by Michael Turton

The agenda for the Cold Spring Village Board meeting held on July 14, 2009, was about as routine as they get, with one notable exception: an unscheduled sparring match lasting several rounds between Trustee Gordon Robertson and Mayor Seth Gallagher. In one corner was Robertson, who adopted an aggressive strategy early in the bout, frequently jabbing at Gal-lagher over numerous issues. In the other corner, Gallagher effectively used his position as chair of the meeting to block most of Robertson’s jabs, sometimes responding with his own counter-punches. In the end, it was a rather

tedious match, with neither combatant landing a knockout blow. Had there been judges present, there is little doubt it would have been ruled a draw.

The first round featured a mi-nor clash over the monthly re-port submit-ted by build-ing inspec-t o r J a m e s H a r t f o r d . R o b e r t s o n made a mo-tion that the r e p o r t n o t be accep t -ed, express-ing the view that it contained several significant points that ought to be discussed. Hartford was not in attendance. An edgy exchange ensued between

Robertson and Gallagher, with Robertson admonishing the mayor at one point with a testy, “You should read the minutes!” In the end, Robert-son’s motion was lost when no one seconded it. Instead,

a motion was p a s s e d a c -cept ing the report with an update and discussion of H a r t f o r d ’ s r e p o r t t o take place at next month’s meeting.

During a review of the Vil-lage Recreation Commission’s report , Gallagher inadver-tently referred to the group as a “committee.” Robertson

pounced. “I t ’s a Commis-sion, not a committee!” he jabbed. Gallagher responded with, “It’s a Commission? Oh, okay.”

Correspondence is routinely the quickest item on most mu-nicipal agendas, but that was not to be this evening. When Gallagher read only selective letters, including one from a family praising the village for its 4th of July celebrations, Robertson questioned why all correspondence wasn’t being read aloud. “We don’t have to read it all, Gord,” responded the mayor. “I have a problem when residents submit letters and they’re not read,” coun-tered Robertson. Referring to one piece of correspondence,

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by Eric Gross

I f j ob lo s ses a ff ec t ing Putnam res idents are any indicator, the recession is far from over.

The NYS Labor Depart-ment released i ts monthly report las t week, indicat-ing that 18,300 jobs were lost throughout the Hudson Valley in June, upping the total to more than 746,000 people who have become un-employed in the nine-county region in the past year.

According to the statistics, 53,500 Putnam residents were employed in June, a decline f rom the 54,800 men and women working in June of 2008.

More than 4,000 residents of Putnam were unemployed in June, as compared to 2,500 in June 2008.

Putnam’s 7 percent rate of unemployment in June, while much higher than the 4.4 percent rate recorded in June 2008, is still the low-est in the entire region. The Labor Department reported a 7.5 percent rate of unem-ployment in both Westchester and Rockland; 7.9 percent in Columbia, and 8.1 percent in Dutchess , wi th Uls ter, Orange, Sullivan, and Greene counties reporting rates of unemployment from 8.2 per-cent to 8.9 percent.

John Nelson, an analyst with the New York State De-partment of Labor, told the PCN&R that the region has “not yet hit bottom. Layoff announcements are continu-ing to mount up. The reces-sion is far from over.”

Reg iona l ly, the l a rges t

He once was lost but now is found

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Notice

The Cold Spr ing Fire House is seeking pictures of the re-dedication cer-emony for the Hudson-Fulton bell. Please send photos to editor@pcnr.com.

by Eric Gross

An emotional battle is brew-ing in Putnam County. The conflict centers around County Executive Robert Bondi’s is-suing a formal request for proposals from providers of certified not-for-profit home health agencies to take over the operations of the county Health Department’s nursing services for the homebound.

Bondi to ld the PCN&R that by transferring the re-sponsibilities out of county government, “those in need

of the service will contin-ue to receive it by certified professionals, but Putnam’s overburdened taxpayers will be spared unnecessary tax dollars.” Services provided include speech, physical, and occupational therapy, as well as skilled nursing care.

The Putnam Legislature’s Health, Social, Educational, and Environmental Commit-tee held a special session last week attended by more than 50 people, who protested the executive’s decision. Bondi stressed that his assessment

had nothing to do with the “excellent job county em-ployees perform every day. This has to do with a changing economy. Times are different and it’s no longer business-as-usual.”

Putnam Valley Legislator Sam Oliverio, who chairs the committee, blasted Bondi over his decision. “The ex-ecutive has overstepped his bounds, since we on the leg-islature unanimously voted to keep the status-quo when it comes to homebound health

Local Kids Come to Rescue of Lost Dog

by Annette FlahertySpecial to the PCN&R

It all started when our fam-ily was on vacation and our

dog Riley ran off while being watched by my sister-in-law in a part of town with which he wasn’ t fami l ia r, so he was out of his element. As Friday turned to Saturday, then Sunday, we spent hours looking for him, putting up flyers, calling and faxing ev-

ery vet and animal hospital, advertising in the PCN&R and on petfinder.com, notifying groomers, and contacting the animal protection societies, hoping he would be turned in by someone who would do the right thing. But there was no sign of him.

We were in and out of the woods from Cold Spring to Beacon, Bull Hill, the Quarry, and Lake Surprise, as Sunday turned to Thursday. We were all getting very anxious, but we never gave up hope, as calls started coming in that

by Michael Mell

School board reorganiza-tional meetings are usually pretty tame affairs, but the July 14, 2009, Garrison Union Free School District meet-ing was anything but. Parents frustrated by two years of contract negotiations for the teachers, many of whom have regularly worn “no respect” t-shirts to school, asked the board pointed questions about what they perceive to be a hostile educational environ-ment. For the most part the board listened politely for over an hour of public comment. They remained stoic and did not provide any indication of what they thought or whether the suggestions made would be given consideration.

But f i rs t , newly elected members Christine Foertsch and Raymond O’Rourke were sworn in, Anita Prentice was

re-elected president, Eric Ja-coby was elected vice president to replace the retired Frances DiSarro, and the floor was opened for public comment. What followed was a continu-ation of the vociferous outcry from the June meeting—at which some parents asked the board about the lack of progress in the two-year-long teacher contract negotiations and the propriety of the teach-er’s t-shirts. The underlying thread of all comments was “why wasn’t the board doing anything?”

The first speaker asked, point blank, whether there had been any movement since the last meeting. Superintendent Gloria Colucci did not answer directly, but explained that they have been “making every effort” to hold meetings dur-ing the summer, but only one meeting has been scheduled, for August 26. Colucci said

they have submitted numerous dates in August to the Garrison Teachers Association (GTA), but have not had any response. Trustee James Cannon added that coordinating schedules for a large number of people is often difficult. The parents were not impressed with this response.

The speaker also asked whether the board had con-sidered the suggestion, made at the last meeting, that the board shake-up their negoti-ating team to provide fresh perspectives. Ms. Colucci said that Anita Prentice had been added, but did not mention anything else.

Emily Lansbury expressed her frustration that parents who are not on the board have no voice in the matter, telling the board that parents “don’t want to lose momen-tum.” Lansbury asked for

by Michael Mell

Di scuss ion o f t he bes t way to preserve Peekskill Hollow Road continued at the July 15, 2009, Putnam Valley Town Board meeting. While everyone agrees, in principal, with the idea of preserving the road, how best to accomplish this is stil l up in the air. The two principal vehicles are either a “scenic” or a “historic” des-ignation. Though each has the virtue of protecting the road from unwanted expan-sion and development, the historic designation would have a more permanent ef-fec t . Town At torney Bi l l Zu t t has resea rched how neighbor ing communi t ies have handled this situation and the approach taken by North Salem has gained much traction with residents and the board.

Putnam Valley Resident C o a l i t i o n P r e s i d e n t D e l Jones addressed the board, saying “the Town should pass a resolution to protect PH Road” in order to “maintain the road’s character” and that of the county. Friends of PH Road member Victor Tiship followed Ms. Jones, presenting the board with a petition carrying more than 170 signatures—the seventh of which was Mr. Tendy’s— request ing that the board take act ion similar to the North Salem approach (see “How North Salem Handles Historic Roads,” page 9). Mr. Tiship stated that a ban on overweight vehicles “would go a long way” toward pro-tecting and preserving the road, and would protect lives and property, as well.

County Leg is la to r Sam Oliverio expressed his sup-port of the approach taken by North Salem. “If the board passes a law,” he said, “the county will support i t and forward it on to the state.” Mr. Zutt told the board that

by Michael Turton

Hans Moeller, a commis-sioner with the North High-lands Fire District, is upset. Despite the fact that the dis-trict’s modern, new fire hall on Fishkill Road will be ready by August, it will not serve as a polling station in the upcoming primary, scheduled for later this summer, and the general election to follow in November. In fact, the fire hall will likely never serve as a voting place again, despite having served that function well for many years in the past.

The Putnam County Board of Elections has ruled that the voting place for North Highlands residents in Elec-tion Districts 7 and 8 will now be the Methodist Church located at 216 Main Street in Cold Spring. The church had served as a temporary polling place in the last election while construction of the new fire hall was underway.

The change will mean, ac-cording to Moeller’s calcula-tions, that many North High-

lands residents will add more than six miles to their drive to and from the polls in all future elections. The boundaries for Election Districts 7 and 8 run north to the southern border of Dutchess County.

“Is that fair?” Moeller asks. “It’s very inconvenient, espe-cially for the elderly and the handicapped. Why should they or anyone else be forced to drive so much further? How far is too far?”

Anthony Scannapieco, one of two Board of Elections commissioners , v iews the

si tuation very differently. He pointed out that the board has begun incorporating new, more efficient equipment and that with the new technology, fewer machines and voting stations are required. “People in Philipstown wanted the new machines,” he said. He also disputed Moeller’s claim that the additional distance some voters will face in getting to the polls will be terribly inconvenient , s tat ing that distances to the polls from within Districts Seven and

Amazing Riley An Edgy ExchangeGallagher and Robertson Trade Jabs at Village Board Meeting

Do GUFS Teachers Need a Dress Code? Still Talking About Peekskill Hollow Road

No Voting at North Highlands Fire Hall

by Michael Turton

Jimmy Ebdelhady throws his head back and lets out a big

laugh. Actually, it’s more like a giant, infectious giggle. “Well, I certainly wasn’t born with a silver spoon in my mouth,” he chuckles.

Ebdelhady, who invites ev-eryone just to call him Jimmy,

is the affable owner of The Silver Spoon restaurant at 124 Main Street in Cold Spring. It is his first restaurant and no one will ever accuse him of taking a hands-off approach

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Bondi Looks to Replace Home Nursing Service

Finding Riley was truly a community effort: Back row: Claire Dahlia, Ryan Dahlia, Anthony Percacciolo, Alex Serradas, Front row: Kelsey Flaherty holding Riley, Thomas Percacciolo; Not pictured: Morgan and Will Flaherty, Michelle Markey, Stephany Andreas, Reid, Kiefer, and Wilson Thorpe.

Unemployment, While High, is Region’s Lowest

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Silver Spoon Celebrates Four Years on Main

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Part of a series on local eateries

Wednesday, July 22, 2009CXLIII No. 29 Philipstown & Putnam Valley

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Meetings This Week

7:00 PM - Cold Spring ZBA7:30 PM - Philipstown Planning Board

No Meetings ScheduledPV TOWN HALL CLOSED

FRI-SUN 7/24 - 7/26

Putnam 4-H Fair in Carmel

7:30 PM - Nelsonville Village Monthly Meeting

7:30 PM - Cold Spring Board Monthly Meeting 7:30 PM - Philipstown ZBA

7:30 PM - Philipstown Board Wkly Workshop 8 PM - CS Historic District Review Board

THURSDAY 7/23 FRIDAY 7/24 MONDAY 7/27 TUESDAY 7/28 WEDNESDAY 7/29

by Eric Gross

Assemblyman Greg Ball has raised more money than Congressman John Hall in the hotly contested race for the 19th Congressional District.

Ball, a Republican whose 99th District encompasses Carmel, Southeast, Patter-son Pawling, North Salem, Somers, and Yorktown, col-lected $180, 213 from 1,541 individuals across the coun-t ry. The in format ion was reported in second-quarter filing with the Federal Elec-tions Commission.

Hall, the Democratic in-cumbent, whose district en-compasses all of Putnam as well as sections of Dutchess, Westches ter, Orange, and Rockland Counties, raised $160,000.

Ball told the PCN&R that 72 percent, or 1,310 indi-viduals contributing to his campaign, were “small do-nors who gave in denomina-tions of $50 or less. “People are fed up with the reeling economy and want change,” Ball said.

C o n g r e s s m a n H a l l u n -seated Congresswoman Sue Kelly in 2006 and defeated Kieran Lalor last November.

S e v e r a l c a l l s m a d e t o Hall’s Washington, DC, of-fice were not returned.

Ball Out-raises Hall in 19th Congressional District Race

care. To eliminate this in-c red ib ly opera ted county agency . . . is wrong. We will fight this tooth and nail.”

“Our nurses perform an incredible job, one that I ex-perienced first-hand before my father passed away,” Oli-verio said. “People are upset. Leaders cannot sacrifice why government was created—to provide for the health and safety of its people.”

Bondi reminded the public about the county outsourcing its mental health services sev-eral years ago. “This is exactly the same scenario and the new system has worked incredibly well,” he said. “People are being served by Putnam Com-munity and Family Services. Needs are met every day. Some people in our county oppose any change. The taxpayers of Putnam are the individuals we care about in making this proposal.”

Peti t ions signed by sev-eral hundred county residents protesting the privatization have been collected by the legislature.

Joe Gomez of Mahopac, a disabled man who often ad-vocates for the handicapped, told the Executive: “I have been your advocate for many years. I trust you and believe in you, but your suggestion is a mistake.”

Gomez has used the services of the homebound nursing staff for both himself as well as his late wife who passed away last year. “They are angels,” he said. “We can’t tell our

dedicated employees: ‘We don’t give a damn for you!’ It’s wrong to send this message to an incredibly wonderful and highly dedicated group of women.”

Legislator Vincent Tamagna of Cold Spring forecast that should the takeover occur, “the people of Putnam will lose control over its destiny.”

Bondi commended the nurs-es for providing “wonderful service to my deceased mom. This has nothing to do with my mother. This proposal has to do with my job. My job is to make recommendations for what I feel will benefit the residents of our county.”

The five-page request states that Putnam would consider the “sale of its home care agency operating certificate. Inter-ested proposers must demon-strate detailed knowledge and experience in the delivery of quality home health care, fis-cal competence and an ability to secure all required state and federal approvals within a reasonable timeframe.”

Last year Putnam provided 760 patients with homebound health care services with its staff of 21 nurses, home health aides, and clerical employees.

Bondi said the county’s request for proposals urges applying agencies to “indi-cate a willingness to consider hiring those Putnam County employees who will lose their jobs as a result of the sale.”

Requests for proposals are due no later than July 31.

job losses were in the areas of trade, transportation, and utilities, with manufacturing, professional and business ser-vices, leisure, and hospitality coming in next.

Richard, a 60-year-old resi-dent of Mahopac, lost his job in the garment center. The Putnam man had been employed in the button busi-ness for more than 35 years. “Business has been horrible for the past year, and when I heard of other firms laying off workers, I never dreamed I’d become a statistic.”

Richard has been seeking employment in a number of venues without success: “I’ve been on a couple of interviews, but realistically, at my age, what company is going to hire an old button salesman?”

Despite the job downturn, Nelson reported employment gains were observed in the fields of health services and education, where 3,400 new jobs were created in June throughout the Hudson Valley.

Off icer George Kane of the Cold Spring Police De-partment told the PCN&R Tuesday that during the past week three Main Street busi-nesses were burglarized by as yet unknown perpetrators. The Putnam County Sheriff’s office is assisting in the in-vestigation and more infor-mation will be forthcoming,

however, Officer Kane urges all Cold Spring businesses to be sure to lock all doors and windows at the end of the business day and pay closer attention to the security of their businesses, including where they store their cash and valuables.

—Annie Chesnut

Three Main Street Businesses Robbed

Tiki Daddy Brings Touch of Hawaii to Dockside

Tiki Daddy performed at the Cold Spring Area Chamber of Commerce’s Summer Sunset Music Series on Sunday, July 19, at the riverfront park in Cold Spring. Tiki Daddy, pictured, features Art Labriola on steel guitar; John Harms on guitar, ukelele, and vocals; and Al Hemberger on bass. See page five for a preview of next Sunday’s concert.

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Hopefully this coming weekend will be bright and sunny for Garden Day at Constitution Island, the 4H Fair in Carmel, and the Cold Spring Chamber-sponsored Summer Sunset Music Series, which will feature Natalie Amendola and Kathleen Pemble this coming Sunday.

We want to wish the following a very Happy Birthday, Kumar Kalantri, Kate Baltich, Kathy W. Oliveri, Stephanie Haviland, Jason Zielinski, Moira Flanagan, Lola DeMarco, Steven Kanuk, Karen Erichson, Marissa DiPalo, Sue Ma-cLean, Ken Vanzo, Otto (the dog) Clarke, Manish Patel, Corina Schmidt, Kimberly Corliss, Marjorie Bengel, Jack Lovell, Charlotte Garrison, Erica Goldstein, Mike Chefalo II, Neal Campbell, Aaron Nastasi, Maureen Morrissey, Jerry Allen Jr., Harris Seabolt, Laurie Marchese, Candy Zgolinski, Georgia Christy, and Nicole Pidala.

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Isn’t there some one per-son or organization who has taken that extra step, given support when needed, made an impact on you or some-one you know? The Putnam Community Service Network (PCSN), an organization of public and private not-for-profit human service provid-ers, would like to recognize them at the PCSN’s 24th An-nual Awards Breakfast on Wednesday, September 30, at 9am at Clearpool Education Center in Carmel.

Award nominat ions are being sought for individu-als and organizat ions that have made a difference in the lives of others through their accomplishments in human services and/or community services in Putnam County.

Award recipients and nomi-

nees will be honored at the PCSN Awards Breakfast. It’s a great way to express your appreciation to an individual or organization by nominating them for an award.

The award categories in-clude distinguished service-individual and organization, volunteer service , profes-sional career recognition, ex-cellence in communications, outs tanding service , com-munity service networking, public service-individual, and special youth award.

The deadline for completed applications to be received is Wednesday, August 19, 2009. Award criteria and applica-tions as well as additional information may be obtained online at www.cce.cornell .edu/putnam or by calling 845-225-8493, ext 211.

Community Service Network is Seeking Nominations

by Catherine Garnsey

On July 14th, the Feast Day of Blessed Kateri Tekawitha, a shrine in her honor was blessed in the garden of Our Lady of Loretto Church by Fr. Brian T. McSweeney (above right) following the 8:15am Mass. About 50 of the faithful attended the ceremony where they were commissioned by

their Pastor to “go out and tell the story of this young Mohawk woman from New York who was converted to the Catholic Faith when she was a teenager and who then attended Holy Mass every day she could for the rest of her life. Tell the people that Kateri was so devoted to Jesus Christ in the Blessed Sacrament that she was the first to arrive at

the Chapel in the morning and the last to leave at night…in good weather and bad, she remained faithful, even when she suffered great persecution from her own people.”

Known as the “Lily of the Mohawks,” Kateri was de-clared venerable by the Catho-lic Church in 1943 and she was beatified in 1980. Work is currently underway to have

her Canonized (Declared a Saint) by the Church. Hun-dreds of thousands have vis-ited shrines to Kateri erected at both St . Francis Xavier and Caughnawaga and at her birthplace in Auriesville, NY. Blessed Kateri Tekawitha is the first Native American to be declared a Blessed. She is the patroness of the environ-ment and ecology.

Blessed Kateri Tekawitha Shrine Dedicated at Loretto

This Saturday, a group of six from the First Presbyte-rian Church of Philipstown in Cold Spring is heading to Nicaragua as part of a mission trip. They will spend a week building a home in the vil-lage of Ticuantepe. The local congregation has supported the trip with their prayers, with donations of items for the Nicaraguan children, and by assisting some of the group members financially.

