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Woodbourne resident NormanMisner founded the MisnerAgency, in his hometown in1928, and under the current

leadership of Roscoe native Greg Goldstein,it has experienced tremendous growth.

In 1975 Goldstein joined his future father-in-law Ralph Holmes as one of only two em-ployees at the agency; Greg wouldeventually marry Ralph’s daughter Linda.Holmes had bought the business from Misnerin the ’50s and kept the name.

With Holmes’ passing in 1982, Goldsteintook over the day to day operations at Mis-ner, and in 1984 he bought the remaininginterest in the company from his mother-in-law. “I can’t believe it’s been 30 years al-ready,” exclaims Goldstein in a recentinterview with the Democrat.

Today, Misner employs 20 with three addi-tional locations in Livingston Manor, Bloom-ingburg and Westown (Orange County).Goldstein’s even gotten his two sons, Ericand Todd, into the insurance business act.

Goldstein, as always, focuses on his cus-tomers, affirming, “Our clients are why I’mstill in this business. We have so many won-derful, longstanding clients that go way backwith us. It’s just been great to serve the peo-ple and families of the area and helpingthem get through tough times.”

And regarding the importance of the Mis-ner Agency to the area, Goldstein says, “Wepay good salaries, we provide 401K, healthinsurance and more to our employees. We’realso active in the community.”

Goldstein, a former Neversink supervisorand Fallsburg School Board President, andcurrent Lions Club member, is very activewith the Boys and Girls Club and for the lastfour years has emceed the organization’s an-nual Celebrity Dinner; an event that just lastmonth raised more than $60,000 for theClub’s many local initiatives.

Goldstein also gives generously to arguablythe county’s largest charitable event: The an-

nual WSUL/WVOS Heart-A-Thon. “I just find it absolutely incredible how the

people of this county give so much of them-selves,” he said. “We are a very poor countybut somehow people constantly reach intheir pockets and give to the great manycauses here. I was raised in Roscoe and Iwas taught early on to give back to yourcommunity and that’s what we do here.”

Though it certainly has its share of issuesGoldstein is bullish on the future of SullivanCounty: “I think right now, with the possibil-ity of the casinos, the future looks good.[Casinos] certainly not the end all be all forthe area but… I just think there are a lot ofpositives to be excited about. I do believethat much better days are ahead.…”

“Greg provides jobs and stellar service, buthe strives to be an exemplary role model tothe business community,” praised Chamberof Commerce President Cathy Paty. “His vol-unteerism is commendable and his dedica-tion is an incredible attribute to our county.”

As for the Chamber Pride award, Goldsteinis humbled: “It’s an amazing honor, to besure. The ladies here at the office do a heckof a lot for the community throughout theyear and it’s nice to be recognized. It’s amaz-ing to be recognized in your own communityand we’re all very proud [of the honor].”

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Denzel Washington may get the atten-tion because of his celebrity as thenational spokesman for the Boys &Girls Club.

However, it’s the tireless leadership of peo-ple like Alexis Eggleton which gives teens anopportunity to discover what makes them“great.”

Eggleton, the Chamber Pride’s Distin-guished Achievement Award recipient, is theexecutive director of the Wallkill chapter,which serves a number of schools in the re-gion, including five in Sullivan County.

She embodies the very essence of the club’smotto, “Great futures start here” with infec-tious enthusiasm and unparalleled dedication.

The 2000 graduate of Roscoe CS earned aBA at Ohio State University and went on tospend six-and-a-half years as LegislativeAide/Communications Director for the Sulli-van County Legislature.

In that position she wrote speeches, con-ducted policy analysis and research and hada big hand in organizing the county’s Bicen-tennial in 2009. She raised $75,000 in privateand corporate donations to support the manybicentennial activities.

This fundraising talent would come inhandy at the Boys & Girls Club, where shehas helped expand the scope and geographicreach of the programs since taking over inJanuary 2010.

Eggleton is a graduate of the Club’s Execu-tive Advanced Leadership Program and be-longs or has participated in long list ofcommunity groups and organizations.

Eggleton noted, “The Boys & Girls Clubgives members an opportunity to discoverwhat makes them great, whether its the arts,or music, or the myriad educational opportu-nities which leads to great professionals.”

With so many mothers and fathers workingor kids coming from single-parent house-holds, Eggleton emphasized, “every child isat risk… whether it be middle class or uppermiddle class. Kids with no supervision havebeen known to make wrong choices, but

having them in the Boys & Girls Club envi-ronment and with strong role models theyhave a great time and learn something,”Eggleton added.

Eggleton called former Boys & Girls Clubmember Denzel Washington “an inspira-tion.… He’s been a national spokesman formore than 20 years. He’s from New Jerseyand does a wonderful job as nationalspokesman. He really embodies what the or-ganization is all about in the many commer-cials he has done, which are directed by RonHoward.

“Let’s not forget Taco Bell. They just madea $30 million dollar contribution,” she added.“This represents the largest financial commit-ment to the Boys & Girls Club of America inits 108-year history. It’s a groundbreakingfive-year partnership to support teens ontheir path to graduate high school and readythemselves for a successful future.”

