September Newsletter - Lewis County Chamber of Commerce

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The Board of Directors of The
Lewis County Chamber of Commerce
Cordially Invites You to the
Annual Meeting &
Anniversary Recognition Presentation
Thursday, September 15, 2016
5:30 ~ 7:00 p.m.
Chamber Office ~ Community Room
7576 South State Street, Lowville
$5 per person ~ Refreshments & H’ordeuvres
“Year in Review” at 6:00 p.m.
Recognition Presentations begin at 6:15 p.m.
Final Announcements at 6:45 p.m.
RSVP
Emily Munger by September 6, 2016
(315) 376-2213 | [email protected]
53 members recognized
5 years~14 members
10 years~15 members
15 years~11 members
20 years~6 members
30 years~2 members
35 years~3 members
40 years~2 members
Nominations for the 2016
Business Person of the Year Award
Nominations are now being accepted by the Lewis County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors for the Lewis
County Business Person of the Year Award for 2016. The official nominating form can be found online at the Chamber
website: lewiscountychamber.org or can be obtained by calling the Chamber office, 376-2213. Please submit your choice
of a candidate no later than Monday, October 3, 4 p.m., to the Chamber office, 7576 South State Street, Lowville.
www.lewiscountychamber.org
Lewis County Chamber of Commerce
Business Person of the Year Award
Nomination Criteria & Nominating Form
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Nominations are being accepted by the Lewis County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors for the Lewis County Business Person of the Year
Award for 2016. If you would like to nominate someone, please submit your choice of a candidate no later than Monday, October 3, 4 p.m., to the
Chamber office at 7576 South State St., Lowville, NY 13367.
Below are the nominating procedures and criteria. The “official nominating form” is at the bottom of this page, which should be used to submit the
name of your candidate.
Nominating Procedures
1. All nominations are to be submitted on the official entry form. The forms may be augmented with other documentation attached to this form.
2. Nominations must be received in the Chamber office no later than Monday, October 3, by 4 p.m.
3. Entries will be judged by the Lewis County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.
4. The award will be formally presented at the Lewis County Chamber of Commerce Annual Business Person of the Year Award Dinner on
Thursday, November 17, 2016.
Nominating Criteria
1. Emphasis will be placed on business and community involvement. Significant accomplishments from past years may be included as
additional supporting evidence.
2. The award is made on the basis of outstanding civic contributions to the Lewis County community. Entries will be judged on five key areas:
a. Achievement
b. Outstanding Citizenship
c. Leadership
d. Dedication
e. Motivation
3. Nominee must be a Chamber Member in good standing.
4. There are no posthumous awards.
5. The Lewis County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has the right to waive the award in any year where it is felt that a suitable
nominee has not been presented. The judgment of the Board of Directors is final.
Nominees Name:
Address:
Telephone:
Occupation:
Business/Employer
Name:
Please describe below how this person meets the criteria for this award. (Attach supporting documents)
Official Nomination Form
Lewis County Business Person of the Year Award
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Local Farmers’ Markets
Lyons Falls Farmers’
Market
Carthage Farmers’
Market
Lowville Farmers’
Market
Every Tuesday
Through October 11
Every Friday
Through October 28
Every Saturday
Through October 29
12 p.m. ~ 5 p.m.
7 a.m. ~ 2 p.m.
8:30 a.m. ~ 2:30 p.m.
Riverside Park
Carthage Village
Pavilion
Lowville Fairgrounds
Forest Park Pavilion
Colwell’s Farm
Market & Garden
Center
“A Pick Above the
Rest”
Stop by and pick up
some of their very
own salad
cucumbers, picked
daily from their high
tunnel.
6007 St. Rt. 12,
Glenfield.
