The following article, written by Klaus Gaebel, is reprinted from The Saugerties Post Star, 04-17-08   Eagle's View  A View Around Town By: Klaus Gaebel Saugerties Post Star , April 17, 2008   Aunt Bea Resurfaces  Two board members, responding to Lanny Walter's recent criticism, mentioned the infamous Aunt Bea letter, published by the Saugerties Times without a real name. Aunt Bea, readers may recall, criticized certain individuals on the school board and myself for columns I wrote about the board. Saugerties Times editor Will Dendis admitted in an editorial that he blew it by publishing the letter without first checking the validity of the author's identity. It turned out he could not contact Aunt Bea, although she furnished him a "real" name, address and phone numbers in her letter. She wasn't traceable, and apparently the road she gave in her hometown of Vandalia, Ohio doesn't exit. The letter had gone to press by the time Dendis realized he'd been tricked. Will the real Aunt Bea please stand up? That's unlikely, although she (some believe "she's a "he" in real life) is believed to have been at board meetings and spoken (of course, without using the pseudonym.)   Who's Not Running . . .  The terms for school board members Robert McCaig, Terry Parisian, and Michael Brennan are up. Brennan is known to definitely not be running. Word on the others is they aren't running either. We'll know for sure next week if any throw their hat back into the ring, since petitions are due in to the school district clerk by Monday. It only takes 66 signatures to get on the ballot, so last minute change-of-hearts are possible. . . . and Who is William Creen Jr., Walter Frey, Tom Ham, Steve Haun, and Charles "Chuck" Schirmer are said to be circulating petitions to run for the school board this May. Other names are rumored. Circulating petitions and handing them in are two different things. Some would-be candidates drop out at the last minute by not handing in their petition, after the competition is known. William Creen ran for the board once before, in 2004. Walter Frey ran for a town board seat last November. Tom Ham ran for the school board last year, just missing out on a seat by 25 votes. He has been at most if not every board meeting since - a sign he's been serious about this second run for a year. He's also the first to officially announce. Steve Haun made a name for himself as a taxpayer advocate during the town's last revaluation process, and will have plenty to say during the campaign. He's able and willing to speak his mind. Charles Schirmer is a prior board member and has served as an instructional substitute in the school district.