Shandaken

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Town of Shandaken website Ulster County website Shandaken on Wikipedia Local Newspapers: The Daily Freeman The Woodstock Times The Catskill Mountain News Current Creek Conditions (click image to expand):

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Upcoming Events in Shandaken

Louise Mosrie in Concert at the Phoenicia Train Station Sunday June 23rd

June 23, 2013 - 7:30pm
Shandaken Art Studio Tour 2013

July 19, 2013 - 11:00am - July 21, 2013 - 6:00pm

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Phoenicia on Flickr

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Shandaken Community Gardens Seeks Gardeners

By Karin Ursula Edmondson
2/12/13 - 2:49 pm

Would you like to grow your own food, flowers and herbs?

Cultivate community?

Share knowledge about sustainable gardening?

Collaborate in the creation of an exciting, new project? Read more

Obituary: Leila Ruth Ellison, Phoenicia centenarian

By Julia Reischel
12/28/12 - 12:13 pm

The following is a reader-submitted obituary.

Leila Ruth Ellison,100, in recent years a resident of Phoenicia, NY, died Monday, December 24, 2012, at Northern Dutchess Residential Care Facility (Thompson House), in Rhinebeck, NY.

Born in Perth Amboy, NJ, she was the daughter of Theodore and Leila Jones Degenring. She was a graduate of Beaver College, Jenkintown, PA, and Newark State Teacher’s College, and for many years was an elementary school teacher in Elizabeth, NJ and Summit, NJ. She was married in 1936 to Harry C. Ellison, Jr., an engineer, who predeceased her. She was an avid reader, and enjoyed playing the piano and travel. For many years, she directed a children’s choir at the First Presbyterian Church in Elizabeth, NJ.

She is survived by her daughter, Patricia L. Ellison, Esq., of Phoenicia, NY, as well as cousins in New Jersey, Georgia, and Florida.

A memorial service will be held at Evergreen Cemetery, Hillside, NJ, at a date to be announced. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Heart Association.

Simpson-Gaus Funeral Home, 411 Albany Ave. is in charge of arrangements Read more

Lonnie Gale: "The single most accurate historical reference of the Catskills"

By Julia Reischel
10/15/12 - 12:09 pm

The following is a user-submitted obituary.

Alonzo " Lonnie " Gale of Waterwork Road died Wednesday October 10, 2012 at the Benedictine Hospital. Lonnie, as he was known to all, was born in Tannersville on January 22, 1927 son of the late Lemuel Chichester Gale and Hazel Wright Gale. He was a graduate of Hunter-Tannersville H.S., and he then joined the Merchant Marines, where he was stationed in Alaska. In 1945 he was aboard the Sueja III (Q137US), a supply ship in World War II. Upon returning home, Lonnie married Peggy ( Ruth ) Every and they raised their family in Phoenicia. Read more

Shandaken Democrats Annual Thai Feast

By nick-alba@earthlink.net
9/12/12 - 10:42 pm

Sat. Sept 29th, 6:30PM

The Arts Upstairs, 60 Main Street, Phoenicia

Only $10 with reservation. Our entree offerings will include many favorites from the past as well as some exciting new Thai dishes that include vegetarian and vegan options. Thai iced tea, beer and wine will be among the available beverages.

We are keeping the price down because we want a great turnout, and we want to make sure that there's plenty of food for everyone, so we are requesting you RSVP your reservation to receive this $10 offer. Please email nick-alba@earthlink.net with the number of guests in your party, and please advise us of any changes prior to the event. Guests without reservations will be asked for $15 at the door.

We hope to hear from you soon, and look forward to an evening of great food, fun and comradery.

Ulster County is distributing farmer's market coupons on August 30

By SHARP
8/22/12 - 7:45 pm

FARMER’S MARKET COUPONS
Thursday, August 30, 2012
10 a.m.- 2:00 p.m.

The Ulster County Office for the Aging

will be distributing to eligible seniors

Farmer’s Market coupons at the

SHARP Committee

98 Main Street, Phoenicia.

Eligibility is determined by two factors;
AGE & INCOME:
You must be a Senior/60 or older
$1,722 /month for a one-person household
$2,333 /month for a two-person household
$2,943 /month for a three-person household
Seniors currently receiving or is eligible for SSI, public
Assistance, or Section 8 housing subsidy.

Only ONE booklet may be issued per household.
Eligible recipients must personally sign.
Coupons cannot be mailed.
Proxies may not pick up or sign for a senior.

