July 2016

***CELEBRATING ONE HUNDRED YEARS***

Fleischmanns First Monthly Meeting

Highlights June 2016
Meeting was called to order by Winifred Zubin, President, at
9:30am
Slate of Officers and members of the Leadership Committee
were voted upon and unanimously approved as follows:
Winifred Zubin, President, Yvonne Reuter, Vice President,
Isabel and Irene Vazquez, Secretary and TBN, Treasurer.
Budget report-Winifred announced that the close of the
fiscal year 2016 was solid and healthy fiscally. The budget
for FY 2017 will be presented at the August meeting.
October events, Pumpkin Fest and Halloween events-there
was a discussion on the pros and cons of combining the two
events. Volunteers needed for both events. Further discussion to take place.
Fleischmanns First will support the Catskill Cup and Greater
Catskill BBQ Festival. FF will have a booth at the August 27th
event and offer the Maple Bake Off Cookbook with maple
syrup as a show special and seek memberships/donations.
Yvonne Reuter announced that she will be visiting with new
Village residents as part of our Welcome Wagon program.
Fleischmanns First Annual meeting and breakfast will take
place in September.
Next meeting is Saturday, Aug. 6th at 9:30 at LaCabana .

Catskill Cup Tennis Tournament, August 5, 6, 7

The first weekend in August in Fleischmanns means tennis around the
clock on the Village Courts. For over thirty years, the tournament under the direction of Sindy Becker was known as the
Fleischmanns Open and today it is called the Catskill
Cup. Mark Birman, of Tennis Everyone, and the
tournament director announced that the event will
take place beginning on Friday, August 5th and conclude with the championship matches on Sunday,
August 7th. Events will include Ladies singles, Mens
singles, Open doubles, and the ever popular mixed doubles.
Spectators are invited to attend. Refreshments will be available. A tent
will be courtside.
Mark, a certified coach and instructor for ten years as well as a formerly nationally ranked player says, We look forward to a great Fleischmanns weekend of tennis with new and returning players. There is still
time to enter.
For more info visit www.Tenniseveryone.com. Entry fee is $35, contact
Mark at mark@tenniseveryone.com or 845 254-4400.

Carnivores Unite
and join us for the Great Catskill Mountain BBQ Fest on
Saturday, August 27, 10:00-4:00 in Fleischmanns Park sponsored by FAB (Fleischmanns Alliance for Business) and the
Mark Project. This event is the first ever sanctioned by the
Kansas City Barbecue Society located in the Catskill Park Region and will be packed with people visiting the area.
The Main Event is the professional competition, designated a
State Championship with cash prizes and trophies. Also are
two amateur BBQ competitions, Fire Department Throw-Down with local fire companies
from Fleischmanns, Andes and Margaretville
competing, and the Backyard Barbies, our
local gourmets of the grill, all competing for
cash/prizes. Be sure you all come out and
cheer on your favorite team and see what
they can do.
Musical entertainment begins with the Pine
Hill Playboys, followed by the county-rock
band, Thunder Ridge from Kingston. More fun
things include craft/food vendors, face painting and kids activities along with a beer tent for Mom and Dad. Participating
vendors include the Catskill Mountain Artisans Guild, Peekamoose, Tree Juice, the Hungry Traveler, just to name a few. A
few spots are left for vendors, so if you are interested contact
Kim.
So all you Barbie people, if you think you are good enough,
contact Kim OBrien 845-901-9690/ gcmbbqfest@gmail.com
and see if you can measure up. To volunteer, contact Lisa
VanSteenburg @ lisa.vansteenburg@communitybankna.com.
The event is free and all proceeds will benefit the Fleischmanns Pool.

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FLEISCHMANNS RED LETTER NAMES

Fleischmanns Red Letter Names from
the Greater Fleischmanns Museum of Memories
Lumen Searle 1912 - 1989
A man with an incredible variety of talents
and knowledge, Lumen was a life-long resident of the Fleischmanns area. This listing of
his occupations and hobbies will give some
glimpse of the man considered a Catskills
Treasure. He farmed, hunted, fished, trapped
and wood carved. He was known to skiers for
decades as the creator of the famed sourdough pancakes served
at Highmount Ski Center. With a life-time spent close to the land,
he was known as an expert on edible plants, and as an amazingly
accomplished fly-tier.

Save the Date!

