soups, hot meals, salads, and
Place at 74 North Main Street, Florida. She enjoys cooking
sandwiches, are prepared from the finest ingredients. The
and her husband, Mark, always wanted to go into the
weather and family favorites play an important part in
restaurant business. Rosie likes meeting people everyday
deciding what the menu will be for each day. If a special
and treats her customers as if they are family.
dish is requested and the ingredients are available, the cusRosie's Place serves breakfast daily and also has lunch
tomer can ask for it to be prepared.
specials. Hot oatmeal and pancakes topped with fresh fruit
Bread pudding that tastes just like grandma made it
seems to be the most frequently desired item.
Try it hot from the oven, smothered with
whipped cream and filled with raisins. You'll
savor the taste.
There have been some subtle changes to
the building since Rosie bought it. Rosie's
husband, Mark, who built the new Raymond
Hose Co. Firehouse on West St. Extension,
renovated the two bathrooms and painted
the inside. New equipment was added to
display ice cream and homemade desserts.
Coming into Rosie's Place, you'll find
local kids working in all aspects of the business. When Rosie is not at the restaurant, she
is busy keeping the books for her husband's
construction business.
Open six days, Monday through Friday,
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“I feel really good inside after helping someone,” said
Carly. "People who have a lot of stuff should donate to
people who don't have a lot of stuff, so those people can
feel what it is like to be fortunate.”
Carly hopes to become an Architect and an Interior
Designer. After watching the TV Show Extreme Makeover,
Home Edition with Ty Pennington, she was inspired to fixup a dilapidated dog house. Now she dreams of being able
to design and build homes for people who need a place to
call their own.
In interviewing Carly, it was easy to see that one main
focus in her is the desire to give, help and care for others.
In her true nature lives goodness, character, integrity and
the strength to believe she can make the world a better
place. The Village of Florida is proud to call her one of
their own.
The Warwick Valley Humane Society is happy to call
her a friend. They are also grateful to receive the donations
as well as Carly’s generous spirit that inspired her friends
and family to give.
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House Fire In Pine Island
By Colleen McAvey
As temperatures reached into the 100's on Tues., July
26, things really heated up at 3 p.m. on Little York Road in
the Town of Warwick. Several women with small children
and an infant were inside their home when the outside of
the house caught fire from external wires.
The family, who smelled smoke, called for help and
immediately left their home. The owner of the house was
seen running from his truck and up to the house, as fire
trucks responded to the scene within minutes.
The family was safe outside while the Pine Island Fire
Department put out the fire and accessed the damage done
to the house. Orange and Rockland Utilities was notified
and also responded to the scene.
Despite the horrendous heat, the Pine Island
Volunteer firefighters from the Amity and Pulaski houses
worked swiftly and diligently to assure everyone's safety
and to mitigate damage to the family’s home.
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True Clinical Stories from the Office
of Dr. Marla Blauschild……
“Sandy L.”, age 41, was referred to the clinic
by a friend who had read about the Atlas
Orthogonal Procedure in the local newspaper.
“Sandy” had been having unrelenting upper neck and shoulder pain
since 1995 and her friend thought “Sandy” might be helped based on th
article she had read.
When “Sandy” arrived at the office, she complained of aching, burning
cramping and stiffness in her neck which extended into both shoulders
and into the base of her skull. The symptoms were present constantly t
varying degrees and had started when she had a motorcycle accident ten
years ago. “Sandy” was taking a prescription drug daily for pain and
stated that if she did not take it every day she was extremely
uncomfortable. The symptoms reportedly interfered with her work,
recreation and daily routine even while taken the medication. She
described her sleep as restless due to the discomfort and would wake up
very stiff.
Examination results showed severe tenderness in “Sandy’s” entire neck
as well as dramatic heat imbalance readings indicating a neurovascular
impingement syndrome was present. Three dimensional radiographic
studies were performed and revealed “Sandy’s” atlas was rotated 5.75
degrees anteriorly and her skull was laterally displaced 2.0 degrees to
the right.
The Atlas Orthogonal Percussion Instrument was used to correct
“Sandy’s” skull/atlas compromise. After her correction, the neck
tenderness and heat imbalance “Sandy” had exhibited during
examination was immediately completely relieved. She commented tha
it felt as if a vice grip had been removed from her neck.
At her one month check up, “Sandy” has held her correction. She repor
having had as many as four days in a row without having to take any
prescription or over the counter pain medication at all. She says that sh
feels much more energy and is able to sleep the night through and
awaken without stiffness.
Dr. Marla Blauschild can be contacted a
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Firefighters access the situation of this house fire that occurred in Pine Island.
Veterans Beat the Heat with
Bitter Cold Battle Memories
By Scott Webber
gas. It was the largest land battle fought by the U.S. Army
in history and marked the end of anymore German offensive actions.
Fisher said that on Christmas Day they found a barn,
which allowed them to get inside. “It was like the finest
hotel in Europe,” he added. He was wounded by shrapnel
in his thigh on Jan. 3 and was hospitalized for nine months.
He recovered the use of his leg.
Fisher was a member of the 26th Infantry, part of
General George Patton’s Third Army. Fisher said that if
Patton had had the gasoline he could have gone all the way
to Berlin, blaming British Field Marshal Montgomery for
holding this back to Patton would not beat him into Berlin.
However, the politicians killed that idea; they had agreed at
Yalta that the Russians would do this.
Fisher’s organization in Florida has 320 members he
noted. Because so many of the veterans are busy with doctor appointments during the week, they have to meet on
Sundays, he said. He was introduced by the Orange
Chapter President, the Rev. Duncan Trueman of Warwick.
The Orange County Chapter of the World War II
Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge found a way to beat this
summer’s heat at their monthly meeting last week.
They turned their memories back to more than 60
years ago when they were freezing in the Ardennes Forest
trying to stop the massive German offensive in which they
hoped to win the war. It was Dec. 1944.
The guest speaker was George Fisher of Palm Beach in
Florida, the President of the National Battle of the Bulge
Veterans Association, who recalled that it was so cold that
their M-1 rifles froze. The one way they found to warm up
the rifles was by urinating on them.
Fisher, whose story is written up in “Time Magazine’s”
60th Anniversary of V-E Day special issue which is now on
sale, remembered being trucked 100 miles north from
Metz where they were all wearing summer uniforms into
what was one of Europe’s coldest winters to stop the
German advance. For ten days the storm continued.
To help camouflage themselves in
the snow, they took pillow covers and
wrapped them around themselves. The
ground was frozen making it impossible
to dig foxholes; their rations were cold
and when the water in their canteens
froze, they began to dehydrate.
Standing before the county group,
Fisher was clad in colorful summer wear
at the Park Avenue Restaurant in
Goshen. He was 19-years-old then,
today he is 80.
Building a fire was out; it would
give away your position to the enemy, he
said, in the daytime the smoke would do
the same. In the dark they took their
weapons apart to keep them from freezing. Every hour they would throw the
bolts on their rifles to make sure they
weren’t frozen up.
The storm ran from Dec. 16 to Dec. George Fisher (right) holds a copy of the “Time Magazine” 60th Anniversary of V-E
Day special edition, which tells his story about the Battle of the Bulge. With him is
26 when the sky cleared and allied air
the
Rev. Duncan Trueman of Warwick, President of the Orange County Battle of the
power came into play, which destroyed
Bulge Chapter, welcoming Fisher as guest speaker at the Park Avenue Restaurant in
much of the German tanks, many of
Goshen. Rev. Trueman is the subject of a chapter in Tom Brokaw’s book, “The
them stalled because they were out of
Greatest Generation.”
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WARWICK VALLEY DISPATCH, AUGUST 3, 2005
Mindful Living
Clean, Polish, & Shine
By Dr. Richard Greendyk
Research shows that stress and toxicity have dramatically negative effects on our
health. Think of toxins as poisons, not only from our external environment, but from our
internal environment as well, which disrupt our biochemical and physiological machinery
and cause malfunction in our body. Stress, and more specifically negative stress, can be
thought of as emotional poisons that have a similar effect. Both also play an important role
in the development of sleep disorders.
The focus of this article will be toxicity, as its profound effect on our health, and in
particular sleep, is so often overlooked. We literally swim in a world full of toxins. A U.S.
Government study estimates that there are approximately 80,000 known chemicals utilized
in a multiplicity of applications, 60,000 of which are potentially harmful to humans. As
disturbing as this may sound, a healthy body, over and against this onslaught of chemicals,
has an amazing ability to metabolize and detoxify many of them, essentially rendering most
nontoxic. The problem arises when, either through poor life-style choices or chronic overexposure, we lose this detoxification ability. This makes us vulnerable to many toxin associated conditions such as headache, muscle aches and pain, joint pain, allergy or flu-like
symptoms, fatigue, irritability, mental confusion, and yes, even sleep disturbances, to name
just a few.
In addition to external toxins, our body can also be besieged by internal toxins, notably
byproducts of metabolism not removed when our bodily functions are compromised by
imprudent lifestyle choices. Few of us are not guilty of such choices. Whether internal or
external in origin, toxins have similar effects, disrupting many of our physiological functions, sleep not the least of them.
Recall, years ago, when the Hudson River was so terribly polluted that very little ecological life existed in its waters. Ten to fifteen years later, but only after monumental
cleanup efforts that reduced pollution from numerous factories, industries, and sewage systems, was life able to return to the river. Once again its rivers teem with ecological life, from
the smallest bacterium to its native fish.
This is a fitting analogy. Just think, by cleaning up a river, life in all its aquatic splendor was able to return to its waters. In like manner, cleaning up our internal environment
and removing toxins, no matter what their origin, restores proper function to our bodies,
enabling us to live our lives without the many health obstacles so common to our culture.
Imagine living your life without headaches, muscle aches, joint pain, fatigue, mental confusion, and more specifically, sleep disturbances. Indeed, how many of us long for a night
of restful sleep.
There are many tests utilizing blood, saliva, or urine to evaluate toxic load and burden,
but that will not be part of our discussion. Rather, we wish to focus on everyday simple
strategies that can be used to remove toxins from the body. Of utmost importance is the
consumption of foods and fluids that up-regulate liver, kidney, and gastro-intestinal tract
function, as these organs are primarily responsible for cleaning up our internal environment.
This means eating healthy quantities of cruciferous vegetables, i.e., broccoli, cauliflower, brussels sprouts, cabbage, bok choy, arugula, and kale, as these vegetables contain
indole-3-carbinole, a chemical which stimulates the detoxification pathways of the liver. In
addition, oranges, lemons, tangerines, and limes have a similar effect, as they are rich
sources of a liver stimulating phyto-nutrient called limonene. The B vitamins, like folic
acid, B2, B6, B12, and the spice curcumin are also used for the same cleansing process, as
are the sulfur containing foods, egg yolks, onions, and garlic.
Another important component of detoxification is intestinal track health. This is
largely promoted through the use of high fiber diets containing whole grains, fruits, and
vegetables. High on this list are oats, barley, beans, peas, apples, and berries.
Probably one of the simplest, yet most effective and overlooked tactics for cleansing
the body is the drinking of water, at least two quarts per day. This flushes all of our tissues,
promotes proper intestinal track function, and stimulates the kidney’s purifying capabilities.
