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FROM THE SUPERVISOR’S DESK
Well, it seems that I just wrote the spring newsletter and
it’s time for the summer one already!!
As many of you know the new playground equipment
has been installed and is in full use. The children always seem to
be playing there. That shows that the recreation committee has
done a good job picking out the different activities. It certainly is
impressive to see all the equipment but even more so to see so
many people using it. The playground went in very fast with the
help of the National Guard doing all the site work for the new
equipment. Also, a big “thank you” goes out to Lafarge stone for
the donation of stone for the site and the path back to it. Thanks
as well to Wendelville Fire Company who ran a raffle during
their Easter Egg Hunt and donated the proceeds to the town to be
used towards the playground equipment. It’s great to have so
much help from the community on a big project like this. If you
haven’t tried out the new playground equipment come on down
and do so. The only complaint that I’ve had about the new
equipment is that the children don’t want to leave it when the
parents want to go home. And - watch out for the big slide - it’s
fast and bumpy!
We also had the one old pavilion replaced by the
Pendleton Lions club this Year. It was amazing too see how fast
they were able put it up. It still
needs a floor at this point but it
is very impressive as it is much
larger than before. We really
thank the members of the
Lions Club for all their great
work, and in a special way for
getting through the red tape
Supervisor
that is involved in a project like
Jim Riester
this. A special “thank you” to
Bill Rott who put the shingles
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on the roof of the pavilion. A
lot of good things happening in
Councilmen
the park this Spring!
I attended a meeting
Joe Frawley
today to plan the last phase of
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the bike trail from Mapleton to
Martin Korkuc
Lockport Rd. There were a lot
of great ideas expressed not
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only for that part of the trail
David Leible
but also for some added extras
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to the existing trail from
Campbell Blvd. to Mapleton
Road. The goal is to get the
last section completed this year
On the Web
and with some cooperation
from weather we should get it
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done. It will certainly be a
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SUMMER EDITION ~ 2008
great addition to our town’s recreation activities. While we put
into action the plan for this particular grant letters of support are
coming in the for the next grant application, which is for
completion of the section of the bike
path from Meyer road to Townline
Road. Valerie Janik of the conservation
Board is spearheading this activity.
I reported last month that we
were doing a water survey looking for
leaks in our system. We knew we were
losing water in our system somewhere
as we were buying more water than we
were selling. The company we worked
with found two major leaks that totaled
about 30,000 gallons per day. We were
Jim Riester
a little skeptical at first because we
Supervisor
didn’t really see any evidence of a leak,
Town of Pendleton
but they told us right where to dig and
they were right both times. They did
point out a couple of areas that we should watch out for as well.
While there was no actual leak found there, something is suspect
and will require attention.
After developing the Town Master Plan over a couple of
years we will be considering its adoption this year. A copy of the
Master Plan can be found at the town hall and soon it will be on
the website also. The committee spent a lot of time on this
document with input from various townspeople and town
organizations.
We’ll also be doing some work at the town hall in the
Justice Courts area. We will be converting the old men’s room
and utility closet to a new court clerks office. The system as it is
right now is that the people who come in to pay their fines are
physically right next to the clerks. This is not a safe situation for
the clerks as the clients are not always happy to pay their fines.
The clerks will now have an office to work from which will be a
better situation. The nice part is that all of this renovation will be
covered by a grant from the justice court system
The Annual Town Report has been prepared and
submitted to the state. Everything looks very good as we continue
to operate in the black even with the improvements that we have
been able to do. Speaking of improvements, we are going to be
doing work on the parking lot behind the Town Hall. We’re still
looking at different ideas, but decided to wait till after Baseball
season to do the work. Not having the back parking lot during
baseball season would be disastrous!
Have a safe summer and as always, you can reach me at
the town hall or at my home at 694-5582. I try to return calls a
quickly as I can, and hope that I can help with your problem. Not
every problem can be solved but I will make an attempt to at least
look into each situation to assist you.
As ever,
Jim
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
Hello, In March I traveled to
Albany with superintendents and county
officials, and some vendors from across the
state. Our superintendents associations
feels very strong and united in our efforts to
visit the state politicians annually to let
them know that we need state funding to
help the towns and county with our local
roads. This year we were told there wasn’t
any money “laying” around that we might
be wasting our time. With our huge
contingent from across the state no were
able to not only keep our funding but
receive an increase of approximately
$8,000. Our Town share of this is
approximately $46,000. Every dollar helps,
as most of you know.
I would like to Thank Senator
George Maziarz and Assemblyman Jim
Hayes for their time and support in this
important issue.
As In the last couple of years I
continue to make adjustments in our
Highway Department selecting roadwork
and ditching projects that are productive for
all of us as taxpayers. We are 2 men short
from my first 2 years which has made our
job and selection of jobs more difficult.
Apparently the future is do more with less.
