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Wednesday, April 22, 2009CXLIII No. 16Philipstown & Putnam Valley

by Joe Lindsley Jr.As subscriptions decline and the cost of newsprint rises, newspapers are scrambling for ways to reduce costs. The

Jour-nal News

, a daily paper cover-ing Westchester, Rockland, and Putnam counties, has not been exempt from the cost-cutting.The paper, which laid off approximately five percent of its workforce, or 35 employees,last December, shrank its page widths to 11 inches two earlier this month, reportedly “for economic and environmental reasons,” making it one of the narrowest newspapers in the United States.The

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is not Special to the PCN&R On March 27, 2009, a student at Putnam Northern Westchester BOCES’ TechCenter in Yorktown had a near-death experience. Littledid he know that his guardian angel was there in the same workshop with him, in theform of a caring classmate.The student was taking a breakfast break along with his classmates in the smallengines class, enjoying a sausage, egg, and cheesesandwich. Classmate ZacharyHeady, a 17-year-old Putnam Valley High School senior, noticed that something was wrong when the young man put his hands to his throat, the universal sign for choking.Zach later told teachers that he could see the student was by Michael Brendan DoughertyBetween the bustling down-town of Brewster, and thesprawling commercial de-velopment of Carmel liesone of the last reminder’s of Putnam’s agricultural past,Tilly Foster Farm. Just ten weeks after acquiring the historic property from thecounty under a 40-year lease,Kent philanthropist GeorgeWhipple is inviting the publicto see the new Tilly Foster farm this April 25.Signs of life are everywhereon the pastoral 199 acres of Tilly Foster. Fencing is being repaired and repainted, sig- nage for new museum exhibitsis being placed. Recent arriv-als from Whipple’s collection of endangered farm animalsare getting used to their new home. Farm Manager, Helaina Ricciardi, has been at the head of the preparations ef-fort. “There is so much left to do, but we’re doing it,”she said recently.Since taking over opera-tions in 2008, Whipple has relaunched Tilly Foster’s horse boarding service, the proceeds of which will go to maintaining the farm. Whip- ple’s non-profit organization,the Society for the Preserva-tion of Putnam County An-tiquities and Greenways, hasinvested tens of thousandsof dollars in updates and repairs to the farm property.Whipple’s goal is to makeTilly Foster self-sustaining while simultaneously keep-ing it free and open to the public. To that end, Whipple has introduced several newattractions to the farm, in-cluding endangered colonialera farm animals, and other exhibits.Whipple has introduced Randall Lineback Cattle,American Blue Rabbits, and an American Mammouth Jack-stock donkey named “Nate”to the farm. From his col-lection of endangered farm animals. Whipple has plansto introduce rare fowl thisseason, including Pilgrim geese, Indian Runner ducks,and Cayuga ducks.Among the new interestsat Tilly Foster, Whipple hasadded a small antique trac-tor museum in the farm’s red barn. The display showsthe evolution of heavy farm equipment in the first half of the 20th century. by Michael Turton Trustees for the HaldaneCentral School District approved the proposed budget for 2009-2010 at their April14, 2009 meeting. The spend-ing plan that goes to the vot-ers in a May 19 referendum,totals $20,688,727, whichtranslates into a 2.48 percent increase in the tax rate.Superintendent Mark Vil-lanti indicated that federalstimulus dollars will help keep next year’s state aid at the same level as the current budget, but that the fundingis really a “two-year band-aid solution.” Villanti said that over the longer term, “the real monkey on the district’s back will be pension and health-care costs” which continueto increase dramatically each year. Healthcare costs alone will rise thirteen percent in the 2009-2010 budget.Board President DaveMerandy cautioned the public not to misinterpret what theysee happening in some other school districts that are pro- jecting a zero percent increasein spending for next year.“Those districts have either a lot of ‘fat’ or large fund balances. We have neither,” he said. “You have to look at what they are cutting toget to zero,” he said.Mark Villanti’s commentsechoed Merandy’s. “We can’t lay off twenty to forty staff like some districts can. We’d have to close the doors, [if that many staff were elimi- nated],” Villanti said. Thecomplete proposed 2009-2010 budget is available on the district website at

www.haldaneschool.org

.Math teacher Philip Keat-ing, social studies teacher Brian Ogden, elementaryteacher Silvia LeMon, and Director of Athletics, Healthand Physical Education and Dean of Students Susan Reid were granted tenure at last week’s meeting. In support-ing the votes to approve tenure, Board President Merandy praised the current admin-istration while hinting that there had been issues with previous administrations over