376-7402
“SAVE THE DATE”
The “Lewis County Night Out” (formerly known as “National Night Out”) is sponsored by the Lewis County Youth
Bureau, Lewis County Sheriff’s Office, Lewis County Opportunities Inc., and Northern Regional Center for Independent Living. The event
is designed to heighten crime and drug prevention awareness; recovery and generate support for, and participation in local anticrime
efforts. At this year’s opening ceremony we will be recognizing Mountain View Prevention Services, a local prevention awareness
program; Robert Rosolanko will provide a personal addiction testimony; and we will have a balloon release in remembrance of those
who lost their lives in 2001, when terrorists attacked the World Trade Center Complex in New York City, the Pentagon in Washington
D.C., and a plane full of innocent people crashed in a Pennsylvania Field. There will be demonstrations by local Law Enforcement
Agencies including K9 and NYS Police-Special Operations Response Team repelling (dependent on availability); Lowville Village Police
Department-processing Safe Child ID cards; over 28 prevention awareness informational tables; McGruff the Crime Prevention Dog will
be at the event; youth activities including a climbing wall; Face Painting, Reality Check-activity titled “airing out big tobacco’s dirty
laundry;” Fatal Vision Google experience for teens and more; drawing for gift cards/door prizes; Free Food; Moose Radio will be
broadcasting at the event; and weather permitting Life Net Helicopter will be on-site. Please mark your calendar, and join us for the 5th
Annual “Lewis County Night Out” on Thursday, September 8, from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Lewis County Fairgrounds.
Yamaha Awards GRANT of $9,941 to Great Lot Sportsman's
Club Corp.
Great Lot Sportsman’s Club Corp. is one of nine grant applicants to receive
funds from Yamaha Outdoor Access Initiative.
Yamaha’s donation supports Great Lot Sportsman's Club ATV Trails as part of
the ongoing effort to encourage safe, responsible riding and sustainable, open
riding areas in Lewis County. The GRANT was awarded as part of Yamaha's
Outdoor Access Initiative promoting safe, responsible riding and open,
sustainable riding areas. This is the eighth year the Yamaha Program has helped
provide much needed resources to protect and expand access to land.
Pictured are, from left, Great Lot Sportsman's Club founder
and Past President Charles Case, Lewis County District 3
Legislator Craig P. Brennan, D&D Power Sports LLC Owner Dan
Roes, Lewis County Legislator, District 10, Jerry King; Lewis
County Legislator, District 8, Lawrence Dolhof; Lewis County
Department of Recreation, Forestry and Parks director Jackie
Mahoney and Great Lot Sportsman's Club President Guy Case.
Great Lot President Guy Case, stated he wants to thank Yamaha Motor
Corporation for the grant. President Case would also like to give a special thanks
to Michael Roes, D&D Power Sports LLC in Lowville, and Lewis County
Department of Recreation, Forestry and Parks Director Jackie Mahoney for their
support in obtaining this grant.
For more information about Yamaha's Outdoor Access Initiative, go to:
www.yamahaoutdooraccess.com
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How it Works - We will give you your own webpage through FirstGiving that will allow you to
tell your story and post pictures. You can then begin crowdfunding to raise the $1,000 needed to
become an “Edger.” The event is being prepared for us by Over the
Edge http://overtheedgeusa.com/ and we will be one of 140 OTE events around the country and
in Canada this year.
Who can participate? Almost anyone. The weight requirement is between 100 and 300 pounds.
Edgers from 14 to 18 must have permission from a parent or a guardian. Over The Edge also
specializes in working with Edgers who have a disability or other special needs. If YOU want to
go Over The Edge, we want YOU!
Registration is $100, (which counts toward the $1,000 event fee). To register for this event, participants must pay the initial $100 registration fee. If the total
participant fee of $1000 is not raised by Sept. 10, the participant will be contacted by the United Way and given the option to make up the difference through a
credit card payment. If you say "yes", you will be given two additional weeks to seek additional donations before the charge is applied to your card. Your credit
card WILL NOT be automatically chargedan additional fee if you do not reach $1,000, unless authorized by you through the United Way. ***Fundraisers that do
not meet the $1,000 goal and choose not to be charged the difference will not be eligible to go over the edge and all funds raised will go to the United Way.
