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Woodbury - The 2015 Town of Wood-bury Memorial Day Parade Grand Marshal is a veteran of World War II and the Korean Conflict, Woodbury’s own, Anthony Capriglione. “Tinny,” as he is known to friends and family, was born in Cornwall, NY on April 24, 1927 and is a life-long resident of the Town of Woodbury.

Tinny entered the service in 1944 and joined the US Navy. He served aboard the destroyer USS Benham (DD-796) during WW II. The Benham was launched August 30, 1943 by Beth-lehem Steel Company of Staten Island, New York (a real New Yorker).

The Benham transited the Panama Canal and arrived at Pearl Harbor on 27 March in preparation for Operation Forager, the planned invasion of the Marianas. A Task Force that included the Benham headed toward the Marian-as, to fight and win the Battle of the Phil-ippine Sea on 19th and 20th June 1944.

The USS Benham’s Task Force and great ships such as the Yorktown, In-trepid, Hancock, Bunker Hill, Cabot, Independence were an integral part of naval battles that included; landings on Peleliu and Angaur, a series of strikes against airfields on Luzon, strikes on Okinawa, helped screen the carriers as they provided air support for Leyte ground operations and landings on Mindanao and Okinawa. Tinny and the Benham served with great success and honor during many of the great battles of the Pacific.

Following the announcement of the Japanese surrender on 15th August, the destroyer patrolled off the home is-lands of Japan until the 27th, when she

joined the long line of ships entering Sagami Wan to receive the surrender of the Yokosuka Naval Base.

After a brief trip to Iwo Jima to pick up several million yen of military cur-rency for use in Japan, the destroyer took up station near the port bow of Missouri for the official surrender cer-emony on 2nd September 1945. Tinny remembers being part of the crew that transported his Captain by whaler to the USS Missouri for the acceptance and signing of the Japanese surrender.

Tinny’s second tour of duty (1950-52) came during the Korean Conflict aboard the USS Cronin (DE/DEC-704) a Buckley-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy. She was reclas-sified DEC-704, on 13th September 1950. Recommissioned on 9th Febru-ary 1951, the USS Cronin took part in major exercises in the Atlantic.

Tinny was discharged as a Fireman First Class (E-6), USN, with Asian Pacific and World War II Victory Medals. Also part of his military treasures is an Honorable Discharge and letter of gratitude for his service from President Harry S. Truman.

A conversation with Tinny opens many doors of interest and talent. One of the delightful surprises is a notation on his DD-214 (discharge papers) that lists him as a “baseball player.” Tinny re-members fondly playing baseball for the Navy nearly every time they touched dry land. Perhaps a little known fact about Tinny is that he was scouted by the New York Yankees, as a catcher.

Known as a contact hitter, Tinny boasts a record of never having allowed a stolen base when he was behind the plate. Unfortunately for Tinny and

the Yankees, he never made it to the big game. Instead, he was redirected by “Papa” to masonry, mixing cement for 25 cents an hour. Tinny later drove trucks for M & W Milk Transport and worked for the Town of Woodbury Highway Department where he retired after a long and successful career.

An avid hunter and fisherman, Tin-ny loves the outdoors and recalls some of his big game hunts in the Midwest. Tinny opened his book of memories and easily shares his fishing pictures of the ones that didn’t get away. A “300” bowler, Tinny loves his time with fam-ily and friends. Tinny is very proud of his family; wife, Louise and children, John, Anthony, Mark, Michael, Lisa and Christine and his grandchildren, Mark, Patrick, Alanna, Michael, Mia, Sophia, Olivia, and recently deceased Matthew.

When asked if he had any specific

memories or thoughts he would like to share, the conversation turned to those most basic of values; discipline, honor, respect and hard work. Tinny said he was grateful for the lessons he learned and hoped that they would be passed on to future generations.

On this day and always, “Thank You” Tinny Capriglione, a true American Patriot, for your service and dedication to this great Nation.

Grand Marshal Anthony “Tinny” Capriglione - 2015 Memorial Day ParadeTinny’s most basic values are Discipline, Honor, Respect and Hard Work

By “Doc” Raymond Cooper

“Tinny” Capriglione loves hunting and fishing. He is Woodbury’s 2015 Memorial Day Parade Grand Marshal. “Tinny” served during WWII in the Pacific Theater and Korea in the United States Navy. Photo provided

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Just as the Highland Mills Fire Com-pany is important to the Woodbury residents, so is the Woodbury Com-munity Association.

The Woodbury Community As-sociation is a big contributor to the Highland Mills Fire Company and to the Woodbury Fire Department by assisting us in large events. Once we call them, they answer immediately – “When?...What time?... and how many people are needed to assist?” Thank you so much Woodbury Com-munity Association!

Also the Woodbury Community As-

sociation volunteers help to the com-munity by raising funds which go to the Woodbury community. Some of their help goes to annual a scholar-ship fund for graduating High School seniors, Toys for Tots, the Woodbury Pantry, youth events, neighbor-to-neighbor community relief and many other community support efforts.

Keep up the great contribution you give the Town and Village of Wood-bury residents!…. From the Members of the Highland Mills Fire Company,Douglas DeSisto, President Highland Mills Fire Company

My son, Brian, crossed over to Woodbury Troop #149 from Cub Scouts when he was in 5th grade. He immediately loved everything about Boy Scouts and Woodbury Troop #149.

Every Tuesday night we went to the Gatehouse for the weekly Troop Meet-ing. During the weekly meetings at the Gatehouse, my son made long-last-ing friendships, learned to tie knots, planned camping trips, enjoyed camp-fires, learned to respect and appreci-ate the outdoors, ate food he cooked himself, worked on merit badges, built monkey bridges, participated in tug of war competitions, played capture the flag, etc. The list of good times goes on and on and on. Today my son is an Eagle Scout and finishing up his fresh-man year at Wells College.

The Woodbury Community Asso-ciation is the charter organization for Woodbury Troop #149. Without their support, Troop #149 would not have had such a wonderful place to call their home. The grounds at the Gatehouse are beautiful. The Scouts have plenty of room to run around. There’s a fire pit in the back of the property, and they have full access to the Carriage House located on the property. The Scouts can have their meetings inside during cold or bad weather. They store all of their camping equipment, flags, mem-

orabilia, and supplies there. Each year the Woodbury Community Associa-tion asks the Troop to let them know if we need new equipment or supplies. Our requests are always answered with a check so we can purchase new tents, cooking stoves, and axes for cutting firewood.

Until my son and I became involved with Troop #149, I didn’t know what the Woodbury Community Associa-tion did. Over the years, I’ve met many of their members. I see these members supporting the people of Woodbury all the time. They are at the parade every year cooking hot dogs for everyone. They give out scholarships to Monroe Woodbury High School seniors. They flip the burgers at St. Patrick’s Annual Picnic. They are involved with the His-torical Society. If you and your fam-ily need assistance due to an illness, storm-related issues, etc., they come out and help.

Please help the Woodbury Commu-nity Association continue to support Troop #149 and all of our friends and neighbors by sponsoring or participat-ing in their upcoming Golf Outing. By supporting the Woodbury Community Association, you are helping everyone in Woodbury. Virginia Buttner Woodbury Troop #149

One Volunteer to another Volunteer

The WCA is a Good Friend to Woodbury Troop #149

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For over 95 years, the Woodbury Com-munity Association has served Wood-bury with pride and commitment. These are the “guys” who “wear the aprons” and grill the hot dogs after the Memorial Day Parade, other local cel-ebrations and occasions.

