Jeffersonville
celebrates itself

By TOM KANE

	TRR photo by Tom Kane (Click for larger image)

JEFFERSONVILLE — Crowds jammed Jeffersonville’s Main Street Jamboree again this year. The annual event that celebrates the uniqueness of the hamlet of Jeffersonville was held for the fourth year last Saturday, August 3.

It was the first time the entire event was held on Main Street. Formerly, it was held at the Lion’s Field.

A parade kicked off the celebrations at 12:00 noon, coming up Main Street from the holding station at Dick’s Auto and ending up at the Lion’s Field.

There was the marching band called The Mountain Tones and an assemblage of young girls and boys from the Town of Callicoon Youth Group. The parade featured campaigning local politicians, a string of shiny behemoth fire engines from local fire departments and Ed Schmidt, as the clown Nomo, who entertained onlookers.

Residents, friends and visitors lined the street in the hot humid sun and cheered, despite the heat.

A main feature of the event was the display of the famed “Star of Honor Quilt,” which commemorated the sacrifices made by firefighters, police officers and other uniformed personnel who died in the line of duty at the World Trade Center disaster.

On the front of the quilt are 424 hand-embroidered white stars, each of which lists the name of one of the heroes.

Since its creation, the quilt has been displayed at The Pentagon and at the Lincoln Center premiere of Home Box Office’s documentary “In Memoriam 9/11/01.”

The quilt was created by 120 volunteers and assembled by the Brooklyn Quilters.

Another highlighted event was the uncovering of a community bulletin board in the center of town, which will announce significant events in and around the village.