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CATSKILL-DELAWARE
CATSKILL-DELAWARE
A Special Section of the Sullivan County Democrat
Spring2014
Fishing Hotspots,
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The gift of life for Bryce
Neversink youth, 8, gets heart transplant
BY JEANNE SAGER
NEVERSINK — The Tues-
day night when life changed
for the Rogerson family was
just like any other.
With a planned two-hour
delay for the Tri-Valley
School District the next day,
8-year-old Bryce and 5-year-
old Bryan had been given a
pass to stay up late and watch
a movie together. Sixteen-
year-old Emily was doing
what teenagers do on a
school night. Dad Brian was
on a hunting trip in Alabama,
so mom Nicole was snuggling
in bed, watching TV by her-
self. And then the phone rang.
It was a pediatric nurse
familiar with little Bryce’s
congenital heart condition.
After nearly three years on
the transplant list, there was
a heart waiting for Bryce.
“I said ‘Are you kidding
me?’ ” Nicole recalls. “I was
literally skipping up and
down the hallway!”
It was a call the Rogersons
weren’t sure would ever
come. Bryce was diagnosed
with hypoplastic left heart
syndrome (HLHS) before he
was even born, after a routine
ultrasound at 18 weeks
picked up an anomaly.
HLHS – a syndrome in which
the left side of a child's heart
was underdeveloped – is one
of the three most common
heart issues a child can be
born with, but it can be fatal
if left untreated.
To increase the Bryce’s
chances, Nicole underwent
in utero surgery at just 26
weeks pregnant to open up a
hole in his heart to allow
blood to flow properly and
help him develop in the
womb. Ten days after he was
born in February 2005, Bryce
underwent his first open
heart surgery. At 8 months, he
had another, and in October
of 2008, a third open heart
surgery.
But in 2010 came a devas-
tating diagnosis. Bryce had
developed plastic bronchitis,
a condition of the lungs most
common in cystic fibrosis
patients. Rubbery chunks of
mucus had begun develop-
ing in his lungs, making him
struggle to breathe. Although
the issue presents itself in the
lungs, doctors put the blame
on his heart, which pumps
oxygenated blood to the
lungs. By 2011, doctors told the
Rogersons their best choice
would be to put Bryce on the
transplant list – for a heart. A
new heart, they told them,
would take pressure off the
lungs and hopefully allow
them to heal themselves.
On March 25, 2011, Bryce
was added to the transplant
list with what’s known as 1B
status, the second from the
top. At the time, doctors told
the Rogersons that listing
him at 1A – the highest and
most needy status – would
require Bryce to wait in a hos-
pital for a heart to be found.
But with Bryce able to take
his medication at home, the
Rogersons opted to keep him
in Neversink, to allow him to
continue attending school
and be with his family.
They were told it would
take six months to a year to
find him a heart.
On June 25, 2013, more
than two years later, his heart
hadn’t come. The Rogersons
moved their son up to 1A sta-
tus, the top of the transplant
waiting list.
At that time, doctors had
changed their mind and said
Bryce could stay home and
wait. They told the Rogersons
it would probably be a month
or two until a heart was
found. It was almost seven months
until the call came.
That was January 14, the
night Nicole called a friend to
watch Bryan and packed her
other two kids into the car to
fly over the roads to Morgan
Stanley Children’s Hospital at
Columbia Presbyterian in
New York City. Bryce was cry-
ing, Nicole recalls, but his
biggest worry was “how am I
going to turn in my home-
work?” “I told him your teacher
isn’t going to worry about
your writing assignment.”
Husband Brian had just
arrived in Alabama for his
hunting trip and couldn’t find
a flight north, so he rented a
car in Montgomery and
drove straight through the
night to Atlanta, Georgia, for
the earliest flight to
LaGuardia, a 6 a.m. that he
hoped would get him there in
time to see his little boy
before he went into surgery.
Brian’s plane left late, but
the fates aligned – because of
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
The Team Bryce logo is of the
local group of support for the
family.
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Despite being born with a potentially fatal heart condition, Bryce
Rogerson has led as normal a childhood as possible. Here, he
proudly shows off a huge trout he caught.
PLEASE SEE BRYCE, 3A
Opposition to China City grows
BY GUY CHARLES HARRITON
MONTICELLO — In its
heyday, the Catskill resorts,
known as the Borscht Belt,
were a premier vacation spot
for those residing in the
northeast. Top notch acts
politicians have shown their
concern as well.
When the people of
Thompson heard about it,
they were “dumbfounded,”
according to Supervisor Bill
Rieber. The opposition was
immediate and strong he
Casino, throw of the dice
Mamakating cool to Shawanga
BY GUY CHARLES HARRITON
WURTSBORO — Gover-
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Contents
20 Years on the Upper Delaware River - - - - - 10By NYS Licensed Guide Tony Ritter
For two decades Tony Ritter has been offering up good conversation and great fishingfrom his Upper Delaware Driftboat. Join him for a float down the fantastic UpperDelaware as he tells you a few secrets along the way.
Historic D & H Canal lives on in nature - - - - - 30By John Punola
John Punola, noted fisherman and author, has been exploring Catskill-DelawareCountry since 1979. He has visited the area hundreds of times, mainly to fish, but some-times to explore the beauty and history which abounds. Join him on another adventure.
Rino’s has the food you crave - - - - - - - - - - - - 40By Kaitlyn Carney
The galloping gourmet of Catskill-Delaware Country, Kaitlyn Carney has uncoveredanother hidden jewel of epicurean delight. Join her as she gives her review of one of Roscoe’snewest restaurants, Rino’s.
Spotting Bobcats - and other wild cat tales - - - 50By Kathy Daley
Catskill-Delaware only predatory feline is the bobcat, known for his elusive nature andkeen hunting ability. Join Kathy Daley as she tells you all about this beautiful animal inCatskill-Delaware Wildlife.
Protecting these treasured waters - - - - - - - - - - 60By Frank Rizzo
The Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River is actually a National Park, managedby the National Park Service. It attracts upwards of a quarter million visitors a year and its73-mile course runs from Hancock to Port Jervis. Join Sullivan County Democrat EditorFrank Rizzo as he explores this wonderful resource.
Spring Fever Events - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 70By Sullivan County Visitors Association
What’s happening? Look no further than the calendar of events supplied by the Sullivan
County Visitors Assn. There is plenty to do and see in Catskill-Delaware Country, from St.
Patrick’s Day Parades to Kite Festivals and more. Now you have no excuses for a good time.
SectionsArts/Entertainment . . . . 49Auto. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Callicoon . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Delaware County . . . . . 72Dining . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42Fallsburg. . . . . . . . . . . . 38Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Honesdale/Wayne Cty . . 57
Jeffersonville. . . . . . . . . 78Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64Lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Monticello . . . . . . . . . . 64Real Estate . . . . . . . . . . 62Rock Hill. . . . . . . . . . . . 56Roscoe . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Wurtsboro . . . . . . . . . . 32
CATSKILL-DELAWAREPUBLICATIONS, INC.