According to Eggleton, anyone can “parlaypoor decisions into the right ones and havean incredible careers.

“They all don’t become famous actors, likeWashington, but they make up the very fab-ric of our society as doctors, teachers andcivil servants,” she elaborated.

“Our kids are required to do a communityservice once a month, so they don’t choosedestructive paths like gangs.” she said.

And this month it involved the simple en-deavor of planting flowers and lifting spirits.

She closes with an apropos statement, “It’sreally a great experience for the kids.”

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The Board of the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance is proud of and congratulates our Executive Director

Elaine GiguereDistinguished Service Award Honoree

For nearly 40 years Elaine has supported the arts in Sullivan County and the Upper Delaware Region. Her drive and initiative has helped nurture and grow a vibrant arts scene, many arts organizations, and countless individual artists.

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n this day and age, it’s difficult to keepany business or non-profit afloat – espe-cially those based in the arts.

Then there’s the Delaware Valley ArtsAlliance, which breaks the mold and hasbeen around since the nation’s Bicentennial.Executive Director Elaine Giguere said thesecret to DVAA’s success is a lot of hardwork and surrounding herself with peoplewho embrace the arts and her vision.

“It truly is a ‘homegrown’ endeavor thatbegan as a grassroots operation,” saidGiguere, this year’s Distinguished ServiceWinner. “It has evolved into an organizationthat has had exhibits featuring hundreds ofartists and has a film festival each year that islegendary.”

And like a true entrepreneur, Giguere does-n’t want to single out any artist, but considersall the artists that show in her two-gallerybuilding brilliant. Both the Loft and AllianceGalleries occupy the DVAA headquarters onMain Street in Narrowsburg.

Let’s begin at the beginning. “We started with a handful of people who

were on the Bicentennial Committee for thetown [of Tusten] and wanted to see morecultural activities,” Giguere said. “We wentfrom that to owning a building and we reno-vated the theater, which was originally acommercial movie house. We have a film fes-tival every year that is highly attended.”

The Riverfest is an annual endeavor, thatGiguere is quite proud of and marvels at itspopularity in the tri-state area and beyond.

Music, art and the environment are thetheme. It embodies the spirit of the river val-ley and highlights area artists work.

The Big Eddy Film Festival is anotherhighly popular program sponsored by theDVAA. It aims to advance the traditional artof storytelling by showcasing the newest andbest independent films from around theworld.

Giguere is especially proud of the musi-cians who make DVAA-sponsored concerts at

the Tusten Theatre a must stop for musiclovers. And the talent is enormous. Take, forinstance, Aztec Two Step, a group that ishighly touted and has a huge following, andwho will play May 3.

Giguere says that concertgoers will be as-tounded by their renditions of the EverlyBrothers and Simon and Garfunkel classics.

Her selection for the Pride Award is won-derful, she says, but again her modestycomes into play and she thanks the commu-nity for its support of arts and culture.

All of it, she notes, would not be possiblewithout the grants the Alliance receives fromNew York State and the community andother sources.

Giguere’s five-year plan includes a broaderspectrum for the Alliance. She envisions “theentire county and each town having vigorousarts programs.”

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It is only fitting that Brad Rutledge waschosen by the Sullivan County Chamberof Commerce Pride Committee as recipi-ent of its Young Emerging Leader award.

After all, he is co-chair of the YoungEmerging Leaders (YEL, a Chamber of Com-merce task force) and sits on the Chamber’sBoard of Directors and the SullivanArc Foun-dation.

“I am incredibly honored and completelyhumbled,” Rutledge said of his honor. “I’vebeen working hard to do the right thing formy clients… and giving back to the commu-nity. To be recognized is fantastic.”

Originally from Cincinnati, Rutledge metJackie Weyer, who grew up in Monticello.The couple married in 2001 and, as Rutledgerelated, “after several visits to SullivanCounty, I found that I loved this area andthought it the perfect place to raise our chil-dren. We decided to call Cochecton homeand have been here since 2005.”

Jackie manages her mom’s, Dr. MaureenWhipple’s, two dental offices in Callicoonand Monticello. The couple has two chil-dren, Annabelle, 10, and Matthew, 7, who at-tend the Sullivan West district.

Brad said he loves the beauty of the area,and enjoys the spectacular views from hishome on County Route 114.

“It’s a great community, with a really goodyouth program,” Rutledge said.

While attending the University of Cincin-nati, Brad would discover his true calling,deciding to pursue a career in sales.

“I started out selling new Toyotas, whichlasted about four months,” Rutledge said. “Isold a new 4 Runner to a gentleman whomanaged a mortgage company, and he re-cruited me to come on board as a loan offi-cer. I spent many years in mortgages beforedeciding that I wanted to learn more aboutthe insurance field. I obtained my insurancelicenses and went to work for Allstate Insur-ance.”

Later, after making the move to SullivanCounty, he joined the Keats Agency in Mon-

ticello as a Nationwide Insurance agent.Rutledge, in a quest to increase his knowl-

edge and better serve his clients, said, “I amcurrently looking to take the classes andexams to become a Certified InsuranceCounselor (CIC).”

