Local History with Dede Terns-Thorpe - 1904 and 1905

Today, we’ll visit 1904 and 1905 and read about how much of a struggle life was for the earlier residents, compared to what we have today. 

The July 1st, 1904, paper said that three mails were arriving and one on Sundays. (This was back when the local post office and letter writing were an important part of life. Times have changed with today’s texts and emails.)

A meeting in the Village of Tannersville was held on November 25, 1904, and it was decided the village would be lit in the spring with fifty arc electric lights. Tannersville citizens then met and organized the Tannersville Electric Company to furnish electric lights to Tannersville Village and the Parks. (What an amazing accomplishment.)

That same year Frank Raensch (today’s Yager family) said he intended to open a public library where any book or magazine could be had, free of charge. (Think of the two great village libraries.)

The December 1904 paper said that the ice was ready to cut out on the lakes and some of the hotel’s ice houses were filled. (Today we open the freezer and remove the ice, or better yet, we pull a handle to get our ice.)

The same paper said that the Hudson River Telephone Company would soon have two switchboards (operators) and other improvements. (Phones back then were stationary, unlike the pocket size we use today.)

The November 3rd, 1905, paper said Jacob Fromer was excavating for his new home on Main Street, now owned by the Hunter Foundation. 

In this same paper, it said, “The water from the Catskill Mountain region must have remarkable qualities when New Yorkers are willing to expend $160,000 annually for its use.”

It was in December of 1905 that Jacob Fromer deeded land for the Fromer Hose Fire Company’s new firehouse, which was to be built next to his office at the four corners. ((Today’s traffic light.) It spoke of how generous a contributor Mr. Fromer has always been. 

History teaches us of the trials that have taken place to bring us to the level of life we have today. 

Take care of yourselves and stay safe.

Dede Terns-Thorpe/Hunterhistorian@gmail.com

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HTC Booster Club Hosts Soccer Tournament Over the Weekend

By Max Oppen

HTC vs. Gilboa-Conesville / Roxbury in A - Mountain Eagle Section

TANNERSVILLE — The Hunter-Tannersville Central Booster Club hosted its annual Soccer Tournament on Saturday, September 21, under beautiful weather. The first match of the day saw Windham Girls Varsity face off against Germantown, with Windham coming out on top, 1-0. In the second game, Germantown Boys Varsity took on Windham. Before the match, Germantown held a 1-4 record.

I spoke with Germantown's goalie Aiden O’Brien, who shared, "We lost a lot of seniors last year, so it's been challenging and a little frustrating."

Germantown's Boys Varsity Head Coach, Nathan Bowles, has led the team for three years. Despite their struggles, with just one win so far against Doane Stuart-Rensselaer, Bowles remains optimistic. "We love this tournament. It's great to play teams that are evenly matched. We're working hard as a team and growing with many younger players. These guys are starting to come together and trust each other," he said.

Windham-Ashland-Jewett's Boys Varsity team is led by first-year Head Coach Anthony Savasta, who was previously the assistant coach for three years. Savasta reflected on his team's season so far: "We've had a little bit of a slow start but found our rhythm, and now it's just a matter of letting it all fall into place."

The third game of the day featured Hunter-Tannersville Girls Varsity against Gilboa-Conesville-Roxbury. Hunter-Tannersville entered the game with a 1-5 record, with their sole win being a non-league victory over Worcester. Hunter-Tannersville Girls Varsity Head Coach Dawn Plattner, now in her third year coaching, praised her team's effort. "They're working hard. We run, outplay, and dominate offensively but can't seem to find the net," she explained.

Plattner also emphasized the tournament's importance to the community. "The Booster Club Tournament is always a success and a great way to spend time with the community. We're always grateful for the Booster Club and their work for our Athletic Department," she added.

Platter has been coaching at HTC for more than three decades.

Gilboa-Conesville Girls Varsity is coached by Amanda Ross, while Roxbury's Head Coach is Amy Kauffman. Ross noted the growth of her team: "The girls are coming together as a team and are learning how to work together. Every game we've played this season has been a coin toss."

Gilboa-Conesville / Roxbury won 3-1.

