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BY JIM [email protected]

In August 2012, Shawn and Patricia Wonderly were killed after being hit by a speeding car driven by 22-year-old Ryan Floryan, a Poughkeepsie resident. Floryan was attempting to fl ee police when he hit the Wonderlys’ car. Also in the Wonderlys’ vehicle were their two children, Abilgail, 8, and Matthew, 7, who miraculously survived the crash.

Wonderly family seeks consecutive sentences in crash death convictions

CRASH VICTIMS’ FAMILY PUSHES FOR LAW CHANGE

who miraculously survived the crash.

Ryan Floryan

Patricia and Shawn Wonderly

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Dear Leader Skelos,

I write today to urge your support of Senate bill 3694-2015 which was introduced by Sen. Sue Serino on February 13, 2015.

� is bill would permit a change in the NYS penal law S70.25 to allow judges to sentence persons convicted of multiple manslaughter charges as the result of a single incident, to consecutive sentences. As the law stands presently, judges are mandated to sentence concurrently. � is bill is very personal to me because it would correct a serious miscarriage of justice which occurred in the case of the man who was convicted of causing the death of two very special people, Shawn and Patricia DeSantola-Wonderly.

On August 1, 2012, a car carrying the Wonderly’s and their then 7 and 9 year old children, was hit when a parole violator ran a red light in an e� ort to escape from the police. � e accident resulted in the death of both parents. � e defendant pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree manslaughter. He faced a maximum sentence of seven to � fteen years in prison. As a result of the current law, the judge was mandated to sentence the defendant to concurrent terms, even though he took the lives of two individuals.

Since that time, the Wonderly and DeSantola families have been working to change the sentencing laws to permit a judge to use his or her discretion in sentencing either concurrently or consecutively depending on the particular circumstances of the case. Last year, a bill was introduced by and passed in the Senate, but unfortunately the Assembly did not do the same, so now we must re-introduce the bill.

Nothing can ever bring Shawn and Patricia back, nor ease the su� ering of their surviving children, now being raised by relatives. However this bill would prevent other families from having to see the person convicted of causing so much pain and su� ering, given a sentence which essentially excuses him or her from multiple deaths, just because it happened in a single accident. Please do what you can to see the bill is brought out of the codes committee and on the � oor for a vote.

Sincerely,Richard DeSantola

CRASH VICTIMS’ FAMILY WANT LAW CHANGED

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Floryan eventually pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree manslaughter and was sentenced to 6 ½ to 13 years in state prison to be served concurrently. New York does not give a judge the authority to impose consecutive sentences, which has motivated Patricia Wonderly’s brother, Richard DeSantola, to mount a campaign to have the law changed.

DeSantola has enlisted the help of local state legislators to move this legislation forward. DeSantola is now embarking on a public information and letter writing campaign intended to gain the support of the new assembly speaker and the president of the state senate. At right is a copy of a letter DeSantola sent to Sen. Sue Serino, who introduced the bill in the senate on February 13.

DEM BLAME GAME CONTINUES BY HV NEWS STAFFThe latest round of Democratic fi nger pointing and recriminations was triggered by an email sent by County L egislator Joel Tyner to

his supporters and the Hudson Valley News. In the letter, a petulant Tyner excoriated this newspaper for not giving him credit for concessions made by Dutchess County

Executive Marc Molinaro in his State of the County address. Tyner’s email rant seemed to take self-absorption to a new level as he fumed he was not getting enough credit for initiatives incorporated in the new budget. Tyner also stated he felt that this newspaper fails to give voice to his initiatives even though we have published numerous opinion pieces and lengthy letters to the editor, as well as credited him with the new Rhinebeck Repair Café idea. Tyner’s ravings are nothing new to us, but apparently struck a nerve with Kevin McCarthy, the chair of the Fishkill Democratic Committee.

McCarthy’s response to Tyner is presented unedited below:Joel,5,000 more registered Democrats just shows how ridiculously ine� ective our Democratic

County leadership has been. I wish you were as vocal about that as you are about the other side of the aisle. But you very much seem to remain silent on those matters. It isn’t the GOP ‘s fault we are ridiculously bad at politics. What did our chair do when we attained a majority in the legislature? Promptly coughed it right up? Not until we are seen as an e� ective political party are we going to really be able to a� ect any change. How many vacant Democratic ballot spots were there throughout the county in 2013? Far too many to be taken seriously as a major political party. I applaud your e� orts but certainly a little Democratic housekeeping is in order before we can achieve any real success as a party. � e priorities of our leadership need to be more then demonizing and persecuting the Democratic lion we had for a BOE commissioner in order to replace her with a Republican has been who, mind you, made it his initial work in the position to disenfranchise voters

We as a party celebrated a Gipson victory in 2012 as if it indicated a Democratic wave was upon us. How foolish of us and what a failure of leadership. We as a county party failed to give adequate support to our family court candidate (and top of the ticket) costing her the election. Again a failure of leadership. � e inability to � eld a comptroller candidate from that large population of Dems? Again a failure of leadership. And when given the opportunity this past election to de� ne ourselves as true Democrats in Dutchess we passed on the chance as a committee to support Zephyr Teachout and instead leadership toed the party line and backed the abysmal Prince Andrew even while he turned his back on many core Democratic values. And again, this is a failure of leadership. � e Democratic cause in this county is doomed to fail so long as it leadership continues to focus on driving out good hard working Democrats who stand as a roadblock to the personal agenda of the misguided Democratic county leadership.

Kevin McCarthy, ChairFishkill Democratic Committee

Man with six DWI convictions arrested for felony DWI

The Dutchess County Sheriff’s Offi ce arrested Patrick McCarthy, 50, of Poughkeepsie, for felony DWI at approxi-

mately 12:45 a.m. on March 8, 2015. McCarthy has six prior DWI convic-tions, although only one was within the qualifying felony time frame (last 10 years). New York State Law says that a DWI charge automatically becomes a felony if

the arrestee has a previous conviction with-in the last 10 years.

McCarthy was stopped on Route 55 near Skidmore Road in the Town of LaGrange after he failed to dim his high beams for oncoming traffi c. After further interview and observation it was determined that McCarthy had been operating the vehicle while intoxicated, and he was then taken into custody at the scene.

McCarthy has been charged with DWI, a class-E felony, and failure to dim high beams, a traffi c infraction. After being pro-cessed he was released on appearance ticket, and is due to appear before the Town of LaGrange Court at a later date.

Brothers’ quarrel over cats leads to arrests

On March 5 at approximately 8:30 a.m. New York State Troopers responded to a 911 call for a reported domestic dispute be-

PUBLIC HEARING ON ZONING AMENDMENT CLOSESBY HV NEWS [email protected]

After over a year of public hearings on mining, Monday night the Rhinebeck Town Board called an end to the public comment period and members will vote on the amendment to the zoning maps in the town of Rhinebeck.

The packed town hall saw support on both sides with supporters of the amend-ment outnumbering their opponents 16 to 9.

Supporters of the amendment expressed their frustration at the drawn out process.

“Passing this amendment merely brings the map of the Mining Overlay District into alignment with the recommendations of the comprehensive plan,” former town planning board bhairman Michael Trimble addressed the board.

Current town Planning Board member Richard Murray had a different take on the situation, telling property owners, “Get to-gether, get your check books out and pay them off.”

tween multiple family members. Upon arrival it was determined that a physical altercation was occurring between two adult brothers.

The investgation revealed that family members were involved in an argument of the vetrinarian care of sev-eral felines in the resi-dence. The argument progressed to a point that the defendant, Dan-iel Greene, 48 of Santa Barabara, California, utilized a metal rod to threaten his brother. The argument and physical altercation resulted in the victim being injured and receiving medical care.

Greene was arrested at the scene and was charged with once count each of men-acing in the second degree, criminal pos-session of a weapon in the fourth degree, criminal obstruction of breathing and as-sault in the third degree. All charges are class-A misdemeanors.

He was arraigned in the Town of Kinder-hook Court and remanded to the Columbia County Jail in lieu of $500 bail.

Students learn live-saving techniques in Hyde ParkBY MARGARET ROBELEE

Fifth grade students at North Park Elementary School in Hyde Park celebrated Heart Month by participating in “Hands Only” CPR and AED training on February 26.

Dee Sagendorph and Kate Quirk of Northern Dutchess Paramedics (NDP) volunteered their time to train the entire fifth grade class. During each session students watched training videos and then practiced compressions on mannequins provided by NDP.

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In addition to learning CPR techniques, students learned how to operate an automated external defibrillator (AED) using AED trainers provided by NDP. Students were very focused as they learned the importance of these life saving skills. Students also received a CPR book so that they could start a family conversation about the importance of knowing CPR.

As a follow-up assignment, students went on an “AED Scavenger Hunt” to locate

AED devices in places in the community. When students were asked at the end

of the training what they learned, one student replied that he “learned how to save a life.”

Paul Doherty speaks during Monday night’s public hearing. Photo by Nicole DeLawder.

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BY THE REV. CHUCK KRAMER

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THE ROOT OF ITBY LARISSA CARSON

The future is hereI use it to clock my work hours, make

phone calls, send emails, take photos, record voice memos, check the weather; as an alarm, a stop watch, a timer, an encyclopedia and sometimes just to entertain myself. It is my phone. But in six months, it might be my watch.

Yesterday, Apple held an event where they revealed a new line of MacBooks and told us more about the Apple Watch – how much it will cost and many of the ways it can be used.

The skeptics are thinking of all those texting teens right now, all those distracted drivers and disconnected dinners with friends. However, I feel the reality is a far better one.

In my opinion, the Apple Watch has the potential to help revolutionize our health care industry. It’s not the hardware itself that will make the difference, though that undoubtedly will have a serious impact. It’s the software that will accompany it. The key is how you use it.

Here Comes the SunI don’t care if it is Lent. This afternoon

(Monday) was so gorgeous that I was feeling distinctly Easter-y.

Or at least springy. I heard birds this morning.I went to the ice rink to skate, and

when I came back outside, I actually felt warmer!

I walked the dog, and he didn’t rush back in as if some monster were chasing him.

I went to the grocery store and some people there had no coats on.

I saw a housefl y!To top it all off, as I drove about

town doing my errands, I had to wear sunglasses. These are the defi nitive signs that spring is on its way, and the fact that there’s still 18 inches of snow on the ground is irrelevant. We have reached the tipping point, and from this point on, we don’t have to merely dream about spring, we can start looking for it.