In Sports

Ray Gallagher on Haldane and Putnam Valley SportsThe Putnam Sportsman on Bears and Birdseed Little League OpeningDay - Story and photos

See pages 10-11The Tilly Foster Farm Museum in Brewster, pictured above with its signature gambrel-roofed barns, prepares to welcomevisitors this Saturday at its opening day festivities. (Photo by Michael Brendan Dougherty)(See Farm on Page 6)(See Heimlich on Page 9)

Tilly Foster Farm to Host Its Own Opening Day

Putnam BoastsValley’s LowestJobless Rate

Long Day’s Journey Into Night for CS Board

Shrinking daily newspaper tries tocover Putnam from Westchester

by Michael MellApril 14, 2009, was a long night for the Cold Spring mayor and trustees as theyslogged through a reorga- nizational meeting at 6pm,a budget review at 7:30pm,and the regularly scheduled monthly meeting that did not begin until 8:30pm. The board members, however, found their way quickly and easilythrough rules and procedures, which were new to some of the group. Mayor Seth Gal-lagher attributed this to “allthe great people who work for the village.”“We are fortunate to havethese knowledgeable people. . . who provide continuity. . . and make possible an easy change of government,”Gallagher said. Despite an occasional yawn, the board remained energetic as theclock ticked past 10pm.Mayor Gallagher began the budget review with a brief summary of the general fund budget, which tracks the vil-lage’s revenues and expendi-tures, except for the area of water and sewer. Althoughestimated revenues are an-ticipated to increase in thecoming year, estimated expenditures are also expected to increase, leaving a gap of approximately $30,000. To make up the difference, the preliminary budget proposesa tax increase of 5.23 percent from last year. “Of that to-tal tax increase,” the mayor explained, “3 percent is due

Put Valley School BoardAdopts a Very Lean Budget

Live Music Draws Crowds to Cold Spring Restaurants

by Michael Turton As the Eagles sang in oneof their many hits, “There’sa new kid in town.” In Cold Spring, that new kid in town is live music and it may be part of the answer to the in-creasingly important ques-tion, how can a vibrant main street be maintained in a weak economic climate?Music has burgeoned local-ly during the past two years.Cold Spring now boasts live music Wednesday throughSunday evenings, with moreto come.Kostas Koustoubekis tends bar at Whistling Willie’s.“Music makes our Wednes-days and Thursdays,” he said.One frigid Thursday night last January stands out in his memory. “It was six degreesoutside but we were packed.Without music--that wouldn’t have happened,” he comment-ed. And the customers are not just locals. Koustoubekis saysthat people have come from such places as Albany, Har-lem, Long Island, and Hobo- ken to check out Cold Spring’s music scene. “There’s so muchtalent around here it’s unbe-lievable” he said.Jimmy Abdelhady, affableowner of the Silver Spoon,echoes that sentiment. “Mu-sic is good for business. It keeps people here,” he said.Restaurant owners like tocarve out a unique identityfor their eateries but Abdel- hady doesn’t mind sharingthe musical spotlight. “It’s not competition. I’m happy when the whole town is busy,”

Journal News in Trouble

But it is a 20-year high for county

by Eric GrossPutnam’s rate of unemployment is 6.7 percent, the highest in more than two de-cades. The New York StateLabor Department reported the March statistics last week, which came as no surprise toPutnam lawmakers.Legislator Dan Birming- ham who chairs the legisla-ture’s Economic Development Committee, called job losses“fairly widespread. In addi-tion to the Wall Street and commercial banking losses,significant losses have oc-curred in the business and professional sector.”“People I know, includinglawyers, accountants, and architects, are out of work,”Birmingham told a handful of people attending an April 16,2009, meeting at the Putnam County Office Building in Carmel.Birmingham reported thecounty’s rate of unemployment rose by more than 50 percent over the 4.0 percent recorded in March 2008.Statistics provided by the New York State Department of Labor reveal that last month’s rate of unemployment was