Some of those going on the trip are the Rev. Leslie Mott, Ron Sopyla, Lynn and Norm Brown, and Wendy and Em-ily Ordway. The group of 14, which also includes people from Nauraushaun Presbyte-rian Church in Pearl River, New Hempstead Presbyterian

Church in New City and a church in Woodstock, NY, are traveling under the auspices of Bridges to Community.

Bridges to Community, Inc. is a nonprofit community development organizat ion that takes volunteers to de-veloping countries to work, learn, and reflect. Through the process of l iv ing and work ing wi th loca l com-muni t ies on construct ion, health, and environmental projects, Bridges promotes cross-cul tura l learn ing, a deepening awareness of our global interdependence, and a commitment to the com-mon good.

Bridges to Community has been operating in Ticuantepe since 2002. They have con-structed one school and over 150 houses for families living in material poverty in four of the eighteen communities in the municipality. To find out more visit www.bridge-stocommunity.org.

First Presbyterian Group On Mission to Nicaragua

Mission participants, left to right: Ron Sopyla, Lynn Brown, Norm Brown, and Reverend Leslie Mott

The Franciscan Friars of the Atonement are offering Gifts from the Garden outside Pilgrim Hall after the 11am Mass every Sunday during the growing season.

If you have an over-abun-dance of flowers, fruits, and vegetables in your garden, pick them Sunday morning, label them, and put them on the tables outside Pilgrim Hall. All items are free for anyone who wants or needs them.

Pi lgr im Hall is located at Graymoor on Route 9 in Garrison, five miles north of Peekskill and 11 miles south of I-84. For information, call 424-2111.

The Graymoor Spiritual Life Center is a ministry of the the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement, a Roman Catholic religious order of brothers and priests founded in 1898 by Father Paul Wattson. Their worldwide ministries include Chris t ian uni ty; interfai th dialogue among Christians, Jews, Musl ims, and Bud-dhis ts ; serving the home-less and those suffering from alcoholism, drug addictions, and HIV/AIDS; preaching the gospel in parishes around the world; and offering respite and hope to those in need of spiritual renewal.

Gifts from the Garden Exchange at Graymoor

by Eric Gross

Archbishop Timothy Dolan turned on his Irish charm and scores of Putnam residents fell in love with the gregari-ous high priest.

The archbishop, who earlier this year replaced Edward Cardinal Egan upon his re-t irement, visi ted Carmel’s St. James Church Saturday, where he pres ided over a mass before blessing four classrooms damaged in May when fire ravaged the paro-chial school.

When he was introduced by Rev. Anthony Sorgie, Arch-bishop Dolan received a thun-derous ovation from the more than 1,500 worshippers who crowded into the sanctuary.

“I feel at home already, and I just arrived. All I really wanted was a cold beer and a sausage and pepper wedge. When I called Father Sorgie the morning after the fire and

asked how I could help, he responded: ‘Come to our St. James Feast in July.’ Well, I’m here. What a welcome for some refreshments,” he said with a broad grin as the audi-ence erupted into laughter ..

Archbishop Dolan talked about slowing the exodus of Catholics from the church as well as attracting new mem-bers.Following the mass, the cardinal walked through the crowds of well-wishers to the school.

Archbishop Dolan spent a few minutes with the PCN&R in an exclusive interview. Asked about his love for his fellow man, the Archbishop said, “My job is one of the most difficult in the world—leading more than 2.5 million Catholics in seven counties as wel l as three boroughs in New York City,” he ob-served. “I love people and love preaching the principles of my faith.”

Archbishop Dolan Comes to Putnam

Archbishop Timothy Dolan waves to the crowd in Carmel.

ST. MARY’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN THE HIGHLANDS

1 Chestnut Street Cold Spring

Fr. Shane Scott-Hamblen, Rector, 265-2539

Mr. Ron Greene, Senior Warden, 265-3624

www.stmaryscoldspring. dioceseny.org

Sun. Masses: 8am (spoken); 1 0 : 3 0 a m ( s u n g ) ; S u n d a y school in Parish Hall dur-ing 10:30 massThurs. Fri. & Sun.: AA in parish hall , 8pm

FRANCISCAN FRIARS OF THE ATONEMENT

Route 9, Garrison 424-3671

graymoorcenter@ atonementfriars.org

Sunday Eucharist - 11am, Pilgrim Hall. Daily Mass - Mon. - Sat . 11:30am. Mondays - Holy Hour, 8pm. Centering Prayer - 8pm. Monthly Prayer Meeting 2nd Sunday of every month at 2pm. Recovery Inc. every Wednesday , 7:30pm.Renewal Farmers’ Market: Every Friday, 10-3, during growing season.

ST. JOSEPH’S CHAPEL A mission Chapel of Our Lady of Loretto Church

Upper Station Rd., Garrison, 265-3718

Sunday Mass: 10:15am

OUR LADY OF LORETTO CATHOLIC

CHURCH Fair Street, Cold Spring

845-265-3718 www.ourladyoflorettocs.com

Fr. Brian McSweeney, Pastor

Masses: Sat. 5:30pm, Sun. 7 : 3 0 a m , 9 , & 11 : 4 5 a m . , Weekdays: 8:15am, St. Jo-s e p h ’ s - G a r r i s o n , S u n . , 10:15am. Holy Days: 8:15am & 7:30pm Mass, Holy Day Vigil: 530pmConfessions: Sat., 4:30-5pmAdoration: Mon. 7pm, Mi-raculous Medal: Wed. after 8:15 Mass; Rosary: Mon-Fri. 7:50am; Sat. after 8:15 MassSat . Ju ly 25 - G ian t Tag Sale, 9am-4pm, rain or shine

ST. PHILIP’S CHURCH IN THE HIGHLANDS

1101 Route 9D, Garrison stphilips.highlands.com

Rev. Francis H. Geer, Rec. 424-3571 - e-mail:

stphilips@highlands.comSummer schedule:8am - Holy Communion10am - Main Service; child-care available for 10am ser-vice

GRACE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

337 Peekskill Hollow Road, Putnam Valley

Pastor Tony Mecca 845-526-3788

Sunday Service & Sunday School : 10 am.Prayer Serv ice w/ Com-munion : Tues 7 pm. “Tues-days w/ Tony” - Discussion group, 9am.

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF

PHILIPSTOWN Academy & Cherry

Streets Cold Spring - 265-3220

Rev. Leslie Mott, Pastor www.presbychurchcoldspring.org

email: FPCP@verizon.net

Worship Service: 10:00amChancel Choir Rehearsa l : Wednesdays 7pmOffice Hours: Tue, Wed & Thu, 8-12F o o d P a n t r y : S a t u r d a y s 9-10am

UNITED METHODIST CHURCHES OF COLD

SPRING & SOUTH HIGHLAND (Garrison)

(265-3365) South Highland UMC,

19 Snake Hill Rd. Garrison

Cold Spring UMC, 216 Main Street

Pastor Margaret (Peggy) Laemmel

South Highland in Garrison worship service at 9:30am. Cold Spr ing worsh ip se r-v i ce a t 11am. Sat . Sep t . 12 - Bake Sale, Foodtown, 9:30am-noon

COLD SPRING BAPTIST CHURCH (American Baptist

Churches, USA) Paul Laurelli

(Interim Pastor) 245 Main St. , Cold

Spring 265-2022

Sunday Services, 10:30amWednesdays : Prayer- Fel-lowship time, 7pm

BEACON HEBREW ALLIANCE

Conservative Synagogue 331 Verplanck Ave.,

Beacon Rabbi Josh Wohl

Cantor Ellen Gersh 845-831-2012

TEMPLE ISRAEL 140 Lake Drive Lake Peekskill

Rabbi Jeff Cymet 845-528-2305

Shabbat Services : Fridays 8pm; Saturdays 9:15am.

PHILIPSTOWN REFORM SYNAGOGUE

P.O. Box 94 Cold Spring, NY 10516

Unless otherwise indicated, all services

take place at St. Mary’s Parish House, Cold

Spring.services/10:30am, leader tba

PHILIPSTOWN WORSHIP GROUP

Quaker Meeting 845-424-3525

Meeting for Worship – 2nd & 4th Sundays of each month, 10am, at 848 Old Albany Pos t Road (Whyat t S tone Cottage), Garrison. Call for directions. Children of al l ages welcome.

REFORM TEMPLE OF PUTNAM VALLEY 362 Church Road

Putnam Valley Rabbi Allen Darnov

845-528-4774 www.rtpv.org

Shabbat Services: Fridays, 8pm; Young people’s ser-v i ce - t h i rd F r iday o f t he month, 7pm. Hebrew School, ages 3+

HISTORIC TOMPKINS CORNERS UNITED

METHODIST CHURCH 729 Peekskill Hollow Road, Putnam Valley

845-528-7280 914-736-5076

www.tompkinschurchny.org1s t Sunday o f t he mon th worship: 2pm

FIRST HEBREW CONGREGATION OF

PEEKSKILL 1821 Main Street,

Peekskill 914-739-0500

www.firsthebrew.org sfma@optonline.net Rabbi Lee Paskind

Services: Sat. 9:30am; Fri. 8pm; Monthly Fr i . family service, 6:30pm

ST. LUKE’S LUTHERAN CHURCH

65 Oscawana Lake Rd., Putnam Valley

www.stlukesputnamvalley.org

528-8858, mail@stlukesputnamvalley.org Sunday Worship - Service: 9am, Coffee hour: 10:15am, Family Communion Service including Sunday School : 10:30amThu. - Prayer Service, 8pm

Eric Gross

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The Putnam County News & Recorder is happy to announce your event. A complete list-ing of Coming Events are on our website at www.pcnr.com. To send your listing: PCN&R, PO Box 185, Cold Spring, NY 10516; fax 265-2144; e-mail, editor@pcnr.com.

ONGOING:

Cold Spring Farmers’ Market, Saturdays through Thanks-g i v i n g , 8 : 3 0 a m - 1 : 3 0 p m , at The Nest , Chestnut St . Putnam Valley Farmers’ Mar-kets: Fridays, 3-7pm, Tomp-kins Cnrs Methodist Church, outdoors, 729 Peekskill Hol-low Rd. June 19-Oct. 9 ALSO Wednesdays, 3-7pm at Putnam Valley Grange, Adams Cnrs, 128 Mill St. Indoor/Outdoor, through Dec. 16.845-528-0066 Historic Walking Tours of Cold Spring conducted by volun-teers from Putnam County Historical Society, 2pm, free, meet at foot of Main St. ; through Labor Day weekend.

THIS WEEK:

Thu. July 23 - Kruckers Picnic Grove Summer Picnic. Lunch, Dinner, Music, Dancing, Games, Bingo. “Philipstown Seniors,” members $38, non-members $43. Eileen 265-5098.

Thu. July 23 - Bingo at Our Lady of Loretto Parish Hall, Cold Spring. Doors open 6pm, first game begins at 7:15pm.

Wed/Fri July 24/26 - 38th An-nual Putnam County 4-H Fair. Putnam County Veterans Memo-rial Park, 201 Gypsy Trail Road, Carmel. Free admin. & parking. For info visit www.cornell.edu/putnam, 845-278-6738.

Sat. July 25 - Constitution Is-land Garden Day, 10am-3pm. House and Revolutionary War tours, boat rides, presentation by Glynwood Ctr. Shuttle runs from south end of Metro-North CS parking lot. 845-446-8676, www.constitutionisland.org.

Sat. July 25 - HV Renegades baseball game & welcome home event honoring returning combat veterans at Dutchess Stadium. 5pm; tickets for registered VAH-VHCS veterans are free. RSVP to OEF/OIF office at 845-831-2000, ext. 5016 before 6/26.

Sat. July 25 - Country Music Night, 6-9pm. Leonard Wag-ner Town Park, Putnam Val-ley, 156 Oscawana Lake Rd., Bring chairs, blanket. Food for sale by Hanlon’s Steakhouse. Music free.

Sat. July 25 - Free rabies clinic spons. by Health Dept. 10am-12 noon, Hubbard Lodge, 2920 Route 9, Cold Spring. Bring proof of residency & prior vac. www.putnamcountyny.com

Sat. July 25 - Bird Watching Trail Walk led by Lew King-sley for PH Audubon on new Watergrass Trail. Meet 8am nr Watergrass deRham sign, Rt. 9, 3 miles s. of 301. Carpooling suggested for parking reasons.

Sat. July 25 - Tag Sale, 1000s of items, 9am-4pm, Our Lady of Loretto Church, 24 Fair St., Cold Spring

Sun. July 26 - CS Chamber of Commerce Sunset Series: Natalie Amendola/Kathleen Pemble: jazz fusion/alt-indie-acoustic, 5:30pm, Cold Spring bandstand, free.

Sun. July 26: Putnam CAP’s 5th Annual Motorcycle Run for H.O.P.E. 71mile Sheriff Dept escorted ride. Regisration 9:30 - 11 at Route 312, Shopping Center, Brewster (Kohl’s). BBQ Luncheon at Sycamore Park on Long Pond Road, Mahopac. www.putnamcap.org

Tue. July 28: Public canoe pro-gram at Constitution Marsh, 4:30-7:30pm. Previous paddling experience preferred, but not required. $25/adults; $20/Se-niors, students, and Audubon members; $15/ kids ages 7-15. Res. req’d: 265-2601 x15, or email marshschedule@gmail.com

Tue. July 28 - Holistic Moms Network hosts discussion of favorite books (adult and chil-dren’s). 7-9pm, Desmond-Fish Library Program Room, Gar-rison. 845-528-3370.

COMING UP:

Thu. July 30 - Bingo at Our Lady of Loretto Parish Hall, Cold Spring. Doors open 6pm, first game begins at 7:15pm.

Sat. Aug. 1 - Haldane Class of 1979’s 30th Reunion. Dutchess Manor. Graduates from other years invited as well. More de-tails tba. Robin, ristlusardi@optonline.net or 845-284-2255.

Sat. Aug. 1 - Lake Peekskill Family Day, day-long party at North Beach. Music, games, food, tug of war, more.

Sat. Aug. 1 - Dance fundraiser for Beacon Sloop w/ Big Joe Fitz & his Blues Band, 7pm West Coast Swing dance les-son, dance from 8-11:30pm. St. Rocco’s, 26 S. Chestnut St., Beacon, $20. www.beacon-sloopclub.org, 845-532-5615.

Sun. Aug. 2 - CS Chamber of Commerce Sunset Series: Andy Stack/Dar Williams: pop/folk/pop, 5:30pm, Cold Spring Bandstand, free.

Sun. Aug. 2 - Doansburg Cham-ber Ensemble, 8pm, St. Mary’s-in-the-Highlands Church. $9/adults, $8/seniors & students

Thu. Aug. 6 - Bingo at Our Lady of Loretto Parish Hall, Cold Spring. Doors open 6pm, first game begins at 7:15pm.

Fri. Aug. 7 - Philipstown Com-munity Blood Drive at New North Highlands Firehouse, Fishkill Road, 2:30-8pm. 120 pints needed. Walk-ins welcome or for appointment: dfidanque@attglobal.net

Sat. Aug. 8 - Cold Spring Fire Company Clambake, 10am-5pm at Mayors Park, tickets $50p/p, call 265-9241.

Sat. Aug. 8 - River to River Poetry Festival, 11am-11pm, Howland Ctr, 477 Main St . , Beacon. HowlandCulturalCen-ter.org

Sun. Aug. 9 - CS Chamber of Commerce Sunset Series: Vic-tor Jones Trio: jazz, 5:30pm, Cold Spring Bandstand, free

Sun. Aug. 9 - Beacon Sloop Club Corn Festival, Riverfront Park, 12 noon-5pm. Music, chil-dren’s activities, free sails on Woody Guthrie, fresh corn. www.BeaconSloopClub.org, 845-542-0721

Thu. Aug. 13 - CS Chamber of Commerce Board of Direc-tors meeting. 6pm, Butterfield Library.

Sat. Aug. 15 - Tag & Craft Sale, Garrison Volunteer Fire Dept., Rt.9. Vendors Wanted: call 424-4406, ext. 5. Further details tba.

Sat/Sun Aug. 15/16 - Daniel Nimham Intertribal Pow Wow, details tba, www.VisitPutnam.org, 800-470-4854.

Sun. Aug. 16 - Concert: Andy LaVerne, piano and John Aber-crombie, guitar, jazz standards and original compositions. 4pm, free. Chapel of Our Lady Res-toration, 45 Market St., CS, park at Metro-North station.

Fri. Aug. 23 - CS Chamber of Commerce Sunset Series: Slippery Chicken/Buddy Traina Band: Rockabilly/Rock & Blues, 5:30pm, Cold Spring Bandstand, free, bring blanket & picnic.

Sat. Aug. 29 - Putnam Chorale, 2nd annual Summer Sing & Open House, Mozart’s Requiem w/ orchestra, 7:30pm, First United Methodist Church, Brewster, free.

Sun. Aug. 30 - CS Chamber of Commerce Sunset Series: Jona-than Kruk/Annie & the Natural Wonder Band Storyteller/dances about animals, 5:30pm, Cold Spring Bandstand, free.

Sun. Aug. 30 - Tour de Putnam Cycling Festival, 153-5-75/100 mile routes. www.VisitPutnam.org, 800-470-4854.

Sun. Sept. 6 - CS Chamber of Commerce Sunset Series, M Shanghai String Band: Amer-icana, 5:30pm, Cold Spring Bandstand, free.

Thu. Sept. 10 - HH Trust Take-a-Hike! Musical Tot Trek II w/ Stacy Labriola. Ltd. space, reg. req’d. 10am, 1 hr., easy/family-friendly. www.hhlt.org, 424-3358

Sat. Sept. 12 - Summer Sun-set & Fireworks Cruise on the Hudson, in celebration of the 400th Anniversary Hudson sail, cruise on the River Rose. Din-ner buffet, open bar, music, dancing, silent & live auctions, Peekskill Celebration Fireworks Display. 8-11p.m., $100 per person, benefit for PARC. 845-278- PARC, ext. 287 or www.PutnamARC.org.

Sat. Sept. 12 - Bake sale. spon-sored by South Highland UM Church, 9:30am-noon, in front of Foodtown

Sun. Sept 13 - Sunset Series: Readings at Chapel of Our Lady Restoration. Novelist Valerie Martin. 4pm, wine & cheese reception follows. Free, park at Metro-North station.

Sun. Sept. 13 - HH Land Trust Take-a-Hike! Night Sky Out-ing w/ astronomer Frank Suits. Bring blanket & binoculars. 8pm, Garrison Golf Club parking lot. 2 hrs, easy/family friendly. www.hhlt.org, 424-3358

Sat. Sept. 19 - HH Land Trust Take-a-Hike! What Henry saw & more w/ historian Ray Phillips. Part of the Hudson River Valley Ramble.10am, Ft. Montgomery Visitors’ Center, 2 hrs., Moder-ate. www.hhlt.org, 424-3358

Sun. Sept. 20 - Concert: Jason Cutmore, piano, playing Al-beniz, de Severac and Schubert. 4pm, free. Chapel of Our Lady Restoration, 45 Market St., CS, park at Metro-North station.

Sun. Sept. 20 - Walkabout at Tilly Foster Farm. Guided his-torical tours, 1pm. Reservations rec, space ltd. 845-279-4474, www.tillyfosterfarm.org.

Sun/Thu Sept. 20/24 - Philip-stown Seniors trip to Wildwood, NJ, 5 days/4 nights, visit At-lantic City, winery tour, Cape May boardwalk & boat cruises. $379 incl. 3 dinners/4bfasts. Eileen, 265-5098.

Sat. Sept. 26 - Constitution Island Family Day, 10am-3pm. Exhibits, demos, birds of prey, horse & wagon rides, boat rides, Rev. War Trail walks. Shuttle runs from south end of Metro-North CS parking lot. 845-446-8676, www.constitutionisland.org

Sat. Sept. 26 - 32nd annual Cold Spring Harvest Festival. Starts at 10 am; details tba.

