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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.

Roxbury — The hustle and bustle of 1940s New York descends on the quiet Village of Roxbury this weekend as the RCS Drama club presents their fall production of “Guys and Dolls” this Friday and Saturday, Nov. 14 and 15 at 7 p.m. in the school’s cafetorium.

Margaretville — The Holiday Treasure Express returns after a successful campaign last year and now it includes a Main Street parade, business showcase and shopping adventures for all. The spirit of cooperation led to the creation of a campaign that serves local merchants while creating a diverse set of entertainments for visitors and residents alike.

Arkville — The Central Catskills Collaborative is getting down to business at its upcoming meeting on Thursday, Nov. 13 being held at 3 p.m. at the Middletown Town Hall.  This hands-on session, facilitated by The Catskill Center for Conservation and Devel-opment, will combine the serious business of community revitalization with serious fun: bowling. 
“Integrating a little recreation with our planning work fosters camaraderie and promotes a local business.  People living along the 50-mile project area will have an opportunity to see one of many businesses that makes Margaretville a success story,” said Lisa Rainwater, The Catskill Center’s executive director.

Margaretville — The MCS Scitamard Society will present “The Women” by Clare Booth Luce this Friday and Saturday, Nov. 14 and 15, in the newly refurbished school auditorium at Margaretville Central School.
The comedy, written in 1936, will be presented at 7 p.m. both evenings. The show, which first opened on Broadway and ran for 657 performances, was a feature film in 1939 starring Rosalind Russell, Joan Crawford and Norma Shearer. It was also seen in a more recent remake this fall with Meg Ryan, Annette Benning and Debra Messing.

By Jay Braman Jr.
This weekend a new fine art gallery joins the fabric of similar venues that blanket the Phoenicia area. Phoenicia Resident Andrea Cabane, an artist and photographer, said this week that she has always wanted to have her own gallery, and when she saw space available on Main Street she knew it would be the perfect location to fulfill that dream.

Four members were honored for more than a half-century of service when the Margaretville Fire Department held its Annual Dinner on Nov. 1 at the Hanah Country Resort. MFD members honored for their long years of service were: Gordy McMurray, who was honored for 50 Years of Active Service; Dick Miller, who received honors for 52 years of service to MFD; Tom Phillips, who was recognized for 56 years of active membership in fire service; and Tom Wagner, who was absent from awards dinner but also was honored for 52 years of service.

Margaretville — The Catskill Watershed Corporation Board of Directors on Nov. 4 approved contracts for the study phase of three proposed community wastewater management projects.
The hamlets of Trout Creek and South Kortright in Delaware County, and Lexington in Greene County, are in line for the projects because they are named in the 1997 New York City Watershed Memorandum of Agreement on a list of 22 communities needing wastewater solutions. Wastewater treatment plants, community septic systems and other solutions have already been provided or are in the planning stages for 14 of the 22 hamlets.

By Matthew J. Perry
Less than two weeks before Election Day 2008, the Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court confirmed that eight Bovina homeowners—all whom keep other residences downstate—are within their legal rights to cast their votes as Bovinians.
The “Bovina Eight,” whose right to vote was challenged in 2007 and denied by the county board of elections, sued to retain that right and now have the backing of two state courts.

By Brian Sweeney
The Delaware County Industrial Development Agency has purchased the Margaretville Masonic Hall and will create a second eCenter in the building.
The new eCenter will be essentially a satellite of the original in Delhi. Operated by the county IDA, the Delaware County Office of Economic Development, the Delaware County Chamber of Commerce and SUNY Delhi, the eCenter is designed as an incubator to assist business growth.