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November 2014
Fleischmanns First November 1st Meeting Notes
The meeting was called to order by President Yvonne Reuter at
9:30am Yvonne reported on the Howlween parties, held
on October 25th. The childrens party was well attended;
approxi-
mately 35-45 children participated in the event and then paraded
in their costumes to the Gazebo where they received goodie
bags.
The adult party was attended by fewer people than in previous
years. The committee will discuss the events and suggestions for
next year on November 15th at Yvonnes home at 3:30.
Art Project-In follow up to the groups interest in moving
forward with a mural painting on one of Fleischmanns building
exterior walls, Yvonne has contacted the artist who successfully
painted a mu-ral on the Pizza/laundry building in Arkville. The
artist, Joanna Murphy, is excited about working on a project in
Fleischmanns. Yvonne to confirm pre-viously obtained permission
from the owner of the Post Office/Supermarket building.
Membership Renewal-Anita Rubin and Marilyn Ringel will call all
those who have not renewed for Fiscal Year 2015 ending June 1,
2015. Please send in your membership renewal, suggested minimum
donation of $10, if you have not done so already, to PO Box 111,
Fleischmanns, NY 12430.
John Hoeko reported on his meeting with Senator Seward during
which he discussed the economy of the Central Catskills
regionPhoenicia to Andes. Senator Seward considers the Belleayre
resort an important issue and top priority.
Larry Reilly gave the Village report in Todd Pas-carellas
absence. Drainage work will begin shortly between Depot and Bridge
Streets. A second phase will address the drain replacement in front
of The Tinderbox. NY State Parks Department is currently reviewing
the bid for the park concession.
***CELEBRATING ONE HUNDRED YEARS***
Fleischmanns First HOWLWEEN Event!
Meeting Notes Continued Rob Alverson has contacted the
manufacturer of the
LED Snowflakes regarding cost of purchasing additional lights
for the eastern entrance of the Village. He has pur-chased smaller
snowflakes for the Fleischmanns sign and will research whether any
of the LED Snowflakes pur-chased last year need replacement. Rob
will purchase new holiday decorations shortly. Please join Rob for
hol-iday decorating on November 30th at 10am.
The following resolution was passed by consensus and is to be
presented to the Village of Fleischmanns leader-ship.
Fleischmanns First requests that the Village explore with an
attorney conversant with legal options that would al-low the
Village to retain consent over the transfer of his-toric assets in
the Village of which the Theater is one, such as a net net net
lease.
The next FF meeting is December 6th, 9:30am at La Cabana.
Thank You
Veterans
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Fleischmanns Then and Now
November/December Calendar ~ Fleischmanns Events - Save the
Date!
Nov. 30th Sunday, Holiday Decorating-meet at the Gazebo at
10am
Dec. 6th Saturday, Fleischmanns First monthly Meeting, 9:30 am,
La Cabana Come & meet your neighbors and support your
village
Dec. 7th Sunday, Childrens Christmas Party at Fleischmanns
Firehouse, 2 to 4pm
Dec. 8th Monday, Village Board Meeting at 6:00 pm at the Skene
Memorial Library
Dec. 21st Saturday, Christmas Caroling, meet at 3:00pm at
Fleischmanns Church parking lot
The Village Planning Board Meeting, as needed, (1st Tuesday) @
5:30 pm, Skene Library Zoning Board Meeting, as needed, (3rd
Thursday) @ 6:30 pm, Skene Library
Check with Village Clerk regarding meeting statuses &
agendas.
For Village info, please contact the Village Clerk, Lorraine
DeMarfio @ 845 254 5514 To have your activity posted here, please
contact the Fleischmann's Flyer
Tennis has always been a popular pastime here in Fleisch-manns.
Courts have graced the Vil-lage Park for many years. During the
tenure of mayor Murray Mayes, the number of courts grew from 2 to
4. The Fleischmanns Tennis Tourna-ment began in 1974; when the
addi-tional courts were added, the tourna-ment was expanded to
include dou-bles as well as singles competition. The registration
fee for the first year's tournament was $1. Sadly the courts were
heavily damaged due to the Hurricane Irene flooding. Their
restoration has recently been com-pleted, and folks are playing
again. The 'then' image shows the courts just after the flood in
2011.
