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Wednesday, April 29, 2009CXLIII No. 17Philipstown & Putnam Valley
 by Joe Lindsley Jr.Long before Guinan’s pub became known as the “littlechapel on the river,”—a place where visitors could find  respite, libations, and good cheer—another house just a bit further up the Hudson served as a “little chapel” in a more literal sense. In the1800s, the Warner sisters,including the one who wrotethe famous hymn “Jesus LovesMe,” welcomed West Point cadets for Bible studies at their house on Constitution Island. And before that, theWarner House, as it came to be known, served as a hospitalfor wounded warriors of theContinental Army.Last week, the Army, whichowns the island, announced that it will temporarily shutter the white wooden house for vital structural repairs. Theannouncement came just as theConstitution Island Associa‐tion, which manages the prop‐erty and owns the archives and furnishings, was preparing to welcome school children for tours before opening to thegeneral public for the summer.The island will remain open to visitors, though.“We happened to have a  board meeting last Saturdayand it was my job to announce[the closing] to the board,”said Elizabeth “Betsy” Pugh,chair of the board of trustees of the Constitution Island Asso‐ciation. “It startled everyone by Eric GrossPutnam Commissioner of Health Dr. Sherlita Amler iscalling on the public not to panic in the wake of the swineflu virus outbreak spreadingthroughout the United States.Several dozen cases of theillness have been reported across America with hundreds more in Mexico.Dr. Amler told the PCN&R:“The disease is much lesssevere in the U.S. than in Mexico but it is not the run of the mill seasonal influenza.Swine flu is spread the same way and is prevented the same way. As long as people washtheir hands numerous timeseach day with warm to hot soap and water and if they feelfeverish do not venture out of doors and spread the virusto others, Putnam Countyshould be fine.”The commissioner urged anyone with flu like symp‐toms to call their doctor:“We at the Putnam HealthDepartment will remain vigi‐lant throughout the period of alarm.”Hudson Valley HospitalCenter treated 27 flu‐likecases earlier this week. Of those seven were tested for flu. So far no one has tested  positive for the swine flu.Cases of swine flu have been  reported in New York Cityas well as California, Texas,Ohio and Kansas.A private school in Rye‐Westchester County closed  when a number of students reported a flu‐like illness.Dr. Amler said there was no need for people to put on  masks in the workplace to protect against infection. Her advice centered on regular  hand washing: “Wash those hands whenever you can and  perhaps forget about givingthat little kiss of greeting until the outbreak subsides.” No cases of swine flu have been reported in the region.
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Putnam Sportsman on Hunting Turkeys
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Putnam Valley vsKennedy Catholic
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The Warner House on Constitution Island was built in the late 1700s. It has served as abarracks, hospital, and as the residence of the Warner family, which included the famous sisters who were popular writers in the 19th century.
