Meeting Minutes: April 5, 2014

• The Best Community Events Contest being held by the APA has 5 entries from our area (Brant Lake Winter Carnival, Rum Runners Weekend, County Bi-Centennial, Down Hill Derby, and Horicon Day) and Bob Olson will be attending the presentation ceremony as a representative to hopefully accept an award or two!
• The TLBA committee for the North Warren Scholarship will be meeting again and will get the necessary forms to the school for this year’s graduation. Scholarship will be for $500.
• The Wine Tasting on April 23rd (as shown on the placemats) is an error. There will be a beer tasting at the Panther Mt Inn sometime in April. Exact date and time to follow. Read more →

Tri Lakes Business Alliance Minutes, March 7, 2014

Meeting opened at 9:05 a.m. by Don Butler, President.

Annual Meeting – Donnie announced that today is our official Annual Meeting.

St. Patrick’s Day Parade – step off will be at 1 p.m. There are 40 participants, including bagpipers from Glens Falls, a single musician from Warrensburg school playing a Saxophone, etc. We need a couple of people to carry the Tri Lakes banner and we’ll need volunteers to blow up the balloons. Helena volunteered to do the balloons with her daughter’s help and Randy and Patty Berg agreed to carry the banner. The dance studio in town will be raising funds for their future trip by selling hot dogs/hamburgers. They needed rolls and the Pepperidge Farm rep who delivers to McCluskeys agreed to donate the rolls for no charge.

ATV Group is having their run on March 17 and the proceeds from that will go to the Helper’s Fund. Read more →

Meeting Minutes: February 7, 2014

• Brant Lake Winter Carnival is set for Saturday February 8^th, starting @ 11am with Fireworks at dusk. Committee reported that all was ready to go! Brandon explained that Jimbo’s had volunteered to pick up the entire cost of the band for that day/evening but the committee had voted to pay for half this time. In the future, Event Committees will make the decision on what is paid for by the TLBA and what is not, so members are urged to join these satellite committees to get their opinions heard.
• Down Hill Derby is planned for Saturday, February 22^nd so get your sleds ready and contact the Chamber of Commerce for more information.
• St. Patrick’s Day Parade is scheduled for March ^8th with a 1pm step off. This year there will be a Bouncey Bounce for the kids, Kettle Corn and Cotton Candy. Floats from Local Businesses, Bands, Firehouses, Schools and Scout troops are all needed so please contact Don Butler or Keith Wilkinson for more information! Read more →