I’ve said this over and over. I love winter. I didn’t even mind on Sunday when it inexplicably began snowing while I was out on a walk.

But the sunny warmth of this day lifted up my heart more than I would have

supposed. It even made me forget about that atrocity known as the time change. “Spring Forward,” my foot. I guess I’m ready for the new season to spread its warm goodness across the land. After all, as much as I love winter, I love spring, too.

I love that birds return, buds sprout and trees become green once again. I love the waking from dormancy and the promise of new life.

This promise reminds me of the resurrection that we anticipate in just a few weeks. It follows a fallow period which may seem too long for many - but when it comes, all is forgiven, all is forgotten. All that’s left is the joy of the moment.

Of course, it is not yet spring, just as it’s not yet Easter. There’s still some winter weather to get through. There are still four weeks of Lent left (only two weeks of winter!), so we don’t want to get too far ahead of ourselves.

But it’s close!And with this hint of spring, this

foretaste of the vernal banquet, I get a little giddy.

So, as the warmer days creep up on us, enjoy them! Let them lift up your heart and make you glad to be alive. There will always be time to lament the weather - you just know that some time in August people are going to be complaining about how hot it is.

But for now, just enjoy. Life is meant to be a joy, after all. And

on days like today, it all seems possible.

The Rev. Chuck Kramer is rector of St. James’ Episcopal Church, Hyde Park. You can leave a comment for him at [email protected].

One of the most exciting developments to me is ResearchKit. Though it will not be fully available or functional for another month, around the same time the Apple Watch is released, the fi rst fi ve apps are already available to download onto your phone.

Those fi rst fi ve apps target breast cancer, diabetes, Parkinson’s disease, cardiovascular disease and asthma. Participation is optional and if you choose to participate you have control over what and how data is shared.

ResearchKit is an open source network. It attempts to unite researchers with patients in a way never before possible.

One of the apps explored at length during Apple’s keynote was The University of Rochester and Sage Bioworks creation of mPower. This application is used solely in the research of Parkinson’s disease. It

allows Parkinson’s patients to “record their symptoms with an iPhone just by saying ‘ahhhh.’” Truly revolutionary.

When I look at these technologies, I can’t help but feel overwhelmed at the recognition that we are witness to the dawning of a new

era. I am hopeful for the future. For all the tumult we feel, we are more connected than ever before.

Larissa Carson is a life-long resident of the Hudson Valley. To respond to this column, email [email protected]

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Christie losing weight and momentum

It wasn’t long ago that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie had Republicans swooning over the possibility of a 2016 presidential bid. The blunt, tough talking governor was a refreshing change from the usual cautious, poll-tested political rhetoric we’re used to hearing from our politicians. The video of Christie getting in the face of a heckler on the Jersey boardwalk was more Morton Downey Jr. than polished pol and the public loved it. He also promised to balance the budget and clean house in New Jersey, no easy tasks.

Even Christie’s enormous girth had its charm. He was everyman and a guy who just enjoyed his food. It was only when reports surfaced suggesting that some voters and party bigwigs were concerned that Christie’s weight was a liability for a man considering a run for president did he focus on his health. Christie had surgery to staple his stomach and, according to his offi ce, lost nearly 100 pounds.

Then came “Bridgegate” which may or may not have been Christie’s fault. It was an ill-advised scheme to close a few lanes of traffi c on the Fort Lee side of the George Washington Bridge to create some serious traffi c problems for drivers. The supposed plan was said to be intended to create a public backlash against the mayor of Fort Lee, a vocal opponent of Christie in that year’s election. While the culprit has never been clearly identifi ed, and may have been a couple of rouge Christie

henchmen attempting to curry favor with their hot-headed boss, the scandal stuck to Christie like a plate of spare ribs.

What had been refreshing candor and his willingness to take on the press suddenly became bullying and intimidation. Christie’s charm and wit at others’ expense became a sneering arrogance. Needless to say the media welcomed the opportunity for a little payback.

The combination of the state’s problems and Christie’s inability to resolve the gaping hole in the looming pension crisis has taken a toll on Christie’s approval numbers. Last week, polls showed Christie with only a 35 percent approval rating. Nationally, a Wall Street Journal poll shows only 32 percent of Republicans in favor of a Christie candidacy with 57 percent opposed.

Christie has tried mightily to reset the button on his presidential campaign

with little success. He was heckled in Iowa and at the CPAC convention. He whiffed on a vaccination question while in England to burnish his foreign policy chops, and the New York Times crushed him with a story detailing his taste for luxury travel and corporate jets. The entrance of Jeb Bush into the race is costing Christie a number of fat cat donors, and given

moderates a place to go.Given Christie’s appeal has always

been authenticity, attempts to tamp Christie down or remake him have thus far been unsuccessful. Unlike Hillary Clinton, where scandal and lack of transparency are part of the package, voters expect Christie to be upfront and direct. There’s still a long way to go before Republicans settle on a nominee but it’s fair to say the thrill is gone for the moment with the New Jersey governor.

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“From here on any more silence is going to hurt her.” – Sen. Diane Feinstein (D-Ca.) on Hillary Clinton’s email controversy.

• Here’s a question for somebody. Given that cretin Tsarnaev brother’s lawyer said his client is guilty during opening statements for the Boston bombing trial, why are we wasting time, money and anguish having a trial? I can’t imagine the families want to relive the ordeal again. Take the plea and execute the little coward.

• Only at Harvard could this happen. Apparently a Muslim grad student at the JFK School of Government was spotted soliciting donations for ISIS on campus. The JFK School is something of a way station for failed liberal politicians and ISIS is probably considered a mainstream political organization.

• A Saudi Arabian blogger convicted of insulting Islam got 50 of his prescribed 1,000 lashes recently. The government said his criticism of its human rights record was unfair. They are also the only country

fire, here are a couple of opportunities. On Sunday March 15th, stop by Clinton Cheese and Provisions at 2411 Salt Point Turnpike beginning at 2 p.m. for dessert and coffee. There’s also a fundraiser ($35) at the Beekman Arms on Friday March 20th from 4-8 p.m.

• A 25-year-old American was rescued as he attempted to walk from Detroit to Toronto. Making matters worse, the man chose to walk across Lake St. Claire to get there. A Coast Guard cutter spotted the “disoriented” man and got him to a hospital. I’m guessing alcohol may have been involved.

• It’s been one full year since that Malaysian airliner went missing without a trace. I think we can let go of those “Gilligan’s Island” scenarios. Then again, the plane could be in the old Stop & Shop in Hyde Park.

• President Obama said he found out about Hillary’s private emails like the rest of us…via news reports. Really? Is he so clueless or detached that he didn’t notice her emails were not on State Department servers? Here’s hoping this latest scandal is the tipping point for the old pant-suited one.


• Big doings being planned for Amenia. The developer behind Montana’s Yellowstone Club, where folks like Bill Gates and Justin Timberlake own homes, is going to build 200 homes priced from $1 million to more than $10 million. They’ll be marketed as country house meets the Hamptons minus the traffic hassles. The project is called the Silo Ridge Field Club and will feature an 18-hole golf course and $250 million in amenities.

• Speaking of development, the folks who brought you the Mall of America intend to outdo themselves by building an even bigger mall called American Dream Miami. The four billion dollar entertainment and shopping complex will include an artificial ski slope, a lake with submarine rides, a Legoland park, a water park and other attractions. The 200-acre development is expected to create 25,000 jobs.

• Staff Sgt. Jeremy Gaynor, a vocalist with the West Point Band, blew the judges away on “The Voice” last week. Gaynor was encouraged to audition by his commander, and chose singer Christina Aguilera as his coach. Gaynor and the West Point Band have performed all over the Hudson Valley over the years.

• We see State Parks just paid $550,000 to acquire a half-acre parcel of land on Parker Avenue adjacent to the Walkway. You can buy a half-acre of oceanfront property in Palm Beach or the rest of Poughkeepsie for that kind of money. Meanwhile, the Walkway charged people five bucks to look at the moon Thursday night in the freezing cold.

• If you want to help out the folks who lost 100 goats in that awful Red Hook barn

in the world that prohibits women from driving. I’ve also always wondered why a country that contributed 15 of the 19 World Trade terrorists is routinely called our most important Arab ally?

• Harrison Ford’s third plane crash last week almost did him in, yet in almost every news report he was referred to as an “accomplished pilot.” Really? You won’t catch me hitching a ride with old Hans Solo.

• More than 700 people turned out Saturday at the Paramount in Middletown for the premiere of the documentary, “Hudson Valley Honor Flight-Generation Bridge.” The film chronicles a flight carrying World War II veterans to Washington D.C. where they visit the WWII memorial, Arlington National Cemetery and other sites. As someone who has been on an honor flight, I recommend you see this film and bring a Kleenex. Thanks to Joe Allen for producing and financing the film.

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Hudson Valley Weekend: How did your interest in the weather begin? Hudson Valley Weather CEO Alex Marra: My in-terest in weather goes back to around 6 or 7-years-old, I was watching a thunder-storm outside my window and saw light-ning strike the ground. From that point on weather was my obsession. I would watch the weather channel everyday instead of cartoons, started reading books about hur-ricanes and blizzards.

Weekend: What brought HVWeather together?Marra: Growing up I hated that the weather was always for Albany or New York City, it always seemed we were the forgotten land in between. In 2009 and 2010 I was utilizing my personal Facebook page to post my thoughts on what storms were coming and would post forecasts. One day I called my friend and said, “I don’t think all my Facebook friends should have to suffer through me force feeding them the weather, maybe I will create a spectate page and if people want to see what I have to say they can follow me there.” Hudson Valley Weather was born, now 95,000 followers and four years later it has become more than I could have imagined.

Weekend: What are some of the tools you use to forecast?Marra: We utilize the same forecast com-puter models that all other weather fore-casters use to create their forecasts. That combined with a vast knowledge of the

many micro climates that exists across the varying topography across the region, and some good old nerdy intuition.

