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Central Valley - The Woodbury Pack 148 Pinewood Derby event is one of the biggest events of the year for us. Many volunteers have spent many hours preparing for this event. All boys, once again were able to turn a simple piece of wood into a fantastic racing car. The boys and their fami-lies had a great time together again! Special thanks to Brian King, Cubmas-ter and other volunteers, both leaders and parents in the Pack, for making this event such a big success AGAIN!

Also special thanks to the custodians of Smith Clove Elementary for being so supportive to us. Without their kind help and support events like this are not possible to organize.

Pack 148 Champion was Robert Feil. Cub winners in each rank were; Tigers – Thomas Guitierez 1st, Nate Johnston 2nd, and Christian Kat-

sabanis 3rd; Wolves – Robert Feil 1st, Robert Poutsma 2nd, and Max Bacsardi 3rd; Bears – Christopher Cinque 1st, Christopher Falesto 2nd, and Mathew Nonnon; Webelos – Ja-cob Latham 1st, Kevin Rawnsley 2nd and Colin Davidson 3rd.

There was also completion for five car categories…and the winners were;

Michael Morelli for Most Creative Car, Matthew Golin for Most Colorful Car, Giuseppe Pennolino for Most Re-alistic Car, Aiden Angeloro for Most Unusual Car, and Nicholas Mottola for Most Patriotic Car.

After designing original shapes on graph paper, the boys used wood-working tools to cut, chisel and sand

blocks of pine into really neat rac-ers. Many coats of paints gave a nice auto-body sheen to the surfaces, so that now, they no longer looked like

Cub Scouts compete in 2014 Pinewood DerbySmith Clove Elementary hosts young Scouts as they raced hand-crafted cars

By Menno Poutsma, Committee Chair Woodbury Pack 148

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WHAT’S UPOpinion 2

CommunityTown Board meeting 3Town Board passes Resolution 3Village Board meeting 3Andrea Trust’s - Letter to

Commissioner NYS DEC 4Neuhaus: My View on Lead

Agency & Annexation 6Barshov’s Photo News

comments were offensive 6Representative Skoufis’s letter

to DEC Commissioner 7John Fitzgerald presents

Eagle Scout project 9Tree Climbing is

a Risky Business 13Woodbury Public Library

– Adult News 13Woodbury Library News 13

FaithThe proper use of the Bible 10Wing and a prayer 10A Church is being birthed! 11

HistoryWHS Winter Social Set 11February 26 12

Education 14

Sudoku 15

See Derby, page 9

Happy Cub Scouts show off their hard won trophies after the 2014 Pinewood Derby rac-es were history. Photo provided

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Above: Eleanor Campbell is the happy lady who retired after working twenty-eight years for the USPS. The Woodbury Gazette regrets its error – we said she was Eileen Campbell.

Right: Our photo of the happy couple dancing at the WCA’s Heart Dance is Dennis and Mary Tenney. Our mistake – we identified them as Dennis Lynch and his wife.

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Monroe Woodbury has always been a great supporter of the arts. We have one of the very best K-12 music and art programs in New York State. That is what makes it particularly sad that M-W CSD would adopt the Common Core which kills creativity.

Since there is legislation in the New York Assembly and the Senate to ei-ther slow down the implementation of the Common Core or completely stop it, how are you taking this into ac-count as you plan and budget for next year? And since you say that you are not cooperating with the state to send up personally identifiable student in-formation, how is their plan going to work without it?

There is so much evidence now that this program known as the Common Core is nothing more than a rerun of the outcome based education reform that was tried back in the 80’s. It was roundly defeated by concerned par-ents back then. Bill Clinton pushed Goals 2000 and School to Work which was a model of state controlled work-force training which was also roundly defeated by parents in the 90’s. Now Obama has made a stealth attack on education with the Common Core which is a scheme to inventory and control our students and track them with workforce training. Parents are working hard and we will defeat this rotten scheme that keeps turning up like a bad penny. We have only just begun to fight.

The Common Core is so blatant with

its stated goals to make sure that our students will be “career ready” by re-placing classical literature that might benefit their intellect and their souls with technical manuals to make sure they are ready for their boring jobs that Bill Gates has planned for them. (As if someone who reads and understands Shakespeare would have a hard time reading a technical manual.)

How can you sit there and continue to go along to get along with this bla-tant scheme that will not benefit our students in any way. It will harm them. The only people who will benefit from the Common Core are a few billion-aire investors who own charter schools and stock in Pearson publishing. Do you work for them or for the students in our community? Think about your role in allowing this system to go for-ward. It makes no sense to allow this gigantic experiment (that Bill Gates admits we will not know the outcome of for 10 years) to include our children. The plan has been exposed. The guilty parties should be ridiculed. And the implementation of the Common Core should be halted immediately. We can go back to our New York State Stan-dards which were perfectly fine.

So my question is “How long are we going to pretend that we are im-plementing rigorous new standards when in actuality it is nothing more than a scheme for data collection and workforce training?Dawn HoaglandHighland Mills, NY

Dawn Hoagland addresses BoE on M-W Common Core implementation

Letters to the editor

CORRECTIONThe Woodbury Gazette regrets an error in the following captions.

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Town Board meeting By Desiree Potvin, Clerk for the Town of WoodburyWoodbury - Summary of meeting held in February, 2014

Appointment of Senior Citizens Ac-tivities Leader: The Board appointed Richard (Rick) Walls to the position of Senior Citizens Activities Leader be-ginning February 10, 2014. Rick fills the position vacated by Sadie Thomp-son in December 2013.Home Rule Request - Hotel/Motel Tax: The Board adopted a resolu-tion requesting the enactment of New York State Assembly Bill A7628 and New York State Senate Bill S4648 for the 2014 Legislative Session authoriz-ing the Town of Woodbury to impose a hotel and motel tax in the Town of Woodbury.Engage Professional Services – Earl Reservoir 10-Year Engineering As-sessment: The Board authorized Supervisor John Burke to sign and accept the proposal received from Agnoli Engineering to conduct a full engineering assessment of the Earl’s Reservoir dam, which NYS dam safety regulations require to be done at least once every ten years.

This will be a comprehensive evalu-ation of the dam including structural stability, safety, review of Town and NYSDEC records and verification of the inundation mapping originally completed in 2010.

The total cost will not exceed $12,320 (which excludes geotechni-cal testing and underwater [dive] in-spections – which will be performed only with specific authorization by the Board as additional work). Acceptance of Retirement/Appoint-ment of MEO: The Board accepted, with regrets, the resignation/retire-ment of John Jones from the position of Foreman with the Highway Depart-ment effective February 27, 2014.

Supervisor Burke acknowledged Mr. Jones for his thirty years of em-ployment with the Town of Wood-bury. He was praised for his knowl-edge, ability and commitment to the position and the Town. Councilman Frank Palermo noted that Mr. Jones will be sorely missed and Councilman Robert Hunter recognized Mr. Jones dedication to the Town and Fire De-partment. Highway Superintendent Robert Weyant also thanked Mr. Jones for his years of work and dedication to the department.

The Board also appointed Anthony Scavera to the position of full-time MEO (motor equipment operator) beginning February 19, 2014.Resolution of Support – M-WC-SD: The Board adopted a resolution showing its support of the Monroe-Woodbury Central School District in their effort to Joint Lead Agency sta-tus with regards to the annexation pe-tition served by the Village of Kiryas Joel unto the Town of Monroe.About our Library System: Doro-thy Morris, President of the Library Board, spoke about some the free of-ferings available at the Library and on its website, including 500 plus edu-cational courses, various programs available for all ages, museum mem-berships and e-books.

