Daily Archives: October 3, 2013

Pedals & Petals joins nationwide awareness ride for breast cancer

Pedals & Petals of Inlet will join Trek dealers across the United States and Canada to raise awareness for breast cancer research, treatment, and prevention by hosting a casual, family-friendly bike ride on Saturday, October 12th.

The 8th Annual Trek Women Breast Cancer Awareness Ride, which is open to men and women of all ages and abilities, will start at Pedals & Petals on Main Street at 10 a.m. and go down South Shore Road towards Old Forge.

Participants can choose between an 11.6-mile or a 20.8-mile ride.

Ride support, ride leaders, and a ride reception will be provided by Pedals and Petals.

Registration is currently open and interested bikers can sign up at Pedals & Petals, or on-line at pedalsandpetals.com.

The fee is $30. On-line registration closes on Friday, October 11 at noon.

Registration forms will also be available from 8 to 9:45 a.m. on the day of the event.

One hundred percent of the registration fees will go directly to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

The first 50 registrants will receive a gift bag, and all participants will have an opportunity to register on-site for door prizes and a national sweepstakes for a Trek Lexa road bike.

Organizer Ted Christodaro is currently seeking volunteers and sponsors of the event. Anyone interested in helping out can call (315) 357-3281 or email: info@pedalsandpetals.com.

More information can be found at www.bcrfcure.org.

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An open letter to Forestport taxpayers Budget practices need to change; Town of Forestport board scolded by state auditors

Dear Town of Forestport Taxpayers:

It turns out that while Bill Hasenauer and Bill Gardner were fighting the bridges with “VOTE NO FOR THE BRIDGES, VOTE NO FOR HIGHER TAXES,” they were raising your property taxes $1,300,000 from the years 2009 to 2012 while putting the unexpended sales tax revenues into the general fund instead of using those funds to reduce the taxpayers’ load.

The Town Board really needs to buckle down and pass a frugal budget for 2014. The state auditors scolded the town board in the audit for lack of oversight and failing to have a five-year plan.

Bob Seager, you were a senior member of the board every year this state audit covers. Let’s see some in-depth leadership from you in the 2014 budget. I would expect at least 10 percent reduction in the highway budget and a five-percent reduction for the town budget.

The agenda below is a work in progress. Please give me your feedback and concerns. Thank you.

I want a thorough review of planning and codes departments to make the process fair and to assist our towns people through the maze of the DEC, APA, Canal Authority and planning and codes.

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Big Moose Fire Co. upgrades fire boat

The Big Moose Fire Company’s fire boat has recently experienced a series of upgrades  through the combined efforts of Big Moose fire personnel, the Town of Webb Fire Commis-sioners, and Dunn’s Boat Service.

Big Moose Fire Co. Fire Boat with, from left, Ken Hinckley owner of Dunn’s Boat Service; Fire Chief Jason Pratt; TOW Fire Commis­sioner Jeff Ossont; TOW Fire Commissioner Pete Croneiser and Asst. Chief Craig Smith. Also shown are two future volunteers. Courtesy photo

Big Moose Fire Co. Fire Boat with, from left, Ken Hinckley owner of Dunn’s Boat Service; Fire Chief Jason Pratt; TOW Fire Commis­sioner Jeff Ossont; TOW Fire Commissioner Pete Croneiser and Asst. Chief Craig Smith. Also shown are two future volunteers. Courtesy photo

The fire boat, the first of its kind in Herkimer county when it was first put into service in 1950, is essential to the fire company as 25 percent of the properties on Big Moose Lake are boat-access only. Also, several properties are difficult to access due to poor private road conditions

Because of the fire boat, Big Moose personnel are able to respond faster, establish an initial attack, and establish a constant water supply at the time of a fire emergency. Continue reading →

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Van Auken’s event raises $1,000-plus for Herkimer County Humane Society

The Pairing and Caring wine and cheese tasting event held at Van Auken’s Inne on Saturday, September 28 helped to raise $1034.50 for the Herkimer County Humane Society.

HCHS board members, staff and volunteers were available to serve a variety of wines and cheeses donated by local and regional food and beverage distributors to those who turned out for the fundraiser.

Volunteers Jimmy Ortiz, left, and Stuart deCamp. Photo by Marianne Christy

Volunteers Jimmy Ortiz, left, and Stuart deCamp. Photo by Marianne Christy

“We extend our thanks to our hosts, the Marks family at Van Auken’s Inne, and to all those who donated or stopped by in support of the shelter,” said Robin Juliano of the HCHS board.

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Town of Webb school students join in a whirled peace project

In today’s world, peace needs to become more than just a word. On September 20, Town of Webb UFSD art students participated in an international art and literacy project known as “Pinwheels for Peace” and placed pinwheels with messages of peace in the schoolyard parallel to Main Street.

Town of Webb student participants at the Pinwheels for Peace installation held Friday morning, September 20th.

Town of Webb student participants at the Pinwheels for Peace installation held Friday morning, September 20th.

Pinwheels for Peace is an art installation project that was started in 2005 by two art teachers, Ann Ayers and Ellen McMillan of Coconut Creek, FL, as a way for students to express their feelings about what’s going on in the world and in their lives.

In the first year, groups in over 1,325 locations throughout the world were spinning approximately 500,000 pinwheels on September 21st.   Continue reading →

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Forestport Twin Bridges officially open with town-wide celebration

Under clear skies, the Town of Forestport celebrated the official opening and ribbon cutting of the new Twin Bridges leading into downtown on Sunday, September 29th.

Terry Larkin cut the ribbon after a blessing by Father Sean O’Brien, pastor of Christ Our Hope Parish and Aggie Walker, commissioned lay pastor of the Forestport Presbyterian Church. Courtesy photo

Terry Larkin cut the ribbon after a blessing by Father Sean O’Brien, pastor of Christ Our Hope Parish and Aggie Walker, commissioned lay pastor of the Forestport Presbyterian Church. Courtesy photo

Terry Larkin cut the ribbon after a blessing by Father Sean O’Brien, pastor of Christ Our Hope Parish and Aggie Walker, commissioned lay pastor of the Forestport Presbyterian Church.

The ceremony was followed by a parade led by the Forestport Fire Department pulling the 1891 newly refurbished pumper for a “wetting down” ceremony as the Twin Bridges christening.

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Old Forge: Craft Fair to benefit Strand Theatre, Saturday, Oct. 5th

The work of artists, artisans and crafters will be on display and available for sale at the Falling Leaves Craft Fair on Saturday, October 5 at the Park Avenue Building in Old Forge.

The event, hosted by the Old Forge Ballet Company, will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with all proceeds benefitting the Go Digital or Go Dark Fund in support of the Strand Theatre’s digital conversion.

Among the crafters—local and from across the state—who will be present are Amy and Jens Bartel of Old Forge with their display of hand-sewn greeting cards, Mary Blanchard of Raquette Lake with her handmade jewelry, Andrée Dennis Newton of Old Forge with her Native American carvings, and Louise Watson of Thendara with her handknit headbands.

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