January 2013

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A publication of the Lyme Community Foundation
Chaumont-Three Mile Bay
“To enhance and support the community through cooperation, learning, and enrichment.”
Volume 15 Issue 1
Let it Snow in Sunny Chaumont!
~Christine Page, or call Jacki Schell at 779-1795.
Sharlow
What a
difference
a month
makes!
Our last
issue
speaks of
just hints
of winter—at
publication, we
got that
White Christmas so many residents wished for! And, so the
gloominess of late fall and the cold, dark rains have succumbed to mountains of brightness, with all the sunshine of
an August afternoon reflecting off the snow. All around town,
we see young and old ready to go out and have some old –
fashioned winter fun. Sleds, snowmobiles and snowmen are
popping up everywhere! Soon, if the cold weather holds up,
ice shanties will pepper the lake and the sound of quiet
laughter will drift back to the shoreline, letting us know all is
well out there.
January 2013
This winter promises to be one of new beginnings, here in
Chaumont—with the re-opening of a renovated restaurant,
The Crescent. We’ll be running a story (in February’s Lyme
Light) about the history of the old Crescent Hotel and what
this new group plans to do to add to the fun on the lake, all
year round.
FROM THE ASSESSOR’S OFFICE
Attention Farmers! The deadline is March 1st to get your
application into our office for an Agricultural Land Assessment. The re-eval will take effect with the 2013 tax roll and
agricultural land values are increasing. It will save you tax
dollars to apply for the exemption. You can get the application from our office. You will need to submit a new soil breakdown sheet available from ASCS. If you are in an Agricultural District, you automatically qualify for the exemption. If
you are not in an Agricultural District, you have to show proof
of $10,000 worth of income from a farming operation (or rent
your land to someone who does income qualify for the exemption.) You must also commit your land for an 8-year period, with penalties if the land use changes to non-agricultural
within that 8 year commitment. The parcel must be at least 7
acres. For more information, call our office at 649-2387.
If you enjoy being all warm and cozy in the winter, but want to The deadline for all exemptions is March 1st.
keep busy, Wilson Bickford has been offering regular oil
The Town is still accepting applications for Board of Review
painting classes at The Copley House.. For more information, check out the Lyme Community Foundation’s Facebook members and secretaries for the Grievance Day process.
You can call 649-2788 for more information or stop in the
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The Lyme Light
A Community of Faith Service Listings
ALL SAINTS CHAUMONT—649-2717 SUNDAY SERVICES 9:00 AM
CHAUMONT PRESBYTERIAN—649-5301 SUNDAY SERVICES 9:30 AM
THREE MILE BAY METHODIST—649-2600 SUNDAY SERVICES 11:00 AM
THREE MILE BAY BAPTIST—649-2730 SUNDAY SERVICES 10:30 AM & 6:00 PM
ZUMBA! ZUMBA! ZUMBA!
Lyme Central School
Monday & Wednesday 6 p.m.
Saturdays 8 a.m.
$5 a class for an hour of awesome & fun
exercise!
Proceeds donated to Lyme Central School
CHRISTIAN LIFE CENTER—649-2546 SUNDAY SERVICES 10:00 AM
VICTORY COMMUNITY CHURCH—649-2162 SUNDAY SERVICES 9:00 AM
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL CHURCH—654-2662 SUNDAY SERVICES—10:30 AM
SATURDAY SERVICES—4:00 PM
UNITED CHURCH OF CAPE VINCENT—654-2881 SUNDAY SERVICES 9:30 AM
ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH - 654-3833 SUNDAY SERVICES 9 AM
Al-Anon meeting, Monday at 1:30pm at
Chaumont Presbyterian Church
Contact: Bonnie at 315-408-4302
AA Meeting, Sunday at 7pm Cape Vincent Church
-Rte 12E
BB study
Contact: 315-788-2280
OA Meeting, Monday at 7pm Cape Vincent Library, Real Street
Contact: Joyce at 315-649-2750
Thursday at 9:30am at Clayton Hawn Library, 220 John St.
Contact: Deb at 315-482-2497
If you need any further information you may contact me at
649-2750. Joyce Mordan
~Scott Aubertine
Happy New Year from the Lyme
Town Council, its employees
and your elected officials. 2012
was a very busy year with many
accomplishments. They include
the updating and revision of
many of our town policies by the
town council; many of the policies were written years ago and
did not pertain to the present
times. This took several work
sessions and much time and
commitment by the entire
board. Other accomplishments
were: the building of a new salt
storage barn by the highway
department, the writing of an
industrial wind law by the Planning Board and Zoning Enforcement Officer, and its adoption by
the town council. The Planning
Board and ZEO were also directed to write zoning ordinances for personal wind tur-
bines, solar and biomass systems and they have submitted
them to the town council for
review, revision and ratification.