As a man who takes pride in working forKeats, which has been in business for 20years, Brad said, “I truly enjoy creating ‘aha’moments for my clients. In other words,those times where I find a need for coveragethat a client didn’t know they had, and I amable to provide a competitive insurance solu-tion to address it.”

In his spare time Rutledge is a singer andrhythm guitarist for the local band Far Be-yond Gone.

And he has high hopes for his community.“I’m really looking forward to the future of

Sullivan County and try to always look forthe positives of the area,” affirms Brad. “I’veset my family’s roots here and think that thesky is the limit for a revitalization here. I’mlooking forward to the growth that the pro-posed casino resort destinations will bring tothis area. This will provide opportunities formy insurance business, my band, and for allresidents of the county. It’ll be the catalyst togreat things.”


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hen he was just a 17-year-olddock worker in Staten Island, asignpainter who was supposedto paint a registration number

on a barge didn’t show up on time.The barge couldn’t leave the dock without

its numbers.Mike asked his boss if it was all right if he

got some paint and a brush and did the jobhimself.

When the signpainter finally showed up –hours late – he asked who had painted theship.

Mike, a little embarrassed he might get introuble for doing someone else’s work, ad-mitted to it.

The signpainter was so impressed withMike’s work he actually offered him a job.

The rest, as they say, is history.Seven years later, after his apprenticeship,

Mike became a Master Sign Painter and was“allowed to put my brush on someone’struck.”

That was 1967.Twenty years later Mike sold his business

and moved to Sullivan County, hoping toopen his own shop.

But Rose Keller, who owned Keller Signs,offered him a job first.

Four years later, Mike owned Outdoor

Media Corp., Keller Signs’ parent company.“We handle everything, big and small,”

Mike said. “From billboards to stickies. Every-thing we do is custom.”

Daughter Sandi returned to the companyafter earning her Master’s in Printmakingfrom SUNY New Paltz with a BA in Art Edu-cation.

“It’s great. I get to work with my dad everyday and he gets to see his tuition dollars atwork,” she says with a big smile.

Mom Vicki is the bookkeeper when she’snot working at Monticello Middle School as aSpecial Education aide.

Keller Signs’ business office is actually inMike and Vicki’s house and sometimes Vickiis a little sensitive at being left at home.

Mom says, “Sure, you get to go to workand goof off and I get to stay home and doall the work.”

“We make it look easy, because we loveit,” Sandi says. “Throw it at us, we love chal-lenges.

“My favorite words are, ‘I don’t know ifyou can do this.’”

Once the dynamic duo finishes a face [thecode name for a billboard] Mike calls his son,Mike III, to help him hang it.

“Michael helps us out part-time,” Mike said.“We have 80 faces and take care of manyothers, too.”

And if by chance you read a sign at BethelWoods, the Monticello Motor Club or VillaRoma, you might be seeing Kellers Sign’shandiwork.

“Sandi brought me into the 21st Century,”Mike said, his brushes and paint now a thingof the past. “With the new technology youcan do so much – banners, paper or vinyl.”This year’s Town of Bethel Pride Winner cer-tainly has pride in their town and its people.


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n 1995, Scott and Juliete Gaebel becamethe owners of Youngsville Garage, whichhas been in the Gaebel family for ninedecades.

The business is located at 4014 StateRt. 52 in Youngsville and offers complete au-tomobile services including maintenance, re-pairs and towing.

The couple bought the garage from Scott’sfather, Rodney. The business was establishedin 1925 by Scott’s great-grandfather, Paul.

(Though grandfather Milton also worked inthe family business, he’s better known forstarting the bus company which bore hisname and carried generations of students).

“I went to college for a while, but I learnedauto mechanics hands-on from my father andmy great-grandfather,” Scott related. “I wastaught a lot by my great-grandfather, whowas a man with an eighth grade education.”

Juliete Gaebel added, “At one timeYoungsville garage sold used vehicles. The2006 flood, (which sent flood waters cascad-ing down Shandelee Road and straightthrough the business, picking up cars as itwent) was the end of that.”

Scott and Juliete are Sullivan County na-tives. Juliete was born in Grahamsville andScott in Youngsville. Juliete graduated fromTri-Valley CS and Scott from Jeffersonville

Youngsville CS. Youngsville Garage has four employees in

addition to Scott and Juliete, who is thebookkeeper. She revealed, “I do it all whenScott goes to Canada to hunt whitetails. Ourdaughter Abby is interested in shooting andwants to go with him when she is oldenough.”

Scott is a Town of Callicoon Councilman,now into his second term. He became inter-ested in politics because “of my father. Hewas once Callicoon Supervisor and later aSullivan County Legislator. We want to helpour community.”

Rodney is currently Republican ElectionsCommissioner.

The couple has three daughters, Katerina,age 20, who is majoring in Accounting at theUniversity of Albany; Emily, age 13, a seventhgrade student at Sullivan West; and Abigail,age 11, a fifth grade student at Sullivan West.