PutnamRevenuePlummets
Putnam Stages IndianPoint Disaster Scenario
Cold Spring Seeks StimulusFunds from Washington
 by Eric GrossLawmakers are perplexed that Putnam County coffers have taken the largest hit ever  when it comes to sales tax revenue.Commissioner of FinanceWilliam Carlin released thecounty’s monthly sales tax report Monday at a meetingof the legislature’s Audit and Administration Committee,indicating $3,987,197 col‐lected in sales tax receiptsin March—an astonishing$1,693,147 decline over thesame period a year ago.Putnam Legislature chair‐ man Tony Hay suggested to his colleagues that “no one panic just yet.”Legislator Vincent Tamag‐ na studied the numbers and  believes that “Putnam has been hit for real. Despite thedouble‐digit loss, our county has fared better than its neigh‐ bors.”Legislator Sam Oliveriosaid the decrease resulted from last year’s “once‐in‐a‐lifetimespending outburst. For some reason, a shopping frenzy in March of 2008 drove sales by Michael Turton The Village of Nelsonvilleadopted its 2009 budget after a public hearing held on April20, 2009. Spending by thevillage will total $349,464, an increase of 1.3 percent from 2008. For residents that trans‐lates into a tax rate increaseof 1.39 percent, or seven cents per thousand dollars of as‐sessed property value.As in other area municipali‐ties, Nelsonville’s projected  revenues from mortgage taxes will be down considerablyfrom previous years, due to theslumping economy and new housing starts, in particular.Revenues in that category
Sports
Haldane & Putnam Valley Honor Rolls
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 Haldane Holds ‘Em on Poker Night 
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NewsSchoolsCulture
 by Eric GrossEmergency respondersthroughout Putnam County were pressed into action on Saturday, April 25, 2009, when the Putnam Bureau of Emergency Services orches‐trated a countywide emer‐gency preparedness exerciseat three locations in Carmel.The trigger for the event  was an “incident” at the In‐dian Point Energy Center (nuclear power plant), re‐quiring the “evacuation” of  residents in western Putnam to reception centers—one of  which was located at CarmelHigh School.The General Population Reception Center at the school was activated. This was wherethe monitoring and decon‐tamination of evacuees took  place.Trained emergency workers performed monitoring and decontamination tasks withthe assistance of the American Red Cross, which supported the registration and mass careof the “evacuated” residents.At the same time, a mock  bus‐truck crash at the Guide‐ posts parking lot sent EMSfrom agencies across Putnam to the county seat when thescenario involved information 
Haldane Students UseProblem Solving Skills
Tots Park Closed for New Equipment Installation 
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Breakneck Crash
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Art Exhibits:Desmond FishBoscobelVan Brundt Tilly Foster 
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Veterans Rally at Loyalty Day Celebration
 by Eric GrossHundreds of veterans and their families gathered at thePutnam County Veteran’sMemorial Park in Kent on Sunday, April 26, 2009, tocelebrate Loyalty Day—a day set aside to remember allveterans, while also servingas a counterpoint to the com‐ munist May Day celebrations. Under brilliant sunny skies,Karl Rohde of Lake Carmel,a former New York StateCommander of the Veter‐ans of Foreign Wars, praised Americans for their loyaltyon the occasion of the 50thanniversary of the day and lashed out at the Department of Homeland Security for issuing a report last week dealing with “homegrown terrorists.”The report identified Amer‐ican veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan as possible so‐called homegrown terrorists.
West Point: Warner House Structurally Unsound 
Veteran color guards march into the Veteran’s Memorial Park for the annual Loyalty Dayobservance, which began in 1921 as a counterpoint to communist May Day celebrations.
 Attendees outraged at Homeland Security for depicting vets as terrorists
Tours of island will continue, but house will be closed to the public
 Nelsonville Tax Rate Rises Modestly
