Tri-Lakes Business Alliance General Board Meeting Minutes 5-27-16

Rack Cards: They look great and are out for distribution! All of this year’s TLBA and NW Chamber events!

Pest Control: Eric Jackson and Dave Delaney gave a presentation on their company Maximum Pest Control. You can contact them at [email protected] or #518-350-7378 for all your pesty needs!

Car Hop: Car Hops are held the 1st Friday of the month at the Panther Mt. Inn and the 3rd Friday of the month at The Hub beginning around 5 PM. Trophy sponsors are still needed – $40 to have your business donate the trophies for each event.

Fork to Fork: Very successful with about 80 riders participating. Looking forward to this becoming a yearly event.

An Adirondack Woof Stock: Get out your tie-dye and lets go back to 1969 on June 18-19 in Chestertown,. Come see the Hudson Valley Dock Dogs and let your dog take a dive! Good at frisbee? Join the Beantown Disc Dog competitions or let your dog try the Doggie Fun Zone Lure Chasing Course. Adopt a pet from North Shore Animal League & Adirondack Save-A-Stray, watch the Police Canine demonstrations, attend the Blessing of the Animals or try out in the My Dog has Talent Show! Vendors, food and music all day both days! Saturday night visit Woof Stock Revisited on the Mill Pond in Brant Lake with live music, light show, vendors, food, and glow in the dark beach balls and Frisbees in the pond along with a Burn your Bra for Charity bonfire …..Great fun for the whole family and your canine companions! It’s all about the dogs!!!!!

NYS Mentoring Program: Bernie McCann and representatives Susan Murante and Brad DiPietro from the NYS Mentoring Program explained that they are coming to our North Warren Community and they’re looking for adults to mentor 7th and 8th graders in our district. You would be ‘a friend’ who has a positive influence on these children, meeting with them for an hour a week at the school. Anyone interested should contact Bernie McCann at North Warren School.

YMCA coming to North Warren: Brandon explained that Suzie Q’s will be now a YMCA outreach expanding its “No More Learning Gap” summer program from the city to include North Warren. They be providing the program so first- and second-graders can improve their reading level. Students can lose up to three months of their reading level during the summer, and that does not help at-risk kids, so this can help. Students are being identified by the school districts and the cost will be offset by a state reimbursement program and help from two pairs of donors, Bill and Lisa Powers and Jim and Susan Himoff. This will give children a chance to have a day-camp experience, and they will get to go on a trip every week for the six-week session. Contact Bernie McCann for more information.

Carol Theatre: Good to go with lots of great entertainment planned for this summer. See attached flyer for this year’s schedule

TLBA Golf Tournament: Tentatively planned for August 19th.

Outdoor Laser Tag: New business in town behind the Deer Crossing Cafe so check it out!

Outdoor Live!: Apparently Big Foot has been seen in the area according to the Chamber of Commerce. Check out the Chamber on Face book for photos!

Occupancy Tax Requests: due into the Town of Chester by October.