Fri. Oct. 2 - HH Land Trust’s 20th Anniversary Celebration Dinner, The Garrison. For tickets call 424-3358.

Sun. Oct. 4 - HH Land Trust Take-a-Hike! Fire on the Moun-tain w/ Jordan Dale. Bring a bag lunch. Meet: 10am. Sur-prise Lake Camp Main Bldg. 4 hrs, difficult.: www.hhlt.org, 424-3358

Sun. Oct 4 - Sunset Series: Readings at Chapel of Our Lady Restoration. Poet Edwin Torres. 4pm, wine & cheese reception follows. Free, park at Metro-North station.

Sat. Oct. 10 - Sustainable Put-nam Workshop: Water Wisdom/Protect Drinking & Surface Water, sponsored by Cornell Coop Extension. Putnam County Emergency Training Ctr., Don Smith Campus, 112 Old Route 6, Carmel. www.cce.cornell.edu/Putnam or 845-278-6738.

Sat. Oct. 10 - HH Land Trust Take-a-Hike! Fall Foliage & Tree ID w/ arborist Lew King-sley. 9am, Garrison Train Sta-tion Parking Lot, 2 hrs., easy/family-friendly/no strollers. www.hhlt.org, 424-3358

Sat. Oct. 10 - Bake sale spon-sored by South Highland United Methodist Church, 9:30am-noon.

Sat. Oct. 10 - Bake sale, spon-sored by South Highland UM Church, 9:30am-noon, in front of Foodtown

Sun. Oct. 11 - Concert: Camille King, soprano, Regan Smith and Carol Leone, piano. Haydn, Mendelssohn and Rachmaninoff. 4pm, free. Chapel of Our Lady Restoration, 45 Market St., CS, park at Metro-North station.

Thu. Oct. 15 - Philipstown Se-niors River Rose Cruise & River Grill Luncheon. Lunch & cruise the Hudson. $45 members/$50 non members. Eileen, 265-5098.

Sun. Oct. 11 - 4th Annual Hudson Highlands Greenway Triathlon: kayak, bike, and run or team up. Register at Active.com. See www.HudsonHighlandsTriath-lon.org for info. 845-803-4145.

Sun. Oct. 18 - Walkabout at Tilly Foster Farm. Guided historical tours, 1pm. Reservations rec, space ltd. 845-279-4474, www.tillyfosterfarm.org.

Fri. Oct. 23 - HH Land Trust Take-a-Hike! Spooky - Not Scary: Stories on the Hudson w/ Storyteller Jonathan Kruk. 5pm Little Stony Point Park bridge, Cold Spring. 1 hr., easy/family-friendly www.hhlt.org, 424-3358

Sat. Oct. 24 - HH Land Trust Take-a-Hike! Castle to Castle w/ the Osborn Family. Space is limited, reg. req’d. 1pm at Cat Rock, Garrison, for shuttle to Castle Rock. 3hrs., moderate/difficult level. www.hhlt.org, 424-3358

Fri. Nov. 6: Putnam Family & Community Services’ Din-ner Dance Benefit, including whodunit mystery. 6:30-11pm , Sinapi’s Ceola Manor in Jef-ferson Valley. $95p/p. Reser-vations/sponsorship: Cheryl, 845-225-2700, x136 or cmck-eever@PFCSinc.org; www.PFCSinc.org.

Sat. Nov. 7 - 5th Annual Choices for Sustainable Living Expo, co-presented by HHLT & Teatown Lake Reservation, 9am-2pm, The Garrison, www.hhlt.org, 424-3358

Sun. Nov. 8 - Concert: Alexander Fiterstein, clarinet, Rolf Schulte, violin, Aaron Wunsch, piano. A selection of classical music. 4pm, free. Chapel of Our Lady Restoration, 45 Market St., CS, park at Metro-North station.

Wednesday, July 22, 2009 THE PUTNAM COUNTY NEWS AND RECORDER Page 5

The Julia L. Butterfield Me-morial Library will welcome the Wolf Conservation Cen-ter (WCC) of South Salem, NY, and their seven-year-old Arctic gray wolf, Atka, on July 24 at 9:30am.

The program will include an awe-inspiring, up-close encounter with this important bu t misunders tood preda-tor. Guests will learn about the history of wolves in the United States, the importance of wolves in a healthy eco-system and the efforts to save these magnificent creatures for future generations.

Founded in 1999, the WCC promotes wolf conservation by teaching about wolves, their relationship to the en-vironment, and the human role in protecting their future.

The WCC accomplishes this mission through onsite and offsite education programs. These programs emphasize wolf biology, the ecological benefits of wolves and other large predators, and the cur-rent status of wolf recovery in the Uni ted Sta tes . The WCC also participates in the Species Survival Plan and Recovery Plan for the criti-cally endangered red wolf, and the Mexican gray wolf. For more information about the WCC visit www.nywolf.org or call 914-763-2373.

This program marks the grand finale of the Library’s Summer Fun @ The Library program. For more informa-tion visit www.butterfieldli-brary.org or call 265-3040.

Butterfield Cries ‘Wolf!’

Last weekend, the head of services for the Butter-field Library in Cold Spring, found herse l f walk ing on Main Street. On the corner of Garden Street, Maureen McGrath encountered a lem-onade stand run by two lo-cal girls. As she approached the s tand for a refreshing dr ink, she heard the gi r ls ca l l ou t the i r p romot ion , “Fresh Lemonade; all pro-ceeds go to the Library!” Surprised, McGrath asked the girls which library was receiving the benefits. “The

Butterfield Library,” was the cheerful response. McGrath heartily thanked the girls as she accepted the lemonade.

Monday morning Charlotte Cleary and Emma Butensky, both of Cold Spring, came to the Library and presented Li-brary Director Gillian Thorpe with the surprisingly large donation of $135. These girls surely can sell lemonade!

The Library wishes to thank Charlotte and Emma for their generosity, hard work and sense of community respon-sibility.

Lemonade for the Library

Singer/songwriter Kathleen Pemble will play the Cold Spring Area Chamber of Com-merce Summer Sunset Music Series on Sunday, July 26, at 5:30pm.

Pemble , a Cold Spr ing resident, is known for her diverse style and “relentlessly honest” songwriting. She has performed as a songwriter full time for the past 7 years. She is the winner of The New York City Song Slam! and has been featured on “New Music Mondays” on WFUV as well as the station’s “John Platt Sun-day Breakfast.” The New York Times has written: “Winning melodies in the folk-pop vein delivered with strong supple vocals made Ms. Pemble’s

music compelling...”. You can also hear her on WHUD and WFUV among others.

Most recently, Kathleen has formed Cold Spring the Band, which is inspired by life in her hometown. In between, she teaches gui tar, wri tes songs, and runs an Open Mic night at Whistling Willie’s All American Gril l , al l of which support Cold Spring’s burgeoning musicians.

Natalie Amendola will open the show with her jazz/pop/latin style. Phil Ciganer of the Towne Crier in Pawling, says “The very first time I saw Natalie, I was struck by her musical eloquence, stage presence, and charm.” Natalie says she hopes to create the kind of music that will turn somebody’s day around.

Bring a picnic dinner and head down to the riverfront for this evening of music. Join Kathleen after the show at Whistling Willie’s Ameri-can Grill located at 184 Main Street on the corner of 9D.

For more information on the Summer Sunset Music Series or The Cold Spring Area Chamber of Commerce, please visit www.coldspringchamber.com or call 265-3200.

Kathleen Pemble Headlines Next Waterfront Concert

Bring your imaginat ion, pens and an open heart! Stu-dents entering grade four and up are invited to participate in a series of Summer Writing

Workshops at Howland Pub-lic Library on 313 Main St. in Beacon. There are a series of six workshops to be held on Mondays and Wednes-days: Aug. 10 & 12, 17 & 19, 24 & 26, from 10:30am to 12:30pm. Author and teacher, Susan Ruckdeschel, will con-duct this fun and creat ive program that wi l l include the writing process, drafting, discussion, peer coaching, and an author reading and celebrat ion. Students wil l develop good writing skills and be taught the art of peer coaching. There will be ad-vanced skills encouraged in those who have previously participated.

Pre-registration is required for this free program. Space is limited so names will be taken on a first come, first served basis. Please register by contacting Ginny Figlia, Youth Services Librarian, at 845-831-1134, ex.103 or at youth@beaconlibrary.org.

Bring Your Imagination and Pens and Start Writing

What do you get when you take 38 Philipstown kids and let them loose in a production of Annie? Pure joy! Annie may be down and out at the orphanage when she’s look-ing for her long lost parents, but there aren’t many frowns in this production directed by Tess Dul with assistance f rom Jeff rey Rizzi , Zosia Kruk, and Madison Hoyos. Enter the world of scheming Miss Hannigan and wealthy but lonely Daddy Warbucks with Paul Heckert’s musical direction, Dana Kenn’s set des ign, Char lot te Palmer-Lane’s costumes and Donald Kimmel’s lighting design set aglow by lighting technicians Tyler Mell and CJ Geller.

The cast includes: Annie, (played by Lucy Austin and Marina Martin), Daddy War-bucks (Matt Koval and Ronan Wood-Gallagher) , Rooster (Charlie Plummer and Alec Lane), Lily St Regis (Ame-lia Spittal), Miss Hannigan (Bernadette Barrett and Emma Kimmel), Sandy (Lily Weis-

berg), Grace (Isabella Con-vertino and Sophia Ptacek), Drake (Mia Potter), servants (Clara Thompson, Tess Rhian, Allison Marino, Olivia Ster-l ing, Wil la Dow, Amanda Erickson, Kyra Moskowitz and Valeria Scanga), Ward (Frank Batignani) , quartet members (Kaelin Martin and Kyra Moskowitz), tap danc-ers (Harper Levy, Jocelyn Lane, Anya Ptacek), orphans (Leandra Rice, Tess Foster, Sarah Andersen, Campbell Ives, Addie Westerhuis, Rose Lindbergh, Grace Seward, A d d i e A n d e r s e n , E m i l y Azcue, Bridget Batignani , and Claire Seward).

Many of the cast members ‘double dip’ with other roles as well.

Pe r fo rmances a re th i s Thursday to Sunday, July 23-26. Many of the perfor-mances are sold out, but some t ickets are s t i l l avai lable . Tickets are $10.

Please cal l 424-3900 to make your reservations.

Annie Jr. opens ‘Tomorrow, Tomorrow’ at the Depot

Landscape pa in ter Paul Bachem is exhibiting “Two Weeks in June...Recent On Site Landscape Paintings” at the Bannerman Gallery, located at 150 Main Street, in Beacon.

Paul Bachem has worked as an illustrator for 30 years and has produced over 700 published illustrations for cli-ents in New York City, across the country, and as far away as Sydney, Australia. After many years of commercial work his main interest now is painting landscapes from nature. His work is in numer-ous private collections and is in the permanent collection of the Forbes Gallery in New York City.

He was named “Best In Show” at the First Annual Northport Plein Air event in June, 2007. He has shown in the Greenwich Workshop’s

Small Works North America Exhibition and Sale in 2007 and 2008, and was voted into the “Top 40” in the 2007 event.

A portion of the proceeds from the sale of Paul’s paint-ings will be donated to The Bannerman Castle Trust, Inc. to help preserve Bannerman Island - Hudson Highlands State Park. Bannerman Is-land is open on weekends for guided walking tours. Tours depart on Hudson River Ad-venture’s vessel, The Pollepel at 12 noon from the Newburgh waterfront, (Torches Landing) and at 1:30pm at The Beacon Ferry Dock in Beacon.

For information about tours, please call Hudson River Ad-ventures at 845-220-2120 . For information about Paul Bachum’s show, please call Neil Caplan at 845-234-3204.

Hudson Landscapes On View at Bannerman Gallery

JULIA L. BUTTERFIELD MEMORIAL LIBRARY

Rtes. 301 & 9D 845-265-3040

www.butterfieldlibrary.orgMon & Wed: 10am-8pmT, T, F and Sat: 10am-5pmSun. 12-3pmFri. July 24 - 9:30am Wolf Conservation Ctr programONGOING PROGRAMSIntro to Guitar: Weds, 4:15pmBouncing Babies ( in fan ts thru 24 mos.), Tue, Wed, & Thu, 10amLittle Bookworms (2.5 thru 4.5 years) Thu, 12:30pmPokemon Club, (Grade 1 & up), Alternate Weds.

PUTNAM VALLEY LIBRARY

30 Oscawana Lake Rd., 845-528-3242

www.putnamvalleylibrary.orgHours: Sun. 1-5; Mon. 10-6; Tue/Wed 10-8; Thu/Fri 11-5; Sat - 10-5Book discussion group 3rd Tue. of each month, 7:30pm

PUTNAM ARTS COUNCIL

Tilly Foster Farm 100 Route 312

Brewster 845-278-0230

www.putnamartscouncil.comArt Classes for all ages. Express Yourself , summer arts programAug. 2/23 - 17th Annual Art After 75 Show

VAN BRUNT GALLERY 137 Main St.. Beacon

845-838-2995 www.vanbruntgallery.com

Thu/Mon 11am-6p Through July 27: Quad 2

Exhibit, 7 Artists;

DESMOND-FISH LIBRARY

Route 9D & 403, Garrison, 845-424-3020 http://dfl.highlands.com

Hours: M/ W/F: 10am-5pmTue & Thu 2-9pm; Sat 10am-4pm, Closed Sun-days until September 13Tue. July 28 - Holistic Moms Network hosts discussion of favor i te books (adul t and ch i l d r en ’ s ) . 7 -9pm,845 -528-3370.

PUTNAM COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY & FOUNDRY SCHOOL

MUSEUM 63 Chestnut St., Cold

Spring 845-265-4010

www.pchs-fsm.orgMuseum hours : Wed-Sun, 11am-5pmOffice hours: Tues/Fri 10-5Through mid-August - Ex-hibit: “George Pope Morris: Defining American Culture”

CONSTITUTION ISLAND

West Point, NY 845-446-8676

www.constitutionisland.orgPublic tours through Sep-tember, Wed & Thu at 1 and 2pm, leaving fm South Dock at West Pt. Res. req’d.Sat. July 25 - Garden Day, 10am-3pm, house & Revolu-tionary War tours; depart fm CS Metro-North parking lotSat. Sept. 26 - Family Day, 10am-3pm, exhibits, demos, boat rides, trail walks, house tours; depart fm CS Metro-North parking lot

MANITOGA/THE RUSSEL WRIGHT DESIGN CENTER Route 9D, Garrison

845-424-3812 russelwrightcenter.org

Tours on selected weekdays; every weekend at 11am and 1:30pm, res. a must. Grounds open for hiking all year.Sat. July 25 - Cocktail Walk, 5-7pm, member event; res. req’d.

GARRISON ART CENTER

Garrison’s Landing 845-424-3960

garrisonartcenter.org info@garrisonartcenter.org Gallery Hours: Tue/Sun

12-5pmT h ro u g h S e p t 8 - G A C -sponsored CURRENTwith-out at Boscobel Sculpture on Display at GAC and on Boscobel’s Grounds

PARAMOUNT CENTER 1008 Brown Street,

Peekskill 914-739-2333

tickets@paramountcenter.orgThu. July 23 - Big Bad Voo-doo Daddy: 100 Years o f Cab Calloway, 8pmFILM: Summer Hours, July 17, 18, 19 & 22 at 8pmSun. July 19 - Free screen-ing of Rocky, 3pmFILM: Goodbye Solo, July 24 at 9pm; July 26 at 3pm; July 29 & 30 at 8pmFri. July 31 - Bruce HornsbyFILM: The Glas s House , Aug 1 at 8pm incl q & a w/ director; Aug. 6 & 16 at 8pmMon. Aug. 3 - Cyndi Lauper & Rosie O’Donnell , 8pm

CHAPEL OF OUR LADY RESTORATION

45 Market St., Cold Spring

845-265-5537 www.chapelofourlady.comSun . Aug . 16 - Conce r t : Andy LaVerne , p iano and John Abercrombie, guitar, jazz standards and original compositions. 4pm, free.

PHILIPSTOWN DEPOT THEATRE

Depot Square, Garrison’s Landing

philipstowndepottheatre.org 845-424-3900

Thu. July 23: Youth Players present Annie , 7pmFri . July 24: Annie , 4pm and 7pmSat . July 25 : Annie , 4pm and 7pmSun. July 26 : Annie , 2pmThu. July 30: Teen Players present A Chorus Line , 7pmFri. July 30 - A Chorus Line, 7:30pmSat. Aug. 1 - A Chorus Line, 7:30pm

STONECROP GARDENS 81 Stonecrop Lane

Cold Spring 845-265-2000

www.stonecrop.org Mon–Fri, plus 1st &

3rd Sat., 10am – 5pm; also open Fri. until

dusk through Oct 2; $5/ members - no charge

Sat. Aug. 8 - Dutchess Coun-ty Day, $5/free admission for Dutchess County Residents, 10am–5pmSun. Aug. 9 - Garden Conser-vancy Open Day, 10am–5pm, $5/no charge for Stonecrop members or with Garden Con-servancy admission ticket.Tue. Aug.11 - Guided Gar-den Tour – Ferns, 6:30pm - 7:30pm, $10/members - no charge

BOSCOBEL Route 9D, Garrison

845-265-3638 www.boscobel.org

Opendaily except Tues., 9:30am-5pm,last tour

4pm $16/adults, $12/seniors, $7/children, 6-14, under

6/free Grounds only $8

US MILITARY ACADEMY BAND

West Point 845- 938-2617

www.westpoint.edu/band

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Tendy: Date and Time Stamp Was Useless

To the Editor:I have just finished reading

the PCN&R interview with Putnam Valley Democratic candida te for Superv isor, Dawn Powell (“Will I t Be Dawn in PutnamValley,” July 15). There are so many incor-rect and nonsensical state-ments made by Ms. Powell that I don’t know where to begin. But I’ll deal with one claim of “competence” by Powell which would be funny were it not such a perfect example of the arrogance and incom-petence of the Davis/Powell administration.

Ms. Powell states that she was told to use a hand-operat-ed date/time stamp and change the date every day. She says “I said no … that I wanted an electric date with a time stamp.” Putnam Valley Town Hall already owned a hand opera ted da te s tamp—but this was not good enough for Ms. Powell. So her domestic partner, Sam Davis, bought two--at taxpayer expense. The cost for two electric stamps? $948.75. That’s almost a thou-sand bucks of taxpayer money for someone who was just too good to use a manual stamp.

By the way, the electr ic stamp was always on 24/7, always using electricity. Not very “green” of Ms. Powell. It also weighs about 15 pounds, and must sit on a desk taking up space—but it wasn’t on Ms. Powell’s desk. She put it on another secretary’s desk. It

was extremely noisy, loudly “clicking” every minute. And the ultimate irony? Only Ms. Powell and Mr. Davis were permitted to open mail. So they had one of our workers stamp the envelopes, but not the letters themselves. Ac-cordingly, the letters were usually not time stamped by Ms. Powell—rendering the entire procedure pointless.

I t takes about 3 seconds each morning to change the date numbers on the hand-operated stamp. The time of day is unimportant. Yet, Ms. Powell insisted on purchasing electric machines to do this for her automatically at the cost of nearly one thousand dollars--and her boyfriend/boss let her! I would have said the following” “You want the taxpayers to spend almost one thousand dollars because you can’t take 3 seconds to change a few numbers?! I have a better idea: you’re fired.” Unfortunately, this was never done. Now she wants to be Supervisor?

Robert TendyTown Supervisor Putnam Valley

Praising Community Day

To the Editor:The last time I wrote to the

Editor was many years ago, in 1996, following a celebration of the 150th Anniversary of our Village. It had been an incredible day of fun, fes-tivities, and friendship, and

it moved me to write about how happy I was to live in Cold Spring.

On July 4th, 2009, I felt that way again, and I just had to write, again! My praise goes to all the planners, workers, committee members, and ev-eryone who worked towards having such a special day for us to enjoy.

