WNBZ Community Calendar

Construction Schedule update for Village of Saranac Lake Projects:

Week of October 1st thru October 5th: Milling of Sheppard Avenue and Clinton Street from Franklin to Sheppard Avenue Monday October 1st. Streets will be closed to all traffic with the exception of bus traffic on the days indicated as well as all parking will be prohibited on these streets from 6:30 A.M. until 6:00 P.M. Sidewalk and curb installation will also be done on Academy Street for the duration of the week. Village forces will also be performing all cleanup and paving preparation on the milled streets immediately after milling.

Week of October 9^th through October 16^th: Paving operations on Canaras Street, Park Avenue, Sheppard Avenue, State Street, Helen Street, Pine Street and Clinton Streets. All streets will be closed to ALL traffic on the day of paving.

The Saranac Lake LDC will hold the next regular meeting on Monday. October 1, 2012 at 4:30pm at 39 Main Street Saranac Lake in the Village Board Room at 4:30pm.

On Friday, October 5th at 9:45 AM – the Saranac Lake Central School District will be conducting a district wide code green evacuation practice drill. This is just a drill to be prepared in the event of a real emergency

Plattsburgh, NY – 10/2/2012 – Incumbent Republican Assemblywoman Janet Duprey is seeking a 4^th term in the New York State Assembly. She faces a challenge from 2 opponents in November in the newly redrawn 115^th Assembly District that covers all of Clinton and Franklin Counties and 4 towns in St. Lawrence County in Northern New York.  Conservative Party candidate Karen Bisso, a teacher at Plattsburgh High School, and Democrat Tim Carpenter, a Plattsburgh City Councilor, are both challenging Duprey.

All three candidates will join us at 11:00 am on Monday, October 8^th for a debate in our studios.  Mountain Lake PBS is teaming up with the League of Women Voters to hold the candidates forum.  The PBS Vote 2012 Special will air that night at 8pm, and be moderated by Mountain Lake Journal Anchor and Host Thom Hallock, with questions coming from a panel of journalists and a member of the League of Women Voters.

Joe Lotemplio with the Plattsburgh Press Republican and Pat Bradley from public radio station WAMC will be the panelists.

Construction Schedule update for Village of Saranac Lake Projects:

Week of October 9^th through October 16^th: Paving operations on Canaras Street, Park Avenue, Sheppard Avenue, State Street, Helen Street, Pine Street and Clinton Streets. All streets will be closed to ALL traffic on the day of paving.

Paul Smiths Gabriels Volunteer Fire Department is holding an open house on Saturday October 13th from 10am until 4pm at the fire station.

Live Fire Matics Demonstration at noon

Franklin County Emergency Services Fire Prevention Trailer with education for the kids

Food and beverages for a donation

Bring the kids to sit in the trucks and check out the equipment

Interested in Volunteering? the fire service offers many different jobs. See what they have to offer.

Harrietstown Democrats announce an event to Honor Long-Time Chairman Joe Pickreign..

The Town of Harrietstown Democratic Committee will honor recently retired Chairman, Joe Pickreign, during a “Tribute” event on Thursday, October 18th at Charlie’s Inn in Lake Clear.

 Pickreign served as Chair of the Town of Harrietstown Democratic organization for 13 years and was also Chairman of the Franklin County Democratic Committee for 33 years.  Pickreign was elected Town of Harrietstown Councilman in 1989 and then was elected Town Supervisor in 2000 and served in that position for 2 years.  Pickreign just retired from the New York State Democratic Committee, but remains a director in the New York State Democratic Rural Conference.

Village Trustee Tom Catillaz is the Democrat’s Candidate for Harrietstown Supervisor..  and  served with Pickreign on the democratic committee.. He says “Joe Pickreign dedicated most of his adult life to enhancing the political process in Franklin Countyand the Town of Harrietstown.  He is more that deserving of this tribute.”

Committee members are selling tickets to the tribute at $25 per person -

Due to Hurricane SANDY and it’s effect on New York City and areas to the south, this event has been cancelled but will be re-scheduled for a later date.

Village Changes Venue for Civic Testimonial

Event Coordinator Katy Van Anden announced today that the venue for the first-ever village Civic Testimonial, honoring the American Management Association (AMA) on the evening of November 1st, is changed to at The Left Bank Café on Broadway.  “Logistically, the Left Bank Café makes the most sense for us right now,” Van Anden said, “As we begin and grow this type of gathering.”

