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We are 143 years old but new every Wednesday Wednesday, April 29, 2009CXLIII No. 17 Philipstown & Putnam Valley

by Joe Lindsley Jr.

Long before Guinan’s pub became known as the “little chapel on the river,”—a place where v is i tors could f ind respite, libations, and good cheer—another house jus t a bit further up the Hudson served as a “little chapel” in a more literal sense. In the 1800s, the Warner s is ters , including the one who wrote the famous hymn “Jesus Loves Me,” welcomed West Point cadets for Bible studies at their house on Constitution Island. And before that, the Warner House, as it came to be known, served as a hospital for wounded warriors of the Continental Army.

Last week, the Army, which owns the island, announced that it will temporarily shutter the white wooden house for vital structural repairs. The announcement came just as the Constitution Island Associa‐tion, which manages the prop‐erty and owns the archives and

furnishings, was preparing to welcome school children for tours before opening to the general public for the summer. The island will remain open

to visitors, though.“We happened to have a

board meeting last Saturday and it was my job to announce [the closing] to the board,”

said Elizabeth “Betsy” Pugh, chair of the board of trustees of the Constitution Island Asso‐ciation. “It startled everyone

by Eric Gross

Putnam Commissioner of Health Dr. Sherlita Amler is calling on the public not to panic in the wake of the swine flu virus outbreak spreading throughout the United States.

Several dozen cases of the i l lness have been reported across America with hundreds more in Mexico.

Dr. Amler told the PCN&R: “The disease is much less severe in the U.S. than in Mexico but it is not the run of the mill seasonal influenza. Swine flu is spread the same way and is prevented the same way. As long as people wash

their hands numerous times each day with warm to hot soap and water and if they feel feverish do not venture out of doors and spread the virus to o thers , Putnam County should be fine.”

The commissioner urged anyone with flu like symp‐toms to ca l l the i r doctor : “We at the Putnam Health Department will remain vigi‐lant throughout the period of alarm.”

Hudson Val ley Hospi ta l Center t rea ted 27 f lu‐ l ike cases earlier this week. Of those seven were tested for flu. So far no one has tested positive for the swine flu.

Cases of swine flu have been reported in New York City as well as California, Texas, Ohio and Kansas.

A private school in Rye‐Westchester County closed when a number of students reported a flu‐like illness.

Dr. Amler said there was no need for people to put on masks in the workplace to protect against infection. Her advice centered on regular hand washing: “Wash those hands whenever you can and perhaps forget about giving that l i t t le kiss of greeting until the outbreak subsides.”

No cases of swine flu have been reported in the region.

WHAT’S INSIDE

Putnam Sportsman on Hunting Turkeys

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Putnam Valley vs Kennedy Catholic

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The Warner House on Constitution Island was built in the late 1700s. It has served as a

barracks, hospital, and as the residence of the Warner family, which included the famous

sisters who were popular writers in the 19th century.

Putnam Revenue Plummets

Putnam Stages Indian Point Disaster Scenario

Cold Spring Seeks Stimulus Funds from Washington

by Eric Gross Lawmakers are perplexed

that Putnam County coffers have taken the largest hit ever when it comes to sales tax revenue.

Commissioner of Finance William Carlin released the county’s monthly sales tax report Monday at a meeting of the legislature’s Audit and Administration Committee, indicating $3,987,197 col‐lected in sales tax receipts in March—an astonishing $1,693,147 decline over the same period a year ago.

Putnam Legislature chair‐man Tony Hay suggested to his colleagues that “no one panic just yet.”

Legislator Vincent Tamag‐na studied the numbers and believes that “Putnam has been hit for real. Despite the double‐digit loss, our county has fared better than its neigh‐bors.”

Legislator Sam Oliverio said the decrease resulted from last year’s “once‐in‐a‐lifetime spending outburst. For some reason, a shopping frenzy in March of 2008 drove sales

by Michael Turton

The Village of Nelsonville adopted its 2009 budget after a public hearing held on April 20, 2009. Spending by the village will total $349,464, an increase of 1.3 percent from 2008. For residents that trans‐lates into a tax rate increase of 1.39 percent, or seven cents

per thousand dollars of as‐sessed property value.

As in other area municipali‐ties, Nelsonville’s projected revenues from mortgage taxes will be down considerably from previous years, due to the slumping economy and new housing starts, in particular. Revenues in that category

SportsHaldane & Putnam

Valley Honor Rollspages 12‐13

Haldane Holds ‘Em on Poker Night

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NewsSchools Culture

by Eric Gross

E m e rg e n c y r e s p o n d e r s throughout Putnam County were pressed into action on Saturday, Apri l 25, 2009, when the Putnam Bureau of Emergency Services orches‐trated a countywide emer‐gency preparedness exercise at three locations in Carmel.

The trigger for the event was an “incident” at the In‐dian Point Energy Center (nuclear power plant) , re‐quiring the “evacuation” of residents in western Putnam to reception centers—one of which was located at Carmel High School.

The Genera l Popula t ion Reception Center at the school was activated. This was where the monitoring and decon‐tamination of evacuees took place.

Trained emergency workers performed monitoring and decontamination tasks with the assistance of the American Red Cross, which supported the registration and mass care of the “evacuated” residents.

At the same time, a mock bus‐truck crash at the Guide‐posts parking lot sent EMS from agencies across Putnam to the county seat when the scenario involved information

Haldane Students Use Problem Solving Skills

Tots Park Closed for New Equipment

Installation page 2

Breakneck Crashpage 2

Art Exhibits:

Desmond Fish Boscobel

Van BrundtTilly Fosterpages 5,8,11

Veterans Rally at Loyalty Day Celebrationby Eric Gross

Hundreds of veterans and their families gathered at the Putnam County Veteran’s Memorial Park in Kent on Sunday, April 26, 2009, to celebrate Loyal ty Day—a day set aside to remember all veterans, while also serving as a counterpoint to the com‐munist May Day celebrations.

Under brilliant sunny skies, Karl Rohde of Lake Carmel, a former New York State Commander of the Veter‐ans of Foreign Wars, praised Americans for their loyalty on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the day and lashed out at the Department of Homeland Securi ty for issuing a report last week dealing with “homegrown terrorists.”

The report identified Amer‐ican veterans of I raq and Afghanistan as possible so‐called homegrown terrorists.

West Point: Warner House Structurally Unsound

Veteran color guards march into the Veteran’s Memorial Park for the annual Loyalty Day

observance, which began in 1921 as a counterpoint to communist May Day celebrations.

Attendees outraged at Homeland Security for depicting vets as terrorists

Tours of island will continue, but house will be closed to the public

Nelsonville Tax Rate Rises Modestly

by Michael Mell

Of the handful of agenda items at the April 21, 2009, Cold Spring village workshop, use of federal stimulus monies and zoning dominated the eve‐ning. Procedures and restric‐tions on the use of stimulus funds continue to issue forth from Washington, but as has been widely noted, a primary desire is that these funds be used for “shovel ready” proj‐ects. With this in mind, Mayor Seth Gallagher solicited the trustees for ideas.

Priming the pump, Galla‐gher identified several capi‐tal projects that are “shovel ready,” or close to it. First is the addition of two new floating docks, which has an estimated budget of $75,000. Prompted by the Hudson River Quadricentennial, these docks would accommodate increased river traffic occasioned by the

celebration. Afterward they would continue as an attrac‐tion to boat traffic.

Improvements and modi‐fications to the village court would cost $200,000. Mandat‐ed by the state, these upgrades will address outstanding safety and security issues.

Ongoing system and equip‐ment upgrades to the waste‐water treatment plant would include new turbines and motors. These upgrades are anticipated significantly to reduce energy consumption and have been ball‐parked at $100,000.

Although the Cold Spring Fire Company is still inter‐ested in a possible new home at the Butterfield Hospital site, they have prepared a renova‐tion budget of $500,000 for the existing firehouse better to serve the community. In‐cluded in this budget would

Putnam Officials Monitor Swine Flu

by Joe Lindsley Jr.

During the Easter weekend, Philipstown lost a lion. Harold Lyons, or “Pop,” as he was known to his children and to many people throughout the area, passed away at the age of 80 after a sickness that lasted several months. A wid‐ower since 1983, Lyons was a friend and father figure to many, but especially to his four children, Nathan, Er‐nest, Beverley Hotaling, and Barbara Moore, who sat down with the PCN&R last week to talk about their father.

In the days surrounding Ly‐ons’s funeral, stories resem‐bling parables were circulated around Cold Spring, such as the true tale of Harold Lyons and the three debtors.

“When we were kids, we were very poor,” said daughter Barbara. “When he first started his business, he used to go door to door to collect money. Most of it was by handshake only. It was not by contract. My mother told him he had to get some money, because of the holidays.”

Nate continued: “The first guy gave him a hundred dol‐lars. So then he got a hold of my mother and says, listen, I got a hundred dollars. She said,

‘Good, but you still got to try to collect some more.’ So he went to the second person and he didn’t have any. The third one gave him a sad story, and he thought the guy needed the money more than he needed it so he took the hundred dollars he got from the first guy and gave it to the third.”

According to Ernie , the youngest of the four who is currently running Harold Ly‐ons & Sons Trucking, “He was just always there.”

Barbara recalled how he would pick up any hitchhiker he passed, many of whom were on the way to the rehabilitation center at Graymoor. He would even give them money if they needed it. And Ernie remem‐bered the stranger his father once picked up in Fishkill who was stranded after wrecking his car. Lyons picked him up, gave him a ride home, and gave him money.

A member of the Philipstown Republican Committee, Lyons was a supporter of many lo‐cal organizations, and would quietly offer his help wherever it was needed—to the Meth‐odist church, sports teams at Haldane, Little League, and more. He never sought credit or attention, though.

Lyons was known as a hard

worker, an ethic born out of necessity. When he was 16, his father died, and, as his four older siblings already had families of their own, he had to support his mother, three younger brothers, and crippled sister by working at a factory. Later, at age 26, he started his construction and excavation business, but, in order to get

it off the ground, he had to work nights at another job to support his family.

Though he was a keen sup‐porter and a trustee of the Methodist church, Lyons was not a church going man, and, according to Barbara, “He didn’t like Sundays because it wasn’t a day of work. He

The Lasting Legacy of ‘Pop’ Lyons

Participants in the county‐wide emergency preparedness

exercise feign illness aboard a school bus.

Special to the PCN&R

H a l d a n e E l e m e n t a r y ’ s Tie D‐I Devils earned First Place in Instant Challenge and Second Place overall in the Destination Imagination State Tournament this past

Saturday in Binghamton, New York. For a second year in a row, they will advance to the Global Championship Tourna‐ment in Knoxville, Tennes‐see, next month. The team’s six members, Allison Chiera,

School Board

Candidates Announce

Their Platforms

see pages 10-11

(See Nelsonville on Page 9)(See Cold Spring on Page 9)

(See Loyalty Day on Page 6)

(See Dr i l l on Page 9 )

(See Sales Tax on Page 6)

( S e e Ly o n s o n P a g e 6 )

(See Imagination on Page 9)

(See Warner on Page 6)

Harold “Pop” Lyons, enjoying a favorite community event.

Haldane’s Destination Imagination Team, from left to right:

(bottom row) Nick Chiera, Gavin Koepke, Andrew Platt;

(middle) Eric Rizzi, Allison Chiera; (top) Aurora Straus

Meetings This Week

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THURSDAY 4/30 FRIDAY 5/1 MONDAY 5/4 TUESDAY 5/5 WEDNESDAY 5/6No Meetings Scheduled7:30 - PV ZBA (6:30 Work Session) 7:00 PM - Cold Spring ZBA Workshop 7:00 PM - Haldane School Board

7:00 PM - Putnam County LegislatureMonthly Mtg

7:30 PM - Cold Spring Planning BoardMonthly Mtg

7:30 PM - Cold Spring Board WeeklyWorkshop

7:30 PM - Philipstown Board WeeklyWorkshop7:30 PM - Garrison School Board

Tots Park to be Closed for a Week as NewPlayground Equipment is InstalledSkilled Volunteers Needed for Community Build Day on May 2

The Friends of the Tots Park(FOTP) and the Village of ColdSpring are happy to announcethat their new play equipment(phase 1 and 2) will be installedon May 2 at McConville Park.Due to the construction, the TotsPark will be completely closedfrom Wednesday, April 29 toTuesday, May 5. Please respectthe fencing. They regret any in-convenience this may cause andhope you will all enjoy the newand improved park from May6 onward.

On the day of the commu-nity build, Saturday May 2, theyneed volunteers who either havesome level of construction skillsor are ‘handy’ to assemble andinstall the equipment (the playequipment company will pro-

vide a supervisor and the Vil-lage Highway Department willdo all the digging and concretepouring). If you have skills andare available to help for anylength of time between 8am and4pm on Saturday, May 2 pleaseemail totspark@yahoo.com tosign up for the build. Your RSVPis important so that the FOTPknows how many hard-work-ing souls to feed that day! Also,please note that for their safety,no children will be permittedon site during the build.

The Friends are very grate-ful to Ed Trimble and the high-way department for their assis-tance on this project. The high-way crew is responsible forcrafting the beautiful newbenches that have already been

delivered to the park. Theirdeepest thanks go to MayorAnthony Philips for his advancework to make the benches andthis installation possible and tocurrent Mayor Seth Gallagherfor seeing the project through.

This park was originallyfunded and built by parents andother community volunteers.The Friends thank all past andpresent supporters and hopethey can count on you to helpthem make the park even bet-ter on May 2 and beyond. Raindate is Saturday, May 9.

Please visittotspark.blogspot.com for up-dates or to make a donation tothe Friends of the Tots Parkfund.

Motorcyclist Injured in Breakneck Accidentby Michael Turton

Part of Route 9D was closedfor almost an hour late Sun-day morning, April 26, 2009,due to a motorcycle accidentjust north of the BreakneckRidge tunnel, near ColdSpring.

A Putnam Valley residentlost control of his Harley

Davidson and crashed onto theshoulder of the road, sustain-ing multiple injuries. Wit-nesses said that two motor-cycles came up fast behindnorthbound traffic and, whena car slowed to park, themotorcyclist had to brake hardand subsequently lost control.

Emergency services personnel tend to the accident victimbefore he was taken to the hospital by ambulance.

The second motorcyclist,who asked not to be named,is the accident victim’sbrother. He said that hisbrother suffered multiple footfractures and serious abra-sions to his legs and side. “Hewent down hard, really hard,”the brother stated.

Breakneck Ridge waspacked with hikers, as it al-ways is on good-weatherweekends. Beacon Fire De-partment, Dutchess JunctionFire Department, EMS Am-bulance, Cold Spring Police,Fishkill Police, and New YorkState Police all responded tothe accident, which stoppedtraffic in both directions.

While the speed limit onRoute 9D south of Cold Springto Bear Mountain was reducedto 40 mph a few years ago,the speed limit remains at 55mph north of Cold Springthrough the Breakneck Ridgearea—despite heavy weekendtraffic, numerous accidents,and several fatalities over theyears.

NOTE:There were no Let-ters to the Editorreceived this week.Reminder: Nextweek is the lastweek for Lettersconcerning Schoolissues due to theupcoming election.

This week’s issue of the Putnam County News and Recorder isnotable for a few reasons. We have no obits, not one birth and notone letter to the editor. And speaking of editors, our formereditor and publisher’s last day is Thursday, April 30th. Yes, BrianO’Donnell is leaving after approximately 20 years at the helm.He managed to bring the PCN&R into the 21st century with com-puters, a web site, better coverage of local and county meetingsand a total commitment 24/7 to the PCN&R. We will miss his“techie” expertise, overall knowledge, and understanding of hu-man nature. So good luck to Brian, we have no idea what he willbe doing but maybe he’ll stop by one day and give us a hint.

And now on to birthdays, those celebrating this week are MarkDuheil, Sonia Desai, Florence Ryan, Geo. W. Van Tassel Sr., JudyBarcavage, Butch Tangen, Cory F. Seabolt, Rachel Fricker, Jes-sica Fricker, Christopher Marchese, Gerald Thomas, Joseph Meisel,Marisa Pidala. Anniversary wishes go to Adele & Roy Kannenberg,John & Kristin Van Tassel, Patricia and Earl Lyons, Jack & GloriaBarnes, Mary & Robert Lomino. Congratulations to all.

This Week:

Wed. Apr. 29 - Hudson ValleyFood & Wine Experience, ben-efiting Putnam/NW Women’sResource Ctr, 6-9pm, Villa BaroneManor, Mahopac. Artisan food& wine, auction, raffle, $75.(845)628-9284 or contact:jschweigler@pnwwrc.org.

Wed. Apr. 29 - Bird walk in honorof Audubon’s birthday, hosted byConstitution Marsh AudubonCenter & Sanctuary. 7:30-9am.Free, limited space, res. req’d beforenoon on 4/28:mcharbonneau@Audubon.org or265-2601, ext. 10.

Thu. Apr. 30 - Hotsy Totsy Fol-lies, Philipstown Community Cen-ter,1-2:30pm. Free. Reservationssuggested. 424-4618.

Fri. May 1 - Songs for Autismbenefit concert. Performances byCaravan of Thieves, Marc VonEm, David Kraai, Stacy Labriola,more. Towne Crier Café, 130 Rt.22, Pawling. $25/advance, $35/at event. Doors open 5pm, showat 7:30pm. www.PutnamARC.org,845-278-PARC, x287.

Fri. May 1 - GUFS 8th grade play:Twelfth Night, 7pm, GarrisonSchool gym.

Sat. May 2 - Manitoga Camp OpenDay, 2-4pm meet camp staff, ex-plore site and learn about pro-gram; also Philipstown Day atManitoga, Route 9D, Garrison.Discount tour rate of $8 for resi-dents. Tours at 11am and 1:30pm,limited space, res. required.www.russelwrightcenter.org.

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Sat. May 2 - 4-H Puppeteers Playersperformance. Butterfield Library.11am. Free. Young children andfamilies invited to meet the pup-pets after the show. Cornell Co-operative Extension, 278-6738

Sat. May 2 - Capuchin Youth &Family Ministries Awards & Schol-arship Dinner Dance. 6-11pm,Crystal Bay on the Hudson,Peekskill. Res. deadline Apr. 21.www.cyfm.org or 424-3609.

Sat. May 2 - HH Land Trust Take-a-Hike: Song Birds of Spring w/Audubon’s Lew Kingsley. Bringbinoculars. 8am parking area atcorner of Dennytown & SunkenMine Roads, 2 hrs., easy/family-friendly, www.hhlt.org, 424-3358

Sun. May 3 - Constitution Marsh’sAnnual Spring Fundraiser, 4-7pm,265-2601.

Sun. May 3 - Nelsonville Kids’Fishing Day, 8am-4pm, lower res-ervoir on Fishkill Road. Free;fishing gear provided. Hot dogs,pizza etc.

Tue. May 5 - Hudson Valley Hos-pital Center’s 32nd Annual GolfTournament, Hudson National GolfClub, Croton. 18 holes of golf,lunch, cocktail party, dinner, raffle,live auction. 914-734-3862 orlsandick@hvhc.org.

Tue. May 5 - Putnam Valley Se-nior Club excursion to MountHaven, PA. 8:30am-6:30pm.Breakfast and lunch buffets, openbar, dancing, games, movie, andshopping. $32/PV residents, $35/non-residents. Helen, 845-528-3052.

Wed. May 6 - Shop Putnam Busi-ness & Home Expo, 10am-6pm,Villa Barone, 466 Rt. 6, Mahopac.Breakfast, 8-10am, Rotary Clubluncheon, 12-1:30pm.www.shopputnamexpo.com, 845-628-5553.

Coming Up:

Fri. May 8 - Philipstown Commu-nity Blood Drive at Garrison FireHouse Rte 9, 2:30-8pm. Co-spon-sored by local Girl Scout troop 2504and Jaymark Jewelers.

Fri. May 8 - “Eeels, Aliens andShipwrecks: Updates in riverScience” with Chris Bower. 7pm,free. Beacon Sloop Club, next tothe ferry dock.www.beaconsloopcub.org, 845-265-2969.

Sat. May 9 - Highland Garden Club’sAnnual Plant and Basket Sale forMother’s Day; lilacs are in bloom.9am-1pm, front of Foodtown.

Sun. May 10 - Mothers Day HighTea Luncheon, Horton House Fam-ily Center, 1540 Rt. 376,Wappingers. High Tea luncheon,homestead tour and serenade bytenor John Vergil. 12 noon and4pm seatings, $35.www.HortonHouseFamilyCenter.com,845-463-3088.

Sun. May 10 – Sunset Series:Readings at Chapel of Our LadyRestoration. Poet JeffreyMcDaniel. 4pm. Free, wine &cheese reception follows. Free,park at Metro-North station.

Sun. May 10 - Mother’s DayGarden Party, Chuang Yen Mon-astery & Buddhist Temple, 2020Rt. 301. 10:30am-3pm, food forsale, martial arts demo at 1pm.

Tue. May 12 - St. Christopher’sInn Centennial Gala, 6:30pm, Uni-versity Club, NYC. Hon. ChairsGov. & Mrs. Pataki, MC: Scott Clarkof ABC News. Tickets: AnthonyGallicchio, 845-335-1005 oragallicchio@atonementfriars.org

Tue. May 12 - Mohegan Sun &Cornerstone Production “SeasideRendezvous” Live entertainment,with good old-fashioned fun. Snackpack box lunch for the trip home.“Philipstown Seniors,” members/$30, non-members/$35. Reserva-tion deadline April 10. Eileen, 265-5098.

Wed. May 13 - Seminar on Cam-paign Finance presented by NY StateBoard of Elections, 9:30am-12:30pm,Putnam County Bureau of Emer-gency Services “Tops” Building,112 Old Rt. 6, Carmel. Registerat www.elections.state.ny.us or 845-278-6970.

Wed. May 13 - Leukemia and Lym-phoma Society’s Team in Traininginformation meeting, 6pm, Court-yard Marriott, 2641 South Rd.,Poughkeepsie. Raise money whiletraining for long distance running.www.teamintraining.org.

Thu. May 14 - Cold Spring AreaChamber of Commerce Board ofDirectors meeting, 6pm, ButterfieldLibrary.

Sat. May 16 - Friends ofFahnestock & Hudson HighlandsState Park Picnic at Canopus Lake/Winter Park area. 12-4pm, free.Pre-reg req’d by Apr. 25. Rain orshine. $10/person, $15/family.www.fofhh.org/picnic

Sat. May 16 - Artists on Loca-tion Spring Art Auction paintingsin the style of the Hudson RiverSchool (and more). Live art auc-tion; 3:30pm viewing, 5pm auc-tion. Garrison Art Center, 424-3960, garrisonartcenter.org.

Sat. May 16 - Kids’ Day at PutnamHospital Center. 12 noon-4pm.Hands-on demonstrations, healthand safety exhibits, kids’ craftsand games, vendors, penny so-cial. Free. 845-279-5711, ext. 2453.

