Wallkill Valley Times Jan. 17 2018

Vol. 36, No. 3 3 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2018 3 ONE DOLLAR Bushmen dominate Nordic skiing Page 36 Page 35 w w w .W a l l k i l l V a l l e y T i m e s . n e t Valley Walden honors its best and brightest Central sees the light With an eye on a 17K traffic light, the district hires engineering firm By TED REMSNYDER Valley Central School District is committed to getting a traffic light installed along Route 17K in front of the Middle School/High School complex, and the Board of Education unanimously approved an architectural and engineering services proposal at its meeting on Jan. 8. The move will allow the CSArch architectural firm and the Chazen engineering company to formulate plans in anticipation of a potential capital public referendum on the traffic light project. The firms will provide traffic engineering, site design, surveying and a geotechnical investigation, and the total cost of the pre-referendum services is approximately $140,330. CSArch previously conducted the district’s five-year building condition survey and the company specializes in Continued on page 4 Recipients of the 8th annual Leadership Day Awards pose for a picture together. From left: Keynote speaker Nancy Proyect, Bridget Urbanski, Jason Trafton, the Wesenberg family and the Hudson Valley Conservatory. By JASPREET GILL [email protected] The Village of Walden celebrated their 8th annual Leadership Day Awards ceremony this past Thursday, honoring several individuals for their commitment to bettering their community. Mayor Susan Rumbold presented Jason Trafton with the 2017 Mary Jean “Midge” Normal Volunteer of the Year award. “I met [Jason] many, many years ago,” said Rumbold. “...He’s always walking around town with a huge smile on his face that makes you wonder what he’s been up to...He’s a great guy and always ready, willing and able to help anyone in our community and I know that from experience. Jason cares greatly about our community.” Trafton stays busy in the Walden community as a freemason, member of the Village of Walden planning board, Josephine-Louise Public Library Board, Gridley-Horan Funeral Home, Treasurer of the Orange, Rockland and Sullivan Funeral Directors Association, and his own business, Trafton Stonework. Bridget Urbanski, a graduating senior at Valley Central High School, was presented with the Ronald I. Jacobowitz Youths of the Year Award with a $250 scholarship. Urbanski is a member of the school’s “Girl’s Club,” Guidance Club, Valley Central United Club, President of VC DREAM (Drug Resistance and Education for Adolescent Minds), advocate for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, and cheerleading team. Along with all of her contributions to the Valley Central school district, she takes honor classes and works at Walden’s Frostee Freeze. The Wesenberg Family was honored with the Sam Phelps Service Award by members of the Phelps family and given flowers from Charles Frank, Vice President of the Board of the Josephine- Louise Public Library. The Wesenbergs - husband and wife Continued on page 4 SERVING CRAWFORD, GARDINER, MAYBROOK, MONTGOMERY, PINE BUSH, SHAWANGUNK, WALDEN AND WALLKILL