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Publication No.666800

Theft at WarwickHistorical Society’s

Baird’s TavernCauses Concern

By Nancy Owen

The theft of a French Flintlock musket with bayonet,used by a local historic family during the RevolutionaryWar, causes concern among Warwick Historical SocietyBoard members. The value is not in the rifle but the factthat it was used by a member of the Pelton family duringthe Revolutionary War.

The theft was discovered on Jan. 11, when the son of aconsultant to the Society was putting away decorationsfrom the Wassail Party and commented on the two "neat"rifles in a closet. Actually in October, following their dis-play during the annual fourth graders tour, three rifles werestored in that particular closet.

"It was obviously an inside job since there was no signof forced entry nor ransacking, as if someone was lookingfor something," said Raey Webster, Assistant Treasurer ofthe Society. All Board members were questioned as well asvolunteers on the Harvest to Holly program who mighthave had keys to the building.

After doing a thorough search of the tavern and con-tacting anyone with access to the building since October,the theft was reported to the Warwick Police Dept. The ArtLoss Registry has been notified as well as local antiquedealer, George Lawrence of the Eclectic Eye, WilliamJeneack, an auctioneer in Sugar Loaf, and George Knight, a

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Warwick Town Supervisor Michael Sweeton and Warwick Valley Senior Citizen’s Club President Pearl Lendzian view building exterior.

New Senior Citizen Building is the Talk of the Town

By Robert Demetry

It’s getting to be the "talk of the town" amongst seniorcitizens that is!

What is it? It’s a brand new $850,000 building adja-cent to Warwick Town Hall and dubbed the "WarwickSenior Center."

To be completed at the end of February, the projectwill be comprised of some 2,500 square feet containing alarge meeting space (1,940 sq. ft.), a spacious and efficientkitchen (220 sq. ft.), and a storage and mechanical room(360 sq. ft.).

And, oh yes, separate bathrooms for men and women!Also included in the project is the renovation of the

bottom wing of the existing Town Hall built in the 1980’s,which is currently used to store records. The space wasnever completely finished because there was only one exitdoor where, legally, there needed to be two doors in case ofan emergency.

"When it opens it will accommodate 130-150 seniorsand that’s a substantial increase over the current 90 that usea small room in Town Hall now," said Town of WarwickSupervisor Michael Sweeton.

Because of the lack of space to house senior citizenactivities, the Town voted to build the center after waitingfor many months to see what the Village of Warwick’s planswere for a senior citizen’s complex in the Village.

Sweeton said the center idea stemmed from the Villagelosing a County grant to build a senior citizen center on theproposed Liberty Greens property on Grand Street bydeveloper Jonah Mandelbaum.

"The Village got bogged down with that and the HUD

grant had expired even though it was extended severaltimes," explained Sweeton.

"We worked with the Village in the process and tried toget their grant switched to the Town to build the same cen-ter they (the Village) wanted to build on our land betweenthe Town police and Town DPW," said Sweeton.

He added, "The county rejected that so we needed todo something because our seniors, for many years, haveended up downstairs in a small windowless room whichwas an ‘after thought’ when the Town Hall was built."

Sweeton said space became a "premium" when theTown and Village police departments merged and whenother Town departmental needs grew.

"So when we heard about the Village’s project we wereexcited but when that idea started to evaporate and theVillage gave us a sense that their project wasn’t going tomove we quickly applied for our own County HUD grantso we could give our seniors a larger space to meet in," saidSweeton.

The original cost was approximately $500 thousand,which added about a 20 percent increase in space for activ-ities.

Because the new center could hold more than 100 peo-ple in a contained space, the New York State building coderequired the installation of a fire suppressing sprinkler systemin public meeting spaces.

That system added about $125,000 to the cost of thebuilding because a specially fabricated steel water tank hadto be purchased for water storage, being that the existingwell at Town Hall was a "poorly producing one," accordingto Sweeton.

Monies were also added to the project’s cost to reno-

Robert Demetry/The Warwick Valley Dispatch

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SUPERVISOR’SCORNER

By Michael P. SweetonWarwick Town Supervisor

www.townofwarwick.org

For Town information log ontowww.townofwarwick.org or tune to CablevisionMunicipal Channel 12.

I recently attended the NY Association ofTowns annual meeting in NYC, where I was able tovote with other elected officials on a legislativeagenda for 2005. Among these were support tolobby for Medicaid financing reform, increasedhighway funding for Towns, more incentives forvolunteer emergency workers, equal assessmenttreatment for condominiums, and local control forsetting of Town road speed limits. The Town Boardwill work with the Association to pass these bills inthe legislature.

Once again the Orange County Office of theAging will be offering help for seniors in preparingtheir 2004 tax returns. Any Warwick senior can call988-9517 to set up an appointment to have volun-teers assist in the preparation of basic, individualtax returns. These volunteers have been trained andcertified by the IRS.

Senator Thomas Morahan andAssemblywoman Annie Rabbitt will be in theWarwick Town Hall on Thurs., Mar. 3 from 2-5p.m. to discuss the NYS budget.

A public hearing entitled "Amendment ofChapter 168 Street Specifications" will be held onMar. 10 at 7 p.m. in the Warwick Town Hall.

The next regular meeting of the Town Boardwill be held on Thurs., Mar. 10 at 7:30 p.m. in theWarwick Town Hall, 132 Kings Highway.

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Town Takes Another Step to Expand Bellvale Water DistrictBy Scott Webber

The Warwick Town Board took another step towardthe expansion of the Bellvale Water District when it votedto determine whether or not such action will have a "sig-nificant effect on the environment."

This was done at the Feb. 24 meeting in compliancewith the provisions of the New York State EnvironmentalQuality Review Act (SEQRA) which requires this after anEnvironmental Assessment Form (EAF) had been submit-ted on Oct. 24, 2004.

If done, the expansion would provide water service for96 new proposed homes as well as 25 existing homes on258 acres of land located between Ketchum Road andPumpkin Hill Road on both sides of Route 17A as a means

of providing water without uranium in it.Tests done last year showed the presence of uranium in

the water in that area.In other business last week, the Board voted to have

Town Supervisor Michael Sweeton sign an application fora New York State Qualities Community Grant Applicationfor money to plan for the development of the GreenwoodLake Town Beach at the south end of Windermere Avenueto make it a "functional public beach and park for residentsand visitors alike to enjoy."

The Town and the Village of Greenwood Lakeacquired the former marina at the north end of the lake lastyear which is now a "vacant parcel needing improvements"to make it into a "focal point for village ceremonies, cele-brations, activities, and bringing the community together,"

said the Board in its resolution.The money will be used for engineering, landscaping,

signage and promotional planning work.In other business, the Board appointed Alexandra

Alvelo as Chairperson, Carmen Vargas as Co-Chairpersonand Robert Vance as Secretary of the Kings Estates/SugarHills Recreation Advisory Committee.

Beth Leadbetter was re-appointed to the WarwickRecreation Commission and Mary Comerford appointedas a member of the Warwick Partnership for a QualityCommunity Committee representing Greenwood Lake,term to expire May 26, 2008.

Because of the snowstorm that night, the Board votedto continue the public hearing on the extension of the PineIsland Water District.

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Greenwood Lake Village ElectionsA candidates’ night information forum will be held

today, March 2, at 7 p.m. at the Greenwood LakeElementary School where those running for mayor and vil-lage trustee will be heard.

Running for mayor are incumbent William J. Morriswho is being opposed by Frank L. Conti.

In the race for the two trustee seats are five contest-

ants. They include the two incumbents, William H. Sahlerand Annmarie VanDoran Sabarese as well as Brian E.Fisher, Adam J. Filipowski and Barbara J. Moore.

All are two-year terms.The voting will take place on Mar. 15 from 12 noon to

9 p.m. at the Senior Center on Windermere Avenue.

Adequate HealthInsurance at Reasonable

Costs, Biggest NeedBy Scott Webber

Adequate health insurance at a reasonable cost is thebig concern of Warwick residents when it comes to healthcare. In Town Hall on Wed., Feb. 23, at a public forumabout health care reform in New York State, a handful oflocal residents discussed what they felt was good aboutlocal health care, as well as what were the weaknesses.

Local care was said to be good because the emergencyroom at St. Anthony Community Hospital (SACH) wasalways available after doctor services ceased at 5 p.m. onweekdays. But with large businesses cutting back on healthinsurance for their workers, it was noted that there are agrowing number of uninsured people who must fall backon Medicaid for payment.

Medicaid has seen an increase of 47 percent in the pastfive years in claims filed with over four million peopleenrolled. Another one million will soon be going onMedicaid benefits.

While the 209 hospitals across New York attempt tooffer quality care, often the promised insurance paymentsare not what was anticipated, forcing hospitals to partnerwith others to cut costs.

The open community forum was sponsored by theBon Secours Charity Health System and the HealthcareAssociation of New York State. SACH is a member of theBon Secours System.

With no more land to expand the hospital, SACH’sinfrastructure was said to be "exhausted" as patientsbecome more dependent on staff care.

Another weakness is the practice of insurance

providers bargaining with each hospital over what they willpay for the same services offered elsewhere, rather thanpaying everyone the same.

The moderator for the forum was Steven Kroll, VicePresident of Government Affairs and External Relations ofthe Healthcare Association, who noted that in the past yearten hospitals have closed across the state because theycouldn’t meet the payroll.

Kroll called the U.S. Medicare System the best run plangoing, noting that only 2.5 percent goes for administrativecosts. The system serves 35 million people as well as pro-viding benefits for five million senior citizens.

The forum last week in Warwick was one of a seriesgoing on across the state to find out local citizen concernsabout health care, Kroll reported.