Tenure granted to three teachers,one administrator

Tempers Flare as GUFSBoard Discusses BudgetHaldane Spending PlanReady for Voters

by Michael MellOn April 15, 2009, in itsfirst meeting after the spring recess, the Garrison SchoolBoard received updates from various committees, explored the issue of school consolida-tion, and received very vo-cal comments from membersof the district’s own budget advisory committee.Beginning with the super-intendent’s report, Gloria Colucci identified upcomingschool activities, including resumption of the Parentsas Reading Partners (PARP) program, parent/teacher con-ferences for grades K-5, and a reminder to the board that their next meeting will be on Tuesday, April 28 (instead of its usual Wednesday slot.) Next was approval of theconsent agenda, which typi-cally addresses housekeepingitems and is usually approved with little comment from the board. In an exception to the rule, Board President Anita Prentice suggested that thetrustees not approve the minutes of the last meeting. Read-ers will recall that the March25 meeting, which dealt withthe upcoming school bud-get, was a bit contentiousand solicited much comment from those in attendance. The minutes of that meeting did not, Ms. Prentice indicated,adequately reflect publiccomments, and she directed the district clerk to amend the minutes to reflect thosecomments and to resubmit them for board approval at the next meeting.Prentice began the “discus-sion items” portion of theagenda with reference to an opinion piece that appeared in the March 2 issue of

On Board

(an educational peri-odical). Titled “Is Merger the Answer for Your Dis-trict?” the piece identified several characteristics that accompany successful school mergers.Prentice said that, althoughthe checklist represented onlythe author’s opinion, it would be a “useful place to start”for the board. Trustee Mari-lyn Palevsky asked whether there is community interest in consolidation. “Is this board-driven, community-driven,”she continued, “or driven by outside groups?” TrusteeDiana Swinburne concurred

Economic benefitsmay be music tomerchants’ ears

by Michael MellChief among the laundry list of agenda items for the April16, 2009, Putnam Valley Board of Education meeting was theadoption of a tentative budget for the 2009-10 school year.Confirmation of expected fed-eral stimulus monies gave theBoard the last piece of the revenue portion of the budget.The only decision left wasdetermination of how muchof the fund balance would be used in this year’s budget. Asubject of discussion over the past several meetings, use of the district’s $2 million-plusfund balance and its impact on the budget and tax levy was the predominant topicof the meeting.Assistant Superintendent Paul Lee presented a re-vised budget which included $914,172 in stimulus monies.“With this information nowin hand” he said, “we need todecide how much of the fund balance will be applied.” Lee presented a table illustratingthe fund balance/tax levy relationship. In short, thegreater the fund contribu-tion, the lower the tax levyincrease and vice versa. Thetable also showed a predic-tion of how the balance could drop to zero between now and 2012. Anticipating a recover-ing economy by that time, healso discussed how the fund balance might be restored in succeeding years.Armed with this informa-tion, the Board explored options for use of the fund balance, the impact of fed-eral stimulus money, and theimpact of both upon revenues,expenditures and, of course,the tax levy.A touchstone of the discus-sion was consideration of the variables in a two-year-and-beyond context. “We all

(See Music on Page 8)The Listening Room at Whistling Willie’s, a Thursday evening musical mainstay in Cold Spring, has welcomed nearly 200 singer-songwriters to its stage. (Photo by Mae Lambing)(See GUFS on Page 7)(See PV on Page 7)(See Haldane on Page 9)(See Cold Spring on Page 9)(See Jobs on Page 9)

Little League Opening Day

(See Journal News on Page 7)The PCN&R continues to champion Philipstown Little League. For 20 some years,the PCN&R has sponsored a local Little League team. See page 11 for more about the league’s Opening Day. (Photo by Caroline Balducci) Zachary Heady, Heimlich hero Former mayor Tony Phillipsthrows out the first pitch at Little League opening day.