She then announced that the NYS Board of Regents has adopted a program for 2013 called “20/20 vision” which will be a roadmap for all libraries to expand into the new century. The goal is to reach people that have expanded inter-est in technologies that may have not even been thought of yet. She noted the library is looking for residents that are willing to help meet this task.

Village Board meeting By Desiree Potvin, Clerk for the Village of WoodburyWoodbury - Summary for the Village Board Meeting held on February 12, 2014

Schedule Public Hearing – Tax Cap Override Local Law: The Board scheduled a public hearing to be held on February 27, 2014 at 7PM to enter-tain public comments on the adoption of Introductory Local Law #1 of 2014 entitled “Tax Cap Override” to autho-rize the Village Board of Trustees to override the property tax cap, as de-fined in Section 3-c of General Munic-ipal Law, for FY2014/2015, if deemed necessary.Eminent Domain – Country Crossings Water (Woodbury Heights Water Company): Village Engineer Dennis Lindsay explained to the Village Board the Village’s current water distribution system, including the location of vari-ous tank and their levels.

He explained the overflow regula-tions and the direct elevation zones that provide to different areas of the Village. Water distribution systems are complex and he cautioned that a government should always be look-ing to the future for the ability to be able to supply water should part of the system fail. He noted that the Village’s design is such that should a tank fail, others will temporarily help it until the failure could be addressed.

When the system that supplies wa-ter to Country Crossings was created an irrevocable offer of dedication was made. It was always intended to have it connect to the existing water infra-structure and he feels that to lose this system would hurt the infrastructure.

It will also aide in improving fire pro-tection in this area as well. One of the public purposes that will be met by ac-quiring this system would be to link it into our existing system and to provide

supply to any future growth that may occur in this higher elevation.

Trustee Neil Crouse asked if it was documented that this system was to connect to our existing system and Engineer Lindsay stated he has doc-umentation going back to approxi-mately 1995. Village Attorney Dennis Lynch stated the Board had passed legislation that showed its desire to protect the public by prohibiting the routing of water outside the municipal boundaries what they legislation was struck down.

Other alternatives were looked into and exhausted. He recommends this route be taken and that by accepting dedication, the Village can protect its residents. The Board then adopted a resolution authorizing the Village to notice a public hearing pursuant to Article 2 of the Eminent Domain Pro-ceeding Law and to adopt a negative declaration under SEQRA concern-ing the condemnation of real property and improvements of the Woodbury Heights Estates Water Company, Inc.

The public hearing will be held at on March 13, 2014 at 7 PM at the Town Hall, 511 Route 32, Highland Mills. The Board then accepted the offer of dedication dated November 21, 1997 by Sepco Ventures, LTD for the Woodbury Heights subdivision water infrastructure.Resolution of Support – M-W Central School District: The Board adopted a resolution showing support of the Monroe-Woodbury Central School District’s attempt to be assigned Joint Lead Agency regarding the annexa-tion petition served by the Village of Kiryas Joel unto the Town of Monroe.

The following resolution was passed at the February 20th Town of Woodbury meeting.Resolution of Support – MWC-SD: Motion was offered by Council-woman Prestia, seconded by Super-visor Burke, to adopt the following resolution showing support of the Monroe-Woodbury Central School District regarding the annexation pe-tition served by the Village of Kiryas Joel unto the Town of Monroe:

WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Woodbury understands that the Monroe-Woodbury Central School District has requested to be Lead Agency in review of the 500 acre Annexation Petition effort from the Town of Monroe into the Village of

Kiryas Joel; and WHEREAS, a majority of the resi-

dents of the Town of Woodbury at-tend the Monroe-Woodbury Central School District.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Woodbury supports all lawful efforts to conduct a fair and independent environmental review of this Annexation Petition and all issues, including but not limited to the fiscal impacts of the proposed Annexation, and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED that the Supervisor is authorized to transmit a letter reflecting this resolution to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

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Andrea Trust’s - Letter to Commissioner NYS DEC February 17, 2014Mr. Joseph Martens, CommissionerNew York State Department of Environmental Conservation625 Broadway Albany, NY 12233

Dear Commissioner Martens:With the threat of an annexation of 500+ acres and Planned Unit Development (PUD) Districts emerge apocalyptic growth and development. There is grave concern for adequate water, increased effluent, increased traffic and air pollu-tion having a direct negative impact on the environmental health of our natural habitat, own and neighboring towns, vil-lages, peoples and communities.

The Town of Monroe {“Monroe”) at-tracts families from all over the NY/NJ area because of its rural nature, natural beauty and surrounding areas. The NYS Thruway, Route 17 and Interstate 84 make this area heavily travelled through Monroe to the mountains to summer homes. In addition, the location of Woodbury Common Premium Outlets (“Commons”), one of the most produc-tive shopping destinations in the world, at the junction of the NYS Thruway and terminus of Route 17 makes Monroe a tourist destination. Increased travel is expected due to the current expansion to 240 stores and over 900,000 square feet. 

Nestled between Schunnemunk Mountains, Goosepond Mountain State Park, Highland Lakes State Park, Harriman State Park and Storm King State Park resides “Monroe .“ Schunne-munk Mountain State Park has over 2700 acres of rolling meadow and spectacular mountain top. Goosepond Mountain State Park has 1,558 acres of open space almost completely wooden.

Highland Lakes State Park consists of more than 3,000 acres of undeveloped woods and lakes in Orange County. Harriman State Park which is the sec-ond-largest park in the parks system,

with 31 lakes and reservoirs, 200 miles of hiking trails, two beaches, two pub-lic camping areas, a network of group camps, miles of streams and scenic roads, and scores of wildlife species, vistas and vantage points. Storm King State Park offers unsurpassed views of the Catskills and the Hudson Valley. All of these parks are managed by NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation (NYS OPRHP.)

Through the Potential Wildlife Cor-ridors, Core Biological Diversity Areas can be connected to one another and fragmented habitat conditions can be partially overcome. Because small, iso-lated habitats are unlikely to maintain viable populations over the long-term, and because climate change and distur-bances require that organisms be able to move over large distances, corridors are recommended as an important conservation measure to counter the negative effects of habitat fragmen-tation and isolation. The 500+ acres identified in the annexation petition butts up against the Wildlife Corridors which makes it extremely important that the SEQR environmental review process guarantee minimal impact on all our biological resources. The Vil-lage of Kiryas Joel (“KJ”) has a repre-hensible history of dealing with the environment: look at the 13-mile wa-ter pipeline project. It took numerous court orders before they conducted an EIS. We cannot trust “KJ” to act as Lead Agency in this SEQR.

After decades of absence, a threat-ened white-flowered orchid known as the small whorled pogonia (Isotria medeoloides) has resurfaced on New York soil in Schunnemunk Mountain State Park. It was spotted in the Or-ange County Park by a botanist for the NYS Natural Heritage Program while conducting botanical surveys for oth-er rare plants. (1)

Five of seven recommendations for landscape connections included

in the Orange County Open Space Plan (2004) encompass “Monroe”: be-tween Goosepond Mountain to Ster-ling Forest, Goosepond Mountain to Schunnemunk Mountain, Schunne-munk Mountain to Stewart State For-est, Otter Kill/Moodna Creek corri-dor, and stream corridors throughout the Watershed. Sadly, Orange County and NYS OPRHP have not yet denoted much of the land in the Town as Per-manently or Temporarily Protected Open Spaces except for the Municipal Parks. This emphasizes the impor-tance the SEQR environmental review process has to guarantee minimal im-pact on all our biological resources. . Our landscape is too important to let KJ be trusted to act as Lead Agency in the SEQR.

