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FREE | Friday, December 19, 2014 69 Main St., Cold Spring, N.Y. | www.philipstown.info Toy Donation With Memories, Tears Drive for Children and Smiles, Gordon Affected by Ebola Stewart Lauded for Denniston International, a Life Well Lived Cold Spring –based charity, Service for publisher, speechwriter, is collecting arts supporter and free spirit By Alison Rooney draws crowd

t the top of By Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong one of the Amain pag- ith wit, tears, laughter and soaring mu- es on Denniston sic, mourners from diverse backgrounds International’s Wunited at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church website is a quote Sunday afternoon (Dec. 14) to remember Gordon from South Afri- C. Stewart, founder of Philipstown.info and The can novelist Mar- Paper, whose larger-than-life exploits took him ion Molteno: “No Denniston Thomas from New York theater aisles to White House pow- one ever knows Photo courtesy of Danielle er corridors, executive business suites, conductors’ if the little we do Pack McCarthy podiums and the hills of the Hudson Highlands, makes a differ- on the way amazing, inspiring and sometimes ence. But we need to do it just the same.” overwhelming those around him. Putting that statement to work, Danielle Stewart, 75, who moved to Garrison with his Pack McCarthy, the founder of Dennis- family in 2007, died (Continued on page 3) ton International, a small, local 501(c)(3) nonprofit, has organized an ongoing toy drive, collecting donated new and gently used toys, games and more and deliver- ing them to children affected by the Ebola epidemic in Liberia and Sierra Leone. Denniston International (DI) has a mission “to empower underserved chil- dren and youth worldwide to live happy lives and contribute to their world.” It approaches that mission in manageable ways, stemming, most often, from get- ting to know a particular community, be that the community in the town on the island of St. Vincent in which Pack Mc- Beacon’s annual Bicycle Tree lighting celebration; see story on page 5. Frederick Osborn III spoke at the memorial Carthy served (Continued on page 6) Photo by Ethan Harrison service for Gordon Stewart. Photo by Ross Corsair Firehouse Plans Unveiled Three stories; cost estimated there is public support for keeping the fire company on Main Street. “Maybe the at $6 million plus public will be willing to pay a bit more to stay on Main — away from the park,” a By Michael Turton reference to a previous, widely criticized proposal to locate the new firehouse in oward the end of Monday’s (Dec. McConville Park, adjacent to Tots Park 15) special meeting of the Cold on Morris Avenue (Route 9D). TSpring Village Board, leadership Smith, who also heads CSFC’s building from the Cold Spring Fire Company committee, reviewed a series of drawings (CSFC) commented that public input is for the proposed building, prepared at no needed regarding plans for a new fire- cost by Keith Scofield, an architect with house to replace the badly aging existing the Poughkeepsie-based firm of Liscum structure. Given that the cost estimate, McCormack VanVoorhis. Scofield used the at $6 million, is probably conservative Fishkill Fire Department’s building as the for construction of the proposed three- basis for the design. The concept for the story, state-of-the-art facility, it is diffi- firehouse features brown brick and a bell cult to imagine anything but robust com- tower, reminiscent of Cold Spring’s his- mentary from residents. toric character. Mayor Ralph Falloon began the dis- The plans call for the complete de- cussion, commenting that the idea of a molition of the existing building. A ma- new firehouse has “been kicked down jor challenge in designing and building the road” for at least 12 years and, refer- a new firehouse is the small size of the ring to the current building, asked a key property. “It’s tight,” Smith said, describ- question: “Are we going to keep investing ing how Scofield summed up the available money in this place?” Before CSFC Assis- space. “It’s a really hard site,” Smith con- Concept drawing of the proposed three-story Cold Spring firehouse with part of the tant Fire Chief Steve Smith described the tinued. “Almost like a New York City site.” adjacent PCNR building shown to illustrate scale Photo by M. Turton new plans, Falloon said that ultimately the issue will have to be put to the public Modern firehouse design with those found in other firehouses in ready room, exercise room, showers and in the form of a referendum. Scofield’s design “gave us a lot more the region. Plans include a basement; computer facilities; and third-floor meet- than we expected,” Smith said, adding first-floor truck storage, decontamina- ing room, kitchen and bathrooms. Smith Support for Main Street location that it incorporates facilities in keeping Cold Spring’s mayor pointed out that tion area and laundry room; second-floor said that the (Continued on page 4) 2 December 19, 2014 The Paper www.philipstown.info | Philipstown.info

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My podno and By Joe Dizney New Orleans–based chef Frank Brigtsen “An oyster, that marvel of delicacy, had recently shared a that concentration of sapid excellence, recipe for his mother that mouthful before all other mouthfuls, Ernie’s oyster-bread who first had faith to believe it, and cour- dressing as a tribute age to execute? The exterior is not per- to her in the New suasive.” Orleans’ Times-Pica- ~ Henry Ward Beecher, Eyes and Ears yune, and while I am hat’s one way to look at it, and partial to such abra- then there’s this: cadabra, especially T “There’s a gallon of shucked oys- around the holidays ters in the refrigerator — whatcha gonna (there is nothing like cook?” ~ Mom (Elmire Marie LeBlanc a good oyster dress- Dizney, or “The Big E”) ing with a roast tur- What is the prodigal son to do when key, goose or slab of confronted with a culinary gauntlet be- beef) the lady of the ing lobbed by a hungry and obviously house has suggested excited nonagenarian (and her octoge- Oysters Mosca. narian “baby” sister who was the actu- Mosca’s is a legend- Oyster-artichoke gratin Photo by J. Dizney al supplier of said bivalves)? You might ary family-run Loui- think this is a somewhat unusual chal- siana Creole-Italian not as much as the effort required to get usually has shucked oysters on hand and lenge, but that’s how my people rock the restaurant of the type that food writers there displaces. This makes a great appe- given a day or two will get quantities, so holidays in South Louisiana. (Calvin Trillin, Jane and Michael Stern) tizer or side dish and is rich and elegant a call beforehand is recommended.) Mom, who held down a full-time job drool over — out of the way, rumored enough to make a meal in itself accompa- Which is just what we did and appar- as a teacher and librarian while raising mob ties, physically charmless and fully nied by a salad and some crusty bread. (I ently it was enough of a success for she- five children and never had much of an genuine and authentic. Oysters Mosca should note that Adam’s Fairacre Farms who-never-cooks to request the recipe. inclination to the culinary arts, (herself (also called Oysters Italian style) is a sig- So here it is, Mom. Merry Christmas. the child of a master, my grandmother) nature dish, “composed” (although they is entitled to such demands. She is how- would never use that term) of oysters in Oyster-Artichoke Gratin ever, an enthusiastic and unrepentant a mixture of sautéed onions, garlic and Serves 4 as a side dish shellfish connoisseur and rapacious epi- spices and baked with a generous dust- cure of the stripe found only in Bayou ing of breadcrumbs and a bit of Parme- ¾ cup breadcrumbs (or panko) 2 cloves garlic, minced Country. san cheese. ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese 1 stick celery, diced 1½ to 2 dozen shucked and drained And as the progeny of such bloodlines There is absolutely nothing wrong 1 teaspoon oregano I am neither threatened nor intimidated oysters (reserve the oyster liquor) 1 teaspoon basil with this dish. But, never one to leave 4 tablespoons unsalted butter (plus by such provocation — I say, let the games 9 ounce package of frozen well enough alone (“It’s not done ’til it’s a bit for the gratin dish) artichoke quarters begin! For one in the family who actually overdone!”), the second time I proceeded 4 tablespoons olive oil 1 to 2 tablespoons soy sauce does love to cook, this is a typical wel- to make this dish in a week (a gallon of 1 medium yellow onion diced small come for my too-infrequent visits home shucked oysters is a lot of oysters) I was and one I gladly accommodate. reminiscing (or maybe just fantasizing) 1. Mix the breadcrumbs and Parmesan and mix in 2 tablespoons of We’ve done fried oysters: oyster about a combination of oysters and arti- melted butter and a tablespoon or so of the olive oil. Crumble it all po’boys, oyster spaghetti, a Hangtown chokes from somewhere in my forgotten together with your fingers. Set aside. Butter a small gratin dish and Fry (a traditional San Franciscan gold past, and the accompanying recipe is the “dust” with 1 to 2 tablespoons of the breadcrumb-Parmesan mixture rush–era omelet featuring oysters and result of that rumination. and set aside. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. bacon), an oyster frittata. In addition My major deviation from the Mosca’s 2. Heat 2 tablespoons butter and 3 tablespoons of the olive oil in a large to the requisite few being sluiced down seasoning is the substitution of a splash skillet or sauté pan. When hot, add onions and cook for 3 minutes. Add raw, there was an animated conversation of soy sauce as a replacement for a clas- garlic, cook for another minute and add celery, oregano and basil. Cook on the potential merits of oyster pizza — sic brown French stock, but if you hap- for another two minutes and add artichokes, stirring to warm through fried first, of course, seasoned with tas- pen to have some lying around, be my (about a minute). so, perhaps? You get the picture. … guest. There is a bit of subtlety lost but 3. Add ½ cup of the reserved oyster liquor and the soy sauce (to taste) and cook on medium heat to fully cook the artichokes, about 5 minutes. You want the liquids to reduce but not dry out completely, so add additional oyster liquor as necessary to keep it moist. 4. When artichokes are cooked and liquid has reduced, gently stir in oysters until just incorporated and remove from heat. Stir in 1 to 2 tablespoons of the breadcrumb mixture. Gently spoon the oyster and artichoke mix into the prepared gratin dish. 5. Sprinkle enough of the remaining breadcrumb mixture over the dish to just cover and bake on the center rack of the oven for about 30 minutes, until top is just barely browned. Check after 20 minutes and every 5 minutes thereafter. Remove from oven and serve warm.

