The Prattsville Scoop - 3 August 2025

PRATTSVILLE - Remember our veterans and tell them “Thank you for your service.” August 4 is U.S.Coast Guard Day and August 7 is Purple Heart Day.

Welcome to August and hopefully we will have not be having those 90+ days and muggy nights.

From Dolores Aplin Decker via Connie Lane: “What a wonderful turnout today 7/8/2025 for our family get together. Donnie and Connie Lane and Sandy Martin, all from Oneonta, and friends Paul and Joan Mead of South Carolina, George and Lois Melin from South Kortright, John and Jane Lane and Peggy Robinson of Prattsville, Shannon Garraghan and Dolores Decker from Ashland. Thank you all for a great afternoon. The food and ice cream were awesome, Love you guys” by Dolores Decker. This family group gets together about once a month for a luncheon at Sundees. Good news is to be shared by all.

More fireworks Sunday evening on Route 23A. Thank you. They were worth standing outside in the mist. Taking in the evening air and fog alone were worth the effort.

Had the chance to welcome home Diana and Arnold Jaeger and Darcy Jaeger-Brand from their two week trip to Ireland. Also included in the trip was Tim Brand of Prattsville and Tyrone, Julee and Ursula Jaeger of Arkansas. Tyrone was the impetus for this trip – he had a collegiate trip planned for his students and Prattsville family took the opportunity to spend some time together in Ireland. Diana can trace her lineage to areas of Ireland and this provided a chance to try to find some blood ties. All said it was a wonderful, worthwhile trip. They were treated with nothing but friendliness and courtesy. Welcome home to the Jaeger family.

The Pratt Rock Park is being worked on to make it more inviting to us and the visitors to our town. The parking area there and at the pull-offs for the Barrier Dam for swimming and fishing are never empty. And so far there have been no problems. Councilman Mason Reese got the ball rolling for the work at the Park and we thank him for that.

Cousins Tony Marsh and Bobby Gurley had breakfast together at Tracy’s Creekside in Grand Gorge on Thursday morning. The family gatherings continued with Rick and Nancy Gurley Hodge visiting from Rochester for the weekend. Nancy spent Friday afternoon with classmates, Gilboa Conesville CS Class of ‘77, Laurel Mattice Truesdell, Ronnie (Veronica) MacAvoy Gonseth, Julie Masonich Capobianco, and Robin Welsh Fleischmens. The four local classmates are able to meet on a regular basis periodically and this is the first time Nancy was able to join them for an afternoon of remembrances. Rob Gurley and Bobby Gurley joined Rick and Nancy at the Gurley homestead to do some errands and chores for Ginny. They all enjoyed lunch together with laughter and plans for the future. Thanks everyone.

Could not find a place to have ice cream Saturday evening and had to settle for individual ice cream items from a gas station. Really missed the soft ice cream sundaes and/or cones but who can complain about having to eat Snickers Ice Cream Bars.

Happy Birthday to Stan Sutton Jr. on August 3. Happy Birthday to Miranda Briggs and Bobby Rion on August 4. It is Happy Birthday to Jeffrey Gonzales on August 5. He is your friendly pharmacist at Windham Pharmacy. Have a great day Jeff. We send Happy Birthday wishes to Sandy Case Hill out in Missouri on August 7. Special Happy Birthday wishes to Pete O’Brien of Maple Crest on August 8. Will not give you his age but he was born in 1926. Happy Anniversary to Emily and Richard Morse on August 2.

Could use your news. Send to gurleyrv@gmail.com or call 518 299 3219.