Would You Support an Organic Bread Bakery In Mountaindale?

We here at the Mountaindale News are doing some market research this afternoon on BREAD. Hot, warm, delicious homemade bread that could be made right here in our little hamlet of Moutaindale, NY. Obviously, we are very excited about this possibility and are hoping our readers will be as well.

Ken and Barb Schmitt of Diversified Realty have been contacted by a very talented professional chef who is interested in possibly establishing an artisan bakery in Mountaindale at the location of our former pizzeria. If everything comes together, and they are just in the very early talking stages, do you think you as a resident of our small hamlet see yourself frequenting a specialty bakeshop in town? Would you be a regular customer of such a shop, or do you see yourself, your family using it more for special occasion breads and baked goods? Would knowing the breads are made of both organic and locally grown ingredients make you more likely to support such a business endeavor for our community?

All of this chef's breads are naturally made with no chemicals or additives in them. She makes her own yeast and uses organic ingredients. Whenever possible, she also uses locally grown flour, honey and eggs. Pictured above is a sample of the type of bread she would be producing in our neighborhood. Do you think you might visit? Would you tell friends and how far do you think they might travel if it were fresh, delicious & fairly priced? Monticello, Ellenville, Liberty...please let us know your thoughts as we investigate this wonderful opportunity for our small hamlet here in the Catskills.

*Side Note-this resident would both love and support such a bakery, and I would be the first to spread the news of its opening to all the seasonal campers I know up at Skyway. I can see many of them more than willing to drive into Mountaindale from camp for some fabulous homemade breads and baked goods.

May 22 Radiant Yoga Essential Oils Seminar HUGE SUCCESS

Last Sunday May 22, Radiant Yoga played host to Nandini Weitzman, a NY State licensed Clinical Nutritionist and Alternative Health Practitioner as she gave participants in her workshop some hands on experience in NAT (Neuro-Auricular Traning with Therapeutic Essential Oils). She shared the simple and safe techniques used for deep relaxation that many alternative medicine practitioners are using for panic, anxiety, sleep disorders. depression, inflammation, and even ADD/ADHD.

The workshop began with an information session, during which Nandini explained the techniques; identified the five essential oils; as well as the process of applying them with light pressure along the occipital (cranial) ridge, neck and shoulders to safely affect brain-related nerves deeply to positively impact digestive organs, lungs, heart, eyes, ears, nose and the endocrine system. The talk was both extensive, and informative, and the end of class handouts to take home were very welcome by all in attendance. Once this section of the seminar was over, she gave the class a demonstration of the oils and techniques and answered numerous questions from the audience.

At the conclusion of this part of the seminar, the participants were paired up in groups, with EVERYONE actually getting to both give and receive a Therapeutic Essential Oils treatment. This hands on exchange of treatments allowed the students to learn the techniques, experience the benefits, while at the same time reinforcing the afternoons lessons through actual hands on practice of what they had been taught.

If your group is interested in arranging a seminar you can contact Nandini directly via her email which is nandiniyes@hotmail.com or give her a ring at (845) 434-2408.

Janet at Radiant Yoga here in Mountaindale New York is to be commended for once again bringing a wonderful holistic opportunity to our community of Mountaindale and its surrounding area. If you would like to know more about her Yoga Classes, and other seminars, or are interested in having her design a special class for your group or organization, sure she would love to hear from you.

MyRadiant Yoga
63 Main Street, CR55
Mountaindale, NY 12763
(845) 866-7822

Girl Scouts Raising Funds For Quake Damaged Japan

In March of this year, an 8.9 on the Richter Scale Earthquake struck Japan, devastating the Island Community, the resulting Tsunami sweeping thousands out to sea, and crippling the TEPCO Nuclear facility, creating a nuclear accident that we now know is worse than Chernobyl. The tragic events have for the most part faded from our evening news here in America, but our friends in Japan are not out of mind, and we know they still need our help as they go about the long arduous task of rebuilding from not one, but three disasters of almost biblical proportions.

Some of the Girl Scouts here in Sullivan County, New York recently held a fund raising event to help their sisters in Japan. The night of fund raising involved girls from Community 532, which includes the Towns of Fallsburg, Mamakating & Thompson. Troops 401, 580, 604, 676 and 738 participated in the evening's events which included using paper in the fine art or Origami, as Origami Guru, Aaron Schmitt, lent help and instruction as the Girl Scouts created Cranes (which are perceived as a symbol of Peace and Good Fortune in Japan) and other creations with their new found skills.

As a national organization, the Girl Scouts were/are devastated by the catastrophe Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan - their collective hearts deeply concerned about their sisters there, the Girl Scouts of Japan who have been touched by these tragic events.