Fleischmanns First Annual meeting and breakfast! Fleischmanns First invites its members, current and new, to join us
at LaCabana on Saturday, September 10th at 9:30 for a delicious breakfast!
Learn about our new initiatives and come out and meet your
neighbors! Free for all members/donors. Minimum donation
for membership to Fleischmanns First is $10.

His skills as a wood carver were legendary, and his work was
shown numerous times in Folk Art exhibits and was included in
several books on folk arts and crafts. At his passing, Linda Norris,
then head of DCHA, explained that he "understood the intersection of life and land in the Catskills."

Skene Memorial Library

New Additions to its Collection

Our thanks to Sindy Becker for her leadership in bringing the drinking fountain to
our Park.

Fiction

Skene Childrens Programs for July and August

A Country Road, A Tree by Jo Baker
The Last Mile by David Baldacci
The Noise of Time by Julian Barnes
Everyone Brave Is Forgiven by Chris Cleave
Homecoming by Yaa Gyasi
LaRose: A Novel by Louise Erdich
A Hero of France by Alan Furst
Before the Fall by Noah Hawley
End of Watch by Stephen King
The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguven
Everybodys Fool by Richard Russo.
Mothering Sunday by Graham Swift
Modern Lovers by Emma Straub

Non Fiction
The Morning They Came For Us: Dispatches from Syria
by Janine di Giovanni

Skene Memorial Library will host a number of programs for

children this summer. Three sessions with Hana Roth Seavey,
a graduate of Ringling Bros. and Barnum &
Bailey Clown College, have been scheduled.
On Wednesday, July 27 there will be a Circus
Arts Face-painting workshop: The Circus
Clown. On Wednesday, August 3, the program will be Circus Skills and Skits. On Friday,
August 5, the event will be a Fairy Tale
Workshop: Create your own Fairy Tale. All 3
programs run from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM.
All are free, and materials are provided.
Several additional programs are in the planning stages:
please check with the Library, or look for posters at the Post
Office and Bank, for additional details and dates. Skene Library: 845-254-4581 1017 Main St. Fleischmanns NY 12430.

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From Fleischmanns First

Mailbox
I'm a member and proud garden plot
person.
I'd like to form a little summer co ed Adults softball
..Sunday afternoon in the Park.
All we need is 18 players. Fun being stressed.
young sturdy
is filled with blooms!
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pk
Pum
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pumpkin plan

Interested players can contact "Steve" via text

At 973-391-4688.put summer softball in message.
Looking to start late July- August
If you build it They will come
Steve Greenstein

Community
Garden
A Recent Visitor to Fleischmanns has this to say!
On a sunny but windy Sunday afternoon, I visited the Village of
Fleischmanns and had a lovely day.
I was able to see my friend's husband's new store-Fur Feathers and
Steel which is being stocked for the fly-fishing season as well as her
newly renovated apartments upstairs. What a delight to see a former practically falling down building looking so good and apartments
so attractive. In fact, one of the apartments was being rented that
day by a resident of NYC.
We had a delicious lunch at a new Moroccan restaurant. Their tasty
cauliflower soup was something to write home about. Also the salads were yummy and filling. It's a wonderful addition to this small
village.
Two other local shops, both with very friendly owners, were a treat Foothills where I purchased waterproof boots and an interesting
jewelry/antiques shop with beautiful one-of-a-kind finds.
All in all, I had a wonderful day with unexpected treasures.
Carol Ricken,
Woodstock, NY

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July/Aug/Sept Calendar
Fleischmanns Events ~ Save the Date!
July 22nd

Thursday, Fleischmanns Alliance for Business, 5:30 pm, Skene Memorial

Library

Aug. 5-7

Catskill Cup, Village Tennis Courts, 9am

Aug. 6th

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

Aug. 8th

Monday, Village Board Meeting, Skene Memorial Library, 6:00pm

Aug. 27th

Saturday, Great Catskills BBQ, Wagner Avenue Park, 10-4

Sept. 10th

Saturday, Fleischmanns First Annual Meeting and Breakfast, 9:30am LaCabana

Fleischmanns Flyer
Editors
Rob Alverson
Paula DeSimone
John Duda
Jeanne Malaxos
Michelle Sidrane

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
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For Village info, please contact the Village Clerk, Lorraine DeMarfio @ 845 254 5514
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Family Foundation.

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