Margaretville

The Fairview Public Library kicks off its spring and summer season events with that wild and crazy game of Bunco on Monday evening, starting June 16 at 7:30 in the community room of the library. Bunco is a popular parlor game involving 100 percent luck and no skill and a simple set of rules. This will be a monthly library fund-raiser with a suggested donation of $5 per player. Call the library, 586-3791 or June Meinstein, 586-4018, to sign up.

Katskill Agriculture, Art, Tourism & Sports (KAATS) and The Greater Margaretville Chamber of Commerce invite all those interested to a community-wide informational meeting concerning a proposed, annual, four-day bicycle race to take place throughout the Catskill Region.

Summer officially begins June 21 and the Historical Society of the Town of Middletown will welcome the season by leading three guided tours of the historic Village of Margaretville. The tours will begin at 11 a.m., 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. at Binnekill Square Park on Main Street, across from NBT Bank. The easy walk covers about a mile of village streets.

The Auxiliary of Margaretville Hospital and Mountainside Residential Care Center teamed with Margaretville Central School for a successful blood drive at the school on May 29. Students, school personnel and community members were invited to donate blood. In total, 37 donors participating in the blood drive, which was held in the school auditorium.

By Brian Sweeney
Anthony Albanese of Scotia has been hired as the superintendent of the Margaretville Central School District.
Mr. Albanese was selected from more than 40 candidates who applied for the position. He will succeed John Riedl whose retirement becomes effective July 1. Mr. Riedl has been MCS superintendent since 2002.

By Jill Ribich
The MARK Group celebrated its 30th anniversary with a gala dinner and party at the upper lodge of the Belleayre Ski Center Saturday evening. The event was attended by over 150 past and present board members, founders, supporters, and recipients of the work of the MARK Group.

Low-interest loans approved by the Catskill Watershed Corporation Board of Directors on April 22 will help renovate a wedding and conference center, purchase a fitness facility, start a bike rental shop and acquire property housing a popular catering business.

By John Bernhardt
Steven Hubbard is a Roxbury baseball machine. The Rockets’ senior excels at every facet of America’s pastime.
The tall, lean Hubbard is a gifted infielder who almost glides across the diamond from his shortstop position covering a large swath of real estate and gunning out runners with a cannon-like arm. Hubbard elevates Roxbury’s victory chances every time he climbs the hill as the Rockets’ pitching ace. From the right side of the batter’s box, Hubbard is a consistent contact hitter with awesome power to left field. And, once he reaches base, he navigates the base paths fearlessly with reckless abandon.

Brittney Hull turned in a solid pitching performance and the Margaretville defense turned in a stellar performance in Section IV open round play. But, for the second game in a row, the Blue Devils’ bats fell silent, as Margaretville ended their season dropping a 4-1 decision in Deposit Friday.

By Julia Green
Margaretville Central School held its 15th annual athletic awards banquet Monday evening to honor the achievements of MCS student-athletes.
Individual honors were bestowed in the form of the Henry Dietrich Awards, the Nate Dougherty Memorial Awards and the Most Outstanding Athlete Awards. In addition, the MCS athletic department handed out the first-ever Distinguished Coaching Award to veteran ski coach George Redden.