The Healthcare Association serves as the key advocatefor more than 550 non-profit and public hospitals, healthsystems, nursing facilities, home care agencies, hospice andadult day care programs throughout New York State.

Kindergarten RegistrationKindergarten registration letters have been mailed to

the parents of students eligible for Kindergarten in the fall of2005. In order for a child to be eligible; the parent and childmust reside in the Warwick Valley School District and thechild must be five (5) years of age on or before Dec. 1, 2005.

Parents who did not receive Kindergarten registrationinformation are asked to call Central Registration at 987-3050 ext. 9 as soon as possible.

Budget Hearing March 3rdSenator Thomas P. Morahan and State Assembly rep-

resentatives for Orange County are inviting the public tovoice their concerns and opinions regarding theGovernorís proposed NYS Budget for fiscal year 2005-06.

Orange County residents are invited to participate at aBudget Hearing on Thurs., Mar. 3, with Assembly memberAnnie G. Rabbitt, who will be hosting the Budget Hearingwith the Senator at the Warwick Town Hall, located at 132Kings Highway in Warwick, between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m.

Members of the public are invited to participate in thislocal budget hearing. Individuals or representatives oforganizations may make an oral presentation of no morethan five minutes.

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From The Mayor’s Office

By Mayor Michael NewhardVillage of Warwick

www.villageofwarwick.org

Another winter storm may be descending onour valley this week. Our DPW crew is ready to takecare of our roads as efficiently as they have all win-ter long. I’d like to thank the DPW for the excellentjob they have done for the Village.

I will be in Albany this Sun., Feb. 27 until Tues.,Mar. 1, attending a New York Council of Mayor’sLegislative Conference. This is an opportunity topreview the State’s budget as well as bring concernsto our lawmakers.

A number of meetings were rescheduledbecause of the storm last week.

The Skateboard Committee will be meeting atVillage Hall this Thurs., Mar. 3 at 7 p.m.

The Planning Board meeting has been resched-uled for Mar. 17.

Senator Morahan will be in Town Hall onThurs., Mar. 3 between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. to reviewthe New York State Budget.

Last week I described numerous volunteerorganizations in our community. The importantone that I forgot is right here at Village Hall. TheVillage is always looking for interested people toserve on committees which includes: traffic, park-ing, shade tree, concerts, parks & recreation, ZoningBoard of Appeals, Architectural Review Board, toname a few. For more information please call theVillage Clerk at 986-2031.

Congratulations to Vincent Poloniak, the headof the Office of Community Development forOrange County. Vince has retired after 35 years ofservice. Vince has been head administrator for thebricks & mortar projects in all of our communities.He was honored this past Saturday for his achieve-ments over the many years.

The next regularly scheduled Village BoardMeeting will be on Mon., Mar. 7, at 7:30 p.m.

days from July 25 through August 5. The Warwick FireDepartment will hold their annual carnival and fireworksdisplay in Memorial Park from June 19 until June 26. TheLittle League will hold their annual opening day parade onApril 9. The parade will run from Lewis Park to the fieldsin Memorial Park. In addition, the Warwick ValleyGardeners have been given approval to host their annualGarden Tour and Plant Sale.

By Eileen Patterson

The Village of Warwick Board meeting took place onTues., Feb. 22. The Board typically meets on the first andthird Monday of each month, but Village Hall was closedon Mon., Feb. 21, in observance of President’s Day and themeeting was rescheduled to Tuesday evening. Afteraccepting the minutes of two previous meetings andaccepting the recent reports from the Village departments,the Board began receiving correspondence into the record.Only one piece of correspondence was received by theBoard.

This letter was from two residents, who were followingup on a recent request to the Board, to examine floodingissues on their properties on South Street Extension. Intheir letter, Mrs. Laura McGill and Mrs. Adrienne Strehlowreiterated their concerns about flooding issues near theirhomes. They said, "We feel that the problem has beencaused by over-development on the hillside above ourproperty."

Both of the women were present at a Village Boardmeeting on Jan. 18 to request a site visit by members of theBoard. They said, "We think the Village of Warwick shouldhelp us solve the flooding problem. We do not think thatnew development should be done at the expense of thoseresidents who are unlucky enough to live downstream." Atthat meeting, Mayor Michael Newhard asked Trustee BillIurato to visit the property with the Village Engineer,Michael Murphy, to investigate the flooding problem andto determine the extent to which the Village is responsible.

Mayor Newhard reported that Murphy had visited thesite and submitted his conclusions of the situation. In hisreport, the Village Engineer indicated that it is his opinionthat the Village is not responsible for this issue. Heexplained that the flooded areas of these two properties arelocated within the 100 year flood plain and therefore, theresidents should have anticipated some water to linger aftera rainfall.

The Village Engineer explained that extreme rainfallhas likely added to the situation. "The past calendar yearwas an extremely wet year in the northeastern UnitedStates where above average annual rainfall was experi-enced," said Murphy. This region typically experiences48.5 inches of rainfall from October to September; for thatperiod in 2003/04 Warwick received almost 54 inches.Murphy concluded, "The heavy rainfall over the past yearmay account for the residents’ perception that the wet con-ditions in their rear yards has become worse." The Mayorasked that a copy of the Engineer’s report be sent to Mrs.McGill and Mrs. Strehlow.

The Red Swan InnThe Red Swan Inn was the topic of the "Discussion"

portion of the agenda. The Board members engaged in alengthy discussion about the merits of the two petitionssubmitted regarding development of the Welling Farm.Village Attorney, Michael Meth, advised the Board of pos-sible next steps to take. Meth explained the reasons that theproject cannot proceed, as outlined in the petitions thatwere submitted. "I had a long conversation with Mr.Dickover, the Planning Board Attorney, and he said theproject does not fit into the current zoning," said Meth.

Mr. Meth felt that in addition to setting a precedent in

the Village, approval without a site plan would be difficultfor the Board to regulate details of a Planned UnitDevelopment (PUD) Zone. The concept behind the PUDis to create a layered site plan, which is approved by thePlanning Board, as new layers are conceived. This helps thedeveloper extend the project from a financial and designperspective. It also gives the Village input and approvalopportunities as the project proceeds. Trustee GeorgeMcManus agreed with Meth saying, "There’s not enoughinformation in the petition. I can’t deal with just a con-cept."

The Village Attorney explained that he can see the hes-itance on the part of the Demetroules team, understandingthat they likely do not want to spend time and funding ona site plan, engineering studies and architectural drawings,without having the zone change approval in hand. "In aperfect world, you would approve the rezone and every-thing could work out fine," said Meth, "but there’s a chanceyou will have no legal recourse if that is not the case."

Most of the Trustees seem to feel positive about theproject. All but McManus expressed support of the con-cept. McManus was not negative about the project as awhole, but he did not join the other Trustees in their posi-tive feedback to the Demetroules team. Trustee Pascal said,"I like what they are doing and would not deny the peti-tion, but I want more information." Trustee Iurato likesthe project too. He said, "I have faith in you that you aregoing to do the right thing, but we need to be careful forthe future."

The Board then made and approved a motion to askthe petitioner to submit more information including adetailed site plan. Trustee Metzger ended the discussion bysaying, "If we believe their application is in the best inter-ests of the Village, we can approve it with a site plan andpass it to the Planning Board to negotiate the details."Members of the Demetroules team left the meeting afterthe motion was approved. They were not present duringthe Privilege of Floor which would have been an opportu-nity to respond to the Board.

Budget MeetingMayor Newhard announced that budget meetings will

run during the middle of March. He acknowledged thatthese meetings which are occurring later in the year than istypical because the Board wanted a clear picture of expens-es incurred in 2004 in order to create a better plan for 2005.The Village Clerk confirmed that department heads havebeen given a deadline of Mar. 4 to submit projected costs.The meetings have been scheduled for March 8, 9, 15, 22and 23 each beginning at 7 p.m. in Village Hall. The pub-lic is welcome to attend these meetings, but are not givenan opportunity to speak. Residents who are interested inreviewing the budget documents may do so by visiting theVillage Clerk. Any comments, suggestions or requests forchanges to the numbers from residents may be submittedin writing prior to the scheduled meetings.

Community Organizations RequestsThe Board also approved several requests from com-

munity organizations for events being held in the Village.The Warwick Lodge will host their annual Lobster Bake onJune 12 in Memorial Park. Frozen Ropes has been givenapproval to use the ball fields at Memorial Park on week-

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PublisherMin Jae Hong

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PresidentEugene Wright

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MeetingsThe Board of Trustees of the Village of Warwick will hold

budget meetings for the upcoming 2005-06 fiscal year at 7 p.m. inVillage Hall, 77 Main Street, Warwick on the following dates:

The Village of Warwick Planning Board meeting will be heldon Thurs., March 17 at 7:30 p.m. in Village Hall, 77 Main Street.

The Village of Warwick Zoning Board of Appeals meeting willbe held Mon., March 21 at 7 p.m. upstairs in the Village Hall.

The Pioneer Returns to Warwick

By Robert Demetry

Four things are better old than new: wine, fish, oil and aboveall an old friend.

Well, an old friend is back – the Pioneer Restaurant!Warwickian natives, Paul and Cheryl Karas have re-opened

the recently closed Walsh’s Restaurant at 49 Oakland Avenue at theentrance to the lovely, historic Village of Warwick.

Walsh’s formerly the Pioneer, was owned and operated byChristopher and Susan Walsh for nearly two years.

"People used to meet here at the Pioneer in between doingtheir stuff and for over four decades it was a gathering place to eat,chat and find out what was happening locally each and every day,"said owner/chef Paul Karas.

