THE MILLERTON NEWS, Thursday, January 2, 2020
FRONT
Covering Northeastern Dutchess County And Its Environs
From left, Webutuck Elementary School students Caelyn Campion and
Mia Dunlavey enjoyed a bountiful Holiday Breakfast just before their
winter break.
Ho, Ho, Holiday Breakfast
WEBUTUCK — Students at
Webutuck Elementary School said
goodbye to the school semester and
hello to the holidays as they gathered
in the gymnasium for the Webutuck
Teachers’ Association’s Annual Holi-
day Breakfast on Friday, Dec. 20.
Organized by Webutuck Aca-
demic Intervention Services teacher
Stephanie Langdon, students and
teachers came to the gymnasium
Changes to SNAP eligibility
limit access to benefits
By KAITLIN LYLE
kaitlinl@millertonnews.com
DUTCHESS COUNTY — In early
December, the federal government re-
leased a report from the United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
detailing the department’s revisions
to the eligibility requirements for ac-
cessing Supplemental Nutrition Assis-
tance Program (SNAP) benefits, which
used to be known as food stamps.
Come spring, those who use the pro-
gram will have to prove employment
to continue obtaining the benefits.
Though food pantries in the region
have largely said they expect they’ll be
able to deal with the changes — un-
sure as they may be as to the specifics
of what that will entail — most pantry
MILLERTON
Attorney Ed
Downey Honored
For Work With
Historical Society A3
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Remembering 2019
A Year in Review
of the Harlem Valley
By KAITLIN LYLE
kaitlinl@millertonnews.com
Part One
HARLEM VALLEY — Residents
across the region are preparing for
2020. Yet as the New Year has just
arrived, some are looking back at
everything they’ve accomplished in
2019. The Millerton News covered a
plethora of stories in 2019, some of
which are summarized below.
Fight against Cricket Valley Energy continues
Opponents seek injunction
PHOTO BY MICHELLE SMITH
against Dover energy plant
By KAITLIN LYLE
kaitlinl@millertonnews.com
POUGHKEEPSIE — After orga-
dressed in their coziest pajamas for a nizing multiple rallies, blockades and
morning of holiday cheer. other actions over the past year, area
Christmas music streamed into residents protesting the construction
the room while children enjoyed of the natural gas power plant Crick-
a bountiful breakfast and watched et Valley Energy Center (CVEC) filed
the short film, “Olaf’s Frozen Ad- a preliminary injunction against fur-
venture.” Dropping in a few days ther operation until more studies on
early, Santa visited with students and the plant’s impact can be conducted.
passed around candy canes as a spe-
cial treat.
— Kaitlin Lyle
Gian Starr promoted to principal of
Cold Spring Early Learning Center
By KAITLIN LYLE
kaitlinl@millertonnews.com
personnel have acknowledged those
changes will make an impact on indi- STANFORDVILLE — Having
viduals who rely on distribution cen- carved out a future for himself in the
ters to feed their families. Pine Plains Central School District
Administered by the USDA Food as a teacher and an assistant princi-
and Nutrition Service (FNS) through pal, Gian Starr will begin 2020 un-
its nation-wide network of field offic- der a new title. Beginning Thursday,
es, SNAP “provides nutrition benefits Jan. 2, Starr will serve as principal of
to low-income individuals and fami- Cold Spring Early Learning Center in
lies that are used at stores to purchase Stanfordville.
food,” according to the USDA-FNS For more than a decade, Starr has
website, www.fns.usda.gov. SNAP cli- pursued a career in education, a deci-
ents can use the benefit to purchase sion inspired by his mother’s service
bread, fruits, vegetables, meats and as a kindergarten teacher.
dairy products, among other things, “It seemed like a noble and worth-
for their households. while cause to be involved with edu-
For a household of one, the maxi- cation,” he said.
mum SNAP benefit is $194 a month; Before he joined the Pine Plains
district in 2012, he worked in the
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Volume 88 Number 48 • 12 Pages in 1 Section
PINE PLAINS
Jacob Henderson
Rises To The Rank
With Gratitude
Membership Model Update A8
Of Eagle Scout A5
$1.25
January cially reopened for students and staff
Following the release of the New following a mold remediation that
York State Education Department’s was completed by BELFOR Property
new school accountability deter- Restoration out of White Plains.
mination for school performance, Four men protesting the develop-
the North East (Webutuck) Central ment of the natural gas power plant
School District learned Webutuck El- Cricket Valley Energy Center in Do-
ementary School had been identified ver chained themselves to a tractor in
as a school in need of comprehensive the middle of the road on Jan. 15, in
support and improvement due to low order to block the delivery of equip-
student performance. ment to the power plant. After be-
In the Millbrook school district,
Elm Drive Elementary School offi- See YEAR IN REVIEW, A9
Located at 2241 Route 22 in Dover, On the other side, area residents
CVEC is described as “a fully-permit- opposing CVEC have concerns about
ted, approximately 1,100 megawatt adverse environmental, health and
natural gas-fired power plant… on safety impacts related to the plant’s
an industrially-zoned site off Route construction. There are also concerns
22,” according to the CVEC website, linked to how the state’s original En-
www.cricketvalley.com. CVEC affili- vironmental Impact Statement (EIS)
ates claim the power plant will pro- from the 2012 State Environmental
vide vital employment opportunities, Quality Review Act (SEQRA) pro-
economic revitalization and tax rev- cess is outdated and doesn’t cover the
enue for the town of Dover as well as
for the entire region. See CRICKET VALLEY, A9
and Mahopac school districts for 12
years. To this day, the memory of his
interview for a English Language
Arts (ELA) teaching position in Pine
Plains remains a fond one as it coin-
cides with the birth of his son, Max.
Starr said he enjoys the district’s
close-knit community.
“I’ve been fortunate enough to be
with that community for many years
now and I’ve really enjoyed my ex-
perience there,” he said. “What I’ve
found is all of the educators there
care a lot about the kids, and they
work tirelessly to improve the in-
struction and educational outcomes.” PHOTO SUBMITTED
After working as a seventh-grade Formerly the assistant principal of
ELA teacher for six years, Starr ad- Stissing Mountain Junior/Senior
vanced to an assistant principal posi- High School, Gian Starr will start
tion at the junior/senior high school the New Year as principal of Cold
Spring Early Learning Center, be-
See GIAN STARR, A9 ginning Thursday, Jan. 2.
OPINION
Looking Back And,
More Importantly, Ahead;
Columns; Letters A8
A2 THE MILLERTON NEWS, Thursday, January 2, 2020