It is important to realize that this is not a short term process, but something that must
be incorporated into our lifestyles, although only for as long as we want to be healthy. As
a home requires continual cleaning, ongoing polishing of furniture and woodwork, and the
shining of glass and mirrors, our bodies call for, figuratively speaking, an ongoing program
to clean, polish, and shine. Without it, we fall prey to all the negative effects of toxins.
Without it, we set ourselves up for the possibility of chronic sleep disturbances.
Our next article will address stress and its relationship to poor sleep.
Dr. Richard Greendyk and his wife, Dr. Nelleke, are practicing chiropractors in Warwick
for the last 18 years, emphasizing optimal health/function through chiropractic care, nutritional intervention, and life style changes. For questions, comments or concerns regarding
these articles, contact Dr. Richard Greendyk at Warwick Valley Chiropractors, 986-9222.
Families with Autism Diagnosis Eligible for Stipend from AMOC
If you could raise awareness for those with a livelong
disability by walking just one mile, would you? Over 350
Orange County residents did walk that mile at the Autism
Move-a-thon of Orange County last October at Thomas
Bull Memorial Park. They raised over $19,000 by collecting
pledges and donations throughout the community.
Now it is time to distribute the funds to the people
who need it right here in Orange County. AMOC and the
Mental Health Association Orange County has earmarked
$8,000 for individuals with Autism spectrum disorders and
their families. Any individual diagnosed with Autism,
Asperger Syndrome, or Pervasive Developmental Disorder
may apply for a stipend of $100 toward the purchase of any
item or service. These may include gymnastics, camp,
clothing, games, or special foods/supplements. Each family may also apply for $100 to be used for parent training
purposes such as attending a conference, taking a course,
or purchasing books or videos.
These stipends are available through the Access to
Money Reimbursement Program (ATM) of Mental Health
Association in Orange County, Inc. from the ATM Autism
Spectrum Fund. The stipend can be utilized only one time
for each individual and family applying. Until the fund is
depleted, every request will be honored when accompanied
by an Access to Money Reimbursement Program (ATM)
application, a letter from a doctor stating a diagnosis on
the Autism spectrum, and a signature showing that the
Mental Health Association privacy policy has been
explained to the applicant.
The group also donated $5,000 to Unlocking Autism
to support the national Autism toll free hotline and the
"Open Your Eyes" photo project that is utilized to show the
increasing number of individuals living with Autism in our
country.
This year, the second Autism Move-a-thon of Orange
County will be held on Oct. 9. For more information about
the event or the ATM Autism Spectrum fund, contact Anne
Klingner at Mental Health Association in Orange County,
Inc., at (845) 294-7411 ext. 253. Further information
about Autism may also be obtained at the Autism Society
of
America
at
1-800-3AUTISM
or
www.unlockingautism.org on the web.
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If you were paying attention to other life-and-death events that occurred over the past
month, you may have missed the Big Story that would be hilarious if it weren’t so sad: the
shocking revelation that “Grand Theft Auto, San Andreas” (the most recent version of a
computer game that has sold more than 21 million copies and earned more than $924 million for its producers, Rockstar Games) may be unsuitable for children and young teens.
Dedicated computer game enthusiasts discovered a secret “code” that could be downloaded easily from the Internet, which – once applied to the game – resulted in the game
being modified to reveal supposedly explicit (though clothed) sexual imagery.
The change in the game (which has reportedly already sold six million copies since its
release in Oct. 2004) drew the scrutiny of senators and – eventually – Entertainment
Software Rating Board. For the first time ever, the Board changed the “rating” for a game
that had already been released (from “Mature” to “Adults Only,” which means it is appropriate only for players ages 17 and up). Wal-Mart and Target announced quickly that they
wouldn’t carry the current version and Rockstar Games quickly announced they’d halt production and make a new version that can’t be modified to allow for sexual images.
The almost-hilarious irony lies in the fact that “Grand Theft Auto,” even in it earliest
incarnations, is a celebration of violence and bloodshed on a huge scale. An early version I
saw (as part of a panel reacting to it for a regional newspaper) allowed the player to run
over or shoot innocent civilians, slap and beat prostitutes, shoot drug-dealers and pimps,
steal a car, and repeatedly run over a policeman.
All of this had no particular negative effect on my fellow panel participants (excepting
one other social worker), as they argued, “…it’s just a game.” What did get them very upset,
however, was a suggestive dance around a pole at the end of a game done by a woman in a
bikini. There was no place in games that would be played by teenagers, they argued, for
such indecent material.
Americans love violence and sexual imagery, and we consistently invest our time, energies, and money where our lusts are. Given the choice of allowing or restricting what
teenagers should be exposed to, however, we weigh in loud and clear every time: shooting,
beating, and the killing of innocents are entertaining and harmless, but exposure to sexual
images is beyond the pale.
Wal-Mart and Target have already indicated they are ready and willing to begin
reselling “Grand Theft Auto” as soon as it is cleaned up and restored to the portrayal of
purely violent rampages.
The next time you hear a teenager bragging and laughing about having “run over a
mother holding her baby,” just remember that our senators and business profiteers made
sure that at least they were protected from seeing any sexually suggestive images.
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King’s School Store
By Kim Wolckenhauer
It was another successful year for the
school store at Kings Elementary in
Warwick! The school store was established
by Mrs. Wolckenhauer’s fifth grade class,
with the help of fourth grade teacher Mrs.
Laroe.
The purpose of the school store is two
fold. It provides the students with the
opportunity to practice their Math skills
while buying pencils, erasers, bookmarks,
and other supplies inexpensively. Fourth
and fifth grade students, with the aid of a
parent, help the rest of the students purchase items from a cart that travels from
classroom to classroom. The profits that
are earned are then donated to local organizations or funds in an effort to help the
community. We were able to earn over
$700 and make donations to the following
recipients: the Warwick Food Pantry, the
Meals on Wheels Program, People for
People (in honor of Alex Smith a sixth
grade teacher who passed away this year),
the Tsunami Relief, the Brian Ahearn
Scholarship Fund, the Anthony Quinn
Scholarship Fund, and the Mustard Seed
Migrant Ministry. The children enjoy having the additional responsibility and learn
the importance of contributing to their
community. It’s fun and beneficial for all
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Chabad Hebrew School Opens in Monroe & Goshen
Jewish education has been proven to be the key factor
in Jewish continuity. In an effort to promote Jewish awareness and education, Chabad of Orange County’s Hebrew
School offers a stimulating yet friendly environment where
children embrace their Jewish roots and gain a true sense of
Jewish pride, no matter their level of observance or affiliation.
The Chabad Hebrew School is an innovative school
that provides an academic and enjoyable environment
where children acquire a broad knowledge of Judaism
through a motivating and challenging venue. Through
Hebrew reading, writing, Jewish history, holidays and
more, the students gain an appreciation for the joys, values
and traditions of our heritage as it is vividly brought to life
by the dedicated and enthusiastic teachers whose creativity
and dynamism make every lesson a unique learning experience.
“There are many parents who are not ready to make
the commitment to enroll their children in a full-service
Jewish Day School,” explains Rabbi Burston, director of the
Chabad of Orange County, “This program will offer a first
taste of Jewish learning in a creative, joyful, hands-on and
interesting way.”
The hands-on learning style encourages the children
to be active rather than passive learners. As Mrs. Chana
Burston, director of Chabad’s Hebrew School says, “Jewish
values and tradition are taught and brought down to the
children in a way that children will have fun learning.”
“Our school’s underlying approach is for the children
to enjoy the time spent at Hebrew School so that they are
left with positive experiences and a greater appreciation for
Jewish education,” explains Chana. The program is thus
carefully blended with games, incentives, crafts, dramatics,
family celebrations and other exciting extra curricular
activities.
The unique curriculum for Hebrew reading is one of
the latest educational breakthroughs. Based on the martial
arts motivational philosophy of color-coded levels and
testing, it provides excitement and inspiration, leading the
students into a winning cycle of learning.
The Hebrew alphabet as well as the vowels and word
formations are divided into 10 colored levels. The students
start out as “White Aleph Champs,” working their way up
the colors of the rainbow to be a “Black Aleph Champ” like
their teachers. Games, flashcards and workbooks make
every step along this remarkable journey a fun and educational success.
Registration for Chabad Hebrew School is now open
for the upcoming year of 2005–06. Chabad offers a choice
of two locations! The Monroe option, at 845 Route 17M,
Suite 202 (on top of the Bank of New York), will have classes Thursday afternoons. The Goshen location, at 1997
Route 17M, offers classes on Sunday mornings. Classes are
open for children ages 5-13.
To schedule an appointment to visit Chabad Hebrew
School, or for more info, please call 928-1701, or e-mail
[email protected]. For more information, log on to
www.ChabadOrange.com.
Guitar & Violin Festivity at Pacem in Terris
On Aug. 7 at 5 p.m. Pacem will offer the fourth concert
in this remarkable season of sell-outs. It will include the
superb classical guitarist Scott Jackson Wiley, who after
nine years in Spain won the exceptional honor of the First
Prize of the Barcelona Conservatory and is now conductor
of the South Shore Symphony and the Long Island Opera.
There is no better interpreter of the great Latin
American composer Villa Lobos. In this concert he will celebrate Manuel de Falla: it is perhaps surprising that this
most powerful of modern Spanish composers, whose
opera “La Vida Breve” penetrates our very soul, virtually
ignored the guitar as a direct vehicle for his musical inspiration for most of his life. But after the death of Charles
Debussy, de Falla was asked to compose a homage to this
musician whom he admired above all others. In a single
stroke he composed a masterwork for the guitar, this most
Spanish of all instruments. This so moving homage Scott
Jackson Wiley will contribute to this concert.
The violinist Robin Zeh was an almost sensational surprise when a few seasons ago her violin sang the
Passacaglia! She performed during the 2003-4 season at the
Adelaide Festival, Australia, the Mozart Festival in
Washington, D.C. and the Central Vermont Chamber
Music Festival. She also appears regularly with the
American Ballet Theatre and Orchestra of St. Luke’s.
She has chosen among others Georg Phillip Telemann,
Gabriel Faure, Fritz Kreisler and Astor Piazzola’s
“Nightclub 1960.”
Pacem in Terris is a not-for-profit organization under
the Education Laws of the State of New York, located at 96
Covered Bridge Road, Warwick, NY. No reservations.
Tickets on sale at 4 p.m. Suggested donation: $8.00.
Sterling Forest Farms to Celebrate Its Legacy
Sterling Forest Farms, New York States first AfricanAmerican resort community founded in 1919 by a group of
professional African-American families from New York
City, will celebrate its 86th year in existence with a barbecue fundraiser at the home of Dolores Vanison-Blakely
noted Executive Director of the Alpha Omega Dance
Company and New York City educator. The event will transpire at 191 Nelson Road, Warwick on Sept. 10 from 12
noon until dusk. The rain date will be Sun., Sept. 11.
Sterling Forest Farms became a weekend and summer
community for the Black Intelligentsia of Harlem,
Brooklyn and beyond. It was spearheaded by nine mem-
bers of the Carlton Avenue Y.M.C.A. who decided to use
their savings to establish an incorporated vacation community. Such prominent individuals as J. Rosamond
Johnson the famed composer and conductor, Dr. Gertrude
Curtis New York’s first African-American woman dentist,
Cecil McPherson famous lyricist and publishing magnate
and the Hon. Miles A. Paige all owned property here.
Langston Hughes, James Farmer and Harold Cruse all frequently vacationed in the colony.
