Tannersville News

The newest Hudson River School Art Trail interpretive panel is officially celebrated Tuesday at the former Catskill Mountain House site. Photo by Jim Planck

Expanded Art Trail opens June 2 as part of National Trails Day

By Jim Planck

Hudson-Catskill Newspapers

HAINES FALLS — Officials and supporters of the Hudson River School Art Trail gathered at the edge of the Catskill Escarpment Tuesday to celebrate the unveiling of one of the new art panels in the trail’s expanded profile, part of formally jumping the number on Saturday, June 2, National Trails Day, from eight locations in two counties to 22 in four states.

Started in 2005, the Art Trail identifies locations that were and are significant to the world of the 19th Century’s Hudson River School of Painting — the landscape style developed and popularized by its premier and foremost practitioner, Thomas Cole.

Tannersville honors veterans with parade, ceremonies

By Rob LeDonne

For Hudson-Catskill Newspapers

TANNERSVILLE — The mountaintop town of Tannersville and surrounding communities held an observation and parade down Route 23A to commemorate Memorial Day Weekend, the unofficial start of summer. The roads around the town saw an excess of traffic and hikers, all enjoying a sunny day and what many hope will be a busy tourist season.

As locals and out-of-towners stood on the sidewalks and cheered the marchers, the sacrifices of veterans past and present were on the minds of all who took part. Tannersville resident Judy Legg was watching the parade clad in an American flag jacket with her friends Jean Blaney and Barbara Eddy. All three have husbands who are veterans.

“This parade has been taking place here for as far back as I can remember, at least 30 years,” said Legg, under the shade of a tree. “It’s changed throughout the years, in the past there was never a monument dedicated to the veterans.”

By Conor Reilly

RICHFIELD SPRINGS — No. 11 Hunter-Tannersville couldn’t overcome a sloppy start and lost 11-7 to No. 6 Richfield Springs in the first round of the Section IV, Class D baseball tournament Tuesday at Richfield Springs.

“This game came down to the third inning,” said HTC coach Ryan Funck. “We made five errors and basically game them seven outs, which led to a five-run inning.”

Village to host rubber duck chase, crazy boat festival

By Jim Planck

Hudson-Catskill Newspapers

TANNERSVILLE — The Village of Tannersville is hosting its yearly May-time celebration on Saturday, May 26, with the fifth annual return of its Rubber Duck Race and the third annual return of its Crazy Boat Race.

Event coordinator and volunteer Karen Terns said Monday the duck race begins at 11 a.m. on Main Street, when 500 of the little three-inch plastic fowl will be dumped off the bridge into the waters of Gooseberry Creek, bearing the hopes of eager humans with them as they summarily speed off.

By Rosie Cunningham

The Jefferson baseball team secured the Mountain Division title for the Delaware League and will compete against the Upper Division champion, Hunter-Tannersville, in a crossover game at Neawha Park in Oneonta tonight (Thursday) for the overall league title

Superintendent pleased by results

By Jim Planck

Hudson-Catskill Newspapers

HUNTER — The $13,164,644 proposed budget for Hunter-Tannersville Central School District’s 2012-13 fiscal school year was passed with a modest margin Tuesday, and Board of Education candidate John Berger won the open seat on the BOE.

In the final count, district voters turned out to register 277 votes for the budget, versus 217 against it, and HTC Superintendent of Schools Dr. Patrick Darfler-Sweeney said the outcome was sincerely appreciated.

“We are pleased with the results,” Darfler-Sweeney said, “and thank the community for their continued support of our students and their schools.”

The three candidates seeking one seat on the HTC Board of Education are, l-r, Melissa Glennon, John Berger, and Bobbi Jo Matthews. Photo by Jim Planck

Candidates state their positions at forum

By Jim Planck

Hudson-Catskill Newspapers

HUNTER — The three candidates vying for a single open seat on the Hunter-Tannersville Central School District Board of Education presented their candidacies to the public Tuesday evening following the district’s budget presentation.

In the order they will appear on the ballot, Melissa Glennon, of Tannersville, Bobbi Jo Matthews, of Haines Falls, and John Berger, of West Kill, provided attendees with their backgrounds and why they seek to be the one elected to the board.

HTC hearing draws large crowd; budget will cut 1.8 positions

By Jim Planck

Hudson-Catskill Newspapers

HUNTER — Hunter-Tannersville Central School District held the public hearing on a $13 million budget Tuesday evening at the Hunter Elementary School, and the session was well attended.

The district is offering a $13,164,644 spending package to voters, which carries with it a $9,888,998 tax levy, and is a 2.5 percent increase of $241,458 from the current year’s levy.

To arrive at that figure, because of decreased state aid and the state’s new tax levy cap law, the district has budgeted in the elimination of 1.8 full-time positions.