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Reel Me InThe 14th Annual Buck Hill Falls Fishing Derby was held August 5th at

Paiste Pond. A total of 46 young Buck Hill fishermen showed up for this out-door thrill. This event is a proven favorite of the community.

Each age group had a different starting time. The 3-to-5 agegroup began at 8:00 a.m., the 6-to-9 age group began at 8:45 a.m.and the 10-to-15 age group started at 9:00 a.m. Fishing poles wereprovided to those who didn’t have any gear with them andvolunteers provided assistance with baiting, casting, netting,cleaning and releasing fish.

Donuts, bagels, fruit and refreshments were provided duringthe derby. Each child received a t-shirt for proving their angling

skills. The 2012 Fishing Derby was sponsored by the Lot & Cot Owners Association andthe Buck Hill Falls Company.

A special thanks to the following for their assistance: Jock Miller, Woody Frehse,Charlie Ribardo, Tony Burger, Mike O’Shea and Jack Trapani.

First Fish CaughtAges 3-5 Sacha Tracy 12” TroutAges 6-9 Ella Miller 12” TroutAges 10-15 Phoebe Seip 14” Trout

Smallest Fish CaughtAges 3-5 Maya Fauhnan 9” TroutAges 6-9 Jimmy Wilson 10” TroutAges 10-15 Michael Yates 111/2” Trout

Largest Fish CaughtAges 3-5 Tobin Tracy 19” TroutAges 6-9 Nicole Boyle 15” TroutAges 10-15 Phoebe Seip 14” Trout

Tagged Fish CaughtAges 3-5 Adam Faughnan 13” Trout

2012 Fine Arts & Crafts Festival:

Another Great Weekend of ArtThe 67th annual Buck Hill Art Association Fine Arts and Crafts Festival was a great

success, with a new schedule, new prizes, and some exciting new vendors. About one-third of the vendors were new; they joined crowd-pleasing favorites from former years.

New Twists• Free Friday - The Friday night Art Until Dark party was open to all this year,

with a cash bar and delicious passed hors d’oeuvres.• Friday Evening Buyer’s Raffle - Although Friday’s set-up weather was on the

overly moist side, the rain tapered off for the cocktail party and the ArtAssociation’s brand-new Buyer’s Raffle boosted Friday evening sales.Friday evening buyers deposited their receipts in the raffle, and the ArtAssociation pulled names until the $500 “kitty” was all gone. Winners werereimbursed from $25 to $100 each, depending on the size of their purchase. Thisnew addition to the Art Show gave Festival attendees added incentive to put theirmoney where the art was on Friday night, getting the weekend off to a good start –and cheering the hearts of many an artist.

• Art Demonstrations - Art technique demonstrations were a popular addition tothe festival. Painter Zach Brown gave presentations on metal leafing, painting withegg tempera, and glazing, and happily answered questions from his rapt audience.Zach’s large tent that made it easy for people to gather around and his clearexplanation made even those with two left hands hope that they could reproduce asomewhat reasonable facsimile in the privacy of their own studios. WilliamHobbes demonstrated his painting techniques throughout the day and Saturday

Auctions Raise Money for Scholarships - The Gourmet Auction, Chinese Auction, andCamp Club Auction were big hits, raising money for scholarships. Big thanks to thosewho donated, created, organized – and bid!

Gourmet Corner - Out in the horseshoe, culinary art was in brilliant display– and inhigh demand. From chocolate fudge to tangy spaghetti sauce, there was something toplease every taste bud. The Grand Gourmet Shop was full of delicacies created anddonated by yet another contingent of Buck Hill volunteers, with the picnic basketsstuffed full of good food and homemade napkins a standout success. Thank you to thevolunteers and to Mary Kate Reeves-Hoche for her superb management!

Gertie’s Garrett - Once again, Gertie’s Garrett featured a wide array of antiques andcollectibles. Many thanks to all those who combed through their attics, basements,

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Jock Miller andTobin Tracy

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garages, and closets to donateitems, and to Janise Spindel,Lorraine Tomko, and Fred Rubenfor collecting, organizing, pricing,displaying, and, most importantly,selling it all.