Sat. May 16 - HH Land Trust Take-a-Hike! Bird Walk to the Boardwayw/ Marsh Exec. Dir. Eric Lind.Bring binoculars, 8:30am, Con-stitution Marsh parking area. 1.5hrs., moderate w/ some steepinclines. www.hhlt.org, 424-3358

Sat. May 16 - Master GardenerPlant Sale, Tilly Foster Farm, Route312, Brewster, 8:30am – 12:30pm.Cornell Cooperative Extension,278-6738 or www.cce.cornell.edu/putnam.

Sun. May 17 - Mountain LaurelOutdoor Rec Fest, 9am-3pm,Taconic Outdoor Education Center,75 Mountain Laurel Lane, ColdSpring. Learn about birds,orienteering, kayaks, adventurechallenges. Live wildlife presen-tation. $2/adults, $1/kids.

Sun. May 17 - Concert: LouigiBoccia, tenor & Arthur McManus,piano. 4pm, free. Chapel of OurLady Restoration, 45 Market St.,CS, park at Metro-North station.

Sun. May 17 - Walkabout at TillyFoster Farm. Guided historicaltours, 1pm. Reservations rec, spaceltd. 845-279-4474,www.tillyfosterfarm.org.

Wed. May 20 - Senior Bruncheon,Philipstown Community Center,10am-1pm. Free. Philipstownresidents only. Reservations required.Registration will be taken begin-ning April 20. 424-4618.

Thurs. May 21 - Shade Garden-ing, Mahopac Public Library, 7-8:15pm, free. Perennials, shrubsand trees for the shaded woodedareas of your property. For info call628-2009.

Sat. May 23 - Manitoga Land-scape Day Volunteer LandscapeDay: Mary’s Meadow w/ DarrellMorrison. 9am-2pm, lunch served.www.russelwrightcenter.org or 424-3812.

Sat. May 23 - PV Sunset Seriesall-day tag sale & music fest. 1pmonwards, Town Park. Benefits PVFood Pantry - bring canned goods- & Dog Shelter. Features HeyBaby, The Core Band & manyothers. Refreshments, farmersmarket, volleyball, art for kids.www.pvpr.com or 845-526-3292.

Sat. May 23 - Bake Sale spon-sored by South Highland UnitedMethodist Church, 9:30am-noon,Foodtown

Mon. May 25 - Memorial DayParade, meet at foot of Main Street,Cold Spring. Time tba

Mon. May 25 - Memorial Dayprogram at National Purple HeartHall of Honor. Purple Heart re-cipients share memories, reflec-tions, poetry. Refreshments, res.encouraged, ltd. Seating. Concertfollows. 11:30am-1:30pm, 374Temple Hill Rd., New Windsor,8 4 5 - 5 6 1 - 1 7 6 5 .www.thepurpleheart.com

Thu. May 28 - Cold Spring AreaChamber of Commerce MonthlyMixer. Details tba.www.coldspringchamber.com

Thu. May 28 - Putnam Family &Community Services’ Annual Mtg,7pm, 1808 Route Six, Carmel.RSVP by May 21. 845-225-2700,ext. 136 orcmckeever@pfcsinc.orgt

Sat. May 30 - "Float Your Boat"free family event to celebrate thequadricentennial. Garrison ArtCenter, noon -5pm. Create float-ing sculptures out of shipwreckedmaterials with woodworkers,builders, and artists. Launch onflotilla line. Bring hammer, screw-driver and picnic lunch. RSVPor walk the plank!info@garrisonartcenter.org, 424-3960

The Putnam County News & Re-corder is happy to announce yourevent. A complete listing of Com-ing Events are on our website atwww.pcnr.com. To send your list-ing: PCN&R, PO Box 185, ColdSpring, NY 10516; fax 265-2144;e-mail, editor@pcnr.com.

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LEGAL NOTICENotice of Format ion of

BIRTHING ESSENTIALS & RENTALS LLC, a

domest ic LLC. Arts . of Org. filed with the SSNY on 01/21/09. Office lo cation: Putnam County. SSNY has been des ignated as agent upon whom process against t he LLC may be se rved . SSNY shall mail a copy of pro cess to: Debbie Aglietti, 23 Hilltop Drive, Mahopac, NY 10541. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

LEGAL NOTICENot ice o f fo rmat ion of

Curt Anders’ Books LLC. Ar t i c l es o f Organ iza t ion were filed with the Secretary of State (SSNY) on 12/2/08. Off i c e l oca t i on : Pu tnam C o u n t y. S S N Y h a s b e e n designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process against the LLC to: 666 Old Albany Post Road, Garr ison, NY 10524 Purpose: any lawful activity.

LEGAL NOTICEH AT T F O R D , B R O W N

AND ASSOCIATES, LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC) filed with t h e S e c o f S t a t e o f N Y o n 1 2 ‐ 2 ‐ 0 8 . N Y O f f i c e locat ion: Putnam County. S S N Y i s d e s i g n a t e d a s agent upon whom process aga ins t t he LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to Alicia Ragno/Letitia Ragno, 10 Alta Rd., Lake Peekskill, NY 10537. Latest date to dissolve: 12‐1‐2039. General Purposes.

LEGAL NOTICEM A N A H A N

I N D U S T R I A L G R O U P, LLC, a domest ic Limited Liabil i ty Company (LLC) filed with the Sec of State of NY on 8‐15‐08. NY Office locat ion: Putnam County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against t he LLC may be se rved . SSNY sha l l ma i l a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to The LLC, 51 Chestnut Ridge Rd., Mahopac, NY 10541. General purposes.

LEGAL NOTICEP R I S T I N E E Q U I T I E S

LLC, a domest ic Limited Liabil i ty Company (LLC) filed with the Sec of State of NY on 12‐18‐08. NY Office locat ion: Putnam County. S S N Y i s d e s i g n a t e d a s agent upon whom process aga ins t t he LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to Alicia Ragno/Letitia Ragno, 10 Alta Rd., Lake Peekskill, NY 10537. Latest date to dissolve: 12‐1‐2039. General Purposes.

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ELECTIONGARRISON UNION FREE SCHOOL

DISTRICTN O T I C E I S H E R E B Y

G I V E N , t h a t a P u b l i c Hea r ing on the p roposed 2009‐2010 Budget for the Garrison Union Free School District shall be held at the Garrison Union Free School Bui ld ing on Route 9D in Garr ison, Putnam County, New York, on Wednesday, May 6, 2009, at 7:30 p.m., prevailing time. The budget will be available for review on Apr i l 22 , 2009, a t the Office of the Superintendent of Schools, Garrison Union F ree Schoo l Bu i ld ing . A repor t of tax exempt ions , showing how much of the total assessed value on the f i n a l a s s e s s m e n t r o l l o r rolls used in that budgetary p r o c e s s i s e x e m p t f r o m taxation, shall be annexed to the budget document

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN tha t the annual meet ing of the q u a l i f i e d v o t e r s o f t h e Garrison Union Free School District, Putnam County, New York will be held on Tuesday, May 19, 2009, between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p .m. , p reva i l i ng t ime , a t

LEGAL NOTICEP R O D U C T I O N

MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC, a domest ic Limited Liabil i ty Company (LLC) filed with the Sec of State of NY on 1‐20‐09. NY Office locat ion: Putnam County. S S N Y i s d e s i g n a t e d a s agent upon whom process aga ins t t he LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/he r t o Michae l Z inn , 28 Wainwr igh t Dr. , Carmel , NY 10512. General purposes

LEGAL NOTICEG Z S T E WA RT L L C , a

domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC) filed with the Sec of State of NY on 7‐31‐08. 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 Ross & Matza, 265 Sunrise Hwy., Ste. 65, Rockville Centre, NY 11570. General purposes.

LEGAL NOTICET A D I N I E Q U I T I E S

LLC, a domest ic Limited Liabil i ty Company (LLC) filed with the Sec of State of NY on 12‐3‐08. NY Office locat ion: Putnam County. S S N Y i s d e s i g n a t e d a s agent upon whom process aga ins t t he LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to Alicia Ragno/Letitia Ragno, 10 Alta Rd., Lake Peekskill, NY 10537. Latest date to dissolve:12‐1‐2039. General Purposes.

LEGAL NOTICEH U D S O N VA L L E Y

FREEDOM PRESS, LLC; Ar t i c l es o f Organ iza t ion 3 / 2 4 / 0 9 ; S S N Y; P u t n a m County, New York; SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. Address for mailing copy of process: 86 Main St, Cold Spring NY 10516; Purpose: any lawful purpose; Perpetuity.

LEGAL NOTICENotice of Qualification of

Steel Winds LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3 /26 /09 . Off i c e l oca t i on : Pu tnam C o u n t y. L L C f o r m e d i n Delaware (DE) on 9/2/05. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against i t may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 10 E. 40th St., 10th Fl., NY, NY 10016. DE address of LLC: 615 S. DuPont Hwy., Dover, DE 19901. Arts. of Org. f i led wi th DE Secy. of State , 401 Federal St . , Ste . 4 , Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity.

LEGAL NOTICEM I C H E L L E G L A S S ,

LLC, a domest ic Limited Liabil i ty Company (LLC) filed with the Sec of State of NY on 1/29/09. NY Office locat ion: Putnam County. S S N Y i s d e s i g n a t e d a s agent upon whom process aga ins t t he LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to c/o Philip D’Angelo CPA, 2001 Pa lmer Ave . , Ste . 201, Larchmont , NY 10538 Genera l purposes .

LEGAL NOTICEMJET ERRANDS, LLC,a

domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC) filed with the Sec of State of NY on 1/21/09. 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 s e r v e d u p o n h i m / h e r t o The LLC, 14 Garrity Blvd, Brewster, NY 10509 General purposes.

LEGAL NOTICENOTICE OF FORMATION

OF LIMITED LIABILITY C O M PA N Y. N A M E : M . BUCCI, LLC. Art ic les of O rg a n i z a t i o n w e r e f i l e d with the Secretary of State o f New York (SSNY) on 12/10/08. 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, c/o Michael Bucci , 114 Vista On The Lake, Carmel, New York 10512. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

LEGAL NOTICENotice of the formation

of Greentek Clean Energy, LLC. Ar t s . o f Org . f i l ed with the Secy. of State on 4/9/2009. Office location: P u t n a m C o u n t y S S N Y designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 527 Eas t Mounta in Rd. , Cold Spring, NY 10516. Purpose: any law ful activity.

LEGAL NOTICENOTICE OF FORMATION

OF LIMITED LIABILITY C O M P A N Y . N A M E : R E M I N G T O N C U N E O INTERNATIONAL, LLC. Ar t i c l es o f Organ iza t ion were filed with the Secretary o f S t a t e o f N e w Yo r k (SSNY) on 03/31/09. Office locat ion: Putnam County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 74 South Street,

P a t t e r s o n , N e w Yo r k 12563 . Purpose : For any lawful purpose.

MEETING NOTICENot ice i s hereby g iven

tha t the nex t mee t ing o f the Putnam Valley Planning B o a r d w i l l b e h e l d o n Monday, May 4 , 2009 a t Town Hall, 265 Oscawana Lake Road, for the purpose of considering the following applications:

R e g u l a r M e e t i n g S t a r t Time: 6:00pm

AGENDAPUBLIC HEARING1. Y M C A ‐ 6 8 4

Peekskill Hollow Road (TM: 63.‐3‐27/File:

2008‐0028 and 0029)The applicant is proposing

a n a m e n d m e n t t o t h e approved Site Development P l a n i n c l u d i n g , b u t n o t l im i t ed t o , mod i f i c a t i on to the bus drop‐off a rea , the construction of several a c c e s s o r y s t r u c t u r e s , improvements to the existing d r i v e w a y a n d p a r k i n g lo t improvement s , and a playground area. A public hearing has been scheduled and all interested parties are invited to at tend and wil l be heard.

2. Gair, Roger – 585 Peekskill Hollow Road

(TM: 63.‐2‐2/File: 2009‐0035)

The applicant is proposing a 2 ‐ L o t s u b d i v i s i o n o n approximately 21.4 acres of land located on Peekskill Ho l low Road in the R‐3 Zoning District. The subject site currently contains two s ing le ‐ fami ly r e s idences a n d t h e p u r p o s e o f t h e subdivision is to allow each dwell ing to be located on individual parcels of land. No site disturbance or new development is proposed. A public hearing has been scheduled and all interested parties are invited to attend and will be heard.

SKETCH3. Kisslinger, Robert‐

West Shore Drive(TM: 62.6‐1‐3, 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 of West Shore Drive in the R‐3 Zoning District . The Applicant has obtained the necessary variance from the Zoning Board of Appeals and the Planning Board will now continue its review of the project plans and consider the granting of Sketch Plan Approval.

EXTENSION4. W h i t e R o c k

Development, LLC(TM: 73.‐2‐30.1, 2, 3, 4

& 74.‐1‐62 and 63)INATIVE APPLICATIONS5. M a r t i n , H o w a r d ‐

Chippewa Road (TM: 51.81‐1‐35/File:

2008‐0007)APPROVAL OF MINUTES6. Approve Minutes of

April 20, 2009

the Gar r i son Union Free School building, Garrison, New York, a t which t ime the polls will be opened to vote by voting machine on the following items:

1 . To a d o p t t h e a n n u a l b u d g e t o f t h e G a r r i s o n Union Free School District for the f i sca l year 2009‐2010 and to authorize the requisi te port ion therefor to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the District.

2 . To e l e c t t h r e e ( 3 ) members to the Board of Education to three (3) year terms commencing on July 1 , 2009, and expi r ing on June 30, 2012, to succeed F r a n c e s D i S a r r o , C a r o l McCul lough and Mari lyn Palefsky.

3.To transact such other business as may proper ly come before the meet ing pursuant to the Education Law of the Sta te of New York.

The election and budget vote shall be by machine or absentee ballot. The hours during which the polls shall be kept open shall be from 6 : 0 0 a . m . t o 9 : 0 0 p . m . , prevai l ing t ime, or for as long thereafter as necessary to enable qualif ied voters who are in the polling place a t 9 :00 p .m. to cas t their ballots.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN tha t a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required to fund the Schoo l Dis t r i c t ’ s budge t for the 2009‐2010 school year, exclus ive of publ ic monies , may be obta ined b y a n y t a x p a y e r i n t h e District during the fourteen days immediately preceding the Annual Meeting except S a t u r d a y s , S u n d a y s o r holidays, at the Office of the Superintendent of Schools of the Garrison Union Free Schoo l D i s t r i c t be tween the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., prevailing time, and a l so a t sa id Dis t r i c t Election.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN tha t p e r s o n a l r e g i s t r a t i o n o f vo te r s i s r equ i red e i the r pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law or Art icle 5 of the Elect ion Law. I f a v o t e r h a s h e r e t o f o r e registered pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law and has voted at an annual or special district meeting within the last four (4) calendar years, he or she is eligible to vote at this election; if a voter i s regis tered and e l ig ible to vote under Article 5 of t h e E l e c t i o n L a w, h e o r she is also eligible to vote at this election. All other persons who wish to vote must register.

The Board of Registration will meet for the purposes of registering all qualified v o t e r s o f t h e D i s t r i c t pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law in the Office o f the Super in tenden t o f

Schoo l s o f t he Ga r r i son Union Free School District on Monday, May 4 to Friday, M a y 8 , 2 0 0 9 , b e t w e e n t h e h o u r s o f 9 : 0 0 a . m . and 3:30 p.m., except for Wednesday, May 6, 2009, during which registrat ion will be between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., to add any additional names to the Register to be used at the aforesaid election, at which times any person shall be ent i t led to have his or her name placed upon such reg i s te r p rov ided tha t a t such meeting of the Board of Registration, he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of such Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the School District Meeting for which such register is prepared.

The register prepared by the Board of Registrat ion pursuant to §2014 of the E d u c a t i o n L a w s h a l l b e f i led in the Off ice of the Superintendent of Schools of the Garrison Union Free School Dis t r ic t and shal l be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District beginning on May 14, 2009, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., prevailing time on weekdays and each day prior to the day set for the election, except Sunday, and on Saturday, May 16, 2009, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., prevailing time and at the polling place on the day of the vote.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN tha t pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law of the State of New York, the Board of Registration of the may be held after the preparation o f s a id Reg i s t e r, t o add any add i t i ona l names t o the Register to be used at the aforesaid e lect ion, a t which time any person will be ent i t led to have his or her name placed on such Register, provided that at such meeting of said Board of Regis t ra t ion he /she i s k n o w n o r p r o v e n t o t h e satisfaction of such Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the school election for which said Register is prepared, or any special district meeting held after May 19, 2009.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT absen t ee ba l l o t s may be a p p l i e d f o r a t t h e m a i n office of the School District. The School District Clerk must receive applicat ions for absentee ballots at least seven days prior to the vote if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or on or prior to May 19, 2009, if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the vo te r. The School District Clerk must receive absentee bal lots not la ter than 5:00 p.m. on May 19, 2009. A list of all persons to whom absentee bal lots shall have been issued will

be avai lable in the off ice o f the Super in tenden t o f S c h o o l s f r o m 9 : 0 0 a . m . until 11:00 a.m. prevailing t ime on each of the f ive days prior to the day of the e lec t ion , excep t Sunday, May 17, 2009. Any qualified vo te r may cha l l enge the acceptance of the ballot of any person on such list, by making his chal lenge and reasons therefor known to the Inspector of Elect ion before the close of the polls.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT p e t i t i o n s n o m i n a t i n g candida tes for the off ice o f member o f t he Board of Education shall be filed with the District Clerk at the Office of the Superintendent of Schools of the Garrison Union Free School District in Garrison, New York, not later than April 20, 2009, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Each petition must be directed to the District Clerk, must be signed by at least twenty‐five (25) qualified voters of the Distr ict and mus t s t a t e the name and residence of the candidate. A copy of such petition may be obtained a t the Off ice o f the Super in tenden t o f Schoo l s o f t he Ga r r i son Union Free School District d u r i n g r e g u l a r s c h o o l h o u r s . M e m b e r s h i p s o n the Board of Education are no t cons ide red sepa ra t e , specific offices; candidates run a t la rge . Nominat ing petitions shall not describe any spec i f ic membersh ip of the Board of Education for which the candidate is nominated but must s ta te the name and residence of each signer.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to a rule adopted by the Board of Education in accordance with §2035 and §2008 of the Education L a w, a n y r e f e r e n d a o r propositions to amend the b u d g e t , o r o t h e r w i s e t o be submitted for voting at said vote and election, must be filed with the Board of Education at the Garrison Union Free School on or before Apri l 20, 2009, a t 5:00 p.m., prevailing time; must be typed or printed in the English language; must be directed to the Clerk of the School District; must be signed by at least twenty‐five (25) of the qualified voters of the Dis t r ic t ; and must state the name and residence of each s igner. However, the School Board will not entertain or place before the voters any proposition if its purpose is beyond the power of the voters or is illegal, or any proposi t ion requir ing the expenditure of moneys that fails to include specific appropriations for all such expenditures.

Jinx RemsonC l e r k o f t h e S c h o o l

District March, 2009

LEGAL NOTICENotice of Qual i f icat ion

of Consortium Properties/B a l l y h a c k R o a d L L C . Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/17/09. Office location: Putnam County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 3/25/09. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against i t may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 6 Bay Rd., Box 1856, Quogue, NY 11959. Address to be maintained in DE: c /o Incorpora t ing Services, Ltd., 3500 South DuPont Highway, Dover, DE 19901. Arts. of Org. filed with DE Secy. Of State, 401 Federal St., Ste 4., Dover, DE 19901 . Purpose: any lawful activities.

LEGAL NOTICENotice of Qual i f icat ion

of Family Tree Properties, L L C . A u t h o r i t y f i l e d with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/16/09. Office locat ion: Putnam County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 10/27/08. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against i t may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 6 Bay Rd., Box 1856, Quogue, NY 11959. Address to be maintained in DE: c/o Incorporating Services, Ltd., 3500, South DuPont Hwy, Dover, DE 19901. Arts. of Org. filed with DE Secy. Of State, 401 Federal St., Ste 4., Dover, DE 19901 . Purpose: any lawful activities.

The 5th annual Shop Put‐nam Business and Home Expo will take place on Wednesday May 6 , 2009, a t the Vi l la Barone Hill top Manor 466 Route 6, Mahopac. This event gives both businesses and the public an opportunity to connect with the resources and opportunities available in Putnam County. In addition to the displays, (over 100

in 2008), there will be free seminars held throughout the day as follows:10:30am–1:30pm ‐ “Plan‐ning for a Successful Busi‐ness, Now.” 2–3:30pm ‐ “Adjusting Your Business to Today’s Econ‐omy.”

Both workshops are pre‐sented by the Putnam County chapter of SCORE, Coun‐

selors to America’s Small Business.

The exhibit floor will be o p e n f r o m 1 0 a m t o 6 p m showcasing small and large businesses. The public is invi ted and encouraged to a t tend . Vale t park ing and admission to the Expo is free See www.shopputnamexpo.com for details or call Cor‐nell Cooperative Extension

845‐278‐6738. This forum is sponsored

by The Greater Mahopac‐Carmel Chamber of Com‐merce, in conjunction with Cornell Cooperative Exten‐sion Putnam County, Putnam County Economic Develop‐ment Corporation, and the Putnam County Indus t r ia l Development Agency.

Free Putnam Business Expo Set for May 6 in MahopacThe But ter f ie ld Library

kicks off its Quadricenten‐nial programming with a very special guest. Environmental educator and singer/guitarist Linda Richards will present a workshop on the Hudson River on Saturday, May 9 at 2 pm at the Butterfield Library.

During “The Hudson’s Hid‐den Treasures,” children will discover what happens when

Ebenezer Hudson’s treasure chest washes up on the Hud‐son’s shores. Inside, the river world unfolds with music, artifacts, animals and a giant river puzzle.

This program is free but reg‐istration is required. Please visi t the Library’s on‐line calendar at www.butterfield‐library.org or call 265‐3040, ext. 4 to register for this event.

Butterfield and the Quad

2009 School Board

Candidate Platforms

JOE CURTO

Haldane Board of

Education Trustee

Election

I am pleased to announce my candidacy for the May 19th Haldane Board of Edu‐cation election. Though run‐

ning unopposed I have set up a campaign website (www.jcurto.com) which will give you a very detailed history of my background. My past and current not‐for‐profit in‐volvement, as well as some personal insights and phi‐losophies about public ser‐vice are specified. We choose our elected leaders for their ability to think, listen, and apply reasonable judgments for very difficult issues. For those who don’t know me, I believe you’ll find the website very insightful.