The purpose of the barbecue is to raise funds for the
purchase of four roadside historic markers honoring the
original incorporators so that their legacy will continue.
Caskey Launches Personal Care Products
PhysiClean Products launched their
first six personal care items designed for
athletes and active people, at the IDEA
World Fitness show in Las Vegas. The six
items consisted of PhysiClean, Total
Physique Shampoo and Body Wash, Final
Rep. Conditioner, for the hair; Age Erasing
Anti-Wrinkle Gel, Complete Cleanser,
Total Action Astringent Pads, and Total
Body Exfoliating Scrub.
Athletes and people who work-out,
sweat and shower frequently finally have a
line of spa quality personal care items with
their unique needs in mind. Combining 25
years of personal care manufacturing and
product development experience, with a
love of exercise, Paul Caskey of Warwick,
created a line of products dedicated to people with active lifestyles.
PhysiClean products are rich in antioxidant vitamins to fight free radicals,
multi-minerals to rejuvenate the skin and
proteins to keep the skin vital and healthy.
For more information or to order, contact
us on the web at www.physiclean.com or
call toll free 888-PhysCln (888-749-7256).
Also, African-American real estate agents will be on hand
to help introduce available properties in the area.
The cost for admission to the barbecue, historical talk
and walking tour is $20 per person payable by cash or
check made out to Sterling Forest Farms and mail to P.O.
Box 212 Greenwood Lake, New York 10925. For information on this event phone 986-5980 or email
[email protected]. It is strongly
recommended
that individuals interested in attending call or email within two weeks of the event.
Gannon Joins Subtle Energies
Connie
Wehmeyer,
LMT,
Aromatherapist and owner of Subtle
Energies
Holistic
Health
Center,
announces that Marie Gannon, a massage
therapist, will join their staff. In her position as massage therapist, Gannon will be
available immediately, by appointment, for
Swedish, Deep Tissue and Hot Stone massage.
Gannon holds a Massage Therapy
Associate in Applied Science degree from
Orange County Community College. She
incorporates aromatherapy as well as spe-
cific eastern medicine modalities, such as
cupping and guasha into her massages.
She is also a smoking cessation counselor
and was trained by the Orange County
Health Department.
Subtle Energies is a holistic health center located in Warwick - their mission is to
provide all types of natural therapies to
help people achieve the best possible
health.
For more information about the holistic approach to smoking cessation, contact
Marie Gannon at (845) 469-7162.
‘Not Just For Children’
A fascinating insight into the world of
illustrations for the young at heart,
representing the work of seven of the
best known artists in the field
of children’s illustration.
40 Main Street Warwick, NY 10990
845-986-9500
www.portofcall.net
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• Bedding
Open July 23rd through September 4th
• Tabletop
• Gifts
• Art Gallery
• Frame Shop
“A Time to Fly” by Barbara Lanza
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Free Summer Concert Series ‘On the Lawn’
If it’s Thursday it must mean music! The Lycian
Centre is hosting a free summer concert series each
Thursday evening through August in Sugar Loaf. Grab a
blanket or some lawn chairs, pack a picnic dinner and
come to the front lawn at the Lycian Centre for some of the
best music from some superb local musicians.
Tina Ross and Doc Hirsch will perform on Aug. 4,
along with John Sheehan and Jeff Wilkinson and the
Hoovervilles. Tina and Doc are a husband and wife
singer/songwriting team that performs mostly original
music. Doc will really get the crowd going with his fiddle.
John Sheehan is a master with his guitar; his fingerpicking is incredible to watch. Jeff Wilkinson and the
Hoovervilles perform original rock as well as ballads.
On Aug. 11, Neil Alexander, who performs synthesized
jazz and Michael Jackson, a well-known jazz guitarist, takes
the stage. Mary Anne Marino, a native of Chester, will be
back in her hometown and perform on Aug. 18. Mary
Anne is considered a rising star on the folk scene. She will
be preceded by Kyle Hancharick, a 14-year-old Warwick
native who specializes in folk on his guitar and harmonica.
Finally, on Aug. 25, The West Point Jazz Knights will end
the series.
These events are sponsored by the Lycian Centre for
the Performing Arts, Delaware and Hudson CANVAS,
Joseph Ranni, Esq., ShopRite, The Lobster Pier, Gervic
Paints, Dillinger’s, The Barnsider, Benito’s Pizzeria and
Restaurant, Exposures Gallery, Sugar Loaf Community
Foundation, and Avalon Blueprint. Kings Theatre
Company, a not-for-profit theatre organization is putting
together these free, “On the Lawn” summer concerts. Come
out and enjoy some of the best music our area has to offer!
‘Who's On First’ Has Grand Opening
By Lon Tytell
At “Who's On First” patrons will find a bit of everything from interesting paintings, watercolors, etchings and
prints to Glidden and Puerto Rican pottery, fabulous fifties
furniture, Danish Modern, Herman Miller and iron furniture by Woodard and Salterini. Located on First Street in
Warwick, “Who’s On First” also offers marble and wood
sculptures as well as many other items.
An array of refreshments and drinks and the strumming of tunes by Wayne Fugate and Mike Baglione helped
celebrate the gallery's Grand Opening on Sat., July 30.
There seems to be a diversity of items appealing to the avid
collector and also for the purchaser of a special gift for a
friend or a loved one.
“Who’s On First” is open Thursday through Sunday,
12 p.m. to 5 p.m. For more information call 986-9010.
At the center of historic
Railroad Avenue, we are proud
to present the best of
antiques, art, jewelry, oriental
rugs, pottery, those
accessories and collectibles
that you and your
loved ones will cherish for
years to come.
Asian Imports, Gifts & More
The Kimball Collection
Oriental Rugs
Victoriana, Art,
Collectibles
Crafted Antiquities
Quite a Collection - Jenna Field and Catherine Burgos stand by a painting by Min Jae Hong and
his collection of Chinese Buddhas.
Last Call for Artists to Participate in
Open Studio Tour
This is the last call for Warwick artists to participate in
an Open Studio Tour that will be held Sept. 24 and Sept. 25
from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. There are two ways for artists to participate in the tour. Artists may show their work in their
studio. For those artists without a formal studio, they may
show their work in town in a limited group studio setting
during the weekend tour.
Artists on the tour will also be in a group exhibit in
conjunction with the event at The Gallery at Port of Call,
Main Street, Warwick, from Sept. 8 – Sept. 25.
This event, which is sponsored by Community 2000, is
an opportunity for artists to show and sell their work, but
artists must be on site to meet visitors.
The application deadline is Fri., Aug. 5. For information and an application, e-mail [email protected] or call
Sarah McHugh at 987-8748.
Introduction to Soap Acting at the WVCC
The Warwick Valley Community Center and
Mountain Mist Acting Studio present Sheryl Baker Fisher,
the Assistant Casting Director for ABC Television's "One
Life To Live," to teach “Intro. to Soap Acting and Audition
Techniques.” Participants will perform actual soap scenes,
and learn about blocking and camera positions.
Discount rates are available when you sign up for all
three of the following workshops: ages 12 to adult on Sat.,
Aug, 13 and 20, and Sun., Aug. 28. The cost is $15 per session for ages 12 to 18 and $25 per session for ages 19 and
up. Space is limited and pre-registration is required. For
more information, call 987 – 2279.
Linda Rosen Antiques
Country & Informal Furniture, etc.
Handcrafted Furniture
Gail Ball, Ltd
Vintage/Estate Jewelry
16-18 Railroad Avenue
Warwick, New York
Telephone:
(845) 986-5520
Email:
[email protected]
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SEVENTY YEARS AGO
July 31, 1935:
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Miss Fanny Cowdrey, 86, who died last week, was
a member of the Minisink Daughters of the American
Revolution. Her grandfather, Colonel John Cowdrey, who
as a lad of 17 years took part in the Boston Tea Party in
1773. She was the daughter of John Cowdrey, one-time
sheriff of Orange County and Hannah Adeline DeKay and
was born on Feb. 2, 1849.
•
Mr. and Mrs. Albert J. Decker and Mr. and Mrs.
Robert I. Hyler returned on Monday from a week’s motor
trip through the Catskills up to Quebec, Canada, and home
via Vermont.
•
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Sayer and their daughter,
Miss Eleanor Genung Sayer, who have been in their camp
at Wawayanda for July, are home for a couple of weeks.
Miss Eleanor leaves tomorrow for Spruce Ridge Camp
where she will be an assistant counselor. While at the lake
last week, she swam with ease the entire length of the lake
and back to Wawayanda, a distance of one and three-quarters of a mile in 52 minutes.
SIXTY YEARS AGO
August 1, 1945:
•
The Warwick Valley Telephone Co. has arranged
its largest single construction program in its history, the
conversion of the present manual service to a dial operation and the erection of eight miles of new cable. It will
involve the installation of 600 lines of dial equipment.
Subscribers affected will be given the choice of either a desk
or wall sets, no charge will be made for this service.
•
Pvt. Robert E. Forshee of Warwick is with the
Headquarters Co. 393rd Infantry Reg of the 99th Infantry
Division now with the Third U.S. Army in Germany. While
the 99th was part of the First Army commanded by
General Courtney Hodges, they broke through the
Siegfried Line and then across the Cologne Plain. As part of
the Third Army they crossed the Danube into Bavaria. He
is the son of Ray Forshee of Pine Island. His commanding
officer, Major Gen. Walter E. Lauer is the brother of Mrs.
Ernest Schaefer of Schaefer’s Pharmacy, Greenwood Lake.
•
In Looking Back in 1885 William Gross was
appointed postmaster at Florida; the price of cabbage was
estimated at four and five cents a head.
•
In 1895 the safe in the Warwick Post Office was
blown open by burglers who fled after taking $400 worth of
stamps. Also Edward Farrell of Goshen opened a cigar store
in Warwick.
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In 1905 seven citizens attended the annual meeting of School District 12 when F.V. Sanford, M. Rutherfurd,
J.H. Wood were elected trustees for three years. W.W.
Wendover was elected for one year.
FORTY YEARS AGO
August 4, 1965
•
Warwick merchants hailed Rose Marie Rudy, Miss
Warwick 1965, in a full-page ad. She will compete in the
Miss Orange County Pageant at the Middletown Fair
Grounds on Aug. 22. This same week she turned up at a
Republican ladies luncheon at the Orange Inn in Goshen.
She had her picture taken with Assembly candidate for the
105th District Victor Ludmerer.
•
Democratic candidate Paul Rivet who is running
against Republican State Senator D. Clinton Dominick III
was in town talking with local business people about getting the sales tax repealed.
•
Members of the Florida Softball League set up a
new press box at the ballfield. Those who helped were Jim
Feagles, Ed Lempka, tournament director; Joe Kata, Ray
"Rabbit" Lempka, Charles Harter, Ig Kosior, John Miller,
Vince Czubak and Rich Lysack.
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
July 30, 1980:
•
The Florida Lions Club installed its new officers
for the coming year. They are Daniel Lehman, president;
Allan Barry, secretary; Edward Pawliczek Jr., first vice president; Edward Petrillo, second vice president; John Dever,
tail twister; Bill Weinmann, treasurer. Edward J. Brown was
the past president.
•
Ollie E. Swinson, 90, of 18 Wheeler Avenue, former Chief of the Warwick Village Police Department and
original trustee of the Warwick Community Ambulance
Service, died July 25 at St. Anthony Hospital.