Buck Hill Artists Booth - EightBuck Hill artists exhibited theirwork at the show: Amelia Jonakait,Jeff Smith, Lois Grunder, MaryKate Reeves-Hoche, CarlisleNostrame, Barbara Lewis, JackieJasper and Art Festival Co-ChairRob Frehse!

An Overall SuccessSaturday was a beautiful day

for the festival, and attendance wasgood – with new faces that wehope were brought in by ourincreased advertising. Attendeesenjoyed the works of new artists,favorites from past years, and abeautiful weekend of art.There was an abundance of talenton display, making the work of the judges extra hard. The winning works of art were truestandouts and most deserving of their ribbons.

2012 Ribbon Winners

Best in Show - Winne Chai, jewelrySpecial Award for Painting: Zach Brown, Lazarus (monetary prize donated byCarlisle Nostrame)

Oil PaintingFirst Place: Zach Brown, LazarusSecond Place: William Hobbes

Zach Brown demonstrates copper leafing

SculptureFirst Place: Leslie NietoSecond Place: Jeannine Happe

PhotographyFirst Place: Paul FunkeSecond Place: Jennifer Fedorick

Works on PaperFirst Place: Rocco NegriSecond Place: Don Shoffner

Fine CraftsFirst Place: Anna Polansky - clothingSecond Place: Lisa Weber - potteryHonorable Mention: Nick Zdinak - Pysanka eggs

Thanks to Everyone! Special thanks to all who volunteered or helped out with theArts Festival in any way. A big, big thank you to our committee chairs:

Charlotte Blamble, Chinese AuctionRandy Canonico, LayoutCarlisle Nostrame, JudgingJennifer Mittereder, PublicityMaryKate Reeves-Hoche, Gourmet TableBill Redway, FinanceJudy Redway, Volunteer RecruitmentJR Robbins, Cocktail Party and DecorationsAnne Russo, Camp Club project and Volunteer RecruitmentJeff Smith, Buck Hill Artists BoothJanise Spindel, Gertie’s GarrettAmanda Wilson, 50/50 RaffleBarbara Wilson, Membership and FinanceKathy Legg and Rob Frehse – Co-Chairs

All these committees, and the festival overall, could not exist without the generousdonation of time and effort by all our volunteers, including our President, Judy Snyder,Elizabeth Carey, Judy Coleman, Judy Crabtree, Rae Donnelly, Pat Dracos, Fran Durst,Betsy Finley, Susan Frehse, Linda Goldfarb, Lois Grunder, Nancy Hopkins, DominiqueIacuzio, Ginny Kenard, Jean Kofol, Mayson Moore-Price, Claire O’Mara, Elyse Ross,Jessica Santostefano, Dave Seifman, Betty Sivolella, Barbara Smith, Larry Snyder, JoanSollieux, Ginger Toomey, Roseanne Walters.

We are sure there are many others whose names are not listed here. If we have missedyou, we apologize, and please know that we are very thankful for your contributions.Thank you all for your hard work.

And thank you to all the attendees – and especially buyers!

Best In Show Winner Winne Chai with Carlisle Nostrame, Judging Chair, and ArtShow Co-Chairs Kathy Legg and Rob Frehse

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Chairperson’s ReportBy Kay Z. MillerHere are some of the areas in which your Board and Staff have been involved:1. After many years of consideration and study we have decided that our sewer system

is at a critical point and we are planning to begin an upgrading process this Fall. TheCompany anticipates financing this project by incurring approximately 2 milliondollars in debt. The incremental debt incurred will be serviced through an increase inthe sewer rates of those people on the sewer system. The dollar amount for cottagerswill vary but you can anticipate approximately a 25% rate increase. Jerry Neumannhas consented to take a major role in the implementation of this project. We arefortunate to have his expertise and talent in this area.