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•Senior Editor
Dan Hust•
EditorFrank Rizzo
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Catskill-DelawareMagazine
Published byCatskill-Delaware Publications, Inc.
Publishers of theSullivan County Democrat
(845) 887-5200Callicoon, N.Y. 12723
October 28, 2014Vol. CXXIII, No. 73
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Tony Ritter has been making customers smile for twodecades. Here he gives up a few secrets on how to fish one of
Catskill-Delaware’s best fisheries…
What a Great Trip It’s Been!20 Years on the
Upper Delaware River
Welcome aboard anglers! This seasonmarks my twentieth year offering drift-boat fishing charters on the magnifi-
cent Upper Delaware River and what a great tripit’s been! I’m located in the riverfront hamlet ofNarrowsburg, New York only two hours north-west of the New York/ New Jersey metro area.
The Upper Delaware River is one of the few big
“Western type” rivers in the northeast whichholds wild rainbow and brown trout and bigAmerican shad in the spring, feisty smallmouthbass in the summer and monster wall hangingwalleye and trout in the fall.
This majestic river winds its way through a val-ley marked by large stands of hardwoods of oaksand maples as well as pines.
BY ANTHONY RITTER NYS AND NPS LICENSED GUIDE
©2014 LINDA SLOCUM
The Islands. Looking north of Callicoon, NY. The Upper Delaware River braids with many riffles that hold both wild rain-bows as well as brown trout. Shad will also run through these excellent stretches of water in the spring.
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There is also more wildlife than you can imag-ine, from numerous nesting bald eagles, deer,turkey, black bear, otter, beaver, hawks, heronsand owls that make this a true sportsman’s andrecreational paradise whether you fish, birdwatch, kayak, canoe or just want to escape thepressure of the city.
If a lawyer’s stock in trade is his time thanmine must be the number of float trips I’vetaken down the Delaware River.
I’ve learned where the productive (and gor-geous) spots along the river are which hold fish,but I’ll also mention a few techniques that willup your angling skills in the Catskills/DelawareCountry along with some photos of beautifulfish, happy anglers and some hand-tied flieswhich are proven winners for success.
THE BIG BROWNS OF THE WILD WEST
I begin taking float trips on the West Branch of
the Upper Delaware River from Deposit, NewYork to Hancock in mid April as we are in spring-time runoff.
This is the time of the year that theCannonsville Reservoir that feeds the WestBranch overflows with thousands of sawbelliesthat are ravenously gobbled up by big wild browntrout waking up from their winter slumber.
Spin anglers, as well as fly fishermen, can havea field day floating the West Branch early in thefishing season throwing artificials that resemblethe natural 3 to 4 inch silver forage in the water –namely alewifes.
A #7 Countdown Rapala and #3 gold or silverBlue Fox spinner will get the nod from savvy spinanglers rigged with four or six pound test line.
The flyguys will have a ball throwing largestreamers like Zonkers, Wooly Buggers andClousers on fast sink tip lines.
Many times the biggest brown trout – upwards
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©2014 LINDA SLOCUM
The Basket on the Upper Delaware River looking south of Long Eddy, NY with the Erie railroad tracks on the left.Named by rafters in the late 1800s since the river arcs in a 180 degree bend. A great riff both for wild rainbows andfor shad, especially at the confluence of Basket Brook and the Delaware River.
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to six pounds – will be caught this time of theyear and it pays to work the shoreline, drop offsand indentations along the bank because thesefish will use eddys and slack water to pick off atasty morsel floating by.
We have had many river adventures early inthe season where anglers have caught in excessof thirty wild trout taping out to 25 inches!
Now, that is what I call hot fishing on a coolspring day!
POOR MAN’S SALMON!Another great freshwater sportfish is the
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only be the longest free flowing river with nodams in the northeast with a distance of about270 miles, but has a terrific run of these oceanfish that has gotten better in recent years.
Shad return to their native freshwater riversalong the east coast to spawn once a year in thespring. During their long trip upstream to repro-duce, they strike out of aggression and will swiman average of about 5 miles a day to reach theirspawning grounds.
Shad run in schools and follow the deeperareas of river channels. The males, called bucks,
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The kids love smallies! Non-stop action for young angler,Caden Leidich, with a good looking 16 inch river smallie.Caden and his Dad fished with me south of Narrowsburgand the fellows caught in excess of 60 fish! Man, that'sfishing! ©2014 ANTHONY RITTER
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are the first to arrive in the river as the watertemperature reaches into the low 50s consis-tently.
They are then followed by the roes, femaleshad carrying eggs, and these fish can easilyreach the 8 pound mark.
Last year, I had the good fortune to guideyoung angler Julia Ketner and her grandfather,Wes, to an IGFA line class record for shad nearTen Mile River (TMR), just south ofNarrowsburg, New York.
Areas like TMR, which is where the riverpinches up before an upstream riffle, are greatplaces to target shad since these fish will bunchup there and school before swimming up a rivergradient.
Shad will hit any shiny lures like spinners orjigs. Shad darts are your best bet. They are con-ical jigs in various weights depending on rivercurrent speed, and are painted red/ white; char-treuse/green or yellow/ red with some bucktailand Krystal Flash.
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Word to the wise: The shad’s mouth is very softand these fish are like mini tarpon. They’llsmoke a reel’s drag and run like bonefish acrosscurrent in no time. Don’t be in a hurry to bringthese fish and be sure you have plenty of line,that your drag on your reel is well oiled and thatyour buddy has a big net and a steady hand!
SOMEWHERE OVER THE WILD RAINBOWBy the time we are in the merry month of May,
the water temperatures throughout the Catskillshave hit the magical 50 degree mark. This is thetime of year that will beckon flyfishers through-out the country, and world, to visitCatskill–Delaware Country.
Ah, so many rivers – so little time!
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The Big Eddy. Looking west of the Narrowsburg bridge.Deepest area of the Upper Delaware River at 113 feet.Excellent opportunities for both walleye and smallmouthbass due to the numerous submerged drop offs of boul-ders.
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Hallowed and historic names like TheBeaverkill, The Willowemoc, Main Stem UpperDelaware, The West Branch, The East Branch,The Neversink and the list goes on.
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True to his name, Bill Hook of the Garden State, had plen-ty of hook ups. Here's a pic of one of the nice wild troutBill caught and released - a 19 incher.
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Nymphs are the first stage of an aquaticinsect’s life and about 80% of the trout’s substi-nence is eating these tiny little creatures thatlive underneath rocks in the water. By the timethe water rises to 50 degrees however, thesenymphs start to swim up to the river’s surface tobreak free of their shuck and become mayfliesand caddis. Once this begins, the flies sit on thesurface of the water waiting for their wings todry and they become vulnerable to the hungrytrout just waiting to pick them off for an easymeal.
There’s nothing better than to “match thehatch” and some of my most memorable tripsover the years has been to introduce customersto excellent dry fly fishing with leaders of 10 feettapered at 5X targeting the rising sip of a troutwith my hand tied flies.
