Top three MCS seniors pursue lofty higher ed goals
By Joan Lawrence-Bauer With a debate about the quality of secondary education in New York State raging around them, three Margaretville Central School seniors proved recently that graduation from a...
View ArticleLure of farming a powerful draw for Alan White
By Joan Lawrence-Bauer Goats are bleating. A peacock is wailing. Dogs are barking and the guinea hens chirp. The alpacas just munch and stare. All of this greets you long before Alan White appears at...
View ArticleLocal team leads Relay for Life fundraising effort
By Brian Sweeney The Country Cutting Gallery team once again was the leading fund-raiser for the Delaware County Relay for Life held Saturday in Delhi. The Arkville-based team contributed more than...
View ArticleMountainside showcases upgrades and honors staff at Open House
During an open house for community members at Mountainside Residential Care Center last month, the Margaretville Health Foundation showcased physical improvements at the facility and honored the staff...
View ArticleInterpretative signs installed on Andes Rail Trail
The Catskill Mountain Club (CMC) installed four new interpretive signs on the Andes Rail Trail recently, thanks to a grant from Parks and Trails NY.read more
View ArticleMCS students win big at OVA competition
By Joan Lawrence-Bauer & Brian Sweeney Competing against 13 other schools, some with enrollments of as many as 7,100 students, Margaretville Central School artists took first place in the 2015...
View ArticleMCS girls take awards at Family, Career & Community competition
MEDAL WINNERS — Three Margaretville Central School students came home winners after attending the annual conference of the New York Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America at the Syracuse...
View ArticleMountain Flame business still growing after 35 years
By Joan Lawrence-Bauer Their first house in the region had no plumbing. The fact that they had to carry water and use an outhouse didn’t deter Marcia and Brian Olenych when they moved to Bovina with...
View ArticleLaFever Excavating: A Proud Family Tradition
By Joan Lawrence-Bauer Life is lived by the seasons for Jonathan LaFever of Bovina.read more
View ArticleWomen's history coming to life for MCS students
By Joan Lawrence-Bauer History will come to life for Margaretville Central School students in 5th, 7th and 8th grades this spring thanks to teacher Karen Underwood and a statewide serial news story...
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