| VOLUME XXX No. 37 | Narrowsburg, NY | September 9 - 15, 2004 |
Combining hindsight, foresight, present awareness and action When I was asked to write this column, I took the time to consider what vision, in an environmental context, means. To me, vision is a combination of hindsight, foresight, present awareness, and action. For those of us living in the Upper Delaware corridor in both New York and Pennsylvania, we are witnessing radical commercial and residential growth. It is right in front of our faces. The impacts are not only environmental, they are social and cultural. Are we ready? Spontaneous acts of kindness YULAN, NY—Gabriella Paolini is no stranger to the elderly and infirm. The 13-year-old has often accompanied her mother, Rose, on visits that involve the care of such folks. While Rose was working for the Sullivan County Office for the Aging and delivering meals on wheels, she met Peggy Stutz of Beaver Brook, a former Eldred schoolteacher. In 1982, after her husband Charles had passed away, Stutz returned to her family’s property on Blind Pond Road, where she was born. Rose has continued to help the 87-year old woman, often taking her care beyond the official terms that she originally followed. It’s a good thing because Peggy Stutz needs more than just meals. |
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