For decades, the USA Girl Scouts Overseas has served American military and civilian families in Japan for many years, and has close ties with Girl Scouts of Japan. In fact, many Girl Scouts in Japan are sister troops of troops here in America. After receiving many calls from Girl Scouts around the country asking how to help Japan, the National Girl Scout leadership was/is happy to report that the policy prohibiting Girl Scouts from raising money for other organizations has been temporarily suspended. This allowed our Sullivan County New York troops to make this evening of fund raising for Japan possible.
From Girl Scout Memo: Girl Scouts of Japan relief efforts

To contribute to earthquake and tsunami relief efforts, you can make an online donation to the Girl Scouts of Japan Relief Efforts until May 31, 2011. At times like these, Girl Scouts throughout the world come together in sisterhood to help those in need. We have seen our Movement rally in support of the victims of Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters over the years, and will continue to do everything we can to help our sister Girls Scouts of Japan in the weeks and months ahead.

Where will the funds go?

We can assure you that 100 percent of all relief funds will go to the national organization, Girl Scouts of Japan to be used for families affected by the earthquake and tsunami. If you have any questions, please feel free to email us at globalgirlscouting@girlscouts.org.

Make checks payable to Girl Scouts of the USA:
Girl Scouts of the USA-Fund Development
P.O. Box 5046
New York, NY 10087-5046

Slow Food FEAST to Benefit WJFF Being Held June 4th...TICKETS LIMITED!

WJFF's FOODSTOCK was a monster success with over 700 attendees enjoying the local businesses while helping to raise more than $10,000for WJFF. Everyone had a great time, and got to taste some of the finest foods and wines in the entire Hudson Valley/Catskill region. It's clear that WJFF listeners have a passion for good, local food. That fact makes us believe that the Slow Foods FEAST scheduled will be a HUGE SUCCESS. Fair warning...THIS EVENT HAS VERY LIMITED SEATING, so get your tickets ASAP!

On Saturday June 4th at 7pm, WJFF will host its first ever FARM TO TABLEDINNER at The Hills Country Inn in Callicoon Center, NY. This willbe a four-course meal, created by a local chef using ingredients grownand produced right here in our listening area. The farmers and foodproducers have agreed to donate their products, and the chef and herstaff are donating their time for this fundraising dinner. Ticketsare $60 each and will benefit WJFF Radio.

There are a maximum of 40 tickets available for this dinner, so it's important to call and reserve them ahead of time: (845) 482-4141. You can learn more on our website, WJFF Radio.

Thank you so much,

Adam Weinreich
Assistant Manager
WJFF Radio Catskill

Participating Slow Foods Merchants

Java Love
Bashakill Vineyard
Eminence Road Farm Winery
Snowdance Farm
Willow Wisp Farm
Calkins Creamery
Sugar Blossom Flowers

Hills Country Inn

FREE Sullivan County Energy Saving Workshop May 24, 2011

Residential Energy Saving Workshop

for Sullivan County

May 24, 2011, 6:00 - 8:00 pm

at Sullivan Cornell Cooperative Extension

64 Ferndale Loomis Rd, Liberty, NY 12764

Come learn about how you can access a free or reduced cost energy audit to help you save up to $700 on your energy bills and make your home safer and more comfortable. Other topics include:

Low-cost - do-it-yourself energy upgrades
NYSERDA programs
Low-interest financing/incentives/rebates
Low-income programs
Renewable Energy - solar/wind

Presentations from:

• Sean Welsh, Consumer Educator for Cornell Cooperative Extension
• Meridith Nierenberg, Coordinator for Mid-Hudson Energy $mart Communities/NYSERDA
• Gordon Smith, BPI Certified Home Performance Contractor, Renewable Energy Solutions
• John Lorino, NYSERDA Eligible Solar Installer, All Around the House

This workshop is free and open to the public. Space is limited so please register in advance. Simply click HERE to register.

For questions, please contact:

Meridith Nierenberg, Mid-Hudson Energy $mart Communities
845-331-2238, meridith.nierenberg@gmail.com

Roscoe Winning Ultimate Fish Town Challenge...Announces Contest For New Voters!

Just in from the Roscoe Blog...in a battle of Fish Town Titans, with Roscoe and Waddington New York battling it out for the time of ULTIMATE FISH TOWN in WFN's challenge, Roscoe has again claim back atop the leader board. They have also launched a contest FOR NEW VOTERS, so thought we would give every one a chance to step up and vote, and get registered for a beautiful reel donated by one of Roscoe's fans!

New Contest on Twitter for NEW ROSCOE VOTERS...Let Us Vote For You

The folks in Roscoe realize that voting four times a day is something a lot of busy people find almost impossible to do...even harder when the Ultimate Fish Town contest clock resets at midnight and six AM. We also realize we need more voters if we are going to win WFN's "Ultimate Fish Town" Challenge...giving credit where credit is due, Waddington NY (another GREAT fishing spot here in New York) is putting up some serious competition for the title, so we really need all the voting help we can get. So, become a NEW VOTER FOR ROSCOE, and win a beautiful reel just in time for Father's Day!