You can also pick up coupons at:

Ulster County Office for the Aging
1003 Development Court
Kingston, New York 12401

(845)340-3456

Happy hunting: Antler restrictions in the Catskills

By Julia Reischel
10/20/11 - 11:01 am

Antlers: Too small (top) and large enough to kill (bottom): DECThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is expanding its antler-restriction program for deer hunting into a larger portion of the Catskills, in a bid to allow more young bucks to grow into mature deer before they are killed during hunting season.

The DEC has been experimenting with antler restrictions in the Catskills since 2005, and Governor Andrew Cuomo expanded the program this summer into an area south and west of Route 28 in Ulster, Sullivan and Delaware counties for the 2011 season.

The antler restriction program requires that bucks can only be shot if they "have at least one antler with 3 or more points that are at least one inch long." (See photo at left.) So far, the program seems to work, according to its Deer Management Plan, which was finalized this month:

Data from the pilot program indicate that harvest of yearling bucks has declined about 80%, consistent with the program’s goal (Hurst and Kautz 2011). The average number of 2.5+ year old bucks in the harvest has increased 53%, and in 2009-2010, approximately 85% of adult bucks taken in the pilot units were 2.5 years old or older.

But while some hunters and groups, notably the New York State Whitetail Management Coalition, support antler restrictions, others aren't convinced. The DEC conducted a survey of hunter attitudes in 2010, and found that while hunters supported protecting young bucks, they also want freedom to bag whatever buck they choose. Read more

The Apple Project: Reviving a New York State cidermaking tradition

By Lissa Harris
10/19/11 - 11:54 am

Pink Pearl apple at Montgomery Place Orchards, an orchard and cidery in Red Hook, NY on the Cider Route. Photo from Montgomery Place's website.

The Apple Project, a scion of local farm advocacy group Glynwood, is sparking a revival of old-school cidermaking in upstate New York and the Hudson Valley. (And by old-school cider, we're referring to what the rest of the world outside of the United States thinks of when they hear the word "cider" -- a tart, effervescent, fermented elixir that bears little resemblance to the sweet brown stuff that comes in plastic half-gallon jugs at the supermarket.)

The Apple Project's founders hope that by encouraging a revival of traditional cidermaking in the Hudson Valley, they can spur the development of a high-value product for local farmers, help increase local apple biodiversity, and encourage farm tourism in the region. Read more

Brauhaus on the mountain

By Julia Reischel
10/18/11 - 12:05 pm

Belleayre Mountain and the German-American Club of the Northern Catskills hosting their annual Oktoberfest celebration at Belleayre Ski Center last Saturday. Photo by Mary McKeon.

Some additional gratitude

By Tom Rinaldo
10/18/11 - 11:00 am

Rob Stanley and Ken Jacobs address flood cleanup volunteers in Phoenicia. From a set of photos of volunteers on the Phoenicia, NY Facebook page.

This is the third, and for now at least, last installment of “expressions of gratitude” in the wake of the flood. A few weeks back I invited readers to email me any Thank You that they wanted to see printed here, to anyone they believed deserved to receive one for their actions after our recent flooding. It’s been a true pleasure to pass them on. Here are a few more.

Denise Owens. Director of Marketing and Communications for Frost Valley YMCA, sent this: Read more

State puts up $5 million to replace farm equipment

By Lissa Harris
10/18/11 - 10:38 am

A video by food.curated showing damage to Maple Downs Farm, a dairy farm in the Schoharie County town of Middleburgh that was devastated by the recent floods.

On Monday, October 17, the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) announced that $5 million would be made available in grants for replacing farm equipment damaged in the flooding from Irene and Lee.

The grants are limited to $100,000 per farm, and will be used to fund energy-efficient replacements for equipment that is powered by electricity or natural gas. From a press release announcing the program: Read more

An extra month to apply for disaster unemployement benefits

By Julia Reischel
10/16/11 - 11:06 am

If you experienced flooding after Tropical Storm Lee in Delaware or Ulster county, you have an extra month to apply for the U.S. Department of Labor's Disaster Unemployment Insurance. The New York Office of Emergency Management made the announcement yesterday. For info, see the press release below:

Deadline Extended to Apply for Disaster Unemployment Insurance

ALBANY, N.Y. - The deadline for New Yorkers hit by Tropical Storm Lee to apply for Disaster Unemployment Insurance has been extended to Nov. 14, state and federal officials announced today.

The New York State Department of Labor requested a 30-day filing extension for residents in 11 counties designated as a federal disaster area following Lee. The U.S. Dept. of Labor approved the extension of the deadline from Oct. 14 to Nov. 14 because the disruptions caused by the storm and floods which followed may have prevented eligible New Yorkers from learning that Disaster Unemployment benefits are available. Read more