The first thing asked about HeyhoeWoods Road by postal workers,catalog order takers, and friends onother coasts and continents is, “HoHo what? Where did they come upwith that name?” Fortunately, AliceMunro Haagensen has preserveddetailed information on this point inher book about the history ofPalisades and Snedens Landing.

Heyhoe Woods Road is located onthe grounds of an old estate calledHeyhoe built by Winthrop S. GilmanSr. around 1871, fronting on whatwas then called Rockland Road(roughly todayʼs 9W). One ofGilmanʼs daughters chose thename Heyhoe to commemorate anancestor, Frances Heyhoe, whomarried into the Gilman family in1740. Even in 1871, the choice ofname was deemed “whimsical.”(This name really exists; I met awoman named Ruth Heyhoe at aneducational technology conferencein St. John, Labrador, in 1992.)Gilman was a wealthy banker and afriend of Andrew Carnegie. In hisearly years, he was a supporter ofthe cause of abolition. In 1837, heleased a warehouse he owned inAlton, Illinois to the abolitionistnewspaper, The Alton Observer, for

its presses. The building was soonburned down by an angry pro-slav-ery mob. Gilman escaped with hislife, but was later put on trial for thecrime of riot.The original Heyhoe mansion washuge, housing 13 children, servantsand visitors in legendary grandeur.According to Mrs. Haagensen, thedoorknobs were said to be of solidsilver, and the house had 26 marblefireplaces. An 1874 map of Rock-land County shows a road aboutwhere Heyhoe Woods Road is now.This road was called ForestAvenue, and had no houses on it. Itconnected at a right angle to a now-vanished road called Heyhoe Road.This road passed the side of theGilmanʼs house and connected toRockland Road.

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Heyhoe Woods Road Through the Ages

10964 ThePalisadesNewsletter

december 2009 number 207

Palisadesand ItsCommunitiesOur special hamlet of Palisades iscomposed of a number of smallcommunities, all comfortable,close-knit enclaves yet eachuniquely diverse in its history andmake up.With this issue we are launching aseries that will focus on a specificneighborhood and celebrate itspast, its diversity and its people.We begin with HeyHoe Woods,made up of approximately 24acres and bordered by South Or-angetown School District property,IBM, The Esplanade and OakTree Road.In future issues, we will highlightIroquois Avenue, Indian Hill Lane,Horne Tooke Road, and otherareas. We welcome writers, sto-ries and pictures for this series.

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Sadly, the abandoned mansionburned to the ground in the 1930sshortly after Route 9W was built.The small brick house where Mr.Kennell lived, opposite the formergas station, now stands approxi-mately on the mansionʼs site. Mr.Kennell used to plow up marblefragments and other artifacts whilegardening in his orchard.In 1939, Theodora Abel, a psychol-ogist, and her husband, TheodoreAbel, a sociology professor atColumbia University, decided tomove out of New York City alongwith her aged parents, Robert andElsie Mead. Theodoraʼs motherwas a great friend of NannieGilman Hill who lived in Nieder-hurst, surrounded by her famouslymagnificent gardens on LudlowLane. Elsie and her daughter en-joyed their regular visits to SnedensLanding in the summers to visit theHills, so they decided to look for aplace there. The Hills also built ahouse with a fine garden in theHamptons, on Long Island, calledGrey Gardens, which has since be-come famous on stage and screenas the home of the two eccentricEdith Bealses.Together with Columbia sociologistProfessor Robert MacIver, NYUphysicist Jean Cooley, and one ofAbelʼs former students, GeorgeWeiss, the Abels purchased 24acres on Oak Tree Road, whichwas subdivided and became

Heyhoe Woods Rd. Each partywas supposed to own four acres,but the math does not come outright, and it is likely that Weiss,being quite wealthy, owned alarger portion. During World WarII, no buyers could be found forthe other two lots.At the beginning, the town tried toinsist that the road for the new sub-division be extended to connectwith 9W, roughly following the oldright-angled pattern shown on the1874 map. The new owners, how-ever, stopped this plan and wenttheir own way, trading regular civicroad services and through traffic forpotholes and wildflowers on a pri-vately maintained dirt road. The dirtsurface nearly made it to the 21stcentury, but was finally paved aboutnine or ten years ago.The Abels hired an Armenian archi-tect from Switzerland namedHagopian, who was a strict devoteeof the ultramodern Bauhaus style.Theodoraʼs mother, Mrs. Mead,was the one who chose him, con-sidering and rejecting several moretraditional designs by American ar-chitects. Then the Cooleys andMacIvers hired the same man to dotheir houses. Hagopian used BritishColumbian cedar siding instead ofstucco to blend the stark rectangu-lar geometry of the houses into therural setting, and created unique in-teriors that made use of all the

edgiest “glamour” materials of1939, such as fluorescent lighting,linoleum, plywood and sheetrock.The Cooleyʼs house, today ownedby Michael and Wendy Yamin, re-flects a number of subsequent addi-tions and renovations, the mostrecent having been designed byRex Lalire. (Not only an architectbut also the next door neighbor.)Both Cooleys were musicians. To-gether with Theodora Abel, whowas a fine violinist and anothercello player from New York City,they played quartets once a weekat their house. When the cellist sud-denly died, Edith Cooley learnedthe cello so they could continue asa string trio.After the war in the early 1950s, JoChamberlin, another Columbia pro-fessor, and his wife, Mary, boughtthe lot next to the Abels. JohnEwing, an oceanographer and thebrother of the director of Lamont,built a house at the end of the road.The Cooley house was later sold toSandy and Tinka Vanderbilt. He wasan editor at The New Yorker andquite a city slicker when he first ar-rived. One evening he shouted tohis wife from the yard that there wasa God-Damned Cocker Spaniel upin the tree howling at him. It provedon closer inspection by more soberobservers to be an owl.

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Hagopian used BritishColumbian cedar siding ...to

blend the stark ...geometry ofthe houses into the rural setting,

and created unique interiorsthat made use of the edgiest'glamour' materials of 1939 --flourescent lighting, linoleum,

plywood and sheetrock.