In a nutshell, I was born in 1961 in Yonkers and am one of five siblings. We moved at an early age to Chappaqua where I attended the public school system and graduated from Horace Greeley H.S in 1979. I received a B.S. in Management from Syracuse University in 1983. One year out of college and contemplating law school

I jumped at the opportunity to run a small business, Yonkers Tennis Center, and I’ve been there ever since. In addition to owning and operating a successful company, I am also a partner in two commercial real estate firms that own and manage retail space. Though completely different opera‐tions the basic fundamentals of running your own company have prepared me well for many different experiences. I moved to Cold Spring in 1996 and can’t think of anywhere else I’d rather live.

My commitment to com‐munity service is deeply in‐grained and through the years I have served on the Boards of The Westchester Coalition for the Hungry & Homeless (White Plains), The Haldane School Foundation, The Hal‐dane Board of Education (I was elected and served from 2004‐7), The Julia L. But‐terfield Memorial Library, Philipstown Little League, and The Yonkers Partners in Education. In addition to Board service I have also and continue to serve on many committees at Haldane and throughout the community.

My website details my posi‐tions and how I’d like to serve as a school board member but the single most important issue I will advocate for is

a pro‐active school board. Though a volunteer entity, a school board has the abil‐ity to take the lead locally on many important ini t ia‐t ives that affect everyone, not just community members with children at Haldane. We should be active in address‐ing the dysfunctional system Albany has created in how we fund schools, we should take the lead in addressing areas of shared services between our many local institutions and we should reach out to the talented local residents who bring compelling l ife experiences to our students. We should convey, in detail, why a successful local public school is important to all of us. When the school runs well and challenges each of us to do better, we all benefit and in many different ways.

I encourage you to exercise your civic duty and right to vote on May 19th. If there’s anything you’d like to talk about or share don’t hesitate to e‐mail, jcurtojr@gmail.com, or call me at 265‐1008. I’m excited about working with the Haldane board members and representing the community again. We can do great things together.

EVAN SCHWARTZ

Haldane School Board

I am pleased to announce that I have chosen to run for re‐election for my seat as a proud member of the Haldane School Board. The good folks at the PCN&R have allowed me (and any other community member running for elected office) to wri te a l i t t le bi t about myself and why I believe I should be re‐elected to the Haldane School Board.

My family and I moved to Cold Spring in 2002 from New York City because of its unique qualities and its school district. My wife, Di‐anne, is a Special Education

high school science teacher in White Plains and I have twins, Brett and Chloe, who are currently third graders at Haldane. I was elected to the Haldane School Board in 2007 and I wish to serve the Cold Spring community for another three years.

I believe my professional l i fe a l lows me to br ing a unique educational expertise to the Haldane School Board. I am the founder and current principal of the Bronx High School of Law and Finance in New York City. I hold a Bachelors Degree in Econom‐ics from Tulane University, a Masters Degree in Special Education from the City Uni‐versity of New York, and a Masters in School Adminis‐tration from Baruch College. I am proud to say that I have been involved with the New York City reform movement that is grabbing national at‐tention. My educational expe‐rience has allowed to me ask the right questions and offer my knowledge to my fellow board members in order to ensure the right direction of our district.

As a school board member I have sat on the high school principal search committee and am currently the Board liaison and member of the audit committee. I came to the Board at a time of new

leadership for our school district. Together our board has worked very closely with the new superintendent in creating a five‐ year strate‐gic plan to make Haldane a leading school district in the Hudson Valley.

Over the las t two years I am proud of the progress this Board and district has made. I f I were asked to list some accomplishments I would say that these are the five biggest accomplish‐ments this board has made over the last two years: 1) two years in a row of less then two percent increases in property taxes. This all dur‐ing record oil prices, record health care and pension costs, and an economic recession. 2) A change in the way we look at student data in the dis t r ic t . School data , tes t scores, and student progress is now part of the School Board’s expectations to be shared at Board meet ings and discussed as to the real progress of our students. 3) The work this Board is doing with a group of concerned community members regard‐ing the new heating system in our school. This Board delayed a major capital proj‐ect in order to work with the community to first conduct a heating feasibility survey before moving forward with

any major heating renova‐tion to our main building. 4) The direction this district has taken in ensuing long term fiscal soundness for the district under the leadership of Dr.Villanti and our busi‐ness manager, Anne Dinio, and lastly 5) the ability for members of the community to come to Board meetings and have a real voice that shapes the decisions made by the Board and superin‐tendent . I have witnessed members of the community come to meetings and make public statements and voice concerns that have had real impact on the district.

As a Haldane School Board Trustee, I would continue to keep our district on its five‐year strategic plan, insist on a responsible fiscal plan for both students and taxpayers, and continue to build strong community relationships to allow Haldane to be a leading school district.

I t has been an honor to serve this community as a trustee to the Haldane School Board. I believe that we are on the right path from “good to great” and it would be a privilege to continue to serve the Cold Spring community. Please remember to vote for School Board Trustee (two seats are open) and school budget on May 19th.

Note: The PCN&R prints the school board candidate platforms in their entirety exactly

as they were received.

THE PUTNAM COUNTY NEWS AND RECORDER       Wednesday, April 29, 2009    Page 13

PRINCIPALS LIST:

Grade 12 : J ay Ba r r e t t , Gregory Casement , Stefan Jimenez Wisler, Conor Mc‐Cann, Amber McCoy‐Snapp, Christopher Ryan, Alessandra Scanga, Averyann Zuvic

Grade 11: Tatiana Gilmar‐tin, Michael Grasso, Zach‐ary Kane‐Seitz, Claire Ko‐epke, Marisa Nairn, Grace O’Mal ley, Hannah Parks , Monique Quigley, Santiago Sandoval, Benjamin Thomas

Grade 10: Ana Ally, Eva Ally, Virginia Califano, Ed‐uardo Cerqueira , Malachy Cleary, Tess Dul , Jacque‐lyn Eschenberg, Sarah Her‐shey, Ryan Kenna, Zachary Landt roop, Ju l ie t te Loeb, Paul Mackey, Stephen Mc‐Cann, Elizabeth Milner, Kyle Panthen, Alexander Schae‐fer, Nicholas Scherer, Kelly Semple, Maximilian Smith

Grade 9: Rosemarie Mack‐ey, Melina Marinakis, James Olsen

HIGH HONOR ROLLGrade 12 : Thomas Des

Marais, Brendan Galvin, Sa‐mantha Gunn, Briana Harrold, Kimberley Hyat t , Michael Impelli t t iere, Dakota Kan‐nenberg, Dominic Pidala, Pe‐ter Scherer, Olivia Seymour, Jessica Valenti

Grade 11: Leland Bach‐mann , Megan Barcavage , Maris Brennan, Robert Cali‐fano, Angela Claffey, Jes‐sica Cox, Rebecca Darman, Kristen Des Marais, Hannah

Diebboll, Stephanie Haviland, Shauna Kalantri, Zosia Kruk, Maximil ian Muel ler, John Nakhla, Megan Rohan, Em‐ily Slinskey, Victoria Smith, Nicholas Torchia, Cameron Zampino

Grade 10 ‐ Laura Campbell, Taylor Downey, Dylan Filar‐do, Christiana Glorius, Simrin Gosal, John Kearns, Quinn Kohut, Connor Mac Donald, Nicholas Marino, Jesse Ma‐son, Ilana McConville, James Meekins, Christian Perkins, Sara Rizzi,Victoria Serradas, Jacob Slinskey

G r a d e 9 : C o n o r A us t i n , S a lva to r e Ba i s l ey ,Judith Barcavage,Elizabeth Bengel,Gavin Brower, Brian Costello, Adriana Curto, Sean Daly, Patrick Daponte, Jac‐quelyn Ferguson, Rebecca Frumento, Luke Harrold, Mat‐thew Hughes, Callum Lane, Victoria Lebron, Judge Mas‐trantone, Kyla Moran, Dmitry Spinelli, Daisy Tacuri

HONOR ROLLGrade 12 ‐ Victoria Agudo,

Maria Alcaraz, Kayla Allen, Danie l le Bass ignani , S te ‐fan Carlson, William Char‐kowsky, Jus t in Cornel ius , Thomas Fry, Sean Gilmar‐tin, Paul Grandetti, Stefano Guida, Matthew Rodzevik, Emily Truss, Holly Whiston, Cassandra Zouzias

Grade 11 ‐ William Biavati, Kyle Bodge, Iliana Chargoy‐Espinosa, Dylan Cronk, Bri‐anna D’Alessio, Bradley Dil‐

Haldane’s 2008/09 Third Quarter HS Honor Roll

PRINCIPALS LIST: Grade 8: Elizabeth Caspar‐

ian, Maris Howell, Patrick Junjulas, Laura Kearns, Molly Prins, Carolyn Schaefer, Bay‐ley Semple, Miranda Thomp‐son, Stephen Zalys

Grade 7: Kieran Austin, Mary Callaghan, Claire Car‐roll, Steven Casement, Rachel Conklin, Maya Curto, Michelle McEwen, Brigit O’Malley, Shauna Ricketts , Caroline Schweikhart, Sarah Warren

HIGH HONOR ROLL: Grade 8: Deborah Bozsik,

Thomas Cal i fano, Ashley Cooper, Caitriona Daly, Sarah Diebboll, Jason Kane‐Seitz, Ryan Koval, Matthew Ma‐rino, Michelle Miller, Claudia Percacciolo, Emilie Procario, Kelsey Scofield, Aaron Sey‐mour, Clare Shanahan

Grade 7: Kenneth Doxey, Alison Duncan, Danielle Fer‐

ris, Laura Gunder, Jessica Har‐rison, John Hughes, Isabel Jimenez, Sonya Kuzminski, Gerianne Martin, Elizabeth O’Malley, Kelin Petkus, Remi Smith

HONOR ROLL: Grade 8: Katherine Daponte,

Ciaran Dillon, Matthew For‐low, Rebecca Garrison, Ki‐ran Kalantri, Gus Kristiansen, James Kunz, Sunny Quailer, Luke Rodzel, James Rubino, Owen Thomas

Grade 7: Albert Bajsicki, Luke Cleary, Katharine Cun‐ningham, Gareth Gore, Gia‐na Grandetti, Dillon Kenny, Emma Kimmel, Alec Lane, Samatha Lisikatos, John Mc‐Cann, Andy Mechalakos, John Miller, Steven O’Dell, James Perkins, John Rotando, Bran‐don Rucker, Jack Shortell, Jade Silverstein, Kieran Spinelli, Sabrina Vuksta

Haldane’s 2008/09 Third

Quarter MS Honor Roll

The But ter f ie ld Library was transformed into a ca‐sino on Saturday, April 18, when the Haldane School Foundation hosted its annual Ladies’ Poker Night. Over 30 enthusiastic ladies were treated to a lively evening of wine, hors d’oeuvres, tuxedo‐clad dealers and bar tend‐ers, and boisterous hands of poker including Five Card Stud, Texas Hold ‘Em, and the women’s favorites, Guts and the always‐hilarious In‐dian Poker.

Haldane mother o f two

(with one more arriving this June), Pam Gunther was the night’s big winner. Said Pam, “I never win anything! Baby Luck, not Lady Luck, was on my side last night!”

Foundation president Sea‐mus Carroll added that “the big winners last night were real ly the kids. The event raised over $1,000 for the Founda t ion , a l l o f which goes toward funding grants for innovative programs for the students of the Haldane Central School District.

Poker Night a Winning Hand

for Haldane Foundationlon, Richard Ferguson IV, Skylar Francis, Max Kris‐tiansen, Susanna Lopez, Jade Lyons, Katlyn Mastrantone, Derek O’Dell, Tyler O’Toole, Joseph Scherer, Brandi Van Tassel

Grade 10 ‐ Edward Bohl, Michael Clemente, Joseph Cunningham, Olivia Hopper, Christopher Junjulus, Em‐ily Knapp, Erin Percacciolo, Graham Rice, Peter Spratt,

Matthew TringaliGrade 9 ‐ Andrew Balducci,

Miller Francis, Jessica Gore, Henry Heintzman,Wilhelm H o f f m a n , K e l l e y H y a t t , Nicholas Junjulas , Daniel K i n n a i r d , S a s h a K l e s z y, Thomas Koumboulis, Emily Lombardo, Alyssa Merritt , James Moss, Orianna Pav‐lik, Bronwyn Sandoval, Reid Thorpe

Haldane “ Mathterpieces”

Combine Art and Numbers

First grader Luke Hammond

with his Lucky Sevens drawing

Haldane elementary and middle school artists enjoyed creat ing “mathterpieces” for the Garrison Art Center exhibit “Art Squared.” The students brainstormed about art and math concepts.

Third grade artists studied cubism and designed Picas‐so faces. They also printed veggie geometry mandalas. Fourth graders studied the artwork of Vassily Kandinsky and designed Kandinsky cir‐cles. Upper elementary and middle school artists were especially successful with the “Art Squared” theme. They also constructed two wooden sculptures.

Troop 2505 Scouts Hone Outdoor Skills

Junior Girl Scout Troop 2505 camped at Hidden Valley at the

Sharpe Reservation where they learned orienteering skills and

completed the “Finding Your Way” badge. [LtoR] Samantha

Phillips, Grace Seward, Mary‐Margaret Dwyer, Aurora

Straus, Allie La Rocco, and Jocelyn Lane.

THE PUTNAM COUNTY NEWS AND RECORDER       Wednesday, April 29, 2009    Page 9

are expected to decrease by close to 30 percent. Mayor Tom Corless also indicated that no funds from the federal stimulus package are expected at this time.

Last week’s meeting was also a time to reorganize as t rustees were assigned, or in most cases reassigned, to numerous village responsi‐bilities. Mayor Tom Corless heads the personnel com‐mittee and will also be the liaison with area emergency services organizations.

Trustee Ande Merante was reappointed as deputy‐mayor and will head the auditing committee. Merante will also be the liaison with the Town of Philipstown and the local Greenway committee.

Trustee Peter Tomann will handle building maintenance and recreation duties, and be the liaison with the Village of Cold Spring.

The three‐man village board acts as street commissioner. Walter Garschagen will chair the zoning board and George Duncan will again act as build‐ing inspector. Wayne Rudolph will handle duties as parking enforcement officer and as‐sistant zoning enforcement officer.

Pauline Minners will again

serve as vi l lage clerk and treasurer, records access of‐ficer, and court clerk. Stephen Tomann is the act ing jus‐tice. M&T Bank was named the vi l lage’s off icial bank and the PCN&R its official newspaper.

Trustees helped continue a longstanding area t radi ‐tion when they approved a one thousand dollar donation to the annual kids’ fishing derby to be held on Sunday, May 3, at the reservoir on Fishkill Road. The village’s contribution helps stock the reservoir with fish.

Inmates from the Putnam County Jai l wi l l be doing some local community service work by assisting in painting Village Hall.

County Legislator Vinny Tamagna addressed the board on a number of matters. He reported that the legislature had recently passed a reso‐lution opposing County Ex‐ecutive Bob Bondi’s plan to call for bids on home health care services currently of‐fered through the Putnam County Department of Health. Tamagna asked for and im‐mediately received support f rom the v i l lage board in opposing the move to priva‐tize home nursing. He also

spoke strongly against the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) proposal to add a .75 percent tax on wages in five counties, in‐cluding Putnam. “It’s another onerous tax,” Tamagna said. “Many people don’t even use the MTA. They’re just look‐ing for a way to fill a hole in their budget. It’s taxation without representation,” he concluded.

Tamagna also announced an historic preservation initia‐tive entitled “Marking Your Old House.” Sponsored by the Putnam County Historian and Putnam County Historic Preservation Advisory Com‐mittee, the program encour‐ages owners of older homes to research and document the bui lding’s his tory. Homes that are approved can then be marked with a bronze plaque purchased by the owner. Docu‐mentation will be kept in the Putnam County Archives. He also indicated that the Putnam County Historical Society is in need of additional storage space and inquired regarding the possibility of using the upstairs of the old Nelsonville firehouse for that purpose.

A delegat ion of severa l residents attended last week’s meeting to voice their con‐

cerns over activit ies at 17 Division Street. The resi‐dents, who complained that the teenaged boys who live in the house are often left unsupervised, listed under‐aged drinking, littering, loud noise, and aggressive, bellig‐erent behavior on the part of the boys as major concerns to neighbors. They indicated that several calls to area po‐l ice have been ineffect ive in improving the situation. Mayor Tom Corless sympa‐thized but indicated that the problems cited are matters to be dealt with by the po‐lice rather than the village board and encouraged the residents to stay diligent and to continue phoning the police whenever similar problems occur. Residents said they have also discussed forming a Neighborhood Watch on the street.

T.J. Rogers also attended the vil lage board meeting. Rogers is Congressman John Hal l ’s dis t r ic t representa‐t ive and has been making the rounds to local municipal government meetings in his words, “mainly to l is ten,” and to keep Hall informed on local issues.

NELSONVILLE (Cont’d from front pg.)

that the truck was carrying a “hazardous” chemical.

Numerous casualties were reported— from fatalities to those “contaminated” with the chemical.

In addition to the primary events, several individuals were taken by ambulance to Putnam Hospital Center, since concern was expressed about “reported radiation exposure contamination” and “rumored

illnesses” from the chemicals.The “victims” complained

of respiratory symptoms while others were feared to be “car‐rying chemical contamina‐tion.”

Putnam Deputy Commis‐sioner of Emergency Services Adam Stiebling commended agencies on both sides of the county for working togeth‐er, saying, “The activation of emergency preparedness

services demonstrates how well county agencies and the paid and volunteer EMS force protect residents, guests, and businesses from Cold Spring to Carmel as well as their ab i l i t ies , capabi l i t ies and needs for improvement.”

Putnam County Director of Emergency Management Thomas Lannon descr ibed the exercise as “realistic. If exercises of this type were

not conducted, emergency responders would be taken aback by the sites and sounds before them when arriving a t a major cr is is . I f , God forbid, a calamity should oc‐cur within our county, EMS, firefighters, police and others are now prepared, knowing what to do in the most rapid fashion, allowing for a mass rescue to occur.”

DRILL (Cont’d from front pg.)

Fire crews wearing breathing gear arrive on the scene and use the Jaws of Life to enter the bus.

“Victim” Matt Perez of Putnam Valley is checked with radiological equipment by volunteer Stephen Miller of Carmel.

COLD SPRING (Cont’d from front pg.)

be structural modifications to accommodate the planned new ladder truck.

The mayor described repairs to streets and pavements, and safety improvements on Route 9D between Main Street and Benedict Road. $875,000 is anticipated to be necessary to make repairs, add ADA curbs, and to implement the recommendations prepared by the RBA Group and presented to the board last February.

The last item on the stimulus wish list was repairs to the retaining wall on Main Street, which are estimated to cost between $80,000 and $90,000. The price range represents the amount of labor and materi‐als supplied by the village. Trustee Bruce Campbell will be looking into the matter and will report back to the board.

The consensus of the trust‐ees appeared to be that these projects were necessary to the village and matched the inten‐tion of the stimulus package.

Trustee Lynn Miller pointed out that the street repair proj‐ect appeared to be “the least shovel ready.” Mayor Galla‐gher agreed but stated, “if we want things to happen, we need to work our representatives.” There will be much competi‐tion for stimulus monies.

Trustee Campbell agreed, informing the board that rep‐resentatives of Congressman John Hall have told him that last year, they received only twelve requests from locali‐ties, but this year the number was already over 125.

The mayor read a letter from Ken Kearney requesting that two parcels he owns, located at the southern end of Kem‐ble Avenue and the corner of Boulevard and Kemble—also known as the Marathon Bat‐tery site—be re‐zoned from light industrial to residential. Mr. Kearney seeks to create a thirteen‐lot subdivision, a townhouse development, park‐ing, and open space. He has

presented conceptual plans to the village’s Comprehensive Plan Special Board and Zon‐ing Board, which encouraged him to reach out to the village board. The letter concludes with a request to meet with the village board.

Real estate development is a hot topic in Cold Spring, with memories of the lumberyard property still fresh in many minds.

Mayor Gallagher and the trustees appeared amenable to meeting with Kearney and tentatively scheduled a meet‐ing for May 5. Much discus‐sion ensued, however, about what the nature of the meeting should be, who should at‐tend, and which agency should be in charge. Special Board member Karen Dunn said she “doesn’t want to see a battle like what occurred with the lumber yard property.” Carol Casparian, also of the Special Board, who lives adjacent to the site in question, offered

assistance to the village in this matter. Mayor Gallagher asked the Special Board to continue looking into this for “a little while longer.” Karen Dunn responded that she is “not sure this is in our purview.” Neither party seemed willing to take responsibility, although both concurred in their desire to work together in the best interests of the village.

Another issued raised was that Mr. Kearney’s presenta‐tion to the Zoning Board last week set in motion a 60‐day clock for review and com‐ment. Concern was voiced that a meeting with the village board is only intended to stop the clock. Dunn opined that that wouldn’t be such a bad idea. She continued, saying that the board “should take its time to ascertain all the facts.” Trustee Robertson seemed to take the letter at face value, saying that “all he wants to do is meet with us and we should sit down and listen.”

Andrew Platt, Aurora Straus, Eric Rizzi, Gavin Koepke, and Nick Chiera, have spent countless hours over the past six months working on their solution to the challenge called “Private DI.”

This improvisational chal‐lenge requires the team to create a six‐minute skit includ‐ing all props, costumes, and scenery, during a 30 minute prep time followed immedi‐ately by the performance. The team is allowed to use only raw materials (such as paper, tape, PVC pipe, and string) chosen from a l imited l is t and which fit into a 2’x2’x2’ cardboard box. In addition, required elements including a famous sleuth and a supersti‐tion, both randomly chosen at the start of the prep time, must

be incorporated into the skit. The skit is performed in the styles of three different film genres, also randomly chosen at the start of the 30‐minute prep time. Finally, one min‐ute prior to the performance the team draws a last surprise element to include in the skit.

Another major portion of this challenge requires that the team build a self‐propelled “Superstition Origin Detec‐tor,” to help solve a mystery in the skit. Fourth‐grader An‐drew Platt created “SODsha” out of PVC pipe, fishing line, tin foil, and washers. Standing about 4 feet tall, SODsha uses a system of weights and pulleys to soar across the stage. Like all parts of the performance, SODsha must be assembled from raw materials during the

30‐minute prep time. The Instant Challenge por‐

tion of the competition re‐quires the team to solve a problem on the spot, having no prior knowledge of the problem. Usually 2‐5 minutes are allowed to solve this chal‐lenge with only the materials given. Instant Challenges might be performance‐based, task‐based (such as building something), or a combina‐tion thereof. Instant chal‐lenges give all Destination Imagination teams a chance to showcase their ability to think and work quickly, even if their main team challenges are not improvisat ional in nature.

Te a m m a n a g e r s C i n d y Chiera and Mol ly McCoy Straus have enjoyed watching

the team develop a unique rela‐tionship. Intense rehearsals‐‐a minimum of twice weekly since the fall and seven days a week leading up to the tourna‐ments – have facilitated not only technical skills but also bonds of friendship and trust among team members, en‐abling them to work efficiently under pressure. They have developed a true appreciation for the “process” of creating this solution. The kids are tirelessly determined to make it better and better. Each team member contributes something different and special. “Doing DI has taught me to think in a different way and look for unexpected answers,” says Nick who, along with Eric, is in his sixth year with Destina‐tion Imagination.