OBITUARIES Norma Helen Midthun Irene Jane (Wilcox) Ruggiera

Patricia ‘Dolly’ Beard
SALISBURY — Patricia “Dolly”
Beard, 71, died Christmas Eve
morning (Dec. 24, 2019) at Hart-
ford Hospital.
She was born Nov. 22, 1948, in
Sharon, daughter of the late Helen
(Pond) and John Beard.
Dolly worked for more than
30 years in the Quality Control
Department of Becton Dickinson
Company in North Canaan.
For more than 50 years she was
a member of the Salisbury Band,
where she played the clarinet,
and had earned the distinction of
being the Salisbury Band’s oldest
member.
Dolly and her late mother were
staunch supporters of both the
American Legion and the Veterans
of Foreign War organizations.
Dolly gave back to the North-
west Corner as a hospice volunteer
for the Salisbury Visiting Nurse
Association.
She enjoyed crocheting and
Frank Lee ‘Butch’ Sherwood
SALISBURY — Frank Lee
“Butch” Sherwood, 75, a lifelong
Salisbury resident, died peace-
fully on Dec. 16, 2019, at Sharon
Hospital, surrounded by his car-
ing family.
Butch worked as a mainte-
nance supervisor for Lime Rock
Park race track for more than 40
years prior to his retirement.
Born March 5, 1944, in Sharon,
he was the son of the late Grace
(Webb) and C. Stanley Sherwood.
He was a graduate of Housa-
tonic Valley Regional High School
and served his country in the
United States Air Force from 1965
until his honorable discharge as
an Airman First Class (Sergeant)
in 1969. He served in Vietnam
in 1968.
He was a life member of the
Couch-Pipa VFW and was an avid
skier and ski jumper. He loved to
hunt and fish in his spare time
and enjoyed spending time with
his loving family and friends, who
will miss him dearly.
Butch is survived by his son,
Jacob Sherwood of Torrington;
his nieces and nephews, Merrilee
Donald Cleveland Walker
AMENIA — Don Walker of
Amenia and New
York City passed
away after a sud-
den, brief illness,
on Oct. 11, 2019.
puzzle books and was a voracious
reader.
Dolly leaves behind her dear
friends including Pam Sands,
Mary Whitbeck and Joe Salamone,
all of Salisbury; and Dominick
Franzosa of Boston, Mass.
A funeral Mass celebrating
Dolly’s life will be held on Satur-
day, Jan. 4, at 2 p.m. in St. John’s
Church in Salisbury. Burial will
be in Salisbury Cemetery later in
the spring.
Memorial donations may be
sent to either the Salisbury Band,
P.O. Box 220, Salisbury, CT 06068;
or to the Salisbury Visiting Nurse
Association Hospice Program,
30A Salmon Kill Road, Salisbury,
CT 06068; or to St. John’s Church,
12 Main St., Salisbury, CT 06068;
or to the Lakeville Hose Company,
4 Brook St., Lakeville, CT 06039.
Arrangements are under the
care of the Newkirk-Palmer
Funeral Home in North Canaan.
(Sherwood) Alexander and Kim
Louise Sherwood of Salisbury,
Holly Elliott of Georgia, Chris
Sherwood of Portland, Ore., Mike
Sherwood of Salem, Ore., Howard
Paine of Salisbury and Tom Paine
of Taconic, Conn.
In addition to his parents, he
was predeceased by his siblings,
George Sherwood, Elisabeth
“Betty” Warland, Lois Paine,
Charles “Stubby” Sherwood, Wil-
liam “Billy” Sherwood and Grace
“Ginger” Semar; and his nephews,
Robert Paine, Jack, Jimmy and
Jerry Semar and Chet Warland.
At Butch’s request a “party”
will be held a Lime Rock Park in
Lakeville in the spring of 2020
and will be announced in The
Lakeville Journal. Burial will be
private at Salisbury Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be
made to the Salisbury Volunteer
Ambulance Service, P.O. Box 582,
Salisbury, CT 06068.
Arrangements are under the
direction of the Scott D. Conklin
Funeral Home in Millerton. To
send an online condolence, go to
www.conklinfuneralhome.com.
so many friends and family
shared after his
passing: how he
exuded warmth
and joy, how vi-
brant and full of
PINE PLAINS — Norma Helen
Midthun, 87, passed
away at home on
Dec. 23, 2019.
Per Norma’s
wishes, she spent
her last days
wa t c h i n g t h e
birds and squir-
rels at the feeders
and looking out
at Twin Island
Lake and Stissing
Mountain from
the comfort of her
living room.
Born July 26, 1932, in Oceans-
ide, N.Y., Norma was the only
daughter of the late Lars Johan
“John” Midthun and Gladys A.
Myran Midthun. Norma grew up
in Valley Stream, N.Y., with the
four adoring adults she lived with.
Every evening Norma sat at
the piano with her mother next
to her and her father behind her
on the violin, and they sang songs
together as her grandparents
listened.
Norma attended Hofstra Uni-
versity after receiving the very first
Vocal Music Scholarship awarded
by Hofstra. She taught vocal music
there for one year and at Mass-
apequa Park School District on
Long Island for 15 years.
Norma and her parents moved
to Pine Plains in 1970 after she took
a job in the Pine Plains Central
School District when they added
vocal music to the curriculum.
She started teaching at Sey-
mour Smith Elementary School
and then went to the new high
school, teaching in Pine Plains
for 17 years.
Norma was an accomplished
pianist and gave private piano
lessons. Music was a huge part of
Norma’s life.
Norma was a world traveler,
traveling by ship, plane or car.
She could talk for hours about
her trips abroad and all over the
United States.
She used to enjoy showing
slides from her travels. Norma
Jacqueline Moody
CLINTON CORNERS — Jac-
queline Moody, 95, passed away
Dec. 22, 2019, at The Thompson
House in Rhinebeck.
She was born on Dec. 2, 1924,
in Elizabeth, N.J., the daughter of
Gladys (Stuart) and John Losee.
Mrs. Moody was a secretary
for the Pine Plains Central School
District.
On March 28, 1948, in Pough-
keepsie, she married Vincent J.
Moody Sr.
He predeceased her on March
18, 2016.
was very proud of her Norwegian
heritage and loved
to share her vast
knowledge with
anyone who would
sit and listen.
Fun facts: Nor-
ma could sing in
seven languages,
sang at Carnegie
Hall, went to Dis-
neyland in Cali-
fornia on opening
day in 1955, could
tell you everything
and anything about
World War II, and traveled the
polar circle by ship in 1957. She
saw Harry Belafonte at Carnegie
Hall in 1959.
She supported many charities
including those for World War
II veterans, Wounded Warriors,
nature, animal rescues and wildlife.
With a great sense of humor, she
could easily make you laugh (blush)
and she had a smile that could
light up a room. Norma loved
the peace and quiet of living on a
lake and watching birds, wildlife
and sunsets from the comfort of
her recliner.
Norma will be greatly missed
by those who knew and loved her,
especially those she employed to
care for her and her home and
property. We shared many won-
derful times together and made
fond memories and she will remain
in our hearts forever.
Many thanks to hospice, true
Angels on Earth.
In addition to her parents,
Norma was predeceased by her
grandparents, Alf F. and Hermine
J. Fredriksen Myran.
A graveside service will be held
Dec. 27 from the Evergreen Cem-
etery in Pine Plains,with Pastor
Jackie Jefferson officiating.
In lieu of flowers, memorial
donations may be sent to Hudson
Valley Hospice, 374 Violet Ave.,
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601; or SPCA,
which Norma supported.
To sign the online register, go
to www.peckandpeck.net.
and Vincent J. Moody Jr.; her
grandchildren, Nathan and his wife,
Tara, Nicholas and his wife, Allyssa,
Brianne and her husband, Anthony
Vitali, Richard and Barbara; and
her great-grandchildren, Kyle, Julia,
Ellison, Ethan, Gianna and Ariella.
Mrs. Moody was predeceased
by her two sisters, Gwendolyn
Losee and Jeane McGrath.
A funeral service was held Dec.
28 from the Peck & Peck Funeral
Home in Pine Plains, the Rev. Kent
Wilson officiating. Burial followed
in St. Mary’s Cemetery Bangall,
SHARON — Irene Jane (Wil-
cox) Ruggiera, 93,
of Sharon, died
Dec. 12, 2019.
She was born
Fe b . 1 1 , 1 9 2 6 ,
daughter of Al-
bert and Julia Wil-
cox. She was the
beloved wife of
Petero Ruggiera.
I re n e l ove d
her home town of
Sharon. She en-
joyed gardening,
knitting, reading
about everything from curling
to woodworking and helping her
husband, Pete, make birdhouses.
She delighted in the local deer
Send obituaries to cynthiah@lakevillejournal.com
Worship Services
Week of January 5, 2019
The Congregational
Church of Salisbury, U.C.C.
30 Main Street, Salisbury, CT
Serving the Lord with Gladness
We bid you warm welcome to come
worship with us Sundays at 10 am.
All are welcome!
Moving music,and Christian fellowship
in a historic 19th C. Meeting House.
No nursery care for the summer months,
beginning Sunday June 9
The Rev. Dr. John A. Nelson
(860) 435-2442
www.salisburycongregational.org
St. John's Episcopal Church
12 Main Street, Salisbury, CT
Rev. Marilyn Anderson
Rev. Paul Christopherson
SUNDAY SERVICES
8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist (Rite I) Said
10:00 a.m. Eucharist with music (Rite II)
WEDNESDAY HEALING SERVICE
At Noon – with Eucharis
www.stjohnssalisbury.org
860-435-9290
North Canaan
Congregational Church, UCC
Joyfully opening our hearts
and doors to all God's people
Pastor Savage Frieze
172 Lower Rd/Rt. 44, East Canaan CT
Worship services Sundays at 10 am
AT THE PILGRIM HOUSE
30 GRANITE AVE, CANAAN:
FISHES & LOAVES Food Pantry and
CLOSETS for clothing, Wednesdays 9-11
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North East Baptist Church
Historic Meeting House,
Main & Maple Millerton, NY
God's word is always relevant!
A Warm Welcome Awaits You
SUNDAY SERVICES
Family Bible School - 9:30 AM
Morning Worship - 11:00
Evening Service - 6:00 PM
WEEKDAY MEETINGS
Weds. Prayer Meeting 7:00 PM
at Parsonage 33 S. Maple Ave.
Sat. Bible Studies
for Men & Women 3:00 PM
FELLOWSHIP LUNCHEON
First Sunday of each month
after AM services
Pastor Henry A. Prause
518-789-4840
and their fawns, the rabbits, chip-
munks, robins and
especially the little
wrens.
She was pre-
deceased by both
husbands, Gilbert
Hall and Petero
Ruggiera.
She is survived
by a daughter,
Wanda Lee Rug-
giera.
Burial was pri-
vate. Memorial
donations may be
made to the Sharon ambulance
and fire company. Arrangements
are under the care of the Kenny
Funeral Home in Sharon.
All Saints of America
Orthodox Christian Church
313 Twin Lakes Rd., Salisbury, CT
Sat. Vespers at 5:00 p.m.
Sun. Liturgy at 9:30 a.m.
Rev. Fr. John J. Kreta
860-824-1340
www.allsaintsofamerica.us
Falls Village
Congregational Church
16 Beebe Hill Road, Falls Village
10:00 a.m. Family Worship
11:00 a.m. Coffee Hour
A Friendly Church with
a warm welcome to all!!
860-824-0194
Christ Church Episcopal
in Sharon
9 South Main, Sharon CT
Sunday Holy Eucharist at 9:00 AM
Rev. Dr. Martha Tucker
All welcome to join us
860-364-5260
www.christchurchsharon.org
Greenwoods
Community Church
355 Clayton Road, Ashley Falls, MA
Sunday Service 10:30 AM
Kidz Konnection
K-6th grade (during Sun. Service)
Nursery Care All Services
Pastor Trip Weiler
413-229-8560
www.greenwoodschurch.com
St. Thomas
Episcopal Church
40 Leedsville Road
Amenia Union, NY
SUNDAY WORSHIP 10:30
followed by refreshments
All ages welcome!
Rev. Dr. Robert D. Flanagan
www.stthomasamenia.com
845-373-9161
Trinity Episcopal Church
484 Lime Rock Rd., Lime Rock
Sun. 8 & 10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist
Nursery Care/Sunday School 10:20 a.m.
“Offering companionship along the way”
Rev. Heidi Truax
(860) 435-2627
trinity@trinitylimerock.org
www.trinitylimerock.org
Unitarian Fellowship
of NW CT
Cobble Living Room
Noble Horizons

Born on March
28, 1942, Don grew
up in Pensacola,
Fla., and in 1969
came to New York
City to realize his
own authentic self
as a gay man.
Don was a
deeply generous
and loving spirit. He made a dif-
ference in many lives as a seminar
leader for the “est” organization
in the 1980s. During our sojourn
in Taiwan, he taught English to
young children and afterward
volunteered as an English con-
versation partner for immigrants
in NYC; he was wonderful with
students, who were always smil-
ing and laughing in his conversa-
tion groups; in this setting, as in
all, he was always able to foster
a lovely camaraderie. He opened
our garden to visitors every year
to raise money to beautify the
town of Amenia and to preserve
gardens through the Garden
Conservancy.
Don was a craftsman who
made beautiful jewelry and
Christmas ornaments; while he
did sell them sometimes, he was
truly most happy giving them
away as gifts.
There is no better tribute
life he was. They Survivors include three sons, N.Y. The Sharon United The next meeting will be
Sunday, January 12 at 10:30 a.m.
Gary Moody and his wife, Diane, To sign the online register, go Methodist Church
spoke and wrote 112 Upper Main Steet, All are Welcome
of his exuberance Brian Moody and his wife, Susan, to www.peckandpeck.net. North End of Sharon Green For information call 860-435-2319
Touching Lives - Lifting Spirits
and enjoyment of 10:45 a.m. Worship Service, Nursery Care The Lakeville United
life (and all the No Sunday School in Summer Methodist Church
jewelry he would Kenneth William Stevens The Rev. Margaret Laemmel
860-364-5634
319 Main St., Lakeville, CT 06039
9:30 a.m. Worship Service
always wear!), of sharonumc5634@att.net Sunday School 9:15 a.m.
his being a bright MILLERTON — Kenneth several nieces and nephews. “Open Hearts - Open Minds - Open Doors”
The Rev. Margaret Laemmel
light and so much William Stevens, 87, a lifelong In addition to his parents, Mr. Canaan United 860-435-9496
fun, of his ready area resident, died Dec. 15, 2019, Stevens was predeceased by two Methodist Church Lakevillemethodist@snet.net
smile, and of his funny tales (he at Vassar Brothers Medical Center sisters, Carol Schwab of Lenox, 2 Church St., Rte 44, Canaan, CT
11 a.m. Worship Service ST. MARTIN OF TOURS
was a master story-teller!). in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., following a Mass., and Ruth Merwin of Mil- “Open Hearts – Open Minds – Open Doors” PARISH
In “The Book of Joy,” the Dalai lengthy illness. lerton. Rev. Lee Gangaware
860-824-5534
Immaculate Conception,
4 North Street, Norfolk
Lama tells us that joy most often Mr. Stevens worked as a me- Graveside services and burial canaanct-umc.com St. Joseph, 4 Main Street, Canaan
derives from “our choice to be chanic and bus driver in the trans- with military honors were private canaanctumc@gmail.com St. Mary, 76 Sharon Road, Lakeville
MASS SCHEDULE
kind and generous.” Indeed, the portation department at Webutuck at Irondale Cemetery in Mil- Saturday Vigil 5 pm, St. Joseph Church
space of joy that Don created Central Schools in Amenia from lerton, the Rev. William Mayhew Promised Land Sunday 9 am, Church of St. Mary
Baptist Church Sunday 11 am,
sprung from his kindness and 1978 until his retirement in 2012. officiating. 29 Granite Ave., Canaan, CT Immaculate Conception Church
generosity. So many friends Born Aug. 23, 1932, in Sharon, Memorial donations may be Where you will find: A Warm Welcome! DAILY MASS SCHEDULE
spoke of his beautiful heart and he was the son of the late Grace made to the Millerton Fire Com- Helpful Bible Messages, A Place to Grow!
Sunday School - 10am
Wednesday 6pm
St. Joseph Chapel or Church
generous nature, of his kind and W. (Valyou) and Robert D. Stevens. pany, P.O. Box 733, Millerton, NY Sunday Worship - 11am Thursday 8am
thoughtful soul, and of his living He attended Millerton schools and 12546. Wednesday Bible Study
and Prayer Meeting — 7PM
Immaculate Conception Church
Friday 8am
with a joyousness that buoyed served his country in the United Arrangements are under the (860) 824-5685 Church of St. Mary
those around him. States Army from 1955 until his direction of the Scott D. Conk- VISITORS WELCOME! ALL ARE WELCOME!
www.promisedlandbaptist.org For information,
by his life partner of 45 years,
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Don is lovingly remembered honorable discharge in 1958.
He attended Smithfield Presby-
lin Funeral Home, 37 Park Ave.,
Millerton, NY 12546. To send an
please call 860-824-7078
The Chapel of All Saints, UCC in CORNWALL
Paul Arcario — who is profoundly terian Church for many years and online condolence, go to www. Cornwall Congregational
grateful for having the gift that was a past member of the Millerton conklinfuneralhome.com. An intimate Episcopal service every Worship Sunday, 10 am
Don has truly been, and for Lakeville Journal 1x2
a Fire Company. Millerton News 1x2 Sunday
9:00am Holy Eucharist and sermon
Cornwall Village Meeting House
8 Bolton Hill Rd, Cornwall
lifetime of unconditional love. Mr. Stevens is survived by his Chapel at Trinity Conference Center
Outstanding Church School (10 am)
He is deeply missed by his and loving children, Robert D. Stevens West Cornwall, CT
Mission Opportunities
Paul’s family, and by so many of Millerton and Donna M. Ar- WELCOMING ALL Warm Fellowship following Worship
860-672-6840
wonderful friends. cher of Litchfield; the mother of FB - UCC in Cornwall
SAINT KATERI
Don was able to connect with his children, Roberta Stevens of TEKAKWITHA PARISH
Rev. Micki Nunn-Miller, Minister
people so easily and deeply — all North Canaan; two grandchildren, 860-927-3003
Welcoming all - including the
LGBTQ Community
who experienced that connection Robert D. Stevens Jr. and his wife, The Churches of