Meetings This Week

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No Meetings ScheduledNo Meetings Scheduled7:30 PM - Philipstown ZBA7:00 PM - Haldane School Board7:00 PM - PV School Bd Bus Mtg7:30 PM - Garrison School Board7:30 PM - Cold Spring Board WeeklyWorkshop

7:30 PM - Philipstown Board Weekly Workshop

Makes No Senseto CondemnUnions

To the Editor:I was saddened by the let-ter in your April 15, 2009,edition headed “Union Lead-ers’ Greed is a Burden.”It makes no sense to con-demn unions and union lead-ers as a whole on the basis of an unpleasant personal experience. The key point — asthose who have worked in union shops and non-union ones will agree, I think — isthat someone working under a collective-bargaining agree- ment is generally treated morefairly than someone in thesame line of work who lackscollective-bargaining protec-tion.Quite simply, organized workers almost always do bet-ter than non-organized ones whose job, pay, and workingconditions depend entirely on what management sees fit togive them.Bryan DunlapGarrison

Yea Teachers,Boo Union

To the Editor:Over the last several weeks,the letters page in this newspaper has had a lively airingof opinions on teachers and their union in both the Garri-son and Haldane school dis-tricts. In Garrison, teachers have been without a contract for 2 years and in Haldane,the contract is about to ex- pire and negotiations are un-derway. Teachers’ salaries and benefits are the root cause of property tax inflation and I’m sure no one would mind if teachers offered a gesture of sympathy to taxpayers in theform of givebacks on pay and benefits.For the sake of balance, perhaps this is a good time to dif-ferentiate teachers from their union. I’m sure everyone hasa favorite teacher story from their youth and perhaps from their adulthood as well, thanksto their children attendinglocal schools. I have no rea-son to doubt that teachers arededicated in their efforts to provide children with theeducation they will need to navigate life’s journey. I bet most teachers are solid citi-zens who vote regularly, paytheir taxes, mow their lawns, brush their teeth, stay out of jail, help old ladies cross thestreet, fall in love, and in old age look back on life withsome well-deserved satisfac-tion that they did some good.In many ways, they are just like everyone else.But, in one way, they are not. These good people havefallen for the party line pro- paganda that inhabits their union’s constant search for more. Whatever arguments you may have heard about howthe teachers’ union is a plusfor children and their educa-tion is at best a complete dis-tortion.There is a notion in a dif-ferent context known as “lovethe sinner, hate the sin.” How-ever, I am told by my col-leagues with more than a pass-ing interest in recent devel-opments in Iowa and Vermont that this is extremely offen-sive. But if you substitute the words “teacher” and “union”for “sinner” and “sin”, then we have a phrase that accu- rately captures the taxpayer’slament.There is also the concept in psychology known as cogni-tive dissonance, whereby a person is able to hold two con-tradictory views at the sametime. For teachers who work here but live somewhere else,they root for their union in Philipstown and curse it in their home town. For parents, who probably know deepdown that the teachers’ union has caused their taxes to sky- rocket, they still rightly ap- preciate what teachers do for their children.Finally, the chief ailment for many who deal with teachersis a local version of Stockholm Syndrome, where over timethe hostage exhibits loyaltyto the hostage-taker. Parents,PTA, school administration,and school boards succumb with unfortunate regularity.Taxpayers with limited, if any,ties to teachers see this mis- placed loyalty clearly in theform of ransom-like contracts previously negotiated with theteachers’ union.For the Garrison and Haldane Boards, this is the moment of truth. Teachers aregood people, but their union is killing us. Don’t be intimi-dated.Joseph BarbaroCold Spring

School BoardElectionReminder forCandidates

Candidates for the May 19School Board Elections should contact the PCN&R asap re-garding announcement and plat-form deadlines and specifica-tions. The rules have been changed from those formerly used. The last edition for anysubmissions, including candi-dates’ anouncements, plat-forms, and Letters to the Edi-tor, will be Wed. April 29, one week from today. The last edi-tion for Letters to the Editor from the general public related to the School Board Elections will be Wed. May 6. Deadlinesfor these editions are Mondaysat noon.