AMA CEO Edward Reilly

The event was originally scheduled for the Town Hall. At a recent Harrietstown board meeting, councilors acknowledged the receipt of an application for the use of the Town Hall but also noted a need for additional paperwork from the village, including insurance certificates, and a formal request to serve alcohol. The timing of the paperwork, councilors noted, would be important because Harrietstown policy specifically requires approval for the use of alcohol in the Town Hall with a formal vote.

Guests at the event will include Mr. Edward T. Reilly, Chief Executive Officer of AMA, who will travel from the company headquarters in New York City for the occasion, New York State Senator Betty Little, Assemblywoman Janet Duprey and Essex County Board of Supervisors Chair Randy Douglas along with other local leaders.

Though invitations to the festivities were recently mailed to a general mailing list, the testimonial is open to the general public, a fact stressed by the mayor, who said, “Because this is the first-ever testimonial, our mailing list does not include all interested community members, so we hope to get the word out in as many different ways as possible and build upon that list.”
The AMA Tribute is scheduled to begin at 6pm. The sit-down event and will feature a tapas buffet and a cash bar.  Reservations are still available by contacting the Village Community Office at 891-4150 at cost of $35 per person.

Edward T. Reilly is the 17th president and chief executive officer of the American Management Association International. AMA , the world’s leading not-for-profit, management development, research and publishing organization, directly interacts each year with more than 100,000 managers and executives in the United States and around the world through its renowned management education seminars. It publishes many newsletters, research papers and a quarterly management journal. Through its publishing arm, AMACOM, it publishes more than 70 books per year. AMA produces hundreds of Webcasts and podcasts that reach over a quarter million managers around the world each year.

AMA is the parent company of Management Centre Europe (MCE.be), a leading pan-European business management education institution for middle and senior executives. Management Centre Europe has been located in Brussels for 40 years. AMA also maintains operations in Canada, Mexico, Japan and China, with affiliated organizations in Istanbul, Dubai, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok and Seoul. AMA’s organizations are distinguished by the quality of their faculty of global business practitioners, the practical action-oriented focus of their learning programs, and the dynamic, interactive nature of their courses.

Prior to joining AMA in June 2001, Ed served as president and chief executive officer of Big Flower Holdings, Inc., a leading provider of integrated marketing and advertising services. Under his four-year leadership, revenues at Big Flower Holdings increased from approximately $1 billion to nearly $1.9 billion. The NYSE-listed company broadened its services and made numerous acquisitions, specializing in newspaper insert advertising, individualized direct mail, digital asset management and application software for the broadcasting and advertising agency industries. In December 1999, the company was taken private in a leveraged transaction.

Ed spent nearly 30 years with the broadcast and book publishing groups of The McGraw-Hill Companies, holding the following positions: editor in chief of the Accounting, Computing and Data Processing Department of Gregg Community College Division; chief financial officer of the California Test Bureau; general manager of the Instructo Corporation; group vice president for Europe, Africa and the Middle East; group vice president for McGraw-Hill Training Systems; executive vice president in charge of McGraw-Hill International Book Company. In 1987, Ed became the president of The McGraw-Hill Broadcasting Company, during that time, he also served as chairman of the board of the Television Bureau of Advertising (TVB), chairman of the board of the Association for Maximum Service Television (MSTV) when the technology platform for digital broadcasting and high definition television was developed and approved by the FCC, and as a board member of the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB). Ed is also a past chairman of The Advertising Council, the world leader in public service advertising.

Currently, Ed serves on the following boards: immediate past chairman of the USO World Headquarters Board of Governors; member of the North American Advisory Board of the UCD Michael Smurfit School of Business in Dublin; fellow of the International Academy of Management; member of the United States Advisory Board of IESE Business School, Barcelona, Spain; fellow and past chairman of the Royal Society of Arts in the U.S.; and member of the Manhattan Council on Foreign Relations.

Ed holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from St. Francis College, New York, and attended the Stanford Executive Program. He resides in Westport, Connecticut, with his wife Susan.