These are the “guys” who respond to emergencies which occur in our town, who offer a helping hand to in-dividuals in time of need (quietly and unnoticed)…the wife whose husband passed away leaving her to manage the homeowner responsibilities, the house that needs painting but the owner has been in a tragic accident, and the ongo-ing support of the Gatehouse Learning Center which relies on donations and volunteers because they take no tax-payer funds to preserve this historic site. WCA member talents and com-petency maintain electrical, plumbing, carpentry, gardening, cleaning, paint-ing and much more.

These are the “guys” who each year volunteer and financially support:

• Police Benevolent Assoc. Toys for Tots • The Local Food Pantry • The Fire Companies • The Ambulance Corp • EMS • Heart Dance • The Boy Scouts • All Night Graduation Program • Scholarships • The Gatehouse Learning Center • And Much More….

IN THE BEGINNING… Emma Mc-Whorter, in her History of Woodbury book, speaks of a small group of men who appeared to be “the movers and

shakers” of the town. They were civic-minded residents who gave of their time, energy and influence in matters of importance to the town and its resi-dents.

• Families helped each other, neighbors helped each other.

In the 19th century, homeowners having property on a main road were responsible to maintain that portion of the “highway.” If they failed to do so, or failed to hire someone to do so, they were fined. In the early 20th cen-tury, there appeared those “mechani-cal machines” called automobiles, who traversed through Woodbury at great speeds, kicking up plenty of dust, AND they weren’t even from Woodbury! The demand for better roads was glaringly evident. Records show that the social organization of civic-minded men acted as a pressure group, demanding that the county and state assume their responsibili-ties for improvement of the highways they owned.

Also in the 19th century, the local towns hired a “Poor Master”. His job was to help the local needy who were “down on their luck”. He purchased food and other necessities from the local merchants for the families and billed the town for the items. If a tran-sient (referred in the town minutes as a “tramp”), needed shelter, the Poor Master `found sleeping space usually in his barn and sometimes was given 50 cents for the deed. The Poor Master was assisted in a variety of ways by the civic-minded group who drew upon their resources.

If a man abandoned his family, leav-

ing his wife and children destitute, the Poor Master found shelter and supplied provisions for them. Then the word was put out….if the offending man could be located, he was brought back to town, made to support his family and pay back what had been donated. In one case, the Poor Master found a house on Roselawn Road for an aban-doned family and was able to get elec-tricity installed in addition to supply-ing their necessities. The offending father was “captured” when he stepped off the bus. He had to work off the debt incurred because of his failure to sup-port his family.

Today, some of the old familiar family names appear on the membership ros-ter, along with the many “new” names who have joined and are serving the community. There is no “Poor Master”. Federal government has assumed many of those previous functions. What has NOT changed is the “Neighbor Help-ing Neighbor” often not advertised and unnoticed. It is probable that the Woodbury Community Association evolved from that loosely-knit group of

years ago. Ninety five (plus) years later, this well organized tax-exempt 501-C 3 group continues to assist and ser-vice unselfishly and often “behind the scenes”. These are the guys who con-tinue to “make it happen.”

Once a year they ask you to “help them” so that they can continue to sup-port the long list of donations they make as mentioned above. They hold only ONE BIG FUND RAISER ……THE ANNUAL GOLF OUTING” at the Falkirk Golf Club. They seek your finan-cial support. IF you are not a golfer, your financial support would be appreciated.

As WCA approaches its 100th year of service to Woodbury, help them to do so with the same energy and commit-ment that those who went before them “made it happen.”

IF YOU ARE NOT A GOLFER, PLEASE SEND YOUR DONATION TODAY IN SUPPORT OF WOOD-BURY COMMUNITY ASSOCIA-TION. IT IS TAX DEDUCTIBLE. – WCA P.O. Box 469, Central Valley, NY 10917 – Checks payable to WCA and make note “2015 Golf Outing”.

On Volunteer Organizations

WCA - “The movers and shakers” of the TownThe town’s “Poor Master” of the 19th Century

– What does he have to do with the WCA?

By Dorothy Morris – Chairperson, The Gatehouse Committee

MY VIEW

Come to the Memorial Day Parade – SundayGrand Marshal Anthony (Tinny) Capriglione Veteran of World War II & Korean WarThe Town of Woodbury Memorial Day Parade will be held Sunday, May 24, 2015. The Parade will form at 12:30 pm on Bond Street and will begin north on Route 32 at 1:00 p.m., pausing at both the Summit Avenue Monument in Central Val-ley, and also at Victory Park Monu-ment in Highland Mills to conduct brief wreath laying ceremonies.

This year’s Grand Marshal is An-thony (Tinny) Capriglione, who is

a Veteran of World War II and the Korean War. The parade includes Veterans, Marching Bands, Color Guards, Civic Organizations, Clas-sic Cars and much more!

Refreshments will be served to all marchers at the end of the parade in the parking lot next to the Highland Mills Methodist Church. Portions of Route 32 in Woodbury along the parade route will be closed during the duration of the parade.

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Village Board meeting By Desiree Potvin, Clerk for the Village of WoodburyWoodbury - Summary for the Village Board Meetings held in April, 2015Public Hearing - Fiscal Year 2015/2016 Preliminary Budget: A public hearing was held to entertain public comments on the adoption of Fiscal Year 2015/2016 Pre-liminary Budget.

Mayor Michael Queenan noted that the budget proposed is a reasonable and re-sponsible one. It includes the transfer of the Highway Department as of January 2016. The budget, not including the water/sewer areas, has an increase of 37.7%, solely due to the Highway and Street lighting services be-ing transferred from the Town to the Village.

Clerk Potvin stated Trustee Egan asked her to state on his behalf that had he been able to attend the meeting he would have voted in favor of the budget.

With no further comments received, the Board closed the public hearing and ad-opted the budget. A copy of the entire bud-get is on the Villages website - www.villageof woodbury.com.Resolution - Intervention for Preserve Hudson Litigation: (Read details of the Resolution in a separate location in this edition of the Woodbury Gazette.)Public Hearing - OC Community De-velopment Grant: A public hearing was held to entertain suggestions for projects to be applied for funding through the FY2016 Orange County Community Development grant program.

Trustee Neil Crouse suggested the Vil-lage Engineer determine if there are any improvements to our water/sewer systems that would qualify. Mayor Queenan noted that there is a plot of open space near the Valley Forge Sewer plant. Currently there is dumping being done there by the residents in the area. He suggests that some type of athletic field be created (like a basketball court), which would eliminate the dump-ing and also provide an additional recre-ation facility for the community.

Village Clerk Desiree Potvin recom-mended that a new municipal center be research with the Town as a shared services type grant. She also suggested the sidewalk in the Village, especially those along Smith Clove Road, be upgraded to have the re-quired standards for the disabled. She then noted the Village Engineer has recom-mended the reconstruction of the Amdur Park Water Treatment Plant Lagoon, which will require an income survey of those homes in the water area to be conducted.