“Monroe” has a total area of 21.3 square miles, of which, 20.1 square miles is land and 1.2  square miles (5.55%) is water. The 2010 US Bureau of the Census population was 39,912. The projected 2020 population is 52,137. Within the Town is “KJ” which is 1.1 square miles with a population of 20,175 in 2010. Orange County reported that the change in the population from 2000-2010 increased by almost 55%.: an un-precedented population explosion, with no end in sight. The projected 2020 “Village” population is 33,994. (2) The KJ school age population ratio is roughly 145:1 per square mile compared to the Monroe-Woodbury Central School District (MWSD) (approximately 12,000 students in 1.1 square miles ver-sus 7500 students in 100 square miles.) (3) The unbridled burden on the M-W CSD taxpayers will increase proportion-ally with the population. The M-W CSD Board of Education will have a vested interest in this situation since they will be legally responsible to give financial assistance. There is no confidence in “KJ” to look past their belief that they must populate all this land AND do an honest assessment as Lead Agency in

this SEQR.

“KJ” puts an unreasonably heavy strain on the current resources of our entire region with customary use of mid-rise housing. It is anticipated that the use of PUDs (6 story, high density housing) within a small land mass will increase density by 50%. However, it is not known what impact the explosive growth has already done to the Pub-lic Wellhead Protection Areas located within “KJ.” The Orange County Wa-ter Authority (OCWA) data was made public in 1993 when it had a popula-tion of 8500. Although the “Town” is included in the proposed growth area, the 500+ acres in the Annexation Peti-tion are NOT included in the munici-pal water service area.

“Monroe” is located within the Pas-saic River Basin boundaries while the Ramapo River is a selected priority wa-tershed. “The Ramapo and its associ-ated aquifer have been declared a ‘Sole Source’ of drinking water for the com-munity of Mahwah, NJ. A total of two million people living and/or working in Rockland County, NY, and northern New Jersey rely on the Ramapo aquifer. The watershed, in Orange County, in-cludes the Towns of Blooming Grove, Monroe, Tuxedo and Woodbury, and the Villages of Harriman, Monroe and Tuxedo Park. Protection of this prior-ity water bodies can be accomplished through land use regulations through-out the watershed as well as creating or maintaining vegetative buffers along the water body itself. It is of utmost importance to ensure a maximum of natural land cover within these wa-tersheds and minimize the amounts of runoff and other pollutants that are discharged into the ground or onto the ground surface.” (4)

According to Passaic River institute director, Meiyin Wu, “…Urban devel-opment, pollution, natural and agricul-tural processes, wildlife and changes in water movement all dramatically

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impact the flow and quality of water throughout the area.” He goes on to say, “Pavement materials on roads, sidewalks, driveways and parking lots create impervious surfaces which seal the soil surface, eliminating rainwater infiltration and the recharge of under-ground groundwater aquifers.” (5)

Reported February 2013 in the EL-EVATED SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE LEVELS of an unnamed tributary of the Ramapo River, Town of Monroe, NY: “As of September 2012, specific conduc-tance levels at station 4089_005 con-tinue to substantially exceed the NYS DEC’s level of concern (800 µS/cm). The Kiryas Joel wastewater treatment plant was implicated as the primary source of specific conductance in 2008 and it is likely that the plant’s discharge is continuing to negatively impact down-stream water bodies, including the un-named tributary of the Ramapo River where site 4089_005 is located.” This at-tests to the “KJ’s” indifference to health and safety of their neighbors. Another reason KJ cannot be trusted to act as Lead Agency in the SEQR.

The Moodna Creek Watershed sub-basins: Seely Brook and Trout Brook en-velop the “Town” (among others.) Seely Brook covers 18.98 square miles while Trout Brook covers 6.37 square miles. Eventually, all streams in the County end up in the Hudson, Delaware or Pas-saic Rivers. Recognizing that everyone lives in a watershed and that rain falling on land eventually drains into a stream, river, lake or ocean, it is not hard to un-derstand why the actions we take on land could easily have an impact on the health and quality of our most impor-tant water resources.

Impervious surfaces do not allow wa-ter to absorb into the soil and includes any land that is covered with concrete, asphalt, or rooftops. Groundwater re-charge which replenishes groundwa-ter levels can be depleted through the withdrawal of water from wells. A land area with a high percentage of impervi-ous surfaces will generally have a low volume of groundwater recharge due to the fact that precipitation that falls on an impervious surface will not be able to soak into the ground and eventually reach the groundwater; it will instead become storm-water runoff (runoff)

until it reaches a water body. “Too commonly, development cre-

ates a negative feedback loop with groundwater supplies. Land develop-ment increases not only impervious surface … but also the human demand on the existing water supply through the creation of new homes, industries, businesses and other facilities that re-quire potable water. Groundwater re-sources may then be compromised or eliminated due to the decrease in groundwater recharge and the increase in water withdrawals from wells. The more land that is developed, the higher the demand for potable water is; yet the opportunities for groundwater re-charge are fewer because of increased impervious surfaces. Low Impact De-velopment (LID, also called Better Site Design) design principles were formu-lated in order to help alleviate this co-nundrum by reducing the amount of impervious surfaces. ” (6)

Looking into “KJ’s” Code  that deals with overdevelopment of land and the issue of runoff: §  155-21 Section C(3)(a) states: “Developments of 50 units or more shall provide 1/2 acre of play-ground area per 50 units unless re-stricted to adult occupancy only” while § 155-21 Section C(3)(g) is not specific in controlling storm-water runoff. Fac-tor in the tradition family size between 6 and 8 children and the use of PUDs cre-ating a scenario of even higher density. There is no proof that this can be suc-cessfully carried out. Lack of adequate space for families and recreation, large amounts of land covered with develop-ment will ultimately lead to flooding and damage to the environment within and around these developments. This nonchalant attitude is akin to a shrug-ging one’s shoulders: why worry? This attitude is indicative of their disrespect for our mutually shared resources and environment. Yet another reason KJ should not be entrusted to act as Lead Agency in the SEQR.

The 1996 New York State DEC Pri-ority Water Bodies List for Orange County lists the condition of two of the larger lakes in the Town: Momba-sha Lake as “Threatened” by “urban runoff ” and Walton Lake as “Stressed” by “On-site systems.”

The Village of Monroe gets their

drinking water from Mombasha Lake. Walton Lake serves the Village of Ches-ter and is identified as a reservoir in the Moodna Watershed by the Orange County Water Authority. (7)A “key find-ing” of the Orange County Final Draft Water Master Plan (2010 OCWA) was that the “KJ” water demand will exceed supply by 2018 based on the current population growth. The supply indicat-ed as 1,928,800 while the demand for water as 2,020,699 yielding a deficit of 91,899 gallons per day.