First-year Booster Club President Bobbi Schmitt was proud of the day's events. "The Tournament is a tradition here at HTC, and I'm proud to be a part of it. We want to thank the communities, sponsors, and volunteers who come out for two Saturdays each year to support us," she said.

The event featured plenty of donated baked goods, including Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies and Brownies baked by my mom, Pam Oppen—thanks, Mom! Hamburgers, hotdogs, Gatorade, and water were also available. The Booster Club offered cozy blankets for sale embroidered with "Hunter-Tannersville Wildcats," as well as raffles and prizes.

The turnout was excellent, and the proceeds from the fundraising supported the athletic department for scholarships, team hats, jackets, and sports equipment.

According to Brent Dearing, athletic director of the Hunter-Tannersville Central School District, the district has been holding these tournaments since at least the early 1990s.

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Ashland Speaks

By Lula Anderson

Autumn is officially here and the leaves are getting crunchy.  It's time to go out and shuffle through the newly fallen leaves and breathe in the scent of fall.  Did you all catch the Harvest Moon last week?  It was pretty hard not to see it was so bright.  Jay L leaves the house in Jewett at 5 AM and with the moonlight, the fog rolling in and the coyotes howling, he had the sensation of being in a horror movie.  It brings to mind the folk tales of Indian Summer with the rolling fog being the spirits of ancestors swirling and dancing.  Have you ever seen fog roll in?  I was sitting on a stone wall once in my youth and watched the fog roll across an open field.  A totally spooky experience.  I drive down the mountain from Jewett and as you pass the old quarry, I look at the mountains changing color bit by bit.  I remember when there was a "star tree"  at the top of the mountain.  I always wanted to hike and see it, but my practical sister said it was just a group of trees that formed that incredible sight.  I still hope to get a glimpse of it, but that was over 60 years ago, and it is only a memory.

Thanks to all for your support for the East Jewett UMC Italian Smorgasbord.  The food was superb.  It's alway good to get together with someone and eat.  Don't forget combined services of the Mountain Top UMC parishes is always the 5th Sunday, and will be held in East Jewett on September 29 at 10 AM.

Prayers for Connie Carter on the passing of husband Rick.   They are from Tannersville and currently living in Florida.

Get well prayers for Chrissy Thorington after surgery and all those having treatments or surgery

AS  I REMEMBER IT

While attending the Italian buffet dinner at East Jewett I spoke with Gerry Loucks about the novel way they were collecting their free will donations.  A large container was by the door and very few people could recognize what this unique object was.  Gerry is very into antiques and memorabilia, and he put out an old milk separator for the collection pot.  What is a milk separator you ask.  Before homogenization, milk, when left to sit, will settle with the cream rising to the top and the skim milk dropping to the bottom.  When you have small amounts, you can let the milk sit and skim the cream from the top.  Without refrigeration, letting it set made much sour milk, so larger farms had a separator.

My Aunt and Uncle lived in East Windham, and, as many farm houses back then, had a back room that was connected to the kitchen where they kept the tools needed for daily use.  Garden hoes, shovels, etc were kept here, but also the separator.  After the cows were milked, my uncle would bring in the cans and put the milk through the separator.  A handle would start the bowl spinning, and the heavier cream would come out of one spout while the lighter milk would come out the other.  The cream would be put into a churn and Aunt would churn it into butter.  A small stream ran through the basement, and the butter would be put into a sealed container and put into the stream.  If there was plenty of butter, collage cheese and sour cream would be made to sell.  So many local farm wives would make butter to sell to their neighbors for the extra money.  Many had special molds that would shape the butter into one pound blocks, some decorative for the dinner table.  

Because of the stream running through the cellar, the shed was always cool.  There was a large box hanging from the ceiling with a screen on the front which we called a "pie box."  Anything that needed to be cool would be placed in there to protect it from scavengers.  Many farms and larger houses had spring houses, and some examples can still be seen in the area.  This was even before the houses had ice boxes.  There was always an ingenious was to keep things cool.  Now we panic when we lose power because of our refrigerators.  

