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Committee
Prepares for AIDS Quilt
HONESDALE — Sharon Herzog, National Honor Society
advisor, and committee members have finalized preparations for the
AIDS Quilt public display at Honesdale High School, on April 27
and 28. With Herzog are committee members, standing. From left to
right: co-chairperson Orley White, honor guard Heather Harris, senior
committee member Sue Rutledge and publicity person Katie Suib. Seated
are: posters and art coordinator Brigid Jennings, junior committee
member Josh Robbins and co-chairperson Sam Nuerenberger. Absent
from photo is communication coordinator Stephanie Wasylyk.
Internet,
video research materials
HURLEYVILLE — The sponsor of the 2001 competition
for the Ruth Cook Hamilton Essay Award among Sullivan County junior
and senior high school students is urging those who enter to utilize
the expanded Internet materials available, as well as the video
and audio tape resources at the Frederick A. Cook Collection in
the Sullivan County Museum.
“We have several tapes in lengths of 10 minutes
to two hours, which deal with Polar exploration and the field experiences
of Dr. Frederick A. Cook,” said Patricia Burns, curator of the collection.
Burns also said that an Internet directory of resources that deal
with Cook is available.
Each year the Frederick A. Cook Society offers
a $500 scholarship named after Cook’s eldest daughter. Cook, who
was born in Hortonville in 1865 and died in 1940, was an explorer,
scientist, author and physician. He was the first American Polar
explorer to winter in both Polar regions and is credited by many
authorities and researchers as being the first to reach the North
Pole in 1908.
Deadline for the essay submission is May 15. Interested
students should consult their guidance counselor or call Burns at
845/434-8044.
Girl
Scouts set out on adventures
SULLIVAN COUNTY — Two local girls have accepted
the opportunity to represent New York State, Sullivan County and
the Hudson Valley/Catskill regions at National Girl Scout Wider
Opportunities, formulated to give girls in junior or senior high
school broadening experiences. Participants have the chance to travel,
to learn about other cultures and to meet individual and group challenges.
In order to participate in a Wider Opportunity,
a girl must submit an application, go through an interview process
and submit references attesting to her maturity, knowledge, skills
and interest in the event’s focus. While most Wider Opportunities
receive hundreds of applicants from girls in both the USA and overseas,
the majority of Wider Opportunities accept only a choice, few participants
from these applicants.
Larissa Arnaboldi, of Grahamsville, a Senior Girl
Scout from Troop 450 and a sophomore at Tri-Valley Central School,
has been accepted to attend “Juliette Low Camp 2001,” in Kansas
City, Missouri.
This National Wider Opportunity will give 34 girls,
ages 16 to 17, the opportunity to train with special educational
professionals and work with them to prepare to care for children
with disabilities at a summer camp. Arnaboldi will give disabled
children summer camp memories, helping them with dressing, feeding,
personal care and transportation (wheelchair power) and ensuring
they get to swim, play and sing.
Erin Simpson, of Liberty, a Senior Girl Scout from
Troop 450, and a student at Liberty High School, has been accepted
to attend “2001: A Shore Odyssey,” in Lakewood, New Jersey. This
event is being hosted by the Ocean County Council of Girl Scouts,
Toms River.
This National Wider Opportuntiy will introduce
80 girls, ages 15 to 18, to the fresh and salt water environments
of the New Jersey shore. Participants will visit the Marine Science
Consortium at Sandy Hook, Cattus Island, Wharton State Forest, Barnegat
Bay, Philadelphia, Ellis Island and New York City.
The Sarah Wells Girl Scout Council is a not-for-profit
agency serving 9,349 girls and adults in a three-county area: Orange
and Sullivan Counties in New York and Pike County in Pennsylvania.
For more information call Deborah L. Palen, Program
Manager, at 845/361-2898, ext. 59.
Resident
artists prep students
for chamber concert
MONTICELLO — The Monticello High School Music Department
received a visit from resident artists of the Weekend of Chamber
Music on March 15.
The artists coached seven separate chamber groups,
three of which are working on music for their performances at the
Weekend of Chamber Music Concert on May 12. The remainder of the
groups will be performing at Part I of the school’s Spring Concert
and its year-end recital.
For more information about upcoming performances
call MHS Music Director Stephen Rovitz at 845/794-8840.
Turn
off the TV
SULLIVAN COUNTY — April 22 to 28 is National Turn
Off the Television Week. The Western Sullivan Public Library will
be offering the following after-school activities:
Thursday, April 26, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., Jeffersonville
branch, After School Stories with Helen Kaweski and Spencer the
Mouse.
Friday, April 27, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., Tusten-Cochecton
branch, After School Stories with Helen Kaweski and Spencer the
Mouse.
Saturday, April 28, 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., Jeffersonville
branch, Volunteer Appreciation Tea. The public is invited.
Friends
add bus trip
MILFORD — The Friends of Pike County Library have
added a day trip to Longwood Gardens, Kennet Square, PA, on Wednesday,
May 30, to the spring schedule. The bus will leave the library at
7:00 a.m. The cost of $43 includes bus transportation, driver’s
tip, admission to Longwood and buffet dinner on the return home.
This is one of America’s premier horticultural
displays, known for its architecture, conservatories and 20 themed
gardens. The month of May provides an extra bonus due to the Festival
of Fountains display, which is a mixture of flowers, fountains and
music.
There are still a few seats left for the following
trips: June 13, New York City on your own; July 12, Metropolitan
Museum of Art or on your own; August 9, American Museum of Natural
History and Rose Center Planetarium; and September 12, New York
City on your own.
For more information or to book a reservation call
Joyce Clark at 570/296-7884.
Ya-Ya
NARROWSBURG — The first book discussion group at
the Tusten-Cochecton Branch of the Western Sullivan Public Library
in the 2001 series will be taking place on Thursday, May 10, at
7:00 p.m. We will be discussing “The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya
Sisterhood” by Rebecca Wells. The book is available at the library.
For more information or to register for any of
the activities call 845/252-3360 or stop by the library.
Children’s
story hours set
PIKE COUNTY — The Greeley branch of Pike County
Public Library (PCPL) is offering a weekly story hour for preschoolers.
The six-week program will run on Fridays from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
For more information or to register call 570/685-3140.
The Dinginan-Delaware branch of the PCPL will host
a performance by the Dingman-Delaware Children’s Choir, directed
by Brian Krauss, on Thursday, April 26, at 6:00 p.m. The branch
is located in the new Dingman-Delaware Primary School, located on
Route 739 in Dingman Township. All are welcome to attend.
Also at the Dinginan-Delaware branch, two story
hours are scheduled during May. Two to five year olds are invited
to attend on Wednesday, May 16, from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. The story
hour for six to eight year olds will be held on Thursday, May 17,
from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. For more information, call 570/296-3138.
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