A World War I veteran, an original trustee of the
American Legion Warwick Township Post 214, he will be
remembered by the old High Street Elementary School
pupils who crossed at Swinson’s Corner, the intersection of
South, Main and High Streets.
Born on Nov. 18, 1889 in Delaware, NJ, he married the
former Felicie Mounicot in Tuxedo on Aug. 19, 1924 and
lived in Warwick for 75 years. He was buried in Warwick
Cemetery.
•
In Looking Back it was reported that guests
attending the Grand Opening Ball at the Warwick Village
Hotel (now The Dispatch Building) on Feb. 19, 1863 had to
use rowboats to reach the hotel because the floodwaters of
the Wawayanda Creek were three feet deep. The spacious
ballroom occupied the entire third floor.
TWELVE YEARS AGO
August 4, 1993:
•
St. Joseph School in Florida sent a team to
Quiche, a rural Guatemala province, to present a health
education curriculum translated into Spanish and created
a computer program for use in the schools there. Those
that helped with this project were teachers, parents and
students including David Silver, Sister Virginia Searing,
Chris Gray, Buz Gray, Philip Botero and James Conklin.
•
Ben Winstanley was installed as the new president
of the Warwick Rotary Club by outgoing President
Margaret E. Verhagen at a dinner at the New Continental
Hotel in Greenwood Lake.
•
Newly weds Mr. and Mrs. Peter Scheuermann
took a ride through Warwick following their wedding on
Saturday in an old fashioned Surrey with a Fringe on Top.
The drivers were Robert H. Schmick and Paul Lewis.
•
In Looking Back in 1933 S.S. Seward District #15
voted to raise $15,500 by taxation for the 1933-1934 school
year.
•
In 1983 Wilma Volberg was appointed as principal of the Greenwood Lake Schools.
•
That same year, 1983, Mrs. Leicester Van Leer and
Dr. Richard Hull donated 17 books on old houses to the
Warwick Library on behalf of the Historical Society.
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WARWICK VALLEY DISPATCH, AUGUST 3, 2005
Thompson Declared ‘King of Oyaron Hill’
Florida resident Walter Thompson, a double music
and information major at Hartwick College, was recently
declared "King of Oyaron
Hill" by Alejandro Rutty,
Assistant Professor of Music.
Walter was given the nickname after his musical
arrangement of Hartwick’s
alma mater, "Oyaron, Hill of
Dreams," won a competition
that was among members of
Prof. Rutty’s "Orchestration
and Arranging" class.
Prof. Rutty assigned his
students the task of creating
Walter Thompson
a new arrangement for the
piano and then a fully orchestrated version. The students
were to ensure that the new arrangement fulfilled its function as an alma mater and that it be singable. The
Professor noted that the short length of the piece posed
particular challenges.
In Walter’s first attempt at composing, he took on the
challenge with relish. Using a computer program for musical notation, Walter arranged a piano piece for four hands
and then a 13-part version for a full ensemble. The
arrangement took about five weeks to perfect – with lots of
input from classmates and Prof. Rutty.
Walter is the son of Walter H. and Patricia Thompson.
He is also the recipient of The Peter D. Junemann
Memorial Award at Hartwick. This award is presented to
students who demonstrate excellence and who contribute
to College life and campus activities.
Sattler Named to Hartwick College
Dean’s List
Hartwick College freshman Luke D. Sattler of
Warwick, son of Edward and Deborah Sattler, has been
named to the spring term Dean’s List at Hartwick. Sattler is
majoring in Geology. At Hartwick, he has participated in
Men’s Varsity Cross Country, Men’s Varsity Indoor Track &
Field, Men’s Varsity Outdoor Track & Field, and Delta
Delta G.
Morris Named to Syracuse
University’s Dean’s List
Zachary Morris of Warwick who is enrolled in the
Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse
University was named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2005
semester. Zachary is majoring in general studies in management.
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Thompson Earns High GPA in College
Brian J. Thompson of Florida, NY a Professional Pilot
major at the State University of Farmingdale, spring semester earned a GPA 3.65.
Brian is the son of Walter Thompson and Patty
Thompson of Florida.
Birth Announcement
A son, Owen Michael, was born June 14, 2005 at St.
Anthony Community Hospital to Annemarie and Jeff
Emge of Morris Plains, NJ. Owen joins his 2-year old
brother, Clayton, at home. The proud maternal grandparents are Fran and Gene Fay of Florida, NY. The paternal
grandparents are Kristin Koppen and Dale and Karen
Emge all of St. Louis, Mo.
Wedding
Rossi – Gareiss
Carolyn Rossi and Peter Gareiss were married in a ceremony at the Gardens on Caitlin Creek, in Slate Hill on Fri.,
June 24. A reception followed.
Carolyn is the daughter of Evelyn Rossi and Wayne
Rossi of Warwick.
Peter is the son of Jane and Herb Gareiss, Jr. also of
Warwick.
After a honeymoon in the Bahamas, the couple will be
residing in Rochester, NY. Peter is working on his doctorate
in Bio Physics at the University of Rochester Medical
Center. Carolyn is a Special Education teacher.
Town of Warwick Residents
to Attend SUNY Oswego
Four Town of Warwick residents have reserved places
as freshman at SUNY Oswego. Fall classes begin Aug. 25.
Set to attend Oswego are: William J. Nolan from Pine
Island. Nolan is a 2005 graduate of the New York Military
Academy; Jessica C. Arguinzoni from Warwick, is a 2005
graduate of Monroe Woodbury Senior High; and Kayla A.
Gieger and Erica L. Santiago, both 2005 graduates of
Warwick Valley High School.
Mr. and Mrs Peter Gareiss
Genovese on Dean’s List at
Massachusetts College
Toniann Genovese, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A.
Genovese of Warwick, has been named to the Dean’s List
for the 2005 spring semester.
Toniann is a member of the class of 2008 and is majoring in early childhood education and fine and performing arts.
OBITUARIES
FRANCES M. SIECZEK
Frances M. Sieczek of Florida, NY, a housewife,
entered into rest Sun., July 31, 2005 in Valley View, Goshen,
NY. She was 87.
Frances was born Oct. 5, 1917 in Pennsylvania.
She was married to the late John Sieczek
Frances was a member of St. Joseph’s Church and St.
Joseph’s Living Rosary Society.
Survivors include: one son, John Sieczek Jr. of Florida,
NY; one daughter, Theresa Sieczek of Florida, NY; one sister, Clara Malinowski of New Hampton, NY; two brothers,
Walter Malinowski of New Hampton and Stanley
Malinowski of Michigan; and nieces and nephews.
Visitation was Mon., Aug. 1 at T.S. Purta Funeral
Home, Florida, NY.
A Funeral Mass was held Tues., Aug. 2 at St. Joseph’s
Church, Florida.
Burial was in St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Florida.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Joseph’s
Church Restoration Fund, 14 Glenmere Ave., Florida, NY
10921.
FLORENCE UMHEY
Florence Umhey of Warwick died on July 26, 2005 at
her residence. She was 85.
Born on Sept. 6, 1919 in Warwick, she was the daughter of George Rudy and Mary Catherine Koch Rudy.
She was married to the late Dr. Charles Edward
Umhey, Sr.
Survivors include three sons: John Umhey of
Warwick, Charles Umhey, Jr., MD of Milltown, Montana
and James Umhey, MD of Warwick; three grandchildren:
Andrew, Charles and James; four great-grandchildren;
three sisters: Helen Stasinis of Middletown, NY, Marian
Sanford of Warwick, and Fran Halvorsen of Lewisburg, PA;
and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Fri., July 29 at Lazear-Smith
& Vander Plaat Memorial Home, Warwick.
Interment followed in Warwick Cemetery.
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WARWICK VALLEY DISPATCH, AUGUST 3, 2005
Bronx Youths Have Fun at the W. Rogowski Farm
By Lon Tytell
Enjoying a tractor ride through a Black Dirt farm in the heartland of Pine Island,
screaming while flying grasshoppers land on and take off from your hair, and being covered
head-to-toe in dirt, were just some of the adventures a group of Bronx youngsters will bring
back to their neighborhoods.
Mike and Cheryl Rogowski acted as guides and hosts to the "New Settlement's Bronx
Helpers," during the youth's sojourn to the W. Rogowski Farm on Tues., July 26. Forty well
behaved and excited youngsters ,aged ten to fifteen, accompanied by six advisors, endured
a two-and-a-half-hour school bus trek on a hot breezy day to volunteer their time at the
farm.
After visiting the W. Rogowski Farm in the summer of 2003 to learn about organic
farming, the group yearned to return again. This time they wanted to offer their assistance
and have an opportunity to pick black currants.
Also, this summer the youths are learning about nutrition and where food originates
by visiting farms and community gardens.
Under the guidance of Sharon Wong, members of the New Settlement's Bronx Helpers,
work on volunteer projects relating to community issues. Past projects included serving
meals in soup kitchens, reading to children in shelters, painting park benches, and playing
bingo with the elderly.
Deboray Camacho and Quanasi Brown, two youths in the program, had fun picking
berries, learned something about wild plants, had a great time with their friends, loved the
peaceful surroundings, and laughed at the jumping grasshoppers while riding on the tractor.
Sharon Wong learned about the W. Rogowski Farm through a recommendation of the
"Just Food Organization," which incidentally helped the Rogowskis obtain the Community
Supported Agriculture (CSA) program.
All products produced on the W. Rogowski Farm help soup kitchens and shelters in the
local area. Products produced on the farm are also sold commercially to individuals or
other businesses. The W. Rogowski Farm has been cited in the past for its commitment to
agriculture.
A Bucketful - Jamel Moultrie, Daquin Fletcher, Kwame Frederick, Christopher Miree,
and Larry Gelzer fill a bucket with currants at the W. Rogowski Farm.
Pond Stocking Program
Observing the Black Dirt - Mike Rogowski shows carrots and arugula to members of
the "New Settlement's Bronx Helpers."
Larry Gelzer, once a youth volunteer in the program, and now an advisor, looked forward to coming to the farm to get away from the noise and congestion of the city. Speaking
about participating in the organization and visiting the W. Rogowski Farm, Larry shared
these comments: "I enjoyed the trips and the community service work. I learned some leadership skills as a youth, and now as a staff member I can show some of my leadership skills."
It is very quiet at the farm," Larry adds. "This is my second time coming. It's a lot different this time. Two years ago the black dirt was too moist and it looked like oil everywhere.
I was scared to walk around. This year everything looks better. The soil is a bit moist and a
lot of things have grown since then."
The Orange County Soil and Water Conservation District is now taking orders for
Largemouth Bass, Bluegill Sunfish, Mosquito-Eating Fathead Minnows, Brown Bullheads
(catfish), Triploid Grass Carp, Bullfrog Tadpoles, Trapdoor Snails, Crayfish and Barley
Straw. Order forms, species descriptions and permit applications can be viewed at
www.ocsoil.org.
Add mosquito-eating fish to your pond – Mosquitoes can be an annoying, serious
problem. They interfere with work and spoil hours of leisure time. Some mosquitoes are
capable of transmitting diseases. These little fish will devour mosquito larvae – even in
those hard to reach cracks and crevices where larger fish can’t fit.
Tired of green algae ruining your pond every year? Add a bale of Barley Straw. For
hundreds of years, Barley Straw has been used to combat algae in ponds, lakes and waterways. It’s a safe, organic algaecide and a much better choice than using chemicals.
