The Prattsville Scoop: Greene County Women’s League getting busy

PRATTSVILLE — Welcome home to Charlie Santo. He has returned from Florida to join wife Beverly before their winter hiatus in the south.

Charlie and Beverly were having new kitchen cabinets installed and he went down to oversee their installation. Don’t know who is the bravest — Charlie for facing off with the installers or Beverly for letting him do this on his own. This is a win-win situation for Beverly. Charlie had to do the hard work and Beverly got some free time on her own. And she did say she enjoyed her “me time.”

Ties to Prattsville are in evidence at Wayne Bank, Stamford. Miranda Cross, great-granddaughter of Stella and Val Cross, is a teller there and Kristen Woodcock, daughter of Barbara and Phil Vedder, is one of the bank officers. It is good to see a friendly face when conducting financial transactions.

Thank you, Janet Mower for the large donation of items for the hospitalized veterans at Stratton VAMC.

We wish to remember Korean War veteran Mike Rossiter of Mosquito Point. Mike passed away a number of years ago and his service to our country should not be forgotten. Mike’s widow, Eileen, had Eileen’s Café at Mosquito Point and Mike was the silent partner who did all those numerous jobs that had to be taken care of and this he did with good humor.

In his retirement years he fed the chipmunks unshelled peanuts while sitting on his porch. He had one trained that would search in his shirt pockets for the peanuts. For a number of years he and Eileen spent the cold weather months in Florida at their home on a small lake. Mike was out there daily fishing and he was a successful fisherman. He would return to the Catskill Mountains with frozen fish to share with family and friends. Thank you for your service Mike and you are not forgotten.

Lots of happenings for the Greene County Women’s League. They are having an afternoon tea at the Washington Irving Inn, Tannersville, at 2 p.m. Oct. 20, $25. Many have been to Washington Irving Inn for teas and buffets and know it is worth attending. Proceeds to benefit cancer patients of Greene County. Also sponsored by the Greene County Women’s League is Holiday Happenings Craft Fair at Red Rooster Roadhouse, Cairo, Nov. 30 (Small Business Saturday). Vendors, food and raffles. For more information, call 518-291-0883 or email greenecountywomensleague@gmail.com and for the vendor’s application. Vendor’s fee is $20 and the deadline for application is Oct. 15, 2019. If not a vendor, be sure to stop by for some Christmas shopping and support this worthy cause.

Saw Addison Martin, daughter of Miranda Briggs and Curtis Martin, and she is quite the young lady. How did she get so big so quickly? Maybe it’s great-grandma Pat Smith’s cooking. Addison is an “only child” while older brother Dean and sister Kinsley are in school.

Happy birthday to Danny Dymond on Sept. 27. Rich Brainerd, son of Valerie and Rich Brainerd, is wished a happy birthday on Sept. 28. On Oct. 3, we wish Eddie Voorhees a happy birthday. We send happy anniversary wishes to Becky and Wes Benson on Sept. 27. Tom and Amelia Osborn are wished a super happy anniversary on Sept. 28.

This is a Native American proverb that we should all ponder and take to heart. “We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.”

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