Orange County Day announces winners

Chester and Goshen-A Warwick resident, Louise LoPinto Hutchinson, won third place in a countywide essay contest for her original work, "Warwick Beauties." The essay and poetry contest are held annually to celebrate Orange County Day, which falls on Sunday, June 27, this year. The day celebrates the county's natural beauty, history, and cultural heritage, and encourages residents to "become a tourist in your own county." Museums throughout Orange County will offer county residents low or no admission on Sunday. Other winners of the writing contest, which asked residents to reflect on their favorite historic building or natural site, are as follows: Essay contest: First Place -- Sharon Waddell, New Windsor, "Trophy Point: A Place For All Seasons" Second Place -- T.R. Lanthier Jr., New Windsor, "The West Point Museum" Third Place -- Louise LoPinto Hutchinson, Warwick, "Warwick Beauties" Honorable Mention -- Betty Apicello, Middletown, "Orange County's Green -- Capped Architectural Crown Jewel" Poetry contest First Place -- Jim Guilianelli, Newburgh, "A View from the Bridge" Second Place -- Walter Worden, Middletown, "The Prodigal" Third Place -- Andrea Urmston, Montgomery, "In the Shadow of Storm King" Honorable Mention -- Monica Claire Antonie, Chester "The Color of the Day" Second Honorable Mention -- Stella Louise Crist, Highland Mills, "The Bear Mountain Bridge" Also on Sunday, the Orange County Day Committee will present awards to these winners and to some 75 children who participated in the art contest for fourth graders. The presentation will be made at 12 noon at the 1841 Courthouse on Main St. in Goshen. In addition, the committee will present the Orange County Day Revered Citizen of the Year award to Ann Botshon. Participating museums Free or reduced admissions on Orange County Day, Sunday, June 27, may be for Orange County residents only. Also, museums that are always free may not be listed here. • Storm King Arts Center, Old Pleasantville Rd, Mountainville, 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Free admission. Call 534-3115. • Museum of the Hudson Highlands, The Boulevard, Cornwall-on-Hudson, 1 to 5 p.m. Free admission. Call 534-5506. • Museum Village, Monroe. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Half-price admission: $4 for adults, $3 for seniors, $2.50 for children age 4 to 15, free for children under 4. Special events will be held that day. Call 782-8248. • Brick House Historical Museum, Rt. 17K, Montgomery, 1 to 4:30 p.m. Half-price admission: $1.50, children $1. Call 457-4921. * Hillhold Hold Historical Farm, Campbell Hall, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Half-price admission: $1.50, children $1. Call 291-2404. * Harness Racing Museum and Hall of Fame, 240 Main St., Goshen, 12 noon to 5 p.m. Free admission, special events and contests. Call 294-6330. * Boating at Thomas Bull Park and Winding Hills Park -- Half-price admission: $1.50 for rowboats per hour, $2 for paddleboats per half-hour. Call 457 n 4900. * Gomez Mill House, 11 Mill House Rd., Marlboro, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free admission. Special talk by William Simes at 1 p.m. on "Ethnic heroes in baseball." * Crawford House, 189 Montgomery St., Newburgh, 1 to 4 p.m. Free admission. Call 561-2585. * Brotherhood Winery, 35 North St., Washingtonville, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free tour.