Again, I am not against cuts but we all need
to know what departments have been cut.
This summer we will cut back on
our brush-chipping program. We will try to
chip at the beginning of each month but not
throughout the entire month of June, July,
and August. Please call the office if you
have a special need or problem to try to find
a solution to your need or an update of our
schedule.
When placing your brush at the
edge of the road please place them with the
butt end out and do not lay them in large
piles. I’ve seen my guys pulling apart
brush piles that could result in an injury
which none of us can afford. We have
helped out a couple of people who had no
other options in a short period of time by
sending 4 men and 3 pieces of equipment.
Obviously this cost us more in manpower
so please be considerate of that.
We have seen a normal amount of
people (which is a lot) raking, throwing,
dumping leaves, brush debris in ditches or
swales. If you don’t know better this is
very bad and could result in flooding or
ponding of water. Maybe not at your house
but probably at one of your neighbors.
Cleaning ditches has been one of
my toughest challenges. It is a huge
challenge throughout our entire town. If
you have a problem with this call my office
or any of our elected officials for help. I
will not crucify anyone because when I was
much younger this seemed to be a great
way of making my own grass or brush
disappear from your own property. See I
have learned by experience LOL
My road program update: Micro
sealing Irish Road, Blacktop Sheetram,
Chip seal Dunnigan from curves to Transit,
stone shoulders on most of our town roads,
crack sealing as many cracks as money
allows and some spot repairs as needed.
Please be advised that most of our
town roads have a posted 10-ton weight
limit. If you see anyone abusing this please
let us know. I cannot stop general
construction trucks but I have had a lot of
contractors abusing or ignoring the rules.
Again our roads were not originally
constructed for the tremendous amount of
weight or all the increase in general traffic.
To build a proper road today costs
approximately $1.5 million per mile. So
you can see spreading out the $225,000. we
have is a challenge.
Ditching projects: Wrapping up
the outfall area of town ditch #2 at
Tonawanda Creek and Bear Ridge continue
to clean branches of town ditch #2 between
Irish, Oakwood, Bear Ridge block, an area
of bull creek behind the old Sadlo Lumber
Co. I will also sub out a few other larger
ditch projects. We do occasionally clean
smaller impacting ditches when we have
time.
As always, if you have any
questions or concerns, please contact me by
phone 625-8033, as well as by e-mail
[email protected].
Jeff Stowell
Highway Superintendent
TOWN CLERK
The Town’s 4th of July celebration and Fireworks display will be held on Friday July 4th at the Town Park on Campbell Blvd.
The rain date will be Saturday July 5th.
The Town Hall offices will be closed on Independence Day, Friday July 4 and Labor Day Monday September 1st.
TRASH AND RECYCLING COLLECTIONS HOLIDAY SCHEDULE
HOLIDAY
Labor Day
Monday September 1st
REGULAR DAY OF COLLECTION
Tuesday Collection
Campbell and West
Wednesday Collection
East of Campbell
HOLIDAY SCHEDULE
Wednesday September 3rd
Thursday September 4th
Rabies Immunization Clinics for 2008
Saturday, September 13 Cornell Cooperative Extension ("County Fairgrounds")
2:00 - 4:00 p.m. 4487 Lake Avenue, Town of Lockport
Phone: 433-8839
Saturday, December 6 City of North Tonawanda - Public Works Department
2:00 - 4:00 p.m. 758 Erie Avenue, City of North Tonawanda Phone: 695-8585
Hunting/Fishing Licenses
The 2008-2009 Sportsman license along with deer permits will go on sale Monday August 18th.
All information about holidays, trash collection, meeting dates, etc. can be viewed on our website www.pendletonny.us.
Terry Pienta
ASSESSMENT NEWS
This continuing section of our newsletter shows the Arm's Length sales for the previous quarter. Not included in Arm's Length sales
are construction sales, estate sales, foreclosures and sales between relatives. * Land sizes under one acre are not listed. Because sales
will eventually affect what your home is assessed, it is important for property owners to see what is sold in town, and the sales prices.
DATE
ADDRESS
SELLER
02/13/08
5426 Ton. Ck.
Baum
02/29/08
5549 Ton. Ck.
Alexander
02/29/08
4686 Ton. Ck.
Garrold
03/20/08
6867 Creekview
Sowinski
04/29/08
7367 Townline
Cottrell
Sq. Ft. Living Area correction from the last newsletter
12/20/07
5000 Ton. Ck.
Lenhart
SALE
PRICE
119,900
480,000
90,000
198,000
120,000
ASSESSED
VALUE
90,000
399,000
60,000
170,000
106,500
SQ. FT.
L.A.
