Columnists
Down the Decades
April 13, 2021 Edition
110 Years Ago - 1911
A ten and a half pound boy was born to Editor and Mrs. A.M. Scriber of Monticello, a week ago Saturday.
It is reported that a resident of Long Eddy has purchased the White Lake store or H.J. Sarles Company of Liberty.
Mileses — M. Gabriel, our merchant, is ...read more
Garden Guru
Good question
Well the nice weather this week got everyone outside to enjoy some sunshine and I even had a few questions this week that I haven't had before.
One question, I had to research because I didn't have the answer and that was how do forsythias propagate in the wild? They have their showy yellow ...read more
Retrospect
The Monticello Amusement Park
For myriad reasons—perhaps most importantly the influence of the fortress hotels—the amusement park was never a big part of Sullivan County's tourism industry.
There have been numerous attempts over the years to capitalize on America's love affair with places like Coney Island's Luna Park, ...read more
Bethel Corner
Bethel - April 13
Birthday wishes to twins, Alice and Charlotte Sachs, Margot, Cindy Margulies, Morgan Tucker, Deb Berman, Elvira Williams, Albi Beluli, Jill Steingart, Jamie Noeth, Trevor Dollard, Andrew Loyd Kelly, Janice Gray, Shain Fishman, Elaine Loewe, Jonathan Farrow, Bill Bollinger and Mike Kaufman.
Happy ...read more
About Books
April 9, 2021
THE DICTIONARY OF LOST WORDS by Pip Williams (Ballantine). A novel, even a historical romance (of a sort), and certainly not a dictionary. It is fond of words, and of the OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY. The making of that great historical reference work proceeds apace through this story, serving as ...read more
Making Sense Out of Dollars
“A” is for Annuities
Part 1 of 8
An annuity is a contractually executed, relatively low-risk investment product, where the insured (usually, an individual) pays a life insurance company a lump-sum premium at the start of the contract. That money is to be paid back to the insured in fixed, incremental amounts, over ...read more
Kenoza Lake
Kenoza Lake - December 18
Greetings to all. I am writing my last Kenoza Lake news column for 2020. Also, this will be the last column until next April 16th.
On December 3rd, I was appointed the Town of Bethel Tax Collector for the month of December and then on January 1st, I will start my elected term. As this is my ...read more
Hope for the Day
Good Friday?
They call this day Good Friday. How could anything good possibly come from this day? They have killed my Lord Jesus Christ - crucified Him with the criminals. This is a day of darkness, despair and hopelessness.
It started last night. John told us that after Jesus and the disciples celebrated ...read more
Woodridge
Woodridge - January 17
Woodridge lost a treasure recently with the passing of Robert Longo, who was born in 1921 in Hazelton, Pennsylvania. He was one of ten children, part of a large and loving, but financially struggling family.
Upon graduation from high school in 1939 Bob decided to get a job to help with the ...read more
Youngsville
January 21
It's been awhile since I have written. The holidays arrived, we were busy and then the weeks somehow got away from me and one week turned into another and then another.
So here we are, into the New Year, 2014, and I am back. I hope everyone had a great holiday season and that the New Year ...read more
Smallwood
Smallwood - April 2
Social Media Sullivan in 2021
The seesaw of the year's first seasons, between the snow and muck of March and the gentle rains and greening of April, has begun.
Most people will agree that the winter of 2020 - 2021 felt like the longest and hardest of their lives. Such loneliness, to the ...read more
Jeffersonville
Jeffersonville - April 9
Please do not burn anything thinking “it is safe and won't get away from me” …the Fire companies all over the County and beyond are busy fighting grass fires and buildings too that have caught on fire due to someone cleaning up their yard. Remember there is a Burning Ban until May 16th so tickets ...read more
Lake Huntington
Lake Huntington - April 13
I must thank all the taxpayers of the Town of Cochecton. We did it, we broke last year's record of 88.07% of tax payments collected. In 2021 we paid 90.20%. I think that is amazing.
I will tell you a lot more people made full payments in January right up front and more paid in cash than used ...read more
White Sulphur Springs
White Sulphur Springs - August 28
Celebrating their birthdays this month are Tom Lewis August 7, Deb Fink August 8, Matt Dewitt August 19, Tom Edwards August 22.