than the words and sentiments will always treasure his memory. Check themofout
Courtney, inside.
Austin, Texas, and Check them out inside. Sacred Heart, Kent Sharon Congregational
St. Bernard, Sharon
Tiffany Archer of Litchfield; and Church
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10 AM - Sacred Heart
Methodist Church
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Millerton Methodist Church We can help. The Smithfield Millerton, NY 12546
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Wrapping a string of bells around its neck to ring in the holi-
days, Audrey Wagoner, 7, displayed the reindeer hobby horse
she created at the Hobby Horse Workshop held at the North-
East-Millerton Library.
Giddy-up, Rudolph
MILLERTON — Popular Mil-
lerton artist Tom Hooker Han-
ford showed local children how to
craft a special toy for the holidays
at the Hobby Horse Workshop
held at the NorthEast-Millerton
Library on Saturday, Dec. 21.
Hanford provided materials to
decorate the hobby horses, from
the cardboard reindeer and horse
Pop culture for sale
Ty Berberoglu, owner of Wish I Kept It: A Pop Culture Shop,
sells nostalgic pop culture items from the 1960s to today.
By KAITLIN LYLE
kaitlinl@millertonnews.com
MILLERTON — At first
glance, a name like “Wish I Kept
It: A Pop Culture Shop” in Mil-
lerton might attract the interest of
customers looking for something
unusual amid the boutiques, an-
tiques and other familiar village
businesses. From the moment
they walk into the space at 17
North Center St., customers are
transfixed by the bright green and
purple walls, not to mention the
variety of collectibles on display.
From the vinyl records and comic
books to familiar figures from
long-lived media franchises, Ty
Berberoglu, the zealous owner
of Wish I Kept It, has created a
shop where customers can get
nostalgic for the pop culture of
their youth.
What started out as a child-
hood dream to own a comic
book store evolved with time
into a desire to create more than
the average shop. Having always
maintained a passion for nostal-
gia, Berberoglu said seeing his
customers recollect their child-
hoods is his favorite aspect of
the store. After setting his child-
hood dreams aside to make way
for adulthood, Berberglu was
inspired to set up his own store
following a visit to the collect-
ibles store Throwbacks in New
Milford, Conn.
“I figured I have the time to
do it, so why not do it?” he asked.
Purchasing all of his store’s
fixtures from the now-closed
Throwbacks, Berberglu assem-
bled the collectibles he accumu-
lated on his travels with items
from his own personal collection.
Since he already owned Miller-
ton Fitness at 17 North Center St.,
he decided to downsize the gym
and open up shop. Renovating the
space to suit the new business,
he painted the walls purple and
green named it, “Wish I Kept It,”
PHOTO BY KAITLIN LYLE
prototypes to googly eyes, bells,
markers and more.
Settling down in the children’s
section of the library, parents
helped their children glue the
eyes onto the hobby horses and
decorate them until they were
transformed into proper holiday
toys.
— Kaitlin Lyle
PHOTO BY KAITLIN LYLE
based on his own wish that he
had kept more of his collectibles
over the years.
Opening this past May, the
shop’s hours of operation run
from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Fri-
days and from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
on Saturdays; Berberoglu wants
to include Sunday hours in the
near future. With vinyl records,
CDs and DVDs covering every-
thing from rock ‘n roll to movie
soundtracks to blockbusters —
the store has a wide selection.
Glassware featuring iconic Dis-
ney movies as well as Star Wars
and Star Trek characters sit on
shelves as does a vast collection
of Funko figurines. Behind the
main door, customers will find
a vintage candy machine that
Berberoglu hopes to get up and
running to sell candy at 10 cents
a piece.
The shop has vintage and new
toys featuring characters from
Star Wars, Star Trek, G.I. Joe,
He-Man, Transformers, Teen-
age Mutant Ninja Turtles, Marvel
superheroes and more. For the
younger set, Berberoglu has chil-
dren’s toys, candy and superhero
themed hats and shirts.
Berberoglu has gotten great
reviews from customers, many
of whom have equated a visit to
the shop as “a trip down Memory
Lane.” As he balances his work in
Millerton with his job as a full-
time fitness instructor in Lenox,
Mass., Berberoglu envisions mak-
ing his shop even more diverse,
with retro video games, nostalgic
candy and a jukebox. For now,
he said he plans “just to continue
serving the pop culture crowd
and its die-hard collectors.”
While his shop is currently
open on the weekends, Ber-
beroglu said he’d be willing to see
customers by appointment, which
can be made by calling 860-307-
9809 or by messaging Berberoglu
via Facebook at the “Wish I Kept
It: A Pop Culture Shop” page.
Village Board favors Townscape plan
for recycling pilot project
By KAITLIN LYLE
kaitlinl@millertonnews.com
MILLERTON — At a meet-
ing held on Monday, Dec. 16,
the Village Board listened to
a presentation by Tom Parrett
of Townscape of Millerton and
North East regarding plans to
install two units in the village
for recycling and waste.
Speaking as chair of the
Recycling Crew, a Townscape
subcommittee, Parrett shared
Townscape’s intentions to install
two units in the village of Miller-
ton to encourage recycling in the
community. Each unit will con-
tain two bins, one of which will
be used for recycling bottles and
cans only. The other bin will be
labeled “landfill” and will be used
for materials apart from bottles
and cans, including paper, metal,
coffee cups, food wrappers and
so on. Parrett said Townscape
plans to install one bin at Vet-
erans Park and the other at the
gazebo, across the street from
the head of the Harlem Val-
ley Rail Trail and the Irondale
Schoolhouse.
As part of its research into
potential units, Parrett said
Townscape had many options to
Attorney Ed Downey digs deep into history
By CAROL KNEELAND
Special to The Millerton News
MILLERTON — Ed Downey
did the 170 members of the North
East Historical Society proud
when he accepted the prestigious
Dutchess Award at the Dutchess
County Historical Society’s An-
nual Awards Dinner one Mon-
day evening last October, at the
Samuel F.B. Morse Locust Grove
in Poughkeepsie.
Downey, president of the
North East Historical Society,
received the honor for “contri-
butions by a county resident to
the Dutchess County commu-
nity, and beyond, in the areas
of preservation, history, and/or
education.”
Rather than focusing on his
own accomplishments, Downey
said, “While I very much appreci-
ate being personally recognized,
I see myself accepting the award
on behalf of the North East His-
torical Society’s talented board
of directors, its 170 members and
those individuals, businesses and
organizations who have worked
with us to help tell our stories.”
Following up recently,
Downey cited efforts by members
of the group who are working
hard in their expanded headquar-
ters at the NorthEast-Millerton
Library, to share their vast body
of historical data with others as
they get “their arms around” the
material. Downey said the group
is trying “to inventory what we
have so we can more readily iden-
tify what we have.”
He explained the society is
building on work that was started
a number of years ago by Mary
Howard and Louise Black. Cur-
rently, “Donald McGinness has
done some wonderful work for
us as he has created the begin-
nings of a spread sheet for all
our obituaries. There are a lot of
newspaper articles… but if some-
one contacts us and says, ‘Do you
have anything on my ancestor,’ it
could take us a lot of time to go
through and find it.”
Chuckling a bit, Downey com-
mented, “it’s easy to describe what
we do, but it’s very hard to do it.”
That task is accomplished by
members who work on archive
research, including two other
board members who received
awards in the past: Betsy Strauss,
who was honored last year “for
her exceptional historical re-
search in both North East and
Amenia” and Downey’s wife,
Meg, who, in 2004 was recog-
nized for her extensive focus on
local history while at the Pough-
keepsie Journal.
Citing a problem that is typical
of many volunteer organizations
facing declining numbers in this
busy age, Downey was pleased to
note that the group has recently
grown significantly thanks to the
efforts of Edith Greenwood and
Marian Smith of the membership
THE MILLERTON NEWS, Thursday, January 2, 2020 A3
MILLERTON
boro, Vt., he said the units would
cost $1,800 each, totaling $3,600
plus shipping.
“I think it’s important to get
all of the recyclable stuff out of
the waste stream,” Parrett said
on a later date. “It fits in with
the Climate Smart Communi-
ties initiatives, and it’s one of
the goals that we’re achieving
through Climate Smart. It’s part
of a bigger plan to help the com-
munity become more energy
efficient, use clean energy and
reduce our carbon footprint.”
As Townscape strives to
figure out what the communi-
ty’s needs are, Parrett said the
nonprofit organization plans
to install the units as part of a
pilot project, with the hopes of
installing more in the coming
year. Additionally, he said Town-
IMAGE SUBMITTED scape will be looking at where
At the Village Board meeting on Monday, Dec. 16, Tom Parrett, the village’s existing trash bins
a member of Townscape of Millerton and North East, pre- are located and exploring the
sented Townscape’s plans to purchase two plastic units from possibility of replacing them
Recycle Away LLC in Brattleboro, Vt., to encourage recycling with the new units.
and waste disposal in the local community. Above is an image When interviewed on a later
of the recycling unit. date, Village Trustee Matthew
Hartzog said the board was in
choose from, including a metal a unit made of 100% recycled favor of the proposal and had
unit that resembled a 55-gallon plastic. Intending to purchase asked Townscape to check in
drum. However, he said Town- the container from the company with the village before proceed-
scape was ultimately drawn to Recycle Away LLC in Brattle- ing with the purchase.
committee.
“[They] did a wonderful job”
brainstorming to locate “every
household they could think of
to ask if they’d like to join us,” he
said.
Downey added the group also
relies on partnerships with other
organizations, such as the local
schools and the American Legion
Post 178, with whom a recent pro-
gram was organized.
Downey, a Millerton attorney,
has been a member of the North
East Historical Society since
2008, and its president since
2012. He said his interest in the
past came naturally as he “grew
up in a household with a history
teacher.” His late mother, Leola
Downey, taught in the North
East (Webutuck) Central School
District and was president of the PHOTO BY MEG DOWNEY
local society. North East Historical Society President and Millerton attorney
He recalls a number of historic Ed Downey recently inspected family papers from World War I.
travels including visits to Fort
Ticonderoga, a privileged expe-
rience in FDR’s library at Hyde
Park, which one of his profes-
Realtor® at Large
sors at Union College arranged
for him, and numerous trips to With the holiday season upon us, it
Washington, D.C. He seemed par- is a good time to think of both our
blessings and of people in need. A local
ticularly moved as he described organization that is active addressing
being a lawyer looking at the hunger in our tri-state region is Sunday
United States Constitution. in the Country (sundayinthecountry.org).
“It’s pretty special,” he said, Since 1992 they have raised funds to feed
“very inspiring. And it’s always local families and they handed out close
nice seeing original documents.” to 600 turkeys last year. They work closely
In all, the experiences led him with food banks in Millerton, Ancram,
Wassaic and Amenia on the New York side.
to conclude at the awards’ din- And on the Connecticut side, the food JOHN HARNEY
ner on Oct. 28, “To understand banks in Lakeville, Sharon, Cornwall and Associate Broker with
a community you really need to Canaan. We are picking up turkeys this William Pitt Sotheby’s
understand its history. And by its Saturday to be distributed at the Corner International Realty
history, I don’t just mean the tick- Food Pantry (thecornerfoodpantry.org) Office: 19 Main Street,
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AMENIA
Eric Wiener, a music teacher in the North East (Webu-
tuck) Central School District, welcomed the arrival of
the last pieces of equipment needed for installing a new
sound system in the Webutuck High School auditorium
in November.
Webutuck teacher
raises funds for
new sound system
By KAITLIN LYLE
kaitlinl@millertonnews.com
WEBUTUCK — Through-
out his career as a music teach-
er, Eric Wiener has empha-
sized the importance of sound
to his students in the North
East (Webutuck) Central
School District. As the sound
system in the Webutuck High
School (WHS) auditorium was
at the end of its life, Wiener
took it upon himself to raise
the funds necessary for acquir-
ing and installing a new audio
system.
Though it was Wiener who
decided to take action to up-
grade the system, that need
was well known when the
Webutuck Board of Education
(BOE) initially presented its
capital improvement project
a few years ago. The project
originally featured upgrades to
the auditorium that included
the installation of a new sound
system. However, the project
was later modified and up-
grades to the auditorium were
put on the back burner.
Wiener said the old system
was “pretty ancient and [not]
sufficient for what people ex-
pect from a sound system.”
As a temporary solution, the
school district has been using
a portable sound system. Wie-
ner said the portable system
presents two challenges: either
it could be left out in the open
where it could be tampered
with or it needs to be packed
and unpacked every time it’s
used, which Wiener said isn’t
an ideal situation.
“What if we had something
that would be safe, be suffi-
cient and cover what we would
expect from a sound system?”
Wiener asked. “We use the
sound system frequently for
assemblies. Whether we’re get-
ting together with students or
staff, we should have… sound
for as many uses as possible.”
That’s when Wiener de-
cided to turn to a familiar or-
ganization, DonorsChoose,
for help with fundraising.
Described on its website as a
nonprofit organization “that
allows individuals to donate
AREA IN BRIEF
The Wassaic Project
WASSAIC — The Wassaic
Project has programs, classes,
guest lectures and artists in
residence along with children
themed classes.
For more information
about The Wassaic Project
and its programs and events,
go to www.wassaicproject.org.
Soothing the inner soul with meditation
WASSAIC — Cristina
Reyes-Schleifer leads a
guided meditation and sound
session using Tibetan Sing-
ing Bowls on the second
Wednesday of each month
PHOTO BY KAITLIN LYLE
directly to public school class-
room projects,” the mission
behind DonorsChoose is to
support public school teachers
who submit projects designed
to enhance their curriculum,
courses or classwork. Once
the proposals are submitted,
DonorsChoose posts them on-
line for individuals to either
make a donation or to pur-
chase the necessary materials
and equipment.
Having submitted projects
to DonorsChoose on previ-
ous occasions to benefit the
Webutuck music department,
Wiener began fundraising this
past March and was surprised
at how quickly he was able
to acquire funding. Wiener
also received a $1,500 grant
from the Northeast Dutchess
Fund of the Berkshire Taconic
Community Foundation.
By the start of November,
Wiener had successfully raised
more than $22,000, the exact
amount needed to purchase
all of the sound system equip-
ment.
Now that all of the major
components have arrived,
Wiener said the next step is
to find people to install the
equipment, including two
columns of speakers that will
be suspended at the front of
the auditorium and a mixing
board that will be installed at
the back of the room. While
the district could use the
equipment before it’s com-
pletely installed, he said he’d
ideally like to have the sound
system ready before the dis-
trict’s annual spring musical.
Calling Wiener the leader
in “taking the challenge and
moving forward with revamp-
ing the music department in
different ways,” Webutuck
Superintendent of Schools
Raymond Castellani com-
mended Wiener at th Board
of Education (BOE) meeting
on Monday, Nov. 25, at which
time he spoke about his project
with the board.
“It’s not just getting stuff,”
said Webutuck BOE President
Judy Moran. “You’re showing
our students you care enough
about what’s here.”
Story Hour at
Amenia Free Library
AMENIA — Story Hour for
children age birth to 5 is held
on Mondays and Fridays at 10
a.m. at the Amenia Free Library
located at 3309 Route 343.
For more information, go to
www.amenialibrary.org or call
the library at 845-373-8273.
from 7 to 8 p.m.
All are invited to the
World Peace Sanctuary at
26 Benton Road.
A $5 donation per session
is asked at the door.
Webutuck BOE thanks teachers,
principals for leadership
By KAITLIN LYLE
kaitlinl@millertonnews.com
WEBUTUCK — The North
East (Webutuck) Central School
District Board of Education (BOE)
showed its appreciation of its
teachers and building principals
on Monday, Nov. 25, for all their
hard work.
The BOE opened the floor for
a presentation on the English Lan-
guage Arts (ELA) department. Sub-
