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Wallkill Valley Times , Wednesday , May 18 , 2016

PUBLIC AGENDA

WEDNESDAY , MAY 18 Shawangunk Zoning Board of Appeals , 7 p . m . Town Hall , 14 Central Ave ., Wallkill . Village of Walden Planning Board , 7:30 p . m . Village Hall , 1 Municipal Square .

THURSDAY , MAY 19

Wallkill Board of Education , 7 p . m . Plattekill Elementary School . Shawangunk Town Board , 7 p . m . Town Hall , 14 Central Ave ., Wallkill . Crawford Town Board , 7 p . m . Town Hall , 121 Route 302 , Pine Bush .

MONDAY , MAY 23 Valley Central Board of Education , 7:15 p . m . School district office , 944 , Route 17K , Montgomery .

TUESDAY , MAY 24

Pine Bush Board of Education , 7 p . m . Circleville Middle School .

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By GARY M . AYD

The festival featured 16 cupcake , nine food , 24 craft , six wine , one spirit and one hard cider vendor for a total of 57 businesses .

Approximately 10,000-12,000 people attended the party , bringing their vehicles up and down the unpaved , narrow winding dirt road of Wrights . Admission was $ 5 and most of the sweets were in the $ 2- $ 4 price range .

Among the nearly 60 vendors was traveling trailer called “ Whipped Cupcakes ” run by the mother and daughter team Nicole and Aliya Conklin of Newburgh .

“ I ’ ve always loved baking since I was a little girl ,” said Nicole , the mom . “ We started out just enjoying it , then it became a hobby , next it was a part time business and now we ’ re full-time .”

What made Whipped Cupcakes stand out so much was the vintage trailer they found at a salvage yard in New Mexico and rebuilt nearly from scratch .

But they ’ re not all show and no substance . The budding business also has some hardware , taking first place in the K104 Cupcake Wars last year for their

Nicole Conklin of Whipped Cupcakes at the Gardiner Cupcake Festival .

‘ Chubby Hubby ’ Cupcake . The awardwinning confection consists of caramel , chocolate and peanut butter all around a pretzel .

While it remains popular , the new best seller , according to Conklin , is their deepfried maple bacon cupcake .

Another vendor who jumped out was the GoodDog Biscuit Company of Duchess County .

Run by Maureen and Mark Frankl , this K-9 friendly-treat center was born out of family tragedy . After feeding their dog , Zoe , treats that were made in China the dog sadly became very sick and died .

Determined to not let that happen to another beloved pet , Maureen set out to make wholesome treats devoid of many harmful ingredients like corn .

“ The whole house is now dedicated to this business ,” Mark said . “ I work a fulltime job and Maureen does this full-time .”

The organization of this winning collection of confection was in fact a family affair . “ My sister mom and I did most the organizing for this ,” Mackenzie Dietz said . “ We did more advertising this year than in the past so the crowd was a bit bigger .”

STEVE LENZ

On May 14 , the Walden Fire Department held their annual Installation and Awards Dinner at their firehouse . New officers were sworn in and numerous awards presented . The highlight of the evening was Firefighter of the Year award to Anthony Buccieri for life saving measures at a fire last year which contributed to saving his father , Craig Buccieri ’ s life . Also recognized for their efforts at the same incicdent were three members of Mobile Life Support . A slide show of the 5th Alarm in Walden last year was presented by Steve Lenz .