Narrowsburg News

Jane Luchsinger
Posted 8/21/12

The last two weeks have been very busy with Narrowsburg Beautification Group (NBG) volunteers scurrying about finalizing preparations for the America in Bloom judges’ arrival on July 13. NBG …

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The last two weeks have been very busy with Narrowsburg Beautification Group (NBG) volunteers scurrying about finalizing preparations for the America in Bloom judges’ arrival on July 13. NBG volunteers and private citizens planted, weeded and watered flowers and trees from Kirk Road to the railroad underpass on south Main Street. Members of the Lava Fire Department painted and replanted the fire department front planter, which provides such a welcome sight as one enters our area on Route 52. The highway department and the water/sewer department provided needed help when requested.

America in Bloom judges look at an entire community as a package. How well does the community work together to achieve an overall impression to include six graded criteria? These criteria include floral displays, landscaped areas, urban forestry, environmental efforts, heritage preservation and overall impression.

The judges arrived and spent two full days judging as they were escorted through the highlights of Narrowsburg including Veteran’s Memorial Park, Main Street, the Flats, Tusten Heritage Community Garden, Fort Delaware, the Union—and the list goes on. Clearly they seemed impressed with what they saw, but final judging results won’t be announced until October.

More importantly, the judges provide participating communities with an outsider’s professional view and advice for future goals that a community may strive to achieve. The document provided has served as a roadmap of projects for many communities that have participated in former America in Bloom competitions.

On Friday evening, after a dinner in the Mews on Main Street and a visit to the Art in Bloom exhibit at DVAA, the judges were driven to a hotel at the Scranton Airport for their early morning departure on Saturday.

The success of the America in Bloom judges’ visit could not have happened without the many volunteers who worked so hard, donations from the local restaurants—The Heron, Heinle’s General Store, Tusten Cup and Gerard’s River Grill—and all of you who continue to keep your homes looking so nice, making Narrowsburg a community we are proud to call home.

Next up: Sullivan Renaissance judges will be visiting August 6.

[See related My View, page 7.]

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