| VOLUME XXX No. 49 | Narrowsburg, NY | December 2 - 8, 2004 |
AIDS day speakers hope to be heard MONTICELLO, NY—In an effort to get out the facts in a community still afflicted by misunderstanding and stigma, speakers working directly with HIV-positive clients in Sullivan County presented a program for the public on World AIDS Day, December 1. “Our folks are educating people all the time about the illness and needs of clients,” said Gerard Ilaria, HIV program director at Catskill Regional Medical Center (CRMC). With about 270 people known to be suffering from the immune deficiency disease, Sullivan County has New York State’s highest concentration of HIV per capita outside New York City. And according to local experts, clients in this population face a multitude of challenges. | |||||
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What's at the Movies by Ian Pugh ‘National Treasure’ is fool’s gold You probably knew that “National Treasure” was going to be a preposterous movie as soon as you saw the trailers. Just look at the premise: a treasure hunter searches for an ancient Egyptian fortune that was recovered by the leaders of the American Revolution. They hid it in secrecy, but they left a map, which is invisibly inscribed on… wait for it… the Declaration of Independence. Ridiculous, right? |
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The Catskills Puppet Theater to perform at college LOCH SHELDRAKE, NY—The Catskills Puppet Theater, along with Young Audiences of New Jersey and noted children’s author Dr. Janice Cohn, will present “The Town that Fought Hate” on Saturday, December 4 at 1:00 p.m. in the Seelig Theatre. The production, based on Cohn’s book, “The Christmas Menorahs: How a Town Fought Hate,” employs music, masks, a large revolving stage and an amazing array of puppetry techniques. |
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