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Outdoors with Larry DiDonato - ECOs Charge Poachers in Deer Jacking Case

ECOs Charge Two North Country Poachers for Jacking Two Bucks;

Repeat Offenders Face Fines, Jail Time, and Hunting License Revocation

 New York State Environmental Conservation Investigators and Officers (ECOs) charged two North Country men with multiple offenses related to alleged “deer jacking” in Jefferson County. The subjects have been convicted of similar offenses in the past and now face thousands of dollars in potential fines, incarceration, and revocation of their hunting privileges.

 On September 6th 2024 ECOs arrested Jonathan M. Lille, 23, and Tyler S. Monica, 20, both of Adams, NY for unlawfully taking two deer at night in the Towns of Henderson and Hounsfield on December 30th and 31st, 2023. The defendants are charged with the unlawful taking of big game, taking big game from a motor vehicle, taking big game from a highway, taking big game with the aid of artificial light, (deer jacking), discharge of a firearm over a public highway, possessing a loaded firearm in a motor vehicle, and taking big game during the closed season, all misdemeanor crimes. Lille received an additional violation for trespassing on posted property.

 Deer “jacking” is the illegal taking of deer at night with the aid of a light. If you are familiar with the phrase, “deer in the headlights,” it pretty much sums up the unethical poaching method. Shining a powerful light in the eyes of a deer temporarily freezes it in-place, making normally wary bucks’ easy prey for “jackers.” The term deer “jacking” traces its origins back before portable electric lights when jack pine torches were used to shine deer for an easy shot. 

 For ECOs charged with protection of our wildlife resources, this time of year marks the unofficial start of “jacking season.” 

 Large whitetail buck’s racks are highly desirable and easy to obtain by shining a light and shooting them from vehicles at night. Big bucks are frequently sought after by deer jackers.  When you look at the picture of the racks of the deer jacked in this case, you’ll see one is especially large and of high quality. A buck that old would be a challenge to harvest using legal, ethical hunting practices, but was an easy mark when it was “jacked.”    

 Region 6 DLE Captain Harold Barber said, “I applaud our DEC Bureau of Environmental Crimes Investigators (BECI) for their diligence and dedication over several months to investigate these defendants and hold them accountable for their crimes. Let this serve as a reminder to the public that poaching of any kind is illegal, unethical, and against New York’s rich hunting traditions that thousands of responsible hunters participate in each year.”

 The investigation began earlier this year when ECOs received complaints about the duo from a member of the sporting community. The investigation revealed that Lille and Monica used spotlights to shoot the big bucks from a vehicle, at night, during the closed season.

 Local ECOs are familiar with both men, having charged them with similar offenses in the past. In 2021, Lille pleaded guilty to three unlawful hunting charges and Monica lost his hunting license until 2023 due to similar charges. 

 In this new case, both men face up to $9,000 in criminal fines and could have their hunting privileges revoked for up to five years. Tickets received in the town of Henderson were returnable to Henderson Town Court on September 9th and those received in the town of Hounsfield are returnable to the Town of Hounsfield Court on September 24th.

Happy Hunting, Fishing, and Trapping until next time!

News and Notes…

Deer Management Permit Applications Deadline is October 1st

Those who wish to apply for a Deer Management Permit (DMP) to take antlerless deer in NY this hunting season MUST apply on or before October 1st. In addition to that, its opening day for the early archery season for deer in the Southern Zone.  October 1st also serves as the statewide opener for many small game species. Go to  www.dec.ny.gov for more information on open seasons and legal hunting implements. 

Remember to report poaching violations by calling 1-844-DEC-ECOS.

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Martha Graham Dance Company performs Baye & Asa’s Cortege

Hunter - Catskill Mountain Foundation presents Baye & Asa’s Cortege performed by the world-renowned Martha Graham Dance Company on Saturday, September 28 at 7:00PM. This is the culminating event for the company’s week-long Works & Process LaunchPAD technical residency at Catskill Mountain Foundation’s Orpheum Performing Arts Center. 

Drawing inspiration from Martha Graham’s Cortege of Eagles, Baye & Asa focus on Charon, the ferryman who shepherds souls to the underworld. In Graham’s work, the Trojan Empire is crumbling, and Charon is the conductor of its inevitable fall. Baye & Asa’s Cortege removes this central figure of mythological predestination,

and instead places the burden of fate on the ensemble. Together, they generate the cyclical momentum of war.

