Looking
ahead under a sweltering afternoon
sky, Onteora seniors sat through their graduation last Friday,
June 27, and are now Onteora Graduates of the Class of ‘08.
We wish them all luck as they go on, now, to college, careers,
and all that adult life offers us. Bravo!
Time
For The New...
Incoming Onteora Board Rescinds 5-8 Middle School Plans, Sets
Fresh Agenda
7/3/2008
By Lisa Childers
The new Onteora district school board settled into conducting
business beginning with reorganization responsibilities and
followed by requests that changes be made immediately. The meeting
on Tuesday, July 1 at the Middle/High School proved lengthy,
lasting well past the midnight hour.
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The
Other Side Of Memoirs
Fresh From Her First Book’s Success, Our Author Finds
Her Local Weakness
7/3/2008
By Martha Frankel
This is what's been going on lately--- everywhere I go
someone wants to tell me their secret. I don't mean little confidences
that they might tell their hair stylist or their trainer or
even their best friend--- you know, that lipstick they swiped
from a local store, or the co-worker they kissed at a holiday
party, or the gossip they've been spreading about an office
mate.
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Trouble
Hits Our Shores
National Foreclosure Trends And Other Economic Downturn
Indicators Show Up
7/3/2008
By Gary Alexander
Many, perhaps most, Ulster County residents would agree
that last winter was a long, tough stretch with a hoped-for
thaw staying ahead of the calender as home-heating costs
swelled daily. But, for new families, just starting out,
and for elderly retirees on fixed incomes, it got longer
and tougher by the week, leaving them with deep concerns
about next winter.
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Maraleen
Manos-Jones,
The Butterfly Lady, will
give a tour of her Butterfly
Gardens in Shokan, followed
by an inspirational talk
on Sunday, July 13, from
10 a.m. to noon. Call 657-8073
for directions and full
info...
A
Declaration Of War?
Albany’s Decision
To Study Belleayre Prompts
County Call To Boycott Greene
7/3/2008
By Paul
Smart
In what many are calling
a maverick move, but none
are as yet countering, Ulster
County Legislative Majority
Leader David Donaldson held
a solo press conference
last Friday, June 27, to
blast both houses of the
state legislature and his
own state senators, and
urge the boycotting of two
Greene County ski centers
in response to new state
legislation he says is aimed
at stalling growth at Shandaken-based
Belleayre Mountain, a state-owned
ski resort.
A
Jar Of Olives...
Krista’s Mitzvah
7/3/2008
By
Carol La Monda
Mark your calendars for two special
events. Krista Cayea, music teacher
at Onteora, is organizing a concert
to benefit Killian Mansfield,
a tenth-grade student who is battling
cancer. The music fest, which
starts at 5 p.m., will be held
at the Reservoir Methodist Church,
Shokan, on July 11. A suggested
donation of $10.00 will go to
this good cause that promises
finger food and outstanding local
talent. Krista Cayea, fellow music
teacher Wini Paetow, Garry Kvistad,
Brian and Fran Hollander, and
many others will perform. For
more information, contact Jim
Sofranko.
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