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On Sunday, October 25, at one ofthe Palisades Free Library's Sun-day Symposia, Bill Ryan gave usfascinating glimpses of the floor ofthe Hudson River. Bill, a DohertySenior Scholar and Adjunct Profes-sor Emeritus at Lamont-DohertyEarth Observatory, described thefindings of a recent project intendedto increase our understanding ofthe Hudson habitat. Originatingwith the Riverkeeper, the projectwas funded by the Department ofEnvironmental Conservation.As part of the project, Lamont sci-entists and their instruments wereinvolved in mapping the river floorand gathering information on thesediments below. They worked inthe early spring season over a pe-riod of three or four years, goingback and forth across the river in anarea from the Verrezzano Bridge tothe dam at Troy, then up and downthe river. Sonar, used to look at theriverbed, showed them sand wavesand wrecked ships, including 150sunken barges. A multi-beamecho-sounder was used toestablish the depth of theriver and a sub-bottomprofiler gave informationabout the sediment layers.In the course of their work,the scientists identified astrange pattern of alternating re-flective bands crossing the river.When, in the second year of thesurvey, they began to take sam-ples from the bottom, they discov-ered that these bands were madeof oyster shells. The oysters hadestablished their beds in areasundisturbed by streams and smallrivers entering the Hudson andbringing silt that might cover them.Most early travel in our area was byboat. But mooring a boat above anoyster bed was difficult, as opposedto setting an anchor in the sediment

off stream entrances. So early set-tlements like Nyack and SleepyHollow were placed between oysterbeds, near stream mouths.Cores taken from below the riverfloor found a layer of dirt and leavesdeep in the sediment that was laterdated to 400 BC. The layer existsthroughout the bodies of water inour area and is hypothesized to bethe result of a large tsunami thatwould have washed right over Man-hattan Island. Very large oystershells were found in the sedimentbelow this layer, some of themseven thousand years old; smallerones appeared after the tsunami.The river bottom continuallychanges its shape, affected byweather, tides, and alterations inthe shoreline. New York City

has filled in many areasto create more land for building.Debris taken from the foundationsof the World Trade Center when itwas being built during the 1960s

was later used to extend the Man-hattan shoreline for the constructionof Battery Park City. This constric-tion of the Hudson River caused itto cut a deep channel that creates apotential threat to the security of theLincoln and Holland Tunnels.Dating of the bottom sediments hasrevealed that, in the area between

Manhattan and the New-burgh bridge, 80% of

the riverbed datesback to a time be-fore Henry Hud-sonʼs arrival. The

incoming and out-going tide scours the

river bottom, eventu-ally sending most con-

tamination out to sea.Oysters are returning to

the Hudson as its waters be-come cleaner. Part of this is

due to restrictions on pollutionand part is due to water filtration

by an invasive species, the zebramussel, which produces problemsfor boaters and power plants but isactually helping to clean the river.Who would have dreamed of thehistory under the surface of ourneighbor, the Hudson!

– Alice Gerard

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The layerexists throughout

the bodies of waterin our area

and is hypothesizedto be the result of alarge tsunami thatwould have washed

right overManhattan Island.

Lamont Team DiscoversOyster Beds, Wrecks

and a Tsunami

If you werenʼt sitting in the IBMConference Center auditorium onSunday afternoon, November 15th,you missed a rare experience.Those of us who were had anopportunity to listen in on a conver-sation between two distinguishedactresses, Ellen Burstyn andLorraine Bracco.They talked of their early years,their current and future projects, theprocess of acting, the Actorʼs Studioand, since this talk wassponsored by the Pal-isades Library, theirpleasure in reading.They both possess awonderful sense ofhumor that was appar-ent throughout theafternoon. They alsohave a house in com-mon; when Ellen soldher house in SnedensLanding about 18 yearsago Lorraine purchased it.Ellen started out as a showgirlon the Jackie Gleason Show. “Wealways knew when he arrived in thetheatre; oxygen tanks would bebrought in to get him sober.” Lor-raine became a model in Paris fordesigner Jean Paul Gautier. “I metHarvey Keitel in Paris then cameback to New York with him.”When asked who influenced her,Ellen replied “Betty Grable. Iwanted to wear sequins and dancearound a stage but I had to fall backon dramatic acting.” Lorraine foundher inspiration in Bette Davis in themovie, Now Voyager. “I was a tallskinny girl and related to the uglywoman who turned into a swan.I wanted to be her.”The Actors Studio played a role inboth their lives. For Ellen, “It wasthe most transformative experiencein my life. I was an emotional mess

when I got there.” She failed herfirst audition but made it on her sec-ond try, continuing to study with LeeStrasberg until his death. “I learnedhow to focus my will. Strasbergcould really see; it gives you confi-dence to be recognized for who youare.” Ellen was named co-presidentof the Actors Studio in 2000 andcontinues to teach there. Lorrainecame into the Actors Studio fromthe side door, first accompanying

Harvey to hisclasses thenstudying withStella Adler.Ellen takesgreat pleasurein acting. “Ifind doing re-

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fascinating– how bymy behav-ior I cantell who acharacteris. Thereis a mo-ment, espe-cially on stage, where theplay plays us, where you get totallycarried away; itʼs one of the mostexhilarating feelings. With the darkparts like the role in The Exorcist, Itake an elevator ride down into mypsyche to find the character withinme. I feel like Iʼm flying at the end.”Lorraine on the other hand findsacting painful. “I love the set andthe activity. I come prepared but Iam still terrified. Acting is soulsearching. The rape scene in theSopranos took a lot out of me. Itwas so physical. I carried it around

for months.” Lorraine spent tenyears working on the series, win-ning a Screen Actors Guild awardfor her performance. “It allowed meto stay in one place and lead anormal life.” There were some funtimes. “Jimmy (Gandolfini) whoplayed Tony Soprano had longspeeches in our scenes together.When he finished and the camerawas on me he would do all sorts ofthings like mooning me and danc-ing around to crack me up.”Ellen related that one of her bestwork experiences was Same TimeNext Year where she played therole on stage, winning a Tony forbest actress in a play, and in themovie version. Lorraine said hermost enjoyable experience wasworking with Penny Marshall on arecently completed comedy pilotcalled, Women Without Men. “I amlooking for things to produce my-self; at the moment Iʼm interested inThe Connie Francis Story.”

