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9/22/21
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The Kindness Project to Launch TOMORROW with Word Thursdays Featuring Andes Writers
Written By Editor on 9/22/21 | 9/22/21
Local Forest Ranger News - Two Hikers Rescued
Town of Hunter
Greene County
Wilderness Search: On Sept. 15 at 7:45 p.m., Greene County 911 contacted DEC's Central Dispatch requesting Forest Ranger assistance with a 30-year-old man from Saugerties lost near the Prediger Road trailhead in the Indian Head Wilderness. Rangers Fox and Gullen responded, joining a Hunter Police patrol and NYSP Officer at the trailhead. Rangers bushwhacked toward cell phone coordinates collected by Greene County 911. Rangers located the hiker, provided him with a flashlight, and escorted him back to his vehicle. Resources were clear of the scene at 10:15 p.m.
Town of Shandaken
Ulster County
Wilderness Search: On Sept. 19 at 10:10 p.m., Ulster County contacted DEC's Central Dispatch reporting a 69-year-old overdue hiker from Pine Plains on Wittenberg Mountain in the Slide Wilderness Area. Rangers Martin and Franceschina responded with State Police, Shandaken Police, Ulster Emergency Management, New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Phoenicia FD, and Shandaken Ambulance. The missing hiker was last seen by his family at the intersection of the Wittenberg and Terrace Mountain trails. Ranger Russell located the hiker, uninjured, approximately one mile from the trailhead. The hiker stated he had taken the trail to Terrace Mountain and, after realizing his mistake, returned to the red trail to rest from fatigue. Ranger Martin assisted him out of the woods and resources were clear at 1:40 a.m.Remember to Subscribe!
Annual 4-H Youth Golf Classic = Huge Success!!
Annual 4-H Youth Golf Classic = Huge Success!!
2021 Results
Eighteen teams from the county, and beyond, gathered for the 20th Annual 4-H Youth Golf Classic at the Delhi College Golf Course on Friday, September 17th. The event was made possible by 6 patron sponsors, 13 greens sponsors, 7 cart sponsors, 4 individual/in kind sponsors.
Team Placings
1st Place: Bill Leo Jr, Tom Leo, Paul Clune, Mike Clune- score 59
2nd Place: Lindsey DuMond, Mike Wagner, Tim Smith, Jen Smith- score 61
3rd Place: Nate Doig, Sam Ly, Dave Adams, Mike Adams – score 63
4th Place: Bill Grau, Frank Liberati, Will Weir, Doug Payton- score 63
Closest to the Pin
12th hole Closest to the pin awarded to Gerry Stanton, 6’
2nd hole closest to the pin ladies only, Lindsay DuMond, 30’
14th hole closest to the pin men only, Frank Liberati, 15’ 5”
Longest Drive
Men – Jerry Leclar
Women – Jen Smith
Sponsors
Patron sponsors
Delhi Telephone Co. , Delhi
Hardwood Hills Golf Course, Masonville
Lutz Feed Company, Oneonta
NBT Bank, Norwich
Robert O. Mable Agency, Delhi
Walter Gladstone, Andes
Tee Sponsors
Boyle Excavating, Harpersfield
Catskill Mountain Maple, DeLancey
Community Bank, Walton
D&D of Walton
Delaware National Bank of Delhi
Hughes & Benson Assoc, Oneonta
Gary & Lori Rosa, New Kingston
Klinger Power Sports, Walton
RBC Wealth Management, Albany
Rick’s Tire Service, Grand Gorge
Robert O. Mable Agency, Delhi
Sluiter Agency, Margaretville
Wayne Bank, Walton
Cart Sponsors
Boyle Excavating, Harpersfield
John & Cathy Adams, Stamford
Davenport Garden Center, Davenport
Delaware Sport Center, Walton
Erikson’s Automotive, Arkville
Doug Whittaker & Ellie O’Hara
The Collin E. Haight Foundation, Delhi
Individual Sponsors
Brookside Hardware, Margaretville
Delhi Paint and Paper
Grand Gorge Tire, Grand Gorge
Park Studio, Walton
Thank You’s
Cornell Cooperative Extension Executive Director, Jeanne Darling, thanked not only the sponsors and golfers, but gave special mention to SUNY Delhi and the course’s PGA Professional, Dave Arehart and Asst Golf Professional, Joe Burgin, Delhi Bluestone and staff, and Tom Kaufman, Golf Course Superintendent and his staff.
Cornell Cooperative Extension is an employer and educator recognized for valuing AA/EEO, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities and provides equal program and employment opportunities.
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C-GCC Employees Honored with SUNY Chancellor’s Awards
Three Columbia-Greene Community College staffers have been awarded 2021 Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence by the State University of New York (SUNY).