The 2013 Budget includes three water districts, the Au Sable Forks Sewer District, the Au Sable Forks Ambulance (which serves the entire town under a contract) the General Fund, the Highway Fund and two libraries. Three Fire Districts are included on our 2013 Budget Analysis and Tax Impact, but they are separate entities and file their own Annual Financial Statement separate from the Town.

Tuesday, November 20, 2012,  is Emergency Preparedness Day for Lake Placid Central School’s students.  It is also the last day of school before Thanksgiving Break.

All students in the middle/high school will be dismissed at 9:50 a.m. and the elementary school will be dismissed at 10:30 a.m.  This will give parents an opportunity to practice making arrangements for the care of their children during the normal school day in the event that there would be an emergency and the school would have to dismiss early.

School districts are required by New York State to hold Emergency Preparedness drills so that parents, staff and students can develop a contingency plan.

Draft Saranac Lake Bicycle and Pedestrian Trail Master Plan Released

Public meeting scheduled for Tuesday, November 20th

 SARANAC LAKE – The Village of Saranac Lake Healthy Infrastructure Advisory Board announced today the release of the Draft Saranac Lake Bicycle and Pedestrian Trail Master Plan. It is available online for viewing at the Village Offices and online at www.saranaclakeny.gov.

The plan catalogs existing bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure and existing trails. It also makes recommendations for improvements to existing infrastructure, new infrastructure improvements, and programs that help promote safe and enjoyable walking and biking. Community Development Director Jeremy Evans said, “The Saranac Lake community has tremendous trail assets and is, by its historic compact nature, very walkable. The purpose of this plan is to highlight our existing assets and make recommendations for connections that will link all of these assets together. We need to have a vision for seamless bicycle, pedestrian, and trail networks and start working to make it a reality.”

The Village will introduce the plan at a public information meeting on Tuesday, November 20^th from 6-8PM in the John Black Room at the Saranac Lake Laboratory, 89 Church Street in Saranac Lake. Representatives from different organizations involved in developing or maintaining trail networks in the community will also be on hand to highlight their work and provide brief updates on their efforts. The public is invited to attend to learn about the plan, ask questions, and provide comments. Feedback received will be incorporated in the final draft of the plan.

Comments and questions regarding the plan will be accepted until Friday November 30^th and should be directed to Jeremy Evans, Community Development Director at 891-4150 ext. 235 or comdev@saranaclakeny.gov.

Funding for the project was provided by a $40,000 New York State Local Waterfront Revitalization Program grant. The Village hired Alta Planning and Design to work with the Advisory Board to develop the plan.

Village to Salute Red Storm Football Team

Mayor Clyde Rabideau will issue a mayoral proclamation saluting the Saranac Lake Central School Red Storm Football Team at its regular Monday night meeting in the Village Hall, which starts at 5:30 PM, for winning its third straight Class C title in Section 7.

Rabideau said, “Our local high school football players have consistently performed well each game, heavily outscoring their opponents and, for the third straight year, won the Class C crown in the section, but more importantly, they’ve exhibited outstanding sportsmanship and represented our community in a very positive light. They are tremendous ambassadors of the Capital of the Adirondacks.”

The Red Storm Football team competed an undefeated regular season in league play this fall and went on to win a third-straight Section VII-X Class C title. The team recently placed 15 of its members on the First Team of the Champlain Valley Athletic Conference All Stars, with Seniors Matt Phelan named Offensive Player of the Year and Michael Burpoe named Defensive Player of the Year.

The 8th Annual Christmas in the Forks, an old fashioned Town Yuletide Christmas will include the highlight of the day, the tree lighting ceremony at 6:00pm, Saturday, December 1st, 2012 at the Town of Black Brook Town Clock.
Many hands help to make Christmas in the Forks glorious each year. This year, we want to thank Matt and Shannon Stanley of Santa’s Workshop of Wilmington NY for helping to spread the Christmas Cheer. We are so thrilled that Santa’s friends from the North Pole will join our Holiday Party this year! The Au Sable Forks downtown merchants, the Au Sable Forks Fire Department, the Au Sable Forks Free Library, Plattsburgh’s Media Central, Placid Productions, the Clock Project Committee, the Towns of Jay and Black Brook employees, the Au Sable Forks Revitalization and Beautification Committees, the Hollywood Theatre, Clinton and Essex County Sherriff’s Departments and especially the Tree Lighting
Committee Chaired by Helen Wirt-Kennedy have all collaborated as sponsors to make December 1st a magical night for children of all ages.
The Au Sable Forks Clock Park Christmas Tree will be donated this year by Robbie & Renee Baer from Jay, NY. The Bair’s tree allows them to be an extra special part of this year’s celebration!

