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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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