Trustee David Sutz suggested upgrading of all the street lighting to be LED efficient. With no further suggestions received, the Board closed the public hearing. Mayor Queenan noted a certified copy of the minutes of this public hearing will be forwarded to the Vil-lage Engineer for the application process.Fire Department 2015 Slate of Offi-

cers: The Board approved the 2015 Slate of Officers for the Woodbury Fire Depart-ment as follows: Scott McClennan, Fire Chief; John Jones, First Assistant Fire Chief; Pasquale Prozzillo, Second Assistant Fire Chief. It was noted that Chris Burke will serve as Captain of the Highland Mills Fire Company. There is no Captain assigned for the Central Valley Fire Company.Liquor License Notification - Gasho: No-tice was received on April 3, 2015 that Matrix Gasho, LLC, is applying for a liquor license from the NYS Division of Alcoholic Bever-age Control State Liquor Authority. Mayor Queenan stated a letter was sent to the Police Department to determine if there is any reason why the Village should object to this applica-tion being approved and they stated there have been no significant incidents that would pro-hibit the application. Therefore, Village Clerk Potvin was instructed to send a letter to the State Liquor Authority indicating the Village Board has no objection to the application.Public Hearing - Introductory Local Law - Placement of Containers - Solid Waste: A public hearing was held to en-tertain public comments on Introductory Local Law 2 of 2015 entitled “Placement of Containers - Solid Waste” to create a new Chapter 235 of the Village Code to provide for regulations for the placement of refuse, garbage and recycling containers.

The following comments were received: (1) Ben Meyers who had read the law said

that it looks good to him. He asked if there is a reason as to why containers must be out by 4AM the day of collection. Trustee Sutz said it is to be sure that collection is not missed.

(2) Peter McGoldrick stated he feels it is a good law and is something that is needed, noting that other communities have simi-lar laws. He explained his experiences with his neighborhood and feels that it will also help clean up the Village.

(3) John Smith stated he thinks this law was tried once before and did not work out well. A neighbor a few houses from him has extenuated circumstances and there is a con-cern about what would happen to him if the law is passed. Trustee Sutz stated that are or-ganizations within the community that can assist individuals when this occurs. Clerk Potvin explained that Building Inspector Thomasberger has the ability to look at each

circumstance to determine if the issue is one that could be rectified or if there is an exist-ing issue causing the violation to occur.

(4) John Jones thanked the Board for cre-ating this law. He stated there are currently nine containers sitting across the street from his house every day. He asked if bulk pick-up is addressed in the law and he was told only container placement.

(5) Matt Higgins thanked the Village Board for trying to help with the values of our home. He feels that the fine is too high. Mayor Queenan explained the fine is in correlation to the cost to pay the Building Inspector to appear in court. Mr. Higgins stated he is also concerned about the bulk pick-up not being addressed.

(6) Trustee Crouse stated a couple of senior citizens have approached him about being able to remove the container in the timeframe provided and was glad to hear that Building Inspector Thomasberger will be able to evalu-ate each circumstance based on issues. With no further comments received the Board closed the public hearing and adopted the lo-cal law. Copies of the local law can be obtained by contacting the Village Clerk’s Office.Highlights of the New Law: §235-3 Container, placement and removal of

A. All materials to be collected shall be placed in a container at the curb in clear view not earlier than 3PM the day before or later than 4AM the day of scheduled collec-tion. All such containers shall be removed from the curbs within a reasonable time after such collection and, in any event, not later than 24 hours after collection.

B. When not in use during the times stated in §235-3(A), containers shall be kept adjacent to the house and/or garage of the residence or located at least twenty feet (20’) from the curb line.

§235-4 EnforcementEnforcement of the Chapter shall be the

responsibility of the Code Enforcement Of-ficer/Building Inspector.

§235-5 Penalties of OffenseA. Penalties for violation of this article

shall be as follows:1. $50 for a first violation2. $100 for the second violation3. $250 for the third violation and all

subsequent violations.

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Resolution - Intervention for Preserve Hudson Litigation: The Board adopted the following resolution authorizing intervention in the Preserve Hudson Litigation:

WHEREAS, the Village of Wood-bury, New York (the “Village”) by its Board of Trustees (the “Board”) desires to protect the civil rights of all residents of the Village and otherwise be certain that all applicable law, rules and regu-lations are equally applied throughout the Village; and

WHEREAS, the State of New York has authorized municipalities such as the Village to adopt a land use plan based upon the exercise of demograph-ic franchise by Village voters as well as being in conformance with all lawful requirements; and

WHEREAS, the Village previously adopted a land use plan that is cur-rently the subject of litigation and the outcome of said litigation has not been ascertained; and

WHEREAS, notwithstanding the pending litigation the Village Board

believes that a smart and sustainable land use plan is required in the Village so that any development can, to the ex-tent possible, be supported by Village taxpayers and without being an undue burden on Village taxpayers as well as in full compliance with all provisions of the law; and

WHEREAS, the Commissioner for the Department of Environmental Conservation for the State of New York (the “Commissioner”) has recently is-sued a determination regarding Lead Agency in which the Commissioner in an Advisory Opinion that favor-ably considered the type of growth in the Village of Kiryas Joel, New York as environmentally appropriate since high density growth coupled with open spaces is a potential land use practice, but the utilization of such open space in the Village of Kiryas Joel, New York with high density growth has not been demonstrated to be a land use prac-tice actually employed in the Village of Kiryas Joel, New York; and

WHEREAS, there is pending litiga-

tion challenging the Commissioner’s determination brought by Preserve Hudson, Inc. and other litigants against the Commissioner and others found in the Supreme Court for the State of New York in the County of Orange, New York (the “Preserve Hudson Liti-gation”); and

WHEREAS, it is important that the manifest error of the Commissioner in his Advisory Opinion concerning an apparent preference for the land use practices of the Village of Kiryas Joel, New York over a land use practice of this Village; and

WHEREAS, the Advisory Opinion of the Commissioner substantially seeks to infringe the democratic exercise of voters in the Village and otherwise to wrongfully prefer one land use practice and pattern over another in a manner that is improper; and

WHEREAS, the Village wishes to make certain that the Advisory Opin-ion of the Commissioner previously referenced is not considered by others as accepted by the Village.

NOW, THEREFORE, it is resolved as follows:

Section 1. All “WHEREAS” para-graphs are incorporated herein by ref-erence as though set forth in full herein.

Section 2. Special Counsel for the Village, Feerick Lynch MacCartney, Esqs. is hereby authorized to take all required steps necessary to intervene in the Preserve Hudson litigation and to be certain that any Court is aware that the Village contests the Advisory Opinion of the Commissioner and otherwise to protect the interests of the Village with regard to all issues in that Preserve Hudson litigation. Spe-cial Counsel shall be paid for such legal services at its current hourly rates au-thorized by the Village.

Section 3. This Resolution shall be ef-fective immediately.

Editor’s note: The above Resolution was extracted from the Village Clerk’s monthly summary for April in order to enhance the importance and readability of the Resolution, and to permit better page layout for the Woodbury Gazette.

Village Board ResolutionIntervention - Preserve Hudson Litigation

By Desiree Potvin, Clerk for the Village of Woodbury

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Central Valley - Connor Neilson re-cently joined a small number of elite Boy Scouts who have achieved the rank of Eagle Scout. The Court of Honor was hosted at Central Valley Methodist Church Sunday afternoon, May 17th.