The Plan presented some key water supply planning initiatives geared at addressing these inadequacies and the County’s overall water supply needs over the next 10 years. These include: conservation and drought manage-ment, source water/watershed protec-tion, research and monitoring. The Plan relied on an integration of these initiatives for an overall success for Or-ange County as a whole. (8) Since 1977 when KJ incorporated as a Village, we can find many examples of isolation and interests in their needs alone. In 2008, KJ sued Orange County over charges levied for removal of chicken blood and guts from the effluent that flows daily from the KJ slaughter house to a nearby sewage-treatment plant run by the county. Several KJ institutions sued the County over the plant charges. In addition, Orange County had to ap-peal KJ’s blockage of nearby communi-ties in sharing of the expansion of the treatment plant in nearby Harriman. (9) KJ did not and does not cooperate with its’ neighbors or does it care about the damage it does to the environment. They cannot and should not act as Lead Agency in the SEQR. (9)

The 507 acres identified in the An-nexation Petition is included in the proposed growth area however it is not included in the municipal water service area in the Town of Monroe. According to the Orange County by the Numbers, Orange County Demographics in the 21st Century (1) the population of Kiry-as Joel in 2010 was 20,175 with a popu-lation density of 18,198.7 people per square mile. The projected population for the year 2015 is 26,188 with a density of 23,622.7 and for 2020 is 33,994 and density of 30,664.0 per square mile.

Ten of the 15 annexation zones have

more than 10 contiguous acres of vacant property. Given the Village’s Code con-cerning PUD Districts, housing density will be astronomical on relatively small parcels of land. The units would be six (6) stories instead of four (4) which in-crease the capacity by 50%.

Given the vast amount of land that would be converted to housing, paved streets and sidewalks, and the minimal attention to recreation, aesthetics and benefits to the environment, it behooves the DEC to take Lead Agency status or Co-Lead with the interested, involved and financially able agency Monroe-Woodbury Central School District (M-W CSD) to perform the SEQR. The DEC and M-W CSD are the only two agencies that are capable of providing a thorough and fair environmental as-sessment of the proposed annexation of 500+ acres as well as having the broadest governmental powers for investigation into potential impacts.Sincerely, Andrea Trust, Monroe, NY

1. http://nysparks.com/newsroom/press-releases/release.aspx?r=800

2. http://www.orangecountygov.com/filestorage/124/1362/3210/Demographic_Profile_Becky’sRevisedVersion_

3. The Photo News, “What’s the connection with the school districts?” by Nancy Kriz, Friday, February 7, 2014 pp 2, 10

4. Orange County Open Space Plan June, 2004

5. http://www.nj.com/morris/index.ssf/2013/04/speaker_urban_development_and.html

6. http://waterauthority.orangecountygov.com/PROJECTS/MOODNA_CREEK_WATERSHED/Moodna%20Creek%20Watershed%20Plan%20Final.pdf

7. 1996 New York State DEC Priority Water Bodies List for Orange County, Orange County Water Authority

8. http://www.orangecountygov.com/filestorage/124/1362/1460/4304/Supplement_2_Water_Master_Plan.pdf

9. http://www.vosizneias.com/23474/2008/11/28/kiryas-joel-ny-village-suing-orange-county-over-bill-for-waste-from-kosher-slaughterhouse/

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Barshov’s Photo News comments were offensive

Mr. Barshov’s comments in last week’s edition of the Photo News were so of-fensive that a response is necessary.

Anti-Semitism, the word, the thought, the act, is reprehensible. The fact that it still exists in today’s global society is frightening. Mr. Barshov, the attorney repre-senting the leadership in the Village of Kiryas Joel recently used that term to char-acterize the Monroe-Woodbury community and our opposition to the Village of Kiryas Joel’s recently filed petition to annex over 500 acres of our town property.

Mr. Barshov’s accusation is simply not true and dangerous. Our opposition is not based on religious bias or any form of anti-Semitism. Our steadfast op-position to any and all of Kiryas Joel’s attempts to seize 500 plus acres of town property into their village is based on the fact that neighbors do not take your property simply because they want to.

Mr. Barshov went on to defend Kiryas Joel’s use of the block vote…”Isn’t (a block vote) how democracy works? No, democracy does not work that way!oo Democracy consists of four basic elements: Political system for choosing

and replacing the government through free and fair elections. ■ In the Village of Kiryas Joel, there is nothing free or fair in their electoral

process. oo The active participation of the people, as citizens, in politics and civic life

■ In the Village of Kiryas Joel, citizens do not have an active role in politics or in civic life. They are told how to dress, live, think and vote.

oo Protection of the human rights of all citizens. ■ The rights of the individual does not exist in the Village of Kiryas Joel.

Women are oppressed and free choice is not an option. oo A rule of law, in which the laws and procedures apply equally to all citizens. 

■ Kiryas Joel’s form of government is by definition a dictatorship. Rules are not applied equally and are determined and enforced by their leadership. Those rules must be followed without question.

Mr. Barshov has made it abundantly clear that he plans on using fear and lies to further his clients’ cause in annexing our property. We as a community cannot and will not allow this.Theresa Budich, Monroe, NY

Neuhaus: My View on Lead Agency & Annexation

The recent application to annex over 500 acres of land into the Village of Kiryas Joel is concerning. This action would effectively double the size of the Village, dramatically altering the landscape of Orange County.  

The political reality of the Town of Monroe, where I grew up, is that the voters in Kiryas Joel elected the Town of Monroe Board. There is skepticism that the Town of Monroe can review the annexation project fairly and independently.   

Orange County will therefore take the following steps to ensure that there is a fair review process related to this annexation: 

1. Orange County will undertake its own SEQRA process as if it were the Lead Agency. While we may not be able to force the Town of Monroe or Village of Kiryas Joel to accept our findings, both Kiryas Joel and Monroe have promised a complete environmental review. Again, we will post our findings on the County website and share them with the Town of Monroe and Village of Kiryas Joel. 

2. We have asked the Town of Monroe and Village of Kiryas Joel to pro-vide us with all annexation documents. We will then post those docu-ments on the Orange County website in order to provide the public with as much information as possible on the proposed annexation. 

3. We have asked the state DEC Commissioner to amend the SEQRA regulations to allow for Counties to be “Lead Agency” whenever there is a large annexation which would expand a municipal border by 10 percent or more. In a letter to the Department of Environmental Conservation, I have asked Commissioner Martens to name Orange County Lead Agency. Although there is an argument to be made that we do not have legal standing to be “Lead Agency,” I am asking for it anyway and the Commissioner may interpret the SEQRA regulations to allow it. Hopefully, however, the DEC Commissioner will amend the SEQRA regulations so that large annexations such as this one allow a County Planning Department to be Lead Agency.

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THE ASSEMBLYSTATE OF NEW YORKALBANYJAMES SKOUFIS

February 13, 2014Mr. Joseph MartensCommissionerNew York State Department of Environmental Conservation625 BroadwayAlbany, NY 12233

Dear Commissioner Martens:I am writing to you today regard-ing the competing requests for lead agent in the annexation petition that seeks to move 507 acres of land from the unincorporated Town of Monroe into the Village of Kiryas Joel. Given the unique circumstances involving the matter, I strongly encourage you to designate the Monroe-Woodbury Central School District (M-W CAD) or the DEC as lead agent.

First and foremost, it is very appar-ent that the annexation request by homeowners and landowners is, in actuality, being done at the behest of the Kiryas Joel administration. Today, the village administration refuses to make any public comments on this

matter, but they made their intentions known in 2004 when a similar annex-ation proposal was being considered. According to the Times Herald-Re-cord, “[Village Administrator] Sze-gedin told the Record that the village planned to first submit a large annexa-tion request and then have County Executive Ed Diana propose the cre-ation of a separate town as a peace-making gesture.”1 In the same 2004 conversations, Szegedin explained the idea further by sharing, “It’s not going to be convincing by love. It’s going to be convincing by reality.”2

Based on the above referenced com-ments and the fact that the Kiryas Joel administration clearly is the driving force behind the present annexation pe-tition, they are not an objective party in this process as would often be the case in these types of annexation proceedings.