2. Many of you have heard that an “Agreement Committee” has been hard at work overthis past year and I would like to speak for a moment about the goal of thiscommittee. Under the Covenants the determination of dues is clearly theresponsibility of the Company Board. However in 1996 an effort was made to havemore community involvement in this process. An agreement was signed between theCompany Board and the Board of Lot & Cot that provided the Lot & Cot Board anopportunity to give their input on the dues package each year before the dues wereestablished. Since then, Company Board representatives have met with Lot & CotBoard representatives as part of the dues process each year. The opinions of the Lot& Cot Board are taken very seriously. In many of the years Both Boards have agreedon an initial proposal and in a number of years the dues have been changed based onsuggestions from the Lot & Cot Board input. In 2004 this Agreement of 1996 wasamended to coincide with changes that had occurred in operations over the years.Since 2004 there have been a number of changes in our operation, not the least ofwhich is the inclusion of some of our major amenities into the dues. We are morethan over due for an update to this document and currently there is a committeecomposed of Mike Walters, Randy Jonakait and Rich John from the Lot & CotBoard, as well as Jim Rawlings, Paul Mandry and myself from the Company Board,with Mike O’Shea as an ex-official member. We are working diligently on thatupdate. We are now down to our summary statements in the hope of composing afirst draft attempt in the very near future. We will make sure that you all have theopportunity to see the updated version of this document so that you can have a betterunderstanding of the dues process.

3. The Company has an opportunity to access the Capital markets for inexpensivefinancing to fund long term capital projects due to interest rates being at historicallows. This would enable us to align long term projects with long termfinancing....not using current dues to pay for projects that will benefit the communityfor many years to come. This will not result in an increase in dues since we will nolonger be including all of the cost of long term capital projects in the annual dues. Inour June 23rd meeting the Board voted unanimously to approve a 15 year mortgagerefinance for 2 million dollars at 5 1/8% for the first 10 years. Approximately 500dollars will go towards refinancing our current mortgage and the balance will beused for improvements to our facilities.

4. We are continuing to broaden our Marketing efforts. We are also reaching out toexpand our connections with the real estate markets in the major cities that surroundus. As well as expanding our opportunities to house visitors who come as potentialbuyers. We will keep you updated as some of our efforts become more solidified.

5. In response to the recommendation from the Strategic Planning Report we continuework involving the possible renovation of the Tennis Tea to accommodate the needsof a community center. At our board meeting we listened to an exciting presentationfrom an architectural firm on several possible scenarios. As we move forward thisyear it will be our objective to solicit community input in both written and verbalform on ideas under consideration.

6. In summary I find that the major question we often ask as we consider the future ofour Community is how do we best market ourselves and what do we do to improveour real estate value. We see an obvious tie in between our dining facility at theGrille and what type of facility we would like to develop at the Tennis Tea. We alsosee the condition of the Inn property as having a negative effect on our futuredevelopment, and to that end have been in conversation with Falls Road Funding tosee how we might possibly work together for a common goal. This Community issuch a special jewel and has so much potential; all we need is the energy andcreativity to keep working on our challenges and opportunities. We can gaininspiration from the Conservation Foundation who actually found a way to reclaimChestnut Mountain. I am confident that we can and will move this Communityforward in a positive way, reaching our goals while retaining our core values.

Logan successfully landed aTiger trout thanks to Will atthe net. Great team work!

Participants in the Fishing Derby

Michael Yates getting his feet wet

2012 Buck Hill Fly FishingTeam from Senior Camp

Photo by Jock Miller, fly fishinginstructor, August 1, 2012

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A Special Foxhowe EventSaturday, September 15, 8 p.m. at the

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has covered wars in Vietnam, Nicaragua, Lebanon and NorthernIreland in a remarkable career launched from the gritty streets ofBrooklyn.

While based in New York, he has written on a wide range of topics, from champion-ship fights to the deeds and misdeeds of the rich and famous. His enormous range oftopics extends to art, jazz, immigration and politics. He is the author of several New YorkTimes bestsellers: Snow in August, A Drinking Life, Forever, and Tabloid City.