"So we thought we could return it back to the friendly casualatmosphere, make the food really good and at a reasonable price,and serve it quickly," added Karas. "We knew we could make a goof it and decided to bring the Pioneer back!"

Karas said he has seen the demise of many restaurants in thearea over the years: Spruce Lodge, Valley View, Lovey’s, WarwickGardens, Deep Sea of Warwick as well as the old Pioneer.

"We thought that the community needed something that wasa little more casual than the upscale restaurants…something thatwould be convenient and conducive to families with children,pointed out Karas.

"Not everyone, especially with two parents working in ahousehold, can go home and always cook-up a good satisfyingmeal everyday.

"It used to be a luxury to go out to eat and now it’s sometimesa necessity because people don’t have a lot of time to do all thethings they want in a fast-paced environment so we were lookingfor something to slow life down – and that’s what the Pioneer is allabout," added Karas.

The nostalgic Pioneer Restaurant was a treasured landmark inWarwick’s Village for more than 40 years until it closed Dec. 31,2001.

It was a "stopping place" off life’s merry-go-‘round where onecould get a cup of coffee and a buttered hard roll, a quick genuinehamburger and fries for lunch and some great homemade icecream for dessert after dinner or on a hot summer night.

In the seventies and eighties it was run by Charlie andMichele Carter. In 1992, Tracey Ciliberti – who had worked at thePioneer since she was 15 – purchased and continued cultivatingthe popular eatery which became a hometown crossroads whereone could "chew the fat" at bull sessions about people and politicsand everything in between.

The Karas’ met when they both worked at the now long-gone,Blue Spruce Restaurant in Bellvale in the mid 1980’s.

"She was a hostess and I was the assistant chef forHenry…and now we’re married and are still in the restaurantbusiness," said Karas.

Paul and Cheryl have two children, Christopher and Philip.Christopher is a freshman at the Culinary Institute of America inHyde Park training to become a chef like his father.

"We brought back the lunch counter and revolving chrome-rimmed stools that were taken out by the previous owners," notedCheryl, who was in commercial banking for nearly 15 years and wasa head teacher for a number of years at the Warwick Day Care Center.

"The old stools were mostly broken and worn out fromdecades of use, so we have bought new ones to continue the nos-talgic ambiance of the old Pioneer," she added.

Paul has been in the food service business "all his life" since hewas a sophomore at Warwick High School. He washed pots at theWarwick Inn for some spending money.

"I have worked in almost every area restaurant and several inCalifornia and came "full circle" back to Warwick and most recent-ly was the chef at the Warwick Inn for 20 years until two monthsago," said Karas who said most of his culinary prowess is attributedto years of hands on experience and the "School of Hard Knocks."

"I learned from many, many great chefs over the years, espe-cially one French chef, Pasqual, who worked at the Playboy Cluband who had been General George Patton’s personal chef and hetaught me how to carve ‘steamship round’ which is a large beef cowleg you carve on the spot," noted Karas.

When local produce becomes abundant, Karas said he will be‘buying local’ and networking with other restaurant vendors. Abeer and wine license is planned in the future.

The menu ranges from the inexpensive and casual, to warmand comfortable, affordable dinners to please all manner of palatesand pocketbooks.

Appetizers range from clams casino to nachos, and mozzarel-la sticks to shrimp cocktail.

Soups and salads complement slow roasted Black Angusprime rib, broiled filet of scrod, New York sirloin steak as well asItalian favorites such as chicken scampi, veal parmigiana with lin-guini and numerous pasta dishes.

There is seating for some 56 and breakfast, lunch and dinnersare served on a daily basis except Monday and Tuesday when theyare closed.

"We’re here for our customers and that’s the only reason weshow up everyday…we say ‘thank you’ when you come in and‘thank you’ when you leave," said Karas.

And what an old-fashioned ‘Pioneer’ custom that is!

Paul Karas and wife, Cheryl, recently opened the Pioneer Restaurant which dates back to nearly a half century.Robert Demetry/The Warwick Valley Dispatch

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Letters to the Editor

Senator Morahan Supports Morris as GWL MayorEditor,

I would like to lend my support to William Morris in his candidacy for reelection asMayor of the Village of Greenwood Lake. I have had the privilege of working with MayorMorris on issues of concern to the village.

Since 1999, the Mayor has zealously advocated for State support of projects thatserve the needs of the community. Over the last few years, Mayor Morris’ efforts haveresulted in increased funding for Village projects.

The Mayor has worked very hard to ensure that the residents of Greenwood Lakedo not see a rise in their local taxes.

Mayor Morris is a conscientious, highly competent leader who is most deservingof reelection. He has earned my admiration and full support. It is my hope that the votersof Greenwood Lake will concur, and reelect Mayor Morris

SENATOR TOM MORAHAN

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local gun dealer who used to have a store in the shopping center on Ronald Reagan Blvd.The society is offering a $500 reward, no questions asked, for the return of the rifle. "Thegun is only worth that amount because it’s not in good condition," said Webster.

The guns were originally found, last summer, wrapped in a towel, rusting away, in theShingle House, another building in the museum group. Other members of the SocietyBoard knew of their existence and did not want them displayed. Michael Bertolini, Curatorof the Historical Society and Webster disagreed. They had all three guns cleaned up anddisplayed for the first time during the fourth graders tour. "We’re a museum and display-ing artifacts is what museums do," was the feeling of the two men.

As a result of the theft additional security measures are being taken. Locks on all thebuildings will be changed and changes are being made in the alarm coding. "We want toensure this doesn’t happen again," said Webster.

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Pot Holes & DPW Contract Settled Reports from the Board members were brief. DPW Supervisor Sisco informed the

board that his department is currently patching pot holes. He asked residents to call theDPW office with information about any pot holes that may have been overlooked. TrusteeIurato, the Board liaison to DPW, reported that the contract with the DPW workers hasbeen settled. He noted that details have not yet been released. Trustee Pascal reported thatthe next meeting of the Citizens Advisory Panel regarding Jones Chemical will take placeon Feb. 28 at 3 p.m. at Town Hall.

Requests Removal of County Parking MetersBefore adjourning the meeting, Mayor Newhard informed the Board of a letter he had

received from County Executive Edward Diana. Diana acknowledged a recent letter fromMayor Newhard regarding the Park and Ride lot for commuters at Hickory Hill on Route17A. The Mayor requested that the county remove parking meters and make the lot freefor commuters. He felt this would keep costs down for local residents commuting by busto New York City. In addition, Mayor Newhard felt it would free up parking spots in the Villagecurrently being used by commuters who do not want to feed the meters at Hickory Hill.

The next meeting of the Village Board of Trustees will take place on Mar. 7 at 7:30 p.m.in Village Hall.

Village Board Meetingcontinued from page 3

vate several basement floor storage roomsas well as the addition of a staircase, whichwould enable the Town’s BuildingDepartment to use much needed space forstorage files and research work.

The Town Clerk will also benefit witha larger records storage area and a smallworkspace room.

The existing senior citizens meetingroom is expected to be used by the PoliceDepartment, but that renovation would beseparately budgeted according to Town offi-cials.

In a cost breakdown, the WarwickSenior Center will cost in the neighbor-hood of $700,000 and the renovationsanother $150,000. Also included in thosefigures is the purchase of a new back-upemergency generator to "power" Town Hallin case of a major emergency.

The large and spacious, main meeting,multi-purpose room contains lots of win-dows, sidewall coat racks and will housecomfortable tables and chairs.

A back area full-kitchen will have aroll-down window which would enable thatroom to be closed off from the main meetingroom.

Separate bathrooms have been built,adjacent to new storage areas of the build-ing. The walls of the huge room have beenpainted a soft light green with dark con-trasting trim, making the doorframes read-ily seen by the visually impaired.

Warwick Valley Senior Citizen’s ClubPresident, Pearl Lendzian, is thrilled withthe center "coming to fruition," after push-ing for the project for many years as theTown’s Senior Citizen Liaison for the Board.

"The Liberty Greens project fellthrough, which was a tremendous disap-pointment to us seniors, but thanks to theTown we are going to have a new home whichwe desperately need," said Lendzian.

"In our existing room, where we meet,we are without windows and sometimes wehave so little space to move around in. Nowwe’re moving and very, very grateful forthis wonderful new building we can callours," she added.

"Being so new it will be encouragingfor people to come out and to have fellow-ship more than anything…and compan-ionship in this wonderful building will betremendous," said Lendzian.

Lendzian said that the new facility willnot only add space but will add new mem-bers to her club as well as the two otherclubs that are expected to use the new facility.

The three groups currently meeting inthe Town facility are: Golden Seniors (55members), Warwick Valley Seniors (125members) and the AARP (30 members).

Lendzian said her club was contem-plating not having meetings duringJanuary and February because of theunpredictable winter weather.

"When I thought about it I knew thateven the one visit a week is probably theonly outlet they have," she said. "Theydon’t socialize with anybody else and juststay wherever they are so they need thesocialization."

"We now will have a real kitchen whichwe never had and every once in awhile wehave catered luncheons, but now we cancook our own," said Lendzian.

"We do crazy things, which mightseem like childlike things in a lot of ways,but it’s most important that you stimulatepeople and keep them interested and encour-aged to do more for themselves, she adds.

"But overall, it’s new hope – a newfocus on what we’re doing and trying tomake it more enlightening and encourag-ing with this brand new building.

A date for the formal OpeningCeremonies has not yet been set.

A $500 reward is being offered for the return of the 60” French Flintlock Charleville,Model 1763, 69 caliber musket with a 17.5 bayonet. The breech plug tang is broken withthe front barrel band missing. Also missing is the middle barrel band retaining spring

and the ram rod. The stock is engraved with large CP (for Continental Property).