Blue Quills, Hendricksons, March Browns,Sulphurs and Blue Wing Olives all appear in thespring time in the same order as in year’s past.They might be a little late or early depending onthe weather but there’s nothing finer than cast
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Veteran angler, Mike Seltzer, always seems to nail a fewbig fish and today he certainly didn't disappoint us. Bigsmiles for Mike with this dandy 21 inch beautiful wildbrown caught and released near Hancock, NY.
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A samplying of the bead head nymphpatterns hand tied by Tony Ritter.
ing homemade dry fliesto fool big wild troutduring an afternoon orevening hatch with agood friend. Thesemoments are truly whatmemories are made ofand why I look forwardto them every season.
I tie my flies usingmaterials of snowshoerabbit, coastal deer hairand CDC so that the pat-terns sit flush in the filmof water which presentsthe fly just waiting to beeaten by the wily trout.
All of the trout on theUpper Delaware arewild with more rain-bows in the sectionsouth of Long Eddy toCallicoon. These fish arebeautiful – like silverbullets with a tinge ofpink – and have been inour rivers for over 100years.
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The main stem of theUpper Delaware Riverhas one of the bestsmallmouth fisherieseast of the Mississippiand none other than“Field and Stream” mag-azine named the Big Das one of the top fivesmallie rivers in thenation!
The smallmouth bassreally begin to turn ontheir aggressive feedingactivities when thewater temperaturesclimb above the 68degree mark which isusually June and thefishing for these feistygamefish continuesgreat through Octoberwith average catches onmy boat for full daycharters in the 50 to 75fish range.
The average size ofthese fish have
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Looking south on the UpperDelaware River at the Ten MileRiver confluence.
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increased as well in the last decade with an aver-age fish taping out to a legal 12 inches and manyfish exceeding the trophy 17 inch mark all theway to 21 inches.
Look for any submerged clusters of boulder ingin clear water of 3 to 8 feet and you’ll find bass.As the water warms into the 70s, these fish craveoxygen and they will be found in shallow rifflesalong foam lines.
Note to parents: If you want to introduce yourchild to big river fishing, believe me, these fishwill not disappoint since these bass are so pro-lific. Artficials like four inch Senkos and Kai-Techs are all you will need for a successful dayon the water and don’t forget those topwaterplugs like Chug-Bugs, Tiny Torpedos and Pop-R’s for some fast and furious surface action onovercast windless days or right at dusk. There isnothing more gratifying than ending a float tripwith a twelve year old who has a big smile andhas caught (and released) a lot of bronzebackswanting to come back and fish the UpperDelaware again with his Dad.
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We’ll wrap up our voyage down the UpperDelaware River with the walleye. Many folks aresurprised to find out that the Big D. holds anabundant population of walleye. Found in thedeep pools of more than 10 feet, chances are thatthese fish will be the largest gamefish found in theriver save except for the bonus striper or channelcatfish.
Walleyes will average about 18 to 21 inches insize with a legal fish at 18 inches. However, it’s notunusual to catch walleyes over 7 pounds and ourboat’s personal best was a walleye which weighedin at 11 pounds 31 inches!
It’s best to target Ol’ Marble Eyes when the waterhas a slight stain with water temperatures below55 degrees. Overcast days are preferable to brightsunny days since these fish lurk in deep pools andoff of drop offs and have an aversion to sunlight.
Deep diving plugs like Countdown Rapalas, X-Raps and Shad Raps have all been great choices aswell as jigs tipped with live bait or baby lampreyeels.
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thank you for comingaboard today. We’vereally only scratchedthe surface of what aterrific resource theUpper Delaware Riveris.
I sincerely hope you’llget a chance to visitand enjoy what Catskill– Delaware RiverCountry has to offerthis season. Pleaseremember to take outwhat you bring in sothat the river valley iscleaner than when youfound it. Also remem-ber to practice C-P-Rwhich is: CatchPhotograph Release –for as Lee Wulff oncesaid: “A gamefish is toovaluable to catch justonce”.
Until we see eachother on the river, Iwish you many tightlines, light breezes andgood health in 2014since that is the bestgift we can receive.
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Recently, while smallmouth bass fishingnear the confluence of the Lackawaxen &Delaware Rivers, I took some time to
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Route 97, across the Delaware River fromLackawaxen, PA.
Originally the canal was built to reach theDelaware River, then barges would be transport-ed across the Delaware and placed in the D&Hto continue its journey along the river to PortJervis. This river crossing caused considerableproblems with the log rafts moving down river,and as a result a viaduct was built to cross theriver for the D&H Canal connection, built byJohn Augustus Roebling. Today that originalviaduct serves as a motor crossing and pathway.
Back in the early 1800s, large deposits of coalwere discovered in the area of Scranton, Pa., anda method of transport was needed to move the
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This map of the upper Delaware River region shows the extent of the canal’s reach as well as the two gravity railroadlines which contributed to the movement of products across the two states of Pennsylvania and New York.
Historic Delaware and Hudson Canal lives on in nature
coal to the cities, mainly Philadelphia, Pa. andNew York City, but no mass transportation exist-ed. Once a transportation system could bedevised, it would prove an economic boom tothe coal district as well as the land that layacross the Delaware River in New York State.
Two ambitious brothers, Charles and MauriceWurtz, successful merchants in Philadelphia,Pa. took many trips to the coal region and beganpurchasing large tracts of land at bargain prices.
The Wurtz brothers conceived the construc-tion of a canal that would flow fromPennsylvania to the Hudson River in New York,to connect with boats and rafts moving down-river to a rapidly growing New York City. TheWurtz brothers filed petitions with the states ofPennsylvania and New York for authority tobuild a canal, and in 1823, in quick order, bothstates granted approval to proceed with theproject.
It would take a large amount of money to buildthe D&H Canal which the Wurtz brothers did
not have, so they met with prominent businessleaders in New York City and made a deal withthe interested businessmen to build the canal,and the businessmen said ‘YES’, thus the idea ofa canal was no longer an idea, it would soonbecome a reality. The prospects of a new canalfrom the coal region caused excitement in thePennsylvania and Upper Delaware New Yorkcommunities and it was expected the new D&HCanal would provide an economic boom forother industries in addition to the coal mines.The Erie Railroad had not yet expanded serviceinto the Upper Delaware River, so there was noimmediate competition for the proposed canal.
On July 13, 1825, official work began on theDelaware & Hudson Canal with a work crew of2,500 men, with the projected canal to extendfrom Honesdale, PA to Kingston, NY on theHudson River, a distance of 108 miles. This wasa massive undertaking, and remember the canalwas built by hand power; construction machin-
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ery had not yet been developed. The canalwould measure 30 feet wide and 8 feet deep,with a tow path on each side of the canal. Thecoal barges were specially built, 90 feet long, 14feet wide and would be drawn by mule powerand mule handlers. The transit time fromHonesdale to Kingston averaged about oneweek, and Sundays were non-working days.There were carefully designated areas along theD&H Canal where workers and mules would befed and tended to.