I could not bel ieve how well planned it was, and how smoothly it went. Limiting lower Main Street to pedestri-ans after 3pm was a brilliant idea, and contr ibuted to a more orderly and enjoyable pedestrian experience.

The Cold Spring police were in top form and did their job very well, as usual.

The Village crews that were setting up and cleaning up constantly were a joy to watch. They got a kick out of driv-ing their special vehicle and smiled and waved happily as they went back and forth, all day and night, doing their work. The place was kept spotless.

The parade was a joy to behold, with all the kids and families, our beloved Fire De-partments and EMS, Village staff and honorees, and the mayor, proudly leading the wonderful Cold Spring Pipe Band down to the waterfront.

From parade to contests, from tugboats to the Clear-water , we had it all! Even a beautiful traditional Irish music performance (which is very dear to my heart), and all about one block away from my home.

All day and night long, I

never heard a “discouraging word,” and was once again uplifted by the experience of being in a community where we can share our humanity and enjoy each other’s company, in a safe, fun, and friendly way.

I sat on the dock for awhile, and talked with people from all over. Strangers became friends; I watched one loan a sweater to a little boy who was cold, and another jump from his seat to give some older folk a rest off their feet. The smiles, from them and their appreciative children, made me feel so good.

And then…the fireworks! They were wonderful , and the cheers of the crowds con-firmed what I felt, too.

In closing, I’d just like to voice my appreciation to ev-eryone who participated in that special day. It reminded us of those who came before us and worked hard to give us those freedoms we so richly enjoy. It also encourages us to forgive each other when we disagree and realize that when we all put our best ef-forts out, we can accomplish so much.

With much gratitude in my heart,

Alice OlwellCold SPring

Supporting Sam DavisIn Putnam Valley

To the Editor:I have been act ively in-

volved in the effort to get property tax reform. I believe that this is the biggest issue in our s ta te . Many of our neighbors are being forced to leave their homes because they can no longer afford to pay their taxes. Many others, while managing to hold onto their homes, are struggling to get by. This is an unfair, and untenable situation which must be changed.

I am running for the Putnam Valley Town Board because I want to reshape the poli-tics of our beautiful Town to make government work for our residents and business owners, not developers. I want to see government serve our neighbors in the most ef-f icient , effect ive, and fair way possible. So it was with great pleasure that I received a ringing endorsement from Gioia Shebar, the coordinator of Taxnightmare.org ,

“I t is with pleasure that I write to extol the virtues of Sam Davis for any office he chooses to seek. If that sounds like an old fashioned endorsement of a “Mr. Smith goes to Washington” type character, it’s because it is. Sam is the best.

I’ve worked with Sam in the tax reform movement for several years and his par-ticipation is invaluable. He’s worth three of most other organizational leaders.

Sam travels constantly -long distances—to speak up for people who are in danger of losing their homes to cha-otic, irrational property tax-es . . . and to meet with the

other leaders and the powers -that- be in Albany.

We have traveled far and we are within striking dis-tance of success because of Sam and the other relentless reform leaders. Meanwhile matters will get worse with pension shortfal ls , loss of income for local governments, increases in county taxes due to the state’s incompetence and neglect, and the recession we are experiencing.

Any government, but espe-cially local government, will need an in-house property tax expert on call . . . more than ever before. To have one on the P.V. town board is a blessing.

This is an extra added ben-efit with Sam.

His other qualities, among them: honesty, intelligence, creativity, relentlessness, and outside the box thinking are hard to duplicate...but to have a property tax fighter and Al-bany expert at this particular time is pure serendipity . . .

Keep Sam working for you especially-along with all the other taxpayers he’s helping-. Elect him ASAP.

Sam DavisCandidate for Town CouncilPutnam Valley

Gioia ShebarCoordinator Taxnightmare.orgMember, Omnibus Tax Solu-tion Consortium

Some 25,000 or more will gather this weekend at Veter-ans Memorial Park in Kent for the 4-H Fair. It is Putnam’s largest event each year, draw-ing residents in with exhib-its of antique machinery, a livestock pavilion, and other amusements. The Fair hasn’t changed much through the years, and it doesn’t try to compete with the glittering inanities of our overcaffein-ated, hyper-texting culture.

The 4-H’s motto “Learn by doing” has acquired an almost antique quality. How many of us get our hands dirty any-

more? Today, much learning is about acquiring credentials from expensive schools and studying theory, with the goal of taking a job in a cubicle and worrying about a 401k. Too often, schools are solely focused on equipping students for a knowledge economy where the only skills are man-aging products, data, images, or even people through ma-nipulation. It seems we meet more people everyday who have to explain what their job title means. What is a “Global Data Facilitator” or “Principal Division Administrator?”

The 4-H club, whether we encounter it as students or as adult fair-goers can remind us that agricultural jobs still

exist. These were and still are the original green jobs. It’s easy to romanticize farmers as our rural s tand-ins, the

people who are connected to the earth while we are not. Why not, instead, meet them as our neighbors and fellow citizens? We’re encouraged constantly to connect with each other in virtual com-munities; the 4-H fair is a chance to exit the information superhighway, and remember that you are a member of an actual community.

While 4-H clubs are admin-istered by the Federal Depart-ment of Agriculture, the 4-H has always had a local feel and smell to it—suburbanites can catch that whiff at the

poultry barn this weekend. I ts programs in local high schools drive much of the community service projects in a given area.

Members may remember pledging “my head to clearer thinking, my heart to greater loyalty, my hands to larger service, and my health to bet-ter living, for my club, my community, my country, and my world.” A more succinct prioritizing of affections can hardly be imagined. The 4-H slogan is “To make the best better.” The Fair certainly makes Putnam better. And

contrary to a common mis-conception the 4-H fair is for everyone, not just agricultural enthusiasts or rural nostal-gics. You might even meet a neighbor who can explain what he does as an “Internal Response Director”

Maybe you’ll be inspired to reawaken the farmer within by growing your own garden or raising your own chickens.

The Putnam County 4-H Fair runs from Friday through Sunday. A schedule appears in the advertisement on page 9.

Rediscovering the Original Green Jobs

Maybe you will be inspired to reawaken the

farmer within.

Wednesday, July 22, 2009 THE PUTNAM COUNTY NEWS AND RECORDER Page 7

I t w a s a g r e e d b e t w e e n Anna and Mrs . Sage tha t she (Mrs. Sage) would pur-chase Cons t i tu t ion Is land from Anna for $175,000; a f igure previously set forth by Anna. Stipulated strongly, i n f u l l ag r eemen t among both women, Margaret Sage would donate the is land to West Point’s mil i tary acad-

emy; i t would become an in tegra l pa r t o f the a rmy reservation.

Wa r m e s t c o n s i d e r a t i o n f o r A n n a Wa r n e r h a v i n g sacrif iced her is land for so minimal a sum was awarded the grand lady by Mrs. Sage, making Anna co-donor of the island gift to West Point.

In a l e t t e r t o P res iden t Theodore Roosevelt of Sep-tember, 1908, Margaret Sage outlined her and Anna’s de-sire to turn over Consti tu-t ion Island to West Point . Roosevel t concurred most heart i ly with their generos-ity, and appeared in exuber-ant accord with two major covenants at tached to their gif t :

I . Never would the is land be subjec ted to any com-merc ia l explo i ta t ion by a developer, nor would same ever be used for public pic-nic act ivi t ies or for public s ightseeing.

2. Anna Warner would be pe rmi t t ed to l ive ou t he r l i fe on the is land, enjoying full possession of her home, “Woodcrag,” her flower and vege t ab l e ga rdens , wa te r spr ings , l ives tock pas ture

land, and access to al l f i re-wood.

Anna Warner died in 1915, aged 88. A ful l mil i tary fu-ne ra l , a s had been g iven sister Susan, was awarded Anna; the maximum contin-gent of the Corps of Cadets having marched voluntarily as escort to her gravesite. Ca-dets Dwight Eisenhower and Omar Bradley had marched in the procession.

West Point’s class of 1909, of which George S. Patton was a graduate, had dedi-cated its yearbook, The How-itzer , to Anna. Both sisters had received one of the most exalted honors West Point could bestow: they had been the first , and only, civil ians ever to have been interred in the academy’s cemetery, their graves facing due east to their beloved island home.

T h e l a m e n t e d s o u l o f “Taps” had sounded finality to the story of two remark-able women. In the long, gray shadow of West Point they had lived most of their lives.

In immeasurable ways their admiration for the academy had commanded the respect of the entire school .

An intrepid stouthearted-nes s and he ro i c s ense o f resolve that Anna and Susan expressed throughout their existence blended profound-ly with the historical ly r ich t rad i t ion of the academy, thus assuring an enduring memorable camaraderie be-tween them and the g ray granite ci tadel of learning they so passionately loved.

“ANGEL IN THE WINGS” (Part 3 of 3)

On Saturday, July 25, the Constitution Island Associa-tion welcomes visitors to Gar-den Day, an event offering presentations and activities to complement Anna Warner’s historic border garden and her book, Gardening By Myself. In this 1872 book, Warner tells of her passion for gardening and describes her methods.

At 12:30pm Ken Kleinpeter, Director of Farm and Facilities at Glynwood, will give a talk on “Glynwood: Environmen-talism in the 21st Century.”

George Kummer, a beekeep-er with 33 years of experience, will explain why the public should be concerned about Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD). He will discuss how the disappearing bee population is impacting the commercial end of the honey business and crops in general.

A representative of “Com-mon Ground Farm” will answer questions about the farm’s programs. Common Ground Farm serves the community as an educational model for people of all ages to learn how foods grow, how to raise ecologically sound crops, and how to keep farmland healthy for generations.

Anna Warner wrote Gar-dening By Myself to persuade other women to take up the activity. Guided by the book, present day volunteers have restored the border garden along the boathouse path as an interpretation of Anna’s original garden. Instead of the formal, geometric garden styles popular in the Victorian era, Anna advocated an “old fashioned garden” with a “fair, rich confusion,” using combi-nations that afford “a natural

system of surprises.” Thanks to the hard work of volunteer gardeners and support from staff, visitors to Constitution Island can enjoy Anna’s gar-den today.

The Warner House has been closed for restoration by West Point, which, along with the Constitution Island Associa-tion, is engaged in the first major restoration to the house in 27 years.

A film of the island’s his-tory and walking tour of the island’s fortifications will also be available. Free parking and shuttle service to the island from the Cold Spring railroad parking lot will be provided during the day. Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for seniors and children. Children under 6 are free. West Point fami-lies with ID $25. Bring your picnic lunch.

Celebrate Garden Day on July 25

Return to the Past at Knox’s Headquarters

In commemoration of Gen-eral Washington’s tac t ics back in 1781, the historic site at Knox’s Headquarters will host a number of events on August 15, 2009.

General Washington was trying to convince the British and his own soldiers that he would attack New York City. Unbeknownst to all but trust-ed officials, he had agreed to move with the French Army south to Virginia. In Virginia, a French naval force from the Caribbean would join them to complete the encirclement of the British Army at York-town. The soldiers of the 2nd and 3rd Continental Artillery Regiments, encamped at New Windsor, since the previous November, spent their time assembling and training on heavy siege artillery. Without

the heavy guns to batter down the defenses of New York, a campaign against the city would not be possible.

To u r t h e 1 7 5 4 E l l i s o n House, Knox’s Headquarters, serenaded by the Salmagundi trio performing traditional 18th century music in the parlor. From 7:30 to 9:30pm, cos tumed h i s to r i ans wi l l think and act like they were the actual participants, mak-ing the final arrangements for the movement of the artillery to the south. To prepare for the evening, visitors at the New Windsor Cantonment, a short drive away, from 1–5pm can watch the working class women of the Continental Army, dressed in e legant new gowns, complete their transformation into genteel ladies by receiving fashion-

able hair treatments and pe-riod jewelry.

At 7:30pm, Robert Olsen, from Connecticut, will per-form as Mr. Bayley, an itin-erant English magician who toured the American colonies in the 1760s and 1770s. Rob-ert portrays several historical magicians from the 18th and 19th century at events across the country.

Admission is free to both events. For more information please call (845) 561-1765 or visit www.nysparks.com . Knox’s Headquarters is in New Windsor, at the inter-section of Route 94 and Old Forge Hill Road, four miles east of Stewart Airport and three miles from the intersec-tion of I-87 and I-84.

The West Point Band will present a concert celebrating the “Year of the NCO” on Sunday, August 2 at 7:30pm at Eisenhower Hall. Highlight-ing the performance will be Gary Sinise and his Lt. Dan Band performing a number of selections. This concert is free and open to the public.

In addit ion, the Concert Band will present a portion

of “Liberty Fanfare” by John Williams, Henry Fillmore’s “Americans We,” and “Fan-tasy on Army Strong” by Mark Isham. Additionally, the Concert Band will perform “Shenandoah—Ragged Old Flag” with narration provided by Gary Sinise.

Allow extra travel time for the 100 percent vehicle and photo I.D. inspection at Stony

Lonesome and Thayer gates. Cal l the Academy Band’s hotline at 845-938-2617, or check www.westpoint .edu/special before leaving for the concert.

For concert information, cancellat ions and updates, call the Academy Band’s 24-hour hotline at 845-938-2617; or visit www.westpoint.edu/band.

Gary Sinise & Band To Perform at West Point

The July meeting of the Hudson Valley Tourism Coun-ci l was held th is week a t Constitution Island.

The meeting was followed by a luncheon in celebra-tion of the Quadricentennial,

hosted by the Putnam Visitors Bureau’s director, Valer ie Hickman, and assistant di-rector, Dee Kraft.

Also attending were Mary Kay Vrba, pres ident f rom Dutchess County, as wel l

as tourism directors from, Westchester, Rockland Or-ange, Columbia, Albany, Ul-ster, Greene, and Rensselaer counties.

Hudson Valley Tourism Pros Gather on Island

Subscribe to the PCN&R.$25/year

$30/out of county.

Perspectives from Constitution Island

Warmest consideration

for Anna Warner having sacrificed her

island

In the long, gray shadow of West Point they had lived most of their lives.

A view of the Warner House.Historic AmericAn Buildings survey

Page 8 THE PUTNAM COUNTY NEWS AND RECORDER Wednesday, July 22, 2009

SPAR (Cont’d from front pg.)

Gallagher made Robertson an offer: “You can read it if you like, Gord.” Robertson replied, “No it’s your judg-ment.” Gallagher came back with, “Well, that’s the way it’s always been,” Robert-son was unimpressed. “No, I don’t think so,” he said. “No, I know so,” Gallagher concluded.

The last word went to the mayor. Well not quite. Rob-ertson left the meeting, pho-tocopied the letters Gallagher

had chosen not to read and distributed them to the four members of the audience. Apparently, even Robertson didn’t consider any of the unread letters to be that sig-nificant as he addressed none of the issues raised in the correspondence later on the agenda, when trustees were given the opportunity to bring up items of interest.

Ironically, despite all the attention given to correspon-dence, neither Gallagher nor Robertson picked up on a letter from Northern Gate residents James and Linda Mitchell . In their letter, the Mitchells noted that they enjoyed the 4th of July fest ivi t ies but had concerns regarding how the fireworks had affected their property. In part, their letter stated, “Many of the still-lit flares hit the ground around us as well as fell on our asphalt roof, car, yard, and walkway.” The Mitchells wrote that they had found “no permanent damage,” but en-couraged the village to include “secure arrangements” in its planning of similar events.

If regular correspondence caused conflict between Rob-ertson and Gallagher, then it was probably inevitable that the equally routine agenda item entitled, “Approval of Bills” would produce the next round of verbal pugilism. It turned out to be the most in-tense and entertaining round on the agenda. When trustee Lynn Miller moved to approve the audited bills for the month, Robertson objected. “I want to review them,” he stated.

“We can’t wait for you, Gord,” responded Gallagher. Robertson repeated his desire to review the bills and began flipping through them.

“That’s why we have an audit

committee, Gord; you don’t understand the basics, we’re moving on,“ Gallagher said.

Robertson said that Galla-gher was not following proper procedure and at one point bel-lowed, “You’re out of control, Gallagher!”

“You’re grandstanding!” the mayor shot back. When Robertson tried to respond, Gallagher raised his voice to something just short of a shout. “Silence!” he ex-claimed. “We’re moving on…” The bills were approved.

The audi t commit tee to which re fe r red Gal lagher consists of Trustees Bruce Campbell and Lynn Miller, who review the bills in advance of each monthly Village Board meeting. If the committee raises no red flags, the bills are passed as part of the agenda. According to Gallagher, that procedure follows guidelines laid down by the State of New York. He also indicated that trustees are also free to review bills at the village office prior to monthly meetings.

On two other occasions the mayor had to ask Robertson to be quiet; once when he interrupted Gallagher while he was speaking to Trustee Lynn Miller, and once when Robertson began carrying on a separate conversation with Trustee Ralph Falloon while the other trustees were dis-cussing an agenda item.

Between rounds, the board did manage to deal with a number of other items.

Trustees approved the ap-pointment of Mike Armstrong as Chair and Anne Impellizzeri as Vice Chair of the Special Board charged with develop-ing the Village’s new Compre-hensive Plan. Past chair Karen Dunn and committee members Jan Thacher and Lillian Moser recently resigned from the Special Board. Armstrong reported that interviews are being conducted to fill the vacancies. He also indicated that he expects a contract for consultant services to assist with continuation of the Com-prehensive Plan process to be in place by mid-August.

Negotiations continue with the Village of Nelsonville re-garding renewing the contract for fire protection services provided by the Cold Spring Fire Department. Final con-tract details will be discussed at an upcoming workshop to include the two village may-ors and their respective com-mittees. Discussions at last week’s meeting considered the possibility of consolidating local fire districts.

Trustees approved an inter-municipal agreement with the Town of Philipstown autho-rizing the sharing of high-way department personnel and equipment. The agreement came out of ongoing discus-sions among local govern-ments as they look for ways to cut costs through shared and streamlined services.

Cold Spring resident Tom Rolston addressed the board, to express concern over the

number of people living at 60 Parsonage Street. “People are sleeping in shifts,” Rolston stated, adding that similar incidents “ruined Brewster.” Rolston said that felt the board had “glossed over” the issue. Seth Gallagher responded that the complaint had only been received the week prior and that the building inspector was meeting with the property owner to deal with the issue.

There were numerous words of praise for the Village’s 4th of July Community Day cel-ebrations, including not just the festivities themselves but also the mundane, but impor-tant, aspects such as a major cleanup that was complete by midnight, traffic control, and parking. Community Day Chair Bruce Campbell sug-gested that the event become an annual celebration.

guidance about how parents might proceed. Perhaps be-cause the negotiation format precludes participation from outside parties, Superintendent Colucci described volunteer opportunities on various board committees.

This answer seemed to sat-isfy Lansbury, but not Randi Davis, who spoke next. “Pa-rental involvement is great,” she said, “but parents don’t teach our children.” Bringing the discussion back on point, she offered that “we have vol-unteers already . . . but we don’t have enough informa-tion” about the outstanding contract issues.

Raising the issue of the “no respect” t-shirts, Davis said that it is “disrespectful” [for teachers to wear them] and that she is “sorry the board has done nothing.” In closing, she implored the board to “get us involved, otherwise you can expect similar parental reac-tions” in the future.

Next to speak was Gordon Stewart, whose recently cre-ated blog, GUFShelp.org , serves as a forum for Garrison residents on school issues. He blasted the board for their inaction, saying, “as long as the impasse continues, educa-tional instruction will suffer.” He continued, saying, “unless the board and the Garrison Teachers Association (GTA) confront the intractability of their respective positions, you will still just be discussing meeting dates next year,” in-stead of substantive issues.

“Each side,” Mr. Stewart said, “must confront their own hardliners.” He went on to ask, “Did you discuss possible changes in your negotiation position at the last executive session?” Ms. Prentice de-clined to respond, saying that those sessions are confidential. “If you didn’t,” Stewart coun-tered tersely, “you didn’t use your session properly.” Con-cluding his remarks, he said, “Parents must be given more of a role,” and that the board “president and vice president need to take leadership of the negotiation team.”

