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Wallkill Valley Times, Wednesday, September 4, 2019
IN THIS ISSUE
Calendar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Classifieds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Crossword. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Letters to the Editor. . . . . . . . . . 8
Montgomery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Obituaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Opinion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Police Blotter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Service Directory. . . . . . . . . . . 31
Sports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Walden.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
PUBLIC AGENDA
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4
Climate Smart Gardiner Task Force. 7
p.m. Town Hall, Route 44-55, Gardiner.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5
Montgomery Town Board, 7 p.m. Town
Government Center, 110 Bracken Road,
Montgomery.
Shawangunk Town Board, 7 p.m. Town
Hall, 14 Central Ave., Wallkill
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9
Town of Montgomery Industrial
Development Agency, 5:30 p.m. Town
Hall, 110 Bracken Road, Montgomery.
Valley Central Board of Education,
6:30 p.m. Administration building, 944
Route 17K, Montgomery.
Maybrook Village Board, 7 p.m. Village
Hall, 111 Schipps Lane
Town of Montgomery Planning Board,
7:30 p.m. Town Hall, 110 Bracken Road,
Montgomery.
Farmer’s Market commemorates Woodstock
By LAURA FITZGERALD
[email protected]
T
he Pine Bush Farmer’s Market
had a groovy visitor on Aug. 24
when the sunshine bus pulled up
to commemorate Woodstock’s 50th
anniversary.
With its furnished interior full of
colorful pillows, rich orange upholstery
and various instruments, visiting the
sunshine bus felt like stepping back in
time. The outside of the bus was covered
in psychedelic designs. The phrase “Ur
my sunshine”—painted in blue and white
bubble letters—adorned the front of the
bus.
Deborah Anne Fisher, singer/
songwriter, visual artists and owner of
the sunshine bus, bought the bus on a
whim. She discovered it in a car lot she
drove by every day on the way to work
as a music and art teacher at St. Peter’s
School in Liberty.
She drew the designs with a Sharpie
and began painting the stenciled outlines.
The project took her three years to
complete, just in time for Woodstock’s
50th anniversary.
Now, she takes the bus to festivals,
farmers markets, art shows, rehabilitation
centers and other community events.
Fisher said the purpose of the bus is to
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Deborah Anne Fisher brought her sunshine bus to the Pine Bush Farmer’s Market last
Saturday. The bus commemorates the Woodstock 50th anniversary and brings a smile to
people’s faces.
spread joy and kindness.
“I use it for good. It’s just to spread joy
and help people remember their dreams
and put a smile on your face,” Fisher said.
“It makes people into kids again.”
Fisher played original songs from
Woodstock with her partner, musician
Paul Kean, at the Pine Bush Farmer’s
Market, along with several contemporary
tunes. Fisher and Kean perform all types
of music, from traditional folk music up
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Tommy Meyers brings his therapy bunnies
to the market.
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Renata Rowland, founder of Rebirth
Solutions, offers tarot card readings and
other holistic wellness services at the
market.
Janet Baskerville, owner of JBaskerville Designs, sells handmade jewelry.