Furthermore, the present Kiryas Joel administration has a history of dealing with environmental impact studies in a nonchalant manner in order to expediently serve their own interests. Perhaps most notable was their preposterous original attempt at a negative declaration regarding the village’s 13-mile water pipeline proj-ect. It was only after numerous court

orders that an environmental impact study was conducted; further environ-mental litigation is still pending.

It is also important to consider the history of the Kiryas Joel administra-tion’s blatant lack of respect for the state Open Meetings Law and Freedom of Information Law (FOIL). While the Town of Monroe is petitioning to be co-lead agents with the Village of Kiryas Joel, such status would nonetheless pro-vide the village with an influential say in the process. Any influence would need to accompany with it public disclosure of actions, something that the village has never demonstrated. The Kiryas Joel administration does not respond to FOIL requests; the village has no web-site and, thus, no posting of meeting agendas or minutes, and often cancels meetings at a whim. In 2012, the Times Herald-Record reported that “attempts to [determine when meetings were held were] met with almost comical obstruc-tion.”3 This disrespect for disclosure is unacceptable for any lead agent or co-lead agent during a critical application such as this annexation petition.

The Village of Kiryas Joel should, in no way, be involved with any de-cision-making during the annexation petition’s SEQRA proceedings for the

reasons outlined above. The M-WC-SD Board of Education, on the other hand, is an elected body just like any municipal board and, given the po-litical reality of the situation, I believe they are the most objective body in these annexation proceedings.

There is no question that the M-WCSD has standing in the matter giv-en the tremendous financial toll the 507-acre annexation would have on the school district’s taxpayers, made up in-part by residents of the 99th As-sembly District that I represent.

I thank you for your serious consid-eration of this matter and if there are any issues or questions that I may be of assistance with, please do not hesi-tate to contact me.Sincerely, James SkoufisMember of Assembly, 99th District

Source:

1. http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20140107/NEWS/401070330&cid=sitesearch

2. http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20140110/NEWS/401100333&cid=sitesearch

3. http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120311/NEWS/203110314&cid=sitesearch

Representative Skoufis’s letter to DEC Commissioner ref. Lead Agency

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The race track itself is a beautiful piece of design and workmanship in wood. Made of maple by a local crafts-man, it was made a number of years ago so that it can be assembled for the races and dismantled for storage un-der controlled conditions.

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John Fitzgerald presents Eagle Scout project at Town Board meetingWill build four benches for Bocce Court at Earl Reservoir

By Desiree Potvin, Clerk for the Town of Woodbury

Town of Woodbury Board Members supported Life Scout John Fitzgerald after he presented his Eagle Scout Project. Standing from the left are Councilwoman Lyn Prestia, supervisor John Burke, councilman Bob Hunter (behind Burke), John Fitzgerald (center), John Simons (Scout Leader) and councilman Frank Palermo. Photo by Ben Meyers

John Fitzgerald, Life Scout working to achieve his rank of Eagle Scout pre-sented his project idea to the Board. He is interested in pursuing the in-stallation of four benches at the Bocce Court at Earl Reservoir.

The benches will be positioned on the parking lot side of the courts with two benches grouped together on each end. The pair of benches will be at-tached to each other and will also in-clude two planters and a table in the middle. These items will be made from pressured treated wood to ensure du-rability and each bench will be secured to a concrete slab of approximately five feet by twelve feet. The court will also be cleaned and refinished.

Fitzgerald said, “On a personal note,…I have fond memories of my grandparents both playing and speak-

ing of bocce. I had the opportunity to play with my grandma during vaca-tion… and also watched my grandpar-ents play for their organized league. I plan on challenging my grandma to a game upon completion of my project.”1

The total budget he expects for this project is approximately $1000, which he plans to raise by fundraising. He has met with and gathered information from Supervisor Burke, Parks Director Joseph Gianzero, Building & Grounds Superintendent Robert Blair, his Scout-master and parents. The plan is to have the work completed by Memorial week-end. The Board approved the project.

Editor’s Note – The information above was taken from the February 20th Town of Woodbury Meeting Summary recorded by Desiree Potvin. 1.) Comments inserted by the editor.

February 27, 2014 www.woodburyGazette.com10 Faith

By Steven J. Cole

Using the Bible Properly

2 Timothy 2:14-19So I’ve got to be diligent to search out what the

Scriptures say about knowing God and His wisdom for living.”

B. The proper use of the Bible requires the proper relationship.

“Present yourself approved to God.” “Present” is

used (2 Cor.11:2; Eph. 5:27) to speak of a bride be-ing presented to her bridegroom. It’s a very personal, loving act when a young woman gives herself to a young man in marriage. In that culture it meant that she was giving herself completely to him: her devo-tion, her time, her body, her complete focus was now toward her husband because of his love for her and her love for him.

That’s how we should come to the Bible. It’s not just a book of principles for how to live. It tells us of Christ’s enduring love for His bride. As His bride, we should seek to please Him and be available to do His will. As such, our focus should not be on what oth-ers think of us, but on what God thinks. Too many pastors fall into the trap of pleasing people, rather than pleasing God. While it’s nice to be liked, my main focus is to be, “approved to God.” Our goal is to please our heavenly Bridegroom who loved us and

gave Himself for us.When Jim Elliot, who was later martyred in the

jungles of Ecuador, was a student at Wheaton Col-lege, he wrote in his diary, “My grades came through this week, and were, as expected, lower than last semester. However, I make no apologies, and ad-mit I’ve let them drag a bit for study of the Bible, in which I seek the degree

A.U.G., ‘approved unto God’”. Come to the Bible to deepen your love life with the Lord, to learn how you can please Him more.

The story continues in the next edition... “The proper use of the Bible requires the proper skill.”

Steven J. Cole is Pastor of Flagstaff Christian Fellowship, Flagstaff, Arizona. From 1977-1992 He pastored Lake Gregory Community Church in Crestline, California. A graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary (Th.M., 1976) and California State University, Long Beach (B.A., philosophy, 1968)

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Congregation Eitz Chaim/MWJCCA Warm and Friendly Conservative Synagogue1465 Orange Turnpike, P.O. Box 183Monroe, NY 10949845-783-7424 www.eitzchaim-monroe.orgRabbi’s Yael Hammerman and Hillel Konigsburg Service times:Friday: Kaballat Shabbat 6:00 p.m.Saturday: Shaharit 9:00 a.m.Sunday: Shaharit Minyan 8:30 a.m.Open Enrollment:Gan Shalom Preschool, Hebrew School, Kadima, USY

Highland Mills United Methodist Church654 Route 32, PO Box 611, Highland Mills, NY 10930www.highlandmillsumc.orgE-mail: info@highlandmillsumc.orgPhone: (845) 928-6177Pastor: Reverend Darlene ReslingWorship: Sundays @ 9:15 amSunday School @ 9:15 amMen’s Bible Study: Saturdays @ 8:30-9:30 am

Monroe Temple of Liberal Judaism314 N. Main St., Monroe, NYTelephone: (845) 783-2626 Rabbi Garry Loeb; Cantor Elana SchwartzWorship ScheduleFirst Friday: an eclectic, intergenerational Shabbat expe-rience for young families, singles, couples, and empty nesters. Held the 1st Friday of each month, it usually begins at 6:30 pm with a picnic or pot luck –dinner, and is followed by an hour of interesting activities. An hour-long Kabbalat service then follows at 8:00 pmKabbalat Shabbat Services: Friday evenings at 8:00pm. Shachrit Service: 10:00 am Saturday morning (unless otherwise specified), including Saturdays on which there is no Bar or Bat Mitzvah. Tot Shabbat Service: 3rd Saturday of the month at 9:00 am.