Adopt-a-Highway Clean-UpBrings Out Many Volunteers

Saturday, April 18th dawned bright and beautiful, a perfect day for Adopt-A-Highway. Many Philipstown residents,clubs, and organizations turned out on local roads to cleanup the trash. Pictured below are four Leos from the LionsClub, Sam Tiffany-Miller, Ian Gallagher, Skylar Francis,and Tatiana Gilmartin, who worked together cleaning Route 301.

Picnic at Fahnestock withNew ‘Friends of’ Group

Come and meet the Friendsof Fahnestock and Hudson Highlands State Park (FoFHH)at a picnic Saturday, May 16,12-4pm, at the Canopus LakeBeach/Winter Park area in Clarence Fahnestock MemorialState Park.The picnic is a family-friendly event and will includea barbeque lunch and live mu-sic by Dana Edelman, StacyLabriola and friends, as wellas the debut outing of a new band featuring local musiciansAndy Revkin, Patti Pelican,Terry Platz, and Al Hemberger.Carol Ash, Commissioner, New York State Office of Parks,Recreation and Historic Pres-ervation (OPRHP) will bespeaking. Bill Bauman, man-ager of Fahnestock and Hudson Highlands state parks, will host behind-the-scenes tours of park facilities. Proposed plans for renovations to the facilities will be on display.Information about variousgroups which are involved withthe parks will be available, along with information on how to get involved as a volunteer.Admission is free, but to helporganizers plan successfully, please pre-register by May 1 at

www.fofhh.org/picnic.

Theevent will be held rain or shine; no alcohol or pets permitted. It is being underwritten by a gen-erous donor and your tax-de-ductible contribution of $10 per person or $15 per family is welcome.The Friends of Fahnestock and Hudson Highlands StateParks is a new organization,formed by individuals who use,enjoy, and wish to support thelargest area of land in our re-gion protected by OPRHP.Come find out more about what we are doing and how you can get involved. For more information about FoFHH, go to

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Membership in FoFHH is free; just sign up on the website.

Increase inCar Break-insin Cold Spring

On Friday April 17, 2009,Officer-in-Charge George Kaneof the Village of Cold SpringPolice Department received a complaint from a local resident that their vehicle, which was parked in their driveway, had been unlawfully entered at some point during the previous night and that items were stolen. On Saturday April 18, 2009, an-other similar incident was reported to the police. At this timethe case is pending investiga-tion.Residents are reminded tosecure their vehicles and not toleave valuables such as GPS units, iPODS, money, pocket- books, wallets, personal information, etc., in their cars. Manylaw enforcement agenciesthroughout the county have seen an increase in this type of crime.Recently the Carmel PoliceDepartment made three arrestsfor this type of crime, leadingto the seizure of approximately$30,000 worth of valuables that had been stolen from parked cars.Officer-in-Charge Kane urgesanyone with any information to call 265-3407, ext. 41. Allcalls will be kept confidential.Residents are also reminded that if you see something, say some-thing; call 265-9111 to report any suspicious activity. TheCold Spring Police Department is not a manned station but of-ficers are on duty 24 hours, 7days a week. Any resident wish-ing to speak with an officer at anytime can call 265-9111.As April draws to a close, there’s many fun things to do this weekend. Bingo returns to Our Lady of Loretto Thursday night.Don’t miss the official opening of Tilly Foster Farm on Saturday,or if you’re at Foodtown over the weekend, be sure and buy a boxof Girl Scout cookies from Cold Spring Girl Scout Troop 2914.Betty Budney reminds all that the Cold Spring Lions Club issponsoring its Seniors Spring Dinner for local residents on Sat- urday night.April is one of those busy birthday months. Happy birthday toKieran Austin, Rose Cava, Rajiv Mehta, Shubarna Dharia, D.Hamel, Justin Markey, Stephanie Clarke, David Haviland, Evan Schweikhart, Dave DeVico, Wanda Lusk, Sudha Kadakia, Ben Thomas, Margaret O’Sullivan, Jeff Phillips, David Heberling,Kesha Gandhi, Gary Bowman, Brittany Turner, Harrison Baltich,Shweta Dharia, Renee Schweikhart, and Isabella Millard.