For questions contact Michele Richter, United Way of NNY, office: (315) 788-5631 or [email protected].
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New Member:
Paragon Construction
Renewals:
Girl Scouts of NYPENN Pathways, Inc.
Griffith Energy
Jefferson Community College
Jefferson-Lewis Workforce Investment Board
Kraeger Construction, Inc.
Marguerite's Cranberry Emporium
Congratulations!
Joseph Zehr, owner
of ZehrCroft B & B,
won the RiverFest
Trivia basket! Items
in the basket were
donated by
Carthage Savings
and Loan,
Oswegatchie
Educational Center,
Snow Ridge Ski
Resort and Valley
Brook Drive-In.
The Martinsburg Historical Society will host a
dedication and open house at its one-room school on
the Ramos Road on Saturday, September 10, 10 a.m.
It will be a dedication of the building and the
William G. Pomeroy Foundation historic marker.
Guest speakers will be Cheryl Steckly, superintendent
of Lowville Academy and Terry Thisse, Town of
Martinsburg supervisor.
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Tug Hill Vineyards' wines won 15 medals in
August!!
15 Award Winning Wines
The results are in from the International Cold Climate Wine Competition (ICCWC) and the
New York Wine & Food Classic (NYWFC) and the judges have confirmed ... our wines are
great!
At the ICCWC, Prairie Star held true to its name and brought home a gold medal. Silver
medals were awarded to Cuvee Rose, La Crescent, and White Out. Bronze medals were
awarded to 2013 Marquette, 2014 Marquette, 2015 Marquette, Marquette Rose, and Black
Ice.
At the NYWFC, White Out took home a best in class award for
Best Cold Climate Red Varietal! Although not part of our
varietal series, White Out does qualify as a varietal wine
because it is composed of more than 75% Frontenac (a grape
varietal) wine. A gold medal was also given to 43˚ Lat White,
silver medals to La Crescent, Frontenac Gris, 2013 Marquette,
and Black Ice, and a bronze medal was awarded to Prairie
Star.
Make sure to stop in the Wine Cellar this fall and be the judge
yourself!
Tug Hill Vineyards, 4051 Yancey Rd, Lowville.
Are you interested in promoting your business? Host a Business After Hours in
2017 and show the community what you have to offer!
January, February, March, June and October are still open. Contact the chamber to
reserve your spot. Business After Hours are hosted on the third Thursday of every
month, but we can change the date if necessary.
Call 376-2213 or email [email protected]
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2016 Whitewater Release Schedule For
Beaver River
Date
River/Run
Release Time
Level
Saturday, September 3
Beaver - Taylorville
10 a.m.-2 p.m. 400 cfs
Sunday, September 4
Beaver - Moshier
Beaver - Eagle
Beaver - Taylorville
Beaver - Eagle
Beaver - Taylorville
10 a.m.-2 p.m.
1 p.m.-5 p.m.
10 a.m.-2 p.m.
1 p.m.-5 p.m.
10 a.m.-2 p.m.
400 cfs
200 cfs
400 cfs
200 cfs
400 cfs
Beaver - Eagle
1 p.m.-5 p.m.
200 cfs
Beaver - Taylorville
Beaver - Eagle
Beaver - Taylorville
Beaver - Eagle
10 a.m.-2 p.m.
1 p.m.-5 p.m.
10 a.m.-2 p.m.
1 p.m.-5 p.m.
400 cfs
200 cfs
400 cfs
200 cfs
Monday, September 5
Saturday, September 10
Saturday, September 17
Saturday, September 24
September 9 - 11, 2016
It is never too early to
start your Christmas
shopping! Stop by and
pick one up, today...