New Twitter Voter's Win a Orvis ACCESS Mid-Arbor III Reel, priced at $150 By Letting Us Vote For You!

The rules are simple...

1. Be a new voter for Roscoe.

2. Go to WFN's Ultimate Fish Town Challenge, and vote for Roscoe (CLICK HERE TO VOTE)

3. After voting for your first time, go to your email, and open the email sent from WFN (World Fishing Network), and click on the link provided to VERIFY YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS...this is VERY IMPORTANT!

4. Send us an email at roscoeflyfishing@yahoo.com with the name and email you are authorizing us to proxy vote on your behalf. We will vote said account (which will tell us you have verified your email) and you are all done...we will do the rest, and you are entered into a contest to win a beautiful Orvis ACCESS Mid-Arbor III Reel!

THAT's IT! One lucky winner will be chosen AT RANDOM from the emails we receive on June 2nd (two days after WFN Ultimate Fish Town voting closes)...winner will be contacted via email to make arrangements for delivery of this beautiful reel.

The Reel description!

The new Access Mid-Arbor Reel takes the mid-arbor concept to a new level of performance and does it with 20% less weight than the previous design, offering the angler the benefits of fast retrieve, less coiling, with a positive click drag adjustment.

Posted by Fly Fishing in Roscoe at

Morningside Park-Fallsburg-Summer Employment Opportunity

A little bird whispered in my ear today, and it seems that the Town of Fallsburg is looking for some seasonal help at the Morningside Park. If you have a valid drivers license, are over 18, and looking for seasonal employment, this is a GREAT OPPORTUNITY. For more information, or to set up an interview, please contact:

Henry or Missy at (845)434-4877 Ext 2...just tell them you saw it on Mountaindale NY News.

Neighbor Helping Neighbor...Voting Starts Tuesday in WFN "Ultimate Fish Town Finals" Roscoe Needs Your Votes!

OK....first, congratulations to Roscoe, one of our neighbors here in Sullivan County for making it into the finals of WFN's "Ultimate Fish Town" challenge...but, they are going to need OUR HELP to over come Waddington, NY to take the title, and the $25,000 Community investment prize that comes with it. From the Roscoe Blog....

48 Hours Till "Ultimate Fish Town" Finals Begin...We Are So Excited

It's Mother's Day, so too all the Mother's out there, a Happy Mother's Day to each and every one of you. May your day be filled with both love and family.

In other news, we are officially under two full days until the Ultimate Fish Town Challenge Finals, and we here in Roscoe are so excited to be a part of it...hope everyone is getting ready for the voting, as sure we are going to get every single vote we can get, as Waddington, New York right now would have to be the odds on favorite having runaway with the the initial voting...Roscoe wishes the best of luck to ALL THE COMPETITORS, and know all of us are already winners just having participated. A special thanks to WFN for sponsoring such a great challenge. Remember, vote EARLY, and vote OFTEN. We will be posting some VOTING INSTRUCTIONS tomorrow, so hope everyone here in Mountaindale and the surrounding area will get involved.

Fresh FarmtoCity Rondout Organic Veggies and Yoga...What Could Be Better?

Talk about a winning combination! Freshly delivered organic veggies and yoga...a big thanks to Janet over at Radiant Yoga for making this one happen. Imagine being able to pick and choose the fresh locally grown (slow foods) veggies you want for your family from a list, place your order, and then pick them up locally RIGHT HERE IN MOUNTAINDALE! Well, thanks to Janet and the "My Radiant Yoga", and the folks at Rondout Valley Organics (proud member of Farm to City) you can do just that.

Press Release...My Radiant Yoga

To Your Radiant Health

Enjoy a delicious invigorating weekly yoga class AND pick up your special order of freshly harvested, locally grown organic vegetables from Rondout Valley Organics, CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) Farm. Place your order between 10PM Sunday, and 6PM on Tuesday night, and pick your order up on Thursday...it's that easy to have fresh organic veggies ALL SUMMER LONG.

Delivered weekly to Radiant Yoga
Every Thursday
May - late October 2011

Yoga Students share their testimonials:

"Delicious, beautiful vegetables, strawberries, blueberries, and gorgeous flowers. They have a great variety! And, the most delicious potatoes I've ever eaten! I fell in love with turnips -- they tasted so good!"

Jean Papendrea

"We (my husband and I, visiting grown sons, and guests) usually enjoy a whole season of organic vegetables for $250 and our $50 buying deposit. We get to order what we want online every week from what's harvested on the three farms. If we go away, we aren't obligated to order. If we're having guests, we can order more of something that we really like."