Scott is proud of the four-generation familybusiness and said, “Almost ninety years of his-tory was made possible by our loyal customersto whom I am very grateful. Without goodcustomers a business can’t exist,” he said.

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Juliete and Scott Gaebel pause for a photoduring a busy workday. She is the business’full-time bookkeeper and office manager.

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loyd Brucher gestures to FosterdaleEquipment’s candy jar, sitting promi-nently on the front desk, right wherepeople come to pay.

He uses it to gauge how well his andbrother Roger’s farm equipment business isfaring.

“It’s the number of times a week you haveto fill it,” he notes, explaining that the moreoften he replaces the free candy (and it’s thegood stuff, from Tootsie Rolls to Jolly Ranch-ers), the better business is.

The brothers Brucher have spent the pastfour decades watching the industries theyserve ebb and flow. They’re grateful that,right now, the tide is in their favor.

“Our orchard customers have had twogood seasons in a row,” says Lloyd. “And thedairy industry is experiencing a high.”

Up until recently, non-agricultural cus-tomers were outstripping ag-based clients atFosterdale Equipment, located in a highlyvisible spot at Fosterdale’s four corners(where 17B and 52 meet) in the Town ofCochecton.

But ag customers have made a resurgence,and today the split is about 50/50.

At the height of this year’s busy summerseason, Lloyd expects to have nine employ-ees – a mix of part-time seasonal workersand established employees like JosephKaiser, who’s been their service manager formore than 20 years.

The depth of service is matched by thebreadth of offerings. The shop is filled withpractical items like tractor tires and truckhitches, but it also features toys and tools,even portable mini-fridges, catering not justto farmers but hunters, truckers, and do-it-yourselfers.

Outside sits a variety of farm and lawnequipment, dominated by New Holland,though brands include Dixie Chopper, BushHog and McHale, among many others.

Fosterdale Equipment’s customer base is

just as varied, stretching from the northernCatskills to the southern Poconos, and fromInterstate 81 in the west to the other side ofthe Hudson Valley in the east.

All are signs of Fosterdale Equipment’sstaying power – and ability to evolve –amidst a constantly-shifting economy. That’sgood news for its future.

“We’re very slowly and calmly comingback,” Lloyd affirms.


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hen Matthew Lanes and Do-minique Jenkins moved toCallicoon 11 years ago, littledid they know they would fall

in love – with the town and its people.“We didn’t realize what it means to open a

business in a small town,” Matthew said. “It’smuch more than we expected, in a goodway.

“It is really nice to be part of the commu-nity and be accepted into the community,”Dominique said.

Their restaurant, named Matthew’s onMain, is a blend of their two spirits, withMatthew’s flair in the kitchen and Do-

minique’s engaging personality.Housed in Callicoon’s oldest building,

which dates back to 1865, Matthew’s on Mainoffers nouveau American cuisine in a com-fortable atmosphere.

“Our goal is to have something for every-one, in their price range,” Dominique said.“From chicken wings to quail.

“Matthew likes to make his cuisine interest-ing and we serve hearty, large portions,” shesaid. “We like to make our guests comfort-able from the minute they walk in the doorto the time they leave… satisfied.”

Matthew has embraced the lovacore move-ment – purchasing many of his cheeses, sal-ads and other vegetables at the weeklyCallicoon Farmer’s Market outside his backdoor.

Patrons can find local quail, rabbit andother locally grown meats added to themenu on a regular basis.

And besides offering meals in the down-stairs restaurant, Matthew’s has a diningroom upstairs for private parties and alsodoes off-premise catering.

A melting pot for second homeowners, vis-itors, full-time residents and sportsmen look-ing for a good meal, Dominique said,“Everyone is important to us.”

Looking forward to this summer, Matthewand Dominique can’t wait for Sunday, June8, the Annual Callicoon Tractor Parade.

“The Callicoon Tractor Parade is like MardiGras,” Matthew said. “It’s our busiest day ofthe year.”

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or nearly 100 years, Max Schwartz’sheirs have run the printing businesshe started in 1915.

Still located on Main Street (Route42) in the heart of South Fallsburg, originallyit was called, appropriately enough, the MaxSchwartz Company.

Today it’s Steingart Associates, betterknown by its dba of Steingart Printing. Andthree of Max’s great-grandchildren continueto run it.

Brothers Ira and Nathan Steingart grew upin the business, graduating from sweepingfloors as kids to overseeing sales & produc-tion (Nathan’s specialty) and developing newclients (Ira’s focus).

Sister Cindy got married and moved away,but eventually she and her husband BrucePerlmutter returned, and Cindy took a job atthe family business as a typesetter.

She still can be found setting type, albeit infront of a computer screen, overseeing theentire pre-press process.

The trio are also dedicated communitymembers: Cindy active with the FallsburgLions, Nathan on the Fallsburg Town Board,and Ira a Sullivan County legislator.

As Ira notes, what helps the communityhelps Steingart Associates, which employsseven locals beyond him and his siblings.

“I’m trying to make a difference in eco-nomic development so businesses can sur-vive,” he explains.