IMAGINATION (Cont’d from front pg.)

because we had not expected it. But we are running all of our tours, the weekday tours … the schoolkid tours, all of our special Saturdays and of course our seafood gala.”

Pugh stressed that, while the temporary closing of the old house is not ideal, the Con‐stitution Island Association board knew it would have to happen at some point. “It’s not a hard luck story,” she said. “No matter when this happens it would be monu‐mentally inconvenient.”

The army, which has not yet released its official report detai l ing what repairs are needed, will have to seek fund‐ing for the restoration project. Pugh said that the island’s association will likely help with fundraising to speed up the renovation process. While the closing of the house will cause some headaches in the short term, it could lead to a much‐desired restoration of the house’s interior to its original state, in addition to the necessary structural re‐pairs.

The island will still host its regular events, from the annual seafood gala on June 20, to Revolutionary War re‐enactments, boat rides, and hikes.

“Kids will come over and see the house from the outside,” Pugh said. “They’l l spend most of their time with the guys on the Revolutionary War trail, which is probably what they’d prefer to do anyway.”

Typically, the island can only be accessed by boat from West Point, but for certain weekend events, such as the seafood gala , the July 25 Garden Day, and the Aug. 29‐30 Reenactment Weekend, the island can be accessed via shut t le f rom the Cold Spr ing Metro‐North park‐ing lot . When the railroad was built, the Warner sisters’ father, Henry, al lowed the tracks to cross his island in return for a right‐of‐way on the railroad bridge. Today, the right of way is used only by

the caretaker, who lives on the island, and by the occasional Saturday shuttles.

Henry Warner in t ended for the house to be a sum‐mer cottage, but, according to Pugh, the New York City lawyer made some bad busi‐ness decisions in the 1830s, and, faced with hard times, his family took up permanent residence on the island. The place is a pleasant retreat in the warmer months, but, as Pugh said, “Having been down there in the middle of February, let me tell you this was not a nice place to be. Cold, wet, damp, windy. It can just be pretty miserable.”

One can imagine the sis‐ters and the cadets, buffeted by the winds, unsure of the future, huddled around the fire singing the lyrics writ‐ten by Susan Warner in her novel Say and Seal. “Jesus loves me! / This I know, For the Bible tells me so. / Little ones to Him belong; / They are weak, but He is strong.” Many of the cadets who par‐ticipated in the Warner Bible s tudies la ter wrote le t ters to the sisters from the front

lines at battlefields around the world, remembering the lessons they had learned in the shadow of the hi l l on Constitution Island.

Today, pampered by the

comforts of modern pros‐perity, and perhaps having forgotten about the serious‐ness of life, many might meet such lyrics with cynicism, bu t Susan Warner ’ s song achieved worldwide popu‐larity and brought comfort to many—especia l ly West Point graduates—throughout the world in the 19th century.

The island is historic for other reasons: The men who fought to make America free, including George Washington, once trod the pathways that led to the sundry redoubts. Dur ing the Revolut ionary War, the house served as a

barracks and later a hospital for the Continental Army. Fort Constitution, which was abandoned before it was fin‐ished, was a temporary forti‐fication on the Hudson, until Gen. Washington ordered his troops to the higher ground across the river at West Point. It was at Constitution Island that a chain weighing 65 tons was strung across the nar‐row portion of the Hudson to prevent British ships from sailing toward Albany.

Even with the house closed until Summer 2010, the island will continue to offer much to visitors. At other times, it must be accessed from West Point. For more information, contact the Constitution Is‐land office at (845) 446‐8676 between Monday through Fri‐day from 9:30am to Noon. Pugh suggested that those who are concerned that the building might be emptied and shuttered for some time send letters to West Point garrison commander Col. Daniel Bruno as le t ters f rom the publ ic could be beneficial.

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LOYALTY DAY (Cont’d from front pg.)

“Uncle Sam believes that these veterans may be dis‐gruntled and will join right‐wing extremist groups in op‐position to the principles and beliefs of the U.S.,” Rohde said.

Rohde cal led the repor t “very upsetting. Veterans are loyal to this great country every day of their lives. For the federal government to identify a veteran as a ter‐rorist is an obscenity.”

The fo rmer s t a t e com‐mander urged all residents of Putnam County and vicinity to contact “our local United States Senators as well as Congressman John Hall and tell them the veterans that serve our country are not

terrorists but are people who are loyal to this country and who should be honored.”

Rohde received an ovation.Pu tnam Sher i f f Dona ld

Smith received a pleasant surprise when members of the Putnam Lake VFW presented him with a special framed proclamation in recognition for his service to the United States as a brigadier general and as Putnam’s chief law‐man.

In accepting the surprise recognition, the sheriff said, “Loyalty Day is what America is all about. All men are cre‐ated equal. America is the beacon of freedom, hope, and justice around the globe.”

Sheriff Donald Smith (right) receives his award.

Family members recall the sacrifices made by all veterans

while standing beneath a Vietnam‐era helicopter which now

calls Putnam County home.

wanted to work every day, and he wanted his kids to do so as well.”

“He would look at some‐thing and know what needed to be fixed,” added Barbara. “Everybody in the community practically went to him.”

Lyons taught his children to be honest and to work hard. He instilled in his children the notion that “if you want some‐thing, work for it,” according to Ernie. Laughing, Barbara added, “But if you’re not fam‐ily [and you want something], just ask Pop. Us, he just wanted us to work harder.”

“He would give to other people but us he wanted us just to work,” Ernie added, with a smile.

Lyons was such a hard work‐er that sometimes he would pull off the side of the road to take a short nap in his truck. Longtime Cold Spring mayor Anthony Phillips would some‐times drive by and wake him from his roadside slumber.

According to Barbara, Ly‐ons didn’t have any hobbies, though he was a Yankees fan. And, as a descendant of a fam‐ily that has been in Philipstown since at least the late 1700s, he was keenly interested in the history of the Hudson Valley. His great grandfather, David Lyons, was captain of one of West Point’s three supply ships during the Civil War.

“After his first heart at‐tack, the doctor told him to go home and enjoy his hobbies,”

Beverly said. [But] he didn’t have any.”

It was the day after that first heart attack, while Lyons was recovering in the hospital, that his wife, Eleanor died at home. Her death hit him pretty hard.

Devoted to his family, Lyons did not want his children to move away. At one point, all four of his grown children were living on Lyons Road.

“He was sick when I had my house on the market,” Beverly said. “We had somebody that was going to buy it and it fell through, and he said, ‘That’s because God doesn’t want you to move away from me.’”

Though he always seemed to be working, Lyons was also known for being a jokester. “He was always pulling a trick on somebody,” Nate said.

When his chi ldren were young, Lyons would play football and baseball with all the neighborhood kids. “All the kids thought that he was the greatest father,” Nate said. “He would come out and play with us, trip us, whatever.”

Though he was always well loved throughout the area, Lyons was not a big shot. “He was very quiet,” Nate said. “He wasn’t a loud man. He sat back and listened.”

LYONS (Cont’d from front pg.)

Betsy Pugh, chair of the Constitution Island Association, overlooking Constitution Island

and the Marsh, hopes West Point will make the Warner House structural repairs a priority

and encourages the public to get involved.

WARNER (Cont’d from front pg.)

tax revenue through the roof. This year, things are back to normal.”

Once again County Execu‐tive Robert Bondi has called for clean regional shopping: “We need facilities off the interstate highway system so that our families don’t have to travel long distances or spend hours on the road. Unless more commercial enterprises locate within the county, residents will go back to their long‐term spending habits of traveling to

the Danbury Mall, shopping along Route 9 in Dutchess County, or the malls in White Plains and Jefferson Valley in Westchester.”

Last year, Putnam collected $51 million in sales tax re‐ceipts—a dramatic $5.1 mil‐lion more than was collected in 2007.

The county has projected a collection of $51.6 million in sales tax receipts by the end of 2009.

SALES TAX (Cont’d from front pg.)

Many cadets who

went to Warner’s

Bible studies

later wrote

letters from the

front lines

EventsCultural

THE PUTNAM COUNTY NEWS AND RECORDER Wednesday, April 29, 2009 Page 5

HS Invitational Art ShowDisplayed at Tilly Foster

The 36th Annual All PutnamCounty High School Invita-tional Art Show is on exhibitat the Lodge at Tilly Foster,(Bldg. #8), 100 Rte. 312,Brewster, through May 3, 2009.This popular annual exhibitfrom the Putnam Arts Councilis sponsored by Mahopac Na-tional Bank. The public is in-vited to view a wonderful vari-ety of work by talented PutnamCounty High School studentsselected by their teachers, andthen juried for awards by threelocal artist volunteers. Galleryhours for this popular exhibit

are Tuesday - Friday from 10amto 3:30pm, and weekends, 1-4pm.

Awards have been appointedfor First Place & HonorableMention for the Brewster,Carmel, Mahopac, and PutnamValley High Schools, a FirstPlace for Sculpture and threeoverall awards for Best in Show,2nd, and 3rd Place.

Directions and informationon this and all Putnam ArtsCouncil programs and eventscan be found atwww.putnamartscouncil.com orcall 845-278-0230

Quadricentennial WalkingTour This Saturday

Enjoy the nice weather as thepopular Putnam County Histori-cal Society’s Quadricentenniallecture series heads outdoorsthis Saturday, May 2 at 5pm.

Join hosts Jody Sayler andChristy Guzzetta for a ColdSpring Village walking tour and

a sneak peek of the new Chan-cery building at the Chapel ofOur Lady Restoration. Thisevent begins at the chancery forwine, light refreshments, andan exhibition on the ChapelRestoration’s history. Guestswill then follow Sayler, a mu-seum trustee and veteran walk-ing tour guide, on a tour thatexplores the effect that theHudson River has had on thegrowth of Cold Spring. The tourwinds through Market Street,Railroad Square, Main Street,Fair Street, and Kemble Avenue.

The Chapel of Our Lady ofRestoration is located at 45Market Street in Cold Spring.Admission is free for membersand donors, and $5 for the gen-eral public. Space is limited;reservations are strongly sug-gested. Please call 845-265-4010 or visit www.pchs-fsm.org.

Jody Saylor wi l l leadwalking tour to the Chapelof Our Lady Restoration

JULIA L. BUTTERFIELDMEMORIAL LIBRARY

Rtes. 301 & 9D(845) 265-3040

www.butterfieldlibrary.orgMon & Wed: 10am-8pm

T, T, F and Sat: 10am-5pmSun. 12-3pmSat. May 2 - Make a Craft forMom, 1pm, ages 5 & up.Sat. May 9 - Discover theHudson’s Treasures workshopw/ Linda Richards, 2pm

DESMOND-FISHLIBRARY

Route 9D & 403, Garrison,(845) 424-3020

http://dfl.highlands.comHours: M/ W/F: 10am-5pmTue & Thu 2-9pm;Sat 10am-4pm, Sun. 1-5pmMay 2/17 - Paintings and Printsby Rose Gennaro; opening re-ception Sat. May 2, 1-3pmFri/Sun May 1/3 and 8/10 -The Priceless Pottery SaleSun. May 3 - Talk by Leg.Tamagna: “Putnam County’sQuadricentennial,” 2pmTue. May 5 - Great Decisionsdiscussions series, 3:30pm,“Egypt, Key Ally in the MiddleEast”

PHILIPSTOWN DEPOTTHEATRE

Depot Square, Garrison’sLanding

philipstowndepottheatre.org(845) 424-3900

Fri/Sun May 1/24 - TheMiracle Worker; Fri & Sat at7:30pm, Sun at 3pm

PARAMOUNT CENTER1008 Brown Street,

Peekskill(914) 739-2333

tickets@paramountcenter.orgThu. Apr. 30 - Jay Mohr, 8pmFri. May 1 - Underworld filmw/ live music by Alloy Orches-traSat. May 2 - Marc Cohn, 8pmSun. May 3 - Benefit for KaziOliver, 4pmTue. May 5 - The B52s, 8pm

MANITOGA/THERUSSEL WRIGHTDESIGN CENTERRoute 9D, Garrison

(845) 424-3812russelwrightcenter.org

Tours begin again on May 1;grounds open for hiking allyear.Sat. May 2 - Philipstown Day:discount tour rates for resi-dents; reg. req’dSat. May 2 - Camp Open Day,2-4pm, raindate Sun. May 3same time

GARRISON ARTCENTER

Garrison’s Landing(845) 424-3960

garrisonartcenter.orginfo@garrisonartcenter.orgGallery Hours: Tue/Sun 12-

5pmMay 1-10 - Member ThemeShow “Apples & Oranges.”Opening 6-8pm. Artists’ recep-tion Fri May 1

COUNTY PLAYERS, INC.2681 West Main Street

Wappingers Falls(845) 298-1491

www.countyplayers.orgFri./Sun. May 1 through 16 -How to Succeed in BusinessWithout Really Trying - Fridays& Sats. at 8, Sun. May 10 onlyat 2pm, $20/adults, $17/seniors

PUTNAM COUNTYHISTORICAL SOCIETY& FOUNDRY SCHOOL

MUSEUM63 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”Sat. May 2 - QuadricentennialWalking Tour, call for details.

PUTNAM ARTSCOUNCIL

Tilly Foster Farm100 Route 312

Brewster(845) 278-0230

www.putnamartscouncil.comArt Classes for all ages.Express Yourself, summer artsprogramThrough May 3 - 36th AnnualPutnam County High SchoolStudent Art Show, openingrecpetion: Fri. Apr. 17, 2-5pm

VANBRUNT GALLERY137 Main St.. Beacon

*Note new address(845) 838-2995

www.vanbruntgallery.comGallery open Thu/Mon

11am-6pmSat. May 2 - Mon. June 1 - Dualexhibit: Lyndon Preston &Thomas Sarrantonio

HUDSON HIGHLANDSNATURE MUSEUM

Wildlife Education Center,Cornwall-on-Hudson,

Fri-Sun, 12-4, (845) 534-7781

Outdoor Discovery Center,Cornwall

10am-4pm, Sat-Sun(845) 534-5506

www.hhnaturemuseum.orgAfterschool programs for chil-dren throughout the yearThu. Apr. 30 - Adult WorkshopSeries: Low Carbon Diet, 7-8:30pm, free, ODC

CHAPEL OF OUR LADYRESTORATION

45 Market St., Cold Spring 845-265-5537

www.chapelofourlady.comSun. May 10 - Sunset Read-ing Series: Jeffrey McDaniel,poet, 4pm, free

STONECROP GARDENS81 Stonecrop Lane

Cold Spring(845) 265-2000

www.stonecrop.orgMon–Fri, plus 1st & 3rd

Sat., 10am – 5pm; also openFri. until dusk from May 1-

Oct 2; $5/ members - nocharge

Tue. May 5 - Guided GardenTour - Woodland Garden, 6pm– 7pm, $10/members - nocharge

BOSCOBELRoute 9D, Garrison

(845) 265-3638www.boscobel.org

Opendaily except Tues.,9:30am-5pm,last tour 4:15$16/adults, $12/seniors, $7/children, 6-14, under 6/free

Grounds only $8Sat. May 2 - Friends ofBoscobel Lecture by Firth H.Fabend: “Patroons and Plow-men: Dutch Settlers in theHudson Valley,” 10amSun. May 3 - Sun. May 10 -Exhibition Gallery: Watercol-ors by Karin OldfeltHjertonsson; on displaythrough May 10

PUTNAM VALLEYLIBRARY

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, 7:30pmSat. May 2 - Open Mike Night,sponsored by PV Arts, 7-9:30pm

PUTNAM VALLEY ARTS(845) 528-7420

www.putnamvalleyarts.comPVArts1@aol.com

Meets the third Tuesday ofthe month

Sat. May 2 - Open Mike Night,sponsored by PV Arts, 7-9:30pm

Rose Gennaro’s Paintings ofthe Region on Display at DFL

Rose Gennaro will be exhib-iting a number of oil paintings,water colors, and prints of thescenic Hudson Valley and be-yond at the Desmond-Fish Li-brary from May 2 to May 17.Pictures of many local land-marks will be included, includ-ing the view from Bear Moun-tain, Storm King in autumn, andWest Point. One lovely paint-ing captures a fountain at

Boscobel on a sun-drenchedspring day. There will be anopening reception from 1 to 3pmon Saturday, May 2 duringwhich the artist will be avail-able to talk about her work.

For more information, pleasecall 424-3020. The Desmond-Fish Library is located at 472Route 403, near the intersec-tion with Route 9D in Garri-son.

Bingo Nights Draw Crowds toOur Lady of Loretto

This past Thursday eveningOur Lady of Loretto Parish Hallwas filled with enthusiasticbingo players both from years’past as well as many newcom-ers. The players were pleasantlysurprised to learn that they couldpurchase all kinds of bingogames. The admission ticketallowed them to play the sevenspecial games with all they hadto offer, and there were manyother chances to purchase ad-ditional game cards.

The early bird cards offer achance to win a $250 prize to

start off the night, or the 5 gamesat mid point called the mid-quickies with the chance to win$50 a game, as well as the extrajackpot tickets.

The evening culminated withone lucky player calling Bingo!to win the grand prize jackpotof $500. As the evening closed,you could hear the bingo callersay, “ That is a good bingo in-deed. Thank you for coming.”Bingo is played every Thurs-day evening, doors open at 6pmand the first game begins at7:15pm. Come play!

Walk-Ons Welcome at PVArts Open Mike Night

Putnam Valley Arts will hostan open mike night on Satur-day, May 2, 2009, from 7 to9:30pm. The event will takeplace at and is is co-sponsoredby the Putnam Valley Library,at 30 Oscawana Lake Road.

Walk-on acts are welcome:music, poetry, storytelling,comedy, dramatic readings, etc.

Parking is free and coffee, tea,and desserts will be availablefor purchse.

For more info seewww.putnamvalleyarts.com orcall 845-528-7420. This eventis made possible, in part, by agrant from the Anne AnastasiCharitable Foundation

Local Poet Reads His Workby Ivy Meeropol

On May 10th, the SunsetReading Series at The Chapelof Our Lady Restoration willkick off its first full season witha reading by local poet JeffreyMcDaniel. McDaniel has livedin the village of Cold Springwith his wife, Christine Cabal-lero (a graphic artist who de-signed the new logo for the TotPark) and their daughter CamillaWren, for two and half years.

When asked what one gainsby attending a reading,McDaniel replies, “A live read-ing is more three-dimensional;the listener can feel the curvesin each syllable, as the author’svoice gets planted in his or her

head.” Publishers Weeklyagrees; in a review of his latestbook, The Endarkenment, theywrite that McDaniel, “…isknown for his commandingstage presence. These poemsfeel as if they are made forperformance, paying less atten-tion to the materiality of lan-guage than to speaking in a clearand strong voice.”

Jeffrey McDaniel will readfrom his work at 4pm at TheChapel of Our Lady Restora-tion, adjacent to the Cold SpringMetro-North station. Free wineand cheese reception to follow.Next reading is June 7 with poetand memoirist Nick Flynn.

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NR MASONRY LLC: Newhomes, additions, all types stone-work - patios, entrance pillars,fireplaces, walls, curbing,Unilock. Brickwork, stucco, re-pairs. PC Lic #373, cell 914-527-1287 or H 845-424-3795

TREE SERVICE: Pruning,cabling, removal, stump grind-ing, shearing. Consultation. Cer-tified Arborist. Fully insured.Call Henry L. Kingsley, 265-3721. PC#1566.

MASSAGE:Feel Good Again!Georgia Christy,Licensed Massage Therapist.424-4224.

SWEDISH MASSAGE:Back pain, neck pain, stress?Sleep better, heal better,think better, feel better. DanAnderson LMT 527-7533

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HONOR THY PLUMBERVillanova Plumbing & Heating.Masters of the fine art of plumb-ing and heating for over 25 years.Repairs, new installations includ-ing radiant & HW heat. No jobtoo small. Call 845-528-3158anytime.

GARRISON TREE, INC.Tree takedowns, pruning,landclearing, cabling, chipping,firewood. Landscape design,planting, plant health care, stumpgrinding, mulch. Consultationsavailable. Joshua R. Maddocks,certified aborist cert. # NY5332A. Fully Insured. Reg. No.PC2213-A Please Call: 845-265-3434

CRYSTAL CLEAR WINDOWCleaning Service. Specializingon all shapes and sizes, store,office, & home. Free Estimates,fully insured."Got Windows"?Year round service. Call 845-431-6967.

KC PAINTING - Interior & Ex-terior painting - sheet-rocking -taping - plaster repair. Refer-ences, insured. PC #260. 265-3291.424-3795

BEST DEAL IN TOWN - Geta Classified Ad in the PutnamCounty News for as little as$6.25. Our classifieds get re-sults! 265-2468.

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WANTEDHUD VALLEY AUCTIONEERSAntique and Estate buyers com-mission sales, auctions heldmonthly, 432 Main St. Beacon845-838-3049, Neil Vaughn.For info visit www.hudsonvalleyauctioneers.com

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ADULT CAREGIVERAvailable. Exp. Drive to allappts. Dispense meds. Compan-ion. Call Ray 845-265-3769

EXPERT GROUNDS MAINTWeekly/Bi weekly, cleanups, or-ganic fertilization programs.Landscape designs/installations,Tree care by Carl Rankel, certi-fied arborist. Insured.www.create-a-scape.us. 845-424-2323

PERFECTION PAINTING"Simply the Best!" Home Im-provements, Pressure Washing.Free estimates. Cold Spring 845-519-4746

THE PORCH DOCTORRepair & rebuild tired porches.Steps, railings, decks & Doors.Exp/Insd PC#2568A HudsonCarpentry 845-548-4994

LANDSCAPING - Do youhave small landscaping jobs thatlarger companies are hesitant todo? I am well-trained, experi-enced and certified by NYBG indesign. I specialize in smalljobs and do the work myself.Whether its planting, expert prun-ing, stump grinding, landscape,mini-back-hoe service or ma-sonry repairs,call Greg at845.446.7465 for consultatioin& personal service.