Hamill’s love affair with New York City was recounted in Downtown: My Manhat-tan, a non-fiction account that won critical plaudits. At one stage of his storied career,Hamill was at the center of a remarkable staff mutiny at the New York Post against acrazed publisher who took control of the paper in 1993. Naturally, Hamill sided with thestaff and was fired. Banished from his office, Hamill continued working with therebellious staffers to put out the newspaper from the local diner!

If there’s a great story making the rounds in New York, there’s a good chance Hamillhas heard it or told it. He is a distinguished writer in residence at New York Universityand, if his writing dexterity was ever in doubt, he’s also written a book about Mexicanpainter Diego Rivera.

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Youth ActivitiesBy Chrissy Caiazzo-Pritchard, Director of Youth Activities

Another year ofBuck Hill Falls CampClub activities havecome to an end.Campers spent beauti-ful summer days on thetennis courts, the golfcourse, lawn bowlinggreens and in ouramazing pool. Inaddition, our experi-enced staff of counse-lors led campers inimaginative recre-ational activities. Onehighlight to thesummer was planting,growing, cultivatingand eating lettuceduring nature. The campers used insects and indigo to dye and stamp fabric. Our seniorcampers created patches that one day will be made into a quilt to hang in Paiste Pond as atribute to our wonderful natural surroundings in the community. Our new music directorhad campers singing, dancing, playing and imagining throughout the summer. Friday trips were a roaring success. We took trips to Callie’s Pretzel Factory, visited

the Barrett ParadiseFriendly Library, wentwhitewater rafting, tooka trip to Camelbeach,picked blueberries andhad two wonderfulcamp-ins. We had ablast! Camp Club andSenior Camp wouldlike to thank DaleFrehse for providing uswith the opportunity towork with professionalchamber musicians andwith dancer, LauraGrant. She collaboratedwith Charlotte Blambleto coordinate and

provide the campers with this time to enhance their arts education here at camp. Wait until you hear about our Senior Camp! It will make you wish you were a youngteenager again. To begin with, our older campers spent a week with Jock Miller learningto fly fish in BuckHill Creek. Theyalso built andlaunched modelrockets, wenthorseback riding,bowling, kayaking,tie-dyed, andexplored thecommunity playingthe ever famousHares and Hounds! Teen Night Outwas officiallyawesome! We went

John Frehse (Batman) looking for prizes in the hay

Senior Camp Counselor Bobby with the Rock Monster

The ever-popular dunk tank

The guys showingoff their tattoos

to Camelbeach, the movies, played laser tag, climbed through a ropes course at CBKAdventures and went down some zip lines! Jealous? This summer’s camp staff was led by experienced returning staff and professionaleducators. ALL of our counselors did an amazing job leading the campers in engagingand fun-filled group activities. Our campers participated fully and seemed to enjoy everymoment. There is no doubt that the counselors and campers formed a strong bond thissummer that willlast for years tocome and willforever live aswonderfulmemories as theymove into thefuture. We lookforward to othergreat camp seasonin 2013. Eventhough we have tosay, “So long fornow,” we knowwinter won’t lastlong as weanticipate nextJune! The counse-lors and I willmiss our campfamily but lookforward tomeeting up again!

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John Garbarino’s 40th birthday celebration was a wig party

The Canonico Wedding was held onAugust 4, 2012 in Jersey City, NY,aboard the ship “CornucopiaMajesty”

Mr. and Mrs. Zach Cononico -What a gorgeous couple!

Father of the groom, RalphCanonico with Bill Sopko and theBrooklyn Bridge in the background

Dance & MovementA program for people with Parkinson’s Disease,their friends, family, and caregivers

A workshop first presented in our area at the 2011 Buck Hill Skytop Music Festival isputting down roots.

“David Levanthal, a principal dancer and current director from New York’s MarkMorris Dance Group, led Dance for PD© here last year,” said David Mazza, chair of themusic festival. “David was the developer of Dance for PD, a program which is nowhelping people with Parkinson’s in 76 communities around the world. The Buck HillSkytop Music Festival board felt that this program had real potential for our area and wasa wonderful example of the arts being utilized in nontraditional ways to improve people’squality of life.”