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With Memories, Tears and Smiles, Gordon Stewart Lauded for Life Well Lived (from page 1) suddenly Nov. 26, fighting the emphy- The political leader minister, had always been sema that had not deterred his plans to Richard Shea, Philipstown’s town su- wary of religion. Yet the brighten Philipstown’s holidays with fur- pervisor, and Stewart interacted in the skeptic from the staunch ther productions of Messiah, the Handel sphere of local public affairs but shared Presbyterian family and masterpiece he conducted last year. Be- interests and discussions that ranged far the Episcopal priest grew fore he and Messiah could return to St. beyond. Voice sometimes breaking, he close, as “this journey he Mary’s, the Cold Spring church became spoke of Stewart’s deep love for his wife, asked me to go on with the site of his memorial service. Yet Mes- Zanne, and daughter, Katy, and commit- him” unfolded and Stew- siah, like Stewart’s legacy, goes on, with ment to his community. “For me, Gordon art pondered what lay two performances scheduled for Dec. 21. was a mentor in the true sense,” Shea re- ahead. “It was honest,” The 275-plus attendees who packed vealed. “With the same importance and Scott-Hamblen said. “It St. Mary’s and spilled out its doors last consideration he’d give to a world leader, was real, and it was big — Sunday included four men who eulogized he’d advise me. He encouraged me to see as with everything with Stewart after encountering him in one more and do more — and do more well.” Gordon. It was a beautiful or more of his many capacities: Garrison Shea, like others, listed Stewart’s assorted journey, and unexpected, neighbor always ready to reach out to personas: “A writer, a musician, an au- but something holy was at others; White House speechwriter with a thor, a publisher, a conductor, a director, work and I see the finger- commitment to service and habit of going a presidential advisor, a husband, a father, prints of God.” a friend, a fireman — a fireman!” Stewart where he wanted, invited or not; local the- The music served in the volunteer Cold Spring Fire ater aficionado who built a new ensemble Beginning with a pre- Company No. 1. “I’ve never known a per- to perform old, classic plays; and friend to lude of Make Our Garden son like him. He took the talents he had those who play a different sort of role in Grow from Leonard Bern- and not only used them but multiplied local governance and public affairs. stein’s Candide, by vocal- and shared them,” Shea marveled. The neighbor ists and instrumentalists, Frederick Osborn III, philanthropist “Now that time has come when the memorial service in- and activist on the boards of several area terwove magnificent out- organizations (including that of Phil- we can no longer wonder ‘What is pourings of music with the ipstown Info Inc., the parent of Philip- next?’ … Now is the time for thanks eulogies and the prayers stown.info), knew Stewart as a friend, and reflection — for thanks for of an Episcopal service. Rev. Shane Scott-Hamblen Photo by Ross Corsair neighbor and a “very good man … one of Violinist Rachel Evans improving our lives, for bringing the greater, far greater” on the scale of performed the solo Largo strument-maker and former mayor of those met in life. “The range and depth so much beauty to this community. from the C Minor Sonata by Bach, and Cold Spring, played poignant Celtic airs of his talents and accomplishments were Gordon was my friend and I will Ronald Madden, bass, sang the solo The on his bagpipes in tribute. astounding” and as a result, “Gordon Trumpet Shall Sound from Handel’s Mes- Lined up outside the church, members miss him more than words can Stewart intimidated me,” confided Os- siah, accompanied by Butch Barnard on of the Cold Spring Fire Company saluted born. He mentioned Stewart’s work not express.” the trumpet. Courtenay Budd, soprano, as the service ended. only in launching a newspaper but sup- and James Ruff, tenor, joined Madden in Attendees included New York State porting other new public-spirited proj- “Not one of us imagined this time providing the classical vocal touchstones Assemblywoman Sandy Galef, Town ects, such as Hudson Valley Seed and would come so soon, a time when we of the service. And at the beginning and Councilors Dave Merandy and Nancy the Farm to School program. “The zest could no longer wonder what was next, end, the congregation lent its voices, too, Montgomery, Village Trustee Stephanie for a better world is what Gordon Stew- what would be the next surprise, the on the hymns Lord of All Hopefulness, Hawkins, members of other town and art” exemplified, with “an enthusiasm next treasure Gordon would provide in which uses a traditional Irish melody, village boards, theater personnel, at least and gusto that was contagious.” Osborn a seemingly endless trove,” Shea said. and Sing With All the Saints in Glory, one former White House staff member noted that Stewart believed “being kind, “Now that time has come when we can derived from Beethoven’s Ode to Joy. Be- (besides Hertzberg), Stewart’s relatives caring, and listening to your fellow hu- no longer wonder ‘What is next?’ … Now sides Barnard and Evans, Rachel Hand- and scores of individuals from across man beings is what matters far more is the time for thanks and reflection — man, violinist; Dr. Cynthia Ligenza, vio- the valley, if not the country, who slipped than what you’ve accomplished” in a ca- for thanks for improving our lives, for list; and Christine Gummere, cellist, took into the church unobtrusively and paid reer and other pursuits, as important as bringing so much beauty to this com- part, along with John Drew, St. Mary’s their respects to the man who, in Shea’s those are. He taught that “it’s nice to be munity. Gordon was my friend and I will music director. On the lawn before the words, “brought his whole world to this important but much more important to miss him more than words can express.” service, a kilted Seth Gallagher, an in- small town.” be nice,” Osborn said. Given Stewart’s propensity for shaking The Oval Office speechwriter things up, he added, “I’d say the afterlife Hendrik Hertzberg, President Jimmy is in for some big changes!” The Episcopal Church Carter’s chief speechwriter, recalled The theater director of his adventures with Stewart, the depu- About four years ago, artistic director, ty chief speechwriter, in sites ranging TV-series writer and Cold Spring resident Saint Mary-in-the-Highlands around the world, including Vienna — John Plummer found himself recruited by where, thanks to earlier orchestral stud- Stewart to join World’s End Theater, a new ies, Stewart proved adept at “hitting all Philipstown-based troupe. This past Sep- the best coffeehouses in town” — and the tember, Stewart tapped him again, to de- presidential inner sanctum, which Stew- liver a eulogy at the service he was already art, though not authorized, “somehow planning for the days after his death. “De- infiltrated himself into” to coach Carter spite Gordon’s special gift for staying long on a speech he and Hertzberg had draft- past the scheduled end time of the meeting, ed, the famous albeit misnamed 1979 he has now departed,” Plummer observed. “malaise” speech. Hertzberg reminded Like Shea, he highlighted Stewart’s WHERE EVERYONE IS WELCOME! the congregation that, contrary to politi- generosity in mentoring him in numer- cal lore, the speech garnered widespread ous ways — in short, in life itself. “Gordon praise, though Carter himself wrecked is, quite simply, great,” in the Buddhist the momentum it built by reshuffling sense of “the greater self,” Plummer said. CHRISTMAS EVE “Gordon suffered much and frequently his Cabinet a few days later. “The speech was a huge success and Gordon deserves for others’ sake. He suffered the attacks an enormous amount of credit for that,” of the foolish; he suffered the ignorance Hertzberg said. “Because of that [coach- of many,” as well from his own physical Family Mass ing], this was the best-delivered speech limitations. “But he never met a suffering Jimmy Carter had ever made.” Stewart’s he couldn’t transform into joy. Gordon at 3:30 pm brazen intervention was typical, Hertz- was the people’s companion. He is im- With Children’s Christmas Pageant mortal, and fathomless, and he is here,” berg pointed out. “Gordon made his own agendas, his own life, his own career.” in Messiah, The Paper, in everything In a subsequent staff exit interview, Katy does in her life and in the culinary Hertzberg recounted, Stewart defined creations of Zanne (a food editor and Festival Mass speechwriting not as an exercise in ma- gourmet cook), Plummer said. nipulation of emotions, presidents or the The journey at 10:30 pm nation but a form of service, asking pro- In his sermon, Rev. Shane Scott- With The Saint Mary’s Choir vocative questions: “‘How do we make Hamblen, St. Mary’s rector, spoke of his Reception in the Parish Hall after mass things work? How do we find something friendship with Stewart, which began that we believe in — that we can do about relatively late in Stewart’s life and con- Corner of Routes 9D & 301 in Cold Spring the situation … and lift people up?’ He tinued for long months as he quietly bat- (845) 265-2539 could have been talking about all his life tled disease. Scott-Hamblen noted that www.stmaryscoldspring.org … and actions,” Hertzberg said. Stewart, son of a 19th-century Calvinist 4 December 19, 2014 The Paper www.philipstown.info | Philipstown.info