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Residents Can Discover theHistory of Their Own Homes

Vinny Tamagna, deputychairman of the Putnam CountyLegislature has announced a new historic program called “Marking Your Old House.”Sponsored by The Office of thePutnam County Historian and the Putnam County HistoricPreservation Advisory Commit-tee, this program gives every resident the opportunity to re-search their own home and dis-cover the great story each house has to tell. “Residents of Putnam County always take such great pride in their homes and his-tory. They now have the oppor-tunity to research, recognize,and identify those homes and structures that have a signifi-cant story to tell,” said Legis-lator Tamagna. “We can redis-cover these properties and iden-tify them with a marker to pre-serve these great stories for future owners and generations.”The application process re-quires each homeowner to dothe research but town and county historians can provideguidance and assistance. Homeson the National and State Reg-isters of Historic Places are urged to apply, but this program is a much easier process and isopen to all residents. A simpleform will be made available in each town clerk’s office. If the house is approved, the homeowner may purchase a brass plaque for $42 to place on the house or on a sign. Documen-tation and the application will be preserved in the Putnam County Archives. “This is a fun project for the entire family and at the same time we will be promoting and preserving our local history,” concluded Leg-islator Tamagna.For additional information, please contact the Putnam County Historian’s office at 845-278-7209 or by e-mail at historian@putnamcountyny.com.

Putnam Valley Seniors WillEnjoy Day of Activities in PA

The Putnam Valley Senior Club is inviting all to join them for a trip to Mount Ha-ven, Pennsylvania, on May 5.Participants will enjoy a breakfast buffet, Latin lunch buffet, 4-hour open bar, danc-ing, games, a movie, and shop- ping.The bus will leave thePutnam Valley Senior Center (off Oscawana Lake Road in Putnam Valley), at 8:30am sharp and return at 6:30pm.The cost is $32 for Putnam Valley residents, $35 for non-residents; all are wel-come. Contact Helen at 845-528-3052

Wildflower Seeds to beBlessed by the Franciscans

The Franciscan Friars of theAtonement will inaugurate National Wildflower Week at Graymoor at the 11am Mass in Pilgrim Hall on Sunday, May3. Wildflower seeds will be blessed and planted nearbyimmediately after the Mass. In addition, packets of seeds will be distributed to be planted at home along with a blessing prayer. This year, Barbara Feldt,a neighbor and garden designer, will be on hand to autographcopies of her book,

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and give advice about gar-dening.

Watch out, Trout: Kids’Fishing Day is Coming

The Nelsonville Fish and Fur Club invites every kid in Philipstown to come to thelower reservoir on Fishkill Road on Sunday, May 3, 2009, from 8am to 4pm, to have a day of fun catching fish. They plan to put about $1,000 worth of good-sized trout into the reservoir, with the largest being about 18inches. The little kids (5 and under) will be fishing the catch- basin leading into the reservoir, where there will be special fish,stocked for them.As usual, hot dogs, soda, and pizza will be served all day at no cost. In addition, fishing gear will be given out to the kidsduring the day.

Tamagna Hosts Forum onTaxes at CV Clubhouse

Car seat installation and Operation SafeChild take place earlier in the day

Legislator Vincent Tamagna hosts a forum on taxes for allPutnam County residents in Continental Village. With so many people struggling and others on the fringe of losingtheir homes, Vinny Tamagna will meet to discuss Lakeland School tax equity, combating high taxes, what’s in your tax bill, and how to respond to hightaxes. Voice your concerns at the Continental Village Club- house on Saturday, April 25from 11am to 2pm Legislator Tamagna also in-vites you to “Operation SafeChild” and a car seat installa-tion/inspection clinic for youngfamilies in front of the Club- house on April 25 from 9am to noon. For more information on the car seat program call 845-225-4300.