Weekend: What are some of the challenges of providing accurate information to a diverse topographical region as the Hudson Valley?Marra: We have lots to contend with. We can go from mountain peaks rising over 3,500 feet to sea level valleys in less than 30 miles. We have areas across our southern most zones that have impacts from the Atlantic Ocean. We have a large area to forecast for, and within that area the forecast and condi-tions can vary widely. It has become more diffi cult to communicate these variations to the general public than it can be to forecast them at times. Our followers may drive through several microclimates on their way to work, and we try our best through a very hyper local approach to forecasting and easy to follow graphics to clearly commu-nicate these changing forecasts. Weekend: Are there any trends in the weather that you’re noticing? Thoughts on climate change?Marra: Biggest trend I have noticed in weather is the attention it receives. We live in a world of Twitter, Facebook and Ins-tagram and a time when almost everyone carries a camera on their person and a way to instantly communicate what they are seeing. This means weather has become very well reported, very well documented ... 25 years ago if a tornado dropped down

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Run All Night (R) 1:35 (4:15) 7:15 9:35 Focus (R) 1:25 (4:05) 7:15 9:25 Chappie (R) 1:20 (4:05) 7:05 9:30Unfinished Business (R) 1:30 9:25Kingsman (R) 1:25 (4:15) 7:00 9:35The Imitation Game (PG-13) (4:00) 7:00Cinderella (PG) 1:00 2:00 3:30 (4:30) 6:00 7:00 8:20 9:20

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SHAMROCK RUN AND ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE

Sunday, March 15; Kicking off at the Academy Green in the City of Kingston at 12:50 p.m. and fi nishing at the foot of Broadway. This year, the run will attempt to join the Guinness Book of World Records with the most runners donning a traditional Irish kilt.

shamrockrun.org.


Manhattan Bridges, A Regional History; Wednesday, March 11; 6:30 p.m.; Millbrook Free Library, Friendly Ln., Millbrook; Lecture by Kevin Woyce; Register at 845-677-3611.

Longy Conservatory Orchestra; Wednesday, March 11; 7:30 p.m.; Sosnoff Theater, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson; Free with reservations required; fi shercenter.bard.edu.

Richard Price In Conversation; Thursday, March 12; 7 p.m.; Morton Memorial Library, 82 Kelly St., Rhinecliff; Author Richard Price will discuss his new book “The Whites;” $10; oblongbooks.com.

event listings throughout the Hudson Valleye-mail us your events: [email protected]. Deadline is noon on Friday.

Listings are accurate as of press time but be sure to confi rm details before you go.

“FDR, Huguenot Street and Remembering the Past;” Thursday, March 12; 7 p.m.; St. James’ Chapel, 10 E. Market St., Hyde Park; Snow date March 19; 845-229-2820.

Live at the Elmendorph; Friday, March 13; 7 p.m.; Elmendorph Inn, Red Hook; Concert featuring Roger and Lenny with special guest Maggie Rothwell; Free; redhooklibrary.org.

ZZ Top; Friday, March 13; 8 p.m.; Ulster Performing Arts Center, 601 Broadway, Kingston; $69-119; bardavon.org.

Magpie in Concert; Friday, March 13; 8 p.m.; Hyde Park United Methodist Church, Rte. 9 and Church St., Hyde Park; $8-12; hudsonvalleyfolkguild.org.

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THIS WEEK (March 11-17, 2015)

GETTING UNDER THE WEATHERHudson Valley Weekend catches up with Hudson Valley Weather CEO Alex Marra after a very busy winter season to talk about climate, online critics and when the crew has time to sleep.

BY NICOLE DELAWDER [email protected]

movement gave the garments a new place in history.

Gustavoson and the crew at Clermont have been accruing historical corsets over the last ten years and will feature three very different examples during Saturday’s

lecture and demonstration. Models will display pieces from the American Revolution, the Empire (or Regency) era and mid-Victorian period. The models will also show off their figures with and without corsets to further explain the effect of the garment on the body and its silhouette.

Starting at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 14, “Corsets: Building Fashion From in the Inside Out” will feature live models and several illustrations at the Hudson Opera House. Tickets are $10 and reservations are recommended as space is limited.

For more information, call 518-537-4240 or visit friendsofclermont.org.

BY NICOLE [email protected]

Before there was Christian Grey and his fifty shades, there was lace, ties and undergarments of a different color.

“Corsets have gotten a bad reputation,” said Kjirsten Gustavson, curator of education at Clermont State Historic Site, “but many women in history considered them an indispensable part of their daily wardrobe – as long as you aren’t talking about tightlacing.”

Tightlacing, the rib-constricting practice to reduce the waistline and emphasize the bust, didn’t start with only women. Corsets were first worn by male and female Minoans of Crete before their popularity took off during the French Revolution. From Empire silhouettes, puffy gigot sleeves and flounces, young and fashionable women tightlaced for balls, high-end gatherings and other occasions of display.

“As styles of clothing changed, corsets were important to get the look,” Gustavson added.

As medical reports and rumors in the late Victorian era claimed tightlacing was fatally detrimental to health, women who continued to lace up were condemned for their vanity as slaves to fashion. After the feminist and dress reform movements in the early 1900s, corsets began to fall out of fashion until the underworld fetish

The Met: Live in HD Presents Rossini’s “La Donna Del Lago;” Saturday, March 14; 1 p.m.; Bardavon 1869 Opera House, 35 Market St., Poughkeepsie; $19-26; bardavon.org.

“Corsets: Building Fashion From the Inside Out;” Saturday, March 14; 2:30 p.m.; Hudson Opera House, 327 Warren St., Hudson; Lecture and demonstration of historic corsetry; $10; Reservations recommended at 518-537-4240.

“Family Matters” Opening Reception; Saturday, March 14; 5-7 p.m.; Mid-Hudson Heritage Center, 317 Main St., Poughkeepsie; midhudsonheritage.org.

“The Beacon Portrait Project” and “CoMFY 15” Receptions; Saturday, March 14; 5-8 p.m.; Howland Public Library, 313 Main St., Beacon; “CoMFY 15” is on view through April 25; “The Beacon Portrait” is on view through June 14; beaconlibrary.org.

Gary Golio Picture Book Event; Saturday, March 14; 6 p.m.; Oblong Books and Music, 6422 Montgomery St., Rhinebeck; Award-winning author will discuss his book “Bird and Diz” a playful tribute to creators of beebop Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie; Free; 845-876-0500; oblongbooks.com.


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“Corsets: Building Fashion From in the Inside Out”

SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 2:30 P.M.Hudson Opera House, 327 Warren Street, Hudson; $10;

518-537-4240; friendsofclermont.org.

CORSETS OF A DIFFERENT COLORClermont brings historic undergarments to Hudson

Pictured: Clermont’s staff prepares for costume events and tries on an early 20th century corset. Courtesy photos.

The Stissing Theatre Guild in cooperation withThe Pine Plains School District

presents

Director & Choreographer - Lisa BaldwinMusical Director - Joe Deveau

Friday & Saturday March 20th-21st 7:30pm

Sunday March 22nd 2:00pm

For tickets: (518) 398-1272www.seatyourself.biz/stgboxo�ce

Stissing Mountain High SchoolPine Plains, NY

All seats reserved:adults $12sr. citizens & children $10

The monster of grilled cheeseBY CAROLINE [email protected]

Is there anything better than a grilled cheese sandwich? I love all the new variations, like cheddar, apple and fig jam, but have a special love for the traditional American cheese on white bread. Just this week, I read in “Bon Appetit” that to make the “best” grilled cheese you spread the bread with mayonnaise and then grill it in butter. Need to try that.

But nothing tops the monster of all grilled cheese – the Croque Monsieur. This traditionally French ham and cheese sandwich is bliss. And it only takes a few minutes to whip up the béchamel sauce. And really, isn’t everything better with béchamel?

Croque MonsieurDirections:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.Melt the butter in a saucepan. Add the flour and whisk for

3 minutes. Add the milk and continue to whisk until the white sauce coats the back of a spoon. Voila, béchamel sauce!

Add the spices and ½ cup of grated gruyere. Stir until gruyere melts into the sauce.

If using mustard, spread on one side of four slices of bread. Top each with 3 slices of ham, a few tablespoons of sauce and a scattering of cheese. Top sandwiches with remaining slices of bread, more sauce and gruyere.

Place on baking sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes. Then broil for 1 minutes until cheese is golden brown.

6384 Mill St., Rhinebeck; Photo exhibit featuring barns of the Hudson Valley; 253-380-8932; parkavenueartphoto.com.

Effective Communication Strategies; Monday, March 16; 2-4 p.m.; Stanford Free Library, 14 Creamery Rd., Stanfordville; Presented by the Alzheimer’s Association; RSVP with the library at 845-868-1341.

“Irish Records Online;” Tuesday, March 17; 7:30 p.m.; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 204 Spackenkill Rd., Poughkeepsie; Speaker Mary Colbert will discuss genealogical research; 845-229-9552.

ONGOING“Works on Paper;” On view through March 22; Tivoli Artists Gallery, 60 Broadway, Tivoli; 845-757-2667.

"La Cage Aux Follies;" Through March 22; The Center for Performing Arts, Rte. 308, Rhinebeck; Tony Award-winning Broadway musical by Jerry Herman and Harvey Fierstein will be presented by Up In One Productions; $25-27; 845-876-3080; centerforperformingarts.org.

“Rouge;” Through March 31; Betsy Jacaruso Gallery, The Courtyard, 43 E. Market St., Rhinebeck; Watercolors by Betsy Jacaruso and the Cross River Artists; 845-516-4435; betsyjacarusoartist.com.

“Paperwork;” Through April 5; Red Hook Community Arts Network Gallery, 7516 N. Broadway, Red Hook; Juried show on works rendered on or with paper; rhcan.com.

“Resonance;” On view through April 9; The Moviehouse Studio Gallery, 48 Main St., Millerton; Paintings and drawings by Elizabeth Seewald Hill; themoviehouse.net.

“The Age of Alice: Fairy Tales, Fantasy, and Nonsense in Victorian England” Exhibit; On view through June; Thompson Memorial Library, Vassar College, 124 Raymond Ave., Poughkeepsie; Free; 845-437-5370.



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Ingredients:2 tablespoons butter3 tablespoons flour1 ½ cups milkTouch of nutmeg, salt and pepper4 ounces gruyere cheese, grated8 slices of country breadMustard, optional12 slices of country ham

WEEKEND EATS

Kingston: Voices from the Past; Saturday, March 14; 6:30 p.m.; Cornell Street Studios, 168 Cornell St., Second floor, Kingston; Benefit for the Friends of Historic Kingston, live music, food and beverages; $30-45; 845-594-4428.