And starting in September, people withParkinson’s will be able to participate in thebenefits of dance right here in Mountainhome,sponsored by The Friendly Community Center.Dance & Movement, as the program is called,helps improve flexibility, instills confidence,breaks isolation, and focuses attention on eyes,ears and touch as tools to assist in movement andbalance.

“By helping people become more aware of theirnatural rhythm and their bodies in space, dance is ajoyful way to ease some of the painful aspects ofPD and other conditions,” said Natalie Schultz-Kahwaty, who will be the instructor. Schultz-Kahwaty is currently a full-time professor at ESUteaching dance and fitness courses. She has taughtdance for 20 years to children, adults and seniorsin many capacities. She is working on her Doctor-ate in Psychology with the goal of becoming aDance Therapist. Her love for dance inspires her tobring the joy of movement and dancing to all whochoose to participate.

Dance & Movement will be held monthly,starting on Wednesday, September 19 from 2:30 to3:30 p.m. at the ministry center of the Mountainhome United Methodist Church. In early2013, when renovations to the old library are completed and the building re-opens as TheFriendly Community Center, Dance & Movement will relocate to the new facility. Thefirst class is free. Thereafter, a nominal charge of $5 for participants, with $3 additionalfor spouses, friends or caregivers will be made to cover the cost of the program.

Dance & Movement is one of a suite of “community center without walls” programsthat include a weekly walking group, winter swimming, “Apple Dumpling Day” forchildren, weight control and Alzheimer’s Café.

Visit www.danceforparkinsons.org to see a video of the program or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxw_wOgcZbE&feature=plcp to see a clip of the programfrom the 2011 Buck Hill Skytop Festival.

In addition to Dance & Movement, The Friendly Community Center will also be thesite for a range of programs, clubs and events for people of all interests to Stay Healthy,Keep Fit and Have Fun. A monthly acoustic music jam, technology drop-in events tohelp people get the most from that new phone, camera or tablet, hiking and biking clubs,dance and exercise programs, painting and drawing classes, arm-chair travel club, andforeign languages are all planned. And the Center will be the new permanent home of theBarrett Senior Center.

For more information about The Friendly Community Center, or to register for theDance & Movement program contact Joyce and Bill Raczko at 839-3484 orthefriendlycommunitycenter@yahoo.com

Dance for PD© — People withParkinson’s disease learnmovements that help with

stability and coordination - andhave fun doing it!

Fall Trash Pickup and Recycling ScheduleTrash Pickup: Fall and winter household trash pickup will occur on a weekly basis

each Monday morning beginning September 17. The last Friday trash pickup for theyear is September 14. Please remember that our trash company, Palmisano WasteDisposal, begins picking up the trash at 6:00 a.m. To assure that your trash is not missed,please put it in your trash receptacle on Sunday evening or before 6:00 a.m. the morningof pickup. All trash must be placed in bags before disposing of it in your receptacle.Also, please remember not to leave any empty receptacles out on your lot.

Recycling: Beginning September 17, recyclable items will be collected every otherMonday to include: September 17, October 2, 16 and 30. Recyclable items will becollected every other Monday through the fall and winter. Recyclable items includeclear, brown and green glass jars, tin cans, aluminum and plastics marked on bottom with#1 or #2. Please rinse all items; removing labels is not necessary. Newspapers must betied and placed in a plastic or paper bag; telephone books and magazines should also bebundled and placed in a brown paper bag. Examples of unacceptable items previouslyreceived are cereal boxes, cat litter, styro-foam, cardboard, and newspapers not tiedtogether or in a bag.

2012 Breeze DeadlinesMaterial can be sent by mail to the Buck Hill Falls Company Office, by email tojack@buckhillfalls.com, or by fax to 570-595-9426.

