Out Lexington Way

Congratulations to the Town of Lexington Fire/Rescue Company on the arrival of their new 2025 Kenworth Tanker on Feb. 28.

By Christine Dwon

Congratulations to the Town of Lexington Fire/Rescue Company on the arrival of a new 2025 Kenworth Tanker, 2000 gallons of water, 1500gpm pump on Feb. 28.  Thank you to our local volunteers for all their commitment, devotion, training, being there for all of us 24/7.  You are all heroes and we can’t thank you enough for everything you do.

Hunter-Tannersville Middle/High School Theater Department presents, “Disney Beauty and the Beast, Jr.” on Friday, March 7 at 6 p.m. and Saturday, March 8 at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. at the HTC Middle/High School, Main Street, Tannersville.  Admission is $10 adults, $8 students and seniors.  No reserved seating or pre-sale.  Door opens 30 minutes prior to show time-- htctheater@htcschools.org, 518-589-5400 X6206.

The Town of Lexington Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary does not meet in the month of March.  Next meeting will be in April.

Happy birthday to Carol Constable on Friday, March 7.

March 7 is also Michael Barcone’s birthday.

Glenn Ralph Hapeman’s birthday is March 7.

Saturday, March 8 is Brian Wilson’s birthday.

Happy birthday to Katelyn Dwon on Tuesday, March 11. 

Olivia Dwon celebrates her 5th birthday on Wednesday, March 12.

Best wishes to everyone.

Second Tuesday of the month (March 11) at 10:30 a.m. is the Coffee Klatch at the Hunter Public Library, 7965 Main Street with light refreshments.  

The Soup and Fellowship Kitchen is Tuesday, March 11 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Blue Room at the Kaaterskill UMC, 5942 Main Street, Tannersville.  Come and join the fellowship, a free bowl of soup and sandwich.  Everyone welcome.

Lexington/West Kill UMC Administrative Council will meet on Wednesday, March 12 at 4:30 p.m. in the church hall.

Hunter-Tannersville CSD Pre-K and Kindergarten registration is until March 14.  Packets are available for pick up at Hunter Elementary school or the Middle/High school.  Once completed, schedule an appointment with Krystal Fromer, 518-589-5400 X6110 or kfromer@htcschools.org.  Pre-K children must turn four years of age on or before Dec. 1, 2025.  Kindergarten children must turn five years of age on or before Dec. 1, 2025. Screening dates to be determined.

Saturday, March 15 starting at 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. is an All You Can Eat Breakfast at 12094 Route 23, Ashland hosted by the Ashland Fire Department.  This breakfast is to benefit the Ashland Fire Department’s 100th Celebration in 2026.  Eat in or take out for a free will offering.  Lots of great food.

The Greene County Senior Nutrition Program menu for the week of March 10 – March 14 is as follows:  Monday— Beef chili, mixed vegetables, brown rice, pears; Tuesday—Tortellini Alfredo with chicken, Sonoma vegetables, peaches and cream; Wednesday—Pork chop with gravy, applesauce, sweet potato, peas, apple crisp; Thursday—Meatball sub, Italian mixed vegetables, Italian pasta salad, fresh fruit; Friday—Beer battered fish, cabbage slaw, broccoli, baked potato, fresh fruit.  All persons 60 and older and spouses, are invited to attend.  Congregate meals served at noon Monday through Friday.  Suggested donations $4 per meal.  Congregate dining reservations are required by noon at least a day in advance.  If you reserve a meal and are unable to attend, please call as soon as you can to cancel.  This helps reduce our food waste.  If you have food allergy, please notify us.  Allergen information is available for prepared food items.  The number to call for the Senior Service Center at the Jewett Municipal Building, Route 23C, Jewett, is 518-263-4392.

There is a Veterans Coffee Hour at the Cairo Town Public Library, 15 Railroad Ave, on Mondays at 10:30 a.m.  You can contact Arin Van Demark at 518-719-0020 or Arin.Vandemark@hvncvr.org.

Every Tuesday at 1 p.m., Vet2Vet Greene County has a Veterans and Family Support Group at 905 Greene County Building, Cairo.  For more info please call 518-719-0020 or elaina.tysdal@hvncvr.org.

