Community

By Jay Braman Jr.
With the ski season all but over, the staff at Belleayre Mountain Ski Center is already looking ahead to the 2013-14 season and they want your input.

Belleayre, which was run by New York State from the time it was built in 1949, underwent a management change last fall when that responsibility was handed to the Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) which runs the state’s two other ski centers in the Adirondacks.

Margaretville — Opening this week at Longyear Gallery is “The Return of Color,” a group show featuring the work of Longyear Gallery members. The artists’ reception will take place Saturday, April 13 from 3-6 p.m.

Margaretville — Michael J. Moriarty has been appointed to the Margaretville Health Foundation Board of Directors. He lives with his wife, Donna Hollon, and daughter, Teagan, in New Kingston. Moriarty is a graduate of St. John’s University School of Law and New York University School of Law.
Michael is currently co-founder, president and board member of IndexAtlas Group that was started in 2001 and has offices in New York and Moscow. The company participates in cross-border business transactions largely on behalf of non-United States based companies.

Margaretville — The Historical Society of the Town of Middletown (HSM) is gearing up for a busy season of programs, projects and a major exhibit on the Civil War. Details can be found at www.mtownhistory.org.

The first program of 2013 will be held Saturday, April 20 at 10 a.m. at the HSM Hall, 778 Cemetery Road, Margaretville when homeowners in Margaretville and Halcottsville share the secrets of their houses and the people who lived there.

Margaretville — It’s time to break out your favorite bowling shirt and dust off your bowling ball! Art Bowl, a benefit bowling party for the Roxbury Arts Group, will be taking place at the retro 1960s bowling alley Margaretville Bowl on Saturday, April 13 from 4 to 6 p.m.

Tickets are $25 per person and include two hours of bowling, shoe rental and a spread of bowling party themed food. There will also be prizes for highest score, lowest score and best bowling outfit. For tickets, call the Roxbury Arts Group at 607 326-7908.

By Joe Moskowitz
It’s school budget season as area administrators try to figure out how to pay for ever-increasing expenses while limiting tax hikes. This year, because New York State is in better financial shape than in recent years, there is some help coming from Albany, but bridging the budget gap is still a daunting task.

By Joe Moskowitz
Budget battles in Washington that have resulted in automatic cuts to government spending, popularly known as sequestration, may soon claim young victims in Arkville.

Project Head Start, a pre-school program aimed at kids from low-income families, is facing an income problem of its own. Sequestration is resulting in a five-percent reduction in funding for Head Start, and that is forcing the people in charge of area Head Start centers to make some serious choices.

By Geoff Samuels
At the East Branch Flood Commission meeting on March 25, Rick Weidenbach, executive director of the Delaware County Soil & Water District expressed disappointment with how the Catskill Watershed Corporation (CWC) had “misinterpreted” a draft of a Local Flood Hazard Mitigation Analysis document (LFHMA), a text that had been presented to the CWC for review at their March 15 meeting.

Margaretville — Join the Heart of the Catskills Humane Society for its annual Spring Dance and Auction on Saturday, April 20, from 6 to 10 p.m. at Hanah Mountain Resort and Country Club.

Everyone’s a winner who purchases a ticket to this major fundraiser for the area’s largest animal shelter. Improve your luck all night long as the dance features the best in music, cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and a buffet dinner.

By Brian Sweeney
The Llobet Medical Group in Margaretville is continuing to expand its staff and the services it provides.

Located in the Palen Medical Building adjacent to Margaretville Hospital, the Llobet Medical Group (LMG) was established on October 1, 2010 and has rapidly grown to provide health care services to an increasingly wide coverage area.

The husband and wife physician team of Dr. Paul Llobet and Dr. Holly Llobet established the practice and they have been steadily adding specialists and extending a range of services.