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Ladies Member Guest 37th Annual Strode Mixed Member Guest

2012 Ladies Member Guest1st Low Net: 126

Janet Newell Kay BrittonGinger Toomey Maryland Wanck

2nd Low Net: 128Marsha Johnson Sue SherwoodBetsy Blacque Cissy Thompson

3rd Low Net: 129Hannah Rawlings Jo MurrayKathy Marshall Kathy Everett

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Low Net: 124 (MOC)Bob Grace Bill NewellPat Grace Janet Newell

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3rd Place: 126John Denoia David ToomeyMarsha Johnson Ginger Toomey

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Junior Club ChampionshipHi Everybody! This week was our Junior Club Championship and wow did we have a

great turn out. I just wanted to say thanks to all of our participants as well as the adultvolunteers. Great Job Everyone! Below are the results, as well as some scenes from theawards ceremony (photos by Patrick McGrath).

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18 Holers1st John Rusbasan 78

(Club Champion)2nd Kyler Ruvane 79Honorable Mention:

Patrick McGrathParker HopkinsWill CullenTiernan Haser

9 Holers1st Brian Welan 402nd Logan Haser 48Honorable Mention:

William GoodallChris FunariDylan GlowskiChris BurnsBern Hopkins

6 Holers - Boys1st Ben O’Mara 332nd Stu Sopko 40Honorable Mention:

Ned SmithDan Griffin

6 Holers - Girls1st Meara Wilson 48

4 Holers - Boys1st Michael Donopria 182nd Colin Burns 19Honorable Mention:

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4 Holers - Girls1st Kaitlyn Donopria 14

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Buck Hill FallsLawn Bowling Club

Dragonflies - Mike O’Shea presents the gold medal to Luke Powers (left) and Silvermedal to Jasper Yao Cullen (right)

Bears - Mike O’Shea presents the gold medal to Danny Griffin (left) and Silvermedal to Caroline Johnson (right)

Bullfrogs - Mike O’Shea presents the gold medal to Michael Donopria (left) andSilver medal to Ethan Perlman (right)

2012 Junior Lawn Bowling Tournament - July 27Photos by Jack Trapani

Marion Golfinopoulos, this season’s Ice Cream Lady, presents James Richards (left)from the Bullfrogs and William Goodall (right) from the Bears with Sportsman ofthe Week certificates. Photos by George Golfinopoulos

Bullfrogs at their August 8th lawn bowling session

Bears at their August 8th lawn bowling session

Camp Clubbers Earn Ice CreamOur Camp Clubbers anxiously await their weekly lawn bowling sessions and it is

exciting to see not only the progress the children are making in this fun sport, but theirgood sportsmanship and sheer joy of being out on the greens.

Ice cream certificates for treats redeemable at the Tennis Tea, Pool, and FairwayGrille are awarded weekly to the Camp Clubbers who have demonstrated exceptionalskill and sportsmanship. Recent certificates have been awarded to:

Isabelle Fretz - DragonfliesTyler Brecker and James Richards - BullfrogsLauren Lockwitch and William Goodall - Bears

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Northeast Division Held at Buck Hill FallsThe US Lawn Bowling Association held its pairs tournament at Buck Hill once again

this year. Despite the heat and some rain, twelve teams were able to compete, includingsome of our own. Barbara Roberts, our newest member paired with Jim Price. Also, DonQuillen played with Patrick Duffy from New York City. The winners were:

1st Place: Maurice LaFond and Jerry Demello, Brooklyn LBC 2nd Place: Ron Stubing and Ed Last, New York LBC 3rd Place: Brian Drozd and Duncan Farrell, Essex County LBC New JerseyAnd in the midst of the tournament there was a bit more excitement when two

uninvited visitors appeared. Maybe they were friends of the pig that recently showed upon the golf course.

Introducing the Newest Member of the BHFLBCBarbara Roberts, the newest member of the BHFLBC, is from

Ridgewood, NJ and was first introduced to lawn bowling by thelate Dr. Tom Murphy from Skytop. The former Singles andMixed Doubles champion at Skytop, she served as the Presidentof the Skytop Meadow Homeowners Association for five years.