“Best Small Libraries in America” Celebration; Saturday, March 14; 7 p.m.; Old Lyceum Theater, 23 Rte. 199, Red Hook; Celebrate the Red Hook Public Library’s recognition with food, drink, magic, line dancing and festive fun; Free, but call the library to RSVP; 845-758-3241.

27th Annual Shamrock Run and St. Patrick’s Day Parade; Sunday, March 15; 12:50 p.m.; Academy Green to Broadway, Kingston; shamrockrun.org.

“Curious Nature” Artists Reception; Sunday, March 15; 1-3 p.m.; 62 E. Market St., Red Hook; On view through April 8; americangiftshv.com.

Sunday Salon; Sunday, March 15; 2 p.m.; Thomas Cole Historic Site, 218 Spring St., Catskill; Talk with artist Elyn Zimmerman; $7 members, $9; thomascole.org.

“Exposure” Opening Reception; Sunday, March 15; 2-4 p.m.; Mill Street Loft, 45 Pershing Ave., Poughkeepsie; 12th annual national juried photography exhibition for grades 9-12; On view March 14 through April 10; millstreetloft.org.

Rhinebeck Chamber Music Society Gala Benefit; Sunday, March 15; 3 p.m.; Ward Manor House, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson; $45; rhinebeckchambermusic.org; 845-876-2870.

250th Anniversary Window Walk; Sunday, March 15; 3 p.m.; First Presbyterian Church, 1576 Main St., Pleasant Valley; History of stained-glass windows; Free; 845-233-5717.

“I Love Beer, I Love Barns;” On view through March 15; Grand Cru Beer and Cheese Market,

Culinary changes in TivoliThe Village of Tivoli is a small gem in our culinary

rich valley and now several of its residents are shaking things up. Murray’s, currently located at 76 Broadway, has announced it will be expanding with a new cafe space opening at the church across street later this sum-mer. Their current location will then serve as a commu-nity-oriented grocery store with bulk ingredients and locally-produced foods.

Down the road at 54A Broadway, Bard alums and husband and wife team, Natalie and Kazio Sosnowski, offiically opened the doors of the Tivoli General Store last Saturday. Kazio, who has been in kitchens throughout Tivoli including Panzur, Traghaven Whiskey Pub & Co. and Bubby’s Burrito Stand, has stocked the shelves with everything from toilet paper to local beer and even their own locally-produced meats.


WEEKEND EVENTS

When most people think of maple syrup (and maple candy and maple butter), New England states come to mind. But did you know that New York State has over 500 producers of these deliciously sweet treats? And, according to our state’s agriculture statistics, New York is the fourth-largest maple-syrup producer in the world, behind Canada, Vermont and Maine.

Now is the perfect time to get to know your local maple-product purveyors: The sap is flowing, the evaporators are boiling, and there are a dizzying number of free events and open houses for you, your family and friends to enjoy during New York State

Maple Weekends running March 21-22 and 28-29.

Compton Chase-Lansdale, CEO of Dutchess County’s own Crown Maple, shared some of his maple-sugaring knowledge with Hudson Valley Weekend.

Ideal temperatures for sap flow are days that warm up to 40 degrees with nights in the 20s – pretty much the region’s weather right now. “Each maple season

witnesses mother nature at her secretive best,” Chase-Lansdale said when asked about projected production amounts for the 2015 crop. “We are forever optimistic, and forever dependent, on the weather.”

Each gallon of syrup produces requires a whopping 40 gallons of sap. At Crown Maple, they have 800 acres of sustainably managed land, and 50,000 taps in their century-old sugar and red maple trees—and it takes an average tree a bit over five days to produce enough sap for one gallon of syrup. Things are quite busy at Crown Maple, . Chase-Lansdale explains, “We produce

batch by batch within 18 hours from tap to barrel. Each day produces its own sap and each night, we make the syrup from that batch. We collect for eight hours and then clean up to prepare for the next batch.”

Maple syrup production began with the Native Americans, who taught the process to colonial settlers. Legend has it that an Iroquois woman created the very first batch. The story goes that her husband, Chief Woksis, had pulled his tomahawk out of a maple in the morning of a late-winter day. The sap flowed into a nearby bucket, which his wife mistook for water—and she had a sweet surprise when she boiled the “water” for dinner.

Though many people consider New England–produced maple syrup products as the gold standard, Chase-Lansdale said, “The maple trees in the Hudson Valley are just as good as maple trees elsewhere. It’s not well documented, but the concept of terroir [a term generally used to describe the characteristic flavor imparted to a wine by the region where it is produced] certainly seems relevant to maple.” And clearly, the Hudson Valley is rich with many regions that produce top-notch syrup.

During Maple Syrup Weekends, on March 21-22 and 28-29, from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., you can enjoy farm and sap-house tours as well as pancake breakfasts across the state. Go to nysmaple.com to discover all of the participating producers and events. Below is a sampling of the tasty fun that awaits:

Madava Farms (home to Crown Maple); 47 McCourt Road, Dover Plains; Tapping demonstrations, self-guided tours, and complimentary treats from maple popcorn to tastings of the Crown Maple cocktail; 845-877-0640, www.crownmaple.com.

Marty’s Maple Products; 52 Bell Lane, West Shokan; Syrup and healthy snacks; 845-417-8448.

The Farm at Miller’s Crossing; 81 Roxbury Road, Hudson; School and group tours, maple treats; 518-851-2331

Catskill Mountain Sugar House; 10 Sugarhouse Lane, Grahamsville; Open house, sample and purchase products; catskillmountainsugarhouse.com.

SUGAR SHACK-ING IT UP FOR MAPLE SYRUP WEEKENDSWeekend talks with Crown Maple before the sweet statewide celebrationBY LAURA J. [email protected]

“Each maple season witnesses mother nature at her secretive best ... We are forever optimistic, and forever dependent, on the weather.” NEW YORK STATE MAPLE WEEKENDS

Maple production at Madava Farms in Dover. Photos courtesy Crown Maple.

walks straight into a murder on her fi rst assignment. Scotland Yard is called in and…well, read it and see.

This was a big week for reading – it is, indeed, high season for fi ction and nonfi ction alike – and not just for adult readers. Here are a couple of new YA novels that I highly recommend to teen-aged readers.

Can there be peace between human beings and dragons? “Shadow Scale” (Random House Children’s Books, $19) by Rachel Hartman, is a sequel to a the best-selling “Seraphina,” that takes us once again into the original alternative-medieval world of dragons and the kingdom of Goredd where there’s an uneasy peace between the two species, and where those few, like Seraphina, who are both human and dragon, must hide that truth. When war breaks out, she must sally forth to fi nd

others like herself – pursued by humans who try to stop her – and must fi nally make a most diffi cult choice.

And here’s something quite extraordinary: a YA novel written by a teenaged person. Karen Bao, 17 when she wrote this book, is the author of “Dove Arising” (Viking; Penguin Young Readers Group, ages 12 & up, $18). Our heroine has lived all her life in a colony on the moon. Forced, by a family tragedy, to enlist in the militia – the faceless army that protects against attacks by Earth-dwellers – she does her best …with the help of a good buddy named Wes. But can she survive, and prevail? The book comes with a boarding pass destination, the Moon, with the words, “Join us on The Lunar Colonies. Only here is mankind free.” The author, now a sophomore in college and a concert violinist, is at work on her next book. Talk about inspiring!

One more – can’t resist Lili St. Crow’s novel “KIN – A Tale of Beauty and Madness” (Razorbill, Penguin Young readers, $10, ages 12 and up), the third and fi nal book in the Tales of Beauty and Madness series. Dark and with a hint of horror, it’s a retelling of the tale of Little Red Riding Hood. There are murders, a stalking killer, and Ruby, our

heroine, is targeted. Can she save herself…and her whole clan? The story takes place in Lili’s reimagined New Haven - emphasis on ‘re-imagined.’ Leave the light on ...

OK, back to the grownups. Whether or not you read Nicholson Baker’s book about John Updike, “U and I,” if you’re an avid reader of fi ction and ‘books about reading’ you won’t want to miss J.C. Hallman’s new book “B & Me – A True Story of Literary Arousal” (Simon & Schuster, $26). At once a survey of all of Nicholson Baker’s writing, a love letter to the very act of reading, and an incisive commentary on the state of the modern novel; this is the most “readerly” book I’ve read in quite a while. Hallman explores the changing relationship between readers and books in the digital age, and focuses on the way books shape and change us. Along the way, he

begins to better understand himself, and his own relationship to the written word – his own and that of others. “If literature is humanity at its absolute best,” he reminds us, “then books…are the physical expressions of the struggle to craft a better humanity.”

And here’s another “whether or not you read” book. Whether or not you read Rachel Joyce’s bestselling and heartwarming novel, “The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry,” do read the companion novel to that wonderful book, Joyce’s “The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy” (Random House, $25). The fi rst novel followed Harold on a walking pilgrimage in England, hoping to reach his old friend Queenie before she died. This new novel is Queenie’s own journey – on paper – in which she tells her story, reveals her love for Harold, and describes her life, her cottage by the sea, her garden – and the terrible secret she has kept all these years. Harold walks. Queenie waits. Highly recommended!

Ann La Farge left her longtime book publishing job to do freelance editing and writing. She divides her time between New York City and Millbrook, and can be reached at [email protected].

High seasonBY ANN LAFARGE

No readers are more loyal and dedicated than the readers

of thrillers, crime novels and mysteries. And these readers are truly in luck this season! I have joined their ranks, off and on, with each new novel by Michael Connelly, but now I’ve been “hooked” by a new writer of thrillers – Richard Price, writing as Harry Brandt, in this season’s blockbuster thriller, “The Whites” (Henry Holt &Co., $28). Meet Billy Graves, a New York City Police detective with a “dark past.” Now, his “loose cannon” days behind him, he’s a sergeant in Manhattan Night Watch – a team of detectives who respond to late night crimes. He’s married, with two young sons, a somewhat irascible old father, and a few good buddies.

A call comes in and Night Watch is summoned to Penn Station, where a man is fatally slashed – a man who, it turns out, was once a suspect in an unsolved murder case that is more than familiar to our hero. The “bad old days” are back. And the dead guy, it turns out, was one of the Whites

– the guilty-as-sin-killers who got away. (No, “whites” doesn’t refer to skin color; just remember the color of Moby Dick…).

