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From
the office of the
TOWN
SUPERVISOR
Lumberland Residents,
For those of you who are here seasonally, welcome back
to the Town of Lumberland! Please keep in mind that in
general, our Municipal Offices are open from 9:00 a.m. to
3:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Building Code Enforcement
has office hours from 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. On Wednesdays
and Saturdays, the Office of the Town Clerk is open from
9:00 - Noon (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, Town
Clerk office hours are 9:00 - 3:00 p.m.)
I would also like to mention that we have a wonderful
Youth Program headed by Darnell Prunka for children of
residents of the Town of Lumberland. Please call the
Supervisor's Office for additional information relating to
this program or any other program provided by the Town.
Also, we have a wonderful park adjacent to the municipal
buildings; please enjoy respectfully and take advantage of
the resources in Circle Park. Once again, if you have any
additional questions or issues, please don't hesitate to
call.
Sincerely,
Supervisor John J. LiGreci
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TOWN CLERK
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DOG OWNERS
Times are hard right now and money is tight. The last
thing we need as dog owners is a $200 - $300 bill from our
vet to get our dog licensed renewed. Free Rabies clinics
are few and far between yet there are options. One such
option is Petco in Middletown. They offer every Sunday
between 2:30 & 4:30 rabies shots for a small fee of
$17.00, $15.00 for the rabies shot and $2.00 for needle
disposal. Please give them a call, 845-692-6691, and check
them out.
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2009 ELECTION
INFORMATION
2009
elections will be upon us soon. The Town of Lumberland is
seeking anyone interested in becoming an election
inspector or election custodian to please contact The Town
Clerk’s Office - (845) 856-8600 Ext. 210 & 228, or by
stopping by the office at 1054 Proctor Road, Glen Spey,
N.Y.
All new Inspectors & Custodians
will have to attend mandatory training and will be paid by
the County Board of Elections. The Primary Day Election
will be held on Tuesday, September 15, 2009 and is open
from 12:00 p.m. (Noon) to 9:00 p.m. The General Election
will be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2009 and is open from
6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Both Elections are held at the Town Hall,
Glen Spey, N.Y.
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VOTER REGISTRATION FORM
This form may be used to register to vote in
New York State, change your name and/or addresses, if
there is a change since you last voted, or enroll in a
political party or change your enrollment.
You can register to vote
in person at your County Board of Elections on any
business day. Voter registration applications are also
available in the Town Clerk’s Office. Anyone wishing to
register to vote must have the application delivered to
the County Board of Elections
not later than 25 days before the
election in which you want to vote. You must be 18 years
old by the date of the election in which you want to vote.
Your eligibility to vote will be based on the date you
file this form, and your County Board of Elections will
notify you of your eligibility.
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ABSENTEE BALLOT
APPLICATIONS
Primary & General Election Absentee Ballot Applications
are available at the County Board of Elections in
Monticello, N.Y. or in the Town Clerk’s Office, 1054
Proctor Road, Glen Spey, N.Y.
These applications must be
mailed or delivered to the County Board of Elections no
later than the 7th day before any given
election, however, if the application by a qualified voter
whose illness or physical disability shall commence on a
day following the tenth day before such election may be
received by the Board of Elections not later than the day
preceding such election.
Any voter who may be
unavoidable absent on the day of election may deliver the
application in person to the Board of Elections, not later
than the day preceding such election. Unless you have
applied for an absentee ballot as a permanently disabled
person, each application is only good for the Primary,
Special or General Election to which it specifically
pertains. Unless you are permanently disabled you must
renew your absentee application for each Primary, Special
or General election if you are still eligible to vote
absentee.
