Around Our Towns for the Week of Sept 23-29



Hello friends and neighbors. Wow! We have a great weekend ahead of us! The Bethel Historical Society is planning a spectacular event for the P.T. Barnum 200th Birthday Celebration & Harvest Festival, Saturday, Sept. 24, starting at 10am and Sunday, Sept. 25, starting at 11am. In addition to the Historical Society’s events the Bethel Chamber of Commerce has put together […]

Five Generations of a Putnam County Family



The Schech family of Patterson has reached a milestone. With the birth of Rylee Marie Mc- Donough last month, five generations of Schechs now reside in Putnam County. Let’s start at the top. Rylee’s greatgreat grandmother, 97-year-young Helen Fellin, resides in Patterson with Rylee’s great-grandmother, retired Putnam County Commissioner of Jurors Irene Schech, also a Patterson resident. Rylee’s grandpa is […]

Still Time for Your Flu Shot



With flu season right around the corner the Putnam Health Department conducted a Monday flu clinic at Carmel FD headquarters attended by more than 350. This was the second in a series of four, with the Garrison FD hosting the initial clinic last week. Alice DuBon, Putnam’s Immunization Coordinator, said for those who missed receiving their vaccine the Garrison Fire […]

Hunting Pheasants in the Great Swamp



This past Saturday was the 4th annual Putnam County Youth Pheasant Hunt. The hunt took place at The Great Swamp WMU in Patterson, and had a large number of participants, compared to the past few years. Even though this event is called a youth pheasant hunt it is open to all kids ages 12-15, women of all ages, and hunters […]

Hospital Reservoir Classic Set for Sept. 26



The countdown is on for Sunday, September 26, when the 23rd Annual Putnam Hospital Center Reservoir Classic, sponsored by the Carmel- Kent Lions Club, will be held. Sanctioned by the Westchester Road Runners, it will start and finish at Putnam Hospital Center on Stoneleigh Avenue in Carmel; the race route will run along the scenic Croton Falls Reservoir. Check-in will […]

YOUTH PHEASANT HUNT



Scenes from the September 18 Hunt Brought to You by Putnam Federation of Sportsman Clubs, Pheasant’s Forever, Precision Armory, Flying Arrow Sports, Putnam County Fish & Game Association, & Putnam Fitness and Health Club

Time Waits for No Mum



“Each to its own time” and it is definitely time for watching a big, round, only- in- autumn harvest moon rise while enjoying the earlier nights of this season. It’s also time for big round pumpkins and the big round mounds of potted mums that invite all of us to stop in at beloved Vera’s for a bag of her […]

Courier Archives

80 Years Ago 2 Sept. 19, 1930

Display Advertising from 1930 BUY YOUR MILK and CREAM FROM LAKE VIEW FARM Guernseys Delivered at Your Door Phone 55 J, CARMEL, N. Y. • • • GLENEIDA HOUSE Tel. 173 Carmel, N. Y. —– Hot and Cold Water in Each Room Artesian Well Water —– Tea Served Tourists Accommodated • • • You Must see it to appreciate such […]

Walking Appalachian Boardwalks at Pawling Nature Preserve

Pastimes

“You are going to run out of places to write about.” I remember someone telling me that about a month after I started writing this column. Occasionally, the fear of that happening creeps back into my mind. But I’ve been building a database of potential adventures, and as of now it consists of 432 sites, 197 of which are within […]

Let’s Play a Game. . . Where in the County is The Courier?



If you can identify this location in Putnam County and be the first caller to 845.225.3633 on Monday, September 27, at 10am (according to the clock at the COURIER office), you will win a special surprise! LAST WEEK’S WINNER: The Answer was: The Lake Mahopac United Methodist Church