Wallkill Valley Times Nov. 14 2018 | Page 2

2 Wallkill Valley Times, Wednesday, November 14, 2018 IN THIS ISSUE Calendar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Classifieds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Crossword. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Letters to the Editor. . . . . . . . . . 8 Maybrook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Montgomery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Obituaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Opinion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Pine Bush. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Police Blotter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 School News. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Service Directory. . . . . . . . . . . 36 Sports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Walden.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Wallkill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 PUBLIC AGENDA THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15 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 CORRECTION Town of Montgomery Supervisor Rod Winchell said Government is NOT a business, when pre- senting the budget. The quote that appeared in last week’s paper was incorrect. EARLY DEADLINES The Wallkill Valley Times will go to press one day early next week to ensure deliv- ery before Thanksgiving. Deadline for all classified and display advertising for the Nov. 21 edition is Friday, Nov. 16 at 3 p.m. Deadline for all calendar submissions, press releases and letters to the editor is Thursday, Nov. 15 at 5 p.m. 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] Montgomery remembers the sacrifice Continued from page 1 “Liberty and those that defend our liberty form an immovable bond of peace,” Winchell said. “Our villages, our towns live in peace because of you. Veterans are a living national treasure for me.” Some veterans make the ultimate sacrifice, giving their lives in defense of our country. Others bear the scars of the battlefield. “Some gave all, gave up the two lives, one they were living, and one they would have lived as husbands, fathers and grandfathers,” Winchell said. “The ones that came home with visible and invisible wounds of war were called veterans.” U.S. Navy veteran John Olsen, Jr., gave a short speech on the Veterans Honor Flight, a program that flies WWII, Vietnam and Korean War veterans to their respective monuments in Washington, D.C., free of charge. Olsen said his father, a WWII veteran, took the Honor Flight at age 85. “That was one of the proudest moments he has ever had in his life,” Olsen said. Olsen urged people to either sponsor a veteran or support the veterans as they leave or arrive. A crowd of people and community organizations escort the veterans as they leave for the airport or arrive home. Orange County Legislator Mike Anagnostakis and New York State Senator James Skoufis said veterans should be celebrated every day, and promised to enact policies that would help veterans, who sometimes struggle with poverty, homelessness and health issues. Anagnostakis said he has defended veterans’ housing rights and bus routes, and provided funding for the Orange Colleen Schneider receives the Citizen of the Year award. county veterans memorial cemetery. “I’ll continue to fight for veterans because I sure as hell know that they fought for me,” Anagnostakis said. The ceremony also included a military medley, played by the Maybrook Boy Scout Band. Jessica Nelson sang “America the Beautiful.” The Maybrook VFW performed a 21-gun salute while a member of the Boy Scout band performed “Taps.” Olsen placed a wreath at the Town of Montgomery Veterans monument. Colleen Schneider was presented with the Citizens of the Year award and Walt Schneider was presented with Legionnaire of the Year. The ceremony was conducted by the American Legion, AmVets, and VFW 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 The Valley Central JROTC marches in the Montgomery Veterans Day ceremony. Posts of Maybrook, Montgomery and Walden. Before the ceremony concluded, the announcer asked if any World War II veterans were present. Tony Marano stepped forward and waved to the crowd. During WWII, Marano served as a radioman in B-24 Liberator planes in the Pacific Ocean. He said it was a great honor for all veterans to be recognized on Veterans Day. Marano recently celebrated his 94 birthday. In an American flag sweater and a brown VFW hat, he smiles broadly, shaking the hands of friends and well- wishers. “I’m just happy to be here,” Marano said.