March 2013

***CELEBRATING ONE HUNDRED YEARS***

Fleischmanns First
March Meeting Notes
Meeting was called to order at 9:30am

The Maple Court of 2013

Treasurer Winifred Zubin reported there were no expenses in the previous month however expects to see activity and expenses associated with Maple Festival Weekend in March. President Michelle Sidrane presented plans for Maple Festival-see story on the events FF Community Garden report: DEP application has been submitted for use of the property adjacent to the park and across the street from the Village pool. Mark Project has submitted a grant proposal to the OConnor Foundation to cover expenses of creating the raised garden planting beds and fencing. Application for 10 plots will be available when funding and permission are secured FF Pumpkin patch plans are in the works. Linda Pesa, co-chair of the project, is hoping to engage students at MCS in the project . Ben Fenton of River Run has granted Fleischmanns First use of his land for this project. Village Business Group which meets the first Thursday of each month has convened to explore how the businesses of 12430 zip code can work together and offer mutual support. FF commends their efforts and offers its assistance as needed. Annual Flower Barrel Campaign will start up in April and May. Rob Alverson reported on this community effort. More to come in April issue. Continued on page 2

Maple Court: Fatima and Vanessa Duque, Mauricio Hernandez, Emma Rotella, Amelia Pascarella, Ashley Camano and Monica Tapia.

Next Fleischmanns Forum to focus on Broadband Expansion to Underserved Communities If you live in Halcott Center or Denver Vega Valley you will want to attend the next Fleischmanns First Forum on April 6th when news about the expansion of Broadband (high-speed internet) will be available. Guest speaker Glen Faulkner, General Manager of the Margaretville Telephone Company, will discuss the collaborative efforts underway to extend broadband service to residents within our local community who are living in areas currently un-served with broadband and other advanced telecommunications services. Peg Ellsworth, Executive Director, Mark Project, will join Glen in discussing the ground breaking grant that has been approved by the State of New York to support and facilitate this expansion. Join us at LaCabana, Saturday, April 6th 10am the Forum will immediately follow the monthly Fleischmanns First Meeting at 9:30, coffee and refreshment will be served.

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Meeting Notes Continued from page 1: Memorial Day Street Fair, Saturday, May 26th: Rob Alverson reported that over 500 vendor post cards have gone out in efforts of solicitation. Village board has approved this years fair to run from in front of the Library through to Bridge Street corner. Plans are well under way. Volunteers are needed to restore and prepare the Fleischmanns Estate furniture for sale at Street Fair dates to come. Any questions, see Yvonne Reuter or Rob Alverson. Fleischmanns Eastern Entrance Signneeds to be refreshed. Input sought from Village, Business group etc. To be discussed at April or May monthly meeting.

Meeting was adjourned at 11:30. Next meeting: April 6th, 9:30am, La Cabana

Fleischmanns Election Results

Village of Fleischmanns residents voted to re-elect: Mayor Todd Pascarella and Trustees, Ben Fenton, Kathleen Rostad and David Yates to new terms.
April Calendar Fleischmanns Events - Save the Date!
April 4th April 6th Thursday, Fleischmanns Business Group Meeting, 4:30pm, Sams Saturday, Fleischmanns First Monthly Meeting at 9:30 am, LaCabana Come & meet your neighbors and support your village Fleischmann Forum, Broadband Expansion to Underserved Areas 10am at LaCabana April 15th Monday, Village Board Meeting at 6:00 pm at the Skene Memorial Library 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 listed here, contact the Flyer @ Fleischmanns12430@hotmail.com