Are you prepared for an emergency?  You are invited to attend an informational program sponsored by the Greene County Department Human Services and Greene County Public Health on Thursday, April 3 at the Jewett Nutrition site in the Jewett Municipal Building.  Session begins at 10 a.m.  Learn how to prepare a disaster supply kit and what to do to stop bleeding in a severely injured person.  If interested, please call the center at least a day in advance to register, 518-263-4392.  After the session, stay and have lunch at the site.

Saturday, April 5 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. come on over to the Blenheim-Gilboa Visitors Center, 1378 Route 30, North Blenheim, for the Spring Eggstravaganza.

Don’t forget to turn your clocks ahead one hour before you go to bed on Saturday, March 8 because Daylight Saving Time begins on Sunday, March 9.

First day of Spring on the calendar is only a couple of weeks away. The flowers and trees will be budding, the birds will be singing and building their nests, the weather will be warm, grass will be green, lawnmowers ready.  Somewhere.  Probably not here.

Thank you to all law enforcement, firefighters, EMS, dispatchers, healthcare providers, volunteers, veterans and actively serving military, farmers, truck drivers and so many more.

Prayers for all who are dealing with loss, illnesses, healing, difficulties, our country, our military and their families, the world.

Until next week take care, be thankful, be respectful, be safe and please be kind to one another.  Your act of kindness may change someone’s life.

 

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Sgt. James F. Carty, DSC VFW Post 1545

I want to inform everyone that the VFW breakfast scheduled for March 16th has been canceled. The Windham Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a pancake breakfast that day, and we do not want to create any conflicts with their event. 

The Chamber's breakfast will take place at Christman’s Windham House from 9 AM to 12 PM, and it is ALWAYS good!

However, we are planning to hold our pancake breakfast on Sunday, March 30th, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.. More details on that will be shared next week.

Additionally, the VFW conference in Washington, D.C., is currently underway through March 6th. This event brings hundreds of attendees together to ensure that veterans' voices are heard on Capitol Hill.

VFW National Legislative Committee members will lead delegations, including the 2024/2025 VFW-SVA Fellows, to present our legislative priorities to Congress and its staff.

VFW National Commander Al Lipphardt was set to testify before a joint hearing of the Senate and House Committees on Veterans' Affairs on Tuesday, March 4th.

VFW National Legislative Director Patrick Murray recently testified before the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs regarding several pieces of pending legislation.

These include bills aimed at streamlining the VA’s firing authority, improving community care, securing Second Amendment protections for veterans with fiduciaries, and restoring education benefits. 

On the recent mass firing of VA employees, Murray stated, “Members of this committee often say the VA needs to weed out bad actors, but the dismissal of thousands of employees wasn’t warranted—it was just easier to do.”

He also emphasized, “While the fiduciary issue affects a small percentage of veterans, every veteran deserves protection of their constitutional rights.”

I share this information to highlight the ongoing work of the VFW in fighting for our benefits and rights.

This is a key reason to consider joining the VFW—more members mean more power when advocating for these important issues in Congress.

Lastly, this Saturday, our District 3 VFW will be holding a meeting to discuss district business. I will share any updates from that meeting next week, including the winners of the essay contests, which will be announced at the Gold Chevron dinner.

This week’s POW/MIA report shows the extent that the Defense POW/MIA Agency goes to bring back lost warriors. They announced today that U.S. Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Herbert G. Tennyson, 24, of Wichita, Kansas, killed during World War II, was accounted for on Sept. 25, 2024.

In March 1944, Tennyson was assigned to the 320th Bombardment Squadron, 90th Bombardment Group, 5th Air Force and deployed in present day Papua New Guinea. On the morning of March 11, Tennyson, the pilot onboard a B-24D “Liberator” Heaven Can Wait departed Nadzab Strip #1, Papua New Guinea, as part of a bombing mission against enemy positions at Boram Airfield, and Awar Point, Hansa Bay, located along the northern coast of New Guinea. Observers from other aircraft in the formation reported seeing flames erupting from the bomb bay, spreading to the tail quickly. Heaven Can Wait was seen pitching up violently before banking left and crashing down into the water. It is believed anti-aircraft fire hit the plane, causing an un-dropped ordnance to explode. Several aircraft circled the crash site in hopes of locating any possible survivors, but none could be seen.

From March 9 through April 13, 2023, an underwater recovery team (RT-U) excavated the crash site, where they recovered possible osseous materials and material evidence, to include life support equipment and identification tags. The recovered evidence was sent to the DPAA Laboratory for review and analysis. Tennyson will be buried in Wichita, Kansas, on a date yet to be determined.