1152
2950
1318
1984
1344
STYLE
Old
Colonial
Old
Colonial
Old
YEAR LAND
BUILT
*
1920
1989
8.6
1836
1975
1895
263,900
198,700
2690
Old
1870
1.3
WENDELVILLE SENIORS
PENDLETON
JUSTICE COURT
JUDGE EDMUND P. MAZIARZ
It has been an exciting and challenging honor to have
been elcted and to serve as one of your town justices. Over
the past nine years I have devoted considerable time to
bringing our local town court facilities and technology into
the 21st Century. For the past several years I have advocated
upgrading facilities and enhancing measures in our town
court - the court closest to the people.
Through this effort, your town government and your
court have been fortunate to be awarded a grant from the
Unified Court System of New York State. The Town of
Pendleton has received a court facilities grant of $27,297.48
which will go toward upgrades of computer hardware and
software, installation of a metel detector, and construction
of a justice clerk’s office. Presently the clerks’ desks are
inside the justices’ chambers. A separate office will now
provide the security and confidentiality necessary for court
transactions. A secure walk-up window will be part of the
renovations to the new office area that is being partitioned
from a currently unused space.
The grant money was officially awarded through a
symbolic check during a ceremony prior to the town board’s
monthly business meeting in June. According to presenter
Niagara County Judge Sara Sperrazza, this grant to the
Town of Pendleton is one of the largest received by any town
or village court in the Niagara-Orleans County area in 2007.
Please stop by in a few months to say hello and to
look over the town court’s new security and technology
enhancements.
Edmund P. Maziarz
Pendleton Town Justice
The Wendelville Seniors are looking
forward to nice, old-fashioned summer weather.
We had election of officers for 2008 at our last
meeting. They are: President-Loraine Gately, Vice
President-Norma Lavocat, Secretary-Carol Moeller,
Treasurer-Irene Ruggirello, 50/50 Raffle-Jean
Haylett and Jane Walter, Hospitality-Elvira
Monkalbaon, and Sunshine-Donna Belling. On July
22, it is our day at the Races at the Finger Lakes in
Farmington, NY. We leave at 9:00 AM and return
by 7:00 PM. Tuesday, August 26, we will visit the
Flying Bison Brewing Company in Buffalo, NY.and
eat lunch at Chef’s Restaurant. After lunch, we sail
on Miss Buffalo II for a tour of Black Rock Lock
and Canal. Leaving at 10:15 AM, and returning by
5:30 PM. On Tuesday, September 23, we will
travel to the Crescent Beach Hotel and Restaurant
on Lake Ontario. After lunch, enjoy the cast of
“Viva Voca” presenting Jumpin’ Jukebox Revue.
Leave at 10:15 AM and return by 5:30 PM. Thanks
go out to our Trip Directors...Richard Wagner, Jane
and Elmer Walter for the planning of our trips. If
you are 53 years or older and a resident of
Pendleton, you are welcome to join us on the
second Monday of each month at the Town Hall in
Pendleton for a luncheon at 12:00 noon. Bring a
dish to pass and your own table service. If you have
any questions, call 625-9106. Please remember our
Veterans and all those serving in our Armed Forces
throughout the World. Have a wonderful summer.
Loraine Gately
President
TOWN HISTORIAN
The Rape on Noodletown Road…
…Murder on the Toonerville Trolly Line
It was a beautiful day in the spring at the turn of the
century and the daily train was pulling out of the Tonawanda
train depot on its way to Olcott Beach. Looking out of the
window of the car sat a young girl in her teens. A very pretty,
slender girl she was with long black hair and a smile on her face
that could delight everyone. A charming person this Sarah
Mumford was, just ask anyone.
The train was making its journey through some
picturesque farm land and the further she traveled, the more this
farm area made a favorable impression
on her. Sarah said to herself, “This is a
place where I want to live and take up
work”. The train was now approaching a
small station called Demsey Station in
the Town of Pendleton. Before the train
started up again, she gathered up her
belongings and stepped down on the
station platform looking around to see to
what direction she should go. She started
to walk towards a ridge name Beech
Ridge Road in search of someone who
would hire her.
Off Beech Ridge Road there
ran another road called Noodletown
Road. Sarah walked down this road until
she met up with a local farmer of some
wealth and stature. After some
discussion with the farmer, they agreed
for her to take up work as a bonded
servant. Sarah was not happy with the
arrangement, but she had fallen in love
with the countryside so she agreed to this
arrangement (a decision she would later regret). As Sarah settled
down in her work, the neighbors would come over to visit her.
They asked her name. She replied, “Sarah Mumford is my name
and I do not know hence where I came from for I just travel
around from one place to another to find a decent place to work
and live”.
Sarah being as pretty as she was, had a very good
personality, which drew some of the younger people in town to
like her. However, some of the older townsfolk, particularly
some of the women did not take to her. Sarah being a person
who did not know where she came from or who her family was
was looked down upon by many people.
As she did her outside chores, her long black hair and
the movements of her body would flow gently in the breeze.