The new Eagle Scout is a member of Blooming Grove Troop 316 where he had transitioned after being a member of Woodbury Troop 149. Connor began his Scouting career as a Tiger in Wood-bury Cub Scout Pack 148. He embraced everything about Cub Scouting and es-pecially the Pinewood Derbies where he went from his racer not finishing the track in his first race to tying for Pack Championship a couple of years later.

As a Boy Scout in Troop 149, Connor was elected to represent his Troop in the Order of the Arrow; he also was selected to attend the National Youth Leader-ship Training, and also par-ticipated in the 2013 Nation-al Scouting Jamboree at the Summit Bechtel Reserve in West Virginia.

A 2015 Monroe-Wood-bury graduate, Connor played a tuba and sousa-phone while in school, was a member of the High School Stage Crew, and lettered in Cross Country track. He will pursue a degree in Mechani-cal Engineering at The College of New Jersey.

Opening the ceremony was Connor’s brother, Mitchell Neilson followed by an Invocation by Pastor Wendy Paige. The Pledge of Allegiance and Scout Oath

was led by Mark Felice. Mrs. Carolyn Brockway called the ceremony to order and was followed by her husband, LtCol. Mike Brockway who welcomed every-one. Mr. Kevin McIntyre explained the significance of “The Historic Eagle” and Matt Roach described the requirements of an Eagle Scout. Brockway presented the Eagle Certificate to Connor and Dr. Hal Jones administered the Eagle Charge.

Scouting promotes good moral lead-ership and out of one hundred Scouts less than one percent will appear before a juvenile court judge; but about seven-ty-five percent of Scouts become this na-tion’s leaders in business or government. Of these one-hundred, only four of them will reach the Rank of Eagle Scout! Congratulations to Connor Neilson!

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Thursday, May 21: Watercolor Painting with Pat Foxx at the Senior Center. Last class of our three consecutive spring watercolor painting classes! They will be held in the Senior Center from 4 to 5:30 PM. There is a $5.00 fee for paints, and brushes will be supplied by pat and available for use during classes.Wednesday May 27: WPL Book Club meets for Discussion in Highland Mills. We will meet from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM. The book chosen for this month is titled: Wild Swans Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang. Books are now available at Highland Mills.Wednesday May 27: Ravelry.com’s Monroe-Woodbury Knitting Club meets at Central Valley. The club meets the second and fourth Wednesdays of every month. Please join us! We are very informal in our approach. Learn a new hobby or brush up on old skills with the group. The group offers ideas and tips for your knitting and crocheting projects.Thursday May 28: Computer Tutor classes are held on the First Wednesdays from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM and the Fourth Thursdays from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM during each month. Classes are 55 minutes long. Pick up a flyer when you are in the library. Sign-up is either by phone or in person at Highland Mills. Laptops and devices must be fully charged and have all your peripheral equipment when you come to class. Tuesday June 9: “Reading the Woods” with Donald “Doc” Bayne in High-land Mills. Learn to read and hear the signs and signals left by animals in the woods. The next time you go on a walk or hike, you will be able to see so much more and be aware of who has been before you! “Doc” is a retired Ster-ling Forest Park Ranger and avid photographer. He is a well-received speaker on many historic topics that happened in and around our local area. He gives his talks and leads hikes all around the Lower Hudson Valley.

UPCOMING SUMMER EVENTS:Saturday July 25: Joyful Foraging with J.J. Murphy. J.J. is an avid hiker and

forager in our community. Our summer theme is “Escape the Ordinary”. and we sure will with this program! We will learn to identify local wild food and incorporate it into a delicious frittata for our consumption at the end of the program. Come in casual clothing as we will be walking around our building learning to identify these plants. We meet at 3:30 PM in Highland Mills.

Connor Neilson with his proud parents Dave and Lori after his Eagle Scout Court of Honor at Central Valley Methodist Church on Sunday, May 17th, 2015. Photos by Ben Meyers

Connor Neilson achieves Boy Scout Rank of Eagle ScoutCourt of Honor was hosted at CV Methodist Church By Benjamin Meyers

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Dear Mr. Neuhaus:As you are aware, the Village of

Kiryas Joel (“VOKJ”) has applied to the county Department of Public Works (“DPW”) for a renewal of its permit to construct a water pipeline along county Route 44 through the Town and Village of Woodbury. The pipeline is intend-ed to bring water to Kiryas Joel from the New York City Catskill Aqueduct and/or a well field in the hamlet of Mountainville in the Town of Cornwall.

On April 24, 2015 the Town of Woodbury’s environmental counsel, David Gordon, wrote to advise DPW Acting Commissioner Viebrock that any renewal of the work permit would be unlawful in light of the County Legislature’s Resolution 96 of 2013 (the “Resolution”). The Resolution explic-itly conditioned any such work per-mit on VOKJ’s obtaining permission from the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (“DEP”) for the connection to the Catskill Aqueduct or from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (“DEC”) to use the Mountainville well field. VOKJ still has not obtained either permit. Moreover, as Mr. Gordon’s letter detailed, VOKJ appears to be backing away from its in-terest in the City’s aqueduct and does not appear to be actively pursuing the DEC water supply permit.

We are deeply concerned about comments made by County Director of Operations Harry Porr in response

to Mr. Gordon’s letter, as reported by the Times Herald Record, and request your help addressing the problem. According to the newspaper, Mr. Porr disparaged the Resolution as having “no force or foundation of authority,” apparently because it was not signed by your predecessor, Edward Diana. (See “Woodbury urges county to halt Kiryas Joel pipeline project,” Times Herald-Record, May 2, 2015).

First, we dispute Mr. Porr’s apparent assertion that the County Legislature may only condition the use of County roads by local law. To the contrary, there is ample authority for the com-monplace practice of providing for the use of municipal property by resolu-tion, rather than by local law.

More fundamentally, we are dis-turbed by Mr. Porr’s apparently dis-missive attitude toward ending a prac-tice which is manifestly contrary to the public interest and clearly proscribed by the County Legislature. There is no benefit to anyone in allowing County roads to be disrupted to construct a water pipeline for which there is no water source.

During your campaign for county executive, you promised to revisit the County’s grant of permission for this very activity. A year and a half later, a dismissive comment from your admin-istration regarding the effectiveness of the legislative resolution addressing this problem is obviously insufficient, and counterproductive, for any effort

to reconsider this permit. Our con-stituents, who strongly supported your statement during the campaign, do not understand why their roads should be disrupted for a pipeline that has no present purpose, or why the public of-ficials with the power to address the problem, and were elected to do so, ap-pear to have washed their hands of it.

There are several opportunities for your administration to fulfill your promise to the people of Woodbury and the rest of the County on this problem. One would be to simply fol-low the Resolution as it was written and intended, and withhold the re-newal of the work permit until VOKJ attains permission from DEP or DEC for its water supply. A second option would be to intervene in the VOKJ’s lawsuit to overturn the Resolution, in which the Town of Woodbury, former County legislator Roxanne Donnery, late Town Supervisor John Burke and the County Legislature are defen-

dants. The County administration should rightfully be a party to the suit in any event, as it seeks to invalidate a County resolution. The point of in-tervention would be to obtain a court judgment upholding the Resolution. A third option, which would be es-pecially apt if Mr. Porr’s statement reflects the administration’s determi-nation that the Resolution is ineffec-tive, would be to sponsor legislation to implement its commonsense rule protecting County roads against un-necessary disruption, and to suspend consideration of the permit renewal pending the legislation.

