St. John Street students attend legislative meeting

MONTICELLO, NY — The high school seniors at the St. John Street Community School attended a committee meeting of the Sullivan County legislature at the government center. 

It was a chance to watch local officials in action. 

After the scheduled meeting, the students had an impromptu question-and-answer session with county manager Josh Potosek and legislative chairman Rob Doherty.

The school thanked the Sullivan County Youth Bureau for inviting the students.

Students from the St. John Street School attended a committee meeting of the Sullivan County Legislature.

New officers for Honesdale Rotary

HONESDALE, PA — Honesdale Rotary inducted its slate of top officers for 2023-2024 in a ceremony at the Hotel Wayne on June 20. Dana Scott, who has helped organize numerous events, was installed as president, followed by Kathi McKenna as vice president, Robert Schwartz as treasurer and Lynne Goodwin as secretary. Les Curry retained his position as sergeant-at-arms.

The Honesdale club, which counts about 40 members, also inducted two new members: Steve Scott and Deanna Mazzotta.

Outgoing co-presidents Sherry Grandinetti and Bonny Cousins, along with Lynne Goodwin, received the Rotary’s prestigious Paul Harris Award. That means the club contributed $1,000 to the Rotary Foundation in the name of each member honored.

Cousins and Grandinetti spoke to the crowd about the past year and how gratifying it was to accomplish what they did. Through numerous fundraisers, such as the Paw-Parade and the Beer & Wine Garden at Honesdale’s Roots & Rhythm festival, the club helped buy computers for Wayne Highlands Middle School Olympiad students, raised monies for Billy’s New Hope Barn and the Victim’s Intervention Program, funded an AED for Honesdale Little Baseball, contributed to the renovation of the Wayne County Arts Alliance’s new building and participated in spring and fall roadside trash pickups. They also hosted a foreign exchange student, Eiji, from Japan.

Honesdale Rotary also sponsors an annual wellness clinic with low-cost laboratory testing and a blood drive, and raises funds for Rotary International’s Polio Eradication Project.

New officers have been selected for Honesdale's Rotary Club. Pictured are Les Curry, left; Dana Scott; Kathi McKenna; Robert Schwartz; and Lynne …

Nine students say goodbye to elementary school 

LIBERTY, NY — On June 16, the Elementary Program at Sullivan BOCES held a Stepping Up ceremony for nine sixth-grade students.

The young people will move on to the middle school program at the Rubin Pollack Education Center. Administrators, staff and parents attended the celebration.

“We are so proud of our students and wish them much success in middle school,” said Megan Becker, executive principal of the Elementary Program. “We will truly miss them.”

Stepping up are the following students, listed with their home districts.

Erick Aliers-Amparo, Liberty CSD Jordan Ayala, Fallsburg CSD

Malik Bush, Fallsburg CSD

Daniel Edmonds, Monticello CSD

Alec Irwin, Livingston Manor CSD

Bruce Mckendry, Livingston Manor CSD

Anthony Sarno, Ellenville CSD Emily Sheldon, Roscoe CSD

Jailyn Wanner, Walton CSD

It’s been a decade of First Fridays at WSPL

CALLICOON, NY — The Western Sullivan Public Library is hosting a special 10th-anniversary First Fridays author series; the next will be held at 6:15 p.m. on Friday, July 7 with poets Elana Bell and Jai Chakrabarti at the Delaware Free Branch. 

There will be an open mic too; you can polish up your poems, and soak up some good words, library staff said. 

The program is best for adults. There is no charge.

The library is located at 45 Lower Main St. 

For more information, email Lmoran@rcls.org.