The 8th Annual Christmas in the Forks Timeline for December 1st is as follows:
2:30-3:00pm “Story Hour with Mrs. Claus (for the young at heart)” The Au Sable Forks Free Library
3:00pm “Christmas in Song/Open House” St. James Episcopal Church (Musicians from area
Churches are invited to come and share their musical talents in celebration of the Holy Season)
4:00pm Free Holiday Movie, Popcorn & Candy Canes for Children @ Hollywood
Theatre (sponsored by the Au Sable Forks Fire Department)
5:30pm Tree Lighting Ceremony @ Town of Black Brook Clock Park, Au Sable Forks, NY:
Featuring visitors from Santa’s Workshop in the North Pole New York, the Grinch, Cindy Lou
Who, Snoopy, our lady Frosty Forks, Santa and Mrs. Claus and two very “Special Guests” will
help light our tree this year. Performances by the Adirondack Mountain Singers will entertain the
crowd, while characters visit the crowd.
6:00pm Tree Lighting @ Town of Black Brook Clock Park, Au Sable Forks, NY:
7pm Free Holiday Movie, Popcorn & Candy Canes for Children (Sponsored by the Au Sable
Forks Fire Department)
7pm Visit with Santa, Mrs. Claus & Friends at the Town of Jay Community Center
(Sponsored by the Au Sable Forks Revitalization & Beautification Committees)
Sunday 8-11am Au Sable Forks Fire Department: Breakfast with Santa @ the Au Sable Fire House
The Annual Tree Lighting Event is led by Christmas Tree Committee Chair Helen Wirt-Kennedy and has drawn in crowds of approximately 400 people each year! Over the last eight years, the hours of this celebration has grown into an all day event for families and children of all ages. Special thanks this year to Jamie Atkins for providing transportation to Santa and Mrs. Claus to Au Sable Forks, NY.

Town of Jay Supervisor, Randall Douglas (who is M.C. of this event) said, “For me, this is one event I don’t want to miss. The annual tree lighting is more than just a celebration, it reminds us that we must all work together to do great things! To our parishes, to our businesses, and to residents young and old, may the spirit of Christmas be with you all year long.”

AAoTV meets for their regular Mambership Meeting at the Holiday Inn Resort in Lake George December 2nd and 3rd with a special Sunday Evening tribute to Assemblywoman Theresa Sayward for her tireless committment and dedication to the Adirondacks. Monda’y s agenda includes an interactive workshop with the DEC, a Northern Forest presentation, Asian Clam and Invasive Species workshop and more..

Registration forms are available at www.aatvny.org or for more information call 518-661-7622

Village Set to Welcome New Biotech Company

 Saranac Lake will officially welcome its newest corporate citizen and biotech company, Active Motif, at 6 pm, December 4^th, with a reception and ribbon-cutting event which will be held at its 21 Main Street location.

This new Active Motif site is in the former “water building” and is leased from the village after having undergone extensive renovations over the last 6 months.

Active Motif follows nearby biotech, Myriad/RBM, which opened last June, into Saranac Lake’s new “Biotech-Cluster,” which is also comprised of nearby Trudeau Institute and Bionique.

Mayor Clyde Rabideau commented, “This emerging industry offers good-paying, sustainable jobs to our Adirondack region as well as a large and positive presence in our downtown.”

The Village of Saranac Lake was recognized earlier this year by the New York Conference of Mayors for developing its biotech-cluster and garnered the first place Local government Achievement Award for Economic Development.

Rabideau said, “We’re now poised to go after other biotechs and bring them into our Saranac Lake community in the years to come.”

The public is invited and encouraged to attend the welcoming event—at no charge—by making reservations with the village Community Development office, at 891-4150.

The cost for the reception is entirely underwritten by Bernier and Carr, the renovation project engineering company, Integrated Rigging and Contracting, the project’s general contractor and Murray Electric, the project’s electrical contractor.

THURSDAY, January 31 5:30 p.m. – 14th Annual Past Royalty Mixer and Dinner (Red Fox Restaurant, $), call 891-1286 for reservations