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Thanksgiving is an important way for all of us to celebrate over a traditional dinner with friends and family and the gratitude we feel for the blessings of the past year. Nothing smells quite so …
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Paula Campbell
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11/14/23
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We all get obviously suspicious emails either in our inboxes or spam folder. Without giving any of my personal information, I decided to have some fun and respond to a few of them. Below are the …
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11/14/23
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140 Years Ago - 1883
James Wilson of Egypt purchased 15 sheep at the sale of Ira Clute. On his way home with them, he lost one and on arriving home, the flock to his great surprise contained 27. …
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Compiled by Lee Hermann, Muse, & Ruth Huggler
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11/14/23
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You want a break from all the political rancor?
Go outside and look at the leaves. I’ll wait.
No, don’t look through the window. Get up close and personal with the leaves.
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Barry Lewis
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11/10/23
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We have all heard the saying, “Children are to be seen and not heard.” Many of us have been raised with this mindset, going back many generations. Children have not been given the value …
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Diane Houghtaling
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11/10/23
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Good News! Another new business has opened on Main Street in Jeffersonville! “Ratty Books”! They have many “curated, illustrated books and bits” says Caitlin Kranz Yaccino, …
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Sue Bodenstein
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11/10/23
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One of the first things I do in the morning is prepare my morning elixir. The dictionary defines an elixir as a magical or medicinal solution. There is nothing medicinal in my morning indulgence but …
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Hudson Cooper
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11/10/23
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Absent a standing professional Army in 1775, America’s first battles during its War for Independence, at Lexington and Concord, were fought almost entirely by members of the militia. At the …
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John Conway
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11/10/23
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One year ago I took my annual vacation and flew off to Berlin, Germany. This year I decided to head north to visit “my Home and Native Land,” Canada, where my entire family (excepting me, …
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James Loney
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11/10/23
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These days, I mainly juggle medical appointments and healthcare practices, but I also have to fit in work (writing my column), family, some social commitments, and my personal passions of music, …
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Ramona Jan
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11/7/23
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150 Years Ago - 1873
DeWitt Knapp, proprietor of the Cochecton House at Cochecton, advertised boarding by the day or week. Conveyances furnished.
August Grouten was proprietor of the …
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Compiled by Lee Hermann, Muse, & Ruth Huggler
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11/7/23
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Tis the casserole season. I don’t know a single person who doesn’t love chicken and biscuits, and if they don’t... they’ll be sure to love this version. Pillsbury biscuits …
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Claire Burns
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11/3/23
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I stand corrected, last week I had mentioned that the Giant Leopard moth didn’t live in our area and I was wrong. In fact the Giant Leopard moth can be found in most of zone 5 now, so many of …
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Jim Boxberger
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11/3/23
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The Hortonville Volunteer Fire Department is hosting their Pancake & French Toast Breakfast on Sunday, November 12th 7 a.m. to noon. Buttermilk pancakes, French toast, sausage patties, eggs, …
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Sue Bodenstein
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11/3/23
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Greetings faithful readers. Well, we finally got our first KILLER FROST of the season. As I write this column on Thursday morning, November 2nd, it is 25 degrees. The annual plants I don’t plan …
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Susan Brown Otto
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11/3/23
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In 1989 Cher had a huge hit called “If I Could Turn Back Time.” It was about a lost love, but for me the title would always churn the neurons in my brain and lead me to think of Daylight …
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Hudson Cooper
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11/3/23
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He was born in 1891 in Hurd Settlement in the town of Bethel, and graduated from Monticello High School, New York University, and Bellevue Hospital. He began practicing medicine in 1917, and was …
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John Conway
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11/3/23
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I remember going to Mrs. Maulick’s house, as a child, on Halloween. She lived just up the street from us and my friends and I would be falsely accused, by her, of coming back a second time so …
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June Donohue
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11/3/23
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Not too long ago a reader from Smallwood (you know who you are) wrote me and in his letter suggested that I might just be living in the “Paris of the Catskills.” Perhaps he was referring …
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Ramona Jan
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10/31/23
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Sometimes you just want to have a meal that is delicious and different and made with specialty foods from another culture. How about Jamaican food because now there is a very accomplished Jamaican …
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Paula Campbell
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10/31/23
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And we are officially starting the first week of November. Please remember to turn your clocks back one hour on Sunday, November 5th. This will give us a much-needed extra hour of daylight for these …
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Jenn Powell
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10/31/23
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Birthday wishes to Henry Bloom, Bradley Somerville, Ben Cohen, Mike Salomon, Rochi Ramos, Laurie Frunzi, Sharon Jankiewicz, Sharon Thomas, Perry Florano, Ashli Tolli, and Edie Epstein.
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Suzanne White
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10/31/23
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150 Years Ago - 1873
The Hancock Cornet Band will give a grand vocal and orchestral entertainment at Harmonie Hall, Callicoon Depot, next Friday evening.
Mrs. Peter Wagner of …
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Compiled by Lee Hermann, Muse, & Ruth Huggler
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10/31/23
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October has been a busy month for the SCVA as our staff attends media events and trade shows and gears up for some big events (hint: Catskill Cuisine will be returning in 2024). Before we get to the …
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Sullivan County Visitors Association
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10/27/23
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You forgot, didn’t you?
It’s OK.
You’re under a lot of stress.
Work’s a killer. Your boss is cranky. Your spouse is cranky. That burnt mouse smell is back in …
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Barry Lewis
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10/27/23
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