Bulletin Board - December 2012
Car Theft on Washington Spring Road
On the evening of October 22 or early morning on the 23rd, a car was stolen from the driveway of Marjorie Galen’s home on Washington Spring Road. Orangetown Police Chief Nulty says, “While there has not been a rash of car thefts in the area, there is always a market for higher end cars. I would like to remind people to lock their cars and remove a duplicate key from inside. Park near a light or one with a motion sensor.”
Mary Whately Retiring
After many years in the U.S. Postal Service, Postmistress Mary Whately has retired. We wish her good health and happiness in her retirement years. In the meantime, Subu Ok will continue to maintain service until a new Postmaster is appointed.
Annual Messiah Sing
Grace Music holds its annual Messiah Sing on Sunday, December 9, at 4:00 pm. “We provide the soloists, you sing the chorus. Listeners welcome.” Adults $10, kids free. Grace Church, 130 First Avenue, Nyack.Palisades
Cemetery Update
On Sunday afternoon, October 21, twenty-six people attended a meeting at the Community Center to discuss the future of the Palisades Cemetery. Lee Sneden, former Palisades resident who has been supervising the maintenance of the cemetery for the last 20 years, talked about its history and possible future. David Englander described some alternative solutions for the cemetery’s problems. Alice Gerard and Carol Knudson, whose father has been helping with the maintenance for many years, also spoke to the group. Several of those present volunteered to serve on a committee that would examine the alternatives in depth.
Money & Medicine Documentary
Kudos to filmmaker Roger Weisburg for his informative documentary, which aired on PBS late September. Roger once again addresses concerns about unnecessary costs in healthcare. MONEY & MEDICINE compares two respected hospitals and the treatments that drive considerably higher costs at one of them.
Joan Konner's New Book
Joan Konner’s new book, THE BOOK OF I, An Illustrious Collection of Self-reflections, explores the search for a definition of the self in literary and cultural history. “The pursuit of identity can be found throughout all ages in philosophy, literature, poetry and more. The collection speaks of and to the practical self, the person whom others recognize when they meet you on the street,” she writes.
The Book of I echoes the tone of Konner’s two previous quote collections, *The Atheist’s Bible, a national bestseller, and You Don’t Have to Be Buddhist to Know Nothing*. Together the three books form The Sound Bite Library, each offering insight into a profound idea, a bouquet of pithy, amusing, informative and often elegant writing from history’s luminaries and popular icons. The Book of I is published by Lantern Books and is available on-line at Amazon and Barnes and Noble and selected bookstores.
Greta Nettleton's Book
Palisadian Greta Nettleton rescued her great-grandmother Cora’s 19th century Saratoga trunk on its way to the landfill and discovered a trove of photo albums, diaries and scrapbooks preserved inside. Her resulting book, *The Quack’s Daughter*, includes hundreds of original photographs that illuminate the life of the spirited and charming Cora who faced a stark life and death crisis that would force her to re-examine her doubts about her mother’s medical integrity. Available to order through Amazon or via the author’s website www.gretanettleton.com in soft-cover print version, with 130 photographs and images (for $19.95) and through Amazon/Kindle as an e-book ($8.99) starting November 1, 2012.
Pali-sagers
The Palis-Agers will meet at 1:30 on Thursday, December 13, in the Community Room of the Palisades Presbyterian Church. Among other things, we will talk about how we were affected by Hurricane Sandy and what we can do to prepare for the next power outage. As usual, coffee and cookies will be served. Hope to see you there!
Studio Space Available
The League of Our Own artists, a group of nine amiable artists, share a large, bright studio located in Orangeburg, NY (in the old Udelco space). They are looking for new people to rent space. The cost is $120 a month. For more information call Wendy, 845-359-5334 or Helen, 845-359-2939.
Small Matters of Great Importance
A photograph by local artist Mary Tiegreen
has been selected for inclusion in the 19th Annual Small Matters of Great Importance National Juried Exhibition held at the Edward Hopper Art Center at 82 North Broadway in Nyack. Chief creative director Ken Carbone, of the Carbone Smolan Agency and a Palisadian, was the show’s juror. The show runs from October 27 to December 23 and is open Thursday to Sunday, 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm.
Help Rebuild Hi Tor Animal Care Center Hi-Tor Animal Shelter, founded in 1973, is Rockland County’s only animal and adoption center. Dedicated to preserving 2,500 plus animals every year, it receives limited funding from county and local municipalities. The shelter’s building is overcrowded and deteriorating. A volunteer group has launched an effort to raise funding to build a 10,000 square foot facility. The Center, at 65 Fireman’s Memorial Drive in Pomona, can be reached at 845 354-7900. Its hours are 11:00 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Saturday, and to 3:00 pm on Sunday. A donation can be made on its website www.hitor.org
Greenwich House Pottery Palisades resident Kathleen Sykes, is one of more than thirty jury-selected pottery artists and staff taking part in Greenwich House Pottery’s annual MADE IN CLAY sale. GHP, located at 16 Jones Street in New York City, is one of the oldest non-profit arts facilities in the country dedicated to the education and promotion of the ceramic arts. Opening night December 14, 6:00 to 9:00 pm and Saturday December 15, 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm. Call 212-242-4106 for more information.
Archaeological Conference
Alice Gerard and her granddaughter Perri Gerard-Little spent a week in France at the beginning of October, sightseeing in Paris and attending an archaeological conference in Vichy, France. The main focus of the meeting was on the controversial site of Glozel, just south of Vichy. In 2005 Alice published a book about the site; her book, Glozel: Bones of Contention, has now been translated and published in French as Glozel, les os de la discorde. The picture below shows Alice and Perri at the Glozel museum