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Village of FloridaBy Mayor Jim

Pawliczek

This article is my way of communicating withyou, the residents of the Village of

Florida, on a regular basis. Any opinionsexpressed are strictly my own.

Congratulations to both the Florida girls andboys basketball teams. On Sun., Fe. 27, theyclinched the Division D, Section 9, titles atSullivan County Community College. Good luckto them on their way to the State Championships.

At the recent Blue & Gold Dinner I had thehonor and pleasure of appointing 52 cub scoutsfrom Troop 47 to be Honorary Deputy Mayors.Their duty as Honorary Deputy Mayors is to pro-mote the beauty and cleanliness of the Floridacommunity in which they reside by assisting in theremoval of graffiti and street litter.

On Sat., Feb. 26, over 150 people gathered tocelebrate and wish Vince Poloniak a happy retire-ment. Many government officials offered congrat-ulations including President George W. Bush andGovernor George Pataki.

As you may be aware, Eugene Stolowski, oneof our Florida residents who is a New York CityFirefighter and, for the past three years, a volun-teer in the Florida Fire Department and RescueSquad, was critically injured on Jan. 23, 2005 whilefighting a fire in the Bronx. On Mar. 11 the FloridaFire District will hold a blood drive in Stolowski’shonor. For further information you can contactLona Olejniczak at (845) 651-4310.

World Photographer Comes to Florida Public Library

Jeffrey Jay Foxx, a published ethnographic photogra-pher will be at the Florida Public Library on Sat., Mar. 12at 2 p.m. He has journeyed around the world taking pho-tos for developmental organizations such as the UnitedNations and for publications including Life and NationalGeographic.

Foxx’s striking and vivid images of the Mayan culturereflect his profound respect for the dignity and artisticachievements of indigenous peoples. His works have beenpublished in books such as "Living Maya," "The TurquoiseTrail: Native American Jewelry and Culture of theSouthwest," and a children’s book entitled "Angela Weavesa Dream: The Story of a Young Maya Artist".

Adults and teens are invited to share in Foxx’s photo-graphic adventures through a slide show and commentaryby the photographer, concluding with a question andanswer period. A limited number of his books will be forsale and may be autographed that afternoon. Please stop inor call the Florida Public Library at 651-7659 to register forthis program.

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Drake Elected as New Warwick Chamber PresidentThe Directors of the Warwick Valley Chamber of

Commerce elected Larry Drake to serve as the new BoardPresident in 2005. Mr. Drake is currently Vice-President ofWVT Communications.

Assisting Larry in leadership of the Chamber are VicePresidents Roger Metzger, Village Trustee and JoanneGraney of Greetings & Salutations; Treasurer Jeff Alario(Borgmeier & Alario, CPA), and Secretary Frank Lowell(WTBQ Radio). Christine Tawpash is Immediate PastPresident and Linda Glohs is Executive Director.

The Warwick Valley Chamber enters 2005 withincreasing membership growth, a strong Program of Work,and sound benefits for members. For more informationabout Chamber programs, call the Chamber office at 986-2720.

Warwick Valley Chamber Board of Directors(seated) are: Lisa Montanaro, Secretary Frank Lowell,

Treasurer Jeff Alario, President Larry Drake, Vice-President Joanne Graney. Standing from left are:

Robert Krahulik, Rosemary Cooper, Pam Arace, BarbaraLaurence, Deb Blomfield, Leah Cerkvenik, Garrett

Durland, Jerry Sommer. Directors not shown: ScottLieberman, Roger Metzger, Amy Noteboom, Doug

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The Way to Carnegie Hall…By Katie Bisaro

As the old saying goes, the way to Carnegie Hallis…practice, practice, practice. In the case of an accom-plished teacher and orchestra director in the WarwickValley School District, it is dedication, enthusiasm andhard work.

Ms. Keely Gould, strings teacher and orchestra direc-tor for grades 7-12 at the Warwick Valley Middle Schooland High School, will receive an award from the Mr.Holland’s Opus Foundation at Carnegie Hall, New YorkCity, in April. The film, Mr. Holland’s Opus, is the story ofa music teacher who inspired generations of studentsthrough his dedication to importance of music education.The award recognizes music teachers who best emulate thepersonal characteristics and dedication of Mr. Holland,portrayed by Richard Dreyfus, in the hit 1995 movie.

Ms. Gould attended the College of St. Rose in Albanyand received her masters from Central Connecticut StateUniversity in New Briton, CT. She has been teaching musicin Warwick for the past 10 years, starting out as a MiddleSchool Band Director. As the strings program got started inWarwick, Ms. Gould worked with both band and orchestrastudents before taking over the orchestra full time. At onepoint Gould was the only strings/orchestra director forgrades 5-12. Currently she divides her time between grades7 and 8 in the Middle School and the High SchoolOrchestra.

At the recent High School Pops Concert, Gould con-ducted a full symphony orchestra made up of the highschool strings and members of the high school band(woodwinds, brass and percussion). Her dream is to oneday have the symphony orchestra as a part of the HighSchool curriculum. In addition to teaching, Ms. Gould isalso the director of the Skylands Youth Orchestra based inVernon, NJ. Orchestra members, in grades 6-12, comefrom the surrounding Vernon area, including studentsfrom Warwick.

The award process began as a grant application to theMr. Holland’s Opus Foundation, a non-profit organizationthat "supports music education programs in schoolsnationwide," to be used to purchase instruments for the

Warwick program. With the help of former Middle SchoolAssistant Principal, Michael Giardina, and RepresentativeSue Kelly, the Warwick Valley School District was granted$5000. The District was able to purchase a bass, a cello, twoviolas and make repairs to two violins. Evidently this grantwas only the first step in the process of seeking teachersdeserving of the Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation Award.

Under the guise of verifying the use of grant funds,Mr. Simeon Loring, of the MHOPUS Foundation, visitedWarwick in November, 2004. He conducted interviewswith Ms. Gould and observed her classes. Loring spoke tostudents, as well as Mrs. Ann Val, Middle School Principal,Dr. Marijane Reinhard, Assistant Superintendent forCurriculum, and two members of the School Board.During the first week of January, Loring called Gould athome to inform her that she would be one of only fivemusic teachers from across the country to receive awards,that, according to Felice Mancini, Executive Director of theFoundation and daughter of composer Henry Mancini,"are all about thanking our nation’s dedicated music teach-ers, and to help raise awareness of the importance of musiceducation."

The award is given to teachers who exhibit unselfishdedication to and love of music education. Selection crite-ria include: instilling a love of music in students throughinstrumental music instruction; having passion, dedicationand leadership skills to persevere under difficult circum-stances; giving generously of their time, energy and talentabove and beyond what is expected of music educators;demonstrating creativity in spite of budget limitations, lackof classroom space, materials or instruments; inspiringstudents and challenging them to attain the highest levelsof musicianship; encouraging musical growth throughperformances, auditions and evaluations by both individu-als and groups.

In the eyes of the Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundationselection committee, as well as her students, Ms. KeelyGould exhibits these qualities as a music educator and isworthy of a Foundation Award….and a trip to CarnegieHall. More information regarding the Mr. Holland’s OpusFoundation can be found at www.mhopus.org.

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Vegetable & Onion SchoolSponsored by Cornell Cooperative Extension of

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Blair’s Photographs toShow at The Port of Call

By Scott Webber

Lara Blair says her photography is"all about relationships." That’s whatyou will see in her one-woman photoshow at The Port of Call coming Mar.17 and running for a month into Aprilwith a reception on Mar. 19 from 6 p.m.to 8 p.m.

Lara does much more than click acamera. Before she starts shooting hersubjects, she will spend time getting toknow who they are and the person theyare in their environment.

Doing business as Lara BlairImages, she and her husband and twosmall girls came here six months agofrom the State of Washington when hiswork required them to relocate. Bornin Seattle and a one-time fourth gradeschool teacher, Lara and her family fellin love with Warwick once they saw it.

"I just love Main Street," she saidthe other day, adding that she was cap-tivated by the autumn splendor of allthe trees and the landscape of theHudson Valley. She also finds the peopleat the Reformed Church delightful wherethe family attends the early morning con-temporary service at 9:30.

"It’s all been like falling out of somecatalogue into a Norman Rockwellpainting," says Lara. While she finds lifein the east "a different culture" than outon the west coast, they both have muchin common," the desire for communityand friends, fun places to go, fun thingsto do."

Photography is in her blood.Wherever she goes she sees people shewants to take pictures of, such as "Kate at the Beach," by Lara Blair

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She doesn’t rush through her work;she likes to take her time, which meansthat it is best for her subjects to makethe arrangements well in advance.Already she has business lining up, all ofit through word of mouth.

One of her projects is a book aboutwomen in white that she hopes to haveout by Mothers’ Day 2006. Her Port ofCall Show is entitled, "Reflections ofYouth: A Portrait Collection" that willfeature 60 of her choice works.

These are portraits "to tell yourstory, a family, a couple, your child,yourself, for always," says Lara, 34, whogave up her teaching career to raise afamily. She and her husband have twosmall girls, Kate, 5, and Rachel, 3. Sheand a neighbor share child caring toallow her time behind her digital cam-era where she does her color workthough she still likes black and whitebecause it allows more depth of feelingthan the color which often can distract.

Gone are the old days of dark-rooms and handling chemicals.Photography, like most everything else,has undergone a revolution but notLara’s determination to tell her subject’sstory. Those interested can visit Lara’son-line Gallery:www.larablairimages.com or phone986-4335. For more information abouther show at The Port of Call gallery, call986-9500 or visit: www.portofcall.net.The Gallery is open daily.