We respectfully request to meet with you to discuss these options, and any others you may propose to address the problem, at your earliest convenience.

Respectfully submitted,Ralph Caruso, Supervisor Town of Woodbury and Michael Queenan, Mayor Village of Woodbury

Woodbury Mayor & Town Supervisor Letter to County Executive NeuhausRef. KJ Pipeline – “We are deeply concerned about comments made by County Director of Operations Harry Porr…” - Letter Dated May 14, 2015

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Woodbury – “When pigs fly!” Are you kidding? Nope! This was the theme of Boy Scouts of America’s Heritage District Spring Camporee. And it was hosted for the first time by Monroe Scout Troop 340 at Earl Reservoir this past Friday night, Saturday and Sunday morning.

What a sight! The open field beyond the baseball diamond was full of tents. Tents of all sizes covered the ground from two man igloo, bigger four man tents, bigger sidewall tents and large canopy covered cooking areas. Troops travelled from as far as Plattekill and Matamoras, Pennsylvania. About 250 arrived Friday night to endure a rain that puddle in a few of the tents. The rain was a good experience because those that suffered Friday night cor-rected their tent pitching error and fared better Saturday night during the heavy, drenching storm.

Chris Serringer, Camporee Committee Chairman and Troop 340

Scoutmaster Ron Prestia worked for months with other members to orga-nize and coordinate this major event. Logistics, campsite layouts and com-munication between the many Troops was successfully handled with patience and effort.

Woodbury Troop 4 camped with twenty Scouts plus about four adult leaders. Ron Buckley of Monroe Troop 540 said they had about the same numbers. Assistant Scoutmaster Mike Chanat of Monroe Troop 340 was help-ing to coordinate arriving Troopers Saturday morning.

What activities were planned? Lots including the Flying Pigs tournament, Boar Me with the Details where they learned how to treat injuries during a hike through the woods; “Bacon – Did You Say Bacon” event where starting a fire without matches was the challenge, Pig Herding, Rescue the damsel Pig and many other fun and learning ac-tivities such as Canoe Tug-O’- War.

When Pigs Fly – Heritage District’s CamporeeOver 300 Boy Scouts encamped at Woodbury’s Earl Reservoir earning Bacon BucksBy Benjamin Meyers

Scouts from Troops 540 in canoe at left and from Cornwall Troop 118 paddled furiously to win Canoe Tug –O’-War and win Bacon Bucks coupons.

Scout Christopher Serringer dressed up as a Flying Pig (Camporee theme was When Pigs Fly) was Camporee Committee Chairman who work diligently coordinating the events details.

Saturday morning panorama of Heritage District’s campsites at Earl Reservoir in Woodbury, NY. Rain clouds were just giving way to sunny skies.

Photos by Ben Meyers

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Highland Mills - Nick Pyzowski of Highland Mills has earned the rank of Eagle Scout which the highest rank Scouts can earn in Boy Scouts of Amer-ica. Only four percent of Scouts earn the rank of Eagle Scout.

Nick, a sophomore at Monroe Wood-bury High School, is the son of Joseph Pyzowski and Denice daCunha. Scouts must earn the Eagle Scout Award by age 18 and Nick has reached this achieve-ment at the age of 15. His award will be presented to him May 30, 2015 at his Eagle Court of Honor.

Nick has been active in Scouting since 1st grade and has been a member of Woodbury Cub Scout Pack 148, Boy Scout Troop 149, and Boy Scout Troop 4 since it was founded in 2011. To earn the rank of Eagle Scout, he first earned the Scout Badge and ranks of Tender-foot, Second Class, First Class, Star, and Life Scout. In addition to the required thirteen Eagle Scout merit badges, Nick has earned 18 others including Wilder-ness Survival, Archery, Rifle, Shotgun, Rock Climbing and Oceanography.

Nick has held several leadership roles, including Senior Patrol Leader, and recently organized the first Troop

4 Christmas Fruit Drive for Our Fa-ther’s Kitchen in Monroe. He has par-ticipated in numerous community ser-vice projects, assisted on other Eagle Scout projects, and attended summer camps and trips to Boston, Vermont, and Gettysburg.

For Nick’s Eagle Scout Project he planned, designed, and coordinated the construction of two benches at the Central Valley Pool bas-ketball court. The project was endorsed by the late Woodbury Town Super-visor John P. Burke who passed away before con-struction began. Nick decided to dedicate his project to Mr. Burke with a memorial plaque. The project involved raising nearly $1,000 for materi-als and recruiting volun-teers who logged in over 240 hours. The benches were constructed of wood and a paver patio base was installed. Key donators and volunteers included Woodbury Lions Club,

Orange Nursery, Woodbury Com-munity Association, Lowes of Ches-ter, Monroe Home Depot, Engravably Yours, Kassel Residential Services, Inc., Woodbury Building and Grounds, fel-low Troop 4 Scouts, family, and friends.

Nick is involved in several other ac-tivities in addition to Scouting includ-ing AAU basketball, skiing, and M-W Lacrosse. Nick is grateful he was able to

thank Scoutmaster John Simons who passed away May 5, 2015 after a long battle with cancer. Mr. Simons was responsible for Nick’s involvement in Scouts and contributed greatly in Nick achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. Nick would also like to thank Scoutmaster Tricia Rawnsley in addition to the nu-merous leaders who have volunteered their time to Woodbury Boy Scouts.

Nick Pyzowski of HM Earns Eagle ScoutOnly four percent of Scouts earn the rank of Eagle Scout

Nick Pyzowski at the basketball court, with the benches he designed, built, and installed with help from friends, family, fellow Scouts, and Troop 4 leadership. Photo provided

May 21, 2015 www.woodburyGazette.com10 Community/Sports

M-W Athlete of the WeekMay 8th, 2015

Joe Gokey & Devon Greig

Athletes for Varsity Track and Field

M-W Athlete of the WeekMay 15th, 2015

Denaia Flanders & Roman Lytovchenko

Outstanding Golf players singled out by Athletic Director Montalto

The Monroe-Woodbury Athletic Director, Ron Montalto, would like to announce that Denaia Flanders is the “Athlete of the Week” for the week ending May 15, 2015 for the Monroe-Woodbury Girls Varsity Track and Field team coached by Bill Mpasiakos.

Denaia has been a member of the Girls Varsity Track and Field team for four years. She competes in the shot put, discus, weight throw, ham-mer throw and javelin. Denaia has the best throw on the team in the shot put and javelin.

This season she has thrown a sea-sonal best of 38’0 and she won the Red Raider Relays shot put with that distance in her throw. She has the second best discus throw on the team and has had a season best in that event as well.

Denaia’s work ethic this season has improved significantly and she continues to achieve personal best in the throws. Because of her talent in the shot put, Denaia has been to the New York State Championships twice. In the team’s last dual meet on Tuesday, 5/5, Denaia helped her team wrap up the OCIAA Division Championship by placing second in the shot put and the discus.

A valuable member of the Girls Monroe-Woodbury Girls Track team, Denaia has thus far had a wonderful season and is poised to help her team in the counties and sections.

Congratulations Denaia!

Boys Varsity Track and Field Ro-man Lytovchenko is the “Athlete of the Week” for the week ending May 15, 2015 for the Monroe-Woodbury Boys Varsity Track and Field team coached by Jim Glover.

