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Chips and dip is hands down my favorite snack of all time. With the superbowl just around the corner, there really is nothing better than a bowl of kettle cooked chips and a hearty dip while watching …
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Claire Burns
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2/9/24
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So Punxsutawney Phil says we are going to have an early spring and they weather we have right now doesn’t feel like a typical February. I worry that if I start planning for an early spring …
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Jim Boxberger
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2/9/24
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The Cutting Garden says it is time to think Spring and order your plants! Late winter hours are Saturday 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. They have added some determinate …
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Sue Bodenstein
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2/9/24
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People often ask me how I come up with ideas for my column. I reply by saying that my “Random Thoughts” come to me by listening and observing the world around me. For example, I …
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Hudson Cooper
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2/9/24
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For decades, Fannie Harden worked alongside her husband William to build the Forestview Lodge near Swan Lake into a successful business, carrying on alone after his death. When she passed away, the …
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John Conway
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2/9/24
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To continue with my story about my friends the Orrs, I will be writing about Willy who was a boy they took in from the fresh add fund and continued to do so throughout the years. When Willy grew …
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June Donohue
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2/9/24
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We finally made it to February with what seemed like the longest January on record! Crazy weather, long days, and lots of things to do. Check out the following events happening in our community and …
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Jenn Powell
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2/6/24
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Western Sullivan Public Library Director
Do you have a favorite memory about visiting the library as a child? Have you been back recently to see the new resources, programs and services …
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Audra Everett
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2/6/24
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Jag is short for Jaguar of which there are two kinds, cats and cars. The ‘cat’ was Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones. The car, his collectable E-type lime green Jaguar. Truth: Driving …
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Ramona Jan
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2/6/24
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Her shiny blond hair brushes the black leather of her bomber jacket.
Her browline glasses say smart but stylish.
Her voice is enthusiastic but precise.
Her grade in school? …
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Tracy Gates
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2/6/24
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Birthday wishes to Henri Shawn, Kathy Bunce, AmyLyn Goodstein, Barbara Lerner, Greg Goldstein, Anya Romanovna, Morgan Bernitt, Judy Hellman, Howard Siegel, Jennifer Lilley, Lou Monteleone, Michael …
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Suzanne White
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2/6/24
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The Sunshine Hall Free Library has started a Chess Club that meets once a week on Saturday afternoons. The Chess Club was the idea of two fifteen-year-old players from Yulan, Aidan and Jack …
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Paula Campbell
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2/6/24
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140 Years Ago - 1884
Eggs are 40 cents a dozen at North Branch.
G. Barkmeyer of North Branch purchased a cow of William Huff for $40.
Last Monday evening our “Band Boys” …
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Compiled by Lee Herman, Muse, & Ruth Huggler
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2/6/24
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Wintertime…a time to dream of warmer days. Some of us can afford to buy those warmer days by jetting to the South of France. I only wish I could. However, most of us hunker down in our snow …
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2/5/24
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Around this time of year especially, the idea of wellness is always on my mind. It is really important to balance health in your lifestyle whether it be fitness, foods, self-care or all of the above. …
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Claire Burns
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2/2/24
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Well, how have you enjoyed the winter so far? There has been at least a little weather for everyone to hate. Not enough snow for snowmobiling, not enough ice for ice fishing and just enough slop to …
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Jim Boxberger
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2/2/24
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Have you ever experienced breakthrough and healing in an area that has plagued you forever, only to find weeks, months or years down the road, you feel like you’re right back where you started? …
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2/2/24
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One of our volunteer firemen of the Protection Hose Company No. 1 just celebrated his 91st birthday! Congratulations, Happy Birthday, and best wishes to Peter J. Cummings!
Jack Costello …
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Sue Bodenstein
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2/2/24
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We have been on a roller coaster with winter weather this season. For the past few weeks, it seems like we have some level of accumulated snow every three days. Temperatures also fluctuate somewhere …
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Hudson Cooper
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2/2/24
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On June 2, 1892, an angry mob of several hundred men dragged Robert Lewis nearly half a mile through the streets and hanged him from a tree.
Lewis, also known as Robert Jackson, was an African …
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John Conway
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2/2/24
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Birthday wishes to Maria Spannos, Marie Smith, James Loney, Noah Regan, John Ferrara, Barbara Garigliano, Antoine Magliano, Saul Nash-Gips, Mario Pannullo, Jan Metzger, Danielle Stratton, Linda …
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Suzanne White
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1/30/24
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Super Bowl #58 is coming up very soon on February 11th and will take place in Las Vegas. Not being a big football fan I’m not sure, and I don’t think it’s been determined which …
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Paula Campbell
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1/30/24
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Mother Nature certainly has been making some noise the past few weeks between the snow, ice and rain! There are still quite a few weeks to Winter and I can’t wait to see how the weather evens …
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Jenn Powell
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1/30/24
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140 Years Ago - 1884
Where is our January thaw?
The Jeffersonville Brass and String Band has four engagements this week.
Callicoon Depot, reported last week as being without a pool …
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Compiled by Lee Hermann, Muse, & Ruth Huggler
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1/30/24
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The brutal cold from last week is gone and now back to some rain and a little ice. It’s still too early to start seeds indoors, but there are still plenty of topics to talk about. How about …
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Jim Boxberger
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1/26/24
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