mitted by teachers Stefanie Milot,
Amanda Simon and Sherry Fisher,
the presentation highlighted ini-
tiatives designed to enhance stu-
dents’ strengths as readers and
writers as well as the methods
used to measure students’ prog-
ress in Pre-K through 12th grade.
As an example, Fisher underlined
teachers’ efforts to maintain con-
sistency across grade levels and
how they’ve implemented technol-
Independent reading develops
students’ love of books
By KAITLIN LYLE
kaitlinl@millertonnews.com
WEBUTUCK — Always open
to new ideas for building stron-
ger, more insightful readers in
both the school district and the
surrounding community, Jenna
Garofalo, an English Language
Arts teacher in the Webutuck
Central School District, initiat-
ed an independent reading share
project to help spark an interest
in what students are reading on
their own.
To start the independent read-
ing cycle, Garofalo explained that
students are all assigned to read
one independent reading book of
their choice. Each week, in order
to build stronger reading com-
prehension, Garofalo schedules
an independent reading check-in
where students were required to
answer questions in class about
their book. In an effort to build
reading stamina, she also tracks
how many pages each student
read per week.
The students are later as-
signed a final project to reflect
what they’ve learned from their
reading experiences. Using the
“book in a bag” project as an ex-
ample, students were asked this
past marking period to decorate a
bag and fill it with five items they
felt would best reflect five key el-
ements in the book they chose.
Whether it was a plush puppy to
represent Fred Gipson’s classic
tale of “Old Yeller” or a military
cap to reflect the experiences doc-
umented in the memoir “Farewell
to Manzanar,” the students were
careful in selecting objects they
thought would best represent to
their classmates what they had
read. While the students are as-
signed a new final project each
marking period, Garofalo said
she’s always open to new ideas
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ogy to see where their students are
in their academics. The teachers
also talked about how students
have benefited from working
with Anne Casey, a retired Eng-
lish teacher who Webutuck hired
this past July.
Webutuck Superintendent of
Schools Raymond Castellani re-
minded the BOE that the teach-
ers worked together to modify
the curriculum and instruction
to make sure the students reach
their potential.
“What we’re really pushing
are these benchmarks,” Castellani
said, about adjustments teachers
made to the curriculum to help
students in the areas where they
face the most challenges. “All of
this is great, but it can’t happen
without the right people in place.”
Later that evening, the BOE
opened the floor for another pre-
sentation, this time by Webutuck
Left, an eighth-grader at Eugene Brooks Intermediate School, Yousef Aboueid was one of the
first students in Jenna Garofalo’s accelerated reading class to present his independent read-
ing experience on Friday, Nov. 1. Right, Olivia Farnham, an eighth-grader at Eugene Brooks
Intermediate School, shared what she learned from reading Stephen King’s novel, “Carrie,” for
her independent reading share.
and student feedback.
Students spoke clearly and
confidently about the books they
had chosen during their recent
presentations on Friday, Nov. 1. As
they listened attentively to their
classmates’ reading experiences,
students were asked to evalu-
ate the presentations, outlining
their strengths, the areas in need
of improvement and whether the
book their classmates read might
be something they would read
during future marking periods.
Through this independent
reading share program, Garofalo
said students will have the op-
portunity to learn what genres,
authors and types of stories they
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Elementary School (WES) Prin- WES shifted from a paper-writing
cipal Jennifer Hengen, Webutuck portfolio to a digital one that will
High School (WHS) Principal Ka- grow with the students as they
tie McEnroe and Eugene Brooks progress as writers; teachers have
Intermediate School (EBIS) In- also been using Google Forms to
terim Principal Matthew Pascale. collect student data.
Having already examined each Regarding his vision for the
principal’s vision for the future, future at EBIS, Pascale explained
Castellani said the presentations that the intermediate school as-
only covered a fraction of what pires to promote equity across all
the principals hope to accomplish. spectrums of learning; collegial
As the first principal to pres- engagement; and academic literacy
ent, Hengen explained that the and achievement.
elementary school’s plans for the McEnroe provided the BOE
future stemmed from the news with an overview of her goals for
the school received last January WHS and what she and her staff
that WES had been identified as a have been working on to fulfill
school in need of comprehensive those goals, including increasing
support and improvement (CSI). attendance, enhancing the school
The school responded by forming climate and increasing student
a committee of parents, teachers
and administrators to address
academic improvements. Among
achievement.
In thanking the principals for
their hard work, Castellani said,
some of the academic interven-
tions taken this year, Hengen said
“There are a lot of good things
happening.”
PHOTOS BY KAITLIN LYLE
prefer. the books they’ve read with their
“It is my hope that students will family and peers, perhaps even en-
share their IR books with each couraging their younger siblings
other to spark interest in reading and family members to read the
and in books that their peers have books they’ve selected.
read,” she said. “This program hopefully will
As far as how this program con- build a culture of reading outside
nects with the local community, of school and in the community
Garofalo explained that she’s in because it will build lifelong read-
constant communication with ers,” Garofalo said. “I definitely
district families. She encourages will continue independent read-
reading at home with the hopes ing throughout the entire year to
that the students will talk about foster the skills.”
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Tri-Town Coalition housing initiative restructures
By KAITLIN LYLE
kaitlinl@millertonnews.com
PINE PLAINS — With 2020
on the horizon, members of the
Tri-Town Coalition entertained
the idea of restructuring the co-
alition into town-based groups
at its meeting on Tuesday, Dec.
3.
The coalition heard a pre-
sentation by Grace Year fellows
Jordan Boudreau and Arizona
Greene. After acknowledging
the coalition’s efforts to identify
housing affordability opportu-
nities over the past year, Greene
proposed that, as the coalition
continues to evolve, its mem-
bers might consider exploring
Above, Jacob Henderson, 18, center, celebrated earning his
Eagle Scout rank in October with Troop 29 Scoutmasters Chip
Ackerman, left, and Michael Smith. Below, with help from his
fellow Scouts from Troop 29, Jacob completed his Eagle Scout
project in the Pine Plains community garden.
Jacob Henderson
rises to Eagle Scout
By KAITLIN LYLE
kaitlinl@millertonnews.com
PINE PLAINS — From the
educational opportunities it
provides to the community to the
fresh food it provides to the local
food pantry, the Pine Plains com-
munity garden made for the per-
fect community project for Jacob
Henderson, 18, who was looking
to earn Eagle Scout status.
Currently a freshman at
Dutchess Community College,
Jacob first became involved
with the Boy Scouts in the first
grade, when he enrolled as a Cub
Scout. Though a resident of Pine
Plains, he was active as a member
of Troop 29 in Amenia and re-
mained involved until his senior
year at Stissing Mountain Junior/
Senior High School.
As a requirement for earning
the highly coveted Eagle Scout
rank, Christine Henderson, Ja-
cob’s mother, explained that to
become an Eagle Scout one must
complete a project that benefits
the community. Because the
project involves some budgeting,
fundraising and delegating work
to others, the project has to be
something the individual can do
with his troop.
Since he lives right down the
short-term action-based efforts
on top of its long-term projects
in order to promote greater ef-
ficiency and cohesion.
By restructuring the coali-
tion into town-based groups,
Boudreau and Greene said the
coalition would be able to exam-
ine each town’s unique situation.
The working groups the coali-
tion formed to tackle housing
affordability through housing
and infrastructure, financ-
ing and community engage-
ment would be integrated into
the new town-based working
groups and meet on a monthly
basis.
The coalition itself would ad-
just its schedule from meeting
PHOTOS SUBMITTED
road from the Pine Plains com-
munity garden, Jacob said he no-
ticed that the garden boxes were
either falling apart or in a state of
disrepair. After going through the
approval process with his troop
and completing the necessary
fundraising to pay for the proj-
ect, he set to work on his project
and prefabricated all of the new
garden boxes at his home.
Among the members and lead-
ers of his Amenia troop and his
grandfather, Jacob had between
10 and 15 people lending him a
hand in the garden this past sum-
mer. In just an hour, the group
was able to replace the boxes,
fill them with dirt and adjust
the paths between the boxes so
that it would be easier to walk
through the garden. The Scouts
also worked together to rebed
sections of the garden.
Monday, Oct. 21, Jacob was of-
ficially appointed an Eagle Scout.
“It means a lot,” Jacob said.
“Getting my Eagle was not only
the accumulation of that but also
my years with the Scouts.”
“I’m really proud that he took
on this kind of project to benefit
the community,” his mom said,
“and I’m glad he followed through
with it to benefit the town. It gives
back to our community.”
on a monthly basis to meeting
on a quarterly basis. These quar-
terly meetings, also known as
Tri-Town Halls, would provide
coalition members with a space
for “inter-town collaboration
and engagement with outside
organizations, individuals and
other resources,” Greene ex-
plained.
In addition, Boudreau and
Greene said educational fo-
rums to discuss topics of inter-
est would be held as requested
throughout the year.
Because the majority of the
coalition’s meetings this year
have been focused on long-
term projects, Boudreau said
the town-based working groups
Gardeners wanted; plots available
Community garden nurtures rich partnership
with Food Locker, but needs volunteers
By WHITNEY JOSEPH
editor@millertonnews.com
PINE PLAINS — There’s no
better time than a cold winter’s
eve to think about all things warm
and sunny ­— like the town’s com-
munity garden, located right
outside Town Hall on Route 199.
The nonprofit municipal garden,
which celebrated its seventh year
of harvesting in 2019, grows fresh
produce, which it then distributes
to the Pine Plains Food Locker,
located in the basement of the
Pine Plains United Methodist
Church.
“We don’t really keep track [of
the volume we donate], but we
make a reasonably good-sized
contribution to the pantry,” said
garden volunteer Sandy Tow-
ers. “Then, during the month in
between distribution, we bring
things to WillowRoots in Pine
Plains, which is a fairly new
501(c)3 hunger relief group. So
that’s great — when we have stuff
in between there’s some place for
it to go, which was always a prob-
lem. It’s not a problem any more.”
The Food Locker operates
on the second Saturday of every
month. Pat Nannetti is its very
busy director — and she said her
job is made easier thanks to the
community garden.
“They do give to us,” she said,
“and it helps immensely because
I buy the food monthly from the
regional food bank and we don’t
always have access to fresh pro-
duce. Randomly the food bank
has apples or potatoes, but the
community garden has every-
thing: garlic, zucchini, green
beans, Swiss chard, parsley, basil
— a lot of variety. They always
have a lot of things they grow and
give us. The variety is wonderful.”
Nannetti credits Towers, and
a handful of helpers, for devoting
so much time and energy to the
garden, which in turn helps food
banks that help local residents in
need.
“Those women, I give them
credit; it’s a lot of work,” said
Nannetti. “They are very dedi-
cated to what they do and the cli-
ents appreciate it. Fresh produce
is very expensive; if you go shop-
ping, silly things like a clove of
garlic can cost a couple of dollars.
Tomatoes, we had an abundance
of tomatoes this year; there was
really a very nice variety.”
According to garden volunteer
Suzanne Ouellette, who appeared
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would focus on facilitating
short-term actions.
Determined to maintain col-
laboration and transparency
across the towns, Greene shared
her and Boudreau’s interest in
becoming facilitators of the Tri-
Town Coalition. She explained
she and Boudreau would com-
mit a combined 24 hours a week
to working on projects related
to the coalition from now until
next August. Among some of
their responsibilities as facili-
tators, she said they would be in
charge of taking notes and pro-
viding consistent institutional
knowledge at all Tri-Town Halls,
town-based meetings and other
like meetings; providing regu-
at the Town Board’s November
meeting, the garden had a “good
growing season,” and “was able
to distribute a lot of food to the
Food Locker.”
The Food Locker feeds be-
tween 25 and 30 households a
month, with between 30 to 40
adults and 40 to 50 children
overall. Nannetti said before the
community garden, getting fresh
produce was a rarity.
“We didn’t have access to fresh
produce like that, because when
we did distribution once a month,
our delivery might have been
two weeks before distribution
day,” she said, “and we couldn’t
get produce that would hold for
two weeks. Sandy is always there
picking fresh that Saturday, and
that’s amazing. Our clients are
getting fresh picked vegetables.”
“It’s, of course, essential to
your diet,” said Towers of fresh
produce, who added donating
from the garden “relieves anxi-
ety among people who don’t have
food security and shows them
somebody cares about their situ-
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lar updates about ongoing work
with the coalition; and creating
and maintaining an open-source
document management system.
“We’re just here to make that
process as easy as possible and
be a resource in the communi-
ties,” Boudreau said.
Once the floor opened for
questions, coalition members
were quick to raise the chal-
lenges the facilitators might face
in their work.
“I think it’s a great plan,”
said Gregg Osofsky, a coalition
member. “I think it’s a really
important missing ingredient
to continuity. It’s really difficult
to maintain consistency, and
bringing some structure to our
ation.
“It’s just a way of giving back
and we’re all happy to do it just
for that reason,” she added.
But the community garden
is facing some issues: Firstly, it
needs more gardeners.
“There’s a lot of work and only
a small core of us,” said Ouellette.
“There’s a lot of planting to do.
Our recruitment pitch is, ‘Come
help us grow food for the com-
munity.’”
Councilman Rory Chase asked
Ouellette if she’s “reached out to
the schools?”
Councilman Matt Zick added
that “high school seniors need
community service.”
She thanked them for their
suggestions, before explaining
that the garden “has two parts,
and the southern part is really not
used as well as it should.” She’s
hoping to maximize on space.
“If we’re not planting there, it’s
a waste,” Ouellette said. “Our plan
is to take the newer part of the
garden and make five individual
plots, no more.”
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meetings would be really great.”
By the time the meeting ad-
journed, Greene shared her and
Boudreau’s plans to meet with
Hudson River Housing Director
of Strategic Initiatives Elizabeth
Druback-Celaya to figure out
their schedule for working on
coalition-related projects. While
they received a consensus for
the updated coalition structure
and for their appointment as
facilitators, Greene said on a
later date that before she and
Boudreau assume the role of
facilitators, they plan to speak
to a larger crowd of coalition
members beforehand, given the
small number of members who
attended the recent meeting.
Then, she hopes, residents will
tend to the garden as a general en-
terprise, but also with the knowl-
edge that they’ll have their own
individual plots to grow what
they like. She asked the board
for permission to privatize the
five plots.
“We think it would be a more
productive recruitment,” she said,
“but we haven’t tried it yet. So, I’m
asking for your OK.”
“I think it’s a great idea,” re-
sponded town Supervisor Darrah
Cloud.
“It’s worth trying,” added
Councilman Don Bartles. “I just
don’t want there to be a battle
over who gets what. But it’s worth
trying.”
Ouellette said there are “plenty
of models for trying it.”
The board murmured its ap-
proval, and Cloud said she didn’t
think a motion was necessary to
express its support.
To learn more about the com-
munity garden, how to volunteer
or tending to a personal plot, call
Towers at 845-514-5550.
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55. At all times
57. Military peace officer
61. College degree
62. Indicates position
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MILLBROOK