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Special Events
KoNY race
St. Route. 26, Constableville
The Flywheels & Pulleys Club presents the 41st Annual "Old
Time" Gas Engine, Tractors & Truck Show 2016! Music,
raffles & lots of good family fun! Large flea market, crafts
and a great array of food too! For more information or to
reserve your spot contact Lance Blood (President) at (315)
337-2079 or John & Olga Miller (Public Relations) at (315)
348-6781.
www.lewiscountychamber.org
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Suicide Squad
September 2 - 4, 2016
Friday, 7:45 p.m. (3D)
Saturday, 7:00 p.m. (2D)
Sunday, 2:00 p.m. (3D)
& 7:00 p.m. (2D)
Pete’s Dragon
September 9 - 11, 2016
Friday, 7:45 p.m. (2D)
Saturday, 7:00 p.m. (2D)
Sunday, 2:00 p.m. (2D)
& 7:00 p.m. (2D)
For a complete list of show times & prices
visit www.townhalltheater.com
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A Message From The Executive Director
Dear Members,
Once again, RiverFest was a day full of canoeing and kayaking fun! The weather was perfect. There were 98 canoes and kayaks with
106 paddlers enjoying their time on the Black River. Joe Zehr, Lowville, was the winner of the Black River Watershed Trivia! Thank you
to all of the businesses that donated items to the gift basket. Thank you to Lewis County Soil and Water for putting together the trivia
questions, having Ronnie Raindrop visiting with the participants, for placing the floaties on the river and for being the sweep for the event.
We are delighted to announce at the Lewis County Fair this year, $689 was raised for the Lowville Food Pantry from tips given when riding on the trolleys. This is $89
more than we raised in 2015!
Mark your calendar for the Chamber's Annual Meeting on September 15th. This is the evening when we honor our members that have anniversaries from 5 years to 60
years! The meeting will be held here at the chamber office 5:30pm - 7pm. I will also present a year in review and have financials prepared for you.
The Fall Foliage Tour is going to be a full day of wonderful stops! There will be Harvest of the Arts, Family Farm Day, Denmark Gardens Apple Orchard and Brookside's
Apple Fest, plus many businesses that will be offering specials, etc. Hopefully we will have foliage on October 1st. Many leaves are falling already from the drought! The
tour booklets will be available at the Cream Cheese Festival. Price $1.00.
Nathan Munger our Summer Intern has returned to college. He was a great asset to us this summer. Nathan worked hard and was extremely conscientious of any project
he was presented. Always professional and polite. We wish him the very best in his third year of college at RIT. Besides all of that, he put up with Emily and I asking for
his assistance daily!
See you at the Annual Meeting!
Anne
A Message From The Chairperson
August is over which means that Labor Day will soon be upon us and so will the first day of school. This means the Annual Cream Cheese
Festival is almost here and so is the Fall Foliage Tour. This year’s Cream Cheese Festival will be held on September 17th and the fall tour will
be on October 1st.
I want to personally thank everyone who volunteered to work at this year’s New York State Fair for the Chamber. The fair is a wonderful way
for us to show everyone what we have to offer in Lewis County. I love showing everyone what wonderful recreation areas we have and sharing all the technology the
chamber has to offer to all of its visitors.
This month’s Business after Hours is our annual meeting so I do hope you plan on attending this event. The Chamber will be recognizing many of our chamber members
at this year’s meeting for their continued support to the chamber.
A side note, I want you to put on your thinking caps and think about someone worthy of the title Business Person of the Year. If you have someone in mind keep your
eyes on the chambers web page for more information on how you can nominate that special community member.
I hope everyone has had a wonderful summer and I hope you are as excited about the upcoming fall season as I am. I look forward to seeing everyone at this month’s
Business after Hours.
Tina
Volunteers Needed!
The Cream Cheese Festival volunteer recruitment committee is seeking youth and adults to
help out on September 17! Multiple shifts are available within times beginning at 6:00 a.m.
and ending at 7:00 p.m. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, assisting at various
stands, grounds upkeep, monitoring rides at Discovery Park, or relieving other volunteers of
their duties.
