Pine Hill

Pine Hill – The Ulster Savings Charitable Foundation recently announced a $5,000 commitment to the Pine Hill Community Center to assist them in the completion of energy conservation measures as suggested by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA).

Pine Hill — The rooms in Morton Memorial Library are newly aglow with three antique pendant lights provided by a business two doors down on Elm Street, Cloudspinners Antiques.
The existing ceiling fixtures had obsolete fittings and one was completely broken, leaving an aisle and bookshelves dark. To replace them, the trustees turned to Pete Di Modica and Chandra Lencina of Cloudspinners.

Belleayre — The annual Pine Hill Arms Triathlon takes off this Saturday, March 21. This is a unique iron-man style triathlon that should not be missed by area athletes. Participants can compete as individuals or as teams. Over 100 participants will participate in this challenging “ski-bike-run” event.

Pine Hill — The Pine Hill Community Center will host the Upstage New York Community Coffeehouse on Saturday, Feb. 28 at 7 p.m. The show, led by Pine Hill’s own James Krueger, will feature the fine vocal work of Amy Soucy from New York City, the haunting Celtic inspired harp playing of Deborah Osherow, and the lively fiddle and banjo tunes of Kate West and Alan McKnight.

By Jay Braman Jr.
Shandaken residents are eager to hear the details of a settlement between the town and the City of New York over the tax valuation of a multi-million dollar piece of city property in Pine Hill, a settlement that could cost Shandaken taxpayers plenty. The settlement also carries ramifications for Town of Middletown and Village of Margaretville taxpayers.

Census job hiring at PH center

Pine Hill — The Pine Hill Community Center has announced opportunities for part-time, temporary work with the U.S. Census Bureau with paid training.
A representative from the bureau will be at the center on Monday, Jan. 12 who will offer free testing for Census Bureau jobs. The test begins promptly at 10 a.m.; The UCAT bus arrives in Pine Hill at 9:40.

A Winter Wonder Holiday Party will be held on Saturday, Dec. 20 from 2-5 p.m. at the Pine Hill Community Center at 287 Main Street, Pine Hill. Free admission. The event will include food, hot drinks and fun, with some sledding, weather permitting.
Information: 845 254-5469, or e-mail: info@ pinehillcommunitycenter.org.

The Pine Hill Community Center will be hosting a series of holiday events to help raise funds for the center’s various programming, including helping them make their building more energy efficient.
The events are the Third Annual Chili Fest on November 15 from 1 to 5 p.m., a Local Arts and Crafts Fair featuring the work of local artists and crafters on November 22 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Songs of the Earth pasta dinner and concert featuring James Krueger, Evan Pritchard and the Princes of Serendip on December 6 from 5 to 8 p.m., and Catskill Community Radio’s Catskill Cabaradio on December 13 from 6 to 9 p.m.

The Pine Hill Oktoberfest will be held from Friday-Sunday, Oct. 11 through 13 in the hamlet and will feature a number of events. Things get underway on Friday, Oct. 10 at 8 p.m. when Ernie Williams performs at the Colonial Inn. Saturday and Sunday events begin at noon each day and will include exceptional German food, beer, wine, music and more.

Fleischmanns resident Milt Valk was honored with an award celebrating his 54 years of service to the Fleischmanns-Pine Hill Rotary Club last Wednesday during a dinner at the Pine Hill Arms Restaurant.
District governor Dave Reynolds was in attendance, as well as Lana Rouff, who takes over as district governor this week.