 by Michael MellOf the handful of agenda items at the April 21, 2009,Cold Spring village workshop, use of federal stimulus moniesand zoning dominated the eve‐ ning. Procedures and restric‐tions on the use of stimulusfunds continue to issue forthfrom Washington, but as has been widely noted, a primarydesire is that these funds be used for “shovel ready” proj‐ects. With this in mind, Mayor Seth Gallagher solicited thetrustees for ideas.Priming the pump, Galla‐gher identified several capi‐tal projects that are “shovel ready,” or close to it. First is the addition of two newfloating docks, which has an estimated budget of $75,000.Prompted by the Hudson River Quadricentennial, these docks would accommodate increased  river traffic occasioned by thecelebration. Afterward they would continue as an attrac‐tion to boat traffic.Improvements and modi‐fications to the village court  would cost $200,000. Mandat‐ed by the state, these upgrades will address outstanding safetyand security issues.Ongoing system and equip‐ ment upgrades to the waste‐ water treatment plant would include new turbines and  motors. These upgrades areanticipated significantly to reduce energy consumption and have been ball‐parked at $100,000.Although the Cold SpringFire Company is still inter‐ested in a possible new homeat the Butterfield Hospital site,they have prepared a renova‐tion budget of $500,000 for the existing firehouse better to serve the community. In‐cluded in this budget would 
Putnam Officials Monitor Swine Flu
 by Joe Lindsley Jr.During the Easter weekend,Philipstown lost a lion. Harold Lyons, or “Pop,” as he was known to his children and to many people throughout thearea, passed away at the ageof 80 after a sickness that lasted several months. A wid‐ower since 1983, Lyons wasa friend and father figure to many, but especially to hisfour children, Nathan, Er‐ nest, Beverley Hotaling, and Barbara Moore, who sat down  with the PCN&R last week totalk about their father.In the days surrounding Ly‐ons’s funeral, stories resem‐ bling parables were circulated around Cold Spring, such asthe true tale of Harold Lyonsand the three debtors.“When we were kids, we were very poor,” said daughter Barbara. “When he first started  his business, he used to godoor to door to collect money.Most of it was by handshakeonly. It was not by contract.My mother told him he had to get some money, becauseof the holidays.” Nate continued: “The first guy gave him a hundred dol‐lars. So then he got a hold of  my mother and says, listen, Igot a hundred dollars. She said,‘Good, but you still got to tryto collect some more.’ So he went to the second person and  he didn’t have any. The third one gave him a sad story, and  he thought the guy needed the money more than he needed it so he took the hundred dollars he got from the first guy and gave it to the third.”According to Ernie, the youngest of the four who iscurrently running Harold Ly‐ons & Sons Trucking, “He was just always there.”Barbara recalled how he would pick up any hitchhiker  he passed, many of whom wereon the way to the rehabilitation center at Graymoor. He would even give them money if they needed it. And Ernie remem‐ bered the stranger his father once picked up in Fishkill who was stranded after wrecking his car. Lyons picked him up,gave him a ride home, and gave him money.A member of the Philipstown Republican Committee, Lyons was a supporter of many lo‐cal organizations, and would quietly offer his help wherever it was needed—to the Meth‐odist church, sports teams at Haldane, Little League, and  more. He never sought credit or attention, though.Lyons was known as a hard  worker, an ethic born out of  necessity. When he was 16, his father died, and, as hisfour older siblings already had families of their own, he had to support his mother, three younger brothers, and crippled sister by working at a factory.Later, at age 26, he started hisconstruction and excavation  business, but, in order to get it off the ground, he had to work nights at another job tosupport his family.Though he was a keen sup‐ porter and a trustee of theMethodist church, Lyons was not a church going man, and,according to Barbara, “Hedidn’t like Sundays becauseit wasn’t a day of work. He
The Lasting Legacy of ‘Pop’ Lyons
 Participants in the county‐wide emergency preparednessexercise feign illness aboard a school bus.