Sarah worked very hard for her employer. She tended to all of
his needs as efficiently as she could. But in exchange, he would
treat her badly, cursing her and striking her over and over again.
She cooked for the farmer and his three sons and whatever was
left over was hers to eat. In the evening when her work was
done, some neighbors would come over to ask her about how
she liked the town and her work. These visits from the neighbors
made the farmer and his sons very jealous and angry. As a result,
they would beat her and on occasion they would take her to the
smokehouse and tie her by the wrists. But Sarah was
independent and would not stop talking to her friends.
Down the road a bit there was a small schoolhouse. The
schoolmaster liked Sarah and took it upon himself to give her a
few lessons after his classes ended. Sarah wanted to learn all she
could even though she did not know how to read or write. The
schoolmaster considered her a student just like the children who
regularly attended classes and even asked her to be in the
school’s annual picture. Sarah felt that she did everything she
was hired to do for her employer, so she felt that what she did on
her own time was her business.
One night in the fall, there was a terrible thunderstorm.
So terrible that no one dared to leave the shelter of their homes.
Late in the evening another farmer living on the Noodletown
Road heard a clatter of horse hooves and the rumble of a buggy
with its top up. Since it was not fit for
man or beast to be out, he and his wife
looked out of the window, but could see
nothing. All of a sudden a large clap of
thunder and a huge flash of lightning lit
up the sky allowing the folks to see that a
buggy was going down the road at a full
gallop. They could almost recognize the
man behind the reins on the buggy and
they also saw what to them was a body
laid across the buggy.
The day after the storm, Sarah
was not to be found. The few friends she
made since she came to town set out to
see if they could find her. Then several
days later a local hunter made a grisly
discovery along the tracks of the
Toonerville Trolley Line. It was the
mangled remains of Sarah Mumford. Her
body was almost severed in two and her
once pretty face was so badly beaten that
it was difficult to positively identify her
as Sarah Mumford. Her body was
brought back to town where an inquest was held. At this inquest
it was determined that her body was so badly damaged that it
was impossible to determine the cause of death. However, they
were able to determine something of great significance. Sarah
was in a “family way”. The inquest also determined that the
carriage seen by the farmer and his wife that stormy night did in
fact belong to and was driven by Sarah’s employer.
Did Sarah die because many of the town’s people
disliked her, or did some member of her employer’s family
know about her being pregnant and silence her forever, so as not
bring shame to the family? Or did Sarah Mumford lay her young
body down on the railroad tracks when the midnight train was
going by? She may have been afraid of what people would have
done to her and her baby once they knew her secret. We will
never know what really happened that dark and stormy night.
Sarah was put to rest without a Christian burial in a
cemetery on Mapleton Rd. in the Town of Wheatfield. Only her
name “Sarah Mumford” is inscribed on the marker that identifies
her grave, perhaps she is buried near the grave of her murderer.
To this day, you’ll find that on occasion someone puts flowers
on the grave of Sarah Mumford.
Ben Sobczyk
Town Historian
sounds of “Born to Boogie” to get you
going. There are free bike raffles both
Hope you are enjoying these wonderful summer days! Although Friday and Saturday, as well as
there are always things going on at Wendelville Fire Company,
amusements, Games of Chance,
there are two big events coming up.
refreshments and rides. This is fun for
The first is our Annual FIELD DAYS. This year the dates are
the whole family! No admission, - come
August 8th and 9th and the fun begins at 4 pm on Friday with the
down and see your friends!
Cruise Night and delicious Fish Fry. That fish fry is famous far &
We hope your calendars are
wide! We’ll feature country music by “Route 66” and all the
marked for the 11TH Annual HARVEST
favorites; Games of chance, refreshments and rides.
MOON 5K RUN, FUN WALK AND CHILDREN’S RACE!!!
Saturday brings our fabulous Chowder, ready around
September 3rd is the date! There are categories for all ages in the
11:30 am. Bring your own container & take some home to freeze different events – from 3 years old through 85, 90 – you name it!
for later or just stop and relax with a bowl or two. In the
Anyone can enter, especially in the Fun Walk, which is 2 miles
afternoon at 2 pm we are featuring an exciting new band on our
long and just enough to get those joints moving and that heart
stage. “Sugar & Jazz” will entertain as you relax and enjoy our pumping! How about the folks from your church or school?
delicious favorites. Our Fireman’s Parade begins at 6 pm with
Perhaps you could form a team and challenge others! How about
groups from all over the area. When evening comes, it the great
a parent – child team challenging
another one from the
WENDELVILLE FIRE COMPANY 11th ANNUAL
neighborhood? All in good fun
HARVEST MOON RUN, FUN WALK & KID’S RACE
and for the good of all.
KID’S RACE (6:00 PM), 2 MILE WALK (6:15 PM) & 5 K RUN (6:30 PM)
rd,
Questions? Call Jim or Ann at
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 2008 - CAMPBELL BLVD. AT TONAWANDA CREEK
694-5582.
