PRESORTEDHudson River View - June 2020- 1 STANDARD US POSTAGE PAID NEWBURGH, NY Hudson River View PERMIT# 934 ECR-WSS [email protected] www.hudsonriverview.net (518) 828-0333 Vol. V Number 4 - Serving Northern Dutchess & Southern Columbia County June 2020 Postal Customer AnimalKind: Twenty Daffodils are Brave Denise VandenShay Years of Care and Having been viewing my garden is Seeds Design, LLC from the inside out over these past Transform Your Compassion in few months, I am most impressed Hudson by Mother Nature. My daffodils Property and Improve By Hilary Hart came up right on time (and some Your Life! People who have lived and in places I never planted) and they By Lisa Dudley worked around Hudson for the are beautiful. Despite torrential The mission of Seeds Design, last twenty years or more marvel rain, howling winds and snow owned by Milan resident, at the changes that have taken they have persevered and jauntily Denise VandenShay, is to “make place in the wonderful little city. revived themselves every time. living more vibrant and to They point to all the restoration of Just as they thought it would reconnect humans with nature.” the gorgeous architecture and the be sunny and warm, they were Seeds Design is a landscaping thriving diversity that brings such surprised again. But they remain and gardening company life and vigor to the community, undaunted. I wish we could be so committed to making your space even in these tough times. A less- enduring. and your life come alive. By using heralded change in Hudson since Katrin with Snowball It seems as if everything we “massive amounts of colors,” a 2000 is the work of AnimalKind. started what rescue she could enjoyed doing has been canceled. combination of height and texture Twenty years ago, in almost there, but it was after founding Foremost of these are the Old as well as unique and native every alleyway in Hudson, there AnimalKind in 2000 that her Dutch Village Garden Club plant species, the folks at Seeds were dozens of abandoned cats rescue efforts were fully realized. meetings. Our Annual Plant Design cater to your personal of all kinds, some in ill health The first floor of her present Sale on the Village Green had vision while incorporating a and almost all needing help. location at 721 Warren Street to be canceled even though we deep passion for conservation Denise Katrin Hecker, a registered was generously donated for the had hundreds of plants eagerly and sustainable living. who line up to rave about her. nurse and businesswoman among organization’s use in 2006 and the awaiting new homes. The Denise VandenShay and her team Kate Farrell is a retired other things, had noticed this rest of the four-story building in community will miss the sale as can install new gardens, revamp superintendent of schools and a after moving to the area in 1990 2008. Today, it is a well-known, well. We have folks who come old gardens, put in vegetable long-term client. While Denise and running a small second hand nurturing community force that in year after year for the variety of gardens or create theme gardens regularly does Ms. Farrell’s boutique, and she was determined fact has been awarded Top Not quality of the plants we offer. like butterfly gardens, shade mulching, weeding and planting, to end the plight of the stray cats for Profit Organization for the Some of our stalwart members gardens, deer-resistant gardens she is “currently working on and kittens that were overrunning last five years. Board Chairman have gone forth and weeded and and glorious container plantings. areas around the pond and the streets and alleys of Hudson. Vivian Kimmelmann says, spruced up our garden which Ms. VandenShay comes creek” that were damaged from She and her husband had bought “Katrin herself is a nurturing does indeed look beautiful…. highly recommended with the heavy ice. “Denise and her an old church building and she Continued on page 2 as always. We cannot meet as long-term repeat customers Continued on page 13 a group for heaven knows how long. The Way Forward: Local Business Leaders However, several of our Mac-Haydn Board Member Makes Generous Focus of Ways of Coming Out of Covid 19 members were able to continue Donation to Bright Future Fund Stronger to bring joy to others though Mac-Haydn Theatre By: Joe Doran Red Hook Responds which is an Board member Meg If there’s one clear thing admirable all volunteer group Dooley and her husband about the pandemic of that is going forth helping in Peter LaVigne have made any way they can to sustain our 2020, it’s that everything a generous commitment