Photo by Richard A. Ross Paige Clancy holding the headband given to her and then signed by Bono of U2.

In the name of love

The plight of orphans in Zambia and the messages of the band U2 stir Roscoe teen Paige Clancy to help children half a world away

By RICHARD A. ROSS

ROSCOE, NY—As the holidays approach, candle-lighting ceremonies, trees adorned with lights and miles of luminaria lining the roads of our hamlets will suffuse the night with their brightness, symbolizing the joys of the season and reflecting the qualities of love and compassion that define mankind at its best.

Now, more than ever, we need that light to offset the darkness of a world beset by grim personal tragedies and the ominous shadows of war, poverty and disease.

Just such a light burns brightly in Paige Clancy, a 13-year-old native of Roscoe whose unselfish devotion to help orphans in Zambia may well give new meaning to the adage, “Give and ye shall receive.”

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“Deja Vu” a fascinating political fantasy

Minor spoilers ahead

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Narrowsburg history brought to the screen

Local filmmaker chronicles the story of a not-so-lucky lake

NARROWSBURG, NY—On Saturday, December 9, Narrowsburg-based filmmaker Tina Spangler will premiere her short documentary “Lucky Lake” at Signature Gifts at the Arts Center, at 37 Main Street. Spangler will introduce the 1:00 p.m. screening, and the film will loop continuously until 3:30 p.m.

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Other stories in this issue:

• Winter fun with a Victorian flair
• Liberty to present musical comedy, ‘Murders of 1940’