PRE-REGISTRATION FEE $20.00 RUN & FUN WALK, $7.00 KIDS RACE (US FUNDS)
Don’t forget our
Annual Fund Drive that is
Name _________________________________________ Runner / Walker / Kid’s Race (circle one)
going on right now. We depend
Address _______________________________________ E-Mail __________________________
on your find donation to help us
Phone _______________________ Sex: M [ ] F [ ] Age on 09/03/08 _____
keep things moving forward,
making advances in technology
Shirt Size: S M L XL XXL (Add $1.00 for XXL) Youth: S (4-6) M (8-10) L (12-14)
and emergency medical services.
WAIVER: In consideration of my acceptance and registration, I hereby for myself, my heirs, executors. and
Remember, - in reference to the
administrators, waive & release any & all rights and claims for damages against the Wendelville Fire Company, it’s
Fund Drive – there is no third
agents, successors & assignors for all injuries suffered by me at said race. I declare myself physically fit for this race.
party fundraisers or companies
to pay for service. All the
Please sign here __________________________________________ Date ________________
Signature (Parent or Guardian if under 18 on 09/03/08)
details are taken care of inhouse. We strive to make the
MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO WENDELVILLE VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY
best use of every dollar donated.
MAIL TO: Bob Leible 6750 Campbell Blvd Lockport NY 14094
WENDELVILLE FIRE COMPANY NEWS
PENDLETON SENIORS
The seniors are looking forward to the fresh vegetables and fruit
of the summer. We also enjoy the pretty flowers of the season.
In July we will have our picnic. Special birthdays and
anniversaries will be celebrated. Ethel Woodin leads our birthday
list; she will be 97 in July. Winnie Holts will
be 90 in September. Our anniversary list is headed by Lee and
Betty Klein with 64 years. Jim and Lucy Craig with 61 years, Ed
and Alice Guenther with 60 years, Charles and Nona Goodrich 58
years, Len and Frances Pogarzala 57 years, Jose and Barb
Momtaner 57 years, John and Shirley Beyer with 56 years, Elmer
and Jane Walter 56 years, Don and Marie Kendrick 56 years, Bob
and Lauraine Moje 55 years, and Tom and Shirley Edbauer, 52
years.
Our trip directors have been busy and have most of our
trips planned. On July 22nd we will travel to the Finger Lakes
Gaming and Racetrack in Farmington. You can bet the horses or
play gaming machines. On August 26th we will go to the Flying
Bison Brewing Co. in Buffalo then to Chef’s Restaurant for
lunch. Then we will go on the Miss Buffalo II for a narrated tour
of the historic Black Rock Lock. On September 23rd. we’re off to
Rochester and visit the Cresent Beach Hotel and Restaurant
located on the shores of Lake Ontario. We will enjoy our lunch
there. We will sit back and see the cast of Viva Voca presenting
the Jumpin Juke Box Revue. They will take us back to the 40’s
and 50’s with your favorite songs and a guest appearance of
“Swivel Hips” and a country medley that will have you “hootin
and hollerin”.
If you are a resident of the Town of Pendleton and would
like to join us we meet on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month
at the Town Hall. We eat at noon. Bring a dish to pass and your
own table service. Members start arriving about 11:00 to sit and
have coffee and meet and great new and old friends and have a
delicious lunch. We have been having about 50 members present.
If you have any questions you may contact Lauraine at
625-8816.
Lauraine Moje
PENDLETON LIONS CLUB
Pendleton gets new picnic shelter through combined effort
Everything
started when the
Pendleton Lions
club heard that one
of the town park
shelters had
deteriorated and had
to be torn down. It
was first discussed
at a Lions club
meeting and voted
on to supply the
labor to build a new shelter if the Town of Pendleton
would supply the material. A committee, lead by Lion
Vince Beiter and Lion Paul Aswad, approached the town
with a plan and the time frame. The town said that it
sounded like a great idea.
Town
Councilman Dave
Leible applied and
received a $10,000
grant through NY State
Senator George
Maziarz. Soon after,
Drafting engineer Ray
Adams (a friend of
Lion Vince Beiter),
and the Lions Shelter
Committee met. Ray
volunteered to sketch a 30’ by 48’ picnic shelter with a
hip roof for lifelong protection. The drawings were
taken to the town engineers for approval, and as of May
2nd work on the project commenced. The Town
Highway
Superintendent,
Jeff Stowell,
was asked to
help out with
some of the site
preparation and
he did so
willingly. He
also contacted Buffalo Bobcat and asked them to borrow a 24”
auger to assist us in digging the holes for the shelter posts. They
said, “No problem”, and it was loaned to the town free of charge.
The town drilled the holes, supplied the equipment to set the heavy
timbers, and even supplied coffee during the very cold May
mornings.