Eileen Conway Whitaker


"I love the convenience of picking up my veggies after my weekly yoga class. It's fun to see what's inside our grocery bags. We also share recipes and ideas!"

Judy Timke

Thursday Radiant Yoga Class Schedule

Gentle Yoga
Noon - 1:30 pm

Align the Spine: Feel Divine
5:30-7 pm

Receive your first yoga class FREE at Radiant Yoga when you register to receive a season of delicious veggies. We look forward to seeing many of you each Thursday between now and the end of the growing season as we enjoy the fresh bounty of the land brought to us thanks to the folks at Rondout...there information below.

Rondout Valley Organics

Welcome to RONDOUT VALLEY ORGANICS! Our CSA program - designed with flexibility to work for you - shares with your family the best local produce and offers an opportunity for you to support organic farming. Please feel free to browse the links here and get to know us.

If you'd like to SHARE in the 2011 SEASON by JOINING RONDOUT VALLEY ORGANICS, or for more information, please send us an email to rustyplough@earthlink.net or call at 845.647.6911. You can also join right here - just click on the APPLICATION FORM link to the left...

Rondout Valley Organics is a collaborative of local farms, all located within the Town of Wawarsing: Farm & Granary, Rusty Plough Farm, and August Farm. You can learn more about each of us on the "Producer Profiles" link.

Join Rondout Valley Organics CSA with an initial investment of $300.00, which includes an annual $50.00 non-refundable membership fee and $250.00 to start your account. You can click on the "Application" link here and sign on directly, then send us your check.

MAKE OUT TO

OLEH MACZAJ
331 DOWE ROAD
ELLENVILLE, NY 12428.

Or you can fill out and mail in one of our brochures, available throughout the area in various businesses. If you'd like us to mail you a brochure, just give us a call at 845-647-6911.

Membership allows you access to a weekly availability list of products from our farms. You choose what you want to order each week. No minimum requirements. Skip a week if you're away. The value of your items is then deducted from your account each week. As your account nears depletion, we welcome you to reinvest through the remaining season.

Choose from the following pickup locations in Ulster and Sullivan Counties:

• Rusty Plough Farm, Ellenville, from Thursday mornings
• Farm & Granary, Rte.209 Wawarsing, from Thursday mornings
• Catskill Native Nursery, Samsonville Rd., Kerhonkson, Fridays 10am - Saturdays 3pm
• Kingston Farmers' Market, Kingston, Saturdays 9-2
• Pleasant Stone Farm Store, Ellenville, Thursdays noon-6pm
• Cragsmoor Library in Cragsmoor, Thursdays noon - 7:30pm
• Radiant Yoga, Main Street in Mountaindale, Thursdays noon-7:00pm

For more information please call us at 845-647-6911.

Mountaindale Odds and Ends

May 5th...first, today would have been my Mom's birthday, "So Happy Birthday Mom".

Being a busy week here in Mountaindale on several fronts. This evening, we have some Girl Scouts coming in to do some Community Service work on one of our gardens. Will have pictures of this later on. Speaking of Girl Scouts, today is pretty much YOUR LAST CHANCE to get Girl Scout cookies until they come back around again next year! So, if you haven't gotten them, or you want a few more boxes to put into the freezer, better make your move...I am thinking I need at least a couple more boxes myself...SO BAD I know!

Last night there was a Spring Workshop run by the folks over at Sullivan Renaissance, and a few great pointers were picked up. For instance, did you know that Apple Cider vinegar in a spray bottle makes a fabulous weed killer...and its ALL NATURAL. Another tip...92 percent rubbing alcohol (again in a spray bottle) is great to take out to the garden with you. Realize you grabbed some poison ivy...spray it with rubbing alcohol! So, great workshop, and of course I enjoyed the cookies.

This year's Renaissance project is taking shape...we have a commitment to get water to the new gardens, so a REALLY BIG THANKS to the town government over in Fallsburg. Plans are moving ahead to do some much needed Pre-Installation site clean up, and our Rails to Trails sign is going to get some repair work done to it. So, very excited to see that moving forward in a big way.

If you have news or events to share, give Barb (434-4747) or Sherwood (693-4513) a call and we will be happy to get a small article up on your news of the moment...you can email photographs or send press releases to news@mountaindaleproject.org

SULLIVAN COUNTY BUSINESSES HELP BEAUTIFICATION PROJECTS

Sullivan Renaissance Puts Out List of Businesses Offering Grant Recipients Discounts

As our residents very well know, the folks over at Sullivan Renaissance are truly a God's send, helping numerous small hamlets and towns like our own as we beautify our communities. They have just announced their list of businesses who offer discounts to this years grant recipients (see press release below), and we hope all of you will support these businesses who are supporting us in making Mountaindale the beautiful small town that it is.