Special to the PCN&R Haldane Elementary’sTie D‐I Devils earned First Place in Instant Challengeand Second Place overall in the Destination Imagination State Tournament this past Saturday in Binghamton, NewYork. For a second year in a  row, they will advance to theGlobal Championship Tourna‐ ment in Knoxville, Tennes‐see, next month. The team’ssix members, Allison Chiera,
SchoolBoardCandidatesAnnounceTheirPlatforms
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(See Nelsonville on Page 9)(See Cold Spring on Page 9)(See Loyalty Day on Page 6)(See Drill on Page 9)(See Sales Tax on Page 6)(See Lyons on Page 6)(See Imagination on Page 9)(See Warner on Page 6)  Harold “Pop” Lyons, enjoying a favorite community event. Haldane’s Destination Imagination Team, from left to right:(bottom row) Nick Chiera, Gavin Koepke, Andrew Platt;(middle) Eric Rizzi, Allison Chiera; (top) Aurora Straus
 
Meetings This Week
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THURSDAY 4/30FRIDAY 5/1MONDAY 5/4TUESDAY 5/5WEDNESDAY 5/6
No Meetings Scheduled7:30 - PV ZBA (6:30 Work Session)7:00 PM - Cold Spring ZBA Workshop7:00 PM - Haldane School Board7:00 PM - Putnam County LegislatureMonthly Mtg7:30 PM - Cold Spring Planning BoardMonthly Mtg7:30 PM - Cold Spring Board WeeklyWorkshop
7:30 PM - Philipstown Board Weekly Workshop7:30 PM - Garrison School Board
Tots Park to be Closed for a Week as NewPlayground Equipment is Installed
Skilled Volunteers Needed for Community Build Day on May 2
The Friends of the Tots Park (FOTP) and the Village of Cold Spring are happy to announcethat their new play equipment (phase 1 and 2) will be installed on May 2 at McConville Park.Due to the construction, the TotsPark will be completely closed from Wednesday, April 29 toTuesday, May 5. Please respect the fencing. They regret any in-convenience this may cause and  hope you will all enjoy the newand improved park from May6 onward.On the day of the commu- nity build, Saturday May 2, they need volunteers who either havesome level of construction skillsor are ‘handy’ to assemble and install the equipment (the playequipment company will pro-vide a supervisor and the Vil-lage Highway Department willdo all the digging and concrete pouring). If you have skills and are available to help for anylength of time between 8am and 4pm on Saturday, May 2 pleaseemail totspark@yahoo.com tosign up for the build. Your RSVPis important so that the FOTP knows how many hard-work-ing souls to feed that day! Also, please note that for their safety, no children will be permitted on site during the build.The Friends are very grate-ful to Ed Trimble and the high- way department for their assis-tance on this project. The high- way crew is responsible for crafting the beautiful new benches that have already been delivered to the park. Their deepest thanks go to Mayor Anthony Philips for his advance work to make the benches and this installation possible and tocurrent Mayor Seth Gallagher for seeing the project through.This park was originallyfunded and built by parents and other community volunteers.The Friends thank all past and  present supporters and hopethey can count on you to helpthem make the park even bet-ter on May 2 and beyond. Rain date is Saturday, May 9.Please visit 
totspark.blogspot.com
for up-dates or to make a donation tothe Friends of the Tots Park fund.
Motorcyclist Injured in Breakneck Accident
 by Michael Turton Part of Route 9D was closed for almost an hour late Sun-day morning, April 26, 2009,due to a motorcycle accident  just north of the Breakneck Ridge tunnel, near Cold Spring.A Putnam Valley resident lost control of his HarleyDavidson and crashed onto theshoulder of the road, sustain-ing multiple injuries. Wit- nesses said that two motor-cycles came up fast behind  northbound traffic and, when a car slowed to park, the motorcyclist had to brake hard and subsequently lost control.
 Emergency services personnel tend to the accident victimbefore he was taken to the hospital by ambulance.
The second motorcyclist, who asked not to be named,is the accident victim’s brother. He said that his brother suffered multiple foot fractures and serious abra-sions to his legs and side. “He went down hard, really hard,”the brother stated.Breakneck Ridge was packed with hikers, as it al- ways is on good-weather  weekends. Beacon Fire De- partment, Dutchess Junction Fire Department, EMS Am- bulance, Cold Spring Police,Fishkill Police, and New York State Police all responded tothe accident, which stopped traffic in both directions.While the speed limit on Route 9D south of Cold Springto Bear Mountain was reduced to 40 mph a few years ago,the speed limit remains at 55 mph north of Cold Springthrough the Breakneck Ridgearea—despite heavy weekend traffic, numerous accidents,and several fatalities over the years.
NOTE:
There were no Let-ters to the Editorreceived this week.Reminder: Nextweek is the lastweek for Lettersconcerning Schoolissues due to theupcoming election.