Once the shelter was framed, the roof trusses were set up
with the help of a huge crane and its operator fellow town resident,
Robert Lantternier. Murray Roofing furnished the crane at no cost
which helped us get the whole roof up in a day. Lions were now
able to finish the sheeting on the roof and get it ready for the
shingles. It was at this stage that fellow town resident and roofing
contractor William Rott, from William Rott and Sons roofing and
siding, Inc. asked if there was anything they could do to assist.
They volunteered to provide all the labor to place the shingles and
fascia on the shelter.
One last effort was provided by Custom Canvas and
Velvet restoration, Owned by Lion Joe Macaluso. Joe donated a
Hugh curtain that provides protection from the wind side of the
shelter. This will be very important during those picnics when
wind or rain becomes nuisance.
The project was finished on Tuesday May 20th, ahead of
the scheduled July 4th completion date, and most importantly
under budget.
As we look back, the Town of Pendleton obtained a beautiful new
shelter and the Pendleton Lions had a great feeling of
accomplishment and community service. We’re sure all the
volunteers felt this same sense
of accomplishment, and
positive energy for giving
something back to the
community.
In the end, this project
is a testament to what can be
accomplished when a
community works together to
obtain a desired goal. The
Mission Statement of the Lions
Club International sums it up,
“To empower volunteers to serve their communities, meet
humanitarian needs, encourage peace and promote international
understanding through Lions clubs.” Great job Lions and fellow
volunteers.
This past May, on Wednesday the 28th the Pendleton
Lions club participated with many other organizations in
presenting awards to the
Starpoint seniors at their
annual senior awards night.
Pendleton again this year
awarded 3 $500.00
scholarships to two very
deserving young ladies and
one very deserving young
men from Starpoint High
School. Our President and
Starpoint School Board
member Lion Gary Braun presented the scholarships to Joseph
Filippini, Katelyn Gillett and Ashely Poli. Not pictured was the
fourth recipient a senior from
Lockport High School Alexander
Krull, who also was awarded a
$500.00 scholarship. This year
the club had to select 4 winners
from 18 applications, 9 Girls and 9
Boys. Congratulations to these
future leaders and maybe future
Lions.
On Saturday, June 14th
we held our annual fishing derby
at the West Canal Marina. Even
though there were clouds and just a few showers we can say this
was the biggest day we ever had. A special thanks to Fishing
Derby Chairman Joe Beiter who has lead this event since its
inception 32 years ago. The children get to fish, have fun with
friends and family, then have lunch and win a prize.
Lion Secretary
Joe Biondo
Fred’s Pizza, Rosewood Signs,
Pivot Punch, Chris Stanz, KAX
The Pendleton Lions Solutions & Services, Schwans
Club 32nd Annual Kids’
Ice Cream and Food, Crows
Fishing Derby was held on
Nest Fishing Club, Niagara
Saturday, June 14th. Even
County Sheriff Department’s
with cloudy skies and a
Marine and DARE Divisions
sprinkle of rain, 310 children and Wendelville Fire Company.
registered. Each child went
To help with expenses,
home with a prize, whether it the club is selling tickets for a
$ave Gas…
was a fishing pole, sleeping
Vacation in Pendleton Gift Basket
“Vacation in Pendleton” gift
bag, cooler, or water toy. Hot basket. The Basket will be on
dogs, pop and ice cream were enjoyed by all.
display at the Pendleton Town Park on July 4th. Contact any
The Lions Club would like to thank the many businesses, Lions member for tickets. Tickets will also be available at the
organizations, and people who made donations that made this
Independence Day celebration. The drawing will be held that day.
event possible: Modern Disposal, Triple S Sporting Supply, Tan
Winner need not be present to win.
Tara Golf Club, Bill Hiltz, Colton RV, Frank Wardynski & Sons,
Lion Joe Beiter
Tops, Wegmans, Gander Mountain, Lebros Restaurant, Brauers,
Fishing Derby Chairman
LIONS CLUB KIDS’ FISHING DERBY
PARKS & RECREATION NEWS
As summer approaches, we have made a lot of changes to
our Town Park. We now have new playground equipment, a new
shelter, a new walkway, etc. The Highway Dept is doing the best
they can trying to keep the baseball diamonds in the best shape
they can with all the rain that we have been having. I would like
to thank Ed Harmon & the Recreation Committee for all the hard
work they have put into the Playground project. Also, I would like
to thank the Highway & Water Departments for all their help in
the projects being completed. Hats off to the Pendleton Lions
Club for their construction of the new shelter. Lion Vince Beiter
& Lion Paul Aswald did a great job heading up the project! I
would also like to thank William C. Rott & Sons for their donation
of installing the roof on the new shelter. We are fortunate to have
Organizations and residents in our community that have pulled
together to do special projects for our community to make
Pendleton a great community to live in. I will be holding a Safe
Boaters Course on Saturday, July 26th at the Wendleville Fire Hall.