Ellen who has no interestin producing is on thelookout for interestingscripts, not, she said,“should we put mamainto a nursing home. Ihave found many of theprojects for myself. I putAlice Doesn’t Live HereAny More together andfound Marty Scorsese, whowas still an unknown, todirect.” Ellen won an Oscar

for her performance in it. Shehas just completed Main Street,

a movie written by Horton Footeshortly before his death and is try-ing to get a play called Vengeanceis Mine on Broadway. She is alsoworking on a book incorporating herfavorite poems and her own photo-graphs.Both women have published books.Lorraine wrote On the Couch in2007 about conquering clinical de-pression. Ellenʼs book, Lessons inBecoming Myself, was released in2006.

– Kathleen Sykes

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Lorraine Bracco and EllenBurstyn in Conversation

After the July panther sightings,there was a hiatus. Then, at thebeginning of October, four differentpeople saw what they thought werepanther cubs. Two of the sightingswere at Lamont, one was inTallman Park, and one was onRockland Road. Another sightingoccurred on November 3.On October 7 at 6:00 pm, a panther“cub” was reported on the back trailup to Lamont by a scientist (largerthan a large cat, sleek, black with along tail…). Another Lamont scien-tist told my daughter Annie aboutseeing what he thought was a pan-ther cub around the same time.On October 10, Cory Gerard-Littlesaw what he thought was a panthercub in Tallman State Park. It ranacross the trail in front of him whenhe was walking the family dogs. PJMouquin, who lives on RocklandRoad next to Tallman Park, saw thesame animal one early afternoon atthe beginning of October. Shewrote, “My friend Ellen and I bothagreed that it looked like a panthercub, but we didn't report it becauseI hadn't heard of any panther cubsabout.

It was dull black, more charcoal,about twice the size of a house cat,but with the distinctive solid thicklegs and tail.”On November 3 at 6:00 pm, CoryGerard-Little had a close sightingof the cub on the road outside hishouse. Hearing a rustling as hewent outside to get into his carparked on the road, he shone aflashlight in that direction and sawthe panther cub crouched on theleaves about twenty-five feetaway. Disturbed by the light, itstood up and ran away but he gota good look. There was no possi-bility of confusing it with a largedomestic cat.When I researched Jaguars on theInternet (there is no such animal asa panther – our big cat is probablya black jaguar) I discovered thatcubs live with their mother until theyare about two years old and beginto hunt when they are six monthsold. Our cub has only been seenalone; perhaps something hap-pened to its mother.There are now two cougar sightingsas well. At the end of July, Phoebe

Rosenwasser, who lives on LudlowLane, and her husband and daugh-ter saw a cougar on their backlawn. It was long, very thin, tan,and had a long tail and a head likea cat. On October 23, Piermont'sMarjorie Derven reported, “I wascoming back from a meeting in thecity and rounding the bend onRockland Road around 12:30 amlast night and a large animalleaped across the road in a streak.At first I thought it was a deer be-cause it had that tawny coloring,but then I saw its long rope-like tail.It jumped up over the rock wall andwas just gone.”That isnʼt all. Scat identified bytracker Shane Hobel as being froma large bear was found on CarolineTuroffʼs swimming pool cover and inTallman Park. The park is only fourmiles square and surrounded bypopulated areas. Many Palisadesand Sparkill residents are beginningto feel threatened by the number ofcarnivores in the area, and espe-cially by the idea of panthers breed-ing here.

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Lord what foolsthese mortals be!What is it that makes an eight-year-old kid decide shewants to be in a Shakespeare play? Does she wake upwith this idea one day and comb the internet forpossibilities for realizing this ambition? More likely shehas a friend who is in a play and asks her to come andsee it. She sits in the audience in the front row on a tinychair and she is so close to the actors she can touchthem. They look right in her eyes when they talk and,though she may not understand all the words they aresaying, they are having so much fun up there on thestage that their joy bubbles over onto the audience andshe knows she just has to be one of them.This is the reality when a child comes to see the playsput on by The Childrenʼs Shakespeare Theatre. Wehear it time and again from the new children who joinus every year. The children who are lucky enough todiscover that Shakespeare is fun, long before theystudy it at school and have to hear the groans of otherkids who donʼt understand the words on the page andtherefore donʼt have any fun with Shakespeare. Tobask in the beautiful words of these great classics at ayoung age is a great gift. It is a gift that keeps on givingas company members who go on to studyShakespeare in high school can attest. They find thatpapers and tests come very easily after they haveexperienced the words out loud and in action. Highschool students in CST report very high scores on the

Literature SAT and the stories of the plays even servethem in history classes.What does this all mean to you, the audience? It meansyou should bring your children and grandchildren to ourupcoming production of A Midwinter Night’s Dream andsee if they might enjoy this delightful live theater righthere in your own backyard. You just might be opening adoor for them that will allow them to see the world in awhole new way. Not that the kids in CST all want to beactors when they grow up. Far from it! Most of them arejust having a blast meeting new friends and working ona project with a wonderful community of people. Theyare learning to speak and to listen. They are learning tocooperate and to make choices. They are learning totrust others and rely on them to create a final “product”they can all be proud of. It is team-building at its best.These skills will serve them as they go on to becomearchitects, doctors and CEOs or whatever their heartstell them they must pursue. They will have strength-ened their confidence to follow their dreams.The Childrenʼs Shakespeare Theatre will present itsfinal production for 2009, A Midwinter Night’s Dream,on December 4 & 5 at 7:00 pm and December 6 & 12at 4:00 pm. It will be a wintry re-telling of this belovedclassic, set in the 1920s with flapper fairies andslapstick comedy. Join us as the season of lightsbegins and celebrate a childʼs imagination and joy. Thisshow includes a cast of 26 children from ages 5 to 14,many of them from Palisades and a fair number ofthem new to CST. Bring a child to share in thisdelightful production.

– Diana Green, Director

Above: Alison Gadd of Piermont plays "Snowflake"and Grace McLary of Nyack plays "Bottom"

Left: Jaclyn Wecht of Palisades plays "Titania" andGrace McLary of Nyack plays "Bottom"

RecallingSculptorFrancoisTonettiHave you had a chance to visitKykuit yet, the beautiful Rockefellerestate overlooking the Hudson?I went with a Palisades friendrecently. As we toured the gardens,the guide stopped at a fountain bythe teahouse, telling us that itssculpture was by Francois Tonetti.The two of us looked at each other,immediately recognizing his name.I knew a bit about his formidablewife Mary Lawrencewho wasinstrumental in turningSnedens into an artist'scolony in the early 20thcentury but I knew littleabout her sculptorhusband and had beencurious about his work.It was time to find outmore.Francois M.L. Tonettihad a dreadful child-hood. Born in Paris in1864, his father diedwhen he was about six.His mother took in laun-dry to support him andhis two sisters, but dur-ing the siege of Parisshe and his sisters sadlydied of starvation.Francois survived bybegging.When his grandfather,originally from Genoa,Italy, had immigrated toParis with his family, he opened amarble shop. He finally took Fran-cois in and taught him to cut mar-ble. A member of the FrenchAcademy visiting the shop saw astatue Francois had done andinvited the boy to move in with hisfamily. There he was exposed toartists and writers. When he was

old enough he was sent to theEcole des Beaux-Arts. After schoolFrancois became an assistant tosculptor Frederick MacMonnieswho had been an early assistantin the U.S. to Augustus Saint-Gaudens.