To the family of 1st Lt. Tennyson, they will be able to honor his service and sacrifice to our Nation. Along with them let us all honor him and all who gave the ultimate sacrifice. Keep our still serving men and women along with all the veterans who served, in your thoughts and prayers. God Bless America. Keep us safe and united. 

Marc Farmilette – Past Commander Post 1545

 

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Unintended Legislative Oversight Remedied in Windham

By Michael Ryan

WINDHAM - An unintended legislative oversight has been remedied related to a tax exemption for volunteer firefighters and emergency medical personnel in Windham and elsewhere.

Town council members, at a meeting last week, adopted an amendment to a previously enacted law aimed at encouraging firefighting and rescue personnel to join the ranks and remain in service.

The change mirrors actions taken by the county legislature along with many other municipalities, addressing a reality of small town living wherein community service boundaries overlap.

New wording has been added to legislation initially enacted in 2023 that provides real property tax breaks for firefighters and rescue workers. 

That measure established an exemption for “real property owned by an enrolled member of an incorporated volunteer fire company, fire department or incorporated voluntary ambulance service or such

enrolled member and spouse residing in the County of Greene.”

Those individuals, if meeting certain criteria, “shall be exempt from taxation to the extent of 10 percent of the assessed value of such property for county purposes, exclusive of special assessments,” the measure stated.

“Such exemption shall only be granted… if the applicant resides in the County of Greene and is a member of an incorporated volunteer fire company or fire department or incorporated voluntary ambulance service which provides service within the city, village, town or school district,” the measure stated.

Fresh language was deemed necessary after it was acknowledged not everyone lives in the community in which they serve, not a rare rural occurrence.

The amended wording is the same in declaring an applicant could be eligible for the exemption if that person resides in Greene County.

A significant difference will henceforth be that person may provide service within their own city, village, town or school district or “a neighboring city, village, town county or school district.”

Windham town council members held a public hearing on the matter earlier this winter, where no objections to the modification were voiced.

They then waited for the county to host similar hearings which unfolded in mid-February, likewise passing muster minus any opposition.

“We wanted to be on the same page as the county so this would potentially help everyone who’s eligible,” town supervisor Thomas Hoyt said.

Windham councilman Stephen Walker, expressing a professional and personal thought, said, “we want [firefighters and emergency medical workers] to know we appreciate what they do” whenever summoned.

The original law states that government leaders find and determine that “attracting and retaining quality volunteer firefighters and emergency medical personnel is one of the most critical problems facing a number of communities in Greene County.

“Maintaining effective emergency protection depends on the ability to train and retain volunteers,” the original law states

“It is essential for the county and its municipalities to provide real property tax exemptions as an incentive to attract new volunteers and help combat a persistent and alarming decline in the number of volunteers serving as active responders to fire and medical emergencies,” the law states.

“Unless recruits are found to replace retiring volunteers, and seasoned members are encouraged to continue their volunteer service, the health and safety of citizens served by the volunteer firefighter and emergency medical personnel corps may be jeopardized,” the law states.

The original law further stated that the county and its municipalities find and determine that, “real property tax exemptions are an appropriate way to recognize the personal sacrifices and dedication of these community-spirited men and women.”

Those women and men, “unselfishly give their time, and risk their safety to protect their neighbors without compensation,” the original law states.

Offering greater detail, the State Department of Taxation and Finance, on its website, states the exemption is, “valid only on property used exclusively for residential purposes.

“If a portion of a volunteer’s property is used for other purposes, the exemption would be prorated accordingly,” the website states.

“In order to be eligible for this partial exemption, volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers must meet a minimum service requirement of between two and five years, as set by the respective taxing jurisdiction,” the website states.

“Additionally, at local option, a lifetime exemption may be provided to volunteers with at least 20 years of service as long as they maintain their primary residence in the county they have served.

“Taxing jurisdictions may also allow un-remarried surviving spouses of eligible volunteers to retain the exemption,” the website states.

 

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BETTER THAN HEARSAY = The Dizzy Dancing Way It Feels

By Michael Ryan

MOUNTAINTOP - It had been eons since I visited Jake and Gus who, if you believe everything you hear, are just figments of my imagination.

They aren’t exactly real but they aren’t hypothetical either. I prefer calling them a whimsical way of squeezing factual information I’ve gotten from trustworthy people, who don’t want to be quoted, into a news story.