If you have any questions about voting in an election
please call the Town Clerk’s Office at (845) 856-8600 ext,
210, or call the Sullivan County Board of Elections at
(845) 807-0400
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IMPORTANT NEWS FOR HUNTERS & FISHERMAN
The
following is a listing of new fees, which will be charged
for the 2009/2010 Hunting and Fishing season. The
2009/2010 and fishing licenses sales will start in August
2009
LICENSE FEE PRICES
STARTING 2009-2010 LICENSE YEAR
NY RESIDENT
NON RESIDENT
FISHING LICENSE
REGULAR
$29.00
$70.00
1 DAY
$5.00
$15.00
7
DAY
$15.00
$35.00
Military
Disabled $5.00
` N/A
Senior
70+
$5.00
N/A
Marine
$10.00
$15.00
1 Day
Marine
$.4.00
$5.00
7 Day
Marine
$8.00
$10.00
HUNTING
LICENSE
Small
Game
$26.00
$85.00
Big
Game
N/A
$140.00
Small & Big
Game
$29.00
N/A
Sportsman
$47.00
N/A
Sportsman Military
Disabled
$5.00
N/A
Sportsman
70+ $10.00
N/A
Super
Sportsman
$88.00
$280.00
Conservation
Legacy
$96.00
N/A
Bow
$21.00
$140.00
Bow Military
Disabled $0.00
N/A
Bow
70+
$0.00
N/A
Muzzleloading
$21.00
$140.00
Muzzleloading Military
Disabled
$0.00
N/A
Muzzleloading
70+
$0.00
N/A
Turkey $10.00
$50.00
Trapper Super
Sportsman
$88.00
N/A
Trapping
$21.00
$310.00
Trapping Military
Disabled
$0.00
N/A
Trapping
70+
$5.00
N/A
Jr.
Hunt
$5.00
$5.00
Jr.
Bow
$9.00
$9.00
Jr. Muzzleloading 14-15
Yrs.
N/A
$140.00
DMP Instant
16 $10.00
DMP FCFS 16+ (w/Big
Game) $10.00
DMP FCFS 14+ LT Spt-jr
H/B $0.00
DMP Instant 14+ LT Spt-jr
H/B $0.00
OTHER ITEMS
Habitat
Stamp
$5.00
$5.00
Conservation
Patron
$12.00
$12.00
Trail
Patch
$5.00
$5.00
Magazine $10.00
OTHER ITEMS (Contd.)
Sports Education
Certificate $1.00
Replacement Licenses
$5.00
Replacement Carcass
Tags $10.00
Replacement Lifetime
Card $5.00
Replacement Back
Tag $0.00
LIFETIME LICENSES
ADULTS
CHILDREN
Sportsman
$765.00
Sportsman 0-4 Yrs. $380.00
Big & Small Game
$535.00
Sportsman 5-11 Yrs. $535.00
Fishing
$460.00
Sportsman 12-15 Yrs. $765.00
Marine Fishing
$150.00 Big
& Small Game 0-15 Yrs. $535.00
Marine Fishing and Fishing Combo
$450.00
Fishing 0-15 Yrs. $460.00
Bow
$235.00 Bow
0-15 Yrs. $235.00
Muzzleloading
$235.00
Muzzleloading 0-15 Yrs. $235.00
Trapping
$395.00
Trapping 0-15 Yrs. $395.00
Inscription
$0.00
SENIORS
Senior Sportsman 70+ $65.00
Senior Fishing 70+ $65.00
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From the April 2009 Conservationist
Intruders!
New York's battle to stop the spread of invasive
species
By Leslie Surprenant
It was late afternoon last May when the phone in DEC's
fisheries office in New Paltz began to ring again. It had
already been a busy day full of calls from anglers looking
for good spots to fish, but this call was different. The
caller, a pond owner from Orange County, said he'd caught
two strange fish in his pond and was worried they might be
snakehead fish-the recent invader from Asia that has found
its way into some of our waters and is known for its
ferocity and ability to decimate native fish populations.
The owner wanted DEC to check the pond to make sure the
local fish would be okay. It was a call that grabs any
biologist's attention, and one that's becoming more
common. Another problem invader spotted; another battle
about to begin. If the pond really did contain snakeheads,
there was work to be done.
Gearing up, DEC biologists quickly prepared to go afield.
If they could catch the intruders before they could get
established, damage to the local ecosystem could be kept
to a minimum. A short time later, it was confirmed-the
fish were indeed the predatory northern snakehead fish. To
determine the extent of the invasion, DEC surveyed the
landowner's entire pond and connecting waters, catching
three live snakeheads that ranged in size from finger
length to two feet. This was not a good sign. The presence
of young fish confirmed the fish were not only present,
but reproducing. And because of the pond's location,
biologists realized there was a high risk the fish would
quickly move downstream into the Wallkill River, giving
them access to the Hudson River and the potential to move
through the canal system and into the Great Lakes within a
few years.
After looking at a number of possible solutions, DEC
determined the best chance of successfully eliminating
this aggressive invasive was to treat the pond with
rotenone, a piscicide (fish killer) derived from Amazonian
plants. A number of concerned local volunteers helped DEC
conduct the treatment, which yielded a surprisingly large
number of snakeheads. In fact, the pond and connecting
waters held more than 220 snakeheads, most
young-of-the-year, but also 13 adults that ranged in size
up to 31 inches and more than 11 pounds. The immediate
threat was stopped, but everyone wondered how the fish
arrived in this Orange County pond.
