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Upcoming Events in Margaretville

Book and Rummage Sale

May 25, 2013 - 9:00am - 3:00pm
Computer Troubleshooting

May 28, 2013 - 4:00pm
Friday Night Flicks

May 31, 2013 - 5:30pm
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

Three charged in Margaretville-area cocaine bust

By Lissa Harris
3/14/13 - 11:32 pm

A three-month investigation into cocaine sales in Delaware County netted three arrests in the Town of Middletown on Wednesday, state police say.

According to a statement from the New York State Police, three people were arrested at a home at 104 Frog Alley Road at 7:45pm on Wednesday: 57-year-old Victor Perez and his wife, 47-year-old Kris Perez, both residents of the Frog Alley Road home, and 53-year-old John D. Gilchrist of 2 Olga Drive in Margaretville.

Troopers searched the house and seized 46 packets of cocaine packaged for sale, with a street value of about $2,300, as well as packing materials and a 12-gauge shotgun with ammunition. Gilchrist, who was in the driveway of the home, was found in possession of cocaine.

Both Victor and Kris Perez are charged with third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a class B felony. They were arraigned in the Town of Middletown Court and remanded to the Delaware County Jail in lieu of $15,000 bail. Read more

Celebrating pi -- and pie

By Lissa Harris
3/14/13 - 1:44 pm

Above: Homemade pie with apples from Wrights Farm, destined to meet a sticky end in Lazy Crazy Acres's small-batch Apple Cobbler gelato. Photo from Pure Catskills's Facebook wall.

It's 3.14 today, which means math nerds and pie-lovers around the world are celebrating Pi Day.

In honor of this most auspicious holiday, the Watershed Post is collecting beloved pie hotspots in the Catskills. (Like you really need an excuse for pie.) Got a favorite local source for fresh-baked pie? Let us know in a comment below, or tweet with the hashtag #CatskillsPie.

Flood advisories issued

By Andrea Girolamo
3/12/13 - 2:32 pm

The National Weather Service out of Albany has issued a spate of advisories for the entire area. Delaware, Greene, Sullivan and Ulster counties are under a flood advisory until 5 pm. while Delaware and Sullivan are also under a flash flood watch. A flood watch has been issued for Schoharie, western Greene county and western Ulster.

Click here for a complete list of watches and warnings.

Shandaken board votes for Route 28 scenic byway

By Lissa Harris
3/9/13 - 4:07 pm

Above: Video from the Shandaken town board meeting on Monday, March 4. A brief discussion of the scenic byway project and a vote on the resolution begins around 21:00. For more video of this and other town meetings, see the Town of Shandaken's YouTube page.

A plan to get a 50-mile stretch of Route 28 designated by New York State authorities as a scenic byway got a green light in Shandaken this week, after months of debate and indecision on the project.

At their regular meeting on Monday, March 4, town board members voted 3-2 in favor of a resolution supporting the Central Catskills Collaborative's scenic byway plan. Read more

Snow day!

By Julia Reischel
3/8/13 - 10:15 am

Schools are closed across the Catskills this Friday morning, and it looks like a snow globe out there. The Hudson Valley Weather Facebook page reports that the snowfall ranges from 1 to 10 inches deep across the region.

We want proof! Share your snow photos with us, and we will add them to our slideshow above. Read more

Two-year moratorium on hydrofracking passed in Assembly

By Lissa Harris
3/6/13 - 10:02 pm

Above: Screenshot of a video from a Wednesday morning press conference by Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and fellow Assembly Democrats on a bill that, if passed into law, will place a two-year moratorium on fracking in New York State. Source: The Albany Times-Union's Capitol Confidential blog. Watch the full video below.

A bill placing a two-year moratorium on hydraulic fracturing in New York State passed the Assembly by a wide margin on Wednesday, March 6, and is now headed for the Senate, according to several news reports.

If signed into law, bill A.5424, which has local Assemblyman Kevin Cahill as one of its sponsors, would suspend gas drilling permits in the Marcellus and Utica shale until May 15, 2015, and require the state to complete a review of the public health impacts of hydrofracking before any permits can be issued. Read more

News from Margaretville Businesses

The Catalog Outlet, Inc.

The Catalog Outlet's Memorial Day Furniture & Mattress Sales Event
Tamarack log style bedroom set
New youth bedroom set, now in stock!
New upholstery collection now in stock!