Daily Archives: September 3, 2015

Card of thanks

Thanks WPOA for the excellent setting you provided for the “Meet the Candidates Night” on Tuesday, September 1.

It was a fantastic venue for the public to hear from the candidates for the upcoming primary on September 10th and November general election.

The professionalism of the mediator and staff made the event run smoothly.

A special thanks to those that made the cookies and other goodies you provided…they were wonderful.

Once again thank you for your efforts!

Sincerely,

Bill Brooker

Candidate for 

Town of Webb Council

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Will Johnson says thanks

I wanted to thank the Otter Lake Association, the Town of Webb Health Center Fund, and the LB and PJ Harney Scholarship fund for scholarships to put towards my education at Clarkson University. It means a lot to know that there are organizations and groups that want to help college students like myself continue their education.

College is expensive so it is great that there is help for students.  Continue reading →

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VIEW elects officers, welcomes new board members at annual meeting

Officers were elected and new directors were named to the VIEW board at the art center’s annual meeting held Monday, August 24th. Chris Gaige will serve as president; Tom Down, vice president; Mary Murphy, secretary and Dave Vogel, treasurer. First term members who will serve for three years are Fritz Messere, Mary DuRoss and Robert Bischoff. Charles Porter was nominated to complete an open term. Fritz Messere recently retired as founding dean of the School of Communication, Media and the Arts at SUNY Oswego. He has taught at Oswego, Ithaca College, and Cornell University. He is currently secretary of Symphonia, the successor to the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra, and serves on the board of CNY Arts. Mary DuRoss is retired as Marketing Director for the United Way of the Greater Utica Area. Prior to that, she was Manager of Safety, Records ad Training in Asbestos Removal for Oneida Asbestos Removal Company of Utica. She has served on a number of boards, including House of Good Shepherd in New Hartford and Hospice, as well as a volunteer for the Mentor Mom’s Program of United Cerebral Palsy of Utica and Senior Program for Shut-ins of Waterville, among others. Robert Bischoff is General Manager of Trenton Technology, Inc., a computer systems manufacturer in Utica where he has been employed for 16 years. Previously he was an underwriter for The Hartford Insurance Group in Connecticut. He resides in Utica with his wife, Janet Silver, and enjoys spending time at his camp in Old Forge. Charles Porter currently serves on the board of directors of Giant Eagle, Inc. Recently retired from Giant Eagle, he was senior director of entertainment, and prior to that, director of merchandising information responsible for pricing. He chairs the Audit Committee of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh and serves on the board and Finance Committee of the Jewish Association on Aging.

New Board Members:Fritz Messere, Charles Porter, and Mary DuRoss. Missing from photo is Robert Bischoff Photo by Michele deCamp

by Marianne Christy

Officers were elected and new directors were named to the VIEW board at the art center’s annual meeting held Monday, August 24th.

Chris Gaige will serve as president; Tom Down, vice president; Mary Murphy, secretary and Dave Vogel, treasurer.

First term members who will serve for three years are Fritz Messere, Mary DuRoss and Robert Bischoff.  Continue reading →

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Norman Goldstein: Memorial tribute to a 90-Miler veteran

Norm at the finish of his 90-mile canoe race, September 2014

Norm at the finish of his 90-mile canoe race, September 2014

Norman Harold Goldstein—veterinarian, outdoorsman, father, grandfather, brother, husband and optimist—passed away at the home he shared with his wife, Georgia Stormes, overlooking Otisco Lake on June 13, 2015. He was 77 years old.

Born and raised in Syracuse, Norm quickly showed his passion for the wilderness and animals. He climbed Mount Marcy as a boy, beginning a long relationship with the Adirondack waters and woods.  Continue reading →

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Enjoying last full day of summer before the start of school

by Mitch Lee

Not a sound was heard on Limekiln Lake the morning following Labor Day in 1977. All my summer friends were gone and the cottages along the lake were now dormant, each with sheets over the windows and shades pulled.

All the docks were stacked on dry land.

Mutt and I took a walk along the beach.  Continue reading →

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Steady sunshine, warm temperatures good for hatching monarchs

A loon wrestles a fish

A loon wrestles a fish

by Gary Lee

With all the cloud cover we have tonight it doesn’t look as if we are going to see the full moon. It sure was bright on Friday night (8/28) as I was coming home from my program at the Woodgate Library.  Continue reading →

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