LAWN MOWING WEEKLYor bi-weekly. Garden tilling, rub-bish removal. Reasonable rates.Kent, Carmel call 845-225-6068

PRE-NATAL YOGA...BEGINyour journey towards childbirthwith the ancient art of KundaliniYoga! 6 Week series open towomen at any stage of preg-nancy! 5/3-6/14 from 12-2pmThe Yoga Co-op 2015 Rte 9,Garrison $100. Register at thestudio or by emailing:manymoonsyoga@gmail.com

RECYCLE YOUR UN-WANTED Vehicles. Better onespurchased. We'll go anywhere!Just Call MJM AutoWorks 845-440-8931 or 845-234-3788

MELLON ELECTRICResidential - Commercial. Newhomes & additions. Service up-grades & generators. No job toosmall. PC#4409 845-446-2579Bob

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POWER WASHING. NOW!is the time. Decks, Fences,Homes, Pools, Patios, Boats,Campers. Lic/Ins. Jim 845-729-9559

HOUSE CLEANING 10 YRSexperience. Good refs avail,homes & offices. Call 845-765-1924 or cell 845-625--8999 Stella

TUTORAll ages. Sixteen years teachingall subjects, including:Spanish, Writing, History &College Essay Prep. SATReading & Writing review.Frank Ortega 845-265-4236

KIMMEL BUILDERS ALLphases of construction. Large andsmall projects. many satisfiedcustomers. view our website,kimmelbuilders.com 845-656-4956 lic PC941

PETSLOST OR FOUND PET? CallDog Control Officer, 265-4732.Call Sheriff's Dept., 225-4300only in an emergency.

PUTNAM VALLEY Dog con-trol office operates small im-pound. Please contact them ifyour dog is missing and mighthave travelled into Putnam Val-ley. They maintain list of lostdogs and sightings. Adoptionsare also available. 526-3293

DOGGIE DAY CARE ANDRESTFUL SLEEPOVERS. Iwelcome your furry friend as atrue guest in my home. Theyhave total access to my homeand my one acre fenced yard inthe woods. Bow Wow Haus,John Funck. 845-424-6017johnfunck@opton l ine .ne t43 Cutler Lane, Garrison

ELI IS A MALE MASTIFFwho is absolutely beautiful! Heis a happy friendly puppy, butdoesn't always know what isexpected of him. 6 months oldand already 2 homes. He needssomeone with patience and con-sistency to teach him. He needsa home with people who willmake a commitment to him.Eliwants to play with other dogsbut sometimes just doesn'tknow how to behave. He is neu-tered, current with his vaccina-tions, and his adoption fee is$120. To adopt Eli, please visitthe Putnam Humane Society,10-4 Mon - Sun. Old Rte 6,Carmel. 845-225-7777 orwww.puthumane.org.

LCL ARTISTOSTONES

The Priceless Pottery SaleDesmond Fish LibraryFri May 1-Sun May 3

Fri May 8-Sun May 1040% of proceeds will go to

the Librarywww.ostones.com

www.chrisostrowski.com

RENTALSCOLD SPRING MAIN STstore for rent 1000 sq ft. Greatlocation 1 block RR $1600/mo.Incl heat 845-528-1975

COMMERCIAL SPACEavail at 3021 Rte 9, Cold Spring.Warehouse 1,600 sq. ft. withoffice 300 sq ft. $2,000 a monthand a store front 1,800 sq. ft.which is great location very vis-ible $2,500 a month. Utilitiesnot incld. Pls call 845-265-3434

OFFICE SPACE 11' x 13'convenient location, close toall, Garrison. $525.00 incl allutilities except phone. call 914-720-4835 ask for Ann

ONE BDRM APT HEAT/HWincld. Electric incld W/D incld.Walk to train/basement stor-age. $1300 monthly. 914-475-9241

TWO BDRM TOWNHOMEin heart of beautiful coldSpring. charming features,porch & backyard. Availshortly. 845-265-4759

COLD SPRING RIVERFRONTone bdrm/one bth. Gorgeousapt with large terrace in smallexclusive historic 3 story bldg.Working fplc, jacuzzi bath, cen-tral A/C and fantastic Hudsonriver views. Laundry facilitiesand pkng incld. Pet friendly.Walk to train and shops. Secu-rity and credit info rqrd. $1650.May 1 occupancy. Call Laurie914-906-3563 or email atlyodice@optonline.net for anappt.

NELSONVILLE ONE BDRMHeat and water incld. Secondfloor no smoking. $900/mo.Sec. req. Call James 845-265-4491

2 BDRM APT 2ND FLOORwalk to antique district $1000/mo heat incld. 1st mo rent/sec/fee. Jon Car Realty 845-831-3331 www.joncarrealty.com

COLD SPRING 2 BDRM APT1Bth, walk to train/shops. W/D, lrg yard, storage area. Park-ing & water incld! $1525/mo1mo sec, 845-661-6632.

OFFICE at GARRISON'SLANDING 14.5 X 19.5 roomwith private bath. Avail May 1,$750. Inclds heat /parking.Walk to train. 845-424-3937

GARRISON PROFESSIONALCommercial Office rental atThe Stone House. Excellentlocation. Rt9 at Putnam/Westchester border. $475/mo.Includes heat, electric, park-ing. Ref, Sec. Indian BrookProperties 845-788-4191

COLD SPRING VILLAGEBeautiful 1BR w/lg Lvng Rm,EIK, office, walk to train, Pkng,W/D inclds H/HW elec, cable,Internet, Tel. Non smoker$1600/mo Sec/Refs. 914-227-5766 email rentcs@yahoo.comfor pictures.

EVENTSHALDANE HIGH SCHOOLclass of 1992 Reunion! 1pm towhenever? Cold Spring/startsat The Silver Spoon on 6/20/09. RSVP Kevin Jones 914-262-1643 kjphatman@aol.com1 already 19 classmates con-firmed! First round is on KJ!!NO FEE 4 event!

FREE 1ST THURSDAYSat Horsemen Trail FarmHealth & Wealth Workshopsstarts 7:15pm May 7info@845-265-2665 orhorsemen@localnet.com

FREEFREE STONE 845-424-4363Masonry Quality and landscapeStone for walls, fireplace, pa-tios and more! This stone isFree as material for any suit-able stone project contracted toGarrison Stone works. PC2037,WC 11439

CHILDCARECHILDCARE PROVIDERavailable, will come to yourhome, excellent recent refer-ences. Please call Patti 845-632-3531

HELP WANTEDREAL ESTATE ASSISTANTpart time, temp to hire posi-tion. We are looking for a highaptitude, energetic, ready towork legal assistant (paralegal)with experience in bankruptcy,foreclosure and real estate pre-ferred. Must be organized, ableto multitask, multiple projectswith changing deadlines. Goodcomputer skills. Email resumejosechasse@gmail.com w/sal-ary requirements.

SECRETARY (CONFIDEN-TIAL) /DISTRICT CLERK 12month position available.Please send letter of interestand resume to: Dr. BarbaraFuchs Assistant Superintendentfor Instruction and PersonnelPutnam Valley Central SchoolDistrict 146 Peekskill HollowRoad Putnam Valley, NY10579 Or: Fax to (845) 528-0274. Deadline: May 8, 2009

THE PUTNAM COUNTYHistorical Society seeks vol-unteer docents. Young adultswill gain museum work experi-ence. Older adults will learnlocal history and share passionwith community. Museumopen Wed-Sun, 11-5. Pleasecall 845-265-4010.

TAG SALESTREET SALE: COLDSPRING just off Rte 9 at E.Mtn Rd S. 3rd St on left.kristen's Ct/Hy Vue Terrace.Portion of proceeds going toThe Faust Spirit Award and theLiz Bono Memorial Scholar-ship-both awarded to graduat-ing Haldane Seniors. May 16(rain date 17) 9am-5pm

GARAGE SALE PLUS NEWgoods, vintage items, homedecor, clothing, DVDS, books.Closed home decor business50% off 8-2pm May 2, raindate May 3. 23 Lower StationRd. Garrison. Next to trainStation parking.

SIT WANTEDEXPERIENCED ADMINIS-TRATOR /editor seekingwork. type 70 wpm. Proficientwith MS Office: Word, Excel,PowerPoint. Call Susan@914-315-1024 or e-mailsrescigno@optimum.net

REAL ESTATEREAL ESTATE NEEDSLimited Editions Realty 21Main Street, Cold Spring. Call845-265-3111 or go tolimitededitionsrealty.com

2.5 ACRE COMMERCIALResidential building lot off Rte9 in Cold Spring $125,000 orBest Offer, 845-424-4363

COLD SPRING VILLAGEHome. 3 BR, 1 + 1/2 BTH,FPL, Hd Wd Flrs, Garden, OffSt pkng for 4 cars, + detached 2story garage w/500 sq ft office/artist studio. Great location,walk to train & shopping.$399,000. By Apt only 845-265-2944

HOUSE LOCATED AT FOOTof Mt. Beacon priced to sell.$259,900. Fully renovated Cen-tral air, hrdwd flrs.www.JonCar Realty.com 845-831-3331

LOOKING TO BUY HOUSEin Cold Spring area that needsTLC in 250K price range. CallRichie 917-842-6197

TOTALLY RESTORED 3bdrm house. Great character.Hrwd flrs, fplce, walkt to train.Priced to sell. $189,000. JonCar Realty 845-831-3331www.joncarrealty.com

COLD SPRING COMMER-CIAL Main Street building,central location. All brick, wellmaintained. New roof with lvlbeams, dry basement. 1400 sfstore + two apts. Back door foroff street parking and deliver-ies. $599,900 845-380-1108

BOOKKEEPER, PARTTIMEon site in Cold Spring office:payroll, payroll taxes, bankrecs, monthly cash flow reports,budget tracking. Must be profi-cient in Quickbooks and Excel.Additional hours available forgeneral office work. E-mail re-sume to:susan@hvshakespeare.org

CLEANERS ($16.12/HR)per diem Sutstitutes, minimum1-year experience in commer-cial cleaning preferred.Cleaner/Bus Drivers ($17.04/hr)per diem substitutes. CDLClass B License with P and Sendorsement required. Pleaserequest application fromHaldane Central School Dis-trict, 15 Craigside drive, ColdSpring, NY 845-265-9254 ext111

FOR SALEJEWELRY, HANDBAGSexotic accessories, giftware, vel-vet shawls, hand-painted silks.Overstock from my store is nowavailable. Wholesale and Re-tail. Side Effects/NY, 1011Brown St., Peekskill. Call forappt 914-736-1235 or emailsidefxny@aol.com

ROSE HILL MEMORIALPark, Putnam Valley NY. Mau-soleum with 2 burial crypts$8000 neg. Call 631-744-4555

4 PIECE SOFA SETBAMBOOFrame, fabric white flowered. 2sofas, 1 coffee table, 1 barrelchair, good condition, $350. 845-265-3732

GARRISON, EXCEPTIONAL1 BR contemporary cottage on25 acre wooded estate. Lovelyskylit KIT w/breakfast counteropen to Great Rm w/WBS.Glass door to private deck.Laundry Rm w/W/D. naturalwonderland for 1 or 2 people.Close to Appalachian Trail. Nosmokers. Heat+electric in-cluded! Ref, Security, Fee.$1300/mo Indian Brook Prop-erties 845-788-4191

OFFICE SPACE AVAILGarrison. 1,000 sf newly reno-vated space in commercial of-fice bldg on Rte 9. Day 914-271-2100 Eve 845-737-4032

MAIN ST STUDIO APTlarge windows, walk to RR. Hand HW, elec incld, $750. 914-761-8880 ext 11. Mon-Fri 9-5

MAIN ST COLD SPRING1 or 2 Bdrm corner apts. Fplcs,wide plank flrs, great light.$1350 H/ HW incld. 914-761-8880 ext 11 Mon-Fri 9-5

6 WK WRITING CLASS(fiction) by NYU Prof begin-ning in late may, in CS Village,sundays. Email Luke atlwf206@nyu.edu for info/sylla-bus. $120 for 6 wks. max 8 Min5

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

by Alex Basso

The first five games of the Tigers’ baseball season were rough, and they were not play‐ing to their potential . The team’s confidence was low and they were not making the necessary plays. The next few games were crucial; if the Tigers could not pull out vic‐tories they would be digging themselves into a huge hole.

The week began with the Croton Tigers playing the

Putnam Valley Tigers in a decisive league game. Senior Matt Cordaro would be on the mound, hoping that his senior experience could get the Tigers their first victory of the season. The Tigers of Croton jumped out ahead early with a 2‐0 lead and Putnam Valley was having unwanted memories of their past few games. The Tigers needed to start hi t t ing the ball in timely situations and they did just that by scoring almost every inning and not

allowing the Croton Tigers to score anymore. Cordaro pitched five solid innings. Walter Sherwood closed out the game and the PV Tigers had their first win, 9‐2.

The following day PV was playing Croton again, at Cro‐ton, looking to win big again. PV took the early lead in this game by scoring four runs in the top half of the first in‐ning. After that inning they never looked back, scoring 14 runs after just 3 innings. Even without the huge run support

the PV Tigers were confident in their chances with myself on the mound and a strong defensive squad behind me. I had held a no‐hitter into the third inning and that was broken up with a single up the middle but no damage oc‐curred of it and I had thrown four innings allowing no runs, while striking out six. Steven Pino and Anthony Tyndal had closed the game out in relief allowing only one run and the Tigers had won their second in a row by a large margin

of 14‐1.After two convincing wins

over Croton, the PV team felt confident going into a more competitive league game ver‐sus the Briarcliff Bears. The Tigers were happy to get senior Chris Orlando back on the mound after a hand injury, and he would give the Tigers a strong chance to get to 3‐0 in the league. The Tigers took a 5‐2 lead into the sixth in‐ning, when Orlando was put into a tough spot with runners on second and third and two outs. He seemed fatigued, so Coach Natalie decided to go to me, having thrown a low amount of pitches the day before. That did not work out so well and after two hits, a walk, and an error, the Bears had took a commanding 9‐5 lead. The Tigers scored one more run in the sixth via an RBI triple by Anthony Tyndal. The lead was too much for Putnam Valley and the Bears won the game 9‐6.

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pcnr.com. May brings a busy month for both hunters seeking a tom turkey, or hopefully two, during the month long spring season, and anglers eagerly awaiting the first Saturday in May (May 2nd), as the walleye, pickerel, pike and tiger musky seasons reopen. The greening of Putnam has been a long time coming, but the last ten days have brought summer like temperatures into the 80s and finally spring is bursting out all over. Wild turkey hunters dressed in camoflauge gear will blend into the surroundings as they attempt to call in a strutting tom looking for the hen he thinks he has heard. Those who purchased their turkey tags that included 2 fall tags for birds of either sex, also got two spring tags for toms only. Hopefully they picked up a copy of NY Hunt ing

and Trapping, an 82‐page 8 /10‐ inch color brochure that includes a sect ion on hunting the wild turkey. In that spring tom‐only season it includes detailed instruc‐tions to determine the dif‐ference between the colorful tom turkey and the protected nesting hens, including color photos of each‐‐ important information for the first time turkey hunter, useful too as a brush‐up reference for ex‐perienced ones.

Hours are restricted during the spring season to one half hour before sunr ise to 12 noon. This allows hens to feed during the morning hours and return to their clutch of eggs and sit on them undisturbed for the rest of the day.

You must carry your hunt‐ing license and turkey permit while you hunt, and you can hunt turkeys with a bow, shot‐gun using shot no larger than #2, or smaller than #8. or a muzzle loading shotgun (same shot size restrictions). You may not take a turkey using a handgun or a rife, and may not use a dog in the spring season. You may not use an electronic calling device to locate or hunt turkeys in the open season. The brochure a lso includes tagging and possession instructions, and you need to save one leg from each turkey you take. Once you send in your turkey tags, instruction will follow what to do with your leg, or legs. The legs are used for age and sex information.

There are two dangers in‐herent with hunting turkeys in the spring. One is being accidentally shot by another

turkey hunter stalking what he thinks was a turkey he heard, in reality you working a turkey call concealed in your stand wear ing camouflage gear. Always call out an alert if you see another hunter ap‐proaching the area around your blind. The other threat is having close encounters with deer ticks, actively seeking warm blooded critters, includ‐ing human beings. Spraying with a good tick repellent like “Deet” is recommended, but a careful check of all body parts after you get home and out of your hunting duds is a must! If you find a tick inbed‐ded into your skin, placing a Q‐tip, saturated in alcohol on it will back it out. I use a burning wood match in an ashtray to dispose of them so they don’t manage to find a way to my cat Gallegher.

Jessica, the County nurse, is making her last visit here in that capacity, and I just took a p ic ture of her and Mama doing their thing on the couch for the posterity re‐cord. Jessica will be stopping by on occasion, just to say Hello, and pick up a dozen of “free range” chicken eggs to keep her Daughter, Angelina, happy and heal thy. Mama is wired up like an outdoor Christmas decoration after a visi t to her heart doctor this morning, has to return to the office PCH tomorrow for a follow‐up stress test. Mama’s big concern at this point is how she’s going to sleep tonight with all those wires attached to her body. I may end up needing a stress test too!

I met Carmel Town Su‐pervisor, Kenny Schmitt, at Town Hall on the way from the Hospi ta l to p ick up a replacement for my missing hunting guide, telling him, and Town Clerk, Ann Gar‐ris, that I needed it to write correctly about the upcoming

turkey season. Kenny had good news for Putnam’s Tom turkey hunters , as he told me he has been seeing wild turkeys everywhere, many of them strutting around spread‐ing their feathers , and he wasn’t sure why – until I told him. The population of wild turkeys in Putnam has soared in the thirty of so years since the State stocked a dozen hens in Fahnestock Park.

Wild turkeys had started to filter in across the Con‐necticut and Vermont State lines into the Hudson Val‐ley. Wandering spring tom’s found and courted the hens of Fahnestock and the seeds were planted and the crop of flocks of wild turkeys in Putnam was spawned. Today, the wild turkey is prominent in every Town in the County.

For anglers who fish the waters of Putnam. the open‐ing of the walleye season on May 2nd may be the target of their choice in the bod‐ies of water that they have also successfully regained reestabl ishment‐‐ this t ime through a Putnam County fin‐gerling stocking that started at the same time as the State turkey stocking 30 years ago. The first walleye stocking occurred at White Pond in Kent and the East Branch of the Croton River just above East Branch Reservoir. The stockings have continued each year since, a good thing, since promises of State walleye stockings once the hatchery at Onieda Lake was completed and went on line, never hap‐pened. Problems with zebra mussels there, restricted any walleye stockings in NYCDEP ‐controlled waters.

It took a few years before walleyes started showing up on anglers stringers in the waters stocked, a few more years before they migrated to Bog Brook, and Diverting Reservoir from East Branch, and Boyd’s Corners Reser‐voir from White Pond. Due to extremely low water lev‐els currently at East Branch and Bog Brook Reservoirs, I believe the DEP has posted signs that fishing is currently closed until further notice.

The coming of May also signals the spring spawning run of the American shad up the Hudson and Delaware Rivers to the glee of shad netters below and the dismay of anglers above. Last year, anglers found the pickings slim in the Delaware River.

There’s a new sheriff on the Sect ion 1 Class C la‐crosse landscape; just call him Jimmy V, as in Putnam Valley senior midfielder Jimmy van de Veerdonk.

The kid was a genuine stal‐lion in the Tigers’ stunning 15‐9 romp over four‐ t ime defending Section One Class C champion Rye last Saturday, Apri l 25, 2009, popping a career‐high six goals as the Tigers improved to 7 and 0.

“It feels great, but you’ve got to give credit to our de‐fense and Brendan (McCrud‐den) in goal for coming up big,” a humble van de Veer‐donk said. “This is good for our confidence down the road. I think it showed that we can match up with them this year should we see them again.”

Rye Coach Brian Dooley and the Garnets might not sleep well if they have to see van de Veerdonk again. He was an absolute beast, having played a career game, accord‐

ing to assistant Coach Bob Baker, who was headed for a celebratory meal afterwards. His combination of speed and strength was quite impressive, as was Putnam Valley’s sheer athletic edge. It wasn’t just van de Veerdonk tickling the twine for a season‐high 15 marks against one of the best Class C programs in the state. Seven other Tigers finished.

“Intensity was the differ‐ence between this year and last,” said senior middie Billy Ries, who scored a goal and was instrumental on clears and rides. “We all can fin‐ish this year, and we can all contribute to the goals we’ve set. This is big.”

The close‐knit unit played i t s f ines t game in several years. They were quick to point to one another, yet they realize there’s still room for improvement. In May, when the chips are on the line, Rye might stick those big cranks that McCrudden stepped up to stop in Round 1. Clears will need to be cleaner, that’s for sure, as several of Rye’s goals came off of unforced errors or off‐sides calls.

“We’ve a l l bonded and formed great chemistry,” said attackman Kyle Calabro, who

scored twice off left wing and set up another. “We’re al l friends on and off the field. We’re there for each other and today our whole defense was amazing, especially Brendan.

We’ve got to get after one another in practice to mini‐mize some of the mistakes we made, though.”

PV Coach Brian Kuczma, a master strategist in both

game and mental preparation, will be sure to keep an eye on his team in the coming days, guarding against overconfi‐dence. His team seemed to understand that good things can come from this win, but the schedule gets much tougher from here on out. The Tigers will face Byram Hills (6‐1) this week, the same Bobcat team that knocked them out of the Class C playoffs last season in the semis, before taking on four‐time defend‐ing Section One champion John Jay.

“Together we knew we could do this ,” said junior Ryan Fitzgerald, who scored one goal and dished a pair of as‐sists, including a nifty feed to senior Dillon Chesnut, who went behind the back for the final goal of the game, his second tally to go with one assis t off the best pass of the day. “This was our first real test and we stepped up to it. This proves to us that we can go far this year if we continue to do well.”

Actually, the sky’s the limit should the Tigers repeat this performance regularly.

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Jimmy van de Veerdonk

Van de Veerdonk, Tigers Pound Rye on Lax GreenPutnam Valley takes out reigning four‐time champs

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Veterans Groups To TakeDonations for Poppies

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Thank you for supporting ourveterans. Your participation isgreatly appreciated.

Religious Forum ExploresInter-Faith Relations

On May 7 at 7:30pm, the eveof Pope Benedict XVI’s historicweek-long trip to Israel wherehe will visit several communi-ties of faith, the FranciscanFriars of the Atonement willhost a panel of local religiousleaders – Jewish, Muslim, Or-thodox, and Protestant – whowill talk about enhancing in-terreligious relations in theHudson Valley area.

Participants will include Fr.Anthony Falsarella, St. BasilAcademy, Garrison; Fr. JamesGardiner, SA, Graymoor, Gar-

rison; Dr. Mahjabeen Hassan,American Muslim Women’sAssociation, Briarcliff Manor;Rev. Dr. Adolphus C. Lacey,Mt. Olivet Baptist Church,Peekskill; and Rabbi Lee S.Paskind, First Hebrew Congre-gation, Peekskill.

Award-winning JournalNews religion writer, GaryStern, will moderate the eventat the Graymoor Spiritual LifeCenter.

For more information, call at424-2111.

Senior Retreat at GraymoorThe Franciscan Friars of the

Atonement are hosting a mid-week retreat for seniors at theGraymoor Spiritual Life Cen-ter from May 5 through 7.

The retreat provides the op-portunity for seniors to celebrate

Cold Spring Lions OfferScholarship to ’09 Graduate

The Cold Spring Lions Clubwill be offering a $2,000scholarship to a 2009 gradu-ate of an accredited educa-tional institution.

