town column
By wateradmin on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011 - 11:52 am
Main Street Pine Hill. Photo by Daniel Case, via Wikimedia Commons.
So, trying to pick up where I left off a week ago as to why Pine Hill is painted on the side of Trailways buses: It turns out that Pine Hill was painted on buses long before there was a... Read more
By wateradmin on Friday, Aug. 19, 2011 - 3:28 pm
Breaking interspecies news: Clementine, or Clemie as she is known to her good friends, is happily back in loving human care. Shandaken's most-wanted dog is resting comfortably with friends now after over a week spent lost in and out of the woods near... Read more
By wateradmin on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011 - 12:33 pm
With the results now in from the Shandaken Democratic Caucus, both major parties have chosen their candidates for local office in the 2012 elections.
For town supervisor, incumbent Rob Stanley will run again as a Republican, while Kathy Nolan will oppose... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2011 - 12:52 pm
Just a quick note to report that tonight is the Shandaken Democratic caucus. It's taking place at 7pm at Glenbrook Park on State Route 42. (In a hat tip to Tom Rinaldo, we're running the lovely photo of the donkey above to complement his photo on last... Read more
By wateradmin on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2011 - 12:13 pm
That’s a question I asked myself nine years ago when I first moved to Shandaken. Back then, I foolishly assumed that a giant mother company named Trailways owned all the Trailways buses nationwide. As we all know, assumptions can get you in trouble. That... Read more
By wateradmin on Friday, Aug. 12, 2011 - 3:48 pm
Dispatch from Shandaken #3: This is not a test. This is the real thing. Clementine is missing and probably is very scared, and her people, including two children, are worried sick over her. A $500 reward has been posted for her safe return.
This is also... Read more
By wateradmin on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2011 - 2:11 pm
Photo of elephant herd courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
The kind and usually wise publishers of the Watershed Post foolishly gave me the go ahead to develop this new feature with very few fixed guidelines. So until they realize their rare error in judgement... Read more
By wateradmin on Monday, Aug. 8, 2011 - 7:59 pm
Welcome to a work in progress that, like the original intent behind the Winchester Mystery House in San Jose California, will I am sure keep changing. (For those curious and/or uninformed about this particular odd metaphoric reference, here is the url for... Read more
By Rich Muellerleile on Monday, Aug. 8, 2011 - 12:34 pm
Summer is in full swing here in the Catskills, and the flurry of outdoor activities that these hills and dales offer bring droves from near and far to take advantage of what incredible resources Mother Nature offers us. She’s a tough mother in the summer... Read more
By Rich Muellerleile on Friday, Jul. 8, 2011 - 10:03 am
Image by Flickr user David B. Gleason.
Carbon monoxide (CO) is an invisible, odorless, and poisonous gas found in the fumes of burning fuel that contains carbon -- fuels such as wood, charcoal, fuels used in a camp stove or lantern, or the gasoline used... Read more
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