Letters to the Editor Representatives support land (the bill needed 67 percent and received of the strip mall I use the word “archi- conservation 65 percent). We worked with other non- tecture” lightly. (I have nothing against profit organizations to speak with one authentic modern architecture — I live Publisher Dear Editor, voice on this crucial issue and raised in a modern house, but outside the vil- Philipstown Info Inc. Although the defeat of the Support- awareness on Capitol Hill of the impor- lage, in a forest, which was recently fea- ing America’s Charities Act in Congress anaging ditor tance of land conservation. This is a tured in the Putnam History Museum M E (H.R. 5806) last week is disappointing, Kevin E. Foley strong foundation upon which to build modern architecture show.) The HDR Hudson Valley residents should be en- our campaign to make the enhanced Board’s reasoning is, “To make sure the couraged that local representatives Sean Arts/Feature Editor federal tax incentives for conservation appearance is in character of the vil- Patrick Maloney (D) and Chris Gibson Alison Rooney agreements permanent in 2015. lage.” The shopping strip complex (now (R) remained firm in their support of the Saving land continues to be a shared, with a Dunkin’ Donuts added) is NOT Senior Correspondents bill, which would have made permanent bipartisan American value. The Senate the character of the village. Cold Spring Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong increased tax deductions for donations of was not involved in the vote, but both is a 19th-century village, with 95 percent Michael Turton conservation agreements by private land- New York Sens. Charles Schumer and of the architecture relating to that peri- owners. Voluntary conservation agree- Kristen Gillibrand support land conser- od … one of the very few villages left on Layout Editor ments continue to be the least expensive vation. I encourage your readers to con- the Hudson not totally visually destroyed Kate Vikstrom way to retain our communities’ character tact their representatives, thank them and charmless. Let’s keep it that way and by preserving historic landscapes and Calendar Editor for their unwavering support of conser- be proud of it. The Butterfield project’s protecting working farms forever, ensur- Chip Rowe vation, and further encourage the pas- nearest neighbors, the Chestnut Ridge ing these natural lands are not inappro- [email protected] sage of permanent conservation incen- apartments and the Nest, both made an priately subdivided or exploited. attempt to fit into the 19th-century look, tive legislation in the next Congress. eporters In true bipartisan fashion, Reps. Malo- and NOT the mindless architecture of the R Andy Chmar Sommer Hixson ney and Gibson understand that the sce- strip mall complex nearby. And Paulding Executive Director Pamela Doan nic landscapes of the Hudson Valley bring Avenue, on the other side of the Butter- Hudson Highlands Land Trust economic benefit to local communities field complex, contains some of the most Photographer through tourism and outdoor recreation, beautiful historic homes in Cold Spring. Maggie Benmour and support job growth. They realize that HDRB decision disappointing The entire project should be of one char- open space also bolsters cultural resourc- acter, as presented by Mr. Guillaro, who Advertising Director es and business sectors alike, safeguard- To the Editor: did such a beautiful job on the old lum- Michele Gedney ing the region’s quality of life. I was shocked and saddened to hear beryard space. It would be easy to make For information on advertising: Before the vote in the House of Rep- that the Historic District Review Board the Lahey Pavilion relate: Add a pitched 845-809-5584 resentatives, Rep. Maloney said, “Con- wants the two new Butterfield proj- roof, put mullions in the windows and Email: [email protected] servation easements preserve our envi- ect buildings facing Chestnut Street to some 19th-century trim. And there is no Advertising closing: Tuesday ronment, boost our economy, and create relate to the architecture of the Drug need to flip building No. 1, which would at noon jobs, and making this important provi- World, Foodtown strip mall, and the La- make more parking facing Route 9D Requirements: PDF or jpeg sion permanent will allow our farmers hey Pavilion, the three biggest aesthetic — we already have more than enough (minimum 300 dpi) the certainty they need to make impor- eyesores in Cold Spring — they should parked cars on 9D with the shopping Review our rate sheet: tant long-term decisions about protect- never have been built, but they were built mall complex parking areas. Please, let’s www.philipstown.info/ads ing their land for future generations.” before we had a Historic District Review not destroy Cold Spring any more than it © philipstown.info 2014 At the Hudson Highlands Land Trust, Board, which is supposed to save us from already has been. we are encouraged by the close vote on architecture that does not relate to the Joe Chapman All rights reserved. No part of this the Supporting America’s Charities Act character of Cold Spring … in the case Cold Spring publication may be reproduced in any form, mechanical or electronic, without written permission of the Firehouse Plans Unveiled (from page 1) publisher. Advertisements designed meeting room would have a capacity of fire. Smith said that “pretty much every- have only 62 percent of the assessed prop- by The Paper are copyrighted and 125 to 130 people, slightly larger than the thing” included in the design is required. erty value in the district. “But that is a may not be reproduced in whole or current space. whole other can of worms,” Falloon said. in part without permission. The numbers Among the current building’s short- The architect estimated construction CSFC currently provides fire protection comings mentioned at Monday’s meet- costs at $320 per square foot. The pro- for Nelsonville and a portion of Philip- ing was the lack of posed building would total 19,458 square stown and is reimbursed for the service. laundry and decon- feet compared with the current struc- Strong rationale, feedback needed tamination facilities, ture, which is slightly more than 4,800 Hawkins urged the fire company to pro- even though they are square feet. vide a strong rationale for the proposed considered a require- Smith said that the estimate of just over facilities. “We [the Village Board] and the ment. The current $6 million probably doesn’t represent the community need to hear the justification building also has no full cost. Other expenditures would in- for things that are not legally required so exercise room. Asked clude offsite storage of equipment during we can make it happen,” she said. by Trustee Stephanie construction, a construction trailer and CSFC President John Landolfi ex- Hawkins if that facil- demolition of the existing building. plained that the architect was told to put ity is required, Smith Falloon said that with only 894 taxed everything into the plans that normally said that firefighters properties in Cold Spring, a $6 million go into today’s firehouses. “We want to are supposed to stay bond spread over 20 years would cost move forward. We want to hear from in shape but that it’s taxpayers an additional $500 per year. the community,” he said. “If everybody difficult to force vol- Over 30 years the annual cost would be thinks three stories are ridiculous …” He unteers to do so. He reduced to $400. didn’t finish the sentence. pointed out that in Trustee Mike Bowman asked about sav- When Smith commented to Village New York City, fire- ings should a new firehouse be built on Board members that “we can discuss fighters have to “work a flat, open site such as adjacent to Tots what can be eliminated — it’s your build- off the pounds” when Park. Smith estimated the cost would ing,” Falloon responded, “It’s our build- their weight gets drop to between $3.5 and $4 million, in ing … we need to do as much of the work above acceptable lev- part because on a larger lot the struc- together as we can.” els. Falloon said fitness ture could be built on one floor. An open CSFC plans to hold an open house to rooms are common at site would also permit the facility to be showcase the plans and seek public com- most firehouses now, built in phases, reducing the initial cost. ment. explaining that more A multi-story building such as the one “Cooperation” may have to be the than 40 percent of now proposed for Main Street could not watchword in 2015 and beyond, not to Cold Spring Fire Company Assistant Chief Steve Smith fatalities among fire- be built in phases. Citing savings in the mention “tolerance.” Real progress to- fighters are health re- outlined plans for the proposed firehouse.Photo by M. Turton millions of dollars, Bowman suggested ward a new, multimillion-dollar fire- lated — not caused by that, when hired, the new village attor- house will be a major financial challenge. ney should again look into the legalities of And further down the road, its construc- notiCe of CLosure building the firehouse at McConville Park. tion can’t help but disrupt village life Resident Frank Haggerty asked if a to some extent. But the firehouse is not The Philipstown Highway Department will be closed Nelsonville location might be considered the only major project on the horizon. since it has more open area. Falloon said Substantial initiatives including repair on December 26th. In the event of a storm the crews that it could be possible to form a new fire of the village dams, Main Street recon- will be called in. district consisting of Cold Spring, Nel- struction, upgrades to wastewater treat- sonville and part of Philipstown. In that ment facilities and the removal of coal Have a Happy Holiday. scenario, the cost of the facility to Cold tar at the Cold Spring Boat Club will no Spring would be reduced, since it would doubt put those watchwords to the test. www.philipstown.info | Philipstown.info The Paper December 19, 2014 5 Santa Arrives in True Beacon Style for Bicycle-Tree Lighting New location is park/city to make their own decorations for the tree. And the tree was, of course, no or- square off Route 9D dinary tree. As with the previous three years, the tree was actually a sculpture By Brian PJ Cronin constructed by Benavente out of old bi- cycle parts. ew people know how to make an “It gets a little bit bigger every year,” entrance like Santa Claus. said Benavente about this handiwork. That was evident in Beacon last F “My plan is always to build it in the mid- Saturday night, when the man in red ar- dle of the summer when I can still feel rived at the park on the corner of Main my fingers, but somehow it always comes Street and Route 9D for the city’s fourth down to the week before.” annual tree lighting. This was the first year that the lighting Delayed by Second Saturday traffic, Mr. was held at the pocket park on the corner Claus rolled down Main Street in a pedi- of Main Street and Route 9D. The lot at cab pedaled by Jon Miles of the Peoples Cross Street and Main, the event’s pre- Bicycle shop. With the Grinch by his side, vious location, was recently sold. While looking suspiciously like Beacon City the new landlord offered to let the event Council Member Ali T. Muhammad under continue at Cross Street, Dan Rigney, the mask, sculptor Ed Benavente playing president of BeaconArts, said it was bet- the role of the reindeer on a golden bike ter to come up with a new permanent site of his own, and a full police escort, Santa for the event. The pocket park, home of arrived to cheering kids of all ages. the Beacon Welcome Center, has slowly The mood had been set long before been transforming into the sort of public Santa arrived, with music and dancing square the city sorely lacks. Rigney said provided by the Beacon Music Factory, that having the tree lighting there would the Center for Creative Education and help further develop the location. “It’s a local elementary school students. The Santa arrives for tree-lighting celebration driven by John Miles of People’s Bicycle. site that’s controlled by the city, and the WeePlay Community Project held an or- Photos by Ethan Harrison visibility of the park to those driving back nament-making workshop for children and forth on Route 9D is fantastic,” he stars across the faces of awed children at said. “It’s a public space that needs to be the foot of the tree. developed a little bit more, as it welcomes Benavente said it’s no wonder the chil- a lot of people to Beacon, and this is going dren find the tree so entrancing. “When to help set this park in people’s minds.” you talk about Christmas, for a lot of kids The spirit of excitement continued to a bike is the best gift you could ever get, develop as Santa strolled to the porch in because it’s your first taste of freedom,” front of the Beacon Welcome Center and he explained. “You’re self-propelled. So led the crowd in a countdown to light- when Beacon was lacking its own tree ing the tree. Santa’s flair for the dra- ceremony, I thought, ‘Why not make it matic was evidenced once again by the an art project, something symbolic of the fact that the tree failed to light on the town?’ Like Beacon, a bicycle is powered first two tries. But the third time was by people. And besides,” he added, ges- the charm, and the tree burst to life with turing grandly to the illuminated tree multicolored lights, spinning wheels and towering above the park, “who doesn’t a rotating disco ball at the top that cast like a bicycle?”

An up-close examination of the bicycle tree by Beacon kids Million-Dollar Stocking Stuffer State funds part of Cold Spring. Scenic Hudson, the regional nonprofit land preservation and environ- Fjord Trail project mental protection group, is also a major driver of the project. By Kevin E. Foley Still in the design stage, the Fjord Trail will ultimately cost several million dollars. roponents of the Fjord Trail, a This fresh round of funding will allow for planned hiking and biking pathway progress on what many consider a critical running along the Hudson River be- P feature of the project, the creation of a saf- tween Cold Spring and Beacon, received er, more orderly way for visitors arriving an early holiday present Thursday, Dec. by car and train to access hiking trails in 11, when Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Philipstown and Fishkill along the Route a new round of economic development 9D corridor, including the popular desti- grants, including $935,000 for the project. nation Breakneck Ridge. Currently cars The funding is part of Cuomo’s Region- are often parked along the edges of 9D al Business Council initiative, wherein with pedestrians walking along the road- locally created projects intended to in- way perilously close to traffic. crease economic activity and job oppor- According to the grant announcement, tunities are provided with seed money the money is intended to help create a from the state government. In this round new visitor’s center for the Hudson High- of grants, 852 projects received funding lands State Park area at Little Stony Point for a total of $709.3 million. just north of Cold Spring, improved train Advocates for the Fjord Trail include access and better parking for both cars all the local governments that encom- and bicycles in and around the Breakneck pass the area the path would traverse, in- Ridge train platform as well as an Ameri- cluding the towns of Philipstown, Fish- cans with Disabilities Act–accessible path kill, the city of Beacon and the Village of to the Breakneck Ridge trail head.

notiCe All bills outstanding against the Town of Philipstown, Putnam County, New York, must be submitted for payment by 1 p.m. on Monday, December 29, 2014, to the Town Clerk’s O ce at 238 Main Street, P.O. Box 155, Cold Spring, New York. BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF PHILIPSTOWN DATED: December 3, 2014 6 December 19, 2014 The Paper www.philipstown.info | Philipstown.info This Ornament Has History Family celebrates the lyn Bridge. William Jr. was born in 1901, and later that year the young parents carrot’s 113th Christmas gave their son a Christmas ornament — a gift destined to become a family treasure By Michel Turton and the source of yuletide conversation among their descendants for generations hen 25-year-old William Ben- to come. The ornament was an orange, nett and his wife Louise pre- velvet carrot. sented their 5-month-old son W William Bennett Jr. moved to Brewster William with an ornament, a gift to help shortly after the Second World War. After celebrate the infant’s first Christmas, they his death in 1949, “the carrot” — as it is could not have imagined that their small simply but reverently referred to within act of kindness would prompt a news sto- the family — was passed on to his niece, ry more than 100 years later. But it did. Carol Hamel, a resident of Putnam Val- Born in Trenton, New Jersey, in 1876, ley. This Christmas, Carol’s 11-month-old William Bennett Sr. was a tugboat cap- granddaughter Shaylee becomes the carrot’s tain with the Dalzell Towing Line, where heir-apparent, the first member of the fifth he helped the large ocean liners of that generation to lay hands on the beloved or- Eleven-month-old Shaylee Hamel, with her father Bob Hamel and her grandmother era dock in New York Harbor. He mar- nament. Shaylee’s parents, Bob and Alanna Carol Hamel, already seems fascinated by “the carrot.” Photo by M. Turton ried Louise in 1900, and the young couple (McGuire) Hamel, also live in Putnam Valley. moved into their home next to the Brook- “I always find it hint of mischief in her eyes. She said that ried about who the carrot would eventu- interesting when when relatives visit over the holidays, the ally be passed down to. “I had to have a looking at faded first words uttered are always the same: family so that someone could inherit the black-and-white “Where’s the carrot?” She confessed that carrot!” he said. family Christmas when the relatives depart, “I check to The Hamels also have a large, gold photos from de- make sure it’s still there!” ball, a Christmas tree ornament that they cades ago … that Her son Bob said that the carrot has think is as old as the carrot. Of consider- somewhere on never missed a Christmas and that mile- able weight, it was meant to be placed those trees … is stone anniversaries always prompt com- on the lower part of the tree to help hold the carrot orna- ments that add to the ornament’s mys- the branches down. The family definitely ment we’re for- tique: “This is 90 years for the carrot!” treasures it as well, but as Bob puts it, tunate enough to “This is 95 years for the carrot” “This is “It’s just not as good a story.” still have,” Carol 100 years for the carrot!” The carrot’s Christmas past and said. “I have cous- Carol and her son agree that the car- Christmas present are secure, and its ins who would rot’s monetary worth doesn’t warrant an Christmas future also seems to be in love to have it, appearance on Antiques Roadshow, but good hands. “I’ll have the carrot some- A very young William Bennett is pictured here holding “the but I’m the old- that does nothing to diminish its value day, and then I’ll pass it on to Shaylee,” to the family. Bob even said, somewhat carrot” circa 1903. Photo courtesy of the Hamel family est,” she said, a Bob said. “Then we’ll just have to keep it seriously, that at one point his mom wor- going for another 113 years.”