The program will also include Lamentation, which premiered in New York City       on January 8, 1930, at Maxine Elliot’s Theater,to music by the Hungarian composer Zoltán Kodály. The dance is performed almost entirely from a seated position, with the dancer encased in a tube of purple

jersey. The diagonals and tensions formed by the dancer’s body struggling within the material create a moving sculpture, a portrait which presents the very essence of grief. The figure in this dance is neither human nor animal, neither male nor female: it is grief itself.

Martha Graham has had a deep and lasting impact on American art and culture. She

single-handedly defined contemporary dance as a uniquely American art form, which

the nation has in turn shared with the world. Crossing artistic boundaries, she 

collaborated with and commissioned work from the leading visual artists, musicians, and

designers of her day, including sculptor Isamu Noguchi and composers Aaron Copland,

Samuel Barber, and Gian Carlo Menotti.

The Martha Graham Dance Company has been a leader in the evolving art form of

modern dance since its founding in 1926. It is both the oldest dance company in the

United States and the oldest integrated dance company. Today, the Company is embracing a new programming vision that showcases masterpieces by Graham alongside newly commissioned works by contemporary artists.  “Some of the most skilled and powerful dancers you can ever hope to see,” according to the Washington Post last year. “One of the great companies of the world,” says The New York Times, while Los Angeles Times notes, “They seem able to do anything, and to make it look easy as well as poetic.”

The Orpheum Performing Arts Center is located at 6050 Main Street, Tannersville, NY. Purchase tickets at www.catskillmtn.org, email boxoffice@catskillmtn.org or call 518-263-2063.

For more information, please visit www.catskillmtn.org. 

About Catskill Mountain Foundation
The Catskill Mountain Foundation’s (CMF) aim is to provide educational opportunities in the arts for youth and lifelong learners, to bring the experience of the arts to the Catskill community, and to support artists and art organizations in the development of their work through residencies. Since its founding in 1998, CMF has presented hundreds of music, dance, and theater performances; screened over 1,000 films to tens of thousands of audience members; provided studio arts classes to thousands of students of all ages; and served thousands of art-loving patrons in the Catskill Mountain Foundation Gift Shop. The Catskill Mountain Foundation operates the Doctorow Center for the Arts in Hunter, the Orpheum Performing Arts Center in Tannersville, and the Sugar Maples Center for Creative Arts in Maplecrest, NY.

Since 1998, CMF has raised, generated, and invested close to $16 million in facility development and an excess of $42 million in programming operations, for a total investment in the Catskill community of over $58 million. Catskill Mountain Foundation is supported in part by New York State Council on the Arts, the Greene County Cultural Fund administered by the Greene County Legislature, The Jarvis and Constance Doctorow Family Foundation, The Royce Family Foundation, The Samuel and Esther Doctorow Fund, The Orville and Ethel Slutzky Family Foundation, Platte Clove Bruderhof Community, Bank of Greene County Charitable Foundation, The Greene County Youth Bureau, Marshall & Sterling Insurance, All Souls’ Church, Stewarts Shops, Windham Foundation, and by private donations. CMF believes that the arts can transform the lives of those touched by it and can transform the community. Like us on Facebook, follow us on Instagram, and subscribe to our YouTube channel.

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Painting Pumpkins in Autumn - A Watercolor Workshop

WINDHAM — Join us at the Windham Public Library on Saturday, October 5th, 2024 for a watercolor workshop led by Alice Tunison.  Brilliant pumpkins will serve as our still life study. With colorful autumn leaves creating even more picturesque beauty. Alice will guide each participant through making some of the most beautiful pumpkins put on paper. Everyone will get to take home a nicely framed piece of artwork to adorn their homes through the Autumn holidays.

This workshop is for ages 9 and up and will take place from 10:30am - 12:30pm, no experience is needed and all supplies will be provided. 

Space is limited for this event, call 518-734-4405 to register today. We hope to see you there. Happy Fall Y'all!

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Rosh Hashanah Services Oct. 2, 3, 4

HUNTER — Rosh Hashanah services will be held on Wednesday night, October 2, Thursday October 3, and Friday, October 4 at Hunter Synagogue Main St, Hunter.

Rabbi Bella Bogart will conduct the services.