It will begin at 9 am and run until 5 pm, pre-registration requested,
the cost will be $15. This will also include lunch. Anyone
interested please contact David Leible at 693-4982.
The new playground equipment is installed and the access
paths completed. The new playground complies with the
recommendations of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission and both the playgrounds and access paths are ADA
compliant. For those of you who have not already seen the new
playgrounds, please stop by the Park and check out the new
additions.
Please do not hesitate to contact Dave Leible if you have
any questions.
PENDLETON 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATIONS
We would like to invite all residents and their families to
come to the Pendleton Town Park, on Campbell Blvd. on Friday
July 4, 2008 to enjoy a fireworks display put on by Pyrotecnico of
New Castle, PA. In addition to the fireworks: a free tennis lesson
is available to everyone who has registered for the first set of
lessons. Specific start times will be assigned during regularly
scheduled lessons. The new playground equipment is installed and
ready for use. Entertainment will be provided by the Niagara
Experience Players Inc. (start times approx. 6 PM) and the Niagara
Frontier Fiddle Club (approx. 6:45 PM – dusk/start of fireworks).
The Niagara Frontier Skydivers are planning to jump, weather
permitting, and prior to the start of the fireworks display. Food
and beverages will be available from; Pendleton Historical
Society, PABA (Pendleton Athletic Booster Association), the
Pendleton Democratic & Republican
Committees and the Wendelville
Volunteer Fire Co. We wish to thank the
Wendelville Fire Company for providing
traffic control, First Aid, and Fire
Protections for this event. In case of rain,
the event will take place on Saturday
July 5, 2008.
WATER, SEWER & STORM WATER
DEPARTMENT.
Looks like summer has finally arrived. If you have a Fire Hydrant in
your yard or near by, it would be greatly appreciated if you could keep the
grass and weeds trimmed. If you have a flowerbed around a hydrant, also try
to keep growth trimmed as well. We do not recommend planting flowers
around the Fire Hydrants. Fire hydrants need to be clearly visible and
accessible for obvious reasons. Also, we cannot be responsible for any
damage that may occur to plants and flowers while performing routine
maintenance.
We are also starting up our sewer infiltration inspections again.
These inspections are done annually to ensure that ground water does not
enter the Sanitary Sewer system. This inspection requires us to check sewer
cleanouts, vent risers, and grinder tanks to ensure that sump pump
discharge and roof drains are not entering the Sanitary Sewer system. If we
do find a problem, we will contact the homeowner by phone or letter. Most of
the problems we are finding are cleanout and vent risers that are broken
and/or missing caps.
This next letter is long but very informational and worth reading. It
talks about keeping the waterways we have clean, and recent laws and
plans that were enacted to help with this.
The Western New York Stormwater Coalition Stormwater
Management plan has been developed to comply with the New York State
Department of Environmental Conservation General Permit for Stormwater
Discharges from Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems. It is a shared
Stormwater Management Plan providing policy and management guidance
to the regulated municipalities and agencies that are members of the
coalition.
The Town of Pendleton is a member of the Western New York
Stormwater Coalition and a party to this Stormwater Management Plan. The
Stormwater Management Plan is based on the Federal Stormwater Phase II
rule, issued in 1999, which requires municipal separate storm sewer system
owners and operators to develop a Stormwater Management Plan.
What's being done?
Significant improvements have been achieved in controlling pollutants that
are discharged from sewage and wastewater treatment plants. Across the
nation, attention is being shifted to other sources of pollution such as
stormwater runoff. Stormwater management, especially in urban areas, is
becoming a necessary step in seeking further reductions in pollution in our
waterways and presents new challenges.
Sewage and wastewater treatment plants normally do not treat Stormwater
runoff. More often than not, end-of-pipe controls are not the best answer for
removing pollutants from stormwater runoff. Pollutants in runoff enter our
waterways in numerous ways and the best way of control is usually at the
pollutant's source. Sometimes, employing best management practices, or
“BMPs” can make significant improvements. Proper storage of chemicals,
good housekeeping and just plain paying attention to what's happening
during runoff events can lead to relatively inexpensive ways of preventing
pollutants from getting into the runoff in the first place and then our
waterways.
The U.S.EPA and NYSDEC are increasing their attention in
several ways. A federal regulation, commonly known as Stormwater Phase
II, requires permits for stormwater discharges from Municipal Separate
Storm Sewer Systems (MS4s) in urbanized areas and for construction
activities disturbing one or more acres. To implement the law, the New York
State Department of Environmental Conservation has issued two general
permits, one for MS4s in urbanized areas and one for construction activities.
The permits are part of the State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
(SPDES).
A Sanitary Sewer System and a Storm Sewer System are not the same.