Toy Donation Drive for Children Affected by Ebola (from page 1) during her two years (1998–2000) in the (like checkers, Chinese checkers, Connect Peace Corps, or the community of Philip- 4, dominoes and chess sets), children’s stown, where things — and people — can books in English, picture books and gen- fall through the cracks as easily as any- tly used magazines for both children and where else. As DI’s site notes, “Our orga- adults. Financial donations, earmarked nization tries to ‘do something’ when the for shipping costs, can be made through feeling of what to do may feel overwhelm- the DI website. Donations can be made ing.” It’s looking beyond the huge, seeming- during regular business hours at boxes ly impossible-to-solve problems and often at Butterfield Library, Haldane High getting down to business, relieving some of School, where the Student Council and the pressures that go along with those big- the Model UN class have done some orga- picture issues. nizing, and through Living Yoga Studios This new initiative began after Pack in Philipstown Square on Route 9; a free McCarthy watched a 60 Minutes episode yoga class there is offered to anyone mak- “on the incredible work of International ing a donation. Medical Corps (IMC) in a Liberian Ebola Pack McCarthy calls the spirit of the clinic,” she explained. “One of the most community “exceptional — people just heartbreaking images of the piece was a want to help; they’re often looking for a small boy infected with Ebola. He sat in personal connection to a cause.” Perhaps an area for infected patients, being tak- it is simply giving back, for DI has direct- en care of by his father. And this would ly helped others, over the past few years, happen all day long: sitting there, noth- in this community. They have focused ing to play with, nothing to do.” During on small, acute needs, needs they have the stretches when there isn’t certainty found out about through “relationship over whether someone is infected or not, building — getting to know the commu- they must simply wait. And, for children, nity.” It is through asides, quiet conversa- this means sitting around in rooms with tions, that Pack McCarthy has found out adult workers all suited up in protective where the needs are here. coveralls, with no real chance for con- For example, a coach mentioned that nection, even for hugs. “I couldn’t watch The community has already responded to Denniston International’s drive for toys an avid player on his Little League team that and then just get up and go to bed,” for children in Africa affected by the Ebola crisis.Photo courtesy of Danielle Pack McCarthy would be sitting out the season the fol- Pack McCarthy said. “They have nothing lowing year. Follow-up determined that to latch onto, no trains, no dolls, no ob- field offices in Sierra Leone and Liberia her porch. DI is covering the cost of the the family couldn’t afford the fees, and jects of comfort. It’s an issue of comfort and IMC then taking over to distribute shipping and IMC is doing the same in DI paid those fees. Another time, some- and comforting.” them. Pack McCarthy described IMC as devoting its resources to distribute the one noted that a Spanish-speaking fam- Pack McCarthy immediately got going. an “on-the-ground organization; they’re shipments. The first shipment was sched- ily had a child who would be attending She began by contacting the Internation- already there in these communities and uled to go out around Dec. 19, to receiv- kindergarten at Haldane in a year, inevi- al Rescue Committee, with whom she had are working from the ground up, getting ing offices in Liberia and Sierra Leone. tably hampered right off the bat by not worked previously. For logistical reasons, to work. They’re totally dedicated and Throughout the process, there will be speaking any English. DI paid for a year they and a number of other aid organiza- extremely professional and have been ac- photographic documentation of the jour- of preschool for that child, where the fo- tions were unable to implement her idea, tive on a longstanding basis,” working to ney from here to the actual clinics and cus was on language acquisition. “It’s the but eventually she contacted the agency help avert and/or manage health crises other areas of distribution, so donors little things that are overlooked,” said she had seen on 60 Minutes (IMC) and, such as malaria and AIDS/HIV in vari- and their families will be able to see the Pack McCarthy. The DI website echoes after discussions in which Pack McCar- ous locations around the world. results of the contributions. this, stating their “true belief that small thy assured them enough items would Pack McCarthy started organizing for DI is seeking toys new or gently used acts create great change.” be collected, and after IMC vetted Den- this initiative during the second week of (the guide to gently used being “I want to The inspiration for all of this is DI’s niston International and its background, November; the various clearances need- be proud of what I’m sending,” per Pack namesake, a boy from St. Vincent named they agreed to a combining of efforts — ed have taken up much of the time since McCarthy), toys including cars, trucks, Denniston Thomas. Pack McCarthy first with DI in charge of collecting, packag- then, but now all is set and collecting has building blocks, Duplo-type Legos, cray- met him when “he left mangoes on my ing and shipping the toys over to IMC begun, with boxes already appearing on ons and markers, complete boxed games porch.” He lived a few (To page 14) www.philipstown.info | Philipstown.info The Paper December 19, 2014 7 The Calendar Harlem’s Rattlers Power on the and the Great War Hudson riting history about soldiers in war magine for a moment going to the wasn’t Jeffrey T. Sammons’ first Cold Spring dock and looking across Wchoice. The New York University Books on Big Subjects with Local Roots Ithe Hudson toward a giant hydroelec- history professor’s primary interests are By Kevin E. Foley tric power plant built into Storm King race and sports. He has a book on box- Mountain. Atop the mountain would sit ing to his credit, with one on golf soon a large lake of pumped-up water waiting to be published. But when a suggestion for release to create electricity. Imagine came his way to chronicle the path of a thick electrical power lines emerging regiment of African-American soldiers from the river and moving across Phil- through the travails of the American ipstown aboveground toward eastern entry into World War I and the coun- Putnam County and Westchester carry- try’s resistance to fully accepting the ing the power from the water. role of those soldiers, he believed he had Hardly seems possible that any entity to do it. would propose such an idea now, but in Harlem’s Rattlers and the Great 1962, Consolidated Edison (Con Ed), the War was a “labor of love, with a lot of New York City–based energy company, blood, sweat and tears,” that took over did just that, and they spent more than a a decade of research to complete, decade and a fortune in company funds Sammons told an audience at the trying to make it happen. Desmond-Fish Library on Sunday, Dec. Ironically, the proposal was an- 7. Appearing with Sammons for a nounced on the same day, Sept. 27, as the discussion of the book was the heir to a publication of Rachel Carson’s seminal storied Hudson Valley name, the environmental book Silent Spring. Both library’s president of the board of that book and the struggle over Storm trustees, Hamilton Fish V. The library King Mountain had enormous impact on is named in part after Fish’s grandfa- the history, laws and politics of consider- ther (the third H. Fish), who played a ing our natural environment in an significant role in the formation, advanced industrial age. deployment and aftermath of the 369th Power on the Hudson by Robert D. Regiment. Fish V has had a varied and Lifset, a professor of energy history at interesting career involving journal- the University of Oklahoma, closely ism, documentary film, politics and studies the Storm King controversy. For campaigns for social justice. anyone interested in understanding the The regiment, according to Sam- past and how it informed the present in mons, flew under a Gadsden flag the Hudson Highlands and in the larger featuring a coiled snake and the motto world of environmental awareness and “Don’t Tread on Me,” which dates back energy production, this accessible, to a Revolutionary War general, hence 300-page work can provide the prospec- the name “Rattlers” even though the tive and the details. unit was better known by the early The book is an outgrowth of Lifset’s 20th-century media-imposed name of Columbia University doctoral disserta- the Harlem Hell Fighters. tion. As a student, he had a broad Ever since the end of the Civil War, interest in the politics of environmen- New York state’s African Americans tal conflict but was uncertain where had sought to form an all-black his scholarly research should be National Guard regiment. Over the directed. At the suggestion of an uncle years, such efforts were met with he decided to focus on the Storm King hardened opposition, in part, said battle, which was a precedent-setting Sammons, because the National Guard legal imbroglio with a healthy dose of of the day was as much a prominent politics in the mix. With voluminous social institution as a military one, and records to review and people to interview, members, especially the leaders, could the work took up much of the 2000s, not accept the idea that blacks would Lifset said in an interview with The attain any- (Continued on page 10) Paper. (Continued on page 11) Terry Platz Is One of Several Local Singers Returning to Perform Messiah ‘It’s transcendent and year, and though she was not among overwhelmingly beautiful it’s hard to those performing the piece for the first get through them.” overwhelming. Some phrases time, it was still like nothing she had Platz, a member of Philipstown’s are so overwhelmingly ever done before. Platz, who will be homegrown MotherLode Trio as well as a beautiful it’s hard to get returning to sing in both performances member of the St. Philip’s Church choir, on Dec. 21, called last year’s concerts “a grew up in a very musical family — her through them.’ culmination of my whole life’s love of father, “a jingles producer, used to arrange music … truly one of the most magical quartets for my family of four to sing.” By Alison Rooney experiences of my career.” After attending St. Olaf College, with its his Sunday’s two performances of Having performed Messiah many renowned music program, Platz had a Handel’s Messiah will, as with last times previously in, among other places, career as a professional singer, working in Tyear’s, feature a panoply of profes- “group sings at Lincoln Center with recording studios singing backup and sional, New York City–based musicians people screaming their lungs out,” Platz jingles, but she “never took the path of and singers, most with many perfor- in this Messiah was “piqued by the use [becoming a] ‘legitimate’ musician — mances of the oratorio under their of period instruments.” Her love for the which most of this group was.” belts, along with a contingent of local work is formed by feeling “a part of it. Being able to read music well, she singers. For a few of those local singers, There’s the history aspect of it — you’re devoted time to studying the score, and last year’s performances were their first singing something that people for although it was familiar to her, in this Terry Platz times at bat in this epic and challenging centuries have sung. It’s transcendent and last year’s edition, “there were many Image courtesy of Motherlode Trio/Penny Millar work. Philipstown’s Terry Platz sang last and overwhelming. Some phrases are so selections I (Continued on page 14) 8 December 19, 2014 The Paper www.philipstown.info | Philipstown.info The Calendar

Holiday Religious Services Community Hannukah Party St. Philip’s Episcopal Church First Presbyterian Church Saturday, December 20 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Beacon Hebrew Alliance 5 p.m. Family Service and Pageant 8 p.m. Christmas Eve Service Blue Christmas Service 331 Verplanck Ave., Beacon 11 p.m. Midnight Service 50 Liberty St., Beacon 7 p.m. First Presbyterian Church 845-831-2012 | beaconhebrewalliance.org 1101 Route 9D, Garrison 845-831-5322 | beaconpresbychurch.com 50 Liberty St., Beacon Blue Christmas Service 845-424-3571 | stphilipshighlands.org 845-831-5322 | beaconpresbychurch.com 5 p.m. South Highland United Methodist Church First Presbyterian Church of Philipstown Thursday, December 25 Jazz Nativity 19 Snake Hill Road, Garrison | 845-526-3788 5 p.m. Service of Lessons and Carols 5:30 p.m. First Presbyterian Church 10 Academy St., Cold Spring Christmas Day Service 845-265-3220 | presbychurchcoldspring.org 10 Academy St., Cold Spring Wednesday, December 24 Christmas Service 845-265-3220 | presbychurchcoldspring.org United Methodist Church 10 a.m. St. Philip’s Episcopal Church Christmas Eve Services 7 p.m. Candlelight Service 1101 Route 9D, Garrison 216 Main St., Cold Spring Sunday, December 21 St. Mary’s Episcopal Church 845-424-3571 | stphilipshighlands.org 845-265-3365 Christmas Pageant 3:30 p.m. Family Mass and Pageant 10 a.m. First Presbyterian Church 10:30 p.m. Carols and Candlelight Mass 50 Liberty St., Beacon 1 Chestnut St., Cold Spring 845-831-5322 | beaconpresbychurch.com 845-265-2539 | stmaryscoldspring.org