Mary Lawrence was also a sculptor,studying with Saint-Gaudens at theArt Students League in New YorkCity then becoming his first womanassistant. When Saint-Gaudensturned down an assignment todesign a statue of Columbus for theWorld's Columbian Exposition inChicago celebrating the 400th an-niversary of Columbus' discovery ofAmerica, he recommended Marywho was then twenty five. She

modeled the figure in clay thenexecuted it in plaster and a fibrousmaterial. Over twenty-seven millionpeople attended the expositionand saw the prominently displayedfigure.Mary moved to Paris in December1893, set up a studio, and became

part of the exciting bohemian artworld. She studied at the AcademieJulian – the Ecole des Beaux-Artsdid not accept women until 1897.There she met Francois at a ballgiven by Charles Dana Gibson.Francois has been described asdark and muscular, passionate andtemperamental, with great charm.He was quite taken with Mary andwhen she returned to the States thefollowing year he convinced Mac-Monnies to send him to New Yorkto assist with the completion ofsculptures for the Brooklyn Memo-rial Arch on Grand Army Plaza.Before Francois left Paris, he did a10 1/2 foot plaster sculpture repre-senting Art, one of eight figurescreated for the Main Reading Room

of the Library of Con-gress in Washington.Mary took on smallcommissions and whenSaint-Gaudens movedto Paris she took overhis classes at the ArtStudents League.In 1899 she finallyagreed to marry Tonetti.When Saint-Gaudenslearned of the couples'impending marriage hecommented, “MaryLawrence is going tomarry Tonetti, halfItalian, half French faunwho was Mac's assis-tant for many years. Heis a regular picnic fellerand she is a regularpicnic girl and I supposethere will be lots offestive children.”In 1900 Francois andMary married at GraceChurch; she was thirty-

two and he thirty-six. They movedinto the former Murray Hill Presby-terian Church at 135 East 40thStreet that they had converted intoa home with a spacious studio ina space that once housed anauditorium.

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I'm going to let you in on two not-very-secret secretsfor excellent family dining at reasonable prices:Cassie's Pizzeria in Orangeburg and The Greek Villagein Northvale, NJ.

First launched inEnglewood in 1998, Cassie's of

Orangeburg opened in 2005 and is serving up some ofthe best thin crust pizza around. Relaxed, oftencrowded and extremely family friendly, Cassie's is agreat place to go with a crowd. A full bar, friendlyservice and decent ambiance are added pluses, butdelicious food that's easy on the wallet is Cassie'sforte. Portions are generous -- individual sized saladsor pastas easily feed three -- and family sized orderscan satisfy six hungry gymnasts! A standout appetizeris the fried calamari served with plenty of lemon(individual $9.75) and the chopped salad of Romainelettuce, cucumber, feta cheese, tomato, olives, chickpeas and roasted red peppers is a winner (individual$9) even though the peppers are limp little creaturesfrom a jar. The Penne alla Vodka is creamy andcomforting at $15 for a colander-sized bowl ofyumminess.But it's the pizza ($16 for an eight slice pie) that makesCassie's worth the trip. Supported by a crisp crust withjust the right hint of smokiness from Cassie's coal firedovens, the pies are perfect combos of tangy sauce,mozzarella cheese, fresh basil and added toppings ofyour choice. This is Italian style pizza -- meaning it'snot greasy, doughy or spiked with medicinal amountsof garlic. Perfection on a plate, I'd say.Cassie's offers a full bar along with six choices of beerand a basic wine list, but you won't need alcohol toenjoy this easy-going establishment.Take out service and catering menu available.Open seven days a week, lunch and dinner.Check website for hours. No delivery.Cassie's Pizzeria203 Rte 303Orangeburg, NY 10962(845) 359-8000www.cassiespizzeria.com

Another place to eat hearty without maxing out yourcredit card is The Greek Village in Northvale. Full

disclosure: I don't want to tell youabout this one because it's a tinyplace (seats about 12 to 15 people)and it's always busy. Go and you'llunderstand why. The spicy lamb

gyro with a cucumber tzatziki saucedashes any hopes of going vegetarian. The chickensoup will knock all viruses out of your system and theample Greek salad is a miracle of creamy feta, crispcucumbers, tasty tomatoes (year round somehow)salty olives, marinated onions, stuffed grape leavesand an oregano infused dressing. One of my personalfavorites; shrimp with feta cheese and orzo, is enoughfor two and simply de-lish. I won't even bothermentioning prices because they're all ridiculously lowfor the quality.FYI: the Greek Village isn't a place to soak upatmosphere with a special someone. The decor isbrightly lit white walls, simple wooden tables and fadedpictures of the Greek Islands. Service is expertlyefficient with an eye towards clearing tables for thenext customer and it's BYOB only, but who cares whenthe food is consistently fresh, tasty and reasonablypriced?