PHOTO BY JUDITH O’HARA BALFE

From left, Board of Education President Perry Hartswick watched as former Superintendent
of Schools Philip D’Angelo displayed the memento given to him by the BOE in honor of his
retirement.

BOE meets, thanks

Philip D’Angelo for service
By JUDITH O’HARA BALFE
judithb@millertonnews.com
MILLBROOK — The many
issues broached by the Millbrook
Board of Education (BOE) at
from the last meeting and
authorization to get rid of
surplus furniture from Alden
Place School and Millbrook
Middle School. The 2020-2021
Budget Calendar was adopted,
in the total amount of $16,000
and MEF Bright Idea Grants
in the amount of $6,099.86. A
World Drumming Grant for the
Millbrook Middle School Music
Program was accepted, in the
PHOTO BY JUDITH O’HARA BALFE
From left, Jonathan Boice and Stan Morse presented a program about 2nd Lt. Joseph Volk, of
Millbrook, who died in a mission over Greece during World War II. Volk died on his birthday,
Sept. 10, in 1944, at the age of 27.

Remembering Joseph Volk:

its meeting on Thursday, Dec.
19, included goodbyes offered
to former Superintendent of
Schools Philip D’Angelo, who
just retired.
A small group of students
gathered to speak about items
made possible through grants
received by the school system
for Makerspace, a computer and
computer generated software
that allows students to explore,
research, design and make things
from films to robots. They
thanked D’Angelo for his help in
securing grant monies to provide
for the program.
After their presentation, cake
was served, the board presented
D’Angelo with a memento of
his seven years in the district. A
banner for a happy retirement
from the Millbrook Education
Foundation was also displayed.
Following the festivities, the
board worked on the consent
agenda, which included the
following:
Acceptance of the minutes
and the health service rate was
approved.
Two family leave requests were
approved, as was an amended
lease contract with the Duchess
County Board of Cooperative
Educational Services (BOCES).
An athletic study monitor
was appointed, Janet Monahan,
as was a long-term Library Media
Specialist Laura Roberts. Several
co-curricular appointments were
also approved.
D’Angelo presented a short
promotional tape of the middle
school, which was made possible
by Bright Ideas, produced by art
and graphic design teacher Jillian
Barnes and her students. D’Angelo
reported that Barnes and her
students will make promotional
programs for all of the schools,
and possibly the entire district.
The BOE was very impressed
with the quality of the work.
Donations were accepted
from the Millbrook Educational
Foundation (MEF), for a 2019-
20 Arts-In-Education Grant
amount of $2,226.10. A camera
for the high school art room
for the photography program
was accepted in the amount
of $1,022.76. A donation for
the Athletic Hall of Fame and
Historical Team and Individual
Championships was accepted in
the amount of $2,851
Other donations included
a $2,000 donation from IBM
for enhancing the Makerspace
Program; 70 books from Janice
Glaser Silverstone worth $250 for
the Foreign Language Lab; $100
from Ruth and Rachael Greene to
the Environmental Club.
The next BOE meeting will
take place on Tuesday, Jan. 14,
with Interim Superintendent
Laura Mitchell in place. Her
term will run from Jan. 1 to June
30, while a search is conducted
for a permanent superintendent.
Mitchell has more than 20 years
of experience in education,
and was superintendent of the
Garrison School District for the
last five years.
a Millbrook casualty of war
By JUDITH O’HARA BALFE
judithb@millertonnews.com
MILLBROOK — Ten
Millbrook and town of
Washington residents died in
service during World War II.
For an area with such a small
population, it was a major
sacrifice. Those long-gone
veterans are honored each year
on Memorial Day, and again on
Veterans Day. One of those men
was 2nd Lt. Joseph Volk, who not
only served in the Armed Forces,
but was an active fireman with the
Millbrook fire department.
The Millbrook Historical
Society presented a program
devoted to celebrating the month
of the veteran in November. It
focused on Joseph Volk.
The presentation was the
Greece off the Adriatic coast. The
supplies were for Greek resistance
fighters. One drop was completed;
on the second attempted drop, a
mechanical failure occurred and
both engines cut out. The plane,
a DC3, careened into the side of
a mountain, killing all 11 men on
board.
Along with the Americans,
there were six British and one
South African aboard. Volk was
the co-pilot. The soldiers’ remains
were buried near Athens.
It took about two weeks for
notification to reach Volk’s family
in Millbrook. Communications
were not what they are today,
and more than 407,000 military
personnel died during World
War II, all with loved ones left
behind to be notified. A letter to
the Volk family was lost, and so
1917. He grew up in Millbrook,
attending the Thorne Memorial
School where he was active in
sports, graduating in 1935. By all
accounts, he was well liked, and
had many close relatives in the
area, including Anna and Paul
Nablock, through whom some
of this information was made
available. Russell Volk, of Clinton
Corners, provided the documents
to the Millbrook Historical
Society. He was at the presentation
and shared details about how the
materials were acquired.
It was after the Volk papers
were donated that Boice became
interested in the World War
II vet, and he studied him for
about a year before deciding that
Volk should be made known to
new generations of Millbrook
residents. Himself a Quaker

