Month: March 2022

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Lenni Lenape

Historic Staircase Gets Much Needed Upgrade at Sam’s Point

A popular hiking destination in Ulster County is getting a much-needed update.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced on March 26th, 2022, that State Parks and the Palisades Interstate Park Commission have opened The Lenape Steps in the Sam’s Point area of Minnewaska State Park Preserve.

These steps aren’t a new addition to Sam’s Point, however, they were refurbished after sitting in a “state of disrepair for many decades” according to the DEC. The DEC explains that the Lenape Steps are a historic piece of Shawangunk history, they write:

The Lenape Steps, located at the base of the Shawangunk Ridge in the Ulster County hamlet of Cragsmoor, date to the 1860s when an early hotel owner built them in a narrow chasm for guests to reach the top of the ridge. The stairs remained a popular tourist attraction after the hotel was destroyed by fire in 1874 but had been in a state of disrepair for many decades.

For the last 3 years, over 50 volunteers from the Jolly RoversTrail Crew have been hard at work refurbishing the historic steps. The Jolly Rovers Trail Crew is made up of a group of Hudson Valley locals who specialize in the building of natural stone pathways in difficult-to-reach areas.

Emily Hague, who is Jolly Rovers Board Chairwoman, said in a press release “This was the most technically challenging project we’ve ever done, due to the custom and precise stone shaping involved. This project employed collective skills our crew had been honing over the last decade, and it advanced our collective ability.”

Sam’s Point at Minnewaska Preserve is one of the most popular hiking destinations in the Hudson Valley. Because of its increasing popularity, starting in May of 2022, if you’re thinking of hiking Sam’s Point you must make a parking reservation for a $10.95.  More details…

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Delaware Tribe

Parents React After Bartlesville Daycare Announces Sudden Closure

Parents all over Washington county are trying to find a place for their kids to go after three daycare facilities announced they’re closing this week. The Washington County Child Care Foundation operates two centers in Bartlesville and another one in Sperry. Nearly 160 kids across the three facilities will have to find new childcare centers after all the facilities close this week.

“When they called me and told me they got in, I cried happy tears,” said Rachel Swindell. Swindell waited a year and a half to get three-year-old Lucas into her dream daycare: Ivy Academy West in Bartlesville. She and her husband both work full time jobs.

“The people there are wonderful, she said. “I have nothing bad to say.”

However, Monday she got an email from the director saying the centers would be closing on Thursday. The Washington County Child Care Foundation operates the centers. A source from the foundation said they’ve worked hand in hand with the Delaware tribe 25 years and that’s how the foundation is funded.

But they say the tribe decided to cut those ties. Now, the foundation said the tribe owes them more than $4 million. However, the Delaware chief said they don’t believe the tribe owes any money and said the daycares were primarily serving non-native children, which was against the tribe’s federal contract. He also said their audits of the foundation showed it was spending money unwisely.

“I’m learning that I’m losing childcare for my son,” said Swindell. Swindell said regardless of why it happened, she wishes she had more notice. “I was frustrated at the situation, but my heart broke for Lucas,” she said “His friends and teachers and his daily routine.”

60 employees will also be losing their jobs. Swindell said she’s relying on her family members until she can find a new daycare.

The foundation said…

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Nanticoke

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Mohegan

Limp Bizkit announce U.S. ‘Still Sucks Tour’

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In support of their latest full-length release titled ‘Still Sucks,’ Florida rap rockers Limp Bizkit have announced their U.S. ‘Still Sucks Tour,’ which will see support form Scowl, Wargasm UK, $not, Dying Wish, and Yung Gravy in select markets. See all confirmed shows below, with European gigs to be announced at a later date.

The trek announcement reads, “Preeminent American rock band LIMP BIZKIT will return to the road this April for their month-long “Still Sucks Tour.” The AEG Presents trek will kick off in the band’s Florida home state and will include a stop in New York City at Madison Square Garden (May 13) with cross-country shows including stops in Baltimore (May 15) and Las Vegas (May 28) before concluding with a Los Angeles-area date (Ontario on May 31).”