All are welcome to join us.

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Out Lexington Way

By Christine Dwon

Saturday, Sept. 28 is the Lexington Farmers Market from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. under the pavilion at the Lexington Municipal Building, 3542 Route 42.  A wonderful selection of produce, eggs, meats, baked goods, jams, cheeses, mushrooms and more.  

Also on Saturday, Sept. 28 is the Wildlife Festival at the Blenheim-Gilboa Power Project, 1378 State Route 30, North Blenheim from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.  There will be over 50 animal species from alpacas to kangaroos, a petting zoo, wildlife themed activities and crafts, birds of prey, demonstrations and canine agility trials, local craft vendors and food trucks.  Free admission and free parking, rain or shine.

There is a Victorian Tea at the Zadock Pratt Museum, 14540 Main Street, Prattsville on Saturday, Sept. 28 with limited seating at 12 p.m., 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m.  The cost is $35 per person.  RSVP at 201-388-5103. 

Mountain Top Parish joint worship service, 10 a.m., Sunday, Sept. 29 at the East Jewett UMC, 2252, Route 23C.  All invited.

Happy anniversary to Amelia and Tom Osborn on Friday, Sept. 27.

Also celebrating their wedding anniversary on Sept. 27 are Susan and Emmett Turk.

Happy birthday on Sept. 27 to Daniel Dymond.

Best wishes to everyone.

Wednesday, Oct. 2 at 4 p.m. is the Lexington/West Kill UMC Administrative Council meeting in the Lexington church hall.

The date of the Town of Lexington Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary dinner meeting, originally planned for Thursday, Oct. 17, has been changed.   The dinner meeting will now be held on Thursday, Oct. 24 at 5 p.m. at the Chicken Run in Windham.

There is so much going on in the month of October.  Mark your calendars.

Sock-tober is back!  The Hunter Public Library, 7965 Main Street, Hunter, is collecting new socks for Greene County Community Action for the homeless and women’s shelters.  

Thursday, Oct. 3, 9:30 a.m. - 11 a.m. at the Jewett Senior Nutrition site, Jewett, there will be a Greene County Public Health 2024 Flu Clinic.   Participates in most insurances:  Medicare, Medicaid, Senior Blue, United Health Care, NS Empire Plan, BSNENY, Empire BC/BS, Fidelis and CDPHP.  Call 518-719-3600 for more information.

The second Tuesday of the month (Oct. 8) is the Coffee Klatch at the Hunter Public Library from 10.30 to 12 with light refreshments, coffee and tea.

Tuesday, Oct. 8 is the Soup and Fellowship Kitchen at the Kaaterskill UMC, 5942 Main Street, Tannersville from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.  Stop by for the fellowship, a free bowl of soup and a sandwich.  All are welcomed.

Friday, Oct. 11 at 10 a.m., volunteers are needed for tree planting, 41 Wolff Road, West Kill – Trout Unlimited, West Kill Brewing, New York Department of Environment Conservation.

Saturday, Oct. 12 is the Tannersville Pumpkin Walk and Lighting from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Tannersville Lake.  Bring your best carved pumpkin and candle.  Prizes for the top three pumpkins and People’s Choice.  Registration 7 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., awards at 8:15 p.m.

The 30th Annual Autumn Affair is being held in Windham, Main Street, on Saturday Oct. 12 and Sunday Oct. 13.  Music, food and drink, arts, crafts vendors, children activities, pony rides, tastings. sidewalk sales, exhibits and demonstrations, hay wagon rides, chain saw carving demonstrations, ax throwing and more.   Free shuttle to and from Windham Mountain.

Spooktacular on Saturday, Oct. 19, noon to 6 p.m. at the Blenheim-Gilboa Power Project, 1378 State Route 30, North Blenheim. Tour the haunted Lansing Manor, spooky hayride and Blenheim Monster Search, children’s costume parade at 2 p.m., psychic and tarot card readings (18 and over, for entertainment purposes only), local craft vendors and food trucks.  Free admission and parking.

Nutrition Education with Nicole Gehman, MS, RD, CD-N, sponsored by Greene County Department of Human Services on Thursday, Oct. 24 at the Jewett Senior Nutrition site.  Session starts at 11:30 a.m., come learn about healthy nutrition habits, ask questions, recipe and tasting to follow.  If you would like to stay for lunch please call a day in advance by noon, 518-263-4392.