This week’s issue of the Putnam County News and Recorder is notable for a few reasons. We have no obits, not one birth and not one letter to the editor. And speaking of editors, our former editor and publisher’s last day is Thursday, April 30
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. Yes, Brian O’Donnell is leaving after approximately 20 years at the helm.He managed to bring the PCN&R into the 21
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century with com- puters, a web site, better coverage of local and county meetingsand a total commitment 24/7 to the PCN&R. We will miss his“techie” expertise, overall knowledge, and understanding of hu- man nature. So good luck to Brian, we have no idea what he will be doing but maybe he’ll stop by one day and give us a hint.And now on to birthdays, those celebrating this week are Mark Duheil, Sonia Desai, Florence Ryan, Geo. W. Van Tassel Sr., JudyBarcavage, Butch Tangen, Cory F. Seabolt, Rachel Fricker, Jes-sica Fricker, Christopher Marchese, Gerald Thomas, Joseph Meisel,Marisa Pidala. Anniversary wishes go to Adele & Roy Kannenberg,John & Kristin Van Tassel, Patricia and Earl Lyons, Jack & Gloria Barnes, Mary & Robert Lomino. Congratulations to all.
 
This Week:
Wed. Apr. 29
- Hudson ValleyFood & Wine Experience, ben-efiting Putnam/NW Women’sResource Ctr, 6-9pm, Villa BaroneManor, Mahopac. Artisan food & wine, auction, raffle, $75.(845)628-9284 or contact: jschweigler@pnwwrc.org.
Wed. Apr. 29
- Bird walk in honor of Audubon’s birthday, hosted byConstitution Marsh Audubon Center & Sanctuary. 7:30-9am.Free, limited space, res. req’d before noon on 4/28: mcharbonneau@Audubon.org or 265-2601, ext. 10.
Thu. Apr. 30
- Hotsy Totsy Fol-lies, Philipstown Community Cen-ter,1-2:30pm. Free. Reservationssuggested. 424-4618.
Fri. May 1 -
Songs for Autism  benefit concert. Performances byCaravan of Thieves, Marc Von Em, David Kraai, Stacy Labriola, more. Towne Crier Café, 130 Rt.22, Pawling. $25/advance, $35/ at event. Doors open 5pm, showat 7:30pm.
www.PutnamARC.org,
845-278-PARC, x287.
Fri. May 1 -
GUFS 8th grade play:
Twelfth Night 
, 7pm, Garrison School gym.
Sat. May 2
- Manitoga Camp Open Day, 2-4pm meet camp staff, ex- plore site and learn about pro-gram; also Philipstown Day at Manitoga, Route 9D, Garrison.Discount tour rate of $8 for resi-dents. Tours at 11am and 1:30pm,limited space, res. required.
www.russelwrightcenter.org.
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Sat. May 2
- 4-H Puppeteers Players performance. Butterfield Library.11am. Free. Young children and families invited to meet the pup- pets after the show. Cornell Co-operative Extension, 278-6738
Sat. May 2
- Capuchin Youth &Family Ministries Awards & Schol-arship Dinner Dance. 6-11pm,Crystal Bay on the Hudson,Peekskill. Res. deadline Apr. 21.
www.cyfm.org 
or 424-3609.
Sat. May 2
- HH Land Trust Take-a-Hike: Song Birds of Spring w/ Audubon’s Lew Kingsley. Bring binoculars. 8am parking area at corner of Dennytown & Sunken Mine Roads, 2 hrs., easy/family-friendly,
www.hhlt.org 
, 424-3358
Sun. May 3
- Constitution Marsh’sAnnual Spring Fundraiser, 4-7pm,265-2601.
Sun. May 3
- Nelsonville Kids’Fishing Day, 8am-4pm, lower res-ervoir on Fishkill Road. Free;fishing gear provided. Hot dogs, pizza etc.
Tue. May 5
- Hudson Valley Hos- pital Center’s 32nd Annual Golf Tournament, Hudson National Golf Club, Croton. 18 holes of golf,lunch, cocktail party, dinner, raffle,live auction. 914-734-3862 or lsandick@hvhc.org.