Limp Bizkit tour dates:
*Thursday, April 28 Tampa, FL Hard Rock Live ++ [TIX]
*Saturday, April 30 Hollywood, FL Hard Rock Live ++ [TIX]
*Tuesday, May 3 Norfolk, VA Chartway Arena
*Wednesday, May 4 Roanoke, VA Berglund Center
*Friday, May 6 Atlantic City, NJ Hard Rock Casino ++ [TIX]
*Saturday, May 7 Wilkes-Barre, PA Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza
*Tuesday, May 10 Lowell, MA Tsongas Center
*Thursday, May 12 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena ++ [TIX]
*Friday, May 13 New York, NY Madison Square Garden [TIX]

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Mohican

This Meandering Trail Leads To A Fire Tower You Can Climb For Stunning Views Of Ohio

Posted in Ohio Nature March 29, 2022 by Beth

Ohio doesn’t have much in the way of mountain overlooks, but what we may lack in peaks, we more than make up for with gorgeous scenic overlooks. One of the most unique in the state is the one you’ll find at the top of the fire tower at Mohican State Park. This beautiful loop trail is an all-day adventure — it measures approximately 8 miles in total. Along the way, you’ll enjoy some of the loveliest terrain Ohio has to offer paired with the chance to climb and fire tower and enjoy the view. Curious to learn more? Here’s how you can hike to a fire tower in Ohio when you visit Mohican State Park. Adventure awaits!

During these uncertain times, please keep safety in mind and consider adding destinations to your bucket list to visit at a later date.

If you have about four hours to spend on a beautiful afternoon, we’d recommend giving the Fire Tower Trail at Mohican State Park a try. This hike isn’t for beginners; in addition to being over 7 miles long, it’s also been rated as moderately difficult. So first thing’s first: be prepared! You’ll want plenty of water and some comfy layers for this meandering trail.

Despite being a long route, this loop is anything but boring. You’ll encounter some waterfall features, unique bridge crossings, stairs, and much more that will make you stop and admire the view. Of course,…

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Munsee

As trout season approaches, the wild still calls 

April 1, 2020: I never find all my gear in time for opening day of trout season. Usually, I don’t find trout either. My annual list of rationalizations is familiar: cold water, heavy runoff, spring debris, few insects, angler error. This year, my stream thermometer has gone missing since I packed it away last fall, so I can’t take a reading. The water is clear and looks cold. Mist hangs in the air, clings to the stony trail. 

The Beaver Kill laughs as it rushes to join the Esopus Creek in the broad valley nine miles below. Occasional shafts of afternoon sunlight break from behind low hanging clouds. Birch branches wait for their buds to emerge. Unseen forest birds call to their mates. Streamside boulders, the handiwork of a glacial finger that stretched south down the narrow gorge, sit quietly counting the centuries. Another spring day unfolds in the storied Catskill Mountain trout stream of Mink Hollow. 

The Munsee band of the Esopus tribe, part of the Algonquin-speaking nation, once traversed Mink Hollow through a notch between the two mountains presently known as Plateau and Sugarloaf. Their footpath led south to fertile cornfields in the Esopus Valley and north to a verdant plain the Mohawk people called Schoharie. I start up the old Munsee trail just before noon. All winter, this day has occupied my mind. Last year, I did not see a single fish in Mink Hollow. I’m seriously concerned about the health of the trout — not to mention the planet.

I tie on a Red Quill, the harbinger of spring, given to me by my neighbor Nick who has plied these waters for six decades. Just after noon at the First Pool, I spy a black fly crawling up a rock in search of sunlight…

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Nanticoke

Bandits Juggernaut Keeps Rolling, Panther City Stays Hot in NLL Week 17

Bandits Juggernaut Keeps Rolling, Panther City Stays Hot in NLL Week 17

Mon Mar 28 2022 | Jack Goods | Pro

Tehoka Nanticoke on the Bandits: “Our entire team is a threat.”

The Buffalo Bandits are a juggernaut. They proved that again in Week 17.

In a weekend series featuring the top two teams in the East Division, Buffalo bested Halifax twice, both times by a score of 16-11. The pair of results pushed the Bandits to 12-1, four games up on Halifax and Toronto for the top spot in the East, and helped them become the first to clinch a playoff spot this season.

Dhane Smith accumulated 16 points over the weekend, pushing him into sole possession of first in the points race, while Josh Byrne had a combined 12 points. On the other side of the floor, Matt Vinc made 54 saves on Saturday and 60 on Sunday while allowing the Thunderbirds to convert on just one of its 12 power play opportunities.

Anything can happen in the playoffs, but the Bandits have clearly established themselves as the class of the National Lacrosse League.

“Our entire team is a threat,” forward Tehoka Nanticoke said. “We love the game of lacrosse, and we love Banditland.”

Buffalo looks nearly unstoppable, but they did require a comeback in the opener. Halifax went up 9-6 just 16 seconds into the third quarter with a Dawson Theede goal, but Buffalo outscored its rivals 10-2 the rest of the way. That stretch included a 7-1 run over 17 minutes of game action.

