
ROBIN WILLIAMS was in town this past week shooting
a new film meant to be set in Wisconsin. According to all who
ran into the famous funnyman, he was sweet to everybody, going
out of his way to sign autographs and even visiting a day care
center in Ashokan to say hi to the kids who knew him only as
a voice.
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The
Onteora Budget
Winters Submits Figures As Olive Comes Out To Protest Large
Parcel, Redistricting
By Paul Smart
Battle lines for the suspenseful May 17 Onteora budget vote
and board elections were sharply delineated at an SRO meeting
at the OCS Junior/Senior High School in Boiceville Tuesday night,
March 15.
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How
Far Can Too Far Be?
Rifts Appear Among Olive Protesters As The Stakes Keep On Getting
Higher
By
Gary Alexander
Politicians, editorialists, even devout opponents of the Large
Parcel Law have recently expressed anger, distaste and caution
in regard to the barnstorming tactics of Olivebridge resident,
Charles Blumstein. In the case of the law's opponents, such
as members of the Olive Matters committee (which recently retitled
its organization from COLPRC and established a website at Olivematters.org),
some have stated their fears that Blumstein's aggressive campaigning
against the law will prove counterproductive.
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Pastoral

A New Face For Our Wesleyans
By
Paul Smart
Pastor Rodney Killam, who moved in to shepherd the Phoenicia
and Willow Wesleyan congregations five years ago, says his work
leading the services for young Kenny Umhey last Tuesday, March
16, may have been both one of the easiest and one of the hardest
things he’s done in his career as a minister of the church.
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