The candidate must havebeen a resident of Philipstownsince July 1, 2008.

The awarding of the schol-arship will be based on need,scholarship, and potential tosucceed.

Applications are availablein the guidance offices atO’Neill H.S., Panas H.S., andHaldane H.S. Applications arealso available by contactingthe C.S. Lions Scholarship

Chairman Frank Milkovich,55 Healy Road, Cold Spring.2009 marks the 49th consecu-tive year that the Cold SpringLions Club has been award-ing scholarships. In 2008 theLions were able to raise ad-ditional funds gave a total of$5,000 to Philipstown gradu-ates.

It is hoped that the commu-nity will continue to supportthe fund raising drives initi-ated by the C.S. Lions so thatmore graduates receive theneeded financial assistance tofurther their education.

Abilities First GroupSerenaded by Students

A very special concert washeld at Haldane for studentsin the Abilities First Inc. DayHab group directed by KellyO’Connor. The audience wasmade up of 21-year-old andolder students with variousdevelopmental issues. Threebuses were needed to accom-modate all of the wheelchairsto enable all of the studentsto attend the concert. HaldaneBand Director’s DebbieContini’s son, Thomas, is astudent in the Day Hab group.

The 7th period high schoolband class presented their in-struments, explained how theyworked and demonstrated howeach instrument sounded.They also played several

songs for their guests. Mrs.Contini organized the eventto make it the great success itwas.

The students from AbilitiesFirst, Inc. obviously enjoyedthe concert and the Haldanestudents certainly had a won-derful time sharing their tal-ents. Mrs. Contini noted that“Music has magical powersand that was clearly evidentat our little concert that weput on for Thomas and hisfriends. Everyone had a greattime, performers and audiencealike. It was just a wonderfulopportunity for Haldane HighSchool students to share theirtalents with others.”

Talk by Tamagna Heralds theLocal Quadricentennial Events

On Sunday, May 3, at 2pmPutnam County LegislatorVincent Tamagna will talkabout “Putnam County’sQuadricentennial – 400 yearsof History” at the Desmond-Fish Library. LegislatorTamagna will speak about theupcoming events and activi-ties which will mark theQuadricentennial in this area.

Vincent Tamagna was ap-pointed by Governor Patakias the “Hudson River Navi-gator” in September 2003. Asthe Hudson River Navigator,Tamagna prepared and sub-mitted an application forPutnam County’s designationas a “Preserve America” com-munity. Thanks to his efforts,Putnam County was selectedand First Lady Laura Bushpresented this prestigiousaward at the White House onJan 15, 2004, where Tamagnaaccepted it on behalf of theCounty. He is currently presi-dent of the American HeritageRivers Alliance.

Of particular interest is theGreat River Day Flotilla,which will be passing throughPutnam County on Sunday,June 7. More than 100 notableHudson Valley and New YorkCity leaders in the boating andwaterfront communities have

planned the first annualHudson River Day as aQuadricentennial legacy eventfor New York’s 400th Anni-versary. This will be the pre-mier and linear event in thevalley to commemorate 400years of history of the river,boats, ships, and friends. Atthis time, they have commit-ments from the flagshipsOnrust , Clearwater , andWoody Guthrie , the MysticWhaler, the Half Moon and theShearwater.They will be ac-companied by numerous othersailboats and, weather permit-ting, vintage airplanes fromthe Rhinebeck Aerodrome.

The Desmond-Fish Li-brary is located at 472 Route403, near the intersection withRoute 9D in Garrison. Formore information, please call424-3020.

Egypt is the Focus of NextGreat Decisions Dialogue

The fifth session of GreatDecisions, the Foreign PolicyAssociation form, will focus on“Egypt: Key Ally in the MiddleEast.” Anne Impellizzeri ofCold Spring will be the facili-tator of the program. The dis-cussion will take place in theprogram room at the Desmond-

Fish Library , Route 9D and 403,Tuesday May 5, 2009, 3:30 to5:30pm. The briefing book maybe borrowed or purchased at thelibrary. Other background read-ing referred to in the briefingbook bibliography is availablethrough the library.

life and reflect on their rela-tionship with God. It is accom-panied by a guarantee of funand socialization.

The retreat begins Tuesday,May 5 at 3pm and ends Thurs-day, May 7 after lunch. The costis $95 per person single ordouble occupancy. All meals areincluded. Major credit cards areaccepted.

For reservations or additionalinformation, call the GraymoorSpiritual Life Center at (845)424-3671, ext. 2111 or e-mailat graymoorcenter@atonementfriars.org.

ST. PHILIP’S CHURCHIN THE HIGHLANDS

1101 Route 9D, Garrisonstphilips.highlands.com

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

stphilips@highlands.com

FIRST PRESBYTERIANCHURCH OF

PHILIPSTOWNAcademy & Cherry Streets

Cold Spring - 265-3220Rev. Leslie Mott, Pastor

www.presbychurchcoldspring.orgemail: FPCP@verizon.net

Worship Service: 10:30amChancel Choir Rehearsal:Wednesdays 7pmOffice Hours: Monday andWednesday 9-11:30, Tues. andThurs. 9-2Food Pantry: Saturdays 9-10am

OUR LADY OFLORETTO CATHOLIC

CHURCHFair Street, Cold Spring

(845) 265-3718www.ourladyoflorettocs.comFr. Brian McSweeney,

PastorMasses: Sat. 5:30pm, Sun.

7:30am, 9, & 11:45am., Week-days: 8:15am, St. Joseph’s -Sun., 10:15am. Holy Days:8:15am & 7:30pm Mass, HolyDay Vigil: 530pmConfessions: Sat., 4:30-5pmBingo - Thursdays, doors open6pm, first game begins 7:15pm.$1,500 in Total Cash Prizes.Concessions available.

PHILIPSTOWN REFORMSYNAGOGUE

P.O. Box 94Cold Spring, NY 10516

Unless otherwise indicated,all services take place at St.Mary’s Parish House, Cold

Spring.For more information call265-8011 and leave amessage or e-mailphilipstownreformsynagogue@gmail.comSat. May 2 - Shabbat MorningServices, Yom-Ha-Atzmaut/Israeli Independence Day, ledby Paul Kaye. Discussion/9:30am, Services/10:30am,Surprise Lake Camp, ColdSpring

COLD SPRINGBAPTIST CHURCH

(American BaptistChurches, USA)

Paul Laurelli(Interim Pastor)

245 Main St., Cold Spring265-2022

Sunday Services, 10:30amWednesdays: Prayer- Fellow-ship time, 7pm

FRANCISCAN FRIARSOF THE ATONEMENT

Route 9, Garrison424-3671

graymoorcenter@atonementfriars.org

Sat. May 2 - Capuchin Youth& Family Ministries Awards &Scholarship Dinner Dance. 6-11pm, Crystal Bay on theHudson, Peekskill. Res. dead-line Apr. 21. www.cyfm.org or424-3609.Tue/Thu May 5/7 - Mid-weekretreat for seniorsThu. May 7 - Inter-religiousforum, 7:30pm

UNITED METHODISTCHURCHES OF COLD

SPRING & SOUTHHIGHLAND (Garrison)

(265-3365)South Highland UMC,

19 Snake Hill Rd. GarrisonCold Spring UMC,

216 Main StreetPastor Timothy Henderson

South Highland in Garrisonworship service at 9:30am. ColdSpring worship service at 11am.Sunday School occurs duringworship service time throughJune 2009.

ST. MARY’S EPISCOPALCHURCH IN THE

HIGHLANDS1 Chestnut Street,

Cold SpringFr. Shane Scott-Hamblen,

Rector, 265-2539Mr. Ron Greene, Senior

Warden, 265-3624www.stmaryscoldspring.

dioceseny.orgSun. Masses: 8am (spoken);10:30am (sung); Sunday schoolin Parish Hall during 10:30 massThurs. Fri. & Sun.: AA in par-ish hall, 8pm

PHILIPSTOWNWORSHIP GROUP

Quaker Meeting(845) 424-3525

Meeting for Worship – 2nd &4th Sundays of each month,10am, at 848 Old Albany PostRoad (Whyatt Stone Cottage),Garrison. Call for directions.Children of all ages welcome.REFORM TEMPLE OF

PUTNAM VALLEY362 Church Road

Putnam ValleyRabbi Allen Darnov

(845) 528-4774www.rtpv.org

Shabbat Services: Fridays,8pm; Young people’s service-third Friday of the month, 7pm.Hebrew School, ages 3+

ST. JOSEPH’S CHAPELA mission Chapel of OurLady of Loretto Church

Upper Station Rd.,Garrison, 265-3718

Sunday Mass: 10:15am

ST. ANDREW’SEPISCOPAL CHURCH

26 Prospect Ave., Brewster845-279-4325

Sunday Service Schedule: 9am- Adult Education in theRector’s office; 9:15 -Children’s Choir practice; 9:45- Sunday School; 10 - HolyEucharistSecond Sunday of each month:Holy Eucharist also at 8am.Wednesday: noon - Holy Eu-charist and Healing Prayers

CHUANG YENMONASTERY

2020 Rte 301, Carmel845-228-4283/4288

www.baus.orgbauscym@aol.com

Sunday programs:9-10am - Chanting and Medi-tation10-11am - Dharma Talk11am-12pm - Noon Book Dis-cussion GroupVegetarian lunch, Saturdays &Sundays, 12-1pmSun. May 10 - Mother’s DayGarde Party, 10:30am-3pm,food for sale; martial arts demoat 1pm

SPORTS

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It’s tough to read Mr. Gal‐lagher’s comments regarding Kennedy Catholic and not get the sense that he’s eaten some sour grapes.

True , Kennedy Cathol ic did defeat Putnam Valley—for the third time that sea‐son—in last year’s Section 1 t i t le game. True again, that Kennedy Catholic went on to win the state title for Class B schools. What we’re having trouble figuring out here at Kennedy is where the alleged unfairness comes into play, or why exactly Mr. Gal‐lagher is “aghast” at seeing a Catholic school champ in the New York State Public High School Athletic Association.

Like every other school that competes in Section 1, Kennedy Catholic has paid its dues—quite literally. Our athletic director and coaches go to the same meetings as ev‐eryone else and are classified (Class B, C, etc.), according to enrol lment , as is every other participating school. The rules are the same for everyone. The funny thing is that Section 1 coaches are typical ly a l l too happy to pencil in a Kennedy Catholic team. That is, of course, un‐til we start winning. That’s when Kennedy suddenly has an unfair advantage such as the one Mr. Gallagher asserts.

Since he specifically ref‐erences our baseball team, let’s start there. Our kids are not good because they come from Putnam Valley or Brewster or Mahopac or any of the districts our students call home. No, they’re good because they train hard and

play top‐notch competition. During the season, they’re in the gym at 7am every morning before c lasses taking bat ‐ting practice, and they travel to places like Georgia and Florida, where seasons are longer and the competition is superior, to see how they stack up. During the sum‐mer and fall , they play on travel teams, taking on the top talent in New England. And they have a superb and well‐respected coach in Bob Fletcher, who teaches them not just how to play the game right, but to do so with respect.

Right now, our basebal l program is enjoying some “up” years, something ev‐ery o ther d i s t r ic t exper i ‐ences in various sports (see Mr. Gallagher’s note about Rye’s lacrosse dominance). We have students that have played together since they were freshmen, and when you only graduate three seniors from a team that successful and that familiar with one another, you’re going to be in the running for a few years. But even Kennedy can’t avoid the inevitable. All that talent will eventually graduate and Coach Fletcher will turn to his JV and freshmen teams in order to rebuild the program.

Moreover, Kennedy Catho‐lic has no more advantage accepting students from other districts than Putnam Valley. According to New York State Education Law, any district may accept out‐of‐dis t r ic t students provided they pay the fee or tuition as set forth by the local board of educa‐t ion. So there is nothing prohibit ing Putnam Valley from accepting students from any other district so long as its board approves.

Parents make the same deci‐sion when choosing a place to raise their children. Homes are of ten bought based in large part on the quality of a district’s schools, which includes athlet ic competi ‐tiveness. Our parents are no different, save that they’ve chosen a Catholic education for their children.

In the end, the only thing patent ly unfair is the fact that Kennedy students have

to answer for their successes instead of being lauded for them or, at the very least , being able to enjoy them. Instead of lamenting what might have been, Mr. Galla‐gher could have congratulated his Tigers on a phenomenal season, or applauded one of Putnam Valley’s own in Nick Modico for his role in bring‐ing a state title to Kennedy.

One should hope that after 85 years in northern Westches‐ter, Kennedy Catholic is part of the fabric of this vibrant and diverse community. Our students learn here, they play here, they live here. Why should they be forced to travel across Westchester, over into Rockland, or down into the Bronx to compete athletically when their home, as well as some of the area’s best com‐petition, is right here?

Were Mr. Gallagher of the same opinion when Kenne‐dy was struggling through single‐digit win seasons, his opinions might come across differently. Again, it’s fun‐ny how winning can change people’s perception.

So let’s be clear. The mark of the champion is the only target that should be painted on the Gaels’ back this season. They earned it fairly. Now let them defend it.

Mr. Concepcion is athletic

director at Kennedy Catholic.

Putnam Valley has a lot of quality baseball players on its varsity team; enough to make yet another run at a Sec‐tion 1 Class B championship, which the Tigers narrowly missed out on last year in a 4‐3 championship setback at the hands of eventual NYS Public High School Athletic Association champion, Ken‐nedy Catholic. Imagine that, a Catholic school champion in a public school league. I’m aghast!

You don’t make a lot of friends with this school of thought, but in a perfect world it could have been Putnam Val ley compet ing for the s tate’s publ ic high school championship. All things be‐ing fair and equal, which they never are when it comes to varsity sports in this neck of the woods, the Tigers might be returning in 2009 as the reigning champions had the playing field been level.

Kennedy Catholic, a pri‐vate Catholic school based in Somers, competes in the Section 1 Class B playoffs despite the fact that it has no geographic boundaries or constraints like Putnam Val‐ley does or any other public school in the state, which is bound by its borders. I used to not care, when I was young and naïve, but having moved on in life, and having kids of my own now, i t clearly bothers me because it directly affects the student athletes on many levels.

It’s entirely possible that Kennedy Catholic will once again reign supreme in Sec‐tion 1 this spring, what with

eight superb starters returning and two of the best pitchers around, one of whom just happens to hail from Putnam Valley. PV‐based Nick Modico and the Kennedy Cathol ic Gaels are the favori tes to represent Section 1 in the N Y S P H S A A t o u r n a m e n t again this June. That jus t stinks for the Tigers and other public schools on the Class B diamond, who might once again lose the opportunity of reaching their ul t imate goal. I don’t mind when Rye regularly beats PV in the Sec‐tion 1 lacrosse championship, doing so three times since 2005. Sure, it pains us Valley folk some, but we deal with it because the Garnets aren’t pulling kids from Brewster, Carmel, Mahopac, Somers, Yorktown, Putnam Valley, and beyond, like Kennedy does.

“It’s a little annoying that they can “recrui t” players from all over the area, and it stings a little more when it’s a kid from P.V.,” Tiger boss Joe Natalie admitted. “It’s been like that for years and I like to think of it as a challenge.”

I’ve got to admit to some angst over the fact that Putnam Valley has already been denied entrance into the state tour‐nament last year on account of the fact that Kennedy has built itself a whale of a base‐ball program, which should compete in the Catholic High School Athletic Association playoffs come post season. And if it happens again this spr ing, which I bel ieve i t could, having seen the Gaels knock off Class AA Mahopac, 4‐3, last Wednesday; I imag‐ine I’ll be mighty peeved all over again.

In 1997, NYSPHSAA ad‐

opted a resolution that al‐lowed each section to handle reclassif ication the way i t saw fit. Section 6 (Buffalo area) doesn’t allow non‐pub‐lic schools to compete in its public school championships. Section 2 (Albany), Section 3 (Syracuse) and Section 4 (Binghamton) each have a system in place to reclassify non‐public schools. Section 1 has been slow to make a definitive move, forcing only programs like Kennedy boys’ basketball, Keio boys’ soccer and Magnus and Our Lady of Lourdes girls’ basketball to move up a classification come playoff time. That was real nice of the NYSPHSAA to put a band‐aid on a gap‐ing wound. They left it up to each section to divvy up the post‐season assignments and make its own call on “domi‐nance” rather than just make the parochial schools play in the CHSAA.

My point is simple. Making that determination will always come a year too late. If one or two public school programs are affected by the current system every year, that’s one or two too many for my lik‐ing. How would you like to be that team that lost to Kennedy Catholic or Albertus Magnus or Keio twice before Section 1 finally determined they’d seen enough domination? I don’t mind them playing Sec‐tion 1 in the regular season. In fact, I encourage it.

But it’s time to force private and/or parochial schools to play within their own playoff system in the post season be‐cause one man’s dominance is another man’s downfall, and when it comes to the youth of America, it’s just not fair.

Should Parochial Schools Play in Their Own Leagues?

Keep Cathol ic Schools Out o f Publ ic School Leagues

Ray Gallagher David Concepcion

Schools Should Not Be Excluded Just Because They Are Winners

The Philipstown Knights began spring play in the West‐chester Youth Soccer League’s under‐13 division with shutout victories over Edgemont and Scarsdale. The Knights opened the season at home with a 2‐0 victory over Edgemont’s Wildfire. Brianna DiFrancesco and Kate Lahey scored for the Knights. Lahey picked up an assist on DiFrancesco’s goal and Alex Monteleone assisted on Lahey’s tally. Goalkeeper Cali Schweikhart’s flying, diving save at a critical point of the second half, preserved a then 1‐0 lead and the team’s shutout.

The Knights then took to the road, battled 90 degree April heat, and played a strong match in defeating the Scarsdale Daredevils 5‐0. About ten minutes into the match, Alex Monteleone tallied her first of the season off a Sarah Warren cross to give the Knights an early 1‐0 lead. Warren got into the act again a few moments

later when she collected a Kate Lahey through ball and blasted a rocket from the left side high into the Scarsdale net. Samantha Heanue closed out the first half scoring with her first , once again off a perfect Warren cross.

About midway through the second half, Monteleone net‐ted her second of the match, off an unselfish feed in the box from Lahey. Lahey’s strong play was rewarded when she netted the game’s final goal off a nice touch pass from Brianna DiFrancesco. La‐hey proceeded to beat the Scarsdale defense, and calmly deposited the ball past the Daredevils’ keeper.

The team played a strong positional game, led by a very effective defensive unit of So‐nya Kuzminski, Emma Jacoby, Sara Jacoby, Jordan Erickson, Isabel Jimenez, and Nicole Pidala, limiting Scarsdale to a single scoring opportunity during the match.

Philipstown Knights Begin

Soccer Season With 2 Wins

Kate Lahey scores the Knights’ first goal of the season in

the team’s 2‐0 victory over Edgemont.

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Garrison Art Center’s Cabin Fever Workshops this winter were a resounding success. Now GAC has the perfect cure for spring fever. The upcom‐ing Spring Fever Workshops offer a beautiful place at the river’s edge where creativity can blossom. The workshops take place on Saturdays, from 10am until 1pm.

Workshops are designed for adults (age 15+) and for all skill levels from beginner to advanced. There’s something for everyone, from drawing and painting to printing, pot‐tery, and jewelry‐making. The workshops are very reason‐able: sign up for one or for all ‐‐ one at $40, or 2 at $35 each, 3 or more $30 each, plus a $5 material fee for each.

This Saturday, May 2, there are three workshops offered: “Inside Out” is a follow‐up to “Outside In.” Students will sit on the river bank and capture a moment in time with fresh color in soft pastels.

“Drypoint” is the perfect way to try printmaking. This basic intaglio printing pro‐cess produces a soft feathery richness of line.

“Collage” is not just for kids. Students will learn from the masters, Picasso, Matisse, Rauchenberg, who used col‐lage to find new ways of see‐ing and ultimately changed modern painting.

On May 9, in “Out of Line,” teaching artist Jaanika Peerna will guide students to create beautiful drawings free of spirit using the wrong hand or working with closed eyes while following detailed in‐struction during the process.

“Suminagashi,” or ink float‐ing on water, is the Japanese marbling technique and the forerunner of Turkish pa‐per marbling. With master marbler Christina DiMarco students will create works on paper in one delightful mo‐ment of time that can be used for bookbinding, calligraphy

,or as a work of art itself. “Fetish Pot” requires that

students be familiar with hand building a clay pot. Ceramic artist Edith Ehrlich will teach students how to prepare a pot for attaching adornments.

On May 23, in “Stenci l Screen” students will learn paper stencil silk screen print‐ing and complete a series of four prints.

“Basic Beading” is a jew‐elry making workshop where students will learn the basic techniques of beading and comple t e a s ing le ‐ s t r and bracelet.

“Float Your Boat Primer” is a workshop where physics and art meet. Building Bridg‐es, Building Boats director David Hardy and Garrison Art Center director Carinda Swann team up to play with science and art.

This workshop wil l pre‐pare students for the May 30 free family event in the Art Center’s back yard “Float Your Boat.”

For more deta i ls and to enroll in a workshop, visit garrisonartcenter.org or call 424‐3960. To find out more about the free “Float Your Boat” event and to at tend call or email info@garriso‐nartcenter.org.

Chris Ostrowski’s three‐and‐a‐half‐year‐old daughter can frequently be heard say‐ing “Let’s go to the library.” Her love for the library gave Chris the idea of supporting the Desmond‐Fish Library through his art. From Friday, May 1, through Sunday, May 3, and again May 8 through May 10, from 12‐5pm, Os‐t rowski’s c lay ar t wi l l be displayed on the lawn of the Library. There wil l be no price tags. You decide the pottery’s price, put it into one of the envelopes provided, and drop it in the payment box. Take what you want. Pay what you can.

Chris Ostrowski explains his motivation for the “Price‐less Pottery Sale”: “when I put a price on a piece of my clay art, it excludes some people. One size (price) does not fit all budgets. So I have taken the price tags off and invite

you to set your own prices. The staff at the Library serve people no matter how much money they make. And they operate by a system based on trust. This is what The Price‐less Pottery Sale is all about; inclusiveness and trust.” Visit the Desmond‐Fish Library, check out some good books, renew your membership, and take home some priceless pot‐tery. The library is located at the intersection of Route 9D and Route 403 in Garrison.

40% of the proceeds from sale will be donated to The Desmond‐Fish library

To see some of the leaf plates, vases, Dragon Eggs, Ostones, and Timescapes that will be available at The Price‐less Pottery Sale visit www.chrisostrowski.com. For more information, contact Chris at ctopots@yahoo.com or call 1‐888‐LOCI MAY.

Somet imes i t seems the hardest part of a job is ap‐plying for one. The interview process can be daunting to even the most qualified indi‐viduals. In an effort to help those who are in transition between jobs or out of work due to the current economy, The Butterfield Library is of‐fering an Interview Practice Workshop on Wednesdays at 5:30pm, May 11 thru July 13.