Polaroid Transfer Monoprinting Demonstration As part of the Warwick Art League Visiting Artist

Series, Jacinthe Battaglino and Mayrose K. Blumberg, willdemonstrate techniques of working with Polaroid transferson Sun., Mar. 6, from 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. in the Senior Roomof Warwick Town Hall, 132 Kings Highway.

The artists will demonstrate two ways of Polaroidtransfers – image transfers and emulsion lifts. The artistswill demonstrate their method to transform slide imagesinto fine art and original work by using color and blackand white slides, and digitally manipulating the image ifneeded for size or effect photos.

Jacinthe Battaglino studied interior décor at theCollege of Vieux-Montreal, and is a past president of theRingwood Manor Art Association. Her interest in print-making grew from monotypes to etching and otherintaglio processes. She utilizes many printmaking meth-

ods, from chine collé to the newest techniques of lithogra-phy done on pronto or aluminum plates.

Of her art, Battaglino says, "All of these processesinvolve a mental methodology, which work for me in mix-ing different media to represent colors and contrasts. Theend is only when the image achieves a degree of movementthat should interest the viewer." This award-winningartist’s work is in several private collections, includingworks in New York, New Jersey, Montreal and Seoul, Korea.

Mayrose K. Blumberg works in oils, collage mixedmedia, watercolors and monotypes. She is an educator,artist and an interior designer. Her education includes aBFA from Hunter College, an MFA from ColumbiaUniversity, and several museum programs. She has contin-ued her studies most recently with Bruce Dorfman of theArt Students League at the New Milford Art Center. Ms.

Blumberg currently teaches at several locations throughoutNew Jersey.

Her experience in Bloomingdale’s New York InteriorDesign Department has strongly influenced her colorpalette. Ms. Blumberg describes her work as an involve-ment of cycles. These cycles are interactions of visual andemotional encounters depicted by texture, color anddesign. She frequently uses a camera during her travels forworks to be completed in her studio at a later date. Hermost recent works are collages influenced by man madeand natural events.

Anyone who is interested in learning more aboutprintmaking and image transfers is invited to attend thisfree event. For more information call 987-8507.

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Performance & Lecture Series by String Trio of NY

On Fri., Mar. 11 at 7:30 p.m., the sensational jazzgroup String Trio of New York (S3NY) continues their per-formance/lecture series at the Warwick Valley CommunityCenter (WVCC) with "Our Way - Jazz & Creativity."

"Our Way - Jazz & Creativity," is an exciting eveningfeaturing performance and discussion of the String Trio ofNew York's diverse compositions and repertoire. The pres-entation will also include a question and answer session inwhich audience members can have a dialogue with themusicians.

Jazz has always been a matter of musicians interpret-ing the soul of music; "Our Way" is bringing the 26 years ofthe S3NY's finest work to the audience in a way that is freshand new, like the days of its inception. Regardless of theorientation of the audience, S3NY has a unique ability tomake it fun and exciting for all.

For over two decades, the Trio has been one of themost active touring and recording ensembles of its kindand has performed hundreds of concerts throughout theworld. Many of their 16 CDs have been selected on top tenlists in "Down Beat," "Jazziz," "Jazz Times" and "The Wire."

Tickets for performance are $10 for adults and free forchildren 18 and under. Pre-paid reservations are advised.All proceeds from the performance will go to the WarwickValley Community Center located at 11 Hamilton Avenue.For more information or to reserve tickets call the WVCCat 986-6422.

Funds for this residency have been provided byChamber Music America with support from the JPMorganChase Residency Regrant Program, a program of theJPMorgan Chase Foundation, and the Chamber MusicAmerica Residency Endowment Fund. This project ismade possible in part with funds from Orange CountyTourism/Orange Arts and the county of Orange and withpublic funds from the New York State Council on the Arts,a State agency.

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Children Audition for ‘Annie’SummerStar Theatre at SUNY Orange is planning a

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The audition dates are March 5 and April 9 at 10 a.m.Annie: 10-13 years old. Must be able to belt alto/sing

soprano with ability to move well. Dance training prefer-able. Great presence and spirit. Must be able to handle theworkload and weight of the show on her tiny shoulders.Good with animals. Comfortable with other children andadults. Molly: 5-8 years old. The littlest girl at the orphan-age. Must be able to sing solo and break your heart. Kate:7-10 years old. Second smallest. Tessie: 9-11 years old.

Whiner, crybaby and orphanage worrywart. Pepper: 11-13years old. Bully! Tough, loud and mean. July: 12-14 yearsold. While not as loud as the others, she somehow has thevoice to keep Pepper in check. Duffy: 13-14 years old. Theoldest, biggest girl at the orphanage. Attempts to keep thegirls in some form of control in a big sister way. All orphansmust sing solo and dance.

The production will take place at Orange Hall Theatrein Middletown

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Warwick High School Drama Club toPresent ‘Damn Yankees’

The Warwick Valley High School Drama Club isthrilled to present the Warwick Valley High School premierof the big Broadway musical, "Damn Yankees."

"Damn Yankees" follows the story of Joe Boyd, a mid-dle-aged baseball fanatic who trades his soul to the Devil(the charming but devious Mr. Applegate) for a chance tolead his favorite team, the Washington Senators, to victoryin the pennant race against the New York Yankees. Light,fast-paced and devilishly clever, "Damn Yankees," with itscatchy score filled with rousing production numbers andpopular favorites like "Heart" and "Whatever Lola Wants,"

is a home-run hit whose all-American subject matter andirreverent sense of humor have brought many sports fansinto the theater.

Performances are scheduled for Fri., March 11 at 8p.m., and Sat., March 12 at 1 and 8 p.m. Tickets for "DamnYankees" are on sale. Advanced reservations can be madeby calling the Drama Club’s box office at 987-3050, ext.4100, and following the directions provided on the record-ed message. Based on the enormous turnout for its pastmusicals, residents are urged to call the box office to reservetheir tickets.

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SEVENTY YEARS AGOMarch 6, 1935:

• John M. Deming Sr. was unanimously nominated to suc-ceed himself as Warwick Village Mayor. C.W. Forshee andJ.H.L. Todd Jr. were nominated as trustees at the caucusheld in Village Hall. It will be Deming’s 15th year in office.• The following line officers were reelected at a meeting ofthe Highland Engine and Hose Company: Captain GeorgeW. Lappine, President; Martin J. Mahler, Chief; JosephKujaweski, Herman Dinke, James Couser, Edward Turchin,Assistants; Isador Hiron, Treasurer; Joseph Traskus,Secretary; and Fred Green, Trustee.• Chief Mahler reported the company attended 16 firesduring the year, most of them outside the Village. Themeeting was followed by a turkey dinner. Guests includedSupervisor, Walter S. Seely; Herbert Lloyd of GreenwoodLake, and Warwick Chief, Cornelius Lazear. Smith Millerplayed the piano.• Mrs. Phillip Daubert of Little York passed away afterbeing sick for many years. She was born in Russia in 1870.The funeral was held in St. Peters Evangelical LutheranChurch.• The State Police from the Monroe barracks seized acounterfeit nickel coin plant in an old farmhouse on theGoelet Estate in Chester. They are looking for seven diesused in the manufacturing of fake nickels. Arrested wereLouis Ehlers, 42, and Leo Gallie, 39, both of Florida, andGeorge Ehlers, 40 brother of Louis, of Wilmington Del.

SIXTY YEARS AGOFebruary 28, 1945:

• Captain Stanley Weslowski, son of Mr. and Mrs. John F.Weslowski of Edenville, was awarded a Silver Star Medal.On Dec. 26, 1944 his army surgical group went to Bastogneby glider to set up a hospital, where they operated on thewounded until Dec. 28, saving many lives. These were themen of the 101st Airborne Division.• Evelyn Hedges of Edenville was given a birthday party at theEdenville Community House by her friends. Dancing andgames were the highlights of the evening. Attending wereBernice Miller, Sayer Fancher, Joe Recca, Donald Sayer, ConnieSeaquist, Marjorie Van Duzer, Richard Eurich, ClintonLeinweber, Edison Leinweber, Evelyn Wilcox, Leon Bennett,Wylda Van Duzer, Ken Durland, Kjell Pederson, Jimmy Clark,Marie Hedges, Irene Miller, Morton Quackenbush, MarieLeeper, Wallace Quackenbush, Vincent Weslowski, LouisWeslowski, Bernice Doty, Dave Miller, Casimir Weslowski,Ralph Paffenroth, Gordon Schmick, Loretta Dombrowski,Walter Van Riper, Kenneth Miller, Tommy McGovern andBobby Gancoss. The party was chaperoned by Mrs. EverettHedges, Miss Emma Johnson and Mrs. Roy Hedges.

FORTY YEARS AGOMarch 3, 1965:

• Marion F. Vail celebrated her 35 years with the RogersInsurance Agency as the guest of honor at a dinner at theSleepy Hollow Inn. She was given an inscribed sterling sil-ver tray.• These have been busy days at St. Stanislaus Church inPine Island. A group went to Staten Island to see formerpastor, the Rt. Rev. Msgr. John S. Felczak, installed as pas-tor of St. Alberts Church. The Rt. Rev. was the guest ofhonor at a dinner at the Circleville Inn, where he was hon-ored for his many years of service to the Orange CountyBoy Scouts. The Rev. Felczak was pastor of St. Stanislaus for31 years.