Village Board closes the year combined effort of Jonathan

By JUDITH O’HARA BALFE
judithb@millertonnews.com
MILLBROOK — The Village
Board meeting on Wednesday,
Dec. 17, was opened by Mayor
Rodney Brown. Deputy Mayor
Tim Collopy, and Trustees Mike
Herzog, Kevin McGrane and Joe
Rochford, as well as Village Clerk
Sarah Witt, were all in attendance.
A motion to approve a serial
bond for $550,000, which was
previously approved in May, was
reapproved effective Dec. 17, 2019,
for the purpose of improving and
repairing the water system.
The new sign code document
was also approved after a great
deal of time and energy was put
into it. Trustees worked with
Village Attorney Josh Mackey
and Building Inspector/Code
Enforcement Officer Ken
McLaughlin over the past year
to update the code.
The updated zoning map was
approved, pending some slight
adjustments. It incorporates four
parcels along Franklin Avenue,
which will become commercially
zoned. The properties have been
in use commercially already,
but the commercial zoning
designation will now be reflected
in the new map.
George Whalen III, attorney
Alan Rapplyea and McLaughlin
also talked about the Thorne
Building, namely its zoning,
uses and possible changes that
may take place when the village
agrees on a deal with the
Thorne Building/Community
Center group. A reverter clause
associated with the property and
the original Thorne inheritors
has been resolved and negated,
so the finalization of the process
for the property to change hands
is closer than it’s ever been.
There are still issues, with other
properties involved such as the
VFW building and the Band Shell.
Zoning still has to be resolved
depending on the uses of the
property, which will be checked
for needed permits or rezoning.
An update on Ruge Auto’s plans
to pave its parking lot on Route
44 was put on hold, as Herzog and
Conservation Advisory Council
(CAC) member Howard Schuman
left the meeting to attend another
meeting specifically about the
Ruge issue, with neighbors and
interested parties. The objections
to paving the lot concern the
Department of Environmental
Conservation (DEC) and whether
a permit is needed.
Before he left, Herzog was
asked about the quasi-official
Shade Tree Committee’s plans
for a new, official committee to
oversee plans, codes and other
matters pertaining to Millbrook’s
shade trees. Herzog has long been
involved with the issue, and
Millbrook has been named a
Tree City, USA, numerous times.
The establishment of the new
committee will require naming
a leader and a set of goals, which
will be defined this month.
There were no representatives
from the fire department or the
Highway Department; their
reports will be given at the first
meeting in January.
The next meeting will be held
on Tuesday, Jan. 14, at 6:30 p.m.
at Village Hall.
Boice, who has a long history of
collecting and showing antique
it was five months after his death,
on Feb. 22, 1945, that his family
received the sad news from his
and a pacifist, Boice recognizes
the immense sacrifice veterans
have made to this country. He
machinery, and Stan Morse, a commanding officer. got together with Morse, and
devoted member and leader of In that letter it was noted they decided to jointly give the
the society for many years. In a that Volk had quickly gotten November talk.
question and answer format, the acquainted with the men on At the corner of the Millbrook
program was informative and base and was well liked. The firehouse there is a monument
enjoyable. commanding officer said that with only two names on it, both
Stationed with the Army Air he was still missed among the of them Millbrook firemen who
Corps in Brindizi, Italy, Volk men, and told the Volk family died in the line of duty during
died while on a mission dropping to remember that he went down World War II. The first name is
medicine, clothes, food and fighting. that of Volk, the second is Thomas
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Skating with Santa Claus
By JUDITH O’HARA BALFE
judithb@millertonnews.com
MILLBROOK —Millbrook
Early Childhood Education
Center (MECEC) hosted students,
families and members of the
community at the Millbrook
School’s skating rink on Friday,
Dec. 20.
About 45 people attended,
skating, enjoying hot chocolate,
cookies and meeting and skating
with Santa Claus. The pre-K
school is located at 30 Maple
Ave., at Lyall Federated Memorial
Church, and this event was a way
of introducing the program to the
community.
Although many of the children
spent more time on their seats
than on their feet, everyone had
a great time. Mothers, fathers
and children all participated,
and the rink, which is open to
the community on Sundays, was
cold but inviting for experienced
skaters and novices alike.
Executive Director Anne Garcia
and Assistant Director Catherine
Barton were pleased with the turn
out and hope to make it a yearly
event.
Pine Plains wrestling team
wrestles with recruitment
By KAITLIN LYLE
kaitlinl@millertonnews.com
PINE PLAINS — While the
road has been a bumpy one since
the start, Coach Tom Strudwick
has remained undeterred in
running his youth wrestling team
in the town of Pine Plains.
Calling himself the biggest
advocate for bringing a
wrestling program into the
Pine Plains Central School
District, Strudwick has seen the
highs and lows of trying to gain
support for the program, all while
maintaining a positive attitude
and spreading the word. In an
effort to introduce the program
into the school district, he
previously approached the Pine
Plains Board of Education and
Pine Plains Athletic Director Rob
Scott to discuss the possibility.
In recent news, Strudwick
reported that the school district
advertised a potential wrestling
program on its website to offer
students an alternative winter
sport apart from indoor track
and basketball. Physical education
teachers also lent their support by
encouraging students to sign up
for the program.
“I really couldn’t believe my
eyes because I couldn’t believe
The Great Nacho Bowl
D
uring this football
playoff season, millions
of reluctant viewers
will sit down somewhere in the
living or family room and be
forced to watch a football game
that someone in the household
is fanatic about but in which
our hypothetical viewer has
absolutely no interest at all.
Besides garnering TV
martyrdom points to use in a
future life, I suggest said television
martyr make up a game to play
with the defense that will make it
look like the game on TV is being
followed closely.
First count the number
of players at the back of the
defensive formation. They’re
called “safeties” because they keep
the defense safe from looking
silly when an offensive player
threatens to go right past them.
If there is only one guy back there,
the defense is called “Cover 1.” If
you see two, it’s called “Cover 2.”
Three is “Cover 3,” and so on. If
nobody at all is back there, it’s
called, guess what, “Cover 0.”
(Football is really complicated,
isn’t it!!)
Now watch the play. If it goes
nowhere, give the defensive guy
a point next to whichever Cover
number worked. If it goes for
Santa with Frances Garcia, 8, at the Skating with Santa event
held by MECEC on Friday, Dec. 20, at the Millbrook School's
skating rink.
they had done it,” Strudwick said.
Yet just as Strudwick was
getting excited, the program
ultimately gathered between
five and six signatures, resulting
in Scott’s decision to remove
the program from the options
for winter sports. Disappointed
by the results, Strudwick urged
the district to give the program
another chance. In response,
he was encouraged to consider
exploring other school districts in
the local region, which led him to
branch out by reaching out to the
Millbrook school district.
After talking with Millbrook
Athletic Director Al Hammell,
Strudwick said Hammell was very
enthusiastic about the program
and is now looking forward to
learning more about the program.
If all goes well and enough
students get involved, Strudwick
said they may be looking into a
merger between Millbrook and
Pine Plains.
Even if the wrestling
program doesn’t evolve into a
school-based athletic program,
Strudwick said he plans to
continue teaching wrestling to
interested participants and to
be as “persistent and relentless
as he can without stepping over
the line. “I’ve still got a good
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more than 10 yards, take a point
away.
This game can be played for
both teams. At the end of the
game, whichever defense has
the most points and used the
correct covers more often wins
the “Defensive Genius of the
Game.”
Then you converse with the
resident fanatic and explain how
the Defensive Non-Genius should
have used a different cover when
the other team rolled up a big
gain on that pass play and how
effective whichever Cover won
was. Your local fanatic will listen
with mouth agape, and you will
be considered a HOUSEHOLD
DEFENSIVE GENIUS forever
more. That alone should be worth
the investment of time and energy
necessary to play your game.
But what if you prefer offense
over defense? OK, here’s one
called The Great Nacho Bowl.
First, make sure you have a great
bowl of nachos. On the next
offensive play, you call “Run” or
PHOTO BY JUDITH O’HARA BALFE
spirit about what might happen,”
he said. “I really feel Pine Plains
wants a team.”
In the meantime, Strudwick
will continue running the Pine
Plains wrestling team from the
basement of the Pine Plains Free
Library on Tuesday and Thursday
nights from 6 to 8 p.m. With about
18 to 20 participants in grades
third through 11th, he said the
program includes students from
not only Pine Plains, but other
towns like Red Hook.
In the five-plus years since he
initiated the program, Strudwick
said it’s become much easier to
run, especially now that he can
look back and determine which
techniques work and which
ones don’t when instructing
students. Calling wrestling
a “high discipline sport,”
he said he’s made the program
more physically challenging to
weed out students who don’t
really want to be involved in the
program. His goal? To keep those
who do.
“Those are truly the children
I want to be there,” he explained,
“the ones who want to be there.”
For more information about
the Pine Plains wrestling team,
contact Strudwick at 845-242-
2048.
“Pass,” and if the offensive team
plays what you call and makes
more than 5 yards, you get to
grab a nacho from the bowl
and accompany it with a sip of
beverage.
On the other hand, if the team
runs the play you call and gets
stuffed, no nacho for you, and
thirsty you must remain for at
least one more play.
It’s the same if they do the
opposite of what you call. If they
run “Pass” when you call “Run,”
for example, and they yet they
succeed in making significant
yardage, no reward can be had
for you, you evil play caller.
Just how many nachos you
get in the course of the game
will determine your status as
offensive coordinator, whether
you win or lose your game, and
whether you have any room left
over for dinner. Depending on
what’s for dinner, even losers may
be winners.
So there is always a game to be
played within the game. For those
of you who might be watching
only to please your resident
fanatic, winning your own game
may make for wins all around.
Millerton resident Theodore
Kneeland is a retired teacher and
coach ­— and athlete.
THE MILLERTON NEWS, Thursday, January 2, 2020
Building better players with
Pine Plains Pee Wee program
By KAITLIN LYLE
kaitlinl@millertonnews.com
PINE PLAINS — Budding
athletes looking to improve their
game by playing against their
peers this winter are encouraged
to register for the Pine Plains Pee
Wee Basketball program offered
in the Stissing Mountain Junior/
Senior High School gymnasium,
beginning this January.
Organized as an annual
program by the Pine Plains
Recreation Department, the Pee
Wee Basketball program is offered
to participants in kindergarten
through sixth grade. Pine Plains
residents can register for the
program free of charge while
nonresidents are required to pay a
one-time fee of $10 for the entire
program, which will cover the
cost of the T-shirt they’ll receive
for their participation.
Starting Saturday, Jan. 4,
the program will meet every
Waterman Bird Club January field trips
HUDSON VALLEY — The
Waterman Bird Club will take
the following field trips listed
below. For more information
or directions, go to www.
watermanbirdclub.org or the
club’s online third edition of
Where to Bird in Dutchess
County.
Participants should bring
water, sturdy footwear and
lunch and are invited to stay
and discuss the birds following
LEGAL NOTICES
LEGAL NOTICE OF
ESTOPPEL
The bond resolution, a
summary of which is published
herewith, has been adopted
on October 30, 2019, and the
validity of the obligations
authorized by such resolution
may be hereafter contested
only if such obligations were
authorized for an object or
purpose for which the Town
of Amenia, Dutchess County,
New York, is not authorized
to expend money, or if the
provisions of law which should
have been complied with as of
the date of publication of this
notice were not substantially
complied with, and an action,
suit or proceeding contesting
such validity is commenced
within twenty days after the
date of publication of this
notice, or such obligations were
authorized in violation of the
provisions of the Constitution.
Such resolution was subject
to a permissive referendum.
The period of time has elapsed
for the submission and filing
of a petition for a permissive
referendum, and a valid petition
has not been submitted and
filed.
A complete copy of the
resolution summarized
herewith is available for public
inspection during regular
business hours at the Office
of the Town Clerk for a period
of twenty days from the date
of publication of this Notice.
Dated: Amenia, New York,
December 19, 2019.
Dawn Marie Klingner
Town Clerk
01-02-20
BOND RESOLUTION
DATED OCTOBER 30, 2019.
A RESOLUTION
SUPPLEMENTING THE
B ON D R E S OLU T ION
DATED July 19, 2018, TO
AUTHORIZE, SUBJECT TO
PERMISSIVE REFERENDUM,
THE ISSUANCE OF AN
A DDI T IONA L $ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0
BONDS OF THE TOWN
OF AMENIA, DUTCHESS
COUNTY, NEW YORK, TO
PAYAPORTIONOFTHECOST
OF the CONSTRUCTION OF
THE TRAIL TO THE TRAIN
PROJECT, IN AND FOR SAID
TOWN.
Specific object or purpose:
Construction of the Trail to the
Train Project.
Pe r i o d o f p r o b a b l e
usefulness: 15 years
Saturday in the Stissing Mountain
gymnasium from 9 to 11 a.m. until
Saturday, March 7. After dividing
into groups based on their age
and skill level, participants will
work on the fundamental skills
for playing basketball.
Having played basketball
during his student days in the Pine
Plains school district, Pine Plains
Recreation Director Michael
Cooper said the program will
follow the athletic development
model for instruction. Under
this model, participants will be
taught the basic skills required
for playing basketball along with
the concepts of gameplay before
they face off against their peers
on the court.
“We take all the kids, whatever
their skill level is,” Cooper said,
“and we also teach them skills
and drills for them to practice at
home and get them to the skill
level they’re working toward.
“I think physical activity is
the walk.
Questions on field trips
can be answered by calling
Adrienne Popko at 845-264-
2015 or Barbara Michelin at
845-242-2301.
Go to www.cancellations.
com prior to the walk in case
of inclement weather.
• Wednesday, Jan. 8, at 9
a.m. Dutchess Rail Trail. Meet
at parking lot off Titusville
Road, behind Gold’s Gym, town
Previously authorized:
$1,000,000 bonds
Amount of obligations to
be issued: Additional $500,000
bonds
New maximum estimated
cost: $1,500,000
SEQRA: Type I Action,
Negative Declaration.
SEQRAcompliancematerials
on file in the office of the Town
Clerk where they are available
during regular office hours.
01-02-20
Legal Notice
Please take note that the Pine
Plains Town Board will hold
their 2020 Re-organizational
meeting on January 2nd at 7:00
pm at the Pine Plains Town
Hall, 3284 Rt. 199, Pine Plains
NY 12567.
By Order of the Town Board
Judy S. Harpp
Town Clerk
01-02-20
Notice of Filing of Articles of
Organization in New York by
a Limited Liability Company
Name: 2712 Route 9, LLC.
Articles of Organization filed
with sec. of state of NY (SOS)
on 11/25/2019. Office location:
Dutchess County. SOS is
designated as agent of LLC for
service of process. SOS shall
mail a copy of process to P.O.
Box 491, Millerton, NY 12546.
Purpose: Any lawful act or
activity.
12-05-19
12-12-19
12-19-19
01-02-20
01-09-20
01-16-20
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
TOWN OF AMENIA
PLANNING BOARD
APPLICATION FOR
MINOR SUBDIVISION
APPROVAL
BY IMMACULATE
CONCEPTION CHURCH
NOTICEISHEREBYGIVEN
that, pursuant to Chapter 105 of
the Town of Amenia Code, and
Section 276 of the NYS Town
Law, a public hearing will be
held by the Planning Board of
the Town of Amenia, New York,
on January 8, 2020 at 7pm at
the Town Hall, located at 4988
Route 22, Amenia NY on the
following matter:
Application by Immaculate
Conception Church for a minor
A7
SPORTS
one of the most important things
you can do as a human being,”
he continued, “and I think it’s
important for children to be able
to move and play, but also to come
and play with their friends and
classmates. That ability to be able
to move and be active is super
important to their development.”
Families can register their
children for the Pee Wee
Basketball program by going
online to www.familyid.com/
programs/town-of-pine-plains-
youth-basketball-program and
filling out the form. Cooper
noted that families can also use