SKENE HOURS Weds, Thurs, Fri 15 pm Saturday 10 am2 pm Sun, Mon, Tues Closed

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SECOND ANNUAL MAPLE FESTIVAL WEEKEND A SWEET SUCCESS

In tribute to an old Fleischmanns tradition when a Maple Queen was elected each year at this time, Fleischmanns First invited girls and boys, ages eight to twelve to participate in the crowning ceremony for Maple Princesses and Princes. Supervisor Marge Miller did the honors and bestowed crowns and sashes to six Maple Princesses and one Maple Prince in the Skene Memorial Library on Friday, March 22nd. The Maple Royalty will represent Fleischmanns during events throughout the year and foster good community spirit. The Maple princesses and prince were also present at the Maple Pancake Breakfast. The Maple Festival Weekend continued on Saturday with Ate O Ate food truck owner Rich Ellsworth offering savory maple meals all afternoon. Many Maple Bake Off Caf goers stopped by the food truck to order the tempting gourmet food. Rich is donating a portion of his sales from the event to Fleischmanns First. Over 60 people attended the pop up Maple Bake Off Caf on Saturday, March 23rd from 4-6pm to admire and root for their favorite entry in the Maple Bake Off. Judges Chef Devon Mills, Peg DiBenedetto and Supervisor Marge Miller sampled each of the entries of baked goods using a maple product. After caucusing they presented First Place ribbons to Susan McLelland for traditional pecan pie a la mode and to Kathleen Rostad for her gluten free cake. A lively and spirited auction for the winning desserts was conducted by Bob Novak. He whipped up so much enthusiasm in the crowd that the auction extended to additional entries and for the chief judge for next years Maple Bake Off. The event was a fund raiser for Fleischmanns First and brought in over $1400 which will support initiatives for 2013. New to the Maple Bake Off Caf were quilts for sale. Catskill artisan, Nat Thomas, displayed his wonderful quilts which made for bright and lively decorations. Sunday morning, The Fleischmanns Community Church was the place to be for the Maple Pancake Breakfast. As early as 8am pancakes were being served along with all the breakfast fixings. By 11am, closing time, over 80 people had been served and enjoyed the delicious breakfast cooked by Fleischmanns First and Fleischmanns Community Church volunteers. Thank you to all those who organized the events, to the volunteers without whom the events would not have happened and to all in the community who came to support Fleischmanns First and our work on behalf of the Village of Fleischmanns See you next year for Maple Festival 2014, March 23, 24 and 25!

Fleischmanns Factoid The building of the dam that created Lake Switzerland in 1907 caused something of a land boom. All of a sudden, there was prime waterfront real estate. The lake was the focus of recreation for many years, including swimming, boating and ice skating in winter. There was even a small Amusement Park at the head of the lake! Ice was harvested from the lake in the winter, and used to help preserve produce. Properly packed in sawdust in a cool location, the ice could last well into the summer. Many homes in the Fleischmanns area still have their old Ice Houses.

Maple Sap Harvesting Exhibit at Skene

As long as there have been maple trees in the Catskills, folks have been eager to collect sap and turn it into maple syrup or maple sugar and in turn make maple candy, cookies and other confections. If you visit Skene Memorial Library you will see the tools of the maple trade. The old fashion maple spigots, buckets and articles about maple syrup production are on display. Did you know that our resident Librarian taps her maple trees every year and makes maple syrup for her home use. Plenty of residents in our area do that as well as commercial producers. Our own Ron Morse of Vly Creek Maple Farm has an extensive collection system and boiling set up. He sells his Maple Syrup all year.

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Letter from Mayor Pascarella ..

Dear Fleischmanns Community, I am glad to report that all who ran in the recent Village election were re-elected to their seats and there will be no change in Village leadership. I believe I speak for everyone on the board when I say that we are honored to serve the people of the Village for another term. T hank you to all who voted and supported us. Now it is time to get back to work and continue the job we are doing. May you have a happy and healthy spring, if it ever arrives! Sincerely, Todd Pascarella, Mayor
Fleischmanns Flyer Editors Rob Alverson Linda Anderson Ezra Birnbaum Paula DeSimone John Duda Joyce Greenberg Jeanne Malaxos Michelle Sidrane

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