Visiting hours for RoseMarie A. Kogut of Montauk will take place on Friday, Nov. 1, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Yardley and Pino Funeral Home in East Hampton. A funeral Mass will be said the next day at St. Therese of Lisieux Catholic Church in Montauk at 9 a.m., followed by burial at noon at Pinelawn Cemetery in Farmingdale.
Ms. Kogut, who lived in the hamlet for 22 years, died on Oct. 10 at the Westhampton Care Center. She was 90. An obituary will appear in a future issue.
In October, Craig Berkoski and Andrew Drake ran a legendary Grand Canyon route known as a "rite of passage" for ultra runners. The so-called Rim to Rim to Rim trail involves descending 4,500 feet down the South Rim, crossing the canyon floor and the Colorado River, and then running up the nearly 8,000-foot North Rim, and back.
Cold, still, quiet, and clear conditions marked the morning of the Audubon Christmas Bird Count in Montauk on Dec. 14. The cold proved challenging, if not for the groups of birders in search of birds, then certainly for the birds.
For Serge Pierro of Shelter Island, a teacher of guitar lessons and designer of original tabletop games, his latest project speaks to his appreciation for his home of 19 years and counting. Called Shelter Island Experience, it’s a card game that showcases the “nuances of what makes life on Shelter Island so special and unique.”
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