Dr. Robert Titus, geologist extraordinaire, will be on hand
at next weekend's Catskill Mountains Eco-Heritage Fest to
discuss local geology... and assuredly answer any questions
about whether there's gas in these hills under our feet.
See story he's pointing to at left for more on what'll be
offered...
Onteora
Talks New Supers
School Board Hears Its Search Parameters Then Grapples
With Kindergarten Issues
8/26/2010
By Lisa Childers
After weeks of discussion, the Onteora School District
Board of Education finally appeared satisfied that
Bennett and Phoenicia Elementary schools would have
one (instead of two) Kindergarten classrooms per
school. At Tuesday night's August 24 board of education
meeting in the Middle/High School auditorium, Interim
Superintendent Charlotte Gregory said K-enrollment
at Phoenicia School is currently at 18 students.
Bennett currently has 23 students enrolled with
possibly two more students coming in. Woodstock
Elementary has two Kindergarten classrooms with
15 and 16 students in each class. She said any overflow
of students at Bennett would be sent to another
Elementary school in the district.
Keeping
The Byway Alive
The Collaborative Says The Point Isn't
Just Monetary, But The Act Of Collaboration
8/26/2010
By Olive Press Staff
The monthly meeting of the Central Catskills
Collaborative will not take place this
Thursday, August 26th, but instead will
be convened in late September. Group Advisor
Peter Manning said that he is in the process
of reviewing a compilation of "local
assets" collected by representatives
from the seven communities participating
in the project. The assets, a collection
of attractions ranging from geological
features to nice shopping alternatives,
are said to be the gems threaded together
by 50 miles of Route 28 between The towns
of Olive and Andes.
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Our
Very Own Festival
Ashokan Center Establishes Eco-Heritage
While Welcoming New Executive Director
8/26/2010
By By Paul Smart
Talk
about establishing oneself in a relative
flash!
Next Saturday, Sept. 4th the Ashokan
Center is hosting its 3rd Annual Catskill
Mountain Eco-Heritage Festival, where,
"Nature and culture come alive
at this daytime and evening event
celebrating the spectacular environment
and folkways of the Catskills,"
according to the Center's Deputy Director,
Deborah Meyer DeWan.
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Sweet-voiced
Aaron Neville and his brothers from New
Orleans bring "Tell It Like It Is"
and other hits to the Belleayre Music
fest's final show Saturday, September
4 in High-mount. For more info visit www.belleayre.com.
An
Appeal To Readers
From This Newspaper's Publisher
8/26/2010
Dear Friends and Neighbors,
Not long ago I advised our high
school graduates to ask for help
if they need it and I've decided
to take my own advice. Maybe you're
the person I need to be talking
to, maybe you know someone.
In 2001, I created this newspaper
together with my editor, now friend,
Paul Smart. We didn't do it because
we thought we'd somehow be well
compensated for the work involved.
And we didn't do it for any political
reason or to change these communities
we love so much. We started these
papers because we felt there was
a huge need for a solid and reliable
source of information about what
was going on around here. Because
there wasn't one with a truly
local focus, most of us lacked
a good understanding of many of
the things that were directly
impacting us all.
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What's
Up With 28A?
The Rest Of The Story Indicates
A Solid Push To FInish The
Requested Job Well
8.26.2010
By Paul Smart
Want the rest of the story
about the resumption of
construction on Route 28A,
originally intended to be
finished by around now?
According to the New York
City Department of Environmental
Protection, work on the
realigning of Route 28A,
suspended in February 2009,
will resume August 12.
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A
Jar Of Olives...
Where The Eyes Go
8/26/2010
By Carol La Monda
The calendar never defines the
seasons for me. Events are the
deciding factor. For example,
fall always begins after Labor
Day. No matter what the weather
or what the calendar declares,
summer ends and fall begins
on the first day of school.
Also, for me, the year doesn't
begin on January 1st. The new
school year is my new beginning
because that's when a new class
of students used to show up.
I still feel the need to do
"Back to School Shopping"
even though I will be having
my cup of coffee at the bakery
with Pat Tosi and newly retired
Joe Ahouse on the first day
of school. We will sit on the
porch and wave at the school
buses. Does anyone remember
Mr. Ralph Wesselmann sitting
on his lawn in an easy chair
in an old fashioned smoking
jacket, waving at teachers who
had not yet retired?
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