The town clerk and deputy
clerk have been busy updating
records for dog licenses and
have accounted for many of the
dogs in the town. If you have
not registered your dog, or no
longer have one, please notify
the town office. The processing
of dog licenses is a new addition
to the job of the town clerk. This
was previously performed by the
County and has been passed
down to towns. It is one issue
we will be watching closely. The
town clerks, in all towns, are
now doing all the work, yet the
County still sees some revenue
from it.
The Assessors are continuing
the work on the revaluation process. Four temporary members
to the Board of Assessment
Review (BAR), and two secretaries, will be needed to assist in
the grievance process which is
expected to last about
a month. The four BAR members will be appointed for one
year and will be paid accordingly. If you are interested
in either of these paid positions,
please call the town office.
Recycling at the transfer site is
going well and we thank you. In
case you didn't know, the town is
paid for the recyclables it takes
in, and these revenues are
greatly helping in reducing our
costs. As a reminder, clear or
white trash bags are required at
the transfer site. The employees
at the transfer site have been
directed not to accept trash in
anything other than clear or
white bags. Please remember
they do their best to assist you
and still follow the directions of
the town council. Thank you for
your cooperation.
A cooperation agreement was
renewed with the Lyme Central
School Board, and a meeting is
scheduled with the Village of
Chaumont to discuss and renew
the shared services contract
which expired at the end of No-
vember. We look forward to
working with these boards in an
effort to eliminate duplication of
services and save tax dollars.
The town website,
www.townoflyme.com, continues
to be updated with new information. Additionally, in keeping
with the New York State transparency law, we also have a link
on the homepage which will take
you to the town of Lyme meeting
information website. You can
also access the information website by typing
www.townoflyme.zoomshare.co
m in the address bar. This site
has all the information pertaining
to our upcoming meeting.
As Supervisor, I am honored to
have been elected as the Vice
President of the Jefferson
County Supervisor's Association. The association deals directly with our county legislators
and administrators in an effort to
represent the residents of our
respective towns. I look forward
to the opportunity this appointment will offer.
May everyone have a happy,
healthy and prosperous 2013.
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Brian Peters
Plumbing, Heating & Electrical
Air Conditioning
Service, Repair, Replace, & New Installations
Well & Water Systems
Cottage Opening & Closing
Fully Insured
Emergency Calls
Email: [email protected]
Chaumont, NY
www.BPetersPlumbingandHeating.com
(315)778-5100
Teens in the Community ~Leta Harp
In partnership with Samaritan’s Purse,
these teens gathered to be a blessing to children in
impoverished countries and locations that are destitute all over the world through Operation Christmas
Child.
These children that will receive the boxes,
have never received a new item, or gift in their lives,
let alone a Christmas present. So the small gesture
of compiling candy, hygiene items, toys, school supplies, small clothing items, and books helped them
learn they could touch lives in a big way.
They packed and wrapped 26 gifts to ship
overseas with the organization and financial support
of River of Life Fellowship church.
The local students
that participated
were: Christian Mott
(Faith Fellowship)
Ethan Collins (General
Brown) Meghan
Goutremout (Lyme)
Rachel Mack (Lyme)
Ashley Collins (Dexter)
Meghan Donaldson
(Lyme) Lauren Barry
The H & H Hardy Food Pantry
 The Chaumont Food Pantry
 The Town of Lyme Food Pantry
The names may have changed over
the years, but we are still here to
serve.
The food pantry has been busy since
October taking toy and food applications. We provided food for about 50
families (160 people) and took the toy applications for the Brownville
area. Thanks to all who helped collect and pack and the ones that
carried everything out to the people’s autos.
After 28 years, thanks to all the generous donations and great help
we are still going strong.
We are always in need of nonperishable foods and personal Items
like listed below:
Nonperishable Items
Personal Items
Stews, Hash, Soups, Tuna
Toilet Tissue, Shampoo
Peanut Butter, Jam, Cereal
Soaps, Deodorant
Instant Potatoes, Cake
Toothbrushes & Paste
Mixes
Mac & Cheese, Spaghetti, Sauce
Items may be left at the Chaumont and Three Mile Bay Post Offices,
or in the white boxes outside the Food Pantry building located behind
the Chaumont Presbyterian Church. (If you leave items at the food
pantry during cold weather, please call 649-2424 so we may move
them inside before they freeze.)
