NARROWSBURG, NY — The Upper Delaware Council (UDC) will hold the next monthly meeting of its project review committee and the operations committee on Tuesday, January 24 at the UDC office, 211 Bridge St. This month, Operations begins at 6:30 p.m., and once Operations has adjourned, Project Review will begin.
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NARROWSBURG, NY — The Upper Delaware Council (UDC) will hold the next monthly meeting of its project review committee and the operations committee on Tuesday, January 24 at the UDC office, 211 Bridge St. This month, Operations begins at 6:30 p.m., and once Operations has adjourned, Project Review will begin.
The agendas will include new and old business, updates on ongoing projects, reports of recent meetings and notices of upcoming events.
All committee meetings are open to the public.
For more information, call the UDC office at 845/252-3022, or visit www.upperdela
warecouncil.org.
Contributed by the Forest City Outdoor Town Action Team
FOREST CITY, PA — “Unity is strength… when there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved.”—Mattie Stepanek.
This quote is taking on more meaning for the little town these days. At the Forest City Outdoor Town Action Team meeting, held on January 5, the Center Street Park Project was discussed. The team had a proposal in hand from Paul Bechtel of McLane Associates, a landscape architecture firm, to proceed with plan development for the park.
Professionally developed plans are a first step and a key component to support the park; the town’s action team is also investigating available grant opportunities and community partners to push the Center Street renovation forward.
The team turned to the Greater Forest City Business Alliance (GFCBA) for support and collaboration to obtain the needed funding for this initial stage.
In 2022, the GFCBA held three fundraising events to raise funds for the community, and the final total was $10,000. One of those events was the second annual Big Backyard Poker Run, held in July, and it dedicated the funds raised—$1,700—to the park project.
The Action Team asked the GFCBA to release those funds to cover the proposal’s costs. But an additional $755 was needed. The GFCBA board unanimously voted yes to fully provide the $2,455 to retain McLane Associates.
“The Action Team,” wrote a spokesperson, “would like to extend a great big THANK YOU to the GFCBA for their hard work and dedication to our community!”
For more information about the park project, the Action Team, or the GFCBA, email either forestcity.actionteam@gmail.com or gfcba13@gmail.com
MONTICELLO, NY — Members of the Kiwanis Club of Monticello helped spread the holiday spirit by donating games and toys to the United Way of Sullivan County.
The United Way distributed the toys to local families in need.
Due to the Kiwanis Club’s virtual meeting, and because it canceled its annual holiday dinner once more this year, United Way chief professional officer Julian Dawson picked up the donations—as well as monetary donations—from Kiwanis board member Linda Barriger.
The mission of the Monticello Kiwanis Club is to improve the world one child and one community at a time.
For further information about the club, visit the Monticello NY Kiwanis Facebook page.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has extended the deadline for producers to enroll in dairy margin coverage (DMC) and supplemental dairy margin coverage to Tuesday, January 31.
The coverage is for the 2023 program year.
DMC is a voluntary risk-management program that offers protection to dairy producers when the difference between the all-milk price and the average feed price (the margin) falls below a certain dollar amount selected by the producer.
“We recognize this is a busy time of year with many competing priorities, so we’ve extended the DMC enrollment deadline to ensure every producer who wants coverage for 2023 has the opportunity to enroll in the program,” said Farm Service Agency administrator Zach Ducheneaux.
Nearly 18,000 operations that enrolled in DMC for 2022 have received margin payments for August and September, for a total of $76.3 million. DMC offers different levels of coverage. For more information, visit www.fsa.usda.gov/programs-and-services/dairy-margin-coverage-program/index.
GENEVA, NY — A handful of food and beverage producers from across New York won more than $100,000 in cash prizes for their innovations in grape-based products. And the Harris, NY-based Center for Discovery took home one of them.
The prizes were awarded at Cornell AgriTech in Geneva, where 12 finalists from across the state met to pitch their products before a panel of judges.
The Center for Discovery won third place in the Best New Concord Grape-based Product category for its balsamic vinegar, which is made of New York-grown Concord grapes.
In addition to the prize packages, winning products were also featured at the nearly 70 Taste NY markets and 10 welcome centers across the state.
Stil-Bène in Geneva took first place in the grape-based product awards, and Chia Smash in Brooklyn, took second place.
The Center of Excellence (COE) for Food and Agriculture at Cornell AgriTech connects food and agriculture businesses and entrepreneurs with what they need to succeed. The COE provides mentorship, access to Cornell research and other resources to foster the growth of new companies, new products and existing businesses.
For more information about COE, visit bit.ly/3w4wRJw.
ONLINE and LOCH SHELDRAKE, NY — Are you a business owner struggling with the new virtual office? Are you an employee who wants to know how to handle work in this online world?
The Sullivan County Chamber Of Commerce will present the latest in its Lunch and Learn series—a discussion on how to manage a virtual office and how to be an effective virtual worker.
In recent years, the chamber has learned a lot about what makes for an effective remote workplace, a spokesperson said. Under the right conditions and using the right guidelines, a virtual office environment can be efficient and productive.
The discussion will share what it takes to be a good manager, or worker, or both, in a virtual setting.
The talk takes place on Friday, January 20 at 12 noon at SUNY Sullivan, which is located at 112 College Rd. It will also be held online on Zoom.
The cost is $5 for non-members, and there is no charge for members. If you attend in person, bring a brown-bag lunch.
Register at bit.ly/3iGUo03.
MILFORD, PA — GAIT Therapeutic Riding Center received a $4,000 grant from the Robert H. Spitz Foundation, administered by the Scranton Area Community Foundation (SACF).
GAIT provides horsemanship programs, equine-assisted learning and therapeutic programs with licensed professionals for individuals with cognitive, emotional, physical, and/or behavioral challenges.
GAIT’s proven effective services rely on a healthy herd of specially trained horses. They need veterinary care, farrier care for their hooves, and dental care. A GAIT spokesperson said that the center is grateful to the Spitz foundation for the grant, which will help fund these services.
FERNDALE, NY — Sullivan County Labs will hold a ribbon-cutting and open house for its new microbiology lab, located at 86 Queen Mountain Rd., on Thursday, January 26 at 10 a.m.
Assemblywoman Aileen Gunther will attend.
Refreshments will be served.
Microbiology and chemistry technicians will be on hand to talk about the testing they do and why it is important to the community.
For more information, call Sandy at 845/704-8151 ext. 404, or email sullivan
countylabsbookkeeping@gmail.com.
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