VOL. 16 NO. 37 GRAHAMSVILLE, NY 12740 SEPTEMBER 17, 2020 $1.00 Mysterious Book Report John D. McKenna Pg 5 • The Olive Jar Carol La Monda Pg 6 • The Scene Too Jane Harrison Pg 11 Her Quirky Journey – Marilyn Borth Pg 11 • Knarf’s Classic Movie & Trivia Pg 27 The Neversink Association Annual Picnic Meeting The Neversink Association held its annual BYO picnic and annual meeting on 9/6/20 at the Frost Valley Y in Claryville. Over 70 mem- bers attended this year's "socially distanced" meeting where masks and tempera- ture checks were required and seating was spaced at least 6 feet apart. Ed Ostapchuk of Trout Unlimited spoke of his years of fishing the Neversink River in Claryville area. He also gave information about Ed Sens, a local fisherman and fly tier extraordinaire who lived and fished in our area. (Contd. Pg. 4) Neversink Associaton Board SC Deputy Sheriff Robert Cintron Fallsburg CSD Kicks Off School Year School Resource Officer of the Year To welcome back students, Fallsburg Central School District (FCSD) held a special parade through thirteen key locations along school bus routes in the Town of Fallsburg on September 11, 2020. Deputy Sheriff Robert Cintron of the Sullivan County Van at Main Street Houses, where members of the Sheriff's Office has been named School Resource Officer of the community are passing out masks and a kit to color the mask year by the State of New York Police Juvenile Officers Association. (Contd. Pg. 2) PAGE 2 THE TOWNSMAN SEPTEMBER 17, 2020 YE OLDE TRI-VALLEY TOWNSMAN ON THE FRONT BURNER: In the transgression of an evil OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER FOR THE TOWN OF DENNING AND man there is a snare; but the righteous doth sing and rejoice. THE TOWN OF NEVERSINK Proverbs 29:6 Ye Olde Tri-Valley Townsman (USPS #009 398 - ISSN 1558- 9013) will be published weekly for $40.00 per year by Poughkeepsie for further study in the Gnome Home Inc. SC Deputy Sheriff Robert Cintron School Resource field of obstetrical nursing. Miss EDITOR: Linda Comando - 985-0501 Roosa, who had served as salutatorian NEVERSINK NEWS: Hulda Vernooy Officer of the Year for the Class of '57 at TVCS, complet- THE SCENE TOO - Jane Harrison (From Pg. 1) ed her nursing requirements at Vassar OLIVE JAR - Carol La Monda Deputy Cintron, who is assigned to MYSTERIOUS BOOK REPORT - John McKenna Brothers, ranking third in her graduat- HER QUIRKY JOURNEY - Marilyn Borth the Sheriff's Patrol Youth Division, ing class. FALLSBURG NEWS - Larry Schafman serves as the School Resource Officer The marriage of Miss Ella Margaret MOVIE TRIVIA - Frank Comando a/k/a Knarf (SRO) for the BOCES main campus in Mehlig, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Email: [email protected] Liberty. 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Photos or graph- educational award and $250 from has been helping him with the project. ics must be in jpg format Vassar Brothers Hospital in (Contd. Pg. 3) More than ever, thank you for your support during these diffi- cult times. Wishing everyone well. PAGE 3 THE TOWNSMAN SEPTEMBER 17, 2020 Nature Column - Linda Comando DAYS OF YORE.... A tribute to the memory of all of the Townsman Ladies that we have lost and loved so much… Peggy DeWire, Avril Pappa, Joan Hall , Polly Hill, Today's History (From Pg. 2) Joyce Lockhart, Jean Helthaler, Karen Curry and Barbara Slater. September 18, 1980 COVID had changed so many of the 'norms' that we took foreganted would Mr. and Mrs. George Dean of Neversink always be there, but one thing that is consistent throughout the Catskills this time are the proud parents of a 6 Ib.