Community Volunteers Get Discounts from Local Merchants

[FERNDALE] – Dozens of local businesses are offering financial support to community organizations that received grants as part of the 2011 Sullivan Renaissance program. The Sullivan County Chamber of Commerce arranged for merchant discounts – typically from 10% to 20% – on products and services volunteers use to clean up and beautify communities.

This is the eleventh year that businesses have participated in the Sullivan Renaissance Merchant Discount Program.

“We know that beautification efforts result in increased tourism and boost economic development. The Merchant Discount Program is a practical way that local businesses can help themselves while contributing to our economic recovery,” said Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Terri Ward, “Keeping dollars in the county is not only smart and green; you can see the difference that has been made in our communities.”

Ward urges businesses that would still like to join in this year to contact the Sullivan County Chamber of Commerce at 845-791-4200 or Sullivan Renaissance at 845-295-2452. Businesses do not need to be Chamber members to help.

All of the projects awarded grants on April 14th have been given a special discount card and a list of participating businesses.

Renaissance community projects will be completed by August 1 and judged between August 4 and 7. The Awards Ceremony will be held the evening of August 8 at Monticello High School.

Sullivan Renaissance is a beautification and community development program principally funded by the Gerry Foundation. Additional funding has been secured by Hon. Maurice D. Hinchey, 22nd Congressional District. Sponsors include Bold Gold Media Group/Thunder 102, Sullivan County Democrat, The River Reporter, Thompson Sanitation and WSUL/WVOS.

For more information about its programs, call Sullivan Renaissance at 845-295-2445 or visit the website at www.sullivanrenaissance.org.

2011 Business Discount Card Participants

ACM PLAYGROUNDS
P O Box 179, Buchanan, NY 10519
Phone: (914)739-9858; Fax: (914)736-0554
5-10% off playground equipment and supplies (depending on merchandise)

ALDEN THAYER COUNTRY GARDENSClaryville, NY 12725
Phone: (845)985-0351
10% off landscape designs, building and installation

BROADWAY HOME
364 East Broadway, Monticello, NY 12701
Phone: (845)794-1440
15% off any merchandise in-store or special order

BUTTERFLY BOTANICALS
363 Petticoat Lane, Bloomingburg, NY 12721
Phone: (845)733-7713
10% off all plant & garden materials except sale items and American Beauties

CANDY DESIGNS BY FRAN
P O Box 325, White Lake, NY 12786
Phone: (845)583-7161; Fax: (845)583-4908
20% off gourmet gift trays

CATSKILL HARVEST MARKET
2785 State Route 52, Liberty, NY 12754
Phone: (845)292-3833; Fax: (845)747-4117
20% off plants, garden materials, lumber

CATSKILL NATIVE NURSERY
607 Samsonville Road, Kerhonkson, NY 12446
Phone: 845-626-2758
10% off all stock

CATSKILL PERENNIALS
188 Tonges Road, Callicoon, NY 12723
Phone: (845)482-5971; Fax: (845)482-5971
10% off perennials, trees, shrubs, ornamental grass

CATSKILL OUTDOOR FURNITURE
PO Box 1013, 5077 Route 42, South Fallsburg, NY 12779
Phone: (845)341-7948; Fax: (845)434-7271
20% off outdoor furniture

CATSKILL SHOPPER
P O Box 389, Liberty, NY 12754
Phone: (845) 292-0500; Fax: (845)292-0585
20% off business advertising that is part of Renaissance project

CRYSTAL FALLS FARM, SAND & GRAVEL George & Barbara Dean
521 Myers Road, Neversink, NY 12765
Phone: (845)985-7866; Fax: (845)985-0301; dean6@hvc.rr.com10 – 20% off screened organic enriched top soil and other garden items

COTTAGE LOT
2 Morton Hill Road, Roscoe, NY 12776
Phone: (607)498-4456
20% off all plant material, annuals, perennials, trees & shrubs

DELAWARE VALLEY HOME & GARDEN
30 Viaduct Road, Callicoon, NY 12723
Phone: (845)887-5100; Fax: (845)887-4917
20% off original price – plants & nursery stock

DJM LANDSCAPING
462 Twin Bridge Road, Ferndale, NY 12734
Phone: (845)295-9383; Fax: (845)295-9383
10% general landscaping supplies – stone, mulch, etc

EVERLASTING SPRING GARDEN CENTER
P O Box 213, WSS, NY 12787
Phone: (845)295-0856; Fax: (845)295-0862
20% off perennials and trees

FALLSBURG LUMBER CO., INC.
13 Laurel Avenue, South Fallsburg, NY 12733
Phone: (845)434-6161; Fax: (845)434-6997
20% off in-store items

FOSTERDALE EQUIPMENT CORP.
3137 Route 17B, Cochecton, NY 12726
Phone: (845)932-8611; Fax: (845)932-8825
10% over cost to Renaissance Groups on equipment purchases

FOSTERDALE MOTOR LODGE
1166 County Road, Cochecton, NY 12726
Phone: (845)932-8538; Fax: (845)932-7937
10% off u-haul trucks rental

GREEN DESIGN
PO Box 375
Youngsville, NY 12711
Phone: (845)482-4059 or 3659, Greendesign@pronet.net
20% discount on design consultation, garden design, streetscape, container plants, etc.