Lions’ Benefit Raises Over$6,500 for Marcinak Fund

Don Lefari, of the Garrison Fire Company, accepts a check from Lion Betty Budney and Tim Greco, president of theCold Spring Lion’s Club. The check represented $6,542,raised at the Cold Spring Lions’ 70th anniversary dinner dance for the benefit of the Marcinak Children’s Education Fund.

Memorial Mass for KristinUnderkoffler This Friday

Kristin Marie Underkoffler,34, of Delmar, Maryland, died Friday, November 21, 2008, peacefully, at Dorchester Gen-eral Hospital, Maryland.A memorial mass will be held at Our Lady of Loretto Church,Cold Spring, at 6:30pm on thisFriday, April 24, 2009. All are welcomed.

Obituaries

Bernadette Escott

Bernadette Escott, age 61, of Greenback, TN, passed awaySunday, April 19, 2009, at thefamily home. She was of theCatholic faith. She was em- ployed with Goddard IndustrialCo. for the last six years. She was a wonderful wife, mother,grandmother, sister, and friend to all who knew her and will bedeeply loved and missed.She was preceded in death by her parents, Arthur and MarieWulfhop. Survivors include her husband, Gary Escott of Green- back; son and daughter-in-law,Gregory and Heidi Goldstein of Trinity, FL; son, MichaelGoldstein of Newport Richey,FL; granddaughter, BreiGoldstein; brother and sister-in-law, Gary L. and NancyWulfhop of Putnam Valley; brother, Arthur Wulfhop of Putnam Valley; brothers-in-law,Robert Escott of Buffalo, and Norman Escott of St. Peters- burg; nieces and nephews, GaryJr., Richard, and Kimberly Ann Wulfhop; special friend, Felecia Toth; special pets, Sammy,Sadie, and Auggie.A celebration of life will take place at 4pm on Sunday, April26, 2009, at Smith TrinityChapel. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to theAmerican Cancer Society, JillRollins, Memorial Chair, 2330Chesterfield Drive, Maryville,TN 37803.The family will receivefriends on Sunday, April 26,2009 at Smith Trinity Chapel,Smith Funeral & Cremation Service, Maryville, TN,865-983-1000,

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Bernard Roll

Bernard Roll, a former resi-dent of Yorktown and Putnam Valley died on Monday, April13, 2009, in Milton, Florida,after a long illness. He was 82.Bernie was born in March,1927, in Peekskill, to the lateHenry and Katherine (neeSlater) Rohl. He was one of ten children and is survived by onesister, Gertrude Deerman, of Jefferson Valley, New York. He was educated in the Shrub Oak Schools.Bernie married the lateElaine Roll (nee Hanson) and is survived by his three chil-dren, two daughters, RuthSoravilla of Queensbury, NewYork, and Lisa Ricci of Putnam Valley, and a son, Charles Rollof Milton, Florida. He is alsosurvived by Andrea Roll (neeDavenport) of Milton, Florida,and a daughter, Diane Roll of Destin, Florida. He is also sur-vived by 7 grandchildren and 1great-grandchild.Bernie served in the United States Navy at the end of World War 2. Following the war, hecame back stateside and wasemployed by Burroughs Wel-come, a drug company located in Tuckahoe, New York. He later worked at Fisher Body in NorthTarrytown. He started working nights as a carpenter and that became his life’s vocation. He built homes on Route 132 in Yorktown, and three housingdevelopments in Putnam Val-ley; Quincy Road, Lincoln Road, and Spruce Knolls. He built a portion of Boswell Es-tates and then moved to Florida.He built residential and commercial structures in the Venice/ Englewood area on the gulf coast. In the early 1990s he moved to Gulf Breeze near Pensacola in the Florida Pan- handle where he built homesand developed land as well. Hisinnovative style can be seen in the craftsmanship of the homesthat he built.A memorial service was held on April 17 in Florida. In lieu of flowers the family has re-quested donations be sent in his name to Covenant Hospice of Florida, 2001 N. Palafax Street,Pensacola, Florida, 32501.

Ryan Day Duncan

Baby girl Ryan Day Duncan was born on April 10, 2009,at Hudson Valley Hospital, toEmily and William Duncan of Nelsonville. Maternal grand- parents are John and KathyKrieger, of Danbury, CT. Pa-ternal grandmother is Jean Duncan, of Garrison.