A popular
Asian food, snakehead fish were commonly available in the
live fish market, and sold as aquarium fish until they
were prohibited from interstate transport in 2002 as
"injurious wildlife" under the federal Lacey Act. In New
York, State Environmental Conservation Law prohibits
possession of live snakehead fish and their viable eggs.
Perhaps someone wanted to establish a fishery here, or
simply released an aquarium pet that had grown too large,
or become too aggressive. Regardless, it's clear that
these fish were intentionally released into the pond; just
one example of the many harmful invasive species that
humans introduce into the environment each year.
Unfortunately, very few people realize that these
introductions can spell disaster to the local ecosystem.
Introducing new species is not a new concept. In fact, it
has been going on for a long time. Native American tribes
widely traded and cultivated non-native species such as
corn, beans and squash. Farmers, anglers, hunters,
gardeners, collectors, aquarium owners and animal lovers
alike have all brought in new species they felt would
provide some benefit or pleasure. In some instances,
scientists introduced non-native species to either occupy
an unused habitat or to control another species considered
a pest. Intentions were good. No one realized the actions
might be harmful.
Not all non-native species were introduced on purpose.
Some found their way here by accident, carried in packing
or ballast water from a foreign destination. It's possible
that one or more new species arrived 400 years ago, aboard
the Halfmoon as Henry Hudson plied the river that would be
named for him.
Over time, thousands of
non-native plants and animals have arrived and taken hold
in New York. Most are harmless. Some, like honey bees, are
beneficial. Others, like the snakehead, are harmful. Only
10 - 15% of non-native species are harmful
invasives-threatening our environment, agriculture or
health.
It's important to make the distinction between non-native
species and invasives. While all invasives are
non-natives, not all non-native species are invasives.
Officially, invasives are defined as non-native species
that cause significant harm to humans or the environment.
Simply put, invasive species are biological pollution.
Hidden in transported
firewood, the
Emerald ash borer has spread rapidly
eastward from Michigan, the site of
original infestation.
What many people don't realize is that their actions can
contribute to the problem. Simple activities such as
hiking, camping, boating, fishing, gardening and
landscaping can spread invasive species. For example,
unsuspecting campers transporting firewood are believed to
have spread the emerald ash borer (EAB) from its original
infestation sites into the forests of Michigan's famed
Upper Peninsula. A small, metallic-green beetle native to
Asia, the emerald ash borer probably arrived in the U.S.
in wooden packing materials brought into the port cities
of Chicago, Toronto and Detroit. Since its arrival, the
beetle has killed millions of trees in Michigan and Ohio,
and is working its way eastward, rapidly approaching New
York.
The Asian longhorned beetle is another insect believed to
have arrived here in wooden packing crates. Upon reaching
New York City from China, this beetle quickly infested
several species of local hardwoods, killing thousands of
trees. Like EAB, the Asian longhorned is not a strong
flier, but can inadvertently be spread via transportation
of infested firewood.
The Asian longhorned
beetle is also
spread by the transport of infested firewood.
Another contributor to the introduction and spread of
invasives is the well-meaning person who releases the
unwanted pet (i.e., frogs, turtles, fish, or something
more exotic like a big cat) into the local pond or woods.
While this may seem harmless, the released animal can
upset the delicate biological balance by preying on local
species and competing with them for food and shelter. In
some cases, like snakehead fish, they can reproduce,
quickly taking over an area to the detriment of local
species. Such was the case in a number of Adirondack ponds
where unknowing anglers released their unused baitfish
into the pond they were fishing. The baitfish quickly
reproduced, out-competing and decimating prized native
brook trout populations.
The difficulty with invasives is that they typically
arrive here without their native predators and diseases
that normally keep their numbers under control in their
countries of origin. This automatically gives them an
advantage over native species that have these controls in
place. Left unchecked, the introduced species are able to
flourish, generally at the expense of our native species.
The introduction of non-native pathogens is another type
of biological pollution facing New York. Since our native
species often lack resistance to these new invasive
pathogens, the results can be disastrous. For instance,
West Nile virus, which likely arrived through global
travel, has sickened and killed humans and birds.
Likewise, viral hemorrhagic septicemia, which probably
arrived in ballast water and spread by the live bait
trade, has killed tens of thousands of fish in New York
and other Great Lakes states.
