NATURE DAY — The Hudson Highlands Land Trust hosted its third annual Family Nature Day on May 31 at Winter Hill in Garrison. It included a live animal show with birds of prey and reptiles from Robinson’s Wildlife. (Photo provided)
BIG DIG — In October, volunteers harvested more than 20,000 pounds of sweet potatoes from land owned by Philipstown near the Desmond-Fish library; the bounty was distributed to food pantries. On June 6, volunteers planted this year’s crop, which should yield 12,000 potatoes, as well as butternut squash. (Photo provided)
HALDANE TRADITION — Martha McBride and other Haldane High School seniors took part in a time-honored tradition on Tuesday (June 10) when they “scooped the loop” before graduation. The ceremony was moved from Saturday (June 14) to Friday night because of pending rain. (Photo by Michael Turton)
NURSERY SERVICE — The First Presbyterian Church of Philipstown held a special service on June 8 to honor the Community Nursery School, which is closing because of declining enrollment. Shown are Janet Rust, who served on the committee that was responsible for the start of the school in the late 1960s, and Rosemary Rodino, who served as the director of the school for 38 years until her retirement. (Photo provided)