Roman is a junior and specializes in the throwing events. Roman’s hard work and commitment to his events have been paying dividends this outdoor season.

This past weekend at the Friend-ship Games held in Warwick, Ro-man set a personal best in the shot put with a throw of 42’ 11” earning him second place. In his specialty event, the discus, Roman took first place with a throw of 118’ 5”.

As the championship season ap-proaches, the Crusaders will be looking for Roman to secure vital points towards helping the team defend its OCIAA and Section IX Championships.

Congratulations Roman!

The Monroe-Woodbury Athletic Di-rector, Ron Montalto, would like to an-nounce that Joe Gokey is the “Athlete of the Week” for the week ending May 8, 2015 for the Monroe-Woodbury Boys Varsity Golf team coached by Pat Bulla.

Joe has been an integral part of the Crusaders Boys Varsity Golf squad for the past three years and he has led the Crusaders to many team victories. Joe is a contender for the 2014 OCIAA Cham-pionship and is looking to qualify for the Section IX Tournament. Joe’s strength at golf is the accumulation of hard work, enthusiasm, his desire to succeed and the opportunity to play at the Falkirk Golf Club, the Crusaders home course.

Congratulations Joe!

Girls Varsity Golf Athlete of the Week was announced by Ron Montalto that Devon Greig is the “Athlete of the Week” for the week ending May 8, 2015 for the Monroe-

Woodbury Girls Varsity Golf team coached by Bill Earl.

Devon is a six year member and cap-tain of the Monroe-Woodbury Girls Golf team. Recently, Devon posted the lowest round of her career, a 47, at Green Ridge Golf Course. She has been a dedicated participant and leader on the team since she began as a seventh grader. Her dedication to the sport is evident by the amount of practice and preparation she puts into every match. Devon’s goal this season is to qualify for the Section IX Tournament, which will be held on May 18th and 20th at Apple Greens Golf Course in New Paltz.

Aside from golfing, Devon plays the cello and is a member of S.T.A.R.S., the Yearbook, and the Interact Club. She has recently been accepted to SUNY Brockport and plans to study history and ma-jor in education.

Congratulations Devon!

M-W Garden Club held their annual Plant Sale Saturday morning, May 9th. It was one of the best days in recent years with good weather and brisk sales. Plant ‘em, water ‘em and watch ‘em grow. Photo by Ben Meyers

Gatehouse Opening featured “Aging in Place”Open House & Orange County Office for the Aging representatives team up

By Benjamin Meyers

Central Valley - There was a good turn out Sunday afternoon at the Gatehouse’s spring opening. Focusing on two themes, Dottie Morris and the committee mem-bers brought Allison Johannessen, RSVP Coordinator and Sherry Zambrzycki a volunteer from Highland Mills; and a display of school books used in the mid-1800s.

The RSVP in Allison’s title in this instance stands for Retired & Senior Volunteer Program. What do they do? RSVP volunteers range from exercise instructors, adult literacy tutors, museum guides, thrift shop staff, and friendly visitors, to health insurance and income tax assistance. If you want to learn more about the program call 845-615-3728.

The aging school books are part of Dottie Morris’ personal collection. Oh yes…she was a teacher, but not in the 1800s. Visit the Gatehouse and talk with Dottie. You will learn an awful lot of interesting things about the past.

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May 23, 1777Meigs Expedition - sole Patriot victory on Long Island, 238 Years ago

At Sag Harbor, New York, Patriot troops under the command of Lieu-tenant Colonel Return Jonathan Meigs capture several British vessels and burn Redcoat supplies.

Organized in  New Haven, Con-necticut  by Brigadier General  Sam-uel Holden Parsons, the expedition crossed  Long Island Sound  from Guilford  on May 23, dragged  whale-boats  across the  North Fork  of  Long Island, and raided Sag Harbor early the next morning, destroying boats and supplies. The battle marked the first American victory in the state of  New York after New York City and Long Is-land had fallen in the British campaign for the city in 1776.1

With the help of two local men, Meigs and his Connecticut raiders grabbed the British commander from his bed in the wee hours of the morning, firing only one gunshot. Instead of guns, the Patriots used silent but deadly bayonets to capture the British fort, successfully avoiding an announcement of their presence with gunfire.

The British had built their fort on the

site of a burial ground because it was the highest land in the area and had the best view of the harbor. The Redcoats desecrated colonists’ family gravesites, and in the process, lost the important battle for the hearts and minds of the residents. Nearly half of Sag Harbor’s families fled to Connecticut during the British occupation.

With six Redcoats dead and 53 captive from their success on land, the Patriots moved from the hilltop fort towards the harbor. The British ships anchored there eventually noticed the body of men moving towards them and opened fire. The Patriots, though, went on to burn 24 British ships and their cargoes of hay, rum, grain and other merchandise. With an additional 37 prisoners in cus-tody, the 170 Yankee raiders returned to Connecticut without having lost a single man in their party.

The Sag Harbor ambush was the only successful Patriot attack on Long Island between the British takeover in 1776 and their departure following the Treaty of Paris in 1783.

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American Legion seeks your support for FlagsPost 779 wishes all residents a safe & enjoyable Memorial Day

By Phil Morello, Commander & Ken Smith, Adjutant

Woodbury Post 779 would like to thank the Boy Scouts, Girl scouts, members of the Woodbury Community Assoc., Joanne Sullivan and the staff of the Cem-etery of the Highlands who came out on May 14th to put flags on the graves of all the veterans in the cemetery.

Remember all veterans who gave their lives in service to our great nation. Memorial Day! Post 779 would like to wish all residents a safe and enjoyable Memorial Day this year.

If anyone would like to contribute to our Post 779 and to help us with the placement of American flags that you see on every vet-eran’s grave in the Cemetery of the High-lands, please mail your donation to P.O. Box 252, Highland Mills, NY 10930.

Every year the American Legion places an American flag on graves of every veteran. Flags become weathered and must be replaced with new ones every two years. Will you give a little to those who gave a lot? Be like this young girl, be proud, be a supporter. Photo by Ben Meyers

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A man who once walked across the entire United States said that the hardest thing about his walk wasn’t the mountains, or the extreme weather, or any of the things I would have expected. He said the hardest part of the walk was the sand in his shoes.

The little grains of sand didn’t seem like a big deal at first, but over time, the sand would build up and lead to blisters, infections and ongoing pain.

It can sometimes be the same way with sin. It may not be the big sins that threaten to undo you, but the little ones—a lie here or there, a lustful thought to-wards a co-worker, a glance from time to time at por-nography. Because of God’s grace, He doesn’t blast at every wrong turn. But over time, those “little” sins build up and lead to a bigger problem.

The man who walked across America said that he learned to regularly empty out the sand from his shoes before it became a problem. Today, you may find that your conscience is being pricked about some “little” sins in your life that God wants you to give up. If so, I’d like to encourage you to follow those promptings, take off your shoes, and empty out the sand before it leads to a bigger problem.

The Apostle Paul knew the value of keeping a clear conscience. He would regularly do whatever it took to ensure that he was honoring God and others with his thoughts and actions. And the payoff was huge.

In Acts 23, when Paul was arrested and brought be-fore the highest religious leaders in Jerusalem, Paul was asked to speak on his own behalf. He began by saying this:

“My brothers, I have fulfilled my duty to God in all good conscience to this day” (Acts 23:1b).