Cash is always welcome. Checks may be sent to:
Food Pantry
Harriette Hardy
PO Box 253
Chaumont, NY 13622
Thank you ever so much for your support
The Town of Lyme Food Pantry
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Wondering what is going on at Lyme Central School? It’s all just a
mouse-click away ! Visit their website at www.lymecsd.org—it is
filled with helpful information and the year’s calendar of events.
COME ONE - COME ALL ! To the Copley House on Thursday, February 21st at 10 A.M. for two hours of games, prizes, snacks and
warm cocoa! Come in out of the cold and play our games or bring your own. We have games for ages 3
to 93, such as: Battleship, Bingo, Candy Land, Chutes and Ladders, cards for Old Maid, Uno, matching
colors and shapes, Checkers, Chess, Dominoes (numbers and animals), Chinese Checkers, Clue, Connect 4, Jumanji, Monopoly, Parchisi, Scrabble, Sorry, Upwords, Words from Words, and more! There's no
admission fee but a non-perishable donation for our local food pantry would be greatly appreciated! Bring
your friends and family! Grandparents bring your grandkids! Parental or older sibling supervision is required. Call or e-mail Pat for reservations at: 649-5122 [email protected] Looking forward
to seeing you at the Copley House at 10 on Thursday February 21, 2013!
Tell us you like us!
Search for
Lyme Community Foundation and like our page—we’ll keep you posted on
all the happenings with the Foundation and help connect you with other
people who love living and vacationing here … And be sure to check out
all the pictures !
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The Lyme Light
Forever Fit/Young At Heart
What: Moderate exercise class for those want to get into
shape.
Target group is 50 and older.
Where: All Saints Church, Madison St., Chaumont
When: Monday and Thursday 9:15—10:15 AM.
Young at Heart is a moderate, low impact class that is very
exercise based for a total body workout.. The exercise are
done standing for trunk, and extremity toning to increase
strength and endurance of all muscle groups. Low weights,
exercise bands, and a small ball are used in the exercise
routines. The class modifies exercise routines for people
with joint problems, such as rotator cuff pathology, and joint
replacement surgery. Susan Mahoney, class instructor for
Monday’s class and Cathy Carr is instructor for Thursday’s
Class.
For info call Sue at 649-2369 or email
[email protected]
Cost is $3.00/class and all proceeds from the class benefit
the local food pantry.
Please wear tie sneakers, socks and
comfortable exercise clothes.
Main Street Chaumont
Full Service And Competitively Priced!
7 Days a week
Hardware*Soils and Mulch*Plumbing*Electrical
Tools*Rental Equipment*Propane*Bait and
Tackle
Outdoor Furniture * Grills * Paint * Lumber
Window and Screen Repair * Pumps Repaired
And Much Much More………..
Lyme Free Library News
Local Author Releases Debut Novel to Rave Reviews!
Please join us on January 10th at 7pm to celebrate the release of The Plum Tree, a new novel by Three Mile Bay resident Ellen Marie Wiseman. Set in Nazi Germany, The Plum
Tree is an epic story of human resilience and enduring hope
that follows a young German woman through WWII as she
struggles to survive poverty and Allied bombs, finds the courage to outwit SS officers, and risks everything trying to save
the love of her life, a Jewish man. The Plum Tree was released in stores on December 24th, & can be ordered online
through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books a Million, Sam's
Club and Wal-Mart.
Book Talk
Our book discussion group meets on the third Tuesday of
each month at 7pm.
January 15th – Dreamers of the Day by Mary Doria Russell
Quilting Group
Meets each Tues. at 6:30. New members always welcome!
Sail into Reading Story Time
Wednesday mornings at 11 am in The Children’s Room. Preschool stories, crafts & a snack! A great way for the little ones
to meet others their age.
Computer Lab - Feb 5th at 10:30. Work one on one to solve computer questions and concerns. Free.
Downloading Digital Photos Feb. 19th at 10:30. Bring your laptop
and camera. Free.
Save the Date!!
A Dr. Seuss Birthday Party
March 1st at 6:30. Hosted by Miss Nikki. Wear your pajamas!
