Daily Archives: September 12, 2013

Webb submits its amended ordinance for county approval

A review of the Town of Webb’s Zoning Ordinance was conducted as part of the project to codify the Town’s local laws and ordinances, according to Supervisor Ted Riehle.

Changes were recommended to update it by correcting typographical errors, inserting proper statutory references, and clarifying procedural requirements, he said.

On Tuesday, September 10, the Town of Webb Board resolved to have Supervisor Riehle submit the Zoning Ordinance to the Herkimer County Planning Board.

This is so the amendments to the ordinance can be approved as required by law, Riehle said.

The Board also reviewed the amendments as required by the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA).

They resolved them to be an “unlisted action” with no significant impact on the environment.

This means no further SEQRA action is required, according to the board.

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Hurry! Raffle tickets still available for Ginny Russell Scholarship Quilt

Raffle tickets are still available for a chance to win a quilt, hand-stitched by the members of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority, with proceeds to support the Ginny Russell Memorial Scholarship Fund.

Hazel Dellavia, Nancy Pratt and Barbara Criss

Hazel Dellavia, Nancy Pratt and Barbara Criss

The raffle will be held on Monday, September 16 at Mountain Greenery of Old Forge where the quilt is currently on display.

Tickets are $1 each or six for $5 and are available at Mountain Greenery and the Old Forge Library.

All proceeds from the raffle will go toward a scholarship for a 2014 graduating female student of the Town of Webb School.

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Helen Dolan promoted to Naval Lieutenant Commander

Helen Dolan of Deerfield and Thendara has been selected for promotion to Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Navy.OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

She began her naval reserve career as a petty officer third class while atteneding nursing school at Mohawk Valley Community College in Utica.

After completing her bachelors degree at SUNY Tech, she received a commission as a Lieutenant JG and later was promoted to Lieutenant.

She continued her nursing education and received her masters degree as a family nurse practitioner. She is employed at Mohawk Valley Endocrinology in Utica.

Helen is daughter of Vincent and Catherine Dolan of Thendara.

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Local Kiwanis organizations raise $3,000 at their annual car wash

The Kiwanis Club of the Central Adiron-dacks, the Key Club and Jr. Key Club of the Town of Webb School washed over 100 cars at their 13th Annual (Delayed) FREE Car Wash on Saturday, September 7 at the Calypso’s Cove Parking Lot in Old Forge.

Over $3,000 was raised at the event. The event was delayed by the first ever rained out event originally scheduled for Saturday, May 25. Kiwanis Car Wash 09.07.13

The event is the primary administrative fundraiser for the Kiwanis Club’s child-oriented community programs.

The Kiwanis Club, Key Club and Jr. Key Club would like to thank the following for their continuing support:

The Noonan family at the Enchanted Forest/ Water Safari for the use of the Calypso’s Cove Parking Lot, The Rowe Family at The Donut Shop, Doug Clark of the Old Forge Car Wash and NAPA for donation of car wash soap, Kinney Drugs for bottled water and chips, Tony Harper’s for pizza, and the many sponsors and patrons who make this special fundraising event possible.

The 14th Annual Kiwanis FREE Car Wash is scheduled for Saturday, May 31, 2014.

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An 1891 negative opinion of Dr. Webb’s Railroad

Part One

I sometimes find a newspaper article that resists my summarizing or paraphrasing without detracting from its essence. In the Lowville Journal & Republican of August 6, 1891 was a letter whose author was “a correspondent at Lyons Falls, N. Y.” that was written to the New York Tribune.

Judging from the letter’s origin and the writer’s apparent personal feelings about the topic, I am convinced that the author was either William or Julia Lyon deCamp.

The “family” had recently objected to the combine that wanted to build the wooden rail “Peg-Leg” railroad from Moose River Settlement through their lands to the Forge House, offering a more environment-friendly steamer alternative for that stretch that was currently operating, and would later in the decade win a five-year court case against John Dix’s lumber company, stopping log driving through their lands from destroying north branch Moose River forested river banks and dams.

In Harter’s “Fairy Tale Railroad”, Webb’s engineer Herschel Roberts described surveying across the deCamps’ lands and starting a condemnation suit for the right-of way in July 1891.

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Old Hunting Camps subject of Inlet Historical lecture

The Inlet Historical Society will present a power point lecture on Old Hunting Camps In the Inlet Area on Wednesday, September 18 at 7 p.m at the Inlet Town Hall Meeting Room.

Narrative journals along with old photos collected by society member Mitch Lee be used to illustrate the days of hunting camps from the 1880’s to the 1950’s.

The program is free of charge and open to the public. Tickets for a kayak raffle to benefit the Inlet Historical Association will be available for purchase.

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Old Forge Library to host author’s event on Sept. 17

Paul Kocak, an author from Syracuse, will offer a poetry workshop and book discussion at the Old Forge Library on Tuesday, September 17th. Students, book discussion groups and community members are invited to take part.

A Le Moyne College grad, Kocak has enjoyed a varied career, including high school English teacher, newspaper copy editor, textbook editor, technical writer, web content developer, and marketing professional.

Four of his haiku poems have been featured in the Syracuse Poster Project, a public art collaboration.

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