Howard Davis continued the tough questioning, asking, “Are you doing the best you can? Is the school doing the best it can to ensure the best education possible?”

Board President Prentice said that “this important is-

sue” should be deferred to allow “proper consideration” so that board members do not have to comment “off the top of their heads.”

Trustee Carol McCullough said she had not seen many ideas presented on various blogs, and added that “imple-mentation is often difficult.” Citing again the “account-ability of the board,” Davis asked, “How will you raise the spirits of a demoralized staff?” He went on to suggest, “teachers who do not want to teach should leave.” Return-ing to his opening remarks, he finished by telling the board, “If you’re not behind educa-tional issues, we will get a better board.”

Sounding a conci l ia tory note, resident Kristen Soren-son said, “We know the board is serious” about resolving the contract. She added, however, her feelings that the t-shirts were “menacing” to the kids and that there is an “urgency for the community and the kids” for resolution of this particular issue. Gloria Co-lucci said that while a “dress code” was on the negotiating table, the t-shirts were a “free speech” issue and “the board’s hands are tied.”

Howard Davis returned to the microphone, telling the board that the shirts “create a hostile environment,” and may not fall under first amendment protection. The board did not respond to this possible ap-proach one way or the other. Colucci said that consultation with two lawyers confirmed this as a free speech matter over which they had no control. James Cannon added that the board has tried to address the issue with the teachers, but to no avail.

Mr. Davis was not molli-fied, telling the board that the t-shirts “are not for the board or for the parents, but for the kids . . . it’s a very effective tool and they are using it.” He continued saying, “all parents agree this is harmful to the kids and it is a direct disrespect for the community.” Other parents agreed, adding that the t-shirts remain a “paramount issue.”

Returning to the negotiation schedule, Colucci said that she had rearranged her vacation to remain available during August. Cannon again told the parents that coordinating the schedules of all the parties involved is difficult. “It’s not an excuse,” he offered, “just an explanation.” Dismissing Mr. Cannon’s “explanation,” Mr. Stewart said pointedly that “there always seems to be a reason why a meeting can’t happen . . . I am more concerned about what the board and GTA will do at the meeting.” Not limiting his criticisms to the board alone, he asked, “Are

the teachers so ashamed and afraid to face the parents?”

Toward the end of the pub-lic comment period, resident Wendy Lindbergh suggested educational use could be made of the situation, as a civics lesson in labor relations and the negotiation process for the students. The idea seemed to appeal to all, but who would teach this lesson?

Superintendent Colucci then shared some early test results with the board; a fuller analysis will be presented in the fall. Of particular note was the exemplary performance of the eighth grade students on the Spanish proficiency exam. Six students, or 17 percent of the group, received 100 percent, and a total of 27 students, or 77 percent, received scores of 90 and above. Results on the Algebra Regents exam were also commendable with 75 percent of the group scoring 80 and above. For the New York State subject area tests given in grades 3 through 8, results were strong, with virtually no students receiving a Level 1 and very few receiving Level 2.

Other BusinessIn other business the board • discussed the August in-

stallation of fence on the ath-letic field along Upper Station Road, to prevent children from chasing balls into the traffic;

• approved a calendar of meeting dates, most on the first and third Wednesdays of each month at 7:30pm, with a complete list to be posted at www.gufs.org;

• discussed the 2009 girls’ softball program. Participation

was high on the team, which is a joint effort with Haldane.

• tabled approval of the list of committees to permit the two new Board members to become familiar with the committees’ goals and charges.

• appointed Diana Swin-burne liaison with Haldane High School and James Can-non as liaison with O’Neill High School.

• appo in ted Caro l Mc-Cullough liaison to the Gar-rison Children’s Education Fund, and Christine Foertsch the voting delegate at the NYS-SBA Convention in October.

Finally, Superintendent Co-lucci announced that video of future Board meetings will be shown on the Town of Philip-stown Channel 78.

GUFS (Cont’d from front pg.) Rolston Raises Parsonage Street Concerns at Board Meeting

Riley had been spotted.John Funck saw Riley and

called with concern and gra-cious, calming words. On Thursday, Mrs . Whi te on Hamilton Street called say-ing she saw Riley running through her yard. My daughter Kelsey and I went down im-mediately but he continued to elude us. Michael Etta helped search up James Pond, behind Haldane--nothing!

At 3:30, the phone rang. It was my nephew, Anthony Percacciolo, screaming with exci tement : “We jus t saw Riley, Claire Dahlia saw Ri-ley!” We jumped back in the car and downtown we went, rounding up a crew. Soon after we had another sighting by Kiefer Thorpe and his brothers Reid and Wilson. The kids’ excitement to find the dog drove him deeper into the woods, which turned out to be a good thing.

I then met up with Alex Serradas. He said, “I know of some caves, Mrs. Flaherty. I’ll go up there and help them find him.” I asked the kids to quietly step back, know-ing Riley’s personality, but encouraged them to call him, using words he would rec-ognize. Up into the woods they went and, after Wilson Thorpe called out “Salmon” my daughte r heard Ri ley weakly whimpering and Alex Serradas led them to the cave

high up on the mountainside, around 100 feet up, where he was hiding out! Riley jumped into Kelsey’s arms and ev-eryone helped her down from the cliff where he was found. There was very rough terrain back in the woods and I was concerned for the kids’ safety. They brought him down out of there and they were covered with scrapes, bleeding and filthy. The kids were truly heroes and we can’t thank them enough for getting Riley out of there!

We immediately had Riley checked over by the vet, and except for being exhausted, with a few minor cuts on his feet, he appears to be just fine and on the mend. You see Riley likes to go to small places like his crate, to find comfort. If the word “cave” was never mentioned and if we didn’t start to think like Riley, he would still be out there.

Everyone in the community helped out and was so willing to do so. Friends and neigh-bors were searching for him. Every business owner that let us put a poster in their store or shop were truly concerned and so helpful in leading to his safe return. Our community is certainly a great place to live and right about now our family is appreciating it that much more!

RILEY (Cont’d from front pg.)

Lost Dog is Found

The t-shirts are a “direct

disrespect for the

community.”

HOWARD DAVIS

Catch future GUFS

proceedings on Channel 78.

“You’re out of control,

Gallagher!”

GORDON ROBERTSON

“You’re grandstanding!”

MAYOR GALLAGHER

a local law could be passed as a “statement of intent.” Supervisor Tendy remained hesitant, telling Zutt of his concern about “pass ing a l aw, when Putnam Val ley has no ju r i sd ic t ion” over the road. He suggested that a resolution might be more appropriate. Oliverio seemed less concerned with the for-mat than with the content, telling Tendy that the “county needs a document” in order to move this issue along.

At torney Zut t asked the board to read the North Sa-lem law before “he puts pen to paper” so that they may make an informed decision. “The North Salem law may be more cumbersome,” Zutt said, “and we may be able to streamline it and find a more efficient way to proceed.” He also said that while the town could pass a law, it would just be asking “please” and would have no legal basis. This seemed to al ign with Tendy’s contention, and the issue of the virtues of a lo-cal law vs. a resolution was deba ted by the board fo r several minutes. At the con-clusion, Tendy looked around the room and asked, “Is i t fair to say that we are all in agreement about the desire

to peti t ion the county and state to protect PH Road?” Everyone nodded aff i rma-tively and discussion ended.

Solar PowerEarlier in the evening, the

board heard a presentation by Genergy president Dario Gestina about solar power in Putnam Valley. He and his f i rm are seeking to create a solar farm on a 78-acre parcel he owns in Putnam Valley. Genergy is an energy management company with off ices in Kent Lakes and Long Island City. A resident of Putnam Valley, Mr. Gestina told the board that his firm wanted “to be a part of the community.”

“We must take bold steps,” he said, “to move away from o i l dependence .” Re ly ing on grants and federal aid to cover capital costs, Gestina ant icipates that more than 300 high-skill construction jobs wi l l be c rea ted over two to three years of con-struction. After the facility is complete and on-line, i t wi l l c rea te a “cont inuous revenue stream,” via taxes and ancillary contributions to the local economy. Conclud-

ing his formal presentation, Mr. Gestina said that he is “aware of public concerns and wants to work with the community.”

Superv isor Tendy asked what portion of the parcel would be developed. Describ-ing the parcel, located near the intersection of PH Road and Piano Mountain, Gestina replied that “we would need to disturb about 50 acres” to create a 20-megawatt facility, which would be “the largest in the northeast.” Mr. Gestina estimates that approximately “5,000 trees may have to be cleared,” but quickly added that the pollution-free energy produced “will save carbon c o n t r i b u t i o n s f r o m o t h e r s o u r c e s . ” C o u n c i l w o m a n Prisci l la Keresey inquired about the visual impact of the “farm.” Gestina prom-ises a “100-foot buffer” from adjacent properties and that it will be “98 percent invis-ible” from surrounding roads and properties. Stating his belief that in a country set-ting the facility would “not be so ugly,” he promised that computer-generated studies would be performed of any “possible negative views.”

C o u n c i l w o m a n We n d y

Whetsel asked whether other si tes might be considered. The short answer was “yes,” but Gestina went on to caution that board that proximity to power distribution is critical to site selection. He informed the board that his property “already intersects the state power grid,” which makes it very attractive in that respect. As the proper ty abuts PH Road, questions about traffic and access were raised. Mr. Gestina answered that “traf-fic studies were a ways off,” but the property current ly has two access points.

R e s i d e n t Vi c t o r Ti s h i p asked bluntly, “What does the town get?” Mr. Gestina replied that “there will cer-ta in ly be benef i t s for the town . . . but the mechanism is uncertain” at the present time. He went on to suggest that “taxes and the possibility of profit savings” might con-tribute to the Town coffers. At this point, suggesting that a workshop session would be a more appropriate venue for a more detailed discus-sion Supervisor Tendy said, “we are not going to have a hearing tonight.”

Wednesday, July 22, 2009 THE PUTNAM COUNTY NEWS AND RECORDER Page 9

Eight are comparable to other election districts in the county

Scannapieco also indicated that the changes affecting North Highlands are part of a consolidation process be-ing implemented across the county. “It’s a different way of voting,” he said. “The only complaints we’ve received have come from Philipstown,” he commented before quickly adding, “There’s no animosity towards Philipstown.”

In June, the North High-lands Fire District wrote to the Board of Elections to protest the decision, pointing out the inconvenience to local resi-dents as well as the positive attributes of the new fire hall, including improved parking.

The notification that North Highlands Fire District re-ceived from the Board of Elec-tions, however, indicated that that the move to the Methodist Church would be permanent.

Mr. Moeller’s last-ditch ef-fort is a petition, which he announced on July 19 in a letter to the PCN&R.

“The North Highlands fire house will be open to voters of Election Districts #7 and #8 so such voters can subscribe to an earnest petition requesting that our firehouse once again serve as their polling place.”

The petition can be signed on Sunday, July 26, from 2pm to 4pm; Tuesday, July 28, 6pm to 9pm; and Thursday, July 30, 6pm to 9pm.

ROAD (Cont’d from front pg.)

SILVER SPOON (Cont’d from front pg.)to the business. In the half-hour that I’m there, he runs off at least six times to greet a customer, deliver a drink, clear a table, or lend a hand to one of his staff. He seems very happy to be where he is, doing what he’s doing.

Jimmy is even happier than usual these days, as this week The Silver Spoon celebrates its fourth year of operation—no mean feat in light of the oft-quoted fact that the majority of restaurants fail in the first year.

“It was so rainy our first year; everyone thought I wouldn’t last. But I was never scared,” Jimmy says. That positive out-look and a wealth of restaurant experience no doubt helped him weather the early storms. “I worked as a dishwasher, a cook, a waiter, and a host—in many places,” he says. He points to Stanley’s Eatery in the Holiday Inn at Fishkill as having provided him with invaluable experience. “I can’t say enough about how good they were to me there,” he says.

Asked to categorize his var-ied menu, Jimmy smiles and says, “We offer a little bit of everything.” More like a lot of everything. Appetizers range

from Buffalo wings and spin-ach and artichoke dip to shrimp cocktail and spicy calamari. Soups include Maryland crab, French onion, and chili. Like the overall menu, the half-dozen salad offerings have a distinctly international flare and include Caesar, Far East Oriental, and taco. Entrees are just as eclectic: everything from surf and turf, chicken Provençal, and Cajun catfish, to baby back ribs, grilled Mako shark, and linguine Di Vin-cenza. Lighter fare includes an array of wraps and sand-wiches, highlighted by the “Big Daddy” burger. There’s also a vegetarian menu section that offers burgers, pasta, eggplant, wraps, and sandwiches.

And new fare is on its way. The just-printed new menu kicks off on August first and will add osso bucco, brandy-glazed chicken, blackened chicken tor t i l la sa lad , an Empire bleu strip steak, and several other dishes to the mix.

And what does Jimmy eat at The Spoon? “I love the spinach salad.” As usual, he laughs before adding, “I can’t get enough of it.”

Music has become a big part of the Spoon’s identity,

as well. Along with live mu-sic on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evenings, karaoke is offered for the brave of heart and lungs on Thursday nights.

Asked if the area’s varied seasonal weather poses a big challenge, Jimmy responds right away, “Not really. We do very well in winter.” That may be because, by his esti-mate, about 80 percent of his customers are “locals.” He would like to see more custom-

ers from New York City, but sees it as a long-term effort to build his reputation among visitors, acknowledging that he has not been in business nearly as long as some of his culinary competitors. He’s definitely not complaining about the loyal following of locals that he plays host to,

though. “Even on the weekends when the village is really busy, the locals still come here,” he commented.

Jimmy is planning a week-long celebration to mark the beginning of the Spoon’s fifth year in Cold Spring. “I just want to thank people. I want to thank everyone. People have been so good to me here,” he says, adding, “I have people who come here almost seven days a week.” Also at the top of his thank-you list are his manager and right-hand man, Ahmed Dewedar, and chefs Jean Cole and Ismael Vazquez. “Without them—and my staff—I would have nothing.”

And what about the origin of the name, The Silver Spoon? “I named the restaurant in honor of my brother. He operated a restaurant in New Jersey, also called the Silver Spoon.”

A family man, Jimmy is married and has three children: four year-old Adham, six-year old Roudy, and seven year-old Joseph. On the rare occasion when he takes a day off, you’re apt to see Jimmy and family having a good time just up Route 9—at Chucky Cheese’s!

Peekskill Hollow Road traverses rural Putnam Valley.Annie Chesnut

Everything from surf and turf and chicken Provençal to

baby back ribs and Mako shark

Enjoy Hearty Food and Good Music at the Silver Spoon

POLLING (Cont’d from front pg.)

The Historic Preservation Commission of the Town of North Salem is the admin-istrative and advisory board for the Town’s Landmark and His tor ic Preservat ion and Historic Road Laws. It works with property owners to research and recommend buildings, sites, and roads for designation as Town of North Salem Historic Land-marks; issues certificates of appropriateness for proposed changes to designated land-marks ; and consul ts wi th other boards and individual residents on the use and pro-tection of historic properties

and sites. Asked abou t the Nor th

Salem approach to historic roads, Bruce Buchholtz, the Vice Chairman of the commis-sion, explained that Baxter Road is currently the only designated road in North Sa-lem, but that Mills Road and the Hamlet of Purdys are other “front-burner items” for the commission. Mr. Buchholtz explained that the town law provides for protection of designated roads so that no modif icat ion or al terat ion can take place without prior permission or authorization from the town.

Putnam Valley Supervisor Bob Tendy told the PCN&R that because Peekskill Hollow Road is a county road and not a town road, as the North Salem roads are, the appli-cation of such a law to PHR would necessitate the town of Putnam Valley passing a resolution to be presented to the Putnam County. For more info on North Salem’s approach to roads, visit www.nor thsa lemny.org /boards /historic. Click on “CODE” and then on “Historic Roads.”

-Annie Chesnut

How the Town of North Salem Handles Historic Roads

Page 10 THE PUTNAM COUNTY NEWS AND RECORDER Wednesday, July 22, 2009

L e g a L N o t i c e s

LEGAL NOTICEP u b l i c N o t i c e :

The Village of Cold Spring His to r ic Dis t r i c t Rev iew Board wi l l ho ld a publ ic hear ing for Mr. and Mrs . S a n d l u n d , 7 H i g h S t . Wednesday, July 29, 2009 at 8:00 pm at the Village Hall, 85 Main St. Cold Spring to review the proposed changes and addition to the existing b u i l d i n g . A l l i n t e r e s t e d par t ies are encouraged to attend and be heardDated: July 8, 2009

Al Zgolinski, Chairman Village of Cold Spring

Historic District Review Board

LEGAL NOTICES e a l e d b i d s f o r t h e

following projects will be r e ce ived i n an enve lope annotated with project name a n d n u m b e r u n t i l 1 0 : 3 0 a .m. on Augus t 13 , 2009 a t the Off ice of Contrac t Management, NYS Dept. of Transportation 1ST FLOOR SUITE 1CM, 50 WOLF RD, ALBANY, NY 12232 and will then be publicly read. A certified or cashier's check payable to the NYS Dept. of Transportation for the sum specified in the proposal or a bid bond, FORM CONR 391, representing "25% of the bid total" as specified in the cont rac t p roposa l , must accompany each bid. Plans and proposals can be obtained from the Plan Sales Unit, at the above address; and the Regional Off ices noted below. The r ight is reserved to reject all bids.

A T T E N T I O N C O N T R A C T O R S , C o n t r a c t o r s s h o u l d b e advised of new legislation f o r L o b b y i n g o n A l l P r o c u r e m e n t C o n t r a c t s effective January 1, 2006. D e t a i l s o f g u i d e l i n e s , r e g u l a t i o n s a n d f o r m s a r e p r o v i d e d o n t h e Department's Web Site. For more information, Contact Person(s) Jodi Riano, Bill Howe NYSDOT Contrac t Managemen t Bu reau , 50 Wolf Road, 1st Floor Suite 1 CM, Albany NY 12232 Emai l : j r i ano@dot . s t a t e .ny.us , whowe@dot . s ta te .n y . u s ( 5 1 8 ) 4 5 7 - 3 5 8 3 Suzanne Charles NYSDOT O ff i c e o f L e g a l A f f a i r s Email scharles@dot. state.ny.us (518) 457-3583. Reg. 08, Joan Dupont, Regional Director, 4 Burnett Blvd., Poughkeepsie, NY 12603

D261217, PIN 8810.94, F. A . P r o j . L 2 4 0 - 8 8 1 0 -943, Columbia, Dutchess, Orange, Putnam & Ulster Cos., Replacement of Rustic Guiderail with Galvanized G u i d e r a i l a t Va r i o u s Locations,

Bid Deposit $1,500,000.00, Plans $49, plus $8 Postage. Goals: DBE 0%

Federally Aided Contracts identify a DBE Goal, and 1 0 0 % N Y S t a t e F u n d e d Contracts identify both MBE and WBE Goals. Contracts with 0% Goals are generally single operation contracts, where sub-contracting is not expected, and smaller size contracts -- both of which may present direct bidding o p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r S m a l l Business Firms, including, but not limited to, DBE or MBE and WBE.

LEGAL NOTICETown of Putnam Valley

Planning BoardNOTICE 7b/2009

AGENDAPlease be advised that the

next meeting of the Planning Board will be held at Town Hall , 265 Oscawana Lake Road on Monday, July 27, 2009 , fo r the purpose of considering the following applications:

Communications: 5:30pmR e g u l a r M e e t i n g S t a r t

Time: 6:00pmPUBLIC HEARING

T h e f o l l o w i n g p u b l i c hearings have been scheduled for July 27, 2009 at 6:00PM (or as soon thereaf te r as agenda conditions permit) at the Putnam Valley Town Hall , 265 Oscawana Lake Road, Putnam Valley, New York, 10579. All interested parties are invited to attend and will be heard. A copy of the application materials and plans may be inspected d u r i n g n o r m a l b u s i n e s s hours a t the off ice of the Planning Board Clerk, Town of Putnam Valley Town Hall.