The Delaware & Hudson Canal was completedin three years and began moving the first loadsof coal in the middle of 1828. The canal was anamazing feat of construction, it wasn’t just aditch, but was solidly built with stone walls onboth sides of the canal, plus other viaducts hadto be built where needed. The viaducts built onthe Port Jervis to Kingston portion of the canalare well preserved and are still visited bytourists. When I look at the magnitude of theD&H project, if it were built today with modernmachinery, I frankly do not believe it could bebuilt in the same timespan. When the canal was
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With the large volume of coal moving to dis-tant New York City, other products such as lum-ber added to the canal traffic. This situation didnot go unnoticed by the Erie Railroad, seeing
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The only remaining visible part of the Delaware &Hudson Canal, about 50 yards from the Canal Toll House,New York State side of the Delaware, along Route 97.
the coal business as a longterm business activi-ty, decided to extend its rail service into theupper Delaware River area and began construc-tion of a line from Port Jervis, NY. The railroadcriss-crossed thru Pennsylvania and New York,and finally to its targeted destination, Hawley,Pa., reaching the town in 1848. The Erie Railroadcontinued to expand, following the DelawareRiver into New York State, and during the CivilWar was used extensively to transport capturedConfederates to the Union Prisoner of WarCamp at Elmira, NY.
The D&H Canal continued in service, but thearrival of the Erie Railroad sounded the deathknell for the canal. In the fall of 1898, the D&HCanal began opening the drainage weirs andquietly ceased their operations. Citing safetyconcerns, the 8 foot canals were partially filled,and some sections in the Port Jervis, NY toKingston, NY section became local parks.
From the inception of the D&H Canal at theLackawaxen Pool, and downstream to PortJervis, NY, the only portion of the canal that sur-vived is that small section from the present
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As you travel southbound on Route 97 headedto Port Jervis, NY, you will pass several blue andgold signs placed by the New York State historicdepartment indicating the former presence ofthe D&H Canal, but only portions of the originalstone walls can be seen, and in the center of PortJervis is a historical marker denoting a buildingon the original D&H Canal.
I made my first trip to the Upper DelawareRiver area in 1979 when I was selling advertisingspace for my Fishing & Canoeing DelawareRiver book that was published in 1980. I was sotaken by the beauty and culture of the area, plusthe great fishing opportunities, I have madenumerous trips from my New Jersey home everyyear since 1980, and in the past year, 2013, Icame to the upper Delaware 18 times.
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Restaurateurs Roman Vasquez and Tony Bojajhad customers in their NYC eatery recommendthat they look at the area and the space foranother location for their restaurant. With a chefin place, they opened Rino’s of Roscoe in the fall.
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Soups include the homemade Minestrone andPasta e Fagioli, a traditional cappellini beansand pasta in broth.
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Rino’s of Roscoe also features pizzas, hand-tossed and topped to order, and burgers andsandwiches.
Entrees, served with the fresh vegetable of theday and potato, or a side of pasta, include aselection of chicken, seafood, veal, and beef.There is the fish of the day, which may be a pan
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The spotted and striped animal resemblingan oversized housecat with long legs andtufted ears played a waiting game in the
forest.Crouching motionless with all four feet
beneath her, she watched and listened for thefaint movement. Was it an enemy, or dinner?Suddenly she sprang, landing on her prey — agray rabbit five feet away — with terrific force.
Our area’s only predatory feline is the bobcat,a tough little creature that can take down a
white-tailed deer many times its size, feedingfor days and then covering the carcass withleaves so as to go back and feed again.
When cornered, she is indeed fierce, as anydog or human trapper can attest. But bobcatsmostly avoid contact with anything other thanthe warm walls of their den and the living bod-ies of hares, squirrels, mice, birds and othersmall game on which they rely for nutrition.
“They are not a species that makes themselvestoo known, so people get excited when they seethem,” said Jamie Myers, wildlife biologist forthe National Park Service based in Milanville,
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Spotting bobcats – localsshare their wild cat tales
It is not uncommon for a bobcat, so-named after its stubby tail, to walk four miles in a day.
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Pa. “Bobcats prefer to keep to themselves.”“Bobcats are shy and pretty elusive,” agreed
Kathy Michell, a wildlife biologist and wildliferehabilitator from Narrowsburg. “A bobcat willusually see you long before you see them.”
Still, there are sightings in our area.Michell has spied bobcats on the Boy Scout
property in Tusten, where the mountain laureland trees are thick and where rabbits, voles,moles, shrews and rodents are plenty — all foodfor the cat with the bobbed tail who prefers lifein the woods.
The Rio Reservoir area on the border ofHighland and Lumberland is also a potentialbobcat-spotting area. Once, while driving alonga dirt road at Rio, Michell said, she encountereda mother and two nearly grown kits crossing theroad in front of her.
“I saw another bobcat at Shohola Falls, a bigone that crossed in front of me at night,” Michelladded. “At first you think it’s a deer or a coyote.It’s a tall animal, with long legs that make youthink it’s not a cat.”
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In this New York-Pennsylvania area, bobcat litters are born in April and May in a well-hidden den. Even newborn kitsbear the distinctive black tufts on the tips of the ears.
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Longtime local farmer Earl Myers of Jeffersonville saw abobcat spring 15 feet from one bank to another off theGulf Road between Callicoon Center and Roscoe.
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SOME PRETTY KITTYBobcats are at least twice the size of domestic
cats with short, soft dense fur that tends to betawny in summer and grayish-brown in winter.Their coat is marked with spots and bars. Thetop of their pointed ears bears a dark tuft, and aruff of hair extends outward from the cheeks.
“They’re actually very pretty,” Michell said.According to the New York Department of
Conservation, bobcats can weigh in at 30pounds but the average is closer to 21 poundsfor males and 14 pounds for females, with bodylength at 35 inches and 30 inches respectively.Their back legs are longer than the front legs,giving them a rangy lope. Their trademarkbobbed tail measures about six inches.
The bobcat is doing well in the New York-Pennsylvania region. But that doesn’t mean it
Bobcats can be mistaken, at first glance, for domesticcats. But they are larger and more ferocious than theirfellow felines and our pets.
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“In the past, people shot everything they saw,”said Michell. “But the bobcat has made a goodcomeback.”
Like all animals, bobcats live where they findshelter and food. They prefer heavily woodedareas with rock piles or rocky ledges, where theymake their dens and where the female will raiseher young in a warm nest of leaves.
In warm weather they are known to doze inthe sun, either stretched along a bough orcurled in a little patch of sunlight.
Wintertime finds a bobcat wandering thoughsnow and cold, stalking rabbits or watching atreetop for a squirrel.
They are solitary and tend to come togetherduring breeding season only. According to the
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Jen McGlashan of Channery Hill Farm (the old Keller farm)in Callicoon Center had to lock up her free-ranging chick-ens when a bobcat moved onto the property.
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“You might hear them screaming at night —bloodcurdling screams like a woman scream-ing,” said Michell. “They’re not in distress. That’sthe noise they make.”