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGOFebruary 27, 1980:

• James Ryerson, 80, and his son, Bruce Ryerson, 26, died ina fire at their home on Monroe Road. He built the house in1940.• The Warwick Valley High School and Middle Schoolswere closed for 30 minutes on Mon., Feb. 25, when a bombthreat was received by phone at 9:04 a.m.The Florida Seward Senior Citizens installed the followingnew officers: Gert Morris, President; Stella Bilvin, VicePresident; Katherine Kosior, Treasurer; and FlorenceWestphal, Secretary. Frances Fisk was the outgoingPresident.• The Warwick Village Planning Board pondered howmuch Homestead Village roads need to be done beforebuilding permits can be issued for the 184 garden apartmentunits planned by Developer Matthew Forte. They also won-dered if the approval should be given for all four sections,even though, Forte plans to do them one at a time. The siteis the former Card Farm.

TWELVE YEARS AGOMarch 3, 1993:

• Florida School Superintendent Michael Lesick resignedas of June 30 to take a new job at the Fonda FultonvilleCentral School District in Montgomery County, west ofAlbany. He had been in Florida for six years.• Joseph and Maria LaSala celebrated their 50th weddinganniversary on Feb. 14 in the St. Anthony CommunityHospital Chapel with Deacon Gene Bormann officiating.They were surrounded by their three children: Larry, Vickyand Laura, and three grandchildren. Joseph’s mother,Laura Warga, 92, came up from Manhattan. Joseph passedaway at the hospital on March 1.• “Looking Back” in 1933 Florence Ketchum, the editor ofthe “Warwick Valley Dispatch” along with her daughter, Dr.Jane Ketchum Banes and her daughter, Betty Jane Banes,went in their Ford car to Washington, D.C. to attend theInaugural ceremonies of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.They saw him take the oath as the nation’s 32nd President,saw the Inaugural Parade and attended a reception at theWhite House where they met Mrs. Roosevelt.Editor Ketchum wrote an account of the trip which ran onpage one of the following week along with the completetext of Roosevelt’s address. Among the people they saw inthe parade were General Douglas MacArthur, then ArmyChief of Staff, and Cowboy-Actor Tom Mix riding hishorse Tony. They met Mrs. Florence Dusinberre of Florida.• In “Looking Back” 1933, the first broadcast of WGNY atGlenmere, was termed a success.

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Warwick Residents Discover Frenchy’s Real Name Thanks to the teamwork of several local residents and

researchers, the search for “Frenchy” of Warwick Valley HighSchool in 1950 has been successful. Boston College professorCarlo Rotella was trying to find him for a project involving thebook “Out of the Burning,” which was published in 1960.

This book was co-written by Ira H. Freeman and CarlJoyeaux, a pseudonym used by “Frenchy.” It seemed that alltrace of “Frenchy’s” real identity disappeared when IraFreeman died. But, Joanne Cheney, librarian at WarwickHigh School, was able to find his name – Conrad E. Mauge,Jr. It was also verified by several local residents who remem-bered him. From there his life was traced by Sue Gardner,the Local History Dept. of Albert Wisner Library.

Conrad arrived at the New York State Training Schoolfor Boys here in Warwick in 1949, after a long and hard roadas leader of a Brooklyn gang before he was 14. Having an I.Q.of 160 and with good behavior at the school, he was sent in atest program to the regular High School with another boy,William Barron. From there he went on to finish high schoolin Brooklyn at the age of 16, and attended Brooklyn Collegeand St. John’s University. He eventually achieved a Ph D.

He ran a recovery center for AIDS and substance abusevictims on his home turf of Bedford Stuyvesant in the1980’s, and later turned to the study of African religions,publishing several books and articles. One of his hobbieswas Calypso music, part of his parent’s heritage from their

native Trinidad. His song “Zombie Jamboree” was recordedby the Kingston Trio.

Conrad's arrival at Warwick brought him into a com-pletely alien environment. He had never been in the country,and recalls that he had never had an intelligent conversationuntil he talked with the State School librarian one day. Atthe public High School he was initially shunned; he saysthere were only two other African Americans at WarwickHigh at that time, and even they wouldn’t talk to himbecause he was from the State School.

After a few weeks however, a Polish girl with an unpro-nounceable name invited him to listen to records with herfriends. Her invitation was important to his adjustment to anew life and his acceptance at the school. He excelled inTrack, which was his ticket to higher education. The book iswritten in first person from extensive interviews withConrad, and is such a gripping tale of life in BedfordStuyvesant in the 1940’s and Conrad’s complete change ofdirection that it reads like a fast paced thriller.

The last quarter of the book takes place in Warwick, withvivid descriptions of what daily life was like for the boys at thereform school, and local names popping up from time to time.The Albert Wisner Library will soon be making a copy of thebook available for checkout--but don’t skip ahead to theWarwick part, or you will miss the true impact of his successes.

Conrad E. Mauge, Jr. passed away in 1998.

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WHVS Interact Club Contributes to Rotary ClubWarwick Valley High School Interact Club contributed

$600 to their sponsors, the Warwick Valley Rotary Club.The students specified the monies go to RotaryInternational’s Water Purification Program, a major proj-ect in third-world countries.

For only a few dollars per unit, gravity filtration mech-anisms are installed in villages, home by home. It is a highimpact project because polluted water accounts for 75% of

all illness in third-world small villages. Warwick ValleyRotary will add the Interact contribution to their donation.

The Interact Club is a volunteer organization of over140 Warwick High School students, whose mission is serv-ice to local and international charities. “Interact has givenimportant support to many of our projects, last fall it wasto help man the Rotary booth at Applefest,” said MaggieVerhagen, chair of the Rotary Club’s Applefest activities.

Interact members: (from left) Francesca Gallardo, Diana Lopez, Laura Polhamus, Christine Straut, Advisor, JeanineFogler, Rotary Applefest Booth Chair, Maggie Verhagen, and Rotary President, Alan Fernandez.

Aspiring Young WritersThis month Sanfordville Elementary School is offering

its annual Enrichment Series to students. The studentswho have enrolled in the journalism course are givenassignments to write articles that will appear in upcoming

issues of The Warwick Valley Dispatch. Readers are givenan opportunity to read the impressive work of these fourthand fifth graders. Last week student’s wrote a news article.This week their assignment was to write a feature article.

America’s Top DogBy Heather Miele

A German shorthaired pointer namedCarlee is America’s top dog. Carlee is fiveyears old and was just named “Best inShow” at the 129th annual WestminsterKennel Club Competition that took placeon Feb. 14 and 15. Seven finalists made itto the green carpet at Madison Square

Garden in New York City. Carlee, paying good attention toher handler, pointed with perfection as cheers roared fromthe audience.

Carlee has a brown face with white-and-liver spots.She’ll retire to Castle Rock Colorado with her ninth “Bestin Show” title overall. Carlee’s pointing skills are what ledher to be “Best in Show.” Her talents helped her beat out

2,581 dogs. “She was spectacular!” said MichelleOstermiller, Carlee’s handler.

The seven categories of breeds are: working, toy,sporting, non-sporting, herding, hound and terrier. Onefrom each category makes it to the finals. Carlee wasentered into the sporting category. “She just did everythingright,” says judge, Lynette Saltzman.

Carlee is the second German shorthair pointer to winthe competition. Winning runs in Carlee’s blood. She’s adescendant of Westminster’s 1974 “Best in Show” winner.

Carlee’s handler has become a star in the world ofdogs. Last year, Ostermiller led a Newfoundland namedJosh to the “Best in Show” title. Josh is now working as atherapy dog for a program called, “Angel on a Leash,” thatbrings pets to children in hospitals.

Girl Scouts Host Valentine’s DanceBy Kateri Mandracchia

Girl Scout Troop 409 hosted aValentine’s Day Dance at the WarwickValley Middle School on Fri., Feb. 11.The dance began at 5:30 p.m. with plentyof dancing and socializing.

Girls were given two tickets on arrival: one for pizzaand one for a troop picture and an optional individualshot. The DJ took requests and had karaoke.

The event was over at 8:30 p.m. with a final line danceto "Cotton Eyed Joe." The evening was considered a won-derful success by fellow scouts.

Sanfordville Elementary to Perform Annie Jr.By Jordan Rager

The Sanfordville Elementary dramaclub has begun preparations for its 2005production. The fourth and fifth gradestudents will be performing the musical“Annie Jr.,” which is a modified version ofthe Broadway show, “Annie.” Auditions

took place in January, and weekly rehearsals began in earlyFebruary. Sanfordville's music teacher, Mrs. Alisa Barrick,

is directing the play.During the first month of practice, the cast will learn

their parts and work on the music for the play. Later in theyear, the club will practice the songs and choreography forthe play on the school stage.

The cast consists of over 100 fourth and fifth graders.A drama club tech crew will assist with lights and audio,while other students will help build and paint the set.

The performance of “Annie Jr.” will be held on June 9and June 10, at 7 p.m. at Sanfordville Elementary.

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PUBLIC NOTICEThe General Village Election will be held on Tuesday, March15, 2005 at the Goodwill Hook & Ladder Co. on Church StreetExt. from 6:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. Candidate nominated to fillthe position of Village Justice for a 4 year term is:Richard Farina17 Dunning RoadWarwick, New York 10990February 17, 2005

Village of WarwickJacque Mongelli, Village Clerk

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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Town of Warwick AuditedFinancial Statements for year ended December 31, 2003, is onfile in the office of the Town Clerk and is available for inspec-tion by any interested persons at the Town Hall, 132 KingsHighway, Town of Warwick, between the hours of 8:30 a.m.and 4:00 p.m. Monday-Friday.Dated: 03/02/05

Karen S. Lavinski RMC/CMCTown Clerk

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ZONING BOARD OF APPEALSVILLAGE OF FLORIDA

Notice of HearingA public hearing before the Zoning Board of Appeals of theVillage of Florida will be held on the 14th day of March, 2005commencing at 7:30 P.M. at the Village Hall, 33 South MainStreet, Florida, New York to consider the following applica-tion:

MILTON PORFYRIS for property located at 117 S Main

Street, Florida, New York and designated on the Village taxmap as Section 111 Block 4 Lot 1.21 and located in a GCDistrict for a variance of Section 119-14 reducing rear setbackfrom 20 (+/-) ft to 10 (+/-) feet for the purpose of construc-tion of a 10 ft X 31 ft addition to an existing commercialbuilding.