Having said that, I count on Jake and Gus for wisdom whenever stuff gets befuddling, prompting me to go see the old geezers the other day.

J & G live out in the boonies where winter snows linger. I found them sitting around the living room woodstove which was nothing out of the ordinary.

It was odd, however, even for them, to be wearing sunglasses at night so I had to ask, “what’s up with the shades?”

“Dealin’ with this dang dizziness,” Jake said.

“The planet’s spinnin’ faster or something,” said Gus. “Cain’t be good.”

It’s not like I forgot but it had been a while since they did what they do, talk nonsense that isn’t and instead is them somehow knowing what I’m going to ask before I ask it. I waited for what’s next. It didn’t take long.

“Truth is,” Jake said, “this whole thing with the DEP and them buyin’ up more land or not buyin’ it has me feelin’ pretty wobbly.”

“Woozier than a little bird that’s banged into a window,” said Gus.

The short version of the long story is that DEP (New York City Department of Environmental Protection) is in negotiations with a host of entities over the renewal of what’s called a water withdrawal permit.

That’s all connected to DEP’s land acquisition program and a mandate to preserve the purity of their upstate water supply and reservoir network.For some folks in these parts, the mere thought of DEP and the thousands upon thousands of acres they’ve bought over the past thirty years, is akin to sticking their face in a bee’s nest.

“We can’t grow more land,” says one government official, voicing a worry expressed by many that DEP is threatening community sustainability by scooping up so much rural real estate, rendering it un-developable.

DEP says it’s doing what it has to do. As part of their ongoing negotiations, which recur every few years, they’ve agreed to, “cease solicitation and acquisitions in Priority Areas 3 and 4” of their watershed.

Priority Areas 3 and 4 cover all of Schoharie County, the majority of Delaware County and all but a razor thin section of Greene County.

Sounds simple, but DEP agreed to it only after a scientific study showed their accumulation of lands wasn’t all it was being cracked up to be.

Some folks in these parts have said that all along. DEP has also proposed that it be allowed to keep acquiring properties in Priority Areas 3 and 4 if those properties are specifically offered for sale by a town or village.

That exception opens a can of worms for some communities, including the towns of Windham, Ashland and Jewett, resulting in stiff resistance and resolutions of opposition which I wrote about here, last week..

“This is where you come in, muckin’ up the works,” Jake said.

“Yup,” said Gus. “You and that pestilent laptop.”

They weren’t wrong. I wrote the story based on the town of Jewett passing a resolution against the DEP exception, joining Windham and others.

In it, I said DEP was backtracking on a promise to backoff from buying certain lands, and thereby getting met with local backlash.

Clever alliteration but not so, according to a DEP spokesperson who, in a phone chat and email stated DEP, “has no intention of pursuing any new property purchases throughout the vast majority of the Catskills (Priority Areas 3 and 4)…and no intention of changing that posture.”

The spokesperson made it crystal clear DEP wasn’t backtracking on anything but had, from the get go, sought the exception.

Journalistic apologies were offered and graciously accepted, then I talked to a few guys with better knowledge of the situation than me (which isn’t hard), getting different versions of the same events or so it seems.

The DEP exception is being viewed by some as DEP jamming its foot in the doorway like an unwelcome vacuum cleaner salesman.

There is also an argument surrounding the DEP exception about, “who said what first and when it was said,” one guy told me, bringing to my mind that famous Abbott and Costello “who’s on first” comedy routine.

And there was a mixup over what another reporter was told by DEP about a Coalition of Watershed Towns resolution and wording in the document that would exclude towns from the DEP exception.

Those towns include Jewett, Windham and Ashland, and it was either bad timing or a communications breakdown or both, but DEP was apparently initially out of the loop with the resolution, denying it even existed.

Meanwhile, the negotiations between all the various agencies and entities are, “getting weirder the more we talk about them,” the guy told me.

A second guy told me, “this isn’t bad faith by The City. Some towns want the option to sell to DEP and DEP is saying that’s fine with them.

“They are fighting over a nuance,” the second guy said. “This doesn’t merit the attention it’s getting. If there is confusion, it’s being created by people trying to make confusion.” 

I have no idea what that means. When I create confusion it is by accident, but looking over at J & G, fidgeting with their sunglasses, and listening to their prattle, I decided not to seek their two cents on the subject.

