Complete May 2023 PDF File

5 May 2023 Andes Gazette

LIBRARY NOTES —THANK YOU GLORIA – May 2023

LIBRARY NOTES —THANK YOU GLORIA - May 2023

Memories of Gloria Carlson

To the Editor – May 2023

To the Editor - May 2023

Re:  “From Dingle Hill — The Coyotes,” by Peg DiBenedetto, April 2023 I grew up on a farm in western Kentucky. My family established the farm in 1805.  My father was a farmer, and he grieved whenever he lost a single chicken, lamb, pig, or calf.  He went to great lengths to provide secure housing for…

FINDING BURROUGHS – May 2023

FINDING BURROUGHS - May 2023

Starting on Saturday May 27, The Hunting Tavern Museum in Andes, New York will present “Finding John Burroughs,” an exhibit inspired by the work and life of the great American naturalist John Burroughs, featuring paintings and sculptures by Delaware County artist, Patrice Lorenz.

AUTHOR DONATES MEMOIR TO THE ANDES LIBRARY – May 2023

AUTHOR DONATES MEMOIR TO THE ANDES LIBRARY - May 2023

In The Fuller Hill Kids Deborah L. Gladwell has given the reader a heartfelt memoir about her childhood in Corbett, including schooling in Downsville and visits to Finkle family in Andes.

HUNTING TAVERN NEWS – May 2023

HUNTING TAVERN NEWS - May 2023

A new art exhibit at The Hunting Tavern

Muralist Working at the Library – May 2023

A poem by Diane Lockspeiser

Easter Happenings at the Andes Hotel – May 2023

Easter Happenings at the Andes Hotel - May 2023

Everyone had an enjoyable time at the Andes Hotel.

THE WAY WE WERE – May 2023

THE WAY WE WERE - May 2023

Speeding in Andes, the new creamery making baby food, E.H.Winner is the champion fisherman, Governor Smith will break his oath to support the constitution if he does not repeal the Mullan-Gage Law.

A DRAMATIC ENCOUNTER – May 2023

A DRAMATIC ENCOUNTER - May 2023

Michael enjoys his walk but has a strange encounter with a bear.

THE WAY WE WERE – February 2023

Death announcements, February temperature statistics and other interesting tid-bits.

BOOK REVIEW: The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson – January 2023

A work of tremendous scope and ambition, this novel dares to imagine what it would take to protect the entire world from environmental collapse.

CATSKILLS CHARACTERS – December 2022

CATSKILLS CHARACTERS - December 2022

   The mural in the library is coming along “slowly but slowly,” as my husband would say. It’s the Catskills, after all. No “New York minute” around here! Rip Van Winkle is just waking up in the scene after sleeping 20 years. Hopefully I won’t take that long!

COMPLETE PDF FILE FOR JUNE 2022

PDF File for June 2022

LIVE-WIRE STUDENTS CREATE A LIVING FENCE – June 2022

LIVE-WIRE STUDENTS CREATE A LIVING FENCE - June 2022

By Buffy Calvert A living fence now surrounds the outdoor garden plots on Andes Central School grounds. For two weeks Ed McGee’s 7th and 8th grade science students and Sharon Tucker’s elementary art class have been hard at work removing sod and digging a trench 18 inches deep, extending the arc of the arbor previous…

OUR ANDES – June 2022

OUR ANDES - June 2022

Newly arrived Andes residents talk about our lovely hamlet.

GARDEN THERAPY: Perdy Persicarias – Fleeceflowers – June 2022

GARDEN THERAPY: Perdy Persicarias  - Fleeceflowers - June 2022

This article by Mel is all about “Fleeceblowers – or Persicarias”

BOUNDARY LINE ADJUSTMENT ON BUSSEY HOLLOW ROAD APPROVED; POTENTIAL CATSKILL HARVEST CARBON-NEUTRAL GREENHOUSE SENT TO PUBLIC HEARING – June 2022

Town of Andes Planning Board Meeting

PUBLIC HEARING HELD ON PROPOSED TRANSIENT RENTALS LAW; POTENTIAL TOWN GAS STATION SITES STILL LOOK PROMISING – June 2022

Town of Andes Board Meeting

HUNTING TAVERN NEWS – June 2022

HUNTING TAVERN NEWS - June 2022

A new roof being installed at the Hunting Tavern.

DEP POLICE GIVES HELICOPTER ORIENTATION TO ANDES FIRE DEPARTMENT – June 2022

DEP POLICE GIVES HELICOPTER ORIENTATION TO ANDES  FIRE DEPARTMENT - June 2022

The DEP Police showed their newest helicopter with its state-of-the-art technology to the Andes Fire Department and discuss ways the two organizations can work together in a state of emergency.

OUR ACS GRADUATES – June 2022

OUR ACS GRADUATES - June 2022

2022 Andes Graduates

THE WAY WE WERE – June 2022

THE WAY WE WERE - June 2022

“Was the Jury Hypnotized” is jus a wonderful read.

LIBRARY NOTES – June 2022

LIBRARY NOTES - June 2022

By Pamela West-Finkle Summer is here! Yay! We made it through another Catskill Mountain winter.  I’ve heard that phrase and said it to myself every year. I am happy to announce we have an action-packed Summer! In celebration of our Summer Reading Program “Oceans of Possibilities” and the 100th Anniversary of our library, I plan…

New Books – June 2022

New Books at the Library

BOOK REVIEW: Briefly noted – Earthly Remains by Donna Leon – June 2022

BOOK REVIEW: Briefly noted – Earthly Remains by Donna Leon - June 2022

As the New York Times critic Marilyn Stasio has said: “Donna Leon can do no wrong . . .  [Earthly Remains] is one of her best.”

RESCHEDULED LITTER PICKUP: JUNE 8TH AND JUNE 11TH – June 2022

Andes Litter Pick-up Rescheduled

THE WAY WE WERE – May 2022

THE WAY WE WERE - May 2022

How many of the older inhabitants remember the winter of 1873-4??? Read all about it.

OLD TOWN HIGHWAY GARAGE IS OFFERED FOR SALE VIA SEALED BIDS Audit shows $124,000 Increase in Town General Fund – March 2022

OLD TOWN HIGHWAY GARAGE IS OFFERED FOR SALE VIA SEALED BIDS Audit shows $124,000 Increase in Town General Fund - March 2022

Hamlet sidewalks, streetlamps, frozen water lines, mechanical issue at transfer station, and much more.

THE WAY WE WERE – March 2022

THE WAY WE WERE - March 2022

Town clerk issues a marriage license but left without tying the know – and other mini stories.

MOUNTAINEER TRACKS – March 2022

MOUNTAINEER TRACKS - March 2022

The third quarter began on January 31st.  I am pleased to report that nearly 75% of our 5-12 students were named to the Superintendent’s List, High Honor, or Honor Roll for the second quarter.

NEW BOOKS & DVD’S – March 2022

NEW BOOKS & DVD'S - March 2022

New books & DVD’s

LIBRARY NOTES – March 2022

Pam

Updated information on Library Cards and all that is new in the Library.

GARDEN THERAPY: The Sullied but Super Sumac – March 2022

GARDEN THERAPY:   The Sullied but Super Sumac - March 2022

Mel falls in love with the Staghorn Sumac.

MUSINGS ON TENNIS – November 2018

MUSINGS ON TENNIS - November 2018

Gino plays tennis on Andes’ courts, enjoys it, but realizes he doesn’t play like his 25-year-old self did.

Scenes from the 2018 Community Day Parade

Scenes from the 2018 Community Day Parade

Scenes from the 2018
Community Day Parade