Film & Theater A Christmas Carol Cold Spring Farmers’ Market Friday, December 19 8 p.m. Philipstown Depot Theatre 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. St. Mary’s Church Musical Revue (Youth Theater) 10 Garrison’s Landing, Garrison 1 Chestnut St., Cold Spring | csfarmmarket.org Kids & Community 7 p.m. VFW Hall 845-424-3900 | philipstowndepottheatre.org 34 Kemble Ave., Cold Spring Beary Merry Christmas Sparkle! 845-424-4618 | philipstownrecreation.com Cheaper by the Dozen 10:30 a.m. Trailside Zoo 5 - 9 p.m. Boscobel | 1601 Route 9D, Garrison 8 p.m. The Beacon Theatre 3006 Seven Lakes Drive, Bear Mountain Artisan Dance Company: The Nutcracker 845-265-3638 | boscobel.org 445 Main St., Beacon 845-786-2701 | trailsidezoo.org 7:30 p.m. Sugar Loaf Holiday Party 845-453-2978 | thebeacontheatre.org 1351 Kings Highway, Chester Santa Visits Secret Garden 7 - 10 p.m. Beacon Music Factory 845-610-5900 | sugarloafpac.org It’s a Wonderful Life: The 1946 Radio Play 1 - 4 p.m. Kismet at Caryn’s 629 Route 52, Beacon 8 p.m. Culinary Institute of America (Marriott 72 Main St., Cold Spring | 845-265-4403 845-765-0472 | beaconmusicfactory.com Pavilion) | 1946 Campus Drive, Hyde Park Cooking With the Mediterranean Diet (Class) 845-235-9885 | halfmoontheatre.org 2 p.m. Dempsey House Music 1992 Crompond Road, Cortlandt Manor 4 1st violins 914-734-3780 | hvhc.org/events KJ Denhert 3 2nd violins Origami Fun (ages 7–11) 6:30 & 9:30 p.m. 12 Grapes 2 p.m. Howland Cultural Center 2 violas 12 N. Division St., Peekskill 477 Main St., Beacon 914-737-6624 | 12grapes.com 2 cellos 917-318-7801 | compassarts.org Rock Band Boot Camp: Purple Rain 1 bass Christmas With the Ellisons 8 p.m. Southern Dutchess Bowl 4 p.m. Knox’s Headquarters 2 oboes 629 Route 52, Beacon 289 Forge Hill Road, Vails Gate 845-765-0472 | beaconmusicfactory.com 2 bassoons 845-561-5498 | nysparks.com Open-Mic Night 2 trumpets Free Admission 8 p.m. Howland Cultural Center 1 tympani 5 - 8 p.m. Mid-Hudson Children’s Museum 477 Main St., Beacon 75 N. Water St., Poughkeepsie 1 harpsichord 845-831-4988 | howlandculturalcenter.org 845-471-0589 | mhcm.org 1 positiv organ Ricardo Gautreau & Friends Sparkle! 8 p.m. BeanRunner Café 1 solo soprano 5 - 9 p.m. Boscobel 201 S. Division, Peekskill See details under Friday. 1 solo countertenor 914-737-1701 | beanrunnercafe.com 1 solo tenor We Three Duos Sports 1 solo bass 8:30 p.m. Towne Crier Cafe Army vs. St. Thomas Aquinas (Women’s 20+ chorus 379 Main St., Beacon Basketball) 845-855-1300 | townecrier.com 1 p.m. Christl Arena A Philipstown Royal Khaoz Fenton Place, West Point 9 p.m. Whistling Willie’s 845-938-2526 | goarmysports.com 184 Main St., Cold Spring Film & Theater 845-265-2012 | whistlingwillies.com The Compact Westchester Ballet Company: The Nutcracker Mby George eFriderics Handsel Pairts I and II (ahbridged) 9:30 p.m. Max’s on Main 12:30 & 4:30 p.m. Westchester County Center 246 Main St., Beacon 198 Central Ave., White Plains 845-838-6297 | maxsonmain.com 914-995-4050 | countycenter.biz A special benefit for Saint Mary’s-in-the-Highlands, Viktoria Tocca It’s a Wonderful Life: The 1946 Radio Play and Philipstown Food Pantry 10 p.m. The Hudson Room 1:15 p.m. Sound Effects Show & Tell 23 South Division St., Peekskill 2 & 8 p.m. Performances Featuring top professional period instrument players and singers 914-788-3663 | hudsonroom.com Culinary Institute of America (Marriott Pavilion) Prepared and conducted by Gordon Stewart in 2013, and performed in his memory. See details under Friday. July 22, 1939 – November 26, 2014 Saturday, December 20 Artisan Dance Company: The Nutcracker 2 & 7:30 p.m. Sugar Loaf Sunday, December 21, 2014 114th Annual Christmas Bird Count, Peekskill See details under Friday. 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m., Reception: 3:30-4:30 $20, $100, $250, $500 Email [email protected] The Colonial Nutcracker Kids & Community 3 p.m. Paramount Hudson Valley Tickets: www.brownpapertickets.com 1008 Brown St., Peekskill Breakfast With Santa All costs for these performances have been donated in the spirit of the season. 914-739-0039 | paramounthudsonvalley.com All tickets and contributions will be tax-deductible to the extent provided by the law. 8:30 a.m. Bear Mountain Inn A Christmas Carol 55 Hessian Drive, Highland Falls Saint Mary’s-in-the-Highlands, 1 Chestnut Street, Cold Spring, NY 845-265-2539 stmaryscoldspring.org 4 & 8 p.m. Philipstown Depot Theatre 845-786-2731 | visitbearmountain.com See details under Friday. www.philipstown.info | Philipstown.info The Paper December 19, 2014 9

Nut/Cracked Music Music Holiday Art Camp (ages 5+) 7:30 p.m. Fisher Center 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Embark Beacon Music Factory Solstice Celebration Avram Fefer Trio (Jazz) Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson See details under Monday. Noon - 2 p.m. Howland Cultural Center 8 p.m. Quinn’s | 330 Main St., Beacon 845-758-7900 | fishercenter.bard.edu 477 Main St., Beacon 845-831-8065 | quinnsbeacon.com Music Cheaper by the Dozen 845-831-4988 | beaconmusicfactory.com 8 p.m. The Beacon Theatre Cherish the Ladies: A Celtic Christmas Hudson Valley Saxophone Orchestra Holiday See details under Friday. Tuesday, December 23 8 p.m. Tarrytown Music Hall Concert 13 Main St., Tarrytown | 914-631-3390, ext. 100 Hung With Care: A Holiday Burlesque Cabaret 1 & 3:30 p.m. Cunneen-Hackett Theater Kids & Community tarrytownmusichall.org 8:30 p.m. Cunneen-Hackett Theater 12 Vassar St., Poughkeepsie Vacation Camp (ages 5–12) 12 Vassar St., Poughkeepsie 845-227-7855 | trinityplayersny.org 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. All Sport Health & Fitness Meetings & Lectures 845-227-7855 | trinityplayersny.org A Philipstown Messiah (Benefit) See details under Monday. Light Through a Prism: Jewish Conceptions 2 & 5 p.m. St. Mary’s Episcopal Church Music Holiday Art Camp (ages 5+) of Divinity 1 Chestnut St., Cold Spring 10:30 a.m. Beacon Hebrew Alliance Hudson Valley Philharmonic: Handel’s Messiah 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Embark 845-265-2539 | stmaryscoldspring.org 331 Verplanck Ave., Beacon 2 p.m. Ulster Performing Arts Center See details under Monday. 845-831-2012 | beaconhebrewalliance.org 601 Broadway, Kingston Winter Concert & Sing-Along Winter Arts Holiday (ages 4–9) 3 p.m. First Presbyterian Church 845-339-6088 | upac.org 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Howland Cultural Center Christmas Eve Services 10 Academy St., Cold Spring C’mon Beach, Let’s Dance 477 Main St., Beacon 914-420-4515 | harmonyandco.com See page 8. 8 p.m. Howland Cultural Center 917-318-7801 | compassarts.org 477 Main St., Beacon Jim Brickman: On a Winter’s Night Desmond-Fish Library 3 p.m. Bardavon 845-831-4988 | howlandculturalcenter.org 4 p.m. Craft Hour (grades 2+) Thursday, December 25 35 Market St., Poughkeepsie Ray Blue Quartet 6:30 p.m. The Polar Express (2004) Christmas Day 845-473-2072 | bardavon.org 8 p.m. BeanRunner Café 472 Route 403, Garrison See page 8. See details under Friday. Pick ’n’ Grin Acoustic Session 845-424-3020 | desmondfishlibrary.org 6 - 9:30 p.m. Dogwood | 47 E. Main St., Beacon A Very Slambovian Christmas 845-202-7500 | dogwoodbar.com Sports Friday, December 26 8:30 p.m. Towne Crier Cafe Westchester Knicks vs. Erie Butterfield and Desmond-Fish libraries closed See details under Friday. The Costellos / Paul Byrne 7:30 p.m. Towne Crier Cafe 7 p.m. Westchester County Center Cold Spring Village offices closed Otterknockers See details under Friday. 198 Central Ave., White Plains 9 p.m. Whistling Willie’s Putnam County offices closed 914-347-4409 | nba.com/dleague/westchester See details under Friday. No recycling pickup in Cold Spring Monday, December 22 HeadFirst Band Meetings & Lectures Kids & Community 9:30 p.m. 12 Grapes Highland Garden Club Kids & Community Vacation Camp (ages 5–12) 12 N. Division St., Peekskill Noon. Butterfield Library 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. All Sport Health & Fitness 914-737-6624 | 12grapes.com Vacation Camp (ages 5–12) 10 Morris Ave., Cold Spring 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. All Sport Health & Fitness See details under Monday. Backbeat With Rudy 845-265-3040 | butterfieldlibrary.org Open House 9:30 p.m. Max’s on Main 17 Old Main St., Fishkill 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Knox’s Headquarters See details under Friday. 845-896-5678 | allsportfishkill.com Wednesday, December 24 289 Forge Hill Road, Vails Gate Little Larry Jr. & The Squall Holiday Art Camp (ages 5+) 845-561-5498 | nysparks.com 10 p.m. The Hudson Room 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Embark | 925 South St., Christmas Eve See details under Friday. Peekskill | 347-453-3182 | embarkpeekskill.com Local libraries closed Health & Fitness Film & Theater Kids & Community Navigating Healthcare Options 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Howland Public Library Sunday, December 21 The Graduate (1967) Vacation Camp (ages 5–12) 313 Main St., Beacon | 800-453-4666 7:15 p.m. Downing Film Center 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. All Sport Health & Fitness Kids & Community misn-ny.org. | Appointment required. 19 Front St., Newburgh See details under Monday. Breakfast With Santa 845-561-3686 | downingfilmcenter.com (To page 10) 8:30 & 10:30 a.m. Bear Mountain Inn See details under Saturday. Beacon Farmers Market 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Scenic Hudson River Center Long Dock Drive, Beacon 845-234-9325 | beaconfarmersmarket.org Kids’ Open-Mic Night 6 - 8 p.m. 12 Grapes 12 N. Division St., Peekskill 914-737-6624 | 12grapes.com Health & Fitness Free Level 1 Yoga Class 9 a.m. Living Yoga Studios 3182 Route 9, Cold Spring 845-809-5900 | livingyogastudios.com Sports Army vs. Maine (Men’s Basketball) 1 p.m. Christl Arena Fenton Place, West Point 845-938-2526 | goarmysports.com Jazz it Up Film & Theater Nut/Cracked 2 p.m. Fisher Center See details under Saturday. This Christmas! Artisan Dance Company: The Nutcracker Featuring the famous 2 p.m. Sugar Loaf See details under Friday. jazz/gospel vocalist Westchester Ballet Company: The Nutcracker Rene Bailey 2 p.m. Westchester County Center See details under Saturday. Saturday, Dec. 20, 5:30 p.m. A Dancer’s Dream (2013) First Presbyterian Church 3 p.m. Paramount Hudson Valley 10 Academy Street 1008 Brown St., Peekskill Cold Spring 914-739-0039 | paramounthudsonvalley.com (walk up Main Street past Cheaper by the Dozen Whistling Willie’s, turn right on 3 p.m. The Beacon Theatre Academy and walk See details under Friday. half block, church on left) A Christmas Carol Donations gratefully accepted 7 p.m. Philipstown Depot Theatre in support of jazz music See details under Friday. programming Wine and cheese reception to Visit www.philipstown.info for news follow performance updates and latest information. 10 December 19, 2014 The Paper www.philipstown.info | Philipstown.info