For more information or to sign up, please contact Emily Munger at
[email protected] or 376-2213.
www.lewiscountychamber.org
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September 1~ NRCIL Creative Writing Workshops: Join NRCIL for a twelve week series of creative writing workshops. Every Thursday, September 1 - November 17,
1 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Lowville Free Library. Free to attend. Please contact Kim Cavanagh or Justin Jones for more information. 836-3735/[email protected]/[email protected].
September 2~ Chicken BBQ: American Maple Museum, 9756 State Route 812, Croghan. 11:30 a.m.
September 2-4~ Suicide Squad: Town Hall Theater, Friday, 7:45 p.m. (3D), Saturday, 7:00 p.m. (2D) and Sunday, Matinee, 2:00 p.m. (3D) & 7:00 p.m. (2D).
September 3~ Family Friendly Cultural Arts Series Returns to JCC: The Fall Cultural Arts Series of events returns to campus to bring the sights, sounds and creativity of
traditions of African American, Tibetan and Native American cultures. All events are free admission and will take place in the Robert R. and Jean S. Sturtz Theater. Soul Steps
will kick-off the cultural arts series on Saturday, September 3, at 8:00 p.m.
September 5~ ATV Safety Institute Safety Courses: For course registration go to tughilladirondacksatv.com and click on the ATV Safety Institute logo or call the ATV Safety
Institute at 1-800-887-2887, give the class id#1184752 and date to sign-up or enroll. For more information, contact James Hall at [email protected]. All courses will
be conducted at Flat Rock Inn, 4100 Flat Rock Rd, Lowville. Presented by Tug Hill Adirondack ATV Association.
September 6 & 12~ Voices of the River Rehearsals: Presenting a program of sea shanties, folk and river songs. Trinity Episcopal Church, Lowville. Men's Chorus seeking new
singers. All men who like to sing are welcome, no auditions. For more information, please email [email protected].
September 8~ 5th Annual Lewis County Night Out: Demonstrations by local law enforcement agencies, youth activities, face painting, Fatal Vision Google experience for
teens; drawings for gift cards/door prizes and free food. Weather permitting, Life Net Helicopter and McGruff the Crime Prevention Dog will be on-site and more. Lewis County
Fairgrounds, 5485 Bostwick Street, 6-8:30 p.m.
September 9~ 1 World Foundation’s 16th Annual Rock & Roll Oldies Show: Mark Farner, Former Lead Singer and Guitarist of Grand Funk Railroad. Friday, September 9,
8 p.m., Bonnie Castle Resort in Alexandria Bay. Gold Tickets priced at $50, include Reserved Seating for the show along with an Uncle Sam’s Boat Cruise. General Admission
Tickets are available for $30. Tickets may be purchased by calling DPAO at 782-0044 or visit DPAO.ORG. General Admission Tickets are also available at the Alex Bay,
Clayton and Watertown Kinney Drugs Store locations.
September 9~ Pete’s Dragon: Town Hall Theater, Friday, 7:45 p.m. (2D), Saturday 7:00 p.m. (2D) and Sunday Matinee, 2:00 p.m. (2D) & 7:00 p.m. (2D).
September 10~ Lewis County Hospital Foundation Gala: Tug Hill Vineyards, 7450 State Route 12, Lowville, 6:30-11 p.m. $60 per person. Hors D' Oeuvres, silent & live
auction, wine tasting, live music, photo booth and cash bar. Please join us as we celebrate our community hospital and our affiliation with St. Joseph's Health. To make a Gala
reservation, please call the Hospital Foundation, 376-5110.
September 10~ Dance to the Adirondack Playboys: Three G Fire Hall, 6229 Blue Street, Glenfield. 7-11 p.m. Food, fun and dancing. Cost: $5 per person.