1. Dominguez , Jose-Butterfly Lane (TM: 74.14-1-22/File: 74.14/1104/948)

The applicant is proposing to construct a single-family residence on ±26.2 acres of land located at the terminus o f Bu t t e r f ly Lane in the Low-Density Residence R-3 Zoning District. The public hearing will be held on the Site Development Plan and Wetlands Permit.

2. R o s e H i l l s Cemetery-101 Mill Street (TM: 84.-2-35/File: 2008-0030)

An application has been f i led to expand the Rose Hill Cemetery. The cemetery p roper ty cons i s t s o f ±58 acres of land and is located on Mill Street , proximate t o i t s i n t e r s e c t i o n w i t h P e e k s k i l l H o l l o w R o a d , in the PD Zoning District. The applicant is proposing a “scat tering garden” and a 68’ x 55’ office building wi th a s soc ia ted pa rk ing . T h e p u b l i c h e a r i n g w i l l b e h e l d o n t h e r e q u i r e d S i t e D e v e l o p m e n t P l a n , Major Grading Permit, and Wetlands Permit.

3. Lee, Yung – Birch Hill Road (TM: 73.-1-23/File: 2009-0042)

The applicant is proposing a 2 - L o t s u b d i v i s i o n o n a p p r o x i m a t e l y ± 2 1 a c r e s o f l and loca ted on Bi rch Hill Road in the Moderate Dens i ty Res idence (R-2) Zoning District. The Public Hearing will be held on the P re l im ina ry Subd iv i s i on Plat, Site Development Plan, and Major Grading Permit.

4. Fe ldman , Mar t in -Lee Avenue (TM: 62.18-1-49) WT5-05

The applicant wishes to construct a shed, deck and wa lkway on a 0 . 19 ac r e p a r c e l o n L e e Av e n u e . T h e p a r c e l h a s f r o n t a g e on Lake Oscawana and the Town Wetland Inspector has referred the wetland permit application to the Planning Board. The Public Hearing will be held on the Wetlands Permit.

SKETCH5. P u t n a m C a f é -

Oscawana Lake Road (TM: 91.8-1-1/File: 2008-0016

The applicant is proposing

LEGAL NOTICENOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY

COMPANY. NAME: MUSHKOLAJ LLC.

Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary o f S t a t e o f N e w Yo r k (SSNY) on 07/01/09. Office locat ion: Putnam County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process aga ins t i t may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, c/o The Law Offices of James C. Kahn, 175 Main Street, White Plains, New York 10601. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

LEGAL NOTICECOUNTY OF PUTNAM

NOTICE FOR BIDSN O T I C E I S H E R E B Y

GIVEN, that sealed bids will be received by the Director of Purchas ing of Putnam County for the fo l lowing commodities and/or service:

1) RFB-36-09 Putnam County Kent Senior Cen t e r Geo the rma l We l l Drilling

2) RFB-37-09 P e t r o l e u m B u l k S t o r a g e Compliance Work at various Putnam County Facilities

Deta i led spec i f ica t ions m a y b e s e c u r e d a t t h e off ice of the Di rec tor o f P u r c h a s i n g , C o u n t y o f Putnam Off ice Faci l i t ies , 110 Old Route 6, Building No. 3, Carmel, New York 10512 between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M., Monday through Friday. You may also visit our web site at www.putnamcountvny.com. Sealed bids must be filed in the above office on or before 1:00 P.M., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2009.dated: Carmel, New York July 17, 2009

Alessandro Mazzotta, Director

Putnam County Purchasing Department

LEGAL NOTICECOUNTY OF PUTNAMNOTICE FOR BIDN O T I C E I S H E R E B Y

GIVEN, that sealed bids will be received by the Director of Purchas ing of Putnam County for the fo l lowing commodities and/or service:

R F B - 2 5 - 0 9 S O F T SUPPLIES PLUS SERVICES

Deta i led spec i f ica t ions m a y b e s e c u r e d a t t h e off ice of the Di rec tor o f P u r c h a s i n g , C o u n t y o f Putnam Off ice Faci l i t ies , 110 Old Route 6, Building No. 3, Carmel, New York 10512 between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M., Monday t h rough F r iday. Sealed bids must be f i led in the above off ice on or before 1:00 P.M., FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 2009.dated: Carmel, New York July 20, 2009

Alessandro Mazzotta, Purchasing Director

Putnam County Purchasing Department

LEGAL NOTICECOUNTY OF PUTNAMNOTICE FOR BIDN O T I C E I S H E R E B Y

GIVEN, that sealed bids will be received by the Director of Purchas ing of Putnam County for the fo l lowing commodities and/or service:

R F B - 3 3 - 0 9 G U I D E RAILINGS

Deta i led spec i f ica t ions m a y b e s e c u r e d a t t h e off ice of the Di rec tor o f P u r c h a s i n g , C o u n t y o f Putnam Off ice Faci l i t ies , 110 Old Route 6, Building No. 3, Carmel, New York 10512 between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M., Monday t h rough F r iday. Sealed bids must be filed in the above office on or before 1:00 P.M., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2009.dated: Carmel, New York July 20, 2009

Alessandro Mazzotta, Purchasing Director

Putnam County Purchasing Department

amendments to the approved S i t e P l a n . T h e P l a n n i n g B o a r d w i l l c o n t i n u e i t s r e v i e w o f t h e p r o p o s e d Amended Site Plan.

6. Munsell, Daniel and Sharon-Kramers Pond Road (TM: 73.18-1/Fi le : 2009-0044)

The applicant is proposing a 2-Lot subdivision on ±11.2 ac res o f l and loca ted on Kramers Pond Road in the R-2 Zoning Dis t r ic t . The subject property contains a s ingle-family res idence and therefore the proposed ac t ion wi l l r e su l t in one add i t iona l dwel l ing . The Planning Board will review t h e p r o j e c t p l a n s a n d consider making a decision on the sketch plan.

REVIEW7. Kisslinger Robert-

West Shore Drive( T M : 6 2 . 0 1 - 1 - 3 , 4 & 5 /

File:2008-0026)The applicant is proposing

t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n o f a single-family residence on approximately 1.5 acres of land located at the terminus o f We s t S h o r e D r i v e i n the R-3 Zoning Dis t r i c t . The P lanning Board wi l l continue its review of the project plans.

EXTENSION8. Silverman Stuart &

Elizabeth-Wil l iams Drive ( T M : 8 4 . - 2 - 4 3 / 4 4 / F i l e : 2007-004, 005)

MISCELLANEOUS 9. Bellamy (FKA Zeal

Construction) – James Drive( T M : 6 2 . 1 3 - 1 - 5 3 / F i l e :

2009-0038)The applicant is proposing

to re loca te the d r iveway and a l ter the f in ish f loor elevation of the residence and is requesting a minor revision under Section 165-16C(2)(c)[2] of the Zoning Code.

I N A C T I V E APPLICATIONS

10. N Y C D E P - R o u t e 3 0 1 ( T M : 1 9 . - 2 - 1 6 /File:19./0706/1087)

11. F ie lds tone-Bryant Pond Road (TM: 74 . -1 -35 .1 , 35 .2 , 63 . -3-28 , 45 , 52 and 50/File: 63./903/837 74./903/836)

12. P u t n a m C o u n t y N a t i o n a l B a n k -O s c a w a n a L a k e R o a d (TM: 91.27-1-5&12/File: 91.27/0806/1089)

13. Martin, Howard( T M : 5 1 . 8 1 - 1 - 3 5 / F i l e :

2008-0007APPROVAL OF MINUTES14. Approve Minutes of

June 22, 2009

The Putnam County Land Trust is seeking candidates for its board. Individuals who support the concept of open space and the preservation of our natural resources are encouraged to apply. In ad-dition to attending monthly board meetings, candidates need to be able to contribute a minimum of two hours each month to help the organiza-tion.

While not expected to be experts in the field of environ-mental studies, board mem-bers contribute their personal skills, abilities, and talents as they work together.

The current board mem-bership consists of a variety of men and women with a commitment to preserving open space within Putnam

County. The mission of the Land Trust is threefold: land protection, stewardship of p ro tec ted proper t ies , and public education on natural and environmental issues.

Board commi t t ees sup-porting these goals include Programs, Volunteers, Fund Rais ing , Publ ic Out reach and Communications, Gov-ernance, and Stewardship. A major project of the current Board consists of developing a strategic plan that will pro-vide guidance for Land Trust growth and development over the next few years.

Please consider being part of this dynamic organization.

Contact Bruce Bothwell at 845-225-1031 for questions and/or an application packet.

Putnam County Land Trust Seeks Board Candidates

Pattern for Progress has begun recruitment of candi-dates for the third year of its Regional Fellows Program, which was introduced in 2007 to train mid-career leaders f rom many d isc ip l ines in viewing and addressing the Hudson Valley’s issues from a regional perspective.

“More than ever, the is-sues that present the biggest chal lenges to our Hudson Valley communities require a more regional, collabora-t ive approach ,” sa id Pa t -tern’s Pres ident and CEO Jonathan Drapkin. “From the economy to transportation to healthcare, we’ve never seen a greater need for leaders to link hands across intra-regional lines.”

The program will run from October, 2009, through June, 2010. In two evening meet-ings each month the Fellows will interact with expert lec-turers; discuss assigned read-ings on leadership, current events, and regional plan-ning; part icipate in a new debate format; and develop creative, longer-term joint projects.

“Among criteria for selec-tion of candidates is the desire to balance representat ion, both from a wide variety of fields among corporate lead-

ers, nonprofit executives, and municipal officials, and from a wide geography. Pattern also seeks to include gradu-a tes of ind iv idual county leadership programs. “Our graduates from the last two years are already creating a network of regional think-ers,” said Drapkin. “We are seeing a new cadre of regional leaders emerge.”

Tui t ion for the program is $1,500 and includes all coursework materials, dinner at each meeting, a one-day orientation retreat and year-end activities. Limited schol-arship funding is available. Deadline for applications is September 15. Those inter-ested in applying should visit www.pat tern- for-progress .org or call 845-565-4900.

Pattern for Progress is a not-for-profit policy, plan-ning, advocacy, and research organiza t ion dedica ted to preserving and enhancing the quality of life for Hudson Valley residents through re-gional solutions. Founded in 1965 by business, academic and civic leaders, and based in Newburgh, NY, Pat tern serves n ine count ies : Co-lumbia, Dutchess, Greene, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, and West-chester.

Regional Issues Leadership Program Recruits Fellows

Assemblywoman Sandy Galef wil l host a meet ing wi th he r Shared Serv ices Task Force of the 90th As-sembly Distr ict on July 23, 2009, from 7 to 8:30pm, at Croton Vil lage Hall , 1 Van Wy c k S t r e e t , C r o t o n - o n -Hudson. The meeting is open to the public, and will focus on how shared purchasing can lead to cost savings for taxpayers.

A s s e m b l y w o m a n G a l e f has assembled a pane l o f experts representing some o f t he sha red pu rchas ing models tha t a re present ly in existence. Commissioner John Egan of the Office of General Services wil l kick off the discussion about al l the options available to lo-cal municipalities who wish to share services, including purchasing and procurement, through the State. The Office of General Services makes available to municipali t ies the procurement of more than $2 billion worth of supplies, ma te r ia l s , and equ ipment annually, as well as service and technology contracts, as a way for local governments to save costs .

“I am very excited to have Commissioner Egan repre-senting the OGS on the panel next week. This meeting will

provide municipali t ies and school distr icts an opportu-nity to learn more about how state and county contracts can offer even greater sav-ings for our communi t ies and taxpayers,” said Galef .

“We look forward to par-ticipating in Assemblywom-an Galef’s Shared Services Task Force Panel discussing Shared Purchasing Models,” said Egan.

“This is exactly the type of progress that Governor Paterson has asked for. By working together and aggre-gating anticipated purchases such as computers , fue ls , road materials, printers and (soon) wireless services, sig-nif icant savings have been rea l i zed ac ross the s t a te . The re a r e cu r r en t l y ove r 2,600 central ized contracts in place for use by munici-pal i t ies providing savings in both dollars and admin-is t ra t ive expense . We ap-preciate the opportunity to discuss current and future opportunities for additional savings.”

For more information or direct ions, contact Assem-blywoman Galef’s distr ict off ice a t 914-941-1111 or e-mail depaolos@assembly.state.ny.us.

Shared Services Task Force Conducts Public Meeting

The Hudson River Va l -l ey Greenway announces the availability of $75,000 in matching grants for the 2009 Greenway Conservancy Small Grant Program. Grants wil l range from $1,000 to $20,000. The program offers funding for t rai l projects , including planning and de-sign; construct ion and re-habilitation; and education and interpretation.

Appl ica t ions can be re -

quested by calling 518- 473-3835 or by emailing the Gre-enway at hrvg@hudsongre-enway.state.ny.us.

Applications can be down-loaded at http://lpmedia.net/grant.aspx

All applications must be received in the Greenway office no later than 4:30pm on Friday, September 4, 2009. Late, incomplete, faxed, or emai led appl ica t ions wi l l not be accepted.

Greenway Conservancy Grants are Available

A representative from At-torney General Andrew Cuo-mo’s office will be speaking on the topic of identity theft at a seminar next week. Put-nam County District Attorney Adam Levy will also partici-pate. John Katzenstein, Senior Consumer Frauds Representa-tive for Cuomo’s Westchester regional office, will give the presentation.

The seminar will inform participants about the dangers

of prevalent consumer scams, including “phishing” emails, sweepstakes, and mail orders. For more information, please visit the Attorney General’s websi te a t www.oag.s tate .ny.us.

Members of the public are invited and encouraged to attend.

The July 29 event will be held at 11am at the Carmel Senior Center, 110 Old Route 6, Carmel.

ID Theft Seminar Presented

T h i r t y - e i g h t S h e r i f f s ’ supervisors f rom count ies across New York State re-cent ly a t tended an annual training conference in Al-bany, NY, sponsored by the New York Sta te Sher i ff s ’ Assoc ia t ion and the New York State Sheriffs’ Associa-tion Institute. The training program is open to all deputy sher i ffs and c ivi l ian s taff who work in the Sheriffs’ civil law enforcement divi-sions. All Sheriffs have civil law enforcement functions, which include the service of process, and enforcement of judgments and other court orders and mandates. Sheriffs must keep exact records on such items as collection of judgments for l i t igants in court action, fees collected for the county, and disburse-ments to judgment creditors. Supervisors discussed these issues, and also heard presen-

tation from the State Comp-troller’s Office on financial audits. Several Sheriffs have received civil division ac-credi tat ion from the State Sheriffs’ Associat ion, and par t ic ipants discussed the program and learned how their offices can become ac-credited agencies. The Sher-iffs’ Civil Supervisors also discussed new ways to share and exchange information to help their offices become more efficient.

This was the 11th annual conference for th is group of Sheriffs’ personnel. New York Sheriffs remain com-mitted to providing education and training to advance the professionalism of all aspects of the Sheriffs’ Offices. The program is offered without fee to participating counties, who cover only the costs of lodging and meals for their employees.

Putnam Sheriffs are Among State Conference Attendees

Pictured above is William J. Mooney, Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, (left), accepting his certification of achieve-ment from Chris O’Brien, Executive Director, New York State Sheriffs’ Association Institute, Inc.

Wednesday, July 22, 2009 THE PUTNAM COUNTY NEWS AND RECORDER Page 11

LEGAL NOTICEBURGERKIDS, LLC, a

domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC) filed with the Sec of State of NY on 5/27/09. NY Office location: Putnam County. SSNY is des ignated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY sha l l mai l a copy of any p rocess aga ins t the LLC served upon him/her to The LLC, 22 Peppergrass Ln., Garrison, NY 10524 General purposes

LEGAL NOTICENOTICE OF FORMATION

OF LIMITED LIABILITY C O M P A N Y . N A M E : 2 0 4 M Y RT L E AV E N U E HOLDING, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State o f New York (SSNY) on 05/18/09. Office location: Putnam County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against i t may be served. SSNY sha l l ma i l a copy of process to the LLC, 9 Muscoot West , Mahopac, New York 10541. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

LEGAL NOTICENotice of Format ion of

228 North Quaker Hill Road, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/28/09. Office location: Putnam County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process t o : C o r p o r a t i o n S e r v i c e C o m p a n y , 8 0 S t a t e S t . , A l b a n y, N Y 1 2 2 0 7 , registered agent upon whom p r o c e s s m a y b e s e r v e d . Purpose: any lawful activity.

LEGAL NOTICEMASTER MART & GAS

LLC, a domest ic Limited Liabil i ty Company (LLC) filed with the Sec of State of NY on 5/8/08. NY Office locat ion: Putnam County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against t he LLC may be se rved . SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to The LLC, 1565 Rt. 22, Brewster, NY 10509 General purposes L a t e s t d a t e t o d i s s o l v e 5/7/2038

LEGAL NOTICEPAUL’S SEALCOATING

LLC, a domest ic Limited Liabil i ty Company (LLC) filed with the Sec of State of NY on 3/23/09. NY Office locat ion: Putnam County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against t he LLC may be se rved . SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to The LLC, 57 Mohegan Pl., New Rochelle, NY 10804 General purposes

LEGAL NOTICEN o t i c e o f F o r m a t i o n

o f a L i m i t e d L i a b i l i t y C o m p a n y ( L L C ) : N a m e : S M A L L B U S I N E S S WEBSITES, LLC, Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 06/25/09. Off i c e l oca t i on : Pu tnam County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against i t may be se rved . SSNY sha l l mai l copy of process to 94 Seven Oaks Lane, Brewster, NY 10509. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

LEGAL NOTICEThe Village of Nelsonville's

Annual Financial Statement for the period June 1, 2008

through May 31 , 2009 , has been filed with the State Comptrol ler. A copy of the statement is available for public inspection, at the Vi l lage off ice , 258 Main S t r ee t , Ne l sonv i l l e , NY, during normal office hours.

Pauline T. MinnersVillage Treasurer

LEGAL NOTICEPublic Notice: Village of

Cold Spring Planning Board will be meeting at the Village Hall, 85 Main Street, Cold Spring on Tuesday, July 28 at 7:30 pm to discuss the development of a Planning Board application that would assist community members in navigating the planning process.

LEGAL NOTICEN O T I C E I S H E R E B Y

GIVEN that a public hearing w i l l b e h e l d b e f o r e t h e County Execu t ive o f the County of Putnam at Room 300 of the County Off ice B u i l d i n g , 4 0 G l e n e i d a Avenue, Carmel, New York 10512 on the 29th day of J u l y, 2 0 0 9 a t 2 : 0 0 P. M . concerning:

A LOCAL LAWTo amend Art icle III of

Chapter 31 of the Code of Pu tnam Coun ty, en t i t l ed " Ve h i c l e s a n d Tr a f f i c " , a d o p t e d b y t h e P u t n a m County Legislature on July 7, 2009, Resolution # 186.

This Local Law adds a new sect ion, ent i t led "Duty to Comply with Traffic Control Signs and Signals", to the Code o f Pu tnam County, which requires compliance w i t h a n y i n s t r u c t i o n , d i r e c t i o n o r r e g u l a t i o n d isplayed upon any pos t , standard, sign or marking on any drive or other device installed or placed for the regulation of moving traffic on county property. It further requires that the placement of all such traffic devices comply with New York State Vehicle and Traff ic Laws and the rules and regulations of the State of New York.

Copies of the Local Law are available at the Office o f t h e P u t n a m C o u n t y Legislature, Room 313, 40 Gleneida Avenue, Carmel, New York 10512.

At the aforesaid time and place all persons interested in the subject matter thereof wi l l be heard concerning same.

This Local Law shall take effect immediately.Dated: Carmel, New York

July 14, 2009Jennifer S. Bumgarner

Putnam County Attorney

LEGAL NOTICEN O T I C E

Work Session Beginning at 6:30 PM –

CommunicationsNot ice i s hereby g iven

to in te res ted par t ies tha t a Publ ic Hear ing wi l l be held by the Putnam Valley Zoning Board of Appeals on Thursday, July 30, 2009 at 7:30PM at Town Hall, 265 Oscawana Lake Road for the purpose of considering t h e f o l l o w i n g p e t i t i o n s and requests together with all other matters that may proper ly come before the Board at this time.