The printing business in particular has un-dergone a series of transformations, from theearly days of setting type by hand to colorprinting presses to today’s computer-drivendesign.

In order to stay competitive in a worldthat’s switched from paper to electronics, theSteingart siblings are eyeing the purchase ofa new digital press.

After all, while Steingart Printing’s famousBorscht Belt resort postcards may be fondmemories (and valued souvenirs), peoplestill need fliers, signs, business marketingtools and niche publications – and they don’tnecessarily want to do it themselves or dealwith an impersonal company far away.

“We are working hard, and we keep upwith technology,” affirms Ira. “We’re best-known for our customer service and quality.”


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ost Lake is about to be found – byhundreds, potentially thousands, ofpeople.

After years of preparation, the first400 lots of this 2,507-lot upscale developmentare being offered for sale. Starting at $70,000,each is around a quarter- to a half-acre, nes-tled deep in Forestburgh’s woods and sur-rounding the 54-acre, spring-fed Lost Lake.

“I can see where Forestburgh got itsname,” says Wallace Layton, regional salesmanager for Lost Lake’s developer, the Dal-las-based Double Diamond. “I’m in aweevery time I drive up here.”

Lost Lake will be Double Diamond’s sixthdevelopment and the closest to New YorkCity, whose residents are anticipated to bethe resort’s majority customer base.

What they’ll soon find across 2,080 acreswill include a nine-hole golf course, club-house, swimming beach, marina, picnickingand fishing areas, hiking/biking trails, and anAmenity Village offering a restaurant, spaand fitness center designed in a rustic con-temporary style by Joseph Rominski Architec-ture.

Future phases will expand the offerings,gradually opening up the rest of the propertyto development. But the forested setting willremain, as Double Diamond has made a suc-cessful business model out of blending theirdevelopments with the natural landscape.

“Three hundred acres has been set asidefor wildlife,” notes Lost Lake’s land sales rep-resentative, Kelvin Gorr. “And quite a bit ofthe property has views.”

Many purchasers opt never to build ontheir lots, instead choosing to simply enjoythe amenities. Those who do build have toadhere to architectural and landscapingguidelines, ensuring the natural setting islargely undisturbed.

Lost Lake will become a magnet for much-needed employment, with 150 positions an-ticipated at full buildout.

“I feel very confident that all seven phaseswill be here in the next five years,” predictsLayton.

Town of Forestburgh residents will alsobenefit not just from a new tax base but bybeing able to access the resort’s amenitiesthemselves.

“We’re very excited to be part of the com-munity,” Layton affirms, “and we’re very ex-cited and honored to be nominated as thePride of the Town of Forestburgh.”


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n Fremont Center, in an unassumingbuilding he erected himself, Phil Hill-riegel does something that is increasinglyrare as our country moves further away

from its industrial heyday.He actually builds things.Hillriegel and his crew of nine at Hillco

Manufacturing create small, specializedparts – such as carbide rotary files – for bigand small industrial clients that include Gen-eral Electric and Boeing.

They are aided by a raft of high end com-puter-guided machinery (computer numericalcontrol or CNC, in industry parlance) thatcan cost in the six figures.

Growing up nearby on his parents’ – Philand Nancy’s – dairy farm, Phil early onshowed a knack for something that wouldput him in good stead in the future.

“I was good at fixing machinery,” he re-called.

When Phil and wife Catherine moved eightmiles away, across Kellams Bridge to WayneCounty, PA, he took up the family tradition.

But Phil discovered, as did hundreds ofothers in our area, that raising dairy cattlehad become a tough going.

“I was broke,” he stated flatly.Soon he hooked up with Russell Hall in

Hancock, who ran a machine shop, andlearned the business. Fourteen years ago, heopened Hillco.

So how does an aspiring business get tothe point of providing parts to the “bigboys”?

“You start small, working with subcontrac-tors,” Hillriegel explained. “Once they realizethe quality of your product, they’ll comeback.”

The kind of specializing manufacturingskills he engages in cannot be acquired inany trade school, Hillriegel noted. His crewmainly learned on the job.

The machines, he added “run 24/7 and re-quire constant maintenance.”

“It’s similar to milking cows,” he laughed.“It’s a seven-day-a-week job. But it pays a bit

more!”Hillriegel laments the decline in American

machine tool manufacturing.“Most of our competition is overseas,” he

said. “You either have to build it faster orbetter.”

His remote location isn’t a problem, saidHillriegel, what with major highways withindriving distance.

“Ninety percent of our stuff goes via UPS,”he noted.

Phil, 47, and Catherine have four children:Tom, employed by Osmose, which serviceselectric and telecommunications utilities;Tim, who works with Phil; and Tyler andTaylor, still in school.

Phil noted how many people, on enteringhis shop, have the same reaction: “I can’t be-lieve this is here.”

“Most of the stuff we make here you can’tbuy [off the shelf], it’s gotta be built,” Hill-riegel noted.

As for the future: “We’re not going to get anybigger, we’ll just get better at what we do.”


