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Vintage Postcard and Ephemera Show and Sale

June 8, 2013 - 10:00am - 3:00pm
Catskill Forest Festival

July 27, 2013 - 10:00am - 4:00pm

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Tuesday Night at the Theater - Wild Horse from Shangri-La

By The Open Eye Theater
2/26/13 - 9:43 am

The Open Eye’s Tuesday Night at the Theater presents Wild Horse from Shangri-la Tuesday, March 5 at 7 p.m. Written by Dennis Chan, Zhaopei Gan and Gigo Lee. Directed by Gigo Lee. With Gendun Hodsad. When Wild Horse discovers his little sister needs expensive medication to live, he decides to try to win a marathon in a distant city for the cash prize. First, Wild Horse must run three days through rural Shangri-la to get to the starting line. in Mandarin with English subtitles. A discussion about the movie’s characters’ growth and resonance with our lives will follow the presentation.

No admission charge but donations to the New Roof Fund gladly accepted. Refreshments will be served. 960 Main Street, Margaretville, NY, www.TheOpenEye.org, 845-586-1660. Future movies are March 12, 19, April 23 and 30.

Tuesday Night at the Theater is co-produced and sponsored by the A.S.H.R.A.M. Center of Margaretville. Contact Laura Battelani, PO Box 382, Margaretville, NY 12455 845-586-3101 bodyworx@catskill.net

Tuesday Nights at the Theater - The Letter Writer

By Amiebh
2/13/13 - 12:11 pm

The Open Eye Theater 's Tuesday Night at the Theater presents "The Letter Writer". Rebellious teen Maggy Fuller unexpectedly receives a life-changing letter in the mail and tries to track down the writer. Presentation is Tuesday, February 19th at 7 p.m. at 959 Main Street, Margaretville. Call 845-586-1660 or visit www.openeye.org. No admission but donations for the New Roof Fund welcomed. Tuesday Movie at the Theater is co-produced and sponsored by The A.S.H.R.A.M. Center, Margaretville, NY

FEBRUARY FANTASIA: a show about Love

By bodyworx
2/12/13 - 9:34 am

Please join us at The Open Eye Theater for February Fantasia

Saturday, February 16 at 7:00pm or Sunday, February 17 at 3:00pm

Communities of the Western Catskills are invited to The Open Eye Theater's reading performance of "February Fantasia"-fifteen original stories and poems by New York State authors about love in its many forms. The performances are Saturday, February 16, at 7:00 pm, and Sunday, February 17, at 3:00 pm, at The Open Eye Theater, 960 Main Street, Margaretville.

"We wanted to do something special, relaxed, and fun as we start the downhill run to spring when love is surely in the air. We wanted to invite friends who visit us often, and those who have not seen the theater since it was rebuilt," remarked The Open Eye Theater producing artistic director Amie Brockway in making the announcement. "These are amusing and moving reflections on love such as "Pigs in Love," "Tiny Bundle," and "Hippie Love in Late Middle Age." Read more

February Fantasia February 16 at 7 and February 17 at 3

By Amiebh
2/11/13 - 8:10 pm

Communities of the Western Catskills are invited to The Open Eye Theater’s reading performance of “February Fantasia”—fifteen original stories and poems by New York State authors about love in its many forms. The performances are Saturday, February 16, at 7:00 pm, and Sunday, February 17, at 3:00 pm, at The Open Eye Theater, 960 Main Street, Margaretville.

“We wanted to do something special, relaxed, and fun as we start the downhill run to spring when love is surely in the air. We wanted to invite friends who visit us often, and those who have not seen the theater since it was rebuilt,” remarked The Open Eye Theater producing artistic director Amie Brockway in making the announcement. “These are amusing and moving reflections on love such as "Pigs in Love," "Tiny Bundle," and "Hippie Love in Late Middle Age." Read more

New Kingston's Plummer Wins Conservation Award

By David J. Krajicek
10/10/12 - 11:17 am

Friends of the Upper Delaware River

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Dan Plummer, dan@fudr.org, 607-363-7848

Oct. 4, 2012/For Immediate Release

Gordon Flyfishers Name FUDR’s Plummer

Recipient of 2012 Conservation Award

ROSCOE, N.Y.—Theodore Gordon Flyfishers, one of the Catskills’ venerable angling clubs, has named Dan Plummer, chairman of Friends of the Upper Delaware River, as recipient of its 2012 Conservation Award Saturday.