This un-put-downable novel is good story-telling at its best, so don’t miss it – even if you’re not (yet) a thriller reader.

And if you like mysteries, particularly the old-fashioned cozy kind, here’s one you’ll want to pick up, whether or not you’re a fan of “Downton Abbey.” This one is a reissue of the fi rst in a series, fi rst published twenty years ago, Carola Dunn’s “Death at Wentwater Court” (Minotaur Books, $16). The fi rst Daisy Dalrymple mystery and a true period piece about English country life – drawing room manners mixed with murder.

It’s 1923, and Daisy has rebelled against her social class by deciding to be a writer, of all things! She gets a job with a magazine writing about courtly manor houses, but she


LOCAL READER

ART: The Rotary Clubs of District 7210 Hudson Valley are recruiting for the Rotary Peace Fellowship, a generous program that gives about 100 fellows the opportunity to obtain a professional development certifi cate or a master’s degree in Peace and Confl ict Resolution. The Fellowship includes tuition and fees, room and board, round-trip transportation, and more. Successful candidates study at one of six university Rotary Peace Centers around the world: Australia, England, Japan, Sweden, the United States and Thailand. Interested applicants should contact Bill Bassett at 845-361-4732 or at [email protected] before April 1. For more information, visit www.rotary.org/rotarycenters and http://www.rotary.org/RIdocuments/en.pdf/084en.pdf

OPPORTUNITIES AROUND THE HUDSON VALLEY

PHOTO OF THE WEEK: Send your best photos from around the Hudson Valley to [email protected] by midnight on Mondays to be our featured photo in print and online!

NOMINATIONS: Arts Mid-Hudson is requesting nominations from Ulster County residents and businesses for the third annual Ulster County Executive’s Arts Awards. There are seven categories awarded for recognized arts organizations, business/corporations, arts in education, individual artist, art in public places, special citation and patron of the arts. Nominations must be received by Sunday, March 15. Forms can be accessed at artsmidhudson.org/ulster-county-executives-arts-awards/

others like herself – pursued by humans who try to stop her – and must fi nally make a most diffi cult choice.

Karen Bao, 17 when she wrote this book, is the author of “Penguin Young Readers Group, ages 12 & up, $18). Our heroine has lived all her life in a colony on the moon. Forced, by a family tragedy, to enlist in the militia – the faceless army that protects against attacks by Earth-dwellers – she does her best …with the help of a good buddy named Wes. But can she survive, and prevail? The book comes with a boarding pass destination, the Moon, with the words, “Join us on The Lunar Colonies. Only here is mankind free.” The author, now a sophomore in college and a concert violinist, is at work on her next book. Talk about inspiring!

One more – can’t resist Lili St. Crow’s novel “

No readers are more loyal and dedicated than the readers

of thrillers, crime novels and mysteries. And these readers are truly in luck this season! I have joined their ranks, off and on, with each new novel by Michael Connelly, but now I’ve been “hooked” by a new writer of thrillers – Richard Price, writing as Harry Brandt, in this season’s blockbuster thriller,

(Henry Holt &Co., $28). Meet Billy Graves, a New York City Police detective with a “dark past.” Now, his “loose cannon” days

fatally slashed – a man who, it turns out, was once a

UPCOMINGBocuse Anniversary Wine Tasting Dinner; Wednesday, March 18; The Culinary Institute of America, Hyde Park; Six-course meal with recreation of offerings from offi cial opening; $95; ciarestaurantgroup.com.

Jenny Offi ll In Conversation with Elisa Albert; Wednesday, March 18; 7 p.m.; Oblong Books and Music, 6422 Montgomery St., Rhinebeck; Free; 845-876-0500.

Third Thursday Luncheon; Thursday, March 19; 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.; The Church of the Messiah, 6436 Montgomery St., Rhinebeck; $6, $7 take-out orders; 845-876-3533.

Stamp Out Fraud Workshop; Thursday, March 19; 1 p.m.; Starr Library, 68 W. Market St., Rhinebeck; People’s United Bank will discuss identity theft, internet and telephone scams; Free; Register at 845-876-4030 or starrlibrary.org.

Kaatsbaan Open Rehearsals; Thursday, March 19; 2 p.m.; Kaatsbaan International Dance Center, 120 Broadway, Tivoli; Stephen Petronio Dance followed by ZviDance on April 2, Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company on May 7; Free and open to the public; 845-757-5106 ext. 2.

“Arthur Wicks – The Cleaner Who Controlled the Senate;” Friday, March 20; 5:30 p.m.; Senate House, Kingston; Kingston’s Buried Treasures series; Free; kingston-ny.gov.

Chris Fryer and Robert Crane Presentation and Book Signing; Friday, March 20; 7 p.m.; Oblong Books and Music, 6422 Montgomery St., Rhinebeck; Author event on the book “Crane: Sex Celebrity and My Father's Unsolved Murder;” Free; 845-876-0500.

“A Hard Day’s Night;” Friday, March 20; 7:30 p.m.; Bardavon 1869 Opera House, 35 Market St., Poughkeepsie; Screening of the Beatles 1964 musical comedy; $6; bardavon.org.

43rd Annual HVP String Competition; March 21-22; Skinner Hall, Vassar College, 124 Raymond Ave., Poughkeepsie; Free competition featuring nearly 30 musicians; bardavon.org.


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Protecting Our Pollinators

BY MARA FARRELLSeventy-fi ve percent

of the world’s plants depend on pollinators. With colony collapse a true calamity for honeybees, native bees as dedicated pollinators are increasingly vital

to our survival on this planet. Native bees, of which there are 477 species in New York alone, are an absolute wonder. And if you look to create a backyard less managed, one with native blooms and a bit of abandon, they will hardly stray – as most spend their lives within a range of 200 yards to a mile.

But it takes a certain amount of refl ection and restraint to learn how to set out the welcome mat for our native pollinators.

Outside of our farms and open spaces, we inhabit many manicured environments in the Hudson Valley. The ubiquitous green spruce adorns our gas stations and express drive-throughs. Commercial mulch of either two colors: terra cotta red or deep dirt brown, crunches underfoot if we steer off the sidewalk path. Indigenous plants and fl owers are kept at bay and forfeited for clean sweeps of manicured residential green lawn and uniform shrubbery. The micro forests that line our well-traveled corridors are increasingly disappearing – reincarnated as parking lots and grey space. And many a monochromatic garden and lawn is sprayed with products belonging to the neonicotinoid class of pesticides – increasing shown to put bees through a neurological tailspin.

So instead of the all-you-can-eat buffet, native bees are too often handed an almost empty plate, and a potentially deadly one at that.

Timothy Stanley, a Poughkeepsie-based expert on native bees, recently gave a Scenic Hudson-sponsored talk on these miraculous pollinators in Beacon. He ran though the impressive list of native bees that share our valley zip codes – from the orchard bees, the bumbles, carpenters, to the squash and long-horned bees. The overall mantra to attract these vital pollinators to your backyard, according to Stanley, is to plant wisely and leave much unmanaged.

As Stanley advised, “Plant blue, violet and yellow fl owers of different shapes, and plant in generous bunches.” He went on to say that there are bee-friendly plants for each growing season. “Plant Virginia bluebells,

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wild geranium, trout lily, fl owering trees and shrubs in the spring. In the summer, add lupine milkweed, conefl owers, rudbeckia, beebalm mints and sunfl owers. Fall is the time for asters, ironweed and goldenrod.”

He also cautioned about the importance of buying from local nurseries, as many commercially available plants are pretreated with pesticides. Knowing the source of your plants is part of the calculus necessary for sensitive gardening.

Stanley went on to add, ”We all seek the perfect lawn which means only grass monocultures. This excludes dandelions, clover, plantains, violets, wild onion, creeping charlie and other lawn plants. Many insecticides kill broad-leafed vegetation – these so-called weeds. However, a truly healthy lawn like a healthy garden will have a diversity of plants. In my opinion, diversity is synonymous with health. In fact, most of these weeds actually are nutritious and edible in salads and equally enjoyed by pollinators. White clover honey is a favorite honey variety. I am a fi rm believer that if you leave nature alone it heals itself without the interference of man.”

With spring fi nally approaching, we can bring the magic of the forest primeval into our backyard worlds by taking these steps. Opening a window to the wild and beautiful rewards us with a deeper connection to our natural world and the vital role we play in protecting it.

Timothy Stanley’s Tips and Resources For The

Novice Gardener:1. AVOID PESTICIDE/INSECTICIDE USE ALL TOGETHER. If you must use it, look for organic alternatives. Soapy water actually kills many insect pests like aphids. Spray when bees are least active, such as in the evening around sunset.

2. PLANT A DIVERSITY OF PLANTS. Not only is this benefi cial to a multitude of pollinators but will discourage insect pest populations from exploding – avoiding the need for in-

secticides. If one plant is compromised, oth-ers will not be affected, as most pests are plant-specifi c.

3. PLANT NATIVE PLANTS WHEN POSSIBLE, especially in regards to perennials that grow year-to-year.

4. AVOID HYBRIDS AND DOUBLE-PETALED VARIETIES OF FLOWERS. These have no wildlife value and are sexually sterile. The stamens have been converted to petals. Common examples of double-petaled fl owers are garden-variety roses and carnations. They have no pollen and the extra petals often block the nectar. Cuttings propagate them.

5. PLANT A VARIETY OF FLOWERING PLANTS in-cluding early spring blooming fl owers to autumn blooming fl owers. Most perennials bloom for a short period of time while annu-als bloom all season long. Most trees bloom early in the spring through early summer.

Resources:1) Catskill Native Nursery;

catskillnativenursery.com; Kerhonkson. This nursery is well worth the drive and has a wide selection of plants with a knowledgeable staff.

2) Rainbow’s End Butterfl y Farm and Nursery; rainbowsendfarm.biz; Pawling. This is the place to go in regards to information on Monarch butterfl ies and the types of milkweed to plant. There are many different kinds of native milkweeds, at least 13 native to New York as listed on Monarch.org. Problem milkweed is a tropical variety. So it’s important to plant native varieties.

3) Hudson Valley Seed Library www.seedlibrary.org

4) Lastly, I’d recommend visiting local nurseries and talking to them to see if they have neonicotinoid-free plants. If they don’t know, they should fi nd out.

