TRR photo by David Hulse Beats plucking feathers GLEN SPEY — Markswoman Theresa Stone of Port Jervis is pictured with Lumberland Fire Department secretary and “Turkey Shoot” chairman Don Kaufman. Kaufman is holding a frozen turkey which Stone won during a paper-target, shotgun marksmanship contest on November 18. (Click for full story)

The comforts of home for the holidays

By SARAH KOENIG

MILFORD — For the past four years, Kristine Henigan has been witnessing first hand how poverty can affect people during the holidays, and how taking the time to care can make a world of difference.

She is current president of a group at Delaware Valley High School called the “Junior Historians,” which, for more than a decade, has helped to serve food at the Salvation Army in Port Jervis on Thanksgiving and Christmas.

“It’s a great experience,” she said. “We’re going this Wednesday, from 8:30 in the morning until after 3:00 in the afternoon. There’s usually between 10 or 15 people in the group, and we all help out.”

The group’s faculty advisor, Tom Burns, said that the group’s involvement with the Salvation Army, and its commitment to helping those in need, came from a lack of such outlets in the school.