Wallkill Valley Times Aug. 15 2018 | Page 2

2 Wallkill Valley Times, Wednesday, August 15, 2018 IN THIS ISSUE Calendar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Classifieds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Crossword. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Letters to the Editor. . . . . . . . . . 8 Montgomery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Obituaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Opinion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Police Blotter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 School News. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Service Directory. . . . . . . . . . . 36 Sports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Walden.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Wallkill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Walker Valley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Humane Society president, treasurer resign following dispute PUBLIC AGENDA THURSDAY, AUGUST 16 Montgomery Town Board Audit/ Work Session, 6 p.m. Town Government Center, 110 Bracken Road, Montgomery. Crawford Town Board, 7 p.m. Town Hall, 121 Route 302, Pine Bush. Shawangunk Town Board, 7 p.m. Town Hall, 14 Central Ave., Wallkill. TUESDAY, AUGUST 21 Walden Village Board of Trustees, 6:30 p.m. Village Hall, 1 Municipal Square. Gardiner Planning Board, 7 p.m. Town Hall, 2340 Route 44-55. Montgomery Village Board, 7:30 p.m. Village Hall, 133 Clinton Street. CORRECTION The American Legion Post identified in last week’s story on The Wall that Heals, is Montgomery Post 521. It was incor- rectly identified in last week’s paper. HOW TO REACH US OFFICE: 300 Stony Brook Court Newburgh, NY 12550 PHONE: 845-561-0170, FAX: 845-561-3967 Emails may be directed to the following : ADVERTISING [email protected] CALENDAR SUBMISSIONS [email protected] TO REACH THE EDITOR [email protected] FOR THE SPORTS DEPARTMENT [email protected] PUBLIC NOTICES [email protected] WEBSITE www.timescommunitypapers.com The Wallkill Valley Times, (USPS 699-490) is a weekly newspaper published every Wednesday at Newburgh, N.Y. 12550, with offices at 300 Stony Brook Court, Newburgh, N.Y. Single copy: $1 at newsstand. By mail in Orange, Ulster or Sullivan Counties: $40 annually, $44 out of county. Periodicals permit at Newburgh, N.Y. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Wallkill Valley Times, 300 Stony Brook Court, Newburgh, N.Y. 12550. Pamela O’Dell, Walden Humane Society Volunteer of the Month for July, was barred from the shelter after an argument with another volunteer. Continued from page 1 and embarrassing and I’ve never had the police called on me in my life, but it was just completely ridiculous and a waste of time,” O’Dell said. O’Dell was named volunteer of the month in July. She said she is at the shelter between 20 and 25 hours a week and has been volunteering for about a year and a half. She also said the staff and most volunteers are wonderful work with and are dedicated to the animals. Cooper said she was within her rights to excuse O’Dell from the volunteer program because her behavior was a direct violation of the volunteer handbook. “While volunteering you are expected to conduct yourself in a manner which respects our guests, staff and other volunteers. However, repeated deviation from protocol, a consistently poor/ insubordinate attitude or exhibiting any of the behaviors listed below as prohibited conduct will likely result in immediate termination of