Zebra mussels have
spread quickly from
the Great Lakes to the Hudson River and
several inland waters.
Ship ballast water is considered the likely vector for a
number of other invasive introductions, including zebra
and quagga mussels, which clogged intake pipes and removed
microscopic plankton, the base of the aquatic food web.
Zebra and quagga mussels spread quickly, likely carried in
boats, bait buckets and live wells. Since first introduced
into the Great Lakes, these mussels have spread into the
Hudson River and several inland waters.
The
Chinese mitten crab is another troublesome invasive,
thought to have arrived here via ballast water, or
possibly through the international live food trade. Mitten
crabs are catadromous, reproducing in the ocean, with
their young moving into freshwater tributaries where they
remain upstream until adulthood. They burrow into stream
banks, causing bank instability and collapse, resulting in
lost habitat for native species. Mitten crabs compete with
native crabs and other aquatic animals for food, and are
able to move tremendous distances along stream bottoms.
The first mitten crab reported in New York was an adult
caught in a crab pot in the lower Hudson River in June
2007. By autumn 2008, they had spread into many
tributaries and were being trapped in crab pots in
Catskill, nearly 100 miles upstream. In California, mitten
crabs severely harmed commercial and recreational fishing
by tearing nets, pinching netted fish and taking anglers'
bait. Additionally, these crabs may carry Asian lung
fluke, a human parasite.
Giant hogweed was
introduced as an
ornamental garden plant.
Our desire to create or duplicate showy exotic gardens and
landscapes, or to use and grow new herbs and spices is
responsible for introducing a number of non-native plant
species to the state. Nurseries and garden centers make it
easier by selling these new plants. While many of these
introductions have had minimal negative impact, a number
of invasive plants have escaped gardens and landscapes.
Garlic mustard, introduced for culinary uses, can rapidly
invade hardwood forest understory. Japanese knotweed,
introduced for beauty and ease of cultivation, can spread
thickly along stream banks, but offers no erosion control.
Giant hogweed was introduced as an ornamental garden
plant. An aggressive competitor, its large size and rapid
growth enables it to quickly out-compete native plant
species. Contact with its sap can result in severe
blistering, permanent scarring-even blindness-upon
exposure to sunlight (see August 2003 Conservationist).
Tiny particles of the
algae, Didymo can
attach to felt-soled waders and contaminate
other streams.
Didymo, or rock snot, is a recent invader of New York's
waters. It is an unsightly algae, forming dense wavy mats
that may harm fisheries habitat in flowing coldwater
streams. Because Didymo cells are microscopic, it can
spread by a single drop of water, easily hitching a ride
on felt-soled waders.
Once an invasive species has arrived, successful
eradication depends on early detection. As was the case
with the snakeheads in the Orange County pond, early
detection and quick action may have prevented its spread.
Once a species spreads, eradication or control through
conventional techniques is difficult. Occasionally a pest
or predator of the invasive species is discovered. Often,
these "biological control" species are also non-native
species and so researchers must proceed carefully,
demonstrating that the control will not harm similar
native species. This uses precious time and is costly.
With new invasive species discovered each year,
effectively monitoring and controlling them are difficult
tasks. Further complicating and challenging this is
climate change. Milder winters, changing precipitation
patterns and warmer summers stress our native fauna and
flora while favoring many invasive species, diseases and
pests. Several New York State agencies are engaged in
coordinated state, regional and federal invasive species
management and prevention efforts. To aid in early
detection, New York has partnered with the New York
Natural Heritage Program to develop a reliable, accurate
online invasive species database (iMapInvasives.org).
Available to the public, this will greatly assist tracking
and responding to any invasions. With New York's diverse
landscapes and wide variety of ecosystems, tackling the
issue of invasives is best approached through a
coordinated regional effort. Eight Partnerships for
Regional Invasive Species Management (PRISM) are being
formed across the state to provide volunteers with
training in invasive species monitoring, eradication,
control, education and outreach. Successfully controlling
invasives will ultimately require everyone's help. Like
the gentleman who called to alert DEC to the presence of
snakeheads in his pond, we all need to be responsible in
our individual choices and actions. We can start by
recognizing how our everyday activities may contribute to
the invasion, and then act to prevent or slow the spread.
While we will not stop all invasions of harmful non-native
species, we can work together to help ensure future
generations of New Yorkers will enjoy our forest
landscapes, healthy ecosystems and productive agricultural
lands.