They were rambling on about, “how do any of us stay standing when the earth is twirling and orbiting the sun at the same darn time,” plus it was getting late and I had a long drive home. They offered nevertheless.

“Guess maybe you ain’t the onliest addle-brain in the crowd,” Jake said, not particularly comfortingly. 

“Help a brother out, will ya’?” said Gus. “I cain’t tell with these Ray-Bans on. Is my head stuck in a blender or a washing machine?”

I waved goodnight, leaving the two coots to their derangement, feeling a trifle better about my own.

 

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Mountain Top Golden Agers News

Thursday, March 27: Mountain Top Golden Agers 1:30 pm meeting. Welcome back after our winter break.The club meets at the Tannersville Fire Hall. Typically, members meet on the fourth Thursday of the month at 1:30 pm, March thru October, and the 3rd Thursday in November.

Monday, March 10: WAJPL Golden Age Club 1 pm meeting. Guest speaker to discuss funeral pre-planning. Consider easing your loved ones’ burden while having your wishes carried out. Bring your questions. Pot-luck meal after speaker.

WAJPL Golden Age Club meets at the Windham Ambulance Senior Building, 5657 NY-23, Windham, NY 12496. In the winter, if the WAJ Central School are closed, the meeting will be canceled. If you have any questions, reach out to President Lula Anderson 518-734-5360

Bus Trips: For details or to reserve, call Mary Louise @ 518.622.3397 or Vicky @ 518.734.4164.

Thursday, April 3: Bus Trip to Proctors to see Funny Girl. Cost $70. We will be stopping at Cracker Barrel for brunch – meal cost on your own

Wednesday, May 14: Turning Stone and Fort Stanwix National Monument. Cost $25. Includes $25 free play and $5 Food Voucher.

June 23-26: 4 day Cape Cod, Plymouth and Newport bus tour. Cost: $760 for double occupancy.

Wednesday, July 16:  Beatles Tribute at the Log Cabin in MA. Choice of Twin Lobster or Prime Rib. Members get a special price.

Thursday, August 14: Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. Cost $45.

Upcoming trips:

Tuesday, August 5: The Log Cabin in Massachusetts. Theme: Tribute to Neil Diamond. Menu: Twin Lobster or Prime Rib. Member Price: $105. Non-member Price: $115.

Wed, October 1 – Thurs, October 2: Noah at the Sight and Sound Theater in the Lancaster, PA area; Amish Tour; A Chorus Line at the Dutch Apple Dinner Theater; family-style dinner at an Amish home; Longwood Gardens. Pricing: $399 per person, double occupancy.

More trips will be announced as details become available. To reserve, call Patty @ 518.821.8670.

Dues are $10 for the year. Members receive a mailed (hard copy) newsletter which includes trip announcements.

 

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The Prattsville Scoop

By Abby and Gabby

PRATTSVILLE – Lenten season began on March 5, Ash Wednesday, and Easter Sunday will be April 20. It is a time of reflection and eventual rejoicing.

Did we have spring a few weeks ago and now winter is once again with us? It was so cold over the weekend and Saturday night in particular, with a brisk wind to force the cold temperature into your body. The day did start out in the 50’s with blue skies and sunshine. By early afternoon the snow started, especially at Bearpen Sport Center. Would encourage all our Catskill Mountaintop friends to at least visit for some refreshments, socializing, and the many outdoor fire pits and the welcoming double sided fireplace in the lodge. Send out thank you wishes to the Rinnells for making this available to everyone. Guests did not get to check out all the sports available due to other appointments and the sudden cold wind and snowstorm.

Sympathy to the family of Val Riedman of Gilboa. We send Christl and their children our prayers and condolences. Val was a one time resident of Johnson Hollow and raised his family there. He was a Korean War veteran, a member of American Legion Virgil E. Deyo Post 1327, Prattsville, and a school teacher at Gilboa Conesville Central School in both junior and senior high school grades. No services are scheduled. Rest in peace.

Claudia Bracaliello made a drop off delivery of novels and a bag of popped pretzels. The pretzels are available to Jim’s Great American so you can easily try them out. Claudia comes up with the most unusual appetizers and snack items. So far she is batting 100% so keep experimenting Claudia. And reading, we can always pass around both.

Janet Brainerd called with her “just wanted to check in with you to see how you are doing.” We all should have friends like Janet. If you don’t call her, she calls you. Good to talk with you Janet.