Parking can be challenging and expect to wait for atable on a weekend.Take out service. Lunch and dinner. Call for hours.Closed SundaysThe Greek Village211 Livingston St. (Rte 303)Northvale, NJ 07647(201) 750-8570

– Lisa Rinehart

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The studio doubled for everythingfrom grand dinners to children'sparties. The March 1909 New YorkTimes reported, “Noted WomenDance to Aid Shop Girls.” Theevent, held in the studio, raised$600 “to maintain a dancing classfor factory and sales girls.”Summers and weekends werespent at Snedens Landing whereMary had spent her summer holi-days growing up. The couplesurrounded themselves with cre-ative friends in the city and thecountry.Their first child died shortly after itwas born but five more followed.Mary assisted Francois on severalprojects but her main focus was herfamily. Francois' first U.S. assign-ment was a large plaque for theLibrary of Congress. Tonetti, alongwith Chester French, Saint-Gaudens and a number of othereminent sculptors, were chosen tocreate statues for the façade of theU.S. Custom House at BowlingGreen and Broadway designed byarchitect Cass Gilbert (now theNational Museum of the AmericanIndian). Francois sculpted theDoge as a representation of Veniceand Queen Isabella personifyingSpain. He used Mary's mother as a

model for the Doge's imperioushead. Mary collaborated on this aswell as on the “Birth of Venus” foun-tain in 1901 for the Pan AmericanExposition in Buffalo.Among his many commissions,Francois did a beautiful statue ofVictory for the Louisiana PurchaseExposition in St. Louis in 1904 anda bas-relief sculpture for the Con-necticut State Library and SupremeCourt. He also recarved threeheads in the entrance arch of theNew York Public Library on Fifth Av-enue and a mantel and overmantlefor the director's room there.

When John D. Rockefeller, Senior'sKykuit was first built at PocanticoHills, Tonetti did a number of piecesfor the house and grounds. Severalyears later in 1913 when the façadewas changed, he was commis-sioned to design and execute a

pediment that runs across the frontfacade and two groupings of fourcherubs holding baskets of flowersthat now stand on either side of itatop side balconies. Tonetti’syoungest daughter Alexandra wasthe model for the angelic figures. Astatue of Silenus, son of Pan, wasrejected by the straight-laced Rock-efeller because of its inebriated ap-pearance. Mary finished the figuresand oversaw the installation;Tonetti, feeling it his duty, had left toserve in the First World War as adoctor's aide. While there he con-tacted pneumonia and returned in illhealth at war's end, dying in 1920at the age of fifty-six.

When Mary sold the New Yorkhouse many years later she had anumber of his works brought out toSnedens in the dead of night, had ahole dug and the sculptures buried.The site has remained a secret.Mary died in her beloved Snedenson March 14, 1945. She wasseventy-seven years old. Much ofthe information here comes fromIsabelle K. Savell's informativebook, The Tonetti Years at SnedensLanding, which can be found at ourPalisades library. I encourage youto pick it up if you are interested inmore information about this fasci-nating couple.

– Kathleen Sykes

A statue ofSilenus, son of Pan,was rejected by the

straight-lacedRockefeller because

of its inebriatedappearance.

CHILDREN’SSHAKESPEARETHEATRESuzanna Buck, left, a high school senior whoplayed Beatrice in the recent Rogue Playersproduction and her sister Charlotte, right, afreshman who played her cousin Hero, have beeninvolved with the CST for years (Suzanna since6th grade – she was Ariel in The Tempest andCymbeline in Cymbeline; Charlotte has been inCST for 4 years appearing in The Comedy ofErrors, Henry IV and Richard III) but this is thefirst time they have appeared together in the sameplay. They are shown with their parents, RogerBuck and Sharon Quayle.

PalisadesPresbyterianChurchPO Box 687117 Washington Spring RoadPalisades, NY 10964Phone: (845) 359-3147Website: www.ppc10964.org

Sunday worship service: 10:00 am

Sunday School: 10:00 am

Bible study:Wednesdays 12:15 pmParish House

Play Group:Thursdays 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Choir Rehearsal:Thursdays 8:00 pm

ChristmasCalendarDecember 20th, 2009

10:00 am WorshipChildrenʼs Christmas PageantREHEARSALS for Pageantwill be held after service onDec. 6th & 13thDress Rehearsal on Saturday,Dec. 19th from 9:00 am to 1:00 pmDecember 24th, 2009

5:00 pm – Family ChristmasWorship

11:00 pm – Lessons and Carols

Christmas GivingAs part of our annual outreach, thePalisades Presbyterian Church willcollect Christmas gifts for childrenin the hospital. Our friend, HowieFriedman of YOUTH FORSENIORS, will deliver gifts tohospital-bound children in theHarlem area as well as childrenfrom the neighborhood, many livingwith grandparents with limitedmeans and fixed incomes.

Everyone is invited to donate giftsfor this wonderful program. Thanksto a donation from a commercialvendor, Howie does not needstuffed animals, but we do neednew and unopened gifts for all ages(and especially for 8-12 year olds).Good gift ideas include cars andtrucks, board and card games, artsupplies and books. We can alsouse some clothing for very smallchildren (infant to age 3). Donatedgifts can be dropped off at thechurch between December 1st andDecember 24th (they will be trans-ported down to Harlem after the5:00 pm Christmas Eve service).Gifts can be wrapped (with a noteindicating the appropriate genderand age) or unwrapped.

Cold WinterAheadDo you have extra blankets andsleeping bags? We can put themto good use. Midnight Run is avolunteer organization that bringsfood, clothing and toiletries to thehomeless in New York City.Palisades Presbyterian Church hasparticipated in these runs for almosta decade. The Midnight Run MainOffice has put out an alert – askingtheir friends to collect sleeping bagsand blankets for the upcoming coldwinter season. Bring them to thePalisades Presbyterian Church;please include a note saying "forMidnight Run" and weʼll make surethey get to the office in Dobbs Ferry(and we can also save a few for theMidnight Run we plan to do inJanuary). Donations of toiletries(travel size) are also welcome!

Coming upin 2010 -Parent SupportGroup andBook StudyBeginning Friday, January 8, andcontinuing once a month for sixweeks, we will gather at 5:30 pmwith our families for a meal and adiscussion of the Book: ProdigalSons and Material Girls: HowNot to Be Your Child’s ATM, byNathan Dungan. After dinner thechildren will gather for activitieswhile the parents meet for supportand parental nourishment. All arewelcome.For more information call oremail, Rev. Angela Maddalone845 - 359 - 3147pastorajm@gmail.com.

Book description:Prodigal Sons and Material Girls:How Not to Be Your Child’s ATM,by Nathan DunganIn todayʼs possession-crazedsociety, the average child hasunrealistic expectations aboutmoney. From the preschooler whobegs for another toy to the collegestudent who graduates buried in$10,000 of credit card debt, todayʼsyouth lack a sense of financialresponsibility.This book has been written to helpparents influence and shape theirchildʼs financial habits. Within thisbook, Nathan shares the numerouslessons heʼs learned as a longtimefinancial advisor. By blending real-world stories with the tools andtechniques needed to teachchildren the real value of money,Nathan offers a practical road mapfor instilling your children with asense of financial responsibility thatwill last a lifetime.

