Presentation: Unusual Railroads of Upstate NY

DCHA – Saturday, April 8 @ 2 pm Join the Delaware County Historical Association at 2pm on Saturday afternoon, April 8 for a PowerPoint presentation delivered by railroad historian, and trustee of the Greater Fleischmanns Museum of Memories, John Duda. John will be highlighting the more unusual railroads in our region. Admission to the event…

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Skills Clinic a Hit

A baseball/softball skills clinic was held for area youth last weekend at South Kortright Central School. The event was sponsored by the Catskill Mountain Little League and was attended by over 40 children who learned fundamentals from the South Kortright varsity baseball team and longtime Coach Bob VanValkenburgh. CMLL will sponsor another pre-season clinic on…

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On the Wild Side

By Bill Combs Jr Welcome to On the Wild Side. Join me as I explore the wildlife and nature that Schoharie County and the surrounding areas have to offer on the wild side. Spring has arrived and so have the migrating birds. We spotted 1 immature Golden Eagle in the area around Max V. Shaul…

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Plumose structures at Opus 40

THE CATSKILL GEOLOGISTS BY PROFESSORS ROBERT AND JOHANNA TITUS We try, as often as possible, to show you interesting structures and features that you can go and see for yourself in our regional bedrock. We will do this again in this column, but this week’s effort will definitely be above average. Take a look at…

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Cave Mountain Catskills Music Festival

By Michael Ryan WINDHAM – They have not risen to the level of rising from the grave, but the legendary sounds of the Grateful Dead will be alive and well for the birth of the “Cave Mountain Catskills Music Festival.” “Joe Russo’s Almost Dead” band, performing cover songs from the original appreciatively expired, are one…

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Craft Fair at MCS

Shoppers discovered homemade crafts Saturday in the Middleburgh high school gym as members of the National Honor Society and Middleburgh Central School Student Congress hosted a craft fair. Proceeds will benefit the year-end scholarships provided by the National Honor Society and National Junior Honor Society.

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Successful Opening at New Middleburgh Coffee/Bakery

MIDDLEBURGH – The customers were lined up outside the doors on Main Street Saturday for the “soft opening” for the Middleburgh Coffee Company and Scarlet Moon Desserts. Once inside, customers and visitors could see the fruits of the  hard work of Patrick and Daria Mattia who worked on the building for months. A larger opening…

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Thanks for Your Support

The Hill family at Shaver-Hill Maple Farm in Harpersfield, passed out a small token of theirappreciation last Sunday to Assemblyman Chris Tague, Senator Peter Oberacker and New York StateAgriculture Commissioner Richard Ball. The maple leaves and shirts represent their thanks for thesupport the three men who continue support the maple industry. The maple leaves are…

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