These two‐hour sessions will provide a place for you t o p r a c t i c e i n t e r v i e w i n g techniques with other pro‐fessionals who are also in t ransi t ion or unemployed. In this workshop, you will role‐play all kinds of inter‐views and questions relevant to your particular career cir‐cumstance. Each session will address a d i fferent se t of circumstances including the personality of the interviewer, the interview situation, and more. The group is kept small so that everyone has a chance to practice interviewing and role‐playing. The group par‐t ic ipants wil l cr i t ique the interviews and learn from each other’s mistakes. Each person will have the oppor‐

tunity to do it a second time with improvement.

The workshop will be led by Beatrice Block. She has been a corporate computer audit/security professional for 25 years and her graduate work was done in socio‐drama and theater improvisat ion, i .e . role‐play. She has worked in professional organizations teaching role‐play conflict reso lu t ion behavior tech‐niques.

This workshop is limited to 10 participants and registra‐tion is required. Sessions can be attended on a per‐session basis but you must register for each session you plan to attend. Please dress for an interview. Bring your resume and any question you may have encountered during in‐terviews especially ones that have been difficult for you to answer.

To register for this work‐shop, p lease vis i t the Li ‐brary’s on‐line calendar at www.butterfieldlibrary.org or call 265‐3040 ext. 4 for more information. The Library is located at 10 Morris Avenue, Cold Spring.

Shiver Me Timbers ‐ Cub

Scouts at Mystic Seaport

On Saturday, April 18, the Cub Scouts of Cold Spring Pack 137 descended on Mystic Seaport in Mystic Connecticut for a weekend of nautical fun. Little did they know that they were also going to learn about 19th century maritime culture whi le they were having a blast. The Cubs explored the 19th century replica maritime village to learn about tradi‐tional boat building, rope and sail making, blacksmithing, coopering, and the culture of the period.

They were greeted later that evening by two members of the Seaport staff to enlist them into an overnight campout called Anchor Watch, on one of the historic vessels of the Seaport named the Joseph Conrad. The Conrad as she is affectionately referred to, is an 111‐foot fully rigged iron hulled vessel originally built in 1882 to train young Dan‐ish merchant mariners. One of the smallest fully rigged

ships built in modern times, she proved to be just the right size to sleep the group of 37 Cubs, parents, and siblings. Normally off limits to regular visitors to the museum, the group bunked in the lower decks after experiencing tra‐ditional scrimshaw carving and a nighttime history stroll through the museum village.

Sunday morning they were treated to a hearty breakfast on the museum grounds before they opened to the public and in one last exciting Anchor Watch activity, the kids were afforded the unique oppor‐tuni ty to c l imb the ship’s rigging all the way up to the crow’s nest! This definitely proved to be the highlight of the trip for the kids and even the adults who dared. It was most certainly a fun weekend for all who joined in. If your son would like to be a Cub Scout please call Joe Platt 265‐3456 or Gary Gunther 845‐265‐9199.

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Swed i sh Waterco lor i s t

a t Boscobe l Ga l l ery

The Boscobel Exhibition Gallery opens an exhibition of watercolors by Swedish artist Karin Oldfelt Hjertonsson on Sunday, May 3. The exhibition entitled “From Skies to Gar‐dens” displays over 20 semi abstract paintings, many of which were inspired by visits to Boscobel. It is open to all visitors to Boscobel House & Gardens through May 10.

Karin Oldfelt Hjertonsson lives and works in Stockholm and New York. She studied oil painting in Brussels at the Academie des Beaux Arts and wood cut techniques in Chile . This la t ter f ie ld of study resulted in the artist illustrating Pablo Neruda’s book Maremoto. In the 1990s Hjertonsson worked in Ha‐vana, where she served as Swedish Ambassador to Cuba, producing lithographs, wood‐cuts, and silk‐screens with a focus on various themes from Cuban nature and wild‐life. During recent years in Finland, Sweden, and New York she has dedicated her‐

self exclusively to watercolor painting. These works tend towards the abstract; taking inspiration from nature in the form of clouds, flowers, and landscapes.

The Exhibi t ion Gal lery, over 1200 square feet in size, will be open during regular Boscobe l hours , Wednes‐day–Monday, 9:30am‐5pm. Admission for House tour, Grounds and the Exhibition Gal lery is $16 for adul ts ; $12 for seniors; and $7 for children. Admission for the Grounds and the Hjertons‐son exhibition only is $ 8, children (6‐14) $5.

For additional information about Boscobel and the Exhi‐bition Gallery call 265‐3638 or visit www.boscobel.org.

From Sea to Stream: Volunteers Track

Eel Migrat ions at Marsh TributariesA migration is now under‐

way in the Hudson Valley, and it has absolutely nothing to do with well‐known, colorful and vocal birds. Tiny and trans‐parent young American eels (or “glass eels”) are quietly sliding up the river and into the rocky, cool water streams of Philipstown.

As part of research initi‐ated by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Hudson River Estuary Program and the Hud‐son River National Estuarine Research Reserve, staff and volunteers a t Const i tut ion Marsh are engaging in re‐search to learn more about this mysterious creature. With one of the most unusual life cycles of any fish, eels are born in the Sargasso Sea, over 1,000 miles from the Hudson River and swim and drift in the Gulf Stream to finally arrive here as two‐inch long juveniles. Eels have existed for millions of years, yet their numbers have declined at many East Coast sites without a clear reason.

A t en ‐ foo t l ong , cone ‐shaped net designed to catch these t iny f ish is checked on a daily basis. Captured eels and other organisms are counted and weighed, then released back into the water. Environmental data on water

temperature and tide stages are also recorded. By gather‐ing this ecological informa‐tion, the research will help answer some basic questions about eels and the habitats they use throughout their far‐reaching lives.

Local moni tor ing is oc‐curring in Indian Brook in Garrison, and also at several other Hudson Valley tribu‐taries in Dutchess, Putnam and Westchester Counties . Approximately 60 students, teachers, college interns, and community volunteers are checking nets in Crum El‐bow in Hyde Park, the Fall Kill in Poughkeepsie, Fur‐nace Brook in Cortlandt, and Minnisceongo Creek in West Haverstraw. The work runs from April through late May.

This study was inspired by the work of scientists Tom Lake of the Estuary Program and Robert Schmidt of Bard Col lege a t Simon’s Rock, and is made possible by the combined help of many part‐ners, including Poughkeepsie High School, the Mid‐Hud‐son Children’s Museum, the Dutchess BOCES Academy of Environmental Science, Os‐

sining High School, as well as Constitution Marsh Audubon Center and Sanctuary.

The goals of DEC’s Hud‐son River Estuary Program, the Research Reserve and Audubon include involving citizens in hands‐on explora‐tion of their local ecosystems. Through a positive, engaging experience with science in thei r community, s tudents and citizens can participate in meaningful conservation efforts and learn our own lo‐cal ecosystems are beautiful, full of surprises and worth protecting.

The project website is: www.dec.ny.gov/lands/49580.html, and be sure to check out www.constitutionmarsh.org.

www.pcnr.com

Belgian Organist in West Point Recital

Shakespeare Festival Gets NEA Grants

The Class of 1936 Distin‐guished Organis ts Reci ta l Ser ies wi l l present Johan Hermans, Belgian cathedral organist in recital on Sun‐day, May 10 at 3pm at the West Point Cadet Chapel. Mr. Hermans will perform works of Bach, Franck, Guilmant, and others. The program is free and open to the general public.

West Point’s Cadet Chapel has the world’s largest church pipe organ numbering over 23,500 pipes in a splendid cathedral sanctuary measur‐

ing over 200 feet long. The organ pipes f i l l the space f rom the mass ive s ix‐ t ie r galleries in the front to the horizontal trumpets in the back. The performer is seated at a console with four manu‐als and pedal containing 874 moving stop tabs making it the largest of its type in the world. This organ is heard by literally thousands of visitors every year including heads of state, members of Congress, cabinet members, and foreign dignitaries.

The Class of 1936 endow‐

ment was initiated by BG (R) David Hiester and former USMA Organist/Choirmas‐ter Lee Dettra to fund inter‐nationally renowned artists in performance at the Cadet Chapel for the enjoyment of the greater community.

Please allow extra travel t ime for the 100% vehicle and photo I.D. inspection at Stony Lonesome and Thayer gates. Due to changing se‐curity requirements at West Point , p lease check www.westpoint.edu/special before leaving for the recital.

Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival announced today that they are one of the 37 nonprof‐it, professional theater com‐panies to receive a $25,000 grant from The National En‐dowment for the Arts (NEA) to participate in Shakespeare for a New Generation from June 1, 2009‐May 31, 2010. NEA’s Shakespeare for a New Generat ion targets middle and high school s tudents , introducing young people to the power of live theater and the masterpieces of William Shakespeare.

The Hudson Valley Shake‐speare Festival’s Education Programs, now in i ts 13th year, offers a range of work‐shops to schools through‐out the region. In addition, they produce a Shakespeare play every year that tours

schools and theaters ‐ offer‐ing students an opportunity to experience a Shakespeare production, many for the first time. In 2009 approximately 22,000 students will take part in the workshops and the tour of Macbeth is scheduled to reach 33 schools by May 1.

Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival (HVSF) is also one of six participating compa‐nies that will receive an ad‐ditional grant of $10,000 as part of a partnership with the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delin‐quency Prevent ion. These grants, which are supported by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), U.S. Department of Justice, will support per‐formances and educational activities targeted to youth

involved with the juvenile justice system.

“This grant will allow us to invest further in the lives of at‐risk youth, helping us to help them find their own voices while also working to affect a change in the way that they perceive not only Shakespeare but themselves and their communities,” said Christopher V. Edwards, the HVSF Director of Education and an actor with the company.

Each of the 37 participat‐ing companies will present productions of Shakespeare plays with accompanying edu‐cational activities to at least 10 schools. These activities may include in‐school resi‐dencies, workshops, or post‐performance discussions.

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LEGAL NOTICETOWN OF PUTNAM VALLEYCOUNTY OF PUTNAMNOTICE OF TENTATIVE

C O M P L E T I O N O F ASSESSMENT ROLL

(Pursuant to Sections 501, 506 and 526 of the Rea l Property Tax Law)

N O T I C E I S H E R E B Y GIVEN that the Assessor o f t h e To w n o f P u t n a m Valley, County of Putnam, has completed the Tentative Asses smen t Ro l l fo r t he c u r r e n t y e a r a n d t h a t a c o p y w i l l b e a v a i l a b l e a t the Assessor’s Off ice , Putnam Valley Town Hall, 265 Oscawana Lake Road, Putnam Valley, New York 1 0 5 7 9 , w h e r e i t m a y b e examined by any pe r son in teres ted , s tar t ing on or about May 1 , 2009 da i ly between the hours of 8AM – 4PM, May 9, 2009 between the hours of 8AM – Noon and May 11, 2009 between the hours of 6PM – 10PM until the 26th day of May, 2009 and that on such day the Board of Assessment Rev iew wi l l mee t a t t he Putnam Valley Town Hall at 6PM to hear and examine all verified written complaints in relation to such assessment on application of any person believing his property to be over‐assessed. A publication con ta in ing procedures i s available at the Assessor’s Office at the Putnam Valley Town Hall.

Sheryl Keating, Assessor

NYS DOT REQUEST FOR BIDS

S 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 a n n o t a t e d w i t h p r o j e c t n a m e a n d n u m b e r u n t i l 10:30 a.m. on May 21, 2009 a t the Off ice of Contract Management, NYS Dept. of Transportation, 1ST FLOOR SUITE 1 CM, 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 CONTRACTORS,

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 Bureau , 50 Wo l f R o a d , 1 s t F l o o r , S u i t e 1 C M , A l b a n y N Y 12232 Email: jr iano@dot.s ta te .ny.us , whowe@dot .state.ny.us (518) 457‐3583 Suzanna 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 Dupon t , Regional Director, 4 Burnett Blvd. , Poughkeepsie , NY 12603

D261141, PIN 8809.88, F.A. Proj. C240‐8809‐883, Dutchess, Orange & Putnam Cos . , Br idge Pa in t ing a t Va r i o u s L o c a t i o n s . B i d Deposi t $750,000.00, NO P L A N S , P r o p o s a l s $ 2 5 , p l u s $ 8 P o s t a g e . T H I S CONTRACT REQUIRES N I G H T T I M E W O R K . Goals: DBE 0%

LEGAL NOTICENOTICE OFPUBLIC HEARINGSPLEASE TAKE NOTICE,

the Pu tnam Val ley Town B o a r d w i l l c o n d u c t f i v e p u b l i c h e a r i n g s o n Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. to hear comments on the following proposed local laws :

A L O C A L L AW ‐ T O A M E N D S E C T I O N S 1 6 5 ‐ 6 B ( 1 ) A N D 1 6 5 ‐ 6 C ADOPTING AN UPDATED D I G I T A L Z O N I N G DISTRICT MAP

A L O C A L L AW T O AMEND SECTION 165‐44 AND TO REPEAL SECTION 1 6 5 ‐ 4 6 O F T H E TO W N CODE‐NONCONFORMING STRUCTURES

A L O C A L L AW T O A M E N D S E C T I O N 1 6 5 ‐ 4 5 O F T H E TO W N C O D E T E R M I N AT I O N /A B A N D O N M E N T ‐NONCONFORMING USES

A L O C A L L AW T O AMEND CHAPTER 165 , SECTION 165‐45 AND 165‐9 OF THE TOWN CODE‐NONCONFORMING USES I N E N V I R O N M E N TA L M A N A G E M E N T DISTRICTS

A L O C A L L AW T O A M E N D C H A P T E R 1 6 5 , S E C T I O N 1 6 5 ‐4 5 B O F T H E T O W N CODE‐ ENLARGEMENT/E X T E N S I O N S /A L T E R A T I O N A N D D E S T R U C T I O N O F NONCONFORMING USES

HEARINGS TO BE HELD at the Putnam Valley Town Hall , 265 Oscawana Lake Road, Putnam Valley, New York

B Y O R D E R O F T H E TOWN BOARD

Eileen Royael, Town ClerkTown of Putnam Valley, NY

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 fol lowing commodities and/or service:

R F B ‐ 1 8 ‐ 0 9 P AV E R P L A C E D C H I P S E A L U LT R AT H I N H O T M I X ASPHALT

R F B ‐ 1 7 ‐ 0 9 C R U S H E D STONE & LIGHT STONE FILLING

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, MAY 20, 2009.

dated: Carmel, New York April 24, 2009

A l e s s a n d r o M a r z o t t a , P u r c h a s i n g D i r e c t o r Putnam County Purchasing Department

LEGAL NOTICENOTICE OF PUBLIC BUDGET HEARING, BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTIONPUTNAM VALLEY CENTRAL

SCHOOL DISTRICTTOWNS OF

PUTNAM VALLEY, CARMEL AND

CORTLANDT COUNTIES OF PUTNAM AND

WESTCHESTER NEW YORK

N O T I C E I S H E R E B Y G I V E N , t h a t a p u b l i c hea r ing o f the qua l i f i ed voters of the Putnam Valley Cen t ra l Schoo l Dis t r i c t , Pu tnam and Wes tches te r Count ies New York, wil l be held in the High School i n s a i d D i s t r i c t a t 1 4 6 Peekskill Hollow Road on Thursday, May 7, 2009, at 7:00 p.m., prevailing time, for the presentation of the budget document.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that s a i d v o t e a n d e l e c t i o n wi l l be he ld on May 19, 2009 between the hours of 6:00 a .m. and 9:00 p .m. , prevailing time, in the High Schoo l a t 146 Peeksk i l l Hollow Road, at which time the polls will be opened to vo t e by vo t ing mach ine upon the following items:

1. To v o t e o n t h e annual budget of the School District for the fiscal year 2009‐10 and to authorize the r e q u i s i t e p o r t i o n t h e r e o f t o b e r a i s e d b y t a x a t i o n o n t h e t a x a b l e property of the District.

2. To e l e c t t w o ( 2 ) m e m b e r s o f t h e B o a r d of Educat ion , for a te rm o f th ree (3 ) yea r s each , commencing

Ju ly 1 , 2009 and expiring on June 30, 2012.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required to fund the School District’s budget for 2009‐10 may be obtained by any resident of the District d u r i n g b u s i n e s s h o u r s beg inn ing May 4 , 2009 , except Saturday, Sunday or holidays at the

Adminis t ra t ion Off ice ,

LEGAL NOTICENOTICE OF NAMES OF

PERSONSA P P E A R I N G A S

OWNERS OF CERTAINUNCLAIMED PROPERTYHELD BYN E W Y O R K

PROPERTY INSURANCE U N D E R W R I T I N G ASSOCIATION

The persons whose names and last known addresses are set forth below appear f r o m t h e r e c o r d s o f t h e above named company to be en t i t l ed to abandoned property in amounts of fifty dollars or more:

PATARO NAOMI M31 TIMBER TRLCARMEL NY 10512

HOUSE OF OCONNOR1 OSCAWANA LAKE RDPUTNAM VALLEY NY

10579

A repo r t o f unc l a imed property has been made to Thomas P. DiNapol i , the Comptro l le r o f the S ta te of New York, pursuant to Section 701 and/or Section 1 3 1 6 o f t h e A b a n d o n e d P r o p e r t y L a w. A l i s t o f the names of the persons appearing from the records o f t h e s a i d i n s u r a n c e c o m p a n y t o b e e n t i t l e d thereto is on file and open t o t he pub l i c i n spec t i on a t the pr incipal off ice of the corporation located at 100 Wil l iam St ree t , New Yo r k , N Y 1 0 0 3 8 w h e r e such abandoned proper ty

is payable. Such abandoned property

wil l be paid on or before A u g u s t 3 1 s t n e x t t o persons establishing to our sat isfact ion their r ight to receive the same.

O n o r b e f o r e t h e succeeding September 10th, such unclaimed funds still remaining unclaimed will be paid to Thomas P. DiNapoli, the Comptroller of the State of New York . Upon such payment this company shall no longer be liable for the property.

N E W Y O R K PROPERTY INSURANCE U N D E R W R I T I N G ASSOCIATION

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

GIVEN, that sealed bids w i l l b e r e c e i v e d b y t h e D i r e c t o r o f P u r c h a s i n g of Putnam County for the following commodities and/or services:

1 . E n v i r o ‐ G u a r d , Infiltrators & Curtain Drain Installation – RFB130582 – Project # 05192009A

2. Combo‐Tank and Eljen Installation – RFB130583 – Project # 05192009B

Deta i led spec i f ica t ions c a n b e p i c k e d u p b y L i c e n s e d E x p e r i e n c e d * S e p t i c I n s t a l l e r s a t t h e o f f i c e s o f t h e S e p t i c Repair Program, 100 Rte. 312, Brewster, New York between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M., Monday through Friday. There will be a MANDATORY SITE VISIT on Wednesday, May, 13, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. at The Septic Repair Program, 100 Route 312, Building No. 4, Brewster. New York.

I f y o u a r e i n t e r e s t e d , please contact Michele at ( 8 4 5 ) 2 7 8 ‐ 8 3 1 3 . S e a l e d bids must be filed with the D i r e c t o r o f P u r c h a s i n g , County of Putnam Off ice Faci l i t ies , 110 Old Route 6, Carmel, New York on or before 1:00 P.M., Tuesday, May 19, 2009.

* E x p e r i e n c e r e q u i r e s 5 P r o j e c t s I n s p e c t e d /Approved by the Putnam C o u n t y D e p a r t m e n t o f Health. RFB130582 requires manufacturer’s certification or attendance of the Enviro‐Guard in‐service seminar in addi t ion to the above‐m e n t i o n e d 5 P r o j e c t s Inspected/ Approved by the PCDOH.

dated: Carmel, New York April 22, 2009

A l e s s a n d r o M a z z o t t a , P u r c h a s i n g D i r e c t o r Putnam County Purchasing Department

1 4 6 P e e k s k i l l H o l l o w Road, Putnam Valley, NY and at each of the following s c h o o l h o u s e s : P u t n a m Valley Elementary School, 171 Oscawana Lake Road and Putnam Valley Middle S c h o o l , 1 4 2 P e e k s k i l l Hollow Road and Putnam Val ley High School , 146 Peekskill Hollow Road.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN tha t p e t i t i o n s n o m i n a t i n g candidates for the Off ice of Member of the Board of Education must be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the School District, located in the District Office at the High School at 146 Peekskill Hollow Road, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. no later than April 20, 2009; the 30th day preceding the election. Vacancies on the Board of Education are no t cons ide red sepa ra t e , specific offices, candidates run at large. Nominating petitions shall not describe any specific vacancy upon the Board fo r wh ich the c a n d i d a t e i s n o m i n a t e d ; m u s t b e d i r e c t e d t o t h e Clerk of the District; must be s igned by a t l eas t 28 q u a l i f i e d v o t e r s o f t h e District; must state the name and residence of each signer, and, must state the name and residence of the candidate. Petition forms are available at the Office of the Clerk of the District , located in the Dis t r ic t Off ice in the High School at 146 Peekskill Hollow Road.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN tha t appl ica t ions for absentee ballots wil l be obtainable during school business hours f r o m t h e D i s t r i c t C l e r k beginning Apr i l 6 , 2009; completed applications must be received by the District Clerk at least seven (7) days before the e lect ion i f the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election, if the ballot is to be given personally to the voter. Absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk no later that 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, on May 19, 2009.

A l i s t o f p e r s o n s t o whom absentee ballots are i s sued w i l l be ava i l ab l e for inspection to qualified voters of the District in the office of the District Clerk on and after April 27, 2009, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and

4 :00 p .m. on weekdays p r i o r t o t h e d a y s e t f o r t h e a n n u a l e l e c t i o n a n d on May 19, 2009, the day set for the elect ion. Any qualif ied voter present in the polling place may object to the voting of the ballot upon appropriate grounds for making his/her challenge and the r easons the re fo r known to the Inspector of Elect ion before the c lose of polls.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that p e r s o n a l r e g i s t r a t i o n o f vo te r s i s r equ i red e i the r p u r s u a n t t o § 2 0 1 4 o f t h e E d u c a t i o n l a w o r pursuant to Article 5 of the Elect ion Law. I f a voter has here tofore regis tered pursuant to § 2014 of the E d u c a t i o n L a w a n d h a s voted at an annual or special d i s t r i c t m e e t i n g w i t h i n the las t four (4) calendar yea r s , he / she i s e l i g ib l e to vote at this election; if a vo te r i s reg is te red and eligible to vote in general e lec t ions under Art ic le 5 o f the E lec t ion Law, he /she is also eligible to vote at this election. All other persons who wish to vote must register.