5) People could grow plants from seeds and there are a number of seed suppliers like American Meadows.

For more information, check out Timothy Stanley’s website at nativebeeology.com.

This week’s winner is Albert Schoessow with this photo from Stony Kills Falls at Minnewaska State Park. Send in your Hudson Valley Photo of the Week to [email protected] by midnight on Monday or tag us on Instagram (@hudsonvalleyweekend) or Twitter (@HVWeekend).


WEEKEND EVENTSWEEKEND ART

Hearing voices in KingstonIndustrial age benefits

Friends of Historic Kingston

BY HV NEWS WEEKEND STAFFFlash back to the ’80s – the 1880s – this

Saturday, March 14 at Cornell Street Stu-dios for a night set in the booming indus-trial age of Kingston during “Kingston: Voices from the Past.”

The benefit evening for the Friends of Historic Kingston will include appetizers, desserts and beverages provided by Stone Soup of Kingston, live music by classical flutist Monica Lewin and an original pro-duction by Theatre on the Road.

“Voices of the Past” will feature cap-tains of industry Thomas Cornell, Samuel Coykendall and James McEntee, celebrated architect Calvert Vaux, artists Jervis McEn-tee and Julia McEntee Dillon and philan-thropist Mary Forsyth, who will share the contributions they made to the growth of Kingston with drama and humor.

CATALOGING THE PEOPLE OF BEACON“The Beacon Portrait Project” exhibit opens this Saturday

BY NICOLE [email protected]

When Meredith Heuer was 16, she received her first camera for Christmas. She spent the afternoon running around her neighborhood in Detroit, Michigan, making pictures of anyone she could find. When Heuer moved to Beacon from the west coast, she wanted to get to know her neighbors in a very similar way – by photographing every resident in Beacon.

“The Beacon Portrait Project,” an exhibition of 20 photographs from Heuer’s project so far, will open this Saturday, March 14 from 5-8 p.m. at the

“The Beacon Portrait Project” Photographs by Meredith Heuer

Opening March 14, 5-8 p.m.; on display thrgouh June 14; Howland Public Library, 313 Main St., Beacon;

beaconlibrary.org.

“Kingston: Voices from the Past”Saturday, March 14; 6:30 p.m.; Cornell Street Studios,

168 Cornell Street, second floor, Kingston; $35 advance, $45 at the door, $30 Cornell Street Studios

members; 845-594-4428.

in a field a few cows might talk about it over the next morning trough, now there are 50 storm chasers following each one with high definition cameras. All of this combined with the undeniable fact that weather has been on the more extreme end of things over the last decade can certainly make one feel that the end is upon us.

It’s important to remember that climate has been doing some extreme things for a very long time, and a lot of what we see is cyclical. Do not forget that even the Hudson Valley was once under a mild thick sheet of ice. It is important to care for our planet and every creature in it, we only get one shot at making this whole earth thing work out.

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Howland Public Library and remain on view through June 14.

“From artist to stockbroker to dog walker and the occasional, self-proclaimed pirate, these photos give visual expression to this community and in doing so create a catalog of Beacon’s unique moment in history,” Heuer said.

While finding subjects during her childhood romp relied on chance, for “The Beacon Portrait Project” Heuer uses a referral system where each subject recommends the next person to photograph. “I keep out of my own social circle and create a family tree with different lineages for each branch,” Heuer added.

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Never. I naturally have thick skin and it has only become thicker. Besides for ev-ery 95,000 fans who love everything we do, what’s five or 10 a year who don’t? Weekend: Your updates during storms are around the clock and in depth – do you guys ever sleep during storms?Marra: Sleep is a blessing between Octo-ber and April – not a requirement and not expected. I haven’t been able to sleep dur-ing or while tracking a storm since I was a kid, why stop now!

Weekend: Where do you see HVW in the future?Marra: Next big thing is going to be some more interactive features and a smart phone app – those are the big goals for 2015. I am greatly humbled and excited for every step I get to take down this road.


Read Rev. Chuck Kramer’s favorite columns from the Hudson Valley News and

more! To get your copy, visit the reverend at St. James’ Episcopal Church in Hyde

Park, or email him at [email protected]

BY ALYSSA [email protected]

The First Evangelical Lutheran Church of Poughkeepsie is hoping to soon launch a groundbreaking new approach to adult respite care.

By offering caregivers space for spiritual nurture and time to connect with their respective houses of worship, they will furnish weekend respite care for loved ones suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia-related disorders. A four hour fl exible time frame will allow caregivers to not only connect with family and friends at their houses of worship, but also a chance to dine out. To date, there are no other programs in the country being offered that address this particular need.

Congregant Linda Brewer, chairwoman of the Worship Respite Care Task Force, has worked diligently for two years to put this curriculum together. A retired nurse and social worker, who also ran the mental health clinic for Ulster Mental Health and and Substance Abuse Services for 15 years, she brings with her a wealth of knowledge about the Alzheimer’s community and the special needs of those left to care for them. Approximately 70 percent of all Alzheimer’s/dementia patients reside in private homes with 80

percent being cared for by unpaid family members and friends. Brewer explained, “It is not unusual for the spouse/partner of an Alzheimer’s/dementia patient to die before the person receiving the care from stress and its related health risks. This program will hopefully help to fi ll this missing link.”

Reverend Deborah Hafner DeWinter, pastor of the First Evangelical Free Church, has personal knowledge of the strain Alzheimer’s can place on a family. Her mother became the caregiver for her father, also a clergyman, when he was struck with the disease. The reverend’s mother eventually became worn down and isolated as she cared for her spouse. Reverend DeWinter hopes this program will give the fellowship and camaraderie that is lacking in many of the lives of these custodians.

According to Reverend DeWinter, the idea for the unique program arose from an actual need in her own congregation. Reverend DeWinter had made it a plan to visit every single congregant during her fi rst year in her role as clergy. During these visits, she noted that a handful of people could not attend Sunday morning services as they were caretakers. “Just the precise moment when a person most needs community and friends, they fall off the

radar. No one stops to think what they are going through to give them some respite,” laments DeWinter.

Brewer and DeWinter approached Meg Boyce from the Hudson Valley Alzheimer’s Association, who was 100 percent on board with the idea. Boyce is a member of the task force and attends the Reformed Dutch Church in Poughkeepsie, who is also backing this program. Other respite care partners in the endeavor include: The Dutchess County Interfaith Council, Dutchess County Offi ce for the Aging, First Evangelical Lutheran Church of Poughkeepsie, Lutheran Care Center, Lutheran Care Network, Robert Irving Miller, Esq. of Sholes & Miller LLP, Parish Nurse Network of Dutchess County, St. John’s Lutheran Church of Poughkeepsie, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church of Poughkeepsie, and Steven B. Jones of Thrivent Financial.

The Lutheran Care Center has gener-ously donated their own adult dayhab space for the weekend endeavor. The pro-gram has taken the name “The Gathering Place” as DeWinter feels it has a warm and homey sound to it and help promotes its “living room environment.” Two vol-unteer workers will be on hand to super-vise the approximately dozen attendees they hope to initially service. Volunteers

will be given vigorous training and serve on a rotating basis, hopefully joining from different congregations and local univer-sities. Music, art and healthy snacks will be customized for each participant based on their own special needs. A small sug-gested donation is requested to be made by the caregiver or their respective wor-ship community in support of the pro-gram. Participants acceptance into the program will be made on an individual basis.

The Gathering Place will be in session from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Sundays, though DeWinter hopes that there will be more hours added in the near future to allow people from other faiths to also attend their houses of worship. Currently, the program is all set to go except for the $24,000 needed to modestly pay staff and other expenses. “We can open tomorrow, once we have the fi nancing in place,” DeWinter stated.

Currently, the church is looking for donations. They especially would like prayer and volunteer support, refreshments, as well as fi nancial contributions. If you would like to donate monetarily to this effort, you can make checks out to: First Evangelical Lutheran Church, 325 Mill Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601. “Worship Respite Care Program” should be noted in the memo of the check.

The Worship Respite Care Task Force is holding a St. Patrick’s Day Dinner on March 14th at 6:00 p.m. to raise funds. A traditional corned beef dinner with all the fi xings will be offered for a contribution of $20 for adults and $17 for seniors and children. You must make reservations to attend at 845-452-6050. There will also be a short introductory program on The Gathering Place and Alzheimer’s Disease.

OFFERING A RESPITE FOR CAREGIVERSTask force aimed at for those suff ering from Alzheimer’s and dementia-related disorders

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Pastor Deborah Hafner DeWinter and Linda Brewer.


Book Club MeetsThe Book Club, a book discussion

group formed at the Clinton Community Library, has an ambitious program of reading and discussing books. On Monday, March 16, the group will share their thoughts about “Americanah” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. The group gets underway promptly at 6 p.m. in the library’s reading room. Complimentary refreshments are always on hand. The library is located at 1215 Centre Road. For additional information, call 845-266-5530 or visit clinton.lib.ny.us/.

Free Brain Games for Seniors

The Clinton Community Library has started free Brain Games for seniors to exercise their memory, do problem-solv-ing, and improve their language skills. Members from Settled and Serving in Place (SSIP) Taconic will coordinate the Brain Games. They will meet every Thursday from 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. in the Clinton Town Hall. All seniors are welcome. They meet after the regular senior exercise program on Thursdays. The town hall is located at 1215 Centre Road. For additional information, call the library on 845-266-5530 or visit clinton.lib.ny.us/.

Free Guitar LessonsThe Clinton Community Library has

started free guitar lessons on Fridays from 6:15 to 7:15 p.m. in the library. They are

done in a friendly group environment. All ages and levels of playing knowledge are welcome to learn, listen and jam! Please bring your own guitar, if possible. The library is located at 1215 Centre Road. For additional information, call 845-266-5530 or visit clinton.lib.ny.us/.

Search for Centenarians Is On

Do you know a Dutchess County resident who will be turning 100 or older anytime this year or celebrating 70 or more years of marriage? If so, please call the Office for Aging at 845-486-2555 and let them know. They would like to send a personal invitation to their annual Celebration of Aging luncheon which is held each May during Older Americans Month. Also honored at the event are the

Dutchess County Senior Citizens of the Year. Call to find the required information needed to nominate a person for Senior Citizens of the Year. Don’t delay and act now. There are currently over 60 Dutchess County centenarians ranging in age from 100 to 108.