The Bandits never trailed in the second game, leading by as much as six midway…

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Mohegan

Kolbe Cathedral’s Pfohl attempting to win state titles in four decades

When he steps on the floor at the Mohegan Sun Arena Saturday afternoon, John Pfohl will have coached in a state championship in his fourth different decade.

With a win against No. 3 seed Hand on Saturday in the Division III state final, top seed Kolbe Cathedral will have won a state title in those four different decades under Pfohl, who won titles in 1999, 2004 and 2018. The first two were at Central Connecticut State University’s Kaiser Hall, the last one at Mohegan.

“The first time I went, it was a completely new experience. I reached out to some coaching friends of mind who had been there before to know what to expect at Central,” Pfohl said. “It has now become an event, the entire experience, From walking into the Mohegan Sun to the locker rooms, to underneath the tunnel coming out into the arena is something you need to experience. It’s awesome.”

This is Pfohl’s seventh state championship game in two tours of duty with the Cougars. The first one was from 1993-2008. He returned for the 2017-18 season and won the Division IV title over Rocky Hill that season. Pfohl won his 400th game in the quarterfinals on Monday.

“Our goal, quite frankly, is to be practicing on the last day of the season. Whenever that is, we want to be practicing,” Pfohl said. “We understand the tradition and try to continue it.”

Pfohl said he never played in a state championship game himself. But his counterpart on Saturday has.

Jimmy Economopoulos is coaching in his first state championship game at Hand. In 2008, he was a junior…

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Lenni Lenape

Historic cliffside steps reopen at Minnewaska State Park Preserve

The State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation and the Palisades Interstate Park Commission (PIPC) have announced the reopening of historic cliffside steps at Sam’s Point area of Minnewaska State Park Preserve after a three-year rebuilding project.

The Lenape Steps were constructed originally in the 1860s by Thomas Botsford, who subsequently built a hotel nearby against the base of the escarpment. After the hotel was destroyed by fire in 1874, the steps remained in use, but gradually fell into disrepair from damage caused by water, freezing temperatures and thawing.

“Having the Lenape Steps restored to their former glory represents another improvement to one of the Hudson Valley’s premier recreational attractions,” said State Parks Commissioner Erik Kulleseid. “This gives visitors a now much-safer way to reach Sam’s Point, the highest point on the Shawangunk Ridge with its panoramic vistas.”

Restoration of the stairs was the result of a three-year project by about 50 volunteers from the Jolly Rovers, a Hudson Valley group specializing in the building of natural stone pathways in difficult to reach areas.

“The Commission was very pleased to partner with the Jolly Rovers to support the restoration of the Lenape Steps,” said Palisades Interstate Parks Commission (PIPC) Executive Director Joshua Laird. “This project brings back a historic feature that has helped visitors reach Sam’s Point, the highest point on the Shawangunk Ridge, for over 150 years. We salute the Rovers for their dedication and hard work that helps us keep important park trails and stonework in good shape for the future.”

The view from the bottom of the Lenape steps.

Starting in July 2019, volunteer crews from the Jolly Rovers primarily using hand tools cut, shaped, and set about 100 stone steps made from nearby boulders. More…

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Mohican

Hard work on display at Mohican District Science Day at Ashland University

ASHLAND – Many observers of the science fair projects on display Saturday at Ashland University’s John C. Myers Convocation Center were impressed by the amount of work and variety of informational reports on display.

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Kathy Tollett, a middle school science teacher at St. Jude’s in Elyria, was at her first district science fair. She was truly surprised by the quality of projects

“It is really interesting to see the progression through the grades, and how their graphics, and the all-around improvement in their projects as they get older,” she said.

61st annual Mohican District Science Day at Ashland University

A total of 132 students from 16 area schools in the Mohican District Science Day took part in  the 60th annual Science Day, sponsored by the Mohican District Junior Division of the Ohio Academy of Science.

According to Jeff Weidenhamer, the Science Day director and a professor of chemistry at AU, the number of participants this year was about half of what it had pre-pandemic, but he was glad to be hosting a live event after two year away.

“Our last face-to-face fair was in 2019,” Weidenhamer said. “It’s going well. We expect it’s going to take some time for schools to get science fairs going again, but we thought it was important to build enthusiasm for science.

“Kids have the opportunity to present their work and talk to judges,” the director continued. “The work that goes into these projects is top notch and the students do some high-quality work.”

Time and hard work on display

The Kellerman family from Medina was at their first fair in support of their daughter, sixth-grader Clarissa from St. Francis Xavier in Medina.

“This is our first time at a district level event, and the projects…

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