In our region, breeding takes place betweenmid-January and early February. About twomonths later, a litter of one to four kits arrive,fully furred but blind and helpless. Femalesguard their kits carefully – while a mature bob-cat has few predators other than man, babybobcats can face death by owls, foxes and anoccasional errant male bobcat.
The female begins to wean her kits after abouttwo months, and the young stay with theirmothers for several months longer as theydevelop skill in hunting and killing prey.
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Bobcats use various strategies for taking downprey. They might employ the stealthy approach,seeking cover and slowly trying to get closeenough to pounce. Or they ambush, sitting andwaiting for prey to pass by.
Cousin to the lynx, the bobcat possesses thesame sharp sense of smell, hearing and sight.Their large eyes feature slit-shaped pupils thatopen wide to admit light, and a reflecting layerthan permits the bobcat to view an object in
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their taller cousin, the snowshoe or varyinghare. But they are opportunistic and will go afteraccessible poultry and other small farm ani-mals. Two summers ago, Jen McGlashan ofChannery Hill Farm in Callicoon Center spied abobcat at the bottom of her hill.
“She hung out near the Gulf Road,” saidMcGlashan. “But when she discovered we hadfree-range chickens, she began moving her ter-ritory closer and closer.”
Eventually Glashan lost a number of chickensto the bobcat, who was raising a litter of hungrykits under a rosebush on the farm’s rocky hill-side.
“She was beautiful – tawny brown, about fourtimes the size of a housecat, muscular beyondbelief and with beautiful pointed ears,” saidMcGlashan.
“The fact that she was here showed us that thehierarchy of predators is balancing itself out – itsaid that rabbits aren’t being (inordinately)devoured by coyotes,” McGlashan reported.“The last thing we wanted to do was eliminatethis beautiful cat.”
So McGlashan decided instead to lock up herchickens, which she did for several months. Thebobcat moved away and hasn’t been seen orheard since.
Another farmer, Earl Myers of Jeffersonville,says he’s never had a problem with bobcats onhis land.
“I saw one bobcat in my life, and it was 25years ago on the Gulf Road,” said Myers. “Therewere four of us in the car, and we watched thecat come down off a bank, jump about 15 feet
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According to the DEC, people often mistake abobcat for a mountain lion, which is much larg-er in stature and weight. The Eastern cougar, ormountain lion, lived in New York at one time buthas been gone since the late 1800s, officiallyconsidered extirpated from New York.
That makes spotting a live bobcat all the more
thrilling, said Jamie Myers of the National ParkService (no relation to Earl Myers). She said shesaw a bobcat this past September “just passingthrough” on Route 97 in New York. Some yearsago, she spied a bobcat on a dirt road near herhome on the Pennsylvania side of Callicoon.
“It’s not something you get to see all the time,and it’s neat to know they are around and doingwell,” said Myers. “A bobcat is a beautiful animalwho is able to share space with us in this rivervalley.”
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Upper Delaware River
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BY FRANK RIZZO
Yosemite. Yellowstone. Great SmokyMountains. Acadia. Upper Delaware River.What?
Yes, the great open secret is that the UpperDelaware Scenic and Recreational River is, likethose fabled places, a national park belonging tothe American people.
And just like the others, it is managed by theNational Park Service, a component of the U.S.Department of the Interior.
It is also a part of the National Wild and ScenicRivers system and stretches 73.4 miles along theNew York-Pennsylvania border from Hancock inthe north to Sparrowbush in the south.
It comprises 55,575 acres, of which the federalgovernment possesses a mere 29.76. About 90percent of the park is privately owned.
Those are the basic facts.There is a word that recurs whenever those
who manage it talk about the river – “unique.”Take the part about most of the acreage being
in private hands. This arrangement createsunique public-private cooperative opportuni-ties.
Same with the 15 towns in both states thatborder the river, and who own the rest of theland.
Superintendent Sean McGuinness was incharge of the park for the past four years. Heretired in January and spoke to Catskill-Delaware Magazine about his tenure.
With a love of the outdoors cultivated growingup along the shores of Lake Erie in the Buffaloarea, McGuinness began his NPS career in 1977and has been stationed all over the far-flung sys-tem – including Alaska, Ohio and SouthCarolina.
“I didn’t know about the Upper Delaware,” he
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During boating season (mid-April to October), it is common to see all manner of craft on the river.
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readily admitted. His predecessor, Vidal Martinez, told him
about the leadership opportunity andMcGuinness did some unannounced reconnoi-tering and applied for and earned the assign-ment. His previous post was as assistant super-intendent at Fire Island National Seashore onLong Island.
“It’s unique. This place really grabbed me,” hesaid of his first encounter with the area. In thishe was not alone. As he put it, “Visitors comehere and say, ‘This is a national park? Wow!’ ”
McGuinness is aware that the federal pres-ence – begun in 1978, when Congress made theriver part of the park system – has not alwaysbeen welcome. He has seen the “National ParkService Get Out” signs.
“We’ve been trying to change the mentality,”he said. “We want better access, better opportu-nities for hiking trails, more patrols on the riverand better trash pickup. People should want ushere.
“The residents have to say, ‘Hey, National ParkService, how can we help make it better?’ ” headded.
McGuinness feels the NPS has made progressin cooperating with municipalities and organi-zations such as the Upper Delaware Council toimplement the River Management Plan and itsextensive land and water use regulations.
The environmental protection of the park wasforemost for McGuinness. That is why he wassensitive to any development that in his mindthreatened to violate the land use regulations.He pointed to proposed cell towers inDamascus Township (PA) that, he said, “woulddiminish the scenic value of this valley.…Verizon never read the River ManagementPlan!”
Though he represents the federal government,McGuinness, like his predecessors, prefers towork cooperatively rather than impose orders“from above.” This is mandated by the uniquenature of the park he oversees.
“Our first goal is to increase our partnershipand relationship with surrounding communi-ties,” said McGuinness. “We have to ease downon the negatives of who we are and why we arehere. There’s a lot more to do and many issues toaddress.”
McGuinness is bullish on the future of theriver valley.
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discovered,” he said. “How many places are likethis? This is going to be the place to be – as longas its values and natural resources are main-tained. As long as the eagles are flying and thewater is clean and the forests are intact and thesky is dark at night.”
McGuinness has the following advice to hissuccessor (who has not been named as of presstime; Malcolm Wilbur is serving on an interimbasis): “Show the value that the National ParkService has. Be humble. Be an ambassador tothose values this place has as a wild and scenicriver. Show respect to the local folks. But be firmabout [enforcing] the River Management Plan.”
In looking back on his time here, McGuinnessis most proud of “being really open with thecommunity. We got them to start talking aboutthe potential value of the National Park Serviceto this valley.”
He concluded, “It’s not just the river we careabout, it’s the community. It’s the Americanpublic’s river, not ours!”
Here’s a rundown of recreational and educa-tional opportunities afforded by the UpperDelaware River. Adapted from the NPS website,http://www.nps.gov/upde.