Barbara’s husband, Jim, is Director of Franchise Operationsfor Weight Watchers International in New York City. Barbarawas previously employed with InterContinental Hotels and iscurrently doing contract work for other hotel companies.

“Lawn bowling is a great sport that gives you quite a bit ofwalking and bending exercise,” Barbara told us. “It’s extremely helpful for depthperception skills, which can be applied to tennis and golf.”

Barbara and Jim are also avid golfers and are enjoying their membership at the BuckHill Golf Club.

Party Time on the Greens!Mayson Moore-Price celebrates her birthdayunder the Arbor at the lawn bowling green.The delicious cake was made from scratch byher husband and lawn bowling club pairschampion Jim Price.Photo Courtesy of Carlisle Nostrame

Brenda Norwick (left), Buck Hill organizer of the Northeast Division (NED) Tour-nament, and Barbara Roberts (right).

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Camp

Club GolfBy Rob Causton

The camp club membershave been doing an out-standing job this year withour golf program. Thecampers have been workinghard learning the basics ofthe golf swing and basicrules and etiquette that theycan use on the course.

Our Dragonflies (5-6year old), have beenparticipating in S.N.A.G.(Starting New At Golf).This program teaches thefundamentals of the golfgame from putting todriving. The kids usedifferent manipulatives tohelp understand the swing,ribbons, hangers, brushesand our favorite the S.N.A.G.-A-ZOO which gives you a kazoo sound if you make aproper swing.

All the groups of older campers have been working with our U.S.Kids Golf Learning Program. The program has 3 different levels ofinstruction, blue, red and gold. Each level becomes more complex asthe campers get older. All of the participants received a hat for their

level and receive a pin for their hat as they complete skillstests that cover all aspects of the game. It has been a tremendously successful year at the golf

course for our campers. They are enthusiastic about learningthe game and hopefully they are carrying that enthusiasm home and can get morefamilies to come out and join us at the course.

Wait! Who’s that following Jim Price onto thebowling greens?

Don Quillen bowling for the BuckHill Falls LBC

The sheep were really into this lawn bowling tournament. There was a controversyabout Joe Kelly’s measurements as Duncan Farrell and the sheep look on. Finally,their shepherds Paul and Lois Grunder were able to herd the sheep off the Greens.

NED Tournament photos courtesy of Beth Haser

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By Tomas Ollestad

Mixed Doubles Club Champions are Tyler Kenny and Max KennyFinalists are Katie Miller and Milan Kofol

Men’s Club Champion AlBunis (left) and Finalist

Nicky Bowe (right)

Women’s ClubChampion GailHosbach (left) andFinalist CarlaCrawford (right)

Boy’s Club ChampionWill Burns (right) and

Finalist GabrielO’Mara (left)

Men’s Doubles Club Champions are Nicky Bowe and Harry MuthFinalists are Tom Osmun and George Sandhu

Women’s Doubles Club Champions are Eliza Dordelman and Whitney SandhuFinalists are Courtney Christman and Gail Hosbach

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Out and About with Plants and FlowersBy Fred Ruben for the Buck Hill Conservation Foundation

There are some striking plants and flowers in our midst here in Buck Hill Falls. Theyreally deserve some mention, so three of these are the topic for this brief article. Myattention was drawn to thesewhile on nature hikes sponsoredby our Conservation Foundation.The plants are easily seen as wedrive around our community,play golf, or simply attend to ouryards.

The first one is the CommonMullein. It inspired me seeing theplant, nestled behind the 8thgreen on the White Course (seephoto), nearly 7 feet tall. Majesti-cally located just below the cartpath, you could mistake it for asmall tree. Not many weeds reachthis height. A biennial plant, itproduces a rosette of leaves thefirst year of growth. Leaves arelarge, up to 19 inches in length.The second year a large un-branched stem appears and tinyyellow flowers grow mainly atthe top. By the end of summerseeds appear on the stem and areshed. The dried stem can persist

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through thewinter, lookinglike a flagpole.CommonMullein growsin all ourstates, and inthe West it isknown asCowboy ToiletPaper!