Tue. May 5
- Putnam Valley Se- nior Club excursion to Mount Haven, PA. 8:30am-6:30pm.Breakfast and lunch buffets, open  bar, dancing, games, movie, and shopping. $32/PV residents, $35/  non-residents. Helen, 845-528-3052.
Wed. May 6 -
Shop Putnam Busi- ness & Home Expo, 10am-6pm,Villa Barone, 466 Rt. 6, Mahopac.Breakfast, 8-10am, Rotary Clubluncheon, 12-1:30pm.
www.shopputnamexpo.com
, 845-628-5553.
Coming Up:
Fri. May 8
- Philipstown Commu- nity Blood Drive at Garrison FireHouse Rte 9, 2:30-8pm. Co-spon-sored by local Girl Scout troop 2504and Jaymark Jewelers.
Fri. May 8
- “Eeels, Aliens and Shipwrecks: Updates in river Science” with Chris Bower. 7pm,free. Beacon Sloop Club, next tothe ferry dock.
www.beaconsloopcub.org,
845-265-2969.
Sat. May 9
- Highland Garden Club’sAnnual Plant and Basket Sale for Mother’s Day; lilacs are in bloom.9am-1pm, front of Foodtown.
Sun. May 10
- Mothers Day HighTea Luncheon, Horton House Fam-ily Center, 1540 Rt. 376,Wappingers. High Tea luncheon, homestead tour and serenade bytenor John Vergil. 12 noon and 4pm seatings, $35.
www.HortonHouseFamilyCenter.com
,845-463-3088.
Sun. May 10
 – Sunset Series:Readings at Chapel of Our LadyRestoration. Poet JeffreyMcDaniel. 4pm. Free, wine &cheese reception follows. Free, park at Metro-North station.
Sun. May 10 -
Mother’s DayGarden Party, Chuang Yen Mon-astery & Buddhist Temple, 2020Rt. 301. 10:30am-3pm, food for sale, martial arts demo at 1pm.
Tue. May 12 -
St. Christopher’sInn Centennial Gala, 6:30pm, Uni-versity Club, NYC. Hon. ChairsGov. & Mrs. Pataki, MC: Scott Clark of ABC News. Tickets: AnthonyGallicchio, 845-335-1005 or agallicchio@atonementfriars.org
Tue. May 12
- Mohegan Sun &Cornerstone Production “SeasideRendezvous” Live entertainment, with good old-fashioned fun. Snack  pack box lunch for the trip home.“Philipstown Seniors,” members/ $30, non-members/$35. Reserva-tion deadline April 10. Eileen, 265-5098.
Wed. May 13 -
Seminar on Cam- paign Finance presented by NY StateBoard of Elections, 9:30am-12:30pm,Putnam County Bureau of Emer-gency Services “Tops” Building,112 Old Rt. 6, Carmel. Register at 
www.elections.state.ny.us
or 845-278-6970.
Wed. May 13 -
Leukemia and Lym- phoma Society’s Team in Traininginformation meeting, 6pm, Court- yard Marriott, 2641 South Rd.,Poughkeepsie. Raise money whiletraining for long distance running.
www.teamintraining.org.
Thu. May 14
- Cold Spring Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors meeting, 6pm, Butterfield Library.
Sat. May 16
- Friends of Fahnestock & Hudson HighlandsState Park Picnic at Canopus Lake/ Winter Park area. 12-4pm, free.Pre-reg req’d by Apr. 25. Rain or shine. $10/person, $15/family.
www.fofhh.org/picnic
Sat. May 16
- Artists on Loca-tion Spring Art Auction paintingsin the style of the Hudson River School (and more). Live art auc-tion; 3:30pm viewing, 5pm auc-tion. Garrison Art Center, 424-3960,
 garrisonartcenter.org.
Sat. May 16
- Kids’ Day at Putnam Hospital Center. 12 noon-4pm.Hands-on demonstrations, healthand safety exhibits, kids’ craftsand games, vendors, penny so-cial. Free. 845-279-5711, ext. 2453.