Kimberly Rhinehart-Rizzi of Catskill, senior associate for Human Resources and Business, received the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Classified Service, awarded for continuous, outstanding achievement, skill, and commitment to excellence.
Kelly Ann Radzik of New Paltz, director of Career Success and Experiential Learning, received the Chancellor’s Award for Professional Service, awarded for consistently superior professional achievement within and outside an individual's given position.
Barbie Shaffer of Nassau, associate professor of Psychology and Sociology, received the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, awarded to SUNY faculty members who demonstrate consistently superior service that includes contributions to academic and professional organizations, and leadership in local or system-wide faculty governance.
The Chancellor's Awards for Excellence are conferred to acknowledge and provide system-wide recognition for consistently superior professional achievement in five categories: Faculty Service, Librarianship, Professional Service, Scholarship and Creative Activities, and Teaching. For more information, visit SUNY.edu.
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9/21/21
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New York Power Authority Awarded WELL Health-Safety Rating at its Facilities for COVID-19 Response
Written By Editor on 9/21/21 | 9/21/21
WHITE PLAINS—The New York Power Authority (NYPA) has been awarded the WELL Health-Safety Rating at its facilities for its operational policies, maintenance protocols, emergency plans and stakeholder education to address the ongoing COVID-19 environment and broader health and safety-related issues into the future.
From the onset of the pandemic, NYPA has utilized a vast array of infection mitigation tactics and strategies. The measures include a robust set of prescribed countermeasures based on organizational and community infection levels, including enhanced cleaning protocols, wide availability of PPE for employees, responsive testing measures, air quality improvements, extensive guidance on best-in-class health practice, and many others. All those efforts have been backed by dedicated internal and external teams focused on tracking, mitigating, and responding to changes in the pandemic.
Gil C. Quiniones, NYPA president and CEO. “From day-one of the COVID-19 pandemic, NYPA has been tireless in its pursuit and implementation of the highest safety standards at its facilities. This WELL Health-Safety Rating marks an important achievement in our organization’s visible commitment to supporting the health and wellbeing of our staff and visitors.”
The rating award was made by International WELL Building Institute (IWBI), an evidence-based, third-party entity that provides a verified rating for all new and existing buildings and spaces. The WELL Health-Safety Rating provides a centralized source and governing body to validate efforts made by building owners and operators to prepare their spaces for re-entry in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, instilling confidence in those who come through the building as well as the broader community.
IWBI leverages insights drawn from its internal task force on COVID-19, in addition to guidance on the spread of COVID-19 and other respiratory infections, developed by the World Health Organization, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, global disease control and prevention centers and emergency management agencies.
Letter to the Editor: Supporting Kelley for Supervisor
The Town of Delhi faces many challenges: young people leaving the area for work or because they don’t feel welcome here; a small and shrinking amount of land available for development as New York City buys up properties and climate change makes more areas flood-prone; and a town supervisor, Mark Tuthill, who consistently places loyalty to the county Republican party above the needs of Delhi residents.
My name is Quinn Kelley and I’m running for Town Supervisor because I believe we deserve a supervisor who will lead instead of follow, and whose first priority will be doing what’s best for Delhi.
Let’s look at just a few examples to understand the problem:
Transparency and communication -- Our Board of Supervisors should be operating transparently, following Open Meetings and FOIL laws, providing timely information about meetings, and allowing sufficient time and opportunity for public input on decision-making. Instead, they refuse to allow even the most fundamental public input: “privilege of the floor,” where residents can address the supervisors during their monthly meetings. This means when people are upset about proposed county land purchases, or threatened use of eminent domain, or anything else, they are left with protesting outside the building, writing letters to the editor, going to the media, and other third-party interventions, rather than being able to speak directly to decision-makers. Most counties allow this basic level of public participation, and Delaware County should, too. In spite of being repeatedly petitioned about this by residents across the political spectrum, Supervisor Tuthill has refused to even raise the issue. If elected, I will introduce a resolution to establish privilege of floor at the county-level, and I’ll hold weekly open office hours at town hall so residents can talk directly to me about their concerns and ideas.
Economic opportunity -- our Board of Supervisors should be working with residents and local businesses to provide the public infrastructure and support that can encourage business and improve quality of life. This includes things like:
Conducting inclusive, transparent decision-making that actively seeks input from diverse perspectives, not just friends of Board members; and immediately ending the practice of buying up viable, tax-producing properties on Delhi Main St. Delaware County is 1,467 square miles -- the county needs to look beyond Delhi for its property needs.
Welcoming and celebrating diverse populations, including residents and visitors from New York City. I’ve heard too many stories of new residents and young people who grew up here leaving the area because they don’t feel welcome, because of their race, religion, or sexual orientation. Being from a small town, we know that diversity makes us stronger and we won’t let national narratives that fuel hate infiltrate our community.