The above application is open to inspection at the officeof the Board of Appeals, 33 South Main Street, Florida, NewYork. Persons wishing to appear at such hearing may do so inperson or by attorney or other representative.Communications in writing in relation thereto may be filedwith the Board, or at such hearing.

Gloria McAndrewsSecretary Florida ZBA

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ZONING BOARD OF APPEALSVILLAGE OF WARWICK, N.Y.

Notice of HearingA public hearing before the Board of Appeals of the Village ofWarwick will be held on the 21st day of March, 2005 com-mencing at 7:00 P.M. at 77 Main Street, Village of Warwick,New York to consider the following application:

THOMAS J. DEGRAW for property located at 4 LindenPlace, Warwick, New York, designated on the Village tax mapas Section 213 Block 6 Lot 2 and located in an R2 District, fora variance reducing side yard and rear yard to 5 (+/-) feetwhere 10 feet are required for the purpose of construction ofa detached garage and reducing proposed rear yard to 27 (+/-) feet where 35 feet are required and proposed side yard to11.5 (+/-) feet where 20 feet are required for the purpose of anaddition to an existing single family dwelling.

The above application is open to inspection at the officeof the Board of Appeals, 77 Main Street, Warwick, New York.Persons wishing to appear at such hearing may do so in per-son or by attorney or other representative. Communicationsin writing in relation thereto may be filed with the Board, orat such hearing.

MOSHE SCHWARTZBERGCHAIRMAN

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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT THE ANNUAL ELECTIONof Offices of the Village of Florida shall take place at the SeniorCitizen’s Center, located at the rear of the Village Hall, 33South Main Street in said Village on the 15th day of March2005 between the hours of 12:00 noon and 9:00 p.m. and thefollowing officers shall be elected for the terms indicated.

Two (2) Trustees (2) Two Year TermsFrank P. Jarocki – 7 Pillmeier Place, Florida, New YorkFrank Pierce – 20 Maple Avenue, Florida, New York

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Goodwill Hook & Ladder Hosts a Clam Bake TreatBy Lon Tytell

The Goodwill Hook & Ladder Company annuallyhosts a marvelous clam bake that is surely the perfect curefor all that cabin fever. The endless amount of deliciousfood served is awesome. Some people who regularly attend,come prepared with a towel, a Ziploc bag for leftovers, anda roll of paper towels (it can be quite messy). This year'sevent held on Sat., Feb. 26, required much coordination ashad previous clam bake fundraisers.

Ron Mabee, a member of the Goodwill Hook &Ladder Company, who has chaired this event for thirtyyears, was assisted this year by fellow firefighter CharlieNiemann. Volunteers came from the Goodwill Hook &Ladder Co., Excelsior Hose Company, The Ladies Auxiliaryof the Goodwill Hook & Ladder Co., Pat Mulrooney andthe former staff of Deep Sea, and others who simply want-ed to help. For the last six years, Pat Mulrooney has trav-eled to NYC to procure clams and shrimp from the FultonFish Market. His staff has also volunteered their time

shucking the clams.It's quite an undertak-

ing for all volunteers to cookand prepare fifty bushels ofclams, thirty pounds ofshrimp, about 450 halves of

Chicken Delight - The chicken crew of Goodwill Hook & Ladder Co. have just finishedcooking the chicken.

chickens, fifty pounds of chicken livers, a hundred poundsof meatballs, about 450 baked potatoes, clam chowder,cakes, soda, and beer. It takes about two days to accomplishall that needs to be done for this undertaking. The ticketsales start in November.

The tradition of the Clam Bake in Warwick can prob-ably be traced back to about sixty years ago when ticketscost only four dollars. This project used to be held Sundaymornings at the Memorial Park Pavilion twice yearly whena summer and winter clam bake was offered. In recenttimes, the clam bake has been held at Station 1 Firehouseon Church Street Extension. It has sold out every year.

For those who enjoy fresh fish, you won't have to waitlong. Pat Mulrooney will be shortly opening a fresh fishmarket at Pennings Farm Market. You will be able to enjoyfresh seafood, meats, and a take-out menu.

I Can't Believe I Ate the Whole Thing - The delicious Clam Bake was enjoyed by a largeturn out of people.

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McVey Named to Le Moyne Dean’s ListAlanna McVey, a freshman majoring in english/journalism, has been named to the

2004 Fall Dean's List at Le Moyne College in Syracuse, NY, with a GPA of 3.7. She was alsoa member of the Division II girl's cross country team at Le Moyne.

Alanna is the daughter of Maggie and Bill Mcvey and a graduate of Warwick ValleyHigh School.

Lindberg on New England Dean’s ListSarah E. Lindberg of Warwick was named to the Dean’s List at New England College

in Henniker, NH for the Fall 2004 semester.

Schroback Earns Dean’s List at Tufts UniversityNicholas H. Schroback of Warwick earned the academic honor of being named to

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Drew University Names Caccavone to Dean’s ListDrew University student Laura Elizabeth Caccavone of Warwick has been named to

the dean’s list for the Fall 2004 semester.

ENGAGEMENT - Pillmeier - EismaMichael and Marie Pillmeier of Florida announce the engagement of their daughter,

Susan Pillmeier, to Peter Eisma, son of Valma and the late Peter Eisma Jr. of Goshen.Miss Pillmeier is a graduate of Goshen High School and Cornell University. She is a

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Pfc. Gilliard Graduates from Advanced Mechanic Training

Army Reserve Pfc. Catherine B. Gilliard has graduated from the Light-wheeled VehicleMechanic advanced individual training (AIT) course at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.

The course is designed to train soldiers to perform maintenance, troubleshoot, and repairwheeled vehicles and related mechanical components, including suspension systems, internalcombustion engines and power trains, spark- and compression-ignition engines, wheel-hubassemblies, hydraulic brake and steering systems, and operate a wheeled vehicle crane, hoist, andwinch assemblies.

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Girls Indoor Track Qualifies Six Athletes tothe State Meet

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Six girls of 42, from the Warwick Valley High SchoolTrack Team, qualified to compete for top state honors inSyracuse. Aislinn Ryan and Melissa Mark both posted per-formances that made national rankings as Ryan ran awaywith the 3,000m and Mark took second in the 1,000m.

Ryan’s time of 9:36.6 is currently 17 seconds fasterthan anyone who has run in the USA so far this year. Itmay well be the second fastest in the world for 2005, as ayoung lady from Great Britain has reportedly run 9:19.

Mark placed second at 1000m in 3:02.9 as AmandaWheat ran a strong 2:59.6 to win. Mark and Wheat canboth be listed on the national list of top performances inthe 1000m event.

While Ryan and Mark were posting their times, JaclynYoung was busy preparing for her effort to make the statemeet in the 600m. Young is a new comer to the 600m, buthas shown consistency as she ran 1:41.1 to place secondand advance to the state meet. Young’s best time of 1:40.5is just .8 seconds from making the national list. On Sun.,March 6, Young will make an attempt to break the schoolrecord of 1:38.2. She will definitely have competition as thetop time in the state is 1:34.

Also making states for the girls was freshman ToriPennings in the 1500m. Pennings has shown remarkableimprovement since last year when she ran 5:32 for 1500m.Last week Pennings clocked 4:59.4 and at the Qualifier sheplaced third in a tactical performance which earned her aspot on the intersectional relay. In that event the third placefinisher in the 300-1500m for each section team-up at thestate meet to race for intersectional honors and awards.

The state qualifier meet always offers an exciting con-clusion to the indoor and outdoor track season. Everyone

from all teams is in top form and several performers ineach event have a chance to represent their section, theirschool and themselves at the state level. The stakes and theanxiety level are high. It’s an event in which the athlete thatcan bring their wits, desire and faith together for the oneperformance, experience the thrill of a lifetime.

Perhaps the most exciting events in the Qualifier arethe relays. Four athletes must somehow put it all togetherfor each other and win because only the winning team ineach relay can present the section. In the 3200m relay Markand Ryan teamed with Kristen Peluso and Amanda Robottito win in 9:44.0. All the girls had each run at least one eventprior to the relay. Leading off the relay was sophomoreKristen Peluso. Peluso has shown the ability to rise to theoccasion for her team and this race was no exception.Peluso ran comfortably behind the leader fromWashingtonville for two laps then jumped into the leadwith a 2:27.9 effort.

Robotti then went out fast to put the relay away with afine 2:27.0. Once the baton touched Ryan’s hand it was allover as she strode home in 2:19.9 for the win. The team willenter the finals with a top ten time and will make the seed-ed heat. They will run for the school record in the CarrierDome on Sunday.

The Carrier Dome is notoriously bad as a trackbecause it is often under all the other floor activities thattake place there and its hard and beaten up and it has verylarge curves. Large curves require more effort so goodtimes posted there are especially valuable. The 4x800mrelay time will attempt to average 2:21.5. That average willbe good enough to break the school record of 9:27.06 setlast year at the Armory. So put on those snow tires and trekup to Syracuse next Sunday and support the team.