Gurley family members gathered from Cooperstown, Coxsackie, Prattsville and New Jersey for an active weekend lasting three days. Sisters Britt and Lynne Tocci from New Jersey arrived Friday afternoon and were joined Friday evening by Amanda and Nadine Gurley Huntsman, and Bobby Gurley for pizza. On Saturday Issac Huntsman brought sons Lincoln and Crew in from Cooperstown and Bobby and Rob Gurley joined in later in the day. All eight of them went out for a celebratory birthday dinner for Rob’s birthday, which was February 28. Due to their ages, 4 and 2, Lincoln and Crew could not join in the restaurant dinner but were treated to their own special dinner at their grandmother Jodi’s home. All the family enjoyed the hours spent at Bearpen Sports Center and Lincoln even got to go tubing on his own and definitely did not want to leave the outdoor activities. The Huntsman family and Rob Gurley called on mom Jodi and grandmother Joanne Dunphy. Good weekend for all.

The American Legion Auxiliary Virgil E. Deyo Unit 1327 and American Legion Virgil E. Deyo Post 1327, Prattsville, will start their spring summer meeting schedule this coming week. The Auxiliary will have their meeting on Tuesday, March 11, 7 PM at the Prattsville Town Hall and the American Legion will have their meeting Thursday, March 13, 7 PM, at the Prattsville Town Hall. Attendance at these meetings will be appreciated.

To all those who are having health issues, we send you feel better wishes and good health.

Happy Birthday to Larry Hill in Missouri on March 8. We thank Larry for his military service, Navy. Happy Birthday to Scott Haskin on March 10. On March 14, we wish Happy Birthday to Laurel Van Aken’s twin sons, Aaron and Adam on March 14.

Please send news to gurleyrv@gmail.com.

 

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Traditionally Speaking….by Pat Larsen = Moving and Being Moved

There’s a distinct difference between these concepts.

Regardless of age, no matter when the realization hits you that it’s time to get yourself  focused on healthy living…you’re faced with the who, what, where and why of it all.

Let’s start with my favorite people, Baby Boomers.

No one is telling us what we should do…or need to do…

(at this point we’re not exactly the best listeners, are we?)

It’s just you and the reflection in the mirror having a conversation. There’s often this ongoing discussion that you just might be having as you scroll through your social media page or a magazine in the Doctor's office. Being confronted with  those images of healthy beings who we might admire for their glow and  clear evidence of a better lifestyle than we’ve been adopting is either inspiring or demoralizing.

Hold on, before you just scroll past the obviously enhanced  photo image…stop…think…what is it that is gnawing at you as you look at that image?

The point of this piece isn’t to shame anyone into thinking themselves healthier. Nor is it to reject the concept that we could ever “look” like “that” at this time.

You’re the only one here that can accurately define “that”... from your own set of lifelong chapters that make up that book about you…

So the next obvious “what if” question is what might make sense for you to feel better both emotionally and physically as the doors open to a season that takes away all the barriers to perhaps, getting out for a walk, or a bike ride.

I’d love you to begin considering simply exercising (it's not a dirty word, BTW)...on a regular basis. What would that look like for you if you were being completely honest with yourself? Still employed?…Ok might you take a walk with a few others at the lunch break, perhaps?…look at you GO! 

Or…is your desire to get out by yourself with a focus on enjoying the  scenery from a quieter place within your thoughts.

You’re in control of the what and the where of this part.

For example, and trust me, I’m not perfect in my pursuit of fitness even if I am a fitness instructor, as I’m writing my columns or stirring a pot of sauce on the stove, my legs are always moving. Step touch, cha cha cha…come on Baby Boomers you know exactly how to move to a good Bobby Darrin song.

So the truth is if you start by exercising sensibly and on a regular basis to prevent stagnation and to enhance mental, physical and emotional performance through activity and creativity, you’ll quickly see that it IS a really great way to be moved to start off Spring 2025.

Please feel free to share some of your ideas about how you find ways to move yourself and re-frame your focus for a healthier lifestyle. It can be an exciting segway to begin again to find your own path to a healthier you.

You’ll never know who you might inspire as well.

Pat Larsen is a syndicated columnist in Northern Ulster Greene and Albany counties. Her focus is on Baby Boomer lifestyles and bringing fitness classes to an aging population that loves music and couples that with healthy movement.

Please feel free to contact Pat at 518-275-8686 to chat.

 

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