Making friends

Drawing by Alexa The sketch of “Tipsy,” an injured monarch butterfly, was made by Alexa, age 10, who’s been caring for him at her home in White Township, New Jersey.

Making friends

It’s been five weeks since Alexa said hello to “Tipsy,” the butterfly at Dorflinger Days, a gala public fair hosted by the Dorflinger Wildlife Sanctuary on September 10.

At my own exhibit table I was introducing children to Tipsy, a crippled monarch, when a young girl, after helping me to feed him, set him traipsing across her fingers and arms, to delighted giggles.

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River access

After my August 25 column regarding river access, it appeared that the public had won in a dispute over the Bumps Eddy access point. Several of you highly motivated folks who had written Mr. Andrew Stiles of the New York State Department of Transportation (DOT) regarding Bumps Eddy told me that you had received a letter from him stating that, “the access would be turned over to the DEC.”

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Let us now speak of famous anglers

LIVINGSTON MANOR, NY—The Catskill Fly Fishing Center and Museum will hold a reception and induction ceremony for the newest members of its Hall of Fame on October 15 at 4:00 p.m., followed by a cocktail hour and dinner.

The living members being inducted are Hoagy B. Carmichael, Jr. and Mary Dette. Deceased members are Everett Garrison, Hiram Leonard, Carrie G. Stevens, and Jim Payne.

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