Sat. May 16
- HH Land Trust Take-a-Hike! Bird Walk to the Boardway w/ Marsh Exec. Dir. Eric Lind.Bring binoculars, 8:30am, Con-stitution Marsh parking area. 1.5 hrs., moderate w/ some steepinclines.
www.hhlt.org 
, 424-3358
Sat. May 16 -
Master Gardener Plant Sale, Tilly Foster Farm, Route312, Brewster, 8:30am – 12:30pm.Cornell Cooperative Extension,278-6738 or 
www.cce.cornell.edu/  putnam.
Sun. May 17
- Mountain LaurelOutdoor Rec Fest, 9am-3pm,Taconic Outdoor Education Center,75 Mountain Laurel Lane, Cold Spring. Learn about birds,orienteering, kayaks, adventurechallenges. Live wildlife presen-tation. $2/adults, $1/kids.
Sun. May 17 -
Concert: LouigiBoccia, tenor & Arthur McManus, piano. 4pm, free. Chapel of Our Lady Restoration, 45 Market St.,CS, park at Metro-North station.
Sun. May 17
- Walkabout at TillyFoster Farm. Guided historicaltours, 1pm. Reservations rec, spaceltd. 845-279-4474,
www.tillyfosterfarm.org.
Wed. May 20 -
Senior Bruncheon,Philipstown Community Center,10am-1pm. Free. Philipstown  residents only. Reservations required.Registration will be taken begin- ning April 20. 424-4618.
Thurs. May 21 -
Shade Garden-ing, Mahopac Public Library, 7-8:15pm, free. Perennials, shrubsand trees for the shaded wooded areas of your property. For info call628-2009.
Sat. May 23 -
Manitoga Land-scape Day Volunteer LandscapeDay: Mary’s Meadow w/ DarrellMorrison. 9am-2pm, lunch served.
www.russelwrightcenter.org 
or 424-3812.
Sat. May 23
- PV Sunset Seriesall-day tag sale & music fest. 1pm onwards, Town Park. Benefits PVFood Pantry - bring canned goods- & Dog Shelter. Features HeyBaby, The Core Band & manyothers. Refreshments, farmers market, volleyball, art for kids.
www.pvpr.com
or 845-526-3292.
Sat. May 23
- Bake Sale spon-sored by South Highland United Methodist Church, 9:30am-noon,Foodtown 
Mon. May 25
- Memorial DayParade, meet at foot of Main Street,Cold Spring. Time tba 
Mon. May 25
- Memorial Day program at National Purple Heart Hall of Honor. Purple Heart re-cipients share memories, reflec-tions, poetry. Refreshments, res.encouraged, ltd. Seating. Concert follows. 11:30am-1:30pm, 374Temple Hill Rd., New Windsor,845-561-1765.
www.thepurpleheart.com
Thu. May 28
- Cold Spring Area Chamber of Commerce MonthlyMixer. Details tba.
www.coldspringchamber.com
Thu. May 28
- Putnam Family &Community Services’ Annual Mtg,7pm, 1808 Route Six, Carmel.RSVP by May 21. 845-225-2700,ext. 136 or cmckeever@pfcsinc.orgt 
Sat. May 30
- "Float Your Boat"free family event to celebrate thequadricentennial. Garrison Art Center, noon -5pm. Create float-ing sculptures out of shipwrecked  materials with woodworkers, builders, and artists. Launch on flotilla line. Bring hammer, screw-driver and picnic lunch. RSVPor walk the plank!info@garrisonartcenter.org, 424-3960
The Putnam County News & Re-corder 
is happy to announce your event. A complete listing of Com-ing Events are on our website at  www.pcnr.com. To send your list-ing: PCN&R, PO Box 185, Cold Spring, NY 10516; fax 265-2144;e-mail, editor@pcnr.com.
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