Town talks name for stonecarving center
By Jim Planck
Hudson-Catskill Newspapers
HUNTER — The Town of Hunter has been hosting a stonecarving seminar on a grassy sward just west of the town hall for about four years, and the time has come for the park-like setting to now get an official name.
The annual seminars are taught by professional stonecarver Kevin Vanhentenryck, of Westkill, with sponsorship by the town and funding through the Greene County Council on the Arts and the Twin Counties Cultural Fund, plus a variety of donations, such as material and equipment.
Vanhentenryck was at the town’s monthly meeting Wednesday night and told board members that, as directed, he had met with Hunter-Tannersville Central School District art teacher Rita Mary Vining and her class regarding name suggestions for the site.
“This is a list that I got from Rita Mary Vining’s class,” he explained. “I met with them in the Fall.”
Councilman Dolph Semenza, noting the list contained about fifty suggestions, read them aloud to those present and all were well received.
Vanhentenryck said that in discussing the concept of naming the site to the students, he had “emphasized with the class that these little objects might be around a long time.”
“Things can change,” he reiterated to board members, “and these stones will be around for a fairly long time.”
Vanhentenryck said he believes one important aspect of the name should be that it helps market the site to visitors and tourists.
“It’s a description,” he said. “The name has to tell someone in Connecticut, what is it? — Why should they come here and see it?”
Semenza asked who is going to pick the final name, and Vanhentenryck said it was his understanding that the class was going to do it.
Subsequent discussion indicated the board will continue to review the process and also contact Vining to talk about it, before determining a name.
Vanhentenryck thanked the board “for giving the Hunter stonecarving center a home,” and Hunter Supervisor Dennis Lucas, in return, expressed the board’s appreciation, stating, “Thank you, for all your work.”
Lucas also noted that the class has once again been funded this year, with receipt of award notice from the Twin Counties Cultural Fund for $2,000.
Vanhentenryck also indicated there is possibility that similar sites could be developed at other locations in the town, “not just here,” he said.
For overview information on the annual stonecarving seminar, visit http://www.kevinvanhentenryck.com/, and click on the link for this past summer’s 2010 seminar.
Details for the 2011 version will be announced upon confirmation of dates and all applicable registration information.
The annual seminars are taught by professional stonecarver Kevin Vanhentenryck, of Westkill, with sponsorship by the town and funding through the Greene County Council on the Arts and the Twin Counties Cultural Fund, plus a variety of donations, such as material and equipment.
Vanhentenryck was at the town’s monthly meeting Wednesday night and told board members that, as directed, he had met with Hunter-Tannersville Central School District art teacher Rita Mary Vining and her class regarding name suggestions for the site.
“This is a list that I got from Rita Mary Vining’s class,” he explained. “I met with them in the Fall.”
Councilman Dolph Semenza, noting the list contained about fifty suggestions, read them aloud to those present and all were well received.
Vanhentenryck said that in discussing the concept of naming the site to the students, he had “emphasized with the class that these little objects might be around a long time.”
“Things can change,” he reiterated to board members, “and these stones will be around for a fairly long time.”
Vanhentenryck said he believes one important aspect of the name should be that it helps market the site to visitors and tourists.
“It’s a description,” he said. “The name has to tell someone in Connecticut, what is it? — Why should they come here and see it?”
Semenza asked who is going to pick the final name, and Vanhentenryck said it was his understanding that the class was going to do it.
Subsequent discussion indicated the board will continue to review the process and also contact Vining to talk about it, before determining a name.
Vanhentenryck thanked the board “for giving the Hunter stonecarving center a home,” and Hunter Supervisor Dennis Lucas, in return, expressed the board’s appreciation, stating, “Thank you, for all your work.”
Lucas also noted that the class has once again been funded this year, with receipt of award notice from the Twin Counties Cultural Fund for $2,000.
Vanhentenryck also indicated there is possibility that similar sites could be developed at other locations in the town, “not just here,” he said.
For overview information on the annual stonecarving seminar, visit http://www.kevinvanhentenryck.com/, and click on the link for this past summer’s 2010 seminar.
Details for the 2011 version will be announced upon confirmation of dates and all applicable registration information.
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