New boat style; warmer winters; dairy goat club

The following excerpts from The Millerton News were compiled by Kathleen Spahn and Rhiannon Leo-Jameson of the North East-Millerton Library.

March 22, 1934

Mrs. Marion Silvernail was able to be out this week for the first time since she was confined to her home several weeks ago by illness.

Something new in the way of boats may be seen on Indian Lake this summer if the plans of Floyd Kline mature. A partially completed model indicates that it will be nearer the design of a motor driven catamaran than anything else, although certain features include some of the better qualities of houseboats and rafts.

March 27, 1975

‘Millerton Merchants Plan Downtown Parking Lot’; The Millerton Village Merchants (MVM), plan to create a downtown parking lot for 10-12 cars by tearing down the vacant gasoline station just off Main Street in Millerton between the Village Diner and North Center Street.

‘Winter Warms Up’; Winters are getting warmer, according to Frank Paar, Millerton resident who has been keeping records of the area’s weather for the last 53 years.
The average temperature for this winter, he said, from Dec. 21, 1974, to March 20, 1975, was 28 and 38-100ths degrees. That is up almost a whole degree from last winter’s average of 27 and 47-100ths degrees. “A degree is quite a difference,” said Mr. Paar. He cited the 1971-1972 winter average of 28 and 62-100ths degrees.

‘Millerton Girls To Represent Dairy Goat Club’; The Progressive Dairy Goat Club has announced that two Millerton girls have been selected to represent the club for the current year. They will ride on the club’s float in parades.

March 23, 2000

‘Gordon, Scutieri Win Village Board Seats’; MILLERTON — Beverly H. Gordon and John D. Scutieri recorded decisive wins at the Village Board elections March 21.
In an unusually high turnout, 156 residents, 16 of whom used absentee ballots, cast 290 votes with the following results: John D. Scutieri, 101; Beverly H. Gordon, 92; Frederick T Murnane, 64; Russell W. Palmer, 33.

‘Schuman Joins Millerton News’; The Millerton News welcomes Tom Schuman to its staff as the paper’s new Millerton/North East beat reporter.
Mr. Schuman recently moved to Salisbury, Conn., from Somerville, Mass., where he was a graduate student in philosophy at Tufts University and a member of the Boston Symphony’s choral group.

‘911 Dispatchers Confused by Wrong Street Numbers, Says Police Chief’; MILLERTON — Because of widespread confusion about correct street addresses, 911 dispatchers are having trouble giving accurate directions to emergency personnel, said Police Chief Tom Briggs and Fire Chief Mike Segelken at the Village Board meeting March 20.

‘Movie Traffic’; Mayor Michael Cawley asked the Police to assist in directing Millerton Moviehouse traffic on weekends when the movie audiences let out, noting the disarray that results when parents drop their kids off at movies and make immediate u-turns on Main Street.

‘Tractor Pull’; The police and fire chiefs expressed concern about personnel and equipment availability at village summer events and requested a calendar be posted in Town Hall to assist in planning. The Millerton Fire Department will host a tractor pull Aug. 5 and the block dance Aug. 19, though the block dance committee is considering holding the dance on Aug. 5 as well.

‘Historical Society Has Postcard Display’; MILLERTON — The postcard collection of the late Alice Husted Moore is on loan to the North East Historical Society through the generosity of the William Morrison Family. The collection, dated from the early 1900s, is of holidays and special occasions.
Valentine’s Day postcards were on display and now the society’s exhibit includes spring and Easter postcards. “We will change the display to match the season or holiday,” said Diane Thompson, president of the North East Historical Society.

To view the changing display, visit the North East-Millerton Library Tuesday and Wednesday, from 1 to 5 p.m.; Thursday, from noon to 5 p.m.; Friday, from 4 to 8 p.m.; and Saturday, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

‘Historical Society Plans Show and Tell’; MILLERTON — The North East Historical Society will hold its first meeting of 2000, Monday March 27, at 7:30 p.m. at the North East Millerton Library. The public is invited to attend and encouraged to bring an item for the show and tell segment of the meeting. Refreshments will be served.
Volunteers are needed for the seventh-graders’ local history project at Webutuck Central School. Mr. Grega’s history class students work on various topics of historical interest in the towns of North East and Amenia with adults serving in an advisory capacity. To date, the class has produced brochures on Lake Amenia, Smithfield Church, Spencer’s Corners Burial Ground, Benedict Hall (The Moviehouse), St. Patrick’s Church and Brick Block Hotel.