A very special birthday celebration this past weekend was held for Alice Edwards, known to many as “Grandma Alice,” turned 100 years old. On Saturday she was surprised ...read more
Older & Wiser
Medicare Advantage Plans
Last week we reviewed Medicare Prescription Coverage or Part D. This week we will look into Medicare Advantage Plans.
Medicare's Annual Election Period is the time of year when you can make changes to your Medicare coverage. Open Enrollment is October 15 through December 7, and any changes you ...read more
Monticello
Monticello - November 16
This will be my last column for the Democrat for Monticello.
Good Luck to the three new members who were installed at the Monticello Elks Club and they are: Kyle McNair, Deborah Walker and Rosemarie Paty.
The Roast Beef dinner that was recently held by the Monticello Kiwanians seemed to be ...read more
Narrowsburg
Narrowsburg - January 15
In one of my 2018 “Narrowsburg News” columns, I requested information on a house in the Luxton Lake section of town. I had just bought the circa 1860s farmhouse, which was abandoned for many decades, and was starting the process of renovating it. I had heard tales it was called “Sleepy Hollow” ...read more
Library Directors Corner
Volunteer Appreciation Week
Volunteer Appreciation Week begins April 18th this year. We are so fortunate to have such dedicated, compassionate volunteers in our county.
During the pandemic, neighbors are helping neighbors, volunteers are selflessly donating their time to distribute food to fellow residents in need and ...read more
Give Us Paws
A hairy matter
You're really lucky to be human: you get to choose what you wear. Longer days and warmer weather make us want to change our wardrobe and get the lighter, brighter attire ready to wear. Pets? They each get one coat, with underwear that sheds in bits and pieces, all over the place. And no fur-bearing ...read more
EMS Coordinator
EMS - May 11
The requirements to be a paramedic are intense. It is a career choice for the brave at heart and not without consequences. Paramedicine is the highest level of EMS training. A paramedic can perform advanced life support skills such as initiating an IV, administering medications and advanced ...read more
Looking Back: At Vietnam
A Modern Look
Prologue:
Future editions of this column will cover various weapons of America's modern military.
There will be articles about our bombers, fighters, helicopters, drones, tanks, submarines and aircraft carriers over the past 45 years since Vietnam--and also a glimpse into our future ...read more
Highland
Highland - April 9
I am happy to report that last week I managed to survive another birthday - actually it was very nice.
I got some flowers, cards and many birthday messages and Margie Granese, the Manager of the St Anthony's Church Food Pantry where I volunteer to deliver food boxes, very graciously found the ...read more
Jewish Culture
‘Love Your Neighbor as Yourself'
For a large part of its history Poland was run by a noble class who had the land divided between them and each of them owned a particular portion. They had their own small towns and fields and they charged tax and administrated their piece of land.
Many times, these nobles were illiterate and ...read more
Liberty
Liberty - April 13
Happy Spring: It's Fran DeFilippi Kurpil, I am happy to see the robins on my budding maple and to hear some little finches nesting in our front hedge. It's time to get outside raking and away from worldly worries for a bit.
Library Vote: April 13th…Today. Support our wonderful library. I will ...read more
The Job Coach
Why do you want to work here?
Why do you want to work here?
In a previous article, I talked about answering the question, “what is your greatest weakness?” As you may recall, this is a traditional interview question - a common question that you can anticipate getting at some point during an interview. And because you know ...read more
Veterans Voice
My personal experiences …
Vietnam ended for me during May 1969 when I was seriously wounded on “Hamburger Hill.” Hill 937 was located in the Ashau Valley, a stronghold and Headquarters for the North Vietnam Army, located along the Ho Chi Minh trail, by means of Cambodia and Laos zigzagging along the western border of ...read more
Greening Sullivan
Summing up
I am going to take a leave of absence from this weekly column. It has been a privilege to share ideas with you to solve a problem about which I care very deeply.
I know that we share a common concern that our Earth is losing its ability to support human life. I am puzzled that so many hesitate ...read more
Looking Back: America's Military
The Lovable “Wart Hog”
Prelude
The Post Vietnam war produced a period of relative peace for most US Forces. However, American engineering and technology aggressively continued, with the result that within 10 years, the USAF would stand-up the most modern, stealthy and heavily Armadas in history. From the huge AF ...read more