Even though the charges against Paul could have cost him his life, his conscience was clear. He had gone out of his way when he first entered Jerusalem to enter into the strict purification rites of the Jewish people. He wanted to honor both God and those who lived in that city (see Acts 22:17-26).

So when the accusations came, Paul was able to say with full confidence that his conscience was clear. By the end of Paul’s testimony, at the end of chapter 23, the commander overseeing Paul’s case concluded that there was “no charge against him that deserved death or imprisonment” (Acts 23:29b). Paul survived anoth-er day and went on to minister for many more years.

Your faith can help you in so many ways, one of which is to keep your conscience clear.

I’ve heard it said that “a clear conscience makes a soft pillow.” God gave you a conscience for a reason: not to make you feel guilty, but to keep you headed in the right direction. Like the sensitive nerve endings on your fingertips that keep you from burning your hand on a hot stove, your conscience serves to warn you from burning yourself in other ways. Not only will you sleep better with a clear conscience, but it can also save your life, your marriage, your job, your repu-tation, your ministry and your good witness.

As the Apostle Peter said, “Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of do-ing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us” (1 Peter 2:12).

Faith keeps a clear conscience. Is there sand building up in your shoes today? Take time to empty them out.

If you’ve sinned, confess it to God and then to a trusted friend. If you’re caught in some lies, come clean today by telling the truth. If you’ve started a habit that’s taking you where neither you nor God want you to go, give it up today. If you’re in a rela-tionship that’s crossing lines that should never be crossed, break it off now before it destroys you and those around you.

May we all get to the point where we can say like Paul, “My brothers, I have fulfilled my duty to God in all good conscience to this day” (Acts 23:1b).

Prayer: Father, help me to empty my shoes of the sands of sin in my life before they bring me down com-pletely. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

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Highland Mills United Methodist Church654 Route 32, PO Box 611, Highland Mills, NY 10930www.highlandmillsumc.orgE-mail: info@highlandmillsumc.orgPhone: (845) 928-6177Pastor: Reverend Darlene ReslingWorship: Sundays @ 9:15 am - Sunday School @ 9:45 amFellowship: Sundays @ 10:30 amWomen’s Guild - Monday 10 am - 12 noonMen’s Bible Study: Saturdays @ 8:30-9:30 amBible Study for All (check website for schedule)

Monroe Temple of Liberal Judaism314 N. Main St., Monroe, NYTelephone: (845) 783-2626 Rabbi Garry Loeb; Cantor Elana SchwartzWorship ScheduleFirst Friday: an eclectic, intergenerational Shabbat experi-ence for young families, singles, couples, and empty nest-ers. Held the 1st Friday of each month, it usually begins at 6:30 pm with a picnic or pot luck –dinner, and is followed by an hour of interesting activities. An hour-long Kabbalat service then follows at 8:00 pmKabbalat Shabbat Services: Friday evenings at 8:00pm. Shachrit Service: 10:00 am Saturday morning (unless otherwise specified), including Saturdays on which there is no Bar or Bat Mitzvah. Tot Shabbat Service: 3rd Saturday of the month at 9:00 am.

St. Patrick’s Church - Highland Mills448 Route 32, Highland Mills, NY 10930www.stpatrickshm.orgMass ScheduleSaturday Vigil: 5:30 pmSunday: 7:30 am, 9:00 am, 10:30 am & 12:00 pmWeekdays: Monday thru Saturday 9:00 amHoly Days - See Bulletin

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Faith Keeps a Clear Conscience Scripture Reading: Acts 23

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St. Patrick’s annual Parish Picnic Sunday, June 7; Guest of honor will be Fr. Gerard Travers

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Preschoolers learn that “S” is for “Snake” at Gan Shalom Preschool, Monroe, NY. JJ, Ai-nya, Savannah and Josh are shown here with their handmade art projects. Please come in Wednesday, June 3, 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. for our open house. We are located at 1465 Orange Turnpike, Monroe. Learn all about our inno-vative preschool prep summer program from our amazing teachers. 845.783.7424 for info.

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Woodbury - Spring has sprung at St. Patrick’s! The air is warm, the sun is out and the grills are ready to be fired up! These signs can only indicate one thing: celebra-tion-time at St Patrick’s Church in Highland Mills!

St. Patrick’s annual Parish Picnic will be held on Sunday, June 7 from 1-4pm on the church grounds. Music, face painting, a huge inflatable slide, food, drink, and best of all, friendship and laughter will be aplenty.

The guest of honor this year will be Fr. Gerard Travers. Fr. Travers was the pas-tor of St Patrick’s for twenty years prior to his retirement. During his tenure, Fr. worked tirelessly to build St. Patrick’s parish and support the Monroe/Woodbury community. He made many friends and had countless acquaintances.

Earlier this month, Father celebrated the 50th anniversary of his Ordination to the Priesthood. On June 7th, he will celebrate the 12 noon Mass a celebratory bar-beque will follow. We welcome anyone who is acquainted with this dear man to stop by, grab a hamburger, and congratulate him on the incredible accomplishment of his Golden Jubilee.

Springtime at St Patrick’s also brings planning for Vacation Bible School (VBS). St. Patrick’s VBS is an ecumenical one-week summer camp held on the grounds of the Religious Education Building. It is open to all families. The cost for the entire week is $25 per child. This year it will be held from June 29th-July 3rd. The hours are 9am-1pm each day.

During their four-hour day, students will learn about God’s love through Bible stories, skits, music, crafts, games, and more. The day is divided into 30-minute segments and the theme of the day is repeated throughout each area. For example, Monday’s theme is “Who made the world and who made me?” The daily Bible les-son will focus on the Creation story in an age appropriate manner.

In Music, the children will learn a song about creation and God’s love. In the Craft area they will create something to take home. In the Games area, they will play outdoor games based on the Creation theme. Children leave each day happy and tired, singing VBS songs and retelling the stories they learned throughout the day. It is truly a magical experience.

VBS offers classes for Pre-K4 through fifth grade students. Eligible children are those who have completed Pre-K (entering Kindergarten in Fall 2015) through children who are completing 5th grade (in June 2015). A nursery is available for young children of adult volunteers.Registration forms are available at www.stpat-rickny.org or by emailing stpatrickshmvbs@gmail.com.

Information or questions about either event can be directed to Theresa Weiss-burg at tweissburg@optimum.net or 781-0347

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Frank T. Thornton, Sr.August 14, 1932-May 16, 2015

Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY formerly of Highland Mills, NY

Frank T. Thornton, Sr., a fifty-year resident of the area, passed away Saturday, May 16, 2015 at N.Y. State Veterans’ Home, Montrose, NY. He was 82 years old. Son of the late Fred W. and Honora Small Thornton, he was born August 14, 1932 in Englewood, NJ.

Frank was a retired Sergeant with New York State Police Troop F of Middletown, NY. He was a Veteran of the U.S. Air Force serving during the Korean War, a former member of Highland Mills Fire Company, and a former member of Monroe-Woodbury Board of Education. Frank was the widower of Irene C. Richter Thornton.

Survivors include his children: Frank T. Thornton, Jr. of Tisbury, MA, Catherine DeBerto of Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY, Joseph T. Thornton of Aledo, TX, Virginia Thornton of Highland Mills, NY, and Thomas J. Thornton of Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY; his brother Fred Thornton of Ogdensburg, NJ; six grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. Frank was predeceased by his brother Thomas Thornton.