Applying for some of the dozens of state and federal grants that could help our towns and county transition away from fossil fuels and create good-paying, local jobs in the green energy sector. New York’s Community and Climate Protection Act has super-charged green infrastructure, including grants to expand sidewalks and biking trails that would improve community health and support tourism. The anti-government mentality among current board supervisors is a detriment to our community. Delaware county is being left behind. We need a supervisor who is willing to look for resources from sources beyond county taxation.
Emergency services/Shared services -- the Board of Supervisors should seriously consider establishing a paid, county-wide emergency services force. Almost every town in Delaware County is struggling to provide emergency medical services. Some towns are dropping as many as half of 911 ambulance calls, and the average wait time for an ambulance is now 50 minutes. Stamford now has no ambulance service at all. Some towns, like Delhi, still have a sufficient pool of committed volunteers to answer calls, but because surrounding towns don’t, Delhi’s volunteers are over-burdened responding to outside calls. Other towns, like Sidney and Hancock, have established paid EMS, which enables them to bill insurance companies for reimbursement (volunteer forces can’t bill insurance). This issue deserves real, transparent, public discussion, and county leadership.
Town of Delhi residents, I’m asking for the opportunity to earn your vote. I’ll be at the Democrat’s booth at the Harvest Fest this Saturday (9/25), and you can contact me through my website: https://www.facebook.com/Quinn Kelley
CROP Hunger Walk coming to Cobleskill on October 24
The 2021 Schoharie County Aggie Scott Memorial CROP Hunger Walk will start and end at Cobleskill United Methodist Church in Cobleskill on Sunday, October 24. Registration will start at 1:00 pm. The short program will follow at 1:30.
Last year the fundraiser was a virtual event in which participants took donation envelopes, collected money and walked any distance of their own choosing at any time before CROP Hunger Walk Sunday. Walkers turned in their envelopes to recruiters at their respective churches. The recruiters then turned in those envelopes, picked up a 2020 CROP tee shirt for each Walker and then distributed those shirts later.
Last year there was no program, no blessing of the Walkers and no parade of participants following a 2.8-mile course around Cobleskill.
Two years ago Cobleskill United Methodist Church hosted a traditional CROP Hunger Walk with a program, a blessing of the Walkers followed by a parade of participants leaving the church and walking that 2.8-mile route or the shorter half-mile so-called Family Walk.
This year's hybrid Walk will allow CROP supporters to choose how they will participate. People can walk on their own before October 24 or walk with the group who attend the program and then walk with other CROP Hunger Walkers around Cobleskill on October 24.
All Walkers will get a 2021 CROP Hunger Walk tee shirt or a vintage CROP Walk tee shirt from past fundraisers.
Members of the Schoharie County Aggie Scott Memorial CROP Hunger Walk Planning committee are Marty Blankowitz, Tracy Smith and John Jarvis.
Again this year 25% of money raised will go to three Schoharie County food pantries. This year's recipients will be food pantries at Cobleskill United Methodist Church, the local Catholic Charities office and St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Middleburgh.
The traditional CROP Hunger Walk will take place rain or shine on October 24.
The letters in CROP stand for ''Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty.''
People seeking more information about the CROP Hunger Walk can call 518-234-2933.
CREATE Announces Community Arts Grants
CREATE Council on the Arts is pleased to announce 2022 Community Arts Grants. The Community Arts Grants Program funds artists and organizations who are seeking to creatively engage their communities through projects in the arts in Columbia, Greene, and Schoharie Counties. Grants of up to $5,000 are awarded in three project areas: Community Projects, Artist Commissions, and Arts Education projects. In 2021, 50 grants totaling $126,000 were awarded to artists and organizations.
Past awardees have used this grant to develop music concerts, theater performances, community arts classes, and many more. CREATE prioritizes projects that engage the community, and are accessible, innovative and creative. To learn more, visit the CREATE website to view Grant Guidelines, Instructions, Online Applications and Informational Videos at https://www.greenearts.org/community-arts-grants/.