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ou Monteleone owns the Corner Storein Eldred, the Liquor Store attached toit, and has recently expanded with anoutdoor pizzeria across Route 55. ThePiazza has a wood burning brick

oven, the only one in Sullivan County that heimported specially from Italy. “It’s unique tothe area,” he said, “It’s different, so it bringspeople here to try something different.”

“It was unexpected,” he said about win-ning the Sullivan County Chamber of Com-merce Award.

When asked why he thought he got theaward, he said, “I do quite a bit for the com-munity, maybe that’s why. It’s a Pride Award.I do take pride in what I have, in the townand the area. I think it gets a bad rap some-times because it’s small, but you can still

make a difference. You run a business, youtry to please people. It’s bringing peoplehere from out of town, maybe that’s why.”

Monteleone said the business is doing well,paying the bills, although it was a hard win-ter with high power costs. “That’s why localsupport is important,” he said. “Business isalways more in the summer. We get somesecond homers. I don’t do much advertising,it’s all word of mouth.”

Lou stated he doesn’t want to step on otherbusiness’s toes. “That’s why we don’t dosubs, just hot foods, we try to be different.”

Area residents know Monteleone as a tire-less campaigner for those less fortunate.Among them is the beloved Santa Expressthat many now consider the start of Christ-mas Season in the county.

“It gives towns something to center theircelebrations on,” Lou said, “and many peo-ple even book their holiday visit to coincidewith the Santa Express. It brings tourists tothe area. I’ve had calls from Connecticut, andCentral Jersey.”

Lou is also a member of countless charita-ble organizations, including the Lions Club,he puts on Easter Bunny parties, raisesmoney for St. Baldrick’s, has erected “GivingTrees” at his business and started the HumanLine of Hope against cancer that’s spreadthroughout the country..

He received Sullivan County Care Coali-tion’s Award in 2013. Previous to openingThe Corner, he was part of running opera-tions at the Eldred Preserve for 30 years.

Originally from Brooklyn, Monteleonemoved to Eldred when he was 10. Lou ismarried to his wife June, and his brotherFrank occasionally helps out in the outdoorPiazza.


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oss Electric has been located in theTown of Liberty for almost seventyyears and has been continuouslyowned by three generations of li-

censed electricians named Ross. As 76-year-old Joel Ross tells it, “My father

Harry Ross moved his family here from theBronx in 1943 or 1944.They came to Libertybecause I had asthma and the air was betterhere.

“Harry Ross was an electrician who beganRoss Electric out of his garage. From therewe moved the business to Oberfest St. be-hind the electric company,” Joel added. “Wehad a fire in 2002 and moved to our presentlocation. Anything electrical, we do.”

The elder Ross continued, “My father Harrytrained me and he trained my sons Kenny,Steve and Ricky. Kenny and I are in businesstogether. Ricky (Eric) is in Boynton Beach,Florida and has his own business, Rick RossElectric. My son Steve died two years agowhen he struck a deer with his motorcycle. Istill have nightmares about it.”

Joel graduated from Liberty High School in1955. He has been married to his high schoolsweetheart, Joan Melnikoff, for 55 years. Thecouple’s sons and their wives gave them sixgrandchildren. Kenny’s children are Esti andAlli, Steve’s children are Josh and Nicole, andRick’s children are Caelian and Aden.

When asked his favorite part of the busi-ness, Joel didn’t hesitate. “The interactionwith my customers,” he said. “It’s always niceto look back at what we’ve completed. I’mproud of what our company produces. Mysons are good people and very honest. Theyfollowed along the lines I set in business.”

Kenny credits Ross Electric’s longevity andsuccess to those they serve. “ Our business ishere because of a long list of customers whohave remained with us for decades and ouremployees who are second to none,” Kennynoted. “We have over 250 years of combinedexperience with all of us here at Ross. I waslucky to be able to start out working on siteswith our founder, my grandfather Harry, for

field experience. I learned outstanding busi-ness abilities from my father, Joel. I enjoygoing to work every day.”

Kenny and his brothers all graduated fromLiberty High School, Kenny in 1978, Steve in1977 and Eric in 1983.

Kenny plans to dedicate the Pride Awardto, “My brother Steve, whom I worked withfor many years until his tragic death. He isgreatly missed by all.”


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ichard Codichini, who started RiverRunner's Roost restaurant in PondEddy last summer, says local officialsin Lumberland have been instrumen-

tal in getting his business off to a good start. “They could not have been more helpful,

you just had to call them if you neededsomething, and they’d try to help,” he remi-nisced. “They are business-friendly.”

The business did not open until almostAugust, but it was very busy right from theget-go.

“Once school started, it slowed down,which is natural for any business,” Richardcontinued, “but we stayed open until No-vember, Thanksgiving.”

“My old customers from the other businesswould come up, and they’d give me sugges-tions, like they’d like to see some Italian

food, so now we do barbecue, steaks, Italian,and pretty much bar and grill,” Richardadded.

This year, he’s moving his prized, newslow smoker from the kitchen to the outsidewhere smoke alarms won’t go off as easily.

