APRIL 2014 Issue IT'S HERE
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Anyone in the Piermont area who needs access to the Main Channel Featured
Written by John Vargo
The restrictions in place in and around the Tappan Zee Bridge are going to a problem this year.
GOOD NEWS, THE OSSINING BOAT AND CANOE CLUB HAS BEEN REOPENED Featured
Written by Meaddows Ryan**OBCC NEWS: CLARIFICATION!! (a.k.a. the good news and the bad news!)**
The 257 people that signed the Boating oOn the Hudson River petition to preserve the Ossining Baot and Canoe club on our Face book page are
just the beginning! the boating community holds a long-standing love of everything tht is traditional about this lovely old building located ont eh Ossinig waterfront. More
FOCUSING ON CHILDREN IN OUR DAILY LIVES CAN SAVE THE THINGS WE LOVE ABOUT THE HUDSON RIVER Featured
Written by John Vargo
THIS SHOULD BE THE YEAR WE BRING CHILDREN BACK TO THE HUDSON RIVER, IN SAILING, FISHING, SWIMMING, BOATING, YACHT CLUBS, BOAT CLUBS, MARINAS….ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING THAT WE LOVE ABOUT THE HUDSON RIVER, ANY EVENTS, HAPPENINGS, RESTAURANTS MUST INCLUDE CHILDREN AS THE FOCUS.
WITHOUT YOUNG PEOPLE WE HAVE LOST THE HUDSON RIVER!
"Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear."
"Only where children gather is there any real chance of fun."
"Children are the living messages we send to a time we will not see."
"The potential possibilities of any child are the most intriguing and stimulating in all creation."
"God is in the slums, in the cardboard boxes where the poor play house. God is in the silence of a mother who has infected her child with a virus that will end both their lives. God is in the cries heard under the rubble of war. God is in the debris of wasted opportunity and lives, and God is with us if we are with them."
"There are people in the world so hungry that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread."
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do nothing."
It was a beautiful August day on the deck of the Croton Yacht Club, where four generations of the Kooney family assembled for an afternoon lunch. The river was calm and glass-like and reflected the deep blue sky and lofty clouds as a mirror image. CLICK ON THE COVER AND FLIP THROUGH THE PAGES TO READ THE ENTIRE STORY
OCTOBER 3, 2103: I AM SITTING A table at the northern edge of the Ossining Boat and Canoe Club property, one of the most iconic sites on the Hudson River..More
IT WOULD NOT BE THE HOLIDAYS WITHOUT IVEY'S RECIPES Featured
Written by Ivey Levy
Especially now, at a time where some of us may feel a little dismayed, I think it’s important to list our blessings. Daily. Look closely around you, there is so very much to be thankful for. Believe me, there are few things that can put me in check or humble me like counting my blessings.Actually, I’m supposed to be dead by now, two and a half times over if you want to be technical (at least that’s what the school social worker said). I really should give that B!TC# a holiday ring sometime.I feel thankful every time I sit down to write this column. (Insert awwww here) Who knew ten years ago, almost eleven, that I would have become part of this funny, kooky, loving, boating family? At that time the only thing I knew about boats was that my first marital mistake had one, he named her Poison Ivey. Then, after the divorce, she became Calamine Lotion. Charming, right? So many of you love food the way that I do and everyone was so receptive to me, I felt instantly befriended. Nice people, and I get to talk about food all the time. How could I not feel lucky? I can honestly say that Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. There are no religious obligations, no presents to buy and at my house, you get to spend the day in your pajamas. Every year growing up, I looked for-ward to sitting on the floor with my sister, Mara, rolling a years-worth of ....More
A TRIDITION OF ART ALONG THE HUDSON RIVER CONTINUES............ Featured
Written by David C. Westcott
The Hudson River has long attracted artists to its banks. Some of the earliest American artists wre recognized for their Hudson Valley landscapes. More
THE CROTON YACHT CLUB AND A PERFECT DAY ON THE HUDSON RIVER Featured
Written by Carl Burger
Few days can be described as perfect in retrospect, Saturday, September 7th was one of those marvels where weather,culinary delights, educational events, new friends and old merged to perfection. More
"HI JOHN, I have been told by Tim Smythe Sr. of PT Surplus that you might be interested in helping us locate a tesing dive site for our two man Submersible!" More
THE QUESTON IS, WHAT IS THE BOTTOMLINE, PHRAGMITIES,INVASIVE SPECIES OR SAVIOR OF LIFE AND PROPERTY? Featured
Written by John Vargo
Hurricane Sandy was a defining moment in the history of Piermont! The combination of a hurricane force south wind, a full moon and a tide rising in symphonic harmony brought devastation to Piermont like no other area of the Hudson River. More
Cortlandt Yacht Club Second Annual Give-Back To Our Military Familys Featured
Written by Capt. Brian T. Young
On July 20, 2013 the Cortlandt Yacht club of Montrose, NY and hte Ossining Elks Club Lodge 1468 hosted the Second Annual "Salute to Freedom" day. this event has become the most rewarding event in the club's calendar as wellas yet another opportunity of rhte Elk's Club to give back to those who have served our country and ade the ultimate sacrifices to preserve our freedom . More
Isn't Justice what we all want, in this case Captain Bryan Akers has found it in the form of the Motor Yacht Justice, a 75 foot commuter yacht built in 1930 and still in use today in pristine and very original condition. More
THE CROTON YACHT CLUB ANNUAL RIVER DAY SEPTEMBER 7, 2013 Featured
Written by John Vargo
The Croton Yacht Club will be sponsoring its annual Hudson River Day celebration on Sept 7th from 11 AM to 4 PM
Hot Air Ballooning in the Hudson River Valley Featured
Written by John Vargo
July 5, was a bright day with a clear blue-sky. I was traveling north on Route 9 through Poughkeepsie early that Saturday morinng when I saw
a beautiful blue and yellow balloon. More