Orders must be received by Sept. 23 for pick-up in the parking lot 225 Dolson Avenue,
Middletown, NY Sat., Oct. 8 at 1 p.m.
Youth Toon into The Dispatch
The youth of Warwick are welcome to submit artwork in cartoon form to The Warwick Valley Dispatch, as a way to encourage young people to share their thoughts and
feelings about what is happening in their life. Or, simply just let us know about something you think is funny.
Be expressive and have fun! Anyone interested should call the editor, Jennifer O’Connor at 986-2216 or email: [email protected].
By Brooke Jacks
WARWICK VALLEY DISPATCH, AUGUST 3, 2005
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Keeping Up-to-Date With Our Representatives
Kelly Holds Hearing Scrutinizing
Terror Financing of Iraqi Insurgents
Continuing efforts to stop the financing of terrorism
around the globe, U.S. Congresswoman Sue Kelly held a
Congressional hearing to examine and consider new
actions to deal with the funding of the insurgency against
Iraqi and Coalition forces seeking to stabilize the region following the Saddam Hussein regime.
Kelly, Chair of the House Financial Services
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, has been
leading Congressional efforts to step up anti-terror finance
efforts in the U.S. and abroad. This hearing specifically
examined terror funding to Iraqi insurgents from Syria,
Saudi Arabia, and areas beyond the region immediately surrounding Iraq.
"While brave Americans fight the enemy in Iraq, our
government agencies must be doing all they can to stop the
flow of funds to our enemies," Kelly said to open the hearing. "We must target the sources of insurgency finance and
the path taken by these funds toward the insurgents."
Kelly specifically pressed the issue of accountability for
terror financiers in Saudi Arabia and Syria considering the
current flow of money and men from these countries to
Iraq. She also sought to address the problem of U.S. money
being funneled to the insurgency through charities with ties
to extremists.
Morahan Co-sponsors Deer Control Legislation
State Senator Thomas P. Morahan announced New
York State Senate passage of legislation he co-sponsored,
that will better control the state’s deer populations to lessen
the damage to crops, cut down on car-deer accidents, and
reduce the extended costs to the insurance industry and
ratepayers.
It is estimated that approximately $59 million dollars
in agricultural production and income is lost each year
because of the destruction done by deer. There are increasing numbers of serious motor vehicle accidents with deer,
with increased loss of life as a result. In addition health
authorities continue to be extremely concerned about the
increased spread of diseases, such as lyme disease, that are
carried by deer.
The Senate also passed legislation (S.443) to create an
additional special open hunting season for deer that will
occur only after the close of all regular and special open
hunting seasons end. This new additional special open
hunting season must end by January 31 of the next succeeding year.
This bill is one method in which deer populations,
under the strict scrutiny of DEC, can be brought back to
more manageable and self-sustaining numbers. Without
instituting measures such as the one contained in this bill,
deer populations will continue to grow beyond the bounds
of our current environment to sustain these populations.
This will lead to further loss of human life, economic damage and more deer dying during winter seasons due to the
lack of food.
The bill was sent to the Assembly.
Rabbitt & Wine Legislation
"During the final days of the 2005 legislative session,
the state Legislature passed a bill that will provide financial
benefits for our state, our community and our burgeoning
wine industry," said Assemblywoman Annie Rabbitt.
The bill, which authorizes direct shipment of wine to
consumers, was in the works for several years. Gov. George
Pataki and Senate and Assembly leaders united to solve an
issue that was stalled for too long. The governor is expected
to sign the measure into law.
Pine Island Elementary Celebrates the Environment
By Lon Tytell
There is always something going on at Pine Island Elementary School. Sometimes the
public doesn't even know about it.
Celebrating Earth Day in 2005 at the school involved great cooperation. Head teacher
at the Pine Island Elementary School, Chris Reiser, coordinates Earth Day celebrations each
year. Her recent idea was eagerly accepted by fellow instructors and their students.
Each class created and painted their interpretation of celebrating Earth Day on blank
banners supported by stands. These were supplied by Paul Flanagan, a parent of several
children in the Pine Island area. Paul also designed a large theme banner, serving as an
introduction to the creative students' works.
Walking through the parade of banners aptly named "The Pines" in honor of Pine
Island Elementary School, reminded many of the Gates Exhibit recently displayed in
Central Park. Traversing the route of "The Pines" led one directly to the Friendship Garden
and the Sweet Peas and Dirt Club Community Garden, begun in previous years to help celebrate Earth Day
Pine Island Elementary celebrates the environment by creating these banners named
"The Pines."
Pine Island’s "Rainbow of Respect and Responsibility" is included in their Earth Day
celebration.
Summer Programming for
Teens at the WVCC
The Warwick Valley Community Center’s Summer Evening Programs are officially
underway. There are plenty of Thursday and Friday events left. All of the activities are for
grades 6 through 12 and they’re all free. The Orange County Youth Bureau sponsors these
programs.
On Fri., Aug. 5, there will be a "Decades of Dance" party. Show up and dance to your
favorite music of the 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s. Dress to represent your favorite decade and
bring your favorite dance party CDs and cassettes. Doors open at 7 p.m.
Duct Tape Master, Julian Hong, will be conducting a workshop at 6 p.m. Thurs., Aug.
11. You will learn to use duct tape to create clothes, wallets and even more accessories than
any one, besides Julian himself, could possibly dream. Refreshments will be served. This is
for grades 6 -12 and reservations are suggested.
Upcoming Events
• Fri., Aug., 12 – Giant Softball game beginning at 6 p.m.
• Thurs., Aug. 18 - West African Drumming Workshop with Chris Jaquin.
• Fri., Aug. 19 – DJ Dance party.
• Sat., Aug. 20 – Trip to Rye Playland. Reservations and permission slips are required.
Call for details.
• Thurs., Aug. 25 – Counselor and CIT party from 6-9 p.m.
• Fri., Aug. 26 – Big Local Band Show 7-11 p.m.
The Center is located at 11 Hamilton Ave. at the Warwick Valley Community Center.
For more information and registration call 986-6422.
Random Act of Generosity - Seventh grader,
Cate Wenzel, presents Rosemary Cooper, Director of the Albert Wiser Library, with a
new and improved piggy bank to adorn the front desk of the library. During a recent
visit to the library, Cate offered an upgrade because "the old plastic pig was just too
plain for the counter." The ladies agreed, saying the counter "needed jazzing up."
The piggy bank is there to give customers an opportunity to donate loose change to
Dispatch photo by Eileen Patterson
the library.
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WARWICK VALLEY DISPATCH, AUGUST 3, 2005
Joe Fix Its 18th Annual Tour de Goshen to Benefit Winslow Therapeutic
Sunday, August 21st will mark the 18th
Annual Joe Fix Its Tour de Goshen. The
proceeds will benefit Winslow Therapeutic
Center in Warwick, NY. Winslow is a nonprofit Therapeutic Riding Center that provides programs for children and adults with
special needs. Winslow’s programs combine the many wonderful aspects of the
horse with physical therapy, and occupational therapy, all taking place in a natural
environment.
The Tour de Goshen will kick off at the
Joint Recreation Park of the Village and
Town of Goshen, NY. Coffee and bagels will
be served, so come early! Participants
should register at least a half hour before
their ride and the following are your choice
of rides: A 62 mile ride which departs at 8
am and has beautiful views of Orange
County, a 45 mile ride which departs at 9
am and is a route for the conditioned rider,
a 25 mile ride which departs at 10 am and
is a route with hills and valleys and beautiful scenic views, and finally, an 11 mile ride
which departs at 10:30 am and is a route
perfect for families, senior citizens, and the
casual rider.
On these rides, you will experience the
wonderful people of Craigville Church who
show encouragement by singing to you as
you stop for water or ride by!
Rider donation is: $10 for children
under 10. 10-20 year olds are $20.00.
Adults are $30.00 if paid and registered
before August 17th. Add $3.00 if registering
after August 17th including the day of the
event registration. Registration fees are
non-refundable.
Florida Fun Fest Parking Passes
The Florida Family Fun Fest parking
passes for Senior Citizens and Handicap
may be picked up at the Village Hall, 33 S.
Main Street between the hours of 9 a.m.
and 4 p.m. For more information call
Adrian Mateosian at 651-7626.
All Riders receive free Tour de Goshen
18th Annual Cotton T-Shirts, a Pasta Buffet
following the ride, pizza, salads, hot dogs
and more (starting around 12 noon), cool
bike stuff like Cliff Bars, bananas, and more,
and lots of support along the way.
Entertainment will be provided by Empire
Entertainment- DJ Carl La Cascia.
Rules of the Tour: Helmets are
required and riding safety is a must as
always. Riders under 18 must have a parent
or legal guardian signature. This is a tour,
not a race. No prizes will be awarded. Sag
Service is provided by our Volunteers and
Traffic Control with help from OC Sheriff ’s
Department and Local and State Police
Departments.
If you can’t ride, you can still come and
show your support and enjoy the day.
Lunch is available for a $7.00 donation and
shirts are also available for $15 for non-riders.
For more information, a registration
form or to Sponsor the event, contact Joe
Fix Its in Goshen at (845) 294-7242, or in
Monroe at (845) 774-2377. You can also
contact Winslow Therapeutic Center at
(845) 986-6686 or www.winslow.org.
Warwick High/Middle School Sports Physicals
Students participating in a high or middle school sport, who did not have a sports
physical this past May or June, will be able to have a sports physical at the Warwick High
School Health Office on the following days at 7 a.m. Sharp. Parents must attend.
Friday, August 12, 2005 – 7 a.m. Sharp
Friday, August 19, 2005 – 7 a.m. Sharp
Please bring a urine sample with your child’s name taped on and be there no later
than 7 a.m. Parents will need to fill out a medical form on the student at this time.
WVHS Honor Roll for Fourth Marking Period
9th Grade
High Honor Roll
Bradford Ackerman, Michele Adams,
Erik Adler, Ryan Amore, Kimberley
Andersen, Mark Annunziato, Julie
Armagost, Jillian Barbuto, Amanda Brasier,
Katlynn Brunkhorst, Hannah Buckbee,
Vincent Cannavale, Kerianne Cantelmo,
Alyssa Capiaghi, Kristen Casse, Lauren
Cassidy, Christine Cattani, Hannah
Colburn, Alyssa Colomba, Kevin Connolly,
Amy Connors, Lindsay Cosner, Laketha
Costello, Clarissa Cupero, Emily DeBuck,
Ryan Delaney, Olivia Drury, Chelsea
Evanyke, Erin Florkiewicz, Steven
Florkiewicz, Thomas Fone, Devin Franklin,
Kyra Frosini, Joseph Gabor, Anthony
Giannone, Samantha Giarratano, Dean
Gieger, Geri Giuliano, Rebecca Gottfried,
Anna Greenblatt, Valerie Greene, Alexander
Gregorio, Thomas Groneman, Joseph
Gruber, Jessica Gurda, Bryan Hague,
Kayleigh Harrington, Andrew Hawkins,
Rory Hayes, Brendan Henne, Brent Hill,
Michael Huchital, Dylan Hull, James
Hurley, Jr., William Hutchison, Ross
Imbrie, Christina Iwanow, Katherine Janes,
Howard Joress, Brendan Joyce, Stephen
Kane, David Keene, Tara Kelly, Thomas
Kimball, Andrew Kleinman, Vreneli
Kleinsasser, Anders Korn, Steven Krell,
Rachel Krieger, Helen Larkin, Chase Laster,
Orlando Loewenthal, John LoForese,
Colleen Long, Caitlin Lynch, Joseph
Mackey III, Michael Maier, Elizabeth
Malocsay, Chelsea Marmor, Erin Martin,
Charlotte McGill, Megan McGrath,
Jennifer Menge, Henry Milburn III,
Stephanie Milhaven, Kathryn Miller,
Lauren Morgiewicz, Douglas Mowery, Jean
Murphy, Jill Mydosh, James Opper, Lucas
Paez, Victoria Pennings, Katherine Pitney,
Daniel Pregiato, Daniel Prial, Breann
Quackenbush, Carly Ramos, Alexandra
Riedel, Kayla Scarane, Drew Schafer, Karl
Schnabl, Kristen Schork, Lindsey Scoppetta,
Alexander Serbetzian, Anya Settle, Laura
Shannon, Emily Shields, Kelsey Simmons,
Elliott Smith, Samuel Smith, Caitlin Straut,
Annie Stubeck, Samantha Sullivan, Raafay
Syed, Beau Thompson, Kara Thomson,
Rebecca Van Der Jagt, Jennifer Vega, Satcha
Wareham, Christine Westphal, Katie
Wilson, Tyler Wyble, and Derek
Zimmerman.