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BulletinBoardWelcome to A New ResidentSkyler Rose Schmettererwas born May 1, 2009 at 8:15 amweighing in at 7 lbs., 8 oz. (19.5inches). Her thrilled and delightedparents are Tyler & SharonSchmetterer. Skyler Rose is the3rd generation of Schmetterers atthe Landing.

Leslie Hayesin The Glass MenageriePalisades resident Leslie Hayesstarred in Elmwood PlayhouseʼsSeptember production of The GlassMenagerie playing the iconic role ofthe mother, Amanda Wingfield.Leslie tried out for the role in Mayand was one of two finalists but lostout. Two and a half weeks beforethe opening she was asked to takeon the complex role. “I worked allday to memorize 50 pages ofdialogue and spent each night inrehearsal. I couldnʼt have done itwithout Mary Ann Brueckner andmy husband Dennis who spenthours helping me practice mylines.” Leslie has appeared inseveral other Elmwood Playhouseproductions including The ManWho Came to Dinner.

Frannie Breer Profiled in HookLong time resident Frannie Breergarnered the spotlight in the recentfall issue of The Hook magazine.

Frannie recalls her time in Paris inthe 40ʼs and 50ʼs with her artisthusband and their return to NewYork in 1960. “It was a wonderfultime, it was one big party; everyweekend was a new show and youwent because you wanted to seewhat other artists were doing.”Frannie is a talented artist in herown right, but she declares her fourdaughters to be her finest creations.

Attention Pottery LoversThe Art School at Old Church inDemarest, N.J. is holding its 35thAnniversary juried Pottery Showand Sale on December 4th to 6thfeaturing work from twenty-sevenleading potters around the country.Over 2,000 handmade and one-of-a-kind pieces that range from func-tional to sculptural will be featured.The Pottery Show & Sale serves asthe chief fundraiser of the ArtSchool at Old Church, a not-for-profit arts and cultural resourcecenter.

The show kicks off with a festivechampagne reception with dessertsprovided by Haroldʼs of Edison, N.J.on Friday, December 4th, from 6:00to 10:00 pm. A donation of $20 issuggested. It continues on Saturday,December 5th from 10:00 am until6:00 pm and on Sunday, December6th, from 12:00 to 5:00 pm with asuggested donation of $10.

GraceMusic’s 40th AnniversaryMessiah Sing

GraceMusic began 40 years agowith its first Messiah Sing and haspresented concert programs everyfall and spring season since then.GraceMusicʼs Messiah Sing, theonly one in Rockland, has becomea holiday tradition where profes-sional soloists perform the arias ofHandelʼs masterpiece and the audi-ence sings the choruses, especiallythe rousing “Hallelujah.” Sunday,Dec. 6, 4:00 pm, Grace Church(130 First Avenue) in Nyack.Admission to Messiah Sing is $10.

SLTA Tennis Tournament FINALS

On Sunday, November 1st, theSLTA Tennis Tournament FINALS2009 were played after a number ofrain delays. The winners are:Women's Singles - Marianne BrownMen's Singles - Mark CohenMixed Doubles - Jane Bernick andNick Ludington

Featured DesignerThe interior design and architec-tural firm of Palisades residentErnest de la Torre was featured onthe cover of the November issue ofElle Décor, the number one sheltermagazine in the United States. Thefeatured project was the restorationof an historic 17 bedroom TuxedoPark mansion originally owned bythe Cooper family associated withthe Cooper Hewitt museum in NewYork City. For more informationabout Ernestʼs work, visit his web-site at www.delatorredesign.com.

Book by Alice GerardNewly TranslatedGlozel: Bones of Contention by Pal-isades historian Alice Gerard, orig-inally published in 2005, will soonbe available in French. The Englishversion is currently available onAmazon.com. In it she discusses acontroversial archeological discov-ery made near Vichy in 1924 inwhich approximately 3000 artifactswere found dating from the Iron Ageand Medieval period. While muchof the archeological world consid-

ered the find ahoax, moreadvanced dat-ing technologyhas confirmedthat the arti-facts are mostlikely genuine.

For more information, visit herwebsite www.glozel.net

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During this holiday time of grateful-ness, we would like to thank allthose who have made donations,both financial and in-kind, to thePalisades Community Center. ThePCC receives no funding and reliessolely on donations, membershipand rentals to maintain this veryspecial building.We are pleased to have made somany necessary improvements. Intwo years, we have done exteriorpainting and repair, installation ofgutters and roof repair, electric andplumbing improvements, installationof a fire system, floor restoration,new lighting, fencing, landscapingand gardening.Our membership drive will begin inDecember. We encourage all tobecome members of the PCC.Your membership and donationsenable us to maintain this buildingbuilt in 1870 and support our pro-gramming.Our goal for 2010 is the installationof a handicap ramp and handicapbathroom. This will be very expen-sive and we will need your help tofinance this endeavor.We thank those who donated theirtime in October and November:Curt Frasca for installing tile in ourbathroom, Janet Coombs for donat-

ing plants from her garden, CubScout Pack 88—Webelo Den 2 forfall clean-up, Frank Umbrino, CPAand David Howe, Esq for advice,Cellen Wolk and Neal Harris of HeyHoe Garden Design for planting,Dorian Tunell for discounting elec-trical services, Joyce Gavin for hercontinued volunteer services, MaryTiegreen for designing our HolidayCraft Bazaar flyer each year, Susanand Dominic Nemesdy, Chris Chin,John Guzweich, Robby Whitstock,Bernie Doyle for lending a handand thank you to the dozens ofbook donors.