Historical Society Membership 2015 Dues

The Clinton Historical Society uses the calendar year for its membership year, and all prospective and existing members are requested to pay their dues for 2015. You are asked to supply your address and your telephone number when you send in your dues check. Dues are $15 for an individual, $25 for a family, $50 for a friend, and higher levels of membership are also available. Members are encouraged to use their company’s matching grants program to increase their donation. Please mail dues with requested information to The Clinton Historical Society, P.O. Box 122, Clinton Corners, NY 12514. For more information, call 845-266-3292.

The dues are used to help fund educa-tion and preservation programs and an in-formative newsletter. You can also friend them on Facebook at “Clinton Historical.”

Wurtemburg Church German Dinner Report

St. Paul’s Lutheran Church of Wurtemburg held its annual authen-tic German dinner on March 7 in their

church on Wurtemburg Road, Rhinebeck. This authentic German meal is designed and prepared under the supervision of Master Chef Fritz Sonnenschmidt. The warm, beautiful night helped make the dinner a sellout. The funds obtained will benefit the church’s affiliated ministries in Meru, Kenya.

Pastor Reverend Dr. Mark Isaacs welcomed the attendees and mentioned that 100 percent of the proceeds will go to eight small congregations in Meru, Kenya. During the summer, fall and winter of 2014, Meru had a terrible drought. The church helped to feed the communities during these hard times. Fortunately, the livestock survived fairly well through the drought. This month maize, beans and garden vegetable seeds are being distributed for planting in hopes the drought has ended. Issacs also thanked the church members who helped to prepare, serve and clean up. He especially thanked those workers who came in days in advance to start the food preparation. A short prayer of thanks was given for the food.

Church member Peter Dykeman de-scribed how a severe drought occurred several years ago in that region of Kenya and killed all their livestock. An earlier dinner helped to fund the replacement of the livestock and the herds are now multiplying and being shared with other families.

Chef Fritz described the meal as follows. It started with beef broth with pieces of weisewurst (a white sausage made by Chef Fritz) and small dumplings. Next came a grilled pickled zucchini boat with Bavarian meat (pork) salad. The main course featured stuffed roasted suckling pig with Frankonian red wine sauce, glazed Duchess potatoes, and Wurtemburg style spring peas. Various German breads were available. The fabulous dessert was a huge portion of Black Forest cake topped with whipped cream and cherries on the side. During the meal, these beverages were available: imported German beer and coffee and tea mit schlag (whipped cream). Chef Fritz stated that cooking and baking is a science. Recipes for the meal came from southern Germany including Upper and Lower Bavaria and Frankonia.

The church’s annual family style turkey dinner will be held on Saturday, October 17 and watch this column for details or visit stpaulswurtemburg.com.

Ray Oberly currently serves as the town supervisor for Clinton. To respond to his column, email [email protected].

Master Chef Fritz Sonnenschmidt observes Suzanne Terhune filling the soup bowls at the St. Paul’s Lutheran Church of Wurtemburg annual German dinner. Photo by Ray Oberly.

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around town

BY HEIDI JOHNSON

There’s no place like home. There’s no place like home.

This famous line is from what movie? Anyone?

“The Wizard of Oz,” of course! And it is a double apropos expression for me this week because I just returned home from a week-long trip to Colorado. The weather there was cold and snowy the first day, and the locals kept either apologizing “sorry the weather is so lousy” or complaining that we must have brought it with us from New York. But, then on Wednesday, in true high plains fashion, the sun came out, all of the snow melted, and it was about 38 degrees. By the time we left on Saturday, it was in the upper 40s and the sky was azure blue and completely free of clouds.

Beautiful country, Colorado, and usually the weather is fantastic. But, despite all that, it sure felt good to get back to snowy, cloudy New York. I missed my family, my pets and pizza!

The other reason that famous line is running through my head these days is, of course, because of the Stissing Theater Guild’s upcoming performance of the musical version of that show which is coming up in just two weeks. Yikes! I have been sewing flying monkey and munchkin costumes every spare minute. The costuming for this production is enormous. But, it’s also fun, and the end result is going to be a very professional looking show.

While I was away I spoke to my kids on the phone and they both told me the same thing, “We’re ready.” Rehearsals are coming into the home stretch and the show is really coming together. I cannot stress enough to my readers that you really should go see this show. It’s only $12 for adults, $10 for children and seniors, and I can promise you it will be well worth the price of the ticket. Also, your ticket sale goes to help fund theater arts education for Pine Plains middle and high school students.

So, if you don’t have plans for next weekend, Mar. 20 – 22, gather up a group and c’mon up to Pine Plains, Stissing Mountain High School, and see this terrific cast put on the family-friendly “Wizard of Oz, the Musical.” For those

not familiar with the stage version, the show is very close to the movie, with additional numbers added. One musical number called “Jitterbug” is done with special costumes and lighting that is sure to delight audience members of all ages.

If you do have plans for next weekend, reschedule them because you’ll be sorry if you miss this show. The cast is experienced, large and energetic. You’ll love it. Seriously. Call today for tickets at 518-398-1272, or go to seatyourself.biz/stgboxoffice to purchase tickets online. Show times are Friday and Saturday, Mar. 20-21 at 7:30 p.m., Sunday, Mar. 22 at 2 p.m.

Also, I might mention for the seniors among us that the Stissing Mountain High School auditorium is easily accessed by handicapped patrons, and those using walkers or canes. It’s not a long walk from the parking lot, and there are no stairs.

Anyway, it is good to be home, and I’m really excited for this upcoming production. The cast and crew have been working hard since December and they are psyched and ready for a great performance. There’s no place like home, after all!

Upcoming Stanford Library Programs

Don’t forget the Alzheimer’s Association Presentation on “Effective Communication Strategies” is this coming Monday, Mar. 16 at 2 p.m. at the library. Also, here are some other nifty events coming up this month and early April:

AUTHOR VISIT WITH JACKIE REYNOLDS - Wednesday, Mar. 18 – 10:45 a.m. and 2 p.m. Jackie (aka Bee Bee The Clown) is a local enter-tainer who just released her very first pair of children’s books, “Bee Bee’s Circus Number Fun” and “Bee Bee’s Circus at the Counting Fair.” She will be reading and signing her books, as well as performing a magic and puppet show. Bee Bee is won-derful fun and she delights both children and adults. Her books will be available for purchase. Don’t miss this event – it will be wonderful. Bee Bee is the greatest!INTERNET SECURITY - Wednesday Mar. 18 at 6:30 pm. An investigator from the state police computer crime unit will present a class on Identity Theft and How to Protect Yourself.

VEGETABLE GARDENING – This event isn’t until April, but I wanted to mention it now as a sure sign that spring is coming! On Saturday, Apr. 11, at 10 a.m., the library will present a how-to class on starting a vegetable garden. The class will be taught by Lorraine Seach of Cornell Co-operative Extension. Check it out if you have been thinking about starting to grow your own vegetables and want to know some tips on how to get started.THURSDAY MOVIES ARE BACK! This week’s film is “Birdman,” a black comedy that tells the story of an actor famous for portraying an iconic superhero – as he struggles to mount a Broadway play. Rated R – 1 hr. 59 min. Next Thursday, Mar. 19, will be

“St. Vincent.” Maggie, a single mother, moves into a new home in Brooklyn

with her 12-year-old son, Oliver. Forced to work long hours, she has no choice but to leave Oliver in the care of their new neighbor, Vincent, a retired curmudgeon with a penchant for alcohol and gambling. Rated PG 13 – 1 hr. 42 min. All movies start at 2 p.m. and refreshments are available.

Also, don’ t forget the AARP tax help which is ongoing every Friday until Apr. 1. Call 2-1-1 to make an appointment. During the call, you will be instructed what paperwork is needed for your session.

It’s always best to call and pre-register for any library programs. The number is 845-868-1341. Check out some or all of these excellent presentations, all free, sponsored by the Stanford Library.

Countdown to Spring – only nine days! I’m ready! Take care, all. See you next week.

Heidi Johnson can be reached at 845-392-4348 or [email protected].

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obituaries

Patricia E. McCartenRhinebeck

Patricia E. McCarten, 79, passed away Friday, March 6, 2015, at the Thompson House, Rhinebeck.

After moving to Rhinebeck in 1963, Pat worked at the Ten Broeck Shoe Store, Northern Dutchess Hospital, Kilmer’s IGA, Stop & Shop and R & R Corks. She was also a member of the Rhinebeck Democratic Committee, worked for the Dutchess County Board of Elections and was very involved with Relay for Life.

After graduating from Roeliff Jansen High School she attended the Bay City College of Cosmetology in Bay City, MI.

Her husband Patrick Daniel McCarten passed away in 1963.

Born May 10, 1935 in New York, she was the daughter of Clifford and Elsie (Kruhm) Wren.

Pat is survived by her children John and Monica McCarten of Red Hook, Kevin and Robyn McCarten of Athens, NY and Shannon and Vinny Kane of Livingston, NY; four grandchildren, Jason (Morgan) McCarten, Jennifer McCarten (Jeremy Roy), Amanda McCarten (Christopher Key), and Samantha McCarten; two great grandchildren Madison Key and Brayden Roy; a sister Norma Scism, several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her sister Betty Winne.

Calling hours were on Tuesday at the Dapson-Chestney Funeral Home, 51 W. Market St., Rhinebeck.

Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718

COMMUNITY NEWS

BY ALYSSA [email protected]

Dena Delaney is driving her beautiful 16-year-old daughter Julia home from the oral surgeon after having her wisdom teeth extracted. You can tell how close they are as Delaney tries to make her daughter laugh while they pull up to a pharmacy window to get a prescription filled. Delaney is one busy mom and business owner. She also has 12-year-old twin sons, a loving husband and is the owner/operator of her own hair salon. If

Chili fest sheds light on colon cancer

you ask Delaney, she will tell you she “has it all,” except for time to be interviewed by this newspaper. She will also confide how she almost didn’t make it past her 36th birthday.

Nine years ago, Delaney began eating ice chips. She did not think anything of it until a friend suggested that she should get a doctor’s opinion. She was diagnosed with Pica, a disorder where the patient eats and craves foods with no nutritional value. The reason for her symptoms was anemia, or a lack of red blood cells. She was given an iron pill and the Pica went away. Delaney claims she was the “picture of health” and brushed it off. Luckily for her, Dr. Amelia Martinko didn’t.