Skenes New Books
The following books have been acquired and add-ed to the Skene
Library lending collection:
The Children Act by Ian McEwan
The Bone Clocks: A Novel by David Mitchell
History of the Rain: A Novel by Niall Wil-liams
The Drop: A Novel by Dennis Lehane
The Long Way Home by Louise Penny
Personal (A Jack Reacher Novel) by Lee Child
The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters
Mrs. Hemingway: A Novel by Naomi Wood
Fleischmanns to get new Barber Shop
I stopped by the storefront at 1033 Main Street to see the
renovations that Marino Delacruz was do-ing in advance of
opening his new venture in Fleischmanns. The ceiling is painted a
charcoal grey and three barber chairs are ready to be placed. Vivae
Colores will open later this month; the telltale sign of the barber
pole is already installed outside. Marino will be opened
Monday-Thursday from 9am to 7pm and 9am to 8pm on Fri-days and
Saturdays. Watch for the official opening towards the middle of the
month!
Fleischmanns Childrens Holiday Party
The Fleischmanns Annual Childrens Holiday Party will be held on
Sunday, December 7th from 2-4pm at the Fleischmanns Fire Hall. This
is a fantastic annual event that has be-come a real community
tradition. Games, crafts, homemade snacks, music, and a very
special visit from Santa always make the af-ternoon special.
Free....all ages welcome!
This is our final issue for
2014 ~ wishing you and
your families a wonderful
Holiday Season!
See you in January!
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Fleischmanns First HOWLWEEN Event!!
Native Daughter Put to Rest
It is with sadness that we note the death of Hilda Finkel, 96,
who died in Florida on October 14th and was buried in Congregation
Bnai Israel Cemetary, Fleischmanns on Monday, October 21st . Her
father was Max Silverman, the owner and builder of the Fleischmanns
Theater, Maxbuilt. Hilda last visited Fleischmanns in September
2008. Below is the Fleischmanns Flyer story about her last visit to
the Village where she was raised.
A Native Daughter returns Home to Fleischmanns!
A few months ago, I received a call from Idalynn Finkel who
explained that her mother, Hilda Silverman Finkel, now 90 years old
wanted to visit Fleischmanns where she had been raised. It had been
over 50 years since Hilda had moved away from Fleischmanns and it
had been over 10 years since her last visit. Idalynn booked a suite
at Breezy Hill Inn for her mother, herself and Edele, her adopted
sister. They would stay for five days. A couple of days later Hilda
called with excitement about the visit. She had been in touch with
Adele Siegel and was eager to meet up with members of Congregation
Bnai Israel. Her father was one of the founding members. She
graduated from Fleischmanns High School in the 1930s and was eager
to find out about her classmates and Fleisch-manns childhood
friends.
The Finkels arrived in Fleischmanns on August 14th. The first
day was spent walking up and down Main Street and Wagner Ave-nue.
The Silverman family had lived for a while in the house next to the
synagogue when Hilda was a child and then moved further up Wagner
Avenue to a larger house, still standing across from the park.
Hilda and her daughters visited both houses. Hilda was re-luctant
to tour her second childhood home for fear that her memories might
be compromised. But fearful of meeting up with Fleisch-manns
natives she was not. She talked with several longtime Fleischmanns
family members and exchanged memories from long ago.
Saturday the family attended services at Congregation Bnai
Israel and were surrounded by Hildas nieces, nephews and
grandnieces and grandnephews all of whom had traveled from Long
Island back to the ancestral home village. The members of the
congregation welcomed the family and especially Hilda home!
Hilda told us of dances at the Halcott Grange, wagon trips
through the back roads of Fleischmanns, Red Kill and Halcott
Center. Her stories of the heyday of Fleischmanns were colorful and
evocative! We hope Hilda will come back to visit with us all soon
again!
Museum Volunteers Luncheon
On Saturday, November 1st, the Greater Fleischmanns Museum of
Memories hosted its annual Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon, again
held at Mi Lupita. The yearly event is held to thank the volunteers
who help in so many ways during the year. As always, Martin served
up a feast that was enjoyed by all. Pictured are Don Kearney, Mary
Chesire, John Duda, Peggy Kearney, Marilyn Ringel, Mabel West, Dan
Chesire, and Ron Morse. It ended up being a working lunch, as plans
for next year's season were discussed, and some recent donations to
the Museum were reviewed. A huge thank you goes out to our
volunteers.
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Letter from Mayor Pascarella..
Dear Fleischmanns Community, This year the fall colors were as
spectacular as anyone could remember. What a beauti-ful natural
gift. It was all over too soon though. People are busy around the
Village getting those last few projects done before winter, with
the memory of last winter's se-verity as motivation. Two projects
that will however have to wait until spring will be the playground
and the concession stand at the park. I already have them on my
Christ-mas list, along with many others, and I have not been
naughty, rather I have been quite nice so I have full confidence
they will happen. Have a Happy Thanksgiving! Sincerely, Todd
Pascarella, Mayor
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