Honor Roll
Vincent Anarumo, Ryan Anderson,
David Ascienzo, Juliet Beato, Jennifer
Bickel, Brittany Bishop, Malcolm Boone,
Michelle Cardenas, Steven Carroll, Jr.,
Katlyn Chester, Brittney Ciccone, Meredith
Clavin-Marquet, Maria Costello, Guisel
Cruz-Tenorio, Matthew Culkin, David
Dagnone, Chelsea Demercado, Ilya
Doumanoff, Sarah Dumm, Meirah Dunn,
Lindsay Fasulo, Ryan Florkiewicz, Michael
Fox, Larissa Gluszak, Joseph Graziadio,
Megan Grogan, Carolyn Hallahan, Jared
Hammel, Nils Hegner, Katherine Henshaw,
William Jackson, George Kenny IV, Kelly
Kettenring, Thomas Knuth II, Lauren
Kohler, Daniel Kokulak, John Kolesar,
Christine Krasinski, Ryan LaMarca, Sean
Landrigan, Matthew Laroe, Richard
Lenihan, Ian Lindsay, Christopher Lingle,
Sarah-Lynn Marseille, James Martin,
Anthony Martini, Evan Mason, Krystle
Mauro, Kathryn McCormick, Rashida
McLoryd, Daniel McManus, Sarah
McMurray, Shannon McSwegan, Jared
Miller, Thomas Mindnich, Gregory
Miniger, Thomas Mombert, Christopher
Moore, Corinne Nowak, Amanda Pittinger,
Abigail Raye, Lauren Reid, Frank Rodgers,
Jr., Kevin Rogowski, Christopher Romaine,
Christina Saladino, Joel Samuels, Matthew
Schenk, Michael Schiraldi, Denis Shannon,
Ashley Smith, John Stollmeyer, Shane
Tanzosh, Jessica Troxell, Kourtney
VanLeuvan-Monroe,
and
Kaitlyn
VanWoudenberg.
10th Grade
High Honor Roll
Talya Aji, Ryan Alberts, Michael
Arbuco, Christopher Augustyni, Erik
Barlow-Layne, Jessica Belmont, Melissa
Berman, Jessica Bertollo, Robert Blanco,
Alexander Brozdowski, Katharine Buckley,
Andrew Burke, Kathleen Burnell, Hayley
Cass, Anna Ciappa, Tara Connelly, Thomas
Cronin, Taylor Curtin, Ashley DeJesus, Reid
Duke, Shannon Farrell, Sarah Ferguson,
Samuel Ferrec, Peter Fiduccia, Michaela
Frazier, Jesse Fuca, Sarah Fugate, Kieran
Gannon, Kathleen Garro, Valerie Gillotin,
Cooper Graney, Andrew Grosso, Kimberly
Gurda, Joseph Hagen, Sarah Harrison, Kyle
Hartwick, Mary Hennessy, Devon Henry,
Clare Herceg, Dylan Herr, Kristopher
Hicks, Erik Hilley, Gregory Hodgson,
Rachel Hoffman, Hannah Holmes, Richard
Huften, Rachael Ignaszak, Brittany Jacks,
Danielle Janiak, Kelly Johnson, Molly Jones,
Patrick Jones, J. Kevin Kelly, David
Kempinger, Timothy Kolesar, Nicholas
Korn, Jaclyn Krauss, Rebecca Kuehner,
Rachel Lamontagne, Andrew Leahy,
Samantha Leonard, Michael Linkens, Heidi
Loewenthal, Nicholas Longfellow, Michael
Ludwig, Amelia Lupinetti, George Markt,
David Martine III, Kaitlyn Mc Cloy, Chelsey
McLeod, Jason Meroni, Brielle Messina,
Michael Milano, Emily Moore, Colleen
Moran, Tara Moser, Jenna Murphy, Thomas
Naples, Elizabeth Neaverth, Jenna Parrillo,
Kendra Peters, Brittney Phelan, Kevin Pink,
Barbara Potavin, Terence Prial, Catherine
Raleigh, Daniel Rappaport, Blake-Kristen
Riedel, Brian Rogan, Brian Romanczyk,
Faye Rossi, Kristan Rowan, Marissa
Santalla, Timothy Sattler, Stephanie Savoia,
Nicholas Schiavo, Stephen Schork, Kelly
Schroeder, Nia Sciarretta, Hemangi Shah,
Tanya Shoock, Elizabeth Skinner, Ginger
Skinner, Emily Smith, Laura Smith, Jennifer
Specht, Jason Spiegel, Elizabeth Stephan,
Jonathan Stogner, Cara Sullivan, Shanel
Tate, Anne-Laure Theall, Brandon Thonus,
Daniel Tobin, Lara Tomich, Ryan Unick,
Michelle VanTieghem, Erica Volpe,
Christopher Walsh, Anne Weslowski, and
Nicole Wynn.
Honor Roll
Lisa Arnowitz, Melissa Bellantone,
Louis Cantelmo, Kevin Casciotta, Benedict
Catanzaro, Elise Chwan, Camille Cone,
Laura Conklin, James Davies, Elliott
Decesare, Christina DiMartini, Kevin
Doyle, Jonathan Ellis, Stephanie Fisher,
Nicole Foster, Gianna Fratto, Leigh-Ann
Freccia, Kiowa Gordon, Sadie GreeneKaufman, Jennifer Gregory, Luke Hagen,
Jessie Hall, Binyam Hamilton, Michael
Heffler, Alexander Henry, Raechel
Horowitz, Tammis Jahn, Taylor Johnson,
Fabian Justiniano, Jessica Klim, Amanda
Lax, Kevin Long, Kayleigh Maher, Erica
Marchese, Nicole Marshall, Julio Martinez,
Cassandra Mehl, Matthew Melasky,
Thomas Montopoli, Patrick Nolan, Jon
Michael Osestad, Kristen Peluso, Zachariah
Price, Rachel Quinn, Tyler Reynolds,
Brittany Roche, Joseph Rodenbaugh,
Christine Romanko, Melissa Santana,
Allyssa Santoru, Matthew Schell, Thomas
Schick, Heather Schrepel, Jennifer Silvestri,
Anna Singer, Matthew Stranski, Patrick
Sweeney, Jamie Troxell, Ryan Truitt, John
VanWoudenberg, Jorel Vargas, Andre
Walker Upshur, Brendan Wall, Ashley
Watson, Crisanne Wilken, Shannon Witte,
Rachel Zarrell, and Johnna Zimmerman.
11th Grade
High Honor Roll
Blake Alberts, Anna Maria Arias, Kara
Arnowitz, Jennifer Ascienzo, Ashley Ballard,
Larissa Barbaro, Regina Barlet, Jennifer
Benedict, Samuel Bennett, Samantha
Bisaro, Katelin Blaine, Orion Blake, Alicia
Bourne, Patrick Brown, Nicholas Buell,
Robert Cantelmo, Jr., Nicole Careccia,
Mollie Celnick, Jonathan CervoneRichards, Brianna Ciccone, Kelly Colby,
Kevin Colomba, Nicolas D'Ancona, Ryan
Darcey, Ashlee Davis, Lexi DeFrancisco,
Katharine DeLaunay, Nicole DeRoberts,
Erika DeWan, Eric Doucette, Megan
Dragonette, Eliese Dykstra, Erica Eding,
Scott Einhorn, Iris Fernandez, Aron FerskoWeiss, Jillian Fitzgibbon, Richard
Fivehouse, Stephanie Fox, Conor Franklin,
Andrew Freilich, Jonathan Gabor, Daniel
Gallagher, Patrick Gallagher, Kaitlin Gallo,
Stephen Garby, Kevin Geidel, Matthew
Giliotti, Hanna Glohs, Samantha Grady,
Margaret Graham, Eric Granwehr, Gerald
Greenlaw III, Rosheen Grzegorzewski,
Leeann Hagen, Diana Hartt, Jan Hocker,
Roxanne Holmes, Warren Huffman, Kaitlyn
Hurley, Kerri Hurley, Jillian Hutchinson,
Benjamin Hutchison, Sabrina Jennings,
Thomas Johnson, Courtney Kates, Emily
Kearns, Darin Kerstanski, Daniel Klaproth,
Kevin Kless, Brian Kokulak, Kevin Kovack,
Matthew Krauze, Jocelyn Lederman,
Samuel Lee, Austin Leech, Conner Leech,
Lauren Lepse-Habig, Katherine Linkens,
Laura LoForese, Kathleen Logothetis,
Megan Lombardo, Ellen Mackey, Steven
Maggio, Michael Marchese, Samantha Jo
Marra, Alicia Marrie, William McCormick,
Arlo Meier, Danielle Mellina, Megan
Metzger, Robert Monahan, Jeffrey Munz,
Rebecca Mutz, Britany Napolitano, Andrew
Nicolella, Caitlin Osborne, Jeffrey Padham,
Ashley Pajak, Annie Parodi, Paula Pereira,
Lonni Petersen, Emma Petrucci, Kyle
Regan, Andrew Reighard, Chelsea Reil,
Alana Rome, David Rossi, Evan Rotar,
Aislinn Ryan, Jacquelyn Sagaas, Leyla
Saghafi, Stephen Scarpulla, Austin Schafer,
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WARWICK VALLEY DISPATCH, AUGUST 3, 2005
LEGAL NOTICES
Custom built 1961 stone ranch
Call 986-2216
NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME:
GARMOND, LLC. Articles of Organization
were filed with the Secretary of State of
New York (SSNY) on 07/20/05. The latest
date of dissolution is 12/31/2104. Office
location: Orange County. SSNY has been
designated as agent of the LLC upon whom
process against it may be served. SSNY shall
mail a copy of process to the LLC, c/o
Spiegel & Jones, LLP, 148 North Main
Street, Florida, New York 10921. Purpose: For
any lawful purpose.
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Custom built 1961 stone ranch with 3 bedrooms and 2 baths. Formal dining room
includes 2 built-in corner china cabinets. Entertaining-size living room accommodates
large family gatherings. Cozy den next to the living room has a full brick fireplace.