Leslie Surprenant
is the invasive species
management coordinator in DEC's Office of Invasive Species
Management in Albany.
Don't aid the invasion
• Learn and
teach others about invasive species.
• Always use native or non-invasive plants for gardens,
landscapes and ponds.
• Check, clean/disinfect and dry boats, live wells,
waders, life jackets and fishing equipment. Quaternary
ammonium compounds found in many household disinfectants
are effective in controlling many aquatic invasive
species, fish viruses and pathogens.
• Do not move bait or other fish from one water to
another, and don't release unused baitfish and worms.
Instead, dispose of them in closed containers.
• Purchase baitfish from retailers selling certified
disease-free fish.
• Report
plants, animals and insects you recognize as new or
out-of-the-ordinary. You may contact your regional DEC
office, the Office of Invasive Species or a Partnership
for Regional Invasive Species Management (PRISM).
• Don't move firewood. New restrictions to protect our
forests from insects and disease prohibit moving firewood
more than 50 miles from where it is grown and prohibits
importation of untreated firewood from out of state)
• Don't release any animal, plant or seed into the wild
including reptiles, aquarium plants & fish, and mammals.
• Don't stock ponds with exotic fish, frogs, crayfish,
snails or other organisms. Any fish stocking requires a
stocking permit; contact the DEC regional office in which
your water is located.
• Join a
PRISM. These partnerships are involved with invasive
species management, education, early detection and rapid
response and are a great way for citizens to get involved.
RESOLUTIONS MAY 2009
#63 - Noise Permits - Camp Lokanda
#64 - Comprehensive Plan Copying Project Appointment
#65 - Advertise Surplus Town Hall Old Chairs
#66 - Bid Award - Circle Park Basketball Court (Held for
June)
#67 - Inter Municipal Agreement - Roads Study (Held for
June)
#68 - Support Legislation Amendment - Environmental
Conservation Law (Local Roads)
#69 - Noise Permits - Brookwood Camp
#70 - Advertise Surplus Dog Control Officer Vehicle
#71 - Advertise Bid - New Highway Loader
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ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT COUNCIL
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Thank you to all who contributed their time
and energy in the Litter Pluck on Saturday 25 of
April. A truckload of garbage was collected from the sides
of our roads and taken to the transfer station. Next year
we have our sites set on even more community involvement
and to help keep our town litter free.
Once again, we had a successful Earth Day. The day
was filled with activities that included: face painting,
planting seeds, rock painting, a visit from Smokey the
Bear and an incredible animal show. The UDC supplied us
with terrific information about our area, and the Mckenzie
School children made rain sticks to sell so they could
sponsor a piece of land in the rain forest. The Lumberland
Fire Department provided food and beverages for the day.
Our residents and visitors enjoyed themselves and
appreciated the information that was available.
Thank you to everyone who participated in making
Earth Day a success.
As you know, the EMC has made ongoing Water Testing
a priority. Our waters are being tested this month, and
the results will be available to all.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding water
testing, or you would like to get involved with the
testing, please let us know. You may contact Ann Danuff @
856-7989 or Cheri Bodnaruik @ 858-7987.
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FIRE
DEPARTMENT
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I’d
like to talk a little about the dispatching of emergency
services. In an emergency you call 911. You want help and
you want it immediately. Here is a brief summary of the
way things work. The 911 center is located at Sullivan
County Airport in White Lake. When you call 911, your call
is routed there to a group of dispatchers seated inside a
ring of computer monitors. Each dispatcher wears a headset
and has three screens in front of him/her. Using the phone
number you called from, the information for that number is
displayed on the screen. It includes, among other
pertinent information, the street address, a picture of
your house, your name and cross streets. The dispatcher
quickly determines the nature of your emergency and the
appropriate response agency is summoned. If you have a
medical emergency, an operator, called an EMD (Emergency
Medical Dispatcher,) will interview you and provide you
with life saving instructions if necessary. Depending on
the extent of the trauma or brevity of a medical call
(like a stroke or chest pain) the dispatcher must follow a
certain set of guidelines for an agency response. Calls
are deemed, A, B, C, D, and E in order of severity of the
call, A being the least severe and E being the most dire.
