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Tigertap and Gil are two of the resident horses living at Lucky Orhpans Horse Rescue in Dover Plains. Photo submitted
DOVER PLAINS — Lucky Orphans Horse Rescue (LOHR) in Dover Plains is fundraising for a new and improved communications hub.
ANCRAM — Deer hunters take notice: The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) will be offering deer hunting tags for this season at the Doodletown Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in Columbia County.
Willie Hallihan moved a traffic cone to accommodate a driver on Thursday, Sept. 1, after the vintage racecar and sports car parade. Photo by Patrick L. Sullivan
FALLS VILLAGE — At about a quarter to five on the afternoon of Thursday, Sept. 1, a couple hundred people in downtown Falls Village were all set for the arrival of a parade of vintage race cars and sports cars.
Spectators were staking out their spots as early as 2:30 p.m.
HUDSON VALLEY — The New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) announced its 2021-22 Scholar-Athlete School of Distinction and School of Excellence awards winners on Aug. 3. One school from the Harlem Valley was named, with another nearby school likewise honored.
Above is the group of golfing buddies that won Grace Church Millbrook’s 15th annual golf tournament fundraiser at the Quaker Hill Country Club in Pawling on Monday, Aug. 15. The event was a way to both raise critical dollars in support of the church’s many programs and also a way to celebrate those who serve the church with the local community. Two honorees were awarded at the gala dinner held later that evening (for full story and another photo, see Grace Church honors those who serve at annual gala). PHOTO BY PAM FREEMAN
PAWLING — The 15th Annual Grace Episcopal Church Golf and Dinner Benefit was held at the Quaker Hill Country Club in Pawling on Monday, Aug. 15, and there couldn’t have been better weather. The club is nestled among heavily forested properties, and the views enjoyed from the golf course are extraordinary.
They may not look like much in the bottom of a giant net, but panfish provide excellent sport during low flow, high water temperature conditions. Photo by Patrick L. Sullivan
In case you haven’t noticed, we’re having a drought.
Take a look at your nearest babbling brook. Pretty low, isn’t it?
Or check out the Housatonic River. Better yet, get in it without waders. It’s bathtub warm.
At least Mother Nature has cheesed it with the super-hot weather.
LIME ROCK — A new motorsports association, Gridlife, made its first appearance at Lime Rock Park in Salisbury on Friday, Aug. 19, and Saturday, Aug. 20.
Based largely in the Midwest, Gridlife had its first event in 2014, and has visited tracks countrywide including Road Atlanta and Willow Springs in California.
The Pine Plains Girls Softball team, made up entirely of sixth-graders, is this year’s New York Major League District 17 12u Champions. Above are the players, who gathered on Thursday, Aug. 11 at The Stissing Center in Pine Plains, flanked by Coach Jenn Osofsky on the left and Coach Haley Strang on the right, following the unveiling of a new sign in their honor to be hung at the town’s recreation fields. Photo by Judith O’Hara Balfe
PINE PLAINS — From the moment one meets the members of the state championship girls softball team from Pine Plains, two things stand out — they really love the game — and they really love each other.
SHARON — Facing the glassy surface of Mudge Pond, more than 80 people, wearing wet suits, goggles and swim caps, stood eagerly on the water’s edge. In a few moments they heard “swimmers begin,” and with it, the Sharon Sprint Triathlon kicked off for the 15th time on Saturday, Aug. 13.
MILLBROOK — On Monday, Aug. 15, Grace Episcopal Church will host a golf and dinner benefit, honoring Innisfree Garden of Millbrook and John Byron for their contributions to the greater community and the church.
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