the FamilyID website to register
their children for other programs
offered through the Pine Plains
Recreation Department.
For more information, email
Cooper at recreation@pineplains-
ny.gov or message the Pine Plains
Recreation Department through
its Facebook page at “Pine Plains
Recreation Committee.”
of LaGrange.
• Wednesday, Jan. 15, at 9
a.m. Meet at the Education
Center parking lot, Staatsburg.
• Wednesday, Jan. 22, at 9
a.m., Tymor Forest. Meet at
the barns, off County Route
21/Bruzgul Road.
• Wednesday, Jan. 29, at 9
a.m. Harlem Valley Rail Trail,
Coleman Station Road, off
Route 22/44, north of Amenia.
Meet at the parking lot.
subdivision to create two lots
on Lavelle Road in the Hamlet
Mixed-Use Zoning District,
Aquifer Overlay District, and
Hamlet Exclusion Area. The
purpose of the subdivision is
to create a new 1-acre lot from
the church’s larger parcel. The
new lot (Lot 1A) would contain
an existing house and garage,
which would be sold to generate
revenue for the church. The
church would retain the larger
parcel (Lot 1).
A copy of the application is
on file in the Amenia Planning
office for public viewing and
inspection during normal
business hours at the Town
Hall address noted above. The
application can also be viewed
and downloaded from the
Town’s official website at www.
ameniany.gov.
At the public hearing noticed
herein, the Planning Board
will hear all persons interested
in the application. Persons
may appear at the hearing in
person or by agent, and may
also submit written comments
to the Planning Board prior
to or at such hearing. Dated:
December 17, 2019.
Robert Boyles, Jr., Chairman
Town of Amenia
Planning Board
01-02-20
Town of Pine Plains
Dutchess County, New York
Notice of Public Hearing
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE
that a public hearing will be
held by the Town of Pine Plains
Planning Board on the 8th day
of January, 2020, at 7:35 PM at
the Town Hall, 3284 Route 199,
Pine Plains, New York, for the
purpose of hearing all persons
for or against the special use
permit for timber harvesting
submitted by Gutchess Lumber
Company for properties located
at Schultz Hill Road and Bean
River Road, Town of Pine Plains,
Dutchess County, State of New
York, Tax Map No. 6971-00-
660311 and 6971-00-978309.
Any resident of the Town
of Pine Plains shall be entitled
to be heard regarding said
application. The application
is available for review during
regular business hours at the
Pine Plains Town Hall.
By order of:
Town of Pine Plains
Planning Board
01-02-20
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SNAP Continued from Page A1
a household of two gets a maxi-
mum allowance of $355 a month;
and a household of three can re-
ceive up to $509 a month. A fee
of $146 or more is granted for
each additional household mem-
ber.
Eligibility requirements for
accessing SNAP benefits typi-
cally focus on the individual’s
income based on the size of their
family.
According to Section 6(o)
of the Food and Nutrition Act
of 2008, the amount of time
able-bodied adults without de-
pendents (ABAWD) can receive
SNAP benefits is limited to three
months in a 36-month period,
unless the individual fulfills cer-
tain work requirements. Includ-
ed in this act, the USDA has the
authority to temporarily waive
the benefit time limit in areas
that have an unemployment rate
of more than 10% or a lack of suf-
ficient jobs.
The USDA has now deter-
mined that ABAWDs should
work or participate in a work
program if they want to receive
SNAP benefits. The department
is looking into redefining the
criteria for identifying areas that
have an unemployment rate of
more than 10% or don’t have a
sufficient number of jobs to pro-
vide employment for individu-
als.
Included in the notice it
posted on its website on Thurs-
day, Dec. 5, the USDA wrote,
“The Department is committed
to providing SNAP benefits to
those who truly need them, but it
must also encourage participants
to take proactive steps toward
long-term self-sufficiency.”
This new rule will come into
effect on Wednesday, April 1.
Supporters say it will incentivize
people to get to work; detractors
say it will keep much needed as-
sistance from the hungry.
Reviewing its most recent
data, Dutchess County Commu-
nity & Family Services reported
that 10,425 Dutchess County
households currently use SNAP,
amounting to roughly 17,055
people. Out of the total number
of cases, Dutchess County Com-
munity & Family Services Com-
missioner Sabrina Jaa Marzouka
said about 210 individuals could
be affected by the changes.
However, Marzouka noted
that numbers are preliminary
estimates based on able-bodied
GIAN STARR Continued from Page A1
two years ago. This past sum-
mer, he spent some time at Cold
Spring, which he later described
as “one of the warmest and most
inviting places you can go to in
terms of the school.
“The people that work there
are absolutely wonderful,” Starr
praised. “They care a lot about
the kids and there’s something
magical about being around the
little children… that really lends
itself for wonderful outcomes.”
Following former Cold
Spring Principal Jay Glynn’s re-
Quilting group
The quilting group meets
on the second Saturday of the
month from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
with a break for lunch.
The group meets at the
NorthEast-Millerton Library
Annex located at 28 Century
Blvd.
Participants should bring
their own equipment and
project. Attendees do not
have to stay the entire time.
Electricity assistance
The North East Com-
munity Center has been
awarded a grant from
The United Way of the
Dutchess-Orange Region
enabling it to provide $50
vouchers toward electric-
ity cost for local low-in-
come households.
Call Jessica at 518-789-
4259, ext. 103 to see how
to qualify. Quantities are
limited and funds are ap-
plied directly to the utility
provider.
adults without dependents who
are currently exempt as well as
individuals on whom the depart-
ment doesn’t collect work re-
quirement information.
“If they do not meet the work
requirement, they would no lon-
ger be eligible for SNAP ben-
efits,” Marzouka summarized.
“The one certain impact will be
the additional administrative
burdens for the department as
we will now have to monitor
these individuals’ employment
status to determine their ongo-
ing eligibility.”
As far as how these changes
might impact area food pan-
tries, some are anticipating an
increase in the number of clients
seeking food. Yet pantry volun-
teers have said they are prepared
to help those in need and remain
optimistic about the future.
Since the Pine Plains Food
Locker doesn’t ask its clients for
personal information, pantry di-
rector Pat Nannetti said she isn’t
sure how the changes will im-
pact local residents. She did say
that more and more families are
coming to the Food Locker on
its monthly distribution day to
pick up food, the majority due to
a lack of work. Ever optimistic,
Nannetti said the SNAP changes
might help encourage her cli-
ents to seek employment sooner
rather than later.
“It sounds like it could be good
for young families — maybe this
will give them an opportunity to
find work and be proud of them-
selves,” she said.
The Millerton Food Pantry
only serves individuals in emer-
gency situations, which volun-
teer Judy Westfall said explains
why the pantry doesn’t get a lot
of traffic. Therefore, she said, she
doesn’t expect the SNAP changes
will have a major impact on her
clientele. That, though, could
change — and the pantry is hop-
ing it will be prepared with plen-
ty of donations and volunteers in
case it does.
“As far as we understand it,
the emergencies come from the
same people, usually in one or
two month periods, and they are
definitely in need at that point,”
Westfall said. “If we get phone
calls from people in desperate
need, we will help them.”
All of the pantries in the area
are keeping an eye on the USDA
rules, and watching to see if more
changes come down the pike.
tirement from the district last
June, Starr interviewed for the
principal position. Already well-
aware of Starr’s professionalism,
Pine Plains Superintendent of
Schools Martin Handler said,
“We were very confident when
he applied that he would be an
outstanding candidate.”
Starr’s goals as principal in-
clude improving literacy and
numeracy; updating facilities;
building communication with
parents, particularly through
the school district website; sup-
MILLERTON IN BRIEF
American Legion Post 178 serves breakfast
A breakfast will be held at
Millerton American Legion
Post 178 on Sunday, Jan. 5, from
7 to 11 a.m.
The breakfast menu in-
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ing handcuffed and taken away
by state police, the men spent a
night in jail in Litchfield, Conn.,
and were each sentenced to 25
hours of community service.
Pine Plains residents were
grief-stricken upon learning
that town native and Navy Chief
Cryptologic Technician Shan-
non (Smith) Kent, 35, was killed
along with three other Ameri-
cans in a suicide bombing in the
Syrian city of Manbig on Jan. 16.
February
As a result of unavoidable
expenses and other related mat-
ters, the tax levy for the Pine
Plains Fire District increased by
72.5%, upsetting taxpayers in the
process.
Millerton merchants collabo-
rated at the Millerton Business
Alliance’s monthly meeting to
discuss potential solutions for
problematic parking in the busi-
ness district and speeding on
Main Street.
On Feb. 26, the Millbrook
Village Board signed a con-
tract to sell the historic Thorne
Building to the Thorne Building
Community Center Committee.
Meanwhile, the Webutuck
BOE considered the benefits
of adding a full-day Pre-K pro-
gram; the district also launched
a new communications tool,
Anonymous Alerts, to allow
students and the school com-
munity to anonymously submit
concerns to the administration.
March
While Millerton voters cast
their ballots in the 2019 election,
the North East Town Board ac-
cepted a $70,000 bid from CPL
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state’s existing ban on fracking,
the current climate emergency
or any scientific or medical re-
search that has emerged since
2012.
By mid-December, a plan
was set to serve a preliminary
injunction to stop CVEC from
full operation until a Supple-
mental Environmental Impact
Statement (SEIS) can be com-
pleted. Representing a local
family that lives near the power
plant, attorneys Michael Suss-
man and Joshua Douglass filed
a lawsuit against the New York
State Department of Environ-
mental Conservation (DEC) and
porting teachers through pro-
fessional development as the
school adopts new programs
and launches new literacy ini-
tiatives.
“I believe in a whole child
approach to early learning,”
Starr said, “which includes not
just the academic needs of the
child, but their physical and
socio-emotional needs as well.
We want our youngest learners
to learn, but we also want them
to be happy, healthy and kind to
their peers.”
The meal may be served
as eat in or take out.
The price is $8 per adult
and $6 for children and se-
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Breakfasts take place on
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from October through April.
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Architecture, Engineering and munity Development Block Smithfield Valley Road caused
Planning to assist the town and Grant (CDBG) awards for mu- an uproar among community
village’s joint efforts to build a nicipal sidewalk projects, Ame- members at the Amenia Zoning
new highway garage facility on nia was awarded a $71,000 grant Board of Appeals (ZBA) meeting
Route 22. Millerton Mayor Deb- to complete downtown Ameri- on May 20.
bie Middlebrook was re-elected cans with Disabilities Act (ADA) The Webutuck, Pine Plains
to another term in office as was improvements along Route and Millbrook school boards
Trustee Jennifer Najdek; new- 343. The CDBG program also held elections, and voters gave
comer Joshua Schultz was also awarded the town of Washing- their approval of their districts’
elected as trustee. ton a $100,000 grant for ADA budgets at the annual vote on
In Pine Plains, incidents of improvements at the Town Park May 21.
juvenile crime were brought on Route 44. June
to the Town Board’s attention May As local students readied
on March 21, with reports of After fulfilling the necessary themselves for graduation, Mil-
12-year-old and 14-year-old ad- requirements to be recognized lerton residents reacted strongly
olescents fiddling with car door as Climate Smart Communi- to news that Millerton Fresh
handles around 2 a.m. At least ties (CSC), the towns of Ame- Market decided to close its
one car was reported stolen. nia, North East and Dover were doors for good. The closure left
Meanwhile, on March 24, the awarded funding from the New the village without a supermar-
Washington Town Board fielded York State Department of Envi- ket — an issue that continues
questions and concerns from ronmental Conservation’s CSC today.
residents about reports of local Grant program. Generating its largest turnout
crime committed by residents at The village of Millerton was to date, the 15th Annual Taste of
Green Briar Adult Home. saddened to learn that Robert Millbrook, held on June 8, was
April Sadlon, founder and owner of deemed a huge success.
There were Easter Egg Hunts The Moviehouse, passed away After numerous discussions,
and visits with the Easter Bunny on May 15 at the age of 76, fol- revisions and public hearings,
throughout the region. lowing a battle with brain can- the Amenia ZBA voted unani-
Millerhurst Farm, in An- cer. mously to deny the Kent Hol-
cramdale, welcomed the start The Pine Plains Town Board low Mine appeal on June 17.
of construction for a new dairy listened to a presentation by ar- Kent Hollow Mine representa-
barn on April 8, replacing the chitect Dennis Wedlick of Barlis tives had appealed Amenia Code
barn the Miller family lost in a Wedlock in Hudson, on May 16, Enforcement Officer Michael
devastating electrical fire in Oc- regarding his collaboration with Segelken’s determination that
tober of 2018. Habitat for Humanity to cre- the site on County Route 2 was
Residents, local leaders, ate affordable housing in Pine in violation of two sections of
Dutchess County representa- Plains. the town’s zoning code.
tives and members of the Har- In Millbrook, more than 40 Also on June 17, a Compre-
lem Valley Rail Trail Association authors and more than 300 at- hensive Plan public hearing
(HVRTA) kicked off construc- tendees attended the 11th Annual was held in Pine Plains, so town
tion for the fourth phase of the Millbrook Literary Festival on leaders could get a better idea of
Trail’s northward extension May 18. the community’s hopes for the
with a ceremonial groundbreak- A proposal to build an ac- future.
ing on April 12. cessory building for non-com- Look for Part Two of the Year
Among the recipients of mercial recreation on resi- in Review in next week’s edition of
Dutchess County’s 2019 Com- dential property located along The Millerton News.
CVEC. of the Honorable Christi Acker. power’s in the judge’s hand and
“The reason why it’s appro- “The Court will continue its re- we have to go along with what
priate for the Department of view of the motions to dismiss Justice Acker says.”
Environmental Conservation the petition and will schedule an “I had high hopes for this
to conduct a supplemental en- oral argument on those motions court decision and it’ll be com-
vironmental study is that the if it deems it necessary.” ing on down the road,” said
initial study that they based the Those opposing CVEC said Charles Davenport, a member
plant’s approval on was done in they were disappointed to learn of the Stop Cricket Valley En-
2012, and in the nine years since the court appearance canceled. ergy team. “There’s more legal
that was accomplished, a lot of “It was disappointing because work to do.”
new information has come to I reviewed the written argu- At this time, Sussman and
the table with regard to climate ments on both sides and they’re Douglass have been permitted
change and the effect of meth- both full of a lot of legalities, but to submit additional written ar-
ane gas on climate change,” ex- I haven’t heard the arguments guments until Thursday, Jan. 2.
plained North East resident and on both sides,” Kish said. “I Regardless of the final out-
Communications Director for thought it was important for the come, Fallert assured, “We’re
StopCricketValley.org Bill Kish. public to hear both sides and for going to continue to advocate
The court hearing for CVEC the judge to hear what the argu- against the use of natural gas en-
was originally scheduled for 11 ments actually are.” ergy in New York state because
a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 19, at the Johanna Fallert is a member we do today have alternatives
New York State Supreme Court of Stop Cricket Valley Energy
LLC and of a grassroots organi-
that don’t harm the people and
don’t harm the planet.”
in Poughkeepsie. However, after
reviewing the preliminary in- zation called Mothers Out Front When asked to comment on
junction submission, the court Dutchess County. the filing of the injunction, a
determined it didn’t require an “We were stunned and disap- Cricket Valley Energy Center
oral argument and canceled the pointed,” Fallert said, “but the spokesperson declined.
court hearing on Wednesday af-
ternoon, Dec. 18.
“The Court will endeavor to
issue a decision expeditiously as
to the request for a preliminary
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COMPASS
Your Guide to Tri-State Events Jan. 2-8, 2020