Unfinished walk-up attic is perfect for expansion. Oversized 2-car garage and large
finished basement provide plenty of storage plus wine cellar/root cellar. The full basement is the solution to your storage problems. MLS# 362017
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High Scool Honor Roll
Kelly Schenk, Robert Schick, Nicholas
Shields, Joseph Siccardi, Anna Stanhewicz,
Joanna Stein, Joseph Stolzenberg, Faez
Syed, Christopher Thiessen, Jared Treanor,
Jamie VanDerMolen, Lisa VanEerde, Laurie
Vieldhouse, Michael Villarosa, Jeremy Vogt,
Kristi Webster, Lindsey Wiltse, Holly
Wright, Marina Wright, and Kathryn
Zwickl.
Honor Roll
Karen Adami, Kathryn Adams, Brian
Bakelaar, Bradley Barlow, Shaun Barrett,
Joseph Bertsch, Ashley Bishop, Robert
Blake, Robert Blaskovich, Tara Boyle, Nicole
Burton, Colleen Cameron, Leland Colburn,
Kristin Conklin, Jenna Coogan, Dylan
Depice, Jon Durieux, Jr., Terrence Fox,
Lauren Freccia, Cailin Gallagher, Lindsay
Gorczynski, Samuel Gottfried, Thomas
Gruber, Genevieve Gyulavary, Sean Hayes,
Jared Horowitz, Lauren Johnson, John
Kraai, Danielle Lopez, Michael Mark,
Daniel Marrione, Kaitlyn Marsh, Jared
Mayer, Kelly McNeil, Christopher Miles,
Christopher Mozetich, Tyler Murtie,
Elizabeth O'Connor, Krystal O'Keefe,
Meghan Ottochian, John Peruso, Travonna
Peterson, Kaitlin Rodriguez, Kailey Schlott,
Michael Segal, Samantha Tamburelli, Kyle
VanDerPlaat, Nicole Wagoner, Matthew
Wilson, and Priska Wilson.
12th Grade
Kyle
High Honor Roll
Ahearn,
Joseph
Altieri,
E-mail:
[email protected]
Website:
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continued from page 16
Christopher Anderson, Geoffrey Anderson,
Laura Appelbaum, Michael Augustyni,
Joseph Bartolotta, Ruta Beggel, Michael
Berry, Alexandra Boswell, Brittany Bounds,
Rebecca Briller, Ilyssa Brown, Brigitte
Buckbee, Kristen Callari, Krista Cameron,
Anthony Campione, Erin Cassidy, John
Cubanski, Jennifer Culkin, Merrily Davies,
Anthony Delgiudice, Iakov Doumanoff,
Adam Emmerich, Leidi Figueroa, Melissa
Fischetti, Sarah Fisher, Chelsea Frosini,
Francesca Gallardo, Cassie Garcia, Timothy
Getz, Christina Giani, Colleen Gleason,
Kayla Gregory, Kiah Hagen, Dwight
Herrmann, Michael Higgins, Philip
Hoogenhuis, Brianna Horton, Jeffrey
Jacobsen, Erik Johnson, Patricia Johnson,
Jaclyn Juron, Kevin Kaferstein, Caitlin
Kane, Jason Kannon, Melissa Kohlberger,
Jennifer Komorowski, Christopher Korwan,
Jason LaBerge, Kimberly Laiso, Maura
Lynch, Alexis Lyne, Craig Mariconti,
Timothy Marion, Melissa Mark, Kerrianne
Marley, Jessica Marmor, Michael Marshall,
Erica McLeod, Jamila Montgomery, Joshua
Morris, Justin Munz, Sadie Nachtigal, Van
Nguyen, Lisa Marie Obrotka, Patrick
O'Connor, Krystin Olszewski, John
Parkinson, Jessica Parol, Adrienne Pasquale,
Eric Petersen, Jake Pettinato, Laura
Polhamus, Lauren Potavin, Amanda
Robotti, Gabrielle Roche, Paul Romanczyk,
Antonia Lee Rossi, Erica Santiago, Monica
Santos, Alexander Schiavo, Megan
Schimmer, Alexander Schmieder, Colleen
Shuback, Emily Sikora, Jaclyn Sinclair,
Amanda Specht, Carolyn Stemmler, Nicole
Stone, Christine Straut, Christopher
Sullivan, Ashley Tanzosh, Jenni Testa,
Christopher Theall, Emily Thompson, Kara
Tonnesen, Sara Troxell, Clement Truitt,
Thuy My Vo, Krista Witterschein, and
Krista Yacovone.
Honor Roll
Lexa Rae Abrahamsen, Alyssa Arato,
Michelle Armagost, Benjamin Babcock, Lisa
Balczuk, Brooke Banker, Caitlin Begnoche,
Rebecca Bowes, Marcela Bressi, Hallie Brett,
Eric Bruder, Nicholas Carbone, Elizabeth
Desibia, Alanna Dickten, Anthony Donato,
Marisa Elliott, Deirdre Finnegan, Erika
Geisel, Steven Gergley, Kayla Gieger,
Mitchell Greenblatt, Thomas Greene, Ryan
Hallisey, Danielle Hartman, Tricia
Hedgecock, Jonathan Henry, Veronica
Hilton, Drina Humphrey, Kyle Johnson,
James Joyce, Ashley Kearns, Steven King,
Phillip Landrigan, Robert Lax, Howard
Leadbetter III, Benjamin Letrick, Jason
Linguanti, Cassandra Loboccetta, Diana
Lopez, Nicole Martin, Michael Matthews,
Joseph Mauro, Miles McNicholas, Craig
Monahan, Hadiya Nelthrope, Breann
Nestor, Jeremy O'Mara, Ronald Perez,
Robert Ryminski, Andrew Santoru, Keith
Schmon, Melissa Schork, Colleen Smith,
Katherine Stewart, Robert Storms, Corey
Stuber, Jesse Tramontozzi, Jessie VanDunk,
Jarmila Vanova, Jessica Vega, Ryan
Wettstein, David Woglom, and Ryan
Zygmunt.
Orange CountyCivil Service Opportunity
Civil Service Examinations are scheduled for Sat., Sept. 24 for the following titles.
#65217 – Public Health Engineer/Public Health Engineer Trainee – OC
#63466 – Community Health Outreach Worker – OC
#61512 – Senior Community Health Outreach Worker (Spanish/English
Speaking) – OC
#65495 – Support Investigator Trainee – OC
#60075 – Senior Engineering Aide – OC
#69925 – Casework Assistant – OC
Applications must be received no later than Aug. 17.
For applications and further information send a legal size, stamped, self-addressed
envelope to: Orange County Department of Personnel, County Government Center,
Goshen, NY 10924.
Please mention the number and title of the examinations you are interested in.
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WARWICK VALLEY DISPATCH, AUGUST 3, 2005
Orange County Tennis Championships to Benefit Winslow
Warwick Valley Racquet Sports (WVRS), the Hudson
Valley’s premier tennis equipment destination, will present
the 31st Annual Orange County Championships Open
Tennis Tournament benefiting Winslow Therapeutic
Center, Aug. 12-21 at Thomas Bull Memorial Park, according to Brooke Martis-Sarmiento, co-owner of WVRS.
One of The Hudson Valley’s most popular events, the
tournament now meets the qualifications for designation
as a United States Tennis Association/USTA Sanctioned
Tournament and, as a result, is expected to attract even
more top-ranked players to courts at Thomas Bull
Memorial Park in Montgomery, NY. This is the first year
the tournament has received the honor of being a USTAsanctioned tournament and a benefit for Winslow, which
provides therapeutic horseback riding for children and
adults with a wide range of disabilities.
Kicking-off the tournament action will be a Players
Party on Sat., Aug. 13, under the tent at Thomas Bull Park.
Because the championships carry the prestigious
USTA designation, the same governing the internationally
renown US Open, players will be competing not only for
prize money and trophies, but also points that affect their
overall rankings as players in the tennis world.
Prize money events include the Men’s Open Singles
and Doubles, and Women’s Open Singles and Doubles
event. Additional events include Men’s Over 35 Singles and
Doubles, Women’s Over 35 Singles and Doubles, Men’s
Over 55 Singles and Doubles and Women’s Over 55 Singles
and Doubles.
Additional events will include a Round
Robin/Compete in the Park event for non-USTA members
and recreational players and a Fast Serve Contest. A New
York State trooper will monitor each player’s serve with a
hand-held radar gun, issuing tickets for serves over 55
MPH. The strong-armed winner in men’s, women’s and
juniors’ categories will receive prizes for the speediest serves.
Warwick Valley Racquet Sports owner, Gerald
Sarmiento, a USRSA Master Racquet Technician and
USPTA/USPTR certified professional, will be on hand to
demonstrate to participants the latest racquet technology
and designs. Sponsors for the event currently include
Izod/Van Heusen, Prince Racquet Sports, Fischer/Gamma,
Warwickinfo.net, Sam’s Club, and Wakefern.
Winslow Therapeutic Center, located in Warwick, is a
not-for-profit corporation accredited by the North
American Riding for the Handicapped Association. The
USTA, the national governing body for the sport of tennis,
is the largest tennis organization in the world whose mission is to promote and develop the growth of tennis. Its
crown jewel is the US Open held annually in Flushing, NY.
For more information on Winslow or on becoming a
sponsor of the event, contact Christine Tawpash, executive
director, at 986-6686, or visit the website at
www.winslow.org. For entry fee information and details
about becoming a participant, contact Brooke MartisSarmiento at Warwick Valley Racquet Sports at 987-8004,
or visit the store at 28 Railroad Ave. and on line at
www.warwickvalleyracquets.com.
Meet the Bulls U8 Travel Baseball Team
Fourteen of Warwick's seven and eight year old baseball
players did something really special this summer. Just as
they finished a season of instructional baseball in the
Warwick Little League, they began a four-week grueling,
twelve game travel season. The NY Bulls U8 Travel
Baseball Team participated in the Cerbo Baseball
Summer League. The team finished in 2nd place behind the
undefeated West Milford, NJ team.
It was a great day for the team and sure to be a season
they will never forget.
The team's players are: Brendan Bauer, Mathew Bosch,
Michael Cattani, CJ Curtin, Kyle D'Ercole, Jake D'Ercole,
Kevin Fleming, Theodore Gerstein, Cole Gill, Demetrios
Joanow, Patrick Meehan, Peter Morano, Joseph Nafash, and
Brandon Stirt. The Coaching staff includes: Bobby Cattani,
Joe D'Ercole, Tom Meehan, Brian Fleming and Chris
Curtin.
The highlight of the Bull's season was their double
header sweep against the Long Valley, NJ team on July 16th.
During these last two games of the regular season they were
able to secure the 2nd place position. In both games, the
Bulls came from behind to win in dramatic fashion.
SPORTS FANS!
I BET YOU
DIDN’T
KNOW
Brought to You By Eric Nilsestuen
Casey Stengel was as colorful a character as baseball ever
saw, and one of the greatest managers in major league history – 25 years as a skipper, 10 World Series appearances
and seven championships including five in a row with the
New York Yankees from 1949 through 1953. But perhaps
his most memorable moment came as a player. After being
traded by Brooklyn to Pittsburgh before the 1918 season,
The Old Professor marked his return to Ebbets Field by
calling time out before his first at-bat, stepping out of the
batter’s box and doffing his cap, promptly releasing a bird.
