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LOCH SHELDRAKE — The November 2012 fire that destroyed the landmark Hoos Building devastated Livingston Manor’s business district but not the hamlet’s spirit.
Two months later, a larger-than-expected crowd attended “visioning” workshops to craft new ideas for the hamlet. And this summer, a volunteer army led by Livingston Manor Renaissance undertook one of those ideas: a face-lift for Main Street and the town’s information booth.
Their efforts were rewarded Monday when Sullivan Renaissance named Livingston Manor the winner of the $25,000 “Golden Feather” award, the top prize in Renaissance’s annual contest for community beautification projects.
“It was just a whole town effort — from individuals to organizations,” said Kathy Fries, a member of Livingston Manor Renaissance. “It was a terrific summer.”
Renaissance handed out more than $100,000 in grants and scholarships during a nearly two-hour ceremony at SUNY Sullivan.
Friends of Liberty Library won the $3,000 top prize in “Category A,” the smallest of three categories for community projects, for landscaping around the library. Seeds of Hope/Monticello Rotary claimed the $10,000 first prize in “Category B” for a memorial garden at Town of Thompson Park.
“It’s so nice to have these little gems,” Legislature Chairman Scott Samuelson said. “And it’s nice to see them spreading and spreading.”
Manor won in “Category C,” with volunteers putting in hundreds of hours to refurbish a caboose that doubles as an information booth, install a new business director and repaint trash cans. The hamlet also revived a garden and replaced glass light-fixture globes melted by the Hoos fire.
Livingston Manor Renaissance had “far more support” this year, Fries said.
Sullivan Renaissance also recognized its first “Mitvah” award winner, the Skolya summer camp in South Fallsburg. Skolya was one of five camps competing against each other in what will be an annual contest aimed at drawing camps into beautification efforts.
In addition to planting gardens, Skolya repaired fencing, painted and did general cleanup, said Mendy Reichman, the camp’s manager. “There’s still a lot to do,” Reichman said.
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