September 10~ Free Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day: Open to All Residential Households in Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence Counties. (No Businesses,
Schools, Farms, Municipalities or Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators-CESQGs). Lewis County Transfer Station, 7956 NYS Rt. 26, 8 a.m.-12 p.m. For more
information call 376-3234 or visit www.northcountryrecycles.org.
September 10~ One-Room School House Dedication and Open House: The Martinsburg Historical Society will host a dedication and open house at its one-room school on
the Ramos Road on Saturday, September 10, 10 a.m. It will be a dedication of the building and the William G. Pomeroy Foundation historic marker. Guest speakers will be
Cheryl Steckly, superintendent of Lowville Academy and Terry Thisse, Town of Martinsburg supervisor.
September 10-11~ Flywheels & Pulleys: "Old Time" Gas Engine, Tractors & Truck Show! Music, raffles and lots of good family fun! Large flea market, crafts and a great
array of food! For more information or to reserve your spot, contact Lance Blood at 337-2079 or John & Olga Miller at 348-6781. State Route 26, Constableville.
September 13~ Business Leaders Breakfast: Tug Hill Vineyards, 8-9:30 a.m. RSVP by September 7, 376-3014 or [email protected] or
[email protected]. Discussion of general Lewis County business ideas, current activities and ideas for the future. Invited: business owners, leaders and municipal and
community organization leaders.
September 17~ 12th Annual Cream Cheese Festival: Look at page 12 for more information.
September 17~ 31st Annual NYS Beach Cleanup: Help clean the shorelines and document what litters NYS shores. Signup to be a beach captain or volunteer! More
information at www.nysbeachcleanup.org.
September 24~ Food Truck Roundup: FTR is a food and music festival featuring local food trucks and rocking local bands. Come try $1 samples and full menu items from a
number of local food vendors, grab a beverage in the Snow Ridge drink tent, and rock out to some live music! Pre-sale tickets are only $5 and admission will be $10 at the door
the day of the event. In addition, we'll be holding a food drive to collect non-perishable items for the local food bank! Join us at Snow Ridge, 4173 West Rd, to say good bye to
summer and hello to the beautiful North Country fall season!
September 26~ American Maple Museum at Texas Roadhouse: American Maple Museum 10% off night, 5-9 p.m. Every guest who arrives at the restaurant on Fundraiser
Night with an invitation will be supporting the cause. Texas Roadhouse will donate 10% of your entire check to the fundraiser upon presentation of the invitation on page 7.
Human Resources
Networking
The North Country Human Resources Association, Inc. is a
professional organization serving the Jefferson and Lewis county
HR Professionals and business leaders. During the fall of 2016,
NCHRA would like to invite Lewis County HR Professionals not
yet affiliated with NCHRA to join us for one free presentation on
a human resource related topic. NCHRA is interested in
increasing the representation of Lewis County in our
membership. Please contact:
Membership Chair- Jeanette Hardy at 315-661-2318 or
Membership Co-Chair-Mary Thompson at 785-9200 to learn
about this opportunity! We look forward to seeing you this fall.
Fall Meetings
September 27, 2016—Diversity (breakfast)
October 18, 2016—NLRB (lunch
November 15, 2016—Government Affairs (lunch)
*One person per business /one event only please
Lewis County Chamber of Commerce
7576 South St. Street
Lowville NY 13367
Phone: (315) 376-2213
Fax: (315) 376-0326
Email: [email protected]
44th Annual Fall Foliage Tour
Saturday, October 1,
9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
This year’s Fall Foliage Tour takes you
through Central Lewis County. It is a one
day long tour and along the way you will
encounter many intriguing and historically
significant sites and locales!
This year, there are 20 stops and the tour
is approximately 55 miles long. From
photo ops to farm tours, spend the day
experiencing our beautiful county and all it
has to offer. Tour books should be
available to pick up at the chamber office
around the 8th of September.
Call 376-2213 or email
[email protected]
for more information.