DECEMBERPeople-To-People Holiday Giftand Food Drive:Sunday, Dec. 6, 10:00 am-4:00 pm.Donations of gifts and clothingitems for infants, teens and adults(especially teens) and non-perish-able food can be brought to PCCbetween 10:00 am and 4:00 pm.For further information, PCC@pal-isadesny.comArt & Antique Dealer Sale:Saturday, Dec. 12 and Sunday,Dec. 13, 10:00 am-4:00 pm. Aunique antique makes a lovely giftfor your special someone. CountryAntiques to Modernist Design in-cluding American textiles, vintageposters, estate jewelry, lamps, fur-niture, home décor, original paint-ings and more. We have a fewopenings for art and antique ven-dors or if you have quality itemsyou would like to donate to the PCCtable, contact Eileen Larkin atileenog@aol.com or 845-359-6589.Annual Community ChristmasCaroling:Wednesday, Dec. 23 4:00-6:00 pm- Meet at 11 Horne Tooke Roadpromptly at 4:00 pm. Carolers willsing through the neighborhood, atJawanio and the Esplanade. Musicwill be available. Pizza party at thePCC after with a visit from Santa.For further info, contact:Michele Balm at 845-359-3776 ormiepbalm@aol.com

JANUARYDefensive Driving Course:Saturday, Jan. 9, 8:30 am-3:30 pm.The fee is $32 for this 6 hourcourse for beginning drivers andseasoned drivers who would like tolower their car insurance. Paid reg-istration by December 31 is neces-sary. Space is limited, registerearly: Eileen Larkin at 845-359-6589 or Ileenog@aol.com.ANNUAL PCCCOMMUNITY MEETINGWatch for meeting announcement.Movie & Game nightFriday, Jan. 29, 6:30-9:00 pm:Children ages 7-13 are welcome tocome and hang out at the PCC withtheir friends, play games and watcha movie. Admission is free andsnacks will be available for pur-chase. Stay tuned for more infor-mation in January.

februARY/springPalisades Indoor Farmers’Market returns on SaturdayFeb. 6, 9:00 am-1:00 pm.Our farmers all commented on whata wonderful community we haveand are anxious to return.Coming in the Spring- “Palisades,As I See It- A celebration ofeverything Palisades”: Childrenand adults can exhibit whatever it isthey love about Palisades – paint-ings, poems, photographs, etc. Ordo you collect things or make thingsand would like to exhibit or sell yourcreations? Think “Made in Pal-isades.” Start brainstorming now.For more information, e-mailPCC@palisadesny.comRental opportunities: The PCC isperfect for your next class, work-shop, photo shoot, or party. For so-cial events, you can rent it as is, orfor a fee, we will set up the roombeautifully and take it down. Leaveit all to us. Contact: Eileen Larkinat 845-359-6589 or leenog@aol.com

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PalisadesCommunityCenterBoard members:Carol Baxter, President; CarolKnudson, Vice President; Jill Wecht,Treasurer; Sheila Chin, Secretary;and Michele Balm, Alice Buchanan,Dr. Leo Keegan and Honorary Boardmember Dr. Virginia McCauley.Mailing Address:PO Box 222 Palisades, NY 10964Phone: 845-398-2521during business hourse-mail: PCC@palisadesny.comWebsite: www.Palisadesny.com

Member of the RamapoCatskill Library System19 Closter RoadPalisades, NY 10964845-359-0136, Fax 845-359-6124pal@rcls.orgwww.rcls.org/pal

Hours: M-Thu 11-9, Fri 11-5,Sat 11-5, Sun 1-5

Closed: Dec. 24, 25,Christmas Eve & DayDec. 31, Jan. 1,New Yearʼs Eve & DayFeb. 15, Presidentʼs Day

DirectorMaria Gagliardi

Board of TrusteesMary Ellen Ledwith, PresidentCharles Shimel, Vice PresidentDr. Carol Stewart, SecretaryLisette George, TreasurerGerry MirasSusan NemesdyWilliam SaumSharon SchmettererKathryn ShattuckDavid ShireDr. Lynn Sykes

InclementWeather PolicyIn the event that the library mustclose due to inclement weather,we will announce the closing onour telephone message(845) 359-0136, and post theclosing on our blog,http://palisadesfreelibrary.word-press.com/. No fines accrue onsnow days.

Now AcceptingBook, DVD, andCD DonationsWe are pleased to accept dona-tions of books, DVDs and CDs.Most donations will be sold in ourbook nook to raise money for thelibrary. We have limited space tostore donations, so we can onlyaccept 10 items per patron, perweek. Due to the low resale value,we cannot accept magazines, text-books or abridged books. Pleasedo not leave books outside thelibrary door. If you have a largenumber of books you would like todonate, please call ahead.

Let’s TalkNeighbors have been gathering atthe Library on the first Tuesday ofthe Month at 11:30 am to talk aboutcurrent events or whatever is ontheir mind. Join us and share youropinions.

Save the Date!The Library Annual Meeting toelect Trustees will be Sunday,January 31.

ComputerInstructionAre you new to computers or theinternet? Our Librarians can helpyou get started with the internet orMicrosoft Word. Instruction is avail-able for individuals or couples.Please call to schedule a time.

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Contrary to the final talliesfor Rockland County andthe Town of Orangetownwhere Republicans won inall the contested races,Palisades, with less thanhalf the registered votersvoting, gave Democrats awin for all seats except theTown Receiver of Taxes.For the first time, bothPalisades voting districts12 and 50 voted together,thanks to the Esplanadewho opened their doorsfor the occasion.

Elected OfficeDistrict

12District

50Palisad es

TotalCounty andTown To tals

County ExecutiveKleiner (D) 212 99 311 27,441Vanderhoef (R)* 135 120 255 32,052

Town SupervisorBarclay (D) 230 90 320 5,119Whalen (R) 113 123 236 7,785

Town CouncilManning (D)* 223 103 326 5,573Salmon (D) 215 108 323 5,166Troy (R)* 118 113 231 7,566Diviny (R) 108 97 205 7,157

Town JusticeKnoebel (D) 200 77 277 5,123Finning (R) 128 134 262 7,147

Rece iver of T axesGm ucs (D) 187 65 252 3,992Simo n (R)* 132 137 269 8,288

*Incumb ent

November 3, 2009 Election Results

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On November 5, I interviewedMajor David Herrick, head of thePalisades Interstate Police office atBear Mountain, to find out how thePark Police viewed this situation.Major Herrick is well-informedabout the panther sightings and ob-viously concerned. He understandsthe frustration of the local residentsbut says that his hands are tieduntil he is provided with evidenceand/or a photograph of the animalin question. The Park Police rely onexperts from the Office of Parks,Recreation & Historic Preservation(OPRHP), who are skeptical of thereported sightings. They havestated that there is no hard evi-dence of the presence of a pantherand are even more unwilling to be-lieve in cougars in our area.Those of us in Palisades who arevery grateful to Shane Hobel ofSearch and Forensic Investiga-tion (SFI) and the other teammembers for the pro bonowork that they have donewould like to see themallowed more accessto Tallman Park.When I broughtthis up, MajorHerrick

told methat the SFI

team is re-stricted to the trails in

Tallman, as is everyone who entersthe park, to protect the animals thatalso live there. The irony is that onany given day, you will find hikerstraipsing around off the trails in Tall-man. Tracker SFI uses NativeAmerican techniques with respectfor the environment as its priority.Unfortunately, the denial of trackingin Tallman has hampered the gath-ering of evidence.