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Bingo -

Thursdays, beginningApr. 23. Doors open 6pm, first game begins 7:15pm. $1,500in Total Cash Prizes. Conces-sions available.

PHILIPSTOWN REFORMSYNAGOGUEP.O. Box 94Cold Spring, NY 10516Unless otherwise indicated,all services take place at St.Mary’s Parish House, ColdSpring.Sat. Apr. 25

- Shabbat Services,Holocaust remembrance.9:30am discussion, 10:30am service, led by Henry & AdeleStern For more information call 265-8011 and leave a message

COLD SPRINGBAPTIST CHURCH(American BaptistChurches, USA)Paul Laurelli(Interim Pastor)245 Main St., Cold Spring265-2022Sunday Services,

10:30am

Wednesdays:

Prayer- Fellow-ship time, 7pm

FRANCISCAN FRIARSOF THE ATONEMENTRoute 9, Garrison424-3671graymoorcenter@atonementfriars.orgThu/Sun Apr. 23/26

- Day byDay Agape, Girl’s Weekend Retreat at Capuchin Youth &Family Ministries. $135 incl. meals & lodging.

Sun. Apr. 26

- 6th AnnualBenefit for Sisters at Graymoor,featuring Irish Tenor AnthonyKearns, 2pm at Paramount Center Pre-Registration is required for all programs; please callMarianne Walsh at (914) 666-4228, ext. 336.

Sat. May 2

- Capuchin Youth& Family Ministries Awards &Scholarship Dinner Dance. 6-11pm, Crystal Bay on theHudson, Peekskill. Res. dead-line Apr. 21.

www.cyfm.org

or 424-3609.

UNITED METHODISTCHURCHES OF COLDSPRING & SOUTHHIGHLAND (Garrison)(265-3365)South Highland UMC,19 Snake Hill Rd. GarrisonCold Spring UMC,216 Main StreetPastor Timothy Henderson

South Highland in Garrison worship service at 9:30am. Cold Spring worship service at 11am.Sunday School occurs during worship service time throughJune 2009.

Sat. May 23

- Bake Sale,Foodtown, 9:30am-noon

ST. MARY’S EPISCOPALCHURCH IN THEHIGHLANDS1 Chestnut Street,Cold SpringFr. Shane Scott-Hamblen,Rector, 265-2539Mr. Ron Greene, SeniorWarden, 265-3624

www.stmaryscoldspring.dioceseny.org

Sun. Masses:

8am (spoken);10:30am (sung); Sunday schoolin Parish Hall during 10:30 mass

Thurs. Fri. & Sun.:

AA in par-ish hall, 8pm

Fri. Apr. 24

– Fellowship Sup- per, 6pm. No charge.

PHILIPSTOWNWORSHIP GROUPQuaker Meeting(845) 424-3525

Meeting for Worship – 2nd &4th Sundays of each month,10am, at 848 Old Albany Post Road (Whyatt Stone Cottage),Garrison. Call for directions.Children of all ages welcome.

TEMPLE BETH-EL118 GRAND AVE.,POUGHKEEPSIE845-454-0570www.templebethelpok.nyShalom Tots

- First Sat. of each month - 11:15am

Sun. May 17 -

Walking tour of Bannerman’s Island; reserve by 5/8, $26

REFORM TEMPLE OFPUTNAM VALLEY362 Church RoadPutnam ValleyRabbi Allen Darnov(845) 528-4774www.rtpv.orgShabbat Services:

Fridays,8pm; Young people’s service-third Friday of the month, 7pm.Hebrew School, ages 3+

Sat. Apr. 25 -

Film & discus-sion:

Blessed is the Match,

based on life of Hannah Senesh, pre-ceded by Havdalah; ages 12 &older. 8pm, free.

ST. JOSEPH’S CHAPELA mission Chapel of OurLady of Loretto ChurchUpper Station Rd.,Garrison, 265-3718Sunday Mass:

10:15am; sametime on Easter Sunday