To apply for this grant, artists and organizations MUST view the new Grant Info Videos on CREATE’s YouTube page at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ2GMAYUC0Pqq_yk6fR1vhQ/featured, and may optionally attend in-person Q&A sessions in each of the three counties (Register at https://www.greenearts.org/community-arts-grants/ ):
October 5th, 2pm: CREATE, 398 Main Street, Catskill, NY 12414
October 6th, 6pm: Hudson Area Library, 51 N 5th St, Hudson, NY 12534
October 7th , 6pm: Schoharie Library, 103 Knower Ave, Schoharie, NY 12157
October 20th, 2pm: Mountain Top Library, 6093 Main St, Tannersville, NY 12485
October 21st, 2pm: Roeliff Jansen Library, 9091 NY-22, Hillsdale, NY 12529
November 2nd, 5pm: Greenville Library, 11177 NY-32, Greenville, NY 12083
November 3rd, 6pm: Valatie Community Theater, 3031 Main St, Valatie, NY 12184
November 4th, 2pm: Community Library in Cobleskill, 110 Union St, Cobleskill, NY 12043
November 4th , 6pm: Jefferson Historical Society (Judd Hall)
November 18th, 6pm: Prattsville Art Center, 14562 NY-23, Prattsville, NY 12468
Applicants must complete an online application, including supplementary materials, due by December 17th, 2021 at 11:59 PM EST to be reviewed. Grant decisions are made through the recommendation of a panel of artists and community members, with the approval of the CREATE Board of Directors.
The Community Arts Grants are made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrants Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by CREATE Council on the Arts.
*************************************************************************************CREATE Council on the Arts is a tax exempt, non-profit, arts service organization whose purpose is to support and advance the arts and cultural community by broadening and enriching creative resources and economic growth in the region. CREATE serves as the Statewide Community Regrant agency for Greene, Columbia, and Schoharie Counties. Since 1975, CREATE has provided information and essential services to artists, arts organizations, cultural and educational institutions, civic groups, community agencies, and the general public and continues to grow its outreach as a regional arts council.
Local History: House on South Delaware Street, Stamford
By Karen Cuccinello
Through the years I would look at these photos labeled Margaret Frisbee house fire 1964 and wonder where was or is the house. The photo was originally a slide, housed in the Stamford Village Library history room, that was scanned.
The house is situated at 6 South Delaware Street and no longer has the lovely porch but the house is still the same. I could not figure out who built the house but it was there in 1890 when Davis Hubbard purchased the house on Delaware Street (North and South Delaware were not distinguished yet). It does not sound like he lived there much because the June 10, 1897 Jefferson Courier Stamford column stated- Davis Hubbard of Oneonta, has been in town the past week superintending the work of laying sewer pipe from his residence on Delaware street to the main sewer pipe. Perhaps he just bought it to rent in the summer.
Charles L. Andrus (1859-1934), an attorney and president of the Stamford Bank, and wife Alice owned the property, in 1900. They were living next door at 8 South Delaware as of 1893. The dirt excavated for the building of 72 Main St., in 1900, was used to fill in the old fish ponds on the property of C. L. Andrus, recently purchased of Davis Hubbard on Delaware street.
In 1902 Dr. Edgar W. Landon (1857-1929) and wife Lottie purchased the house. They called it “The Colonial” and added a spacious veranda in 1905, and an artificial lake behind the house in 1908. In 1915 and 1916 their cottage, The Colonial, was offered as a summer rental and in 1919 Edgar moved his dentist office from 65 Main to the house. Lottie owned and operated the Blue Bird Tea Room at 67 Main from 1918 to 1926 and the family lived upstairs after selling 6 South Delaware.
Hiram Delos (1851-1930) and Olive (Dibble) Frisbee purchased the house in 1922 after selling their house on Prospect St. The Frisbee's had three children: Simon B.(1893-1977), Margaret (1897-1982) and Catherine (Mrs. Gustave Mitchell). Simon lived in Binghamton and Catherine in NYC, and Miss Margaret remained in the family home until her death.
In 1929 five chickens were stolen from their poultry house and in 1931 Olive had an addition built in order to enlarge the kitchen. After Hiram's death they appeared to always rent an apartment in the house. In the 1920's Margaret was a clerk at the A&P store, then became manager of the General Cash Store in 1925 and later worked at Collin's diner (109 Main St.) as a waitress or cook. She became a member of the Ladies' Auxiliary to the Lt. Harry Pruden Jr. Post 6292, Veterans of Foreign Wars in 1948 and was elected president of the Stamford Federated Women’s Club in 1973. Margaret was selling Saint Bernard puppies in 1949. In 1959 she flew from Binghamton airport to Detroit where she visited her cousin Mrs. Lester Maxwell, the former Miss Mildred Dibble of Bloomville and visited cousins in Mesa, AZ in 1964.
The house fire at 6 South Delaware took place upstairs on May 13, 1964. Mrs. Marjorie Hartzel, who was renting the apartment in the house, moved back into her renovated rooms two months after the fire. Margaret moved back in later as she had more water and smoke damage. Marjorie moved out of the apartment in 1974 and Dr. Glen Joshpe moved in. Margaret was often in the newspaper as visiting and or entertained family and friends.
Margaret died June 4, 1982 at the Stamford Community Hospital and is buried with her parents in Riverside Cemetery, Bloomville.
According to the village street index cards, in the Stamford Village Library history room, James and Dorothy Benjamin owned it in 1989.
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