Vintage

The Joel Hill Sawmill slumbers now until the crew will reawaken it next spring. The popular attraction is too quiet in the fall and winter – the sign, not yet removed and stored, bumps softly against the building in the wind. The water in the pond deepens as the autumn rains arrive on schedule to refill it.

It was a month of many sadnesses. No, make that a week of many sadnesses. In the space of one week’s time, this area lost four present and former residents. The community is shaken, and experiencing a deep sense of loss.

The 143rd New York Volunteer Infantry encamped on the lawn of the Calder House Museum Saturday September 29th. The group appeared in the mid-morning hours and within minutes set up tents, displays and were warming their hands and brewing coffee over the firepit they had just dug. They performed drills with the able assistance of talented drummer boy, 10-year-old Brett Dirie. The shots from their muskets echoed out over the valley as they marched several times during the afternoon to the beat of the drum. They are always looking for volunteers to join and will help you with all aspects of becoming a soldier, including assistance obtaining an outfit and drill instructions.

The Society has an immediate need for volunteers in very different but equally important areas. Can you help?

Technical Facility Maintenance Liaison, (Reporting to the Office Manager)

Introduction: Recently the Society made expensive facility improvements (specifically our elevator and generator) which has increased the need to more fully formalize all of our maintenance and service policies and procedures. We must protect our investment and also maintain compli­ance with regulatory inspection requirements. The Board of Directors is seeking an individual who will coordinate and monitor the various elements necessary to accomplish this task.

Curator Alice C. Pedone was born in Madison, WI during the last year of WWII. After her father’s discharge from the Army Air Corps, the family returned to their home state of Wash­ington. Due to her father’s occupation as an engineer, the family moved from state to state until settling in Berkley Heights, NJ.

At age 22, Alice married Michael. They raised five children and are now blessed with thirteen grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Expanding her education in several areas, Alice earned a BS

in Nutrition from Montclair State University, an MSW in Social Work from Fordham University, and later, a Master of Divinity from Drew University School of Theology in Madison, NJ. She was employed as Director of Activities at a senior center and was a social worker for the first Alzheimer medical day care in Hudson County, garnering several citations for her innovative work with Alzheimer patients and their families. She established a counseling service under the name of “The Human Connection”, serving individuals, couples, addicts and geriatric patients.

Responding to her call to serve God as a pastor, Alice selected to work with rural parishes. She chose to work in northeastern PA after Michael’s retirement so that they could enjoy retirement together. In 2010, retired from the ministry, she gratefully accepted an offer of part-time employ­ment from the Equinunk Historical Society.

Art Flynn’s modest bio only begins to give you a portrait of this generous gentleman. We are quite tardy in presenting Art to you, as his present two-year term on the EHS Board of Directors is nearly finished, but nevertheless, we are lucky to have had his unselfish service and feel confident that he will always be part of EHS. In Art’s own words

Arthur J. Flynn was born in Honesdale, PA and raised in Callicoon, NY. He attended Delaware Valley Central School in Callicoon and joined the US Navy in 1966. Following boot camp, he was assigned to the USS In­trepid and had three tours of duty in Vietnam aboard ship. After his discharge he was em­ployed by CE Mills Chevrolet and currently is employed by Roche’s Garage, Callicoon, as the trucks parts manager for more than 25 years.

He is married to the former Sandra Hermann from Callicoon and they have lived in Lookout for the past 35 years. They were high school sweethearts and were married in 1968. They have a daughter and a son and 6 grandchil­dren.

Art is the Commander of the H. Russell Kenyon VFW Post 5808, Callicoon and quarter­master of the Sullivan County Council VFW. He is also on the church board at the Callicoon United Methodist Church and is the President of the Wayne-Pike Region AACA.