The wilds of country living

I spent my morning wandering through the countryside in awe of all the early springtime life—from baby alpaca in White Sulfur Springs to tiny puffballs of woolly lambs dotting a mountainside in Lake Huntington.

These are some of the things that convinced me to settle here in the first place. But it’s often a mixed challenge coming from urban areas.

Since I am a country Realtor, it is my job to read a dirt road map and educate the country bound. Every one wants to escape the noise of the city but there are those who just go into shock with the “desolate wilderness of Narrowsburg.”

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Youths speak about visioning II

Mary Cimmino, Senior, Honesdale H.S.: The Delaware River and its shores are one of the most beautiful parts of our area. It is a picturesque view of what Mother Nature stands for. This is why I think it is so important that it remains as it is, now and in the years to come.

All around us our world is becoming industrialized and built up. It won’t be long before our area becomes like this. I hope that in the future, the Delaware River area will remain as untouched and intact as it is today. It is a reminder to us of how charming and exquisite this area is and how lucky we are to live around such a wonderful part of Pennsylvania. I wish for the generations after us that they will be seeing the same things that we are seeing today.

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Poetry in motion: a runner’s legacy

You can see her coming around the curve of the track and into view. Approaching the gun lap of her astonishing high school running career, Tri-Valley’s Heather Iatauro sizes up the field of tasks in front of her and strides along with measured steps. True to form, she is mindful of how far and fast she’s come, and just what remains to be done to achieve her goals.

Though she is currently nursing tendonitis in her toe, Iatauro wants sub-6:30 in the steeplechase, under 4:50 in the mile, under 9:40 in the 3000 and under 10:19.3 in the two-mile. The latter two times are records held by Kate Landau, a graduate of Tri-Valley.

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