Plummer, board chairman of FUDR since 2004, was cited for “tireless work on behalf of the Upper Delaware.” About 50 people attended the awards dinner on Saturday, Sept. 29, at the Rockland House in Roscoe.

Bert Darrow, president of the Gordon club, said Plummer’s commitment, persistence and winning personality have helped forged alliances among a wide and diverse group of conservationists that often had been at odds in the past. Read more

Earthquake in Canada rattles upstate NY

By Lissa Harris
5/17/13 - 10:39 am

Above: A screenshot of the USGS's "Did You Feel It" map for an earthquake that struck northwest of Ottawa on Friday morning.

Update, 10:43am: The USGS has revised their initial 5.0 estimate for the earthquake down to 4.4.

A 4.4 earthquake that struck northwest of Ottawa, Canada at 9:43am on Friday, May 17 was felt far and wide.

Dozens of upstate New Yorkers are chiming in on the National Weather Service in Binghamton's Facebook wall to report feeling tremors. Reports of the quake are also flooding in on Twitter. A few:

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Margaretville man charged with Woodstock burglaries

By Lissa Harris
5/17/13 - 9:35 am

A Margaretville man is facing burglary charges for allegedly breaking into two Woodstock businesses and stealing property.

On Wednesday, May 15, state police arrested 25-year-old Joshua Nava, who is charged with burglary in the third degree. Police did not name the businesses, but said the burglaries occurred on Sunday, May 12. The stolen property was recovered, police said.

Nava was arraigned in the Town of Woodstock Court and released on his own recognizance. Town of Woodstock police officers assisted with the investigation.

Tkaczyk proposes ban on out-of-state fracking waste

By Lissa Harris
5/16/13 - 12:38 pm

State senator Cecilia Tkaczyk, an outspoken opponent of hydrofracking, is proposing new legislation that would prohibit out-of-state drillers from disposing of fracking waste in New York State.

On Wednesday, Tkaczyk held a press conference about the proposed bill. In a prepared statement, Tkaczyk argues that if New York State is still on the fence about whether to allow hydrofracking, it doesn't make much sense for the state to accept toxic waste from Pennsylvania drill sites. From the statement:

Senator Tkaczyk’s bill would ban “the treatment, discharge, disposal, transportation or storage of high volume hydraulic fracturing waste products in New York State.” While this type of fracking is not currently being conducted in New York, landfills and treatment facilities in the state are accepting tens of thousands of tons of fracking waste from sites in Pennsylvania. Read more

Snow today, hard freeze on the way

By Lissa Harris
5/13/13 - 1:56 pm

Proof that there really are only two seasons in the Catskills -- winter and the Fourth of July. Photo taken at 1:45pm on Monday, May 13 at the Watershed Post's headquarters in New Kingston.

As if the snow falling out of the sky wasn't warning enough: Gardeners across the region should be alert for fast-dropping temperatures. A freeze warning has been issued by the National Weather Service covering a large swath of eastern New York and western New England.

DEP: Boat rental businesses can store boats at reservoirs

By Julia Reischel
5/11/13 - 11:49 am

On Thursday, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection announced that it would allow boat rental businesses to store rental vessels directly on the banks of the NYC reservoirs. The policy change will make things easier for rental companies, which had to store their boats elsewhere last season and schlep them to and from the lakes for every paddler.

The DEP, working with the Catskill Watershed Corporation, has purchased storage racks to house 120 rental boats, but it's unclear how they will be split up between the reservoirs.

Read the full press release about the change below:

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ANNOUNCES PROGRAM FOR WATERSHED BUSINESSES TO STORE RENTAL KAYAKS AND CANOES AT NEW YORK CITY RESERVOIRS

Rental Boats Will be a Boost to Outdoor Recreation and Tourism Economy in Catskills Read more