The secondplant is theMilkweed. I’veobservednaturalists sayhow happythey are to seemilkweeds. They are a nectar source for bees, and also for monarch butterflies. The seedpods are particularly interesting because they have filament-like hairs known as silk orfloss, that blow away when the pods open. The floss has had many uses. During WWII itwas a substitute for kapok (used for stuffing mattresses), and more recently as ahypoallergenic filling for pillows. Its nectar has a high dextrose content that NativeAmericans have used as a sweetener. It’s also a poisonous plant if ingested. The flowershave a wonderful fragrance making it a nice garden plant. Personally, I like the fact thatit supports monarch butterflies. That we have milkweed plants scattered around BuckHill makes our community a butterflydestination. The milkweed photo wastaken on Long Road next to thelovely stone wall.

Lastly, I’ve chosen the Foxgloveor Digitalis plant. It is also tall andstately, but has the added beauty ofgorgeous purple, white, pink, or redflowers along the stalk. I’ve knownabout digitalis as a heart medicinefrom my career as an internist. Manypatients have benefitted fromtreatment of their failing hearts withdigitalis medicine. It is rarely usedtoday because of much less toxic andsafer heart drugs becoming available.We have Digitalis purpurea growingas a weed in the next yard. I’ve triedtransplanting without success, but itis so widespread in Buck Hill thatsimply driving around one can seefoxglove in abundance. Don’t eat thisplant as it is poisonous. Foxgloveseason is almost gone, but look for itnext spring and summer. My photowas from the road beside my house.

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SAFETY CORNER

Watch Your Speed!Even though the busy summer season is over, residents are still out walking or ridingtheir bicycles, ESPECIALLY CHILDREN. Most of our roads are very narrow, curvyand/or hilly. Please obey the speed limits on our roads. The maximum speed limit on allBuck Hill Falls community roads is 15 miles per hour. The only exceptions to this are:

Rabbit Run 25 miles per hourValley View Road 25 miles per hourLenape Lane 25 miles per hourGolf Drive 30 miles per hour

Even on these roads, we recommend that you drive at a speed less than the posted speedlimit, especially in the area of Camp Club, golf, tennis, swimming, lawn bowling andPost Office facilities. Please be alert and drive carefully at a responsible speed!

Drive with Care near School BusesKeep in mind that school is now in session, and that means school buses are on the road.Under state law, drivers are not allowed to pass buses with their flashing lights on. In

ObituaryThomas W. McWalters of Buck Hill Falls, PA., passed away on May 12, 2012, at

Care One of Wall, NJ, surrounded by his loving family. He was 92 years old. Intermenttook place at Arlington National Cemetery.

Thomas was born and raised in Newark, NJ. He attended St Patrick’s and GoodCounsel schools. A War World II army veteran, he was wounded in combat in France,and received the Bronze Star and Purple Heart. Thomas was a captain with the EssexCounty Sheriff’s Department. He and his wife Helen raised their family in Verona, NJ.

Upon retirement Tom and Helen moved to Buck Hill Falls. They had honeymooned atthe Buck Hill Inn almost 40 years earlier. Thomas was a communicant at St BernadetteRoman Catholic Church.

A devoted husband, father and grandfather, he leaves to cherish his memory, his sonsThomas of Verona, Brian of Warren Grove, Steve of Tampa Florida, Peter and daughter-in-law Margot of Chatham, Paul of Verona, and his daughter Gail and son-in-law John ofSea Girt NJ and grandsons Jason, David, and Ryan.

Safety Corner cont.Buck Hill Falls, that means vehicles MUST stop in both directions when a school bus isstopping. School bus drivers are authorized to write down the license plate numbers ofcars that pass when the bus has its lights on.

Wear OrangePennsylvania hunting season will be opening shortly. If you plan on walking or hikingthrough the woods, you should wear bright orange or red clothing, preferably an orangehat. Avoid leaving trails that are in areas frequented by hunters.

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