Visitation was held. Wednesday, May 20th at Smith, Seaman & Quackenbush, Inc. Funeral Home, 515 Route 32, Highland Mills, NY. A graveside service officiated by Rev. Fred Thornton followed in Cemetery of The Highlands, Highland Mills, NY.

Memorial contributions may be made to Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675 or Make-A-Wish of the Hudson Valley, 832 South Broadway, Tarrytown, NY 10591-6602. Arrangements by Smith, Seaman & Quackenbush, Inc. Funeral Home. 845-782-8185 www.ssqfuneralhome.com

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It’s more than just money What is motivating education reform?

By Dawn Hoagland

Most changes taking place in schools today don’t make any sense. Our youngest students can no longer enjoy the day learning new things. Kinder-garten is a now a chore. Many of us feel caught in a whirlwind of nonsensical mandates. An atmosphere of fear and dread has engulfed our schools.

There are plenty of charlatans who are making out like bandits riding educa-tion “reform” all the way to the bank. But there are many people involved who are not motivated by money. They are inter-ested in something much more transfor-mative. What is the big picture, the ulti-mate agenda motivating this reform?

What do these people have in com-mon? Andrew Carnegie, philanthro-pist; John Dewey, father of progressive education; David Rockefeller, philan-thropist; Robert Muller, Assistant Secre-tary-General to the United Nations for 40 years; Marc Tucker, president of the National Center on Education and the Economy; Bill Gates, a philanthropist; Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education; Barak Obama, President of the U.S.; Hillary Clinton, former First Lady; and Lamar Alexander, U.S. Senator, Chair-man of the Education Committee.

These ten people represent a deliber-ate break from the “American System” embodied by President Abraham Lin-coln. The first run for the “American System” occurred when Alexander Hamilton was Secretary of the Treasury under George Washington.

Hamilton’s support for industrial capi-talism consisted of high tariffs on im-ports, subsidies to help infant industries

until they were strong enough to com-pete with established rivals, and a nation-al bank to provide low interest financing.

It transformed the agrarian economy of the original colonies into the indus-trial economy of a modern nation-state. In 1861, President Abraham Lincoln, re-vived the American System, signing one law after another to promote industry, in-frastructure and sound finance. His com-mitment to progress was so great that he extended the railroad out west and the telegraph system to rural communities even while he was fighting a Civil War.

It is amazing to think that John Dew-ey was born in 1859, while Lincoln was still alive. Lincoln, the great orator could quote from memory from his two favor-ite books, The Bible and The Works of William Shakespeare. Dewey replaced phonics with the look-say method and increased illiteracy exponentially.

When John Dewey became a teach-er of teachers, he brought in the ideas of Wilhelm Wundt, the father of ex-perimental psychology which un-dermined the American System –the belief that people are created in the image of God with the capacity to be creative themselves. The effects of this cannot be underestimated.

“Originally, education meant the draw-ing out of a person’s innate talents and abilities by imparting the knowledge of languages, scientific reasoning, history, literature, rhetoric, etc.—the channels through which those abilities would flourish and serve. To the experimental psychologist, however, education be-came the process of exposing the student to “meaningful” experiences so as to en-sure desired reactions. If one assumes

(as did Wundt) that there is nothing there to begin with but a body, a brain, and a nervous system, then one must try to educate by inducing sensations in that nervous system. Through these experiences, the individual will learn to respond to any given stimulus, with the “correct” response. The child is… a stim-ulus-response mechanism. According to this thinking, he is his reactions. Wundt’s thesis laid the philosophical basis for the principles of conditioning later devel-oped by Pavlov…..and Skinner...”

All ten people listed above believe that education can be used to change values and behaviors to mold children into whatever is most useful to the state. John Rockefeller said, “I don’t want a na-tion of thinkers. I want a nation of work-ers.” They are all internationalists. They all believe (or believed) in training stu-dents to behave as “global citizens.”

In 1948 the Rockefeller Foundation made a four year grant to Harvard Uni-versity Department of Economics to de-velop a mathematically-based method for a totally predictable Planned Economy through social engineering techniques. Forty-five years later, Marc Tucker wrote the now famous “Dear Hillary letter,” ex-plaining in great detail how this social en-gineering could be implemented through the K-12 public school system.

Hillary should have shredded it rath-er than giving it to the President to car-ry out. Bill implemented much of the plan but we had to wait for technologi-cal advances to realize the interoper-able P-20 data collection systems. Rob-ert Muller, the “Prophet of Hope” at the UN, developed the World Core Cur-riculum. He died in 2012, but his ideas

live on at UNESCO and in our schools today as the Common Core which is steeped in collectivism and the religion of “environmentalism.”

The goal is to bring all educational standards into compliance with global academic, philosophical and religious sameness.  The curriculum is strictly secular and equitable. Redistribution of wealth is the standard because there can be no private property. We collectively own the planet and must allow interna-tional governance (by the UN) of the en-vironment. That is Robert Muller brain-wash. Lincoln is rolling in his grave.

Bill Gates donated millions for the cre-ation, marketing, and implementation of the Common Core. Obama, Duncan and Gates have exhibited full support for UNESCO education goals through speeches, written agreements and fund-ing. What these ten people have in com-mon is an allegiance to the UN even when its goals are destructive to the American System that made us strong and to our children who are our future.

Lamar Alexander is the chairman of the education committee that has intro-duced the “Every Child Achieves Act” (S.1177) which will come up for a vote in June. This bill contains money for more charter schools and mandates for psychological screening and interven-tions for all of our children if they vary from whatever the state deems “normal.”

Fight for our children. Fight for the American System. Fight the global-ists. Flood congress with calls to defeat S.1177: (202) 224-3121.

Dawn Hoagland can be contacted at commoncoreisnotok@gmail.com

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School CalendarThursday, May 21, 2015

HS Senior Prom

Friday, May 22, 2015May 22- 25

All Schools Closed - Memorial Day Weekend

Monday, May 25, 2015Memorial Day

Tuesday, May 26, 2015HS Scientific Research Symposium6:00 PM

PT Celebration of Capabilities Week

Wednesday, May 27, 2015MS Gr 6 Red & Green Band/Orch/Chorus7:00 PM

Thursday, May 28, 2015HS Academic Awards6:00 PM

Friday, May 29, 2015Family Swim7:30 PM - 9:45 PM, Middle School

HS Fashion Show6:00 PM

Sunday, May 31, 2015Family Swim1:00 PM - 3:45 PM, Middle School

Monday, Jun 1, 2015SE Art Show5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

MS Gr 6 Blue & Yellow Band/Orch/Chorus/Select Chorus7:00 PM

NYS Grades 4 & 8 Science Testing

Tuesday, Jun 2, 2015Family Swim7:30 PM - 9:45 PM, Middle School

HS Scholar Athlete Awards6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

NM Art Show6:30 PM

Common Core Regents

Wednesday, Jun 3, 2015MS Spring Sports Awards6:30 PM

NYSSMA Majors Adjudication Festival @ HS7:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Thursday, Jun 4, 2015HS Senior Art Major Award Celebration Rm 122 & 1246:30 PM

PT Family Orientation6:00 PM

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Friday, Jun 5, 2015Family Swim7:30 PM - 9:45 PM, Middle School

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