AGENDAHeld over case

1) Kisslinger Oscawana Lake West 62.10-1-49 R-3

Reques t a use var iance to construct a boathouse/garage where there is

no primary residence, and for a lake front setback.

New Applications2) David, Amy 194 West

Shore Drive 62.10-1-28 R-3R e q u e s t f o r v a r i a n c e

under Art icle XI, Sect ion 165-44A(2) of the Zoning O r d i n a n c e t o i n c r e a s e livable space by more than 20% for proposed addition and lot coverage.

3) Murray, Gordon 150 Tanglewylde Rd 83.58-1-15 LP

Request rear line variance for proposed enclosed porch, and lot coverage.

4) PV Fire Dept Oscawana Lake Rd 72.20-1-7.12 R-2

Side yard set back variance for proposed fire station.

5) Fields, Cary 289-290 Church Road 73.-1-43 R-2

reques t Amendmen t t o Decision and Order dated February 21, 2008 regarding fence height.

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN OF PUTNAM

VALLEYZONING BOARD OF

APPEALSWILLIAM MASKIELL

CHAIRMAN

LEGAL NOTICELEGAL NOTICE OF

ESTOPPELT h e b o n d r e s o l u t i o n ,

s u m m a r y o f w h i c h i s p u b l i s h e d h e r e w i t h , h a s been adopted on July 18, 2009, and the val id i ty of the obligations authorized by such resolution may be he rea f t e r con te s t ed on ly i f such ob l iga t ions were au thor i zed fo r an ob jec t or purpose for which the H a l d a n e C e n t r a l S c h o o l D i s t r i c t a t P h i l i p s t o w n , D u t c h e s s a n d P u t n a m C o u n t i e s , N e w Yo r k , i s not author ized to expend money, or if the provisions of law which should have been complied with as of the date of publication of this notice were not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the date of publication of this notice, or such obligations were authorized in violation o f t he p rov i s ions o f t he Constitution.

A complete copy of the r e s o l u t i o n s u m m a r i z e d herewi th i s ava i lab le for pub l i c inspec t ion dur ing regular business hours a t the Off ice o f the School District Clerk for a period of twenty days from the date of publication of this Notice.

Dated: C o l d S p r i n g , N e w Y o r k , ______2009._____School District Clerk

BOND RESOLUTION DATED JULY 18, 2009.A R E S O L U T I O N

A U T H O R I Z I N G T H E I S S U A N C E O F $ 6 5 , 0 0 0 B O N D S O F H A L D A N E C E N T R A L S C H O O L D I S T R I C T A T P H I L I P S T O W N , DUTCHESS AND PUTNAM COUNTIES, NEW YORK, TO PAY THE COST OF THE PURCHASE OF SCHOOL V E H I C L E S F O R S A I D SCHOOL DISTRICT.

C l a s s o f o b j e c t s o r purposes: Purchase of school vehicles

M a x i m u m e s t i m a t e d cost: $65,000.00

P e r i o d o f p r o b a b l e usefulness: Five years

Amount of obligations to be issued: $ 6 5 , 0 0 0 bonds

LEGAL NOTICECOUNTY OF PUTNAM

NOTICE FOR BIDN O T I C E I S H E R E B Y

GIVEN, that sealed bids will be received by the Director of Purchas ing of Putnam County for the fo l lowing commodities and/or service:

R F B - 3 8 - 0 9 C O R R E C T I O N A L F A C I L I T Y R O O F REHABILITATION

Deta i led spec i f ica t ions m a y b e s e c u r e d a t t h e off ice of the Di rec tor o f P u r c h a s i n g , C o u n t y o f Putnam Off ice Faci l i t ies , 110 Old Route 6, Building No. 3, Carmel, New York 10512 between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M., Monday through Friday. You may also visit our web site at www.putnamcountyny.com. Sealed bids must be filed in the above office on or before 1:00 P.M., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2009.

P l e a s e n o t e t h e r e i s a n i n f o r m a t i o n a l w a l k -through for this bid which will commence at 1:00 PM on Wednesday, August 5 , 2009 at the Putnam County Correctional Facility.dated: Carmel, New York July 20, 2009

Alessandro Mazzotta, Purchasing Director

Putnam County Purchasing Department

L e g a L N o t i c e s

Wi t h f r e s h b l u e p a i n t g leaming in the sunsh ine and a shower of champagne, the Robert C. Bickford was launched into Foundry Cove to begin its new life trans-porting community members on the Hudson River. The rehabil i tated 26-foot row-ing gig was named to honor Ph i l ips town res iden t Bob Bickford for his dedication to public service and spe-cifically for his leadership of community organization Building Bridges Building B o a t s ( B B B B ) . B i c k f o r d served as president of the Board of Trustees from the n o n p r o f i t o rg a n i z a t i o n ’ s founding in June, 1998 to February, 2008.

The ceremony was attended by three generations of Bick-fords, trustees of BBBB, and young par t ic ipants in the BBBB boa t ing p rograms , called River Rats. Current Board President Nick Groom-bridge called Bickford, “a paragon of public service,” who has shared his expertise and wisdom with numerous organizations, including the Pu tnam Coun ty Board o f Ethics, Putnam County His-torical Society and Foundry School Museum, and most recently, the Metropoli tan Transportation Authority.

B ickford’s invo lvement with BBBB began in 1998 when he agreed to help Out-ward Bound educator Trevor Harris file the incorporation papers for an organization that would enable Haldane High School students to build traditional wooden boats for community use and partici-pate in other service projects. Harr i s and cur ren t BBBB director David Hardy both thanked Bickford for a lead-ership style that let others take initiative but kept the organization on track. “You don’t see the rudder under the water, but it is much easier to steer the boat when it is in place,” said Harris.

BBBB’s mission has ex-panded to help all community members build a l i fe-long relationship with the Hudson River through boating pro-grams promoting learning, adventure, and fun. The or-ganization runs a three-week summer river workshop with ass i s t ance f rom the Cold Spring Boat Club, and takes its River Rats on overnight river tr ips under a special arrangement with the Great Hudson River Paddle. These young people participate in a year-round series of races and river festivals.

The Robert C. Bickford was rescued last summer. It faced an uncertain future due to considerable rot. With fund-ing from the Hudson River Improvement Fund, Hardy and BBBB volunteers reha-bilitated the boat at the shed provided by Scenic Hudson at the West Point Foundry Preserve.

The day after its launch-ing, the newest member of the BBBB fleet was trailered upriver to begin a river trip alongside its sister gig, Storm King , carrying Philipstown teens and parents on a rowing adventure. “The river treks are terrific,” says Bickford. “I love the idea of getting more people on the river.”

Boat Launched in Honor of Bickford’s Public Service

Bob Bickford alongside the Robert C. Bickford by Catherine Garnsey

Liz Armstrong, seen on Main St. on Monday, July 13th backpacking with her blue-and-gold macaw, “Hoss,” really adds to the quirky charm of this small river town.

Hoss was adopted from A Helping Wing, a shelter near Hopewell Junction. He’s re-portedly 14 years old, although it’s hard to be certain given his background. Before he arrived at A Helping Wing around March 1st he was in another bird-rescue facility near Rochester. NY. Because of an abnormality at birth, Hoss has only 4 toes, instead of 8, and those he does have are stunted. He also suffers another handicap: Someone lopped off about 1/3 of each

wing, apparently when he was young.

D e s p i t e a l l h e ’ s b e e n through, Hoss has a genial personality and he loves to talk. His name, which came with him on his adoption, means not only “horse” in slang but is a Middle English word for “buzz” as in what a bee does. Hoss likes being outside and going for walks, especially when his human does all the work!

When asked if the bird en-joys the ride, Armstrong said, “He seems to...although I’ve only had him out a couple of times now.” Asked why she brings her bird on walks, she replied, “Why not? Lots of people enjoy meeting Hoss and talking to him.”

Have Macaw, Will Travelby Susan ButterfassOutdoor Educator

Bang! Crash! Boom! The H u d s o n Va l l e y h a s b e e n known for centuries to have frequent thunderstorms, and this year is no exception. Is the frequency of these big boomers increas ing , o r i s that an illusion? What causes them, anyway?

The stage is set for a thun-derstorm when there is a large mass of warm, wet air sitting in an area. During the day, due to the action of the sun, the air heats up and rises. As i t r ises, i t cools down, and the moisture condenses and sometimes even freezes, forming clouds of water drop-lets and ice crystals . This can a lso happen i f a cold front comes through, and can occur in any season, even winter! The clouds continue to rise and build until they reach warmer air, where they spread out and flatten into an “anvil” shape, the kind of cloud formation associated with thunderstorms; look for one before the next storm.

Lightning is caused, ac-co rd ing to some exper t s , by ice crystals colliding in c louds. This creates posi -tive and negative electrical

charges; the positive charges rise to the top of the cloud, while the negative ones go to the bot tom. Somet imes the electrical difference is discharged inside the cloud (“sheet” lightning), but more often the discharge is cloud-to-ground and the associ -ated ground-to-cloud. Rarest are cloud-to-cloud and ball l ightning.

For cloud-to-ground and ground-to-cloud l ightning, t h e s t o r m d r a g s p o s i t i v e charges a long the g round below, which climb up any vert ical object ( tree, f lag-po le , you ) . The nega t ive charge discharges against the positive charge. This charge can contain a hundred mil-lion volts of electricity, be 5 miles long, and can heat the air 50,000º F. The sound comes from rapid expansion of heated air, and can be heard for about 10 miles.

Remember the o ld t r ick of counting the seconds to figure out how far away the storm is? This is accurate if you count the seconds from flash to crash and then divide by 5 for the number of miles. Sound travels at a li t t le over 1,000 feet per second, so the sound of violently-displaced air takes 5 seconds to travel 1 mile. It is important to keep

in mind, however, that light-ning can travel laterally as well as straight up and down (accounting for the “bolt from the blue” phenomenon), so if you can hear the thunder, you are stil l at risk and should find a safe place to weather the storm.

Most of us are aware of l ightning safety, and there are plenty of web sites that cover i t thoroughly. Some important rules to remember are: avoid standing under the tallest trees; don’t shower or

use water (dishwasher, wash-ing machine, sink); unplug computers and other major appliances if you can; and don’t think that rubber-soled shoes will protect you! Using a cell phone, iPod, iPhone, etc., will not draw lightning, but if you get hit while using one, your in jur ies wi l l be more severe (most people hit by lightning actually survive, but sometimes with serious side-effects). If you are out-doors, try to get indoors in a permanent structure rather than a shed, and if you are in or on the water, get out or off as fas t as you can. Cars , excep t fo r conver t -ibles, are not bad shelters, bu t make sure you’ re no t parked under power lines or tree branches that could come down—these s to rms pack strong winds, heavy rains, and sometimes substant ial ha i l . Hikers should avoid caves, bare ridges, and being the tallest thing around; if you are caught in a meadow, hunker down with your feet close together and your head near your knees to present the smallest possible target.

Wait 30 minutes after the last boom to go back outside and enjoy the warm weather that caused all the commotion in the first place!

Flash and Crash! What Causes a Thunderstorm?

Adul ts and fami l ies a re invited to the Hudson High-lands Nature Museum for Dazz l i ng Dragon f l i e s on Saturday, July 25, at one of two program t imes: 10am (for adults with or without children and children 5 and older) , and again at 12pm ( fo r adu l t s wi th o r wi th -out ch i ldren and chi ldren 12 and older) , a t the Mu-seum’s Outdoor Discovery Center, entrance on Muser Drive, across from 174 An-gola Road, Cornwall.

Join environmental educa-tor Pam Golben as she teaches all about dragonfly anatomy, behavior, and identification. Program participants will go off to the fields of the Out-door Discovery Center with Pam to collect and identify

some of these winged jew-els. Unusual species will be reported.

Don’ t mis s ou t on th i s amazing opportunity! Sun-screen, bott led water, and sturdy shoes are recommend-ed. Nets will be provided.

Cost: $5. Members: $3. For information cal l 845-534-5506, ext. 204. Visit www.hhnaturemuseum.org

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Page 12 THE PUTNAM COUNTY NEWS AND RECORDER Wednesday, July 22, 2009

by Annie Chesnut

The Putnam Valley Library has long been a favorite com-munity resource for children’s summer activities that pro-mote and encourage reading. Despite ongoing funding chal-lenges that have necessitated adjusting library hours and programs, the Library, located on Oscawana Lake Road not far f rom Oregon Corners , continues that tradition.

On Saturday July 18, 2009, Library Director Kathleen McLaughlin and Children’s Librarian Phyllis Heidel wel-comed more than 80 parents, siblings, and young children to a lively show by Jester Jim as part of their action-packed 2009 summer program.

The multitalented local en-tertainer knows just the pace to keep his young audience engaged and excited. Using props that include juggling balls, clubs, devil sticks, and

a looping pedal to record and repeat hilarious sounds made by Jim and the children, he offered an afternoon of fun and excitement.

Asked how the library is doing, Ms. McLaughlin shared

that circulation was up by over nine percent in 2008 and, as of this month, is up by another seven percent for 2009. Libraries are being used more as residents try to cut back on expenses, she added.

“Library users are checking out videos, books, or maga-zines in the library instead of purchasing these items. They also have access from home to downloadable audio books through the library website.”

Library Program Blends Reading and Old-Fashioned Fun

A community room full of happy kids enjoys Jester Jim at the Putnam Valley Library.

At midnight on January 18, 1974, some 24 dancers met with Michael Bennett in a rehearsal studio on East 23rd Street. For the next twelve hours and again a few weeks later, they danced and talked about why they wanted to be Broadway dancers, what they would do i f they couldn’t dance, and what led them to dance in the first place. With a tape recorder captur-ing every revelation, these original anecdotes were the basis for A Chorus Line, the show where 26 auditionees audition for 8 parts. Marvin Hamlisch came on board to write the music, with Edward Kleban on lyrics, and James Kirkwood and Nicholas Dante

polished off the script. Full of song, dance, and the life of the theatre, A Chorus Line is t imeless.

“The 18 teens who play the l eads in th i s p roduc -t ion are every bit as good as the o r ig ina l Broadway cast, says director Amy Dul. Paul Heckert, who hits the mark at every turn as music director, has had his hands busy playing for both Annie, Jr and A Chorus Line and has worked magic as he and the cast have jumped into th i s p ro jec t and ach ieved grea t resu l t s . To comple -ment this production crew, Katie Bissinger, who played several par ts in A Chorus Line herself over the years,

has come in to help recreate some of the original Broad-way choreography. Jeffrey Rizzi, the assistant director explains, “the wide variety of characters creates a show that anyone can relate to.”

What the cast may lack in Broadway experience, they make up for in passion and talent. The exceptional cast inc ludes : David Mol le as Zach, Madison Hoyos as Lar-ry and Mark, Erin Percacciolo as Mike, Liz Groombridge as Diana, Kiran Kalantri as Bobby, Shauna Kalantri as Judy, Laura Bach as Sheila, Sophia Ptacek as Bebe, Liz Richter as Maggie, Rebecca Barrett as Kristine, Cassidy Teagle as Al, Mary Mechala-

kos as Richie, Laura Kearns as Connie, Victoria Lebron as Tricia/Greg, Katie Halpin as Val, Jeffrey Rizzi as Paul, and Tess Dul as Cassie. Zosia Kruk and Mat thew Kova l play auditioners and Laura Campbe l l i s the L igh t ing Technician.

Mirrors that shine (set by Dana Kenn), the lights that dazz le (des ign by Donald Kimmel), and costumes that glitter make this show One Singular Sensation not to be missed. Performance dates are July 30,31 and August 1 at 7:30pm and August 2 at 2pm. Tickets are $10 and can be reserved by calling 424-3900.

A Chorus Line Lights Up the Stage at the Depot

PRINCIPALS LISTGrade 12: Jay Barrett, Greg-

ory Casement, Thomas Des Marais, Michael Impellittiere, Conor McCann, Christopher Ryan, Alessandra Scanga, Jes-sica Valenti

Grade 11: Tatiana Gilmartin, Zachary Kane-Seitz, Grace O’Malley, Santiago Sandoval;

10th Grade: Ana Ally, Eva Ally, Virginia Califano, Eduar-do Cerqueira, Malachy Cleary, Tess Dul, Jacquelyn Eschen-berg, Sarah Hershey, Ryan Kenna, Zachary Landtroop, Juliette Loeb, Paul Mackey, Elizabeth Milner, Kyle Pan-then, Alexander Schaefer, Kelly Semple, Maximilian Smith

9th Grade: Melina Marina-kis, James Olsen

HIGH HONOR ROLLGrade 12: Victoria Agudo,

Daniel le Bassignani , Wil-liam Charkowsky, Alexandra Downey, Brendan Galvin, Paul Grandetti, Samantha Gunn, Kimberley Hyatt, Stefan Ji-menez Wisler, Dakota Kan-nenberg, Cassandra Zouzias, Averyann Zuvic

Grade 11: Maris Brennan, Robert Califano, Jessica Cox, Brianna D’Alessio, Kristen Des Marais, Hannah Diebboll, Richard Ferguson IV, Sky-lar Francis, Michael Grasso, Claire Koepke, Maximilian Mueller, Marisa Nairn, John Nakhla, Tyler O’Toole, Han-nah Parks, Monique Quig-ley, Megan, Rohan, Emily Slinskey, Benjamin Thomas, Nicholas Torchia

Grade 10: Laura Campbell, Taylor Downey, Dylan Filardo, Christiana Glorius, Simrin Gosal, John Kearns, Emily Knapp, Quinn Kohut, Con-nor Mac Donald, Nicholas Marino, Jesse Mason, Stephen McCann, Ilana McConville, James Meekins, Christian Per-kins, Sara Rizzi, Nicholas Scherer, Matthew Tringali.

