A Habit of Goodness Craig House Sale Pending Man Dies in Fall At
Total Page：16
File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb
[FREE] Serving Philipstown and Beacon Road Warrior Page 2 JULY 21, 2017 161 MAIN ST., COLD SPRING, N.Y. | highlandscurrent.com Man Dies in Fall at Breakneck Hiker found at bottom of thick brush and trees. The Putnam County medical exam- cliff near tunnel iner’s office took custody of the body and Brooklyn man died last week in will determine the cause of death. An in- a fall while hiking on Breakneck vestigation into what happened was still A Ridge. underway as of July 20. According to the state parks office, the Posts by family friends on Facebook body of Jason M. Kindopp, 48, was recov- said that Kindopp, a member of the Class ered from difficult terrain near the Route of 1987 at Parkview Adventist Academy 9D tunnel on Monday, July 17. After state in Lacombe, Alberta, had gone hiking park police, forest rangers and emergency last week but never returned. His body response teams developed a plan, officers was spotted several days later by another rappelled about 30 feet down a cliff to hiker. The family was notified of his death reach the body, which was entangled in on July 18. Sister Loretta Guevarra Photo by M. Turton A Habit of Goodness Graymoor’s Sister Loretta reside at the St. Francis Convent, where Michael Turton met with her on July 18. celebrates 75 years of service What did your parents do for a n June 17 Sister Loretta Guevarra, living? 92, celebrated her 75th year as a My parents were Mexican. My father OFranciscan Sister of the Atone- owned a hacienda in California. He gave ment. Born in Los Angeles in 1924 as Le- young Mexican workers a patch of land onor Guevarra, she joined the Graymoor and housing and in return they worked on community in Garrison in 1942 and took the farm. her final vows as a nun in 1949. Did you give a lot of thought to As an Atonement missionary, the sister becoming a nun or was it a spur of served for 31 years in Brazil, as well as in the moment decision? California, Oregon, Utah and New York I wanted to enter the convent when I City. She returned to Garrison last year to was 12 years old, (Continued on Page 11) How the Wind Turns The view from Craig House in April Photo by Kathy Steinberg Tornadoes rare in Highlands but Craig House Sale Pending Historic Beacon estate could of investors “who already own a consider- thunderstorms increase risk able amount of property in Beacon.” They change hands are paying cash, he said. By Anita Peltonen Aubry described the investment group By Jeff Simms as “very experienced people” who have aylor Timke was driving from her worked in Brooklyn in the past. The par- job as a pharmacy technician at he sale of the 64-acre Tioronda Es- cel was never placed in listing databases, Drug World of Cold Spring to her T tate, the historic property on the he said, but instead advertised by word of sister’s home in Poughkeepsie on May 31 outskirts of Beacon that includes T mouth. when she experienced her first tornado. the former Craig House psychiatric center, The Dutchess County Real Property Tax She’s hoping it will be her last. could happen within the next month. Service Agency says the site has an as- “It was eerie,” she recalled. “The clouds An offer has been accepted on the prop- sessed value of $2.55 million for the land were so low, and the wind kept getting erty, said Beacon-based broker Daniel Au- and $550,000 for the structures. The es- bigger, and then the thunder and light- bry. He declined to provide the sale price, tate of the late hedge fund manager and ning began. Once the downpour began, I although a six-page brochure prepared for philanthropist Robert Wilson, which saw a tree go down near a fire station just potential buyers gave an asking price of off Route 52 [in Wappingers Falls], and the owns the property, pays about $122,000 A photo taken at about 7:30 p.m. on $8 million. thunder became incredibly loud.” in taxes each year — $11,000 to Dutchess May 31 from Hillside Lake Road in Aubry also would not identify who made County, $42,000 to the city, $67,000 to the (Continued on Page 15) Wappingers Falls Photo by Breanna Winter the bid, other than to say it was a group school district (Continued on Page 6) 2 JULY 21, 2017 The Highlands Current highlandscurrent.com Five Questions: Joe Brennan By Michael Turton 5n 2015, Joe Brennan embarked on a beach, I go to the beach. There’s no dis- cross-county odyssey in a one-man cussion. caravan — a bicycle mounted on the I How long do