A and B calls are basic calls and require just a Basic
Life Support ambulance, like Lumberland’s ambulance and
crew. We are trained to the Emergency Medical Technician
(EMT) level. Calls that may require medicines, intubations
or advanced levels of care are the C, D and dreaded E
calls. Lumberland ambulance is paged out and we will begin
care, administer some medicines and transport, but an
advanced life support (ALS) ambulance will also be
responding from either Regional Ambulance in Port Jervis
or Mobile Medic in Monticello. The paramedic (a level
above EMT) on the paid provider ALS units will come on
board Lumberland’s ambulance and accompany us to the
hospital and also assist in caring for you. This is for
your benefit and pre-determined by the information you
gave the 911 centers. Upon arrival at your emergency, a
Lumberland EMT might determine that you do not need the
ALS unit and *may* cancel its response, but only if
we are absolutely sure you do not meet the state mandated
criteria.
Lumberland is unique in that it runs an ambulance out of
its fire department. There is only one other fire company
that runs an ambulance in Sullivan County. Most towns have
a separate corps that handles medical emergencies, like
American Legion in Eldred and Tusten Ambulance in
Narrowsburg. Because we are a fire department and
everyone who is a fireman is also an ambulance member, we
thankfully have many hands to help out at an emergency. We
have been very successful in managing our own calls. Just
for your information, many corps cannot crew their
ambulance, especially in the daytime, and are placed on a
“black list” of sorts. Those corps automatically would
have either a paid provider or a mutual aid corps
dispatched for them on their next call, until they can
prove that they can crew up again. It’s a great safety net
for the people who need help and their own townships
ambulance can’t respond, but imagine how long it would
take to get help from a few towns away or even farther!
Thank goodness we have not needed to use that provision!
Fire emergencies are handled much the same way. If
you report a fire, we respond. We do have an in-house
order of response for trucks depending on the nature of
the fire. In other words if there is a house fire, we just
about empty the station. For a brush fire we may only take
the brush truck, engine and tanker.
We
respond via pager clipped to our belts. Just recently we
have been able to receive text messages delivered to our
cell phones from the 911 center describing your emergency.
This has been a wonderful adjunct to dispatching and
getting your volunteers informed and responding. Finally,
remember we are sounding the siren for all emergency
calls. This is for your safety, and we have found that it
is a great way to summon help to the station for those of
us who often forget their electronic devices (sigh,
guilty…)
Lumberland Fire Department Auxiliary
We here at the Lumberland Fire Department Auxiliary are
planning an exciting year of fun as we help out at the
Firehouse. After all, everyone there is doing so much to
keep our community safe, we enjoy doing things to help
make them comfortable.
At the last installation Dinner, we were able
to present the Fire Department with a gift of furniture
for their ready area and pots and pans ect., for their
kitchen area. We were able to raise the money to do this
with the help of the Auxiliary members while having fun,
selling our Holiday of Prizes raffle tickets, cake sales,
Gas Card raffle and running the kitchen during the Turkey
Shoot. Plus we love helping out at the Chicken BBQ and
much, much more!
We need more members to help us do even bigger
events. So please come and join us. We meet at the
Lumberland Firehouse on the Third Tuesday of the month at
7 pm.
The meetings are a great way to meet your
neighbors and do something positive for your community. We
enjoy coffee or tea and cake after each meeting. All are
welcome.
See you there.
Sincerely,
Rosemarie Varagnolo
President,
Lumberland Fire Department Auxiliary
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CONSTABULARY
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In this issue we at the Constabulary would like to talk
about outdoor safety while enjoying the fantastic natural
scenery our town has to offer. With school ending soon
children and young adults apparently are the most at risk.
Close supervision by responsible adults when feasible
tends to lessen the possibility of an unforeseen tragedy.
Here are some safety tips that may help your children
(including yourself) avoid unnecessary injury while
celebrating the start of summer.
* From tricycles to motorcycles
HELMETS are a must.
IT’S THE LAW!
* While enjoying the town's waterways personal
flotation devices (lifejackets) are a must. The imbibing
of alcohol while operating a boat is a dangerous
combination and should be avoided.
* When driving a vehicle all front seat passengers
should wear a safety belt. All back seat passengers
under the age of 16 must wear a safety belt.
* Do not drink and drive while operating any type of
motor vehicle.
* Fireworks of any type
(including sparklers) are illegal in New York State
due to safety concerns. Do not let children use or handle
fireworks under any circumstances. Serious injury can
result and has happened in the past thus necessitating the
need for strong laws against using them.
All of us here at the Constabulary would like this summer
season to be the best yet for all. Keep in mind these tips
and hopefully they can help you and your children reduce
the likelihood of serious injury.
So from all of us, to all of you,
HAVE AN ENJOYABLE AND ACCIDENT FREE
SUMMER!!!!
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