community. They can be reached surrounding it continues of $10,000 to the Bright at RedHookResponds.org. If to be uncertain. The New Future Fund which they anyone needs assistance, please York metropolitan area has will give in monthly been a tragic epicenter, get in touch with them. installments of $1,000 and surrounding locales Recently four of our members for the next 10 months. including the mid-Hudson purchased, potted up and Meg spoke about her region, have also been hard hit. Adam is a real estate professional delivered 50 pots of begonias to motivations for giving: Meg Dooley into the Woods But many, even in NYC, are who founded Professional the Elks Club where they gave saying it’s time to re-open. A Networking Powerhouse (PNP), them out to residents. They spent “For more than 25 years, the season, I will return to the MHT May 21st NY Post cover headline based in Dutchess and Orange time making little signs of hope Mac-Haydn Theatre has been stage for my FOURTH appearance encapsulated the frustration: counties. Kimberly currently to put on them and decorated with such an important and joyful as Mrs. Higgins in My air “It Needs To End. Now.” serves as Director of the Red bows. The plants were greatly part of our lives, it’s hard to ady—right, John Saunders?” How are local communities Hook Chamber of Commerce. appreciated, and our members felt imagine a summer in Chatham A huge thank you to Meg and and their lifeblood of small Mostly Bust, With Some Boom good they were able to contribute without it. But we will get Peter for their generous support! businesses coping with a shifting With more than 500 business to the community. Who does not through it - just this once! Peter More information on the landscape of data, proscriptions members in Mid-Hudson BNI, like flowers? and I are committed to doing Bright Future Fund can be found and policies? Frank J. De Raffele Frank has a pulse of what’s going everything we can to make sure on the Mac-Haydn website Jr., Adam Simpson and Kimberly on region-wide. He notes that the Mac-Haydn Theatre is back (www.machaydntheatre.org) McGrath can provide some businesses have been affected and stronger than ever in 2021.” insight. Frank, a Wappingers in different ways by the Covid Meg and Peter’s commitment Falls resident, is longtime Mid- 19 situation. “If we look at highlights the benefit of making Hudson head and now National businesses, I think that they’re in a monthly donation both for Director at BNI Global, Inc., one of four categories. Category the theatre and for the donor. a business networking group. One would be, they’re basically “Knowing that this recurring gift totally shut down. They can The July will be coming in for the next 10 do nothing. So, it could be months is hugely beneficial in Edition Of The like the massage therapist, the helping us determine our plans as chiropractor. They pretty much Hudson River View we navigate through this crisis.” can’t do business. Then you Will Be In said Mac-Haydn managing have the second level, Category Area Homes On director James Rodgers. Two, which I call virtually July 1st Meg also offered an especially The Deadline For shut down. This means they’re technically open, but nobody’s unique incentive to others who Advertising And follow her lead:. “Join us in spending money on that product Press Release supporting the Bright Future Fund. or service right now. I know a Submission printer in the area, 90 percent of In recognition of your generous Is June 17th Continued on page 7 gift, I promise that in a future 2 - Hudson River View - June 2020 Animal Kind from page 1 their pet but want to come back dedication to the animals, when community force, the person and get their pet when they can. there was a devasting fire in 2012 directly responsible for the Every single thing they do is for that did extensive damage to the fact that Hudson only sees the the welfare of the cats in their care. building, Katrin and her staff at occasional stray cat now. She When a cat comes to them, from AnimalKind were out on the is the “face” of AnimalKind whatever source and in whatever sidewalk with all 80 or so of their and works tirelessly every condition, they check for signs cats at the time, and not a single day, always seeing and doing of feline leukemia and whether animal was lost. They are one of whatever has to be done to keep the cat has a microchip or other the few older buildings in Hudson this important work going.” evidence of physical conditions, that have a superior sprinkler Every year, the animal welfare also for any past rabies and system.