you stay in one place? back of an SUV towed by a 35-foot RV. I move about 60 times a year, including He has traveled 25,000 miles so far, re- one-night stays in Walmart parking lots. turning to Philipstown for occasional pit Usually I stay for a week at a campsite. stops with one of his brothers,Tim in Cold Any more than that I start thinking I have Spring or Jay at Manitou Station. to buy a lawn mower! What led to this epic road trip? Have you made many friends along I thought I had to either buy a house or the way? start traveling. I wanted to see the beauty Travis is a good friend. He’s 74 or 75 and of this country — the monuments, state has been RVing fulltime for 23 years. He and national parks, the coasts. taught me how to play pickleball. What are the worst and best aspects What’s the best meal you’ve had on of traveling alone? the road? Navigation can be difficult and a little It was a Mexican restaurant, but I can’t risky at times. The GPS can never be to- for the life of me remember where. It was tally trusted and it put me on some for- either Texas or Louisiana and had crayfish est roads I never should have been on. enchiladas that were just unbelievable. An- But decision-making is easy. If I want to other was a heavenly 22-ounce prime rib turn left, I turn left. If I want to go to the somewhere in Virginia. I couldn’t finish it. Joe Brennan Photo by M. Turton Join The Highlands Current Summer Vacation Photofest Each star represents a place that Joe Brennan has stayed since 2015. Where did you spend the best moments of your summer vacation? The Highlands Current is collecting high-resolution color photos from local photographers of scenes and themes from the summer. We prefer photos taken this year. The best of these (in our opinion) will be featured in The Current and online. Please title photo file with your name and photo location (for example: JaneDoe-JerseyShore.jpg). Email photos by Aug. 21 to [email protected]. [FREE ] Serving Philipstown and Beacon February 17, 2017 Mail Delivery Available 161 M Snow Day Photos ain St ., Cold Spring See Page 13 , n .y. | Rev. Geerhighlandscurrent.com to Retire from $20 per year St. Philip’s Will step down in 2018 after 30 years highlandscurrent.com/delivery By Alison Rooney DOG'S BEST FRIEND — Two loyal masters brave the elements on Feb. 9 on North Street in Cold Spring for a daily constitutional. For more snowy shots, see Page 13. Haldane Academy Told to Vacate St. Basil State says program cannot operate at private school Photo by Anita Peltonen outside district By Michael Turton tate education officials have told the Haldane Central School District it Scannot continue to operate its Hal The Rev. Frank Geer dane Academy at St. Basil Academy in Or send check to Garrison after the current school year be cause the latter is a private school in an Photo by Steve Basch other district. - n the first Sunday in August 1987, the Rev. Frank Geer gave his debut Haldane Academy, an alternative voca Osermon at St. Philip’s-in-the-High tional high school, opened in September - Alison Anthoine lands, an Episcopal church in Garrison on the campus of St. Basil, which is oper - that was founded in the 1770s. Geer had ated by the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese just moved with his wife Sarah and their of America and located in the Garrison - Cold Spring Will Have Contested Election two children into its stone rectory. - Union Free School District. Nine Hal Village residents go to polls Dave Merandy Geer, taking note of that day 30 years dane High School students attend morn - ago, and noting he will turn 70 this year, ing classes at an administrative building on Mar. 21 File photos by Michael Turton on Feb. 5 announced his retirement. He 161 Main St. on the Cold Spring plans to leave in the spring of 2018, after lison Anthoine, a lawyer and im - Mar. 21, and three candidates will pursue Easter. In the meantime he will assist in mediate past president of the Cold Thank you to our advertisers (Continued on Page 6) - two open village board seats. finding his successor and help plan the fu ASpring Area Chamber of Com ture of the church, which has about 350 merce, will challenge first-term Cold Each candidate submitted nominating Spring Mayor Dave Merandy on Tuesday, - petitions to the Putnam County Board of congregants. Elections by the Feb. 14 deadline. The method of matching rector to con gregation is much like matching employees - - Marie Early and Frances Murphy, elected to the board in 2014, are seeking to companies, Geer explains.