BOATINGBoating season runs from mid-April to
October. The Upper Delaware is the longest free-flowing river in the Northeast. Its average depthis 4 to 5 feet, but 12- to 18-foot holes are com-mon, and many are even deeper, down to 113
feet at Big Eddy, Narrowsburg.The river can rise rapidly after heavy rains and
after releases from dams on its tributariesThere are numerous public accesses located
on both Pennsylvania and New York shorelines.They range from three to 20 miles apart and arejointly managed by the National Park Serviceand the agencies which own the land.
The water, even in summer, can be coldenough to cause hypothermia. Boaters andanglers should always be prepared for coldwater.
Canoes, kayaks, tubes and rafts – along withriver trips and campgrounds – are available froma number of liveries. These include Cedar Rapids
The small printThe Wild and Scenic Rivers Act "declared to be the policy of
the United States that certain selected rivers of the Nation,which with their immediate environments, possess outstand-ingly remarkable scenic, recreational, geologic, fish andwildlife, historic, cultural, or other similar values, shall be pre-served in free-flowing condition, and that they and their imme-diate environments shall be protected for the benefit andenjoyment of present and future generations."
In 1978, Congress used the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to des-ignate the Upper Delaware River as a unit of national park sys-tem and a component of the national wild and scenic river sys-tem.
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River is a partner-ship of individuals; private landowners; and local, state, andfederal governments working to protect the river, its environ-ment, and the communities in the valley.
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National Park Service Chief Ranger Joe Hinkes points to a spot just north of Skinner’s Falls where a New Jersey mandrowned in 2011, the second drowning that week. In conjunction with the National Canoe Safety Patrol, the NPSserves to protect and educate boaters. At right is Ranger Adam Lawrence. The overwhelming majority of drowning vic-tims since statistics began to be kept in 1980 have not worn life jackets.
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Hiking opportunities also abound. See thewebsite for a list of hiking trails in the park, withexact GPS coordinates and other helpful info.
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Rock Hill Fire Department ladies auxiliary will host a moviematinee, at 2 p.m., at the firehouse. Cost is $2 per person, and
refreshments to be sold. All children must be accompanied by anadult. Movie to be announced. For info, visit www.rockhill-firedept.com.
The Catskill Art Society presents “Child’s Play” and “WhereverYou Go,” a solo exhibition featuring the photography ofChristopher Vernale at the CAS Arts Center, 48 Main Street,Livingston Manor, through Sunday, April 6. There will be an ArtistTalk at 2 p.m., followed immediately by a free Opening Receptionfrom 3-5 p.m. All are welcome and light refreshments will beserved.
Thurman Barker will perform at The Woodsongs Coffeehouse,Sullivan County Museum, in Hurleyville, from 6 to 9 p.m. The
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Spring Events Calendar
show will open with a performance by Little Sparrow, and in thetradition of the Woodsongs Coffeehouse, the evening will con-clude with both bands performing a couple of songs together!Admission is $6 and the concert is made possible in part withfunding from a Sullivan County Arts & Heritage Grant funded bythe Sullivan County Legislature and administered by DelawareValley Arts Alliance. For directions or info, call 434-8044, or visitwww.sullivan countyhistory.org/
SUN., MARCH 2Jazz Brunch with the Jazz Cats, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at DancingCat Saloon, in Bethel. Barry Scheinfeld on guitar and Don MillerBass jazz duo. Call 583-3141 or visit dancingcatsaloon.com. EverySunday until May 25.
TUES., MARCH 4To learn more about aging well and maintaining a healthy brain,the public is invited to a free workshop on Keeping Fit from theNeck Up on Tuesday, March 4 from 2:30–4 p.m. CornellCooperative Extension Sullivan County’s Caregiver ResourceProgram will be offering this program at the Gerald J. SkodaExtension Education Center, in Liberty. Refreshments will beserved. Pre-registration is required by calling Bonnie Lewis, RN at292-6180 or emailing her at bjl25 @cornell.edu. This program isfree, supported through the NYS Office for the Aging CaregiverProgram.
WED., MARCH 5Fish Fry Dinner at the Monticello Elks Lodge, from 5 to 7 p.m.Cost is $13 per person, sponsored by Monticello Kiwanis Club.Call 794-7050 for information or tickets.
THURS., MARCH 6Afterschool Riding Program at Bridle Hill Farm, LLC inJeffersonville; 4 to 6 p.m. Cost is $100 for five sessions. EveryThursday; program ends June 19. SWCS bus drop off point forconvenience. For information, call 482-3993, or email young@ bri-dlehillfarm.com or visit www.bridlehillfarm. com.
A corned beef and cabbage dinner with all the fixings will beheld at Liberty Elks Lodge #1545, from 5 to 7 p.m. Cost is $11 foradults or takeouts, $5 for children ages 5 to 11. Free for childrenunder 5. Public welcome. Call 292-3434 for information.
SAT., MARCH 8Rod Redo Class, at Catskill Fly Fishing Center & Museum, inLivingston Manor, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Bring your rod and youwill be taken through all the steps required to refinish it. This oneday class will have you strip the guides and remove the existingfinish. Students will learn proper guide placement, guide wrap-ping and grip re-finishing to complete their rod at home. Thiscomprehensive course will be a hands on class taking you
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SUN., MARCH 9Callicoon Indoor Farmers Market, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at theDelaware Community Center. A collection of locally producedgoods…fair trade, organic, rain forest alliance certified coffee;maple syrup, maple candies, creamed maple; varieties of honey,creamed honey with cinnamon; artisan pasta made with NYorganic wheat; varieties of goat & cow cheese; goat’s milk soap;herbal tea blends; fresh flowers & potted plants; wool blankets &dresses; fresh baked bread; organic vegetables; apple cider; freshfruit; quiche; soups; wine; meat (chicken, pork, beef, goat); eggsand much more! Every other Sunday, until April 27. For info, call866-270-2015 or visit sullivancountyfarmers markets.org.
SAT., MARCH 15The 43rd annual corned beef and cabbage dinner, sponsored bythe Yulan Fire Department, will be held at the firehouse, from 5 to8 p.m. Cost is $12 for adults, $6 for children under 12. Limit 400dinners. Tickets available at door, or call 557-8431.
Grahamsville United Methodist Church will host a thrift sale,from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the church. The church is located at 356Main Street, in Grahamsville. For info, call 985-2938.
SATURDAY, MARCH 22Sullivan County Catskills Sportsman & Outdoor Expo, at SullivanCounty Community College, beginning at 8 a.m. Cost is $4 foradults, under 12 are free. Sullivan County Catskills Sportsman &Outdoor Rec Expo will be held at SUNY Sullivan’s Paul Gerry
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Introduction to Fish Carving, at the Catskill Fly Fishing Center &Museum, in Livingston Manor, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. All materialswill be provided by carver, Paul McCain. This basic class will giveall beginners a hands on experience. Lunch will be provided. Costis $125 per person. For info call 439-4810, email [email protected] or visit www.cffcm.net.