GREY’S WOODWORKS
P O Box 420, Grahamsville, NY 12740
Phone: (845)985-7006; Fax: (845)985-7442
10% all gazebos, storage sheds and outdoor furniture
HAMLIN CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.
6135 State Route 55, Liberty, NY 12754
Phone: (845)292-3006; Fax: (845)292-6455
Small machinery, topsoil, stone: discount depending on job (call for quote)

HARNETT DESIGNS WOODWORKING STUDIO
19 Rocky Hill Road/ Show Room 400 Rt. 55; Grahamsville, NY 12740
Phone: (845)985-2104, www.Harnettdesigns.com
E-mail: brian@harnettdesigns.com
10%-20% off carvings in stock, sculptures custom to projects, custom signage

HILLSIDE GREENHOUSE
1 Kaempher Lane, Liberty, NY 12754
Phone: (845)292-5770; Fax: (845)292-9218
20% off flowering plants & shrubs

JB MAK BUILDING & RENTAL CENTER, INC.
4 Bon Jovi Lane, Liberty, NY 12754
Phone: (845)292-6338; Fax: (845)292-6352
10% on equipment rental & building materials

KOHLER LUMBER
P O Box 637, Jeffersonville, NY 12748
Phone: (845)482-5290; Fax: (845)482-4720
10% off Renaissance related materials

KORWANS TREE FARM
148 Eggler Road, Jeffersonville, NY 12748
Phone: (845)482-3345; Fax: (845)482-3345
15% plants, trees, shrubs, deer fencing

KRISTT COMPANY
P O Box 548, Monticello, NY 12701
Phone: (845)794-6639; Fax: (845)794-1233
20 % off office & art supplies

LIBERTY AGWAY FARM HOME & GARDEN11 Bon Jovi Lane, Liberty, NY 12754
Phone: (845)292-7220; Fax: (845)292-1257
Up to 20% off original price soils, mulches, plant & tools

MAKOVIC HOMES
411 Route 17B, Monticello, NY 12701
Phone: (845)796-4663; Fax: (845)796-4665
25% off tractor or mini excavator rental with operator; $5,000 off modular home; $2,000 off manufactured

MANZA FARMS
730 Route 211, Montgomery, NY 12549
Phone: (845)699-1034; Fax: (845)692-4109
20% off trees, shrubs & perennials
MONTICELLO ADVERTISING SPECIALTIES
28 Floral Drive, Monticello, NY 12701
Phone: (845)794-5311; Fax: (845)794-5412
10% off imprinted items – caps, pens, calendars, etc

MONTICELLO FARM HOME & GARDEN
420 Route 17B, Monticello, NY 12701
Phone: (845)794-6457; Fax: (845)794-6459
10% off regular prices for lawn, plant or garden items

MONTICELLO GREENHOUSES, INC. 217 East Broadway, Monticello, NY 12701
Phone: (845)794-4220; Fax: (845)794-4221
10% off bedding plants

MONTICELLO PLATE GLASS
4 Thornton Avenue, Monticello, NY 12701
Phone: (845)794-4477; Fax: (845)794-4696
15% off in-stock, glass & screening

MOUNTAIN BEAR CRAFTS
8 Pearl Street, Livingston Manor, NY
Phone: (845)439-8050; Fax: (212)645-6649
15% off embroidered hats, t-shirts, aprons, tote bags

MOUNTAIN PINE NURSERY
17 Warwick Turnpike, Warwick, NY 10990
Phone: (845)986-7079
20% off perennial plant material, shrubs

MY SECRET GARDENER
17 Quait Road, Mountaindale, NY
Phone: (845)866-7822; Fax: (845)436-1277
50% off consultation

PARTYMASTER194 Main Street, Hurleyville, NY 12747
Phone: (845)434-6210; Fax: (845)434-6210
10-20% off fundraising events – depending on date

POLEY PAVING/POLEY SAND & GRAVELP O Box 916, Liberty, NY 12754
Phone: (845) 292-4705; Fax: (845)292-5015
10% off sand, gravel, topsoil, trucking on our materials

RADIANT YOGA OF MOUNTAINDALE
63 Main Street, CR-55, Mountaindale, NY 12763
Phone: (845)866-7822, www.radiantyoga.com
First class free for Renaissance volunteers; 30% discount summer gardener’s series of studio classes