Grade 9: Conor Austin, Sal-

vatore Baisley, Judith Barcav-age, Elizabeth Bengel, Brian Costello, Sean Daly, Patrick Daponte, Jacquelyn Ferguson, Rebecca Frumento, Luke Har-rold, Matthew Hughes, Cal-lum Lane, Victoria Lebron, Rosemarie Mackey, Judge Mastrantone

HONOR ROLLGrade 12: Maria Alcaraz,

Kayla Allen, Melanie Bozsik, Justin Cornelius, Jody Dew, Max Garfinkle, Stefano Guida, Briana Harrold, Christopher Mindardi, Michele Moretti, Diane Norton, Dominic Pida-la, Michael Savastano, Peter Scherer, Emily Truss, Holly Whiston

Grade 11: Leland Bach-mann, Megan Barcavage, Kyle Bodge, Christian Callaghan, Iliana Chargoy-Espinosa, An-gela Claffey, Dylan Cronk, James Dain, Gina DiMeo, Stephanie Haviland, Shauna Kalantri, Max Kristiansen, Zo-sia Kruk, Jade Lyons, Katlyn Mastrantone, John McGuire III, Jaison Quintero, Joseph Scherer, Brandi Van Tassel, Cameron Zampino

Grade 10: Edward Bohl, Yan Chen, Joseph Cunningham, Kristen Derry, Olivia Hopper, Christopher Junjulus, Chelsea Lisikatos, Michael Lisikatos, Cory Lyons, Jaimee Marigli-ano, Mary Mechalakos, Erin Percacciolo, Graham Rice, Victoria Serradas, William Simone, Peter Spratt, Jack-son Zuvic

Grade 9: Andrew Balduc-ci, Gavin Brower, Adriana Curto, Miller Francis, Jes-sica Gore, Krystal Herring, Wilhelm Hoffmann, Kelley Hyatt, Kelly Karagas, Sasha Kleszy, Thomas Koumboulis, Emily Lombardo, Elias Lopez, Alyssa Merritt, Kyla Moran, Sophia Panayotou, Orianna Pavlik, El izabeth Richter, Dana Solit, Dmitry Spinelli, David Stewart, Reid Thorpe

Haldane HS 2008/09 4th Quarter Honor Roll

PRINCIPALS LIST: Grade 8: Elizabeth Cas-

parian, Maris Howell, Pat-rick Junjulas, Laura Kearns, Molly Prins, Carolyn Schae-fer, Bayley Semple, Aaron Seymour, Clare Shanahan, Miranda Thompson

Grade 7: Kieran Austin, M a r y C a l l a g h a n , C l a i r e Car ro l l , Rache l Conk l in , Maya Curto, John Hughes, Sonya Kuzminski, Michelle McEwen, Brigit O’Malley, Shauna Ricketts , Caroline Schweikhart , Remi Smith, Sarah Warren

HIGH HONOR ROLL : Grade 8: Thomas Califano,

Ashley Cooper, Caitriona Daly, Sarah Diebboll , Re-becca Garrison, Kiran Ka-lan t r i , J ason Kane-Se i t z , Ryan Koval, Michelle Miller, Claudia Percacciolo, Emilie Procario, Kelsey Scofield, Stephen Zalys

Grade 7: Albert Bajsicki, Steven Casement, Kenneth Doxey, Alison Duncan, Dani-el le Ferr is , Jessica Harr i -son, Isabel Jimenez-Wisler, Gerianne Martin, Elizabeth O’Malley, Kelin Petkus, John Rotando, Sabrina Vuksta

HONOR ROLL: Grade 8: Deborah Bozsik, Katherine Daponte, Ciaran Dillon, Lau-ren Etta, Matthew Forlow, Gustav Kristiansen, James Kunz, Benjamin Langer, Jo-seph Marigliano, Matthew Marino, Sunny Quailer, James Rub ino , Se r ina S t au ff e r, Owen Thomas, Taylor Timke

Grade 7: Charles Claffey, Luke Cleary, Giana Grandetti, Laura Gunder, Dillon Kenny, Alec Lane, John (Jack) Mc-Cann, Alison Meeks, Tyler Mell, Steven O’Dell, James Perkins , Brandon Rucker, Jade Silverstein, Kieran Spi-nelli, Anthony Valencia

Haldane MS 2008/09 4th Quarter Honor Roll

Emi ly Marsh , a sopho-more in American Univer-sity’s School of International Service majoring in interna-t ional s tudies, was named to the spring 2009 Dean’s List. Marsh is a resident of Garr ison. To earn Dean’s List at American University a student must obtain a 3.5 grade point average or better on their semester courses.

Located in Washington, D.C., American University is a leader in global education, enrolling a diverse student body from throughout the United States and nearly 140 other countries and providing opportunities for academic excellence, public service, and internships in the nation’s capital and around the world.

Marsh Named to American University Dean’s List

Olivia Levinson, pictured right, is the Philipstown Gar-den Club’s summer intern working at Glynwood Farms this summer. Olivia, a junior at O’Neill High School, spends her 20-hour work week plant-ing, weeding, and harvesting vegetables and flowers for the CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) which enable members to enjoy farm fresh produce each week. Each in-tern receives a $1,000 stipend at the end of the summer.

The Phi l ipstown Garden Club, member of the Gar-den Club of America, has

been sponsoring this summer program for 12 years in con-junction with 5 local partner organizations, such as Glyn-wood Farms. Applicat ions are available in April each

year in local high schools and libraries. For further informa-tion on the program contact Karen Lindros at 424-3537 or www.pgcinc.org.

Levinson is Glynwood’s Garden Club Intern

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The WPBA regular-season is winding down and playoff berths are being locked up over the final two weeks of the regular season before the post season starts in the first week of August.

After a rough s tretch of weather that forced scores of cancellations throughout the tri-state area, summer base-ball is finally in full swing. Several teams from Putnam County are in the thick of the title chase, but none are sitting prettier than PV/C coach Vin D’Adonna, who has his 14-U team at 9-1 atop the WPBA standings after Sunday’s 5-2 win over Carmel and a 4-3 win over Larchmont/Mamaroneck earlier in the week.

The 14-U division has a wicked race, with three Put-nam County teams in the mix. Carmel sits in third at 9-2, tied with Mahopac National. Both trail second-place Larchmont (10-2) by a half a game in a t ight ly contested s ix- team race for the top seed in the playoffs.

“The regular season banner should come down to the last few games of the season,” D’Adonna said. “We had a big, big week; taking out our rivals from Larchmont and then knocking off Carmel. Those two wins put us in first place and now we’ll see if we can hold on to it.”

They just might if they con-tinue to get good pitching from Dennis Traditi, T.J. Meagher, and Lee Medvin. Medvin took the bump against Carmel and hurled five scoreless innings.

He got major support from the bat of Kyle Kuttruf (4 RBI).

Traditi and Meagher teamed up on the hill for the victory over Larchmont, as the team got a measure of revenge after losing to Larchmont/Mamaroneck in the summer finals last year.

“The whole team just played a tremendous couple of games after we kicked the ball around and gave Shrub Oak 11 un-earned runs in an 11-1 loss last week,” D’Addonna said. “Shortstop Zack Treuss has been phenomenal and he came in and picked up the save against Carmel.”

This week PV/C 14-U will take on Ossining Saturday (noon) and 9-2 Sleepy Hollow Sunday (9 am) at the Putnam Valley Town Park.

Coach Ron Lyman’s 12-U club finds itself in what is es-sentially a must-win situation from here on out if they want snag the flag, but they pretty much assured themselves of a playoff spot Monday night at Gedney Park in New Castle. At 7-4 overall, the 12-U PV/C team is current ly r iding a three-game win streak after a 5-2 victory over New Castle, which wasn’t PV/C’s best effort of the season, but a win is a win, according to Coach Lyman.

“We’ve been s t reaky al l season,” Lyman admit ted . “We’ve struggled to hit the ball most of the season, but our pitching and defense has been phenomenal. We’ve had to engineer runs like we did tonight all season.”

Putnam Valley’s Tommy O’Sullivan played the role of pest al l night, reaching base on walks , advancing the base paths, and swiping home twice. Chris Coco stole home once for another run. Mike Perrone s lammed an

RBI double and scored on a wild pitch for the winners. R.J. Lyman pitched the final 2-1/3rd innings, whiffing the side in the fifth and inducing a rally-killing 1-3 putout in the fourth after relieving Tristan Pippa, who pitched 3-2/3rds.

The 12-U PV/C team will face its toughest test of the season this Wednesday when they take on undefeated North Salem, the same team that defeated Cortlandt American Little League in the District 33 Tournament.

“We’ve got to come out focused and be ready to go from the first inning on if we want to get any payback,” Lyman said . “Four of our seven losses were by one run and maybe we steal a few of those if we play with a little bit more intensity and focus. We’ve got to go on a run now and be playing our best ball as we enter the playoffs.”

The 9-U teams from Putnam Valley and Carmel went at it last Tuesday with PV/C pull-ing out a 14-7 win to improve to 7-4. Kent (3-4-1), Carmel (2-7) and Patterson (2-7) are struggling in this division, but by the time they combine together at Carmel High, rest assured they’ll be competi-tive. The PV/C onslaught was led by 1B/P Kevin Bomba and catcher John Rainieri with three hits apiece. SS Wyatt Beat ini and OF Matt Lent also contributed with two hits apiece. PV/C also came from behind to beat Armonk, 7-5, to complete an undefeated week. Bomba mashed three doubles. Michael Cox crushed a triple and Rainieri added a double.

“Both wins were true team efforts and leave us at 7-4 in the middle of a playoff hunt,” PV/C Coach Irv Bomba said.

The Carmel Cubs 9-U team went 1-3 th is week whi le battling injuries.

“We played really hard this week and cont inue to im-prove,” Carmel Coach Tom Mills said. “In Tuesday’s game they played a good team tough while being shorthand-ed due to our starting first

baseman being in a car ac-cident and two of our players contract ing Lyme disease. Catcher Kyle Monahan had a terrific game and made a nice play at the plate. The two boys with Lyme, Peter Mills and Artie Shofi, played hard and gave their all. The team is coming around. All of the boys continue to make contributions.”

PV/C has ‘done good’ in the 10-U division as well, improv-ing to 5-6 after Sunday’s 9-3 win over a strong Mount Kisco club that fell to 8-4. Five of the team’s six losses were by one run. Against Mt. Kisco, RHP Brian Haines chucked two scoreless, hitless frames with three whiffs. OF Dillon White went 1-for-2 with a double and two runs scored. SS Kevin Gallagher doubled home two runs while Tommy Carroll slapped a two-out, two-run single. Charlie Pagani was 2-for-3 with two runs scored while catcher Joey Spinola went 1-for-2, with two ribs.

PV/C lost 8-7 to Brewster but Anthony Ricciardi was 2-for-3 at the plate and catcher Zack Girvalo 2-for-3 with a three-bagger, a double, an RBI, and two runs scored.

In a 5-4 loss to Kent, chuck-er Charlie Pagani pitched four innings and allowed just one earned run. He went 2-for-3 at the plate while 3B Nick Singer was 1-for-2, with an RBI.

In a 9-2 win over Carmel, Christos Moundroukas and Spinola each hur led three innings, allowing one earned run. Spinola went 1-for-3 with two runs scored.

Mahopac is 6-4 in the 10-U National division. In The 11-U Gold Division, the Mahopac Nationals are tearing it up at 7-3 while Carmel is 8-2 in the Red Division. In the 13-U Division, Carmel has a solid 6-1 campaign going, just a half game off the lead. Kent sits at 6-3.

Please contact the writer at yourdirectrays@aol.com if you’d like to see your summer team featured in the PCN&R.

PV/C 14-U Team Soars to First Place in WPBA Action

RAYGALLAGHER

by Evan Thompson

Haldane vars i ty sof tbal l coach Nick Lisikatos had a smile on his face this past week after watching the play of the Philipstown 9-10 soft-ball al l s tar team. For the second year in a row, the girls from Philipstown stood toe to toe and battled some of the best softball programs in the region. And while they were only able to come away with one victory, judging by their skills and effort, the future of the softbal l program at Haldane is a bright one.

Although they could have been whiling away the summer watching the Disney Channel or playing on the Wii, thirteen 9- and 10-year-old girls from Philipstown made a commit-ment to a softball team. Start-ing on June 24, practice was held on the 9D field from 5:30 every evening, often lasting until dark. Returning players from last year included: Re-becca Yodice, Clara Thomp-son, Bailey McCollum, Sara Procario, Melissa Tringali and

Marissa DiPalo. Newcomers to the team were: Maisy Cur-to, Missy Lisikatos, Hannah Monteleone, Marley Chefalo, Clare Dahlia, Dara Ricketts, and Brooke Vahos . Under the direction of coaches Rob McCollum, Evan Thompson and Mike Chefalo, the girls received a crash course in softball fundamentals. They rotated through a variety of batting stations, and worked on fielding, throwing, sliding, baserunning, and the mental approach to the game. After twelve days of practice, the team was ready to play.

On Monday July 13, Phil-ipstown hosted Pawling in the opening game of the All S tar season. The Pawl ing team featured a fireballing pitcher who was able to throw strikes at will. Runs were at a premium until Philipstown exploded in the fourth inning with four runs to take a 4-2 lead. Pawling came right back with four runs of their own to carry a 6-4 lead into the last inning. Philipstown loaded the bases in the sixth inning

and was able to push across one run but came up a little short as the tying run was left on third. The team was disappointed with the loss, but was able to take some consolat ion later from the fact that Pawling went on to win its next three games in the tournament in lopsided fashion.

On Friday, July 17, with their backs to the walls in the double elimination tourna-ment, the all stars dodged the rain drops and traveled north to face the City of Poughkeep-sie. The thunder and light-ning in the air seemed to be absorbed by the team’s bats as Phil ipstown caught f ire and crushed Poughkeepsie 36-12 in a game that was called after three and a half innings by “mercy rule.” All the hard work in practice paid off as the girls excelled in very aspect of the game and put on a baserunning clinic.

Wi th no room for e r ror again, Philpstown welcomed the team from Fishkill to 9D field on Sunday, June 19. The

local girls jumped out to a quick two-run lead in the first inning on sharp hitting and basestealing. Unfortunately , that was all the offense Phil-ips town could muster and Fishkill was able to come away with a 4-2 victory. Single digit scores in 9-10 level softball are almost unheard of, and it is a tribute to the skills of the Philipstown all stars and all they learned in practice that they were able to play the game at this level. A couple of hits sprinkled in here and there, and Philipstown would be sitting 3-0 in the catbird seat in the tournament.

Keep your eye on this group, softball fans of Philipstown. Along with the girls currently at the 11-12 level, there is a lot of softball talent in this town. Congratulations to the girls for all their hard work, and many thanks to all the parents and siblings for their support and assistance in making the all star team a reality.

Putnam Valley’s Ryan Basso takes a rip in Monday’s 5-2 WPBA 12-U win over host New Castle.

PV/C’s Chris Coco swipes home plate in Monday’s 5-2 WPBA 12-U win over host New Castle.

Phil ipstown Recreation Department NewsPhone: 424-4618 Fax: 424-

4686. Website: philipstown-recreation.com

F.I.S.H. Phone: 424-4669. For your convenience regis-tration forms are available at the Philipstown Town Clerk’s Office.

F.I.S.H. - Volunteers are needed to bring seniors to doctors appointments. If you can spare a morning or after-noon please call 424-4618.

The Learning CenTer - September-June 10 month program Time 9:00-11:45 Age 3 by December 1st. Must be toilet trained. Space avail-able. Please call department.

PRESCHOOL AGE

Summer BaBy & me - Starts July 7th (4 one-week ses-sions) Tues & Thurs .Time- 9:30-11:00. Location- Town Annex (VFW Hall Kemble Ave. C.S.

Pre – SChooL age Sum-mer Fun - Starts June 29. 8 one week sessions. Time- 9:00 – 12:00 or 9:00-3:00pm.

YOUTH PROGRAMS ALL AT THE PHILIPSTOWN COMMUNITY CENTER

Su m m e r Fu n – 8 weeks Starts June 29 Grades 1-6. Before & Aftercare available.

8/17 week Fun & Games at Lake Surprise - Swimming included.

Summer CLay exPerienCe - August 3 2 weeks. Grades 3-6. Time 9:00-12:00pm. May join Summer Fun until 3:00.

SPORT CLINICS

Co-ed BaSkeT BaLL - 8/3-7. Grades 3-6. Time- 9:00-3:00pm. Garrison School.

girLS VoLLeyBaLL - 7/27-31. Grades 3-9. Time- 9:00-3:00pm.Garrison School.

BaSeBaLL - 8/10-14. Grades 3-9. Time 9:00-3:00pm. North Highlands Field.

SoCCer - 8/17-21. Grades 3-8. Time 9:00-3:00pm. Phil-ipstown Park.

TEEN PROGRAMS

FooT in mouTh PLayerS - ongoing Tuesday nights Ages- 12-19. Time- 6:30-8:30pm.

PiCk uP SoCCer - Starts 6/29. Grades 8-12 Mon & Thurs 6:00-8:00pm. Philip-stown Park.

C o L L e g e V o L L e y B a L L - Friday nights 7:30-9:30pm. ongoing. Philipstown Com-munity Center Gym.

ADULT PROGRAMS

BooTCamP - with Hudson Valley Fitness- Starts 7/20. 4 weeks Monday, Wednesday, Friday. Time- 6:30-7:30am. Location – Philipstown Com-munity Center Gym.

PiLaTeS - VFW Hall Kem-ble Ave S.C. July 20 (5 weeks) 10:00am July 22 (5 weeks) 9:30am July 24 (5 weeks) 10:00am.

yoga - Mondays Time- 7:30 -8:45pm. Locat ion- Town Annex Kemble Ave. C.S.

Tai Chi Chih - Advanced Ju ly 11 (8 weeks ) 9 :00-10:00am. VFW Hall Kemble Ave C.S.

aduLT PiCk uP SoCCer - Wednesday nights 6:00 Phil-ipstown Park.

W e i g h T W a T C h e r S - Wednesday nights at the Phil-ipstown Community Center. Weigh in 6:30pm Meeting at 7:00pm.

aduLT Co-ed VoLLeyBaLL - Thursday nights Time- 7:30-9:30. Location- Philipstown Community Center.

menS BaSkeTBaLL - Mon-day n igh t s . Time- 7 :30 -9:30pm. Location- Phil ip-stown Community Center.

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Bottom Row, (l to r): Brooke Vahos, Sara Procario, Bailey McCollum, Hannah Monteleone, Clara Thompson, Maisy Curto, Rebecca Yodice, Marley Chefalo. Top Row, (l to r): Dara Ricketts, Clare Dahlia, Coach Evan Thompson, Marissa Lisikatos, Marissa DiPalo, Mike Chefalo, Melissa Tringali, Coach Rob McCollum

Phi l ip s town 9 -10 So f tba l l A l l S tar Wrap-Up

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GARRISON'S LANDING2 offices, can be combined. 1room 290 sq ft w/private bath$750. 1 room 230 sq ft w/riverviews $625. Heat + parkingincluded. Walk to train. 845-424-3937

MISCBIJOU GALLERIES LTDCheck out our display ofchina, glassware, jewelry,and books! 50 Main StreetCold Spring Daily 11-5Bijougalleries.com

TENNIS TENNIS TENNIS!!NTRP 5.0 singles player withclay court in Cold Spring. someweek days & all weekends, lateJune to early Sept. Bill at 917-680-1465 or 845-265-2175

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EVENTSHORSEMEN TRAIL FARMPotluck & Solarfest 2009 Re-cap starts 7pm Aug 5 FarmTour 845-265-2665 RSVP.horsemen@localnet.com

TAG SALEGARAGE/MOVING SALEfurniture, table top accessories,linens, new products, clothing.23 Lower Station Rd, Garri-son. July 25, 8am-2pm. RainDate July 26.

MULTI FAMILY TAG SALESat July 25, Church Street, ColdSpring Village. 10am - 6pmRain will reschedule.

MULTI FAMILY GARAGEsale Sat July 25, 10am-4pm. 20Manitou Rd off So. Mtn Pass& Rte 9D, Garrison. Indoor/outdoor furniture, children'sitems, women's clothing, gar-dening tools, books,housewares + much much more.

COLD SPRING VILLAGElarge 2 bdrm w/closets locatedat 211 Main Street, offers 1bath, EIK, living room, laun-dry, heat/hot water, off Streetparking included. Pets allowed,ask for Mitch on Mobile 914-263-4689 or office 212-447-6206. You can also contact Patat Limited Editions 845-265-3111, listed on MLS. rent is$1500/mo.

GARRISON COUNTRYCottage, 2 bdrm house w/ca-thedral ceilings, lovely woodedsetting, 5 mins to train. Naturelovers delight $1500. No smok-ers. W/D Sec/Refs 845-424-4110

COLD SPRING/BEACON 9DMins, DIA, I84, RR, 70 NYC,Hudson Views, Boats, 3bdrm,den, 2 bth, $1600 914-584-7137 or 914-960-0069

GARRISON PROFESSIONALCommercial office rental at TheStone House. Excellent loca-tion. Rte 9 at Putnam/Westchester border. $475/mo.Includes heat, electric, park-ing. Refs, Sec. Indian BrookProperties 845-788-4191

BEACON, LARGE 2BDRM2nd floor, recently renovated,lots of light. built in book-cases. Hrdwd Flrs, H/HW incld.$1100/mo. Refs, Sec, CallDonna 845-831-0344

HELP WANTED

THE PUTNAM COUNTYHistorical Society needs vol-unteer docents. Young adultswill gain museum work experi-ence. Older adults will learnlocal history and share passionwith the local community.Museum open Wed-Sun, 11-5.Please call 845-265-4010

PATTERSON FLEA MARKET3163 Rte 22, Patterson, NY12563. Every Sunday, 8-4.Antiques to Junktiques. Newand Old items. Dealer Space$35, Everyone Welcome.845-265-4414 orwww.PattersonFleaMarket.com