Water that goes down a sink or other inside drain flows to either a
wastewater treatment plant or to a septic system for treatment. Storm sewer
flows are not treated. Water that flows down driveways, streets, and outside
areas and into a storm sewer or ditch flows directly to the nearest creek, fish
and wildlife habitats, downstream recreational areas, and drinking water
supplies.
There are many types of pollutants that find their way into storm
WHAT IS STORMWATER?
drains.
Stormwater is water from rain or melting snow that doesn't soak into the
Some common pollutants found in storm sewers and creeks include:
ground but runs off into waterways. It flows from rooftops, over paved areas
• Motor oil
and bare soil, and through sloped lawns while picking up a variety of
• Yard clippings
materials on its way. As it flows, stormwater runoff collects and transports
• Fertilizers and pesticides
soil, animal waste, salt, pesticides, fertilizers, oil and grease, debris and
other potential pollutants. The quality of runoff is affected by a variety of
• Soapy car wash water
factors and depends on the season, local meteorology, geography and upon
• Eroded sediment from construction projects
activities which lie in the path of the flow.
• Litter
What's the problem?
• Animal waste
Stormwater gathers a variety of pollutants that are mobilized during runoff
It's important to remember that any type of surface water runoff, not just
events. Polluted runoff degrades our lakes, rivers, wetland and other
rainfall, can run into the storm sewer and collect in the stormwater system.
waterways runoff. Transported soil clouds the waterway and interferes with For example, when you wash your car on the driveway, that water ends up in
the habitat of fish and plant life.
the system. That's why we need to be careful with what we put into the storm
Nutrients such as phosphorus and nitrogen can promote the
sewers as traces of all this material can end up in the stormwater system
overgrowth of algae, deplete oxygen in the waterway and be harmful to other and our local waterways.
aquatic life. Toxic chemicals from automobiles, sediment from construction
The Stormwater Phase II website can be accessed from the Town
activities and careless application of pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers
of Pendleton website, www.pendletonny.us. At the bottom of the homepage
threaten the health of the receiving waterway and can kill fish and other
is a link for the general stormwater website. This webpage contains
aquatic life. Bacteria from animal wastes and illicit connections to sewage
information regarding the WNY stormwater coalition.
systems can make nearby lakes and bays unsafe for wading, swimming and
I want to Thank You for taking the time to read this and remember,
the propagation of edible shellfish. According to an inventory conducted by
employing Best Management Practices around the home is a relatively
the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), half of the
inexpensive way of preventing pollutants from entering our waterways.
impaired waterways are affected by urban/suburban and construction
sources of stormwater runoff.
Sincerely,
James Argo
Water, Sewer, & Storm Water Supt.
Across:
1) The area of land that drains into an estuary,
lake, stream, or groundwater is known as a
_____.
4) The _____ of speeding boats can erode
shorelines.
5) Maintaining your _____ tank will help to
prevent bacteria and nutrients from leaking into
groundwater and surface waters.
7) Wetland plants act like a natural water _____,
removing harmful pollutants from storm water
runoff.
8) Leave your grass clippings on your _____ to
reduce the need for commercial fertilizers.
9) A single quart of motor _____, if disposed of
improperly, can pollute 2 million gallons of
water.
10) Fertilizers and animal wastes contain _____
that “feed” algae and other aquatic plants
harmful to water quality.
12) Polluted runoff from both rural and _____
sources has a significant impact on water
quality.
16) Storm _____ don’t always connect to sewage
treatment plants, so runoff can flow directly to
rivers, lakes, and coastal waters.
18) Follow directions carefully when applying
_____ on your lawn—more isn’t always better.
19) Polluted runoff (also called _____ source
pollution) comes from so many places that it’s
hard to “pinpoint” a source.
20) Yard and vegetable food waste are suitable
additions to a _____ pile.
Choices:
compost
drains
erosion
farms
fertilizer
filter
lawn
low
nonpoint
nutrients
oil
plant
pollution
recycle
runoff
sediment
septic
storm drain
urban
wakes
watershed
wetlands
Down:
2) Don’t dump used motor oil into storm drains.
_____ it!
3) _____ of soil from barren land can cloud
nearby streams.
4) _____ prevent flooding, improve water quality,
and provide habitat for waterfowl, fish, and
wildlife.
5) Marking “Do Not Dump, Drains to Bay” on a
_____ is one way to educate people about
polluted runoff.
6) Excess sediment, nutrients, toxics, and
pathogens are all types of runoff _____.
11) Polluted _____ is the nation’s #1 water quality
problem.
13) The cattail is one wetland _____ that helps
purify polluted runoff.
14) Too much _____ in water can harm aquatic
life.
15) Proper crop and animal management on _____
helps to control water pollution.
17) _____ impact development helps control storm
water pollution through conservation
approaches and techniques.
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The Erie Canal Discovery Center is sponsoring its 3rd
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grades 9-12 for the
2008-2009 school
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