“I’m going to open the restaurant as soonas I get everything ready,” Richard said wheninterviewed in early April. Contractors werebusy making renovations indoors, and alsoexpanding the outside patio that was startedthe previous year.

“I thought it was a saleswoman when theChamber called,” he recounted, laughing, buteventually Chamber President Cathy Paty gotthrough that he’d actually won an award.

“It was quite a surprise, I didn’t expect it,”he said. “I don’t know why I got it. I’mfriends with a lot of people, and I’ve made alot of friends since I’ve owned this business.It’s been great up here. If I put I’m going tohave a change on Facebook, within one hourI get one thousand responses,” he said. Peo-ple respond, they give me ideas, like ‘howabout a lower price lunch?’ so I’m thinking ofputting on a six-dollar grab-and-go menu.You get a soda, a sandwich, and a salad, andyou’re out the door. I go with what the peo-ple want, instead of what I want to do.”

The new location is attracting a new clien-tele, and Richard’s previous customers fromGino’s Restaurant in Port Jervis are now fol-lowing him to his new location.

Richard’s family all help run the businesswith him near the Delaware River and onRoute 97 in Pond Eddy.


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he Wurtsboro Veterinary Clinic’sMission: “To provide high qualitypet health and wellness services toassist your pet in living a longer,

happier and healthier life.“To provide our clients with access to

leading edge products and service and au-thoritative educational content focusing onenhancing the human animal bond.”

That mission is just what the WurtsboroVeterinary Clinic has been doing since 1984.And as a testament to this mission, veteri-narians Linda and Dean G. Tintle have seenit grow from a small, part-time outpatientclinic to the buy full-service hospital it istoday.

The Tintles are graduates of the presti-gious College of Veterinary Medicine at Cor-nell University, and got married their senioryear at the school.

Dr. Dean has a special interest in surgery,dentistry and practice management. He hailsfrom Pompton Lakes, NJ and joined brotherKevin’s Middletown Veterinary Hospital aftergraduation. In the mid-1990s he joined hiswife’s growing practice, which had startedas a satellite office.

Dr. Linda also comes from North Jerseyand is an aficionado and expert on Shar-Peidogs, sensitive to their special health issues.To this end, she began working with scien-tists at Cornell’s College of Veterinary Medi-cine to research and help correct healthproblems of this beautiful breed, which shefirst owned in 1981. She has a special inter-est in internal medicine and has collabo-rated on research in cancer andinflammatory bowel disease.

Dr. Linda has received many honors andwears many hats – she is president of theOrange County Animal Emergency Servicein Middletown; Regional Director and PastPresident for the Hudson Valley VeterinaryMedical Society (HVVMS); served on the Ex-

ecutive Board of the New York State Veteri-nary Medical Society; and serves on theDean’s Advisory Council of the College ofVeterinary Medicine at Cornell University.

The pets of Wurtsboro and surroundingareas are her main focus, though Shar-peiowners come to consult her from as faraway as Virginia.

Working in Wurtsboro is “the best of bothworlds,” especially since she grew up in arural area, and loves its community prideand spirit. At the same time, she noted, “I’mclose to Cornell and New York City, where Ido research.”

Not one to forget where she came from,Dr. Linda says she enjoys being a mentor toyoung veterinarians and although she seesretirement down the road, she says, “I can’tsee myself being anything but a vet.”

She and Dr. Dean strive to prevent illnesswhenever possible. And, like good doctors,the Tintles “recommend individual programsdesigned specifically for your pet and mayinclude a comprehensive physical exam, in-ternal parasite testing, heart worm and fleacontrol, vaccination programs, spay orneuter, dental- health exam and specializedblood and urine tests for all stages of yourpet’s life.”

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usan and James. R. Sheeley run theirSheeley’s Oil and Excavating businesstogether in Grahamsville.

“I do bookkeeping, phone work, alloffice work,” Susan explained.

“We do a lot of home heating fuel, and allaspects of excavating,” James added.

“We’re a small town business. I try to do avery good job for a reasonable price. I standbehind my work,” James expanded aboutwhy he thought he received the Pride Award.“It’s nine months of excavating and contract-ing,” he continued. “Oil is 12 months butconcentrated in winter.”

Sheeley’s Oil and Excavating has two longterm workers who, according to James, do alot and are a big part of its success: PatrickGorman and Ronald Mickelson.

“My grandfather started the business,” hecontinued.

It was founded as the Earl D. Sheeley andSon Oil Inc. firm, just for oil and truckingwhich in the ’30s and ’40s was coal, milk,and ice. In fact, there are still two businesses.James founded Sheeley’s Oil and Excavating,but also kept the Earl D. Sheeley on the ad-vice of their attorney.

A big part of James’ work consists of proj-ects, including septic work, installing drive-ways, all site work for new home projects,and drainage work, as well as heating oil.

“We work a lot for (the Catskill WatershedCorporation (CWC), who are the agentsworking with replacing septic systems in theNew York City watershed,” Susan said. “Itworks very well.”

The CWC is a Local Development Corpora-tion established to protect the water qualityin the New York City West of the HudsonRiver Watershed .

