Community

Pine Hill — The Pine Hill Community Center (PHCC), in collaboration with Andes Sprouts and Catskill Cabaradio, will plant a garden on June 9 that will produce ingredients for the September 8 Cabaradio Community Supper.

Everyone is invited to bring plants or seeds and to help plant the garden with salad and ratatouille ingredients and then stay to participate in that evening’s community supper and Catskill Cabaradio performance and live radio broadcast.     

Margaretville — Ten area residents will portray people from Middletown’s past in an unusual fund-raising event to be held June 30 by the Historical Society of the Town of Middletown (HSM).

The Community Chorale of the Catskills, directed by Richard Tucker, will present two performances this coming weekend. The Chorale’s annual Spring Concert will be presented Friday, June 8, at the Roxbury Central School. The performance will be repeated Saturday, June 9, at the Margaretville United Methodist Church. Both performances will begin at 7:30 p.m.

Andes — The Tremperskill Boys, a Delaware County based, fiddle-driven band, composed of well-aged boys and a girl or two, features Catskills folk music and has become a favorite among fans of old-time music over the past several years.

The band is happy to announce that this Saturday ,June 9 at their favorite venue, The Pleasant Valley Meeting House, they will be playing a concert and will also release their first CD, “The Tremperskill Boys.” Hoping for a great turnout the concert begins at 7 p.m. and will include an opportunity to purchase the CD and win a few door prizes!

Margaretville — Coldwell Banker Timberland Properties ranked sixth in the number of closed sales and eighth in sales volume through April 2012 among all Coldwell Banker agencies in New York State, according to corporate records.

Coldwell Banker Timberland Properties is the region’s largest real estate agency, with offices in Margaretville, Delhi and Stamford.

Roxbury — Outdoor fun and nature exploration for the whole family will be the order of the day Saturday, June 9 at the annual John Burroughs Community Day at Woodchuck Lodge, 1633 Burroughs Memorial Road, Roxbury.

Continuous activity will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the lodge, and at Memorial Field just up the road where beloved naturalist John Burroughs is buried. There is no admission fee, but donations towards the ongoing restoration of the historic house are most welcome.

Lodge tours

Arkville — Catskill Forestry Association members Mike and Becky Porter of Margaretville and Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) volunteer hosts will be at the Balsam Lake Mountain Fire Tower this Saturday and Sunday, June 9 and 10.

The fire tower and the cabin at the summit will be open for tours and great vista views throughout the entire weekend, as it will be each weekend through Columbus Day.

Stamford — Lou O’Connor, of Stamford will serve as grand marshall for the annual Flag Day Parade which will step off  promptly at 6 p.m. in Stamford on Thursday, June 14, rain or shine. 
A tradition in Stamford, the Flag Day parade is one of the largest in the region, featuring floats, high school bands, fire departments, scouts, 4-H Clubs, Little Leaguers, clubs, businesses, community organizations and horses. Last year’s parade was 60 units strong and attracted a huge crowd.

Parade royalty

Margaretville — Sarkis Boghjalian has been appointed to the Margaretville Health Foundation Board of Directors. Sarkis is the founder and president of BCN, Inc., a New York-based management consulting firm. He is a consultant to both national and international organizations and travels worldwide on behalf of clients. He represented a group of donor agencies overseeing the building and equipping of a $10 million hospital in an earthquake-stricken area of Armenia.

By Pauline Liu
For those who preferred to remain on dry land during the Memorial Day weekend, there were plenty of other ways for landlubbers to celebrate the opening of recreational boating in the Pepacton Reservoir.

On Sunday morning, the inaugural Tour de Pepacton drew thongs of cycling enthusiasts who peddled their way through 25- and 60-mile long rides around the reservoir. The event is sponsored by the Catskill Mountain Bicycling Club.