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Over the last few weekends, I have gone to quite a few farmer’s markets around Sullivan County, something that I can do now that I am retired. We have a good array of markets around the county …
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Jim Boxberger
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6/21/24
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The Sullivan West 4th graders walked down from their school in sweltering heat on Tuesday to plant their Marigold plants in the “Kids Garden” in front of the Peck’s Market. The …
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Sue Bodenstein
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6/21/24
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The folks in Highland always step up in a big way when someone is deep in their health struggles and is having a tough time. Our local neighbor Kimmie Sue Thiele has been struggling with some serious …
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Paula Campbell
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6/18/24
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The day started with more than a half hour’s drive to Honesdale, and a plan to get something framed, pick up an order at the bike shop, mail a package, buy a spool of thread, repair a garden …
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Ramona Jan
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6/18/24
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140 Years Ago - 1884
A week ago as Mrs. William Hessinger, near Callicoon, was boiling soft soap, their oldest child, a two-year-old girl, drank some of the strong lye from the basin, unknown to …
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Compiled by Lee Hermann, Muse, & Ruth Huggler
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6/18/24
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As I’ve gotten older, I’ve come to love salmon. It’s definitely an acquired taste. My father and I love it, and my mother and husband are not big fans. I guess not everyone can be …
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Claire Burns
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6/14/24
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If you suffer from seasonal allergies like my wife, Vicki, does, then this year has been a doozie so far. To try to provide some natural relief, we went looking for some bee pollen this past weekend …
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Jim Boxberger
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6/14/24
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It’s here! It’s here! The “Lion King” is playing at The Backyard Park (located at 21 Lovett Lane in Jeffersonville) tonight with the gates opening at 6 p.m. and the …
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Sue Bodenstein
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6/14/24
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Nature is a flutter here in western Bethel. Yesterday I saw three baby woodchucks who are living in a large sluice/drainage pipe that is very close to the Otto vegetable garden. Truth be told, too …
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Susan Brown Otto
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6/14/24
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Last week we celebrated one of the most popular food items in our country. Sorry to disappoint you, but it was not the McRib nor the newly introduced “Grandma McFlurry.” Just to bring you …
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Hudson Cooper
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6/14/24
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In June of 1896, the face of Sullivan County was changed forever, as the Loomis Memorial Sanitarium for Consumptives just outside Liberty admitted its first 12 patients.
The original five …
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John Conway
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6/14/24
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When my husband was a kid, his friends used to call him Jamsey. In fact they continued to call him that when they all became adults.
Although some of them flat out refused to grow up, I …
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June Donohue
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6/14/24
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This week is US Open week. It’s being played at Pinehurst, the No. 2 golf course in North Carolina. From what the expert analysts are saying, the putter will be the most important club in the …
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Matt Kleiner
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6/14/24
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Birthday wishes to ‘Charlie’, Cecile Klemen, Debra Conway, Dina Sturm, Joann Falki-Florance, Ellen Levine, Andrew Trombley, and Sonny Patel.
Anniversary wishes to the Ryders and the …
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Suzanne White
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6/11/24
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With the school year rapidly drawing to a close, its time to figure out what will be happening with the kiddos for the summer. One very good choice is Koinonia Family Camp In Highland Lake. This Camp …
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Paula Campbell
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6/11/24
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We mourn the passing of Henrietta Pierce on June 6. She was a lifelong resident of the Town of Cochecton and a pillar of the community throughout her life. She will be sorely missed by all who knew …
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Jenn Powell
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6/11/24
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1. Are you trying to take over the world?
No, I am not trying to take over the world. As an AI language model…I don’t have intentions, desires, or consciousness…The goal of …
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Ramona Jan
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6/11/24
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140 Years Ago - 1884
Last Saturday night, somebody took great pains in completely daubing a new lumber wagon with black paint, which stood in the street opposite the barber shop in …
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Compiled by Lee Hermann, Muse, & Ruth Huggler
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6/11/24
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Folks, I’d like to take a few minutes to talk with you about your mulch.
First, let me say that I’m pro-mulch. Have been most of my adult life. Some of my best friends use mulch. But …
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Barry Lewis
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6/7/24
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One of the glories of Sullivan County in June is that everything, everywhere is rioting in green or, if not yet green, is ablaze with bloom. Drive down Creamery Road or stroll around Mountain Lake …
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6/7/24
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Birthday wishes to ‘Charlie’, Laurie Kilgore, Catherine Witt, Beth Weiss, Cathleen Doherty, Hon Cynthia Dolan, Payton Gold, Harper Altman, Olivia, Noah, Leo, Pauly Beluli, Don Simkin, …
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Suzanne White
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6/4/24
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June is rolling in like the cool breeze after a sweltering day, signaling the end of the academic grind for many. Yep, school’s wrapping up, and you can practically taste the freedom in …
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Jenn Powell
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6/4/24
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The Bicycle Ballyhoo began in ‘75 in an elevator at The Hotel Bretton Hall on 86th and Broadway, when Didier Bacri turned to me and said, “You should get a bicycle.” And I did. …
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Ramona Jan
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6/4/24
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140 Years Ago - 1884
Hank Smith is the funniest looking object we have seen in a long time. A hurricane seems to have blown his mustache clean off.
If anybody wants to see a McDonell …
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Compiled by Lee Hermann, Muse, & Ruth Huggler
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6/4/24
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I’ve realized that the older I become, the more I am turning into my mother. As a kid, I was very anti anything that tasted like or resembled an egg. At every birthday party, my mother would …
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Claire Burns
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5/31/24
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