September 2014

Fleischmanns First September Meeting Notes

September Meeting-September 5, 2014 Meeting was chaired by Carol OBeirne at the re-quest of President Yvonne Reuter Peggy Kearney to follow up with Roxbury

Railroad Museum to offer Fleischmanns Sta-tion Memorabilia or information for inclusion in the exhibit

FF to participate at the Cauliflower Festival with a booth focusing on FF events and initia-tives, September 27th.

Pumpkin Patch sabotaged by family of ground-hogs...see story herewith.

Howl..ween planning meeting to take place at home of Yvonne Reuter, September 20th.

Fleischmanns Community Garden successfully yields produce for plot tillers.

Fleischmanns Tennis Courts soon to be availa-ble for play.

FF prepares resolution to be presented to Vil-lage Trustees requesting that pressure be exert-ed to enforce property code for speedy clean up of the fire damaged property at the corner of Wagner and Main Streetresolution submitted at the September 8th Village Board meeting.

Meeting adjourned at 10:40am. Next meeting October 11th, La Cabana, 9:30am.

***CELEBRATING ONE HUNDRED YEARS***

Fleischmanns Theater Added

to the State Register Listing

At the September meeting of the State Board for Histor-ic Preservation, Kathy La Frank, National Register Co-ordinator for NY State presented the nomination for the Fleischmanns Theater. Sponsored by the Village of Fleischmanns, researched by Erik Johanson of Halcott Center and Ms. La Frank, the nomination was reviewed, accepted, and approved for State Register Listing. From here, the recommendation goes to the National Park Service for their review and subsequent listing on the National Register of Historic Places. The structure is similar to some other buildings along Main Street in Fleischmanns and contained within a po-tential Village wide designation, says La Frank who also worked on the Skene Library and Congregation Bnai Israel Listings. La Frank has been working with Delaware County for over 20 years and has lead the charge for several other State and National Register list-ings such as the New Kingston Valley and the Hamlet of Roxbury to name a few.

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Fleischmanns Then and Now

September/October Calendar ~ Fleischmanns Events - Save the Date!

Sept. 24th Thursday, FAB: Fleischmanns Alliance for Business Meeting, Skene 5pm

Sept. 27th Saturday, Cauliflower Festival, Margaretville, 10am-4pm

Oct. 11th Saturday, Fleischmanns First monthly Meeting, 9:30 am, La Cabana Come & meet your neighbors and support your village

Oct. 14th Monday, Village Board Meeting at 6:00 pm at the Skene Memorial Library

Oct. 23rd Saturday, FF Howlween, save the date

The Village Planning Board Meeting, as needed, (1st Tuesday) @ 5:30 pm, Skene Library Zoning Board Meeting, as needed, (3rd Thursday) @ 6:30 pm, Skene Library

Check with Village Clerk regarding meeting statuses & agendas.

For Village info, please contact the Village Clerk, Lorraine DeMarfio @ 845 254 5514 To have your activity posted here, please contact the Fleischmann's Flyer

Several generations of Fleischmanns residents, including many living here now bought their cars, got gas, and had their cars serviced at the A.H. Todd garage complex. And while one waited for the car to be services, one could wonder through Todds fabulous Coca Cola memorabilia collection. Most recently the Village land-mark was the site of VW Parts. The fire there several weeks ago destroyed much of the historic complex. In the early view, you can see the old school in the background. This, too, was lost to fire several years ago.

Skene Memorial Library News

Despite a limited budget of $1500 annually for acquisitions, Skene Memorial Library always has a good se-lection of new and noteworthy books on offer to readers. Linda Rogers, the librarian, lists below some of the new books now available at Skene. Please note the new fall hours are in effect as of September 1st and will remain the same until November 30th; Tuesday-Friday 1pm-5pm, Saturday 10am-2pm, Closed Sunday, Mon-day. Partial list of new books added to the Skene collection:

FICTION

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith

Peter Pan Must Die by John Verdon

The Heist by Daniel Silva

Wayfaring Stranger by James Lee Burke

Lucky Us by Amy Bloom

The Vacationers by Emma Straub

NONFICTION The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel Brown

A Higher Call: An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-Torn Skies of World War II by Adam Makos

The Romanov Sisters by Helen Rappaport

Donations to the acquisition fund may be made to Skene Memorial Library, Fleischmanns, NY 12430

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Theatre Continued.. A State and National Register Listing not only provides the prestigious recognition that the property is significant but also provides a measure of protection from federal and state sponsored projects that may otherwise com-promise the integrity of the structure. It also serves as a unique planning tool for communi-ties. Knowing and understanding where histor-ic resources are located can often help guide future projects as well as serving as a promo-tional tool. Additionally the Listing is im-portant in leveraging State and Federal fund-ing. There are also opportunities for both State and Federal Tax Credits while undergoing re-habilitation and/or restoration. In the end, Fleischmanns is home to a host of significant architectural treasures and this list-ing is yet another stepping stone for Fleisch-manns to capitalize on their historic resources. Bravo to the Village for sponsoring this suc-cessful nomination.

Groundhogs Feast on Pumpkin Blossoms

As we have reported here throughout the summer, the Pumpkin Patch was growing well and blossoms began to appear on the

vines as expected in early July. Along with the blossoms we noticed what ap-peared to cut off stems. Within a cou-ple of weeks it became clear that the blossoms were developing fruit as ex-pected but that a very hungry creature was eating the nascent fruit. This story is akin to those written for childrens picture books. Unfortunately, we were recently told that a family of groundhogs had

taken up residence under the shed adjacent to the Patch where we planted 36 pumpkin seedlings and 60 mini gourd seeds. Not a single pumpkin has been spared. We can only assume that the groundhogs have enjoyed the fruits of our labor. We are disappointed to announce that there will not be a Pumpkin Fest this year. We will try again next year!

Letter from Mayor Pascarella..

Greetings Fleischmanns Community,

It is hard to accept that summer has already flown by, but the chill in the air tells us it is so. It has been a productive summer though, especially for those looking to play tennis in the Village Park again. The tennis court reconstruction is finally complete and the courts are open for play! Lommerrijk, Inc. was the contractor on the project and they did a fine job building the courts for us. The concession stand and playground projects which had significantly more bureaucratic hurdles to clear are also about to go out to bid with hopes that they will be at least nearly complete by winter.

There are a few updates for the Theater building as well. The work to replace the roof and give a face-lift to the facade will be happening soon. The Village also recently was successful at having the Theater placed onto the State and National registry of historic buildings. The listing can help lend a competitive edge when applying for grant or loan funds down the road for renovations to the building. In fact, the Village is exploring the idea with the help of the MARK Project to have the entire Village listed in the future rather than doing it building by building. There have been several buildings that have been pur-chased recently in the Village including one I hear which will become a new doctor's office.

There is definitely solid momentum in the right direction these days for Fleischmanns, lets keep it up! Have a happy fall everyone. Sincerely,

Todd Pascarella, Mayor

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