May 2012
Pig roast benefit
Narrowsburg Inn, 3pm, $20. Benefits Brad Marchesin & Todd Bianchi. RSVP: 845-252-3795.
Email this pageCaregiver's support group
Share experiences, ideas, situations, solutions & frustrations at Earl J. Simons Senior Center, 1:30-3pm. Need someone to sit with your loved one? Call 570/253-4262.
Summer reading program
Programs including stargazing, moon lore, dreams/wishes, space exploration, nocturnal animals & more beginning 6/19 at the library, free. Open to ages birth-15. RSVP: waynelibraries.org/hawley. Info: 570/226-4620.
Library book sale
Highland town hall, 10am-4pm.
Father's Day breakfast
Lumberland town hall, 8am-noon, adults $7, age 12 & under $3. Sponsored by Lumberland Democrats.
Tony Penn performs
Java Grande, 7-9pm, free. 845/557-6110.
Summer heats in Tusten
This year is a big year in national elections, but for local offices, most voters may feel they can take a breather when it comes to political organizing. But there are generally a few exceptions, and they can make a big difference. One of them this year is in Tusten. Read more
Rats!
In the past two weeks, one thing and another has prevented me from going trout hunting. First, doctors and dentist appointments, then an afternoon spent with Misako Ishimura, which gave Barb and me each the opportunity to say good-bye to Mark Romero by dropping a handful of his ashes into Stewart Brook. Thus, Mark’s remains were started on a slow journey down the Catskill waters that he loved. He was a long time member of Theodore Gordon Flyfishers and served for many years on their conservation committee. Read more
Another invasive comes to the valley
As if the number of invasive plants and insects becoming established in the Upper Delaware River Valley weren’t already ample enough, a new plant is creeping into the local landscape.
The National Park Service (NPS) has announced the discovery of “mile-a-minute vine” (Polygonum perfoliatum), which gets its name from the astonishing growth rate of the annual vine—up to six inches in one day and over 20 feet in one growing season. Read more
Summer reading program
Jeffersonville: Tues., 7/10-8/7, ages 4-7 1-2pm, ages 8-11 2:30-4:30pm; Narrowsburg: Wed., 7/11-8/8, ages 4-7 1-2pm, ages 8-11 2:30-4:30pm, ages 12-18 Thurs., 6-8pm, 7/12-8/9; Callicoon: Thurs., 7/12-8/9, ages 4-7 1-2pm, ages 8-11 2:30-4:30pm. RSVP through 6/30: wsplonline.org or stop by any branch for more info.
