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Young jewelers’ creations to sparkle at fundraiser

PORT JERVIS, NY — This piece of jewelry, featuring the REECHE logo, is one of those created by members of the Delaware Valley High School jewelry design class under the direction of art teacher Irene Lance, to be sold at the REECHE Holiday Cabaret Fund Raiser on December 5 at Port Java at 7:30 p.m.

REECHE is a nonprofit 501c(3) organization whose mission is to promote early care and education in the tri-state area through community events. Tickets to the cabaret cost $20 per person and include unlimited coffee and dessert. They can be purchased at Port Java, by emailing reeche4kids@yahoo.com or calling 570/491-9888.

Give them a coverlet for conservation

PIKE COUNTY, PA — The Pike County Conservation District has commissioned a cotton coverlet, “Pike County… Naturally,” to represent the wealth of the county’s natural and historic resources. Sales of the 100 percent cotton coverlet benefits conservation education programs of the conservation district. These programs reach audiences of all ages, focusing on a wide variety of conservation issues. The coverlet is available for $53 including tax at the Pike County Conservation District office on Route 402 in Blooming Grove, or the Pike County treasurer’s office in the county administration office in Milford. You can also receive a coverlet by mail by emailing mulmer@pikepa.org or calling 570/226-8220.

Honesdale mugs and T-shirt

HONESDALE, PA — This image of a train is featured on souvenir T-shirts and mugs being sold by the Greater Honesdale Partnership (GHP), along with a Stourbridge Lion’s lion head logo. The black mugs are standard size with white printing, and the t-shirts are gray, with the train done in black on the front on the left, and the Stourbridge Lion’s lion head on the back in red. The mugs sell for $7 each and the T-shirts sell for $10 each ($12 each for 2XL). They are available at a variety of GHP member businesses. For more information call 570/253-5492.

‘Town of Deerpark’ book signing

HUGUENOT, NY — A “Town of Deerpark” book signing will be held on Sunday, December 6, at the 1863 Little Red Schoolhouse, 25 Grange Road, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. This book by Norma Schadt covers the history of Deerpark from its geology through the Stone Age, the eras of the Lenape and the early settlers, the D & H Canal and the M&PJ up to the present. Seventeen chapters accompany the large folk-art-style paintings included in color plates in the book, which are also on exhibit at the Town of Deerpark Museum.

Neversink barn quilt calendar

GRAHAMSVILLE, NY — Neversink Renaissance has released its Barn Quilts of Neversink 2010 Calendar, depicting the barns with their quilt décor throughout the year.

Calendars are available at the Neversink Town Hall and the Daniel Pierce Library at a cost of $7. They may be ordered by mail at Neversink Renaissance, PO Box 307, Grahamsville, NY 12740 at a cost including shipping of $9 for one, $16.75 for two or $26 for three. Checks should be made payable to Neversink Renaissance. For more information visit townofneversink.org.

Notecards benefit NACL

HIGHLAND LAKE, NY — The above is one of two note card designs created for the NACL Theatre by designer Stacy Wakefield-Forte, who lives in Livingston Manor and is on the NACL board. They were hand made using a “Print Gocco” machine, which is a Japanese silkscreen machine, and were printed by Wakefield-Forte along with board member Mimi McGurl on a kitchen table, with the inspiration to link the current activities of avant garde NACL Theatre with the graphic style of the classic Catskills entertainment era.

The cards, which cost $8 per box and benefit the theatre, can be purchased at DVAA Signatures Art Shop in Narrowsburg, or at Hamish & Henry Booksellers or the Catskill Art Society in Livingston Manor. They may also be purchased through NACL, online at nacl.org or by calling 845/557-0694.