“When they called us, I was very happyand proud,” Susan said about her reaction tothe news they had been chosen for the PrideAward. “James works very hard, and he doesa wonderful job. All our customers call meand tell me what a great job he’s done. Soit’s great to be recognized for that.”

“I was happy they were thinking of me,and appreciating the time I put in,” Jamesadded. “A lot of that is to due to my twolong term employees. It’s a team effort. Theytake pride in our work.”

“Grahamsville is a nice small town. I’ve al-ways tried to help in the best way I can,” heconcluded.

The Sheeleys have three children, Michael,married to Deanna; Megan, married to JasonBates; and Karyn, married to Mike Diescher.They are the proud grandparents of BreaSheeley and Aedea Bates, with another onthe way thanks to Michael and Deanna.

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ustin Physical Therapy literallybegan in Mary Austin’s home.

The physical therapist had up tillthen worked mainly in hospitals and

schools, offering her services privately only toparents of infants and toddlers not yet inschool.

But word spread of her capabilities.“This outpatient business started with a few

people in the front living room of my house,”Mary recalled. “In 2007, the outpatient busi-ness took up half of my family’s living space,so it was moved to our present location onthe main street of Roscoe.”

Roscoe has been Mary’s home for nearlyher entire life. A graduate of Roscoe CentralSchool, she earned a physical education de-gree from Ithaca College, then headed northto Upstate Medical University in Syracuse fora degree in physical therapy.

Her first job was with Boston Children’sHospital in Massachusetts, but when she mar-ried in 1977, Mary moved to Syracuse, whereher husband worked.

They decided to return to her hometown in1985.

“Roscoe was a good fit for my family, as apositive environment for my children to growand develop,” Mary affirmed. “Although theyall live in other areas now, friends and familyin Roscoe gave them a secure foundation tostart their lives and develop the self-confi-dence and security to attain higher educationand develop successful personal and profes-sional lives.”

And they have their mother as a continuingrole model. In 2008, Mary earned her clinicaldoctorate in physical therapy from Massachu-setts General Hospital Institute.

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“We started 18 years ago out of ourgarage,” Bryce commented, adding that nowthey have a huge store that has five full-timeemployees and meets the needs of thosewho wear uniforms throughout SullivanCounty and beyond.

The Flynns purchased Universal Uniformsand changed the name to Everyday Apparelsome eight years ago and “revamped all theproduct lines and updated everything,” muchto the delight of their customers.

Updating everything translates into thehighest quality embroidery, screen printing,plaques and awards.

Contractors who put their companies’names and logos on their uniforms and areapolice, fire and sheriff’s departments couldn’tbe happier with the level of service. This in-cludes clients such as Monticello and Liberty

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they need not go any further than EverydayApparel. Everything is designed in-house i.e.logos for businesses and uniforms.

“We carry all sizes to accommodate all em-ployees,” Bryce said.

And, where do Bryce and Jamy see them-selves five years down the road?

“Still providing the highest level of serviceand quality products and expanding thebusiness,” they responded, “and doing theright thing for people.”

That was a phrase said numerous times ina heartfelt manner.

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atrick and Peggy Harrison haveowned Rasmussen’s Furniture Store inNarrowsburg since 2004, and, “Busi-ness is doing well,” said Patrick.

In the same transaction, they purchased theRasmussen Funeral Home next door from Ronand Jane Rasmussen. The funeral home datesfrom 1898. The furniture store is 109 yearsold, and both businesses have the distinctionof being owned by only two families.

The Harrisons, who “work together 24/7”according to Peggy, run three businesses, andstill find time for community involvement andtheir children’s school activities.

The energetic couple sat down in their MainSt., Narrowsburg furniture showroom in be-tween appointments. “It’s the only way to be,”beamed Peggy when asked about what keepsher so happy in her busy schedule, andPatrick agreed.

“It’s the oldest [type of] business in theUnited States,” Patrick said, explaining the linkbetween furniture and funeral homes. “Histor-ically, carpenters made the coffins, and itwent from there.”

Patrick is a third generation funeral director,and Peg also comes from a family with rootsin the business.

A few years after moving to the area the

Harrisons opened the Harrison-Rasmussen Fu-neral Home in Barryville.

The couple expressed surprise at getting thePride Award.

“We’re very honest,” Peggy mused over whythe furniture store got the nomination. “We al-ways try to participate, and give back to thecommunity.”

Patrick completed her thought, somethingthe couple did repeatedly. “We’ve sponsoredsports, and contributed to charities,” he said.

About their furniture business, Patrick andPeggy said they have a very loyal customerbase, the members of which keep comingback.

“People will always buy quality,” Patrick ex-plained, noting that they serve an area beyondSullivan County.

“A customer last week furnished his wholenew house in Breezy Point, Long Island fromour furniture store,” Peggy said.

Both are originally from the area; Patrickfrom Archbald, PA, and Peggy from Mata-moras, PA. The couple has two kids, Patrick14, and Molly, 13.

The furniture store is open every day, ex-cept Mondays.

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