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Southern Ulster Times, Wednesday, April 11, 2018
IN THIS ISSUE
Calendar..........................................12
Craig McKinney................................ 9
Classifieds...................................... 28
Crossword......................................30
Highland......................................... 23
Letters to the Editor........................8
Marlboro........................................22
Obituaries.......................................18
Opinion.............................................8
Police Blotter...................................4
Plattekill........................................ 24
School News....................................19
Service Directory...........................34
Sports............................................40
PUBLIC AGENDA
THURSDAY, APRIL 12
Lloyd Zoning Board, 7 p.m., Lloyd Town
Hall, 12 Church St., Highland
Plattekill Zoning Board, 8 p.m,
Plattekill Town Hall, 1915 Rte. 44/55,
Modena
MONDAY, APRIL 16
Marlborough Planning Board, 7:30
p.m., Marlborough Town Hall, 21 Milton
Tnpk, Milton
TUESDAY, APRIL 17
Highland School Board, 7 p.m.,
Highland High School, 320 Pancake
Hollow Rd., Highland
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18
Lloyd Town Board, 7 p.m., Lloyd Town
Hall, 12 Church St., Highland
Plattekill Town Board, 7 p.m., Plattekill
Town Hall, 1915 Rte. 44/55, Modena
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Luigi’s Italian Specialties opens in Highland
By MARK REYNOLDS
[email protected]
After years of working in construction
and law enforcement, Lou Olson was
ready for a change and recently opened
Luigi’s Italian Specialties at 199 Rte. 299
in Highland.
Olson was born in Brooklyn but before
he was even a year old, his family moved
to Highland, his father’s hometown.
“I was raised right on Pancake Hollow
Road my whole life,” he said.
Olson said his family ties go farther
back in Highland, recalling that his
maternal grandfather owned an Italian
resort in town called Maple Crest.
Olson said in 1990 he went to St.
Thomas in the Virgin Islands and opened
a pizzeria/restaurant on the ground floor
and a nightclub on the upper floor but
things did not go well.
“I lost all my money down there, came
back and started all over again,” he
laughed.
Olson decided on this new venture
because, “I’ve always loved cooking and
feeding people; it’s been a passion of
mine.”
In recent years Olson has had four
back operations and “they want to do my
knees, so no more construction; I figured
I’ll open this.”
Olson started out by marketing six
different flavors of Italian infused olive
oils, under the moniker “Luigi’s.” He first
offered these to local delis and eventually
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