The Calendar (from page 9) Ongoing Harlem’s Rattlers and the Great War (from page 7) Music a long career in politics, including Art & Design 13 two-year terms representing the Spero Plays Nyro Visit philipstown.info/galleries Hudson Valley in Congress. He was a 8:30 p.m. Towne Crier Cafe forceful, ambitious character given to Religious Services See details under Dec. 19. lecturing people on what was wrong Greg Phillips Visit philipstown.info/services with their approach to issues, 9 p.m. Whistling Willie’s | Details under Dec. 19 Meetings & Lectures whether on the football field or in Rhonda Denét & The Bad Cats national debate. “There was always 9:30 p.m. 12 Grapes Alcoholics Anonymous this assumption, with never a shred 12 N. Division St., Peekskill Visit philipstown.info/aa of doubt, there would be interest in 914-737-6624 | 12grapes.com Support Groups whatever subject he spoke about,” Curtis Winchester Band Visit philipstown.info/sg said his grandson. But during the 10 p.m. The Hudson Room | Details under Dec. 19 war, Fish was “incredibly loyal to his troops; he stood up for them in Meetings & Lectures Support Groups difficult situations under domestic Village Zendo Meditation Retreat (Opens) For a full list of area support attack from their own military and 3 p.m. Garrison Institute groups, visit: under fire in Europe,” said Sammons, 14 Mary’s Way, Garrison philipstown.info/sg “long after he stood up for their right 845-424-4800 | garrisoninstitute.org to serve in the military.” Both men spoke of Fish’s drive and personal ambition, which sometimes overtook his good intentions. He wanted to run the regiment, not thinking much of the leadership. Yet we are told that for all his pushing and breaking of dishes, “there was something about doing the right thing that came from a sense of who he was that re- strained him,” said his proud grandson. When Fish V, a progres- sive Democrat, first ran for Congress, Jeffrey T. Sammons Photo by K.E. Foley his grandfather, a conservative Republican, supported his opponent. thing resembling a similar social status. A defining moment for the Even when a law establishing such a Rattlers’ role in the American war effort unit passed in New York, National came when they began the journey Guard opposition curtailed it for two home after the fighting ended, to find years, until the need for troops to fight themselves less than full citizens despite in Mexico and then in Europe created a their contribution to making the world necessity for it. Still, the regiment was safe for democracy. In Europe, a not formally included in the New York planned monument to them was blocked guard, achieving only detachment by the American military. They traveled status. The commander of the guard across the ocean alone and not with demanded no blacks be made officers, their larger National Guard unit. And and while a few were ultimately ap- then fearful authorities tried to block a pointed, they held minor positions. homecoming parade. Hamilton Fish was made a captain. “They didn’t want 3,000 black soldiers Sent into the maelstrom of WWI, the marching in New York City. They weren’t Rattlers at first were limited to a role as the same men who had gone over. War is laborers by the American commanders a transformative experience … I’m going • Custom Guitars until French army demands for assistance to be blunt. They had killed white people resulted in their assignment to the and they had seen Paree … so how were • iGuitar USB trenches. The French, according to you going to keep them down on the Sammons, awarded 179 Croix de Guerre farm?” asked Sammons rhetorically, • Factory Direct Sales (cross of war) medals to the regiment referencing a famous WWI song. • Expert Repairs & Setups during their years under fire. Their The parade took place. While the public combat service, he said, was the longest of that turned out was enthusiastic, Sam- • USB/Synth Upgrades any American outfit. One severely mons described the media coverage as • Lessons wounded member, Henry Johnson, is still “vulgar and dreadful.” Still, he recounted, under consideration for the Congressional the event gave rise to greater African- Patrick G. Cummings Medal of Honor. Gaining American American pride and is seen as the begin- recognition for combat service, rather ning of the Harlem Renaissance in the 290 Main St., Cold Spring, NY 10516 than just the music from the regimental arts. Many of the soldiers went on to play 845•809•5347 x226 band, proved a hard road for the Rattlers. roles in the nascent civil rights movement www.iguitarworkshop.com Hamilton Fish III was a legendary over the next 50 years. “The genie was out [email protected] Harvard football player who went on to of the bottle,” said Sammons.

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Power on the Hudson (from page 7) had long played a part in the national “What took time was understanding GCEF Raises $19,500 During Fall Fundraisers conversation in the expansive western the positions of all sides. Good history regions of the country as well as the Fund commits $25,800 for enrichment programs involves the extension of empathy. Con Ed more settled east, including the Hudson he Garrison Children’s Education Fund (GCEF) raised a total of $19,500 during the honestly thought it was doing the right Valley. Lifset maintains that demon- fund’s fall 2014 fundraising efforts, which included a successful October Golf Mar- thing. History is often written by the T strating that a human enterprise will athon Fundraiser and Fall Appeal, completed in November. The Fall Appeal brought in victors,” said Lifset, emphasizing he harm the balance of nature, in the case over 100 donors and raised $12,000 with an emphasis this year on GCEF’s com- wanted to help of Storm King, the killing of large mitment to supporting a state-of-the-art library at GUFS. Money raised will support a dispel any quantities of fish for example, opened a variety of academic, artistic and athletic curriculum-enhancing activities. mythologies new citizen relationship with nature, GCEF welcomes grant proposals from any member of the GUFS community, around the science and the political and govern- including teachers, administrators and parents. Grants are awarded on an ongoing struggle to mental system that accounts for a basis throughout the school year and the fund will continue to evaluate and support protect Storm broader consensus today on preserving new programming for the spring. King, such as open spaces, protecting wetlands and the idea that GCEF has committed $25,800 for 12 programs during the 2014–15 school year: closely examining any large construc- the entire tion, especially an energy-related one. • Library Connection Grant: $10,000 to purchase of over 400 content-rich, environmental relevant and intellectually challenging books. Birth of Scenic Hudson movement was • Hudson Valley Seed (HVS): $4,000 for the development of a sustainable, year- born during Robert Lifset The current significant regional round school garden for curriculum in grades K–4. this particular influence of the Scenic Hudson organi- Source: academia.edu • Jazz Ensemble: $3,350 for musical instruction that will teach middle school episode. zation, with its network of parks and students to read jazz band arrangements and improvise solos. Lifset sets the historical context by open spaces (Cold Spring’s West Point fully exploring Con Ed’s thinking and Foundry Preserve and Beacon’s Long • Hudson Valley Shakespeare School Workshop: $1,925 to bring the touring the issues surrounding the economics of Dock Park among them), its planning production of Macbeth to GUFS for students in grades 7 and 8. energy production during the period. prowess (the proposed Fjord Trail) and • Chef in the Classroom: $1,260 to provide monthly cooking sessions to grades He points out that during the years of lobbying heft ($1 million in state funds K–4 and 6. the Con Ed proposal, other projects such for the Fjord Trail), derives directly • Sloop Clearwater: $1,250 for the annual fifth-grade sail on the sloop Clearwater as a gypsum plant at what is now Little from the Storm King fight. as part of their study of history, ecology, art and music. According to Lifset, when Con Ed Stony Point Park were also proposed • Percussion Ensemble: $1,200 to bring a professional percussionist/teacher and that the Hudson Valley region had a first proposed its plant on Storm King it for students in grades 4–8. long history of industrial activity. worked to blunt possible opposition by $1,100 to host Hudson Valley artist Andrew Lattimore for a He also covers the varied activities of securing negotiated support from the • Artist in Residency: three-session residency at GUFS to work with students grades 3–8. groups and individuals, some famous and two leading local environmental some forgotten, involved in political organizations of the day, the Palisades • PTA After-School Programs: $500 to support fall and winter chess with machinations and protest, educational Park Interstate Commission, which students in grades 1–8. initiatives, aggressive advocacy and controlled the Storm King site, and the • Constitution Marsh Eagle Program: $500 for fourth-graders to participate in effective fundraising within the growing Hudson River Conservation Society. the “Eagles on the Hudson” program at Constitution Marsh. environmental movement. Gov. Nelson However, individuals from smaller • Liberty Science Center: $362 to partially cover the fourth-grade visit to the Rockefeller (and brother Laurance), groups interested in maintaining hiking Liberty Science Center in New Jersey. Congressman Richard Ottinger as well as trails and preserving open space began • Challenger Space Center: $350 for the sixth-graders to experience a meeting to discuss possible strategies for heads of federal agencies and New York simulated mission to Mars at the Challenger Space Center. City officials all play a role. The origins of opposition and fundraising. Out of those present-day groups such as Clearwater and deliberations, which Lifset discusses in GCEF’s next fundraiser is the 16th Annual Spring Thaw, which will be held on April Riverkeeper and leaders like Pete Seeger detail, arose the idea of forming a new 18 at Glynwood from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. Spring Thaw is GCEF’s biggest fundraising and Robert Boyle and their associates all group dedicated at the time to just event of the year to support enrichment programming at GUFS. find a place in Lifset’s narrative. focusing on opposing the plant. Central to the book’s perspective, however, is the long battle involving committed legal opponents engaged in hearings before the Federal Power Commission and in the federal courts where environmental advocates would World’s End Theater presents: gain new standing for citizen opposition 19 Front St., Newburgh, NY to the siting of power plants and other 845-561-3686 A Christmas Carol www.downingfilmcenter.com projects that raise questions of degrada- A new one-man fully-staged version of this classic Dickens holiday Now Showing tion of the natural world. ghost story. Featuring Gregory Porter Miller as all the characters Lifset’s highlights as groundbreaking you know and love, with movement and direction conceived by the introduction of ecological evidence (R) Christine Brooks Bokhour. Wild as the basis for an argument before a **** “It’s one of the year’s most board or a court to deny permission to galvanizing cinematic experiences.” proceed with a project. “The evolution, Friday, Dec. 19, 8 p.m. ~ Rex Reed, New York Observer direction and effectiveness of environ- Saturday, Dec. 20, 4 p.m. & 8 p.m. FRI 4:45 7:30 mentalism changed after its proponents SAT 2:00 4:45 7:30 placed ecological arguments front and Sunday, Dec. 21, 7 p.m. SUN 1:00 3:45 6:30, MON 7:30 center; this book argues that a strong TUE 2:00 7:30, WED 1:30 Tickets at brownpapetickets.com focus on ecology is a central component Thursday ~ Closed of modern environmentalism,” wrote Merry Christmas! Lifset in his introduction. 845.424.3900 • www.philipstowndepottheatre.org Protecting nature’s aesthetic beauty Garrison Landing, Garrison, NY (Theatre is adjacent to train station.) YOUR BEST BET — buy tix ahead at box office or at www.downingfilmcenter.com