Wonderful Waterfowl, at 8 a.m. See an array of migrating birdspecies at the wildlife-rich Basha Kill in the company of JohnHaas, birder extraordinaire. Waterproof boots suggested. Meet atHaven Road, just off Rt. 209 south of Wurtsboro, in the DEC park-ing lot. Call John to register at 888-0240. Sponsored by the BashaKill Area Association, thebashakill.org.
A spaghetti dinner will be held from 4 to 7:30 p.m. at the RockHill Firehouse, to benefit Boy Scout Troop 101. Cost is $8 foradults, $5 for ages 5 - 12, children 4 and under eat for free. Forinfo, call Tom at 798-0549 or Joe at 798-0052.
SUNDAY, MARCH 23Claryville Volunteer Fire Department will host a pancake break-fast at the firehouse, from 7 a.m. to noon. Cost is $7 for adults,$4 for children under 12, and under 5 are free.
FRI., APRIL 4Stardust Dance Weekend at Honors Haven Resort & Spa, inEllenville. Cost starts at $385 per person. All inclusive ballroomdance weekend. Overnight accommodations, 7 meals, cham-pagne/wine reception, open bar cocktail party/smorgasbord. Over50 dance workshops, night club entertainment, separate dancefacilities for Latin, Ballroom, Argentine Tango, Hustle/West CoastSwing. Hosts available for single ladies & much more! For info,call 800-537-2797, email [email protected] or visitwww.stardustdance.com.
SAT., APRIL 5Delaware Youth Center offers the NTSI (National Traffic SafetyInstitute) six-hour New York State Driver Safety Course - 9 a.m. –
3:30 p.m. For info, call 887-4120.Star Walk, 8 p.m. See the wonders of the heavens reflected in thepeaceful waters of the Basha Kill and learn some interestingspace facts. Led by Bob Fiore. Call Bob at 498-9001 to check onweather status, as this event is dependent on clear skies.Sponsored by the Basha Kill Area Association, thebashakill.org.
Auditions for "The Masque of the Red Death,” an originalmusic-drama based on Edgar Allen Poe’s infamous story will beheld at the Sullivan County Museum in Hurleyville, from 10 a.m.to 3 p.m. Performances in late October, early November in SouthFallsburg and Narrowsburg. For info, call Gladys at 434-3162,email: gladyssmucklermoskowitz @gmail.com, or Sally Gladden434-0209, email: [email protected], or Carol Castel 212-720-5290 or email: [email protected].
SUN., APRIL 6Parksville USA Music Festival, 3 p.m., Dead End Cafe, Parksville.All aboard! Join the Lyric Quartet on a Mediterranean MusicalTour. Spain… France… Greece… Italy. For info, call 747-4247 oremail mistermichele@ owly.com
MON., APRIL 7Green Tourism Conference, organized by the Delaware HighlandsConservancy, at the Villa Roma Resort & Conference Center, inCallicoon. Become a leader in bringing tourism to our region.Enjoy workshops, trainings and certifications. Increase your roomnights while becoming a first-rate green lodging. Conference reg-istration and overnight accommodations starting at $189/person,with discounts for groups. For info, call (570) 226-3164, emailinfo@ delawarehighlands.org or visitwww.delawarehighlands.org.
SAT., APRIL 12The 18th annual women’s conference at Sullivan CountyCommunity College in Loch Sheldrake will be held from 8 a.m. to5 p.m. Women Wit Wisdom – The Celebration of Being a Woman2014. The keynote speaker will be comedian Jane Condon whohas appeared on ABC TV’s “The View”, Lifetime TV’s “Girls NightOut” and Fox TV’s series finale of “24″. For info, call 434-5750,ext. 4472 or visit www.sunysullivan.edu.
SUN., APRIL 13Callicoon Kiwanis Palm Sunday pancake breakfast will at theDelaware Community Center, from 7 a.m. to noon.
Claryville Volunteer Fire Department will host a pancake break-fast at the firehouse, from 7 a.m. to noon. Cost is $7 for adults,$4 for children under 12, and under 5 are free.
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SAT., APRIL 19Grahamsville United Methodist Church will host a thrift sale,from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the church. The church is located at 356Main Street, in Grahamsville. For info, call 985-2938.
SAT., APRIL 2636th Annual Basha Kill Clean-Up, 9:30 a.m. to noon. CelebrateEarth Day, get some fresh air and help to clean up an importantlocal resource by ridding a wetland of debris. Garbage bags areprovided. Wear boots, work gloves and insect repellant. Bring achair to sit in as you enjoy the picnic lunch afterwards, providedby the Basha Kill Area Association. BKAA merchandise will be forsale; plus raffles. Individuals, families and groups are all welcome.Registration between 9:30 and 10 a.m. on Haven Road, just offRoute 209 south of Wurtsboro. For information, call Paula Medley,754-0732. Sponsored by the Basha Kill Area Association, the-bashakill.org.
SAT., MAY 3Spring Migration Warbler Walk, 7:30 a.m. Meet these singingbirds, plus orioles, vireos and more, all in their brightest plumagewith birder John Haas. Rain or shine at the Basha Kill, a majorstopover for migrating birds. Binoculars helpful. Meet at HavenRoad, just off Route 209 south of Wurtsboro. For info, call John at888-0240. Sponsored by the Basha Kill Area Association, the-bashakill.org.
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The gift of life for Bryce
Neversink youth, 8, gets heart transplant
BY JEANNE SAGER
NEVERSINK — The Tues-
day night when life changed
for the Rogerson family was
just like any other.
With a planned two-hour
delay for the Tri-Valley
School District the next day,
8-year-old Bryce and 5-year-
old Bryan had been given a
pass to stay up late and watch
a movie together. Sixteen-
year-old Emily was doing
what teenagers do on a
school night. Dad Brian was
on a hunting trip in Alabama,
so mom Nicole was snuggling
in bed, watching TV by her-
self. And then the phone rang.
It was a pediatric nurse
familiar with little Bryce’s
congenital heart condition.
After nearly three years on
the transplant list, there was
a heart waiting for Bryce.
“I said ‘Are you kidding
me?’ ” Nicole recalls. “I was
literally skipping up and
down the hallway!”
It was a call the Rogersons
weren’t sure would ever
come. Bryce was diagnosed
with hypoplastic left heart
syndrome (HLHS) before he
was even born, after a routine
ultrasound at 18 weeks
picked up an anomaly.
HLHS – a syndrome in which
the left side of a child's heart
was underdeveloped – is one
of the three most common
heart issues a child can be
born with, but it can be fatal
if left untreated.
To increase the Bryce’s
chances, Nicole underwent
in utero surgery at just 26
weeks pregnant to open up a
hole in his heart to allow
blood to flow properly and
help him develop in the
womb. Ten days after he was
born in February 2005, Bryce
underwent his first open
heart surgery. At 8 months, he
had another, and in October
of 2008, a third open heart
surgery.
