May 2015

Fleischmanns First

Highlights of the Fleischmanns First Monthly Meeting-

Meeting was called to order by President Yvonne Reuter

Financial Report-Winifred Zubin reported that the finan-cial status was positive. New revenue from MemorialDay Street Fair is coming in strong.

Memorial Day Street Fair- Yvonne stated, in order tominimize expenses, entertainment has been modifiedand will include Country Express and Top Dog DJ. Adswill appear in CMN, The Almanac, Daily Freeman, Dai-ly Star and Watershed Post. Over 40 vendors are ex-pected!

Membership Committee-Marilyn Ringel and Anita Ru-bin have been instrumental in getting new members andlapsed members to renew.

Fleischmanns Pool was not funded by the Village. Aspreviously reported, an excavation of the relay lines isforthcoming and will hopefully locate the leak so thatrepairs can be made and the pool opened this summer.

Pumpkin Patch will move to a plot adjacent to theFleischmanns Community Garden this spring/summer.DEP has given its permission to expand the use of theproperty.

Route 28 Scenic By-Way has been approved and mar-keting resources will be available to each Village forevent promotion.

Mark Project contract has been renewed by the Villageand will continue to support the Village of Fleischmannswith Grant writing and Economic Development initia-tives.

Mayor Kearney has invited FF to participate in the Me-morial Day Parade.

Fleischmanns First Nominations for FY 2016 are as fol-lows:

Winifred Zubin: President Yvonne Reuter: Vice President Treasurer: Vacant Secretary: Irene / Isabel Vazquez

Leadership Committee: Rob Alverson, Michelle Sidrane, Carole Birnbaum, Todd Pascarella, Peg Ellsworth, Mark Project, Carole OBeirne, Central Catskill Chamber of Com-merce, Janet Steighliner, Don Kearney, Mayor

Next Fleischmanns First Meeting- June 6th 9:30am at La Ca-bana

***CELEBRATING ONE HUNDRED YEARS***

2015 Flower Barrel Campaign-May 22nd, Planting Day

It has been a long and very hard winter but happily spring is here and the daffodils have pushed through, forsythia are budding and it is

time to start planning for our Summer Flower Barrels along Main Street. Flower Barrel Planting Day is Friday, May 22nd , 10am at the Gazebo. Come join us in this fun and beautifying activity!

We will plant around 30 barrels throughout the Village. A new barrel with potting soil and flowers cost approximately $65. Just soil and flowers to refurbish an existing barrel is approximately $35 each.

Please consider sponsoring a barrel or contributing to the cam-paign by sending a check made out to the Village of Fleisch-manns, PO Box 339, Fleischmanns, NY 12430 and annotate it for the flower barrels.

For more information or to help with the planting, please contact Pam Grocholl, 254-4325.

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Fleischmanns Then

Making a Living in Fleischmanns

The first Post Office in our area opened in Clovesville in 1824. By 1851, Grifffin's Corners had its own Post Office, with Matthew Griffin as Postmas-ter. In 1888, a separate Fleischmanns Post Office opened at the Depot, to handle the business from the Fleischmann Family Estate and nearby. These two offices combined in 1915. There was a Post Office in Bedell from 1903 to 1961, and one in Halcott from 1862 until the early 1990's. For many years, postal work provided one of the few steady year-round sources of work. The last Postmaster of Fleischmanns to LIVE here was Jim Fuller, whom many will remember. A number of postal clerks and carriers still call Fleischmanns home. The card depicts the Post Office, next to the Movie Theatre, where it conducted business from 1978 until the late 1990's when it moved to its present location.

Scenic Byway Advances On Friday, May 1st, members of the Central Catskills Collaborative went to Albany to pre-sent the case for the creation of The Central Catskills Scenic Byway. The New York State Scenic Byways Advisory Board had reviewed the proposed submission, and after a brief presentation, voted to approve it. The final, for-mal step will be ap-proval by the Legisla-ture and Governor, but this was the big step. In the works for seven years, the Byway will soon be call-ing increased attention to our Catskills and the Route 28 corridor as a tourism destination.

Fleischmanns Museum Opens for 2015 The Greater Fleischmanns Museum of Memories will open for the 2015 season on Saturday, May 23rd, in conjunction with the Fleischmanns First Memorial Day Weekend Street Fair. There will be an exhibit of newly-donated items, and a special exhibit

this year on the Pepacton Reservoir and the towns lost as a result of building it. Hours from May 23rd to June 28th, and again in September and early October, will be Satur-days from noon to 3 PM. During July & August, the Museum will also be open Thursdays & Fridays noon - 3 PM. (Also look for it to be open some Sundays, by chance.)

As part of this years Headwaters History Days, there will be a special walking tour of Fleischmanns on Sunday, May 31st, start-ing at the Museum at 11 AM. (HeadwatersHistoryDays.org.)

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Clean up Day: Thank you to volunteers, (pictured) Derik Donchek, Cookie Donchek, Jon Frank, Peggy Kearney, Yvonne Reuter, Kathleen Green, Doug Green, Adrian Todd, Michal Keeley, Alan Powell, (not pictured) Carol Birnbaum, Don Kearney, Isabel Vasquez

Fleischmanns Community Garden Spring has Sprung! Time to plant those juicy tomatoes, crunchy cucumbers, deli-cious leafy kale, splendid spinach, and lots more!! The Fleischmanns Commu-nity Garden, an organic gar-

den, is now accepting applications for planting in our raised bed garden. The fee for a plot is $10, however assistance and comradery are free and everyone is welcome to join us. Also available are 3 plots that dont require bending or stooping over, and are wheelchair accessible.

For an application, further information and/or a guided tour of the garden please contact Carol Birnbaum at (845) 254-5616 or

carol.birnbaum@gmail.com.

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John Duda Joyce Greenberg Jeanne Malaxos Michelle Sidrane

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May/June Calendar Fleischmanns Events ~ Save the Date!

May 15th FAB Salsa Party, 8-10pm La Cabana

May 21st Thursday, Fleischmanns Alliance for Business, 5:30 pm, Skene Memorial Library

May 22nd Friday, Flower Barrel Planting, 10am, Gazebo

May 23rd Saturday, Fleischmanns Memorial Weekend Street Fair, Main Street 10am-4pm

May 25th Monday, Fleischmanns Memorial Day Parade

June 6th Saturday, Fleischmanns First Monthly Meeting, 9:30 am, La Cabana

June 8th Monday, Village Board Meeting, 6pm, 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 posted here, please contact the Fleischmann's Flyer