General Board Meeting Minutes: July 10, 2015

Brant Lake Kayak/Canoe Poker Run: An idea was brought up to have a Poker Run on Brant Lake as the ATV Poker runs are probably a thing of the past and these were great fundraisers for the Alliance. Don Butler will head this committee and Cindy Mead, Christine Caunter, Al Tolomeo, & Sue Mead will help on the committee…. not sure if this will come together this year but will look into plans for 2016.

Carol Theatre: The Beatles concert brought in 180 people with $690 going to the TLBA. Great time had by all! Try to get out and see these live shows as the performances are always spectacular! Next performance is Jim Gaudet & The Railroad Boys (Acoustic Americana Roots Music),

July 22 @7:00 PM $10 admission followed by George Wonder Big Band (this was awesome last year!) on July 25 @ 7:30 PM $20 admission.
We will also be having Vote Night at the George Wonder concert where you can vote for your favorite ‘Conductor’ and they will have the honor of directing the band that evening! Cast your vote for Fred Monroe, Helena Robbins or Donnie Butler!!!

Raffle’s are held each performance and restaurant gift certificates ($50) are needed and your establishment will be repeatedly announced on stage the night of the performance. Great tax write-off and we obviously recommend those who help us out with these raffles and other TLBA events. We’d also like to thank Bob Swan for putting new items in the theatre building and the ‘behind the scene’ things he does to bring the building up to snuff, often declining the ‘rent’ we pay after each performance.
Advertising Representative: The TLBA and the theatre group need an individual to take over the advertising for our events and performances. There are a lot of free advertising opportunities out there and we need someone to co-ordinate the advertising campaigns for our events. If interested, please call Al at #494-5318.

Sportsman’s Weekend: Sponsored by the NW Chamber of Commerce and the The Crossroads September 11,12 & 13, will have hunting and fishing lectures, guest speaker from a major hunting magazine editor and possible archery lessons and/or demonstrations. Events will be held at Dynamite Hill and both the Chester and Horicon Town Halls.

Adirondack North Country Alliance: will be having a meeting Wednesday, July 15th at Long Lake. Please call Craig Leggett at #494-2324 for more information.
Woof Stock: The TLBA ended up with minimal cost for sponsoring an Adirondack Woof Stock – thanks to the sponsors, donations and generous monies received from the Town of Chester and the Town of Horicon, we’ve all ready reserved the ‘entertainment’ portion of the event (Hudson Valley Dock Dogs, Bean Town Disc Dogs & Doggie Fun Zone) and we’re looking forward to having it again on Father’s Day weekend 2016. Check out some great new articles and photos from these links:

http://poststar.com/search/?l=25&skin=/&sd=desc&s=start_time&f=html&q=Woof%20Stock

http://www.adirondackjournal.com/news/2015/jun/24/woof-stock-draws-crowd-chestertown/

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.890135267720806.1073741851.400055023395502&type=3

Farmers Market: Over 1,100 people attended the market July 8th breaking the 1,000 mark!!!!! Congrats to the ladies and gentleman who make this happen every week and thanks to all of our patrons!

Golf Outing: The annual Golf Outing to benefit the TBLA will be held Friday October 2nd at Cronin’s. 1PM start with dinner afterward. Anyone willing to help with this please call Doug O’Brien @ #494-4565 or email [email protected]

Next Meeting Friday, July 24, 2015

at 9:00 a.m. at Panther Mountain Inn

General Board Meeting Minutes: May 29, 2015

ATV Ride: May 30th starting at the Tin TeePee at 10 AM followed by cookout at 5. Donations for door prizes for both events that day are needed so let us know if you can help! VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED for just a few hours to help with this….. We continually get compliments on all the TLBA does for the community but we need more people to help out with some of our events – PLEASE try to donate a few hours of your time if you can, even if you can’t make the actual meetings….

Craft Brew Fest: May 30th at the Hub in Brant Lake. 5 PM – 8 PM – $25 admission to benefit new Electric Sign. Saratoga Brewery coming plus others. Again, just a few people are needed to take payments at the door….

Mission Statement of the TLBA was read to make sure we are following our stated mission – “To improve the quality of life and promote economic prosperity in Northern Warren County through enhanced infrastructure, expanded tourism, and beautification of our economic centers”.

Carol Theater: Thank you letter received from North Country Ministries for the Coming Together Concert we held with all profits donated to the Ministries. Huge THANK YOU to Al & Ellie Tolomeo and all the volunteerswho made this happen! Next performance is WOOD STOCK REVISTED – Chestertown’s version of Janis Joplin, Arlo Gutherie, Creedence Clearwater Revival and MORE!

Electric Sign: Town has given their approval and we will now present to the Adirondack Park Agency.
This informational sign will be for both Horicon & Chester events being held by all community groups

Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, The Rotary, The Priory, Northern Warren Snowmobile Club, Town Festivals, Fire Departments, Chamber of Commerce, TLBA, etc. There will be no business advertising and monies are still needed to actually make the sign. Any non-profits or groups who will benefit from this sign please consider making a donation – checks can be mailed to the North Warren Chamber of Commerce.

Car Hop: Next Car Hop is scheduled for June 12th at 5PM – help get the word out as these are a lot of fun for a few hours out on a Friday night – rain date is always the following Friday. Read more →