ROCK HILL SERVICE CENTER
PO Box 440, 47 Katrina Falls Road, Rock Hill, NY 12775
Phone: (845)794-5949; Fax: (845)796-1032
10% off truck rental

ROCK HILL TRADING POST
Box 310, Rock Hill, NY 12775
Phone: (845)796-3060; Fax: (845)796-3054
Up to 10% off gardening supplies, paint supplies, hardware

RUBY FLECKS CREATIVE CONSULTING
1109 Wurtsboro Mountain Road, Wurtsboro, NY 12790
Cell phone: (845)866-7587; Fax: (845)888-2618
½ price (50% off)

SAFER LANDINGS
948 Route 213, Kingston, NY 12401
Phone: (845)338-5798; Fax: (845)229-5064
15% playground equipment & supplies

SCHMIDTS WHOLESALE
PO Box 5100, Monticello, NY 12701
Phone: (845)794-5900; Fax: (845)794-6142
10% any item in stock

SERRANO II INC.
365 Route 211 East, Middletown, NY 10940
Phone: (845)692-2226; Fax: (845)344-5761
10% off on all services – roof replacements & repairs

SHEELEY OIL & EXCAVATING, INC.
47 Kiothe Drive, Grahamsville, NY 12740
Phone: (845)985-2231; Fax: (845)985-0186
20% off materials sold by company (sand, topsoil, gravel, crusher run, etc)

STEINGART ASSOCIATESP O Box 460, South Fallsburg, NY 12779
Phone: (845)434-4321; Fax: (845)436-8609
Up to 20% off printed materials

STEPHENSON’S NURSERY
328 Route 52 East, Liberty, NY 12754
Phone: (845)292-3358; Fax: (845)292-3358
20% off nursery stock, trees & shrubs; 10% off flowering annuals; no discount on sale items

SULLIVAN COUNTY DEMOCRAT
Main Street, Callicoon, NY 12723
Phone: (845)887-5200; Fax: (845)887-5386
20% display advertising & fundraiser ads

SULLIVAN COUNTY DRAMATIC WORKSHOP
Rivoli Theater, Route 42, Fallsburg, NY 12733
Phone: (845)985-2976
50% of proceeds for community Renaissance fundraising events

SULLIVAN FIRST RECYCLING & REFUSE
482 Hasbrouck Drive, Woodbourne, NY 12788
Phone: (845)436-6772; Fax: (845)436-1481
Free container and if dumping fee is not covered already a discounted rate of $95 is offered

SUPERIOR BUILDING SUPPLY
7 Mutton Hill Road, Neversink, NY 12765
Phone: (845)985-7693; Fax: (845)985-7697
5% off building materials, 10% off hardware & paint

THE COUNTRY BUMKIN ANTIQUES 1040 Route 17B, Mongaup Valley, NY 12762
Phone: (845)583-7937; Fax: (845)583-3046
15% off all merchandise in store with “JV” inventory code

THE CUTTING GARDEN
4055 State Route 52, Youngsville, NY 12791
Phone: (845)482-3333; Fax: (845)295-0207
10% off seeds, plants, small tools

THE GENERAL’S GARDEN
177 Sanfordville Road, Warwick, NY 10990
15% off all plant purchases – 10% off other purchases

THE NUGGET BAR & GRILL
371 East Broadway, Monticello, NY 12701
Phone: (845)794-4146
10% off food in support of Renaissance projects

THE RIVER REPORTER
P O Box 150, Narrowsburg, NY 12764
Phone: (845)252-7414; Fax: (845)252-3298
25% off advertising space

THOMPSON SANITATION
P O Box 494, Rock Hill, NY 12775
Phone: (845)796-1032; Fax: (845)796-1033
10% roll off containers/clean-ups

TQM ORCHIDS127 Cheechunk Road, Goshen, NY 10924
Phone: (845)313-4246
20% off orchid plants & orchid cut flowers

TRILOGY PERENNIALS
116 Brook Road, Cochecton, NY 12726
Phone: (845)932-8613
10% off annuals & bedding plants

TRI-STATE MECHANICAL PLUMBING & HEATING
Rock Hill, NY 12775
Phone: (845)794-5848
20% labor discount – plumbing & heating services

VITA’S FARM & GARDEN
Road 1 – Box 578, Jeffersonville, NY 12748
Phone: (845)482-5776
10% off bedding plants, all flowers & gardening products

WASTE PRO
PO Box 1086, Rock Hill, NY 12775
Phone: (845)794-0404; Fax: (845)796-1032
$50 off transportation and rental fees for dumpsters of 10, 20 or 30 cubic yards (tipping fees not included)

WINDOWS ON BROADWAY
363 Broadway, Monticello, NY 12701
Phone: (845)791-1400; Fax: (845)791-1401
10% off all installed products – windows/doors/roofing/siding