Results from O.C. Woman’s Soccer League On Fri., Feb. 11, two teams from Warwick in the

Orange County Woman’s Soccer League, played againstone another. In a touch and go game Regal Homes tied

Wright Brothers Landscaping, 13-13. Then on Sat., Feb.12, Kimiecik Landscaping also from Warwick competedagainst Golden Skate and won 26-14.

Drag Nite at the Tuscan Cafe - Boys will be boys and girls will be girls, except on Fri., Feb. 25, when the Tuscan Cafein Warwick threw a drag party. Many came costumed as the opposite sex, and enjoyed the antics that ensued. Whilethe ‘men’ attending were unusually pretty, the cafe set a record for largest, hairiest, and ugliest ‘women’ ever to attend

a party in Warwick. A great time was had by all.

Robert Demetry/The Warwick Valley Dispatch

Applications Available for Katherine Ball ScholarshipThe Warwick Volunteer Ambulance would like to

announce that applications are available for the KatherineA. Ball Scholarship.

Kathy was a 17-year member of the Ambulance Corpsand the President when she lost her courageous battle

against cancer. Any senior who resides within the WarwickVolunteer Ambulance District is eligible for the $1000scholarship. Applications are available at the local highschool guidance office or call 986-4136.

New Non-Competitive Women’s Soccer League A new beginner Women’s Soccer League is being

formed for those 26 years old and older. This beginner’sleague will be non-competitive and will start on June 13.Registration will be at Dunkin Donuts in Washingtonville

on Wed., Mar. 23 and 30, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.For more information call the Orange County Soccer

League at 845-497-1950.

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WEDNESDAYSChess Club - The Tuscan Café, 5 SouthSt., Warwick each Wednesday, 5:30 p.m.All levels welcome.

SUNDAYSFamily Storytime – Sundays, 2 p.m.,Florida Public Library. The sessions areopen to all families looking for familyweekend activity. Registration is required inperson or by calling the library, 651-7659.

FRIDAY, MARCH 4Ninth Annual Ultamania BasketballGame – Warwick H.S. faculty andElementary and M.S. faculities, WarwickH.S. gym, Mar. 4. Doors open 6:15 p.m.Entertainment provided by DJ Rich Pell;music by Paul Kamras of the NJ Nets;Warwick H.S. cheerleaders; WarwickYouth Competition Cheerleading Team;Matt Mardsen (guitarist) and WarwickMeister Singer. Tickets: $7at the door.

Art Opening - Adam Cirici and NicoleStevens, with music by Atom, SkeletonBreath and more. Tuscan Café, SouthStreet, Warwick, Mar. 4, 7 p.m.

SATURDAY, MARCH 5Roast Beef Dinner – Sugar LoafMethodist Church, Mar. 5. Continuousserving 4-7 p.m. Reservations requested:Phyllis Banker 469-4755 or Millie Shove986-2823. Tickets: Adults $10; Seniors $9;Children 5-12 $5. The church is wheel-chair accessible.

Improv. Comedy with Jabberwalk –Tuscan Café, South Street, Warwick, Mar.5, 7 p.m.

Free Blood Screening Clinic – WarwickAmbulance Bay, 146 South St. Ext., Mar. 5,10 a.m. – 12 noon.

SUNDAY, MARCH 6Warwick Art League Visiting ArtistSeries – Polaroid Transfer Demonstrationby Jacinthe Battaglino and Mayrose K.Blumberg, Warwick Town Hall SeniorRoom, Mar. 6, 2-4 p.m. Free and open tothe public. Information: 987-8507.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9Christian Education Week – OpenHouse, Goshen Christian School, Mar. 9, 9a.m. to 3 p.m. Sit in class and ask questionsabout the school; refreshments provided;lunch available from 11 to 11:45 a.m. Forinformation: www.goshenchristian.org.

Project Graduation Meeting – WarwickValley High School South Cafeterian, Mar.9, 7 p.m.

Banish Pain the Natural Way – AlbertWisner Public Library presents Dr.Stephen Greene, Holistic Chiropractorand founder of the Goshen HealingCenter, Mar. 9, 7 p.m. For more informa-tion and to register for this program, call986-1047.

THURSDAY, MARCH 10Dinner-Theater – WVCSD Drama Cluband Food Service Dept. invites senior citi-zens (60+) to “Damm Yankees,” WarwickH.S., Mar. 10. Theater 4 p.m.; dinner 6p.m. $6/person. Call 987-3000 between 7a.m. – 4:30 p.m. by Mar. 4.

FRIDAY, MARCH 11Fabulous Fish Fry – Good ShepherdLutheran Church, Kings Hwy., Warwick,Mar. 11, continuous serving 5 to 7 p.m.Cost: $10/adults; $9.50/seniors; $5.50/chil-dren under 10 (half adult portion).Tickets: 986-3962; all tickets and take-outsavailable by advanced reservation only(deadline for reservations Mar. 8).

SATURDAY, MARCH 12Blood Drive – Knights of ColumbusWarwick Valley Council 4952, K of C Hall,North Main St., Florida, Mar. 12, 9 a.m.until 1 p.m. Call for appointment 845-496-99572. Walk-in always welcome.

Asthma Education Workshop – Learnabout new asthma treatment, WarwickAllergy, Forester Ave., Mar. 12, 10 a.m.Registration required; call 986-5352.

SUNDAY, MARCH 13Corned Beef & Cabbage Dinner –Sponsored by Hudson Valley Polonaise

Society, Inc., at the Polish Legion ofAmerican Veterans, Pine Island, Mar. 13,12 noon to 4 p.m. Tickets are: $10/adults;$9/seniors; $5 children 5-12; no charge forchildren under 5. For tickets and reserva-tions, call Dolores 986-4509 or Josie at343-5456. Open to the public.

Women’s History Month – Civil WarWomen: Their Roles and Legacies, Baird’sTavern, Mar. 13, 2 p.m. A cooperative pro-gram of the Albert Wisner Public Libraryand the Historical Society of the Town ofWarwick. Storyteller Trish Chambers willperform in period costume. Programappropriate for adults and children in the5th grade and above. Seating is limited;call 986-1047 to register.

MONDAY, MARCH 14Teen Book Discussion – Al Capone DoesMy Shirts, for grades 7 and 8, AlbertWisner Public Library, Mar. 14, 6:30 p.m.Ask your ELA teacher for extra credit.Copies available at the library. To registercall 986-1047.

TUESDAY, MARCH 15Mothers of Multiples Holiday Dinner &Chinese Auction – Mar. 15, 7 p.m., O.C.Parents of Multiples meet at a local restau-rant. The club also holdsinfant/toddler/preschooler playgroupsweekdays and weekends. For information,call Tara (496-5996).

Fish & Chips Dinner – Sponsored by theWest Milford Presbyterian ChurchWomen’s Association, 1452 Union ValleyRd., Mar. 15, serving 5-7 p.m. Take-out oreat-in tickets $10. All tickets must be pur-chased in advance by calling 973-728-3081.

FRIDAY, MARCH 18Warwick Valley Council Knight ofColumbus Fish Dinner – St. Edward’sHall, Main St., Florida, Mar. 18, 5 to 7:30p.m. Adults $10; Children 4-12 yrs. old $5.Reservations unnecessary, but appreciated.Call 651-9171.

Movie Classic – Finians Rainbow, Mar.18, 2 p.m., Mt. Alverno, Greenbrier Room.Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with thisBroadway musical. Call Albert WisnerPublic Library to register: 986-1047.

SATURDAY, MARCH 19March Madness in Florida – Bring yourteam and compete in a v4 basketball tour-

nament, S.S. Seward H.S., Mar. 19, 4:30p.m. Registration $100 per team. You mustbe 25 or older to play; prize for 1st Place.Refreshments. For more information,Frank Dagele, 651-4792. Proceeds benefitBooser Club at S.S. Seward.

Book Discussion – The Five People YouMeet in Heaven by Mitch Albom, AlbertWisner Public Library, Mar. 19, 2 p.m. JoinEileen and Stan Mastro for the discussion.Copies available at the library Mar. 1. Call986-1047 to register.

Defensive Driving Course – Sponsoredby Seely & Durland, Warwick Town Hall,Mar. 19, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Fee: $37 per per-son. For reservations call Tammy Artusa,986-1177 or email her: tartusa@seely-dur-land.com.

SATURDAY, MARCH 26Five-hour Pre-licensing Course &Defensive Driving Class required forNYS Driver license applicants, Sat., Mar.26, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Warwick Town Hall(front entrance), Kings Hwy. Cost: $30.Enrollees must hold a NYS LearnersPermit before registering. To register callGeorge Arnott 469-9482.

TUESDAY, APRIL 19Mothers of Multiples Dinner & PennySocial Fundraiser – Apr. 19, 7 p.m., O.C.Parents of Multiples “moms night out” at alocal restaurant. The club also holdsinfant/toddler/preschooler playgroupsweekdays and weekends. For information,call Tara (496-5996).

FRIDAY, APRIL 293rd Annual Golf Tournament – WildTurkey Country Club, Hardyston, NJ, Apr.29, hosted by St. Stephen-St. EdwardSchool, Warwick. Call 988-1705 for infor-mation. Corporate sponsorships available.

THURSDAY, MAY 19Burke Catholic Golf Classic – MansionRidge Golf Club, Monroe, May 19, spon-sored by John S. Burke Catholic HighSchool and benefits Burke EaglesEducational Foundation. Entry fee: $160(scramble format) by May 1, space limited.Shotgun start 12 noon sharp; prizes. Forticket information, contact Office ofDevelopment & Alumni Relations (294-2830) or www.burkecatholic.org anddownload ticket order form.

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