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Why was my editor writing “Yes Virginia there is a Santa Claus” which was the answer to a letter that a little 8 year old girl wrote to the editor of the New York Sun in 1897. But my …
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June Donohue
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12/17/21
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My son was driving me to the doctor’s. When the appointment was confirmed, there was a notification on the machine that there was a lot of construction in the area so to allow extra time …
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June Donohue
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12/3/21
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I got a call from my grandson, John on Monday morning that was very alarming right from the beginning. His voice was very faint because he was upset but I could tell it was …
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June Donohue
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11/19/21
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My son, Michael and I recently had a few meals at Callicoon Hills and met so many interesting people. As I wrote in a previous column “Always talk to strangers” and I still am doing that …
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June Donohue
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11/5/21
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I hate it when I have to make a decision. I handle things that happen to me that are not pleasant pretty well but not if it’s the result of a wrong decision I’ve made or that I think …
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June Donohue
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10/22/21
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My son has been coming here more often lately and he brings his dog Andy with him. Andy is a rather large dog, about the size of a boxer. Daisy is only a cat but she decides that she is in charge and …
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June Donohue
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10/8/21
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Recently my friend Leisha was flying to England to visit her parents who live there. She expected a few bumps but nothing like what she encountered.
She usually flies into the Manchester airport …
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By June Donohue
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9/24/21
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His name is Natale Lucarello. Some of us called him Luke and others called him Nat. At the assisted living facility where he spent his final days he was known as the Music Man.
Luke could play the …
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June Donohue
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9/10/21
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I arrived at my country home in time to hear the second Callicoon Center Band concert on Wednesday, August 11. Concerts were held in the Barn [1] at Callicoon Hills in Callicoon Center on every …
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8/27/21
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My friend Joan is super smart and is interested in astronomy so when I read about the moon developing a wobble that would cause flooding in the mid 2030s, I immediately contacted her to see if there …
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June Donohue
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8/13/21
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This wouldn’t happen to too many people. It could only happen to me. Around 11:30 last night, I was watching TV and I heard thunder so I switched to the weather channel and sure enough we were …
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June Donohue
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7/30/21
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My son Michael’s dog, Andy likes to chase and catch bees when he’s outside. At first Mike was concerned that he was getting stung in the mouth before he swallowed them but that became a …
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June Donohue
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7/16/21
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