St. Patrick’s Church - Highland Mills448 Route 32, Highland Mills, NY 10930www.stpatrickshm.orgMass ScheduleSaturday Vigil: 5:30 pmSpanish Mass: 7:00 pmSunday: 7:30 am, 9:00 am, 10:30 am & 12:00 pmWeekdays: Monday thru Saturday 9:00 amHoly Days - See Bulletin

Honduras Missions - February 19, 2014The Ritchie Family / Children’s Lighthouse

Wing and a prayer“Let go of the controls, power down the engine…”

Using the Bible Properly part II

The proper use of the Bible requires the proper relationship“…deepen your love life with the Lord, to learn how you can please Him more.”

Not sure why but it has been a very hard task com-pleting this church project. It has drained us in so many ways. It has been more like building the Chil-dren’s Lighthouse years ago.

And things happening in faraway places make it harder, like weather in the USA canceling church ser-vices, closing banks, slowing mail and support giving down. We always fly (drive) to the limit of our gas. We have no reserve. Like today, no money left in bank, no food left in house and not enough fuel left in truck. Had enough fuel to pick up the men working on the new church and to return them to home, but no extra.

I called our home church pastor in the USA and asked him to make a special trip to the city. He had to dig himself out of the snow, drive to the city and hope that the post office and banks were open, and, that there was a deposit to make.

There was a small one, enough for three or four day’s food. Because of an error, he had to make it in two smaller deposits which kept the bank from hold-ing most of the funds. Amen! I check funds that are available and Lisa goes to buy food. That means an extra trip to town. She returns empty of fuel. I load up materials, equipment, and men (at the church construction site) and try to coast back to town. Had to call my sister in the USA to put enough fuel in the Kia just to get home. Weee...I always say when the LORD returns, or calls me home, I want to be “spent” as in “used up” leaving nothing not given to Him. Amen!

Side note-- (True story) I know of a pilot who was to deliver a small plane (Piper Tri Pacer) from the USA to Ecuador back in the 1960s. When he got to Honduras the decision was made to fly the last leg straight down over the pacific ocean rather than country jump.

The plane had no instruments except a “stick on” compass and an oil light; it also needed 50 gallons more fuel capacity than the plane had in order to

fly the distance over open ocean. So he strapped a 55 gallon barrel in the front seat with a hand pump in it. He ran a hose out to the fuel tank in the wing and tied it in. The plan was fly and pump fuel as he thought he needed. He thought no problem with five extra gallons to spare.

He made it, just barely on fumes, and with more luck than skill using the compass. He arrived, drenched in sweat, though the plane was cold and empty of fuel and empty of prayers.

The last leg of his trip was even worse. He took off in low clouds surrounded by tall mountains. He could not climb out of the cloud cover fast enough and did not know where the mountains were. He got confused in direction and flight angle of the plane. In other words he could be flying right into the ground or level into the mountain, he did not know.

He did something very hard to do. Let go of the controls, power down the engine, and let the plane fly its slowest natural level way. He stuck his head out hoping for a hint of sight of the ground - in time to react before crashing. It worked, as the wheels be-gan clipping tree tops and he was able to keep those tree tops in view and he followed the contour of the mountain back down to the runway and landed. Lived to try again the next day!

That reminds me much of ministry in Honduras. Wing and a prayer.

Editor’s note: More than a few years ago, the editor accompanied a local pastor and another friend to visit Barry Richie in Choluteca, Honduras. Our mission was to take clothes, diapers, hygiene items, vitamins and other necessities for children and adults at the Lighthouse and in surrounding barrios close to the church, Iglesia Bautista La Cruz. If you want help…Go to www.childrenslighthouse.blogspot.com/ for more information. There are many missionaries serving God around the world. Barry and Lisa’s missionary life gives an insight into the daily trials and victories of one such family.

www.woodburyGazette.com February 27, 2014 11Faith/History

The Woodbury Historical Society’s annual Winter Social is set for Satur-day, March 1st, from 2:00 to 4:00 P.M. The location will be the Woodbury Senior Center on Rt. 105 in Highland Mills. Besides providing an opportu-nity to get out on a chilly afternoon

to see good friends, there will be a special presentation by Linda Bur-roughs, offering an elementary course on “How to Start Your Own Geneal-ogy.” Linda is a long-time member of WHS, the Orange County Genea-logical Society and she is also Village

of Monroe Historian. She also comes from the Bull family, one of the oldest families in Orange County.

Also planned is a photographic ret-rospective of Woodbury. On display will be photos taken around town in three different series over the last 30 years or so. It’s sure to prove interesting

how sites and scenes have changed (or perhaps not changed!) in recent times.

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A Church is being birthed! Discovery Baptist Church every third Sunday 6 pm Hampton Inn in Central ValleyCentral Valley – Discovery Baptist Church is a new church starting in Monroe-Woodbury New York. It is their desire to bring the life-chang-ing message of Jesus to the commu-nity. The church will have its Grand Opening April 20th, 2014 Easter Sunday. Until then the church meets once a month - every third Sunday at 6 pm at the Hampton Inn Conference Room in Central Valley. Everyone is welcome to come.

The lead pastor of Discovery Baptist Church is Gerry Dumoulin who is a na-tive of Massachusetts. Pastor Gerry and his wife Erin were married in the sum-mer of 2004. He is the proud dad of two wonderful children, Rayya and Calvary.

Pastor Gerry felt God’s call to come to Orange County in 2011, and he and his family moved here in November 2013. Pastor Gerry said, “We are start-ing another church in the area because there is a need for another church in the community.

It is the Gospel message that brings forgiveness, hope, peace, and a bright future to local neighborhoods.” Dis-covery Baptist Church desires to be outwardly focused. Pastor Gerry said, “We want to help this community and be a blessing to those that live here.

We are in the process of building part-nerships with other local charities and organizations to bring the Gospel in a tangible way into the lives of people in

Monroe and Woodbury.” Pastor Gerry said, “We are

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We are ordinary imperfect people worshiping an awesome God.”! Discovery Baptist Church is currently looking for a permanent location to meet on Sunday mornings. So make sure to check out the website www.discoverybc.org for up to date infor-mation on location, times and events.

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February 26Two national parks established 10 years apart-- Grand Canyon in 1919 and the Grand Tetons in 1929, 95 & 85 Years ago

Located in northwestern Arizona, the Grand Canyon is formed by the mighty Colorado River. The chasm is exceptionally deep, dropping more than a mile into the earth, and is 15 miles across at its widest point. 

In 1540, members of an expedi-tion sent by the Spanish explorer Coronado became the first Europe-ans to discover the canyon, though because of its remoteness the area was not further explored until 300 years later. American geologist John Wesley Powell, who popularized the term “Grand Canyon” in the 1870s, became the first person to journey the entire length of the gorge in 1869. The harrowing voyage was made in four rowboats.

In January 1908, U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt designated more than 800,000 acres of the Grand Canyon a national monu-ment; it was designated a national park under President Woodrow Wilson on February 26, 1919.

Ten years later to the day, Presi-dent  Calvin Coolidge  signed into

law a bill passed by both houses of the U.S. Congress establishing the Grand Teton National Park in Wyo-ming.