WURTSBORO ELECTRIC SERVICE
PO Box 450, Wurtsboro, NY 12790
Phone (845)888-8000
18% off all products and services

Remembering Jeff Joerger

It saddens me to say that we are mourning the passing of our good Mountaindale friend, Jeff Joerger. Looking back, I realize that I have known him about 30 years. We first met at his amazing antique store on Route 209, 'L'Art Deco.' He had such wonderful stories about all the celebs who were his clientele in the city. You'd never know about his wilder days, based on the quiet, gentle soul we would see as he went about his daily affairs in his landscaping business. His funeral will be held Wed at 11AM. I would like to share his Obit from today's Record & hope that others will write in to share more memories of his life. Condolences to his family,

Barb Schmitt

JEFFREY ANTHONY JOERGER

April 8, 1939 - May 1, 2011

Loving father, grandfather and devoted brother, Jeff Joerger passed on May 1st 2011 from complications related to a stroke. Jeffrey was born on Great Neck Long Island April 8th 1939 to parents Frances Fifi and Edward Joerger.

He moved to New York City after service in the army and an unsuccessful audition with the New York Yankees to which he remarked; Yogi said I just wasn't fast enough for the job. A Brooklyn Dodger fan in his formative years he eventually became an avid Yankee fan till the end.

In New York's Greenwich Village he ran a successful antique store with his partner of 20 years, Suzanne Lipschutz. The shop opened in 1966 and originally located on West 10th Street and Hudson was a magnet for celebrities and musicians of the era including The Lovin' Spoonful, The Association, Frank Serpico, John Lennon and Yoko Ono.

In 1969 Jeff, as president of Food For Love, the food concession of the Woodstock festival in Bethel, NY helped provide the food and drink for the famous event. Jeff and Suzanne, inspired by Woodstock and in an attempt to escape the city for the summers bought the former Bedik Poultry farm in Greenfield Park and transformed a small house on the property into an artistic outpost of bohemian culture dubbed Luke's Farm. Jeff lived on the 110 acre farm for over thirty years working in various industries including local landscape design. He always said of his work I used to grow it, now I mow it.

Jeffrey Joerger is survived by his son, Luke Jude Joerger and wife, Glynis Cotton, their sons, Jude and Griffin; sister, Francesca McNichol and husband, Bill, Susan Joerger and her husband, Franco Zucconi nephew, Timothy McNichol; his loving dog, Saint and numerous friends and colleagues in the Sullivan, Ulster and New York City area. He will be terribly missed by all.

Services will be held Wednesday, May 4th at the Colonial Memorial Funeral Home in Woodbourne, NY, 396 NYS Rt. 52, Woodbourne, NY; 845-434-7363 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. with burial following at Glen Wild Cemetery.

JEFFREY ANTHONY JOERGER

April 8, 1939 - May 1, 2011

Loving father, grandfather and devoted brother, Jeff Joerger passed on May 1st 2011 from complications related to a stroke. Jeffrey was born on Great Neck Long Island April 8th 1939 to parents Frances Fifi and Edward Joerger.

He moved to New York City after service in the army and an unsuccessful audition with the New York Yankees to which he remarked; Yogi said I just wasn't fast enough for the job. A Brooklyn Dodger fan in his formative years he eventually became an avid Yankee fan till the end.

In New York's Greenwich Village he ran a successful antique store with his partner of 20 years, Suzanne Lipschutz. The shop opened in 1966 and originally located on West 10th Street and Hudson was a magnet for celebrities and musicians of the era including The Lovin' Spoonful, The Association, Frank Serpico, John Lennon and Yoko Ono.

In 1969 Jeff, as president of Food For Love, the food concession of the Woodstock festival in Bethel, NY helped provide the food and drink for the famous event.

Jeff and Suzanne, inspired by Woodstock and in an attempt to escape the city for the summers bought the former Bedik Poultry farm in Greenfield Park and transformed a small house on the property into an artistic outpost of bohemian culture dubbed Luke's Farm.

Jeff lived on the 110 acre farm for over thirty years working in various industries including local landscape design. He always said of his work I used to grow it, now I mow it.

Jeffrey Joerger is survived by his son, Luke Jude Joerger and wife, Glynis Cotton, their sons, Jude and Griffin; sister, Francesca McNichol and husband, Bill, Susan Joerger and her husband, Franco Zucconi nephew, Timothy McNichol; his loving dog, Saint and numerous friends and colleagues in the Sullivan, Ulster and New York City area. He will be terribly missed by all.

Services will be held Wednesday, May 4th at the Colonial Memorial Funeral Home in Woodbourne, NY, 396 NYS Rt. 52, Woodbourne, NY; 845-434-7363 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. with burial following at Glen Wild Cemetery.