But in 2010 came a devas-
tating diagnosis. Bryce had
developed plastic bronchitis,
a condition of the lungs most
common in cystic fibrosis
patients. Rubbery chunks of
mucus had begun develop-
ing in his lungs, making him
struggle to breathe. Although
the issue presents itself in the
lungs, doctors put the blame
on his heart, which pumps
oxygenated blood to the
lungs. By 2011, doctors told the
Rogersons their best choice
would be to put Bryce on the
transplant list – for a heart. A
new heart, they told them,
would take pressure off the
lungs and hopefully allow
them to heal themselves.
On March 25, 2011, Bryce
was added to the transplant
list with what’s known as 1B
status, the second from the
top. At the time, doctors told
the Rogersons that listing
him at 1A – the highest and
most needy status – would
require Bryce to wait in a hos-
pital for a heart to be found.
But with Bryce able to take
his medication at home, the
Rogersons opted to keep him
in Neversink, to allow him to
continue attending school
and be with his family.
They were told it would
take six months to a year to
find him a heart.
On June 25, 2013, more
than two years later, his heart
hadn’t come. The Rogersons
moved their son up to 1A sta-
tus, the top of the transplant
waiting list.
At that time, doctors had
changed their mind and said
Bryce could stay home and
wait. They told the Rogersons
it would probably be a month
or two until a heart was
found. It was almost seven months
until the call came.
That was January 14, the
night Nicole called a friend to
watch Bryan and packed her
other two kids into the car to
fly over the roads to Morgan
Stanley Children’s Hospital at
Columbia Presbyterian in
New York City. Bryce was cry-
ing, Nicole recalls, but his
biggest worry was “how am I
going to turn in my home-
work?” “I told him your teacher
isn’t going to worry about
your writing assignment.”
Husband Brian had just
arrived in Alabama for his
hunting trip and couldn’t find
a flight north, so he rented a
car in Montgomery and
drove straight through the
night to Atlanta, Georgia, for
the earliest flight to
LaGuardia, a 6 a.m. that he
hoped would get him there in
time to see his little boy
before he went into surgery.
Brian’s plane left late, but
the fates aligned – because of
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
The Team Bryce logo is of the
local group of support for the
family.
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Despite being born with a potentially fatal heart condition, Bryce
Rogerson has led as normal a childhood as possible. Here, he
proudly shows off a huge trout he caught.
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Opposition to China City grows
BY GUY CHARLES HARRITON
MONTICELLO — In its
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When the people of
Thompson heard about it,
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Rieber. The opposition was
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Mamakating cool to Shawanga
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WURTSBORO — Gover-
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SAT., MAY 1OFoodstock at Villa Roma Resort & Conference Center inCallicoon, organized by WJFF Radio. WJFF kicks off the summerwith the area’s largest indoor food festival at the Villa Roma inCallicoon, NY. Taste delicious samples of foods from local farms,producers and purveyors. Shop for great grocery and gift items.For info, call 482-4141, email [email protected] or visitwww.wjffradio.org.
Fiber Festival at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, from 10 a.m.to 4 p.m. Bethel Woods is proud to partner with RosehavenAlpacas to host this two-day Fiber and Fashion Festival. A show-case of talented craft and fiber vendors will offer a variety ofitems from alpaca, sheep, angora and more. Whether you are afiber artist yourself, a knitter or would love to try these crafts, youwill find everything you need at this event. Bring the family tosee live animals, shearing, sheep herding and spinning demon-strations. Workshops, shopping, great food and fun. May 10 and11. For info, call 887-6801, email info@ rosehavenalpacas.com orvisit www.rosehavenalpacas. com.
SUN., MAY 11The 4th annual Tulip Festival and Mother’s Day Celebration willtake place at Honor’s Haven Resort & Spa, in Ellenville, from 11a.m. to 4 p.m. Celebrate Mother’s Day with an amazing MothersDay lunch, local artisans & crafters, vendors, live entertainmentand a beautiful display of seasonal flowers & tulips. For info, call210-1600 or 877-969-4283, email [email protected] or visitwww.honorshaven.com.
Spring Wildflowers, at 10 a.m. John Kenney shows you thedelightful first blossoms of the season at the Basha Kill, home toa great variety of plant and animal life. Meet at Haven Road, justoff Route 209 south of Wurtsboro. For info, call John at 436-6046.Sponsored by the Basha Kill Area Association, thebashakill.org.
Claryville Volunteer Fire Department will host a pancake break-fast at the firehouse, from 7 a.m. to noon. Cost is $7 for adults,$4 for children under 12, and under 5 are free.
SAT., MAY 17Grahamsville United Methodist Church will host a thrift sale,from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the church. The church is located at 356Main Street, in Grahamsville. For info, call 985-2938.
Relay for Life car wash and bake sale fundraiser at the JeffBank, in Jeffersonville, beginning at noon. For information, con-tact Kelli or Jonathan at 482-4000.
FRI., MAY 23Mysteryland Festival at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts - Theworld’s longest-running electronic music festival, Mysteryland, ismaking its US debut in 2014 at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts.The move marks an historic moment for organizer ID&T, thebrains behind high-profile festivals such as Sensation,Tomorrowland, TomorrowWorld and Q-dance. Mysteryland’smulti-faceted approach has been a winning formula for no lessthan two decades. The festival offers its guests a creative journey,combining music with theatre, movies, interactive installation art,street performers and spectacular shows at bizarre decoratedstages. To create this amazing spectacle, the festival organizerscollaborate with a wide range of creative people from all over theworld. As a nomad Mysteryland travels across the globe to findinternational artists willing to work with the festival and to makeit an even richer experience. The musical offerings are also allabout discovery. In addition to legends from the internationaldance scene, the festival provides a stage for new and local tal-ents: the next generation. Mysteryland has been a leading pio-neer on the dance festival scene in Europe and the US since 1993and has inspired numerous other organizers and events. Only20,000 tickets will be available. The tickets will be sold in order
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SAT., MAY 24Yardstock - Explore the WJFF listening area on a self-guidedYard Sale Tour! Folks across the region hold yard sales anddonate a portion of their proceeds to WJFF. You get to shop allweekend and support the station! View an interactive tour mapon the WJFF homepage or print one out and take it with you.Continues all weekend. For info, call 482-4141 or visit www.wjf-fradio.org.
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useful to local historians and historybuffs. In it are lively tales of familieswhose legacies remain in the names oflocal roads, such as Wegman Road andDreher Road, as well as many other his-torical facts, including descriptions ofthe end of train service to Roscoe, andthe development of the Quickway.
“Roscoe: Memories of the Country”($10, 107 pages, University BookstorePress, December 2013), is available
through the print-on-demand service of theUniversity Bookstore in Seattle, WA. Copies maybe purchased at the store, by phone at 1-800-335-READ, or through the bookstore’s websiteat www.bookstore.washington/edu/books.Copies can be shipped to any location in thecontinental United States. For more informa-tion about “Roscoe: Memories of the Country”contact Thom Schramm at 206-322-1336, [email protected].
Thom Schramm is a freelance editor whose previous book, “Living inStorms,” was published by Eastern Washington University Press. Hispoems have appeared in The American Scholar, New Letters,Ploughshares, and Poetry Northwest. His work has won an Academyof American Poets prize.
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