Home to some of the most stun-ning alpine scenery in the  United States, the territory in and around Grand Teton National Park also has a colorful human history. The first Anglo-American to see the saw-edged Teton peaks is believed to be John Colter. After traveling with Lewis and Clark to the Pacific, Col-ter left the expedition during its re-turn trip down the Missouri in 1807 to join two fur trappers headed back into the wilderness. He spent the next three years wandering through the northern Rocky Mountains, eventually finding his way into the valley at the base of the Tetons, which would later be called Jackson Hole.

Other adventurers followed in Colter’s footsteps, including the French-Canadian trappers who gave the mountain range the bawdy name of “Grand Tetons,” meaning

“big breasts” in French. For decades trappers, outlaws, traders and Indi-ans passed through Jackson Hole, but it was not until 1887 that set-tlers established the first permanent habitation. The high northern valley with its short growing season was ill suited to farming, but the early set-tlers found it ideal for grazing cattle.

Tourists started coming to Jack-son Hole not long after the first cattle ranches. Some of the ranch-ers supplemented their income by catering to “dudes,” eastern tender-foots yearning to experience a little slice of the Old West in the shadow of the stunning Tetons. The tour-ists began to raise the first concerns about preserving the natural beauty of the region.

In 1916, Horace M. Albright, the director of the National Park Ser-vice, was the first to seriously sug-gest that the region be incorporated into Yellowstone National Park. The ranchers and businesses catering to tourists, however, strongly resisted the suggestion that they be pushed

off their lands to make a “museum” of the Old West for eastern tourists.

Finally, after more than a decade of political maneuvering, Grand Teton National Park was created on February 26, 1929. As a concession to the ranchers and tourist opera-tors, the park only encompassed the mountains and a narrow strip at their base. Jackson Hole itself was excluded from the park and desig-nated merely as a scenic preserve. Albright, though, had persuaded the wealthy John D. Rockefeller to begin buying up land in the Jack-son Hole area for possible future in-corporation into the park. In 1949, Rockefeller donated his land hold-ings in Jackson Hole to the federal government that then incorporated them into the national park. Today, Grand Teton National Park encom-passes 309,993 acres.

Working ranches still exist in Jackson Hole, but the local economy is increasingly dependent on ser-vices provided to tourists and the wealthy owners of vacation homes.

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By Rob Beckley

As a tree climber every job brings new challenges. Each tree has its own risks such as storm broken branches entangled within the tree, or a dead tree that needs assessing just to make sure it is safe to even climb. A tree’s location and all the objects within the fall zone play major roles in the work being done. Over the peak of a house, power lines to the home, sheds, black top driveways, well groomed lawns, fences, and other things within bouncing distance of falling logs - these are all at risk during tree work.

Not only does each job bring challenges but so does each type of wood. Some oaks are like climb-ing the hardest wood imaginable. Each stab with the climbing spur often leaves black and blue insoles on a climber’s feet. Black walnut is soft on the feet but then you have to fight and pull the spur (used to climb trees) from the deep soft bark. Some trees like cherry have rough bark which snags rope lines making the climbers day difficult. Each wood does different things when cut. Some peel apart which require an under cut, others snap before the cut is finished. There are countless unique differences to know about with many types of wood.

Home owners do not realize how much goes on

behind the scenes. The importance of being pre-pared for what may happen, aside from the obvious hazards, cannot be stressed enough. As a climber disturbs the tree an emergency exit needs to be set in place. Bees, rodents, equipment issues, and personal injury are just some reasons to be prepared for sur-prises. Remember, no one else is up the tree with the climber to lend a hand.

Climbing is high risk business. Preparation normally starts several nights before in my garage. Countless hours are spent going over the saws, sharpening chains, inspecting ropes, cleaning air filters, mixing fuel, then packing up the gear needed for the job. Nothing ex-cept perfect equipment will do. Equipment is replaced often and on a constant rotating basis. Not only is the best equipment needed but spare equipment is also a must have. Imagine needing a 42 inch chainsaw to cut a large log at a home or business site, and then it stops working. This is why back-ups are needed. No client wants to hear that his job cannot be completed. A well prepared tree expert has the highest chance of complet-ing each job properly. That is only good business!

Most people think - how can I afford tree work? Maybe a friend’s friend with a chainsaw on your property may be cheap, but one mishap and you will be paying much more in repairs. That local land-

scaper who cuts trees. Is he even insured to cut anything besides grass? There are the guys from on-line “sell your stuff ” websites that say “I have been doing this work X many years with no insurance”. Those people are openly telling you they cut corners. Where else are they cutting corners?

Whatever work you need done, always call a pro-fessional. Get it taken care of one time - the correct way. Call a business with insurance. See the insur-ance certificate. Ask for references. Ask for advice. And you should never only have to pay in cash.

Rob Beckley of Highland Mills, proud of his skills as an arborist, stands next to huge section of a tree he felled. Photo provided

Tree Climbing is a Risky BusinessA local expert explains why felling trees is not easy – it’s one the most dangerous jobs

If there is inclement weather all regis-tered attendees will be called for cancella-tion purposes and a new snow date will be issued in the future!

There are many dates to acknowledge this month: Mardi Gras (also known as “Fat Tuesday”) on March 4th, Ash Wednesday on March 5th, International Women’s Day on March 8th, Daylight Savings begins March 9th, World Kidney Day on March 13th, and Purim on March 16th.

Also note that the Mid-Hudson Saint Patrick’s Day Parade is on March 16th in Goshen, NY with parade participants lin-ing up at 1:00 PM and step-off is at 2:00 PM. More information can be found on their Facebook page. Saint Patrick’s Day is on March 17th and spring officially begins on March 20th (Yay!!!). Last but not least, Doctor’s Day is on March 30th! The Book Selection for this month’s book club is Winter’s Tale by Mark Helprin – This selection was chosen by the first volunteers for the newly formed book committee. You may or-der your copy through the Inter-library Loan system and place your book on hold to be picked up at Highland Mills or Cen-tral Valley (your choice). We will also or-der six books to be available at the library by March first. The book discussion date is scheduled for March 27th in Highland Mills at 6:30 PMMarch 4, 5, 6, 18, 19, and 20 are Com-puter Tutor days. We reserve the first and third weeks for these sessions. The ap-pointment times available on Tuesday are: 1:00, 2:00, and 3:00 PM. On Wednesday, the times are: 5:00, 6:00, and 7:00 PM and

on Thursday the times are 3:00, 4:00 and 5:00 PM. All Appointments are now an hour long.March 12 and 26 – Knitting and Cro-cheting Club of Central Valley meets the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the Month: The club meets at 7 PM in the lower level - Bring your project or learn how to knit or crochet in the company of other club members!March 12 – Book Club Selection Com-mittee Meeting – We meet at 6:30 PM in the Highland Mills Branch. We are looking for volunteers who want to be instrumental in how our book club is run and what books are chosen. Please con-sider being a vital part of your Library!March 13 – WPL Cooks: Irish Soda Bread and Scones – Join Rose-Emma and gather with friends. Classes have a limit of 12 and if more are in-terested we may be able to open up a second session. We will meet in the Senior Center Thursday at 4:30 PM. Af-terwards we will enjoy some of the fruits of our labor with coffee!March 25 – A Spring themed craft is planned Tuesday evening beginning at 6:30 PM. We will be making a Butterfly Wreath for your door or wall. Class size is limited to 12. If more are interested a sec-ond session may be planned.March 26 – We are holding an Irish Movie Night – title TBA later, and leprechauns are involved!March 27 – WPL Book Club Discus-sion on Thursday, 6:30 PM in HM

We are looking to add to our volun-teer committee to work on our Woodbury

Reads - One town, One Book Program and our monthly Book Club selections and our Summer Reading Program. Rose-Emma is meeting with interested volunteers on March 12th at 6:30 PM in the Highland Mills branch. Bring ideas, themes, and of course book titles and reviews. Preferably, we are looking for a dozen interested good readers who would like to be involved. If interested, please call Rose-Emma at 928-6162, ext. 102. Our next meeting is March 12th at 6:30 PM

at Highland Mills. Make Woodbury Public Library a viable part of your life. Thank you for your continued support! Activities and calendar are posted on our website.