MOVIES: PATRICK L. SULLIVAN

Schlock and Awe-Ful: Continuing

The Series on Horrible Movies
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very so often I dial
up an obscure horror
flick on the streaming
gizmo, only to realize I’ve
seen it before. And once is
almost always enough.
This makes me nervous.
What if I have seen all the
horrible movies out there?
But the supply of bad cin-
ema seems inexhaustible,
and I am thankful for that.
It’s a long winter.
smoke. Alas, this was made
in 1964, so the nekkidity is
only implied.
“Dracula A.D. 1972”
(1972) and “The Satanic
Rites of Dracula” (1973). By Robert De Niro, right, and Joe Pesci in “The Irishman”
the 1970s Hammer Studios
MOVIES: ALEXANDER WILBURN
was looking for ways to
make the vampire tale more
contemporary. Thus “1972” Netflix and the Golden
has hot pants, horrible mu-
sic and nekkidity; “Satanic Globes: What’s at Stake
Rites” has nekkidity, hu-

“Dawn of the Mummy”
(1981) is a film that explores
the similarities between
mummies and zombies.
Conclusion: Both are dead,
and deadly. Mummies
generally have a motive for
mayhem, such as a cen-
turies-old curse; zombies
are more ecumenical and
attack the living without
regard for race, creed, sex-
ual orientation or relative
tastiness. Director Frank
Agrama coaxes stellar
performances from the
cast, many of whom could
be mistaken for mummies
and/or zombies without the
aid of professional makeup.
Plus there are many exciting
scenes shot in the dark.
“Blood and Black Lace”
(1964) is directed by the
immortal Mario Bava and
is considered an important
“giallo” film. (That’s Italian
for “incomprehensible —
but some nekkidity.”) Many
women die in unpleasant
ways, for no apparent rea-
son, while more or less in-
terchangeable bad guys and
good guys stand around and
man sacrifice and a kind of
super-Ebola in a test tube.
Both feature the immortal
Michael Coles, who looks
like a horse with long hair,
as Inspector Murray of
Special Branch, and both
star Christopher Lee as the
Count and Peter Cushing as
Van Helsing. Nobody ever
said “ee-ville” better than
Cushing.
“Hannibal” (TV series).
The NBC horror show “Han-
nibal” ran three seasons
from 2013-15 and was can-
celed without my noticing
it.
But there’s something
about having a stubborn
head cold that makes damn
near anything on a stream-
ing service attractive. So I
watched the first two sea-
sons of “Hannibal” through
a fog of herbal tea and cold
medicines.
I’m a big fan of Hannibal
Lecter, Will Graham, Jack
Crawford and the rest of the
gang, so I was curious as to
how this network produc-
tion would stack up against
the movies.
“Blood and Black Lace” is excitingly incomprehensible.
Answer: So-so. movie. It is also shot in the
The show gets off to a dark and there are no subti-
solid if somewhat stately tles for the French parts.
start. But a pattern emerges. The leader of a devil cult
Will goes off into la-la land, has a madame on the pay-
and grows antlers. Hannibal roll to supply girls for the
prepares food of dubious human sacrifices. Even the
provenance while wearing police take notice.
plaid suits, extreme spread Unfortunately, this flick
collar shirts and ties with goes back and forth with
gigantic Windsor knots. flashbacks and jump cuts
Also Will has discovered and overlapping dialogue
how to always have four and a bunch of other artsy
days’ worth of beard. Never stuff that makes me suspect
more, never less. that someone was trying to
By the time I got to sea- make a SERIOUS FILM and
son three I was thoroughly not an excuse to see the im-
sick of the entire thing and mortal Karen Black nekkid.
my cold was done. Which we do, sort of.
“The Hooker Cult Mur- Does a see-through nighty
ders” (1973) is a hybrid count?
police procedural and devil Anyhoo, this is pretty
damn boring and unless you
have a really strong feeling
about the immortal Karen
F
or the first time,
Netflix is the dom-
inating presence
on the list of Golden
Globe award nominees,
with “The Irishman” and
“Marriage Story.”
This is the second year
that Netflix has gone
after Best Picture at the
major film awards; and
there is speculation that
the streaming service,
which offers subscribers
the option of watch-
ing their nominated
films from home, will
negatively impact the
traditional movie-going
experience, especially for
independent theaters.
While you can’t vote
for who wins at the
Globes on Sunday, Jan.
5, how you watch the
nominated films is a vote
for the way these types
of films may be available
in the years to come. The
future of cinema (and on
what size screen we will
consume it) is entirely
open.
In New York City,
anyone stopping on Fifth
Avenue in December to
admire the decorated
Bergdorf Goodman may
have noticed some-
thing to the right of the
department store. The
lit-up faces of actors
Adam Driver and Scar-
lett Johansson on several
billboards next door.
The images are not
ads. They are on the out-
side of the iconic Paris
Theater, Manhattan’s
last single-screen movie
theater. Once known for
showcasing European
art films, the 71-year-old
theater seemed to have
closed its doors in sum-
mer 2019.
Now it’s been given
a revival as Netflix’s
physical New York City
location.
The Paris’ screen is
currently running Net-
flix’s distribution of Noah
Baumbach’s “Marriage
Story,” which earned six
Globe nominations in-
cluding Best Drama Mo-
tion Picture; and acting
nominations for its stars,
Johansson and Driver.
What Netflix will do
with the historic theater
after this awards season
ends remains to be seen.

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Despite its absence
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ican theater chains, “The
Irishman” has played
across the country
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art house screens. The
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A
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about slavery, love, young Chinese girl (played
the lust for gold and by Rosalind Chao) who is
the American frontier in the sold into marriage by her
1880s has been re-released father. The man who buys
in the 4K high definition her, Hong King, brings her
format and will be shown at to Idaho, where he tries to
The Moviehouse in Miller- force her into prostitution.
ton in special screenings She manages to protect
on Sunday, Jan. 12, at 1 p.m. her honor and body but
and Saturday, Jan. 18, at 7 must find a way to buy her
p.m. freedom from King for a
The 1991 film “Thousand thousand pieces of gold.
Pieces of Gold” is based on In the process of her dif-
the 1981 historical novel of ficult journey, Lalu comes
the same name by Ruth- to be known as China Polly
anne Lum McCunn. The and then just Polly, a wom-
screenplay for the film was an who is able to live on her
written by documentary own terms and eventually
filmmaker Anne Make- move away to a new town
peace of Salisbury, who and a new life with the man
will talk about the film and she loves.
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screenings at The Movie-
house.
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