Margaretville

Margaretville — A delicious and fun-filled afternoon is awaiting you at the Commons Building on Saturday, Jan. 14.

“Pay What You Want” Lasagna Lunch is back by popular demand from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. You eat what you want and you pay as much as you want to for either vegetable or meat lasagna and bread from Mary’s Cookin’ from Roxbury.

Margaretville — Oil paintings, watercolors and photographs comprise an eclectic exhibition by Neversink artist Sara Alexander Munoz now on view at the Catskill Watershed Corporation (CWC) offices, 905 Main Street, Margaretville.

The show, which includes 19 works ranging from landscapes to an intriguing desktop still life, will be on view through March 15. It can be seen during regular business hours, Monday-Friday (excluding holidays) from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Staff report
Securing the basketball has been an issue for the Margaretville boys’ varsity basketball team all season long. A Blue Devils’ turnover epidemic in the opening round of the Downsville Tournament cost Margaretville a chance at a championship over the holiday break. Margaretville committed 37 miscues in the contest, falling, 47-40, in overtime to Gilbertsville-Mount Upton.

By Brian Sweeney
Coldwell Banker Timberland Properties has moved back into its Margaretville office space, after extensive repairs to overcome damage caused by Hurricane Irene.

The Bridge Street real estate company was among the hardest-hit businesses in the village on August 28 as raging floodwaters relentlessly slammed the structure. The flooding resulted from an estimated 10-plus inches of rain that deluged much of the region as Hurricane Irene raced up the east coast and left torrential rains inland.

Staff report
“Can the Blue Devils play man-to-man defense as well as the Patriots?” was the question Margaretville coach John Bernhardt wrote in his notes as he scouted Downsville and Cherry Valley in the consolation game of Delhi’s Thanksgiving Tournament.

By John Bernhardt
With the game on the line and time running off the game clock, the Margaretville girls’ basketball team likes to see the ball in the hands of junior Tess Svoboda.
Svoboda hit a game-winning shot for the second time this year as the Blue Devils nipped Downsville, 40-39, on the Eagle’s court last week.

By John Bernhardt
It might not rank with the United States Hockey team’s Miracle on Ice or Villanova’s NCAA Championship basketball upset over Georgetown of long ago, but Friday night’s Margaretville girls’ basketball team’s, 60-55, upset over previously undefeated Davenport was pretty special.

Staff report
Never underestimate the value of a layup. The Margaretville Blue Devil boys’ basketball team learned how important basketball’s most basic shot can be when they fell, 58-35, to first place Davenport last week. The Wildcats outscored their hosts, 20-7, during a critical third period to nail down the victory.

By John Bernhardt
The 2011 Margaretville Booster Club Girls’ Varsity Basketball Tournament had everything a basketball fan could want and more. The tournament was packed with excitement, each game decided in the final seconds of play.

Close and competitive with sudden momentum shifts, the basketball action was emotion-packed and the host team emerged as the champion with a thrilling comeback, 42-40 victory over Gilboa on Saturday.

By Pauline Liu
The Shopmargaretville merchants’ group honored one of its own by asking her to perform the tree lighting in Margaretville last Saturday.

Dorothy Maffei of New Kingston has owned Home Goods of Margaretville for 15 years. She explained that she is embarrassed by all of the attention and praise she has been receiving, when all she wanted to do was help. After the village was flooded by Tropical Storm Irene on August 28, Maffei took on an additional full-time job, working strictly as a volunteer.