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
“Filled to the Brim” Nature Program
Filled to The Brim is a program designed to help students
identify characteristics and adaptations of birds, reptiles, invertebrates, and mammals by
getting an up-close look at the special features that define
each group. Presented by The NYS Zoo at Thompson Park.
Computer Classes hosted by North Country Library System.
February 8th at 6:30. Children must be accompanied by an
Overdrive Date Change –
Learn how to download FREE e-books and audio books adult.
LIBRARY HOURS
through the North Country Library System on
Monday, January 7th. Kindle users will meet at 10:30am,
Monday 10 to 4
Nook Color, iPad, and any other Android or Apple device at
Tuesday 10 to 8
11:30am and black and white Nook or Kobo at 12:30pm.
Free.
Wednesday 10 to 6
Computer Maintenance
Friday 10 to 8
January 29th at 10:30 am. Learn to troubleshoot computer
Saturday 10 to 4
problems. Free.
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The Chaumont Presbyterian Church is trying something else new
(remember the "purse auction"?). The 1st and 3rd Sunday of each
month we are having a "kid-friendly" supper meal (not covered-dishjust come and eat) @ 5pm, followed by a short church service. The
service will also be simple and geared toward teaching the children
about church, while not
"dumbing it down" too much
for the adults. In between
these services, "lessons-in-abag" will be available for the
children to take home and
enjoy with their families. These bags will contain
a book or books, and a craft
and/or a related activity to be
used and returned at their
next visit. They will then be
re-supplied and shared with
someone else and so on.....
PURPOSE?
 To allow the children to become comfortable with being in
church
 To feed little tummies as well as minds
 To give parents an alternative to the earlier morning service
 To involve the whole families in hearing the Bible and valuebased children's stories
 To allow the community to grow and change with us
All ages and all family units are welcomed.
Thinking about a New Year's resolution to volunteer to help people more this coming year? The Lyme Lions Club is a great local
organization that can help you with that resolution! We meet the
first and third Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. at the Copley House. Our
club donated $500 to the Chaumont Food pantry in both November and December to help local families enjoy meals at Thanksgiving and Christmas as well as purchased gifts for 10 angels
from the school's angel tree. The Lyme Lions Club will be having
its Annual Weekend Scholarship Breakfasts on February 2 and 3
at the Three Mile Bay Fire Hall to coincide with the Annual Three
Mile Bay Fire Hall Fishing Derby. Also watch for flyers about our
Annual Corned Beef Dinner in March and German Dinner in
April! Please contact Lion Rachel Sprague 783-4032 or Lion
Kelly Hyde at 649-3220 for additional information.
Thank you,
Kelly Hyde
Lions Club Secretary
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Zumba Fundraiser in Memory of Barb Moran
Sunday, January 20 1 pm—3 pm
In 2011, The family of Barb Moran began running the Boston Marathon to support our Aunt Barb "Bullet" Moran in her courageous
and determined fight against cancer. A fight that begin at the DanaFarber Cancer Institute in Boston in 1998. In February of 2012,
Barb lost her physical fight against this terrible disease. In April of
2012, we ran the Boston Marathon once again to honor her indefatigable spirit and love for life. In its first two years of existence,
Boston for Bullet raised over $37K to fund innovative cancer research at Dana-Farber.
In honor of her inspiring and unforgettable 51 years, Barb's lifelong
best friend Penny Ruhm will take Boston for Bullet to the finish line
in 2013 to raise money to fund basic cancer research at Dana-Farber.
Our goal is to raise $10,000 for Dana-Farber and its patients. We ask you to join us in this
effort.
We are pleased to help this great cause! Please join area Zumba Instructors to help them
with their goal. Please take time out of your busy schedules and Zumba with us to help this
cause. Get fit and get the word out about this cause.
There will be raffles and lots of Zumba, Zumba, Zumba,
Cost is $10 per person, donations accepted if you do not wish to Zumba.
Anyone wishing to donate a gift basket for this cause, please contact Holly Rubacha.
Joey Crushed Cancer and His
Community Celebrates
Three Mile Bay, NY
Chicken & Biscuit Dinner
at the
Three Mile Bay United Methodist Church,
8580 ST. RT. 12E
will be on
January 16, 2013
at 4:00 till gone.
Adults- $9.
Children under 10- $4.50
Children under 5- free
~Holly Rubacha
Well Joey’s party went great. We would like to thank the community for their support:
 Hawk Entertainment for a wonderful DJ service
 Chaumont Fire Hall for letting us use the fire hall for both the spaghetti dinner and the Crushed Cancer Party
 General Brown High School
 Local Zumba instructors
 Bistro 108
 The Duck Stop Diner for both the can drive and the Santa Breakfast.