Dr. Martinko, of the Mid Hudson Medical Group, wanted to find out the root cause of Delaney’s anemia. She asked Delaney to get a colonoscopy and endoscopy. For six months, Delaney put off getting the simple procedures. She said the colonoscopy seemed embarrassing and time consuming. Delaney additionally had no history of colon cancer in her family. When she finally did, she was shocked. She was diagnosed with a very advanced case of colon cancer. Had she

not had the colonoscopy performed at that point, it would have been too late for a chance to be cured.

After twelve rounds of chemotherapy, Delaney is proud to announce that she has been cancer free for nine years. She is also the first one to sermonize how everyone should have a colonoscopy done. “Colon cancer is one of the cancers that is preventable and treatable when caught early. I know people who have colon cancer simply because they did not go for a screening,” she states. Delaney says people often tell her they don’t have time to have the procedure done. She says, “If you have time for a cup of coffee, you have time to be screened.”

According to Delaney, cancer is harder on family and friends than it is on the patient. She said the most difficult thing she had to do was watch her own husband and children go through treatment with her. She wishes she had heeded her doctor’s advice and gone for the colonoscopy earlier and possibly avoided the hardship it placed on her loved ones.

Last year, Delaney was delighted to give a speech at the Premiere Cares Foundation’s annual Chili Festival about her journey. She said because of the speech, at least thirty people have privately contacted her that they have now had colon screenings done as they realized it was their responsibility to their loved ones. Delaney is delighted with the results.

This year’s Chili Festival will be held on March 15 from noon until 3 p.m. at the Villa Borghese in Wappingers Falls. Live music, food tastings and games for the children will all be part of the festivities. Money raised at the Chili Festival supports local charities that offer services for patients with gastrointestinal diseases including colorectal cancer.

“The Premiere Cares Foundation fills a big void in our community,” declares Delaney. She said that the money raised at the Chili Festival stays in our own community and helps pay for such things as travel expenses, uncovered medical costs, and even household bills for patients who are often left financially strapped as they receive treatment.

Tickets to the event range from $5 for a pre-registered children’s admission to $35 for a pre-registered adult. Seniors are discounted. $75 allows two adults and two children to attend if pre-registered. Prices are slightly higher at the door. For more information you may contact Monica Metty at [email protected] or at 845.656.7325. Online registration closes March 12.

AH Photography, LLC. Arts. of Org. fi led with SSNY on 1/2/15. Off. Loc.: Dutchess Co. SSNY desig. as agt. upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 2517 Route 44, 11-158, Salt Point, NY 12578. General Purposes.

Gradus Global, LLC Arts of Org. fi led NY Secy of State (SSNY) 1/21/15. Offi ce: Dutchess Co. SSNY design. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy to 99 Ridgeline Dr. Poughkeepsie, NY 12603. Purpose: any lawful activity.

is no specifi c date set for dissolution. Purpose: to engage in any lawful ac-tivity or act. Name and Business Ad-dress of Organizer is John R. Marvin, Esq., 44 West Mar-ket Street, P.O. Box 151, Rhinebeck, NY 12572.

Inner Light Reiki, LLC fi led with SSNY on 2/3/15. Offi ce location: Dutchess County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Michele Anderson, 91 Baxter Road Red Hook, NY 12571. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

Notice of forma-tion of Staatsburg Storage LLC Arts. of Org. fi led with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/20/2015. Offi ce location, County of Dutchess. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 29 Hilee Rd., Rhinebeck, NY 12572. Purpose: any lawful act.

85 Frost Rd., Rhine-beck, NY 12572. Purpose: any lawful act.

NOTICE OF FOR-MATION OF LIFE SCIENCE QUEST, LLC Articles of Or-ganization were fi led with the Secre-tary of State on Feb-ruary 5, 2015. Of-fi ce of the Compa-ny is to be located in Dutchess Coun-ty. The Secretary of State of the State of New York has been designated as agent upon whom pro-cess may be served. Post offi ce address to which the Sec-retary of State shall mail process is c/o Allstate Corporate Services, 1222 Av-enue M, Suite 201, Brooklyn, New York 12230. The purpose of the business of the Company is any lawful activity.

Kunkle Law Firm, LLC fi led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/4/15. Offi ce in Dutchess Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom pro-cess against it may be served & shall mail process to Tate Kunkle, 128 Bangall Road, Mill-brook, NY 12545. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

Livingston Park Associates, LLC Notice of forma-tion of Limited Li-ability Company (“LLC”). Articles of Organization fi led New York Sec. of State (“NYSS”) 02/27/2015. Of-fi ce loc. Dutchess County. NYSS des-ignated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. NYSS shall mail a copy of any pro-cess to c/o The LLC, 94 Huyler Drive, Hyde Park, New York 12538. There

County. United States Corporation Agents Inc. (USCA designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. c/o The LLC, P.O. Box 657, Rhinebeck, NY 12572. There is no specifi c date set for dissolution. Purpose: to engage in any lawful ac-tivity or act. Name and Business Ad-dress of Organizer is Cheyenne c/o Lega lzoom.com Inc., 9900 Spec-trum Drive, Auston, Tx,78717

Wren House, LLCNotice of forma-tion of Limited Li-ability Company (“LLC”). Articles of Organization fi led New York Sec. of State (“NYSS”) 02/18/2015. Of-fi ce loc. Dutchess County. NYSS des-ignated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. NYSS shall mail a copy of any pro-cess to c/o The LLC, c/o Michael Ostrow 4312 Al-bany Post Road, Hyde Park, New York 12538. There is no specifi c date set for dissolution. Purpose: to engage in any lawful ac-tivity or act. Name and Business Ad-dress of Organizer is John R. Marvin, Esq., 44 West Mar-ket Street, P.O. Box 151, Rhinebeck, NY 12572.

Notice of forma-tion of RBU1 GROUP, LLC Arts. of Org. fi led with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/10/2015. Offi ce location, County of Dutchess. SSNY has been designat-ed as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC,

NY 12533. Pur-pose: Any lawful purpose.

EMJ Construction, LLC. Notice of for-mation of Limited Liability Company (“LLC”). Art. of Org. fi led New York Sec. of State (“NYSS”) 11/14/2014. Of-fi ce loc. Dutchess County. NYSS des-ignated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. NYSS shall mail a copy of any process to Corporation Ser-vice Company, 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207. There is no specifi c date set for dissolution. Pur-pose: to engage is any lawful activity or act. Name and Business Address of Organizer is Eric Jennings, 295 Mountain Road, Stanfordville, NY 12581

Fish Grease En-tertainment, LLC. Notice of forma-tion of Limited Li-ability Company (“LLC”). Articles of Organization fi led New York Sec. of State (“NYSS”) 10/21/2014. Of-fi ce loc. Dutchess County. SSNY des-ignated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any pro-cess to c/o the LLC, Brian Robinson, 161 Forest Avenue, New Rochelle, New York 10804. There is no specifi c date for dissolution. Purpose: Any law-ful purpose.

Walking Tall Pi-lates and Fitness, 34 Front St, Mill-brook, NY 12545, LLC Articles of organization fi led New York Sec. of State 12/30/2014 (“NYSS”). Of-fi ce Loc. Dutchess

served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. offi ce. Purpose: Any Law-ful activity.

Notice of Forma-tion of Home Eq-uity Assets Realty LLC Art. Of Org. fi led with SSNY on February 3rd 2015. Offi ce Lo-cation Dutchess. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom pro-cess against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 430 Main Street, Agawam, Mass 01001. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

T23 CATERING COMPANY, LLC Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (“LLC”). Articles of Organi-zation fi led New York Sec. of State (“NYSS”) 01/13/15. Offi ce loc. Dutchess County. NYSS designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. NYSS shall mail a copy of any process to c/o The LLC, 76 West Road, Pleasant Valley, New York 12569. There is no specifi c date set for disso-lution. Purpose: to engage in any law-ful activity or act. Name and Business Address of Orga-nizer is Adeline P. Malone, Esq., 6369 Mill Street, P.O. Box 510, Rhine-beck, NY 12572.

Ginesthoi, LLC. Notice of forma-tion of Limited Li-ability Company (“LLC”). Articles of


Notice of Quali-fi cation of Equine Insurance Special-ists, LLC. Authority fi led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/10/14. Offi ce location: Dutchess County. LLC formed in Florida (FL) on 03/05/14. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 3040 Sandersville Rd., Lexington, KY 40511. Address to be maintained in FL: 15048 Corby Ct., Wellington, FL 33414. Arts of Org. fi led with the FL Secy. of State, Clifton Bldg., 2661 Executive Center Circle, Tallahassee, FL 32301. Purpose: any lawful activi-ties.

Murari Krupa LLC, a domestic LLC fi led with the SSNY on 1/12/2015. Of-fi ce in Dutchess County. SSNY is the designated agent of the LLC upon whom pro-cess against it may be served and mail process to: LLC, 112 Echo Valley Road, Red Hook, NY 12571. General Purpose.

Notice of Forma-tion of Lobofi t Strength & Condi-tioning, LLC. Arts of Org. fi led with SSNY on 12/16/14. Offi ce location: Dutchess County Princ. Offi ce of LLC: 807 Main Street, Poughkeep-sie, NY 126030 SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be

Organization fi led New York Sec. of State (“NYSS”) 01/06/2015. Of-fi ce loc. Dutchess County. NYSS des-ignated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. NYSS shall mail a copy of any pro-cess to c/o Kara DeDonato, 218 Indian Mountain Road, Lakeville, CT 06039. There is no specifi c date for dissolution. Name and address of organizer is Kara DeDonato, 218 Indian Mountain Road, Lakeville, CT 06039.

Notice of Formation of Stissing Lake Ad-visors, LLC Articles of Organization fi led with the Secre-tary of State of NY (SSNY) on Febru-ary 9, 2015. Offi ce location, County of Dutchess. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom pro-cess against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Stissing Lake Advisors, LLC, 156 Lake Road, Pine Plains, NY 12567. Purpose: any law-ful act.

Buttonwood Com-m u n i c a t i o n s Group, LLC, a do-mestic LLC, fi led with the SSNY on 1/2/15. Offi ce lo-cation: Dutchess County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 29 Spy Glass Hill Road, Hopewell Junction,

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