You may also stop by the Highland Mills Branch on Tuesdays or Thursdays, after 1 PM to speak with Rose-Emma in person. Rose-Emma can be found at HML Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays - Programs usu-ally are scheduled on Tuesdays, Wednesdays or on a weekend Saturday or Sunday.

Woodbury Library News Children’s Programs for MarchBy Linda Geissler, Children’s Services

World Storytelling DayThursday, March 20th, 2014 4:30 to 5:30 P.M. HM BranchCelebrate the art of storytelling as Black Dirt Storytelling Guild members,

Madelyn Folino and Eileen Stelljes join us to share stories of “Monsters and Drag-ons.” Program appropriate for ages 5 and up.

Please call 928-2114 to register.DIY@ your Library Teen Tech Week

Monday, March 10th, 2014 4:30 to 5:30 P.M. CV BranchFriday, March 14th, 2014 6:30 to 8:00 P.M.Team up to create and post Vines, short video clips that can be linked to the

library webpage. Enjoy pizza as we collaborate on Monday, then return Friday to complete the project.

Program for grades 6 through 9. Call 928-2114 to register.Family Movie Night at the Library

Friday, March 21st, 2014 6:45 to 8:30 P.M. HM BranchEnjoy the story of a fearless princess who sets off on an epic journey alongside a

rugged, thrill-seeking mountain man, his pet reindeer, and a hapless snowman to find her estranged sister, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom in eternal winter. PG rated. Children under 11 with an adult. Refreshments served. Call 928-2114 to register.

Woodbury Public Library – Adult News By Rose-Emma Calabrese, Adult Services

February 27, 2014 www.woodburyGazette.com14 EducationA Teacher’s Perspective

Are the Common Core Standards really more rigorous - or “Have We Been Had?”By Dawn Hoagland

The Common Core Standards have been sold to us as a far superior rig-orous set of standards that will en-sure that our students will be “col-lege and career ready” and able “to compete in the new global economy of the 21st century.” Is that really true? Perhaps the Common Core is not superior to our New York State Standards that we previously had in place. Maybe these new stan-dards are not rigorous. Dr. Sandra Stotsky, University of Arkansas emeritus professor who served on the official Common Core valida-tion committee, refused to sign off on the academic legitimacy of the Common Core.

She said, “As empty skill sets, Common Core’s ELA standards do not strengthen the high school cur-riculum. Nor can they reduce post-secondary remedial coursework in a legitimate way. As empty skill sets, Common Core’s ELA “college readi-ness” standards weaken the base of literary and cultural knowledge need-ed for authentic college coursework, decrease the capacity for analytical thinking… and completely muddle the development of writing skills.”

Have we been sold a lemon? Parents are discovering what the CCSS really are. Ask any parent of a second, third or fourth grade student about their child’s math homework and you will hear stories of parents who are con-fused by the tasks that their young children are supposed to complete. Why would double digit computa-

tion all of a sudden be a mysterious skill unknown to parents? The Com-mon Core method of computation being taught requires every number to be broken into tens and ones be-fore it can be added, subtracted or di-vided. This is a confusing and tedious multi-step process that is unneces-sary and certainly not more rigor-ous. The lattice method being taught to perform multiplication problems is a throw-back to the 13th century. Why on earth would that method be included in a set of standards that is supposed to ready our children for the 21st century? Third grade used to be the year that students memorized the multiplication table. Their memoriza-tion of those facts established a plat-form from which they could move on to more complicated problems. The Common Core removes memoriza-tion from the curriculum. It insists that students cannot arrive at the an-swer to 6 x 7 without drawing 42 cir-cles first. Knowing math facts and fill-ing in the correct answers on a test no longer garners points. Students must show their work by tediously drawing circles and writing about what they drew to receive full credit for the cor-rect answer.

Dr. James Milgram, Stanford Uni-versity emeritus professor who served on the official Common Core valida-tion committee said, “I can tell you that my main objection to Core Stan-dards, and the reason I didn’t sign off on them was that they did not match up to international expectations. They

were at least two years behind the practices in the high achieving coun-tries by 7th grade, and, as a number of people have observed, only re-quire partial understanding of what would be the content of a normal, solid, course in Algebra I or Geom-etry. “Moreover, they cover very little of the content of Algebra II, and none of any higher level course…  They will not help our children match up to the students in the top foreign countries when it comes to being hired to top level jobs.” Dr. Milgrim’s objections highlight the lack of rigor that the Common Core actually exhibits.

The Common Core courses do not include much of Algebra II, trigo-nometry or pre-calculus. A key Com-mon Core creator, Jason Zimba, said, “I think it’s a fair critique that it’s a minimal definition of college readi-ness…but not for the colleges most parents aspire to… not only not for STEM, it’s also not for selective col-leges. For example, for U.C. Berkeley, whether you are going to be an en-gineer or not, you’d better have pre-calculus to get into U.C. Berkeley.”

When questioned further, Jason Zimba admitted that the CCSS are designed to prepare students for a two year non-selective communi-ty college. How well known is that fact? Monroe-Woodbury has a great track record of sending students on to highly selective universities. Why in the world would we replace excel-lent NYS standards with something clearly so inferior?

When things don’t make sense, it is always a good idea to follow the money. There is a great info-graphic published in this month’s Yes! maga-zine titled, “Why Corporations Want Our Public Schools.” A businessman is pictured with a big sack thrown over his back. It is labeled as the an-nual education budget funded by tax payers, $607 billion in all with $322 billion going for instruction. Corpo-rations want that money. Bill Gates put the word out that our schools are failing.

The new standards produce failing test scores making it easy for him to insist that he was right. “Failing” pub-lic schools are closed down. What an opportunity! A company sets up a charter school and receives the same per-student payment that public schools get to run the school, about $11,000 on average. In Ohio, char-ter teachers make 59% of what pub-lic school teachers make. U.S. public school teacher pay and benefits equals about $287 billion a year. If corpora-tions paid all teachers at the Ohio charter school rate, potential profit could reach $118 billion.

Let’s put that in perspective with some other corporations. Wal-Mart made a profit of $17 billion in 2012. Bank of America made a profit of $4 billion in 2012. Get the picture? All of a sudden, investors are very inter-ested in school reform. Are the Com-mon Core Standards more rigorous? No, but they sure can generate a lot of money for Wall Street.

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Friday, Feb 28, 2014 Family Swim 7:30 PM - 9:45 PM, Middle SchoolNYSBDA Music Festival @ Syracuse

Saturday, Mar 1, 2014Odyssey of the Mind Regional Tournament @ Goshen

NM Drama Production @ CV7:00 PM, Central ValleyNYSBDA Music Festival @ Syracuse

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