 Privateers Hockey League
 Dexter Boy Scouts for supporting Joey in so many ways, especially for shaving their heads as a fundraiser
 The Border and 93.3 for supporting Joey
 Gar locks
 Auto Arsenal
 Stat Communications
 Thank Channel 7 News
 Lyme Central School for supporting Joey
 The other surrounding schools , for the cards made by the school children
 Special thanks to Joey’s school, Dexter Elementary
 Chaumont Masonic Lodge who supported Joey as well
 Thank you to everyone for the donations, cards and support
 Thank you new friends and old, some we have never met.
 Oh and of course for all the prayers from the local Churches; we couldn't do it without God!
 If someone who helped is left out, it wasn’t on purpose! Thank you all, so much for what you did for our family and our
son.
Joey is returning to school and his next testing is January 21st , at the Golisano Children’s Hospital for blood work.. He will
be going monthly for blood testing, then on the third month he will have x rays; at 6 months he will return for pet scans.
. Thank you from The Rubacha and Goutremout Family
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Celebrating the Holidays—Lyme Style!
Fun for the whole family here on the lake….
Santa & Mrs. Claus
spent the morning of
December 23 at The
Duck Stop Diner, enjoying breakfast with
our local children and
helping to raise $300
for Team Joey
The Lyme Community
Foundation Holiday
House Tour was a
great success, with
beautiful homes to
visit, delicious food,
and festive music
Winners of Christmas Decorating Contest: by Chaumont/Three Mile Bay Chamber
of Commerce:
1st—Peggy Putnam
2nd—Citizens Bank of Cape Vincent
3rd—Terry Giillette
Each winner received $25 and bragging rights
Honorable Mention:
Rosalyn Goutremout
Jeff & Barb Donaldson
Holly & Ben Rubacha
Carolers went door to
door in Chaumont and
collected canned
goods to help replenish the Lyme Food
Pantry on December
23.
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ASSESSOR CHAIRMAN
TOWN ASSESSOR OFFICE
TRANSFER SITE
TOWN CLERK
TOWN SUPERVISOR
MARSHA BARTON
MARSHA BARTON
GEORGE PERKINS
KIM WALLACE
SCOTT AUBERTINE
649-5540
649-5451
649-2387
649-5165
649-2788
767-8814
FRED CONGEL
649-2900
WM T UTESS
CHMN TWN PLANNING BD
MARK AHLHEIM
CHMN ASSESSMENT RVW BD
CHMN VILG PLANNING BD
649-2991
777-6115
CAROL QUENCER
JIM MILLINGTON
649-5219
CHMN ZONING BD OF APPEALS
ZONING ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
PAT WESTON
TOWN JUSTICE
SCHOOL TAX COLLECTOR
TW/CO TAX COLLECTOR
WATER BD CHMN
RICHARD WALLACE
ROBIN CURTIS
VICKI BARBOUR
PAULA RADLEY
MARSHA BARTON
649-2788
649-2788
649-5490
649-2417
649-2900
649-5451
CHAUMONT NY 13622
HWY SUPERINTENDENT
TOWN JUSTICE
RUTH STEWART
649-2487
Resident
649-2789
TOWN MEDICAL OFFICER
VAL RUST-(corrected)
ECR Postal Customer
HWY DEPARTMENT
CHAUMONT MAYOR
649-2900
649-5454
PAULA RADLEY
LYME FREE LIBRARY
649-2417
CHAUMONT VILLAGE CLERK
LYME CENTRAL SCHOOL
649-2723
788-7149
BUS GARAGE
ROBERT THOMAS
786-0284
649-3404
COUNTY LEGISLATOR
ADDIE J. RUSSELL
782-3418
CHAUMONT/TMB CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
NYS ASSEMBLYWOMAN
PATRICIA RICHIE
782-3150
649-2424
NYS SENATOR
WM OWENS
CHAUMONT FOOD PANTRY HELPLINE
US CONGRESSMAN
[email protected]
649-2200
PO Box
LYME COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
THE LYMELIGHT (EMAIL)
608-7950
LEAVE MSG
785-2561
US POSTAL ADDRESS
CHRISTINE SHARLOW
GOVERNOR’S OFFICE
EDITOR
Lyme Community Foundation
NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION
Post Office Box 601
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Chaumont, NY 13622