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Community Briefs Attorney and Regulatory Local Writer Coauthors Expert Joins Scenic Share Your News With Our Readers Book on Entertaining Hudson Board hare news and announcements with the readers of Philipstown.info and Entertaining Friends offers tips on SThe Paper. To submit your upcoming events and announcements for throwing parties Garrison resident brings passion for consideration in our Community Briefs section (in print and online) submit a land preservation text-only press release (250 words or less) along with a separately attached ntertaining Friends: Easy Does It high-resolution photograph to [email protected]. With 101 Rules of Thumb is a dif- dding to the substantial environ- E ferent take in books on entertaining, mental and business expertise rep- A for more fun, less stress and bubblier resented by the members of its Board of parties. The new paperback has a cover Directors, Scenic Hudson announces a section of the Hudson River that passes eligible applications under the Art Works price of $8.98 and is discounted on Ama- new board member, Carl H. “Chip” Loew- through the Hudson Highlands. Every category. Of those applications, 919 are zon.com in time for holiday giving. enson Jr. evening, as the sun goes down, 17 starry recommended for grants for a total of The book sings the praises of a party, Loewenson is a partner in the New lights (solar-powered LEDs) will emerge $26.6 million. whether brunch, lunch, cocktails, dinner York Office of Morrison & Foerster and one by one with the stars of the night sky, For a complete listing of projects rec- or dessert and covers the rules — tradi- senior member of the firm’s Securities creating a new constellation and con- ommended for Art Works grant support, tional and new for the way we live now Litigation, Enforcement and White-Col- necting past and present through this visit the NEA website at arts.gov. For — with descriptions of memorable occa- lar Defense Group. light-based public art project. more information about Constellation, sions, cartoons and humorous quotes. A member of the New York State Ethics The project is currently scheduled to visit melissamcgillconstellation.com. It includes tips, shortcuts, inspirations, Commission from 2001 to 2007, Loewen- launch in June 2015 and remain on the rules of thumb on quantities and recipes. son served as an assistant U.S. attorney island for two years. Constellation will Garrison Students Visit It can be taken along as a handy refer- in the Southern District of New York have many varied vantage points includ- ence when shopping. from 1985 to 1990. In that post he was ing the Amtrak and Metro-North com- O’Neill High School Marcelline Thomson, a writer who successful in 15 out of 16 verdicts in the muter trains, nearby hiking trails and Alumna hopes to help students lives in Philipstown, has recently fin- cases he tried. In 1991, he received the heavily trafficked roads on both sides of decide on her school ished a novel, Dreaming of Oranges. For- Director’s Award for Superior Perfor- the river. merly a managing director of Ogilvy Ad- mance from the director of the Executive “I’m honored to receive this support n Dec. 10, 15 eighth-graders, one ams & Rinehart, a New York corporate Office for United States Attorneys. from the NEA,” said McGill. “This award guidance counselor and two sets of O and financial public relations firm, she Loewenson has demonstrated his pas- brings us closer to being able to launch parents spent the day in James I. O’Neill has ghostwritten a memoir, among other sion for land preservation — assisting Constellation this summer, creating a High School in Highland Falls, one of freelance projects. Scenic Hudson to preserve Popolopen free, community-building public artwork the two local high school choices for stu- Peggy Healy is executive vice presi- Ridge and Rose’s Camp, two iconic prop- on the site of Pollepel Island in the Hud- dents graduating from Garrison Union dent of Montgomery Communications erties in the Hudson Highlands that have son River.” Free School. in Manhattan and specializes in travel, been added to Bear Mountain State Park “Much like the Walkway Over the Hud- Sarah Kelly, sophomore at O’Neill and particularly unique properties in Africa for public enjoyment in perpetuity. He son State Historic Park and the Copake a former Garrison School student, said and Europe. Coauthor of the Salute to serves on the board of the Hudson Valley Gateway Project, two other recent Hud- the event helped her “to guide these Italy Celebrity Cookbook, she has been a Shakespeare Festival. He lives in Man- son Valley projects that we were pleased eighth-graders in the direction of at- contributing editor of Dallas Home and hattan and Garrison with his wife, Susan to partner with, Constellation is a very tending” her school. “Once they arrived, Garden and is a former operating vice Brune, and their three children. exciting and unique project taking place the students heard a presentation about president of Bloomingdale’s. in one of our most unique State Parks,” the many unique opportunities offered at said Allen Payne, executive director of O’Neill. From the athletics to the Maloney Announces NEA the Natural Heritage Trust. “Between many clubs offered, these students Award to Local Artist the Metro-North railway; riverside roads were able to get a feeling as to such as Route 9D; and hiking trails along what it might be like to be a part Melissa McGill Breakneck Ridge, Storm King Mountain, of the O’Neill community. After Grant to support Constellation, a Mount Taurus and other peaks in the this presentation students toured public arts project, to transform Hudson Highlands State Park; Banner- the building with individual tour Bannerman Castle man Island is already viewed by more guides, allowing for a more per- than two million people a year. We expect sonal experience.” ep. Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18) Constellation to even further increase In addition to Kelly, many other Rannounced that local artist Melissa the park’s visibility and prominence as Garrison alumni from past years McGill, through a partnership with the visitors from all over the world journey went to the library, where the Natural Heritage Trust (NHT), has been to the Hudson Highlands to watch the students got to talk to a panel of selected to receive a National Endow- stars light up at dusk every evening.” about six students answering their ment for the Arts grant for $20,000 to Art Works grants support the creation questions. support her Constellation project. of art, public engagement with art, life- “Hopefully, after this tour, many Constellation is a large-scale sculptur- long learning in the arts, and enhance- of the eighth graders will be well al installation around the ruins of Ban- ment of the livability of communities informed and excited about the nerman’s Castle on Pollepel Island in the through the arts. The NEA received 1,474 many new things going on at O’Neill,” Kelly said. Community Choruses Hold Winter Concert Sing-Along People’s Choir and the Dream Choir in Cold Spring Dec. 21 Entertaining Friends cover design he Beacon Music Factory TPeople’s Choir and the Dream Choir, both community choruses dreamed up and directed by Cat Guthrie Butterfield Library’s Story and open to all, will perform in a win- Times Return Jan. 8 ter solstice concert and sing-along at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 21, at the Church of Registration open for Little the Open Door, 10 Academy St. in Cold Bookworms Spring. fter a short break to enjoy the holi- The choirs are singing tunes from the Adays, the Butterfield Library’s week- Beatles to bluegrass, with lots of stuff in Constellation Photo courtesy of BeaconArts ly story times, Little Bookworms and between, from cultures near and far. At- Bouncing Babies, will resume on Thurs- tendees are asked to join us in the sing- day, Jan. 8. ing, as well. Those interested should register now The concert admission is a free-will for the winter session of Little Book- ❖ Since 1848 ❖ donation, with refreshments to follow. worms, held on Thursdays at 12:30 p.m. LUMBER • DOORS • WINDOWS • DECKING For more information, call 914-420-4515 This preschool-age program is intended CUSTOM SAWMILLING & DRYING or visit harmonyandco.com. for children age 2.5 through 5 years. LIVE EDGE SLABS • CUSTOM BEAMS Ms. Johanna will expose the children to (914) 737-2000 WWW.DAINSLUMBER.COM books and stories to aid in language de- • velopment and pre-reading skills. Each 2 N. Water Street Peekskill, NY • Visit www.philipstown.info for news week is a (Continued on next page) Mon-Fri 7:30 - 4:30 • Sat 8-1 updates and latest information. www.philipstown.info | Philipstown.info The Paper December 19, 2014 13

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(From previous page) different theme tos, Col. James M. Johnson describes his- Education and Outreach to help little ones learn about the world toric events that shaped the nation’s his- Programs, call Sean Mc- around them through stories, crafts and tory; Jocelyn Apicello and Jason Angell Nall, associate artistic di- games. write of their experience farming family rector and director of ed- Bouncing Babies will be held Thurs- land; Gwendolyn Bounds reflects on the ucation at 845-809 5750, days at 10:30 a.m. Ms. Johanna leads renewal found through outdoor recre- ext. 18, or at smcnall@ this fun and friendly “Mommy & Me” ation; Irene O’Garden discusses how the hvshakespeare.org. program. Exposing a baby to books and Highlands have inspired the arts; and reading from the very beginning helps to Lisa Mechaley and Andrew Revkin look Beacon develop language and speech. A little one ahead to future generations. can play on the soft toys while parents Those interested in purchasing a copy Artisans Guild meet other parents and caregivers. A of Connecting can pick one up at the simple story, songs and bubbles complete HHLT office in Garrison or at local retail Show and Sale this introduction to story time. Drop-ins outlets, including Boscobel House and Continues in welcome. Gardens Gift Store (Garrison), Garrison Little Bookworms and Bouncing Ba- Café (Garrison), Putnam History Museum Beacon bies will run for six weeks and will end (Cold Spring), Clearwaters Gifts at Jones Proceeds benefit Beacon on Thursday, Feb. 12. To register for Lit- Farm (Cornwall), Hudson Highlands Na- High School artist prize tle Bookworms or for more information ture Museum Nature Store (Cornwall) about the Butterfield Library’s programs and Storm King Adventure Tours (Corn- and local artists a and services, visit butterfieldlibrary.org wall-on- Hudson). Copies are priced at Hbag of blank compact or call 845-265-3040. $85 per book ($75/book for orders of 10 or discs, a few feet of old oak more). All proceeds from book sales sup- fencing, a stash of vintage port HHLT’s conservation mission. fabric scraps, some for- Adult Writing Workshops aged pine cones and birch Offered in Philipstown twigs and get ready for Hudson Valley some surprises just in time Two workshops at Butterfield Shakespeare Receives for holiday gift giving. Library and Rec Center Hudson Valley Artisans Downfall of Gaia Photo courtesy of Quinn’s Major NYS Grant Guild members trans- he Butterfield Library and Philip- formed raw materials gone several changes on drums, the quar- stown Recreation Center will offer Grant to support 2015 education T that others may have relegated to the tet Downfall of Gaia is now comprised of two adult writing workshops starting in and outreach programs scrap heap into items like a barn owl to Dominik Goncalves dos Reis (guitar and the new year, designed to help everyone he Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festi- hang in a window, a jewelry box for trea- vocals), Peter Wolff (guitar and vocals), discover their writing voice and tell their val (HVSF) has been awarded $71,600 sured jewels, a log cabin quilt, a birch- Anton Lisovoj (bass and vocals) and Mi- stories, whether they stem from imagi- T by the New York State Regional Economic branch Christmas tree complete with or- chael Kadnar (drums), who are located nation or memory. Development Council (REDC) to support naments and a large diameter pine cone in Berlin, Hamburg and New York City. The writing workshop is for those who HVSF’s innovative, hands-on arts edu- wreath fit for the White House. Their debut album Epos was released in have always wanted to write but think cation and outreach initiatives in 2015. Through Dec. 28, visitors to The Lofts 2010, which was realized with the help they’re not writers and for writers who Programs supported by the REDC award at Beacon at 18 Front St. may view these of several DIY-labels. In 2012, their new need encouragement/inspiration, are include performances, workshops and res- upcycled works and the work of other doom and sludge sound was heard on blocked or don’t know how to move for- idencies in area middle and high schools; guild members. Visitors will find draw- their second album, Suffocating in the ward, want to hone their craft or want to training and work experience for early-ca- ings and photographs of local scenes Swarm ff Cranes. explore stories for personal memoir. reer theater artists through HVSF’s Con- and attractions like the Walkway Over Quinn’s is located at 330 Main St. in Using the Amherst Writers and Artists servatory Company; professional devel- the Hudson, Sloop Clearwater and Beacon. Each show will begin at 9 p.m. method, Susan Wallach provides a safe opment for educators at the Shakespeare Mount Beacon. Local jewelers and fiber with no cover charge, although dona- and encouraging atmosphere to write, Institute & Teacher Resource Workshop; artists are also exhibiting at this show tions for the bands will be requested. using prompts (evocative prose, poetry, and Shakespeare Summer Camp for ages and sale. photos and props) to spark writers’ cre- 8–16. HVSF’s grant is part of $709.2 mil- The show was planned to benefit a ative voices. All the participants need is lion in economic and community develop- Beacon High School artist. The Hudson Howland Library to Begin pen and paper. Wallach is a former edi- ment grants awarded by the REDC. Valley Artisans Guild will grant a best tor at Random House and a published Tail Waggin’ Tutors “We are deeply grateful to the REDC artistic expression award to a Beacon author, and she has ghostwritten for for this award,” said HVSF Artistic Direc- High School student whose artwork will Kids read aloud to dogs 1st and 3rd Holt Henry Books for Young Readers and tor Davis McCallum. “Central to our mis- be selected from submissions to the Jan- Wednesdays from Jan. 21 Temple University Press. sion is the idea that Shakespeare belongs uary show at The Lofts at Beacon. There are two workshops. One meets owland Public Library on 313 Main to everyone. This award will allow HVSF Hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday on Monday nights, starting Jan. 12 and HSt. in Beacon invites children in to continue to widen the circle of people through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday running for six weeks until March 2 grades kindergarten through fifth to we can reach, helping youth and adults and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday . (with no meetings on Jan. 19 or Feb. 16) participate in Tail Waggin’ Tutors, held to develop crucial life skills like imagina- from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Butterfield Li- from 4 to 5 p.m. every first and third tion, collaboration and communication.” brary in Cold Spring. The cost is $120 Wednesday of the month beginning Jan. Each academic year, HVSF’s Shake- Quinn’s Offers Heavy and is limited to seven participants. Pre- 21. Children who need practice, espe- speare performances and arts-education registration is required. To register or Metal Shows in January cially those with reading difficulties, will programs serve more than 40,000 stu- for more information, email susanwal- Vomit Fist plays Jan. 8, Downfall of have the opportunity to read out loud dents in more than 40 middle and high [email protected]. Gaia on Jan. 22 to Aries, a specially trained therapy dog schools in the Hudson Valley. The Shake- The other workshop meets on Tuesday from Therapy Dogs International (TDI). speare Summer Camp serves area youth nights, starting Jan. 13 and running for six he eclectic character of the live music “Dogs are wonderful — they listen pa- ages 8–16. The Shakespeare Institute weeks from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Philipstown Tpresented at the Beacon club Quinn’s tiently and they don’t criticize.” and Teacher Resource Workshops offer Recreation Center. Register through the has distinguished it among Hudson Valley Children will have the opportunity to professional development to scores of Rec Center by calling 845-424-4618. venues. They’ve had hardcore punk, ex- sit with Aries, a Cane Corso, in a quiet spot teachers and arts educators in the Hud- perimental noise, Eastern European folk in the library, get to know him, choose a son Valley each year. The HVSF Conser- songs, Iranian pop, and jazz every Monday book and read to their furry buddy. Ar- HHLT Donates vatory Company provides 21 weeks of night. Now, they will have heavy metal ies’ good friend, Ella, a Great Dane, will Connecting to Libraries professional training and work experi- again, as two shows take place in January. be joining him sometimes, too. A child ence for up to 20 early-career theater Vomit Fist, with special guest Mucus, can relax and forget about how hard he/ and Schools artists and technicians annually. HVSF’s will perform on Thursday, Jan. 8, and the she thinks reading is and, instead, look Commemorative book also available outreach programs in summer 2015 will German/U.S. band Downfall of Gaia will forward to it. TDI and Howland Public for purchase include free and affordable touring out- make their U.S. debut and open their North Library hope to enhance children’s love reach performances of The Tempest and American tour at Quinn’s with special guests of books and lay the foundation for a life- he Hudson Highlands Land Trust has An Iliad. For information about HVSF Yesod and Hush on Thursday, Jan. 22. time of reading and learning. Tannounced that it is donating copies Vomit Fist hails from New York City, Aries and owner Caley will be at the of its newly released book, Connecting: delivering hard, fast blackened grind- library between January and April. Par- Celebrating the People and Places of the core with ultra-high energy stage per- ents may sign children up for a 15-minute Hudson Highlands, to public school and NY Alert formances. Founders Nick Vürdoth time slot. Parents may register children community libraries within its High- Didkovsky and his son Leo Lurkrot Did- multiple times, but the library will try to lands mission area in commemoration of For the latest updates kovsky teamed up with Malcolm Skrag give priority to those who have not yet its 25th Anniversary. on weather-related or the Screecher Hoyt and burst onto the had a turn. Registration is ongoing; regis- Christine Ashburn’s photographs cap- other emergencies, underground metal scene in 2013, play- ter by contacting Ginny Figlia, youth ser- ture the deep connection between the sign up at ing hardcore matinees, all-ages shows, vices librarian, at 845-831-1134, ext.103 or land and the people, and local residents DIY garage events as well as festival [email protected]. For more chil- have shared their stories of the ties that www.nyalert.gov. dates and club gigs. They released their dren’s programs, check the library’s on- bind us to the Hudson Highlands. In the first EP Forgive but Avenge in July 2014. line event calendar at beaconlibrary.org. series of essays that complement the pho- Founded in 2008 and having under- 14 December 19, 2014 The Paper www.philipstown.info | Philipstown.info