Micro Sunday School is going to held on Saturday, Oct. 26 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Lexington/West Kill UMC in Lexington with Halloween dress-up and Sunday School (on Saturday).  Call 518-429-8054 if you need more information or have questions.

The annual Halloween Brunch hosted by the West Kill/Lexington Community Improvement Association will be held Sunday, Oct. 27 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Community Hall, 141 Spruceton Road, West Kill.  Cost is $15 per person, free if you are 5 years old and under.  There will be pumpkin painting for the kiddos.

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

Our town’s Autumn Affair is October 12th and 13th and will be a bit better weather wise compared to last year when we had a washout on the first day. 

The following day was a big improvement, and the streets were full of visitors. I am hoping for a great weekend this year.

Our post will have its usual spot across from the post office on main street. Stop by visit the veterans manning the booth. We will be selling raffle tickets with a first prize of $1,000 cash. 

This past week our post was invited to the WAJCS for a POW/MIA Remembrance Day assembly.

We performed a military flag folding including the 13 meanings of each fold. Along with the meaning of our POW/MIA table with students placing each item on the table as we explained what they mean.

I want to thank Melissa Palumbo for her work putting this together. We also gave Ms. Palumbo entry forms for the VFW Patriot Pen and Voice of Democracy contests.

Each student will receive a cash prize for entering the contest at the post level with a presentation of awards at our post.

We then send the top three from our post onto the District judging and should they win that level, they proceed to the State judging.

Upon winning that level, the entrant and parents get an all-expense trip to Washington, D.C. for the National judging. 

The winner of the Patriot Pen contest will then receive $ 6,000 and the Voice of Democracy winner receives a $35,000.00 scholarship award. 

Over the years, WAJCS had two advance to win at the District level. I want to open this contest to the home-schooled students, so if you are in that category, let me know and I will make entry forms available. You can contact me at 518-810-3109.

Some news from Congress: The Senate passed the House-introduced emergency appropriations bill to cover the VA’s $3 billion-dollar budgetary shortfall.

If a spending bill had not passed by the end of the week, the results would have been financially devastating to millions of veterans.

It’s worth noting that this bill would not have passed with bipartisan support if not for veteran advocates within Congress and the veteran community. 

The nearly 7 million veterans who rely on VA benefits, to include disability compensation and even the GI Bill, can now have peace of mind that benefits will be delivered on time, October 1.

In keeping with the POW/MIA theme, listed are some of the soldiers that the Defense Accounting Agency announced. 

World War II Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Wylie W. Leverett. In late 1944, Leverett was assigned to the 708th Bombardment Squadron, 447th Bombardment Group, 4th Combat Bomb Wing, 3rd Air Division, 8th Air Force in the European Theater. On Dec. 30, Leverett, the pilot onboard a B-17G “Flying Fortress” Fuddy Duddy, was lost when his aircraft collided with another American aircraft while on a bombing mission to Mannheim, Germany.

World War II Army Tech Sgt. Thomas O. Moss. In November 1944, Moss was assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division. His battalion had been tasked with capturing the town of Schmidt, Germany, in the Hürtgen Forest. A heavy German counterattack near Richelskaul overran his unit and forced survivors to withdraw to Kommerscheidt where they fought against additional enemy attacks for several days. He was reported killed in action on Nov. 7., while fighting enemy forces at Kommerscheidt. His remains could not be recovered after the attack. 

Korean War Army Sgt. 1st Class Walter A. Ross Jr. In early 1951, Ross was a member of Love Company, 3rd Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was reported missing in action after his unit engaged in combat actions with the North Korean People’s Army near Sang-nok, South Korea, on Feb. 14, 1951. U.S. defensive positions were attacked and overrun, and Ross was not immediately accounted for.

These are just a few of the soldiers recovered. Let us keep them in our thoughts and prayers along with our troops still serving our country. God Bless America. 

Marc Farmilette – Commander VFW Post 1545.

Pictured below: 

Students and Veterans at the WAJCS POW/MIA Remembrance Day Assembly

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