The Board of Registration wil l meet for the purpose of registering all qualified v o t e r s o f t h e D i s t r i c t p u r s u a n t t o § 2 0 1 4 o f

Education Law at the High School , on May 4 , 2009, between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and

8 : 0 0 p . m . , a t t h e Elementary School on May 5, 2009, between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., at the High School, on May 12, 2009, l between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. to add any additional names to the Register to be used a t the aforesaid e lect ion, a t which t ime any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such Register, provided that at such meeting of the Board of Regis t ra t ion he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of said Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at such election for which the Regis te r i s prepared . The Regis ter so prepared pursuant to § 2014 of the Education Law will be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the School District at 146 Peekskill Hollow Road, and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District beginning five days prior to the election between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., prevailing time, on weekdays, and each day prior to the day set for the election, except Sunday, and at the polling place on the day of the vote.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN tha t pursuant to § 2014 of the Education Law of the State o f New York , t he Boa rd of Regis t ra t ion wil l meet on May 16, 2009, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., prevailing time, a t t he Di s t r i c t Off i ce to prepare the Register of the School District to be used at the election to be held in 2009 and again on May 28, 2009 between the hours of 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m., prevailing time, to prepare the Register of the School Dis t r ic t to be used at the elections to be held in 2009 a n d a n y s p e c i a l d i s t r i c t meetings that may be held after the preparation of said Register.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to a rule adopted by the Board of Education in accordance with § 2035 and § 2008 of the Education L a w, a n y r e f e r e n d a o r propositions to amend the budget, or otherwise to be submitted for voting at said election, must be filed with the Board of Education at t h e D i s t r i c t O ff i c e , 1 4 6 Peekskill Hollow Road, on or before Apri l 20, 2009, no l a t e r t han 4 :00 p .m . , p reva i l ing t ime; mus t be t y p e d o r p r i n t e d i n t h e E n g l i s h l a n g u a g e ; m u s t be d i r ec t ed to the C le rk o f t h e S c h o o l D i s t r i c t ; must be signed by at least 69 qualif ied voters of the D i s t r i c t ; a n d m u s t s t a t e t h e n a m e a n d r e s i d e n c e of each signer. However, the School Board will not en te r t a in any pe t i t ion to place before the power of t he vo t e r s t o de t e rmine , or any proposi t ion which fails to include a specific a p p r o p r i a t i o n w h e r e t h e expenditures of monies is required by the proposition.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, a Real Property Ta x E x e m p t i o n R e p o r t p r e p a r e d i n a c c o r d a n c e with Section 495 of the Real Property Tax Law will be annexed to any tentat ive/preliminary budget as well as the final adopted budget of which it will form a part.

Linda PregiatoDistrict ClerkBoard of EducationPu tnam Va l l ey Cen t r a l

School DistrictPutnam Valley, New York

10579

Legal Notices

LEGAL NOTICENotice of Qual i f icat ion

o f H e f f e r o n H e a t i n g & Cool ing , LLC. Author i ty filed with NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 10/9/08.Jur is . of org: CT filed: 2/15/01 NY o f f . l o c . i n P u t n a m C o . SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process m a y b e s e r v e d . S S N Y shall mail copy of process t o : The LLC’s p r inc ipa l address: 120A Great Plain Rd , Danbury, CT 06811 . Ar ts o f o rg . on f i l e wi th Sec of State Connecticut , 30 Trinity St, Hartford, CT 06106 Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

LEGAL NOTICENot ice o f fo rmat ion of

Nelsonville Salvage LLC. Ar t i c l es o f Organ iza t ion were filed with the Secretary of State (SSNY) on 4/20/09. Off ice loca t ion: Putnam County. SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against i t may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process agains t the LLC to : 287 Main Street , Nelsonvi l le , NY 10516. Purpose: any lawful activity.

LEGAL NOTICENotice of Format ion of

Proits LLC. Arts. of Org. f i l ed wi th Secy. o f S ta te of NY (SSNY) on 4/6/09. O ff i c e l oca t i on : Pu tnam Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom p r o c e s s a g a i n s t i t m a y b e s e r v e d . S S N Y s h a l l mail process to: Nat ional Registered Agents, Inc., 857 Avenue of the Americas, Ste. 501, NY, NY 10001, a lso registered agent. Purpose: a n y l a w f u l a c t i v i t i e s .

LEGAL NOTICENot ice i s hereby g iven

tha t the Town of Putnam Va l l e y h a s r e c e i v e d a wetlands application from the following applicant:

WT 5/09 W e s t c h e s t e r ‐ P u t n a m

Council, Inc.50 Clear Lake RoadT M : 4 0 . ‐ 1 ‐ 1 4

MEETING NOTICEThe Village of Cold Spring

Board of Trustees will hold a special public meeting on Monday, May 4, 2009 at 6:00 p.m.at Village Hall, 85 Main Street, Cold Spring, NY with Pamela Tames , Remedia l P r o j e c t M a n a g e r o f t h e Environmental Protect ion Agency to discuss test ing r e s u l t s f o r C o n s t i t u t i o n Drive properties. Dated: April 24, 2009

Mary Saari, Village Clerk

MEETING NOTICEThe Village of Cold Spring

Board of Trustees will hold a special public meeting on Wednesday, May 6 , 2009 at 7:00 p.m. to provide an update on the plans for the July 4th quadricentennial celebration. All interested part ies are encouraged to

attend and be heard. Dated: April 27, 2009Mary Saari, Village Clerk

MEETING NOTICEPublic Hearing Notice The Village of Cold Spring

Board of Trustees will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. at Village Hall, 85 Main Street, Cold Spring, NY to consider and hear public comment on proposed Local Law #1 of 2009 that seeks to add a new Chapter 51 of the Code of the Village of Cold Spring entitled, Outdoor Furnaces. Proposed law es tabl ishes and imposes r e s t r i c t ions upon the construction and operation of outdoor wood‐b u r n i n g f u r n a c e s w i t h i n the Village. Copies of the p r o p o s e d l o c a l l a w a r e available at the Office of the Village Clerk. All interested part ies are encouraged to attend and be heard. Dated: April 27, 2009Mary Saari, Village Clerk

MEETING NOTICEThe Village of Cold Spring

Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting on Thursday, May 30, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. at Village Hall, 85 Main Street, Cold Spring, NY to conduct employment interviews in executive session. Dated: April 24, 2009

Mary Saari, Village Clerk

LEGAL NOTICEN O T I C E O F

C O M P L E T I O N O F TENTATIVE ASSESMENT R O L L P U R S U A N T T O SECTION 506 AND 526 OF THE REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW

Notice is hereby given t h a t t h e A s s e s s o r s f o r the Town of Philipstown, County of Pu tnam, have completed their tentat ive a s s e s s m e n t r o l l f o r t h e current year. A copy will be available May 1, 2009 at the Office of the Town Clerk, Town Hall, 238 Main Street, Cold Spring, NY, where it may be examined by any person interested until May 26. On that day, the Board of Assessment Review will sit at the Town Hall, Cold Spr ing , NY be tween the hours of 3‐5PM and 7‐9PM to hea r and examine a l l complaints in re la t ion to such assessments.

The Real Proper ty Tax Law requires that grievances be in wri t ing . Forms for w r i t t e n s u b m i s s i o n a r e available in the Assessor’s Off ice , Town Hal l , Cold Spring, NY.

The Assessor will be in attendance with the tentative roll at the Assessor’s Office on the following days:

May 4, 2009 10AM‐2PM May 5, 2009 10AM‐2PM May 6, 2009 10AM‐2PM

Dated th is 27th day of April, 2009

Gary M. Ritchie, Sr. Brian I. Kenny

Anne NichterAssessors

LEGAL NOTICE Notice to BiddersSealed proposals will be

received by the udersigned Village Clerk of the Village of Cold Spring at her office in the Village Hall, 85 Main Street , Cold Spring, New York, 10516 unti l Friday, May 15, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. when same will be publicly opened and read alout for sale to the Village of Cold Spring of:

Bituminous ConcreteFurnished Delivered and

Laid in Place Meeting the specifications

of the Village of Cold Spring Highway Department

Copies of the specifications may be obtained from the office of said Village Clerk at the above address after Monday, May 4, 2009.

The r ight is reserved to reject any and all bids.

Project must be completed by May 31, 2009.

Al l pu rchase con t r ac t s awarded pursuant to th i s not ice shal l be subject to the provis ions of Sect ion 103‐A, 103‐B and 103‐D of the General Municipal Law.

Dated: April 27, 2009Mary Saari, Village Clerk

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Over 750 Attend Opening Day at Tilly Foster Farm

The opening day of the non‐profit Tilly Foster Farm Museum wasa huge success. as 750 people turned out to support the farm on Satur‐day April 25, 2009. Putnam Legislators Dan Birmingham and Tony Fusco, along with members of the media, in‐cluding representatives of the Ailes family, which publishes this newspaper, showed their support by attending.

George Whipple, the found‐er of the nonprofit Whipple Foundation for the Preser‐vat ion of Putnam County, said: “we are delighted at the overwhelming support of the people of Putnam County for

the Tilly Foster Farm Mu‐seum. The baby pigs, rabbits, sheep, cows all enjoyed the crowd, especially the chil‐dren who came to visit. The Whipple Foundation wants the next generation of Putnam residents to experience what I experienced as a child grow‐ing up in Putnam: a connection with the land and livestock. ...the American experience.” Whipple added “President Jefferson pinned his hopes for America on the yeoman farmer. If we can no longer farm as individuals at least we can farm as a community.” Visit www.tillyfosterfarm.org

At first glance it appears tha t Lyndon Pres ton and Thomas Sarrantonio, the art‐ists whose work is on view at Van Brunt Gallery in Beacon beginning Saturday, May 2, are on quite different paths. Sarrantonio works directly from nature much of the time. He vis i t s and revis i t s the same sites around New Paltz and Rosendale, painting en plein air in his finely‐tuned signature style. Later, in his studio, he builds upon what he has discovered in the coun‐tryside, making larger, more formal landscapes. Preston works in a very different way. Her images emerge out of a unique process that involves some painting but also the use of acid, copper and glass. In short, Sarrantonio represents

nature and Preston makes abstractions.

Visitors to Van Brunt Gal‐lery in May can spend some rewarding moments finding more places where the paths of Sarrantonio and Preston cross and where they diverge. Both are on “the road less traveled by.”

The Lyndon Preston and Thomas Sarrantonio exhibi‐tion at Van Brunt Gallery, 137 Main Street in Beacon, runs from May 2 to June 1. For more information e‐mail: carl@vanbruntgallery.com or call 845‐838‐2995. Gallery hours are Thursdays through Mondays 11am ‐ 6pm or by appointment.

Show of Two Masters at Van Brundt Gallery in Beacon

CHRISTINE FOERTSCH

Garrison Union Free School Board of Election

M y n a m e i s C h r i s t i n e Foertsch and I am running for the Garrison Union Free School Board of Elections. Since my daughters, Aurora and Solana McKee, started k indergar ten a t GUFS in 2007, I have been very ex‐cited by the wonderful teach‐ers, programming, and edu‐cational spirit at the school and have been pleased to take part in the many op‐portunities for involvement and service. I began work‐ing on various PTA projects and committees and then got involved with the EcoKids after school “special.” I’ve more recently become in‐volved with the Education Committee (an advisory com‐mittee to the School Board) and, after attending several School Board meetings, was honored to be asked to run for a Board position. All of these experiences have informed my observations and current

interests and opinions. When I’m not in Garrison

enjoying l i fe in our com‐munity, I work as a clinical psychologist in private prac‐tice in New York City. I got my Ph.D. in 1993 and have spent most of my career serv‐ing the chronically mentally ill, developing programs in large systems and educating and supervising other profes‐sionals. Mostly I feel like I’ve spent my career solving thorny problems (usually in a highly emotional context and under a tight budget!). I feel this experience also rec‐ommends me as a candidate for our School Board. I am eager to put my energy, love of problem solving and under‐standing of group dynamics to work for our school!

If I am elected, I promise to work for the entire com‐munity, both GUFS families and individuals and families without GUFS students . I believe one role of the school board is to help identify the problems and tensions that exist within our system and between the school and the larger community. In order to identify problems, we have to maintain a curious and non‐defensive approach, re‐maining open to all feedback and doing our best to validate and incorporate concerns and requests. While “you can’t please all the people all of the time,” I believe the job of school is to actively en‐gage the communi ty in a dialogue and to respond to as many problems as we can. I have already come to learn that good school governance is a balancing act between students, parents, teachers

and administration, plus the larger community.

I am eager to help articulate and promote our definition of “educational excellence.” While the school has made many wonderful improve‐ments over the years, I do not believe we can “rest on our laurels .” Schools and communit ies are dynamic systems and need to be con‐stantly growing and changing in response to cultural and community changes. I wish to help clarify our educa‐tional principles, priorities and methods, to insure that these principles are being ap‐plied consistently throughout the school and to improve communication of these to the larger community.

Finally, I am passionate about imparting to our stu‐dent and family community a love of the environment and awareness of the fragile state of our planet and the need for sustainability. Our school is so fortunate to be surrounded by amazing natural resources (the Hudson River, the School Forest) and we should take the opportunity every day to educate our students as to the earth’s preservation. I would do my utmost to engage our school community in these issues.

For fur ther informat ion about my background and posit ions, please visi t my w e b s i t e , w w w. c h r i s t i n e ‐foer t sch .com. Thank you for all your support of our school and taking the time to get to know me.

Beverly Beladino, daughter of George and MaryAnn Be‐ladino of Putnam Valley, was recently accepted into Kappa Delta Pi, the international honor society in education, at Salisbury University. Be‐ladino is a junior majoring in mathematics and secondary education. She is a member of the SU field hockey team.

Beladino is a 2006 gradu‐ate of Putnam Valley High School. At Salisbury Uni‐versity some 7,800 students in 42 undergraduate and 13 graduate programs pursue liberal arts and professional degrees.

Beladino Inducted into Honor Society

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Health and Fitness

PVHS Mock Trial Team Goes to Dutchess for Regionals

The members of the Putnam Valley High School Mock Trial Team, coached by social studies teacher Sean Gilroy, were all smiles when they won Putnam County’s mock trial championship several weeks ago at the Putnam County Courthouse.

On Saturday April 25, 2009, at the Dutchess County Court‐house in Poughkeepsie, the PVHS team set out with that victory‐inspired enthusiasm to face new opponents in the regional competition.

New York State Mock Trial is a highly structured and scripted program that teaches high school students the ba‐sics of trial law. High school teams take one “pretend” case supplied by the state, and work on all aspects of it. Mock trial team members play the parts of attorneys, plaintiffs, defendants, expert witnesses, and all of the other characters that make up a real‐life trial. What is definitely not scripted is the role played by the judge:

these trials take place in real courtrooms and are tried in front of real judges.

At Dutchess Courthouse the participating county teams were paired off and sent to small family court courtrooms on the third floor of the build‐ing. A l imi ted number of spectators were allowed to watch, along with the teams’ coaches.

Fac ing o ff aga ins t Red Hook, each team had clearly studied its courtroom pro‐cedure. In a straightforward libel suit, both teams were aggressive and thorough in the presentations. In the end Red Hook narrowly edged Putnam Valley, and the team was eliminated from further competition.

Members of the 2009 Put‐nam Valley Mock Trial team include Dillon Chesnut, Dan Cray, Chris Nelson, Mad‐di Kane, Jen Davis, Conor O’Leary, Rebecca Bierhoff, Nick Cascioli, Courtney Bo‐bik, and Mike Byrne.

Pictured above, left to right: Coach Sean Gilroy, Jen Davis,

Rebecca Bierhoff, Chris Nelson, Mike Byrne, Dillon Chesnut,

Dan Cray, and Maddi Kane.

High Honor Roll 12th Grade / Dillon D. Ches‐

nut, Janelle Herelle, Jenna Marie Isabella, Kristen Ann Macher, Megan A. Mahoney, Michael Mondelli.

11th Grade / Henry Chen, Maria L. Pagani, Kristen F.M. Ricci, Georgia Beth Sommer.

10th Grade / Christine P. Alexander, Dor is Bacl i ja , Galver t Alexis Barbecho, Alexandra R. Gazzola, Quinn Gilman‐Forlini, Cassandra L. Girvalo, James T. Hertzel, David Lobo, Tess Torregrosa, Kristen N. Weeks.

9th Grade / Sam T. Faber‐Manning, Emily R. Gifford‐Smith, Saara E. Knapp, Mar‐gare t Kre iser, Colby Ann Meagle, Samantha Rogers, Amanda R. San Lucas, Shel‐ley J. Sperling, Alexander E. Spitzer.

Honor Roll12th Grade / Karrington A.

Auth, Michele E. Belanich,

Nicole Benvenuti, Courtney Bobik , S tephanie A. Bor‐rell, Julie Castro, Abigail B. Conklin, Matthew Cordaro, Sharon Cranwell , Michael V. Crocker, Erica S. Fisher, Zachary S. Flegar, Victo‐riea Hamilton, Sara Kastuk, Edward Michael Jarosiewitz Knapp, Alexander D. Kroohs, Michael D. Lobo, Michelle M. Materasso, Desiree Mc‐Bride, Lauren M. McIntyre, Dana E. Miceli, Allycia Ann Miller, Travis Mitariten, Jen‐nifer R. Ogden, Hannah E. Parzen, Christopher J. Pitt‐man, Elizabeth Regan, Jake Rosner, Giovanna Spica, Peter R. Sportello, Jr., Anthony A. Squillante, Natalia K. Stock‐inger, Kaicee C. Tannone, Kelli E. Vanderwalker, Kevin VanDevelde, Alyssa Volpe, Kristina Vucetic, Tina Wal‐lach, Ciara Walsh, Megan L. Warning, Jeremy Whalen , Cai t l in E. White , Lindsey

Marie Wood. 11th Grade / Samantha R.

Arzon, Ian A. Azcue, Alexan‐der Basso, Savannah J. Brown, Daniel P. Cray, Jennifer Davis, Eric B. Ebeling, Daniel J . Faber‐Manning, Eric Karabi‐nos, Sarah Liscia, Trevor J. Mahnert Thomas S. O’Brien, Melissa E. Olam, Eric Pait, Gina M. Raus, Stephanie N. Stoisits, Hannah E. Tavella, Sara R. Zevola.

10th Grade / Logan Baga‐rozy, Barbara A. Casabianca, Gina Castro, Corey M. Cer‐rone, Johnmichael J.Chiriyan, Mace O Coleman, Destiny‐Ann Cur ran , Mel i s sa Di ‐Rubba, Alyssa N. Durocher, Chui‐Miin Lee, Austin M. Levesque, Steven J.Mazzarisi, Lauren E. Mias, Alissabeth Minnich, Andrew J. O’Grady, Jacqueline M. Rainieri, Maria R. Rao, Danielle A. Roberts, Katherine A. Sherwood, Jes‐sica M. Spiegel, Victoria A.

Stanishia, Robert Tendy Jr., Alexis L. Volpe, Erica M. Wharton.

9th Grade / Steven Arraia‐no, Nina I. Azcue, Catherine J. DeToma, Molly Falcone, Kimberly Gallo, Anthony J. Genti le , Alexandra Givan, Amanda R, Hefner, Caitlin M. Kel ly, Thomas Keogh, Laura M. Longhitano, Mi‐chelle L. Maffettone, Meghan Malone, Antonio Martinez, Jennifer Merna, Isabelle L. Molle, Ryan M. O’Connor, Andrew S. Orefice, Stephanie A. Pasquale, Diane C. Rush, Christina L. Sawin, Kimberly A. Schneider, Nicholas J . Scolaro, Kimberly Sharison, Br ian R. Si l lery, Dana B. Tatnell, Kristen M. Wagner, Jennifer N. Whittaker, Jaclyn R. Williamson Julianne M. Willis, Christopher Wright, Liana H Wright‐Mark, Aman‐da L. Yannarelli, Benjamin C. Zevola, Tyler T. Zikorus.

PV High School 2008/09 Third Quarter Honor Roll

Clearly, in Putnam Valley, Earth Day is more than just a one‐day affair. At Putnam Valley Elementary School, teachers Scott (4th grade) and Debra (1st grade) Sperling held their combined Earth Day celebrations on Monday, Apri l 20. “We planned an outdoor ‘ t rash‐free lunch’ picnic, but the weather didn’t cooperate so we ended up in our c lassrooms,” reported Mrs. Sperling. “The parents were asked to pack a trash free lunch (in as many reus‐able containers as possible,

cloth napkins, etc.) and were invited to stay for a read aloud of The Lorax in Scott’s class‐room.” Mrs. Sperling showed a slideshow that she created to accompany Tom Chapin’s children’s song, “Happy Earth Day.” In addition, all week at PVES, student Catherine Mazza from Mrs. Mistretta’s class made public service an‐nouncements on the school’s morning announcements to share the hardships of acquir‐ing clean drinking water in underdeveloped countries.

Taking Care of the Earth is Elementary in Putnam Valley

First grade students, (l‐r), Emily Mazzella and Jay Brazee

share their ideas on how to take care of the earth.

Free study help is available for high school students who are gearing up for the New York State Regents Exams. Regents Review Live! begins May 4 with programming for each of the ten subject exams, and four language exams, airing on public television stations across the state.

The New York State Higher Education Services Corpora‐tion (HESC) has been a major supporter of Regents Review

Live! for the past ten years. Streaming video and other study guides for the state‐wide Regents Exams may

be accessed through HESC’s website, www.hesc.org.

HESC is the State’s com‐prehensive college access and financial aid agency, adminis‐tering grant, scholarship, and loan forgiveness programs and providing financial lit‐eracy and federal student loan default prevention resources for students, families, and counselors.

Regents Review Live! Offers Free Study Programs

Last week, Haldane Elemen‐tary School students had a unique opportunity to meet an award‐winning group of writers and illustrators rep‐resenting a wide variety of genres, as part of Haldane PTA’s Parents as Reading Partners (PARP) Writers and Illustrators Week. PARP is a nat ional PTA‐sponsored program to encourage read‐ing among elementary school children.

The week kicked off on Monday, April 20 when Chris Duffy, a cartoonist and edi‐tor of the comics section at Nickelodeon Magazine shared his work with the 3rd grade and demonstrated the wonders of 3‐D cartoons.

On April 21, Jean Marzollo, the author of over 100 books, including the best‐selling I

Spy and Shanna Show books v i s i t e d t h e K i n d e rg a r t e n

classes. Also on Tuesday, the 4th grade enjoyed a special interactive presentation by sports reporter Kent Schacht, and the children were able to practice their own interview‐ing skills.

On Friday, April 24 author Elizabeth Cody Kimmel vis‐ited the 5th grade. Kimmel is the author of many books for young adults and chil‐dren. Suddenly Supernatural,

School Spirit is a featured Scholastic Book Club title, and a New York Public Library 100 Books to Read and Share title. Also on Friday, Karen Kaufman Orloff, author of the picture books, I Wanna

Iguana, and If Mom Had Three

Arms , gave a colorful pre‐sentation to the 1st and 2nd grades. For more information, contact PARP Chairperson Johanna Reinhardt, jhnrein@optonline.net

Local Authors Highlighted Reading Partners Week