school fees, but not enough for lunch, or just some toys, but finding the good ones Toy Donation Drive for Children Affected by Ebola (from page 6) travel. So the principal alerts me and we and giving those up for someone with earmark funds for specific issues.” greater needs, is what counts. houses down from her, and his family and I asked the principal to check up on The benefits of this charitable work Donations are ongoing and will be ac- had little money. They had no electric- him. It turned out that he had fluid in his are not just for the recipients. Pack Mc- cepted well beyond the holiday season. ity and no sheets on the mattresses laid lungs, and eventually he got well enough Carthy has three boys, two elementary- For more information, visit dennistonin- out on their floor. Denniston, at 11, was to travel to the U.S. for treatment. Dur- aged and a baby, and the older two un- ternational.org and internationalmedi- always working and giving money to his ing my time in the Peace Corps, all my derstand already that surrendering not calcorps.org. parents for basics. “He became a pres- family had visited me and met him, and ence on my porch,” Pack McCarthy ex- really took to him, so when he came plained. “I helped him study for the com- here, he felt like family. During his first (from page 7) mon entrance exam to high school. He week here he felt OK, but soon it was Terry Platz Is Returning to Perform in Messiah studied really hard and he passed.” Close determined he had leukemia.” During a have never sung before — the lesser- whether he would be around to guide to the end of her Peace Corps assign- year of treatments at Westchester Medi- known sections. Though I never learned them, Stewart requested that an empty ment there, Pack McCarthy worked with cal Center, which Pack McCarthy called to play piano well enough to play it podium represent him. a nearby Catholic school, St. Joseph’s “a horrible time,” she was amazed by the through, I was able to plunk out a few “The symbolic, empty podium will be Convent Marriaqua, which she called generosity of those around her, which notes and practice, practice. There are a major challenge,” Platz said, “but we’ll “a school that prides itself on academic extended to his passing at age 14. “The online methods, too, and of course you have to tune in even that much more excellence, and has a priority to take in costs of the funeral were donated, and can listen to YouTube, doing it over and because of it, and Rachel was the pulse poor children who would not be able to the cemetery donated the plot.” over again.” last year, as she will be this year.” afford an education elsewhere. They ac- Now, Pack McCarthy wants to con- Still, even assiduous preparation was Stewart will be much missed, though. cepted him.” tinue “what Denniston would want to not complete training for the “scary “It was impossible not to be inspired by “He was my first, one-on-one spon- do.” DI, which she founded in 2003, sup- tempos” of the actual performances. “My his story last year,” Platz related. “He sored child,” Pack McCarthy explained. ports his former school in St. Vincent, vocal chords were challenged by the told us the story of his father emigrating After her departure, “we would write where things are changing: “Now school speed,” Platz recalled. But the terror was from Scotland to this country without a letters to each other. I started hearing is a right, not just something for people matched by exhilaration. “To watch penny in his pocket, but with a Messiah from him that he wasn’t feeling well, with money. But some parents can afford Rachel [Evans, the concert master] was score tucked under his arm … Gordon like watching a wave — you had to be so couldn’t have completed his life without tuned in. And Rachel was so in sync doing this. As a singer, watching him with Gordon [Stewart, the conductor]. It conduct was like looking into his soul.” was so exciting to watch the movement Messiah will be performed at St. Tired of Ridiculous Utility Bills? of the musicians.” Mary’s Episcopal Church in Cold Spring This year’s performances will be at 2 and 5 p.m. Dec. 21. At press time, a much altered by the absence of Stewart, few seats were still available (both of last who passed away just before Thanksgiv- year’s concerts sold out), and tickets, ing. Having planned for these perfor- which cost $20, are available at brown- mances to take place regardless of papertickets.com or at the door.

 
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By Pamela Doan her gentle and reverent voice and is good reading for dark and quiet winter days. here are many issues that have The Living Landscape: Designing for stood out for me this year, and as Beauty and Biodiversity in the Home Tthe year draws to a close, it’s a nat- Garden by Doug Tallamy ural time for reflection. Since it’s also a Tallamy gave a presentation at a con- gift-giving season, I decided to combine ference I attended at the Native Plant the two here with my favorite subjects: Center last spring about fragmenta- books, gardening and the environment. tion, dividing up and rupturing habitats Long before I was a plant geek, I was a through development, and the loss of plant nerd. There you have it. biodiversity of plants and animals. Es- Climate change has been the most sentially, when we landscape our yards pressing issue on my mind for years with the same six shrubs and flowers as now; my gardening and landscaping ap- all the rest of our neighbors and cover the proach is always about trying to mini- majority of the space with grass, we’ve mize harm, and I want to help the acres annihilated the ecosystem and disrupted I tend here in Philipstown to recover and the natural flow of nature by developing restore to a better natural state. Every- the land into plots for homes and build- where I look, I see the impact of global ings. Tallamy has great ideas about how warming. Whether it’s stretches of forest to restore pathways for nature in your where nothing grows but invasive, non- home landscaping in this book. native plants; a bird sighting off-season; Farming the Woods: An Integrated or a species that has moved north — the What’s on your holiday gift list for your favorite gardener? Photo by P. Doan Permaculture Approach to Growing signs of loss are evident, and it is a loss; Food and Medicinals in Temperate For- make no mistake. The Sixth Extinction, she chronicles the reading that creates urgency. The New ests by Ken Mudge and Steve Gabriel If that cheery subject makes you want rapid pace of species loss happening in York Times Book Review included The I’ve been curious about agroforestry, to read more, then here are some sugges- the world now and gives it scientific and Sixth Extinction in its top 10 books of planting in the woods instead of tradi- tions for books that will also make good historical context, arguing that what 2014. tional pastureland, and also permacul- gifts for people who want to know what’s we’ve set in motion, humans being the Seeds of Hope: Wisdom and Wonder ture, a sustainable, ecosystem-based happening in the world and try out new “invasive species” throughout the world, From the World of Plants by Jane Goodall approach to landscape and garden de- ways of gardening and landscaping. will wipe out much of the natural world. I haven’t finished reading this book yet, sign. (I’ve got this book on my personal The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural Whether it’s the secondary effect of our but I recommend it for anyone looking Christmas wish list — thanks, honey!) History by Elizabeth Kolbert actions, like burning fossil fuels and for the bright spots in the global environ- Both of the authors are researchers at Kolbert’s book from 2006, Field Notes putting too much carbon into the at- ment. Goodall, known for her work with Cornell University, and I attended a pre- From a Catastrophe: Man, Nature and mosphere, or heedlessly moving fauna chimps, writes here about her lifelong en- sentation Gabriel made at a conference Climate Change, defined the climate and flora all over the world out of native gagement with the natural world around and was excited about a lot of his ideas. change crisis for me and shaped my habitats and spreading disease, Kolbert her, including an early love for a special These are the kinds of forward-thinking thinking about what was happening. documents the mass extinctions that are tree. I loved her memoir, Reason for Hope, approaches that are necessary to both What I love about both books is her field- occurring now in real time. She doesn’t and 15 years later, she remains impas- adapt to climate change and mitigate work with every situation she describes offer solutions and doesn’t seem particu- sively faithful to her belief that we can our impact. and uses as an example of the crisis. In larly hopeful about the situation, but it’s still pull ourselves out. Seeds of Hope has Happy gift giving!

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