Right up there with Stengel in baseball’s colorful character
department is Don Zimmer, who spent 55 years in the
game as a player, coach and manager, and even married his
wife at home plate as a minor leaguer in Elmira, NY. Zimm
played for five different big league teams and managed
four, along the way becoming one of only four men in history to be ejected from major league games in six different
decades. Any guesses? Stengel shares the dubious distinction, and the other two are Leo Durocher and Frank
Robinson.
African-American superstars are the norm in almost every
sport these days, but of course it wasn’t always so. Most
fans point to heavyweight champion Jack Johnson in the
early 1900s as the first, followed by fellow boxing legend Joe
Louis and then the immortal Jackie Robinson, who broke
baseball’s big league color barrier. But in fact, the very first
was a man named Marshall W. “Major” Taylor, who became
an international celebrity in the late 1800s as the world’s
fastest bicyclist. Cycling was a major sport back then, and
Taylor reigned as the best for 12 years, holding seven world
records in 1898 alone.
I bet you didn’t know…..
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Warwick Bulls U8 Travel Baseball Team
Sandy Koufax Wildcats Compete
in NYS Tournament
The Warwick Wildcats, 13-year-old Sandy Koufax
Team earned a birth in the New York Tournament State, by
defeating Poughkeepsie 1-0 and sweeping Fishkill in a double header. The ‘Cats are currently 10-2 in the Greater
Hudson Valley Baseball League and will play nine other
League Champions from New York State starting Thurs.,
July 21, in Albany for the Sandy Koufax title.
Dan Margraff pitched all seven innings, striking out
three and allowing six hits in Warwick’s victory over
Poughkeepsie. Warwick played great defense with standout
plays by shortstop Rian White and first baseman Gavin
Hannah. James Wu had the game winning RBI double.
Warwick swept Fishkill in a double header, 3-1 and 142. Rian White was the winning pitcher in game one and
chipped in with a home run in game two. Gavin Hannah
was the winning pitcher in game two and also had two hits
in the game. Gio Lasalandra, John Denmead, Nick DiNardo
and Chris Abrams had two hits apiece, Thomas Folino had
a bases clearing three RBI double.
Do you have a local news story you would like to report?
Contact The Dispatch editorial offices at 986-2216,
or email: [email protected]
WARWICK VALLEY DISPATCH, AUGUST 3, 2005
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To submit your Local Brief, email us at [email protected]
TUESDAYS
Florida’s Farmers’ Market – Every
Tuesday from 10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Warwick
Dial-A-Bus transportation available by
calling 986-2877. Local produced fruits
and vegetables along with other great
products. For more information, call the
Florida Chamber of Commerce at 6516000. (June 21 – Oct. 11)
TUESDAYS & SATURDAYS
Town of Warwick Historical Society –
Guided tours of all historical buildings,
Tuesdays and Saturdays until August 30, 2
to 4:30 p.m. The 1810 Gift Shop will be
open during these days and times.
WEDNESDAYS
Chess Club - The Tuscan Café, 5
South St., Warwick each Wednesday, 5:30
p.m. All levels welcome.
THURSDAYS
Florida Public Library – A Librarian
will visit the Village Recreation Program,
Thursday afternoons for crafts & reading.
Free.
SUNDAYS
Warwick Valley Farmers’ Market –
Every Sunday from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., South
St., next to the RR tracks. Fruit, vegetables,
eggs, cheese, meats, baked goods, ready-toeat food and more from local farmers. Gift
certificates available.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3
Florida Public Library – Summer
Reading Program, Aug. 3, evenings. Family
or adult / crafts & events. Call the Library
at 651-7659 to find out what’s happening.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 4
Free Summer Concert Series – The
Kings Theatre Company at the Lycian
Center for the Performing Arts, Sugar
Loaf, is presenting shows featuring local
talent, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Aug. 4 – Tina Ross
and Doc Hirsch, John Sheehan and Jeff
Wilkinson and the Hoovervilles. Call 4692287 for information.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 5
Florida Public Library – Summer
Reading Program Wrap-Up Party, with
Stretch the Silly Man, Aug. 5, 7 p.m. For all
summer readers. Free. 651-7659.
Albert Wisner Public Library – The
Art of Mehendi, Aug. 5, 1 p.m. Sadhna
Bhargava demonstrates the art of henna
tattooing. A permission slip is required;
available at the library. Space is limited.
Call 986-1047 for information or stop in at
the library.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 6
Auction – Bellvale United Methodist
Church, Bellvale Lakes Rd., Aug. 6 (rain
date Aug. 13). Viewing at 9 a.m.; auction at
10 a.m. Furniture, dishes, tools, knickknacks, household items, antiques and
much
more.
Chairs
available.
Refreshments for sale.
Free Blood Pressure Clinic –
Warwick Ambulance Bay, 146 South St.,
Aug. 6, 10 a.m. – 12 noon.
Warwick Film Group – Presents
"Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter … and
Spring," Warwick Valley Community
Center, Hamilton Ave., Aug. 6, 8 p.m. $5
donation.
"The Mystery Party" – Hill Hold
Museum is hosting a performance by the
Friends of Girls in American History, Aug.
6, 3 p.m. Bring your dolls and friends.
Reservations required; call 845-427-2592,
prior to Aug. 5.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 7
Cancelled - Orange County Dressage
Association Schooling Show at Winslow
Therapeutic Center on Aug. 7 has been
cancelled.
MONDAY, AUGUST 8
Hudson Highland Photo Workshop
Meeting – St. Paul’s Episcopal Church,
Chester, Aug. 8, 7:30 p.m. For information
and directions, call Madelyn, 783-8530,
or visit hudsonhighlandsphotoworkshop.org.
MONDAY, AUGUST 8 &
TUESDAY, AUGUST 9
Five-Hour Prelicensing Course –
Warwick High School, Rm. 128, Aug. 8 &
9, 7 – 9:30 p.m. Registration: 6:30 p.m.; fee
$20. Bring permit and pen.
MONDAY, AUGUST 8 –
FRIDAY, AUGUST 12
Minor R Del Rio’s Summer Camp –
Veterans’ Memorial Park, Warwick, Aug. 8
– 12, 8 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Evening session
also available. For more information call
Minor,
986-4806
or
[email protected].
TUESDAY, AUGUST 9
The Town of Warwick and the
Village of Greenwood Lake - Joint presentation of City Tech’s (CUNY) design
projects for Public Beach. Many creative
and innovative designs for the future of
this great beach property will be on display. All residents are encouraged to come
out on Tues., Aug. 9 at 7 p.m. to the
Warwick Town Hall, 132 Kings Highway
for this special presentation.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10
Albert Wisner Public Library –
Hemp Bracelets with the Nicoles, Aug. 10,
1 p.m. Macramè a hemp bracelet. Call 9861047 to register.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 11
Free Summer Concert Series – The
Kings Theatre Company at the Lycian
Center for the Performing Arts, Sugar
Loaf, is presenting shows featuring local
talent, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Aug. 11 – Neil
Alexander. Call 469-2287 for information.
Albert Wisner Public Library –
Scrapbooking Your Summer Memories
with Kelly O’Hanlon, Aug. 11, 7 p.m. Bring
photos, mementos, family gatherings, etc.
Program for adults and teens. Call 9861047 for information and to register.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 12
Film – "The Odd Couple" – The
Greenbrier Room at Mt. Alverno, Aug. 12,
2 p.m. Sponsored by the Albert Wisner
Public Library. Call 986-1047 to register
for the movie.
MONDAY, AUGUST 15 –
FRIDAY, AUGUST 19
Vacation Bible School – Bellvale
United Methodist Church, Aug. 15 – 19,
9:30 a.m. – 12 noon. For children ages
three to 12. Participate in the Circle "G"
Ranch Program. For information: Mary
Mayer, 986-2521.
talent, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Aug. 18 – to be
announced. Call 469-2287 for information.
MONDAY, AUGUST 22 &
TUESDAY, AUGUST 23
Five-Hour Prelicensing Course –
Warwick High School, Rm. 128, Aug. 22 &
23, 7 – 9:30 p.m. Registration: 6:30 p.m.;
fee $20. Bring permit and pen.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 25
Free Summer Concert Series – The
Kings Theatre Company at the Lycian
Center for the Performing Arts, Sugar
Loaf, is presenting shows featuring local
talent, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Aug. 25 – The West
Point "Jazz Knights." Call 469-2287 for
information.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 26
Film – "Father of the Bride" – The
Greenbrier Room at Mt. Alverno, Aug. 26,
2 p.m. Sponsored by the Albert Wisner
Public Library. Call 986-1047 to register
for the movie.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 27
Fundraiser for the family of Lt. Lou
Allen – Greenwood Lake American
Legion, 1-5 p.m. Tickets $10 – children
under 12 free. Food, raffles, music, games
& drinks available. Call 988-1606, 4772812, 477-2815 or 477-2193.
"The Telling Takes Us Home" – An
evening of family stories and fiddle music,
Albert Wisner Public Library, Aug. 27, 7
p.m. Noted storyteller and radio producer,
Joe McHugh, is featured along with his
wife. To register, call 986-1047.
Five-hour Pre-licensing Course
required for NYS Driver license applicants, Sat., Aug. 27, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.,
Warwick Town Hall (front entrance),
Kings Hwy. Cost: $30. Enrollees must hold
a NYS Learners Permit before registering.
To register call George Arnott 469-9482.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 18
Free Summer Concert Series – The
Kings Theatre Company at the Lycian
Center for the Performing Arts, Sugar
Loaf, is presenting shows featuring local
Defensive Driving Class – Warwick
Town Hall (front entrance), Kings Hwy.,
Aug. 27, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Cost: $39. To register call George Arnott 469-9482.
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 30
Defensive Driving Class – American
Legion, Forester Ave. (side entrance), Aug.
30, 5-10 p.m., Cost: $39. To register call
George Arnott 469-9482.
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Registration Now Open!
Jewish Women’s Circle
Presents
“Raising Jewish Children &
Teens in America Today”
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Design and Create a Beautiful
Mezuzah For Your Child’s Room (or
Any Room)
Lecture and program by Mrs. Sonia
Young, of Buffalo
Enjoy refreshing summer desserts and
drinks
Sunday, August 7 at 7:15 pm
Location:
Goshen Comfort Inn & Suites
20 Hatfield Lane, Goshen.
Fee: $10 (art supplies included)
Please RSVP promptly to Chana Burston 928-1701;
Email [email protected]
Jewish Women’s Circle is open to all Jewish women of
Orange County regardless of background or affiliation.
Jewish enrichment where your kids won’t want to miss a day!
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Boys & Girls Ages 5-12
Synagogue membership is not required
No child will be turned away for lack of funds
Inquire about special Bar/Bat Mitzvah Program
Tuition $250 year (includes books and materials)
Early registration discount by Aug. 15
Choice of Location
Monroe Thursdays 4-6 pm ¡ Goshen Sundays 10am-12pm
For more info, contact Chana Burston
928-1701 ¡ [email protected]
“A school that starts at the beginning…
An education that never ends…”
Chabad-Lubavitch of Orange County, directed by Rabbi Pesach & Chana Burston
is authorized by the Chabad-Lubavitch movement. For more info about Chabad.
you may contact Chabad Headquarters at 718-774-4000; www.Lubavitch.com
www.ChabadOrange.com