Reports of sightings have fallen offrecently— for example only one ofthe panther cub sightings was re-ported to the police. Major Herricktold me that itʼs important to reportsightings, even though they mightnot convince the Department ofEnvironmental Conservation (DEC),because the sheer number of themgets attention."If we had 50 sightings in twoyears, instead of eight, it might betaken more seriously.The inability of anyoneto photograph orreport the animalwhile it

remains inthe area for

police to iden-tify, is a problem.

And if ten years fromnow we have a panther

population in the woods, itwill be a real problem." He

stated that the police would re-spond promptly to reports in

order to protect life or to gatherevidence. Any sighting reported tothe Bear Mountain police at 845-786-2781 will also be followed upby a visit from Ed McGowan fromOPRHP. He may not be convinced,but he will document all reportedsightings.Our valiant Panther Team of CarolBaxter, Milbry Polk and SusanNemesday continues to monitor thecameras located around the com-munity in the hopes of obtaining apicture good enough to convincethe DEC. Once a picture is ob-tained, the DEC can take steps totrap the animal and relocate it. The

Panther Team has made arrange-ments with a sanctuary in the eventof its capture. Major Herrick tried toreassure me that panthers are notknown to survive the cold winterhere, and that neither panthers norcougars are aggressive towardpeople unless threatened or hunt-ing food. However, Shane Hobelbelieves that pantherscan adapt to this

climate if there isan adequate food

supply. Ours have been heresince last February. Although theadult panthers may have beenbrought up with people, the cub istruly wild. We have all heard talesof people being attacked bycougars. To help prevent an even-tual attack by one of these crea-tures, please continue to reportsightings and keep your camerasready. We keep records of all sight-ings and e-blast up-dates.

EYEWITNESSESONLY,It is importantto report yoursightings to:Orangetown Police: 845-359-3700Palisades Interstate ParkwayCommission Police: 845-786-2781e-mail: pantherhotline@gmail.com

– Alice Gerard

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All the children on the road at-tended the Palisades School, whichwent through the eighth grade.They walked to school on a paththat cut directly through the woods.Zita Abel had a dog named Tonywith a mysteriously accurate senseof time. Every day at around twooʼclock, he jumped up from thefloor, barked, and rushed out thedoor through the woods to meet heras she walked home from school.The two Chamberlin girls weresometimes invited to tea by Mrs.MacIver. She considered the caf-feine in tea to be dangerous totheir health and gave the third andfourth graders sherry instead! Shealso used to write them notes inLatin and leave the notes pinnedto a tree.Zitaʼs sister, Caroline Abel, marrieda Frenchman, Pierre Lalire, and theLalires later bought the house onHeyHoe Woods Road from her par-ents in the early 1970ʼs. Carolinealso had a dog, an elegant Dober-man Pinscher named Eric, who

used to lie in the sun with his frontlegs crossed like a fashion model,before leaping up to chasestrangers down the driveway atfull tilt.Two evening wedding receptionshave been held in the yard of theAbel/Lalire house, thirty yearsapart. Both were decorated byPierre Lalire with luminous whiteJapanese paper lanterns hung inthe trees. At the first reception, itrained, and the guests paddedthrough the mud. At the second,a beautiful, riderless white horseappeared at a gallop, weavingthrough the trees in the twilight. Itseemed to have been sent onto thescene by one of Federico Felliniʼsstage directors, although it waslater corralled by its frantic ownersand returned to its paddock on theother side of Oak Tree Rd.Since that time, more subdivisionshave gradually accumulated onHeyhoe Woods, and some of thehouses have changed hands sev-

eral times. Sadly, Mary Chamberlinand Theodora Abel, the keysources for most of the old stories,have now been dead for manyyears since the first version of thisarticle was written in the early1990s. Among the newer houses,the Fowlers live across from theSeamans, and the Ewings housewas torn down to make way for anew house built by Lisette and PaulGeorge. The Wolks are in theMacIversʼ house, the Chamberlinsʼhouse is for sale, and Eugene Kohnhas bought the house next door tothe Yamins. The Kupferschmidtsbuilt a new house across from theWolks. Next to them, the Ric-cobonos recently moved into LillianLangsethʼs former house. RexLalire, Theodore and TheodoraAbelʼs grandson, along with hiswife, who is the author of this articleand their two children, Luc andAlexander, still live in the house hisgrandparents built. Luc and Alexan-der are the fifth generation of thefamily to live there.

– Greta Nettleton

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DR. ED KALOTKIN,PHYSICALTHERAPIST,WILL SPEAK TOPALIS-AGERS ONDECEMBER 10The next meeting of the Palis-Agerswill take place on Thursday, De-cember 10, at two oʼclock in theCommunity Room of the PalisadesPresbyterian Church. Dr. Kalotkinʼstalk, titled “Back Pain, Posture andSpace Travel?” will discuss lowback pain and postural imbalances,and how specific weak muscles cancontribute to them. The lecture willpresent strategies for prevention,and specific exercises to help re-duce the risk. Interesting researchwill be discussed and participationis encouraged.

Dr. Kalotkinʼs credentials includeDoctor of Physical Therapy fromColumbia University, Master ofScience, Physical Therapy alsofrom Columbia University, and aCertificate to perform OrthopedicManual Therapy from Maitland.Before he became a physicaltherapist he worked for LindbladExpeditions. Dr. Kalotkin lives andpractices in Palisades, as well asholding office hoursin otherlocations.

What Do YouLike to Cook?The next Palis-Agersʼ meeting willbe held on Thursday, February 18at 12:00 in the Community Roomof the Presbyterian Church andwill feature favorite dishes madeby those who come. We are invitingattendees to bring two portions ofa dish that is tasty and easy to pre-pare. We will provide drinks, plates,

and utensils. Please call AliceGerard at 845-359-4338 if you

wish to participate. We hopethat the occasionwill be a pleasantsocial event aswell as a chanceto learn somenew, easy recipes.

– Alice Gerard

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